i munched my way through 4 packs of crunchy bah hu. at first i only ate the large clumps because the brought greatest utility per bite, but now that all my packs have been depleted of chunks and only shreds remain, i have no choice but to use a spoon for ease of consumption. (yes, a spoon works better than my fingers because i can get more per spoonful in my mouth than i can with my fingers.)

bought some ghanian music last weekend because we heard some good music in a cab and i asked the driver what it was. funny enough he was the second ghanian cab driver we met that night. it's playing right now and hang just commented:"eh that guy's cd was quite nice ah"
"why? this one not nice ah?"
"er haha, no lah. just that his was quite nice"

went to the affordable art fair this weekend this i could purchase myself an affordable piece of art. ying jian suggested i should start a VERY affordable art fair in light of my weak purchasing power. at least it was a very inspirational fair and the works were very cool. btw, resin-coated is in and perspex over anything is also very trendy.

need to think of a way to sell all my stuff. ebay is too time consuming coz i have to take pictures and pay them to post my stuff. i was thinking of just setting up a table on the street outside lynette's apt and if the police come, i can just bolt into her lobby.

mother nature seems to have skipped over fall and gone straight into winter. it's been cold wet and very dreary around here- no weather for cute blazers and trendy fall wear unfortunately.

the troops have returned to where they came from, but while it lasted, apt #6e felt like a happy asian refugee camp. can you imagine 7 people in this tiny place. but oh what fun we had playing charades, taboo and grabble.

i feel something good is coming soon.

i live in a geriatric ward

before i left, there were posters in the lobby for "fall prevention". at first i thought: crazy- they wanna stop the leaves from turning orange and falling off the branches? then on closer look i realized it was a series of workshops on how to prevent falls. literally. then today i notice another series of workshops: ergonomics for senior citizens.

hazard a guess of the demographics of 515 e. 14th st. hang and i live in a geriatric ward.

the weather has been horrid- non stop rain since last week i think though thank god i was in sunny singapore then. but still this bleak weather is no good for the frail at heart.

ru how are you doing in london? sarah, we had dinner with your family, huiling's dad, roxy and janice. fun fun. huiling talks exactly like her dad. jackie brought up how i used to be so stylin' with the oversized Ts and the plastic rings used to knot the shirt to the side for a real 80s look- bicycle shorts and all. SEXXXYYY!! haha.

back in the big apple

yes, thanks kelly- it is true i can have any freaking haircut in this city and i will be A-OK. i think being back in singapore there is that pressure of being thin and having long hair. haha. i'm so vain. elaine says jia- are you anorexic?? i said back elaine! do i look like a stick to you?? elaine: anorexia is a mindset ok. me: ok well, i might have the mindset that i am fat, but not the will-power to do anything about it.

the next day i met elaine again and she said, jia- are you anorexic?!! i said, no, remember? elaine the doctor to be goes on to say: first criteria is that you have to be only 80% of your body weight. when you are anorexic you will also always believe you are fat and not eat (i think those were the three criteria). then we both agreed that i cannot be anorexic because i don't even meet 2 of the three criteria. ok lah jia, you are not anorexic. yes i am perfectly healthy elaine.

and south beach schmouth beach lah. there was no way to keep up the miami lifestyle in singapore. what with konnyaku jellies, rojak, fibreless philippine mangoes and the other glorious food. tomorrow i will start again. with resolve!

going back home this time was supposed to help clear my mind and i was to come back rejunvenated and more certain about my life, my goals and my aspirations. but none of that unfortunately. i am as unclear about what i want as when i left and maybe there's no way to figure it out until it actually HAPPENS to me. am i a dreamer???

not the best things

the worst thing that can ever happen to a 23 year old is getting a hair cut that looks like the one she had when she was 16. the guy lopped off hair my glorious crop and gave it this trendy blunt cut (because i said i didn't want wispy, he took it to the other extreme!!) over layered the remaining and china-dolled my bangs. not that i even had such a bad hair cut when i was 16. it's just that i'm way too ashamed to let my hair down now that i keep it up in a short bouncy ponytail with my bangs pinned up and i look exactly as i did in my sec4 graduation picture. horrors!!

it'll be months more of torture before my lovely locks grow out again and i was so devastated yesterday that i didn't see anyone or want to do anything.

there's a bat that's made its home under the roof tiles outside my bathroom and everytime i sit on the potty i see it hnaging upside down by itself and wonder where its family might be lurking. then out side my bathroom in the planter box i saw this GIANT (and i mean GIANT!!!) snail shell. like a gigantisaurus snail. i thought that it must be dead because it was just sitting in the corner for a few days. today i looked out again and the shell is gone. the GIANT MONTSTER SNAIL is on the lose in the planter box and who knows maybe it will some day find its way into my bathroom!!

i'm feeling sick and i don't know if it's the heat, lack of rest or allergies. i'm breathing heavy and my nose is constantly runny. plus i have 20 or more welts from the mosquitoes who just know to attack me rather than my dad because it'll annoy me more.

unfortunately virgin did not yet carry the new season of 24 so i can spend quality time at home actually meeting people. (but peiru got her hands on disc one, so temptation lurks.)

worked 6am to 4pm the last 2 days and this desperate need to accomplish very much in very little time will ensure that i look like a very tired old hag.

yesterday a colleague of mine said wow you look... HEALTHY! much HEALTHIER than when i last saw you! what the heck- i don't think i've ever looked unhealthy- she just euphemised wow you've put on some weight! good god.