The Fear Eradicated

The Day Before The Day Before

In the morning, accompanied my mom to see about her working contract (think: Beijing) and other arrangements. Tentatively, the departure date is set on the 1st of December. But there's no confirmation on this as of yet.

Realistically, we should be leaving within the first week of December. Which means this person would have an extended winter break.

For many reasons, I am so excited to go.
But now I also have reasons to stay.

*sigh*

After sending mother off to her meeting in Prince, I run off to BB Plaza.



It is amazing just how frustrating wanting something (or in the broader thought, wanting someone) - and not knowing what to do about it - can be.

About a couple of months ago I walked into this store which was clearing off dresses. At that time I didn't think I would want to buy any(more) dresses -in real life- since I'm already satisfied with buying them from the world wide web.

The sad thing is, now that I want to buy a dress, I couldn't remember which shop it was which I went in back then or even its estimated whereabouts. Even if my life depended on it, I couldn't remember a thing.

Am I that old?



Oh, I did stop to smell these.





The Day Before

Slightly unhappy over a canceled outing to go somewhere with a certain somebody.

Spent the day in the bank, counting money.

Happiness restored.




Yesterday

It's the time of year again when people make their sacred pilgrimage to a far, far away land.



My parents and I went to the Tabung Haji center in Kelana Jaya to send off an Aunt. Met relatives I've not seen in a while. Interrogated by most.

Smiled so much to so many people I started to feel like the Joker from Batman.


Went to Ikea in the evening to get some things for the lake house. Ikea is more than an hour's drive from the 9th M and the toll alone would cost about RM6 one way.

We don't get to go there very often - but still often enough... for people who have to go out of their way to get to it, that is.



Was so bored waiting for my dad to drink up his free coffee that I actually took the time and wrote this on a popsicle stick (which they called a stirrer)


I only got a few things for myself.

Batteries, a new lamp for the workstation, and of course, Glis storage boxes (I never fail to buy a set each time I go to Ikea. Don't ask why.)




Today

I'm thinking of making mushrooms and crab sticks in oyster sauce... wait a minute, I'm not supposed to be eating crabs and oysters now am I?

I'd be itching and scratching and turning red and (if unlucky enough) peel. Not a pretty sight at all.

But we all know that there are no oysters in oyster sauce, just as there are no crabs in crab sticks. LOL. So I should be fine.


I've always thought of it as amazing how knowing something liberates a person.


Right now I'm fearless.
Because even if it starts to itch....

I know I have a bottle of Calamine lotion.