Redid the layout + pics

Okay, so I didn't really redo it, I just got lazy and used one of Blogger's templates instead. Pleh. Never mind right, as long as the quality of the contents are as high and outstanding as they usually are? :P The old layout was rather nice but I think I played around with it a teeny bit too much and it got all screwed up and looked shit on Mozilla and I couldn't figure out how to fix it. Then I kinda left it for a while thinking it didn't look too bad on IE and most people use IE anyway but...erghhh the kiasu-ist in me just couldn't leave it alone. It has to look PERFECT!! And you cant go wrong with a template that Blogger made :)

I made cookies! And my ass doesn't look that big from the back *beams*

Valentine's Day is coming. And guess what?? For like the millionth year in a row, I will not be with my boyfriend on Feb 14th. It never really occured to me until just now, when I was sitting in the living room reading something in the Star about how maids have to have bank accounts now so that employers can't hold their salaries hostage. You know how half the story is on the front page and the rest is like twenty pages back?? So I was flipping through the paper and like on every other page were big huge ads telling people how "sweet" and "memorable" and "unforgettable" this Valentine's would be if only you bought this aircond/perfume set/maxis supplementary line/personalized mug/umbrella/t-shirt/handphone/slippers/underwear/toothbrush/toenail clipper for your significant other. Or even better! No need to buy any specific thing, just spend over RM300 and get a giant teddy bear for ONLY RM88.88.

Naturally this caused me to wonder how with all these "great deals" how people actually manage to choose Valentine's Day gifts for each other. Which caused me to think of the Valentine's Day gifts that I myself have gotten over the past. And the result of that brainstorm was this revelation that I cannot remember the last time I celebrated Valentine's Day with my boyfriend, whoever it was at the time. I was either single or attached but apart (ie we were both overseas). So...wow! Think of all the headaches I've been spared agonizing over which brand of underwear to get my bf to best express my eternal love for him! (Well actually if I really were going to buy him underwear I'd get CK underwear DUH because I love them no matter how many guys there are running around who have them already and are blatantly flaunting them by wearing superlow jeans >:( )

The reason I say this is not because I dislike Valentine's; nor do I greatly object to how commercialized some businesses make it. I mean, business is business, you can't hold it against them for trying to capitalize on the day. But having been single once or twice on Valentine's Day, I guess I kind feel February 14th is a little unfair. Even if you were single by choice, on a day devoted to lovers, how could you not feel even the teeniest bit of regret that there isn't someone out there planning the day, buying flowers, and telling you how much he loves you? Especially when almost everyone else you know's doing exactly that. Where do you go when everywhere you turn, roses and Hallmark quotes remind you that this isn't just an ordinary day? When everywhere you look there are girls clutching huge bouquets, tottering down the street with their boyfriends in tow, checking out other girl's flowers to see whose are bigger/prettier/heavier/more expensive?

Maybe it isn't actually a big deal at all, but there are people who hate Valentine's Day, which is ironic considering how it's supposed to be a celebration of love. Why can't Valentine's mean love for family or friends or even Wally the pet parrot?

Ok, going off on a tangent now; this is so true.

Why the heck is it so damn difficult just to decide where to go or what to do or what to eat when you're out with your boyfriend??

I think both sides of the gender are to
be blamed for this mind-boggling
situation. It's like this, most guys can't
be bothered to think about a place to
have a date PRIOR to the date, and
then they leave the decision making to the
girl. But the girl usually hopes
that the guy was romantic enough to decide on
the dating place first, she
wants a surprise (most girls love surprises).
Unfortunately, it's a futile
hope.

Then again, how come people don't ask about the other
side of the coin, like, why can't guys make the decision, take you to
the place, and surprise you.
- minishorts.net

*Gasp* You're not talking about ME, are you??

Ok, let's not be unreasonable here. You can take turns deciding on things. But why is it nowadays that it's ALWAYS UP TO THE GIRL. I am SO not the only one griping about the fact that guys just cannot be stuffed making decisions about anything. It's always "up to you lah" or "you like lah" or "anything also can". It's like today's men have some biological dysfunction that render them incapable of choosing between anything more complicated than sleep and DoTA. Grrrr. Or maybe it's the whole compromise-and-discussion New Age communication thing. Maybe guys nowadays think that girls don't like it when they take charge and dictate everything. And that's true to a certain extent. I'm not going to sit in a cyber cafe all day or hang out with people I don't like, for example, just because my bf said so. But it would be nice to actually help with making choices sometimes, rather than just leave it all up to us. Guys are supposed to be the ones taking care of their girls, after all.

I was gonna put more pics up, but I'm lazy. Went with Win, Suvs and JunJie today to eat bak kut teh (finally!! haha) and I concede, packet bkt just does not do the real things justice. *sniff* Am going to sleep now because it's almost 4! Yikes >.<