Whatever...

Busted!

2007-09-18T23:45:00.000+08:00

INCH is soooooo DOPE!!! You haven't partied if you haven't been there!

Saigon, Sept 7-8

2007-09-17T22:05:00.000+08:00

Behind the disguise of this "Cafe, Gallery, Design"...

Here is what goes on inside...hmm...

And after 10pm we're off to parrrty...

Big thanks to Giao for showing us around!

Kenji's first beach outing

2007-09-02T03:58:00.000+08:00

Everyone loves him. And I love the european dude who loves him... ;P

HE CAN SWIM!!! :)

But he's very scared... :(

To soothe the process, his 2 babysitters wiped down his royal ass after he pooed. Haha...

Dinner place

Dinner was gooood...

Came home to a few games of Wi tennis n boxing n after the gang left I tot I'll rest. But this hip hop clubbing program on mtv tempted me. It's a sign. And I hail to the calling n spent the "early morning" at MOS. Crowd is not so happening. But the DJs are hot and awesome. Yes, besides my fetish for tattoos, I do also have a fetish for DJs...hmmm...

Blood Brothers

2007-08-25T01:18:00.000+08:00

Good movie but then again I might be biased as usual. So torn between Daniel and Chang Chen! Suai suai SUAI!!!

Hell breaks loose

2007-08-25T00:49:00.000+08:00

I'm not talking about the seventh month. It's the little shit, Kenji. He broke out of his collar when I brought him for a walk. The little shit just ran everywhere despite me shouting commands at him and chasing after him. Scaring passerbys and sending a girl screaming and hiding behind her bf. Finally he ran to the lift at our block and stopped to look at me. So I command him to come to me and he ran towards me and tried to run passed me!!! Little fucker! I practically pounced on him. Caught him but scraped my knee and elbow! Fucking unglam!!!

BF

2007-08-17T00:12:00.000+08:00

Damn blur fuck today. I missed my train stop coming home as I had smtg on my mind. So went to Boon Lay and tried to catch a bus home. Was queueing for bus 30 for aeons and I saw bus 246 so I just hopped on. It made a turn into the industrial area and I'm like WTF!!??? So a normal less than an hr trip took 1.5hr n more today. URGH!

Dead broke

2007-08-16T23:28:00.000+08:00

Crazy weekend. Huuuggge damage. Damn shag. At some point I can't feel my legs, almost tumbled over as I walked n could have ignited if there was gas near me. All this for shopping at Chatuchak and Siam Lum.

On Sat it was go go go. Met my partner-in-crime at the airport at 530AM!!! Flew, got to our hotel, put down our lugs n headed straight to JJ. Left at 4pm cos by then I was as good as a walking corpse. P was picking us up at the hotel 7ish 8 so I tot we'll catch a wink. Totally overslept. -.-!!! The receptionist called and I woke up to find the phone in my hand still in a blur. And then P spoke and I'm like SHIT! And next thing I know Eileen's jumped out of bed in front of me. Man...serious headache from that wakeup call. And the blur continues. BUT we ate at Spring, part of Spring & Summer, which was good food and really cool place. P brought up an interesting point. Although I'm sure he only brought it up to "suan1" me. Girls eat from the inside of the plate outwards. And I eat from the outside in. I checked these couple days and I DO do that! :( HAHA! MINE!!! ALL MINE!!!

As we were leaving JJ on Sun, we went on a mad hunt for Kenji's kennel bag and bedding. He got sooo much goodies from my trip! He's a little military doggie now! Will take pix of the fierce cutie once I get my camera back from the shithead, V. TT brought us to a really cool local seafood buffet place for dinner. She was mad we couldn't join her for dinner on Sat though. The TT-P war continues...

Mon was mellow to boring. It was about the malls, nails and massage. City life. And no one had time for dinner w us! As E puts it- "Just Sat everyone's fighting to eat with us and now no one wants to eat with us!" The gruesome reality of being starlets I guess...one day u're hot and the next u're not. HA!

Ooh I got this great self-titled album by Swede, El Perro Del Mar. Love it!

U spin me right round, baby right round...

2007-07-23T00:11:00.000+08:00

My first accident in my 7 years of driving. As it was drizzling n I guess I was going a ted bit faster than I should, the car skidded and spun out of control at a bend on KJE-BKE City after I stepped on the brake. As I lost control of the car n it spun to face traffic in slow motion... (luckily there wasn't any cars coming behind me) I kept trying to recall what Carro said about what to do if ur car skid on ice. They had to practice that when they learn to drive in Sweden in case of icy roads. I think it was to steer the wheel the direction the skid was taking you. I remembered it but everything happened so fast, I dun think I had time to do figure out which way exactly to steer. So the car stopped when its back bang into the side railings and I was perpendicular n slightly more to facing the traffic. I panicked for a bit but I think overall I did pretty good. The car died n I struggled a while to get it on, made some calls, saw a big bus heading right at me...n finally got my act together and drove off. Since it was a sharp bend I had to make a quick turn onto the road n step on it as traffic won't be able to see me. As I was driving off I saw a car parked on the shoulder ahead and I turned to see this guy standing where my car had stopped! ONE KIND SOUL!!! That REALLY touches me. I mean NICE PPL STILL EXIST!?? ONE nice person really makes the world such a better place! I feel sooo bad that I drove off and din even get to thank him for stopping for me! :( He is almost my hero!

Mini Kenji

2007-07-04T23:59:00.001+08:00

Kenji at 2.5mths.

An idea of his size in comparison to dad's foot. MINI!

Kenji and his best fren, Hippo.

Kenji today- at 3 mths.

My First Time

2007-05-09T01:55:00.000+08:00

Minus the seasickness, crazy early rise n shine and "unglam" accomodation...the dive trip was fun! Met a bunch of interesting new peeps (adopted a honey, a darling and a sayang!), saw loadsa interesting new things and had loadsa interesting encounters. Yup, even my "brush" with the corals! Although it's really hurting now everytime I reach in my bag to take something, everytime someone shakes my hand n everytime someone brushes pass me... Ow-weee!

Down to diving, we have concluded that I am a totally different person on land n underwater. Super buay zhai, tunnel vision n retarded. :( I can't even feel it when ppl's poking at me n out of nowhere I start floating upwards only to find an instructor below holding onto my fin. Hmm...never tot I'll feel like a balloon! -.-!!! Oh n the showerhead incident- tunnel vision extended on land. Damn...

Our boat- the rooms are lifesavers!

The entire crew.

More value than Extra Value Meal

2007-05-09T01:41:00.000+08:00

Me. I miss my ex "ah-gong"... the luxuries and comfort. Now I am Daisy, KH, Joo Dee, Deck n Derrick all in one. I din even recognise the luxuries when I had them. Ahh...I miss my glam n pampered life!!!

"Parting is such sweet sorrow..."

2007-04-26T02:35:00.000+08:00

I'm reliving my last days in Sac before I came back to Sing for good. All that I'm leaving behind- my friends, my apartment, my car- my Ishmael, my life...The unexpectedness behind it all.

Ok so this is far less dramatic. But 4.5 years, that's longer than what I've spent in college! Too long maybe. I'm falling into the panic for lost time again. Frantically seeking new experiences and goals in my life...the frenzy sends thoughts and ideas too fast and too far...

The friends I've made along the way and the things I've seen and learnt are invaluable. These are the things I took for granted of everyday. And now I struggle not to melt under the sweetness of it all. Jaded as I was, I have certainly grown. But nothing is permanence, so once again I sigh..."Parting is such sweet sorrow..."

Foood

2007-04-17T00:11:00.000+08:00

Nature's way of telling me off my gluttony- Stomach flu. :( I crave peanut butter sandwich, Meiji milk, Korean Bbq, kim chi fried rice, maggi goreng, banana cheese prata, mee siam, ... Food! Food! I miss FOOOD!!! :(

My New Gay Best Friend

2007-04-12T00:46:00.000+08:00

Yayyy!!! I finally found him in BKK over the weekend! BRIAN!!! The best friend I've always wanted!

J-Pop!

2007-03-29T23:52:00.000+08:00

My 2 coolest acquisition from Tokyo:

1. Ubercool "Buchineko" (dapple cat) camera - Only 40mmx30mmx35mm and 26 gram! Kawaii!!!

From Superheadz, the Japanese company which introduced the first Russian Lomo LC-A and Holga cameras to Japan and brings you the most novel, fun and cool cameras on the market as well as the famous Holga and Lomography range.

Neko cam is fully operational and produces impressive results from standard 110 cartridge film. It works professionally with 1/100sec shutter speed and F11 lense. Those 110 cameras have been bringing massive 'cult camera' boom in Japan because of the moody and unique results after the film is developed.

2. Aya Takano postcards- Love her style!

Tasha 我最大

2007-03-26T23:38:00.000+08:00

So...this is like my own mini episode of 【女人我最大】 where all my frens come together to share their beauty tips.. ;)

I picked this right out of a store in Shibuya, without fully understanding what it does, since everything is in Japanese. My only knowledge: Q10 = goood, Kose = gooood. And if you refer to the famous【女人我最大】, this is the NUMBER ONE item of the week!!! So now that I have some credibility, read on... :)

This is the best smudge-proof mascara I have ever used up till this point of my life! Courtesy of Eileen all the way from Taiwan! I probably saw it in Tokyo not knowing it's capability. It's really awesome. And it leaves the lashes curled ALL day! BUT it's hard to remove.

No worries! Dylan's excellent research leads up to these 2 awesome Fancl products!

This cleansing oil is soooo good I have to say bye bye to CL's Wash Away Gel, my trusty makeup remover for many many years. It's really 2nd best to Fancl's Gentle Cleansing Oil. So easy on the skin and no rubbing required!

This is sooo lightweight, comfortable and non-greasy on the skin. I can't believe I've been using all the thick and crazy greasy stuff (can't say the brands, haha) for so long!!! But I heard this one streaks if u do sports n perspire w it. I have yet to test that out.

Meida recommended this. I'm trying it out. My skin is good n bouncy now. I'm happy! BUT I can't say it's cos of this product since my face was soooooo terribly dry from the dry and windy conditions of my travels.

This one Meida saw recommended on 【女人我最大】too and I bought it from Sephora. It froths up on ur face like u just came out of a bubble bath and within minutes, it clears up! Very interesting!

So stay tune for next episode of 【Tasha 我最大】! Right...

My Great Escape 2007

2007-03-25T02:15:00.000+08:00

Feb 23-26: JAPAN Tokyo & Kamakura

Tokyo Tower from Roppongi Hills where I forgot to tell *Xiaozhong Xiaozhong Xiaozhong* Daisuki desu!!! :(

Gregory Colbert's "Animal totems: a prelude to ashes and snow " exhibition at the Mori Art Museum was soooooo good!!!

Loadsa walking at Kamakura...fresh air!!!

Sakura came early this year at Kamakura

Once again, we see a traditional wedding. This one even more formal then the one at Meiji Shrine.

The famous buddha, miniature of the real one in Nara.

Feb 26- Mar 5: TEXAS Dallas, Plano & San Antonio

We drove all the way to San Antonio mainly to stop at San Marco's Premium Outlet for theseee...heehee! Soooo worth it!

Got a little time for the limestone cave in the area...

Will & Chloe. Look at her! She's soooo funny!

Me & Chloe. Puzzled look. Happens alot w her. Hee!

The expert teaching the hopeless to play pool...And of cos I still to suck at it. Hmm...

Our reunion dinner...FINALLY!

Fai family. Look at the little one making faces!!! So funny!

Chloe held by her faaavorite person, Grandma & Grandpa.

Mar 5-13: CALIFORNIA Sacramento, San Jose, Carmel, Monterey, CA coastline & San Francisco

Zach in the cool Zara hoodie I bought him.

Zach in a basket. Heehee!

Basking in the California sun w Non-chan kicking sand at us...

Lunch stop- Pregnant Keiko (Hello Pon-chan!), Mummy Meida & moi.

Driving along the beautiful CA coast, my favorite place.

Mar 14-18: KOREA Seoul, Icheon & Yeoju

My first time in the land of kimchi...

Day One-Seoul City Bus Tour to get a general idea of the city.

Insadong- The Wish Tree where hopefully my wish is working it's way to coming true!

One of my fav piece from Zeng Fanzhi 1989-2007 exhibition @ Gallery Hyundai

My gracious hosts. They're super hospitable & thoughtful, leaving me fond memories of Seoul despite being pushed and shoved around in the streets by unapologetic Koreans.

Had so much fun, hanging out w some really sweet and talented boys for a day- shopping, shabu shabu, karaoke and shochu, learning the etiquette of drinking shochu. After many "practices", I almost threw up on the bus on our way home. Pretty embarassing. But I'll get over it. :P

Yum yum!!! The reason I got fat...Lurrrve korean food!

The "ai4 xin1" meal prepared esp for me by Mikyung on my last (so sad!!!) day in Seoul.

Technology! A fridge design esp for storing kimchi!

What do I think of Seoul? Soooo much energy- so many ppl and traffic! Art scene is sooo developed, loadsa galleries to visit, which is really nice. Shopping 24/7. Food EVERYwhere. Everyone can sing. Everyone can drink. And they love both v much. Love the energy!

I'm still missing some pix n video clips (ie. the live octopus that I ate!), will be updating soon when I get them!

UT's here

2007-03-11T04:08:00.000+08:00

Wow wow, look who's in town!!! Checking out the meimeis, hot moms, clubs, food and swimming in the sea under our moonlight! ;)

To be contented

2007-02-05T01:07:00.000+08:00

Saturday was spent visiting family in M'sia. It stirred alot of emotions. We haven't been good w keeping in touch with our relatives. My aunt had an accident and broke her leg six months ago n we only knew about it now. We used to be so close when we were young. I guess mom was always the one w strong family ties. My aunt was so happy to see us. When I asked why she din inform us of something this big, she said cos we're always busy anyway and she din want to trouble us and have us come visit her. :( She and my uncle really took care of us when we were kids. Nowadays they just hope to see us once in a while and we couldn't do that. :( So much have happened to them and we haven't been there for them. There's a really different world out there and here we are living such a comfortable life w much luxuries and still uncontented. We always think that life is unfair...and it is. But we dun realized that we are the fortunate. Is it possible to be contented?

Maybe the stirring emotions wore me out. I was so tired n slept esp well last night. Woke up today at noon, made myself lunch, clean up the house, did two loads of laundry, n proceeded to a healthy lifestyle at ECP. Totally unlike me, but I know this is what I should be doing- Exercise!!! We cycled, feast (Happy Birthday Ailin!) and chatted. It is set that I will teach Shan to swim. Yup! And at the end of it, she'll be doing laps w me!!! She's such a sweetie, giving me undivided attention at dinner, opening clams for me so I dun have to ruin my manicure. Haha! Thanks gal! Let's swim!!! Also learnt a new game "I have..." (or whatever it is called) today. Sounds fun. Gotta play that sometime! Maybe this Friday.

Today I appreciate life and the things I have more than before, and I am contented. I hope this attitude stays. But I doubt it will. :( We are only human...

Van Gogh speaks my heart...

2007-01-29T14:27:00.000+08:00

"What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?"

"How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be?"

"As we advance in life it becomes more and more difficult, but in fighting the difficulties the inmost strength of the heart is developed."

"I often think the night is more alive and more richly colored than the day"

Why me???

2007-01-29T01:34:00.000+08:00

I tot only old people or rich people have insomnia??? I'm neither!!!

NY (not New York, I wish!) trip

2007-01-29T01:24:00.000+08:00

Finally got to sorting out the photos...

Beautiful Hualien...

The winding roads of Hualien...Check out dad & auntie in the back seat...this is one of the rare moments that they're not dozing off...haha...

Dad & Auntie...

Dad & Will...

My ex-neighbors, the CSUS Taiwanese Association 2002!

Sweetness

2007-01-16T23:12:00.000+08:00

Things that warms my heart...

1. Soooo addictive --->

2. Good music. Right now it's Damien and Keren.

3. Good reads. Just completed- The Lovely Bones. They're making a movie out of it later this year!

4. A phonecall from a fren to say "Just miss hearing your voice..." Aaawwww....

5. The excitement of my BIGGG Feb-Mar escape! Tokyo (Need I say more?), Dallas (Chloeee!!!), California (The sun, the sea, and everything that I miss sooo much!!!), Seoul (My first time- all ready to be Koreanized!!!) be ready pour moi!!! Yipppeeee!!!

Painfully sad..but sooo good

2007-01-05T00:46:00.000+08:00

"Well I know I make you cry
And I know sometimes you wanna die
But do you really feel alive without me?"

New Year

2007-01-03T22:51:00.000+08:00

No time for looking back at last year's highlights and fuck new year resolutions. New Year was spent partying in Taipei (Sin city? I dun think so.) and then sick in bed all day on the 1st. What a way to start the year. Taiwan's alright...although I din get to see much of Taipei...I think one visit is enough for my taste. But who knows, I might just go there for some shopping w Viv in April just to make up for the lack of shopping. We shall see.

Be still my heart

2006-12-15T00:02:00.000+08:00

So I was in HK and JKT for work all last week...n we stole some time in between to have some fun in HK. We did some shopping, ate tonz of good food (Krispy Kreme!!! French toast! Hot pot!!! Mm mmm mmm...), checked out Dragon-I, got harassed by a ton of drunk horny stoopid expats along Lan Kwai Fong, met up w some frens and most importantly...saw *deep breath* DANIEL WU!!! OMG!!! He is SO(!) DAMN(!) UNBELIEVEABLY(!) GOOD-LOOKING!!! I was what Eileen described to be "xiao3 lu4 luan4 zhuang4". But of cos! It's Daniel Wu!!! Shit! I wasn't prepared for that!!! Too bad he was with his gal, going up the new block at The Peak as we were leaving Kyo Hachi. If they came into Kyo while we were there, I would have send over a bottle of sake with my room key! HAHAHA! Classic! ;P

Oh this cool ship from Carro's hometown, Gøteborg, was in HK while I was there. Glorious Swedish flags flying high. Carro said it's coming to Sing around new year. So look out for it, people!

Dream away...

2006-12-12T23:10:00.000+08:00

You are The Star

Hope, expectation, Bright promises.

The Star is one of the great cards of faith, dreams realised

The Star is a card that looks to the future. It does not predict any immediate or powerful change, but it does predict hope and healing. This card suggests clarity of vision, spiritual insight. And, most importantly, that unexpected help will be coming, with water to quench your thirst, with a guiding light to the future. They might say you're a dreamer, but you're not the only one.

What Tarot Card are You?
Take the Test to Find Out.

Hard Gay!!! HOOOOOO!!!

2006-11-30T00:24:00.000+08:00

OMG!!! I haven't laughed this hard in aeons! This guy's got guts AND the moves!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All things Japanese- Part II

2006-11-27T21:51:00.000+08:00

My all time fav Japanese song- Calling by B'z
Inaba-san's vocal is superb! Really "got feel"! He's like the Japanese Steven Tyler!

瞳の住人 Hitomi no Jyuunin (Living in Your Eyes) by L'arc En Ciel
Hyde-sama!!! Suki desu!!! Totemo suki desu!!!

Last Song by Gackt
Never had much interest in Gackt till a fren recently introduced me to some of his songs. Pretty good stuff really!

"I wandered aimlessly, all alone
A faint sigh painting a stroke of white
In the ephemeral nature of the changing seasons
Tears overflowed without any reason
I love you still...

The continually falling sadness changes into pure white snow
Through it all, I raised my head to the sky
Before this body disappears now if my wish reaches you
Please hold me tight just once more"

KAWAII!!!

2006-11-22T23:41:00.001+08:00

Super KAWAIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait till Chloe can fit in them!

Tashako

2006-11-13T19:10:00.000+08:00

Dun make me mad...

Haha...nahhh...this is me trying to scare Maz off when she was shooting ugly old me in my PJs bright n early one morning in BKK when they surprised me with a b'day cake.

Hooked on you

2006-11-08T00:00:00.000+08:00

Album of the month- Angel Milk by Telepopmusik (Of cos!)

Song of the month- Crazy by Gnarls Barkley

I remember when, I remember, I remember when I lost my mind
There was something so pleasant about that place.
Even your emotions had an echo
In so much space

And when you're out there
Without care,
Yeah, I was out of touch
But it wasn't because I didn't know enough
I just knew too much

Does that make me crazy
Does that make me crazy
Does that make me crazy
Probably

And I hope that you are having the time of your life
But think twice, that's my only advice

Come on now, who do you, who do you, who do you, who do you think you are,
Ha ha ha bless your soul
You really think you're in control

Well, I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
I think you're crazy
Just like me

My heroes had the heart to Lose their lives out on a limb
And all I remember is thinking, I want to be like them
Ever since I was little, ever since I was little it looked like fun
And it's no coincidence I've come
And I can die when I'm done

Maybe I'm crazy
Maybe you're crazy
Maybe we're crazy
Possibly

THE Day- So soon AGAIN???

2006-11-05T03:52:00.000+08:00

I was greeted in the morning with this message on the fridge! :)

HL took me to a designer sale to pick out my present. Check out MY lovely Mimotica Micola bag (LOVE the inside!) and dress. THANK YOU- Paris, Zie and HL! *MUAK*

So I AM going Gothic! Check out MY cool Gothic jewellery stand! And MY Lee Hom concert dvd! From Shan & Ailin! Thanks gals! Where's my Lee Hom blow-up doll???

Big thanks to Maz & Viv for the Nano sportskin! Now I need to go jog!!!

*MUAK* to XYZ & Janelle- Yippeee to good hair! ;)

Yo Ivan, whatever the negotiation with HL result in, I know I will love the present! Either of it! Heehee!!! THANKS!

BOO!

2006-11-02T01:52:00.000+08:00

Our Dinner and Dance on Halloween. We din go for scary...someone reckons I'm going for the Gothic Lolita look. Who's been checking out too much Japanese "magazines"...!? Anyways, Harry Potter was there, Dracula was there, chinese ghost in cheongsum was there, bloody (literally) doctors and nurses were there, 10000 witches, bloody ppl w knifes/nails in their head, ...I wished I had pictures to show for.

Bang Bang Bangkok!

2006-11-02T01:24:00.000+08:00

Oct 27-30

C'est la vie! Block party under the bridge and drink till u pass out! Hmmm...

We were greeted w by a condom on the hallway of our hotel upon our arrival! Maz reckons behind the door looking thro' the peephole the guy is going "Shit! Honey, u gotta hang on for abit longer. I'm gonna go out and get it once those crazy girls are done taking pictures!"

Our absolute favorite favorite store at Suan Lum- L'alchimiste, with the absolutely delicious créme brulee! YUMMILICIOUS! Mm mmm...

What do u do in Bangkok when u wanna back out of ur spot and a car is in your way? Push it aside. YES! Only in Bangkok! It was hilarious!!!

Half of Bangkok went vegetarian for NINE days for some buddhist thing. Dun ask me. But when in Rome, do as the Romans do- we had vegetarian at Chinatown. It was gooood! And Megan's friends are suppperrr nice!

We shopped at JJ Market till we forgot lunch! Only had time for drinks!

Went back to the hotel...washed up (Haha, Maz and Megan caught in the act!) ... n headed to massage. No time for dinner either! The things we do! At 11pm we headed to RCA for "dinner", drinks and parrrty! Things are so different there- the dancefloor had little tables spread all over which made it impossible to move about and the bar was tucked away from the crowd, sooo hard to find. We had to literally hunt for it! Very interesting! Music was good though n the Dj at SLIM was AWESOME!!!

Was greeted w a little advanced surprise birthday celebration first thing in the morning! Still in my PJs...haha. THANKS GALS! SWEEEET!

Our sumptuous lunch!

Check out Manga by Playground! The super nice ppl in the super cool store introduced me to Telepopmusik, whom I am totally crazily IN LOVE with now. You have got to check out ANGEL MILK. Although the dj specifically said Genetic World is a better album in his opinion...I love Angel Milk!!!

Expensive little dolls for charity!

The secret of success to shopping is...TEAMWORK!

Design hub.

Roaming the streets of Thong Lo in search of Playground and kissing goldfishes...

Chloe Fai-MY niece

2006-11-02T01:04:00.000+08:00

Oct 22, 2006

WELCOME!!! Our little *precious*... :)

Chans

2006-11-02T00:57:00.000+08:00

My dear fren from Sac was in town...

So of cos this other dear fren came too...

And they brought this insanely cute little thing with them whom I met for the very first time! And fell in love with!!! KAWAIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!

Wish List

2006-10-25T23:50:00.000+08:00

I've been coughing so badly for the past week cos of the haze that my lungs REALLY hurts! :*( It's pretty scary. It's not gonna fail me right??? Black hornet tea has stopped working for me since I've been drinking it like water...western medicine as usual doesn't work...right now I live on cough drops and herbal tea...

Anyways, I'm thirsty for action again. I guess being sick always give u that boost! Haha...I wanna take up wakeboarding, diving and yoga. Before this year is over? To better health!!! Who's with me???

Come out, come out, all u Sugardaddies & Sugarmommies!!! Here's my wish list! ;P

1. Wakeboarding lessons
2. Diving lessons
3. True Yoga membership
4. REDS voucher
5. Strip voucher
6. Watch (Fossil/Philippe Starck-Still looking...)
7. Ipod Nano - Arigato Oniisan!!!
8. "Investment" in T's Dream ;) - Arigato Aunty!!!
9. *My Precious* Baby Niece - Arigato Sis and Norman!!
10. Happiness! :)

What's life without sin?

2006-10-10T14:43:00.000+08:00

Miserable as I already am, I'm giving up a whole lot of things that I love for the next 3 days to cleanse my body and soul - detox baby! After which I foresee myself indulging in...no no nooo!!! Discipline!!! I see this as a test of discipline- which I so obviously lack. Hopefully I can live "sinlessly" for at least past this weekend!? My strategy- head straight home after work! Avoid temptations at all cost!!! Hmm...u really dun think of the things you have and do until u can't have and do them anymore... and it's sooo hard! Friday's gonna be the real test. Urgh...GANBATE!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!

Terrible feeling...

2006-10-08T02:16:00.000+08:00

Last night- 2 glasses of wine, 2 shots of kamakazi, a glass of "I dunno what" (which is not alot)...n a couple hours later I was in the shower, throwing up n ready to pass out!?? That's a really uncommon phenomenon since 1999. Haha. And a terrible terrible feeling! I hope it will never ever happen again! :( Lesson learnt- Dun mix wine w shots. Dun I already know that?

I have all these questions in my head recently...ppl asking me questions n me asking myself questions...which I have no answers to... :( I think I gotta speak to some ppl n do some "research"...Maybe I need to change? Relook my stand? Should it be like that?

The Banquet

2006-09-17T03:59:00.000+08:00

Beautifully shot and directed! I love it! The love entanglement and struggle for power is intense and touching! But then again, I might be bias cos of Daniel...so watch it for urself. Anyways, sorry for the English trailer...I mean what's up w the guy trying to pronounce all these chinese names w a weird twang to it. Urgh!

My Swiss guests!

2006-09-09T03:42:00.000+08:00

Sly was in town for a couple days. Haven't seen him in...5 years??? He's pretty much the same except for the constant whining that he's getting old when we were partying n staying out late! Went to a bash at Cocolatte w some frens, enjoyed the free booze and good music but crowd was "hmmm" so we went on to Momo, which sucked, as expected! "Somebody" just wouldn't listen to me...Sly tot it was alright now. Hmmm...

Their last night in Singapore, we went for his fav food, Indian(!) at Holland V...This is Sly in the car after we waited about AN HOUR (!!!) for a spot in the rain, desperate n starving...

And this is Sly & his gal, Annick very happy at the restaurant, waiting for food...They make such a cute couple!

Oh! An interesting question they raised..."What's a swiss roll?" Totally unheard of to the Swiss. Hmmm...

Shan's 25th

2006-08-20T21:18:00.000+08:00

Aug 6 - This is a little late...but I tot I'll post a little reminder for the crazy night we had at Butterfactory, which started off boring and then evolved to sleazy to crazy to funny to hungry and finally sleepy...almost 5am! :)

Lesson learnt for "somebody"? -If u drink, don't cry! ;P

The Curse

2006-08-20T21:07:00.000+08:00

I always come back from Manila w food poisoning.. :(

Anyways...my impression of Manila after being there twice- a cross between Thailand and Mexico, even though I've never been to Mexico...and I must say it's like Thailand only in the way certain parts of the city looks. Basically I dun like Manila much- a little boring n slow for me.

So R+J, dun u think?

The cool part abt Manila though are its jeepneys! :)

Lucky for me, this time Viv was there at the same time and we had a connecting room. I felt much better. Although I still din sleep well. I must say there's definitely something "strange" about Shangrila Makati.

The last time I was there, a colleague told me how her fren was working in Singapore and complaining about the boring nightlife here. So Viv and I was determined to explore the nightlife in Manila to see what the deal was. We headed to the supposingly top club- Embassy. From the outside it doesn't look too happening at all. We didn't get to go in cos they were having a private function... -.-!!! F**king rude bouncers too. So we went on to Greenbelt by our hotel to a tiny bar call Absinthe which I found out from my coll the next morning to be also one of the top clubs. They were playing pretty cool music - punk rock. And the clubbers really were in character- punk rock, reggae, Japanese punk...whatever. At first we were thinking "WTF???" but they really grew on us and by the end of the night we really appreciated and kinda like what they were doing. Haha. It was good fun watching these ppl. BUT (big one) it was quite pathetic cos even though the club was tiny, ppl were hardly filling it. Very weird. It was more like a house party than a club actually. Anyways, we enjoyed the ppl-watching n our wine n sheesha. :)

The Cure

2006-08-12T02:44:00.000+08:00

Black Hornet Tea! I dunno what it's call actually but ask for the cure to sore throat/cough at any chinese medical hall and this will be the answer! I was skeptical of cos but when u suffer from insomnia for weeks and have a sore throat and cold that develops into a bad cough leaving u restless in bed...u will try ANYTHING!

Results: A good night's sleep without traces of the cough. And bye bye to cough within the next 2 days! It's REALLY effective! I strongly recommend it to everyone! And it doesn't even taste that bad! Just brew the herbs and drink the tea! U dun have the eat the hornets! This is not Fear Factor! -.-!!!

Irony

2006-08-10T23:18:00.000+08:00

At work today...
Me: *Cough* *Coughing my lungs out* *Cough*
Colleague: Hey if u die from this cough and leave me to go to Manila by myself next week, I'm gonna be pissed!
Me: -.-!!! If I die from this cough, I'm gonna be pissed!!!
Colleague: Then I'm gonna have to burn u dead money
Me: Grreat...So I die from a cough that was brought upon by ppl burning all the dead money AND u burn me dead money... -.-!!!

The day Maisie murdered a sausage...

2006-07-30T23:49:00.000+08:00

Evidence of his "blood" squirted all over the wall beside us...

From the squirt pattern, I think expert can clearly analyse that 'he' was bitten across the last 1-inch of what is left of 'him'...tsk tsk tsk...

The remains of the victim and his best mate - Mr Mashed Potatoes.

The murderer disguising herself as Hammie (think "Over the Hedge")

Verdict: MUST try the super yummilicious (I almost cried) squirting cheese sausage + mashed potatoes from Chippy at Raffles City B1.

One weekend in Bangkok

2006-07-26T23:23:00.000+08:00

To make up for the lack of fun in KL...I got home midnight of Thurs, unpacked, booked a ticket online for Bangkok, repacked, dragged my ass to work on Friday, and flew to Bangkok after work to join Box for the weekend. Totally high and spontaneous! Haha...and we did what we do best, stayed out damn late and slept in damn late! Love our lifestyle!

Although...

1. Most of the cabbies are kinda wacked
a. Speaking to us in Thai the whole time although I clearly told them I'm not thai and dun speak thai
b. Mumbling weird English/Chinese and giggling
c. Blasting the music and turning on the disco ball light in the cab

2. We got ripped off for a 1000bt supper - fried noodles, fishcakes, soup and 2 drinks.

The Thais are still extremely friendly n nice! Love Bangkok!

Oh n thanks to some thai frens, we got to see more of Bangkok! Must go to RCA the next trip there - totally blinged out, totally made for us!!! For this time, we were like kids outside a candyshop as we cruised by...totally enticed!

One week in Kuala Lumpur...

2006-07-26T23:02:00.000+08:00

Was in KL from Jul 15-20 staying at Hotel Maya

Dun u just love the kinky bathroom... ;)

Purpose of trip:

1.Cocktail at Hotel Maya Sky Lounge...

2.Dinner at Carcosa

Oh and 3. A two-and-a-half days conference.

So here's some tips for anyone who's going to KL...

If you absolutely have to go to a bar, go to Luna Bar. The concept and view is pretty cool! Dun even be tempted to go to Zouk. Trust me, just DON'T. *Cough* Pathetic! *Cough*

Shopping- The only cool store for me is Vincci. Bought 4 pairs of sexy sandals! Otherwise- *yawn*. Then there's my favorite- dvds. But the guys at Chinatown are damn 'beng', so expect shit service...

So did I have fun? Let's just say I had good company! :)

IT's over...

2006-07-10T22:52:00.000+08:00

World Cup IT is...I can't believe Italy won! Although I've got to say this is the best match and only honorable match I've seen them play. Haha! They did grow on me a little- esp Cannavaro. I'm weak I know, I just have this love-hate relationship w the Italians...

BUT given the situation of the finals, I really supported France. This is the before and after of the WC. From my previous post, France was not one of the teams I supported. But after watching them play 2 matches, they grew on me. Esp Ribery...can't believe he's such a talent and so young!

Zidane too played like he's 21! Impressive! Except for "that" thing he did. Still waiting for "the coward" to come out and say what the hell he said to Zidane. It better be good! I dun blame Zidane though...when the adrenline is running, who has the time to think of consequences. Give him a break! Besides I dun think that's a bad way to end his career as everyone says- MAJOR publicity and this will differentiate him from other great retired players, this is gonna go down history!

I just feel sad that France din win the cup. In fact I cried. Not an ounce of french blood in me and I sat there crying!?? I know...oh well, I cried when the Swedes went home too. The power of football! I'm forsaking taiwanese dramas to focus on football. As Cush puts it, "Why watch 2 or 3 guys in focus when you can watch TWENTY-TWO!??" Btw, am I the only one who caught Cannavaro lift his shorts to expose his very tone right butt cheek??? Hmmm...u guys missed out man!

Party/goofy animals

2006-07-09T23:02:00.000+08:00

New Asia Bar, Q Bar, Butterfactory and finally MOS...that's where we ended up goofing around... ;)

Football/Hockey?

2006-06-26T21:59:00.000+08:00

Oh man!!! I've missed one of the most entertaining match this World Cup - FOUR red cards, TWELVE yellow cards and TWENTY-TWO big boys acting like little boys! Super entertaining and super cool!

Portugal vs Netherlands

Big boo boo: "Boulahrouz deliberately injured me" Ronaldo - Poor baby! I saw that, yes he did!!! And he went scot-free!?? BUT he got a yellow card for elbowing Figo later. I totally think Figo was faking it. But it gets the job done - bye bye Boulahrouz. So...this sparked a mass confrontation between both sets of players by the dug-outs. FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT! FIGHT!!! If only I was there. Haha. Of cos that din happened. Just a lot of pushies. And then Deco and who was it, Van Bronckhorst(??)'s little display of elementary school boys behavior- snatching the ball, grabbing and pushing each other. -.-III Classic! ...w sarcasm.

Cool stunts: Ronaldo's pass, and Persie's near goal!

Without Deco and Costinha, England's REALLY lucky! I hope Ronaldo gets to play!!!

Hot Stuff...

2006-06-20T01:05:00.000+08:00

Like these only come together every four years...

Sweden: Fredrik Ljungberg - Mmm...love the tattoo!

Sweden: Olof Mellberg aka Paul Walker

Spain: Fernando Torres - Coooool

Italy: Alberto Gilardino - He's italian, need I say more?

Portugal: Cristiano Ronaldo - Dangerously boyish charms...

Australia: Harry Kewell - Challenging the referee. DIAO!!! I likeee!!! WO TING NI HARRY!!! :P

Korea: Ahn Jung Hwan - Floppy hair...we likeee...

My vote:
Best looking teams: Sweden & Spain
Most impressive teams: Australia & USA
Can't believe how well and how hard they played! I've so much respect for these guys!
Teams I support: 4 of the above, Ghana, Ivory Coast and Korea
Haha, a bit too much huh? But they played so well!!! I support them all! :)

U know the World Cup is on when...

2006-06-10T01:20:00.000+08:00

You get on a bus past midnight and ppl are cheering and clapping! The wonders of mobile tv! That was for Germany's 2 goal vs Costa Rica.

AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH THIRD GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SWEET!

2006-06-01T22:58:00.000+08:00

Congrats to Daddy & Auntie!!! The solemnization was really funny and sweet! Heehee! Love the pic!

Annoucement

2006-05-30T23:51:00.000+08:00

Dear all,

I'm moving my knowledge of all fashionable, trendy and entertaining news to Little Madhouse cos I'm a "contributor" there, u see. And I guess that means it is my "duty" to "contribute". Besides, my boss aka HL, tracks my "performance" daily...so please support me on my "side job"!!!

Entertainingly yours,
-T
PS: Also continue to support Whateverageous! And you guys(!!!), stop sneaking around and leave me a note! ;)

Powerless...

2006-05-28T23:06:00.000+08:00

The only piece of electronic that din failed me at this moment of despair – my trusty old iMac! Hmmm…hence, in this blackout, I am still able to sit here accompanied by my scented candles and David Gray’s brilliant voice. Not too bad! Compared to what I was doing before- watching trashy old HK film on cable tv. As I sat stoned in front of the telly in the living room in darkness, humming, as we experienced the THIRD bloody blackout of the night, my bro walks out, goes “What are u doing?”, laughs and walks back to his room. He has also resorted to stoning in his bed. Only dad is prancing back and forth, I dunno what for…

We really can’t survived without electricity these days! I remembered back in college days, Carro once “beg to differ” as we experience a blackout in our apartment. She was just done preparing lunch/dinner when it happened and she took her food, walked to the hall, sat down and said to me “Ha, doesn’t matter, I dun need electricity!” As she grabbed the tv remote, I just stood there and smiled sheepishly to her, she clicked on it and went “Noooooooooooo!!!” I laughed loud and hard at her, of cos! Classic!

Oh I’ve decided to snap out of my depression. I try. Being sick for the past week and a half, really puts me into better perspective of things. While I wasn’t in agony, sleeping or massively stoning from the cold medicine meant for an elephant, I was doing some planning for my life. *Evil grin* I shall adopt Brian Kinney’s spirit - “No apologies, no regrets”! Yesss!

WOW! That must be a good decision, we just got the power back! Woohooooo! POWER!!!

Unsettled

2006-05-15T01:22:00.000+08:00

There is so many things I want to do, so many things I want to learn, so many books I want to read, so many dvds I want to watch, so many places I want to go, yet I dun seem to be getting anywhere. My mind is just flowing w so much thoughts and ideas, so unsettling. But I just can't seem to do anything about anything. What's going on...I'm panicking for the time I'm losing...

Feeding time

2006-05-07T22:30:00.000+08:00

Some good stuff I've been feeding my mind and soul...

Passing thro' nature to eternity

2006-05-06T01:55:00.000+08:00

A supplier passed on today. Just last November he came back from Hong Kong w a bad cough that lasted for weeks and he went for a medical suspecting it to be pneumonia. Turns out it is cancer. After that we met him for lunch one time as he was going thro' chemo. And today we got the bad news when I was having a meeting w one of his staff, and she broke down in tears. It's really heartbreaking. The rain that lasted all day didn't help at all...

"You're beautiful to me because you're human. Your frailty. Your short years. Your heart. All that suddenly seems more precious than anything I've ever known." - Lestat

Everybody, meet my nephew! :)

2006-05-06T00:42:00.000+08:00

Yuppp!!! That little guy! MY NEPHEW!!! Nobody knows it's a boy yet, but I KNOW, I just know! :P Yipppeeee!!!

The Most "Awesomest" Site!!!

2006-04-20T23:38:00.000+08:00

OMG! Soooo coool!!! Check out http://pandora.com !!!

Amnesia

2006-04-19T00:12:00.000+08:00

I was at the hospital for an endoscope this morning...but I have no proper recollection of the series of events from after the nurse injected me with sedative until 230pm. Vaguely...this is how it went. My last tot before I "fell asleep" was that I didn't remember my doc being so gay the last time I saw him. He was complaining quite limp-wristedly about how the windows in the endoscopy room should never be open! NEVER! Then I turned to look at the nurse injecting me and zzzzz....Half an hour/an hour later I was awakened...had no idea how I put on my sandals n walked over to another room n drank a cup of milo n ate some cookies, talked to my dad whom I had no idea when he came into the room...was sitting there sleeping for I have no idea how long...somehow my clearest memory was 1. Of the nurse asking me to sit up so that I will recover faster...*yah right! I just need to sleep it off!* and 2. Of the lady beside me asking me where I got the cookies...n then the nurse gave her milo and cookies too! Haha! So after slugging in the waiting room, apparently, we went into another day where I was told by the nurse about my stomach walls thinning off, made payment, my dad picked up the medicine and I slept soundly in my bed till 230pm! So...over dinner I was asking my dad - Did I pay??? I signed for it??? How much was it??? Did I get my card back???When did u come into the room??? What did the nurse say??? Huh??? And he had a good laugh! Just now, about 10 minutes ago, I found this "After Procedure" brochure in my bag, on it says the after-effects- "amnesia". OHHH!!! And then I found a receipt of the payment I made with MY signature on it. Wow! The power of sedative!

I dun wanna die! :(

2006-04-16T01:32:00.000+08:00

After I sent Blurty home today, I almost had a panick attack at the cross junction!! I stopped my car after turning left, waiting to merge, when I heard a reallly long honk so my initial tot was "Shit, did I stop too sudden that the person behind me is pissed???" so I looked in my rear view mirror, and then I heard the screech of tires behind...and I'm thinking "Shit shit shit!!! It's gonna hit me!!!" and was looking back and left and right!!! But there wasn't any cars coming up!!! Then finally *BANG*!! I looked back to the right and a cab and black car had hit with shattered glass everywhere at the cross junction!!! OMG!!! Freaked out! I seriously feared for my life for a minute there!!!

Happy Birthday Zachary!!!

2006-03-29T01:22:00.000+08:00

Date: Mar 24, 2006

Congratulations Mommy & Daddy, Meida & Al!!! WELCOME TO THE WORLD, ZACH!!! Can't wait to see you in October!!! Wooo!!!

Beachified!

2006-03-28T23:53:00.000+08:00

Date : Mar 24-26
Place : Phuket
Feeling : Mixed

It's still lovely and so are the Thai people! Much less tourist though. And the reality of the tsunami only hits u when u speak about it with the locals...or when u see the signs put up for "Tsunami Evacuation Route". Our cabby, very nice dude who looks like Benny Mok aka Mo Shao Cong, told us how the tsunami took his mother...and almost took him. He was knocked unconscious and dragged under some shops together with his mom...a plank gushed by and stabbed him in his left arm (he showed us the scar) which woke him...it pretty much saved him...he swam to safety. I was left teary and heavy-hearted after his story...everyday he drove us, he told us stories...some ppls been thro' sooo...much. We have no idea how lucky we are. :(

Considering the recent events n bilateral ties before our country n Thailand...my travel buddies tot it wise to pretend we're from HK or Taiwan...so they went along w it...very into it in fact...Viv going on about how Taipei is so cold right now so we decided to come to Phuket...I'm impressed! But then I like the Thais, I dun wanna lie, n I think they shouldn't hate us, so when they ask I tell them I'm Singaporean. And I survived! :)

Highlights of the trip...

1. The awesome jetski session! It's been awhile! And it's awesome!!! Whoa-ing and Oh-ing!!!

2. The rafting session...much better than the ones in Sacramento. In fact it was so adventurous I fell inwards and cut my face on the rope. After which Maz and Gary comments that it's a pretty cool scar. Like I believe that. Anyways, the scab came off by now n I'm almost normal looking again.

The super cute n mischievious little boys.

3. The waterfall! Super coooold water. And the power of the waterfall...crrrazy! Although the water was shallow, the rocks were slippery n the gushing water made it almost impossible to stand. The thai guys who were supposed to be taking care of us were really cool and really strong.

As we were swimming towards the waterfall, the guys helped us in...My guy was like "Ok?" as he grabbed me and lifted me on the rock. So I went "Ok!!" as I stepped up. Just as I push to lift myself up, I slipped and as I slipped, the power of the water seems to be taking my bikini...so I struggled to keep my bikini on and the guy struggled to pull me up as I shouted "No, no, no, no, no!!!" cos I want to make sure I still have my bikini on before he lifted me out of the water!! This was repetitive for minutes...and then when I gained my stability on the rocks, I see the scene repeat with Maz and Viv too. It's crazy hilarious!!!

On our way out this other guy held me up in the air with one hand and asked me if I was ok before he put me down to swim away from the waterfall. It looks like my hand is stretched out, holding onto the rock n that I'm stepping on the rock or something but in fact it's the guy holding my arm, lifting me out of the water so I dun get carried away by the current. The water is up to my neck if he puts me down, that's how high he is lifting me. It's insane. I almost died laughing looking at this picture!

4. Thai massage (ALWAYS!!!) - I dunno what to say...DAMN FUCKING GOOOOD!!!

5. Khai Islands
Speedboated to the islands...frolicked in the sun...fed the fishes...swam with them and got bitten by them...and realized that sunblock has AGAIN failed me. :(

6. Food poisoning (I'm not sure if this is considered highlight??) but here are the suspects!!!

Thanks to the wonderful care of Maisie...I made it back fine. Also the nice lady at the cafe that we ate at. I almost passed out at the cafe and she came to hold n fan me as Maz went to get a tuk-tuk for us back to the hotel. And she spent the supposingly nice afternoon indoor w me all day checking on me now and then to make sure I was ok! Sooo nice!!!

7. The gang - They're a great bunch to travel with! Caring and fun!!! What more can I ask for!!! THANK YOU GUYS! *MUAK*

Bird brain...

2006-03-13T23:26:00.000+08:00

So I was in Philippines Mar 4-7. Things are a little different at the airport there...instead of someone from the hotel holding a sign w my name when I arrive, I'm supposed to go to the hotel reception area at the airport to inform them that I have arrived. So I went and this guy holding a board w a namelist asked me "Makati or Edsa?" I said "Soh" (my last name). Later I realized there's two Shangri-las in Manila- Makati and Edsa. -.-III

Then one night at the hotel...a little spooked out over the ghost stories that was discussed over dinner...I hear this single beeping sound every 5 min. So I called the guest services and they sent technicians up to my room twice. 5 of them- 2 standing outside, one in the bathroom, one staring at the fax machine and one holding my alarm clock to his ear, that is after they've searched the room- under the bed, in the curtains, closet and bathroom...That's when I decided to reach for my new cellphone, w one new message from an hour ago...setting off a reminder every 5 min... -.-III I sat in the couch, holding my cell, looking at the hardworking technicians, feeling REALLY bad and quite amused...until one of them told me "It is the clock! We change a new one for u." Of cos, I said "Really? Cool, thank you!!!" Gurp.

I sold my soul to the telly

2006-02-20T23:57:00.000+08:00

Stocked up on my dvds while I was in Bangkok for work last week. Work was really tiring but I managed to drag my tired ass down to join Cush n Box at Siam Paragon n then Suam Lum Night Bazaar on Thursday night. Siam Paragon is amazing! They have Jimmy Choo! Do we even have Jimmy Choo??! Shopping was great, food was great and most of all Metropolitan was AWESOME!!! As my boss puts it "It's so exciting to get back to the room!" YESSS! It is!!! Stepping into Metropolitan, the smell of the Shambala spa products engulf the lobby...the lavender mint smell of the Shambala shampoo stayed w me for days... mm mmm...

Tired as I was...super lack of sleep...super car-sick out(??)...I stayed home all weekend...not even getting out for food...I ordered pizza...and all I did was sleep and watched dvds! Niceee...all really good films!

And for the coming weeks I'm forsaking Brian for Hiroki and maybe Satoshi! ;)

All things Japanese

2006-02-11T00:19:00.000+08:00

Kabuki, cosplay, shrines, traditional weddings, uni, yakuza and sumo boys! I'm bewitched! Feb 4-8, 5 days in Tokyo, courtesy of my oniisan! ARIGATO ONIISAN!!!

Feb 4

Kabuki night n dinner at the very Japanese Ginza.

Feb 5

Our bright and early morning at Meiji Shrine. Keiko said if we're lucky we're get to see a traditional Japanese wedding...we saw FOUR!!!

The innovative Harajuku kids doing what they do best- Cosplay!

Feb 6

As if it wasn't cold enough in Tokyo, we braved ourselves and headed to Nikko. Brrrrrr...I couldn't feel my hands even with a glove and I couldn't feel my feet even with double layer of socks!!! I'm pretty sure that was the coldest I've been ever, so far. Nonetheless, Nikko was nice, the architecture of the shrines are amazing!

I "think" I had a "spiritual" encounter at the playground, about 30 meters into this picture, while waiting for my brother to get out of the restroom. Although I was f**king scared, I think I remained pretty calm... ... ...

I'm throwing in a special for HL! The Nikko Fire Station and fireman! OOH LA LA LA LA!!!

Feb 7

Really early rise n shine at 630am to go to the Tsukiji Market! Wonderful!!! The day I overdosed on UNI!!! YUM YUM!!! No complains! But then my left foot started to hurt, pulled a nerve or something...so I went on tiptoeing on my left foot and limping for the rest of the day.

The BESTEST part of this trip- MY SUGAR DADDIES!!! These big sumo boys are super nice and look at him on my left, isn't he kawaii??! Aahhh...KAWAII!!! Everyone MUST go to Ryogoku if ever in Tokyo!!! It's fascinating how the traditional sumo wrestlers roam the modern town with their grocery bags, their glasses, and buying train tickets!?? It's so weird yet super cool!

Who said "Everything in America is biggg"?? BEAT THIS!!!

Feb 8

Pigging out at Sensoji Temple, Asakusa, and buying all the souvenirs like a true tourist!

Backstreet's Back

2006-01-25T23:58:00.000+08:00

Although I din make it to their concert last night by choice, my attempt to leave my past behind (haha), Backstreet's back! And they're determine I SEE them after ten years...WOW! I can't believe I'm saying that..."TEN years???" I was w/ HL at Far East Plaza waiting for some frens for dinner...n since we were hungry we were walking out to grab some food from Old Chang Kee first...as we stepped out, this gal went past us and uttered "Backstreet Boys". Me and HL looked at each other and she grabbed me and went "U HAVE to see Nick!!!" Actually it was for different reasons from 10 years ago...she's trying to make her point to me that he's gotten REALLY FAT! Cos I was giving her hell for being mean to him since last night's concert. The thing is between our "office correspondence" today...Blurty mentioned how euww it is when Nick did the horsy thing last night. For those who doesn't understand...my interpretation of it is that when he was hot (10 yrs ago...), what he did was call the "sexy pelvic thrust" and now that he is fat, they're calling it the horsy thing! Isn't that sad?? Anyways...so it turns out the "backstreet van" was parked right in front of Hyatt (which is beside Far East Plaza) waiting to send the guys to the airport. Is that fate?? Anyways, it was damn embarassing to be standing among a bunch of horny teenage girls screaming for the guys...(I meant the horny girls were screaming, not me, ok??) n HL was struggling to take out her camera going..."Ok, ok...it's been awhile since I've done this..." OMG, so embarassing...our boyband chasing teenage days... -.-III It's sooo surreal to see them in the flesh...looking quite the same from 10 years back, (ermm except Nick, of cos) esp Kevin. Strange day...and to top it off this lady at a shop selling stones did my numeralogy and came up w quite an accurate analysis of my character...hooo!

Jan 20: Fieldtrip!

2006-01-24T20:53:00.000+08:00

"Expelled unfairly from Harvard, an American undergraduate, Matt Bucker flees to England to his sister's home. Once there, he is befriended by her charming and dangerous brother-in-law, Pete Dunham, and introduced to the underworld of British football hooliganism. Matt learns to 'stand his ground' through a friendship that develops against the backdrop of this secret and often violent world."

Good show...very raw and no bullshit!

As we await for our 3am fieldtrip to the fish market at the port, everyone laid asleep in front of the tv...except for HL who crawled her way to my bed...finally the phone rang...it's our guide, Megan, giving us the signal to gather! Instead of "woohoo" we yawned and dragged our lazy asses to her car. It wasn't until we got out of the car at the market that we were "rudely awakened" by the smell of the fishes...OMG!!! We stopped smelling it after about 5 mins cos by then we became part of the smell! Big fish, small fish, sharks, stingrays, cuttlefish...there's so much to see! Megan educated us on the politics of the fish market- who's who, what's what and how to tell if the bosses are having affairs w restaurants' buyer aunties...very educational stuff!

After which we were for prata at Fong Seng n the server gave us fish curry...I wonder if it's a sarcasm to the way we smellled. -.-III We got home just before daybreak n everyone showered n tried to smell human again before rolling into bed for a gooood sleep.

My great escape!

2006-01-15T00:27:00.000+08:00

Dec 22, 2005 - SIN-NRT-SFO

My flight from Narita Japan to San Francisco. Delayed...

The beautiful sunrise, after many sleepless n cramp hours, shared w my new sleepless friend, Yuta.

Dec 23, 2005 - Sacramento

Working for food and lodging- pumping out flower arrangements for the hectic Christmas season at Fabulous. Who knew I had such talents! Haha...

Dec 24, 2005

The most REAL presents I've ever seen in my life!!! It must be Christmas!!! Yayyyy!!!

Dec 25 - 27, 2005 - X'mas @ Tahoe

Brrrrr....soooo cold I can't even feel my hands and feet! Tried eggnog for the first time in my life. Dun like it too much, what's the big deal about it anyway? Taught the kids how to pack the snow together real tight to make a mean snowball...and then...got attacked by them...hmmm... ...

(Note to self: Albert throws a mean snowball. Avoid at all cost. Seriously!)

My snow angel

Dec 28, 2005

Met up with some old friends for dinner...so good to see everyone, all grown up! Haha! No pictures to show for it cos I lost them...I dun even know how that happened... :(

Dec 29, 2005 - Dallas

Flew in to Dallas...can't believe how warm it is in Texas!

Dec 30 - Jan 1, 2006 - New Year at the Koyote Ranch

The great outdoors! Stayed in a cabin with a deer head hanging above the entrance. How much more wild wild west can it get? Too bad we din get to go horseback riding. We roasted marshmallow in near darkness with fire started by logs...not charcoal...u city people! We trekked, had lunch by the river with the ducks, played some intense ultimate frisbee, saw the fake Stonehenge, and had our last meal of the year...pasta and wine! HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Our New Year party ground - Koyote Ranch

Yum yum marshmallow

In the Blum mobil or is it Kenji's bat mobil?

Sick man trekking, tsk tsk tsk tsk...

Lunch by the river

The cutests PJs on the cutest boy!

The first breakfast of the year

Group photo before we leave

"Carry me carry me" - Kenji

My adventure at IHOP :)

Jan 2, 2006 - Back in time to Gainesville

Gainesville has Starbucks and IHOP!?? What has the world come to??? Such luxury in little old Gainesville?? NCTC even have a new dormitory!?? Tsk tsk tsk tsk...

The place I learnt american history, arts, psychology, economics, math and physics...can u not guess??

Mini Me :)

Missed my flight back to Sacramento. Horrible ppl prowl DFW airport. We arrived 30 mins before the flight time and this asshole said "You can go on the plane but your friend will have to take your luggage home with her."
Me: *Huh?* What? Are u kidding?
Asshole: No
Tell me that's not an asshole?? First of all, he could have explained the situation instead of being an asshole. If I wanted to hear from an asshole, I would fart, right?? I really should have got him that t-shirt. So anyway he said the cut-off time for luggages to get on is closed and my bag can't go on. And it only seems logical then that they put my bag on the next flight to Sac while I get on this one. But no. They can't do that. And all the flights the next day are full. These brainless people, even the manager, offers no solutions, only sarcasms...sigh...what kind of life must they be living. Tsk tsk tsk tsk...Anyway, so since they can't come up with anything remotely inspiring...I decided to be on waitlist all day the next day...so we headed to Walmart to pick up magazines for my long wait the next day...it's on Norman cos he was overwhelmed by guilt. Haha. Although I dun think it's his fault...just very bad judgement. HAHA!!! (Note to Norman: Kidding la!!!)

Jan 3, 2006

People continued to be mean. Sigh...what a way to start a new year. I really cannot imagine what kind of life these ppl must be leading- pathetic! Desperation and despair. Bad combination...it leaves me with bleeding fingers of torn flesh and a very tense back. After missing the 930am to Sacramento…I was disappointed…fine…let’s wait for the 1230pm…and? I din get on that one either. :( I was desperate! I walked around…asked if I could get on the 1235 flight to Oakland but the lady closed the door before attending to me…n that means the flight is closed. URGH!!! The next flight to Sac was at 430…I can’t wait another FOUR hours?!! I was at the airport since 8am!!! So I went to ticketing and finally met a nice person!!! He scoured his computer for a flight that I had the highest chance of getting on…San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, anything!! And he has me first on the waitlist for the 230pm San Francisco flight! The power of a good soul! Gratitude was oozing out of my ears!!! The wait to get on the 230 was intense!!! And when I got on, I was contented but too worn out to be ecstatic. Keiko picked me up and we headed to Sac for the Kings vs 76ers game. Traffic was shit and we got in late…only to catch the 2nd half. It was cool but I was so tired…

Jan 4, 2006 - San Jose

Shopping!!!

Jan 5, 2006 - San Francisco

I LOVE SAN FRANCISCO!!! I LOVE OYSTERS!!! I LOVE JAPANESE CREPES!!!

The day Keiko learnt that the carousel is not a merry-go-round as the Japanese calls it...

Jan 6, 2006 - Sierra @ Tahoe

We woke up in the wee morning to go snowboarding in Tahoe! Dejavu – Kevin was driving on I5 and it’s crazy foggy. Snowboarding is coool! I LOVE it!!! Although my butt still hurts from the 100000000 times I fell!

Me and Non-chan...she really messed up my hair man...

Jan 7, 2006 - Elk Grove

Meida and Albert’s baby shower! Awesome food, fun games and cool presents!

Jan 8, 2006

Nooo...I dun wanna go home!!! :*(

Bye bye hot Singapore, Hello Cali!

2005-12-22T01:44:00.000+08:00

All set to go! :) And both luggages under 30kg! Phew! I think only 10kg are my stuff, I'm getting better and better at travelling light! Now the tough part is waking up in 3 hrs time to go to the airport!

A little bird told me...

2005-12-21T16:03:00.000+08:00

Our little session at Rouge left some a little unhappy cos "we ditched some frens to go pick up guys". But the fact was I left to go to the toilet to puke (Flaming Lamborghini if u must know, yup, black!) n as I was resting at the couch outside the restroom, this guy who seems also to be recovering from some ordeal asked if I was ok...n then Box came out of the restroom n we chatted n went back to rejoin the group. Ok...so then the guys also join our group...but we din ditch anyone! Is anyone really upset?? Cos if I must say I was a little upset that there I was throwing up with no one holding my hair back for me! Some frens!?? Haha...ok, I'm kidding!!! No big deal. I had fun, I just hope everyone did too! :)

Btw, Box- BIG HUGS for the treat at Le Claire! Good food, good sheesha! HAPPY 21st!!! Plus THREE!!! ;) Now leave, take our cool present and go on a little adventure!!!

Ooh...got some cool crimbos this year! Presents are sooo much fun!!! :) Thanks everyone who's given me crimbos, LOVE them, and for those who are giving me crimbos, love u!!! Heehee!

How productive can a day be...

2005-12-21T11:17:00.000+08:00

Yesterday...first thing in the morning, I went to the skin centre to remove the stitches of my biopsy done 2 weeks ago, and napped as I waited for my turn to see my doc to run thro' my report. It was a long wait...about 4 ppl ahead of me and I woke up each time the buzzer went off...*not my number*...nodded off again... Diagnosis : Mild leucocyticlastic vasculitis (In English: Red spots on both legs under the skin due to a reaction of antibodies and the blood vessels.) Action: Quarterly blood n urine test to monitor condition. :( Went back to work...lunchtime...went n bought new trainers and contact lens...back to work...after work, off to my aesthetician to "aestheticize"(??) ME! And AFTER that...I went to the dentist! I'm not sure when was the last time I was this productive in a day!!?? Maybe in college days?

Why the Flaming Lamborghini tastes like mouth wash

2005-12-18T19:02:00.000+08:00

FLAMING LAMBORGHINI

2 parts Kahlua (3 cl)
2 parts Sambuca (3 cl)
2 parts blue Curaçao (3 cl)
2 parts Bailey´s Irish Cream (3 cl)

Pour the Sambuca and Kahlua into a cocktailglas and Curaçao and bailey's in each shotglss.
Put a straw into the cocktailglass and light it.
Suck up the Sam and Kah through the straw till it's almost gone.
Then you pour Cur and Bai into the glass.
Keep sucking all the time.

Proud

2005-12-14T16:41:00.000+08:00

Over the last 2 weekends, I really cleaned up my acts and my room! Sooo proud of myself recently! I threw out a bunch of stuff, gave away another bunch of stuff and organised everything into storage boxes (Carrefour! Great place to get cool Togoya boxes!) and little shoe boxes. I have all my gift wrapping stuff, boxes, ribbons, ... occupying one shelf, my accessories making kits and beads all neatly labelled in transparent compartment boxes - more organised than in the stores! Now I just need to clear my desk a little and hopefully stick to the "plan". It's hard not to mess up my closet and box of bags in the morning when I'm getting ready for work in a hurry! Ganbate Tasha! U CAN DO IT!!! I'm sooo ready for the new year! :)

Oh before that...I'M GOING TO AMERICA!!! Woohooo!!! *There are no cats in America and the streets are filled with chheeese!!!*(*think "An American Tail, ppl!) Yippeee! For once in the recent years, December is not a blue period for me. Normally it's post-birthday and pre-new year blues. This year is different! It'll be AWESOME! A great way to begin my hopefully great year! :)

Chocolate chip biscuits

2005-12-13T23:55:00.000+08:00

I spent FOUR hours last night, making these f**king cookies as crimbos for my colleagues. Although I tot it was a brilliant idea, the packaging is cool n I got some good feedbacks...But at 130am, all I could think of is "F**k these stupid cookies..." cos they just fall so flat n spread out so much that most of them became too big for the jars!!! And my brother said they dun look like cookies cos they're so flat. So they're "chocolate chip biscuits". It's the inside that counts anyways...at least they taste good.

Made a few earrings and necklace for some colleagues as well. Really proud of myself. Almost all the crimbos given out so far are handmade and much appreciated! Nice. I'm still sitting on Project Glitter - a wristlet for the party nights for Maisie. Although I've bought all the necessary parts and got everything figured out...somewhere along the line I got jaded. I guess I'll defer till... ...

The Move

2005-12-12T01:18:00.000+08:00

This is sooo empty, without my long history of blogs ...it feels funny. But then again I guess it's a new beginning in a new "place". Abit like what I am driving my life towards- to experience new things, afterall, life is too short to be doing the same thing over and over again, day after day...