What the Sticker Really Was

Do you know the time when the liquid paper a.k.a correction liquid was first banned in schools? Well, I was in primary 4/5 when that happened. Anyway, as the creative students that we are, we found many ways to replace this essential (because we were just starting to write in pen then and doubtlessly made tons of errors).

First there was the innovation of correction tape, commercialised rapidly by the manufacturers. And the students who got it... wow, believe me, they were the happening ones (well, at least from a primary school student studying in the 1st class POV). The hype about this form of replacement was unbelievable.

And then came the idea of a more economical and convenient solution. I have no idea who started this, and if it was used anywhere apart from my school, but suddenly someone started bringing STICKERS. You know, the green boxes you would find in an office, those which had "Multi-Purpose Self Adhesives" written on the outside. Now, when we made a mistake, we would slap! put a piece of this self adhesive sticker onto the exercise book we were writing on and write over it. Much neater and not as troublesome as the tape, which sometimes broke when we wrote on it (that time still 1st generation product ma, not like now).

More importantly, the sticker served another purpose. Being the creative students we are, we find more than one use for anything, no? See, once a friend of mine brought a small er... what is it called... tub? container? of medicated balm 'cos her nose was a little sniffy.

And then, I caught sight of this balm rolling towards me. Curiously, I took a look and there, on the side, was a sticker with a message for me. Ahah! the new way of passing messages in class was born! I read the sticker, and wrote my reply on a new sticker, stuck it back on, and rolled it back to my friend. Boy... did we have fun rolling it back and forth... Haha =P

Ah... the reminiscence one can have from a tub of balm...

hey my friend

Hey my friend... after so many years of remembering, I guess that's the reason that I have not since come across this day without thinking once of you. Don't think I have any way of contacting you this year, as the same for the past years... so perhaps, I can send my wishes here for you.

Happy 20th birthday. Wish to see you someday, with much happiness and joy.

My Little Project

How many people nowadays have heard of cross stitch? That was the first question I wondered when I was inspired to post the progress of my little project on my blog... just thought it might be a little something which would encourage me to blog more often :P Since I'm not about to do an introduction (the pictures would do more than explain anyway), you can refer here.

Anyway... in the little unconventional way that I am, I actually like this kind of craftwork. So in view of how I have free time nowadays, and the itch to buy something new compelling, I dug out the old cross stitch pattern and threads I bought long, long, long time ago and started my project. It'd be fun to see how my pattern goes, no? Hehe... So here:

First, I stitched some reference points, marking the boundaries for easier counting.


And then this is 2 days later, sewing the grass patch at the bottom of the picture.


After the grass patch, sewed the brown patches, which are the shoes...


And then, the white and grey parts forming the robes slowly...

Unfortunately, I ran out of white thread. Will sew other portions where I can first. And also, when I'm not delayed from watching those addicting TVB dramas...

Sunset at Sg Long

I sit at a balcony, overlooking the street below. And then, I see streaks of vibrant colour...

My apologies to some who have been checking for updates at my blog.

My reasons/ excuses:
Job had been taking up some time. Wanted to save money as I'm using dial-up connection. Lazy to even turn on computer. More content to lay on wonderful bed and float into cotton dreams.

New update:
I have resigned. Erm, last week actually.