## CONVERSATION 1 ## the good
Had lunch with a colleague earlier on and we were talking about another colleague.
Lili: Tony loves to eat tow suan! He'll go look for tow suan everywhere he goes! And he especially loves to have tow suan with the fried char kway teow!
Me: Ok, I see.
Me: *thinks* Wait. You mean the fried yew zhar kway, or char kway teow?
Lili: OH!! YEW ZHAR KWAY YA YA YA! The long long fried thing! Hahahahha
Me: Hahahaha...
## CONVERSATION 2 ## the bad
On MSN. One-sided conversation.
JM: So how's things with you?
Me: *ignores*
JM: *after another 10-15minutes* So has he proposed?
Me: *irritation* Why do you keep asking me this every single time??????
JM: Oh have I?
Me: Yes.
JM: sorry, don't be upset lah. Was just being kaypoh.
Me: *ignores* *building irritation*
JM: If you need emcee next time, you can find me, I just did it for a wedding last night.
Me: *ignores* *still building irritation*
Monday, July 11, 2011
Eh??
I always get bruises, scratches or cuts without knowing how they got there.
I did it again last night. I got a 5mm cut on the middle finger of my right hand without knowing how, when or why.
I only noticed it when my middle and fourth fingers were sticky and patchy with blood.
But at least the cut's healing already.
I did it again last night. I got a 5mm cut on the middle finger of my right hand without knowing how, when or why.
I only noticed it when my middle and fourth fingers were sticky and patchy with blood.
But at least the cut's healing already.
Saturday, July 09, 2011
MP as in....
Mushroom Pot.
It's been at least 5 years or more since I the last time I went there. Brought K there just now for dinner. The branch at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
I loved to bits the wild mushroom soup base. It was so sweet after all the cooking that I actually contemplated asking them whether I could dabao the soup home or not haha... Anyway, for the record, the answer is No. If you're wondering, I didn't ask them. Haha.
It must be the first time ever that I did not really eat much meat at a steamboat meal. It was all vegetables, mushrooms, some pork balls, more vegetables, some liver and 1 piece of beef for me today. Moderation for the sake of achieving some semblance of stability in my moody stomach.
K liked it there. For me, I've always enjoyed the idea of having a steamboat or a mini BBQ between just the two of us. Today's the first time we've actually done it and I pretty much loved it!
Maybe we'll go back there again soon. :)
It's been at least 5 years or more since I the last time I went there. Brought K there just now for dinner. The branch at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
I loved to bits the wild mushroom soup base. It was so sweet after all the cooking that I actually contemplated asking them whether I could dabao the soup home or not haha... Anyway, for the record, the answer is No. If you're wondering, I didn't ask them. Haha.
It must be the first time ever that I did not really eat much meat at a steamboat meal. It was all vegetables, mushrooms, some pork balls, more vegetables, some liver and 1 piece of beef for me today. Moderation for the sake of achieving some semblance of stability in my moody stomach.
K liked it there. For me, I've always enjoyed the idea of having a steamboat or a mini BBQ between just the two of us. Today's the first time we've actually done it and I pretty much loved it!
Maybe we'll go back there again soon. :)
Friday, July 08, 2011
First Time
And may it be the last...
Mr Orange pinched me just now, and refused to let go. There I was, stuck for a few minutes, with Mr Orange sitting in my left hand and a 3mm portion of the skin of my left palm clenched tightly in his right pincer.
I was rearranging some things in the tank and had to shift him. I couldn't place him anywhere and so I thought I'd just hold him for a little while. Before I knew what was happening, he had already latched onto me.
I stood still and waited, hoping for him to think that nothing was going to happen and so maybe he would let go naturally. That didn't work.
I tried to pry him off but he refused to let go. I hung him upside down but he clung on even harder.
#$#^%&^*^&*
I poured some sand on him but he only retreated further into the crevice of his shell and pulled my skin along with him.
#$#^%$&^%%
I was wondering how long more I'd have to grapple with him when a bulb lit above my head. I'd already tried pouring sand on him. I could try pouring water. Aha! Maybe that would get him to release me. And so armed with the idea, I trudged to the bathroom. And he was still pinching me all the while. By now my skin was starting to throb a little.
I ran the tap on Mr Orange who was still cradled in my left palm.
Voila. The blast of cold water shocked him into action. He loosened his grip (finally) and started scrambling out of his crabby hole, as if to see what was going on outside his sanctuary of a shell.
Poor thing. I hope the chlorine in the water wasn't too strong for him. No choice though, I had no other idea! Anyway, I had to dry him off before I put him back into the tank. And I also gave him half a bean sprout. Food can lift the spirits of some people, hope it can do so for hermit crabs as well.
Tough luck Mr Orange. Hope it wasn't too traumatic a cold bath for you.
May you sleep well later.
In the meantime, I still have a red mark on my left palm. -_-
p/s: While all the drama was unfolding above him, Mr Grey aka Lazy Bum was chilling in a corner of the tank......
Mr Orange pinched me just now, and refused to let go. There I was, stuck for a few minutes, with Mr Orange sitting in my left hand and a 3mm portion of the skin of my left palm clenched tightly in his right pincer.
I was rearranging some things in the tank and had to shift him. I couldn't place him anywhere and so I thought I'd just hold him for a little while. Before I knew what was happening, he had already latched onto me.
I stood still and waited, hoping for him to think that nothing was going to happen and so maybe he would let go naturally. That didn't work.
I tried to pry him off but he refused to let go. I hung him upside down but he clung on even harder.
#$#^%&^*^&*
I poured some sand on him but he only retreated further into the crevice of his shell and pulled my skin along with him.
#$#^%$&^%%
I was wondering how long more I'd have to grapple with him when a bulb lit above my head. I'd already tried pouring sand on him. I could try pouring water. Aha! Maybe that would get him to release me. And so armed with the idea, I trudged to the bathroom. And he was still pinching me all the while. By now my skin was starting to throb a little.
I ran the tap on Mr Orange who was still cradled in my left palm.
Voila. The blast of cold water shocked him into action. He loosened his grip (finally) and started scrambling out of his crabby hole, as if to see what was going on outside his sanctuary of a shell.
Poor thing. I hope the chlorine in the water wasn't too strong for him. No choice though, I had no other idea! Anyway, I had to dry him off before I put him back into the tank. And I also gave him half a bean sprout. Food can lift the spirits of some people, hope it can do so for hermit crabs as well.
Tough luck Mr Orange. Hope it wasn't too traumatic a cold bath for you.
May you sleep well later.
In the meantime, I still have a red mark on my left palm. -_-
p/s: While all the drama was unfolding above him, Mr Grey aka Lazy Bum was chilling in a corner of the tank......
That Yearning Feeling
It's been 6 months since I had a real overseas holiday.
And my heart's been wanting to go somewhere....
Work trips don't count because even though I can steal some time here and there for a little shopping and sight-seeing, at the back of my mind, I know that when I go back to my hotel room at night, my laptop and emails are going to be there to greet me.
It's amazing how even a budget airline return ticket to Bangkok can cost about $400 per pax including taxes and fuel surcharge. That's even more expensive than the accomodation which will only be about $300 for 3 nights at my favourite hotel, the Baiyoke Sky hotel (which is situated just above the Pratunam Wholesale market and is a stone's throw away from Platinum mall).
Maybe I should just consider heading to Malaysia or Batam or Bintan. But it's boring...
Or maybe I should just sign up for all the discount websites out there now...Groupon, AtCrazy, Deals, Gobbler...and wait for a good deal to come up.
Enough of dreaming...:(
*back to work*
And my heart's been wanting to go somewhere....
Work trips don't count because even though I can steal some time here and there for a little shopping and sight-seeing, at the back of my mind, I know that when I go back to my hotel room at night, my laptop and emails are going to be there to greet me.
It's amazing how even a budget airline return ticket to Bangkok can cost about $400 per pax including taxes and fuel surcharge. That's even more expensive than the accomodation which will only be about $300 for 3 nights at my favourite hotel, the Baiyoke Sky hotel (which is situated just above the Pratunam Wholesale market and is a stone's throw away from Platinum mall).
Maybe I should just consider heading to Malaysia or Batam or Bintan. But it's boring...
Or maybe I should just sign up for all the discount websites out there now...Groupon, AtCrazy, Deals, Gobbler...and wait for a good deal to come up.
Enough of dreaming...:(
*back to work*
Thursday, July 07, 2011
Birdie Time
Upcoming trips...hmm.
Busan, Korea - August
Dakar, Senegal - October
Hong Kong - November!!
Not sure if I need to undergo any immunisation jabs again for the Sengal trip....:(
Will need to check the Communicable Disease Centre website....
Looking forward to the Hong Kong trip with K :)
Busan, Korea - August
Dakar, Senegal - October
Hong Kong - November!!
Not sure if I need to undergo any immunisation jabs again for the Sengal trip....:(
Will need to check the Communicable Disease Centre website....
Looking forward to the Hong Kong trip with K :)
Nom Nom
Been quite awhile since the last time my stomach "spoiled" in protest of the incessant amounts of food and drinks I've stuffed it with. Guess I've not kept my gluttony in check for a long time...hmm.
I didn't have much carbo the entire day yesterday. Lunch was yong tau foo soup and dinner was a few mouthfuls of my mum's chicken rice and 2 small pieces of chicken with loads of vegetables. The indigestion and bloatedness subsided a little because of the limited intake of food.
Good.
And the slight diarrhoea cleared up after I popped a pill in the morning.
Good.
Today shall be a day of little carbo and light foods as well.
En route to a better stomach and (hopefully) some kilos off! Haha...:)
I didn't have much carbo the entire day yesterday. Lunch was yong tau foo soup and dinner was a few mouthfuls of my mum's chicken rice and 2 small pieces of chicken with loads of vegetables. The indigestion and bloatedness subsided a little because of the limited intake of food.
Good.
And the slight diarrhoea cleared up after I popped a pill in the morning.
Good.
Today shall be a day of little carbo and light foods as well.
En route to a better stomach and (hopefully) some kilos off! Haha...:)
Wednesday, July 06, 2011
Stomach spoil again
Woke at 430am with a terrible tummyache. Sat in the washroom for awhile, got rid of whatever gunk there was in me and went back to bed, only to get up about 15minutes later again.
Made a second trip to the toilet and sat on the throne for a few more minutes. Didn't know there was so much of it in me??!!
Teetered back to my room and by then it was 5am.....zzzz. Was tossing a little but I managed to get back to sleep, albeit for less than an hour only before my alarm went off.
Tummy's still not doing good now. I can feel it churning and I'm feeling bloated. :(
Maybe I should pop the pills I had from last week's visit to the doc.
Wonder if this has anything to do with the chicken wings I had from last night's dinner. :(((
Made a second trip to the toilet and sat on the throne for a few more minutes. Didn't know there was so much of it in me??!!
Teetered back to my room and by then it was 5am.....zzzz. Was tossing a little but I managed to get back to sleep, albeit for less than an hour only before my alarm went off.
Tummy's still not doing good now. I can feel it churning and I'm feeling bloated. :(
Maybe I should pop the pills I had from last week's visit to the doc.
Wonder if this has anything to do with the chicken wings I had from last night's dinner. :(((
Tuesday, July 05, 2011
"Sync in Progress"
That's what my phone has been showing for the last 20-odd minutes.
I'll admit this. I have been lazy. I've not synced my Iphone for a loooooooong time.
And when I'm trying to do it now, it's taking helluva long time to sync up properly to my PC.
It's been at Step 1 of 4 for the longest time. I'm already falling asleep here.
I think I'll go and bathe now and just let it sync on its own sweet time.
I'll admit this. I have been lazy. I've not synced my Iphone for a loooooooong time.
And when I'm trying to do it now, it's taking helluva long time to sync up properly to my PC.
It's been at Step 1 of 4 for the longest time. I'm already falling asleep here.
I think I'll go and bathe now and just let it sync on its own sweet time.
Things are Just Not the Same Anymore
Sigh
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Enough Said.
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The standard of the Bak Chor Mee and Chicken Wings at Bedok Block 85 Market has gone downhill.
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I was craving for these things but when the food came, it was a little disappointing.
It wasn't as nice as before. As K put it...."things are just not the same anymore"...
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Enough Said.
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The standard of the Bak Chor Mee and Chicken Wings at Bedok Block 85 Market has gone downhill.
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I was craving for these things but when the food came, it was a little disappointing.
It wasn't as nice as before. As K put it...."things are just not the same anymore"...
Monday, July 04, 2011
Crabby Update
The crabs are doing okay I think. They're not as active as they were on their first two days in the new tank though. Maybe they've settled down already. Some things I've noticed so far:
And I thought they'll be easier to care for compared to hamsters....hmm. Seems to be more effort now haha....
- Mr Grey (or LazyBum as my mum calls him) is more timid compared to Mr Orange. He doesn't venture out of his shell to walk around that much.
- BUT, Mr Grey's much more motivated by food and water than Mr Orange. Put in a new type of food and he'll be the first one at the food bowl. Mr Orange will still be stoning somewhere else in the cage. Mr Grey's also the one to be drinking from the saltwater bowl more often.
- Mr Orange seems to be much more subdued now. During the initial two days, he was climbing here and there, digging here and there, irritating Mr Grey by climbing on him, irritating me by scratching against the corner of the tank, so on and so forth....But he's quietened down alot and spends more of his time hiding in his shell now.....
- Hermit crabs are scavengers in the wild and I read online that because of that, you need to include a variety of other foods in their diet, apart from their usual dry food pellets. And so....I gave them lettuce and bean sprouts yesterday. They really did eat the vegetables! :)
- They like digging. After I change their fresh and saltwater bowls and smoothen down the sand a little, by the next morning, the sand's a mess again. My mum calls them "Naughty Crabs"
I think, if I've the time, I'll create a special playpen for them, something separate from their tank. Perhaps I'll use a cardboard box and in that box, I'll give them some obstacles and maybe some food too. No water though, lest they spill everything and wet the box.
Read online that we need to give them baths too. Dunk them under running lukewarm water for awhile. Either that or dunk them in a bowl of dechlorinated lukewarm water. You can add salt if you want to as well. Will try this in the next few weeks maybe.And I thought they'll be easier to care for compared to hamsters....hmm. Seems to be more effort now haha....
Aging?
Having a bad right shoulder since 2 days ago. Feel like I’m physically falling apart. I can't roll my shoulder forwards or backwards without feeling anything.
I may need to schedule a session with my masseuse very soon…:(
I may need to schedule a session with my masseuse very soon…:(
Random
5 words/phrases off the top of my head right now:
- negotiation
- things to do
- lunch
- running
- vacation
- Everything - Wang Lee Hom
- 晚安 - 林宥嘉
- To Kill a Mockingbird - Eminem
- Home - Michael Buble
- Dang Dong Ye Jian Nuan - Sun Yan Zi
Lessons
Overheard a conversation between a Chinese mum and here daughter yesterday in the washroom of Tampines One.
Daughter: Why so small one?
Mum: No, you should say this: Why this is so small?
Daughter: Orh. Why this is so small?
Hmm. Why this is so small?
Why is this so small? Hmm........lessons for both?
Daughter: Why so small one?
Mum: No, you should say this: Why this is so small?
Daughter: Orh. Why this is so small?
Hmm. Why this is so small?
Why is this so small? Hmm........lessons for both?
Friday, July 01, 2011
*cringe*
I did a presentation last week to an international group of about 150 pax. I'm not a good presenter and I hate public speaking, what more to an international audience.
They did a live recording of the entire meeting and I just listened to my audio segment.
Eeeeew. I hate listening to myself. *cringe*
There are many many areas of improvement needed. Let's start with a good point first. I was concise and clear on the points I wanted to highlight to the audience. And I kept my responses to questions short and sweet.
Minus points. I kept saying "ok" or "k". Every sentence seemed to be punctuated with it. :(
After every slide change I also said "ok", before launching into the points I wanted to say.
I said alot of "ums" as well...I use these fillers alot when I am thinking about what to say next or when I am trying to slow myself down and talk audibly and not rattle off like a train. It showed up ALOT during my presentation. So my whole presentation had lots of "oks" and "ums" or "uhs".
And I forgot to thank the people who asked questions! Not politically correct haha.
I hope I can bear these in mind if I need to present next time again......
They did a live recording of the entire meeting and I just listened to my audio segment.
Eeeeew. I hate listening to myself. *cringe*
There are many many areas of improvement needed. Let's start with a good point first. I was concise and clear on the points I wanted to highlight to the audience. And I kept my responses to questions short and sweet.
Minus points. I kept saying "ok" or "k". Every sentence seemed to be punctuated with it. :(
After every slide change I also said "ok", before launching into the points I wanted to say.
I said alot of "ums" as well...I use these fillers alot when I am thinking about what to say next or when I am trying to slow myself down and talk audibly and not rattle off like a train. It showed up ALOT during my presentation. So my whole presentation had lots of "oks" and "ums" or "uhs".
And I forgot to thank the people who asked questions! Not politically correct haha.
I hope I can bear these in mind if I need to present next time again......
Cold and Uncomfy
@$#%&*^*%#$&W%^%
Just spilled water on myself. On my crotch area to be exact. Now I've got soggy damp jeans and semi-damp undies.
Feeling cold down there. :(
Oh well, looking on the brighter side, at least it wasn't coffee or tea or milo I spilled. :)
Just spilled water on myself. On my crotch area to be exact. Now I've got soggy damp jeans and semi-damp undies.
Feeling cold down there. :(
Oh well, looking on the brighter side, at least it wasn't coffee or tea or milo I spilled. :)
We go back a long way
I was at the doctor's 2 nights ago because I was having slight diarrhoea. The same nurse has been working there since forever. There are always two nurses on duty at the counter. I've seen others come and go for the other nurse position but she's the only nurse who's been there all the time.
When I went there and said my name (sans family name) and block number, she could tell me my surname. Wow. She could even tell me my own unit number. IMPRESSIVE. I was silently doing a "FWAH!" in my mind haha.
And then she took out my case file, or rather, it was a thick wad of white cards all stapled together. I happened to see the first card and the stamped date of the very first time I went to that clinic.
It said 15-March-1986.
WAH.
I've been seeing this doctor since I was 5 and a half years old. I'm 30 and a half now.
I've been seeing him for 25 years?! That's a quarter of a century and three-quarters of my life!
From when I couldn't see over the counter to when I am now towering way above the counter top!
We go back a long way Dr Yao. I wonder how much you've earned from me and my parents in all these years? Lol.
When I went there and said my name (sans family name) and block number, she could tell me my surname. Wow. She could even tell me my own unit number. IMPRESSIVE. I was silently doing a "FWAH!" in my mind haha.
And then she took out my case file, or rather, it was a thick wad of white cards all stapled together. I happened to see the first card and the stamped date of the very first time I went to that clinic.
It said 15-March-1986.
WAH.
I've been seeing this doctor since I was 5 and a half years old. I'm 30 and a half now.
I've been seeing him for 25 years?! That's a quarter of a century and three-quarters of my life!
From when I couldn't see over the counter to when I am now towering way above the counter top!
We go back a long way Dr Yao. I wonder how much you've earned from me and my parents in all these years? Lol.
Of Sticks and Balls
I had the strangest request this afternoon. A colleague called me....
Aaron: Do you play pool? Do you know how to play pool?
Me: Errr, I don't really play it. I can hit the ball but I won't know where it goes.
Aaron: Ah?? You're so jialat meh? You look like you can play!
Me: Errrr....really? Err...thanks. Why are you asking anyway?
Aaron: We're missing a player for the inter-division pool challenge and thought to ask you to join our team. I think it's ok then. Bye.
Me: Errr...ok, sorry, bye!
Aaron: Do you play pool? Do you know how to play pool?
Me: Errr, I don't really play it. I can hit the ball but I won't know where it goes.
Aaron: Ah?? You're so jialat meh? You look like you can play!
Me: Errrr....really? Err...thanks. Why are you asking anyway?
Aaron: We're missing a player for the inter-division pool challenge and thought to ask you to join our team. I think it's ok then. Bye.
Me: Errr...ok, sorry, bye!
danny-boy
Looking forward to meeting Dan and YL tomorrow night for dinner.
It's been ages since we last caught up with each other and I've also been putting off meeting up with him because of my recent busy schedule.
K & I are meeting them at Vivocity and we decided to try out this place called The Cellar Door at Level 1. Hope we made a good choice!!
Updates after tomorrow's gathering! :)
It's been ages since we last caught up with each other and I've also been putting off meeting up with him because of my recent busy schedule.
K & I are meeting them at Vivocity and we decided to try out this place called The Cellar Door at Level 1. Hope we made a good choice!!
Updates after tomorrow's gathering! :)
scared scared
I had a scary dream last night. I guess it could be considered a nightmare except that I didn't wake drenched in sweat nor screaming in horror. But thinking about the dream now makes me shudder at the creepiness of it all.
I dreamt I was possessed but didn't know it. I was at someplace with a female colleague and a male colleague. The lady colleague's face was a blur but the male colleague turned out to be HC. Anyway, we were talking and then suddenly I felt uneasy. HC, being a devout Christian, felt that something sinister was stirring within me.
The next moment, I sort of collapsed to the ground in sweat but was still conscious and fully aware of my environment. HC proceeded to mutter some prayers and conducted an "on-the-spot" cleansing or exorcism of some sort. I remember his voice rang out clearly in my mind and asked me to stay strong and focused. The mind of me in the dream I mean.
The lady colleague was cradling me in her arms. I remember it didn't feel too comfortable though haha. HC continued with his healing and cleansing.......
And then, the dream ended. I don't know what happened to me thereafter.....
But eeew, the hairs on my arms are standing on end. I don't like creepy dreams. :(
I dreamt I was possessed but didn't know it. I was at someplace with a female colleague and a male colleague. The lady colleague's face was a blur but the male colleague turned out to be HC. Anyway, we were talking and then suddenly I felt uneasy. HC, being a devout Christian, felt that something sinister was stirring within me.
The next moment, I sort of collapsed to the ground in sweat but was still conscious and fully aware of my environment. HC proceeded to mutter some prayers and conducted an "on-the-spot" cleansing or exorcism of some sort. I remember his voice rang out clearly in my mind and asked me to stay strong and focused. The mind of me in the dream I mean.
The lady colleague was cradling me in her arms. I remember it didn't feel too comfortable though haha. HC continued with his healing and cleansing.......
And then, the dream ended. I don't know what happened to me thereafter.....
But eeew, the hairs on my arms are standing on end. I don't like creepy dreams. :(
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