Warriors.

I had an urge to thank my warriors. So kudos to these friends of mine who've been with me from eons ago.

1- The 3 ninnies: shum, peg & jen. On countless occasions, I've been bombarded hard and almost fatal. But they picked me up and nursed my wounds. We've been together nearing 5 years and I can confidently say that the bond we share is far stronger than any 10-year-long friends.

2- The Becks (7) & The Giggsy (11). The names and numbers denotes meaning. Soccer fans
(Man Utd fans) know that these are the jersey numbers on the respective players. Such a coincidence that jas, eu & I adore David Beckham, Ryan Giggs and Nicky Butt respectively. In the MU team, these 3 are known to be best buddies. And in our team, we're the best trio. Beautiful, isn't it? These two have never given up on me and I can feel their concern for me. Literally. Genuine care. They've always supported me in whatever decisions I've made regardless of its outcome.

Words cannot describe how wonderful the five abovementioned people are to me (or perhaps I lack the vocabulary). All I can say is that I cherish our friendships a great deal and I love you five to bits and pieces, screws and nuts.

You guys have been my warriors and you have no idea how grateful I am to Him for you all. You've never despised me when I've been ostracized, never gave up hope on me when everyone else did.

I owe you all an infinite amount of love, care and concern and everything else that you guys deserved. Because you're the BEST.

Miscommunication.

Dear all, if I've ever mislead you people into thinking that I'm going back to school, I'm sorry. Because I'm not. I'm going to work. Starts officially on Monday, 1st August 2005 as an Account Executive in a local advertising agency.

I've always think that working is also a learning process in itself. You learn new things everyday, every minute of your existence. Heck, living your own life as it is, itself is a learning process. Only difference is that the learning curve differs 'coz some are born more lucky than the others.

I'm not complaining or saying that I'm not born lucky. I'm grateful for what I have today, my ever-loving-me-and enduring-my-nonsense parents, my irritating-yet-amusing-and-cute siblings and my never-give-me-up-and-stand-by-me-no-matter-what friends. What more can I ask for?

The beach was crowded today, naturally; being a Saturday. Cycling happily and enjoying the fine breeze with shum when it poured like cats and dogs. Urgh! Stucked in the shelter, cold and wet. The ride back was no more cooling. It was damn cold!! Anyhow, I enjoyed myself though I missed the sun.

Back to school; holiday's over.

Yes, I'm back to school to learn. Getting paid to learn; isn't it great? Perserverance pays.

I've been bad; rejecting a couple and bad karma fell upon me. Nevertheless, I've been patient and voila! I'm just relieved, not very excited.

Having one birthday wish come true means more than anything to me. I guess I've been an overall good girl throughout the year so I get two wishes come true!

Heading to the beach. Sun, sand & water, embrace!!

Pictures Galore.

Some pictures to let you have an insight to my Big Day and the feelings & taste of victory thereafter.

One of the rarest moment with the anti-social boy.

The DMC-04 Class of 2005 family.

This is for my cellmate, who's enjoying the fine weather in Perth.

Brain malfunction after getting my pink iPod mini from aunt sp.

The proud owner and her mummy.

My baby, you....

Cannot see clearly ah? Here, have a good look:

I oh-so-love it to death.

Want to share my excitement? Go here.

Sneek Peak.

Guess what I got for my Graduation? It's 6G, it's mini, it's funky pink! Wooh-hoo!!

Today Yesterday was my Graduation Day. All turned out well, gradually. I arrived very late in Singapore thanks to the Causeway jam and unable to catch a cab. Murphy's Law do happen to me, even now!!

After the ceremony, it's click! click! snap! snap! with my classmates. Memories bind us, we still remember those little gimmicks we did 3 years ago, etc. Ah well. Friends, do be patient with me with the pictures because it'll take me ages to upload the pics. I didn't bring my laptop back home so I probably won't be resizing them and all. :P

Then it was off shopping with aunt sp and mum in town. Aunt sp bought me what I've been yearning for over a year! Take a guess!! Wahahaha! I wasn't sure she was going to get it for me when she asked me into the Apple Centre and asked me to get the salesperson to get it. It was a less than 5 minutes affair! Brain couldn't function well after the buy. I grinned like maddie and was shocked like crazy.

One sentence to sum it up: I'm a goddamn lucky and happy woman today! I feel like dancing now. With my new baby aka boyfriend aka husband aka my life!! This has to be sweeter than thousand packets of sugar and better than sex.

My Weekend.

My weekend was spent with family & friends. Saturday saw my family & I out for dinner to celebrate me getting older. Then it was friends' gathering and they got me a cake! Thank you to all there! The place was alright, but the company made it great. They had the in-house singers to sing me a birthday song and all. And I went home reeking of alcohol (to be more specific, Carlsberg). My personal opinion is that Carlsberg is more bitter than my usual Heineken. And no, jen; I don't support Brad Pitt.

Sunday was spent with CSI Supreme Sunday. After watching CSI Miami, it made me shiver because it was about a victim exposed to radiation and when she got to know about it, she only had about a week to live. "Not even long enough for all my hair to drop." How apt.

Thus it made me wonder; with all these invisible "power" around us, how much of our body is already rotting and how much exposure have we had? How much time do I have left??

The Clock Strikes 12.

It's another year; supposedly one more level of maturity. But I beg to differ.

Time for some reflection:
Life's always a bed of roses. Full of thorns to prick you. You bleed and you sometimes bleed to death. Why can't some things just be the way I want them to be? They always wish me, "May all your wishes come true." I don't wish for many, but they don't come true. What's the use of wishing anyway?

Pardon me for this depressing note. I'm confused. The confusion will clear in the evening later.

Crossing my fingers (even body) to hope for what I hope.

Happy Birthday, S.Y.

Am I Excited?

Whilst most people are getting excited about our Graduation next Tuesday, I am not. Many asked me if I'm looking forward or delighted about it. Well, here's the answer. A big, flat NO to your face. Why should I get excited only now? If I should even get some adrenaline rush, it should be on my last day in school (for us, it's internship). If I recall, I was excited to pack and leave KL on my last day. Heck, I started packing 2 weeks before the end of it.

Other than sleeping and watching TV and surfing the web, I've been doing nothing. I don't even fancy going out, not even when Northpoint's facing me directly. Yes, the place I'm living now faces Northpoint Shopping Centre.I've been such a good girl. I didn't splurge on the Great Singapore Sale this time round. I deserve a round of applause, don't I?

Instead, I'm looking forward to mum coming for my Graduation next Tuesday; because she's my life's Number One (with my daddy) and I love her so much I'd do anything within my means to make her happy. Ok, to be direct, Tuesday's shopping day with mummy. Of course, when I shop with her, tab's on her (more like on daddy, but it's fine too!). I am looking forward to spend a nice day with mummy dearest. Shopping, nice dinner, chill-out, etc.

Belated of the Belated.

Pictures from pw's farewell dinner at Manna, Korean Restaurant. Which all of us self-bombed in an expensive dinner.


(L) Their food when it came.
(R) But it became this after they mixed it up.


(L) 6 for Cut6 and 1 squashed up represents yh. Hehe.
(R) The lead of the night. The "zhu jiao" (pigs' trotter). :P

The Happy Family.

Rest of pictures here. Enjoy!

Bing Bang Wednesday.

I love Wednesdays because AXN has 2 of my favourite shows, back-to-back. Fear Factor at 10p.m. to scare the guts out followed by CSI: NY. I prefer (just) CSI though. Heck, actually Sundays' better because they have CSI Supreme Sunday which has 3 episodes in ONE stretch!! Woooh!!

Meanwhile, I'm stucked here till Friday. Will still be here on Saturday, too if I hadn't rejected one of the interviewer for a 2nd round. It's been brought forward to Friday. Sighs!! When there are no interviews, I lament and curse. But when there is, I don't get the ones I want.

The AE position at a design house sounds like a "school" to me because there are so many things to learn, so many possibilities to explore. What's holding me back is that they're doing mainly editorial contents. Why doesn't the right job come at the right time??

I've decided to STOP lamenting and start to live life afresh. Yeap. I'm going to help out at the shop seriously. Meaning, going to work at the right time and doing serious work instead of waking up late and going in around noon then sit around and wait for time to pass. Yeah, I'll do just that!

I've gotten early birthday wishes from my pooh, auntie bh and girlfriend tracy. Thanks, Winnie! I so love the pic that you decorated!! I hope to visit you in KL soon. :)

Thank you, aunt bh! For all your love and encouragement. Keep our spirits high and flying!

Thanks, tracy! No, you won't die simply because you forgot on the actual day. I'll just make you pay back, sweetie.

Eternal Gratitude.

My heartfelt thanks to those who provided me with support and encouraging words. I'm eternally grateful and believe me, I'm not one who forgets kindness.

The evil in me is subsiding fast. I hope it goes away and never come back!! Hmmph!! Things are slowly picking up, with 2 interviews back-to-back. So, I'm hopping back to the island tomorrow morning.

On a sadder note, my cellmate is flying off (sings: in a jetplane) tomorrow morning and I'm not able to see her off. Better that way too, because I am one who can control almost every body mechanism of mine but the tear duct. (Recall the goodbye saga before we hit internship 6 months ago.) Whoa! SIX months ago! It's been SIX months!! Unbelievable. It felt like yesterday!

Anyway, my nincompoop is back and I'm popping by her house later. Pink jambu, don't be sad for the 3 of us'll surely meet up. I can't wait to get back to our good ol' times.

Ding Dong. Ding Dong.

I hear the ticking inside my body. Is it telling me that it's time to go to dreamland or is it a bad omen??

Fantastic Four was "okay lah". I think it's an adult version of The Incredibles (which is set to con kids). So, the former is to con adults, people like me.

I feel the influenza bug coming to hit me to death. It's a matter of time. The siblings got it bad; parents too. I hate falling sick.

Technology is a double-edged sword. Lets me surf the WWW on my bed or in the living room or in the kitchen. Ahh, they should just lay off all wired internet and replace with wireless for all. Of course, make it more affordable!!

Oh, I saw him at Esprit, Wisma today. Should I yay because I saw a celebrity? Wait, is he considered a celebrity? He's very known in the blogosphere but why did it take me 6 hours to recall who exactly he is?

Ding Dong. Ding Dong. Time to sleep.

Where are Thou?

I'm about to sink into another bout of depression. Rajan tells me everytime (without fail) that I possess both skills and talents needed so I shouldn't worry. Recently he said that only those without these two worry about their future. Since I have both, why should I worry; he asked. But after eveluating myself, I've no skills and not talented!! I can't write as well as val. Neither can I present as well as pw. My language isn't as strong as fy. I'm not as brilliant as wq in studies. I can't draw for nuts like jess. I'm not even half as eloquent as the-now-lawyer eunice. My general knowledge isn't even a quarter of jaswir's!! I can't even match up to peg's swimming skills.

Grrrr....My career (what career?!) is a nought. Stagnant. So is my life, my lovelife and everything else!! I'm such a disgruntled, grumpy person.

Spooky Spook.

It's scary when you know your blog's visited by "unknown" users and how they got to your site. I think it's safest to just link to some companies or websites than simply typing them out. I don't normally get intimidated as I usually terrorize people. My friends know me well.

However, you wonder what they do or rather what they want to know from your blog. Internet is never safe. Especially kids, when you think you can remain anonymous. But no, the World Wide Web is such a Wow Wow World that leaves you amazed 24/7. For blogs, they have those web trackking device that tracks down to your ISP. For commercial sites, they have security devices that tracks your surfing habits. And the list is endless.

Going back to the island for a farewell dinner for my cellmate. Pray that I don't boo hoo hoo and make a fool out of myself.

The Decision II

"We've shortlisted a few but sorry you're not one of them. But...but if there's any changes, we'll call you."

Another rejection. I am fine, really. Not even feeling upset or anything. Instantly, I called them and asked if the offer they made last week is still valid. The reply I got? "Oh, ok..I'm not too sure because I'm not on this case. But drop me an email and after we see a few more people then we'll see how." What the? You offered me then you tell me this? Counter-offer is it?

Job hunt is tough, especially if you're so choosy. OK, it's my problem. I am choosy. However, I've never regretted the decision that I turned down 2 offers. Somebody hang me to death.

The Pink Jambu & Pink Banana Bring Chaos.

Once upon a time, there were 4 good friends named Jambu (Rose Apple in English), Banana, Durian and Cherry. There were good reasons to name all of us in these fruits. Durian's in KL and Cherry's in UK (we think!). So the Jambu and Banana met up yesterday evening. Coincidentally, they are both pink-looking so they were labelled Pink Jambu and Pink Banana (*scowl*).

We walked around the pasar malam chit-chatting; waiting for jambu to fall on her nose; discussing what food that makes boobs grow bigger; how men are intelectually challenged by women and me being the subject of laughter for the jambu. Rojak, fried jackfruit, Malay cakes and some tidbits. Sounds like a feast. Wished I brought my camera along to take pictures to tempt eu-eu. Wahaha! Maybe she's too tempted that she flies back the next day! Yeah, right!!

And the pink jambu was mistaken for a New Zealander by the Malay makcik. Thus I corrected the makcik and told her she's from Pakistan! Hiak Hiak!! And I think the jambu is still trying hard to Google out a "pink banana". Try harder, baby!!

Last few days was spent thinking over the job offer. Called my friend who was working in my intern company. She advised me to take it up as it could be a probation period for me. But I've lost interest in them since it's been a very long time. Heck, I'm just being choosy.

Whee!!

As a Fiknatic, I am happy to have contributed to the official website of my (so possesive; but I don't care!) idol. :)

Thanks Raz, for making my day. Haha. Check out my contribution here.

Lalala~. I'm a happy Fiknatic!!

Shortcuts.

Shortcuts DON'T bring you success. Never.

Wanting to take a shortcut route to fetch the twins to school just now, I whammed into a Mercedes. Fortunately and unfortunately, it belonged to dad's good friend. Fortunately because he's someone we know. Unfortunately because he's someone we know and thus there's the issue of awkwardness. He wouldn't receive any compensation and I felt bad. So do my parents. Sighs! Mercedes, it's a bloody MERCEDES, can!!! He must be cursing and swearing at me inside.

Someone I know love taking shortcuts (in life). He ends up a failure that ashames his family and people he knows (so called friends) shun him. What a shame. Of course, he's a proud and arrogant to begin with. Will not take "No" for an answer.

I'm in quite a dilemma now that they have an offer for me; but it's not a full-time position. Rather, it's contract-based and it's for a couple of months. Couple of months! Means I've to go back into job hunting after that. An Events Exec position asked for a picture. That could mean an interview on the way. And the agency that I went to last Friday might get back to me with a full-time position. I'm confused.

Funeral.

That was how the atmosphere felt like at the Live It Up '05 at Bishan yesterday. The songs bored us to death. I even opened up the "Bing Bing Cracker" which I don't eat at all to kill boredom when a certain heavy-topped Mediacorp Star sang. No interest at all. Mostly were slow songs that all three of us nearly fell asleep to. Rad commented several times that it feels like funeral. The Bishan residents really don't groove at all. Rad entertained herself by grooving even to music she doesn't know and the martian just bent down her head in silence.

Rad's family a fun bunch. And if there's a saying, "As alike as two peas"; it's true 'coz Rad and her bro are as corny and lame as each other! Haha. Her mum's adorable, too. We chatted like mother & daughter on our way back; with our arms in each other's.

I realized that perhaps the last picture in the previous post is too small for anyone to recognize who we travelled (all the way from Bukit Batok, Choa Chu Kang & Yishun) to see. It's MY idol. Yes, MINE!! Can?!? :D He's the climax of the night and we braved the strong (at least 50,000) crowd to see Taufik perform. Isn't it a wonder?

Many click! click! snap! snap! But a pity, the stage was a tad too far though we've made our way to the front of the barrier.

I'm a happy Taufik fan. A Fiknatic.

Live It Up, Folks!!

I figure pictures speak a thousand (millions, for this); so here goes.


L: The exasperated trio.
R: Raddie & I.



L: Saving Singapore from the invasion of the alien.
R: Some performances can make us die.

We came here to see him.

More updates tomorrow. I need to catch my wink.

Hooked On Booze.

I noticed that I've been wanting to drink alot lately. Perhaps it's a "fresh" thing for me or is it of the freedom I get here and thus the rebellion? Or is it stress? By the way, the Blue Vodka is not nice. Smells like my Hush Puppies sandals. That's gross, isn't it? But it smells like fresh leather, my sandals, that is.

Miraculously, I felt nothing after downing the Blue Vodka in 5 minutes. Absolutely nothing. Not even dizzy and I could go on talking on the phone for a good 45 minutes with a sober head. Then proceed to do my laundry without murdering the machine. The only thing that didn't surprise me was that my face is as red as lobster. Like what eu & jas will say: red lobster. But I know you both love me as one! :D

Birthday dinner at fy's AMK was nice. Though simple but it's the nice feeling of being together with the people you treasure that matters. Guess what we got her? Broccoli! Reason: It's green and it's vegies (something she seldom takes though she bluffs us that she does!). After dinner, there was konyaku jelly and your truly here got the largest of all: the one in the shape of a pineapple! Goodness! Humongous, I tell you! Cake came from fy's HK friend whom pw and I love being best friends with. *Sniggers*. Only cut6 knows why. cut6's lil' secret. Too bad, the host had to scoot off to town with unplanned surprise with her CF gang. Ah, well. The liberty of a birthday babe. :) Pictures are here.

Unfortunately, only pw and I made it tonight. lq's down with flu, jess couldn't come without a valid reason and yh (aka minah kwan) didn't respond to our callings! A little earlier, I got a SMS from her and I can tell you, I was surprised she's still alive. (Yes, we believed she's dead) Turned out her SIM card had problems and couldn't receive messages on time.

Ah, it has been a long day, what with a job interview with them and a birthday mad rush. All in all, it was nice though it didn't feel like a Friday today. Feels like mid-week.

Yesterday & Today & Many Upcoming.

Batman Begins with shum yesterday. I'd give it a 7.5. Opposing peg's thoughts, I think it was not that bad since it portrayed the childhood of Bruce Wayne. Anyway, it was enjoyable movie. I've also got my Fiknatic Swatch Club membership card! I thought there's at least a goodie bag or something but it's only a card and $20 voucher which I've spent on my sister's watch strap. Anyway, a $20 voucher cannot buy what I want- steel wrist watch. However, I'd like the Bunnysutra for my birthday. It's really cute! *Hint Hint* Plus, I got my camers working again! Got the non-original battery charger (cheapo). So here I come! Click! Click! Click!

Happy Birthday to my dear friend, fy. Turned a year older (I refrain from stating your actual age, thank me!), how do you feel? Physically older? Mentally challenged? :P

This is a wonderful month because it encompasses my birthday, Graduation Day, tracy back from Europe and eunice back from UK (with my truckful of presents). I hoped that a big big gathering is coming up back home with the old school mates. We'll tear the entire town down, which we usually do, by the way.

I'm going to see my idol in Bishan tomorrow. raddie got tickets and she generously gave it to me. Thanks, perempuan!

Ok, I should stop lazing around and get my butt cracking because I'm supposed to run several errands for tonight.

fy, enjoy your day coz you're special. :D