五月.天(and 夜)

1st post of May 2010... when May is already half, eh no, almost gone.

Have been pretty busy @ work for the past few weeks... After a long period of preparation, my customer appreciation dinner was finally over and done with. It was held at the show gallery of Reflections @ Keppel Bay. Thought it was a weird place to hold a function initially, as it is after all, a 'showflat', but after recce-ing the place, it was actually quite a classy and nice place. Great view too... and if you've been to Marina Keppel Bay, it's even nicer at night. On the whole, as far as the flow and execution of the event are concerned, I'm pretty satisfied with it. The whole place was done up nicely with the ambient lightings and we brought in a 2pc live band, which also plays at Timbre. In the middle of the event, the cruise ship which was docked at the far end went pass right in front of us. Ain't sua ku, but it was actually pretty spectacular. Ain't in time to snap it though.

Took part in the JPM Run for the 4th year... Have not run at all since last year's run, really thought I would just drop dead on the track. Timing was 47.53mins this year, I'm very happy with it liao haha. As usual, Xin came over and passed me a glass of champagne. Really can't comprehend the either idiocracy or buay paiseh-ness of some people. We were at our designated tent, despite the VERY obvious exclusivity and a VERY big logo, these people still came IN and tried to take drinks and food. They were all shoo-ed away like flies by us man. The next thing we know was, just as we were leaving, some people came streaming in to help themselves to the leftovers and one auntie came very equipped with tupperware and went from tent to tent to dabao. Thumbs up to them. Middle fingers actually.

Had a talk with a friend previously, regarding the skill of closing one-eye. As usual, the min-boggled me came out with this - "To open one eye or to close one eye? Go figure. Neither is easy to master." It's not the same you know. Am not sure if it's self-denial or making life easier though. Still, go figure it out yourselves.

Somehow I think I'm becoming more n more boring and stale.

Organisation Chart

This is so true and funny!

WHEN TOP LEVEL GUYS LOOK DOWN, THEY SEE ONLY SHIT;

WHEN BOTTOM LEVEL GUYS LOOK UP, THEY SEE ONLY ASSHOLES

虾虾喘

For both Yours Truly's work and health.

Had a crazy week at work, out for meetings and stuffs Everyday. But, at least, it was like the 'most interesting' week that I've had for like... 6 months?

Highlights of my crazy week:

• Photoshoot for my upcoming ads:

We had searched for in-house talents, the theme being kids this time round. So we held a mini-selection among my colleagues' kids, and shortlisted our 2 twinkle little stars. Damn cute and full of star quality. Not an easy task though... have to get them to warm up to the camera, esp for little m*gan.. needed a huge amount of coaxing from her parents... but her smile and innocent look was really so sweet and awww-inducing. For 3den, it was a breeze. Handsome and ever so camera-sensitive... we just had to keep his cheekiness in check.


Can't share the ads yet though, so watch out for them in papers and MRT stations soon. =)

• Launch of Hawker Food Hunt 2010

3rd installment of an islandwide hunt for the best hawker food, namely cantonese porridge, bak chor mee, roti prata and yong tau foo this year. Had a soft launch of the event @ maxwell and invited some senior citizens for lunch. Lots of prep work beforehand of course. We were supposed to serve these elderly folks. Watching them tuck in happily and their hearty thank yous thereafter was really quite a 温馨的成就感.

• My sister's convocation and a bowling competition

Attended my sis' convocation with my Mum on Friday... heng my sis turn on stage was pretty early... I was like sleeping throughout the rest of the ceremony haha.. Proud of ya! =)

Then, went home to sleep after dim sum lunch and then went for a bowling competition under my co at night. It was only when we got there then we realised it's actually a networking session by this reno contractor. My team appeared to be so unneccessarily pro. Anywayz, our scores suck but we still got in 3rd haha! Got a bluray dvd player each! Anywayz I drank so much with my colleagues, I'm don't really remember much of the journey home. Only know I was super high and talking super loudly hiak.

• The annual 清明 Gathering

An annual gathering that I look forward to... sounds wrong eh haha. The standard routine.. setting off from Giu Giu's stall, then to Xin Ming to 'see' Grandpa and then Lim Chu Kang to 'see' Grandma... I enjoy the family time together.. though I was rather subdued and coughing a lot.. anywayz, we attracted quite a lot of attention amongst other families... coz we were practically eating together with my Grandpa... as in we were eating the food offerings on the spot! Haha! 关你们屁事... My Grandpa would probably be more than happy that we are dining together.

Then, Yours Truly got sick. Fever and more coughing upon reaching home... MC on Mon, came back to work on Tues like a ghost and polluted my office air, then almost coughed my lungs out the whole nite... Wed MC again. I tell you... my boss duno flipped how many times. Never had asthma my whole life, the doc actually said it's like a mild case of bronchitis.. Back to work today... not coughing so much already but still feel faint and breathless...

So much so for last and this week... duno wat's up next. Now, everyday to me is a ?.

Well... till next time then.

Happy Meals

不想,想.

真的不想再想了.

有点难.

越想越多, 胡思乱想.

有些事我搞不懂, 想得更更多.

Then 就不要去懂啦!

But I rather 懂 than keep guessing what's ahead.

It's April 2010 already... and I'm still stuck at where I am.

Lost.

为什么会变成这样?



p.s. Just one of my down moments. PLEASE dun 想 more than me.

Emo-Roller Coaster Ride

I've been having one of the worst emo-roller coaster ride of my life recently, especially the past week.

Been thinking alot. Maybe waaay too much. More so, when I'm alone, facing 4 walls and only the TV was talking to me. Think about what? About my life ahead. my direction. things happening to and around me. 庸人自扰? Everyone, in a point in life, will feel lost and need directions in each of our own paths. Maybe my 29th year of existence is that point in my life.

I could be so emo, that I almost teared while sms-sing my mum in the train, while I was telling her about my sian-ness. The power of Mums. She later brought me to my fave steamboat restaurant. Thanks Ma.

This is a deep dark hole that I've fallen into and only myself can get myself out of it. Though I do need and appreciate the emotional support. I need real hugs too. I sincerely do not wish to affect anyone in anyway. Unfortunately, I already did. My emotions are ever leaking out so easily. Sorry. I will settle this myself, and not torture anyone anymore. Trust me, I am torturing myself much much more than anyone else.

I'm offered a very sweet and supportive solution... it is a huge step to take, I will be freed but with lots of ???s ahead... I have the very strong and important support...now I just need the just-do-it power...

Ramblings of a sleepless nite again.

Jumbled. Mind-boggled. Cuckoo

Am so damn damn tired. Couldn't sleep AT ALL last nite. Why the hell am I working today....

Am having so many boggling thoughts (God knows why or even what), plus the loooong wait for THE CALL.

Am in need for a getaway.

Am going bonkers soon. anytime.

A Night as a VIP @ The Turf

Last Friday, we were invited to the VIP lounge @ the turf club as our friend's horse was in a race that night. It was my first time stepping into the turf club, not to mention the exclusive area where the line drawn between the 'high society' and 'commoners' was so damn bold and thick. Dress code was office attire. Had a buffet dinner (food was so-so only) there and watched races from the galleria. See the difference in the pictures below:

Placed a couple of bets (minimum $5) and I was very excited when my horseS were in the first few positions till they pong-jek at the end of the raceS.. all plural coz it happened twice. -_-" Then it was my fren's horse's turn next, so we went to the viewing gallery to watch the about-to-race-horses' parade. Basically they will walk in a circle where the punters watch, evaluate and bet. Difference was, we were right outside the stables while the punters were in designated seats.

Then when the race was about to begin, we were brought to a cordoned area to watch (we were on an elevated platform behind the crowd you see in the 2nd picture above).

Then the race begun.. though 'our' horse had a jerky start, it won!!! It was a really exciting and close fight; ultimately we won by a nose haha! We were all cheering and screaming with everyone else. We then went to the podium to take a picture with the horse and the jockey, and then later whisked to another private room for the champange popping ceremony. Damn cool huh!

Overall, it was really quite an experience, especially with the special privileges we had and the winning moments definitely.

我的欧洲明信片

Beautiful memories they are, but I do not miss these places... as much as the 552hours spent there. A pair of explorers leaving the world we know and entering a total alien zone, happily leaving our footsteps everywhere. Sometimes I think it's a blessing in disguise that I lost my handphone at the beginning of our adventure haha...

Looking forward to many many happy trips together. 加油!!

下一站, 香港? 台湾? 幸福?

Err.... gosh.

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Where Did February Go?

This is ironic, considering my earlier post ha.

Can't 找回 and 挽回 February 2010 anymore, but I strive towards and look forward to a better March, and so forth.

"Stay positive and things will naturally come your way."

I might be rolled-eye-at or charged copyright fees for this, but I do agree.

So good news will come soon!