Firebolt

Am waiting for hair to dry. Then I will take advantage of the thunder, the impending storm and float to lalaland.

Decision to buy a personal cue - 1 split second
Period of waiting before actual action of buying - 5 years, 9 months, 24 days
Feeling of holding personal cue in hand - priceless

For everything else, there's always a sense of humour.

Prior to going down, I had decided on 3 names for my cue stick - Firebolt, Enigma and Iceberg, in order of preference. Was deliberating between Firebolt and Enigma, and chose Firebolt in the end for a practical reason.

1. House cues are usually blue or black, so I wont be a blur queen and bring the house cue back instead.

2. Have yet to see anyone carry a cue stick of that colour.

3. Had already decided on the colour before going down.

Make it 3 reasons.

Sneaked cue back. Before I could hide it, Dad walked past my study table and saw the case lying against the table.

Was trying to think of what to tell him it was when Dad muttered ' Bought a cue?'

Could only nod my head silently, while pretending to be absorbed in the computer monitor. Darn, how could he recognise it! Luckily Dad did not ask me how much it cost.

Sometimes my dad can be too smart for his own good.

Will blog more on cue next time.

Tolerance

Crashed out last night without wearing lens nor removed foundation. Did not realise it till this morning. Yikes!

Dad is watching CNN as I type this. Katrina has given way to Rita. How wonderful that natural disasters like hurricanes are given female names. A reflection perhaps of how men view women? *bleah*

2 Christians appeared at my doorway not too long ago. The usual exchanges happened. Prior to that, she was rambling on and on about life etc etc etc and seem to be going nowhere.

Am not happy at this lack of religious sensitivity and made my point.

Why do I not see them approaching Muslims? Since you respect their religion, why can you not extend the same to mine? Unless of course you wish to quote the history theory that Islam and Christianity originated from the same parent religion.

The Lord is your Shepherd but he may not be mine.

In any case, the one thing that most people do not seem to understand about Buddhism is that there is no concept of God in Buddhism; regardless of whether u are a Mahayanese Buddhist, which the majority of Singaporeans are, or a Theravada Buddhist.

The start of another weekend

Friday arrived a bit too early. Have quite a mountain of work to clear in office. I wonder if I can go off for my trip in Nov, or would it have to be postponed again. Que sera sera.

Went to Wisma to do hair treatment. One of the stylist there lives near me - 24 blocks to be exact. Singapore is so small. Had quite a fun time. Strolled into Espirit. The hair salon is just next to it. Saw a top on 30% discount. Except that I had bought it earlier, MINUS the darn discount. Arghhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Squid msged that it had been a crappy day. So went down to meet Squid and WT at TWC for drinks.

Yawning head off...... the words are swimming before my eyes. Have so much to say, but so little time to pen them.

Pinky - Oct I have my exams. But we can find a common date. If you guys dont mind the travelling. =)

大三圆

It is 5 minutes from midnight. However, am quite happy and wanted to blog to remember this day. It's a mini milestone in my mj playing life.

Left work early. First time this week I've left office while the sky is still light. Was too tired to go for class so decided to go home. Home with my recorded 乾隆皇朝 looked much more appealing than having to listen to a lecture on de-constructing a Chinese sentence. Those of you who remember EL1101 - Introduction to English Language and all its verb phrases, noun phrases etc will know what I am talking about. This module, 汉语导论, is similiar, except it is all in Chinese. The lecturer is just as interesting as the sentence itself, so there were not many pull factors.

Anyways went home to accompany Dad who had another attack of gouts. Dad suggested that we play mj. So it was Lala vs Dad Round 2. I lost in the end. But am still grinning broadly. Because during one of the rounds, I managed a 大三圆.

Felicitations.......... =)

So many things, so little time

I have so many things to write about, but so little time to do so. Just to remind myself, I have the following posts to do:

- Little Boy
- Friendship
- COE
- Be true to yourself.

Hopefully some of them will see the light of day somewhere.

You know the old saying, a time and place for everything, and everything in its time and place.
Time for bed.

Sloshed

I am growing old.

Went drinking last night. Have been severely sleep deprived for the last few days. Sleep deprivation lowers one's alcoholic tolerance it seems. Yet to finish my drink and was on a euphoric high already. I think I called my tcss friend by another name and did not realised it until friend looked at me and blinked. (How brilliant!).

When I got back, I must have msged a few people, msges whose contents I have absolutely no idea about. Woke up this morning and had a series of smses from people replying to the strangest things on earth. Jeez!

Was at this pub in East Coast, whose name I now cannot remember at all. (But I know how to get there if you're wondering) What I remember was this middle aged lady who kept walking up and down the pathways of East Coast, gesturing away and talking animatedly. It was sad to see her. Yet I know she probably would not want our pity.

Friend sent me back, which was a sweet gesture considering that we live on opposite ends of the island and East Coast was a few min's drive from home for friend.

You know, when you lack sufficient sleep, your body calls up its reserve store of sleep to keep you going. I was so far gone that on the way back, I found myself dozing off while in midst of talking. Yes, THAT bad.

Which makes me wonder how on earth could I have msged anyone at all during the night?

Saw a short article today on Linda Evangelista. I could have spelt her surname wrongly. Am way too lazy to check. *lazy indulgent smile* She apparently does not smoke, do drugs, or drink and attributes her youthful looks to a healthy lifestyle. SM said there definitely must be botex at play. I giggled.

I dont smoke, do drugs. Hell, I dont even take coffee. Giving up alcohol might be a tad hard.
Food for thought indeed.

Petrol is the new gold

Got back early today.

Dad didnt want to go line dancing, so I asked if he wanted to go shoot a few racks at AMK with me. Guess my dad's response? He said petrol prices have gone sky high and it was too far to drive to AMK. Petrol is now the new gold indeed.

So we settled for playing mah jong. *happy smile* Yes, 2 px mah jong. *delirious smile*

Regardless of how good they say the economy is getting and how positive the employment market is, IMHO the best indicator is prob the COE prices. If COE prices are at an all time low, then why are there still massive jams everywhere? Does this count as the one million dollar question?

It is late. I think I will retire for the night. Going for drinks tomorrow. Need to stay sober. =)

Idyllic weekend

Am on IM with squid as I write this entry. We're talking about the most frivolous things on earth at the same time as something really serious. Told her to let me write blog in peace and not buzz like a mosquito. She replied with a whole load of emoticons that were either sticking their tongues out, extremely violent, or sobbing buckets. Very childish I know, but quite fun. It's such moments like these between friends that really perk up your day. Just like reading Duck's daily mailer too. =)

Had a most idyllic weekend due to a muscle strain in the left calf.

Shopped for waffles and maple syrup and had waffles for brekkie on Sat morning. Yummy! Made up for the pain in muscle caused by hobbling round the whole of Carrefour on Fri night looking for maple syrup because Carrefour staff had no idea what was maple syrup. *incredulous look*

Watched Legend of the Condor Heroes on Sat night, where if not for strain, could be at DXO with Squid. Such is life! Sometimes it is a case of what might have been versus what it is. Then you realise that life makes the best choice for you every time. One just needs faith for there to be ground to walk on or wings with which to fly.

Went to highlight hair on Sunday. Fiona taught me to see where a stylist has been trained by the way they hold their scissors. Hairdressing can be quite fun!

Bought cakes from Pine Garden to try. If you're wondering, the best is still their Blackforest. The Lychee Martini is a sad version of the cocktail and the Pina Colada, well, I didnt even want to try it. And yes, Blackforest is their bestseller. That's what the Auntie said when I asked. Next on the list to try is lana cake from Choc A Blog.

Attended WC's wedding last night at Rasa Sentosa with hair all coiffed up and looking a good decade older. As we were walking up the slope, I muttered to Nana to please have mercy and NOT hold her wedding there. That place, lovely as it is, is in the middle of a wilderness.

Friends left early, so met up with C for supper.

Hairspray is both a blessing and a bane. It holds the hair up nicely. But imagine having to rinse it all off. It's a wonder one has any hair left. As what C told me via sms, baldness is a blessing and should be recommended to all. Bleah!

Its a stag!

Have not blogged for awhile. Duck dropped me a mail to ask why.

Well, I have been battling a pesky flu bug all this while. At least I hope it is a pesky flu bug, and not the bird flu or dengue fever which Nana tried to curse me with.

Have more or less recovered, save for the cough and tight feeling in the chest area.

Limped my way around today. Must have pulled some calf muscle on the left leg which rendered me unable to walk and had to hobble everywhere. Navigating flights of stairs was the worst, and made me reflect on how life must be like for those disabled.

We held a stag night for WC on tuesday. The second chocolate fondue party in office in like less than 3 months. Yummy!!!! As usual, the girls ended up taking care of the food and the guys took care of the booze, music and hogging the pool table at the office lounge. Director came in to congratulate WC and muttered something along the lines of 'Are you sure' in jest to him when he shook his hand. Millions of calories, blocks of chocolate, and many racks of pool and reams of off tangent jokes later, the party broke. Hell load of fun.

Then the next day, we realised we forgot to toast the soon-to-be ex bachelor.

No Holds Bared

Went blading on Sat morning. Didnt quite realise that fuel gauge arrow was at E till I was on TPE. Oh well, if cab drivers in Bangkok can drive with the bloody fuel indicator on ORANGE, then I am quite sure I will survive. Until of cos, I remembered that it happened to a casual acquaintance sometime back and he got a ticket for it. Apparently it is a traffic offence to drive till you are out of fuel in Singapore. So yes, he was doubly unlucky.

Fell twice while blading. Was trying to do the swizzle, which somehow morphed into an A turn. The right and left legs decided to take on a life of their own and hence fell unceremoniously on my butt. TWICE!!!!! This Friday going blading with colleagues at some Lifestyle thingie. I am so dead. My sense of balance is like the pitts.

Met ghosties for dinner at HRC. Ping told us the brilliant $1000 story. Grin, its just like Dee and my 10 baht story in BKK, except many times more expensive. Karen's getting married next March - the first of my friends to do so, or rather second if I count JT as the first. Stored her wedding date in my hph calender. =)

Duck, do you know that Ping told the staff it was ur bday when she made reservations? Thankfully they didnt sing any happy birthday song for you. Ping whispered it to me, and said she will be so dead if they did. *grin*

Ongie and I wanted to go check out Comex for digital cameras, but decided we will go when it swings by again in December. The human traffic needs some mental prepping. My bank account too. Have yet to assess the full damage of BKK trip and potential damage of upcoming Indon trip. Ongie asked when were we going clubbing? It's a major deconflict of schedules to even arrange a dinner let alone clubbing. Believe it or not, we booked the date for Ping and Karen's bday celeb yesterday, and the date is in mid October. Today is just the start of September. Which reminds me, I need to co-ordinate Squid's bday celeb with PY and ZS.

Ping, Karen and I went Bar None afterwards. The band was great, much much better than the last few times I've been there. Out of the blue, this party of girls [and they were dressed very decently and carried themselves very well mind you] morphed out of nowhere and surrounded this ang moh guy who looked to be in his late 30s. Later, they hit on another younger ang moh fellow. Karen and I exchanged glances. We have seen SPGs in clubs, but these girls definitely dont look like them. What are girls coming to nowadays?

Not long after, we left. Outside, we passed a group of girls surrounding a girl who looked like she was knocked out. She had been on stage earlier doing some kind of prank or forfeit, probably got 'sabo-ed'. Her friends were trying to revive her and saying things in Chinese which translated to like we will try to pace you, and we will watch you from now on. Ping muttered that if you cannot hold your liquor, then do not drink. At the very least, know when to stop.

I totally agree with her. If you want to paint the town red, by all means go. Just know where your own limits are.

*grin*..... Just realised how holier-than-thou my above statement sounded. Oh well, that's truly what I think anyways.

Meeting Squid for dinner later at Dempsey Road. Now I need to send my boots to the cobbler's and practice blading. Time, I need more of it........

TGIF

It's Friday again....time flies!

Worked till 8 plus today.
That's not so strange....now comes the strangest part. I turned down 3 offers to do drinks today to GO BACK HOME. Got back home and was half stoned out. Sat in front of TV to watch last week's Condor Heroes and basically veg-ed.

Walked past my bottle of Baileys...and had to resist temptation to go get a glass.

Have a full day tomorrow. Going blading in the morning...and brekkie with the rest if I can wake on time. (Imagine having to be at East Coast by 845 am, given where I live, which is almost the other end of the island) Appointment with hairdresser then dinner and clubbing with the ghosties. Have not clubbed with ghosties since many moons ago. It'll be fun, they were always my most fun friends to go clubbing with. Cant wait for tomorrow to come. Let out a whoopie when I read Pinky's mail.

Then, the next thought that entered my head was ' Do I have enough time to go back office and clear some work first.'

Oh my god!

Missed class today

Missed class today. Colleagues and I were talking and we clean forgot about the time. You know, its amazing how when you get started, the conversation can just keep flowing. Bossie gave up working after half an hour of eavesdropping and left saying we were way too noisy. *amused grin*

Going to venture into Ah Neh Land again on Monday. Shopping for a Thaveni for colleague's wedding in September.

Sat meeting the ghosties for Duck's birthday celeb at HRC. Might be going for drinks afterwards. Hopefully I feel better. Have been having an on-off fever ever since that night when we played mah jong in Bangkok.

Having dinner with squid on Sunday.

Am wondering whether to call Kauri out tomorrow for drinks or pool. Or should I spend sometime with myself and go do some shopping. At least this way, would be able to clear some work and not have to trot back to office over the weekends.

Just submitted my study leave today. It is a requirement to attach the exam timetable and letter of acceptance when applying for study leave. And since mine is a Diploma in Chinese, the exam timetable and letter of acceptance is in the Chinese language. It never fails to amuse me that the 3 officers signing my application (bossie, director and director for admin) all cannot read Chinese to save their lives.

Now would have to get down to preparing for trip to Indonesia in November. [bet you thought I was going to say start preparing for exams...hahaha]