Being a Pinhead

so after POP, i've been resting, or rather recuperating at home these 2 days. Not fully recovered and still sneezing away, chalking up endless amount of phlegm/mucus. 90 mins of sleep the night before POP certainly didn't help at all but doubling the damage was the effect incurred. Don't get me wrong, i wasn't part of any crazy and wild pranks that occupied many, and even if so, i would have gotten at least 3 hours of sleep. Was involuntarily caught up in a whirl of emotional talking spun from relationship problems & about filling that hole in each other's heart, but only that their holes aren't the same in size and the urgency or need to fill that hole is felt differently. At times it induced in me that kind of creepy feeling. I wasn't about to say anything at all, coz i don't know what to say, how to say it, or i just don't know whats happening at all.

ok, these aside, yesterday my family celebrated my Mum's 50th Birthday! Dinner was Hokkien Cuisine at an unorthodox old shophouse restaurant outlet at Plumer Road (somewhere near Jalan Besar stadium).

just now when i was shuffling through my drawers(which has been neatly tidied up by my mum when i was away on BMT), i'm amazed how many pins and accessories i've amassed all my life thus far. A virtual sneak:

my showcase of acquisitions:

Blue Band of pins (clockwise): IOC Japan, Thailand, PRC (China), Beijing 2008, FINA, skycam

Black Band of HardRock Cafe pins (clockwise): Paris, Cairo, Surfers' Paradise-so cute this 1, HongKong, Barcelona - courtesy of Missy HueyFen, Sharm El Sheikh, GuangZhou.

some other random ones (clockwise):

Japan 2007 international swim meet, my SJI Graduation pin!, the worm!- used for sharing the gospel at a church event couple of years back, Beijing 2008 & FC Barcelona! - courtesy of huEyfen again, Planet Hollywood Bali, Orry the Oryx- the lovable mascot, a couple of communist pins from Mongolia -sandwiched between China & Russia you see. & finally, $1-ONE DOLLAR Casino token from dearest DZ :P

i've got a box of them all. But since its a sneakpeak, well...

Vin