Days of my Life

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!”

…

…

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!

Attended Yang Lee a.k.a Ah Meh’s wedding dinner @ Expo today! I’m so sorry, friend, that I’m unable to give you a bigger red packet. Hope you understand that I’m kind of broke as I’m on unpaid for quite sometime due to the condition of my leg. I’ll make that up during your child’s first month celebration.

Initially when I heard from Shu Hui that he’ll be inviting us to his wedding dinner, I thought to give it a pass. However, he called, asking for my address, just so to send the invitation to me. I couldn’t say no, could I? It’s kinda bastard to do that to a friend who went through the trouble just so you’ll be able to get the invitation.

Miurel, Shu Hui and I had planned to meet @ Bugis to take the train there @ 645pm. Shu Hui and I were debating whether will it be too late, as according to the invitation, we are to ‘report’ at 730pm. However, Miurel came out with this theory that it’s a Friday, meaning most of the guests, unless they took a half-day off at work, be rushing down after work. Therefore, we can afford to reach by 830 and still consider as early.

And I forget there will be this sick traffic congestion on the expressway to Orchard around evening. Basket! I took bus no. 700, thinking to do a transit @ Cityhall. However, by 640pm, the bus had just turned into Newton! To make it even worse, Miurel actually turned up on time! Best! 5 minutes earlier! Why the hell does people who are usually late, will turn up on time when you are, unfortunately, LATE? I got off the bus and transit @ Newton instead. I’ll be digging my own grave if I were to stay on the bus. It will be another 30 minutes before the bus can get out of the traffic in Orchard Road.

I called Shu Hui to inform that I’ll be 15 minutes late and at the same time, check on her current location. Sadly, that woman is still on the taxi, on her way to Bugis from Potong Pasir. I told her that Miurel will confirm blow her top and that if she’s to reach first, she has to go die first ( as in face the music and listen to Miurel niam )!

… I reached before Shu Hui! On a positive note, I didn’t get any shit from Miu. Woohoo!

Time check!  715pm and still no sight of Shu Hui! I drop her a line again. Turned out, she’s looking around for a shop that sells red packet. I told her to get her ass down to the train platform already and not to worry about that as I’d brought along an extra. I almost passed out when she told me that Kevin also needs one and there’s Yifu too

Because we are seriously running late, Miu and I went out of the station and went searching for Shu Hui. We ended up taking a cab to Expo -_-”

Miu know nuts about applying make up, she enlisted Shu Hui’s help with that. There they were, sitting at the back of the cab, applying foundation, lip gloss, blah blah, with Shu Hui guiding her through like a mentor. I was sitting in the front. I turned my head back and said, “Doesn’t it feels like you gals are getting ready for the next ge tai performance and I’m like the manager or something?”

How they laughed!

Surprisingly, by the time we reached, it’s only 8pm. We had to walk quite a distance to reach the exact venue.

It was kind of drag that both Shi Xin and Yifu couldn’t join us in the end. Yifu is still stuck in Bangkok while Shi Xin called the groom the last minute to send his regards and inform that he won’t be turning up.

That kinda set Shu Hui off. Haha… Just to sidetrack, Shi Xin got married silently. None of us, not even Kevin who’s the closest to him, knew. It wasn’t till the gathering during Chinese New Year at my home, that I heard wind of it. Shu Hui was complaining, ” This Shi Xin didn’t inform us when he got married and now he didn’t even turn up for other people’s wedding!”

“He lives all the way in Jurong East! Of course he won’t come! It’s so far for him!” Kevin said. And of course, we aren’t angry about his absence. Coz we know that Shi Xin is just, being Shi Xin. I think at some point of time in life, you will just accept your friends for who they are.

It’s good to see Meh again. I haven’t seen him for like 4 years? And I’d a himbo moment again. I can’t believe I actually feedback to Kevin, ” Look! Ah Meh seem so happy!”

Kevin kind of said in a whispering tone, ” Kee Lin! Of course he seem happy! It’s his wedding!”

Oh! Fuck me! What was I even thinking???

Haha… Anyway, I wish you, newlyweds, all the best! Cheers!

Physiotherapy was painful yesterday. A measurement at the beginning of the session shows that I’m able to hit 90 degree. I’d to go through ’sadistic torture’ for like 30 minutes just to hit 100 degree.

Pei Shi asked me whether I can take the pain, adding that it’s an up to you thing. According to her, the fractured parts are intact and the only thing that’s stopping me from a full-fledge bend is the stiffness of the kneecap joints. Honestly, they HAVE to be stiff after undergoing through those knife for 4 rounds. I’m ’suffering’ from weak quads too!

I really appreciate all her efforts. She tried different methods ( “I don’t know! I’m trying everything I can!” was what she said, while helping me to massage the back of the knee just to get it ‘alive’ again!) just to help me go beyond the maximum. Of course, at the end of the day, it’s still up to me, to see how much I can DON’T be a pussy, withstand the pain and suck it up.

What to do? I really want to squat again! The last time which I’d done that simple action was back in March.

And she delivered GREAT news! That I’m still able to run. Just that I need to wait for 6 months after the operation. I’m looking forward to get that adrenaline rush again.

I CAN RUN AGAIN!

And I WILL RUN AGAIN!

Xiao Ge is so funny and nice at the same time. The others be leaving for Taiwan soon. Actually we were planning to go somewhere for a vacation to celebrate our decade of friendship back in June, but I’d to give it a go because the fractured parts weren’t healing back then and I was required to go for another operation.

Now that I can walk again, he’s generous enough to want to sponsor me $500 (which of course, I won’t accept) just so I can join them for the trip. However the inablity to squat is one MAJOR issue. What if during the vacation, I really need to explode and there’s only those squatting loos? Happy Days!

I was crossing the street after the 2.8km evening walk when I saw Yusof Ishak lying on the floor, smiling at me. And there it was! A Finder Keeper moment, one which I didn’t have for a very long time. It was a $5 note!

Okay! Call it a typical Singaporean habit! The first thing I did was to take a look at the last 4 digits of the serial number. Surprisingly, the last 2 digits are 84. The year that I was born in.

I was about to put that note into my wallet when I suddenly remember an old wives tale which sent a shudder down my back. You know? That one about how you should spend the moolah which you had found the instance, else back luck will come following you?

I shook it off and decided to keep it as a souvenir.

Should I laminate it? There’s a law against burning  moolah, but laminating?

Whatever!

I’d finally bought a new bag. It was the last piece, on a 30% off the original price. I was at Jurong Point with Sharon and Genki last Sunday, searching high and low for the RIGHT one.  I’m very happy with my purchase as I seriously in need of one. What’s more, it’s a 3-in one! You can carry it around like a backpack, hold it like a lab top bag or sling it over your neck like a sling bag! All for $72 with spare.

Before that, we were having lunch at Yew Tee’s Xing Wang. I used a $50 note to foot the $23.35 bill. And that blur cashier actually gave me $46.65 as change! I was already outside the shop when I realised the blunder. Still, I decided to return it to him. He was very happy that I return his mistake. The smile on his face made my day!

… Who am I trying to kid anyway? TAN KEE LIN, you could have been $20 richer!!!

Haha…Good things did happened to me after that… And who says it doesn’t pay to be honest?

Oh My God! Just received a message from Ashley that Steph had put her dog, Happy, to sleep. It was a fatal dogfight, which resulted in him having about 20 bites all over. I’m so sorry to hear that.

Last week over coffee @  Xing Wang, Maverick was still telling me how their dogs will get so excited whenever they see visitors, especially the new ones. All 4 will rushed over and ‘pound’ onto the poor visitor. He even joked that it’s 3 +1 as one will make their way there slightly slower than the others, due to old age.

Shirmaine had finally contacted me today. A date had been set on next Monday for dinner. At the same time, exchange our long overdue birthday present. Thanks to her, I’m unable to join Robert Langdon on his latest adventure in The Lost Symbol.

Can’t wait for Monday! I’ve got so much to update her!!!

‘ Friendship isn’t measure by how long you’ve know each other, or how frequent you meet up! It’s how you will be there for each other in times of need! ‘

Just a thought!

I’m seriously fucked!

Something had went wrong with my e-application for the Marketing course which I’d applied. The strange thing is, the transaction for the application fee did went through but over at SIM, the database shows no record of the application.

I’d called Citibank to verify and is waiting for them to send me a copy of that transaction. Once I get hold of it,  I shall make another trip down to appeal.

When I first told Sharon about it, the first thing which she did was cheer, “Yeah! We go can travelling next year!”

After that, I told Genki over dinner. He too, CHEER ”We can go travelling” and both him and Sharon showed the V sign! What’s wrong with them?

That was on the 1st of October!

Earlier on, Sharon informed me that Xiao Ge sent his regards, that if I fail to appeal, not to think too much, as it’s fated that I’ll have to join them for the trip next year!

Got to be fucking kidding me!

And those are my so-called Good Friends! Haha Those bitches!!!

Friday was an ultra sinful day. I was eating non-stop, in small portions, over the span of 9 hours.

Due to the fact that we were able to keep the Service Level at a healthy green for 8 consecutive months, we were rewarded with a small buffet. Simple but tasty! Honestly, when I used WE, I don’t mean ME. Remember?  I was away from work for a couple of months

And there’s the Mooncake Festival celebration which literally means another round of food and of course, mooncakes! Managed to satisfy my crave without having to fork out a single cent! I know! I’m cheap! Just deal with it!

After work, Ash and I went to Yew Tee’s Xing Wang for dinner. We were supposed to share the Chicken Curry Noodle. To cut back on the fats and of course to feel less guilty about having fattening food. However we ended up ordering one each -_- So much for feeling less guilty!

Her good friend, Steph and husband, Maverick,  joined us for coffee. You know how people will have this awkward kind of barrier when they meet for like the first time? There isn’t any in their case! After  introduction was done and they get themselves comfortable in their seats, 2 hours of chatting and laughter followed suit.

We were discussing about wedding dinner, on how ridiculous it is that we have to give a big ang pau and get served with crappy food. And Steph told us that she don’t eat Abalone as it’s like eating her ’Tong Lei’. In English, she meant same kind. I was like, what is she referring to? The name Steph and Abalone certainly doesn’t rhyme.

… Or is she referring to her Chinese name? Bao Yu and … Oops! I don’t know her Chinese name.

She must had seen the question mark on our faces. She explained, “Don’t you think that they look like Virgina?

… Come to think of it! They really does! So that’s what Tong Lei is referring to! Oh my god! I came unglued after hearing that. Thanks to her! Whenever I see Abalone now, I will think of *ahem*. SHIT!

Steph used to work in M1 too! When she left, I was still in LDS which explained why we didn’t get a chance to know each other. Both she and Ash are very much alike. The no nonsense kind of girl, who won’t take crap from you! Speaks out their minds and ending practically almost every sentence with a hint a sacarsm. Those joking kind!

Unable to decide what to have for her choice of drink, Ash offered Steph a sip of Iced Yuan Yang which she’s having. After trying it out, she said, “It’s nice! but I don’t like it!”

I looked at Ash.

Ash looked at me.

Then Ash looked at Steph, “That’s an oxymoron!”

And they live in Bukit Panjang too and love playing Mahjong! I just found myself new Mahjong Kakis!