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Extremely emo week last week, especially towards the end of the week.
Woke this morning feeling emo again.

Hope this week'll be less emo.

I hate it when I get this way. Because I cannot concentrate on things. And then I get frustrated.
And then all the more I cannot concentrate and then I get more frustrated and you get the drift.....

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Caught "Sing Dollar: The Musical Comedy About Money" on Friday night with K, Dan & YL.
Any Dream Academy musical with Selena Tan at the helm has not let me down yet.

Sing Dollar didn't as well. I laughed so much during the 2.5hours I felt light-headed like a giggly schoolgirl.
The set was done up quite well in a witty manner. The performances by most of the cast were good. And Singaporeans definitely could relate to the show.

I was wondering what the ang mohs who attended the musical thought of it. Was wondering too if they could understand some of the colloquial language used, the local jokes given, and the tons of dialects used ha.

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Watched "Public Enemies" on Saturday night with K.
Anything with Johnny Depp in it will not fail.

The show was good. The soundtrack was good. Johnny Depp was good.

Enough said. :)

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Went blading yesterday afternoon. And started the session with a grand slam.
Lol, there was a slope before the tracks. K went down it first and sorta landed on his bum on the grass patch next to the slope...
And when I went down it later, he was waiting at the bottom of the slope trying to catch me...I slammed into him and both of us went down to the ground haha....

Interesting way to start the blading session hha...;p

I think we hit 11-12km in all...
I was a slowpoke though and K had to slow down so I could keep up...

Whose Line Is It Anyway? Michael Jackson Impressions

I absolutely love these guys hahaha...such talent and humour.
I spent the last 10mins laughing away at my desk.
Silently of course *sneaks a quick look around*
*ahem* Heng it's a Friday. haahhahha

Enjoy the vid!

Dino-bee

As you can tell. Friday's aren't exactly very productive days hahaha...

Came across this pic while surfing the net.

Ain't exactly anything particularly interesting. I just like the colours on the dino. ;p

And the fact that it's a cross-breed between a bee and a dino. Hehe..

Musings

It's a cheerier morning today.
By the simple fact that it's Friday.
By the simple fact that I had an hour's more sleep than the previous night.
And by the simple fact that I had a ham sandwich with 12-grain bread for breakfast.

Lovely.

Hope to be able to go for a run tomorrow morning.
And then settle French homework before setting off for Gran's place and then to class and then back home for family dinner and then out again for a movie.

Il est tres long temps que mes samedis sont libre...Il y a au moins deux annees et plus?
Il est un peu fatiguee quelquefois mais je pense qu'il est "worth it".

Animal Zodiac

So which animal sign are you?

I love how the chicky...opps...I mean the rooster looks like here. ;p

The monkey looks sadly like a jaundiced mouse though. :(

'Nuff Said

Je n'aime pas le matin

I feel unladylike today.

Couldn’t wake in the morning. Grabbed an old pair of pants and an off shoulder black top. Am in total black today again. The handbag doesn’t match the outfit but oh well.
Seriously, I’d much rather be in jeans, flipflops and a T-shirt or tank top everyday.

Hope I’ll be awake for the 4pm meeting later on.

Zoning…I mean…Signing out.
More Zee Avi, The Verve and emo songs for me today perhaps.

See Me No Up

5 of us went out for lunch today. We were having a conversation during the kopi session after lunch, talking about whipping and lashes. HC was talking about lashing Kelvin with a Valentino belt. And so I added my little input to the exchange.

Me: Eh, Kelvin, not bad what! Then your weals will be branded weals leh…
Kel & the rest at the table: Huh? What? “Wheels”?
Me: No lah. Weals as in W-E-A-L-S.
The rest: There’s no such word lah. Dumbo. It should be “welts”.
Me: No, there IS such a word!! You guys don’t believe me!! There’s really such a word!! *pout*
The rest: Hmm mm…*unconvinced faces*

Minutes later…on the way back to office.

Kel: *Fiddling with his IPhone”
Kel: Eh guys, there’s really such a word leh. I just checked the dictionary. So she’s right.
Me: YAH LAH!!! Then all of you didn’t believe me!!! See me no up!
Me: *wails*
Me: Although my level of English is not extremely high, and I speak Singlish, but it’s still considered quite good ok!
The rest: Orh ya yah..okok. *Continues with their other conversations*
Me: .......*sulks*.........

幸福小女人

I’m a 幸福小女人. :)
Went over to K’s place yesterday evening after work. And dinner was prepared by him already. And what was on the menu? Yum Yum.

Beef Steak seasoned with sea salt and herbs
Mashed Potatoes with salted butter, Italian herbs and pepper
Salad with Italian dressing

Every now and then, it sure feels good to not be the one who is doing the cooking. Hahaa. ;p

And to give credit to my dear Mr K...
Hehe, here's a pic of his thumb. With a big blister on it.
Gotten from mashing the potatoes too vigorously.
Orh lalalalala...sayang you ok...:)

Even Singa is Down With Flu???

Gosh. I didn't know they made masks for Singa the courtesy lion too!
Saw this at the Suntec foodcourt and laughed my head off.

Life

This was taken in November 2008.
Moody moody period for me. Lots of things were going on then.
It's interesting how your mood affects what pictures you take. :)
This was along the Singapore River.

I was waiting for Daniel & YL to arrive at Timbre, Empress Place.

They were rather late and I took a stroll by myself along the river.

Soon enough I found myself a nice corner under a shady tree and just sat there.

A slight breeze was blowing and I felt rather alone then.

Dusk came.

I thought the landscape to be extremely pretty and I took this picture.

Pity it was with my mobile.

A digicam would have captured the colour nuances much much better.

Eight of Spades

This was taken awhile back.

More than 6 months ago, on the 2nd last day of 2008.

At a time when I wasn't feeling good about things.

I remember it was a dreary morning, when I was waiting for my bus to arrive.

I noticed a little poker card. It was left stranded on the roadside.

Sitting atop the yellow line bordering the side of the road.

It looked like it felt darn lonely to be there. And so I took a pic of it.

Eight of Spades.

I thought it to be a nice omen cos there was a nice ring to it.

s-t-r-e-t-c-h

I think I need to do more stretching again.
I've stopped for about two months and for the last 2-3 sessions of jogs I had, the back of my right knee would ache. :(

The ache travelled all the way to my right ankle yesterday. Bleah.

Ok, time to start stretches at home again..

Younglings

I’ve been conducting several interviews yesterday and today to look for someone to replace my current admin staff who’s leaving to further her studies.

Looking at the young fresh-faced girls and speaking to them, I thought of how much I was like them all those years ago. 22, 23 years of age. Some only 19 or 20. Fresh out of school, hesitant, raw, eager to please and just ready to accept any job coming their way, whether perm or temp. Some of them are good, and speak well and confidently enough. Some are still very much in their shells. Others were nice girls but lacked any punch.

For those whom we have not short-listed, I truly wish them the best of luck on their forays into the working world….where monsters lurk in hidden nooks and serpents hiss in other crannies…;p
And I hope these younglings will cross paths with worthy mentors who will guide and teach them well on their way forward.

In time to come, they will be like me. Looking at interviewees and thinking about the time when they were once too young eager beavers.

Another Something to Brighten Our Tuesday

After Dinner Activities

It was after dinner. And there we were. The two of us.
Seated on my bed and staring into space.

Brows knitted in concentration and furrowed with effort.
You could almost see droplets of sweat dribbling down our temples.

There was total silence. Except for the low humming from my air-con.
There was no movement. Except for the constant gnawing of our jaws.

We were on a mission.
A quest.

To knot cherry stems with our tongues. :)

Just Something To Brighten Our Monday

Good Weekend

It was a good fulfilling weekend.

Friday Night
Dinner with the Duckie ladies. And for once in a very long long time, we had full attendance. Actually, not only full attendance, we had partners in attendance as well. :)

K was there and the poor lad had to undergo a grilling session by the ladies & Sasi.
How did you guys know each other? Since when did things start? How did things start? Yada yada…;p

Loads of laughter, loads of stories and loads of round-table updates yet again.
Next gathering is scheduled to be in September perhaps. :)

Saturday
Stewed chicken soup, mustard leaf fried with dried scallops, steamed fish.
Simple lovely dinner and wonderful company makes for a great evening…:)

Sunday
SHAPE run! :)

I waited for a year for the run to arrive and it’s gone in a jiffy. Completed the 5km and it felt good to be able to do it. A year ago, I’d only have managed to run 10% of it? Hahahahaha…

Am wondering if I should try the 10km SCM at the end of this year…5 more months to go. Hmm.
Timeline abit tight to try to train myself for it. haha..

Had a nice light macaroni lunch at K’s place before heading out to watch Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. The show was good at times. But extremely slow-moving and a little draggy at times. Butt and shoulders were aching at the end of the show haha.

Dinner was at The Garden Slug (Telok Kurau Lorong L, Bright Centre). I’m in love with that place. Everytime we’re there, 95% of the stuff we order turns out excellent. :)
Cosy, quiet, idyllic and nicely tucked away from the hustle and bustle of town.
Many many thumbs up.

More Jai Ho!!

I realised something strange.

Haha. Jai Ho in the original version motivates me to work!!

Lol, I was looping the song over and over again yesterday. And it gave me the much-needed boost to work work work.

:)

More Jai Ho for today! Woot!

Chords, Trebles, Rhythms

It always feels great to start the day with good songs.

Glenn, Vernetta and the Flying Dutchman consistently churn out good stuff on Class 95's Morning Express. I love them for that hahaa..
These 2 songs were the first 2 songs I heard this morning.
Have I mentioned before I rather like UK singers? Enjoy.

Music maketh moods :)

Valerie - Amy Winehouse


Go West - Pet Shop Boys
Classic classic song from 1993.