it was 2 am in the morning. i was sitting at my computer reading manga when i got distracted by a red light shining in my eyes. you know, like when someone is trying to reflect sunlight off a surface into your eyes to annoy you? just like that.

and then out of the corner of my eyes, in the left peripheral of my vision, i spotted something i didn't think possible. there was this red spot of light, wavering around, like the pointer lights that lecturers use.

my first thought was that there was some perverted sucker in the building across trying to harrass me. i took a quick glance out to see if i could spot anyone suspicious, and then i thought i'll ignore it. why give him the benefit of looking like i was making a big fuss of it right?

and then my blood ran cold.

the pinprick of light was dancing awkwardly around my cupboard, on the other end of the room.

and the only way to shine the bloody thing there was if you were somehow floating on empty space, or inside my room, because there are no buildings anywhere in the vicinity from that angle.

i couldn't work up the guts to look out my window or anywhere in the direction from where the lights may have come from.

and then my mother conveniently came in to bugger me about going to bed, and i logged off my computer and went to bed.

shit man.

its 1.30am in the morning. I got back from work after midnight (again~) and rushed straight to the washing machine.

my mother's in hokkaido, its been one week, and my laundry seriously needs doing.

i had wanted to do it on sunday, but we were called back to work and saturday was just too hectic - what with badminton, insurance agents, dinners and chunk fest.

i end work after midnight everyday. i start work at 10am.

so its 1.30am in the morning and i'm blogging while waiting for my washing machine to finish up.

i wonder when i become a working mum, is this going to be what my life is like every week? the precious weekends become the precious days where i can finally do my housework, and its work every other time.

noooooooooooo~

and yes, we're working like 15 hours everyday for the past 1 month. its a wonder no one's sick yet.

i just went to the HortPark at Alexandra yesterday. there was this fantastic green interior design showflat thingy there, with really interesting ideas.

so the next day (today) i brought my parents there.

they're real green fingers, so they're really able to appreciate it. like the vertical brackets, growing mint on the wall, the climbers, the vegetables, and we bought new plants to add to our happy family.

i got this little cactus called a Living Stone.

its mostly the name that got me, and the fact that it looks like this cute little coral - and a small flower would sprout from the middle if you take good care of it. when i got my eyes on it yesterday, no one could understand its appeal and my attraction to it. i thought it'll be a cheap $2 like all the rest of the cacti.

when i bought it today... its the price of a full-sized potted plant! if price is an indication of value, it means that i have good taste, hymph! or it might just be a case of low supply and demand... :(

i'll work hard in taking care of it~!

another thing i got my eye on was a marimo ball. firstly that's coz the nickname for Zorro was Marimo-head, secondly, its SO CUTE! where do they sell this?!