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.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Sunday, March 11, 2007
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 $$ issues, to self issues, to relationship issues, to family issues, to work issues...
Bleah..
Thought I'd grow up differently..I really used to think so when I was a much younger...
But guess when I grew older and started working...
It turned out that I'm still in the same wheel of things as others before me...
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The hormonal me.
The miser me.
The moody me.
So what else is there huh?
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I am who I am
Interesting song by Guang Liang.
English lyrics tinged with a heavy Chinese accent.
"...I dun wanna grow up...I'm a Toys 'r' Us kid..."
It's tough growing up...hahhaa...Can I just be a kid again?
From $$ 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...
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...
Thursday, March 08, 2007
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..
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...
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...
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...
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
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..
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.
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.
Monday, March 05, 2007
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.
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*
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*
Sunday, March 04, 2007
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...
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...
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
je suis une coquille
i am a shell.
well. maybe a soft shell. a little soft on the outside. even more so on the inside.
prefer to hide in my own space. darting back into it when i am shy or face adversities.
creeping back out if i think it's okay. hmm, am making myself sound like a snail. ha.
it was a normal day. nothing too high, nothing too low. though it got abit busy during lunchtime.
had to dabao a quickie lontong lunch at 2 o'clock. chatted as usual on the MSN whilst working.
cold day. till now, my toes are freezing. but i realised something, i did not have milo today!
even though i was freezing cold..the idea of a hot cup of rifreshing milo did not occur to me.
how can that be?? haha...
tomorrow will be a boring day i think. will be stuck at career fair. i am the i/c tomorrow from 9am till 8pm. mad cows. how will i while my time away for 11 hours??
but but but!! the consolation is this..hiakzz...i get to walk around and scout around at the employer's booths and well...maybe...who knows?? i might get lucky?? =p
wonder if james is back in singapore. if so, then i'll go visit him tomorrow afternoon.
haha, at least i know who to check with.
my water rentention is really bad this time round. feel like a stuffed goose walking around.
tummy bulges over the pants' waist hem. kaozz. though i think it's partly cos of the cny goodies. haha..
i will be attending my 13th wedding in 8 months, tomorrow night. and well, the weird is that i don't know the birde nor the groom. will be there, as an escort of ahboy. bleah, kinda boring.
good thing is i don't have to give ang pow.
hehe..holiday inn, the havelock branch. formerly the glass hotel i think. hope the food's good!
and for that, i will have to miss the duckie girls gathering tomorrow night. ah well, not a big loss lah, haha, since we'll be meeting up for ee hong's wedding next tuesday.
which will be yeah yeah..my 14th wedding in 8 months. haha. =p
number 15th in 8 months will come on the 24th of march. came suddenly. that's 3 within this month alone.
was watching american idol just now. the guys were singing today. woohoo, i am impressed!
they are good, save for 2 or 3 whom i think were so-so. out of the hmm...10 maybe?
cun remember... haha..i love chris richardson..reminds me of justin timberlake.
I like aj too and jared and nick pedro.
shoot, am feeling super sleepy already. past midnite now.
meek lamb trots off to bed.
au revoir, tout le monde...bonne nuit...zzz
(bye everyone...good night)
well. maybe a soft shell. a little soft on the outside. even more so on the inside.
prefer to hide in my own space. darting back into it when i am shy or face adversities.
creeping back out if i think it's okay. hmm, am making myself sound like a snail. ha.
it was a normal day. nothing too high, nothing too low. though it got abit busy during lunchtime.
had to dabao a quickie lontong lunch at 2 o'clock. chatted as usual on the MSN whilst working.
cold day. till now, my toes are freezing. but i realised something, i did not have milo today!
even though i was freezing cold..the idea of a hot cup of rifreshing milo did not occur to me.
how can that be?? haha...
tomorrow will be a boring day i think. will be stuck at career fair. i am the i/c tomorrow from 9am till 8pm. mad cows. how will i while my time away for 11 hours??
but but but!! the consolation is this..hiakzz...i get to walk around and scout around at the employer's booths and well...maybe...who knows?? i might get lucky?? =p
wonder if james is back in singapore. if so, then i'll go visit him tomorrow afternoon.
haha, at least i know who to check with.
my water rentention is really bad this time round. feel like a stuffed goose walking around.
tummy bulges over the pants' waist hem. kaozz. though i think it's partly cos of the cny goodies. haha..
i will be attending my 13th wedding in 8 months, tomorrow night. and well, the weird is that i don't know the birde nor the groom. will be there, as an escort of ahboy. bleah, kinda boring.
good thing is i don't have to give ang pow.
hehe..holiday inn, the havelock branch. formerly the glass hotel i think. hope the food's good!
and for that, i will have to miss the duckie girls gathering tomorrow night. ah well, not a big loss lah, haha, since we'll be meeting up for ee hong's wedding next tuesday.
which will be yeah yeah..my 14th wedding in 8 months. haha. =p
number 15th in 8 months will come on the 24th of march. came suddenly. that's 3 within this month alone.
was watching american idol just now. the guys were singing today. woohoo, i am impressed!
they are good, save for 2 or 3 whom i think were so-so. out of the hmm...10 maybe?
cun remember... haha..i love chris richardson..reminds me of justin timberlake.
I like aj too and jared and nick pedro.
shoot, am feeling super sleepy already. past midnite now.
meek lamb trots off to bed.
au revoir, tout le monde...bonne nuit...zzz
(bye everyone...good night)
Monday, February 26, 2007
Of apples & bananas
Seriously..I did not expect myself to come up with such an analogy last Friday.
Was talking to Chloe and the analogy just popped up in my head. Was trying to tell her the notion of "If you never try, you'll never know".. haha...For example,
A: Would you like some bananas?
B: No thank you. I prefer apples. Bananas taste weird.
A: Try lah. No harm done.
B: Eeeee...dun wan.
A: TRY lah..!
B: Dun Wan!
A: *grabs B and shoves banana down B's throat* JUST TRY LAH!!!
B: *mmfffpphhhtttt* *munches tentatively* Actually, doesn't taste that bad
haha...and voila..2 weeks later..B is a banana convert...
This was just the start to a long conversation of apples & bananas....
Try bananas..good for digestion...=) hiakzz
Was talking to Chloe and the analogy just popped up in my head. Was trying to tell her the notion of "If you never try, you'll never know".. haha...For example,
A: Would you like some bananas?
B: No thank you. I prefer apples. Bananas taste weird.
A: Try lah. No harm done.
B: Eeeee...dun wan.
A: TRY lah..!
B: Dun Wan!
A: *grabs B and shoves banana down B's throat* JUST TRY LAH!!!
B: *mmfffpphhhtttt* *munches tentatively* Actually, doesn't taste that bad
haha...and voila..2 weeks later..B is a banana convert...
This was just the start to a long conversation of apples & bananas....
Try bananas..good for digestion...=) hiakzz
me, myself & I
It has been a frustrating 3 days. Since Saturday evening..Some reasons I can think of for my short-temperedness & impatience.
1. Frustrations at job hunting. It is not easy looking for a suitable job. Or perhaps I am a fussy pussy.
2. Frustrations at work cos I am at the stage where everything is done in an unmotivated manner & I am covering things I am not sure of.
3. Hormones are running wild cos the time of the month is fast approaching. Hormone overdose.
4. Frustrations cos time is stretched between self, family, ahboy & friends.
5. Tired cos I've not had a good rest since a few weeks ago.
6. Certain situations of double-standards have occurred again.
So many things, so little time. ha...a list of just some things which need to be done
1. Pack my drawers & cupboards & table. That makes it 8 drawers, 2 cupboards & a dressing table top. There's lots of junk here and there. Accumulated cos of laziness & sentimentalism. Practicality has since invaded my mind and I am motivated to throw old stuff away now. This of course cannot be done in a single effort. It probably needs ot be spread out over a few weekends.
2. I need to go settle my CPF investments. Argh..Need to shift my funds back to my CPF account. Can't do it o a weekday so I'll have to queue like a mad cow this coming Saturday.
3. I need to work out a balance. I need to save $$ and yet, my wardrobe needs an update. Clothes are starting to look washed out of colour and some are having those little "furballs" on them...don't quite know how to describe...ha
4. I need to do some self-study for my French!! I need to start getting more dilligent in doing this cos well, things are getting heavy now. Next week is the start of my term 2 for my beginner's class. 8 weeks later, I'll have an exam. Bleah.. haha
5. Similarly to Point 1, I need to refile & recategorise my admin matters. Went to Popular just now and got myself some arch files to keep my stuff. But man oh man...I need to clear some cupboard space for my files first. Aaarggghhh..
The next few weekends are busy again. starting with the weekend just past.
Think I'll take a day off on either a Monday or a Friday soon. Else i'll go bonkers.
1. Frustrations at job hunting. It is not easy looking for a suitable job. Or perhaps I am a fussy pussy.
2. Frustrations at work cos I am at the stage where everything is done in an unmotivated manner & I am covering things I am not sure of.
3. Hormones are running wild cos the time of the month is fast approaching. Hormone overdose.
4. Frustrations cos time is stretched between self, family, ahboy & friends.
5. Tired cos I've not had a good rest since a few weeks ago.
6. Certain situations of double-standards have occurred again.
So many things, so little time. ha...a list of just some things which need to be done
1. Pack my drawers & cupboards & table. That makes it 8 drawers, 2 cupboards & a dressing table top. There's lots of junk here and there. Accumulated cos of laziness & sentimentalism. Practicality has since invaded my mind and I am motivated to throw old stuff away now. This of course cannot be done in a single effort. It probably needs ot be spread out over a few weekends.
2. I need to go settle my CPF investments. Argh..Need to shift my funds back to my CPF account. Can't do it o a weekday so I'll have to queue like a mad cow this coming Saturday.
3. I need to work out a balance. I need to save $$ and yet, my wardrobe needs an update. Clothes are starting to look washed out of colour and some are having those little "furballs" on them...don't quite know how to describe...ha
4. I need to do some self-study for my French!! I need to start getting more dilligent in doing this cos well, things are getting heavy now. Next week is the start of my term 2 for my beginner's class. 8 weeks later, I'll have an exam. Bleah.. haha
5. Similarly to Point 1, I need to refile & recategorise my admin matters. Went to Popular just now and got myself some arch files to keep my stuff. But man oh man...I need to clear some cupboard space for my files first. Aaarggghhh..
The next few weekends are busy again. starting with the weekend just past.
Think I'll take a day off on either a Monday or a Friday soon. Else i'll go bonkers.
I am an employer now
I am an employer now. I just signed 3 forms.
Another "committment" in my life. There's been quite a few committments in my life recently.
Bank balance, though healthy, is running kinda tight.
Had family discussions over the weekend. With Mum & Dad, Adrian...My Aunt & cousins too.
The discussion? Nursing Home or Maid.
Needless to say, majority vites went to hiring a maid to be at my home to take care of granny.
Of course, when we sought the grand old dame's opinion, we pitched it at another angle...
Which was that the maid was hired to help out with the houselhold chores cos my parents were getting old...and since she was around, at the same time, she could help look after granny.
Didn't expect Mum & Dad to proceed so fast. The discussion ended on Sunday and now on Monday, we've found one already.
Indonesian girl. Aged 24 with experience in looking after old folks. Able to start immediately. Speaks Malay & a little English and a smattering of Hokkien. Good combination.
Apparently trained in a local hospital on how to look after the elderly. Let's see how it goes.
And being the only working soul within the house...I was naturally made the employer...
The last time I ever had a maid was 16 years ago. Feels kinda weird to have a stranger in your house. Some adjustments definitely.
Not sure when she'll be moving in...but my guess is within these 3-4 days.
Hmm mm...what will she call me and granny and my parents? Can she cook? Is she reliable?
Will she take care of granny properly? Is she trustworthy? Will she filch our things? Do I have to keep my stuff under lock and key?
Administration wise, I need to take a test online. Some kinda aptitude test to make sure I am not some psychopath hiring a maid for the purpose of abusing her. Medical tests for the maid, admin matters, forms to fill...aw man...
I hate such things...
Another "committment" in my life. There's been quite a few committments in my life recently.
Bank balance, though healthy, is running kinda tight.
Had family discussions over the weekend. With Mum & Dad, Adrian...My Aunt & cousins too.
The discussion? Nursing Home or Maid.
Needless to say, majority vites went to hiring a maid to be at my home to take care of granny.
Of course, when we sought the grand old dame's opinion, we pitched it at another angle...
Which was that the maid was hired to help out with the houselhold chores cos my parents were getting old...and since she was around, at the same time, she could help look after granny.
Didn't expect Mum & Dad to proceed so fast. The discussion ended on Sunday and now on Monday, we've found one already.
Indonesian girl. Aged 24 with experience in looking after old folks. Able to start immediately. Speaks Malay & a little English and a smattering of Hokkien. Good combination.
Apparently trained in a local hospital on how to look after the elderly. Let's see how it goes.
And being the only working soul within the house...I was naturally made the employer...
The last time I ever had a maid was 16 years ago. Feels kinda weird to have a stranger in your house. Some adjustments definitely.
Not sure when she'll be moving in...but my guess is within these 3-4 days.
Hmm mm...what will she call me and granny and my parents? Can she cook? Is she reliable?
Will she take care of granny properly? Is she trustworthy? Will she filch our things? Do I have to keep my stuff under lock and key?
Administration wise, I need to take a test online. Some kinda aptitude test to make sure I am not some psychopath hiring a maid for the purpose of abusing her. Medical tests for the maid, admin matters, forms to fill...aw man...
I hate such things...
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
mild melancholia
Sitting in the dimness.
The only light is that of those rays emanating from the PC screen.
The air is still. Naught a single draft for the windows are closed, the door is closed. And yet, I do not feel warm.
In fact, my toes are tingling from being cold. I need to wriggle them from time to time. To keep them from getting numb.
Michael Buble is singing in the background..soft and strong at the same time.
A certain emptiness washes over. I feel I have everything and nothing, at the same time.
I feel content and not, at the same time. I feel tired and energetic, at the same time.
Paradoxical.
I miss my boy. I miss his touch. I miss his smiles. When did I last see him? Gosh, just 2 hours ago. When we went to visit Gran in CGH.
A sudden realisation came to me just now when Adrian brought it up to me.
She's fitted with a pacemaker. And the pacemaker is in turn fitted with a battery slated to last for 10 years. It's already 10 years since she had the pacemaker put in. The docs expected that the battery will outlive her. Not the other way around.
At 91, she's too old for any major op. If the battery stops, her heart has to do its own pumping. How strong is her heart still to carry on its own beating, we don't know for sure. We won't know for sure too, till the day it has to take place.
Hope she's sleeping well in her ward now...
Really miss him too. Wish he could be with me now. Just his presence alone is calming enough.
Ugh...Saturday is our next meet up. Seems far far away right now. Haha, that goondu left a big patch of drool on my pillow when he dozed off on my bed on Mon night. Couldn't be bothered to wash the case or change it. Now I have one big, red, angry pimple on my nose. Am so gonna put the blame on him. Haha.
I've stopped Buble. Switched 933FM on instead for a more light-hearted touch to the atmosphere. Music works wonders to one's mood. It's amazing how a few notes combined together can make or break a person's mood. And it's amazing how 8 little notes spread across varied scales can achieve such a wide wide wide and never-ending spectrum of rhythms and melodies. Its an endless permutation.
I received another wedding invite today, via SMS. For a March wedding. That will be my 14th wedding in 8 months. Part of my year end bonus from last year went and will go to feed these red bombs. It's kind of weird. The girl who sent the invite, we were close friends in JC. (Shit, that's 10 years ago.) But drifted apart after we went to different universities. She invited me & PQ to her ROM last October. In a way, I am glad she still treats me as her close friend and am happy for her. In another way, I feel so far from her now and cannot help but feel that my attendance of her 2 big events are but neccessary obligations. Towards a friendship long cool after years of absence and non-engagement. Simply put, I am happy for her. But in a distant distant sort of way.
Shoot. "Hao Xin Fen Shou" is playing on 933 now. This song always gets me damn emotional.
I've started paying up for my housing loan. Small amounts of less than $50 per month. But that's cos we are on a progressive payment scheme. You pay for whatever amount of work has been completed. It will escalate in a hugely exponential rate till the figure hits about $1.5K per month. Of cos split between us two. It sure didn't feel good when I went from being debt free to having a $300K loan plastered to my back. But when I think of my flat. And it being built bit by bit, stone by stone, pillar by pillar right now...Man, I tink it's worth it. To have an abode I could call my own. That's one of my dreams. And to know that it's in the process of being fulfilled. It just brings a sweet tingle to the heart.
It's almost 1am. The body is tired but the mind is not. Am surfing job sites now. And some other banking sites. I must have left my resumes with more than a dozen companies or HR . Nah, make that close to 2 dozen? Oh well. Patience will be rewarded. Seeds sown cannot be reaped immediately. But damn, why aren't the banks recruiting marketing people???
Realised I am just typing away. Go with the flow. What comes to mind, I'll just pop it down. Haha. I am starting to sound like Kel. How many times have I actually done a go with the flow thing? I think half the time. The other half of the time, my head rules. The head with its scaredy-cat attitude. Risk averse. "No go, what if this and that happens? Better not take the risk." Sometimes wish I could be more free-flow. Ah, pros and cons perhaps. 2 sides to a coin. 2 sides to a fence.
I've got a Karaoke session tomorrow night. Not sure how much I will enjoy the session cos it's a weekday. But oh well...PartyWorld, here I come. Only bummer is that I have a meeting at Redhill at 4pm so I probably need to catch a cab down. Bleah.
Ok, I am finally getting tired. Time to hit the sack I guess.
Time out.
Signing off.
Shell
The only light is that of those rays emanating from the PC screen.
The air is still. Naught a single draft for the windows are closed, the door is closed. And yet, I do not feel warm.
In fact, my toes are tingling from being cold. I need to wriggle them from time to time. To keep them from getting numb.
Michael Buble is singing in the background..soft and strong at the same time.
A certain emptiness washes over. I feel I have everything and nothing, at the same time.
I feel content and not, at the same time. I feel tired and energetic, at the same time.
Paradoxical.
I miss my boy. I miss his touch. I miss his smiles. When did I last see him? Gosh, just 2 hours ago. When we went to visit Gran in CGH.
A sudden realisation came to me just now when Adrian brought it up to me.
She's fitted with a pacemaker. And the pacemaker is in turn fitted with a battery slated to last for 10 years. It's already 10 years since she had the pacemaker put in. The docs expected that the battery will outlive her. Not the other way around.
At 91, she's too old for any major op. If the battery stops, her heart has to do its own pumping. How strong is her heart still to carry on its own beating, we don't know for sure. We won't know for sure too, till the day it has to take place.
Hope she's sleeping well in her ward now...
Really miss him too. Wish he could be with me now. Just his presence alone is calming enough.
Ugh...Saturday is our next meet up. Seems far far away right now. Haha, that goondu left a big patch of drool on my pillow when he dozed off on my bed on Mon night. Couldn't be bothered to wash the case or change it. Now I have one big, red, angry pimple on my nose. Am so gonna put the blame on him. Haha.
I've stopped Buble. Switched 933FM on instead for a more light-hearted touch to the atmosphere. Music works wonders to one's mood. It's amazing how a few notes combined together can make or break a person's mood. And it's amazing how 8 little notes spread across varied scales can achieve such a wide wide wide and never-ending spectrum of rhythms and melodies. Its an endless permutation.
I received another wedding invite today, via SMS. For a March wedding. That will be my 14th wedding in 8 months. Part of my year end bonus from last year went and will go to feed these red bombs. It's kind of weird. The girl who sent the invite, we were close friends in JC. (Shit, that's 10 years ago.) But drifted apart after we went to different universities. She invited me & PQ to her ROM last October. In a way, I am glad she still treats me as her close friend and am happy for her. In another way, I feel so far from her now and cannot help but feel that my attendance of her 2 big events are but neccessary obligations. Towards a friendship long cool after years of absence and non-engagement. Simply put, I am happy for her. But in a distant distant sort of way.
Shoot. "Hao Xin Fen Shou" is playing on 933 now. This song always gets me damn emotional.
I've started paying up for my housing loan. Small amounts of less than $50 per month. But that's cos we are on a progressive payment scheme. You pay for whatever amount of work has been completed. It will escalate in a hugely exponential rate till the figure hits about $1.5K per month. Of cos split between us two. It sure didn't feel good when I went from being debt free to having a $300K loan plastered to my back. But when I think of my flat. And it being built bit by bit, stone by stone, pillar by pillar right now...Man, I tink it's worth it. To have an abode I could call my own. That's one of my dreams. And to know that it's in the process of being fulfilled. It just brings a sweet tingle to the heart.
It's almost 1am. The body is tired but the mind is not. Am surfing job sites now. And some other banking sites. I must have left my resumes with more than a dozen companies or HR . Nah, make that close to 2 dozen? Oh well. Patience will be rewarded. Seeds sown cannot be reaped immediately. But damn, why aren't the banks recruiting marketing people???
Realised I am just typing away. Go with the flow. What comes to mind, I'll just pop it down. Haha. I am starting to sound like Kel. How many times have I actually done a go with the flow thing? I think half the time. The other half of the time, my head rules. The head with its scaredy-cat attitude. Risk averse. "No go, what if this and that happens? Better not take the risk." Sometimes wish I could be more free-flow. Ah, pros and cons perhaps. 2 sides to a coin. 2 sides to a fence.
I've got a Karaoke session tomorrow night. Not sure how much I will enjoy the session cos it's a weekday. But oh well...PartyWorld, here I come. Only bummer is that I have a meeting at Redhill at 4pm so I probably need to catch a cab down. Bleah.
Ok, I am finally getting tired. Time to hit the sack I guess.
Time out.
Signing off.
Shell
Sunday, February 18, 2007
1st post afteer long break
This is what was prepared for the reunion lunch on Saturday..
8 dishes
1. Chap Chye Dish with black flower mushrooms. black fungus, fatt choy, "golden needles",
2. Fish Maw Soup with dried scallop, cabbage, button mushrooms, sea cucumber, meatballs
3. Steamed Fish with sze chuan vege and sliced mushrooms
4. Longevity noodles with egg, vege, prawns
5. Steamed Ginger Tiger Prawns
6. Buah Keluak (Black Nuts, a Peranakan dish)
7. Fried Puay Leng Vege with Abalone
8. Lap Cheong
Having problem loading my pics..so oh well..too bad.
Am too lazy to start an account on Photobucket or Slide.com =p
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Back to work today. Nothing much to do.
One word to describe it. Nah, make it two words.
Extremely Monotonous.
Time passed by too slowly. I was trying to keep myself awake.
My department's dissolving, collapsing, disintegrating, whatever you call it.
Celia has tendered today. Cheryl tendered last week. Patricia is but a temp who will leave us in early March.
Just got news that my boss is considering leaving too. (But it's just hearsay, how credible?? I don't know)
I am trying to find a new place.
Lian says she'll quit after she gets her degree...which is just in a few months time.
This feels altogether too much like my previous place. Too much like it. haha...
Kinda sucky to feel like this...barely afloat.. ahha..sometimes bobbing on the surface...happy to be afloat...sometimes washed under the currents, struggling for breath.
8 dishes
1. Chap Chye Dish with black flower mushrooms. black fungus, fatt choy, "golden needles",
2. Fish Maw Soup with dried scallop, cabbage, button mushrooms, sea cucumber, meatballs
3. Steamed Fish with sze chuan vege and sliced mushrooms
4. Longevity noodles with egg, vege, prawns
5. Steamed Ginger Tiger Prawns
6. Buah Keluak (Black Nuts, a Peranakan dish)
7. Fried Puay Leng Vege with Abalone
8. Lap Cheong
Having problem loading my pics..so oh well..too bad.
Am too lazy to start an account on Photobucket or Slide.com =p
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Back to work today. Nothing much to do.
One word to describe it. Nah, make it two words.
Extremely Monotonous.
Time passed by too slowly. I was trying to keep myself awake.
My department's dissolving, collapsing, disintegrating, whatever you call it.
Celia has tendered today. Cheryl tendered last week. Patricia is but a temp who will leave us in early March.
Just got news that my boss is considering leaving too. (But it's just hearsay, how credible?? I don't know)
I am trying to find a new place.
Lian says she'll quit after she gets her degree...which is just in a few months time.
This feels altogether too much like my previous place. Too much like it. haha...
Kinda sucky to feel like this...barely afloat.. ahha..sometimes bobbing on the surface...happy to be afloat...sometimes washed under the currents, struggling for breath.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?
To really love a woman
To understand her - you gotta know her deep inside
Hear every thought - see every dream
N' give her wings - when she wants to fly
Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms
Ya know ya really love a woman
When you love a woman
You tell herthat she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
Cuz she needs somebody to tell her
That it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really- really really ever loved a woman?
To really love a woman
Let her hold you
Till ya know how she needs to be touched
You've gotta breathe her - really taste her
Till you can feel her in your blood
N' when you can see your unborn children in her eyes
Ya know ya really love a woman
When you love a woman
You tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
Cuz she needs somebody to tell her
That you'll always be together
So tell me have you ever really -really really ever loved a woman?
You got to give her some faith - hold her tight
A little tenderness - gotta treat her right
She will be there for you, takin' good care of you
Ya really gotta love your woman...
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It's been years since this song was launched...
But it still touches my heart...
Beautiful song..
Listening to the Il Divo version now...in Spanish..
To understand her - you gotta know her deep inside
Hear every thought - see every dream
N' give her wings - when she wants to fly
Then when you find yourself lyin' helpless in her arms
Ya know ya really love a woman
When you love a woman
You tell herthat she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
Cuz she needs somebody to tell her
That it's gonna last forever
So tell me have you ever really- really really ever loved a woman?
To really love a woman
Let her hold you
Till ya know how she needs to be touched
You've gotta breathe her - really taste her
Till you can feel her in your blood
N' when you can see your unborn children in her eyes
Ya know ya really love a woman
When you love a woman
You tell her that she's really wanted
When you love a woman you tell her that she's the one
Cuz she needs somebody to tell her
That you'll always be together
So tell me have you ever really -really really ever loved a woman?
You got to give her some faith - hold her tight
A little tenderness - gotta treat her right
She will be there for you, takin' good care of you
Ya really gotta love your woman...
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It's been years since this song was launched...
But it still touches my heart...
Beautiful song..
Listening to the Il Divo version now...in Spanish..
What do you do???
What do you do...if you have a mother who acts like she's menopausing all the time?
She stormed into my room at 9am this morning. Threw the door open, flung the pillow off my head
(It was covering my face...weird I know but I like to sleep this way.. haha).
And told me to get up cos she needs me to go chop vegetables.
More mini squabbles later on about how me and my dad are useless. How we both act the same and cannot do anything useful at all. How she is the only one who things around the house.
Felt like telling her. If we are useless and cannot do anything useful, then dun bother getting us to do anything anymore???!!!
Still ask me to chop vegetables & hand clothes & wipe floor for what??
All these grumblings and mini squabbles. Just before the CNY reunion lunch.
How nice.
Messaged Adrian to ask him to come by earlier so that Marc can help to relive the tension.
Bingo, that did the trick.
Menopausing Granny Smiles Big Time When Cute Grandson Arrives!
Thank God for Grandsons & Cute Toddlers.
She stormed into my room at 9am this morning. Threw the door open, flung the pillow off my head
(It was covering my face...weird I know but I like to sleep this way.. haha).
And told me to get up cos she needs me to go chop vegetables.
More mini squabbles later on about how me and my dad are useless. How we both act the same and cannot do anything useful at all. How she is the only one who things around the house.
Felt like telling her. If we are useless and cannot do anything useful, then dun bother getting us to do anything anymore???!!!
Still ask me to chop vegetables & hand clothes & wipe floor for what??
All these grumblings and mini squabbles. Just before the CNY reunion lunch.
How nice.
Messaged Adrian to ask him to come by earlier so that Marc can help to relive the tension.
Bingo, that did the trick.
Menopausing Granny Smiles Big Time When Cute Grandson Arrives!
Thank God for Grandsons & Cute Toddlers.
CNY eve
I posted videos from YouTube 2 nights ago and they have not appeared yet.
Hmm mm..will try again later..
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It's CNY eve..Lemme see...
Clothes prepared for tmr? Check
Bag prepared? Check
Shoes prepared? Check
Nails painted? Check
Mask done? Check
Haha..bimbo statements...
But seriously..year by year, the significance of CNY is slowly losing its grip on me..
And hmm I think my angpow collection years are diminishing too.. haha
Hope I have the energy to keep up with the small talk tomorrow..
Hope I don't start swearing in front of the guests..
Hope I get to see my distant nephews & nieces..
Hope they don't miss Hammie...they were fighting with each other to get a chance to pet and hold him last year..
Hope I meet someone who can intro me to a nice new job!! haha...
Hope I can have good comeback remarks for that particular relative who always has snide remarks up his sleeve.
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Opps...Jenaline messaged me today to jio me to go visit Beng Choo & Donald on CNY 2nd day.
I can't make it! haha...and anyway, it's kinda awkward too..
Haha...imagine going CNY visiting with your Chief Operations Officer.
How cool is that?? hahaha..
But not for me...=p
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It's confirmed. Steamboat dinner with the sec sch friends on 3rd day...woot woot!
Hmm mm..will try again later..
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It's CNY eve..Lemme see...
Clothes prepared for tmr? Check
Bag prepared? Check
Shoes prepared? Check
Nails painted? Check
Mask done? Check
Haha..bimbo statements...
But seriously..year by year, the significance of CNY is slowly losing its grip on me..
And hmm I think my angpow collection years are diminishing too.. haha
Hope I have the energy to keep up with the small talk tomorrow..
Hope I don't start swearing in front of the guests..
Hope I get to see my distant nephews & nieces..
Hope they don't miss Hammie...they were fighting with each other to get a chance to pet and hold him last year..
Hope I meet someone who can intro me to a nice new job!! haha...
Hope I can have good comeback remarks for that particular relative who always has snide remarks up his sleeve.
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Opps...Jenaline messaged me today to jio me to go visit Beng Choo & Donald on CNY 2nd day.
I can't make it! haha...and anyway, it's kinda awkward too..
Haha...imagine going CNY visiting with your Chief Operations Officer.
How cool is that?? hahaha..
But not for me...=p
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It's confirmed. Steamboat dinner with the sec sch friends on 3rd day...woot woot!
Friday, February 16, 2007
The whiney me
Me & Kok were talking. And it suddenly came to this.
Me: Do you agree if I say that there's a hypocrite and a jerk in everyone of us.
Kok: Yes I agree.
Me: Just that it varies in terms of the degree of it.
Kok: It varies for each person too. Depending on day, time, situation, mood. Different day, different degree of hypocrisy and jerkishness. We are all guilty of it.
How true how true.
Being the whiny me. I have something to rant about again with respect to hypocrisy. A colleague has been cursing about our boss.
As in cursing real bad. Saying things like "I cannot stand her. I hate her".
Voila. Saw them chatting with each other like old friends in the afternoon.
How "cool" is that? Being buddy with someone you don't like?
Haha...
Me: Do you agree if I say that there's a hypocrite and a jerk in everyone of us.
Kok: Yes I agree.
Me: Just that it varies in terms of the degree of it.
Kok: It varies for each person too. Depending on day, time, situation, mood. Different day, different degree of hypocrisy and jerkishness. We are all guilty of it.
How true how true.
Being the whiny me. I have something to rant about again with respect to hypocrisy. A colleague has been cursing about our boss.
As in cursing real bad. Saying things like "I cannot stand her. I hate her".
Voila. Saw them chatting with each other like old friends in the afternoon.
How "cool" is that? Being buddy with someone you don't like?
Haha...
*throb throb*
Think I stared at the PC screen much too intensely today.
Having a low dull headache now..Seems to start from behind my right eye..before morphing out to my right temple and forehead.. Bleah..
Brought it upon myself I suppose.
Spent like close to an hour or more playing a "Spot The Difference" game Alyssa sent to me.
Me & Winnie were like staring at our screens...Frustrating game but darn interesting haha.
Oh well, you must be thinking...What?? One whole friggin hour playing game in office?
Hmm mm..that's on top of MSN chats, a 15 min phone chat, and another 30 mins plus face-to-face chat...=p
Hee..Eve of Eve of CNY mah...very "mood" liao.. haha
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Hmm mm....DOM was in a moody disposition today.
Must have suffered at the hands of the Dragon in this morning's management meeting.
Heard the Dragon was in a foul mood..barking like a mad dog within the conference room.
Poor DOM. Bad day for him.
Haha..to the extent that he did what he has never done before! Called for a chat..haha..
Hoped I helped to alleviate the frustrations abit...=)
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Ok, next week is a busy week.
Sunday 18th Feb. Will be a tiring day waiting for people to come visit.
Tiring time trying to make enough small talk so that there won't be awkward silences.
Tiring time trying to serve enough drinks and get everyone to munch on the CNY goodies to help "clear stock".
Then off to Uncle David's place in the afternoon. Warm his sofa for awhile and then off I scuttle back to home together with Adrian & Mei & Marc. Will leave the parents there for their Black Jack & MJ sessions.
Monday 19th Feb. My place first for lunch then ahboy's.
Following him to his office cos he has to show face for awhile. About 2 hrs I think?
And then off for a cosy dinner and a movie. The Protege.
Tuesday. 20th Feb. Should be lunching at home and then sec sch visiting. Or maybe I shd just get them to bunk at my place.. haha..=p
Wednesday 21st Feb.
Got a special thing set up for lunch!!
Lemme think about the tentative evening programme. Is this a good day to go straighten my hair???
Thursday 22nd Lunch date with Marketing team. Boss blanja. Lo-Hei session!!
Hmm mm..she mentioned Lei Garden..?? WOOHOO!
And there's a karaoke date set in the evening with Alyssa & Winnie.
Friday 23rd. Lunch date set with Zenne & Siva. Long time no makan with them already. Ever since we all split into different office locations.
Harry's at night. The one at Esplanade. NTU Hall One Alumni gathering.
Having a low dull headache now..Seems to start from behind my right eye..before morphing out to my right temple and forehead.. Bleah..
Brought it upon myself I suppose.
Spent like close to an hour or more playing a "Spot The Difference" game Alyssa sent to me.
Me & Winnie were like staring at our screens...Frustrating game but darn interesting haha.
Oh well, you must be thinking...What?? One whole friggin hour playing game in office?
Hmm mm..that's on top of MSN chats, a 15 min phone chat, and another 30 mins plus face-to-face chat...=p
Hee..Eve of Eve of CNY mah...very "mood" liao.. haha
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Hmm mm....DOM was in a moody disposition today.
Must have suffered at the hands of the Dragon in this morning's management meeting.
Heard the Dragon was in a foul mood..barking like a mad dog within the conference room.
Poor DOM. Bad day for him.
Haha..to the extent that he did what he has never done before! Called for a chat..haha..
Hoped I helped to alleviate the frustrations abit...=)
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Ok, next week is a busy week.
Sunday 18th Feb. Will be a tiring day waiting for people to come visit.
Tiring time trying to make enough small talk so that there won't be awkward silences.
Tiring time trying to serve enough drinks and get everyone to munch on the CNY goodies to help "clear stock".
Then off to Uncle David's place in the afternoon. Warm his sofa for awhile and then off I scuttle back to home together with Adrian & Mei & Marc. Will leave the parents there for their Black Jack & MJ sessions.
Monday 19th Feb. My place first for lunch then ahboy's.
Following him to his office cos he has to show face for awhile. About 2 hrs I think?
And then off for a cosy dinner and a movie. The Protege.
Tuesday. 20th Feb. Should be lunching at home and then sec sch visiting. Or maybe I shd just get them to bunk at my place.. haha..=p
Wednesday 21st Feb.
Got a special thing set up for lunch!!
Lemme think about the tentative evening programme. Is this a good day to go straighten my hair???
Thursday 22nd Lunch date with Marketing team. Boss blanja. Lo-Hei session!!
Hmm mm..she mentioned Lei Garden..?? WOOHOO!
And there's a karaoke date set in the evening with Alyssa & Winnie.
Friday 23rd. Lunch date set with Zenne & Siva. Long time no makan with them already. Ever since we all split into different office locations.
Harry's at night. The one at Esplanade. NTU Hall One Alumni gathering.
Thursday, February 15, 2007
Of music and ...HAIR??
Wanted to go to bed..but I guess the pull of YouTube was too irresistable to ignore tonight.. hahaha...
Am listening to May Day now...
Man, they rawk my heart big time...
But of cos..Il Divo is still tops lah.. hiak hiak...
Think I will get the May Day album tomorrow..the new one...woohoo!!!
Damn...right now..although I'm watching May Day...
The song Buttons by the Pussycat Dolls is playing through my head...It;s on repeat mode!! Argh!!
Together with the Tokyo Drift song..the one with the whiny voice...
Cun remember the title of the song...
Hmm..am picturing Kel grooving to the beat on the dancefloor.. hahaha =p
I don't feel sleepy at all! Even though I had less than 4 hours of sleep yesterday.
I wanna dance!! Wish I'm in a Hip Hop pub righ tnow man..!
Sipping on some voddy and jiving the night away....
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I feel like straightening my hair again.
It's getting darn bushy and haywire and wavy for my liking..it curls at the shoulders and at the neck...it curls at the ends....it it it... ugh...
Lemme know what ya think k...I know some have opinions haha...
Am listening to May Day now...
Man, they rawk my heart big time...
But of cos..Il Divo is still tops lah.. hiak hiak...
Think I will get the May Day album tomorrow..the new one...woohoo!!!
Damn...right now..although I'm watching May Day...
The song Buttons by the Pussycat Dolls is playing through my head...It;s on repeat mode!! Argh!!
Together with the Tokyo Drift song..the one with the whiny voice...
Cun remember the title of the song...
Hmm..am picturing Kel grooving to the beat on the dancefloor.. hahaha =p
I don't feel sleepy at all! Even though I had less than 4 hours of sleep yesterday.
I wanna dance!! Wish I'm in a Hip Hop pub righ tnow man..!
Sipping on some voddy and jiving the night away....
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I feel like straightening my hair again.
It's getting darn bushy and haywire and wavy for my liking..it curls at the shoulders and at the neck...it curls at the ends....it it it... ugh...
Lemme know what ya think k...I know some have opinions haha...
Wednesday
Vday dinner...was a normal routine affair..haha..
Munched yong tau foo at a Banquet outlet opposit Hong Lim Building.
But oh man!! Everyday is a Valentines' Day!! haha...
Guess the important thing is to show your loved one(s) you care...all the time, anytime...you ain't need a special allocated day to show all these...=p
Saw a couple..kinda cute..prolly in their early 30-ish.
Pushing a pram with an infant...dragging another toddler along...and there was a bouquet of big red roses stuck onto the top of the pram..haha...the couple was out celebrating vday....as a whole family...
Aw so sweeeettttt.......
*gush gush gush*
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For those who have daughters, are going to have or will have daughters......
Do advise them not to crack their knuckles. It is a BAD habit.
They will regret it when they get older.
Cos the rings they wear, need to be bigger to accomodate their big knuckles.
But the ring slips & slides and twists and turns after it gets past the knuckle.
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I was in the committee to organise the staff retreat. Appointed by the General Manager yesterday through email.
My immediate boss found out today.
With a frown and an agitated heart, she went to her boss to rant and rave.
"How can they approach my staff without asking me??..blah blah blah...I am short-handed, I cannot allow her to handle that....blah blah blah"
And so the next moment, I am out of the committee.
Don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Whatever lah.
Just throw me around like a balloon losing air.
*pssssstttttt*
Punctured liao.
I am just a small fry...swimming in between the big fishes...
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The blog is plain and stale..and too pink for my liking now...
But oh well..kinda lazy to change anything.
Not as motivated as last time haha...=p
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I need to print more hard copy CVs haha...
Prolly send out unsolicited applications....
Yeah..CNY 1st day..that will be one thing I can do when waiting for guests to arrive...
woot Woot WOOT!!
Munched yong tau foo at a Banquet outlet opposit Hong Lim Building.
But oh man!! Everyday is a Valentines' Day!! haha...
Guess the important thing is to show your loved one(s) you care...all the time, anytime...you ain't need a special allocated day to show all these...=p
Saw a couple..kinda cute..prolly in their early 30-ish.
Pushing a pram with an infant...dragging another toddler along...and there was a bouquet of big red roses stuck onto the top of the pram..haha...the couple was out celebrating vday....as a whole family...
Aw so sweeeettttt.......
*gush gush gush*
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For those who have daughters, are going to have or will have daughters......
Do advise them not to crack their knuckles. It is a BAD habit.
They will regret it when they get older.
Cos the rings they wear, need to be bigger to accomodate their big knuckles.
But the ring slips & slides and twists and turns after it gets past the knuckle.
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I was in the committee to organise the staff retreat. Appointed by the General Manager yesterday through email.
My immediate boss found out today.
With a frown and an agitated heart, she went to her boss to rant and rave.
"How can they approach my staff without asking me??..blah blah blah...I am short-handed, I cannot allow her to handle that....blah blah blah"
And so the next moment, I am out of the committee.
Don't know whether to laugh or cry.
Whatever lah.
Just throw me around like a balloon losing air.
*pssssstttttt*
Punctured liao.
I am just a small fry...swimming in between the big fishes...
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The blog is plain and stale..and too pink for my liking now...
But oh well..kinda lazy to change anything.
Not as motivated as last time haha...=p
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I need to print more hard copy CVs haha...
Prolly send out unsolicited applications....
Yeah..CNY 1st day..that will be one thing I can do when waiting for guests to arrive...
woot Woot WOOT!!
Sunday, February 11, 2007
woot woot!
11th Feb 2007. 1000th day.
Another date to add to my diary.
Am now the owner of a ring.. haha..and a bouquet of 3 lilies wrapped in purple paper.
=D
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Was at Brewerkz on Friday with the Kok & the lian.
Never eaten there before. But now thta I have, I think I wanna go back there again!
Hahaa..the portions are HUGE!!!
$20 bucks for the seafood spaghetti and there's an uncountable number of squid, mussels, clams, prawns thrown in there!
Portions big enough for at least 2-3 people...
I was busy peeling prawns and opening clams for the other 2...
As for the beer...well...amd not quite the beer fan..though it's easier on my stomach haha..
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Steady!
New found gal pals from French class. Shan & Angie.
We have said to ourselves. We will go to Gotham Penthouse after CNY and scream ourselves silly over the strip act by that group of SouthAfrican boys haha...
With Shan around, I think it's gonna be a fun outing...=))
Another date to add to my diary.
Am now the owner of a ring.. haha..and a bouquet of 3 lilies wrapped in purple paper.
=D
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Was at Brewerkz on Friday with the Kok & the lian.
Never eaten there before. But now thta I have, I think I wanna go back there again!
Hahaa..the portions are HUGE!!!
$20 bucks for the seafood spaghetti and there's an uncountable number of squid, mussels, clams, prawns thrown in there!
Portions big enough for at least 2-3 people...
I was busy peeling prawns and opening clams for the other 2...
As for the beer...well...amd not quite the beer fan..though it's easier on my stomach haha..
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Steady!
New found gal pals from French class. Shan & Angie.
We have said to ourselves. We will go to Gotham Penthouse after CNY and scream ourselves silly over the strip act by that group of SouthAfrican boys haha...
With Shan around, I think it's gonna be a fun outing...=))
Thursday, February 08, 2007
cosy thursday
Was speaking to Enigma last night and he literally stripped me bare in his analysis of me..
What's with us? We're always brutally frank to each other..and always saying sorry to each other too for being so..
Anyway..yeah...once again I've been dissected into pieces..and laid out on the inspection table for further close scrutiny...
Things he said were close to the T...but there were other things..which I think is just his thoughts imposed on mine.
Hmm...
Innate in me? Maybe.
Cultivated over time? I don't think so.
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Ok, I seem to have this funny interest in rearing fishes the past few weeks..
So much so that over the last few days, i've been surfing sites about aquarium fishes...
Had a conversation with Kok...aw man..there's so much to learn abot rearing fishes...
From mechanical & biological filters to types of water plants..to different species of fishes..
To predators ...to types of feed...to types of light to use...to water parameters
To rasboras to cichlins to tetras to to to to ............
Hmm mm...gotta plan first...must make an informed decision of whether to start one or not.. haha..quite alot of effort to take care...and hmm...don't knwo if there's space at home for a tank or not..
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I lost some weight over November, December, early Jan...
And gosh..I can feel myself getting bloated again now...at the rate I am eating..I'd better enjoy it first..before my "stomach spoil" season comes into play again....
But but but....
I put on weight I think!! haha
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Looking forward to the weekend...
*woohoo*
Sunday = 1000th day... ahha.... =p
What's with us? We're always brutally frank to each other..and always saying sorry to each other too for being so..
Anyway..yeah...once again I've been dissected into pieces..and laid out on the inspection table for further close scrutiny...
Things he said were close to the T...but there were other things..which I think is just his thoughts imposed on mine.
Hmm...
Innate in me? Maybe.
Cultivated over time? I don't think so.
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Ok, I seem to have this funny interest in rearing fishes the past few weeks..
So much so that over the last few days, i've been surfing sites about aquarium fishes...
Had a conversation with Kok...aw man..there's so much to learn abot rearing fishes...
From mechanical & biological filters to types of water plants..to different species of fishes..
To predators ...to types of feed...to types of light to use...to water parameters
To rasboras to cichlins to tetras to to to to ............
Hmm mm...gotta plan first...must make an informed decision of whether to start one or not.. haha..quite alot of effort to take care...and hmm...don't knwo if there's space at home for a tank or not..
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I lost some weight over November, December, early Jan...
And gosh..I can feel myself getting bloated again now...at the rate I am eating..I'd better enjoy it first..before my "stomach spoil" season comes into play again....
But but but....
I put on weight I think!! haha
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Looking forward to the weekend...
*woohoo*
Sunday = 1000th day... ahha.... =p
Sunday, February 04, 2007
nightmare
Had a nightmare on Thursday night...It was a damn morbid dream..sort of a modern-world-meets-fantasy-world kinda thing. Blood, mythical animal, murder, sadness, panic, fear & mania...
Long lor soh entry...cos of my long lor soh dream.........
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Was in a carpark, those multi-storey type. Seem to have an idea that San & Kok were with me..they didn't appear in a full human shape..but were more like just black shapes behind me..but I knew it was them.
There were two old men a few metres in front of us..just walking along. Vagabonds.
Dirty, unkempt with straggly hair & beards. Dirty rags for clothes. They were just walking along but did not realise that there was an animal ahead of them cutting across their path. It was sleping though, with its head curled onto its two front legs & bushy tail covering part of itself.
I wanted to shout a warning to them. Was wondering why the hell can't they see this animal when it was so HUGE?! It was a scary animal. A red fox. In real life, red foxes are kinda small & petite...but this red fox was huge...slightly bigger than a german shepherd.. Pointed snout, pointed ears...complete with whitish paws & a black-tipped tail. Only thing was that it did not have paws...but it had something like human hands at the end of each 4 legs....complete with 5 stubby fingers..
One of the old men accidentally stepped on the animal's tail. Huge mistake. It reared up, angry at having its sleep disturbed. I remember thinking to myself..Die, something's bad gonna happen. And then I realised with horror. The fox was rabid. It was frothing and foamy at its mouth..it was drooling long strands of saliva...and it was a pissed off animal. It was growling and snarling and it lunged at the guy who stepped on its tail. The guy was chomped on, chewed upon and ripped to shreds.
It was a damn bloody scene. Limbs in bits and pieces, blood spilling here and there. I was screaming. The other vagabond was screaming too. I shouted at the other guy to run, but he was just standing there like a dumbo. And the fox went for him right after he was done with mauling up the 1st poor guy. The 2nd guy came to his senses and tried to run but in vain. He was caught up with and also chomped on.
And quite suddenly, John Choong & Daniel Oh appeared out of nowhere and tried to rescue this guy. It was chaotic. The 2nd guy did not survive. By the time John & Daniel got there, he was more than dead. He was in pieces like the 1st guy. And so John & Daniel took it upon themselves to try to rid the world of this deadly, rabid animal.
In the mess that followed, the fox was killed successfully. I remember John & Daniel had some sort of a weapon with them. Some knife-like thing or bayonet thing. But Daniel got bitten. And he was frothing in the mouth too. John was okay. By some unspoken rule, Daniel knew he needed to be killed since he's now rabid too. John was to do the deed.
I remember I was wailing like a mad person. Sad & anguished that Daniel had to perish..despite being a hero..John suddenly had this electric drill in his hands. Daniel was lying on the ground, hurt, injured and drooling buckets. John was sad too but he had to do the job. He drilled not once but twice into Daniel's heart. Although he knew he was to be killed, Daniel still had a shocked expression on his face when he died.
I was crying uncontrollably in the dream...and then it ended abruptly. Just like that.
I woke, at 4am in the morning. Heart beating like crazy.
It was bizarre..dreaming of your colleagues in such a manner...Weird. Simply weird.
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Theory of mine: Spent Thursday night at a wedding dinner with the 2 of them..so that's why they featured in my dream. Ate too full and thus...err...had such a dream? hahaha
Long lor soh entry...cos of my long lor soh dream.........
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Was in a carpark, those multi-storey type. Seem to have an idea that San & Kok were with me..they didn't appear in a full human shape..but were more like just black shapes behind me..but I knew it was them.
There were two old men a few metres in front of us..just walking along. Vagabonds.
Dirty, unkempt with straggly hair & beards. Dirty rags for clothes. They were just walking along but did not realise that there was an animal ahead of them cutting across their path. It was sleping though, with its head curled onto its two front legs & bushy tail covering part of itself.
I wanted to shout a warning to them. Was wondering why the hell can't they see this animal when it was so HUGE?! It was a scary animal. A red fox. In real life, red foxes are kinda small & petite...but this red fox was huge...slightly bigger than a german shepherd.. Pointed snout, pointed ears...complete with whitish paws & a black-tipped tail. Only thing was that it did not have paws...but it had something like human hands at the end of each 4 legs....complete with 5 stubby fingers..
One of the old men accidentally stepped on the animal's tail. Huge mistake. It reared up, angry at having its sleep disturbed. I remember thinking to myself..Die, something's bad gonna happen. And then I realised with horror. The fox was rabid. It was frothing and foamy at its mouth..it was drooling long strands of saliva...and it was a pissed off animal. It was growling and snarling and it lunged at the guy who stepped on its tail. The guy was chomped on, chewed upon and ripped to shreds.
It was a damn bloody scene. Limbs in bits and pieces, blood spilling here and there. I was screaming. The other vagabond was screaming too. I shouted at the other guy to run, but he was just standing there like a dumbo. And the fox went for him right after he was done with mauling up the 1st poor guy. The 2nd guy came to his senses and tried to run but in vain. He was caught up with and also chomped on.
And quite suddenly, John Choong & Daniel Oh appeared out of nowhere and tried to rescue this guy. It was chaotic. The 2nd guy did not survive. By the time John & Daniel got there, he was more than dead. He was in pieces like the 1st guy. And so John & Daniel took it upon themselves to try to rid the world of this deadly, rabid animal.
In the mess that followed, the fox was killed successfully. I remember John & Daniel had some sort of a weapon with them. Some knife-like thing or bayonet thing. But Daniel got bitten. And he was frothing in the mouth too. John was okay. By some unspoken rule, Daniel knew he needed to be killed since he's now rabid too. John was to do the deed.
I remember I was wailing like a mad person. Sad & anguished that Daniel had to perish..despite being a hero..John suddenly had this electric drill in his hands. Daniel was lying on the ground, hurt, injured and drooling buckets. John was sad too but he had to do the job. He drilled not once but twice into Daniel's heart. Although he knew he was to be killed, Daniel still had a shocked expression on his face when he died.
I was crying uncontrollably in the dream...and then it ended abruptly. Just like that.
I woke, at 4am in the morning. Heart beating like crazy.
It was bizarre..dreaming of your colleagues in such a manner...Weird. Simply weird.
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Theory of mine: Spent Thursday night at a wedding dinner with the 2 of them..so that's why they featured in my dream. Ate too full and thus...err...had such a dream? hahaha
Phrases
Which have come up during various conversations during the last week or so... hahaa
Boss has 2 "S"s. Subordinates only have 1 "S". Read between the lines...hope you get it...
Naughty by nature... (haha...bro, remember this?)
You pay peanuts, you get monkeys
It takes 2 hands to clap (but actually 1 hand against a surface oso can right? hahaa...)
Different strokes for different folks
Happy can liao (or in Chinese...kai xin jiu hao)
Boss has 2 "S"s. Subordinates only have 1 "S". Read between the lines...hope you get it...
Naughty by nature... (haha...bro, remember this?)
You pay peanuts, you get monkeys
It takes 2 hands to clap (but actually 1 hand against a surface oso can right? hahaa...)
Different strokes for different folks
Happy can liao (or in Chinese...kai xin jiu hao)
disassociations....
Ok, the travel bug has gotten to me...
It's not been 2 weeks since my last trip and I already feel itchy again. Even a short mini trip to Bintan can soothe the itch I think...
Though the next one might only be in early March with the sec sch gang...where to? Bintan of cos.. haha...
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I need a change of wardrobe. When was the last time I bought somethng new for work?
I have lotsa casuals...but barely enough to sustain for work. Haha..damn sad!
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Woke up early today...at 9am...Darn early for a Sunday...
Had to do the once-a-year thing of helping Mum to cook buah keluak..
For those not in the know..it's a traditional Peranakan dish...of black nuts & either pork ribs or chicken simmered together in a spicy broth...
The nuts have to be soaked for at least a week..afterwhich they have to be cracked open and the meat dug out. Once dug out, the meat has to be mixed with either fish or prawn paste to make it thicker and sweeter..
And then after that, the mixed paste has to be put back into the nuts.
And so, papa sng & me spent 2 hours ths morning...cracking open the nuts, mixing the meat with fish paste and then filling the nuts again with the mixed paste.
Pliers, screwdrivers and ever hammers were used to crack the nuts and make a certain -sized entry hole into the nut...
Aw man...my nails... ahha...
Oh yah. The nuts stain your fingers. So I now have brown-tipped fingers.
Macham those Malay girls with henna-stained fingers....haha
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Haha...Marc & Dad are having a fun time now.
Marc's "driving" my Dad to the airport...on this mini plastic truck with a small seat behind..
Gosh, he even knows the concept of traffic lights and stops every now and then cos it's a "red" light.. ahha...
A promising 3 yr-old...
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Karen has taken over Pascal. Yay, I've got a new French teacher!
One who's more organised and teaches better...Only thing is.....
She's quite evil when it comes to giving out homework...she went mad yesterday and dished out lots of questions for us to tackle...Bleah.........
It's not been 2 weeks since my last trip and I already feel itchy again. Even a short mini trip to Bintan can soothe the itch I think...
Though the next one might only be in early March with the sec sch gang...where to? Bintan of cos.. haha...
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I need a change of wardrobe. When was the last time I bought somethng new for work?
I have lotsa casuals...but barely enough to sustain for work. Haha..damn sad!
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Woke up early today...at 9am...Darn early for a Sunday...
Had to do the once-a-year thing of helping Mum to cook buah keluak..
For those not in the know..it's a traditional Peranakan dish...of black nuts & either pork ribs or chicken simmered together in a spicy broth...
The nuts have to be soaked for at least a week..afterwhich they have to be cracked open and the meat dug out. Once dug out, the meat has to be mixed with either fish or prawn paste to make it thicker and sweeter..
And then after that, the mixed paste has to be put back into the nuts.
And so, papa sng & me spent 2 hours ths morning...cracking open the nuts, mixing the meat with fish paste and then filling the nuts again with the mixed paste.
Pliers, screwdrivers and ever hammers were used to crack the nuts and make a certain -sized entry hole into the nut...
Aw man...my nails... ahha...
Oh yah. The nuts stain your fingers. So I now have brown-tipped fingers.
Macham those Malay girls with henna-stained fingers....haha
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Haha...Marc & Dad are having a fun time now.
Marc's "driving" my Dad to the airport...on this mini plastic truck with a small seat behind..
Gosh, he even knows the concept of traffic lights and stops every now and then cos it's a "red" light.. ahha...
A promising 3 yr-old...
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Karen has taken over Pascal. Yay, I've got a new French teacher!
One who's more organised and teaches better...Only thing is.....
She's quite evil when it comes to giving out homework...she went mad yesterday and dished out lots of questions for us to tackle...Bleah.........
My Friday
Eugene's 2 months' worth of intense practice has finally paid off...=)
He started from scratch and learnt how to play a song on the keyboard..whilst singing...
He has had no prior experience with the keyboard at all, so it's quite a feat!
And on Friday afternoon..he surprised Yen Hui at their ROM ceremony at Amara hotel's poolside...
Serenaded her with the song "A Simple Song" by Lee Hom.
A jumpy start, a few mistakes and a bad PA system later...
He was rewarded with appreciative applause by the audience, cat calls from his sec sch friends (aka me included, haha) ...and a touched bride.. =)
Ok, that's ROM number 2 in our cosy group of 5! Haha and both happened to be at the same place.
I think it's wise of me to start saving again for Chinese dinners...I think the 2nd wave is coming very soon...
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Zouk is still quite a teenybopper place...haha..
It was my 1st time ever cheonging in a dress. All thanks to Eugene's ROM earlier on in the afternoon haha..
Some observations :
He started from scratch and learnt how to play a song on the keyboard..whilst singing...
He has had no prior experience with the keyboard at all, so it's quite a feat!
And on Friday afternoon..he surprised Yen Hui at their ROM ceremony at Amara hotel's poolside...
Serenaded her with the song "A Simple Song" by Lee Hom.
A jumpy start, a few mistakes and a bad PA system later...
He was rewarded with appreciative applause by the audience, cat calls from his sec sch friends (aka me included, haha) ...and a touched bride.. =)
Ok, that's ROM number 2 in our cosy group of 5! Haha and both happened to be at the same place.
I think it's wise of me to start saving again for Chinese dinners...I think the 2nd wave is coming very soon...
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Zouk is still quite a teenybopper place...haha..
It was my 1st time ever cheonging in a dress. All thanks to Eugene's ROM earlier on in the afternoon haha..
Some observations :
- Youngsters nowadays seem to be quite rich to be boozing in such a manner.
- Hip Hop still gets me going...house takes awhile longer..and Trance is OUT. Hip Hop RAWKS! haaa ahahha....and along with that, the Pussycat Dolls RAWKS TOO! Was deliriously happy when "Buttons" was blasted... =D
- Never did realise that you cannot bring a water bottle (with water inside) into Zouk. Haha, prolly cos I've never ever tried to bring a water bottle in in the 1st place!
- It's a bigger fashion parade at Zouk & MOS than at St James.. haha..the crowd at St James is older & perhaps a tad bit more sophisticated (with the exception of Dragonfly though).
- Young boys nowadays seem to like having mops for hair. It's kinda practical I think. Instead of needing shades on a hot day, you can just let your hair doown and voila...auto-shades...(duh....)
- You should never drink yourself silly till you find yourself in the wrong toilet. There was a girl who danced her way to the gents. And needed a guy friend to guide her to the ladies..and she was still prancing around like a mad cow IN THE TOILET. Irritated the hell out of everyone.
- Is it me? Is it the weather these days? Or has the air-con at Zouk gotten more powerful?? Was freezing my butt off 3/4 of the time.
- It is possible to find a nice corner in Zouk, park yourself there and just talk.. haha...did just that with Ling...while the other two gents went off gallivanting elsewhere...probably hitting on girls barely the legal age.. ahha =p
Thursday, February 01, 2007
lots of angst today
The rate at which my stomach is going weird on me, is starting to get worrying.
I can be eating fine for 3-4 days and then suddenly...wham bham slam...stomach spoil...and I am reduced to eating simple fare or soupy light foods.
Man, is this a Chloe syndrome? She used to be like this too ain't it? Hmm mm...
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Double-standards.
Guess we are all guilty of it sometimes. Just a matter of whether we realise it or not.
Perhaps before you flare up in the future. Think of whether you have done the same before, or not.
Or perhaps before you judge others. Think of whether you have done the same before, or not.
Double-standards. I am on the receiving end ever so often. If I counter, I get brushed off.
Fine whatever. I don't have the energy to pursue.
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Just suddenly. The wild notion of throwing in the towel at work seems gorgeous.
Leaving everything behind and going on a year-long adventure around the world.
I could be working at a Parisian cafe one week and watching lions chasing their prey in the Sahara desert the next week.
I could be having sushi in Hokkaido one week and bathing in hot springs in Taiwan the next.
I could be haggling prices in Bangkok one week and playing roulette in Vegas the next!!!
I could be prancing around with kangaroos in Australia one week and visiting the Vatican in Rome the next!!!!
I could be visiting Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt one week and skiing in the Alps the next!!!!
Man oh man...hope I dream of this tonight...
Life...and its many possibilities...
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I feel like rearing fish in a sudden mad craze.
Seeing little fishes swimming around, watching them eat or chew on algae...
I think it's therapeutic...
Thing is, I don't like cleaning fish tanks.
Phobia since young when I had to help Dad clean his 4-feet long tank. Bleah.
I can be eating fine for 3-4 days and then suddenly...wham bham slam...stomach spoil...and I am reduced to eating simple fare or soupy light foods.
Man, is this a Chloe syndrome? She used to be like this too ain't it? Hmm mm...
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Double-standards.
Guess we are all guilty of it sometimes. Just a matter of whether we realise it or not.
Perhaps before you flare up in the future. Think of whether you have done the same before, or not.
Or perhaps before you judge others. Think of whether you have done the same before, or not.
Double-standards. I am on the receiving end ever so often. If I counter, I get brushed off.
Fine whatever. I don't have the energy to pursue.
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Just suddenly. The wild notion of throwing in the towel at work seems gorgeous.
Leaving everything behind and going on a year-long adventure around the world.
I could be working at a Parisian cafe one week and watching lions chasing their prey in the Sahara desert the next week.
I could be having sushi in Hokkaido one week and bathing in hot springs in Taiwan the next.
I could be haggling prices in Bangkok one week and playing roulette in Vegas the next!!!
I could be prancing around with kangaroos in Australia one week and visiting the Vatican in Rome the next!!!!
I could be visiting Tutankhamen's tomb in Egypt one week and skiing in the Alps the next!!!!
Man oh man...hope I dream of this tonight...
Life...and its many possibilities...
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I feel like rearing fish in a sudden mad craze.
Seeing little fishes swimming around, watching them eat or chew on algae...
I think it's therapeutic...
Thing is, I don't like cleaning fish tanks.
Phobia since young when I had to help Dad clean his 4-feet long tank. Bleah.
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