LiM|tEd AnG pOws

it's getting lesser year by year and for once, i'm more concerned with the number of ang pows, rather than the stack of colourful papers (or notes) stashed inside them.

this could only mean one two things: i'm not meeting a lot of people during the new year, or the value of money is not as important to me anymore.. but i digress for a while, i do admit that i see money as VERY IMPORTANT element of survival, especially in singapore, so the second reason does not stand at all.

it is often true that they say how much money you get from your relatives meant how much they liked you (or maybe, see you, for some cases) if that's the case, i can very much conclude that my paternal grandma dislikes me alot.. :P but i don't care. she can take as much photos with her favourite granddaughter of the century and hurl money and gold onto that 'self proclaimed princess', so long as that grandma of mine does not take any dough (or money) from me, for not only i will turn her down, i might even give that princess a tight slap if i can (think grandma will be too old for my physical abuse, finding someone younger and of my age would be much more challenging) people at my dad's side can be a pain in my arse as they give astringent remarks to your dressing, make up, hair, shoes, skin colour, nails, body hair, whatever. you name it, they curse it.

reunion dinner wasn't on over THERE, so my family had a small one among ourselves, which i very much preferred, in case i might get choked while eating and listening to THEIR daily rantings.. actually i can fairly imagine how much they loathe us, just like how much i loathe them.. it's not difficult at all.. (think cockroaches, lumps of shit and homework) so much so that we have got to be chased away and brushed aside, so that THAT princess and THAT grandma can take an intimate photo together.. sometimes, regurgitation seems too mild a reaction.

to think i was still worrying over what to wear and what not to wear on which day with which pair of earrings or which pair of slip-ons with which eyeshadow and eyeliner. actually, why bother when no one actually ever looks at you? nevertheless, i dressed up to the nines anyway, for my own recreation.. 苦中作乐.. hah, pathetic eh?

day one passed by extremely fast, the only great part was when we got to my maternal granny house.. can sleep or slack and do whatever we want.. over at THAT side, we could only be a bimbo (smile and sit up straight, eat or watch tv, giving nonchalant answers to stupid questions).. i love my maternal granny, i hate the other one. simple as that, if she can practise favouritism, so can i.

today was boring, i woke up late.. actually not really late, about 9am, but it's already VERY late in my dad's view.. dressed up and put on make up, went to some coffee shop to have breakfast, and go home.

i should have known not to put on makeup, i thought we were going visiting or wad.. damn it.

spent the afternoon playing mahjong, i've lost quite a substantial amount of money, $2.50 to be exact.. you might be thinking that i'm crazy, $2.50 isn't alot at all.. but think, every game is ten cents, i've lost at least 20 times.. :(

i'm very disturbed by the fact that i have 4 e learnings to complete this week, and a project deadline next week, which my group hasn't started at all.. trust the teachers to give us homework this week, while they are enjoying themselves and only have to mark our work next week (that's if they ever sneak a peek at it and mark it, which we will ever know).. they'll just make us do and submit, do and submit, do and submit, and the list goes on.

i just had my lunch at 2.30 and i'm having dinner soon. argh. i hate food sometimes.

will upload more pics later, i promise. :)

so long. happy new year to all peeps and enjoy your holiday!