this festive season..

was doing housekeeping on my comp
uploaded a hell lot of photos onto my yahoo
go take a look yar =D

BBQ @ Antz's – 30 Dec 2005
X’mas Carolling @ Grandma’s - 25 Dec 2005
X’mas Eve @ my house – 24 Dec 2005
Canon DVFest – 17 Dec 2005
Soo Hoon’s Bdae Celeb – 11 Nov 2005
Eda's bdae Celeb – 2 Apr 2005
Cousin Lily's wedding – 8 Dec 2003
22nd Bdae Celeb @ Sakae – 9 Nov 2003
22nd Bdae Celeb @ Chijmes – 28 Oct 2003
22nd Bdae celeb @ Danny’s – 27 Oct 2003

x'mas flew past
a few more hours later
we will be stepping into a brand new year
few days ago, i was reading TODAY
there was this short article saying dat
the last day of 2005 will stick around a second longer
instead of 24 hrs
we'll have 24 hrs and 1 second tdae
this 1 sec is accrued by the earth's rotation for the past 7 yrs
and it will be added to all the official timekeepers ard the globe
interesting eh

x'mas party was pretty fun
except for the 2+ hrs spent at the clinic and hospital
stanley cut his fingers while trying to open a can of soup
really deep cuts on both his middle and ring fingers on his right hand
got them stitched up at alexandra hospital
thank god his tendons are still intact
if u look at the first few photos of the event
u'll see eda's and zhenjin's miserable-looking faces
coz they were waiting at home while i accompanied stanley ard
they got bored
so they took photos of their miserable-looking faces
and videos of chino
muz go find a site to host my videos
zhenjin was so farnie in them
guess wat
we counted down to x'mas using the clock on channel news asia
hahaha
something different eh
after exchanging presents and clearing up
stanley, zhijie and weihao left for home
me, eda, zhenjin, xinghui, her bf mr leow and mr leow's fren tony
squeezed into my room to watch dvd
coz the tv in my living room couldn't detect the video output
we watched "transporter 2"
everyone fell asleep except eda
so she had to tell all of us the ending of the story

went xiang ru's hse for steamboat on x'mas day
after exchanging presents and clearing up
doreen, franky and ivan had to leave
me and soo hoon stayed on to chat and laze ard
and ended up staying over
heh
soo hoon bought sphere puzzles for me and xiang ru
we spent some time piecing them together
and chatted the nite away

public holiday on monday!!
was supposed to go for pamela's house-warming party
but i was too tired
coz i didn't plan to stay over at xiang's place mah
so didn't bring any extra clothes
by the time i got home and showered
i was too lazy to leave the house again
so i gave the party a miss =p
arranged to go blading wif justin in the evening
when we met at parkway
it started raining!!
knn loh
decided to ditch our plan
coz by the time the rain stopped
it would be too dark and the ground too wet for safe blading
headed for marina square for "the promise"
the show is something different lah
except for some melodramatic scenes
and superbly exaggerated special effects
overall storyline was ok

william and i went jogging again on thurs
was telling him dat we must try to keep it up
maybe can fix a few days in a week to jog
then can slowly increase the number of rounds
and improve our stamina
thurs i completed 2km only
experienced intermittent sharp pain in my chest
going on to my 5th round
the pain became constant
and i felt a little light-headed
so i decided to stop in case i faint
felt ok after a long rest
sigh
old liao
body cannot make it

anthony organised a BBQ at his place last nite
quite a turnout
eda, johnson, miaofang, andrew chow, joey (andrew's wife),
mingjie, debra, suiqiang, antz and me
food, as wif all antz's BBQ, was superb
the wine was really good
went up to his hse for a second round of drinking
after all the booze
decided to crash in at his place
slept only in the wee hours of the morning
but really fun leh
thx so much antz!!
if u are reading this
can u send me more of ur baobei anson's photos
i have 2 only loh
his smile and gurgling is sooooo adorable
send me ok?! =D

slacked the day away tdae
showered my baby
to welcome a brand new year
heh
oh yah, i added photos to his album

wanna go swim later
but it's raining!! =(

partying at the much-talked-about ministry of sound tnite
and best part about it is..
i won't have to join the queue!!
wahahahaha
envious anot
come join me lah

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
muacks

merry x'mas my dear friends..

This

Xmas,

I would

like to put

up a tree in my

heart, and instead

of hanging presents,

I would like to put the

names of all my friends.

Close friends and not so close

friends. The old friends the new

friends. Those that I see every day

and the ones that I rarely see. The ones

that I always remember and the ones that

I sometimes forget. The ones that are always

there and the ones that seldom are. The friends of

difficult times and the ones of happy times. Friends

who, without meaning to, I have hurt, or, without meaning

to have hurt me. Those that I know well and those I only know

by name. Those that owe me little and those that I owe so much.

My humble friends and my important friends. The names of all those

that have passed through my life no matter how fleetingly. A tree with

very deep roots and very long

and strong branches so that

their names may never be

plucked from my heart. So

that new names from all

over may join the existing ones. A tree with a very

pleasant shade so that our friendship may take a

moment of rest from the battles of life. "May the

happy moments of Xmas brighten every day of

the new year". These are my sincere wishes.

party party..

excited

been wanting to blog but dunno y
i've been very tired every nite
looking back
this month has been a mad rush
and b4 i knew it
IT'S CHRISTMAS!!!!
having a party later at my place
partying tomorrow at xiang ru's place
partying on monday at pamela's place
so, do expect loads of photos later =D

as i was saying
this month has been a mad rush

1st week
busy wif jingo

2nd week
was hurt pretty badly by so-called friends
u know
i heard this somewhere before
"if someone betrays u once, it's their fault.
if they betray u again, it's ur fault."
so, yah..
who do i have to blame but myself rite
oh well
dun wanna tok abt dat during this festive season
=p

3rd week
busy wif my baby chino
busy working overtime coz nora was on MC
dbs x'mas party was fun
especially performing wif my darling xiang ru
and huiwen
we sang a medley of x'mas carols
wif xiang on the guitar
me on the tamborine
and huiwen on the egg-shaped shaker
soo hoon seemed pretty high dat nite
haha
but tink she did a pretty gd job
in getting everyone into the party mood
.
watched "perhaps love" wif stanley & eda
it's like a chinese version of moulin rouge
all lovey dovey
putting me and eda on a quest
to look for an equally sauve AND 痴情 boyfriend
.
went zouk on sat for canon dvfest to support stanley
his "pink boy" video was competing in the media students category
carrie chong was host for the nite
beatrice chia, cynthia koh, ix shen, ericia lee, irene ang, melody chen
they were there to give out the awards
stanley didn't win the grand prize in his category
but he won the fresh face award!!
it's a new award dat irene ang came up wif to recognise new acting talents
congrats to stanley!!
don't forget me if u become famous!!
hehe
we left zouk after the event coz they weren't into house music
went "labyrinth" for drinks
it's opposite NAFA
wif many pool tables and something like a lounge for pple to chill
was on my way home ard 2am when jessie called
she was depressed so i went accompany her
took bus home in the morning
slept for half an hour and went abt my usual sunday stuff
and since then
i've been feeling tired
but never seem able to make up the nite's loss
i used to be able to stay up longer than that
tink i'm REALLY getting old
sigh

4th week
shopping week!!
spent quite a lot of $ on pressies
took half day laeve on thurs
juz to finish up my shopping
and to pack my room
was really motivated to do it coz of the party
so i shld really thank my guests later
haha
oh yah
i finally met my neighbour, william
made arrangements over msn to go jogging last nite
and we did!!
though we completed only 6 rounds
i muz say it's really a major accomplishment for me
*beams*
i met him in the lift
was abit funny and kinda awkward at first
but after we started chatiing from where we left off on msn
it was pretty ok =)

next week
haven't make any plans yet

the other day
i was looking at my yahoo photo albums
was looking at this
and i was like OMG
we are going to count down AGAIN?!
year 2005 simply flew past
just like dat
it's time to tink of new year resolutions AGAIN
and reflect on wat i have or have not done for the past year

alrite
gtg
party's starting soon

yippee!!

short updates..

added photos at my sidebar
germaine
chino
DBS x'mas Party

baby germaine
sabina's baby
sabina is my polymate
she was president of the BS Society when i joined the committee
reunited by chance not long ago
when i found out dat we work in the same company

had a x'mas party at Haw Par Centre on thurs
pretty fun
took part in this "amazing race" game
and won myself $20 carrefour voucher
and a disney mug wif lid from lucky draw
but the food was kinda disappointing
different from wat me and soo hoon ate during food-tasting

haven't had time to blog details and stuff
coz too many things happened
within too short a time frame
for my brain to process all my emotions and thoughts
plus i've been busy wif my baby chino
he's getting more and more adorable by the day
i showered him this morning
played the piano
and slept the rest of the day away

u know who u are
thx for last nite
i really appreciate it

ciao

i tink i will die early..

stuck in office

blardy hell

i was on leave last thurs and fri
supposed to return to work only today
but i had to cut short my block leave and come back on monday
coz my leave cover, nora, kena chicken pox
now i gotta tink of when to take my block leave next year
sighh

haven't got the time to clear the work
dat piled up while i was away last week
coz i've been battling to do all the current stuff
good thing i've got a strong heart
for the past 3 days
we sound like we are having a battle everyday
my colleague from haw par, serene is posted here
to cover the duties of my officer
who is on block leave
dats another reason why i had to cut short my leave
serene ain't so sure of stuff
i ain't so sure of nora's stuff
and as always
when we are busiest
there seem to be more queries than usual
everytime a query comes
we kinda panicked
afraid dat we missed out sumthing or did sumthing wrongly
but most of the times
the queries are not related to our current work
they are often abt sumthing dat has already passed
or sumthing dat has yet to happen
i hate it
everyone who is asking sumthing
want answers immediately
dat breaks my chain of thoughts and actions
and i spend more time trying to get back on track
and continue from where i stop
everyone wants immediate attention
knn

but then again
come to think of it
the adrenaline rush can be quite fun

and with everyone panicking but sticking together to solve the issues
the presence of comradeship feels pretty good
and the stress gives me an excuse
to increase my sugar intake
hehehe

finally..

exhilarated

i've got a dog!!
hehehe
thanks to jingo
he bought my family over during his short 2-day stay
i dunno wat he did to my sis
and i dunno wat my sis did to my mum
but my mum finally WILLINGLY gave the green light
hahaha
went doggie-shopping on sunday
with my mum, sis, my best fren and her bf
we went to all the farms at pasir ris and choa chu kang
comtemplated a few breeds
jack russell
shih tzu
maltese
shetland
west highland terrier
but didn't really have the affinity dat i was seeking
until we went to "the puppy shop" at CCK farmart
caught sight of this english cocker spaniel wif a very beautiful coat
and requested to look at it
the moment i carried him
dat was IT
the feel was there
and best part is
he matched all the secondary criteria i was looking for
3-month-old male
vaccinated and dewormed
and he's coat is a very beautiful brown
after much discussion and bargaining
we got him at $750
including supplies
"eagle pack" dry food & 1 can of "divine" wet food
toy, shampoo, cage, fence, leash, food and water dishes
ironic thing is
cocker spaniel wasn't among the breeds dat i was considering
coz i've yet to see a really beautiful one
plus the fact dat pet shops in s'pore seldom have them
i dunno wat happened
but i simply felt THE feeling
so i tink it's a rather gd deal =D
spent the rest of sunday and whole of ydae deciding on his name
went to a webby wif over 2000 names and i shorlisted a few
plus a few suggestions from stanley and nanfeng
i compiled a list...
caramel, casper, chestnut, chino, cinnamon, copper, floppy,
jasper, latte, leo, mudpie, nutmeg, oreo, pepper, pretzel, rex,
russet, rusty, coffee, brownie, cocky, milo
i held a poll with whoever's on my msn
and with my colleagues ydae
the votes tied for these final few
chino, rex, rusty and latte
the final decision laid wif my family
mum chose chino
so chino it shall be

here he is
isn't he adorable

progress..

jingo's new toy!!
woody woodstock
and he's learnt how to climb the stairs
and jump through hula hoop
and he seems to be more attracted to cats than dogs
see lah
this is wat happens when u name a dog after a cat
but one thing for sure
he's not gay
coz he doen't like it when someone meddles with his butt
wahahaha

永恒的瞬间。

感觉的碎片
在明媚的阳光下
细细地散落
偶尔有飞鸟经过
随着心理的芬芳飘去很远

跨越时空也许是
一个陌生的领域
不要以距离的界限
空白了等候的真诚

也许你我前世的缘
只能换来
今生的擦肩

亦如默守着一个
美丽的童话

心灵的感应
能激起内心的共鸣
从此回荡一生
那就是
瞬间的永恒

y do pple say sorry only when it's too late..

望远镜看不见你
你的心飞去哪里
雾上飞行
想像黑夜的经历

别说对不起
别让我伤了心才说不是故意
我却无法怪你

别说对不起
别让我的爱情变成廉价物品
我却只能爱你

闭上眼睛却看见你
想你的好代替无力
我相信你却开始不信任自己

别说对不起
别让我灰了心才说不是故意
我却无法怪你

别说对不起
别让我的爱情变的小心翼翼
我却只能爱你

用行动来证明你的决心
不要说说而已
我想要的不只是sorry

雾上飞行
想像黑夜的经历

别说对不起
别让我伤了心才说不是故意
我却无法怪你

别说对不起
别让我的爱情变成廉价物品
我却只能爱你

jingo..

been busy wif my new toy
jingo!!
isn't he adorable?!
more pics at the sidebar!!
he's a male maltese
about 6 months old
i've been fostering him since ydae
he's ronald's baby
bought it from adelynn's fren for S$400
plus another S$60
for cage, food and a PINK leash


ade collected him from her fren on friday
ron's at work in malaysia
and for some reason
ade couldn't keep the dog any longer
and ron's younger bro, sam is only free to collect jingo tdae
so i collected jingo from ade ydae
to foster till today
will be passing him to sam later tnite =~(
oh yah
ron decided to name him jingo
coz dat's the name of a CAT in his fav anime
dun understand y he is naming his DOG after a CAT
and as i mentioned
he comes with a PINK leash
tsk tsk tsk
cannot lah
not good for the psychological development of the poor puppy
he'll grow up feeling confused abt his sexual identity
or worse
confused abt his identity as a dog
and one day he'll wake up and start meowing
hahahaha

went thumper last nite
wif edalene, zhenjin, xinghui, shanice and adelynn
gals' nite out
we got free drinks!!
from someone anonymous
we ordered a jug of vodka ribena
which came with another 4 more glasses of the same drink
and the bill came a coaster dat says
"4 drinks on me!"
we were like hmmm..
but there are 5 of us leh (shanice hasn't joined us at dat time)
tink the guy miscount ah
or maybe he so stingy
wanna treat 4 only
we wanted to write back
4 thanks and 1 no thanks
hahahaha
but the bartender refused to lend us a pen
and when i asked him who the coaster is from
he simply took the coaster from my hand
and dumped it in the rubbish bin
knn
looking around us
we decided unanimously on a be-spectacled ang moh guy
coz he kept throwing glances at us
and we noe dat singaporean guys are too stingy to buy anonymous drinks
but we didn't confront our "suspect" lah
scally not him
damn pai seh loh
hahahaha
jamie yeo was there
for some carlsberg promotion
she looks prettier in person
she came up to us and gave us this









together wif 2 complimentary tix to Carlsberg Sky Tower at Sentosa
i tot it's a bottle opener
but it isn't
it's...erm...i dun really noe wat it is leh
but it can be clipped onto sumthing at the bottom
and it gives off red light when the black button is pressed
had much fun last nite
took lotsa pics with all kinds of funny and seductive poses
hahaha
eda, if u r reading this
hurry up send me the pics k
if not, i'm gonna hound u until u buay tahan
hehe

some time ago
my colleagues and i went for hari raya lunch
at our malay colleague's house
took a few pics
go take a look yar?

good hair day..

satisfied

2 solid hours of gym last nite
30 mins on cross-trainer
25 mins jog on the treadmill
50 mins body combat class
15 mins on the cross-trainer
steamed my hair in the steam room
now it's so soft
and i feel as if i lost some weight
i know i didn't lah
but feel mah
hehe
was so tired dat i fell asleep
the moment i touched my bed
but i woke up feeling good
=)

to all short-fused pple..

COUNT TO 10 WHEN ANGRY

We've often heard the old suggestion that we should count to 10 when we get angry. Is there any validity to this advice?

Actually when angry feelings do come over us, it can indeed be very valuable to have a cooling-off period before acting on those feelings. The reason for waiting is that anger is not only emotional, it's biochemical as well. The body is equipped with an automatic defense system called the "fight or flight" mechanism, which prepares the entire organism for action.

When we're upset or frightened, adrenaline is pumped into the blood stream, setting off a whole series of physiological responses within the body. In a matter of seconds, the individual is transformed from a quiet condition to an alarm reaction state. All of this biochemical response is involuntary. It occurs quite apart from the conscious choice. What isn't involuntary however, is our reaction to these sudden changes.

We can learn to take a step back in a moment of excitation. We can choose to hold our tongue; to remove ourselves from the provocative situation, particularly when we're dealing with children who anger us. We can control the impulse to lash out verbally or physically, doing what we will certainly regret when the passion has cooled.

We not only can exercise this self-control, we absolutely must.

By Dr. James Dobson
"Focus on the Family" column
TODAY newspaper
1 December 2005