random thoughts..

Dear You..

2010-04-20T15:35:00.007+08:00

Yes you - the one that's reading this now.

Hi.

I started this way back in 2004, posting semi-regularly about whatever that I felt like sharing. Most of it was complaining about something annoying that happened, some of it was about happy events in my life. Nothing groundbreaking, nothing of literary value, nothing political or philosophical, there aren't even any photo-shopped narcissistic pictures of myself! It is exactly what the title of the blog says - random thoughts

and then I stopped.
my last entry was about McDonald's in September 2008.

Why did I stop you might ask?
Simply put, I was uninspired.
But hey, that was almost 2 years ago..

So anyway, if you've been reading my blog - thank you - I appreciate that.
If you're new, Hi (again)
If you like what you're reading - great! you're more than welcome to check back anytime.
If you don't like what you're reading - oh well..guess you better hit that BACK button!

Goodbye McD

2008-09-01T10:30:00.002+08:00

did you hear?

McDonald's has gotten rid of their famed garlic chilli sauce..the best fastfood chilli sauce you can find here, in my opinion. There has been some talk about it at STOMP but it doesn't look like McD will bring it back..the senior communications manager's response is full of shit..here's the link

thumbs up to McD for yet another brilliant move.

McDonald's is now officially dead to me.

McDonalds = EVIL

2008-06-23T09:22:00.002+08:00

I watched SuperSize me sometime ago and I have to admit I was alittle traumatized. It may not necessarily reflect the situation in Singapore but its still the same company so..it can’t be that much different…?

Anyway, last week, I had my first mcdonald’s value meal in a long, long time – grilled chicken foldover plus a regular iced green tea.
It was okay but the chicken patties were a lot saltier than I remember..i’m not sure if I ever want to eat at McDonald’s again..
Especially since they’ve done lots of stupid things with their menu..

Here’s 8 reasons why I don’t believe in McDonald’s as a provider of food anymore..

Hot Chocolate..
I don’t know if my childhood taste buds can be trusted – but back then, Mcdonald’s hot chocolate was pretty damn good. But they have sinced axed it from their menu and replaced it with crappy hot milo..

Iced Lemon Tea..
It used to taste like real brewed tea and not some crappy ass syrup with water.
Which incidentally, is what the new lemon tea taste like -
No hint of tea. No hint of lemon. Just crappy ass syrup water.

McSpicy Double..RIP
That was probably THE BEST thing Mcdonald’s ever came up with.
I loved the fact that the chicken fillets were not bread-crumbed or battered!
It was just simple & really tasty..very good stuff.
Alas, good things don’t seem to last very long in McD’s..a few years back, someone made the decision to make McSpicy a SINGLE, not a double..
They even had to mess with the chicken fillet! Instead of using a fillet, they mixed crappy chicken bits in, fat and all, battered it and deep fried it.
It’s so sad to see a good burger butchered & ruined just like that.

Spanish Omelette Bagel..RIP
Not to be confused with the Mcdonald’s breakfast bagel..that was really shitty..i tried it once and did not enjoy it at all. It was a total waste of money and stomach space.
Anyway..the spanish omelette bagel..mmm..
I was fortunate enough to have tried that wonderful breakfast creation that didn’t last very long. Imagine a fluffy omelette, full of capsicum and onions, a piece of sausage, cheese and some mayo (if I didn’t remember wrongly) in between a fresh bagel..
yummmmmm……
That was like THE most savoury thing Mcdonald’s ever did..it’s totally not typical of Mcdonalds but it was a genius combination.
Stupid stupid decision to axe it..
DAMN their malfunctioning brains and taste buds!

McGriddles..
Most unfortunate breakfast food.
McGriddles are like a cross between a pancake and a waffle..with egg and sausage and cheese..
It could have been good.
If they would just toast the bloody Mcgriddle just alittle more so it’ll be more like a waffle – slightly crisp on the outside and still moist on the inside.
That would have made A LOT of difference.
At least people can order takeout without having the Mcgriddle turn to mush..
It’ll so be good if they loaded abit less maple syrup..although the flavours sort of work, the maple syrup can be abit too much sometimes.

McNuggets..
Those are really weird now. I tried 1 last week and the first thing that hit me was the how light the nugget was. It’s practically weightless..didn’t feel like I was holding onto a small piece of meat..it felt more like a replica made of foam.
The meat was really white as well..very minced..very plain.
It’s Weird. Plain weird.
Almost un-natural.

Big Breakfast eggs..
They used to serve pretty good scrambled eggs. I used to eat them really slowly and saved them for last but now I don’t have any more cravings for Mcdonald’s breakfast coz they ruined the eggs.
Gone are the generous, fluffy eggs. Now all you can find is pathetic, over cooked eggs..I don’t even consider them scrambled anymore coz they’re so dry.
Bleurgh..

Hashbrown..
They don’t taste so good these days.
I’ve had instances where it was sour, really oily and there was once it tasted like it was fried in stale/overnight/greasy oil..YUCK. That was pretty unpleasant..

There.
I doubt I’ll ever be back there for food.
Dessert or drink..maybe..but no way am I ever going back there for their Extra Value Meals..ergh.

Maybe you should to.

random recollection #8752

2008-05-02T10:53:00.003+08:00

you know what's worse than rap?
..cantonese rap. i'm sorry but i don't understand it and it's plain annoying.

and if that's not bad enough..?
..cantonese rap paired with metal.

if your intolerant ears aren't bleeding by then..
..how about i throw in an unpleasant looking, stained teethed ah beng who sounds like a duck, to do the rapping?

and finally to top it all off into a totally ear bleeding experience..
..the ah beng failed miserably at trying to do a rap-metal song with explicit lyrics at a company dinner/karaoke.

oh yea..the memory still haunts me...

do you know what the faaa i'm sayin..

imagine that on repeat mode..

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*shudders*

an update..

2008-04-29T08:52:00.001+08:00

just when i thought the maid issue at home was settled when we send our previous maid-J away..it sort of got alittle messier in the week just before she was sent home in a plane.

..was afraid she won't get paid for her 1 week + of work in April.
my mum eventually gave her a full month's pay..

..chalked up 600mins (approx.$75) of talktime in March/early April..using a SIM card that was on loan to her.
very smart..use what you can't afford..

..kept mum about her usage & didn't once mention anything about paying for her bill for March.
the audacity!

..approached neighbours several times for biscuits (which she didn't finish..it's still in my fridge), claiming that there was nothing to eat at home.
LIAR. everyone could tell she put on significant weight after she joined us.

..bragged to other maids that her father was rich and could afford a maid at home.
UH-huh... so what is she doing here then..?

..distorted the truth about who paid for her ticket home.
it was my family, not her so called 'rich' dad who paid for her ticket

..borrowed S$300 from another maid from our block.
..tried in vain, to borrow more money from the same maid.
i wonder what sob story she used on the poor girl..

..failed to return the $300 and didn't bothered to inform her friend about payment.

..borrowed baggage from another maid..and took that home with her.

..attempted to drag home 35kg of stuff (that we gave away) home. 18kg of which was housed in a luggage, the rest was in plastic bags.
once again..smart. did she think they were gonna let her check her 5 plastic bags in?

not only did she not do a good job for my family. she caused so much trouble for others around her!
what i don't get is how she claims she's in financial trouble but her concept of money and spending betrays her. she took EVERYTHING for granted. either that or she's damn dishonest and will take advantage of any privilege she's given.
but whatever it is..she's a terrible liar.

even her agents are puzzled at her behaviour. according to the lady who is housing J temporarily, says she behaves like a brat..fussing over food like she's the princess of the house.

the last i heard..she's gone back home but will be back in another week.
the agency apparently found her a new employer where she has to care for a elderly but still very active woman.

if she thinks she can take advantage of the old lady coz of her age..she is so wrong.
i can only hope that she meets a family much stricter and harsher than mine.
teach her a lesson.
she needs it anyway.

3 times lucky..?

2008-04-03T14:48:00.000+08:00

Ever since our long time maid left us last year, we’ve had our fair share of new maid drama (its pretty much well documented in the May 2007 entries)
In June last year, we got ourselves a second maid. The first impression wasn’t bad, she was definitely more proactive than the first one.

Unfortunately, that initial good impression did not last very long.
That good impression was ruined when we found out she used my sister’s laptop without her knowledge and even denied that fact when we questioned her. She could only give me a very guilty look when I told her we saw her browsing history and the sudden drop in the battery level.

On top of that, her concept of cleanliness is not the same as us. For example, the general cleaning cloth in the kitchen turned into a disgusting, smelly piece of fabric, under her care. She sometimes wouldn’t wash/clean table mats after meals if she thought there were no visible food stains. She also didn’t think there was any need to wipe furniture or walls, so you can imagine how unclean my kitchen walls were in the first couple of months.

The initiative she had in the beginning, fizzled out after like 2 months.
She was taught several recipes (some of which she forgot), given many cookbooks to help her out but she sort of fell into routine. She bought the same food each week and cooked the same few dishes. Only when someone specifically told her to buy a particular item, will she break out of her shopping/cooking routine, BUT only for that one week.
She can’t seem to remember or maybe she couldn’t be bothered to notice which dishes were well received and which weren’t.

It wasn’t like we overworked her or anything.
It was actually the opposite - She had free time EVERYDAY!

My mum eventually gave up a few weeks ago. under the suggestion of the agent, she picked out a new maid.

2 days ago, my mum told her she was going to be replaced and that she’ll have to go for an interview with a potential employer the next day. She got upset but she seemed to deal with it ok. the next day, I was given the task to drive her there.
Upon reaching, she was told off twice for her poor appearance – she didn’t tie up her hair and she had multiple earrings on her ears.

After a hour and a half, I could go pick her up. Apparently, the potential employer didn’t want her, said something about her black polished toe nails. Picky picky..

Anyway, the moment she came home, she started packing. That morning, before the interview, she already borrowed herself a luggage bag.
I was puzzled at her eagerness to pack and go.

What was more puzzling was what she did yesterday.

After dinner, she asked my mum to let her stay and cried about needing money for her son, who is apparently sick. By then, there was really nothing my mother could do. Paperwork had been processed, our new maid was already undergoing training here in Singapore. My mum told her it was really too late as she had given her so much chances to improve over a course of 9 months! Yes 9 months with us and she still hadn’t quite adapted herself to meet the level of housekeeping my mum was hoping for.

Oh well, its abit sad that things turned out like that.
I just hope she LEARNS from this experience and hopefully the agency can find her a new employer in 2 weeks or she’ll have to really pack up and go home.

Anyway, I really really hope the new maid won’t disappoint.

I present you...

2008-03-28T13:23:00.007+08:00

Octavia.
isn't she pretty?

here's a closeup shot..don't mind the reflection of my camera flash!

this is the mirror I talked about in my previous post.
it reached me in less than a week!
thanks to the lovely seller - Ms AnneJulie - for her prompt delivery!

other than 'Octavia', there were another 2 more mirrors - one for each of my sisters. One has a blue octopus and the other has a silly one of a girl reading the papers on the toilet!

anyway, i'm a fan of her artwork..you can check them out at her etsy store or her website. Other than mirrors, she also sells copies of her art, as well as bookmarks and other stuff =)

5 things..

2008-03-17T13:08:00.006+08:00

i'm really excited about..in random order -

1) A POSSIBLE WEEKEND GETAWAY (somewhat..for myself)
when the parents go to Hainan island for some ancestral business in April

2) INCUBUS
i attended their first ever gig here last Friday! OMG! i had a rather exciting time there..
despite having queued for hours, got slightly sunburnt,
got moshed pretty bad (i couldn't breathe very well..and i had an elbow & a shoulder on either side of my neck..), had to be rescued and watched the concert from the side of the stage, where the view is limited..
I ACTUALLY HAD a MEMORABLE time!
that is all thanks to this guy called Russ (?) who remembered us from the queue, saw us watching from the side and let us into the VIP area - in between the stage and the mosh pit!!
Can you imagine the joy?!
Yep i'm still really excited about the whole experience =P

3) NEW PURCHASE FROM ETSY.COM
i've never mentioned this before but ETSY is probably my favourite site
ever. its essentially a huge online store but what sets it apart from other stores is that everything there is handmade. you can find anything from soap to bags to jewelry..and even art!
i'm eagerly awaiting my latest purchase - a mirror with original artwork printed on the back - to reach me from Paris!

4) ICE CREAM
my latest food craving - rich, yummy, plain chocolate icecream..preferable from Häagen-Dazs =D
i haven't had any ice cream in months..MONTHS!

5) WE SING. WE DANCE. WE STEAL THINGS.
a friend of mine thought i had gone astray when he saw that as part of my MSN display name! silly..
but well its actually the title of an upcoming Jason Mraz album, scheduled to be released in May!
i love Mraz. Shame on you if you've never heard his music..here's a peek..

that's all folks!

oh wait..how many of you actually think our runaway terrorist is
"surviving on berries in the jungle.." ?

Fun with FOooooOOoooood

2008-02-19T14:39:00.005+08:00

i named my blog 'Random Thoughts' but half the stuff i post aren't exactly random..so i might start another one. just toying with the idea
BUt anyway..
this post..is truly random..
it has nothing to do with how i've been and what i've done..
its just a collection of pictures i found while going through the files in my comp
so i present you...

my collection of random 'creativity' with food/drinks

TADA!

fat rice star! that eventually turned into....

skinny rice star!
well abit juvenile you may think..but i got bored..oh well!
i couldn't finish my fried rice at Asian Kitchen (Millenia Walk)..the food was good but i was too full!

this is a pink heart atop an ice mountain (starbucks-raspberry blackcurrant)..
i like the heart..

that my friends..at the very center of the heart shaped rice pile is a heart shaped pickled green chilli! and no i found it like that..it wasn't reshaped =)
how cute is that?!
by the way, the fried rice was from Lerk Thai (Woodland Civic Center) its a tiny branch but the food isn't too bad. Just keep away from the Marina Square one..that's crap.

again..another instance of boredom. for some strange reason i was inspired to do that..plus i was humming the mickey mouse song -
the one that goes "M. I. C. K. E. Y...MOU-SE!"
anyway this is the leftover of the not very recommended 'Chocolate Banana' cake at Secret recipe. don't believe everything they claim..try 'Chocolate Indulgence' instead =P

last but not least..i think this is my favourite..

starbucks green tea frappuciinnooo + inspiration =

Well, that's the last of my food pics..i hope the last one didn't gross you out too much =P
i'll post again..if i take or find any more!

2007-12-18T10:53:00.001+08:00

my poor blog has been left to rot for more than a month..
even my chatbox has died on me
well i've been totally uninspired to write.
sometimes i start an entry but i never post it
mostly because i just lose the momentum i guess..i'll write then i'll be interupted and i never go back to finish the entry
oh well

anyway i can't believe that another year is coming to an end.
yikes.
i feel old.
i think i need some kind of change in my life.
exactly what kind of change? i don't know yet.

What the heck?!

2007-12-18T10:48:00.000+08:00

okay, this happened at work.
I’ve never lost my patience at someone over the phone this badly..EVER..
The woman in question ( a Senior Procurement Executive ) really made my blood boil!

let me first set the scene..

for those who don’t know, I work in a metal fabricating company..and all emails are handled by me (we’re a tiny company)

7th Dec.
We received a request for quotation for some plates.
I noticed that the requirements for Item 2 of her request was odd, as the person was basically requesting for untreated plates that will be prone to rust!
Since there were no further instructions, plus the other 2 items were to be painted, it was decided that we should ignore the weird request and painting was quoted for all 3 items.

14th Dec.
Another request for quotation was received.
The requirements were similar to 7th Dec email so I decided to inform the Senior Procurement Executive that if the plate she required didn't need any painting, they will rust, thus suggesting an alternative material – zinc.

Later that morning, she wrote back, telling us to go ahead to quote for zinc.

Since the requirements were so similar to the 7th Dec request (ie. potentially rusty plate with no painting) , I decided to notify the Senior Procurement Executive that we quoted spray painting for Item 2 and wanted to double check if there is a need to revise the quote so that the alternative material – zinc will be used.

After that email was sent, she called back. I wasn’t the one who picked up the call but apparently she was complaining that she didn’t know what we were talking about.

So I decided to write her a clearer email, attaching whatever related documents and highlighting important points.

She called soon after. WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT.

By then we were really clueless. None of us knew why she didn’t understand the email.

So I called her back.

Tried to tell her about the email but before I could explain myself, she cut me off!
She kept telling me she didn’t want to hear about it.

??????????????????????????????????????????????

Basically, she didn’t want to know or hear about anything other than the pricing of her 14 Dec email.

So I tried to tell her that this is a separate issue.
That this was to do with the pricing for her 7 Dec request.

She cut me off again.

I actually had to ask her if she understood me.

Everytime I tried to explain the issue from start, she’ll cut me off.

She went on to challenged me by asking if I have a Purchase Order number and since I didn’t, there was no point talking about it.

What the heck?!
So you’ll only be concerned with pricing and requirements after you’ve issued an order to a vendor? Wouldn’t it be too late by then if any detail was wrong?

-_-!

I told her we were just being helpful and you know what her response to that was?

“I never ask you what? I only ask you about today’s (14 Dec) quote then you say all this for what?”

best lor.
This woman. This SENIOR PROCUREMENT EXECUTIVE.

I raise an issue and I get shot down for being helpful.

I never got a good vibe from her although that phone call was the first time I interacted with her.
Everytime she sends us an email for quotation, she ALWAYS drafts her emails like this –

Kindly send your quotation using your company letterhead…

Honestly, if we don’t use our company letterhead, what else can we use?
I mean WHY would we even use any other paper?

And she NEVER fails to mention that..that I really don’t understand.

Ergh..

I never want to deal with her again.

20 things..!

2007-10-03T14:31:00.000+08:00

it has been 20 days since my last post..today being the 20th day.
SOOO..here are 20 random things that happened since my i last posted..in no particular order..

1) got depressed. it was a terrible day..i couldn't get myself to do anything.

2) had cramps that weren't too painful but left me wanting to lie down on any surface i could find.

3) finally bought Lifehouse's WHO WE ARE..paid $21 for it at Borders.

4) found out the version i bought DIDN't have the bonus 13th track. as if that wasn't bad enough..everywhere else started selling this version with the 13 tracks..and the cheapest i saw was $16.95!! oh the heartbreak..

5) went on a dress spree..bought 2 for just under $100.

6) craved for soup..any kind of soup dishes.

7) got hooked on pokka's pomegranate fruit tea.

8) bought some really comfy undies.

9) craved for cha soba and salmon sashimi.

10) finished a book in 4 days.

11) that same book left me paranoid..and scared of dark corners for awhile..

12) quarreled with my mother over an issue that didn't concern me directly. sometimes i feel like the mother..

13) craving for starbucks green tea frappuccino.

14) felt the urge to go cycling.

15) fell sick.

16) chatted with my neighbour and her daughter..they're really nice people.

17) found out that a pair jeans i have been wearing for a long time..is not very well made..it's a little off..asymmetrical at the butt.. weird that i never noticed!

18) craved for laksa.

19) witnessed a very inconsiderate woman use up 7 pieces of paper to dry her hands..SEVEN! somehow she managed to do it..SEVEN! think of the poor trees!!

20) read that britney spears lost custody of her 2 children..i wasn't shocked but i do feel sorry for her kids. if only she'll just smarten up & get her life back together..

Beware!

2007-09-13T16:10:00.000+08:00

if you ever receive a call from this number..

" six five double 1 double 1 double 7 "

don't bother picking up.

but if you do..don't bother entertaining the caller.

they will tell you how you've been selected for a FREE MAKEOVER coz you did some shopping during the great singapore sale or some shit like that.
then they'll proceed to tell you how everything will be provided for - hair, makeup & clothes.. and you'll even get to keep 2 of your favourite photos!
the company is located at boat quay..near macdonalds

and all the while, the caller will fail to mention what company he/she is representing..

i got such a call during lunch last week..the lady was bragging about how some professionals are in town for this 'special' photoshoot..
did some research and found several threads on various local forums complaining about this company.
apparently they use this 'sales tactic' to lure unsuspecting customers to their office for this so called free makeover, then at the end of the session, will try to sell their very expensive 4digit package..where once rejected, they will practically treat you like dirt and get rid of you..

so if you don't want to have to deal with irksome salespeople..a potentially lousy makeover (they said they'll provide clothes but they told me in an sms to bring my own..) then don't pick up this call.

but if you're in the mood to test out these bunch and shoot them down when they try to sell you their 'packages' then go ahead..have your fun!

Dear Ms EK 62 D,

2007-09-10T10:50:00.000+08:00

Thank you for being an utter snotty bitch in your big ass black mercedes.
I had a feeling something was bound to happen the moment i turned into the car park near henderson, with you tail gating me.
and boy you didn't disappoint.

why did you think i signalled left and slowed down after i made that right turn? did it not occur to you that i'm intending to take the empty lot on the left? which part of that move did you not get?
if i could spot the lot just before the turn, how could you not?
could you not see beyond the hood of your car despite your bright lights?

was it my fault when you abruptly decided to back up your car only to be horned at by another tail gating driver..?

oh you poor dear. it seemed that the only way you can get over the fact of being horned at was to stare at me and my passenger with horribly accusing eyes.
you can't handle stuff and you take it out on the nearest person.
that's pretty pathetic behaviour don't you think?

your mama probably didn't teach you all too well now did she?
coz she was just about as unpleasant as you are..staring away like we ran over their house pet or something..

well here's some advice for you.

don't drive like you flushed your common sense down the toilet alright?

i want you to know that it's ok to utilise more than 10% of your brain when you're engaged in an activity such as driving.
don't worry your brain CAN take it..it won't explode.

***

i was surprised to find her & her mother heading for the food center AFTER i had my dinner. that was a good 20mins after i parked the car. bitch got bit in the ass..bad..by karma..

and yes i'm back..all it took was for one annoying incident to get me started again..and i hated that the first thing you see on my blog was that horrible marina square chocolate-poo pic..

have you seen this?

2007-07-10T08:23:00.000+08:00

it's the latest promo for Marina Square shopping mall.."Feast in Style in The Square"

i don't like it.
it doesn't make me want to 'feast' it actually invokes a sense of disgust..

i think they were trying to go for a miss chocolate thing..but it's badly done laa
the picture is small so it may not look so bad. but wait till you see it blown up and pasted on a pillar or plastered on walls..
it's quite gross.

despite her pretty milk chocolate eyes and the malteser neckalce..the poor miss looks messy.
i get that they're trying to do this chocolate theme thing..but
chocolate rice for eye brows don't look too good..not when you can still see bits of her dark eye brows..
and the brown mess that is her dramatic 'eyeshadow' looks like the stylist just smeared it on with an old paint brush.
and her lips..her lips. it looks like an old paint brush with rough bristles were used to apply half melted, still slightly chunky chocolate. OMG if they really wanted to play with real chocolate..bloody melt it properly and have it done properly so it looks like a matt lipstick la! OR just use a bloody matt lipstick and save all the trouble!

the most unfortunate part of the picture..i feel..is what she is putting in her mouth. it looks most unpleasant. i know she's supposed to be eating a piece of chocolate but it's melted and mushy in places..it looks poopy..
why couldn't they just give her a proper unmelted piece of chocolate?!

there are other ways you can adorn the poor model with chocolate laaa..
stick with the chocolate rice! but use that to decorate her face with artistic/curly wurly lines..like face paint..instead of cover her eyebrows.
that way her cheeks won't look too bare. they could also have used melted dark chocolate to do the same thing.
you know how some chocolate are adorned with colour or texture? they could have used some gold makeup
gold would be pretty..for that extra touch of glamour
they could also have used really shiny lip gloss on her lips..at least she'll look classy..not messy!

well..i guess what's done is done.
same goes for the new sony ad for their latest player. the one that rips off romeo and juliet. the perfect combi of eyes and ears thing. yikes. i didn't like it.
their previous ads were all pretty good..like the guy who hears music in everything. that was quite cool. but this is nooo goooood. they went from being creative to ripping off something..

barf.

speaking about barf..
this left me in tears when i first saw it..it's ridiculous!

DAMN you! BOOK VANDAL!

2007-06-28T10:34:00.000+08:00

are you one of those that get pretty upset/ticked off when you find library books in a lousy state? vandalised..pages falling out..peeling covers..dog earred pages..mementos from the previous reader - receipts/unidentified stains..(ew)

anyway i picked up a book yesterday and was horrified to find it in a bad state..
it got worse once i flipped open the book
there were loads of pencil markings..mostly ticks..in the first 10 or so chapters of the book..

oh the horror..

the book is not yours laaa..stop treating it like your literature text can?!

as if that was not bad enough?
the book vandal apparently can't read roman numerals..

it's not a must to know how to read them but..he/she probably was alittle blind as well.. coz the chapter number? is printed in English on every top left corner of alternate pages..

by the way in case you were wondering, the roman numeral doesn't match the chapter number because the book is split up into 3 parts and each part starts with 'chapter 1'..

there are a total of 60 chapters but the guilty one gave up marking the chapters at 47.. well he/she either realised there was no need to mark or he/she just gave up on the book..

oh dear..
i have a feeling this book vandal didn't do all too well for literature

alright..i'm gonna go back to getting rid of the silly pencil markings now..

a little update..

2007-06-27T08:22:00.000+08:00

well..we got ourselves a new maid.
my sister..i forgot which one (sorry!)..commented that in one day, she asked more questions then what the last maid did in a week..
so yea..she's alright..definitely has more initiative

**

did you hear about live earth? 07-07-07?
24 hours of nonstop music/performances all for a good cause..of course!
did you see the ad for it on ch5?
the one where they got local 'celebrities' to 'talk' about the state the earth is in?
oh dear..
i hated it..despite the positive message they were trying to send
but i just couldn't get over how fake most of them looked. it's like you can tell they are trying to look upset and concerned.
i think the creative one behind the concept tried to copy the 'one' campaign
unfortunately it didn't quite work..

anyway that's not the point.
i think it's apparent that the world we live in now isn't the same as it used to be.
in case you haven't noticed..the climate has sort of gone alittle extreme..
so if we don't at least try to do our part now..i can't imagine what it's gonna be like 20 years down the road..

so do your bit! no effort is too small

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this is totally random..
but this is why i adore ~~jason wade~~ lifehouse.. =P

bye bye

2007-06-12T11:31:00.000+08:00

maid.

after almost 2 months with us, we finally sent her back.
don't worry, we didn't leave her with no job. with the help of the agency, we found her another family for her to go to. this one also has 3 children but the oldest is only 12..plus the mum is a housewife so there will most likely be no more disappearing acts.

she was apparently upset. i heard that she tried to ask my mum to keep her but it's alittle too late coz the decision has been made.

we sent her back to the agency yesterday morning.
she was upset and she apologised and thanked my mum alot
and she kept saying she knew that she made a mistake..
well
i just hope she REALLY meant that and she does her job well for her new family.

Can you find the moon?

2007-05-30T11:50:00.000+08:00

seriously.
it's apparently a photo of the moon in daylight..almost completely covered by clouds. this picture scares me abit..maybe coz it resembles the sea and i have an irrational fear of open water..

anyway i think i see it but i'm not sure..
can you?

我不要！！

2007-05-30T11:23:00.000+08:00

for the last week or so, i've been suffering from jaw pain. soo i finally booked an appointment with the dentist for a check up.
it turns out that..
it's a wisdom tooth problem!

NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

the dentist mentioned extraction and surgery..

NOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

i'm afraid of the dentist..although i don't have any bad experience..i'm just afraid.
the thought of extraction is just really scary so let's not even talk about surgery.
ew.
it's sick you know.
having a tooth pulled out.
it's not like our baby milk teeth
we're talking about mature 'adult teeth' with roots
yikes.
can you imagine the gap in your gums..
YUCK
i'm grossing myself out
*cries*

how........................................

*sigh*

until i get over the silly fear and the gross hole in gums picture..

i shall have to bear with the discomfort for now..

bleh..

it's stupid isn't it?
i've gone through surgery with partial anesthesia - i had my eyelid cut up/stitched while fully conscious..
but yet i can't make myself go for a simple tooth extraction.

*sigh*

Today in Maid News...

2007-05-29T14:25:00.000+08:00

here's a roundup of what has been happening.

last friday and saturday, our dinner was not exactly well done.
she cooked 3 persons share of food..for 5 people on friday and on saturday..oh dear..it got pretty bad. i wasn't home to eat that day but i eventually i had to buy some dessert home to feed my poor family
they had veggie, chicken curry AND bak kut teh
weird eh?
as if that wasn't odd enough..the soup was super peppery..the bag of herbs and spices probably exploded..
and the chicken curry..according to my sisters, it was pastey, super spicy to the point of bitterness and it didn't taste like curry coz she didn't put in any curry leaves. come to think of it..i don't think she even added any coconut milk..
-_-
so sad right?
she says she knows how to cook curry..i think not.
it's either that or she doesn't taste her own cooking..

after 2 days of not particularly fantastic food, my mum gave up and took us all out to dinner.
i don't blame her. she loves curry and she was horrified by the chicken curry attempt. she was disappointed that she didn't bother consulting anyone about the recipe.

i really wonder why she behaves the way she does.
for example, she picked up a call from my mum on sunday to tell her to come downstairs at 6pm with me and my sisters. she hung up the phone and went straight for her room.
i only found out when my mum called again alittle after 6..wondering where we were.

so anyway my mum finally made her decision yesterday.
we're replacing our maid.
it's about time really..coz none of us trust her and nothing she does is making us feel otherwise.

my mum is also convinced she sneaked off to ghim moh again. either that or she genuinely took the loop service bus from the wrong direction, realised her mistake, panicked, got off the bus and boarded the next bus from across the road.
coz yesterday she had to top up the fare card for her and since she was there, she checked the transaction history and found 2 deductions, 20+ minutes apart (one at about 1:30 and the other at 1:50), for trips on the loop service bus last monday. and the odd thing is she remembers that the maid called to inform my mum she was home before 2pm that day.

liar.

2007-05-24T11:28:00.000+08:00

guess what?
this whole maid thing has inspired me to write.
it's kinda bad isn't it?
but there is some episode every few days..i really wonder if things can get better.

anyway after what she did yesterday, she sort of redeemed herself by preparing a pretty good dinner for the family. we had fried fish, some veggie with garlic and a very well done chicken with white fungus/button mushroom soup.
she really is quite good at making soup, provided she follows the right instructions

today she decided to cook some dish that involves chicken breast, tomatoes, green peppers and beaten egg. sounds weird to me. she says she got it from a chinese cookbook she got from a maid that lives on the 22nd floor of our block and whose name she doesn't know.
uh-huh..

after some questioning from my mum, various other names came out - our next door neighbour, her maid and the 22nd floor maid's employer

uh-huh..

so who is it?
i wonder why it seems so difficult for her to explain the truth clearly.

so my mum asked her why she needed to borrow some cookbook when we have plenty at home. coz if she did borrow from the nameless 22nd floor maid, that would mean that she left the house..again..without informing my mother.

uh-huh..

so yea after some quizing, i told her to not make the funky chicken dish and just marinate and fry the chicken pieces. coz the other 2 dishes she's cooking tonight is veggie soup with celery and potatos and some tofu with minced pork and radish.
both of which are not exactly little sister friendly. i have to admit she's quite picky but she's actually quite easy to 'feed' once you get to know her.

i think my mum's patience has run out.
she's on the phone with the agent..asking for a recommendation for a new maid.
and she's about to fax a potential maid's biodata over..

wow..i can't believe that within the short span of the few minutes i was typing this, such a huge decision was made.

i wonder what's gonna happen next.

Ooops!

2007-05-23T17:21:00.001+08:00

the previous post very long eh..
sorry ahh..i had to vent alittle!
it's a very annoying issue to have to deal with..bleh

Caution! Rant Ahead!

2007-05-23T17:15:00.000+08:00

Last month, we got ourselves a new maid. Oh no, it’s not what you think. We were quite happy with our last maid but she wanted to go home to start a family and a business of her own. She worked for us for 9 years so she’s practically family.

So this new maid.
It’s only been just alittle more than a month since she came but there has been so much drama..it’s insane!
She started out fine. She’s definitely not as out going as our previous maid but that’s fine. What matters for us, is that she can help out well with the houseworking and cooking. Both of which she did fine for the first week.

Yep.

She was barely on her second week with us when she did a disappearing act.
I still remember that day very well. it was a Monday – 30th of April. My mum told her not to cook that evening as we were supposed to go for the company’s labour day dinner. Later in the afternoon, we went to pick my little sister up and she commented that she couldn’t find the maid and she was wondering why she’s not there. That was alittle before 2pm.
That was when the mini nightmare started.
My mum had to call home every few minutes and she has to notify the maid agency. There must have been countless missed calls. She could barely concentrate at work.

By 430pm, there was still no word so I eventually had to drive her home to check up on stuff. We reached home at around 5pm and we searched the house to check if anything was amiss. Nothing seemed out of place. I was slightly relieved she didn’t bolt with her belongings or any of our valuables. My mum later approached our neighbour but they hadn’t seen her either. After yet another phone call to the maid agency and a chat with the neighbours and their maid – we found out that our maid has complained that she gets bored and moody. We would have stayed on and waited till she finally decided to come home but we had to leave coz of the dinner. So we left our contact no. with the neighbour and headed back to Woodlands.

At around 615, our neighbour called to tell us our maid is back.
She was gone for more than 4 hours!
My mum called back and gave her a HUGE scolding. Apparently she went to meet her cousin in Ghim Moh. Ya great. Without even telling my mother?!
I mean she wasn’t even smart enough to sneak out AFTER my little sis came home and left, and then quickly rush back home. And the best thing about it was her excuse.
She said she took the wrong bus and headed the wrong direction.
Well the only bus that goes from our place to ghim moh..is a loop service. So even if she got on the wrong direction, she will eventually find herself back home.

My mum was furious and she refused to speak to her further.

Some of you may think that we probably got rid of her after such an episode.
But no, we gave her another chance. Coz my mum can be very soft hearted, especially when she found out our maid is here to work so that she can give her daughter a better education.

So ok fine. Give her another chance.
But then.
All of us have already lost whatever trust we had for her in the first place.

So anyway, a week or 2 passed and my sisters started to complain alittle about her cooking. Her favourite dish to cook was chicken with gravy. Almost every other day it’ll be chicken and gravy. And her favourite veggie to cook is bean sprouts.
She’s generally a very very blur person that doesn’t retain information well.
Like there was this one Sunday when my mum told her to cook peanut soup with chicken feet. She reminded her several times to add garlic..add garlic..not onions.
And guess what we had for dinner?
Peanut soup with chicken feet with onions and no trace of garlic.
Man..that was some odd tasting fusion soup.

Then came her other so called problem. She’s not very good at communicating.
She was once told to fry some chicken fillet for dinner but the end result was chicken with gravy. Apparently we didn’t have any chicken fillet so she decided to just cook her favourite dish without checking with the sisters if they mind having that instead.

She’s a very hardworking person – she’s forever cleaning something in the house.
But when it comes to being flexible and planning for what to cook and stuff..she really isn’t very good at it lor. When she first arrived, she was always reading cook books at night but I don’t see where all that reading has gone to. She hasn’t tried anything new.

Plus my mum never fails to get agitated when she speaks to her on the phone. Especially when she has to practically coach her step by step what dishes she should cook and what weird combinations (ie minced pork with cabbage) NOT to cook.

So last Saturday, we brought the maid back to the agency for a talk.
It was pretty bad. The agency ladies were not amused. Scolded her..a lot. Even I felt uncomfortable. at the end of the whole thing, we still gave her one more chance.
She has to improve or we’re sending her back. Even the agency ladies agreed she’s not very intelligent and not very quick thinking.

It’s a horrible situation really. We are all trying to be nice and give her a chance but we don’t trust her at all. I told the boyfriend the other day that I honestly don’t see her working the full 2 years with us.

And today.
I still stick to that notion.
Coz she did something ridiculous again.

She goes to the wet market in ghim moh once every week to buy the week’s groceries. My mum told her to call before she leaves and call again when she gets home.
Today. My sis called at 11am to say the maid is not around. Some groceries have been left at the sink and she’s nowhere to be found.
Again.
She finally appeared at about 1130.
The first thing she said to my sis was ‘I forgot the chicken’

Huh?!

She apparently went to buy chicken, paid for it and forgot to bring it back.
Right.
It could be the honest truth but we don’t trust her so it’s very hard to believe that. I told my mum not to call home and see if she will call my mum.

She didn’t call when she went out.
She didn’t call when she came back.
She didn’t call when she found out she forgot the chicken.
She didn’t call even after she got back.

She apparently spoke to the agency lady. And she sounded apologetic.
Is that enough? I don’t think so.
Who is she supposed to answer to?
My mother, her employer? Or her agent?
It’s quite obvious isn’t it?

Where is the explanation my mother deserves?

Goodness.

I wanted to give her another chance but despite all her commendable efforts and efficient housekeeping..she has some really questionable behaviour and I don’t think one or two scolding can change.

She had this weird practice of waking my little sis up earlier than her usual 6am wakeup call (by my mum) just to ask her what she wants to eat. We thought that silly thing stopped after my mum told her off.
But today. Yes today. Lots of things seem to be happening today.
She apparently tried to wake my sis up again. This time she just poked her. Yep. I don’t know why. She just did. And it wasn’t to ask her what to eat.
Weird.

So tell me.
Should we still give her a chance?
I find that all our patience has run out.
I know for sure my little sis is not particularly a fan and she would probably request for a new maid or none at all if she could have her way.

LG : Life's Good............MY ASS!

2007-05-17T17:09:00.000+08:00

while on my way out yesterday for yoga..i decided to make a quick detour to the LG service center at Leng Kee to pick up 2 washing nets/filters for the washing machine.
my mum has been nagging for one of us to drive by to buy them, since our existing net broke.
anyway i didn't think buying 2 nets will take very long. besides, it was 30mins to closing time. so i got there..parked illegally by the road and ran to the building.

i was later directed to take a queue number (which was next in line) after telling the receptionist what i was here for. there was no one else there so i was quite confident i could buy the stuff and still make it in time for my 530 class.
i was sooo wrong.
there were 3 customer service officers and they looked pretty free.
i expected to be called up soon after i got my number but after pacing around for awhile..one of the staff asked if i was here to get my mobile phone fixed
i said 'no'
she went about doing whatever it is she was doing. while her colleague beside her continued to look bored and stared into space. the third staff looked genuinely busy..sorting through some paperwork.
after about 5mins of pacing..i gave up!

i just didn't have enough time to wait for one of them to finally decide to serve me, wait for them to go to the store to get me my washing nets, make payment then drive to orchard and not be late for my class.thank goodness i did coz i made it just in time for the class.

there was no queue, there was an available customer service officer but yet i had to wait for no apparent reason!

ok i have to admit i was very 'kan cheong' (anxious) that day so my patience was practically non-existent but then!

what's their excuse??

Matching SHOES!

2007-05-09T09:34:00.001+08:00

that's me and the sisters..we like to do that quite alot
buy matching clothes/shoes
and if you can tell from the pic..we like to dress similarly as well
- dark coloured 3/4 pants
it's just something we do..just for fun!
we don't wear identical pieces of clothing though..that would be just boring =p

huh...

2007-04-30T10:48:00.000+08:00

i saw 2 of the most bitchy guys ever!
yes BITCHY guys..can you believe it?
they fit the description of the typical metrosexual straight male of today - very well groomed..one of them even had radiant somewhat flawless skin.
they didn't look very old so i figured they're probably students from the nearby polytechnic. they were alittle overdressed for school i have say..but then again..that's how some 'students' dress for classes these days anyway

so..what really shocked me was the vibe i was getting from them.
it was almost as if i was being judged by a bunch of bitchy adolescent girls.

i really felt like the dude with the flawless skin was getting some kick out of being better dressed than silly old me who didn't bother to doll up for the day
he exuded this snotty - i'm posher/classier/better looking that all of you - air

-_-

well..honey..you need to take a look at the world around you..
there are loads of people more beautiful that you - both inside and out.

silly snot bag..i guess you only time you feel safe & empowered when you're looking down at everyone else from your pedestal in your croc leather shoes..

random titbit..

2007-04-29T11:16:00.000+08:00

i cut my hair!
well it's actually been 2 weeks since the cut..
so it's old news..but what the hell!

i cut my hair!
it's short! half the length it used to be!
i like it =D

2007-04-18T11:46:00.000+08:00

and once again we made it through the audit =)

they're gonna recommend us once again to let us keep out certification

amusing morning

2007-04-18T09:28:00.000+08:00

there are 2 auditors here at the office this morning.
and i'm amused at how giggly/chatty these 2 are.
totally different from the other auditors we've had so far.

i think we're gonna be able to keep out ISO certification
*keeps fingers crossed*

Did you know?

2007-03-15T13:32:00.000+08:00

March 14th is day?

3.14159265358979323846264338327950288.. (click here for more)

this mysterious little finite number..is used to describe the orbits of planets, the colors of auroras and even the structure of DNA.

pretty cool eh?

300

2007-03-14T10:13:00.000+08:00

i finally saw it on monday at vivo's gvmax - also affectionately known as the big-ass cinema!
602 seats. 22.4m wide screen. yep.
pretty damn worth every cent paid.

having read frank miller's graphic novel, the movie didn't disappoint..
despite the mixed reviews from critics and the general public..
to see scenes from the book being recreated exactly on screen..it was just too damn cool

it doesn't matter that it wasn't exactly historically accurate, especially with the new material that was written for the movie.
neither did it matter that the spartans were not the least bit tainted by the amount of blood shed.
it seemed that all 300 of them still remained perfectly FINNNNNE looking after each battle.
so what if someone went alittle overboard with xerxes eyebrows..
and so what if we never found out what happened to the white horse?!

it was still a blast to watch!

the 2 most outstanding characters in the show were gerard butler's king leonidas and lena headey's queen gorgo.
gerard butler was PERFECT for the role! he totally owned it! i can't imagine anyone else playing leonidas..
lena headey was really good too, as a wonderfully feisty queen!

the whole movie was a feast for the eyes..and i'm not referring to the very buff spartan army..
the feel of the movie was totally different from anything i've seen.
it's alittle similar to how sin city was done..but this one felt more artistic.. very pretty..
i apologise for not being able to think of a word better than 'pretty' to describe it..it's the first word that comes to my limited vocabulary self..

anyway the battle scenes were well done...there were some parts of the show that actually made me want to jump out of my seat and fight alongside king leonidas!
the fight scenes were perfectly choreographed..so everything looked amazing..down to how the spartan red capes moved so perfectly with every move they make..
dramatic..but very nice.

this movie is definitely recommended!
but don't go expecting your typical war flick

a proper update

2007-03-06T20:50:00.000+08:00

as the title suggests..this shall be a somewhat proper post about what i have been up to over the last month or so..
there have been some good moments...as well as bad ones..
well i'm stating the obvious aren't i?

so anyway...
since i last posted..

1) i went for the company's chinese new year dinner, where a bunch of childish men helped one desperate boy - TB aka tinted boy aka delusional ah beng at my workplace, take pictures of themselves with me in the background. GREAT. *thumbs up*

2) the 15 days of chinese new year came and gone. it was a new year full of yu sheng and steamboat =)

3) had coffee with my bunch of girl friends..all of whom have not come together as a group in years. it was a really good meeting..coffee and lots of chit chatting til starbucks closed at 1am.

4) got depressed for a couple of days. lost the motivation to work. didn't feel like i was being rewarded enough for my efforts plus it didn't help that i kept hearing about how one of my younger cousins was earning close to 3k.
i mean good for her, she deserves it but it really didn't help that i kept hearing about it especially when i was already feeling like i don't have enough money for myself..

5) about the money.. one of the reasons for the short period of depression was how much i spent over the last 2 months. some of it went to my sisters..i paid for my little sister's new clothes and shoes for the new year..all of which i have yet to claim back. not that i want to..i actually find it hard to ask for money back from my mum..
oh..i feel like such a part-time mother!

6) i decided to ban myself from shopping. no more purchases for me this month & maybe the next month as well. my first and only big purchase this month was for this black esprit cardigan.
so yea..no more..to make up for all the spending i did the last 2 months.
i'm gonna reward myself with the "little miss sunshine" dvd if my expenses are kept at the minimum this month =)

7) received a tea set - tea pot with with 6 little cups for valentine's day! =)
oh and a nice little bag of very fragrant jasmine tea..YUM..

8) i fell on saturday. hurt my ankle..silly me..
that day was full of drama..and quite abit of pain..
but i'm fine now..recovering very well..been running around in flip flops since..!

9) i got myself this ring..

pretty big rock eh? =P
it's cubic zirconia..$29
started wearing it to work..on my ring finger..
it's some sort of last resort thing...to send out a loud & clear message to TB to just give it up already.

i hope he gets the message this time.
coz i'm sick of it. his presence alone is enough to induce discomfort.

i saw a really really unflattering headshot of TB in the employee records today.. *shudders*
tempted to post it but my blog will be soo..tainted..ew..

maybe i'll think about it..

but yea that's about it for now!

CRINGE

2007-03-05T15:51:00.000+08:00

i stepped on a cockroach.
the first step i took into the toilet.

cockroach.
crunch.
cockroach.

SICK!

i couldn't stop screaming for awhile.
it's an unbelieveably disgusting and cringe-worthy feeling

if that was not sick enough..
the cockroach didn't die
yep.
coz i crunched the lower half of it.
so the feelers - still moving

SICK!

i attempted to use water to wash it into one of the squating toilets but i freaked out when the feelers moved alittle when some water touched it.

SICK!

after an attempt by my sis to try to kill it with a broom - from more than a metre away..
we were both too grossed out to do anything.
i called my mother.
who eventually came to the rescue and swept the partially squashed cockroach out of the bathroom and into a drain outside.

SICK!

*CRINGE*

mega movie post

2007-02-28T12:08:00.001+08:00

i'm back! with a mega movie post!
coz i love watching movies & 2007 is turning out to be a huge year for movies!
i'll fill you in on the other stuff that has happened in up coming posts

very nicely done. highly recommended =)
i can't decide if i liked this better or 'Flags of Our Fathers' though..

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i LOVED this!
everyone should watch it!
GO rent the dvd!
i'll guarantee you'll fall in love with this bunch of people

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i have yet to watch this. i adore Ryan Gosling..
can you believe that here's only ONE bloody cinema in singapore screening this?! i'm contemplating buying the dvd off amazon..it's apparently been released already.. anyone up for an amazon spree?
let me know..we can save on shipping!

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here's some of the movies I'm really looking forward to!

08-03-07
i can't wait!
have you seen the trailers?!

23-03-07
the trailer looks pretty good..!
this movie is a must watch for old times' sake =P

29-03-07
the reviews for this wasn't brilliant but i'm only gonna watch this to see Ben Foster as a drugged up gangster. For those who don't know who he is, he was Angel on X3..he's was so pretty in that show but if you've seen Bang Bang You're Dead..then you know he's not male-fluff..

03-05-07
i don't think i need to go into detail about why i wanna watch this..

25-05-07
Captain Jack Sparrow is back! this time with Mr Chow Yun Fat as a pirate!
hopefully the local release date is the same as the US one!

14-06-07
another much talked about 'summer blockbuster'

21-06-07
this is gonna be fun!

04-07-07
i never watched the cartoons but the trailer for this is pretty impressive

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well that's about it..for now..!

did you hear...?

2007-01-30T08:58:00.001+08:00

According to the WWF ( World Wide Fund fo Nature ) ..
the Atlantic Bluefin Tuna is now on the endangered list due to over-fishing.

great.
another species threatened to possible extinction thanks to human beings..

i don't understand why people can't give up a plate or 2 of tuna sashimi
especially when they've already been warned of the drop in the tuna population!

human beings can be so selfish.
what does it take for people to stop and do something about the situation?
when numbers drop so low, Bluefin fishing has to be banned?
but what will happen then if people still demand for tuna?
overfish the other types of tuna and threaten their population?!

*sigh*

i think everyone has a part to play to help save the situation.
so i've decided to stop eating tuna.
i don't know if those served in local restaurants are the Bluefin..but it doesn't matter.

so if you have a soul..
then do something. cut down on your tuna consumption..i'm sure if we all take that little step..we might be able to make a difference

since i'm on the topic of endangered species..

STOP EATING SHARK'S FIN!
IT'S REALLY NOT THAT BIG A DEAL!
IT'S AN OVER-RATED CHINESE "DELICACY"
DELICACY MY ASS.

I DON'T GET WHY PEOPLE KEEP WANTING TO EAT THAT!
IT'S BASICALLY TASTELESS, WEIRD LOOKING & HAS A WEIRD TEXTURE..IT JUST TASTE NICE COZ OF FLAVOURING AND THE CRAB OR OTHER SEAFOOD THEY LIKE TO PUT IN THE SOUP!

AND BESIDES THERE'S USUALLY ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT IN THE SOUP..SO YOU MIGHT AS WELL DON'T EAT RIGHT?!
JUST ORDER SEAFOOD SOUP LA!

HOW ARE YOU GOING TO SWALLOW THAT SOUP IF YOU KNEW THE SHARK WAS LEFT TO DIE/DROWN SO YOU CAN BLOODY HAVE THAT BIT OF TASTELESS FIN?

YOU WON'T DIE IF YOU DON'T EAT SHARK'S FIN OR TUNA.

there's plenty of other seafood you can have instead!

so yea..i think i got alittle carried away on the part about shark's fin..but the demand for such dishes is really something i don't understand.

hopefully..people will wise up and the poor fishies won't have to suffer..

wanna know what i did this week?

2007-01-26T13:24:00.000+08:00

have you seen this?

i highly recommend it. Do not be deceived by the trailer though..it made it look like a pure fantasy flick. it isn't. it's more about fantasy & reality colliding..
i really liked it..and i was probably the only one in the cinema left in tears at the end..
the acting was really good & the cinematography is brilliant..
so if you would like to watch something different that doesn't involve too much hollywood type action or a silly love story/triangle then this is the one for you.

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Sunset at Harbourfront.
quite pretty eh..? i love how the sun rays are peeking out from under the clouds..
by the way, that's the SuperStar Virgo..

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can you tell what that elaborate blue cluster on my jacket is?

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the leftover borders from stamp booklets!

what can i say? i am prone to doing extremely pointless and silly things when inspired..
=P

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i recently signed up for membership with True Yoga at Pacific Plaza & i went for my second class yesterday. it was an hour of Hatha Yoga for Beginners (it's apparently one of the most ancient forms of yoga) and i enjoyed it although at some points i was struggling..
and my left second toe cramped 3 times..for some really odd reason!
thank goodness no other parts of my stiff & under-exercised self didn't cramp..

i'm happy that i finally signed up for classes.
coz i decided late last month that i wanted to get fit and get strong.
plus it didn't help that i have a weak back..like an old lady's

yoga makes me feel good.
you really work your muscles & you get a good stretch
coz it's all pretty slow paced and there's emphasis on breathing..it leaves one pretty relaxed.
=)

would you...

2007-01-23T13:49:00.000+08:00

let your 14 yr old daughter pick up exotic dancing..?

if you would, how in the world are you going to be supportive of her 'sport'?
it's not like you can go and watch her performance like it's a play or a concert.
how can you deal with her cavorting around in possibly little clothing..pouting and teasing her way around?

i think i'll just die.

you must be wondering why i'm talking about this?
well i was watching 'Girls Out Loud' on Ch5 yesterday, while i was painting my toenails.. they were doing a segment about what the youths of today do in their free time.
and i was shocked to see 2 teenage girls..one of whom is 14(!)..who dance 'exotically' in their free time(!!)
it's like OH MY GOD!
the 14yr old looks like a kid when she was being interviewed but when she was dancing..she totally nailed that sexpot look!
if i was her mother..i would probable break out in cold sweat..try to stop hyperventilating..and worry like hell if she's out there having sex with boys.

i mean ok there's nothing wrong with alittle pole dancing..
BUT!
not when you're 14?!

goodness..why couldn't she have gone for salsa or something else instead?

what ever happened to the innocence of kids and teenagers?

justice..?

2007-01-19T15:34:00.000+08:00

remember some time ago i blogged about my sister & her friends being robbed of their phones? and one of them actually got punched in the face?
well just a few days ago, we received a letter from the police.

the 2 guys? went to trial and were BOTH sentenced to 4 years imprisonment.
FOUR.
PLUS...12 and 18 strokes of cane..

that's a pretty severe sentence for robbery + assault..
18 strokes of cane..that's insane!
i never would have expected that..makes me wonder what else they did to deserve that..

whatever it is..i hope they're smart enough to learn and repent..

first post of 2007!

2007-01-05T10:46:00.000+08:00

no i don't have any resolutions to make or share..it's never been my practise.
changes can be made anytime..not necessarily when a new year begins.

anyway it's been a month since my last post..yes i've been lazy..
i was told by my sis to BLOG coz it's not exactly pleasant to see the diaper pic the moment my blog loads.

so here i am.

quite alot has happened in the past month..from big news that affected us..like the Taiwan earthquake to floods in the region..
to semi big but totally non-life changing news like how xiaxue got a new nose for free..
and small and completely useless news like how i bought 2 pairs of pants at 40% off..

the one incident i remember vividly happened just last week.
i was at PS with my sisters waiting for the lift at the basement when i noticed a small boy..abt 6? sobbing quietly near me.
he looked soo sad and genuinely upset..and he kept looking at his mum..
then i heard

"Why you never pass to me? Why you never pass to me?"

the mother.

i figured that the poor boy probably misplaced something.
and his dear mother KEPT repeating that same message..KEPT asking him why didn't he do this and that..

C'mon laa auntie.
your son lost the thing already..what will you get out of asking him over and over again?
was it your way of making him realise his mistake and learn from it?
i don't think that's a very good way?

all that did was make him feel damn guilty..you can see it in his face.
he's upset for losing something and he knows damn well he's upset you as well but there really is nothing he can do except apologise maybe.

i'm all for reprimanding misbehaving children but this kind of nagging is really just plain..useless!
if i were the mother..i think i'll first try to search for it..
if that fails..i'll make my kid suffer just alittle bit..just enough for them to realise that it doesn't feel good to not take care
of their own things and having to lose them. then i'll step in to comfort them and hope they'll learn from the experience.

anyway she went on for quite awhile..until the lift came.

so annoying...*BARF!

OH!
i encountered this crazy MPV driving tailgating irresponsible dad on the 4th lane of the expressway 2 days ago.
he was probably a metre or less away from my car..is that nuts or what?!
so i decided to teach him a lesson by not accelerating and drove just beside a big lorry..which left the crazy tailgater trapped!!
MUAHAHAHAHA..
he couldn't go forwards..neither could he switch lanes coz the lorry is just beside him!
he's mad i tell you..there was a young girl sitting just beside him and he's driving at just under 70km/hr..abt a metre behind me and probably less than a metre beside the lorry!!!

he eventually got tired and/or frustrated and decided to slow down to he can cut to the 1st lane after the lorry passed him.
CRAZY!
i thought he was gonna get out at the next exit..hence the switch to the 4th lane..

BARF!

* Cher's word of the week..

you wouldn't believe..

2006-12-04T09:17:00.000+08:00

what i saw in the cubicle i went into last friday..

yes. that's a used baby diaper carelessly thrown against the wall.
at first i thought it might be one of those incontinence pads..but no..there were baby blue kiddy prints on it..

i'm so ashamed of the mother who did that..it's so IRRESPONSIBLE.

she not only doesn't know how to bloody wrap a used diaper properly..she doesn't know how to properly dispose of it.
it's horrible.

i do hope that she didn't attempt to change her baby's diaper with her baby resting on top of the toilet.. no matter how well maintained marina square toilet was - it's so unhygenic!!
does she not realise that's what FAMILY/BABY ROOMS are for?
so she can comfortably change and chuck her baby's diaper into the available bins?

stupid.
she obviously only cares about herself and does things at her own convenience..

and she bloody has to raise a child?!
no wonder kids are getting more and more monstrous and mannerless these days..

*shakes head in disappointment*

talking about monstrous kids..
i got prank called on saturday night.
in the midst of blow drying my hair..my phone rang..'private number'
i thought it was weird but i picked up anyway..

all i heard was - "Fuckyouslut"

yes the little girl on the other line..she sounds no more than 16.. .
said it so fast i could hardly make out what she said

THANKS AH..

-_-!

i shall not waste my energy complaining about stupid children and their ridiculously stupid stunts.

alright..on to the next thing..
last week while browsing through my friend's blog..i followed a link to a certain very famous local blogger who is about to host her own show..yes..THAT one..

i think her blog is overhyped..but she has quite a following.

while i was there..i chanced upon something she wrote and was infuriated.
in one of her september posts..she wrote about weak women, how she hates women who don't know how to stand up for themselves. she listed 2 examples - one was about a docile pet of a girlfriend this MCP friend of hers has.. and another about a poor woman who only watches and cries as her husband cheats with their maid.
ok..so she has a point.
women should always stand up for themselves. but then again, sometimes they really don't know or can't find that extra support they need. so you can't always blame someone who chooses to sit back or cry about it?
but anyway that's not the point.
after writing about those 2 stories, while she's concluding..
she writes in BIG BOLD LETTERS about why should we allow ourselves to be circumcised.

i was like..."whaatt....??????"

that was what pissed me off.

female genital circumcision (FGC) is still practiced in the world. i won't go into detail..it's too cruel. here's a link if you wanna read just alittle more about it at Wikipedia
such rituals are done partly coz it's suposed to be more hygenic but also coz it apparently suppresses sexual desires in women.

i've heard many horror stories about such procedures..where the procedure is carried out in unsanitised places and the use of (gulp!) rusty instruments.
girls have died from this totally unnecessary ritual.

i thought it was totally insensitive for this young woman whose words reach so many to write about it as though it can solved simply by standing up and refusing it.
it's not so simple. women and girls who are subject to such rituals usually come from very rural tribes..where women basically have no say. they barely have any status in the tribes or communities.
how then does anyone expect them to fight when they are not given the basic rights to choose? even if they do protest, they will go unheard.

so can one still classify these women as weak..?

it's been quite awhile..

2006-11-15T10:39:00.000+08:00

..since i last blogged.
what have i been up to you may ask?

Watched 2 hugh jackman movies - both of which i enjoyed! and 1 fluffy bimbo movie with lotsa booottttyyyyy.
Joined the masses and flocked to the newly opened VivoCity. i hate it - for a building where the main theme is water/sea and there seems to be no sharp edges in the design - the whole bloody place does not flow! how ironic.
Finally got the Jeff Buckley live at Sin-e 2CD+DVD album!
Treated myself to a pedicure. =)
Heard some news about a business competitor - good news for us, bad news for them.
Celebrated the boyfriend's birthday.
Finally got to drink Sangria at Harry's.
Got a nice little treble clef pendant from the lovely boyfriend =)
Chopped off alot of hair - it's now just a little bit longer than my shoulder - a refreshing change!
Stumbled upon Damien Rice's new album '9' - i bought it the moment i heard the first track '9 crimes'
Read a book 'sharp objects' by gillian flynn, after months of not reading.
now i'm on to another book 'farewell waltz' by milan kundera. it's essentially about a couple of people over a span of 5 days at a fertility spa. oh before you get any ideas..it's not erotic literature or a silly romance novel. it's a dark comedy.
Ate too much pizza last sunday.

check this out

2006-10-20T14:28:00.000+08:00

isn't this just brilliant?
roller skates and tap dance?
i never thought such a combination could work!

Gene Kelly is just fantastic.. =)
always a delight to watch!

i'm gonna end this post with one more clip.
This is one of my favourite scenes from 'Singin in the Rain' =)
it's just a silly happy song! Enjoy!

HUH...

2006-10-02T14:11:00.000+08:00

the time was 1:23pm.
i had just gotten back from lunch, when my handphone rang.
a quick glance at my phone showed a number not listed in my phone
6 416 XXXX
the person probably got the wrong number but i picked up anyway..

**
me --- hello ?

other party --- hello ?

me --- hello ??

other party --- Alex ah?
(a dude)

me ( -_-! ) --- you got the wrong number

**

HEH...
i sound like a guy meh?!

boredom + raspberry tea freeze = ???

2006-09-29T22:10:00.000+08:00

i can't keep still sometimes..so i got busy with a straw and my drink
it started off as an attempt to build a raspberry ice volcano..
but it ended up looking like some weird crystals or some alien organism..
totally useless but still pretty cool huh...?

=p

Guess what i almost ate the other day?!

2006-09-29T21:01:00.000+08:00

this happened on Tuesday, during lunch at this nice little stall at sembawang that sells very good teochew porridge. their steamed fish is top notch!

my dad decided to add an order of some kind of clam in spicy sauce.
so there i was munching away at my rice and just after i slurped up a piece of the clam from its shell, i spotted a beige oval object in the shell.
at first i thought it was just part of the clam so using my chopsticks..i flipped it around and to my horror! i saw this...

i was amazed and gross out at the same time.
amazed at how this tiny crab got into the shell - it was probably the clam's last meal...? and grossed out coz i could see the little black specks it had for eyes and it looked like it was gonna start moving again. *cringe*

i couldn't eat another clam after that.

Music & Me

2006-09-28T11:41:00.000+08:00

Can you imagine a life without music?
It would be sadly dull and tragic!

I was a ‘late bloomer’ when it comes to music. I have no early memories of me listening to a lot of music when I was a young girl. I didn’t have a clue who NKOTB or Debbie Gibson were back in primary school when most of my classmates were going gaga over! I didn’t bother to go find out either!
I grew up listening to mandarin oldies, songs by Teresa Teng and Fei Yu Qing, among others. Throw in alittle bit of Chinese orchestra pieces and some Yanni.
You would be quite surprised at how my taste in music has evolved.
I bought my first 2 cds when I was 14? Celine Dion and Faye Wong album, both of which I really liked..especially Ms Faye’s album. I used to sing ALL her songs ALL the time with my friend.
My purchases after that was mostly influenced by what’s HOT on the radio or what my friends were listening to.
It was during that time when I went gaga over my first boyband – the Backstreet Boys.
Yikes! I was SUCH a fan. I bought almost all of their albums/singles, even hoarded lots of magazines which featured them. This silly teenybopper thing went on for quite awhile. The next boyband I obsessed over was Westlife.
Both of which got boring after a few successful albums.

There came a moment when everything started changing..in 2000 I think?
I fell in love with matchbox twenty’s If You’re Gone. Mad season was the first non teenybopper album I ever bought.
Soon after that, I finally outgrew the whole boyband/pop-py shit thing.

I no longer listen to Chinese songs – I think the industry is too full of R&B wannabies, cheesy boybands & fluffy sweet young things.
Neither am I into what’s ‘popular’ in the English music scene either!

Most of what I love now, I discovered them online or on MTV, before the whole hiphop rapper r&b invasion.
The internet is a brilliant place to discover new talents I tell you.

Radio has turned into an annoying thing. They only play what’s popular.
I mean tune in to either power98 or 98.7 now and you’ll hear an annoying hiphop or r&b song every 5 mins or so!
Sometimes I wonder if the masses actually have ears that work.
And well every now and then a new band or new singer enters the scene and it’s usually nothing spectacular.

Oh and one pet peeve of mine? Is when people say they like a certain artiste? Only because they’ve heard ONE song? That ONE song they hear on radio or something?
For example, don’t tell me you’re a fan of Jason Mraz coz you LOVE geek in the pink or you & I both.
Yes they are both catchy songs, but he has many other brilliant tunes so don’t declare yourself a fan coz of that one song. You’re just a fan of that one song. Not someone who truly appreciates the music of a particular artiste.

Can you remember the last time you were truly moved or impressed by an artiste?

Oh my..

2006-09-21T13:47:00.000+08:00

i just had to blog about this
girls who have a myspace account? should know about this dude..

his name is singapore_bachelor
sound familiar?
i did blog about this particular guy quite awhile ago

i thought i had finally gotten rid of him but no..
coz i heard from him again.
he's either a complete jerk who has forgotten he was rejected by me or he's a complete asshole who won't give up.
either way he's scum.

singapore_bachelor >
Hi Hi find you pleasant & cool in your foto/s....heh can I meet you for dinner and get to know you better.....can hv your contact.....rgds david

me >
i only have 1 photo..looks like this msg of yours was mass sent to various ladies out there. the 'foto/s' was an instant giveaway.

the answer is no.

**

i thought that would put him off but nooo....

**

singapore_bachelor >
awww give me a chance to know you lah, you are pretti ya;-)

**

bleurgh..that really put me off.
it's SUCH a line.
i'm not the kind who'll be easily swept away by words/compliments..

so i responded with this..

you reek of desperation
GO AWAY

and i haven't heard from him since.

Completely Random Fact #3

2006-09-15T15:51:00.000+08:00

Width of left wrist : 4.57cm*
Circumference of left wrist : 12.6cm*

i have anorexic wrists..they just refuse to fatten up.

* this figures were recorded when i got alittle carried away with measuring devices ( vernier calipers & a ruler ) =P

if i just lay here..

2006-09-07T09:38:00.000+08:00

while on the way to lunch yesterday, i passed by an empty field and i felt the sudden urge to just run to the center of it and just lay there on the grass.
away from people. away from buildings. away from work.
sometimes i wish i lived in a different age..

Many blood boiling moments..

2006-09-06T08:23:00.000+08:00

would you believe me if i told you i experienced 3 blood boiling moments yesterday?
whatever it is, i think i have anger issues. yea i think i do.
it's the bad temper and lack of patience, and on top of that, i don't like people very much..most of them annoy me.
so yea i guess i am quite socially dysfunctional..
or maybe i just need some kind of anger management..

#1
i was exiting causeway point basement carpark, out into a 3 or 4 lane road.
i was checking for traffic when no more than half a minute later..the person behind me HORNED at me. it wasn't a light tap of the horn to tell one it's safe to proceed or whatever.

HALF A MINUTE AND THE BLOODY ASSHOLE COULdN'T WAIT
JUST CAUSE HE DIDN'T SEE ANY CARS DOESN'T MEAN IT WAS SAFE FOR ME TO EXIT

i drove out almost immediately ( i regretted that..should have taken my time )
only to be stuck at the traffic light with the stupid driver behind me
i was complaining to my sisters, gesturing with my hands
the next thing i know..
the stupid fuck behind was mimicking my hand gestures
he's not a young punk. he looks about 30. he had his girlfriend or wife with him..she didn't look amused but his actions.
you have no idea how annoyed i was. all i could think of was..
middlefingermiddlefingermiddlefinger
i considered getting out of the car ala road bullies and demand an apology.
but the light turned green and i drove off..he caught up
except i was heading left while he was headed for the right
i took a glance as his car was passing..saw his wife/gf looking over and i couldn't resist myself anymore.. and up went the finger

i don't understand why people can be like that.
what right did he have to behave like such a complete asshole?
what does he get out of it?

what would YOU have done if you were in my shoes...?

#2
half an hour later..as i was exiting aye to get to my house..
we were tailgated by a blue suzuki swift
-_-!
he was driving WAY TOO near
i tried braking several times but it didn't work
so i decided to really take it slow..drove around 40-50km/h on a 2 lane road
the dude behind had no choice but to stay behind for awhile as there were stationary vehicles on the next lane.
more tailgating.
until i cleared the last stationary vehicle..that's when i heard the revving up of the guy's engine..which prompted me to speed up as well =P
but then our little car just isn't made for speeding so the stupid guy..sped past me..and cut back into my lane dangerously close to me.
i had to swerve a little because of that.
IDIOT
i mean..he good lor. he got speedy little car..can over take other less speedy ones
good lor. GOOOOOOD. overtake one car only to find himself stuck in the same queue to make a right turn.
he gooooooood. he best. he brilliant driver.
he might as well speed alllll the way and try to cut past 5-6 cars right? if he's in SUCH a rush and he's SUCH a brilliant driver with such a goooooood engine.

*thumbs up*

pui.

#3
remember i sent pics of the parking idiot at my estate to parkingidiots.blogspot.com..?
apparently someone slammed me for leaving a message of my own for the stupid driver.
yup. no kidding.
here's a link to that post
http://parkingidiots.blogspot.com/2006/08/308.html#links
i'm 'q' by the way.

dumb right?
he/she doesn't set the rules..even the owner of the site doesn't state contributers HAVE to use the parking idiot labels on the site.

i think it only makes sense that anonymous is the driver in question.
or someone who knows the driver
coz that attack was totally uncalled for!

hate mail

2006-09-05T09:23:00.000+08:00

Hate Mail #1

Dear Miss High&Mighty Hyundai Saleswoman,

Who gave you the right to bother the cashier (the only other employee, besides the pump attendant, that early Sunday morning) at Shell Alexandra 3 times, within the short span of 3 minutes, while she was busy attending to other customers?
Did you not realise she was actually in the midst of processing a sale?
Did you not realise that the ONLY pump attendant there, a very nice uncle who was already very efficient despite being the only one serving 10 pumps, was busy dealing with a customer that came before you?
Are you not aware of the meaning of the word 'QUEUE'?
you're no more important that any of the other customers.
What makes you think filling the tank of your test drive Getz was more urgent than pumping extra air into the other customer's tires?
So why is it you can't just wait in line? you only had to wait a few minutes..so what's so hard about that?
Don't tell me in your trade..time is money. that's bullshit..it's a sunday morning for goodness sakes! who's out at 9am at a Hyundai showroom waiting to test drive a Getz?
i think all that hairspray and chemicals (hair dye + truck loads of perfume) and inch thick makeup, has some how seeped into your brain and destroyed whatever sense of EQ you have.

good luck surviving in the biz with your crappy attitude

(this is for the poor cashier..her sunday morning was ruined coz of one bloody impatient bitch)

***

Hate Mail #2

Dear SmugFacedMercDriver@Queensway,

i wanted so much to smash your glasses into your face and rip off whatever hair you had from the roots.
was it necessary for you to give me that smug ass face, while i was waiting for you to clear the parking lot? like you're so much better than me? just coz you drive a mercedes? and i don't? and that i'm a new driver? and that i'm a woman?
i can't believe a guy can get THIS attitudey! you're worse than a bitchy teenager!
you should be ashamed.
and if you were the one who left the half drunk ice milo on the floor of the lot, which i almost tripped on when i was getting out of the car, you're worse that i thought, you slug.

***

Hate Mail #3

To the 2stupidboyswhopunched&stole,

you all best la.
rob 3 teenagers of their phones, 2 of which are brand new, in broad daylight, at a void deck that faces the main road. somemore got food market nearby with alot of people? plus a neighbourhood police post, 5 mins walking distance away?
very smart lor.
loiter around the teenagers a few times, didn't bother to hide your faces and hung out and left all your prints at the nearby busstop.
very very smart indeed.
and one of you even had the audacity to punch one of them?
steal not enough. must assault.
great. add fuel to the fire. put yourself into more shit.
assault isn't a funny thing. it's worse than stealing.
you obviously didn't think of that now did you?
where's your commom sense? has it all gone down the drain?
did your parents raise you to shame them like that?
have you not considered the consequences should you be caught?
it's too late now.
the police report has been filed, prints have been lifted.
good luck trying to hide.
even if you should get away with the crime, nothing good will ever come out of your lives if you never repent.

(this is dedicated to my dear sister Celine - It's ok girlie! and her 2 friends, whose phones got stolen and one of whom got punched in the face. i hope he's ok now.)

***

for the last 3 nights..

2006-08-31T09:31:00.000+08:00

i've been dreaming oddly pleasant dreams..
although i can't remember details of them (except for the one last night which i'll share in just awhile), they had a generally pleasant feel
you must be wondering why i think my dreams were oddly pleasant.
that's coz i've always had really weird and sometimes violent dreams -
i've witnessed a beheading of a friend, strangled/drowned someone, people getting stabbed and feeling blood all over me..etc..
yep.
i'm not a psycho..i just get really graphic dreams sometimes that i can't explain!

the last few dreams revolved around very mundane, everyday normal things
although some details were alittle off but it felt very real
they left me waking up confused, not knowing whether i was dreaming or it really happened.

so on to the dream last night.
i couldn't believe it when i woke up..the first thought that came to mind was..

"did i just dream of Jonathan Leong?!"

it was a nice dream actually..although really weird that i would dream of a Singapore Idol contestant i'm not even rooting for! (my fave is Hady)
i can remember too many details..silly details like what he said to me and him going for a driving test which he passed (like what the hell?!).. taking a bus..and the never-ending spiral steps leading downwards to his house and bird pooping on me -_-!
too weird and too real

that's quite a challenge for a dream interpreter eh?
bleh! now i have to mentally make an effort to stop his face from popping into my head! bleh!
not that i dislike him or anything..its just weird laa..
to dream of someone like that so suddenly! =P

Grace...

2006-08-30T11:17:00.000+08:00

by the late Jeff Buckley

sometime back i couldn't stop listening to Hallelujah..the only Buckley song i knew..courtesy of a dear friend who sent it to me a long time ago.
i really got into his music lately, after i finally found a copy of his album selling cheaply online, and i think he's brilliant!
i told the bf his music makes me frown - and i mean that in a good way
that's when i really feel the emotions behind the music..
his music makes me sad but i love that
best music discovery ever..

ghost... by Howie Day

2006-08-25T08:58:00.000+08:00

i love this performance..

Enjoy..
esp YOU, Ms Ping! ;P

Asshole of the Week

2006-08-23T09:22:00.000+08:00

i encoutered the worst 'Engineering Surveyor' early this week.
he behaves like a complete asshole who seems to find joy in creating trouble for companies he's 'surveying'. he's also one heck of an inflexible person..i guess his old age explains that -_-

this uncle..was employed by a client of ours to ensure that we're providing quality products. so over the last few weeks, we have been churning out quite abit of paperwork for them. i was assigned to design and fill out a welding log sheet..with whatever info i get from production. my knowledge of welding is limited but least i was sure i knew what i was writing on the form.

so the man called on monday..asked to speak to my mum ( i work for my parents) - she wasn't there. then he asked to speak to my dad - he wasn't in the office either.
here's a bit of phone conversation #1

ES (engineering surveryor) : who am i speaking to?
Me : this is Cheryl
ES : oh so you're the designer?
Me : *hesitates* erm ya..?
( i regretted that coz i'm only the draftsman..the designer is probably somewhere in saudi arabia..)
ES : ok your form right? you wrote FW and BW..what does that stand for?
Me : FW? is fillet weld and BW is butt weld
ES : so this fillet weld for the socket is bleh bleh bleh, bleh bleh
( this is where i lose him..didn't know what he was trying to get at )
Me : Uh-huh..
( i was hoping he will go on and i can take a msg or something )
ES : Do you know what i'm talking about..?
Me : No..i'm not very sure coz i'm only responsible for preparing the form and i'm not from the production side. If you want i can get someone else to answer your question.
ES : Ok i call back in 10mins.

10mins later..

Phone conversation #2

ES : can i speak to Cheryl?
Me : yes speaking
ES : what does FW stand for?
( i was like WTF?! you ask me again for what? i thought i answered that already?! )
Me : fillet weld (-_-)
ES : so this fillet weld..is there full penetration?
Me : you hold on *passes phone over to the mother*
( my mum went on to tell him there's no full penetration for the weld in question..among other things. she doesn't like to deal with him either..)

i was pissed off! did he not hear when i said i'm not part of production and i'm only responsible for the form and the form alone? or did he hear it and was doing this delibrately coz he thinks i'm a girl and i'm useless when it comes to engineering stuff?!

the next day,
our client called..he spoke to my mum and my name was mentioned.
so after the call i asked why?
according to my mum, the brilliant ES told our client
"Cheryl said that there was full penetration for the weld in question."

GREAT JOB MR ES

he twisted my mum's words and framed me.

GREAT JOB MR ES

after a discussion with my dad..i finally understood the whole concept of a full penetration weld and my goodness
ES is such a turd!
even me who had no previous training or knowledge of welding could deduce that such welding is not possible for this particular joint he was asking about!!
i won't bore you by trying to explain why it's not possible.. =P
but he follows engineering theories blindly and he doesn't actually use his logic

stupid.

other than this episode, he picks on small issues that doesn't affect the quality of our product.
i mean if there was any mistake that compromised the stability or whatever of the structure then yes..we will do everything we can to correct the issue
but no..there was no such issue.

ergh. so not professional. so tactless.

so what if you're working for an ISO certified company?
so what if you're have years of experience?
so what?

What horror?!

2006-08-23T08:44:00.000+08:00

last saturday, after a trip out for breakfast in the morning with the sisters..
we came back to our estate and saw THIS

a mitsubishi colt parked right smack in the center of 2 lots!
*silent scream*
i managed to find another lot for our car..got out..stormed over and found out this driver..whoever he or she is..isn't a resident of our estate.
he/she also doesn't live in HDB flats..that explains alot.
he/she probably lives in a bloody house with a bloody driveway so he/she bloody doesn't know what to do when faced with marked boundaries.

oh and i didn't bother blurring out the license plate..i mean why not?
look out for this parking idiot at www.parkingidiots.blogspot.com

i hate such lousy driving/parking ethics.
they don't give a shit whatsoever to anyone else but themselves.

neither me nor my sisters were amused and we wanted somehow to tell the driver off.
armed with a black marker pen (which my sis, cyn, bought while we were out) and a receipt.. i left a little memento for that idiot..

it all boils down to tonight..

2006-08-17T11:42:00.000+08:00

remember this post?
i was pleasantly surprised when i read the comments

thank you annoymous & woosh
it's good to know there are others who get what we're trying to say =)
it just occurred to me that you might be the same person? coz there's an odd continuity in the way the messages are written..hmm..ok that was just a random thought. doesn't matter if you're the person or there's actually 2
i'll still address both!

annoymous, whoever you are,
you will be pleased to know that soulman totally owned this other delusional boy - elvin, who keeps denying he's a joakim fan when he behaves like an obsessed one!

woosh,
joakim fans are over advocating the 'idol' thing and all that "ooo he is so entertaining & so popular"..its like no matter how much we try to tell them it's about the singing..people still argue back. so silly laaa..
and yes elvin is quite a turd. i think he got banned eventually..about time!

so it all boils down to tonight
i can't imagine what's gonna happen
let's hope for the best.
if not..we'll all just have fun at the forums again! =P

oh here's link back to the forums about last night's performance

Crapology Digest - Issue #1

2006-08-16T16:32:00.000+08:00

An excerpt from the latest issue of Crapology*..the latest publication relating to all things foul and useless..

Recent reports have shown that there has been an outbreak of "Fart-Flu" around the world. Though little is know about the disease, it is gaining the interest and attention of scientists worldwide.
Recent studies have confirmed a direct link between bad behaviour to fart flu. According to Ms. B B Fwuffyufagus, the leading scientist in this field, the disease is NOT contagious and its main cause is the presence of the 'P-G molecule' (poo gas molecule) , named as such to signify how much people are repelled and turned off by a sufferer, due to the incessant amount of bullsh*t that comes out of them. She also states that people suffering with fart-flu have a tendency to flock together.

Name : Farto-Influenza; commonly known as Fart-Flu
Cause : P-G molecule
Symptoms : Incompetence, laziness, shirking of responsiblities ie. no balls to own up to whatever sh*t; Nonsensical, illogical & somewhat annoying childish speech; generally acting like an utter biotch, with no sense of emotional quotient.

There is unfortunately no known cure.

* this a complete work of fiction by yours truly, inspired one lazy afternoon by recent events that took place at the boyfriend's workplace!

you wouldn't believe what i did last night

2006-08-14T09:55:00.000+08:00

i actually logged on to the mediacorp forums and addressed Joakim Gomez's fans.
yepppp
i told them more or less what i blogged earlier but i took out all the insults
there was no slamming of Joakim, no slamming of fans
just told them to rethink their plans and stop voting laa since he's seriously not cut out for singing.

i was expecting some rebuttal from Joakim's die hard fans
but i was quite pleasant surprised when one fan agreed that some of them actually vote blindly.
it went quite ok until the 'super moderator' of the forum decided to slam me back
mind you, i didn't intend to start a war..just wanted to get my opinion out there
but i couldn't just stand there and let some dude insult me when i didn't even insult his precious Joakim.

he slams me for apparently no particular reason
he classified me as one of 'MANY girls' that like Jason Mraz..that really pissed me off coz i think i can safely say i'm one of Mraz's earliest Singaporean fans..not that it makes me superior but i hate it when i'm classified along with the masses

so the whole thing went on for a few pages
until i decided that i had enough.
coz he's the sort that doesn't get his facts right before he starts arguing

i toyed with the idea of disecting all his words and coming up with a post that highlighted all his unfounded criticism and whatever shit he has but i decided that i have better things to do than to waste my time typing a crap load of stuff about someone.

so here's the link if you wanna know what happened
coz it starts from pg 152 and finally ends on pg160
i'm writing under the name 'MrazFan' while the moderator is 'Silver'

oh and the biggest joke about this so called moderator?
under his forum profile, he lists his occupation as 'Online Critic'
RIIIGHT
he criticises everyone that doesn't agree with him..hmm..how very professional.

Half satisfied food cravings..

2006-08-11T10:02:00.000+08:00

i finally had my Cold Cut Trio 2 days ago!
no vanilla coke but coke was still fine!
& my little bag of chips.

YUM. i had to ask the sandwich girl twice to add more ingredients in my sandwich though..once for more lettuce ( she gave me a tiny handful at first..covered half my sandwich..) and a second time for more capsicum ( she gave me 4-5 little strips..? i love capsicum..green, red, orange or yellow..i liiiikeee. )

****

i have to interupt my own post coz i just found out..
RAHIMAH GOT BOOTED OUT OF SINGAPORE IDOL?!!
WHAT THE HELL?!
DID ANYONE SEE HIM SLAUGHTER YET ANOTHER SONG?!
HE HAS NO BLOODY TALENT!!
ALL 4 JUDGES HAD NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT HIM!
i honestly think they have had enough of seeing his TALENTLESS SELF PRANCING AROUND ON STAGE TRYING TO BE AN IDOL.

*sigh*

all i can say is joakim fans are totally deaf, hopelessly infatuated, completely delusional & bloody filthy rich

and joakim..he should just be gracious & bow out of the competition..tell his fans to stop wasting time & money. let him go for goodness sakes!
he can't make it.. someone needs to strap him to a chair & play (on repeat) all his performances to date until he realises the pain he has inflicted on the ears of thousands and begs for forgiveness.

****

alright..back to my post..
i had really BLEURGH tom yum fish noodles yesterday at thai express
BLEURGH! left me unsatisfied & with a sour stomach -_-
the only good thing about dinner? other than meetinng my friend..was the very polite manager! very nice..very good service..he didn't speak alot but his good attitude just shows in his actions! very good!
he even offereed to help me throw away the plastic wrap for my chopsticks!

so i guess no more tom yum for me for now..

Completely Random Fact #2

2006-08-10T09:31:00.000+08:00

I was once a HUGE Backstreet Boys fan..

Can you believe it?? Yep. I was such a silly girl back then.
Thank goodness i've blossomed..in terms of my taste in music =P

i even went for their concert earlier this year just for the fun of it & well sort of embracing that part of me from the past! Ha!

happy taste buds

2006-08-08T14:23:00.000+08:00

where?
bukit panjang plaza, level 3, kopitiam
what?
korean cuisine - bbq chicken set
why?
super tasty, piping hot spicy chicken pieces..on a sizzling hot plate
nice warm bowl of soup
tasty pickled cucumber & fried ikan bilis + a generous bowl of rice

spicy but probably the tastiest bbq chicken set i've ever had!

YUM-CIOUS!

Food craving of the moment..

2006-08-03T17:47:00.000+08:00

1) Subway's Cold Cut Trio sandwich.
parmesan oregano bread, no cheese, all veggies, honey mustard, salt & pepper. a tall cup of ice cold vanilla coke & some chips. YUM.

2) Tom Yum Soup

byebye joakim

2006-08-03T08:50:00.000+08:00

for the non teenyboppers who have been watching singapore idol, you might agree with me when i say poor little joakim gomez kills every song he attempts to sing.

ok so norman was worse. but at least he's gone!

little boy joakim, pretty face & smiley boyish charm and all..
yes i do think he's quite cute but unfortunately..he has a reed thin voice.

i almost cried when he slaughtered jason mraz's "geek in the pink"
i love mr mraz so to hear his song being poorly executed by a wannabe plus he was actually prancing around on stage in a pink top!! *gasps in horror*
sorry dude..the geek that rocks the pink tee best has to be mraz. but then again..i'm a fan so i'm naturally biased.
anyway that's not the point.

little boy joakim is STILL in the competition coz little girls love him coz
" he's SOoooo cute & he sang GEEK IN THE PINK!! liiike OH MY GOD! "

what ken lim say last night was very true.
joakim only has THAT much talent and he'll be better off on stage or on tv as a host or an actor - i'm sure mediacorp would love to put him in the next silly sitcom they make and well little boy joakim will still have his chance at stardom!
his adoring fans will get to see LOADS of him, which is way better than being kicked out of the competition and once the idol fever dies down..he'll be another forgotten contestant.
and if he's really lucky, mediacorp might just fulfil his singer dream by letting him sing the theme song of whatever little sitcom he'll be in!

so do us & the boy a favor and just stop voting for him.

"delusional boys never quit unless..."

2006-08-02T09:29:00.000+08:00

YOU UNLEASH A PISSED OFF MOTHER AT THEM

that works brilliantly.

poor tb got a HUGE scolding from my mum coz i couldn't take his nonsense anymore.
he once again dialled my no. while he was trying to order coffee
and for what? i still don't know.

this time he really crossed the line. staring is harmless but if he's gonna call me everytime he uses the bloody phone..it's practically harrassment!

so i told my mum..

can you just do something already? he crossed the line..you don't have to scold him..you just have to ask him "did you steal my daughter's number from my phone?"

i was sure that was enough to shut him up and leave him super embarrassed.

the next thing i know..my mum is confronting him..asked him that exact question.
he kept silent - a sure sigh of guilt
he didn't even try to explain himself.
everything happened quite quickly and all i could hear was my mum shouting at him ( i think she was really sick of his nonsense & hearing me complain abt him )
really insult him..say he's ungentlemanly - dunno how to own up to his own shit ; something about harrassment & why he has to harrass me ; she also asked him WHY he took the no.
his answer to that?

"i just wanted to check whose number it is"

BULLSHIT

i had to tell my mum to calm down and stop scolding already
there was no need to hear more crap from him.
not only does he have no balls to admit to his actions, he can't even come up with a believeable explanation for his dumb behaviour?

he apologised..profusely..to my mum
then to me

as if that's gonna change anything?
what matters is he stops his nonsense..otherwise apologies don't mean anything

***

a few days have passed since that confrontation.
and there's finally peace in the office
he doesn't even dare come near me or my mum..it's ridiculous
but better he stays that way

so i can FINALLY say THAT was the concluding episode abt tb's nonsense.

=)

"delusional boys never quit"

2006-07-21T00:00:00.000+08:00

TB (tinted boy). also known as the AH BENG AT MY WORKPLACE.

and i thought THIS marked the end of the prick

i was wrong. i was too hopeful.
but then again, i'm right coz delusional boys never quit.

remember this post?

i have confirmed that the bloody ah beng has my handphone no.
not only that, he probably memorised it already.
and you wonder how i confirmed that fact?
caller id.
he used our company phone one day to make a call to order some drinks for the other workers.
after he was done with THAT call..he dialled my number, for fun i suppose and hung up..not knowing that the line will connect eventually..

so by the time my phone rang..he was already out of the office
(our company phone lines can be alittle laggy sometimes..hence the delay)

well..once again..yet another brilliant display of TB's intelligence
somebody tell me why he's so juvenile & full of shite?

where's my tagboard?!

2006-07-20T16:30:00.000+08:00

bleurgh
my tagboard..as you can see..is gone..AGAIN.
thanks to its lack of activity and floobie for not sending me the "your tagboard is gonna expire - tag something" email

so since i'm here complaining about my tagboard
i shall talk abit about what's been going on in my life.

1) i didn't get a pay raise. i'm quite devastated..i was expecting one since my responsibilities have increased significantly since i first started..

2) my 2 month '7th lunar month' no shopping ban is taking effect early next week. coz of the ban..i've been on a shopping spree..terrible i know but i can't bear going 2 months without new items of clothes and shoes to replace my already dying ones.
now all i need is that la senza bra...

3) i'm so glad norman then got kicked out of singapore idol. i can't stand him
he doesn't even deserve a sympathy vote coz he simply can't sing. i honestly think he was put into the top 12 just to make the ratio of guys to girls even...

4) i wanna watch "Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man's Chest"
you have to love Captain Jack Sparrow..Johnny Depp is BRILLIANT!

5) someone take me out to eat soba!

6) i hate Celine's design & tech teacher. i call him Mr Shit.
thanks to him, i had to make multiple trips to kelantan lane, walk all around kelantan/bugis/cityhall in search of parts to build Celine's motorised vehicle for an inter-school competition.
he not only didn't teach his students the basics of whatever it is they are doing - stuff about motors & gears & all, ( i was never a D&T student..) he didn't give them proper information about what is required to build the bloody thing. just basics like the general size & weight..
and he expects 14 yr old students to know what to do next?!
thank goodness for the dear mr. boyfriend, who has been very helpful.. if not i wouldn't know how else to help my sis.

7) my work day is officially over!

taataa all..i'll be back..soon i hope..and with a new tagboard =P

Completely Random Fact #1

2006-07-07T17:10:00.000+08:00

a still lit cigarette bud almost landed on my head once.
it came tumbling down from a 2nd floor flat at my estate, missed me by inches & landed on the ground near my right foot.

DAMN THE STUPID DUDE WHO CHUCKED IT

something unusual, something strange..

2006-07-04T14:48:00.000+08:00

i've received some strange calls since a week or two ago.
10 digit phone number..starting with 01

the first time i got the call, the caller hung up after i said hello.
told my mum about it. she didn't get back to me until yesterday
when the SAME person called again.
this time..she passed the phone to my dad..who picked it up..said hello quite a few times and not getting any reply. he said there was someone on the other line but he/she won't say a thing.

about 10 mins before that odd call..i picked up another one.
this time, it was an 'unknown call'
i picked it up anyways and i heard a guy say hello. so i replied
it was quite noisy..like someone using a handphone in car or something
i said hello a few more times but no reply although the other party hung on

WEIRD isn't it?!

it turns out that the 10 digit number
is a call from malaysia, from a malaysian mobile phone

my mum suspects a certain ah beng in the office.
coz 2 weeks ago, we expanded our work floor and our phone line was disconnected as we had to shift our container office. during those few days, the ah beng..otherwise known as TB borrowed her phone TWICE to order coffee for the workers.

she can't be sure.
i don't know if that's the truth coz i doubt he knows my name.
plus the male voice i heard didn't sound like him, although it did sound somewhat familiar..abit like my boyfriend except it's not.

WEIRD.

2006-06-15T11:03:00.000+08:00

this little bunch of working adults were sitting somewhere in front of me.
what caught my attention was the bulky one i dubbed 'beefcake'
besides the bulkiness..his manners are probably his most understanding quality.

for those who've been to the one at tiong bahru..you would probably remember the walkway in front of the counter as pretty narrow.
so there i was walking towards the counter and along comes beefcake..walking opposite me. he never once moved slightly to the side or at least considered the very obvious fact that the pathway is narrow and he's not exactly lean.

where's your manners dude?
or is he the kind that won't give a shit for ladies that aren't stick thin and look like mannequins?
i can't help but judge.
he's probably the kind with an ego bigger than the sun..loves himself to death and probably views the opposite sex as an ornament, a maid or a sex toy.

so while beefcake was off ordering drinks. i noticed his other companions..
young tai-tai, short fart and ms. poser.

young tai-tai. quite pretty..looks very young and well dressed and as the name suggests..is loaded.
diamond solitaire wedding ring. hot pink moto razr v3x.
coach bag. coach wallet.
the money is either her hubby's or her own.
i do hope she made that money herself. at least that shows she's in independent despite being married and that's good actually. being able to buy things for yourself.

short fart. short guy. looks juvenile..is juvenile but acts and dresses like a salesman. i think he's an insurance agent..or maybe he prefers to be called a financial planner.
he looks like the kind. the annoying ones that will approach you on the streets and say "hi! can i just borrow you for a few shorts minutes to complete a survey?"
and you say 'NO"
coz you can't help but feel like you can't trust him with your money...

ms. poser.
she has super perfect hair. not a strand out of place! NOT ONE!
BUT!
she keeps touching it. smoothing it down.
-_-!
ANNOYING!
someone tell me why the people i see fussing with their hair in public are usually the ones with hair that's very straight and tame and in place?

i can never be friends with people like that.
i think i'll be too annoyed being around them.
there's so much of such people around now you know.
people who wanna be rich and successful and climb the corporate ladder..and they tend to develop huge egos.

i'm suddenly reminded of this dude i encountered while having dinner with the boyfriend one evening.
we were at maxwell..at a table meant for 6. when this lady came over and begged us to buy tissue from her. she looked pitiful but we didn't buy any. just when she was begging.. this middle-aged man and his wife were nearby and i heard the guy say
"..don't give me that fucked up face"
i was shocked to hear him say that.
i mean what did the lady do to him? she didn't even ask him for money!
the couple eventually settled at our table..he didn't have much manners either..didn't ask if they could sit or if the seats were taken.
i overheard some of his conversations..and i gather that he's some kind of businessman..he mentioned aia..so possibly an insurance agent or agency leader.
so he's 'successful' and everyone else not earning as much as him is scum?
he's the scum.

it's sad isn't it?
what money can do to some people.

finally. the concluding chapter of me VS tinted boy

2006-06-12T09:46:00.000+08:00

who knew that all it took to put an end to the annoying antics of the idiotic prick at work was a little flick of the middle finger?

a vulgar move..but DAMN did it work!

i haven't seen his face since last tuesday.
i do hope it stays that way. coz enough is enough.

prick update

2006-06-06T09:13:00.000+08:00

i don't hate on people..the only person i've ever hated was this stupid little bitch back in secondary school who left me to do a science group project alone because she decided i wasn't cool enough and started spreading lies about me..
anyways this is not about her.
it's about the retarded shit at my workplace..again.
i've had it with him and his nonsense.
he is BEYOND stupid.
he has no ounce of sensibility or normality or maturity in him.
i know i've blogged about the prick quite abit..i wish i didn't have to but
he's really gone overboard with his dumb behaviour. he practically stalks me sometimes.
which is insane?! he likes the idea of visiting the toilet as the same time as me?!
or is he hoping he'll 'accidentally bump' into me?!

my sis, cyn, declared that he's bolder now.
he used to leave me alone when my sisters visit me at the office.
but yesterday..he checked me out and said bye to me in front of cyn.
i didn't notice coz i was talking to my other sister, celine.
apparently..cyn glared at him. ( she has zero tolerance for him..in her eyes..he's probably like pimple puss or mold or something.. )

not only did he NOT get the message ( he really is beyond help if he doesn't understand that the glare is a sign of hostility and to just bloody back off ) he decided to go to the back of the office and smile ( he's got one of the scariest smile face i've ever seen..doesn't help that his unpleasant personality does nothing to make up for his unpleasant face ) and wave us goodbye as we were driving off.
can you believe that?

yea it's pretty bad. all 3 of us are not amused.
so we're gonna come up with a plan to try to knock some kind of sense into him.
my maid is all on for the idea. she comes by the office once a week to clean the office and she's seen the way he looks desperately into the office to get a glimpse of me. he tries to look even when i'm not in view.
yup..it's THAT bad.

so the idea is to insult him bad..hurt him with words. or just ask him what the heck is his problem. he most likely cannot answer to that.
he doesn't come across as very intelligent..i mean what can you expect from a guy who can't carry himself well?

a little update

2006-05-31T08:57:00.000+08:00

i strained my right ankle on monday..a mis-step while taking a step down.
everthing happened really quick so all i remember was going down n bouncing back up almost instantly.
yep. thank goodness i had 2 precious people by my side..my sis & bf. if not i would have landed worse!
like on my ass or some way really ugly coz i was in heels n a skirt.
so after i fell..i used my left leg to propped myself back again..hence the thigh muscle ache in my left leg.
i went straight to the chinese doc after that so it's all good now..still feels alittle strained though

anyways..
since my ankle is abit unstable..i had to plan my wardrobe ard not wearing anything with heels.
i had my outfit all planned out for today n i was intending to wear my pumas.
so lala laa...
preparing in the morning..took my time since i already knew what to wear
had my jeans on..n was about to wear my top when..

THE STRAP BROKE OFF!!

not both but only one!! i tried ripping the other side off..didn't work!

WHAT A PAIN!! if it had both broke..i would have just worn e spaggy as a halter

but NOooooooooooooooooooooooo

by then..
my mother..who has this very very annoying thing of knocking on my door to let me know it's time to go
the thing is.. one knock is enough to remind me of the time.
but she likes to keep knocking once every minute or so.
so today.
she did that 3 or 4 times!
while i was bloody trying to think of a backup outfit
i'm not very capable of dressing myself nicely when i'm flustered
if only she had left me alone for like 2 mins..i would have been able to rip the other strap
off and wear my originally planned outfit..

so not only am i in a 5yr old bleh black top.. i don't have any accessories..no watch no nothing
and i wore some heels..tiny kitten heels but i think i'm much better off wearing flats

to top that off. i didn't bring my keys -_-!

the only good thing about this morning?

my egg prata with mutton curry.

2006-05-29T10:00:00.000+08:00

film making is so unglam. it's fun though..well at least my experience was!

i was fortunate to be given the opportunity to help out in the making of a short film over the weekend.
i was actually very involved in the whole project..which i really enjoyed!

very happy with how the 2 days of filming worked out..and how everything fell into place!

now i can't wait to see the finished product!

=P

2006-05-16T09:09:00.000+08:00

vesak day.
i saw something in the papers the other day that kinda irritated me.
a photo of some buddhist youths walking around with boards around their necks displaying apparent messages about the religion.

disturbing.

why?

coz i've always viewed buddhism as a quiet..passive type of religion. which i really like. i associate it with peace..peacefulness

but when i saw that picture..it looked more like a riot..until you actually read the mesages on the boards..

what is the point of promoting buddhism like that?
why do they have to resort to such means? i mean the most active in terms of 'spreading the word' is christianity. so that has sort of become their identity.
so why did they have to 'copy' that?!

i don't understand.
there's nothing wrong with spreading the word but it just doesn't feel like the right way of promoting the religion.
it's like they are appealing to the youths or something with the colourful signs and messages?
the religion sort of loses the seriousness and the tranquility when they do that.

i don't know..maybe it's just me.

and i said..

2006-05-15T09:02:00.000+08:00

cannot.
you just assumed I WANT to know you

**

i hope the dude gets the message..

and he said...

2006-05-12T22:22:00.000+08:00

''aiyoh, go once then you will know me mah ....can''

why am i not suprised...?

he assumed I want to know him..

RIIIGHT.

for a man who seems too ashamed to show his face online..he has quite an ego.

i think it's time for me to crush it.

you wanna what?!

2006-05-11T10:02:00.000+08:00

anyone of you has a myspace account?
i got one awhile ago and for some reason..it's been quite active lately!
i get quite a few requests from upcoming singers to be added as friends..i guess they're just trying to spread the word about their music..which is fine really.

recently, i received a message from a guy whose nickname is 'singapore'
riiight.
i checked out the profile.
the first thing i see is a blurry shot of a guy's face..
it wasn't an artistic picture so the firstthought that comes to mind is..

you show yourself but it's blurry..are you ashamed of how you look?

which is odd for someone who apparently is a "Success Coach", who works with people ALL the time and who's part of a "Motivational Success E-Learning Website"
he advertises for his website at every opportunity he has on his profile.. the site's URL probably appears MORE THAN 50 TIMES.

can you feel his utter desperation?

anwyays here's our short message conversation..

**
Subject : Can i be your friend?

"singapore" >
Hi there, find you pleasant & interesting. Can I be your friend?

me >
hello, pleasant huh? isn't it alittle bit too early to decide on that...?

"singapore" >
huh okie then when can I invite you out for dinner and find out more abt you;-)

me >
i don't do dinners with people i don't know

**

i really don't like dealing with people who try to be all friendly online..it doesn't feel genuine..well most of them don't come across as genuine
so my initial reaction to his message was "how about never?"
i changed it coz i thought it was abit tooo evil..
once again..so desperate. does he only go online to ask girls he doesn't know out?! and what for?
to get to know them? or is he just trying to sell them his skills as a bloody "SUCCESS coach"?!
anyways!
i think after my most recent post..he might not reply
or he'll say something like
"so all the more you should meet me for dinner..so we can get to know each other"

we'll see

2006-04-28T09:00:00.000+08:00

I WANNA TAKE UP BOXING OR KICK BOXING CLASSES!

anything that involves me kicking/hiting would do..

just to let all the frustrations out

and up my confidence..

i don't wanna have to resort to screaming or swearing

or flinging a metal tool across someone's face

"If i were a politician.."

2006-04-26T08:59:00.000+08:00

the upcoming elections..i really don't have anything to say about it. you may call me ignorant..but i really have no interest in politics? so as long as we're not ruled by a tyrant or a bunch of lunatics..i guess we're ok.
our government isn't perfect..but then again who is?
i think they're doing a pretty fine job so far..my only complaint would be the education system.
unfortunately..they're not doing a good job. not in terms of the syllabus but in terms of the educators.

although i'm not a patient person, neither do i aim to teach..
i get extremely worked up when i hear about nonsensical teachers.

people who don't care for the well being of their students.
educating a young adult/child isn't just about the books. don't stop teaching there?
what about manners? behaviour? morals? don't leave it to the parents.. i mean besides parents..teachers are the next most influential adults in students' lives..

people who don't think before they speak/scold.
i think some teachers don't realise how much the choice of words can affect a person. once you pick the wrong words or use the wrong tone..that's it..you attempt to "discipline" your kids but you end up encouraging rebellion or something..

people who are biased.
favouritism is shit. this lot should just be fired. straight away.

people who judge.
as for this lot..they should be ashamed of themselves.
being adults..being teachers..leaders..
how can one ASSUME what type of student is like based on what they look like?
what kind of an example are you setting for your students?!

people who are in it for the money and stability..and long holidays.
these people make me sick.

people who put up a show for principals.
and that's exactly how terrible teachers get away with their shit behaviour.
they put up a bloody show when the principal annouces that they wanna sit in for a class.
shouldn't they know that when somebody knows they're being observed..they will behave differently?? the Hawthorne effect..if i'm not wrong..

people who don't respect their students.
they are human beings as well..so how do you expect your students to respect you if you don't respect them?

people who think they're always right.
whoever gave them the idea that just coz they're older and that they're the TEACHER..they will always be right?! someone please remind them that they're not perfect.. the level of authority they have shouldn't be abused like that..

it sickens me to hear about people who enrol in NIE for a stable job..when they really don't give a shit about their students or have zero concept about teaching.
it's not about the pay. it's not for the stability.

IT SHOULD BE ABOUT THE PASSION TO TEACH AND NURTURE.

i bet you half of the teachers in local schools now don't have that.
i already know of a few.

So if i were a politician..or someone of importance in the teaching world or something
I would like to change the whole selection process for teachers!
it shouldn't be based on qualifications but on the personality and sincerity.
i mean if i can't feel that during the interview..or i can't get a sense of the person's dedication then i would think twice about setting him/her loose in schools.

another thing i would like to impose..
feedback.
from students.
coz the only people who are allowed to evaluate school teachers are probably only the head of departments or the principal or the VP.
when the students..are the ones who interact THE MOST with the teachers?
yes they are young and some of them might be biased..but i feel that they should be heard!
Why not?
IT IS more sensible to access someone from different levels & points of view.

hasn't anyone in moe figured that out?
or any principal..who has come so far..and is probably well educated and has had years of experience..think of that?!

ergh...

i need a restraining order..

2006-04-17T14:10:00.000+08:00

if only.

it would be perfect for my current situation with that young desperate bag of shit at my workplace. since firing him is out of the question coz unfortunately he does his work properly.

i'm not the sort to hate people..but this bag of shit..deserves it.

it's been more than a year since i started work here and he's been at it since the beginning!
isn't he tired of it already?? one year of being ignored should be enough to dash whatever delusional thoughts he had?! even after sounding comely mean when i take his phone calls and slamming down the phone without saying 'goodbye' at the end of the conversation doesn't deter him!!

everything doesn't bloody work! he still stares..he still tries to get my attention
even his colleagues know about his bloody crush! ( i say crush because he's only 21? his mental age is probably 16 -_- it's so secondary school! he thinks i'm younger than him! )

i'm not some sweet teenager he can hook up with! everything about him makes me sick.
his voice ( is impossibly squeaky.. and you thought beckham sounds bad.. ) he used to have a horrid broom of bronze(?) hair.. he has discoloured teeth.. he wears blueish tinted glasses.. he smokes.. and he doesn't understand that staring is awfully rude..

CAN IT GET ANY WORSE?!

he recently chopped off his broom and is now sporting a short do.. as in a proper male haircut..
and he's been bloody trying to get my attention! it's like he's desperate for me to acknowledge him. In his delusional mind, he's probably thinking that how that he's got a snazzy haircut i'll like think it's really 'handsome' and start looking at him different?!

do i really have to resort to violence? to get my point across?
i just want him to leave me alone and stop staring at me like one day he'll get to "date the boss' young teenage daughter"
YUCK
makes me wanna smash his face into the stainless steel panel he's working on

ergh..

actually i don't even wanna have any kind of contact with him

so anyone wanna beat him up for me? *evil grin*

nah...beating him up won't work..since he delusional -_-
he'll probably go all puppy-eyes on me and hope that i'll feel sorry or something
BLEURGH

anyways..i did what i can already..
since my parents told me to "just ignore" the bugger.. -_-
like i haven't tried!?

there's only so much one can take
i reached my limit of tolerance today..hence the need to let it all out!

so seriously..
any suggestions? anything that's not violent.. help me deal with this very unpleasant person that's ruining my otherwise peaceful (sort of) work environment...?

miss singapore universe 2006

2006-04-10T11:29:00.000+08:00

if anyone caught the miss singapore universe pageant last night on ch5..
you might agree with me when i say it is one bloody f**ked up competition.

there was so much hype this year about the contestants being graduates and all. one would expect lotsa articulate, charming & witty ladies.
but NOOooo..
most of them are just fluff.

like geraldine loo, ms car model.
yikes. she who declared pussycat dolls' song 'Don't cha' best represents her personality coz
she's 'hot'
alright..whatever you say ms loo..whatever you say.. -_-!

the fluffiest one of all (based on last night's show)would probable be this one candy-voiced miss, andrea teo. she looks like that girl..i forgot her name..she was famous for being a bikini babe..the one who appeared in 'eye for a guy', the first season.
big smile..long hair..doesn't think much..

anway..during the question & answer round..
she was asked to justify the claim that THIS competition is about both beauty and brains. quite a typical question really..
you wouldn't believe whe she said next
it went something like this..

*sweet high pitched voice* i have beauty...and brain.. the others behind me.. the other contestants.. have brains.. and beauty.. so this is what makes the competition.. beauty.. and brains.. *smile smile*

o_O

brilliant.
so sweet of the hosts andrea de cruz and adrian pang to still respond so nicely to such fluff..

i guess she wasn't the worst of the lot..
fluff doesn't kill..you just get labelled a bimbo..which isn't as bad ( in a way) as the next contestant i'm gonna talk about..

miss jeanette wee ; aged 22
well..she made it to the top 10 along with miss candy-voice
i don't know how they did it but they did
her question was about the recent tammy sex video and how such behaviour reflects on the mentality of the youths of singapore.

she said

"teenagers..like me ( wide bloody grin ) like to do this kind of thing.. they think it's fun.. let people see..(giggles)"

those aren't her exact words but the idea is there..at least what i thought i heard last night.
this 22 year old..first declares herself a teenager.. then practically told the entire population of singapore watching last night that she's a 'tammy' herself?!

is this the kind of role model you wanna put on tv?!
a 22 year old airhead who giggles about sex videos and calls herself a teenager? and thinks that teenage sex videos are ok?
she's entitled to her opinion..that's for sure
but i mean was she even aware of what she just said?
oh my goodness..
it doesn't get worse than that

oh wait. it does. -_-
i think the results were completed unjustified
someone tell me why carol cheong won.
was it her boobs? was it coz she was one of the viewer' favourites?
was it her somewhat resemblance to last year's winner - ms cheryl tay ? ( whom i thought deserved the crown )
she certainly didn't impress during the question and answer. i can't even remember what she said!
so WHY?

whatever happened to Zeenat Nisha? she had a nice healthy outlook and she spoke quite well..although i wasn't sure if she answered the qn.
Or viewer's favourite - Nazreena Mohamed?
Or that spunky short hair lady - Weng Yifei..the only one i remembered. she didn't even make it to top 10. and i thought she was the only one who looked like she was having fun during the part when parking lot pimp? sang while the girls "strutted their stuff" and attempt some dance moves.

i think it's time someone did something about the whole pageant
stop making it such a flesh parade
stop crowning girls that look the part
stop allowing fluff into the top 10
stop being hypocritical by labelling the competition as one of beauty and brains when it's actually mostly looks they are looking for
stop judging girls based on what the general but damn messed up ideal of beauty
long hair, boobs, skinny & smiley
if thats the case. don't bother having auditions. just grab some leggy girl on the street..intelligence is not a must..send her to beauty queen boot camp and send her off for competition.
why bother with an actual audition/judging?

good riddance!

2006-04-07T11:22:00.000+08:00

I got rid of my site counter!
if anyone had noticed..my counter doesn't move very much
it's unnecessary and quite depressing
all thanks to my inactive counter..i sometimes feel like there's no reason for me to blog since i don't think alot of people read it.
but then again! why should the reason WHY i write depend so much on how many hits my blog gets?! the point of THIS is just a way for me to just share whatever it is i want

so..if you read it and you like it..i'm glad i amused you for abit
if you don't like it..then don't come back

and well if no one reads it
then..so be it!

i love this song..

2006-04-03T09:39:00.000+08:00

first heard it weeks ago during an episode of CSI..
then i heard it again 2 days ago
the original song is by tears for fears..which i didn't particularly like
but this one..this cover is brilliant

it's from the movie donnie darko staring jake gyllenhaal..i've never watched it though..
but from the sounds of it..could be something i might enjoy
the lyrics of the song can be found here

What i saw at the back of a black Getz..

2006-04-02T16:34:00.000+08:00

IM A HUNK

wow..
the dude is REALLY full of himself..
it's either that or his girlfriend is a tasteless bimbo who worships him

great..

o_O

cries

2006-03-29T10:04:00.000+08:00

i can't get over the whole damien rice concert thing!!

ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

the reason..

2006-03-28T10:10:00.000+08:00

i heard this most ridiculous song this morning..although i have no idea who the singer is
chinese song..some guy..his voice was ok..the song started out fine..
UNTIL...
the chorus..

"ai, ai, ai, ai, ai dao xiang tu"

o_O like erm...

that line sort of translates to

"(i) love, love, love, love, love (you) til i feel like throwing up"

once again... o_O

it sounded so bad!
so you love me so much you wanna throw up?
i don't think that's supposed to make a girl melt? i don't feel touched by it?
am i supposed to feel sorry and wanna take care of your pukish self?
i don't think so.

so now you know why i quit chinese music a long time ago..

disappointed

2006-03-27T10:49:00.000+08:00

tickets for this thursday's Damien Rice concert sold out last week.

i didn't manage to find anyone to go neither did i buy any tickets.

i'm more disappointed than i expected..

rung to me..rung to me..

2006-03-20T09:58:00.000+08:00

those are the words of a song i heard just the other day while at Music Junction.
yep..they were playing the album of one of those sweet young things from Taiwan
i think the line is supposed to be "run to me" but unfortunately for the poor girl, none of the people who helped produce her album corrected her diction.
it was quite unbearable..the song i mean. abit silly yes but after awhile it gets annoying! i must have heard that mis pronounced phrase about 50 times or more?

mr a-z

2006-03-18T15:18:00.000+08:00

it was fantastic!
the whole experience was surreal..i don't think the reality of it has set in yet
woke up this morning with a vision of watching him perform from a distance and i had to remind myself..that i was actually 2-3m awake from him
yea..brilliant..i was just damn lucky to get those tickets..
it took me for than 10 tries actually..before i finally was alloted those 5 seats on the sistic website.
the only thing bad abt last night...the esplanade staff..who didn't allow us to take any photos..even without bloody flash!!

anways he sounded great..along with his lovely percussionist, toca
they have alot of chemistry performing together
an utter joy watching them. there was tons of lively chatter..which was really sweet..connecting with the audience.

my sis cyn & her friend hui..they really made the whole experience more fun for me! they went absolutely crazy! they were genuinely touched and moved by his singing and ya they were hilarious!! very infectious energy =)

we planned this whole thing to pass him a bunch of messages we wrote to him..and we managed to get that to him at the end of the show! that was nuts!
it doesn't matter if he replys us..that's not the point. the whole idea is to just let him know how much we appreciate his unique brand of music so ya..very cool.

oh! we..as in me & the man..had a brief moment of eye contact just as he was leaving the stage

*swoons*

2006-03-16T15:53:00.000+08:00

OHH MY GOODNESSS!!

i only have 2 words...

JASON MRAZ!!

the concert is only less than 24 hours away..

OHH MY GOODNESSSS!!!

2006-03-01T23:59:00.000+08:00

fort minor concert.
surprisingly entertaining despite the fact that i'm not a super fan.
my sis Celine is!

did the teenybopper thing with my sisters.
hung around the venue after the show and saw a few of the performers up close! =P
felt like such a child at that point!

we even drove to the hotel they were staying at after one of the drivers tipped us off! =P that was quite fun!

yea..my little sis was really sad she didn't get to see her precious mike shinoda but we talked her out of her misery by the end of the night so yay!

would you like to hear about my weekend?

2006-02-28T21:03:00.000+08:00

last saturday was one of the most interesting weekends i've ever had in awhile! went down to changi for Asian Aerospace 2006 =P

the experience itself was fantastic..the airshow was THE highlight. though we were late..about 20mins late..BUT we were lucky coz made it there in time for the fighter planes!
i've never seen aircraft fly so near in front of me before! it was great! i'm not super into such stuff but yea..it really was quite an experience. the best part of it besides actually being there are watching these aircrafts zip around, was how happy my little sis was! she aspires to be a pilot in the future..she wants to be singapore's first woman fighter pilot! yay for her..we're all super supportive of her dream!

so that was really sweet.

besides running around..oogling at all the aircraft on display..
we got to sit in various vehicles and well..took quite some pics. Oh! and we posed with this really yummy looking american pilot! =P but us being silly girls..didn't stay to talk to him!
*smacks head* i think we were alittle giddy by then..from the insane heat.

oh the heat! it was SO bloody hot that day! i mean it was good that the sky was clear..especially for the airshow..but my goodness..it was really really hot! so all of us got alittle sunburnt.
i burnt my nose..my cheeks..my right shoulder..yikes! still hurts alittle now
but i guess it was worth it coz i've not had that much fun out and about and super perspirey in a LONG time!

we were there for more than 4 hours? yea..spent the entire afternoon there
and had to walk a LONg LONG way to the busstop..that would get us back to tampines..where we parked out car. oh talking about the car..i chose to leave the car at tampines mall coz according to this website..it was $2 per entry on saturdays.
we all got a huge shock when we accumulated a parking fee of $7.75!!!!!
well somebody lied! either the site of tampines mall decided to cheat people of money since they expected more people to park there and take a bus to get to the asian aerospace!!

anyway
on to the best part of the day..
2 priceless experiences.
the first one was at the AA 2006. there was a huge human jam at this particular section coz for some reason that i don't understand, people were trying to take pictures of minature planes.
MINATURE PLANES!
WHY WOULD THEY WANNA CROWD AROUND TO TAKE PICTURES OF MINATURE PASSENGER/CARGO PLANES WHEN THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER ACTUAL AIRCRAFT ON DISPLAY OUTSIDE?!
while we were trying to get to the next spot in the exhibition hall..we were stuck there for quite a while. you really couldn't move..there was THAT little space. so my sis..the little one..who's actually not so little..she's tougher than me..she was behind me. and at one point some auntie was pushing her. i could feel it and she looked really uncomfortable so i snapped!
i lashed out at the woman " Are you pushing?! Can you not push!? "
she looked alittle stunned but the pushing stopped.

-_-

i usually don't snap at people.

well that wasn't the end of it.
later on..when we were on the bus back to tampines. another thing happened.
i was sitting beside this man. jack was in front of me. cyn, my sis..was somewhere infront with celine. so a ffew stops after we boarded..this man..dressed in polo and pants..looked like he just knocked off work..got on. and decided to situate himself beside me.
the bus wasn't crowded. there were still some spots left to sit. i don't think anyone else was standing. naturally..i felt weird. it was uncomfortable. to have my personal space invaded like that. i was wary of the man beside me..constantly keeping a lookout. his bloody crotch was centimetres away. -_-
it got to a point where the centimetres were reduced to milimetres!!
by then i already got cyn's attention..and i was tempted to ask jack for help but
somehow somewhere i just couldn't take it anymore and i shouted
"EXCUSE ME. DO YOU MIND?!"

the dude immediately mumbled a sorry? and moved abit away.
apparently it was loud. i think the whole bus heard me. my sisters were very amused and very glad i did what i did! i was abit surprised myself but i'm very proud i stood up for myself. =P

anyways i figured out the reason for my outbursts.
PMS.
heheh..
i tend to snap at people a day before i get my thingie..
i've read reports that linked PMS to violence or something along that line.
i can now say that yes..it's very true.

i guess we're just irritable during that time..not that we mean to be mean. i try not to. coz not fair la..unless of course they deserve it!

i wonder if i would have reacted differently if i wasn't pms-ing.
i hope not! to give my raging hormones all the credit wouldn't be very fair! =P

word of yesterday : Bleurgh!

2006-02-24T08:12:00.000+08:00

i've lost count of how many times i wanted to use that word yesterday. i know it's not an actual word but it really did express how i felt! =P

anywhoooooooosss...here's why..

LUNCH..
headed down to this foodcourt at woodlands' "vista point", a neighbourhood mini shopping mall.
couldn't decide what to eat so i settled for chicken rice, which turned out to be a bad choice.
yikes!
the dish arrived. it looked really messy. like everything was just slapped onto the plate..sauces were drizzled carelessly all over.
first impression truly sucked.
now comes the taste test.
the rice.. was odd. abit dry. wasn't fragrant. doesn't taste like authentic chicken rice.
the chicken.. was just boring. it was quite tender but that was the only good thing about it?
the sauce.. wasn't bad. wasn't good either.

the verdict?
i won't eat it again and certainly WILL NOT recommended to anyone even a starving person.

BLEURGH..

as if one bad meal wasn't enough..i was dealt another blow during dinner! come to think of it, i've never had more than one bad meal in a day!! coz i would some how find myself something good and reliable to make up for a bad meal.
hence the BLEURGH!

on to dinner..
went to j@ck's pl@ce at c@useway p0int..my mum suggested we should go there since it's been years since our last visit. we used to frequent the restaurant often with our cousins..which was really nice =)
i heard the place is good for steaks. unfortunately we don't eat beef so we had to settle for their seafood.
SO..
three different dishes were ordered.
1) fish & chips
2) lamb & fish combo
3) crayfish & chicken combo

my mum, who had the fish & chips, was quite happy with her food. she mentioned that the fish was quite good. so good for her.

my sis, cyn, had the lamb & fish. it came in a sizzling hot plate, the meats were drizzled with a black pepper sauce. it didn't smell appetizing despite the sizzles and sauce..well actually it didn't smell! it was served with a baked potato and some veggies on the side. the fish was ok but the lamb..alittle tough.
her verdict? the potato was the best part of the dish.

now on to the last dish. poor me & my little sis, celine. it was THE WORST dish on the table.
let me first describe the dish.
there was a piece of chicken, one crayfish, baked potato, cauliflower & carrots. all served on a hot plate. the first smell i picked up when the dish arrived..was the fishyness of the crayfish.
not exactly the best way to start off a meal.
anyways, i started off with the chicken. it was utterly disappointing!
there was no flavour what so ever! i mean..if they're not gonna marinate the chicken..the least they can do is cook it with a good gravy?! but the brilliant people behind the menu or the cook..whoever is responsible..decided that there's no need for marinate or gravy! it's like having chicken chop with no sauce.
for some reason they thought that a few strips of onion(there's probably less than 10)..cooked til they're brown..and alot of fried chopped garlic would be enough to enhance the taste of the slice of chicken and the crayfish.
don't even get me started on the crayfish. they fried it? whatever the did to it..they OVERDID it
it was dry and tough..quite unpleasant.
the only good thing about the dish was the carrots.

enough said. the carrots. simple boiled chopped up carrots was the best part of a dish of chicken and crayfish. can you believe that?!

so it's pretty damn obvious now..what my verdict would be.

BLEURGH!

i'm never going back there. i don't know about the other outlets though..but i'm not hopeful coz their menu isn't very spectacular..lacks variety, especially for people who don't eat beef. so i guess it's strictly a steak place.

BLEURGH!

OOps..just received a stack of stuff to do..so back to work!

have a good weekend!

Franz Ferdinand

2006-02-17T14:39:00.000+08:00

they were good..they sang well and the music was FANTASTIC!

the whole concert experience was quite good except for when i was hit in my chest and then hit on head seconds later..but 2 separate people -_-!
2 enthusiastic arms waving in the air people.
don't worry..the one who hit my chest was a girl..so not too bad..although abit violated!

valentines

2006-02-15T14:43:00.000+08:00

valentines.

so typical.

i certainly felt so walking about cityhall that day..

FORTUNATELY!

there was some bits of the evening that helped transform an otherwise hyped up commercial 'holiday' into something sweeter and alot more memorable =P

i received a pretty bouquet of pink tulips! which totally brighten up my evening, esp after working for hours in front of the comp that day for nearly 8 hours!
besides that..everyone has roses or lilies..while i got TULIPS! =P

we had tea & coffee at this little 'ulu' stall at clifford pier..just sat there and chilled. very nice..away from the 'waterfront of couples' - you should have seen! couple after couple after couple..sitting along the esplanade..and along the adjoining marina park..YIKES!

i got a book! i love to read but for some reason people don't buy me books!
it's called 'Angela Carter's Book of Fairy Tales'
i've been eyeing that book for quite awhile..mostly coz it's a very pretty looking book and well..i love fairy tales and it's a book full of tales from around the world =)

yay =)

i hope everyone enjoy their day..with or without a date

*hugs for all*

update! update!

2006-02-03T09:07:00.000+08:00

One.
Gong Xi Fa Cai! i'm trying to sound as festive as i can..coz this time around..it was a very bland new year..it just wasn't as festive..even the nightly fireworks didn't do much to bring out the excitement. oh and i was feeling very ugly during the new year thanks to my period..i much prefer to call it my thingie..i was miserable..bloated..crampy. that was a very bleh 2 days for me.

Two.
the Franz Ferdinand tickets have been sold! finally! to 3 of Jack's school mates who saw his bulletin on friendster. i'm still going though..with my little sister.

Three.
i went to the backstreet boys concert on the 24th of January! =P
wow..quite an experience..it was nuts! sitting with a crowd of all sorts of people..screaming and singing along. brought back lots of memories..of the time when i was skinny geeky girl in secondary school. that's like almost 10 years ago!!!!
anyway i would have enjoyed the concert better if it was a more accoustic thing..i was disappointed they didn't even sing anything acapella.. i liked that most about them..not the silly dance moves..

Four.
my darling sis, Cyn..who is now part of NUS dance ensemble..big YAY for her..doubly big YAY for her landing the role of VP! =P
they are putting up a show on the 15th and 16th of Feb at NUS..one of the lecture halls. Admission is free and i think it starts at 7 or 730. i'm going on the 15th! anyone wanna come along..lemme know!!

Five.
Jason Mraz. yum. i adore the dude.
he'll be performing at the esplanade concert hall on the 17th of March..part of the Mosaic Music Festival. you cannot imagine how excited i am. i could hardly contain my excitement when i first read about it in Life! i've been such a fan since my uni days..discovered him on yahoo music..i think and i've been hooked since then! i NEVER thought he would EVER come here..but HE IS!!! and i have front row tickets!! *screams*
goodness...it's crazy..
anyways..it's a concert not to be missed. honestly. it's gonna be an intimate affair..it's gonna be just him and his guitar and this other guy Toca Rivera..who's like his percussionist/backup singer. i've watched clips of them singing together online..very nice.
whether you're a fan or not..you should go! unless of course you hate anything melodic and only like screamy or hoarse vocals..
ANYWAYS here's a link!

Dear all,

2006-01-23T09:39:00.000+08:00

i have an extra pair of S$68 tickets to the upcoming Franz Ferdinand concert on the 16th of February 2006, for sale!

For those who aren't so familiar with their music
here are some links

Franz Ferdinand Official site 1

Franz Ferdinand Official site 2

Check them out for their videos and clips from their albums.

with radio being infested with crappy bands out there like simple plan and click five..who barely know how to strum a guitar and have utterly boring tunes and lyrics..and rap & hip hop dudes who 'rap' about the same stuff..hot girls and bling bling..

give your ears a break and treat them to the unique sounds of Franz Ferdinand!

i paid $140 for the 2 tickets, including sistic fee of $2 each..but i'm now offering the tickets at $130 for both. the tickets are for seats in the center so you're guaranteed a good view , plus it's within the first 5 rows of the block of ard 20 rows. I just did a check..the seats of the center blocks ( according to the seating plan of the sistic website ) T03, T04, T05 are ALL SOLD OUT!

So please feel free to drop me a message!

y u c k

2006-01-17T10:02:00.000+08:00

it seems that a few of my friends are amused and quite curious about this silly ah beng at my workplace..i've received a few requests to sneak a pic of him and post it online or something.
sorry people..i can't bear to have a pic of that silly ah beng in my phone..
YUCK!

but anyway i was on my way to the loo just 10minutes ago..he was walking towards me.
i ignore him..as usual. he tried to get my attention..i think coz he just got a new hair cut and a brilliant new dye job..so he did that irritating ah beng call..the kissey sound..goodness..
YUCK!

i do not respond to such "calls"
YUCK!

oh by the way..he's been nicknamed TB..short for Tinted Boy..coz he wears tinted glasses..
super ah beng..

YUCK!

can he like grow up already?

YUCK