what was that?

I found this scribbled on a piece of tissue paper as I was throwing out a bunch of things:

"Anyone perfect can be lying..

Anything loved can be lost

Anything plain, can be lovely"

I'm not sure where I found/heard/saw this and I'm a tad lazy to put effort to do a quick search though. I just thought it was quite interesting and at times true.

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It felt like I had something to talk about but my mind refuses to cooperate now. I guess it wants whatever it is to be a secret for now.

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And this song popped into my head: Diary by Bread

september, you love me don't you?

A day in bed (literally) does wonders:

1.) AHA! moment for a surprise/gift - My creative juices for gift giving has for some time been reduced to a drip or a squeeze once a month. This means, monthsaries are reduced to a card-giving routine or a movie-and-a-dinner extravaganza, if any. Sigh. Anyway, my trusty laptop, slow wireless connection and comfy bed led me to the city's entertainment centers listing. A few misses and I eventually clicked at Air Combat Zone. I'm not a big fan of shooting games or military/aircraft related stuff but someone is. From the description, we'll be aboard an F/A-18 Hornet air combat flight simulator. I just hope he does like it. :$

2.) Calculating September budget - I have yet to save a penny from my income so I typed up a budget. So far, it's been as laughable as my new year's resolution. Aside from my monthly bills that I have acquired, it's my mom's and my brother's birthday. I promised my brother that my gift will be putting an alarm on his car and my mom is hinting that she wants the same shoes I have. Aside from that, I haven't had a chance to treat the whole family for a dinner which is a must when someone in the family gets a job. Errr. So today, I was convinced budgets won't work for me. At least not this year.

3.) Recover - After three days of 12 hour shifts, I finally had a chance to sleep in and relax. Even though I've been leaving work late just in time to have a quick bite, a few minutes of much needed venting/conversation with anyone who would listen and 4-6 hours of sleep, I'm generally happy. This would be my life now and I need to adjust now and stop bitching and complaining every chance I get. Sure, there will be bad days, but hopefully good days will shadow those and all will be well. Daily mantra: life is good. *repeat x times*

Because of above reasons/excuses I missed on doing other things including: cleaning my room, 3 loads of laundry, getting a haircut, calling friends to make appointments to catch up.

I'll leave you with: Closer by Travis and Why Does It Always Rain On Me by Travis (I've been humming/singing these two songs out loud while working. Haha)

it's only words

I had to settle for this part of the garden because there were too many mosquitoes on the other side. I want the same ones in my future garden.

I've been wanting to go to this exhibition - Chinese Lantern Festival.

Everything was hand made and they looked great at night.

The entrance fee was a tad expensive but it was worth it.

I've been here for 9 years and this is the first time I've been here.

Even though I get sooo tired from work, I still try to go out during the days I'm off. We still have a lot on our list of places to visit and restaurant to dine in while trying to stay in budget. I've been working for two months now and I don't have any savings to show for. Sigh. Ah, money. As someone told me, worry about debt later because no matter what you do, you'll always be in debt. I guess that's one way of looking at it. :D