Days of my Life

Thank you very much, Vivien! For helping me to secure the slot on the leave planner for next year! It’s official! I’ll be flying off the Hong Kong for a vacation in January. After giving my thanks, Vivien says to buy something from Hong Kong for her. In other words, ‘Zhi Dong!’ ( Automatic )

“No problem! What you want!”

“Anything!”

“Ermm okay! I shall get you a big packet of 3-in-1 Milo then!” I replied with a grin. And she started laughing. Can’t thank her enough! I’m looking forward to this trip as I’d missed the Taiwan earlier on.

I went for another review yesterday at NUH. After he took a look at the X-ray, the doctor shook my hand and said that he will only be seeing me next June. In other words, the fractured parts had healed. The review next year is to decide whether to get the screws out.

Finally! After so many months! Praise the Lord! =)

Sharon and Xiao Ge called me yesterday, within the same hour but on different time, to ask me some question, so as to book the air tickets.

1) Name

“Your Kee Lin got any space or stick together?”

“Yes! There’s a space! It’s Kee space Lin!” Honestly!!! Sometimes, friends of over 10 years will just shock the hell out of you by asking the simplest details of your life.

2) Insurance

“Insurance?”

“How much is it?”

“$27…”

“Do you guys usually get it?”

“No…!”

“Then don’t!”

3) Seating Arrangement

“They come in rows of 3…”

“Uh-huh…”

“It’s either we take a row of 3 and outcast that loner or we go for 2 at the back, while the other 2 in the front!’

“Easy! 2 at the back and 2 in the front! And I’m so sitting with Xiao Ge! Bu Ke Yi! Bu Yao! Wo de ah lao!” I replied and Sharon started laughing. I don’t know about you, but with close friends, I’ll know what their reply is going to be when I ask or say certain things. Therefore, I will always reply on behalf! Lolz…

“Set! Now is to decide whether to take  before or after the emergency exit?”

“Let’s see! If you are sitting before, you will have to be responsible for opening that whatsit in case of choy, emergency! Let’s take the one whereby the exit is behind you!”

“Ermm you will have to pay an extra $10 if you are sitting before!”

“Why?”

“For the extra space!”

“Easy! Then pick the one with no extra $ !” I told her.

There we go!

Hotel -> Check

Air Tickets -> Check

itinerary -> Hong Kong Leg, planned by Sharon -> Check

                  -> Macau Leg, planned by Genki -> Check

I think I may have to get a new bag!

As the car was turning into Cashew Road, Ivan shared that he used to play basketball after school at the court further in the front. Cashew Road is a stone throw distance away from my home at Gangsa Road. I ask him how come he didn’t drop by to hang after his game. He looked at me and said, “You know yourself too! You were kind of a weirdo back in Poly! That’s why”

That sharp arse! Spot on!

I still can’t believe how I made it through those 3.5 years back in Poly!

It’d been quite a long time since Maine last did a Moaning Myrtle. And MAN! Was I shocked to be bombed by her via MSN this morning, for not replying to her ‘ I’m emo!!! ‘ sms. Honestly, I really was away from my cell then.

After a couple of exchange over MSN, she typed, ‘I’m lazy to type! Call me!”

I took up my phone, dialled her number which I’d long ago comitted into memory, as soon as it got through, I said, “Okay! You only have 3 minutes! This better be juicy! If not I’m hanging up on you!”

Apparently, for the first time (or so she claims), she felt vulnerable and threatened in a relationship. It all started with her mum’s handphone going bonkers, and she passed her’s to her mum, while her BF passed his spare phone to her. Let’s just put it this way, those old memories in that phone hit her in the guts, hard!

“… And I sms-ed him the other day telling him that I missed him!”

” And?”

“He replied me it’s okay! Anyway we are going to see each other tomorrow lar!”

“Don’t tell me you get angry over the…”

“YES! the L.A.R!”

Bingo! And I’m a seer! That LAR really set her off as that’s as good as saying ‘It’s not a big deal!’

I went into a convulsion and got chided by her, “Your good friend is feeling emo over here and you can still laugh!”

But it’s really funny! Hahaha

I was still warming up my seat when Ashley said excitedly, “Woo Woo I haven’t show you!” and started tapping on her precious Samsung Omnia. Yes! She’s using a fucking touchscreen.

I turned my head to her direction, raised an eyebrow, “What? Show me what? ” and wheeled my office chair over.

“See!” she said and showed me the picture of that guy who’d messaged her ‘Your dog looks hot, and you look even hotter’ via Facebook.

I took a look and asked, “What’s his name again? Felix?”

She suddenly look like I’d just scolded her ‘Chee Bye’ and said, “He’s not a cat!”

“What! I thought that’s his name ! So what’s his name? Bobby? And that’s a dog’s name! I know! Don’t give me that look!” I retorted.

“His name is Greg!”

“Woah! Greg? That’s a…”

“…Fuck-able name!” We said in unison. We did a high-five after that and threw our head back with laughter.

I think at the end of the day, your name really does make an impact. Never judge a book by it’s cover! And never judge a person a person by his name! Haha…

Ashley shared a thought with me earlier on. ‘Why is it that I can have the money to buy CDs, magazines and go for expensive food when I was taking pocket money from my parents and yet when I’m working now, money always doesn’t seems enough?’

She took it to the next level by informing me that when she said magazine, she don’t mean 8-days. She meant those gossips magazine from America, e.g. People, Smash Hits…which cost about a 2 piece chicken meal from KFC, with the whipped potato trade up to Cheese Fries.

What a thought!

Whatever had happened to us?

Where have all the money goes to?

I shall stop doing things or meeting up with people based on ‘obligation’. That’s kind of taxing in a way.

Recently, I was kind of haunt by a friend. You know? Those kind of friends who will disappear into the thin air, always unavailable when they are in a relationship and after going through a very bad break up, they suddenly remember your very existence and be constantly bugging you to meet up. Yes! Those kind!

I mean, it’s perfectly okay if you want to disappear or have to be unavailable. I’m not those who will F you big time for not being able turn up, coz at the end of the day, if you are happy, I’m happy for you! Just don’t make it sound like I’m committing a hideous sin by not coming out with the time for a meet up.

I shared that bit with Maine. Apparently she also have such a friend, who need to take a long time to get it over with. She suggested, “Maybe she really want to meet with you?”

“BUT I don’t consider myself as a good companion! I’m only nice and fun to my good friends!”

“Yar larh! That’s true!” She said. Leave it to that bitch who really knows me. Though not throughly, still she ain’t my bitch for nothing. Love her!

Work sucks!

I’m looking forward to the day where I can throw the letter.

It’s going to be a great year ahead. Hongkong trip first before giving my full attention to the new job.

Tomorrow, I’ll have to meet with Steph and Ash for a KTV session @ Chevron after work. I missed the seafood tofu! Finally.

Another KTV session on Saturday evening, to celebrate 3rd Aunt’s birthday. Been quite a while since the last family gathering.

Final Physio session on the 9th, followed by a review. The doctor be giving me good news! It’s a confirm! Somehow, I just know it!

Friday the 13th -> ‘Sibling’ night with Hui Ping. We’ll be watching SAW 6. It will the the first of the franchise that I’m watching via the big screen. Nowadays, it’s so hard to find people who can take explicit gore. Haha…

14th -> Mambo @ Double O with Ash and her gang of friends. Daphne be leaving for Shanghai on the 21st due to work committment. What a shame! She’s just so much fun to be with! Therefore, this clubbing session be like a ‘Farewell, Till Then!’ for her.

November ain’t going to be a dull month. 3 birthdays coming up. Mum’s on the 22nd, Ping and Xiao Ge’s on the 23rd.

Till the next update…

Okay! I’d took part in the ‘Are you a long time fan of 8 days?  How many copies of the magazine do you have!’ contest.

I took out my collection and counted ‘em last night! Oh my god! 260 copies! That’s like close to 5 years plus worth.

I certainly didn’t see this contest coming when I first started keeping issue after issue back then. Therefore, I took it as a sign to give this contest a shot!

Anyway the prizes work out to $1000, which includes a handphone, a watch and a restaurant voucher!

Sharon, if I’m lucky enough to win it, we shall go to expand that  restaurant voucher together with Genki and your Ah Lao!!!

Wish me luck =)

Before that dinner on Thursday evening, Maine had informed me not to tell the other 2 that the Lost Symbol was actually a birthday gift and that ‘ I’d asked a friend of her’s to get it for me’ !

I asked, “Why?”

“Because I didn’t get them anything for their birthday!”

“Hold it! I didn’t get them anything also and I’ll be passing you your birthday gift later!” I replied, at the same time thinking why do we have to lie. And it’s not even a white lie we are pulling off!

“It’s different! They won’t suan you, but they will sure suan me!” She said.

“Okay then! Will you be late later?”

“I’m waiting for C.J to reach my workplace and after that I’ll be driving down!”

“Will you be late then?” I repeated. Why is she not answering my question?

“I be reaching at around 645!”

“Okay! You better not be late! Coz if you are late, then I’ll tell them that it’s a birthday gift!”

“Why you…”

“If you are late, you are dead!”

“Fine! Then you won’t be getting a birthday gift next year!”

… She did arrived late again.

And no! I didn’t Pau Toh her…

The initial plan was to have Steamboat @ Sunset Bay. However, Jonah pulled a Frank on us the last minute. Going for  steamboat with only 3 person seems kind of dumb! Therefore, we decided to switch turf to Maine’s all time favorite, Old Town’s Cafe. She was having a crave for the Prawn Noodle. I’m really cool with anything as long as I’m not required to go ‘Red Wine’ =)

It’s kind of wasted that Jonah couldn’t make it. I was actually looking forward to meeting up with the 3 of them. You know? Sometimes you will just meet up because you feel obligated to! But with them, it’s more of like having great fun and it’s always so fun. Despite Jonah’s absence, we had a great time catching up.

When C.J excused himself to the Gents, I quickly asked Maine, “Hey you are more close to him! It’s strange that he’s not in a relationship yet! Did he say anything to you?”

“Yar! I know! I’d already asked him when you went to the Gents earlier on! He said no one at the moment?” She replied. Leave it to a bitch when it comes to searching, digging for that skeleton in the closet. I’m stunned at Maine’s efficiency. I mean, I didn’t recall spending for like more than 5 minutes in there. I just go in for a pee and No! I didn’t take a long moment in front of the mirror. Woah!

After dinner, we went to this KTV Pub which Maine’s referred as an Ah Chek’s place, to chill.

Tried Corona with a slice of lemon. Hmm not bad, but still if there’s a choice, I will go for LIT. Haha…

Halfway through, Maine had to excuse herself as she had to go ‘top up’ on the Car Coupons. Sadly, she was out of coupons and the nearest place where you can get it is at God Knows Where. Still, she had already been ‘battle trained’. The solution? Pay drivers who had just parked their car and get one from them. It’ll be wise to get 2, just in case!

3 first time for me on yesterday, 30th Oct.

1) Virgin Visit to the Hard Rock Cafe. I’d so much fun at the bash yesterday. Wearing the uniform… To be precise, it isn’t exactly a uniform. Just a last minute $7 white shirt which I’d managed to find inside one of those shops in Clementi… brought back lots of memories. I looked into the mirror and Oh My, I do look like an Ah Beng, with the shirt tuck out, and the school tie hanging loosely around my neck. I told my mum that, if I’d looked like that back in those days, I would have get hell from her. Just as I was about to hit the trail, she asked me to be careful and ‘Mai Hor Lang Par’ (Don’t be beaten up by others).

ThE NeRd Me!

Okay! Don’t vomit but I really look way better than I did back in Secondary School. I texted Cuiling a complain sms, for allowing me to look like fuck the last time and she said something about ‘better late than never!’

I’m still feeling upset about the fact that I didn’t managed to find a sharp pointed comb. Fuck! I went from shop to shop looking for it without any success. It’s either they had stopped producing that thing of the past, or it’s ‘Only Available at Selected Outlets!’

I’m so lucky! In view of healthy Service Level, some of us were released 30 minutes earlier. The initial catch was if SL is good, you can leave by 8 instead of 9. So it’s even earlier than early for us. I was out of the office by 7.30 =) It didn’t helps that it’s raining cats and dogs outside. We gave it  10 minutes. Still no sign of it turning into a drizzle anytime soon. Best of all, not even a single fucking cab in sight. Just where the hell are they camping at? I tried my luck with Small Uncle, who’s a Taxi Driver, and Woohoo! he was just around the corner. That’s how I got a cab.

It was a buffet. The food was okay! I’s surprised by the quality of the french fries. I’m not a big fun of thick strand of fries as they are tasteless in the middle. The fries were not soggy and was  tasty at the same time. The fried fish fillet tasted fresh.

I suck at having buffet nowadays! Just one and a half round and I’m deciding whether should I go for desserts or not. Or was it due to the fact that, it’s free therefore I don’t see the need to make every cent count? I even gave the soup a pass. Now I’m ‘ Tui-ing ‘ my chest! Just how many time will you go to HRC for it’s soup? Though chances that it was Campbell Soup that they were serving are high, still…

I joined in for games also. More like for free alcohol. Haha… I was minding my own business, relaxing at the back when I heard Natalie and Venus calling out my name! Apparently, they are getting ready for the ’see which group can down those drinks in the fastest time possible’ game and are looking around for contestant.

Here’s the line up…

1) A pint of beer -> Finish it with a straw

2) A glass of red wine and white wine

3) 3 Tequila shots without the lemons

4) One Long Island Tea

5) Guiness Stout with an Egg -> Finish it with a straw.

So it’s 3 gals and 2 guys in a team. A lady will go first, followed by a guy, then so on and so forth. Yes! I think you have a rough idea which drink I was allocated. Long Island Tea! I looked at Ashley and gave her a Victory punch in the air.

However, no one seems to be game enough to drink that Guiness Stout with an egg. The Emcee allowed us to do a swop. And there goes my 2nd First time of the night…

2) Drinking Guiness Stout with an egg

 …I’d always wanted to try that. However, a) No one, not even Ming Yong, is game enough to try it. I think his limit is Long Island Tea. That’s how far he will go for brotherhood. Haha… b) Ordering that in a kopi tiam is kind of un-glam. There’s an age for everything right? There’s just this unspoken rule!

Anyway, I thought that if I can stand Graveyard, this should be nothing. It wasn’t as disgusting as I thought it would be. Cool!

Camwhoring Time with my ‘Classmates’

All of us were in Cluster B. I used the word ‘were’ as it’s a thing of the past already. Cluster B had merged with Cluster C a few months ago.

Venus and I. The ever fun-loving ‘classmate’ who is always exchanging suggestive comments/remarks with me in ‘class’.

Vivien! The manager whom I’m currently under at Collection side. I’m very lucky! Throughout my 1 years and 9 mths in there, the managers that I work with don’t give me shits! Very helpful, nice and fun-loving.

As you can see, Ash didn’t wear a school uniform. She was there as a Poly Student! No effort required. Just go through your wardrobe and put on a T-shirt from the early 2000s, with a pair of ‘faded’ jeans and sneakers. There you go!

The Cashiers! The 4 of us are with the Collection Sides. Fun Colleague = Making the fuck up day at work, BETTER!

I’d always wanted to try to DIAO look! The one which Ah Bengs always pull off!

The lucky draw commenced @ 11pm. When the Emcee announced that the 10th prize is $200 Robinson vouchers, Ashley turned around and told me with an excited gleam in her eyes, “I can buy bras!”

‘ 2…9…9 ‘

I looked at my ticket, it read ‘ 167 ‘. I asked for hers. ” 165 ” She said, followed by a sigh

” There goes your bras !”

‘The 8th prize is a  class=”hiddenSpellError” pre=”a “>Osim Upapa Hug, let’s see who is the lucky one!’ The Emcee announced.

“Just what the hell is that? It better not be me!” I whispered to Ash. I was aiming for that Canon Digital Camera. An Osim Upapa Hug? Please!

And be careful of what you didn’t wish for! ‘Expecting’ can be quite a bitch sometimes. My Canon Digital Camera dream came to an end when the emcee announced, ‘1…6…7′.

I went ‘KNN’ in my mind.

… I shall give it to my Mum. If I’m not wrong it’s a massaging device =)

By the time they reached the 5th prize, I told Ashley that we can start to edge towards the exit. Cause by the time they announced the first prize, and it isn’t her number, we can get our arse out of there, get a cab and join the others at J bar in M hotel. The others, meaning her secondary school pals, whom I know too.

And she didn’t win anything! I’m sorry friend!

The 3rd first time of the night…

3) Chilling @ J Bar in M Hotel.

Ask and you shall receive!

Usually, I don’t really like to ask as the feeling of having to trouble someone isn’t very good. Let’s face it! Other people have their own shits to attend to, why add your problems onto their already never ending list.

Besides, it’s not good to owe people’s favor. You will just feel obligated the next time.

Thanks to Ash! Because of her ‘intervention’, my shift had changed, meaning I can attend the Bash, and hour or 2 earlier.

My Manager even called me to ask how come I never approach her to request a shift swop?

Well, that’s me!

Anyway, I got to change that mindset. Especially when my new job requires me to ASK. Opportunities is not going to come knocking on you door if you stay a mute.

Yes! I’ll be joining the Insurance Line next year. And I’d already got 2 supporters, Genki and Maine. Love you both.

To my good friends -> Don’t worry! I won’t shadow and bug you till you get one from me! So don’t see the need to avoid me or totally stop meeting up. Just know that, should you are interested in getting one and is totally clueless and don’t know whether that I.A who approached you is out to earn the max. comission from your policy, you can come to me. Besides, I’ll have your best interest at heart if you decided to get one =)

After several unsuccessful attempts to meet up, it’s finally going to happen today! And I’m going to embark on my 3rd journey with Robert Langdon, this time in Washington D.C. with the Lost Symbol.

My long overdue birthday present is still with Shirmaine. Just 2 days ago, she’d informed me that it’s collecting dust in a corner of her home.

When one bitch fails, there’s others that you can count on! In short, it’s good or rather essential to have at least 2 bitches in your life, that you can count on out there ( Family doesn’t count).

Ashley happily informed me that she’d the ebook version. Yesterday was a beating flies day. The service level was so good that I managed to enjoy 22 chapters of it. It’s good to know that Dan Brown hasn’t lost his touch. I’m dying for more. Fuck! Of all days, I didn’t bring along my thumb drive. The e-verison is now ‘copied and pasted’ inside the P.C that I usually work on. Hehe…

Okay! Don’t kill me Maine! But that’s why i even agreed to meet up for the steamboat later on, in the first place. To get my hand on that book.

Gathering, with the right people, is always fun. The last time the 4 of us got together ( the Halo 4) was on my birthday. Actually, I did bumped into Jonah with a someone in Lot 1. I was joining the long queue in NTUC when I saw a familiar backview, who was just one person away from the cashier. I tapped on his shoulder and happily ‘hitched a ride’. Honestly, the queue is just so long. And those people in front of me are holding onto basket full of stuffs. It’s not like a war be breaking out tomorrow! Give your fridge some ‘breathing space’!

I met Shirmaine online earlier on. We were, again, in one of our usual BGR debates. She mentioned something like when you see the boyfriend, you will have a rough idea on how the girlfriend will turn out!

I sit back, took a moment, trying to picture Leroy and her standing next to each other. I said, “When I look at Leroy, then I look a you, and I thought that Leroy could have done better!”

She gave me an impressive, ‘CHAO CHEE BYE!’ In caps, and no smiley face. Not even a LOL!

… So much for being honest and not lying to your best bitch -_-”

Off to physio!

Later~

CS bash this Friday. The event be kicking off @ 6.30 pm. The only bad thing is I’ll be working till 10pm. Still, that’s not the end of the world yet. There’s going to be a lucky draw, which is scheduled to start @ 11pm. I so want to win that notebook or digital camera.

I was asking Sharon to take a photo of me holding my CS Bash lucky draw ticket, and Genki sort of reminded me, “You know? That time when you took a picture holding that lottery ticket, and you didn’t win the $2.2 million?”

That fucker! Thanks for the so-needed reminder!

11pm…That’s enough time for me to travel from Jurong East to the Hard Rock Cafe. You know? Somewhere around Forum? I told most of my colleagues , “And I better WIN something!”

The winner must be there to receive the top 10 prizes. That’s why!

Theme for the bash -> Going back to School!

Together with Ashley and my Manager, Vivien, we had so much fun reminiscing the good old fun days. Those days where Ah Bengs and Ah Lians rule the school and those neighbourhood shopping centers which are situated near the school. My discipline master and principal even formed a patrolling team can? They would patrolled those shopping centers on alternate days, just to make sure that students go home straight after school and not loitering around with their uniform ‘tucked-out’.

Back in those days, a typical Ah Beng’s hairstyle is center-parting. That changed to Armani in 1999?  A pager is a must have. And no matter how many time their sharp pointed comb is being confiscated, they will just turn up in school with a new one the next day. I wonder who the hell started the tradition of carrying a JPG long wallet. The one with a dragon imprinted on it!

An Ah Lian? They make it a point to keep the length of their skirt way above the knee and is constantly playing the game of hide and seek with a) the Principal, b) H.O.D of Humanities or c) a Miss-blah blah who’s in their early 40s. Cause once being caught, they will have to show up with below-knee length skirt the next day. The worst thing is they have to survive a sermon first.

The only other place where they spent most of their time in, other than classroom, is the toilet. I think the norm is between 10~15 minutes. Recess time is the most exciting. You will always see a group of Ah Lians and those Wanna-bes marching into the toilet, and re-emerging with their fringes WET. I think someone told me once that it’s like watching a group of cockroaches crawling, in their case, walking around. Haha… A good Lian friend of mine, had 8 fringes. 4 on each side! I think the message is, the more you have, the chio-er you are.

Ming Yong once told me that Ah Lians are the prettiest, as they make it a point to look pretty, provided they didn’t open their mouth.

Chantel Thomas, Valentino Sonia Rykiel… are those IT brands of those days. The cheaper, yet classy, alternative was an Outdoor bag. Almost everyone, I STRESS, EVERYONE, had one. Those who don’t have it belongs to the CONVERSE or UMBRO group. Lim peh carried a hand me down by my brother and after that upgraded to a Converse before switching to Fila or Puma, a birthday gift by a group of classmate.

Ash and I were laughing our ass off when Vivien told us how she would starved herself through recess time, just to save enough money for those Hush Puppies socks! Muahahahah…

This CS bash is going to be fun! Hopefully they will play songs from our era…

Ai Yar E Yar E Yar, Ai Yar E Yar E Yar, Ai Yar E Yar E Yar, Where’s my Samurai?

… continue reading this entry.

I met Hui Ping and Ben Woon last Saturday for dinner in Yew Tee. And I’m still surprised at our crazy choice of food. Yes! We’d McDonald! Crazy as in no one in the right mind will have McDonald for dinner when it’s selling like super cheap for Lunch.

Confession -> I must admit that their Monopoly Special is a good lure. That lure that had us stepped in there. Haha…

My best win so far is a Mcgriddle, which doesn’t come along with an egg or a slice of cheese! Somehow, the whole feeling is like having a plate of chicken rice without the special sauce and the cucumbers. Who give the fuck about those miserable, slices of dried up ( in most cases ) cucumber anyway? My point? It just feel like, incomplete!

Hui Ping shared the same sentiments. She was complaining about the EGGS too. We were discussing whether is it possible that during the point of redemption, we just inform the service crew that we will like to add in an egg, to just charge us for the extras! Idea?

… My days in Customer Service line had taught me one thing -> Anything is possible when you request to speak to the Manager.

Hui Ping is so funny. She got to know this Dee Jay during her trip to Koh Samui, and was helping him to see whether is there an opening for freelance Dee Jay to spin in our local clubs. She wrote to Zouk first, which goes something like this -> ’…will like to play in a respectable club like Zouk..‘ ( If I still remember correctly )

Feeling lazy, she copied and pasted the whole message and sent it to St James, Double O… WITHOUT changing the name.

-_-” In the end, only Zouk replied her email.

And I just realised that Hui Ping shared the same birthday with Xiao Ge. And both Sharon and Angelia shared the same birthday too. This is kinda eerie in a sense.

… Feeling confused? Don’t worry! Me too! Haha…

Zzzz time.

Lavid Out!

It’s a confirm that I’ll be travelling to Hong Kong for a vacation next January. I’d met up with Genki, Sharon and Mike for a discussion earlier on. Both Mike and Sharon are like the ‘veteran’ of the group as they had been there before, especially Sharon. Including the one next year, it’s like her 4th or 5th trip =)

I’d my appraisal today. And am I surprised to say that I’d scored well, given the fact that I’m not around for close to 4 months in this work year. I even score better than last year. According to my manager, Vivien, I could have done much better had I been around. Not enough stats to boost up the overall score. Oh well! I’m happy enough already.

Seems like SIM won’t be ‘entertaining’ me, rather than crying over it and asking why God is so unfair?, I’d decided to join another company next year. Yes! I’m pretty much done with getting fucked by unreasonable people -> Singaporeans, over the phone.

I’d reached a point in my life whereby I’ve to seriously start to plan for what lies ahead. A wrong step and I’m fucked! Many dreams that I want to fulfill.

1) Getting a car

2) An apartment -> Reller actually suggested that I should get a studio apartment, as I’m the sleep with different gals kind! What nonsense! Still that’s an idea =)

3) Travelling

I’ll be giving my next job the best job! Let’s work hard together Ash!

We went to Marina @ the Keppel Bay for dinner. It was my first time there. I didn’t even know that such a romantic place exist. Anyway, you will just link any place where you can see yachts to romantic!

We settled down in a restaurant called Prive. Since Valencia’s birthday is round the corner, dinner was on me. We’d reached that point in our life whereby we no longer adore each other with gifts on our birthday. We replaced that with a great catching up session over a nice dinner.

Reller and Valencia are into 8 years as a couple! He was telling us, how people won’t believe him when he tell them that he’s with the same girl for 8 years. I mean, you can’t blame them. Personally, if he’s a stranger, I’ll also have the same thoughts too. He has that typical player look!

Then, Valencia complained that people will always believe her when she told them that she’s with the same guy for 8 years.

I’m sorry but that blew me off! I’d told them that they should count themselves lucky as I don’t even have a 8 years to brag about!!!

Dinner was good. The fruit juice tasted so fresh. I’d pasta and every mouthful is full of ingredients. Reller ordered a seafood wrap, a mixture of crabs and prawns. F.Y.I, there were chunks of prawn in it. In most cases, you will just get very minced crab/prawn as fillings. BUT it’s different here.

Anyway, Happy Birthday to You Sis! Many Happy Returns and stay healthy, happy,cheerful, whatever~ I love you =)

A good friend of mine, Reller, had this amazing triangle relationship with 2 girls during poly years. One happens to be my good friend, while the other one was in the same course with him. Things kind of gotten out of hand and it became quite a story.

To make the matter worse, both female lead happens to born in the same month, just 2 days and a year apart, from each other. You can imagine the headache that Reller had to go through whenever October came round the corner for a visit. Dealing with 2 person with the almost exact same personalities is no joke. If it’s sweet, you consider yourself as a lucky bastard! BUT if it’s not, it’s like going through hell for 2 times and barely making crawling back alive.

I happened to meet with Reller for dinner a few days ago. It’d been a long time since we’d last met up. I’m surprised that he chose White for the new car he’d recently bought. I asked him why. And he said, “It’s either you get White or you get Black!”

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Is that what we even call answering the question? I’m just shocked to learn that such a lazy person like him would choose something that will get dirty easily. And there he goes, sounding all weird, with a hint of depth.

I  noticed that the car plate is ‘EN 91 D’. I did a mental run in my memory but came out with no link to a possible reference to people who are important in his life. You know? Things that matters. I asked him, “What’s the significance of 91?”

He studied me for a moment, and asked, “What’s 9 +1 ?”

” 10? So? Meaning? ” I replied impatiently.  I just LOVE it when people answer my question, with their question!

“Correct! ( Like how challenging is that? ) 10! One to Zero! Beginning to the End! I didn’t managed to get the number 1 or the number 10! Now not everyone can handle these kind of numbers for a car plate! You’ll need that kind of life for it!”

My jaw dropped! I blinked and said, “You are fucking out of your mind!”

My world stopped turning for a split seond when he informed me that those sound systems which he’d installed in his car cost him a beatiful $7k. Beyonce’s HALO was playing at that point of time. I was telling him how good the song and commented on the powerful vocal’s of BK.

“No! It’s because of the sound systems!”

“Hello! It’s not! It’s Beyonce singing! That’s why!” I reasoned.

“No! It’s the sound system!” he insisted.

I considered my options, a) Look out the car window, enjoy the ride and music, or b) get into a senseless debate with a possessed so-called good friend over his few months old baby . I choose the former. He told me to sit back and rest my head against the seat to feel the difference of a car with a $7k sound systems installed.

I did as I was told and he asked, “How do you feel?”

“Ermm my face feels cold?” I replied. The air was blowing directly at my face

Happy days~

While waiting for his girlfriend to knock off  ( We drove to pick her up from work to go dinner ), he asked me whether did SHE called me as HER birthday is coming! I reminded him that me and SHE aren’t close to being with. LEt’s not even start on hanging out once in a fortnight!

Apparently, a colleague of his played a prank and sent SHE a message via MSN. It’s just a stupid message filled with ‘ak.rjhdefheo;’fherno;weufwe’;rf9ywe’fnwef9hwe;f;’. Yet, that seems to spark her off. The result? A very long email telling Reller to leave her alone, not to appear in front of her anymore blah blah…

See what I meant by Amazing? The whole fiasco started back in Poly year 1? And it’d been a good 5 to 6 years already.

Reller sighed and said, “Though we can’t be lovers, we still can be friends ain’t it? “

“Harlo? You kind of toyed with her feelings and you expect her to become friends with you?” I asked, at the same time, called him crazy for the second time of the night.

What the hell is he thinking anyway?

Sharon, Mike, Genki, Ying Mei and Kartina are finally back from the 7 days and 6 nights Taiwan trip. It’s a norm that your good friends will get you souvenirs when they are back from a vacation. However, it’s not a norm when they give you a Gay magazine featuring pictures of full frontal guys in it! Are they seriously out of their mind? I don’t need that to get by!

Still, it’s a good laugh! I didn’t know that it’s so readily available in the bookstore! I mean, doesn’t that only happens in Japan?

Other than that, they gave me 2 Tee-shirts with lame wordings printed on it! And a small bottle of Rice Wine! I think it’s only a shot… hmm let us leave it as a mouthful!

Genki had bought me a Limited Edition Bottle of Vodka. Which is what I really wanted! Neat! In case you don’t know, I’m collecting Vodka Bottles. Currently I’m missing the Mandarin, Blackcurrant and the Citron Bottles.

Went over to Steph’s place for a game of Mahjong on Friday night! And Ashley made Pasta. It was delicious and I didn’t know that gal can cook!

I have this fear of dogs. Something that goes way back to ’When I was young, I listen to the radio’ days. It’s a long story! I shall bored you with that!

And they have 3 dogs! Big Ones! They kind of kept them in the room when I entered as Ashley had told them beforehand about my fear. After I made myself comfortable, Steph sort of said, “Are you ready?” cheerfully and open the plastic gate that was keeping them from running out. I just stood there rooted on the ground, immobilize with fear, while I watched those dogs came running towards my direction. If it’s any consolation, they didn’t bark! Heng arh! If they bark, I might just run!

… Not that I can really run! I’m still a recovering limp -_-

And what you know? I made a breakthrough! Dogs aren’t that scary afterall! And that kind of had me thinking, why the hell was I even afraid of Billy Seow (Maine’s 13 year old dog, who is already blind) when I went over her place to slack?

And for the first time in my life, I played the game of fetch with a dog. Rufus is very cute. He will sit when you ask him to and when you say ‘paw paw’, he will present his paw to you. And there is Casper, who be constantly seeking your attention, and will sulk and wear that kind of look that will makes you go ‘Awww, you poor boy!’ if you ignore him. And Mia, the only female, who look fierce but is in fact, very gentle. Mind you! She’s a husky! And usually you will think FIERCE when someone says Husky!

I look forward to the next visit!

And Maine, I’m no longer scared of Billy! =)

Went for physiotherapy on Tuesday. I managed to hit 118 degree by the end of the session. Pei Shi had me tried out new exercises, including brisk walking on the treadmill. Okay! Brisk walk isn’t exactly a new kind of excercise but it’s the first time I’d did it in a session.

I experienced difficulties in running. It’s either I’d forgotten how to do it, or the fear of hearing another sickening ‘clack’ sound, which is  stopping me from doing sp. Still, I’m glad that I’m able to work on the treadmill. She’ll be helping me to go from jogging to running. Woohoo! From the next session onwards, I’ll have to bring along my track shoes =)

My Sister’s Keeper is a great movie. I shed some tears during a couple of scenes.

Gim Li was still having doubts on whether did I get the date right when she arrived. I pulled out the tickets from my wallet and showed her the date, the time, the seats allocated and the name of the movie, which read, Sister’s.

“Sister’s? Are you sure it’s the right movie?”

“Oh My God! How many other Sister’s be screening at the same time? Please!”

“Okay! Now it better be right! If not…Oh! I see the poster now! I guess it’s the right one?” She said excitedly.

-_- I resisted the urge to push her off the escalator!!! I can’t fucking believe it! It took JUST one poster to convince her.

I did told her about the H.F.D. She went all ‘O.M.G’ and told me that I should had informed her earlier, so that she can loan me her car, which is a sure booster to the First Impression. My First Impression!

I told her that I can’t afford a car and all I’ve is a bicycle, if that even counts as one.

“You should just use that and ferry your Mum around!” She snapped.

-_-

Staying positive is quite a challenge when you are filled with negative thoughts!

What is happening to me?

I need a Kit Kat!

I’m glad that I’d finally managed to make a successful redemption for a free pair of tickets to My Sister’s Keeper. Frank was the one who introduced me to the book back in SMTI in 2006. I, in turn, tried to get Maine to read it. Not only did she refused to, she also questioned my Sexual Orientation, not for the first time, again. Just what is wrong with her? Anyway, that’s 3 years ago!

It’d been quite a while since I last watched a sobbing movie in the theater. And I’m looking forward to it. Not going to bring Kleenex though! I’m not the teary kind. I think the last movie that got to do with SAD was Marley and Me, with Ashley and Keith. And how fucking long ago was that?

It’s always quite a pain to get my god-sis, Gim Li, out. She just love to reply your invitation with endless question. My all time favorite is when she ask, ‘Who else be going?’ I be like, since when we have such a big group? Isn’t it the same old faces that we see every time during the gathering? Plus minus a few who can’t make it due to some commitment? Seriously, ‘who else be going? ‘

Nowadays, whenever she ask that, I will just go sarcastic and tell her that Grandpa, Gramps, 3rd Uncle, her father, and my father be joining us. If you know me, you will know that those people who I’d mentioned are no longer around.

Today, I thumbed her a message to check if she’ll be keen to join me for My Sister’s Keeper, 715pm show tml @ Cine as I have a pair of extra tickets.

She replied ‘My Sister’s Keeper?’ ( Here we go again! )

‘Yup! My Sister’s Keeper!’  ( Seriously, is my English that bad? That she don’t understand? How difficult is it to know the meaning of Sister and Keeper anyway? )

Thankfully, she’s keen! I almost called her to give her a piece of my mind when she asked, ‘Where is it?’

-_-” Didn’t I mentioned Cine in my first message? Is there a second Cine in existence, other than the one in Orchard Road?

Just when I thought I’d cleared the air, she suddenly asked whether am I sure that the date is correct as she couldn’t find the information online. I refused to waste my time to compose a message of explanation. Instead, I took a picture of the ticket and sent it to her with the name, ‘I’m very sure!’

And that’s my god-sis, Gim Li, for you!

Despite feeling the urge to murder her at times, she’s still one of my best cousin. Her sarcasm and tui-ness never fails to crack me up! Okay! It can be irritating at times! Still, it’s a give and take lar =)

In case you are wondering, what’s with the god-sis. No! It’s not me! It’s my Mum. She’s my Mum’s god-daughter, which makes her my god-sis.

And the Mahjong session is set on this Friday over @ Maverick’s place. Ashley informed me earlier on that she’ll be making pasta, and assured me that it’s edible and not poisonous. She gave me a withering look when I told her that I’ll be bringing along Bao Ji Wan ( You know? Those small black chinese pills that you will take when you are having diarrhea? ), just in case! Haha…

To round my emotions up -> I can definitely make it through the rain! And no! I’m not having a Mariah Carey moment! Haha

Halfway through enjoying the grouper, Shu Hui suddenly asked whether will they be serving fried rice as the second last course. In case you don’t know, the second last course of a Chinese Wedding Dinner is usually either fried rice, or fried ee mee.

I took a look at the menu and informed Hui that it’s Ee Mee and asked why the sudden concern?

“I think I might have swallowed a fish bone and now it’s stuck in my throat…”

“Dont tell me you are going to do the traditional Chinese way by eating rice, to ‘push’ the fish bone down? We aren’t in Kampung, you know?” I replied and rolled my eyes at her. I can’t believe that she actually want to pull that off. Don’t she know that it’s the worst way to treat a fish bone choke? Imagine the bone didn’t go down with the rice and pierced even way deep into the side of your throat! It’s reporting to the A&E department in Changi Hospital for you! ( We are having the dinner in Expo, which explains Changi Hospital!)

“Yes! That’s what I’m thinking!” She replied with a very faraway look.

“NO! Don’t even do it! It’s not going to work! Why not we try this instead! I heard that you just have to fold a piece of cloth into a square shape with a slice of fish in it, put it on top of your head, cover it with a bowl and start knocking the bowl with a pair of chopstick! That should do the trick! I suggested.

… And it’s her turn to roll her eyes at me. I guess that’s what we call the Pot calling the Kettle black!

We were talking about those lame moments back in Poly throughout the dinner. My favorite is during the time at chalet. The whole group of us, 8 people if I remembered correctly, squeezed into the the bathroom and turned on the showerhead. Miurel was one of the unlucky few who was stucked in the center of the group, with the water falling all over her. And this Kevin, who’s right in front of the faucet, turned it to warm, or rather hot, water. That got Miurel and some of the others, screaming away. Sadly, they couldn’t escaped as they were stucked in the middle!!! Muahahaha…

And that was 6 years ago?

Fuck! Time flies!