Rouse House

Yeah so today was a much cheerier day.
Indeed I was much more focused and constructive and felt that I truly value-added.
What a weirdo (that's me!)!

On other news - 

To the boys and girls out there who do enjoy a read (something perhaps a little more flavourful than this brog entry), there's a new up and rising short story portal Rousing Reads which was set up by Alice Leong to rally the work of aspiring novelists from across Asia. The site's pretty neat because all readers are welcome to share any of their own fabrications and get access to a wide pool of reader traffic.

I'm now inspired to write, but my bucket list is awfully long (after my non-boring ang bao box.. which comes before my bodice sewing project.. which comes before my skirt sewing project.. which all comes after my mini spring-clean assignment.. which needs to come before my roof renovation arrangement). So much to do, so little time!

Life is.. Le Sigh.

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Today's a Blue, Blue Day

Today's a blue, blue day.
It's not PMS. It's something else.
This blue-ness I'm experiencing - is really something else.

It's days like today that I get pensive and wonder if I am at fault, or the world is at fault.
Usually the next day I'll snap out of it and realise no one is at fault, and that we are just different. It takes all sorts to make a world.

It's days like this that I extensively doubt my intelligence and capabilities. Perhaps I'm not as smart as I thought? And the next day I'd flip it around and observe the opportunities that are reaching out to me that I can use to learn and improve myself.

It's days like this that I feel my esteem is scraping the ground. And then I would realise thereafter that I have come along quite accomplished in life and should be proud of who I have become.

Gosh but today.. is just blue.
Maybe if I rest my head early I could quickly switch on the good aura?

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Paws-to-ponder: Be your own person

Sometimes I care a little too much.
Some rumors should not be bothered with. But I'm just too introverted and keep self reflecting.

At the back of my mind, I know I'm right. I know the grape vine may not be right. Rumors may be true but they may not also. People cannot be a hundred percent mean. I know I should not judge before finding out. I should believe what I see and not what I hear. The opinion of others aren't mine.

I can choose to make my own fair opinion if I'm not clouded by the grape vine.

Respect. Let it be the guiding rule of my decisions.

Growth. That will be my only focus.

Living. I will not be myopic and will remember to live my life.

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Achievement Unlocked.

HDB Flat - Balloted!

*cue jolly trumpet tune*

And now, we wait for the ballot box results.

= Happy little things, little things to keep me happy. =

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Pardon the Pun, Blame Me Instead

Those who are acquainted with me know I enjoy talking in puns, as much as I can and whenever I can. Not exactly sure when was it that I picked up this habit - perhaps during my teenage years. I don't necessarily think my puns are funny (sometimes I insist they are), but I simply enjoy this manner of speech. 

Smile!

I have fun saying puns. Fun with Puns!

I like to say them, and wait for a reaction. If none observed, then I will go away and continue whatever I was doing. Occasionally when I get a reaction, I get really entertained. And that's like good-mood fuel to keep me going for another couple of hours.

I do note some of my intended audience do not enjoy being told puns. Maybe they've too much going on in their mind. Maybe they're not used to puns. Or maybe, I'm just too darn lame?

Well my apologies that my puns aint't funny. 

I'm no wise-guy.

= Happy little things, little things to keep me happy. =

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It was a regular Thursday.

Quite surprisingly, I'm devoid of topics of which I'm passionate to write about tonight. I do have a few half written entries saved as draft posts and another few ideas rolling about in my head, but they take no priority tonight.

Also, nothing much to write about from work today, but I did get the chance to have a surprise chat with someone whom I never thought I would be able to make a decent conversation with. There's nothing wrong with the person, just that we have so different characters I didn't think a conversation could have happened.

All in all I worked hard today and made the most of my office hours and rather enjoyed the feeling. It's always good to feel a sense of purpose in doing what you do. 

Now before I doze off and visit lalaland, here's a new tongue-in-cheek song from Mika which entertained me tonight.



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Paws-to-Ponder: I Love Writing. I Love You!

Maybe you've noticed I'm suddenly active on my brog again.

Well, I'm trying once again to write a little more frequently than over the past 2 years so it's like me keeping a tiny little diary stashed in a tiny little corner of this ginormous cyber world.

(Side-tracking: Doesn't 'cyber' sound passe? Sounds old to me. Do folks now use the word 'virtual' instead?)

Plus, writing is a really good habit. Its therapeutic and allows me to take a step back from doing my life and live it instead. I think about what I've learnt today. Everyone learns new stuff everyday, just that when we get too absorbed with doing life we don't realise what we've learnt and what the reason was that today was important. Through contemplating about content to write, I figured what was most important to me today and prioritised that to present to you. And this is why I think writing is so valuable.

During the contemplation phase I was, of course, rummaging through my drawer of old brog posts to weigh which topics are important to me. Here I noticed something interesting that Google did with Blogger. It wasn't a new feature I bet, but before I just didn't bother to look. 

I found it very informative that Blogger is now tracking for me which of my posts are better reads than the rest, and the number of you guys that found your way to each of my posts either through a search engine, or other avenues. (Maybe I DO have fans after all!) And now I know you guys are most interested in my Browhaus Brow Resurrection review and Doraemon.

Lady Rainicorn thanks you. And so do I!

I've managed to dupe you into becoming my site traffic. Though I maintain that I write mainly for myself, it's always good to have you come round to visit! Stay as long as you like, make yourself feel at cyber-home.

So long as I don't become senile and lose my entire vault of vocabulary (pretty small vault to begin with), I will write!

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Paws-to-Ponder: Don't forget to smile today :)

"Don't forget to smile today it's an important thing to do.
Go on be an imbecile today the World smiles back at you. :) "

I.M.H.O. I'm the worst kind of morning person, the sort that snaps at anything and anyone but mostly internally inside my head. I gripe.. Everyday.. A lot.. In my head..

Everyday before I start my morning I have to make myself take a deep breath and psyche myself to get into the groove. Each time I pass someone I give a tiny smile, and each time I pass someone friendlier I give a big one. My hardworking office cleaning aunty gets my biggest smile. Apologetically I do miss out some, but I do try not to.

Some days when I feel like it, everyone gets a big smile. 
And then everyone smiles back... Well almost. Some people are simply less adept in the smiling department.

This habit is much ingrained in me as I grew up. I used to take terrible pictures so Nagalot told me to go practise my smiles in the mirror. This made me a huge vainpot but I also taught myself that when I believed I was happy I would feel it. Because body shapes mind and mind shapes body.

I think smiling is the best way to start my day. No harm in smiling a little extra.
Sometimes when I smile, I manage to deceive myself that work is a little more fun to do. 
Sometimes when I smile, people smile back and tell me they feel a little cheered up seeing me being jolly in the morning.

And this is, my friends, what you call Magic.
F.O.C. Magic. Fun Magic.
And it truly works!

So don't forget your smiles today! :)

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Life is Fe-Fe-Fe-Irony

Tonight I nurse my ulcer, it's now a funny colour.
It hurts me when I talk, so I think I'd rather not.

I start a new brog entry, to earn myself a penny.
And tell you something hairy, that makes me not so merry.

I bought a brand new mattress, it's thickness is the fattest.
From a humble and honest brand - it's made by Maliland.

The mattress is very firm so I don't have to squirm
To get a good position, to sleep in good condition.

But the mattress is very high, to it Nagalot decries.
She thinks it's very strange, and wants me to exchange.

I kept it stubbornly, and enjoy it with glee.
But just when all was well, my bed starts to rebel.

It's frame suddenly collapsed, and made my anxiety relapse.
Like in a conspiracy - Oh life is irony!

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Paws-To-Ponder: There is Always A Way

Don't distress, don't stress.
Don't despair, it's within repair.
Think through, think thorough.
Be creative, find alternatives.
It's going to be okay, there is always a way. 

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The Boring Ang Bao Box

Goodness gracious me, my brog entries are so boring!

And so are the DIY ang bao box ideas we have online!

These are, of course, really irrelevant topics. But we can still draw some far-flung association on the two topics - they are both boring really boring subjects and no one cares!

Just because its DIY doesn't mean its Special. The world could do with one or two less ang bao boxes bearing resemblance to tiered wedding cakes. God, they are boring!

With designs on the internet being so dry...... it's making me thirsty.

But not like I can help it, I'm outta fresh ideas too! 

Oh the Uninspiration. Oh what's a Poser to do...?

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