i have so many thoughts for my birthday in 2006..

initially...
is it true that as people grow older, they tend to be less excited about their birthdays? increasingly, it seems to be just another day, rather than a day of significance. could it be the maturing of the state of mind, the increasing level of skeptism and decreasing ability to be excited about something or perhaps, the lack of want to emphasize the advancement of age? the lack of excitement about my bithday is reinforce by my indifference to whether there is cake, and my reaction to my mum when she ask me what i want for present, and my reply is simply, actually, no need anything. so different the reply is, compared to 2 years ago, where i will jump at the chance to ask for something exciting, and maybe even fantasize about the flavour of my birthday cake. perhaps because it reminds me that i am no longer a child. the difference between 21 and 22 is not just 1..being 21 gives you an excuse to be childish, to lapse from occasional irresponsibility, as its just the onset of adulthood. however, being 22 is entirely different. no longer is any excuse valid, no longer will people condone anything less than maturity.
however,there is an element of contradiction in my way of thinking. however indifferent i am to the actual birthday, i am still disappointed when no friends ask me out to celebrate my birthday.

on approaching the actual day...
i began to look forward as it also signifies the coming of the weekend. somehow i managed to work up an enthusiasm when ange invited me out..then another group asked me out for a little celebration...and lunz asked me out on monday..my dad also promised to treat the family to something good. i took the opportunity to suggest eating at a restaurant my mom was dying to eat. however, i was suddenly "un-invited" for my birthday celebration..and i was not even informed about it..somehow after that i became very disappointed..felt unimportant..insignificant..so i decided to take initiative and invited people out to celebrate my own birthday (sound desperate..but i guess i really felt so?)..heng they decided not to be zhong se qing you for once and agreed to go shopping with me..

wednesday..
its mambo night, and ladies night at dbl o..and being the greedy girls we are, we went dbl o to drink ourselves silly before heading to zouk..i guess my stomach was q empty, so i was kinda tipsy and couldnt stop laughing even before exiting dbl o..zouk was like a ghost town though it was already close to midnight and only 2 very loyal mambo fans were on the dance floor. there was virtually no queue and we got in pretty quick. i THINK. i was reallyreally walking funny by then..however we HAD to work off the alcohol and got on the dance floor. halfway through it became q packed adn we began to have loads of fun. the music was really enjoyable and we dance like crazy. to xue, the high point of the night was seeing chen hanwei i guess. somehow shes super excited..

friday..
went shopping with xue and yan..then jon and colin asked me out for dinner and drinks! make me so happy..at least some friends care? however i had a super big headache abd irritable temper, thanks to the low mood and the effects of the alcohol really added to that and magnified it 10 times. but still, it was an enjoyable evening for me, coz i felt like i have friends and that they made an effort for me.

saturday..
ange invited us to the motorola black show(some fashion show) and though we're entitled to a drink each, ange and i were like drinking drop by drop. somehow felt real turn off by the alcohol. so in the end CJ zuan dao..he had 3 housepours. i received my first and second tangible present. was surprised that my birthday wishlist was really heeded, so i happily accepted my gwen stefani album (not pirated 1 k) and the perfume from jw(who, as you can see, is pretty rich now). the show was a disappointment as its kinda boring and overly crowded at DXO. so we headed for supper instead. the highlight of the night was the supper and i really had a great time chatting to my fellow log o and welfare..its been a long time since we last chatted..though we mostly talked about non-sensical stuff..as usual jw is quiet but will suddenly bomb u with some shocking statement..cj ask alot of hypothetical questions, angeline laugh alot, and i, as usual, am a mean girl who judge and poke fun at others..

sunday..
dad brought us to the thai sharksfin restaurant. the last time we went was a many years ago to celebrate my late grandma's birthday. he really went all out to show his generosity and we had a super duper filling and luxirious meal. it was a rare treat indeed, as we dont often eat such stuff. we had sharksfin, abalone rice, my fave prawn tanghoon, fish and veggies with scallop. i guess coz my bro was back from camp and my parents were in a particularly good mood, and even chatted with the waitresses!

monday..
my date with lun zi was a satisfied and fruitful 1. we had jap food and managed to draft a plan to take over the world, starting from europe. after studying the map we decided that we will focus on italy, france and germany on our backpacking trip. then we headed to shop at taka and wisma and i managed to buy ALL my CNY clothes within 4 hours. and out of the 5 items, 4 are SALE items le!!! so excited..haha..and manymany thanks for the gift you gave..i know how u love giving me fragrances..and i know how it has definitely cause a dent in your pockets!

in all, i had 4 days of celebration for my birthday, contrary to how i felt initially..felt blessed that i have friends around me who bother to remember, who bother to ask me out, and family who's not entirely perfect, but the only one i ever want to have. a special mention is that an old friend OMT who actually remembers..he has kind of watched me grow up though my teenage years and i am truly happy for him and his family of 4..really touched that he remembers..

who wants to

watch movie (The heirloom, In Her Shoes, Elizabethtown and Chronicles of Narnia)

shop (CNY clothes, shoes, frivolous stuff...Anything!)

with me???


pmsy

this is the supersupersuper good view from the 21st storey of UOB plaza...there i only 1 thing to say. WOW!! and its really much better if you see it with your own eyes!!! though the view from the conference room is great (i get to work there for 2 days!) i cant say the same for the people working there...lets not talk about disgusting people...anyway, more about the view..i think its an interesting view of singapore..as it encompasses what we are all about. The new and the old, all combined..boat quay, symbolic of the hardships of our forefathers who laboured at the docks, also signifying how we became a successful country through entreport trade, and the benefits of a natural harbour..in addiiton, there is also the view of the CBD area and the esplanade..and not forgetting, the Singapore river..

this is a more arty version...which i prefer, coz it hides the fact that i suck at collage and anything arty...

here are the photos which i am lazy to upload but which i downloaded frm my friends..wahahahah!!! and i am STILL waiting for the pics from the xmas eve gathering (hor...ANGELINE CHONG RUN MEI..wad a long n difficult to remember name wor) and new yr eve rendezvous...while i wait and wait until i will forget soon..here are juz a few pics..




taken on boxing day after a session of tennis and gym..this is what is left of the chocolate log cake..thanks to julia for doing the collage. i just stole it without her permission..hahaha!!! i dun care!!! i helped you MAKE the SHITTY mess..yes, dun u guys think it looks like shit? haha!

the FIRST photo i took in the year 2006 and its TOTALLY FREE!! unfortunately, i dun get to keep the original..but still!!! somehow i very "loo-gie" coz i took up the least space in the pic...hmmm..and why they only told me i have messy hair AFTER the pic? my curry-pok is collapsing le...haha..but still, its with my beloved platoon-mates-cum-tennis gang..hey girls, our first pic in the new year, hope it signifies that we will remain close ties throughtout the year..

chicken little..very ugly...but i think its q funny..haha..i think i was so tired that i became so brave to do this in front of the 5 million other people at carrefour..

i'm deaf! i'm deaf! music at mos is a tad too loud..however i must say..their House ROCKS! i totally agree with jon when he said tat local DJs cant beat foreign ones, who know how to work the crowd and respond..and build up the music to a definite high..yes, cant belive i am saying this, but i truly enjoyed the House at MOS..the emperor and jon can really..dance..i think they really will shou4 liang3 quan1..on the oher hand, the retro there is really retro...so retro that few of us recognise most of the songs..and the dj seems like kind of a klutz coz there are glitches in the music, like sudden stoppages, and he manage to produce very slow mixes..no kick at all..as for the R&B..i like the decor, whereby the dance floor is actually a metal cage, much like the kind betting fights u see in ghettos in the poorer end of america..i guess its as popular as the House area..however i find that themusic is kinda boring, nothing i recognise, but i only stayed there for a while, and from what hou and ms wong and val said, they loved it..well..to each her own then haha..one bad thing is that the drinks are pricey, $12 a shot, which really makes you miss the drinks at dbl O...oh well, at least it discourages us from drinking too much..next stop, mambo at zouk on 18th jan! all my girls, lets' look forward to that!!

its been raining for the entire day...and before this, on and off rain..is the world really coming to an end?

yes i know this is veryvery bhb but juz in case u FEEL a little rich and FEEL charitable, and decided that u wanna buy a nice prez for me, this is for your reference..hehehe!!! this definitely reduces the inefficiency of INFORMATION ASYMMETRY. quick!!! chope what u wanna buy for me here! wahahahaha!!!

::my birthday wishlist::
in order of importance..

world peace

more hair
enough said..

junk food!!!
its a brand, NOT food pls..esp the beatles beige colour 1!!! in love with it...hmmm...colours i want: white, black, pale green, pale yellow...drooling already...

mac eyeliner
charcoal grey or black will do.

fragrance
lanvin Eclat D'arpege

cd
gwen stefani.

black jacket
a casual looking blazer..preferrably with light material, like cotton..nothing which is thick or padded ANYwhere..

massager
u know, the osim or oto kind which fiona xie is plugging? hehehe...hopefully it works n i can finally see my toes..actually, more of hoping my dad will get it..

its been a lonnnnng time(to the tune of casey's song)....since i last log in n update this boring blog...in fact, i hven been updating since last yr...i have much to say, much to boast about, much to reminisce, much thoughts...however, i am also a very lazy, easily tired, procrastinating and forgetful person with a heckcare attitude...lethal combination i tell u...however, in short, and subject to the limits of my very limited memory, here are what i deem to be highlights..

girls' night out: first time go clubbing with lunz..hehe..FUN right? must laugh at people and not be afraid to look like a fool then fun ma..haha..but i think the emphasis is...GIRLS have much more fun..and chinablack...is not for me...

girls' night out II: watched the Promise with xiyipo and ange..the movie is hilarious, beautiful(scenery, not the plot or actors) and after watching it, u cant help but feel that..there are some very gay men in the show..the company, though small in numbers, is still very much fun..and we did something awful, up till now, i'm still feeling the guilt..we didnt pay for the very cheap waffles with 2 scoops of ice-cream..yes, i believe in karma..waiting for it to strike me unaware..

xmas: long awaited potluck gathering with some friends, especially noted for the presence of my best friend lunzi aka su-SAN3, best girlfriend angeline and best neighbour xi yi po...and the presence of some sumptous home-make food..both healthy and sinful concoction...avocado salad..tomyum soup, seafood baked rice...hmmmm....i wonder WHERE ARE THE PHOTOS???

annual new year eve rendezvous: it never ceases to amaze me, how the only time ALL the platoon-mates are able to make it is on 31st dec...however, it also never ceases to amaze me, how much fun we can have, and how well we can click, and how we can spend all the time playing bridge, dai di, talking about everything under the moon n sun..however ridiculous, however mobid and however....RA...(this year, we talked about tsunami hitting spore, end of the world, and how our uterus are gonna drop out by itself and came up with the origination of the term "loose" woman..)

new face shop tomato peel off mask: its liberating using the peel off mask...simultaneously disgusting n perverted, the peeling off part is the best!!! hmmm...suspect i will make a very good serial killer who loves peeling the skin off her victims...hmmm...if not for the bloody mess and the dubious hygirne level of prison, i may seriously consider it...

army: my bro has finally gone off to army, and that particular night, when i woke up to pee, i was surprised that his room is empty. somehow i cant process that he has been enlisted. 2 days after he left, my mom made a comment that the house seems very quiet now that there is 1 person short. and suddenly somehow, i was very glad i'm not an only child.

reunion with jc kakis: yes, the 4 pretty girls of S20 (rx, min, ben and i...yes...ben too...)...we met up and ate our fave STEAMBOAT!!! the soup was supersuper good le...cant eat much but i cant resist the soup..and after tat we ate dessert...zhai right? but only ben finished, and he has the slimmest body! haha...hmm...but no curves...

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