Il Divo was great pn Thursday night. The only bummer was that 70% of the crowd were inconsiderate fools who only turned up at the venue after 815pm. Tickets stated 8pm.
What the fuck? I was waiting for an hour...before the concert finally started at 845pm.
Carlos was great...his baritone voice literally sent shivers down my spine man...
David...as per what i thought...is the weakest one to sing live...
Sebby was cute...and he forgot his lyrics haha...
Urs was as usual...stiff & woodenly.. ahaha..
Lotsa rish Indonesian tai-tias...and lotsa ang mohs there...
Saw lotsa bling bling & lotsa LVs & Guccis....
Dressing wise...it was hilarious seeing what others wore...some were dressed in gowns and tuxs...
Others were in berms and jeans....
Some had hair done and had those sparkly dust on them...Some were dresed like they were just going to see a movie at the next door shopping mall...
From one spectrum to the other end...
Concert was a disappointing 1.5 hours only...
Ahboy came to pick me up...and we got stuck in a massive jam.. aha...lotsa cars...amongst themmMercs, Beemers, saw a Lamborghini...and some Ferraris...
Aw man...
And oh yah..I think I belong to the lower 20th percentile of the age group of the people at the concert.. haha....lotsa middle-aged people....
Saturday, January 20, 2007
MUNDANE
It has been a blur of a week.
Been feeling tired everyday...and couldn't really sleep well at night too.
I don't quite know what to write..My reservoir of words and thoughts are drying up.
I used to be able to sit here and just cough up my emotions in here...
It's like as if I've lost the ability to really feel anything much these days.
Everything is just in a monotonous state...a plateau...I just go through with the motions..just go through with what comes by...not really thinking about things. Just moving along.
Simple emotions which I felt last time are kinda muted now.
I could get deliriously happy over a simple sms from him and deliriously mad if I don't get one from him when I think I'm supposed to.
These days...have, it's a bonus...don't have..sulk a little and move on.
Workwise..it's the same..Sure I still get pissed off over things but nowadays, it's with a "whatever lah" kind of attitude.
No use getting pissed..I just brush those thoughts aside and get moving along.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Both? I suppose it's a good thing that I try not to dwell on unhappy things..but it becomes a bad thing when I unknowingly downplay the happy aspects too...It's a good thing that I am trying to take things easy...but it becomes a bad thing when I end up just being in a trance like state and just going through the motions...
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My English sucks these days!!!
Where has all my English power gone to?? It's appalling to see myself sitting in front of the PC, trying to write an article...and what comes out is C-R-A-P...!!
Should I take Chloe's example and grab myself some English assessment books?
Haha....
Been feeling tired everyday...and couldn't really sleep well at night too.
I don't quite know what to write..My reservoir of words and thoughts are drying up.
I used to be able to sit here and just cough up my emotions in here...
It's like as if I've lost the ability to really feel anything much these days.
Everything is just in a monotonous state...a plateau...I just go through with the motions..just go through with what comes by...not really thinking about things. Just moving along.
Simple emotions which I felt last time are kinda muted now.
I could get deliriously happy over a simple sms from him and deliriously mad if I don't get one from him when I think I'm supposed to.
These days...have, it's a bonus...don't have..sulk a little and move on.
Workwise..it's the same..Sure I still get pissed off over things but nowadays, it's with a "whatever lah" kind of attitude.
No use getting pissed..I just brush those thoughts aside and get moving along.
Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Both? I suppose it's a good thing that I try not to dwell on unhappy things..but it becomes a bad thing when I unknowingly downplay the happy aspects too...It's a good thing that I am trying to take things easy...but it becomes a bad thing when I end up just being in a trance like state and just going through the motions...
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My English sucks these days!!!
Where has all my English power gone to?? It's appalling to see myself sitting in front of the PC, trying to write an article...and what comes out is C-R-A-P...!!
Should I take Chloe's example and grab myself some English assessment books?
Haha....
Monday, January 15, 2007
bluey monday
Today...is not a good day.
Morning's performance appraisal...was quite a stringent one.
As bochup as I might be sometimes...I do care about what my boss thinks of me..
Oh well...
Afternoon...friggin waste of time..Glenny, you know what I mean..
And man oh man..cab fare wasted...
Afternoon..finally..someone has paid heed to my requests...that my laptop really is dying...
And well..I got a 17inch old monitor & CPU as a replacement...
Imagine changing from a 12.1 inch screen to a 17inch monitor...big big diff man.. ahha
Ok, shan't complain too much.
At least it's something to work with..:)
Evening..mood kinda spoilt..so was a sulking brat...
Was watching the finals of So You Think You Can DAnce?
Can't believe I teared when Benji won & shed his own tears haha...
Blue Blue Monday...shouldn't have worn blue today..added to the blueness..
Tmr shall be a Sunny Happy Tuesday..!
With Crystal Jade for dinner..:)
With Ahboy of cos.. haha
He's on morning shift these 2 weeks...
Morning's performance appraisal...was quite a stringent one.
As bochup as I might be sometimes...I do care about what my boss thinks of me..
Oh well...
Afternoon...friggin waste of time..Glenny, you know what I mean..
And man oh man..cab fare wasted...
Afternoon..finally..someone has paid heed to my requests...that my laptop really is dying...
And well..I got a 17inch old monitor & CPU as a replacement...
Imagine changing from a 12.1 inch screen to a 17inch monitor...big big diff man.. ahha
Ok, shan't complain too much.
At least it's something to work with..:)
Evening..mood kinda spoilt..so was a sulking brat...
Was watching the finals of So You Think You Can DAnce?
Can't believe I teared when Benji won & shed his own tears haha...
Blue Blue Monday...shouldn't have worn blue today..added to the blueness..
Tmr shall be a Sunny Happy Tuesday..!
With Crystal Jade for dinner..:)
With Ahboy of cos.. haha
He's on morning shift these 2 weeks...
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Sumiko Tan
Was reading an article of hers in today's Sunday Lifestyle...and realised that hey...it's exactly what relates to me...
Something which has bothered me alot at times..
Perhaps like what she says..I expect too much of others & myself...
And I rely too much on what others think of me and view me as...
The extract as follows:
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Mybe I've been disappointed too many times by too many people too often and am seeking comfort in cynicism.
Whatever the case, when I look back at my 20s and 30s, it does seem to be one endless period of seeking approval, striving to be nice and desiring to be loved and liked by the people I loved and liked.
Sometimes, the efforts were reciprocrated and I'dd be flying high.
But when they wern't. I'd beat myself up over it. What was it about me that they didn't like?
Was I not nice or understanding enough? ......
For too long, my happiness and sense of worth were tied to things beyond my control - how was I regarded, whether I was being thought aboyt, whether the phone would ring, whether I was considered worthy company for the weekend.
I need approval, my expectations of others were high, but I was setting myself up for disappointment.
Just because you want someone's life to reolve around yours doesn't neccessarily mean that he wants that too.
And even if he does, well, people are busy with their own lives too. You can't make another person fit your specifications and your demands just so you - and only you - can be happy.
And rather than behave in this unreasonable way, isn't it smarter to be more independent? To not have to deoend on others for validation?
The problem os - how does one go about making oneself happy, especially if like me, you don't particularly like your own company that much?
Something which has bothered me alot at times..
Perhaps like what she says..I expect too much of others & myself...
And I rely too much on what others think of me and view me as...
The extract as follows:
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Mybe I've been disappointed too many times by too many people too often and am seeking comfort in cynicism.
Whatever the case, when I look back at my 20s and 30s, it does seem to be one endless period of seeking approval, striving to be nice and desiring to be loved and liked by the people I loved and liked.
Sometimes, the efforts were reciprocrated and I'dd be flying high.
But when they wern't. I'd beat myself up over it. What was it about me that they didn't like?
Was I not nice or understanding enough? ......
For too long, my happiness and sense of worth were tied to things beyond my control - how was I regarded, whether I was being thought aboyt, whether the phone would ring, whether I was considered worthy company for the weekend.
I need approval, my expectations of others were high, but I was setting myself up for disappointment.
Just because you want someone's life to reolve around yours doesn't neccessarily mean that he wants that too.
And even if he does, well, people are busy with their own lives too. You can't make another person fit your specifications and your demands just so you - and only you - can be happy.
And rather than behave in this unreasonable way, isn't it smarter to be more independent? To not have to deoend on others for validation?
The problem os - how does one go about making oneself happy, especially if like me, you don't particularly like your own company that much?
fragmented thoughts...
Specially for Purpleskies...aka Cherry...
hugzz & muackzz for this trying period of time...
there's a listening ear if you ever need one..
shelly
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It's kinda morbid..
3 colleagues faced with news of close relatives passing away...
All within a week...
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Counting down
to Il Divo...4 days' time
to Krabi...7 days' time
But first...sighzzz...
I need to clear....
ISO ad...mad mad mad rush...
Security EDM & database...
Security Ad in USE newsletter....mad mad rush...
Can I just whine to my boss and hope she helps me out???
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Performance Appraisal tomorrow morning.
Kaozz...the session's been postponed for about 3-4 times already..
And it's gonna happen right smack at 9am tmr morning..on a Monday somemore...
Bleah..I think she'll be late anyway...
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CNY coming...so fast...decorations of Xmas & snow and santa claus..
Have mostly given way to gharish looking red & pink flowers...or firecrackers..or caricatures of little gold or pink piglets...
Have you bought your new year clothes yet??
Haha...I settled mine since last December....woohoo!
But of course...the more the merrier.. haha
I-need-to-cut-hair...
getting extremely bushy & messy
hugzz & muackzz for this trying period of time...
there's a listening ear if you ever need one..
shelly
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It's kinda morbid..
3 colleagues faced with news of close relatives passing away...
All within a week...
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Counting down
to Il Divo...4 days' time
to Krabi...7 days' time
But first...sighzzz...
I need to clear....
ISO ad...mad mad mad rush...
Security EDM & database...
Security Ad in USE newsletter....mad mad rush...
Can I just whine to my boss and hope she helps me out???
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Performance Appraisal tomorrow morning.
Kaozz...the session's been postponed for about 3-4 times already..
And it's gonna happen right smack at 9am tmr morning..on a Monday somemore...
Bleah..I think she'll be late anyway...
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CNY coming...so fast...decorations of Xmas & snow and santa claus..
Have mostly given way to gharish looking red & pink flowers...or firecrackers..or caricatures of little gold or pink piglets...
Have you bought your new year clothes yet??
Haha...I settled mine since last December....woohoo!
But of course...the more the merrier.. haha
I-need-to-cut-hair...
getting extremely bushy & messy
my friday night
Dear God,
I promise..the next time I head out for a chilling session...I will not mix different types of alcohol together...
I have received the punishment...And yes, I will be a good girl next time...
Yours,
Michelle
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Ok, this time somach spoil..BIG TIME
Vomitted twice yesterday...was feeling super queasy during the 2nd half of my French lesson...
Teacher made jokes and I could only manage a weak smile...bleah...
Caught a cab back to Tampines after class..
Luckily Serene was heading back to Tampines also and managed to share cab with her...
My new found friend..from french class...2 yrs older...
Quite a nice girl...speaks with a bochup, lazy style...works in an advertising agency...small local start-up, not the big ones...
Managed to see a doc yesterday evening for some tablets to prevent more vomitting..
=( Had to cancel on ahboy for our dinner date...
Bleah...I've only seen him once this week!!
Feeling much better today..in fact much better last night already...
Slight slight diarrhoea..
Bleah..
A little bit of beer + a little champagne + a little vodka + a little whisky
=
BIG TIME stomach spoil....
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Was at Ice Cold Beer with XL & Kym..Got there ard 9-plus and missed seeing a huge fight which broke out there just 30 minutes earlier...
Seemed that spanners & hammers were involved...whoa.. haha..
Coincidentally, they were heading to St James as weoll..
So the 3 of us tropped down there..in a cab of course..
The rain was a bummer...wet shoes & damp hair...
Tried to protect my little green bag too...(from ahboy so must protect.. haha)
Managed to get in for free at Bellini's..YAY! haha..Kym's sis was a member...
Went in an voila! Met Daniel there too.. haha....his last cheong session before he heads to OZ for his studies...
Moved to Power House subsequently..and then voila.. haha, met TP there after awhile...
Made new friends..overall a better experience than my previous time there..
Seems that company really matters hhaa...
I promise..the next time I head out for a chilling session...I will not mix different types of alcohol together...
I have received the punishment...And yes, I will be a good girl next time...
Yours,
Michelle
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Ok, this time somach spoil..BIG TIME
Vomitted twice yesterday...was feeling super queasy during the 2nd half of my French lesson...
Teacher made jokes and I could only manage a weak smile...bleah...
Caught a cab back to Tampines after class..
Luckily Serene was heading back to Tampines also and managed to share cab with her...
My new found friend..from french class...2 yrs older...
Quite a nice girl...speaks with a bochup, lazy style...works in an advertising agency...small local start-up, not the big ones...
Managed to see a doc yesterday evening for some tablets to prevent more vomitting..
=( Had to cancel on ahboy for our dinner date...
Bleah...I've only seen him once this week!!
Feeling much better today..in fact much better last night already...
Slight slight diarrhoea..
Bleah..
A little bit of beer + a little champagne + a little vodka + a little whisky
=
BIG TIME stomach spoil....
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Was at Ice Cold Beer with XL & Kym..Got there ard 9-plus and missed seeing a huge fight which broke out there just 30 minutes earlier...
Seemed that spanners & hammers were involved...whoa.. haha..
Coincidentally, they were heading to St James as weoll..
So the 3 of us tropped down there..in a cab of course..
The rain was a bummer...wet shoes & damp hair...
Tried to protect my little green bag too...(from ahboy so must protect.. haha)
Managed to get in for free at Bellini's..YAY! haha..Kym's sis was a member...
Went in an voila! Met Daniel there too.. haha....his last cheong session before he heads to OZ for his studies...
Moved to Power House subsequently..and then voila.. haha, met TP there after awhile...
Made new friends..overall a better experience than my previous time there..
Seems that company really matters hhaa...
Thursday, January 11, 2007
zzzzz
Some idiot spent 30 minutes playing MP3s while I was on the train to work this morning..
So many people in this world who don't know basic courtesy
And the girl with him didn't stop him either...
Sheesh.
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Thursday...
Great..!!! One more day!!!
Celia went on sudden MC..and some of her stuff got piled onto me...
Plus there's new stuff that came up...
Busy time...
Trying my best not to get lost amidst the little bits n pieces of things here n there...
But.
I think I am losing grip liao..
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I have nothing on tmr!!!!!
But I want to booze a little and dance a little...
Hmm mm....
So many people in this world who don't know basic courtesy
And the girl with him didn't stop him either...
Sheesh.
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Thursday...
Great..!!! One more day!!!
Celia went on sudden MC..and some of her stuff got piled onto me...
Plus there's new stuff that came up...
Busy time...
Trying my best not to get lost amidst the little bits n pieces of things here n there...
But.
I think I am losing grip liao..
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I have nothing on tmr!!!!!
But I want to booze a little and dance a little...
Hmm mm....
Tuesday, January 09, 2007
drowsy..with medication...
Went for 1st French class on Saturday..
Hmm...teacher seems to be a laidback kinda guy...unorthodox teaching methods...does not refer to textbook at all...
Talks more crao than he teaches....
Shit, hope I'm getting my $$'s worth!!!
Not cheap leh!!
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Wonder how much the Jan payout will be hmm mm.........
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Thursday dinner with the Lemon & Cherry has been confirmed....
Oh man...Brazil again???
hahahahaa....
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Krabi...here I come come come!!!!!!!
Woot woot!!
1st trip of the year....
I wanna go rock-climbing!!!
And I dun care if I get bruises or cuts on my shins & knees...
I wanna go rock-climbing!!!!
Shall go there with a small bag...filled with the bare neccessities...
Hope I can get some nice stuff there...
Though not a shopping paradise..but oh well..Thai stuff....are CHEAP!
Hmm...teacher seems to be a laidback kinda guy...unorthodox teaching methods...does not refer to textbook at all...
Talks more crao than he teaches....
Shit, hope I'm getting my $$'s worth!!!
Not cheap leh!!
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Wonder how much the Jan payout will be hmm mm.........
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Thursday dinner with the Lemon & Cherry has been confirmed....
Oh man...Brazil again???
hahahahaa....
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Krabi...here I come come come!!!!!!!
Woot woot!!
1st trip of the year....
I wanna go rock-climbing!!!
And I dun care if I get bruises or cuts on my shins & knees...
I wanna go rock-climbing!!!!
Shall go there with a small bag...filled with the bare neccessities...
Hope I can get some nice stuff there...
Though not a shopping paradise..but oh well..Thai stuff....are CHEAP!
time has flown by...
You know time has flown by when you're standing at a wedding reception counter
And finding familiar faces int he crowd but you cannot put a name to the face
You know time has flown by when you're sitting at a wedding table
And everyone is talking about marriage & getting flats and who has become a dad or mum
You know time has flown by when you're sipping wine with others at a wedding table
And you don;t run out of things to say cos everyone is so busy updating the rest on what they are doing
You know time has flown by when you're munching food at a wedding table..
And you realise with acute horror...that at least 7 years has gone by...since the last time you were screaming silly cheers during orientation with the others at the wedding table..
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Was at Peiying's wedding just now...
Kinda surprised she invited me...But was glad I was there anyhow..
Was at a table together with Kym, XL, Dennis, Pingwei, Shumin, Suzhen, Nigel, Kaiping & Zhipeng...
Wow, half of these people...are people whom I have not seen for more than a year...
I've not even met Nigel before...
And I've not even seen Zhipeng since he graduated..which is like 5-6years ago?
It was awkward at first...with some talking to those whom they knew better...
But old habits die hard...call it the hostel camaraderie or the hostel spirit...
Things warmed up pretty soon...and it was a nice little catch up session for all...
That's the nice thing about weddings...it doubles up as a gathering for friends who have not seen each other for the longest time possible...
Patrick...has grown thinner again..
Every single time I see him, he gets thinner!!!
He promised a meal sometime...but oh well.. haha...that was the same thing he said the last time I met him coincidentally on the streets....
Just glad to see that he's the same old guy-next door...albeit thinner...
Zhipeng...crappy guy.. haha...father of one liao...aw man...
Dennis...getting married in April...
Kaiping...wedding in July too..
Kym & XL? hehe..akan datang....woohoo...happy for them....=))
p/s: Kaiping whispered to me that I've grown thinner...and that my boobs have shrunk...kns...grrrrrr..............hahhaa...
And finding familiar faces int he crowd but you cannot put a name to the face
You know time has flown by when you're sitting at a wedding table
And everyone is talking about marriage & getting flats and who has become a dad or mum
You know time has flown by when you're sipping wine with others at a wedding table
And you don;t run out of things to say cos everyone is so busy updating the rest on what they are doing
You know time has flown by when you're munching food at a wedding table..
And you realise with acute horror...that at least 7 years has gone by...since the last time you were screaming silly cheers during orientation with the others at the wedding table..
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Was at Peiying's wedding just now...
Kinda surprised she invited me...But was glad I was there anyhow..
Was at a table together with Kym, XL, Dennis, Pingwei, Shumin, Suzhen, Nigel, Kaiping & Zhipeng...
Wow, half of these people...are people whom I have not seen for more than a year...
I've not even met Nigel before...
And I've not even seen Zhipeng since he graduated..which is like 5-6years ago?
It was awkward at first...with some talking to those whom they knew better...
But old habits die hard...call it the hostel camaraderie or the hostel spirit...
Things warmed up pretty soon...and it was a nice little catch up session for all...
That's the nice thing about weddings...it doubles up as a gathering for friends who have not seen each other for the longest time possible...
Patrick...has grown thinner again..
Every single time I see him, he gets thinner!!!
He promised a meal sometime...but oh well.. haha...that was the same thing he said the last time I met him coincidentally on the streets....
Just glad to see that he's the same old guy-next door...albeit thinner...
Zhipeng...crappy guy.. haha...father of one liao...aw man...
Dennis...getting married in April...
Kaiping...wedding in July too..
Kym & XL? hehe..akan datang....woohoo...happy for them....=))
p/s: Kaiping whispered to me that I've grown thinner...and that my boobs have shrunk...kns...grrrrrr..............hahhaa...
Thursday, January 04, 2007
on a wednesday night
Quite a few things happened in the 2nd half of last year..
Didn't realise it..
But somehow it affected me quite abit...
So much so that it's affected how I view people to people relationships...
My faith in people has grown considerably less...
Used to give people the benefit of the doubt last time..
Chose to believe that everybody is good and kind..even when I meet them for the first time..
As years go by, especially last year...
It has become...this is person is nice & friendly...
BUT hmm..I wonder what does he/she have up his/her sleeve??
Haha..aw man..this is not the way to go...
Will try to renew my faith in people...as what red biscuit says...
And oh yah..dun put too much friendship into work relationships..
Bah..oh well.....
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Re-new
Re-charge
Re-motivate
Re-energise
Re-juvenate
It has just grown from 4Rs to 5Rs.. haha...
May the year of the Fire Boar bring much luck to the Metal Monkey...
Didn't realise it..
But somehow it affected me quite abit...
So much so that it's affected how I view people to people relationships...
My faith in people has grown considerably less...
Used to give people the benefit of the doubt last time..
Chose to believe that everybody is good and kind..even when I meet them for the first time..
As years go by, especially last year...
It has become...this is person is nice & friendly...
BUT hmm..I wonder what does he/she have up his/her sleeve??
Haha..aw man..this is not the way to go...
Will try to renew my faith in people...as what red biscuit says...
And oh yah..dun put too much friendship into work relationships..
Bah..oh well.....
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Re-new
Re-charge
Re-motivate
Re-energise
Re-juvenate
It has just grown from 4Rs to 5Rs.. haha...
May the year of the Fire Boar bring much luck to the Metal Monkey...
Should I have?
Was walking out of Tampines Mall..
When this 40-something year old plump woman ran up to me...sweating profusely...
Spoke to me in English..
"Please sister. Please!!"
"Can you give me $10!! I need it to feed my father..He's sick at home!!"
"Please!!"
She looked harmless enough..
But she was grabbing me tighly on my left arm..I couldn't get away..
Was half afraid that she would drag me somewhere and whack the living daylights out of me till I gave her some $$...
Then I did what most Singaporeans would do...
I smiled and shunned away..Shook my head a few times..
Said no, I don't think so...
After 2 or 3 head shakes...she got the idea..and moved onto someone else behind me...
Don't know if that person gave her any or not..
But on hindsight...am not sure if I did the right thing...
Guess I'll never know whether she was genuine or not...
When this 40-something year old plump woman ran up to me...sweating profusely...
Spoke to me in English..
"Please sister. Please!!"
"Can you give me $10!! I need it to feed my father..He's sick at home!!"
"Please!!"
She looked harmless enough..
But she was grabbing me tighly on my left arm..I couldn't get away..
Was half afraid that she would drag me somewhere and whack the living daylights out of me till I gave her some $$...
Then I did what most Singaporeans would do...
I smiled and shunned away..Shook my head a few times..
Said no, I don't think so...
After 2 or 3 head shakes...she got the idea..and moved onto someone else behind me...
Don't know if that person gave her any or not..
But on hindsight...am not sure if I did the right thing...
Guess I'll never know whether she was genuine or not...
Wednesday, January 03, 2007
lil mozzie shell
I am like a little mosquito today...
Floating around in office doing nothing much..
Flying from cube to cube...buzzing around asking for chats & disturbing others...
Occassionally flying back to my own cube and typing some stuff....
*Buzz Buzz Buzz*
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Just got news of some colleagues leaving...
When will it be my turn??? AHHHH!!!!
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Didn't sleep well last night....In fact, couldn't sleep...
Was tossing till 2-plus...Weird thoughts floating in and outta my head...
Can't remember much of them now...
Though I remember thinking about a possible CNY hamper to make for ahboy's family...
Hmm mm....
Sibei stoned today...
Long way more till 6pm..
Better enjoy these 2 days of freedom when the boss is on leave.....
Hope to go for lunch soon..
Not very hungry...not sure what to munch on..
Hmm mm...sick of this area liao..
Floating around in office doing nothing much..
Flying from cube to cube...buzzing around asking for chats & disturbing others...
Occassionally flying back to my own cube and typing some stuff....
*Buzz Buzz Buzz*
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Just got news of some colleagues leaving...
When will it be my turn??? AHHHH!!!!
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Didn't sleep well last night....In fact, couldn't sleep...
Was tossing till 2-plus...Weird thoughts floating in and outta my head...
Can't remember much of them now...
Though I remember thinking about a possible CNY hamper to make for ahboy's family...
Hmm mm....
Sibei stoned today...
Long way more till 6pm..
Better enjoy these 2 days of freedom when the boss is on leave.....
Hope to go for lunch soon..
Not very hungry...not sure what to munch on..
Hmm mm...sick of this area liao..
Tuesday, January 02, 2007
nut-shell
The propensity to smile has grown smaller
The elasticity of patience and tolerance has grown smaller
The marginality of pessimism has grown bigger
The probability of confusion and solitude has grown bigger
The elasticity of patience and tolerance has grown smaller
The marginality of pessimism has grown bigger
The probability of confusion and solitude has grown bigger
Another night of dreams
I found myself in a hotel room..quite a spacious area...
Ally, PQ & TH were there too...and I realised..hey, we're on a trip together!
Gosh..but where?
Then I saw the hotel welcome booklet on the dressing table..
"Welcome to Nevada Springs" the booklet said...what the fish?
We're in Nevada??
Unpacked our stuff and headed out for dinner..It was only 5-plus in the evening I remember..the sun was setting..
We were walking around the streets near the hotel..
Met the host of Survivor along the way...can't remember his name..
I remember going up to him to say hi but he just stared at me and walked off..
He was handsome..in an old way haha...
Finally found a stretch of restaurants which looked promising..
They settled on a restaurant..I was just a follower and went in with them...
Restaurant was like our Fish & Co. Except it was called Fish in Nevada.
Never knew I could be so innovative in my dreams...
Anyway, went in and realised the place was chockful of Asian tourists..
And mainly Singaporeans cos they were all speaking in Singlish!
And then voila...I recognised a high-pitched voice...
Natalie was sitting at a table with her SG friends...she was touring the area too...
I remember thinking..Natalie Kwan??
OMG. I've not seen her for like close to 5 years and now I meet her in Nevada???
I went over to say hi to her...and she pointed to another table...
"Marc Ling's over there too!" she said...
I look over and there really is Marc Ling.
Kaozz...another guy whom I've not seen for almost 5 years...
So I pop over to say hi to him too and then when I am walking back to my own table...
I see Glenn sitting at another table with his guy friend...a Hispanic who looked gorgeous.. haha
Went over to say hi to Glenn and he started recommending me all sorts of nice dishes on the menu...
Bizarre...the dream suddenly ended there...
Ally, PQ & TH were there too...and I realised..hey, we're on a trip together!
Gosh..but where?
Then I saw the hotel welcome booklet on the dressing table..
"Welcome to Nevada Springs" the booklet said...what the fish?
We're in Nevada??
Unpacked our stuff and headed out for dinner..It was only 5-plus in the evening I remember..the sun was setting..
We were walking around the streets near the hotel..
Met the host of Survivor along the way...can't remember his name..
I remember going up to him to say hi but he just stared at me and walked off..
He was handsome..in an old way haha...
Finally found a stretch of restaurants which looked promising..
They settled on a restaurant..I was just a follower and went in with them...
Restaurant was like our Fish & Co. Except it was called Fish in Nevada.
Never knew I could be so innovative in my dreams...
Anyway, went in and realised the place was chockful of Asian tourists..
And mainly Singaporeans cos they were all speaking in Singlish!
And then voila...I recognised a high-pitched voice...
Natalie was sitting at a table with her SG friends...she was touring the area too...
I remember thinking..Natalie Kwan??
OMG. I've not seen her for like close to 5 years and now I meet her in Nevada???
I went over to say hi to her...and she pointed to another table...
"Marc Ling's over there too!" she said...
I look over and there really is Marc Ling.
Kaozz...another guy whom I've not seen for almost 5 years...
So I pop over to say hi to him too and then when I am walking back to my own table...
I see Glenn sitting at another table with his guy friend...a Hispanic who looked gorgeous.. haha
Went over to say hi to Glenn and he started recommending me all sorts of nice dishes on the menu...
Bizarre...the dream suddenly ended there...
Monday, January 01, 2007
Little Red House
Dinner last night was great...
It could have been fantastic!! If not for the company.. ahha...
Nah, nothing bad about the company...
Just that it was the 1st time I was meeting ahboy's granny..& 4th uncle & auntie...
And um...there were a few times when granny was just staring at me openly...
Kinda unnerving haha...
We were at this place called Little Red House...in the seafood centre area of East Coast Park.
Near the No Signboards & the Jumbos & the Long Beach Seafoods...
Super high-cholesterol dinner...Lemme recap what was on the menu...try to imagine that all were large portions...
1. Fish Hor Fun
2. Seafood Ee-mee
3. Kailan in Oyster Sauce
4. Deep-friend Baby Sotong (super crunchy)
5. Deep-fried You-tiao with Fishcake
6. Steamed Crab
7. Chilli Crab
8. Broiled Toufu with Dried Scallop Sauce
9. Roast Chicken
Nice dinner..
But oh-so-sinful haha....
Woke up with no appetitie for lunch... haha
It could have been fantastic!! If not for the company.. ahha...
Nah, nothing bad about the company...
Just that it was the 1st time I was meeting ahboy's granny..& 4th uncle & auntie...
And um...there were a few times when granny was just staring at me openly...
Kinda unnerving haha...
We were at this place called Little Red House...in the seafood centre area of East Coast Park.
Near the No Signboards & the Jumbos & the Long Beach Seafoods...
Super high-cholesterol dinner...Lemme recap what was on the menu...try to imagine that all were large portions...
1. Fish Hor Fun
2. Seafood Ee-mee
3. Kailan in Oyster Sauce
4. Deep-friend Baby Sotong (super crunchy)
5. Deep-fried You-tiao with Fishcake
6. Steamed Crab
7. Chilli Crab
8. Broiled Toufu with Dried Scallop Sauce
9. Roast Chicken
Nice dinner..
But oh-so-sinful haha....
Woke up with no appetitie for lunch... haha
goodbye, hello
Was driving around town yesterday..
The both of us..
Wondering what to do & where to go..
On the last day of 2006.
Drove past St James..or rather tried to drive past St James to see how's the crowd there...
Did not get anywhere really near it...cos the traffic was kinda heavy..
Lines of vehicles were queueing to get into the area..
And so off we went..To Partyworld at Shenton Way...
Wanted to do a boring lonely 2 pax K-session...
But he didn't seem to keen & anyway, the place was darn full...
And so off we went again...down the ECP..where hordes of peope were standing by the sides of the expressway...
Waiting to see the fireworks...
And then we found ourselves...in East Coast Park..the 2nd time of the night...
Parked in the central area...and then loitered around..
2 lonely souls..with each other for company..feeling lost amogst the crowds...
We walked and walked...
And then we found ouselves at the bowling alley...
But the queue for the lanes was amazing...amazingly loooong..
And so off we went again...
Then voila...we wandered into a small arcade...and parked ourselves there...
Haha...a courting couple...
Amongst the teeny-boppers, the bengs & lians, and some parents minding their little uns.
And so 2007 came by...
Whilst we were clasping machine guns in our hands...
Shooting & blasting at villians & robbers escaping in helicopters...
Screaming & cursing at the bad boys that got away...
Quite symbolic actually...come to think of it.
2007..the year that we will blast our worries away!!
The year that we will blast all villians away!!
The year that we will blast away all obstacles and have a smooth-sailing year ahead!!
MUAHAHAHHA....*evil laughter*
The both of us..
Wondering what to do & where to go..
On the last day of 2006.
Drove past St James..or rather tried to drive past St James to see how's the crowd there...
Did not get anywhere really near it...cos the traffic was kinda heavy..
Lines of vehicles were queueing to get into the area..
And so off we went..To Partyworld at Shenton Way...
Wanted to do a boring lonely 2 pax K-session...
But he didn't seem to keen & anyway, the place was darn full...
And so off we went again...down the ECP..where hordes of peope were standing by the sides of the expressway...
Waiting to see the fireworks...
And then we found ourselves...in East Coast Park..the 2nd time of the night...
Parked in the central area...and then loitered around..
2 lonely souls..with each other for company..feeling lost amogst the crowds...
We walked and walked...
And then we found ouselves at the bowling alley...
But the queue for the lanes was amazing...amazingly loooong..
And so off we went again...
Then voila...we wandered into a small arcade...and parked ourselves there...
Haha...a courting couple...
Amongst the teeny-boppers, the bengs & lians, and some parents minding their little uns.
And so 2007 came by...
Whilst we were clasping machine guns in our hands...
Shooting & blasting at villians & robbers escaping in helicopters...
Screaming & cursing at the bad boys that got away...
Quite symbolic actually...come to think of it.
2007..the year that we will blast our worries away!!
The year that we will blast all villians away!!
The year that we will blast away all obstacles and have a smooth-sailing year ahead!!
MUAHAHAHHA....*evil laughter*
2007
!st day of 2007.
The year that I turn 27.
The year that might see me in a different job.
The year that might see me saving more money cos I might be earning more!! haa...
The year that might see me conversing confidently in French.
The year that might see me being more flexible cos of yoga!!
The year that might see me being a confident bugger on the roads..
The year that I hope to be less wary of new people I get to know.
The year that I hope to judge less.
The year that I hope my heart will be more open.
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2006.
The year that...
- I turned 26. Spending my birthday in Taiwan.
- I went out of the country on at leat 5 trips!
- I had my 1st plane trip after 3 years!
- I renewed my relationships with some of my closest friends..
- I tried hard to get somewhere in my job..(but perhaps got nowhere in particular)
- I got drunk & high on a few occassions
- I finished a Malay course
- I embarked on yoga
- I got schooled in ISO auditing techniques?! haa..
- I had a minor op on my throat
- I fell sick too many a time..
- I was running regularly for a few months but stopped cos I got lazy
- I discovered what hypocrisy means
- I discovered the vulnerability of the human soul
- I discovered that I have become a wary, less open person.
- I got an asset to my name..
- I attended at least 8 weddings
- I finally have a better idea where we are hading to
- I got closer to Dasao
- I lost weight
- I am eating more healthily
So much more..
But there will be more to come this year.
The year that I turn 27.
The year that might see me in a different job.
The year that might see me saving more money cos I might be earning more!! haa...
The year that might see me conversing confidently in French.
The year that might see me being more flexible cos of yoga!!
The year that might see me being a confident bugger on the roads..
The year that I hope to be less wary of new people I get to know.
The year that I hope to judge less.
The year that I hope my heart will be more open.
=========
2006.
The year that...
- I turned 26. Spending my birthday in Taiwan.
- I went out of the country on at leat 5 trips!
- I had my 1st plane trip after 3 years!
- I renewed my relationships with some of my closest friends..
- I tried hard to get somewhere in my job..(but perhaps got nowhere in particular)
- I got drunk & high on a few occassions
- I finished a Malay course
- I embarked on yoga
- I got schooled in ISO auditing techniques?! haa..
- I had a minor op on my throat
- I fell sick too many a time..
- I was running regularly for a few months but stopped cos I got lazy
- I discovered what hypocrisy means
- I discovered the vulnerability of the human soul
- I discovered that I have become a wary, less open person.
- I got an asset to my name..
- I attended at least 8 weddings
- I finally have a better idea where we are hading to
- I got closer to Dasao
- I lost weight
- I am eating more healthily
So much more..
But there will be more to come this year.
Friday, December 29, 2006
finally blogger is accessible..
2 farewell dinners within this week alone..
Thursday was with the duckie gals...our dear whacko Lydia is leaving us for a 2-yr stint in Jakarta....
Teaching the A-level curriculum English to the graduating batch classes of an international school there...
Quite a good package...staying in a condo which is barely 2 yrs old....
A chauffer to fetch her around...aw man...
And then there's Dan...
Steamboat dinner for him at his place tomorrow night...with the rest of the uni gang...
Leaving us in Jan to further his studies in Sydney for about a year...
Sighzz...my close friends...
Do take care whilst there...will definitely miss you guys...
===========
It's almost the end of 2006...
If 2005 came and went by fast..
Then 2006 zipped by precariously fast...
If 2005 was a year of many ups & downs...
Then 2006 was even more of a rollercoaster ride haha...
Havent been able to do a proper review of the year's activities...
Achieved some goals..partially achieved some...& fell flat on some as well..
Time to reflect? Time to plan for next year?
Tentative theme....
Re-charge, Re-motivate, Re-juvenate, Re-energise
Been in too much of a slowmoving slacker position...
Guess I need some change..
I need some more action..
Is BKK possible in January?
Maybe...Hope so...
===========
Our 1000th day is arriving...
In less than 2 months time...
Thursday was with the duckie gals...our dear whacko Lydia is leaving us for a 2-yr stint in Jakarta....
Teaching the A-level curriculum English to the graduating batch classes of an international school there...
Quite a good package...staying in a condo which is barely 2 yrs old....
A chauffer to fetch her around...aw man...
And then there's Dan...
Steamboat dinner for him at his place tomorrow night...with the rest of the uni gang...
Leaving us in Jan to further his studies in Sydney for about a year...
Sighzz...my close friends...
Do take care whilst there...will definitely miss you guys...
===========
It's almost the end of 2006...
If 2005 came and went by fast..
Then 2006 zipped by precariously fast...
If 2005 was a year of many ups & downs...
Then 2006 was even more of a rollercoaster ride haha...
Havent been able to do a proper review of the year's activities...
Achieved some goals..partially achieved some...& fell flat on some as well..
Time to reflect? Time to plan for next year?
Tentative theme....
Re-charge, Re-motivate, Re-juvenate, Re-energise
Been in too much of a slowmoving slacker position...
Guess I need some change..
I need some more action..
Is BKK possible in January?
Maybe...Hope so...
===========
Our 1000th day is arriving...
In less than 2 months time...
Tuesday, December 26, 2006
boxing day...
I is grumpy.
I is drowsy.
I is cold.
I is sick.
Got up this morning and struggled a bit.
To go to work or not?
Ok, conclusion = NO!!!
Reason #1
I is sick. Throat hurts. Nose blocked. Cough...
Bleah..
Reason #2
Who the fish goes to work in such heavy rain?
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Did some work, including my Performance appraisal..is this considered work too?
Oh well..cut & pasted alot of last year's stuff into the appraisal.
Seriously cannot be bothered to do too much with it. Waste of time.
Does it help to ask the same questions year after year??
What are your career goals?
Describe your strength & areas for improvement.
Rate yourself from 1 to 5 on the following attributes...(and yeah, there's like 31 rating questions altogether...)
Waste of time. Period.
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Not bad. Managed to do some work even though my brain's half fried from the medication.
Flu pill + cough mixture = POWER....
Think I'm on a high now...halloooocinating....
oh wait...halloooseenating....
halloooseenayyyting...
hallucinating...
========
Busy week ahead...gatherings..
More food & booze maybe...bringing voddy to Dan's place on Saturday..
========
Hmm mm..hope mama choy, big sis & 2nd sis like the craft pieces I made for them...
Hope papa choy can be patient...din get him anything...nor make anything..for this xmas..
But his expensive pressie will be coming soon..
Akan datang...
Chivas Regal 18 years...coming soon in mid Jan...when Adrian comes back from his Vegas trips...
hiakzz..
========
The novice me...lost $30 in MJ yday...
Grrrrrrr.....
TMD...1st time in my life I had a chance to win a full colour....but it all fell to pieces cos the card I threw was what Eugene wanted...I was only waiting for 1 more card leh!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh well..what is mine is mine..what is not..is not bah....
I need other players...peter pan, purple skies, on???
hahaa..
=========
I am
talking nonsense
...
I am....zzzzzzzz
off to
bed........
I is drowsy.
I is cold.
I is sick.
Got up this morning and struggled a bit.
To go to work or not?
Ok, conclusion = NO!!!
Reason #1
I is sick. Throat hurts. Nose blocked. Cough...
Bleah..
Reason #2
Who the fish goes to work in such heavy rain?
========
Did some work, including my Performance appraisal..is this considered work too?
Oh well..cut & pasted alot of last year's stuff into the appraisal.
Seriously cannot be bothered to do too much with it. Waste of time.
Does it help to ask the same questions year after year??
What are your career goals?
Describe your strength & areas for improvement.
Rate yourself from 1 to 5 on the following attributes...(and yeah, there's like 31 rating questions altogether...)
Waste of time. Period.
========
Not bad. Managed to do some work even though my brain's half fried from the medication.
Flu pill + cough mixture = POWER....
Think I'm on a high now...halloooocinating....
oh wait...halloooseenating....
halloooseenayyyting...
hallucinating...
========
Busy week ahead...gatherings..
More food & booze maybe...bringing voddy to Dan's place on Saturday..
========
Hmm mm..hope mama choy, big sis & 2nd sis like the craft pieces I made for them...
Hope papa choy can be patient...din get him anything...nor make anything..for this xmas..
But his expensive pressie will be coming soon..
Akan datang...
Chivas Regal 18 years...coming soon in mid Jan...when Adrian comes back from his Vegas trips...
hiakzz..
========
The novice me...lost $30 in MJ yday...
Grrrrrrr.....
TMD...1st time in my life I had a chance to win a full colour....but it all fell to pieces cos the card I threw was what Eugene wanted...I was only waiting for 1 more card leh!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh well..what is mine is mine..what is not..is not bah....
I need other players...peter pan, purple skies, on???
hahaa..
=========
I am
talking nonsense
...
I am....zzzzzzzz
off to
bed........
Friday, December 22, 2006
friday...
As much as I'd like to be an epicurean..
Think I'm more comfortable being in the confines of austerity & simplicity..
Epicurity is reserved for the occassional indulgence to the soul...
Hmm..personal preference or a matter of being brought up this way..I dunno really.
Haha...just came to this conclusion somehow or rather..
I am on leave today..and I have spent my whole day at home.
Weird some might say..but wahey..it's a "take leave to rest" day..
Haha...as a matter of fact, it was thanks to a full bladder that I've just gotten out of bed
Would have slept on llike a log if my bladder did not send warning signals to my convoluted brain.
Adrian asked me. So sis, what did you do today?
Hmm mm...it really is just a short short list..
Had lunch, did some work, read my book, did art & craft, took a 3 hour nap, blog.
Which is where I am now.
So what comes later?
Perhaps to wrap my remaining 2 presents, to read somemore, and oh yah...to munch my dinner..
Bleah...not much of an appetite..
========
avoidance.
you're the boss.
so i shan't say much.
========
ok, off to cook maggi mee...
been a long time since i had maggi mee..woot woot!
Think I'm more comfortable being in the confines of austerity & simplicity..
Epicurity is reserved for the occassional indulgence to the soul...
Hmm..personal preference or a matter of being brought up this way..I dunno really.
Haha...just came to this conclusion somehow or rather..
I am on leave today..and I have spent my whole day at home.
Weird some might say..but wahey..it's a "take leave to rest" day..
Haha...as a matter of fact, it was thanks to a full bladder that I've just gotten out of bed
Would have slept on llike a log if my bladder did not send warning signals to my convoluted brain.
Adrian asked me. So sis, what did you do today?
Hmm mm...it really is just a short short list..
Had lunch, did some work, read my book, did art & craft, took a 3 hour nap, blog.
Which is where I am now.
So what comes later?
Perhaps to wrap my remaining 2 presents, to read somemore, and oh yah...to munch my dinner..
Bleah...not much of an appetite..
========
avoidance.
you're the boss.
so i shan't say much.
========
ok, off to cook maggi mee...
been a long time since i had maggi mee..woot woot!
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