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Thanks..

I’ve received 3 very encouraging comments about this abandoned blog over the past few months. I’ve just realised that they existed cos this morning I woke up, decided to take this easy being on holiday and on. Started surfing by to my hello kitty and hotmail inboxes to clear them out. They’re usually used for random spam (eg. facebook notifiations and all) so I hardly check them anymore.

“select all” – delete…

but just as I was doing so, one notification caught my eye. It was for a comment pending approval on my wordpress blog account… so i log in and request for my password to be resent to me (that’s how abandoned by blog has been) and.. what do i see??

3 pending comments from totally random strangers about how much they enjoyed reading my blog. I was surprised, touched and sad all at the same time.

This blog was initially set up for me to be able to pour out my feelings and share with friends and strangers my life. However, now seeing that i would rather keep my life and thoughts private from those people who have claimed to be my friends, this blog would also no longer be a channel to share my life with strangers either. for now, some people are no different from being strangers to me. Ironically at the same time, strangers have left such encouraging messages for me that they seem closer and more truthful and sincere than my so called “friends”.

so thank you to the 3 of you, your messages really have meant a lot to me. maybe one day i will find the passion to pick up where i’ve left off and start blogging again.

XOXO

p.s: a way is to subscribe and I’ll make my posts for private viewing only. Let me know if you think this works.

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I’m seriously considering taking Pole Dancing lessons after hearing Ms Meow Meow raving

 about her class experience.  Obviously to some it would be viewed as quite a taboo thing to do.. but… my closet slut hidden deep inside me is raring to sign up.

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So in less than 24 hours, I will have my first experience of being in business class.

And what other way to do it then being on the A380!

– The seat converts into a skybed that lies fully flat and extends to over 200cm

– There’s a electronic privacy divider and the bed comes with an unique sheet-backed wool blanket and large soft pillow (as per their website)

– Built into my A380 Skybed seat are a number of clever storage solutions, a seat-back storage unit to a designated laptop stowage, shoe cupboard, glove box and water bottle holder; now all of my personal items have a place !!! (once again, copied off their website)

– With the touch of a button, my seat controller lets me work, dine, relax and be entertained in the most comfortable of positions. I can choose from a range of pre-programmed positions or adjust my lumbar support (what is that??) and recline angle electronically. *check this part out* THE BUILT-IN MASSAGER WILL HELP ME FEEL EVEN MORE RELAXED!! (my seat has an inbuilt massager?!?!?!?!??!?!)

– I get a state-of-the-art Panasonic entertainment system which features a 30.7cm in-arm, TOUCH SCREEN. Else, I could also put on my noise-cancelling headset, close my eyes and enjoy the extensive audio selection. (I’m enjoying the sound of this…)

– If I have business to attend to, the power outlet in my skybed keeps my laptop up and running, while USB ports enable me to charge my portable devides. And if there’s a need to get in touch, there’s an in-seat telephone with reply SMS functionality. (not really needed, so not much hype)

– Moving on to food..I realised why they didn’t have much “special meal” options available.. cos “decide what and when you’d like to dine with a menu created in conjunction with leading Australian restaurateur, Neil Perry. Choose from room service-style breakfast to multi-course restaurant style dinner, a “dine later” option or an “express meal”, all presented on beautiful tableware designed by Marc Newson and created by Noritake and Alessi. If you are after a snack, our crew can provide you with refreshements or you can help yourself to the self-serve bar.” what i’m still trying to figure out is.. wat on earth is room service-style breakfast?!?!?!?

– HERE COMES THE BEST PART!!!!!! We offer you complimentary pyjamas designed by Peter Morrissey ( I WANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) These will help you feel more comfortable in your Skybed and when moving around the canin. Marc Newson designed amenity kits include skincare products from Korner (where??), as well as extra thick socks, eye mask and earplugs (I don’t really care, just give me the PJs!!!!!!!!!!!!!)

i’ve got a feeling this is going to be a good one!!!

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taboo topics..

 I was procrastinating yesterday night from the things that I have to get done by this weekend..and surfing around blogs…and stumbled across this person’s blog. 

http://thebutterflytales.blogspot.com/

I was actually very intrigued by it cos 1. i found the way the blogger writes very candid and interesting. 2. i was trying to figure out if the blogger was male or female and if straight or paddling for the other team. and 3. he wrote very honestly and explicitly about sex.

Hmmmm… how many people actually blog about such taboo (considered taboo to us Asians as compared to our Anglo counterparts) issues. To go “eeeeee” about it is quite phony cos come on. let’s face it. most of us are doing it whilst the rest of us are going to be doing it at some stage of our lives or have already “been there, done there”.

It’s funny that i read that at night when just a couple of hours earlier, Rah, Wan and I were sitting at Bar Luca (affectionately known to us as Bar Loser) having a few Friday after-work drinks and this topic came up too. it was quite a good mix. An Australian girl coming of age who is starting her exploration; An Asian dude who grew up in Australia who claims to be a “born-again virgin” and me – the “Convent School” Asian FOB brought up in Asia.

Can’t go into much details cos we have the “circle of Trust” but it was just honest straight talk abt such subjects. Our reactions, perceptions, experiences and opinions on sex were shared. Suggestions, information, guidance and views were given round the table.

When I read that blog, I was captivated at the way he decribed stuff (in general). I know that as a Christian there are certain guidelines that we should adhere to but I don’t claim to be perfect. I don’t think talking about sex should be a taboo subject and i just find it so fake when Singaporeans shun away from it. Come on.. as if people weren’t watching that NYP girl (what was her name again? ) sex tape that was leaked to the public when her phone got stolen…or for the generation before.. that ex-RGS girl Annabelle Chong (real name : Grace Quek) who made it into the news for “hosting” the worlds biggest gang bang.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annabel_Chong

We publicly went “tsk tsk tsk” but were still sharing and watching the explicit footage.

Just a random thought, am not trying to suggest that I am a secret Asian slut or anything. I’ll leave that to Xiaxue to “educate” and “liberate” my fellow Singaporeans.

🙂

Over and Out to enjoy the rest of my Saturday arvo.

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Hello Kitty Toothbrush

It works!!! It works!!! Managed to get my hands on AAA batteries and wheeee here we go!!! Hello kitty toothbrush activated!!!

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Ok, so this is total embarassment.. don’t laugh.

So when Hsien happily volunteered us to present an item at the Afternoon tea party on 27th Sept.. i was quite happy to be commentator for the fashion show. Considering that I wouldn’t be the one prancing down the catwalk looking like Ned Kelly or Michael Jackson, I would be able to sit back and snigger at my poor youth who had to..

Unfortunately, the tables have turned and now the jokes on us. we will be dancing to… what other song than our favourite one “NOBODY” by the Wonder Girls.. yes.. the *clap clap point clap* one.

so Aunty Xiao Lan was supposed to tailor make the dresses for us and figure out the “costumes” for the 2 boys. BUT we managed to dig out from her stack of dresses.. 3 dresses that were matching. 2 blue and 1 pink. and decided to just wear those instead.

The only problem is!!!!!! the dresses are POOFY and SHIMMERY!!!!! I positively look like a walking donut when i wear it. I have no idea where to hide my face when doing the cheesy dance in the tacky dress for a whole 3 minutes in front of the ENTIRE church population.

I could consider pracitising my Hokkien songs and persuing a “qi yue ge tai” career. I already have the garb for it!

WHY?? Why on earth would she produce such dresses???

p.s: they were retailing for A$70! and you wonder why no one bought them??

 

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The Story of Grace

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This is the 2nd present that Mullers bought me – this time from Ireland. It is a story book titled “The Story of Grace” with erm.. quite silly looking illustrations.. but anyway.. this is the Story of Grace:

 

Once there was a girl named Grace. Grace was a very busy girl.

Grace liked to play sports.

Grace liked to dance.

Grace liked to play the piano.

Every day after school she would do all of her homework very quickly, so that she could enjoy her favourite hobbies.

Every weekend Grace played sport with her team.

She practiced with her friends in school and sometimes also in the evenings.

Grace always imagine that she would score the winning goal!

One weekend Grace was playing for her team in a very important game.

“We lost our last game against this team – I won’t let them win this time!” she thought.

Grace became so excited running to get the ball that she did not see one of her team-mates running for it also.

Wham!

They both fell to the ground and the other team raced up the pitch and scored.

Grace was very annoyed!

Grace also liked to dance.

Every week she went to her ballet classes.

She enjoyed dressing up in her pink tutu and ballet shoes. Then she would practice pirouetting on the dance floor.

In the evenings she watched herself dancing in front of the large mirror in her bedroom.

“Look, I’m standing on my toes like a real ballerina,” she would say to her mum.

At Grace’s next ballet lesson her teacher said to her “Now I want you to try a new movement.”

That evening Grace began to practice in her bedroom. The ew movement was very difficult. She tried again and again.

“It’s too difficult!” she thought.

Then she suddenly tripped and fell to the floor.

“I don’t like ballet anymore!” she sulked.

Instead of ballet, Grace decided to play on the piano in her sitting room.

She was so annoyed about falling during ballet that she could not concentrate on her piano playing and kept making mistakes.

“I don’t like piano any more either!” she shouted to her mum. But her mum was in another room and didn’t hear her.

Suddenly there was a bright flash of light in the room behind Grace.

She looked up and saw a magic man floating in the air. He was wearing brightly coloured clothes and a funny hat.

“Did I hear you complaining? Has something upset you?” he asked her/

Grace told him everything.

“I fell playing sport. I fell donig ballet. This piano is too difficult to learn!” she said.

The magic man took Grace by the hand and her feet lifed off the floor!

Grace closed her eyes for a second. When she opened them again she was soaring through the evening sky.

“Look down at these houses,” the magic man said.

“In every house there are boys and girls just like you. They are all doing homework, or practicing dancing or getting ready to play sport. Sometimes learning is difficult, but if we keep trying we will succeed in the end,” he said.

There was another flash of light.

When Grace opened her eyes she was back in her sitting room once again.

The magic man was sitting with his eyes closed. He was playing piano with one hand, holding a hockey stick in the other and singing a song!

“Do you like my ballet shoes? I bet you didn’t know I”m a ballet dancer too!” he laughed.

From then on Grace didn’t mind anymore about making mistakes.

She still sometimes collided with her teammates when playing sport.

She still sometimes tripped when she tried to learn new ballet steps.

She still sometimes thought that playing the piano was difficult.

However, at the end of the year her team won the Cup and Grace won a medal in ballet.

“You have really become so graceful!” her mother laughed.

 

THE END

 

 

<WTH????!????????!!!!!!!!! such a random story. yet Frosty was reading it aloud in the office with so much feeling and gusto. Super funny at the part where he read Grace closed her eyes for a second. When she opened them again she was soaring through the evening sky.” cos he did exaggerated actions and facial expressions along with it… >

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Present from London

Mullers finally brought in the souvenirs for me from her recent London/Ireland trip!!! I have a new hello kitty bread lunch box. Couldn’t believe it when she told me where she bought it from… Topshop!!! Omg!!! Hello kitty craze has caught on even in England!!!!

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Daffodil Day

James gave me a surprise today!! he bought me the daffodil day fundraising teddy bear as a pressie!! the cute little beanie bear has teeny weeny black beady eyes and a little cap that looks like it’s dropping off his head. his fur is all scruffy and soft.. but you know wat i like about him the most??

he has matching yellow foam slippers with the daffodil day logo on one of them!!! so cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

find out more abt daffodil day funding raising here: http://www.daffodilday.com.au/home.htm

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This is funny yo!!

Random thoughts from ppl 25-35 YO
– More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can’t wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that’s not only better, but also more directly involves me.

– Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realise you’re wrong.

– I don’t understand the purpose of the line, “I don’t need to drink to have fun.” Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they’ve invented the lighter?

– Have you ever been walking down the street and realised that you’re going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you’re crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.

– I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

– Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the “people you may know” feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?

– Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn’t work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ’s. We just figured it out. Today’s kids are soft.

– There is a great need for sarcasm font.

– Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realise I had no idea what the f*** was going on when I first saw it.

– I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I’ll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone’s laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I’m still the only one who really, really gets it.

– How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

– I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

– I think part of a best friend’s job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.

– LOL has gone from meaning, “laugh out loud” to “I have nothing else to say”.

– I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

– Whenever someone says “I’m not book smart, but I’m street smart”, all I hear is “I’m not real smart, but I’m imaginary smart”.

– How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear what they said?

– I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!

– Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using ‘as in’ examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss’s last name to an attorney and said “Yes that’s G as in…(10 second lapse)..ummm…Goonies”.

– What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?

– While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it…thanks Mario Kart.

– Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

– I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.

– Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

– I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

– Bad decisions make good stories.

– Whenever I’m Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public, I feel like a kid on Christmas morning that just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don’t mind if I do!

– Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?

– If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.

– Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I’m from, this shouldn’t be a problem …

– You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you’ve made up your mind that you just aren’t doing anything productive for the rest of the day.

– Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don’t want to have to restart my collection.

– There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

– I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.

– “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this ever.

– I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There’s so much pressure. ‘I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren’t watching this. It’s only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?’

– I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What’d you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

– I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

– When I meet a new girl, I’m terrified of mentioning something she hasn’t already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.

– I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it’s on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.

– Why is a school zone 25 km/h? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for paedophiles…

– As a driver I hate pedestrians and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.

– Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

– I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

– Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey – but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time…

– My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day “Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?” How the hell do I respond to that?

– I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.

– I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

– The other night I ordered take away and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic cutlery. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There’s nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.

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