Its true

U know how i always say i blog more when i'm feeling down..its happening again..an influx of entries..whining, complaining, lamenting..here i come again..

My stiff back has deteriorated into some ridiculous back pain..which hurts when i turn/stretch to the left..or inhale deeply..or cough..or sit down/get up..and worse of all is, i don't know what i did to end up like this? It can't be just old age alone right?? At the same time, my temperature is creeping up again..oh, can i blame it on the weather(again)?

And that's just my physical condition..mentally, i'm just as tired..

Since i'm trying to condition my cats..wait, i shouldn't even call them my cats anymore..my block cats, not to hover/appear outside my unit(in a short summary, my new neighbour has issued a 'no cats' warning to us), i'm trying to ignore them or 'chase' them up to the 8th floor..it's breaking my heart to do this..and when i hear the cats meowing outside my house..my whole heart just sinks and feels like it's being squeezed into a tight tight ball..

Aging & Wang Jie

Continuing on the topic of aging..

Dinner conversation for the past few days have revolved around 'getting old'..well i guess it's something inevitable(and 'comforting', in the sense that i'm not the only one..my friends around my age feel the same too)

Its no secret that i'm feeling lethargic..tired..fatigued..these days..think i haven't been 'socialising' so 'intensively' for quite a while liao..going out every day for the past week has taken a toll on my aging body..and just as i was recovering from my gastric, i woke up with a (very)stiff back this morning..even though i did not do anything strenuous over the weekend..as osm candidly said, 'all she has to do is drink water, and she'll put on weight'..and all zxl has to do, is to go out for a couple of days, and ta-da..aches & pain all over..sigh..

In fact, i was a little too 'happy' when my night ride last sat was cancelled(due to the haze)..someone commented i need to see a doc..and again, i was 'rejoicing' when the downpour this morning meant i had to cancel a session too..yes, i'm going to be quite poor if this goes on..

Another case to 'prove' our age..or rather, my age(since i was the one who instigated the plan - he was my school days idol hor)..we went for Wang Jie's concert. As we would know, Wang Jie was, rather popular before(though he can hardly be considered the hottest singer at the moment) i guess to really appreciate his songs and to pay money for his concert, chances are you would be born before the 80s..

After all these lamenting..here's something a little more 'cheery'..

Regarding the Wang Jie's concert..i was rather amused/amazed at the timeline we 'executed' the plan:

1545hr SMS from ZXL to 0.5: My nite ride is cancelled, lets go for Wang Jie! Ask Wee & Twink if they keen
1645hr 1st OC meeting at ECP, all 4 agreed to Wang Jie. But before that, 0.5 & Wee to do a short run; Twink & ZXL to cycle
1730hr From ZXL's big mouth: If i get a parking lot, i'll buy all of you tics to wang jie(cheers from everyone)
1740hr All 4 descended upon 0.5's house and started queuing for the bathroom
1800hr All 4 showered and left 0.5's house
1815hr Arrived at PP. We split up: ZXL to get tics, Wee & Twink to da bao food, 0.5 to stay behind in her 'taxi'
1830hr ZXL returned to the 'taxi', beaming with 4 tics in her hand, 2nd row seats! (from the back lah..) Wee & Twink appeared with 2 bags of food - Mission accomplished!
1850hr Arrived at Expo carpark, all ready for some 'creative parking'
1910hr The pregnant lady got into her car! Our 'taxi' started to inch towards her..
1915hr 'Taxi' parked!
1920hr All 4 squatted/stood/sat at a bench facing the toilet..gobbling down our dinner..Twink wryly commented: It's quite obvious who is here for Wang Jie, and who is here for the Korean Pop concert..
1935hr Dinner settled!
1945hr Seated at our 'premium' seats
2000hr Start of concert!

So there you have it..how we managed to squeeze a run/ride, shower, buying tics, parking, dinner, and arrived at the concert hall in a span of 3 hours..impressive isn't it?

Really old liao

Wah..i cmi liao

Was feeling totally sleepy..gave in & went for some teh..and *poof*, gastric went from 5 to 7.5..it's a vicious cycle..feeling tired -> teh -> gastric -> feeling tired & lethargic -> teh -> .....

Throw in some stress - stress about my cats(think i've blabbered to anyone and everyone who spared me a min over the past 2 days), stress about work(never thot i'll say this..but weather isn't helping), stress about personal matters(not all mine), i'm half dead..or even three-quarters dead..

I blame it on old age..taking forever to recover from anything these days..late nites, stress, feasting, alcohol, aches, gastric..and this is why i declared i wanna live no more than 65 yrs..imagine going to play for 1 day, and then spending the next 5 days trying to recover..

I'm going to say my fave phrase..i need to hibernate..

Thanks..

To all those who remembered..never fail to amaze me..how some people can remember my bd even though i see them like, maybe once a year..i, for one, has the very bad habit of 'out of sight, out of mind'

and two, certain things, despite being told 2 million times..i can just never get into my brain, for eg, is it 5th or 6th of Jan? is it Building or is it Estate Management?

Had a peaceful bd..compared to last 2 years when i was working through the nite/lying ill on my bed..At the grand old age of 32, i think it's good enough..

Happy Birthday ZXL!

Adventures of Little Brownie

My name is Little Brownie..i guess it's cos i'm little and i'm brown in colour(so much for my owner's creativity..)

After i was born in a factory in Japan, I was packed and shipped to a shopping centre somewhere in Singapore with a cinema on the 7th level.

One fine day, i was playing with my brothers and sisters on the shelf as usual when someone who looks like me, also little, also chocolate colour, picked me up and exclaimed, 'Ohh look, so cute!' This chocolate lady pinched my face a litte, tickled me a little, while someone else less chocolately, more pinky looked on..this person doesn't look too impressed..

Chocolate lady continued to play with me and for a while, i got excited at the thought of having a new home. Alas, she put me down, patted me on my head and went away..so sad..

A couple of days later..the pinky friend appeared..she walked past me a few times..threw a few glances at me and my siblings then walked away..few minutes later, pinky friend reappeared..she looked at me with a quizzical look on her face and kept mumbling to herself 'is it this one? oh no cant remember..'

After a few moments of deliberation, pinky friend picked me up, paid for me and walked out of the shop -Oh, I am going to have a new owner! and i thought pinky friend wasn't so fond of me..

Pinky friend brought me home..took me out and mumbled somemore 'i hope u're the right one..if not, u can be my cats' new toy' NOOOOOOOO way...

I was transferred into a nicer paper..with a piece of good-looking note..and then pinky friend took me for a van ride..i got thrown about and squashed a fair bit during the journey but pinky friend didnt' seem to notice or care..i dun think i like this pinky friend very much..

After wat seemed like eternity, i was scooped out of the van and ta-da! it's chocolate lady in front of me! She seemed really happy to see me, though she kept pressing on my face, 'just trying to rearrange the face a bit,think it got squashed in the van ' she explained..Oh she noticed..i'm beginning to like this chocolate lady more than the pinky friend..

Tat night, i went home with chocolate lady..this time i really think i have a new owner..& it felt good..

So there you have it..my first adventure..

Signed,
Little Brownie

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I cant believe it..i've become one of those people who are more tired after a trip..

Too much beer..too little sleep(trying to catch sunrise rem?)..too many meals at strange timings..a lost(& found) bike..a strange student..a packed schedule(for my standards)left me with low energy levels..throw in a bout of gastric and i'm pretty much a goner..

Actually if i were to pinpoint the 'killer culprit' for this state of mine..it was the movie date..it has been long-planned and i was really quite looking foward to it..a 930pm show, after a long day..with the full knowledge that i need to wake up at 630 the next morning, is asking for it..yes i know..i have no one to blame but myself..but hey, i think it was pretty worth it..heh

Again..i have many many thoughts running through my mind lately..another contribution to my tired-ness..

I think i'm beginning to sprout nonsense..so i should stop here..let me rearrange my schedule..my thoughts..oh, and my trip photos..

Back from Cambodia..

After all the many attempts to catch the sunrises and sunsets at Cambodia(including waking up at 4ish am for 2 mornings) with barely any results..other than a 'glimpse'(catchword of the trip) here & there..i came back to singapore just a tad disappointed..

And what do u know..just as i was finishing a lesson at the western part of sg..i found myself staring at a splendid sunset..

Like wat they say..watever you're looking for..could just be found in your very own backyard..