An Apple And The Pasture

Saturday, June 30, 2007
[[p0c0y0]]

Ok, stop calling me a lazy bum. It freaking obvious that I only changed the graphics so DON'T rant on and on about the layout and such, I would not listen bleh!

Pocoyo! A cartoon character from a new children educational show. Ironically, people have been using him as a prepertrator of erotic stuff, ah well.. Pocoyo rules !! (not the erotic part lorrrr.) Such a ke ai xiao boy boy, let's see can I buy any of its figurie.

OH YES!! TODAY IS MY LAST OFFICIAL DAY @ WORK!!! FINALLY!!! Right, more smiles than anger. More treats than ever. A peek to the rich man's life, how they spent their lives. Ah well, I would not be stupid enough to carry on Aussie proj from here. Missing people already, Dom was like the coolest UK guy I seen, loved his smile ahaha.. Yes!!! Outta IT's clutches. All the best to the new girls man, with idiots like him, who needs clever people around.

Before the new school sem starts, it is my hibernating month. I am going to be like a polar bear (not in terms of size of course).
Call me 2-3 days in advance if you need me to wake up from my slumber.

I still lack my shoe and my bag. Urgh
Contemplating about bottles too. Nvm, a normal plastic 1 will do.
Sponsors I need sponsors!!

Thursday, June 28, 2007
[[|+un3s]]

A random song quiz
Songs are from my itunes.
To be continued with my ipodi =)
Laugh at those ultra zun ones yeah ?

1) How am I feeling today?
大舌頭﹣吳克群
2) Will I get far in life?
Ｅvery Little Thing You Do - Westlife
3) How do my friends see me?
Out of place - Gavin Thrope (Shit)
4) Where will I get Married?
Contagious - Avril Lavigne
5) How will I feel getting married?
My Dream - Eugene (Ahahaha, indeed)
6) What is the story of my life?
Hero - Mariah Carey
7) What is my best friend's theme song?
Long time coming - Oliver James (Damn that's my theme song)
8) What is/was high school like?
Against all odds - Westlife & Mariah Carey (Hmmm...)
9) I am?
Dearest - Ayumi Hamasaki
10) How can I get ahead in life?
戲如人生﹣潘偉柏（lol)
11) What is the best thing about me?
Where'd You Go - Fort Minor (hmm.. mia-ing ?)
12) How is today (tomorrow) going to be?
獨軍著戰 ﹣洪俊揚（oh shit!)
13) What is in store for this week?
一半的我﹣范范
14) What song best describes my parents?
一眼萬年﹣S.H.E (yep! One loving couple =D )
15) What song best describes my grandparents
紙片人﹣吳克群
16) How is my life going?
She Is
17) What song will they play at my funeral?
只是當時﹣Ella (meaning I will have regrets. =( )
18) How does the world see me?
痘痘女孩﹣洪俊揚（no! no pimples!)
19) My friends think...
不痛﹣Angela
20) My life lived...
不夠勇敢﹣ＶＪ (in some aspects yes)
21) Will I have a happy life?
INSIDE MY HEART - 范范
22) This makes me happy...
我可以﹣蔡旻佑 (ahaha yes I can!)
23) What should I do with my life?
I think I - 范范
24) I will be happy with my life when...?
Ｓhe Will be Loved - Maroon 5 (LOL!)
25) Will I ever have children?
Save Me - Corrinne May (is either I have none or too many)
26)What is some good advice?
Start of Something New - Troy & Gabriella (yes, to believe )
27) Do people secretly lust after me?
Girlfriend - 曹格 ( It explains everything *winks )
28) What is my signature dancing song?
Bomba Bomba - 183 Club (A dancing song yes... but errrrr )
29) What do I think my current theme song is?
紫籐花 ﹣S.H.E
30) What does everyone else think my current theme song is?
感情線﹣183 Club ( Nice one!)
31) What type of men do I like?
Everytime We Touch - Cascada (Well put.)
32) What should I do with my love life?
SUPERMAN - 曹格
33) What will my dying words be?
Would You Be There - Redwan Ali

Wednesday, June 27, 2007
[[c0ns|d3r@+|0n]]

What a tale, what an adventure I had today.
I used to only have the impression that SG-eans are kiasu kiasi and selfish in normal circumstances.
That when mishaps happened just like those broadcast in programes, published in newspaper,
there are actually people who CARED.

Gosh, how wrong I was.

I witnessed this guy who collapsed, probably due to low bp or too many late nights or whatever the moment I opened my eyes whilst trying to stand-sleep on train.
I thought he was having fits or something, that he could have white foams in his mouth sooner or later.
The point was, people around him were very very very kind.
They gave space, supposedly breathing space for him.

Eyes either looking elsewhere or staring DIRECTLY at the poor guy.
I waited for that few sec, no one did stepped out.
It was until I stepped out then another guy came and helped.

Gawd, I am such a skinny skeleton
How the hell did they expect me to pull him up ?
Yes I studied first aid,
but hey, I failed the test (lalala~)

Oh yes, besides clearing space for him.
They DID let him have the space.
Nah, the chairs are probably too small for him.
He needs to LIE down.

Yes, none of the passengers gave up his/her seats.

It was until he fainted the 2nd time then an UNCLE gave him the seat.
No, it wasn't those fucking working adults who did it.
No, it certainly wasn't those who were supposedly the highly educated people who helped him.

I always believe whatever behaviour that office politics or enemies bring out in you should be kept inside.
I always thought people should and already possess the manners and the same polite consideration towards strangers they don't know.
I never knew that STRANGERS = invisible people.

While I am thankful for all the economic developements we are having,
the peace and most of all the security,
I hate to think of Singapore as a place where self interest lies before anything else.
We learnt too much, and failed to stop, to think, to reflect on what we learnt.
We listen and do not question.
We say and yet not do.
We learn but not apply.

Urgh, I don't wish to know how much hopes their parents put on them.
How much are they actually going to return.
The government should build more old folks home to house these parents.

The them I am talking about ?
Why, it is those ugly Singaporeans.

Tuesday, June 26, 2007
[[h0|0caus+]]

Made a mistake of surfing wikipedia (o.0) cos we have like 3hours of free time to rot in office. While it seemed like an reward after calling Aussies for couple of hours. This task was much harder than the previous few. You can't click into their culture and it's almost impossible for you to go "hey dude! What's up man" The unmentioned stress was there, and yep it certainly take some getting use to.

ANYWAY! Back to topic. I went to search for "The Holocaust" and it was like a story unfolding but the only thing was it was history. It happened. As much as I loved to read about Hitler and his Nazis, there was no denying that what they did was atrocious.

9 years of sufferings of the Jews all typed into 1 neat page. It was like travelling back to the past, but I could only imagined the snippets of the events that took place, thanks to the horrors that those images painted.

While their deaths have got nothing to do with me, any normal person would feel something from this, instead of dismissing it.

It was not as simple as Jews having attitude problems and deserved to be killed.
Really, how could anyone bear so much hatred towards a stranger to the extent of killing them ?

Perhaps there is really such thing as hell, or maybe when life cease there is nothing else left. A place where all these vile people can no longer torture others.
The only thing left was historical records of their deeds, publications of their own twisted thinking from which this cycle of evil could continue even till now.

[[s|zzl3r]]

Instead of saying the dinner @ sizzler as a birthday celebration for Yiting, Minlong and Kahhong, it was more of a (another) gathering of the AI peeps.

We were probably the noisest crowd in the restaurant. So much so that even the kids next table was laughing at us lol. Correction, laughing at RJ. The 2 siamese twins kept on laughing, god knows about what.

I was however glad that I did something right.
I was especially happy about several comments.

Ok, have a mind block now.
I cant express what I wanted to
cos some things need no explanation :D

Happy fun siao day.

Thursday, June 21, 2007
[[t0uch3d]]

It seemed like I was out to make myself cry today.

Ever since I saw & listened to that touching song by Connie Talbot. I had to see it again.
Even though she lost the finals to the person who had a powerful but sadly "trained" voice, she touched me more than him.
Admittedly he had the vocals, but unlike her, he had to pay a heavier price for the competition

Connie Talbot. 6 years old child, who impressed the "nasty" Simon.
Perhaps it was the choice of the song.
Perhaps it was the person she was thinking of when she sang that song.
Or perhaps it was the innonence of that voice.

Nonetheless enjoy.

and this was the 1st song that made me shut up.

I wonder was there any chinese songs that had the same effect on me.

Tuesday, June 19, 2007
[[m3r|tus]]

I was smiling like crazy on the way home.
Nah, I didn't see a shuai ge.
Nope, I didn't bag a boyfriend either.
No, I didn't see any great sales.

Just when everyone was still jealous over the boat trip,
Adeline from Meritus treated us lunch @ Pinecourt as a way of thanking us.
We were stunned when she said " Order anything."
Instead of ordering the drink "Anything", we took her word and ordered almost everything.

The bill was estimated to be about 1k plus for 9 person, considering that each dish cost $22+++
Truly understood why Mr. Cek Ark took pictures of the food he was going to eat.
At that moment I wished that there was a decent camera apart from the stupi 1 megapixel on the phone.

What have we ?
1. Angel Smile ( fruit juice + ice soda)
2. Shui Mai + dunno what crystal bao. ( Best served steaming hot)

I was anticipating the 湯包but instead I was served the 魚翅湯包. Not that I was complaining.
The waitress was shocked that we ordered.....
魚翅湯 after that, double checking whether do we still want it.

I prefer the 湯包 even though the sharkfin in the soup was 1 piece 1 piece type instead of those 1" thread" 1 thread type we commonly seen. Felt a sudden vomit feeling as Dom's word came to mind about shark fin. I had seriously no idea how many sharks we have killed over these few bowls.

Next we had the prawn with macademia nuts + scallop.
Even though the prawn was the highlight, the scallop was MY highlight. Sweet, chewy. Indescribable.

While we were already 30% full, up came a full size pig.
Nicely roasted to the precise time.
Crispy till the end.
Even a person like me who hate the fats went for a 2nd share.

Just when we were 60% full,
A dish call "spare ribs" came.
Succulent. Tender.
Was really on high.

80% full and there was a god sent fish.
Never have I ate a fish so fresh and have the texture like a crab.
Was it a success to cook it "crab-like" doesnt matter.
The way it could easily slip into the throat,
I wouldn't mind if I got choked on its bone.

The last sinful dish was crystal vegetable.
I got all sian-ed when I c that veg.
To my surprise, it was crab meat filled.
Pardon the poor quality of the pic below, but that's the only picture I took :

Those times we really joked about using sharkfin to wash mouth.
It all came true today.

All these times I thought only chocolate could make a girl happy.
Eating those damn good stuff can give you organsm ahaha (pardon my crudeness)
I think if there was a photographer then, all the pictures would be of us eating blissfully.

What have I done to deserve this ?
I shall keep very very quiet, else I will get killed.
Sinned too much already. :S

Monday, June 18, 2007
[[ch3ckup]]

Woot! Off work to go NTU , doesnt sound any better. Oh well.
We spent half an hour trying to find the god damn medical centre.
The doc who examined us was so damn cool la, steady n all.
What's more he uses mac!! ahaha.

The x-ray part was damn awkward.
All in all we were in NTU till 3pm.
No point going back office to type the stupid business card

Use the cam to finally take passport photos to paste on the admission form.
Zhi lian abit... and here it is!

Sunday, June 17, 2007
[[b0@T]]

Firstly, apologies for not updating this blog ever since I got the mac. Everyday was a day for exploration, discovering fascinating things about this apple.

Singapore conference went very well. Too well, considering that there was a werido wanting to adopt me. "Gentlemens" helping me pour drinks. Perhaps I should wear dress more. :S oh yeah! I was the only one in boots. It was certainly a day of fun when I find opportunities to shoot the manager who called me "unmanagable", so gonna give him hell and make him wish that he'd shut up.

Anyway, as a celebration, we did not go for paintball, but boat trip!! Woo!

Welcome aboard the Southern Comfort!!

The no.1 picture which everyone will tend to take when they arrive at new places, be it some country's airport, the welcome gates to god knows where. So here I was, being a pino.

The rest of the peeps weren't here. 4 (not 3) very capable girls, 1 extremely entertaining director, 1 hobbit (?)

This was suppose to be a picture of 4 girls but.... oh well.

We went P. Hauntu and the guys started to chop and wrecked the coconuts they saw. Except for 1, who was trying to get everyone's attention by laughing the most gayish and loudest laugh. If there was a record for the most gayish laughter, he should bag it withtin seconds. Who am I talking about ? Why, the person who called me unmanagable of cos!
The "boatmen" provided excellent services =) Bring us food, when we were suppose to bbq them ourselves and those were the best bbq food ever. (or maybe I was hungry tt's why)

I wanted to show a picture that has at least a fish in it. It was apparent that they caught nothing despite having 6 rods. One caught a reef though.

It all ended with us catching the musical fountain illegally at the opposite end of Sentosa.

Sun, sea, fun.
Boat trip rocks!

Wednesday, June 06, 2007
[[sp0ns0rs]]

It's the start of a new school year.
Wait, that's in Aug.

Rewind. It's the realization of the beginning of a new school year that prompts me to list this down.
This AY (academic year) is different.
This AY signals to me that I don't have/cannot/should not wear uniform.
This AY means money flies

My 战利品：

Macbook (weeeeeee!)
Adidas
Levis

Can anyone be so kind to sponsor the rest ? Seeing that I blown my salary over Mac ?

Just a plain white shirt with no design no lace long sleeved (wth is it so hard to find ? )
BAG (sling + notebook)
Decent sports shoe - shall take a look @ Puma's

Top 3 must have.
Simple and not at all expensive (*psycho-ing oneself*)

It's crazy. Walking in the HEART of GSS (ie. Orchard) and I cannot find anything to buy.
Has my addiction over online shopping caused me to despise GSS ? Oh no!

Sai la. What a day indeed.

[[t@p3]]

I seriously reckon I will die of heart attack someday.
Cause of heart attack ? Anger.

Idiots @ work had really stretched my Adversity Quotient (AQ) to its max.
I don't see why AQ has to be tested again at home.
I used to take pride in having that high AQ.
Now I wonder whether have I took the test wrongly.

Can anyone tell me, who does not have even a smallest roll of scotch tape at home?
(If you are really poor, you are excused)
Can anyone tell me, who the hell does not have a thinnest roll of masking tape @ home ?

True, it might be my fault for not replenishing the supply.
YET, who in the right mind will buy a 2 ++ tape from SUNTEC when you can get them @ $1 @ Chong Pang ??

My house has no fucking scotch tape.
WOW.
I am seriously impressed.

Hey look!!
Here's a pencil!!
What ? No Lead ?!

Please tell me how exactly poor is my house ?
Must I buy 1 carton of tape to prove that we have that financial status on par with others ?

Anyway, appreciate these guys' help for trying to cool me down.
Bee.
Tongs.
Lim.
Mel.

Sunday, June 03, 2007
[[f@m1|y]]

Changes could be felt within these few days and I am glad for that. Whether would we be taking it for granted again, that remains to be seen. "心血来潮" could be used to describe Mom who took these random photos :

Oh yeah, the cow is part of the family too.

That's the best expression my dad can apparently come up with =P

While I was happily sleeping in on a beautiful Saturday, my Mom dashed into my room, dropped off a big parcel from USPS and dash off. Yep, she was one of the chaperons for the Healthzone outing.

You might be thinking that there was a huge group of kids going for this but....

These are really the healthzone fanatics. 2 extremely loveable (ahem) kids who decided to go on a dating trip to Healthzone, accompanied by 3 parents who were afraid of them doing hanky panky =P

Nah. They are the newly weds. For.. 3 plus years already.
Aww.. take a look at these images, I swear they have that 夫妻相

Say yes they have, else I have to declare you blind.

Awww. They looked sweet together.

I wondered would they still remember this sweet moments they had together when they grow older.
I wondered would they be married to each other some days.

Kids these days, grow up too fast. Think too much.

I was fighting with guys at their age.
Just look at them makes me smile.
My bro bought a cheesecake for her because she likes it.

Like wtf ?
It only happened to me in P.4
*nods* he inherited the correct genes from his sis (me!!)

Forgive me for not editing the pictures. I am just too lazy to.

Friday, June 01, 2007
[[p@|n+b@||2]]

Another battle of wits, strategy, precision took place after the Shanghai conference. Yes, it was yet another round of paintball!! I think my CIIs and FIs would be proud to see how much better I was in aiming and shooting. Haha.

It was a tense moment waiting for the battle to begin. Don't ask why SY was looking at me like that. I wanted to know too =P (Psst, SY you are in motion blur no one can see u muahaha)

After stopping at every traffic on the way to Orchid Country Club. I was convinced that I would be damn suay and yeah, my team was against 2 of the best shooter + 1 cunning XXX. The point was ---- WE WON!!!! Thanks to Steve heroic move of saving the box!

Oh yeah, we saw this tiny snake, which took ALL the men in black to remove it.

Look at that white barrier (not so much of the guy in front please) Those yellow spots were those that supposed to hit me. It was either I have matrix-like reflexes or they had way lousy aiming skills. I am incline to choose the former =)

No I am certainly not slacking when I was sent off to the gallows, okay the tower to get shoot at.
Nonetheless I was clever enough not to even go up into the tower and secretly killed quite a # of people since they assumed that no one was there. *shrugs* Ok, the photographer took the shot a tad too fast, I had not raised the gun properly. Just assume I was shooting at some snails near the grass patch ok ?

We are such a one big FAMILY ~~~ Oh yeah, I always love to be the odd one out by wearing NPCC shirt against all the SAF peeps. Psst, they actually looked Singaporeans by wearing the uniform =.=

Finally, after my brilliant photoshop skills...

Say I look cool. Or at least say I am a professional 杀手。I will say I love you back. Really.

Anyway here's what I 've gotten/learnt from the game.

More brain cells
Haste not equal win
Those who talk big are often those who are the most kiasi
The paintball taste bitter, thanks to Dom
Thanks to Dom again for the shot in the leg.
I have 1 blue-black. Thank goodness it wasnt that jalat

Thanks to:

Designer L for driving me nearly across the whole island + the food
Mr. R for the spontaneous thought of this game
Mr. D for the mouth & leg shot. (Note : the paint splatter, I did not EAT the ball)
Mr. S for being such a entertainer
IT for being so god damn kiasi that it was practically a joke.
Ms. SY for not killing me. Best buds in game!!
Ms. L for being such an easy target woot!

PAINTBALL IS FUN!!