Miles Away - Madonna

Another one of the lovely songs accompanying me at work..

"I just woke up from a plesant dream"
"You'll never will believe the things that I have seen"

Insomnia - Craig David

My latest fav song..
Wonderful music to keep you awake whilst working..and Class 95 has been doing me lots of favours by playing it about twice a day at least...;p

"Baby I can't sleep till you're next to me"
"Honey I stayed up till you're next to me"

Twitterings

I bought myself a green top again..
Which brings it to a total of 8-9 green tops which I have lol..

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I spent close to an hour helping Daniel out just now over MSN...
What was I helping him out with?
His appraisal...Gosh...I should have charged him consultancy fees...

That goondu din't even know how to start writing his own appraisal..even though his company gave him questions to answer...
Gave him some pointers...and before I knew it..I was drafting paragraphs and edting his text...

Lol...He called me the "Bull Shit Queen" cos I was already smoking out lotsa stuff even befpre he gave me his actual job description to build on...lol..

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Wah lau, give Gong Li a break lah...
She's human too right..She has her own choices and her wn path to walk...

Who are you to insult or condemn her if she chooses to give up her own nationality to become a Singaporean..?? Sheesh...

Everything is about choices...

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I suddenly feel empty.
Not quite sure what to do at night now but to blog lol...

No more "Little Nonya" to watch...hmmmm...

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Heading for crabs this Thursday...The one at Still Road...:)
Hehe...Colleagues are such sinful people actually...They psycho you to go such places to gorge hahhahaha...

Joseph

I had lunch with Joseph today...

Lol, I seem to have a knack of making friends with my ex-vendors...

Uber nice guy..but also uber busy haha...
He was on the phone for at least 20% of the time when we were having lunch...

But it was nice to catch up...:)

I love my friends...

MJ
We do disappearing acts to each other...but we know we have each other in our minds and hearts..I know I can find him if I need shoulder to cry on..And this is the only guy ever to have cried in front of me..lol...14 years and going strong..

PQ & Ally
I've said enough about these two in previous posts...but MUACKSS to them!
15 years and going strong..

TH
This fella's a tough one...We used to be close after my JC and during his 2nd year poly..
Grew apart..and then voila grew close again.. haha..my ex-drinking buddy..He was the first person I went to Harry's Bar at Esplanade with..hehe..15 years and going strong too!

Daniel
My drinking buddy, my "if I can't find anyone I know I can find you" buddy, my gossip kaki, my makan buddy, my my my...oh well..from our pageant to hallball to "cry over the phone" days..
It's funny how we broke up with our partners at about the same time and then got attached to our current partners at about the same time too..lol..10 years and going strong!!

Chiewz
My beautiful SQ girl haha..I could never do without her in uni days or hostel days...She was my light during those days..Needless to say, we were FYP mates...Things grew apart after each went different paths..but the least is that we still try..and we know we're there for each other when the time comes...10 years and going strong!

Kym & XL
Lol, what can I say about these two? From our pageant days to hallball days...from our Sentosa days to our Ice Cold Beer days...Happy for them that they're finally married haha...10 years and going strong!!

HB
This is a love-hate relationship lol..as are with most ex-couples...He irks me so much but yet there's also this bond between us that I think time cannot erase..He calls when he knows I am feeling down..Happy for him that he's happily attached now...10 years and going strong...

Eddie
Oh what can I say? We were inseparable during our year one schooldays in uni that people thought we were a couple...The other FYP of mine..One of the few guys who has seen me cry real badly..and the only friend of mine ever to have seen me with electrodes stuck on my head..He brought me two tubs of ice-cream when I was in SGH last time and sat there eating with me..We hardly see each other these days..but well...10 years and going strong...

Enigma
This here is yet another love-hate relationship haha...from our forum days...virtual friends to real-life buddies...We can say dumb things and know each won't mind..virtual friends for 5 years before we finally met up....8 years and gong strong...

Ginger, Selin, Ee Hong, Lydia, Tricia, Sashi
5 Duckie ladies and 1 associate member haha...I can't remember all the places we've been to for our once-in-a-while gatherings but I can remember most of them haha..the gossips, teasings, laughter and corniess of it all...6 years and going strong..!

Kel
Lol, my man's buddy...and my lovely MSN buddy..love those intense eyes of his haha..huge & sibei full of expression haha...5 years and going strong...

Burong
This is what we call each other..aw..I love this birdie of mine....hip old man haha..nah, kidding. He's just um, 44 this year? Lol..A 15 year age-gap doesn't hinder what I can talk to him about..anything and everything under the sun..I won't hesitate to tell him if I have a pimple on my bum...and he totally cracks me up..5 years and going strong...

Chloe
My babe...my MSN buddy, my "let's talk about sex" buddy..my gossip kaki..my "let's talk silly things till we die laughing" buddy...Aw man. She understands my crap..my silly jokes...and when we get going, she cracks me up real bad haha...5 years and going strong!

Kyne, Cher, Eric, Yang
My French classmates..they keep me sane in class...I admire Cher's drive and energy..Kyne & Yang's street-smartness...and Eric's steadfastness and down-to-earth-ness..Lovely people...and they are hilarious when they want to be haha...2 years and going strong!!

HC
Lovely guy, lovely colleague..Am glad for the bond that we have...Is it also cos he's a Dragon and I'm a Monkey? These two animal zodiacs are supposed to get along real well together...lol...be it a business partnership or in a relationship..He knows when I'm down in office and will pop by and do silly things to make me laugh haha..1 year 4 months and going strong!

Blurry
Love-hate relationship again..But we do get along maybe cos I can be as uncouth as he is lol...It's no wonder why his pet name for me is "Lian"..We have shared some bonds here and there..He can be serious when he wants to but most of the time, he's just an idiot lol...1 year 4 months and going strong...

Bull
We got along really well..till baseless rumours in office sorta made us drift apart..but I think I've bared more soul to him than to anyone else in office..Am kinda sad that we don't really hang out these days..in fact for the past few months...but well...1 year 4 months and (hopefully) going strong...

Sand, Kel, Jane, Cedric, KH, Henry, Serene, Erwin, BK
Lol...My lunch kakis!! Well most of them anyway..Birthday celebrations..mindless chatter..nonsensical ribbings...lol..these people have put lotsa smile on my face during dreary office days..1 year 4 months and going strong!!


There are others...
Each of whom occupy a special place in my heart...
Some are lost, perhaps to be found one day again..or perhaps lost forever to the wind....
Some are just hiding in the shadows but every ready to leap up when you need them...
So many who have touched my lives in one way or another...difficult to mention each and every single one of them...

Facebook

I think Facebook is amazing...

I recently discovered a hostel mate knows my eldest cousin and sees her more frequently than I haha...

I recently discovered a friend's friend..my acquaintance..knows Ally. Apparently they were poly 1st year classmates...Bro Kel, in case you're wondering who...it's Weide.

I also discovered another distant cousin of mine and her husband knows an ex-faculty mate of mine...and also knows one of my ex-colleagues...They all apparently go back a looooong way lol...

And yes, I just renewed a friendship with a senior from hostel...I didn't really know Soo Kng well back when we were in hostel..I just knew he was this uber smart guy, tall and thin and mad about cycling haha...We've recently been corresponding through FB and wah, this fella's now a phd holder and still as mad about cycling as ever haha...

Singapore is real small...
And yes, it's nice to know people still remember who you are....even after so long...

Grouchy Bear

Jason says:
saw you crossing the road with a sulky face this morning...like the whole world owe you money. Haa haaa....

~shell~ ...带我走到遥远的以后... says:
haha morning mah! Not fully awake yet...;p

Jason says:
if i don't know you, would have the impression of you being a scary and angry looking gal

~shell~ ...带我走到遥远的以后... says:
hahaha....har? really ah? opps...ok, will try to be more awake next time lol...

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Ok..I am very grouchy in the mornings...'nuff said. haa

Come to think of it

Is my sub-consciousness trying to tell me I should have read English Literature last time instead of studying Marketing? Hahha...

Some dream analysis below
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To dream about looking for a classroom:
Suggests that you need to expand your knowledge and learning

To dream that you are in school:
Signifies feelings of childhood insecurity and inadequacies that have never been resolved. It may relate to performance and anxieties.

To dream about anxiety:
A reflection of what you may be facing in your waking life. You may have repressed thoughts, unexpressed emotions, resentment or hostility which are triggering anxiety in your dreams.

To dream about being in distress:
Represents worries and unhappiness in your waking life. But things will turn out better than expected. You will find that your worries are unfounded. Your dream may be telling you to lighten up.

To dream of a teacher:
Signifies you are seeking advice, guidance or knowledge.

To dream you are late:
Shows you are fearful of change and are ambivalent about seizing opportunities. You may feel unready, unsupported or unworthy in your current circumstances. Or you may be overwhelmed or conflicted with decisions on your future.

I Dreamt

It was either Saturday night or Sunday night.

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I was in my 2nd year of uni education. In NTU.

It was the first day of school and I had a lecture cum tutorial. It was English Literature.
And I had to go to one of the rooms in the South Spine. (In NTU, there really is a South Spine block)

I reached South Spine early enough. But I couldn't find the room. I kept walking in circles.
I kept climbing up and down the stairs, from ground floor to fourth floor and then back down again. To no avail.

I couldn't find the room and I was desperate. There were a handful of others around but they somehow ignored me. I kept walking and running around. I was sweaty and "kancheong" at being very late. I was nervous and jittery.

And then finally somehow, I managed to find the room. It was on the thirs floor, in a corner where I walked past many times. I remember thinking to myself in the dream...it's impossible, I walked past that room so many times and it was labelled as the classroom which I was supposed to be in!!

Nevertheless, I brushed aside my uncertainties and went into the room. It turned out to be a huge lecture hall...lots of chairs with those tables which you can flip open or fold in and keep it.

The lecture was already midway through and it was a Caucasian who was speaking. A bearded man...not very tall..dressed in a light blue long-sleeved shirt and black pants. He had on a headset with a mike.....much like what those outdoor salesmen wear when they are doing a demonstration with a cooking pot or something..

Surprisingly, there were lots of bags around on the seats. Most were opened, like as if someone had taken their pencil cases and books out of them and just left the bags there on the seats...

But I could only see a few students sparsely populating the seats. Much less students than there were bags. Some of the students were just sitting and staring at the lecturer. Some were busy taking notes...Others, wel..I could see their bags, but I couldn't see them at all....

I remember thinking also....why can't I hear him speaking?? Him as in the lecturer...I can see his OHP notes..but I can't hear him??!!

And then...

The dream ended....:(

Fidelity

I was on a very long bus journey from Tanjong Pagar to Tampines this evening..Bus No 10.
I sat at a window seat, stared outside and thoughts flowed..although they were jumbled up at times..

I think I've mentioned it umpteen times before...
It's like as if there's no sanctity in marriage anymore. And if there's shrinking sanctity in marriage...there's close to zilch in a relationship between two unmarried people?
Sounds depressing? I dunno, maybe.

Getting harder to trust people these days? I dunno maybe.

Getting harder to trust your partner these days? I dunno, maybe.

I thought about a few years back when a married man tried to get me to go Punggol Park with him. We were both high on drinks, and he was fetching me home. Tried to drive me to Punggol Park instead. Heng I still had my wits about me and INSISTED he drive me home immediately.
Thank God I could recognise the correct route home..

I thought about some of my friends who snuck out for desserts even after having chosen their main courses. Sure some of them decided that desserts were not healthy and just stuck to their main courses after that. Others however decided they liked it so much they're still having desserts even after a few years of marriage.

I thought about the time I was hit upon by a married guy and the few times by another dimwit who was already attached.

I thought about the few times I was hit upon by those who knew I was attached.

And I thought hard about the question someone posed me this morning.

For the first time in my life. Some fella asked me to go to a hotel with him.
WTF? Seriously WTF? Nabeh, do I seem like some cheap wh*re? He even asked me "why not?"

Sheesh..I might be liberal in certain ways...but I seriously do have my own limits as well.
And this fella's attached, well sort of I think. To a girl who thinks they're together but according to him, they're not.

Wah lau eh. I seriously didn't know what to make of it. Guess there's always a first time.
Though I hope it's the last time someone makes such a proposition to me.

I didn't mention this incident to the man. No need to.

I won't deny friendship to this fella even after this incident.
But I guess I'll keep a certain distance as well. I don't want no mess.

I just can't get you outta my head

So sings Kylie Minogue...

The more you try to get something out of your head.
The more it stubbornly refuses to go.
The more it sinks its roots in.
And the more you feel distressed.

Daniel is reminding me everyday with a "Get a grip"
PQ is reminding me too with her "Control"
And I remind myself everyday with my own "Focus"

Is the conscious act of reminding oneself not to think about something the very cause of you still thinking about that something?

I think so.

But if so.

Then how do I get myself to stop thinking about that something without all the time consciously reminding myself not to think about it?

How do I do it? It's distressing and very baffling for me.

C'est tres difficile..
Comment je te prend sortir de ma tete???

I'm pretty tired

Physically..

Ran about 4 times this week..Monday & Thursday were around my home area...
Yesterday i.e. Saturday was at East Cost Park with the man...about 2.4km...
And today again...at East Coast Park..

It was a Kangoo session today though...half ran, half walked for quite a distance..
Didn't get a chance to gauge how far I ran though..
But it was tiring enough..I think I'll just rest for the next 3-4 days...

The body needs recuperation time lol..

Mentally...

Had about of crying last night..over what issue I shall not mention..
Think I'm a little messed up...sigh...

And so yeah, I'm tired..
Mentally & Physically...

I'm in Love With...

• Slow Jogs (both figuratively and literally)
• Donnie Yen & Qi Yiwu
• Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours"
• Natural earthy coloured eyeshadows
• Day-dreaming
• Munching sweets
• Jay Chou's songs
• Sweet Talk's Ice Red Bean with Corn
• Tubes & Dresses
• Dumbbells & Resistance Bands
• Lychee Martini
• Timbre @ Arts House
• Chicken Wings
• Kanye West's "Love Lockdown"

A spark in the brain produces this

There are obligations and there are closed secrets

~ a quote from yours truly

Somehow popped up during one of MSN conversations with Chloe haha..

Affections

Was having a conversation with Bro Kel this morning...to afternoon. And this topic came up.

Those who know me well enough will probably know I'm an affectionate person...
No that doesn't sound correct. More like I'm a person who likes & enjoys physical affection?

I'm a "touch" person. Physical touch.
And when it comes with spontaneity, it adds up to be all the more magical ain't it?

• caress my hair
• give me a surprise hug
• brush my cheek
• kiss my ear
• touch my arm
• play with my fingers
• kiss my forehead
• whisper something to me that only I can understand
• steal a kiss from me when no one's looking
• stroke my palm
• tap my thigh
• nibble my lips
• blow me a smooch
• drape your arm around me

Sometimes yearning doesn't bring you what you want.
Sometimes taking the initiative might not bring you what you need too.

Blaaayyyy-ding

I have finally signed up for blading classes.
The only sucky thing now is...How am I gonna find an excuse to go out of the house every Sunday now?

The two old folks are very very against blading and I do not wish to repeat the huge confrontation we had in 2006 over the subject of blading...

Sigh oh well.
See how it goes...

$88 a month unlimited sessions. Inline Culture.
At both Pasir Ris & ECP.

Of Gifts and Pressies

Hmm..85% of the gifts I received this year were cosmetics/body care/facial care products...

• 1 body lotion from O2
• 1 liquid eyeliner from dunno where..
• 1 mascara from Maybelline
• 1 body wash from Bath & BodyWorks
• 1 box of Kose face masks
• 1 face moisturiser from Biotherm
• 1 box of 6 mini fragrances from Bodyshop
• 2 nail polish from O2
• 3 eyeshadows, 2 from Clinique, 1 from Bodyshop

Hmmmm...
I hope this does not signify anything...
Have I been vain? Or have I been quite clueless about things that people decided to give me lotsa such stuff? ahha...

The Two Logs

They met on a day when the woodcutter yelled "Timber".
So different and so alike in so many ways.
They became good friends.
"One heart, one soul!" They exclaimed.

They set off on a journey together.
Off into the high seas, floating towards the horizon, bobbing.
Bark against bark, skin against skin, length against length.
"Never apart" They squealed.

Expectant, excited, eager.
Rain and sunshine. Wind and moonlight.
Two logs and one direction.
"What's ahead for us?" They asked.

Days passed. Vestiges of time.
Months passed. Sinews of trudge.
Years passed. Synapses of thought.
"What will become of us?" They silently wondered.

The currents worked. And worked.
Bark no longer against bark, skin no longer against skin, length no longer against length.
Drift. Drift. Drift.
"Don't go!" The first log shouted.

The second log was getting further away.
Bobbing slowly. But still too far away.
Two logs and two directions.
"Don't leave me! We made a promise!" The first log said.

Floating.
Drifting.
Bobbing.
"What will be?" They each silently pondered.

I know not myself anymore.

I know not what to believe in anymore.

I know not what is trust anymore.

I know not anymore.

Monday Evening

Oh it was a lovely time yesterday evening...
Another BBQ session at Ginger's place.

Probably the last one we'll ever have before her place goes enbloc in April next year.

Cosy affair...with the usual peeps..Sashi, Ginger, myself, Lydia & Tricia.

And then voila!! Selin turned up at 8-plus!
Haha, apparently she was to be our "guest star" of the night...
After having MIA-ed for the longest time, she turned up amidst loud gasps and screams from all of us...lol...
Ginger apparently had a "brilliant" idea to keep us all in the dark and let Selin's appearance be a surprise for us all... haha..

Ee Hong didn't manage to turn up though...
(eh, u ok? Hope work is not getting you down yah..and hope your back is doing good...)

Lots of satay, chicken wings, otah and fishballs...

But damn, they are all darn small eaters.
I was the only one still eating, gorging and going strong when they had all stopped and were sipping green tea lol...

An enactment:-
Ginger: Eh, I think I'm full already...
Me: HAR?? I think my engine just got started leh! Wah Lau!!

The usual banter
The usual crappy nonsense from Sashi
The usual whines & complaints
The usual "quarrels" between Sashi & Ginger
The usual roundtable updates from everyone (except Sashi who came late)...

And oh yah, we had an usual guest who joined us last night...
A little brown mole was scavenging around the place...made off with a bite of a fishball which fell to the floor (and was left there... haha...)

Let's hope the next gathering will have full attendance?

p/s: One very PROUD fact = I STARTED THE FIRE!!!! hahahaha...I am now officially the firestarter for future BBQs lol...

I is tired~!!

I went to bed at 3am last night...Woke at 10am this morning...
And was promptly subjected to domestic slavery by the mother.

Scrubbed the floor with chlorox...at least half of the house I think...
Made my poor eyes a little teary...
Wiped the floor after that...

Popped by ECP after lunch...had some chicken wings and then took a very long walk...close to 3km or more...

Sigh long story, we were supposed to go kayaking but we got our directions wrong..
Me, PQ & her ex-colleague Cecilia...
So 3 ladies with no car, we ended up walking..from the chalet area to McDonald's...

Finally we bought a mat and decided to find a spot and just tan there...
But it was a little strange..It was my virgin time tanning at ECP...piangzz...
I mean stripping down to your bikini in front of Malay families was just plain weird...
Anyway, bochup...I plopped myself down and took a nap.....

Lovely seabreeze, lovely sounds of waves hitting the shoreline...
It was 5-plus when we decided to walk on again...and so we trudged.....from McDonald's to the Big Splash area...That was prolly 3km or more again?

Anyhow, plonked ourselves at Old Town and had drinks and snacks...
Took a short walk at a Car Boot Sale that was happening there...
And then parted ways...

Finally reached home...
And had a jog...a slow and steady one...I ran 2.4km today...
And I'm happy about it...A few months back I could only do half of that I think lol...
*beams*

My next run will be on Tuesday evening...Hope to reach my goal before end of the year..
Errr....which leaves me with very little time...Ganbatte...

It was Eugene's wedding dinner last night..:)

Intimate cosy affair at the Grand Plaza Park Hotel...the one behind Peninsula Plaza..
Tables were placed close to each other...I kinda like it this way..More cosy...

Interesting point was that there was oatmeal prawns on the menu lol..

We took lots of pics..am oending receipt of them from PQ.

But errr...as we came to realise later...we didn't take a single photo with the couple using our own camera...hmm mm....;p

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I ate alot last night. Alot.

I ate every single dish at the wedding. And finished the carbo dish (which happened to be fried mee sua) as well.

When me, TH & PQ adjourned to Timbre later on...I had pizza there...lol.

I think my tummy's decided to exact some form of revenge after I subjected it to a fish, macaroni and porridge diet during that bout of "stomach spoil" episode 2 weeks ago...

And ate alot today again..hmm mm...;p

Which reminds me, I'm still hungry after that big bowl of bee tai bak at 8pm...
Hmm mm...shall go munch on some cereal...:)

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It was nice at Timbre yesterday...
Nice songs, lovely music...

And there was a cool breeze throughout the night...we went mad taking pics...of ourselves, of the food...of the Singapore river...

Oh, I love my friends lol..

And I was good. I didn't take a single drop of alcohol while at Timbre...;p
I ordered a fruit punch...(Ally, proud of me or not??? hahahhaa....)

But the temptation was great man....could only stare at the lychee martini the girl next door ordered haha...grrrr.....

Me & TH each tried to dedicate a song..to no avail....they didn't sing it..maybe we wrote in too late hhaa..He chose "Moon River" and I chose "More Than Words".

My jaw dropped when I saw him write that song down. I absolutely didn't expect that from him man...;p

p/s: Raffles Place and City Hall look gorgeous at 2am in the morning...

My Friday night

Daniel.
My uber buddy, my pal, my gossip kaki, my talk rot friend, my ex-sentosa tanning partner...

This is the second consecutive Friday that I'm hanging out with him cos we both had no dates...
It's like as if we're each other's part-time lovers haha...


He made me wait for him again. For 45 mins...I swear I felt like slaughtering him.

Tonight's meal was at Pasta Fresca at Cuppage Terrace...
They did a good job of revamping the place...:)

Food was good...Salmon pasta and Seafood Pizza...
Service was excellent but the wait for the food was long....

And the starter we ordered was a total rip-off...Sauteed mushrooms...
What came was button mushrooms...a little bunch of them...sitting on a few leaves of lettuce and surrounded by chopped tomatoes...

$12. X-I-A-O.

I think I can make a similar but tastier starter for less than $5 lor...*rolls eyes*

Anyway, total bill came up to $56...

Adjourned to TCC for drinks and dessert thereafter...

Where we sat, daydreaming about business ventures and possible business franchises we could do...Gossiping about other things...Talking about his work...

For the most part, he talked and I listened...I dunno why, I like listening...
Sometimes talking makes my mouth and jaw muscles feel tired lol...

Till the next time me and him meet again..:)

From me to me...

Dear Shell,

Don't think about the what ifs, maybes, could bes, could have beens and whys...
Think about the what is and now is...Focus on the what will be and what you want to do to make it be...

You'll be less confused that way...and I think you will be happier too...

Give it some thought ya. Catch you soon again.


Hugzzz,
Shell

hmmm....

Qu'est-ce que tu me vois comme?

J'ai ete penser depuis quelques jours...

Je ne peut pas t'enleve de ma tete...

Le musique

I think I have a very varied taste in music...

People listen to various genres of music and have their preferred choices...

For me, I think I listen to anything...
Anything which gets through to me at the emotional level...
Anything which gets me grooving and tapping my feet...
And anything which which my heart can feel and my mind can take...

Lol...I was scrolling through my Ipod earlier on...
And I had Chinese, English, Jap, Korean in it...
I had hip hop, soft rock, opera, classical, piano in it...
I also had pop, jazz, rap, retro, instrumental in it...

It's so me...:) So mambo-jambo..
So rojak...A mixture of everything...
A little bit here, a little bit there...:)

The only thing I do not have at the moment is dance...
Trance is not for me yet...but dance is nice...
Soon perhaps...soon my ipod will have those in as well...haha

Il Divo & Music Establishment

I bought Il Divo yesterday. Their 4th album.
Went to Music Establishment at Suntec Level 2 to get it...

And then in the afternoon, Enigma MSN-ed me to tel lme he got the CD for me...as a xmas gift..
Gosh, so coincidental..I sort of rejected his gift...
I said "Since you like Il Divo too, why don't you keep it for yourself?"

And then he said "C'est impoli pour refuser un cadeau"...
Which translates to "It's impolite to refuse a gift..."

Sigh, and so...I had to go back to Music Establishment to exchange the CD for another one.

I ended up with Andrea Bocelli's Incanto.
His latest Italian opera album...Haven't quite listened to it yet...but I'm apprehensive about it lol...

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Music Esatablishment is cool..way cool....
Do visit the store if you have the time.

Great collection of classic CDs...lots of focus on the non-mainstrem music...which I like...
Lots of jazz, oldies, opera, orchestras, choirs, bossa nova...yada yada...
But prices are abit high though..

They also carry the whole High Society series...which has...
Very very chic packaging..
Very very good collection of songs...
And very very expensive prices lol.....

But I might go back there to look see look see again..hehe..
Uber cool place!

Sticky Sticky

I finally popped by Kristin's shop just now...
Lovely space at the basement of Central.....very near one of the MRT exits...

Do visit the shop if you can..:) It's called Sticky.
It's a sweets shop...and they make the sweets right in front of you...

Jamie (Kris' husband) was busy making banana flavoured sweets together with one of their staff when me & ahboy visited them...heh, gave us some of the samples to munch on..quite interesting..

But it was a little embarrassing when she passed me a pack of sweets which cost $8.90...and refused to take any $$ from me...wah lau, it was really abit paiseh...haha..

For those interested, they do corporate gifts and wedding favours as well...
www.sticky.com.sg

Guys & Us

I told Chloe this morning that I did a little analysis on my own.

No empirical evidence or anything, just pure plain old observation on my own part.
Observation of her, of myself, of some of my other girl friends who get along well with guys and people in general.

Chloe & I get along good with people. We both have a fair amount of close guy friends, perhaps more than girl friends even? And I think for the most part, guys do find it easy to talk to us.

So the perenial question is how come and why?

Perhaps it’s due to the fact that we’re good listeners and we’re chin chye easy-going peeps?

She said, “We’re non-judgemental..” Hmm…I agree. Maybe...maybe to a certain extent haha…

We are frank when the situation calls for it and we don’t dawdle too much with them. Perhaps it’s also because we’re also more liberal…and our minds are open and accepting.

The above traits are what I term as male character attributes....So maybe that’s why they find it easier to talk to us about various things under the sun? Be it crapping or serious confidential stuff hahaha…

Wish I had a sociologist or psychologist as a friend...Then maybe he/she can shed some light on this...haha

Lol…I’ve neglected my work..Ok, I shall go back to work right now…;p

Blossom Under Repression

Chloe: I realise you’re really liberal
Me: Har???

That statement from Chloe just popped up out of the blue lol…a little flashing orange box at the bottom of my laptop screen…
It caught me off guard but I must say it gave me a very enjoyable respite in the dull lull of the afternoon. A little piece of bright shiny light in the dreary afternoon ahhaha….

Hahahahhaa…and so the conversation ensued. About how we’re liberal and accepting for the most part. If some of our friends knew about some of our details…they might be seeing us in a very very different light?

I asked her. How come we’re liberal?
Especially when her dad and my dad were in the teaching profession. My dad was a strict discipline teacher in his school. Hers was a strict Chinese teacher. We both come from conservative strict families with naggy protective parents…so….how come we end up being liberal souls? Lol…

And then voila.…*lightbulb shines*

We came to a conclusion….

Bottomline is....

I think we blossomed under repression.

(Yeah babe? Haha…your fav quote of the day “Blossom under repression”…:D)

Yeah I guess sometimes, certain intentions end up producing counter effects lol…Perhas the equation works this way:

Strict/Conservative genes from Dad + Strict/Conservative genes from Mum = Liberal Daughter

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Oh babe I just love talking to you!!!
I can be as open as I want!!! Hahahhaa…

Mission Il Divo

Mission: Get Il Divo's 4th Album

Status: COMPLETED!!

6 Degrees of Blondeness

From one of those mass emails...Enjoy...

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FIRST DEGREE

A married couple were asleep when the phone rang at 2 in the morning. The wife (undoubtedly blonde), picked up the phone, listened a moment and said 'How should I know, that's 200 miles from here!' and hung up. The husband said, 'Who was that?' The wife said, 'I don't know, some woman wanting to know if the coast is clear.'

SECOND DEGREE

Two blondes are walking down the street. One notices a compact on the sidewalk and leans down to pick it up. She opens it, looks in the mirror and says, 'Hmm, this person looks familiar.' The second blondesays, 'Here, let me see!' So the first blonde hands her the compact. The second one looks in the mirror and says, 'You dummy, it's me!'

THIRD DEGREE

A blonde suspects her boyfriend of cheating on her, so she goes out and buys a gun. She goes to his apartment > unexpectedly and when she opens the door she finds him in the arms of a redhead. > Well, the blonde is really angry. She opens her purse to take out the gun, and as she does so, she is overcome with grief. > She takes the gun and puts it to her head. The boyfriend yells, 'No, honey, don't do it!!!' > The blonde replies, 'Shut up, you're next!'

FOURTH DEGREE

A blonde was bragging about her knowledge of state capitals. She proudly says, 'Go ahead, and ask me, I know all of them.' A friend says, 'OK, what's the capital of Wisconsin ?' The blonde replies, 'Oh, that's easy: W.'

FIFTH DEGREE

What did the blonde ask her doctor when he told her she was pregnant? 'Is it mine?'

SIXTH DEGREE

Returning home from work, a blonde was shocked to find her house ransacked and burgled. She telephoned the police at once and reported the crime. The police dispatcher broadcast the call on the radio, and a K-9 unit, patrolling nearby was the first to respond. As the K-9 officer approached the house with his dog on a leash, the blonde ran out on the porch, shuddered at the sight of the cop and his dog, then sat down on the steps. Putting her face in her hands, she moaned, 'I come home to find all my possessions stolen. I call the police for help, and what do they do? They send me a BLIND policeman.'

Honkalicious

Thre I was...a sweet young thing, standing on the roadside, by the kerb...
Hair billowing in the wind...Picture perfect...
Feeling contented that it's the end of the work day...
A little smile plastered to my face...
Yeah, feeling like I can conquer the world...anytime, anyday...
And then...

*HONK HONK*

wah lau. which idiot. ignore.

*HONK HONK HONK*

wah lau. xiao. traffic is at a snarl, honk also no use right?? xiao.

*HONK HONK HONK HONK*

And now I hear a voice..."ooi!!"

I look down to see a blue car...with the front passenger window rolled halfway down

Wah lau chey!!!!!!!!!!!!

Celia was in the car lol....!!!
Going to fetch her lao-gong home...
Her lao-gong works in the same office as I am..different floor only hahahhahaha
And I was just thinking of her the other day, wondering how she is...lol....

Life catches you at funny moments doesn't it?

W-O-M-A-N-I-S-E-R

Has anyone ever been addicted to listening to britney spears?
Shucks.
I feel like a teeny-bopper. Like a cherubic girl in puberty...

I just played her song like 3-4 times on youtube lor...!!!
I is gone case liao... ahha...

WOMANISER!!!

Darn, the song is still running in my head.....
WOOOOO!!! hahahah

Ma coeur

Ma coeur se battre tres vite quand je te vois...

Pour quoi?

Enigma

Had dinner with Enigma just now...And he just sent me this SMS...
Wah...touched...lol...

Share more with me your insights into things ok?
Tho you claim to be emotional and cranky at times, but I think you are way cool~!
I totally value your inputs...Nitez

Awww....
To receive this so late at night really warms the heart haha...

Hope he settles his issues...

And darn, I still can't seem to speak French as easily as he does.....
Though I studied more than him..argh!! No fair! hahaha

type type away!!!

I am MSN happy today...
I think I spoke to close to 8 or 9 people today...and well, it kept my mind busy in the freaking cold office...
Wonderful wonderful wonderful~!!!

Chloe made me grin real wide..Blurry made me spout lots of cuss words..
Danny & Sal helped me in my work..amid some gossips here and there haha...
And others well...they simply made a mark on my day.. haha

I hope tomorrow and the rest of the year will be like that...:)

Where The Hell Is Matt?

Not sure if I have shared this before...
I saw it early this year..but it was a shorter version...
Apparently now Matt has visited 42 countries...and here's the longer more updated video of his travels..:)

If you noticed some similarities between this and the latest Visa adverts playing in the cinemas...that's cos they hired him to do the adverty...at least, that's what I heard...:)

Enjoy the video...love the accompanying music..It's actually an Indian song..
The best part is...He was on our tiny island too!! Check it out somewhere near 3:37.
P/s: lots of his vids on youtube...

ACK!!!

• can't concentrate
• "down" for more than 2 weeks
• constant feelings of sadness
• loss of energy, feeling tired despite lack of activities
• change in sleeping patterns
• restlessness or slowing down
• decreased ability to make decisions or concentrate
• feelings of hopelessness

The above are symptoms of drepression....
Fuck, it's freaking me out!!!! Cos I think I'm experiencing some of those symptoms leh!!!
At least 4 or 5 of them...hmm...

Shucks....errrr....!!!!

Pitter Patter

I sit alone
In the dark
The only illumination
This screen gives

I hear pitter patter
Again
Of my heart?
Of the rain outside?

I don't know

It is cold
Everything is cold
To the touch
My heart is cold?

I don't know

There is a hum
A subtle one
From my heart?
Or the comp processor?

I don't know

Blank is the soul
Weak is the flesh
Tired is the mind
Disoriented is everything

Pitter patter

Love
Affection
Trust
Faith

Pitter patter

Of years past
Of years to come
Of hopes dashed
Of wishes unfulfilled

Pitter patter

Steps taken
Steps to be taken
I cannot
Go alone

Need
Affirmation
Touch
Emotion

I cannot
Go alone

I don't know

Pitter patter

Womaniser - Britney Spears

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXjvUYMps3w
First listen = Cheesy
Second listen = This is kinda nice actually
Third listen = Okay, I think I like this
Fourth listen = Okay, I love this song!!!

And this brings to mind something I have always thought: 99% of men are jerks.
Lyrics as follows:

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Superstar
Where you from, how's it going?
I know you
Gotta clue, what you're doing?
You can play brand new to all the other chicks out here

But I know what you are, what you are, baby
Look at you
Gettin' more than just a re-up
Baby, you
Got all the puppets with their strings up
Fakin' like a good one, but I call 'em like I see 'em
I know what you are, what you are, baby

Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh womanizer oh, you are a womanizer baby you you you are you you you are
Womanizer, Womanizer, Womanizer

Boy dont try to front, uh uh
I know just what you are ah ah
Boy dont try to front, uh uh
I know just what you are ah ah
You got me, baby
You're oh so charming, honey
But I cant do it
Womanizer

Boy dont try to front, ah ah
I know just what you are ah ah
Boy dont try to front, ah ah
I know just what you are ah ah
You say I'm crazy
I got you crazy
You're nothing but a womanizer

Daddy-O
You got the swagger of a champion
Too bad for you
You just can't find the right companion
I guess when you have one too many, makes it hard
It could be easy who you are, but that's just who you are, baby

Lollipop
Must mistake me as a sucker
To think that I
Would be a victim not another
Say it, play it how you wanna
But no way I'm ever gonna fall for you, never you, baby

Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Ohwomanizer oh, you are a womanizer baby you you you areyou you you are
Womanizer, Womanizer, Womanizer

Boy dont try to front, uh uh
I know just what you are ah ah
Boy dont try to front, uh uh
I know just what you are ah ah
You got me, baby
You're oh so charming, honey
But I cant do it
Womanizer

Boy dont try to front, ah ah
I know just what you are ah ah
Boy dont try to front, ah ah
I know just what you are ah ah
You say I'm crazy
I got you crazy
You're nothing but a womanizer

Maybe if we both lived in a different world
It would be all good, and maybe I could be ya girl
But I can't 'cause we don't

Womanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer
Oh womanizer oh, you are a womanizer baby you you you areyou you you are
Womanizer, womanizer, Womanizer

Boy dont try to front, uh uh
I know just what you are ah ah
Boy dont try to front, uh uh
I know just what you are ah ah
You got me, baby
You're oh so charming, honey
But I cant do it
Womanizer

Boy dont try to front, ah ah
I know just what you are ah ah
Boy dont try to front, ah ah
I know just what you are ah ah
You say I'm crazy
I got you crazy
You're nothing but a womanizer

Boy dont try to front, ah ah
I know just what you are ah ah
Boy dont try to front, ah ah
I know just what you are ah ahWomanizer, woman-womanizer, you're a womanizer ohwomanizer oh, you are a womanizer baby

Reve - to dream

I've not dreamt for a few weeks or maybe more than a month.

And I had 2 dreams last night, each with a different male lead.

And well, let's not go into the degree of dampness of each dream.

Let's just say Dream #1 was saddening and quite emotionally disturbing.

And Dream #2 was slightly shocking and unsettling but had a ring of excitement to it...

Gosh...hope I won't dream of anymore stuff tonight... haha....

Happy Xmas - The War Is Over

Zouk...the evergreen...rock on big sister...for the next 20 years

Zouk was on the menu on Sunday night...

And to sum it up, it was my downfall on Monday.

Was stuck in bed the whole day cos I was queasy and well, couldn't stomach anything at all...

Verdict = I lost almost 2kg

Scary but true...so well, abstain from alcohol I will....

(cross my fingers...I hope I adhere to it..

I seem to have heard it fro my mouth before..hmmm mm......)

The whole group of us who went that night...

TH is one head taller than me meh..Hmm mm...fishy...
Pq on the left, Yin Yin on the right...and yours truly in the centre...

PQ with me (and my big mouth and big teeth)...

The first thing I noticed when I saw this pic was my mouth and teeth hahha...

And hmm..I think my phone's camera ain't that bad afterall hahaha...;p

Random

Thought-stopping and keeping your mind busy on other things

Really helps!

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I'm hooked on "Little Nonya"

Darn..you'll find me sitting in front of the TV at 9pm at night haha...

I just wish Granny could watch it..

She'll probably be sleeping in her cot by 830pm though...

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Ally, I didn't forget about blading...

Just need to find the time to pop by Pasir Ris Park to find out the rates...

Maybe this Sunday...

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I completely forgot about getting Il Divo's 4th album..

Maybe tomorrow I'll sneak off after lunch to go buy...

Will try to make it for lunch with the rest of the peeps tomorrow since I'm feeling much better now...I've not eaten with them for the past few days liao!!

Miss them!!

好无奈

糟糕，怎么我比以前更加忧愁？

到底要怎样才能让自己心情开朗多一些？

哎呀真烦。。。好无奈。。

近四五个星期心情好差。。

头头是烦考试和私事。。后来又不知道在气什么。。

希望只是一个阶段。。或者只是“大姨妈"还未到。。

Xmas

Christmas used to be one of my favourite time of the year..
Since last year though, it has sort of lost its dazzle for me…

I am beginning to find buying presents a chore. Unfortunately.
From what was a simple affair of just enjoying each others’ company has morphed into a massive gift exchange of sorts….

I buy for you, you buy for me, they buy for us, we buy for them.

And yes, I lament. Yet again.

Crappy Last Quarter of 2008

The song goes “Wake Me Up When September Ends” by GreenDay.
July, August and September went by in a blur. And when September ended.
Things took a slower turn.

The song goes “October Song” by Amy Winehouse.
Things were alright...but a really bad cough took the icing out of everything.
The month ended on a low note…

The song goes “November Rain” by GunsNRoses.
November was f*cked up for most part of the month. Enough said.

The song goes “December 4th” by Jay-Z.
I hope it’ll turn out well. Though the 1st week is already showing some signs of crappiness.

J'espere que des choses changeront etre mieux...
Je ne me sens bien et je veux sens mieux...

Ccccooooollllllldddddd

Il est tres froid dans le bureau pendant quelques jours…
Je ne me sens mes doigts...Brrr…
C’est comme l’hiver dans Singapour…Brrr…

For several days, it's been very cold in the office...
I can't feel my own fingers....Brrr....
It's like winter in Singapore....Brrr....

Alison's Wedding - 15 Nov 08

Voila..the long overdue pics..

I've not been very diligent at blogging over the last couple of months..oh well.

Am just amazed that I can keep something going for so long....

When I first started this, it was just a way of venting and ranting.

Till now it still is at times..and maybe more.

Till now, 3.5 years later..Woot..

Ok anyway, pics pics pics...

As what XiaoBai would say...Auntie pls put up pics...

The jiemeis..for the clueless peeps who wonder who is the PQ whom I sometimes mention...

She's the lass on the right..the one with the wavy hair..

And the breakfast we had for the xiongdis...

Complete with fibre-rich and absolutely refreshing bittergourd juice...

I think I don't need to introduce lah hor? haha..Alison the bride of course.

No, I don't have a foot fetish. But yes, the shoe is gorgeous.

And yes, the nails are meticulously gorgeous too...lol.

Final pic before we move off to um, take more pics???

Another group pic at the Sengkang Riverside Park...

Ok, I put this up for purely vain reasons...Cos I think I look quite interesting here. :p

Thought I looked a little non-Chinese..hmm mm...hehe

A kwa is guaranteed to make any girl look L-O-V-E-L-Y
And of course R-A-D-I-A-N-T haha!!

And then the night activities began....
Eugene & me in the cab to the hotel..We were the emcees for the night..
Lol, just found out recently from both PQ & Ally that errr..I was "fierce" and "stiff" during the emcee-ing..
Bleah..bopian leh..nervous leh..and my face is naturally grouchy hahhaa...;p

See the height disparity??
I'm in 3.5-inch heels and he's still a head taller...

Me & PQ before the dinner...

Me & Ally before the dinner...

And last but not least...

My fav pic from the whole event! haha...

It's horrifying..But I suddenly realised.

I don't think I took any pics with just the 3 of us in it.

Hmm mm...or did we? Just that it's not in my camera??

Hmm mm.....

A Question for Me

Bro Kel: What do you want for December?

Me: November was a bad month for me….so….I want love and affection in December.

zzz...

Back to work yesterday.

zzz.

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The medication I'm supposed to be taking for my stuffed nose is wreaking havoc on me.

He gave me a 3week dosage.

1 pill alone makes me drowsy for 3/4 of the day...and I take it only at night...

Hmm, how to tahan?... haha...

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I have a very short fuse for the last 2-3 months.

Need to change...but am finding it very hard to.

Hmm....

*tsk*...the uncouth me....

Scott *> says:
bye bye

~shell~ ...新的一天，新的希望， 我怀念的... says:
(chee) bye bye~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

~shell~ ...新的一天，新的希望， 我怀念的... says:
hahahhahahahha

Scott *> says:
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Scott *> says:
tmr i wash ur mouth

~shell~ ...新的一天，新的希望， 我怀念的... says:
yes, with milo

~shell~ ...新的一天，新的希望， 我怀念的... says:
hahaha

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Ok lah, I only act this way with people who can tahan it hahaha.....;p
Is that enough of a disclaimer?? ;p

My Monday & Prison Break

Insolitement, je suis plus calme aujourd'hui, le jour avant de l'examen Delf A2.
Mais je pense que demain, comme toujours, j'aurai le tracs...

Hehe, je joue une heure pour chaque trente minutes j'etudie!!

I am unusually calm the day before the French exam Delf A2. Lol...
But I think I'll freak out tomorrow just before the paper...as always...

I spent an hour playing for every half an hour I studied I think.. haha..

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I think I've never taken leave to study before hahha....;p

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And yes, I'm a slow starter...I just started watching Prison Break Season 1 today...
Oh well, wanted to watch it last time but I somehow didn't get started on it...
Till yesterday when Ahboy & Kel were gushing over the show and over how pretty the male lead's eyes were...

So well, that was my motivation hahahaha....Am gonna watch episode 2 later on...

The only thing is, the streaming is darn slow on Youku, Sina and Tudou...MedaVideo went bonkers on me and well, some other sites were just not working haha...
I shall contend with the Chinese sites then and watch the show with Chinese subtitles..
At least I should be thankful they're not dubbed in Mandarin haha...;p

Unless someone has other "watch-free-video" sites to recommend me?