how do you answer when you are asked 'what's up with you?', or 'what's happening?'. i seem to be asked that a lot. probably because i have a tendency to hide myself in some dark highly top secret cave-like hideout, aka my house, so people are always asking what's new with me. people don't get why i usually meet the question with a blank stare. errr.....pretty much the same?

hello? that is probably the easiest question in the world and you can't answer that??! that is my antagonistic split personality asking.

perhaps because i am a complicated person. i don't think people will be interested to hear about the latest corporate strategic operation in my company, or maybe they would but i'm not at liberty to say. insider-trading and stuff. i don't think they are keen to hear the minute daily-grind details of the things my kids are up to these days. the most boring conversationalist in this planet must be parents, especially brand-new ones fresh from the stork's mouth. my baby pooped twice today, or she just learned to crawl! hard to muster the enthusiasm when most babies do that.

i'm not too crazy either about listing the recent places i've been since i last saw whoever it is i'm talking to. holidays are only fun and memorable when you experience it, not when you have to hear someone yakking non-stop about it. however, i answer when i'm asked and friends seem to ask me that a lot, for lacking of other topics to chat about, i presume. besides, holidays are just a distraction for me, not a lifestyle, so there really isn't much to talk about in that department.

so, what do i answer? how do most people answer? let me look through my calendar for a minute now......i walked the threadmill yesterday, i spent 2 dumb days at the panasonic stadium last week where i was glued to the seat for hours and hours on end, i was stuck in traffic jam for 2 hours on friday, i am watching reruns of 'friends' every night, i just completed one painting and is halfway through another. i want to pick up cooking, photography and a whole load of other classes but i'm afraid i don't have the time to commit. there's no gas in my place at the moment. i'm going to the justin bieber concert. all too insignificant to mention, and too boring to bring up. when you haven't seen someone for some time, it's hard to pluck an update from the air, without going through a long detailed explanation of each.

what do normal people answer, pray tell?