Random Ramblings

Hakuna Matata!

2007-08-29T09:32:00.000+08:00

*sings terribly off key*All my bags are packed, I'm ready to goI'm standin' here outside your doorI hate to wake you up to say goodbye(pause)A whole new worldA dazzling place I never knew(pause)Call me on the line Call me call me any anytime

Please

2007-08-15T00:35:00.000+08:00

I know I have been silent for a long while now, my draft posts have been stacking up. I have been swamped and there is a new development – all will be revealed in due course. Today, there is a different agenda. As I see you sitting there, my mind races to find something to say or do. I know I’ve put my foot into my mouth more than once, and I am sorry. It hurts me to see you in this

Dwarfed

2007-07-22T00:48:00.000+08:00

I met my boss’ kids for the first time recently and my shaky confidence was tested and it did not really hold its ground. They are both a little younger than me, yet I was utterly intimated by them. In some sense, one of them is studying to go into the same field that I am also trained for. I was suddenly so conscientious of my every move, word and my “work” that the kid was reading. I have

The Art Of Listening

2007-06-26T23:58:00.000+08:00

Will people ever really listen? It is so infuriating to hear my superiors tell me that something is wrong, after I have said it many times before and kept bringing it up to their attention. Regardless of how many times I try to remind them, or show that them that we are missing huge chucks of a project, they always choose to see it at the last moment. As if suddenly, a great light has dawn

Icy Cold

2007-06-19T01:38:00.000+08:00

After stewing over it for so many days – I have finally come to a decision. This post, in its entirety, will serve as my closure. You will probably never read it, but this time it is about me for once. I have done everything in my capabilities to do my best by you. Unfortunately, you think the world revolves around you. I am not here for you to take it out upon whenever things do not go your

One Of The Many

2007-06-14T23:07:00.000+08:00

I am back doing the idiot mindless work again. I am unsure if I can take it. Just a while ago, I was put back in my element. As I stood there, I felt like I was home, I felt happier and comfortable. Even my boss looked at me and went – You look right at home. This is your domain. One of the many things swimming in my head is – why in the world did I switch companies when this one is not

A Juggler’s Life

2007-06-12T23:35:00.000+08:00

My head hurts. It’s in turmoil. I know I have many decisions to make, but I cannot seem to find an answer to any of them. Maybe it is because I am thinking about it all at the same time. I guess it does not help to have new things constantly added to the pile. As my friend said, I cannot be responsible for everyone’s problems. Regardless, I feel responsible for a lot of things and the

Toys And Stresses

2007-06-07T00:49:00.000+08:00

I have been crazy busy thanks to a huge project at work. But something snapped last night, so I hope I will be alright. Today, I am a very very very gleeful person. I realised how many toys I have this month! As of Monday, I had got myself something from the recent PC show and a huge black and white thing. Today, my wonderful new toy I have been waiting two weeks for arrived. I was skipping in

Tis Is Bad For Business

2007-06-06T12:15:00.000+08:00

One would think it is common sense not to put an ad /directions or anything relating to your business on a trash can.Maybe common sense is not so common after all.PS - Please forgive the grainy image, I had forgotten to bring my camera out. Phone cameras will never cut it.

Oh, Tis Is Heaven

2007-05-28T01:38:00.000+08:00

This is for my dear cousin. Excuse the grainy image, I didn’t have my camera with me. Who says there isn’t a tub of Dublin Mudslide!!

Service Standards, Or The Lack Of

2007-05-18T11:23:00.000+08:00

I have always been the sort of person, who would try everything once. It has paid off handsomely, mostly. But at times like this, I wish I wasn’t so adventurous. BZ and I decided to catch up over dinner mainly because she was dying to see my new spanking hair. I had to go down to Vivo to run some errands and I wanted to see water… Yes, water; I know am lacking at least a couple of screws.

Unusual People

2007-05-14T01:21:00.000+08:00

While waiting for my transport home, I let my mind wander – not always a good idea, but it seem like a good idea this time. For some reason, it chose to venture into the realm of my mentors. They are as different as night and day, yet to me they fulfilled a similar role – albeit two extremes of that role. The first I was extremely apprehensive when I had to first meet her. From the stories

The Strength Of Spirit

2007-05-12T00:17:00.000+08:00

I just recently watched a show, which tugged terribly hard at the strings of my heart. As I watched the plot unfold, my thoughts wandered to my own experiences. With those thoughts swimming in my head, it is no wonder I now am in a melancholic state of mind. When seeing on television situations very similar to an experience that you have personally experienced, it becomes a whole new ball game.

Mane Issues

2007-05-10T18:16:00.000+08:00

I have had my new hair for almost two week now. Besides a slight hitch, it is been fairly smooth sailing. I am actually quite pleased with it, even tho I have always been more prone to long hair. I finally have a fringe! I even managed to describe it to my hairdresser and she got it almost identical to the photo I saw. The back of my hair is a bit shorter than I wanted it to be, but I can

Progress?

2007-05-06T03:39:00.000+08:00

The week has been a trying one, wrought with issues. I was not sure if I am sitting or standing. The mental and emotion turmoil has taken its toll. So much so that I looked to a friend to find some comfort in and I said many things that I would not have mentioned on other occasions. I guess it happens when my defenses are down. There is no regret this time, as compared to another time. In

Lonesome Dewdrops

2007-04-29T03:37:00.000+08:00

The sky has just opened up. Looking out my window, I know it mirrors my current emotions. Last night, I did something that I had not done in ages. As they always say, bedrooms are always private domains. One can really see what a person is like through their bedrooms. Tho my bedroom as a whole doesn’t reflect the real me currently (there is an exceptional reason for that), my bed holds the

One Line

2007-04-28T02:06:00.000+08:00

Today was a really bad day. I’m so tired out that I can’t seem to think straight. My mind is in turmoil and hurling myself towards destruction. I know Banana tried very hard and I in turn said yes to many things I might not have done otherwise. Knowing that Banana was truly disappointed in me, hurt me so much that I didn’t even think it could. I wish that things didn’t turn out like this.

Fluttering In The Wind

2007-04-25T00:41:00.000+08:00

I wasn’t as upset as I had imagined I’ll be when some harsh words were thrown at something I had worked on. I felt infinitely more insulted and angry the previous time when my work was being meddled with. Could it be because I felt that I didn’t really make the effort to write that text? Or was it that I didn’t put in the effort s I assumed it would be tossed out anyway? I was strangely

Stream Of Thoughts

2007-04-22T11:57:00.000+08:00

Work has been a killer. I have decisions to make, but I cannot seem to bring myself to make them. My mind has been so full of things to write, but the time never seemed enough. I guess nothing really goes as planned. I am starting to wonder, if due to some things I said to one of my bosses, I am being put on the bench. As much as I know one of my colleagues is extremely capable of doing it, it

Insecurity Is A Symptom Of Depression

2007-04-04T00:51:00.000+08:00

That is what I heard someone on the bus I took today, regal to his friend. I almost went up to him to correct him. It is an amazingly ludicrous statement. He went on to say that normal human beings do not feel insecurity, only abnormal ones do. Insecurity is a part of life; we all experience it somehow, somewhere. Whether it’s taking an unknown leap into a new career path, where you might

Change Of Heart

2007-03-30T00:38:00.000+08:00

This has been sitting on my plate for a long long while.nadnut had asked me so nicely, and I thought it would be really fun to do this meme. But between my insane schedule and lack of inspirational ideas to the fact that my model has been to busy for my photoshoot, I never got around to doing it. Today, I had reached home before my supermarket’s closing time, so I decided to get a few food

Being Comfortable

2007-03-27T00:06:00.000+08:00

Over the weekend, I had the run of my house to myself so I excitedly decided that I would operate from the living room. Besides the better light - which is infinitely more conducive for working - and the ease to watch over an elderly pet, I was extremely tempted by the sofa. It turns out that I didn't get any work done, but I did get a lot of amazing sofa time. I have a strange affinity

Twofold

2007-03-20T00:33:00.000+08:00

It has not been a good two days. While I am still dealing (and reeling) from yesterday’s news, I get another one today. I went on some sort of shopping spree yesterday, in hopes to cheer my drooping spirit after that phone call. I just was not capable of continuing with my original plan so I walked around aimlessly, hoping for something to happen I guess. But nothing really did, except the

Storage Full

2007-03-14T01:39:00.000+08:00

That is probably what my mind would be flashing, if it had a finite memory with a gauge. I got tons of things that I need to put into words, but my body is deciding not to be a disciplined one at the moment. Work is really getting to me – I know I’m having it easier in comparison to some of my colleagues; but that train of thought sometimes has no effect to make me feel a bit better. I just

Bumpity Bump

2007-03-01T01:09:00.000+08:00

No road to anything worth while is ever smooth. The current road I am traveling on is becoming too rocky. In comparison to my previous background – this oppressiveness and control is starting to stifle me. I know I have always been one to say – there is no fair way to compare oneself, except to oneself; likewise for situations. So far I have been trying really hard not to draw any,

Mission: Impossible

2007-02-27T23:35:00.000+08:00

Either my boss has a lot of faith in my capabilities or she is really Ethan Hunt undercover. Everyday seems to have me trying out a new mission, which is almost impossible. Just the other day, I had two hours to source and purchase a couple of items needed that I had to travel out of the area of my office just to locate the said items – as after an hour and a half, I still couldn’t locate it

Troubled Times

2007-02-26T23:29:00.000+08:00

I have a decision to make – one that will change my life; more likely for the worse, but I still have to consider it due to various factors. It seems time is a consideration and therefore I am not sure if there is enough time for me to sort out my thoughts before I make the decision. One might argue that since it betters some people’s lives – it can’t be all that bad. But as of now, I think

Bearing A Yoke

2007-02-17T23:42:00.000+08:00

For no reason besides me being my father’s daughter, I was scolded as if I was a slave by a relative. A minute later, the same relative was utterly concerned over my cousin cooking – as if it is the first time in history someone is – and told my cousin to be careful not to be scalded. Earlier in the day, my landlord’s family was nice enough to call for me and wait for me to come down to

To Cherish

2007-02-17T00:17:00.000+08:00

Today, I came back to a beautiful moment. I didn’t turn off my mp3 player and was walking around the house with it still playing in my ear. The little PC was looking for attention and for some reason, I let her listen with me. It just so happened at that moment, a slow song came on and the two of us swirled slowly around the living room leaning against each other just enjoying the moment.

Lost

2007-02-15T00:49:00.000+08:00

After rushing down to the clinic, the nurse tells me that my darling needs to be checked in. And due to overwhelming amount of patients, she would probably only be released from hospital around the 22nd. What am I going to do until then? It has only been a few hours and I already feel so utterly lost!

Happenings

2007-02-13T00:40:00.000+08:00

In my new place, here is the list of happenings, in no particular order I have worked late three out of six days (it’s not boding well)Had lunch at my desk (it’s seriously not looking good)Forgot the unit number of my new office, even though I had checked it the night before.Found my coffee supplier and they have learnt my order by the fourth day – pretty impressive I must

Right Path?

2007-02-08T23:02:00.000+08:00

I had a glimpse of what my future might be. Now I wonder if I’ve chosen the right path, if I have overestimated my capabilities. Maybe this was a wrong choice – but I’ll have to bear with it for the time being regardless. Hopefully I will work it out soon.

Crabbing Around

2007-02-07T23:24:00.000+08:00

The first time I went to crab shack – we were so excited and hungry the whole table forgot to take pictures. So when I finally went to enjoy another crustacean dinner, I knew I had to keep that thought above the hunger pangs and lure of wonderful food.GR and I decided (after very long I might add because she couldn't make up her mind) to go all out and have a crab bucket – with eight flower crabs

New Page

2007-02-05T23:07:00.000+08:00

To prevent repeating myself countless times, here goes: A blank page waits for me to start writing, and at least a line was written today. With the new environment, I have a smorgasbord of choices and I am undeniably looking forward to it. I have yet to find my morning usual, but I’m sure I’ll be successful soon (I pray and hope its tomorrow). My head hurts due to all the jargon I had to

Comfort Zone - Redux

2007-01-24T14:30:00.000+08:00

Downstairs wasn’t all that bad in the end. I got tired of kicking a huge object, so I packed up, put everything back as best I could and bundled myself, blanket, pillows and bolster down to sleep on the couch. At first it felt weird – I even text my cousin to tell him that it was feeling a little like I had a fight and was stuck on the couch. When the strange initial feeling

Comfort Zone

2007-01-24T02:20:00.000+08:00

This is broadcasting to you from a darken corner of my room, on a make shift bed, with only a bedsheet on the floor. Technically my laptop is on the floor, since it’s off the bedsheet. (See how dedicated I am to you guys!) Even to get to where I am located, it is some form of an obstacle course, and a lot of squeezing. My room has just gotten a new paint job and the paint only recently dried

As The Tear Drops Fall

2007-01-17T01:38:00.000+08:00

It’s been a long day – both at work and on the personal front. My sounding board, my voice of reason in the midst of my madness, my grounding for my castles in the air, etc etc etc (I could go on, but what is really the point) is gone… From the time the person stood 5 feet away from me, I felt lost and alone. All I could do was not cry and stand there and watch the distance between us grow.

Venturing

2007-01-14T23:03:00.000+08:00

I finally had the chance to see my brother’s home. It’s nice and cosy – though my brother and his wife have only lived there a while – and it has their names written all over it. Their showcase might be a bit bare, but I’m certain it will be filled up with their many memories pretty quickly. We were sitting in the kitchen discuss careers and such, and my brother says to me “You should really

Oh The Irony

2006-12-19T00:39:00.000+08:00

I have long maintained that kids should not be playing with toys that do nothing to stimulate their young, fertile minds. In that aspect, I’ve never bought a present for my cousin, nieces or nephews that didn’t have some form of a learning/challenging side to the toy. While shopping over the weekend—I bought the most ridiculous of items; for my goddaughter (PC) no less. Oh well. Let’s

What Have You Done?

2006-12-12T00:31:00.000+08:00

Yes, it’s been a while. Life has been crazy for the last few weeks and it looks like its going to last a while longer. I keep thinking of things to write, but in the end, I’m just too tired to put them down in words. So I ripped this off Chocolat 01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink02. Swam with wild dolphins03. Climbed a mountain04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive05. Been inside the

Not By Blood

2006-11-28T23:40:00.000+08:00

The past couple of weeks have been really difficult and I have been in battle. My emotions have been all over the place and I've been withdrawn--much preferring my own boring lonesome company while wallowing happily (an oxymoron I know) like a pig in mud. I ran across this quote in a book I read, it hit me pretty hard The bond that links your true family is not one of blood,But of

Compounded Effect

2006-11-26T03:25:00.000+08:00

Just the other day, I had to be out of the office for an entire day. The sequences of events was just plain hilarious Woke up lateForgot my mobile phone (When this happened, I was hit with a realisation that the day would not turn out smoothly)Had a sudden minor crisis and therefore got held up in the office and was late for the appointment

Confession

2006-11-16T23:50:00.000+08:00

I have a confession to make. I am a serial abuser. There I've said it. I swear I constantly abuse my shoes so terribly, I am guaranteed to be jailed and caned if they actually breathed. My shoes tend to be heels; high and fairly thin. Yet I keep running in them. So much so that every so often I would have to pay a visit to my neighbourhood cobbler coz the heels are almost gone thanks to

Absent-mindedness

2006-11-14T01:02:00.000+08:00

I was cooking up a storm for dinner. Ok fine, so not a storm. Just that my tummy was in a funny mood and all I wanted was soup instead of what was really cooked for dinner when I walked over to the other side of the kitchen to get something. I opened the refrigerator door and bent over to peer inside to look for something. Then I just couldn’t remember what I walked all the way over for.

Whiny

2006-11-10T00:25:00.000+08:00

I was just having a discussion with a friend just the other day. She mentioned to be that a forum she is part of is trying to raise money for the little girl whose toe was ripped off on an escalator. As much as I would like to commend them for their civic minded-ness, I think they have lost perspective of what things should really be. When wanting to “raise funds for charity or a charity

Procrastination

2006-11-06T23:49:00.000+08:00

For months now, I’ve been telling myself to get off my tush and exercise since I’m fine to start running again. Every time I had an excuse for not starting, most recently it was the haze. Finally, I took a first step. I went for a swim today. Albeit the fact that my stamina is almost zero – it was a good start. I forgot how refreshing a swim could be, or how happy one can feel after a bout of

A Gift Of Life

2006-11-01T00:56:00.000+08:00

Normally I am always the first to ignore emails with pleas of help – a lot of them are obviously fake and I can’t understand why so many people cannot see through it. When there are actual dates involved, it makes it either to confirm it for the truth or not. But when a contact sends it to you, it makes it so much easier. When I read it – it hit a cord with me. When I was younger (school

Needs No Words

2006-10-17T01:07:00.000+08:00

People talk too much. I watched Season 2’s finale of Grey’s Anatomy today. Meredith held on to her dog just before it was injected, Izzy curled up beside her fiancé after he died and Alex held Izzy, Christina held Preston’s hand and he smiled. No words were needed; Just action. Why is it so hard for people to understand, just a touch can make so many things better.

Multi-Tasking

2006-10-17T00:29:00.000+08:00

I tried to be a smart-alec and decided that I should burn the required CDs for the night while eating my dinner. Guess what one of the dinner dishes was? CRAB!! So I managed to burn about 5 CDs and label them with one hand. For someone who does so much on the computer, with two very important hands always, it was a new experience. An hour or so later, I had a bowl full of shells and my CDs,

Opposites

2006-10-15T01:22:00.000+08:00

I caught up with a good friend recently. I swear we talk online so much more than in person. But it was a great night of chitchat. We met and kept in touch under the oddest situations. The two of us are such complete opposites in so many ways but yet it is our differences that make us so similar. We are oddballs in this conformist society and we have such interesting debates. It a sense of

Guilty Indulgences

2006-10-10T01:44:00.000+08:00

I have tons of cravings which occur very often and extremely out of the blue. Today I had a few – some that had been festering for a while, others just popped in. Steamed broccoli with butter was a new addition this afternoon, but I’m no longer craving it. Now my room smells of butter, and it’s absolutely heavenly.

Spinning Around

2006-10-09T22:33:00.000+08:00

For a long while now, in many ways I have been fairly aimless and quite lost. It’s been bugging me for entire time as I just couldn’t justify to myself my life. During work today, I made a half hearted goal – to get off my butt and start doing the things that would offer me a sense of accomplishment. As with anything, this was not without a hurdle. Within a couple of hours, I was already

Popeye’s Da Man

2006-10-03T00:42:00.000+08:00

After hearing so many people wax lyrical over Popeye’s chicken, I decided that I should have a taste for myself. But the location put me off. Really, how many people is going to travel all the way to Changi Airport just to have a try. It just so happened that I had to pick my friend up from the airport, so I decided I’ll use the opportunity to see what all the fuss was about. Oh was I

Milestone

2006-09-27T00:31:00.000+08:00

I’ve just realized PC (my goddaughter) can walk; albeit a little wobbly. The only problem, she is afraid of walking without someone holding on to her. It seems when she was on holiday, she was happily pattering around the hotel room as it was carpeted.

Higher And Higher

2006-09-26T01:03:00.000+08:00

As a young girl, I hesitated about using heels. If the occasion called for it, I wore a short heel lest I topple over and embarrass myself. Over time, I've grown more apt on heels and I can even run in some of them. They have become higher and thinner. As I told a friend today - when I started work at my current job I wore sneakers and one and a half inch heels, max. Today I had on four

I’ve Been Naughty – Twice Over

2006-09-20T01:32:00.000+08:00

Last week, my friend mentioned in passing the shoe sale at Suntec. I waved it off saying, that it was a ploy to get people to go into Suntec as its empty as can be (EW Suntec has a “IMF Special”). As I was craving for potato, I trooped down to Bugis to satisfy my little craving and stupidly thought “Why don’t I swing by Suntec since it is quite late already - Shouldn’t be too crowded or too

Sanctuary

2006-09-10T04:51:00.000+08:00

Watching someone walk away can be one of the hardest things to do. Yet not being able to watch the person that matters so much to you walk away is infinitely harder. You don’t know why they are leaving, you just know you have this huge gaping hole, that hurts – and the hurt won’t go away. Even if you do know why they are leaving, it hurts so bad that they refuse to have anything to do with you

Cotton Head

2006-09-06T01:48:00.000+08:00

After days of being out of action at work, I’m finally back – at least physically. My brain feels like its wrapped in cotton, and I find it so hard to focus or process anything. As it is, I have tons of work to catch up on; this light-headedness is doing me no good at all. I’m not looking forward to the rest of my week at all! It’s going to be difficult. In other news, after not seeing PC

Bliss is…

2006-09-01T01:10:00.000+08:00

Falling into bed, and have the clean, crisp, soft sheets touch your skin with a nice warm comforter … to well, comfort you.

Our Connected World?

2006-08-24T01:09:00.000+08:00

Our generation is the one leading the way into this world which is shrinking at an amazing rate. Ten years ago, technology seemed light years away. Now we can chat with someone half way around the globe with instant messages, we can have a voice conversation. Hell, we can even see that person using video messaging. It’s made having friends from everywhere easy. Or at least as easy as it could

Inadequate

2006-08-20T03:53:00.000+08:00

Today I got “stalked” again. Some guy waited for me outside the ladies and even tried to follow me. I managed to hide in the crowd and lost him pretty quickly. That would be the only thing that happened quickly. You can be surrounded by hundreds of people and feel utterly lonely. I was hiding in a throng of people in a major shopping mall, but I just couldn’t shake the feeling of being all by

Childlike Wonderment

2006-08-17T19:42:00.000+08:00

Over the last weekend, I caught some amazing sights. I love fireworks – the pure power, with control and the beauty of the sky and light will never cease to have me in awe each time. As the appointed time draws close, the heart beats faster, the mind rushing ahead dreaming of the beauty that will soon present itself, one gets more jittery caused probably by the excitement

Home is where the heart is

2006-08-15T00:51:00.000+08:00

Most will insist that it isn't the physical that we call home. Yet, for many a physical house is what we refer to us home. I got pulled, kicking and screaming (maybe not that dramatic), from my physical sanctuary/home at a young age. For years, home would be referring to my childhood home. When I moved in with grandma later on, that small but cosy apartment soon became my new home. Even now,

Distant memories

2006-08-08T12:58:00.000+08:00

We have this innate ability to remember things. It makes us human to have memories cause a powerful emotion within us. A couple of events brought memories back I didn’t even remember I had—and the strangest things will trigger them from their slumber.On Sunday, I went to JB coz I was seriously bored and on a spur, I decided to watch a movie… which was a pretty bad move coz when I was trying to

Spectacular Spectacular

2006-08-06T14:48:00.000+08:00

I managed to catch the opening ceremony of the Fireworks Festival 2006 @ Marina Bay. My friends made it there earlier than me (coz I fell asleep) and I'm so thankful they fought tooth and nail to save me a spot on the bridge; as by the time I got there, I would have been blocked and not have gotten any good shots at all! I did get a few good ones, mostly bad but its expected... it was a breezy

A lost quality

2006-07-25T10:39:00.000+08:00

It’s a nice change when you hold open the lift door and the gentleman behind you says “Please, you first.” In this fairly ungracious society, it’s no longer part of the norm. Although a number my male friends are gentlemanly (to a certain extent only), one hardly finds chivalry outside of their circle of friends. That small little gesture, that

The Sound of Music

2006-07-23T02:48:00.000+08:00

I've always loved the movie The Sound of Music. It's one of those things that i grew up with. I just happened to watch it again today, and a lot of what I used to like, wish, admire of this film came flooding back. As a little girl, I always wished to have a huge family like that. I also learned pretty quickly that it was a ridiculous idea. What was I thinking right? It just seemed like so much

The lost of a beauty

2006-07-12T16:17:00.000+08:00

Let me tell you a story. There once WAS this really gorgeous car and its owner took amazing care of it. I’m really going to miss it dearly. Here is the other eulogies written for this momentous eventThe QuoterThe DrawerThe “Optimist” Time to go see my insurance agent and stock the bomb shelter.

Consciousness

2006-07-11T10:19:00.000+08:00

You know you need a life when your subconscious is getting more romantic action than your conscious mind. Just the other night, I had a dream of some romantic action - with a friend whom I have never and romantic interest in. I think my subconscious is trying to tell me something, if not, its just showing off since its so free while my consciousness works like hell these days.

Things one learns…

2006-07-03T01:44:00.000+08:00

When I make the effort to go back early to play with my goddaughter, PC: She now has four teeth! Has such an adorable grin – which shows off her teeth perfectly!She will “yell” for you, only as a baby can, when she thinks you are taking too long in taking off your shoes to come play/carry her (I suspect it is mainly the carrying)Will happily pose for the camera, especially after

Red handed

2006-07-03T01:26:00.000+08:00

Result of spending too much money! I went down to Orchard to pick up a book from Borders and lo and behold, I find out they are having a $2 clearance sale on selected items as well as 25% off with purchase of 3 books.So what else is a book enthusiast to do? I even got a few DVDs at $2 too! On some kind of happy high of getting so many things, I keep walking around Orchard and stumble

Silence is not always best

2006-06-28T01:00:00.000+08:00

“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

Gregorian? Julian?

2006-06-23T17:01:00.000+08:00

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.

Classic...oh so classic (Warning, long post ahead)

2006-06-20T14:42:00.000+08:00

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

Serving The Nation

2006-06-20T02:19:00.000+08:00

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,

What I learnt today

2006-06-15T12:45:00.000+08:00

“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

Quip of the day – 13 June 2006

2006-06-13T10:02:00.000+08:00

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

Perfect starting

2006-05-31T12:18:00.000+08:00

I have found a perfect way to start the morning. No, Mandy, it’s not a round (or two) of morning sex. I went to see my grandma a few days ago and she gave me some bak zhang (wrapped rice dumplings). As I like yam, she gave me two of the ones that were specially wrapped with it inside. This morning, someone steamed all the bak zhang in the house – I quickly grabbed one of the

New love

2006-05-28T13:25:00.000+08:00

Yours truly has never been a fan of Japanese food, for various legit reasons. One of them being raw fish. Fairly recently I've been introduced to Udon noodles and boy am I hooked. It's even become a craving once or twice – which is a big thing to be on my craving list. Even after finishing a whole bowl, it’s sometimes just seems too little. So far - the one at Cineleisure is one of the

Gems

2006-05-21T14:50:00.000+08:00

I do often feel that I tend to have fairly high standards when it comes to service. I've been known to just write a place off for only mediocre service. But sometimes service staffs surprises me, and it really brightens my day. I was just at a food-court buying a snack to ease the hunger pains; when I ran into this great staff. While a couple of customers were waiting for their orders to be

The path of life

2006-05-09T01:45:00.000+08:00

I recently went to a wake & funeral. It has drudged up feelings of pain, heartache and my lack of filial piety. Closure is something I haven’t found on two deaths in my family. Both for different reasons, yet both still haunts me. I went to this wake/funeral as it was a loved one of someone I know. When I saw the person walking out with the coffin – I cried too. I cried for the

What were you up to – Part deux

2006-04-24T23:29:00.000+08:00

Last week was a hellish week – from Tuesday to Thursday I came back only to collapse in pure exhaustion on my bed. Poor kel was left alone. I swear I found a bit of dust on her when I touched her on Friday. Work is really starting to kill me… and I’m not sure what I’m doing anymore. As you remember, I had a ton of emails, news & blog feeds that I got over the last weekend. I valiantly tried my

What were you up to?

2006-04-17T04:05:00.000+08:00

It’s 3.30 am in the morning… and I just got back not long ago. For some reason I will never be able to phantom, I turned on Kel and saw that I had - More than 60 new emails & over a hundred new blog feeds. I’m not even going to mention the stuff I got on my mobile! One miserable weekend away from my computer and this happens. What in the world are the rest of you doing at your computers

As far as the eye can see...

2006-04-04T01:10:00.000+08:00

Spending the two consecutive Sundays on a pseudo road trip (In reality, my friends wanted to go and eat) to the same area, I've realised something really interesting. Living in a concrete jungle really restricts one’s vision and strains the eyes. Both times, the sky was an amazing blue – such a perfect shade, no one could ask for more. With fluffy white clouds that looked like one could

The award goes to…

2006-04-01T00:25:00.000+08:00

…my grandma. I asked/informed last night that I will drop by today to see her and after a haircut (which took too long and turned out disastrous) I quickly rushed over. On the kitchen counter, was cut CNY sticky cake. Coz she knew I was coming over, she prepared some for me to eat since I liked it so much.Everyone go awwwwwwwwww. So sweet right? The minute I stepped thru the door, she

Waddling along

2006-03-15T23:51:00.000+08:00

If one takes the time to slow down, you might just find something to put a smile on your face. Two days in a row – I hurry from work to a movie theatre to watch Brokeback Mountain. Both times, by the time I get there the tickets are sold out. Even single seats are snapped up! After being rejected at that cinema, each time, I take a walk to a nearby cinema in hopes to catch a movie as I

Hi-Ho Hi-Ho

2006-03-08T00:03:00.000+08:00

I’m sure at one point or another in our lives we have heard the adage - The journey is most important part of the trip – yet mostly people only see the destination. Today, I took a bus to work; something I had not done in a long time. While waiting for what seemed to be too long a period, I got fidgety and quite annoyed in general; the heavy traffic didn’t help either. After a while of

How To Stay Young

2006-02-17T23:28:00.000+08:00

I’m in the midst of doing some house keeping… of my computer to start with. With time, one tends to accumulate a lot of things that one doesn’t remember why it was kept in the first place. With the advent of computers – we have an extra space for clutter. De-cluttering is not as easy as one would hope. From finding mementos from a happy event or just things you would keep for remembrance, its

Misunderstood personality

2006-02-16T22:52:00.000+08:00

You've been through some tough times in the past, and you deal with that by hiding your feelings behind a mask. It's probably not a Vader-style helmet, but even a metaphorical mask makes it hard for people to get to know you. Once, you were innocent and romantic, but now you're bitter and you wear lots of black. Like Anakin, you're good with technology, and you're an excellent driver.

Memory triggers

2006-02-05T02:12:00.000+08:00

Recently, I was on a weekend trip with some of my friends. It was fairly difficult time for me. I tend to associate things to points or happenings in my life. So I’m easily put in a morose mood, since there are a lot of triggers to my numerous memories. Throughout the whole weekend, I tried my utmost best to stay cheery. I guess I overreacted in a situation - I was already reaching a fairly

Monday Morning test

2006-02-02T22:29:00.000+08:00

Yes, I know its not monday, nor is it morning...but its fun...LinkThere's even a forecast on your love life!----------------------------------------------------Your Score: 11 out of 11Your Rating: Only 3 people have ever scored this highNow Here's the Twist;Your answers not only can tell your current intelligence, but the combination can also forcast your upcoming love life:Your Projected Love

Reel to real

2006-01-29T01:35:00.000+08:00

Scene 10, take 2Boy walks to where girl is and as he is walking, girl notices him and face lights up with glee. She starts running towards him, and wraps her arms around him for a hug.That just happened today to me – the “boy” was me, and the “girl” is my baby cousin. It put a huge smile on my heart when she did that. Especially since she was playing with her friends when I turned up; the fact

I wanna break free

2006-01-17T01:02:00.000+08:00

Question: What do you get when two women (completely stressed out from work) go to Ikea for "urgent" shopping?Answer: An onslaught of hilarious antics with a lot of sexual references. It all starts at dinner… Counting the number on the constantly increasing visitors board, the two ponder on millions and billions—and state this utterly brilliant line “387 million sounds a lot

Ramblings while on drugs...

2006-01-13T00:53:00.001+08:00

Being sick has its ups and downs. I’ve kept away from everyone in the house – in fear of infecting them. So it’s been a lonesome period for me. And since when being sick was a good thing right? At least I managed to clear up some stuff that I was supposed to go ages ago, and caught up on sleep. Still have a lot to do before the New Year arrives. I haven’t even really unpacked from my weekend

Pulling the plug

2005-12-21T16:23:00.000+08:00

This post might not be coherent—my brain is working on overdrive and I’m in such a mess. It was written on two different days, so things might not flow as it should.I’ve just received word that one of my favourite/pet projects at work is being terminated. It was a hard kick in the gut to have to hear that news and I was stunned as hell when I walked out of that meeting.Everything I did from that

Tis the week before Christmas

2005-12-19T00:40:00.000+08:00

It’s been a long week, with a few engagements I had to pass over due to various reasons; and when I got back this afternoon, I actually fell asleep on the leather chair (damn, it was sticking to me!) in the living room while trying to get the kid to sleep. The event I did today went pseudo-ly well; but it was seriously draining. I might never want to get involved in something like that again.

Chilling and getting high

2005-12-18T02:04:00.000+08:00

As most of you know, I’ve avoided having alcoholic drinks for quite a while now. I only tend to drink when work calls for it. I went to a chalet/bbq party the other day, and there was quite a fair bit of alcohol, so it was offered to me and I decided to join in the festivities and merriment. One glass soon because another and another, tried some new flavours of Absolut, poured way to much alcohol

Bitter & Sweet

2005-12-12T22:52:00.000+08:00

Today has been an odd day to say the least. There are things I wish I could take back, and things that I wish I would do again—no second guessing myself. In the course of this day, the following so many emotions have come to pass, that I can’t remember them all. Another day passes that I’m reminded of my position and the “decorum” it entails. It is only so, because of certain people that

Storytelling time

2005-12-06T01:24:00.000+08:00

Let me tell you a story of Little Miss Oddball LMO cleverly invited herself to her grandma’s birthday after much cajoling to her brother to find out the details from her aunts because no one thought to tell her. Upon arriving, she sat in the corner watching her cousin gleefully chitchat and play among themselves, while she was left at the sidelines watching and wishing she would be included. Only

Planning is not going well

2005-12-03T01:46:00.000+08:00

Things to note when trying to plan a dinner:1) Sending out mass mails hardly works – even to people who check their email on a daily basis, they don’t respond2) Murphy’s Law will always hold true – two times I want to plan, two times I fall ill. Is it so hard to gather all of you just to spend some time together? Must one always make known the reason for the gathering before others will take