Tell me Sweet Little Lies

Slightly more than a week to CNY and i find out rather unexpectedly that i am fatter than i should be!! My weighing scale tells a different story but i know when i button up my jeans and the baked muffin starts to overflow at the waist! Still, i wasn't convinced as i went on and stuffed my face with all kinds of goodies. 

Walking into the gym last week on a Monday, i saw the BMI machine taking its place at the corner of the office. With a smile and a wink i managed to squeeze my way out of that dreaded fate (or should it be FATe?) I asked for a  2 day prep and said i would face the gallows on Wednesday.

As it turned out, 2 days won't do any wonders. So i stood on the machine and i wished that for once someone would tell me lies! Tell me sweet little lies, please. Just a mini little lie!!!! 

The numbers flash across my eyes.... 49 and then a 22!!! I should have known that cold-hearted  machines do not sympathize and they do no care. So i have to face the music! My fats have taken over my muscles. For the next 5 days i will subject my 49kg ass with its 22% of fats to some kind of physical torture!!! I will starve u and i will put u thru hell with 2 hour workouts each day. 

 I am one who can tell Sweet Little Lies too! ( my fat ass sighs in relief!!!)

Beautiful Sunday

Its always the common interest of almost everyone to want to know what is in store for them in the new year. They want to make new changes to improve their lives and hopefully have a better harvest.

We each have our own way of trying to enhance the quality of our lives. For some, an external change may be the way. With the help of horoscopes, predictions and clairvoyance, some tread into the New Year with warnings and gentle reminders, some are shown the way to excel and others may expect good news awaiting them in certain months.

This Sunday I had a different kind of eye-opener that may be even more powerful to me than any palm reading or Chinese horoscope. Of course this is just my own opinion, I am not judging the rest of the world that puts their trust in other forms of beliefs. 

I went for my usual RCIA class and we had a new facilitator today. She gave me a new insight into our lives and how we live it. The RCIA class is of course a very spiritually based class but she told us that religion is not always just plainly spiritual. We apply it into our daily lives all the time without realizing it. There are circumstances and situations where we have to find a good balance. 

Our lives change from time to time, so do our moods and our emotions. Our preferences and opinions may suddenly take a turn in the opposite direction. At times it is for the better and other times it is not. What Sister Connie taught us today is a beautiful lesson. In all we do and all we say , always invite God to guide us. Our decision, our reactions , our involvement and participation will be so much easier if we let Him show us the way. 

Take the time to be calm and reflect on what we want achieved, open your hearts to welcome the Divine Power and you will be shown the way towards the New Year and all the other days that lie ahead.   

Goes without Signing !!

The more common phrase is "Goes without SAYING" but what i am talking about is this blog. Its called FEMSTUFF and the FEMS used to stand for the 4 of us with initials F,E, M and S.

From the very beginning M was never a contributor. i think she hardly ever logged in to read the posts at all. The remainder 3 of us did supply some input periodically. The ratio was quite balanced with everyone putting in their 2 cents worth of thoughts.

Each of us had a different kind of aptitude when it came to blogging. We had our own styles and topics. S usually did very personal ones about her twins, or her career ~ both provided her with an equal amount of pleasure as well as stress.

F said that she loves to write and she almost did become a writer. She does a variety of different topics that are mainly general and generic. She has done some factual ones on religion and politics. On several occasions she has even shared some personal moments in the blog.

I am E. The one who does not hold a full time job. Free lancing is what i do and this ranges from being a dance instructor, a trainer, a surveyor/interviewer and of late a contributing writer for a magazine. Thus, i have more time on my hands to fill this blog with my nonsense!!

Of late, we had started to neglect this blog. It died a cold death last year and i did my best to revive it by gentle persuasion which did not really work. After several failed attempts, I used more force and pushed one horse to the water and actually succeeded in making that horse drink the water!! But it was short lived. I guess she wasn't that thirsty after all.

BLOG OR ELSE........

I picked up from where they left off and started to post some short proses. Some were to vent and release frustrations or portray my joy and little pleasures in life,  but most were just ramblings to fill up the empty spaces in here. Nevertheless, it kept this blog alive. Every so often i am tempted to delete the entire site but in doing so, i know i would be wiping away all the memories and sentiments of a good friendship. 

So, for now i am the only one who ventures in here, and leave bits and pieces of me in the hopes these little posts will be like oxygen sustaining this "baby" of ours. I no longer need to sign off when i am done with the posts. We used to do that so all who read will know which one of us was the writer. Now it goes with Saying/Signing..... its only E against the blog world!

The New Year 2011

2010 came and went in a blink of an eye. And 2011 came with an array of mixed emotions.Some people have the belief that the first day of the year will be an indication of what lies ahead for the rest of the 364 days. I am not one of those. I refuse to be overly negative nor do I wish to be too optimistic.

Life is a roller-coaster ride and with it , comes all the ups and downs. And as if those aren't enough to make u dizzy, life has decided to add in loops and cork screw twists too. Can we ever complain about life being monotonous?!!! I wouldn't dare! 

I should know better. The New Year had barely settled in towards the end of the week and I have had my share of twists and turns. These little episodes came as a lesson and I should learn from it. 

We go through stumbling blocks and open our eyes a bit more wider as we continue on our journey. We walk with more caution, taking steadier steps with each foot we put forward. In the light we may speed up and maybe incorporate a lively spring to our strides. When darkness falls upon us, we stretch out our arms, we grope in fear but we still walk forwards. Our steps get smaller but we must never stop. For if we halt, we have lost the battle. To get out of the dark , we have to move ahead. We keep our eyes focused on what lies beyond the blackness. There will be light no matter how dark it may get. And you will come out stronger, ready to face the next challenge or obstacle.

I am ready, are you?