I have been using the organiser issued as a gift by NUS for my convocation since starting work. That was in July 08.
I was scheduled for a course in Jan 2010 and i was trying to flip to that page to write it down but I realised that page doesnt exist because I have already used up my organiser.... wa lao... 1 1/2 years have passed. Time flies. And time to get a new organiser.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Monday, November 23, 2009
Inspired by true events...
Parts of the following may have been altered for dramatic effect.
It was 6 in the evening and the sky had already turned dark. Not quite I'm used to back in Singapore. I had a few hours to kill before meeting the other delegates so i thought why not check out the night life of San Francisco. I mean, it's not every other day that i get to be in this vibrant city. Alone.
I passed by a bar, full of people. Wait dun these people need to work? Oh right it's a Saturday nite. You lose track on time whenever you are overseas. I walked right by the "bouncer"... well i said bouncer in inverted quotations because basically he's just a guy sitting on a stool checking ids.
"ID please".... i whipped out my licence.
"What the shit is this", his friend asked
"I'm from outta town".... i replied
"Ob-viously..." geez... when did guys get so bitchy. but i loved it "... alright you're good"
I headed right to the bar for a pre-dinner drink. I didnt actually plan on having dinner. I was looking at the fastest way to get high. "A pint of Stella please." I left a 5bucks for a 4.50 drink, hoping the bartender wouldn't think less of as Asian. A tip is a tip afterall.
I scanned the room. Wow. Pretty packed at 615pm. I took a quick walk at the dance floor and beelined to less crowded spot in the bar/club. There were 2 tables. The other was occupied. I headed straight for the other.
I felt a light tap on my shoulder. "Hey, how's it going?" "pretty good, you?" "yeah i'm fine yourself"
"You wanna join me?" "yeah sure".... i went over. "so ah... how are you doing" Shit... i've already asked that. "yeah i'm good" "So ah... what did you do today?" i quickly changed the topic, hoping my boo boo wasnt noticeable" "I cleaned my room." "no shit" i replied. "i'm M by the way" and "I'm C". And that's how it all started
M and I talked about everything under the sun. We talked about work "I'm a civil engineer, in town for a study trip" "No kidding. I studied that too... until i thought i didnt fit into the mould> I'm now in graphic designs.... i'm actually heading to a gallery at Geary later tonight for an art review. I write and art blog with my friends in my spare time"
The club was playing a whole chain of Britney songs.... M asked "so.... Christina, or Britney" " Hands down Britney. I was devastated when she didnt come to Singapore for her comeback tour" "No way. I come from Lousiana and we totally hate her... So.... kylie or Madonna" "Madonna.... i know you're gonna say Kylie but I love my skanks." "I love my skanks too" M said. I smirked. I really do love my skanks.
The conversation went on for the rest of the nite. M leaned in and said "Can i tell you a secret? I knew you were from out of town all along. Do you know why?" I shrugged.... "Because you dress too well to be from San Francisco".... "Really? Wow, i tot i was underdressed. I'm flattered." Thank god it was dark. i swear i was blushing like crazy.... M said, "yeah sometimes i wished the people dressed up more. i mean, people actually go out of the gym wearing the same clothes. I'm like "did you even SHOWER?".... A graphic designer with a sense of humour. I think I'm in love.
"Hey are you gonna get another drink? Cause I dun have to meet my frens for another hour", i said. "yeah sure, my frens just started on their dinner. I could use another drink" "What are you having?" (god I always wanted to say that) "Jack Sour" "Jack sour it is" (not knowing what the hell was that. apparently it's whisky and sour mix. It was good)
"There ya go" passing M the drink "my treat". M smiled, looking at me. "what cha looking at" "Nothing, i just think you are cute" Ok..... shoot me and kill me now please. This is unreal.
We talked some more and went to the dance floor. We danced to Janet and everything was going so well..... i glanced at my mobile. It was 830pm. damn. I have to leave. M saw me looking and asked. "you have to go" "yeah... i do. In a while".... that's when it happened. I looked into M's eyes, M looked into mine.... and we kissed. Right in the middle of the dance floor. It was magical.... like leprechauns dancing over a rainbow... white shiny unicorn galloping over the fields. I've always thought I would meet the perfect someone in the alleys of a grocery store, or in a line at starbucks. But hey, a club works too. Who am i to complain. I was too preoccupied, trying not expose myself as a prefect noob at kissing.
We hugged as the song lingered in the background. I could get used to this, i thought to myself. Why... why do I have to leave San fran. This is so unfair.
"I have to go" i said..... reluctantly "let's go together". We left the club... me a few feet in front of M. We didn't speak, knowing that the evening was ending. And then M pulled my hand and threw me back into those arms. We hugged and kissed. It was a hollywood moment that i could only dream of.... in my dreams. I melted.
We alighted at Powell station, walking towards Geary street. I had to meet my colleagues at the King of Thai Restaurant (geez. what a cliche) near Macy's which was near the gallery M was going to. We stopped at a junction. "I had a great nite. But i really gotta go"... "you have to be with your boss the WHOLE nite? Why can't i meet you after work?"
At this point i didnt know how to reply M. I really did enjoyed the past couple of hours. But deep down i know nothing will ever happen to this short lived fling of sorts. "I really can't. I'm sorry" was all i could answer.... I guess M got angry and M just walked away, and so did I.
All i thought while with my collegaues, was about how incredulous and surreal it has been and how incredibly retarded i was to not get M's number. After dinner (which i didnt even eat), I went back to the hotel and thought fuck it. I'm gonna go to that street and find M. So with a beer in one hand a s cigarette in another (for dramatic effect. the beer is real), i went round geary street at midnight looking for something that looked remotely like a gallery opening. What i didnt realise what that street was littered with galleries and most had already closed.
My hands were shivering from the cold, puffing on the cig and drinking the beer, like a hobo. That's it.... game over. Like a fairytale smashed into smithereens and coming to an abrupt halt.... My life as i knew it, was over. My one true love (naive and guillible i know) ... we will probably not meet again for the rest of our lives... and all i was left with was a first name and a drink called jack sour which I think is going to be the stick with me for the rest of my life.
The end.
It was 6 in the evening and the sky had already turned dark. Not quite I'm used to back in Singapore. I had a few hours to kill before meeting the other delegates so i thought why not check out the night life of San Francisco. I mean, it's not every other day that i get to be in this vibrant city. Alone.
I passed by a bar, full of people. Wait dun these people need to work? Oh right it's a Saturday nite. You lose track on time whenever you are overseas. I walked right by the "bouncer"... well i said bouncer in inverted quotations because basically he's just a guy sitting on a stool checking ids.
"ID please".... i whipped out my licence.
"What the shit is this", his friend asked
"I'm from outta town".... i replied
"Ob-viously..." geez... when did guys get so bitchy. but i loved it "... alright you're good"
I headed right to the bar for a pre-dinner drink. I didnt actually plan on having dinner. I was looking at the fastest way to get high. "A pint of Stella please." I left a 5bucks for a 4.50 drink, hoping the bartender wouldn't think less of as Asian. A tip is a tip afterall.
I scanned the room. Wow. Pretty packed at 615pm. I took a quick walk at the dance floor and beelined to less crowded spot in the bar/club. There were 2 tables. The other was occupied. I headed straight for the other.
I felt a light tap on my shoulder. "Hey, how's it going?" "pretty good, you?" "yeah i'm fine yourself"
"You wanna join me?" "yeah sure".... i went over. "so ah... how are you doing" Shit... i've already asked that. "yeah i'm good" "So ah... what did you do today?" i quickly changed the topic, hoping my boo boo wasnt noticeable" "I cleaned my room." "no shit" i replied. "i'm M by the way" and "I'm C". And that's how it all started
M and I talked about everything under the sun. We talked about work "I'm a civil engineer, in town for a study trip" "No kidding. I studied that too... until i thought i didnt fit into the mould> I'm now in graphic designs.... i'm actually heading to a gallery at Geary later tonight for an art review. I write and art blog with my friends in my spare time"
The club was playing a whole chain of Britney songs.... M asked "so.... Christina, or Britney" " Hands down Britney. I was devastated when she didnt come to Singapore for her comeback tour" "No way. I come from Lousiana and we totally hate her... So.... kylie or Madonna" "Madonna.... i know you're gonna say Kylie but I love my skanks." "I love my skanks too" M said. I smirked. I really do love my skanks.
The conversation went on for the rest of the nite. M leaned in and said "Can i tell you a secret? I knew you were from out of town all along. Do you know why?" I shrugged.... "Because you dress too well to be from San Francisco".... "Really? Wow, i tot i was underdressed. I'm flattered." Thank god it was dark. i swear i was blushing like crazy.... M said, "yeah sometimes i wished the people dressed up more. i mean, people actually go out of the gym wearing the same clothes. I'm like "did you even SHOWER?".... A graphic designer with a sense of humour. I think I'm in love.
"Hey are you gonna get another drink? Cause I dun have to meet my frens for another hour", i said. "yeah sure, my frens just started on their dinner. I could use another drink" "What are you having?" (god I always wanted to say that) "Jack Sour" "Jack sour it is" (not knowing what the hell was that. apparently it's whisky and sour mix. It was good)
"There ya go" passing M the drink "my treat". M smiled, looking at me. "what cha looking at" "Nothing, i just think you are cute" Ok..... shoot me and kill me now please. This is unreal.
We talked some more and went to the dance floor. We danced to Janet and everything was going so well..... i glanced at my mobile. It was 830pm. damn. I have to leave. M saw me looking and asked. "you have to go" "yeah... i do. In a while".... that's when it happened. I looked into M's eyes, M looked into mine.... and we kissed. Right in the middle of the dance floor. It was magical.... like leprechauns dancing over a rainbow... white shiny unicorn galloping over the fields. I've always thought I would meet the perfect someone in the alleys of a grocery store, or in a line at starbucks. But hey, a club works too. Who am i to complain. I was too preoccupied, trying not expose myself as a prefect noob at kissing.
We hugged as the song lingered in the background. I could get used to this, i thought to myself. Why... why do I have to leave San fran. This is so unfair.
"I have to go" i said..... reluctantly "let's go together". We left the club... me a few feet in front of M. We didn't speak, knowing that the evening was ending. And then M pulled my hand and threw me back into those arms. We hugged and kissed. It was a hollywood moment that i could only dream of.... in my dreams. I melted.
We alighted at Powell station, walking towards Geary street. I had to meet my colleagues at the King of Thai Restaurant (geez. what a cliche) near Macy's which was near the gallery M was going to. We stopped at a junction. "I had a great nite. But i really gotta go"... "you have to be with your boss the WHOLE nite? Why can't i meet you after work?"
At this point i didnt know how to reply M. I really did enjoyed the past couple of hours. But deep down i know nothing will ever happen to this short lived fling of sorts. "I really can't. I'm sorry" was all i could answer.... I guess M got angry and M just walked away, and so did I.
All i thought while with my collegaues, was about how incredulous and surreal it has been and how incredibly retarded i was to not get M's number. After dinner (which i didnt even eat), I went back to the hotel and thought fuck it. I'm gonna go to that street and find M. So with a beer in one hand a s cigarette in another (for dramatic effect. the beer is real), i went round geary street at midnight looking for something that looked remotely like a gallery opening. What i didnt realise what that street was littered with galleries and most had already closed.
My hands were shivering from the cold, puffing on the cig and drinking the beer, like a hobo. That's it.... game over. Like a fairytale smashed into smithereens and coming to an abrupt halt.... My life as i knew it, was over. My one true love (naive and guillible i know) ... we will probably not meet again for the rest of our lives... and all i was left with was a first name and a drink called jack sour which I think is going to be the stick with me for the rest of my life.
The end.
After-thoughts
Dun think i'm gonna do a day by day recount of the past 12 days. dun have the time and dun have the energy. photos are up on facebook if u are interested.
The US was everything i'd imagined it to be. free, liberal, melting pot of different cultures, religion, people. I absolutely loved it.
I spent the first few days exploring the different districts and areas of san fran... chinatown, embacadero, the wharves, castro, alcatraz, golden gate. each area was so different but i felt extremely at ease with all...
Nearly got conned by a hobo the first day. Talked crap to me about helping child trafficking situation and shit and wanted to get me to "donate" money to him so that he can help them. What a load of bullocks. i just walked away. retard.
Alcatraz reminded me of KR. mainly because the cells reminded me of the rooms i used to stay in. they nicknamed different blocks.... like michigan Avenue, Broadway, the Cutoff... which was so cool. they even had a street called the C-D street. gotta love that.
I challenged myself to cycle to the golden gate bridge from fisherman's wharves. i mean, if those juveniles could do it, so can I right. So i did.... on a regular mountain bike. and omg was i horribly mistaken. i realised those yellow "bicycles" that they used were semi motorised and mine was just... well, not. i nearly died trying and i guess that caused my left sole to hurt the rest of the trip. and it was only day 2. all those walking/cycling up and down the hills was SERIOUSLY no joke.
The shopping was fantastic too.... ended up blowing erm.... 1500USD in total for expenses and shopping and they were mostly not for me. there goes my 13th month bonus.... Only bought sunglasses and one polo t for myself. SO SAD. One day i might just fly back to the US to shop for stuff ALL FOR MYSELF. I mean... i didnt even get to buy shoes..... :( the D&G ones I saw at bloomingdales were 300plus. i mean. how cheap is that.... hahaha. ok shuddap.
Met up with peter parker who brought me to San Jose in his pimp-ma-ride car.... hahaha. ok la his car quite chui. according to him. and in a mere 10months he has probably met up with 100 accidents and sent his car for repair 100times. He took me to cheesecake factory for dinner and then to a supposedly haunted house tour. which turned out to be TOTALLY lame. because it was so not scary with a gazillion tourists inside. Peter... so sad we didnt see ghost. :( Spent the nite at his frat house... haha looks like a frat house but his frens? totally not frat material. i swear peter please clean your toilet bowl. it's vomit inducing. BUT thanks for bringing me ard!!!!
New orleans was vastly different from San Fran in a good way. the birth place of jazz, rhythm and blues and gumbo. Slightly dodgier (too many niggas) but still extremely vibrant at nite. the french quarters bubbles with excitement everynite with its many pubs, strip tease joints and jazz... the many nites spent there were truly unforgettable. The intricate french balconies the awesome creole and cajun food.
It's amazing how the city manages to rebuild itself merely 4 years after Katrina hit... you wouldn't even have noticed the rampage done to the city... and its the determination of its people one should admire, pieceing together little by little what used to be.
I used to think i was a master at faking accents and deciphering them but i distinctly remember one nite at Popeyes (shuddap i was hungry, dun judge).... i was at the take out counter and a black nigga bitch asked me
"wudcha like sam sus wit tat"
"wut sus do you haf"
"wi haf kitchup and huut sus"
"what sus?"
"huut sus"
"ooooooh you mean HOT SAUCE"
totally embarrassed.
And the myth about black people having more booty. TOTALLY TRUE. i swear. those people have the hugest and perkiest ass on earth. even i cant beat them.
So yeah. USA. So cool. So sexciting. more stories to tell later.... lemme catch up on my tv now.
The US was everything i'd imagined it to be. free, liberal, melting pot of different cultures, religion, people. I absolutely loved it.
I spent the first few days exploring the different districts and areas of san fran... chinatown, embacadero, the wharves, castro, alcatraz, golden gate. each area was so different but i felt extremely at ease with all...
Nearly got conned by a hobo the first day. Talked crap to me about helping child trafficking situation and shit and wanted to get me to "donate" money to him so that he can help them. What a load of bullocks. i just walked away. retard.
Alcatraz reminded me of KR. mainly because the cells reminded me of the rooms i used to stay in. they nicknamed different blocks.... like michigan Avenue, Broadway, the Cutoff... which was so cool. they even had a street called the C-D street. gotta love that.
I challenged myself to cycle to the golden gate bridge from fisherman's wharves. i mean, if those juveniles could do it, so can I right. So i did.... on a regular mountain bike. and omg was i horribly mistaken. i realised those yellow "bicycles" that they used were semi motorised and mine was just... well, not. i nearly died trying and i guess that caused my left sole to hurt the rest of the trip. and it was only day 2. all those walking/cycling up and down the hills was SERIOUSLY no joke.
The shopping was fantastic too.... ended up blowing erm.... 1500USD in total for expenses and shopping and they were mostly not for me. there goes my 13th month bonus.... Only bought sunglasses and one polo t for myself. SO SAD. One day i might just fly back to the US to shop for stuff ALL FOR MYSELF. I mean... i didnt even get to buy shoes..... :( the D&G ones I saw at bloomingdales were 300plus. i mean. how cheap is that.... hahaha. ok shuddap.
Met up with peter parker who brought me to San Jose in his pimp-ma-ride car.... hahaha. ok la his car quite chui. according to him. and in a mere 10months he has probably met up with 100 accidents and sent his car for repair 100times. He took me to cheesecake factory for dinner and then to a supposedly haunted house tour. which turned out to be TOTALLY lame. because it was so not scary with a gazillion tourists inside. Peter... so sad we didnt see ghost. :( Spent the nite at his frat house... haha looks like a frat house but his frens? totally not frat material. i swear peter please clean your toilet bowl. it's vomit inducing. BUT thanks for bringing me ard!!!!
New orleans was vastly different from San Fran in a good way. the birth place of jazz, rhythm and blues and gumbo. Slightly dodgier (too many niggas) but still extremely vibrant at nite. the french quarters bubbles with excitement everynite with its many pubs, strip tease joints and jazz... the many nites spent there were truly unforgettable. The intricate french balconies the awesome creole and cajun food.
It's amazing how the city manages to rebuild itself merely 4 years after Katrina hit... you wouldn't even have noticed the rampage done to the city... and its the determination of its people one should admire, pieceing together little by little what used to be.
I used to think i was a master at faking accents and deciphering them but i distinctly remember one nite at Popeyes (shuddap i was hungry, dun judge).... i was at the take out counter and a black nigga bitch asked me
"wudcha like sam sus wit tat"
"wut sus do you haf"
"wi haf kitchup and huut sus"
"what sus?"
"huut sus"
"ooooooh you mean HOT SAUCE"
totally embarrassed.
And the myth about black people having more booty. TOTALLY TRUE. i swear. those people have the hugest and perkiest ass on earth. even i cant beat them.
So yeah. USA. So cool. So sexciting. more stories to tell later.... lemme catch up on my tv now.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
USA Bound
12 Nov to 23 Nov
Please contact me at 97258184 (preferably since it is office phone so that means i dun have to pay) or 97370855 (personal)
See ya when I'm back :)
Please contact me at 97258184 (preferably since it is office phone so that means i dun have to pay) or 97370855 (personal)
See ya when I'm back :)
Monday, November 09, 2009
Celebrate good times COME ON! (part 2)
If you thought the party ended on Saturday.... u are so wrong.
Brunch on Sunday is simply divine.... Met up with my sec school classmates at PS Cafe at Dempsey (Sorry CT, Romanos have to wait for another special occasion)... Siwei asked me to reserve a table but I got all lazy and said "no need la no one will ever go to Dempsey on a Sunday afternoon"..... boy oh BOY was horribly mistaken. the ENTIRE PS Cafe was filled to the BRIM with ANGMOHS!!! Angmohs from UK, USA, France, Germany.... oh man can u imagine my excitement and going bonkers from hyperventilating at the sight of so many white colored people squeezed into one room. Its like my own private wet dream come true.
Ok.... as for the food.... it was quite pricey but what the heck la right. it's my bday i dun care. and the food was GREAT. it was SO good and the portions were.... GINORMOUS. Qing Yi got the Stacked Portobello with bacon and poached egg.
I got the Fish and Chips.... shuddap i know i am boring but i like fish and chips and the fries were fat like anything and the dips were yummy :)
Siwei got the steak sandwich which was very good as well.
And Carol went gay and ordered salad with some fish skewered by lemongrass.... can u say HAUTE CUISINE?
By the time we finished our mains we were so FULL we thought we shud only order one dessert (because the desserts come in giant sizes too)..... Our flourless orange cake with butterscotch and ice cream was out voted by the girls' double choclate BLACKOUT. I swear thats the name..... its like.... chocolate overdose and we finished it in like 5mins. BAM BAM BAM and GONE.
Brunch on Sunday is simply divine.... Met up with my sec school classmates at PS Cafe at Dempsey (Sorry CT, Romanos have to wait for another special occasion)... Siwei asked me to reserve a table but I got all lazy and said "no need la no one will ever go to Dempsey on a Sunday afternoon"..... boy oh BOY was horribly mistaken. the ENTIRE PS Cafe was filled to the BRIM with ANGMOHS!!! Angmohs from UK, USA, France, Germany.... oh man can u imagine my excitement and going bonkers from hyperventilating at the sight of so many white colored people squeezed into one room. Its like my own private wet dream come true.
Ok.... as for the food.... it was quite pricey but what the heck la right. it's my bday i dun care. and the food was GREAT. it was SO good and the portions were.... GINORMOUS. Qing Yi got the Stacked Portobello with bacon and poached egg.
I got the Fish and Chips.... shuddap i know i am boring but i like fish and chips and the fries were fat like anything and the dips were yummy :)
Siwei got the steak sandwich which was very good as well.
And Carol went gay and ordered salad with some fish skewered by lemongrass.... can u say HAUTE CUISINE?
By the time we finished our mains we were so FULL we thought we shud only order one dessert (because the desserts come in giant sizes too)..... Our flourless orange cake with butterscotch and ice cream was out voted by the girls' double choclate BLACKOUT. I swear thats the name..... its like.... chocolate overdose and we finished it in like 5mins. BAM BAM BAM and GONE. Really eat until too full sia.... see la how to get rid of stomach. i cannot resist food when it is right in front of me even though i am 110% full
Siwei capturing really unflattering photos of all of us in our bloatedness glory... hahaha. fatty bom boms. Loves it.
Siwei capturing really unflattering photos of all of us in our bloatedness glory... hahaha. fatty bom boms. Loves it.
Was supposed to go zirca at nite but khalid pang seh-ed last minute.... so sad. the only days i can go clubbing on a sunday is when monday is a holiday. or when i am on leave.... DAMN IT. sian diao.
And that concluded my 3 days of binge eating and binge drinking.... until i arrive in the US of A and then i will go crazy again!! WOOHOOO!!! :))))))
Celebrate good times COME ON!! (now with new photos)
The long awaited Annual Dinner finally happened on Friday. GAME ON - RETRO FEVER!!
People who know me knows that i hate joining committees.... because they take up a LOT of time. Which was why i didnt join any comms in KR.... but oh wells. Back in Feb, i was still relatively free-r and i still didnt know a lot of people in my company.... i figured it might be a way to know more people. The things you do for work.... hahaha. Thank god I had Cameron with me the entire time so it made it more bearable.
I remembered the first meeting, the mood of the meeting was just so off cos all of us didnt really know each other.... but as time went by it actually became fun. I actually looked forward to meetings every Friday (partly also because i get to forget abt work for about an hour) and I really enjoyed the company of the people in the comm.
Like when we did the walkabout in September to promote the Dinner...
Cameron (in white) and Hanson (extreme right) who were part of the Gifts and Prizes team
Haha the walkabout was DAMN FUN!!! get to dress up on a work day....
And then dressing up AGAIN for the Don't Forget Ya Lyrics auditions :) Wah lao i think i am damn cute dun cha think? if only i am 5cm taller and 5kg lighter.... totally model material.
On Friday we went to Orchard hotel in the morning... unloaded some stuff and headed for AYAM PENYET at far east.... yumzzzz. the belachan super shiok sia..... burn my tongue. Den i didnt have any duty after that so me and cameron just slept the entire afternoon to "prep" for the long nite ahead haahah loves it. But i dunno why la i really cant sleep.... i think i am really old. So i woke up and did some last minute stuff for the luck draw prizes and went down to do some arranging.
Den time for DRESSING UP WHOOOOHOOOO! Dun u think i ROCKED the outfit?? Thanks siwei for the afro hahahah i think i used it more than u right :P Geek chic bowtie combo.... but probably cos i had to tuck the shirt, in my ass looked ginormous.....all that junk in the trunk.
With Vice Chair Ping Ping...
And Chairwoman Magdeline..... while waiting to escort the VVIPs.... mind you ok.... not VIP, its VVIP. that means.... JTC Chairman CEO and ex-CEO. Yeah i am an important man as well... I also had the previlege of holding the fish bowl for the lucky draw hahahah and the most embarrassing thing was... i was supposed to give the prizes to the CEO's wife to give to the winner.... but i was SO KANJIONG SPIDER and HALF DRUNK i went to give the winner myeslf....sia suey siaaaaaaaaaaa. BUt watever, i think they forgave me because of my cuteness...
I was screaming at Cameron the entire nite for forgeting to give the freebies to the winners. So the whole time i was scouring the entire ballroom for winners to give them their warranty cards and freebies and wat nots and the thing was i couldnt remember who sits where... so it was practically needle in a haystack task.... not eating at all and HALF DRUNK. not fun. Aye.....
With Elizabeth...
and Sue! whoa whoa... duncha think i look damn good. cannot take my eyes off myself.
OMG i couldnt even remember taking this photo!
Towards the end of the nite the entire ballroom danced to YMCA. high like anything. woohooo and the comm went on stage to dance.... got to show the entire world what i am made of hahaha. i'm a dancer... Get out of my elitist stage. HAHAHA.
And then so funny, i was holding the fish bowl for the 3rd to 10th prize and the emcee called out my name and i was like WHAT THE FUCK..... so i kan jiongly passed the bowl to my fren. We had to play the prize is right!! SO FUN RIGHT! we were shown a pic of a 1957 telephone and asked to guess the price.... so i was like what the shit i cant think straight WAKE UPPPPPP. so since i was turning 26 so i just anyhow wrote $265...... and i got the 2nd closest ok!!!! MAI SIAO SIAO hahahha so i won 5th prize a camcorder which cost ard 900bucks..... i know because i bought it. with my credit card hahahahhaa.
YAY A JOB WELL DONE!!!
Whacked more whisky and wine and mamboed more for the rest of the nite.... saw a few of my directors boogie... and i am still trying to get that image out of my head. hahahah. Was already 1130pm and i was supposed to meet Andi and the 2nd floorers at his house for more alcohol.... but i really couldnt take it. i was practically dragging myself to the taxi stand. i even told the uncle... "uncle i wanna die already can u hurry up plsssssss"
And i did die in Andi's house... couldnt remember anything that happened.... i just slept the entire nite away.... feeling very cold and waking up sporadically and answering questions i was being asked. and then fall back down to sleep. GG. old fart.
Saturday went to eat at Bugis with my family with a massive hangover... couldnt really eat much cos i didnt have appetite but the food at Iluma was NOT GOOD. disappointing...... went back home after that to sleep more to "prep"for the nite in hall... (its times when u have to actually sleep to prep for the nite that u realise u are no longer young. GG)
Alexis asked me to go back hall because she wanted to give me in her own words "a big present.... CAN U COME PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS" yes with a lot of S-es. So duh right... of cos i knew something was up. So do forgive me if my reaction wasnt what u guys expected. HAHAHA. NO but really.... althou my face didnt show it, i was REALLY very touched that ma babies went thru all the trouble to have a surprise bday celebration.... even to the extent of decorating the dance room, cooked food and blew 1000 balloons amidst the exams looming in the corner... i have trouble expressing gratitude and appreciation. i swear. its something i have to work on. i am cold hearted that way.
Still waiting for more pics to come but here some teasers....
we werent really that drunk and frankly i wasnt thinking of drinking too much either becuase of the headache.... sometimes it's just nice to have nice music (shuddap guys my Xmas music rocks), nice fake disco ball lighting and good conversation..... the xmas songs reminded me of snow... and fireplace in a nice big room. and wine.... omg you guys..... we should totally travel somewhere with snow in a couple of years when all of u start working and have $$.... den we can make snow angels and snowman with snow falling from the sky and at nite we can toast marshmellows and drink wine and eat strawberries and have heart to heart talk.... (sorry imagination going wild). I think it will be SO MUCH FUN.
Called it an early nite since everyone was so tired.... took a lot of family photos... thats how we like to end our outings.... so cute right.
Thanks again for putting in so much effort.... i appreciate it :)
Yeah ok i think i will stop blogging for now.... write too much. wanna die already. Part 2 coming up in a couple of days :) tmr no work super shiok. can finally rest at home after 2 consecutive late nites....
People who know me knows that i hate joining committees.... because they take up a LOT of time. Which was why i didnt join any comms in KR.... but oh wells. Back in Feb, i was still relatively free-r and i still didnt know a lot of people in my company.... i figured it might be a way to know more people. The things you do for work.... hahaha. Thank god I had Cameron with me the entire time so it made it more bearable.
I remembered the first meeting, the mood of the meeting was just so off cos all of us didnt really know each other.... but as time went by it actually became fun. I actually looked forward to meetings every Friday (partly also because i get to forget abt work for about an hour) and I really enjoyed the company of the people in the comm.
Like when we did the walkabout in September to promote the Dinner...
Cameron (in white) and Hanson (extreme right) who were part of the Gifts and Prizes team
Haha the walkabout was DAMN FUN!!! get to dress up on a work day....
And then dressing up AGAIN for the Don't Forget Ya Lyrics auditions :) Wah lao i think i am damn cute dun cha think? if only i am 5cm taller and 5kg lighter.... totally model material.
On Friday we went to Orchard hotel in the morning... unloaded some stuff and headed for AYAM PENYET at far east.... yumzzzz. the belachan super shiok sia..... burn my tongue. Den i didnt have any duty after that so me and cameron just slept the entire afternoon to "prep" for the long nite ahead haahah loves it. But i dunno why la i really cant sleep.... i think i am really old. So i woke up and did some last minute stuff for the luck draw prizes and went down to do some arranging.
Den time for DRESSING UP WHOOOOHOOOO! Dun u think i ROCKED the outfit?? Thanks siwei for the afro hahahah i think i used it more than u right :P Geek chic bowtie combo.... but probably cos i had to tuck the shirt, in my ass looked ginormous.....all that junk in the trunk.
With Vice Chair Ping Ping...
And Chairwoman Magdeline..... while waiting to escort the VVIPs.... mind you ok.... not VIP, its VVIP. that means.... JTC Chairman CEO and ex-CEO. Yeah i am an important man as well... I also had the previlege of holding the fish bowl for the lucky draw hahahah and the most embarrassing thing was... i was supposed to give the prizes to the CEO's wife to give to the winner.... but i was SO KANJIONG SPIDER and HALF DRUNK i went to give the winner myeslf....sia suey siaaaaaaaaaaa. BUt watever, i think they forgave me because of my cuteness...I was screaming at Cameron the entire nite for forgeting to give the freebies to the winners. So the whole time i was scouring the entire ballroom for winners to give them their warranty cards and freebies and wat nots and the thing was i couldnt remember who sits where... so it was practically needle in a haystack task.... not eating at all and HALF DRUNK. not fun. Aye.....
With Elizabeth...
and Sue! whoa whoa... duncha think i look damn good. cannot take my eyes off myself.
OMG i couldnt even remember taking this photo!
Towards the end of the nite the entire ballroom danced to YMCA. high like anything. woohooo and the comm went on stage to dance.... got to show the entire world what i am made of hahaha. i'm a dancer... Get out of my elitist stage. HAHAHA.And then so funny, i was holding the fish bowl for the 3rd to 10th prize and the emcee called out my name and i was like WHAT THE FUCK..... so i kan jiongly passed the bowl to my fren. We had to play the prize is right!! SO FUN RIGHT! we were shown a pic of a 1957 telephone and asked to guess the price.... so i was like what the shit i cant think straight WAKE UPPPPPP. so since i was turning 26 so i just anyhow wrote $265...... and i got the 2nd closest ok!!!! MAI SIAO SIAO hahahha so i won 5th prize a camcorder which cost ard 900bucks..... i know because i bought it. with my credit card hahahahhaa.
YAY A JOB WELL DONE!!!Whacked more whisky and wine and mamboed more for the rest of the nite.... saw a few of my directors boogie... and i am still trying to get that image out of my head. hahahah. Was already 1130pm and i was supposed to meet Andi and the 2nd floorers at his house for more alcohol.... but i really couldnt take it. i was practically dragging myself to the taxi stand. i even told the uncle... "uncle i wanna die already can u hurry up plsssssss"
And i did die in Andi's house... couldnt remember anything that happened.... i just slept the entire nite away.... feeling very cold and waking up sporadically and answering questions i was being asked. and then fall back down to sleep. GG. old fart.
Saturday went to eat at Bugis with my family with a massive hangover... couldnt really eat much cos i didnt have appetite but the food at Iluma was NOT GOOD. disappointing...... went back home after that to sleep more to "prep"for the nite in hall... (its times when u have to actually sleep to prep for the nite that u realise u are no longer young. GG)
Alexis asked me to go back hall because she wanted to give me in her own words "a big present.... CAN U COME PLSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS" yes with a lot of S-es. So duh right... of cos i knew something was up. So do forgive me if my reaction wasnt what u guys expected. HAHAHA. NO but really.... althou my face didnt show it, i was REALLY very touched that ma babies went thru all the trouble to have a surprise bday celebration.... even to the extent of decorating the dance room, cooked food and blew 1000 balloons amidst the exams looming in the corner... i have trouble expressing gratitude and appreciation. i swear. its something i have to work on. i am cold hearted that way.
Still waiting for more pics to come but here some teasers....
we werent really that drunk and frankly i wasnt thinking of drinking too much either becuase of the headache.... sometimes it's just nice to have nice music (shuddap guys my Xmas music rocks), nice fake disco ball lighting and good conversation..... the xmas songs reminded me of snow... and fireplace in a nice big room. and wine.... omg you guys..... we should totally travel somewhere with snow in a couple of years when all of u start working and have $$.... den we can make snow angels and snowman with snow falling from the sky and at nite we can toast marshmellows and drink wine and eat strawberries and have heart to heart talk.... (sorry imagination going wild). I think it will be SO MUCH FUN.
Called it an early nite since everyone was so tired.... took a lot of family photos... thats how we like to end our outings.... so cute right.
Thanks again for putting in so much effort.... i appreciate it :)Yeah ok i think i will stop blogging for now.... write too much. wanna die already. Part 2 coming up in a couple of days :) tmr no work super shiok. can finally rest at home after 2 consecutive late nites....
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
DRAMA MAMA!!!! but happy like HUMMINGBIRD!!
YAY! So happy!!! Best week EVER.
I took my ippt today which was like SO DRAMA. First of all i must say it is freaking RIDICULOUS that the guard room at a certain camp (that starts with an "M" and ends with a "U") is totally unhelpful. All camera phones have to be locked up in a locker outside the camp before proceeding in la. This guy didnt have coins and i also used up mine so he asked the guard room whether they can change coins for him but the guard room guy said "sorry we cant change for you" den the person said "so u cant change for me, but i have to put my phone in the locker, but i dun have coins, so what do u want me to do? Can i just walk in?".... den the guard room guy said "no cannot u have to go outside and change"... at this point i was feeling damn sorry for this person cause hello... there isnt a shop around within a one km radius. i think the guard room guy is just damn BO LIAO..... retard.
So anyway... i walked in and guess who i saw.... LUAH!!! so happy got someone familiar to take ippt with me. ahahha den i realised his birthday was also coming.... everyone just waits till the last moment to take their ippt la. Ok yeah.... i was feeling confident.... and its the first time i am in CAT Y, can u believe it.... SO damn FARKING old. but watevs, cos that means it's easier for me to get silver!!
I breezed thru all the static stations.... like omg shuttle run (puh-lese sprinting also wanna test me. try harder), sit ups.... chin ups, SBJ.... ALL SO easy.... while Luah was basically there just to fail and take attendence (oh and i didnt know the IHL exempt for RT is no longer valid..... sorry for those suckers who are still studying)
Den it was time to run 2.4km.... i swear. i hate to run. even thou i run every other week but i really hate to be timed. cos i will panic. But... i have faith in myself. So i happily plugged in my mp3 (because i am so used to running with music in my head) and played After school's Amoled (Ct and Alexis would be SO proud)..... den off i went. ok la... first 200m not so bad.... den suddenly my right calf started to cramp. BAM! I was like what the fuck this is not happening to meeeee...... i have to complete this stupid 2.4km run. if not i have to go RT which is SO embarrassing... the cramp went away as soon as it came so i tot i was just scaring myself ....
Den 20m later BAM BAM it came back FUZOKCHARBEEHOOOOON. this CANNOT BE. wah lao i was really starting to panic because i havent even finish 400m and my right calf was like punk'd-ing me.....i really tot i am DOOMED for sure... have to retake my ippt before i fly off to USA..... so i was slowed down a little.... trying to test water see if it still cramps.... i was literally praying to Jungah and Gahee to gimme strength. i fucking have to finish this. My first round's timing was 1min 42sec..... ok la not too bad, can run slower a bit and hope it recovers and i can catch up later.....
AND IT DID!!! it stopped cramping!! YAHOOOOO. i think i rock. and then it was NON STOP AFTER THAT..... i played all my ho-ish skanky songs like Madonna and Sexy Bitch (akon) totally flying thru'out the course..... i LOVE skanky songs cos it makes me run faster. HAHAHAHHA. YAY so in the end my timing was 11min 42 secs and that means i got silver which also means............. I AM 200BUCKS RICHER.. WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
I think i am so gonna get myself new specs.... and i am left with ONE MORE DAY of work tmr before i am having a short 2 1/2 weeks break YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! FUCKING HAPPY LIKE HUMMINGBIRD.
time for my mid-week drink!! :)))))))
I took my ippt today which was like SO DRAMA. First of all i must say it is freaking RIDICULOUS that the guard room at a certain camp (that starts with an "M" and ends with a "U") is totally unhelpful. All camera phones have to be locked up in a locker outside the camp before proceeding in la. This guy didnt have coins and i also used up mine so he asked the guard room whether they can change coins for him but the guard room guy said "sorry we cant change for you" den the person said "so u cant change for me, but i have to put my phone in the locker, but i dun have coins, so what do u want me to do? Can i just walk in?".... den the guard room guy said "no cannot u have to go outside and change"... at this point i was feeling damn sorry for this person cause hello... there isnt a shop around within a one km radius. i think the guard room guy is just damn BO LIAO..... retard.
So anyway... i walked in and guess who i saw.... LUAH!!! so happy got someone familiar to take ippt with me. ahahha den i realised his birthday was also coming.... everyone just waits till the last moment to take their ippt la. Ok yeah.... i was feeling confident.... and its the first time i am in CAT Y, can u believe it.... SO damn FARKING old. but watevs, cos that means it's easier for me to get silver!!
I breezed thru all the static stations.... like omg shuttle run (puh-lese sprinting also wanna test me. try harder), sit ups.... chin ups, SBJ.... ALL SO easy.... while Luah was basically there just to fail and take attendence (oh and i didnt know the IHL exempt for RT is no longer valid..... sorry for those suckers who are still studying)
Den it was time to run 2.4km.... i swear. i hate to run. even thou i run every other week but i really hate to be timed. cos i will panic. But... i have faith in myself. So i happily plugged in my mp3 (because i am so used to running with music in my head) and played After school's Amoled (Ct and Alexis would be SO proud)..... den off i went. ok la... first 200m not so bad.... den suddenly my right calf started to cramp. BAM! I was like what the fuck this is not happening to meeeee...... i have to complete this stupid 2.4km run. if not i have to go RT which is SO embarrassing... the cramp went away as soon as it came so i tot i was just scaring myself ....
Den 20m later BAM BAM it came back FUZOKCHARBEEHOOOOON. this CANNOT BE. wah lao i was really starting to panic because i havent even finish 400m and my right calf was like punk'd-ing me.....i really tot i am DOOMED for sure... have to retake my ippt before i fly off to USA..... so i was slowed down a little.... trying to test water see if it still cramps.... i was literally praying to Jungah and Gahee to gimme strength. i fucking have to finish this. My first round's timing was 1min 42sec..... ok la not too bad, can run slower a bit and hope it recovers and i can catch up later.....
AND IT DID!!! it stopped cramping!! YAHOOOOO. i think i rock. and then it was NON STOP AFTER THAT..... i played all my ho-ish skanky songs like Madonna and Sexy Bitch (akon) totally flying thru'out the course..... i LOVE skanky songs cos it makes me run faster. HAHAHAHHA. YAY so in the end my timing was 11min 42 secs and that means i got silver which also means............. I AM 200BUCKS RICHER.. WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
I think i am so gonna get myself new specs.... and i am left with ONE MORE DAY of work tmr before i am having a short 2 1/2 weeks break YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY! FUCKING HAPPY LIKE HUMMINGBIRD.
time for my mid-week drink!! :)))))))
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
so ridiculous
dun understand. ok shuddap.
on a seperate note.... have i been whining too much lately? If i have i do apologise. Besides my aching back (i even have to resort to taking painkillers), i am actually i'm feeling GREAT. This week should fly by quite quickly and i am off from work for 2 weeks after that.... it feels like Xmas already! There's even a lightness in my steps as i go to work everyday.
BYE!!
on a seperate note.... have i been whining too much lately? If i have i do apologise. Besides my aching back (i even have to resort to taking painkillers), i am actually i'm feeling GREAT. This week should fly by quite quickly and i am off from work for 2 weeks after that.... it feels like Xmas already! There's even a lightness in my steps as i go to work everyday.
BYE!!
Sunday, November 01, 2009
The one with the dinner planned 2 weeks in advance
uh huh. 2 weeks gestation. like having baby. keep changing time and meeting place. gotta love ma frens.
didnt wanna stay at home any longer so i went out to find new glasses.... cos i'm bored of my red glasses. but all the shops were selling ugly black frames. so i went PS first, wanting to walk over to cathay to get movie tickets for the nite..... and the fantastic thing was.... it was RAINING and POURING like mad and i was wearing my pedro shoes..... sigh. i think i have been abusing my loafers. it was soaked and i was so upset. but nevermind. i can buy shoes in US.
So i got stuck at PS and i walked ard and saw this uber nice raybans glasses. 400plus. FML. why do i have such good taste..... AYE. tried on a million sunglasses and i think the shop assistant was diao-ing me. but who cares. i looked hot and he does not. The rain became slight drizzle so i ran to cathay. I love the shops at cathay... cos they are, let's just say. unorthodox..... there's this furniture shop inside that sells the coolest sofas and sofa beds. so chic. i think if i got money i will splurge on my house and make everything uber zen and chic so i can have house parties..... but that has to wait till i am 35. damn it.
Decided to just stay put at cathay since we didnt know where to eat yet.... waited for like ONE MILLION YEARS for those 4 bitches to come. dun understand..... why the person who takes mrt is always the first one to arrive. tsk. time management seriously. i was fuming already. like really fuming... but aiyah watever, it was all gone when i saw them. in the end they wanted to eat at pomo (potong steam to the max.... dress so nice go and eat at POMO you mei you gao cuo). but ok la... the ramen was not bad. and cheap. so watevs....
walked to timbre in the rain.... dismas carrying his lace-y unbrella. gotta love that. gayness to the maxness. realised that there was another flight of stairs at the condo leading up to mount sophia... so the one at cathay was the wrong one all along cos its GOD DAMN SMELLY. we learn new things everyday.... after climbing up mount doom, we tot we were safe until we saw that the path was FLOODED with water. like seriously flooded to the ankles for a stretch of 15metres. ma de i tot this time confirm gg.... have to turn back. but we decided to just take out our shoes and wade thru it... which turn out to be quite fun!!! we even took emo shot. sorry for the poor quality.
so we got to timbre at 915pm. happy hour ended at 9pm. FML. and there were NO SEATS cos the boss isnt smart enuff to extend the tent to the outside.... retard. and everyone was squeezed into the interior. sian. so we stood ard for like 15mins until we cannot take it and decided to... SIT IN THE RAIN! hahaha. ok la. it was more of a drizzle by then so its fine. the timbre wings was like. omg. awesome. and the duck pizza is omg. even more awesome... cant believe it was my first time eating it. whack like siao... there goes my hot bod. (omg before i forget i weighed myself at my uncles house in the morning and it was 72.8kg!!! SO HAPPY!!!! first time my weight is below 73kg. *pats self on back)
waited till 11 before making our way down to cathay to watch..... JENNIFER"S BODY which i knew would be a spastic shows cos all megan fox's movies are.... but omg. it was even lamer that i thought it would be... its NOT scary at all. it was so lame and quite funny during certain parts. "do u have a tampon?" - best moment of the nite. laugh like fuck cannot take it.... so we bid adieu after the movie and went back home.... sian another weekend gone like that
Another busy busy week ahead for meeee..... gotta take ippt. aye. pray for me i havent been running for 2 weeks. i hope i still have it in me to get silver. i need the 200bucks DESPERATELY. its the first time my bank acct has dwindled to 3 digits and i MAXED OUT my citibank credit card..... (maxed out as in $6400) its FREAKING me out. ok la.. i bought a lot of prizes for my D&D but my claims better be processed quickly otherwise i will have no money to spend in US.
and i dunno what is wrong with my eyelids.... it has been twitching for the past week. i know no one misses me that much. so its either someone has been cursing me or i am too damn stressed..... :( ok.... thats all.
didnt wanna stay at home any longer so i went out to find new glasses.... cos i'm bored of my red glasses. but all the shops were selling ugly black frames. so i went PS first, wanting to walk over to cathay to get movie tickets for the nite..... and the fantastic thing was.... it was RAINING and POURING like mad and i was wearing my pedro shoes..... sigh. i think i have been abusing my loafers. it was soaked and i was so upset. but nevermind. i can buy shoes in US.
So i got stuck at PS and i walked ard and saw this uber nice raybans glasses. 400plus. FML. why do i have such good taste..... AYE. tried on a million sunglasses and i think the shop assistant was diao-ing me. but who cares. i looked hot and he does not. The rain became slight drizzle so i ran to cathay. I love the shops at cathay... cos they are, let's just say. unorthodox..... there's this furniture shop inside that sells the coolest sofas and sofa beds. so chic. i think if i got money i will splurge on my house and make everything uber zen and chic so i can have house parties..... but that has to wait till i am 35. damn it.
Decided to just stay put at cathay since we didnt know where to eat yet.... waited for like ONE MILLION YEARS for those 4 bitches to come. dun understand..... why the person who takes mrt is always the first one to arrive. tsk. time management seriously. i was fuming already. like really fuming... but aiyah watever, it was all gone when i saw them. in the end they wanted to eat at pomo (potong steam to the max.... dress so nice go and eat at POMO you mei you gao cuo). but ok la... the ramen was not bad. and cheap. so watevs....
walked to timbre in the rain.... dismas carrying his lace-y unbrella. gotta love that. gayness to the maxness. realised that there was another flight of stairs at the condo leading up to mount sophia... so the one at cathay was the wrong one all along cos its GOD DAMN SMELLY. we learn new things everyday.... after climbing up mount doom, we tot we were safe until we saw that the path was FLOODED with water. like seriously flooded to the ankles for a stretch of 15metres. ma de i tot this time confirm gg.... have to turn back. but we decided to just take out our shoes and wade thru it... which turn out to be quite fun!!! we even took emo shot. sorry for the poor quality.
so we got to timbre at 915pm. happy hour ended at 9pm. FML. and there were NO SEATS cos the boss isnt smart enuff to extend the tent to the outside.... retard. and everyone was squeezed into the interior. sian. so we stood ard for like 15mins until we cannot take it and decided to... SIT IN THE RAIN! hahaha. ok la. it was more of a drizzle by then so its fine. the timbre wings was like. omg. awesome. and the duck pizza is omg. even more awesome... cant believe it was my first time eating it. whack like siao... there goes my hot bod. (omg before i forget i weighed myself at my uncles house in the morning and it was 72.8kg!!! SO HAPPY!!!! first time my weight is below 73kg. *pats self on back)waited till 11 before making our way down to cathay to watch..... JENNIFER"S BODY which i knew would be a spastic shows cos all megan fox's movies are.... but omg. it was even lamer that i thought it would be... its NOT scary at all. it was so lame and quite funny during certain parts. "do u have a tampon?" - best moment of the nite. laugh like fuck cannot take it.... so we bid adieu after the movie and went back home.... sian another weekend gone like that
Another busy busy week ahead for meeee..... gotta take ippt. aye. pray for me i havent been running for 2 weeks. i hope i still have it in me to get silver. i need the 200bucks DESPERATELY. its the first time my bank acct has dwindled to 3 digits and i MAXED OUT my citibank credit card..... (maxed out as in $6400) its FREAKING me out. ok la.. i bought a lot of prizes for my D&D but my claims better be processed quickly otherwise i will have no money to spend in US.
and i dunno what is wrong with my eyelids.... it has been twitching for the past week. i know no one misses me that much. so its either someone has been cursing me or i am too damn stressed..... :( ok.... thats all.
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