Friday, November 30, 2007

'I was so much older then, I'm much younger now'


Friday, November 30, 2007


Work's lousy: Editing for a community magazine that no-one else wants to do, and has therefore been shuttled to me. They don't really care about my content ideas - what matters is if the community organisation managers have enough pictures of themselves and the events they've done. I'm merely supposed to write inspiring captions and make a bunch of people seem like motivated, caring and committed people.

Anyways, was sleeptyping through most of the morning, till someone suggested I've a Cafe Coffee Day Coffe Latte. Yeah right, I said. Me, the one weaned on authentic filter coffee, settle for watery stuff they peddle at astronomical rates. I mean, look at the cafes themselves. The young ones who hang out there, simply having coffee, checking suitable opposites out. So... juvenile.

But it came, with a cute stirrer that doubled as a straw. And it worked. Yes, it was watery, but the gloom's gone, and I'm here, saying thanks.

My 'back pages' have been altered.

Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder


Sunday, November 18, 2007

The cosmetics hamper looked big, but it had three small things: a black mascara, a ‘sparkly’ brown lipstick and metallic blue eye-shadow.

The mascara does not ‘open up my peepers’ like Vogue promised it would: but it’s saved me money, so thanks.

The brown lipstick looks nice when smudged with toilet paper or Da’s kisses, and it makes my full lips look soft, so thanks. Da is the husband.

The blue metallic eye-shadow does not show very well on my eye-lids: and blue does not go with my complexion. But I wore it one evening and my almost two-year-old son looked at me and said: “Mama put make-up?” He smiled and settled down to sleep in my lap.

Thanks.

Retail therapy pays off

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Won a Chambor cosmetics hamper in a lucky draw at a shopping mall. Thanks.