Mrs Boo - 30 Lifer Crisis

Dear ghostly readers

Sorry for the long absence - but life has a way of taking up your time such that you don’t even know it had flown by. No excuses really for being away - a combination of work, family, lethargy, lack of inspiration, becoming addicted to facebook, contributed to to this long lapse.

I turned 33 recently by the way. Strange enough it went by without me feeling too angst about it. I actually like the number 33 - sounds great and I should really make the most of this year - I will only be 33 once in anycase. I am still waiting to get preggers though - I think it will only make being 33 all the more memorable if it should happen!

There are still many things left to be done in my life, if only I can overcome that inertia I can still achieve many things! My greatest fear is to finally snap out of my rountine daze and find out that I am 63 and still unaccomplished! I really pray that this does not happen!

Take care in the meantime and cheers to anyone who happens to drop by!

Mrs Boo

Harlow, Ghostly Readers! I actually remembered that I had a blog today, and decided to pop in for a look to see if it was still hanging around waiting for me. It WAS!! Amazing. Now I really give credit to those who can write and update their blogs day in and day out. Such dogged persistence, hehe.

Well, I guess I am just too damn lazy, not that anything exciting is happening in my life, but it will be soon…I am going to Greece next month! Maybe I will update my trip when I get back, if I am not suffering from post-holiday depression.

Watched any good shows lately? From the derth of my reviews, as you can tell, nothing has been inspiring me to get off my lazy butt to write anything. If you guys have something good to recommend, please drop me a line!

Until next time!

Inspired by Mr Boo returning to the books - he recently signed up for a Master course in China Studies (I know - eeek), I have decided that I cannot let my 30+ year old brain continue its downward slide to mush. Hence to work the good ole brain a little, I thought why not pick up another language (my 4th). And unless you are a first time visitor to the site, you will know that of course I should study Korean, since I am more “Korean” than most Koreans. According to reliable sources, I watch more Korean dramas than the ordinary hardworking 30-year old Korean who spends 12-15 hours slogging at work and don’t know “Kim Sam Soon” from “Queen Min”.

I have heard that Korean is a very scientific language, and once you have grasp the basic concepts, it is actually a very easy language to learn. So I figured, since I have some talents in languages, I can teach myself, and occupy my time while in the shop when there are no customers. I estimated, within 3 months, I should be conversant enough in the language to pick up good-looking Korean men (rather than just sprout “Sarang-hae!”). Easy-peasy.

Two weeks later, I am still struggling to memorise the Korean alphabet, and it takes me 3 - 5 minutes to decipher “Kim Sam Soon” in Korean syllables. So o - k. But I have picked up a number of new words and I am re-watching “Kim Sam Soon” on local TV to acquaint myself better with the manner of speech. But I am revising my timeline - maybe it will take me about 6 months to master basic Korean…but I am not pressuring myself. Not yet anyway!

Nevertheless, I am enjoying myself. It is good to have the brain working again. There is a new personal goal to work towards to other than being obsessed about my business! Hooray!

That’s all folks, for today. Annyeonghi kyeseyo.

I’m really terrible. I think I am just not meant to kept a diary of any sort. When I was MUCH younger and keeping SECRET diaries was very much in fashion, I started quite a few and they all died less than 3 months later. Seems like in whatever medium, including this blog, has fallen victim to the same fate. And to think that Mr Boo is going on strong, just recently bragging to me that he had over 4 gazillion hits on his site - bah!

Well, I have a perfect excuse, for the lack of upkeep of this blog - plain Laziness. Look, I am working now 6 full days a week, rotten retail hours, and I’m dead tired at the end of the day, and I just want to do mindless things like watch my korean soaps. On my precious off days, I would like to spend the day with Mr Boo and family, and not get stuck here (like I am now) at the computer banging away. So well, sue me.

Well, at least blogsome didn’t close down my site, to which I thank them. As and when I am struck by some inspiration, or guilt, expect to see some new posts, but if you are looking for something more regular than that - I AM SORRY! There are roughly 50 million blogs out there that are more regularly posted, and visited (sniff) than mine, including Mr Boo’s….. (yes sour grapes, I know.)

Sorry fellas I have been away too long…..

So what has happened over the almost two months of silence from yours truly??

1. Elliott made it to the final 3 of American Idol and got booted out, and I was majorly depressed.

2. My free hit counter on the blog stopped showing the number of visitors to my site and I felt depressed and uninspired.

3. Mr Boo went to serve his country for 2 weeks and I almost died of depression.

4. I was immersed in the very touching and depressing new Korean drama by Kwon Sang Woo - Sad Love Song (hopefully I will review it sometime soon!).

5. Then World Cup started…….

Hmmm boring eh? I wished there was something more exciting in my life BUT!!! guess that is just the way things are at the moment!

Pickler GONE - e’nuff said.

VOTE FOR ELLIOTT YAMIN (for American readers that is….)!

Well, I haven’t visited my site in days (or weeks?) and the site hits have leapt quite crazily somewhat. But looking at my daily “views”, most of them are “direct hits” - what the hell is a “direct hit” anyway? I’m really stupid when it comes to these technical terms? I am way to lazy to surf and learn, so would appreciate it if someone could just tell me - anyone?

I’ve either been too tired or busy to blog the last few days (or weeks?) so sorry about that. I have a lot more reviews to do (mostly dramas, since I am reading too fast to review books), and also I promised my partner that I would review my top Korean hunks, but a masterpiece needs time and patience right??

Well, I promise I will get to it (Them!) sometime soon. Either that or we have a mass prayer that I will get pregnant soon, so that I have the excuse to stop working at my shop, stay at home, be bored to death and therefore have all the time in the world to blog non stop.

Until then, adios!

Mr Boo is distressed again. Not too long ago, a graduated student of his told him that she had come across my blog accidentally - although I wonder how much of an “accident” isTHAT accident. Come on, out of the zillions of blogs out there, what are really the chances of someone stumbling on mine?!?!? Even I don’t stumble upon MY blog unless I google my own name, for goodness sake!! So students, if you are reading this, perhaps you can enlighten me how in the world you can actually stumble upon these glorious pages. And how in the world can you be so sure its me!?

Mr Boo is of the view that the whole wide world knows about my blog. I told him, sorry, I am not going to sanitise any of my posts for you. You should be glad that I portrayed you a stud, rather than a worm, on my blog, so be satisfied. Perhaps the only “negative” thing that can come out of this blog is that you can never become a politician or Education Minister of this country (haha), but hey that was never your wish in the first place right? Dear hubby, you poor thing.

So students, stop torturing him please. If you want to continue reading my erratic and titillating posts, then go ahead. But there is no need to tell Mr Boo. You can quietly snigger behind his back. Deal?

I actually wrote this post a few days ago. Unfortunately the damn blog died on me, and since it wasn’t saved, I have to write this all over again. Best part is, I can’t really remember what I wrote (except for the title) - so it’s going to be a new post all in all!!

So happy new year, ghost readers, happy belated birthday to me (sob, sob). I am such an old hag now! (Mr Boo comforted me, saying I’m just a “hag”, not an “old hag”. That stupid man!) But really, after going past 30, which is a seriously traumatic experience for me, age has become, pardon the cliche, just a number only. No visible overnight sagging and burst of wrinkles appeared on my face - just same old, same old. Just a few days ago, I serviced a lady customer who would turn 41 this year, yet she looked no older than 33, or 34 max! So that brought me some hope. Obviously, I have to spend more money on maintaining my looks now….

My birthday wish?? Only to become a mother, and nothing else. Motherhood tops my list of priorities - unfortunately that is out of my control. Next on my list is health and happiness for my immediate family - and more time for myself to spend quality with them. And, there, ghostly readers, is it! So boring right?! Comes with being old, I guess!

Cheers to a good new year!

Gasp!! Two posts in one day! And I haven’t been writing for a full month! Well now, I’ve got to take advantage of the fact that today I have a half a day off, so I might as well write something for my ghostly readers. Well I would LOVE to write a review, unfortunately, I think it would take too damn long, and I need to submerge my brain in some mindless Korean drama before I go back to slavery tomorrow (who knew that I would be selling my own soul to —– myself?!!).

These past few months as an “entreprenuer” (I really hesitate to use this noun too liberally) has led me to once again review my life’s goals. Throughout my life, I am an easily discontented person, going round in circles to find fulfilment, and asking myself what is the meaning of my life. It is this discontentment, and my burden of great expectations that there is something great waiting for me that I have jumped (suicidally, some might say) out of the rat race. Mindlessly going to my 9 am- 6pm job Mondays - Fridays, enjoying my nights and weekends off, with a good pay and relatively good working environment seemed quite pointless to me after 5 years. Is there all there is to life? I think. Is this what is going to happen for the next 30, or God willing, next 50 years until the day I die and meet my Lord and Maker? Something was missing and I don’t know what the hell it was.

It could be a very nice weekend off with my parents, or friends, and suddenly I would be struck by a sickening feeling like “What in the world am I doing? Am I wasting my life away? Is this IT?” - and this was happening with an alarming frequency. The fact that I was happily married, had great friends and family, did not do much to assuage this feeling. What is my purpose in life? Is there more? Or am I simply bored out of my mind and need a change of environment?

Obviously 3 months down the road - having my own business, and suffering from zero social life, and the stress of meeting endless sales targets - that it is not the answer I was looking for. One thing’s for certain though - I will go NUTS doing this for the next 30 - 50 years. Now I miss the mindless stability, the free time, the rest, that came from being a rat. Sometimes I really hate myself - what do I really want out of life? What are my life’s goals? How can I be fulfilled - will I ever be fulfilled? When is enough really enough? Will a baby change things? Do I need a closer relationship with God?

Amazing, I am coming to 31 and still so screwed up - maybe I named the blog correctly afterall…