oh yes, a slightly belated happy six months anniversary to my dearest. :)

my sha sha boyfriend!

my bestest friends

my bestest friends of all time! another meeting with the rgs pals. it's amazing to see how everyone has transformed over the years...zhao qi who is abt to become a lawyer, teresa doing her housemanship to be a doc, amanda just graduated n finding a job in real estate/building, sarah working in l'oreal, rachel back from london for good and looking for a job in engineering and jasmine..going to california soon to pursue her phD soon...and getting married next year!!

time simply flies......

does it pay to play hard ball?

when bull meets bull, do you run head on, knowing jolly well that all you going to get is a collision, that is likely to be harmful both directions..

or do you just walk away?

do you stand up for your own principles, or do you tell yourself you shouldnt have to stoop down to their levels?

i dont consider myself a very aggressive person. i'm pretty polite most of the time, am i not? why are people so rude to me then? this is really getting on my nerves.

Future ERP

I thought this was damn funny!





hehe!

Jokes aside, despite the convenience and the prestige of owning a car, sometimes i'm still glad i dont drive. with rising petrol prices, car park charges, increased no. of ERP gantries, increased ERP operating hours, increased ERP charges.................let's not forget road taxes and car insurance.............

MONEY is certainly NOT ENOUGH!

...and it irks me every time i think about it.

grrr.

stupid mistakes.

sometimes people just do things that make them want to bang their heads against the walls.

i've got excuses, but somehow i dont think they are valid.

swallow it, move on, and don't repeat the same errors again! grr!

sigh.

do i have a choice?

"you don't live on a deserted island;
you can't always do what you want and not care about other people's feelings!"

hmm..food for thought.
quoted from a hk drama me and darling have been glued to recently. it's called 'tang xin sth sth', and it revolves around a family and their issues. meaningful yet touching. i even see a glimmer of myself in one of the characters - in a bad way. it's funny how things always seem so much clearer when you peer in from the outside.

miffed

i'm miffed.

i'm miffed because you made your decision without any consideration of me.

i'm miffed because you are leaving me to carry this burden myself.

i'm miffed because you're leaving behind a pair of oversized shoes, which you know i will have difficulty filling.

i'm terribly miffed, because though you are here, you are not here.

and i'm miffed, because i know i have no right to be miffed, and you have every reason to be selfish.

nevertheless, a small part of me wished that you had just told me first....

anyhow, you have been my teacher and my friend, for that i'm grateful.

so, go, and carve a better future for yourself.

neglected sorrow

i'm feeling it. i'm feeling the sorrow in the people around me.

that i've failed to notice, or i've noticed but have always pushed these thoughts to a neglected corner of my mind...the word 'busy' being my pathetic excuse.

pardon me for my self-indulgence. but communicating words of consolation effectively has never been my forte.

for me, the best medicine has always been determination and time.

time, the all-time favourite antidote to that broken soul.

you'll be fine, all of you.

i had a long, but rather satisfying day at work. managed to accomplish quite a number of things.

feeling the fatigue..now i see the importance of drawing a distinct line between work and your own space...

cant even type in proper sentences now hah.

first week of work for my dearest! work hard, darling! i know you'll do very well. :)

contentment

it's so easy to be contented sometimes; it seems almost unreasonable.

indulge in phuket - part 2

DAY 3

starting off the day with a big big breakfast at the hotel

after putting on our attire for horse riding

i'm getting on top of the horsey..

the blue sky is a nice contrast to the brown horse

couple horseys!



enjoying the facilities in our hotel

predator tay yiming

beach boy jen!

tanning by the beach




Sadly, the beach marked the end of our first 'honeymoon'...the trip was fun, but perhaps was just a tad too fast! well well..to many more to come darling!

indulge in phuket - part 1

went to phuket over the weekend with my boyfriend and came back last night with a nice tan. it was great fun!!! i love the sun, the sea, and the sand.. it rained a little on sat night, but other than that, the weather had been kind to us. lots of sunshine, so much so that it's almost unbearably uncomfortable walking on the streets in the afternoon. we spent most of the time in the water - be it the sea or the lovely hotel pool.

DAY 1

arriving at our hotel, banthai which is located at a stone's throw from patong beach, the most popular and happening beach in phuket. the hotel is nice, quiet, but still within close proximity to the beach and restaurants. i like, and would recommend it to other people who are visiting phuket.

from our balcony, overlooking our hotel's pool

the beach in the evening..how peaceful

jet skiing

soaking wet after jet skiing. boyfriend did a sharp turn and caused both of us to be flung into the sea! butt still hurts from the fall.

simple dinner of green curry and some seafood

at bangla road, where we did some cheap shopping and where all the sleazy pubs/bars were located

many, many, many, many ah guas/she-men along the street

DAY 2

on the yacht to phi phi island.

aftermath of snorkelling. we literally swam with the schools of fishes!
on phi phi island for a short while to look see look see

what's more apt than to drink coconut juice on a beach holiday?

ending off day 2 with a huge seafood dinner that cost us quite a bit, but the ambiance of the place was good so we decided to indulge.

and the boss says:

let’s think of something better. Something to fight through the clutter in the overcrowded marketplace.

Something that will work past the cages we’ve set up in our minds from the onslaught of useless advertising that hit us everyday.

is silence a courageous retreat;
or an act of cowardice?

clever msgs

Some clevers advertising techniques that a friend forwarded to me:

A giant mirror was built that allowed passers-by to stop and look at themselves wearing Indivi clothes at a shopping mall in Tokyo , Japan.

In another creative idea by The Fitness Company, 'dumbbells' were placed at various subways in New York City, which create an illusion that the person holding the safety bar is doing weights.

A creative ad by Mini Cooper placed at the Zurich , Switzerland train station, shows people climbing into or out of the car, when they are actually entering or exiting stairs.

A very cost-effective advertisement in Hong Kong for a yoga school showcases the prowess of a yoga practitioner on the flexible stems of drinking straws. Enquiries and enrolment went after up this promotional stunt.

An ambient exercise to promote Eatalica burgers. A 'Caution - Wet Floor' board was placed near an Eatalica burger signboard. The copy on the board reads, 'Oogling at the burger may involuntarily cause drooling, which may in turn lead to a wet floor. Issued for your safety by the management of Eatalica Restaurant'. (Eatalica is an American-Italian food joint in Chennai, India.)

celebrations and goodbyes

was at villabali yesterday's evening to celebrate my dearest friend from msu, yy's 23rd bday! i still recall celebrating her 22nd bday at haicenda last year. one year has passed..so many things have changed, but some thing never do...

take for example, still attended this year's party with my top tier friend, zx...who was the reason why we were late for 2 HOURS, but still blamed it on mee!



YO YO YO to my ttf: you're flying off to the states in 2 days' time!! take care over there and dont be such a blur toad! dont be lazy and do a bit of research first before you embark on your US tour! try not to get lost too (though i'm sure you will at some point), cos you know how bad you are with directions. you never seem to know which bus goes where (except those that go to your place) and where you should alight. oh ya keep track of your finances and dont go crazy when you see all the cheap stuff you can buy over there. lastly, have loads of fun manz, and take many many photos. sobs sobs i'll miss you!

me and the birthday girl, yy

me and my dearest, cant wait for wed to come and we can start partying like mad again!

and tmr it's monday again...

happiness and contentment

do happiness and contentment go in pairs?

can you be happy, but discontented?
can you be unhappy, but contented?

are they mutually exclusive?

hmm.

seems not. i think i'm happy now, but discontented. i want more. but this discontentment doesnt make me sad. it just spurs me to work harder. in fact i look forward to the future, because i look forward to fulfilling this discontentment in future.

am i talking in circles?