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Tuesday, October 11, 2005

i can't wait for the holidays to begin officially on nov 22? i think so. i will certainly redesign this website and learn some basic graphic designing skills on the com coz i just screwed up one of the church efforts due to my err... incompetency?

ok lots of things have happened to me since i last blogged. i'm at my new house but that's just half the story. If my life could truly be divided into the black and white areas, here is the low-down of it.

Black
- house flooded on the 2nd day i moved in. kitchen, dining and living flooded. furniture damaged. - contractor refused to compensate initially.
- minor defects of the new house still cropping up now and then. wall cracks, sink leaking (again).
- cooking attempts rather successful but hate the barking of my husband.
- hate waking up at 9am just to do laundry. hate lint. HATE ironing. never can get that damn crease out. Why are there so many steps to iron one simply shirt? All regulated, monitored and approved by said husband.
- in desperation over the hanging of curtains. nothing seems to work.
- not enough sleep.
- tons of marking to do. bad scripts! (i.e. corrupted governments, foreign aids, grassroot democracy, isaac newton did not sell the apple that landed on his head for profit)
- repair man who arrived a good one hour late.
- yes and funny stool, painful sore throat.

White
- colleagues who know how to have a good laugh over student's scripts.
- starting a prayer group for school.
- hanging out with my cell member and husband.
- taking things easy about the curtain. no point blaming everyone for my troubles. thank the Lord in season and out-of-season.
- chatting to my husband just before we sleep.
- playing xbox LORD OF THE RINGS (the third age).
- getting praised for good pizzas and generally liking what i've cooked so far. knife cuts are alright.
- driving my dad's car.
- having a house of my own and buying poster paintings for deco.
- repair man who arrived a good one hour late but complimented my nice "God bless this home" sign. good taste.
- my lovely plants!

Grey (ambivalent feelings)
- contractors agreed to compensate in terms of free repairs to damaged furniture and $1500 cash. well, better than nothing though it is not full compensation.
- LORD OF THE RINGS is very very distracting. so is the TV when you have many chores to do.
- haggling over who washes the dishes, who takes out the trash, who cleans the toilet, who gets to "claim" expenses.
- spiritual explanation for the "calamities" that i'm facing namely my house and my fatigue. i just want to move on.

posted by happyhannon at 3:18 PM