Stress..

My stress level is rising, after a long lull of 4 months. I can feel it seep through my cells. So I need to relax and take it easy..

Dinner at Fukuya

Fukuya, One Bangsar?

Edward, VG and I

Fried 'pregnant fish'

Clam soup with flavours I've never tasted before

Very, very fresh sashimi.

The Newcomer

We've got a newcomer in our family. A girl with the loudest of cries, having the deepest of sleeps and presumably, soon to be in the most centre of everything in the Suhaimi household.

Shall we call her The Newbie?

We were carefully told today: no airconditioning, no privileges, no pampering for The Newbie. Spank her if she's naughty, tell her off if she goes astray.

Welcome, Newbie!

My wants and needs

I want to start walking without using crutches or a walking stick soon
Coz
I need to run up to my office, chase everyone around, so that they do their job properly
I need to chase my clients to pay their fees
I need to meet my clients to discuss their problems and take them out for drinks and have a good chat and laugh

I want to go walking in the malls
Coz
I need to relax my mind with the idea that there are things out there to be bought but I dont need them
I need to see what's new in the market
I need to feel the ambience of being in the mall with drones of human beings walking pass me

I want to go swimming
Coz
I need to know I can use my left foot like I used to be able to
I need to know that I won't sink
I need to feel healthy even for a minute

I want to go out with my friends
Coz
I need to know they're still there
I need to have a good conversation
I need people to ridicule me, taunt me and still not give me the urge to kill them after having done all that

I want to go dancing
Coz
I need to move that butt
I need to hear the loud music
I need to know I still have the moves..yeah!

So who says our wants are not what we need?

The ice-breaker

It's been almost 2 months now since I fractured the fibula, and I'm still not walking. Hobbling along, but not walking. Soon, I was told, very soon. I tried treading on my own but there's a bit of losing nerves on my part. I've not been walking for a bit too long, my muscles have forgotten how to flex..bah!

I noticed, though, the fracture, is a great ice-breaking topic. I think I've been having long conversations with more than 20 strangers since I started having the cast on and maybe another 15 after the cast was taken off. Today alone, I've had great chats with more than 4 cleaners working at the public toilets in the highway rest area. Brilliant!