Bought a House!

=)

Renovation is hard work. Couple that with 2 months and counting of no internet, equals no blog posts! =(

Bullying

Instead of a picture post tonight, i'll put up my thoughts.

In an anti-bullying campaign on the radio, the DJ said that it is hard for kids these days because when the victim goes home from school, the bullying doesnt end. Bullying continues on social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram. Blogger too, i've had my fair share of flamers.

I had a bit of first hand experience with how bullying can continue online. A and S are grown men who had a falling out. S is my bf, if you didnt instantly guess! Haha!

A had deleted (and blocked?) S from Facebook but not me.

Me being me who almost never deletes anyone, i remained Facebook friends with A.

S posted a picture and tagged J in it. J's gf and i liked the photo. I commented "Boy time. Hahaha".

Few hours later, S tells me i need to delete and block A.

If you know me well, i have never been one to condone relationships where one party dictates who the other can be friends with. However, in this instance, i deleted and blocked A immediately.

S says that A can see the photo because i liked it. He told me that A was swearing in the comments of the photo!!

It got me thinking. How effective is the security settings on Facebook? We are grown adults, yes some adults can be childish, but as adults, S and i are able to not let it affect us too much. But kids, how would they deal with online bullying? It worries me.

Oh, striking resemblance. 8 years ago, my then bf and i fell out with a guy friend with the initial A and gf! Recently, my current bf and i fell out with a friend with the initial A and gf!

That's not where the resemblances end. There is one more striking similarity that i noticed earlier but shall not mention. Other than the fact that both A's are alpha male wannabes...

Back then, 8 years ago, i sobbed and sobbed over the lost friendships. Back then i couldnt understand it and wished for forgiveness. Wished things would go back to the way it was.

This time around, not a single tear shed. Not a single tear shed!

I have grown =)

Sydney 2012

Bought this dress 10minutes before the Forever New shop at Habour Town closes on Boxing Day sales!

Last one, in my size! Its a steal!

Wore it in my Sydney trip and made the boyfriend take pictures for me!

Back in July 2012, at the very beginning of our relationship, Steve said he wanted me to join him and his cousin for a trip to Sydney on New Years Eve. At that point i was so pleased, that he was thinking of me in his future 6 months ahead.

Said yes i'll join them! Now that trip was over 2 months ago! Time flies and flies!

I posted some of these pictures on Facebook and in a comment to the above picture he wrote "Who's that pretty girl?" Awwwww =) 

Stephen and i =)

Level 5 at Pole

This term i learned The Angel

Love this move! Apparently I managed to do the Extended Angel once today, i couldnt really see myself in the mirror but my teacher said "Thats it!"

Once upon a time, i couldn't even do the basic invert. Now u can see the muscles in my thigh! Whoooo! Toned, yeah!

The Pike

In the past i dont get it when i was told to use the armpits to grip. Look at me now! Armpit grip!

Watch me go from the Pike to the Angel in a combo


I actually messed up after the Pike and spun too fast but decided to salvage it and do the Angel anyway. Not bad =) Couldnt do the Siren exit

Last picture, what Pole Princess calls the Sideways Nasty Girl.

I know its a little obscene, both the name and the trick. But its almost a split!!!! My legs are so straight in this picture, they look so long! My toes are so pointy! I'm smiling and i dont look like i'm struggling- i wasn't struggling! I'm surprised at how much i love this picture! How can i resist, had to upload =)

Instinct

Steve had an appointment last Saturday morning. I slept in. Shortly after Steve left, his housemate banged on the door and asked me if i was using my car that day. I said i was "not sure, why?"

I heard sniffing and opened my eyes. Even without my spectacles, with my bad vision, i could see The Housemate wipe his eyes.

The Housemate mumbled go to parent's house or something, i didnt quite catch it but on instinct i got up to get him the keys to my car.

I dont think i even said "its okay, you can take my car", i just said let me get some stuff out.

I asked what happened and The Housemate mumbled. I had to make him repeat it two times before i managed to get the words "Mom called", "collapse" and "trying to revive him". He thanked me for the car and went off.

After that i looked at the clock, 8.45am. I started thinking. Why didn't he borrow the other housemate's car. Why not just take a cab? And then i got worried, what if The Housemate was too emotional and gets into an accident in my car and totally ruins it? How am I to go to work?

I just prayed everything will be okay for The Housemate and my car. After all, he never asked to borrow my car or Steve's before this.

That night my car was returned safely. The Housemate's girlfriend thanked me for the car on his behalf and she gave me a summary of the day.

The Housemate's father had passed away at 8.35am. The Housemate didnt make it on time, but he was there to be with the mother at that crucial moment.

I felt so sad for the The Housemate. We are the same age. I kept thinking of it that night and the next morning. I am so thankful that i have my parents. This is not the first friend my age to have a parent pass away. Especially after my father's head operation.

It was a little bit of a hassle that day, Steve had to drive me around and back and forth in between his own schedule but I was also so relieved that my instinct was so strong, that i gave up my car without hesitation, without a second thought.

I was relieved that the bitchy thoughts came too late, he already took the car and i couldnt change my mind.

What i did was right, my instincts told me what to do and i am happy i listened. I would have had a hard time forgiving myself if i didnt do what i did.