And right now...

Right now, it's 1130pm...

I'm done with my bath...was fighting with the shower abit...The dumb knob to direct water to the shower head (instead of the bath tap) was faulty..kept springing back..so I'd be enjoying 10-15 seconds of water from the shower...and then the water would go to the bath tap...I'd pull the knob to redirect the water...only to have it spring back again 15-20 seconds later....
Bleah...tmr go tell Housekeeping..

Drinking Jasmine tea now..with the TV on...need some noise around me...else abit boring n abit scary too.. haha...

Went shopping at Shihlin Night Market just now..nothing much..the usual things..the usual streetwear...Didn't get much stuff...

The weather's cool...16 degrees...At night, the wind blows kinda strong...so it gets quite chilly...fingers were freezing at a point in time...

Oh yah, they changed their MRT ticketing system abit...For people who don't hold season cards (something like our EZ Link), and who need to buy adhoc tickets, they'll get little pastic chips...much like a little plastic coin...which you can tap on the EZ Link system as well...Was bugging the station control people on how to use.. hehe...suaku, 1st time see such a thing.. ahha...This system wasn't around when I was last here...

Just messaged boss to jio him for breakfast...he didn't reply me...hmm mm....
Rejected him for dinner just now wit some other Taiwanese & HK counterparts...hhehhee...abit bad but we're having dinner with them tomorrow also...miss one night..won't die lah hor? ;p

Gotta go blow-dry my hair liaozz...tmr morning need to wake at 7-plus or 8am for the conference at 9am....

mid-air in the skies....

Wrote this to while on the flight to Taipei...written on 24 Feb 1115am.

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Here I am sitting alone on SQ872...Just finished watching "Juno". Nice show.
I like Ellen Page..at least I think that's the lead actress' name.
Young teenage girl who's wiser beyond her years...I like the way she carries herself.
Sort of a cross between an innocent young teenage girl and a street punk.

Just had a brunch of chicken sausages, scrambled eggs and a little bit of chocolate truffle cake...
Food not too bad I musat say..pity I couldn't finish the cake..didn't want to eat to much in case the tummy goes haywire again...As it is, it's not been doing well lately hmm mm..

Listening to classical music now while jotting down my thoughts..

Feeling better now, I can breathe easier...Felt a little constricted just now..nose was a little stuck too..Was having the jitters. Bopian..Can't blame me lah.. haha...
Virgin time flying alone, at the grand old age of 27...Anyway, I always get like this whenever I fly...so...oh well...the nervous paranoid me...

It's 11 now. I'll be reaching Taipei in about 1.5 hours time. It's a 4h 30mins journey...virgin trip alone..bleah, I can;t go to the washroom without dragging my full luggage with me haha..Leychey, carrying a laptop bag, my own handbag...and a suitcase...

Hope the weather is good..There's reports of possible rain..and so, the auntie me brought a brolly along just in case...Hope it doesn't get too cold too...It;s funny, I was darn sleepy just now..but after sitting down, I don't feel that tired anymore...

Wonder how the room will be? Finished reading Sunday Times already...Think no choice, nothing to do..will just go catch 40 winks...

DSD: Dim Sum Dollies!

Wrote this while on the flight to Taipei...

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Watched Dim Sum Dollies on Friday night. Was supposed to go with ahboy but the big D 9for diarrhoea) hit him....and so....I went with HB instead.
A surprising companion...as epitomised by Daniel's big reaction of a single word or sound or whatever you call it..."WAH...!!"

But oh, he followed it up with a phrase "Err...Will it be weird?" Lol..
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The play/show was fantastic. Hossan Leong was fantastic!! One who watches the play will be gripped by laughter from start to end. English, Mandarin, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese...were used. I'm glad I understood most of the phrases uttered and all of the jokes presented to us.
But I wondered if those Caucasionas watching the play would understand the jokes...

Because the whole play wsa based on local references, on local issues, on SG's historical events...Witty jokes, subtle references to the government blatant to the ruling party and the well-renowned MM.

Hilarious moments were well-balanced with emotinal undertones. Clever twists and impersonations were accompanied by paradoxical references to nationalistic pride....It was gooood..Lotsa references to the current situation SG is facing. The ruling party, the political situation, the economy, the police & their ring-fencing, F1, en bloc sales, the IR project, sarong party girls, etc etc etc Lotsa past history & references were made as well...opium, world war 2, the split with the Malayan Federation, the formaiton of PAP, etc...

Hossan was wonderful. Every appearance he had on stage brought a certain twang to the atmosphere. Witty, totally comfortable in his own skin. Talentedm abosolutely talented.

I like Selena Tan, but I think she's overrated. haha...Pam Oei, um, I don't quite have a good impression of her but she's okay in the show..

I like Emma Yong though. She was great. Full voice! Her singing was good and resonating and well-controlled...Figure not bad too haha...Contrite & precise pronunciations....

A definite must watch...If the show runs again next year I'll go again...
With Ahboy this time round I hope.

zzzz....

Hmm...Jas left liao...

Handling some of her duties..Piangzz...

Corporate Tax, Financial Audit, Internal Audit, Professional Indemnity Insurance, Directors/Officers' Insurance, Admin Matters, ISO, Budget....

Hmm mm...1st time dealing with Financial Matters....*faint*

The non-numerical me..doing numerical stuff...

LOL....



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Stomach spoil again...Woke this morning feeling weird.

Felt a bit giddy last night during dinner with Mr Bull...Sweet thing sent me home...Abit paiseh haha cos he had to take the MRT home...



I'm spoiling!!!

The Perpetual Procrastinator

There you go..Budget is out..
Hurrah, better public assistance scheme, greater subsidies for adult PT education and better bursaries for students, more help for start-up business...
you know, the whole gamut...

And then I saw a bullet point highlighted...Cheaper Liquor.
Cheaper vodka, whiskey, brandy, the whole works.
Oh wow, and I thought there was an extensive media report on how the youths in SG are drinking their $$ away...and how this phenomenon has to be curbed..
Now they've gone to make it even cheaper...

Good news for the pubbies & clubbies...DRINK ON folks!!!!
The theme for this year is GUZZLE GUZZLE GUZZLE!!

Me? Nah...Realised I cannot drink much anymore...
Not a matter of holding my liqour or what...
But my stomach seems intent to be at odds with me...
Even the horoscope for Monkeys this year said something about needing to take care of intestinal & stomach related problems...
So oh well...moderation is key...
2-3 glasses of red wine and yeah, that just about does okay for my stomach.
Anything more and a warning lurch looms up.

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A simple dinner in a simple place..
A simple conversation and a nice companion..
That just about makes a formula for a nice Friday evening..

A bowl of sliced fish mee sua, a can of green tea.
A plate of grilled mackeral with rice, a can of liang cha.
A nice little corner table in Food Republic at Suntec.

Voila...c'est une bonne fois avec mon copain, Monsier Taureau.
Voila, it was great time with my friend, Mr Bull.

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The Orh-Cheh is still apparent on my left inner elbow...:(
The swell has subsided abit but there's still a small lump...:(
I never ever want to let anyone draw my blood again!!! :(

Hope my test results come back good..in about 2-3 weeks' time.
Hope my cholesterol level is fine..Hope everything is fine!!!

My BMI turned out low haha..below average...17.75
My blood pressure is fine...

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I have class later again..xianzz...
Supposed to be bathing by now..and I am still here typing away...

Oh me, the Perpetual Procrastinator...
*shakes head*

Ah Long!

Watched "Ah Long Pte Ltd" just now..It's one of the funniest movies I've seen in quite a long time..I'd safely say..without Mark Lee, the movie will be a flop...
He was the star of the show...rubber-faced, rubber-bodied...expressive, comedic...I'd say he knows himself well...:) Fann Wong looked too pretty-faced to be a Da Jie Da though..

Hokkien, Cantonese and Mandarin filled the dialogues...English & Mandarin subtitles peppered the screen...Shall recommend for my two old folks to go and watch too...

Really laughed like mad cows just now..It's fun to laugh together as an audience..
Think of it as a weird bonding session with strangers...

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Received a stalk of rose today from Uncle Png...kinda funny.. haha cos I really don't know him well..Just a word or two in the pantry when we happen to meet..that's about it...
But he wsa nice enough to "award" me with a single stalk of red rose this afternoon...=)

Les left a pink soft toy rose on my desktop...lol...with a message that said "From your Secret Admirer" haha...goondu...Got a Tatty Bear card from Mr Bull...and 2 pieces of Rocher chocs from the company...

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Uh-oh..I forgot I'm actually having gastric flu..Had some fried chicken just now cos ahboy wanted to snack on something...
Shit, now tummy feeling weird again...

Oh, I didn't mention..I had diarrhoea on Tuesday..Went to the loo for at least 7 times between 1pm till 11pm...To speak crudely...my ass was burning. lol.

Too much good food in a short span of time..

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Bad streak of luck on Scrabulous lately..Been losing games here and there...=(
My ratings have dropped from 1700+ points to 1400+ points now...bleah...

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David Tao concert on 19th April...might give this a miss since I've gone to both his previous ones already...

MayDay concert on 26th April..will be going for this one...never been to any of theirs before..but heard they are darn good live on stage!!

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Colleague leaving...Jasmine..been with the company for at least 7 years already...hmm..some of her things will fall into my lap..I don't mind doing some of her things...

But....damn it. I think ISO will come to me....
Eh seriously leh...why is ISO stalking me??? From LHUB to Achieve and now to IDA???

What more I am new to this place..not sure of the procedures & processes....
Sigh...boss will start chasing me soon liao....

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Think something is wrong with my feet..or their bone structures..
My toes are aching, they frequently get blisters too...I mean, the shoes I wear are still the same as thsoe I wore 6 mths ago...but why do my feet ache more now ??

If the shoes are constant, it means the problem lies with my feet?? :( ugly corns, ugly blister scars..and oh ugly deformed toes!!!

Tired..heading to bed..

The Paradox of the Scales

The Scales. The symbol of the Libra.
The symbol of perfect balance, of equilibrium, of harmony.

Meet me, Michelle. The Paradox of the Scales. The girl born under the sign of the Libra.
Supposedly to be the personification of the Scales, of equilibrium and of balance.
But oh, in reality, anything but.

Maybe I represent a scale which does not have a perfect zero. A scale which needs tuning. A scale more often swinging to and fro, wrangling up and down, than hanging in a sweet sweet balance. A scale more at home being in disequilibrium than in equilibrium?

I like people, yet I crave for my own space.
I am in a crowd, yet I am in my own bubble.

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The day started out fine.
Started out good actually, was looking forward to the lunch celebration for Granny's 92nd birthday when an sms came that spoilt the mood for me totally.

Great, on the 4th day of CNY, my kite was flown. My aeroplane was flown.
Now again. For the 2nd year in a row, I have to face 8 relatives and my own family.
And give lame excuses.

Giving me an sms 30mins before we were supposed to meet is unacceptable.
So what, when 2009 CNY comes? I have to come up with reasons, excuses again???
Do I have to???

I hate to say this but it could be granny's last few years celebrating her birthday with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren. I was happy when I thought all could turn up, when I was given a promise that I'd see you there. I thought it'd be nice for granny to see everyone having lunch together, singing a birthday song for her.

Guess this is not the year. KNN.
Disappointed.

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After winning 16 games in a row...the time has come for me to lose a few Scrabulous games...
Lost about 4-5 games over the past few days...bleah...

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It will be an upcoming week of eating...

Monday lunch - Wah Lok Restaurant at Carlton Hotel
Wednesday lunch - Marina Mandarin Hotel AquaMarine Restaurant
Wednesday dinner - Imperial Treasure at Taka
Thursday lunch - Buffet function in office
Thursday night - Undecided yet but it's a dinner outside..

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I feel like taking a nap but I'm feeling abit irritated..
Hope to be able to catch at least some winks before I head to Peiqi's house for yet another gathering...

Sigh. More food on the way...?

It's a bright bright Tuesday!

Munching on my little piece of raisin cake now. Been a long time since I blogged a long entry during office hours. Oh well, cut me some slack yah.. haha...it’s the festive season and I’m in a slacker mode already…

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Just thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and comment a teeny bit about Edison’s photo scandals…Then again, why should it be a scandal? Or why should it even be considered a scandal? Just cos he’s a celebrity? Just cos he bedded more than 14 actresses? Sigh, pity those ladies in a way…but then again, it’s a matter of choice. Who are we to chastise him? There’s prolly others out there who are doing more than him...but aon’t in the limelight because they are not a celebrity…Oh well, fodder for much much gossip in the tabloids…

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Realised I’ve always been making the same few grouses on separate occasions. Thought I’d just consolidate all and gripe about them in one single breath. Saves time ahhaha lol.

People with blaring headphone/earphone sets on the MRT. Please please please. I know it’s your favourite piece of music but it might not be others…

Public transport….Can you folks just take that little bit of effort to move in abit more? So that others don’t suffocate near the doors?? And can you just not barge in when we are coming out of the trains?? And can you not lean your whole body against the support pole, there are others who need to hold onto it leh!!!

And please, could you just say sorry when you bang/slam/hit someone while you’re walking?

Was in my apartment lift yesterday morning. Held the door open for a whole family to troop out. Not a single person said thanks. Mother, father, two sons and their granny. What the??? It’s no wonder why some kids turn out to be preposterous when they’re grown up….upbringing? I can choose not to hold the door open for you one leh. I can choose to barge my way out before you guys. But I let you guys out first cos there was a granny! And there wasn’t even a single word of thanks, not even a nod of the head. I don’t want to sound racist but...they’re from the smallest proportion of people in SG.

ARGH.

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Was humming a Buble song when walking to office today from the MRT...Was already within Suntec when I passed by an uncle in office attire as well..He stared at me…
I thought to myself “Maybe he thinks I’m nuts”. But smiled a little at him anyway...Lo & behold, he smiled back. A simple smile with a wistful hint that said “Ah, youngsters”.

Lol..it’s the little things like this which makes your day sometimes..:) Well, it got me off to a good start to the day…hope it stays this way! :)
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Ok, hehe, started writing this at 9-plus…now it’s 1030am liaozz…LOL…
Juggler of work & blogging...;p