People like to say/think that bad things will happen if your eyelids throb or twitch. Today, my eyelid is throbbing and I don’t know why.

Still, these phrases rock: Sneeze three times and somebody out there loves you. Don’t cross a black cat. Finish up your plate of rice if not _____. And my absolutely favourite? “Cry la, cry some more. police will come and catch you.” It’s hilarious – I love the way we instill fear/discipline in children from the age of 0. I think it’s brilliant. I also like to bite on their ears. But that’s a different story.

I don’t care a lot about these things (like Throbbing eyelid = bad day). While I’m inclined and am soft towards phrases/things/places/objects/buildings with histories and quaint tales + old adages – it’s a silly superstition and I don’t like how ailments/ our physical defects are linked to other things in life. Harhar.

Decisions and Decision Makings are slow today because I haven’t had lunch and my eyes irritate. But, in a nutshell, these are a few reasons why I’ve had good news hanging all over the place:

1. Debbie has recovered from her fever. A morning text from her was most appreciated because I almost recruited the entire carlton to pop by her place with a stalk of geberra each.
2. Dwanye “The Rock” Johnson is a super nice guy.
3. 21 years on, I meet Jackie Chan again.
4. Mom & Dad are 2 weeks away from their USA trip and walking around the place all excited and delighted. You can tell.
5. I’m almost recovering from the cold. This is good news because I am allergic to paracetamol and I hate it when there’s nothing I can take to make me fall asleep. So, yay.

As I write this, my eyeliner is smudged and messy because I have been readjusting the contactlenses since this morning. I also want to start charcoal drawings. Today, I drew a couple of balloons for debs as a get well present because I couldn’t send her some yong tao fu. I think balloons are like yong tao fu (same same, but different) when it comes to comfort things.

And the thing about things, and funny things, is this. Like-

Catching the cold is a funny thing. All I ever needed was some sleep. And water. My good friend, on the other hand, (who caught the inFLUenza, not the cold) has been absolutely miserable. : ( and the fever + throwingup has lasted for three whole weeks. Oh Boo.

I hope you feel better soon. XXX