the zits are getting really really annoying. they attack one side of my face, and then they subside a little and move on to the other side. back and forth, back and forth, like a tennis rally. only tennis is a lot more fun to look at. (ref: nadal's abs... etc.)

i think it's the heat. it's quite, quite unbearable. but! today it finally rained. well, it sort of... sprinkled. it's getting the hang of it though, i think. maybe tomorrow it'll drizzle a little longer, and slowly move on to a proper shower with thunder and lightning and all that fun stuff.

on monday it was thoroughly annoying that after an evening of grey skies and tingling anticipation of rain, i went to orchard and saw drenched roads and everything, but it had JUST STOPPED RAINING. i could've done with a bit of a walk in the rain, considering that just standing by the road waiting for a cab had made me wish there were giant airconditioning units along the road. if only 'airconditioned nation' could be taken literally at times like these. it is Needed, i swear.

but! speaking of airconditioning! MINE IS FIXED!!!!!!!! omg the THRILL. the guy fiddled around in my room for about two hours, put newspapers over everything so basically i had to attempt to study/finish reading the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy on the bed, and then he switched it on and it was such an absolutely sublime feeling - brand new aircon air flowing over me, and this new one is really POWER so it was stunningly lovely :):):) i have missed my dear aircon ever so much.

on the not-so-bright side, because the aircon guys came in the afternoon my mom had to postpone the appointment with the homeopath (it still feels weird when i roll that word around in my brain; although i've known the word 'homeopathy' for a long time i never realised until recently that a practitioner is called a homeopath.) it was also partly my fault because i woke up exceedingly late.

anyway, i'm trying EVERYTHING with my face. my mom insists that i should sleep at more regular times, and have an oilbath a few times during these hols. which i will do on friday, because tomorrow i have to wake up at 7am in order to get to school and scrub paint. i think i need a new facial cleanser (heh, am ever-ready to spend money.) the kiehl's cleansers just look so Pro! and the blue herbal range of skincare products is kindof legendary. kiehl's actually originated as a family-run apothecary in new york about 150 years ago, and they still exist, so they must be good =] when i get tired of my mom's less-expensive alternatives i will convince her to buy stuff at kiehl's. or maybe i should go find that Lush which she says exists at Suntec, and get myself another pot of Herbalism. i was terribly annoyed when it developed a case of fungus over December, but it was a very good scrub.

oh and i should go running again. have been inordinately lazy this week. tomorrow's my dad's birthday dinner, so evening run is out. so that'll also be friday. friday shall be my healthy day.

oh, must find out if the resort in tioman has a nice spa. i've been wanting to go to a nice spa. i'm sure it does have a nice spa, most of those 5-star beach resorty things have spas right? time to do some googling. yay am quite looking fwd to tioman, strangely.

ta!