The Art Of Seduction

Well I like the photo. It's like an instance between the obvious and the unknown; with an element of mystery. Isnt that what seduction is anyway? What's to seduce if all facts are obviously laid out in black and white and everything is so logical?

While looking for a photo to post, I found lots of images of scantily clad women in provocative poses; being seductive I suppose. I wondered - arent men ever uh, seductive? Because I found no scantily dressed male or otherwise posing provocatively or seductively. I suppose to be seductive is an eve's trait. Like a siren, maybe?

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I am actually thinking of being seduced intelligently; not exactly like eve or a siren or even by a male homo sapiens. I was seduced by the tv actually - with loads of images of over-sized window boxes full with spring blooms and of tall walls with creeping ivy. And the scene of the exhilarating dash over the virgin snow and the chance to may be mountain-climb.. ( I knew I was being sucked under..)

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TGIF

Well it is Fri - finally (thank God!). It had been a difficult week; an eventful and emotional week.

I was of course glum and moody and under the weather and was blue ALL WEEK! That usually happens on Mons and partly on Tues only.. I blame that on friends (or more correctly the absence of them.)

Then the boss got carried away with his own stress and he too became emotional! Of course that had its chain effect and affects everybody who got the bloody emails. But ah well, we TRY to ignore him and his mails - after all he couldnt be named the drama queen for nothing!

Thur was baaad. Zana wasnt around and I got to browse at the discount magazine store alone - and got a loadful of mags just to drown my sorrows, so to speak.

But the week ended better. Todayy I was productive. And met up with dearest Haslina (who's on a trip home for a couple of months as the kids are on their summer break) and the other girls for lunch. The service was bad but we had a lot of catching up to do. But for the umpteenth time I didnt get any photos of the girls..

And it is even better this evening, Streisand and Bryan Adams with I finally Found Someone and Journey's I'll Be Alright without You. Yeap, winding down couldnt be better..

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Definitely Gotten Carried Away

My son came back after completing his short semester (something like summer semester) yesterday. When asked how the whole semester went he gave an exaggerated sigh of relief and said, I am ready for the change in next semester.

His answer made me think that wouldnt it be nice if work life comes in semesters / packages like school too? We do everything for a few months and once that time frame is over, we'll give a sigh of relief (or regret if the boss deserves it..) and then get a new boss the next semester. So we dont have to eat, live and breath (so to speak) the same boss years after years.

And we wouldnt feel like we are being manipulated, dominated, constrained, oppressed, limited, dictated, restricted, controlled (err.. I am getting carried away dont you think..?) by the boss at any time..

This is most definitely a posting under 'The Toxic Office' category.

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An Absence Of Bliss

I am going through a full cycle on the matter ~ what else if not about going to work (or not), work itself, the people at work, my boss at work (I am thinking if a have a boss elsewhere - like at home maybe? Naaah..), etc etc.

I love to see people being in love with work and love to be at work. What bliss..

I'd love to whine and complain about this, but I guess I will refrain from doing that here today. Restlessness, unsettling emotions and inner turmoils are best handled internally I think - at least today it seem like the best option.

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Of Mum

The week away from the office was simply rejuvenating. We did nothing but cook, eat, buy (even more of) the freshest fish, read and watch local dramas (which I hadnt done in years and years) whilst keeping mum company, of course.

I wouldnt let the one angry; harrassed call from my boss upset me at all - but take it all in my stride. It's good to see my mum recover from being tired and weary (she hadnt been sleeping too well she had said) on the day we arrived; to almost being herself again when we left on Sat. Although she still needs the aid to help her walk.

I suppose she needs time to recover; she is not young at all anymore anyway. We are trying to persuade her to make a trip to KL for more checkups and to recover; of which she is not keen at all.

Whilst there I took in some of mum's loved flowers and animals/pet. No, I didnt get her on the camera; it wasnt that kind of trip home. It was a time to recuperate and recover from an unfortunate incident.

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Saying Goodbye

If sorry is the hardest word, what is goodbye?

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We said goodbye to CTZ aka the pretty woman last Wed. She's leaving the company for good (.. good for her). She said funny, but there is life after TM after all (my response is - there is? Seem unlikely from where I am standing)

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Anyway.

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Life does not only change for her but for those left behind. Like it or not, change is a two way thing. It affects the instigator and also those around. Seem sad to have a friend leaving you.

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But PW, all the best to you (you'd betther be reading this..) It seem like this is a better path for you. Wallahu'alam; only Allah knows best. You better keep in touch too.

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Wishes

I am in the middle of a (borring..) meeting. It's dark in here because the lights are turned down for the presentation. And so cool - the aircond is over-worked.

And it is so dark outside; there's a storm brewing. Sort of reminds me of fall / winter (yeah, yeah say whatever you want to. I guess it'd be true.)

I love to be home at this time - maybe browsing and blogging or memerap with a real good book.

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Yeap, That's Me All Right!

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