祝我生日快乐

Of course,
he had the cake
and ate it too

Un Dos Tres

I cannot believe I am still awake at this time calling out to mexican english schools, but their staff 'NO SPEAK ENGLISH'!!!

I am SO TIRED.

but I can't wait to visit the city.

Spoiler :(

I cannot believe i spoilt the surprise. I'm sorry, but I had to check tom's email to search for the address of a contact.

"Hi Tom, this is chingwei here. Poh Chin's boyfriend.We have not met but I have heard lots of fantastic things about you from her. (Not saying this because I need a favor from you)

To get straight to the point, Poh Chin's birthday is on 30/3. I believe she will still be in Hongkong at that time and so I won't be spending it with her.

So, I need your help to get her a dashing male escort to bring her out for dinner on her birthday. No, just kidding. Really, will require your kind assistance to make arrangements to deliver a bouquet of lilies to her apartment on the 30/3. Would deeply appreciate your help here. However do let me know if this will cause any inconvenience, I would then make other arrangements.Thanks,chingwei"

you made me recall why i fell head over heels in love with you.

Hopping around during Easter week

When you hit rock bottom,

the only other way to go is up.

Such is the emotional rollercoaster I went through days/weeks ago.

I'm still not too sure what's gotten over me,

but it's good that things are looking up.

3 movies, 2 concerts, 1 war game, minimal work.

The leon lai, kelly chen movie is really bad. period.

Concerts were very good!

-Maroon 5-

All thanks to Ernest for the excellent tickets!

Not a fan of Maroon 5, only familiar with their radio hits

but I really love how the band gets together and just play music

I wish i can play the drums

but I've got some serious psychomotor retardation

the kind who cannot draw a circle with one hand, and square with the other.

-David Tao-

The concert was a blast! I had never felt so high (not even at MayDay's).

I was almost hyperventilating.

He made effort to give the audience something special, interact with us and is

simply so endearing!

So cute right?

He even pulled a lady from the audience (cute japanese lady who knows english,

mandarin, cantonese) and sang 'Sha Tan' - all the while holding her hands onstage,

looking into her eyes as he sang, and hugged her!!!!!!!!!!!

fwah. I was going to faint.

so lucky!!!!!!!!!

I had such a great time I'm still smiling silly when I think of him.

-War Game-

I'm really not good at it. haha.

We only played 7 rounds before it started pouring.

BEFORE


AFTER

The hiding, the aiming, the shooting - I can't seem to get them right.

Suffered many shots at my back, the one on my neck hurt the most. :(

I have new found respect for our soldiers.

haha.

It's Easter monday, another public holiday in Hong Kong.

I can't let my work pile up anymore.

reallllllly need to clear my plate and get ready for the birthday weekend.

can't wait for my bday parcel from Seoul!

Winter bug

I think I've gotten the 'seasonal affective disorder', or SAD.

According to wikipedia, the most common symptoms of SAD include extreme fatigue, oversleeping, not being able to get out of bed, overeating, carbohydrate cravings and weight gain. It can also be accompanied by the regular symptoms of depression, such as low mood, loss of interest in activities and trouble concentrating.

I'm experiencing all of the above.

I wish I could hibernate. I wish spring would come soon.

I wish I wouldn't contradict myself so often.

Aye... The skies seem grey-er the past two days - many a times I wish it'd rain, but it didn't.

Inverse relation

Random conversation with Mr. Goh

I: Are you the type who'd buy a bigger house, and get a smaller ring?
Mr. Goh: …. Confirm

I: Hmph. ok. Smaller ring, fewer kids.
Mr. Goh: nb.

And then I start to think further about this equation I came up with

and it doesn't really make sense...

Bigger house - smaller ring - fewer kids >> then why do I need a big house?

So mentally, I changed the equation to

Bigger house - bigger ring - more kids >> then I'd need to find a richer husband,

which leads to this equation

richer husband - bigger house - bigger ring - more kids

but does it equate to more love?

the search for a balanced question never ends.

Idiopathic Hypersomnia

Basically means 'a disorder of severe sleepiness'.

I think I have it.

"It causes you to have disabling daytime sleepiness. This occurs despite an increased nightly sleep time of more than 10 hours.

People with this disorder may sleep 12 to 14 hours every night with few interruptions. Even after sleeping this long time at night, it is very hard for you to wake up. You may set many alarms and still have trouble waking up."

I have been sleeping later (con calls with toronto counterparts),

and waking up later,

and sleeping later still,

and waking up later still.

It's a vicious cycle.

Damn.

My bio-clock is screwed.

I'm addicted...

To COFFEE PRINCE!

It's the only reason I leave my office at 645pm

take a leisurely stroll home

and catch it at 7pm

A good hour of entertainment before I start the second half of my day

contacting people in Toronto, Mexico, and Brazil. =.=

This show is fantastic.

Every character is so lovable

I'm also starting to wonder where my sexual inclination leans

haha

The joy of liking somebody and falling in love

everyone misses this feeling

Do we only get to re-live it vicariously?

In any case,

I love both the pretty 'uncles' in the show

and gorgeous 'En Chan'!

Thai tai tai

It's been two weeks since my last post.

How I wish I can instantly enter my thoughts and feelings and sights and sounds as soon as I experience them.


But that's obviously not possible - given the lack of time, and effort, and concentration. (Should probably have bought the 'blogger phone')


Tonight is a good night.


I'm waiting for the laundry to be done and sleepiness to crawl under my skin.


I have SO much I wanted to note down.


My work week in Bangkok:




Mr Goh sent me to the airport on Sunday morning, and we even managed to go Si Bei Lou to bai bai before heading to the airport. Throughout the journey, we didn't really talk much - though I know I'll miss him badly in bangkok... and then in Hong Kong.

It's just going to be one month... one month... and a little bit more.

Flight to bangkok was pleasant, clear skies. Lovely clouds. Then I thought about the movie 'Xin Dong' - and I thought about Mr Goh, and a handful of others. :)

Conveyor belt was jammed with luggages, and by the time I got to the hotel - Chatuchak was already closing!!

Then I thought about the Thai place which CCL took me when I visited 2 years ago - they had reallllllly good Thai mango salad and frozen coconut juice. I vaguely remembered it to be at MBK - but after walking so many rounds, I still couldn't find it. :( Settled for green chicken curry instead.

And to make my visit to MBK worthwhile, I decided to eat more

And after sunday night, it was just work work and more work.

I haven't ordered room service so frequently for all of my previous trips.

My first ride on a Tuk Tuk

and two nights of shopping at Suan Lum - where I was very often treated like a carrot head.

Vendor: "This bag... LEATHER... very good...2850 baht."
I: (Touching the material of the bag and comparing with my leather bag) "Are you sure this is LEATHER???"
Vendor: "Yes, LEATHER. Very good..."
I: "Er.. nah, it's okay." (starts to walk away)
Vendor: "How much you want?!?!? 2000 baht! 1000 baht!"
I: (walks further)
Vendor: "OKOK! 500 baht! How much you want?!?!"

I don't like to be treated like a carrot head.

Taxi driver: "Here to hotel, traffic jam. 160 baht."
I: "No, 80 baht."
Taxi driver: "No no, 160 baht."
I: "ok nevermind." (got off cab)

And I took another cab - cab fare was only 30-40 baht. =.=

Met up with Uncle Daniel, and his singapore friends and his Thai friend for dinner and drinks - first at RajDamri (where I was attacked by mosquitoes, had about 10 bites on both feet - tmd...)

Food and wine was not bad - but I was teasing Uncle dan's friend that nobody order carbonara when visiting thailand one la!


Then we headed to Sirocco after that.

DAMN BEAUTIFUL PLACE (Palace - like)

I never expected Bangkok to have such a place, so close to the skies.
The night winds were chilly, but the drinks kept us warm.
The jazz singer and band were great. Our conversations were lively.

Really enjoyed myself at the dome like place - as Nut puts it, this place really did make me feel like a princess.

Thanks Nut - for taking us to such a nice place, and thanks guys - for a lovely evening. :)

I had to leave for HK the next day and couldn't join them for high tea at Grand Hyatt! (Uncle dan has to rub it in....)

I must say the departure hall at the airport was so much nicer than the arrival hall. And thank goodness for the Dior staff - who managed to help me magically remove a 5cm blue ballpoint pen ink on my bag. I don't even know when the ink got there! Heng ah... if not, i really very DUI.


I checked in much earlier - fearing the repeat of the manila incident.
None of the bottles in this pic belongs to me! Muahahahahahah.


Wah rao. It's 3am. I don't even have time to talk about HK.

Shen ah - give me more time ba!

tick tock

time is slowly ticking away

and i'm clueless about what to do tonight

I wanted to go platinum mall but they're already closing!!!

Today's meeting went well (in Thai)

the gruelling bit comes later

I wonder how the Thais are so patient

I feel i'm blowing off my top every other time

tired of explaining

e v e r y

s i n g l e

m e a n i n g

i n

d e t a i l.

Like... why price is a selection criteria for choosing suppliers, and budget is not.

patience girl, patience...

Heard a piece of bad news this morning - colq's mother in law passed away last night and she needs to fly back to india.

I'm not exactly the kind of person who knows how to console others, or put them at ease in such instances.

Probably cos I've not experienced such pain before - grand dad passed away when i was still very little.

Where's the heartache?

there was none.

and i always thought it'd be a relief to leave in peace, especially if you're struggling too damn hard to keep alive, and having lived til a ripe age.

it's time to go?

cherish life each and every moment

not just at your deathbed?

makes sense, or no?

aye. i'm still bothered by having no where i want to go.

The mad rush has started yet again.

The packing, living in a suitcase,

travelling, checking in, checking out,

checking in and out, unpacking

adjusting to different lifestyles

it's getting quite tiring

aye.

i think i've been spoilt

will count my blessings tonight

Off to Bangkok!

A group of residents around Suvarnabhumi airport threatened to launch rockets and balloons to disrupt airborne passenger jetliners again next Saturday unless they are paid compensation money for noise pollution.

Wanchart Manathamsombat, a key leader of the 32 noise-affected communities, told the media conference that residents will not invade the airport or attempt to stage any protests. Instead, he said chillingly, they plan to "seize the sky" from their homes.

He refused to elaborate, but his supporters told reporters that residents planned to release balloons, set off fireworks and shoot off homemade Thai rockets similar to the ones used by northeastern farmers.

The threat is not empty.

In an incident widely unreported by the media last month,

residents around the airport released more than 100 balloons in the sky.

Luckily, airport authorities observed the action. They grounded all flights for more than two hours, and diverted incoming airliners away from Suvarnabhumi. There were no lives lost.

I'm landing at Suvarnabhumi airport this Sunday. =.=

A more eventful weekend ; )

=Friday=

I cannot believe we didn't take a SINGLE picture at book cafe on fri night

mich! eileen! what happened?

it was a great meet up as usual

I really like the book cafe

:)

=Saturday=

Sharon's baby Caden is such a bundle of joy!

When I carried baby Caden, I could feel his heart beat!

I remembered the last time I carried a baby (my nephews)

- must have been 8 or 9 years ago-

I still go goo goo ga ga over babies

aye, my super motherly instincts

haha

And it's good seeing the hall peeps again.

=Sunday=

Was spent meeting Ashlyn for a drink at the Legends

my first time being driven in a Jaguar

the first time after a couple of years when I feel inspired again

but how long will this inspiration last?

=Random weekends=

waiting in line @ Boon Keng

Mariott High Tea

starts from 2.30 to 5.30

we only started at 4.30

And Mr Goh kenna scalded by the steam from one of the warmers

another lady kenna also

and Mr Goh told the waitress about it

and the waitress went to check

and kenna scalded herself too

hurr

We were treated a complimentary high tea though :)

well done mr goh

Food was not bad

Desserts were yummy

so much so that even fruit flies can't take their hands and legs off them

Before Mr Goh's sunday soccer

after helping me and mum with CNY grocery shopping

after we had to queue for half an hour to taste

the Hakka Yong Tau Foo at Clementi hawker centre

(thank goodness we're the first in line!)

Haven't been snapping pictures like crazy

I wonder why

random shout outs

It felt strange without the usual ring on my finger ... the entire day.

you know right away when something is missing.

going to meet the girls at book cafe! yay!

sharon's baby boy Caden's baby shower tomorrow. yay!

dreams of roaches and dare devil stunts on tight rope strung high up about the waters - are strangely keeping me sound asleep at night.

a late night out, finally. =)

Hi 5, Low 5, Baby 5

we are FIVE.

:)

and it does feel that long...

Re-read

The Five People You Meet in Heaven

last week

the story never fails to keep me intrigued

at the wonders of life

and how our lives are so entwined,

how sacrifices can and should be made.

Forgiveness.

Love does not have an end - it just takes a different form.

everyone has a purpose in life.

what is yours, what is mine?

I LOVE my job

Love Love Love Love Love

can't hide my excitement

for something

GOOD

FANTASTIC

EXCITING

DANGEROUS (maybe?)

to come!

I realise....

women can be so manipulative.

men can be so dumb.

property is so expensive.

good movies are so hard to come by.

smells can be so intolerable.

laughter is so therapeutic.

time spent with mum can be so good.

no amount of sleeping hours can cure late nights.

i'm wasting my gym money.

the only good thing about putting on weight is that you get (slightly) bigger breasts.

i can eat a lot of junk and

talk a lot of nonsense.

Finding ME

This was taken 12 freaking years ago.

Faded old school photo.

Our uniforms are supposed to be white.

It took me some time to locate myself -

for a moment there, I've forgotten how I used to look like.

find me

We had a good primary school reunion the first weekend

I was back in Singapore

BBQ/Chalet turned night of wasteful drinking

driving all over the island

clementi to pasir ris to yishun to st james to clementi to serangoon

super wasted that night

but it was all good fun

THANKS :)

It's coming to the end of year once more

I didn't even have time to stop to evaluate what I've accomplished (or failed) in 2007

work busy

party busy

festive season busy

perhaps that's a good thing

cos I don't have time to feel depressed/neurotic

about what's done in 2007

It will be a remarkable 2008.

tmd COMFORTable!

For the second day in a row
COMFORT has proven to be unbeatable

I tried to advance call for a cab at midnight
was put on hold for a good 20 minutes with no operator

nevermind

I know it's quite impossible to advance call for 8am cab at 12am

so this morning
I called for cab and managed to get one which would arrive in 7-9 minutes

Learnt my lesson and went down early

hm. 9th minute and no cab in sight.

blood boiling

called comfort again

"Sorry mam, I can't locate your taxi."

WHAT? it vanished into thin air, did it?

"I'll get you another cab right away - there's a cab just along blah blah blah blah and would arrive in 5 min."

A merz cab then pulled up
driver unwound his window
"Ey, you got call for taxi? Your driver went off with my passenger la!"

WIN LIAO LOR.

7973

Comfort Taxi Plate No. 7973

YOU WATCH OUT!!!!!

I made an advance taxi booking last night

for pick this morning 8am at my void deck

so that I can get to Hotel Intercontinental in time

for the Conference and Workshop by 830am.

Promptly at 8am

I got this automatic phone call from Comfort

informing me that the taxi has arrived

I was still putting on the last touches of make up

a minute later

the driver (belonging to a certain m-yoyo club) called me

"Yes, I'm going down in a couple of minutes' time."

He said ok and hung up.

NB!!!!!

when I went down

he was no where to be seen!!!

so I called him

"I went off already. You call another cab."

WHAT?!?!?!

Hello??? Did I not say i'm on my way???

Yes, I admit that it's MY FAULT for not being on time

but he was not even waiting for more than 10 minutes

and he RAN OFF just like that??

FYI

Advance booking fee is $5.20

+ Peak Hour surchage $2.00

+ ERP $2.00

He is getting a good $9.20 in his pockets

without burning his petrol

Can he do the math or not?

It is NOT like I told him I don't need a cab any more

I said I am coming down.

Can he understand English or not?

It is SO DAMN BLOODY IRRESPONSIBLE la!

There is a reason why I make ADVANCE BOOKING leh.

It is just WRONG of him to

1) run off without informing me

2) run off without indicating to call centre to get another cab for me

If there is an EMERGENCY

and he needs to run off

at least inform the call centre to get another cab here right???

I am SO disappointed with the service of COMFORT

1) bad experience with the drivers

2) bad experience with the hot lines/operators

I really hate the automatic assumption of where the pickup location is

and the annoying computer voice that goes

"For pick up at (pause) Cairhill Road (pause) Cairnhill Place (pause)

Please press (pause) ONE (pause)... yada yada..."

complete waste of my time.

and to think they boast of the largest fleet of taxis on the island

and they are going to raise taxi fare this coming Monday.

What the HELL is going on???