The absolute room

To the procrastinator in me

2012-02-13T01:34:00.000+08:00

Hi there,

I believe i've spoken to you often enough, but I have never written to you, until now.

And I feel that there's a need to do that now, at 1am, on a Monday, so that I can remind myself about this for the next five days.

There's no need for introduction for you. You're famous. My family members know you, heck, they see you more than they see me. Loops, of all friends, should remember you, as you were big part of the cause of our 6 months dispute. I, personally know you inside out, and I despise you.

Here's why: You're the reason my desk at work is cluttered with post-its. You distract me by making me spend hours shopping online (and not buying anything) and I ended up rushing the last hour at work, doing actual work. You are constantly dragging my feet, telling me it's okay to lie on my bed for another hour.

You were the cause of my depression. Mood swings. Making me feel like a loser and constantly be ashamed of myself.

Yes, I have grown. I'm not afraid to deal with you anymore. In fact, I admit, I am very comfortable being you. But enough is enough. You're pulling me back from who I want to be and I vow to put a stop to your wrongdoings.

Come on, let's compromise. We all have that procrastinator lurking inside us. Just don't show up from Monday to Friday and come the weekends, procrastinate all you want! I promise I'll let you sleep in all day!

Baby steps. Let's start from now. Let's go to bed, no more typing and shouting inside my head. You can't procrastinate sleep, can you? In a few hours, let's get up on time to catch the train on time, and be at work on time. You'll get your rewards at the end of the week.

Goodnight.

Best,
Your other self who is one step away from success

Reds against Devils

2012-02-11T17:43:00.001+08:00

Tonight is the night! Manchester United vs Liverpool match is going to be wild.

I'm so excited to display my #25 at Penny Black tonight, and apparently 60 plus Liverpool supporters are going to show up there. Let's see if i can snap some pic of the scene later.

xo

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Okay, so we lost 2-1 :(

But last night B and I experienced the best feeling in the our football life! We watched and cheered along with all the Liverpool supporters in the pub and it felt so empowering! I tried to snap a photo but it was too dark and that photo does not do justice. However, I found a Youtube clip of East of Anfield (that's the name of the Liverpool fan club in Singapore) singing 'You'll never walk alone'. They kept singing to a point i felt like they were chanting :P For those who are interested, here's the clip:

The Comeback

2012-02-11T06:20:00.002+08:00

I can't imagine how I managed to lay off writing bulls and cocks on the wall of this room for over 4 months.

But lo and behold! I did it! I actually fixed up my template and started to write. So dear friends, to my defence, this is my excuse this time: I did not like my previous black and white template and therefore I refuse to write on it. There.

But, it still amazed me how I get email reports on the visitor stats of my blog, and at least one hopeful (hope-fool?) will pop over to check if I actually still have the ability to type something, anything. Thank you roomie :) *virtual fist-bump*

So there's lot to update yeah? Even Blogger (where this blog is hosted) has an overhaul of their site. I used to dig about for Blogger templates and spend hours tweaking every little details, like how my fonts should be, where the gadgets would sit, and to be honest, I'm such a pain in the ass. I am a self-proclaimed minimalist, so I like clean, white spaces, with very clean black border and nothing too fancy or girlish. But at the same time, my crazy and adventurous side of me screams for COLOUR! So in my head the conversation goes something like this..

LEFT BRAIN: Yeap, that's right, settle for no nonsense white template here..Make sure the lines are straight and keep the header simple.
RIGHT BRAIN: Oh come on! Stop being boring! Splash me some colour here, here and here. And stop being so rigid about the font type! We need to stop living in the 50's!

Now that Blogger introduced some fancy self-customization, I actually changed all the detailing in the current template! So here we have, the classy typewriter fonts balanced up with the crazy background and the orange themed titles. Leave me a comment and tell me if the template is a YAY or NAY? :)

Strike one and you're OUT

2011-10-28T13:17:00.000+08:00

You don't know a thing about me.

Site under construction

2011-08-28T23:24:00.000+08:00

Hey guys,

Sorry to leave you hanging with an unfinished site. I have not been working on this template (obviously) and there's too much going on with work and life right now for me to be fixing html.

Anyways, Selamat Hari Raya to all who's celebrating. Damn, i really miss open houses! And to my dear country no matter how chaotic it is, you know your citizen loves you. Happy 54th Independence Day, Malaysia :)

xoxo
Rachy

Big meanie

2011-07-23T18:54:00.002+08:00

Boyfriend decided to piss me off one day but he made the right choice to apologize shortly after. Me being me, of course, did not let him go off easy. I made him declared himself as a big meanie (cos he was!), in words, and this was the outcome.

Just in case you're as blind as me, it says on his right arms, "I AM A BIG MEANIE".

And then shortly after, he sent me another picture that the rest of you probably don't wanna see.

Babe, you're forgiven :D

xoxo

Wishlist 2.0

2011-07-13T01:40:00.001+08:00

Created by demand..because I have lame friends who are too lazy to think about my birthday gifts. I really don't have a preference though, so therefore listed below in no particular order, here goes!

1) Ghostbird - Ironically I requested for Zee's album on my previous wishlist too :) And her new album is OUT (or going to be out i think)! For songs that were written underneath the sun, i like i like i likeee :)

2) Glee Complete Season 2 DVD! - I know, i know..im such a sucker for lame things like this..but but I loveeeeee the Glee kids. Pleaseeeeeeeee *pouty face*

3) iPod Nano - So i figure since im going to start running on treadmills, I might as well have some running songs on my MP3 player. Oh except that, I DON'T OWN ANY! My iPhone is a little too bulky to be bouncing around with me.. So here's the link that you'll need :D *click* Heehee (psstt, please don't forget my favourite colour. If you are unsure, check with me! ;) )

4) Leather/Fabric credit card holder - Not because I have too many credit cards, but I need a proper case to store all my plastics! Lesen kereta la, Medical card la, Watson discount card la, MRT card la. But being the diva me, of course I'm not interested in lame, old boring cases. I like stuff from Fabrix but unfortunately they don't sell credit card holders. I'm going to put one of their pictures here anyway cos it's soo pretty! :D

5) Language books! - I'm trying to pick up Spanish because I've been wanting to be sexy and go 'oh por favor mi guapo! Un abrazo me!' to my Spanish friends haha!! Kidding but I'm really interested in learning but classes are too fucking expensive in Singapore. And I couldnt find a good Spanish for Beginners book that comes with an audio CD and is interesting enough to keep me awake for at least a chapter. I would appreciate it if you guys could help me look! ;)

Watch this video (an app i use on my phone to brush up my espanol) and you'll get my idea of 'interesting' books HAHA!

6) At this point, im either too sleepy or i ran out of ideas. Get me a bottle of Baileys and I'll love you anyways ;) I'll add on later if anything came up to my poor juiced out brain. Ciao xoxo

Useless facts

2011-06-21T01:07:00.001+08:00

I've been contemplating to write about a topic on men or just to type away a few quick updates on what's happening. And I chose the latter :P (typical lazy rach)

I found new love for live bands and acoustic sets at Acid Bar, Emerald Hill. That's where I spend most of my nights now. Sipping on Heineken, just because their Guinness taste nothin like Guinness. I think they should master the method on how to pour the perfect pint, because there is a method to pour the perfect pint of Guinness. A little known fact: To be able to tell a perfect pint of Guinness, ideally the foam should sit slightly above the harp at about 1 and a half inch thick. For those who are interested, watch how to pour the perfect pint here.

Recently Leehom sent some bugs and bit me right at my neck. I went Leehom crazy for a couple of nights, looking up videos and interviews he did on CNN. And it wasn't enough. I had to head down to HMV and bought his last year's album. Just so you know Jay fans, Leehom has been around for 11 years! Unlike Jay who has only been around for 10 years and started to show off by selling his 10 years album in a box at SGD 400 plus pffttt.

Hmm, what else? Oh my sister got an Xbox Kinect for our house. And man I tell ya, with that box, I'll never have to step out of the house to exercise ever again. It's a muscle ripping machine! I jump, I dodge, I flap my arms and I even dance to my Xbox. Best purchase ever. (Thank god it didnt come out from my pocket :P)

Ok lah, good night guys :)

Lost & (hopefully) found

2011-05-21T08:06:00.001+08:00

*EDITED*
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So my sandals broke while I was walking to office today. It's my third or fourth pair of shoes that has been eaten up alive by the streets of Singapore. Which brings me to Amara building today, and on impulse (and to a certain extend, I really needed a new pair of shoes), I bought heels from Charles and Keith.

And I left it on the bus on the way home. FML.

I have called up SBS and SMRT, sent them a couple of feedback forms, even left them a voicemail asking them to call me back but heck, they will only respond on the next business day. That's two days from now :( Do you think there's any glimpse of hope that some honest kind person will find that little bag containing brand new shoes and return them to me?

I sure hope they will call me back.

Lesson learnt : Do not carry shopping items while gulping down Happy Hour drinks. Especially if it's a Friday! Arghhhh!
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FOUND!! *jumps around the room*

SMRT team, you guys are an honest bunch. Two different people called me by Monday noon to notify me that they found my lost heels on the night rider. Not only they responded on the first business day, they even offer to send my heels back to the nearest bus interchange of my choice! (Sadly I could imagine if I were to lost it in Malaysia, this entire scenario will never happen :( Sad but true).

Of course the impatient self couldn't wait, so I traveled all the way to their bus depot in Yio Chu Kang and I met Theresa, my saviour of the week, really. Had to sign an acknowledgment form and voila! SMRT saved my day. Couldn't thank SMRT enough. #forevergrateful

Cheap, plain fun.

2011-05-13T00:14:00.000+08:00

I like nights like this.

I flew out from my office straight to Coffee Bean and tried to work from there just because I wanted to hang out with my friends. It was pretty irresponsible for me to leave work like that, but hey, I felt freaking awesome I get to slack off. Haha, but I was still working away in between Subways and coffees (multitasking yo) and two really lame guy friends. Why do I have such lame friends? lol.

One of them, FC, is leaving for Portugal soon! FC is by far one of my cheapest friend. Kalah gang papa kedana lol. We went blanket hunting when he first came over to Singapore for work (yes, blanket hunting) and he finally settled for a picnic wrap that cost about SGD3, in which we found in Carrefour. Win! And what's more, today he asked me if I know where I can get cheap but good sweater. He even asked me if Daiso carry such item. He's hillarious but everyone loves him.

Recently when I was reading up on Tiny Buddha (it's not a religious site btw) on 'Ways to have fun cheap', I found a site called Geocaching. It's basically treasure hunting all over the world! I'm really excited about this, and I'm going to try it out probably on Wesak Day. It's pretty simple, just need to have a GPS device (that's where iPhone comes in) and probably a torch light if the cache is hidden in dark places like among tree roots or piled rocks. I saw a couple of cache that has been there since 2008! You basically hunt for the cache/container and sign the logbook if you manage to find it. Sounds like plain fun and I like plain fun! :)

How's it going for everyone else? What other random stuff that you have been doing recently?

Balance baby.

2011-05-09T01:28:00.000+08:00

Things have been going pretty heavy at work lately, it's causing my skin to pop. So I'm looking forward to weekends even more so now. Anything to get away from work really.

So I've been taking yoga classes lately, and today was my first intermediate class. I think during today's class, I might have discover muscles that I did not know of their existence before this. My body's going to complain tomorrow and I'm so not looking forward to that ugh. I am seriously considering signing up massage packages so that I can have a spa getaway at least one a month. My bank account however disagree. He (yeap, it's a he! dominatrix account ;( ) said all I need is to rest at home, sleep a little more and stop complaining. Well I agree with the sleeping part but you know what, maybe I just need a weekend back to KL or something. I need to search for my friend, Balance.

Balance. Easier said than done.

Perhaps all I need is a rougher exercise regime. Like tennis, which require aiming and running around with a bouncy ball. Or, perhaps, club hopping. What? Who said that isn't a form of sport? Bollocks.

My high school friends retreated to Bali, not because they were at war, but because they were searching for Balance while playing with the monkeys in Ubud. Totally sounds like a good idea. I would have been there myself if it's not for my endless work that does not allow any days off for now. But you know what, I'm making it a point to join the next getaway with them. Come what may. I'm going. Even though it's probably not going to happen until next year. But I don't care. Mark my word, readers.

Okay enough with Balance, Bed is calling. Ciao.

Your fate lies in your hand

2011-05-03T10:28:00.001+08:00

There was a Japanese festival at Clarke Quay last weekend, called 'Yokoso Japan Festival'. 'Yokoso' literally means 'welcome', when I string the words together, it doesn't really make sense.

I was there doing some street shopping with my sister and we saw a palmist, Master Khor, and I got really intrigued to have my fortune read. It was my first time, and I was indeed nervous! He looks at my face and just blurts out stuffs, he asked if we wanted both good news and bad news and we said both. So here are some of the points that he mentioned to me in no particular order (I need to write it down before I forget!) :

1. I have property luck. I should be in the property industry aka property agent (which I personally do not think it will happen) or I should invest in properties. I shall KIV this when i have more than 3 zeros in my bank.
2. I'm a rebellious child.
3. I'm a freedom seeker.
4. I will marry an exotic man. (I don't really know what he meant by this but I think he is trying to say not the typical guy you see on street)
5. My other half has to be mature than me, ideally 7 years older.
6. He also has to be smarter than me, because I tend to look down on my boyfriends (GASPS).
7. I'm a performer at work. I shine at what I'm doing. But i need to be more ambitious.
8. I will either migrate to a country really far from home, or I will travel a lot.
9. I'm stubborn.
10. I'm disciplined in life.
11. I should not get drunk when I drink.
12. Don't date ah beng, ah seng. (His words not mine)
13. I have high sex drive?
14. My colour is orange, red. I should not wear blue as I will attract the wrong people.
15. I need to be hardworking to earn cold hard cash. But I will live a well off life (because I'm disciplined and a natural performer nyahahaha - kidding)
16. I'm a hopeless romantic.
17. I love with all my heart, and hate with all my guts.
18. Health issues includes heart, eyes and back.
19. His advice was to wear sunglasses when I go out to avoid cataracts at old age. (Time to invest in those Wayfarers :D )
20. If i were to be looking for job right now, I'll definitely find it in three months. (but I'm not).

Some of it might think all the above sounds like BS, but there are a couple of things he mentioned that I totally agree with (no i'm not going to share intricate details, sorry). Also, bear in mind, I wasn't dressed up that day (just in case you'd thought all the sex drive and relationship tips he gave, came from the way I looked that day). I was in slippers, long skirts and glasses. No make ups, not a good hair day either. But overall, I'm really pleased with it. They say lines on your hand changes from time to time, so to get an accurate reading, you'll have to do it every 6 months. At $25 a ~~pop~~ talk, I'll think about it :)

This is what I want to be..

2011-03-29T01:46:00.000+08:00

..a hot housewife!! :D (must be the biological clock talking). Not so-glam picture below as proof :

I'm cleaning! GASP!

Just to prove that I can indeed be your next door neighbour who cooks and cleans (like any housewives would!), I took 10 minutes break to blog about it. And also tweeted all at the same time LOL. (not your typical next door housewife after all :P)

Why the make up you asked? Just cause I was out earlier and I decided to clean my house first and shower later. Not because I'm so vain I had to put on make up to snap a picture with a mop. Yes, that's my pink mop head.

Okay I hear germs calling out for me. ADIOS!

Writer's block

2011-03-27T14:55:00.002+08:00

I must be the most inconsistent blogger ever. And yet at the same time, I see traffic(s) to my blog :D

Average Per Day 2

Average Visit Length 1:36

Last Hour 0

Today 1

This Week 11

Aww thank you dear loyal readers! I promise I will try to spend more time telling you the boring story of my life rather than reading, even though 80% of the time, i am blogging away on my iPhone while trying to balance myself on a moving train.

Now back to my boring life updates, next month marks one year anniversary of me working in Singapore and I have a wonderful news to share. No, i'm not getting hitched yet. I am getting converted to be a permanent employee! I'm soooo excited about getting purpled! Just to be clear, converted to be permanent does not mean I was working part-time but more like I was contracted with an external company to be outsourced. Nonetheless, I'm thrilled!

I've been working on the weekends for the past month and you know what, even though I dread waking up to my alarm clock on a Sunday, I kinda like weekend shifts. I get the whole floor to myself. Not forgetting the quiet time to work on my documentations. Yeap, i managed to get myself into writing afterall! Technical writing :P

Till my next blogging itch again xoxo

Perfecto!

Washed out emotions

2011-01-18T00:41:00.001+08:00

Some days I get home chirpy happy.

Some days I'm just stressed out from work.

Today I feel lonely :(

Where are your friends when you need them..

*cries*

Bunny hop hop hop!

2011-01-14T01:25:00.001+08:00

So here's a happy story! I came home today and my best of besties told me she hope I'm feeling better. For a moment in my head, I went "Why I feel great! What does she mean?! That I'm lonely and upset all the time? That I sit here, do nothin but blog about my unhapp.. o wait. Right. That day."

I was upset. For a whole damn day! So just in case, new readers decides to pop by my room (ah eleh, like I have a lot of followers. Moreover new readers lol) and they thought I am one of the emokids out there who slit wrists and cry while listening to some sappy song. Well, I did cry listening to songs before (omg just to recall that times make me feel super lame lol) but that was when I was young and foolish aaaaand shall we go back to the main point? :P

So today I decide to show a little bit of skin, a little bit of flesh. To remind the old friends the bossy me (but deep inside I know they want to be me haha), and to friends that never seems to have time for me (hear that Little Miss Kilkenny and String Shredder?), and to friends that I would really wish I could hang out in person with (thaaat's right Mr-I-dont-eat-meat!), here's the most recent picture of yours truly :))

Just to prove im not pulling the emo shit around here. Absolutely not! :D

If you knew

2011-01-12T01:10:00.000+08:00

I've met this person who is a strong believer that songs describe his life better than anything else. To that person that I grew to love, care and adore, I'm sorry. I have this song playing at the back of my mind the whole night I was upset at myself. And I think I know what's my mind trying to tell me.

I love you babe.

Losing it

2011-01-12T00:48:00.001+08:00

So i've been told that I've been neglecting my blogging duties. The truth is, I've lost that touch. The ability to spun words into melodies. To actually sit down in front of my lappie and type something that would interest people, readers, you.

I've been doing some crying tonight, and it wasn't even about anything personal. I cried because of work. Something happened at work and it didn't happen the way I want it to be. So I cried. While confronting the fact that I've lost it at work too. The magical feeling of being able to produce something to be proud of.

I think I'm pathetic, because I've turned myself into a work-a-whore-lic. But all these time, it seems to be worth it because at the end of the day I can look back and tell myself, "Well done Rachy, that was awesome". But it's not awesome anymore when I work like a robot. Nothing personal, just machines doing their exact job of what they are supposed to do. Nothin more.

I want to cross that line. I want to cross that ocean! I hate to be blogging when I'm upset. It's the same way how I react when I'm angry. I'll be saying things that I don't mean. And writing it down meant I'll look back and remember this exact moment of frustration.

Sigh. I hope you didnt mind hearing me out. I hope the next time I blog, I'll be telling you a happy story.

Written on train

2010-12-16T23:00:00.003+08:00

Singaporeans are all about rushing, pushing people around, running for the train. Even though everyone knows well enough that the interval in between trains are only 3 to 4 minutes. As a stranger here, I have no choice but to act as the pack. Sometimes I think i have been unconsciously sucked into this world of madness.

When my boyfriend came from California a couple of months ago, he couldnt be bothered about running for MRTs. I love his composure about it. And you know he's right when he said that the next train is going to be here in the next 3 minutes and he wouldnt want to sweat about it.

Earlier I was walking in the interchange and the couple in front of me was holding hand, taking their own sweet time obviously. That got me thinking, if you were here babe, I wouldn't give a damn about the world and I would take my time strolling as if we are in a park. Because time stays still when you have all the love in the word beside you.

P/S singaporeans, you guys gotta get a life.

Pacing around

2010-12-16T11:05:00.000+08:00

It's just not easy to maintain a pace.

I can't blog often enough to keep the flow going. You have no idea how often I think to myself, that I should blog on the go (because whenever I am at home, I always have SOMETHING to do). But trust me, tapping on my iPhone while trying not to fall on the train, with a laptop bag in one hand and bags of food in another, well that's certainly not the easiest task on Earth,

I fell sick after I came back from Korea trip. I tried hard not to appear sick though, because i think after taking off from work for approximately 2 weeks, I don't want to miss work and look..lazy. Although most of you who are reading this know for the fact that I am lazy :P

Like how i still have my clothes in the luggage bag.

Or how I washed my sheets and it has been hung outside for two weeks and I keep forgetting about it.

Speaking of sheets, i think i should re-wash them now. Love you people. Bai!

Awww you're my baby too!

2010-11-22T21:53:00.000+08:00

My boyfriend had me grinning from ear to ear when i see his doodle reply :)

So basically, WeDoodle is an iPhone game app where I had to doodle something and he would try to guess it. The word that he had to guess was 'Girlfriend' but see how he put 'Baby' as his first choice! I lub you long time babe!

Here's you +5 brownie points :P

Ending the week with a bang

2010-11-09T22:23:00.002+08:00

Decided to change that something something. Definitely feels good to have bangs baby! :)

Boyfriend says the darnest things

2010-10-14T01:52:00.001+08:00

Me : Babe, when I wear this, people can see my fats!
Bf : Well babe, it has to go somewhere.

Me : I'm going to clean my room today. It's so dirty, I can't stand it.
Bf : You said that last week.
Me : But, but, but babe!
Bf : You lazy. Yeah, I've said it.

Me : I have nothing to eat at home!
Bf : It's not that you have nothing to eat, you have nothing you want to eat

Me : Babe did you look at the latest picture that I've posted?
Bf : Yeah, you look like the red Oompa Loompa
Me : Whaaaa?

I miss that guy. He flew to Lockport office to train up more people. Babe if you are reading this, please take off your socks at home!!

*Words might have been change to fit the context :P

And the award goes to...

2010-10-13T13:18:00.002+08:00

Finally got to meet up with Yee after so long! (I forgotten to bring your towel and card sticker though :P)

She's going through two graduation ceremony in one week alone, but I couldn't make it for both :( Anyway, congratulations for whooping up the title of 'Best Trainee' ! Hereby wishing you the very best in your future career :)

Picture above was taken a quaint little restaurant called Food For Thought, North Bridge Road. I had basil pesto chicken pasta which was fantastic and Alysia ordered cream based shitake mushroom pasta, which grosses me out. Childhood phobia, cant help it.

Looking out for the freak show.

2010-09-26T02:55:00.001+08:00

So hello people :)

I've been lazy. Very lazy. But I've been productive at home really :D

So it's the Fall season in America and I've been catching up with a lot of season premiers. So when I say I was being lazy, I am actually being really hardworking at becoming a couch potato :P

God I love television. Not as much as I love watching television with my boyfriend though :D

Yes I am still dating! Yes it's the same guy I was dating 4 months ago! Haha suck it in peeps. I mean it when I said I'm serious with this relationship. And I mean it :)

Okay back to television series. I have been looking all around Singapore for a Glee DVD set, but god it's awful hard to spot any. It's almost like Glee's sold out.

So I kept myself busy with Netflix and Hulu.com (having said that, I love proxies - best thing ever that I've learnt so far in IT). Been glued to Lost, Californication, Glee, CSI and Lie to Me. I've heard about Californication from Bel and I didn't know it was that interesting aka a wholesome of sex. FYI I've never seen so much sex in a drama series :D Two thumbs up to the plot.

I didn't tell this to my boyfriend, but I love the way we try to spend time together. Watching the same show. Liking the same show :) He told me to watch Lie To Me - an investigator who's as good as a lie detector and spot if you are lying just by analyzing facial expressions. Very interesting show indeed. And babe I LOVE IT :D

Here watch this short trailer :

Okay enough of the television commentary, how's everybody has been? I hope life is treating you good!

Adios muchachas.

Family time.

2010-08-15T11:08:00.000+08:00

I think I'm almost enjoying being with my sisters all the time (of course when I mentioned 'sisters', I deliberately meant Cyn, Jo AND her husband. We are such a foursome). We have our weekly activities, that we would take some time out to spend with each other. Yesterday Jo cooked some Hakka dish and we sat down for dinner together. This morning we had our Sunday breakfasts at nearby neighbourhood. It's been awhile since badminton though.

I kinda need a massage session badly. My shoulder aches all the time. I think it's due to the long hours sitting in front of the pc. Sigh. Where is my boyfriend when you need him :(

I'm too lazy to contsruct sentences anymore. Today is Jo's birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOSIE LEE! :D

Peace out

2010-08-13T02:14:00.000+08:00

I can't believe I'm feeling so jaded right now. Like I've overworked myself. My body is aching for massages. Full body massage. My boyfriend keeps telling me I work too much. Which I seriously don't think so. I don't know. I still like my work though.

Tonight I was dying for his attention. Mind you, we are 15 hours apart. The only time I get to catch him is when he just got to work, and at the same time I'm about to go to bed. Gosh I just want to take the next flight to California right now. But I won't. Cos I am still sane and sensible. My friends don't seems to think the same though. They think I'm playing with fire. But I'll show you babe. We both are in this relationship for real.

Ugh, I'm so cranky and weary. When I was showering 5 minutes ago, my mind was thinking of work stuff. And I snap that thought off. I know how to control myself. Or my mind, if that matters. My boss told me she thinks I'm really good in motivating myself. I don't need her to push me, but I do all the work. Which is half true. While the other half of me hoping for the real motivation from her. Up my salary dammit, I got paid peanuts while I work the hardest yo.

So tonight I've resorted to apple flavoured incense. Something about the smoke calms my mind. Kinda reminds me of temple though. But I like the smell of temple so it's pretty okay. I know I sound super drama today. Must be too much of reality tv.

5 Signs to tell if you have fallen into the whole lovehole all over again

2010-07-25T14:30:00.000+08:00

Sign number One :
You need your boyfriend to call you all the way from California to wake you up.

Sign number Two :
You sing his favourite song like it's your favourite song and every song starts to mean something. It's so cheesy, we want to gag ourselves :P

Sign number Three :
Boyfriend's heading to a party and you pick which shirt he should wear.

Sign number Four :
You share inside jokes that no one else would understand and laugh hysterically to yourselves about it.

Sign number Five :
Boyfriend called and said he had 10 sake bombs (gasp!) and he is heading to club right now. You start to think of the possibilities of him making out with other girls. Sheesh woman. Stop being such a woman!

Hello !

2010-07-24T22:26:00.000+08:00

Hi loves, it's been awhile innit?

:) Haven't been updating much cos, well, there's not much to be updated about. I've moved to a brand new home! I have my own room now :P Next month I'm going to be on night shifts :( I prefer day shifts much better though.

So what have I been up to apart from work? Busy unpacking perhaps. Just got a 40" tv too ;) Sweet!

Yes, i'm dating again :) I actually found someone who is equally random, equally crazy, equally loving. I have no idea how we are going to work this babe, but we will make it work. Pinky promise!

I'm all crazy bout Glee out of the sudden. Glee makes me happy weeeeeee. Here's one of the song I really like from Glee's first pilot episode :

Hi! Come back!

2010-07-11T22:25:00.000+08:00

I miss you :(

Going sugar high on life

2010-06-14T23:52:00.000+08:00

Wooohoooo! (Random shot taken off a standee at Sentosa. Totally ROLF)

Hi minions! Did you miss meeeeeeee :P

I know! I went on a long hiatus without warning ey? I was swamped with work!! ..and other side activities :P Ummm, yeah pretty much that.

So if you haven't heard, i was 'hired' to be a tour guide for my colleague who from California, showing him around and stuff. I know, I know, I'm not even local Singaporean to begin with, but what the hell, I am doing some exploring myself.

We did so many things already that I've lost count! I'm too lazy to recap all the trips and places we've gone to so far. Maybe i will, in two weeks. I'll get so upset whenever I think of the end of this month, Richard is going home to Sunnyvale :(

In four more days, it's going to be two months working in Yahoo!. My team has been expanding, now we are a group of 9 techs including my manager. It has been awesome so far, it still is. I'm still going to work with a smile on my face in the morning. And guess what, I'm developing good habits of having breakfast in the morning to kickstart my day at work. But because Richard is here and he wants to be adventurous, almost everyday we go on food hunt. For he is the white guy who wants to try everything at least once! So far we've had durian puffs, chicken feet, frog legs, dragonfruit, kaya toast (he has never heard of kaya nor seen one! gasp!), cheecheongfun, siew loong paos, prata and briyani etc. There's something new every single day. So im pretty sure I'm 5 kilogrammes heavier, but oh well. You know me. Food comes first before anything else :P

I'm sleepy. Me going to bed. I shall try to update more often. Or maybe i'll see you in two weeks :) Bye loves!

Latest I-must-have-this list

2010-05-29T17:00:00.000+08:00

1. iPhone 4G : Time to chuck my lousy Samsung away.

2. John C Maxwell's Everyone Communicates, Few Connect

3. CK Summer

4. New shoesssssssss. Damn it Singapore, the streets eat up every pair of sole I have.

5. A full bed set. I'm thinking of getting a new mattress as well. I'm getting my own room in a month's time. Weeeee!

Come June, it's going to be one hell of a month. I've got a test to pass. A getaway to Malacca! Work is going live soon, so there's so many things to soak up and so many trainings! Also, I'm moving out to a brand new place, just few houses away :P

We went shopping for the little ones back in Penang. Jo got them clothes, really cute ones, and I wonder how big is my nephew Clement now. I got Elsa a pretty awesome toy. A bubble gun. My mom is going to complain so much but who to spoil them if not us aunts? :P

And I'm singing..

2010-05-28T00:07:00.000+08:00

(ukulele!) Badabadababa badabadabababa...

Let's pack our bag and lie on the easy stream, feel the water on our backs where we can carry on dreaming.

When we can finally, be where we'd like to be, darling just you and me.

Just you and me :)

So darlin' what do you say, does that sound like a plan to you? We can build our own little world where no one else can come through. We can live huts made out of grass, we can greet father time when he walks pass.

Zee Avi writes beautiful lyrics. Loves! :D

So what's your intention?

2010-05-27T23:23:00.002+08:00

My best colleague asked me today. (Konon lah best, padahal keja tak sampai dua bulan pon haha)

To be honest, I was quite suprised to hear him ask. But I was even more surprised at my own answer that flew right out without hesistation.

I said out loud, "Knowledge". In my heart I added "..if not, what else?"

So this is part and parcel of work. Drama. Politics. The consequences of being close to other colleagues. In my case, my senior colleague that is coming down from US. Rumours will always be rumours. This isn't the first time. I am not trying to prove anything to anyone but myself. Is it wrong to stay up late to ask questions? It is wrong that I want to be a better team mate and learn regardless I'm underpaid or not?

I think I am unpaid. For what I'm giving out to my company. Heck, today I have even worked for 12 hours straight but I'm not complaining. Cos when I walked out of office, I walked out happily.

So what is my intention? For now, my intention is to grow. To learn. To perform. To be happy. And to continue walking out of office happily everyday.

Yes, it is THAT simple.

Shoot me a conversation

2010-05-19T00:52:00.001+08:00

Hey guys,

Tonight I feel like I'm compelled to write something. I just have to. Can't bear to leave my blog untouched for a week just like that. :)

So a month swift by, and I've drank at least 40 cans of soda from my company's vending machine. AT LEAST! Haha! I want to say I bleed purple now, (that's a term for employees if they live and breathe Yahoo!) but maybe I'm not quite there yet. But so far, I love it.

Pei Yee finally stepped out of the country to visit me! Though we didn't sit down and spend time talking much but I'm sooo glad to see her! :) Loops you made my weekend! *hugs* Come to think of it, I've been missing out on talking to most of you. That's probably because night shifts have kicked in, and I'm usually at work till 10.30pm. It's pretty cool to be in the office and blasting out loud John Mayer's late at night. Although I prefer morning shift better. Meh.

How are you guys? Update me! I feel like I've been living under a rock!

The air's so still, you can hear me breathe.

2010-05-10T23:07:00.001+08:00

I'm growing three zits on my forehead. And they come free with a migraine. Great innit?

I came home to an empty bed.

I miss you love. :(

Definitely, maybe.

2010-05-08T17:14:00.002+08:00

Hi guys,

It's a rainy Saturday afternoon and I've just spent my morning healthily by waking up early for breakfast and a game of badminton. Nothin much to update except that come Monday, shift work starts! With that I mean, honeymoon's over. Real work now. Grueling ey!

This is Maggie, the US team lead from States. She came over to train our team and she's just wonderful. By now she's prolly back in California but yesterday was her last day with the team. Thus, we bought her lunch at Sakae Sushi (yes, I know, so boring right? but boohoo Singapore got nothin much to offer anyway so yeah) and made her a card with a photograph of us in it. So friggin cheesy, but not that I mind (cos im the one who suggested it anyway :P)

If you haven't notice already, that's how casual we dress up for work. (I was actually wearing my clubbing tops to work cos I figured it's Friday anyway and I don't care haha). For a first job, I think I'm spoilt. Heh.

Apart from work, everything's pretty much same old same old.

I want to say this, but I don't know if I can. Guys, I think I am smitten. I think.

–adjective

struck, as with a hard blow.

grievously or disastrously stricken or afflicted.

very much in love.

Take a guess. :P

Long Vacation!

2010-05-06T20:29:00.001+08:00

I saw abang Shahril's teeshirt and I told him I like it. He then told me about Takuya Kimura. Which leads to me Youtube-ing for lalala love song. I love this song!

I dont really remember the storyline for Long Vacation, but I do recall that it was a really good show! La la la...

Yodel Anecdotal

2010-05-05T22:12:00.001+08:00

It's my third week at yodeling hard at Yahoo (trust me, in Yahoo, it's very common to say that :P ), and everyday when I sign off from work, I'm still smiling.

I'm smiling cause I find my job exciting. I'm working for a great company. The team smells like nothin but team-spirit. My manager said I've exceeded her expectation. And somehow, at the end of the day, I'm smiling cause I find all these absurd.

Sometimes, when I got stuck at some tiny meeny IT problem, I wonder how am I going to survive alone. But during one-on-one meeting with my manager today, she said she believe I will survive this and get to a greater height. Some words when you utter them, you might think they mean nothin, but this I tell you, totally motivates me to break the wall and grow.

Good news aside, I've got updates on the ABC that my manager and I (yes both of us) were drooling on. He is, apparently, married, fml. He is also, apparently, over 30 years old but he sounds like 22 high school guy (with a very sexy, deep voice heee). Well not-so-fml. But. He also has kids. Fml max. :(

However he is still the most helpful US tech that I will be working closely with. So yippee! :D Gotta pancing other deep, sexy voice techs though. Haha!

Simple joy in life

2010-05-02T22:04:00.006+08:00

Sometimes simple joy in life means waking up to a sunny morning.

Having lunch with your family.

Doing work voluntarily.

Singing out of tune.

Looking at your loved ones and say I am blessed to be happy like this.

:)

I found myself a guinea pig.

2010-05-01T01:58:00.003+08:00

You know how I adore putting people in position and go finger tripping happy but most people are such resistance to it when I go *click click click* ?

Well what do you know? I found someone who would willingly pose for me :P Aiyo a lot people has been asking me about Alvan (refer picture lol) and he is not my boyfriend la okay. Friend from hometown, gotta take care of each other from now on. :)

I'm loving this ABC!

2010-04-30T01:19:00.004+08:00

The thing about being a Global Desk tech is that I get to call the States and talk to other Global Desk tech. Well mainly cos we're new and there's a thousand questions we need to be assisted with.

But fucking hell I've been talking (in a conference group meeting) to this ABC and he sounds sooooooooo sexay! I did a search on our corporate network (I wasn't stalking okay! It's my job to look people up on the network and look through their profile!) and he isn't that cute, BUT! His voice, omg! *earorgasm*

That's why I randomly tweeted today, "If you speak prefect English, you're probably hot". Shallow I know. But then again, who doesn't have a bad picture! :P

ABC aside, I'm really glad I took time to meet Alvan today. Our Seremban siew pao boy has officially crossed over to Singapore to earn more 'kaching'. So happy for him for landing a spot in Guy Savoy (which is going to be in the Marina Sands itself. Sweet! ). Alvan said Guy Savoy is like the Tyra Banks of the French cuisine industry! So I gotta give thumbs up him that. We got soooo many things to talk about since it has been four years since we last met! I'm truly grateful for having him here. Now there's one more fellow Msian that I can count on in SG. :D

I'm starting to miss mom and Elsa again. Made a call home last night and my mom cracks me up!
Me : (trying to be funny) Hello, is this Mimi speaking?
Mom : Yes! It's Mimi!! (shouting to Grandma at the back) My daughter is calling!
Me : How did you know it's me!!!!
Mom : Of course I recognized my own daughter, silly!

HAHAHA. Prolly you wouldn't get the joke but she was really hillarious when she's on the phone. Aite guys I gotta run. Tomorrow's i'm exempted from work woohoo! :P but I gotta get up early to do some sight seeing with the new white boy and his housemate. Selamat malam semua. :)

The everyday life of the accidental geek.

2010-04-22T22:59:00.002+08:00

Ah finally! I've been wanting to write (literally itching to write!) every single night, but if you haven't already heard (or read :P i love doing in the bracket talks), I am no longer unemployed. In other words, I am actually earning in SGD now. Bad news is, I am heavily in debt. I owe my sis rental and god knows what other miscellaneous stuff she paid for me. I need to start giving mom some moolah. I need to pay off my study loan! Etc etc. :/

Ok I shall start doing all that after I get my second pay check :P

Now, about work! Work has been great! Mainly because work hasn't really started yet. There are trainings to attend and slides to be studied every single day. Part of me felt like I'm in multimedia class every single day. And I do question myself from time to time, why did I get into the IT line when I know nuts about it? So I am working twice as hard to pick up all the IT jingles that are being thrown at me everyday. Honestly, I feel like the baby of the group, but my colleagues have been really, really helpful! I am truly grateful to be in a great team. So far, I love my work! I really do. :)

The culture in my company is very different from the usual I would say. We have people playing Guitar Hero and Wii in the Gaming Room during breaks. People from the Marketing team (which sadly sit just right behind me) would blast really loud music in the office. My department director from Hong Kong would just walk up to me and crack jokes in Cantonese (well mainly because most Singaporeans do not understand Cantonese and he was telling me racist jokes about angmoh wtf haha). I get to wear whatever I want to work. And of course, everyone gets the joy of going to the soda vending machine just to press that big button and listen at the sound of the can drop (when you don't have to pay for it, the cool factor just shots up higher haha).

Don't hate me, just yet.

I have a pretty huge cubicle with a white board in front of me to scribble on, with my personal cabinet to go along. I already have my Hp laptop, but I will also be getting my own Mac. And a huge ass external screen to go with it. And a docking station. And...i got a cute ang moh IT guy sitting right in front of me :P (ok fineee he is married). So now you guys know these are the perks of being in IT line.

I have been sleeping at 10pm every night and waking up at 6am in the morning. Lifeless man. Gotta get used to it. Cos when shift work starts, that's going to be worst. :S

So who else want to join me in Singapore? We are still lacking four men :P

Lalala...

2010-04-17T16:04:00.000+08:00

Oi, wake up. Two more days left before I have to surrender to work and be handcuffed. :( Went for briefing today (yeap on a freaking Saturday and the fact that I went out partying till 4am doesn't help) to have a taste of what to expect on Monday. I is having nervous breakdown.

Never liked first days cos I'll usually end up doing stupid stuff. Also, I am the only fresh graduate without any IT background. So I was told that I'm going to be seated beside Mr Senior IT Lead. I is so screwed.

However, I am very excited to go on board with the team. Just hope I could turn myself into a sponge and just absorb everything quickly! Okay raining anjing kucing liao. Cheerio! :D

Or are we dancers?

2010-04-16T11:23:00.001+08:00

I thought I'll be fine, but last night pain sneakily creep up to me. I couldn't really sleep and I felt like there's something stuck at the throat, like somehow I'm suffocating from all the emotions. Nigger said it is only human if I feel the pain, it is only human if I cry.

But I couldn't.

Woke up today trying not to feel like crap. Now I'm questioning myself whether I made the right move or not. Why do I always have to position myself in the most awkward situation?

I'm sorry. I sure hope everything would be alright now. I didn't build any castle in the air, so I have no reason to be upset. I mean, come on, I've expected this from Day One. And I figure it is only the matter of time.

Now I'm going to be alright now :)

Dear Feelings,

2010-04-16T04:56:00.000+08:00

It's been four months now. I've tried so hard to contain you inside for so long and now I've let you out. Once and for all.

Yup, I've come clean. I told him everything bout you. Bout how miserable you make me feel and it is affecting me somehow. And the best part is, I finally knew the last piece of the puzzle.

No, this isn't a drunk speech. This is not a confession. This serves as a reminder. I guess I will still be living my own prophecy. Guys that I like will never like me, and I will never like guys that like me. Think it's silly? Well it's been true as hell so far.

But oh well. At least I know not to react to this. Instead I respond, and I think I responded pretty well to it. I'm not feeling pain, not even sadness. Not that I'm happy either. A bit of mixed feelings maybe. I guess I learn how to look under the table for the silver lining. Well at least we don't have to play the guessing game. And I'm going to try to crush you. My self esteem dropped again, but I have been warned, didn't I?

I do hope I didnt put a strain to our friendship (I hate to use this word, 'friendship'. Sounds so high school right? But 'relationship' sounds so wrong innit?) by letting you out of the bag. He's still important to me, I can't put my finger to it why. But thank you for being here with me, the whole time. I love this feeling. Till I see you again, but for now you're going to be forgotten for a while. :)

Live and Inspire Series : Season II kicks off!

2010-04-15T04:13:00.001+08:00

Tomorrow marks the launching of the second season of the Starbucks Live and Inspire series yo! I'm actually really excited for it as Ramli Ibrahim of Sutra Dance Theater will be the guest speaker and he'll be the first to get the balls rolling for new season.

"This pure, intense fire in the most sacred part of myself. It is the point of time when I celebrate life with my total being." -Ramli Ibrahim, 1989

The renowned dancer and choreographer shows that he does not need to conform as long as one has the passion and love for what he does. Being a Muslim who pioneers in both traditional Indian dances and Malay dances, I believe that he is the perfect example to prove that even when politics try to break us, races try to differentiate us, religions try to separate us, art however, unites all of us as one. For that, I salute Ramli Ibrahim and I sooo wish I could be there in person to listen to what he has to share.

If you have never seen or heard about the Live and Inspire series, watch this little clip to see what you've missed!

Venue : Starbucks Level Two, Bangsar Village II.

Date : April 15, 2010

Time : 8 pm - 9 pm

For more information on the event tomorrow, click here! :)

Pictorial

2010-04-14T22:24:00.000+08:00

sunny daze

rainy daze

But everyday is a happy daze! :D

Mind over matter.

2010-04-14T03:08:00.002+08:00

I've been whining and complaining bout how bored and lifeless I am for the past few hours. What I failed to realize was how blessed I am to be able to spend some alone time and do some soul-searching. It's pretty amazing how loud your mind speaks to you when the night seems dead and quiet except for the occasional sound of cars speeding by. Now my mind is telling me to write my thoughts down, as thoughts are roots of ideas and I will not know how amazing those ideas would turned out until I pen them down.

I was doing a little research when I came across an article about how our mind can make us and break us. The power of the mind is needed to be focus and determined. However, more than often, our mind also generate a hundred excuses for us to fail. I know this seems like pretty deep stuff (and no I am not trying to be philosophical here) but it's not! To put it in a simpler way, to quote the example from the article, if I said I wanted to work out at 7am in the morning everyday, everyone would be like 'woah, no way you can wake up for it man'. There! Don't you see? You want to do something but your mind tries to break the idea, even though in this case, your friend's mind trying to suggest it to you. What we need to do is to set the idea in our mind, lock it down and throw the key away. Try to do this at home. Set a task for yourself. Something that you have been meaning to do but you just have no time for it. This time, give yourself no excuses. Whenever your mind tries to suggest you something else, brush it away. If you want to do it in the morning, wake up for it. Even though it's freaking 7 am, screw sleep! If you want it bad enough, don't let your mind win this time.

Now it's 3am in the morning but I'm going to be up at 9am to do 100 times of sit-ups. Cos I want to. It's all in the mind.

My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard...

2010-04-10T00:26:00.001+08:00

and they're like, it's better than yours :P

Hi people, meet my backyard. It's spring now, isn't it?

Beautiful morning innit?

2010-04-07T11:01:00.000+08:00

I'm grateful that I woke up early today, and I get to talk to my sister before she head out to work.
I'm grateful that I had to walk a long stretch to get to the bus stop, as I am given the chance to shed some weight off.
I'm grateful that I had to wait for the bus, as I get to enjoy the beautiful view of the park in the morning, with the lalangs waving back at me.
I'm grateful that I made a blunder, for now I'm a day too early to collect my pass.
I'm grateful that the journey home in the bus felt so long, as I get to bask in the sunshine.
I'm grateful that I forgot my camera today, as I know I'll be able to capture the beautiful view I have tomorrow, and for now, the picture shall stay put in my head.
I'm grateful that I call mum just to say hi, as I miss her terribly and it's been a taboo in my family to say it out loud.
I'm grateful that the 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Sumatra this morning and no casualty has been reported.

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." -Albert Einstein

Bagai pungguk rindukan bulan

2010-04-07T00:44:00.000+08:00

Malam ni I emo sebab rindu kat Malaysia, kat tanah air. Rindu kat kawan-kawan. Rindu kat mamak, especially nasi lemak panas kat 222. Rasa cam nak makan garlic cheese naan kat Devi's Corner jugak.

Sini bukannya ape kurang nya. Hari-hari routine jer, bangun, go online, makan ngan kakak. Do some work online, and sleep. Tapi cam mana pun tak same rasa nya. Takde tempat yang boleh masuk kategori 'chilling'. I need to find something to do soon. Before I evolve into a huge piece of meat, layered with fat.

The last time I had teh tarik was at Salim, ngan Loops. Oh rindu! Biarpun dekat Singapore ni, tapi memang dah tahu chance nak balik KL dah kurang. Hanya boleh menantikan kawan-kawan semua datang ke Singapore and from there we shall catch up again. Janji?

Bombs away!

2010-04-01T01:32:00.000+08:00

If you know me in person, you'll probably met my group of friends whom we fondly call ourselves the 'Papa Kedana Gang' (which loosely translates to The Pauper Gang'). My point is, to survive in PJ with very little money and the heart that always looking to have fun, we had to resort to cheap entertainments.

Like Justin and his magic card tricks.

Haha! I'm kidding! I absolutely love Justin's card trick as I really believe in magic. Yeah I know there are a thousand tricks in the world to fool people but I genuinely believe magic exists. Ok I'll save that topic for another day.

Again, my point is, we always have to come up with silly games (Mali for example. Guys dread it, the girls love it haha!) to fill up all our free time since some days we just cannot afford to lepak at Starbucks. More than often we play Truth, very brutal games, yet super exciting at the same time cos I get to ask the most explicit questions haha im so evil.

So I'm offering all of you a chance of revenge as I sign up at a site call Formspring, where you get to post any questions on anything at all, and the best part would be, you get to be completely anonymous! If you have questions that you are dying to ask me about and never got the guts to, well head over to http://www.formspring.me/twazyrachy and bombs away!

P/S: Do not ask me stupid questions or i'll smack you kaw kaw. Have fun! :D

City Escape

2010-03-28T01:32:00.002+08:00

Thought I ought to write down my experience with the *Scapes team today before I forget :P

Few days back I volunteered to be part of the crew for the finale programme for Media Fiesta, a creative festival in Singapore. I'm all for arts, creative and culture, and since I have so much extra time to spare, I thought why not? Hence, I was part of the crew for Sound@Scapes!

Somehow in between I manage to get my ex-roomie, Chin Chin in as well, but I ended up being assigned (actually, again, I volunteered to take up that role before anyone does, plainly because, I prefer to sit and work heh) as a receptionist while Chin Chin was assigned to be usher.

On Friday we both went for briefing, and once I stepped in the building, my intial thought was, "Crap." You see, everyone is freaking young! They are still in school, some in poly, but still!! @#$%^! It was pretty obvious we were the older pair, not that I mind being older, but happens that the Floor Manager, the one that called us up to be volunteers is also younger! fml really.

Overall I think the whole management is crappy, very disorganized, as everything is so messed up and last minute. The event went really well though. The response from the crowd was overwhelming, the exhibitions were spanking awesome, gigs that went on in The Warehouse were really good! However I think the crowd is very, urm, static. Passive like max. No one even scream except me. -_- No feel man watch bands rock on stage and stand still. (I on the other hand was trying to imagine myself in Barsonic lah. Deprived man, deprived!)

Got $20 at the end of the night, pretty crappy pay right? Okay la at least they didn't ill-treat us, and I was volunteering and wasn't there for the money. Got to scream my lungs out a little bit and get to keep my tee shirt lor. And not forgetting the crappy goodie bag. However my best reward is that I get to know three fantastic girls! One of them is sixteen and omg I love her to bits cos she is abit cuckoo in her head. HAHA Merideff I'm so glad I met you! Oh oh! And she is the first person I met (in my generation) that has NO facebook! How cool is that? She is a resistant! Hahaha!

Girls from left; Sophia, a pretty fatten up Rachy, Merideff :)

Ok lazy to blog already, need to do some work for Tim before he kills me. Ciao!

You Funky Thang

2010-03-25T01:07:00.002+08:00

My sister is a household freak. She's like the perfect housewife that every guy should kidnap and make her wifey (but of course, now that she's married, too late! boohoo! :P). And she loves to buy household goodies. Now that she left the whole house to her sister (thaaaaaat's me! ala amanda bynes show. siape rajin tgk tv mesti faham haha!) for her honeymoon in Hong Kong, it's up to me to mengada with her kitchen appliances.

So one day I found a funky little thing in the kitchen cabinet. I don't know what is it called, but I know what is it for. Though I have to admit I have never seen such clever invention before and my sister actually bought such thang.

So! Here's a step to step guide on how to use 'That Funky Little Thang' :D

Object of the day, told you it's funky!

Subject of the day, Mr Vitamin C.

Here's how you're supposed to wear it/use it. Just, try not to wear it out to Barsonic okay?

The whole thing is made out of plastic, but the little jutted out edge at the bottom is pointy enough to penetrate through Mr Vitamin C's skin. Now start from the top...

...drag it all the way down. And repeat from the top again but this time creating a new cut.

And tadaaa! No need for squishy squashy mess and samurai knife technique to cut your oranges. Now you can have the whole orange without breaking your nails! Yippeee!

If you are lame like me, where everything seems to amuse me right now, you can even do some artwork with it! (Ini sign for radioactive hahaha!)

Now can someone tell me what do you really call that 'funky little thang' in real life? (I don't live in real life. I live in wonderland haha why am i so lame)

Connecting the dots

2010-03-24T19:44:00.005+08:00

Today couldn't have been better. Like the path is paved-ready for my fragile little feet to step on. Even birds would sing-a-long to my thoughts kind of day.

Got my medical check-up done for my work permit application at SATA early morning. I cannot recall the last time I got poked and blood drawn for lab test. I realized I can watch the nurse do it to other people but I can't watch when the nurse was looking for my veins to poke about. Poor arms, they bruised right after.

Sneaked out in between X Rays and doctors consultation to have lunch with my aunt at this small cafe called Happy Daze. Totally forgot to take picture of the place but it is a perfect location for a quiet evening read, because there were barely any customer apart from us and another table. Food was so-so. Nothing worthy to mention. To my surprise I actually enjoyed my aunt's company cos I used to dislike her. Not to say dislike, but this aunt used to be very critical. She always have something to say bout everything. My hair, the way I dress, the way I walk and anyone who tries to comment or restrict my freedom totally puts me off. But maybe I grew out of that rebellious phase. Or maybe we both grew up, to be more appreciative of family bonds.

One day if I lose everything, I know family is the only place I can seek refuge. (hopefully that day won't come la okay? lol)

Oh! Oh! Another reason why I'm so happy and contented today would be caused of my new flats! So pretty! On 20% discount somemore! I'm so sick of wearing heels and getting blisters and corns. I'm convinced that my feet are going to run away with someone else if I keep torturing them like that. Hence, investment! :)

Yippee! Nice anottt!

I soooo feel like drinking right now, but no one is free to go drinking lor :S Gone are those alcoholic days. But pieces of puzzle are falling into place already. I'm going to dive into the harsh reality real soon! Kancheongness gila babi mannnn.

Interlude

2010-03-23T21:04:00.000+08:00

This is one of those times where my mind is practically blank, and yet I'm anxious over some matter. I don't feel good at all.

Makes me wonder if I'm PMS-ing.

I just want to fall in a hug but there's no arms to fall back to.

Buns of steel

2010-03-16T02:26:00.001+08:00

Oh hello. I missed you. I miss talking to you. There's so much on my mind right now, begging to be transformed into words and be plastered to the walls of this room.

I hate being in Malaysia right now, cos being in the country with a lot to do and plenty of places to go but living with no mean of transport equals hell. Aiyo, when is our country going to step up to the plate and beat Singapore at the public transportation category?

I had one of the best days of my life, that is getting the scroll from Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat after spending 16 years of my life on it. The day wasn't about the scroll nor the president of MCA, it was about having both my mom and dad and my grandmother watching me getting my degree on stage. It was about seeing familiar faces and knowing that I might not see them until another lifetime. It was about, ignoring the fact that everyone was sweating happy beads under the sun and continue flashing their million dollar smiles for photographs.

Talking bout convocation day, I've got a confession to make. During the break, where we were forced to listen to some chinese song (which I have no idea what's the title or what they are singing about), suddenly I had the tendency wanting to cry my balls out (not that I have any. Just a figure of speech, mind you lol) Tears filled my eyes thinking bout leaving university for real, and going away from friends, all the way to Singapore. I seriously do not know when will I be back again once I start work. Tsk. But of course, stonecoldrachely did not shed a single tear. It was just a wave of emotions yo. :P

So what's next? I'm moving on to the moolah-earning phase of life. The more the merrie :) I'm counting my blessings everyday. But the question is how to prepare to jump into the sea of outlandishness and look good in it?

(PS : And if you haven't noticed, I'm blogging with a bit of mix feeling. delirious and anxiety mode alright. I call it pre-work-syndrome)

Doing the cock stand.

2010-03-10T02:01:00.004+08:00

Ahh, the wonders of MS Paint. Now everytime I see a cock pass by, I'll definitely remember Aidi (not) being such a cock. :P Urm, but at least I know this cock is all organic. HAHAHA!

Must be the feng shui mannnn

2010-03-09T03:09:00.000+08:00

Being in PJ just made me happy trippy.

This afternoon, I received a very important call from singapore, confirming my employment in their company. Thus ending my agonizing, nothin-better-to-do days! :D Yippeee! I can't express how happy I am right now but if you got Skype maybe I can show you! :))))))))))))

I called home to Singapore first, then texted Adam to inform him bout the good news next. And the funny thing is that both of them tell me the same thing, "We should celebrate!". Haha, lovely idea, but maybe I'll hold that thought till my first paycheck, alright guys? :P

There are a thousand things to do on my to-do list right now.
Like, the taiwan snowflakes i've been wanting to have since months back. And also tong yuen in ss2. My favourite restaurant serving the best carbonara ever. Mamaks! Gosh I missed mamak-ing till the next morning. Shisha! (even though I only tried once or twice but I'm in the mood for shisha right now). I need to see all my friends again cos I miss each and everyone of you.

But I shan't plan, cos best things happen when you least expected it :)

Doodley do

2010-03-05T21:43:00.002+08:00

My standard kindergarden artwork. Note that the grey patch over there is actually a rock lying somewhere in the meadow.

Now you know why I always get C in Pendidikan Seni. :P

They say three's a charm. Four is the magic number.

2010-03-05T08:35:00.000+08:00

I barely slept, spent the night googling and going through 'Toughest Questions Asked in Interviews' and how to tackle them.

Technically this would be my fourth interviewer. Third interview session with the same company. Second phone conference interview to US. And the one and only that had me waking up at 6:50 in the morning to prep myself.

Same questions were repeated. I was much more prepared and comfortable even though when I punched in the numbers to dial, my hands were trembling. Adrenaline rush 8 in the morning, fml.

The toughest question asked would be the hypothetical situation where she said, "If I had a laptop and I can't access to the wireless in a hotel, what should I do?". I mumbled something bout checking IP address. And I told her, "I'm sorry I don't have any IT background. I'm telling through my own experience." (where as if that situation happens to me, I would friggin call up the hotel front desk and screw them up haha).

Can everyone please pray for me so that I will get this job? Pweeety prease?

I love old books more than I love men.

2010-03-04T02:59:00.003+08:00

Today I had to run some errands and I made a dash to Bras Basah Complex. For those who don't know, Bras Basah Complex is an old building, famous mainly for art supplies and the huge Popular bookstore. I had a few titles that I was looking for but the fact that I am still unemployed made me think twice before spending my moolah away. Jodi Picoult's 'Handle with Care' can wait.

But. Yup, there's a but. I walked passed a lane with stores that sells second hand books. I told myself, the fact that I'm already here, wouldn't hurt to walk in and take a look. Might as well, right?

Last week I was reading 'The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield, and even though the beginning was super slow, but once I got into Chapter Two, i was hooked. Basically it's about a pair of odd twins that has the extreme character of one another. And in this story, the storyteller in the book (I hope you're still catching on what I'm saying) was a fan of two classic tale; namely Jane Eyre and Wuthering Heights. I still remember finish Jane Eyre in a day (my best friend emmy lend it to me, I think I nearly blinded myself reading that book). It was a dark tale for that era, but very interesting concept nonetheless.

So back to my story, I walked into the bookstore that smells like a bunch of old books. It was hard trying to locate any book as everything is scattered all over the places. I walked into the classic literature section and voila! First book that caught my eye, a yellow old cover illustrating Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. I secretly grinned to myself and can't help but think this bookshop has its way to make me find the books that I've been wanting to look for. Cause right beside Wuthering Heights, I saw another book, and my heart stopped for a second! :D Now I think I'm in love again.

So the Indian bookstore keeper sold me two old books for SGD 16. I feel cheated in a way. Guilt stricken at the same time. But for now, at least I know I won't sleep alone at night.

In any way, you're still a star.

2010-03-01T16:45:00.001+08:00

Lomo-dreaming

[credits]

A Chap Goh Mei Haiku

2010-02-28T22:59:00.002+08:00

The night where all desperate men flocks to the river,
Single ladies scribble their numbers and throw oranges to the water,
Hoping some good-looking guy will find her fruit,
Blinded by her own version of fairytale book,
Not knowing all the good men probably chilling somewhere else,
Leaving the rest swimming in the February wind.

Men, off the moon,
Girls, don't be the cartoon, turn off your phone soon,
Happy Chap Goh Mei! :)

(This haiku is inspired by Aidi, or General Dada as he fondly calls himself, who blogs in style. Gibberish yet profound. Highest level of blogging skills in the world of words. Period.)

Think Thin!

2010-02-27T00:33:00.000+08:00

"Think thin, and you'll be thin"

How I fucking wish that works.Convocation in two weeks. Time to get some work done.

Can anyone recommend me good photography studio around KL area? It's for my graduation photos!

Crapalogy.

2010-02-27T00:16:00.002+08:00

My cousin sister has her group of schoolmates sleeping over for a couple of nights now. A bunch of younglings (I like the sound of that. Make them seem a lot younger than they are :p ) from Penang, and I do notice the generation differences between them and my batch. Well maybe it's not fair for me to judge them like that, but look, I merely categorizing those kids according to my observations. For one, I notice being born three years after me, they are a bunch of brave kids. Not shy at all. Greet me and talk to me as if they have known me for years. Not that it is a bad thing. They have great PR skills, no doubt. Just that, if I turn the situation around, and if my friends and I were to be them, we would probably just keep our mouth shut, force smiles if needed, and just greet them parents.

Correct me if I'm wrong buddies.

All talks about the younger generation of Penangites reminds me of a conversation I had with Celeste(another fellow Penangites, only a couple of years older than me hahaha). We were both in her car, heading to the mall in Penang when the fashion topic came up. Generally, I think (very important to emphasize on 'I think', before anyone decides to bash me up heh) Penang girls have a theme. I've seen the pattern among my cousins. Denim mini skirts and sneakers. Tank tops and shorts. MNG preferably. (I am freaking serious).

I'm not saying I don't own clothes like that. I do. In fact, I'm always with shorts. But when one is in Penang, one could see almost every friggin girl dress like that. KLites however are eccentric in their fashion senses. KL peeps want to be different, unique, emphasizes on individualism very much. I, for one, think that Singapore girls are fabulous dressers. If there's one thing the girl's here are good at, it must be the eyes for great clothes.

The only question I have would be, how come Penang girls are all skinny bitches? Don't they see food everywhere? :S

Rage on page

2010-02-24T23:24:00.002+08:00

Wah super tulan i need to bitch bout facebook. mcb so slow, i shower come out still loading the same page! I'm pretty sure it is over populated. Gotta do something bout it Mark Zuckerberg! Thumbs down definitely.

While I'm at it, this is what I think of the local production industry here. They have two favourite phrases.

"The positions will only be opened to Singaporeans/PR"

"Payment is on a lo/no/deferred basis"

Wtf, 'lo/no/deferred' is just another word for "We are broke ass cheap production houses who simply cannot afford to employ people".

I am super sick of production houses in Singapore. Seriously losing hope on the creative industry here.

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier

2010-02-19T17:38:00.006+08:00

I was reminiscing and blasting numbers from The Killers when I came across the news that Brandon Flowers, Killers' frontman lost his mother in a cancer battle a week back. Now, it was not very long ago when The Killers abruptly canceled their gigs in Singapore, and I heard that many fans were very disappointed with them, but now that the truth is out, I feel for Brandon who has to deal with such tragic news at such times.

My deepest condolence goes to Brandon Flowers and I hope that he will be able to take as much time off as he can and when he is ready for the world again, he shall be able to stand up and produce good music . Here's one song from The Killers that I grew to love.

Read more about the sad news here.

Awesome tiger power year.

2010-02-16T21:24:00.002+08:00

Here's my Princess Elsa wishing all of you happy new year! Isn't she a doll? :)

Come 2010, im spending my new year in Penang as usual. Basking in a bit too much of cny goodie and family love. Ang pows have been a tad thrifty this year. Oh and this year's zodiac prediction has it that people born in the year of Rabbit will find love coming their way. Oh crap. I rather have good predictions on matters like work and life right now haha.

Anyhoo, just a quick one. I wish all of you a great year ahead. For those whose unemployed like me, hope you guys will score an interview soon and for the others, I hope that great things are coming your way. :)

Here's another picture of my niece. Love her to bits.

Precious

Positivity is all we need

2010-02-12T12:55:00.006+08:00

Okay, half an hour has passed and I'm feeling better already.

All I want to say is that I'm glad a have a John C Maxwell book. I think I am an emotionally dependent person, as I've always look for someone, or in this case, something to tell me that everything's going to be fine. And I wished Adam's online so that I can bitch bout myself and sulk. However, I remind myself to stay positive, so I went and read Tim's List of 100 instead, and it perked me up a little bit. :)

Adam and Tim are two most influential people in my life right now. Ever since I got to Spore, I made a little promise to myself, that is to strive to be a better person. I want to live and breathe on positive vibes, and that's exactly what I'm getting from them. Is this just another phase in life? I honestly don't know. But I can tell you this is a good phase! :))

typography i made out of ribbons

Read this one quote off John C Maxwell that I think I can relate to right now.

"Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know."

Yawn

2010-02-12T01:34:00.002+08:00

Tomorrow I have a phone interview in the morning. Don't know what to expect really. I just hope everything would be ...

Wish me luck!

---------------- edit ------------------
Okay, I sucked at the interview. I was speaking to this ang moh fella from US team and he asked me a couple of questions I didnt know what to answer. Basically, he asked me what am I going to do on the first day of my job, what kind of questions would I ask the customer if they were to call me for troubleshooting, what's the closest thing in my previous work experience that I can relate to meeting datelines. Interview that has quite a number of awkward silence is not a good interview. I think this is my worst experience ever. This is a classic example of what happens if you are desperate and trying to score a job you have zero interest in. (Thus in this case, I can't even talk about passion, as I have none and I can only say I'm seeking challenges in a different industry)

To put it in a nutshell, the 20 minutes conversation suck balls. And I don't have a good feeling about it. :(

Live and Inspire Series : Emotional Freedom Technique

2010-02-10T05:32:00.004+08:00

To some they think it's miracle, to others they are skeptical about it. However, Emotional Freedom Technique(EFT) is neither of the two, it is merely the combination of sciences from the East and the West.

The story :
If one watch enough Hong Kong kung-fu flicks, one would know of the existence of meridian points in the human body. Meridians are a network of energy that's interconnected in the human body, very much like wiring in the circuit board.

The ancient Chinese found out that energy flows within the body and certain meridian points control certain organs or bodily function. Chinese call it chi, Indians call it chakra, and there are many other definition for this. Acupuncture therapy were built based on just that. The difference between EFT and acupuncture is that EFT works as a healing aid that does not use needles and it involves psychotheraphy as well. What we do not know of is that disturbance in the flow of the energy in our body sometimes might be transformed into negative emotions and these unresolved emotional issues would ultimately affect our health.

Everyday we hear people around us, loved ones, friends or colleagues complaining about reoccurring health problems such as headache, stress and depression or even phobias that cannot be dealt with medication. EFT provides an alternative way of healing when everything else does not seems to work. This Thursday, Issac Lim will demonstrate the wonders of EFT by teaches us how to control the emotions that has accumulated within the years and free ourselves from the negative emotions by tapping on the meridian points.

Issac Lim is an administrator of Gracevilla Retirement Centre for the past 18 years and his role as a complementary therapist is registered with the Malaysian Ministry of Healty-TCM. He is also a member of Malaysian Society for Complementary Medicine (MSCM) and Malaysian Psychotheraphy Association. Most importantly, he is certified under the American Board of NLP practitioners and he is certified as EFT-ADV (Advance) by Master Patricia Carrington (US) and is a Level 3 under EFT Master Peter Graham in Australia.

To understand more about EFT, here's a video that sums it all.

Still skeptical? Head over to the Starbucks Bangsar Village 2 this Thurday to experience EFT yourself. Free Starbucks coffee for the first 30!

Date : 11 February 2009 (Thursday)
Time : 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue : Level 2, Starbucks Bangsar Village 2

This is not the first time Live and Inspire has organized such talk. To check out on the previous Live and Inspire Series, log on to their website at www.liveandinspire.com.

Alternatively, you can stay connected with Live and Inspire via Facebook or follow them on Twitter!

This event is organized by Live and Inspire and sponsored by Maybank.

Escapism

2010-02-09T15:14:00.002+08:00

We used to have only mr glacius. Now we witness the birth of ms glacius talking bout shredding of guitars all the way from Hobart, Tasmania. I kinda made a promise I'll sponsor him the money to custom make a guitar once I've made my few millions.

If music be the food of love, play on.
-Shakespeare

Human nature

2010-02-07T02:10:00.003+08:00

I have Social Disease. I have to go out every night. If I stay home one night I start spreading rumors to my dogs.

-the late Andy Warhol

Damage is done.

2010-02-06T13:43:00.000+08:00

Today Thomas told me he's sorry for being a total ass to me. What's that supposed to mean?

He didn't ask for anything. He just wanted to apologize.

But he didn't know, being apologetic now does not change the fact that he made me feel like a fool for believing in him in the first place.

You cut me deep. There's no redemption for that.

Last night has been a peaceful night hai.

2010-02-06T13:09:00.009+08:00

I figure the best way to annoy you readers, is to blog bout what I did this one whole day. In detailed. Hah!

06:00 - Was the first person to wake up in the house, beating my sister that had to go to work at 8 o'clock in the morning.
08:00 - Fell back to bed for a quick nap before getting up for real.
10:30 - Got up for real. Prepared to go out.
12:15 - Head to Little India by train and met up with brother-in-law for lunch.
14:00 - Explored Little India, looking for a threading parlour.
14:20 - Finally found it. Threading took me less than 3 minutes. Amazed by the speed and quality work done by Rupini's.
15:00 - Got to Dhoby Ghaut. Located The Cathay, purchased tickets for Law Abiding Citizen.
15:30 - Had double scope ice-cream at Ben & Jerry's. Figured it was pretty good ice-cream that came with a hefty price tag.
15:45 - Sat there for hours reading Waverly's Place.
17:00 - Rashid said he was on the way. Walked back to Plaza Sing to meet up. For the first time. Not nervous at all. Feeling really sleepy at the same time.
17:15 - After a couple of calls, identified a fella wearing The Ant tee shirt. Thought he looked taller in pictures.
17:30 - Rashid brought me exploring the town on foot. Went to Ford Canning Park. Learnt that keramat actually means tomb in English.
19:20 - Watched movie in Cathay Cineplex. The one we have in eCurve is way better.
21:30 - Rashid brought me back to Little India for food. Little India is super packed at night. Had cheese naan. Made me miss Devi's Corner cos the naan here is small and shitty.
23:00 - Walked to Lasalle College of the Arts. Rashid's college. There's a cafe called 15 minutes which I think is pretty awesome cos they allow raw bands to perform for 15 mins of fame. I think I'd like to open a cafe with live bands in the future.
23:30 - Decided to head to East Coast Park. Finally! Found a spontaneous Singaporean. Rare find!
12:30 - Bought beers for myself and vodkas for Rashid. Beach chilling session!
01:30 - Laid flat on my back. Counted stars. Made a call to Gaik Ying. Talk nonsense for a while. Played 'tell me something random' with Rashid. He confessed he thought I looked fatter in pictures. He was not kidding hai. fml hai.
02:30 - Listened to the waves. New-found bliss.
05:00 - I think I dozed off for a while. Pestered Rashid to go home cos I was tired. Found out that he is more of a procrastinator than I am. haha! He's like a snooze button hai.
06:00 - Shared a cab home. Cab fare was SGD 27. Ouch in the pocket, but I had fun with my kawan baru hai. Next beach destination, Pasir Ris or Siloso hai? :)

10 ways to have a feel-good day even if you are alone

2010-02-02T18:07:00.001+08:00

1. Looking good equals feeling good. Put on clothes that you particularly love. Be bold and style your hair or do your make up differently.

2. Then proceed to take crazy pictures of yourself.

3. Cook!! And share the dish with others. Satisfaction! Heeee.

4. Take long rides on the bus.

5. Play some happy, trippy music (Lapsap baby! :p ) and dance to them!

6. Set some small tasks, and complete all of them.

7. Go cycling!

8. Smile to strangers.

9. Or you can try my method, wave frantically to strangers and pretend you know them (make sure you're in the bus when you do this - Loops and I have done this before, thus it's proven that you AND the stranger will feel good!)

10. Talk to positive people. Get some fresh ideas. Motivate yourself.

The idea is to be spontaneous. Today I did six of out the ten above. Nah show you my number 2.

Weeeeeee!

I have a dream

2010-01-28T21:07:00.003+08:00

I constantly have dreams about my exes. Not dirty ones. Just plain freaky ones where I got into an accident and one of my ex just stood there and stared.

But I'm not talking bout dreams we have at night. I'm talking bout hopes and dreams.

I dream of back-packing through Europe.
I dream of buying all Jodi Picoult's books and head to the beach and spend all my days reading them.
I dream of waking up with Jessica Alba's abs.

But nothing beat the legendary Barney Stinson's dreams.

"I have a dream that one day, all tee-shirts will be wet and boob jobs will be free."

"I have a dream that babies don’t cry on planes, that men don’t wear Uggs, that “second base” replaces the handshake, that girls leave when you’re done, that there are no waits for cabs, that I can look at a woman’s chest area without getting a dirty look. Yeah, you wore that blouse because you don’t want me to look there."

Because he's nothin short of awesome. So, what's your dream?

I is Chef!

2010-01-28T20:33:00.002+08:00

I have finally found the only bright side of being unemployed. There's too much time to spare and while searching for jobs online, I googled up recipes of how to make my favourite food in the world, mashed potatoesssssss!! (ohh aren't you as excited as I am? :p )

I have many failed attempts in the kitchen before (herbal chicken soup from packet is a pack of lies, literally), thus I am always skeptical of cooking alone. Born blessed with mummy and sister dominating the kitchen, you can imagine me sitting in front of the television, shouting towards the kitchen, "MOM! Can we eat yetttttt?". Heh, I know I is spoilt.

Hereby, presenting my first cooking series, Cooking Virgins Episode 1 : Basic but Awesome Mashed Potatoes with Gravy. Please, get your pen and paper ready just in case I type too fast (eh ceh ceh lol).

Ingredients :

For the mashed potatoes you'll need
- around 6 potatoes depending on the size
- milk (I used HL fresh milk, but anything full cream would do also)
- butter
- cheese (grated cheese preferably, but those usual slice cheddar cheese would work the same)
- salt

For those who fancy gravy with their mashed
- butter
- quarter chicken stock
- flour
- leftover water from boiling the potatoes

Method :
1. Wash the potatoes, peel off their skins and diced them so that it is easier to cook and mash later.
2. Transfer the diced potatoes into the pot. Fill the pot with water until the potatoes are covered. Allow water to cover 1 inch above the potatoes.
3. Add one tablespoon of salt to the water.
4. Let them boil for around 20 minutes until tender. You can try to use fork to poke the potatoes to determine if they are soft enough to be mashed.
5. Once tender, turn off the gas and pour out around 300ml of the boiled water to a separate bowl (this is going to be used to cook the gravy).
6. Drain off the rest of the water but leave around 1 tablespoon of water in the potatoes so that when you mash them later, it would not be too dry.
7. Heat around 6 tablespoon of milk.
8. Cut the cheddar slices into smaller pieces so that they would melt among the potatoes later. (Do not be lazy, do not tear them by hand!)
9. Grate butter using fork until you've achieved around 2 table spoon of butter.
10. Mashing of potatoes! There's actually a specific tool to mash potatoes, but I used a fork instead.
11. Add in grated butter, milk (2 tablespoon at a time) and cheese bit by bit and mashed them all up.
12. Sprinkled some pepper to taste.

13. Then, you heat a small cube of butter in the pan and stir in flour (small fire please, or the pan goes black in no time).
14. Add in the left over potato water quickly. The reason I used the leftover water is because the starch from the potatoes help to thicken the gravy and add taste to it. Do not pour in all of the water. Use common sense, add in bit by bit or else the gravy would turn really watery.
15. Toss in the chicken cube and stir till the gravy thickens.

Side notes :
- I screwed up a bit on the gravy cos i put in half a cube of chicken stock, my brother in law said it was a bit too salty. Thus he diluted some corn starch in water and stir till the gravy thickened.
- I bought really small potatoes (no choice, the shop selling only small sized potatoes :S) so the portion I've made only enough to serve 3 pax.
- Heating of milk is very important. I do not know why, but it has to do with mixing hot and cold stuff at the same time. Heh. Amateur mah.

That's it, pretty easy recipe! And it taste yummeh. Pictures as evidence ;)

Got presentation somemore. Mashed in style!

On the left would be the gravy

The whole process took me around 1 and a half hour to make. Would be a lot faster if I had assistance. Such hard work, nah see one more time my awesome mashed potato!!

Now call me chef! Heeee

Now who's up for late night jokes?

2010-01-27T04:22:00.001+08:00

Do you know how to convince people something that had been confirmed?

Tell them : It's con9lan7firm.

HAHA! Quoted off Adam. Damn AhBengStyloMilo i know, but I con9lan7firm you'd think it's funny lol!

Year Three.

2010-01-25T19:35:00.001+08:00

They say the third time's a charm. I think I would fly back just to see this happen. The last time I was there I spent around RM200 in 5 hours on bazaars and spray-on tatts. But I thoroughly enjoyed myself that day.

Here's a short promo video that should explain what I'm talking about.

Cool song by the way. Kudos KLue, cos I know it's going to be awesome. :)

Hello Goodbye

2010-01-23T07:12:00.001+08:00

I'm packing up my junks in PJ and I'm leaving for Singapore again this Sunday.

Tommy I'll miss you regardless whatever I've said to you.

To the rest of the people that I didn't get to meet this time around, I'm sorry but I'm sure we will meet up again someday.

To those who took the trouble to see me, I really appreciate it. You all made me feel like I'm home. Sayangs even took care of me, and bought me food cos I'm friggin broke and unemployed now! Awwwww loves. I promise I would bring you to the best place in Singapore to eat, with the condition when I've finally settled down and found myself a job la lol.

I'm glad in such short transitional period I managed to be introduced to Adam and Keng Yew. Adam especially, even though I didn't say it to you, but you've been such great help to me. I see writing in a new light now because you inspired me to. Thank you!

So, this is it. Three years of PJ and I'm ending this chapter right here.

Live and Inspire Series : For she practically married her passion, Yoga.

2010-01-19T07:58:00.007+08:00

"Yoga teaches us to cure what need not be endured and endure what cannot be cured." -BKS Iyengar

Ninie Ahmad's favourite quote. Some may know her as the famed yoga instructor who got appointed to be the official yoga ambassador for Adidas Malaysia, others may know her as the witty blogger who writes about her life and about (in a way Carrie Bradshaw would in Sex and the City, if you get what I mean) when she is not on her yoga mat doing headstands.

Personally, I have only met Ninie Ahmad twice, once in Delicious Bangsar, another in a fashion magazine launch, and I could not help but to admire how the small, petite Ninie Ahmad went against all odds to beat the ban of yoga among Muslims in Malaysia and set up BeYoga, her very own yoga sanctuary for the benefits of all yoga practitioners in KL & PJ.

One may find it hard to believe that she was not at all flexible 10 years back. Being active as as an school athlete and hockey player back then, Ninie was forced to quit her games when she developed chronic asthma attacks that affected her respiratory system. Not willing to give up her lifestyle, she resolves to yoga as the answer to balance her strength and flexibility, and the rest, as we know it, is history. Now at 27 years old, she carries a pretty impressive list of achievements under her belt. She has been (all of you now, take a deep breath); practising yoga for 10 years and has been teaching yoga professionally for 8 years; published two yoga magazine, one of them "Hati Yoga" being the first Yoga magazine in Malaysia; being appointed as Yoga Ambassador for Adidas Malaysia; started her own yoga empire with BeYoga; and appeared numerously on television, talks and magazine spreads (yoga-ta check out her 8 pages spread on TATLER Malaysia). Phew, that was a mouthful.

If you want to know how she does it, meet Ninie Ahmad in person this Thursday in Bangsar Village II, Starbucks Live & Inspire Series where our yoga instructor would talk about yoga over coffee and if you are lucky, she might just decided to flex her spine and strut some interesting yoga poses. It doesn't matter if you're into yoga or not, be inspired by the talk and come for the freebies! Maybank is offering free coffee for the first 30 who register on ground and BeYoga is giving away exclusive membership for free and basically you do not have to pay a single penny to be part of the talk as it is free of charge. Now that's a lot of 'free' in one sentence!

Mark your calendar now, or (sadly, in this technology dependent world) set a reminder on your phone or lappie because for someone who eat, breathes and pray yoga, Ninie Ahmad is one hot speaker that should not be missed!

Date : 21 January 2009 (Thursday)
Time : 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Venue : Level 2, Starbucks Bangsar Village 2

This is not the first time Live and Inspire has organized such talk. To check out on the previous Live and Inspire Series, log on to our website at www.liveandinspire.com.

Alternatively, you can stay connected with Live and Inspire via Facebook or follow us on Twitter!

This event is organized by Live and Inspire and sponsored by Maybank.

A quote a day keeps your sanity in check

2010-01-17T17:36:00.001+08:00

Progress is the activity of today and the assurance of tomorrow.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Failure is only the opportunity to begin again, this time more wisely.
Unknown

Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.
Plato

The heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight. But they, while their companions slept,
were toiling upward in the night.
Thomas S. Monson

He who seeks rest finds boredom… He who seeks work finds rest.
Unknown

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.
Seneca

Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia

Know what’s weird? Day by day, nothing seems to change, but pretty soon…everything’s different.
Calvin from the comic 'Calvin and Hobbes'

Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.
Jim Rohn

Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new.

Albert Einstein

Time for self-reflect. There's must be one quote for one event that's happening in your life right now. Go on now, don't be shy to take your pick!:)

It's never easy to bid goodbye

2010-01-17T06:34:00.003+08:00

To the person I've known for only one year, I've done so many things with you, even more than some whom had known me for years.

Shared deepest darkest secrets.

Talked and texted so much, I almost got you into trouble.

You sang and played/practised your guitar over video calls.

I sang and made funny faces to make your day.

We stayed up till 6 in the morning just to talk to each other.

It was a weird kind of bond. Funny relationship. Friendship. Whatever you call it. You've made such a deep impression in my life. Now a portion of my heart gotta leave Malaysia with you.

I'd miss you love. Be safe :)

The heartbreaking love story

2010-01-01T11:24:00.000+08:00

I cannot bear not to pass on this piece of beautifully written post. I dont usually 'forward' blogpost, and I promise it wouldn't be a habit. Now please, read and pray for love and hope.

---- x ----

My name is Brandy. And I have a blog.

And a plea.

I use my blog to showcase the crazy I meet everyday, share the stories of the kids I teach and document my love for tequila, dairy products and the abdominal muscles of Ryan Reynolds. Rarely do I talk about personal issues on my blog- as personal as the dude that I adore (who I actually met through my blog- single ladies, let that be a very good reason to blog, the possibility of meeting someone as wonderful as my man), but I need your help. And it involves my dude.

He’s a guy who made math comics for my class, so they would love learning about addition. He’s the kinda guy who sends my friends gift cards when they are having hard times, who remembers every story I ever told him, who was the first person I celebrated with when I got a teaching job. He’s the guy who sent flowers to me at school- dozens of my favourite pink roses just because he loves me. He’s a guy who has spent a year patiently explaining (and re-explaining) everything there is to know about football during the important games when silence is preferred. He’s made me word puzzles and comics and stayed up late playing Scrabble with me (even though I beat him almost every time). He’s listened to me cry about school and family and jobs. He is everything I never knew I needed and everything I always knew I wanted.

The holidays have hit us hard. He’s recently been told he may have something called multiple myeloma- an incurable cancer, that gives a person an average of five years of continued life. Though this news has came as a shock, he continues to be exactly who has always been- spending his time worrying about me, rather than worrying about himself. He’s the most selfless individual I know- (he stayed late on Christmas Eve to work, so his co-workers could leave early) and a post like this would never be something that he would promote or encourage but when I’m overwhelmed and feeling helpless, the blogging community has always given me tremendous support and comfort, two things I desperately need at this time.

As I write this, the future is uncertain and we aren’t sure what’s happening. He’ll need to see an oncologist soon, to verify what’s going on in his body. My hope is that everyone who reads this think positive thoughts and if you are a person who prays, could you add him to your list? (You can refer to him as ‘brandy’s hot awesome dude’). If you don’t pray, please keep him in your heart.This cancer is only a possibility and I believe that the prayers and positive thoughts of people can make sure it never becomes a reality.

I want to give a big thank you to the blog owner who scraped their original blog plans and graciously put this up. My goal is to get as many people as possible to see and read this post. If you are reading this and want to help, copy and paste my plea into your blog or send a link through twitter, so more people can keep him in their thoughts. I would be so very grateful (even more grateful than I am to my friend who first showed me the picture of Ryan Reynolds on the cover of Entertainment Weekly. If you haven’t seen it, google it. You. Are. Welcome).

I realize this all sounds dramatic, a Lifetime movie in the making- but this is life. Right now. And I’m throwing away any hint of ego and am humbly asking for you to pray or think kind thoughts. If you are able to pass this on, thank you and if you know anything regarding MM- please email me (my email is on my blog). This isn’t a call for sympathy or a plea for pity. It’s just one girl hoping you can think positive thoughts for the person she adores. If my current heartache provides you with anything, let it be with the reminder that life is short, love is unbending and no one knows what could happen next. Maybe it is silly, but I really do believe that positive thoughts can make a huge difference. Thank you for reading this and if you haven’t already? Please tell someone you love them today.

I did.

2010, here we go.

2010-01-01T10:54:00.000+08:00

Happy new year, roomies!! It's been a year since I've started blogging and I'm impressed that I'm still writing (cos knowing me, short attention span-ajak ajak ayam-big time procrastinator). At least it shows there's a slight hope for me lah. lol.

This is my first year celebrating NYE in Singapore, hearing Gurmit Singh shouting "Singapore Happy New Year!" on local television. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be, I got invited by Linus to his 'so-called house party'. Linus is one of my two Singaporean friends I have here, he is the classic example of what everyone called an asshole or a scumbag (as acclaimed by his childhood friends, their words, not mine) but a friend nonetheless. I didn't want to join his party at first cos Linus (whom I just remembered, I briefly blogged bout him before here, I called him by his middle name Sam because he introduced himself as Sam, and in reality he is named Linus. Ah, screw that, another long story) recently got himself a new girlfriend. Knowing Linus, he'll prolly be too engrossed in the girlfriend and left me dead at a corner for good. BUT, I went anyway and thank goodness I went cos now I have a new friend, Maxim! Childhood friend of Linus, completely different set of mindset, and most importantly, we click! Max is attached btw so no nonsense ideas okay? :)

Celebration aside, it's hi-time I make some new year resolution for 2010. I'm going to keep it simple. I hope this year I would get a good job, preferably in production line. That's one. Fatten up my bank account and start paying off my loan debt. Change my lifestyle a little bit, I want to make badminton a weekly activity here with my sister. And if I managed to get a proper work over here, I want to revamp my closet!

Hope everyone had a great time last night. It's a new year, a new start for everything :) 2010, we kick off pretty well, didnt we?

Hi loves.

2009-12-29T04:27:00.001+08:00

I was meaning to do some reading and head to bed straight after, but reading all the other blogposts, i felt compelled to write a little update about my new life here in Singapore. So, it has been almost a week now. Spending Christmas here with family members is a staple, but not leaving right after is something new.

I'm not going to talk about how much I miss my friends back in Peejay as you know who you are. It's funny how the night I got here, I went straight on Skype and had a webbie session with sayangs, and introduced my mom to them. Lol. Don't get me started on the late night lullaby to vin. Freaking hillarious I tell you. I was actually singing in whisper (cos everyone else is asleep!) to my other friend Tom and Vin insisted I sing to him as well. So I sang our anthem "Crystal", and sayang told me how he love this song. I knew Gaik Ying loves "Crystal" but I had no idea vin loves it too. Well that makes the three of us :)

On the 26th Dec was my second sister's wedding solemnisation at Rendezvous Hotel. In my honest opinion, the reception was simply beautiful. In fact, I teared a little when they were proclaimed husband and wife. So drama right moi? Well, that's because I'm very happy for them! :) Now I'm official the only single and very available child in the family. Heh.

Now that all the happy events passed by, it's time for some serious work to be done. To be honest, I am worried even though it's barely a week since I sat for my last paper. I had everything planned out before, but c'est la vie, I got to begin from the starting point again. No news from any production house in Singapore yet. Unanswered emails and sending out resumes suck balls.

Sigh, I haven't even adapt to sleeping early yet (It's 430am right now and I'm wide awake). Nor I have adapted to sharing rooms with my cousin and NOT sleeping on floors. I am missing my stinking room in 17 :(

To my surprise, I also find myself missing sayang number three. This is going to be a lonely new year's eve, people.

I'm in denial

2009-12-21T06:57:00.002+08:00

Cos it's three days to Christmas Eve and it is daunting.

Memang damn berat hati already to leave all of you :( I am so going to miss all of these, every single person that touched my heart!

Last Wednesday was my last Lapsap session at Palate Palatte. It was less of a crowd but anyhow, very fulfilling. I'm just going to let the pictures do the talking this time.

Definitely best finger trigger happy shot of the night! :)

I love all of you, in case you do not realize that.You, includes all who are reading this. Even those who do not know of the existence of this blog. I'm glad I made a mark in your life, nothin feels better than to know we were able to make memories together. I don't know how's my future like yet, but I sure hope I get to keep my friends as they are. Okay, sounds damn cheesy and crappy, I don't know how to express my feelings in words now, lol!

Take care loves!

How much we've grown

2009-12-16T04:02:00.002+08:00

Currently everyone I know basking in books, or rather, notes and slide shows as we are all going through the final examination of our final year! In a couple of hours, we would be scribbling and penning down words of wisdom about Wizard of Oz and Citizen Kane and god knows what else.

Myself however, could not be bothered much. I mean, I am trying to read through my notes and hopefully the few working cells in my brain would just stay up and work with me tomorrow :) It's one of our last papers, so might as well go all the way!

Decided to blog a little bit before I continue my reading as I'm in a pretty good mood today. Yea lah, come to think of it, my mood swings are getting from bad to worst. My besties think I'm going through puberty when hormones are raging and emotions run high low high low. Maybe I'm just bored lah, so sometimes I get emo alone. Don't mind me. You all know me, I get through everything in life stronger than anyone else. Just need a space to rant heh.

Suddenly the end seems so near. It's not going to be long before we are thrown to the harsh working world. Sigh. I wonder what's in for me. So much uncertainty. But I'm sure everyone's feeling the same jitter. Thus I wish everyone the best in their future undertakings.Haha, macam greeting card pulak. LOL.

Okay don't emo. Now listen to this :)

I think of my sayangs (yes both of you) when I listen to Mando Diao. It's funny cos so many people has been asking me who's this 'calvin sayang' that I'm dating. I love them to bits, but I gotta be in an open relationship to date both my sayangs at the same time. *pause and consider* Cannot lah. Hahaha! Fyi, they are dating each other.

Nah. Left : Sayang number 2 Right : Sayang number 1.

Tak dapat pulak cari gambar tiga orang sayangs together. :S I miss you two pulak now. Huhu. Okay study mode on now. Cheers!

xxx edit xxx

Found an ancient pic when calvin still carry that dragon ball hair. Year 1 Sem 1 wey.

Me riding on his latest baby. I should get a better shot next time!

There's got to be more to life

2009-12-14T00:47:00.000+08:00

So off we went kite-flying.

I wish things would just stay as simple as this.

But then again,

maybe not. ;)

My words are jumbled up

2009-12-09T05:19:00.002+08:00

After spending the whole night in emotional shock state of mind, the chill pill has finally dissolved into my blood stream as I hum to all Joanna Wang's songs (hum sebab tak tahu lyrics tapi lagu dier tu memang jiwang gila babi hehe).

I rasa time time cam ni kan, all I need is a few good conversation and some time to think and reflect. Kena lah prioritize sikit life ni. Dah dekat bulan satu ni, suddenly I got news about my production company in Singapore that I was put on hold. Sebab-sebab internal issue ngan ministry, they said. So I gotta carry on my Plan B, which is to embark on another website hopping, job-searching journey. Pretty grueling, but I gotta do it now before every other graduate does the same.

I was thinking to myself, cam mana lah, bila i dah gi spore, how am i going to leave sayang sayang i semua kat sini? Bila fikir pun sedih gak :( There's so much we've been through together; the countless mamak sessions, heart-to-hearts, crying confessions, arguments, spontaneous trips and of course our raving Lapsap spirit every weekend. I'm glad I have you all sayangs. Not trying to be mushy mushy here, but I mean my words.

As for all my seasonal friends, some dah tak contact, some contact lagi tapi cam dah takde hati nak maintain friendship. Remember the guy I blogged about, the one who decided to just ignore me one day? Bajee if you ever read this one day, I want to apologize if I ever did anything wrong that could lead to such action of yours. Memang dead sincere suka sangat kawan ni, but things didn't work out I guess. So I made a bold decision to delete you off my friends list, cos it was too much of a heartache to see you online everyday. Yes, I value friendship but I had to do something.

So I decided to move on.

Today, dah sepanjang hari I sakit perut, entah nape. Gastric kot. Tapi bukan nya tak makan. But my point is, masa masa cam ni la I rasa cam takde siape untuk I nak manja. No one even cared to reply my text la damn emo i tell you. In the end, I cooked maggi jer jugak. haha.tapi dah papa kedana kenalah bear with it.

I was itching to go out so badly, man. Among banyak banyak kawan, I nak terfikir jer nak keluar ngan kawan kawan Ying, si mutt dan si fidz. Tapi tak reply pun. Tak pe, tak pe. Skrang kita tgh plan nak gi Genting. I memang want to go, but damn broke! But think think, all we have is now, I think I'm going to make Lynn my boyfriend untuk satu hari lah heeeeee.

If you people ever finish reading this post, I would just like to declare, yeap, this is the most fucked-up post ever. Sebab I dah emo satu hari, I don't care already lah. Sukahati I lah. Tak nak baca udah.

Cheerio! :D

I need to take the chill pill

2009-12-08T22:24:00.000+08:00

Fuck, I feel empty. Kinda blank. Thoughts wandering aimlessly.

To be in such state, I hate it. Sometimes I just wished there would be someone to take care of me. Or more like, there to layan me.

Gosh, is this happening?

The classic line just popped up in my thoughts, "I enjoy being alone, but I'd hate to be lonely".

I am lonely :(

And in denial. One more month before Singapore calls for me. One more week to final exams! And I am still jobless. Fml.

Time to Pretend

2009-11-26T03:07:00.002+08:00

At times like this i just wish there's someone to hold on to sleep. Good night all.

I have a question.

2009-11-22T16:26:00.000+08:00

Dear all,

I have a mind boggling situation at hand. First fact, a friend whom I 'thought' I was pretty close to, decided to cut me off, completely.

No there was no fighting or any sort of argument involved. Heck, the last conversation was about white water rafting and sun burn. Now I'm left in the dark, thinking of every possible situation that could led to this horrible ending.

Second fact, even though I told myself to get hold of myself and forget bout it cos what are friends for if you can't even open up to me, but the whole thing kept repeating in my head, it's driving me insane.

Where's the trust in the world when I keep believing in something that's not. Do me a favour, tell me the truth. Thank you.

Regards,
The confused mind boggled blogger

Future Manfriend : Part I

2009-11-20T15:08:00.001+08:00

Forgive me God, for I have skipped two classes today, so I might as well use my precious morning to write about (drumrolls please..)

Ten Things I Look for in my future Manfriend

(because I'm through with boys lol)

Number One : The looks category

Okay I'm going to be honest cause if you know me well enough, none of my past relationships guys are lookers (no offense exes!). Not that I don't dig cute boys, I do! :) But I value personality over looks. So as long as they don't eat their boogers (eww), no freaky fetish and has a normal sense of fashion, I'm fine with that. Just to make things clear, I definitely would not date a guy who wears neon skinny jeans and wears a fedora to watch a movie.

Number Two : Character aka Personality

Who doesn't like charming men? But too charming, guys may come across as flirtatious. There must be a right balance at character. I personally adore men who can speak up for themselves. Men who have their own thoughts and opinions. ~~Future world leader.~~ Personality that shines out, distinguishing them from other mortal huahahaha. But seriously, I dig guys with their own personality. :)

Number Three : Language-compatible

I have violated this rule before and dated a none-English speaking man and look where the relationship led to? Well after a month or two of using Google Translator, the relationship went right to heaven.

I'm fine if you do not share my mother tongue. Well, as long as you can order Char Kuey Teow, extra si ham from the hawker stall uncle, I'm a happy girl already :) Funny thing, this reminded me that I had a friend Sam who dated a Thai girl who barely speaks any English and all I see is her posting cryptic messages on his wall saying "I miss you kateruk joob joob". (All to hoping Sam doesn't read my blog but kudos Sam for landing a hot chick. Well you don't need much English on bed so that'll do lol.)

Number Four : Musically inclined

Not a compulsory point but this is about what I look in my future manfriend so I can put in whatever plus points that I like ;) I can't play any instrument for shit, though I remember playing the recorder was fun, I had the whole music note figured out for 'My Heart Will Go On'. Men who can play instruments are very impressive! :) Not asking much but should be able to play like him :

Number Five : Men that value own space

Because I value mine. I got a comment last time, saying I'm very clingy but it's strange cos I am not those clingy girlfriends at all. Maybe in the beginning of the relationship I would seems clingy but any given relationships start off like that, isn't it? The constant 'I'm thinking of yous' and the flirty texting? No?

Okay I've reached number five and I couldn't think of another five right now but I've given myself a year off (or more lol) from relationships so I have plenty of time to figure out the other five points. It's going to storm in a bit so I have to log off now.

Adios!

The lazy three musketeers

2009-11-20T13:58:00.002+08:00

Somehow the last semester of my university life could be described in one word, 'Lazy'. I do not know whether this only applies to my gang (yes that include Ms Ellphwhy and Ms Lynn) or every other undergraduates that are going through the last semester of their studying life.

Just like last night, Pei Yee said to me, "Please go to class tomorrow, don't ponteng! See you!" and she went to bed while I went out for a quick mamak session with Sue Lynn.

Before heading home at 230am, Sue Lynn asked, "Can I don't go tomorrow?" and I said "No, please don't be lazy! Tomorrow's class is too important not to attend!".

This morning, I woke up at 755am and I went, "Oh fuck I'm late for class!" before drifted (fyi : drifted means uncontrollable urge to doze off ,not intentional!) back to sleep again.

At 920am, I got a text message from Lynn saying, "Chel, are you and Pei Yee in class?" and that's how I knew all three of us didn't make it for the 8am class this morning.

:) Gooooood lah us.

How not to love them?

2009-11-16T23:00:00.004+08:00

Beautiful people, don't cry because it's over, but smile because it happened. But honestly, I'm SOOOO going to miss all of you!

Toodles! :D

In for the kill

2009-11-15T21:41:00.002+08:00

On my most played playlist.

La Roux's simply awesome. It's a electropop duo band, but of course, the band is better known for the wind-blown redhead singer. I've heard 'In for the kill' a dozen of times in Barsonic, usually Blink would play this for the last song but this song never gets old. Like wine, songs like this gets better. :)

I'm going in for the kill,

I'm doing it for the thrill,

I'm hoping you'll understand,

And not let go of my hand.