My first self-bought watch in 4yrs or so … …

I guess it is about time that I invest in a ‘good watch’ that can last me ‘forever’.

I have never had a thing for delicate dainty watches. I adore huge chunky watches, men’s watches, the big bulky type. Even if I get a ‘girly watch’ in pink, it will not be something that is tiny and extremely ladylike. I just have this odd preference for big/more masculine watches.

A Tag Heuer is probably a ’standard’ good watch that most people will buy at least once in their lifetime. I was tempted to get something with even more diamonds (more bling!) but I decided that I don’t actually want to spend THAT much money on a watch. I don’t care too much about watches really, at least not the way I care about bags or shoes.

Anyhow, I got myself this ‘boy sized’ Tag with some bling bling. The ladies size one is just not something that I fancy too much and I don’t want to splash out on something which I don’t really really like. The men’s one is obviously way too big and I am sure I will look weird wearing it. Fortunately for some of the designs, they have an ‘in-between’ size. So YAY!

I seriously doubt I will be spending money on another watch for the next few years at least. I think I can survive on my Tag for most days, my pink leather strap Titus watch for a more girly look, and my chunky Panerai with black rubber strap for a more sporty look. Like I said, I don’t really care about watches, as long as it doesn’t obviously clash with my outfit, I am good to go!

Byebye Gucci Hello Prada

I finally changed my wallet! The old Gucci was getting kind of grotty and gross, and I have been wanting to change it for a while now. I finally got down to getting myself a new one. I wanted to get a MiuMiu but didn’t see anything I fancy, so ended up with a Prada instead. Yay new wallet! Woohoo!

Bag lady :)

It has been way too long since I last pampered myself with a new bag. A life without many gorgeous bags is a bland one. I can do without the latest cell phone, or fancy Apple products which people seem to adore, or blingbling pieces of jewellery from Tiffany & Co. but I cannot do without bags. Expensive bags for that matter. Just thinking about the awesome leather, or the brilliant design, or the feel of the handle in my hand makes me weak in the knees.

This is my latest baby Everyone say hello to my lovely brown Prada.

Kit Kat – Always a reason to smile …

In case it isn’t obvious, the second one is ‘Jujitsu Yasai’ flavour

Blogging @ Work …

is NOT a cool thing to do … but I am doing it anyway because I honestly have nothing to do right now and I think I can spare 15min being completely irresponsible. It isn’t my fault that the system is down for maintenance, and I am the only one in my department that is in office right now. So besides attending to emails, there really isn’t anything for me to do today. And I am gonna enjoy this freedom

So, I think I have been incredibly antisocial lately.  It was Halloween 2 days ago, and the same day last year I was having a blast @ Velvet. But this year? I was home in bed with my laptop. The ENTIRE day. Yeap, how super happening eh?

I haven’t been feeling very good recently. Physically, mentally, spiritually and emotionally. I get tired easily, and I lack interest in most things. I want to feel excited or enthusiastic about stuff, but I just can’t. I am not grouchy or sulky or anything like that, I just feel … well, neutral I suppose. Kind of like a yeah-whatever state of mind.

I hope I snap out of it soon. This is seriously detrimental to my social life and probably my mental health in the long run.

I think the only person that I can imagine spending lots of time with right now is my best friend. Well, and my godson of course. I am not really sure I can stand being with other people for an extended period of time without feeling irritated or just plain bored. And the idea of noisy company in a large group is just so so unappealing. I have always preferred one-to-one time, or small intimate get togethers to loud gatherings (with exceptions, like when I am in a party mood or feeling like a social butterfly). I still think that I can be uber sociable, I have no problems talking to most people, I am totally comfortable with having random conversations with people I don’t know very well, I can share jokes with complete strangers, and I think I can even have fun while making frivolous chatter with others. But I also realized that I am now a lot less inclined to want to do stuff like that, even when a “good reason” (such as expanding my social circle) exists. I’d do it (and not resentfully may I add) if required, or I’d gladly do it if networking at a particular function is what my work entails, and I’d do it without complaints if it is a favour to a friend to help out at a party. But to do it for my own personal ‘benefit’? I think I’ll pass. For now at least.

I wonder if I am just getting increasingly hard to please or am I looking at the wrong places at the wrong time. I just can’t seem to find anything, be it an activity, an object or a person, particularly interesting. Everything is just ‘ok’, ‘alright’, ‘not bad’ or ‘I don’t know’. 

It sucks when everything is so bland.

Pure indulgence

Indulgence is dinner @ Shimbashi Soba with your best friend,  your Godson & bestie’s sis-in-law.

Indulgence is chilling @ Royal Copenhagen having chocolate cake and drinks.

Indulgence is an evening of good conversation, good food & good company.

Indulgence is holding a bundle of joy close to you and breathing in his powdery baby scent.

This is indulgence.

Day 14 :)

Today is Day 14 of my Lose-Weight-Mission.

So far so good

Hopefully there will be fairly significant results by the time I get to Day 25 or so.

This is going to be a slow and steady journey. Not expecting nor aiming for drastic weight loss which is likely to be temporary anyway. And I definitely don’t want to look pale and haggard at the end of this because that would really defeat the purpose of losing weight. The skinny druggie look is so not what I want even if some people might find that appealing (you know, in the starved-supermodel way).

Anyway, my ThinPrep Pap Smear came back all cleared! Wheeeeeee! Normal results finally!! Very expensive to do so many tests ok!! *relieved*

I am having a massive craving for Japanese food right now. I want juicy sticks of yakitori and lots of delish sushi. But right now I can only THINK about them. Eating them would spell disaster.

Control is key!

Run.Ran.Running

I bought my first pair of Asics a couple of days ago Congratulations to me!

It is the first step to committing myself to regular runs. Afterall, the shoes are incredibly expensive (to me at least, I normally spend <$100 on workout shoes seeing how mine tend to wear out faster due to frequent usage) and they are *ahem* ‘REAL’ running shoes. Or so people who run claim.

The goal is to run 2 or 3 times a week, not more than an hour each time.  I’ll be satisfied if I can keep to that for the next few months. Perhaps in time to come, I will be able to run more without hurting my knees.

I googled and found a pic of my new shoes! Nice?

It’s time …

I have decided that it is time I get 100% serious about losing weight.

The amount of weight that I have gained over the last 2yrs is just obscene. And “working out regularly” and “eating healthy” are no longer good enough. Such vague dieting concepts may be effective for most people, but sadly they ain’t good enough in my case.

It is time to focus and enforce even more discipline and put in place a more defined plan.

I have to do this.

I need to do this.

I will do it.

Touched by a Bus Ride

This morning I took a 10E to work and a number of stops before the bus reached Raffles Place, it started to get cranky. The driver had trouble getting the bus to move whenever we stop at a red light. I think most drivers would ‘declare’ a break-down after several attempts, but this driver didn’t. He restarted the engine many many times, dragging the bus slowly along the crowded roads and tried his best to prevent the bus from stalling. I believe he wanted to make it to Raffles Place before telling the passengers that the engine has broken down seeing how 90% or more of the passengers belonged to the Raffles Place crowd.

Usually I feel a tinge of annoyance when the bus screws up, but this morning I didn’t. On the contrary, I was very touched that the driver tried his damn best to get us as close to Raffles Place as possible. Despite his best efforts, the bus finally died when we were on the bridge just past Esplanade.

Fortunately, it wasn’t that far a walk to get to work for most people, so I think most of the passengers weren’t too annoyed. The driver was apologizing to everyone of us as he refunded us for that trip and issued a ticket for a free trip next time round.  I thought it was excellent service on his part, and it was particularly commendable in my opinion that he did the best he could to get us as far as he could, rather than giving up after a few attempts. If he didn’t try so hard, I think some of us would have ended up  taking a cab to work, or be very late for work should we opt to wait for the next bus (which is likely to be packed by that time!).

Excellent service in Singapore is rare. And it makes my day to experience such awesome service when shit happens.

Happy mid week everyone