being rinnah

One of my colleagues commented on Tuesday that the loose spaghetti top I wore that day could pass off as pregnancy wear. I was quite tickled by this because I’d thought the exact same thing too when I looked into the mirror! Tsk. Raging hormones because of you-know-what-time-of-month. At any other time I’d have been offended. LOL. But yeah, it’s a tiny reminder that I won’t be getting any younger with each passing month. Bleh. I have relationships and babies on the brain. Not good!

That day was also Earth Awareness day and I was over at Menara Citibank for lunch. I think it’s so cool that Citibank encouraged their employees to wear green and bring their recyclable stuff to exchange for a small potted plant. How come my company didn’t take the initiative for such things? I like how Google designs such cool themes for every occasion - they’re never left out!

I *thought* I’d lost a wee bit of weight lately. Maybe all the extra-curricular activities are paying off! The scale kindly showed me a 2 pound loss and I managed to fit into a pair of khakis that I’d not worn in over 2 plus years today. Mentioned as much to my mom, who promptly replied, “Where got lose weight? Still fat what.”  (-_-)” Talk about demotivating! I protested and pointed to the facts that did not lie - e.g. the scale. So mom went and qualified her earlier statement with, “But then hor, if you’re not slim and slender like the actresses on tv then I feel you’re still fat lor.” *rinnah smacks her own forehead* Yes, and not forgetting the legion of aunties who perenially delight in torturing me by commenting each time we meet, “Ah girl ah, you put on weight! So got boyfriend or not? Faster go find one…” or snidely remarking to my mom that I’ve grown fat. Where got? *pout pout pout*

Someone stop me. I’m doing it again. Bah. And no, I’m not going to elaborate further because it’s very, very silly. *red-faced* Cannot confess even here!

Anyways, I was feeling rather restless last night that I decided to work off my excess nervous energy by hopping onto the exercise bike to trek to nowhere. Which was precisely what happened. I got nowhere on the stationary bike and it didn’t help all that much because I didn’t get that nice ‘rubbery legs’ feeling that happens when I’ve really, properly worked out. Which was strange because I’d pushed myself a bit harder than I normally would - upping the pace and the resistance for over 40 mins. Didn’t even wake up with achy feet / legs this morning, which for me is like, “Whoa! What’s going on here?” Did someone replace my body parts without my knowing it ala Bionic Woman? (Though that would be somewhat cool. Heh. Yesh, I know my pseudo-geek roots are showing. *quickly hides it again before anyone notices*)

Have a seminar to attend tomorrow morning, which means an early night in for me. I intend to leave the office sharp-sharp today, and I know I can because I just sent off my last outstanding project for the week to my boss via email like 15 minutes ago. So, I’m just procrastinating for a while before I buckle down to work on the next project, which I foresee will take up much of this month and next as well. That’s not counting the many adhoc thingies that tend to land on my table. (Like the bills to pay that were just foisted on me.)

Although I’m still feeling restless (shades of cabin fever?) I kinda like being in this state, cos it’s like being in the zone and I’m getting (other) things accomplished. Guess work is the best thing to keep my mind occupied and not wander off to *that* subject, which makes me do stupid things.

*sticks tongue out* See? Silly stuff personified.

Today is company t-shirt day! Every Friday, the company asks us to wear a company t-shirt to enhance corporate identity and to make the staff feel a sense of ‘belonging’ to the company. I don’t mind it at all, as the tee is so much more comfortable than office attire but I just wish it wasn’t so… blue! It’s a striking shade of blue that is impossible not to recognize and I can spot other colleagues a mile away. Okay I exaggerate a little but you can spot them two streets away - it’s that bright a blue. On the LRT today I counted no less than 4 blue t-shirts (excluding me). We were all on the same train, then all walked straight to the office building like good little worker bees.

I have decided to christen one of my colleagues McDee because man, he can wallop a lot! Almost like eating for two. A full McValue Meal set, one Sundae and an extra fries. Most people don’t finish their fries but this guy needs an extra order of fries! Amazing. But what’s even more funny is that after lunch, McDee announced to us that he was out of lipstick and needed to stop by Guardian. I hope he meant lipbalm, because lipstick is just too… mind-boggling to imagine!

Oh and coincidentally today was also the first-ever company t-shirt day for Dad. So it’s father / daughter matching day. Hehehe.