I'm on CLEO! Even if it's just a tiny box...

My friend changed my quote though.. What I said was really "Many gals will CHOOSE to believe in happy endings, because we grow up on fairytales... As Disney puts it, "There's a princess in every gal!"

But I guess my quote was too long!! haha...

Most of my other friends who saw the article actually commented I look different... Some even thought the babes at CLEO gave me a makeover... and when I told them it was a recent photo I took and sent them, they were like "Why is it that we seldom see you dressed like that?"

Anyway, all in all, my conclusion is... I didn't know a visor could make such a huge difference!!!!" **winkz**

随便说说。。。

两个没有关系的男孩和女孩，从相遇，到认识，到对对方有稍微感觉，到试探，到彼此相爱，到决定和对方许下这辈子一生的承诺，是多么难得可贵的路程。

很多时候，天时地利人和也扮演了很重要的角色。 对的人出现在不对的时候, 是一种遗憾。错的人出现在对的时候，则可酿成悲剧。

所以，如果你已遇到对的人（在对的时候），且珍惜。。。因为，你是幸福的。。。

I Wanna Get Well Soon...

It sucks to be sick… I’m so sick of being sick… or rather, I’m so sick and tired from all the coughing…

* Cough until I feel so out of breath…
* Cough until my whole body seems to be aching and I had to squirm in bed…
* Cough until I just feel like detaching my throat from my body so I won’t have to cough anymore…

It sucks not to be able to talk… Each time I wanna speak, the air I breathe in irritates my throat and I start coughing non-stop… Or I can speak only 1-2 words and suddenly, no more voice and start coughing non-stop…

* Met my fren for a quick dinner on Friday and she was telling me about some stuff, which I wanna offer her my opinions… but I cant cos I was coughing non-stop…
* Wanna go out to shop for my black heels and catch a movie over the weekend.. but I can’t cos I was coughing non-stop…
* Wanna go give tuition over the weekend but I can’t cos I was coughing non-stop…

Urgh...

But, the bright side of my cough is I feel soooo pampered by everyone… My dad, mum, aunties, uncles, cousins… everyone came to tell me their secret remedy for coughs… Though I din try their remedies, it feels good to noe everyone cares… Yes, now the whole world noes I am coughing… At home, I dun even have to lift a finger and food, drinks, medicine are served to me… by my mum dearest of cos… hahah…

But still, I wanna get well… Do you ever notice that when you are sick, you always have a super overwhelmingly strong craving for food that you are not supposed to eat? It doesn’t help when pple around you are eating those food right in front of you… I wanna eat my KFC, I wanna eat my sardines puff, I wanna eat chips… …

Pray I get well soon…

The Battle with the Flu Bug - It's Not Good to be on the Losing Side...

It all started innocently with my throat being a bit itchy… Immediately pop in a lozenges and went to zzz, and lo and behold, I was well the next day…

The cycle repeated twice before my body finally decided to succumb to the flu bug. I went to work and blew my nose, sneezed and coughed the whole day. Boss asked me to go home if I really felt unwell, but I told her I could manage and refused to budge.

Went to see a doc in the evening and he told me I was running a slight fever. Gave me MC for the next day. But I felt so much better when I woke up the next day, so I decided to ignore the MC and went to work… Even went for some site recce with my colleagues…

And went out again with frens on Sat...

Then now, my sore throat and blocked nose changed into… a horrible cough… Was coughing so badly that I think if I cough any harder, I can cough my lungs out. Boss asked me to go home again. This time, I obliged. Sigh… Wonder when the cough will stop… My dad saw me come home so early, and …

Dad: Oh! So you really came back! You were coughing so badly this morning when you were preparing to go for work, I thought you wouldn’t be going… go one big round, still got to come back rest… silly gal…

Me: Zzzz….

Dad: Serves you right… finally sick! Go out everyday and play until wee hours then come back… Go some more lor.. go to more pub and drink and party la…

Me: Double zzzz….

Dad: If your frens call you to go out again, tell them I go on your behalf la!

Me: OK! Zzzz…

So frens, dun be surprised next time my dad tags along!! Hahaha…

Happy Tuition Teachers' Day!!

Ok, almost two weeks late.. but nevertheless, my tuition gal did surprise me with this little hand-made card... not exactly a very pretty card but touched my heart nonetheless! It's really very sweet of her!

And no, I am thankful I dun tutor her in English...where got such a word called "brattiest"?! (oh, now you know why i dun teach her English.. cos I am always using Singlish... hehe... )

Anyway, I know she is reading this blog.. so gal, you better pull up your socks, shorts, blouse, and grit your teeth for the final battle. Three more weeks to go and you can play all you want to!

Good Luck!

感慨。。。

有缘多早或多晚都碰得到
无缘就算再刻意安排想擦肩而过都难...

My Weekend – 25-26 August

Wat a weekend…

Friday (not really weekend but close la… )

Went to Sentosa Cove to help out at the auction… and of cos, those who went are the super-duper rich pple… Event went rather ok, though I won’t say the same for the logistics matters. Thought that the logistics could have been better arranged… but well, it wasn’t my event, and so it wasn’t really appropriate for me to comment much too.. I was quite pissed off with a staff from Sentosa though..

We were supposed to make photocopies of the identifications of all those who came as bidders, and some staff from Sentosa told me tat someone in the room would help me make the photocopies. But when I went to the room, there was only this guy and a lady, and both of them were not supposed to do the photocopying.. (Not sure where tat lady who was responsible for photocopying went at that moment)… But anyway, the lady in the room was kind enough to want to teach me how to use it, but just when she was trying to figure out, her boss came in and screamed at her, “What are you doing here? Please go out to attend the guests!!!! And XXX (calling the guy), you take care of the back room operations and help her (ie, me) with the photocopying.”

When the door closed, the guy started to vent his frustrations on me.

Guy: If you are doing the running, you should have come in earlier to learn how to operate this machine!

Me: I came early but someone told me that pple from your side would take care of the photocopying and I just have to pass to your staff!

Guy: But if you are doing the running, shouldn’t you learn? (meanwhile, he was trying to figure how to photocopy the IC onto one page)

Me (getting pissed): I repeat. Someone from YOUR side told me that YOU GUYS will handle it. How would I know where that person from YOUR side goes to at this critical time?!

Guy: You guys came earlier just a few secs ago to do the identification photocopying too! When my gal did it for u guys, shouldn’t you guys watch and learn? And I never do the photocopying before, so I am not familiar of how to operate this machine either!

Me (now super pissed): If you dunno, I can do it. Pass me the identification!

But this super idiotic guy refused to budge from his position and while we were arguing, he already finished the photocopying, and so, he handed it to me.

I was also stupid enough to actually say “thank you” some more!! Now I think of it, I shouldn’t have and should have just snatched it from him. What an idiotic guy.

I should have been sarcastic and said “You work here and IF EVEN YOU do not know how to operate this machine.. How the F*** you expect outsiders to know how to operate?!”

Idiot. Throughout the event, each time I saw him, I gave him a super stern stare.


Friday evening

Met Vern for dinner and did some catching up all the way until 12 MN. And then went to meet Ann and her god-daddy for some drinks at Harry’s Bar… Goodness… they really drink like a fish.. one drink after another and ordered the same for us… Each time Vern and I wanted to quickly finish our drinks and leave, before we could even say bye, another drink was already on the table for us… Vern and I just exchanged helpless looks…

And when Harry’s Bar closed at 2 am.. Vern and I felt super relieved… but who noes… we were pushed into a cab and off we went to MOS for 2nd round… nearly fainted… cos I was kinda groggy and dizzy… but I was trying my best to walk straight and appear alert… (told Vern the next day and she actually said Huh? I din noe u were already drunk! Cos u looked damn sober and was talking sense! Haha!)

And so, we stayed at MOS until abt 3 plus… reached home, 4 plus… by the time I finally got into my bed… it was like 5 plus in the morning!! Goodness.. it had been a long time since I slept so early! Grrrr… not good for skin…

Saturday evening

Met Vern, Nan, Yi’er, Michelle and a grp of other frens for Womad. For the past few years, I’ve been ranting that I wanted to go, but somehow, never make it there.. Was glad that I went this year. The weather was quite hot and humid though… We were all sticky by the end of the night.. but guess it’s better than a wet weather… Had fun with the company..

* Michelle really loves to dance.. We were all sitting down and realised Michelle was still standing strong, jumping and dancing to the music.

* Poor Yi’er was dragged along by us… she looked damn bored throughout the whole event. She looked even more bored after Nan and I banned her from drinking another can of beer… and when all of us were standing and dancing to the music, she sat down and slept…

* Poor Vern… Her friend had his drink put behind her but it toppled and she ended up with a wet buttock (or rather her jeans)… lucky it wasn’t red wine nor pepsi.. just plain water… And guessed we all concluded that Vern had a nice, firm butt, when all eyes were on her wet jeans and trying to figure how to dry her in the shortest possible time..

By 1 plus, we all packed up and Vern wanted to go to the other stations to look… apparently, there was this area playing house music.. But Nan and Yi’er wanted to leave already, and my feet were bitten by mosquitoes and itched like hell.. so the two gals persuaded me to leave with them… Wat’s more, we got someone to drive us back too.. not bad, save on transport... hehe.. And so.. sat night.. I slept at abt 3 am..

Not bad for a weekend huh? **smile and zzz**

天才与白痴

Going thru some extremely juvenile, yet for some reasons, super upsetting moments for the past week… Some of you would already knew about it, but I do not wish to mention this anymore… So for those of you who noe, and is reading this now, and is thinking of leaving some comments, please, please make it extremely subtle! I can’t suffer another blow/shock any time now…

What makes me feel worse is I am absolutely amazed with myself, or rather with my emotions, which went through a roller coaster ride just within a few days… Was so affected by this incident that (in no order of sequence):

* I was not really paying attention at work… so I am still struggling to do my newsletter… damn.. keeping fingers crossed my boss won’t ask me for it so soon… but theoretically, it’s already late for a week… jia lat….
* One fren was rather worried that she came down to lunch with me to make sure I was alright.
* Another fren took pains to console me, even though I know she’s not in tip-top condition too…
* I knocked my forehead against my desk when I was picking up something I dropped. It was such a loud knock that my colleagues around me turned and stared at me, eyes wide… and started laughing when I gave them an embarrassed grin…
* I walked right into a door and knocked my elbow… and this happened right after I knocked my forehead… yes.. I have two bruises now…

Told my fren last week I have confidence I’ll stop thinking about the incident and will recover by the time weekend was over… but it din happen… sigh… damn useless… I just hope I’ll snap out of this s-t-o-o-p-i-d thing soon… pretty soon… I have to make it happen… Guess it just boils down to whether I want to or not… urgh…

Random…

• Been "struggling" to produce the internal newsletter… Kind of different from what I used to do... Now, I have to write the copy, think of the design, etc,etc.. ie, to produce the newsletter right from scratch to the finished product. Last time, at least, some one would propose the design to me, and I would have my other expert colleague to do these layout/designs for me. All I have to do is to sit back, shake leg, and wait to see the final layout… Oh boy, Cen and JH, how I missed the 2 of you.. hahaha.... It was tough in the beginning since my ex-colleagues all know I have no patience to sit in front of a computer trying to figure out how to draw a straight line, insert, crop, images, bla, bla, bla… but well, now, it got kind of fun… so I am enjoying it now… It trains my patience level as well, which is a good thing. Mum said I have been rather quick tempered these days…

• Something “major” happened at work on a Friday though… I caused, be it directly or indirectly, the whole company’s server to shut down at about 4 pm, after sending a super huge email to everyone…

Well, the thing is, that email was supposed to be sent by my boss... but she was rushing out for a meeting, so she asked me to send it instead… It was an email to tell everyone about adopting some new designs (which I came up with) for all their proposals, submissions and external reports. There was a link for them to access but boss wanted to let them see the different images, so asked me to copy and paste the images onto the email… Well, both of us totally forgot that I used super hi-res images for the designs.. and yes, you guessed it.. the email I sent was of 27 MB… to everyone (including my MD) in the office… **Faint**

And so, my phone started ringing every minute... the secretaries of some depts came over to ask me what "the hell" I sent… **Panic**

I ran to my IT guy but he told me that it was not due to my email that the server was down… so that was what I told everyone and anyone who came to me… but somehow, later, I realised that the IT guy said that so as not to worry me too much… Guess I had this super stressed look on my face then.. and worse, my boss was not in office… Sms-ed my boss, and she called back and joked that I will now be infamous in the office but everyone will thank me cos they can all leave early on a Friday evening!

At 6 pm, I guessed I better be out of the office fast, to prevent any more “bombardment” from other colleagues… Met two colleagues (A and B) at the lift lobby... The conversation went as follows:

A (looked at me with uncertain eyes): You are Ching Hsia?

I shook my head and said no, and went on to tell him my name.

A: Oh…

Then he turned to B and me.

A: You are the gal who sent that email, right? (At that moment, I managed a weak smile…) You know what my boss came to me and say when he received that email? (in my mind, **panic**, not again!) There is a 林青霞 who sent me an email!! (then he turned to me) that’s why I thought you are Ching Hsia… Sorry..

Well, those of you who know my full dialect name -- please put my first name, then my last name, and you will kind of know why the "mistake" was made… but he managed to make me feel better and laugh all the way until I met Cen for dinner… and with B shouting after me to tell me not to think about the email anymore and said it’s really no big deal, my day din end that bad after all…

Who's the Poser?

"Angel" vs "Devil"

Not sure why but I thought of angel and devil the moment i saw this photo.. haha..

Snippets (Not in any order of sequence or preference…)

* Watched Pirates of the Caribbean with Nan last Fri. Thoroughly enjoyed the show since it has been a long, long time that I remembered I laughed so hard during a movie. But Nan actually fell asleep halfway!!! Can’t believe it, when I was so glued to the screen and of course, having a hearty laugh…

* While Nan was busy choosing her toy pigs, I came across this young couple still in their uniforms in the shop. They were looking at some soft toys and apparently, the guy wanted the gal to wear her specs so that he can compare her to the soft toy (which was also wearing specs)… … and the gal was “sa-jiao-ing” and saying no in her most “diah” voice. At that moment, my hair literally, really all stood up and I had goose bumps all over… Young kids… haha… Another way to look at it, we already passed that stage, isn’t it?

* Work has been great… Still not very busy yet… But the only thing which I told everyone who asked me “how’s your new job?” was people tend to stick to their own dept’s people… So since my dept only comprises my Senior Manager (SM) and myself, if my SM does not do lunch, I will have to go lunch on my own. I’m actually OK with lunching on my own at times, enjoying the time/peace to myself… But so far, I only lunched on my own on three occasions. Some of my dear frens actually popped by the area and did lunch with me at times…

* Boss was on leave for whole of past week. Had to hold the fort by myself for one whole week… But think so far, I’ve been doing fine… Handled an impromptu media interview, which results in great coverage! (Woohoo!!), vet an ad for one dept, advised two another dept that their marketing collateral have to strictly adhere to our corp guidelines, etc, etc…

* Two ladies from another dept invited me to join them for lunch on Friday… They asked me who I always lunch with if my boss does not join me for lunch… When I replied sometimes with frens or alone, one of them looked at me sympathetically and said so poor thing… I just smiled and replied, so ask me more to join you ladies then! But in my heart, I was thinking.. why poor thing?? I’m actually quite ok with it… Maybe, I would feel the same way as her when I was a few years younger…the feeling/thought that those who do lunch alone either have no frens or someone who is not likeable… haha… but now, I think it’s perfectly fine… Enjoying your lunch, time to yourself… Do not need to entertain others… But of course, I admit it can be quite boring at times.. haha.. Am I not contradictory?

* One fren asked me recently if I am already attached and when I said no, he replied, so cham… and I was like… huh? Why cham also? Like what I just told my cousin a few weeks back, I am really, sincerely, truthfully enjoying every minute of my singlehood. After hearing/seeing so many heart-wrenching/heartbreaking real-life stories, I appreciate my singlehood even more… at the very least, I know I won’t get hurt… by some ass-kicking jerks. OK, not all guys are jerks… But, until I find that very person who makes my heart thump faster, makes sparks fly everywhere, connects with me intellectually, is ambitious, etc, etc… I do not see any reason why I should just get attached to any Ah Mao’s, Ah Kow’s…

* One fren, who noes I am still an ardent fan of Andy Lau, reasoned that I must be looking for another Andy Lau-lookalike… to which, I know for sure, the answer is no. Even if the other party is super good looking, if both our frequencies cannot match, there’s no way the relationship can even blossom… Communication is the key to any relationship… Then again, of course, if I meet the right one, and the feeling/chemistry is there, every other (high) standard that I may have set will automatically give way…But, for now, I know one thing for sure, and that is,

Love cannot and can never be compromised…

Free from the Devil's Clutches

Most of you know, by now, that I will be starting my new job soon. Congrats to myself! Yes, I am finally getting myself out… after three years of foul shit and more foul shit.

In case you are as sotong as some of my frens, I am starting on 5 June. Some frens thought I was starting on 15, 22 or 29 May… well, I guess I can’t blame them, because they, too, can’t wait for me to get out of this place. All of them are so happy for me that I am finally moving on…

To be frank, it wasn’t exactly easy. I wasn’t able to sleep a wink in April… I know I told many people that it’s a long grandmother story and I’ll tell you guys some other time… Let me shed some light onto this now…

Until now, my boss still cannot comprehend the reason I am leaving. When I informed her of my intention to leave in April, she tried hard, **read: very hard** to help me see where and how I can grow, **read: be her slave**, in this company.

“I am training you to be a manager – of top-quality. Not everyone out there has this chance.”

“I appreciate that money is your motivation factor, and trust me, I have a full pot of money for you to earn.”

“If the problem lies with me, I’ll work on it. If you feel that we have a lot of friction and you are not able to handle it, let me know. I can bring one more person in to be the buffer between us.”

These are just some of the excuses she tried to make me change my mind. One thing that my colleagues and I agreed is that she is super eloquent, making you feel guilty, and making her problem your problem… My Client Services Manager just left for a plush job… and so, the whole client services team only left me and her… now u see why she is holding her dear life to me? But to cut to the chase, so, along the way, somehow, she succeeded in making me feel extremely guilty for leaving the already-sinking ship… she saw that my determination was wavering…

Of course, me, being my usual self, awoke to reality again, the moment I stepped out the meeting room, and I went cursing and swearing at myself for being such a wimp…

So, anyway, after much discussion and planning with my two managers, we decided that I would just tell her I am going to pursue my teaching dream – since the boss knows this dream of mine – and I was not going to miss this intake in July.

And so we thought that would be the end of the story… well, we were so so so wrong… she just didn’t let go… and the tug-of-war just continued when one fine day, I decided to just pass her my resignation letter. She threw a fit, screaming at me and banging her folders on the table – and said I was wasting her time! What the #Y*@&%$&*^)...

When she recovered later in the day, she came to me with a different tone, asking me if I can help her with one media event in Desaru in July. And said I couldn’t possibly do this to her… My last day was the day she will still be in the States… Being soft-hearted again, I told her I could not give her promise now and agreed to check my schedule… And so, the conversations continued again and I realised one day, she told the others that I’ve finally decided to stay! That was the last straw…

Anyway, I understood that part of this hoo-ha was due to my own lack of firmness, allowing her to lead me by the nose… She knew I was soft-hearted and she decided to play that card, and nearly won…

But well, I am glad it was finally confirmed that I am leaving… but well… like all the rest of my ex-colleagues, the notice period was hell… which will take me another blog entry… let you guys know soon…

But meanwhile, read this – the entry on “War has Begun” to get a glimpse of what is happening in this already-sinking ship.

What is your Perfect Major?

You scored as Dance. You should be a Dance major! Like a lithe ballerina, you dance because you believe there is beauty in expressing the physical form. Dance 92% Linguistics 83% English 75% Journalism 75% Psychology 75% Sociology 67% Anthropology 67% Mathematics 58% Biology 50% Theater 50% Engineering 50% Philosophy 50% Art 42% Chemistry 25% What is your Perfect Major? (PLEASE RATE ME!!<3) created with QuizFarm.com

14 February - Cupid Day / Friendship Day!

Try to recall...

• Your 1^st rose or bouquet of flowers and the 1^st box of chocolates...
• Your plans -- including gifts exchange, Angel-mortal game, etc -- that you share with your classmates during your school days...
• Your 1^st V-day with your partner...

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It's the day to share your love with your loved ones, your parents, your siblings, your frens and of course, your significant other.

Weird enough, as you grow older, Valentine's Day has become none other, but a super-duper commercialized day... and what's interesting is that almost all my frens are not spending this special day with their significant others!

For example,

• One is playing badminton with her colleagues
• One is going for a focus group discussion
• One is going home to watch TV programmes (no, her boyfriend will not be with her to watch the programmes...)
• One is meeting her other gal frens for dinner...

Regardless of who and how you are going to spend 14 February, here's wishing you a Happy Valentine's! **Muackz**

Mr Men and Little Misses - Part II

Little Miss Shy

Little Miss Shy didn't want me to tell you anything about her... Shhhh...

Little Miss Tidy

Bubbs' thots: Me, me, me! My workstation is tidy, my room is tidy, etc. , etc., but i think most gals are anyway... **giggles**

I'll stop here... For more Mr Men and Little Misses, visit www.mrsneeze.com.

Mr Men and Little Misses - What Are You?

Not sure if you have read Mr Men and Little Misses series when you were young. I did and absolutely love them... I even have Mr Happy and Little Miss Naughty sitting on my sofa bed now...

Below are a few characters... do you identify yourself with any one of them?

Little Miss Bossy

When Little Miss Bossy says jump, you jump! She can't stop ordering people around and shouting at them.

Bubb's thots: No prizes to those of you who guessed who I am thinking of now...

Little Miss Giggles

Little Miss Giggles can't stop giggling. In fact, she giggles so much that when she's around, everyone else starts too!

Bubbs' thots: Suddenly reminded me of what Blossom's ex used to say of me... he asked Blossom why I never seem to stop giggling... and it's irritating the hell out of him... hmmm.. do I?

Little Miss Late

Bubbs' thots: Cen has agreed that she suits this Little Missy more than anyone else! But she will strive to be Little Miss Punctual in 2006. Good luck, gal!

To be continued...

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall... Who's the Vain Pot of Them All?

Your Vanity Score: 55.6%

You love looking attractive but you are not narcissistic. You seek beauty as a form of self-improvement, rather than perfection — because you understand that nobody looks picture-perfect all the time (especially when they get up in the morning). You're smart about what's realistic and what's not. And you've learnt to strike a perfect balance between the two.

The Ultimate Vanity Test!

Introducing Bubbub - My Pet Puppy! Try Feeding Him! But Not Too Much Wor!

adopt your own virtual pet!

Feeling Lazy...

This was exactly how I felt for the past week... I just wanted to stick to my bed and pillow... And I still feel the same way today!

Bubbs to Mum: Can I not do spring cleaning this year?

Mum: NO! And you better hurry up... we are behind schedule this year... the curtains, the bedsheets, the wardrobes, the study room, your piano, the living room, the storeroom, the kitchen... and we haven't bought the goodies yet... ...

Bubbs: ... ...

Rain, Rain Go Away... Come Again Another Day!

8 January 2006, Sunday: Rained the whole day...

9 January 2006, Monday: Rained again...

10 January 2006, Tuesday: Rained again... When is it going to stop? Sigh...

Sidenote: When I said "Come again another day", I don't mean the very next day...!

It's 2006 - What's Your New Year's Resolution?