when will it be?
the questions are at the tip of my tongue always
i bite them back. i swallow them
but they surface always..unanswered, unattended to
might not be the best of times to ask..but when is the best time?
is there a best time?
it ain't feel too good though and getting increasingly so
not knowing anything or having any idea..hmm mm..
gosh..there's no clear marker in the horizon to walk towards..
right now it's just a wet blotch of grey ink..a splatter on a mural...
yet to morph into anything wonderous..yet to depict even anything..
and so i still wait..
someone once said we spend our whole lives waiting for various things to happen...
i think it's quite true...
wait..waited..waiting..?
Sunday, June 03, 2007
ho ho ho & a bottle of rum..
I am so god damn forgetful & blur these few days...no..actually for the past week already...
Is there anything to eradicate it?
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ugly betty...
ugly shell...
having your menses does wreak havoc on your senses, your muscles, your being, your brain..
moody emotional cow for tonight again.
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the chicken didn't turn out well just now...xianzz...tasted kinda weird...
the fish was ok but abit salty...
the soup...hmm mm...abit weird too ahha...
my poor guinea pig...hahaa...
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transitions & changes...
i am really so risk-averse man...i hate changes!!!!!
Is there anything to eradicate it?
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ugly betty...
ugly shell...
having your menses does wreak havoc on your senses, your muscles, your being, your brain..
moody emotional cow for tonight again.
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the chicken didn't turn out well just now...xianzz...tasted kinda weird...
the fish was ok but abit salty...
the soup...hmm mm...abit weird too ahha...
my poor guinea pig...hahaa...
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transitions & changes...
i am really so risk-averse man...i hate changes!!!!!
part deux...
It's the GSS..Have you bought anything?
Personally...Bought some stuff..but it's not like if it's great discounts haha..
Main focus..is to get work clothes & other stuff for work...shoes bags...blah blah..
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It's a Sunday..
Xianzz...tomorrow is the start of another work week...
Was telling ahoboy...shall I quit, go take up a dog grooming course..and then set up my own dog grooming service? Work from home...steady...
Ahboy coming over tonight...forced me to cook again...bleah.. haha...Said he must tekan me...
Rummaged aroung in my fridge and freezer just now...Managed to dig out some stuff...
Let's see..what's on for tonight? Rice with.....
Simple cabbage soup. With meatballs & diced water chestnuts mixed in for added crunch & sweetness.
Chicken pieces & mushroom in oyster sauce
Steamed fish in black bean sauce...or maybe this will be in sweet & sour sauce...hmm mm...see how...
Dessert.....shall be.....water chestnut soup? hhahaa...since I have so many chestnuts left....
Ok, mid afternoon already...need to go get ingredients ready...
Take a small nap too....tired...zzzzz.....
Oh yah!! need to do homework too..!!!! bleah........
Personally...Bought some stuff..but it's not like if it's great discounts haha..
Main focus..is to get work clothes & other stuff for work...shoes bags...blah blah..
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It's a Sunday..
Xianzz...tomorrow is the start of another work week...
Was telling ahoboy...shall I quit, go take up a dog grooming course..and then set up my own dog grooming service? Work from home...steady...
Ahboy coming over tonight...forced me to cook again...bleah.. haha...Said he must tekan me...
Rummaged aroung in my fridge and freezer just now...Managed to dig out some stuff...
Let's see..what's on for tonight? Rice with.....
Simple cabbage soup. With meatballs & diced water chestnuts mixed in for added crunch & sweetness.
Chicken pieces & mushroom in oyster sauce
Steamed fish in black bean sauce...or maybe this will be in sweet & sour sauce...hmm mm...see how...
Dessert.....shall be.....water chestnut soup? hhahaa...since I have so many chestnuts left....
Ok, mid afternoon already...need to go get ingredients ready...
Take a small nap too....tired...zzzzz.....
Oh yah!! need to do homework too..!!!! bleah........
weekend ramblings
Was at Ice Cold Beer on Friday night again...
Yes, my tummy is finally back to almost normal..haha...
Normal enough to tahan guzzling beer & munching on wings & pizza...
Man, I sound like an ahpek!! Haha..but it was fun just to sit around..the 3 of us, Kym, XL & me...
The 3 of us as usual...with me being the intrusive lamp..
Ah well...8 years of being the lamp...I am enjoying it still haha...
Chats, updates, anecdotes, gossip, with lotsa nonsense thrown in for good measure..
Got home feeling superbly high...after 2 months of not drinking much...Too much at one shot made me extremely woozy.
Eyes had trouble focusing...eyeballs rolling all over the place actually ahaa...
I only remember locking my main door & having a quick bath & drinking water...Couldn't remember anything else....
Got up next morning with the previous night's clothes strewn over my blanket and some on the floor...Bag was nicely on the table though.. haha...
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Abit sad though...sighzz...after all these years, Kym is moving out of Tampines...
He & XL got a condo in the Boon Keng area..Jalan Taman..The Aberdeen.
He's shifting in first next Tuesday already...with his parents & lil sis.
XL will shift in next year after their customary wedding..
Sighzzz....Mingjie is shifting out of Tampines soon too....over to either Yishun or Woodlands..I can't remember....
Why are all my friends shifting out of Tampines!!! Just when I got my own flat in Tampines!!!!!
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My boss is out of town and will be for the next whole week...
With me being so new in the company..I don't quite have a direction now..
Hmm mm...next week will be difficult to pass..in the sense that I will have to go find things to do to keep myself busy...
Hmm...some broad level things..blah blah...
It's tough leh!! When you don't know people very well and they are too busy to chat with you.. haha..
P/S: This new boss...sighzzzz.....is one of those bosses....who calls you anytime......
Even before I joined the company, he was calling me at 9pm at night to discuss things....
Thursday...the Vesak holiday...he called me before lunch....to discuss some things.......bleah..
Public holiday leh!!!! Can't you give your employees a lil break??
Someone told me..."You better enjoy your honeymoon first...Things are gonna get heavy after that...Marketing in here is...err....not easy....err....."
Pressed him for more info..but he just gave me a wry smile....
Kaozzzzzzzz....scary.......
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Some lunches lined up for next week...with Patricia & one with See Soon & gang...
Dinner with PQ on Thursday..Had to take the initiative to ask her out. Friends for 15 years & I don't know what's been going in her life for the past 2 months. How can???
And the goondu didn't bother asking me out oso.....grrrrrr...sad....
Seems like quite a few things going on...not so smooth & some are juicy stuff....let's see what Thursday brings to the table...
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Brought Marc & granny out to Vivocity on Thursday...
Kinda fun..gran was in a wheelchair...Marc was trying to push her around...
Imagine a 3.5 yr old kiddo pushing a 91 yr old grand dame...
Spent some time in Daiso, some time in Pet Safari...
Think Gran had a good time...being with...well...her grand kids (me & Adrian) & also her great grandson (Marc)...
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Tazzee...if you're reading this.. haha..
Realised we didn't jio you out on Friday night...opps....really slipped my mind..hehe.. =p
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It's tough to maintain a whole house by yourself...
Been 3 weeks...since Mum & Dad went for their holiday...
Must wipe table, wipe floor, wipe sofa, wipe cupboards...
Wash toilet, wash sink, handwash some clothes, machine wash the rest, hang clothes, keep clothes...
Cook for myself...Iron my own clothes...
Clear rubbish, collect letters, boil water, check the water level in the hotpot...
Water the plants!!! oh yah...and kill insects...
Shack man....might sound easy but it's not especially after a day's work...
Despite being tired..I find it quite therapeutic...enjoy it actually..hmm mm.. haha...
Told ahboy...I can see myself as a happy housewife...*HINT HINT*
haha....he told me to fly kite....TMD.
Yes, my tummy is finally back to almost normal..haha...
Normal enough to tahan guzzling beer & munching on wings & pizza...
Man, I sound like an ahpek!! Haha..but it was fun just to sit around..the 3 of us, Kym, XL & me...
The 3 of us as usual...with me being the intrusive lamp..
Ah well...8 years of being the lamp...I am enjoying it still haha...
Chats, updates, anecdotes, gossip, with lotsa nonsense thrown in for good measure..
Got home feeling superbly high...after 2 months of not drinking much...Too much at one shot made me extremely woozy.
Eyes had trouble focusing...eyeballs rolling all over the place actually ahaa...
I only remember locking my main door & having a quick bath & drinking water...Couldn't remember anything else....
Got up next morning with the previous night's clothes strewn over my blanket and some on the floor...Bag was nicely on the table though.. haha...
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Abit sad though...sighzz...after all these years, Kym is moving out of Tampines...
He & XL got a condo in the Boon Keng area..Jalan Taman..The Aberdeen.
He's shifting in first next Tuesday already...with his parents & lil sis.
XL will shift in next year after their customary wedding..
Sighzzz....Mingjie is shifting out of Tampines soon too....over to either Yishun or Woodlands..I can't remember....
Why are all my friends shifting out of Tampines!!! Just when I got my own flat in Tampines!!!!!
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My boss is out of town and will be for the next whole week...
With me being so new in the company..I don't quite have a direction now..
Hmm mm...next week will be difficult to pass..in the sense that I will have to go find things to do to keep myself busy...
Hmm...some broad level things..blah blah...
It's tough leh!! When you don't know people very well and they are too busy to chat with you.. haha..
P/S: This new boss...sighzzzz.....is one of those bosses....who calls you anytime......
Even before I joined the company, he was calling me at 9pm at night to discuss things....
Thursday...the Vesak holiday...he called me before lunch....to discuss some things.......bleah..
Public holiday leh!!!! Can't you give your employees a lil break??
Someone told me..."You better enjoy your honeymoon first...Things are gonna get heavy after that...Marketing in here is...err....not easy....err....."
Pressed him for more info..but he just gave me a wry smile....
Kaozzzzzzzz....scary.......
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Some lunches lined up for next week...with Patricia & one with See Soon & gang...
Dinner with PQ on Thursday..Had to take the initiative to ask her out. Friends for 15 years & I don't know what's been going in her life for the past 2 months. How can???
And the goondu didn't bother asking me out oso.....grrrrrr...sad....
Seems like quite a few things going on...not so smooth & some are juicy stuff....let's see what Thursday brings to the table...
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Brought Marc & granny out to Vivocity on Thursday...
Kinda fun..gran was in a wheelchair...Marc was trying to push her around...
Imagine a 3.5 yr old kiddo pushing a 91 yr old grand dame...
Spent some time in Daiso, some time in Pet Safari...
Think Gran had a good time...being with...well...her grand kids (me & Adrian) & also her great grandson (Marc)...
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Tazzee...if you're reading this.. haha..
Realised we didn't jio you out on Friday night...opps....really slipped my mind..hehe.. =p
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It's tough to maintain a whole house by yourself...
Been 3 weeks...since Mum & Dad went for their holiday...
Must wipe table, wipe floor, wipe sofa, wipe cupboards...
Wash toilet, wash sink, handwash some clothes, machine wash the rest, hang clothes, keep clothes...
Cook for myself...Iron my own clothes...
Clear rubbish, collect letters, boil water, check the water level in the hotpot...
Water the plants!!! oh yah...and kill insects...
Shack man....might sound easy but it's not especially after a day's work...
Despite being tired..I find it quite therapeutic...enjoy it actually..hmm mm.. haha...
Told ahboy...I can see myself as a happy housewife...*HINT HINT*
haha....he told me to fly kite....TMD.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
zzzzz
oh yah...sighzz...
i have impulsive buying...for books....
i have an overflowing shelf...and 9 books which I have not read yet......
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cooking dinner for sweetie on thursday ...wheee....
what's on the menu??
hmm mm.....
watercress soup....which some new things....he'll be my guinea pig..
pork chops in a tangy orange juice & dark soya sauce gravy...
mashed egg tofu with minced meat & chestnuts & maybe some carrots slices....all wrapped in cabbage & steamed...
=)))
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lotsa unfriendly female faces in the new place....
either look dao..or look bitchy...or look simply unfriendly...
come to think of it....those who approached me & said hi...were all guys...aw man....3 of them...
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am in love with a new chinese song...well, not so new lah..maybe about 2 months already??
Su Da Li's "Xiao Qing Ge"
Little Love Song....
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miss my pals in lhub...
i have impulsive buying...for books....
i have an overflowing shelf...and 9 books which I have not read yet......
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cooking dinner for sweetie on thursday ...wheee....
what's on the menu??
hmm mm.....
watercress soup....which some new things....he'll be my guinea pig..
pork chops in a tangy orange juice & dark soya sauce gravy...
mashed egg tofu with minced meat & chestnuts & maybe some carrots slices....all wrapped in cabbage & steamed...
=)))
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lotsa unfriendly female faces in the new place....
either look dao..or look bitchy...or look simply unfriendly...
come to think of it....those who approached me & said hi...were all guys...aw man....3 of them...
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am in love with a new chinese song...well, not so new lah..maybe about 2 months already??
Su Da Li's "Xiao Qing Ge"
Little Love Song....
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miss my pals in lhub...
1st day at work
two words.
Culture Shock.
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one more word.
tired.
not cos of work (though I OT-ed till 730pm...tmd..dumb boss)
but cos I had to go grocery shopping. food supplies at home are running low
nothing to cook with liaozz.. haha...carried 3 bags worth of stuff from NTUC...
came home, cooked, watched the 9pm last episode of Mars & Venus...
did housework, packed my room....
till now...
signing off soon..
zzzzzzzzz
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oh yah...my dear ex-lhubbers....
my seat is actually facing the 8th floor carpark of international plaza!! hhaaa....
Culture Shock.
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one more word.
tired.
not cos of work (though I OT-ed till 730pm...tmd..dumb boss)
but cos I had to go grocery shopping. food supplies at home are running low
nothing to cook with liaozz.. haha...carried 3 bags worth of stuff from NTUC...
came home, cooked, watched the 9pm last episode of Mars & Venus...
did housework, packed my room....
till now...
signing off soon..
zzzzzzzzz
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oh yah...my dear ex-lhubbers....
my seat is actually facing the 8th floor carpark of international plaza!! hhaaa....
Thursday, May 24, 2007
argh...
was drowning in barley water n either mee sua or porridge for the past few days....
and my dad has to order KFC and munch it in front of me....
tmd...bleah...
finally...
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cherry & I have 2 rendezvous dates!
one's mahjong!! the other's pubbing! hahahahha
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Why do I have this feeling. I will not last long in my new place?
It's this serious nagging feeling at the back of my mind.
Been there since 2 months ago.....
Shit. Have I gotten myself into another shithole?
and my dad has to order KFC and munch it in front of me....
tmd...bleah...
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i think i should be fit to go out tomorrow liaozzzzfinally...
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cherry & I have 2 rendezvous dates!
one's mahjong!! the other's pubbing! hahahahha
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Why do I have this feeling. I will not last long in my new place?
It's this serious nagging feeling at the back of my mind.
Been there since 2 months ago.....
Shit. Have I gotten myself into another shithole?
Tuesday, May 22, 2007
my goodbye message...sent on friday afternoon....
Dear All,
Sunrise, sunset…through the vestiges of time. Alas, it has come to be time for me to bid goodbye to the beautiful folk of LHUB. For those of you who do not already know, today will be my last working day with LHUB.
It has been more than a 3-year journey for me, since stepping into here as a fresh-faced eager beaver in early 2004. From the Computer Training Centre days to the birth of LHUB and now to the days of growth & conquests for LHUB. It has been, without a doubt, an enriching journey watching LHUB grow from a 20-pax meek bunny to a 150-pax charging elephant.
And it has also been an honour to be a part of the team, working alongside all of you. For those whom I have had (and will still have) the honour & priviledge of calling friends, confidantes, “cheong buddies”, “makan” buddies, karaoke buddies, “roadshow” buddies, etc, I want to thank you for blessing me with all those good times to mark my memories by. Having you all around has brought much smiles & laughter to me. No need for the name game here, guess you all know who you are. =)
I won’t have the chance of running the race with you anymore, will be plodding along my own path from here on. Here’s wishing each of you all the best of times ahead and here’s wishing LHUB the very best in its future undertakings & conquests!
Sunrise, sunset…through the vestiges of time. Alas, it has come to be time for me to bid goodbye to the beautiful folk of LHUB. For those of you who do not already know, today will be my last working day with LHUB.
It has been more than a 3-year journey for me, since stepping into here as a fresh-faced eager beaver in early 2004. From the Computer Training Centre days to the birth of LHUB and now to the days of growth & conquests for LHUB. It has been, without a doubt, an enriching journey watching LHUB grow from a 20-pax meek bunny to a 150-pax charging elephant.
And it has also been an honour to be a part of the team, working alongside all of you. For those whom I have had (and will still have) the honour & priviledge of calling friends, confidantes, “cheong buddies”, “makan” buddies, karaoke buddies, “roadshow” buddies, etc, I want to thank you for blessing me with all those good times to mark my memories by. Having you all around has brought much smiles & laughter to me. No need for the name game here, guess you all know who you are. =)
I won’t have the chance of running the race with you anymore, will be plodding along my own path from here on. Here’s wishing each of you all the best of times ahead and here’s wishing LHUB the very best in its future undertakings & conquests!
sad shell
2 week long hiatus...
partly cos I was busy...
and then when I was free...My net connection failed me AGAIN........
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lemme see...so many things which I wanted to write about....
But I can't really remember already.. haha
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Daniel called me about 1.5 weeks ago...Felt good to hear his voice after 6 months? haha...
Crystal clear man....From Sydney to SG... haha...
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Was sick...from 11th May...till now....
First it was fever, cough, sore throat....
Went doc twice for it...
Then yesterday...it was terrible....Couldn't get out of bed...the moment I stepped on my two feet, I felt like vommitting....
retched the wholed ay but nothing came out...
Did eat anything...
By the time I dragged myself to the doc at 4pm...I was chided for not eating anything..said I was dehydrated & sugar level was super low...
Bleah.........
On strict soft diet now...mum & dad not in SG....poor little me.....cooked porridge for myself......
partly cos I was busy...
and then when I was free...My net connection failed me AGAIN........
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lemme see...so many things which I wanted to write about....
But I can't really remember already.. haha
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Daniel called me about 1.5 weeks ago...Felt good to hear his voice after 6 months? haha...
Crystal clear man....From Sydney to SG... haha...
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Was sick...from 11th May...till now....
First it was fever, cough, sore throat....
Went doc twice for it...
Then yesterday...it was terrible....Couldn't get out of bed...the moment I stepped on my two feet, I felt like vommitting....
retched the wholed ay but nothing came out...
Did eat anything...
By the time I dragged myself to the doc at 4pm...I was chided for not eating anything..said I was dehydrated & sugar level was super low...
Bleah.........
On strict soft diet now...mum & dad not in SG....poor little me.....cooked porridge for myself......
Monday, May 07, 2007
monday bluesssss
haha...provide me some pointers man..
How the hell do you teach phonetics & grammar to another person...who doesn't have a common language with you? And can understand only a smattering of English?
Gave Santi her first spelling test today...did good...till I gave her numbers to spell..5 & 4 seems to be her bane.. haha
She got stuck on spelling 55, 85, 41, 44...
It became fifety fife, eighty fife, fourty one, fourty four....
A mistake common enough...Will test her again tomorrow...hee...
We have reached a thousand in numbers...am teaching her large numbers...cos well...rupiah is in huge numbers right??
Gave her some nouns today...I, You, We, They, He, She..
These are nouns right? Or pronouns??? Errrr......I think pronouns right? Which are still part of nouns...errrrr..........ok whatever.....hahahhaha
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Ok, word is getting around...Got some calls & MSN messages from concerned colleagues who found out I'm leaving....
Jeremie was so cute...his first sentence when I picked up the phone..."Who bully you?? Tell me, I go whack the person for you." hahaha...
Caphine couldn't understand my reasons for leaving...
Mun Kitt was whispering to me like as if leaving is a crime and supposed to be a hush hush affair...
Kris was well...shocked...
Diana was feeding me with Boasters choc biscuits saying that she won't get to stuff me anymore...
Lawrence came by in his usual chirpiness and promised to arrange a big farewell makan for me..
Speaking of which...my mealtimes in these two weeks are getting booked quite fast...lotsa farewells & catch-ups....
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday lunch times are booked..Wed dinner booked...
Friday night dinner booked too.. followed by a chill session with friends..
Next Tuesday, Wednesday lunch times are booked liaozz...Next Thursday dinner booked liao.. haha
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Cherry is taking facial classes!!!!!!!
I volunteer to be "washed" by you!! But like I said..I dun wanna be the 1st on the list....hahahhha...
The 5th 6th, 7th ,8th, 9th or last person on the list sounds nice though..after you've honed your skills.... hehe...
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Small small world...
tinylava aka Alvin Tay...MSN-ed me this afternoon....told me that Eddie's gf ia his colleague.. hahah
Too busy to ask him how he found out...
Will ask him when I have the time...
How the hell do you teach phonetics & grammar to another person...who doesn't have a common language with you? And can understand only a smattering of English?
Gave Santi her first spelling test today...did good...till I gave her numbers to spell..5 & 4 seems to be her bane.. haha
She got stuck on spelling 55, 85, 41, 44...
It became fifety fife, eighty fife, fourty one, fourty four....
A mistake common enough...Will test her again tomorrow...hee...
We have reached a thousand in numbers...am teaching her large numbers...cos well...rupiah is in huge numbers right??
Gave her some nouns today...I, You, We, They, He, She..
These are nouns right? Or pronouns??? Errrr......I think pronouns right? Which are still part of nouns...errrrr..........ok whatever.....hahahhaha
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Ok, word is getting around...Got some calls & MSN messages from concerned colleagues who found out I'm leaving....
Jeremie was so cute...his first sentence when I picked up the phone..."Who bully you?? Tell me, I go whack the person for you." hahaha...
Caphine couldn't understand my reasons for leaving...
Mun Kitt was whispering to me like as if leaving is a crime and supposed to be a hush hush affair...
Kris was well...shocked...
Diana was feeding me with Boasters choc biscuits saying that she won't get to stuff me anymore...
Lawrence came by in his usual chirpiness and promised to arrange a big farewell makan for me..
Speaking of which...my mealtimes in these two weeks are getting booked quite fast...lotsa farewells & catch-ups....
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday lunch times are booked..Wed dinner booked...
Friday night dinner booked too.. followed by a chill session with friends..
Next Tuesday, Wednesday lunch times are booked liaozz...Next Thursday dinner booked liao.. haha
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Cherry is taking facial classes!!!!!!!
I volunteer to be "washed" by you!! But like I said..I dun wanna be the 1st on the list....hahahhha...
The 5th 6th, 7th ,8th, 9th or last person on the list sounds nice though..after you've honed your skills.... hehe...
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Small small world...
tinylava aka Alvin Tay...MSN-ed me this afternoon....told me that Eddie's gf ia his colleague.. hahah
Too busy to ask him how he found out...
Will ask him when I have the time...
Sunday, May 06, 2007
Teacher Sng
It is quite fun. I've embarked on a little project: Teaching my maid English.
She already knows Bahasa Indonesia...can read & write in that language...
She speaks a smattering of English but cannot read or understand English words.
And so...I've taken the liberty to teach her...
Starting all the way from the basics...the alphabet.
Started on the alphabet on Friday night and I think she's doing good so far..
Started on numbers today. She can count in English but doesn't know how to write...
Gave her the list of numbers...tomorow I'll give her a spelling test..haha...
And then after that....it'll be hmm mm...simple possessive nouns and simple grammar...
Simple sentences after that...maybe she can borrow Marc's books..hmm mm...
Feels good to be able to teach people things...
She already knows Bahasa Indonesia...can read & write in that language...
She speaks a smattering of English but cannot read or understand English words.
And so...I've taken the liberty to teach her...
Starting all the way from the basics...the alphabet.
Started on the alphabet on Friday night and I think she's doing good so far..
Started on numbers today. She can count in English but doesn't know how to write...
Gave her the list of numbers...tomorow I'll give her a spelling test..haha...
And then after that....it'll be hmm mm...simple possessive nouns and simple grammar...
Simple sentences after that...maybe she can borrow Marc's books..hmm mm...
Feels good to be able to teach people things...
Saturday, May 05, 2007
samedi soir = saturday night
The first piece of news when I touched down in SG on Friday evening was that Gran was in hospital. AGAIN. Mild stroke.
They didn't want to tell me when I was still overseas. Only asked me to call home when I touched down. Thought they just wanted to know I am back home in SG safely...
Didn't quite occur to me that there was anything out of the blue.
Blimey...should have realised something was up. They don't usually ask me to call home when I touch down.
Apparently happened on Thursday morning. According to mum, dad & Santi (our maid), Gran & the maid were in the washroom getting ready for her bath.
She was unbuttoning her blouse when she got abit wobbly...
Santi managed to grab her and sat her down on the toilet seat. She was sweating profusely, head tilted to the left...started drooling and speech was sluured. RED ALERT.
Santi called out to mum who was cooking in the kitchen. Rushed in. RED ALERT.
Called out to dad who was in his room reading the papers. Gran's left arm & leg was immobile. Fingers on the left hand were cramping up. RED RED RED ALERT. Sure signs of a stroke.
Ambulance came and whisked her away to CGH....
Diagnosis : Mild stroke. Cholesterol levels which are way out of control i.e. fucking high. Blood pressure which is fucking high too. Enlarged heart (there's such a condition???)
Remedy : Can't do much cept to prescribe her a type of blood pressure medication which thins the blood out so it doesn't clog any arteries. Con side = if she suffers a cut, the bleeding can't stop. At her grand old age of 91, operations are out of the question.
Visited her today. Seems perfectly fine. Just that the stubborn streak in her is still prevalent.
She couldn't remember what happened in the bathroom...only remembered the ambulance trip.
Insisted that nothing happened..that she was not wobbly. That she did not have a mild stroke. That she was perfectly fine.
Oh well..the grand old dame is like a bloody mule.
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Suddenly realised I miss Lydia. Was wondering how she was doing in Jakarta when I remembered that hey, she's got a blog ain't she?
Went around digging for her blog URL and voila!
Spent the past 45 minutes reading her posts from DEcember till now. haha..
Seems like the whacko is having a great time there.
Of course there are some downs to complement the ups...(What are ups when there are no downs right?)
Glad for her that things are going well...Think she snagged a Prince there too.. hmm mm..
She's coming back on June 8th..Gonna grill her to bits then...
Muahaha...of cos with the help of the other duckie girls...
I miss her bitchiness & shrill shrieks!!!
For those who have not been following me through the months...Lydia is teaching in an international school in Jakata now on an 18-month contract...One of a kind girl with a wonderful grasp of the English language...combine that with a bitchy, quirky sense of humour and a gu-niang-like stance of things at times... ahhaa...
www.suanmeifen.blogspot.com
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Can anyone get inebriated on green tea? Cos I feel this way now.
Head heavy, groggy, tummy queasy...
Could be the panadol I popped an hour back?
Very slight fever...hope it goes away by the time I get up tomorrow morning.
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Went for French class today again, after a one week semester break if you can call it as such.
Surprise surprise. I am not in Pascal's class anymore...gonna miss the man..the crappy fella.. haha...he's taking the advanced class this semester.
Checked the notice they put up near the reception desk. I was in a class taught by a certain Benoit. (Pronounced as Ber-nwa)
Trotted off to find the classroom. 230pm came and voila!
It was not a Caucasian who stepped in but an Asian guy...think I looked quite agog...cos he looked at me quizzically...
He waltzed in and started spouting French like nobody's business...Aw man...French slang to a T. Utterly French in all ways. Mannerisms & expressions. Think he must have grown up there?
He looks Vietnamese though. Tanned and slightly stocky. Maybe less than 1.75m tall?
I miss Pascal! And having him call me Mimi! hahaha..
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The Sng family will be celebrating Mother's Day tomorrow...at a seafood restaurant in East Coast Park.
Red House Restaurant..(Do I hear you going...?? "high cholesterol...tsk tsk"...)
Bopian...Empress couldn't decide on what to eat. Passed the decision to the Prince...Prince made the decision...And the poor little Secretary had to dutifully go make the reservation.
Guest list:
Emperor Sng
Empress Sng
Prince Adrian
Princess Mei
Little Prince Marc
Princess-cum-Secretary Shell
Knight-in-Shining-Armour Choy
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Ok, am not feeling too good now...
Supposed to have done some work...
CMI.
Off to bed...
Till the next time...
They didn't want to tell me when I was still overseas. Only asked me to call home when I touched down. Thought they just wanted to know I am back home in SG safely...
Didn't quite occur to me that there was anything out of the blue.
Blimey...should have realised something was up. They don't usually ask me to call home when I touch down.
Apparently happened on Thursday morning. According to mum, dad & Santi (our maid), Gran & the maid were in the washroom getting ready for her bath.
She was unbuttoning her blouse when she got abit wobbly...
Santi managed to grab her and sat her down on the toilet seat. She was sweating profusely, head tilted to the left...started drooling and speech was sluured. RED ALERT.
Santi called out to mum who was cooking in the kitchen. Rushed in. RED ALERT.
Called out to dad who was in his room reading the papers. Gran's left arm & leg was immobile. Fingers on the left hand were cramping up. RED RED RED ALERT. Sure signs of a stroke.
Ambulance came and whisked her away to CGH....
Diagnosis : Mild stroke. Cholesterol levels which are way out of control i.e. fucking high. Blood pressure which is fucking high too. Enlarged heart (there's such a condition???)
Remedy : Can't do much cept to prescribe her a type of blood pressure medication which thins the blood out so it doesn't clog any arteries. Con side = if she suffers a cut, the bleeding can't stop. At her grand old age of 91, operations are out of the question.
Visited her today. Seems perfectly fine. Just that the stubborn streak in her is still prevalent.
She couldn't remember what happened in the bathroom...only remembered the ambulance trip.
Insisted that nothing happened..that she was not wobbly. That she did not have a mild stroke. That she was perfectly fine.
Oh well..the grand old dame is like a bloody mule.
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Suddenly realised I miss Lydia. Was wondering how she was doing in Jakarta when I remembered that hey, she's got a blog ain't she?
Went around digging for her blog URL and voila!
Spent the past 45 minutes reading her posts from DEcember till now. haha..
Seems like the whacko is having a great time there.
Of course there are some downs to complement the ups...(What are ups when there are no downs right?)
Glad for her that things are going well...Think she snagged a Prince there too.. hmm mm..
She's coming back on June 8th..Gonna grill her to bits then...
Muahaha...of cos with the help of the other duckie girls...
I miss her bitchiness & shrill shrieks!!!
For those who have not been following me through the months...Lydia is teaching in an international school in Jakata now on an 18-month contract...One of a kind girl with a wonderful grasp of the English language...combine that with a bitchy, quirky sense of humour and a gu-niang-like stance of things at times... ahhaa...
www.suanmeifen.blogspot.com
=========
Can anyone get inebriated on green tea? Cos I feel this way now.
Head heavy, groggy, tummy queasy...
Could be the panadol I popped an hour back?
Very slight fever...hope it goes away by the time I get up tomorrow morning.
=========
Went for French class today again, after a one week semester break if you can call it as such.
Surprise surprise. I am not in Pascal's class anymore...gonna miss the man..the crappy fella.. haha...he's taking the advanced class this semester.
Checked the notice they put up near the reception desk. I was in a class taught by a certain Benoit. (Pronounced as Ber-nwa)
Trotted off to find the classroom. 230pm came and voila!
It was not a Caucasian who stepped in but an Asian guy...think I looked quite agog...cos he looked at me quizzically...
He waltzed in and started spouting French like nobody's business...Aw man...French slang to a T. Utterly French in all ways. Mannerisms & expressions. Think he must have grown up there?
He looks Vietnamese though. Tanned and slightly stocky. Maybe less than 1.75m tall?
I miss Pascal! And having him call me Mimi! hahaha..
==========
The Sng family will be celebrating Mother's Day tomorrow...at a seafood restaurant in East Coast Park.
Red House Restaurant..(Do I hear you going...?? "high cholesterol...tsk tsk"...)
Bopian...Empress couldn't decide on what to eat. Passed the decision to the Prince...Prince made the decision...And the poor little Secretary had to dutifully go make the reservation.
Guest list:
Emperor Sng
Empress Sng
Prince Adrian
Princess Mei
Little Prince Marc
Princess-cum-Secretary Shell
Knight-in-Shining-Armour Choy
==========
Ok, am not feeling too good now...
Supposed to have done some work...
CMI.
Off to bed...
Till the next time...
Friday, May 04, 2007
Hong Kong
It was a short trip..Could have been a day longer..but well..I screwed up my schedule plans...
Sigh...Long story...Shall not elaborate here..
Tourist to the core
Anyway..hmm mm...I was a tourist to the core...
Snapping pics. Visiting tourist spots. Haggling at night stalls.
And of course, looking bewildered when people spoke to me in Cantonese.
Feel like telling them.
"Doll, I am not a Hong Kee..opps.... a Hong-Kong-er..."
Language
People will always start speaking tome in Cantonese..needless to say it was of cos I'm Asian.
Got a kick out of replying in English to some stall owners or the staff manning retail outlets.
Some responded in good English..some others stuttered...
Ok I am bad I know...
Chinese was still the main mode of communication... :)
I hate reading food menus though.
It's damn stressful when you're trying to figure out what the hell they have and the waiter is impatiently ticking his pen away on your table.
Foodie
Think my cholesterol levels have shot up..
Prawn wanton, roasted goose, preserved eggs...
Fried rice, fried popiah, chicken pies...
Eggs, eggs and more eggs...
Instant noodles, luncheon meat...ham..
Har how, siew mai, chee cheong fun...*burp*
It's funny though..the dessert stalls seem to have grown much much lesser than when I was there 3 years ago..hmm mm...
And I can't find any stalls selling roast pigeons...cos of the bird flu maybe??
Couldn't find those stalls selling snacks & traditional food stuffs for tourists to buy back home.
EXERCISE
I walked so much in these 4 days.
More so than what I've walked over the past month or so.
Climbed more steps than what I have done in the past 12 months.
And of cos, cursed so much than what I have done hmm mm....over 2 weeks in SG?
Service & Courtesy
Haha...reason for the cursing is that...some of them are just really not courteous...
They bang into you. No sorry.
Their bags slam into you. No sorry.
they cut your queue. No sorry.
Their kid runs into you. No sorry.
Food stall owners take your orders like they don't need your business to survive.
Retail staff give you a high and mighty attitude.
That's right...aattitude...
Mouth says : "Sorry, we only have this colour."
Look on the face says : (If you want, then take. Don't want? Then leave for all I care.)
But I have to say that the Giordano staff is still tops....more so than in SG....=)
Very nice people... haha...most of the Giordano outlets...
The Chinese tourists there...are also one of a kind.
Speak loudly, jostle for seats in the trains, step on your toes without saying sorry.
Kids run all over the place, and the list goes on.
Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum
I hugged Andy Lau, Leon Lai, David Beckham and erm, Lee Kuan Yew.
I slobbered over Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Bae Yung Jun and Brad Pitt.
I was pally with Pierce Brosnan, Pavarotti and erm... Einstein and Hitler.
I sang with Miriam Cheung, Jay Chou, Michael Jackson and the Beatles.
Ahboy fought with Yao Ming & Muhammad Ali.
He slobbered over Twins, Michelle Yeoh...and of cos Andy Lau.
Man...it was fun... ahhaa...
Weather
Cooolll...Even when the sun's out..it's feels cooling..
Unlike humid SG..you don't get oily & sticky so fast..
Even at night while thronging the pasar malams, you don't really sweat...breezy...
Not wonder the peeps have such good complexions..guys included...bleah...
Fashion & Shopping
Surprisingly...I think Taiwanese girls are more daring & funky in their dressing..
In fact, I think more SG girls doll up than HK girls.. hmm mm....
I have to say..cute Hk guys are not so easy to find.
But when you finally lay your eyes on one. Woohoo!!! It's a sight worth waiting for... haha...
Girls..hmm mm...so-so...I prefer our local girls...haha..
Not much shopping was done till the last night...
You can call us dumb though...we bought things from Giordano & G2000. haha...
Spirituality
3rd day there was a very spiritual one...
Went to 3 sites of worship in a day...The 1st was at Wong Tai Sin Temple and the last two were at Lantau Island..
Cllimbed about 15 storeys maybe? To see Asia's biggest Bronze statue of Buddha...
Worth the effort...It was on the top of the hill, overlooking the sea...kaozz...breathtaking haha...
Po Lin Monastery has so many different nooks & crannies filled with artifacts & statues...
I felt so awed & even a little hmm mm....emotional...
Sigh...Long story...Shall not elaborate here..
Tourist to the core
Anyway..hmm mm...I was a tourist to the core...
Snapping pics. Visiting tourist spots. Haggling at night stalls.
And of course, looking bewildered when people spoke to me in Cantonese.
Feel like telling them.
"Doll, I am not a Hong Kee..opps.... a Hong-Kong-er..."
Language
People will always start speaking tome in Cantonese..needless to say it was of cos I'm Asian.
Got a kick out of replying in English to some stall owners or the staff manning retail outlets.
Some responded in good English..some others stuttered...
Ok I am bad I know...
Chinese was still the main mode of communication... :)
I hate reading food menus though.
It's damn stressful when you're trying to figure out what the hell they have and the waiter is impatiently ticking his pen away on your table.
Foodie
Think my cholesterol levels have shot up..
Prawn wanton, roasted goose, preserved eggs...
Fried rice, fried popiah, chicken pies...
Eggs, eggs and more eggs...
Instant noodles, luncheon meat...ham..
Har how, siew mai, chee cheong fun...*burp*
It's funny though..the dessert stalls seem to have grown much much lesser than when I was there 3 years ago..hmm mm...
And I can't find any stalls selling roast pigeons...cos of the bird flu maybe??
Couldn't find those stalls selling snacks & traditional food stuffs for tourists to buy back home.
EXERCISE
I walked so much in these 4 days.
More so than what I've walked over the past month or so.
Climbed more steps than what I have done in the past 12 months.
And of cos, cursed so much than what I have done hmm mm....over 2 weeks in SG?
Service & Courtesy
Haha...reason for the cursing is that...some of them are just really not courteous...
They bang into you. No sorry.
Their bags slam into you. No sorry.
they cut your queue. No sorry.
Their kid runs into you. No sorry.
Food stall owners take your orders like they don't need your business to survive.
Retail staff give you a high and mighty attitude.
That's right...aattitude...
Mouth says : "Sorry, we only have this colour."
Look on the face says : (If you want, then take. Don't want? Then leave for all I care.)
But I have to say that the Giordano staff is still tops....more so than in SG....=)
Very nice people... haha...most of the Giordano outlets...
The Chinese tourists there...are also one of a kind.
Speak loudly, jostle for seats in the trains, step on your toes without saying sorry.
Kids run all over the place, and the list goes on.
Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum
I hugged Andy Lau, Leon Lai, David Beckham and erm, Lee Kuan Yew.
I slobbered over Andy Lau, Aaron Kwok, Bae Yung Jun and Brad Pitt.
I was pally with Pierce Brosnan, Pavarotti and erm... Einstein and Hitler.
I sang with Miriam Cheung, Jay Chou, Michael Jackson and the Beatles.
Ahboy fought with Yao Ming & Muhammad Ali.
He slobbered over Twins, Michelle Yeoh...and of cos Andy Lau.
Man...it was fun... ahhaa...
Weather
Cooolll...Even when the sun's out..it's feels cooling..
Unlike humid SG..you don't get oily & sticky so fast..
Even at night while thronging the pasar malams, you don't really sweat...breezy...
Not wonder the peeps have such good complexions..guys included...bleah...
Fashion & Shopping
Surprisingly...I think Taiwanese girls are more daring & funky in their dressing..
In fact, I think more SG girls doll up than HK girls.. hmm mm....
I have to say..cute Hk guys are not so easy to find.
But when you finally lay your eyes on one. Woohoo!!! It's a sight worth waiting for... haha...
Girls..hmm mm...so-so...I prefer our local girls...haha..
Not much shopping was done till the last night...
You can call us dumb though...we bought things from Giordano & G2000. haha...
Spirituality
3rd day there was a very spiritual one...
Went to 3 sites of worship in a day...The 1st was at Wong Tai Sin Temple and the last two were at Lantau Island..
Cllimbed about 15 storeys maybe? To see Asia's biggest Bronze statue of Buddha...
Worth the effort...It was on the top of the hill, overlooking the sea...kaozz...breathtaking haha...
Po Lin Monastery has so many different nooks & crannies filled with artifacts & statues...
I felt so awed & even a little hmm mm....emotional...
delusion & denial...
Come to think of it.
You can call it delusion? Or denial? Both I think.
Delusion : kidding yourself that the shit is not there..well, at least not for those few days
Denial : I'll throw that pile of shit there..hopefullywhen I come back, it'll miraculously have disappeared.
Spending $1000 for a short short short trip.
To buy that few days of carefreeness (hopefully)
And the moment you touch down at the sirport.
You know you're back in reality.
Time to don that life-jacket again. Maybe I'll put on a mask & tank as well..
To help swim through murky waters, floating jetsam and the ubiquitous shit?
Man, I am a depressing creature...
Pardon me.
You can call it delusion? Or denial? Both I think.
Delusion : kidding yourself that the shit is not there..well, at least not for those few days
Denial : I'll throw that pile of shit there..hopefullywhen I come back, it'll miraculously have disappeared.
Spending $1000 for a short short short trip.
To buy that few days of carefreeness (hopefully)
And the moment you touch down at the sirport.
You know you're back in reality.
Time to don that life-jacket again. Maybe I'll put on a mask & tank as well..
To help swim through murky waters, floating jetsam and the ubiquitous shit?
Man, I am a depressing creature...
Pardon me.
Monday, April 30, 2007
rattles
poor joanne..
I think she'll get the bulk of my stuff during the handover...
Hope I can do up a proper sui-sui list for her...
plus she's only 2 weeks old in LHUB...
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On other issues...
What's the point of throwing a letter...screaming and ranting and crying about it...Basically creating a big fuss over it...and saying that no matter what you will not stay...
But then..after a few words spoken to you by 3 different bosses...of cos with the mention of the possible increase of $$...
You say ok fine, I'll take it back and maybe hang on and see how...
thought the Chinese saying goes...
a good horse doesn't eat go-stan grass?
ok, I shan't be quick to judge...I am not the one involved..
But as the elder ones have said...we young ones think real differently from them..
Rasher, bolder & sometimes foolish...
oh well...guess it doesn't come as a surprise cos I expected it anyway...
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countdown...12 more hours and I'll be at the airport!!
18 more hours and I'll be at Tsim Tsa Tsui...
24 more hours and I'll be at Victoria's Peak & Lan Gui Fang!!
I think she'll get the bulk of my stuff during the handover...
Hope I can do up a proper sui-sui list for her...
plus she's only 2 weeks old in LHUB...
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On other issues...
What's the point of throwing a letter...screaming and ranting and crying about it...Basically creating a big fuss over it...and saying that no matter what you will not stay...
But then..after a few words spoken to you by 3 different bosses...of cos with the mention of the possible increase of $$...
You say ok fine, I'll take it back and maybe hang on and see how...
thought the Chinese saying goes...
a good horse doesn't eat go-stan grass?
ok, I shan't be quick to judge...I am not the one involved..
But as the elder ones have said...we young ones think real differently from them..
Rasher, bolder & sometimes foolish...
oh well...guess it doesn't come as a surprise cos I expected it anyway...
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countdown...12 more hours and I'll be at the airport!!
18 more hours and I'll be at Tsim Tsa Tsui...
24 more hours and I'll be at Victoria's Peak & Lan Gui Fang!!
Mad About...
- Sliced Fish Mee Sua : think I had this for about 3-4 times last week...hha..best one I had was at the Plaza Sing foodcourt...tops man I tell you!
- Reading : enough said...
- Benji Schwimmer : been seeing all of his dance clips on Youtube...!! But I have to say..his name sounds like a dog's...wasn't there a movie with a dog named Benji?
- Snacking : dang dang dang...mouth is constantly looking for something to chew upon..
- Green : I love green!! love it love it love it!! green bags, green pens, green clothes...
- Crumpler : I got a new red one yesterday! A surprise from ahboy!! woot woot!! It will be our travel bag in HK...wheee!! Big & Red!!
- Anything Peranakan : Flipped through the book ahboy bought for me from Times...about the Straits Chinese..lots of sepia-toned ghostly pictures & Malay words which I recognise...gave Granny the honour of flipping through the pictorial book..was sitting next to her looking at her (& the book of course)..kinda nice to see her reminiscing about the past...
- Grilled Wings & Mee Hoon Kueh : Am having a craving for them now actually...
- Sleeping : Slept yesterday afternoon...slept today afternoon...and still feel like sleeping...
my new love...
Benji Schwimmer....
Love the way he moves...
And the chemistry he has with Heidi Groskreutz is wonderful...Been dancing together since they were kids....
Check out this link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C0GzFJGxno
Love the way he moves...
And the chemistry he has with Heidi Groskreutz is wonderful...Been dancing together since they were kids....
Check out this link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_C0GzFJGxno
saying goodbyes
天下没有不散之宴席
来日方长,后会有期
Brian left me this message on my email when I dropped him a note to tell him goodbye.
Not a sincere way to inform others but time was tight and I'm on leave this whole week. Guess email was the fastest way...
I didn't feel this way when I left school.
Why do I find saying goodbye so difficult now?
The older I get, the more wishy washy I become.
Aw man.
General reactions I get are :shock, surprise..but happy for you...
Hahaha..
Devin got a shock too..Guess I didn't let on anything to him at all previously...
In his usual manner...he was kao-behing...haha...
来日方长,后会有期
Brian left me this message on my email when I dropped him a note to tell him goodbye.
Not a sincere way to inform others but time was tight and I'm on leave this whole week. Guess email was the fastest way...
I didn't feel this way when I left school.
Why do I find saying goodbye so difficult now?
The older I get, the more wishy washy I become.
Aw man.
General reactions I get are :shock, surprise..but happy for you...
Hahaha..
Devin got a shock too..Guess I didn't let on anything to him at all previously...
In his usual manner...he was kao-behing...haha...
*sulk*
Been a long while since I last felt this way.
Not even during our big quarrel last year. I felt helpless then but it was only for a few days.
I am feeling helpless, distracted, unsure for the longest time now.
Like I'm in a mild depression.
Little things make me emotional. Little things make me tear.
Mind & heart is not at peace at all.
Even when I went to the temple to pray on Saturday..I kept getting distracted..
The peace I felt whenever I am in a temple just wasn't there on Saturday...
Rather it was there but obscured by the clouds in my mind...
Am gonna switch it all off.
Fart it off, shit it off, laugh it off, sleep it off, burp it off.
*sulk*
Not even during our big quarrel last year. I felt helpless then but it was only for a few days.
I am feeling helpless, distracted, unsure for the longest time now.
Like I'm in a mild depression.
Little things make me emotional. Little things make me tear.
Mind & heart is not at peace at all.
Even when I went to the temple to pray on Saturday..I kept getting distracted..
The peace I felt whenever I am in a temple just wasn't there on Saturday...
Rather it was there but obscured by the clouds in my mind...
Am gonna switch it all off.
Fart it off, shit it off, laugh it off, sleep it off, burp it off.
*sulk*
Friday, April 27, 2007
more senseless chatterings
i think i am torn about geminis...was thinking about it on the train..
i love 2 of them..
am wary about 2 or 3 of them...
and am generally neutral about the rest...
i think geminis can be classified into 2 broad types
type 1 = 2-faced creatures
this type..must beware...
type 2 = not 2-faced
this type...maybe can be good friend...
but a singular trait runs through all geminis...
they all get along with everyone...
and when the time calls for it...
they can simply put on a smile for the occassion...whether sincere or not...
think i wrote about geminis before...damn...i don't think i am obsessed with them lah hor?
hmm mm...
opps bro longan...i am not condemning you ah.. ahha...=p
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shall go bathe now...
and watch survivor later...
super long since i last watched an episode..months maybe?
i love 2 of them..
am wary about 2 or 3 of them...
and am generally neutral about the rest...
i think geminis can be classified into 2 broad types
type 1 = 2-faced creatures
this type..must beware...
type 2 = not 2-faced
this type...maybe can be good friend...
but a singular trait runs through all geminis...
they all get along with everyone...
and when the time calls for it...
they can simply put on a smile for the occassion...whether sincere or not...
think i wrote about geminis before...damn...i don't think i am obsessed with them lah hor?
hmm mm...
opps bro longan...i am not condemning you ah.. ahha...=p
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shall go bathe now...
and watch survivor later...
super long since i last watched an episode..months maybe?
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