And so the journey of preparations begins. Choices and decisions, discussions and management of expectations, broad concepts and nitty gritty details, hopes and compromises, and the list goes on....
More updates next time? Yes definitely. :)
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Of Prayers
I was on leave on Friday and decided to go to the Guanyin temple at Waterloo Street. Just suddenly felt like I've not been there for a long time and hence the visit.
This time felt a little different from the rest of the other times I've been there. I can't put a finger to it but it felt like as if I was less emotional and more at peace. During some of the previous times I went there, I'd sometimes feel like crying or tearing when I prayed. This time round, I didn't feel it.
I went about my routine as per normal, gave my offerings, gave my token, knelt, prayed, got up, knelt, kow-towed somemore and prayed but I didn't get that emotional feeling I felt last time. Don't know why. This time round things felt more right.
Which is a good thing. :)
This time felt a little different from the rest of the other times I've been there. I can't put a finger to it but it felt like as if I was less emotional and more at peace. During some of the previous times I went there, I'd sometimes feel like crying or tearing when I prayed. This time round, I didn't feel it.
I went about my routine as per normal, gave my offerings, gave my token, knelt, prayed, got up, knelt, kow-towed somemore and prayed but I didn't get that emotional feeling I felt last time. Don't know why. This time round things felt more right.
Which is a good thing. :)
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong will go wrong
When Jacky Cheung came to Singapore for a concert 4 or 5 years ago, I couldn’t make it, for reasons that I cannot remember now. When he came 3 years ago, I couldn’t make it again as I was travelling I think.
And finally this year, the King of Canto and Mandopop is making his way to SG again in August. Fans went wild and within a few days, all tickets were sold out for his 2-night concert. 3 more shows were added and all, if not most tickets were snapped up as well.
TH & I managed to get ourselves tickets for his 28 Aug show. :) We were waiting for so long for him to come back. We were happy larks haha!
And then….
The company now has to send me for a meeting trip to Busan. So as it turns out, after so many years…I am still not fated to go watch his concert. Sigh…:(
And finally this year, the King of Canto and Mandopop is making his way to SG again in August. Fans went wild and within a few days, all tickets were sold out for his 2-night concert. 3 more shows were added and all, if not most tickets were snapped up as well.
TH & I managed to get ourselves tickets for his 28 Aug show. :) We were waiting for so long for him to come back. We were happy larks haha!
And then….
The company now has to send me for a meeting trip to Busan. So as it turns out, after so many years…I am still not fated to go watch his concert. Sigh…:(
Hehe
I reached office at 815am today which is quite usual ever since I started taking a private bus to work.
I am loathe to admit it but I spent the last hour and a half not doing any work at all. Because….I was reading some of my old posts from end 2008 to early 2009 heh.
I always find it very interesting to read my old posts, especially those from that period, simply because I never knew I could write like that.
I read in amazement just now at the thoughts which were penned down and the feelings I was experiencing during those times. I wonder where all those lovely writing juices went to? I certainly hope they’ve not dried up in me!
I am loathe to admit it but I spent the last hour and a half not doing any work at all. Because….I was reading some of my old posts from end 2008 to early 2009 heh.
I always find it very interesting to read my old posts, especially those from that period, simply because I never knew I could write like that.
I read in amazement just now at the thoughts which were penned down and the feelings I was experiencing during those times. I wonder where all those lovely writing juices went to? I certainly hope they’ve not dried up in me!
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Efficiency
I wonder how the woman's body evolved to be as such.
Why does the modern day woman menstruate once every 28 - 40 days?
Do you know that the women in some rural tribes in Africa actually menstruate only once every 6 months or only once a year even? Why can't the rest of us women follow such a cycle as well? :(
Why does a woman menstruate? It's the body's way of preparing for the possibility of an egg being fertilised and developing into a zygote and then an embryo. It's just preparing in advance and building up blood linings in the uterus which are rich in oxygen and minerals. JUST IN CASE some eager beaver sperm outswims his peers and hits the jackpot of an egg.
But in the event none of those tadpole-like creatures find the Easter egg, or in the event that there are no sperm present at all to create a miracle, then the body breaks down all that extra blood lining and oxygen-rich wall linings in the uterus and sends it out of the woman's system. Hence the bleeding.
Which is quite inefficient right? Like, hello? I spend time preparing and preparing but nothing comes out of it and so I discard whatever I have built up. Abit waste time right?
Why couldn't the woman's body have evolved in such a way that the uterus builds up its wall linings only at the point when the egg has been fertilised? When the egg has been fertilised, I'm sure the body knows right and then maybe it could have sent some signal to the body that okay, now is the time to store all those minerals and build up those wall linings. There's an egg that needs to be fed and developed. Hurry and go build yourself up now.
Wouldn't it be more efficient this way? Less wastage too right?
Hmm...ok, I'm rambling I know.
Why does the modern day woman menstruate once every 28 - 40 days?
Do you know that the women in some rural tribes in Africa actually menstruate only once every 6 months or only once a year even? Why can't the rest of us women follow such a cycle as well? :(
Why does a woman menstruate? It's the body's way of preparing for the possibility of an egg being fertilised and developing into a zygote and then an embryo. It's just preparing in advance and building up blood linings in the uterus which are rich in oxygen and minerals. JUST IN CASE some eager beaver sperm outswims his peers and hits the jackpot of an egg.
But in the event none of those tadpole-like creatures find the Easter egg, or in the event that there are no sperm present at all to create a miracle, then the body breaks down all that extra blood lining and oxygen-rich wall linings in the uterus and sends it out of the woman's system. Hence the bleeding.
Which is quite inefficient right? Like, hello? I spend time preparing and preparing but nothing comes out of it and so I discard whatever I have built up. Abit waste time right?
Why couldn't the woman's body have evolved in such a way that the uterus builds up its wall linings only at the point when the egg has been fertilised? When the egg has been fertilised, I'm sure the body knows right and then maybe it could have sent some signal to the body that okay, now is the time to store all those minerals and build up those wall linings. There's an egg that needs to be fed and developed. Hurry and go build yourself up now.
Wouldn't it be more efficient this way? Less wastage too right?
Hmm...ok, I'm rambling I know.
The Crabbies
Mr Orange and Mr Grey are a pair of fussy crustaceans. Yeah, considering that they are actually scavengers in the wild, I think they are a little fussy.
They like bean sprouts but they only take it if its steamed and not raw.
They eat lychee but not longan.
They eat cornflakes, the non-sweetended kind, but they don't like non-sweetened oats.
They like rock melon and will fight over it, but they don't like watermelon.
Still, it has been a fun journey of discovery so far, finding out their dietary preferences haha.
I shall experiment more with other types of food...:)
They like bean sprouts but they only take it if its steamed and not raw.
They eat lychee but not longan.
They eat cornflakes, the non-sweetended kind, but they don't like non-sweetened oats.
They like rock melon and will fight over it, but they don't like watermelon.
Still, it has been a fun journey of discovery so far, finding out their dietary preferences haha.
I shall experiment more with other types of food...:)
Friday, July 22, 2011
Big Auntie
Big Auntie always chooses the worst days to visit.
She would suddenly show up when I'm overseas, it's happened twice in the last 8 months.
Or she would turn up during the weekend when I want to enjoy myself and relax.
Big Auntie menses is here again. Backache and cramps are starting already.
I think I can still tahan the dinner appointment tonight. But K & I are going to Universal Studios tomorrow. Hope I can survive that!!
In the meantime, I'll continue hugging my water bottle. I just filled it with hot water. :(
#s-u-r-v-i-v-e
She would suddenly show up when I'm overseas, it's happened twice in the last 8 months.
Or she would turn up during the weekend when I want to enjoy myself and relax.
Big Auntie menses is here again. Backache and cramps are starting already.
I think I can still tahan the dinner appointment tonight. But K & I are going to Universal Studios tomorrow. Hope I can survive that!!
In the meantime, I'll continue hugging my water bottle. I just filled it with hot water. :(
#s-u-r-v-i-v-e
Monday, July 18, 2011
Mid-day Rants and Thoughts
- Note to colleague: I should be getting part of your pay for doing your work.
- Why can some people come in at 945am and leave at 6pm? I'm working for 1.5 hours more but getting lesser pay??
- Growing dislike for some colleagues makes me feel like I am turning into a picky and fussy person.
- How to help someone improve if that person always wants to "taiji" or run away from responsibilities? Or if that someone doesn't want to help herself???
- Mondays are not meant for working. I'm surfing for chocolate muffin recipes now.
- Looking forward to 6pm. There's still 4 more hours to go.....zzzz.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
*lazy to think of anything*
- Wondering if I should go perm my hair again. At least two ladies have told me that I look better with curls haha...I miss the days of not having to blow dry my hair into a nice shape too.
- Heading to Canele for dinner tomorrow. The mains sound interesting when I saw the menu online....hope it meets my expectations!
- Some people in my office bunch tire me out. When we don't invite them for gatherings, they say we don't invite them. But when we invite them, they either don't turn up or give half-assed answers like "errr...I may have something on leh...errr..I let you know? err...but I don't like so and so, very boring with her around....errr...I was thinking of going for a photography shoot...errr...." And the most patronising answer of all is always this "If I can make it, I'll go join you." Which in most cases with this bunch of people, usually means "I'll probably won't turn up".
- Madonna's "Confessions on the Dancefloor" album is a great album to listen to when you're working hard on drafting a paper. She accompanied me the whole of yesterday. I must have listened to the album at least 3 times over. And I managed to cough up the paper by the end of the day! Yay! All 5 pages of it! hahaha...
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Monday, July 11, 2011
Conversations - the good, the bad, but no ugly
## 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*
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*
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"...
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