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Announcement 2007

I am changing my blog.

Or rather, I am ditching my blog.

Have been thinking about it for a while but Shaz said something just now that made me realise that I'm pretty much dead and I shd go get a new blog, haha...

I already have my new blog add ready and if you want it, leave / send me a msg or an e-mail, orite? This has been a great way for some of my old frens to get in touch with me (with google being everyone's best fren), but there's always a time when you feel the need to have a little bit more control over some things in your life.

saturday night i feel the air is getting hot

This is sad, but this was the most happening day for me so far this year, haha. From East Coast to Orchard and back to Simpang Bedok. I've been to places!!

Actually, I didn't really feel like joining Ryan & gang at East Coast lah... Got bitten by the laziness bug. But then I recalled that I was the one who enthusiastically replied his sms and told him that cuz it's in the East, I wd be onz for the blading / cycling plan. And when Chin Long smsed me later asking me wat time I was reaching, I capitulated lor (cuz I already smsed Ryan an excuse - but turned out he didn't have his hp with him, haha...) Grabbed a cab down from Bedok sommore (cuz cdn't get a cab near my home somehow).

Anyhow, this is embarrassing, but the last time I cycled was, erm... 3 years ago when I went for night cycling with my hall-mates after exams. (And hey, successfully cycling from Kent Ridge Crescent to ECP was a milestone for me, k!) So today I cycled... and I was amazed that I haven't forgotten how to, haha... Who's onz to going cycling at ECP with me again??

Took a ride in Ryan's brand new Honda Integra coupé to Orchard to celebrate Yvonne's bday. It was supposed to be a surprise for her and hey... I was surprised myself cuz I didn't know we were going to Orchard! I wasn't dressed for it, man... But good thing that Chin Long and Ryan didn't look like they bothered to dress up either, heh. At least I didn't feel out of place.

Went to Simpang Bedok after that cuz it was Shaz's last night here. I vastly prefer to sit on the inside, rather than by the roadside (and on the Spize's side [team oren] instead of the team kuning) but nvm lah. It's the company that counts. (And when is my Tampines gang going to Simpang again ah??)

Both my parents called me at abt 12.40, wch was strange cuz... dun they stay in the same house?? Ah well... Not my luck that they bothered to call, but it was a good 2 hrs spent with Shaz and Naz lah. Chances of me going down to Simpang with Naz = almost zero. (Chances of her going down to Simpang with... whoever else now = very high : P)

So yup, here I am now... and I really, really hope that Shaz wun get on that 9 o'clock flight cuz how in the world am I supposed to wake up on time?? La la la...

in da club

Okie, yes, I am back now! Wah... sleepy sia... Didn't realise I was so tired that I could wake up at 11 today (once upon a time, it was a rarity). Nvmlah... I was probably making up for my 5-hrs of sleep every night. Anyhow.

With aching feet we made our way to Shaw House for dinner and deliberated over our food while thinking of what to do next. By that time, it was past 9.30 pm and most of the shops were closed. But that didn't deter us from making our way to Wisma Atria just to look² see². (It was at the underpass towards Orchard MRT where I saw (and talked to) Maori lah... and he looked good! In my totally unbiased opinion!!)

Now that cd have been the highlight of the night for me, but the real highlight came later.

My colleague, Clara, knew of a club @ The Amara that plays salsa tunes and Friday is ladies' night. So there we went... and fwah!! Such an eye-opener experience! I love it! Haha...

It's definitely not like any normal club. In normal clubs, you have a mass of dancers on the floor gyrating wildly to the music. No skills required. And you'll have guys somehow making their way next to you and the next thing you know you're dancing with them. But it's a very individualistic thing. Most of the time you're so self-absorbed (or high, or in some cases, too drunk) to really care abt your surroundings.

At the salsa club, you see highly-skilled dancers twirling and moving apart and together again. Over and over again. An observer probably wdn't be able to tell or anticipate the next moves. Wch was why we had some difficulty getting over to the bar as we had to cross the dance floor first. (Oh yeah, btw the dancers are allowed to dance anywhere except near the pool table.)

So this is what happens in a salsa club. Random strangers will come up to you and ask you for a dance. And then all the couples will converge on the dance floor, show off their fancy moves, and disperse once again when the music ends. And then re-group. And continue.

It was so exciting to watch and the atmosphere was simply great! Salsa clubs have been featured on TV before, but it's simply different when you're there to experience it for yourself! And the interesting thing was that each dancer has its own preferred individual moves, and when you pair up with another person, each couple comes up with unique (and usually unplanned) moves. I love it!

Heh, yeah well... enough raving abt it. Hopefully this wun be my last visit there lah... but hopefully the next time I go there again, it'd be with some skill level, haha...

I saw Maori. If you can't remember who he is, then too bad.
More details when I wake up! =)

it got better

Don't you just hate it when you start watching an episode of sth and it always ends with 'To be continued'? Dammit. Just have a movie special or sth and quit putting me on the edge! Hahah... In my case, thank God I have like 30 more episodes of the anime in my comp and another 50+ in a DVD. So I cd keep on watching... and watching... and watching...

Antsy (the original) dropped by my cubicle just now, surveyed it and asked, "You want to compete your cubicle with mine ah?" Oh! Sungguh kurang ajar! (translation: Oh! How insolent!) Somehow he always drops by when my cubicle is in a mess. Wait lahhhh... transformation not complete wat! Pfft =P.

FMC came up to "fetch" me at the end of the work day and the first thing he said to me (loudly) was: "What happened to your hair???" I told him to shut up (exact words) and he said, "But I like it." Awww... Haha... Immediate volte-face for me.

Right now I can't believe I'm going for the dance class tmr. Quite nerve-wrecking... Just the thought of being in a new and very foreign environment makes me absolutely nervous. Considering there is no room for shyness on the dance floor. *shivers*

Wish me luck.

she

She...
She screams in silence
a sullen riot penetrating through her mind
Waiting for a sign
To smash the silence with a brick of self-control

Are you locked up in a world
Thats been planned out for you a
Are you feeling like a social tool without a use

Scream at me until my ears bleed
I'm taking heed just for you

She...
She's figured out
All her doubts were someone else's point of view
Wa-king up this time
To smash the silence with a brick of self-control

Are you locked up in a world
Thats been planned out for you
Are you feeling like a social tool without a use

Scream at me until my ears bleed
I'm taking heed just for you

Pictures!

Today I shall attempt to write an entry lah. Bah. Not really in the mood to (cuz of an e-mail I received from my boss just now) but I will not elaborate. Suffice to say, I miss my old bossss!! *wails* (Btw Old Boss was so nice... He actually bothered to sms me on New Year's Eve.)

So I'll leave you with some pics of my cubicle right now instead.

Ripped off 2006's calendar off the panel at the back of my PC as well as some written signages that I made to vent my frustration (if you can't tell, I'm in love with words) and got this:

Other than words, I am also in love with colours. So I made use of the company photocopying machine and printed my self-made calendar onto my construction paper and pinned them up like this:

My first project, actually, was to come up with a montage of 20 tips that are relevant to me, that I shortlisted from a list of 101 Ways to Cope with Stress:

This is the back of my cubicle... Tried to colour-coordinate it, but still need more work. First priority is to clear the clutter first.

This part is still under construction... I'm trying to cover the other wood panel with all the notes that I've ever received from my colleagues. I'm halfway there! =)

New Year, new look. Applies to workstations and cubicles too. I'll take another round of pics when my whole cubicle is ready =).

first entry

Announcement for former TPJC-ians who are reading this blog (erm, my batch, that is, haha...):

Make yourself free on the 20 Jan for a dinner gathering, okie? And don't say I didn't tell you in advance! Su is free, and so far I've asked Muna, Kecik, Fazzie and Yana. (Eh, so few ah?) So spread the word... and let's make this happen! =)

Btw, it's 2007! And I've prepared some materials to help me with my upcoming Project Decorate Cubicle. Woohoo! Thanks to my brother. Yes, you DCP-115C, you... It's been a year since I made use of you. I'm gonna make sure I get to make use of you every opportunity I can.

Before the year ends...

Okielah, I'm gonna compose a quick post before the year ends and we start the new year at the stroke of midnight.

It has been an interesting 2006... and well... I feel as if I've learnt a lot. It hasn't been a bad year, save for an incident that probably triggered very very unpleasant days for me... but it was good cuz I learnt to step up on my self-worth and self-esteem and not to let ppl get to me. This whole chapter is not exactly over (and I'm still trying to figure out whether I want to place a lid on it somehow) but it's not as significant as it was when it first started.

Let's not bother with resolutions right now... cuz promises can be made at any time of the year. And the only one keeping tabs is your own self, so why bother declaring it to others, rite?

No wishes for the new year as well... I'll take one day at a time and que sera sera - whatever will be, will be.

Have a good 2007 ahead to everyone reading / visiting my blog rite now - both welcomed and not-so-welcomed guests =). Let's bury the hatchet and just start anew.

superheroes

Cicak-man?? What's up with that, man?? Hahaha... More details here.

Someone should create a face-off scene btwn Malaysia's Cicak-man and Singapore's VR Man.

sigh...

Alamak, forgot to mention this yesterday.

I can't believe Saddam Hussein is dead. Perhaps I've been watching too much Prison Break ah... I was kinda hoping that he wd somehow still be granted clemency (or at least keep him in prison long enough before someone changes his mind). And failing that, I was thinking whether this is a great conspiracy... Like maybe he's not dead after all. They just used a body double and he's actually safe. They rushed the execution due to pressure from some countries (or ppl) and to get them off their backs. But the truth is, Saddam Hussein is still alive somewhere.

And if I keep this up, I'd be probably like one of those ppl who believe that Elvis is still alive. Sigh...

I wonder what's coming up next. A full-fledged war, perhaps?

30 nov 06

Yes, yes... I've finally done it. Basically it looks the same as it did when I was younger. Even the jet-black colour (no more highlights lah... Like Christina Aguilera's album, it's back to basics now). My mother apparently also remembered the photo of me looking petulant that was taken when I was 4. Total damage to the savings account shall not be disclosed here.

Too lazy to upload the pics at Daphne's wedding. My first church wedding! And it wasn't that bad lah... Was expecting lots of singing and prayers and all (cuz I remembered reading abt it on someone's blog, haha...) but I think it was okie.

We adjourned to Sheraton Towers after that for a lunch reception and wah... the food is damn good lah. I dun recall it being that great when I had my Mendaki Graduates' Tea early last year. Maybe different budget ah eh? Haha... The food was so good that I didn't even bother to try the chocolate fondue. They had other delicious desserts!! Yumyum... (Shd have done the kiasu thing and dabao, but bag not enough space lah...)

Walked down to Orchard with Close Colleague (cuz she didn't hear me telling her that Newton MRT was the nearest station from the hotel and that it's less than 5 mins' away). Coincidentally, G (an ex-colleague whom I liked) and another colleague were heading towards the same direction behind us, so the four of us walked together.

When we reached Far East, I decided to join G and the other colleague (let's call her L) while Close Colleague left to meet her husband. (My appt was at 4 lah... and I had nothing better to do at that time.) It was interesting cuz I've never really talked to L other than the usual hi-bye if and when we meet, and I was never close to G before he left to join RP.

In the end, after sitting ard at Ya Kun for a while, G and I agreed to take a bus down to Bugis together where we went.... erm... Hipo-shopping! Haha... But it was great lah... Cuz today I've learnt more abt G than I have the whole one year we were in SD together. =)