Verves In Composition

I’m just thankful my last name in Chinese was never ‘Foo’ or ‘Fu’ or whatever that comes close.

I’m going to have to start repairing my shoes if I’m going to attain at least the literal part of the sentence….

Best foot forward.

What a way to start the new year, sorting out my heels and pumps so I can wear more of them.

I’m really lucky to be able to afford so many nice shoes.. and yet…
Urgh. Unfortunately, all my heels have really noisy effects after some wear and tear. The rubber just gives way and thus exposing the screw or metal part or whatever it is that makes my presence know when I walk down the stairs.

It’s unfortunate that one of the local heavily franchised stores famous for shoes (Yes we all probably know which store already since they have an outlet in every major shopping mall in the country) have really nice shoes but really LOUSY RUBBER ATTACHED TO THE HEELS. If any fellow company representatives of that store knows what I am talking about, please go do something about the rubber on the heels. You probably would even recognize some of your designs in the first photo.

I’ve got at least a dozen shoes to take to the cobbler when business resumes after the new year slog.

Does anyone know how much it will cost to just replace the rubber part?

It’s 2008!
Three hours left until the first day of the new year comes to an end in the Malaysian Time Zone. And I’ve spent the first few hours stoning away, partying and just recovering from the after-’syiok’
To much of my horror and surprise. I still have so much backlog events, to-dos, and god knows what to settle in the early of the year. The last few weeks of 2007 have just been abit too much for me to handle. The excitement, the sweeping changes, and adjustments that I had (and still, have) to make for myself and the people around me.
Asides from the fact that 2008 would mark my coming of age to being two dozen years old (which I am somehow not looking forward to) I HAVE SO MANY THINGS AT THE TOP OF MY HEAD AND A POST IT NOTE OF THINGS TO DO A MILE LONG! have some devoirs and duties that I need to settle and new commitments that I’m glad to be a part of.
But right now, I’ve got to clean out my desk, tear down unnecessary idol posters of my younger days from the walls, set a personal cup and coaster on my desk so I’ll drink more water, count how many pairs of high heels that need to be fixed and set a budget for it, write for practical charm, clear out dried up pens and nail polishes that are just doing more than collecting dust, recycle tonnes of used papers, wash bags that have not been used for ages and make good use of them, sort out the plastic and paper bags in the room, get rid of all the unnecessary casings and boxes, throw away bras with crappy padding and replace the current underwear drawer with a better one, wash every corner of where wall meets floor because my maid is a complete imbecile, attempt to fix my PS2, plan to get my Bah Kut Teh fix, sort out and recategorize my accessory collection, order new bust free bras, cook Lainey-cinno a chocolate mousse cake, write thank you notes, plan for my first trip overseas with girlfriends, save up for that trip to Turkey in 2009, Remind myself everyday to train for the next two Marathons for this year, pay up for hosting, open a new bank account, make sure that….. I just have alot to do.

My resolutions have just evolved into a to-do list. If there is a God….God help me.
Anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

There are people in this world, who expect you to relate to their situation when they are in need of a reason to let it all out.

Then there are people who practically force you to comply with action with pushy justifications and ‘guilt’ buttons.

Worse still they condone their own behavior towards you for something you didn’t do.Bear in mind, it’s really not about ‘Siapa termakan cili, dia yang terasa pedas‘ (Malay proverb for - He who eats chilli will taste it’s spicyness (fiery-ness))

However, with all this social ‘conditioning’ sometimes, where do you draw the lines between sincerity and conformity? I don’t mind giving a helping hand every so often, but what really is the point when at the end of the day, the people that you have helped don’t learn to stand on their own two feet? Even when it comes to friendship sometimes, gosh, you’re not being a real friend if you keep dragging your friend to wallow and drown in your misery.

Then again, I do have civic skills and I’m definitely born with a head and heart good enough to know that it’s not wise to leave the old lady crossing the street alone. I’m not some haughty nasty who just wants to stay out of your radar, you only have yourself to blame for the problems in your life.

Some of us were born lucky, but being born under a shiny star doesn’t mean you don’t encounter difficulty either. We’re human. Never perfect.
Forget perfectionism. Then again If you truly have a remarkable personality as you think you do (seen it all, done it all); A tough childhood, a disease, a maelstrom of bad luck does not ever entitle you to be an individual leeching of others when and as you see fit. (Neither when you have factual backup and credit that you are a great person) That’s just an excuse.

You never know if the person you are talking to has had seen more than your eye has met.

Seriously. Think about it.