..:: 694. Some Girls Need To Be BoomZ ::..

was watching my sister's keeper with my fren... touching show with funny moments in it. the make-up artist did a great job for the cancer-stricken kate. just that the vomiting of blood a bit too much. thought diaz could push herself more,the finale part should be longer and more intense. but overall quite good. felt the pain for kate, firstly the effects of the illness and indirectly causing family dysfunction.

was waiting for cab at cine, it was pretty obvious there was a queue. then this 2 girls (ah lians to be precise) just had to walk in front of the queue and hop on to the cab. the trio in front of me were taken aback and together we looked into the cab. guess what? one of the girls nearer to us showed her middle finger at us.

i mean wtf? does she have to do that? childish and so typical ah lian who thinks she is "untouchable". on the verge of rushing to the cab and opening the door. *breathe*

..:: 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

..:: 692. Time flies ::..

its been close to a month since i last blogged??

my social withdrawal symptoms are showing...

1. sleeping most of my time
2. enjoyed working on sat where it is all peace and quiet
3. itching for retail therapy
4. received phone calls regarding work
5. indulged in self-pampering treatments - facial, spa, hair
6. watching online shows

i must say the advertisement for the new career schemes looks awesome. wonder if you have spotted them at bus stops... how they link it to 4D number - 1378. so far so good, for the few months work on the new career schemes, i have moved on to get busy with other stuff - study sponsorships. had to hold 5 selection boards and minute all the interviews. but still satisfying to see them getting the sponsorship. i love my job!

caught a great movie (or documentary to be exact) on Vogue - September Issue. damn nice. love the behind-the-scenes. of cos who can forget the 2 incredibly talented women, Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington. how anna as the editor-in-chief dictates the fashion trend and what all the ladies will go ga-ga over... As for the creative director, Grace, if she walks along the street, you might think she is some granny with some crazy hair, but that streak of ingenuity in her... make me go ga-ga.

thanks yash for relieving my symptoms. lol.

i love grey's latest episode. so intense! i love nicole in her commercial! survivor kinda boring with one guy falling out due to health and it has been raining for most of the episodes.

looking for a nice unique coin pouch, any recommendations?

..:: 691. With Juniors Like This ::..

amidst the crazy work schedule and piles of paperwork, you hear your hp ring.

1 new message

"hey you have ab311 audit report? can send me? also include what grade you get. reply me even if you dont have. thanks!"

seems like i owe the person.

..:: 690. Get screwed ::..

never imagine being screwed by a footer.

so many pages, so many man-hours.

hope that oversight doesnt kill.

..:: 689. Eventful Work Day ::..

my colleague managed to borrow a car from her fren and decided to offer me a lift. jam break once and she was so apologetic. being an inexperienced driver, she was worried that i did not know how to reject her offer. overall, we had great laugh (plus the parking)

at work, one of the branch heads was looking for me frantically (or so i was told by the other department). i was so busy answering queries and making edits. finally ran over and heard the staff officers from that department giggling.

"John ar, take this" - said the other branch head.

i looked, it was a box of home-made mooncakes.

when i came out, the rest were laughing. my fren who drove me came over to my table.

"wah so good, my br head was looking for you the whole morning. we had to queue to see her but she said you all wait. i want to see john first. "

o_O. signal to blush.

"we asked why. she said cos you all not as cute"

yes. it was a female br head. still not used to the office "signals". but nevertheless, it's still good to be in someone's good books :)

the sad thing was that my dept had to work till 5am! it was quite a bonding session to OT. a few more hours short of working 24 hrs! sent a mail to my colleagues at 3am haha.

..:: 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.

..:: 686. Not the same anymore ::..

went for hr bridging day as a senior and found out that prof aahad and violet no longer with nbs :(

..:: 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.

..:: 684. Its Not Funny ::..

my mum calls me as if i am in a call center. picks up the phone and yelling begins "why take so long to answer".

excuse me. i have a job and probably 10000 meetings that are more important than her phone call. knowing what she wanted to ask me.

"the photos we took at the graduation, ready anot?"

made me wish i have not taken those pics -_-

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angry fits 2.

went to shop for my monthly fashion mags.

me: do you have the magazine titled "august"

indian shopkeeper: *looks frantically* no

me: *scans the shelf again as i saw it at clementi mrt stand*

indian shopkeeper: i dont think have. now already september. *grins*

me: *its not funny look*

they totally spoilt my wonderful image of indians back in india.

..:: 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.

..:: 680. SMRT ::..

took train to work today and it broke down at clementi. saw the train crawl towards clementi station and then bypass it and stop at dover. all of us had to alight to board the next train. seen the crowd build up at clementi and buona vista. scary. then there was this lady, typical singaporean, must complain out loud about the train then she would feel shiok.

"wah my first time from pioneer to dover take one hr..."

the rest of her tone was as sarcastic and unbearable just like the way she looks.

"the people sitting in the train must be feeling damn shiok can sit so long..."

i was on the verge of asking her to shut up.

"i really tempted to take taxi"

if she complains about the train so lousy, then take cab la. that is why i get mad at people who grumble when people accidentally knocked into them in a crowded public transport like bus or train. if you dont want all these hassle then take cab la!

just that i was wearing the uniform, if not i would have drop casual comment.

tml department cohesion! at bishan park run 5km. what cohesion huh? everyone do their own run.

..:: 679. Nat Day Dinner ::..

something got me jumping for joy last fri. i saved people's careers. cant go into details but my boss congratulated and gave us a pat on our backs for saving some careers as we reviewed their profiles.

must agree to what my boss said, hr is a thank-less job. when you do well, no one will praise u but if something "screws up", all will point fingers at u.

wasnt feeling well in the morning but after i got better, accompanied my fren to go look for cars. window shopping for cars is exciting! currently looking at honda fit/jazz, price at the showroom is insane! about 10K more than those from parallel import. on average, the cheaper rate would see myself paying about close to 700 per month.

national day dinner at marine parade was quite an experience. firstly, it was graced by senior PM Goh and first time i have attended a community dinner indoor. Mr Goh's speech lasted 28 mins and he posted 10 challenges we would face, some of which he mentioned are perils of success. like the education system that has grown and molded talents has seen many moving and staying in other countries - brain drain and also females concentrating on their careers - low birth rate.

was quite amazed at the speed his speech was being broadcasted. after the dinner, i got on to the car and heard the radio reporting about his speech. one of the MCs for the event was an ex news broadcaster.

it was funny to see senior people waving their flags and singing "stand up for singapore" at the volume that i last recalled hearing in primary school. my table had 2 senior doctors and you could get an overview of what is the latest in the medical field by just hearing them talk. across the table was another lady who was heading a few boards and president and ceo of Raffles International, yes you got it, ms jennie chua. for a matter of fact, if you have degree from cornell, you could strike a conversation much easier, seeing quite a few of them have such connection, if not raffles institution would suffice.

then i understand why mr goh didnt want to talk about the achievements of singapore for the past year. stating the challenges left the whole ballroom talking about the issues throughout the dinner. being the only young generation rep for the table, when they talk about getting married and have children, they look at me. talk about education and brain drain, they point at me. mention about dealing with the greying population, they look at me and ask how am i going to deal with people like them.

*gulps* and i thought i was just there for the food.

..:: 678. NBS Convo Ball 2009 ::..

glamour. nothing short of that, well maybe except those who didnt plan to dress to impress. i couldnt even recognise some of the girls with all the dresses, hair and make up. come to think of it, it was my first official "prom". skipped my sec sch one cos i went on a cruise. jc no affinity.

food was ok, given we paid "student price", fish for our table tasted like rubber (even others who came to our table to try said it), everyone was busy walking around to take pics and catch up, so much of the food was left untouched.

animosity. pretty obvious. took pic with everyone except me. the hair and dress were nice but i withheld my comments as i didnt want to appear overly friendly or seen as being hypocritical. it was sad that even till the end of the convo ball, our "issues" were unresolved. i guess when a person dont like u, it stays that way no matter what you do.

anyway, i guess the main highlight was the MC. he was charismatic and funny like hell. all the MTV from the different races and the sexy dance and the "pong pong pong" for the ladies.

joy and laughter. that will be the memories i have for NBS.

..:: 677. Things You Do When You R Desperate ::..

bought some velvet cloth off arab st, only to find out that they were not the right material to be made into blazer.

decided to try costume rental shops. google became my best friend and saviour. called a few shops but they didnt have the colour i wanted. while i was on my national education (NE) tour, i made several calls to enquiry about their closing time and the availability of my chance of getting best dressed. lol.

most of them close at around 6-7pm. i finally reached bugis about 5 plus. quite a mad rush but luckily the costume shops were located within the bugis area. north bridge road to aliwal road to mayo st. finally found one purple velvet.

when i asked my other fren steph wat she will be wearing, she replied "nothing". lol. true, nothing will get best dressed too, so why spend $. but may end up not being conferred on monday :X

blazer - checked
tailored light blue shirt that accentuates my waist - checked
crystal ornaments - checked
goldlion pants to accentuate my legs - checked
goldlion red tie (quite a steal @ 20 bucks) - checked

i hope the hotel is safe for us to have dinner.

went on a NE tour, visited newater factory (insanely boring with occasional chemistry terms). johore battery (interesting to know gen percival was quite dumb). changi chapel (the place that i have been too many times)

at the end of the day, our CO (big boss) asked us to reflect on one thing, what we want to remember and what we want to forget. one officer was picked to "set an example" but he was one of the funniest and wackiest you would ever find.

"i have learnt to grow our own rice"

everyone burst out laughing. then he explained, "40 years ago, people say we dont have our own water, now we do. so the next step is to prove to them we can grow our own rice"

does that warrant a good officer reply? i am sure everyone will remember his answer.

..:: 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.