Going home. [Sunday Sep 7th, 2008 at 12:38am ] aireloteion On his previous trips home, he embraced the heat every time he stepped out of the aircraft onto the aerobridge. It provided him with a sense of security, an unintentional subliminal that flooded his mind with unwavering familiarity. This time it was different, the heat more sinister. He felt the surrounding atmosphere close in on itself like a compression chamber. He felt his pores, dry and shrunken from months of living in dry, torrid weather emerge gasping for air, the moisture in the air their manna. The soles of his feet were also healing, the cracked skin sealing itself up as though an earthquake were playing itself out in reverse. He pondered the change for a while, then shuffled his feet and headed for the baggage carousel. Send Me A Postcard

For Preston... [Saturday Sep 6th, 2008 at 2:26pm ] prisc [ mood | indescribable ] Dropped by Robinsons & Mothercare yesterday afternoon & bought a few more items for Preston. I have also started to buy some stuff for myself i.e. breast pads, maternity pads & disposable undies. D-day isn't too far off & i don't want to be scrambling around buying such essentials when i'm close to popping. I want to spare others the sight of me waddling about with a big belly too. :p Thank goodness Sharleen (with son Linus in tow) were with me. She helped me carry the Mothercare loot when we were in Robinsons. Am very thankful to have this girlfriend -- always around to help with me queries about babies/pregnancy & when we go out, she never fails to remind me i need to rest & carry a lighter load. :) For myself... Breast pads & maternity pads... For Preston Safety 1st bath cradle Baby grooming set Avent disposable/re-usable feeding & storage system I still have a few more items to get for Preston but the sterilizer & storage drawers are my utmost priority. And for myself, i'm on the hunt for dry shampoo & presentable-looking night-dresses to wear at the hosp! 3 Postcards | Send Me A Postcard

Soy idealista. Soy intuitivo. Me justifican. Vine, Vi, Amé. [Saturday Sep 6th, 2008 at 1:24pm ] aireloteion Fall in love. Not be loved. That requires too much compromise. If one changes one’s looks, personality and values, one can be loved by anyone. Rather, love another human being. You may expect it to happen naturally, without deliberation. That is false. Modern society is anti-love. We’ve taken a microscope to everyone to bring out their flaws and shortcomings. It is far easier to find a reason not to love someone than otherwise. Rejection requires only one reason. Love requires complete acceptance. It is hard work - the only kind of work that is palatable. Loving someone has great benefits. There is admiration, learning, attraction and something which, for lack of a better word, we call happiness. In loving someone, we become inspired to better ourselves in every way. We learn the true worthlessness of material things. We celebrate being human. Loving is good for the soul. Loving someone is therefore very important, and it is also important to choose the right person. Despite popular culture, love doesn’t happen by chance, at first sight, across a crowded dance floor. It grows slowly, sinking roots first before branching and blossoming. It is not a silly weed, but a mighty tree that weathers every storm. You will find, that when you have someone to love, that the face is less important than the brain, and the body is less important than the heart. You will also find that it is no great tragedy if your love is not reciprocated. You are not doing it to be loved back. Its value is to inspire you. Finally, you will find that there is no half-measure when it comes to loving someone. You either don’t, or you do so with every cell in your body, completely and utterly, without reservation or apology. It consumes you, and you are reborn, all the better for it. Adapted from Life and How to Survive It by Adrian Tan. Source: http://mrwangsaysso.blogspot.com/2008/08/life-and-how-to-survive-it.html Send Me A Postcard

Head.... [Friday Sep 5th, 2008 at 10:15pm ] prisc [ mood | groggy ] For the past few days, my head has been feeling a bit heavy. In fact, i feel a bit light-headed. And the neck & shoulder muscles are so tight, i reckon they're adding on to the headache too. :( And just now, i thought i felt feverish. Must go get my thermometer... I think i shall just go to bed. I don't want to fall sick. :( 10 Postcards | Send Me A Postcard

what do you see? [Friday Sep 5th, 2008 at 5:33pm ] hippopoamos 1 Postcard | Send Me A Postcard

[Thursday Sep 4th, 2008 at 11:23am ] camy Sometimes I wish I never move forward and also not look back. That way, I have nothing to hope for and nothing to be disappointed by. Expectations can be a lethal ingredient in a relationship, and for an extremist, it carries a poignant sting. Send Me A Postcard

Crazy weather... [Thursday Sep 4th, 2008 at 11:21am ] prisc [ mood | bored ] Having lived in SG all my life, i thought i know the local weather like the back of my hand. But nooo....i am proven wrong. The weather has gone bonkers of late!!!  It just keeps raining & raining & raining.... and because of that, i have only used my Louis Vuitton petit noe ONCE since buying it more than 3 weeks ago!!! Argh! Guess what?  I checked the NEA website & for the next 3 days (i.e. the entire weekend!), it's going to RAIN!  Bah... Am going out soon to meet Sharleen...have NO idea which bag to pick to match my outfit... all are too precious to be subjected to the crazy weather. 16 Postcards | Send Me A Postcard

condor heroes! [Thursday Sep 4th, 2008 at 10:57am ] killingculture Recently I started craving for good-o chinese period drama wuxia tv serials and decided to watch 2 episodes of the Return of the Condor Heroes (2006) on the net. This show is one of my favourite as I vaguely remembered watching Andy Lau acting as his "Gu Gu" crying Yang Guo that was filmed in the 80s. So I rushed down to the local chinese video rental store in the city, desperate to watch the whole series like a junkie but to my dismay, the Auntie at the store gave me Legend of the Condor Heroes (2008) instead. And I only discovered this after watching another 2 episodes (I know... at first I thought Yang Guo grew up and hence looked different). However, it is actually not bad lah and considering that Legend is the prequel to Return, so I guessed it is quite worth it to watch it. Xiao Long Nu vs Yang Guo (this is the one I wanna watch!)   Huang Rong vs Guo Jing vs Mu Niaci vs Yang Kang (but I got this instead)   I am already at episode 26 but I cheated lah cos I fast track some of the boring parts.  Send Me A Postcard

Stock take (Preston) [Wednesday Sep 3rd, 2008 at 2:08pm ] prisc [ mood | bored ] My nesting instincts must have kicked in a wee bit more... I looked at all the barang-barang accumulated in Preston's nursery & i knew i had to re-organise everything. Tidying-up did me good. At least now i know exactly how many clothing items & other peripherals Preston has. So to help me keep track electronically... Clothes TOPS Short sleeves (0-3m): 10 Long sleeves (0-3m): 5 Tees (0-3m): 2 Singlet (6-12m): 1 BOTTOMS Long pants (0-3m): 9 Long footie pants (0-3m): 3 Shorts (0-3m): 6 Shorts (6-12m): 1 ROMPERS Sleeveless (0-3m): 5 Short sleeves (0-3m): 1 *reserved for full-month celebration!* Short sleeves (3-6m): 10 (!!!) Long sleeves (3-6m): 1 Short sleeves (6-12m): 4 Mittens: 9 Bootees: 3 Socks: 12 (!!!) Caps/hats: 3 OTHERS BabyLegs: 1 Tummy binder: 6 Swaddle: 3 Bath time TOWELS Big: 3 Medium: 5 Hooded: 1 Face (hankies): 24 (!!!) Ok, Mommy can officially STOP buying clothes for Preston...for the time being. He definitely has enough clothes to last him for a while. To Buy: ~ Diapers!!! ~ Sterilized cotton balls ~ Bottle brush ~ Avent breast shells ~ Disposable breast pads ~ Milk storage bags ~ Baby nail clippers 16 Postcards | Send Me A Postcard

the first time is always the hardest.. [Wednesday Sep 3rd, 2008 at 1:52pm ] angeliatay [ mood | content ] It is the school hols now for the boy..I didn't sign him up for any holiday camps because the programme is always the same year after year! Wasn't able to take leave so I asked the boy's daddy whether he could he do so and take the boy out. He suggested instead to have the boy stay over at his place for a few days. It would be the first time that Aidan would be staying with his dad since we went our separate ways. Told the boy about it and he was so thrilled. He immediately took out his mini-luggage from the store and started filling it up with his precious toys and books -all the stuff that he wanted to bring over to his daddy's place. I tell ya...I couldn't help it but my heart went *priak* when I saw how excited he was. So the day came and Aidan left with his dad happily. It was a working day so they left while I was at work. When I came home that day, silence greeted me instead of my excitable boy, who would always wait for me to come home so that we can have dinner together. Most of you know what an active (and noisy) boy Aidan is and the house is always filled with his endless chatter and laughter. My helper Nenita was in her room folding clothes and she looked at me morosely when she saw me. "What's wrong?" I asked her. "I miss Aidan!" she wailed. "Erm..it's not even a day yet!" I said. "What if...what if he doesn't want to come back? What if he wants to stay with his daddy forever?" What if...?" she blubbered on. Oh man..she was verbalising the very thought that went through my mind when the overnight stay was suggested. In the end (ironically), I had to comfort her reassuring her that the boy would definitely miss us and want to come back home, no matter how much fun he was having. The night the boy came home..I could see that he'd enjoyed himself tremendously. He couldn't stop regaling us with tales of what he and his dad did together. They watched a movie, had dinners at his favourite restaurants, played Wii games, went swimming.... When I was tucking him into bed, I couldn't help myself so I asked him. "So, do you want to go live with your daddy?" The boy smiled sleepily at me and replied, "No, I want to live here." "Because over here, got mommy." 70 Postcards | Send Me A Postcard

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