Filing defamation suits appear to be in these days; everyone is suing just about everyone. The New Year has barely kicked started – it felt as if it was just yesterday…
Remember how bloggers have been told time and time again that people don’t take them seriously? That people shouldn’t take them seriously? That bloggers are just avid hobbyists? Of course I didn’t say all those things…even though I rarely talk about anything else but my life and knitting (or other hobbies).
The government used to tell us (I think they still do) that bloggers are just water of a duck’s back; that we are people who have nothing else to do but spread lies and rumours. The mainstream media paints us as wannabe journalists, as pariahs and mongrels of the politicial, social and economic commentary world.
…my yarn stash which has exploded. I’m not buying anymore yarn or fibres until I get rid of a few bags. My knitting stash corner looks like some storage corner that is bursting at the seams. So far, from what I can recall, I have enough yarn for at least four sweaters/cardigans, four fingerless gloves, tonnes of hats, two shawls and plenty of scarves. *dies*
…being engaged, telling people and adjusting to referring to Nil as my “fiance”. So far, I told my mum (don’t know if she told dad), revealed it on my blog and a couple of other online places, and I can’t recall if people at work or my friends know. I sort of wanted to drop a hint today but somehow, instead of saying “my fiance…”, I ended up with “my boyfriend…” which sort of brings me to my next point.
…I’m kind of ringless and for the sake of being engaged or reminding myself that I’m engaged, I’ve been wearing this sapphire-diamond white gold ring I bought when I was in Australia. I had seen it in the store and I fell in love with it instantly. It’s not very flashy and well, I just thought it would be right for the ocassion. I bought it with the intention of turning it into a promise ring. Nil laughed when I told him that I was wearing a ring I bought for myself to remind me that I’m engaged. Come to think of it, isn’t it weird? O’well…
…my knitting which is going too slow for comfort. I tell myself that it’s because I’m busy with work and all that but in reality, I’m such a slow knitter. Gah. I take forever to finish a scarf instead of two days (or less)…and my baby jacket? Don’t ask. I just need to move faster but how, damnit? How when I get back from work and I just want to curl up under the quilt and dream about Nil? Bah. That man of mine is such a distraction.
…updating my blog. I need to update my blog but frankly I’m lazy. It’s getting tedious and I’m getting pretty fed up of having to constantly update every so often because when I do update, I have to go hunt around for themes, plugins and etc. Not to mention fix up shit when it goes wrong and etc. Sometimes I tell myself that I should just forget about keeping a domain of my own and use free blogging tools. Bleh.
…CNY preparations. There are plenty of kueh kapit, pineapple tarts, orange-lemony shortbread checks and ginger snaps to make. Yes, new additions to my CNY baking endeavours. I’m thinking of sending some to Nil but then again, would he end up getting a box full of crumbs? I don’t know.
Of course, there is work and the usual few annoyances with some people but those things usually don’t really matter. I mean work does but work stays at the office not spread onto my blog. ^.~
I think I’m going to get off now and back to updating this damn blog. BAH.
Bo go ship da by Kim Bum Soo (from Stairway to Heaven)
A sneeze and it usually means your nose just got tickled.
Three or two and it is because someone is bitching about you.
Six in a row and it means you have the cold.
Which is what I’ve got…coupled with jetlag.
Caught it from some grossifying jerk I encountered on the flight from Bahrain back to KL – Gulf Air makes a stop via Bahrain and Muscat and this jerk was flying to Muscat. Bad enough that he coughed like crazy with his mouth opened throughout the one hour flight. Bad enough that he was sitting right behind me. What made it worse was later, during the transit while waiting for something, he sat right IN FRONT OF ME and blew his nose with his hand! He had a hankie sort of thing but I think he ran out of space because he started using his hand and fingers. After blowing his nose, he would proceed to wipe them clean with this scarf he had on his head, afterwhich he would place his hand on the armrest. OMIGOD. =.=
And guess what? The toilet was just in front of him.
To make matters worse, for me at least, for the past two days, my sleeping hours have been crazy – worse than last year somehow. I’ve been sleeping at 7pm only to get up before midnight and then sleep again at the most ungodly hour of the night (today it was 4am before I finally COULD sleep; I was just lying and tossing around before that) only to wake up at 630am or 7am for work.
So yes, my nose hurts, my throat is awfully sore and my sinus cavities are all congested.
