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"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy..."
'Enough sleep and tv makes Grace a happy girl!'
Hello Hello! The bummer is back! Back to lazy days, back to holidaying mode, and back from Batam! heh. Truth is, for the past past weeks or so, until recently, lack of snooze time have turned me into a grouch (probably coupled with pms). What to do... I'm not a morning person. To wake up and start coaching at 8am every morning needed some getting used to, and I love the night too much to turn in early. Plus those kids used to really drive me up the wall. Now that I'm better adjusted, it's also great that I'm not working as often in the cathay, honestly. I stone less, and there's more brain activity. More time spent with the tv watching christmas-themed movies to soak up the holiday mood. Not too long ago, the 'sleep-deprived' me ran dry of humor and quirk to blog, so naturally, I'm back with a vengeance~
I saw two posters that I deem very appropriate for sleep-deprived people, especially when one has to battle sleep demons in a non-existent shop, stone for 9 1/2hrs straight after a morning session of coaching. I constantly had this vision of using toothpicks to keep my eyelids from drooping, or perhaps drawing 'fake eyes' on my eyelids may work just as well.
This sign was put up at Changi Airport's foodcourt and I think it's really wacky... it spent a couple of days on my hp's 'wallpaper-of-fame' to serve as a reminder of not falling asleep on the job. I'm meant to be a guard dog on duty to take charge of this pathetic shop.
Warning: The next picture might look pretty scary and it's not for the fainted-hearted.
Oh what the hell, if they can put it up on the bus stop as advertisement, it must be rated 'PG' at least. BE AFRAID, BE VUHRY AFRAID!
Haha. Isn't it wacky in a scary way? This depicts the toothpick technique to hold up one's eyes pretty well. Fyi, it's an advertisment for wasabi-flavored potato chips - meant to keep one awake. heh heh heh. Just what I needed.
Right. So I just got back from Batam. Usually, any holiday trip drains all energy out of me. But not this one. This is one of the most leisure trip I've ever been on. Bummer loves. There is definitely ample rest. In fact, it's like the battle of the snoozes with my fellow roommates. For once, I'm not the last to wake up. muahahahaha...
On the first day we arrived, we had our hand on various sports:
Table Tennis - alas, I've failed my dad. He was such a good tabletennis player, he won my mother's heart. I couldn't even bat the ball to save my life - How can I measure up to our olympic champ, limin, and interclass champion, jan? Jolene does make a good table tennis partner and mentor despite my ineptness.
Snooker - which I nearly lost to first-timer PQ. That girl has beginner's luck, I tell you. hahaha..
After shopping for some dirt cheap groceries, we had dinner at the dearly missed authentic A&W (with root beer float, of course, and other diner's curly fries) and then... ..
It's been a long time, Mr. A&W.
ROOOoooooooT Beeeeeeeer~~(and then....I can't remember what cos blogger deleted the next part of my post. But this I remember....)
On the 2nd day on Batam island, there was the closest shave I've ever encountered with a serious accident (i think.. for now). Jan was sitting behind me in a twin jetski and let's just say the speed was too fast for either me or pq (aka the driver of the other jetski) to handle. Our paths converged before either of us had time to react. I just remembered over the course of the next few millisecs after we greeted each other, my initial smile turned into utter dread when I see the jetski heading in our direction and I only had enough time to widen my eyes... Next moment both jan and I were thrown into the water. I remembered my mind was a complete blank when I was underwater. Then I surfaced... Utter relief. I looked up at our jetski, spotted jan missing.. My heart dropped literally. Then I turned and saw jan surfaced... - I was so so so so absolutely relieved, I started laughing at our 'luck'. If you call it luck that is. I think we are both saved by grace. Fortunately, jan prays frequent enough. Thanks. (after that was the same old same old.. bridge, mahjong, drink, relax and sleep.. the usual holiday stuff.. nothing too exciting nor life-changing)
And this is why nobody will ever trust me the wheel if I pass my driving test next fri. Will Shuangru, 'my-amazing-race-asia-season-3-partner-to-be', have faith in me? Most importantly, will I have faith in her and fall asleep while she drives? Even lagi importantest, will we get selected? muahahhaha. Satay tuna. Stay tuned, that is. Remember to clear whichever roads I'm driving along. If you want to be included in the sms list of my traveling path details, leave me a message.
