You haven't seen the last of me

Been back from Bali for 2 days and I...

1) am having a horrible sunburn itch all over my limbs

2) stubbed a big toe and have difficulty wearing covered shoes

3) am as broke as a church mouse on a welfare/foodstamp system.



But otherwise, I'm quite happy/excited/relieved because...

1) pay is coming in soon

2) my birthday celebration is still going on strong (I love you, people!)

3) 1-week CNY holiday starts in 5 days' time

4) the 3d2n Manila trip is next week

5) the big boss is giving us ang pows today ($20 but still..who'll give you?)

6) I managed to catch Carmen the Opera on the last night of its run here in Singapore

7) I have finally seen Bali.


So yes, January has been a fairly exciting one for me and I feel good turning 31. It's going to be a great decade.

Okay, off to class.


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Goak maling taluh

My flight to Bali is at !620hrs. Going there with the parents and the sister. We'll be staying here.



We're going to be at Seminyak and since it's our first time in Bali, here goes nothing.



Back on Tuesday evening.

Be safe, people.


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Sana helwa ya gameel

3..2..1.

And I have turned a year older. Wiser? Maybe.

On this day, I just wish to live the rest of my life with much faith,passion and fashion.

A bit more moolah will be nice too so that I can buy my first pair of Manolos... which I have been coveting since I was 17. But it's okay. It's just a small wish, right? I've been waiting for 133 years. I can wait 5 more. I think.

So...to mark my last day of being 30 20, I rushed to town after work to join in the festive shopping period. Grabbed a pair of heels and then went back home. This old tired soul needed to rest.



Happy 21st birthday to me!!


P/S: Thank you for playing along :)


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I want your sex

I.AM.STILL.ALIVE.

Been busy these past few days. Working and also, very much socialising. It's my birthday month and I am turning 31. Since there are 31 days in this birthday month, I'm making a point to celebrate each day and try to give myself a treat/present everyday. Before you go on and say "My, what a spendthrift!" ..well, little things count. Like speakers, thumbdrive, lights for my laptops, new alarm clock..etc etc.

:X

So, yeah. Turning 31 in 3 days' time.
Oh joy...

Anyway recently this happened. I entered the office and out of nowhere, this colleague said, "Ed, you smell like sex!" I know he's referring to my standard perfume and he's that usual loutish vulgar dude but still...what's the line between a joke and a sexual harrassment?

Okay.
Say it one more time and I'll spray "sex" into his nose.

Okay...now that sounded wrong.


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Tonight (I'm f***ing you)

My 2 favourite hottest vids right now are:

1. Nicole Scherzinger's Poison



2. Enrique Iglesias' Tonight (I'm Fucking You)




I love Poison but...Enrique...so 'guapo'!


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Just a dream

....and how is the new year coming along?

Mine?

Judging by the whirlwind of work in the office,I think it's going to be a bit of a feisty year.


But...nothing like a good retail therapy cannot solve.

Anyway, on New Year's Eve, I met Gladys for a while at Asian Civilisations Museum because we wanted to show support for Hazel, who was performing with her Jitterbug clan.




Bloody flexible, Hazel. But ah...the ones who stole the show were the little munchkins in the last shot. Ah, where's my unborn daughter?

After that I made my way back to the hotel...ripping my pants along the way.







P/S: By the way, Facing Ali was one good stuff! Go Joe Frazier!


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NaNaNa

Since I didnt get enough of it yesterday, I got a bit more today.

Bad.

Bad.

Gaga.


P/S: It's almost 0400hrs and now I am hungry. Urgh.


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New Year's Day

I am at Asian Civilisations Museum ... Hazel is gonna perform. After this I will re-join Meiling at Peninsula-Excelsior Hotel in our seaview room for the New Year fireworks.

Happy New Year people.

Let there be peace on earth.

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Nothing on you

I have been nagged at all my life...preachers have nothing on me.

So bring your preachings elsewhere.

If you are sincere about sharing and teaching, you'd figure something more creative to do so.


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Song of the wind

Interesting day.

After skiving the afternoon away, I met up with WeeWee and her friend, Daphne, at the Singapore Science Centre. She had invited me to join her to see the grand premiere of U2 3D show here in Singapore





I met the two girls around 1915hrs and since there was a buffet, I helped my famished self to the spread. Almost 30 minutes later, we were ushered into the 3D Theatre@The Annexe (just a normal theatre hall, NOT the freaking OmniMax, to my disappointment!).




So yeah, the show was about 90 minutes long and U2 played about 14 songs (including my favs Miss Sarajevo and New Year's Day). My beef was that the screen was not big enough and the sound system did not do the concert justice. Still, if you're a U2 fan and you havent seen them live, this is the closest you can get. Do bear in mind that this was made 4 years ago so..haha..none of their latest songs will be there.

All right.

Yesterday, I finally met Liah and the gang. Full house...like, finally! I texted everyone on Sunday asking if they were free to meet before the year would end. Hah, didnt expect the response would be that good. It's just dinner at Fish & Co at AMK Hub but still, it's difficult to actually have all 5 of us together. The last time we met as a quintet was during Isa's birthday ... before my Spain adventure.







Weiling, Liah, Noreen and Clara...thank you for being a friend these 17 years. I wouldnt trade you people for the world.

31 here we come.


P/S: Just bought 4 tickets for Santana's concert for the brother, his wife, the father and myself. Though the brother's gonna pay me, I feel so filthy broke now.



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Candle in the wind

Oh yes. Before I end my blog rampage (and before the Chelsea-Arsenal match starts), I just want to share that it has been a year since the passing.




365 days since you've been gone.

29 years of loving you.

Million years yearning to be the little girl you used to play with.

Thank you for everything, Bibik.

You have no idea how much.


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Pass that dutch

Eh Lauren...

Remember 2 months ago we had our adventure? Remember Holland's Schiphol Airport? If 2 months ago we declared it was too cold to venture out of the Amsterdam airport, imagine this!!




Photo courtesy of BryanBoy.


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I'll be waiting

Looking for a male stand-in boyfriend to bring to occasions.

Will pay in kindness.

Sometimes..haha..kindness knows no bounds.

:)

Meet The Parents: Little Fockers were, as expected, tiresome. It did have some funny bits but those moments were very very few. I felt sad watching it...sad for the actors. Given a choice, I would have spent that $6 buying Coffee Bean's Banana Caramel Swirl Yoghurt.




P/S: 4 more days to a new year.

P/P/S: 24 more days to a new age.


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New kid in school

Think I will apply for University of London's Postgrad Diploma in Economic Policy (external programme) next year.

I cant afford a full master's programme and since this is totally different from my degree, I should attempt the postgrad first. If I survive it and is still inspired, I will take up the remaining subjects in order to the get the Master of Science accreditation.

A new step.

Or...

I should just stick to that media-related course from University of Leicester (distance programme).

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Have yourself a merry little Christmas

I just got back home...had supper with A-Go-Go at Newton. Before that, we were at Church of St. Alphonsus, also known as Novena Church (the one near Novena MRT)



No no..I didn't convert. It's just that I like visiting other places of worship. Not to sound smug, it kind of strengthens my own belief in my own religion. That's Islam, by the way. I dont want to comment on other religions without knowing what they believe in, without making comparisons and without trying to be emphathetic. Plus, isn't that the meaning of Christmas? Rather than you go ho ho ho-ing at some parties and getting yourself smashed, isn't it the motive to be near God?

Anyway...

I actually planned to go to Jason's Christian church but somehow, Jay told me yesterday that he and Joanne wouldnt be going to church. My first thought was that: "Hmm..maybe they have converted!" but haha, I dont know. I was fine with the thought of staying at home (it's not my holy day anyway) when I suddenly remembered that A-Go-Go, a close colleague of mine, did not manage to go home to the Philippines and would be spending her Christmas alone in Singapore. JLo, her roommate and also a colleague, had gone back and so...yeah, alone.

I texted A-Go-Go yesterday that if she needed some company to attend mass, I could be her date. I like to attend such things anyway and since there'll be free karaoke carolling and all, I was game.



We met at 2045hrs at Novena MRT. Initially I thought it was an early meet-up considering the mass started at 2230hrs, but when we got to the church, the pews were almost fully filled up. We managed to get a seat somewhere at the back and by 2145hrs, people had already taken up all the seats outside under the huge tent. So yeah, I apologised to those Catholics who had to stand outside for taking up their space inside the church. Hey...peace and brotherhood, right? Right?

So while waiting for the mass, the choir sang (they were on the upper deck and I couldnt see them...like voices from above, literally!), we joined the carolling and then at 2200hrs, the church put up a Nativity play.

Though it was not supposed to be, I thought it was hilarious. Seeing Chinese Mary, Joseph, shepherds and the wise men were funny. Hearing them breaking out into songs were funnier. One of the wise men even looked like a drunken hippie...hilarious!



That sure broke the seriousness of a Catholic mass. Then, the choir started to sing Holy Night ...



...and soon a video of a procession was broadcast on all the screens placed around the church. It was the procession to mark the start of the mass.



The priests entered the church. The actors from the play were also behind them. They then walked to the "manger" which was beside the church to place the fake, plastic baby Jesus. Then the priests and altar boys finally made their way into the main hall and up the stage, to the altar. Then the whole praying starting.

I didnt just listen stupidly, okay. I actually processed a lot of things in my mind...filtering the information and like I said earlier, making comparisons. Some words I took, some..well..I returned it back to the altar or volleyed to the people around me. I know my religion...so..yeah.

We left after the passing of the holy communion, which was at 2345hrs, as we wanted to avoid the stampede which would happen slightly after midnight. We walked all the way to Newton Circus after that.

So that's my first Catholic Christmas mass. And mentioning Christmas, the Mass Comm-Hospitality-Psychology departments (and ET, an honorary participant from Biz dept) had 2 get-togethers recently. On the 20th, we bused to the nearby Fatboy's burger bar.






That's the portobello mushroom burger I had and...hah, the mass comm dept.

Then last Thursday (23rd), we had our Mass Comm-Hospitality potluck with 2 guests (1 from Psychology and 1 from Biz). It was just done in our staff room.

Somebody brought rice, bread, crackers, veggies, Old Chang Kee puffs...



...somebody brought chicken curry..



...somebody brought a log cake.



Asimov bought green tea/sprite and a bottle of red wine. They drank it, including Abercrombie, who had a class after lunch. Expected, she said she was smiling and slurring in class. It's hilarious because it's Christmas. Okay fine..teachers shouldnt be drinking before class but ... okay it was just a bit and there was a little lunch-do.

Not sure how strong cheap red wine could be but yeah...it was hilarious when Asimov had an Inception-moment after a trip to the loo. On the way back to the office, he, who also drank the wine, said he felt like the walls and floor were moving and falling on him.

Crazy people.
Lucky I didnt drink.

So yeah...I have ranted enough. Here's wishing my Christian/Catholic/what-have-you friends a very Merry Christmas.



Be blessed and stay that way.

Don't drink and drive.


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