Auld Lang Syne

Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And never brought to mind
Should auld acquaintance be forgot
And days of auld lang syne

And there's a hand, my trusty friend
And gie's a hand to thine
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne

For auld lang syne, my dear
For auld lang syne
We'll take a cup of kindness yet
For auld lang syne

Epilogue: 2007

It's the time of the year where we bid adieu to 2007 & welcome 2008.

I have to say 2007 ended rather on a morbid manner as I lost my good friend, Sonny, in August. No doubt many friends of mine told me to move on, cheer up etc, I still feel that I am stuck in that moment. Does it mean I have not accepted it? How should I move on?

However, God sure moves in a mysterious way. I lost a friend & I gained a friend. I am honoured and blessed that I got to know Ben. I have to admit that we met each other in a unusual circumstance .... he is actually my financial planner through MSN. The strangest thing is we share the same birthday!!! Ain't that cool??? We are so gonna have a combine birthday party next year!

I also have to thank God that friends we lost contact during school days have been rekindled. Though they have not changed much, I must say thier lifestyle had. I love them for not what they are but who they are & the love that encompasses each one of us.

I think 2007 was a year of friendship. I made many friends throughout this year. I want to say a big shoutout to P&G SIN MDO. Thank you for the cool times over there. The gossips, the jokes & laughther during lunchtime, the free flow of Dynamo, Olay, Pringles, Gillette & of course not forgetting SKII. You guys showed & proven to me that we can still & always have fun at work! I so miss working with you guys!

To end this last entry of the year, I would like to thank God who had safeguarded me this year. Letting me wake up everyday to enjoy the sun, the clouds & the love He has surrounded me with. I would like to thank my posse, Kenneth, my big sister Veronica, my bro Alan, who have & always be at my side. Brian, my big bro. The person who I think will not hesitate to slap me hard if I ever screw up & always at the end of the race waiting for me. Last but not least, thank you Sonny for your love, your friendship, your kindness, your gung-ho spirit, your strife for perfection. 27 years of friendship did not end together with your demise. It will always stay in my heart.

I loves, hearts you all!!!!!

Letter to a Friend

Hi Sonny,

I am fighting back the tears as I write this letter to you.

It's been a long time since you left us. Though it has been 4 months but it seems such a long long time. How are you doing over there? I believe you are playing wonderful music which you are so good at while you were still with us. I know you are under the wings of the good Lord so we are very happy!!

We have changed. Characters, perspectives & relationships. In what way I don't really know but Alan & I felt that we do not have that sparkle in each other eyes anymore. As you know, the eyes are the windows to the soul. We have lost a part of us which I hope we can find back. If not, maybe it is meant to be. Disheartened we will be but it's the facets of life.

I have to apologise that I did not cry during your funeral. I had to be strong. We had to be strong. To be honest, I have not stop crying. I do not know when I will stop. The hurt, the pain & the sadness is still too much for me to bear. Every thing we talk, see & listen still remind us of you. We really miss you so much & I know you miss us too!

Do watch over & protect us with the Lord above.

We talk again .......... Wish you A Merry X'mas & A Happy New Year

With boundless love

Alvin

Nothingness

Sounds of nothingness.

Nothing make sense

I feel nothing.

I have nothing.

Bernard & Iris Wedding - Part 3

Every wedding alway end with a nice bout of 'sabo-ing' the wedding couple. Well theirs' were no exception ..

'Rubba rubba bolla bolla'

Ohh... Baby... That's right

We didn't exactly gatecrash their room, we just needed a place to crash after a hard day's work. Brought my trusty SLR camera along to capture some silly moments.

Yes we made it!!!

Testing out the self timer function

Shiny Happy People

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace!
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found
Was blind, but now I see.

'Twas Grace that taught my heart to fear,
And Grace my fears relieved.
How precious did that Grace appear
The hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come.
'Tis Grace hath brought me safe thus far
And Grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me.
His Word my hope secures.
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

When we've been there ten thousand years
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we'd first begun.

Bernard & Iris Wedding - Part 2

Yap yap ............... the pics continue ......

Dun really like the side of my face

The most talked about Ang Bao Box

Carrie & Me

Carrie, me, Daniel

Me, Daniel & Alvin

Vulnerability of Life

The current accident of the dragonboaters in Phnom Penh had jolted me again the feelings of Sonny's death. The questions, the dis-believe, the denial, just all coming back to me when I received the news.

Kenneth mentioned to me before that because of Sonny's death, he had started questioning life & God. I have to admit my perspective of life had shifted. The cliches of 'living life to the fullest', 'live for today not for tomorrow', all seems to hold some truth now.

My prayers to the families whose child were among the victims. My prayers to those who knew them. It's never easy that I can vouch for it because I am still stuck in that moment.

Bernard & Iris Wedding - Part 1

Recently my entries had been rather morbid, so I decided to blog this happy occasion to lift up my blog. 2 Saturdays ago, I had the honour to be a part of Bernard & Iris matrimonial celebration. Pictures speaks a thousand words ......

No I did not touch 4D with this number

The Brothers: Alvin & Jonathan

The Brothers: Ryan & Me

Convoy at its best!! Thanks to the Guardsmen

Dunno how come I can only upload these few pics so I have to break into parts.

Shine

I can see it in your eyes
What I know in my heart is true
That our love it has faded
Like the summer run through
So we'll walk down the shoreline
One last time together
Feel the wind blow our wanderin' hearts
Like a feather
But who knows what's waiting
In the wings of time
Dry your eyes
We gotta go where we can shine

Don't be hiding in sorrow
Or clinging to the past
With your beauty so precious
And the season so fast
No matter how cold the horizon appear
Or how far the first night
When I held you near
You gotta rise from these ashes
Like a bird of flame
Take my hand
We've gotta go where we can shine

For all that we struggle
For all we pretend
It don't come down to nothing
Except love in the end
And ours is a road
That is strewn with goodbyes
But as it unfolds
As it all unwinds
Remember your soul is the one thing
You just can't compromise
Step out of the shadow
We're gonna go where we can shine

And look, and look
Through the windows of midnight
Moonfoam and silver

Sad Eyes

"Trying to hold it together

Keep my love as light as a feather

Sad eyes baby it's been such a long time

Keep my heart breaking in the dark"

What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted

As I walk this land with broken dreams
I have visions of many things
Love's happiness is just an illusion
Filled with sadness and confusion,

What becomes of the broken hearted
Who had love that's now departed?
I know I've got to find
Some kind of peace of mind
Maybe.

The fruits of love grow all around
But for me they come a tumblin' down.
Every day heartaches grow a little stronger
I can't stand this pain much longer
I walk in shadows
Searching for light
Cold and alone
No comfort in sight,
Hoping and praying for someone to care
Always moving and goin no where

What becomes of the broken hearted
Who had love that's now departed?
I know I've got to find
Some kind of peace of mind
Help me please

I'm searching though I don't succeed,
But someone look, there's a growing need.
All is lost, there's no place for beginning,
All that's left is an unhappy ending.

Now what's become of the broken-hearted
Who had love that's now departed?
I know I've got to find
Some kind of peace of mind
I'll be searching everywhere
Just to find someone to care.
I'll be looking everyday
I know I'm gonna find a way
Nothings gonna stop me now
I'll find a way somehow
I'll be searching everywhere

Cafe Del Mar

I have not been blogging much on happy things recently. I decided to do so with an entry that are filled with happy people with happy thoughts. I am so proud & honoured & is a pleasure to had worked with these wonderful people. These pics were taken about a couple months back at Cafe Del Mar. Attendance on that day was about 30 peps.

A small group of PnG SIN MDO

Me trying to out cute Elise & Beatrice

The gals from PnG SIN MDO

The guys from PnG SIN MDO

Me & Ms Irin Gan

Sonia Couling

I was with Ben last night for dinner & the topic of pretty women came into the conversation. Ben mentioned that friends younger that him do not know who is Sonia Couling!! Tsk tsk tsk!! How can that be? She like's DA BOMB .....

Long before a certain Ms 'X', there were 3 hottest women on TV, Donita Rose ( Hawt ) , Nadya Hutagalung ( Hawtter ) & of course Sonia Couling ( Hawttest ). Back then, they were like the pioneers VJs for MTV Asia. They were of course the poster girls for FHM Singapore too.

She is currently the ambassador for Oil of Ulan. I was suppose to go for this event when she dropped by Singapore recently. All I have are pictures of her. Without further a due, here are the pics .....

Ms 'X'? Hawt? You don't know what is hot baby!!!!

Detachment

"If you hold back on your emotions, if you don't allow yourself to go all the way through them , you can never get to being detached, you're too busy being afraid. You're afraid of the pain, you're afraid of the grief. You're afraid of the vulnerability that loving entails.

But by throwing yourself into these emotions, by allowing yourself to dive in, all the way, over your head even, you experience them fully and completely. You know what love is. You know what grief is. And only you can say 'All right. I have experienced that emotion. I recognise that emotion. Now I need to detach from that emotion for a moment.'

I have not smile for a long while ........... Tomorrow I will.

Angel

Spend all your time waiting
for that second chance
for a break that would make it okay
there's always one reasonto feel not good enough
and it's hard at the end of the day
I need some distraction
oh beautiful release
memory seeps from my veins
let me be emptyand weightless and maybe
I'll find some peace tonight

so tired of the straight line
and everywhere you turn
there's vultures and thieves at your back
and the storm keeps on twisting
you keep on building the lie
that you make up for all that you lack
it don't make no difference
escaping one last time
it's easier to believe in this sweet madness
ohthis glorious sadness
that brings me to my knees

in the arms of an angel
fly away from here
from this dark cold hotel room
and the endlessness that you fear
you are pulled from the wreckage
of your silent reverieyou're
in the arms of the angelmay
you find some comfort there
you're in the arms of the angel
may you find some comfort here

Can't Cry Hard Enough

I'm gonna live my life
Like every day's the last
Without a simple goodbye
It all goes by so fast

Gonna open my eyes
And see for the first time
I let go of you like
A child letting go of his kite

Gonna look back in vain
And see you standing there
When all that remains
Is an empty chair

And now that you've gone
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now

There it goes, up in the sky
There it goes, beyond the clouds
For no reason why
I can't cry hard enough
No, I can't cry hard enough
For you to hear me now

Please Don't Stop the Music

This song has been playing in my mind after watching the lastest Spring/Summer 2008 fashion show by Dolce & Gabbana.

It's a mash up b/n this song by Rihanna x 'Don't Stop till You get Enough' by Wacko Jacko.

Do check it out...........

Broken

"Without you I was broken,

but I'd rather broke down with you

by my side"

The 30s are the new 20s

1) 'Minimum age' doesn't faze you but you secretly hope to get carded at the door.
2) 20 year-olds look to you to be sugar-mummies/daddies.
3) 60 year-olds want to be YOUR sugar-mummies/daddies.
4) Binge-drinking? Been there, spewed that.
5) No more supermarket sushi.
6) You can pronounce 'Riesling' and 'Chardonnay' correctly... and you can afford at least a Moet or a Veuve Clicquot.
7) You know that it's more often "Wham! Bam! Thank you, mam!" than "Wham! Bam! Wedding band!".
8) L33tsp3Ak AnnOys d3 h3ll OUt Of U.
9) When someone flashes you, you don't scream and run away. You study... and then give a critique.
10) It's YOUR credit card.
11) Those aren't wrinkles! They're character lines!
12) Curfew schmurfew.
13) Bigger and better toys
14) Cellulite and beer gut - unavoidable unless you have surgery.
15) You don't fall in love 20 times an hour... with different people.
16) For the girls - Britney, Paris, Lindsay, Nicole, Mary-Kate and Ashley aren't your style icons.
17) For the guys - Britney, Paris, Lindsay, Nicole, Mary-Kate and Ashley - take them home for the night but not HOME to meet Mum.
18) Your music then (and now for some...): Belinda Carlisle, early Madonna, Michael Jackson, Rick Astley, Kylie Minogue, Bananarama, Whitney Houston, Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, OMD, Pink Floyd... there's more for sure.
19) Your TV shows: A-Team, Battlestar Galactica, Macgyver, TJ Hooker, Hunter, CHIPS, Starsky & Hutch, Magnum PI, Star Trek... etc...
And last but by no means least:
20) You get it. Or if you don't got it, you hide it better than when you were in your 20s.

I Cried for You

You're beautiful so silently
It lies beneath a shade of blue
It struck me so violently
When I looked at you
But others pass, they never pause
To feel that magic in your hand
To me you're like a wild rose
They never understand why

I'll cross the sea for a different world
With your treasure, a secret for me to hold
In many years they may forget
This love of ours or that we met
They may not know
How much you meant to me

Without you now I see
How fragile the world can be
And I know you've gone away
But in my heart you'll always stay

I cried for you
And the sky cried for you
And when you went
I became a hopeless drifter
But this life was not for you
Though I learned from you
That beauty need only be a whisper

.......... this is how I have been feeling recently ...... maybe mummy was right ....... sometimes crying makes you feel better

Tired

Lots of you guys may be wondering my past 2 posts are actually quotes of a song or maybe a poem. Truth be told, they are kind of an inner voice talking to me. No, not as a schizophenic but as a conscience of sorts.

Sonny's death and a new position at a new company is kinda pulling me down at the same time. I mean who can get over a person's death in a short period of time. Asides from that, my new job is not actually a feeling filled with excitement but much of a low morale & chaos.

As much I try to be as optimistic as possible, pessimism rules me at the moment. Though I had been telling myself that I am getting emotional but some how or the other, rationality takes a backseat whilst the emotions take over.

I still got work to do for the weekend but I can't really make myself continue at the moment.

Tired is the word. Spirtually, mentally & emotionally ...........

Just a thought

"With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,

it is still a beautiful world.

Be cheerful.

Strive to be happy."

Que Sera Sera

"Que Sera, Sera

Whatever will be, will be

The future's not ours, to see

Que Sera, Sera

What will be, will be."

Friends

In all my life, I had made many friends. These are the 2 buggers that stuck with me since 7 years old. This is also the last few pics I took with Sonny before his demise recently.

Therapy

I think I in therapy. Not with the shrink at IMH but more like having conversations with friends, both old & new.

I think with old friends you don't really say much coz maybe we know each other so well that speaking on subjects we hold most dear to our hearts is not really a necessity. Deep huh?

As for new friends, we just speak our minds with a mental check coz we don't really want to scare them do we.

Frankly speaking, I still unable to get over Sonny's death. Letting go means forgetting? Forgetting means moving on? Wounds will heal but the scars remain.

Wendy & Hafiz Wedding - Part 3

More more pics ..............

Ben & Julie

I & Lix

Joelle & Lix aka Woodland Sisters

I & Yvonne

GIRL POWER

Wendy & Hafiz Wedding - Part 2

More pics from the wedding......

I, Shaun & Azlan

I, Sam, Jason & Shaun

The Bride & Groom

Bruce & Kael

Fion & Stephen

10 best things about being single

Singles often feel left out in our couple-driven society. Whenever you're tempted to feel down because of your singularity, remember these reasons why flying solo can be the best way to go:

1. You can make last-minute plans with your friends and stay out all night if you want.
2. You can lie on both sides of your bed and have all the covers to yourself.
3. You can flirt with the opposite sex without someone saying, " Who are you looking at? "
4. You can make your own decisions.
5. You don't have to remember your significant other's birthday or anniversary.
6. You have no one to clean up after.
7. You can leave the toilet seat permanently up if you're a man, or permanently down if you're a woman.
8. You can make a list of things you always wanted to do...and actually do them.
9. You can listen to your favorite radio station in the car.
10. You can actually hold on to the remote control.

I have forgotten

- I have forgotten: the last time I saw butterfiles
- I have forgotten: the sounds of crickets in a garden
- I have forgotten: the serenity of a stroll at a park
- I have forgotten: the laughter I had with my friends
- I have forgotten: the last time I had a good sleep
- I have forgotten: the virtue of forgiving
- I have forgotten: the inner peace in me
- I have forgotten: the innocence I had when I was younger
- I have forgotten: how to be happy
- I have forgotten: how to cry

It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday

How do I say goodbye to what we had?
The good times that made us laugh
Outweigh the bad
I thought we'd get to see forever
But forever's gone away
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday

I don't know where this road
Is going to lead
All I know is where we've been
And what we've been through.

If we get to see tomorrow
I hope it's worth all the wait
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday

And I'll take with me the memories
To be my sunshine after the rain
It's so hard to say goodbye to yesterday

I'm back

Ok for those who has been reading my blog & wondering what the fuck happened to me, I would like to say that I decided to spent time with me, myself & I. Get things into perspective. Enjoying the present. Anticipate the future. As one of my friend mentioned many times to me, "Yesterday was a memory, Tomorrow is a mystery"

Things may have or may not have changed since Sonny's death. Maybe it's subtle that I don't really see or feel it.

I have to thank to all my friends, old & new, who gave their condolences & kept me in thier prayers during this sad period.

It's hard, my friends, move on I shall.

P.S. My entries are gonna be sporadic as my PC is currently down. FUCK!!!

Wendy & Hafiz Wedding

28th July was Wendy & Hafiz holy matrimonial celebration. As there was no alcohol being served, we were all got high on Coke, coffee & tea. Anyway, let the pictures do the talking.

The place

The cheesiness

1 MC & 1 Dj

The Sweet Flower Girls

In Loving Memory of a Close Friend

I went for Sonny's last walk in life on Saturday. Not many turned up but those who were close to him did. After the cremation, I had lunch with Alan, who flew back from Melbourne, Veronica, Kenneth, Gary & Raymond. We were just remembering Sonny's idiosyncracies & always funny behaviour antics. Catching up with lost time I guess.

Truth be told, it is still kind of surreal. Is denial of his death is one of the steps of acceptance?

One thing I realise through his death is his family got stronger & my friendship with many friends were rekindled. Friends I have not met since graduation were there to walk with him too. Morbidity aside, a beautiful thing happen through a sad thing

We all have to move on. The memories I had with him will stay with me throughout my life.

Sonny, I know you are shining down from heaven with the Lord. I know that you have found the happiness you always wanted. We will miss you my dear friend...

In Loving Memory of a dear Friend

I am writing this entry with heavy heart & sadness.

Yesterday I received the most shocking news I have ever heard & still unable to accept. My close friend, Sonny Long, died in his sleep last morning. It shocked many of us. We are still in disbelievement and we unable to make it sink into our minds. Too much emo too many unanswered questions running through my mind.

I really unable to continue this entry as I am afraid tears will start to fall.

Fuck Off

I almost got knocked down on my home this evening. Nope it was not a vehicle but by a damn bicycle. What the damn fuck is wrong with these people? The pavement does not fucking belong to you!!! It's for pedestrians like me who walk on them!! To make matters, that fucker did not even apologise!!! What the fuck!! Didn't your parents teach you bloody manners you stupid fuck!! To make it a double whammy, it was those Chinese workers!!!! Argh....... I am not gonna start....!!!



This is not the 1st time happening to me!! On Sunday, I was jogging on a pavement, almost got knocked down by some young punks!!! They were smirking all the way!!! Bloody fucking hell!! If I not so happen to turn around to check out a cool car, think I be lying on a hospital bed now! A couple of other near death experiences with foreign workers with wheels from hell before these!!

I think next time I will report police....

Top 10 Money Drains

It's easy to fritter away money on daily expenses. If you fall into these money traps, learn to avoid them and pocket the savings.

1. Coffee -- According to the National Coffee Association, the average price for brewed coffee is $1.38. There are roughly 260 weekdays per year, so buying one coffee every weekday morning costs almost $360 per year.
2. Cigarettes -- The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids reports that the average price for a pack of cigarettes in the United States is $4.54. Pack-a-day smokers fork out $1,660 a year. Weekend smoker? Buying a pack once a week adds up, too: $236.
3. Alcohol -- Drink prices vary based on the location. But assuming an average of $5 per beer including tip, buying two beers per day adds up to $3,650 per year. Figure twice that for two mixed drinks a day at the local bar. That's not chump change.
4. Bottled water from convenience stores -- A 20-ounce bottle of Aquafina bottled water costs about $1. One bottle of water per day costs $365 per year. It costs the environment plenty, too.
5. Manicures -- The Day Spa Magazine Price Survey of 2004 found that the average cost of a manicure is $20.53. A weekly manicure sets you back about $1,068 per year.
6. Car washes -- The average cost for a basic auto detailing package is $58, in a recent report done by a survey. The tab for getting your car detailed every two months: $348 per year.
7. Weekday lunches out -- $9 will generally cover a decent lunch most work days. If you buy rather than pack a lunch five days a week for one year, you shell out about $2,350 a year.
8. Vending machines snacks -- The average vending machine snack costs $1. Buy a pack of cookies every afternoon at work and pay $260 per year.
9. Interest charges on credit card bills -- According to a survey released at the end of May 2007, the median amount of credit card debt carried by Americans is $6,600. Rate tables on Bankrate.com indicate that fixed interest rates on a standard card average 13.44 percent. Making the minimum payment each month, it will take 250 months (almost 21 years) to pay off the debt and cost $4,868 in interest. Ouch!
10. Unused memberships -- It has been reported that the monthly service fee at gyms averages between $35 and $40. At $40 per month, an unused gym membership runs $480 per year.

GAP

"We, the citizens of GAP, pledge ourselves to only

wearing white shirts and blue jeans...."

Alvin L, Linda E & Alvin N

J. Donald Wlters

"Happiness is an attitude of mind, born of the simple determination to be happy under all outward circumstances."

Survival Tips - Part 2

We can dig trenches, "topo", built tents, camouflage our faces to blend with the jungle, but all these are futile if we do not even know how to feed ourselves. Read it, print it, burnt it & drink it.

1. Gather the best hunters

2. Use the best weapon of choice

3. Use the best bait you have

4. Economise the best you can

5. God works in mysterious ways

Keep It Together

"Keep, keep it together

Keep people together forever and ever"

Regret

Maybe I've forgotten the name and the address
Of everyone I've ever known
It's nothing I regret
Save it for another day
It's the school exam and the kids have run away

I would like a place I could call my own
Have a conversation on the telephone
Wake up every day that would be a start
I would not complain of my wounded heart

I was upset you see
Almost all the time
You used to be a stranger
Now you are mine

I wouldn't even trust you
I've not got much to give
We're dealing in the limits
And we don't know who with
You may think that I'm out of hand
That I'm naive, I'll understand
On this occasion, it's not true
Look at me, I'm not you

I was a short fuse
Burning all the time
You were a complete stranger
Now you are mine

Just wait till tomorrow
I guess that's what they all say
Just before they fall apart

Singapura, sunny island set in the sea

1. The education system: It may seem unforgiving, but it 's so competitive that by the time the kids here complete tertiary education, they can face anything - nightmarish jobs, hellish bosses, crazy deadlines and everythign else.
2. Flip flops and shorts: Hey they're the national dress, man. Who needs high fashion?
3. How Singaporeans pack everything in just 2 words - "So how?"
4. The speed at which things get done here: The government makes it really easy for us to pay for things like taxes, fines, ERP ... so we have no excuse not to.
5. Our resourcefulness: Just look at how we "chope" seats in crowded hawker centres by using packs of tissue paper.
6. Our long suffering patience: We queue for hours if we think it's worth our time.
7. Our Ah Lians and Ah Bengs: They're completely Singaporean - and you've got to love them for their stylish togs, tinted hair, white slippers and short shorts.
8. Our multi-linguistic abilities: Singlish is our first language, English is the language we use for work while dialects are for swearing.
9. The infinite knowledge of taxi drivers: We love how they manage to unearth the latest and most scandalous insider gossip about celebs and politicians, their conspiracy theories for everything and thier tips on the best coffee shops, betting shops, durian stalls and late night hangouts. Now if only ther could only find Nicoll Highway.
10. Our Mentor Minister Lee Kuan Yew: You'll never know what he's going to say next.

"Excerpts from 42 reasons we love this island call home. By Belinda Wan. Taken from
I-S Magazine"

10 Reasons Why You Should Leave Office Sharp

1. Employment letter stated that working hour finish at 6.00pm.
2. Work is a never-ending process even you stay until next morning you will never finish it.
3. Human are not robots even robots/machines have to rest or else it will face breakdown problems.
4. You love your career, but your family is even more important in your life.
5. If you failed in your life, your boss is not going to be the one who gives you a helping hand whereas your family would definately offer help.
6. You do not want to screw up or make your life miserable because of your job.
7. Monthly salary = Work from 9am - 6.00pm

If 6.30pm = $0.00 + 0 bonus + 0 Ang Pau + 0 appreciation + Bad Health + Bad Social Life +. Poor family relationship

Equals to: Unproductive Employee + Performance Drop + Company Reputation Drops + Retrenchment Rate Increases + Resignation Rate Increases

8. If the person who disagree to the above formulation, then he/she is a loser who has no life, heartless, doomed workaholic, etc. He/She deserves the 'Best Employee of the Year Award'!
9. You don't give a damn if you boss fires you.
10. For the Chinese, remember this 'House in the East no longer keep you, then just move to the West House'

'Dong Ka Umm Da, Da SAi Ka!'

Confucius

"Wheresoever you go,

go with all your heart"

Survival Tips - Part 1

I shall be imparting some tips on how survive a kelong trip. Please get your pen & paper ready. Write it, burn it & drink it.

1. Gather the coolest bunch of friends

2. Travel in the best class of transport

3. Book the best rooms

4. Have the best mattresses & pillows

5. Indulge in the best seafood cuisine

Part 2 will be coming rite up .........

Comedy & Tragedy

July is a month of comedy & tragedy.

Wendy & Hafiz sealed their holy matrimony with a nice wedding lunch over the weekend ( will be updating that soon ). Caroline's & Irin's (Gan) last working day with P&G. Father Foisson's sad demise last week. I went to an event @ the worst club. My PC is getting crankier by the day. I went to the coolest concert. I hanged out with one of the coolest bunch of friends I got @ the coolest place. Work is hanging in greater limbo. Emo bands is monopolising the radio stations. The timing of buses is getting unpredictable. I got moblised by SAF on a Sunday. Got paid $7.56 for being mobilised on a Sunday. Job market is getting better. I seeing lesser of my friends. Health is a growing priority.

Life is full of drama but who's watching it?

Mediate

Hallucinate

Dessegregate

Mediate

Alleviate

Try not to hate
Love your mate

Don't suffocate on your own hate

Designate your love as fate

A one world state

As human freight

The number eight

A white black state

A gentle trait

The broken crate

A heavy weight

Or just too late

Like pretty Kate has sex ornate

Now devastate

Appreciate

Depreciate

Fabricate

Emulate

The truth dilate

Special date

The animal we ate

Guilt debate

The edge serrate

A better rate

The youth irate

Deliberate
Fascinate

Deviate

Reinstate

Liberate

To moderate

Recreate

Or detonate

Annihiliate

Atomic fate
Mediate

Clear the state

Activate

Now radiate

A perfect state

Food on plate

Gravitate

The Earth's own weight

Designate your love as fate

At ninety-eight we all rotate

Liberate

11 Things Women Don't Know About Men. Plus one thing they probably do know, but won't admit

1. Getting angry at us for not reading your mind is like getting angry at yourself for not being able to fly. It's not just futile, it's physically impossible.
2. Yes, we do think Jessica Alba is hot. Sometimes we're even dumb enough to admit it.
3. Don't ask us to understand your shoe fetish. Asking us to respect it is even sort of pushing it.
4. You do look good without makeup, just not as good as you look with it.
5. Ever notice how we don't fight with our male friends? That's why we get so frustrated when we fight with you.
6. You care what you're wearing infinitely more than we do. In fact, if you're naked when you open the front door, you won't hear an argument from us.
7. You don't like to get hit on in public, you don't want to date online and you don't want to be set up on blind dates. Tell us if sending messenger pigeons is an appropriate way of courting. Because if it is, we're all over it.
8. There should a statute of limitations on stupid things that we said that can come back to haunt us. I propose 24 hours.
9. Cooking dinner for a man is like buying flowers for a woman, except it takes a lot more time, effort and thought for you to do it. Thanks. We appreciate it.
10. We actually like your girly pet-names for us, but please, not in front of the guys!
11. Just because we like looking at the women in Maxim doesn't mean we want to actually converse with the women in Maxim. Not for long, anyway.
12. Your nice guy friends are the most reliable source for telling you if your new boyfriend's a jerk. And he probably is. (By the way, you might want to consider marrying that nice guy who's giving you advice about the jerk.)

Is it a sign?

A rather rare thing happened in a cab today en route to my warehouse for an official business. Usually, some taxis have some expired periodicals for our reading pleasure aka "Please do not chat with me coz I not interested with your issues with the Goverment". Well this taxi had copies of "Our Daily Bread: Food For the Soul" stuffed at the back of the seats. Strange but true...

Being a non-staunch Catholic, I actually picked it up & read it. It kinda got stranger in my context that this page popped in front of me. The title was "To Have One, Be One". It talked about friends. How we viewed friends as kids & as adults. However, I was took into the Bible's perspective on friends. I shan't go into details but I will quote an interesting one onto the blog.

"I went outside to find a friend

But could not find one there;

I went outside to be a friend,

And friends were everywhere!"

I had date with Jacky Cheung

Yes boys & girls, I attended the most anticipated concert in Singapore. A concert held by the 'Idol of Idols', 'Singer of Singers', 'God of Songs', the one & only Jacky Cheung

Whatever reports you read on this concert on various newspapers, IT'S TRUE!! He's enigmatic, uber talented & has a God-given impeccable vocals cords. This man is 46 years old! For a person with such talent & able to last for 23 years, he deserves a salute from me.

With the tickets being bought like months ahead & were close to being sold out in March, we trooped to the Singapore Indoor Stadium with adrenaline slowly filling up in our lethargic Sunday bodies.

The ticket to the concert of the year

Nancy-jie, Me, KC, Huiyi & Derrick

Like any other events, we all love to pose for a picture or 2.

Caroline, Nancy-jie, KC, Me, Derrick, Kok Hwee & Huiyi

Caroline & Boyfriend ( son of the owner of Han's restaurant )

The show started @ 2015hrs sharp & it was a start of a roller coaster ride. He sang a few upbeat songs & couple of songs from his new chinese album. We were taken a trip through memory lane when he started to sing cantonese & mandarin songs which we were so familiar with. Songs that were part of the different phases of our lives. We were so drawn into his songs that I think we only started breathing when there were intervals.

The concert ended with a great bout of encores & we were not left disappointed. We continued our own mini Jacky Cheung concert in Nancy-jie's car. Humming & singing to those songs we heard or those we loved that were not sang in the concert.

Those who are asking 'Hey how come got no pics during the concert huh?'. Well, boys & girls, it is prohibited to do so. If you try to, a laser beam will be shot at you, singling out & embarassing you in front thousands of people & most probably you be arrested, spending time in a nice 'luxury suite' & getting your 15 minutes of fame of your lifetime the next day.

Well that's all boys & girls! Tired from the editing & drafting this entry. More to come ....