One of those random nights....at Bala

One of those random nights....
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So it's the end of the week. We decided to hit Bala for some drinks...

Bala's known for its sleazebags & lousy pick-up lines from random dudes. The crowd is made up of expats, oily people, and the banking people. Half the place is made up of bankers, i can tell you that. The only reason i'm there is for my boys. None of us are bankers nor oily people nor expat. My boys who are incredibly funny, who go there to walk around and ogle at women, who gets pickup by the wrong kinda women (ok, sorry that's like really funny, the uglies, the oldies), who digs live music, who drinks a load of beer, who drinks red wine despite numerous reminders that if it spills, it's gonna be nasty, and who never fails to keep me on my toes by their constant bitching and taking a dig at me.

For my boys, i am sorry. The more you hate me to blog, the more likely you're making the pages.

Happy Halloween... i guess

Happy Halloween... i guess
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It's the end of the month. Halloween. But it's a tuesday, a workday. Instead of donning a freaky costume, here i am at HSBC looking for moolahz to pay off my bills. Sighzzz... work. money. shopping. money. bills. money.

Happy Halloween People...

Jeanie's Birthday....

Yep. Again the birthdays... it's always nice to see the girls. Chillout over dinner.. and complete bitching session without the bfs. It was the usual group of us... with Alan, of cos, the only male bodyguard around. The rest of the bfs are busy with their own stuff or non-existent. So dinner at Sun at Chijmes followed by drinks @ Loof. That place is hot, like physically feeling the heat rolling down your back. Ewwwww... but still hanging with the girls is always uber fun.

Jeanie, happy birthday, we love you.
Yes, she has emmy winning performances. Please check out the flickr set for those. And she's incredibly funny. Thus the reason why we love her so much, cos of her auntie antics.

Please stay tuned for a longer post. I'm tired and need sleep

Public Hols & a sick me...

Public Hols & a sick me...
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I'm sick... but that doesn't mean i stop whatever i'm doing, and just lay in bed the entire day. Come this friday, i'll be sick for a good two weeks. I decided to just head out for a short movie & coffee break. I've been cooped at home in bed for days. Angie, Mr. E and me headed to town to catch DOA : Dead or Alive in town. It was an ok and mindless movie, particularly good for my brain which doesn't seem to be clicking.

I am suffering from a constant high. I'm very drugged out. I was standing in the shower just now, and just thought about everything while humming Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol. The drug probably moved my mind to a semi-trance state. I watch the scenes of my life flash me by, while i just hummed the song. Life changes so drastically within hours, days, months. Sigh..
A workday is coming. Another three working days this week.
Hmmm... time is flying too soon.
Sigh....

Mike & Mae ... finally married...

Mike & Mae
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Yep, they got married. It's so sweet. Purdue University. 7 years of together. Some time apart. A dog named Marvin. One from Singapore, the other from Malaysia. Together. It's just so sweet.

Weddings are a beautiful thing. Even more so when your friends get married. Mike's a very close friend of mine, from Purdue. He's my chauffeur, my friend, and of cos my brother. Now he's married. I will youtube a video which i did for their wedding shortly. But this is really beautiful.

Awwwwww......
Dear Mike, congrats & have fun in Italy...

Shopping amidst illness

Shopping amidst illness
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I was very drugged out, coughing & sneezing. Yet i went to Vivo City today, to check out just how magnificent the place is. You know what, I am not very impressed. I love Pull & Bear, Forever 21 and Topshop. But that's it. I can get those in Orchard. Even Gap is opening in Orchard for crying out loud. There must be a unique store which i will buy something off, to justify me driving all the way there.

What i love from the trip is the dressing room at Pull & Bear. The lighting was just so perfect for the picture. Had to take it. Ooh...

Ok it's official. I'm very drugged.
Lesson Learnt : Never bring Eve, who's drugged out, to any dressing rooms. She can get a bit crazy.

under the weather

under the weather
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I kid you not. I'm sick again. Blame the haze. The PSI at 4pm was a
good 130. Now at 6pm, it's 128. Not too good. It's reached unhealthy
levels.

Friends were saying i'm a lil' feisty today, but one guy nailed it.
He said i'm afterall a girl. And all girls love to manja the minute
they fall sick. Boo Hoo.... i ish sick. come come... hug me...

haze-filled week

me
Originally uploaded by daftbitch.

Yep, the haze has been hitting out big time in Singapore. I wasn't here when the haze got really bad in 97. But for the 1st time, i experienced really bad haze. It's almost as if it's fog, except the weather doesn't feel wet, and you're coughing you way through it.

I should get a picture of the bad haze soon.

Night out with the boys

Night out with the boys
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Yep... this happened during one of the night out with the boys. Omg, never ever let a bunch of drunk dudes get near rubber. Yep, that is what you think it is.

I nearly died laughing.

one of those days....

I had one of those days today, where

1. i took three hours to complete my proposals... all 7 of them.
2. 15 minutes before lunchtime, a potential client calls and halt the starving me from reaching out for food
3. i went to lunch... and overordered...
4. i had a caffe latte and didn't have a headache... YIPPEEEE! i'm allergic to coffee.
5. i'm the last to leave office. As i slammed the door shut, i looked at my hand. *gasp* i brought the aircon remote along with me. dammit. On my other hand was my mobile. I walked down, only to see Angie laughing at the remote control on my hand.
6. i had brilliant thai food along purvis street
7. i went for ice milo
8. i came home before 11
9. alexie told me to try switching on my home aircon with my office remote
10. i tried it and failed... right, they're different brands. DOH!

I know i'm cute like that....

Birthday Dinner

BIRTHDAY
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We all know the queen celebrates birthday for a month. So like in all good tradition, i celebrate mine for the entire month. Yes, it's way past my birthday, but who cares.

So the girls came over for dinner. For the very 1st time, we had everyone. Not one person was missing. Ok, some are missing, but that's cos they're newly inducted members. But back to the story, we had popiah party. I know it sounds weird, and way off. But popiah is almost a social activity. You get a bunch of ingredients and you sit around, DIY your own popiah. So it's a long affair.

After which, we went to MOS. Some of them haven't been there before. I became their tour guide. We went shutter-crazy. Like duh... we always do. It's amazing. Ok, i had a few pictures in the front, but thereafter i was sloshed. Let's just say i'll never ever ever have tequila ever ever again. It's just awful, yuck, disgusting. I'm the birthday girl, so anything goes. So quit bitching / laughing / pointing fingers at me about me being drunk. :P

So now, Let's just wait till 20th October for yet another round.

What happens when you know Eve?

She's brutal.
She's cold.
She's just plain evil.

Excerpt from conversation with Ben :
Ben : miss you too, have you had your dinner?
Me : Miss me?
Me : WTF?
Ben scrambles off and tells me to ignore the message.
You know something, Ben..... i ain't gonna ignore it.

Reason why everyone loves Eve
1) She's gorgeous
2) She's evil.
3) She's Brutal
4) She's cool.
5) you know she means what she says.

Hahaha, enjoy this, Ben.
Oh yes, i miss you too

Dave's Big BBQ Party

Dave's Big BBQ Party
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Saturday evening was spent at Dave's big bbq party. He's in no doubt one of the best bbq organizers. There were pork ribs, stingrays, jumbo huge prawns, sausages, chicken wings... and skewered chicken ala yakitori. Through & through, the food was well marinated and definitely yummy.

I had fun. The pool beside the bbq pit was totally nice. I can soak my feet to the jets. The only bummer is i burnt my thumb. Yes, it looks as though i am now the ambassador for plasters. Overall, I enjoyed the night, met some new people. We had a really small bunch of people around. Dave's family is super friendly. And you know what... i nearly forgot : HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVE. You know we love you.

Check out my flickr.

Hong Kong Birthday Escape...

me in Mongkok
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I seized the chance to fly off to Hong Kong for a brief escapade. It was a brief four days. Frankly, i don't fancy holidays to anywhere other than back to US, cos i never have adequate sleep. It's always walking walking walking. I much more fancy a hols somewhere on the beach, when i can just walk around in shorts & bikini, though i really have to work out to get a much better leaner bod.

So back to Hong Kong. We had a full four days. The first of which spent in Shenzhen. And then off to Hong Kong to shop up a storm. Well i didn't exactly get a lot of stuff. I did get a pair of heels, a pair of boots, 3 tops, and a skirt. Hmm, and a couple of bags. Not a lot, considering i have heard people coming back with oversized or overweight baggages.

Maybe i just have too much stuff. I do like the style of the people of Hong Kong ( are they Hongkie? or Hong Kongers? I think it's the latter). Sneakers are their choice of footwear, and they have a lot of vintage nikes and adidas, and tons of converse shoes. it's very street very comfy, and i love it.

The food is my kinda stuff. Very light. Instant noodles with either spam, eggs or ham. Your choice. And of course, coke with slices of lemon... or even the amount of herbal tea. There's a herbal tea stall almost every street. I also had some lamb ribs. Hmmm.. dim sum. Oh, and there's this fantabulous dessert stall in Tsim Sha Tsui called Sweet Dynasty. The food was just absolutely yummy : the glutinous dumpling, the tang yuen, the almond paste. I don't quite like the ice kachang kinda stuff. But dig the cantonese style of dessert of almond / sesame paste.

Of course i got back to Singapore, very tired. And went back to work the next day. And i'm still sick. It's been a week. Sigh...

Oh thanks for the birthday wishes and sms-es. I ishhhh very touched. But now to sleep off my cold / sore throat and dry eyes. sigh...

Back...

It's been some days since my birthday. This year it's toned down, except peppered with tons of shopping. I haven't quite gotten to unpacking. Maybe i will.

Dear Ben, i will upload pics and a full run-through of my escape from my own birthday celebrations... as soon as i find my frigging k*%#*$%^& sync cable for the camera.

Oh side note : i got the new ipod nano in pink. it's cute. it's smaller than my mobile phone.

very lovely...

I got home today, and turned on the tv to Channel U. And it was showing "Save your last dance" a korean drama serial encompassing the lovelife of these two lovers. Storyline : Guy loses memory, Guy meets girl. Guy regains memory. Guy forgets girl. Girl gets upset. Girl gets lost. Girl tries to help guy recalls memory, but failed. When guy falls in love with the girl again, the girl is dating his enemy. Cliche... yes i know.

But you know what. The music is quite soothing. I can be sappy sometimes, can't i? or you guys just can't deal with it?

My Melody & Me...

Bangkok Trip
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So tons of people have been asking what i've been feeling.
You know what... i never felt better.
Decisions are made much easier, with ease.
I decided to walk away. Walking away helps.
I finally uploaded pics from my trip to Bangkok, including pix of fishy fishes at the Siam Sea World.

And for Ben, this is a bag i managed to get while shoppin ard Bangkok.
Cute eh? Do you want a cycling outfit based on this design?

:) and now... let's just pray the week ahead gets better.

Of life & such.

I don't know what to write as the title of my post.
I only know right now, i feel a void.
Perhaps i asked for it, by loudly exclaiming i don't want it, for i might leave.
Perhaps i should have just kept my mouth shut.
Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps.
Do i really want to be with the people?
I thought about it & felt "No".
I looked around me, i don't feel the warmth.
The coldness surrounds me.
No longer i see the familiarity & closeness.
What i do feel is this sense of betrayal & distrust.
All around me feels strange.
My mouth can't speak the words of before.
What breeds now is this sense of fear to speak before me.
Contribution of my kindness has not been met.
My love has not been spread.
Such perils of life.
Maybe i should go.
Maybe i should stay.
I lost hope. Hope in mankind.

chocolate martini, soju & baileys...

It's Saturday morning. I just got home, after celebrating Wang's birthday. No pics, i didn't bring my camera out. We started off with Happy Hour @ Morton's @ 5pm to 7pm. The infamous steak sandwiches along with the kick-butt apple martinis & chocolate martinis. Divine plus fattening. It's been some time since i hung with the boys & the girls ... my drinking group who never fails to make me laugh until my socks get knocked off. We drank till close to 8pm. We prolly had at least 30 among the ten of us.

As if the steak sandwiches' not enough. We went off to korean bbq. I have never seen that much food on a table. Err actually i have. But the guys are funny. Soju soju soju soju soju Soju SOJU! Yes, seven bottles, plus a bottle of complimentary raspberry wine. This could only spell madness. And it's not even 10pm yet.

We continued the night by trottering down to Esmi, otherwise known as HOME GROUND. More alcohol... i stuck to my baileys. Of cos i got made to down two tequila rose. But that's cool. I still managed to drive Wang home. Hahahah

It's been a good night. And now goodnight to one & all. I love you guys...

Break...

I went to Bangkok last weekend for a quik getaway. I did buy some stuff. Mainly retro dresses etc. But it's surprising that despite the fashion being really low-priced & looks absolutely hot, that i only hauled home like 3 dresses, 3 tops, and a pair of shoes, couple of bags. I am so proud of myself.

Been swarmed with work upon return. I don't even have time to catch up on my old work. This is just too good to be true. Well, more work = more moolahz. No?!?! Yes ?!?!!! Definitely.

The song that i've been humming these days. Perhaps it reasonates with how i feel right now.
It's Over My Head (Cable Car) by The Frays.
"I never knew
I never knew that everything was falling through
That everyone I knew was waiting on a queue
To turn and run when all I needed was the truth
But that's how it's got to be
It's coming down to nothing more than apathy
I'd rather run the other way than stay and see
The smoke and who's still standing when it clears"