Becks Leaving Do And . . .

Alright, i'm going to post some pics from Becks leaving party here, all carefully selected, naturally the naughty ones won't be shown here and unless you are in my facebook, you won't be seeing them anywhere else :)


We were naughty, to be honest. We cross-dressed him and made him walked out of the office building in a lovely pink tube dress (actually it was a skirt, we just pulled it all the way up to look like a tube dress), carefully chosen by Aud, complete with pink wig, courtesy of darling Ivy, and a lovely necklace from Mommy Al. And Becks, being the good fun sport he was, allowed all these to happen. Well, he didn't actually know, coz Aud had blind-folded him before 'changing' him. But he was game enough to let us do what ever we wanted that evening.


So if you happen to be in Shenton Way at about 7.20pm on April 8, you might have caught a glimpse of a lovely tall pink maiden, head covered in a kimage paper bag - yes, that was Becks!! Haha..!


I had it all planned well, conspiring with his two other flatmates, and the party was held in Becks' own apartment, a very hot, spacious penthouse on top of an office building at the end of Shenton Way. It was super huge, with a super big garden plus a lovely view of the City and part of the World Trade Center. No wonder girls are flocking to his pad every now and then ;p


Becks didn't know where he was taken to (although i half suspected that Joggy might have told him), but he was surprised to find himself in his own apartment after we took the blind fold off. Even if he knew way ahead where the party would be, he was an excellent actor not to have let it showed.


Although Becks was very adventurous with food, there were a few he swore off like - pig's brain soup, pizza with lotsa pineapples (he insisted that was not the way to eat pizza with) and bittergourd. Therefore, coupled with some other food, we had our own little fear factor. Dear Becks took all these in a gulp but had to wash it down later with some strong gin to kill the taste!


I won't forget that nite, a nite of fun, laughter and of course, some tears. No doubt he won't be in the same time zone as i am, but i'm sure he will be constantly terrorizing me in some ways and being in the same firm makes it easier for him to do so.


Anyway here're the pics, enjoy and hopefully, you won't ask me any question :)

"The Ultimate Bachelor Pad in Singapore"

 

Don't you think he looks kinda cute here??

(Becks's gonna roast me alive if he knows i posted his pics here.. don't tell him ok)

And today is my birthday :) and as usual, x-man is the first to send me birthday greeting. In fact, for no reason, i dreamt of him on Sunday nite. Well, i actually dreamt i kissed him without brushing my teeth (it was morning in my dream). When i woke up, i thought to myself, ermmm, i wasn't sure which was gross, kissing someone without brushing teeth or kissing him?? Haha... anyway, he's not really that bad lah, if he's a changed man, i don't mind kissing him, with or without brushing teeth!! And last nite, i dreamt of him again, no, no kissing this time, but just some cuddling.. Goodness, what was wrong with me??


Anyway, thank you to those who emailed me, sent me sweet sms, leaving me birthday greetings on my facebook and MySpace. I always feel extra special on my birthday. Champion gave me S$150 to buy snacks for tea for my bday plus gave me two bottles of his wines to share with the rest in the office. What more can i expect from a boss?? Such kind soul, ok lah, i'll be his maid my next life.

 

"Happy Birthday To Me"

 

I haven't drink them yet.. maybe i can resell it back to Champ.. :)

PS: If you leave unkind comments here on Becks, i'm gonna delete them and i promise i won't talk to you for life!

Becks

I have never cried that much after my issues with x-man was settled but few days ago, my tears had a great time falling freely and happily from my eyes which would have made the monsoon rain proud.

And all because of one man, another man, not x-man. This man has injected so much fun, laughter and joy in my life for the last two and a half years that with him gone, i suddenly feel like i have being 'divorced' the second time round. The irony is, i wasn’t even in a ‘relationship’ with him in the first place.

Becks, the first ‘ang moh’ man in my life and one i know no other ang moh can ever replace. From the world he was in previously, he blended extremely well into ours, experiencing everything without hesitation. He is game for anything. He tried durians and loved it and he can even eat more than me. I remembered when he first came to Singapore, he brought me to Top Ten in Orchard Towers to meet his friends without knowing what kind of place that was. I didn’t know too until he sent me off in a cab 15 minutes later and on the way to the taxi stand, he finally told me why. That was not a place for a 'decent' girl like me. Haha, yes, i was very decent then :)

He is a very easy going man, exceptionally well-spoken, smart and very adaptable. Becks is at ease chatting with anyone, from the cleaners, to taxi drivers to any senior executive. I’m most impressed by his linguist skills. He is good with his bahasa as well as mandarin and is fast at picking up our local dialects although i wouldn’t repeat some of the dialect words he learned from the taxi drivers.

Shane is so smitten with him that when he knows his favourite uncle is leaving for good, he cried badly. The wizard uncle who played bat and throwing ball and running around the office with him. Shane's special magician uncle. I did a 20minutes video for Becks and on his last nite in Singapore, i played for him at his farewell party. The vid was very difficult for me to make, not just piecing each clip, but going through so many old pictures, the emotion was a bit too overwhelming for me. It took 48hours to complete, leaving me completely exhausted for the few days after. But it’s all worth it. By the end of the vid, everyone had tears in their eyes. Becks is indeed a special man to many of us.

After the party, he texted me, telling me that both shane and i have such a special place in his heart and i can send Shane to him and his parents in London anytime. Little did he know, he has a special place in both our hearts too. I dunno when i’m seeing him again but if all went well, i’ll see him again in Osaka end of this year.

In London last year, he brought me and Aud to The Ivy’s for lunch, a very popular celeb-watching restaurant that needed an advance booking of at least five months ahead. He made arrangements and took us both to Sussex for a day where we enjoyed our first countryside experience out of London.

Becks, he is someone that is hard to forget.

 

I will miss you mate!

 

 

Note: He's really a great colleague and friend at work - don't anyhow think ah.. :)

Hey You!

That was two days back, now it's Wednesday morning!! Yawn... zzzz


Yippeee... I'm off tomorrow. But I'm not telling you what i'm doing :)


Btw, i'm puzzled by people's reaction when they knew i'm Malaysian. Hey i'm proud to be one k. Although my country may not be as developed as yours, and even if it's not as clean as yours nor as safe as yours, but it's still kick-ass in some ways. I grew up there.


No, i'm not gonna start some controversial entry now, i just wanna sleep. Nitey nite~~



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Menghapus Jejakmu

by Peterpan

terus melangkah melupakanmu
lelah hati perhatikan sikapmu
jalan pikiran mu buat ku ragu
tak mungkin ini tetap bertahan

perlahan mimpi terasa mengganggu
ku coba untuk terus menjauh
perlahan hati ku terbelenggu
ku coba untuk lanjutkan hidup

engkau bukan lah segalaku
bukan tempat tuk hentikan langkahku
usai sudah semua berlalu
biar hujan menghapus jejakmu

terus melangkah melupakanmu
lelah hati perhatikan sikapmu
jalan pikiran mu buat ku ragu
tak mungkin ini tetap bertahan

perlahan mimpi terasa mengganggu
ku coba untuk terus menjauh
perlahan hati ku terbelenggu
ku coba untuk lanjutkan hidup

engkau bukan lah segalaku
bukan tempat tuk hentikan langkahku
usai sudah semua berlalu
biar hujan menghapus jejakmu
lepaskan segala nya

engkau bukan lah segalaku
bukan tempat tuk hentikan langkahku
usai sudah semua berlalu
biar hujan menghapus jejakmu

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I have always been introducing thai songs, so here's a refreshing change. This is a favourite of mine too, hope you like it na :)

BBQ

I love BBQ!!


Went on a mini BBQ picnic with Al, Ed and Little Luke on Friday. It was fun and now, i want to have a mini BBQ pit at home too so i can have BBQ anytime!! haha. But it's no fun starting fire and unless i want to burn the whole house down, starting fire is not really my forte. Can i leave it to the guys please?? :)


They brought a tent too! So yes, i want to buy one tent now as well. :))))) The boys didn't wanna go home and Shane said he wanted to stay overnite there which fortunately we didn't. Given me a choice anytime, i still wanna go home. I like my humble home, my warm bed and my cosy bathroom!

The boys had fun trying to fly kites.

This was at East Coast, so it was not sun set. Rather it was moon-rise. So pretty rite, and the moon was so big and round, was it the Chinese month 15th yet??

And finally Shane's first SSO - Casual Concert. The Maestro today is my favorite - Lan Shui. I shall find a nice picture of him and post it here. If you know him, tell him i like him :) Al was the one who 'introduced' Lan Shui and Casual Concert to me five years ago.

No photography allowed but you guys know me, there are some rules i like to break, so here's a 'stolen' pic i took.

After the concert, Shane was hungry and he wanted to eat the almond brownie from Gelare.

But he kept pinching my waffle with chocolate and brandy cherry ice-cream! His eyes was a bit red coz i scolded him for not eating what he ordered :(

(All pictures above are taken with my Samsung Z720)

Passed by Eu Yan Seng in Raffles City and bought some cordyceps, apparently good for those with respiratory problems. It's so expensive. Four of those bundles combined are about the size of my two thumbs! Shane has just recovered from cough and he has slight asthma. I had childhood asthma so Shane got that from me. I'm going to boil this into soup for him and this herb was once worms! Ewwwww. The lady at EYS told me that i must put them in the freezer. I innocently asked whether will they turn back to worms if i didn't freeze them?? O.O

For Shane's well being, i'm going to make this twice a month.

So, i will shop less from now on :)

ps: Not sure if you like thai songs, but if you do, turn up your volume now coz this song that i'm currently featuring is a very beautiful song. If you don't understand the lyrics, just enjoy the beautiful saxaphone music :). If you want to google for this song, the title in thai is 'kid theung ter took tee tee you khon dieu' . . . loosely translated as "I miss you always (by myself)" by Koh Mr. Saxman feat. Jennifer Kim. My thai is not good, pardon me :)

One Hundred i

Hey there, com'on in.


I'm gonna tell you 100 things about i that you may be reading for the first time:


Now, hold tight!



100. i love reading.

99. i have heights phobia.

98. i wear my watch on my right hand but i'm not a left-hander.

97. i hate the sight of blood.

96. i do not like caterpillars, maggots, worms and all that stuffs.

95. i hate washing toilets.

95. i love strawberry ice-cream with thin waffles.

93. i like to eat cockles.

92. i once talked to my senior in school for five hours straight - until 4am in the morning!

91. i'm a house-moving expert (i have moved 4 times in 3 years).

90. i love to cook but hate washing up after that.

89. i eat blanched brocolli with belachan to lose weight.

88. i like my steak medium rare.

87. i like spicy food.

86. i like schweppes ginger beer.

85. i also like wheatgrass drink.

84. i like green color (which is why i like the wheatgrass drink).

83. i only drink plain water when it's warm coz it tastes funny when it's at room temperature.

82. i once sewed a kimono dress for my barbie doll.

81. i look fugly and scary when i woke up in the morning.

80. i must shower everyday and before sleeping. (i heard there are people who don't!)

79. i color my own hair.

78. i like putting the clothes in the washing machine for washing but hate taking them out for hanging.

77. i cuss when i'm crossed.

76. i've watched porn movies before. (don't pretend you've NEVER watch one!)

75. i don't own any flat shoes.

74. i like to be alone. Sometimes.

73. i can make my own lychee martini but i think it tastes weird.

72. i don't like men who secretly steal glances at other girls when they are with their partners.

71. i like men with a good sense of humour coz i'm a full-of-nonsense-kinda-girl.

70. i like flowers, just not chrysanthemun.

69. i like gadgets (not those chain, handcuffs or whip types, ok).

68. i don't like men who come too close to me when they are talking. i don't like to breathe in what they breathe out!

67. i enjoy going to the movies.

66. i still love pizzas from The Pizza Hut.

65. i love Macdonalds' french fries.

64. i can drive really well. My driving-instructors think otherwise.

63. i don't like to make the first move on a guy even if i like him. (i'm still stuck in my mother's time)

62. i'm smart. Like totally smart!

61. i like Christmas.

60. i like to shop alone.

59. i love heels from Aldo.

58. i eat to live but sometimes i think i live to eat!

57. i hate cockcroaches. Must eat them all.

56. i won't bite unless i find you really offensive.

55. i like super happy songs. Like Lemon Tree.

54. i want to try Detoxing. Can lose a few pounds you know.

53. i like to watch movies that have very good-looking male leads and very beautiful female-leads. All the male leads must either be very very rich or very very powderful and the female leads must either be very very poor or outcasts. Ahh, you can bring in the popcorn now!

52. i love Barney, the purple dinosaur.

51. i read T3 magazine.

50. i love Shane. You guys already know that, don't you?

49. i love having ten boyfriends all at one go.

48. i love kids.

47. i can boil very delicious soup.

46. i love myself.

45. i'm a man(meat)-eater.

44. i wash my hair only once a week.

43. i love steamed corn with lotsa margerine and salt.

42. i don't like to work.

41. i like gold fish. That's why i have gold fish eyes.

40. i like to eat baked banana with lotsa melted dark chocolate.

39. i'm good at reading minds.

38. i don't like to sleep alone.

37. i can down ten cans of tiger beer in five minutes. i know i am Amazing!

36. i pray everyday that money can drop from the sky.

35. i love sardine puff and not curry puff.

34. i can bake amazing chocolate chips that will go straight to your hips.

33. i love organic food.

32. i am super good at acting (only to uninteresting-over-eager male species).

31. i laugh easily.

30. i'm scared of ghosts, monsters, spirits, etc.

29. i read the wall street journal.

28. i can talk and listen at the same time. Again, i am Amazing.

27. i look very good in bikinis.

26. i think all men should help out in houseworks.

25. i never get angry.

24. i like men fifteen years younger than me. Really!

23. i actually enjoy sleeping during the movies.

22. i love plane (plain) food coz i have nothing better to eat.

21. i'm very good at maths.

20. i enjoy cleaning ceiling fans. The higher, the better.

19. i love thunder tea rice.

18. i believe that if i unskin an apple at 12midnite while looking into the mirror, i'll see my future partner.

17. i like licking my fingers, especially after having KFC.

16. i can set your heart on fire with just one stare.

15. i enjoy plane rides.

14. i think men who help out with houseworks are really cute.

13. i am funny.

12. i've got two more tattoos and a navel ring today.

11. i can spend hours at the supermarket. Very therapeutic.

10. i cry easily.

09. i can fix the computer.

08. i can read a book upside-down.

07. i can make sardine puffs better than Old Chang Kee.

06. i am pretty much a psychic.

05. i don't enjoy eating popcorn unless i'm at the movies.

04. i can make you remember me forever.

03. i can also make myself forget about you at the same time.

02. i'm currently having a crush on someone but i'm not telling you who!!

01. do you actually believe all that you read here??

=)


Haha.. that was my "One Hundred i" list i did sometime in 2006 on my Moblog. I was reminded of it when i read MonkeyCrab's post about her hundred things. We are SMART girls!!


Now go do your 'One Hundred i" when you are free and post it here for my lunchtime reading.

We Will Hold On Together

If we hold on together, i know our dreams will never die.


While searching for an old song “Hold On’ by Mari Hamada, i came across this song by Diana Ross. Brought back memories of my younger, carefree days. Days where i basically live for the moment, eat, sleep, study, gossip about other girls and giggle over some guys i secretly fancy. This song is not merely a song that bridges me to my past but now i find myself appreciating its lyrics slightly more than before.


Yes, call it whatever you like, an emotional boost? Yes, i need that constantly.


I’m trying to realise Shane’s dreams, not just academically-wise but in every way I can. And as long as it's what he wants, i will do my best to help him fulfill that dream. Though I may be overly rushing into things, but as far as I’m concern, while i’m still breathing and while i can afford, i want him to get only the best. Dreams mould us to who we are. We all need dreams. Especially a child.


After the trial piano lesson, Shane fell in love with it. Who wouldn't? It not only sound beautiful but the piano itself is a beautiful piece of art. And i bought him a piano which was delivered yesterday and he’s starting his individual classical piano lesson on Monday.

Shane has been very happy playing off tune on the piano as well as jamming it out on his drum. Seeing my child so happy makes it all so worthwhile, isn't it?


Some said i spoilt my kid too much. Maybe i did. To a woman, her child is far more important that anyone, what more about me. Shane is all i have. Without him, i wouldn't have what i have today. He inspires me. He motivates me. He completes my life. When i told him i am fat, he told me gently, "Mommy, you are not fat, you are just right. You are perfect!". And when i chided him for forgetting what homework he needed to do and asked him what can he remember? "I only remember you" was all he said. So pray tell, how could i not love a child like that and give him all i can? How could i not reciprocate that innocent, delicate love of his?

"The person I like most is Mommy. She loves me very much"

Shane's New Toy!

My Cool Young Man. He's gonna be in a rock band when he grows up!! haha :))

Drum-Roll Please

It's time to start some formal music lesson for Shane and i believe in allowing my child to pursue his interest freely. The word has spoken, Shane wanted to learn to play drum (i secretly wished he will choose piano coz i like the look of those ivory keys and the elegant sound).


So I signed him up for a drum class and bought him a drum set - Pearl Target in steel blue color at the music school. I was told that Pearl Drum is the leader in the marching percussion industry and their drums were endorsed by a lot of top performing bands. Shane chosed the color himself. Paid S$1050 for the set which i later found out from our biggest local musical instrument store - Swee Lee Music's website that they are selling at S$730 (include GST) for the same set. Argghhh... i am definitely calling up the school tomorrow to get a refund or something. My fault for not doing a proper 'homework' before buying them. (Updated: Feb 17 - the music school is gonna refund me the amount i 'overpaid'. I'm delighted!)


Btw, does anyone have any comment about Pearl Target vs Tama ImperialStar? I browsed the net and read that the Tama Drum is the top drum brand in Japan and has better sound quality. Delivery is next Tuesday, so i still have time to change if i want :)


More pictures will follow next. And Shane has also mentioned he wanted to learn to play the violin, so i signed up a trial lesson for him. And i have also secretly signed him up for a trial piano lesson hoping he will like to play the piano as well. Hehe :) If not, then i go learn it myself lor :)

Gong Xi Fa Cai

With so many red packets filled with blue and red notes, Shane is a rich boy now..hehe, tomorrow he's gonna collect somemore ;p !!


Gong Xi Fa Cai!!


Btw, check out my other boy Tobias Diggines . . . the next BIG THING on the music scene!! Yoohoo..!!

(Click on the picture to visit Toby's website and to hear his amazing voice)

Snow in Shanghai

 

And what a nightmare it was for me!


I have never seen snow my entire life until my few days ago in Shanghai. Yes i was exhilarated, but coming from a tropical country, i'm not exactly that enthusiastic either. I welcome the cold, a change from the sticky-sweaty feeling i get everyday in Singapore, but too much of it made me wanna go home rightaway. Snow was fun for a day or two (although i didn't venture out at all, it's nice to look out of the window to see the little white flurries). But on the third day, i wished the snow would just disappear within two blinks.


The room @ Grand Hyatt was cold, like fridge, even with the air condition off. When i got too near to the wide windows, the cold gets unbearable just after a few seconds. Curtains were thick and heavy, and it helped to block out the cold but that would mean, i can't leave it open at nite when i sleep. Did i tell you i need to sleep with the curtains drawn back when i stay in any hotel alone?? I'm scared lah. And i couldn't see anything outside the windows, the thick fog had it hidden completely from my view. Just as well i leave the curtains closed.


The next day on Wednesday, i could see outside a little. Icicle were slowly buidling up on the grills. I stayed on the 66th floor, so that must have been extremely cold outside.

 

 

  

At least i get some view that nite :)

Snowed that afternoon but it stopped after a few hours but it continued at nite, right thru the next morning. It was rather a pretty sight. The city was covered in white, like a pretty blanket.

The sun shined but the weather was freezing still. Friday was worst, snowed the whole day, got heavier in the afternoon and i couldn't quite make out the next building to ours! Flight was at midnite on Sat (first flight out) and i was hoping SQ won't cancel my flight or Pudong airport would not close for the second time this week Emily made a few calls to the travel agent and was told SQ would still fly that nite. Arranged for pick up at 9pm and off i logged out from work at 6.30pm.

 

 

 

   

The way to airport was smooth, but snowed rather heavily. Arrived the airport at 10.30pm and check-in immediately. Boarded the plane around 11.40pm. Didn't even eat much at the lounge. Too packed.


Sheduled departure time was 0010 hours on Feb 2 but was told we had to wait for our plane to be de-iced first and that was estimated to happen at about 1.00am. At 1.30am, we were still waiting and by 1.45am, Captain informed us that as there were 20plus planes ahead of us, we would had to wait for another 3 hours. Supper were served immediately, inflight entertainment were switched on and headsets given out.


With too much champagne, and one singapore sling, i slept right after supper and all thru until 6am. When i opened my eyes, to my amazement, we were still grounded at the same spot!! 6.50am, we were finally taxing to the de-iced area. I was bursting with glee inside but less than 20 minutes later, the Captain had to deliver a bad news, they weren't allowed to fly as the crew would had exceeded their working hours limit by the time they arrived Singapore. Although i was deflated but it was a good safety measure policy. We were told to get off the plane and disembark. Naturally, some were not happy. And one woman who seated right in front of me made a big fuss. She was so unreasonable and grilled the poor leading stewardess, kept telling her what to do! I felt like telling that woman, maybe she would like to de-ice the plane herself and then fly the whole plane back since she knew exactly what to do!

SQ made arrangements for us. We boarded the bus that took us to Shangri-la Hotel Pudong. The crew needed their rest for at least seven hours before they can resume duties again. The passengers needed theirs too. No one likes to be stranded and everyone wanted to go home.

Shane wasn't feeling well. However, my aunt reassured me it wasn't serious and he was well taken care of. She wanted me to take a good rest in the hotel and not rushed home. I was relieved to have her taking care of Shane. It was a pretty stressful time for me but i needed a good sleep. After a really long hot bath, room service and a glass of wine, i slumbered off for the next six hours.

View of the Bund across the river.

Halfway thru my sleep, i received a call from the SQ rep that we would be flying out at midnite and would need to gather at the lobby at 9pm sharp.


Throughout the event, I felt like a refugee. 6 years ago, Champion was stranded in one small town in Canada during the 911 attack. His plane was scheduled to arrive into JFK 15minutes before the attack and immediately his plane was re-routed. Champion was housed in a school hall for nearly two days before moving to a hotel. There were just far too many passengers that were stranded then compared to now.


Anyway, we got on the bus and arrived at the airport, only to find ourselves in another confused state as the SQ staffs at the airport were not told exactly what to do. I don't blame them, two SQ flights leaving at the same time, one for that nite and one from yesterday nite. We went from queue to queue. But i agree with the rest that the station manager should have been more prepared for situations like this.


The first and business class passengers were upset coz the economy class passengers arrived earlier and were crowding around the check-in counters. Actually, i realised it's the business class passengers that kicked up the most fuss. They kept reminding the station manager that First and Business Class passengers should be given priorities to check-in. They made many demands (okay, not all were unreasonable) but that actually reminded me of a scene from Titanic years ago, where the rich gets the first priority to get on the boat and left those penniless to die. Okay, so money buys you priority huh? So perhaps they would want to buy a piece of property in moon? That way, no econ class people will get in their way.


To be honest, i'm sure SQ won't be that heartless. They will wait patiently for all the passengers to board before taking off, so i'm sure there was no need to rush. We have waited 24 hours, surely SQ would definitely be sympathetic enough not to leave any of us behind.


We boarded the plane but the plane was delayed for another hour or so due to missing cargos with our luggages, flight plan and food. When we were being given headsets again, i told myself, i don't want to spend another day in Shangri-la. As much as i like five stars hotel and free food, i prefer my humble home and warm cosy bed. Naturally, with Shane as the biggest enticement, i wanna go home!!


We took off round 1am. Flight wasn't bumpy or maybe i couldn't feel anything coz i was soon fast asleep again. No food was served on the plane. The Captain didn't want to delay the flight any further and so took off without the loading much food. As a compensation, we were all given a US$75 voucher reedemable for any items in the Krishop.


Shane was such a good boy. He didn't kicked up any fuss when his mommy didn't buy anything back for him. For such young age, he's much more understanding than all the fussy business class passengers combined ;p