Sunday, February 19, 2006

i'm reading again!

I dislike reading. the funny thing is, i only realised this lil' flaw of mine a couple of months ago. in other words, i prefer precison. straight to the point, and right-at-your-face type of answers. though occassional guessing games are kinda entertaining and grandmother stories are good for killing time. still, it all boils down to one thing----my interest for books and vocabulary is slowly growing out of my liking.

it was like a rude awakenning for me being told off by my dad---he has such a reputation for digging at my blundders [and that's the most disdainful thing to me]. we were having breakfast the other day at the table, he had 'The Straights Times' before him, a cup of coffee beside it. while he was intensely searching for informative articles and important news, while i was browsing through celebrity gossips in 'LIFE'. see the contrast? and it's not like reading "LIFE" is such an offence.....[ it was published precisely for that purpose- for US, to READ right???? ]. but my bugger-dad had to comment on this very harmless gesture.


he is so into self-improvement antics these days it can actually drive me nuts. he told me he once contemplated leaving a note somewhere in my 192-page self-help book called "Earn what you're Worth". okay, so i bought the book myself. and just as HE expected, it was never really due for completion. ... .... .. . .... ... ... .. . . .. .. .. . ... ... . ...

and so the note will read: " by the time u see this note, it will already be half a year gone. or worse, u'll only see this when you're trying to tug the book somewhere in a corner. and it falls off ACCIDENTALLY."

-OUCH-

it's like a slap in the face. that does it man, i'm SO gonna prove it to him that i'm definitely more than just THAT! i do read okay....but i'm not gonna prove it with with this book of course....that was quite a mistake. the so-called "Wildly Sophisticated" approaches to a successful career or life isn't really my cup of tea...at least not at the moment. it's exclusively for aspiring career women who thrive to shine in the corprate arena.----so not me--- i haven't even got my A'level cert for goodness' sake, so i guess it was just another of my disastrous attempt. the book was undeniably BORING [to me], so full of corprate-crap and lacks genuine humour....or maybe i don't get what she's saying most of the time, that's why.

Like as if my life's not boring enough.....i don't need another reason to make myself feel dead. Anyways, it seems to me that i'm reduced to celebrity gossips and monthly horoscope columns. pathetic. so, to rescue myself from falling into this pitthole, i've vowed to kick that killer habbit of mine......i'm gonna start reading! i'm so not gonna be lazy! Now, it's theee time for me to READ....selectively..haha. and i've finally found a book which appeals to me---Robyn Sisman's "Perfect Strangers"...what a romantic start.........nothing beats romance....sad, sappy ol' romance fiction...love it. i can still remember reading "pearl habour" and "a walk to remember" more than three times each. SEE....i don't exactly dislike reading, cuz if i really like the book, i'll read it over and over again with exceeding interest! very unsophisticated and typical of a girl, i know....but seriously, i'm no different from those girls who cry in the movies. it's no shame to being girly in my opinion, really. but of course, i'll never be content to stop right there---i'll be much more than just THAT. Now that i'm cruising towards my 2os....and being a "swinging-single", this book can't be more suitable for my new beginning-----the quest for sohistication, love and success!!!!! lol....sounds ambitious? cheesy? or just down-right cliche? who cares man....it's just the starters......reading is just one of the many, many changes i'd like to begin with.


i can't be more excited.

Thursday, February 02, 2006

10 things tt's driving me nuts this month...

10 things which are driving me nuts this month....

work-related:
1* Insufficient sleep......and backache!!! [it's kinda unbearable as time goes by. age isn't a factor]
2* Entangled accessories! [this should top the damn list, really]
3* replenishing stocks [or rather stock taking]
4* that gay at wallet shop
5* The repetition of songs played in the shop [even the nicest tunes suck like hell to me now]


non-work related:
1* finding that heart-breaking song
2* the guilt of retail-therapy
3* k-boxing my money away [volunteerily]
4* the difficulties of getting things done. [i'm too fed-up to elaborate]
5* realising that somethings just simply cannot be forgotten. maybe tt's why it's so hard to forgive too.[i totally get it]


...talk about a happy chinese new yr..... what an irony.