:: $$ part III ::

Yes, just when I was about to close the chapter on dollars, I received the good news.
Stipend is in.
The other good news was the cancellation of classes today and the following week.
No celebration yet for I have an article to write, a research paper to think about and a novel to pen.
I shall retreat to my private world.
Along with beloved lappie, a starbucks coffee and a good view.
I pretty much enjoy spending time alone. Beats me why.
Maybe what bestie said was true. Im in my 'Zen' period.
Seeking solace, reaching the inner soul. I loike. Ceh.

My guilt trip to the temptation island, I recalled, was pretty much like a battle between the good and the evil.
Location : Jurong Point (as pathetic as it sounds)
I had to kill time before Pilates which was of course great - the abdominal exercises.
I became the 'object of demonstration' yet again.
Simply because I positioned myself in the front row.
Its not really vanity or narcissism - its more to that I am short-sighted. :(
D, you must be proud of me.
Apart from adding Lancome's Miracle and Elizabeth Arden's Revealed into my perfume collection as well as some daily essentials, I managed not to splurge unnecessarily.
So the remaining amt goes to my beloved self-made accountant mum who is already calculating my expenses. Hmm.

I smiled myself silly as I was reading the first few text messages that the man sent when we got acquainted months back.
Courtship days (if you can walk down memory lane and recollect the early moments of your rela) are, I presume, an unforgettable experience for many of us.
From the first eye contact to the harmless flirting, its as if you have taken a love ecstasy pill - you get 'high' for no reason and became the unsuspected victim of Cupid's arrow.
These special moments held bittersweet memories.
Somehow along the way, as the rela. progresses deeper - everything becomes too familiar, too comfortable. Leading to the usual, 'taking each other for granted'.
But I guess, in every rela., you have to grow with one another.
Embracing the changes, braving the storms.
I am all sappy.
Yes, the folks are celebrating their 23rd anniversary tomorrow.

Take it from the previous generation.
Like the dad mentioned. 'Initiating/Starting a relationship is the easiest. But maintaining it is altogether another matter.'

I am overwhelmed with gratitude.