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Wednesday, June 29, 2005

goodbye my love, friends, blogders.

I am flying off in approximately 6 hours time and I just finished packing my luggage (and my room -> sparkling clean now. whee*). Just thought i come here to say goodbye.. Then I realise I have 19 tags that I have yet to reply.

Wells.. shall not be lazy and gu fu the people who bother to leave comments. you guys are very much appreciated. =)


to root:
hey babe, even before i can reply ur tag, u "lose" your job already. rest well hokay..!! sounding long winded, but i really appreciate all that you do for this friendship of ours. but i wanna be on the giving side too. lub you loads.

to boonhwee:
you msged me? i did not receive any msgs from you leh.. serious! i am beginning to suspect you got the last 4 digits wrong. fwah. wassup anyway?

to wei:
sorry about that night when you asked me about ur courses. happily fell asleep. dead duck. hope you made a wise decision, ie pursue what you really want.

to lynn:
really happy to hear that. thanks alot. SMU blardy hell rejected me again. so chances are i stay in comfy/slack arts forever.

to geo:
yah yah.. i miss you loads!!! when are you coming back? or are you staying in UR BF's arms forever at Aussie? hope ya having fun there.. and hope ethan has not been reduced to mere domestic help, if he isn't already. hahaha.. but no worries, we all love you the way you are.

to mq:
hope ya enjoying your "no-weekends-show-&-no-NSF-allowed" GV vouchers. haha. it is natural to fear losing something you hold so dear. the most we can do is to just treasure what we have now. =)

to meng:
yes dear bro. DRIFTING.. of cos. thats y i say i reach the pinnacle of bimbotic-ness right? bah. working = late blogging. financial freedom compromises sleeping time/shopping time/freedom basically. sigh.

to maomao:
thanks babe. i m still smiling. life is still good. just some random moments where you wanna vent out ur frustrations and the blog is there to serve its purpose. wake up the next day, everything is uppity-up again. no worries. =)

to sherry:
miss you too!! hey.. come back and visit us when ya free won't ya!? hope hk's been great.. sure is lah herh.

to nett:
thanks. haha.. anyway, from the eyebrow entry onwards, i am sporting collin's hair cut already. guess it looks pretty much the same 'cept shorter and less layering. EDISON is SO CUTEE laaaa!!

to cc:
be sure to see loads of photos when i am back. haha. thanks girl. glad everything's working fine over your side. so lovey dovey.. awww...


hokay.. i am done. goodbye my dear blogders and friends.
i wont be gone for long.. pls all take care till we meet again.
back in a jiffy! =)

*poof~!

Tuesday, June 28, 2005

love. love. love.

(warning: contain spoilers of the below film.)

i finally caught A Lot Like Love

with this guy whom i love/like alot
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(i really like guys with angular jaws.
super-duper-drool-*slurp*-worthy-cute. )

urps.. back to what i was saying: A Lot Like Love

i like it. a typical feel good love story, which aroused a i-wanna-love-someone-too kind of feeling after watching it.

amanda peet said at beginning of the show, "you and i will never be a thing". it is funny how we often have assumptions/guidelines as to how our future partner will be like.

strike 1: doesn't make the 1st move.
strike 2: doesn't play guitar.
strike 3: born in the wrong sign.

more often than not, we wind up with someone quite different from what we dream of.

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(fwah..)

while it is vexing to see 2 people go through so much to finally get together in the last 3o seconds of the show, i guess it is also the things they go through that make their love all the more precious.

if you are not willing to sound stupid, you don't deserve to be in love.

one day, we will all meet the one for us.
or maybe he is already there but we are too blind to see what's right in front of us.

some things you never knew till the very end..

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i'll be leaving for Land of Smiles tomorrow morning.
Thailand that is, with my momma, poppi and bro.
i ain't crazy about the trip. but wells, it will be a good and much needed getaway.

don't think i will get much internet access over there but i'll update if i got a chance/time. otherwise, i'll be back on Sunday (03/07/2005). MISS ME, won't ya?

some pics from last Sunday:

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of all the people i'll miss, i'll miss you the most.
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i won't be gone for long.. take care all.
keep smiling.

Monday, June 27, 2005

i'll be there for you..

someone said (i think Mahathir's mommy said this to him),
when things are too good, you know it is time to stop.


when things become too good, you suddenly fear to lose... to lose everything that you have now.

doesn't matter. let's savour this moment while we can. cos it all felt.. too heavenly.


I'll be there for you
These five words I swear to you.
When you breathe
I want to be the air for you.
I'll be there for you
I'd live and I'd die for you.
Steal the sun from the sky for you,
Words can't say what love can do.
I'll be there for you.

Saturday, June 25, 2005

hate titles.

sorry i haven't been blogging. in fact, i did blog. but each time, i either sleep on it midway or decided i don't know how i should continue. my blogger account is now cluttered with many drafts i saved but never once completed the post.

due to procastination and laziness, i shall pen down briefly the highlights and lowlights (?) for the past few days even though i have many grandma stories to tell you. then again, if i do narrate them one by one, i can go on and on.


  1. i had a hair cut for free, even though i took a long one hour. and i have a very hum-some stylist fretting over the placement of my hair the rest of the day.

    FREE HAIRCUT BY COLLIN. haha. i don't know what to say 'cept see if for yourself!! hee. can't wait for my hair to go flowy and long and black.

  2. collin and i went for eyebrow threading together at this place in Paragon called Browhaus, which turns collin from...

    THIS ----------------to--------------> THIS!!!
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    *my lovely ipod looks so small beside his very big head.
    fwah. erm.. okay.. the main point here is his brows okay.

    he was tearing quite a fair bit and his brows became red and slightly swollen after the whole thing. haha.. while i keep teasing and laughing at him, i am so so SO proud of him.

    check out the blotchiness around his brows.
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    but at least he doesn't look like Shinchan or that Shinchan looking lil' boy anymore. hee*
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    CHEERS TO OUR NEW BROWS!!
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    under the very glib tongues of the Browhaus staff, we both signed up for a package of 5 sessions. so more red brows to come.. and for me to laugh at. wahahaha*


  3. caught Initial D and it is totally diabetic. a total eye candy movie!! and i am much more blown away by edison than jay though jay was being so funny. it is funny just seeing him talk, instead of mumbling away. totally un-jay.

    caught the show with collin, dorcas and justin (dorkie's tinie baby) and with them, i reached the pinnacle of bimbotic-ness. now, everyone say D is for DRIVING!!! (oh i am feeling so much more better now.. *like real!)

    had a great laugh at the bikini. *haha.. ok.. no spoilers* it is a refreshing change to have someone, other than collin, watch movie with you. meaning more people to grab and laugh at every nitty gritty details.


  4. i shall be selective with my 1st customer of the day. realise how the experience with the 1st customer of the day often set the trend for the rest. and today is a happy day.. some angels' been dropping by. =)

  5. realise i'll be having a week break from work as of next tuesday and the bk/pattaya trip, though no concrete plans yet, should be pretty much confirmed. off to shopping heaven.. whee* i'll miss collin though. =(


  6. resisting mango sale for shopping heaven. totalled $103 so far - one bag, 2 tops and 1 dress. i hope i ain't regretting it. yet, for every Mango Sale bag i see, i feel i must be missing out something hot. ahh..


on the not-so-happy side..

  1. SMU rejected me for the 2nd time. and i don't know if i should appeal or not. (thinking)

    i thought i'll feel nothing but when i checked the online application status, i swear my ego was bruisd badly for a while. but i am recovering.. they are missing out the GD STUFF. hmph*

  2. and i've been late 4 times this month. though daniel's been mum about it and adrian just gave me a nice don't-be-late-so-often, i hope i don't die tmr when daniel starts signing my time sheets and realise i have been late that many times.

    i need an alarm clock (with a snooze function). a mission i sent my trusty mother to complete since she's in hk/china and the clocks there are apparently dirt cheap.

    hate to be late. 1stly, it is bad for my already starving financial status. 2ndly, i find it plain stressful to check the managers' reaction towards my lack of erhem.. punctuality. add all these to messy hair, ugly uniform, excessive perspirations plus the air con system breaking down at cuppage.. i feel like a pig. *oink.

    i promise.. i swear.. i shall be late NO MORE. *determined*

Wednesday, June 22, 2005

life = hope.

it's a really long entry i wrote below. i figure most people won't have attention span long enough to read through the whole thing. (but it's ok. that entry's dedicated to myself anyway. *smiles.) i was blog surfing and Huiling summarises it well in 2 sentences.

iliketosleep.blogspot.com writes,

I really envy people who have found what they think are their worth. Hopefully, I will be able to find mine one day.


right now i am on a roller coaster ride. i get extremely happy with my life on some days and swing to the other end on others.

someday we will all be sincerely happy with what we have.

i am looking forward to my day.

thots.. many thots.

sometimes i wake up feeling extremely unhappy about my world. and today is just one of those days.

i like the way dorcas rants.. I HATE THE WORLD. SO IRRITATED WITH THE WORLD NOW.
hee.

waking up late (for work) increases this irritation by 75%. because as much as i want to be punctual or even early, i don't recall the last time i am actually on time. fact is i am always late. and my friends have probably accepted that to be so *throw hands in exasperation* qimin.

what they don't understand is that despite reality points that i rarely honour punctuality, i get extremely frustrated with myself when i am late.

collin bears the brunt of it all since i see him the most. what's worst is because i'm mentally so wanting to be punctual, i get pissed when he gives me the wth-are-you-doing-at-home-when-you-wake-up-so-early attitude even though he has all the right in the world to question me that. of course it's not that he does that often as he's really been mostly nice about it.

still i get frustrated with myself for not putting mental determination into tangible physical outcome and i question myself where have all the time in the world gone to?

i spent a long day at work today wondering why i am in this shithole. work is getting mundane and nothing interests me anymore. i am sicked of hubbing. i need a change in environment. the only two factors thats making me stay is the presence of my fellow 4S (Super, Slim, Sexy, Sophisticated --> Xiang, Yiyi, Dorkie, me) and our commitment to Adrian (who so kindly took us back and gave us much welfare).

surely.. money is a factor but right now, the lack of mental stimulation or job satisfaction seems to outweigh the financial issues. *ponders again* truth is i need the money as well. so wells.. make that 3 factors thats making me stay.

i'm such a whining bitch. i was telling collin now i hope school starts, at least i get my freedom albeit poor financial status. collin gave me the look, knowing that i myself acknowledged the blatant irony of the statement just made. we all remembered that probably just a month back, i was complaining to him that i am so sick of studying, i will rather work.

what can i say? we can't have the best of both worlds. so let's just make ourselves feel better by thinking the pasture's greener on the other side.

bullshit. what's wrong with me?

maybe collin is right. i need a change in mindset. (questioned myself again.)

deep down, i know that i need to. but somehow i refuse to acknowledge it. out of frustration due to my refusal to acknowledge the above, i snapped at collin and kinda snapped at ting today. if you guys are reading this, i am sincerely sorry. it wasn't directed at anyone of you 'cause if it is directed at anyone, it will be me and me myself.. frustrated with the way i let things be. how can i thank you guys enough for listening to my endless grouses.

my refusal to act eats into me like poison. yet perhaps to save confrontations or in hope of a sudden change of mindset in my parents, i f*cking let things be. i don't know why i allow that since i freaking hate the situation it puts me in. i hate it so much it drives me to the very verge of tears/spasms/anything unpleasant.

everytime someone ask me to fight for it, do something revolutionary, i can't bring myself to. perhaps i've learnt from past experiences that going against them nearly always put me on a losing end. i don't want strained relationships. yet which revolution doesnt come with strained ties between the battling parties.

it is because i know my parents too well or i second guess them too much? 20 years and everything i have now i pushed for them the peaceful way. i tried hard methods too but somehow they don't work and often turn ugly.

you can see things two ways.

either i am not trying hard enough, i am holding up the white flag without putting up a fight. (which i'll say i really did in the past. but has becoming more accepting of my lot of late which actually means i haven't been trying hard enough right?)

or you as outsiders don't know the parents that i have and it is idealistic to think i can actually fight my way through. of course, you people mean well. sometimes i hope you can see what it's been like before telling me the same.

the question haunts me.. do i know them too well or i second guess too much that explains my inaction? i have to first acknowledge the role i play in all this. let's not live in denial anymore.

sometimes i get frustrated when collin don't seem to understand my point of view. almost everytime i know i ain't frustrated with him, but with myself. frustrated with my whinings yet not doing anything about it. frustrated with disappointing not just him but myself. frustrated with not being able to let him see the situation. collin isn't one who will coax me into thinking everything is fine as it is, he smacks reality in my face. and this is why i love him. he complements me. he takes check and ensure i don't indulge in my wishful thinkings all the time.

feeling sheltered all over again. i want to weather some hardships out there.

why do we fall?
so we can learn to pick ourselves up.

i want to fall. because each time i do, i believe i will only emerge stronger.



PS: Daniel unexpectedly approved a very last minute trip of mine to pattaya and bangkok (with my parents and brother) so i am most probably flying next week. i don't really want to go but it is good to just get away from singapore and hubbing, and see the world. what's more, my dad offering me a fully sponsored shopping trip. can i resist?

my dad loves me. but i am just that flower he placed in a carefully sealed glass jar and i can't tell him how much i need to get out and breathe fresh air myself and bathe in natural sunlight.


PPS: met up with Meng, Fang, Ting and Collin today. thanks Meng for organising the dinner though i was in a moody and drained mood. we shld do this more often. =)

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

batman begins and movies to come..

Batman Begins is really nice.
and really nice is an understatement.
must watch!! it's so good i don't mind catching it again.

and like every other super hero,
batman stands on some tall building against the dark skies.

despite the plot being rather expected - one super hero, the girl behind the hero, an undefeatable enemy, we still all love super heroes flicks right? cos they uphold justice, never die and live forever. =)


upcoming (seemingly-fingerlicking-good) movies:

Initial D!!

so very cute. i like. *drools*


A Lot Like Love


last but definitely not the least..

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is like my all time favourite story book. maybe cos i don't read alot, but wells.. this story is frankly good. i am not so sure if it is worth the weekend tix. crossing my fings and hoping the movie doesn't destroy my self conjured Wonka's Chocolate Factory.



*my GV money came at the right time indeed.. meiqi!! hurry get urs from me!! so you can go watch with ur NSF on weekends!!

Friday, June 17, 2005

lil moments in life..

8 minutes before my half hour break is over, but i want to blog it down while it is still fresh in my mind.


there is this familiar face at starhub cuppage. in my one mth's work, i have seen this blind man at least twice at our shop.


met him again just now. and he was walking around this constricted area and was threatening to walk into the rain already. so i went up to help..


" you worked in starhub right?"
"eh.. how you know?"
"i remember your voice."




i am very touched.

awaiting ur esteemed institution reply still.

it's june 17.

and i have yet to get any sign from SMU that my application was reviewed or if it's been even flipped through in the 1st place.

fengxue msged my last week and told me SMU rejected her application.
from that very day, i have been checking my mail box religiously for a letter from SMU but needless to say, have been fruitless so far.

pls just go ahead and reject me if i ain't what ur esteemed institution is looking for (since u already brutally did that once).

just don't leave me hanging.
cos anticipation kills.

Thursday, June 16, 2005

out with sindy, jas, weilin. yay!

met up with sindy and jasmyn today. suppose to meet sindy at 2pm at dhoby ghaut to collect the GV movie money but pigsy me woke up only at 2:30pm after 7 missed calls and 3 msgs. fwah. they had to call collin who eventually called my home telefone to wake me up.

i deserve death. i am sorry girls. (but i made it up righty?)

fact is.. i woke up at 0910, wanting to go for a run. but it was raining so i spent some time online replying tags and backdating my very outdated organiser. then i decided foolishly to rest my lazy bones and promptly fell asleep. wahahaha. had a series of dreams that's so real.. i couldn't get out of lalaland.. so that explains.

i admit i ain't good with this strange thing called punctuality. i know you guys still love me. hee.

weilin joined us in the end. this idiot very nice fren actually took off not for us definitely and met up with us alas. it's been such long time since i met her. and she.. lame as ever. hee.

photos time:

me, weilin and jasmyn.
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sindy, dun be sad.. take photo with you ok?
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*cheez* babelicious sindy.
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me with long MIA-ed weilin.
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nice candid shot.
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my narcisstic self.
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after much time spent looking for potential photographer
(no IT-illiterate ppl/no drunk ah peh/no punkster who will take our cam and run/no unfrenly looking ppl)..
here's a group shot.
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and another.. =)
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sindy left early to catch some 9pm channel 8 show. leaving jasmyn, weilin and me at coffee bean where they got amazed with the coupling mode of my lovely casio.
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so we snap and snap and snap. whee!
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pls gather urself for the last shot..

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i think jas' going to kill me. haha. cos she ask me a million times not to put it up. but it was sindy who asked me to. so.. wo zhen de bu zhi dao. *flash innocent look, bat eyelids rapidly*

Tuesday, June 14, 2005

i shall believe if you tell me so.

i am skeptical. i have my doubts. maybe i am not the one.
but it doesn't mean i am inferior in anyway - that i am confident.

you sure? i asked.

i may be courting trouble, probing for something i may not even want to know.
but i also have to be practical. avoiding reality is not the way for matters like this one.

it shouldn't be because you will miss my silly acts,
or you may lose the entitlement to my smile.
it shouldn't be a matter of habit. i don't want to be an intermission.

so you sure? i asked again.

you said it. and i believe you.

love works on faith more often than not.

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xiang says even if in the end things don't work out, there's always a reason why God put you in it.

dorcas says people always think negatively of situations.

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i don't want promises about the future. i need none of those.

it is good enough when you know what you want at present.
and enjoy the times you have now.

Monday, June 13, 2005

we are all women.. so why?

freak. we are all women.


why is she rich and pretty and smart.. and now, proven to have a nice boyfriend as well. was blogsurfing over at daphne's blog and realise she and her guy had a quarrel akin to mine.


random guy popping into the picture. guy we don't even give a f*ck about. bf getting angry over the way we act or react to the situation. here's an excerpt from her blog:




I looked up at his face and i realised he used a red marker to draw arrows on his face...huh?????????


Zhuang: Sorry! i have been a jerk


Me: WTF?!! why u draw your face until like that!!! WTF is the cake for???


Zhuang: Its for u to smash in my face... See the red arrows? My face is the target! Quick smash into my face!




wtf. so sweet hur. on my side, my bf got angry with me for 2 freaking days. thinking back, shouldn't i be the one who is angry instead? for him getting angry over something i don't even give a freaking damn about. wth.


collin always have a way to make me feel i've wronged. ma de.. i'm going to stand up for myself from now on.

Saturday, June 11, 2005

VOTE NOW!!

bah! it's so difficult to please everyone. now i have dorkie babe protesting the change in blogskin but ivan relieved that i did.


let's do it the democratic way.


whether i know you or not, whether you are a regular blogder of my blog or not, pls click on the yaddah(s)* link below and vote for your favourite skin.


once the votes are tallied, the decisions are final and the rejected blogskin will be asked to leave ilurvetoshop.blogspot.com immediately.


hee. urps.. in an extremely crappy mood. excuse me. erhem* where was i?


yea.. please take some effort to vote for the skin you like. of cos the final decision lies with me since i can't please everyone right? so i shall just please myself instead. but no worries, i will take into account your votes. hee.


you can refer to june 09's entry to refresh your memory on the previous skins. for those without a blogger account (i think you need to log in or something to leave comment), taggg* me!!


thanks in advanced for your precious votes. appreciate your invaluable feedback! =)




(*update: i have changed the settings such that anyone can leave a comment. so pls yaddah instead of tag. thank you many plenty.)

Friday, June 10, 2005

i lead my life my way.

when i was just a little girl,
i ask my mother, what will i be?
will i be pretty?
will i be rich?
here's what she said to me...

que sara~ sara~
whatever will be, will be.
the future's not us to see.
que sara~ sara~

what will be, will be.

this familiar tune kept ringing in my ears today. if you probe further into the lyrics, this song's seemingly preaching people into accepting their lot in life --- same as let "nature takes its course" and "god (or a matter of fact, a supreme/higher power) has a path planned out for you" and the like.

think harder, it's all crap. because at this very moment, i am alive and have a mind of my own. i can make decisions that can change my life forever. therefore i am in control. no doubt we are constrained by some things in life (dun get me started on the fallacy of meritocracy), but yes.. instead of accepting life as it is, taking whatever shit that's thrown at you, we can do something about the current situation and better our positions.

i don't want to believe i have to take the shit of life. i don't wanna believe i have no control of my life. and it doesn't help to have a major preacher of "let nature takes its course" by my side twenty-four seven (collin that is).

i say yes to you never know what will happen, so treasure what you have at present. i may just die tomorrow, so have i done enough today such that i will not regret my death?

did you rmbr your [iloveyou]s today?

think it over.


The Great Pyramid of Qimin.
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(sidetrack: finally met huiling online today and got the long due sentosa's photos from her. this is the Great Pyramid of Qimin. haha.. i got a human structure named after me. cool!)


i miss sentosa. i am fading. my skin. pfft.
and working at starhub, with stupid baggy tees (which seems to have this stench no matter how i wash and dry it) and toes covered nike (which SW forced me to wear socks with) never fails to make me feel FAT and UGLY and BOYISH and so totally UNPRETTY.


for the moolahs, push on i shall.

Thursday, June 09, 2005

boo.. no more new house.

the deal is off. no more new house. no more room to myself. no more doggie. i am disappointed. but my mum's happy now.


apparently the agent misquoted the land size by 30 square feets (or something like that) and my dad found out and decided to pulled out of the deal, demanding his deposit back. then the house owner threatened legal action if we asked for the deposit. wtf. since it is darn agent's fault, he has agreed to return the deposit outta his own pocket. *frowns*


now i can only hope the folks at grandlink quit extending the lease that's due this august so i can move over and get outta of my cramp, messy space here.


sulks.


what did i say about false promises my parents always make (with regards to this issue in particular)? next time, unless i am comfortably living in the house, i shan't get all so excited about it anymore.

change in skin (again).

back to the 1st skin which everyone prefers..
(you guys just cant take innovation and creativity right?!) =X


even though i still lurvvee the minimalism of my last (urban romance) despite the hitch in maneuverability.

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not forgetting the negativity and darkness in my second..

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i almost forget there is a comment link for my 1st skin. though i see no inherent purpose in having it up here since i am no xx nor miyagi nor mrbrown nor daphne (gotta check out her blog. darn pretty and rich and smart. *drools*) or any biggie in blogosphere as a matter of fact. but heck.. just leave it and we'll see how.


yet to get my phone back from ting. apologies to those trying to get me but to no avail.. (will get it back ard noon today.)


not surprisingly, i am adapting well to this phone-less period. plus it gives me a perfectly legitimate reason (or excuse) for missing your calls and not replying your sms-es. *grin*

Wednesday, June 08, 2005

ting. my new house?

i dropped my phone on ting's fren's car. boo...
gonna go phoneless till i get my phone from ting tomorrow, which is fine since i am highly prone to missing out phone calls and not replying msgs. still, it doesn't feel good to know you are possibly (unlikely) missing out some hot news (read: gossip).


met ting after work today. wasn't a long meet up but it is just good getting to see her and talk to her. at the same time, pouring out pent up frustrations and getting some motivation on making changes/plans in my life.


right now, its a narrow one way corridor i'm on. i can't turn back. but i shall dig myself a tunnel, climb up walls to pave my way through. it may be slow. but surely there must be some way to makes things work without going through the ugly way.


i received shocking news when i reached home. my father bought another property. this time, a landed property somewhere behind where i am currently living. apparently, my mum ain't too happy about it.


even though my father already paid up the deposit (meaning we can't back out yea?), somehow i still find things tentative. becos i feel they are always feeding me false information, like how they promise we will move house back in j2 and rented the new apartment out in the end. i guess i need to hold the keys to believe he bought it. if it is true, it means i will finally get a room of my own and with a bigger living space, i will definitely push to get a dog. either way, i am happy...

Sunday, June 05, 2005

i am sorry. sincerely.

it started with trying to place reservation for some items at XX's sale, plus a friendly sales guy me and xiang met at the changing rooms of Y company.


then it took one big (itchy) mouth of mine and the happy mood (not becos of the incident, ytd was just a happy day) i happened to be in when i recount the incident (of the guy calling the number i left when we placed the reservation, though he had no idea whose number, mine or xiang's, it was) to catalyse collin's pissed-ness*.


*even though he only called once and i missed the call. even though i din call back either. but becos i only find it weird, aint flattered nor offended. and becos i wasn't at all angry about it.


evolved into a ugly picture cos collin is extremely unhappy with me now.


cos despite me noeing he aint happy, i din call nor msg him the whole day until the shop closes. din call him during either of my 2 half hour breaks, which led him to think i dun care enough about him*.


*even though i am extremely moody today and din want to care about anything else. even though the shop is extremely busy today. perhaps i was being extremely self centred today. i just did the thing he did to me one mth back (where i got super duper pissed), and did it worse cos at least he bothers to call and msg me the whole day.


i have nothing to say. i've wrong. so now, i deserved the silence treatment.


*hits myself on the head* i am so stupid. no. i am retarded.
sigh.

random thots.

hubbing has been happy happy nowadays.
passion is important and money drives me on.


the higher and more cheerful i get, the more i feel i must have lost touch with my inner self.
or so i think. do i even know myself?


every day i sleep approximately 7.5 hours, hub 10 hours, travel 1.5 hours, hang ard and prepare for work 2.5 hours.
slogging my hols away.


2.5 hours at night is all the time i get in 24 hours a day to sync my outer self with within.
a quiet moment with me, myself and possibly eeyore.


my next off day is wednesday, meaning i will have worked for 6 consecutive days by the time i get a decent break.
welcome to my life.


dun walk me home when u are not walking with me.
but i love you nonetheless.


i wanna get out of sg. somewhere. anywhere.
trying to break away. break free.


unfinished business.
leave it. sorry.


aint thinking anymore.
i need sleep. gdnite.

Friday, June 03, 2005

5 yrs anniversary present... muaks.

my 5 yrs anniversary present arrives on 1st june 2005 IN A BOX. oh man~ i don't even remember the last time i receive a present from collin in a box. it is this RED BOX and collin personalised it by doodling on the box with some silver marker. *makes me really happy*


the moment i opened it, i see..


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the very snuggish eeyore i mentioned really cute. despite how impractical ppl find stuff toys (including myself), this eeyore is my new lover and i absolutely adore it.


collin placed it amidst wood shavings, giving it an overall very comfortable feel. upon closer inspection, there are many more things hidden beneath the shavings. an entire nike gyming attire! a gym racer, a yoga three-quarts, a dri-fit tee (after-gym top). i din wanna put all the stuffs back into the box to snap a shot cos the wood shavings actually cling on to the material. (so trust collin to not think about this.. but i am still very happy.) trust me, it's really pretty.


with my new attire, we went gyming at his club despite a painful left ankle. din work out much cos i was feeling plain lethargic.


it's makan at changi village after gyming. the wing kee ipoh horfun at changi village is simply gastronomical. *must try* and look what we found..


a very beautiful cat. the eyes.. gosh.


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their lives at changi village must be very good cos this lil thing refused the goreng pisang collin and i offered.


the shopping trip thereafter revived me. got myself some new lingerie. yay..

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the very cosy fitting room at polo ralph..
collin's trying out his pink polo tee which i got for him in the end as PART of his 5 yrs anniversary gift. the fourth polo tee i got him after the off-white and black polo ralph and the pink burberry (which his father loves to wear).


my logic:
every guy should own a polo ralph and if posible, more than one.
just like every girl should own a pair of levis, if possible, more than one.


love the ambience the loomy lamps create.
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busy hubbing meanwhile.. gonna slave the rest of the week away.. slave to starhub.


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glad i have you guys with me. so how difficult can things get?


easy peasy.

Wednesday, June 01, 2005

my ride.

it's not easy to see life being sapped away slowly from someone you know, even if it is someone you ain't very close to. no matter how dear or undear the person is to you, it's sad because there are just some things u assume are permanent fixtures of life --- that they will never change or cease to exist.


yesterday at work, i received a call from my brother. my 5th aunt called to say my grandma may be in danger and ask as many of us to go down asap.


earlier that moment, daniel was giving a horrendously charcoal face for a customer complaining that i gave him the wrong information. following that moment, jason (the data boy) slapped me, not literally of cos, with 2 forms which i din get approvals for.


everything has to go wrong at the same time. i squatted down to get a hold of myself. and all irene and belle (the perms) could react was a *horror*-dont-squat-down-here but aso cos i was near the recept thus in public and the big bosses' view. -_-" then again, you can't blame them cos they noe nothing that happened to me in that mere 10 minutes.


a simple touch or word of concern from xiang or dorcas sent me sobbing uncontrollably. so much so that i couldn't speak to daniel and adrian (the managers) when they repeatedly ask why i was crying and if it is because i called the above customer and he scolded me or if it is another customer. (it is not uncommon seeing ppl cry cos of customers. some customers are just freaking unreasonable challenging. then again.. on the other hand of the spectrum, hurhur.. balance statement some customers are really nice.)


they let me off work earlier. luck was on my side i guess cos i got both approval codes without hiccups. and i also called the (above) customer to apologise and he was really nice about it, saying it is not my fault and stuff. my lucky day.


my grandma is okay now, for the time being i suppose. just one night before, i went with my brother and parents to visit her and she seems so much better then. then again, just this chinese new year, she seems perfectly fine. she herself is saying things like helping her change clothes and cutting her hair. my aunts are secretly letting her drink some water (even though we shld not and she is on drip already).


my 5th aunt said she has not much time already so why let her feel so uncomfortable (not letting her drink some water)? it makes some sense.


its saddening to see her life being supported by an uncomfortable looking oxygen mask. if you must take her life away, take it but spare the pain.




life is so cheap and so fragile.