The Opera Populaire

Last week, someone I respect told me something: it is hard for your spiritual life to be at its optimum level when other aspects of your life is not doing well. I had never thought of it that way and in a sense it's a comforting thing because it is a reminder to stop being so hard on myself. Still... ah well. Other people have it worse.

Yesterday was a day that tried me to the maximum in terms of extreme emotional swing, comprising of extreme frustration to happiness.

A customer asked me something and I replied him.
Customer: "What's wrong with your voice?"
I said I just recovered from flu. And I have naturally husky voice.
Customer:"You smoke too much!"
Stunned. "No, I dun smoke!"
Customer:"You have a smoker's voice!"
Me:"..."
Customer:"You smell of nicotine!"
Me:"Huh??? No, I dun...." (Customer walked away)
Spoiled my mood for the day.

Thank God for another customer who called out my name to thank me and kinda skipped away. He reminded me of Dr. Dubois haha.

Next highlight of the day: doctor is letting me go 3 months without medication. Will check its effects in Jan and prayerfully all that's well ends well :) Ate my 1st seafood in more than a year....squid ink paella at Via Mar at Esplanade with the squad, just to treat myself for the good news. Dietary restrictions can wait till tomorrow.

I love the squad. Been MIAing for very long cos somehow they always have outings when I am away. But last night's turnout was very, very heartening. Huiying and Angela were there, whom I haven't seen in ages. All of us have changed, yet remain very much the same deep inside. We are watching Dim Sum Dollies, My Fair Lady and perhaps the Phantom of the Opera. Via Mar was a lovely Spanish restaurant and we oso went into Harry's Pub for a short while. Nice music but we sat too close to the stage for comfort.

Found out something frightening last week. Tried on my smallest (size 24) jeans when tidying up the cupboard just for fun to realise that it fits me perfectly now! The rest have been hanging on me loosely. *Gasp* But according to the weighing scale I only lost 1 kg. My galfrens have not been sympathetic.

Had a very interesting job interview last week. But sigh...will you accept a position because it appeals to your ego and not your passion? I admire the interviewer for what he is doing. This is the fairest interview I have ever been to.