weekend!!

I should be heading for a quick bath now... haha...the procrastinator is rearing its head up again....
Dang, I think I'll be late for class again aha...

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I've started drinking green tea everyday...whether in office or at home..I try to have at least a cup of it now...My recent obsession.. haha...green tea!!

Just got myself a new green tea based moisturiser too...good for oily or combination skin...=)
Lovely!!
Haha...and just replenished my green tea facial mask too!!! hahahahha...woot woot!!
I have a green tea shower gel still in my cupboard..heh...

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Am gonna watch "23" tonight..Did I get the movie title correct?
Am so out of touch with the movies now...
Wonder what's the show about...hmm mm....
And as you can tell..it's not me who wanted to watch the show.. haha

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Going swimming later!! after a year-long hiatus.. ahha
Hope I still remember how to float...

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Ok, better drag my bum to the bathroom liao......

Else Teacher Pascal is gonna mark me....
Then again..hmm ..He's marked me already...ha

my friday...

It was a slightly surreal day for me yesterday..
Said goodbye to 2 colleagues...

Celia gave me like a total of 3 bear hugs yesterday hahaa..

Went down to the 34th floor to say goodbye to Christopher too...
Haha..kinda funny..though we have minimal interaction..I still feel quite alright with them...Bitching partners maybe haha..

Oh well..people come, people go...maybe it's not the amount of time they take up in your life, but the amount of impact they made (or did not)....ahha...am gonna miss my bitching partner in office...

Went for dinner & drinks with Kym & XL at Ice Cold Beer...
Met some new friends..amongst them this 37 yr old guy originally from London.
Quite a humble down to earth guy...was kinda surprising to us..
Maybe cos most of the angmohs we have met are more high & mighty.. haa...

Pity we didn't have our namecards with us.. haha

And I still think..beer is not quite my cup of tea.. haha..
Gassy, way too filling & it oxidises...haa...3 bottles was the max for me yesterday...

Woot...the chicken wings are super shiok there...
For those who have not tried the chicken wings there...please go try ahhaha

Thursday...

I am simply a jinx with IT stuff...
Enuff said.

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Celia's last day tomorrow..
Had a nice lunch with her today at Ding Tai Feng in Raffles City...
Together with Chloe, Jenice & Glenn...

Xiao Long Bao, fried prawn & egg rice...
yum...but at the back of my mind...was the constant alarm bells rining out the tune of..."You have high cholesterol...must take care!!!!!"

bleah..

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Stepped into Times today...
And man oh man..if I had the $$ and the time..
I think I would have bought all the Judy Picoult & Cecilia Ahern's Shopaholic series of books liao...

Together with Paul Coelho's stuff & Stephen King's new novel...

Sad to day. I icurbed myself from buying any novel...
I still have close to 5 or 6 lying on my shelves...new, lovingly wrapped with clear plastic already..but not read at all.. hmm mm...

Bought a pictorial coffe table type of book instead.
The Straits Chinese House
Depicting the rich & colourfu history of the Babas & Nonyas...=))
Got it for granny..at least I can see togetehr with her & maybe Adrian...will definitely bring back memories for her...hopefully good ones...
Um...well...I had the intention to get the book lah...but um...$$ didnt come from me... hahaha...;p

Struggling with Sophie's World at the moment...
Quite a heavy read...especially when you've not touched books for close to 2 months or so.. haha

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Meeting up with Kym & XL tomorrow for dinner..=) Will be their lampost again...been this way since our uni days hahahaa.....I am always their lamppost..hehe

Dinnering at Ice Cold Beer...
Hmm mm...may be joining the LHUB gang elsewhere after that..see how & where do they go...

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Suresh is acting abit weird lately...he has praised me twice in the past week and a half...
Which equates to more times than he has ever did in the last 2.5 years...

Hmm mm..really weird...

Sam...my dear Sam...

Dreamt of Sam last night.
Seriously wonder how he got into my dreams.
It was a nice, pleasant one though, not something hateful or what...

"Saw" him as he is in the present day...or maybe what I imagine him to be haha..
Have not seen him for close to 2.5 or 3 years liao..
Wonder how he is...

Was walking along a street in the dream...when i saw him walking towards me...
Gave a scream and ran over to hug him...for a long time.. haha..and then quite suddenly...the dream ended.

Is he speaking Vietnamese even more fluently than before? Is he still guiding tours?
Is he fatter? Or thinner? Is he still as tanned? Is he still as buaya? Is he married already?
Do his eyes still sparkle so much??

He had a slight paunch in my dream haha...

Suddenly realise I do miss him! haha...one of my abangs from DK days..
Maybe...just maybe I should message him...hope his number is still the same though..
Hmm mm...

Speaking of which...my abangs from DK days...are all but bullshit..
Timothy has disappeared from the face of the earth.
Ronnie......is probably finding some young chick out there..either that or doing bouncing again at some night club.
Sam...has MIA-ed too...

only the duckie babes gang are still close knit...

musings...

Finally stepped into Giant today.
Hmm mm..somethings are cheaper, some things are not..and soem things are actually more expensive than if I get it from elsewhere.

Got some eye candy cos I saw Priscelia Chan & Alan Tern shopping there..
Both of them look so so so good...*yummy*
Alan Tern's really tall, didn't know that.. haha...and Priscelia's super petite...but super chio!! haha!! Flawless skin!!

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Been feeling a bit down lately..
Superbly busy for the last 2-3 weeks..rushing things here and there.
Haven't had much time to think about things..
Any free time is either spent eating or sleeping..cos most of the other time is taken up already.

This week has suddenly slowed down abit.
Managed to squeeze in a day off on Monday finally...slept the whole day...

Looking forward to the Good Friday long weekend...

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There are times when you simply are not sure how to make a decision.
And once you have made it...you are apprehensive of what is to come your way...
It's worse when...there is a time lag...

Anticipating..worrying..

No wonder I look older than my age...hmm mm... ha

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NKF had a free health screening...
Couldn't do a body fat analysis test cos apparently I have metal in me so...can't do the test..

But had a blood test and was told that I am underweight and that I have borderline high cholesterol...
Sighzz...the last time I had a full check-up..I was perfectly okay!!!!

Ok, time to pass me the veggies...the green tea...the fruits...
Bye bye to laksa & eggs & pasta...
Oh yah...time to "de-dust" my running shoes...(where are they by the way.. hmm mm....)

MIA

It's been a 2-week hiatus..Man oh man...
There were times when I actually felt lost without any connection to the WWW.

Why so? Cos my line had a fault..
Went one big round from calling Singnet to the modem company (just got a new modem)...to eventually getting a technician down to check the line cable...

So it's been a leychey 2 weeks...of not being able to check email at home, not being able to blog..not being able to go on YouTube...
TUFF!!! haha

Finally...the line had a fault...it's a "technical fault" in the words of the technician who came by this afternoon..circuit was spoilt or something...dunno what lah.. haha...

Most importantly..I am finally connected...=))

popiah galore

Opened my drawer today and got a rude shock.
Cos the moment I opened it, there was lotsa movement inside...lotsa things rolling around.
Was stunned...till I realised...

What the hell???
All my undies have been...have been...have been...
Rolled up into little pieces of popiah looking things!!!
Kaozzz...imagine lotsa little colourful popiahs rolling around in your clothes drawer....
Even the thongs were rolled up into popiahs..

Argh ok, my maid's leaving her mark on things around the house already...

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I am pleased...at least my EDM generated 10 responses to the seminar next week...
There is hope.
There really is hope.
There really is hope that the seminar won't turn out to be a huge flop.

tough day

Today wasn't a good day.
It was one of those days where you just feel like you want to throw in the towel and call it quits.
Where you just want to sit right there and then on the floor...and bawl your eyes out.
Where you just want to scream at everyone and anyone.
Where you just want to be alone sulking in a corner.

Started the day by waking up an hour before the time I was supposed to.
Tried to get to sleep but instead spent the hour thinking of something which I forgot to do at work.
Woke and went to downtown East for a morning meeting.
Shoes were giving me a problem. Kept slipping off.
Went home to change shoes before heading back to office.

Got back to office and it was a blur since then. Right foot giving me problem again. Need to go rub it a little later...still slightly swollen.
Arrows thrown here and there again. Little things which waste my time. Big things which I do not want to be involved in but somehow found their way to me.

Yada yada. It was tough by the time evening came.
Plus the rain did nothing to raise my spirits.
Made me all the more miserable cos I thought I would have to skip my dinner date with my baby sweets.

But at least the rain stopped...

Seeing ahboy was like the brightest spot in the day. Shining beacon. Brilliant star.
My first reaction was to just hug him and cry...Not that I did so in public though.
But he brought a genuinely happy smile to my face...Feels great to see him at the end of a tough day...
Feels great to talk to him, eat with him, hold his hand, walk with him.

growing pains

*sings to the tune*
"...I dun wanna grow up...I'm a Toys 'r' Us kid..."

It's tough growing up...hahhaa...Can I just be a kid again?
From $$ issues, to self issues, to relationship issues, to family issues, to work issues...
Bleah..

Thought I'd grow up differently..I really used to think so when I was a much younger...
But guess when I grew older and started working...
It turned out that I'm still in the same wheel of things as others before me...

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The hormonal me.
The miser me.
The moody me.

So what else is there huh?

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I am who I am

Interesting song by Guang Liang.
English lyrics tinged with a heavy Chinese accent.

friday..saturday...sunday!!

slack I planned it to be and slack day it is...
napped from 230pm till 6pm..woohoo...
though there were like at least 3-4 interruptions in between...
from a dumb phone call to a dumb sms...to something else i can't remember...

lovely pak tor time with ahboy on friday & yesterday evening..after so many days of not seeing him.. haha...
went with him to see the doc on friday again...his 2nd time...
my 1st time seeing someone pay $65 for headache, flu, sorethroat n cough medicine....
at a normal HDB GP clinic.

we were at clarke quay yesterday..munching lovely pasta at coffee club.
i still love their garlic prawn pasta...heavens...=)
popped by central shopping centre to walk around...and ended the night with a 2-hr lazy drive around the island.. haha...bo liao..but it's been a long time since we did that...

the knight is still sick

sweetie has been an extremely grouchy bear since last sunday...
been sick and tired and well..plain old grouchy....
i should call him "oscar" soon...

didn't really speak much to him for so many days liao.
maybe with the exception of today cos of my fainting spell..

bleah...

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will finally have a better rest this coming sunday. no thrills, no frills....just plain slacking at home.
shiok..havent done that in a while...since before cny in fact...

*looking forward*

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actually sometimes..i wonder if i can turn irritation into fuel and combust that energy into more fruitful things..

Cheap Thril~!!!

Had an interesting discovery yesterday.

The Security Pearl, one of the business unitsI am supporting in terms of marketing...
Is doing quite well so far...Pong showed me a stack of brochures from a competitor in the same field of training.

Kaozzz......as much as 95% of the format was the same as our brochures.
Close to 75% of the text was copied word for word from our brochures. Even the cover presentation is the same!

So much so for blatant plagiarism and lack of originality.

Oh well, looking on the bright side...
It's kinda cool to have someone else see you as the market leader and it's even cooler when they are copying those brochures which you yourself developed...
Hiakzzz... =))

*beams*
Cheap thril!! haha...

seeing stars

Ok, think I scared myself today.

Went for lunch with Glenn & Celia.
Mis-cued on a step while walking, tripped and almost fell but didn't cos I grabbed Celia & vice versa.
Right foot's abit sore now though..very slight sprain.

Back to the story. Was limping slightly and climbed up a flight of stairs to get our seats.
We were at the Macdonald's in Boat Quay. Sat down and within the next 2 minutes...
Started getting faint...
Vision was turning black & green...I was literally seeing stars...
Broke out in cold sweat...

Man I was freaking myself out. This is the first time I felt this way.
The only other time I felt this way was in Primary 2 when I had gastric cos I skipped a meal.

I had to rest my head on the table else I think I would have just fainted right there and then.
It was real weird.
Celia & Glenn said I turned damn pale...and well..haha looked like the whore...

Rested for 5 minutes maybe and finally overcame it. My hair was literally damp from the sweat...cloggin in clumps on my forehead and the base of my neck...
Piangzz...scary.

Was okay after that..finished the meal and chatted for awhile before heading back to office.
Took the rest of the day off. Went to see a doctor but he concluded it was prolly a one-off case.
Parents attributed it to late nights and lack of proper rest...=(

Ahboy is worried if it may be something to do with the brain op. I personally think it's got nothing to do with it. But I will keep that in mind lah.

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She messaged me in the evening.
"Hey heard you were not feeling well. Not pregnant right?"

I read it and went ?????????!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ah duh...

mid week trains of thoughts...

It was kinda scary today.
It was lunch time and we were walking towards Temasek Towers.
I started feeling breathless..like as if lungs were constricting and not enough oxygen was going through my nose to feed them.
Panicked abit and felt very very slight giddiness.

It was much better after lunch. Am feeling a little breathless now again. Even though I am just sitting down.
Lack of rest maybe? This is my 10th day of continuous work days.

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Ee Hong's wedding was interesting..1st time I attended a wedding in which the theme was black.
A chinese wedding dinner at that. haha
Black table cloths, black seat covers...but chilli red napkins. nice contrast...
She was initially in her wedding gown white..but soon changed to her black gown.. haha

And well..It's the 1st time in my life seeing her in make-up. After knowing her for 5 years...Looks good!!! And well...to see her in berms or jeans all the time...
I finally get to see her in a backless gown!!

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TH is vexed...dumbo messaged me when I was in the middle of a meeting.
Asked me if I'm free for drinks tonight..Told him I can't...

Wonder what happened to the poor soul..

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Mum just came into my room and told me that from now on, the maid will wash the dishes for me and um....even wash my undies.

Shit. Weird as it may seem, I am extremely uncomfortable now.
1st, it's kinda weird to see a stranger in your house.
2nd, it's even weirder to have that stranger wait on you and wash your undies???

Call me dumb. But I am uncomfortable having someone wait on me.

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Of false confidence & real insecurities.

Oh shoot! I forgot to suan her today. Haha...Been wanting to make a comment...
"Eh lately your angmoh is improving hor??"
But guess I was in too many meetings to be able to talk to her much. haha..

The lamb turns not so gentle

I seem to have shocked quite a few people yesterday.
I even shocked my temp. She told me she didn't expect me to be able to scold people.

Cos I shouted at my HR.

Guess I am usually a soft & chin chye person.
So much so that people forget that I might actually have a temper. Anyway, it went like this.

She was typing IR8As into the HR system. I went over to ask her something.
She started ranting at the top of her voice about why I did not read her emails and why am I disturbing her.
Asked me to go back to my seat and don't bother her...Waved me away with her hand..blah blah blah...

Somehow, my limit was breached yesterday. Come on. I asked you politely.
You don't have to bloody hell scream the whole office down. If you're busy. Fine.
Tell me nicely and I'll leave you alone to your stuff. You're not the only busy one and you will never ever be the only busy one in office.

Something snapped in me and so I shouted back.

Aiyah. Whatever.
Things between us were okay after that. Even if she bears a grudge on me in her heart, I can';t control it.
Can't please everyone.

damn u

I have an unhealthy obsession.
A very unhealthy obsession.

But ...can't help it.

Trying to curb it...and I'm succeeding.
By 1% every half a year.
It's been 33 months. Which means I am still about 95% obssessed.

Damn. Damn. Damn.

musings

Couldn't get up this morning and took 2 hours off. Went to work at 10-plus instead.
Ha...guess the equation is as such.
Burnt Weekend = Crappy Monday Mornings & Tired Mondays

Wanted to go off on time today and my dear boss hijacked me at 7pm. Till 815pm.
But she sent me home. Heng ah.
Else I'll be a darn grumpy shell by now...

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Lunch was interesting today.
After comparing notes with others..I think I finally know who whore's bf is...

In a way..it's a shocking discovery..in another way...it's not really a surprise..
Paradox eh?

No wonder she was so secretive about who the bf is...
Hmm mm...

Dang, who can I share my discovery with?? hmm mm...

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Munching on assam stingray now and fried scallop with broccolli...
Wonder what's gotten into my mum today?? haha...

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It's confirmed. Maid's coming in on Wednesday.
Damn, I have to clear all my valuable stuff from my table.

Lazy...........*pout*

busy week

Been a busy week. Worked for 7 days straight.
Well, almost. Make it 6.5 days.

Mind's abit of a blur now. Owe the boss things. Trying to rush through now. But ended up blogging.
Oh my, I am such a disciplined soul.

Thursday....Was a day of some firsts.
1st time I attended a wedding dinner with ahboy.
1st time I spoke so much to Henry in a single day compared to the last 4-5 months I've known him.
1st time I was so PR at an event.
1st time I met up with the CC uncle & his family whom ahboy has known for close to 17 years.

The dinner at Holiday Inn Atrium was so-so only, but the fried chicken was heaven...=)

Friday....Was a day of well..some bonding..
Went to chill with TH again after a long long hiatus of doing so..
Dined at Waraku @ Central and then loitered around Clarke Quay trying to find a nice place. Wanted to park at Tapas Tree but it was closed for a private function/party.
Ended up at a place called Cuba Libre...where cute, mexican/latin gorgeous waiters ruled and women drooled.

Needless to say, I was thrilled to be there. Ha.
Drinks were quite unique and strong...3 glasses and I was on my way to la-la-land..
2 of us were talking about things from relationships to work to jobs to $$ to marriage to me teaching him some French..blah blah blah..

Saturday..Got up early to go to the dumb event at Suntec.
Spent awhile there and then had a quick lonely lunch at Pasta Mania. The meatball pasta sux big time at that branch by the way. Other branches are better.
Rushed down for French class after that.

Boss wanted me to go back to the event after class and make sure everything was okay.
Refused to do such a ridiculous thing. Especially when I was not the duty I/C for that day.
Told myself to fuck care....And I did. Woot!
Couldn't care for so much already.

Met up with ahboy in Marine Parade and we went to munch at Sin Hai Shan..the famous zi-char place along Katong Road...
Yum...Tummy was bulging by the time I was done with the food.

Went home after dinner and watched Man U vs Liverpool...Kinda awkward haha...
Ahboy, me & Dad...staring at the screen...
Wanted to hug him but of course cannot. Wanted to slobber all over him but of course cannot also haha...

And Dad was trying to act like a civilised person. Sure, he was shouting at the fouls committed on the pitch. But he didn't curse at all as compared to usual circumstances. Hahaha...

And funally we come to today...
Sunday...15th and last day of CNY...
And I had to spend it at Suntec AGAIN. Full day from 11am to 8pm.
Spent some time working. Spent some time stoning. And spent lots of time bonding with Henry, Andy & Kok Weng.

Of course, when you put a girl and 3 guys together...you get lots of laughter, crappy jokes, dirty jokes & one poor girl with sore ears. hahaha...

Popped by to visit the ducktours pees and of course James. Dumbass with his usual caustic comments. Asked me how come I'm not so tanned as last time. Said I needed to get off my butt and go tan more..cos I look sllimmer when I'm darker. Ah duh....*rolls eyes*
Met up with Zali too and chatted awhile...before heading back to work.

It's the Chinese Valentines' Day today and we wanted to for dinner together..He was supposed to meet me at Suntec after my event...
But alas...he's sick...cancelled on me... =( Think he's snoozing away at home now...

Bleah..ok, I'd better go do my work now...
Some work done is better than none.

And of course...sending out of resumes after that. haha...