I have to applaud my Dad for learning to embrace technology. My dad’s 66 this year.
He sent me an SMS this morning which reads:
Arrived liao. At Sing time 6.30am. Cleared immig oredi. Now getting rental car. No slp last nite….zzzzz! :(
I was laughing to myself when I read it. I cannot imagine a 66 yr old uncle typing such an SMS message. Using the words “liao”, “oredi”….giving me an unhappy smiley face... haha.
He knows how to use the Net too...to do research. But of course, after much tedious “training” from the daughter…
My parents just flew off to Melbourne late last night. Hence, the SMS content is of such a nature…For the trip, he spent quite a considerable amount of time trawling the net for information on Melbourne. What to eat, what o do, what to see, where to go. Lol.
Hell, he’s hooked on YouTube lor…He watches YouTube more than me!!! He surfs the Singapore Pools website on a daily basis for statistical updates on his football matches before he places his bets.
The only thing he is stopping at is buying things online and conducting business transactions online Eg. Buying movie tix or paying for bills online. He still doesn’t trust payment gateways…haha.
Oh well, as for my Mum, she’s pretty advanced in her SMS use too...just that she does not know how to use the Net… haha. Oh, and she’s 58 this year. :)
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I thought since it was sunny these few days, I'd send my office jacket for washing.
I brought a thinner one from home to replace it...
I sent it to the laundry this morning.
And voila....now after lunch, the skies are overcast..heavy grey clouds are covering the sun...
What a nice timing. *rolls eyes*
Sheesh.....Am gonna freeze this afternoon I am preety sure....
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BKK akan datang!! count down...
3 more days...
Hehe, packing hasn't started yet...
Interestingly, Ginger will be there as well...on those same 4 days that I will be there...
Maybe I'll give her a ring and see if we can meet up for dinner..
Hope the man is receptive to the idea lol.
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Am abit bored these few days in office. Sort of a little lull period this week...
Plus, the big boss is not around...haha...so no arrows to puncture my back...
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Ok, I just bought a bag on SAturday again..hmm...
Better keep it hidden from the man...Else there'll be complaints....;p
But anyway, there are standard answers to give... ahha..=D To which the man's replies would interestingly still be the same. haha...
Standard Answer #1
Man: "This is new right?? Wah lau!! Buy bag again?? When did you get it?"
Me "Ah? Yah sort of new lah...no lah, bought it a few months ago liao..Just that haven't use..."
Man: "Wah Lau!! Your cupboard is overflowing lor!! Big, medium, small, pouch...all you have!! Heng you're not spending my money!!!"
Standard Answer #2
Man: "This is new right?? Wah lau!! Buy bag again?? When did you get it?"
Me: "No lah, bought a few months ago liao...Use liao, just that you have not seen it yet..."
Man: "Wah Lau!! Your cupboard is overflowing lor!! Big, medium, small, pouch...all you have!! Heng you're not spending my money!!!"
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The man is complaining about spending time in reservist...with nothing to do...and many long hours to while away...
And as usual, the man is complaining about getting fat...
SAF feeds them well...morning breakfast, lunch, teabreak..dinner...
And with some other kopi breaks thrown in between...
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Bleah, ok, this lady shall go and do some work liao.. Hehe.
Been nuahing too long today... ahaa....
Oh yah, I am officially a confirmed staff liaozzzz..........
Probation over!! 6 months already...soooo FAST!!
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Call me the Cooking Shell...
Wahahaa...whee!! Just came back from my cooking class at Raffles Hotel...
We learnt Hainanese Chicken Rice, Braised Pork Belly & Seafood Otah!!
It was fun..albeit abit long-winded...and it overran for an hour...meaning...it ended at 11pm when it should have ended at 10pm.
Couldn't tahan..I hitched a cab ride back home...and it cost me $18 bucks...TMD.
Kinda tired & blur by now...
Maybe I'll blog about it tomorrow during work...
Oppsss...did I say during work??
Oppsss....did I say it again??
We learnt Hainanese Chicken Rice, Braised Pork Belly & Seafood Otah!!
It was fun..albeit abit long-winded...and it overran for an hour...meaning...it ended at 11pm when it should have ended at 10pm.
Couldn't tahan..I hitched a cab ride back home...and it cost me $18 bucks...TMD.
Kinda tired & blur by now...
Maybe I'll blog about it tomorrow during work...
Oppsss...did I say during work??
Oppsss....did I say it again??
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Une Femme Heureux
Sometimes, simplicity is best...
Simple dinner, simple hours spent together, simple night, simple chatter....
Made my Wednesday night a beautiful one...
We were at the China Square foodcourt.
He had Bitter Gourd Soup with Rice. I had Bak Chor Mee.
We took the train home together. He took a longer route home by dropping off at Bedok instead of the usual Paya Lebar. Had to wait for bus 31 which would go a big round before ending up at his place.
Never engage a sick man in a verbal escapade. Haha, he seems to perform well under medication.
Gave me 2 goodnight kisses on the train. Something which he doesn't normally do. Maybe the medicine made him different from usual haha.
Oh well. Lovely night!
I'm a happy little girl..!
Simple dinner, simple hours spent together, simple night, simple chatter....
Made my Wednesday night a beautiful one...
We were at the China Square foodcourt.
He had Bitter Gourd Soup with Rice. I had Bak Chor Mee.
We took the train home together. He took a longer route home by dropping off at Bedok instead of the usual Paya Lebar. Had to wait for bus 31 which would go a big round before ending up at his place.
Never engage a sick man in a verbal escapade. Haha, he seems to perform well under medication.
Gave me 2 goodnight kisses on the train. Something which he doesn't normally do. Maybe the medicine made him different from usual haha.
Oh well. Lovely night!
I'm a happy little girl..!
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Bleary Bleary
Oh, what a Tuesday...Came into the office...sat down for only about 45 mins...and then..
The phone rang..."Boss wants to see you now"...
Sigh..early in the morning...nothing good...
And so I spent about 20-30 mins in there..calculating some figures, getting nagged at abit..and generally feeling edgy the whole time through...
Came out, gave a sulky face to a colleague haha...went back to my desk...and immediately there was another phone call..This time...from my immediate boss...the previous one was this boss' boss. He wanted to see me too...since when did I become so "popular"???
Went in again...kena nagged at abit for 10 mins...then came out again...
Consecutive...not a good morning...Operational issues...80% not my purview...but now it is...so bopian gotta do...
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TH treated me dinner today haha lol...cos I helped him buy Chivas from the DFS when I came back from Taipei...hiakzz...
Poor bloke failed his JLPT4 and was kinda pissed about it haha..
Apparently it's a once in a year exam...so he'll have to wait till end of this year to take again..hmm mm..
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Cold night again..at the rate this goes...my fingers, toes & nose will freeze for at least half the day man!! haha...
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Argh..jealous!! Henry has left for Melbourne liao...on his F1 study trip!!
Wonder if he'll get me anything this time hehee...
The phone rang..."Boss wants to see you now"...
Sigh..early in the morning...nothing good...
And so I spent about 20-30 mins in there..calculating some figures, getting nagged at abit..and generally feeling edgy the whole time through...
Came out, gave a sulky face to a colleague haha...went back to my desk...and immediately there was another phone call..This time...from my immediate boss...the previous one was this boss' boss. He wanted to see me too...since when did I become so "popular"???
Went in again...kena nagged at abit for 10 mins...then came out again...
Consecutive...not a good morning...Operational issues...80% not my purview...but now it is...so bopian gotta do...
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TH treated me dinner today haha lol...cos I helped him buy Chivas from the DFS when I came back from Taipei...hiakzz...
Poor bloke failed his JLPT4 and was kinda pissed about it haha..
Apparently it's a once in a year exam...so he'll have to wait till end of this year to take again..hmm mm..
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Cold night again..at the rate this goes...my fingers, toes & nose will freeze for at least half the day man!! haha...
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Argh..jealous!! Henry has left for Melbourne liao...on his F1 study trip!!
Wonder if he'll get me anything this time hehee...
Monday, March 10, 2008
Tax...oh..the bloody thing is here again...
It's a little bit of a hassle for me...cos in 2007, I changed jobs twice..
And so I have like 3 employers within the whole span of that year....Quite heng lah, at least 2 of those employers are under the auto-inclusion scheme so I don't have to bother too much about keying n my income and blah blah blah...
Unfortunately, the middle ocmpany, the one where I worked for only 3 months...is not under the schem...
And therefore........As per usual practice...I have to search high & low for my SingPass...log onto the Mytax portal...and file my tax..................
Good thing is, next year, I probably do not have to do a thing at all....
Why do we have to pay tax??? =(
Is my $$ being used to buy over shares in UBS, Citibank, Merril Lynch????
Is my $$ being used to build a sports complex in NUS??
Is my $$ being used to give Orchard Road a facelift??
Is my $$ being used to pay more policemen to conduct ring-fencing???
Was my $$ being used to (horrors!!) pay for the Fedex expenses used to bring Singapore's bid proposal (in a TIGHTLY SEALED BOX of course) for the Youth Olympic Games over to Switzerland??
Was my $$ being used to build up the Internal Security Department, whicn turned out to be not so secure after all??
Was my $$ being used to contribute to the salary increments of the men in white??
Okok, I am exaggerrating here..but oh well, who knows...??
I might own a 0.00001% share in Merril Lynch, Citibank and UBS.....
Eh, DUN PLAY PLAY!!! Me is Minority Shareholder leh!!!! hahhaaa....
And so I have like 3 employers within the whole span of that year....Quite heng lah, at least 2 of those employers are under the auto-inclusion scheme so I don't have to bother too much about keying n my income and blah blah blah...
Unfortunately, the middle ocmpany, the one where I worked for only 3 months...is not under the schem...
And therefore........As per usual practice...I have to search high & low for my SingPass...log onto the Mytax portal...and file my tax..................
Good thing is, next year, I probably do not have to do a thing at all....
Why do we have to pay tax??? =(
Is my $$ being used to buy over shares in UBS, Citibank, Merril Lynch????
Is my $$ being used to build a sports complex in NUS??
Is my $$ being used to give Orchard Road a facelift??
Is my $$ being used to pay more policemen to conduct ring-fencing???
Was my $$ being used to (horrors!!) pay for the Fedex expenses used to bring Singapore's bid proposal (in a TIGHTLY SEALED BOX of course) for the Youth Olympic Games over to Switzerland??
Was my $$ being used to build up the Internal Security Department, whicn turned out to be not so secure after all??
Was my $$ being used to contribute to the salary increments of the men in white??
Okok, I am exaggerrating here..but oh well, who knows...??
I might own a 0.00001% share in Merril Lynch, Citibank and UBS.....
Eh, DUN PLAY PLAY!!! Me is Minority Shareholder leh!!!! hahhaaa....
Avril est apres Mars et avant Mai...
AVRIL is after March and before May.
It's been a long time since I've listended to Avril Lavigne...
I would usually skip her album on my MP3 and move onto Jay Chou's "November's Chopin" which is coincidentally just after her album...
And she happens to be right after David Tao..so today, after David finished his last song...Avril started singing...and I didn't bother to skip her...
It was a refreshing change..hearing here again after quite some time...Angsty rock..is that what you call it? Feisty rock? Whatever..it got me going...on the train.. haha..given a chance, I'd head bang right there and then...
But I have to say, haha...music really affects a person emotionally and physically man.. haha..
She started singing sometime when I was at Bugis I think...
And by the time I reached Tampines, I think my stomach was producing more acid than it did when I boarded the train at City Hall.. haha lol..Too much angst perhaps? hahaa...
p/s: for those not in the know...avril means "April" in French...
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Hurrah, I submitted my 2nd draft of the Budget & Sensitivity Study paper this afternoon...
Hope it doesn't get thrown back again with 70-80% changes needed to be done..
*crosses fingers*
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Wah....*touched*
Henry went to BKK for a business trip..and he got a Little Miss Sunshine T-shirt back for me!
Hahaa..it's the washed-down series...with those "washed 100 times" kind of look and feel..printed letters were half worn off that kind of look...
But I like it...and the colour's nice...sort of a corss between pink and orange.. haha dunno how to describe..maybe I'll wear it back to BKK when I go there in 3 weeks time! haha lol...
Think he got if for like 6-7 bucks sing dollars?? heee...
Yay! Got people sayang me in office!! hahaha lol...(cheap thrill.....)
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Sigh..ahboy is sick again....fever of 38.3C...
Just went to see a doc at 8pm...and after that, all he wanted to do was just to go home, eat his da-bao-ed porridge, pop his pills and go to bed...Didn't even want to talk to me.. lol....
Hmm mm...it's only mid-March...he's fallen sick for like 3 times this year already??
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And I'll be a good Samaritan and lug a bottle of Chivas Regal to office tomorrow...
Need to pass it to TH...goondu aske dme to get it for him when I was coming back from Taipei...
Come to think of it...I like Chivas....
With green tea...hmm mm... haha lol...
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The weather's weird...Sunny for 2 days, then rain for a few days....then sunny again...
What a cold day today...
Was wrapped in a jacket, with a throw from Ikea covering my legs...and another jacket covering my lower arms.. haha lol...
It's been a long time since I've listended to Avril Lavigne...
I would usually skip her album on my MP3 and move onto Jay Chou's "November's Chopin" which is coincidentally just after her album...
And she happens to be right after David Tao..so today, after David finished his last song...Avril started singing...and I didn't bother to skip her...
It was a refreshing change..hearing here again after quite some time...Angsty rock..is that what you call it? Feisty rock? Whatever..it got me going...on the train.. haha..given a chance, I'd head bang right there and then...
But I have to say, haha...music really affects a person emotionally and physically man.. haha..
She started singing sometime when I was at Bugis I think...
And by the time I reached Tampines, I think my stomach was producing more acid than it did when I boarded the train at City Hall.. haha lol..Too much angst perhaps? hahaa...
p/s: for those not in the know...avril means "April" in French...
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Hurrah, I submitted my 2nd draft of the Budget & Sensitivity Study paper this afternoon...
Hope it doesn't get thrown back again with 70-80% changes needed to be done..
*crosses fingers*
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Wah....*touched*
Henry went to BKK for a business trip..and he got a Little Miss Sunshine T-shirt back for me!
Hahaa..it's the washed-down series...with those "washed 100 times" kind of look and feel..printed letters were half worn off that kind of look...
But I like it...and the colour's nice...sort of a corss between pink and orange.. haha dunno how to describe..maybe I'll wear it back to BKK when I go there in 3 weeks time! haha lol...
Think he got if for like 6-7 bucks sing dollars?? heee...
Yay! Got people sayang me in office!! hahaha lol...(cheap thrill.....)
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Sigh..ahboy is sick again....fever of 38.3C...
Just went to see a doc at 8pm...and after that, all he wanted to do was just to go home, eat his da-bao-ed porridge, pop his pills and go to bed...Didn't even want to talk to me.. lol....
Hmm mm...it's only mid-March...he's fallen sick for like 3 times this year already??
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And I'll be a good Samaritan and lug a bottle of Chivas Regal to office tomorrow...
Need to pass it to TH...goondu aske dme to get it for him when I was coming back from Taipei...
Come to think of it...I like Chivas....
With green tea...hmm mm... haha lol...
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The weather's weird...Sunny for 2 days, then rain for a few days....then sunny again...
What a cold day today...
Was wrapped in a jacket, with a throw from Ikea covering my legs...and another jacket covering my lower arms.. haha lol...
Sunday, March 09, 2008
facial today~!
Skipped facial for quite a long period of time..due to festive seasons, due to travel..and due to the fact that I couldn't get a slot at the facial place on weekends!
Anyway, went there this morning..and um, I think my beautician had to spend alot of time on me.. haha..poor lady's about 7-8 months pregnant..and there she was hovering over me..
I think I expended alot of her energy today haha...
She was pulling, stretching, squeezing, pinching, wiping, prodding, scrutinising, swiping, poking, massaging and patting at my skin...
So much so for not going for a few months...accumulation of grime, pil & whatnot is reallly not a pretty picture.. haha..
She gave me a short shoulder massage...and commented that my neck & shoulder muscles were really quite "hard"...i.e. I'm pretty tensed up in that region...sigh...
Maybe I should jio ahboy to go for anoher shoulder/back/foot massage session again...lol...
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Ok, shall grant myself some Scrabble time before I go read up on my work documents...
Brought home 2 stacks to read up on...and play catch up...
My finance paper got thrown back with so much scribbles from the boss that I really need to
sit down and take some time to look through...Hope to get this settled & cleared by tomorrow!!
Anyway, went there this morning..and um, I think my beautician had to spend alot of time on me.. haha..poor lady's about 7-8 months pregnant..and there she was hovering over me..
I think I expended alot of her energy today haha...
She was pulling, stretching, squeezing, pinching, wiping, prodding, scrutinising, swiping, poking, massaging and patting at my skin...
So much so for not going for a few months...accumulation of grime, pil & whatnot is reallly not a pretty picture.. haha..
She gave me a short shoulder massage...and commented that my neck & shoulder muscles were really quite "hard"...i.e. I'm pretty tensed up in that region...sigh...
Maybe I should jio ahboy to go for anoher shoulder/back/foot massage session again...lol...
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Ok, shall grant myself some Scrabble time before I go read up on my work documents...
Brought home 2 stacks to read up on...and play catch up...
My finance paper got thrown back with so much scribbles from the boss that I really need to
sit down and take some time to look through...Hope to get this settled & cleared by tomorrow!!
mon samedi~!!
Been talking about losing steam since earlier this year...
But oh well, I just started my French 2nd semester for this year...hehe.
Peer pressure.. haha, it's nice learning with a bunch of people whom you have known for the past 6 months at least...I've known Eric since May last year!!
L'annee dernier, j'ai pris le cours de francais parce que j'ai eu le temps...
Maintenant...je prend le cours parce que mes amis??
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Went to check out the new restaurant/pub at Pasir Ris Park..the area which used to be Fishermen's Village..
Well, not entirely new...think it's been there for a few months but not many people know about it.
There's two restaurant/pubs there. One's called Summer Breeze...this one is more casual & cheaper I think...
We went to the other...looks more atas..and of cos, prices are correspondingly more atas haha..
2 Earl Grey's and a plate of onion rings mixed with chix nuggets & fish nuggets cost us about $20-odd....
Watched the 2nd half of the FA Cup match between Man U Vs Portsmouth there....
Woohoo!! Man U lost and is out of the semis...hiakzzzzz ;p
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Went to Vera's housewarming just now at Chai Chee...nice little space..3-room but very well-ventilated...8th storey and unblocked view...woohoo...
Ate a little...chatted alot with her, Weiqi, PQ & Weihao..
Damn funny listening to her stories about her inflight experiences...And damn funny listening to Weihao's "Customs" duty stories...
Did you know..technically for locals coming back to Singapore after a trip...if you're carrying goods/items valued at more than $300, you're supposed to declare them? And subsequently, you need to pay 7% GST on those items??
I have been travelling for quite a number of times since 2006....and quite frankly, I didn't even know there was this "rule" in place...But of cos, it's not a hard & fast rule...heard that Terminal 1 is stricter than T2 or T3..hmm mm...
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Went to ICB with Kym & XL yesterday....Dan & YL joined us much later...
This quarter, the 1 for 1 promo is for TuBorg, Carlsberg & San Miguel (not the light one)...
Itchy backside, had 3 bottles of Carlsberg...and lots of pizza and chix wings...Not alot of booze...but for a non-frequent drinker...perhaps enough to cause some "damage"..haha
Woke with a headache this morning...one killer which lasted till 7pm in the evening...only subsided after 2 doses of panadol...
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Oh, Suntec was a big big mass of congestion yesterday. Cars stuck on roads, pedestrians weaving here and there...people carrying boxes, people pushing trams...wah lau...mad house.
Even City Hall MRT was bloody packed..
The IT Fair has definitely caused a frenzy man..
For those who are going...level 3, 4 & 6...have fun squeezing!!!
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And cos of the IT Fair, by lunchtime yesterday, all carparks in Suntec were full...
Needless to say, all, if not most of the eating places were packed to the brim with long queues snaking out from the eateries...
And so, the bunch of us...about 6 pax...trudged out all the way to Liang Seah Street to have our lunch.. haha...
It was a zi-char place...along Tan Quee Lan Street. Think it was called "Xin Liang Ji".
Zi-char stall but almost 90% of the pax in there ordered its fish noodles...Apparently quite popular & tasty..came highly recommended byt he rest...so in the end, all of us took the fish noodles...
Some took fried fish with milky soup with noodles, some took fresh fish slice with milky soup with noodles, some took a mix of fresh fish slice & fried fish soup with rice...
But the overall comment was the same...SHIOK AH!! haha...
Go try if you have not before...They also have fish soup with XO...hmm mm...but think that one costs close to $8 a bowl...
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Ok, going to do my homework before I head to bed...
Tata...=)
But oh well, I just started my French 2nd semester for this year...hehe.
Peer pressure.. haha, it's nice learning with a bunch of people whom you have known for the past 6 months at least...I've known Eric since May last year!!
L'annee dernier, j'ai pris le cours de francais parce que j'ai eu le temps...
Maintenant...je prend le cours parce que mes amis??
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Went to check out the new restaurant/pub at Pasir Ris Park..the area which used to be Fishermen's Village..
Well, not entirely new...think it's been there for a few months but not many people know about it.
There's two restaurant/pubs there. One's called Summer Breeze...this one is more casual & cheaper I think...
We went to the other...looks more atas..and of cos, prices are correspondingly more atas haha..
2 Earl Grey's and a plate of onion rings mixed with chix nuggets & fish nuggets cost us about $20-odd....
Watched the 2nd half of the FA Cup match between Man U Vs Portsmouth there....
Woohoo!! Man U lost and is out of the semis...hiakzzzzz ;p
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Went to Vera's housewarming just now at Chai Chee...nice little space..3-room but very well-ventilated...8th storey and unblocked view...woohoo...
Ate a little...chatted alot with her, Weiqi, PQ & Weihao..
Damn funny listening to her stories about her inflight experiences...And damn funny listening to Weihao's "Customs" duty stories...
Did you know..technically for locals coming back to Singapore after a trip...if you're carrying goods/items valued at more than $300, you're supposed to declare them? And subsequently, you need to pay 7% GST on those items??
I have been travelling for quite a number of times since 2006....and quite frankly, I didn't even know there was this "rule" in place...But of cos, it's not a hard & fast rule...heard that Terminal 1 is stricter than T2 or T3..hmm mm...
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Went to ICB with Kym & XL yesterday....Dan & YL joined us much later...
This quarter, the 1 for 1 promo is for TuBorg, Carlsberg & San Miguel (not the light one)...
Itchy backside, had 3 bottles of Carlsberg...and lots of pizza and chix wings...Not alot of booze...but for a non-frequent drinker...perhaps enough to cause some "damage"..haha
Woke with a headache this morning...one killer which lasted till 7pm in the evening...only subsided after 2 doses of panadol...
=========
Oh, Suntec was a big big mass of congestion yesterday. Cars stuck on roads, pedestrians weaving here and there...people carrying boxes, people pushing trams...wah lau...mad house.
Even City Hall MRT was bloody packed..
The IT Fair has definitely caused a frenzy man..
For those who are going...level 3, 4 & 6...have fun squeezing!!!
=========
And cos of the IT Fair, by lunchtime yesterday, all carparks in Suntec were full...
Needless to say, all, if not most of the eating places were packed to the brim with long queues snaking out from the eateries...
And so, the bunch of us...about 6 pax...trudged out all the way to Liang Seah Street to have our lunch.. haha...
It was a zi-char place...along Tan Quee Lan Street. Think it was called "Xin Liang Ji".
Zi-char stall but almost 90% of the pax in there ordered its fish noodles...Apparently quite popular & tasty..came highly recommended byt he rest...so in the end, all of us took the fish noodles...
Some took fried fish with milky soup with noodles, some took fresh fish slice with milky soup with noodles, some took a mix of fresh fish slice & fried fish soup with rice...
But the overall comment was the same...SHIOK AH!! haha...
Go try if you have not before...They also have fish soup with XO...hmm mm...but think that one costs close to $8 a bowl...
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Ok, going to do my homework before I head to bed...
Tata...=)
Friday, March 07, 2008
tra lalala lalala it's Friday!
Was reading My Paper this morning..and these are just some stuff I gleaned from it...
Gosh...so what is retained most in my mind are the gossipy things??
- Man gets killed by police officer in stand-off at Outram MRT
- LeBron James netted 50 points to lead Cleveland Cavaliers to a win over the NY Knicks...
- More than 32,000 vehicle owners were booked for parking on footpaths in 2007
- Warren Buffet is now listed by Forbes as the world's richest man!! Bill Gates has finally been overthrown! Hurrah! hahah...
- Torres is a hero... haha lol...he was the best thing to have happened to Liverpool over the troubled last few years man..
- Errr...$40m facelift which was planned for Orchard Road has hit some snags cos some mall owners are worried about the impact it would have on traffic flow..especially when walkways are closed or narrowed.....
- Oh yah, some Malaysian finance & securities firm donated $1.5m to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra...wah lau eh....
Errrr....errr...I think that's about all that I managed to remember hahha...
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Speaking of which, $40m just to revamp Orchad Road.
Sigh, would the $$ have been put to better use if it were used to help the less fortunate and the needy in Singapore?
Oh of all organisations to donate $$ to...why donate $1.5 million bucks to the SSO??
Couldn't that M'sian organisation have donated the large sum to a welfare home or hospice or children's home or a drug centre or some other centre??
I mean, I'd rather see old folks, young kids, and other more needy people get that $$ rather than the SSO...
I have nothing against the SSO...just felt that the $$ could have been donated to a more needy charity....
Sigh........
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Ok, enough of ranting..back to work...need to accomplish alot of things today...
Strangely, though workload has increased..I feel happier...Hmm..???
Hahaha the perverse me hahaha!!!
Gosh...so what is retained most in my mind are the gossipy things??
- Man gets killed by police officer in stand-off at Outram MRT
- LeBron James netted 50 points to lead Cleveland Cavaliers to a win over the NY Knicks...
- More than 32,000 vehicle owners were booked for parking on footpaths in 2007
- Warren Buffet is now listed by Forbes as the world's richest man!! Bill Gates has finally been overthrown! Hurrah! hahah...
- Torres is a hero... haha lol...he was the best thing to have happened to Liverpool over the troubled last few years man..
- Errr...$40m facelift which was planned for Orchard Road has hit some snags cos some mall owners are worried about the impact it would have on traffic flow..especially when walkways are closed or narrowed.....
- Oh yah, some Malaysian finance & securities firm donated $1.5m to the Singapore Symphony Orchestra...wah lau eh....
Errrr....errr...I think that's about all that I managed to remember hahha...
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Speaking of which, $40m just to revamp Orchad Road.
Sigh, would the $$ have been put to better use if it were used to help the less fortunate and the needy in Singapore?
Oh of all organisations to donate $$ to...why donate $1.5 million bucks to the SSO??
Couldn't that M'sian organisation have donated the large sum to a welfare home or hospice or children's home or a drug centre or some other centre??
I mean, I'd rather see old folks, young kids, and other more needy people get that $$ rather than the SSO...
I have nothing against the SSO...just felt that the $$ could have been donated to a more needy charity....
Sigh........
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Ok, enough of ranting..back to work...need to accomplish alot of things today...
Strangely, though workload has increased..I feel happier...Hmm..???
Hahaha the perverse me hahaha!!!
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
I think, I need to start reading a storybook again..
And I think, fiction still suits me best...I never got down to finishing Jack Welch's "Winning"..
It's a critically acclaimed book in the business world...but yeah oh well...
Guess my brain-buds (the brain equivalent of taste-buds??) don't seem to chew well on such books...FICTION and other books which allow me to delve into another realm altogether suit me best..
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Man its frustrating..I always get these stories or ideas which I wanna write down...I'd think of the exact sentences & phrases which I wanna jot down in the blog...
And when I face the PC....*POOF*
It all but disappears into thin air...
I remember thinking about something on my way to work this morning...
And now it's just something out of my reach...something intangible...floating around in the nether regions of my brain...darn!!!
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My tummy is getting much better...
Had porridge buffet this afternoon...and I can eat liao...When I'm hungry, I can stomach things liao...And spicy food is ok liao too!
Yay! hahaa...About time..since Bangkok is calling out to me...
3 more weeks...hee...
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The boss pulled me into his room this afternoon for a brief chat that turned out to be not too brief...Went in at 130pm..came out at 230pm...
Part of it was on my job scope...When the new pax comes in a few months later...
I'll still be handling reseller accreditations & all the contractual admin that comes along with it..
But I'd be doing whatever corp comm work there would be...and I'd be doing Business Development as well...
Wah...my mind went...what a big word..Business Development...lol...sounds nice but essentially..
It's just being tasked to come out with marketing and/or business ideas to bring the company to greater heights & more sales & of cos, more revenue.....
Yeah, shit. The "not-that-strategic" soul being tasked to this...aaaahhhhh....
And the young gun who's only 6 months into this industry hmm mm...
*crosses fingers*
God help me! I will survive!!!
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My bunions are starting to hurt every now and then..it's getting a little worrying..hmm mm..
Think I'll do some research on it...hmm mm....
And I think, fiction still suits me best...I never got down to finishing Jack Welch's "Winning"..
It's a critically acclaimed book in the business world...but yeah oh well...
Guess my brain-buds (the brain equivalent of taste-buds??) don't seem to chew well on such books...FICTION and other books which allow me to delve into another realm altogether suit me best..
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Man its frustrating..I always get these stories or ideas which I wanna write down...I'd think of the exact sentences & phrases which I wanna jot down in the blog...
And when I face the PC....*POOF*
It all but disappears into thin air...
I remember thinking about something on my way to work this morning...
And now it's just something out of my reach...something intangible...floating around in the nether regions of my brain...darn!!!
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My tummy is getting much better...
Had porridge buffet this afternoon...and I can eat liao...When I'm hungry, I can stomach things liao...And spicy food is ok liao too!
Yay! hahaa...About time..since Bangkok is calling out to me...
3 more weeks...hee...
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The boss pulled me into his room this afternoon for a brief chat that turned out to be not too brief...Went in at 130pm..came out at 230pm...
Part of it was on my job scope...When the new pax comes in a few months later...
I'll still be handling reseller accreditations & all the contractual admin that comes along with it..
But I'd be doing whatever corp comm work there would be...and I'd be doing Business Development as well...
Wah...my mind went...what a big word..Business Development...lol...sounds nice but essentially..
It's just being tasked to come out with marketing and/or business ideas to bring the company to greater heights & more sales & of cos, more revenue.....
Yeah, shit. The "not-that-strategic" soul being tasked to this...aaaahhhhh....
And the young gun who's only 6 months into this industry hmm mm...
*crosses fingers*
God help me! I will survive!!!
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My bunions are starting to hurt every now and then..it's getting a little worrying..hmm mm..
Think I'll do some research on it...hmm mm....
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Japo Humour!
Some light-hearted moments..Aaron sent me this link during office hours a few weeks back..Damn kns lor!!! Made me laugh out loud in office...ahha...and I was watching halfway when my boss cam eby..heng Aaron was keeping a watch out for me.. haha
Extremely brainless..but I admit...it was damn entertaining on a draggy office workday haha..
Edison oh Edison
http://news.imagethief.com/blogs/china/archive/2008/02/13/let-me-tell-ya-about-edison-cheng-s-dirty-photos.aspx
Here is an extremely witty & funny article which (presumably) was penned by a Caucasian...
When most people would just give a run-by-run account of the scandal..this fella gave a curiously witty insight into things haha...a lighthearted read..:)
I like this phrase the writer used..."sucked into the vortex of the Internet face"...
But oh well, if you're willing to be photographed..then be prepared to face it when those pics gets plastered over every form of media available in this world...I don't blame the guy, not entirely his fault..I don't blame the girls though I don't understand why they were willing to be photographed...Sigh, nobody's at fault that such a thing can turn into such a media frenzy..hell, you have UK & US websites carrying news articles and actually tracking the progress of the case!!
It wouldn't have even been such a big hoo-hah if it weren't for the fact that the people involved were celebs in their own country. I think the average guy (or girl, I am not biased) might have almost as much, if not more, self-made porn pics residing on their PCs! If those photos were leaked out onto the World Wide Web (of unseen caveats and enormous dark pitholes), who would give a damn except for those lonely guys (and maybe some girls) sitting in their locked bedrooms and wanking away in front of their PC screens?
Anyway, the Levi's stores in Taipei are still carrying Edison Chen's posters...lol...It was plesantly amusing when I was walking around and doing my window-shopping last week...Give it some time. He might have bowed out from the HK entertainment scene indefinitely...but I say he'd be back in a few years time perhaps...when people have forgotten or moved on to other unsuspecting targets of ridicule...
Anyway, who cares about HK?? He's having a hell of a ride in Hollywood now...cameo role in Batman, what's next?? Maybe a movie with Paris Hilton or Britney Spears or some equally brattish Hollywood star? Now that's food for thought....hmm mm...
Here is an extremely witty & funny article which (presumably) was penned by a Caucasian...
When most people would just give a run-by-run account of the scandal..this fella gave a curiously witty insight into things haha...a lighthearted read..:)
I like this phrase the writer used..."sucked into the vortex of the Internet face"...
But oh well, if you're willing to be photographed..then be prepared to face it when those pics gets plastered over every form of media available in this world...I don't blame the guy, not entirely his fault..I don't blame the girls though I don't understand why they were willing to be photographed...Sigh, nobody's at fault that such a thing can turn into such a media frenzy..hell, you have UK & US websites carrying news articles and actually tracking the progress of the case!!
It wouldn't have even been such a big hoo-hah if it weren't for the fact that the people involved were celebs in their own country. I think the average guy (or girl, I am not biased) might have almost as much, if not more, self-made porn pics residing on their PCs! If those photos were leaked out onto the World Wide Web (of unseen caveats and enormous dark pitholes), who would give a damn except for those lonely guys (and maybe some girls) sitting in their locked bedrooms and wanking away in front of their PC screens?
Anyway, the Levi's stores in Taipei are still carrying Edison Chen's posters...lol...It was plesantly amusing when I was walking around and doing my window-shopping last week...Give it some time. He might have bowed out from the HK entertainment scene indefinitely...but I say he'd be back in a few years time perhaps...when people have forgotten or moved on to other unsuspecting targets of ridicule...
Anyway, who cares about HK?? He's having a hell of a ride in Hollywood now...cameo role in Batman, what's next?? Maybe a movie with Paris Hilton or Britney Spears or some equally brattish Hollywood star? Now that's food for thought....hmm mm...
Taipei..
Taipei was cold...the temperature was only 16C on my 1st day there...
It rained here and there on my other days there so the temperature dropped to 11-13C...
Wah lau, I was freezing even in the hotel room...The heater in the room didn't seem to work very well haha...Either that or my skin & sweater is really not doing a good job at keeping me warm!!!
Anyway, cold as it may be..with frozen fingers and a determined heart..I still went out shopping and trawling the streets haha..
Went to Shilin Nigth Market on my 2nd night as well...cos me & my colleague HC brought 2 Hong Kongers, a UK guy and an Aussie guy there to see some sights & sounds...
It was hilarious...Jay the UK guy was so amazed by the pushcart stalls selling braised innards of pigs & chickens...he was asking us what the hell were those things...
3rd night there, went out with my boss CS & HC...and together, with their powers combined...they forced me to eat Fermented Beancurd more commonly known as "Chou Dou Fu".
Oh well, an experience haha...it was stinking when they fried the nasty little pieces of beancurd...but when u actually eat it, the smell isn't exactly there.. ahha...it tasted just like Dow Gua to me...
But it was fun shopping with my 58-yr-old male boss in tow... haha..Couldn't believe it when he actually bothered to give me comments when I was considering whether to buy a jacket or not haha...lol..
Last day...I was leaving Taipei alone..flight was at 6pm so I had some hours during the day to walk around...
Trudged around clad in my jacket & my scarf..well, both borrowed from ahboy's sister...
Bought some small knick-knacks and some snacks...but mostly it was just walking & window shopping on my own...Kinda cool...to walk the streets of another country alone...
But at least Taipei's security is quite ok lah..I wouldn't dare walk alone in places like KL or hell...Budapest?
Came home armed with a luggage, a laptop bag, a DFS bag full of wine & liquor & beer, and a big bag of snacks & foodies...
It was quite a trial trying to carry all those things...
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There's a meeting in May in KL...
A meeting in Paris in June...
A meeting in the Cook Islands in September...
AAAhhh!!! Hope the boss sends me to Paris & the Cook Islands!! hahah...
I dun wanna go KL!!! hhhaa...
It rained here and there on my other days there so the temperature dropped to 11-13C...
Wah lau, I was freezing even in the hotel room...The heater in the room didn't seem to work very well haha...Either that or my skin & sweater is really not doing a good job at keeping me warm!!!
Anyway, cold as it may be..with frozen fingers and a determined heart..I still went out shopping and trawling the streets haha..
Went to Shilin Nigth Market on my 2nd night as well...cos me & my colleague HC brought 2 Hong Kongers, a UK guy and an Aussie guy there to see some sights & sounds...
It was hilarious...Jay the UK guy was so amazed by the pushcart stalls selling braised innards of pigs & chickens...he was asking us what the hell were those things...
3rd night there, went out with my boss CS & HC...and together, with their powers combined...they forced me to eat Fermented Beancurd more commonly known as "Chou Dou Fu".
Oh well, an experience haha...it was stinking when they fried the nasty little pieces of beancurd...but when u actually eat it, the smell isn't exactly there.. ahha...it tasted just like Dow Gua to me...
But it was fun shopping with my 58-yr-old male boss in tow... haha..Couldn't believe it when he actually bothered to give me comments when I was considering whether to buy a jacket or not haha...lol..
Last day...I was leaving Taipei alone..flight was at 6pm so I had some hours during the day to walk around...
Trudged around clad in my jacket & my scarf..well, both borrowed from ahboy's sister...
Bought some small knick-knacks and some snacks...but mostly it was just walking & window shopping on my own...Kinda cool...to walk the streets of another country alone...
But at least Taipei's security is quite ok lah..I wouldn't dare walk alone in places like KL or hell...Budapest?
Came home armed with a luggage, a laptop bag, a DFS bag full of wine & liquor & beer, and a big bag of snacks & foodies...
It was quite a trial trying to carry all those things...
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There's a meeting in May in KL...
A meeting in Paris in June...
A meeting in the Cook Islands in September...
AAAhhh!!! Hope the boss sends me to Paris & the Cook Islands!! hahah...
I dun wanna go KL!!! hhhaa...
Finally...Sunday....ahhh....time to relax...
Got back to SG on Wednesday night..
Touched down at 10-40pm and by the time I reached home it was 11-plus..
By the time I unpacked some stuff, bathed and rested awhile and was ready for bed it was already 2am.
Got up next day at 7-plus and rushed to work to find a pile of documents on my table waiting for my endorsement and my editing..Left office late at 745pm..
Went out on Friday with PQ....glad we met up...
And so it was a late night on Friday again..
Saturday woke at 11-plus, rushed and was out of the house in less than 45 minutes...had to go visit granny and then go for class...
Which brings me to Sunday...finally...a day when I can just rest & relax...and chill...
And fiddle with Facebook haha lol...
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We're not into the 3rd month of the year...time doesn't fly, it zips by...
Am not that proud of what I have achieved so far...Work is so-so, nothing much to shout about, but nothing much to scream about either..haha..so in a way it's good things are neutral....
Health hmm mm..ok lah haha...went for exercise classes...went for a health check-up of which the results I will share again later....
Self improvement...so-so...
Relationships...lacking in a sense...I need to get some things going here before I the only friend I am left with is myself... haha..
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Came back on Wednesday night to find my medical report on my table...sent via Singpost registered mail..
Flipped it open abit and was glad to see that my blood pressure was ok..I'm underweight though haha..BMI of 17.7. According to the report, I need to pile on at least 2.3 kg.
Cholesterol was borderline high...but that's cos my good cholesterol was high! bad cholesterol is of ideal levels...so nothing of clinical significance...
Hep A/B, rheumatoid, thyroid, diabetes, ovarian/cervix cancer, blood count, cancer markers...
Everything turned out okay and nothing negative..
So that's a good thing...=)
Touched down at 10-40pm and by the time I reached home it was 11-plus..
By the time I unpacked some stuff, bathed and rested awhile and was ready for bed it was already 2am.
Got up next day at 7-plus and rushed to work to find a pile of documents on my table waiting for my endorsement and my editing..Left office late at 745pm..
Went out on Friday with PQ....glad we met up...
And so it was a late night on Friday again..
Saturday woke at 11-plus, rushed and was out of the house in less than 45 minutes...had to go visit granny and then go for class...
Which brings me to Sunday...finally...a day when I can just rest & relax...and chill...
And fiddle with Facebook haha lol...
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We're not into the 3rd month of the year...time doesn't fly, it zips by...
Am not that proud of what I have achieved so far...Work is so-so, nothing much to shout about, but nothing much to scream about either..haha..so in a way it's good things are neutral....
Health hmm mm..ok lah haha...went for exercise classes...went for a health check-up of which the results I will share again later....
Self improvement...so-so...
Relationships...lacking in a sense...I need to get some things going here before I the only friend I am left with is myself... haha..
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Came back on Wednesday night to find my medical report on my table...sent via Singpost registered mail..
Flipped it open abit and was glad to see that my blood pressure was ok..I'm underweight though haha..BMI of 17.7. According to the report, I need to pile on at least 2.3 kg.
Cholesterol was borderline high...but that's cos my good cholesterol was high! bad cholesterol is of ideal levels...so nothing of clinical significance...
Hep A/B, rheumatoid, thyroid, diabetes, ovarian/cervix cancer, blood count, cancer markers...
Everything turned out okay and nothing negative..
So that's a good thing...=)
Sunday, February 24, 2008
And right now...
Right now, it's 1130pm...
I'm done with my bath...was fighting with the shower abit...The dumb knob to direct water to the shower head (instead of the bath tap) was faulty..kept springing back..so I'd be enjoying 10-15 seconds of water from the shower...and then the water would go to the bath tap...I'd pull the knob to redirect the water...only to have it spring back again 15-20 seconds later....
Bleah...tmr go tell Housekeeping..
Drinking Jasmine tea now..with the TV on...need some noise around me...else abit boring n abit scary too.. haha...
Went shopping at Shihlin Night Market just now..nothing much..the usual things..the usual streetwear...Didn't get much stuff...
The weather's cool...16 degrees...At night, the wind blows kinda strong...so it gets quite chilly...fingers were freezing at a point in time...
Oh yah, they changed their MRT ticketing system abit...For people who don't hold season cards (something like our EZ Link), and who need to buy adhoc tickets, they'll get little pastic chips...much like a little plastic coin...which you can tap on the EZ Link system as well...Was bugging the station control people on how to use.. hehe...suaku, 1st time see such a thing.. ahha...This system wasn't around when I was last here...
Just messaged boss to jio him for breakfast...he didn't reply me...hmm mm....
Rejected him for dinner just now wit some other Taiwanese & HK counterparts...hhehhee...abit bad but we're having dinner with them tomorrow also...miss one night..won't die lah hor? ;p
Gotta go blow-dry my hair liaozz...tmr morning need to wake at 7-plus or 8am for the conference at 9am....
I'm done with my bath...was fighting with the shower abit...The dumb knob to direct water to the shower head (instead of the bath tap) was faulty..kept springing back..so I'd be enjoying 10-15 seconds of water from the shower...and then the water would go to the bath tap...I'd pull the knob to redirect the water...only to have it spring back again 15-20 seconds later....
Bleah...tmr go tell Housekeeping..
Drinking Jasmine tea now..with the TV on...need some noise around me...else abit boring n abit scary too.. haha...
Went shopping at Shihlin Night Market just now..nothing much..the usual things..the usual streetwear...Didn't get much stuff...
The weather's cool...16 degrees...At night, the wind blows kinda strong...so it gets quite chilly...fingers were freezing at a point in time...
Oh yah, they changed their MRT ticketing system abit...For people who don't hold season cards (something like our EZ Link), and who need to buy adhoc tickets, they'll get little pastic chips...much like a little plastic coin...which you can tap on the EZ Link system as well...Was bugging the station control people on how to use.. hehe...suaku, 1st time see such a thing.. ahha...This system wasn't around when I was last here...
Just messaged boss to jio him for breakfast...he didn't reply me...hmm mm....
Rejected him for dinner just now wit some other Taiwanese & HK counterparts...hhehhee...abit bad but we're having dinner with them tomorrow also...miss one night..won't die lah hor? ;p
Gotta go blow-dry my hair liaozz...tmr morning need to wake at 7-plus or 8am for the conference at 9am....
mid-air in the skies....
Wrote this to while on the flight to Taipei...written on 24 Feb 1115am.
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Here I am sitting alone on SQ872...Just finished watching "Juno". Nice show.
I like Ellen Page..at least I think that's the lead actress' name.
Young teenage girl who's wiser beyond her years...I like the way she carries herself.
Sort of a cross between an innocent young teenage girl and a street punk.
Just had a brunch of chicken sausages, scrambled eggs and a little bit of chocolate truffle cake...
Food not too bad I musat say..pity I couldn't finish the cake..didn't want to eat to much in case the tummy goes haywire again...As it is, it's not been doing well lately hmm mm..
Listening to classical music now while jotting down my thoughts..
Feeling better now, I can breathe easier...Felt a little constricted just now..nose was a little stuck too..Was having the jitters. Bopian..Can't blame me lah.. haha...
Virgin time flying alone, at the grand old age of 27...Anyway, I always get like this whenever I fly...so...oh well...the nervous paranoid me...
It's 11 now. I'll be reaching Taipei in about 1.5 hours time. It's a 4h 30mins journey...virgin trip alone..bleah, I can;t go to the washroom without dragging my full luggage with me haha..Leychey, carrying a laptop bag, my own handbag...and a suitcase...
Hope the weather is good..There's reports of possible rain..and so, the auntie me brought a brolly along just in case...Hope it doesn't get too cold too...It;s funny, I was darn sleepy just now..but after sitting down, I don't feel that tired anymore...
Wonder how the room will be? Finished reading Sunday Times already...Think no choice, nothing to do..will just go catch 40 winks...
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Here I am sitting alone on SQ872...Just finished watching "Juno". Nice show.
I like Ellen Page..at least I think that's the lead actress' name.
Young teenage girl who's wiser beyond her years...I like the way she carries herself.
Sort of a cross between an innocent young teenage girl and a street punk.
Just had a brunch of chicken sausages, scrambled eggs and a little bit of chocolate truffle cake...
Food not too bad I musat say..pity I couldn't finish the cake..didn't want to eat to much in case the tummy goes haywire again...As it is, it's not been doing well lately hmm mm..
Listening to classical music now while jotting down my thoughts..
Feeling better now, I can breathe easier...Felt a little constricted just now..nose was a little stuck too..Was having the jitters. Bopian..Can't blame me lah.. haha...
Virgin time flying alone, at the grand old age of 27...Anyway, I always get like this whenever I fly...so...oh well...the nervous paranoid me...
It's 11 now. I'll be reaching Taipei in about 1.5 hours time. It's a 4h 30mins journey...virgin trip alone..bleah, I can;t go to the washroom without dragging my full luggage with me haha..Leychey, carrying a laptop bag, my own handbag...and a suitcase...
Hope the weather is good..There's reports of possible rain..and so, the auntie me brought a brolly along just in case...Hope it doesn't get too cold too...It;s funny, I was darn sleepy just now..but after sitting down, I don't feel that tired anymore...
Wonder how the room will be? Finished reading Sunday Times already...Think no choice, nothing to do..will just go catch 40 winks...
DSD: Dim Sum Dollies!
Wrote this while on the flight to Taipei...
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Watched Dim Sum Dollies on Friday night. Was supposed to go with ahboy but the big D 9for diarrhoea) hit him....and so....I went with HB instead.
A surprising companion...as epitomised by Daniel's big reaction of a single word or sound or whatever you call it..."WAH...!!"
But oh, he followed it up with a phrase "Err...Will it be weird?" Lol..
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The play/show was fantastic. Hossan Leong was fantastic!! One who watches the play will be gripped by laughter from start to end. English, Mandarin, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese...were used. I'm glad I understood most of the phrases uttered and all of the jokes presented to us.
But I wondered if those Caucasionas watching the play would understand the jokes...
Because the whole play wsa based on local references, on local issues, on SG's historical events...Witty jokes, subtle references to the government blatant to the ruling party and the well-renowned MM.
Hilarious moments were well-balanced with emotinal undertones. Clever twists and impersonations were accompanied by paradoxical references to nationalistic pride....It was gooood..Lotsa references to the current situation SG is facing. The ruling party, the political situation, the economy, the police & their ring-fencing, F1, en bloc sales, the IR project, sarong party girls, etc etc etc Lotsa past history & references were made as well...opium, world war 2, the split with the Malayan Federation, the formaiton of PAP, etc...
Hossan was wonderful. Every appearance he had on stage brought a certain twang to the atmosphere. Witty, totally comfortable in his own skin. Talentedm abosolutely talented.
I like Selena Tan, but I think she's overrated. haha...Pam Oei, um, I don't quite have a good impression of her but she's okay in the show..
I like Emma Yong though. She was great. Full voice! Her singing was good and resonating and well-controlled...Figure not bad too haha...Contrite & precise pronunciations....
A definite must watch...If the show runs again next year I'll go again...
With Ahboy this time round I hope.
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Watched Dim Sum Dollies on Friday night. Was supposed to go with ahboy but the big D 9for diarrhoea) hit him....and so....I went with HB instead.
A surprising companion...as epitomised by Daniel's big reaction of a single word or sound or whatever you call it..."WAH...!!"
But oh, he followed it up with a phrase "Err...Will it be weird?" Lol..
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The play/show was fantastic. Hossan Leong was fantastic!! One who watches the play will be gripped by laughter from start to end. English, Mandarin, Malay, Hokkien, Cantonese...were used. I'm glad I understood most of the phrases uttered and all of the jokes presented to us.
But I wondered if those Caucasionas watching the play would understand the jokes...
Because the whole play wsa based on local references, on local issues, on SG's historical events...Witty jokes, subtle references to the government blatant to the ruling party and the well-renowned MM.
Hilarious moments were well-balanced with emotinal undertones. Clever twists and impersonations were accompanied by paradoxical references to nationalistic pride....It was gooood..Lotsa references to the current situation SG is facing. The ruling party, the political situation, the economy, the police & their ring-fencing, F1, en bloc sales, the IR project, sarong party girls, etc etc etc Lotsa past history & references were made as well...opium, world war 2, the split with the Malayan Federation, the formaiton of PAP, etc...
Hossan was wonderful. Every appearance he had on stage brought a certain twang to the atmosphere. Witty, totally comfortable in his own skin. Talentedm abosolutely talented.
I like Selena Tan, but I think she's overrated. haha...Pam Oei, um, I don't quite have a good impression of her but she's okay in the show..
I like Emma Yong though. She was great. Full voice! Her singing was good and resonating and well-controlled...Figure not bad too haha...Contrite & precise pronunciations....
A definite must watch...If the show runs again next year I'll go again...
With Ahboy this time round I hope.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
zzzz....
Hmm...Jas left liao...
Handling some of her duties..Piangzz...
Corporate Tax, Financial Audit, Internal Audit, Professional Indemnity Insurance, Directors/Officers' Insurance, Admin Matters, ISO, Budget....
Hmm mm...1st time dealing with Financial Matters....*faint*
The non-numerical me..doing numerical stuff...
LOL....
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Stomach spoil again...Woke this morning feeling weird.
Felt a bit giddy last night during dinner with Mr Bull...Sweet thing sent me home...Abit paiseh haha cos he had to take the MRT home...
I'm spoiling!!!
Handling some of her duties..Piangzz...
Corporate Tax, Financial Audit, Internal Audit, Professional Indemnity Insurance, Directors/Officers' Insurance, Admin Matters, ISO, Budget....
Hmm mm...1st time dealing with Financial Matters....*faint*
The non-numerical me..doing numerical stuff...
LOL....
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Stomach spoil again...Woke this morning feeling weird.
Felt a bit giddy last night during dinner with Mr Bull...Sweet thing sent me home...Abit paiseh haha cos he had to take the MRT home...
I'm spoiling!!!
Saturday, February 16, 2008
The Perpetual Procrastinator
There you go..Budget is out..
Hurrah, better public assistance scheme, greater subsidies for adult PT education and better bursaries for students, more help for start-up business...
you know, the whole gamut...
And then I saw a bullet point highlighted...Cheaper Liquor.
Cheaper vodka, whiskey, brandy, the whole works.
Oh wow, and I thought there was an extensive media report on how the youths in SG are drinking their $$ away...and how this phenomenon has to be curbed..
Now they've gone to make it even cheaper...
Good news for the pubbies & clubbies...DRINK ON folks!!!!
The theme for this year is GUZZLE GUZZLE GUZZLE!!
Me? Nah...Realised I cannot drink much anymore...
Not a matter of holding my liqour or what...
But my stomach seems intent to be at odds with me...
Even the horoscope for Monkeys this year said something about needing to take care of intestinal & stomach related problems...
So oh well...moderation is key...
2-3 glasses of red wine and yeah, that just about does okay for my stomach.
Anything more and a warning lurch looms up.
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A simple dinner in a simple place..
A simple conversation and a nice companion..
That just about makes a formula for a nice Friday evening..
A bowl of sliced fish mee sua, a can of green tea.
A plate of grilled mackeral with rice, a can of liang cha.
A nice little corner table in Food Republic at Suntec.
Voila...c'est une bonne fois avec mon copain, Monsier Taureau.
Voila, it was great time with my friend, Mr Bull.
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The Orh-Cheh is still apparent on my left inner elbow...:(
The swell has subsided abit but there's still a small lump...:(
I never ever want to let anyone draw my blood again!!! :(
Hope my test results come back good..in about 2-3 weeks' time.
Hope my cholesterol level is fine..Hope everything is fine!!!
My BMI turned out low haha..below average...17.75
My blood pressure is fine...
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I have class later again..xianzz...
Supposed to be bathing by now..and I am still here typing away...
Oh me, the Perpetual Procrastinator...
*shakes head*
Hurrah, better public assistance scheme, greater subsidies for adult PT education and better bursaries for students, more help for start-up business...
you know, the whole gamut...
And then I saw a bullet point highlighted...Cheaper Liquor.
Cheaper vodka, whiskey, brandy, the whole works.
Oh wow, and I thought there was an extensive media report on how the youths in SG are drinking their $$ away...and how this phenomenon has to be curbed..
Now they've gone to make it even cheaper...
Good news for the pubbies & clubbies...DRINK ON folks!!!!
The theme for this year is GUZZLE GUZZLE GUZZLE!!
Me? Nah...Realised I cannot drink much anymore...
Not a matter of holding my liqour or what...
But my stomach seems intent to be at odds with me...
Even the horoscope for Monkeys this year said something about needing to take care of intestinal & stomach related problems...
So oh well...moderation is key...
2-3 glasses of red wine and yeah, that just about does okay for my stomach.
Anything more and a warning lurch looms up.
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A simple dinner in a simple place..
A simple conversation and a nice companion..
That just about makes a formula for a nice Friday evening..
A bowl of sliced fish mee sua, a can of green tea.
A plate of grilled mackeral with rice, a can of liang cha.
A nice little corner table in Food Republic at Suntec.
Voila...c'est une bonne fois avec mon copain, Monsier Taureau.
Voila, it was great time with my friend, Mr Bull.
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The Orh-Cheh is still apparent on my left inner elbow...:(
The swell has subsided abit but there's still a small lump...:(
I never ever want to let anyone draw my blood again!!! :(
Hope my test results come back good..in about 2-3 weeks' time.
Hope my cholesterol level is fine..Hope everything is fine!!!
My BMI turned out low haha..below average...17.75
My blood pressure is fine...
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I have class later again..xianzz...
Supposed to be bathing by now..and I am still here typing away...
Oh me, the Perpetual Procrastinator...
*shakes head*
Friday, February 15, 2008
Ah Long!
Watched "Ah Long Pte Ltd" just now..It's one of the funniest movies I've seen in quite a long time..I'd safely say..without Mark Lee, the movie will be a flop...
He was the star of the show...rubber-faced, rubber-bodied...expressive, comedic...I'd say he knows himself well...:) Fann Wong looked too pretty-faced to be a Da Jie Da though..
Hokkien, Cantonese and Mandarin filled the dialogues...English & Mandarin subtitles peppered the screen...Shall recommend for my two old folks to go and watch too...
Really laughed like mad cows just now..It's fun to laugh together as an audience..
Think of it as a weird bonding session with strangers...
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Received a stalk of rose today from Uncle Png...kinda funny.. haha cos I really don't know him well..Just a word or two in the pantry when we happen to meet..that's about it...
But he wsa nice enough to "award" me with a single stalk of red rose this afternoon...=)
Les left a pink soft toy rose on my desktop...lol...with a message that said "From your Secret Admirer" haha...goondu...Got a Tatty Bear card from Mr Bull...and 2 pieces of Rocher chocs from the company...
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Uh-oh..I forgot I'm actually having gastric flu..Had some fried chicken just now cos ahboy wanted to snack on something...
Shit, now tummy feeling weird again...
Oh, I didn't mention..I had diarrhoea on Tuesday..Went to the loo for at least 7 times between 1pm till 11pm...To speak crudely...my ass was burning. lol.
Too much good food in a short span of time..
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Bad streak of luck on Scrabulous lately..Been losing games here and there...=(
My ratings have dropped from 1700+ points to 1400+ points now...bleah...
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David Tao concert on 19th April...might give this a miss since I've gone to both his previous ones already...
MayDay concert on 26th April..will be going for this one...never been to any of theirs before..but heard they are darn good live on stage!!
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Colleague leaving...Jasmine..been with the company for at least 7 years already...hmm..some of her things will fall into my lap..I don't mind doing some of her things...
But....damn it. I think ISO will come to me....
Eh seriously leh...why is ISO stalking me??? From LHUB to Achieve and now to IDA???
What more I am new to this place..not sure of the procedures & processes....
Sigh...boss will start chasing me soon liao....
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Think something is wrong with my feet..or their bone structures..
My toes are aching, they frequently get blisters too...I mean, the shoes I wear are still the same as thsoe I wore 6 mths ago...but why do my feet ache more now ??
If the shoes are constant, it means the problem lies with my feet?? :( ugly corns, ugly blister scars..and oh ugly deformed toes!!!
Tired..heading to bed..
He was the star of the show...rubber-faced, rubber-bodied...expressive, comedic...I'd say he knows himself well...:) Fann Wong looked too pretty-faced to be a Da Jie Da though..
Hokkien, Cantonese and Mandarin filled the dialogues...English & Mandarin subtitles peppered the screen...Shall recommend for my two old folks to go and watch too...
Really laughed like mad cows just now..It's fun to laugh together as an audience..
Think of it as a weird bonding session with strangers...
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Received a stalk of rose today from Uncle Png...kinda funny.. haha cos I really don't know him well..Just a word or two in the pantry when we happen to meet..that's about it...
But he wsa nice enough to "award" me with a single stalk of red rose this afternoon...=)
Les left a pink soft toy rose on my desktop...lol...with a message that said "From your Secret Admirer" haha...goondu...Got a Tatty Bear card from Mr Bull...and 2 pieces of Rocher chocs from the company...
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Uh-oh..I forgot I'm actually having gastric flu..Had some fried chicken just now cos ahboy wanted to snack on something...
Shit, now tummy feeling weird again...
Oh, I didn't mention..I had diarrhoea on Tuesday..Went to the loo for at least 7 times between 1pm till 11pm...To speak crudely...my ass was burning. lol.
Too much good food in a short span of time..
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Bad streak of luck on Scrabulous lately..Been losing games here and there...=(
My ratings have dropped from 1700+ points to 1400+ points now...bleah...
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David Tao concert on 19th April...might give this a miss since I've gone to both his previous ones already...
MayDay concert on 26th April..will be going for this one...never been to any of theirs before..but heard they are darn good live on stage!!
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Colleague leaving...Jasmine..been with the company for at least 7 years already...hmm..some of her things will fall into my lap..I don't mind doing some of her things...
But....damn it. I think ISO will come to me....
Eh seriously leh...why is ISO stalking me??? From LHUB to Achieve and now to IDA???
What more I am new to this place..not sure of the procedures & processes....
Sigh...boss will start chasing me soon liao....
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Think something is wrong with my feet..or their bone structures..
My toes are aching, they frequently get blisters too...I mean, the shoes I wear are still the same as thsoe I wore 6 mths ago...but why do my feet ache more now ??
If the shoes are constant, it means the problem lies with my feet?? :( ugly corns, ugly blister scars..and oh ugly deformed toes!!!
Tired..heading to bed..
Sunday, February 10, 2008
The Paradox of the Scales
The Scales. The symbol of the Libra.
The symbol of perfect balance, of equilibrium, of harmony.
Meet me, Michelle. The Paradox of the Scales. The girl born under the sign of the Libra.
Supposedly to be the personification of the Scales, of equilibrium and of balance.
But oh, in reality, anything but.
Maybe I represent a scale which does not have a perfect zero. A scale which needs tuning. A scale more often swinging to and fro, wrangling up and down, than hanging in a sweet sweet balance. A scale more at home being in disequilibrium than in equilibrium?
I like people, yet I crave for my own space.
I am in a crowd, yet I am in my own bubble.
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The day started out fine.
Started out good actually, was looking forward to the lunch celebration for Granny's 92nd birthday when an sms came that spoilt the mood for me totally.
Great, on the 4th day of CNY, my kite was flown. My aeroplane was flown.
Now again. For the 2nd year in a row, I have to face 8 relatives and my own family.
And give lame excuses.
Giving me an sms 30mins before we were supposed to meet is unacceptable.
So what, when 2009 CNY comes? I have to come up with reasons, excuses again???
Do I have to???
I hate to say this but it could be granny's last few years celebrating her birthday with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren. I was happy when I thought all could turn up, when I was given a promise that I'd see you there. I thought it'd be nice for granny to see everyone having lunch together, singing a birthday song for her.
Guess this is not the year. KNN.
Disappointed.
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After winning 16 games in a row...the time has come for me to lose a few Scrabulous games...
Lost about 4-5 games over the past few days...bleah...
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It will be an upcoming week of eating...
Monday lunch - Wah Lok Restaurant at Carlton Hotel
Wednesday lunch - Marina Mandarin Hotel AquaMarine Restaurant
Wednesday dinner - Imperial Treasure at Taka
Thursday lunch - Buffet function in office
Thursday night - Undecided yet but it's a dinner outside..
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I feel like taking a nap but I'm feeling abit irritated..
Hope to be able to catch at least some winks before I head to Peiqi's house for yet another gathering...
Sigh. More food on the way...?
The symbol of perfect balance, of equilibrium, of harmony.
Meet me, Michelle. The Paradox of the Scales. The girl born under the sign of the Libra.
Supposedly to be the personification of the Scales, of equilibrium and of balance.
But oh, in reality, anything but.
Maybe I represent a scale which does not have a perfect zero. A scale which needs tuning. A scale more often swinging to and fro, wrangling up and down, than hanging in a sweet sweet balance. A scale more at home being in disequilibrium than in equilibrium?
I like people, yet I crave for my own space.
I am in a crowd, yet I am in my own bubble.
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The day started out fine.
Started out good actually, was looking forward to the lunch celebration for Granny's 92nd birthday when an sms came that spoilt the mood for me totally.
Great, on the 4th day of CNY, my kite was flown. My aeroplane was flown.
Now again. For the 2nd year in a row, I have to face 8 relatives and my own family.
And give lame excuses.
Giving me an sms 30mins before we were supposed to meet is unacceptable.
So what, when 2009 CNY comes? I have to come up with reasons, excuses again???
Do I have to???
I hate to say this but it could be granny's last few years celebrating her birthday with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren. I was happy when I thought all could turn up, when I was given a promise that I'd see you there. I thought it'd be nice for granny to see everyone having lunch together, singing a birthday song for her.
Guess this is not the year. KNN.
Disappointed.
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After winning 16 games in a row...the time has come for me to lose a few Scrabulous games...
Lost about 4-5 games over the past few days...bleah...
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It will be an upcoming week of eating...
Monday lunch - Wah Lok Restaurant at Carlton Hotel
Wednesday lunch - Marina Mandarin Hotel AquaMarine Restaurant
Wednesday dinner - Imperial Treasure at Taka
Thursday lunch - Buffet function in office
Thursday night - Undecided yet but it's a dinner outside..
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I feel like taking a nap but I'm feeling abit irritated..
Hope to be able to catch at least some winks before I head to Peiqi's house for yet another gathering...
Sigh. More food on the way...?
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
It's a bright bright Tuesday!
Munching on my little piece of raisin cake now. Been a long time since I blogged a long entry during office hours. Oh well, cut me some slack yah.. haha...it’s the festive season and I’m in a slacker mode already…
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Just thought I’d jump on the bandwagon and comment a teeny bit about Edison’s photo scandals…Then again, why should it be a scandal? Or why should it even be considered a scandal? Just cos he’s a celebrity? Just cos he bedded more than 14 actresses? Sigh, pity those ladies in a way…but then again, it’s a matter of choice. Who are we to chastise him? There’s prolly others out there who are doing more than him...but aon’t in the limelight because they are not a celebrity…Oh well, fodder for much much gossip in the tabloids…
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Realised I’ve always been making the same few grouses on separate occasions. Thought I’d just consolidate all and gripe about them in one single breath. Saves time ahhaha lol.
People with blaring headphone/earphone sets on the MRT. Please please please. I know it’s your favourite piece of music but it might not be others…
Public transport….Can you folks just take that little bit of effort to move in abit more? So that others don’t suffocate near the doors?? And can you just not barge in when we are coming out of the trains?? And can you not lean your whole body against the support pole, there are others who need to hold onto it leh!!!
And please, could you just say sorry when you bang/slam/hit someone while you’re walking?
Was in my apartment lift yesterday morning. Held the door open for a whole family to troop out. Not a single person said thanks. Mother, father, two sons and their granny. What the??? It’s no wonder why some kids turn out to be preposterous when they’re grown up….upbringing? I can choose not to hold the door open for you one leh. I can choose to barge my way out before you guys. But I let you guys out first cos there was a granny! And there wasn’t even a single word of thanks, not even a nod of the head. I don’t want to sound racist but...they’re from the smallest proportion of people in SG.
ARGH.
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Was humming a Buble song when walking to office today from the MRT...Was already within Suntec when I passed by an uncle in office attire as well..He stared at me…
I thought to myself “Maybe he thinks I’m nuts”. But smiled a little at him anyway...Lo & behold, he smiled back. A simple smile with a wistful hint that said “Ah, youngsters”.
Lol..it’s the little things like this which makes your day sometimes..:) Well, it got me off to a good start to the day…hope it stays this way! :)
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Ok, hehe, started writing this at 9-plus…now it’s 1030am liaozz…LOL…
Juggler of work & blogging...;p
Thursday, January 31, 2008
I'm back from Genting!!
Ok, I did something bimbotic..Well not exactly...shall leave it to you to decide...
I've always thought long lashes were so pretty...
My lashes are of those short and "stubby" type...Not sure if you can use stubby to describe lashes..basically just short, straight and super unable to curl..
Was shopping alone in Genting on Tuesday afternoon..we all split up each to his her own directions...
And I got for myself a pair of fake lashes..long, thick and curling..
But err...I don't really know how to use them now..hmm mm....darn.
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The most sinful thing I did during the 3 days in Genting...
Was to each a cup of steamed corn each day...and well to gorge myself on dimsum on the 2nd day's lunch.. ahha..
You know corn's kinda hard to digest..so well..this morning when I went to poo poo...I realised...darn..the bloody yellow things are still somewhere in me!! haha..
Too much information I know...ahha..;p
Ok, the next sinful thing I did was to gamble at the jackpot.. haha...
Lost about 10RM. Small amount...but hor, I don't understand how people can sit there the whole day and just do nothing but press the button and let the cartoons roll on the screen..
It really takes ZERO brain power and maybe only a little arm/finger strength..
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Slept at 1am last night and was half a zombie at work today...
But am glad some things were cleard during the course of the day's work..=)
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David Tao's back here in April..Shit...dunno if I should go or not...
Kinda running low on finances after some big ticket expenditures in the past 1-2 months...
But I've been to both his previous ones liao..hmm mm....
Itchy Itchy...
I've always thought long lashes were so pretty...
My lashes are of those short and "stubby" type...Not sure if you can use stubby to describe lashes..basically just short, straight and super unable to curl..
Was shopping alone in Genting on Tuesday afternoon..we all split up each to his her own directions...
And I got for myself a pair of fake lashes..long, thick and curling..
But err...I don't really know how to use them now..hmm mm....darn.
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The most sinful thing I did during the 3 days in Genting...
Was to each a cup of steamed corn each day...and well to gorge myself on dimsum on the 2nd day's lunch.. ahha..
You know corn's kinda hard to digest..so well..this morning when I went to poo poo...I realised...darn..the bloody yellow things are still somewhere in me!! haha..
Too much information I know...ahha..;p
Ok, the next sinful thing I did was to gamble at the jackpot.. haha...
Lost about 10RM. Small amount...but hor, I don't understand how people can sit there the whole day and just do nothing but press the button and let the cartoons roll on the screen..
It really takes ZERO brain power and maybe only a little arm/finger strength..
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Slept at 1am last night and was half a zombie at work today...
But am glad some things were cleard during the course of the day's work..=)
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David Tao's back here in April..Shit...dunno if I should go or not...
Kinda running low on finances after some big ticket expenditures in the past 1-2 months...
But I've been to both his previous ones liao..hmm mm....
Itchy Itchy...
Sunday, January 27, 2008
sunday..
Some issues bothering me..
Both work and personal..
Not feeling too good. Feeling abit bogged down..
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Need to go to Golden mile tomorrow at 730am..zzz...
The Genting division retreat starts tomorrow..will only be back on Wednesday night...
And then back to work on Thurs xianzz..
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Recently, there's a group of Prudential people stationed at Tampines Interchange..
And without fail, everyday after work when I walk past them..
At least one guy will stop me..It's really amusing..
From Tues to Friday, every single day a different guy will stop me..lol.
Each with a different tactic..
The one on Thursday was the most hilarious..walked with me for quite a long way..
"excuse me, pls lah, stop!! wait for me..eh don't walk so fast leh! very tiring leh! do you have medishield? I only want to ask you a few questions! hey! wei! wei....!!!!"
haha...
My standard line now is..."I walk here eveyrday and I get stopped everyday already...thanks but no thanks.." haha..
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Have you gotten your CNY stuff?
Frankly, I did not really get any haha..more like those new stuff which I bought over th epast few months but have not worn...those will be my CNY clothes liao I guess.. haha..
No mood to shop too much...There's hordes of people out there..can get giddy just seeing people walk in and out of MRT stations..
Was having dinner by myself at Breko on Saturday evening...Bugis was jam-packed with people..It was disgusting man...The traffic junction between Bugis Junction and Bugis Village was a madhouse in its own right.
People crossing from one side to the other...I think at least 150-200 odd people were trying to cross from both sides...
There were stil lpeple crossing when the man went red liao and the lights turned green liao...taxis were honking and cars were stuck cos people just ignored them ahha...
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heading to bed liao...hope genting won't be too cold..:)
Both work and personal..
Not feeling too good. Feeling abit bogged down..
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Need to go to Golden mile tomorrow at 730am..zzz...
The Genting division retreat starts tomorrow..will only be back on Wednesday night...
And then back to work on Thurs xianzz..
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Recently, there's a group of Prudential people stationed at Tampines Interchange..
And without fail, everyday after work when I walk past them..
At least one guy will stop me..It's really amusing..
From Tues to Friday, every single day a different guy will stop me..lol.
Each with a different tactic..
The one on Thursday was the most hilarious..walked with me for quite a long way..
"excuse me, pls lah, stop!! wait for me..eh don't walk so fast leh! very tiring leh! do you have medishield? I only want to ask you a few questions! hey! wei! wei....!!!!"
haha...
My standard line now is..."I walk here eveyrday and I get stopped everyday already...thanks but no thanks.." haha..
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Have you gotten your CNY stuff?
Frankly, I did not really get any haha..more like those new stuff which I bought over th epast few months but have not worn...those will be my CNY clothes liao I guess.. haha..
No mood to shop too much...There's hordes of people out there..can get giddy just seeing people walk in and out of MRT stations..
Was having dinner by myself at Breko on Saturday evening...Bugis was jam-packed with people..It was disgusting man...The traffic junction between Bugis Junction and Bugis Village was a madhouse in its own right.
People crossing from one side to the other...I think at least 150-200 odd people were trying to cross from both sides...
There were stil lpeple crossing when the man went red liao and the lights turned green liao...taxis were honking and cars were stuck cos people just ignored them ahha...
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heading to bed liao...hope genting won't be too cold..:)
Thursday, January 24, 2008
the emo memo!
oh no, the emo days are here again..argh! go away quick!
the below was what i wrote on my journey home..i was on the train..was looking for a piece of sracp paper or something to scribble on...but alas...i did not have any..
at times like this...there's always the trusty phone..with it's SMS "save draft" function...and this was where my words resided...till now...when they are released into the world wide webby.....
...I stand alone. Staring at my reflection in the train window.
People all around me. Talking, chatting, napping, listening to music.
Men, women. Indian, Chinese, Malay, Foreigners.
I'm plugged in too. Maroon 5 infusing my ears with drums, guitars, alternative music.
Cooly imbibing me.
I feel strangely alone. Cocconed in my own invisible shell. I wonder what each of them are thinking or feeling?
It's like as if I am ensconced in an alternate bubble. So much with them and yet so different all at the same time.
The journey home seems long. I am tired.
Feet are aching, calves are sore. The body is beat. But the mind is active though.
A mambo jumbo of broken thoughts as usual. A little here, a little there.
I am thinking of things I maybe should not.
The mind itself has a mind of its own does it not?
Scary at times. The will is working hard not to fall. Not to fail.
Pray tell, I will be strong.
Pray tell.
the below was what i wrote on my journey home..i was on the train..was looking for a piece of sracp paper or something to scribble on...but alas...i did not have any..
at times like this...there's always the trusty phone..with it's SMS "save draft" function...and this was where my words resided...till now...when they are released into the world wide webby.....
...I stand alone. Staring at my reflection in the train window.
People all around me. Talking, chatting, napping, listening to music.
Men, women. Indian, Chinese, Malay, Foreigners.
I'm plugged in too. Maroon 5 infusing my ears with drums, guitars, alternative music.
Cooly imbibing me.
I feel strangely alone. Cocconed in my own invisible shell. I wonder what each of them are thinking or feeling?
It's like as if I am ensconced in an alternate bubble. So much with them and yet so different all at the same time.
The journey home seems long. I am tired.
Feet are aching, calves are sore. The body is beat. But the mind is active though.
A mambo jumbo of broken thoughts as usual. A little here, a little there.
I am thinking of things I maybe should not.
The mind itself has a mind of its own does it not?
Scary at times. The will is working hard not to fall. Not to fail.
Pray tell, I will be strong.
Pray tell.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Lemme see..been a few days...
Friday night..
I was screaming at the Indoor Stradium..watching Jay Chou..with Daniel & Yanling
Extremely talented..he played the guitar, the drums, the piano and the zither or more commonly known as the gu zheng. And I thought the duet with Lara was nicely done...
Pity he sang too many new songs..Couldn't connect as well with the people like me who prefer his older songs..He didn't even sing Jian Dan Ai...
But it was still a good concert...
As with all other concerts, there were planned encores..
One thing was that there were too many intermissions in between songs...too many breaks..
It kinda broke the continuity..I mean, you sing a fast song...it gets you high and then there's a 3 mins break..before the next song comes up. And when it does come up, it's a slow song...
I loathe the wrath some might feel but maybe he doesn't ave enough stamina to do a "full-steam" kinda concert"? haha...
David Tao and others go through full length concerts...hmm mm.. hehe..
Oh yah, I bought a lightstick! haha an expensive lightstick!
Poppoed by Dempsey after the concert..Went to House & Barracks..and had a jug of pineapple & cucumber juice with them. It was pretty good actually ahha....probably next time can try it out at home...;p
Saturday night..
Went Hong Lim to buy CNY stuff like fish maw, mushrooms, fungus, scallops...and then made our way to Great World City to watch "American Gangster"...
Wow, long show! 2.5 hrs...but worth watching...
Ahboy said it was based on a true story..hmm mm...if it is..then wow, it makes it even more nice to watch...
The details put into this show which is set in the 1970s was amazing...from the music, to the types of cutlery they use, and the clothes they wear and the vehicles they drive and the phone sets they use...woohoo...
Nothing was left out of sync...
Sunday night...
Went to Rohlin & Yong Soon's wedding dinner at Meritus Mandarin... haha..first time in my life I had chicken rice for the main carbo dish for the dinner...
But I think ever since the chef left, Chatterbox's chicken rice has never been as nice anymore...
It was very nice catching up with the rest again...HB had an aura of smoke about him..Didn't quite figure him out to be such a smoker...
Bernard was there...hmm..the guy whom I used to call Ah Ber...the guy whom I went to school in yr 1 with..
And I shan't be shy to admit, one of the guys I think I had a mini crush on last time...ahha..
He looked much better yesterday than when I saw him about 2-3 years back. More refreshed and happier...
I think his business is picking up now...and he's helping his dad out in the family business too...
Sky was as usual in a flowery shirt..flamboyant but sweet as always...ah ger was quiet as always...laughing when necessary and von was still as chirpy as ever haha...
Saw terrie & weijie..gosh, been at least years... ahha..Tianfeng said I lost weight! hee..
Bernard said my head is smaller now hahaha....
Friday night..
I was screaming at the Indoor Stradium..watching Jay Chou..with Daniel & Yanling
Extremely talented..he played the guitar, the drums, the piano and the zither or more commonly known as the gu zheng. And I thought the duet with Lara was nicely done...
Pity he sang too many new songs..Couldn't connect as well with the people like me who prefer his older songs..He didn't even sing Jian Dan Ai...
But it was still a good concert...
As with all other concerts, there were planned encores..
One thing was that there were too many intermissions in between songs...too many breaks..
It kinda broke the continuity..I mean, you sing a fast song...it gets you high and then there's a 3 mins break..before the next song comes up. And when it does come up, it's a slow song...
I loathe the wrath some might feel but maybe he doesn't ave enough stamina to do a "full-steam" kinda concert"? haha...
David Tao and others go through full length concerts...hmm mm.. hehe..
Oh yah, I bought a lightstick! haha an expensive lightstick!
Poppoed by Dempsey after the concert..Went to House & Barracks..and had a jug of pineapple & cucumber juice with them. It was pretty good actually ahha....probably next time can try it out at home...;p
Saturday night..
Went Hong Lim to buy CNY stuff like fish maw, mushrooms, fungus, scallops...and then made our way to Great World City to watch "American Gangster"...
Wow, long show! 2.5 hrs...but worth watching...
Ahboy said it was based on a true story..hmm mm...if it is..then wow, it makes it even more nice to watch...
The details put into this show which is set in the 1970s was amazing...from the music, to the types of cutlery they use, and the clothes they wear and the vehicles they drive and the phone sets they use...woohoo...
Nothing was left out of sync...
Sunday night...
Went to Rohlin & Yong Soon's wedding dinner at Meritus Mandarin... haha..first time in my life I had chicken rice for the main carbo dish for the dinner...
But I think ever since the chef left, Chatterbox's chicken rice has never been as nice anymore...
It was very nice catching up with the rest again...HB had an aura of smoke about him..Didn't quite figure him out to be such a smoker...
Bernard was there...hmm..the guy whom I used to call Ah Ber...the guy whom I went to school in yr 1 with..
And I shan't be shy to admit, one of the guys I think I had a mini crush on last time...ahha..
He looked much better yesterday than when I saw him about 2-3 years back. More refreshed and happier...
I think his business is picking up now...and he's helping his dad out in the family business too...
Sky was as usual in a flowery shirt..flamboyant but sweet as always...ah ger was quiet as always...laughing when necessary and von was still as chirpy as ever haha...
Saw terrie & weijie..gosh, been at least years... ahha..Tianfeng said I lost weight! hee..
Bernard said my head is smaller now hahaha....
Thursday, January 17, 2008
quiz quiz quiz!
Haha lol, a quiz I did on Facebook last night...
What Kind of A Date Are You?
You are mature but still in the prime of your life.
You especially cherish your friends, and you're emotionally ready to try out long-term relationships (if you want!).
You are experienced (maybe beyond your years!), and people find that very attractive.
Your date better be prepared for scintilating conversations coupled with the occasional wild time out!
Darn, I just love doing these boiao quizzes haha..=p
What Kind of A Date Are You?
You are mature but still in the prime of your life.
You especially cherish your friends, and you're emotionally ready to try out long-term relationships (if you want!).
You are experienced (maybe beyond your years!), and people find that very attractive.
Your date better be prepared for scintilating conversations coupled with the occasional wild time out!
Darn, I just love doing these boiao quizzes haha..=p
states..
Confusion. Delusion. Tiredness. Anxiety. Irritation.
Hope. Happiness. Pensiveness. Brightness. Sadness.
Sunshine. Stress. Relief. Apprehension. Wonder.
Is it a little too much of a myriad of emotions to feel?
In just 16 short days of the year?
Yes, I am a little confused, pensive and a wee bit stressed now...
It's been 2 weeks into the new year and somehow it feels like it's been 2 months...
Nah, more like it feels like 2 years into the new year...haha ok, abit kua zhang.
But it just feels like so much (and yet so little) has happened in 2 weeks...
Hmm mm....
Nonetheless, I think the few broad categories I listed out sometime last year...on the right panel of this bloggie..Still stands true in 2008.
Might be a bit broad...but sometimes...specifics aren't for us to list out...
I prefer something a little more sketchy...I'll fill in the details when the time passes by...
Hope. Happiness. Pensiveness. Brightness. Sadness.
Sunshine. Stress. Relief. Apprehension. Wonder.
Is it a little too much of a myriad of emotions to feel?
In just 16 short days of the year?
Yes, I am a little confused, pensive and a wee bit stressed now...
It's been 2 weeks into the new year and somehow it feels like it's been 2 months...
Nah, more like it feels like 2 years into the new year...haha ok, abit kua zhang.
But it just feels like so much (and yet so little) has happened in 2 weeks...
Hmm mm....
Nonetheless, I think the few broad categories I listed out sometime last year...on the right panel of this bloggie..Still stands true in 2008.
Might be a bit broad...but sometimes...specifics aren't for us to list out...
I prefer something a little more sketchy...I'll fill in the details when the time passes by...
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
americano..
Just finished watching American Idol..Season 7...wow..It's been that long already?
Oh yah, I only have 2 words to say. Sore Losers.
Come on, if you're not good, just face it. Why curse the judges? Why curse the makers of the show?
*rolls eyes*
Oh yah, another 2 words. Sour Grapes. Wait hang on, it's technically supposed to be a single word.
Sourgrapes.
There you go.
If you don't get in. You are just not good enough. The least is that be man (or woman) enough to accept it and fark off. Don't go barking around every streetlamp and pissing around every corner...I mean sheesh...
Oh yah, I only have 2 words to say. Sore Losers.
Come on, if you're not good, just face it. Why curse the judges? Why curse the makers of the show?
*rolls eyes*
Oh yah, another 2 words. Sour Grapes. Wait hang on, it's technically supposed to be a single word.
Sourgrapes.
There you go.
If you don't get in. You are just not good enough. The least is that be man (or woman) enough to accept it and fark off. Don't go barking around every streetlamp and pissing around every corner...I mean sheesh...
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Sunday...
Went to wine Network on Saturday evening with ahboy.
Damn it! They ran out of the Spinach Pizza. I was thinking to myself, we were the first customers there for the evening...we reached there around 7pm maybe...and there were no more Spinach PIzzas?
Sigh, guess it was our day to have it..though we were craving for it haha..
Neveretheless, the Italian Ham and Mushroom Pizza was very nice as well..same goes for the Grilled German Sausage...the cheesy interior was just oozing and oozing...haha..
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I'm losing steam for French...But it's the longest I've lasted for any course I have taken..So I think it's still a mini feat to celebrate haha lol..
Oh by the way, I've gotten my test results...75/100! haha...
And for that, I got a Good. 51/70 for the written and 24/30 for the oral...=))
In the slightly above average band within my class who took the test...Wonderful!!
Am thinking of whether to continue for the next semester or not..
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Did I mention? My trip to Taipei in February is confirmed.
Official trip. Should be from 24th till 27th. Only thing is, I think the conference venue is not anywhere near to Shih Lin Night Market, darn, was hoping to get a chance to go there and jalan abit...
Think there's quite abit of things to do..Hmm..better ask around what are the procedures like..think I am only given $220 a day for my allowance...(hotel stay inclusive.)
How to survive?? The hotel is already $190 per night I think...the one that the conference people is reserving for us...Gosh...
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Ok, wonderful number 2...My BKK trip in March is confirmed hahaa...hotel & tix all booked.
But hor, not worth it leh! Dunno how come the currnecy rate dropped so much...It's now around 20.5BHT for every SGD$1. A few weeks ago it was at 23BHT for SGD$1...*faint*
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Sometimes, when friends grow older...expectations change, dynamics change, people change...
I don't know if it's me who changed..or my expectations are unreasonable or...
Oh well..sometimes I wonder what happened over the last 3 years...we grew so so so apart in such a jiffy..
Oh yeah, when you met with a break-up in July last year, you called me out of the blue and I tried to be there...Think that was one of the rare times we had dinner together and talked heart-to-heart...
After that? Earlier this year..when you had another relationship problem again...Another rare time.
And then? It was silence all the way...not even meeting...unless for group gatherings...
Sigh..Things change. People change.
Damn it! They ran out of the Spinach Pizza. I was thinking to myself, we were the first customers there for the evening...we reached there around 7pm maybe...and there were no more Spinach PIzzas?
Sigh, guess it was our day to have it..though we were craving for it haha..
Neveretheless, the Italian Ham and Mushroom Pizza was very nice as well..same goes for the Grilled German Sausage...the cheesy interior was just oozing and oozing...haha..
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I'm losing steam for French...But it's the longest I've lasted for any course I have taken..So I think it's still a mini feat to celebrate haha lol..
Oh by the way, I've gotten my test results...75/100! haha...
And for that, I got a Good. 51/70 for the written and 24/30 for the oral...=))
In the slightly above average band within my class who took the test...Wonderful!!
Am thinking of whether to continue for the next semester or not..
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Did I mention? My trip to Taipei in February is confirmed.
Official trip. Should be from 24th till 27th. Only thing is, I think the conference venue is not anywhere near to Shih Lin Night Market, darn, was hoping to get a chance to go there and jalan abit...
Think there's quite abit of things to do..Hmm..better ask around what are the procedures like..think I am only given $220 a day for my allowance...(hotel stay inclusive.)
How to survive?? The hotel is already $190 per night I think...the one that the conference people is reserving for us...Gosh...
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Ok, wonderful number 2...My BKK trip in March is confirmed hahaa...hotel & tix all booked.
But hor, not worth it leh! Dunno how come the currnecy rate dropped so much...It's now around 20.5BHT for every SGD$1. A few weeks ago it was at 23BHT for SGD$1...*faint*
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Sometimes, when friends grow older...expectations change, dynamics change, people change...
I don't know if it's me who changed..or my expectations are unreasonable or...
Oh well..sometimes I wonder what happened over the last 3 years...we grew so so so apart in such a jiffy..
Oh yeah, when you met with a break-up in July last year, you called me out of the blue and I tried to be there...Think that was one of the rare times we had dinner together and talked heart-to-heart...
After that? Earlier this year..when you had another relationship problem again...Another rare time.
And then? It was silence all the way...not even meeting...unless for group gatherings...
Sigh..Things change. People change.
Monday, January 07, 2008
Love Stories Project
Am helping a friend to promote his project...
www.lovestoriesproject.blogspot.com
He's hoping for people to share their love stories or other stories of love...with the eventual aim of spreading warmth, happiness and hope as well to share stories where people can learn from..
If you have any articles...or things you wish to write on..just visit that site, there's an email address to drop your article to...
Let's just say...he was a dear one to me oh so long ago..
www.lovestoriesproject.blogspot.com
He's hoping for people to share their love stories or other stories of love...with the eventual aim of spreading warmth, happiness and hope as well to share stories where people can learn from..
If you have any articles...or things you wish to write on..just visit that site, there's an email address to drop your article to...
Let's just say...he was a dear one to me oh so long ago..
OMG
What have I done? hahaa...I paid $$ to torture myself every Monday from 630pm to 730pm...
TBT class. To tighten the Tummy, Buttocks, & Thighs.
The instructor is a nice lady....who had a dark side to her...
She absolutely revelled in making everyone groan and complain haha..
It's a course organised by the company. Held at the studio in our common recreation floor...so it's pretty convenient..
Thighs aching now man.. haha..About 15mins after the class, when I was stepping down the road kerb to cross the road, my thighs actually "wobbled" from being overused today ahhaa...
Oh well, such is the price to pay for being a slob for so long...
p/s: Xiao bai, yes, I am still freezing in office haha lol..
TBT class. To tighten the Tummy, Buttocks, & Thighs.
The instructor is a nice lady....who had a dark side to her...
She absolutely revelled in making everyone groan and complain haha..
It's a course organised by the company. Held at the studio in our common recreation floor...so it's pretty convenient..
Thighs aching now man.. haha..About 15mins after the class, when I was stepping down the road kerb to cross the road, my thighs actually "wobbled" from being overused today ahhaa...
Oh well, such is the price to pay for being a slob for so long...
p/s: Xiao bai, yes, I am still freezing in office haha lol..
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