Thank goodness (Part 2)

After stressing over the event and finally it’s all over, I rushed back home to pack my stuff for the chalet. Finally I get a short break again and thanks to Ginnise who has arranged this.

Calvin wasn’t able to join us due to some personal reasons and left only me, Ginnise and Daniel. Ed turned up on Friday for a short while and left. Daniel came after the F1 and he really brought along his cam to lend me. Thanks pal! And I got nothing for him because I believe, he is not lack of anything he can use money to buy and so! I baked a blueberry cake for him instead, which money cannot buy. Lol!

Anyway, I know me bad, been sleeping almost throughout my stay there but I am really dead tired I dun know why. Probably it’s too comfortable, probably because I am really feeling unwell..the throat and nose just feel funny, and my limbs are weak.

1st morning, we had bfast at delifrance and spend quite some time there chatting and exploring iPhone and facebook-ing again before heading off to the beach to take some pics and walked around. I was wondering if my other friend Repmarc was there too. He is a regular fan of Sentosa. Smsed him, no reply. After when he finally reply, he was actually at sentosa too and thought I was lying when I said I was at the same place as well. So Sunday when we chatted in msn, I file transferred him a pic of the Vball players I took and upon a closer look, he spotted himself captured in my pic, right at the far centre of the pic. We are fated right Ah Fu (who is also Repmarc)? Lol!

Thomas dropped by for awhile to keep us accompany then we were actually chatting at the pool side while he disturb the girls at the pool with his nonsense, before piggyback me from the 1st to the 3rd floor. He is the hyper active sort that’s all I can say. After he left, I doze off again till ard midnight while waiting for our friend, Daniel to return from his F1 and I was surprised to be greeted with a pressie right in front of me when I woke up. Thank you…

The three of us then went to Café de Mar to chill out after his return. Then there they go again analyzing some situations I faced. LOL! In summary yes, I don’t chose carefully and jump too fast. I learnt from these mistakes loh..will not do it again I promise. Then there, I doze off a little on and off I think. We chatted till 3am before deciding to return back to the resort to rest, while waiting for my turn to bath, I slept again…

Sunday morning, we checked out and went for our brunch at Vivo before catching a movie together then wave bye bye and parted. Back home, I slept again till 7pm only to wake up to eat my dinner and cut the cake, blow the candles before heading back to the resort to retrieve something I left in the room. Sigh.....why am I always so mudded headed one…

But overall, I had an enjoyable celebration with my good friends Ginnise and Daniel and appreciate their efforts very much. Am very touched with what they have done and care for me. :)

Thank you...................


(Repmarc is somewhere at the yellow net in black shorts!)
(Daniel and I)
(Cafe del mar in the night)

(I just "back snapped" Ginnise and Daniel)
(Our bday fries...)
(Lychee martini and starry starry night..making me sleepy again)
(the hyper choo choo who piggy-backed me)
(my bday cake from my family!)

Thank goodness! (Part 1)

Been busy with planning for an award ceremony for the past few mths. This event meant quite a lot to me because it is the 1st time and making decisions without checking with my head becos he was suddenly away at Bahrain.

There were many last min actions and decisions to be made. From sending out nomination forms, to selecting and informing awardees, booking of venue, arranging for catering, printing out certificates, ensuring the photographer will be on time, arranging one common day which all the heads are able to make it, seating arrangements, stage backdrop, down to all the misc arrangements and making sure the ceremony goes well and smoothly, I did it all by myself with minimal guidance from my manager nor my dept head.

At the beginning, I was feeling very lost and helpless, I felt like being thrown into the big sea and was struggling to keep myself afloat all by myself. But I am glad they have given me the opportunity and leave it to me to do the planning.

Of cos I faced some hiccups along the way, but I am really glad to be able to knock down all these hindrance one by one. Come to think of it, it isn’t really that difficult anyway, as long as I keep calm and deal with issues tactfully. The actual day arrived and thank goodness everything went smoothly except for one little hiccup. Well, i do feel sore over the little hiccup because I am quite a perfectionist but then again, I reminded myself to accept imperfection and I was able to let it go.

Thankfully, finally, I can let down my tension and heading back home peacefully and happily to pack my stuff for the chalet Ginnise has planned. :)

(to be cont)

Tanjong Pagar Railway Station

After the photography lesson on sunday, I went to Tanjong Pagar Railway Station for the 1st time of my life, to start trying out applying what I have remember being taught in the lesson.

I have always been setting my eyes on this railway station every time I passes by the road. I used to wonder if the station is still in operation? or its been close down becos it looked pretty old and rundown. Then I actually went to search online for information about this railway station and found out that it is really an existing one still in operation which belongs to Malaysia. And so finally, I found a day, and decided to make a trip there myself to explore the place.

Upon reaching, I was a little concern whether the guards allow shoots to be taken in the interior of the building. But as I was fascinated by the exterior design, I found myself snapping away. stepping into the main waiting hall, I feel a little like I am in a church. Then I looked at the coffee shops on my right and felt I am at Johor. Walking a few rounds aimlessly, holding with just a normal digital canon finepix, I sort of discreetly took some shots and was actually anticipating for the guards to stop me. Thank god they didnt.

Everyone was there for a purpose. Either to board the train or have arrived Singapore. I saw quite a few foreign backpackers in daze, looking tired from the long traveling journey, and I saw mostly malaysians waiting to board the train. The railway station is also for the import and export purpose as there is a warehouse located in the main hall.

Some curious onlookers looked at me wondering what was my purpose. Some looked back at my direction when I try to take a pic. Some ppl stare and you can sense some creeps behind those stares. They aint locals you can tell. I was about to walk to the toilet when I saw a group of men sitting right outside the washroom and they stared again. I made a detour and walked to the coffeeshop and bought a bandung drink instead. Sitting alone at the main hall, enjoying the breeze from the fan blowing directly at my face, I browsed thru what I have taken and took a rest, doing my ppl watching again.

Rest enough, I head off to the mama shop and bought a packet of tissue and asked the indian boss if I can walked through the gates to the railway track to take some pictures. Then they teased me saying "huh? you want to take a pic of my friend?" I laughed and reply no. They assured me its oke to go through the gate and take any pictures I want.

Again, those men sitting around with or without purpose looked at me wondering what the hell I am doing there and its a scary feeling to be stared at while you are trying to look for nice angles. In the end, I randomly took a few shoots and hurried off.

Nevertheless, I am glad I have been there and did what I wish to do, that is to see what's there is in the railway station which earlier has rake up my curiousity for so long! Here are some of the shots I randomly took:

My 1st photography lesson!

Sunday was a very interesting day spent together with my sis and some of her friends. We actually attended an informal photography lesson conducted by one of her friend at her working studio. It was a very cosy place and how I wish I can do a art gallery here. You need to do up a proposal before getting approval and a space available rent to you. In fact, if I have a working studio like that, I will not want to go home anymore.

Anyway! That’s not about it, we spent about a 3 or 4 hrs at the studio, beginning half was a theory lesson then the ending half is a practical one. There were simple yet impt pointers given to us and now I understand a little more of how I can creatively take a nice pic.

Below are some of the pictures taken while we were roaming around the area for some try outs. I know I have not been painting much nowadays……..cos……my mind went blank a lot of times just by staring at the boards. Give me some more time… I still love to paint and will not give up on that (yet) as long as it’s for leisure and pleasure! Meanwhile, here’s back to my 1st photography lesson:

(pointing your cam directly at the window)
(and tliting it slightly directing at the wall makes a difference)
(Our roaming round - Outside studio)

Redwine+Martel+Beer = High High into the Sky!

Yesterday was a super duper high day!

Its been so long since I drank that way. Actually only plan to take something light. But since the room will be free if we get a bottle of red wine, so we decided on that.

Sing and drink and thank god, there were quite a bit of tibits which helps to dilute the liqour a little, and Thomas was considerate enough to get some glasses of plain water. I never feel the effect till I stood up and started to smile then laugh which I think sort of scare Thomas a little (lol!). Then was making my way to the washroom and after coming out from there, suddenly, I dont remember my way back to the KTV room. I walked and walk back to the washroom and walk again, still I cant find my way back.

I laughed at myself and got help from the staff instead. I told him I lost my way and dont remember the room no. too. He laughed at me!!! I was so helpless cos I left my phone on the table and then, I saw the familar looking waiter who served our room earlier. I pat on his shoulder, laughed and say "I lost my way leh, can you help? I cont rememeber my room no. Maybe is 7?" He lead me to the main hall and asked me if I still remember roughly left or right. Hahahah! Thanks to him, and thanks to my partial left or memory, I managed to find Thomas and was so relieved.

From sitting up right to slumper on the sofa seat, we decide its time to go and head off to his friend's bday celebrate for awhile. There again, nothing to drink except for liqour. I smiled at everyone whom I dun even know but I just want to smile at them. I saw one girl and feel like getting a hug from her. I saw some ppl whom looks familar.

Then down some martel and beer, and we are approved to leave the pub and irritating thomas held my arm making me feel so like a loser which I aint one cos I aint drunk! Just high. I saw one ang mo sitting near the road side, sleeping. I pointed out to Thomas and laughed at the ang mo. At least I ain that bad! Then roughly remembered saying something and I heard loud laughter from Thomas on the way back home.

Its been so long since I last felt this way. Last time when I drank (too much than I can handle), I can really see blinking stars and vomitted while bathing. This time, just super duper high!! Damn high and relaxing! Now I understand why when others are bothered or feeling down, they turn to liquor..cos it really makes you forget everything!

The Gloomy Day...

Unpredictable things happened again. Lehman Brothers has filed for bankruptcy after an uptight negotiations failed to rescue.

The plunge straight right down, hitting hard on the concrete flooring has punched hard on many many many others worldwide like a ripple effect.

While many see the whole situation black and gloomy, the big fishes see opportunities to devour the small and helpless ones.

Just on last sun, Lehman Brothers collapsed Sunday as Barclays pulled out of talks. Then on wed, quoted from channelnewasia: “Barclays said Wednesday it had reached a deal to acquire the North American investment banking and capital markets businesses of beleaguered US investment giant Lehman Brothers for US$1.75 billion. The bank said it would acquire trading assets with an estimated value of US$72 billion and liabilities worth US$68 billion for a cash consideration of US$0.25 billion.”

Then yesterday, received a bad news that my friend’s daughter, one of the twins she has, had passed away. I am in a lost as much as I wanted my comfort to make her feel any better..but I know no amount of comforting words will make up for the lost….

I still remember chatting with my friend some time ago, asking about her and her daughters and she was telling me Sharlene is learning how to sit upright. And I recently browsed thru pictures of their visits to the lantern festival. Sharlene was so well and cheerful and I was still hopeful she will be able to run around like her sister......life is full of many unexpectations.......


.....bye Sharlene

Watched Mamma Mia! with Thomas again. It was basically like a concert and the story is like sort of written to jell the songs together to make it into a “movie”. I believe it will be more suitable to be a screenplay and watch in it esplanade than watching it as a movie, with Meryl Streep jumping around in the in exaggerating expression, which I will be more prepared to seeing such “over expression” it in a screenplay.

The scene I particularly likes most is when Meryl Streep started singing “The Winner Takes It All”..I can feel the pain, that kind of heart wrenching pain like the stem of a rose with thorns twirling inside your heart. And the lyric is simply beautifully heartbreaking. And the scenery…simply breathtaking…so windy and free and simple yet homely. It’s a kind of place where you will say “This is where I belong”

After the movie was sipping coffee again and showing him all the pics I have in my phone then was heading back home. Today I am suppose to meet my ex SIM friends, Jerome, Joseph, Kin and Peter but guess I gotta give it a miss as I have a swollen eye now, all thanks to my Jae Woo for lifting up her skirt that night in the dark.

Below is the lyrics which simply fits whatever I feel when I hear these words, words I long to say:

The Winner Takes It All lyrics

I don't wanna talk
About the things we've gone through
Though it's hurting me
Now it's history

I've played all my cards
And that's what you've done too
Nothing more to say
No more ace to play

The winner takes it all
The loser standing small
Beside the victory
That's her destiny

I was in your arms
Thinking I belonged there
I figured it made sense
Building me a fence
Building me a home
Thinking I'd be strong there
But I was a fool
Playing by the rules

The gods may throw a dice
Their minds as cold as ice
And someone way down here
Loses someone dear
The winner takes it all
The loser has to fall
It's simple and it's plain
Why should I complain.

But tell me does she kiss
Like I used to kiss you?
Does it feel the same
When she calls your name?
Somewhere deep inside
You must know I miss you
But what can I say
Rules must be obeyed

The judges will decide
The likes of me abide
Spectators of the show
Always staying low
The game is on again
A lover or a friend
A big thing or a small
The winner takes it all

I don't wanna talk
If it makes you feel sad
And I understand
You've come to shake my hand
I apologize
If it makes you feel bad
Seeing me so tense
No self-confidence
But you see
The winner takes it all
The winner takes it all...

My happiest date!

Jae Woo and I missed each other so much so that we have been talking about it meeting up for weeks. Until yesterday, impromptu again asking her "eh, wanna meet this week not? Fix a day." and she replied "today!"

And so, we met up after work, at Tiong Bahru Plaza. I gave her squeezy hug and then settled at a café (Coffee Express is it?) for our dinner. I guess our loud talks and bursts of laughter do scare some diners esp the guy who was sitting alone facing us while eat his meal, and he was like apparently looking, eating…look again….eat again.. Then Karen and I was thinking of looking back at him and smile, or walk over and sit together with him.

Jae Woo and I joked a lot..and gossip a lot too of cos, how can we miss that? From topics like how her friend has slimmed down and finally got a date and Jae Woo was so happy for her, to topics about her husband, to my endless problems…

Then came the mud pie and her dun know what dessert which she was so obsessed with the super sour cranberries, which she thought eating that will “wash off” those oily food she took earlier. Bimbo right? LOL! Then my mud pie…..was so BIG that I was relieved I did not order the 6 piece chicken wings. Anyway, while chatting and laughing and burping and not sharing, I managed to finish the whole mud pie tho nearly choked by it.

The day must end with her buying some things and she is certainly familiar with Tiong Bahru Plaza. How I wish we can spend more time together again..

Jae woo! Miss you!

Nice sunday spent

Today is moon cake festival! Happy eating!

Met up Ginnise and Daniel today for lunch at suntec.

Then on the way there, I wonder what leads to Ginnise say "Daniel dont harm (HUM) the birds". Daniel and I was looking at each other and burst out laughing. I guess ppl will say like minded ppl think alike, but dirty minded ppl think alike too. Then in my mind, I was thinking, why will daniel hum birds?! And how is he going to do that? With sparrows or parrots? or ostrich?! And the scenes ran in my head and we laughed non stop.

Then we took quite some time deciding what to order becos Ginnise wanna share, and I dun like to share and in the end, we order one for three of us to share. Daniel was so nice to de-bone the chicken thighs for us and am really very grateful cos I like to be served. Call me a queen, snobbish pig, bitch whatever. How many of us get that and how many of others willing to do that? Since I got the blessing today, I gladly accepted his offer without even giving it a second thought!! LOL!

Then the whole meet up became wedding topics, and I tot they will be so ready to find out what happen to me lately or comfort me a little. Until I started to protest "Hey! I am sad you know? Shouldnt you guys do the least most, by default, show me some concern?!?!" lol! But then we did talk abt my issue and yes I do agree, I sabotaged it again. But whatever has happen, happened. Just give me some time more to grieve over it and hey! I'll sprang up again on my feet. And each time, I took shorter period to recuperate, this is something me and daniel realised and agreed.

Then its match making discussions between daniel and ginnise, suggesting who is good, who is better, who is suitable... and hey hey........ don try to sabotage my "at less 6mths" singlehood hor, can? I am well alone and still happy as long as you guys tell me more of jokes like Daniel harming (humming) birds etc etc.........

Seriously any guy you intro to me, I will say hi and bye to them. I wont want to know more. Whoever is it, even if its bill gates you introducing me.........I wanna break free from all these. Its not my direction anymore. I am happy to have you guys and gals ard me. Thats good enough.

Hugs!! Looking forward to the next meeting up! and we should take some nice pic together one day!

Facelift for our house

We did a face lift for our house today:


1st: Protection lst.


2nd: This is one of our canvas board. Oh it got my so excited! Such a huge board!!!!! @$%&@!


3rd: Get ready some paint. The green pail is for me...



The stacks of magazines...all for 2008...and throwing them away except for nat geo


After facelift!

And the paint on my shoulder..forgot to take a pic of the paints on my hands and nails.


Then revamping the hook rack which look so woody and old and its hard to avoid painting them so paint altogether!



Then using my acrylic paint, I repainted it:


Looks brand new again!

Bye bye, virtual world

Experiencing too much from the virtual world? How much time was spend surfing your facebook, friendster, wholivesnearyou and msn everyday? How much of these online virtual homepages affected your daily read world? How much of those online pokes, online smiles, online hugs, online flirts be compared to just one that may happen in the real world, as in really happen to you? You may grow a database of a 100, 200 or 300, even 1000 ppl (friends they called it) linked to you. But how many have you really meet up, chat up, drown your sorrows or share happiness with? Then how can we build up on our relationship in the real world when we always have a lazy (easier) way out through the virtual world?

Is the virtual world helping to keep us together? Or actually alienated us? Was relationship built on strong foundation thru virtual world? How many times you get upset when you see your gf/bf online flirting with others (or someone sends her/him a flirt), which so ever guy/girl hugged/kissed her/him in facebook. How many unhappiness this resulted in the real world?

How many self indulge of posting updated pics to show to the many out there? How many messages received from strangers asking to be friends with you just to feed your ego and self worthiness thinking that is the way? And how many seriously became a real friend?

Is the virtual world really for us? With that, I maybe shutting down my Friendster/facebook maybe my msn also. Nothing beats more than a real hug or face to face talk.

This conclusion came after watching Xia Xue's BFF video last night and receiving a call this morning from a long lost contacted friend for three years. He used to call me whenever he can or chatted till late nights till I started to aviod answering his calls thinking that its a dread to talk and talk and talk and he gave up in the end. Just last year, I deleted him from my phonebook and a few other friends whom I seldom even sent a sms greeting and thought no one will remember me. Then he proved me wrong. I was remembered. And besides me, he also try keeping in contact with the ex SIM study grp. We sort of did some updates to each other and I am really sorry to hear the miscarriage else he would have been a father now.

After hanging up the call, I felt so ashamed of myself. I thought of how convenient it was at that moment to press "delete" his number in contrast with how he made an effort to retain mine in his phonebook even after not contacting each other for 3 years. Then it dawn on me that I actually have not been making efforts to build up on those relationships around me and instead, have been spending too much time looking for new friendships in the virtual world.

"stop seeking the unknown and cherish what you already have" and this is just what I will be doing.


Bye bye my virtual world... :)

Everything - Misia

Surechigau tokinonakade
anatato meguriaeta
fushigine negaatakisekiga
konnanimosobani arunante

aitai omoinomama
aenai jikandakega
sugiteku
tobirasurinukete
mata omoidashite
anohito towaraiau
anataoooooo

itoshikihitoyo
kanashimasenaide
nakitsukarete
meguruyorumo arukara

kakoominaide
mitsumete
watashidake

(Chorus)
You're everything,
you're everything
Anataga omouyori tsuyoku
yasashiiuso nara iranai
hoshiinowa anata

dorekuraino jikan wo
eiento yoberudarou
hateshinaku tooi mirainara
anatato yukitai
anatato nozoitemitai
sono hi woooooo

itoshikihitoyo
dakishimeteite
itsumonoyouni
yasashii tokino nakade
konote nigiite
mitsumete imadakeoooooo

you're everything
you're everything
anataga hanareteru bashodemo
aeba kiito yurushite shimau
donna yorudemo

you're everything
you're everything
anatano yumemiruhodo tsuyoku
aiseru chikarao
yuukini
ima kaeteyukou.

woah woahhh
you're my everythinggggggg

you're everything
you're everything
anatato hanareteru bashodemo
aeba itsumo kiesateyuku
muneno itamimo

(Chorus)
you're everything
you're everything
anataga omouyori
tsuyoku
yasashii usonara iranai
hoshiinowa anata

you're everything
you're everything
you're everything,
my everything.

TRANSLATION IN ENGLISH
When the time is passing
i was able to meet you.
it's so amazing how the
wish i've always wanted is right in front of me.

Even though i want to meet you
the times i can't meet you is passong.
go through the door and remember
how you were laughing with him.

to the loved one,
don't make me cry
being tired of crying
those nights are always there.

Don't look at the past,
only look at me.

You're everything,
you're everything
i don't want your kind lies,
i want you more than you think.

About how long can i call the time
"forever"?
If it's a very far future,
i want to go and look at that day with you.

To the loved one,
please hold me like how you always do in the nice time.
Hold my hand and only look at the present.

you're everything
you're everything
Even though you are at a far place,
i'll always forgive you
even though it's a horrible night.

you're everything
you're everything
Let's make the power of our love our energy
and change the future.


woah woahhh
you're my everythinggggggg

you're everything
you're everything
Even though you are at a far place,
my pain will always fade away.

You're everything,
you're everything
i don't want your kind lies,
i want you more than you think.

you're everything
you're everything
you're everything,
my everything

The angry black cat and a fallen boy

The black cat, with all its hair stood up as if they have been rubbed against by static, nearly pounced onto me and I managed to avoid it with a chair and threw it towards my attacker.

The black cat gave chase, endlessly pursuing me. I ran and hide and it waited below my block, lurking around. Then I saw I was at a dungeon. Some pple were trying to cross to the other side by climbing a rope. A young teenage boy gave it a try. The onlookers were cheering him on when he let out a little struggle and fell fast down under. I stretched my head out and shouted for him. I looked underneath but lost sight of him. He did not make a sound or yelp for help. I fumbled a little and begged for help from the onlookers. I searched thru my phonebook for the ambulance no. The a few man dropped themselves down using the same rope and attended to the young boy. Thank god he was saved and seem fine.

I startled and woke up from my dream with my heart pounding fast till I felt a little nausea. Afraid of falling back to sleep, I replay the scenes over and over again and they seem so horrendous. What a way to wake up on a sat morning...

Miu's theory- the gimmick of the salesman-s!

The luxury car dealer - the type, who only entertains the walked in. There is no doubt about the reputation of the car he is selling, there is no doubt about the performance of the car he is selling. This group is the one where ppl desires to get their hands on and has no prob getting a owner if the deal is good and if the buyer can afford. There is no doubt about the product they sell. its only a matter of whether you can afford. They dont do hardselling.

The electronic store saleman - these are the hardcore seller, hard sell products with their mouth in order to hit their own sales targets, and customer services sucks.

The convenient store man - these are the one whom quietly, honestly, traditionally waiting in their store for your visits, and have everything you basically need, and conveniently there whenever you need them.


So how many of these group stands in terms of percentage in the pie chart? Maybe a 20% for the luxury car dealer, a 10% for the convenient store owner since traditional convenient stores are phasing out, and the main market of 70% lies in the electronic store saleman!

So which type of the category does your bf/gf belongs to???!!!

My extremes!

Finally it was not raining anymore last night. I climbed from 1st floor to the 9th, 2 over head bridges and one and a half hour walk (maybe a 4km or 5km?) all in all I did it last night. The more I thought, the angrier I got and the faster I walked.

The ah nehs like to see see see. The solution to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings is to avoid eye contact and look straight ahead.

I only realise how long I hae been walking non stop when I approached the overhead bridge and my knees nearly gave way. Suddenly the pull of gravity seems abit much more stronger.

The closer I am to upon reaching my destination, there were times I wish I can slow down a little. The new addidas I wore for the 1st time and I wore it out for a journey like this, my toes seem like dropping off any min!

After a long warm bath, finally being able to lie down calmly on my sofa and sip coffee and down a cup of noodles...then went to doze off on bed.

I can brave thru all storm, yes I can. :)

The heavy downpour seems to be too eager to wash off the dark clouds away. I don’t know what kind of brolly I am holding. The rain water seeps thru and dropped onto my jacket and all. My feet were submerged into the pools of water, mudding and all but I don’t care. Strong wind blew against my icy face and I had a hard time shielding myself from it. My shoe and jeans, white jacket and bag were drenched by now. My keys might have been turned frosty too if they have not been hidden well in the key pouch. Foot prints were left on the cemented flooring I can see a long stretch of trail right behind me.

It’s been so long since I last experience the same storm. And no matter how harsh the storm came, my clothes protected and gave me warmth. Oh that familiar feeling…..oh….so calm and heartwarming.

My new found friend

Finally wanted to start my walk and jog or running session but the constant heavy downpour disallow me to do so. Sigh….hope it don rain again tonight. I wanna blast my ear phone and run away!

Met Thomas last night, my new found friend after a bad week. Again an imprompt 2 decision. Well! At least something new to distract me a little. We decided for a KTV session which, I have not been going to for a long time. Suppose to meet at 7:15 but the bad traffic jam and heavy downpour dragged our meeting up till close to 8. And being a non west side kid, many times I have to be the “director” and lead him the way which, I get confused sometimes too due to the new roadworks.

He is really a fun guy and many of the things he did, it’s kinda hard for a good civilian like me to accept. We joked about phone with the razor tone (which he forgot to bluetooth to me!), his double vision late at night after a drinking session and how he manage to drive back home, his mambo nights, how a full time slacker he is, how he and his colleagues share the same “code” to ensure the rest in the room can still play psp or nap in peace.

Then he showed me of his "decent" nerd look, to wearing his ah mah’s glasses and telling me about his frequent visits to the ktv with his “sisters”.

The ktv session becomes like a 彪歌大会 (singing concert) and having him introducing me a few new songs as I kinda lost track of the mandarin songs, and as the hours past, mood swing sets in, and him choosing “wrong” songs (me too la) all the time and having the tissues on standby. Then another new friend kinda missed seeing me on msn and started smsing me and concerned about if my companion will be sending me home.

Back to the singing session, from taking turns to sing, to us sitting there watching the singer sings. By the time the session ended, it was exactly at 12am! And the day ended by asking him many sticks he smokeseach day till seeing him kicking his car plate complaining that it has not strike a 1st prize, yet.

Thanks to him for his accompany and concern. At least I can fall on the bed and doze off without running marathon in my brain.

Looking forward to the next meet up! :)

The Tower

The Tower represents sudden and unexpected change. It signifies the destruction of something that was not built on a solid foundation. With this change comes a time of disorder and chaos, but from this comes great improvement and newfound strength. This is an opportunity for you to start over and right your wrongs

God, Man and Woman

(Once upon a time, god was feeling bored. So he took a walk at the garden of life and started to create something out from the soil.

He name it, "man")

Every day, god played with his new found friend, man. They swim in the spring of water together, they cycled to the café of coffee together, and they read the bible of book together. Then one day, while they were lying on the garden of life, watching the clear blue sky and enjoying the cool breeze together, they saw a woman.

The man and woman met and fell in love. They married, and have children, and soon they have their usual quarrels like any other couples. One day, man and woman had a real ugliest fight ever. The woman threw the man out from the house and screamed “I REGRET MEETING YOU!”

Sadly and lonely, man took a stroll to the café of coffee, ordered a cup of tea, and stare into the sky thinking about his good friend, and creator, god. Minutes passed by. The door opened and a familiar figure walked into the café. It was god.

God walked over to man and gently sat next to him. Man looked down and asked:

Man: Why am I created?

God: So that you can fulfill doing whatever I can’t

(paused)

They sipped their tea together. Man complained about his failed marriage. Soon, the sky turned dark, and the rain drop fell on the glass panel. They watched the rain together in silence.

Hours passed by, they happened to walked pass the garden of life. Man stopped and stood down, and started digging..

God was wondering what man was doing. Minutes later, man stood up and held something familiar in his palm. He named it “God”

God stared in surprise and asked:

God: Why do you create God?

Man: So that its easier for me to find someone else to blame.

(Then they started looking into each other’s eyes)

God and Man exclaimed: THEN WHO CREATED WOMAN?!

Then woman appeared from nowhere and screamed “I AM MY OWN CREATOR!”

and the moral of the story is??

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i also dun know.

Another day ended

I am the 1st person to reach at 7:40am. My reporting hour should be 8:30am but in order to avoid the crowd, and sparing myself paying to the cabbies, I left home slightly earlier and got dad to send me to work before he sets off to work.

Uncle Hussain has retired. He took his sony radio along with him. We are on our own now to entertain ourselves with the online radio which keeps buffering every few hrs.
I couldn’t sleep last night. Inspiration dawn on me and I wanted to start sketching on the canvas board, but the bedroom light flickered and then the room went into total darkness. I cried. “I just wanted to do something!” Somehow, something is hindering me from awakening and forcing me to sleep.

Toss on bed and high myself with the headphones, the more I listen to the tracks, the more I feel like going for a long run, probably run towards the merlion and touch its mouth and run back.
Then the clock turns and it’s about 3am when I finally doze off…

This morning, again, I am the 1st person to reach and strangely, someone left a new bottle of ice mountain on my desk and I really wonder if that’s the work of the spirit on their last day on earth? I think and I thought and still unable to answer. Maybe it’s Uncle Hussain, maybe it’s some admirer, maybe it’s some spirits…but it’s so scary. I wonder if the water has been cursed, and dare not drink from it.

Been working late till 9pm last Friday. Sitting across the room, I saw my ex primary school friend, Maneatonofus who was about to start her examination upon my instruction. She couldn’t recognize me at all and actually me too, if not of the attendance list. She looked abit more matured by now, with her head scarf and all, but body language is still as before. The way she laid her head on the table pondering over the examination questions, the way she looked into the white board and stared blankly. Then she walked over to me and handed me her script and said ‘thank you”. I wanted very much to reconcile with her but did not. I hated her last time for always trying to bully my best-est friend Evelyn. And we were not that close after all.

Sitting in the room for a solid 3 hrs, I forgot to bring along a book to read. I stare at the students and try the examination questions myself too. They were multiple choices and short answer section and it’s an open book examination. I just could not understand why they should be given a 3 hr for that paper. No calculations needed. Many were common sense questions if you understand English well enough.

I stare blank for that 3 hrs, occasionally scribbling into my organizer, checking my phone, reading the quick reference guide of “7 habits of effective ppl”.
By the time is up, and collecting back all the scripts, it was exactly 9pm sharp. The evening classes ended around that time and the bus stop was crowded once again. Frustrated with the crowd, I nearly dialed 65521111 when the buses started to appear before my eyes.

I managed to endure the face to face stares in the bus and alighted nearby and walked back. Another long day ended just like that….