SIAN - Hokkien adjective which conveys boredom, weariness, frustration and emptiness

Recently, the ambience both at home and at work shout SIAN. My mom has been frowning a lot recently, contributing to the sian factor.

Frowny Mom

At work, nothing troubling, it just feels slllooowww, like now...tick tock, tick tock :P... Is it because we are approaching the end of another year? Or is it just me, just feel sian lorrrrrr *shrugs shoulders*. The sianers (people who feel sian) at work are coincidentally, the usual suspects who perpetually want to take Urgent Leave. We are so sian that we are sian of saying we are sian. Like one of the sianers says, we are beyond sian... You know what, I think the problem just lies with us. Sigh...don't know how...sigh...sianz...

Seems like another 30 years before the weekend comes again. Sian.

Looking back over the last weekend, it passed by in a flash, despite it being a long weekend for me due to the off in lieu I took on Monday for Hari Raya. So fast, so sian. Spent Saturday at Pete's place, and watched 2 movies. One was an old Korean movie, Marrying the Mafia, starring Jung Joon Ho and Kim Jung Eun from the drama Princess Lulu (my fav!). The movie was a little disappointing, just watchable standard, funny...but not hilarious.

Marrying the Mafia. Verdict: Watchable only. Quite Sian.

The 2nd movie was If Only, starring Jennifer Love Hewitt. It's a story that reminds you to treasure and appreciate your loved ones, and not take them for granted. The storyline reminded me a little of an old movie, Sliding Doors, starring Gwyneth Paltrow. If you can afford the time, If Only is worth a watch.

On Sunday, I was invited to a friend's place for Hari Raya. Had a good time catching up with ex-colleagues, and not to mention, I was stuffed with the food and snacks prepared. Pete, on the other hand, met up with his friends and did a "walkathon" within the Raffles City-Suntec-Bugis Triangle.

Our leave in lieu on Monday started with a breakfast of toast, which for some unknown reason, caused me to have a slight stomachache, so it was rather sian jit pua. We had lunch with my frowny mom later :P, and did some grocery shopping with her, and in the midst of it all, we were caught in a terrible downpour with the bags of groceries. Sian lor. However, Pete and I braved the rain and fufilled our plan of singing our hearts out to drown our sian-ness that has been built up over the past week. 2.5 hours at K-Box which cost us only $20 in total. That sure alleviated our sian-ness. To further neutralise our sian-ness, we ended the day with some Anderson's ice-cream. Verdict: B&J still rules!!

So now here we are on a Wednesday, back to work and all. At this moment, Pete is most probably in the process of failing his IPPT. Having the siannest time at work these past few weeks, I promise to dedicate this entry to him, so here it goes: This very sian entry is dedicated to Pete. May you see the light amidst the codes and all soon. To my fellow sianers at work (I hope you know who you are), this entry is also dedicated to you all/both. May we all feel unsian soon.

To the rest who are bored enough to read our blog, I apologise for this depressing entry, and promise to try and post something more.....entertaining, I hope, in the future?!

May you have an unsian week ahead!