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Friends, At The End of 2011

Thought of 2 old acquaintances in passing earlier today. One of them because I saw a Youtube video about my homeland that made my heart ache. The other because I was reminded of that friend.

Lo and behold. A series of photographs on Facebook just this evening. Both of them. And one more who is a colleague.

Just now, as I was driving Hubby to work (yes, at 11:30pm), I thought of the women I know as friends. The ones whom I truly understand, and whom I think understand a greater part of me than most can. Some because of shared experiences, and some because of common experiences.

There are a few with whom I hardly speak. I have not seen them in years. There are some I see very regularly. No matter how interspersed the intervals between meetings, there is always a sense of kinship. The sort of bond that no one can describe except to call it "friendship".

There are also some people I always think of at the end of the year. These are the ones that I will regret not having time for, or the courage to keep in my life, but I do so knowingly, and understand what must be paid.

Trend

My last entry made me think about a particular party question that Shay always ends up asking at dinners. It involves thinking about 5 members of the opposite sex that you think are hot. Brad Pitt appears to be a popular choice, as is Hugh Jackman.

Think mine would end up looking like this: Daniel Craig, Russell Crowe, Jeremy Renner, Ken Watanabe, Gerard Butler.

Do you see the trend? I didn't realise it until just now. I do like raisin-ey men, don't I? All hound-dog-faced. Certainly the antithesis of the pretty boy look. Hmm.

Jeremy Renner

This man reminds me so much of someone I know.

Met The Boss

Met the Boss for lunch. Wanted to talk to him about careers and all that.

He's a pretty generous guy, although he has a tendency to be dramatic. He dispensed some good coaching over the lunch table.

I have more to ponder. Sigh.

Bean Performs!

This morning was Bean's big performance. Her pre-school, a big one, had their annual graduation cum concert in a big auditorium filled with parents.

All the kids looked sweet as pie and cute as buttons, but of course everyone thinks their own child shines the brightest.

Certainly, we may have had one of the larger contingents - Hubby and I, Annie whooping in one corner, and my mum-in-law and sis-in-law waving furiously when the curtains opened to our little Bean.

Bean was a star. The tallest of her class, she was front and centre and all decked out. She had flowers in her hair, a pretty pink tulle-layered princess dress, and her self-chosen white shoes with diamante buckles (she dragged us round SIX children's shoe shops last weekend before she found a pair she was happy with, ye gads).

When the music started up, the kiddies started tapping their toes, then launched into a full dance.

We squealed with laughter, overcome by cuteness. It is always fantastic to feel renewed by little ones.

After her dance, and then the big finale, we hugged her tight and praised her for being "good". She was getting tired and tearfully demanded to be fed lunch. So we hurried out and changed her back into street clothes......and headed off for lunch.

After a hearty meal at Crystal Jade, we took her home to chill out. Then I went off to meet Ella....woo hoo, shopping in the flesh, at last! (we hit Suntec, but that's a tale for another entry.)

Too Sheltered

Today we met someone who has been so sheltered her entire life that she really thinks that life is that simple. Never had to think too hard, never had to go beyond petty conditioned "female" whininess. The best part? She wants us to take her bad idea and own it.

GAWD.

I lost it, for the 1st time in years. I think I scared a couple of people.

You ever seen a lioness go to town on some antelope? I felt like that for about 30 minutes. Had to sit somewhere quiet and remind myself to act professional.