I am hearing the thunder out there and despite it will probably hinder me from drying my laundry I just did after a long day, I like this kind of rainy day.

I survived today! Surprisingly that I did, though in the morning all the emergency phone calls nearly made me have to find a contigency plan.

But! Everything went well, and I coped better than I thought I did.

On the heels, I was able to survive on the Salonpas on my lower back.

Speaking to strangers, somehow, more at ease with myself. No pressure.

Co-ordinating something else happening elsewhere, no sweat.

Overcoming weaknesses, I will give myself a A plus despite initial hiccups. Sometimes maybe you have to expect the unexpected and be prepared for the worst, to make yourself realise how ready you are, and there really, is, nothing much for you to feel uncertain, after you have overestimated the effect things have on you.

Such a strange, strange day.

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It is a long day at InvestFair today, and met one of the vendors I was interested to tie-up with for an upcoming project was there, and we started joking and bantering about certain things, before another lady joined in for the conversation. We then realised we have common friends and we spoke about my primary school ex-classmates who is her colleague.

I also bumped into my ex-schoolmate, who was from the same college from me in UK!

An ex-colleague from Manulife.

Uma was doing some coverage there as well, and plenty of pleasant people at the fair.

Too busy to take pictures today though. Will make up for it somehow.

I got myself new lenses cos my eyes are too dry from the previous brand and it is a VAST improvement from the previous brand though I expected this to be dryer.

I finally got my first meal at 10pm. As usual, fried, greasy, comfort food.

Yum!

Too tired to continue, another early day tomorrow. Thank God it is sporty tomorrow, and off go sashaying in heels and corporate wear!

Goooooooooodddnight, and time to give my chowchow some TLC, and enjoy the rain tonight. By the time I finish tomorrow, it will be Monday ambushing me, so, an early night it shall be then.

Note: WHY AH? TWITTER AND FACEBOOK BOTH CANNOT POST MESSAGE. Grrrr!

Did anyone realise I cannot count?!

I just realise my maths fail! I had $4.15 cents with me, and I needed to pay $5.35 cents. So that’s $1.20.

But why did I keep thinking I had $3.15 on me? So silly.

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Too busy/too tired to blog.

Have to wake up early on weekend is so NOT fun, but for the dough, especially in such times, is something I shouldn’t be complaining.

Now my blog debt includes:

1) Peining’s wedding

2) Hanoi trip

3) Minibean’s post

4) My PMS cravings (I actually made a list when I was hungry and sulky!)

I was hungry yesterday and after a long, long day, and went to one of the places that used to serve my PMS cravings. Alas, they changed chef. Boohoo. I had foie gras for starters but had to make do with a main course that was substandard.

I got home and finished my bacon bak gwa, and dug the fridge for SINS chocolate while watching Nanny, and finally got to sleep after that. I am suspecting I am about to get bacon off my body some time soon.

It was a long, long day. I was almost wondering if I could pull through.

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Oh oh! If you love books as much as, or more than I do, Popular is having a mini roadshow at SIM from today onwards till next Friday (Sunday closed).

All the brand new bestseller titles are going at $5 ONLY!

There are kiddy books that are amazingly cute and cost the same.

There are many titles that I saw that are really new, like The White Tiger, and the classics like Jane Austens, and popular authors like Dan Brown, Haruki Murakami, Jeffrey Archer, John Grisham, Jodi Picoult, Nora Roberts and many more, and even the bigass, large-sized books are going at $5 only!

I fisted my chest when I saw my Catch 22 and Piano Teacher, and at least 10 books that I had bought at retail price in the past couple of years. Heartpain man!

I lugged back 8 books cos that’s all I could afford to pay cash for yesterday, and that was only after waiting for them to unpack half of what are gonna be displayed.

It was an evening of easy conversation, surprisingly.

I spoke of my friends, and the traits of them I so adore, but somehow.. how I often grow fearful.

Fear is something I have to let go.

I have till year end to start building on my confidence. Sometimes it is strange, you think you can do it, yet when serious self-doubt seeps in, you just feel you want to give up and don’t want to pull through anymore.

Oh. And I told Claris it is strange how we knew each other for almost 7 years, but we only met briefly at a trade show I worked at, and spoke on the phone less than 5 times, and I believe all 5 times were during some kind of crisis in our lives.

Strange ah.

Okay, work time. Byebye.