Monday, 3 August 2009

Weather: HCM is generally sunny, with a light drizzle in the early evening
Mood: Generally happy, with a tinge of sadness before bedtime (Fren, I remember you said that bedtime is for sleep only, so I try to cheer up and sleep :P)
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I had a good weekend and today is Monday again :P

Its a busy Monday, as usual, because I have an ongoing tender to prepare, and other small enquiries to follow. Office is still very very quiet, though there are more ongoing tenders (for M&E) now. Work and life in Vietnam is always like this: slow, light-hearted and friendly. Even when we face deadlines and difficulties, we still have time to eat, chit chat and laugh. Vietnamese's moods are not dampen by deadlines or crisis > this is one thing I like about being in Vietnam: less stress, more quality life and time.

I spent the whole day reading specs, chatting with frens and colleagues, playing UNO with Geri (so so so fun!!!). Its not a super productive day, but I have a new idea to modify my specs. Ah....modify specs = I do design and specifications for some consultants and they use this to present to Owner and integrate into the tender documents.

Anh is very cooperative today. He sms to tell me that he is going to Dong Nai province and will be back after 6pm. Haha, finally my dinosaur 'learns' > must keep each other informed. Because we tend to meet after work everyday, for dinner and chit chat, hence when one of us is late from work, we need to inform > this minimizes waiting time and frustration. Somehow, we have fallen into a domestic cycle, the feeling is very comfortable and smooth now.

I had pasta for dinner with a new book: "Thanks for the memories" by Cecelia Ahern (thanks to Geri and Jon for this birthday book). Dunno why, these days I love pasta and pizza...and I have to spend extra time in the gym because of all the carbo and calories from them!!! Passed by ice-cream shop and I got 2 tubs of ice-cream too, yummy yummy ^^

Anh came back from Dong Nai and we had ice-cream with icewine. Now now now...icewine is really nice, its sweeter than red wine, and goes very very well with desserts. Hahaha :) Under my coaching, Anh has more appreciation for wine now (he used to drink beer only). In Vietnam, most people like to drink beer or Vietnamese wine; red and white wines are not very popular now.

After Anh went home, I feel a bit bit sad. I love my life now, I like the routine too, I even enjoy staying alone. Of course, I miss my family and frens in Singapore. But to think of it, I have really adapted to the life in VN, and other than my immediate family, a few close cousins and friends, I have virtually lost touch with all other people in Singapore. I have even lost touch with the happenings in Singapore.

Mummy always says, "My pig pig has nothing to worry. She should be one of the happiest person in the world." Sigh, but I am a human, and every human has problems. As I get older, I realized life cannot be without sadness/tears, but what I can do is: minimize sadness and maximise happiness.
<心事的房子> -- 张小娴
"心情原来也可以沉淀。如许心事，渐渐会化为傻气的泪水，化为酒后脸上的微红，甚至化作一种深度。试问又有哪一个有点智慧的人是没有心事的? 心事是一个人那幢虽然残破却舍不得放弃的房子。"

A little note for today: I recalled curling up on the sofa with Anh after ice-cream, and I suddenly asked him, "Why you love me?" Hehehe, Anh replied, "Em ah, we have been together for almost 2 years, and now em ask anh why anh love em ah?" Hehhehe, actually we know the answer, but its just a silly 'game' that I like.
<女人的花冠> - 张小娴
"许多女人都玩过这个明知故问的 ‘游戏’: 你知道这个男人喜欢你，他看你的眼神总是含情脉脉。他什么都抢着替你效劳。他随传随到，不传也到。他爱跟你消磨时光。他每晚都打电话来跟你聊天，好像一天里就是等待这一刻......然而，他却从来不说喜欢你。
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终于，他情深款款地说: ‘我喜欢你。’
就在他剖白的那一刻，你对着电话筒甜甜地笑了。
和他玩这个游戏，只是想听他说爱你，这是女人小小的虚荣。这小小的虚荣的一刻，是爱情放在一个女人头顶上的美丽花冠，在记忆中永不凋谢。"