My new toy! When it's hip to be square...

I received a much belated birthday present this afternoon....

and I still cannot believe it!!



Thank YOU!

I'd be snapping pictures like mad in Hong Kong and Guangzhou and Melbourne and Sydney soon! :D

爱情转移

I fell in love with this song the first time I heard it.

Haven't heard such a poetic song for some time.
林夕 has this magic with lyrics, turning them into loaded visuals. My favourite parts are in BOLD.

I imagine sipping a hot cuppa on a rainy day, headphones on, sitting by the window with my legs propped up somewhere... and feeling each phrase going through my head and flowing through my body, until it reaches my toes.

And I wonder... 爱情..想开往地老天荒...需要多勇敢



歌手：陈奕迅
曲:christopher chak 词:林夕


徘徊过多少橱窗
住过多少旅馆
才会觉得分离也并不冤枉

感情是用来浏览
还是用来珍藏
好让日子天天都过得难忘

熬过了多久患难
湿了多长眼眶
才能知道伤感是爱的遗产

流浪几张双人床
换过几次信仰
才让戒指义无返顾的交换

把一个人的温暖转移到另一个的胸膛
让上次犯的错反省出梦想

每个人都是这样享受过提心吊胆
才拒绝做爱情待罪的羔羊

回忆是捉不到的月光握紧就变黑暗
等虚假的背影消失于晴朗

阳光在身上流转等所有夜将被原谅

爱情不停站
想开往地老天荒
需要多勇敢

烛光照亮了晚餐
照不出个答案
恋爱不是温馨的请客吃饭

床单上铺满花瓣
拥抱让它成长
太拥挤就开到了别的土壤

感情需要人接班
接近换来期望
期望带来失望的恶性循环

短暂的总是浪漫
漫长总会不满
烧完美好青春换一个老伴

把一个人的温暖转移到另一个的胸膛
让上次犯的错反省出梦想

每个人都是这样享受过提心吊胆
才拒绝做爱情待罪的羔羊

回忆是捉不到的月光握紧就变黑暗
等虚假的背影消失于晴朗

阳光在身上流转等所有夜将被原谅

爱情不停站
想开往地老天荒
需要多勇敢

你不要失望
荡气回肠是为了
最美的平凡

I'm definitely going to get his album when I'm in HK. I can't wait. :D

Watch your back

Watch your thoughts; they become words
Watch your words; they become actions
Watch your actions; they become habits
Watch your habits; they become character
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny

Swamped at work

Independent woman

I enjoy being in the office at night alone when I can really get my work done, sit cross legged and blast the music (and sing out loud occasionally). I wonder if I'm a nice co-worker since I can basically handle most things on my own. *shrugs

It doesn't feel like a weekend at all, and that didn't bother me.

It's fullfilling when you wake up early in the day with an itinerary.

- finish last chapter of report
- Nike rockstar workout
- 2.4km run
- back to office to tie up loose ends

Was surprised that apart from these above mentioned activities, I pretty much didn't think of anything else.

Not even Mr Goh (until he called much later in the evening).

So I suppose I can live independently if i want to? Like.. just live for myself, on my own. Be a hermit.

There are so many things to fill my living/waking hours with and I don't necessarily need to share it with somebody. I can do it on my own and still feel... satisfied.

I wonder if it's the effect of the gym and the constant mental reminder that I am strong, I am strong and I turned out to be strong indeed.

It feels terrific. :D

tired body, tired mind

I dreamt that my project in guangzhou was a mess.

And that I had to squeeze into this carriage/cab vechicle driven by this Chinese uncle who, halfway through the journey, turned into an Indian man.

I remember asking him what he's doing in China...

too much work on my mind + too little sleep = weird dreams

I can't sleep after eating 6 pieces of juicy durians. They're still rolling in my stomach.

so i shall work.

On a different note, the dentist twisted my tooth real hard today. An hour later, the crooked tooth is almost parallel with the rest.

you know what they say, no pain, no gain!

Really a 'Labour' Day

Sprang out of bed at 830am. Shit, I'm late... rushed to office, finished up some stuff and ran out of office by 1045am.

What/Who else would have made me so motivated to get to town so early in the morning.... other than... Mr Toh, or Mr HOT. :D

Two crazy gym session followed. 90 min each. BodyJam vs Nike Rock Star Workout AND BodyCombat BLAST. My legs could hardly kick properly in the last 30 minutes. I must be really crazy to have stayed for the second session.

And to reward myself.... Mr Goh and I went Shimbashi! Soba So GOOD! (We walked a freaking 30 minutes from Cathay to Paragon can, under the hot sweltering sun.)
They've got new desserts on their menu! I lurrrrve their Cream Anmitsu, but decided to try the new addition: matcha cheesecake with ice cream instead. It's now my second favourite! Mr Goh had some Soba thingy...which he had fun dipping it in brown syrup and soya bean powder.

Mr Goh calculated and said we're going to be seeing each other for 4 weeks out of 8 weeks in May and June (since I'm going to HK/GZ and Melb/Syd). Probably the longest time (to date) that we're not seeing each other. So, instead of going to work, I decided that I should probably spend as much time as I can with him and also, give myself a break from work. Quality Work, Quality Life. Shall work EXTREMELY hard tmr then.

We actually wanted to go for a haircut together, but Mr Goh found out that his stylist had quit and he doesn't really trust the others at Kimage. I... I..I... get nervous whenever it comes to haircut... but I seriously need to cut my hair. Eileen suggested that I do it in HK... hmm... will need to give that some thought, maybe?

So Far East shopping it shall be. Shoes Shoes Shoes! I really like the shoes from Gripz. My previous pair of gripz stayed with me since last Good Friday~ but I really need to replace it.. cos it's torn and dirty now. Good comfy shoes are really quite hard to come by for me... I think my feet is weird.

Bought another piece of polka dotted blouse. I've got A LOT of polka dotted stuff. I need to stop. And 3 for $10 necklaces - best bargain of the day. Muahahaa.

Need to stop shopping in Sg, and save up moolah to spend in HK (although the Great Singapore Sale is coming up)!

Mr Goh, on the other hand, is much much much more a rational shopper than I am. He didn't used to ask me to choose colours for him. Tonight, we debated over the colour of his Adidas cap for 30 minutes. Blue or White, this design or that design. Goodness.

I think we've picked up (bad) habits from each other along the way - which is ... quite hilarious. :D

Johnson Duck Rice and Hir Tao Lor (Fish Head Steamboat)

Johnson Duck Rice (Bukit Timah) reminded me of the portions served in Hong Kong. Maybe cos we're having dinner late, I can hardly finish a plate.
Hir Tao Lor (near Kovan) - Yummy.

Gym Bunnies and the dick at Cannery

Yay! Great workout today!

must thank all the sweeties for making the effort to come down to paragon by 930AM on a saturday! Hope you girls enjoyed the wonderful bodystep class conducted by julian ... :D although I suspect our calves and thighs will ache terribly tomorrow....

We ta-bao-ed lunch and went to Eileen's place (cos the 'ladder' man was coming to clean her leather sofa) and after that.... we decided to GO BACK TO GYM AGAIN!!
wanted to go for another of julian's class but we missed the time, so we stopped over at starbucks for a drink before going for Nike Rock Star Workout. Mich coined us the 'GYM BUNNIES'. The amount of energy we have really surprises me sometimes... just when you say you're tired and want to give up... you push yourself a little bit...and a little bit... and a little bit... and over your limit.

No pics at the gym, cos not very nice to take pics in the changing room, with other people's boobies showing. Hurrr.. only took one with Eileen, while mich was looking at shoes...


Was at Mr Goh's place for dinner... while he was intensely watching the man U vs Everton match, occasionally switching over to the other match, while I... read 8Days.

Popped by the Cannery later at night cos Mr Goh said he would bring me there AND he is the only guy eligible to bring me there. Hurrr. And then he showed me the dick.
It's some structure (for air ventilation?) at the Cannery which Mr Goh thought looks like a dick.

Nothing much's happening at the Cannery... lotsa drinking joints and smoke, and I wasn't really in the mood for a drink. good thing there was a BAZAAR!

Which I didn't manage to get anything from. =_=

Häagen-Dazs was packed, so we went a little further to this other dessert place, which served the BEST apple juice I have EVER tasted. It's FRESH, GREEN and CRISP!!
Can you imagine! Although their menu was a bit confusing...The Ham and Cheese sandwich was good too....
Mr Goh commented that my smile looks contrived... but my smile is my smile is my smile... how different can it get?? Not as if his smile is any different.... and I realise how dark Mr Goh is..... Even our new Fossil watches are black and white!

Absolutely LOVE this song!

Absolutely needed some funky music to keep me going on the treadmill. 5km today~

This song is it!

LOVE LOVE ME!

SHOCK SHOCK ME!



Everybody's gonna love today,
love today, love today.
Everybody's gonna love today,
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to,
Love love me,
love love me,
love love.


I've been crying for so long,
Fighting tears just to carry on,
But now, but now, it's gone away.

Hey girl why can't you carry on, (carry on)
Is it cuz you're just like your mother,
A little tight, like to tease for fun, (tease for fun)
Well you ain't gonna tease no other,
Gonna make you a lover!

Everybody's gonna love today,
love today, love today.
Everybody's gonna love today,
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to,
Love love me,
love love me,
love love.

Girl in the blue with the big bust on
Big bust on,
big bust on.
Wait till your mamma and your
papa's gone,
Papa's gone!
Mamma, mamma papa,
shock shock me,
Shock shock me,
shock shock.

Everybody's gonna love today,
Gonna love today, gonna love today
I said,
Everybody's gonna love today, gonna love today,
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to,
Love love me,
love love me,
love love.

Carolina sits on '95,
Give her a dollar and she'll make you smile.

Hook her, book her, nook her, walk away!

Girl dresses like a kid for fun, (kid for fun)
Licks her lips like they're something on them (something on them)
Tries to tell you life has just begun, (just begun)
Now you know she's getting something other
Than the love from her mother

Everybody's gonna love today,
Love today, love today
Everybody's gonna love today,
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to,
Love love me,
love love me,
love love.

Girl in the blue with the big bust on,
Big bust on,
big bust on.
Wait till your mamma and your
papa's gone,
Papa's gone
mamma, mamma papa, shock shock me,
Shock shock me,
shock shock me


Everybody's gonna love today,
Gonna love today, gonna love today
[Everybody's gonna love today,
Gonna love today,
Anyway you want to, anyway you've got to,
Love love me, love love me, love love.
Doom da da di da di Doom da da di da di...

Crash Crashed Crashing Crushed

I always know that there's a possibility that it will CRASH.

And tonight, it CRASHED.

I saw it CRASHING in my own hands, but there was nothing I can do.

All the special dates/appointments on the calendar is gone. All the contacts are gone. My schedule is a clean sheet now and I am CRUSHED.

I'm the kind who needs to have everything organised. I need a plan. I need to know what's going to happen in the next few hours or days. I get jit-jit when things are not going according to schedule.

there are always lessons i never learn. always back up back up back up. even if it's just a tiny pda. =_=

You know you're...

becoming obsessed with exercising and/or the instructor when:

1) you think about getting new gym wear everyday.
2) your sports bras are getting more than your normal bras.
3) you have seven pairs of socks, one for each day.
4) your heart rate accelerates, even before you start exercising.
5) you take your own time to stare, legitimately.
6) you dream about Julian Hee and wake up feeling angry.
7) you cannot wipe that silly grin off your face.

damn.

We deliver. Whatever.

This totally cracked me up on a mid week Wednesday morning.

The Korean love is in the air, man.

Happy Secretaries Day

To all the secretaries (and those who do admin work occassionally like me)... do not try something like this.....

Last week was my birthday and I didn't feel very well waking up on that morning.
I went downstairs for breakfast, hoping my wife would be pleasant and say, " Happy Birthday! "
and possibly even have a small present for me.
As it turned out, she barely said good morning, let alone the greeting.
I thought ... well, that's marriage for you, but the kids ... they will remember.
Soon, my kids came downstairs for breakfast, but they also didn't say a word.


So when I left for the office, I felt pretty low and somewhat despondent.
As I walked into my office, my secretary Jane said :
" Good Morning, boss, and by the way, Happy Birthday ! "
It felt a little better that at least someone remembered.


I worked until one o'clock, when Jane knocked on my door and said :
" You know, it's such a beautiful day outside, and it is your birthday.
What do you say that we go out to lunch, just you and me."
I said : “ Thanks, Jane, that's the greatest thing I've heard all day. Let's go ! "


We went to lunch. But we didn't go where we normally would go.
Jane chose instead to have lunch at a quiet bistro with a private table.
We had two martinis each, and I enjoyed the meal and her company tremendously.


On the way back to the office, Jane said :
" You know, it's such a beautiful day...
we don't need to go straight back to the office, do we ? "
I responded : " I guess not. What do you have in mind ? "


She said : " Let's drop by my apartment. It's just around the corner. "


After arriving at her apartment, Jane turned to me and said :
" Boss, if you don't mind, I'm going to step into the bedroom
for just a moment. I'll be right back."


" Okay ! " I nervously replied.


Jane went into the bedroom and, after a couple of minutes,
she came out carrying a huge birthday cake ...
followed by my wife, my kids, and dozens of my friends and co-workers,
all singing " Happy Birthday To You …….. ".


And I just sat there ... on the couch ... all naked !


And that was why I fired my secretary.

retro mod and the chubby who saved my life

Mr Goh thought the weather was perfect for hot steaming ramen-so we went to cuppage's Ohsho Ramen again.

I wasn't really in the mood for food since I just survived a death defying stunt a couple of hours ago. See, I was walking to the HSBC bank and on my way back to the office, I slipped and was going to fall and break my back....

but Chubby saved me.

Chubby is my hp really.

I was holding it in my left hand and while I was slipping, I used it break my fall and somehow managed to bounce back miraculously. No butt touching the ground, no undies showing. I survived a back break. Couldn't imagine what would happen if I really did fall. Ground was super wet from the rain and I was wearing a dress!!

but Chubby was severely disfigured. Another 6 months before I'll say goodbye to this loyal friend. I should treat it with more care from now onwards.

Anyways, the moment Mr Goh met me, he couldn't stop laughing. Cos he said I looked like I walked out from the 1980s.



I need a haircut!

All pink and fluffy

visited sis' booth at Ngee City Open Plaza this afternoon and had nail art done for free! It's some breast cancer society charity fund raising event, and the breast cancer society, being Marie France's adopted charity had a booth at the event too.

I remember watching an episode of the Oprah talk show and it featured this lady who had been through breast cancer (and removed both her breasts) and brain tumour and STILL managed to SURVIVE. AMAZING.

Health is really wealth.

The boys had their share of fun at the fund raising event too, having fished two tanks of guppies each, though i secretly pity the fates of these guppies, especially under the care of the little one. =_=

still gotta make it for work tmr. shall have an early night.

Blithe Spirit

I'm glad that although I've got a blocked nose and a sore throat, I still managed to stick to the plan and went ahead to catch Blithe Spirit with HR.

The show was really quite hilarious and it was a lovely evening out. Something un-routine.

I love to watch drama 'live' - cos the characters look more real and you can really 'feel' them.

Motion pictures are well, just motion pictures although there's a lot more the director can play around with ... the sets, the venue, animation, the angle to capture, lalala...

But theatre drama - what you see is what you get. Scene changes are minimal. The few characters are all who pull the act together. There's just so much magic about theatre drama I love.

Maybe I miss the feeling of being onstage, performing, singing my hearts out, looking out towards the audience but all i see are bright lights... yet I hear them, I feel their gaze, I know they are there... watching... me.

Ah yes, I'm quite the narcissistic drama mama.

I enjoyed every single moment of theatre - whether I'm part of the cast, or the audience (although it's more satisfying being the performer).

Before the curtain draws, I get gibberish, I burp a lot, my teeth chatter, my hair stand.

When the curtain is drawn, I lose myself and get lost in the act. The adrenaline of it all just flows throughout my entire body, head to toe...

and come curtain call, you wish it'd never end. I wish it'd never end.

Last night, I saw passion in the performers and I admire their courage to pursue doing what they really love, in a profession whom many others (at last most of the older generation) would deem not so desirable.

It's the bread and love argument all over again.

And for myself, I think I'm more hungry for bread than love.

I can only reminisce the good old times when my feet swept across the stages of St nicks, nj, nanyang audi, drama centre, kallang and victoria.

Christmas 2006

another super outdated post. A Qtr of the year is already gone!

will post this anyways <3 Since staying home on a weekday is really quite boliao.

=Christmas chalet with Hall Oners=

The part where Sharon's present got swopped-she was getting a miniature gucci perfume but got a super orbiang black waist pouch instead!
And whenever the hall people gathers, there's bound to be booze ... and silly games... and of course, watching people act silly when they are drunk....

I puked that night. =_=

=Christmas eve at Dan Ryan's & St James=
They are not kidding when they say they serve American portions. We could hardly finish our food, so we (or maybe only I) played with them instead.
then some booty action at St James

with some bootilicous babes

Even Fongseng prata shop had the xmas feel going on~

When Christmas bells are swinging above the fields of snow,
We hear sweet voices ringing from lands of long ago,
And etched on vacant places
Are half-forgotten faces
Of friends we used to cherish, and loves we used to know.

I wonder what Christmas will be like this year?

Some christmas gift ideas:
To your enemy, forgiveness.
To an opponent, tolerance.
To a friend, your heart.
To a customer, service.
To all, charity.
To every child, a good example.
To yourself, respect.

would you have thought of this?

creative right?

I always enjoy a creative ad. =D Thanks to yanlin for sharing the video with me.

It makes my sick day at home feels better.
I went to bed last night with a heavy head and a SORE LUMP in my throat.
I woke up feeling the same.
and the SORE LUMP turned into yellow gooey sticky phelgm. DISGUSTING, I know.

and now's really not a good time to take MC, but I really couldn't lift my body out of the bed.

really need time to sleep and just relax and recover by today.

have got exciting plans for the weekend~