Random Ramblings

“The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you’ve ever had. – Anonymous”

I used to think that the adage was one of the best ways to define communication between friends (especially for me). Recently, my meetings with friends have been full of conversations and interesting topics covered that I normally walk away feeling great from the intellectual simulation. One of these occurrences jolted me and stands out very distinctly.

My friend and I were doing the most mundane of things – cleaning a toilet – and we were just chitchatting over various issues and she suddenly drops a bombshell piece of news to me. For a split second, all I wanted to do was comfort her. But after a seemingly unfeeling question later, we went back to our previous topic and of coz, cleaning of the toilet.

Something was said, a query clarified and life goes on as it should. I know she is strong, and she knows that I care and will always be here regardless of what is going on with my life. We’ve been talking a lot lately (been catching up on lost time) and discussing various problems we are facing in our lives; it gets pretty heavy very often. We have heated debates, we can get a little (or fairly) angry with each other.

Putting all that aside, it’s really good to have a sound board and someone who really understands (without me having to put into words every single feeling/thought/etc) yet judges me because I am her friend, mostly her punch-lines/judgement calls are most impactful. Being stubborn as hell, I very often cannot see beyond what I am willing to see and I’m thankful to count her as one who I know I will be able to talk to regardless.

But no matter what, I have learnt that friendships are full of one-liners, sometimes two.

Everyone looks forward to Fridays – but yet it can be one of the most irritating days in entire week. Case in point, a colleague and I are bored out of our minds in the office and we are falling asleep doing boring as hell work. As of now, we don’t really have very solid plan for a Friday night; it’s actually quite sad.

So she was talking about going to town just to walk around to kill time. Then suddenly I was struck by this bright idea to go Ikea for dinner. Since we were at her desk, I wanted to find out what meal deal it was today for members, when this conversation happened:

Me: What day is it at Ikea?
Her: Errr…..Friday?

I didn’t know that Ikea sometimes operates on a calendar different from the Gregorian one. Such a utterly bimbo moment.

The dumb things people say on Friday when the motivation to work no longer exists.

Mandrake and I were having some inane chatter over the MSU 2006 pageant and then the mis-cue happened. It was a classic case of different topics – IM-ing makes that infinitely easier to happen. I spent the better part of the day thinking it was some game (which it was anyway); below is the transcript of our (nearly) entire day and the nonsense we got up too (Yes, I deleted a lot of our chatter in-between a whole thirteen pages worth of it before edit!)

Sheesh, it’s amazing that so much had conversed between us. Be very vary, it's a long long post ahead!

Start of conversation - 09:37 (or rather before)
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Mandrake: okay, they take part in contest for fun then
alexisphoenix: which one?
Mandrake: the girls loh
alexisphoenix: which contest
Mandrake: beauty pageant
alexisphoenix: *shrugs* I wonder where all the really gorgeous girls go, coz they never are in the contest
Mandrake: they dun bother? or married off to someone rich somewhere
alexisphoenix: hahahahaha, that is true :P
alexisphoenix: what is another word for angel
Mandrake: demon
Mandrake: I will blog about this
alexisphoenix: demon?
Mandrake: nothing.. just kidding
alexisphoenix: huh?
Mandrake: err.. word association
alexisphoenix: then say lah :P
alexisphoenix: Mandrake
Mandrake: yeah?
alexisphoenix: u say demon , I say Mandrake
Mandrake: orr.. same diff ah
alexisphoenix: u wanted word association mah
alexisphoenix: why are u blogging this
Mandrake: for fun.. nothing interesting recently
alexisphoenix: oh ok, u never say properly
alexisphoenix: so of coz I don’t know what u doing :P
alexisphoenix: I also never blog regularly what
Mandrake: orr. okay loh
Mandrake: I got readers to entertain mah.. :P
alexisphoenix: so... you going to continue the word association?
alexisphoenix: NB, machiam I don’t have like that
alexisphoenix: evurl Mandrake
Mandrake: :P
Mandrake: boobs
alexisphoenix: Mandrake
alexisphoenix: *evurl grin*
alexisphoenix: WA - Mandrake
Mandrake: heh
alexisphoenix: oei
alexisphoenix: word association!!!
Mandrake: what’s the last word?
alexisphoenix: Mandrake
alexisphoenix: You - demon, me -mandy, you - boobs, me - mandy
Mandrake: big boobs
alexisphoenix: Mandrake
Mandrake: why keep Mandrake? all you know is it?
alexisphoenix: who ask u keep saying boobs
Mandrake: ha.. okay loh..
Mandrake: C cup
alexisphoenix: FUCK
alexisphoenix: WA - *common friend*
alexisphoenix: is breasts all you think abt?
Mandrake: okay lah.. a bit less.
Mandrake: why c cup = fuck?
alexisphoenix: c cup = *common friend*
alexisphoenix: note the "WA" prefix
Mandrake: she c cup meh?
alexisphoenix: the fuck was directed at u...coz pekchek
Mandrake: whats Wa?
alexisphoenix: WA - Word Association
alexisphoenix: isnt she a C cup?
Mandrake: no lah.. not C cup.. more like B
alexisphoenix: erm ok
alexisphoenix: WA - minimiser
Mandrake: WA - blasphamy
alexisphoenix: WA - playboy
Mandrake: WA - Penthouse forum
alexisphoenix: WA - Opulence
Mandrake: penthouse expensive meh?
Mandrake: WA - bosomy babes
alexisphoenix: what does opulence have to do with bosomy babes?
alexisphoenix: penthouses are not cheap.... since they are the best of the block
alexisphoenix: eh, how is opulence and bosomy babes related??
Mandrake: dun know.. just feel like it
alexisphoenix: eh, this is word association... not word feeling
alexisphoenix: how am i supposed to associate :P
Mandrake: associate bosomy babes with words loh
alexisphoenix: bikini
alexisphoenix: WA - bikini (what kind of word association is this?!?!?)
Mandrake: I dun know. you say one
alexisphoenix: that was in response to yr opulence -> bosomy babes
alexisphoenix: this is turning out to be an interesting post
Mandrake: you start with a word then
alexisphoenix: can you continue
Mandrake: you give me a word
alexisphoenix: why give you a word? can't we continue this one?
Mandrake: what is the word?
Mandrake: where did you stop?
alexisphoenix: WA - Bikini
alexisphoenix: jialat leh u
Mandrake: WA - Beach
alexisphoenix: WA - horizon
Mandrake: WA - boobs
Mandrake: kidding..
Mandrake: WA - sea
alexisphoenix: wahlau u already say beach
alexisphoenix: nb
alexisphoenix: WA - water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink
Mandrake: WA -alcohol
alexisphoenix: WA - party stress
Mandrake: WA - Playboy mansion
alexisphoenix: WA - 80 years (nb, must you always stray back to the female anatomy???)
Mandrake: WA - Magazine
alexisphoenix: *rolls eyes* yr word association is weird
alexisphoenix: WA - constant deadlines
Mandrake: WA – work
alexisphoenix: WA - big office
Mandrake: WA - office sex
alexisphoenix: WA - soundproof
Mandrake: WA - conference room
Mandrake: do you remember that Bali resort you sent me? can show me again?
alexisphoenix: nb, i shld have said soundproof board room
alexisphoenix: simi bali resort?
alexisphoenix: u won the toto ah????
Mandrake: no lah..
Mandrake: I want to see the place again
Mandrake: I won toto already start sending out my invites liao
alexisphoenix: I NEVER GET!!!
alexisphoenix: WA - overseas
Mandrake: WA- holiday..
Mandrake: you got the resort thingy?
alexisphoenix: WA - picturesque
Mandrake: WA - Bali
alexisphoenix: (link)
alexisphoenix: WA - clear water
Mandrake: WA - H2O
alexisphoenix: OEI
alexisphoenix: cannot!!!
alexisphoenix: :P
alexisphoenix: water - water same word!!
Mandrake: WA - runs dry
alexisphoenix: WA - still
Mandrake: WA - motion
alexisphoenix: WA - poetry (are our words getting more boring?)
Mandrake: yeah.
Mandrake: WA - sex
alexisphoenix: WA - lit erotica (one track mind)
Mandrake: WA - author
alexisphoenix: WA - inventor
Mandrake: WA - lightbulb
alexisphoenix: WA - idiot in a thunderstorm
Mandrake: WA - kite
alexisphoenix: WA - competition
Mandrake: WA - swimming
alexisphoenix: WA - babes
Mandrake: oh okay..
Mandrake: WA - fiona xie
alexisphoenix: WA - lolita
Mandrake: WA - I like
Mandrake: okay, thats not a WA.. :P
Mandrake: WA - lola
alexisphoenix: WA - Barry Manilow
Mandrake: WA - nose
Mandrake: lets get dirty
alexisphoenix: btw, how many word associations are you doing for yr blog
Mandrake: err.. I not blogging bout WA leh
alexisphoenix: then what are u blogging abt?
alexisphoenix: just now u say word association leh
Mandrake: err.. no. I said I blogging about the Miss universe thingy
alexisphoenix: nb...then why are we doing this word association for?
Mandrake: dun know.. for fun?
Mandrake: well, I can blog about it actually too
alexisphoenix: [10:01] Mandrake: demon [10:01] Mandrake: I will blog about this
alexisphoenix: SEEE
alexisphoenix: you said word association
alexisphoenix: then u said blogging abt it
alexisphoenix: made me confused!!!
Mandrake: okay..
Mandrake: haha.. my "blog about this" was for miss universe conversation earlier at the top
Mandrake: go check it out.. been up since this morning actually
alexisphoenix: WA - Carpet
alexisphoenix: no more WA?
Mandrake: wat was the last WA?
alexisphoenix: yr last WA was "nose", then mine was "carpet"
Mandrake: WA - burn
alexisphoenix: WA - heating up
Mandrake: WA - atomsphere
alexisphoenix: WA - Day after tomorrow
Mandrake: WA - London
alexisphoenix: WA - big
Mandrake: WA - 36DD
alexisphoenix: I knew it lor
Mandrake: never had one before
alexisphoenix: never had what?
Mandrake: 36DD loh
alexisphoenix: eh, u still haven’t said what another word for angel is
alexisphoenix: WA - penang
Mandrake: WA - food
alexisphoenix: WA - curved platter
Mandrake: WA - ice sculpter
alexisphoenix: WA - amazing ice bar
alexisphoenix: eh, did this WA start coz of my angel qn?
Mandrake: yeah I think so
Mandrake: WA - Iceland
alexisphoenix: but then I didn’t get an answer to be angel qn!!!
alexisphoenix: WA - Snakes
Mandrake: WA - ladders
Mandrake: angel = demons what
alexisphoenix: SIMILAR!!!
alexisphoenix: not opposite
alexisphoenix: WA - Friday
Mandrake: association lah.. where got same or diff
Mandrake: WA - weekday
alexisphoenix: I never asked for association
alexisphoenix: I asked for what other names are angels known by
alexisphoenix: WA - pressure
alexisphoenix: wahlau, this is damn weird la
alexisphoenix: I thought you were going to blog abt WA the whole time
alexisphoenix: and then now, the thing that started off the WA has no answer
Mandrake: haha.. just let it be
alexisphoenix: which one to let it be?
Mandrake: WA one loh.. can continue one mah
alexisphoenix: yes I’m waiting for yr WA
Mandrake: WA - under
alexisphoenix: WA - tabletop
Mandrake: WA - sex
alexisphoenix: *rolls eyes* again
Mandrake: WA - chair
alexisphoenix: eh, I never give WA how come u got another one?
Mandrake: I re-do
alexisphoenix: yr re-do is boring
Mandrake: you do un-boring one loh
alexisphoenix: WA - Mr & Mrs Smith
Mandrake: that one is not boring?
alexisphoenix: how is that one boring?
alexisphoenix: that woman is so hawt, I’ll do her
Mandrake: me too! many times!
alexisphoenix: I’ll turn lesbian for her
Mandrake: me too!
alexisphoenix: eh, yr standard is a lot lower than mine :P
Mandrake: that’s why she is like the Goddess!
alexisphoenix: this is going to be a long post
Mandrake: WA - Angelina
alexisphoenix: WA - UN
Mandrake: WA - NY
alexisphoenix: WA - Twin towers
Mandrake: WA - hoax
alexisphoenix: wtf? How is that related
Mandrake: the 9/11 mah
alexisphoenix: its not a hoax what?
alexisphoenix: the buildings fell
alexisphoenix: I'm looking for waffle Kaki!!!

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End of conversation - 17:44

Our tummies got the better of us so we discussed dinner & dessert and got our inane arses (mine is hotter ok Mandrake!) out of our respective offices and had a hilarious night of boobs!

My friend is ready to serve the nation – and she is a girl.

Recently, she went to NIE to register herself so she can “mould the future of our nation”. And she was given something really interesting

She’s now a series of numbers that can be converted into a barcode.

After we read the words on the tee shirt, she promptly proclaims “Ah, another tee shirt I can use in bed”

Yes, the perfect place person to educate our future…

“Six-year old children are more fickle than most grown women I know”

I can’t even imagine what the child will be like when she is sixteen. I think the older that little monkey grows, the more picky and inconsistent she is.

Previously, I had no problems arranging anything with her. Now, it’s a hassle just suiting her schedule – not to mention her tastes. As I tell some, “A six year old kid’s schedule is more hectic than mine!”

Oh well, have to re-jig my schedule again.

If one’s cupboard is 80% black, it’s dreadfully difficult to find a specific black top when you are getting ready for work.