politikus

i went for an interview for the post of Deputy Editor at a political e-magazine yesterday. had to fill a very very long form and also do an editing test as well as write a short article of your choice. i gave up after halfway filling the form and halfway editing the text.

1. politics is not my domain. i couldnt even remember the name of Malaysia's new Minister of Health (can't remember who replaced the infamous Chua Soi Lek!!).
2. the form was waaaay too long.

but honestly, if politics had been my domain, i wouldn't mind being a part of the team, coz they seem to be quite an interesting set up - hard-nosed journalists, fearless editors, a boss who was the COO of a major tv station. wow.

but i believe in trusting my gut instinct. so i don't regret not going through the whole interview process.

good luck to them! if our political scenario continues like it has done since the elections, they'll be getting a lot of new readers.

its the best of times, its the worst of times!

getting fit!

tuesday was an amazingly sunny day. was gonna take a walk in the park with significant other at about 6.30pm. unfortunately, it rained at about 5 something and the rain carried on until dusk. so there goes my walk!

but i've decided this year to do everything that i said i would. so we decided to go to the gym at the condo. was great. i did the skimaster ... okay for about 5 minutes!! then the bicycle and i dunno what you call it, but the machine that makes you do the hula hoop without the hoop!! oh and also the rowing machine, which i really like!

then, significant other (whom from now on i shall call Muddy Waters or MW, for short) ... taught me to do proper stretching exercises.

was great! i loved it and i think i'm gonna do it again tonight!

it's also nice to be doing something new with MW.

so far in our relationship, our activities have been eating out, movies, window-shopping, bookshop ... and the occasional gardening.

boring, boring, boring! no wonder we seem to be getting into arguments over little, petty things!

what we really needed was to spice up our love life!!

did i learn this too late? :-(

losing weight

for women, having a partner (boyfriend/husband) is really bad for your waistline. i think i have put on about 10kg since i started seriously dating my significant other in 2005. it's all those eating out - teh tarik, roti canai at 2am, nasi kandar, nasi lemak, fast food ... we hardly cook coz i don't have a kitchen and he doesn't have the time. he works nights mostly - being a musician, and i work days. so, eating out is more convenient than going shopping for groceries and cooking and cleaning ... just for a meal. we have NO time!

but enough is enough. i can't carry this extra weight. it's bad for my health and self-esteem.

so, this evening, am going for a walk in the park and has roped in significant other.

let's see how it goes!!

men are bizarre

my boyfriend says he needs space but why does he want to see me and call me almost everyday?

men are really bizarre. do they even know what they want?

Easter Hill Village: Some Social Implications of Design

am looking for this book. help ... anybody?

space to think, space to be

my significant other needs space ... to find himself. and much as it breaks my heart, i'm gonna give it to him.

he says he loves me but he feels inadequate; ie he's not good enough, for this relationship. he says he needs space to sort himself out.

and i do admit that we have been living in each other's pockets and sometimes we do rub each other the wrong way.

so, yes ... i shall give him that space he needs. if he wants to see me, he'll call me.

of course, when he said that he needed space although he loves me, i could only think of two things:

1. he's trying to break up with me gently - the 'it's not you, it's me', excuse.

2. he really does love me but he needs to sort himself out.

whichever way the pendulum swings, i do have faith in him. i do. very much. and i hope he knows this.

super sunday

didn't sleep a wink last night. met with significant other at the mamak's at abt 2pm. had very meaningful conversation. mainly work and politics. we successfully avoided talking about personal stuff; ie our relationship. that could either go well but could lead to a misunderstanding.

man u vs aston villa. 4-0 ... not being a football fan but amazing stuff from wayne rooney. no wonder he's a millionaire! jealousnyaa. too bad abt aston villa. used to live on trinity road, abt fifteen minutes from the aston villa stadium. never been to a game, unfortunately. i didn't have a life back then. ;-)

anyway, our song is coming along nicely. significant other is a composer. we hope to record the vocals next month. can't wait. the song is amazing, if i do say so myself! i wrote the lyrics. heheh. we're planning to have a listening party when it's done.

right now, at 10.10am on a lovely sunday morning, my niece, the irrepressible two-year old terror whom i shall call 'the jumpin' jellybean' who's now on the table dancing to the 'Baby Bop Hop'.

it's a madhouse. gotta go tesco.