When I set my alarm before I went to bed, it said “Time Left Until Alarm: 2 hours and 40 minutes” But I woke up before it could sound bcos I thot I had overslept. Then I drifted back to sleep & snoozed the alarm until I decided that I was gonna be late for work if I slept any longer *sigh* Hello Friday. I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.
Went Ikea with tubs to get some boxes. He thinks I’m mad spending $50 on just a few boxes. But I think they’re pretty. And they match my wallpaper. Ok fine. I just wanted to buy something. Dropped the boxes off at the new place & we went to the ice cream place I had wanted to go to – Ice Cream Chefs since we were nearby. Tubs had Durian + Chocolate & Hershey ice cream with Lockers + Fudge. I had Nutella + Chocolate & Hershey ice cream with Kinder Bueno + Fudge. I loved it & they guys were really friendly & helpful in recommending what’s good. I have no idea what time they close but we were there at 11pm & there were so many people. Ok maybe not that many bcos the shop is kinda small but it was packed. Everyone should go try it!
I finally got a copy of the company’s dental claim benefits. Not very impressive I gotta say. The outpatient clinical benefits are much better. I shall get down to calling a couple of dentists up soon & fix an appointment.
Time for some lame jokes to pass time...
Husband says; "When I'm gone you'll never find another man like me". Wife replied; "What makes you think I'd want another man like you!"
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When I was young I used to pray for a bike, then I realized that God doesn't work that way, so I stole a bike and prayed for forgiveness.
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Innkeeper: The room is $15. a night. It's $5. if you make your own bed.
Guest: I'll make my own bed.
Innkeeper: Good. I'll get you some nails and wood.
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Love thy neighbor all through the day... but first make sure her husband's away!
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What four animals does a woman like to have in her house? A tiger in bed, a mink in her closet, a jaguar in her garage and a jackass to pay for it all.
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HUSBAND: Shall we try a different position tonight?
WIFE: That's a good idea... you stand by the ironing board while I sit on the sofa and fart.
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And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?" She simply replied, "No peer pressure."
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Heh heh.
It's barely 2 hours since work started. someone help me please....
Thursday, June 28, 2007
By 9pm, we K.O-ed oready so we went to Bugis village and did some shopping. I dunno why everytime I go shopping, I feel like I haven’t shopped in a long time so I’ll end up buying just for the heck of it. So I got myself a dress & a top, which I dun even noe if I’ll ever wear. Haha. I haven’t even moved in proper to the new house and I have oready bought myself a new mini-wardrobe. I shall take it as move in to new house therefore must buy new clothes too. Haha. Who am I kidding. Shared a cab back after that with the girls.
Watched Curse of the Golden Flower on DVD cos I din manage to catch it at the cinema and I have to say it’s a good show! I hate tragic endings but it was still good enuff for me to watch it til like 3am.
Today is oready the 28th. By the end of the week, we can say bye bye to smoking indoors. Anybody wanna go C.A.N Café or KTV before the stupid ban takes effect? I can’t imagine going KTV/ clubbing without smoking. Oh the horrors of it. And at the same time, the GST hike takes place. How nice right.
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
I need to fix my teeth badly. It’s time for another wisdom tooth to go. Shall check out how much I can claim from the company. I love company benefits.
2 more excruciatingly slow hours to go… .. … ..
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The rain last nite (or rather early this morning) was horrendous. When it rains that hard, I wanna be home. Not outside/ driving. But that’s over now so all’s well. We finally got over and done with the fire evacuation exercise. Good thing the weather was pretty good and lucky the gathering point was a different location instead of the damned field cos I bet it’s all soggy there.
I came across a new place for ice cream. I can’t wait to go try it out!
Anyway here’s a little something to keep you guys entertained once again…
A mother was working in the kitchen, listening to her five-year-old son playing with his new electric train in the living room. She heard the train stop & her son saying, "All of you bastards who want off, get the hell off now, 'cause this is the last stop! And all of you bastards who are getting on, get your ass in the train, Cause we're going down the tracks." The horrified mother went in & told her son, "We don't use that kind of language in this house. Now I want you to go to your room & stay there for TWO HOURS. When you come out, you may play with your train, but I want you to use nice language."
Two hours later, the son came out of the bedroom & resumed playing with his train. Soon the train stopped & the mother heard her son say, "All passengers who are disembarking the train, please remember to take all of your belongings with you. We thank you for traveling with us today & hope your trip was a pleasant one." She hears the little boy continue, "For those of you just boarding, we ask you to stow all of your hand luggage under your seat. Remember, there is no smoking on the train. We hope you will have a pleasant and relaxing journey with us today." As the mother began to smile, the child added, "For those of you who are pissed off about the TWO HOUR delay, please direct your complaints to the fat bitch in the kitchen."
Thank you for travelling with us.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Dan & tubs met me there and we went for lunch before going parkway where I got my hair washed. Haha. What to do when I’m tired and in a rush? Pay for a service lor. After that was car showroom hopping at Leng Kee. The X3 test drive was a disappointment. So much for a Beemer. But I still love the 630i cabriolet. It really takes my breath away even after all this time.
Dan dropped me off at Raffles Town Club where I met the family for dinner @ The Dining Room to celebrate Daddy’s 50th birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY OLD MAN!
When I was done with dinner, Dan, Sharon & tubs came to pick me up & we went to Peling. I wish I hadn’t eaten earlier cos the food was so tempting but I was too full to eat anymore. Bought chewing gum & the new Dunhill ciggies – Dunhill Fine Cut. I like! It reminds me of Cartier ciggies. Long & it has a pearl tip.
Sunday, tubs bought Macs breakfast & in the afternoon, we went Orchard where I bought daddy a Samsonite wallet. We didn’t stay for long though & headed to Courts @ Tampines where I bought a sound system for my new room. Bumped into my Xiao Beng there. Haha. That boy has grown up so much but I still can’t help treating him like a small boy. By the time we were done at Courts, it was pretty late oready so we skipped Ikea. Headed for dinner at Dunman Food Centre for our fave tien ji zhou and then went to the new place to fix up my new purchase.
Almost everything in the new house is done and actually we can move in anytime but I think the folks wanna do more unpacking first. For me, I can’t do without the car so where the car is, is where I’ll be.
Today, there’s a new staff in the office. He seems pretty nice but I guess only time will tell eh. It’s such a gloomy morning but I like! There was supposed to be fire evacuation exercise today but it’s drizzling so I guess they’ll postpone it to later or tml. Dammit. I hate fire evacuation exercises!! Anyway, here’s something to hopefully cheer you guys up abit on this dreary Monday..
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Met an older woman at a bar last night.
She wasn't bad for 57, we drank and bullshitted a bit,
then she asked if I'd ever had the 'sportsman's double',
a mother and daughter threesome?
I said no.
We drank a bit more, then she says that tonight was my lucky night.
I went back to her place. S
he put the hall light on and shouted upstairs:
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After getting all of Pope Benedict's luggage loaded into the limo, the driver notices the Pope is still standing on the curb.
"Excuse me, Your Holiness," says the driver, "Would you please take your seat so we can leave?"
"Well, to tell you the truth," says the Pope, "they never let me drive at the Vatican when I was a cardinal, and I'd really like to drive today."
"I'm sorry, Your Holiness, but I cannot let you do that. I'd lose my job! What if something should happen?" protests the driver, wishing he'd never gone to work that morning.
"Who's going to tell?" says the Pope with a smile?
Reluctantly, the driver gets in the back as the Pope climbs in behind the wheel. The driver quickly regrets his decision when, after exiting the airport, the Pontiff floors it,---- accelerating the limo to 205 kph."Please slow down, Your Holiness!" pleads the worried driver, but the Pope keeps the pedal to the metal until they hear sirens.
"Oh, dear God, I'm going to lose my license -- and my job!" moans the driver.
The Pope pulls over and rolls down the window as the cop approaches, but the cop takes one look at him, goes back to his motorcycle, and gets on the radio.
"I need to talk to the Chief," he says to the dispatcher.
The Chief gets on the radio and the cop tells him that he's stopped a limo going 205 kph.
"So bust him," says the Chief.
"I don't think we want to do that, he's really important," said the cop.
The Chief exclaimed," All the more reason!"
"No, I mean really important," said the cop with a bit of persistence.
The Chief then asked, "Who do you have there, the mayor?"
Cop: "Bigger."
Chief: " A senator?"
Cop: "Bigger."
Chief: "The Prime Minister?"
Cop: "Bigger."
"Well," said the Chief, "Who is it?"
Cop: "I think it's God!"
The Chief is even more puzzled and curious, "What makes you think it's God?"
Cop: "His chauffeur is the Pope!"
Ok. There goes. I can’t wait up to meet up with my girlies soon. Chixy is gonna treat us to dinner and now that Mandy’s exams end earlier than expected, we can meet up sooner!
Friday, June 22, 2007
Went down Chinatown to lunch with Mandy & Gong Wen today. The cab queue was pretty bad so I ended up taking the MRT down. It took me half an hour to reach Chinatown. WTF. So I had to rush thru my lunch & grab a cab back, which only cost $3.50. It’s more worth it than taking the bus/MRT if you ask me. It saves a whole load of time walking.
Gong Wen was talking about her trip to Tibet. Interesting stuff! It was something about witnessing the people there eating the brains of their dead. I think. (Mandy, you should blog about it in detail! My understanding was pretty half-past-six. Maybe google some pictures to add in as well. Haha)
Today they are gonna shut down the server at 4:45pm to do some stuff to the computer system. I hope that means I can leave at 5pm. The weather is so nice today. Perfect for lazing at home. I know, I know.. to me, any weather oso good for lazing at home.. Whatever.
Supposed to go Peling for dinner with Dan & Sharon tomorrow BUT.. someone sent me this link http://scottthong.wordpress.com/2007/06/13/johor-criminals-chase-and-ram-car-rape-girl/ and first thing on AsiaOne.com today was this http://travel.asiaone.com.sg/news/20070622_002.html. I have oways disliked going JB cos I think it’s damn unsafe but somehow I just oblige when friends wanna go. I’ve witnessed 2 incidents that left a very deep impression on me before but I shall not go into detail. *sigh* We shall see how it goes tml then.
I wanna go pet farm to look at doggies. I know that’s totally random. But that’s what I wanna do and I think the weather now is best for doing that!
Thursday, June 21, 2007
HAPPY BITHDAY DANNY BOY!
One year older, hope you are one year wiser too. I will never forget the first time I got drunk. Thanks to you and you alone. 3 years later and I’m still looking forward to seeking some revenge. Guess I’ll have to leave that for another time when I gather some partners in crime for I alone can never out-drink you. What a bummer.
Soon, it’s gonna be the end of another work week. YAY! I love the weekends. But it’s oways too short. *sigh*
The other day while chatting with Chixy online, we realized how different our lives have turned out from what we ‘wanted’ when we were younger. Both of us had hoped to get married in our mid-20s and have a kid afew years after that.
But look at us now. We are nowhere getting married and having kids is out of the question. Haha. I guess when you are younger, the magnitude of starting a family doesn’t hit you. Money issues were never a real problem unless it came to buying that coveted bag at the stores. But when you get older & you realize that getting hitched isn’t just about signing a piece of paper (of cos that’s possible too but ideally not), and you start counting the cost of everything from the ring, to the house, to the car, to the wedding itself & all the works, then you’ll think to youself “of shit, I need a lot more time & scrimping & saving to get married”. And then everything drags on.
I think the closest I got to getting married was with the ex. He loved me a lot despite our differences and he had oready saved up a substantial sum for us to get married. I knew he’d make a good husband & a good father BUT I felt that our differences were too big to ignore & I didn’t love him anymore. I guess that was something that made me torn whether to hang on or not. I chose to let him go and I still don’t regret it.
I guess I needed a better balance. Someone which could give me both emotional & financial stability. But in life, some things happen in the weirdest ways. Even though my current situation is a little different from what I had expected, but at least I’m happy and I guess that’s important. I’m moving towards what I wanted, no doubt it’s a little behind schedule, but it’s moving. Slowly, but surely.
Over the years I’ve learnt to be contented with what I have, and I admit, I do settle for less, which is why friends oways make a hoo-haa over some of the guys I date. But I oways take their ‘you deserve better’ talk with a pinch of salt.
But to me, I am really patient in giving guys time to prove themselves. I gave the ex 4 over years for goodness sake. But if you don’t deliver, after all that time, I will leave. I guess there’s a limit to everyone’s patience eh.
It’s a good thing not many of my friends are married yet. So I’m not getting too paranoid thus far. Right now, I’m content with being in a stable relationship, knowing that both parties are serious about each other.
I remember the late nite talks me & my girls used to have about at what age we’d want to get married, complete with what kinda car, and what kinda house, and what kinda pet, and that our husbands would get along with each other so we can oways meet up. Haha. What we want is not necessarily what we get but I’m glad all of us are doing great now and yes, we still day-dream & talk about what is our kind of ‘perfect’ life when we meet up.
I think we don’t take ourselves too seriously, as much as it is what we really wish to have, which is why these talks & thoughts are oways a little bittersweet, but it never makes us feel awful about our current situation.
Okok, this is like a bloody essay. But so what? I am embracing my free time & this is my blog after all. Haha.
I just heard the dumbest thing ever. Some people simply have too much time on their hands. *yawnz*
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Met the ex for dinner at Siglap last nite. Managed to do quite abit of catching up and bcos of that, I ended up having to bring my work to darl’s after that to finish.
The other day, my mum told me something that made me wanna laugh & which oso made me find the asshole even more pathetic. His is a truly sad case. I have told my mum before that the asshole has something against me. It’s something that’s obvious to me but that my mum is oblivious to (which is just like her. She thinks everything is rainbows & butterflies *rolls eyes*) She insists that he has a generally bad attitude to everyone but I take it too personally. Apparently, she asked him about this recently & he admitted that he has a grudge against me (I told u, mum). The reason for his hate? He stated 2 incidents:
Many years back, when we still had a maid (yes, that’s like eons ago), my mum had asked me to call him for dinner. I was at the kitchen and he was in the living room watching TV. So instead of walking across the whole house to him, I shouted from the kitchen for him. It was the loud, not fierce kind of shouting mind you. That is what angered him. Yes, til now (?!?!?!?!?!)
Then there was this time when he was packing his bags, getting ready to enter NS (which is oso years ago), my mum asked me to say ‘goodbye’ to him. Apparently I did not look at him while saying ‘bye’. (?!?!?!?!??!!?!?!?!?!?!??!)
It’s like ta ma de what the fuck man. I have never met anyone more petty in my life. I know there are people who hold grudges their whole lives but if you tell people such insignificant reasons for your hatred, I think they will laugh at you first and then tell you that you’d be better off if you just drop down and die now. OMG I can’t stand it. What a freak. –shudder-
Zouk tonight to celebrate Dan’s birthday. I’m so gonna die at work tml….
And i miss my girlies so much *hugs & smoochies*
Monday, June 18, 2007
The stupid bitch did a disappearing act this morning. Haha. I think she couldn’t wake up on time. She didn’t notify anybody and when I came back from lunch, viola! She was in the office already.
Last Thursday, headed to Orchard with Mandy after work for Pepper Lunch and some shopping. Thanks for accompanying me babe! I am oways so tired after work so I ended up cabbing home from town. And yes, I called a cab. *sigh*
Last Friday was the ex BF’s birthday. HAPPY 26th BIRTHDAY! I wish him all the best with all my heart because I think he’s a friend worth keeping. I don’t deny that he was a great BF in certain ways, but we just don’t belong together. I know he was saving up just to marry me, but I cannot bring myself to be with someone I had no more feelings for. Everyone could tell we were poles apart, including ourselves but we somehow managed to drag on the relationship to more than 4 years and I guess my feelings just faded before his could. I’m happy for him now that he has gotten a GF. I think it’s about time. And I’m glad that we are still good friends. So he better like the present I got him! The birthday boy is gonna treat me to dinner. Ain’t it a good deal? Haha.
Anyway, Friday night was drinks followed by a super lame KTV session. I cannot go into details because my partner in crime was an ‘unauthorized personnel”. Read W-U-S-S-Y.
Saturday, darls and I headed to Velocity to check it out. We didn’t expect it to be so boring. In the evening, darls helped me wash, polish + wax my car. Sorry lah, but I cannot really tell if the car is any shinier/ cleaner. Not bcos it isn’t, it’s just something I never noticed. But I appreciate the effort! Went to visit his granny after that before heading home and then Dan & Sharon came to pick us up after that and what else can we do with Dan ard? Drink lah. He’s still the beer monster after all these years.
I think I shall stop here for today. Ciaoz all!
Wednesday, June 13, 2007
I’m back.
Close friends may not notice my “absence” much because I still talk/ meet up with them often enough. And the thing is, I don’t miss blogging all that much. It has become more of an outlet for my boredom at work, which is oso why I am not seen blogging much during the weekends.
To pick up a little from where I left off, I wanna thank everybody who came for Grandpa’s wake, to pay your last respects to him & to give me support & comfort. I hope I gave a little light to what a great man Grandpa was (and I believe still is).
He is a man that despite his somewhat old-fashioned thinking, never failed to pamper everyone in his family. Children, Grandchildren and Great-Grandchildren included. He knows what each and everyone of us likes to eat and makes it a point to include it in our weekly meals. He loves to see the whole family gathered together and thus, the countless extravagant meals outside, not even counting our every Sunday dinner at his place. I will never be able to forget how he buys us our favourite things, brings us to our favourite restaurants, treats us to family holidays abroad etc. Along the way, some family members even had the luxury of being bought things like houses and cars from Grandpa. It would be impossible to list down every wonderful thing he has done, because he is that wonderful. Despite being fairly quiet, you know he’s contented just sitting there watching us being happy. He puts everyone else before himself, even in death. We were told during the wake that he chose to take a hard way down to hell, just so that his descendants could have a better life. Some may believe it, some may not, but I think it is just like him to do such a thing, and it’s upsetting that he can’t even have a good life even in death. And it’s his choice to suffer, not that it was imposed on him. One thing I am glad is that I made it to the hospital in time, right before he slipped away. This man has gone through immense hardships his whole life & has come out strong. I think his is a truly worthy story to know. The company’s book has been printed, and just by reading some odds and ends, one can tell what a great man Grandpa was. I will never get tired of talking about Grandpa but maybe just not here, not now. Here’s a song for Grandpa, and it’s one of the songs the band played during the wake.
My Way – Frank Sinatra
And now, the end is here
And so I face the final curtain
My friend, I'll say it clear
I'll state my case, of which I'm certain
I've lived a life that's full
I traveled each and ev'ry highway
And more, much more than this, i did it my way
Regrets, I've had a few
But then again, too few to mention
I did what I had to do and saw it through without exemption
I planned each charted course, each careful step along the byway
And more, much more than this, I did it my way
Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew
When I bit off more than I could chew
But through it all, when there was doubt
I ate it up and spit it out
I faced it all and I stood tall and did it my way
I've loved, I've laughed and cried
I've had my fill, my share of losing
And now, as tears subside, I find it all so amusing
To think I did all that
And may I say, not in a shy way,"Oh, no, oh, no, not me, I did it my way"
For what is a man, what has he got?
If not himself, then he has naught
To say the things he truly feels and not the words of one who kneels
The record shows I took the blows and did it my way!
Yes, it was my way
I still miss him. I oways will. 24 years of amazing memories is hard to forget.
49 days isn’t all that long.. Its just 1 month +. But somehow it does feel like an awful long time looking back.
Where do I even start with what else have been happening?
I know everyone’s concerned and excited about my new place. But sad to say, the incompetent interior designer screwed up bad so everything is gonna be delayed. When it’s done, I shall post pictures of my new pad. It’s gonna be a riot. Everyone loves how my room looks but I still find it hard to stomach the fact that it looks way different from what I expected plus they got my wall colour wrong.
And if you still dunno, I’m staying at the Cote D’Azur for the time being. It’s the condo beside Parkway Parade. I love it’s pool BUT I packed my swim wear with everything else and it’s all locked up in the new house so I guess I have to give swimming a miss. Not like I have the time to swim anyway. I love this area cos it’s super convenient but it’s so fucking small. I miss my old house!! This is just a sneak peek. You haven't even seen the pool yet.
Speaking about my old house, darls and I miss it so much that we drove back there just to look at it and have a smoke there the other day. *sigh*
And speaking of darls, he has been patiently helping me blow my hair dry every night. Everyone knows how much a pain my hair can be to dry but he offered to dry it for me while I watch the telly/ fall asleep. And he’s been doing such a good job that I’m so proud of him.
BTW, daddy bought me a laptop. So much for me taking my own sweet time buying my own lappy. Daddy settled it for me instead. –beams- Which was just as well cos the trip to the PC Show was not good. You all know how I hate crowds lah. So it was ‘made up for’ by having a beer and some food at Paulaner., which was good as usual.
Let’s see what else I managed to do over this period… This is gonna be damn random and not in chronological order..
I watched Phantom of The Opera. Somehow I enjoyed it better the last time round but it was still good! So much for VIP seats though. I was hoping it’ll just be a tad more comfy.
I oso managed to go JB for dinner. I was missing the food at Peling so much! But the jam back to Singapore was bad. 2 freaking hours inching along. It din help that the driver had to pee very badly. No, it wasn’t me. Just imagine the agony. Haha
Vesak Day was Zouk, St James, VD. Don’t ask.
Meet ups with my lovelies are oways great. Great entertainment for me and everyone around. Haha. Kai was so hyper when we went to Central that I got dizzy looking at her and she was so subdued at C.A.N Café that Mandy had a good time flicking her forehead. Wicked shit. More fun will follow when Kai comes back from Japan!
Sor Zai, I’m glad you are back in my life. Maybe in a different way this time round but I knew from the very start that we can oways be good friends. Thanks for all your help!
It’s seems like a long time since I last went to the movies. So Ocean’s Thirteen it was. I loved it. But then again, Brad Pitt, George Clooney and Andy Garcia were more than enough reason for me.
Tiger’s back from his month-long stint in Germany. With a little souvenir for us. And he can’t stop saying ‘foxy’.
Darls and I ate at J-Toshi last week. It’s M Hotel’s Jap restaurant. There’s some anniversary promo going on and their weekend dinner buffet is one-for-one. What can I say, it was damn shiok. After that was drinks with Jane and Tiger. Cheers!
Who doesn't love a fat cat eh? i think it ate too much Nasi Lemak. We found it lazing around after our drinks.
There’s a lot more I want to say. Not so much about things I have done over this month, but more my thoughts. But I shall let it rest for the time being. I will leave it to simmer. And I will let it out when it’s ready to boil. I am a Scorpio. Know my traits well before you bite off more than you can chew.
