Okie... i know it's a bit long overdue. Okay, I cut my hair on Thursday at Shunji Matsuo with this leading hairstylist called Evanda Lim. I heard she's not bad, and so I decided to go give it a try. I went, and she cut. I walked out looking quite the same as i walked in.
Ha!
Yep, she didn't cut off the length, not new style. Basically, just trim and make the style neater. Her reason, I just rebonded 3 months ago, i shldn't just waste my money, plus, if i cut till shoulder length, the hair will be sticking out. Okie, she's the senior hairstylist, she shld know best. Ha.. I went home and as usual, dad and bro didnt noticed i cut my hair. Mum said it looked the same but it's much neater. The next day i went to office, and no one except for one (she knew I went for a cut) realised i had a haircut.
Ha!
Anyway, it's been several days now.. i think i finally see the difference in the cut. Hair is definately way more manageable, and actually it looks slightly different now. I wake up still looking good. Ha!
Basically, what Evanda did was she added volume to my hair, she lifted the back coz my rebonded hair is just too boring and flat. She said i shldn't rebond once my wavy curls are back, i shld just have my hair cut according to the waves. Actually, I think I'm paying for long lasting manageable hair. So yep.. I hope the money is well-spent. For now, I'm actually happy with how the hair flows.
This is how it looks like.
How? Can tell the difference? hehhe
Okie.... an update.
Fri: work was rather slow and relaxing. Glad it was a short week. Did a farewell lunch for a colleague; it was his last day. Now, my dept is an all-girl team, excluding my boss. Heh. Sheesh! Anyway, HR finally came to look for me, and they are offering me a 2 yr contract with SIF. HR will present the contract to me. Meanwhile, they have been in contact with my agency to see if i can not on the agency's payroll. Cross fingers, all will work out!!
Sat: Kev's bday. Nope I didnt go to Melbourne, i wish i cld, if i had the $$. Anyway, I was glad he had a good time with his friends. They went clubbing, drank and drank and drank. Heard some juicy stories about 2 people, but i shld leave it as it is. Kev had a bbq at his house too. Glad he had good friends who baked him a cake, bought him a mini casino set, wore red to give him face coz livpool won, and was just there to be with him. Thank you GUYs! Of coz after, he headed to crown. As for me, well.. was home the whole day, but went out for supper with Jared, Daniel and Gracia. We went to Holland V, Breko, for drinks. Had a pretty good conversation with them, most interestingly was the topic of finding a girl for Daniel. Hahha.. gracia has a girl in mind, but i would not say who yet, until Gracia has spoken to her abt Daniel. Hhehe... but of coz.. Daniel is very fine with the girl chosen. Hehhehe.
Sunday: Rest day. Went church, lunch with parents, then home. Bro has O'level chinese paper tom, so he needs to do that last min cramming. I really hope he will do just fine. Just pass... that alls! Just pass!
Other news:
Well, I heard that SSAV new committee is finally up and running! Thank God, eventually, something happened. But it's gng to be a tough 2 months to get everything done. But I do hope this yr's team will be a good team and do better than last yrs!
GSS has started! Hahha shopping!!!!! yeah!!! I have kinda churned out a list of what I wanna buy. hehe.. new wardrobe. exciting!
I really want to watch Madagascar. The trailers really make it a really good show. I hope it's as funny as Finding Nemo.
Charms, if ya reading this.. guess what.. I SAW A HUGE MOTH TOO! I really think something is happening to the Moth world. I've been seeing some Moths lately. Gees. Moth season now?
BTW:
I REALISED I HAVE LOW SELF-ESTEEM, LOW SELF-CONFIDENCE, AND LOW MORALE.
Okie... i know it's no big deal la, but i might have a totally new cut tom. Okie.. on one hand i want to keep my long hair, the other... i just want a new haircut that really suits me and of coz is easy to maintain everyday! Unfortunately, I have a square face aka fat face, thus not many hairstyles suit my face shape, so I still have not found the right hairstylist to really make it happen for me.
I decided to try out Shunji Matsuo (the main branch at wellington building) well I'm excited coz maybe it's the reputation of the salon. I'll be disappointed if the hair style is really crappy. But then again... i might not be ready for short hair again. Argh..!!! Moreover, kevin likes long hair, and he hasn't really seen how long my hair has grown to.. so ya..... plus i just rebonded my hair 3 months ago. Am I really gng to let money go down the drain or is it okay to just change hairstyles if it really makes me look much much better???
Hmmm........ maybe i shld do a before and after photo. Ha! and let u guys judge and see if i really made a wrong move. But then...... maybe to not risk it all... i'll have my hair cut till shoulder length, then maybe layer more and thin it down. Maybe I need a hair style that allows me to style for different occassion. My medium hair length about a yr ago was not too bad. Hmmm....... or shld i cut and colour... hmmm. but then again.. i really don't want to damage my hair further. so maybe i'll colour it nearing either my bday or x'mas la.
hehehe... i nver knew bananas could sound so good. Ha! Was listening to Gwen Stefani's Holla back girl. I think she's really good, all of her 3 singles are awesome and everyone of it is really music to the ears. She's the ultimate glam rock chic!
Ok.. enough of her before I start to sound like a lesbian. Life today... hmmm it's been rather quiet. Kinda miss being busy... beats nothing much to do. Somehow time passes slowly with nothing much to do. Not many websites to surf ard too.
Well.. a lil news abt me regarding my work, this isn't a confirmed thing but it seems very likely to happen. Last week, my director talked to me and told me that he is thinking of offering me a full time position with SIF. Good news... hmmm i would like to think so. He did a mini interview with me, asking me how i find the job, find the place, the colleagues, the work culture.. etc... I am basically fine with everything, no qualms or problems abt the work place. Maybe the only thing is age gap... i'm like the youngest there, but oh well. Anyway, I'm happy. Em waiting for HR to confirm this and hopefully we can start to negotiate abt a pay increase. Welll..... em not sure if asking for another $200 is a gd idea. Have a lil prob, and that's because i'm still under the payroll of the agency, and it's a term and condition that shld SIF continue my contract for the next 1 yr, I will still have to be under the agency's payroll and not SIF's. This worries me, because, SIF would have to continue to pay the agency a fee (if that's how it works). So, it means or maybe, SIF cannot afford to pay me more shld i ask for a pay increase. Argh... dread.... doesn't help SIF is a non-profit organisation. Sigh.... we'll see how it goes. But before I can think so far... HR better find me soon! I need to secure the permanent position first. But as the looks of it... it seems it'll happen soon, because today my Manager told one of our vendors that I am a full-timer rather than the usual the temp staff. heh.. sounded nice to be known as a full timer. Hahah!
Well guys, wish me luck. Cross fingers for pay increase as well.
I read today's papers, and a couple of interesting topics showed up. 1. Singapore men are more brand conscious than SG women. 2. Blog celebrities
1. SG men are more brand conscious than SG women. I kinda agree. Maybe SG men are becoming metrosexual and they value how to groom themselves to look nice and dress themselves with really nice outfits to just feel great and good. I for one know several guys who seem to be really into branded goods, whether or not they can really afford it. It's not necessarily a bad thing to be brand conscious, in a sense, these men can become good shopping companions to the girls or gfs. They appreciate shopping more, and thus, make the shopping experience good. See it this way, they can give advice, tips, and know what makes a person look good. It is impt for a woman to look good, but it's even more crucial for a man to look equally good to complement the woman. Unfortunately, the nicest cutting are always very expensive for the men, thus the need to go for Gucci, Prada.. Hugo Boss. Besides, we need such men around the keep the economy growing. So men... BUY MORE GUCCI, PRADA, HUGO BOSS! hahaha....
2. Blog celebrities Amazing how a interactive tool like blogs can create a celebrity. Looks like the Internet has found another use, and soon you'll see blogs as case studies in lessons on the influences of the Internet. ha! But it is really amazin to see suddenly.. everyone is into reading again, but this time, the juicy, gossipy details of another's life. The juicer and bitchier the entry, the higher the readership/ hits. This clearly shows the human beings (not only those in SG) are really KAYPOH people. Blogs are like reality tv put on the webspace for people to view and know what in the world is gng on. It's like Big Brother or Survivor... or any reality show for that matter. But i guess in comparison to those reality shows where dramatism and realism are blurred, blogs possess a more human touch to it, whether it's about bitching abt something/someone, voicing out opinions on certain topics, or just life updates, it is still real because it is truly the daily life doings and the thoughts. Unlike reality tv, there's no one to tell u which story angle one shld take to potray something, blogs are just wat it is. For that, the rise of celebrity blogs now. Also, all of a sudden, there's a surge in people voices. It's like revelation. Suddenly, you read about things that u can relate too or never knew existed. It's just amazing. But now, it has been declared that blogs are in public space and not private space even if you privatise your blog. Look's like freedom of speech will never happen. Next thing you know, there'll be regulations and censorship on blogs, like what you can and cannot write about. hmmmmmm BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING. no?
Finally, i had a good weekend. Had a good time meeting friends and just relaxing and chilling.
Fri: I left work on the dot at 6pm. Headed to taka to do a lil shopping. Met up with marcus and jared, and we just headed about town to have dinner, window shop and then supper, chit chat and had tau huey.
Sat: Rested the whole day. I really missed my sleep, so glad to wake up late. It was raining the whole day, and i just had no mood to do anything. Anyway, i went out in the evening to meet gracia. Was suppose to meet diana, but poor girl was so tired from her work, she didnt meet us in the end. Anyway, Jared, Marc, Jasmine and Daniel met up with Gracia and myself. We headed to settlers cafe to play board games. It was rather fun. We played management, family business (MAFIA game) and Taboo. I think Taboo is still the best game to play... so much laughter and jokes. heh! We played about 4 hrs till the place closed, then headed to Lavender for pork soup..yummm. After, go home.
Sun: Went church. I wanted to cut hair today, but the shop recommended my charmaine didnt pick up the phone. So I decided to skip today and go cut hair next weekend. I was thinking of cutting at shunji matsuo, the main branch. I thought, spend a bit more for a good hair cut. But I'm not sure who to look for at shunji, hmmmm unless i try my luck and get someone randomnly to cut my hair. I feel i need a new look, but then again.... not sure if i'm ready. Anyway, I just got back from a concert by this swedish lady. She was borned with no arms, and have her right left leg shorter than her right. But she is an unbeliveable and inspirational lady. At 18 years old, she was a champion swimmer, breaking records and representing sweden in swim meets. Not only that, she's a brilliant singer and a person full of faith and hope. She does not see herself as a handicapped but a normal human being, she did not let her disability stop her from leading a normal life. She writes, cooks, sews, type, bath, etc.. everything with her right foot. It's amazing on how agile and flexible she is. Simply amazing. Anyway, she's in town for a 2 night concert organised by a elderly welfare group which my grandma partcipated. The event was a free concert. She can sing hokkien songs... very well in fact. the tien oh oh song... and some other taiwanese songs. She's really a role model, in the sense that she is contented and happy with life, and has devoted everything to GOD. Her strength and contentment and appreciation in life is tremendously admirable. Maybe we shld start feeling contented and happy with what we have then continously complaining what we dont have. She gave a very good example: She has no arms, and a shorter left leg, but yet she still do alot of things like any human being. We, .. we have arms, a pair of good legs... we can do much more than her. How true.. how true. She said.... it's good to know that you can wake up each day peacefully. We shouldn't be influenced with all the bad news we see and read everyday on the news, rather, we should see what was given to us and know that we are actually living in a wonderful world. We always see the macro in life, that we miss out the mirco in life. No wonder.. the simpler things in life are the more precious of all. I like to believe in that... and i like to live with that philosophy. I feel, we've come to an era where complications are arising and troubles are everywhere, we shouldn't let such negative things dampened our lives. In fact, we have to look the other side of things, and always remember, we have someone guiding us, whether we believe it or not. The fact that somehow things will run smoothly.. is because... someone is guiding us everywhere we go, in whatever we choose to do.
I should lead my life to the fullest by being happy and not following trends that make me think will make me happy. I'm glad of what i have now, and i feel i shouldn;t complain. Contentment.... fight for contentment in life.
Yep, vesak day this sunday. To my friends in australia (na na nee bu bu!) ahhaa, I have monday off! ehehheheeh
Sorry guys, just in a fairly good mood, since i have nothing much to do today at work. Just lazing, doing a bit of stuff here and there. For the first time in 2 weeks, time passed real slowly. I'm in a totally switch off mode. I can't think, can't be bothered to think, i dont even want to think about doing work, especially for my next project. I shall start on tuesday on the ISS 2005, which will be held in August. So ya.. in less than 2 hrs time i'm scooting outta here. ahaha!! shopping... can't wait to go shopping! I just need to get out and have a life!
My weekend seems to look good, sat.. sleep in, meeting in church in evening, then meeting up with several poly friends for dinner and drinks. Sunday, church morning.. then evening attending some free concert with parents. Monday, bowlng in the morn then sleeping the afternoon away! Sounds like a nice weekend to me. But what im looking forward to is to sleep and know i can wake up at 12 noon! ah... i'm missing my bed now.
I think i need to buy vitamins, can feel my immune system failing on me. arghh.... oh well... that's working life, no?
Anyway, last night i watched a movie titled, "A walk to remember", the one where mandy moore acted as the holy and nerdy girl. I watched that in Melbourne a couple of years back, and it was so touching, i remember sobbing pretty badly. Last night, the same thing happened, despite knowing what is happening. The guy.... argh.... is just too good to be true (luckily it's the movies) Is it ever possible for a good, holy, innocent girl to change a bad boy, smart and good looking guy, into a totally different person, into someone who truly knows how to love someone and know how to sacrifice... in a sense... to be in love and to love. I picked up a couple of good quotes from the movie which i thought can be applied into anyone's life:
1. Love is patient, love is kind, love is never jealousy, love is never hatred. 2. Love is like the wind, you cannot see it but you can feel it.
How true... how true.....
What makes me really love the show is how the leading guy can actually bother to listen, remeber ansd fulfil the leading lady's wishes. He literally covered her list of things to do before she dies. How romantic is that!!!! And best of all.... she touched his life so greatly, that he changed and decided to be a Doctor.
Is it really possible for someone to be that in love and that such changes are actually natural progressions. You guys shld watch the show.... it really teach us a lot of things about love and life. I think the best quote of all.... and the one that striked me the most was this,
"I do not need a reason to be angry with GOD."
sigh....... i dont mind watching it again. I shld put it in my lists of all-time favourite movies.
Finally... it's over. Im first official work event is over. Things went well, but a few hiccups happened, which unfortunately were quite major. Boss wasn't very happy about it. It's always the technical aspects that kills an event. Anyway, the turn out was pretty good, quite a number of diplomats (ambassadors) attended the event. Apparantly it's the first time in 5 yrs that we had such good turn out.
I felt this year's event was pretty formal and nice, maybe because of the no. of important people ard. I hope news coverage will be good and positive. Will check out tonight's news on 5 and have a look.
It was a rather nerve wrecking event for me, since it is my first event in SIF and also my first formal serious event, so i had to learn protocols and diplomatic stuff on the spot, which i felt were good, so that next time i will know what to do and not be a blunder. I was glad in a sense that I had a fairly high level role in co-ordinating our guests and VIPs. Learnt abit about how to PR and all, the government way. ha!
Am back in the office now, gng home soon. Tom...... is relak day.. i'm gng to work relaxingly tom and then go SHOPPING!!!!!! hahahaha
I can't believe it. Even if it's really photoshopped, I still can't believe it. She lost so much weight and in today's papers, I saw the slimming ad she was in, and she was in BIKINI TOP! a BIKINI TOP! I thought she really looked good. She looks good femininely. I told my mum... if she can do it.. I'm sure I can. Ha.. unfortunately I dont have the luxury of being sponsored to go through all those treatments and packages. I never really believed in slimming centres, it's impossible for machines and putting gel or some kind of machine to kill stubborn fats and make you look slim and tone, I just dont believe it. Maybe coz i feel, they usually find pple who are already slim, and of coz the wonders of photoshop these days, anyone can look fantastic!
I mean, there's no such things as an easy way out. Pay $$ and get a great body in 2 months. What happened to exercising well and eating right. Urban (ST) is having a 4 weeks makeover on 4 individuals as well, and one of the ways to help them lose weight is to go to the slimming centre (on top of eating and exercising) I saw last week's issue and the 4 individuals really lost quite a bit in just one week. Is it really possible???
Well, for me.. i feel it's gng to take discipline to achieve the ideal body I want. In the past, I had the easy way out, I fell sick and i just lost the weight just like that. But now... I have to lose it the proper way and of coz the hard way. I just feel, the lifestyle i have now is making things worst for me. I have irregular working hours, sometimes i work till really late (like the past week), sometimes work is pretty okie. In a sense, it is a pretty irregular. Each day I go home tired, and i just dont feel like doing anything. Of coz working has made it possible to snack as well, esp when im really stressed out or tired.
Basically... bottom line: CAN SOMEONE SPONSOR ME??? I NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT! IF IRENE ANG CAN DO IT.. SO CAN I! sponsors.. anyone????
Well, this weekend went past really fast. Well, Saturday was pretty alright. Woke up at 12.30pm, was suppose to have a meeting in church at 9.30am, but thankfully it was postponed to next week. So.. ye.. i woke up at 12.30pm, went lunch with family at Anchorpoint then went to Ikea to see nice funiture. I really wished my room could look like one of those cosy display rooms. Sigh... nice bed, nice colour, nice decorations.. etc. After, went back home, rested for awhile and then head to church for evening mass. After, my parents and I headed to the Msian Railway food court for some muslim food. I had wanted to try the food there for a really long time, and finally I had that chance. The food was really good. But you have to go there in shorts and tee, coz it's really old school hawker style. I had the Killer Fried Rice (that's what it's really called) and it was seriously spicy... and i mean SPICYYY!. Parents had Mutton Briyani, that was good too. It's a good place for supper, coz it's 24 hrs. After, we headed to Marina South for bowling with some friends from RCIA. Turnout wasn't as good as I expected. Anyway, i had 2 lousy games, thanks to something. I sjust had a really lousy game. That's abt it for sat.
Sunday: Woke up at 12.00pm, had brunch, and ard 2.30pm I was off to my office. Yep.. I worked today. Had to finish off some stuff for tomorrow. I didnt even have time to go to the Zouk Flea Mart today, hope I didnt missed out on some good stuff. So.. I spent my after at work, came home ard 8.30pm. Sigh.. tomorrow I have to be at work by 8am to finish off more things before my manager and I head to our meetings. Busy busy week to come.
Anyway... i finally realise that i need some sort of stress relieve.. and retail therapy is the way for me now. Suddenly, i have the urge to splurge.. but I dont have any chances at all. Nothing has caught my eye yet. I want to buy tops, skirts, bags, shoes, accessories.. etc. oh well.. maybe after my event on thursday.. i spend friday evening shopping! Maybe I should splurge on a new haircut. I need one badly. I look too boring with my long hair. Not nice at all. Heh... should i cut short hair, shoulder length, or just trim? Maybe I should colour it too. Oh well... see how la.
Ok that's abt it for my weekend. Boring entry i know. but oh well.. jsut a lil update on me.
I have never really tried it.. but now i'm quite interested. I chanced upon a blog that showed many links of nice lil online shops that sell nice lil things such as bags, accessories, clothing.. etc. Nice nice!
Anyway... they are my links page now. Black Ivory has nice accessories, ikooshi.com has nice looking lingeries, treats online has not too bad bags, tskye has gorgeous tops and dresses.
Maybe one day I'll try shopping online. what worries me the most is the size actually, I'm not model size neither am I tat proportionate too. Oh well..
Will upload more websites when I chanced upon them.
Yep... I'm beginning to feel the stress at work. hahah. It's not so much of the event is gng to be unsuccessful or what not, but the usual logistics shit. My event is next Thursday and this year is going to be quite big as compared to past years simply coz of one of the recepients. It's an Award Ceremony btw.
So ye.. had several meetings today for the event. Only prob now is Boss is not happy with turnout, so now we have to send more invitation cards out to ensure we fill the space. Heh.. how to get another 100 people to come for the event in less than a week, or take leave for 2 hrs on a working day. Oh well.. pray and hope and we shall see.
Well... there's alot needed to be done by Monday, actually tomorrow. Let's see:
e-invites
send invitation cards
confirm exhibition panels' designs
Finish writing President's speech
Confirm programme booklet designs and send for printing
Finalise guestlists
Start on seating arrangements
Finalise which footages and photos for the 5 min video presentation
Hotel logistics contacts
That's what I can think off hand now. heh.... plus i have another project to handle... thus... the stress level is increasing.
For a good few minutes at each hour.. my mind goes blank... it's like... okie... what do i need to do? hahah... I SO NEED A HOLIDAY!
Okie...guess it's back to work. need to finalise invitation list for 2nd batch. I'm already feeling giddy.
It's 6.22pm on my com's clock, waiting for 6.30pm to arrive and I can knock off for the day. Im glad the week is passing fast, thanks to the event happening next week, alot of things to rush out. Anyway.... a lil update on life.
I guess many must be assuming what the hell has been happening since my last 2 entries. Some shld be tryin to figure out what happened. Well... i dont want to comment much abt it. But i guess... it's things bothering me and that I find it hard to accept. I guess some things are hard to explain or maybe painful to say. Let's just say... dont fool with the matters of the heart.
Anyway, a slight mishap in my family, extended actually. My cousin, while in his attachment with Coca Cola, inhaled some ammonia gas while walking pass something. Apparantly there was a leak somewhere, and he inhaled quite a bit of it. He was rushed to the hospital and is currently still under observation. He's still having high fever, and doctor is hoping he will not develop pneumonia, of even... lungs' infection, which could be disasterous. He looked pretty weak when my family and I visited him last night. My aunt was crying quite badly too. Felt helpless... but could only pray and hope he will recover soon and that no side effects will occur. Sigh.
Alright it's 6.30pm. going to church now for RCIA. I'm feeling super sleepy and lethargic. sigh...
Why must people have emotional stability? Why is it that some people can make others really love them?
I really forgot how love and be loved. I forgot how is it like to miss someone badly and be happy I forgot how is it like to be human I forgot how it is like to feel cherished and adored I forgot how it is like to need a mature side of view and someone i can hold on to.
Am I ready to be single again? Am I able to take that plunge and risk it all Am i willing in the first place? Am i doing it coz im in comfort zone? Am I being overly sensitive? or Am I just following what my heart tells me?
Have I found the right one? Have I gained true happiness? Have I feel understood and bothered? Have I feel complete and honest?
Do I need to let it go? Do I have the guts? Do I need to work things out for myself? Do I really want to do this?
Is this happening becoz im PMSing.. or has this always been the case for over many years?
I may be patient.. may be giving.. may be irritating.. may be rude.. I may love you no more... love myself no more.. love no one no more.. I may miss you too much.. hate you too much... hate myself too much
I wonder... is this happening becoz i'm PMSing...or again,... has this always been the case for many years.
In the first place... am i even being heard and understood.
At one point... i know i miss you. At the other... i know i dont.
Now you say u might stay longer, becoz ya friends asked you too.
I have nothing to say to that. Those who are persuading you to stay are my friends too... but i wished they could be more sensitive and realise I am in Singapore waiting for you to come home.
Obviously... life with you ard will be better. Life has just been too mundune for me. How can i not miss the times we watch movies, go eat food with recommendations only, drive you home, go zouk and see u dance silly, have you complaining abt things on local call charges.
Now that i'm working... life is just so routined, Morning, go work, evening go hm/church/mj. That's abt it.
How can my actions just prove i dont miss you. I'm irritated.. and you know why. Things are just different when you are having a better life over there than me. You dont have to worry about earning $$ and saving for future purposes, you are still leading a student life... remember.. A STUDENT LIFE, be it degree, masters, phd.
Argh!!! and now.. u're really thinking of continuing to stay there!!!!! how can you! by right... and if you were me.. you will demand me to come home on the next flight out to SG right after your last paper!
Everything is just U. U AND U! How u feel... how u feel when i treat you... how much u lose in crown, U're work life, U're stress level, U're holiday.
Hahahha... yep... he's in action again. This time for the Channel U superstar. Not as hilarious of disgusting as the Singapore Idol.. but nonetheless still gross and idiotic. Sometimes I wonder, maybe he's hired to make a fool of himself. Good money I must add... but then again.. he's still plucking eyebrows for girls at Tangs outside. hahha
Ye.. thought I should put some pics to beautify my blog. Heh.. Ye.. notice the catus farm.. ye.. that's the one kevin got for me. Quite cute eh. The other few were taken when I went to Malacca for the RCIA retreat.
Why do some people are able to splurge on anything and not feel guilty?
Why are some people just born slim and can never worry about gaining weight?
Why is it that some people can lose weight so easily?
Why is it that some people just look so good than others?
Why is it that some people are just born smart?
Why is it that some people are more popular than others?
Why is it that some people can never remember names or bother about others?
Why is it that some people can get anything they want?
Why is it that some people are always so contented and happy with life?
Why is it that some people can always get better jobs than others despite having the same qualifications and personalities?
I guess everyday we ask some of these questions. Isn't it sometimes frustrating to know that someone else has a better life than you? Comparison... is it always about comparisons? It's like someone sees your a car you drive.. supposedly you're 23 and you have a Mini Cooper, they will start comparing only with others of the same status, and maybe look down on people who dont have that similar status. I guess some people are really born lucky and blessed to have family providing all these for them. I wonder though... do these people know the value of things in life or simply just go about flaunting what they have or conversing in that "i'm rich lingo".
A view Seems like I'm posting entries on irritations. Heh. Anyway, I believe some can relate to this. I simply hate Morning crowds, especially at the MRT Stations and most especially at Jurong MRT Interchange! Every morning... i dread taking the train, coz each time, when my train (from boon lay) comes to Jurong MRT, the train from (bukit batok, CCK etc) arrives at the same time and suddenly... hundreds of people rush out and dash to the train i'm taking (EW line) It's madness, these people actually dash all the way into the MRT train and squeeze forcefully eventhough it is very clear there is no more room in the train to accomodate them!
I know they want to reach work on time or earlier to eat breakkie, but it's crazy! They can always wait for the next train when it arrives, and since it's morning peak hour, train frequencies are higher! I feel SMRT should implement a new morning peak hour system. They should have express trains. Since now there are express buses, they should have express trains. For the express trains, they will skip a few stations, so maybe those coming from the bukit batok, cck areas, do not change trains at all and skip Jurong station, clementi station and other stations where there isnt a huge crowd. And for those who need to stop at Jurong, then just take the normal trains that stops at all stops. This way, I think there wont be any cases of people squeezing themselves into the train. The no. of people coming from Bukit Batok, CCK are just too many, it makes travelling so irritating.
Obviously, the gracious singaporean image is not shown during morning hours, actually this applies to going home too. Same thing, just that it's in reverse order.
Sigh... Singapore is a rushed society. Evryone is always in a hurry, so much so, they miss the simple pleasures in life. But honestly, I can't blame anyone, because that's how the lifestyle is like in Singapore. They give you 5 day week, so that you can have some family time (or in other words, have a life) but they expect you to give the 5.5 or 6 day effort in the 5 days. This is reflected on the 5 day school week (Sec sch, Pri Sch), you can see how the kids are struggling with time and rest. God! i think napping will never be in their category.
Singapore in the eyes of tourist and the business world is a fantastic place to be; we are cheap, strategically located, well-equipped, have superb communication systems and links, efficient transport system, delicious food and good shopping. A singaporean can tell someone all these good qualities, but when asked how are singaporeans in general, you get things like, Singaporeans are impatient drivers, very Kiasu, very gian peng, always in the rush, inconsiderate, proud,rude, materialistic, and superficial. What happened to humble, peaceful, caring, gracious, polite? I'm not saying that every single Singaporean and Pr possess the bad characteristics, but i dare say we have more of the bad characteristics than the good. For sure we see more of the ugly behaviour than the good. Maybe one might argue that Singaporeans are caring coz e non-profit organisations can always raise lots of funds and beating the record each yr. But are people really that caring and giving or are they doing it for the sake of getting something in return (a car, $10000, a condo?) Since when giving requires incentives? I wonder without any incentives, will fund-raisers actually raise the same amount? i really wonder....
I am not against Singapore nor am i against Singaporeans, but this is just my view on what I've noticed on the road, morning peak hours.. etc. Sadly, I feel that I've been forced to become a rather ugly Singaporean, simply because that is how one can survive successful.
Sigh.....maybe it's better that Singapore never become so advanced so fast, maybe life will be simpler and happier?
Yep.. i dunno if it's just me or does this apply to everyone else, but I really dont like it when people reply me... KKK or OKOK, either on MSN or SMS. I just feel it's damm rude! Like I said, this is what i feel, I mean maybe these pple who replied do not mean to be rude, but I really dont like it. I'll only do that if I'm irritated with something. I guess it's normal.. but i really dont like such replies.
For example: Q: "Can you help me do this please?" A: "kkk"
Q: Please pass on the message to him" A: okok
so what... these pple are typing too fast or what??? I dunno if you all get what i mean... but ijust feel... maybe a simple K or OK, actually sounds better and not too rude.
Also.. i feel as one starts working in the corporate world, one's way of forming sentences has become too formal even to friends. It's like suddenly work and friends.. seemed to be communicating the same way, using that serious tone. Yuck! Oh well.... as one grows older, meets more pple at work, one just becomes like everyone..rude and ignorant of over other things.
Doesn't it suck to grow old and become like that?
What's the world people are becoming? What happened to community and bonding?
Ha! Finally a term for males PMSing. Irritable Male Syndrome or IMS is a term to describe men who get irritated with everything and seem to blame everyone esp gfs and wives on things, and say their fav phrase, "i need my space". Males seem to be takin on the roles of females!!!
Four "red alerts" or warning signs of impending IMS damage to the relationship, from the least to the most destructive.
1. Criticism: "In my mind, my wife appeared determined to bug me," says Diamond. "I didn't see myself as criticizing her, but simply pointing out a problem she was causing me. For example, she'd take longer than I expected to leave a party and that really annoyed me, even though logically I knew it takes her longer to say goodbye."
2. Contempt: "My wife and I didn't get into this too much, but in my practice I see a lot of men who call their wives stupid or say they can never do anything right." Says Tim, "I love my car and usually keep it immaculate, but when I'm in an IMS mode, I let it get dirty and think about selling it.
3. Defensiveness: Like Susan's husband, Diamond found himself on the defensive. "If my wife pointed out I spilled some soup on the counter, I wouldn't thank her for pointing it out. Instead I'd say something like, 'you are always nagging at me.'"
4. Stonewalling: And like Tim, Diamond held back his emotions and sat around looking mad but denying he was. "The reason men hold back their emotions isn't because they are unemotional. Instead they fear becoming overwhelmed and breaking down," Diamond says.
New look! Yes.. I must admit... I'm a copycat. Everyone seems to be changing their blog look, it's like.. I MUST CHANGE MINE TOO!! Hahha... mine's just too unattractive. But somehow i feel my new blog looks crap too. Not so stylo mylo. HTML-idiot me is unable to make changes to beautify my site. Oh well.
Anyway.. i added the tagboard in, so hopefully it's of use there. I added more links! I googled very hard to find some nice cool links to look and read. I like the fashion links.
Next on my list is how to add pictures into my blog, as in how to put it att he side and not in the main entries.
heh... oh well... i spend my working hours doing this, yes.. i was lazy to do work, feels like a monday, that's why.
Anyway.. update on my long weekend. Pretty fruitful i guess.
Fri: met up with Jared, Marcus, Janice and Peiling for supper at Holland Village, we ate ice-cream at Swensons. Chatted. After, Jared, Marcus and myself headed to Marc's place to play MJ. Bad game!!! super bad game!! lost 20 odd!
Sat: Went to the estee lauder sale with Mum. It was so pack! They had some good stuff. There were several brands there: Estee Lauder, Clinique, Stila, MAC, Bobbi Brown, Origins, DKNY, Tommy Hilfiger, and Aramis. I bought one Bobbi Brown foundation and one MAC lipglosses. Mum bought nail varnish and 2 lipsticks. Rest of sat was relaxing at home and spending time with parents..
Sun: Went church then evening went to watch The Interpreter with Janice, Peiling and Marcus. Good show... doesn't even felt it was a long show. It was intriguing and it definately tell the story of how 3rd world countries are like. Highly recommended! Went for dinner at River Valley, ate fish soup with rice. Met Claire and Clifton and their gang there. Felt so guilty when i saw them, guess coz i didnt say a proper goodbye to them when i left australia. Clifton joked and said... Hey! Your back in singapore! . WOW! that hurts! Anyway.. my bad, so i wont complain. After dinner, went to meet Jared at Orchard, and headed to Selegie for Rochor Beancurd and more chit chat session.
Mon: Supposedly rest day for me. Woke up late as usual, was lazing infront of the tv where suddenly daniel sms me and ask.. WANNA MJ? heh.. how to resist? So after my lunch, i went to Marc's place for 2 rounds of MJ. I won the first round, but second round i lost. Sucky.. coz i felt fengshui no good.
Today: work begins... so glad its a short week. Can't wait for weekend again.
Ha... maybe more entries later... i'm knocking off now.. gng home!
