Wednesday, January 25, 2006

what's in a name

"you don't know my name, will you ever know?" - alicia keys (you don't know my name)


recently my friend surprised me by making a strange query... he asked me what was my full name.

yes he's a friend i've known for 2 years who i actually talk to fairly often and no apparently he never knew what was my name other than jo.

this is interesting...

i always introduce myself as jo (unless it's a formal setting) and most people call me jo. i guess it never occured to a lot of people to even ask me what was my full name.

but it did occur to some...

this is all rather fascinating...

so i decided to ask another guy friend of mine who i talk to rather regularly. well he got my name down ('coz i mean you need to have a name to add to a contact list in your phone book right?) but he was stumped bout my last name.

another girl friend of mine who i meet up regularly was clueless. then again i don't know her last name either.

and i know that there are some other friends who i email and chat with all the time who don't know my full name as well or perhaps just forgotten.

i'm beginning to think that other than people who i've worked with or those who have known me for ages or have my mailing address, most other people probably don't know my full name.

sure we may hang out and have fun or talk and share often such that they know a whole lot bout me and my life except for the lil basic things... like my name.

but is it really important anyway?

well if you do know my full name, there's no need to broadcast it... i prefer to be just jo.

Wednesday, January 18, 2006

till the water runs dry

"let's don't wait till the water runs dry" - boyz II men


there's officially something wrong with the taps in the office. they just can't get it right.

it's one of those taps where you press and then it automatically stops after a while.

so at first it was all normal. normal such that no one complained and the tap wasn't a topic of washroom conversation.

and then a few of us began to notice that the tap was taking a wee bit too long to stop automatically. sure we wasted a bit of water but it didn't bother me too much. apparently it did to someone 'coz soon later i realised that the taps were tweaked.

now the taps stopped automatically really quick. and by that i mean that you can't even wash both hands at the same time. no siree. the tap would stop the second after you pressed it.

it was ridiculous. i missed rubbing my hands together under the running water.

apparently someone must have complained again... 'coz now i can wash both hands under the running water. heck i could even go into a cubicle, do my thing, come out and still have the water running. in fact, i don't think the water actually stops at all... i could take a bath under that... assuming i fit in the sink...

Thursday, January 12, 2006

please don't rain on my parade

"i'm only happy when it rains, i'm only happy when it's complicated" - only happy when it rains (garbage)


it's been raining cats and dogs for practically the whole day for the last week.

i think the rain is putting a damper on my mood.

i've never considered myself to be a real sunshine kinda girl in the sense that i'm not all always chirpy and upbeat. i'm more of the sunset kinda girl...

but when it comes to my weather preferences, give me sunshine anyday. rain is just so depressing.

let me count the ways:

1. you have to bother with cumbersome things like umbrellas
2. hems of jeans and pants get wet
3. it's easier to slip and fall flat on your face while wearing heels
4. traffic practically crawls
5. public transportation is a pain
6. buildings are crowded with people trying to escape the rain
7. it's all dark and gloomy even if it's mid-day
8. it gets chilly
9. forget all outdoor activites
10. all motivation to get out of the house is gone and all you wanna do is crawl into bed

oh how long will this last?

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

so does this mean i've become more stupid

"when she said don't worry, and you'll be fine, it's only a matter of time, a matter of time" - mother's prayer (mest)

i almost feel bad.

the day after a 3-day christmas weekend, i was on medical leave for being sicky poo.

and now a day after yet another 3-day weekend for new year, i'm out of commission once again. in fact i have medical leave for the rest of the week.

in case someone thinks i'm the real weakling, constantly under the weather, this is not true. this time i'm on medical leave 'coz of a wisdom tooth extraction.


it's been hurting me on/off for a while now but would subside soon after and i carried on with my busy life. but this time it was begging for attention.

i decided to make an immediate appointment and have it extracted. and oh my was it one huge ass wisdom tooth! i kept the tooth but i'll spare everyone the gory details. anyway i'll be trashing it... it gives me the creeps haha!

so right now i have a swollen left cheek, some level of pain and am reduced to eating soft foods.

this is not even counting the possibility that maybe i've become more stupid. they don't call 'em wisdom teeth for nothing do they?