Over the weekend, I carried out my plan for being naturally slim and beautiful.

On Saturday, we had a facial routine consisting of fruits only. It was pretty fun. And delicious (some honey flew into my mouth). Though I didn't see any visible improvements on my face, but I figure that slapping on mashed avocado on my face every week will definitely do wonders to it.

On Sunday, we trooped off to Sentosa with Scruffy, the boys and our picnic. We prepared impressing ingredients for sandwiches. There were tomatoes, cabbage, fresh onions, mashed eggs with low-fat butter and beef franks. Ely made yummy celery and carrot stick dips. Most of our food was organic, so everything tasted really, really good.

Late noon, we went for a jog to East Coast. We looked kind of weird because you don't see joggers as a pack. It started drizzling so we had to cut short our intended route. Nevertheless, it was 45 minutes of sweat burned.

In the car after all of that, I was chattering and buzzing about more than usual. I told Pork that being healthy and exercising injects happy genes into me. You know, if I didn't have to study or work, I'd be exercising every day.

I woke up today really sad because I couldn't smell onions at my fingertips (I was in charge of chopping onions). Oh well. I'm gonna snack on the snack bar that QY gave me and have a lunch of rolled oats later.

Our first Valentine's together, we spent it apart. He was away for work, entertaining clients till late. Not that I minded much, I believe work should be the first priority. Besides, although I love being showered with (expensive) flowers and gifts, I usually don't on V-day because I get put off by the heavy price tags.

Pork and I, we had a discussion about this issue and I think he was quite relieved that he was spared the whole romance thing, because we both know he's really poles apart from the word romantic.

Nonetheless, here's what I got for V-day:
1) A rose
2) A box of SINS chocolates

The perfect gifts for a girl on the occasion! Except...
1) The "rose" was actually a virtual one, sent to me in-game. And he didn't have to use game money to buy it because as part of the game's Valentine event, everyone got a free rose.

2) I found out after being elated for a few seconds, that his whole company received that box of chocolates, most probably from the HR department.

Despite that, I thought it was all very sweet of him.
Back to baking pineapple tarts!

Love is....

1)waking up to your kisses
2)and sleeping with good night hugs
3)waving sleepily at you before you leave for work
4)the way you ask for my number
5)by giving me your namecard to call you
6)biting me even though i hate it
7)but you still do anyway
8)just to laugh at my reaction
9)carrying Tigger for me to the theatres
10)and still look cool and composed
11)cold wars that turn very cold
12)but never last more than an hour
13)i just can't stay mad at you
14)promising to change for me even though
15)you've never done so for any other
16)not showing that you care because you need to fulfil your MCP role
17)but secretly i know you do
18)having the sparks each time i see you
19)falling in love all over again
20)loving every good and bad points

...About You.

I did my management Prelim exams today. It was brought forward by two weeks and because I chose shopping for CNY and slacking over studying, needless to say I was biting and chewing my nails one and half hours into my paper.

I wrote crap, everything I revised flew promptly out of my mind. I'm not joking. I was so horrified by whatever I was writing, I just stopped halfway. I'm like that. Either I produce quality work, or none at all.
To make matters worse, the nerd in front of me asked for another set of the answer booklet. Now, my answer booklet comes with more than extra pieces of paper even if you write extra. So if you ask for an extra set you're writing extra, extra, EXTRA.
Then people started leaving, and my morale left with them... But I perservered because I think leaving means giving up and I hadn't given up yet.
And because I stopped writing my essay and focused on chewing my nails, I noticed that the guy beside me was laughing to himself. I think everyone must be stressed out of their minds for this exam.

Depressing matters aside, after combing through malls after malls and getting discouraged, I finally got my outfit for Chinese New Year! Though I'm a fast shopper, I'm actually pretty fussy, especially if I already have in mind the type of clothes I want to get. I'm quite surprised, really, that I managed to find something so close to what I envisioned, that I'm actually psyched to start looking for materials to accessorize it with.

By the way, I blew about $240 on my clothes, the bulk of it going to my bras. Gosh, women's intimate clothing are super expensive! I guess it's worth it though, considering that I only really shop twice a year, so each time I spend it's always in humongous amounts. And this is only the tip of the iceberg.

Pork just reminded me that his birthday is on 2nd day of the CNY and I feel really bad that I might not be able to spend it with him. This means, a bigger present to make it up to him. Which also means! I'm becoming more and more broke. Yippee!

He's wide awake. Sits up in bed. Scrambles for the door and then the fridge. And returns with a bar of dark chocolate.

Want some? he asks.

Nope. I won't be able to sleep if I do. Chocolate = energy you know.

Huh, he grunts.

I point to the nutrition list which stats, 1768kJ -- ENERGY.

He doesn't really care, I think.
Munch, munch, munch.
Hmmm, he sighs happily.

Want some? He shows me his last piece.
Nope, I say, and soon it disappears. Sometimes I wonder if I can really stuff a cow into that bottomless pit of his.

We turn off the lights and settle for bed once more.

I feel like playing poker, he says, abruptly.

Huh? Why?

He doesn't answer me.
I'm being ignored, I think.


Four Aces!
FULL HOUSE!!

Oh my god, why is he babbling all these in Cantonese.
Too much Hongkong gambling movies...

Oh gosh, it's the famous Ah Huat with his STRAIGHT FLUSH!
Unbelievable!!

Unbelievable, alright. I'm more bewildered than anything right now.

This goes on for a few more minutes.

Let's go to Genting, he says.

Uh huh, I reply.

Today I bought 4D but the wrong number. Damn! I always strike my ex-boss' number when New Year comes.
I wanna go Genting.

I'm starting to find this business funny already.
Okay. Let's go then. I hope he's satisfied with my answer.

Ok! Next week let's go!!
I'm going in there to win my poker and sit at my lucky jackpot machine and then we'll have lots and lots of money!

I wait for a bit more.
And then I hear snoring.
Thank God.