One of the advantages of being on my own (read: newly single) is that I have lots of time on my hands that I'm now able to do the things I've wanted to do. Things like having more quiet time, doing afternoon and/or morning walks, sorting my dresser, going to swap meets, watching dvd's, spending the whole day in my flat and spending my afternoons in the city as long as I want. It's not that I wasn't able do these things when I was with him, it's just that I had to consider him too. And sometimes he's got other plans that I had to forgo my plans. Now I only have to consider and consult myself and no one but myself. (Do I sound selfish?!?)
Those are the advantages but there are also disadvantages. First on the list is that I lost a companion and a friend. These past weeks, there were many times when I had to stop myself from calling him to tell him of my latest happening or my latest gossip. For almost a year, he was the first person I would call every time I wanted to talk someone and suddenly it just had to stop. BANG! Just like that.
However, I believe this is a blessing as well because I've been depending on him for almost everything and I know that I should depend on God and not him. And you know what, I've started to love driving too! I used to hate driving that if there's a chance for me not to drive I won't. In the past, I would often give the keys to Bill and ask him to drive my car or we would go in his car which he prefers. (Just because he's got a nicer car than I do. Hmp!) But now that I have no choice but drive my car, I'm actually gaining more confidence and I'm beginning to enjoy it.
I've been cooking a lot lately too, maybe because I find it therapeutic. Just like yesterday, I made sticky rice cake (biko) and banana & almonds cake. I brought it to church as it was my schedule to bring something for today. They liked the banana & almonds cake. Naubos nila eh! But I think they can't figure out the sticky rice cake. I took home 75% still. Hay! I don't know what I'm going to do with it but it's in the freezer now. (This is where Bill will come in handy as he eats anything. But anyway...) I also made chicken curry for Sylvia and egg & tuna sandwich for Michelle. Michelle was supposed to have afternoon tea at my place yesterday but she didn't make it. I ended up having the sandwich for breakfast this morning instead.
The egg and tuna sandwich.
The chicken curry
The banana with almonds cake
The sticky rice cake
Oh they joys of cooking, makes you forget things! :0)
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Yaris needs a wash! She's sooooo filthy. Honestly, it's embarrassing driving her around. I could only imagine what people think of me as I drive Yaris around. They might be thinking, "Oh, look at that Asian girl with a cute top and a red lipstick, she can't even wash her car. I wonder how her place looks like." Or, "What a lazy girl! I won't get too close to her, her dirt might rub off on me".
Well, I'm not lazy and my place is not filthy. I just can't wash my car at Bill's place anymore for obvious reasons! I'm planning of taking my car to the car wash only once every month because it's expensive - $15-$20/wash. But you know what, I think I'm going to take her today! This will be my first time to go to a car wash. I'm scared!!!
