..:: 718. TGIF ::..

yea. busy weekend coming up. meeting my uni frenz, yanni, stacey, jo, elton for dinner. sat gathering and house party at night! yes again! sun afternoon wedding reception.

my boss on leave the whole of next week. yeah. but means i got a lot to settle on my own.

and the upcoming hr conference which i am the secretary... so not looking forward to it.

i need to book my facial appointment!

btw was checking out some pictures of others' final presentation days, gosh, they were still reading from cards/papers... some had whole slide full of bullet points which made you ponder whether they have gone through ab114 or ab214.

quite safely to say my team of usual presenters never failed to deliver great presentation, especially dealing with Q&A. really missed those times...



missing those train rides

Do you mean what you say when there's no one around

..:: 715. Gatherings ::..

what a "socializing" start to 2010... my fren commented that he could hardly find me at home on weekends.

had our usual gathering with my uni frenz on tue, though i secretly wished we should start hunting for new eating spots! everyone shared their recent countdown travel experience. all of them have their interesting and exciting stories to tell. mine was just normal, partying and meeting new friends.

went to ktv in the evening on thur. hilarious session. with people attempting to sing and making sound effects. after ktv, went to zouk for a special event.

fri night had a house party to attend. got arrowed to be the music provider. then in the midst of the party, i had to run to shanghai dolly cos i heard from my fren that another colleague of mine was angry that i was not going to turn up for the party she organized for me. so i went. got stopped by the bouncer and i was denied entry cos i was wearing berms. shucks. other clubs were cool with berms. worse thing was i actually got the chop from the lady who did not notice my sexy leg (and hair) when she gave that chop. then again maybe she was focusing on my face :)

managed to find ky at some corner of the river with her friends. was excited to know one of her guy friends went for facial laser treatment. see, i am not the only metrosexuals around.

soon it was sat morning and went for a breakfast outing. one of the rarest ones. time passed so fast that i had to excuse myself for the next outing with my red cross batchmates.

shopping around marina square was zzz... i miss shopping in bangkok! almost stop at every store to try clothes. over here i dont even stop to look at the clothes. not appealing at all...

went back home to refresh myself before heading down to serangoon for a birthday party. went to tiong bahru for supper. lol. seems like i am running all over singapore.

what a sucky end to the week, duty. now surfing for cheap tickets. short weekend getaways, anyone? still thinking whether to go taipei in march... worried my boss will be unhappy cos we are organising an event in June and lots of preparation work. we just sorted out the committee listing and she wanted to schedule a first meeting in feb.

"eh but you on leave on the whole of 2nd and 3rd week of feb right? last week of feb will be too late. i think we should have the meeting in the first week"

ok. so everyone has to fit my schedule. i get it.

my boss also took quite long to approve my apr leave... so now to apply for a long leave in march may just equate to a drop in performance this year. :(

"There's only two types of people in the world:
The ones that entertain, and the ones that observe"

..:: 714. Random Sunday Outing ::..

glad to have made some cool friends back in bangkok. had a random sun outing. supposed to pass some cds and ended up doing a housewarming visit. east side is so happening.





then had coffee and cakes before we decided spontaneously to go cycling at east coast park. how cool~ love such randomness. my clique uses iphone (except me) and got to know a lot of cool widgets from them...

weekends should not be spent at home resting... though how tired you may be... its 2010!

..:: 707. Going Gaga ::..

Going gaga over my trip! so excited that i shared with the cab driver what i am going to do in phuket. all he did was to remind me to have a h1n1 jab and bring diarrhoea pills. 6 more hours!

finally my lady gaga earphones are recognised! was walking out of the gate where one of the staff stopped and asked me, "eh, heard from my fren that you are using lady gaga earphones, can i take a look?"

i froze. cos i thought no one knew about the earphones except me and my poor friends (whom i made it a point to show them). and finally someone agreed that paying 239 for it is not crazy.

..:: 706. Time of the Year ::..

yes i have finally waited for the time of the year. xmas and counting down to the new year.

even more excited about my upcoming phuket trip. cant imagine i decided to go for it over a couple of drinks. my theory still stands: nearby places are for old age. especially since i am young, i should be travelling far. nothing beats sharing my experience in india. today over breakfast, i shared with my colleagues my india experience. they are amazed by how i can last 1.5 mths with 1.5K. some things you cant buy for experience. like staying over at a local's place and eating home-cooked food. priceless.

after phuket, i am heading to bangkok! 2 times within a month. seriously? my 2nd time there and will be showing my sis around. cant wait to leave her in the hotel room while i club at night. maybe i will bring her to lebua hotel at state tower, overlooking the city from 65 storeys. pls dont tell me you got fear of height...

one of my colleagues was so sweet... she knew i was going to bkk and printed a page from the magazine introducing bkk. now my whole office knows i love travelling and everytime they strike a conversation, they would ask me where i will be going next.

new year, new blog skin! that is taken from manali. one of my favorite places in india and i miss the bakery. feels so serene everytime i look at that pic.

time for new year resolution! shall think over it during my trip.

..:: 704. December woes ::..

still missing bkk. songs like celebration, hush hush, 3, i gotta feeling... just brought back memories... miss the shopping and my wonderful suite.

went to watch mulan with my sis. so different from the disney animation. the main leads were great. they are so good at having tears welling in their eyes. seems like their tears could drop by command.

the theme song done by stephanie sun was great. sat through the whole song. sad that they did not play the full song :(

bkk... should i?

..:: 702. Intoxicated ::..

fri night had a farewell gathering at dragonfly. never mess around with the seasoned drinkers. we ordered shuttles of tiger beers, buckets of heineken, bottles of champagne, 1 x jack daniel, 1 x martell and many shots of random liquor.

gulped down many glasses... being the junior, as usual when taunted by others, you just have to prove them wrong. lucky me. i still can hold my liquor well and not puke like a loser. but my head has never spun that bad. started blabbering rubbish in my colleague's car :X

anyway this week will be great. only one day of work! attending hr conference as an understudy cos i will be the secretary next month :(

tue - formation year-end function at safra. IC for some brain teaser games and also sabo-ed to play the dont forget the lyrics.

wed - branch cohesion. going to minds cafe... still thinking of a morning activity. thought of visiting police heritage center. need to be around town and museums are overdone. any ideas?

thur - welcome bangkok!

..:: 701. Nice people ::..

1. my dear colleague gave me a lift to camp x today.

2. a gal let me board the cab cos she is not rushing for time.

3. my other colleague giving me a lift to camp x tomorrow for an event.

4. many others who will be supporting me for the event tomorrow.

my fren just dropped a bomb saying he did not help me book my ticket to bkk O_O and last checked jetstar's price at 500+

..:: 698. Drive ::.

yeah. finally get to book my practical test. sadly two dates available, 31 dec or 5 jan.

31 dec 830 slot, that is like peak hour! was contemplating to choose that and if i pass, i would fulfill my resolution to get my license this year. but i thought i might be travelling that period.

went with 5 jan in the end. afternoon 3pm slot.

was talking to my boss yesterday and she happened to think of the recent ranking exercise (reads: performance assessment). she told me that i did well and must continue with my good work and drive! all the other branch heads were supportive and had great comments. whee... made my day. next year would be a tough year, having to be assessed with people of same rank and most of them are scholars.

*looks forward to performance bonus

..:: 697. Fly With Me ::..

damn. now i have overseas leave but nowhere to fly. cheap SIA tickets to bkk are gone because of school holidays. darn. no remedial classes meh?

tried my luck to book tickets to india but hell, 780myr excluding connecting flights.

decided to text all my travelling friends but mostly no $, cannot clear leave, etc.

now left with 2 options:

bkk - tiger @ $340 or SIA @ $475, the 100+ i can save for 2 more nights but then again price for comfort, still reasonable eh?

..:: 693. Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel ::..

MC's new song. didnt get very good ratings but hell i love the song. sounds like she is telling a story.

Betcha Gon' Know



Welcome to a day of my life
The Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel
Welcome, Welcome, Welcome, to a day of my life..The Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel

Though the lights were low, i could see you both
in a lovers silhouette
And my heart stood still, i was froze right there
staring down at her red dress
So i bolted out the door, jumped right into the car
it's too dangerous to be in the vicinity of where you are
Rolled down all the windows just so i could breath
can't believe you just actually did that S**T to me
I'm going 'bout a hundred, mascara running < love this line>
Laughing out of anger, but it don't strike me as funny < love this line>
Been to good to you , i've been virtuous and true
to have something like this happen in my own bedroom

Betcha Gon Know how it feels when i get you back
Betcha Gon Know how it feels and your hearts been cracked
Betcha Gon Know how it feels and we fade to black
And you see your whole world collapse
I'm gonna lalalalala laugh
I'm gonna lalalalala laugh
I'm gonna lalalalala laugh
Right in your face boy

So I pulled to the side of the road to fix my face
but i can't cover with make up what my tears want to erase < love this line>
i wake up in a haze, morning dew and sunrays
As i drive i hide my eyes behind my black Cavalli shades < love how it sounds>
A block from the house, slowly creep in the driveway
Tiptoe through the door, but your there wide awake
Your like : Where you been? < start of my favourite part>
I'm like : Sorry but i fell asleep on Jasmins sofa
I could have swore that RayRay called you and told ya
Your like : Are you OK?
I'm like : mmm, alright lil sleep and i'll be fine < in love with how this sounds>
But if you only knew what was in the back of my mind
already stung, but your really gonna find out in time

Betcha Gon Know how it feels when i get you back
Betcha Gon Know how it feels and your hearts been cracked
Betcha Gon Know how it feels when we fade to black
And you see your whole world collapse

This is for real, for real, for real
Oprah Winfrey, whole segment, for real, for real
20/20, Barbara Walters,for real, for real
60 minutes for real

Baby, i had all my trust in you and look at what you put me through You got me all crazy, somewhere down the line your gonna get what you deserve..you F*****G jerk
Your were supposed to save me, my sweet baby
Now we are fading away..but your gonna know how this feels
Even if it's the last thing i ever do
To be continued.......

time to buy her album! other songs i like:

Obsessed (obviously. and yash hates it)
It's a wrap
"H.A.T.E.U." (which stands for "Having A Typical Emotional Upset")
I want to know what love is (remake) and hear her whistle!
Up out my face

..:: 688. What holiday? ::..

helped my fren to cover his sunday duty. haiz. how to reject him? he used the technique of "a door in the step"...

"i help you cover your next weekend duty?"

who asked me to be single? i supposed being married one would want to use this long holiday.

while on duty... i texted my other colleague and he was like "oh you on duty? i am at duty free. haha"

haha, truly.

been super low-key in social events ever since i started work. from next month, should actively schedule to go out with frens once every week. this month's budget already max-ed out with the facial package.

my other fren just texted me to support his tanning salon. though the package is 1/10 of my facial but half of me wants that tan but other half thinks cancer. been assured that it is safe but these things u can never be sure for different individual.

for non-comedy shows, i really needed a cinema setting to enjoy. tried watching coco before channel and time traveller's wife through online streaming. sadly i never got past the fifteenth minute. yawnz.

on friday, our head office organized a mooncake bazaar. bought over 400 bucks worth of mooncakes which had my colleagues' heads turning.

..:: 687. Comex ::..

woke up super early for some volunteer briefing at ccab. yawnz. then went to comex aimlessly. netbook getting so much cheaper. arghz. to think i bought mine last year for 888.

bought a digital photo frame. cool-ness. another gadget to add to my office decoration. passerby alert.

watched the ugly truth for 2 of the hottest celeb. funny like hell and dirty jokes alert. but the girls enjoyed so i think it wasnt as offensive.

did retail therapy. shiok. bought menscience facial wash which is really good for minimising pores. then tried MOP Lemongrass Shampoo after the satisfying Billy Jealousy (yes, yash dont laugh) and lastly american crew conditioner.

..:: 685. Mum's Call ::..

i was dozing off around 11pm yest night when the phone rang. i saw "Mum" flashing. i continued to sleep.

minutes later, sms came. it was from my sister.

mum's supervisor tried to call us. mum in hospital. suspected food poisoning.

i jumped out of my bed... called back and luckily she was able to talk.

this is what happens when u ignored calls from mum too often.

..:: 683. Mentors ::..

finally airasia replied and gave me a new voucher. fast to shut me up, leaving me no chance to demand free air tickets.

bumped into one of my ocs fren whom we never talked before. both of us recognised each other, he started asking "do i know u?". i was o_O. before we enter the train, he was smiling at me and i thought he looked familiar.

he is now in ntu final year in aero while i am back working. shared army stuff which was probably the only common thing we shared. still remembered our platoons were at loggerheads.

was sharing how i chartered my career and have many people to thank for all the advice. should count my blessing having to find quite a few mentors who not only provided direction but also created chance to make it all happen.

reason why i join the army - there are great people who have inspired me along the way.

..:: 682. Blame Who? ::..

irritated.

tried to book my flight for sri lanka and wanted to use my e-voucher which was supposed to expire on 20 Aug. When I key in the details, the error msg was that the voucher has already expired..

wth.

called the operator who asked me to fill up the e-form and they will reply me in 2-3 days. if by then my voucher expires, who is responsible?

they better give me a free tickets to KL as the connecting flights.

..:: 681. Motivation to save ::..

went window shopping for cars with my friend since last week. in the end, last sat, decided to settle for cerato forte dark cherry. ultimate jealousy. the colour makes the car even more class-ier. back of the car looks like bmw. makes me think twice about getting honda fit. especially with the super low price.

today resisted temptation to shop. finally get to explore ion orchard. crazy crowd at uniqlo which i think its the biggest hit in singapore. knew it when i was shopping in shanghai and heard that they are coming to singapore. a better fit compared to H&M and topman, since the size is more fitted for asians. plus every few months they have new designers for the tees which are selling at affordable 19.90 to 24.90. quality is damn good.

wanted to buy a neoleather purple jacket which cost 99 bucks but on second thought i wont be wearing it that often, hence decided not to buy. popped by kiehls and saw a few facial and hair products which i love and wanted to try. but one bottle of cleanser 150ml, about 40 plus bucks o_O. buy 2 items then can get 20% discount. i avoided the temptation once again.

wanted to go clubbing. but decided to save the money and the cab fare.

saving money is definitely worth it. need at least 500 bucks per month to save for the car!

stuck in singapore. think of saving money. i should stop all the envy that most of my friends are not in singapore.

..:: 676. Eclipse ::..

hurhur. is it eclipse or is it dark clouds cos its raining and i dun feel the freaking eclipse.

taking trains to work in the morning rush hour can be a pain in the ass. i secretly wish i could stab those who stand on the right at the escalators.

sunday was spent taking pictures in convo gowns. pictures turned out great. we tried something different. took pics at a busy clarke quay area and had eyes looking at us. we are closeted attention seekers!

mon went hunting for my velvet cloth to make blazer. chinatown has only bright red, pink and yellow while the shops at arab st closed when i got there.

managed to get it tue after work. so cheap. 20 bucks for 2 metres. hope it turns out nice.

..:: 674. awaiting convo ::..

wearing the convo gown and mortar board, i feel like i am beginning the next stage of my life.

finally met up with my mum whom i hid from her that i went india, until she called 2 weeks before my trip ended :P my mum's pretty traditional- those kinds that think everywhere is dangerous and everyone is out to harm me. i always tell her stay at home even boredom (or a spoil ceiling fan) can kill me.

told her my convo plans. take studio pics. treat my relatives for dinner at the hotel she is working. the big big question on my head is WHAT is she wearing. she is known for her lack of fashion sense. meet me wear sleeveless, collarless, shirt and berms with different colour patches. O_O

i decided to go shopping with her, help her choose what looks good in the EYES of others and not what she feels is nice. fleshy at the shoulders, she really needs collar to cover up. she loves sleeveless cos its cooling but i dont want to be reminded of flabby stuff. it was challenging to find something that suits her. in the end got her something like batik which was colourful so that the picture will look nice :) i didnt get to see her (so as she claimed) korean black pants. i hope they are not hideous.

seriously, what is the female equivalent of lounge suit? i got a special ticket for either my mum or sis to sit in the vvip row!! :P power of networking eh. haha. should ask my sis to sit at least she can take a closer shot for me. my mum. hurhur, she couldnt even use sms on phone. sad. i should start a course for her and prob her friends.

it was quite a heart warming meet up cos initially she bought a lot of food (as usual when she sees me). but after a while she stopped eating, and i ask why. too happy to see u that i cant eat. awww... i feel i have let her down somehow, not spending more time with her. k new year resolution.

SATURDAY. shopping, tailoring for my convo ball on the 25th.

SUNDAY taking convo pics with my CHINA GIP friends. crazy bunch. must be damn happening. all our modelesque poses. *jumps for joy*

bought a few magazines to browse through and get ideas for what to tailor. headache.

harry potter was quite a letdown. this time more of preparing the big show down for the last installment.

..:: 673. SAFRA Mt Faber ::..

yeah. finally signed up for gym membership. 5 mins walk from my office. time to get buff up :) facilities are great. many machines, not so many people and wonderful shower facilities. even got jacuzzi and steam room.

was watching tv and saw this school in taiwan using electronic black board instead of our usual white board. it looks like LCD tv that is huge 100" and it's touch screen!

learn through 3D effects, learn how to sing using youtube videos. nice.

dilemma 2: should i disable my camera? hai. no point using BB bold for weekend huh? i love the tracking ball.

today in office, "lucky" was played on radio. i swear i giggled. thinking of our timbre gathering when they said they gonna sing lucky, all except yash think that its going to be britney. LOL. i bet yash was thinking "what kind of frenz i have"...

this time britney was on radio! :) cheers. jason mras step aside!

oh have a song that is spinning in my head. and i guess much to yash's disgust...

LOVE GAME.

let's have some fun, this beat is sick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick
don't think too much, just bust that kick
I wanna take a ride on your disco stick

let's play a love game
play a love game
do you want love
or you want fame
are you in the game

10 ways to drive yash crazy:

#1: bring her to lady gaga's concert