Hits and misses

Please pardon this incoherent entry as I’m just trying to do a quick update for my dear friends and will probably disappear for another calendar month before my next entry. I’ve not found the time, mood and words to blog because there had been a couple of visitors to London (I’m happy to see them of course!!), my weekdays and weekends became mysteriously packed with social engagements and I am quite repulsed by the whole idea of writing because I have begun on my thesis and I am struggling to harvest as many drops of lyrical sense from my over-taxed brain as it is.

The whole concept of women using more words than man on a daily average is just biased and pure nonsense. If it is true, I must have a man’s brain wired in a female body or maybe there is a vernacular leakage somewhere that needs to be addressed. Thank goodness I didn’t take literature at O levels or I would never have survived back then.

Okay, here are the updates before I digress and stop making any sense.
1. Proms
Prom season is finally over. Kind of glad that I have had a fill of proms this year, thanks to YS for researching and picking the best of the lot. Now I can leave London without regret. Did book a couple more performances for the coming months but have to give up 2 shows because of some last minute holiday plans coming up.

2. Friends/ Ex-colleagues Visit
DN visited 2 weeks ago and although I had to work, it was fun catching up with her and having her here in London again for the third time. I also managed to see HP who came all the way down from Cambridge it seems like I only get to see him whenever DN is in town. An ex-colleague was here on business last week and we met up for two days. We weren’t very close when I was working there thus I was surprised that we managed to find lots of things to chat about during his visit. I think my friendship sector must have been highlight this month in my astrology chart as I managed to get in touch with many people whom I’ve not heard from for some time. The only person I’ve neglected is LP.*sorry* Her mom invited all her friends over for dinner but I couldn’t go because I’ve already booked a show with DN. From all the raving reviews I gathered her cooking was heavenly and it’s my great loss.

3. Auntie-ism
I’ve got friends commenting that I’m becoming very auntie because I tend to treat my friends like children, tending to their every need. *roll eyes* I must clarify that I only do that to the people I care about immensely. For instance, dear old friends from secondary school… hahaha…. Okay, maybe I was a bit overboard with DN. *grins* I guess it’s not a bad thing to pamper my friends, and I believe some of them quite enjoy the pampering, but I do agree with DN and AQ that there should be a limit. So I’ve started making a conscious effort to limit my pampering, hoping that it does not evolve unconsciously into mothering, or worse, smothering my poor friends.

4. MX visit and cancelled plans
I still can’t believe that this is going to be true but MX can finally make it to London in 2 weeks time!! We’ll be taking a short trip to Cornwall and we’ll be staying in a cottage near St Ives which I heard has a beautiful beach nearby and within driving distance to Lands End and Eden Project. Our intention is to make this a slow and easy trip so that our batteries can be fully recharged and I hope MX will get a chance to relax before his next job appointment. It’s nice that his visit will coincide with the mid autumn festival and we can also take this opportunity to celebrate our 1000 days as a couple. Sometimes I think it’s quite a miracle for someone like me who doesn’t have faith in LDR to have survived these 2+ years. It wouldn’t have been possible without MX’s commitment, assurances and support and his presence in my life has been one of the best things that had ever happened to me. When I think of him now, the feelings I have for him is not only of love but also of gratitude. I guess when a relationship matures, there will always be a part of us that wants to say thank you to the person who has been putting up with our good and bad ways and loving us for who we are.

Okay, I’m not getting any mushier than this.

Will be away in 2 weeks time, not sure when I'm going to write again, but please be assured that this blog has not been abandoned. =) Thanks for reading. Ciao.