*he* had been working his health and life away last month as the new CPF rule that regulates the use of special accounts for investments kicked in earlier this month. u now need to have at least 20K in ur special account before u can use the money for investments. unlike the past, u could scrape clean your special account and have the money invested. and honestly speaking, who wud leave so much money sitting in their special account? and how many persons do u kno actually have that much money in their special account???

hence, to make sure everyone cleaned out their special account before the new rule kicked in, *he* worked his ass off in march. so hard that he was constantly thinking of new ways to improve himself, pushing himself and stressing himself. in the end, he cud not sleep for days.. no appetite for meals.. and only wanted to work day in and day out.

until one day, he woke up in the morning, and did not want to go to work. he slept in the whole day.. all the way to 8 pm. and whenever he woke up in between, he jus refused to get up. and when he did, it was dinner time. and when we were having dinner, he said, "let's go for a short break. a weekend thing."

i was a lil bit surprised at that suggestion cuz he's nv been one to suggest to go on a holiday. "ok, but why all of a sudden? where do u wanna go?"

with his sad and tired face, he said, "i feel like i've overworked.. i'm losing interest in everything i do.. i jus need a short holiday to get away from everything and everyone. let's go to a resort thing. the relaxing kind."

understanding his intention now, i asked for a budget and told him to leave the planning to me.

so off i went to check out package deals online. i started off with batam cuz it was the cheapest resort destination and with our modest budget, we cud live like a king a queen for a weekend there. i found a decent looking place that wud cost us only SGD600 for a 3D2N stay. but the interior of the chalet looked a bit compromising.. so i kept on looking.. the more i looked, i more convinced i was that batam wud not make s good place for relaxation.. the resorts jus didn't look right. so i moved on to looking at resorts for bintan even tho i kno they wud cost more.

for SGD200 more, we cud get a way better chalet (in bintan, called "villa") and with a tinge of romance in the air. i found us a resort that wud only cost us SGD800 for a 3D2N stay. satsified and contented with that, i was on the verge of making the booking online when i decided i shud check out if my ex-colleague at Banyan Tree cud give me a good deal at Banyan Tree Bintan. it had been tugging at the back of mind since i began researching on deals in bintan. the words "Banyan Tree" popped up on my screen like every 5 seconds. well i only wanted to check, no harm right...? but i knew that i wud not be able to afford it with my modest budget but i jus wanted to know anywae.

so i dialled her number and gave her the dates of my intended stay and she told me the magic numbers.. SGD900+!!! SGD100 more for Banyan Tree!! why not??? (i went to check online for the same package i was offered, it costed SGD1500!) so i quickly called him and told him abt the Banyan Tree offer and he became as excited as me and told me to go ahead and book that. THANK GOD I HADN'T BOOKED THE OTHER RESORTS!! it was like a dream coming true! who wud do resorts better than Banyan Tree!!! (ok i kno a lot more other resorts are probably better but it has been a dream of mine to go Banyan Tree!! it was the very reason i wanted to work with them in the 1st place!)

so... WE ARE GOING TO BANYAN TREE END OF THIS MONTH!! i can't wait and i can't believe we are gg to Banyan Tree!! what was meant to be a short getaway turns out to be the experience of our life!! (ok maybe i can't say tt now cuz i haven't been there yet BUT i oredi feel that way. HAHA!)

http://www.banyantree.com/en/bintan/gallery.html

Counting down 15 days to Banyan Tree!!! hip hip! HOORAY!!! :D

i am going to tell u abt this book i have been reading and just finished tuesday night. u might have oredi seen the title ard cuz it has been made into a movie and i am so dying to see it.. it is opening today!

"The Other Boleyn Girl" talks abt the rivalry between 2 sisters, Mary Boleyn and Anne Boleyn, who were from an influential family, fighting to gain the love of the English King, Henry VIII. the story is tragically beautiful.. enchantingly haunting.. and drama-rama page after page.. it is no wonder it has been made into a movie. the first 200 pages of the story is a little bit draggy.. but the pace picks up tremendously after tt and i cud not put it down towards the end.

after i finished the book, i read the post-note from the author and realised it had been based on the true history of England.. meaning the characters i have been reading abt and so absorbed in were real persons back in the 1500s. a shiver ran down my spine when the realisation hit me and when i wikipedia-ed the characters the next day, i realised how close the story was to history.. i got the exact same chilling emotions from the last time i read "The Da Vinci Code".. *brr...*

i am not going to reveal anything abt the story here and create spoilers.. i haven't watched the movie but i am strongly recommending girls to go read the book.. i doubt the guys will like it so perhaps shud opt for the movie instead.

i have a feeling it's going to turn out as one of my fave movies.. it has beautiful castles.. lovely gowns.. English history.. and Scarlett Johannson. i have a secret fascination for English history and I enjoyed all the "Elizabeth" instalments at the movies while *he* almost feel asleep in all.

i realli can't wait to watch it.. and when i do, i hope it wun disappoint. (like Da Vinci Code cuz it was horribly cut short and rushed in the movie..)

Look out for my "The Other Boleyn Girl" movie review!

http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/theotherboleyngirl

becoming lazy in updating my blog lately.. maybe i haf been busy at work.. maybe i haf been busy during the weekends.. maybe there are too many things happening i dun even kno where to start!

but bottom line is, my time has all been well-spent.. i have nv felt more fulfilled. career-wise.. it's ok.. i've nv been an ambitious person.. so as long as i haf a job and a good pay.. i realli haf nothing to complain abt.. unless of cuz my boss is way too nasty to me..

自闭症 and gang haf toned down a lot lately.. leaving me totally alone. THANK GOD. i was on the verge of quitting when they tried to mess with me the last time. not that i am a quitter.. jus tt i didn't feel i needed to allow them to subject me to their immatured acts. but who knos, they might haf felt the same way abt me, and thus, left me alone. :p

most often than not, i find myself very spiritually-fulfilled. i try not to do bad things, not to think evil thots. and i am surprised with the results.. it makes me almost as good as i feel!

also, i haf taken up yoga once again and finding comfort in the fact that i am TRYING to keep my aging body healthy. looking at the extra kilos i've piled on and the amt of clothes tt are fast becoming too tight for me, i knew i had to start doing something before i felt too guilt-stricken. yoga is working out well so far. :)

weekends i am alwaes occupied with helping *him* with his work, having dinner with his/my family/frens.. it is a very contented lifestyle for me.

one thing tho.. i am due for my final theory test may 2 and i have yet to flip the pages of the textbook!!! i have exactly 23 days left to study for it and the book has about 100 pages.. tt means i have to flip at least 4.3 pages a day to make sure i finish studying it in time. tt does not even include the time to do the test questions! (which *he* very thoughtfully bought 3 different sets of test questions for me to work on!)

so, that would be the top top top priority on my list of things to do this week, and the next, and the next!!

i can't even rem when was the last time i had to cram for a paper like this!!

宥嘉要发片了！ 终于啦！等了好久哦！不过好像才刚刚收完歌曲而已。。 应该还要多几个月才能买得到吧。。

昨天在完全娱乐看到宥嘉时，非常兴奋！因为有好久都没在电视上看到宥嘉了。。 不过有小小的失望。。因为应该是唱片公司要他减肥。。他都瘦了一圈。。　不喜欢啦。。　我喜欢他有一点嘟嘟的。。　可爱嘛。。　现在的样子有一点憔悴嘞。。　希望他不是忙坏了的关系吧。。　

宥嘉昨天上节目的原因是要宣传他在５月将要举办的演唱会！我听到这一句话的第一个想法就是，“那个时候我的工作走不走的开啊？” 对！我竟然想飞去台湾参加宥嘉的演唱会！他总共将会举办三场，一场在台北，一场在高雄，还有一场在台中。。　台北那场是最后一站，在５月２４日。。　哎哟。。　我超想去的啦。。　不过应该是不可能的啦。。　:(

宥嘉在节目上说他这次演唱会定名为　“迷宫”。好酷哦！很适合他啦！他是“迷幻宥嘉”　嘛！:)

不过很奇怪嘞。。　他都还没出片。。　演唱会上会唱什么啊？台湾人真的很怪啦。。　唱片还没出就开演唱会？？　而且是三场耶。。　真是奇怪！会不会是因为那个杨宗伟也要办演唱会了所以公司觉得宥嘉气势不能败给宗伟，所以也办演唱会呢？

anywaes, 我会尽我所能去支持他啦。。　不能去参加演唱会就只好耐心的等宥嘉的唱片出炉咯。

在YOUTUBE才能看到宥嘉的最新消息哦：
宥嘉在后台跟师姐和星光帮PK DS Lite!　玩得非常如神！


在上台前几秒。。　帅的啦！


唱片公司，华研，的庆功会晚餐！　有 S.H.E, 飞轮海　和星光棒！大家都有小小的对镜头说一些话，　像感想类的。。　可是宥嘉只频频叫摄影大哥，“来吃，来吃！”　超口爱！


宥嘉，　加油，加油，加油！:)

very sad.. i cannot find the diary i kept during the time i was with jimi.. :( i feel like a big part of my memory is lost.. the diary that travelled with me to changi airport whenever i missed him.. cuz that was the closest i cud b to him..

http://parisuperman.blogspot.com/2006/10/him.html

i lost it.. T_T

i get lots of flashbacks of my own life from time to time, especially when i am idling or watching a show that reminds me of something in my past.. and it occurred to me that the below 3 events left the strongest and most memorable impressions on me.. that until today, i remember every single bit of emotion and thought that ran through my mind and fingers at the point in time.. and i wud like to share my most favourite moments with you..

the 3 most memorable moments of my life:
in order of personal perference, 1 being most memorable.

3. Jun 2002 - NYP - Laying my hands on my admin card, after going through the downest 2 years of my life.

i remember looking long and hard at my admin card.. and the realisation that i am finally where i have worked so hard for over the past 2 years.. didn't matter than i was 2 years behind my peers.. nvm that i had to take a longer route to get here.. point is I MADE IT. and i nv felt prouder of myself.. and that was maybe the only time in my life that i felt proud of myself truly.

2. Jun 7 2003 - Changi Beach - The moment *he* slipped his arms around me.

i had been out partying with 3sa at zouk when he msged to ask me where i was. when i told him i was at zouk, he asked if he could come meet me and i said ok. when he came, we went off tgt to Alley Bar at Somerset to look for Jos and barely stayed there a while. I remember crossing the road with him and wondering at the back of my mind if he was going to hold my hand and lead me across the busy traffic. and when he didn't, i was a wee bit disappointed. but glad at the same time that he was not touchy with me. in fact, he alwaes tried to keep a safe distance which made me felt, well, safe. and then we headed to Changi beach to join his frens who were there fishing.. and that was the 1st time i met his camp mates.. he was still in NS then! and throughout the night, he chatted with his frens, while keeping close to me. and when he suddenly wrap his arms ard my waist from behind.. i knew this was it.. i jus knew it.. and his hands nv left mine from that second on. i get that tingly feeling jus thinking abt it!

1. Dec 30 2000 - Taipei - Watching sunrise tgt with him and keeping each other warm by sitting side by side and closely tgt.

YES. the most memorable moment of life has got to be those with jimi.. maybe cuz he was my 1st love.. and that the whole series of events was too dream-like.. to this day i sometimes think i dreamt it it all up.. except i didn't.. and that he is still here to remind me that it truly did happen. i remember that night, everyone was jus sitting ard, as it was the 2nd last day of the tour and after that, everyone would go back to their own lives in their own countries and put this all behind us.. so most of the ppl were making use of the last few hours to catch up with everyone.. partying.. shopping.. wateva. as for me, i stayed holed up in the hostel, while ppl came ard to visit me once in a while. and one of them was jimi.. and once he came, he nv left.. he hung ard my room, talked to me for hours.. and when the skies went dark, he asked if i haf ever been ont he rooftop of our hostel building.. and when i told him that i have not.. he offered to bring me up and show me the beautiful view up there.. so up and up we went.. we stayed there till sunrise and the sunrise was absolutely amazing. it was the 1st time i watched sunrise and also the last time until now. the subject of our conversations weren't realli meaningful but all i kno is we only wanted to be around each other.. and it was on that rooftop that he expressed his feelings for me and me for him.. ah.. my 1st love.. the last time i went back to TW in 2001, i made sure i went back to visit the rooftop.. it felt lonely to be there alone.. and i missed him a lot.. i still do..

So there you go, the 3 most memorable moments in my life so far.. i am sure there will be more to come, but for now, i am contented with these. :)

maybe if u look back at ur memory bank, u will find memories like these too and i am sure they will brighten up ur day like it has brightened mine!

there has been a sense of contentment and fulfilment washing over me lately. every new day holds new joys for me.. even if it is simply another slow day at work, and returning home to tv dinners. i'm jus thankful and grateful that there hasn't been any unpleasant moment/happening that day. healthy thots do keep the mind positive and motivated. more recently, in trying to convert my mom into a believer of happy endings, i've turned myself into such a happy person. things are going exceptionally well for me and everyone ard me during this gloomy time. keeping my mind positive and happy has done so much good for my mental well-being. it feels almost like nothing can get me down! *flexes muscles*

perhaps, the events that are up and coming keeps me on a natural high.. as i look forward to seeing them happening.. going thru them as my personal experiences.

Learning to DRIVE!

ya so i am forced to eat my own words of nv wanting to learn driving. u see, now that *he* has a new ride, i am kind of obligated to pick up driving cuz it's not fair that *he* has to drive us ard all the time. plus i nv ever drink when we go out with frens. so it makes perfect sense for me to drive when he drinks on our nights out with frens. but now that i've set my mind to pick up driving, it's becoming v exciting for me. it's like this secret desire to drive has suddenly crept out of its closet..

i am realli looking forward to my 1st driving lesson! but for now, let's jus concentrate on passing my advanced theory 1st, ok? :p (it's on May 2!)

Beauty School - Nail Services Course

who wud haf thot.. i wud be attending beauty school? :p well.. u see, *he* is thinking of expanding his up and running business empire to manicures and pedicures and leaving me in charge of running the business for him. so if i were to be a boss-lady of a mani-pedi store, i have to know some of those myself, right? and anywaes, i think i oredi have a flair for that cuz i do my own french mani and pedi at home.. and most ppl think they're pretty professionally done. (thick-skinned, but so wat? :p) so all i gotta do now is to hone my skills and get some kind of certification for that and i am well on my way to becoming a boss lady. :) this is not happening so soon yet as *he* is still drafting the proposal for the business so it will probably happen late this year.

iCELL

anybody wants to buy/sell handphones/PSPs? yet another business of his.. *he* has recently gone into the ah beng trade of selling handphones and PSPs. well it is not exactly his own business, it is shared with one of his fren and run by another guy that they both trust. it was opened jus last friday and weeks before that, i was helping him out with the branding.. coordinating with the designer to work out the logo and signboard.. i must say *he* is very lucky to have me (thick-skinned, but so wat? :p) as i haf had prior experience to doing such things back when i was in advertising. kind of made me miss account managing for a while. :p

My parents' divorce is finalized finally!

and because everything is finally settled, we can now plan for our family's (or rather wat remains of our family) new crib. easy as it sounds, there are so many things to do! going to HDB to apply for loan for my mom, going to the lawyers to get the sale of my parents' matrimonial home settled, looking out for suitable housing plans for my mom.. it realli is no joke. i've taken almost a whole week's worth of leave to run such errands with my mom. it realli sucks cuz all these places operate the same office hours as i do and so it makes it impossible to do it after work or during the weekends. thank goodness my boss is totally understanding abt it and he has not made a single noise abt me taking so much leave. well, at least not yet. :p

his work is my work!

*he* has alwaes had problems with drafting formal letters and the thing is his day job as a financial planner requires him to send letters to his clients ALL THE TIME. so once in a while, i go up to his office and draft all sorts of letters for him. and for the past weekend, we were holed up in his office, busy drafting letters that he needs to send out to clients.

So u see, i realli do haf a lot to do for the past weeks. it has kept me very busy and made me feel very productive too.

jus when i am starting to feel a bit useless at work, i realise there are many other things i am capable of outside of my boring, mundane, administrative job. (but i am realli thankful that i haf such a good boss!)

in conclusion, i wud like to say that love is indeed all around and it is up to u whether or not u want to see it. it is not hard to be happy and all it takes is for one person to spread the joy and the whole place will catch on like a fire.

so why dun u be that one person today? :)

i saw jonathan leong at bedok 85 on monday night!

ok it's not like i have not seen him in person before.. this is my 2nd time seeing him in person BUT this was different cuz it felt like as tho we sat at a table tgt (he was seated with like 8 of his frens, directly beside me at the next table, damn close to me!), chatting tgt (the tables were so close tgt, i could hear all of their conversations! to be specific, it was more like i was eavesdropping la.. haah!) and eating tgt (so close to him that i cud almost hear him chomping away! almost!).

omg, i haven't said the crucial 4 words yet. HE IS SO CUTE. OMG OMG OMG. i realli cannot take my eyes off him even tho *he* was right next to me! thankfully, *he* oredi knew of my admiration for jonathan leong back in the Singapore Idol days so he tried his best to ignore my smitten smile as much as he cud. (i cud see he was SLIGHTLY irritated. just SLIGHTLY.) :p

so anywaes, he was in a white tee-shirt and board shorts.. carrying quite a big bag and with pool/billiard cues.. he half-tied his hair and looked so much like a japanese!! he is so fair he almost reflected the neon-light right off his skin!! i cannot explain how dreamy and prince-like he looked but when i heard the voice coming out of his mouth.. oh.. my.. god.. SEXY. his low, deep voice is such a trademark. i dun think i can ever haf a fren like him. i will not be able to stop drooling. in front of him. HAHAH.

so ya, i actually jus wanted to say HE IS SO CUTE but ended up with a whole blog post abt him. HAHAHA. sorry la, i love to talk. :p

if jonathan leong ever sees this, i.. er.. lub u. (forces a natural smile.) :p

feeling very very blue today. nothing to do with work, nothing to do with *him* and everything to do with my family. but i can't talk abt it.. :(

like *he* said yday.. i, too, hate things that have no solutions.. and are out of my control.. :(

*Posted at 10.34am this morning

Post-note: I felt better immediately after lunch.. sometimes when u take your thots off your troubles for a second and stare out your window at the lush scenary.. u feel like the problem has shrunk itself significantly when u go back to it later.

life is realli not that complicated sometimes.. :)

this is the 100th post of my blog! happy 100th post, blog! :p

wat a way to mark the 100th post of my blog.. i am gg to tell u wat a fool i've been this morning.

so as usual, i woke up this morning, dragged myself to the bathroom, took my 20 minute shower, picked out my friday best from my wardrobe and went on to put on my make-up, blow-dry my hair, matched my accessories and shoes and packed my bag making sure i did not forget anything. it was 9am by then. yes i was late but boss was not in and i normally can get to work in 40 minutes and ppl in my office normally only start strolling in at 9.30am. so in this case, i wud technically only be 10 minutes late. :p (i love my twisted analogies!)

so anywaes, with all those random thots in my mind, mostly abt my gold slippers that i have brought along with me to work to change into after work and grabbing my white heels from my shoe basket beside the door to wear in the office and reaching for the black shoe bag to put my slippers in and a mental note to remember my keys, i grabbed the door handle and opened my room door, locked it from behind and slammed the door shut.

the door went "BOM"!

sorry, did i lose u in my trail of thots? well, u r not alone, i got lost in my own thots too.

so much so that when the door went "BOM", i quickly remembered that i had forgotten to grab my keys.

but that's ok, cuz being the blessed person i am, i have just placed a set of spare keys at theresa's place a few days ago! so off i go to work, and will grab the spare set before i come home tonight. so i walked to the main door quickly, as i was oredi late. opened the wooden door and..

DAMN!

the lock on my gate required keys to open them and my key was in the room with the rest of the bunch!

so much for being blessed.

i dug into my bag for my phone (and at that moment, thanking the heavens that i had not also left my phone in the room behind the locked door!) and quickly dialled theresa's number.

she said there was no one home to rescue me out of my castle (she stays one block away).

so, i am dead. stuck between the main gate and my room door. WAT THE HELL!

think, brain, think! how how how?? pick the lock?? look for spare keys? call landlord and ask them where they've placed it??? but they've locked their room too! and i can't ask them to rush back from their work so i can get to mine!!! and wat if i can get someone to get the spare keys from theresa's place and come rescue me?? if i called landlord to ask for spare keys in the house, they'd oredi know i am being locked in and if someone came to rescue me, i'd be gone when they return home after work today and they'd find out i had their keys duplicated! (which i am not supposed to!)

these were the exact thots that were racing thru my mind in my desperation and i was realli abt to cry. it was 9.30am at that point.

i called *him* and he suggested i call the landlord. BUT I CUDN'T. and i was a bit pissed that he cud not help me. but realli, it was my own frustration.. it wasn't realli his fault.

right after i hung up with him, i got a message from theresa:
"my brother will be home in an hour."

THANK GOD! i'm going to be very late for work but at least i kno help is on the way!! and that i won't have to alert my landlord!

i called my colleague to tell her wat's happened and tt i am gg to be late. then i turned on the tv and watched The Ellen Degeneres Show. It was good. One hour went passed quite quickly. and true enough exactly one hour later, theresa's brother showed up at my gate and rescued me from my castle!!

*he* then came to pick me up and sent me to office.

SUCH A DRAMA-MAMA MORNING! somehow i fault my golden slippers for this whole slip-up. they distracted me from grabbing my keys!

i doubt i will ever forget my keys again.. ever.

oh ya, i reached office at 11.30am. how ar, like that must take half day not???? :(

for the 1st time in 6 years.. i went jogging yday! and quite amazingly.. i dun feel as much muscle ache as i had expected.. probably cuz i had been conscious abt not over-working my body since the last time i properly exercised was 6 years ago! so very obediently, i did my warm-up.. and started off slow.. theresa and i jogged tgt around the bishan estate.. past RI, past J8, past ITE, past KCPSS.. we ran for abt 45 minutes and spent the last 15 minutes walking home at a leisurely pace as the cool-down routine.

when we got back, we made sandwiches and salad (theresa's salad was YUMMY!) for dinner.. i haven't felt so healthy in ages! as is the purpose of starting my new exercise regime.. i have been feeling very unhealthy lately.. i can feel heart palpitations (i had heart murmur as a kid) more frequently these days and have put on some weight after CNY. so i have decided to jog at least twice a week to keep fit, and my heart healthy.

when i got home after dinner, i took a hot shower and headed straight for bed. ooohh... nothing compares to my cozy, fuzzy bed!

am scheduled for my 2nd jog this friday.. i hope my legs will not disappoint me!!

my baby's got a new baby! the ROARING, SLEEK and very HANDSOME Mazda 6 is now his new ride! i am probably 2nd to it in his heart now and considering we're not married yet, i am the 小老婆! tsk!

we will be collecting the car tmr and i have even taken the PM off to accompany him to this historic event. HAHA. but seriously, i think this realli means a lot to him as he has finally joined his frens in the i-have-a-car club. not that he cud not afford it before, just that he had wanted to save a considerable amount before splurging on a car so that when he eventually did splurge on it, he would still be able to maintain his current lifestyle. wat a smart guy, if u ask me! :p

we are so gonna miss 小马, the faithful Phantom bike that had taken us to all our dates and dinners and movies for the past 4 years.. (yes, we named it 小马 for its incredible horsepower!) but to commemorate 小马's faithfulness, we are going to buy the same number plate for the new Mazda as 小马 had used. :) i seriously am going to miss the wind blowing on my face even tho it tangles my hair like crazy.

Maybe we will name the new Mazda 大马 then. :p

i feel so sorry for my fren.. her parents got divorced and while waiting for the matrimonial home to be sold, they are stranded with no roof over the 4/5 of a family left. her father is still staying in the matrimonial home while his wife, 2 daughters and 1 son left him for greener pastures.. or so they thot. within the 1st 3 years of leaving their home, they moved 3 times from the older daughter's colleague's place to a rented flat in the north east and another rented place in the same vicnity when the previous lease was due. after that, they found the living expenses too taxing, surviving on only the 2 daughter's salary and a meagre sum from their mom's part time work. hence, they moved in to live with the older daughter's then-bf-now-fiance. my fren, the 2nd daughter then moved in with her bf. half a year later, under forced circumstances, her sister and her now-fiance moved from a rented flat to a rented room.. and my fren also moved out from her bf's plc and into a fren's place who had been so kind to her during her stay there. but 3 months later, she moved out as her fren's dad didn't seem too pleased that she was going to stay there in his house for an indefinite period of time. after that, she rented a tiny room up in the north while her mom and brother then went to stay with an uncle after the sisters were no more renting a whole flat for the 4 of them. a month later, her mom and brother were chased out of her uncle's flat as, according to her mom, both sides cud not stand each's living habits. under a heated argument, they were forced to move out the very same night. another uncle took them in that night. but 3 months later, the same thing happened. this time, her mom and bro had no where to go unless they split up. her mom was very upset cuz she had nv been away from her youngest child before.. even tho he is oredi 20 this year. worse, they had to give their dog away.. the dog that had kept them company for the past 6 years.. the dog that always made them happy no matter wat happened. so they gave their dog away to her sister's ex-colleague, her brother moved in with yet another uncle, who only space for one. and her mom went to stay with a fren.

all this because her horrible father refuses to sell the flat in order to make things difficult for his wife and children.. for leaving him.

even tho everyone has a place to stay now.. my fren is very sad.. cuz everyone is split up.. her mom is missing their dog and her brother.. her brother is alone with a relative they weren't close to.. and there was nothing the sisters cud do to make things better cuz their father were holding the keys to the current bad state.

most of all, my fren misses her dog cuz she knows he's afraid when he is ard strangers.. his new owner has 2 other dogs and her dog does not know how to get along with other dogs so he tends to hide away when other dogs are ard.. she misses her dog so much.. :((((((((((

my fren is realli very sad.. but she doesn't want to talk to anyone abt it.. cuz she must stay strong.. for things will get better.. she knows it will..

i had no intentions to write abt this since the 1st day the news broke out.. cuz i haf a very neutral stand on this matter and i dun realli think anyone is at fault.. it is a pure act of carelessness.. and a very malicious act of sabotage.. and that's all there is to it for me.

over the past month, the Edison scandal has been all over the place.. TV, radio, magazines, internet.. it is realli difficult to ignore. for some, it is purely for the porn, for others, it is the gossip monster in them that wants to kno more more more.. but the truth of the matter is.. it is indeed very scandalous.. and very very shocking to the HK entertainment industry.

now that it has come to Edison having to quit showbiz.. i am realli feeling a lot of rage and sadness. u can say i am defending my idol, but i believe if it had been someone else, i wud think the same way too.

we, the people that celebrities spend their lifetime entertaining.. tend to view celebrities as somewhat non-human. like they are deities, like they dun need to eat, dun need to sleep, dun need to shit. all they do is appear on tv and look gorgeous.. wake up looking like sexbombs, and move their bowels in a special, different way.. but not OUR way, sitting at the toilet bowl mmph-ing and urgh-ing. CELEBRITIES ARE HUMANS TOO. they have their needs, their wants.. like any other normal human being. most of these celebrities are not allowed to date and it is often stated in their contracts. so wat do they do with their needs then?? they hook up with ppl simply for convenience.. and who better to keep their secrets than fellow celebrities? if u did a certain celebrity, r u sure (100%) that u wud not get out there and tell someone?? or even write in a blog?? if i were in their shoes, i wud think tt the best people to keep secrets are those who are in the same situation as me and understand why it needs to be kept a secret.. (not jus from the public but from their managers and agencies too) and hence wud stick to my circle of celebrity frens for human needs (since celebrities are not allowed to haf a bf, who can they turn to?? dun tell me they can jolly well live without a sex partner, cuz that everyone is different and u can't assume everyone wud think and do the same!) even in our own circle of frens we have fens who haf f*ck-buddies, right?? it is their life and they choose to live it this way so who are we to say they are wrong if it makes them happy? guess the only difference between us and celebrites is that they have a social responsibility.. which is why they alwaes try to potray their best when they are "working".

in this case, the photos had been stolen and distributed illegally.. issit realli Edison's fault????

all those ppl who said gillian is a liar, sl*t and a wh*re and all that.. wat makes u say that? having sex makes ppl liars, sl*ts and wh*res??? if u r having a sex life with ur bf, u dun go out and tell the whole world, do u?? i think ppl gotta know the difference between her personal life and her job.. her job requires her image to be media and children friendly and that doesn't mean she has to be the same person she is in her personal life. jus like no matter how much u hate ur boss, u wud nv lash out at them, right?? but with ur friends, u wud complain and bad-mouth ur boss.. why can't ppl jus accept that celebrities are humans too??? being in front of the camera is their work and when they are off camera, they should be entitled to have a private life! and gillian had to come out and apologise for wat?? for being with someone she felt passionately abt??? it is insane.

and as for Edison, the only thing i can blame him for is being so trusting and careless and foolish to pass something so personal such as a laptop to another person. since he took such photos then he is committed to guard them with his life! and all the more since his "frens" in the photos are famous personalities.. i sincerely feel sorry for the girls and hope that the media will give them space and be understanding. they are not liars, sl*ts or wh*res.. they are jus being human.

i can understand why Edison made such a decision cuz if he doesn't leave showbiz, this saga will nv be over.. it is a closure for the HK entertainment scene and the public. i jus wish it cud haf been a different way.. not with Edison having to go.

i like him for his good looks, i like him for his determination to be who he is.. and not b daunted by ill comments made abt him all the time.. i like him for daring to chase dreams.. i like him for willing to learn things that will make him a better person professionally..

i like him so much that he is a part of my life that brings back many many memories..

the best thing i like abt him now is him being responsible to this whole matter and that i understand that such things take time to muster courage to do (admit being wrong to the whole world) bearing in mind that he had also been a victim.. something so personal stolen and unwillingly being labelled the bad guy.. he also needs time to thinka bt his next steps.. if he came out the very next day to hold a press conference, it wud haf been very insincere, dun u think?? and 3 weeks hasn't been that long.. it is just the public that is eager to see the progression of this scandal..

if i ever had a chance to see him again, i wud tell him that as long as u know how to make things better, it wud not be the end. i realli hope to see his comeback to entertainment history and when it happens, i will support him whole-heartedly.

All the best to you, Edison.. will miss seeing ur fashion spreads, ur advertisements, ur movies and ur MVs.. :(

ok i finally have time for a proper blog today.. the last entry was more like for my own record la. haha.. i thot it wud b fun to read nex year during CNY to see wat i did the year before.. tho i suspect it wud b exactly the same routine. hahahah!

so for today, i have decided to start with movie reviews! i saw 2 movies over the CNY holidays - "Jumper" and "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street".

JUMPER

as the trailer promises, it indeed is a mix of "The Matrix" and "Bourne Identity". altho it was a short film (a mere hour and 20 minutes), it was very entertaining and fast-moving, perhaps the reason why it was such a short film! :p but the show was realli abt quality, not quantity..

i cud not help but think at the end of the show that hayden christensen has a look of the "in-between". like he is both good and bad.. but not too good nor bad. like his role in Star Wars, it was like he was a good person by nature.. but was forced to do evil things due to circumstances.. and these things, which seemed right at the point of doing it (which means he still did it with a good heart).. turns out to be wrong in the end (and labels him as the bad guy.. which is kinda against his will.. wa, a bit complicated!) which is why i say he is the "in-between" guy.

his role in JUMPER was also a bit of an in-between kinda character.. he is a good guy who is perceived as doing wrong things even tho he doesn't harm anyone nor does he have the intention to.. and the look of confusion and desperation is a trademark for him.. he did it so well in Star Wars and even better in JUMPER. he still has a tinge of adolescence in his acting and it makes his desperation even more convincing.

rachel bilson's role was quite disappointing tho. she didn't get many chances to showcase her acting and most of the time she was jus eye-candy. but then again.. i believe this is her 1st movie role since the OC times so i hope she gets bigger roles down the road and earn herself some worthy credits. her raunchy scene with hayden christensen in the show was quite sexy tho. they look like a very cosmopolitan couple and with all that high-tech effect and futuristic storyline, it makes the whole movie gel beautifully.

after the show ended, the 6 of us who went to see it tgt wished we all could "jump" too! and i wonder if there realli are JUMPERS in the world.. it is super cool!!

i give JUMPER 4.5 stars out of 5. 0.5 stars lost cuz the movie was realli too short.. would have loved it to be a wee bit longer and build up a bit more on rachel's character.

SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
like i said in my previous entry.. this show was such a joke. but taking into consideration it was adapted from a broadway musical.. i can understand why it turned out like tt for the movie..

the last show i saw that was so dark has got to be THE PRESTIGE. for those who don't rem this show, it was abt 2 magicians/illusionists who were vying for the top spot in the industry and also featured Scarlett Johansson. difference is the darkness in THE PRESTIGE was apt for the movie as the story was a dark and brooding one.. but for SWEENEY TODD.. it seems very deliberate.. like everything in the show is revolved ard making it a very dark show.. like how broadway sets are designed.. to suit a theme. and when this feel is duplicated in the movie, it makes it look very forced and unnatural..

the story is actually quite a sad one.. and i do get the drift of the show.. but somehow all the opera singing in the show killed the emotion and story-building MANY TIMES. somehow the singing felt a bit amusing and comical at times.. issit that the actresses and actors cud not deliver the right emotions in their singing?? or maybe the lyricists and composers felt this would make the movie livelier?? or maybe it is just me. but each time they start singing, i have a huge sense of dread and i want them over and done with their singing so i can get to the story. I KNOW I KNOW!! cuz the songs dun realli gel with the story.. it does not help to build up on the story.. they are singing for the sake of singing since it is supposed to be a musical! dun misunderstand me, i thoroughly enjoyed "Moulin Rouge" and "Chicago" and have re-watched both movies many times.. but Sweeney Todd simply pales in comparison.. it's like every song in Moulin Rouge and Chicago tells a story of the movie.. but in Sweeney Todd, the songs jus don't have the same effect..

could it be because of the story? Moulin Rouge and Chicago both have something to do with performing and broadway, hence singing made sense.. but Sweeney Todd is about a demon barber who kills so singing in the movie is weird??

i give Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber From Fleet Street 2.5 stars out of 5. giving it a pass cuz i see the effort taken to make the set so beautifully dark and for the surprise twist at the end.

that's all for my movie reviews today. i did my best not to divulge the story while reviewing it so u guys can't blame me for spoiling it! :)

i... am... so... tired...

my CNY break turned out to be a jam-packed visitation season cum fashion show. but it was happy happy happy. :)

1st of all, i saw his family a lot over this period and i nv thot i wud say this but his siblings realli are nice ppl. i can't say the same for his mom YET but it is working out fine so far. i believe it will turn out just fine. :)

1st Feb
I had reunion dinner with my family as my sister was leaving for HK the next day with my bro-in-law-to-be and spending CNY in HK with her in-laws-to-be. We went for a buffet dinner at The Teahouse at China Square and it was not too bad. Service could be better though.. but the price made up for it. After which we proceeded to KTV at Shenton Partyworld and stayed till 1am.. mommy, *him* and i had "market duty" the next day at 7am! (and all of us were late. haha!)

CNY EVE EVE
Reunion dinner with *his* family.. we had steamboat dinner at his place.. and it was nice and cozy. after which they proceeded to their annual "gin rummy" competition. but the gambling session ended early this year since it was a Wed and all had work the next day..

CNY EVE
Had YET another reunion dinner with my mom and bro in my sis's absence as i felt bad that they were cooped up at home on a day of reunion such as this.. so i took them to Mushroom Pot at Orchard Point, turned out they both enjoyed it tremendously and both my mom and my bro were in quite a good mood.. that made me happy too. :) sfer that we caught CJ7 at Cineleisure, which I bought tickets for 3 days in advance! all 3 of us enjoyed the show very much and even called up my sis in HK after the show to ask her to buy the 七仔公仔 back for us! 七仔 is so cute and it reminds me of winky! the "boy" in the show is very cute too.. apparently 星爷 and the "boy" has grown so close after the movie that he's taken her as his god-daughter! the lucky girl!

CNY初一
Went to *his* place to 拜年 and then to the temple with his family. after which we went to my mom's place for lunch and to 拜年 and then to his aunt's place for a 2nd round of lunch. After which we went to his dad's place to 拜年.. *phew!*

CNY初二
Went to Jos's place for our girls gathering (which is also *his* aunt's place cuz he is Jos's cousin.. we met on this day at her house 5 years ago!) and then left for another aunt's place from his dad's side..

CNY初三
Went to Agus's place to 拜年 and abt 4pm came home cuz they had a party back home. at abt 9pm *his* frens started coming and our own party started.. lasted till 2am. *he won 300 bucks that night. :)

CNY初四
Was supposed to go to one of his aunt's place again but was cancelled last minute as most of them were too tired and had work the next day. so we ended up going out iwth agus and sally.. was supposed to go KTV but sally felt sick so we went home after dinner.

CNY初五
Went to *his* office for "heng kang".. there was lion dance and lots of angpao to collect. at ard 2pm they relocated to one of their bosses' hse (Jason) and continued the gambling den business. *he* won almost 2k that day! we went home to my mom's place for dinner that day since my sis was back in town and my family went to my uncle's place after dinner and *he* went back to his boss's hse.

CNY初六
*he* had to work in the afternoon too so i went to my aunt's place to 拜年 that afternoon. as usual, we yakked away until it was time for me to go meet him at his place and we went to Jeffrey's, another one of his bosses' place in the evening.. i don't gamble so i naturally became the babysitter of the evening. sally and agus came to join later that night. the 4 of us went for supper tgt with ronald and his wife at upper serangoon before went home that night.

CNY初七
*he* also worked in the afternoon so i took the time to go visit my principal at bishan ITE to 拜年 before heading off to town to see my "bag frens" at gucci and miu miu. :) (bag frens meaning bags i cannot afford to buy so i make frens with them and visit them at their "hse" every so often. haha.) then at abt 7pm, *he*, tgt with agus and wife came to pick me from town and we headed to mr foo's hse.. (another one of his boss). we merely stayed for 10 minutes before we took off to a d&d for agus's company. he had paid for a table of ten so he asked us along.. we had 佛跳墙 and one abalone each during the dinner.. it was darn good! it was my 1st time eating 佛跳墙 so i was pretty excited. haha.

CNY初八 aka Valentine's Day
We had wanted to do dinner that day after gg to Ronald's hse btu along the way plans changed as *he* decided he'd rather stay at ronald's place. :( i was mad but didn't want to force him to do things he didn't want to do so i stayed with him but sulked thoughout. :(

CNY初九
*he* had market duty until almost 9pm that day and we had dinner at heng hwa along jalan besar (maude road to be exact - the famous white lor mee.. i love it!) at abt 10pm and met agus and wife + ronald wife for movie after that. we caught "Jumper" and we all loved it! super inspirational! (meaning it makes u wish u were a jumper too!) :p

CNY初十
Went for Elaine's baby boy's 1 yr old birthday party then dinner with his friends. went KTV after that and the room became another gambling den. out of 12 ppl, onyl 2 were singing.. one of them being me, of cuz. not that i was complaining. :p got home at 5am that day!

CNY初十一
hung out with *him* at his place for a while before heading out to orchard, then bugis, then esplande and marina square to catch Sweeney Todd. OMG... sorry to say this but the show was a joke to us.. perhaps we were both in a good mood so everything seemed funny to us.. we made fun of the show so much that when it ended, we cud not stop laughing at anything!! went for supper after that and reached home at 1am..

CNY初十二
back to work today and feeling like a zombie! need sleep so badly.. going to ah sa's place for MJ reunion dinner tonight.. hopefully i will pull thru!!

So ya.. i hope the above explains why i am super tired despite my super long CNY break..

i need another break from this break!!

嘟嘴歌王！

been attending too many weddings lately.. and hearing too many news of so and so getting hitched.. makes me wonder when my turn will be.

in my perfect world, i would have been happily married by now, and probably preparing to have my 1st bundle of joy, if not the 2nd. i love kids, i realli do. and i can't wait to have my little girl/boy. of cuz in my perfect world, i will haf 2 girls and 2 boys.. and they will be the most beautiful kids in the world. unfortunately.. i am no where near that lovely picture i've painted for myself.. instead.. i dun see any of that happening any time soon.

just last night i was on the phone with *him*.. and was utterly saddened and disappointed with wat he said. he said he wanted to do better and bigger at his job.. wants to open one more shop, wants to deal with another trade..

so my question is - where do i fit in?

as it is now, he has absolutely no time for me. and he keeps telling me SOON he will have time for me, SOON.. SOON.. SOON.. how soon??? and if he realli starts embarking into his business plans and expansion, i can foresee the amt of time he will have left for me.

not to mention a wedding. none. ling. zilch. :(

come on, it's been 5 years.. i need a promotion!!! and as a conservative and traditional girl, i would nv open my mouth to pop the question. in other words, i would nv kno wat is running thru his mind. cuz i refuse to ask. and hence, i will suffer in silence. be upset. be unhappy. ya.

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昨天在YOUTUBE看了我爱棒棒堂 - 星光帮当来宾的那集。感觉棒棒堂底迪们跟星光帮成员们有些些的火药味。。 而我不了解的是为什么星光帮在那节目上有一点不屑的感觉。。 难道他们对自己的小成就感到骄傲吗？我可是超不喜欢这样的星光帮呢。

不过我爱的宥嘉却没有给我这样的感觉！到他表演时，他是很诚恳地想要跟底迪们交朋友的！不过看得出他也不太放得开。。 不过诚恳的心看得到啦。

那个小美最糟。。根本是狗眼看人低嘛。底迪在跟他合唱时，他根本是一幅骄傲的脸！像底迪不配跟他合唱似的。。讨厌他的勒！

而且平时搞笑的许仁杰也变得很做作。。 我不喜欢啦。

总结来说，我觉得宥嘉和定伟是最“真”的。。 一点都不做作。。 而且能感觉到他们想和底迪们交朋友的真心。:)

帮帮堂就不用说啦。。在他们自己的地盘嘞。。 超放的开的！他们纯真，真实的自己很惹人疼嘞！

而且我最喜欢的棒棒堂底迪跟我最爱的星光帮成员有喜欢对方哦！ 小煜在节目上有说他很欣赏宥嘉的歌路，我也是耶！:)))

其实在看节目时，我也一直不能平衡我的心态。到底要站在谁那边啊。。 棒棒堂或星光帮？？ 严格来说，我喜欢看所有底迪们的表演。。“我爱棒棒堂”是个超赞的节目。。 不过我并不喜欢看所有星光帮的表演耶。。我只爱宥嘉而已。。 而且看完了那集时，我发现我更讨厌一些星光帮成员了。。

而我现在更爱宥嘉了啦。。他真的是天生吃这行饭的！

我在昨天终于买了“爱*星光精选-昨天今天明天”。 “你是我的眼”is on repeat mode. :)

i haf committed a sin!!! a shopping sin!! too much shopping!! 5 new sets of clothes for CNY has turned into 10!! OMFG!!!!

how ar? realli cannot stop shopping leh.. and during this time i shud realli NOT tempt myself anymore BUT i dunno y, yday i went to Tony's shop at Bugis Street, jolly well knowing the kind of stuff in his shop will arouse the shopping monster in me.. and under much control.. i bought one dress. *phew*

BUT!!! before i went to his shop, i waited for 3sa to come meet me at bugis junction and i went crazy with accessory-shopping!! i bought one butterfly necklace from Chomel and 2 dangly chains from Dorothy Perkins - they were having sale!! i am a horrible sinner..

and actually hor.. the reason 3sa and i met in bugis was cuz we wanted to go HAJI LANE. so i thot, since i am in bugis, might as well pay Tony a visit. AND THUS RESULTED IN MY MINI SHOPPING SPREE, prior to HAJI LANE!

and when i was at haji lane, i walked into the shop called MONO (i think). and at 1st glance, i fell in love with the dress hanging beside the front door.. and so i tried it.. and OMG.. it was so so so pretty... i cud not NOT get it!!! and that, was my 11th set of clothes for CNY.

and.. er.. my aim of gg to haji lane that day.. was to buy a black bag!!

so in the process of buying ONLY a black bag, i bought:
2 dresses
3 chains
1 necklace

SINFUL or NOT, u tell me!!!! :(

i need therapy!

Rest in peace, Heath.. I hope you find peace wherever you are and your fans will never forget your contributions to film and entertainment..

You will alwaes be my favourite knight.

a certain ms teo has asked for a follow up to one of my previous posts.. (touched!) firstly i must apologise for not writing abt this earlier cuz it is jus as impt to me as it is to *him* and his family. but i had been too deeply poisoned by 宥嘉 the past week to sit down and realli write abt wat happened.. *paiseh* and so here it is!!

so i mentioned in my past entry that i had been invited to *his* plc for dinner.. but the family is so busy that they haven't been able to set a date for which everyone can make it. and like i said previously.. i dun feel that i owe his entire family an explanation for our being back together. and also, i was realli freaking out abt this dinner invitation.. going to his plc for dinner with his family is such an intimidating thought.. i dunno how to behave at the dinner table.. cuz i dunno how i am being perceived at that very moment.. it wud b so damn bloody awkward.. and so i suggested meeting up with his mom prior to the dinner, just the 2 of us. after all.. i feel that she's the only person i realli haf to answer anything to.

making the call was harder than i thought. i dialled the number so many times only to hang up before the 1st ring. and when the ringtone finally came through, i wished it wud ring forever.. but of cuz it didn't.

me - "hello, hi auntie."
she - "hello? oh, kelly! i recognise ur voice!"
me - "ya it's kelly here.. how are you?"
she - "i'm ok! you?"
me - "i'm fine too. auntie, are you free today or tomorrow? i was thinking of bringing you out for dinner or coffee or something.."
she - "yes yes i'm free later today.. but i am out marketing now so i will give you a call back when i am done, ok?"
me - "ok, sure. i will wait for your call then. bye."
she - "ok, bye!"

after i hung up, i felt heaps better. cuz i cud hear from her voice that she had been happy to hear from me. she had no idea i was going to call her before that so i know her reaction was a genuine one..

a few hours later she called me back and we arranged a time and place and met up later that day. it was so nerve-wrecking sitting there and waiting for her to turn up. and when she did.. i tried to smile as naturally as i can.

me - "auntie."
she - "kelly.. how are you?"
me - "ok la.."

after that we went on to talk abt some 有的没的.. i tried to broach the topic but i jus cudn't.. i didn't kno how to start. and she finally asked me, "你几时要来我家吃饭?"

and i replied her, "你没有请我，我哪里敢去?" and i realli meant that when i said it.. after all, she was the one who banned me from her plc.. i cudn't possibly show up without an invitation, right?

her reply to my answer was realli very heartwarming, i actually cried.

she - "你几时都可以来啊，我们是一家人嘛，随时都welcome你。"

and she said that holding both my hands. and when she saw that i was crying, she continued, "我们不要吵架了啦.我们开开心心的过年，ok?"

after that, i calmed myself down and said my piece.

me - "i kno u might not blame me for wat happened, but i still want to make some things clear cuz i feel that i owe u an explanation for my past behaviour. i think that there are many misunderstandings between us. maybe we misinterpreted each other's intentions.. but at the end of the day, it is necessary and impt that we haf a relationship with each other, even when *he* is not ard.. none of us has done anything wrong.. jus that we are different. i hope u can accept our differences and i can assure u that if we both put in some effort, we can achieve the relationship that we want and that *he* will be happy."

i had a long talk with *him* prior to meeting his mom.. and we figured this was the only way i wud be able to have a real relationship with his mom. not that i didn't mean wat i said, cuz i meant every word. the difference this time is that i made the 1st step to being sincere and truthful and i hope in time to come, she wud do the same.. and not do wat she did to me previously. the last thing i want is to put him in a spot and if i haf to give in to his mom 1st, then i will. after all, it is not like i did nothing wrong to begin with. i had, at times, behaved like a princess when i stayed with them and that.. is not right. so i apologize for the things i haf done wrong.. maybe soon enough, his mom will realise wat she did wrong too.

and so that was it. even if i go for dinner at *his* plc now, i wun feel intimidated cuz i haf spoken my piece and she knows wat is gg thru my mind. i will not be afraid to smile and haf fun at dinner.

wat good issit to make an enemy instead of a fren, right? maybe this experience will help me to grow up, make me a more patient and understanding person.. i dunno.. but i kno one thing for sure.. if i keep on doing the right things, nothing will go wrong. and so, i will do jus that.

ms teo, this update detailed enuff for u? :p

林宥嘉精选！

我爱的人

i like the way he says "不要拿出你的实力" twice to make his point. SO CUTE!!

那些日子

this song has such a serene and sweet effect on me.. he looks so happy when singing it!

到不了

宥嘉和康康的合唱。。有一点搞笑成分啦，不过我有小小被感动哦。。

你把我灌醉

i love the music arrangement for this number.. this performance 很有感染力！Yoga is at his best on this one! the make-my-hair-stand kind of performance... damn power!

Last Order

his most sexy performance!!!! i like the way he sings lazily YET so in control of his voice.. *drools* (i am no pervert ok.) :p the cantonese version also by eason is called "New Order".

你是我的眼

this performance is full of emotion.. the lyrics made tears well up in my eyes.. his powerful voice is perfect for this song.

我的宥嘉毒瘾还没过耶。。 it's like i can't get enough of him!!!

宥嘉， 加油！:)

糟糕。。 我中了林宥嘉的毒。。 只要我清醒的时候，我就很想听到他的声音，他的歌。。 就连走在街上我都会轻声地唱出，“你是我。。的眼。。”。 怎么办？？

今天我一到office就立刻上YOUTUBE听林宥嘉的“那首歌”。 每听一次，就想哭一次。“那首歌”的歌词真的非常感人。。加上林宥嘉的独特嗓音和悲情唱腔，真的不被感动都难。

开始看“超级星光大道”的时候，被林宥嘉吸引的原因是因为他的歌声很独特，加上他选唱的歌曲都是我本身喜欢的。过后，发现他唱歌时很进入状况，非常投入。。真的深深吸引了我。。

但最近开始在YOUTUBE看他全部的表演后，我发现他的性格实在很迷人！他私底下真的是个搞笑高手，而且说话非常有深度。。一点都不像是个二十岁的年轻人。。肢体语言也都显示出他的自信和对音乐的热诚。自然而不做作的态度真的让我非常欣赏他！

他唱歌和表演的方式是我所见过的新人当中，最有魅力的一个。不知道有多少人跟我一样觉得和认同 - 谢霆锋是其中一个表演时最难看的嘴脸， 让人看了他的表演后想揍他一顿的感觉。 而林宥嘉表演时的嘴脸，实在令人陶醉。。 因为我看得出的表演的时候自己也是很陶醉，仿佛乐在其中。。 非常enjoy的感觉。。











看到了吗？他唱歌是多么的投入！我觉得他比专业的歌手还认真，还能放得开。。真的很迷人！

其实。。我觉得林宥嘉唱歌时的嘴形很可爱。。 嘟嘟的然后不时会形成一个完美的"O"形。。 他唱歌时的脸孔让我想起我的狗。。 可怜地很可爱。。很想伸手去疼他的感觉！真是迷死人了啦！

在他这么多的表演当中，我最喜欢的就是“你是我的眼”和"Last Order" 因为这两首歌他真的演绎得很棒。。放了很多的感情进去。。 加上"Last Order"是陈奕迅的歌。。 我当然喜欢啦！

我真的中了林宥嘉的毒了。。到底YOGA及时才推出他的个人专辑呢？



爱你啦，宥嘉！ *o*

omg, can cry CAN?!



he reminds me a bit of TAKUYA leh. issit him or issit me??? :p

haf been glued to my cable tv at home lately. have been watching E! and Channel V mostly. and suddenly finding MTV sooo boring.

i am surprised at how good the shows on E! are. (for those with cable, it is on channel 80.) or maybe cuz of my bitchy and live-for-celebrity-gossip nature, i am highly entertained by their celebrity "True Hollywood Stories" and "Top 20 Most Expensive Celebrity Weddings". (a lot of these Top 20 stuff like "Top 20 Supermodels Who Made Bank" - i.e. Richest, "Top 20 Favourite Child Stars" etc. etc. all very intriguing! :p) i have seen the "True Hollywood Stories" of Angelina Jolie, Nicole Kidman, Johnny Depp, Will Smith and Britney Spears so far. and i have learnt that Angelina Jolie has the best red-carpet style, Nicole Kidman went through a miscarriage during the period of her divorce from Tom Cruise (sobs!), Johnny Depp had never wanted to be an actor, Will Smith has family gatherings with both his ex-wife's family and current wife's family ALTOGETHER and lastly, Britney Spears had cheated on Justin Timberlake, leading to the split. How's that for a weekend's worth of tinseltown news?? :p (secretly proud of my discoveries - even tho i might be the last on earth to kno! haha!)

The most expensive celebrity wedding was a ridiculous 10 million dollars. MADNESS! and i dun even kno who that celebrity is. hahaha.

and my daily dose of tw entertainment news/programs comes from Channel V. i am so loving the program 模范棒棒堂! it is basically a show (full of nonsense) hosted by 范伟琪 and the boys of 棒棒堂. they are darn funny!! but not in the stupid way but in a very real life way. like they are realli off-camera and talking to each other regardless of who is around. they are so real and i realli enjoy the show a lot. the best thing is they seem to show a few episodes in a day! Channel V seems to realli like 棒棒堂 a lot cuz they show their advertisements and MVs relentlessly! i wonder if their career started off with Channel V.. i'm sorry but i haven't done my homework on them so i dunno.. but i will soon! it's like, i dun even see 飞轮海's MVs AT ALL. how weird it that??

and of cuz.. the very show i haf been denied of for the longest time.. 超级星光大道 on TVBS.. i love 林宥嘉! dunno if that's the way it is written.. his voice is oh-so-charming!!! and his face.. so adorable! wth, he is only 20!!!! *bangs wall* i feel like a cradle snatcher with all the going crazy with the boys of 棒棒堂 and 林宥嘉!

ok but the guy i like from 棒棒堂 is same age as me.. so not so bad. haha.. but i am a week older than him. :p


i like 敖犬 (bottom row, 2nd guy) and 小煜 (bottom row, last guy on the right) cuz 敖犬 looks like Edison and 小煜 looks like 方力申! actually i think this boyband has a lot of 明星脸s. the 1st guy from the left on the bottom row looks like 牛奶 from energy.. his name is 阿伟.


and him.. his voice.. omg.. when he sang 你是我的眼, my heart melted and i almost cried!!!

i have yet to find out how old 小煜 is but i will.. i alwaes need to know the age of the guy i like from TV so as to put a kind of level of maturity on him, so i kno wat to expect when i see him on TV. yea ok, weird, i kno. :p

so the next time i walk into a cd store, i am going to look for 棒棒堂's album and very possibly buy it.

does anyone kno when 林宥嘉's album is coming out? or issit out oredi?? I CAN'T WAIT!!

omg.. i am back into my boyband frenzy again!!!

*ashamed closet boyband fan*

i wun say i am not freaking out. cuz i am actually realli feeling damn scared. after all, i haf not seen them for 8 months now.. that is quite some time considering i stayed with them for 3 months before totally cutting myself off them. i'm not sure how to look to them, how to talk to them, or even how to smile in front of them. are they realli ready to accept me in their lives again?

i hate how that sounds. why does it look like i am at their mercy? like i am the one that did wrong? i guess tt is the exact impression the empress dowager wants to give out. i may be at wrong, but that does not mean i haf nothing to fault them for.

1st of all, this is between me and *him*. why are they poking their noses into our relationship? who are they to deny me? to me, tt is unfair. and totally uncalled for.

2ndly, the truth is she did talk behind my back. instead of reflecting upon her own actions (and mistakes), she is behaving like she is the one who had been tattled on. WTF! one can play the same game and if u can do it to me, why can't i do it to you??? 这叫以牙还牙！

lastly, i've said this b4 and i will say it again. if she realli loves her son, why wud she make things so difficult for him? by her denying me did not do ANY harm to our relationship and if anything, it made us STRONGER. so she jolly well know where she stands in this relationship, if she insists on being a part of it.

but the bottom line is - i am afraid of having to go back and reconcile with his family.. but i kno that if i dun, we can nv take the relationship to the next level or even get married. and if i haf to do things out of my own free will to makes things better between his family and me, i guess i will. i will get through it for his sake, not mine.

i realli hope this is a good thing for us.. me being invited back to his hse for dinner. i am so nervous abt it.. i dunno wat to expect.. but i will do my best.. TRY not to get irritated with the dowager's antics. it's going to take all i haf to fight (and win) this battle but i am determined.

and i will be wiser this time.

*he*'s back!!! :D :D :D :D :D :D

i merely spent an hour and a half with him but it was quality time. and i cud tell he realli missed me, probably more than i did. *ashamed*

and i kno this cuz his flight touched down 5.25pm, by 6pm he was home and calling me, telling me he's coming to meet me for dinner. by 7.45, he had unpacked, freshened up and already downstairs my hse.

the moment he saw me, he gave me a small but emotional hug. this is quite something considering he is nv the type to display public affection. on top of that he planted a big kiss on my head. WOW. i felt so loved and missed!!

after that we went for dinner at the curry rice place along Jalan Besar. he told me abt his Shanghai holiday (which as I had imagined, turned out boring for him) and how he hated the ppl there cuz they were rude and arrogant (and also mercenary). on top of which his colleague cum buddy, Ronald, did not go for this trip and that added to his boredom. the standard of living there is similar to Singapore, hence, everything was either more expensive or abt the same price. he ended not buying anything at all for anybody. (except for me. :D) for the 5 days in Shanghai he spent only SGD300 in all.

he sent me home after dinner as he had to meet another fren who was flying off the next day for work and he had not met up in a long time. so we sat downstairs at my void deck for a while before i went home and he gave me my "present". he bought me a pair of puma sneakers in red and white that resembles something like this:



i cud not find a picture of it online. but this is close!

he made me pay him a dollar for them (old wives' tale - don't give shoes to ppl u love cuz that wud make them run away from u. but if u realli haf to buy shoes for someone as a gift, they haf to pay a partial amt of the total cost so it wud not make it a "gift".) but i bargained for it so i ended up paying 10 cents. HAHA. aiya, it is just 意思意思 only ma... 随便啦！ :p

after which i also gave him his belated xmas present.. (i kno super late but realli not my fault cuz the thing i had wanted to get him was out of stock so i was on the waitlist for the next stock arrival.) it was a prada wallet which in my opinion he needs badly cuz no.1, his current wallet is in super bad shape!! doesn't even look like a wallet anymore; and no. 2, he is promoting to agency manager this year and i think he needs to look good (and be exquisitely endorsed) to give ppl the impression of success. i oredi think he is successful for his age but image is definitely impt. with him getting his car soon, he can't be seen using an old beat-up wallet!

i kno that no matter wat i buy him he will like it.. and even if he doesn't, he will still use it. but i appreciate the fact that he alwaes looks happy, no matter wat he receives. but i realli like wat i got him from prada, in black saffiano leather.. the prada trademark. one of the plain and simple designs (my fashion motto - less is more) that nv goes out of style:



the kind of designer wallet men should carry, expensive but subtle. i hate those loud loud designs that are screaming in your face, "I AM BRANDED!" :p

so when he opened up the present, he seemed truly happy. i think he realli likes it. :) i'm happy to see him happy. :D

so i went home and found a little spot to proudly display my new shoes in a corner of my room.. so whichever way i look, i cud see. like how Kyoko in "Beautiful Life" proudly displayed the red shoes that Shuji bought her in her room. :)

rest of the night, we didn't talk much, a few sms-es and i went to bed. woke up happy and contented this morning, feeling like there realli is nothing more i cud ask for. :)

think 2008 might actually be a good year for me!

Things we can learn from a dog

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.
Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.
When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.
Eat with gusto and enthusiasm.
If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.
Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.
Be loyal.
Run, romp and play daily.
When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.
Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.
When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.
No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout...run right back and make friends.
When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.
Let others know when they've invaded your territory.
Take naps and stretch before rising.
Never pretend to be something you're not.
Thrive on attention and let people touch you.
On hot days, drink lots of water and lay under a shady tree.

the recent passing of MC King got me thinking a bit. we shud realli live everyday like it's the last.. and i asked myself, wat is the one thing i wud regret not doing today if i died tomoro. and tt is not appreciating my loved ones and telling them how much i love them.

so after a dry spell from my sister for a long time now, i decided to call her last night. didn't haf any agenda but thot we shud jus catch-up. jus listening to her voice and getting up to speed to wat her recent concerns had been, nothing much. made me feel a hell lot better oredi.

everyone lives their lives differently.. and all haf different objectives. some want a successful career, some want fame and fortune.. and for me, i just want emotional satisfaction and stability. these are things i wud give up everything for. i live my life for the ultimate objective of having a happy family of my own.. and a family that is contented and healthy. and if i died tomoro, i wud go peacefully knowing my mom is healthy, my sister is happy and my brother finally grown up. and that i haf done the best i cud to make them proud of me.

and then it occurred to me.. "what abt *him*?"

and i didn't realli haf an answer. there are too many things i want for him and i cannot imagine myself not being a part of it. w/o me.. i kno he wud lose direction for a while.. but eventually, he will find back his drive and motivation.. and emerge stronger than before, better than before. and i will haf to accept the fact tt he will get over me, and he will move on. but wherever i will be, i will be happy for him and his success in life, as long as he is happy.

we talked abt this before and i alwaes told him he has to let me go before him. cuz if he goes before me, i wud not be able to take the heartache and agony.. but in actual fact, i hope he goes before me.. cuz at least i kno i will be with him till his last moment to share all his hopes and fears and be with him till the end to reasure him and comfort him..

我会陪你走完你人生的路，不过你要答应我，当我时间到的时候，你一定要来接我，ok? 不要丢下我自己走，好吗？

it's weird how people from entirely different family backgrounds can grow so close to each other and become more/as impt as ur own family. but when it does, u kno it is something beautiful and u will nv want to let go of its beauty and joy. but when the time comes to let go, it is the time you share the beauty and joy of your love with everyone.. and that is the spark that brightens the world and hope that lights up someone's life during the most difficult times.

i want to give all my strength and blessings to those in need of the spark and hope during this trying time of MC King's passing.. and pray that all will find their channel of comfort to tide them through this tough period.

把握每一天。。 珍惜所有关心你和爱你的人。。 不要让你这一生有任何后悔。。

the morning after the wedding, *he* left for his company trip to Shanghai. was upset that he did not take me along but on the other hand, i think it's a good time for us to be apart.. kinda like a test of trust for us, but realli, more for me. it is not that i dun trust him, i do. i jus dun trust the ppl ard him.. and that i am jus a wee bit too possessive of him. i am learning not to be, trust me.

so on day 1 of him being away from me, i went out to stock up on food inventory. bought a cordless kettle, a bolster, a mug, clothes pegs and some toiletries. rest of the day i slept and watched a lot of tv. at night theresa asked me over for a dvd session.. we watched 换换爱 and it is so sweet.. i am only at disc one and i am oredi addicted. i prefer 王传一 over 贺军翔 but i kno at the end of the show, i am going to fall in love with 贺军翔 somehow. but i will still love 王传一. :)

day 2 was pretty much the same. i slept, watched tv, slept. at abt 6pm. sally sms-ed me to ask if i wanted to join them for movie later that night and i politely refused, saying my stomach still felt a bit unwell so i was going to stay home to nurse it. but truth was i felt a bit weird going out with them w/o *him*. and seeing them tgt will make me miss *him* more. but less than 15 min later, agus called. he asked me to join them and refused to take no for an answer and so i agreed. was touched that they offered to keep me company in *his* absence.

they came to pick me up and we went out for dinner at swensen's and watched "Elizabeth: The Golden Age". it was ooo-kay. after the movie, they sent me home too.. realli sweet.

earlier that evening agus sms-ed *him*, "we are bringing your gf out."

*he* replied, "why like that?"

agus replied, "cuz we are 3 very bored ppl."

*he* replied, "tell her i miss her so so so so so much!"

before agus cud reply, *he* replied again, "take care of her for me! thanks!"

*****sweeeeeet!!!!!*****

but i wondered, why didn't he jus sms me??? *scratches head*

day 3, i did the same thing as day 1. watched tv, slept, went to 3sa's plc for dinner (her mom invited me.. so nice of her) and we continued our 换换爱 marathon. :p

day 4 - today. meeting my aunt for dinner at her place tonight for her famous 鸡汤米粉. :p it is super-duper delicious! i cud eat it everyday!

day 5 (tuesday) - no plans yet.

day 6 (wednesday) - baby's gonna b back! :)

can't wait. but i keep wondering why *he* doesn't sms nor call me when he is overseas. :( at least there is an improvement this time, he called me when he reached shanghai. last time dun even haf sms one lor.

the other time when i was in BKK for my company trip, i called him every night w/o fail.. plus a few sms-es here and there. he also called and sms-ed me quite a bit. but why everytime he goes overseas he doesn't call/sms??

WHY WHY WHY?? :(

sigh.. oh well.. i am jus missing him, i guess.

had the longest, happiest, saddest, most painful weekend of my life.

Agus and Sally's wedding

It was on Thursday and for auspicious reasons, all the "sisters" had to be at her hse at 4.30am. *yawn*

me being the bridesmaid cud not set a bad example so i reached at 4.30am sharp. and was the 1st naturally. other than these 2 other sisters who had stayed over.

a bit of background story before i begin. Sally and i met each other through our bfs, or rather my bf and her then-bf, now-hubby. and we haf been double-dating every other weekend ever since. i get along with most of my bf's fren's gfs but Sally and i get along like a house on fire. seriously. we're the same age and separated by 16 days only. *both proudly librans* :)

so it was natural when agus told us they were getting married that they wanted *him* and i to be their bestman and bridesmaid.

the purpose of me telling that tidbit of information is because, i haf to stress that i do not kno any of the "sisters". they were either Sally's close frens or ex-colleagues who oredi knew each other.

but i nv had problems getting along with strangers so i was at ease abt meeting them and having to spend hours with them that day. unless, of cuz, they deliberately resist me (like 自闭症).

when i arrived at Sally's plc, i met 2 of the sisters who had stayed over, ZH and KT. i wudn't say they ignored me, but they were not friendly. then i knew the morning was not gg to be easy for me. they wud look at me (with some disgust) but not talk to me. when they asked a question and i answered, they wud not acknowledge the reply and ask out loud again. :( so i resigned to being invisible for a while.

by 5.30am, the rest of the sisters arrived (6 of them altogether) and luckily, the other 4 of them was alright. LA was especially friendly and so were another 2 of them which i cannot remember their names now. :p

they huddled together to discuss wat was the minimum amt of angpao they wud settle for the gate crashing session and when they decided on the amt, ZH said, "ok, $XXX divided by 6 of us is how much?"

LA follows to ask, "6? not 7? plus bridesmaid leh."

ZH quickly replied, "no, 6. dun count bridesmaid. they dun haf one."

the rest keeps quiet.

ok, lemme clarify - it is not that i want to get a share of that angpao. in fact i haf rejected even the angpao sally and agus wanted to give me for being their emcee for their dinner that night. sally wanted to reimburse me for the transportation as well but i refused. i was as happy as she was for the wedding and it realli wasn't abt the money for me. BUT, the least they (or rather, ZH) cud haf done was do this behind closed doors! and not say all that out loud for me to hear. tsk tsk tsk.. a bit wrong if u ask me. i was only glad that sally didn't hear any of this.

so when the groom and his brother entourage arrived downstairs, sally asked me to stay upstairs in the room with her, so i did. (i was glad i didn't haf to join the sisters in their bargaining.) and from the 2nd level, i cud see (and hear) clearly wat went on downstairs from our window. and when the whole entourage approached the gate, i cud not peel my eyes off *him*! i had oredi seen him in the suit during our fitting previously but i dunno wat was so different abt him that morning. he looked so charming! i did notice tho, that he got his new haircut the day prior to that morning. or maybe i jus only haf eyes for him. oops, sorry for the mushy-mushy!! :p

the rest of the day was pretty predictable. playing games with the groom and his brothers, tea ceremony, lots of photo-taking.

before 2pm, the morning session was over and we all went back home to rest and prepare for the dinner. *he* and i were the emcees for the dinner.

i reached home slightly after 2pm and slept till 3.30pm. reached the salon at 4.15pm and my stylist rushed like mad in order for me to leave the salon at 5pm. (i was supposed to reach the hotel at 5pm for the "sisters" briefing. but learning my lesson from this morning, i decided i shud b late too.) and sure enuff, by 4.58pm, i was out of the salon's door looking like angelina jolie in Mr and Mrs Smith, according to my sytlist. haha.

i arrived at the hotel at 5.30pm and went through the emcee's script with *him*. and after that, there was pretty much nothing else to do. the sisters briefing nv took place, and if there was, maybe i wasn't invited? but u kno, i realli dun care.

we basically lounged ard the hotel lobby until 8pm. absolutely tired from the morning's activities, plus both *he* and i were not feeling well. by then, my angelina jolie's hair in "Mr and Mrs Smith" looked like angelina jolie's hair in africa.

i didn't realli eat my dinner in peace as i was afraid of missing my cues to go up on stage the entire night. but our "performance" was pretty flawless in my opinion. i got a few offers to emcee at other weddings. :p

Viral Stomach Infection

we arrived at the groom's plc at 7am and all of us were starving, considering most of us got up at 3am. food had not arrived and so ronald (one of the brothers as well as *his* colleague),*he* and i went to the coffeeshop downstairs for breakfast (the guys in their suits and me in my bridesmaid dress! *he* had been starving so bad that he started to haf gastric oredi. he took only one bite into his noodles and ran to the restroom to puke. and remained pale and pukey for the rest of the day.

as for me, my stomach only started acting up abt 12pm that day. i had assumed it was the breakfast i ate at the coffeeshop that morning that gave me food poisoning. when i reached home, i had diarrhoea like nobody's business and trust me, u dun want the details. and i also threw up twice at home, with much control not to cuz i kno throwing up is bad for ur stomach and it jus makes me wanna throw up more.

and by the time i reached the salon to do my hair, my stylist asked, "where are all ur accessories?? no earrings??"

i told him, "i am so sick and feeling so terrible that my brain cannot match properly. so i decided not to match anything at all." he then started to hand me all sorts of medicine, for flu, for headache, for fever, for everything. but nothing worked.

by 7pm, i was working up a mean fever at the hotel. running back and forth the restroom. literally 上吐下泻. it was like we were both taking turns to run to the toilet and both our faces were as pale as ghosts. ronald's wife came to the hotel with more panadol and we both took it and by 8pm, both our fevers subsided and both stomachs felt better. we took the stage like 2 perfectly healthy persons. (i surprised myself, even.)

after the dinner, we headed straight to the clinic as both our diarrhoeas and nausea came back. the doctor told us it had not been food poisoning but viral stomach infection. and very likely one of us passed to the other. (i think *he* passed to me.) we both went back to rest and were better by the next morning.

CONCLUSION

at the end of the day, i didn't get any pictures at all, cuz i felt too sick to be interested in taking photos. :( so now gotta wait for sally to send me the photos. and overall.. i had fun, even tho i was sick throughout. we kno a lot of agus's frens so it was also like a catching-up session. and *he* had been very sweet to me that day.. taking care of me even tho he was sick too. and i think sally and agus had been very very happy. when we left the hotel, agus held both *his* and my hands tightly.. not saying a single word.. i thot he was gg to cry. :p but it was a very emo and happy moment for us. sally gave me a big hug and called me, "亲爱的Kelly". i felt so touched. :)

hmm.. i wonder when my day will come? :/

NYE was 1 mad round of mahjong from 11pm to 4.30am! (i kno, i kno, we are the slowest players in the entire universe. hahaha!) i was the biggest loser and lost almost 80 bucks and since *he* was the big (and only) winner, he decided to cut everyone's loss by half, jus to make all happy. :)

things are turning out at my new place better than i had hoped.

i haf finally unpacked everything and the new room is now neat, tidy, spic and span. (except for the bits of wood shavings left behind from assembling the TV console and chair from IKEA, i haf yet to find the broom in the hse. :p)

on the afternoon of NYE, *he* went with me to IKEA in the afternoon and we shopped for my TV console for my new TV and a chair for my room. after we picked out wat we wanted, *he* suggested i get a little lamp for my room to soften the effect of the harsh white lightings the room currently has. so at the lightings section, we picked out a retro-looking white blow-glass lamp, with soft yellow lighting.

when we walked past the gardening section, *he* suggested i get a little plant for my room to brighten up the environment. so we picked out a tiny plant that looks a lot like a little christmas tree and named it Chris (for obvious reasons). it was a good name cuz we do not know the gender of the tree and Chris is a unisex name. haha.

so along with those, we also got a red cushion for my new light-coloured wooden chair, and other little accessories that IKEA is so famous for and i love to death abt it!

we went on home to fix up the stuff and *he* knocked and hammered for abt an hour before my new chair and TV console was ready for use. (thanks to theresa for coming over and loaning us her toolbox!) the new TV is now sitting proudly on my new console and the chair we bought which we thought we took the light-coloured one turned out to be the black colour one when we opened it for assembling. but it's ok cuz the red cushion is looking nice on it and the black chair matches my black TV too. :p

and now that i haf put everything in their place in the room, it is starting to haf some personality. one that makes me happy to be in. i will show some photos soon!!

the landlord and landlady has been bearable. tho they can b pretty picky abt minor things (to me). here are some of the rules they haf set for me so far:

1. air-con must be turned off once you are out of the room. even if you are just running downstairs to find your towel that has flown off from your bamboo hanging out of the window. and air-con can only be turned on from 10pm onwards. but since i do not sleep with air-con on, i am going to flout this one. (yes my towel is gone forever cuz i cud not find it downstairs and when i came back upstairs in that short 5 minutes, the landlady has checked out my room and noted that i left the air-con on.)

2. only 2 pairs of shoes are allowed at the shoe rack at any one time. (i've nv placed more than 2 pairs of shoes there during my 5-days-stay so far. so why are they complaining abt this too?)

3. no visitors. if ur fren wants to pass u toolbox, ask them to wait outside until u r done with toolbox. (so theresa came to pass me toolbox and the landlady hasn't been too happy abt having theresa in the room. they haven't made noise abt *him* in my room yet so i shall not ask. :p)

4. washing of clothes can be only be done once a week and only one load per week. (bloody hell, that means i can only wash my whites and colours separately once every fortnight????)

these are the rules established so far in the past 5 days. let's hope no unreasonable ones will be put in place anytime soon.

other than the above, the landlady and her husband are ok la. they leave me alone all the time and the location of their hse is perfect. with theresa at the next block, i tend to feel less alone. her mom has invited me to their plc for dinner tonight. :)

tmr is agus and sally's wedding.. i haf to be at her hse at 5am! which means i will haf minimal sleep tonight and it is going to be a mad rush for me all the way from after work today. will take loads of pictures and upload them when i next post. :)

and... I WILL HAF CABLE TV BEGINNING THIS FRIDAY! can't wait!! :D