why harp on my past?

the interviewer kept harping on my results when he knew that i am a non-honors graduate when i applied for the job. arggg!

cycling through NTU

i have too much time on hand and deicided to cycle through ntu, just for fun. haha. took me about 80 minutes. well, 20 minutes more than previously. given that i have been out for so long, i think i can get it back soon enough.

relieved

been having some small niggling problem for some time and underwent some tests. well, the results gave me a clean bill of health and the usual doctor's advice is to lose weight. phew. now to start losing weight.

movie blur

i am going out of my mind. over the ast 2 days i have watched as many as 10 movies! everything is starting to be a blur to me. i cannot even remember the titles of some of the movies i watched! man! but one movie i did like was "The Queen". it allowed people to be able to see things from the perspective of queen elizabeth 2 and also humanised her. good movie it was although it was on a sensitive issue,

Karen & Devon Look Abit Alike?

I am currently watching DOA the movie and when I looked at the actress playing Kasumi, Devon Aoki, she seemed incredibly familiar! Then it struck me! Karen and her have a passing resemblance. Man! She is still haunting me! AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! Hahahahaha!

movie slacking

when you got plenty of time and nothing to do, what do you do? me? i slacked and watched movies. hahahaha.

cannot sleep

not sure what is causing my inability to sleep at night. this is causing my bodyclock to go completely haywire. arggg, asleep during the day and awake through the wee hours of night.

sorting pictures

going through some of the pictures taken over the past year. man, i wish i am out there again.

planning......again

well......not really planning but reading up on some materials. have to get a better gauge of what we are going to do when the time comes. have to update the previous plans.

so close yet so far

went visiting one of my friends today. we were formerly colleagues and have remained friends. no, do not let your mind run wild.

when she gave me her address, it seemed somewhat familiar to me. i did a quick check of my lists of contacts and lo! it was just the neighbouring street from Sweetie's place. in fact, it was only 3 minutes walk away. ah well, it has been a while since i spoke with her. haiz.

新年快樂

To the Chinese the world over, 新年快樂 or Happy New Year to the few who cannot read chinese characters.

On the first day of Chinese New Year, I am more or less done with the visiting for the year. Really! I do not have many relatives and we had all gathered at my Second Uncle's place today. My Granny was discharged from the hospital on the eve of Chinese New Year and is recuperating there now. I hope she regains consciousness soon. Get well soon Granny!

full stomach......painful thumb

ooooh. i am so stuffed. just came home from the family's annual reunion dinner and i feel very bloated. ate too much. haiz, how to lose weight like that?

on a side note, was playing with my cousin's dog earlier. while attempting to retrieve her chewy toy for her to chase, she bit me and left a puncture wound on my thumb. argggg. bad phoebe! bad dog!

very expensive breakfast

i was cleaning up the house the past few days and found a can of "just expired" abalone. hmmm......there also happends to be a packet of shark's fin in the freezer which has been sitting there for about 3 to 5 years.

to make the best of things, i whipped up a pot of very expensive porridge for breakfast. haha. shark's fin and abalone porridge with minced-pork. yummmm......hahaha.

if you think i am rich, think again. i am from the upper rungs of a lower-income family. in singapore, you are either, lower-income, middle-income or filthy rich. so now you know. just do not want anyone thinking i am showing off.

the can of abalone was a gift from someone from years ago and the shark's fin was also a gift from someone from back then. there fore, i only really paid for the rice, and minced pork. kinda of low cost on my part for such an expensive pot of porridge. hahaha.

you are not fat

why do i keep meeting skinny or gals who are just nice that claim to be fat? say yes kenna scolded, say no also kenna scolded. you gals are not fat. do not claim to be fat until you reach my size!

anything good?

wondering what she is doing today? will she be showered with affection and love by the many suitors? alas, i am not a privlleged one.

out cycling

went out cycling again today. same usual route. well, i did make one detour up kent ridge park today. always passed it but never went up it. barely was i up halfway when i had to dismount from my bicycle and push it up the slope. the slope was bloody steep and i have not cycled for many many moons. but at the end of it, the view from the lookout point was rewarding.

missing someone?

ever wonder why you miss someone? or why you care about somebody? this feelings though different are invariably linked to something else. that something is love. much as you hate to admit it, deep down, if you have no feelings for someone, would you miss the person, would you care for the person?

完, FINITO, END

Is is really the end or the beginning of another vicious cycle?

sleepyhead

arggg, just could not wake up today. rolled and stretched, kicked and scratched. in the end, time of awakening, 1330. yawn! awake for an hour then later knocked out again at 1430. yawn! why so sleepy? think something wrong with me.

karaoke with some of my former colleagues

Just came home after a karaoke session with some of my former colleagues. Kinda miss working with them. It was great fun. Alice, Evelyn, Kexin, Shushu, Weiyi, Chee Meng, Richard, a colleague whom I do not know of and me. Richard entertained us by dancing to the tune of 脫掉 and 霍元甲. Hahaha.

the "mushrooms" are thriving

the "environment" is so conducive that the "mushrooms" are thriving. damn. this sucks!

growing "mushrooms"......in my head

facing the four walls everyday is starting to cause "mushrooms" to grow inside my head.

Memories Of Days Gone By

Back in October, there was a gathering of guys, former Josephians from the SJI Class of 1996. We were a rowdy bunch back in our younger days. Now, we are all getting older and me rounder. It was great catching up with some of the guys. It was even better catchingup with some teachers who have since retired. Like Mr Patrick Zendher. He was my PE tutor in my Secondary One & Two days. We used to laugh at the crude Popeye joke. Haha.

I remember when we first entered SJI as blur 12 year olds, he was the elder statesman who rang the bell in the school hall as we were welcomed into the SJI community. Again when we returned to recieve our 'O' Level results, once again he rangs us out. 10 Years later, it is great to see him once again ringing the bell to welcome us back to again. Seeing him ring that bell really brings back many many memories.

I mainly hanged with my ECA mates from back then. We were a pretty close knit bunch. Well, besides them, I did not really had many other friends. While chatting about our progress, turns out I was speaking to 2 SIA employees. Jeffery, who always claim he did not want to be an engineer when I met him in NTU, is now a Cadet Pilot. Nicholas, who majored in Philosophy from NUS, is now a Trainee Station Manager with SIA too. Damn! Stupid company which only accepts 2nd Upper Class Honors graduates. Arggg!


Of course, who could forget the principal who molded all of us into what we are today, Brother Paul Rogers. He was very strict on us bacj then and I still shudder at the tongue lashings he handed out back then. Now, seeing him, it makes for fun memories. Couple of years after we had left SJI, he returned to Australia where he was the Director of a Boy's Home. Now, he is the principal of CJC. Yes, boys and girls, shudder. Well, at least he is much more approachable than the former principal Sister Maria, according to what I heard.

When he was addressing us on stage, he mentioned that many had asked him why he shaved off his moustache. Well, if you look at his face clearly, and you add the moustache back in, he does bear a passing resembalance to Sadammn Hussein. Oooooooh.

Days gone by and life moves on. Tomorrow is another day for us to do something with our lives. What are you planning to do?

when the time comes, can you make the decision?

for all the care and concern we give to our loved ones, have you considered the ultimate situation? when the time comes, are you ready to let them go? be it due to lifestyle changes, medical conditions or sudden happenings. how ready are you to let go?

SINGAPORE WON!

YES!!!! Singapore has managed to hold Thailand to a draw and won 3-2 on aggregate in the ASEAN Football Championship! OH YEAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

rejected......haiz

another case of always the good friend but never anything more. this really sucks! i wonder how long it is going to take me this time to let go. i did not want to bring the issue up for she has been very important to me and did not want to walk the way as did my past attempts with others. heck, i was even planning something big for next year if things went well. alas. and i do not want to hear the issue of "why can not we be just friends?". i am a person with low self-esteem and do not like to associate with people who look down or reject me.

freedom at home

me mum will be going off to thailand for the weekend. no she is not going for the thailand vs singapore match in bangkok. she is there to take a short breather. and......i will have the house all to myself. YES! hahaha!

totally drained

i am totally drained from last night's screaming, gesturing, cheering and all the other stuff from the stadium. hahaha! slept for a good solid 14 hours. better get my body clock back in order as soon as possible.