Day 10 - 10:52PM

I had a tiring but good day at work yesterday. Had an hour and a half for lunch, so went down to the nearest bank to bank in my paycheck, and then had Omelette Yakisoba and Yakitori for lunch. Yummy! I also sneaked in the purchase of a cute little mint-blue Alpacasso. (Somehow all my friends, especially S. and L., insist on calling it a Llama.)

After work I went home and took some shots of Natsuri (one of my dolls), whose outfit matched with my new Alpacasso. Adorable, aren't they?

After that, I went out and had dinner near my place with L. and R. again. These guys are really fun to hang out with, and I was really glad to have their company again. We had lots of good food, and then ice cream!

Today, I had 4 hours between clients at work, so I went down to the library at Toa Payoh and borrowed a book I have been wanting to read for a while - Margaret Atwood's 'A Handmaid's Tale'. Sat in the library for a couple of hours just doing some quiet reading, it was a lovely way to pass the time.

Had a home-cooked dinner with my parents today. It was really great to eat my mother's cooking again. After that I had a nice bath and then spent the night listening to great music.

I put another doll on layaway today. Even though the seller put one of her conditions as being a 3 week duration for the layaway, I spoke to her, and she agreed to let me have a layaway up to the 20th of next month. This will allow me to pay for the doll with the funds I am getting from selling another doll, so I don't have to dip into the funds I set aside for my Thailand trip. The doll itself has a beautiful face-up by a Korean artist, and it was on sale below market price, so I got a really good deal. I am very thankful.

Happiness and smiles. These are small things, but they make all the difference.

On a slightly more crazy note, I discovered Orange Caramel's latest release 'Catellena'...and it is RIDICULOUSLY BEAUTIFUL. To me anyway. It is stunning, amazing, and absolutely quirky. It has SUSHI in it, and it is catchy as heck. And I love their lace outfits.

(Considering how much I adore sushi, and quirky things, this could totally be my theme song.)

The other song I stumbled on while I was surfing Youtube is Shakira's new song 'Empire', which is just special in a completely different way. It is very soulful, a meaningful and inspiring song.