@4:17 PM
First time prawning on saturday. Wasn't that bad. Caught 3 prawns in total! 2 by me, 1 by dear. =D i wanna go prawning again! i'm sure i'd do better! but the next time round i'll go to the one at bishan, because they allow prawners to bbq their catch on the spot, unlike the pasir ris one i went to. And also becos the the one at bishan uses chicken heart as bait, instead of ewwy gross slimey fat earthworms.
its the recess week now. half gone by now. i felt i haven accomplished much. need to study, do projects, do assignments, train, read Marley & Me, meet friends, watch movie - omg.
As usual, the 'so many things, so little time' scenario.
sigh.
Test on coming monday. i really wanna do well for it. like, seriously honestly tremendously WANT to do well for it.
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@4:38 PM
another 21st birthday party last night. first of the many to come this year.
ahhh gonna be real broke this year, with all the presents, cards and whatnots. =(
yesterday's was my cousin's, born in the same year as me. she held hers in a chalet, a 'tradition' that all 21-yr-old had to follow at my paternal family. apparantly, we were all born consecutively in a row, about 9 of us. the first few all held their 21st bday celebration in chalets, but it doesnt mean i should follow, no?
initially, the aunties were joking about having to give bday ang baos every year. then, they 'targetted' me.
"so veron, next one is you. where are you going to celebrate?" an aunt asked.
"erm....(comtemplating my answer)...i dont think i am going to have any celebration. too troublesome and there's alot of planning to do." i tried to explain politely and defend myself at the same time.
"oh....." the aunties' faces went abit black.
(uh oh, bad sign.)
"but all your older cousins celebrated theirs, every year is like that, cannot don't celebrate la....maybe just invite the relatives over to your house lor....blah blah....."
SERIOUSLY, it's MY 21st birthday for heaven's sake! why cant I decide how/what I want to do with it! I simply do not like the whole fuss out of it - the attention, the grand affair, the people coming only because they had to cos it's Veronica's 21st birthday, the embarassingly LOUD birthday song, the idea of serving people and rushing around from group to group like a madwoman, and lastly, cleaning up the freaking dirty place and not knowing what to do with the pile of leftover food! i cant imagine!
why must I organise a celebration just to 'follow tradition'? i find the whole affair very silly, very very silly. I simply wanted a fuss-free, peaceful and cosy get-together with my own family, my xiao pang and my darling girlfriends (ok and some not-so-girlfriends). Different group on different days, quality time.
That said, i would not risk souring my relationship with my aunties and cousins just becos of a birthday celebration. I would still do things my way, for sure, but probably think of a way out so everyone is happy. It's still too early to plan for June though, but I should start thinking about it.
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Another thing i wanted to blog about is my completion of the book 'Sold' by Tess Stevens. It was really a good read. Saw it in Jurong East Popular yesterday, bought it immediately for $19.90 (paperback version), read it throughout my cousin's bday party, read it after i showered at home, still reading it at 2 a.m before I couldn't tahan and went to zzz. Next day, which is today, read it the moment i freshened up, read it over lunch with my family, read it when i got home, and just finished reading it.
Yes, finished it in two days. The first time i saw it in Changi Airport T3, it had just been published and cost $30 over plus. That was in August 2008. Couldn't bear to fork out that money that time, but i was really really really in love with the book already.
Since then, whenever i see a bookshop, i started looking for the book but couldn't find it anywhere. Seriously, i dont know why! Kino, Times, Popular, Harris...whatever, the book seemed to be out of stock. damn saddening... I knew the book is in the biography section, but some part of me went on to search for the book in other irrelevant section, like fiction, cooking, management, you name it, hopefully someone had misplaced the book.
Then, yesterday, i decided to give it a try again while walking past Popular. Lo and behold (!), i found one hardback copy sitting there. i swear i spot it almost immediately when glancing through the shelves. Then, i spotted this paperback version (only one too!) sitting on another shelf. wah! like struck Toto sia! obviously i bought the cheaper paperback version as the hardback one cost $30+. yay! Ecstatic!
A little about my reading history. I'm not the book-crazy kind. And as far as I can remember, this was only the second book I'd ever bought for myself. Others were all loaned. However, once i start to read, i dont stop. But Sold is different. Like most books, it makes me want to read on, but it has this emotional part that is very real. I figured it must be because it was a Biography, and not fiction, thats why. Towards the end, I hoped that the story wouldnt end so soon, while in fiction books, i really wanted to know the ending soon. The story was super sad! I teared abit during reading. haha.
okays, read the book if you have the chance! i'm going for a jog with xiao pang now. bye bye.
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@5:50 PM
jieyi is the most adorable girlfriend in the world!!
read on...
Sweet bye and bye says:
hey hows the pay like!
Veron; says:
u can commit 3 months?
Sweet bye and bye says:
nahhh. brandon
Veron; says:
he really interested? can sell cabletv right?
Sweet bye and bye says:
i haven't ask him yet
Sweet bye and bye says:
yaa. but hes looking for a job
Sweet bye and bye says:
i'll ask him later. at the moment, he suck. so when i feel better about him, i'll ask him
Veron; says:
LOL
Veron; says:
okay..
Veron; says:
dont worry i believe bran will become wonderful after you take dinner and watch some tv or do some shopping
Sweet bye and bye says:
rubbish. hes a big time sucker
Sweet bye and bye says:
he took freaking like 9hours to ord today while normal people take 1hour.
Sweet bye and bye says:
wth and he still slowly clear his office and all. i alr tell him i'm freaking irritated alr he still take his own sweet time
Sweet bye and bye says:
asssss
Veron; says:
HAHAHA
Veron; says:
give him a break girl
Sweet bye and bye says:
sighs. ya he suck overall, as a person.
GOOD LUCK BRAN!!
HAPPY VDAY TO BRAN AND MY BELOVED JY =)
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@11:30 AM
If there's anything I hate most about my body, it'd be my hormones.
______________________________________
Dear Ms Estrogen,
Firstly, thank you for gracing my blood circulation this time of the month again. It is an honor to have you protecting my Little Ovum.
However, I would appreciate it if you could make your presence less high profile. I understand that your best friend, Lady Uterus, would be happy to see you when you are released by Mdm Corpus Luteum once a month. On the other hand, The Brain Family may not be that welcoming, especially Big Sis Frontal Lobes. It is a nightmare for Big Sis Frontal Lobes when everyone seems to piss her off, and she goes around pissing people off too.
Therefore, in order not to mess up Big Sis Frontal Lobes' emotions, could you please limit your visit to Lady Uterus only? I thank you for your kind cooperation and wish you the best of health.
Yours Sincerely,
Veronica Leong
V's Body Pte Ltd
Director
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@1:12 AM
yup, happy 2 years, piggy.
thanks for putting up with me for 2 years.
haha. i love you.
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