My sinus is really acting up today. The whole day I had to go about feeling as if I were about to sneeze. Actual number of sneezes to built-p to sneeze had a ratio of about 1:20. So, you can just imagine me sniffling throughout the day about to blow at any second. Really irritating!
Saw two VCDs tonight. Oh yes! Didn't manage to catch LOTR this afternoon. It was sold out. Anyway, the two movies. One's 'Not Another Teenage Movie' and the other's 'Blow'.
If you ever get tickets to the former, just throw it in the dumpster. It's total crap. It's suppose to be a spoof on teenage movies like how 'Scary Movie' is a spoof on scary movies. Where 'Scary Movie' is crap but really funny, this was just plain crap. I don't have anything else to say except it is crap! CRAP! CRAP! CRAP! How it ever got into the top 10 grossing movies when it opened is just beyond me. Probably people were just curious like I was. Geez! What a waste of my time. If only we could get a refund on time.
Now 'Blow' is a totally different story. I'd recommend it. Really! Not only because the totally gorgeous Johnny Depp is in it but it's got a really great story. A true story. It's the real life story of George Jung, the pioneering drug dealer in US? Or something like that. Either he pioneered it or he was the one who became really really successful with it. What I'm wondering if whether he's such a good person as portrayed in the movie. He seems to be such a nice guy that people keep taking advantage of him. If he is, then I feel kinda sad for the guy, even though his drug trafficking have probably killed countless number of people and not to mention the number of lives destroyed from drug addiction. *Empress recommended movie!
Monday, December 31, 2001
Sunday, December 30, 2001
The day started well enough. Sun was shining after two whole days of gloom. My throat doesn't feel as sore as it did, couldn't even sneeze without it hurting like the devil. It still feels a little scratchy but much better than yesterday. Trish called to ask whether we wanted lunch (it was about 11.30am at that time), so we didn't have to drive out for lunch when I eventually decide to get out of bed. Little did I know that they day will end so badly ...
We meaning all the sibs, my brother, Stef, Trish and I, and also my grandma. Parents went up to Genting yesterday and spent the night there, as usual, nobody was informed of their plan; neither did they call home to inform us at home that they weren't coming home.
Anyway when Trish got home with lunch, a fine meal of Bak Kut Teh, we all ate together, not Trish though cause she ate with Kenneth (her boyfriend) earlier but she was there at the table as well. Everything was great. We ate, we talked, joked, talked about our parents; indeed a rather rare occasion. After that, I escaped from cleaning duty by heading over to Yee Sing's house with Trish. Yee Sing was swimming with Gavin, her little brother, in her little plastic Winnie the Pooh pool on her porch. It was fun playing around with the kids.
When we got home, we started planning our escape from the house before our parents got home. Y'see, the parental unit called earlier while we were having our lunch informing us of their imminent return. Mummy sounded a bit terse so we assumed that they didn't do quite well at the casino. Parents not too companiable after a loss at the casino. The girls had originally planned to watch Lord of the Rings today but I can make the afternoon show as I have to attend my friend's 'open house' at 4pm. It was already 2pm. So the movie outing's post-poned to tonight. Decided to just shower, change and then just hop on the car and decide where to go later.
So I did ... shower and change that is.
After that, went to Stef's room to wait while she gets ready. While there, Trish joined us and we decided to go to Coffee Bean while they wait for Bro who's going for a haircut before they join him for 'Behind Enemy Lines' later when I leave for my 'open house'. Bro agreed.
Parental units got home before we manage to get out of the house. Papa told me I had a couple of mails. One's an invitation from Monash, my old university, to the Monash Open Day on 5th January. The other's from Amazon. Hurrah! My secret santa gift has arrived. Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers's Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thing! Thanks Chris! I finally get to listen to Lavay Smith. Am litening to it even as I write. It's fantastic.
Anyway, off we go to Coffee Bean and bro to the haircutters.
Had a nice chat with the girls about this and that. Trish suggested that I make a crossword puzzle with local flavour and sell it to the magazines, we've been doing the crossword magazines that Trish bought when she was in Australia for the last few days. Sounded like a pretty good idea although I'm not altogether sure that it hasn't been done before. That and that I'm not entirely great with words enough to make a crossword puzzle but it was still a good idea. Stef brought up that we've not been to Insomnia for quite some time and suggested that we go there tonight. She wanted to play Pictionary there. Trish then suggested that we get a set for ourselves instead of going all the way to Insomnia. By that time, it was already 4pm so I had to go. Bro was gonna pick them up after his haircut so I left with those two planning to purchase Pictorial and skipping the movie cause they'd be eager to start playing.
Azfa's 'open house' was alright. Met some old classmates, chat, laughed ate. The usual when you meet up with old friends and the usual Hari Raya food; ketupat, rendang, nasi minyak, etc. Left about 7pm.
Got home. No sibs in sight or at home. Am informed by mummy that they've gone to MidValley to pick up Renee, bro's girlfriend. Took my new CD to Stef's room, mummy's watching TV in mine, called Stef to check her coordinates and to check whether we're still watching LOTR. Confirmed mummy's info and affirmative to the movie.
Reading and listening to Lavay Smith when Stef came into the room and literally groaned when she heard what was on. Another of her sister's weird music.
We're not going for LOTR anymore. Trish said that papa wanted to watch as well when Stef called her to check the time for the movie.
Trish got home later and we started to play Pictorial. She actually bought it! Only two teams. She and Kenneth, Stef and I. We won! Yay! It was fun except for one part when we almost stopped when Trish kinda said that Kenneth didn't know how to draw, she didn't know what the heck he was drawing and Kenneth retorted "Don't play-lah! You draw everything if you're so good!" Doesn't sound really funny but they were having a disagreement and I don't know why we, Stef, mummy and I, were laughing. I was hoping that it'll sort of lighten the mood a little if they thought we weren't taking it so seriously but Trish made a remake about it. So we stopped laughing. She manage to console Kenneth and so we continued playing.
After we finished the game, we broke for a little snack. Bro and Renee brought home something when they went out for dinner. Started another game after that. Here's were the trouble starts ...
It first started when Trish and I disagreed as to what is suppose to happen when we decide to skip a card (it was decided earlier on that if we do not know what the word meant, we can skip that card and draw a new card). If the first card's an all play card, even though we're not in an all play box on the booard, does it mean that the second card remains an all play? I said that it doesn't. That it depends on whatever's on the second card. In the first game, we played that it would still be an all play ... earlier in the game that is until my brother stopped by and said that it should depend on the second card. I thought we changed it then but I wasn't sure. She was quite sure that we didn't and we went on for a few minutes about that. I finally conceeded that we should play the second card as an all play but she somehow figured that I gave in reluctantly and was moody after that. I really don't mind any way we play it. REALLY! I don't!
This created a sort of tension on the second game. Even Stef asked Trish if she still wanted to continue play cause she's really moody now and was really quite. No extra words. All smiles gone. Only a tolerant facade as a replacement of the joyous one of the first game. I didn't feel much like playing anymore cause she's in a mood. I hate these sort of tension.
I the middle of play, she asked Kenneth to trade place with her. Kenneth was seated across left diagonally from me. I suspect that it had something to do with my spaghetti straps (mummy just had to make a comment on my dressing! *frust*). I didn't feel like changing when mummy commented on my top but I took a throw pillow and placed it in front of me when they traded placed. Hey! So sue me for having breast!
Several cards later, she took a card and then just threw it down. I think Stef just picked it up assuming that it was but I asked Trish if it was. She bit back that it was and that she told Stef that it was. Ack! So untrue. She hasn't opened that treasure filled mouth of hers since that disagreement we had at the start of the game except only to try for an answer when it was her turn.
My temper kinda snapped then. Just one card before this, I'd decided that I was going to beg off after one more card with some excuse cause I just can't stand the tension any longer but her retort was just too much for me at that time. I threw the pillow and stormed away yelling "I'd had enough! I quit! I don't want to play anymore! I know, I'm moody!" (Sounds so childish doesn't it?)
But when I heard her say, "We know!", I just had to turn back and tell her that it was because she wasn't into the game anymore ever since our disagreement. That she was the one who was all moody. Somehow or rather she answered back something about my breast being showing. I don't know why that should be a problem. I wear spaghetti straps lots of times so it's not like it a rare occurence. So my cleavage shows. So what?
"Are you afraid that I'd steal your boyfriend?", I replied. "I saw the way you starred down on him when we accidentally bumped into each other the other time." That was really long ago by the way. Then I don't know what else I said. I was babbling incoherently after that venting my anger.
Volatile aren't I?
Poor Stef, Kenneth and Mummy. Innocent victims of two moody bitches. I later apologised to Kenneth for having to witness the outburst and Stef for spoiling her game. Mummy was just there watching so I don't think there was anything to apologise to her about.
I found my sports top that Trish gave me on the floor outside her room when I went for a shower. Mummy must have mistakenly placed it in her clothes pile.
Now I'm not sure who'll gonna be watching LOTR tomorrow. I really don't think Trish will be there and I hope that she won't cause I can't face her yet. I'm don't think I have anything apologise to her about and she definitely thinks the same so we'd probably be at odds with each other for awhile. We don't really say sorry after an argument and a period of non-speaking we just tend to gradually start speaking again. I'm sure this is the case this time as well.
What a bunch of messed up sisters we are.
We meaning all the sibs, my brother, Stef, Trish and I, and also my grandma. Parents went up to Genting yesterday and spent the night there, as usual, nobody was informed of their plan; neither did they call home to inform us at home that they weren't coming home.
Anyway when Trish got home with lunch, a fine meal of Bak Kut Teh, we all ate together, not Trish though cause she ate with Kenneth (her boyfriend) earlier but she was there at the table as well. Everything was great. We ate, we talked, joked, talked about our parents; indeed a rather rare occasion. After that, I escaped from cleaning duty by heading over to Yee Sing's house with Trish. Yee Sing was swimming with Gavin, her little brother, in her little plastic Winnie the Pooh pool on her porch. It was fun playing around with the kids.
When we got home, we started planning our escape from the house before our parents got home. Y'see, the parental unit called earlier while we were having our lunch informing us of their imminent return. Mummy sounded a bit terse so we assumed that they didn't do quite well at the casino. Parents not too companiable after a loss at the casino. The girls had originally planned to watch Lord of the Rings today but I can make the afternoon show as I have to attend my friend's 'open house' at 4pm. It was already 2pm. So the movie outing's post-poned to tonight. Decided to just shower, change and then just hop on the car and decide where to go later.
So I did ... shower and change that is.
After that, went to Stef's room to wait while she gets ready. While there, Trish joined us and we decided to go to Coffee Bean while they wait for Bro who's going for a haircut before they join him for 'Behind Enemy Lines' later when I leave for my 'open house'. Bro agreed.
Parental units got home before we manage to get out of the house. Papa told me I had a couple of mails. One's an invitation from Monash, my old university, to the Monash Open Day on 5th January. The other's from Amazon. Hurrah! My secret santa gift has arrived. Lavay Smith and the Red Hot Skillet Lickers's Everybody's Talkin' Bout Miss Thing! Thanks Chris! I finally get to listen to Lavay Smith. Am litening to it even as I write. It's fantastic.
Anyway, off we go to Coffee Bean and bro to the haircutters.
Had a nice chat with the girls about this and that. Trish suggested that I make a crossword puzzle with local flavour and sell it to the magazines, we've been doing the crossword magazines that Trish bought when she was in Australia for the last few days. Sounded like a pretty good idea although I'm not altogether sure that it hasn't been done before. That and that I'm not entirely great with words enough to make a crossword puzzle but it was still a good idea. Stef brought up that we've not been to Insomnia for quite some time and suggested that we go there tonight. She wanted to play Pictionary there. Trish then suggested that we get a set for ourselves instead of going all the way to Insomnia. By that time, it was already 4pm so I had to go. Bro was gonna pick them up after his haircut so I left with those two planning to purchase Pictorial and skipping the movie cause they'd be eager to start playing.
Azfa's 'open house' was alright. Met some old classmates, chat, laughed ate. The usual when you meet up with old friends and the usual Hari Raya food; ketupat, rendang, nasi minyak, etc. Left about 7pm.
Got home. No sibs in sight or at home. Am informed by mummy that they've gone to MidValley to pick up Renee, bro's girlfriend. Took my new CD to Stef's room, mummy's watching TV in mine, called Stef to check her coordinates and to check whether we're still watching LOTR. Confirmed mummy's info and affirmative to the movie.
Reading and listening to Lavay Smith when Stef came into the room and literally groaned when she heard what was on. Another of her sister's weird music.
We're not going for LOTR anymore. Trish said that papa wanted to watch as well when Stef called her to check the time for the movie.
Trish got home later and we started to play Pictorial. She actually bought it! Only two teams. She and Kenneth, Stef and I. We won! Yay! It was fun except for one part when we almost stopped when Trish kinda said that Kenneth didn't know how to draw, she didn't know what the heck he was drawing and Kenneth retorted "Don't play-lah! You draw everything if you're so good!" Doesn't sound really funny but they were having a disagreement and I don't know why we, Stef, mummy and I, were laughing. I was hoping that it'll sort of lighten the mood a little if they thought we weren't taking it so seriously but Trish made a remake about it. So we stopped laughing. She manage to console Kenneth and so we continued playing.
After we finished the game, we broke for a little snack. Bro and Renee brought home something when they went out for dinner. Started another game after that. Here's were the trouble starts ...
It first started when Trish and I disagreed as to what is suppose to happen when we decide to skip a card (it was decided earlier on that if we do not know what the word meant, we can skip that card and draw a new card). If the first card's an all play card, even though we're not in an all play box on the booard, does it mean that the second card remains an all play? I said that it doesn't. That it depends on whatever's on the second card. In the first game, we played that it would still be an all play ... earlier in the game that is until my brother stopped by and said that it should depend on the second card. I thought we changed it then but I wasn't sure. She was quite sure that we didn't and we went on for a few minutes about that. I finally conceeded that we should play the second card as an all play but she somehow figured that I gave in reluctantly and was moody after that. I really don't mind any way we play it. REALLY! I don't!
This created a sort of tension on the second game. Even Stef asked Trish if she still wanted to continue play cause she's really moody now and was really quite. No extra words. All smiles gone. Only a tolerant facade as a replacement of the joyous one of the first game. I didn't feel much like playing anymore cause she's in a mood. I hate these sort of tension.
I the middle of play, she asked Kenneth to trade place with her. Kenneth was seated across left diagonally from me. I suspect that it had something to do with my spaghetti straps (mummy just had to make a comment on my dressing! *frust*). I didn't feel like changing when mummy commented on my top but I took a throw pillow and placed it in front of me when they traded placed. Hey! So sue me for having breast!
Several cards later, she took a card and then just threw it down. I think Stef just picked it up assuming that it was but I asked Trish if it was. She bit back that it was and that she told Stef that it was. Ack! So untrue. She hasn't opened that treasure filled mouth of hers since that disagreement we had at the start of the game except only to try for an answer when it was her turn.
My temper kinda snapped then. Just one card before this, I'd decided that I was going to beg off after one more card with some excuse cause I just can't stand the tension any longer but her retort was just too much for me at that time. I threw the pillow and stormed away yelling "I'd had enough! I quit! I don't want to play anymore! I know, I'm moody!" (Sounds so childish doesn't it?)
But when I heard her say, "We know!", I just had to turn back and tell her that it was because she wasn't into the game anymore ever since our disagreement. That she was the one who was all moody. Somehow or rather she answered back something about my breast being showing. I don't know why that should be a problem. I wear spaghetti straps lots of times so it's not like it a rare occurence. So my cleavage shows. So what?
"Are you afraid that I'd steal your boyfriend?", I replied. "I saw the way you starred down on him when we accidentally bumped into each other the other time." That was really long ago by the way. Then I don't know what else I said. I was babbling incoherently after that venting my anger.
Volatile aren't I?
Poor Stef, Kenneth and Mummy. Innocent victims of two moody bitches. I later apologised to Kenneth for having to witness the outburst and Stef for spoiling her game. Mummy was just there watching so I don't think there was anything to apologise to her about.
I found my sports top that Trish gave me on the floor outside her room when I went for a shower. Mummy must have mistakenly placed it in her clothes pile.
Now I'm not sure who'll gonna be watching LOTR tomorrow. I really don't think Trish will be there and I hope that she won't cause I can't face her yet. I'm don't think I have anything apologise to her about and she definitely thinks the same so we'd probably be at odds with each other for awhile. We don't really say sorry after an argument and a period of non-speaking we just tend to gradually start speaking again. I'm sure this is the case this time as well.
What a bunch of messed up sisters we are.
Friday, December 28, 2001
I think I've got Alzheimer's. Yesterday I forgot to lock my car door after getting back from lunch. I'm lucky the car didn't get stolen or my radio stripped ... bad luck for them if they did steal the radio ... doesn't work properly. Then just this afternoon, when I was about to drive back to the office from home after lunch, I think I forgot the hand break. I'm not too sure. It's either I forgot to pull it when I got home or I disengaged it just after I got in the car to drive.
I can't remember things that happened two seconds ago!
Maybe it's the lack of sleep. They were showing 'Scent of a Woman' at 12.30am and I watched it till about 2am. Didn't finish it. Was too sleepy. Couldn't keep my eyes open. And this morning, didn't feel like getting out of bed. The whole day and even now, I feel like a zombie. Kept falling asleep during a little discussion with my colleagues just now.
Darn it! It seems I have to rush for a proposal. Have till next Thursday noontime to finish it. That only gives me one and a half day! I'm off work on Monday. Didn't wanna have the weekend then work on Monday and another day off of Tuesday (new year's!). I'm gonna have the whole stretch. Most probably should do the proposal when I'm at home then but I rarely work at home. Don't work at home unless it's absolutely a last minute thing. Nobody should work at home ... unless, of course, if they work from home or something to that effect.
I can't remember things that happened two seconds ago!
Maybe it's the lack of sleep. They were showing 'Scent of a Woman' at 12.30am and I watched it till about 2am. Didn't finish it. Was too sleepy. Couldn't keep my eyes open. And this morning, didn't feel like getting out of bed. The whole day and even now, I feel like a zombie. Kept falling asleep during a little discussion with my colleagues just now.
Darn it! It seems I have to rush for a proposal. Have till next Thursday noontime to finish it. That only gives me one and a half day! I'm off work on Monday. Didn't wanna have the weekend then work on Monday and another day off of Tuesday (new year's!). I'm gonna have the whole stretch. Most probably should do the proposal when I'm at home then but I rarely work at home. Don't work at home unless it's absolutely a last minute thing. Nobody should work at home ... unless, of course, if they work from home or something to that effect.
Thursday, December 27, 2001
Was going to blog yesterday before heading for bed but blogger was down. Stupid crackers. Leave blogger alone!
Everything seems to be down for me these few days. Couldn't log into Yahoo! Messenger yesterday and I still can't today. I don't know what is wrong with it. Able to retrieve Yahoo! Mail fine. They use they same login information so I don't understand why I can't use Messenger.
Embarassing moment yesterday morning. Got to work. Parked my car and as I was walking towards my yellow office building, a guy went, "Psst! Psst! Excuse me miss but your zip's open."
Ooops! Luckily, he wasn't a colleague. Would have been even more embarassing if it had.
Work was boring.
After work, had coffee with this guy I met at the choir AGM. I think he's interested. I'm not though. I usually don't mind going out for coffee with people after I've determined that they're not psycho ... a friendly coffee that is. No ulterior motives. I'm not good at these things. When someone asks you if you'd like to have coffee, if you answer yes, does it automatically indicate that you're interested? I just assumed that you'd like to have coffee and a bit of a chat. Nothing more. Is that too naive of me?
Plus, is there a polite way of saying no when a guy/girl asked 'Would you like to watch a movie?' or was it more like 'Do you watch movies?' Well, I just kinda stuttered a reply towards the negative. I really don't know how to reply to that question. Saying 'yes I'd like to watch a movie, ...' or 'yes I do watch movies, ...' and end it with ' ... but not with you' just seems a bit harsh. So, is there a polite way of rejecting an invitation like that?
I had a conversation with Mogan and my sis the other day over dinner about something like this. Mogan's wondering about his situation with this girl that he's interested in. They were suppose to meet up for dinner, supposedly just as friends but of course, Mogan likes her and would like to be more than that. She's been postponing the dinner with some excuse or another. Mogans wondering if she's trying to avoid him. He's told her that he's cool if she's not interested in him but she has to tell him that she isn't interested.
For me, if a guy that I'm not interested in asked me out and I know he's interested in more than friendship, I'd just make up some excuse and decline. Hoping that after several times of this invite-decline, that they'll get it and leave me alone. However, if they get the courage enough to ask to be more than friends, I'd tell them that I'm not interested and that all I can offer them is friendship. If they accept that and don't press the issue, I'd be cool to hang out with them. I hang out with guys all the time. Be it solo or in a group. All are welcome as friends.
Just think that there needs to be a certain amount of attraction from my side as well for someone to be my boyfriend. A person might be nice and all but if I'm not attracted to them, what can I do but remain friends? I usually go for looks but I know a guy who some says is quite good looking and I do agree and he's interested ... I think. BUT ... when I hang out with him, I'm not comfortable. There's something about him that I don't like. Can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's the cigarette. Maybe it's his attitude. It could be anything or nothing but I just don't feel like I'd like him as a boyfriend. So, I've been doing my evasion routine.
Maybe I'm just setting my standards too high. Shouldn't be so picky. Mom's advise is 'to get a guy who loves you more than you do him.' Sound enough although not particularly romantic is it?
People wonder why I don't have a boyfriend at the grand old age of 24. All I can say is that I don't feel that I'm ready for a relationship. I don't feel mature enough. I don't want to be in a relationship just for the sake of being in a relationship. I want to be in one cause it feels right. Whatever right is.
Idealistic romantic stuff that's probably not possible in the real world ... but it could happen.
A girl can dream.
Everything seems to be down for me these few days. Couldn't log into Yahoo! Messenger yesterday and I still can't today. I don't know what is wrong with it. Able to retrieve Yahoo! Mail fine. They use they same login information so I don't understand why I can't use Messenger.
Embarassing moment yesterday morning. Got to work. Parked my car and as I was walking towards my yellow office building, a guy went, "Psst! Psst! Excuse me miss but your zip's open."
Ooops! Luckily, he wasn't a colleague. Would have been even more embarassing if it had.
Work was boring.
After work, had coffee with this guy I met at the choir AGM. I think he's interested. I'm not though. I usually don't mind going out for coffee with people after I've determined that they're not psycho ... a friendly coffee that is. No ulterior motives. I'm not good at these things. When someone asks you if you'd like to have coffee, if you answer yes, does it automatically indicate that you're interested? I just assumed that you'd like to have coffee and a bit of a chat. Nothing more. Is that too naive of me?
Plus, is there a polite way of saying no when a guy/girl asked 'Would you like to watch a movie?' or was it more like 'Do you watch movies?' Well, I just kinda stuttered a reply towards the negative. I really don't know how to reply to that question. Saying 'yes I'd like to watch a movie, ...' or 'yes I do watch movies, ...' and end it with ' ... but not with you' just seems a bit harsh. So, is there a polite way of rejecting an invitation like that?
I had a conversation with Mogan and my sis the other day over dinner about something like this. Mogan's wondering about his situation with this girl that he's interested in. They were suppose to meet up for dinner, supposedly just as friends but of course, Mogan likes her and would like to be more than that. She's been postponing the dinner with some excuse or another. Mogans wondering if she's trying to avoid him. He's told her that he's cool if she's not interested in him but she has to tell him that she isn't interested.
For me, if a guy that I'm not interested in asked me out and I know he's interested in more than friendship, I'd just make up some excuse and decline. Hoping that after several times of this invite-decline, that they'll get it and leave me alone. However, if they get the courage enough to ask to be more than friends, I'd tell them that I'm not interested and that all I can offer them is friendship. If they accept that and don't press the issue, I'd be cool to hang out with them. I hang out with guys all the time. Be it solo or in a group. All are welcome as friends.
Just think that there needs to be a certain amount of attraction from my side as well for someone to be my boyfriend. A person might be nice and all but if I'm not attracted to them, what can I do but remain friends? I usually go for looks but I know a guy who some says is quite good looking and I do agree and he's interested ... I think. BUT ... when I hang out with him, I'm not comfortable. There's something about him that I don't like. Can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's the cigarette. Maybe it's his attitude. It could be anything or nothing but I just don't feel like I'd like him as a boyfriend. So, I've been doing my evasion routine.
Maybe I'm just setting my standards too high. Shouldn't be so picky. Mom's advise is 'to get a guy who loves you more than you do him.' Sound enough although not particularly romantic is it?
People wonder why I don't have a boyfriend at the grand old age of 24. All I can say is that I don't feel that I'm ready for a relationship. I don't feel mature enough. I don't want to be in a relationship just for the sake of being in a relationship. I want to be in one cause it feels right. Whatever right is.
Idealistic romantic stuff that's probably not possible in the real world ... but it could happen.
A girl can dream.
Tuesday, December 25, 2001
I need to go to sleep earlier. On Friday night, I slept at 6am (Saturday morning). Saturday night, again at 6am (Sunday morning). Then Sunday, this one a little earlier, at 3am (Monday morning).
Not that I was doing anything important at all. I was making stars mobile to hang outside my sliding door for christmas deco on Friday and then on Saturday and Sunday, I was just reading. Okay, so, the star mobile thing is excusable cause I wanted to have it up before the carollers came on Saturday night but what's the deal with sleeping late the other two days ... and today!
Tonight, right now, I came on to look for a word for 'Summerhouse' for a crossword puzzle that I'm trying to complete. Actually, I knew the word only that I got the connecting word mispelled. That caused me to looked up the dictionary searching for a non-existance word. Fortunately, manage to find the mistake once I found the definition for 'Summerhouse' in dictionary.com. The word was 'Gazebo' ... I knew that!
Okay, anyway, a bit of recap on what I did since since the last time I posted.
* Birthday dinner ... was quite delicious. Pretty good birthday too although there wasn't any present :(. Mummy got me a chocolate walnut cake (big difference from the 2nd hand sponge cake huh?), I consider that a present and papa paid for dinner so that's another present. Everything feels pretty nice.
* Choir christmas party. Loads of laugh. Fun fun fun all around. Food was good too (tom yum soup was yummy!). Everyone got presents cause everyone had to bring in one present for exchange ... so that was good. Took part in two party games. Won one but couldn't finish the other ... you try finishing a bottle of coke without burping!
* Final Streetvoiz performance for the year. I thought we totally sucked! However, Cris thought we did okay ... so, maybe I just have a different opinion on what's okay. I felt like we were so rushing through everything. I didn't have time to take a breath much less swallow! And the hall was so hot! I was sweating like mad and I had to hold the mic through all 11 songs that we sang ... they had two mics but only one stand ... why's that? I haven't a clue!
* Christmas eve dinner. We had a turkey for christmas dinner for the first time! And it was pretty well done too. Kudos to Trish for cooking the turkey. I was totally stuffed. After that, we started on the crossword puzzle. All sibs were helping out but they each dropped out like flies ... one after another ... till there was only yours truly. Managed to finish it with the help of a little pocket dictionary. Yay! ... I was cheating you say? Nope I don't think so, it's a competition crossword and if it's completed, we can submit it in and win a prize if your entry is drawn from a ballot. I don't think anyone would be foolish enough not to complete the puzzle anyway they can before submitting it, do you?
Okay, that's all for the recap, I have to go wrap three more presents and chuck those under the tree. Ciao.
Not that I was doing anything important at all. I was making stars mobile to hang outside my sliding door for christmas deco on Friday and then on Saturday and Sunday, I was just reading. Okay, so, the star mobile thing is excusable cause I wanted to have it up before the carollers came on Saturday night but what's the deal with sleeping late the other two days ... and today!
Tonight, right now, I came on to look for a word for 'Summerhouse' for a crossword puzzle that I'm trying to complete. Actually, I knew the word only that I got the connecting word mispelled. That caused me to looked up the dictionary searching for a non-existance word. Fortunately, manage to find the mistake once I found the definition for 'Summerhouse' in dictionary.com. The word was 'Gazebo' ... I knew that!
Okay, anyway, a bit of recap on what I did since since the last time I posted.
* Birthday dinner ... was quite delicious. Pretty good birthday too although there wasn't any present :(. Mummy got me a chocolate walnut cake (big difference from the 2nd hand sponge cake huh?), I consider that a present and papa paid for dinner so that's another present. Everything feels pretty nice.
* Choir christmas party. Loads of laugh. Fun fun fun all around. Food was good too (tom yum soup was yummy!). Everyone got presents cause everyone had to bring in one present for exchange ... so that was good. Took part in two party games. Won one but couldn't finish the other ... you try finishing a bottle of coke without burping!
* Final Streetvoiz performance for the year. I thought we totally sucked! However, Cris thought we did okay ... so, maybe I just have a different opinion on what's okay. I felt like we were so rushing through everything. I didn't have time to take a breath much less swallow! And the hall was so hot! I was sweating like mad and I had to hold the mic through all 11 songs that we sang ... they had two mics but only one stand ... why's that? I haven't a clue!
* Christmas eve dinner. We had a turkey for christmas dinner for the first time! And it was pretty well done too. Kudos to Trish for cooking the turkey. I was totally stuffed. After that, we started on the crossword puzzle. All sibs were helping out but they each dropped out like flies ... one after another ... till there was only yours truly. Managed to finish it with the help of a little pocket dictionary. Yay! ... I was cheating you say? Nope I don't think so, it's a competition crossword and if it's completed, we can submit it in and win a prize if your entry is drawn from a ballot. I don't think anyone would be foolish enough not to complete the puzzle anyway they can before submitting it, do you?
Okay, that's all for the recap, I have to go wrap three more presents and chuck those under the tree. Ciao.
Friday, December 21, 2001
I'm getting sick of looking for free host to enable my commenting system. I'll go home later this afternoon and give it one last shot. Somehow, I keep getting the 500 Internal Server Error error. Is there something wrong with the code or is the cgi capability just not activated for new users?!
Anyone with PHP or cgi wanna host lil ol me?
Anyone with PHP or cgi wanna host lil ol me?
Thursday, December 20, 2001
Countdown to two dozen years of life - 1 day to go.
Something interesting from 'The Phil News', the Selangor Phil's newsletter, which I found last night while clearing my choir bag and placing reinforcement rings on my scores.
TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING AN ALTO
10 You get really good at singing an E flat.
9 You get to sing the same note for 12 consecutive bars.
8 You don't really need to warm up to sing 12 consecutive bars of E flat.
7 If the choir is rough, it's unlikely the altos will be blamed.
6 You have lots of time to chat during soprano solos.
5 You get to pretend that you are better than the sopranos, because everybody knows that women only sing soprano so they don't have to learn to read music.
4 You can sometimes find part-time work singing tenor.
3 Altos get all the great intervals.
2 When the sopranos are holding some outrageously high note at the end of a piece, the altos always get the last words.
1 When the altos miss a note, nobody gets hurt.
TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING A BASS
10 You don't have to tighten your pants to reach your note.
9 You don't have to worry about a woman stealing your job.
8 Or a pre-adolescent boy.
7 Action heroes are always basses. That is, if they ever sang, they would be basses.
6 You get great memorable lyrics like bop, bop, bop, bop.
5 If the singing job doesn't work out, there's always broadcasting.
4 You never have to learn to read the treble clef.
3 If you get a cold, so what.
2 For fun you can sing at the bottom of your range and fool people into thinking there's an earthquake.
1 If you belch while you're singing, the audience just thinks it's part of the score.
Something interesting from 'The Phil News', the Selangor Phil's newsletter, which I found last night while clearing my choir bag and placing reinforcement rings on my scores.
TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING AN ALTO
10 You get really good at singing an E flat.
9 You get to sing the same note for 12 consecutive bars.
8 You don't really need to warm up to sing 12 consecutive bars of E flat.
7 If the choir is rough, it's unlikely the altos will be blamed.
6 You have lots of time to chat during soprano solos.
5 You get to pretend that you are better than the sopranos, because everybody knows that women only sing soprano so they don't have to learn to read music.
4 You can sometimes find part-time work singing tenor.
3 Altos get all the great intervals.
2 When the sopranos are holding some outrageously high note at the end of a piece, the altos always get the last words.
1 When the altos miss a note, nobody gets hurt.
TOP 10 REASONS FOR BEING A BASS
10 You don't have to tighten your pants to reach your note.
9 You don't have to worry about a woman stealing your job.
8 Or a pre-adolescent boy.
7 Action heroes are always basses. That is, if they ever sang, they would be basses.
6 You get great memorable lyrics like bop, bop, bop, bop.
5 If the singing job doesn't work out, there's always broadcasting.
4 You never have to learn to read the treble clef.
3 If you get a cold, so what.
2 For fun you can sing at the bottom of your range and fool people into thinking there's an earthquake.
1 If you belch while you're singing, the audience just thinks it's part of the score.
Wednesday, December 19, 2001
Trying to get the dotcomment comment system to work. Registered for two free hosting service and placed the codes in one of them. Still not working yet. Will have to see what is wrong when I get home.
Tis raining now. Should better get going before it starts pouring.
Wish me luck with the comment system. You'll soon be able to blog back again .... MUAHAHAHAHA
Tis raining now. Should better get going before it starts pouring.
Wish me luck with the comment system. You'll soon be able to blog back again .... MUAHAHAHAHA
Tuesday, December 18, 2001
Countdown to two dozen years of life - 3 days to go.
Ooops! Missed yesterday's countdown. Was out watching Spy Game, the movie starring Brad Pitt and Robert Redford, with Stef. Excellent movie. Stef thought it was a little slow but I thought it was great!
Anyhoo ...
Have you ever gone to a shoe shop and requested a shoe in your size or whatever size you were looking for? What does the salesperson tell you when they don't have it? Do they recommend another style of shoe which they do have in the requested size (which I think is appropriate)?
I went to look for the pair of sandals that my grandma's been pestering me about ... yes pestering ... 'Have you bought it yet? Have you bought it yet?', she'd go every morning since I told her that my aunts have left money asking me to get it for her. Well, I finally went yesterday. Found the sandal and asked for a black pair in size 6. The salesperson came back and said, 'No size 6, size 8 can ah?'
I was thinking of course not what would I do with a size 8? But I didn't voice that out. Instead, I asked whether they have it in brown. Same thing, 'No size 6 ... but got size 8'. I went, 'it's okay thanks' and left the shop. All the while wondering why people would offer shoes two size larger than the one I've requested for just cause they have it? Do they think whoever I was buying the shoe for would be able to wear it? If so, why would I ask for the one which was two size smaller in the first place?
Just thought that was a weird way of selling.
Ooops! Missed yesterday's countdown. Was out watching Spy Game, the movie starring Brad Pitt and Robert Redford, with Stef. Excellent movie. Stef thought it was a little slow but I thought it was great!
Anyhoo ...
Have you ever gone to a shoe shop and requested a shoe in your size or whatever size you were looking for? What does the salesperson tell you when they don't have it? Do they recommend another style of shoe which they do have in the requested size (which I think is appropriate)?
I went to look for the pair of sandals that my grandma's been pestering me about ... yes pestering ... 'Have you bought it yet? Have you bought it yet?', she'd go every morning since I told her that my aunts have left money asking me to get it for her. Well, I finally went yesterday. Found the sandal and asked for a black pair in size 6. The salesperson came back and said, 'No size 6, size 8 can ah?'
I was thinking of course not what would I do with a size 8? But I didn't voice that out. Instead, I asked whether they have it in brown. Same thing, 'No size 6 ... but got size 8'. I went, 'it's okay thanks' and left the shop. All the while wondering why people would offer shoes two size larger than the one I've requested for just cause they have it? Do they think whoever I was buying the shoe for would be able to wear it? If so, why would I ask for the one which was two size smaller in the first place?
Just thought that was a weird way of selling.
Sunday, December 16, 2001
Countdown to two dozen years of life - 5 days to go.
Today marks the last day of Streetvoiz's last christmas performance. I'm glad that all the christmas programs are over and done with. It's was tiring work ... now all we have to do is sit back relax, wait for the money to come in and for the Selangor Phil's christmas party the day after me birthday. There is a little thing that some of us from Streetvoiz will do on Sunday after the party. Some children's party at some place ... suppose to get together on Friday to practise some songs for that but Friday's my birthday so I told them I might not be able to attend practise ... I'll try my best. A birthday dinner just won't be a birthday dinner without the birthday girl would it?
I have no idea when the tradition of having a family dinner on someone's birthday started. It sure isn't the norm as I was growing up. I still remember the pandan sponge cake, mom brought back from visiting a friend at the hospital who just gave birth, that was passed off as my birthday cake! How pathetic was that? Anyway, the whole of this year, whenever it's someone's birthday (family member only, of course), we go out and have a family dinner ... not that I'm complaining of course, just that ... it's not the norm! When in the world did we adopt this tradition?
Back to the what I did today stuff ...
Got up so early for a Sunday and couldn't get back to sleep. So, I gathered the two videos that two very kind soul mailed to me to watch them. Thanks Elsie and Nicole. I must have received Elsie's tape like two months ago or so ... just couldn't find the time to pop it in the video to watch ... that and that the vcr's in my parent's room and I don't like watching it with them ... my mom likes to add to the script ... this morning, they were at a cousin's wedding so their room was free and all sibs were still asleep. Hence, the perfect time to indulge in my dose of Russell Watson; that was what was in Elsie's tape. She'd kindly recorded RW's concert at the Taj Mahal (in America not India).
Fabulous concert! And there were duets with Lea Salonga and Natalie Cole. Just yesterday one of the Streetvoiz guys were saying that I should sing Lea Salonga songs while we were bumming and singing while waiting for the technicians to set up the mics for our second gig. Is that freaky? Usually don't talk about Lea Salonga and then twice within half a day. Maybe it's a sign ... of what I have no idea. Hah!
After that, watched Nicole's tape. It's a scooby doo episode with the Big Bad Voodoo Daddies as guest stars! Tres cool!
Hmmm ... I'm thinking of recording the RW duets and the BBVD song onto MP3. Don't quite know how to do it yet. Will have to think about it. If anyone knows how to, email me!
Next, time to put on my toolbelt and assemble grandma's 3-drawer chest. Did that in about 2 half hours and then it was time to rush off for the gig ... that's after a quick shower, change of clothes and make-up. I think I made it in record time getting to Lot 10 - the venue of the gig. I thought I was going to be late but I was just in time. That's due to the really smooth traffic on the way to Lot 10; all thanks to the long weekend due to Hari Raya, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan.
Went to a Muslim friends house for 'Open House' after the gig. Had yummy Hari Raya food cooked by his wife - am told that she owns a restaurant at a really trendy part of town. Ate, talked, laughed and then tis time to go home.
Listening to the Royal Crown Revue that Danny burned for me on Friday. Good stuff.
Today marks the last day of Streetvoiz's last christmas performance. I'm glad that all the christmas programs are over and done with. It's was tiring work ... now all we have to do is sit back relax, wait for the money to come in and for the Selangor Phil's christmas party the day after me birthday. There is a little thing that some of us from Streetvoiz will do on Sunday after the party. Some children's party at some place ... suppose to get together on Friday to practise some songs for that but Friday's my birthday so I told them I might not be able to attend practise ... I'll try my best. A birthday dinner just won't be a birthday dinner without the birthday girl would it?
I have no idea when the tradition of having a family dinner on someone's birthday started. It sure isn't the norm as I was growing up. I still remember the pandan sponge cake, mom brought back from visiting a friend at the hospital who just gave birth, that was passed off as my birthday cake! How pathetic was that? Anyway, the whole of this year, whenever it's someone's birthday (family member only, of course), we go out and have a family dinner ... not that I'm complaining of course, just that ... it's not the norm! When in the world did we adopt this tradition?
Back to the what I did today stuff ...
Got up so early for a Sunday and couldn't get back to sleep. So, I gathered the two videos that two very kind soul mailed to me to watch them. Thanks Elsie and Nicole. I must have received Elsie's tape like two months ago or so ... just couldn't find the time to pop it in the video to watch ... that and that the vcr's in my parent's room and I don't like watching it with them ... my mom likes to add to the script ... this morning, they were at a cousin's wedding so their room was free and all sibs were still asleep. Hence, the perfect time to indulge in my dose of Russell Watson; that was what was in Elsie's tape. She'd kindly recorded RW's concert at the Taj Mahal (in America not India).
Fabulous concert! And there were duets with Lea Salonga and Natalie Cole. Just yesterday one of the Streetvoiz guys were saying that I should sing Lea Salonga songs while we were bumming and singing while waiting for the technicians to set up the mics for our second gig. Is that freaky? Usually don't talk about Lea Salonga and then twice within half a day. Maybe it's a sign ... of what I have no idea. Hah!
After that, watched Nicole's tape. It's a scooby doo episode with the Big Bad Voodoo Daddies as guest stars! Tres cool!
Hmmm ... I'm thinking of recording the RW duets and the BBVD song onto MP3. Don't quite know how to do it yet. Will have to think about it. If anyone knows how to, email me!
Next, time to put on my toolbelt and assemble grandma's 3-drawer chest. Did that in about 2 half hours and then it was time to rush off for the gig ... that's after a quick shower, change of clothes and make-up. I think I made it in record time getting to Lot 10 - the venue of the gig. I thought I was going to be late but I was just in time. That's due to the really smooth traffic on the way to Lot 10; all thanks to the long weekend due to Hari Raya, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadhan.
Went to a Muslim friends house for 'Open House' after the gig. Had yummy Hari Raya food cooked by his wife - am told that she owns a restaurant at a really trendy part of town. Ate, talked, laughed and then tis time to go home.
Listening to the Royal Crown Revue that Danny burned for me on Friday. Good stuff.
Saturday, December 15, 2001
Countdown to two dozen years of life - 6 days to go.
Hurrah! Finally installed the modem into my home computer and it works (evidence #1: this blog!). Have had the modem for two weeks now and didn't have a chance to install it till 2 days ago. After which I discovered that Windows 95 does not support USB ... the modem's USB. So, had to go get a USB supporting Windows that my system can handle. Got Windows Me. Installed that, installed the modem and voila ... Emp is blogging from home.
Yay! Placed the tinsels on the christmas tree and it looks great. Decided to end the search for perfect long dangly ornaments. Tinsels filled up the space ... although, I do think a few long dangly thing might make it nicer ... Stef says to stop placing more thing on the tree though, so ...
I'll try to stop.
Hurrah! Finally installed the modem into my home computer and it works (evidence #1: this blog!). Have had the modem for two weeks now and didn't have a chance to install it till 2 days ago. After which I discovered that Windows 95 does not support USB ... the modem's USB. So, had to go get a USB supporting Windows that my system can handle. Got Windows Me. Installed that, installed the modem and voila ... Emp is blogging from home.
Yay! Placed the tinsels on the christmas tree and it looks great. Decided to end the search for perfect long dangly ornaments. Tinsels filled up the space ... although, I do think a few long dangly thing might make it nicer ... Stef says to stop placing more thing on the tree though, so ...
I'll try to stop.
Friday, December 14, 2001
If anyone knows of a comment system that I could plug into my HTML please email me. Reblogger went down and had SnorComments for all of 2 days before it went down as well. I don't have a place where PHP or cgis can be placed. My only host is blogspot. So no code/file uploads.
Countdown to two dozen years of life - 7 days to go.
Christmas Search Continues
Friday, Dec 14 -- The search for the perfect long dangly christmas ornaments continues. It has been reported that Emp and Stef was spotted again at a mall last night searching for the final batch of christmas ornaments to be placed on their already, fine looking, christmas tree.
However, according to reliable source, they were seen carrying packages which were not from stores offering christmas ornaments. Further investigation found that the packages contained a bandana (Emp's) and some knickers from Topshop. They were also heard arguing over who gets to purchase the fab looking pink Friday knickers from Topshop but luckily, the matter was resolved with Emp graciously opting for the thongs so that Stef could have the bikini knickers.
As to their original objective of purchasing christmas ornaments, 'We will journey on and search for those perfect ornaments tomorrow and in another mall,' says Emp.
We at Empress Times would like to wish Emp and Stef the best of luck in their search. Hopefully they would be able to find them before christmas is over.
Christmas Search Continues
Friday, Dec 14 -- The search for the perfect long dangly christmas ornaments continues. It has been reported that Emp and Stef was spotted again at a mall last night searching for the final batch of christmas ornaments to be placed on their already, fine looking, christmas tree.
However, according to reliable source, they were seen carrying packages which were not from stores offering christmas ornaments. Further investigation found that the packages contained a bandana (Emp's) and some knickers from Topshop. They were also heard arguing over who gets to purchase the fab looking pink Friday knickers from Topshop but luckily, the matter was resolved with Emp graciously opting for the thongs so that Stef could have the bikini knickers.
As to their original objective of purchasing christmas ornaments, 'We will journey on and search for those perfect ornaments tomorrow and in another mall,' says Emp.
We at Empress Times would like to wish Emp and Stef the best of luck in their search. Hopefully they would be able to find them before christmas is over.
Thursday, December 13, 2001
Hey let's hop on the KPMG bashing bandwagon. Apparently they're causing a big hoo hah about a guy linking to their site without agreement. Oops! I've just linked them ... twice! I don't think I have an agreement. What will they do to me? I shudder to think. Read the whole article here. There's even a KPMG theme song. It goes something like this ...
Oh yes, you can read the email that was sent to the guy and the fella's reply here. Classic stuff!
"KPMG/We're strong as can be/A dream of power and energy/We go for the goal/Together we hold/On to our vision of global strategy..."
Oh yes, you can read the email that was sent to the guy and the fella's reply here. Classic stuff!
That was freaky! I was typing in todays blog and all of a sudden, word start disappearing. Then when I clicked post, the whole browser disappeared. Wonder what happened? Maybe I should do a proper shutdown to clear up memory. My PC hasn't had a shutdown since Monday ... but it's only been four days. Should be alright. I've gone through weeks without shutting down with no problem at all. Hmmm ...
Anyhoo ... as I was saying, Snorland's down. Another comment system having problem. Too lazy to look for a new comment system right now ... so if you want/need to comment on anything, email me instead.
On a cheerier note, the new christmas lights are up! Yay! The tree looks great but still a little bare. Am on the lookout for more christmas ornaments. Long dangly ones I think cause the ornaments on the tree now is pretty rounded - they're all christmas balls ... red and white ones. It's also got two long ribbons threaded through the tree, an angel almost at the top, two turtle doves (*and a partridge on a pear tree* ... just kidding) one each beside the angel and, of course, a star at the top! Wish I had a digicam *hint* *hint* so I could take a picture of it and show it to you. So, long dangly thing will lengthen things a bit and make the tree look nicer don't you think?
Anyhoo ... as I was saying, Snorland's down. Another comment system having problem. Too lazy to look for a new comment system right now ... so if you want/need to comment on anything, email me instead.
On a cheerier note, the new christmas lights are up! Yay! The tree looks great but still a little bare. Am on the lookout for more christmas ornaments. Long dangly ones I think cause the ornaments on the tree now is pretty rounded - they're all christmas balls ... red and white ones. It's also got two long ribbons threaded through the tree, an angel almost at the top, two turtle doves (*and a partridge on a pear tree* ... just kidding) one each beside the angel and, of course, a star at the top! Wish I had a digicam *hint* *hint* so I could take a picture of it and show it to you. So, long dangly thing will lengthen things a bit and make the tree look nicer don't you think?
Wednesday, December 12, 2001
Still in the glooms.
Went out full of christmas spirit after dinner to the mall to get more ornament for the christmas tree. At the end of the trip, I was down in the dumps. All trace of christmas cheer gone!
Why?
Well, once we (my dad, Stef and I) got to the mall, we went to the bookshop to get a large envelope which we needed to mail the present we've bought for Fehn, our cousin in England. Christmas spirit, still high. Found the envelope, browsed the bookshop a little and then headed to the CD store cause my dad wanted to look for a christmas CD by Ray Conniff(?).
We separated from papa for awhile so that we could go to Living Quaters, where Stef said they were selling some nice christmas ornaments. ... It's closed. Chrsitmas spirit, lowers but still good. Went to the CD store ... Papa couldn't find Ray Conniff. So, he headed to the next CD store in the mall. We, went to Body Shop cause they've got so many lovely things on display we just had to go in for a looksee. Stef bought a couple of floating candles and then we were off to join papa.
No Ray Conniff ... but there were a whole bunch of other christmas cds available. Stef and I recommended a 3-CD compilation to my dad. It has a slew of people in it from Mariah Carey to Judy Garland! So, that a pretty good CD. I didn't notice that the first CD was a songs 'in the style of ...' thing until this morning. Meaning songs in that CD's not sung by the original artist. I think. Not sure yet. Must go home and try that CD tonight. ... Anyway, papa wasn't too sure about getting the CD. We told him it should be good and then he finally said okay. Then, my big mouth of a sister said that I would/should pay for the CD and papa seconded the suggestion stating that since he's retired, he doesn't have money. Hah! What about the new gizmos he just bought! ... But fine, okay, christmas spirit was still good, although was quickly heading south, so I paid for the CD.
Next stop, new christmas lights. Needed new lights for the christmas tree. Our old lights are red and sort of make the tree kinda gloomy. Needed something brighter. Clear or yellow lights maybe and preferable doesn't blink/run. I don't like running lights. Too distracting. Too busy. Found it at Tops. They had 3 colour options. Clear (which is sort of a yellow), orange (darker yellow) and blue. Plus, they have a button which allows you to decide whether the lights should blink, run or just light. Pretty cool I think. I picked the clear lighted one cause I wanted the tree to look brighter and I pointed to one of the tree that had the clear lights on as example for my dad. He stood there considering whether the example was actually the orange light instead of the clear. I told him it was the clear light and the salesperson attending us confirmed it.
Nevertheless, we headed to the tree to check out the multiple light options to see how it looks on the tree. I thought it looked pretty good and since our tree is a shade darker than the example, it'll look even better. At this time, Stef who was browsing elsewhere had joined us. Papa still stood there doubting the lights were clear instead of orange. I told him that it was and also told him that the salesperson had confirmed that but he was still looking at it doubtfully. ... Christmas spirit going a notch lower. ... So we stood there argue the colour of the lights for a few minutes. Then he asked the salesperson, again, whether the lights are the clear lighted ones. This time the salesperson said, 'It's orange light.' The gall of that woman!
'Oh! Wait, no no I think it's the clear light. I'm not sure. Looks quite like the orange light doesn't it', she continued.
Incredulously I replied, 'It's the clear light, I'm sure.' Of course it's not the orange lighted one! Was I the only person there who's not colour blind!
Then papa was pondering again. I went, 'Pa, it's the clear light, really. It's the clear light.'
'Why don't we try it and see.' said papa indicating the clear light box that he was holding.
I insisted that it was the clear light and we do not have to test it. Why do these people not listen to me?! Then Stef said the thing that had my christmas spirit plunging down to the negatives. 'Why don't you just shut up? Shut up and let papa try it if he wants to.'
Whatever happened to respect for your elders? How can she just tell me to shut up! Especially since I know I'm in the right! So, I just stormed off and said, 'I'm going to buy the ice-cream.'
I didn't speak to them the whole time walking to the car nor did I inform them that I was gonna stop at the bank to update my passbook. Just drove in silence. Got to the bank and fuck! the fucking passbook update machine's not in service. Argghhh!!!!!!
Got back and went straight to my room. Trish was there watching TV. Left soon after I went in. She always does. Changed to comfy clothes and sat watching whatever Trish was watching. It was some comedy festival thing filmed in canada in 1995. Pretty funny stuff. It's like the Universe is trying to cheer me up. Had a bit of a laugh and felt slightly better. Then surfed the channel a little (little cause I only have 4 stations and 1 station which depends on whatever the upstairs cable decoder's tuned to) before settling on the cable channel which was showing 'Hurricane'. Very good show. It's about how these 4 people who helped free Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter from false imprisonment after one of them read his book. Makes me feel better that such people do exist.
Went to bed feeling slightly better.
Went out full of christmas spirit after dinner to the mall to get more ornament for the christmas tree. At the end of the trip, I was down in the dumps. All trace of christmas cheer gone!
Why?
Well, once we (my dad, Stef and I) got to the mall, we went to the bookshop to get a large envelope which we needed to mail the present we've bought for Fehn, our cousin in England. Christmas spirit, still high. Found the envelope, browsed the bookshop a little and then headed to the CD store cause my dad wanted to look for a christmas CD by Ray Conniff(?).
We separated from papa for awhile so that we could go to Living Quaters, where Stef said they were selling some nice christmas ornaments. ... It's closed. Chrsitmas spirit, lowers but still good. Went to the CD store ... Papa couldn't find Ray Conniff. So, he headed to the next CD store in the mall. We, went to Body Shop cause they've got so many lovely things on display we just had to go in for a looksee. Stef bought a couple of floating candles and then we were off to join papa.
No Ray Conniff ... but there were a whole bunch of other christmas cds available. Stef and I recommended a 3-CD compilation to my dad. It has a slew of people in it from Mariah Carey to Judy Garland! So, that a pretty good CD. I didn't notice that the first CD was a songs 'in the style of ...' thing until this morning. Meaning songs in that CD's not sung by the original artist. I think. Not sure yet. Must go home and try that CD tonight. ... Anyway, papa wasn't too sure about getting the CD. We told him it should be good and then he finally said okay. Then, my big mouth of a sister said that I would/should pay for the CD and papa seconded the suggestion stating that since he's retired, he doesn't have money. Hah! What about the new gizmos he just bought! ... But fine, okay, christmas spirit was still good, although was quickly heading south, so I paid for the CD.
Next stop, new christmas lights. Needed new lights for the christmas tree. Our old lights are red and sort of make the tree kinda gloomy. Needed something brighter. Clear or yellow lights maybe and preferable doesn't blink/run. I don't like running lights. Too distracting. Too busy. Found it at Tops. They had 3 colour options. Clear (which is sort of a yellow), orange (darker yellow) and blue. Plus, they have a button which allows you to decide whether the lights should blink, run or just light. Pretty cool I think. I picked the clear lighted one cause I wanted the tree to look brighter and I pointed to one of the tree that had the clear lights on as example for my dad. He stood there considering whether the example was actually the orange light instead of the clear. I told him it was the clear light and the salesperson attending us confirmed it.
Nevertheless, we headed to the tree to check out the multiple light options to see how it looks on the tree. I thought it looked pretty good and since our tree is a shade darker than the example, it'll look even better. At this time, Stef who was browsing elsewhere had joined us. Papa still stood there doubting the lights were clear instead of orange. I told him that it was and also told him that the salesperson had confirmed that but he was still looking at it doubtfully. ... Christmas spirit going a notch lower. ... So we stood there argue the colour of the lights for a few minutes. Then he asked the salesperson, again, whether the lights are the clear lighted ones. This time the salesperson said, 'It's orange light.' The gall of that woman!
'Oh! Wait, no no I think it's the clear light. I'm not sure. Looks quite like the orange light doesn't it', she continued.
Incredulously I replied, 'It's the clear light, I'm sure.' Of course it's not the orange lighted one! Was I the only person there who's not colour blind!
Then papa was pondering again. I went, 'Pa, it's the clear light, really. It's the clear light.'
'Why don't we try it and see.' said papa indicating the clear light box that he was holding.
I insisted that it was the clear light and we do not have to test it. Why do these people not listen to me?! Then Stef said the thing that had my christmas spirit plunging down to the negatives. 'Why don't you just shut up? Shut up and let papa try it if he wants to.'
Whatever happened to respect for your elders? How can she just tell me to shut up! Especially since I know I'm in the right! So, I just stormed off and said, 'I'm going to buy the ice-cream.'
I didn't speak to them the whole time walking to the car nor did I inform them that I was gonna stop at the bank to update my passbook. Just drove in silence. Got to the bank and fuck! the fucking passbook update machine's not in service. Argghhh!!!!!!
Got back and went straight to my room. Trish was there watching TV. Left soon after I went in. She always does. Changed to comfy clothes and sat watching whatever Trish was watching. It was some comedy festival thing filmed in canada in 1995. Pretty funny stuff. It's like the Universe is trying to cheer me up. Had a bit of a laugh and felt slightly better. Then surfed the channel a little (little cause I only have 4 stations and 1 station which depends on whatever the upstairs cable decoder's tuned to) before settling on the cable channel which was showing 'Hurricane'. Very good show. It's about how these 4 people who helped free Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter from false imprisonment after one of them read his book. Makes me feel better that such people do exist.
Went to bed feeling slightly better.
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
There's a new TV in my room. A 29" Sony Triniton. Great isn't it?
Well, I'm not so sure. For one, I didn't buy it. My dad did. It's only in my room cause it was previously the dining room and we've always had a TV in the dining room and so the aeriel cable is there. There are plans of moving the cables to the hall ... or maybe the soon to be AV room that is to be built (god know when). So, for the time being, it's in my room. According to my sis, Stef, this proves that I'm papa's girl. He gets a new TV and it's placed in my room.
Actually I'd rather not have the TV in my room cause then my grandma, sister or whoever's on that floor at the moment who wants to watch TV will be in my room. The whole point of me having a room for myself is just that ... so that I HAVE a room for myself. Not shared with everyone else. I can't even change in peace cause my grandma would probably be in the room and I really dislike chasing her out of the room when she's watching the TV.
Thirdly, the money used for this recent purchase would be from my dad's retirement funds. It's okay if he wants to indulge a little but a new TV on Sunday and a whole speaker system and DVD player two weeks before that is really expensive. The money will dwindle away and where would he get more? He has plans of having his own GPRS mapping company, which he has already registered for, but who's to know what business is going to like? He might profit ... which would be great ... but he might also make a loss and then where would he be with all the money gone? Of course, I'll try and give whatever I can ... I won't see my family starve ... I'm not entirely heartless ... but I'm not exactly making a whole lot. Just enough!
Why is he acting like he's as rich as Croesus when he's not? Mid life crisis?
Sometimes I think parents are just like us. They like to indulge in things that pleases them and would do it whenever the opportunity permits. Just that when they have kids to support the opportunity doesn't permit that often especially since the cost of a University education is so bleeding high now. However, I still think papa shouldn't be using all this money to purchase all these gizmos. He still has two daughters that are still in school. One of which should really, really be enrolling for University SOON! The other has one more year of high school before University. That'll be two kids in University in one go. That's a lot of money. Hopefully, they'd be able to get scholarships. They're pretty smart unlike their dumb geek of an elder sister. ;)
Still ... like us, when our parents tell us not to do things that we want to do, parents don't listen to us either. So, what we have here is a deadlock. We don't listen to them; they don't listen to us. We can only hope that the outcome is not disasterous.
Well, I'm not so sure. For one, I didn't buy it. My dad did. It's only in my room cause it was previously the dining room and we've always had a TV in the dining room and so the aeriel cable is there. There are plans of moving the cables to the hall ... or maybe the soon to be AV room that is to be built (god know when). So, for the time being, it's in my room. According to my sis, Stef, this proves that I'm papa's girl. He gets a new TV and it's placed in my room.
Actually I'd rather not have the TV in my room cause then my grandma, sister or whoever's on that floor at the moment who wants to watch TV will be in my room. The whole point of me having a room for myself is just that ... so that I HAVE a room for myself. Not shared with everyone else. I can't even change in peace cause my grandma would probably be in the room and I really dislike chasing her out of the room when she's watching the TV.
Thirdly, the money used for this recent purchase would be from my dad's retirement funds. It's okay if he wants to indulge a little but a new TV on Sunday and a whole speaker system and DVD player two weeks before that is really expensive. The money will dwindle away and where would he get more? He has plans of having his own GPRS mapping company, which he has already registered for, but who's to know what business is going to like? He might profit ... which would be great ... but he might also make a loss and then where would he be with all the money gone? Of course, I'll try and give whatever I can ... I won't see my family starve ... I'm not entirely heartless ... but I'm not exactly making a whole lot. Just enough!
Why is he acting like he's as rich as Croesus when he's not? Mid life crisis?
Sometimes I think parents are just like us. They like to indulge in things that pleases them and would do it whenever the opportunity permits. Just that when they have kids to support the opportunity doesn't permit that often especially since the cost of a University education is so bleeding high now. However, I still think papa shouldn't be using all this money to purchase all these gizmos. He still has two daughters that are still in school. One of which should really, really be enrolling for University SOON! The other has one more year of high school before University. That'll be two kids in University in one go. That's a lot of money. Hopefully, they'd be able to get scholarships. They're pretty smart unlike their dumb geek of an elder sister. ;)
Still ... like us, when our parents tell us not to do things that we want to do, parents don't listen to us either. So, what we have here is a deadlock. We don't listen to them; they don't listen to us. We can only hope that the outcome is not disasterous.
Monday, December 10, 2001
I never knew singing can be so exhausting ... but then, I don't know a lot of things and that's just another thing I've found out that I know I didn't know.
Saturday's performance with the Selangor Phil Choir was pretty good ... meaning, we didn't get booed, we didn't start at the wrong time and did things as we were supposed to do ... although we did start about half an hour later than scheduled. We, the choir, blame Phillip (the conductor) for that cause he was late! ... as usual. He in turn, blamed it on the traffic; which was really very bad that day. And then he had a little spat with Cris when she complained about him changing the music arrangements, yet again. Things were okay once we started singing. It was at Starhill, a shopping complex. Not much audience audience there. People are too busy shopping.
After that was the small choir's turn. We're called 'Streetvoiz'. Things were so-so. I wouldn't say great. Okay. ... up to the last song that is. We kinda bungled up 'Feliz Navidad'. The piano started in a C. We practised in G. And we couldn't really hear the piano cause it's muffle; it's a clavi, not a real piano, so we kinda didn't know when to start. We sounded really bad for that and had to restart the song. Sounded passable after that.
A few of us went to have dinner at a place near our next performance. I had capati with curry mutton. Yum! Haven't had that for quite awhile now. It was delicious. Then headed back to the hall where we performed on Friday night to fix up the decorations before the performance starts. Apparently the decorations were kind of a joke. Was told by some that the decorations were falling down while we were singing on Friday. Wow! Must have been a rousing performance! Haha.
The audience was more responsive that day compared to the night before. They sang with us when asked and clapped more! :) We did make a mistake though in one of the song. Phillip forgot to cue us in and we were waiting, unsure as to whether we should go ahead and sing or not. Thankfully he cued us in at an appropriate time and kudos to Wen Li for improvising on the accompaniment.
Was totally drained when I got home on Saturday night.
Slept till late on Sunday and then had to get ready to go for more performance in town. Streetvoiz had two sessions and Selangor Phil had one. Everything went well. Streetvoiz got an encore on the second gig ... planted audience from the Selangor Phil choirsters. Thanks all the same guys. Thanks to the few groupies we have as well.
Exhausting work, singing. Can't wait for next week when we'll do it all over again. Next weekend only Streetvoiz will be performing at the shopping complexes while the Selangor Phil will be singing to a group of nuns at a convent. After that we will have a Christmas party a week after that.
Yay! Paaarty!
Saturday's performance with the Selangor Phil Choir was pretty good ... meaning, we didn't get booed, we didn't start at the wrong time and did things as we were supposed to do ... although we did start about half an hour later than scheduled. We, the choir, blame Phillip (the conductor) for that cause he was late! ... as usual. He in turn, blamed it on the traffic; which was really very bad that day. And then he had a little spat with Cris when she complained about him changing the music arrangements, yet again. Things were okay once we started singing. It was at Starhill, a shopping complex. Not much audience audience there. People are too busy shopping.
After that was the small choir's turn. We're called 'Streetvoiz'. Things were so-so. I wouldn't say great. Okay. ... up to the last song that is. We kinda bungled up 'Feliz Navidad'. The piano started in a C. We practised in G. And we couldn't really hear the piano cause it's muffle; it's a clavi, not a real piano, so we kinda didn't know when to start. We sounded really bad for that and had to restart the song. Sounded passable after that.
A few of us went to have dinner at a place near our next performance. I had capati with curry mutton. Yum! Haven't had that for quite awhile now. It was delicious. Then headed back to the hall where we performed on Friday night to fix up the decorations before the performance starts. Apparently the decorations were kind of a joke. Was told by some that the decorations were falling down while we were singing on Friday. Wow! Must have been a rousing performance! Haha.
The audience was more responsive that day compared to the night before. They sang with us when asked and clapped more! :) We did make a mistake though in one of the song. Phillip forgot to cue us in and we were waiting, unsure as to whether we should go ahead and sing or not. Thankfully he cued us in at an appropriate time and kudos to Wen Li for improvising on the accompaniment.
Was totally drained when I got home on Saturday night.
Slept till late on Sunday and then had to get ready to go for more performance in town. Streetvoiz had two sessions and Selangor Phil had one. Everything went well. Streetvoiz got an encore on the second gig ... planted audience from the Selangor Phil choirsters. Thanks all the same guys. Thanks to the few groupies we have as well.
Exhausting work, singing. Can't wait for next week when we'll do it all over again. Next weekend only Streetvoiz will be performing at the shopping complexes while the Selangor Phil will be singing to a group of nuns at a convent. After that we will have a Christmas party a week after that.
Yay! Paaarty!
Saturday, December 08, 2001
I don't know what's wrong with me. I know I have a long day today. I know I have work today and I have to wake up early (for a saturday anyway). ... but when a call came in yesterday asking if I'd like to clubbing at Movement that night, I said 'YES!' ... AND that's after my choir performance ... after a full day of work. I was really tired after the performance but I changed and drove out anyway, with the hope of a night of hopping and bopping. I guess I should thank my friend's bosses that they changed their plans and spent the night at a pub instead. These were guys from BAT (British American Tobacco) so there were a lots and lots of smoking and drinking and pool. Pub scene is really not my thing. I don't smoke and I don't drink. Which is why I like going to dance clubs. At least I can dance there. Anyway, since they were just going to hang out at the pub, I made my exit early ... at about 2am! If we had gone to Movement, I do not doubt that I'd only leave at about 5am. I guess you can say that dancing kinda reenergizes me,
... but really, I'm grateful for the change of plans cause I'm still dead tired now. Alarm rang and I just slapped it off. Not like I don't do this every single day ... just that today, I really went back to sleep instead of just lying in bed for a few waking myself. Didn't get up untill half hour later and I've got bags under my eyes and the feeling of numbness in my head from lack of sleep. I think it shows cause someone said I looked 'blur' when I came into the office.
I really need to discipline myself to say no to an invite to a night of debauchery ... more so when I'm tired. Perhaps I'm trying to catch up on my late teenage years. I hardly ever go out at night when I was a teen. Not even when I was old to enter a dance club legally. In fact, I bet I can count the number of times I've been to a club on one hand. Guess I was kind of a geek then. Still a geek now. (a dumb geek ... according to my sibs) People don't really change too much do they?
... but really, I'm grateful for the change of plans cause I'm still dead tired now. Alarm rang and I just slapped it off. Not like I don't do this every single day ... just that today, I really went back to sleep instead of just lying in bed for a few waking myself. Didn't get up untill half hour later and I've got bags under my eyes and the feeling of numbness in my head from lack of sleep. I think it shows cause someone said I looked 'blur' when I came into the office.
I really need to discipline myself to say no to an invite to a night of debauchery ... more so when I'm tired. Perhaps I'm trying to catch up on my late teenage years. I hardly ever go out at night when I was a teen. Not even when I was old to enter a dance club legally. In fact, I bet I can count the number of times I've been to a club on one hand. Guess I was kind of a geek then. Still a geek now. (a dumb geek ... according to my sibs) People don't really change too much do they?
Friday, December 07, 2001
Did a test and here's the result
 | If I were a work of art, I would be Edgar Degas' Dance Class. I appear soft and gentle, but hide a core of rigid structure and discipline. I work hard and follow orders, because I am determined to succeed, but remain attached to displays of frivolity and maintaining my appearance. Which work of art would you be? The Art Test |
Thursday, December 06, 2001
Well ... didn't quite finish my post yesterday. Got too busy and now I don't feel like finishing it. If I ever do feel like finishing that I'll edit it. Otherwise, just ignore it. It was only going to be some stoopid thing about how I don't feel mature yet. Don't feel any difference from when I was 15 or now ... 15 days to 2 dozen years. Just a stupid blah blog.
Ignore it. Ignore it.
So tired yesterday. Only got home at 11.30pm and didn't even manage to get dinner. Had choir practise till 10.15 (sang our throats sore ... performance is this Friday!) and then went to pay my credit card bill in town (there's only one center where I can pay it ... unless I mail a cheque ... but I don't have a chequeing? account so that's moot). Was dragging my feet when I got home. Had my dinner, shower and went straight to bed! Didn't even watch the telly. Quite a first for me ... being a TV addict and all. But I was too tired. Fell asleep with the lights on. Woke up in the middle on the night/early morning and switched it off.
Ignore it. Ignore it.
So tired yesterday. Only got home at 11.30pm and didn't even manage to get dinner. Had choir practise till 10.15 (sang our throats sore ... performance is this Friday!) and then went to pay my credit card bill in town (there's only one center where I can pay it ... unless I mail a cheque ... but I don't have a chequeing? account so that's moot). Was dragging my feet when I got home. Had my dinner, shower and went straight to bed! Didn't even watch the telly. Quite a first for me ... being a TV addict and all. But I was too tired. Fell asleep with the lights on. Woke up in the middle on the night/early morning and switched it off.
Wednesday, December 05, 2001
Why or when do we say that someone is mature or immature? How do we define maturity?
I got the following definition off www.dictionary.com.
oops! will be back. boss is around the vicinity. must act busy.
I got the following definition off www.dictionary.com.
mature adj 1: characteristic of maturity; "mature for her age" [ant: immature] 2: fully considered and perfected; "mature plans" [syn: matured] 3: having reached full natural growth or development; "a mature cell" [ant: immature] 4: fully developed or matured and ready to be eaten or used; "ripe peaches"; "full-bodies mature wines" [syn: ripe] [ant: green] 5: (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination [syn: fledged] [ant: unfledged] v 1: develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation; "He matured fast"; "The child grew fast" [syn: maturate, grow] 2: grow old or older; "She aged gracefully" [syn: age, maturate]
oops! will be back. boss is around the vicinity. must act busy.
Tuesday, December 04, 2001
*snifffff* ... MMmmm .... the smell of coffee. Delicious. Just the thing to wake me up on a day like today. I'm not much of a coffee person. Sometimes it works in waking me up and sometimes it doesn't. There are some people I know who drinks coffee in the morning, in the afternoon, in the evening and then at night. Basically, they drink coffee all the time. Not sure how good it is for their health though. Some researchers found that the acidity of coffee's not good for health ... but then researchers have also said that chocolates weren't good for health once but now they are. All depends on the researchers huh?
Wonder why coffee works on some people and not on others. And for me, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Really don't like a coffee high though. Especially after an all nighter. I'd be like a zombie after taking coffee after an all nighter. My head would feel like all the blood's up there over on my forehead area. So, everthing sort of concentrated there. And then I won't be able to sleep when I really need to! Eyes wide, coffee high, tired as hell and can't sleep. Terrible.
I've finished my coffee now. Nope. Doesn't work this time. I'm still real sleepy. Maybe I should have gotten a bigger cup. Took a small cup this time.
Racheal must be thinking this girl's crazy. The other day she's talking about chocolates and now coffee. Haha ...
Wonder why coffee works on some people and not on others. And for me, sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Really don't like a coffee high though. Especially after an all nighter. I'd be like a zombie after taking coffee after an all nighter. My head would feel like all the blood's up there over on my forehead area. So, everthing sort of concentrated there. And then I won't be able to sleep when I really need to! Eyes wide, coffee high, tired as hell and can't sleep. Terrible.
I've finished my coffee now. Nope. Doesn't work this time. I'm still real sleepy. Maybe I should have gotten a bigger cup. Took a small cup this time.
Racheal must be thinking this girl's crazy. The other day she's talking about chocolates and now coffee. Haha ...
Saturday, December 01, 2001
Am doing some window shopping when I fell upon Topshop which had internet access. So I thought I'd do a bit of blogging.
So, the operetta last night was 'interesting'. The show was 'Porgy and Bess'. Porgy had a magnificent voice. Really booming. Bess had a pretty nice voice as well and so does the rest of the cast. However, I don't think that Kallang Theatre's such a good place for an opera where the singer do not use microphones. Y'see, when the singers are upstage, they sounds really good and really clear. Well, as clear as any opera singer can sound anyway, pronunciation wise that is. Anyway, when the move further inwards on stage, their voice doesn't really come out. So you can't really hear what they're singing about. Plus, I sat at the stalls, which was downstairs, the slightly pricier seats. Not a good investment, I'd say. The seats are not very well raised and they did not place the seats in such a way that the person behind a row would be able to get a clear view. I had a tall woman sitting in front of me. I'm really short. So, I had to seat a lot to my left so that I'd be able to see what's going on on stage. Does my side hurt after the show.
Well, I'd better go. It says maximum usage for this terminal is 30 minutes. I'm sure I've not exceeded it but I've got more window shopping to do. Will blog more when I go back to Malaysia.
So, the operetta last night was 'interesting'. The show was 'Porgy and Bess'. Porgy had a magnificent voice. Really booming. Bess had a pretty nice voice as well and so does the rest of the cast. However, I don't think that Kallang Theatre's such a good place for an opera where the singer do not use microphones. Y'see, when the singers are upstage, they sounds really good and really clear. Well, as clear as any opera singer can sound anyway, pronunciation wise that is. Anyway, when the move further inwards on stage, their voice doesn't really come out. So you can't really hear what they're singing about. Plus, I sat at the stalls, which was downstairs, the slightly pricier seats. Not a good investment, I'd say. The seats are not very well raised and they did not place the seats in such a way that the person behind a row would be able to get a clear view. I had a tall woman sitting in front of me. I'm really short. So, I had to seat a lot to my left so that I'd be able to see what's going on on stage. Does my side hurt after the show.
Well, I'd better go. It says maximum usage for this terminal is 30 minutes. I'm sure I've not exceeded it but I've got more window shopping to do. Will blog more when I go back to Malaysia.
Friday, November 30, 2001
What a great night. What a great meet. I don't believe I know when I'd laughed more. The musicals crew meets at last. More than three person this time. This time there were seven people. Seven! What a feat! Congratulations Grace ML for achieving this. We had a great time celebrating Alex's birthday tonight. Alex, tonight, was the thorn among the roses, james bond with his bond girls, a maharajah with his harem .... haha ... he was the only guy who managed to turn up. Besides being the guest of honour of course. We had a bunch of starters. Nobody ordered any meals nor did we have deserts. Weird dinner huh? Was good enough though.
So, what does a bunch of ex-musicals course people do after dinner? Sing of course! After cake, we adjourned to the karaoke on the third floor. Sang our heart out. The song changer was chronic though. Had to wait a century before they load our songs. OMG! I love Fang's voice! Wish I could sing like her! Left slightly after midnight. Rach's got a curfew. The rest had to work. Should have done this on a weekend instead but I wouldn't have been able to attend if they did.
Great night. Can't wait for the next meet. Hopefully the next time will have all these people as well rest of the crew. That is, if they can spare some time from their busy life to attend.
I've finished packing for Singapore and am watching Roswell now. Bachelor Girl's song is in this episode. Can't recall the title of the song off my head but it's cool that they are in the show. Didn't know anyone outside Australia knew them. Don't think anyone in Malaysia still knows them either after their mini concert eons ago.
Anyway, will go read Rach's blog now. She's amazing. Love the way she writes.
So, what does a bunch of ex-musicals course people do after dinner? Sing of course! After cake, we adjourned to the karaoke on the third floor. Sang our heart out. The song changer was chronic though. Had to wait a century before they load our songs. OMG! I love Fang's voice! Wish I could sing like her! Left slightly after midnight. Rach's got a curfew. The rest had to work. Should have done this on a weekend instead but I wouldn't have been able to attend if they did.
Great night. Can't wait for the next meet. Hopefully the next time will have all these people as well rest of the crew. That is, if they can spare some time from their busy life to attend.
I've finished packing for Singapore and am watching Roswell now. Bachelor Girl's song is in this episode. Can't recall the title of the song off my head but it's cool that they are in the show. Didn't know anyone outside Australia knew them. Don't think anyone in Malaysia still knows them either after their mini concert eons ago.
Anyway, will go read Rach's blog now. She's amazing. Love the way she writes.
Thursday, November 29, 2001
Just took two paracetemol. Feeling a little sicky. Think I caught the bug yesterday from Prem last night during our tennis session.
Urgh! Tennis. Played really bad last night. I mean, I don't play well on normal days but yesterday was, like, super bad. I mean, couldn't get anything in the court! Everything went mile high and my double handed backhand ... nowhere to be seen! Horrible. Horrible. Should really just stick to squash.
Hmmm ... just reread my previous paragraph. Sounded a little like my sister, Stef, talking there. With all the 'I mean's and 'like's.
Hope I don't get sick. Suppose to go down to Singapore tomorrow. Got an SMS from Prem & Push after I got home last night saying that they'll be leaving on Friday after all. Their original plan was to leave tonight after work. Thanks guys. Now I don't have to travel on bus. Yay!
Okay time to go pick Mel for lunch with this other bunch of people I hang with. We only seem to have time for lunch and only during work days. Haven't gone out with them anywhere else for a long time now.
Well, I'm off.
Ta.
Urgh! Tennis. Played really bad last night. I mean, I don't play well on normal days but yesterday was, like, super bad. I mean, couldn't get anything in the court! Everything went mile high and my double handed backhand ... nowhere to be seen! Horrible. Horrible. Should really just stick to squash.
Hmmm ... just reread my previous paragraph. Sounded a little like my sister, Stef, talking there. With all the 'I mean's and 'like's.
Hope I don't get sick. Suppose to go down to Singapore tomorrow. Got an SMS from Prem & Push after I got home last night saying that they'll be leaving on Friday after all. Their original plan was to leave tonight after work. Thanks guys. Now I don't have to travel on bus. Yay!
Okay time to go pick Mel for lunch with this other bunch of people I hang with. We only seem to have time for lunch and only during work days. Haven't gone out with them anywhere else for a long time now.
Well, I'm off.
Ta.
Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Was just about to eat the chocolates I bought during lunch when I remembered that I've left it in the car. Remembered it when I got back in my cubicle and sat on my chair. Too lazy to climb that flight of stairs and cross the street back to where the car's parked. Thought I'd do it after say five or ten minutes.
That was at 1.30pm. It's now quater to four! Went to the car and got the chocolates out. It feel soft ... really soft ... all melted.Boo hoo. Can't have my chocolates now. I've placed them in the refrigerator at the office upstairs (no fridge in our pantry ... bad!) They're recovering now, I hope. Will check up on them at say half an hour's time.
:( ... I have a chocolate craving. Serves me right for my procratinating nature.
Tough empress, you'll just have to go without for awhile!
That was at 1.30pm. It's now quater to four! Went to the car and got the chocolates out. It feel soft ... really soft ... all melted.Boo hoo. Can't have my chocolates now. I've placed them in the refrigerator at the office upstairs (no fridge in our pantry ... bad!) They're recovering now, I hope. Will check up on them at say half an hour's time.
:( ... I have a chocolate craving. Serves me right for my procratinating nature.
Tough empress, you'll just have to go without for awhile!
A little something I concocted for my friend the other day. I call it a good weather spell. Her wedding was on the 24th. I wrote this before that.
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abracadabra ...
hocus pocus ...
zim zam zoom ... *poof* (smoke effect)
viv will have lovely weather
on a day like no other
when she will say 'ay'
pledging her forever and a day
to the man of her dreams
in a dress of ivory and cream.
*no guarentee the spell will work. It's just for fun. :)
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...
abracadabra ...
hocus pocus ...
zim zam zoom ... *poof* (smoke effect)
viv will have lovely weather
on a day like no other
when she will say 'ay'
pledging her forever and a day
to the man of her dreams
in a dress of ivory and cream.
*no guarentee the spell will work. It's just for fun. :)
Had a gruelling class last night. Was corrected so so so so much by Mr Lee.
No floppy arms! ... Look up! ... Sharper turns! ... Shoulder leads before head and legs follows! ... Cha-cha-cha must be done step-by-step! Don't run through them! ... Create space for yourself! ... More shoulder movement! ... More hip movement! ... Remember to create hip movement before starting! ... etc.
Was poofed after class. Didn't even bother to stay back and practise. My limbs felt a bit unnatural after that.
Argh! So many things to remember! Have will I manage.
No floppy arms! ... Look up! ... Sharper turns! ... Shoulder leads before head and legs follows! ... Cha-cha-cha must be done step-by-step! Don't run through them! ... Create space for yourself! ... More shoulder movement! ... More hip movement! ... Remember to create hip movement before starting! ... etc.
Was poofed after class. Didn't even bother to stay back and practise. My limbs felt a bit unnatural after that.
Argh! So many things to remember! Have will I manage.
Tuesday, November 27, 2001
Ta da!
Still healthy. Sickly taste must have just been something I ate after all.
Choir practise was good. We timed 'The Living Creche'. It's about 35 minutes. After that, didn't have much time left to time 'A Night Of Wonder'. Will probably do that next week.
Conductor wasn't there yet again. Second week in a row. He's performing in 'The Fantastiks' in Bangsar. Replacement performance for the cancelled show due to the King's death.
The small choir's going to have practise again this Thursday. Yups! The same day I'll be meeting with the musicals group for Alex's birthday dinner. Oh yes, the small choir has a temporary name now. It's called 'Streetvoiz'. Cris has even set up a yahoo group for it!
Anyway, I'll be skipping that practise. Told them I'll practise at home myself ... yeah right!
I'll be off to Singapore on Friday! Yay! This time to watch Porgy & Bess. Hmmm ... still haven't got the bus ticket. Let's see if I have time to get it tonight after dance class.
Still healthy. Sickly taste must have just been something I ate after all.
Choir practise was good. We timed 'The Living Creche'. It's about 35 minutes. After that, didn't have much time left to time 'A Night Of Wonder'. Will probably do that next week.
Conductor wasn't there yet again. Second week in a row. He's performing in 'The Fantastiks' in Bangsar. Replacement performance for the cancelled show due to the King's death.
The small choir's going to have practise again this Thursday. Yups! The same day I'll be meeting with the musicals group for Alex's birthday dinner. Oh yes, the small choir has a temporary name now. It's called 'Streetvoiz'. Cris has even set up a yahoo group for it!
Anyway, I'll be skipping that practise. Told them I'll practise at home myself ... yeah right!
I'll be off to Singapore on Friday! Yay! This time to watch Porgy & Bess. Hmmm ... still haven't got the bus ticket. Let's see if I have time to get it tonight after dance class.
Monday, November 26, 2001
Had a sleeping marathon yesterday.
Well, really needed it due to the VCD marathon early Sunday morning. Aunty Gnoh was gonna take the Korean series back to Ireland with her so I had to finish them before she leaves for the airport later that morning.
I think I watched from about 1am till 5.10am.
Then at 7am, my dad woke me up. They needed another car to go to the airport. Urgh! Bleeding brother won't wake up so I had to drive.
After the send off, felt hungry ... went for breakfast but couldn't eat. Not enough sleep I think.
Got home. Slept till 5pm.
Well, really needed it due to the VCD marathon early Sunday morning. Aunty Gnoh was gonna take the Korean series back to Ireland with her so I had to finish them before she leaves for the airport later that morning.
I think I watched from about 1am till 5.10am.
Then at 7am, my dad woke me up. They needed another car to go to the airport. Urgh! Bleeding brother won't wake up so I had to drive.
After the send off, felt hungry ... went for breakfast but couldn't eat. Not enough sleep I think.
Got home. Slept till 5pm.
Saturday, November 24, 2001
Have to call Adrian. We've been planning and scheming a rescue mission. The mission is to get him to come out with us and the aunties without the parents.
He's quite a mama's boy and Aunty Maggie loves going on and on about 'My Adrian'. How smart he is, how sociable, how tall, how good looking ... etc.
Urgh!
Agreed he's smart. He went to Cambridge and all but the rest of us are not total idiots ... thank you very much.
Will make that call now.
He's quite a mama's boy and Aunty Maggie loves going on and on about 'My Adrian'. How smart he is, how sociable, how tall, how good looking ... etc.
Urgh!
Agreed he's smart. He went to Cambridge and all but the rest of us are not total idiots ... thank you very much.
Will make that call now.
Harry Potter was, as my 10 year old cousin would say, brill!
Daniel Radcliffe was so adorable albeit a little rounder than what I had in mind for Harry Potter but adorable all the same. Throughout the movie, I was going ... they've skipped this part, they've skipped that part, they've changed this part and they've shortened this part. Aunty Jackie says that if they do film the whole thing as per the book, the film would be 5 hours long.
Hmmm ... guess they should have made it into a miniseries instead.
Anyway, I liked the part when Harry went to Ollivander's. Loved it when he blew things up testing his wand and also the effects when he found his wand. Only complaint would be that he found his wand a little too quickly. Not that they should show them going through each and every wand but maybe just show a pile of wands of rejected wands after testing the first few wands before finding THE wand. Ollivander didn't quite fit what I had in mind as well. He was a bit too moody. I had a cheerier person in mind who speaks a little fast and would scurry from one side of the shop to the other.
The quidditch game was amazing even though the special effects could have been much much better. Plus, there should have been more quidditch games. Doesn't look right for Harry to be so unstable in his first game. He's suppose to triumph instead he adding fodder for critism for Malfoy.
They one character that I think was superbly casted would be Hermione. She's exactly what I had in mind. Irritating!
Oh yes, when I saw Snape, I kept wondering what the actor's name was. I know I've seen him in Sense and Sensibilities with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet but just can't seem to recall his name. I asked my aunt Chris who was sitting on my right who he was and she said he's Snape.
Haha ... I know he's Snape but what's his name.
We stayed until the cast credit came on and I finally found out his name ... Alan Rickman! Yep! It's Alan Rickman. He's also in one of Texas's music video. What was that song called? Don't remember. Nice song ... I think.
So, in conclusion, Harry Potter is definitely worth the watch. It's BRILL!
Daniel Radcliffe was so adorable albeit a little rounder than what I had in mind for Harry Potter but adorable all the same. Throughout the movie, I was going ... they've skipped this part, they've skipped that part, they've changed this part and they've shortened this part. Aunty Jackie says that if they do film the whole thing as per the book, the film would be 5 hours long.
Hmmm ... guess they should have made it into a miniseries instead.
Anyway, I liked the part when Harry went to Ollivander's. Loved it when he blew things up testing his wand and also the effects when he found his wand. Only complaint would be that he found his wand a little too quickly. Not that they should show them going through each and every wand but maybe just show a pile of wands of rejected wands after testing the first few wands before finding THE wand. Ollivander didn't quite fit what I had in mind as well. He was a bit too moody. I had a cheerier person in mind who speaks a little fast and would scurry from one side of the shop to the other.
The quidditch game was amazing even though the special effects could have been much much better. Plus, there should have been more quidditch games. Doesn't look right for Harry to be so unstable in his first game. He's suppose to triumph instead he adding fodder for critism for Malfoy.
They one character that I think was superbly casted would be Hermione. She's exactly what I had in mind. Irritating!
Oh yes, when I saw Snape, I kept wondering what the actor's name was. I know I've seen him in Sense and Sensibilities with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet but just can't seem to recall his name. I asked my aunt Chris who was sitting on my right who he was and she said he's Snape.
Haha ... I know he's Snape but what's his name.
We stayed until the cast credit came on and I finally found out his name ... Alan Rickman! Yep! It's Alan Rickman. He's also in one of Texas's music video. What was that song called? Don't remember. Nice song ... I think.
So, in conclusion, Harry Potter is definitely worth the watch. It's BRILL!
Friday, November 23, 2001
The cinema's were closed. Didn't get to watch Harry Potter. Couldn't book nor purchase tickets for today from the counter when I checked at the cinema. Weird.
Found out why I could never get through to GSC MidValley. They only have one phone line open for phone booking.
ONE!
Can you imagine that? There is almost 18 screens there and they only have ONE phone line for booking! It's no wonder nobody can get through. It's like calling into a really popular radio station.
Trish will try to book some tickets for tonight's show at GSC Summit ... closer to home but not a very cool place to hang. If she can't get them, I'll have to go to MidValley to purchase them during lunch.
Oh yeah! Have to get mummy's present as well. I'm thinking ... those chains that's attached to your glasses and hangs around the neck. She should have one. Always misplacing her things. This from someone who keeps saying that papa needs to eat Gingko to improve his memory and that all of us are not ... what's that word??? 'Mindfull'. Another word for awareness, I think.
Not sure where I can find those chains. Maybe one of those stall that sells knick-knacks. Otherwise, I'll check at the optical shop. They should have some right?
Found out why I could never get through to GSC MidValley. They only have one phone line open for phone booking.
ONE!
Can you imagine that? There is almost 18 screens there and they only have ONE phone line for booking! It's no wonder nobody can get through. It's like calling into a really popular radio station.
Trish will try to book some tickets for tonight's show at GSC Summit ... closer to home but not a very cool place to hang. If she can't get them, I'll have to go to MidValley to purchase them during lunch.
Oh yeah! Have to get mummy's present as well. I'm thinking ... those chains that's attached to your glasses and hangs around the neck. She should have one. Always misplacing her things. This from someone who keeps saying that papa needs to eat Gingko to improve his memory and that all of us are not ... what's that word??? 'Mindfull'. Another word for awareness, I think.
Not sure where I can find those chains. Maybe one of those stall that sells knick-knacks. Otherwise, I'll check at the optical shop. They should have some right?
Thursday, November 22, 2001
The King is dead
Well, it's a public holiday today ... and again, I'm at work. This is turning out to be a really bad habit. Can't really help it when that idiot keeps giving me things to do and not the time to do it. What does he think? I don't have a life? And to have all this work when my Aunts are down for a visit is just extremely bad timing!
Might not be able to watch Harry Potter today. All the entertaiments in the city area's suppose to be close as a sign respect to the dead King. Not too sure whether the cinema's are open. *fingers crossed* Please let them be open.
Well, it's a public holiday today ... and again, I'm at work. This is turning out to be a really bad habit. Can't really help it when that idiot keeps giving me things to do and not the time to do it. What does he think? I don't have a life? And to have all this work when my Aunts are down for a visit is just extremely bad timing!
Might not be able to watch Harry Potter today. All the entertaiments in the city area's suppose to be close as a sign respect to the dead King. Not too sure whether the cinema's are open. *fingers crossed* Please let them be open.
Wednesday, November 21, 2001
Harry Potter
Woo hoo! I've just booked 6 tickets for Harry Potter tomorrow at 6pm. It's opening tomorrow and I've got tickets!
Hurrah!
Plus ...
it's been declared that tomorrows a holiday. Double hurrah! Shouldn't enjoy that too much as the cause for holiday is cause the King is dead. Should be a solemn day. Not one for celebration .... but then ...
I don't know the King personally and we are a country run by the parliament to it's not too much a biggie.
Woo hoo! I've just booked 6 tickets for Harry Potter tomorrow at 6pm. It's opening tomorrow and I've got tickets!
Hurrah!
Plus ...
it's been declared that tomorrows a holiday. Double hurrah! Shouldn't enjoy that too much as the cause for holiday is cause the King is dead. Should be a solemn day. Not one for celebration .... but then ...
I don't know the King personally and we are a country run by the parliament to it's not too much a biggie.
My Aura Color
Haha ... kid at heart is true enough. Not so sure bout the happy and generous part though. I'm a bit of a scrooge.
| Groovy, baby! Your aura is a bright, shiny Gold — which means you're a kid at heart with a happy, generous nature. - Emode! |  |
Haha ... kid at heart is true enough. Not so sure bout the happy and generous part though. I'm a bit of a scrooge.
I had a dream ...
It's not often that I have a dream when I go to bed at night. Even more so, a dream that I can remember when I wake up. Last night, was one of such rare occasion ...
I dreamt that I was at a party. No clue whatsoever what the party was for but ... everyone was drinking champange or something and talking and mingling when out came the guest of honour? Not sure but he seemed to be the one that everyone was waiting for.
It's Russell Watson. He came in and was requested by someone to sing for us and he did. I don't remember what he sang but he sounded great.
And then, he requested a volunteer to sing a duet with him. Guess what? To my surprise, I volunteer. My dream self seems to be a very brave soul indeed.
So, I went towards him and was given the lyrics.
It was in Mandarin.
I don't read Mandarin. So I told him and the guy who gave me the lyrics my dilemma.
I was so embarrassed, me being a Chinese and not being able to read Mandarin. Even more so when Russell spoke in Mandarin espressing his surprise at my lack of knowledge of my own mother tongue.
The two guys were nice enough though. They translated the lyrics to hanyu pin yin, Mandarin written in English letterrings. And we're ready to go.
Russell starts the duet and then it was my turn.
Don't remember how I sounded but I remember I've started at least a line of the lyrics before I woke up.
Couldn't get back to sleep after that. Tried but failed. I laid in bed and sang Russell Watson's songs in my head until my mobile phone's alarm came on.
I wonder what that dream was about? Was it to tell me that I should learn Mandarin? Should I be taking up vocal lessons? Or is it that the Barcelona CD that I've won a month ago, that I thought was lost in the mail, was finally going to arrive?
It's not often that I have a dream when I go to bed at night. Even more so, a dream that I can remember when I wake up. Last night, was one of such rare occasion ...
I dreamt that I was at a party. No clue whatsoever what the party was for but ... everyone was drinking champange or something and talking and mingling when out came the guest of honour? Not sure but he seemed to be the one that everyone was waiting for.
It's Russell Watson. He came in and was requested by someone to sing for us and he did. I don't remember what he sang but he sounded great.
And then, he requested a volunteer to sing a duet with him. Guess what? To my surprise, I volunteer. My dream self seems to be a very brave soul indeed.
So, I went towards him and was given the lyrics.
It was in Mandarin.
I don't read Mandarin. So I told him and the guy who gave me the lyrics my dilemma.
I was so embarrassed, me being a Chinese and not being able to read Mandarin. Even more so when Russell spoke in Mandarin espressing his surprise at my lack of knowledge of my own mother tongue.
The two guys were nice enough though. They translated the lyrics to hanyu pin yin, Mandarin written in English letterrings. And we're ready to go.
Russell starts the duet and then it was my turn.
Don't remember how I sounded but I remember I've started at least a line of the lyrics before I woke up.
Couldn't get back to sleep after that. Tried but failed. I laid in bed and sang Russell Watson's songs in my head until my mobile phone's alarm came on.
I wonder what that dream was about? Was it to tell me that I should learn Mandarin? Should I be taking up vocal lessons? Or is it that the Barcelona CD that I've won a month ago, that I thought was lost in the mail, was finally going to arrive?
Tuesday, November 20, 2001
30 minutes more to go before I get off work. Can't wait!
I won't stay back today to finish my work. Nope! Not gonna do it. I did that the whole of last week and I'm sick of it.
I'm gonna go home and lay on my bed. My back feels like it needs cracking ... y'know like how you crack your knuckles. I wish I could just pull it out and just give it a nice good stretch. *CRACK*
My aunt says that there's this machine that they sell in the US that allows you to hang yourself upside down. Maybe that'll help me in stretching my back. Can't seem to get a good stretch no matter how I twist and turn.
I won't stay back today to finish my work. Nope! Not gonna do it. I did that the whole of last week and I'm sick of it.
I'm gonna go home and lay on my bed. My back feels like it needs cracking ... y'know like how you crack your knuckles. I wish I could just pull it out and just give it a nice good stretch. *CRACK*
My aunt says that there's this machine that they sell in the US that allows you to hang yourself upside down. Maybe that'll help me in stretching my back. Can't seem to get a good stretch no matter how I twist and turn.
Started a new blog.
Not so much as a blog as a list of what I eat everyday. Blophie85 advised me to keep a list of all the things that I eat for my weight loss attempt. She says it helps when you know what you've eaten and how some of those things could be cut down to keep off the blubber. Also advised me to keep off the carbos. Kinda difficult being a chinese and not eating the carbs. Rice is eaten almost everyday and if it's not rice, it's some sort of noodle.
Will try though ... will try.
Not so much as a blog as a list of what I eat everyday. Blophie85 advised me to keep a list of all the things that I eat for my weight loss attempt. She says it helps when you know what you've eaten and how some of those things could be cut down to keep off the blubber. Also advised me to keep off the carbos. Kinda difficult being a chinese and not eating the carbs. Rice is eaten almost everyday and if it's not rice, it's some sort of noodle.
Will try though ... will try.
Just got back from lunch. As usual am really full and sleepy. Haven't started on any work today. Have been busy replying mails that are more than a week old!
Got a mail from Cris from the Philharmonic. She needs another soprano for the small choir for Christmas and asked if I was interested. Since I don't have plans, told her I was. Will be getting paid for this gig. It's about $50 bucks a pop and there's 3 gigs so that's $150. I'd do it for the heck of it but I never say no to money. ;)
Practise is this Thursday at 8pm at Susan Ho's. Still waiting for Cris to reply with the address. Will have to call her if I don't have the address by Thurs morn.
Dance practise tonight at 9pm ... maybe ... if I don't feel too lazy.
Got a mail from Cris from the Philharmonic. She needs another soprano for the small choir for Christmas and asked if I was interested. Since I don't have plans, told her I was. Will be getting paid for this gig. It's about $50 bucks a pop and there's 3 gigs so that's $150. I'd do it for the heck of it but I never say no to money. ;)
Practise is this Thursday at 8pm at Susan Ho's. Still waiting for Cris to reply with the address. Will have to call her if I don't have the address by Thurs morn.
Dance practise tonight at 9pm ... maybe ... if I don't feel too lazy.
Back in my cubicle
Have had 5 days of holiday. I feel even more tired than before the holiday started. Didn't have the type of holiday I'd consider a good holiday.
Was awaken everyday in the morning by papa to go for breakfast ... ideally, won't have to wake up till noon but that didn't happen ... nope, not even one of those five days did I sleep past noon. Urgh ... bad.
The eating part was good enough. Could have had more hawker stall food but that was limitted by papa's friends who wanted to treat us for dinner. Plus, the food prices in Penang have shot up considerably. It's almost as expensive as KL ... another bad.
Nothing much happened during the holidays. No gorgeous guys sightings as like last year. Not enough of assam laksa and durians eaten. Not a very good Penang trip, I would say. Too much sitting in the car heading somewhere or the other.
Luckily we didn't have the day trip to Haddyai as originally planned. That would have included waking up at the ungodly hour of 6am, a drive of 1-2 hours to the Malaysia-Thailand border, non-stop shopping (window shopping for me) of sub-quality? items and then another 1-2 hours drive back home to Aunty See's place. Bleah! That would have been dreadfull for me.
Hopefully the trip to Kraabi would materialise next year. Don't mind a few days of lazing on the beach. In fact, that's my idea of a holiday. Nothing but lazing and playing ... no rushing off to anywhere for whatever reason. Ummm ... have that song by All Saints playing in my head now. The one they did for the movie 'The Beach' with Leo DiCaprio. Don't remember the song title. Movie was total crap but the beach looked absolutely brilliant.
Oh well, that's not till next April ... maybe
For now, tis back to work. Was just given another deadline. End of this week ... rather by Thursday. For another stupid hack job.
Have had 5 days of holiday. I feel even more tired than before the holiday started. Didn't have the type of holiday I'd consider a good holiday.
Was awaken everyday in the morning by papa to go for breakfast ... ideally, won't have to wake up till noon but that didn't happen ... nope, not even one of those five days did I sleep past noon. Urgh ... bad.
The eating part was good enough. Could have had more hawker stall food but that was limitted by papa's friends who wanted to treat us for dinner. Plus, the food prices in Penang have shot up considerably. It's almost as expensive as KL ... another bad.
Nothing much happened during the holidays. No gorgeous guys sightings as like last year. Not enough of assam laksa and durians eaten. Not a very good Penang trip, I would say. Too much sitting in the car heading somewhere or the other.
Luckily we didn't have the day trip to Haddyai as originally planned. That would have included waking up at the ungodly hour of 6am, a drive of 1-2 hours to the Malaysia-Thailand border, non-stop shopping (window shopping for me) of sub-quality? items and then another 1-2 hours drive back home to Aunty See's place. Bleah! That would have been dreadfull for me.
Hopefully the trip to Kraabi would materialise next year. Don't mind a few days of lazing on the beach. In fact, that's my idea of a holiday. Nothing but lazing and playing ... no rushing off to anywhere for whatever reason. Ummm ... have that song by All Saints playing in my head now. The one they did for the movie 'The Beach' with Leo DiCaprio. Don't remember the song title. Movie was total crap but the beach looked absolutely brilliant.
Oh well, that's not till next April ... maybe
For now, tis back to work. Was just given another deadline. End of this week ... rather by Thursday. For another stupid hack job.
Sunday, November 18, 2001
Penang
Am currently in the land of food, food and more food ... oh yeah ... there is the beach as well but don't have a chance to get to it yet. Don't think we'll make it to the beach this trip.
Waiting for my sister to finish showering so we can go for breakfast.
OK ... she just finished. Now ... for her to dress and then we'll go downstairs to wait for my aunt.
More about this trip after I get home or when I get back to the office. Should be going home tomorrow. Maybe I'll take Tuesday off as well. A break to recover from the holidays?
Until then.
.
Am currently in the land of food, food and more food ... oh yeah ... there is the beach as well but don't have a chance to get to it yet. Don't think we'll make it to the beach this trip.
Waiting for my sister to finish showering so we can go for breakfast.
OK ... she just finished. Now ... for her to dress and then we'll go downstairs to wait for my aunt.
More about this trip after I get home or when I get back to the office. Should be going home tomorrow. Maybe I'll take Tuesday off as well. A break to recover from the holidays?
Until then.
.
Wednesday, November 14, 2001
I'm in the office.
Working.
On a HOLIDAY!
Darn! I was hoping to finish my stuff before today.
Last night at about 8.20pm, had to rush off for the squash dinner. We had dinner at Madam Kwan's at Bangsar. Nice atmosphere. I had the assam laksa. It was so-so. Not exactly good but not bad. Not everyone was there. Melvyn's wife must be in town and whenever she's in town, you'd not see him - she's a flight attendant. Solomon's gone back to his wife's hometown to celebrate Deepavali. I don't know where JC is ... nobody told me. Probably had some important dinner with VIPs and don't have time for us little people.
I told them I had to get back to work after the dinner. Even told my friend that I couldn't make it to his Deepavali open house. I ended up agreeing to stop by at the karaoke for a few songs.
Huh ... some few songs! We ended up leaving at 2am. I had wanted to leave around 11.30pm but we went to the karaoke place in one car; my car was parked near Madam Kwan's. After about 12.30am, I gave up the idea of going back to work that night and we continued singing. It was fun.
So ... here I am. At work on a holiday.
Won't be going to Penang until tomorrow ... maybe
Working.
On a HOLIDAY!
Darn! I was hoping to finish my stuff before today.
Last night at about 8.20pm, had to rush off for the squash dinner. We had dinner at Madam Kwan's at Bangsar. Nice atmosphere. I had the assam laksa. It was so-so. Not exactly good but not bad. Not everyone was there. Melvyn's wife must be in town and whenever she's in town, you'd not see him - she's a flight attendant. Solomon's gone back to his wife's hometown to celebrate Deepavali. I don't know where JC is ... nobody told me. Probably had some important dinner with VIPs and don't have time for us little people.
I told them I had to get back to work after the dinner. Even told my friend that I couldn't make it to his Deepavali open house. I ended up agreeing to stop by at the karaoke for a few songs.
Huh ... some few songs! We ended up leaving at 2am. I had wanted to leave around 11.30pm but we went to the karaoke place in one car; my car was parked near Madam Kwan's. After about 12.30am, I gave up the idea of going back to work that night and we continued singing. It was fun.
So ... here I am. At work on a holiday.
Won't be going to Penang until tomorrow ... maybe
Tuesday, November 13, 2001
Fuh! I'm stuffed.
Now I'll never wonder again how people can have just a salad for lunch. I just had a ceaser salad and a twister at Dome with Stef and my aunts. Very nice.
Hmmm ... I wonder if I just have salad everyday for lunch, would I be able to lose some weight? Of course, it's gonna cost a bomb to have salad everyday at Dome's. Not to mention the 15 minutes drive just to get there and another 15 back to the office. Maybe I could make some salad myself. But I'd have to find a nice salad dressing to go with it. Time for some grocery shopping.
Ah well, will start trying this salad thing next Monday; after my holidays. You can't go to Penang and be on a diet. You just can't! Too many good food in Penang.
Mmmmm ...yum ... assam laksa here I come!
Oh yes, the squash celebration dinner is finally on. It' gonna be tonight at 7.45 or 8 ... thereabouts. Kudos Lorrin for managing this feat!
Just received a slew of mails from the musicals groups as well. Some of them will (hopefully ... fingers crossed) be meeting up to go watch 'Charlie's Aunty' this Saturday. And this time it's not just gonna be the three graces (ie. Grace L, Karen and yours truly) meeting up. If all goes well Rach, Alex, Fang and Grace ML will be going. Bad timing though. I can't make it. Will still be in Penang on Saturday. Have a fab time you guys!
Now I'll never wonder again how people can have just a salad for lunch. I just had a ceaser salad and a twister at Dome with Stef and my aunts. Very nice.
Hmmm ... I wonder if I just have salad everyday for lunch, would I be able to lose some weight? Of course, it's gonna cost a bomb to have salad everyday at Dome's. Not to mention the 15 minutes drive just to get there and another 15 back to the office. Maybe I could make some salad myself. But I'd have to find a nice salad dressing to go with it. Time for some grocery shopping.
Ah well, will start trying this salad thing next Monday; after my holidays. You can't go to Penang and be on a diet. You just can't! Too many good food in Penang.
Mmmmm ...yum ... assam laksa here I come!
Oh yes, the squash celebration dinner is finally on. It' gonna be tonight at 7.45 or 8 ... thereabouts. Kudos Lorrin for managing this feat!
Just received a slew of mails from the musicals groups as well. Some of them will (hopefully ... fingers crossed) be meeting up to go watch 'Charlie's Aunty' this Saturday. And this time it's not just gonna be the three graces (ie. Grace L, Karen and yours truly) meeting up. If all goes well Rach, Alex, Fang and Grace ML will be going. Bad timing though. I can't make it. Will still be in Penang on Saturday. Have a fab time you guys!
Monday, November 12, 2001
Arghhhh!!!
Another discussion, another frustration. I should stop discussing with TL!
Almost everything he said I shouldn't do for the program, he now says is viable. Said that wasn't what I said the other day! WHAT THE FUCK!
I was so frustrated I had to go for a walk! Couldn't talk to him any longer. I'll just do things the way I think should be done and he just have to fill in the database they way my program works! I don't care! It's totally acceptable to have data formatting in data!
I'm gonna work at home. I don't think I can be in the office with only him and me. Might feel like punching him till he bleeds if I stay in here longer.
Ta.
Another discussion, another frustration. I should stop discussing with TL!
Almost everything he said I shouldn't do for the program, he now says is viable. Said that wasn't what I said the other day! WHAT THE FUCK!
I was so frustrated I had to go for a walk! Couldn't talk to him any longer. I'll just do things the way I think should be done and he just have to fill in the database they way my program works! I don't care! It's totally acceptable to have data formatting in data!
I'm gonna work at home. I don't think I can be in the office with only him and me. Might feel like punching him till he bleeds if I stay in here longer.
Ta.
Today I'm in a mood. Even my colleague noticed. Maybe cause I was very abrupt with her when she asked me a question.
It's all due to my lack of sleep and the fact that I'm suppose to have my program done by not but am still NOT done with it! TL gave me a new deadline. 'Till the day after Deepavali.
Thanks but no thanks! Deepavali's on Wednesday and that's a holiday. Plus, I'll be on leave on Thursday and Friday. Won't be back till Monday next week. Which means ... I'd have to finish this thing by tomorrow evening. Written, compiled and tested!
Hope I'll be able to make it. Lorrin hasn't called whether the squash dinner tonight or tomorrow or ever. Mogan called to invite me to his Deepavali open house. I'll try and make that if I'm done with my program. Guess I'll have to skip choir tonight. Unless I stay up late tonight to get some work done ... again.
I think almost the whole family plus my two aunts have gone up to Genting today. Not too sure whether grandma's gone with them. My brother's got some tickets for the Lion Dance competition that's going on there. Should be quite interesting.
Wednesday just can't come soon enough. I need a holiday! ... like RIGHT NOW!
Urgh! Forgot to get my cup of coffee from Coffee Bean during lunch earlier. Eyelids are swooping shut right now.
It's all due to my lack of sleep and the fact that I'm suppose to have my program done by not but am still NOT done with it! TL gave me a new deadline. 'Till the day after Deepavali.
Thanks but no thanks! Deepavali's on Wednesday and that's a holiday. Plus, I'll be on leave on Thursday and Friday. Won't be back till Monday next week. Which means ... I'd have to finish this thing by tomorrow evening. Written, compiled and tested!
Hope I'll be able to make it. Lorrin hasn't called whether the squash dinner tonight or tomorrow or ever. Mogan called to invite me to his Deepavali open house. I'll try and make that if I'm done with my program. Guess I'll have to skip choir tonight. Unless I stay up late tonight to get some work done ... again.
I think almost the whole family plus my two aunts have gone up to Genting today. Not too sure whether grandma's gone with them. My brother's got some tickets for the Lion Dance competition that's going on there. Should be quite interesting.
Wednesday just can't come soon enough. I need a holiday! ... like RIGHT NOW!
Urgh! Forgot to get my cup of coffee from Coffee Bean during lunch earlier. Eyelids are swooping shut right now.
Sunday, November 11, 2001
Mummy's in one of her moods again. Stef pointed out that she gets this way everytime my aunts come for their holidays. I didn't even notice that it's cause the aunts are coming. I thought it was just one of her moods. Stef can be quite astute sometimes. Maybe it's due to all the time spent at home with mummy. She can read her moods better I suppose.
Papa's on the way to the airport now with Stef and Aunty Ko. Aunty Ko came this morning. Gave me a wake up call this morning at 7.30am saying she close to the train station near my house and to come get her. I was so sleepy. After I got her, went straight back to bed. She was hungry but I just couldn't get myself to go out and have breakfast with her. Too sleepy. Wonder if she did get something to eat?
Anyway, I'm about to go for my facial appointment. I take it that I have to drop my grandma off at the church first since she's still at home. Nobody tells me anything. I have to make all these assumptions. If I'm not free to do the stuff, I'll be on everyone's bad side then.
Ah ... ces't la vie.
Papa's on the way to the airport now with Stef and Aunty Ko. Aunty Ko came this morning. Gave me a wake up call this morning at 7.30am saying she close to the train station near my house and to come get her. I was so sleepy. After I got her, went straight back to bed. She was hungry but I just couldn't get myself to go out and have breakfast with her. Too sleepy. Wonder if she did get something to eat?
Anyway, I'm about to go for my facial appointment. I take it that I have to drop my grandma off at the church first since she's still at home. Nobody tells me anything. I have to make all these assumptions. If I'm not free to do the stuff, I'll be on everyone's bad side then.
Ah ... ces't la vie.
Friday, November 09, 2001
Well, celebration dinner with the squash team has been post-poned ... for the third time. This time, Anne can't make it. A case of possible chicken pox. ... and there I was thinking that it was really late for me to get chicken pox when I was 21. While on the phone with Lorrin about the dinner confirmation, I'd warned her that it'll be a really tough job trying to get everyone together for anything. I should know cause I've been trying to get the musical group together for the past year without much success. Best of luck Lorrin.
Oh yes! I forgot. Happy Birthday, Papa!
It's papa's birthday today! Happy 55th!
With this cancellation, I'd be able to have the birthday dinner with him after all. The siblings were planning on what to do for papa's birthday last night. This is what they came up with ... I wasn't much into participating last night ... too tired after the dance practise. So, it's to have a family dinner somewhere and the we'd get the Gold Class movie ticket for him and mummy for 'The One', Jet Li's new movie. All siblings will then be able to do as they please. I have dance class at 10pm so I'm occupied.
This means I'd have to go home early. Meaning I have to really concentrate of finishing my codes before 5.30pm ... that's like in 4 hours time! I don't think I'd be able to make it! Looks like it's gonna be a long day tomorrow at work.
Okay. Have to get moving on those codes now.
Ta.
Oh yes! I forgot. Happy Birthday, Papa!
It's papa's birthday today! Happy 55th!
With this cancellation, I'd be able to have the birthday dinner with him after all. The siblings were planning on what to do for papa's birthday last night. This is what they came up with ... I wasn't much into participating last night ... too tired after the dance practise. So, it's to have a family dinner somewhere and the we'd get the Gold Class movie ticket for him and mummy for 'The One', Jet Li's new movie. All siblings will then be able to do as they please. I have dance class at 10pm so I'm occupied.
This means I'd have to go home early. Meaning I have to really concentrate of finishing my codes before 5.30pm ... that's like in 4 hours time! I don't think I'd be able to make it! Looks like it's gonna be a long day tomorrow at work.
Okay. Have to get moving on those codes now.
Ta.
They must be doing some maintenance work at the office. Where's the memo on that? Didn't get any. For two days, after 5.30pm, the proxy was down. No access to the net. No blog!
Not that I have much to blog about the past two days.
On Wednesday ...(flashback)
ermmm ... can't really recall what I did at work today. More table designs for the extra functionality for the project ... I think ... or was I wasting time chatting with people and searching for places to stick my resume on the web??? I think I did do some thinking on the tables. I'm not a total slack at work, ok?!
After work, went home and later on went for dance practise. Forgot the steps we changed last Friday. Timing's a little off and balance is still missing. Must check with Mr. Lee later on the new steps. Went to bed quite early at about 11.30pm.
Thursday ...
Yay! Finished my table designs. Spent quite a lot of time explaining and reviewing it with TL who's in charge of the project. Added some other fields and changed some of the datatypes. After that, typed up the whole thing in doc format for KB, the database guy. He's in another office which is about 45 minutes away from mine.
Tried to send in the file via Yahoo! Messenger but that seems to fail ... don't know why. Has anyone tried sending files with Yahoo! Messenger? Does it work?
Anyway, I mailed him the doc and then asked him to review it. He's the database guy, I'm not an expert in that field. In case I created some useless stuff, I'd like to know about it. He wanted me to explain how the tables would be used ... so we had a short chat. Short cause by 5.30pm, everything stopped. Connection lost! KB's still confused on how I used the fields I want created to get the stuff that I need.
It looked like it was about to rain. So I went home before it started to pour. It didn't though, but I'm home anyway. :)
Had dinner, watched Roswell and then off to dance practise ... again. Mr. Lee was there so we checked with him on the steps that I was unsure of. He must be so tired of me rechecking my steps again and again. I keep forgetting one part or another of the routine everytime I go for class. Must find a way of writing the routine down ... and then write it down!
Back to the present
Several things to do today:
Well, that's not too many things is it?
Not that I have much to blog about the past two days.
On Wednesday ...(flashback)
ermmm ... can't really recall what I did at work today. More table designs for the extra functionality for the project ... I think ... or was I wasting time chatting with people and searching for places to stick my resume on the web??? I think I did do some thinking on the tables. I'm not a total slack at work, ok?!
After work, went home and later on went for dance practise. Forgot the steps we changed last Friday. Timing's a little off and balance is still missing. Must check with Mr. Lee later on the new steps. Went to bed quite early at about 11.30pm.
Thursday ...
Yay! Finished my table designs. Spent quite a lot of time explaining and reviewing it with TL who's in charge of the project. Added some other fields and changed some of the datatypes. After that, typed up the whole thing in doc format for KB, the database guy. He's in another office which is about 45 minutes away from mine.
Tried to send in the file via Yahoo! Messenger but that seems to fail ... don't know why. Has anyone tried sending files with Yahoo! Messenger? Does it work?
Anyway, I mailed him the doc and then asked him to review it. He's the database guy, I'm not an expert in that field. In case I created some useless stuff, I'd like to know about it. He wanted me to explain how the tables would be used ... so we had a short chat. Short cause by 5.30pm, everything stopped. Connection lost! KB's still confused on how I used the fields I want created to get the stuff that I need.
It looked like it was about to rain. So I went home before it started to pour. It didn't though, but I'm home anyway. :)
Had dinner, watched Roswell and then off to dance practise ... again. Mr. Lee was there so we checked with him on the steps that I was unsure of. He must be so tired of me rechecking my steps again and again. I keep forgetting one part or another of the routine everytime I go for class. Must find a way of writing the routine down ... and then write it down!
Back to the present
Several things to do today:
- Call Lorrin to confirm regarding celebration dinner/karaoke ... will do this right after I post this blog!
- Start coding on the function
- Change leave application ... must try to get it approved before boss leaves ... tomorrow?
Well, that's not too many things is it?
Tuesday, November 06, 2001
ARGHHHHHHH!!!!
Why is it that everytime after I've discussed something with him I feel like screaming and pulling my hair out!?!!??! It's so frustrating!
ARGHHHHHHHHH!!!
I don't think I'd ever work well with this co-worker of mine. Urgh! Still frustrated. I need to smash something!
Let's try another topic.
My mom just got her mobile phone number. My dad's friend gave him a mobile phone for his retirement during the retirement dinner they threw for him. He's retiring on the 9th, this Friday. They actually asked him what he wanted as a retirement present. 'Would you like a watch?', they asked. 'No, I just got a watch from my brother recently. How about a mobile phone?', says Dad. And they gave him a phone! So nice of them. And then, my dad gave the phone to my mom cause she's the only one in the family, besides my grandma, who doesn't have a mobile. Awwww ... so sweet.
It's not like my mom really need a mobile. She's usually at home. Her only busy day would be on Sunday when she helps out at the Vihara (Bhuddist temple).
Hmmm ... where was I? Had to go move my car out of the parking lot to avoid paying double the fee.
Okay, I think that's all I have to say today. I'm going to go home now. My eyes are so dry and a little red from staring at the screen all day. This happens occasionally.
Ta.
Monday, November 05, 2001
Oh yes! I'm also on the lookout for my latin costume. If anyone sees one over the net that looks nice, reblog me the link.
Thanks.
Thanks.
Jogging
I'd originally planned to wake up at 6am for a short jog before going for work this morning. My memory's quite vague as to what happened this morning. Don't remember if my mobile phone's alarm went off or not but I missed my jog.
The next thing I knew, my mom was waking me up. It was 7.30am. My usual wake up time for workdays.
Why I am jogging ... (Planning to jog anyway)
I saw pictures that this other dance couple took for their competition entrance next weekend. The girl, in real life, is this skinny long limbed dancer's body kind of girl. In the picture, she didn't look that skinny. Maybe it's cause she's not very toned, especially her stomach, quite flat but not toned ... does that make sense? Anyway, if I can see her stomach in those pictures, I wouldn't like to see what mine would look like! I've gotta find a costume that hides this but I really like those latin costumes that have slits here and there on the waist area. Really sexy!
... So ... that's why I'm jogging. I'm trying to lose fat! Since reducing my food is next to impossible for me, I thought, if I exercised more, I'd still be able to loose weight or at least tone up. How's my hypothesis? Workable? Let's hope so.
I'd missed my jog today. Must remember to do sit-ups tonight. I'll try the jog again tomorrow.
Hmmm ... remind me to borrow my sister's discman for my jog.
I'd originally planned to wake up at 6am for a short jog before going for work this morning. My memory's quite vague as to what happened this morning. Don't remember if my mobile phone's alarm went off or not but I missed my jog.
The next thing I knew, my mom was waking me up. It was 7.30am. My usual wake up time for workdays.
Why I am jogging ... (Planning to jog anyway)
I saw pictures that this other dance couple took for their competition entrance next weekend. The girl, in real life, is this skinny long limbed dancer's body kind of girl. In the picture, she didn't look that skinny. Maybe it's cause she's not very toned, especially her stomach, quite flat but not toned ... does that make sense? Anyway, if I can see her stomach in those pictures, I wouldn't like to see what mine would look like! I've gotta find a costume that hides this but I really like those latin costumes that have slits here and there on the waist area. Really sexy!
... So ... that's why I'm jogging. I'm trying to lose fat! Since reducing my food is next to impossible for me, I thought, if I exercised more, I'd still be able to loose weight or at least tone up. How's my hypothesis? Workable? Let's hope so.
I'd missed my jog today. Must remember to do sit-ups tonight. I'll try the jog again tomorrow.
Hmmm ... remind me to borrow my sister's discman for my jog.
Sunday, November 04, 2001
*Yawn* really sleepy but I thought I'd blog a bit before bed.
Woke up this morning when my sister came in with Dee Dee looking for a panty liner in my cupboard. Couldn't go back to sleep after that so I just laid on my bed and finished the book I was reading ... and pretending that I'm still asleep. Whenever anyone comes in, I'd drop the book under my quilt and close my eyes. Don't fell like getting up yet.
Gave up pretending after I finished my book. Since I can't get to sleep, I might as well get up and do whatever I have to do today. I needed to go the bank to deposit the cheque for my credit payment. There's only one branch of that bank that has 24-hours banking and drop-in cash and cheque counters; and that's in the city. My mom needed the car, she's going for a perm, so I was going to take a train near my house that requires me to change train. Luckily my dad came home just in time and was going to a place near a station with direct train service to that bank area.
I felt so stupid trying to fill in the fast cheque form. I didn't know what I was doing. Had to ask people around me what I am suppose to fill. Hopefully I've filled it in correctly. *Praying*
Then I went for a little window shopping at KLCC ... one of my favorite past-times. Saw two really gorgeous dresses. They were similar dresses but had different cut on the neckline. You wouldn't believe what it cost! Over a thousand dollars! What can I say? I've got expensive taste. They are really gorgeous but I might not be able to carry them off. It'll look nicer on a person whose slim and tall. I'm neither of those!
Found a new shop there. An aromatheraphy shop. Sells candles and incense and oils ... you get the gist. I bought a purple candle holder and three woodies - little scented wooden balls. The woodies and at work right now making all my clothes smell nice. I've placed them in my cupboard. Candle burner's at work as well. I'm burning my strawberry scented candle in it. The scent from the candle's gone though. It's been a long time since I bought those candles. Just haven't had the chance to light them up.
Rushed back from the city to try to make the 4 o'clock appointment my mom has with this vocal teacher she's planning to take lessons from. The teacher has placed a flyer in the music school's notice board for singers for his choir's Christmas programme. I was late. My mom's left without me.
Later, I went out for dinner with my brother and Stef. Came back from the dinner, had a quick shower and I'm off to my choir's Annual General Meeting (AGM). I thought I was late for the meeting but I must have gotten the wrong time for the meeting. I was sort of early. Meeting hasn't started. Forgot they were providing dinner so I didn't have much cause I've already eaten. After the dinner, we had a singing session. Some people would go up near the piano and sing. I'm too shy to sing in front of this bunch. Most of them have vocal trainings. I'd never had a vocal class in my life. But it was fun just singing along to them. Some of the guys were singing in falsettoes! Lots of laughes.
The whole thing ended almost at 12am. Call Prem to check where they were. Brendan was having his birthday party at the same time of the meeting and I said I'd see if I could make it. I missed the party. Prem was in Jenny's house bumming and watching VCDs. I joined them. We watched 'Heartbreakers' starring Sigorney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt. I'd seen it before but I don't mind watching it again if only for the clothes that Hewitt wears in that movie. They're great! I must be really tired cause I dozed off for a few seconds while watching the movie. After the movie, we left Jenny's place.
And now, ... here I am.
Off to bed now. Ta.
Woke up this morning when my sister came in with Dee Dee looking for a panty liner in my cupboard. Couldn't go back to sleep after that so I just laid on my bed and finished the book I was reading ... and pretending that I'm still asleep. Whenever anyone comes in, I'd drop the book under my quilt and close my eyes. Don't fell like getting up yet.
Gave up pretending after I finished my book. Since I can't get to sleep, I might as well get up and do whatever I have to do today. I needed to go the bank to deposit the cheque for my credit payment. There's only one branch of that bank that has 24-hours banking and drop-in cash and cheque counters; and that's in the city. My mom needed the car, she's going for a perm, so I was going to take a train near my house that requires me to change train. Luckily my dad came home just in time and was going to a place near a station with direct train service to that bank area.
I felt so stupid trying to fill in the fast cheque form. I didn't know what I was doing. Had to ask people around me what I am suppose to fill. Hopefully I've filled it in correctly. *Praying*
Then I went for a little window shopping at KLCC ... one of my favorite past-times. Saw two really gorgeous dresses. They were similar dresses but had different cut on the neckline. You wouldn't believe what it cost! Over a thousand dollars! What can I say? I've got expensive taste. They are really gorgeous but I might not be able to carry them off. It'll look nicer on a person whose slim and tall. I'm neither of those!
Found a new shop there. An aromatheraphy shop. Sells candles and incense and oils ... you get the gist. I bought a purple candle holder and three woodies - little scented wooden balls. The woodies and at work right now making all my clothes smell nice. I've placed them in my cupboard. Candle burner's at work as well. I'm burning my strawberry scented candle in it. The scent from the candle's gone though. It's been a long time since I bought those candles. Just haven't had the chance to light them up.
Rushed back from the city to try to make the 4 o'clock appointment my mom has with this vocal teacher she's planning to take lessons from. The teacher has placed a flyer in the music school's notice board for singers for his choir's Christmas programme. I was late. My mom's left without me.
Later, I went out for dinner with my brother and Stef. Came back from the dinner, had a quick shower and I'm off to my choir's Annual General Meeting (AGM). I thought I was late for the meeting but I must have gotten the wrong time for the meeting. I was sort of early. Meeting hasn't started. Forgot they were providing dinner so I didn't have much cause I've already eaten. After the dinner, we had a singing session. Some people would go up near the piano and sing. I'm too shy to sing in front of this bunch. Most of them have vocal trainings. I'd never had a vocal class in my life. But it was fun just singing along to them. Some of the guys were singing in falsettoes! Lots of laughes.
The whole thing ended almost at 12am. Call Prem to check where they were. Brendan was having his birthday party at the same time of the meeting and I said I'd see if I could make it. I missed the party. Prem was in Jenny's house bumming and watching VCDs. I joined them. We watched 'Heartbreakers' starring Sigorney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt. I'd seen it before but I don't mind watching it again if only for the clothes that Hewitt wears in that movie. They're great! I must be really tired cause I dozed off for a few seconds while watching the movie. After the movie, we left Jenny's place.
And now, ... here I am.
Off to bed now. Ta.
Saturday, November 03, 2001
Just got back from dance class. We've finished our cha-cha routine and will be polishing up on techniques next week. I feel a little unstable on some turns. Most of my turns are done on my weaker foot, my left foot. I even have to do a full pirouette on my left. Must remember to spot! Oh yes, must remember to look up as well ... another reason for my lack of stability ... I don't know why I keep looking on the floor. I'm not even looking at my feet! Will have to practise, practise, practise.
Prior to class, I met up with Grace and Karen ... as I've predicted the only two who will turn up for the meet from my musicals clique. I had my shepherd's pie ... mmmmm, yummy. Grace joined us later, she was meeting with a prospect. She works in insurance. She didn't have anything to eat though. I asked her about the Stage Management opening I mailed her about a week ago. She said she received a favourable reply and that the position is actually for Deputy Stage Manager. They guy offered her the job and the rehearsal for the play is to start in Nov 10. She declined saying that she's going to Australia but the guy said that as Deputy Stage Manager, she only has to start work in January. The position's still open to her ... I think ... but she did give the guy contact numbers for other people that she knows that could fullfill the position. Awwww ... wasn't that nice of her?
Just mailed my aunt. She's braving the possibility of a hijack and will be flying home from Ireland for a holiday. Must remember to apply for a leave of absense on Monday.
I'm quite tired. I even forgot to stop by the bank to drop in my cheque for my first credit card payment. Will have to remember to do that tomorrow. Due date for payment is Nov 5.
Off to reply a mail from a quite yummy guy I talked about a few weeks ago.
*Yawn*
Nite!
... ermmm ... Morning.
... whatever!!!
Hasta!
Prior to class, I met up with Grace and Karen ... as I've predicted the only two who will turn up for the meet from my musicals clique. I had my shepherd's pie ... mmmmm, yummy. Grace joined us later, she was meeting with a prospect. She works in insurance. She didn't have anything to eat though. I asked her about the Stage Management opening I mailed her about a week ago. She said she received a favourable reply and that the position is actually for Deputy Stage Manager. They guy offered her the job and the rehearsal for the play is to start in Nov 10. She declined saying that she's going to Australia but the guy said that as Deputy Stage Manager, she only has to start work in January. The position's still open to her ... I think ... but she did give the guy contact numbers for other people that she knows that could fullfill the position. Awwww ... wasn't that nice of her?
Just mailed my aunt. She's braving the possibility of a hijack and will be flying home from Ireland for a holiday. Must remember to apply for a leave of absense on Monday.
I'm quite tired. I even forgot to stop by the bank to drop in my cheque for my first credit card payment. Will have to remember to do that tomorrow. Due date for payment is Nov 5.
Off to reply a mail from a quite yummy guy I talked about a few weeks ago.
*Yawn*
Nite!
... ermmm ... Morning.
... whatever!!!
Hasta!
Friday, November 02, 2001
Have you seen this video? Click on launch video and watch Enrique Iglesias's music video Hero.
Enrique Iglesias
Hero
I love it. Enrique's gorgeous and so is Jennifer Love Hewit ... MAN! Wish I had a bod like hers.
Enrique IglesiasHero
I love it. Enrique's gorgeous and so is Jennifer Love Hewit ... MAN! Wish I had a bod like hers.
My co-workers, Danny and Kevan, ditched me during lunch. They each had face-to-face reports to make to their other halves. ;-)
Without a car and with no other co-workers who owns a car around, me and another co-worker, TL, had to eat at the cafeteria. TL doesn't mind eating anywhere so long as they have rice! I hate rice. Especially for lunch since I'd be having rice at night anyway. I'm Chinese. We have rice every night. Come to think of it, most races in Malaysia have rice during dinner anyway. Malays, Chinese, Indians ... we all have rice. Maybe not the Indians so much cause they have other carb based food, ie. the various type of 'roti'-s (bread), like nan, roti canai, chapati and such.
Anyway, tonight, hopefully, I'd be having shepherd's pie at Finnegan's. Yay! No rice!
Without a car and with no other co-workers who owns a car around, me and another co-worker, TL, had to eat at the cafeteria. TL doesn't mind eating anywhere so long as they have rice! I hate rice. Especially for lunch since I'd be having rice at night anyway. I'm Chinese. We have rice every night. Come to think of it, most races in Malaysia have rice during dinner anyway. Malays, Chinese, Indians ... we all have rice. Maybe not the Indians so much cause they have other carb based food, ie. the various type of 'roti'-s (bread), like nan, roti canai, chapati and such.
Anyway, tonight, hopefully, I'd be having shepherd's pie at Finnegan's. Yay! No rice!
NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
They're not showing the third season of La Femme Nikita. *sob* Maybe in a year or two they'd bring it back ... maybe ... hopefully ... PLEASE!
I was late again this morning. It's becoming a really bad habit. About as late as yesterday. My dad's car should be ready by tonight. LET IT BE READY!
A car is so convenient. Oh how I miss it now that I don't have that convenience. Can't even go to a mall during lunch for a bit of window shopping. Have to depend on where ever my other co-workers are heading for lunch.
Having dinner with Karen from the musicals group tonight before my dance class. It's not confirmed as yet and nobody else in the group has replied to the mass mail. It'll probably just be me and Karen and maybe Grace ... AGAIN. Only the three graces, meeting again.
They're not showing the third season of La Femme Nikita. *sob* Maybe in a year or two they'd bring it back ... maybe ... hopefully ... PLEASE!
I was late again this morning. It's becoming a really bad habit. About as late as yesterday. My dad's car should be ready by tonight. LET IT BE READY!
A car is so convenient. Oh how I miss it now that I don't have that convenience. Can't even go to a mall during lunch for a bit of window shopping. Have to depend on where ever my other co-workers are heading for lunch.
Having dinner with Karen from the musicals group tonight before my dance class. It's not confirmed as yet and nobody else in the group has replied to the mass mail. It'll probably just be me and Karen and maybe Grace ... AGAIN. Only the three graces, meeting again.
Thursday, November 01, 2001
Found a limitation in an old program that's currently being used by one of the internal department. Huh ... will have to modify the codes of create a new module to add the required functionality in. Haven't coded in PHP for quite awhile. Hope I still remember how to do it. Will try it tomorrow.
Dad's downstairs now. His car's in the workshop and so, he's driving my car. I don't know why it's there for overhaul? Don't know. Have to go now.
Dad's downstairs now. His car's in the workshop and so, he's driving my car. I don't know why it's there for overhaul? Don't know. Have to go now.
I quit ...
Not like I really started anyway. I'm talking about my diet. The one my dance teacher advise me to take up.
I've realised that since that day, the more I try to watch what I eat to make sure I eat less, the more cravings I have. For chocolates, for cakes, for sweets, for ice-cream ... I even eat bigger portions during meal time. Don't know why that is but it is. It's like when your parents or an authoritative figure tells you not to do something, the urge to do the forbidden gets greater. Know what I mean?
My squash team is trying to set a date for a celebrative get together. Originally planned for tomorrow, Lorrin just called to say that some of the others are busy and would like to change it to Monday. Well, I'm busy on Mondays. Mondays are choir nights. So that's out. Azlan can't make Thursday and I'm sort of only free on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Might have dance class on either Tuesday or Friday so I didn't put those days out as my free days. Hope this get together works out. I have another group of friends, the musical group, that have been trying to get together for the past year but to no avail. Everyone's always busy on various different days. Hopefully we'd be able to meet on of these days.
Why is it so difficult to get together for something is not compulsory or of not much importance? We didn't have any problem getting people to attend training or classes? ... but otherwise, there just doesn't seem to be time. Priorities, I suppose.
Not like I really started anyway. I'm talking about my diet. The one my dance teacher advise me to take up.
I've realised that since that day, the more I try to watch what I eat to make sure I eat less, the more cravings I have. For chocolates, for cakes, for sweets, for ice-cream ... I even eat bigger portions during meal time. Don't know why that is but it is. It's like when your parents or an authoritative figure tells you not to do something, the urge to do the forbidden gets greater. Know what I mean?
My squash team is trying to set a date for a celebrative get together. Originally planned for tomorrow, Lorrin just called to say that some of the others are busy and would like to change it to Monday. Well, I'm busy on Mondays. Mondays are choir nights. So that's out. Azlan can't make Thursday and I'm sort of only free on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Might have dance class on either Tuesday or Friday so I didn't put those days out as my free days. Hope this get together works out. I have another group of friends, the musical group, that have been trying to get together for the past year but to no avail. Everyone's always busy on various different days. Hopefully we'd be able to meet on of these days.
Why is it so difficult to get together for something is not compulsory or of not much importance? We didn't have any problem getting people to attend training or classes? ... but otherwise, there just doesn't seem to be time. Priorities, I suppose.
Went to the mall last nite after dinner to look at furnitures.
Yups! Still looking at furnitures. Remember my list? Well, I have yet to get a single thing from that list.
Alas, nothing came out of this venture. The furnitures there were too serious. Teaks and stuff. Definitely not for my room.
Got to work 45 minutes late this morning. Forgot to wake my brother. I was too busy shifting through the new cable TV guide to check out new programmes to watch for this month. Hmmm ... what looked interesting this month ... there's 'Blonde' - a story on Marilyn Monroe, 'Prince Charming' - I think it's a frog prince story with time travel ... a few more which I don't remember the titles.
Yups! Still looking at furnitures. Remember my list? Well, I have yet to get a single thing from that list.
Alas, nothing came out of this venture. The furnitures there were too serious. Teaks and stuff. Definitely not for my room.
Got to work 45 minutes late this morning. Forgot to wake my brother. I was too busy shifting through the new cable TV guide to check out new programmes to watch for this month. Hmmm ... what looked interesting this month ... there's 'Blonde' - a story on Marilyn Monroe, 'Prince Charming' - I think it's a frog prince story with time travel ... a few more which I don't remember the titles.
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