Random Questions...

Is it time to file income tax again? Why is it that IRAS has sent me a letter containing my pin number to file income tax so soon?

Is it just me or is Chinese New Year not as festive this time round as it used to be? Why is it that I don't feel that celebrative mood in the air?

Is it true that once you have problems with your scalp you will have it for the rest of your life?

Is it possible for an allergy to dog fur to cause you to itch all over for many many days? And cause your eyes pain while ure itching at the same time?

Does anyone agree with me that not all babies are cute? And those who say so are blatantly lying? But of course I agree they are all special.

How is it that alot of english words when combined together do not seem to add up to its individual parts? e.g. Re-lease does not mean to re-rent. Let alone pot-luck, butter-cup and pan-try, just to name a few.

Today I went to Lee Hwa...

Today, I went to buy a pair of earrings. I've been meaning to since one of my friends gave me more than 500 points on my Lee Hwa card!! I must publicly thank him for his great generosity! Thanks Jack!

It's been 4 months since I've been meaning to get new earrings. I had my eye on this pair of destinee earrings and probably went back 4 times to try on the same pair but each time I did not buy.

Today I went back again and spent about an hour in the shop. I brought my mom along lest she scolds me after the purchase (which frequently occurs, cos without her great wisdom, I her foolish daughter am incapable of making a good buy).

Anyway, halfway through, she commented that unlike her, who will just buy the first item that catches her eye, I literally compared every single pair of earrings I took a liking to. I browsed the entire shop firstly. Then I shortlisted them pair by pair and would have 2 pairs competing to be bought at any one point in time. Until I was down to final 2. Then I will make a comparison based on the brilliance, the price, the practicality (cos I was getting earrings for daily wear and I go to the gym almost every weekday, shouldn't buy too expensive ones).

I finally bought a pair of loop earrings which I thought were affordable, pretty and practical.

But apart from the purchase per se, I was just thinking, am I like that with every thing? Do I screen all that I can before making a choice? Am I always that prudent? I don't know and somehow I don't think so. When I see a dress, I'd just get it if it fits and I like it. But maybe that's cos it's usually alot cheaper. So does that mean when it comes to choosing a husband I will wanna screen the whole world and consequently die a spinster? Does it have to do with the fact that where important things are concerned, it is difficult for something to be good enough for me?

How did a trip to Lee Hwa result in so many questions? I sometimes wish I was a simpler person - like my mother. :-)

The Break Up

Today was the first weekend I've not had to work since I came back from Vietnam and apart from the usual jog at the beach, spending time playing my guitar and reading the Bible, I decided to do what I like to do when I've free time! I rented a VCD from Eastpoint - from a shop named My Vision Pte Ltd.

I wanted to watch a romantic comedy because they are mindless and entertaining. I toyed with the idea of renting Bend it Like Beckham or something really insipid like Just my Luck. But I succumbed to the recommendation of a friend and got "The Break Up". She (who shall remain unnamed) said it was a good movie.

First disc. I fell asleep halfway. Ok maybe it wasn't the fault of the movie. I was sleepy.

But seriously towards the end of the movie, I was just feeling really annoyed at these two adults who didn't seem to know the meaning of the word communication. She tries to make him jealous by going out with all sorts of unattractive men. He rejects her one attempt at reconciliation by not turning up for the date without even a good reason. She doesn't tell him properly that all she wants is for him to show that he appreciates her. He plans a strip poker party at their condo to irk her to death.

Oh c'mon. Am I being harsh?

I was annoyed all the way until the scene where she finally had a quiet moment on her own in her bedroom and broke down in tears. He comes in, sees her crying and later confesses it was the worst moment in his life because all he wants to do is make her happy yet he does all these things that make her unhappy. And by the time he is willing to give it another shot, she has no more heart to continue trying. Then I got sad.

I got sad because the characters themselves professed that they would have done a thousand things different if they had to do it all over again. I guess that means, amongst other things, no trying to make the other jealous, no stoopit poker parties. And above all, I got sad because both had the heart to love the other, but at different times. So in the end they broke up and led separate lives.

If only they had communicated....