Wanted to go jogging last Thursday. As usual, me tightened Boyboy's collar and went to the shoe rack to put on my 3 year old Nike shoe. To my horror, they were missing! I frantically asked Gramps where she kept the them - She and my Aunt simply love to keep things away from the human eye. She replied that she did not meddle with them. There was a nagging instinct telling me that they were stolen, but I refused to believe. Called Aunt on her mobile phone to ask if she wore them to work (I knew it was impossible; nobody would wear formal office wear with sports shoes). Her "No, I didn't see them" literally cut all strings of hope, which made my whole world crash down. Left with no choice, I wore my Aunt's black walking shoes (which she used to wear to work) and went for my jogging. Argh~ When I was running, my thoughts were: When that particular stuff is there, you would just take it for granted, thinking that it does not contribute much to your daily life, but when it is gone, you feel lost and regret why you did not cherish it in the first place. In my case, regret placing my shoes outside my house ( T - T ). It means having to spend money on a new pair of shoes. Damn.
Had my appraisal yesterday morning. Got a reasonably good review of my work performance and got what I want for my increment. However, as for the position of Team Lead, Boss mentioned that he would make the official announcement in the next quarter - he would like to continue to monitor my performance as well as the team's. Well, it's perfectly fine with me, so long as I get the money.
Went to Good Boy Eugene's house for a splendid dinner of baked salmon with mashed potato. The former was of standard, but not the latter - too bland despite adding big chunks of butter. (Imagine how fattening it was!) Played mahjong, drank Hoegaarden (with courtesy from Amy) and Bailey's (from Good Boy Eugene) and ate Van Houtan chocolates (with courtesy from me!). It was pure fun, fun and more fun. How I wish there would be another gathering not too long next time!
Later, I am meeting my uiversity mates to have my pre-Birthday dinner. The venue will be at Outback Steak House at Millenia Walk. Wow, juicy red meat! Yummy yummy!
One question still floats in my mind - Why would anybody want to steal a 3 year-old Nike shoe?
