In Motion

I like looking at pictures of pretty girls on Facebook. Sometimes the girls themselves aren't especially pretty, but they're all dressed up for prom night or whatever event, so they're still eye candy. =P And then I look at myself and sigh. I want to be pretty too, and I know that with makeup and contacts, I can look fairly decent. There's even a saying that goes "there are no ugly girls, just lazy ones". But makeup is too time-consuming. I just CAN'T at this point in my life stare at a mirror for 10-15 minutes challenging my fine motor skills painting my face. By nature, I dislike anything tedious. Besides, with my sensitive skin, I don't really fancy clogging up my pores with who knows what chemicals. I've read articles that talk about how makeup dries up your face, and my facial skin really doesn't need anymore dehydrating tqvm. Women of the world who have perfect skin, be grateful and never take that for granted. You don't even ha...

Am only Youtubing the FIFA World Cup official songs now, a few days after the end of the World Cup. I'm hopeless, I know. xD Believe it or not, I totally missed out on the craze because I'm an IPG teacher trainee, and internship is no joke. Listening to the songs makes me feel like I should've watched at least ONE match though. =P Oh well. Maybe I can play "The World is Ours" in class one of these days and let my kids have a bit of fun. ;)

Today I had an interesting conversation with a guy after church. He was graduating this year and planning to marry his long-term girlfriend in four years' time. When I asked why he wanted to wait that long, he said it was because of financial reasons - he wanted children straight away and he needed to make sure that he had enough money to support a family first. I've heard this argument quite a bit, with variations here and there.Waiting for a better location, for a better job, etc. And I disagree, for the following reasons (please don't read this in my judgmental tone =P, I'm trying to be logical, and I'm speaking from experience here) : 1. Girls usually don't want to wait THAT long for a statement of commitment, especially if you've graduated and started working already. 2. There's no guarantee she's going to stick around for another four years. It might not be her problem - you may find out that you're growing in separate directions...

I've been musing lately about the way my life has taken a pretty sharp turn. Ever since I was a kid, I never imagined anything other than being anywhere but in Malaysia, having a stable job and 2 or 3 kids (and a dog!) with a husband who shares my (very unambitious) vision. I've always assumed I wouldn't be rich, and that I'd work in the civil service because I love teaching that much. And then life happened, got a boyfriend who was studying in the States, boyfriend turned into husband, and tada, change of plan. I think that by now, I should accept that if there's anything that CANNOT be planned out in advance, it's life. So here I am, with (potentially) no job, a huge debt and an uncertain, unpredictable future for the next few years at least. With this rug pulled out from under my feet, I can only choose to hold on to God's promise that He has plans to prosper me, not to harm me, and to give me a hope and a future. And that all things work togethe...