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Flipside

2010-01-05T22:38:00.003+08:00

The flipside of any setback depends on the way you look at it.

I hope your view is as pretty as this.

Last Post For The Year

2009-12-30T20:35:00.000+08:00

some activity here at last. heh.

KC! motivation to write this comes from you after reading your post on PS I Love You. i found myself laughing in glee at how you share my anguish at how our significant other spends their time with their iPhone (mine calls it his iBaby *major eyerolling*), and how he just sits infront of his laptop after mahjong when he comes over. and how he hardly brings me out. sigh. okok before this becomes a complaint note, i shd say i guess i am happy. for now.

ok more positive tots. the year is coming to an end and a brand new year is commencing! and exciting events are in line. the biggest one so far would be the wedding of my dear friend, happening on my bday too! this qualifies as double happiness i guess? hehe. and of cos yours truly turning a year older. 25? 26? i lost count. or just in denial. and the long awaited HK trip with jeral! and a probable trip to Australia i hope? and with my GM leaving, work will revert back to where i started out. so next year will be time to jump out from this dump of a job. sigh.

let's see wat the new year brings.

Sungha Jung

2009-08-09T02:36:00.002+08:00

crazy talent.. and his hands were soooooo small and cute! go here for more of his awesome music.

2009-07-20T21:31:00.006+08:00

I was bulletproof till you shot right thru me.....

it happened again. time and time again. ok the third time actually? fourth? i dun even remember. everything seems to be gg fine and dandy and suddenly poof! as if nothing ever took place. sigh. i think something must be very wrong with me. :(

Bro's Big Day

2009-05-29T23:19:00.004+08:00

and wat a long day it was. helping with the preparation the nite before till 3am. waking up at 7am the next day. coping with the stream of relatives coming for the tea ceremony. struggling to remember who's who. (im infamous for this. bro says tt im liu qin bu ren) clearing the aftermath. packing and leaving for sentosa. prettifying for the dinner. helping with recep. struggling once again to remember who's who + trying to maintain in tt dress under the blasting aircon. but despite all this, im thrilled to be part of it all and to be able to witness my dear bro officially married. my only regret is not being able to participate in the ruckus of saboing the groom. heh. but anyhow, i do wish both him and his wife a blissful marriage with lots of kids to come! and i do hope he remembers his lease here is a max of 2 yrs. at least according to me.

Upcoming Fleas

2009-05-19T00:44:00.003+08:00

back to back fleas on 13-14 & 19-20 June. be there! me not selling my stuff there though, just broadcasting it. anyway, had lots of stuff going on in May. busy, busy, busy! not much time for slp, let alone update my ongoings. and May is also burning a big hole in my pocket! bday, baby shower, wedding, etc. not gd. i mean the spending part. sigh. on another note, im officially moving to my new office on wed. had been sayin i'll move since jan and now im finally moving! having mixed feelings abt it actually cos though i cant stand the noise in the store most of the time, i guess i'll kinda maybe miss the laughter. anyway i'll share again on the situation. but meanwhile, frens stayin in the west will hear more from me soon. heh.

//Chijmes event cancelled! :(

Brief Update

2009-05-08T00:34:00.007+08:00

am up to the neck with work in the office and with the add'l role im taking up, i think im in for sth much worse. and helping with the so-called family biz, not much help i am cos im totally running out of ideas. romantically im still fumbling in circles its almost becoming defunct.

work, family, love. all in a mess.

sigh.

Mum's Day Fete

2009-05-04T01:02:00.002+08:00

running another flea this weekend. come pop by if you're free! =D

Post Joey Concert

2009-05-01T01:14:00.005+08:00

finally got my computer fixed. but still not fully functionable yet. i mean wat gd is a computer w/o microsoft office and a sound device?? kns now i cant watch my Heroes online. sigh. well, at least now i can find time to blog.

so. joey was fantastics. her singing. her dancing. her costumes. her figure! only thing was we were seated quite far back to see her and i was also abit controlled, dun wanna scare my new fren with my screaming. heh. but at the end of it i dragged him to the front (most ppl were leaving anyway) and had to stand on the chairs to get a better view of joey. so pretty lor. ok will stop, sounding abit of a groupie here.

anyway, im desperately wanting to go the grasshoppers concert on 9 may. had a fren who backed out last min. sigh. so if you noe of anyone who would wanna go, pls let me noe! willing to go with anyone (sanity intact, non-psychopathic-looking and err, other conditions apply) yes yes, desperate times calls for desperate measures! so hear from ya!

Joey Yung Starlight Singapore Concert

2009-04-11T16:03:00.000+08:00

yeah! im gg!! =D

Post Bazaar

2009-04-03T00:16:00.004+08:00

tts all the pics i have for now. will post more. but one thing i have to say, selling old stuff is fun. you'd always be surprised at wat ppl buy. kk more in a bit. seriously need rest. running 2 bazaars within a week is taxing. and i suspect more will come.

Fashion Bazaar

2009-03-25T23:25:00.004+08:00

This coming weekend i'll be at Kallang Leisure Mall to lelong my pre-loved stuff on both sat and sun from 11-11. i've cleared out half my wardrobe of mostly new and worn-once clothes, bags and shoes just for this. so pls come support, drop by to say hello or show your disapproval of my shopping habits! =p And if you are interested to sell your stuff, you can follow this link to the organiser's website for upcoming events. Cya this weekend!

Gender Issues

2009-03-25T13:32:00.005+08:00

giving my ears a break. damn it hurts, and my earrings arent even real gold. these days, i can't go out without bigass earrings to feminise myself. (wearing skirts is really not an alternative option) that so if i dun wanna end up being mistaken for a boy for a third time. yes, it happened a second time in the ladies. sigh. i think im getting used to it already. but sometimes i swear i get stares from people. like they're taking a second glance to make sure im not a man in drag. hahaa! i find this hilarious, comparing myself with those psycho ah peks. wats up with these uncles anyway? like the world is not in enough mess as it is now.

speaking of mess, here's a song-of-e-moment video to share.

Earth Hour

2009-02-26T23:35:00.002+08:00

Turning your lights off for an hour is not much. but its still a start. Make a difference. http://www.earthhour.org

2009-02-23T14:19:00.005+08:00

got caught in the rain. again. and got totally drenched on both counts. time to bring out the umbrella i guess.

oh yes! HAVE to share this. favvie of the moment, Khalil Fong. His Orange Moon album is awesome! this song with fiona sit is from another older album though. enjoy!

方大同- 四人游

On Turning 26...

2009-01-24T22:20:00.006+08:00

that dreadful number. i get a shudder everytime i see it. yes, getting quite sensitive abt digits recently. the age, the weight, the waistline, the cash balance. omg its depressing. the only good abt bdays is the gathering of frens and family, feeling the love, stuffing ourselves with food and of cos, receiving presents!

lunch at kushinbo. yes, mr leong, the foods not really fantastics.

dinner at sis' place. lovely food by chef j. kwok.cake cutting! the kids love to blow candles btw, i wonder y.

dim sum at chinatown with the gals. (sorry no better pic to post)

so although i may complain, i still love bdays. cos hey, at least im still alive ritez? hahs. anyway, thank you all, for the bday wishes, gifts and being such great ppl! love ya~ and to some, although i may forget urs, jus noe that i wish u well in everything that you do. =)

and before i forget again, Happy CNY to all!

Niece & Nephew's Bday

2009-01-14T23:19:00.007+08:00

year end is the time for celebrations. xmas, new year, and bdays. this year, sis decided to hold the kids' bday on the same day. good for her, good for me. cos me no need to decor twice. heh. anyway, i recycled last year's banner but added some color to it. dun ask me abt next yr, i dun wanna think abt it yet.

the bday banner.

the bday cake.

the feast

the bday boy and girl.

the family.

From all of us:

Happy Bday, Nicole and Jayden! Muaccksss!

Last Post for the Year

2008-12-28T20:34:00.003+08:00

after ages of inactivity, i tot i might sneak in one last post for the year - or infinitely. so xmas this year - nothing elaborate, just a simple dinner with the family on xmas day itself and lunch with frens on the 3rd day of xmas. did some seriously last min shopping on xmas eve and hence the bo sim gifts (sorry frens) and lack of pictures of handmade gifts this year (apart from a couple of knitted purses. another post next time). *sigh* truth is, im not inspired nor in the mood for the celebrations or anything for that matter. think im getting old and all the energy and enthusiasm are somehow being sucked outta me. yes, i am in need of some excitement. anyone wants to go bungee jump a cliff with me or sth?

Halloween Day

2008-11-02T22:05:00.008+08:00

friday at work was abit crazy. i reached the office to find a whole bunch of scary characters running wild - fallen angels, witches, wizards, monsters, devils, phantoms, supermen.. there's even sweeney todd and mr. bean. well, the staff at the store decided to make halloween big and play dress up for the day. i, in my tee and jeans, obviously didnt prepare for it. someone just threw me a hat for the pic. hahaa.. but it was rather interesting, seeing my colleagues gg all the way on this day for the customers. ok more pics soon.

Spelling Lessons?

2008-10-27T22:03:00.010+08:00

this is nicole and she's turning 5 in a few months. and the piece of paper proudly pinned to her bedroom door carries the names of everyone dear to her. and according to nicole, we love to play *heart*

but having taken a closer look at it, i was saddened that i do not feature in nicole's world. everyone's in it. jasmin, her 舅母, jeffrey, her 舅舅, cynthia, her mummy, derek, her daddy, jayden, her brother, poh poh, her 婆婆. by golly, even her plush toy, pig bao bao, had its name on it. so feeling slightly indignant, i asked her abt it. and you nv would have guessed. her response threw me off completely.

nicole pointed to the extra 2 "E"s on her name and say "got lah, its here! Yi Yi!"

sigh. im thinking someone needs to send her kid for some spelling lessons soon.

唯独你是不可取替

2008-10-21T13:22:00.006+08:00

short update. been busy watching my 管家仔. i tell you, the show's hugely addictive. i find myself tearing away from the tv every nite and dragging myself off the bed in the morning. and rite now, im sick due to lack of slp. yes, the evilness of the show but im loving it. few more episodes to go and i shall savour every last min of it. anyway song of the day. cun get enuff of it, it's on repeat single track on my player for the past few weeks.

唯獨你是不可取替 - Sammi Cheng

and just when i tot im getting tired of it.. i found this and fell in love...

youtube his other videos pls. his name's 黄嘉威

Train Man

2008-10-09T00:17:00.006+08:00

so its october already. seriously, i hafnt a clue on wat i've been doing for the past mth. work's been kind of a drag lately and i wonder how long i can stay on in my current position. there's no challenge, no excitement, no satisfaction, and obviously no pay increment. just the same thing over and over again. even my gay boss' jokes arent that funny anymore. the only slight pleasure i get is in the morning when im on my way to work, sth reminiscent of the Train Man. its all very silly but wat do u noe, me aint the only one being silly. *nudges winnie* anyway, will bitch more abt work another time. and also on my first (and last) walkathon, the trials and tribulations of knitting and my stupid aching jaw. but slp for now.

Let The Engines Roar

2008-09-16T00:22:00.005+08:00

i've finally decided to be kind and stop scaring u visitors by updating this god forsaken space. i noe, its the same fucking puppets everytime u enter this page.

and speaking of tt, congrats to my dear fren on getting herself a baby! though its not under the ideal circumstances that this was announced, i am still very happy for u. dun lose slp over tt issue lah, we'll meet up soon ok? but its weird how ur name pops up when i come across books at work, particularly titles tt run along the line of controlling ur emotions during pregnancy.... ok bad joke.

emotions also ran wild at work for me the other day. i nv really knew how it would be to jus lose it without considering the consequences. now i noe, though nothing really bad has happened right in my face yet. and to think of it, work's not really a popularity contest where u haf to win over everyone to ur side. no, i do not have a problem with tt, though i shd haf realised it sooner.

and i've come to realise tt people ard me are slowly, but surely changing. and i mean apart from some who seemed to have expanded and grew more distant. take tis fren who i've not spoken to for quite awhile and prob the last person on earth i tot would tok to me abt marriage. and there the other nite, he's preaching to me abt the importance and responsibility we have to marry and procreate. and i tot soccer and gaming were the most impt things in his life.

funny it seems im on a roll here, picking up relationships where i've left them. just hope i'll start where i'd stopped.

Apples and Trees

2008-08-29T22:51:00.008+08:00

scary looking couple i noe. but this was the puppet show i went to last weekend with the family at act3 international. free tickets courtesy of my sis in-law. the plot revolves around a loving old couple, an alcoholic drag queen, a zombie and an apple tree. but the fingerwork of the performers were smooth and the music + lighting was perfect. i love the music. have been googling and asking at music stores but cun seem to find any. it's a uk band, scary looking trio producing great music, if falsetto's ur cup of tea.

Crack Of Doom - The Tiger Lillies

so are u loving it already?

Dinner for Tonight

2008-08-27T23:28:00.007+08:00

not to sound like an ungrateful daughter but this is not the usual for dinner, Mum.

wat can i say, my mum's got some sense of humour. though the only thing missing next to the plate is the can opener.

Visiting the Garden

2008-08-17T23:00:00.009+08:00

while it could be insufferably boring for some, visiting the singapore botanic gardens for the very first time was quite an experience for me. throwing myself into the arms of mother nature after a full week of crap at work and repressed anger was quite liberating. all the greens and flora, how could it not be?

more exaggerated details at xuefang's blog. =p but really, the day was productive. having the company of a great fren, soaking up the sun (and rain), meeting new ppl (like somewhere there's a father with his ~~hot~~ lawyer son working in spore), shopping in town, and completing a whole season 2 of sex and the city. all in a day.

Nation's 43rd Bday

2008-08-12T23:33:00.007+08:00

while wat may seemed like the whole of singapore was at the marina, the group of us found ourselves at viv's love nest (yet again) - but for the same purpose of celebrating the nation's 43rd bday. yes, happy bday singapore, can we start with wii already? ok so they (or shd i say we) put up a good show for the parade, but really, its just the same thing over and over again so much so that jeral could already tell us wat's happening next. and i mean besides the fact tt its way overshadowed by the olympics opening? wii's more interesting indeed. but somehow, someway, the siao-on host still got us to sing along to the national anthem, waving the flags and reciting the pledge - much to winnie's astonishment. well, im kinda thinking its the water.

//was supposed to start on my performance review, which is coming up this thurs. and here i am blogging online and watching sex and the city (ironically loaned by the manager). certainly hope i dun start on season 2 tmr.

Tickle Nibbles

2008-07-27T23:19:00.011+08:00

another reason for me to start using sunblock.

finally got into the mood to clean my room, and you wun believe how much junk i've kept over the years. art sketch books, folios and drawings from sec sch. im quite sentimental abt those actually. imagine all the hard work i'd put into it, couldnt quite bear to trash it lah. but wat surprised me was i still kept my english compositions! omg i noe. was myself abit embarrassed by the crap stories i'd written in the past. hah. but greeting cards and letters are the hardest to part. i've kept almost everything from pri sch to poly. good thing im not that popular in sch, imagine i'll have a mountain of it. anyway i think i'll keep it for the moment, you noe, read thru everything, get a good laugh and then trash it.

speaking of a good laugh, winnie and i went to try the fish spa thingy tt's quite the hype now. we were very tickled (and stressed out) by the fishies and like winnie said, the shop shd be named tickles instead of nibbles. in my opinion, $18 for 15 mins isnt really worth it. by the time i'd gotten used to the fishes' nibblings and beginning to relax, time was up. and apart from the tickling, the sight of a sch of fish ard my legs was quite enough to freak me out. pics taken with the hp so not very clear.

winnie in agony.

pic taken by a very talkative boy from hkg.

am looking forward to national day. yeah, public holiday! =D and gathering at viv's place for makan and exchange of photos. cun wait to see the pics taken at the nite museum. it was quite an experience. yeah to the museum peeps!

//mum just told me all my "trash" are gone. supposedly taken by ppl who appreciates my stuff more.

Overdue

2008-07-08T00:17:00.005+08:00

havnt been diligent in keeping this blog updated i noe. but at least i got the photos up. like finally. weekdays are filled by work and once i get home i just wanna eat and slp. have a feeling the working hours is getting longer and longer, or maybe im just not kept busy enough at work. (again?) and the past few weekends are spent going out with the gang. bday celebrations, shopping, ice-skating, the zoo and science centre. pics and details at Vivien's blog.

//seriously having a writer's block.. been sitting in front of the screen for the past 10mins and just couldnt think of anything to write. oh well, at least i've tried.

'Twas A Feeling I Had

2008-06-16T21:44:00.002+08:00

something happened today that shook me up from my denial that im not getting any younger. ok, i noe its abit contradictory cos i keep saying im old and everything BUT i've always only referred to my age. wat i fail to realise is that the body and health deteriorate in the process. pretty obvious to everyone else but me. its like im so used to associating my apparent youth (ppl keep telling me i look 18) to my health. cos ive never done much to keep my body fit and healthy. i seldom give much tot to wat i consume, the amt of calorie and fat intake and wat not. and i hardly exercise, apart from walking. and all that could possibly explain wat happened.

i was commuting to work on an overcrowded train as per usual. had to stand since all seats were taken. upon entering the train, i buried my nose in my book. yes, dean koontz again. everything was as per normal before i began to feel some slight discomfort at ang mo kio as more ppl squeezed themselves into the train. so i kept my book and tried to get more air. but the discomfort persisted and breathlessness ensued. when the train reached novena, my vision started to blacken at the perimeters and some invisible hand seemed to turn down the volume on my music player. i started to panick, but all i could do was tightened my grip on the handle to avoid the embarrassment of collapsing. "will get off after novena to get air" was wat i told myself. but novena never came. i did not see, was unable to see the cabin doors opening. all i heard was the intercom announcing the next stop. newton. orchard. somerset. as i began to tell myself im gonna die, my vision brightened abruptly and i could once again make out wat joss stone was singing. i also became aware that most commuters had alighted and i was still standing, gripping onto the handle in cold sweat but very much alive, thank god.

i tell u, that was the longest ride. ever. and a traumatising one too. the repercussion is apparent as i kinda get that breathless feeling whenever the train approaches novena. its like i dunno when it will happen again and its damn scary. i think i seriously need to go for a health checkup soon and watch my diet or do something. and if its not my health, then it could be due to the start of a brand new week. my, tok abt monday blues.

So It Goes

2008-05-31T00:17:00.010+08:00

woah, had it been 2 weeks since i've started my new job? cos time seems to be crawling for me. i really wonder why. anyway, i've actually wanted to post sth neither-here-nor-there. but well, since i've got connection, i may as well do a proper one. so. sequential updates on the a-mui concert, kc's bday, bro's rom and my new job so far.

A-Mui Live Concert

well, it wasnt as electrifying as jacky cheung's world tour (obviously) or as meaningful as shooting stars. but i've got to say tt alice lau is really good. great voice, outstanding potrayal. it would have been better if she had sang more of anita mui's songs.

Kacee's 25th Bday

hehe, the 3rd in our group to enter mid 20s status or wat i may call the aging-denial stage. we met at some restaurant for the usual meal-cake-photo celebration. nothing elaborate but i hope she liked the universal voucher we got for her! =D

Brother's ROM

i never tot i'll be saying this, but im beginning to get worried abt my singularity. imagine being the only target to be bombarded with tt dreadful question at new year gatherings. awful. anyway. the proceedings at the ROM didnt go as planned due to weather conditions. it rained. lots of last min changes were made and guests were abit lost on wats happening next. but the couple got married nonetheless. the exchange of wedding vows was particularly touching. i dunno if this happens alot, but the couple actually read off from memory each and every word on the vow. for me, tt's committment.

New Job

i could go on and on abt it but erratic would be one word to sum it up. i dun quite noe when i'll need to work weekends, when i'll be asked to go for a look-see, when staff would be away, and when i'll need to move from one computer to another. but i pretty much enjoy the working hours, shopping during lunchtime, the lax working environment and the freedom of flipping thru books when i get sick of the computer.

oh, update on the japan trip will have to be done much later (if at all) cos there's too many photos to be uploaded and i rather not post sth skimpy like the 1-para malacca trip. (hor, kc?) so i'll update again. soon.

Away

2008-05-09T11:30:00.003+08:00

day 2 of being jobless, and im loving it. slacking is actually my fav past time for those who know me. =p slping in late, shopping and having tea in the neighbourhood mall, and packing for the trip. yes, im leaving for japan tonight! and oso, this space will be left un-updated indefinitely. reason being i very seldom go online at home due to slow connection, and tt i foresee my new job wun offer me the luxury of blog surfing as did np. so my frens, thank you for visiting this blog and i promise i'll update whenever i can. =)

// Bro was pressing his clothes last nite and asked if i wanted to watch the Ironman. -_-ll

New Beginnings

2008-05-06T22:08:00.000+08:00

tomorrow shall mark the close of a chapter in my life. a long overdue move in my opinion, but not entirely unintended. you pick up where you fall, dust yourself and move on. burying your head in the ground to escape reality wouldnt alter facts.

too much happened in this place, so much so that every corner serves as a reminder of old wounds. but it is also here that i've finally recounciled. and stepping out from this shadow is wat's important.

e corner tt was once melancholic brings a smile to my face now.

nothing stays the same forever. not the courts we used to play at. not the route we take to get home. not the songs you love to sing. not the cats you used to tease.

not you. not me.

Hairy Business

2008-05-03T16:04:00.003+08:00

i think im hooked. on my hair. more precisely, cutting my hair. i went for another cut just today at kc's regular hairdresser. tt makes it 3 cuts in less than 2 months. (i used to cut my hair less than 5 times a year) but oh, kc's hairdresser is really good. i love the cut she gave me. not much styling and blowing, easy to manage. i think i've finally found a place tt i can go back to at a regular basis. you have no idea how much courage it takes to entrust your hair to new hairdressers cos either they screw up big time or deliver a fair job. so a shoutout to kc, thanks for recommending! but after a week now, its grown a teeny bit. so im thinking i'll need a trim soon. like before bro's rom on the 27th. speaking of the rom. i never knew im good at decorating and floral arrangement. cos he happily assigned me the job of decorating the entire venue, assuming i'm good enough for the job. -_-ll so after much protest and him coming to his senses, i'll only help to prettify the stairway and cupcake tier. ok, i sense your worry. but for the record, i dun haf a sweet tooth.

Leo & Viv's Wedding Day

2008-04-29T20:01:00.000+08:00

i've always knew weddings are a tiring affair, all the planning, the coordination and the physical and emotional stress. but wat i didnt noe is tt it applies not only to the couple and their immediate family, but extends to close frens aka zee mui aka helpers. ya i noe, tt's why its called helpers. -_-ll but i remembered it wasnt this tiring when sis got married. anyway it was quite an exhausting experience, didnt get enough slp due to last min preparations (to sabo the groom) the nite before at the bride's house, having to wake up early the following day, having to follow where the bride goes and helping her change in/out of her gowns.. (yes, 什么都给我看完了*hiakhiak*) and not forgetting the shock i got seeing my fren transform into wat they term a bridezilla. very apt in this case. i wonder if they have a term for the suffering groom who has to placate the bride.. ~~anyhow, shall blog more when pics come in (below pic from wing's blog). cun wait to see them =)~~

//woah, a couple of months late for this update. the photos came in abit late and there's just too much photos to sieve through for uploading. ok no excuses, im jus plain lazy hor. anyway. pics here.

煙霞 - 容祖兒

2008-04-17T22:13:00.002+08:00

煙霞 - 容祖兒

Shocks!

2008-04-15T21:15:00.000+08:00

practically jumped out of my skin when i stepped out from the toilet at home early this morning. in my slpy stupor, my senses reacted rather slowly to a presence standing near the washing machine, staring intently at me. when i finally realised, my reaction was extreme, though it was just my mum. nothing to be afraid of i noe cos she looked neither dishevelled or ghastly. but in my defense, she never wakes this early, no one does except for me. so under those circumstances, i had every right to scream and jump back in shock. and for that, mum was kind enough to compensate me with an egg sandwich to bring to work. =D

// very trivial i noe, but how often does your mum make u an egg sandwich?

totally burst my budget for this 2 months. and the worst part is, i'll be out of a job soon. honestly, i dun often spend unnecessarily, but when i do, its pretty crazy. let's list a few.

grad portrait (at least $200) = its like obligatory? though i can definitely do without it
grad dinner treat ($70) = err, not necc oso must say necc rite? everyone made an effort to attend lor =p
malacca trip ($100) = quite an experience, it was like the amazing race. will blog abt it when i get pics
new specs ($50) = totally unnecc, i have like 7 pairs now.. omg..
contacts ($70) = cos its slightly cheaper to buy in 3?
hair cut ($26+$32) = y twice i rather not tok abt it
anita mui concert ($50) = i need some form of entertainment since i've decided to quit gg to the movies. and her songs are nice and creepy
lunch treat ($50) = quite necc, cos cun always make uncle pay for mum and me
holiday trip ($2200 + $600) = this is like the worst, i dun even noe wat got into me to actually sign up for the tour! gd thing is we can pay by instalments

now that i've listed it out, it looks abit worrying rite? i noe, i should be very very worried. so from today on, i shall cut down on dinner dates and stick to shopping at chong pang market. or live in complete seclusion altogether.

It Doesn't Seem To Be Dying

2008-04-09T13:42:00.004+08:00

"Hong Kong's critically acclaimed leading stage actress, Alice Lau, of I Have A Date With Spring, returns to Singapore with a dramatic brand new production A MUI LIVE! The life story of a superstar is reenacted before your eyes and told through more than 30 hit songs of Cantopop Queen Anita Mui such as 《冰山大火》、《黑夜的豹》、《梦伴》、《妖女》、《坏女孩》、《似水流年》、《梦幻的拥抱》. Alice Lau will also appear on stage in close to 10 different elaborate outfits to dazzle you with her superstar chameleon image."

come May 16 & 17 will be the staging of a production tt's based on the life of the late Anita Mui. and already im looking forward to the show! though im not exactly a big fan of Anita, it seems interesting enough for me to actually buy the tickets. tell me, why do i scrimp and save but splurge on stuff like this?

Graduated!

2008-04-03T22:51:00.003+08:00

2 years spent toiling for this day where i get a piece of paper certifying my status as graduand of University of London. 2 whole years, but the experience isnt as gratifying as it should. anyway, some pics taken on my graduation.

funniest shot for the day. sis suggested to pose candidly for the camera, and the result was more than candid i think. haha! and i swear i didnt do that on purpose!

and ya, hurray, i've graduated. *ho-hum*

Quite Enough Already

2008-03-24T21:55:00.007+08:00

your constant pre-emption of things to come is wearisome.

your exaggeration of day-to-day incidents is disconcerting.

your attempts at being a fashionista is amusing.

your inconstant engagement is distracting.

quite enough already.. quite enough.

Yewk! Not Ugly Betty~

2008-03-19T22:57:00.006+08:00

im finally revealing a post 'surgery' pic of myself (no i didnt get a nosejob, just the braces), which was the reason for this. simply cun smile with it on without feeling awkward so i rather not at all. it was uncomfy initially but i've gotten used to it after 3 weeks now and there's another 2 more yrs to go. but wat im trying hard to do is be indifferent to teases from frens (read : wing!) betty is apparently her fav on-screen character now -_-lll but come to think of it, she's not entirely wrong cos i do look alot scarier on normal days with my nerd specs. hah! okok, forget the braces for awhile now and watch the video below. yet another awesome song by 侧田.

祝君好 - 侧田

Leslie Cheung Memorial Concert

2008-03-12T21:34:00.004+08:00

"The fifth anniversary of the death of Leslie Cheung (張國榮) will be marked on 01 April and a press conference was held today by his former manager and good friend, Florence Chan (陳淑芬), to announce a memorial concert titled Miss You Much Leslie <繼續寵愛音樂會> that will be held at the Hong Kong Coliseum on that date. Many big names have been confirmed to perform at the show, including Jacky Cheung (張學友), Deanie Ip (葉德嫻), Tony Leung (梁朝偉), Grasshopper (草蜢), Elisa Chan (陳潔靈), Karen Mok (莫文蔚), Winnie Hsin (辛曉琪), Nnadia Chan (陳松伶), William So (蘇永康), Andy Hui (許志安), Joyce Cheng (鄭欣宜), Sylvia Chang (張艾嘉) and Anthony Wong (黃耀明). All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charitable causes."

fuck lah. i SO want to go lor (but obviously cun!!!)

fucking hate my job man. arrgghh~

// tickets are out!! lowest priced at S$30 only~ I WANNA GO!!

Forewarning

2008-03-07T20:25:00.002+08:00

forewarning :
next time u see me, pls try not to smile at me. im not taking responsibility for any hurt feelings due to my failure to reciprocate your politeness. just go ahead and assume im being terribly rude.

侧田

2008-02-29T21:06:00.004+08:00

命硬 - 侧田

seriously, i would have posted all his videos if i could. man, his songs are so good i hate him for giving me this addiction.

Chinese New Year 2008

2008-02-25T22:57:00.009+08:00

so the festive season is over and the repercussions are apparent. bulging tummies, sore throats, burnt pockets (from excessive gambling) and an over supply of mandarin oranges. the oranges are quite a problem for me cos i've never liked peeling fruits. and i have been instructed to eat at least 2 after dinner to clear them before they turn wrinkly. next year, there shall be moderation in the purchase of oranges. anyway. some pics taken during cny.

New Year's eve lunch

CNY Day 02 - taken before relatives and frens arrive!

Goofing ard with Jayden's cap..

another cousin whom i get to see only during CNY. his name's jeremy and possibly the only 2 year old i noe with the loudest voice. and dun u think he's got a very blur look? the just-woke-up blurness? but he learns new words fast, thru repetition. he was calling me 表姐 for countless times i had to teach him a more difficult word to shut him up. haha! but the best thing is, he gives me kisses unreservedly ie without bribery of sweets! needless to say, he's on my fav list too.

then there was the visitation to frens' house. but sth different this year. we spent the entire day at viv's place playing wii till our arms ache. next time we shd do abit of warm up first i think. and another major difference this year is that we didnt gamble at all! no mahjong, no dai dee, no ban luck! guess we were probably too occupied with playing wii and planning viv's wedding. am looking fwd to her wedding on 15 march. =) and oso wii again this sat! =D

2008 Bday Celebration

2008-01-20T21:22:00.000+08:00

thank you dears, for the birthday present! =D though the celebration wasnt as happening as last year, it was still very sweet! and to my family and frens who remembered, thank you too!

2007 X'Mas Celebration

2008-01-19T13:27:00.000+08:00

long overdue post on x'mas. and some pics of vivien's lovely home! i like the chandelier alot!

On Making A Difference

2008-01-16T20:49:00.000+08:00

seeing that i'll be attaining mid 20s status (oh the anguish!) in a few days, i think its abt time i set out some changes to:

a) make myself a better person
b) alter my current stagnancy and
c) save the earth

i noe that in a previous entry i said i'll reflect on year 2007, but wat the heck, 2007 is over and done with. if there's anything worth mentioning its that im left wishing time would move abit slower. ok, back to the topic. my resolutions.

land myself a REAL job. one that keeps me fully occupied with work and one that requires lots and lots of overtime. fat paycheck included pls.
be kind to children. ALL children.
be bothered abt things that concern ppl who are dear to me. things like their bdays, work, mental and physical health.
keep up with current affairs. buying sat papers for the recruit section doesnt count. watching half of the 9.30 evening news on mon while waiting for Heroes to start doesnt count either.
eat more fruits with vitamin C. my perpetual cold and need for tissue is killing the trees.
find activities to bring some energy into my life. going for a 草蜢 concert will do for someone who could scream along even by watching them on dvd.
read extensively. magazines, biographies, novels, classics, etc. resolving to read everything by dean koontz isnt enough.
find a male slave (sex not necessary). bringing joy to myself qualifies for (a) i think.
surround myself with positive tots and ppl. like how eating cheesy/creamy pasta will not go to the thighs. instead, satisfying a craving brought abt by mood swings makes one a happier person. and laughing burns calories.
pick up new skills. like cooking and first aid. yes, in that sequence.

so there. after completing this list, im pretty sure i'll be able to keep them. well, at least one of them.

Jacky Cheung World Tour Encore 2008

2008-01-07T21:41:00.000+08:00

have been looking forward to this since i got my tickets. i had wanted to hear more of him after having went for his last concert in july. (i think that was wat sparked my craze for canto oldies to the point of no return. hah.) but as i was telling xf, i had a nagging feeling that this time round he would be singing more mandarin songs, which was the case, much to my disappointment. and unlike the last time, he conversed with the audience in mandarin too. though i love everything abt the man (ok, except his supposedly popular hit 吻别), the jokes would have been funnier in cantonese. and another major major disappointment for me was that he didnt sing 李香兰! me and my fren were so looking forward to hearing it live again lor :( but ok lah, he compensated it with other songs like 遥远的她，月半弯，蓝雨，离开以后, 只想一生跟你走 which i so love too.

and as told by the man himself, in his 23 year career, he's released over 70 albums, sung over 1000 songs and held over 500 concerts. some statistics there huh? its little wonder why he's considered the god of songs. but, i quote, even though he's hailed as the god, he's just human. cos towards the end of his 2nd last song, his voice cracked (but only slightly!) though a tad embarrassing, he was still able to make a joke out of it. but you couldnt really fault him lah, it was the 93rd concert of his world tour, even God himself would have been exhausted. and as expected, he ended the concert with 祝福. although the concert lasted for abt 4hrs, i was surprised it was ending already. somehow, it would have been more complete with 李香兰. sigh.

Untitled

2008-01-04T22:28:00.000+08:00

i didnt want to tok abt this intially since it was sth i really couldnt be bothered with anymore. but 2 in a row is quite interesting. im thinking how to elucidate this. ok, its kinda like 2 ppl i knew had, at the same time, chose to turn pissy abt things i could not (or bothered to) fathom and shut me out completely. fine that they would want to turn unreasonable on me when i hadnt done anything to offend. i dun hold it against them cos i have done it too. all the time, in fact. but the difference here is how do one accept an apology when no offense was taken? i dun believe i was bitter, no. just plainly, i no longer could give a damn abt wat they tot. but things dun end off like that, do they? cos just as sudden as they were pissified, they come round knocking on my door. at the same time. again. is this just sheer coincidence or sth else, like a conspiracy? unlikely i noe. but one thing's for sure, im not abt to go find out.

// today is jan 4. 5 jan 4s since. and i still find myself staring at strangers who bears some resemblance.

古巨基

2008-01-03T20:51:00.000+08:00

first post for 2008 and its yet another video. hah. not that im running out of things to write abt, in fact there's quite abit, like x'mas, jayden's bday party, reflections for 2007... but all tt has got to wait, trying to get photos lah. so before that, here's wat im listening to at the moment. (not that u care, i noe)

it seems that my taste in music is 'backtracking', from the 90's to the 80's now. gee, i totally love the 1st 3 songs, esp 情義兩心堅. am digging for it, hope my mum have it in one of her dustcovered boxes.

// doesnt chow yun fatt look delicious in 上海滩? *slurps*

Jayden's First Bday Bash!

2007-12-30T21:55:00.000+08:00

cun believe time gets by so fast. a year has gone, almost in a blink of an eye. and my dahling nephew jayden is a year old! already! which means yours truly isnt getting any younger. sighz. anyway. the celebration at sis' place. lotsa relatives. lotsa kids running around. major chaos. but it was fun. seeing ppl u wun get to see except during cny. and realising for a fact that your threshold for noise aka screaming, bawling and crying have actually increased. and ya, getting to decorate the place up for your dahling nephew's party. although the banner was done like a day before (cos i had fallen sick right before his bday), i think its pretty cute.

Grabbing the bday boy for photos before the crowd comes in. hehe.

goodies for the kids! even the big kids like me!

barney in the form of a huge creamy cake. its really really creamy. anyway, i shd have taken a pic of wats left after the party. just the head. its darn funny.

cake cutting! it was kinda cute to gather all the kids for photo taking with their masks on. hehe. and the second pic of jayden is supeerr adorable lor! with his little feet on the table and trying to cut the cake! and how he looked like he really knew that he shd blow his bday candle! seriously so cute (i) can die! ok i noe, im over doing it abit but my jayden is really very cute wat :p

pics taken with family and relatives, and wat could possibly be my favouritest kids in the world.

you probably wun understand this now but,

Happy Bday, Jayden! Muackks!

Merry X'Mas?

2007-12-25T21:16:00.000+08:00

wooh, this year's x'mas is really something different.

i spent it sitting around in a hospital.

specifically, i spent the morning sitting around in a children's hospital.

both my nephew and niece had viral infection. their mum had quite a bad flu and the dad had a mild case of food poisoning. my mum was on the verge of falling sick as well. (i felt so vulnerable all of a sudden.) the little ones were vomitting so badly they went frail to the point of such a state i couldnt even bear to say the word. sis was naturally so worried she tot its best to go to the hospital. and i, being the only physically fit, was awoken at 3am and dragged to the hospital, half-conscious and totally dishevelled.

the whole visit took abt 4 hrs and both of them are fine now. in fact, it seems that i was hit worst, needing rest till 3pm and having to cancel a lunch date. so there, my x'mas for 2007. how wonderful.

Preps for X'Mas 2007

2007-12-23T21:44:00.000+08:00

i've been dying to post pics of x'mas gifts i made this year for frens and loved ones even before the party on sat but couldnt cos its supposed to be a *duh* surprise. anyway the party at vivien's new home was great. (her home is super gorgeous btw.) all 6 of us managed to make time to gather for a celebration, including our ever-busy ms connie tan. heh. shall post pics on the party when i get them.

coming back, gifts I made. (ya, i am assuming the role of a self-indulgent braggart for today.) i remember last year, i was into graphic designing and made some half-assed frames. and ever since i've learnt to dressmake, i've got this crazy urge to sew something. and for all i noe, i'll probably make a stool or table if im into carpentry next year. so as u can tell, im actually gg thru a phase and although each phase doesnt live long, i do believe this one im currently in could last. well, at least till im done with all the fabric i've bought so far. and to speed up tt process, i've found some other use for it.

jasmine says they look good enough to be put on sale. im flattered but i think not. making 12 is just enough to kill me. besides, buttons, laces and ribbons arent exactly cheap. but having said that, i have enjoyed the nites of making each of these, surrounded by fabric, needles, ribbons and threads, and with leslie cheung singing in the background. all i did lack was a rocking chair and a black tomcat sleeping on my lap to qualify as grans. really really.

Too Much Of A Good Is Bad

2007-12-12T11:09:00.000+08:00

you noe you're overly reliant on the internet when you google for song lyrics even though you have the album just next to you.

and you noe you're over doing on the read when you find youself abit confounded after having started on a new book.

..... which brings me to conclude that too much of a good is indeed bad.

// stress abt xmas sia.. seriously dun like >=(

// i've finally gathered enough courage to make an apptment for my extraction. guess i wun be having a feast on my bday =(

Nature

2007-12-09T15:27:00.000+08:00

Nature took its course

Bintan

2007-12-07T16:44:00.000+08:00

will be off to bintan tmr with the family.

NOT looking forward to it. no, not at all.

哥哥 Leslie Cheung

2007-12-06T21:59:00.000+08:00

i was letting mum listen to 為你鐘情, not quite able to contain my excitement of having discovered yet another great song by 哥哥. so i was raving to her abt it but she was either uninterested or distracted by the tv, dismissing me with just an 'uh-huh'. -_-ll not quite the response i was expecting. doesnt anyone share my enthusiasm for good ol' music??

so while i was in my room, fully immersed in the charm of his voice, mum came in and gave me these.

OH. MY. GAWD!

all this time i have been searching tirelessly through imeem for his songs, and there in some dustcovered box within my house lies these treasures! cannot believe it lor! anyway, after having listened to 2 of the cds, i told mum that nevermind if she doesnt leave me any money in her will. these cds will do. =)

//oh oh, another song to share!

Yet Another..

2007-11-30T21:34:00.000+08:00

yet another post on songs im currently crazy abt. i wonder if there is a term for my condition? anyway i didnt noe jeff chang could speak in cantonese. but his rendition of 习惯失恋 is the best i've heard so far. 草蜢 has also performed it before. nice stuff too.

old news i noe, but jacky cheung is coming for yet another concert. and im going! again! tell me im not out of my mind. ok, relatively sane cos i bought the $88 tickets. though i really would want to pay for front seats if i could. cos the best seats were snapped up so fast we tot it wun be worth paying tt much to be seated rows behind. and guess wat, after the tickets were bought, another show was added on the 5th! jacky jacky, i love and hate you so.

x'mas is round the corner and gifts need to be decided on. not that im running short of ideas, in fact there's quite a few options i dunno wat to do! hmm.. maybe i should just create one of each and let them choose. hah!

The Little Black Dress

2007-11-26T21:56:00.000+08:00

cool little book. with a chilly price too. $73.44. i think it's bcos of the word VINTAGE/TREASURE/BOTH that's imprinted. hah. but i bought it at a sale for $20 at bras basah. still unreasonably priced i feel, for a 30 odd paged book. but i guess its quite a steal. the dresses featured were lovely, am hoping i can re-create something from it. and oh, did i mention the book had a full picture of audrey hepburn too? now that, would be well-worth the $20.

sat with miss zhuang was quite a pocket burner. apart from coercing me to get the above mentioned book, she wanted lunch at some fancy restaurant and high tea at some other pricey cafe. seriously high maintenance lah she. i was just glad SAM was entrance free. dun get me wrong, im not actually complaining, just trying to save up for my "spinster" fund (private joke) hahaha!

Shooting Stars

2007-11-24T22:08:00.000+08:00

Friday evening was sth new. i went for a musical with someone cantonese, and quite an expert in canto oldies too. anyway, the musical was staged entirely in cantonese, and it was a really good show. the actors were great and the songs were awesome. some were even delivered like it was a concert. and yes, tt includes the actor running down-stage to shake hands with the audience, along with security to hoist off delirious fans. totally amusing.

i would think the team banked heavily on the names of the 2 great singers to draw a crowd. and clearly it did. most of the audience were in their 30s - 50s, who like me, were drawn by their songs. but at the end of the show, despite the glitz and all, a message was brought across. i guess i can never listen to leslie cheung's 追 the same way i had before. tt particular scene of him sinking into depression and with each word of the song affected me somehow. *emo emo*

all in all, i enjoyed the performance thoroughly and am hoping that they'll bring more of such shows to s'pore. but for now, i gotta go google for the awesomely nice songs sung during the show.

軟硬 Long Time No See

2007-11-16T13:23:00.000+08:00

wahahaha! i almost died laughing after having watched this! esp the individual dance highlight, tt kot guy is hilarious!

Intensely

2007-11-14T22:28:00.000+08:00

"The pain is so intense because the joy was so intense."

How true.

Being robbed of the joy pains.

But sometime, somewhere, somehow, the pain will cease...

... for joy and hope to come through.

Oh The Drama!

2007-11-11T13:27:00.000+08:00

the past few days have been an emotional roller coaster ride for me. ya, things arent exactly going well. im keeping my fingers crossed at the moment, that the worst has come and GONE, and that better things WILL come my way. (say, my bonus? hehe.) im jus glad that i was out with frens after the news was delivered, helping me to take my mind off the dreaded fact/decision to be made. ya, in times like these, frens, abit of mahjong, food and laughter helps. thanks, pals. =)

was at northpoint for lunch on sat and saw someone who i've not seen for ages. (and there you go thinking nothing interesting could ever happen in plain ol' northpoint.) would have missed her completely if mum hadnt pointed out to me. funny that mum would say she's the xian qi liang mu fren i haf, and that she was actually quoting me. i dun rem saying that at all, to me, she's just hoonie. i would have smiled or waved, and things might somehow develope. but well, i guess its all fate.

anyway, anyone noe the titles of the songs here?

okayyy, just trying my luck.

//The 3rd song is 誰可改變 by Alan Tam.

Oh Holly!

2007-11-05T22:46:00.000+08:00

guess wat came in today?

muahahah!

i was positively ecstatic abt receiving the posters since the day i won the bid, but the t-shirt threw me off completely. thanks fren, for the somewhat pleasant surprise. though i think u wouldnt be expecting the gesture to be returned (soon or at all), too short a notice to be in time for ur bday. hah!

// i bought a magnet the other day at suntec. tell me, y am i spending so much money on her?

Life Expectancy

2007-11-01T22:16:00.000+08:00

despite my scepticism abt the possibility in the miraculous development of a superhuman reading speed, a miracle has indeed occured.

not to sound boastful or inflate this 'miracle', i have finished reading a 400 odd paged hardback by dean koontz. within 4 days. tts fast, by my standards. hmm, i might get to complete a third of wat i hope if i keep this pace.

and if you're a book buff and have not read any of his books yet, i recommend that u start now. though his works are mainly thrillers, i was laughing out loud while reading. no, not at the tragic and often gruesome end of the psychopath's victims (im not perverse in that sense) but at the dark humour he slips in almost habitually.

as u can tell, im not really good at giving a book review, and i shall not attempt any further. just go grab his books from the stores, write a review on it on facebook and expect a tinkle from me soon. *winks*

The Path To Seam-Stress Status

2007-10-30T21:25:00.000+08:00

finally, after 5 lessons of learning dressmaking.

I AM A SEAMSTRESS!

as in seam-stress. stressing over seams.

well, the material for my skirt is actually quite delicate. as in if someone were to rip it off with brute force (heaven forbid), it'll come off before you could mouth the first letter of any protest or even a simple "ah!"

ok, so it isnt the material but my so-called tailoring skills. or perhaps the fact that i've machined, unpicked, machined and unpicked the seams that made it so... tearable (not that i've actually tried tearing).

and although the product isnt exactly tailored quality as its meant to be, the whole process is actually quite rewarding. i've learned the virtue of self-control cos slamming and cursing at the sewing machine wun do much good. and oh yes, the wonders of a stitch unpicker! i seriously doubt i would be still sane if not for it, considering the number of times i had to redo everything.

so there, my first piece of ~~tearable~~ wearable skirt. far from perfect, but still wearable.

next up : wrap skirt.

// a bit ironical, for someone who dun often wear skirts, i need to make not 1, but 2 of it!

The Final Goodbye

2007-10-24T19:55:00.000+08:00

Sooner Than Expected

2007-10-11T21:35:00.000+08:00

oh my, seems that i wun be able to 'devour' his other books after all.

unless i develope an unhumanly reading speed overnight to finish 19 600 odd paged novels within a month.

not quite possible.

on a separate note, thanks to a fren for sending this song to me. actually prefer this to jacky cheung's version. recently, im into OLD canto songs with the likes of sam hui, alan tam and george lam for reasons unknown. maybe its age. but this song he sent definitely reveals his age, not mine. hah.

Updates

2007-10-10T21:11:00.000+08:00

random updates :

currently devouring dean koontz's the face. yes, good books are meant to be devoured, not read. im hoping i get to finish his other books before i eventually leave.

yes, yes, bangkok next week! wee~ shopping! im kinda like doing up a shopping list, which probably wun do any good since i'll just buy watever that comes my way. hah. but a few must buys - tailored suits, nice cheap fabrics, dressing screen, haversack, and yes wei wei, durian chips -_-ll

been watching d. gray-man on tv and youtube recently. didnt realise wat an effect this anime had on me. i was gg omg-omg-omg-omg-omg in the episode where Daisya encountered Tyki and was eventually killed. OH MY GOD! as strange as this might sound, the emotions it triggered were much more apparent than all dramas i've watched thus far. hmm.. this is pretty weird.

my orthodontist probably thinks im mad by now. besides asking (jokingly of cos) if i could keep the mould of my teeth as souvenir, i let out an uncontrollable giggle while he was taking pictures of my teeth. it was beyond embarrassing i tell you. but as i said, it wasnt in my willpower to suppress the urge to laugh. it was just too funny, seeing the reflection of myself on the lens with my mouth pried open to uncanny proportions. hahaha! but i guess i shd really be more concerned abt my first tooth extraction which will probably take place 2 weeks later. (that's only if i garner enough courage to make an appointment) okay, okkkayy, stop being such a chickenshit already.

Paranoia

2007-10-01T13:17:00.000+08:00

PARANOID.

that should really be my middle name.

well, frens who noe me should agree cos i can get quite paranoid at times. save the numerous episodes of doubting and misunderstanding, construing sudden interests as hidden agendas, saturday's incident has got to be the most ridiculous by far.

i was at amk cc for my weekly dressmaking class. my first project is a skirt and its beginning to look like one now. hah. shall blog more abt this when i've completed it. anyway, wat happened was i was the first few who reached, and went to the ladies which was down the corridor in a secluded corner. most of the other classrooms were still empty and as it was 7ish then, the whole level looked abit ominous with the lights still off.

no one was inside the toilet when i entered and while i was inside the cubicle, i heard the door open. now the strange thing was, no one walked past to get to the last cubicle next to mine. nor did i hear the tap running. all i heard was this clicking sound gg rhythmically as if someone is playing with a pen while waiting for something or someone. and the disturbing thing was that i heard no such noise before i heard the door open.

i stood frozen and the first thing that came to mind was that SOMEONE could actually be out there waiting to mug his next unsuspecting victim i.e yours truly. and because im such a paranoid, thank you very much, i was able to foresaw his deceit of knocking out his victims before transporting them in a stolen car to a deserted factory to disembowel them and finally decapitating their heads off as trophies, but not without the signature psychopatic laughter and a thundering storm as backdrop.

-____-llll

i noe i noe, very tvb drama. i've been watching far too much of it lah. but at that very moment, i truly believed that someone was actually out there waiting to pounce on me. there wasnt much i could do without my phone with me, so i remained where i was amid the sweltering heat. my best bet was to wait for someone to walk in or that the mugger will get tired of the wait and leave. but after 5 mins, the heat was getting to me and i tot wat the heck. besides, dying from hyperthermia isnt exactly glam.

so i stepped out and..... nothing.

not even a cockroach was seen. but the door was opened alright. probably the cleaner came in to keep the door open with the door stopper and turned on the fan as well, which explains the clicking sound i heard.

-____-llll

still couldnt believe wat a big bozo i was. told my mum all abt it and she laughed her head off. well, guess i can nv be a police detective.

Shamed

2007-09-30T15:27:00.000+08:00

ok, i take back wat i said - that my revulsion of children will cease to exist soon.

but one thing's for sure, the dormant volcano has erupted somehow. and im sorry to say that the lil' one who suffered the wrath is none other than my own niece. :(

to sis - sorry for shouting tiu and slamming the car door shut at your daughter. (i made sure she was clear of the door!)

to mum - sorry for storming off to the bus stop without turning back although i heard you call out to me

to nicole - sorry for my lack of tolerance and understanding of your wilful and bratty behaviour

to myself - you ought to be ashamed of all this over-reaction and reflect much on how a piglet could hold more weight in your niece's heart

sigh. whoever said being someone's ah yi was going to be easy?

Yes, I Know

2007-09-12T13:53:00.000+08:00

Yes, yet another post on my dahhling nephew

Yes, I'm terribly, terribly fond of him (if you cun already tell)

Yes, I'm not worried abt how my public display of favoritism will affect my dear niece (Bro, coincidentally, has the same tendency towards his nephew)

Yes, I do believe he'll steal quite alot of hearts with those eyes (why, he already has mine)

Yes, I foresee that my revulsion of children (which has laid dormant for quite awhile) will cease to exist comes the day when he could speak the 2 words

Lil' Dino

2007-09-12T13:24:00.000+08:00

"Grrrrr! Grrrrr! Grrrrr!"

If pain has an expiry date....

2007-09-06T21:39:00.000+08:00

"If pain has an expiry date, mine has expired."

Yes, wounds heal.

But does grief?

2007-09-04T21:23:00.000+08:00

4.26 pm :

Release of results on student portal.

Present status :

Drowning my sorrows in a packet of Arnott's Tim Tams chocolate biscuits. Double Coated.

Treasure... Dug

2007-09-02T13:15:00.000+08:00

guess wat i saw last friday when i was out shopping with winnie and jeral.

yes. a gorgeous, GORGEOUS canvas dressing screen printed with the ever lovely Audrey Hepburn. the picture here is only for illustration purpose, the actual one i saw had a diff pic of Audrey. i should have, ought to have, would have bought it had it not been its cost and the lack of space in my room.

damn it.

note to self : costs a hefty $189 and could be found in Takashimaya B1.

edit // i just realised i have $100 taka vouchers. hmmm, should i?

D-Day!!

2007-08-27T22:35:00.000+08:00

i was told by a fren that our results will be out by this week.

Oh, the anxiety! the trepidation!

(translated : Oh-My-God! Oh-My-F-ing-God!)

I think i need a cliff, or a (more accessible) window to fling myself off when this fateful day dawns upon me.

Would We?

2007-08-19T22:15:00.000+08:00

the other day i was at a job interview where i was applying for a marketing position. i was told that i'll be required to do abit of designing and stuff. so they were asking if i had brought the 'works' i've done. and silly me didnt, of cos. was practically hitting myself on my way back home. and when i got home, the first thing i did was search through my trash for a poster i did for YG magazine and a brochure for CO's recruitment drive. ya i noe it doesnt make much diff now but i jus had to take a look at it. so i managed to find the poster, which made me glad i didnt bring it to the interview cos its quite fugly to be frank. as for the brochure, it was in my antique ibm laptop, which is officially pronounced dead as of today. it jus wun start. seriously, where are things when you really need it??

anyway, i found this book from CO as i was digging my trash. something which we came up with in poly year 1, where all members could write their crap in it. and reading through it brought back much memories. memories of the place, the ppl, the things which we did and that i was ever their "芳少" with 4 姨太s, a 丫鬟, and a housekeeper. i found myself laughing out loud at wat were written, esp an entry written by a particular member who signed off as Aaron Kwok, which drew comments like "KANNA SAI", "大便都不如", "aaron kwok 的脚毛还差不多" ok, maybe it aint that funny, but i laughed so hard i almost teared. i could jus picture jess' expression while saying that, and how MS will be rolling his eyes. hah. i guess those first 2 years hadnt been that easily erasable afterall.

and reading further, i came across a short para written in pencil by a very dear friend.

人生就是这样。。有些事不是说能放就放的。。要忘掉一件事和放下一件事。

是这么难的事，但为何人生就必须要经过呢？

人生就是这样。。今天不知明天事。。

也许你今天看到我。。可能明天不再看到我。。

人生的过程，说长不长，说短不短。。

有些人拥有很长的人生过程。。但有些人却拥有很短的人生过程。。

所以要好好把握你现在所拥有的一切。。。

indeed, some pple dun haf the privilege of seeing the years pass by them. many a times i wonder, how would things be had you not left? would i still be complaining while waiting for you to have lunch together? would you still readily onz me for a game of bball in NP? would we still be meeting up for shopping and movies at bugis junction? and would we ever have the chance to travel overseas and explore new horizons together? ....... would we?

i believe that in our lifetime, we would meet that someone who's destined to change our lives drastically in one way or another. for better or worse. i believe i have met mine. but for better or worse? im not sure.

Cupcakes, anyone?

2007-08-12T22:02:00.000+08:00

just one of those days where you wake up and go, "hey i wanna bake sth!"

ok, maybe not. i had the recipe with me for ages, jus that i never got down to doing it. so today, mum and i went and bought the ingredients for baking. for over 40 mini cupcakes, $26 is quite ex. but well, its all in the name of some fun i guess.

having not baked anything since sec sch and with some help from mum, the cakes were not half bad i'd say. And apart from the lack of proper equipment, it really does feel like im back in mrs ong's home econs lesson.

for one, i still feel as flustered and kan chiong as before.

Do I Care?

2007-08-08T21:01:00.000+08:00

Seriously, do i look like i care about how u're doing?

//this flu and sore throat is getting on my nerves~ thank god its a public holiday tmr..

List of Most Irksome Individuals You Could Encounter On A Public Bus

2007-08-07T13:01:00.000+08:00

Fangz' List Of Most Irksome Individuals You Could Encounter On A Public Bus

Bawling children
Giggling school girls
Individuals who reek of ciggies
Couples who get a tad too intimate
Individuals who reek of a month's dirty laundry
Individuals who tok (read: shout) non-stop on their phone
Individuals who coughs and sneezes into the back of your head
Individuals who have their music (think techno, incomprehensible rap, etc) on loudspeakers
Males who sits with their legs wide apart (i think they are mistakenly trying to equate the distance with their size)
Individuals who gives dirty looks to any or all of the above

Personally, i think individuals who are guilty of point 10 are making a futile display of their dissatisfaction. Yes, im speaking from experience here.

Next time, i think i should just bring an eye mask, ear plugs and air freshener. In my favourite scent of lavender too.

妳是我的寶貝

2007-08-06T22:31:00.000+08:00

Cun find the music video to this song :(
anyway, the beginning of the song is almost the same as one of brandy's song.

No More Mahjong

2007-08-04T23:42:00.000+08:00

you noe something's quite wrong when u actually agree with your mum to playing a game of 2-person mahjong. -_-ll

and you noe something's pretty wrong when the forfeit of the game is much more than losing a few chips.

and you noe something's gone terribly wrong when you get a head full of pegs! (17 in total!)

ok, no more mahjong for me.

well, at least for the time being.

I Adore

2007-08-02T20:44:00.000+08:00

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

2007-07-29T15:22:00.000+08:00

you know its one of those days when u jus dun feel like getting out of the house even if you were paid a million bucks. esp when you had a swim the previous day and on top of that, late nite mahjong. so when mum asked me out to compass point with sis and nicole, my immediate response was a firm no. so while i was laying in bed, all ready to fall aslp, little nicole came up to me and asked again.

nicole : ah yee wan go with us?
me : (half aslp) nono, nicole go with popo and mummy ok? ah yee wan to slp.
nicole : but i need you can?
me : (sighs in resignation) okkaayy....

tell me, how to reject a plea like tt?

Breakfast at Tiffany's

2007-07-27T23:34:00.000+08:00

after today, i think i have to reflect much on my citizenship. no, im not considering migration or anything of tt sort. its just that having visited (or rather, passed by) Fort Canning Park and National Museum today with xuefang while searching for the Stamford Garden, i was asking myself "where the heck have i been all this while? this part of spore is pretty awesome!" i think i'll definitely visit this place again soon. anyway, i was at this open air cinema thingy organised by the museum for this.

my second outdoor movie actually. the first was Movies at the Padang last year which was all fun. this time, however, the experience was quite different. apart from the fact that there was no Glenn Ong or FD, nor was the place as big as the Padang (obviously), the ppl who attended were, well, atas. while we had brought along chips and canned drinks, they had bread, fruits and wine. in proper wine glasses. but of cos, u need wine glass for wine don't you? hah.

so they were playing Breakfast at Tiffany's which starred my dahhling Audrey Hepburn. and although i might come across as a fan, the only movie i've watched with her in it before today was My Fair Lady. such a shame i noe. but then again, im glad i didnt cos i get to catch it for the first time on the BIG screen. if you've yet to watch it, pls do so. just her wardrobe alone is well worth your time. anyway, here's some pics taken before and after the show.

hah, who would've known im capable of such act-cute poses. hmm, on second tots, i think the company plays a great deal. :p

Rain Clouds?

2007-07-22T16:32:00.000+08:00

will it ever?

***************

i swear i jus had the most horrible nitemare this morning. ok, probably the next most. the most most awful one i ever had was abt this bat flying to me and finding its way to my back and INTO my t-shirt. it was so horrifying i woke up screaming and crying.

anyway, this one i jus had was that i failed 3 of my 4 papers and the marks i got were like 6, 8, 9 and 44.

is tt some scary shit or wat?

//omg. check out today's 4D results.

Jacky Cheung World Tour '07

2007-07-14T01:10:00.000+08:00

i think there's a thief in the house. the bloody iron is missing and i cun press my clothes.

great.

ok, so a thief wouldnt have possibly stolen my iron i noe, probably a ghost then.

speaking of ghosts and entities, it would be appropriate to say here that Jacky Cheung is indeed, the HEAVENLY king, the GOD of songs, the GOD of mandarin pop... ok, you get the drift.

so i was at "The Year of Jacky Cheung World Tour '07" concert which lasted for abt 4 hrs. he started off with a couple of heart-pumping cantonese songs which made the crowd go wild, then some mandarin songs from his new album. and then a couple of songs which he composed for his daughters and wife and another couple of songs sung by some other artistes. there was also a short musical from the movie Perhaps Love. it ended off with some of his classic mandarin and cantonese songs from way, way back.

even though the threatricals were really not to my liking;

and even though i should have just bought front seat tickets to let off without feeling awkward. come on, the ppl near me were just sitting there like they were in a cinema watching Pride & Prejudice;

and even, even though i had an uncle sitting next to me who just could not shut up and let me enjoy the songs. i noe tt you jus want to sing along but do you really have to make yourself audible above the blasting music and heaven forbid, Jacky's voice? for Christ's sake, save the singing at a karaoke joint!

so even though all tt happened, Jacky Cheung totally made my day when he belted out 李香兰 in cantonese.

standing there.

rite in front of me.

LIVE.

the experience was simply awesome.

nono, it was BEYOND awesome.

i think i havnt screamed so much since infancy. if the entire concert had been performed in cantonese, i think i could have lost my voice at the end of it. and even though he's 46 and has been singing for 23 years, he hasnt lost tt magic in him.

wat, a *ahem* young girl like me screaming for him says it all.

Happy 24th!

2007-07-01T13:28:00.000+08:00

Wedding Bells Are Ringing

2007-06-23T22:23:00.000+08:00

Congratulations, Mr and Mrs Lai!

yes, the first in the group of us to get hitched. Abit ks dun u think? hahaa.. okok, so im just terribly terribly envious can? *much rolling of the eyes*

but seriously, it does feel abit weird. cos its like just yesterday we were cramming for projects and doing silly stuff together. and wham, she's married today. hmmm, tt sounds abit wrong. i dun mean it as a *ahem* shotgun, wat i mean is tt time passes so fast you can hardly feel it.

sighzz.. i guess its really time to stop being in self denial and accept the fact tt im... 24?

Exams are oo-ver?

2007-06-18T20:33:00.000+08:00

exams are like finally over but y am i not excited at all? perhaps its the fear of flunking or passing badly? or the apprehension of wats next for me? or simply bcos im still stuck in tt damned job. its like i have a rain cloud hovering over me when i go for work and all i tok abt is how work sucks. *sighzz*

okok, let's not get too depressed here. ermm, updates on my penang trip soon. very soon i promise.

D.E.A.D

2007-06-07T11:24:00.000+08:00

im this --> <-- close to my next (and final) paper.

and im this --><-- close to breaking down.

but the distress im feeling abt my exams couldnt be more than the pain i feel abt going back to work on the 15th.

gah, tok abt irony.

What A Strange World

2007-05-12T11:54:00.000+08:00

ok, this is going to be like so nonsensical. but the world does operate in strange ways which baffles me.

#1 - Fanaticism

wat's the word to describe someone who's overly obsessed with their religion?

that was the qns which made me lose slp last nite. (and its just a random qns -_-) the word was just there at the back of my mind! i could even picture the expression of these ppl, but i just, just couldnt conjure the word from my vocab bank. extremist? puritan? grrr!! no!!

and just as i was abt to let it go, the word popped out in my mind. FANATICS! immediately jumped out of bed to check the dictionary and yes! i was rite! mwahahaha!

// isnt it a wonder how things would just refuse to come to you when u're determined to find it, and then finds its way to you when you're abt to give up?

#2 - E.T vs chang 'e

it's crazy how i could randomly come up with these 2 entities when we're toking abt finding tt someone in our lives. "you go find your chang 'e and i'll go find my E.T hor."

and it tickled me to no end when you actually pondered over the possibility of being my E.T. "come on lah, E.T and chang 'e are like living on different planets? there's no connection between the 2!"

and it's insanely coincidental when you pointed out that your initials are exactly E and T. "nooo wayyyy..."

// things dun always happen in the way you plan it to be and it happens to you when u least expect it.

afterthought : i think im coped up at home for too long and studying is making me a bit mad.

Untitled

2007-05-01T22:41:00.000+08:00

sorry for the serious lack of updates, too busy "making out" with my notes and books, it's kind of like a love-hate situation now. sighzz. anyway, since its labour day, i shall take a break to update this long forsaken blog. its been so long i almost forgot my log-in id and password!

Caution : Randomness ahead!

my bro gave me this pack of gummies the other day, and im addicted to it already! its soooo pretty and chewing it just makes me smile all silly! ya, i dunno why too!

can you understand why babies could smile even in their sleep? and wat a cheeky smile too!

yeah! i got the jacky cheung concert tickets already! and i totally agree, losing your voice screaming for your idol : priceless.

my virgin attempt at cooking, the real type of cooking lah. pls tell me it looks delicious! (although the taste is still faarr from perfect.. haha) and YC, mine looks so much better than the one we had at chun tin rd rite? =p anyway, do u noe a small packet of branded mozarrella cheese costs abt $4 - $6! madness!

// new album from Michael Buble is out! just bought it today and im loving it!

Doing The Do??

2007-04-05T20:54:00.000+08:00

waahahahaa... this is too funny~

Fangzz : sian leh
Fangzz : u off work soon hor
Qi Xi@n : ya lor
Qi Xi@n : yup
Qi Xi@n : cant stand the mud la
Qi Xi@n : i do too much he ask me stop
Qi Xi@n : i ask him do
Qi Xi@n : he unhappy
Qi Xi@n : wtf man
Fangzz : omg
Fangzz : wat were u guys DOING???
Fangzz : waahahaa
Qi Xi@n : this kinda ppl also have
Qi Xi@n : work lar
Qi Xi@n : zzz
Qi Xi@n : always so bian tai 1 u
Fangzz : hahhahahaa
Qi Xi@n : u bian tai
Fangzz : buay tahan... cun stop laughing
Fangzz : waaahahahahahahaa
Qi Xi@n : mad

such conversations totally spice up a boring day at work man!

// yippee! holis tmr!!

Post Prelims

2007-03-19T13:31:00.000+08:00

i managed to survive my last paper - international & comparative perspectives, which was THE killer for me.

surprisingly, for a paper which i started prep only 2 days before, i could cough up enough crap to make it 9 pgs. and i didnt even haf time to finish my last point! but as i've said, x pgs of words doesnt mean it would be relevant to wat the qns is asking. hah. as a matter of fact, i think its totally out of point. i was laughing at my ans even while writing. the invigilator must haf tot i was mad.

anyway in celebration of my long awaited detachment from my 35 x 50cm table, i engaged myself in a dvd marathon on friday + sat + sun nite. such a shame my attempts at cajoling sis & winnie to play mahjong with me failed on fri and sat. the itch had to wait till sun noon at connie's place. am already looking forward to this weekend. mahjong again? =D

// i ~~got~~ bought tickets to the jacky cheung concert! $168! omg! think i wasnt in a rite state of mind when YC called. hope i dun regret this. hehe.

Life & Times...

2007-03-14T00:43:00.000+08:00

life and times of a last min mugger up...

sadly, my life now revolves around a 35 x 50 cm table and my gallant companions - the notes.

// Jacky Cheung's coming to town for a concert in Jul! Anyone interested??

JANUARY = SHYNESS

2007-03-06T13:15:00.000+08:00

saw this at someone's blog.. character analysis based on ur birth month...

JANUARY = SHYNESS

Fun to be with.
Loves to try new things.
Boy/girls LOVE you.
You are very hott.
Secretive.
Difficult to fathom and to be understood.
Quiet unless excited or tensed.
Takes pride in oneself.
Has reputation.
Easily consoled.
Honest.
Concerned about people's feelings.
Tactful.
Friendly.
Approachable.
Emotional temperamental and unpredictable.
Moody and easily hurt.
Witty and sparkly.
Spazzy at times.
Not revengeful.
Forgiving but never forgets.
Dislikes nonsensical and unnecessary things.
Guides others physically and mentally.
Sensitive and forms impressions carefully.
Caring and loving.
Treats others equally.
Strong sense of sympathy.
Wary and sharp.
Judges people through observations.
Hardworking.
No difficulties in studying.**
Loves to be alone.
Always broods about the past and the old friends.
Waits for friends.
Never looks for friends.
Not aggressive unless provoked.
Loves to be loved.
Easily hurt but takes long to recover.

**i SO beg to differ!! revision is gnawing at my soul and mahjong is stripping me of my willpower.... heeeelllppppp~

The Last Goodbye

2007-02-15T13:30:00.000+08:00

James Morrison - The Last Goodbye

Got to love this.

// Busy like fcuk these days.... and my exams are coming! =(