last week, i survived the college's family day. being surrounded by many 'overconcern' wives... (heee... mangkali dorang takut sy mengurat hubby dorang) asking weather i have bf or not and when i will be married. wah! i felt the love! (i hope, this is sarcastic enough!). but, yeah, in reality and especially in Dusun's culture, a woman in never successful enough if she's single approaching the age of 30. i'd say, i don't give a cent thinking of that, but, that'd be a lie.. i do think about it. but, for whatever it worths, i wont rush to marriage just because of the pressure or the opinion pending it. most importantly, His plan for me... if i can serve Him better being single, so be it.
and another disaster.. i lost my 100 ml brand new (only over a month) Giorgio Armani (Armani Code). well, yeah... this is a good reason for me to buy another bottle of parfume (i've been eyeing Burberry-Touch). but, i am way too broke at the moment for expensive indulgence. maybe i forgot the Code at Santubong Resort last weekend (family day)...so, today, i wear my old reliable Estee Lauder 'pleasures' (been wearing it for more than 4 years now). i switched to Gio, because pleasures seems not to adhere as good as before. hormonal changes, i guess.. sometimes, it is good to change for something new, but the old reliable trusted one will always be there to stay.
over the weekend (saturday nite) i went for an engagement party in Kota Samarahan. a christian Bidayuh ceremony. what i love the most was the 'nasihat menasihat' part. ie: the future-parents in law for both sides gave advice/ wishes to their respective daughter/ son in law. it was for me so endearing (eventhough, i have difficulty in understanding the language. esp Serian's Bidayuh. np, with the iban). i asked the nearest 'tayung' to translate it for me (after a while, a bunch of eldery ladies eagerly translated the whole speech to me). between their giggles and laughters and diffused translation, i think i managed to captured the essence off their advises.
and on sunday afternoon, (after deciding no TV on weekends.. too much TV nowadays) i read (or rather re-read) Jodi Picoult's "Perfect Match" ( i think, this is the least sentimental of her book.. the characters are not thoroughly evolved.. the ending abrupt and it doesnt make my mind works the way her other books did. and i have the sense she wrotes the book in haste.. ntah). a good read anyway.. then, i totured myself reading the latest issue of 'personal money' (yeah.. i subscribed to that mag). the feeling of "bodohness" being almost 28 with no significant saving/ asset for my name. ahhhhh... i take comfort in Hiro Tan's (the man behind Rotiboy) saying "success is achieving what you want to achieve without compromising on your beliefs, principles and values".. so far, i've had what i trully wanted.. now... the one million.....
so, i think, despite all the miserable things happened last week, i did quite good (trying to cheer myself up...)
