Crossing Fingers

Well it's early 8 Jan 2010.... how has the New Year been for all.. yeah I know I've been a bit slack updating my blog but my new year's resolution is to start blogging again.... sorta got some free time, so at least a weekly update is a must.... daily if i'm really good.....

but first things first.....i guess I've been updating lots of pics & stuff on Facebook... initially it was Friendster, and since I've deleted that account... Facebook has been everything..... and now with Twitter... will that make blogging obsolete in time to come?

Frankly speaking, there's so many choices out there..... and to have an account for everything well... i think that's damn KIASU! Seriously!

Right now, I am awaiting some results.... hehehe see I took part in Jetstar's Jetsaver Light Challenge and I had to come up with an itinerary for a day in Macau... thankfully I've been there once... with much incident... haha.. it's true! That's another story altogether... but i'm hoping that today I'll get the call & email telling me I've been selected for the Challenge... go to Macau, carry out the itinerary, take loads of pics (which I lurve doing) and blog about it.... AND.... win the challenge.... trust me the prize vouchers will come in handy....

Did I already mention that I only travel Jetstar? Air Asia's seats are crappy and they're always delayed somehow... Tiger I've not tried but comments from friends are deliberating my decision to fly their planes.... so it's still Jetstar for me! :D So crosssssing fingers, eyes, toes all in the hopes that I'm selected.... and my team mate will be none other than Warren! Durh!

Stay-Cation June 2009

Well... thanks to H1N1, most people are staying home these days opting for hotels here or resorts.... even to journey out to batam or bintan, one is thinking twice about the travelling and the hassles involved.... specially where kids are concerned.

And... also because I started a new job and Warren's got multiple projects lined up, we decided to not go anywhere... and as luck would have it... he had to do a training session over last weekend... and they booked him in a hotel nearby... which was conveniently nearby to my office too.... whaddaya know! hmmmm could be he suggested tha hotel! :D

So anyways, we checked in Thursday or rather he had to check in.. and in the end, we invited his brother & family to join us for the weekend.. seeing as how, they invited us last year for the Malacca trip.

So... we had our Stay-Cation at The Elizabeth Hotel over the weekend... and explored the north part of Singapore, namely near Holland Village, Great World City & the Botanical Gardens!

It was fun.... and nice to have the family together... especially the 3 little munchkin nieces of ours.... that was just Saturday...












Sunday saw us enjoy the morn by the pool and lunch at Arab Street before heading back.... sadly the weekend ended... but it was FUN!!

Trials & Tribulations with... A Diva (Wannabe)

This post is dedicated to.. an ex-friend, who shall remain annoynmous for various reasons. But if my descriptions and tales are imaginative enough, many will realise who this person is....

I have many friends.. some very close ones, close ones, not so close ones and the distant friends. I hope I have no enemies.. and I won't even classify this person as an enemy. But what happened just annoyed the hell out of me...

It is hard most of the times for people to get along.. even friends.. because of the differences in each and every one of us.. Why.. that's what makes us individuals and special.. Well this ex-friend.. I'd say she's special alright. In her own world some would say.

If you've had a very sheltered and pampered life for almost all of it.. don't come turn 360 and say that now that 'I'm on MY OWN' that you've realised how much you've been given in life. And you shall not take any more things for granted. If you've been spoilt.. you're just spoilt. Plain n simple.

See I thought this ex-friend was at least un-shallow. But sadly that turned out to be a facade. Of which I eventually saw thru. From one day exclaiming dislike for the local food in a foreign country, to exclaiming how the foreign country had 'gorgeous' national monuments yet at the same time stating ".. can't wait to get back to civilisation.." and the finale whipped cream topping... "Oh.. I just love it here.. and I wanna come back!"

Friends told me I should have known better but see.. at the same time... said ex-friend was not invited on my trip... but self invited.. and somehow.. I couldn't say no... after all I do want other people to see the country I love so much... besides my own... :D

Sadly... I didn't do any damage... it was she.. the Diva Wannabe... the trials & tribulations I had to put up with for almost 2 weeks... even in sickness... but I couldn't smile and pretend everything was ok anymore... I couldn't stand the hypocrosy.. and I showed my true colours after 6 days of tolerations... for that.. I guess.. I'm sorry.. because I know I could have handled the situation better... but it was a situation not to be saved.

But at least now.. it is finally.. finally over... got deleted from her 'friendster' list.. yippee kay-yay! I finally mustered up the courage to delete her from my msn.. I block certain people.. but I never delete... this is a first for me...

Sometimes.. you can't be nice... and you just gotta be plain bitchy... that's a side of me... not many have seen... even my closest of friends... This puts things into perspective for me... I'm glad this friendship is over.. it wasn't much to begin with. So.. really it's No Love Lost!

And finally some travelling tips for Divas (Wannabe)

1. You're not anybody famous or otherwise... so stop pretending or expecting VIP treatment everywhere you go... 1st world country, 3rd world country or otherwise.
2. Be genuine in your remarks.. and if you can't be, don't open your mouth at all.
3. 'That's Hawt!' is So Yesterday! Passe....
4. There can only be 1 Paris Hilton.. and even so.. it's more than enough.
5. Anybody who adores/idolises/pretends to be Paris Hilton, needs to see a shrink.
6. Don't even bother to travel. Unless it's First Class all the way.
7. Actually.. really don't bother to travel at all... staying in your own world would really be the best for all the normal hardworking people out there.

Just so you know.. if this ex-friend happens to read this (which I doubt but you never know)... had you not insulted my friend, his food or his country on the 2nd day of the trip... we'd actually be taken to the best/nice places.... but sadly.. you ruined it... admittedly.. I didn't say anything.. the rest of the trip.. was basically instructed by my friends over there.. to take care of me.. and let me have fun... You(Diva wananbe) they couldn't care less about. Now that's sad... not hawt!
And that's the impression you left on them... all the people you met... My friends.

So my advice.. is not to go back there... coz in your heart.. you never really liked it.. right? Be true to your Gucci sunglasses, Longchamp bag, Nue shoes.

After the Holiday... reality sets in.....

Ah... after a good 2 week break in Cambodia & Bangkok... I'm back on home ground..eager to start work and get back to the groove... However, somethings and some people have changed.... so... well for what it was worth... I truly enjoyed myself with my 'family' - Rathana, Mom, Thy & Toy... and my other friends in Cambodia.... I learnt a lot in Bangkok this trip round and have made lots of mental notes in my head!

The trip was good... with some parts not being so.. but I'm putting that behind me... better that way.... I went on a pic taking spree with my Motorola Z3. Pictures will be uploaded soon.. once I edit them and all.... some will be posted here.. others on my travel blog.....

One circle of my life has come round and I've put that behind me... so that I can start a new cycle.... Life is about cycles.... some good ones.. some bad.... I hope that I've learnt enuf from my trip to give me good ones in future....

Till then... it's ok.. I'm ok :)

Ready, Set.. I'm Off

Yes yes... bloggin from the airport live!!!

About another 45 mins before I jet off to Phnom Penh... in Cambodia... Jill n I are just checking mail etc etc before our 2hr flight.. can't believe it but.. yup in 2 hours... I'll be seeing Monkey Boy & Cheeky Monkey... and spending 2 weeks exploring my favorite country.... yes... I'm not a fan of Cambodia.. I just love it..

Anyways.. as and when I'll report 'strength' and fill you in on the nitty gritty... in the meantime.... it's July!!!

Whooppeeeeeeeeeee!!!

** I awoke at 4.30am and even after breakfast... I'm still a bit wooky... not a morning person.... :D

Of Dreams & Music...

These past few weeks I've been going to bed with funny dreams.. some actually nice ones... but when i wake..I can't remember them... except for the one nightmare where I literally had an out of body experience... but as it sends shivers down my spine.. I think I'll save that story for 'Incredible Tales' if the producers ever contact me that is.. hahahaha....

But back to my dreams... yes.. lately, I know I'm having nice dreams but can't remember what they are.. and I wake up with a song in my head.. which is kinda weird coz though I sleep with music, the song I wake up with is not even on my media playlist or database for that matter!!! Past few days, I've been waking up with 'When Love & Hate Collide' in my head.. and it won't go away... even when I'm in the shower, I'll be humming it away... at least this morning.. it was 'Fixing A Broken Heart'... wonder what it'll be tomorrow.. but in any case...

Been hanging with Jill these past few days which is swell.. I find that I actually am able to get a social life now :) and soon.. well at least from August onwards.. work will be from 10.30 to 7.30 and I can meet friends for dinner etc etc etc.. and weekends.. well I'll save them for chill times..

5 days n counting to Cambodia.. can't wait... gotta start packing stuff soon..

Oh.. and i've got pics from Reggie's performance last friday at the esplanade.. hee.. photo montage all.. fella should pay me for publicity man! hehehehe.. i'm kidding.. :D Enjoy the rest of the week..

And in light of 'Live Earth' i'll be cleaning up my blog site so that it's more reader friendly. Stay tuned!

Emote ::: Me

Right now I am...
Frustrated
Tired
Trying to be patient
Scared
Anxious
Yet Perservering

8 days more to Cambodia - Kompong Som, Russian Market, Happy Herb Pizza, $5 Massages, Monkey Boy Rathana, Cheeky Monkey Thy, Good food & Cheap drinks. Maybe I will run away there and mail back my souvenirs.

AARRGGGHHHHHHH still frustrated!

At least I'm taking a break.. a real 2 week break to get away from it all and sort out my thoughts.. where my so called social/love/work life is concerned.. not some 2D/3N getaway to bintan or sentosa but a real break. Though for me I think a 3 month sabbatical to backpack around Europe or US is more like a break for me. But alas... I'm saving up for my own place, rent or otherwise.

I just wish some people would stop talking behind my back and others would open up to me and Step Up!. But C'est La Vie!

When Rathana & Family came to town...

Interesting week.....

wow... can't believe the week has passed so fast... it was just last Monday.. i headed over to Bev's for a chill out by the pool day.. which turned out to be disastrous... why??? coz we were both in our bikini's.. by the pool... under the shade... in the RAIN!!!!! Dammit....

Then Wed came by and we had a girly night out coz Mark was in Perth... headed to town after work... to have dinner at No. 5 but it was threatening to rain and it was kinda crowded so we hopped the bus to Clarke Quay... we barely reached and it started to RAIN!!!! So luckily we had many outlets to choose from... From dinner at Cuba Libre.. to cakes at TCC to drinks & party at Gotham... the boys from Odyssey were an eyeful too... hahaha.... and I was happily high after 4 drinks! Weak.... I am getting weak....
This is from not partying as much as I used to... ahahahaha which actually is good...

Then before you know it... the weekend was here.... and I chose to stay home... jus too tired.... and yesterday was Monday again....

It's a public holiday today.. May Day or Labour Day... back in the days.. it was a day when most of the unions had their traditional rallies etc etc... but now it's just a holiday... which means, schools are closed.. and the shop is a quiet... but still we must be open... who knows.. later in the afternoon... maybe people will swing by.... Mega is still having their sale....

Anyways... yesterday was a better Monday than the previous one... at least.. this time.. I was there earlier and the sun was out!!! But still it ended disastrously... coz... somehow.. maybe the angle I was sitting... I got the worst tan ever.. actually more like sun burns..... damn... so blotchy and uneven.... arrrgghhh never in my life! I'm gonna be covered up this whole week... can't let my Mega boy see me like this right?! hehehehe *wink

Anyways... I found out his name.. thru some sleuthing... and the girls are so excited.. they keep teasing me.... coz he really doesn't look like his name... so.. tak glam! hahaha... but anyways I digress....

Next Monday.. it's the Sun, the Sand & the Sea.... between KM8 and Cafe Del Mar.. where I am determined to get a proper sun tan... (banana boat dark tan oil with 0 SPF here i come) and be nice and brown... like my fav Boney M song.. Brown Girl in the..Rain... (whoops!) Ok.. for now I just wanna be the Brown Girl... please don't let it rain okie???? Big G...

Ta!
love me... :)