Shall we dance?

We started a new dance yesterday. (Tues is dance nite) All along since our first lesson we had been learning ballroom dancing such as Foxtrot, Vienese Waltz and American Smooth. But yesterday we move on from gracious sweeping moves to lots of hips tilting.

Why hip tilting you may ask, reason is simply because i sucks. For one complete hour i were trying to move my hips the way i want it to. But unfortunately, it was unsuccessfully done. If there was any passerbys, I bet we wld definitely made their night.

Later last nite, one of the dance mates showed me a clip of the original version of the dance. I was shocked because I can never ever imgine myself doing that. Gosh. I was shocked beyond words. Take a look for yourself and try to picture me doing that. (Warning: Dun do this in the office as I reckon you will burst out laughing NON STOP)



After surfing and looking thru more clips, I feel that this is more achievable after a few more months of intensive buchata. But luckily, we will only be doing 2 lessons of it before moving on to rumba. Which, I have not search for in utube.



Now I can understand why Richard Gere danced in his office toilets in the movie Shall we dance. Because there is no other private places with large enough mirrors for us to practice. But dun think I will be caught doing tt. I will at least go to another level to try twisting my butt.

Just gt back from the pantry with my 2nd cup of milo. I have a feeling that I will have diabetics if I stay here for too long. Not that their drinks are overly sweet but because I prefer less sugar. I am sweet enough btw.

Lets make a comparison for a local bank vs a foreign bank pantry.

Here, we have 3 pantry on this level. In each pantry there is a drinks vending machine, hot water dispenser and a 3 temperature water cooler.

In a foreign bank, there is 1 pantry only. In the pantry, there are at least 3 different types of biscuits to choose from, 2 brand of green tea bags, a kind of chinese tea bag, milo tins, sugar n sweetener, Nescafe, brewed coffee and an espresso machine. Now lets move on to its fridge, there is soft drinks such as coke, sprite and jia jia herbal tea, there are packet drinks such as Yeos n Pokka green tea, white chrys tea, ribena, milo, milk and several more that I cant remember.

Here in local, they have chocolates to share and most imptly, yest the boss bought freshly baked eggs tarts for the team and I had 2. Because its warm and just fall apart in ur mouth. Yummy. But I still dun noe where he got it from. Sian.

Feel like my actual job is a food connoisseur. A spy to go everywhere to taste all kind of food. Haa.. I work not to work but to eat.

A powerful line

I was reading an article when i chance upon a phase which i thought is very powerful. Be prepared, here goes..

'Averages can be very misleading: like every story, every average has two sides.'

Well, do you want to know why i say this short little line is very powerful? Simply because, so many times in our lives, we have apply whatever ways n methods we know of to obtain an average to determine if the results is good or not. But in obtaining the average, we have forgotten the 2 sides which may be VERY good or VERY bad. We just thought tt as long as the average is good, we shld do it, buy it or sell it. But how many times in real life does the average actually occur.

We have actually forgotten that the average is just a figure that we have come out with ourselves and its not even a real sample from a population group. So, instead of finding an average next time, why dun we just randomly pick a sample from the whole population size that we have. At least the chances of occuring is nw 1/(population size) instead of N.A .

Yes i'n bored with nothing to do. Feel like quitting already. Cause.. i feel tt this is nt wat i shld be doing..

lalala...

Just back frm lunch.. I didnt noe tt Raffles Place has so many eateries.. I'll defintely be spoilt for choice.. Sure grow fat.. n i thought tt Suntec was good enough.. hee

Also, i have more ppl to meet for lunch instead of just the colleagues.. haa..

Sigh, nw tt i've started working, i feel like going for a holiday.. I wanna go to a nice sunny island with crystal clear water and glarmourous sunrise/sets.. Where n when??

fun, fun fun!!

I had a great time over the weekend. It had been so long since i was out till 3am and yet not have to give a damn on how i were to get home.

Let me start bragging on the fun i had..

Friday after work, i went for dinner with my ex colleagues at suntec. Along with another colleague who had left the coy, we waited for the other 3 from 7pm till 8.30pm. Den it was dinner, complains and laughter all the way till 11pm where the staffs at Fish & Co started sweeping the floor. Only den did we left the restaurant reluctanly.

After which, i went to a ktv pub near maxwell food mkt to look for 2 of my bros as its YC birthday. And yes, we managed to get him drunk and he was a happy man that nite. I didnt drink much that nite as i didnt want to get drunk infront of ppl that i do not know. I still need to maintain my image. hee..

Den on sat, after my tuition, i made my way to expo to participate in Wine of Asia with Erica. All thanks to Cheryl that we are able to get free ticks and drink to our heart content. Actually i did not drink a lot but i'm still nt a good drinker. They have wines frm Aust, NZ, Spain, Italy, France, Chile, Greece and some more. But they do not have any from Canada. I was hopping to get some free ice wine!!! haa.. damn cheapo.. But anyway, i was rather high to the point that my whole face was red and i started blabbering which cheryl witness a bit.

Aft we left the exhibition, Erica n i went to the MPH sale in another hall. There i bought several books. And i saw books that i'd bought going at a price of $11 each when i'd spend an average of $18 on them. eikks... sian diao. But well, life goes on.. So looking at a brighter side, i can buy other books nw.. hee..

I went to meet my pri sch buddies at mind's cafe for dinner n games. I really think tt ppl in the finance field is the most cunning of all (aka me). Twice i was mistaken for being the sabotager when i'm only the miner. Gosh, i was all innocent and nice and they have to mistaken me. sigh... what have i done to deserve this?

After 2 hrs of games, we went to play pool. yeah... Think this was the first or second time since i gt back this time round. Cld see that they were very bored playing w me because i really suck big time.. suck suck suck suck sucks.... i wanna remaster my missing skills.. argg...

We gt home at bout 2am and i slept all the way till 1.30pm sunday morning. causing me to be late for my 1.30pm tuition. Hence i had to postphone it to later. Aft which, i went for a BBQ feast at non other than the usual BBQ pit just that its with different people.

Now that i think about it, i feel a bit paiseh. I mean, how come i was so thick skin to just turn up at other people's family BBQ just to eat. Oh man, what have i become. Then immediately after eating, i make myself comfortable on their grey sofa and lie down. Gosh. This is so not right. I need to improve myself.

I shall improve on my pool skills.

I shall learn to not go to sleep immediately after i eat especially in other ppl's hse.

2nd day at work

2nd day at work. Endless cups of green tea frm the vending machine.

Life here is much more relaxed. Maybe its because of the task on hand are very basic stuff with no deadline. Hence i can take my time to do them, and even come online to compose a journal.


The ppl here are friendly and funny. They treat me to lunch just now. Felt so paiseh. Actually till now, working dun feel like working to me. I've always thought that working ppl are boring n such, but no, they are very much still like kids. Esp they guys. But well, i'm nt complainign as they provide entertainment.


I wonder hw long i will stay here. DUnr eally enjoy the work i'm doing nw as its pretty adminstrative but the other grp is looking for ppl so maybe, if i stay long enough i might get a chance. SHall see hw den.

mywatch

4 wks ago, while waiting for the dance gers for dinner at Raffles City, i saw a bracelet watch at a push cart outside the foodcourt. I didnt ask for its price as i predict that it will cost at least $60 due to its location. I place it back and walk around the shopping centre once more. While walking around i told myself that i will buy the watch if it cost $30++.

I found another push cart selling watches at the basement outside Marketplace. There i saw similar bracelet watches on sale at $15. I became happier and went upstairs to ask for the price.

It cost $35. Of course now i'm nt willing to pay $35 for a watch that is worth $15 or even lesser. I walk away once more.

Over the pass few weeks, i stoped at venders selling watches here and there but i wasnt able to find MYWATCH. I thought hard and long and after finding a bargain queen (or so i thought) i decided to bring her there to try my luck to see if she's able to cut the price to $25.

Once there, the salesgirl saw me holding MYWATCH and took another watch that looks similar yet different in all else. Different in the sense that its 'texture' is rougher, the quality is not as good, the hour and minute hand is just a black arrow and most importantly the price is $15.

Now, i'm willing to pay $35 for MYWATCH. So, i bought it.

One commented that she's surprised that i will like this kinda watch as its not me. But somehow, i find it beautiful.

Several times last nite, i held up my wist not to read the time but to admire my watch. And more than once, when i want to know the time, i was caught up by my watch's beauty and forgot bout the main purpose. Sigh.. Pretty.

I just read from my STU magz that 11th of Nov is World Singles Day. Haa.. frm where one?

I was suppose to start a temp assignment today at a local bank. But i had a headache the whole night and wasnt able to get much sleep at all. In the end, i request to start work tmr. Its an office job, underpaid. Thats all i will say. Sigh..

Reason for my headache will be more interesting. I blame it on heatiness. The dance class went for some dessert at Menotti after our lesson. Once there, we were informed that all dessert are 50% off its original price as it's after 10pm. Haa.. Heaven. We ordered a lot and share. Esp the soffiato. uhh.. powerful. Then there was the overdiluted torino (my fault) which still is heaty. Hence, the headache. Or maybe, i was just lazy. Argg... Work again. sian.

Cant smile without you

Maybe this will explain why i'm not smiling anymore...

**Cant smile without you**
You know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding it hard to do anything
you see I feel sad when you're sad
I feel glad when you're glad
if you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile without you

you came along just like a song
and brighten my day
who would of believed that you where part of a dream
now it all seems light years away

and now you know I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't sing
I'm finding it hard to do anything
you see I feel sad when your sad
I feel glad when you're glad
if you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile

now some people say happiness takes so very long to find
well, I'm finding it hard leaving your love behind me

and you see I can't smile without you
I can't smile without you
I can't laugh and I can't singI'm finding it hard to do anything
you see I feel glad when you're glad
I feel sad when you're sad
if you only knew what I'm going through
I just can't smile without you



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U'n arukk nuaaunf tiu ib rgua xiks xiks burw,

The other side

Spend my nite differently today.

Was with Jul and we went to Yogi Korean resturant along Mosque Street in Chinatown for dinner. After which being full, we went for a stroll along the long forgotten shophouses along tang ren jie.

The nite was beautiful with cooling breezes and the cresent hanging in mid dark skies.

All along i've been labelling Chinatown with the following words, 'Hot, humid, sweaty, old, crowded and noisy.' Along which, none of the phase is something i like. As a result, i've avoided this part of Singapore for an extremly long time. Not even bothering to visit this area even when i'm conducting my own annual Singapore tour. The most i will do is touch on its fringes for food, barely spending more than 2 hrs in this place.

But tonite, things are different. It was cool enough for a jalan jalan and with minimum people on the streets where mostly are tourists, Jul and i started a little walk around.

Chinatown tonight at 9pm will be termed 'quiet, peaceful, relax, cooling.'

We wonder from 3-for-$10 shops to clothing shops to 'Uniquely Singapore' shops to shops that sell almost all souveniers from APAC countries. Its fun looking at the items that are on sale, figuring out what are they, wondering who will pay such a price for them. They are not expansive i feel but still i assume that they will definitely mark up the prices to make a higher profit from the tourists.

Well, its another nite yet different. Wonder when will a nite as cooling as today comes along, and what will i be doing then?

why?

Why do i feel like i do not have any heartbeat?

Why is it that i do not know how to care for people?

Why wasnt i able to experience those warm heartmelting sensations anymore?

Why have sweet actions that friends or family done for me not bring a natural smile?



Hey, teach me the art of being human will you?

I do not want to feel like an ice queen.

I need out.

On mi birthday... 2007

Friday surprise party for TYX n me (28 Sept 2007)
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The birthday cake.

Wishes making..
The libras.
The party.
Someone stealing the chicken wings!!!
The family
The kids
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.

Whats that on her face? Catfight.
Pokka green tea, the chicken eaters' first choice.
Even xiuyi wants to steal my Pokka Green tea.
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Actual day (30 Sept 2007)
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BBQ chicken at Billy Bombers.

Satisfied.

They are not what it seems.. (Part1)

Their actual self toward each other (Part 2)

The four ladies.
Acting sweet.

Being bullied.. *sob*
My actual height..
Mi present frm xl.

All photos since mi birthday..

Finally gotten most of the picts that we had took since my birthday.

Went for a swim w ck at yck just now. I can't swim more than 50m at one shoot. Need to get back my stamina. When is wdl's pool opening. argg...

Aft tt we went to amk hub for lunch. I tried the japanese paper thingy called some vulgar-like name in ichiban sushi. And the soup is good. I heard so much but this is the first time i tried it. And it really is good. After which, i got to drive home on his 'xiao hong' hhaha.. It had been so long since i'd drive. I WANT A CAR!! But before that i want a dog. woof..

Ok, here comes the picts from the most recent...

Dinner at Shangri-la's The Line on 09 Oct 2007

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All thanks to yh that we are able to have such a delightful dinner at The Line. He gave us a dinner voucher for 2 value at $136. In the end 4 of us went and we split the cost resulting in approximately $50 per pax. Instead of the original $90.

The desserts are good. Their chocolate mousse cake, tiramisu, mango cake, some raspberry dessert, some alcholo thingy and there are so much more...

And the fresh oysters, there are selections from France, Australia, NZ and USA. We conclude that Aust & NZ oysters are bigger and sweeter.
Yumm.. Oh.. and the sashimi.. unlimited supply.. powerful!! Even their squid taste good. There are salmon, swordfish as well as tuna.

Then there is the atlantic crab. Which is good too. Then there are the mussels, prawns which even i can't resist, and the BBQ lobsters... drool.... Oh.. and the chocolate fondue. Please pardon me for only having so few pictures as we were all too busy eating.

BTW, thank you so much yong hui, you make 4 ladies very happy last night!

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Eileen's Wedding on 7th Oct 2007

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pai tang..

Happy Bride.

The sisters with the couple.

ermm.. no comments..

The wedding cake

The champange glass..

The happy bride and groom.

The few of us.

Me looking all time demure with yh.

Acting cute and adorable.

The Riverside gang..

Tian tian mi mi, bai nian hao he. ----------------------------------

Did this ever happens to you?

Do you ever come across some situations where you feels that the person whom you thought matters most does not listen to you anymore? One minute you will be telling them about your innermost feelings and the next second they will be telling you about the new clothes they had just bought. Hence leaving you in mid air, wondering if you had really spoken out what you had said or was it just a though that went through your head that you never voice out hence they didnt happen to hear?

Do you ever have people whom you have given them nicknames and been calling them that since many moons ago and suddenly you switch to their 'new names' and even forget about the nicks that you had given them simply because they are not what they used to be anymore. They ask you to call them by their nicks but you feel more at ease at calling them by their 'new names' and you do not know how to explain to them that.

Do you ever feel tired of explaining every small little details to correct the misunderstandings as a result you gave up doing so and just mutter a 'hmm' so that it will stop their questionings and give you the peace you desire. Yet as a result you are accused of things that never even went through your head all the while just silently wishing that they should have know you better to understand that you are not like that.

Do you ever feel like saying 'lets break up' to people around you be it friends or family because you dont know how much longer you can put up with this nosense going on in your head and just want out ASAP?

Teach me how to not get affected by the little things said and done.
Teach me the ways of putting on a mask and not get tired.

Let me go if you do not care, dont pretend that i matters most when its no longer true.
I'll be happier and so will you.

What a day..

**FYI**

Woodlands Swimming Complex

Woodlands Swimming Complex closed for upgrading from 4 December 2006 to 19 October 2007.

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Went for my first wedding today. I'm one of the sisters and its another first. I pretty much do nothing there other than take pictures.

Will post the picts when i get them from IVAN, XUELI and CHERYL.

Many thanks to Xiuyi for the make up and hairdo. She's really pro. Now, i'm just wondering if i shld go get a permanent perm now as requested by many friends as it will makes me more gu niang. Well, thinking now.. So tired.. Luckily i do not have to work tmr!

Finally, officially twenty four. Damn..

Well, the longawaited day is over.




Been eating n eating n eating. As the chinese believes in eating to celebrates, so my friends and i just kept eating to celebrate my big day.



I'm so so full now.



Anyway, all thanks to Jul, XY n Xl, i've finally gotten a dog.. Yeahh...

Really need to say a big thank you to TYL for all the surprise and troubles she went thru. Really had a good time that nite. Muck muck.. N Super touched to those who make the effort to turn up despite their busy schedule. Really really, a million thanks to u great people out there!