Panda's coming to town?!

When I read this headlines in The Star : "Panda for Zoo Negara", I was horrified.

One of my future plans (in the unforeseeable future, but planned, nonetheless), is to visit pandas in their natural habitat (not in the zoo) in China. I think they look like real adorable creatures - and this has nothing to do with Kungfu Panda ok.

So, I should be elated they're gonna be in the neighbourhood, right?

Not exactly. Having heard stories about how our National Zoo is run and in what state it's in (although I have no way of verifying the stories unless I go and see for myself, but no way am I paying to enter a zoo with animals-who-are-not-there), I quite believe that the Chinese pandas will not be very happy here.

Please please, I hope the pandas don't come to our zoo. And if somehow or other, some moron actually approves of the pandas coming here, I pray and hope the pandas are hardy and strong-willed ones who will be able to defy all the odds of animals who have ended up in that sorry place in Ukay.

Swimming seems to be the sport to watch these days, with world records falling left right centre everyday.

A colleague said, "It's amazing. Our whole country's aiming for just one medal, any medal would do. And here's this one guy aiming for 8 gold medals for himself alone." Doesn't this just put so much perspective as to where our country's headed?

Finally, I get to upload my profile pic from my computer, instead of the hassle of hosting it somewhere. So there it is, the memorable pic of the prettiest I ever felt in my life (bimbo-nye), and the most ladylike I've ever been (I purposely got piercings just to take this pic ok).

At the moment, I'm busy reading this. I have this weird interest in the lives of the Boleyns. I find it amazing that women last time could cajole and cavort their ways to become the King's favourite mistresses - that it was a much-coveted title. And that fathers then, would allow their daughters to be traded like cattle. However, nothing beats Philippa Gregory's historical fiction writings on the Boleyn sisters. They are truly riveting.

Work's become quite a burden lately. I'm looking forward to Bangkok as much as I can. Nothing soothes the soul like massages and Thai food - and a great exchange rate! :)

Distant Dreamer

Although you think I cope

my head is filled with hope

of some place other than here ...

Although you think I smile

inside all the while

I'm wondering about my destiny ...

I'm thinking about

all the things

I'd like to do

in my life ...

I'm a dreamer

a distant dreamer

dreaming for hope

from today

Even when you see me frown

my heart won't let me down

because I know there's better things to come

And when life gets tough

I feel I've had enough

I hold on to a distant star

I'm thinking about

all the things

I'd like to do

in my life

I'm a dreamer

a distant dreamer

dreaming for hope from today

I'm a dreamer

a distant dreamer

dreaming for hope from today

Yeah I'm a dreamer

- Performed by Duffy, one of the most talented new artists to surface this year, in her Rockferry album, which is one of those rare albums where every song is beautiful. And have you seen her Mercy video? It was her voice on the radio that first caught my attention. After watching the video, I fell in love with her lack-of-nonsense, and her seemingly "oldies"-style. She has a great great voice. Get her album, youtube her and you'll see what I mean ;)

It has been an interesting week indeed.

Nat gave birth to little baby Anne! I popped by to see them a day after she was born, and boy, is she a cutie! Big eyes, prominent nose, thick pouty lips. She was sleeping throughout when I was there, and she looks real adorable ok :) And Nat says her natural delivery was completely painless - haha. Thanks to the epidural - the invention that has saved all of mankind. With the epidural, women will continue to give birth and mankind can continue to evolve :P Btw, Nat got married to CM 6 days before my own wedding - and she actually has something to show for it now, haha!

On the same day a bunch of us had dinner with Maris as she was leaving M'sia already. I gave her a pack of bak-kut-teh instant noodles and soup packets to bring home. She just got back from Perhentian Islands and was so tanned! But tan looks good on her :) One day, one day, I shall find the moo-lah to be able to travel to Estonia.

It's actually August now. Work in the office has piled so high that it's getting quite demotivating. But *takes deep breath*, I must set my sights on the goal, musn't I? Just drag myself to the finish line. I can and I will. My mind and will has always brought me where I want to be :)