Luggage in tow

While honey and I were packing the suitcase that I’ll be taking with me today, very late last night, I can’t help but notice the difference in volume of my bag as compared to the size of the suitcase when Honey’s the one going on business trips. When he went to Korea a couple of weeks back, what he had in tow was half of the size of the bag I’m taking with me today. I even trimmed down the things that I have to bring.

When I got here in the office, all the guys who see my luggage was like “that’s a big bag, how long are you gonna be there for?” However, when lady colleagues see my bag, they don’t find it strange. Why is it that guys can live with so few essentials and women can’t?

What do I consider essentials anyway? For starters of course I need to have my toiletries (conditioners, facial wash, moisturizer, lotion, etc. etc), hair dryer, hair iron, I’ll be in the office most of the day so I need my corporate attire, we’ll be going out in the evening and on the weekends so I need casual clothes and of course shoes that will go with these outfit. If you combine all of these, it results in a huge bag.

Anyway, I am off to Singapore and will be there till Sunday next week. I’ll be there for business purposes but hopefully, I’ll have time to explore the city as well since I have never been there before. I’ll bring my laptop with me but I’m not sure If I’ll be able to have connection while I’m there. I’m really thrilled apart from the fact that I’m going to a new place without honey.

Be back in a week!

Chilly!

I’m a skirt kind of gal. So in the morning when I want to dress up pretty quickly, my obvious choice of wardrobe would include a skirt. The same thing happened today. I wanted a fuzz free morning so without a second look, I grabbed a skirt that I seldom use and went on about the business of preparing myself for the day. Only after stepping out of the door have I realized what a big mistake I made. It was darn chilly outside and my skirt is thin, what saved me from the verge of hypothermia was my trusted warm boots and my comfy trench coat. It would have been fine if I have worn leg warmers, however, my sense of fashion hasn’t completely swayed to the new season yet. I think I’m still in the fall mode so I haven’t pulled my warmers out from their hiding places. I best do that very quickly.

On the way to the office, I noticed that grasses were covered in white. It must have hit below zero overnight and so the mist turned to ice. It’s lovely. I have always liked staring out the window to take in the beauty of a field covered in ice, it’s so clean, so fresh, so beautiful. And when winter is in full swing, there is no better site to behold than the canals turning into ice. Last year, I laughed so hard while I watched ducks (who normally swim on the canals) who couldn’t help but slip on the slippery of ice.

No wonder it was chilly, It was 2 degrees (Celsius) outside. Winter is here to stay!

Difficult Question

Last year, when honey and I went to Belgium during the Christmas break, we chanced upon a DVD box set that has all the episodes of Alley McBeal. Since I have been telling honey how much I enjoyed watching the series when I was in high school/college, he suggested that we buy the set so that he can also see what I was raving about.

Fast forward to this week, I don’t know what got into me, maybe it was hearing Barry White over the radio that made me crave to see the series once more. I started watching one episode before going to sleep since Sunday, however, it was last night’s episode that had me thinking.

The episode was about this hefty lawyer, he was so big judges are more lenient on him being late because it was more difficult for him to move around because of his size. Ally was then handed a case and the opposing counsel was this lawyer. During the case, as Ally was trying to catch opposing counsel to reach a settlement, he started to have a heart attack and Ally saved his life. When the lawyer recovered, he developed an attraction to Ally and told her that he is willing to cancel his wedding (which was supposed to be that very same week) if she thinks that there is a chance for them. Of course, Ally turned him down and explained that if he truly loves his fiancé then he should stick with her. He accepted Ally’s response and left only to return to seek her advice. He told her that he loves his fiancé and his very comfortable with her but he loves her simply because she’s kind to him and that he knows she loves her but she doesn’t make her heart flutter and he’ll marry her because he is not sure if he will ever meet anyone else who will love him in spite of what he is. He asked Ally a very difficult question. He asked her, if she was in his shoes, would she wait for the “one” or would she settle for the only one?

I am a hopeless romantic so my answer to that question would be quite obvious. I have always believed that only when the time comes when you meet this person that gives you butterflies in your stomach that is the only time that you should take the plunge and tie the knot. Of course, that’s just me. I know that companionship and security are other reasons for marrying, love may not even be in the equation for some of them. But isn’t it most people’s dream to spend the rest of their lives with their one true love. I still feel that is the best way to go.