$$$

Got my bonus letter and performance rating this morning.

*GRINS*

*GRINS*

*GRINS*

Rollercoaster

It's been a rollercoaster ride over the last 6 months.

I've been on highs and then brought to the lowest of depths.
I've been on lows and then brought to unimaginable highs.

It's wreaking havoc on my mind. I can't concentrate. I can't focus.
I'm functioning. But only at the barest level.
It's affecting my personal life and my work.

I need to get out of this rut. But I don't know how.

My mind's churning and yet it still draws a blank.
Am I making sense?
Things are floating in my head. But yet I can't put a finger on them.
A myriad of thoughts occupy my mind but yet, I feel only a dull drone. Nothing concrete comes out of my mind.

I don't know how many times I've had arguments with the folks at home.
I don't know how many times I've had to rely on the listening ears of friends.
I don't know how many times I've escaped into the musical world only to emerge still feeling unsated.

Oh god. Get me out of this please.

La Vie En Rose - Louis Armstrong

One of the best cover versions I've heard of Edith Piaf's La Vie En Rose.
Love the trumpets...:)

zzz

Kinda tired.

Stuffed nose.

Slightly scratchy throat.

Hang in there Michelle

Mind Over Body.

To the Moon and Back

Fly me to the moon
And let me play amongst the stars

Let me see what spring is like on Jupiter and Mars

In other words

Hold my hand

In other words

Darling, kiss me

Fill my heart with song

And let me sing forever more

You are all I long for

All I worship and adore

In other words

Please be true

In other words

I love you

Sound of Music!!!

A lovely lovely video which perked up my dreary afternoon...
Abit dumb lah but just hearing the music actually made me smile and get teary...
Seeing those dancers jump around made me wanna jump around toooo!!!

I've been feeling hyper & loopy since last night haha...so being in the office feels so much of a chore right now haha...

Enjoy the vid!

Lari Lari

I don't know how far I ran today.

It was a short one. Either a 2km or 2.2km.
13mins haha...

Kinda slow hor? Hmm mm.

Britain's Got Talent - Shaheen Jafargholi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVU4IkzMNIo

Move over Susan Boyle.

Life Right Now

Some aspects of life is just going great right now compared to a few months ago.
It's going mighty fantastic actually haha.

Running is proving to be a little addictive...Blading is going fine, not fantastic but good enough haha. Health is fine except for a prone-ness to sore throats and cough.

And K is just wonderful...

Work is however a big question mark to me.
The humdrum of it.
I don't like doing things which I don't believe in. And I don't like doing things I don't really understand. The technicalities of it all stumps me all the time.

I'm miffed at myself and my lack of motivation sometimes during workdays.
But I'm equally miffed at the complexities of it all.
Policies, technical issues.

Ugh.
Someone hand me a new job please.

Majestic Bar - Nos Diner a Samedi Soir

Dinner on Saturday was a lovely affair.

We had the whole restaurant to ourselves for the most part of it.
4-course degustation over at Majestic Bar at Bukit Pasoh Road

The ceilings were adorned with little white lights...the walls were blue and green...with little animals painted on them...

There were round white lamps hanging from the ceiling...
Very very high ceiling that is haha.

Lovely lovely meal.
Lovely lovely company.
Lovely lovely jazz accompaniement.
Lovely lovely drinks.

We should do this only once in a awhile though.
I'm afraid I'll get used to it. Haha..:)

Check it out.
http://www.majesticbar.com/edm/exquisiteSat.htm

blading

I'm proud to say...

I can do a T-stop liao...hahaha.

Beyond The Sea - Bobby Darin

Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailin

Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms
I'd go sailin'

It's far beyond the stars
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon

We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again
I'll go sailin'

I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon
We'll meet (I know we'll meet) beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea

And never again
I'll go sailin'
No more sailin'
So long sailin'
Bye bye sailin'...
Move on out captain

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Gosh, this song has been playing in my mind and my disc player for the past few days liao hahaha...

My 3 songs of the moment:
Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
Hugh Grant & Hayley Bennett - Way Back Into Love
Bobby Darin - Beyond The Sea

lovely...:)

Oh Damnit!

Someone just told me I look thin and dry.
In Chinese it goes as 瘦瘦干干...

She asked me to eat more...

Bleah I already eat alot lor.....
People who know me can definitely vouch for me....

...But ok, I will guzzle water to hydrate myself...:(

Damnit.
The desciption of Shou Shou Gan Gan definitely did not sit well with me.

Whirlwind

It's been a whirlwind.

I'm swept.

So swept.

Of Namecards and Colours

The marketer in me is extremely irritated.

I pay alot of attention to first impressions in the working world.
And your namecard is the first physical tool (right after your firm handshake) you use to achieve a good first impression.

I printed my own namecards when I first joined the company.
Paper quality, matt lamination, colour and grammage and toning were all chosen by me.
I couldn't change the design of the namecard and so I relied on other aspects to create a nice enough namecard.

I like it.

A batch was printed a few months ago. The Admin Mgr wanted everything cheap cheap cheap.
And she killed the namecard.
What came out was a shoddy piece of namecard. Colours were wrong, no lamination, paper was flimsy. It was so so wrong and I was glad I didn't order during that batch.

We recently had another new batch printed again.
I said my piece, gave all my views. HC said his piece as well. Complained that the previous batch was really crap.

Now I'm upset again. haha...(Complain queen hor?)

Paper quality is ok after all my feedback. But the colours are horrible....
Wah lau, we have red in our namecard. What came out was maroon. And apparently she cleared the sample artwork given to us by the vendor.

Wah lau, cannot tell the diff between red & maroon meh????

Argh, how to achieve consistent corporate identity like this??

I don't know how to tell this to others.
But I'm sure other marketers would understand exactly what I am trying to say. Right Ally?

Footsteps

2
4
2
4
2
4
2
4
2
4

et puis, 4 pour toujours?

Blue Mooon - Frank Sinatra

Blue Moon
You saw me standing alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

Blue Moon
You know just what I was there for
You heard me saying a prayer for
Someone I really could care for

And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will hold
I heard somebody whisper please adore me
And when I looked to the Moon it turned to gold

Blue Moon
Now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

And then there suddenly appeared before me
The only one my arms will ever hold
I heard somebody whisper please adore me
And when I looked the Moon had turned to gold

Blue moon
Now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

Blue moon
Now I'm no longer alone
Without a dream in my heart
Without a love of my own

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I remember listening to this song when I was a kid.
Dad would play it, Mum would hum along...
All these and more on a lazy Sunday morning...

I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra

I’ve got you under my skin.
I’ve got you deep in the heart of me.
So deep in my heart that you’re really a part of me.
I’ve got you under my skin.

I tried so not to give in.
I said to myself:"This affair never will go so well."
But why should I try to resist when, baby, I know so well,
I’ve got you under my skin.

I’d sacrfice anything, come what might, for the sake of having you near.
In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night and repeats, repeats in my ear:
Don’t you know, little fool, you never can win.
Use your mentality, wake up to reality."
But each time that I do, just the thought of you makes me stop before I begin,
Cause I’ve got you under my skin.

I would sacrifice anything, come what might, for the sake of having you near.
In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night and repeats, how it yells in my ear:
Don’t you know, little fool, you never can win.
Why not use your mentality, step up, wake up to reality.
But each time I do, just the thought of you
Makes me stop just before I begin,

Cause I’ve got you under my skin.
Yes, I’ve got you under my skin.

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I've been listening to too much Michael Buble and Frank Sinatra recently haha...

Sisters of the World Unite

When you're down, when you're confused, when you need a hand, girlfriends and other friends are important for a listening ear and for comfort and support...

PQ & I went for a run again last night. Same thing, ran to Pasir Ris...nice achievement even though it was a shorter route compared to last week's run.

Hopefully it did us both good to clear our thoughts a little...:)

A promise to myself

I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.
I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.
I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.
I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.
I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.

*stoned*
I need to realise I am no longer 18 and as energetic as I used to be.

I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.
I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.
I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.
I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.
I promise not to chat on the phone till 2am anymore.