That's why he's the one

Yesterday hubby sent and picked me up from work coz I was too weak to drive on my own. So while we were stuck in the horrible jam, he played a CD, with a song dedicated to me...

NOW AND FOREVER (Richard Marx)
Whenever I'm weary from the battles that rage in my head
You make sense of madness when my sanity hangs by a thread
I lose my way but still you seem to understand
Now and forever I will be your man

Sometimes I just hold you
Too caught up in me to see
I'm holding a fortune that heaven has given to me
I'll try to show you each and every way I can
Now and forever I will be your man

Now I can rest my worries and always be sure
That I won't be alone anymore
If I'd only known you were there all the time
All this time

Until the day the ocean doesn't touch the sand
Now and forever I will be your man
Now and forever I will be your man

So for those who have always wondered what I saw in my guy - this is one of the many reasons. Within his tough exterior and demeanour - lies his soft version, only for me to see.

What could have been..

Thanks to FB (that’s Facebook to the uninitiated), I found my batch mates from my flying days. Out of 30 of us, only five still remained with the airlines. All of them save one are now Chief Steward/ess. Which makes me think, I could have been one too. Instead, I have been everywhere, done a lot of things, did my degree and somehow still not satisfied with what I’m doing. Maybe I was best suited in the service industry. That was my forte, I enjoyed serving my passengers. Do I regret leaving the airlines? Maybe. Maybe not. I don’t really know for sure. What I do know is, life never turned out the way you planned. I will not play the “What If…” game. That will never get me anywhere. All I need to do is to take a deep breath and be happy where I am now.

Obsession Ain't A Good Thing

I've never been great at handling addiction. Be it food, or games, people or movies... When I was 'high' on "Lord of the Rings" (LOTR) the movie, I have been known to splurge good money on the action figures and other memorabilia. I saw the movie countless times in the cinema until I could recite the dialogue word for word. Heck, I was busy stalking cinema goers at most TGV cinemas (KLCC, 1U, Sunway Pyramid & Klang), trying to pry their LOTR ticket stubs out of their grubby hands that someone actually brushed me off with a dollar! Then I started seeing stubs everywhere and thought nothing of sticking my hand into the garbage bin as long as it meant I was one stub richer...

Then when I was enamoured by Mawi, I bought tickets to see the concert each week. I spent money again voting for him. Bought magazines that featured him and drove to KL one weekend just to take pictures with him...Thank God it ended when he married that floozie.

Now when I thought the worse was over, someone introduced me to Farm Ville and Farm Town, a game in Face Book. Before I knew it, I was busy harvesting at wee hours of the morning. As I don't have access to Face Book at work, I've been known to call my hubby to "harvest" my crops for me, lest they go to waste if I don't do it on time. On weekends, my housework would revolve around my 'crops'. I'd have a timer so that I knew precisely as what time my crops needed to be harvested. Still don't think I'm a basket case?

Just wait till you get an invitation from me to join Farm Ville and Farm Town...

Wake Up Call

Had lunch with the guys today and one of 'em brought along his friend who was in a coma & suffered a stroke. He's ok now but walks with a limp and does not have many friends due to his low self esteem. He used to work in Corporate Banking but now is under Admin. Asked my friend if he was married and my friend said no.

I immediately stopped feeling sorry for myself and counted my blessings. Yes, finances may be a bit tight now but at least I'm healthy. Hubby may not have a job but he loves me (in his own weird way) and helps me around the house.

So help me God if I start being whinny again...

VIP Treatment

Knowing I'll be immobile after the operation, I knew I needed hubby at the hospital to help me out. And the only way he can do this (hang around 24 hours a day) is for me to have a single room. Alas, all the single rooms were fully occupied. Only the upgraded (read-expensive) rooms were available. Ok, I had no choice. It's either cough up the extra dough or share a room with a perfect stranger. My recuperation period will be compromised if I didn't. So I said yes and boy, it's worth every penny! Newspapers were delivered in the morning (I could choose what I wanted), meals came with your choice of drinks (either soya bean, apple or guava juice or the usual coffee, tea or milo), ice cream for dessert (ok, it's not Haagen Daz or Baskin Robbins but which hospital ever serves their patients ice cream?), physio therapy was conducted in the room, I had limited Astro channels, individual air cond, different sheets, a comforter...the list goes on.

The best part was - upon being discharged, the nurses did everything for me - I didn't have to pick up my own medication from the pharmacy, I didn't have to go to the discharge counter and sign a bunch of papers...

So - apart from the pain of surgery, this was the best experience I ever had in a hospital!

I’m going under…

Yeah, have been guilty of not updating my blog but to those who either hear from me (via sms / over lunch or dinner), I guess you know what’s going on in my life. To cut a long story short, I will be admitted to Selangor Medical Center tomorrow – for a minor surgery involving my knee. I’m not worried so you shouldn't too.

Maybe with me recuperating at home, I’d be able to update all the good and bad news since I came back from Bandung…

Wish me luck for tomorrow!

A year older...

Today is my birthday. While I will not divulge my age, suffice it to say that this is one of the birthdays that has kept me tossing and turning in my sleep. Anyway - am having lunch with my dear friend, who made me birthday cupcakes. Will upload the pictures later...