Iguanaritas
Headed out of office ard 4pm today. went to china square first yakun outlet for our kaya toast and teh/kopi. trying to identify the star pictures.. we spent a few minutes speculating the identity of some of them.. so i suggested we asked the staff there, excuse to talk to a pretty cute guy there. hehe! but no one wanted to..
then made our way to people's park centre as we wanted to look at the crystal beads to make our own watches. YH supposed to join us after she has gone home to put her stuff.. but by the time she made her way down, was already 6pm.
meanwhile, shuen is going to attend a party with her netball mates. theme of the party: Back to school. we went with her to this uniform shop on the 3rd floor to buy an oversized uniform for her. cant remember which school. but the auntie there didnt blink an eye when shuen shippishly said it was for her, although many parents were looking strangly at her.. thinking i never have occasion to attend this kind of party, will def by great fun!! never did enjoy my school days so hoping it's not too late to dress up as one and enjoy it now.. .
reservation at iguana cafe was at 6.30pm. almost time we had to rush there. pple there v 'dao'
and attitude, could only hold table for us for 15mins and reminded us not to be late.. but quite enjoyed the food and drinks there.. the fujitas and margaritas of course.. loved the grilled prawns there, cant rem the authentic mexican name, but u wrap it up with sour cream, salsa sauce or avocado sauce on a popiah skin and eat it.. slurp! then another ready-made popiah thingy with the cheese and mushrooms inside, just scrumptious...
didnt order as many jars this time as last.. felt that it's really the adult version of IC Cool. u know, the icy drink for our childhood with the pink panther-like creature? or is it bear??
after iguana, headed to MOS.. not to go in though, the queue was horrendous.. main entrance is at the carpark entrance next building, remarking it's a strange place for an exit.. shuen's frens had planned to queue and go in, in fact, we would have gone in too, but were too tired.. but just to get the rush, we went to look from outside lah.. even the re-entry queue is slow and long..
tried to find location of Attica where so many angmohs hang out (including him and his team) but still cannot find..
we
ended up at TCC, where the gals had a couple of very nice tiramisus, we now know what is a ground cherry and how it tastes like. plus some beverages.. since i'm a bit sick of sweet stuff and cant drink coffee at nite, opted for a glass of house white chardonnay.. turned out it was pretty good too..
guy next table was eyeing me as i eyed him.. hee!
ZZZzzzz.... Huh!
lack of sleep now really making me feel very groggy.. and it's not even lunch time yet..
No peace of sleep
for the 3rd consecutive days and many times before, woke up around 5.30 - 5.45am by someone else's alarm clock... what a pig!! who doesnt wake up and the alarm rings till it auto-stops at 6am... somemore it's the old type of alarm clock like school bell, just RRRIIINNNGGG... this morning when it happened, i'm jumped out of bed hopping to catch which house turns on the lights.. but no go... :(
wonder i complain to NPP or town council, will they take any action against this kind of nuisance??HELP!!
Familiar faces in a bookshop
Had a quick lunch, had ice-cream at Andersen's cafe and it's off to Times for browsing during lunch time just now... as i've heard that he is featured in one of the lifestyle magazines this month, i was flipping thru some of those mags..
1st familiar face: is moo's brother-in-law, JK, in a mag called 'Pulses' which is on capital mkts... that was a total surprise.. he was being interviewed with a few other young generation bosses eg. dennis foo.. topic of dicussion is being a young boss, their leadership style and how tough is it...
so excited i quickly called moo to tell him.. he wasnt surprised cos his parents already knew about it.. it's not the 1st time he is being interviewed.. he's such a humble, modest and funny guy and seeing him in there is a bit weird since i also know him personally and he doesnt come across as such a dynamic person, certainly not someone who will be interviewed in such a serious mag.. guess it's a little bit intimidating too cos the sister is married to such a high-flyer and on the other hand, i'm nobody..
2nd familiar face: is yadan in 'Prestige'! ex-coll here for euro team.. is an ad. of him modelling a shirt for the shop of his ex-team-member, D. grossed out! cos he was so heavily air-brushed.. already knew that the tummy he acquired (due to last minute asian food gorging) before he went back to swiss is going to disappear.. didnt expect that in the meantime, the photographer also rounded his face, flatten his hair, smoothen out his tan and generally shaved a few years off.. now he's looks like an 18 yr old trying to look mature rather than 28 yrs old.. SS couldnt believe it was him.. sad to say, think this is probably quite a cheap ad cos he spent all the money paying the mag to feature it.. doesnt look gd at all.. real person is more hunkalicious!!
3 Polar Pies
There are 3 Polar pies in the freezer today.. treat from one team-member from yesterday.. cos the fridge had no room, no choice have to put it on top.. wah piang! they live up to the name 'Polar' cos they turn out really hard and bouncy today...
another coll, zhang lao, was hungry so i personally offered to heat up one for her..
1st try: put in the conventional oven and turned the timer to 5 mins. after 3 mins, realised forgot to turn power on...2nd try: turn the power on. after 2 mins, realised it was the wrong power point... we laughed and laughed...3rd try: located the right power point and heat the pie for 5 mins..gosh, it was still hard after all the efforts..
4th try: put it in the microwave oven for 3 mins...
yum... was piping hot after that.. when she ate it, smoke billowed out...
It's over
terribly disappointed no further developments.. and feel frustrated more so cos i have no right to push things further, with my responsibility elsewhere.. what's right what's wrong i dont know anymore.. what i feel is alright, actually or others will feel is morally wrong..
More presents from long-known galfrens
1 turtle handphone chain1 note holderunfortunately cant rem what else.. we were gathered at V's place.. watching of all movies, Exorcism of Emily Rose.. sigh.. but not everyone knows that it's more of a courtroom drama show than a horror show.. was pretty good.. we were pondering whether to go out for dinner or not.. S suggested Changi Safra but A wasnt well and wanted to stay home.. but in the end, no prize for guessing what we did.. we stayed..
also received my very belated bird-day present.. sigh, again... i know a present should be taken at face value.. u cannot expect that people will give u back a present that cost almost the same as the one u give them.. i dont want to hash this but i'm really really disappointed... not cos the present they gave doesnt cost much, but is the present itself.. so ironic and i feel so stupid at the 'unintended' significance to it..
is a wooden pen holder, one of those custom-made ones i figured, with a pig head on a peg glued to the front.. under the pig head is my name... want to cry when i see it.. cos it made me feel stupid like a pig.. past couple of birthdays, to make up for the time when i didnt keep in contact, i spent more to get nicer presents for her...
now seeing this present, i wanted to break and throw it away... sigh, what an irony....
On the 2 days before Xmas
Already getting presents from my colls:
1 striped red/yellow pooh booster
1 french manicure set
1 purple vietnamese handheld bag
1 pair of earrings (with black faux pearls)
1 OPL nail polish (which i recently found out is very durable)
1 nail art
1 precious moments bracelet
1 Adidas shoebag (from my wish list for company exchange)
1 sachet of potpurri
1 gingerbread man
1 cosmetic pouch from Tea
1 box of very nice Royce cocoa-powder covered marshmellows
1 Precious Moments mousepad
1 $10 Famous Amos vouchers
wow!! didnt realise how many presents i'm getting until i have listed down above...
exchanged presents with my team members in the afternoon... made so much racket that other teams stood up to look at us... whoever said our team is very quiet was very wrong.. the person i'm buying for requested $20 worth of M&S bacon rashers... bought 7 packets over the weekend, and as a joke, i separately wrapped each of them in newspapers.. pasted Post-it notes on each of them with the the statement 'Merry Xmas and Rem to Share Share', one word on each note..
haha! he totally had fun gathering up his presents and the resulting picture was damned funny.. the greedy look...
A wish 2 months ago
i made a wish at the 4-face buddha temple almost 2 months ago.. at that time, i was still quite confused.. so i made an open-ended wish.. fren and i were wondering if buddha will understand chinese cos we were in bangkok.. anyway, i re-enforced the wish today.. wonder if it will come true.. sigh... hope i dont make a mess of things...
What flower am I?
| You Are a Tulip |
 You have a wild, experimental side that craves change.You often switch jobs and men, always looking for something better.But deep down, you're also very well grounded and content.And you will come to know that the life you live is already ideal. |
Of thugs and gangsters...
throat was still bad, but could still talk... sent the 2 pics to the 3 of them thugs...
M showed me pics of his newborn son in return.. totally cute!! such big eyes.. mix of swiss/jap, will surely grow up to be a ladykiller...
D said thanks and the pics are very nice.. i replied of course, the subjects are good looking, hence pics so nice..
P, the cheeky fellow, replied 'pretty girls make every guy look better...'
got a ride home from my insurance agent.. totally excited.. 1st time in many months (cant even recall) i still see the sky light outside the building.. when i reached home, still in time to catch starting of tong xing yuan..
felt really bad later.. feverish, fluish and coughish.. surrendered and slept at 10.30pm.. didnt get to talk to moo since yday..
*Cough *Sniffles
cham! woke up with a v tight throat.. got slightly better in the day.. head was a bit heavy, but i figured not sick enough to get mc.. besides, ec is on leave and dont want to leave ss alone at work..
left early, met him in the pantry and we talked about our respective weekend.. he certainly had more fun than me, as usual.. he asked me why i didnt join them at attica last friday.. told them figured it's their male bonding ritual, so didnt want to interrupt as it's very restrictive.. he noticed my sniffles, asked me what i did, and told me to take care...
heard from moo his ex-coll's husband asked her for divorce.. he had to call to counsel her.. evidently, the husband thought she doesnt care about him enough.. sigh... another reason to put me off marriage.. huge complications, huge responsiblities, huge sacrifice...
Faster, faster... huff huff!!
had half an awfully chocolate cake to myself.. that's a 1/4kg... earlier in the evening, we did our usual jog at east coast, with moo's dad this time too.. shorter distance this time, but ran faster to make up for it... cos his dad was fast and i didnt want to lose to a 67yr old man... so sweated more... met wei-en, ex-coll, with her brother.. looked good.. we made plans to meet up for lunch soon...
no more coloured pearls forever.. sad, my weekend ritual disrupted....
went into sniffles and sneezes later in the night... throat felt funny.. think may have caught a chill...
most impt is to be happy
got to know that a fren of moo's getting married soon.. this guy always complain no gf, suddenly got gf, and now getting hitched only a few mths later...
he said some people get into a r/ship because they are afraid of being lonely and want to be happier..
then i asked what about him, is he happy with me?
he said he is already happy, and getting a gf is because he wants to.. he doesnt need a gf to be happier and it is a bonus if a gf makes him happier..
hmm, am sure if there is a flaw in his thinking there, but cant find what it is...
Flash Dance
is my dance audition today.. something i hoped will make me a happier person and my young life more fulfilling than just working working working... cant say i do very well.. my cheorography was messy cos we only have 10min to learn, but the dance company did say they looked more at the body movements, so hope i stand a chance there.. really felt like flash dance movie, all sweaty in that studio, and being very serious... even if i dont get the position, at least i had fun and the experience..met moo after that and pondering what to eat for dinner.. he suggested cold crabs at singapore restaurant at selegie.. yummy! great suggestion! since he peeled it for me (cos of my french manicure), i didnt realise till later i almost ate 1 whole crab myself.. the chilli was just marvelous marvelous.. even if i get an allergy reaction later, it's all worth it..
Meet the Mafia Family
so excited the day is finally here.. i get to pretty pretty and attend the D&D at chjimes chapel.. though by the time we all got ready, we were kind of late and no table was left.. wore my newest dress, my hair curled, make-up expertly done free by estee lauder.. everyone went wow wow! and one of them even commented i looked stunning.. hee! of course, then must take lots of pics of anybody i can get hold of.... the theme was Mafia night, so most people from the organising team were dressed as italian gangsters.. took pics with a few of them, and wah lau, one of them angmohs when putting my hand on my back, put it quite too lower can touch my G liao... >p very cheeky fellow.. of course also take with him... there was this old drunken buaya trying to drag all the ladies to dance.. i also kenna, and got twirled around around.. luckily didnt stumble and fall, but got very dizzy... was really crazy.. somehow end of the nite, he got himself a big water gun and started spraying everyone.. got this other guy so mad, he threw a glass of wine at him.. but guessed he was too totally gone to care.. the music wasn't so good though.. really weird, the DJ (who was not really a DJ) didnt know how to mix the songs.. but we didnt care and just danced lah... to prevent that old buaya from kidnapping me again, i told him to pleeaze protect all of us... he pretty much stayed beside me most of the night even though his frens were at the other side of the stage.. think he took his job seriously.. :) he was quite comical when he tried to dance... was quite a great evening, and very happy lah... i set out with an end result in mind and must say, i quite achieved it...
but i dont even like pumpkin...
| Your Scent is Pumpkin Pie |
 Warm, comforting, and a bit old fashionedYou've got what men want - believe it or not! |
diablo...
| Your Element is Fire |
 Your power color: red
Your energy: hot
Your season: spring
Like a fire, you are full of power and light.A born leader, you easily draw people toward you.You are full of courage and usually up for anything dangerous.You have a huge ego and love to be the center of attention. |
the 1st kiss, the 1st place
| Your Ideal Marriage Proposal Is |
 After dinner at your favorite restaurant, at the spot where you first kissed. |
the rougher point of a cheek-to-cheek
was chatting with ec and lw today in the office.. started with me offering moo's 'happy birthday' sweets, something he got a fren to buy from australia.. ec didnt dare to take at first cos she thought it was from 'him'.. but i said no lah, cos he already gave me oxox that day...
jokingly i said it was not shiok enough cos he has no stubble, and there's a diff between doing it daytime and night-time... they laughed and lw said next time if she wants to give me, she will put on fake mustache first... she asked ec whether she likes it rough or soft, ec then digressed to talk about her wedding dinner last week...
she also gave the bride and groom such oxox.. and shocked them both.. somemore, the whole thing was caught on video camera... haha! not surprising though, cos chinese seldome do that... it's very angmoh pai...
anyway, do feel that with stubble got more impact and less easier to forget... kekeke! too smooth, after a short time, u forget the sensation liao...
super girlie unlike me...
| You Are a Total Girlie Girl |
 You love looking good, and wooing men with your womanly ways.You're so feminine, men are in awe of you ... which is a very good thing. |
what they like about me....
| Guys Like That You're Charming |
 You're the girl most guys can't get out of their headsEven if they met you on a bad hair day :-)You just seem to "click" with everyone you meetSo even if a guy forgets about you for a second... his friends haven't! |
What Do Guys Like About You?
as playful as a....
| Men See You As Playful |
 Men want a challenge and you are the perfect playmateYou know how to push men's buttons and attract a wide range of guysYou enjoy living and loving - it's one of your most attractive qualitiesMen are often consumed with desire for you, and you love that! |
