Saddened by tragedy of earthquake and tsunami...

I tink i have been avoiding to discuss this topic for a few days.... :( too sad...too heart-wrenching...

every morning, when i open the papers...i see reports...photos...which make tears well up in my eyes... then cuz i'm in the office, when reading papers...i hv to blink back the tears..else ppl wld tink i'm crazy rite? but i do feel so sad for the victims and those who lost their families...and their homes...

been following the reports though had been quite affected.. pics were the ones which shows the most emotions in them... parents wailing when they found their children lying dead on the beaches or in heaps in temples... children sitting motionless along roads when they cldn't find their families... villagers throwing their hands to the air when they returned to their houses in ruins... no one can imagine the kind of pain they were going through...

those who are touched have probably came forward to volunteer or to donate cash and kinds... So those who read this, i know thr aren't many.... let's do our part..no matter how small...
Donate online: http://www.mercyrelief.org/asiatidal.html
Other places u can approach to donate... NTUC fairprice, red cross, i tink taxi drivers juz started carrying donation cans as well....
http://www.redcross.org.sg/press_bayofbengal_appeal.htm
to help specifically the children:
http://www.supportunicef.org/site/pp.asp?c=iuI1LdP0G&b=276341

The only blessing in such disasters occuring is that you see people getting together to work towards a common cause regardless of nationality, race, colour... and even those at war, tend to put aside their differences for the moment....

Shows that the world is not cold.. there is still hope in this world...there really is still hope...

Praying for peace, hope and joy for the world...

To wait or not to wait?

Hey all...today we are going to discuss the issue of 'to wait or not to wait'?

haha...well...I dunno...I personally dun like to wait..as mentioned in a v early post in this blog... cuz it's so irritating to wait for things to happen..so passive... i am more of proactive person in some aspects... will MAKE things happen many a times..., tink except work...haha.. :þ and it's not by choice la...

i make things happen in areas of my life, such as with regards to rs...perhaps...i am not afraid to tell someone i like him if i do like. or i do not hesitate to be nice if thr's a nice feeling... i am serious... *but tipsy at the moment as well* haha...

but i do realise tt thr are too many different kinds of people in this world, really had many experiences which reinforce this concept recently... too many different types of people... either we get along with some people and be tolerant of each other or juz not get along and distance fr each other... Cuz thr r so many different kinds...how to get along wif everyone?? i try...but tink it's not possible at all... somehow i tink if u do get along wif everyone...u might be labelled something by some people... like being hypocritic..cuz u try ur best to be nice, maybe?

anyway....i shldn't stray too far fr the main topic... it is to discuss waiting, isn't it?

Well, i have some probs wif this 'waiting' thingy recently... i found tt guys r not really willing to wait for things... thr's someone who likes me..but i am unable to commit at the moment, cuz of past rs...painful experiences...need some time to recover emotionally... I know he likes me alot.. but it's like i really can't promise a gd rs at the moment... and cuz of tt, i really really dun wan to commit to a bad rs.... i have told myself...i really wanna make the nx rs the v last one for me.. and as i said, i tink i need some time and is giving myself until jun 2005 to reach some conclusion... i oso need to tink over stuff... HOWEVER, this guy is not willing to wait...i know it's not entirely his fault...i know i haven't been v nice at times...totally not consistent... he has the right to do what he tinks is best for himself...

but i sort of feel the kind of reasons he is giving is juz not gd enuff. i juz get the feeling tt if u dun wanna make the effort to wait for smtg, it juz shows tt the thing is not worth enuff for u to wait lor...isn't it true? and since i am not worth it, in his eyes, i really shldn't bother much anymore...

am i too idealistic or wat? cuz i feel if u really do love someone, u wld be willing to do anything for tt person... and waiting is such a small thing.... is this true or is this juz bullshit?

anyway, wat's the hurry? is having someone by ur side so impt? is being attached so impt? is being single so unbearable? is being alone so shameful?

what is the real meaning of being in a rs? who really knows?

I am sometimes feeling the stress, i tink i have told some friends before... i have many friends who r getting married soon...some preparing for next yr... some r like getting proposals, applying for flats...

was toking to some frens juz now abt this issue actually... and i was tellin Amelia, tt i'm gg to stay wif her in future...apply flat wif her at 35 yrs old. or at least stay side by side... hv a campanion... haha...

i guess if i really do not find a person who can convince me tt he's the one, i'll juz not get married... though i am v v stressed at the moment...cuz of all the marriages.... BUT i know these things die down after a while... cuz i am at the age whr ppl get married... after this age, i guess the pressure shld ease off... :þ

I am so nonsensical tonite... haha... blabbling rubbish... dun mind me... i am tipsy... haha.. :þ

Nitez all...happy reading!

MSN nick reads "Post-Xmas Blues"

Opps...I din really keep my promise to post photos for the xmas dinner nor blog yest... so tired... haven't been slpg v well.. so irritating... now oso no mood to blog anywayz... juz write abit to let ppl know how tired I am....and y....

ok, last wk i was v bz...not sure y...but juz seem like i did not come home for dinner v often... and had to stay out late quite often... hmm...let me recall...

Mon, on leave but wrap present ALL DAY
Tue, Movie
Wed, Facial
Thu, Rushing for last min gift shopping & Jap Class
Fri, xmas 'party', came home at 2plus, slpt at 4 plus ritez or was it 5?
Sat, dug up by sis to go orchard at 9plus...din slp for whole day, bz wif coordinating dress-fitting for my frens...


NO WONDER i was so tired...and add to tt...i din slp well too....cldn't get to slp EVERY nite until 1plus-2....and hv to wake up every morning at 7.10am... NO WONDER i am so tired....

But the past wk was not bad la...tiring but nice... nm...shall try to slp earlier tonite...but difficult... I know y i am finding it difficult to slp at nite actually... has been like tt since...hmm...awhile ago... every mth, at a particulat time, i always find it difficult to fall aslp...then i know aunty visiting soon... so frens, pls watch out for bad temper soon, ya? : þ kidding la...i whr got throw tantrums at frens one... well...but the pt is, i am weird cuz i always hv insomnia near TOM...maybe tt's wat causes the bad tempers too...tiredness causes shortening of fuse too leh...

oh yes....and i wanted to write down tt i did a very very nice thing on Xmas Eve, i feel la! I have a fren, actually it's Donghui, mentioned in Kelong blog...cuz he's on shift work and he sway sway kena Xmas nite shift, which means he missed out all the fun for countdown to Xmas la... SO i made some sushi for him as Xmas present...and DELIVERED to his house on Xmas eve lor... I am juz so nice... And i was so tired tt day lor, rushed like hell cuz still have to go down to PS's house to cook for dinner 'party'...and cuz everywhr was so crowded...i was late fr buying the ingredients, and thus late for mtg PS...HENG..dinner wasn't TOO late...haha... But i still tink i am so nice to make sushi for DH for Xmas...totful present and so heartwarming... haha.. But PS say, like i so nice to him...then i say i tink DH v poor thing la, need to work on Xmas eve...then he say he oso got a few frens who need to lor.... BUT DH happens to be the only one i know ma... so he's lucky in the sense tt he knows such a totful fren la! :þ

I had expected hugs, kisses...and tears of joy...haha...but i got none la.. :( no la...i dun expect all tt... haha... i juz tot i wld see a happier face... but tink he was so surprised he dinno wat to say or how to react... well, maybe if u r reading this... a belated Xmas present wld be nice..or maybe, be original, get a New Year Present? haha... :þ

ok...tt's it for today... shall write more abt xmas tml, if i can manage... tml got kickbox class somemore...haha..but i looking forward to it cuz hvn't been gg for 2 wks... body aching for some punching and kicking... :)

Nitez dearies... ;)

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas! :)

Helloz....

my goodness...i'm still awake at this time to blog on Xmas day... isn't tt madness? haha... i mean...even if i did go out till late, shldn't i be so tired that i will drop onto bed immed to slp? haha...

well...I WISH I CLD!!! BUT my hair is WET WET...sigh...so i will wait for it to be abit more dry first then blow dry it completely...then slp... so it's tough having long hair ok... and guys juz always say they like girls wif long hair lor....without realising the kind of effort tt goes into maintaining the hair... and oso...still wanna complain abt waiting for girls who are late cuz of maybe hair grooming...haha....

okz...anyway...I shldn't be complaining so early on Xmas day...it's a day to be cheery...to be thankful...and to spread LOVE! Shall tok abt dinner 'party' juz now....v fun...haha.. the food part, i will post tml...and try to put in photos too... :þ let my frens see wat a spread we had on xmas eve.... haha.... and after dinner was v fun...we played boardgames...was like a boardgames nite...cuz we played one game after another...

first was cluedo...a few of them nvr played before...so had to explain first... after tt's done...we started game proper... Amelia was SO SO SO LUCKY tt she got the correct combi at her 1st guess... OMG! it's really the first time i seen tt lor....and oso....*I'm supposed to win K! it's my fav and game i'm best at!* haha... But i know she was juz plain lucky... :þ she's gonna kill me if she reads this.... Well...best advice we cld give her was to go buy 4D this wkend...she really might strike 1st prize man! :þ Cuz the first game was too fast...we played another one...naturally I won... haha... buay paiseh.... *Thank you Thank you Thank you*

Tsugi *Jap for NEXT* wa Payday desu. oso v fun... but I lost...big time..keep kena-ing big bills... Winner this time was *drum rolls* Peisheng with asset of 7.5K after juz 8 mths... so u know who u can depend on to earn big $$$? :þ hahha..

Most fun was the last game.. PICTIONARY... it's the first time i'm playing tt...believe it or not...maybe i got no childhood one rite? :þ but was fun... players were divided into 2 teams and one person is chosen to draw at each turn. Draw wat? u wld ask... ok..the system is...there are a whole box of cards, so juz draw the top card...and draw according to the category tt ur point marker is on. categories are P *People, Place...smtg like tt*, A *Action*, O *object*, D *Difficult*, PA *play all* which means tt both teams can guess or smtg like tt. we sort of made up our own rules as we go along...haha.. most of the fun in this game is to laff at our own drawings which sometimes r so ugly, teammates can't make out wat was being drawn... sometimes the pics doesn't make sense but teammates can guess spot-on! haha... it's a v interesting intellectual game... uses brain.. :þ

ok....tt's all for today's blogging la.. too tired liao... shall go blow hair and slp liao...

Will definitely con't later in the day after i wake up... Cheers

I LOVE CHRISTMAS CAROLS...so gonna post some lyrics here later oso...

Merry Christmas! :)

Inkblog personality Test..

A test I took at http://web.tickle.com/...
Tickle's Original Inkblot Test
Reveal Your Subconscious Mind

My results...

Your subconscious mind is driven most by Peace

You are driven by a higher purpose than most people. You have a deeply-rooted desire to facilitate peacefulness in the world. Whether through subtle interactions with love ones, or through getting involved in social causes, it is important to you to influence the world.

You are driven by a desire to encourage others to think about the positive side of things instead of focusing on the negative. The reason your unconscious is consumed by this might stem from an innate fear of war and turmoil. Thus, to avoid that uncomfortable place for you, your unconscious seeks out the peace in your environment.

Usually, the thing that underlies this unconscious drive is a deep respect for humankind. You care about the future of the world, even beyond your own involvement in it. As a result, your personal integrity acts as a surrogate for your deeper drive toward peace and guides you in daily life towards decisions that are respectful toward yourself and others.

Is this true?? i wonder... Abit chim...can try if u readers wan to...as
usual post ur results in the comments if u do...

Email to a journalist...

An email I wrote to Janice Wong, author of "In Transit" column from Streats, soon to disappear... I really felt so much like her as I read her stories in her e-journal (http://www.janice-wong.com/) All the problems and dilemmas were real... I felt so much, I had tot of writing to her... was on impulse, hopefully she won't tink i'm a nutcase! :þ

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Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2004 12:59:25 +0800 (SGT)
Subject: Juz a note from a reader
To: wonghlj@yahoo.com.sg

Hi Janice,

I bet you get a dozen of emails every week...but i just felt like writing to you anyway, after reading your e-journal entries on your website. Actually your latest column in Streats caught my eye this week! I normally do read your column too, but this week, it really made me feel the same heartaches...I'm one of those singles who's afraid or rather think that xmas is a time to be with boyfriend, i guess. I felt we were similar. That's why I came to your site today.

Your entries felt like I was reading my own stories. Just that yours were more well-written and included more travelling. Cause I had my share of problems with relationships as well. Have always tried to occupy myself with a lot of activities after breaking up, like what you do and getting myself into trouble by indulging in another relationship before I fully recovered from the previous one.

I have since quitted because I am feeling too old to be escaping from myself and my loneliness. I have to feel secured being by myself first before anyone else can be with me, tink that makes sense. Now I am giving myself a break from relationship, like say at least till June 2005. The last time I gave myself a 1-year break was after a particularly painful relationship. This will do me good!

Juz curious but are you around same age as me? I am 25, but sound like I had a lifetime of experiences with relationships. Some people might think I'm lucky to have so much attention, maybe? But if I could choose again, I would only have one boyfriend this lifetime and that's it! I wonder if you would agree?

Anywayz, hope you'll have a great year ahead, have a good time at your new job posting. Looking forward to reading more of your 'In Transit' column no matter where it's going!

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year! :)

Smilez,

Gone fishing and back...TAKE 2!

OK...shld i start off the same way i did yest or?? haha.. well...better not...else ppl tink i'm crazy...cuz i started off wif saying it was Monday...and I was on leave...when obviously it's Tue now!! :þ

Website of Kelong Kawal: http://www.kawal-kelong.com/
For another acct of the Kelong trip with pics, http://www.quotesoflaozi.blogspot.com/

Alrite...anywayz...I was on leave yest...and slpt till 10plus am...or rather i finally crawled out of bed at tt time...Went to bed at 10plus the previous nite, after coming back fr Kelong trip on Sunday la.. Dead Tired! concussed the moment i touched bed...yeah...legs on floor and body on bed...oredi fell aslp....NO...of cuz i'm kidding! :þ haha... was awoken first time at 6.55am...alarm sounded...was surprised by it...and rem tt i set it on sat to wake me up for preps to trip. After hitting the off button, I fell back to slumber..no probs at all...immediately...till ard 9am..woke up again...haha...abt time to wake up, isn't it? well..maybe not...haha...fell back to slp AGAIN wif no probs AGAIN! oOOooOOhHhh NO....I am becoming a pig! *oink* *oink* ok....till 10plus am...hehe... had such a gd rest... ya...i rem making a corny joke abt me being a 黑美人... :þ cuz after having so much BEAUTY SLEEP...and the fact tt I am abit darker from all the sun at the Kelong... ok...CORNY CORNY!!

ritez...so i woke up at 6.55am...no...i purposely set alarm abit earlier so i can 赖床 a bit bit...ard 5 mins..haha... so started preparing at 7am.. *SHITZ...i had unloaded all the memories yest...today can't rem tt much anymore....sigh... shall try v v hard!* ok..wash up and dress up...left at 7.40am to meet Donghui at MRT stn to travel to tanah merah, then change cab to ferry terminal. reached at ard 8.45am...called person-in-charge, Jerry, but he wasn't thr yet...so i tot oh well...i mean i'm early wat...so we *we=me, Amelia, Peisheng and Donghui* juz waited la... though i tink as the coordinating person, I tink he shld be thr earlier than his customers ya? ok...so we waited and Waited and WAITED... he said he wld call me when he reached... but he still didn't at 9.15am...he was supposed to reach at 9am...so i called him again at 9.15am... A lady answered the phone...and told us tt Jerry was driving and they were on the way...hmm...need another 15mins... WTH...i was unhappy...but somehow it still din get me unhappy enuff to scold ppl... tink i'm too excited abt the trip... *yes...i rem now...i wrote tt i was v excited abt the trip the moment i got up...though i slpt at 1plus am on fri nite...was still v alert on sat morning* so we con't waiting...till he reached and called me at ard 9.30am... sigh... v bad... i tink i did comment tt it was bad tt he was late... and he did apologise... so i left it at tt... got the documents from him and asked him if thr was anything else... he cfmed so me and frens went into departure area... THEN...he called me when i had gone thru the immigrations...tt he forgot to give me the stickers tt was supposed to help the Kelong ppl identify us so as to fetch us to the Kelong fr the ferry terminal at Tanjung Pinang... SO if i dun get them, I might not reach the Kelong at all... ALAMAK... this person hor...y so blur and disorganised...? can't rem such impt stuff... but thankfully he had another customer who was going to the same plc and still wif him... so he passed the stickers to him to pass to me...and gave us each other's contacts... Tink he's quite bad organiser for trips...but lucky for him is tt he's gd at tinking on his feet...so cld tink of alternative ways to solve probs... else...dunno how... so got the stickers in the end and made some frens... found out he's gg for the trip for the 4th time! Got TT fun meh? well...apparently, he's thr to bring some old folks this time...not really for himself...

ok...now for ferry ride...this is one hell of a ride...cuz it's dec, monsoon time...waves r stronger...the ferry went up and down...up and down...quite horrible...thankfully i nvr had probs wif seasickness...and oso tt i din hv a heavy breakfast... I was not really affected... But the others were not spared...quite a lot of ppl were sick...the crew was kept busy, distributing black plastic bags for those who wanted to vomit...hmm...not a pretty sight... As the ferry rocks, I fell aslp like a baby... and in fact...i was kidding abt me being a baby...cuz the more the ferry rocks...the more soundly i slpt... :þ and i felt better after i woke up from my nap...and the sea was calmer too...apparently...when the rocking stops...the baby wakes up! haha...

The ferry terminal over at tanjung pinang was abit messy...apparently due to some renovation works...but i doubt tt's the only reason...recalling past experiences wif indonesia administrations...ok...we got thru the immigration after some wait...and proceeded outside...wif the help of the stickers...the kelong ppl found us... BUT peisheng was joking abt how we were so clueless and blur abt wat was gg to happen since we reached tanah merah ferry terminal...and even if we were going to be sold off in indonesia...we wldn't be able to do much abt it.... NO LA! we so big liao...sell us to do wat? and we prob are able to fend for ourselves ritez? :þ

Before reaching the Kelong...we still had to take a car ride for abt 45mins... The driver was somewhat young...ard our age...but he drove like a pro...v skilful...thanks to the local training ground, i guess... and he was driving quite fast...even at bends...haha...so we were threw sideways a few times..haha... and we realised one funny thing... their horn is more useful than in S'pore... S'pore, it's a show of one's anger most of the time... over thr, it's used for warning fellow motorists tt he was going to overtake and oso sometimes for greetings... those r the two main uses...

Finally...after travelling for close to 3 hrs away from Singapore... we reached our destination.... Kelong Kawal... had to take a short speed boat ride to the Kelong...though we saw a long walkway...we were ushered to the boat... in the end, realised tt the walkway does connect directly to the Kelong too...

Lunch was served promptly when we reached the Kelong! Was great cuz we were starving…haha…after the long tiring journey… first stop of the Kelong…Dining area… wat we saw was nice…chick soup, fried fish, crab, mussels and vege… Though I nvr liked those yucky-looking thing aka mussels… Crab was one of my all-time fav seafood… Cooking can be improved but still not too bad… and lunch was filling! Serving was huge for 4 people…Pineapple was served at the end, I usually dun take it…but it was esp nice.. so I took a few pieces… Yummy!

Next up…we went to explore the whole kelong… First to the rooms…well…the rooms were…hmm…ok la… quite small, low ceiling…so abit suffocating, actually…but it’s air-con…so it’s not TT bad… we opt for air-con rooms. They have non-AC rooms too. A total of 10 AC and 18 non-AC rooms at the Kelong. Toilet was simple…wif a tank of water…which is rainwater! Hmm…I knew abt it before coming la… but still seeing it makes it more real! I’m gonna bathe in cold rainwater later…well…till then, I shall not worry abt it yet… I felt the boys’ room was a little better, in terms of brightness…and ceiling seems abit higher.. nm…it’s only for one nite…!

After putting down our stuff…we went to the fishing area…whr some of the other guests were oredi fishing… interesting… I nvr really fished before… so stood thr and watched for a while… they caught a few small fishes… haha… Suddenly…thr was a commotion…OH…one of the guest actually caught a puffer fish…gross-looking… :( EEKSS… but it was huge…abt the size of a soccer ball when it’s puffed up… but cuz it’s poisonous…the guy had to tink of a way to remove his hook fr the fish… quite horrible looking la the fish…and can see the teeth…quite big teeth…sharp too! In the end, conclusion was to throw it into the net whr the kelong fished food for our meals…haha.. hmm…of cuz they wldn’t kill it for our dinner… no worries… and we were hoping it wld swim out when the net is let down into the sea…

Seeing how ez it was to catch fishes thr…we decided to give it a try too… We approached the kelong owners for some fishing lines, hooks, weights and oso some bait… he gave us sotong.. :) so we were ready…! We went back to the fishing area and started trying our luck… haha…no luck…! :þ got impatient after a while and Peisheng decided to try fishing for some crabs…haha…. I tot tt looked more fun too…and started doing the same…but the crabs were smart…they dun bite and hold on to it… they bite a bit and let go… so my bait got smaller but I still din catch anything… soon was time for teabreak! Yes…it’s food again!

Teabreak was green bean soup, goreng pisang, fried tapioca and sweet potatoes… There was oso free flow of tea and coffee at the Kelong at any time… not bad actually. While we were fishing, we saw some of the other guests going for water sports…and since they were included in the cost for the trip…me and Donghui decided to give it a try! Peisheng and Amelia wasn’t tt int…so they went back to fish… Old ppl… :þ haha…

We got changed and asked the Kelong staff to assist us wif the seasports…first, we tried banana boat… first time for both of us… haha… it doesn’t look tt exciting la… tot wld be quite a pleasurable ride at sea…juz enjoy the breeze la…haha… But the boatman asked us if we wld like to capsize..haha..i was feeling adventurous…so I gave him a thumbs up! *whistle* way to go, girl! Haha… we went out to sea… haha.. boy! Quite a ride man…! Cuz the waves were strong…and the boat was fast! The banana boat was bouncing up and down, up and down! Haha..i was feeling like I’m riding a horse… haha… *ok…I’ve nvr rode a horse but juz felt like it la…* haha… I was giggling like an excited little girl…haha… turning out to be v fun… afraid to be thrown off the banana, I held on for my life! Haha… so thr I was riding the waves in the open sea… v nice…and v cool breeze blowing… though there were also a lot of sea water splashing all over my face…and into my eyes… haha… Still was fantastic… we went for a few rounds… the boat going faster and faster…the rush of adrenalin was great!!! But we still din capsize… hmm…haha...well I tink it’s cuz 2 ppl easier to balance the banana boat than like 4 or 5 ppl… so the boat man got tired of trying to make us fall into the sea…so brought us back! Hahaha… :þ we were too resilient…!

Next…we tried this aquaglide…it was supposed to fly off the water surface when the speed boat moves fast enuff… Seems like this was going to be even more exciting than the banana boaty… haha… flying wor… so we got on excitingly…and was dragged into the open sea again… when the speed boat went faster… it was quite exciting…and I started giggling again! Haha… this time abit more crazily than the banana thingy… dunno y… haha.. anywayz… we were flying…hmm…din feel as great as we had tot, I tink… cuz we were flung towards each other and kept knocking into each other and agst the board… so I have a legful of blue-blacks as souvenir… :þ haha… this, we tried 2 rounds…not tt fun…and gave me a headache too… so we decided was enuff… *after tt, found out from Ame tt we were actually flying quite high above sea surface...but we cldn't really feel it when we were on the board...*

Found Ame and PS still fishing and they had some results to show… they have caught a small fish…abt 15cm long maybe…haha…not too bad, considering the primitive tools we were using… apparently the fish was caught when we went for teabreak…when they went back…they tot the line was stuck…but the tension is due to the fish… a pleasant surprise indeed! Haha… then me and DH decided to go wash up liao…too cold oso…

Time for rainwater bath… BRRrrr… Cold!! Ok…I did some preps…washed hair first…and go on to body… turned out to be not as bad la… but did a quick one still! Was much more refreshed after the bath… :) went back to find them again and decided to quit fishing and went into recre area…juz lazed ard…reading papers…playing darts…and me was cutting nails..haha… had planned to do tt at Kelong cuz too long liao and wld hinder some activities oso...like might poke ppl when playing mahjong... :þ

Soon…was time for dinner!! Food again… seems we were kept bz thr by stuffing ourselves wif food…haha… Dinner was lobster *mini one*, fish soup steamboat, vege, fried chick and prawns! Food was not bad, cuz I like prawns… hehe…and the soup was nice too… all the seafood thr quite fresh… :) dessert was water-melon… hehe… After dinner… comes one of my fav activities!! *drum rolls* Karaoke! Hehe.. it only operates from 8pm to 12 mn… Amelia was saying tt it’s no wonder it only operates for 4 hrs, else the guy operating the machine will go crazy from listening to all the awful singing…haha… hmm…not tt bad la.. it’s a pity tt I dun sing all day, cuz he wldn't hv minded! :þ haha…kidding kidding… dun throw the rotten eggs K!

Sang happily till ard the closing time…had fun… only two grps of ppl singing…we also enjoyed interacting wif one another… and MORE FOOD was served during our karaoke session… this time is satay, supper time! After which, comes another of my fav activities…haha… *drum rolls* Mahjong… Yippee! So we started playing mahjong…but instead of playing for money, we played for pts! Haha… so kiddy! Thr’s also green bean soup for those who got hungry during the nite oso…I had a bowl…I was getting used to stuffing myself wif food… cldn’t resist the green bean soup…haha… ok..after playing for a while.. we decided to bring out the red wine tt DH bought at DFS at ferry terminal…drank while playing… we do know how to pamper ourselves rite? So played one round…to ard 3plus am liao… And the winner was *drum rolls* ME! I was lagging badly behind initially, but caught up and ended as the first to reach five pts *1 pt for each win* Thank u…Thank u…I wld like to thank my family…esp my mother…for taking such good care of me…Blah…Blah…Blah… :þ

While playing mahjong…many things happened… One of the kelong staff found tt puffer fish tt was caught in the afternoon…and it ended on the grill… poor thing… sigh… it struggled for so long…I had read somewhr tt puffer fish has a strong will to stay alive…can survive under the toughest living conditions for quite long… well…it died finally…and was bbq-ed wif a terrible odour…sigh… animal cruelty… :( Next… the staff, who was fishing, caught a baby shark…it’s maybe 30cm long…dark wif light spots…and it was not spared too… ended up on the grill as well… sigh… another act of animal cruelty…

Another amazing thing… when we were at 北风 , means quite late liao… we heard a motorbike come into the Kelong…hmm…was first amazed by how skilful the rider is cuz it’s pitch dark and the wooden-planked walkway was not exactly a wide one-lane road…while we were still discussing how gd he was… his companion walked to the back of the Kelong wif a gun slinged across his back! Opps… GUN?? According to the guys, it was an AK47…machine gun, good gun despite its age and I tink it’s not in production anymore…but they have not seen a real one before…these guns r mostly seen on CNN…wif those Osama people… Then we started discussin that maybe they were out killing...haha...of cuz not possible la... they were prob doing some sort of guard duty...protecting us from intruders...but hmm...does tt warrant having weapons?

Was finally bedtime at ard 4am… I set the alarm at 9am so tt we cld make full use of the time thr! Went to slp but tink did not slp well cuz was bit cold at some pt in time… haha…but was lazy to get out of bed to lower it…haha… me and ame started toking at ard 8.56am…we were both awake before the alarm rings! Ame got up first since she said she needed more time to wash up and prep…first she off the AC! Hehe…goody…so I got back to slp w/o feeling cold cold! After we finished washing up, ard 9.30am…we went to wake the boys…haha… we had said we wld wake them so they wld not waste time too! Both of them did not wanna wake up…haha… but reluctantly did at ard 10am…I tink…

We girls were starving…haha… Breakfast was oredi ready…juz waiting for us only… There were porridge, fried noodles, fried bee hoon, fried egg, ikan bilis and otak. Oso had bread and butter tt kind. Otak was not bad. Others…hmm…not as gd… :þ After breakfast…we had wanted to go to some neighbouring island to laze ard and suntan..but was told tt the current strong waves would not allow the speed boats to bring us near enuff to reach the islands.. so can’t go. We decided to take a trip to the mainland using the wooden-planked 0.5m walkway… hoping tt the beach wld be gd for suntan too… headed off…took ard 10mins or so… reached the other end… haha…was abit smelly…and we were also forewarned that we shldn’t venture too far fr the kelong area… *is tt y they needed a gun to protect us? is it realy too dangerous around the area...?* so we had to walk back…haha…seems like morning exercise huh?

After tt, I got a slight headache..fr the sun, I tink… so I decided to take a rest…play some pool and table soccer…while amelia went to the back again to get some sun… PS was lazing ard in front of the TV… DH kept me entertained…or rather we kept each other entertained! Haha… decided to go into AC after awhile cuz really hot outside… played cards… but soon was time for lunch… haha.. food again…but was last meal at Kelong liao… Lunch was Sotong *another fav*, vege, chick soup, steamed fish and some shell creature called Gong Gong…which I joked tt DH had the same name! :þ hahaha…I know…I am bad girl! Tried one Gong Gong..cuz nvr seen it before and after some persuasion…hmm..tasted alrite but I suspect it’s cuz I dipped it into chilli liao! :þ dun tink I like such weird-looking food la…juz personal preference… ok.. lunch was filling too and ended wif the same nice pineapples… after lunch, oredi almost time to go, so we went back to do final packing up… bought some local prdts from the reception at Kelong and headed back the mainland, walking…to take the car ride to ferry terminal…

We were so early at Ferry Terminal…ard 1 hr early…so had to wait lor… toked abit…stoned abit.. haha… the ferry ride back worse than the one on sat… up and down went on in stronger intensity..haha… and crazy girl in me decided to con’t stuffing myself wif food on board the ferry…haha..cup noodles and chips…so to be on the safe side, got a motion sickness pill from Ame…and Ame oso took one since the ride was proving to be challenging for her as well… Fell aslp soon…cuz the ferry was rocking liao! The baby theory again! :þ woke up juz in time to alight from ferry…felt better than went to slp…but still did feel abit sick la…

Went home…washed up…dilly dally abit…Skipped dinner..and went to bed… Knocked out instantly!

Tink it’s time to slp now… 12.44am… oh no! Shopping trip have to wait…maybe I wldn’t even write abt it liao… cuz it pales in comparison to Kelong trip! Haha… and thr was this column in Streats today by Janice wong tt I wld like to write abt too… made me have some tots la… will write tml… :)

Nitez… Finally the acct of Kelong is finished! I have got smarter! I am saving this as a word doc first, then copy it over to Blogspot for posting…then won’t hv probs! :) smart girl leh… :þ

V sad...

had spent the past 1 hr 45 mins writing a tremedously long blog on my kelong trip but apparently thr was some internet probs and it's gone when i tried to post it.... so i wasted time and effort...and i'm not sure if i wld wanna write it again liao... v v sad... will try tml... but is v v sad... :(

WOW!!! Kelong weekend... :)

had a long day of shopping today... will write about that when i come back from Kelong trip... haha...

First time to Kelong...hopefully won't be too bad... but juz heard fr fren tt thr's not going to be hot water.... first sign tt I am after all a city girl... :þ

anyhow, i'll take the challenge...haha.. :)

till Sunday then... ya...and i dun hv internet thr too... oOoOoOoh No! :þ

Wanna blog but no inspiration...

Well well...I am so bored now... it's raining outside and i'm stuck at office...with nothing to do... haha... is tt a blessing or a curse?

tink i did a rather crazy thing beginning of this wk... is sort of smtg i dun normally do...in fact it's only the third time i have done smtg like tt... and it's crazy...! tink my flu was the main culprit in influencing me to act differently from the normal me....but i dun tink i am comfortable wif disclosing wat i did here... Readers, juz take it tt it's a crazy thingy... and those who know...u r the few lucky ones la.. :þ

Shitz... i really got nothing to say now....had typed a few lines then deleted a few times... everything tt comes out juz dun sound rite...

I am very tempted to discuss wat i did on monday but I really shldn't bare all of myself on net for all to see ya? i am not TT liberal....

Shall leave it at tt...

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anywayz...was wondering about some issues... is it better for guys to go after girls or shld the girls take the initiative nowadays and go after guys?

There are so many sayings ya...abt how girls go after guys is much easier... "男追女，隔丛山。女追男，隔层沙..." wonder how true it is...? This has never been the norm anyway...since ancient times...cuz guys like to do the hunting...while girls stay at home and be hunted ya? even ancient China oso like tt... All the char bohs will hide at home...wait for the 媒婆 to come and 提亲...when some ta bor wants to marry them...

I tink guys juz like the thrill of going after something that they wan...maybe the more challenging, the more thrilling even... i dunno.. i'm not a guy... when something comes easily...maybe it's human nature that it will not be as appreciated as something which needed to be fought for... therefore the saying..."得不到的东西永远是最美的"... Things which are within reach will always be overlooked...ya?

And of cuz not only guys are like that...girls oso like tt..."男不坏，女不爱" is based on the same theory ya? bad boys are normally less-tameable..tt's wat makes them more desirable...something that will not come under your control totally will always have you yearning for more...in terms of gaining more control...gaining more of his attention...being at the centre of his life...perhaps... I dunno... these r juz babblings stemmed from my boredom... Anyhow, u r welcomed to give ur 2 cent's worth below... share ur views... anyone...in fact EVERYONE shld hv a view on this ya?

Dun juz be a sponge and soak up all the contents... use ur blain and tink...else the grey matter inside will become reddish-brown soon....rusty liao la... :þ

Feeling quite accomplished...

Ok..was on MC today..but din rest much...so gonna be slpg soon...

Spent the whole day packing my stuff again... I tink I have some clarifications about my previous post regarding clearing my junks... I wasn't really refering to things tt my frens gave me as 'JUNKS'... It's juz tt they are so messy...so sort of look like a junkyard... :(

I'm gonna clear them up...and keep them neatly away...in boxes, i guess... i finally realised the value of boxes... Keeps everything tidy and out of sight...and dust-free oso.. it's a good way to organise stuff... :)

Actually I have thrown away quite a lot of things...or intending to get rid of them, either by giving to relatives (younger cousins who can use those accessories/clothes I have grow out of), giving to charity (in fact, have given away 1 big bag of clothes and 1 big bag of bags to some charity drive in NTU) or simply juz throwing away... I oso realised I have wasted good money on things which I oredi have alot of... like I have a dozen bracelets, 2 dozens earrings, quite a few penchants... maybe I was quite a vain girl when I was younger.. but I can't really rem tt... I tink I have tone down so much nowadays... always wearing same accessories..haha... Shld try to switch more often now..so as to make full use of my wide collection of accessories... :)

And oso, I have made up my mind to be more careful abt my purchases from now on... shouldn't buy so many things liao...else wasted, since i wouldn't be able to use them all... and even if i need variety... a couple wld be enuff... Anyway, i tink i hv gotten real lazy of thinking of accessories to wear....I juz stick to my trusty diamond ring and necklace... now i oso have a bracelet on, cuz tot I should start wearing bracelets again... I know i used to wear them... not sure y I stopped... tink was cuz i started going to kickbox class...i'm not used to wearing accessories when i'm exercising...

Ok, enuff abt my packing...tink quite boring...go on to tok abt my day...was home all day except evening went out. Had dinner wif a fren..at sakae sushi at harbourfront... it's amazing how the place has changed..I tink I haven't been thr for quite long... Feel tt it might be quite interesting to shop thr nowadays... maybe one day, shld go down.. but it's abit out of the way though... I mean if i wanna go shopping, might as well go town rite? cuz harbourfront oso not so near home...and Orchard is juz ard 30mins away by Bus 7... it's so much more convenient... haha... :) so i guess it's still hard for me to go harbourfront... unless thr's other attractions...like dinner wif a yandao guy...haha... anyway...heard tt they gonna build cinemas at harbourfront by 2006, i tink... so prob going to much more popular when thr's a cinema... cuz i tink tt helps to pull the crowds in... shld help abit at least...

Abt dinner...my fren was telling me abt his backpacking trip to Cambodia... but it's a pity there were no photos... cuz i tink a photo speaks a thousand words... and from thr, I would oso see the beauty of the scenery... but thr were none la... the monologue on the trip was mostly on wat happened and the places he stayed at... which was quite interesting la... and thr was even an encounter wif a gay motorbike taxi rider... :þ hmm...dinno over thr, it's so open... anyway, he oso spoke of Angkor Wat...and Siem Reap.. all r familiar to me cuz of a book I read in Sec 1 or 2 for E. Lit.. haha.. I remember the title of the book as "little brother" haha... I got quite good memory, i tink... was about a boy who was staying in Cambodia during a war...tink he was escaping from Khmer Rouge all the time...sort of like a record of the incidents that happened... but i tink i forgot most of the contents liao... can't blame me...was like 12 yrs ago... haha... I AM SO OLD!!! :þ

ok...but i did find it interesting to know that Angkor Wat is actually in a large park which contains alot of other temples... Maybe I should go there one of these days.. And he mentioned that Siem Reap is quite a nice place for tourist by day and club scene is quite happening at nite... People are frenly and more used to tourists than other parts of Cambodia.. i tink this is cuz Angkor Wat has attracted many tourists from near and far... tt's y most tourists make it a pt to visit it when they go to Cambodia.. :) Oh...another thing...was interesting to know that bicycles are for rent to tour the park...cuz it's so big... and they come wif lock too... I tink the place should be interesting to visit..for the simple and peaceful life...i tink...less commercialized, less pollution maybe?

Opps... it's 11pm liao!! so late... gonna go slp...

how abt leaving comments if you have visited Cambodia before... tell me more abt Angkor Wat maybe... wld be even better if you have photos to share... :)

Sick and with MC...finally...

Ok, i finally succumbed to my flu...and seen doc... The virus has truimphed.... :(

The doc actually told me it's common cold and din give me MC...if only she knows how bad i feel when I'm in the office.... So I told her and asked her if it's possible to rest at home tml... she gave me an MC in the end...but I nvr liked having to sort of beg for it... It's not as if i am not sick... I AM sick... juz not sick enuff, i know... but it's tough enuff... :( sigh....

Tink i hv to rest whole day tml...so i'll be healthy again... Else how to go to the kelong trip over the wkend...? MUST recover asap!

Now have to rest, cuz getting drowsy... but juz felt like blogging... tink I have kena the poison of blogging liao.... opps... :þ

Still Sick and STILL Mc-less....

Ok, I admit...I am feeling better today...but a day of rest would be so nice...

Had woken up around 7.35am...I was quite late... :( I only got up when my mum came to wake me... "She asked if I was going to work...?" Good question... but i din even take a moment to ponder...My nose was feeling better even...so my anti-bodies decided to work OT on their holiday...? Guess they would demand double pay then...

Ok, though I woke up late...I wasn't late for my transport. I tink it's quite weird...I always run late only when i got more time to spare... Is that human nature? I tink ppl tend to procastinate only when they know they have lots of time to spare... When time is running out, people will rush..and be able to make it in time still.. like i normally give myself around 40 mins to get ready for work, but if I wake up at 7.35am, I dun hv that luxury.. I only take 15 mins to get ready on days like that. Does that mean I only need 15 mins to get ready everyday?

I wonder... but rushing too much is bad for body, i tink... Those people who know me, I like doing things slower...take my own sweet time..having my own pace... haha... I eat slowly...walk slowly... u seldom see me rushed unless of cuz if i'm late...again.... :þ

alrite...time to go back to my morning routine at work... now is off peak...so I get to read my daily dose of Streats AND Today first...

Might write again tonite.. I tink i am getting the hang of blogging.... :)

Sick...and MC-less

Another post in a single day and in a matter of mins...haha... I must be really in the mood to blog.... :þ

anyway...as my msn nick for the day says... "Today is officially MC day! everyone's on MC, except me! Damn it and i'm really sick! :( "

I am sick...but din go see doc...and of cuz dun hv MC... sigh...

Ok, first of all, i wasn't very sick...juz got runny nose, which was quite bad...tt's abt all. no fever or body aches...means i'm not gonna be down wif cold yet... it's juz a running nose... but i tink anyone who's been sick before, knows how irritating a running nose can be.... u keep having to blow nose... and ur eyes get teary cuz u keep sneezing.... ok...tt's me today... not a pretty sight... even my colleague asked me wat happened to me... and my voice changed oso... and yet... I was MC-less... sigh...

then i realised that 2 of my colleagues from another Hall were on MC... then i felt real shitty.... Y am I at work when the whole world's on MC!! horrible feeling....

Actually i tink i was juz being responsible..really... cuz my boss was on course last thu and fri...so I had gone to work mostly cuz i needed to update her abt the happenings ard the hall last wk... which i did first thing in the morning... but my runny nose lasted the whole day! Well...so much for being responsible... thankfully I felt a little better after taking a panadol cold relief tablet in the late afternoon.... I did not take any medication earlier cuz i had wanted to fight off the virus on my own...apparently...anti-bodies on holiday today... so guess no choice hv to call for reinforcement from outside...which of cuz works... :þ

Anyway...if my runny nose is still running its marathon tml morning... I shall have to go see my Dr Chong... who is quite a fierce doctor...got a stern look... so everytime i go into her room, i felt like a little girl who's feigning illness for an MC...to escape some test/exams or smtg... :( but she's the only doc on duty on tuesdays...and i happen to always get sick on tuesdays... bad timing... However, the last time i saw her, she looked frenly oredi...was it my imagination or? anyway...I hope she'll be nice if i were to see her tml.... I tink for ppl to recover fr flu, really need to rest more rite? so hopefully she wldn't make me feel i hv to beg for a day to rest properly...

It's quite late oredi...for a sick person to be still blogging...ya...? so nitez all...

pls leave comments...anything will do... to assure me tt someone out thr's reading... and i'm not juz babbling to myself... i'll go mad soon....haha... :þ but wat's wrong wif babbling to myself anyway....ritez?

and ya..saw fr an ad in the papers today... tt Charlie Chaplin was a mad person...at least was suffering mildly fr mental illness, i tink...so...who says mad ppl can't be successful... I shall start writing...maybe one day i can be an author, a journalist....watever.... i'll juz write!

Babbling to oneself is good therapy for the soul...

Packing and Packing...so when will it end...?

I tink I have been a bad girl for a long long time...I hv so much JUNK in my room and ard my hse, those areas which are considered my area... SO MUCH!

Yes...i know at one pt or another in my life, they have played a part...big or small...tt doesn't matter...still a part of my life... tt's y i find it so difficult to throw anything away....which results in a junkyard everywhr... Horrible!!

And recently i have undertaken a huge project of trying to clear all this clutter fr my life! :) so i started from my bedroom... but hor...it's proving to be full of obstacles... :( cuz new clutter keeps coming in... and i got so little time...thanks to my popularity... haha... kidding la...

actually my room is the tidiest of all the junk areas liao... cuz i dun like my bedroom to be TOO messy...if too messy, then i will pack..so periodically, i will try to salvage my room from becoming a pig sty.... I have also added some shelves in an effort to make the whole plc neater. I am particularly pleased wif the baskets I bought from IKEA, which I will be keeping my bags...v nice... haha... it's a stand with castors, and i can put baskets, which can be slided in and out, on various positions on the stand. and I improvise it by making a cover for it, so that my bags won't get dusty... And for tt, i tink i am quite creative... I oso 'inherited' 2 shelves from my sister who juz moved house and had wanted to throw away 2 bookselves... It was a pity cuz they were still in good condition... so thr they r in my house now! One will be placed in my room. The other will be at my study area. I have yet to plan wat i'm going to put on them, i guess will be putting some books...and i got some boxes from IKEA oso... gotta keep things neat and tidy from now on! :) so i'm happier...

ok...anyway...tt's only my room...which is at least not TOO messy...

The worse areas r the study areas... hmm... i dunno if anyone can believe it but i still can find things from sec skool or JC at tt area.... GOSH!! tt's like 7 yrs ago? :( very very bad..... anyway....i vow to clear everything by end of this yr! CFM! have to la... so horrible..the whole plc so messy and dusty liao.... sigh...

Actually i have tried packing many times...(juz not in recent yrs, cuz social life got bzier) but I juz get stuck reading past notebooks...love letters...old xmas cards...old birthday cards....generally juz reminiscing the past... SWEET MEMORIES.... esp younger dayz...i feel... were so much sweeter... those dayz, everything is so simple... so pure...so carefree...

me and bf of JC times used to write or draw (he draws well) to each other...and we have this envelope (which he decorated) where we would put the things we want to 'send' to the other person...quite fun, isn't it? tt was when i was 17 ma... still young ma... I still have tt envelope... and have those things he sent me... wonder if he still has his... I'm still in contact wif him..but seems he might not be keeping those things anymore...

then thr are oso a lot of photos from the past...haha...i will be looking at them instead of packing f cuz!!! haha.. photos from New Zealand (Sec 3 fieldtrip), hmm...and photos which me and my crazy bunch of girlfrens sometimes take out of boredom... i rem there was once me and 2 gfs...if i din rem wrongly...it was my best fren's bday tt day... dunno y but seems we din have anything planned... so we were at the playground level of wisma atria... wonder if it's still thr now... and we were snapping away... posing artistically, no no...not nude... juz like not looking at camera kind... trying to act like pro... :þ and again..tt time was ard 15 or so, i tink... haha...still young la... And i tink we had quite a fantastic time there...

then thr r mementos tt frens gave for good lucks during exams, or farewell gifts...etc... for eg. got this suzy zoo postcard fr Elena...YES! She's crazy abt suzy zoo at tt time...now i tink suzy zoo is gone fr s'pore...she must be sad.... the postcard was sort of a good luck note for exams...! :) we were always writing such notes for each other during JC.. ;) and thr's a photo of me and Amelia which she gave each of us before she left for UK to study... I rem she say she gave me the biggest frame cuz she very paiseh... She had been looking for a photo of me and her to put into a frame to give me BUT she was horrified that thr wasn't even one wif juz me and her! haha... tt's y she brought a camera to an outing so she cld snap one and give me before she left... wat can i say? she's juz so sweet la...! *wonder y i always only hv nice things to say abt this fren of mine, Amelia? cuz she's one of those who has my blog site address...which means she might be looking...so OF CUZ I must say nice things, ya....? :þ*

Overall, i tink i am juz quite a garang kuni...tt's y got so many things... and I have recently gotten more ruthless in throwing things liao... will definitely clear most things off!!!!

清理是为了买更多，更新的东西! hehe...

What Kind of Girl Are you? Quiz.. Good Fun when you are Bored??!?

Haha...got this off Amelia's blog <http://www.lifeofameliainbitsandpieces.blogspot.com/>.. she's a nice girl-next-door while me is mean city girl... quite a pair? haha... maybe i'm juz hoping to rub off some of her niceness.... :þ

You are a City Girl! Whether you live in the city or not, you've got the heart of a city girl.You're up on the latest trends - what's hot in music, food, and fashion.And you love to be on the go. Your perfect day is filled with tons of fun.Your perfect guy is a city guy, so head to LA, NYC, Sydney, or London to find him! What Kind of Girl Are You?

Quite fun la... try it too and paste your results in my comments if any one of u tried it la...

opps.. i shld be working, shldn't I? haha... doing quizzes early in the morning on MONDAY! haha... seems so idle... :þ

I did it! I'm a 10km running legend...haha! :þ

hellos...those who do read my blog... leave some comments, will ya? let me know that there are people out thr who bothers reading my blogs...haha...

anywayz..i did my run of 10km finally today...!!! 5th Dec 2004! A day i will definitely rem...first time i ran a part of a marathon....finished it standing...and actually managed an O-K timing...! Was actually quite fun running...together wif so many people...it's v motivating... and oso cuz thr r so many people...thr are a lot of people to overtake... if i were to speak the truth...the thrill in running long distance is really to overtake people...u get a HIGH from that....i know i am being v brutally honest here...and those who kenna overtaken this morning will wanna kick me!!! but then...i tink i'm speaking the truth here..cuz i know of at least one more person wif the same sentiments... it's satisfying to overtake people when running....but can feel quite shitty when u get overtaken...haha...

ok...here's the lowdown on the full days' event... haha... not really v happeningz...but woke up at 5am!! gdness...tt kind of hr...and i actually slpt ard 1am...ok... but i felt quite awake at 5am though... guess i was real excited... took cab down to amelia's plc so we cld go down to esplanade together... was still dark at tt time man!! ok...so we went down to city hall mrt stn to meet up wif her colleagues ard 6.30am... thr are oredi quite a lot of people wandering ard the area... s'poreans can be early birds if they choose to, i guess..haha... when we reached esplanade area, ard 645...the full marathon people have oredi started abt 45 mins ago...and i tink the front runners have oredi reached back to esplanade area after their u-turn at marina south...and heading towards east coast park.... remarkable!!! half marathon started at 6.30am...the races were staggered to start at half hr intervals.... so my race started at 7am... me and amelia started out leisurely...jogging and juz enjoying the morning breeze...looking at people both on our side of the road and on the other side, those who have oredi completed the marina south area... very interesting indeed! saw a few people wif balloons tied to them...number bibs pasted on the balloons... creative idea...ya? and further down... saw an ang-moh lady wif christmas tree trimmings...apparently she's very into the festive mood! haha... and thr was a cake...fr SOS association, not sure their full name, and they were sort of promoting their organisation..and asking for more people to volunteer... ok...and there were a few more.. saw one guy in costume...one guy beside him carrying this big backpack....WOW! looks heavy man!

oso saw a few familiar faces either at the start pts, end pts or along the way... people from ex-schools, like this guy fr NTU, forgot his name, but it's funny cuz i juz sort of rem him a few days ago, i tink i saw someone who looked like him, then tried to recall his name, but cldn't...instead remembers his gf's name! haha... he's a senior attached to my NBS FOC camp grp. then thr are oso people fr the present, saw a colleague (fr NIE), who's quite a runner, though she looks like ard 50 yrs maybe... and she was doing full marathon...and she was apparently quite fast..!!! tink she runs v often.... way to go man! and oso saw fren of elena's bf, Youqin along the way at marina south... Din see elena's bf, Andy though...apparently they not running together...tt's y! so quite a lot of people were thr this morning!!!

oh ya..abt my own running experience...tink it's v nice running wif SO MANY people... and there were cheerleaders along the way to motivate people along too, tink tt's great! hmm..started running together wif amelia..but lost her along the way, ard the 2-3km stretch...so finished the race alone.. wasn't tt bad, considering i do enjoy running alone... pacing myself... motivating myself... though today self-motivation wasn't tt necessary cuz people ard u actually spurs u on...fr the thrill of overtaking people to the feeling of achieving something together wif a whole bunch of people, though they were strangers... it's a weird feeling... felt inspired to run... actually din stop much..except when i was holding this isotonic drink tt was served in a cup, no way i cld run and hold tt drink w/o spilling it...decided to drink and finished it before running on.... i din even realised it was almost 6-7 km... nvr ran tt kind of distance...but din really feel much tiredness... till i reached ard 8km... tt time was tough... but since i still had only ard 2 km left...i told myself to go on!! haha... and i oso had a secert wish of seeing the first marathon runner come in...i can only do that if i finished my race before he does... so i had to push myself on... was worth it... i was thr 3 mins before he reached...but still din managed to see him cross the line... juz heard him come in over the PA system...MC announcing...everyone was v excited... :)

quite happening at the finishing line area... MCs were funny....seems quite experienced...then they were making the whole event very fun wif their comments and one even danced along wif an MJ song... DJ was great too, providing a whole morning of great songs! me and amelia stood at the finishing line area for quite a while, watching the people come in... very nice to see people come in...cuz everyone looked relieved! haha... some look like they hvn't sweat though...eg. this lady who ran a full marathon...but she was so cool... look like din sweat and was wearing headphones oso... v stylo man! :þ

wah... long blog abt the running....! after the running, nothing much else... juz came home and slpt the whole afternoon... till 7 plus pm and went out meet amelia they all for dinner and drinks... but MAJOR achievement was that we finally got down to deciding some details abt upcoming Xmas party and THE trip.... though it's still a long way to getting everything fixed...at least we making some progress...

anywayz...tink it's late now... i ought to be slpg soon too.... 12.44am.... gdness...but cuz i slpt during afternoon..might hv some probs slpg now... i'm always like tt...

tink thr's nothing much else to else... great day!

oh....6th dec is familiar... it's queenie's bday... marcus's ex-gf of 5 yrs.. hmm... will always rem this day cuz his email has this number... 06...smtg which actually bothered me when me and him were still together.... yupz... so i will rem her bday la! not tt i forget bdays tt easily....haha.... oh well.... shld be slpg... nitez...