Until u realise that the prob abt being Single is, u r being Singled Out for every-freaking-thing.

When u r single and u go out wif an attached guy, u die. Pple mistake u for trying to come between somebody's r/s.

When u r single and u go out wif another single, u also die. Pple start to speculate that something is gg on between the both of u.

So, how?

Does it means that when u r single, u can oni go out wif pple of the same gender???

Then again, mayb if u kip gg out wif the same gender, pple may jolly well start to suspect u r turning gay!

Damn. Anyhow, u die.

All becos u r a bloody single.

- It's coming close to 2am n i m still wide-awake. I have this slight suspicion that has gota to do wif the cakes n Iced Earl Grey at Cheezecake Cafe earlier.Haha, but it's fine, cos the yummycilious cakes make up for my loss of slp. Slurpzzz

- Moments ago online, I switched frm searching for accomodation in Taiwan to Batam. Haha, incase u haven heard of it, i m gg for 2 more holidays in Sept! As a matter-of-fact, i bk the TW tixs a mth ago, right aft confirming my accomodation in Bali. Wells, that explains y im so bloody broke. Im a pauper!! Sobz. But hurray! Im jet-setting to TW for my bdae! I hope it will be a nice trip. My previous trip to Taiwan hadnt been memorable AT ALL. N for Batam, Steph n Lavinia r planning a trip there during the Sept long wkend. We tok abt it since eons ago, and now they r finally taking the lead. Oni prob is, we can't find a desirable villa / bungalow that meets our needs, esp in terms of budget. Hopefully, we can find sumtink like the one we had in Bintan. Even that was a tad too squeezy for 12pple back then. Thankfully, i was one of the lucky ones who manage a snag a place in the much-coveted beds! So any recommendation for a 3/4 bedrooms villa in Batam??

- I finally managed to upload all the Bali pics onto FB this morning..all the way till 7am! N the album boasts a grand total of 94pics! OH MY GOODNESS! Haha. Honestly, i was contemplating if i shd post up the pics. For various reasons. Anyhow, i did it and in a way, i was glad for that! Im almost certain that if i had not done it tdy and contd to procrastinate, those pics will suffer the same fate of my US pics, never to see daylight. Sighz. It's a shame if u take so many nice pics during holidays but they are never to be seen. As such, im still very bent on posting my US pics! But eh, it's just a matter of time. Haha. Mayb i shall upload them tog wif my upcoming TW trip. Now, the concern is, hw the hell m i suppose to upload the so-many pics of Bali in my blog??!! Haha, when there is a will, there is a way. =p

-I wana stay indoors this wkend. Okiez, Im ATTEMPTING to stay indoors. The oni way to materialise things is to put them into action. Life isnt abt No Action, Talk Only. (hope my self pep-talk helps. haha)

- Birds of a feather flock together. (Lil Boi, dun u totally agree? heez. =p)

- I have more to say actually. The oni reason y im not doing that is becos i do not wish to incite anymore unneccessary sentiments. Having said that, it doesn't means i m sorry. I m not sorry abt anytink, cos there's notink to be sorry abt.

- Im learning to be independent. I noe this sounds like a joke, but, whatever. For the 1st time in so many yrs, i went for my check-up alone. All by myself. I abhor jabs. I detest blood tests. I hate, hate, hate gg to the doc. Most of all, Im scared. Still, for a change, i decided to go for it myself. Perhaps it doesn't seems to a big deal to many, but to me, it's a milestone of growing up, a sign of shaking off the fact of being needy n dependent.

Gosh, it's almost 2.30am now..Can't believe i took half an hour to write all these gibberish. I better hit the sack now. It's gona b a longgggggggggggggg day again tmw. Damn.

Dun even noe wat will be the repercussions aft voicing out all my concerns. But heck, wat's done cannot be undone. Moreover, i meant every word of wat i had said.

It's weird, I do see myself as a materialistic person, perhaps not so of a money-grubber. But yes, i do love moolahs to a huge, huge extent. Fess' up, who don't?

I wasnt born wif a sliver spoon, not even a metal spoon to say the least. Well, at best, i can categorised as a "plastic spoon".

But seriously, for the sake of money, revenue n such, is it fair to put others' in an unfair position, maybe even jeopardising their well-being? Just becos we r not "adequate" enuff doesnt gives us a legitimate excuse to do such things.

I picture myself, or my family being place in that unfair situation. N precisely becos im not well-to-do, thus it resulted in such extremely strong sentiments in me. I cant help but feel sorry that one day, i may cause somebody to end up in such dire state.

My thinking may be too far-fetched n pple may think im viewing this issue too seriously or even cynically.

But undeniably, we can all forsee such circumstances happening, altho it will most likely be unintentional. But intentional or unintentional, that's not the point. The point is the possible hardship that we will put pple thru. N i dun like that feeling at all. Not a tinge. Of cos, by then, it will be way too late for remedies.

Then again, if i were to put my argument across, i doubt anyone will believe it. They will most prob think im just trying to act sanctimonius.

However, I dun have a basis to lie, esp in this very space of mine.

Yes, it all boils dwn to ethics.

Afterall, it's oni the 2 of us..so hw HAPPENING can it get?? Wahahaha.

Despite saying that, it doesnt mean i din enjoy the Bali trip. On the contrary, i enjoyed every moment of the trip. N this getaway couldn't come at a more appropriate timing. Work had been pretty sucky then. (n it still suckz to some extent now. Haha)

Anw, i tink the core reason that deters mi from having mind-boggling fun was becos i din go wif a romantic love interest. Imagine, Gu Nan Gua Nu, on such a Lo-Man-Tic island..but..u r there wif ur buddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just visualising that kills off the fun already rite? Haha.

Nah..kidding oni..in all honesty, it had been a great trip. =)

Changi Airport & Onboard the Plane..

Oh, n this is Wp..my companion for the upcoming few days. FYI, it wasnt meant to be a trip for two. SL was supposed to go but she pulled out. Perhaps i shd just quit buying promo air tixs at whim. Each time i bought promo tixs, someone is bound to pull out. Damn.

Welcome to Bali!!! The 1st peek-a-boo into our accomodation..Dewa Sri Cottages..

Ah..wat we saw in the "welcome basket" crack us up like mad..

Ahem..we DON'T have and WON'T have a use for that. *rolf*

One of the most memorable moments of the trip..

Seriously, this is what I called LIFE..

Picture this..aft some hardcore boozing at diff clubs, u indulge in a late-nite swim at 1am, basking in the moonlight. U relax, unwind and totally cast all burdens aside.

Wat else can we ask for? Pure bliss.

Of cos, not forgetting more alcohol to contd thru the nite.

C'est la vie..just set urself free..

Anyday, anytime..i can live my life in this manner..

I squandered the whole of yest, SLEEPING. Yupz, slping on a Sat, completely unlike mi, i noe! Haha.

Oh, guess wat? I just found a brilliant strategy to kill urself if u wish to die. A lethal and fatal sure-work strategy...

Well, just be an absolute cheapo n binge on the free drinks sponsored by ur bosses whilst clubbing on a fri nite, knowing jolly well u still have to wk on the following day. Den u wakie at 7am and just when u wana prepare urself for wk, u start to puke. Round 1, to begin wif. Aft u took ur shower, u tot the ordeal is over, and viola! at 8am, u start to puke Round 2. Nevertheless, as a totally RESPONSIBLE employee, u reluctantly drag ur ass to wk and at 10am, u do a Round 3..in ur office's toilet!! I swear by the time the clock says u r ready to knock off at 11.30am, u will be rendered either DEAD, or HALF-DEAD. Thankfully, i was the latter.

But becos we are all taught to count our blessings, i did.

Although i was a physical wreck by the time i knock off yest, i manage to catch up sooooo much on my long forsaken beauty slp.

For that, i was able to rise and shine by 11am tdy, haha, another feat to be proud abt.

N i did notink but watch cable tv and online drama. If not for the fact that i had promised to bring my parents to Airport for dinner @ Crystal Jade, i will not fancy stepping outta my hse the entire day!

Yes, i appreciate the simple wkends. =)

Food for thought: Perhaps sumtimes, it takes 1 mishap to get over the other? Then again, let's not allow too many mishaps to happen in our lives, IF, we r given a choice. Truth is, we do have a choice, don't we?

For the former..oh yes, unfortunately, i tink i may indeed be falling sick. *&^%#@

"The symptoms of novel H1N1 flu virus in people are similar to the symptoms of seasonal flu and include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, body aches, headache, chills and fatigue."

(Source: http://www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/sick.htm)

Just tested my temperature using the old thermometer which was acquired during those SARS-days. The reading showed 36.8c. Therotically, that's the normal temperature of a healthy person. But Yours Truly, being rather "cold-blooded", usually have a temp of 35.5c or below. So I reckon im running a temperature. Shuckz.

With the exception of cough, I have also strike jackpot for the rest of the symptoms. Of cos, we can omit Fatigue since Im perpertually suffering from that. Haha.

BUT STILL..do u realise I m already having 6 of the symptoms???!!!!!!

On a serious note, I do pray that I have not been infected by the dreadful H1N1 for that will really spell trouble for certain pple whom i cared for.

Let's pray it's just a normal influenza due to heatiness arising from the KFC, tom yum steamboat, BBQ stingray, chicken wings, fried wanton n a million other junk food which i had so binged on eversince my rtn frm Bali.

N I m certain I had not caught the virus from my trip. I was all well n healthy till yest. =(

Anw, on a totally seperate issue..

Gosh! Hw can time slip by us so quickly????

In a twinkling of an eye, my block leave is O.V.E.R. =(  =(  =(

I wish I had more "me-time', more time to nua n slack ard...I haven had enuff of my break!!!!!! Boooo!!!

So yah, im back to wk tdy.

Once again, let's put our hands tog n say Hi to the irksome "targets", "numbers", "insurance" etc..Grhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

Time to pop some pills. Hopefully I will be feeling as fit as a fiddle come tomorrow. *keeping my fingers crossed*

UBER, UBER cool! Infact, way too cool to put into words! Just luk at this pic!

A forthnight ago, the company organised an event in our own premises, Auditorium, as a matter of fact. Well, as u know, these days, it's all abt COST-CUTTING n BUDGET!

The theme of the event was- ROCK. N even tho it's a super "budget event", our dept still take it very seriously.

Check out the band that represents our dept..

They really bring down the house can anot???!!!!!

While most teams did lip-synching, my dept actually did a LIVE BAND thingy! Just luk at the drummer! He brought his own set of drums, for the sake of this event. N Steph learnt to play bass, all from scratch!! Arent they like super duper awesome???!!!!

Hence, they were every bit the deserving winner of the nite. It will be a real shame if they hadnt won. N as a starstruck "fan", I will be completely devastated if that happened. Haha.

Shane, the lead vocalist of the band. I tink he was drop-dead dashing that nite! haha

N for the entire nite, Dear Lil Boi was trying to flaunt his eye make-up. Quoted from him, "It's an once-in-a-lifetime attempt." Dun worie, the next time u r drunk, i can help u do up an even more outrageous make-up! lol.

The rocker dudes!!

The Rocker Babes!! Oki lah, with the exception of Steph who is one of the band members, the rest of us arent exactly too "rock"..bobian leh..We were stuck at wk till v late. Best efforts already can? =p

Moi wif that stupid Benny who ALWAYS say im a shortie wifout heels. Hello! Im quite tall one oki??!!  =p

Moi beloved team!!!

One last shot in the ofc aft my dept was crowned the winner. Let's do a Wacky Rocky style!!

N eh, did u notice the faggot wif blue wig? Ah, that's our Dear Lil Boi! Horrendously frightening!! *lol*

Yet, I INSIST on finishing this entry. Yes, despite feeling so goddamn dead-beat, this entry is still gona take precedence over the rock concert organised by my company, and even of my Bali trip.

Cos the childish n competitive streak is so acting up in me. Hence, I wana publish this entry b4 2000hrs, b4 Sun Yanzi's concert officially kickstart later in the evening at the Indoor Stadium.

I WANT TO HAOLIAN I ACTUALLY WATCHED SUN YANZI'S CONCERT, AHEAD OF ALL THOSE WHO HAD SPENT THEIR HARD-EARNED MOOLAHS TO PURCHASE TIXS FOR HER CONCERT LATER THIS EVENING!!!!!!

*Rolf* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lalalalalalala ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Of cos, prior to my haolian-ing, i must say a big THX CUTE to my dear fren for the tix.

My Dear Fren sms-ed mi while I was in Bali on Wed, to say that she has invites for an event this fri. Turned out it's an invite for the Appreciation Night for the Asian Youth Games.

Didn't sound too interesting or enticing rite? Haha, dat's wat i tot too. Until my dear fren told mi there will be a solo concert by a "popular local artiste" and she got wind that the performer is none other than Sun Yanzi. Ah, that immed makes a hell lot of diff!!!! Haha.

Nevertheless, we couldnt be sure and we came to a consensus that if the "Popular Local Artiste" turns out to be Chen Weilian, who is also a likely candidate since he is singing for this yr's NDP, we will take flight INSTANTLY. Jitao no room for negotiation!!!! Wahaha.

Thankfully, it's indeed Sun YanZi!! What a delightful treat for mi! Heez. N mind u, it's a FULL concert k?! Just tinking abt hw i "kio tio" makes mi grin from ear to ear, even aft hours aft i came hm. *glees in delight*

N the event even comes wif a Goodie Bag!!!

See that cute soft toy? It's the mascot for the AYG..eh, i shd tink so lah. Haha.

Yesh, a round of applause for Sun Yanzi's "The Answer Is.." 2009 concert!!!

The opening gig. Mi n Yan both agreed that the stage is quite awesome.

N Yanzi changed into her 2nd costume..n that's my fav of the nite!

This girlish-princessy image is such a refreshing change from her usual style. I like!!! =)

N she turns into a sexy siren..

While singing an old tune (shitz, i forgot the title, some Cha Cha LamBo song), she attempted a hot dance number as well. Hmm, not too bad but well, but as she had put it herself, her forte does not lie in dancing. Haha. Still, that gig was pretty entertaining.

More pics for your viewing pleasure...

Damn! It's already 5.15am! More to rave abt the concert if i didnt feel so slpy.

Okiez, that's all for tdy.

Gd nitez, or shd i say Gd Morn?

U tok abt community issues, it's gota be H1N1..If the topic is on movies, u r bound to hear pple giving their after thoughts on Transformers..N if u skip the topic to entertainment, no prizes for guessing it right, yupz, EVERYBODY's tokin abt the demise of MJ.

With all due respect to MJ, but all this furor abt his death is fast getting on my nerves. N nope, it's got notink to do wif MJ. It's abt the society that I m having issues with.

As a disclaimer, I must say, I too, acknowledge that MJ has been a great musician cum entertainer. And definately, his contributions to the music industry is undisputable. Infact, till this very day, I can remember my exhilaration when I 1st lay my hands on his "Dangerous" album. If my ailing memory has not failed mi, I rem that I bought his cassette (yes, back then, we r toking abt cassette tapes oni) for either $10 or $12. N boy, in that era, that sum of $ is considered as an "extravagant luxury good" for a pri sch kid. So yes, I had been a fan of MG at some point of time.

However, over the years, his fame was fast overshadowed by his endless streams of scandals n lawsuits.

N that's my whole point, people!

Look, why is it that when he was alive, so many people had ridiculed him as a freak whose numerous plastic surgeries had notoriously gone so wrong? Why had people scoffed at him for being a pedophile who shamelessly prey on innocent kids in his Neverland Ranch?

N suddenly, now that he's dead, millions of people had come forward to proclaim their never-ending love n support for the "Legend That Lives Forever in Our Heart"? Just look at the no of fanclub groups that had sprung up in Facebook ever since his death was announced. Somewhere closer, just look at your own friends' Facebook's msg. Godz, i cant even rem hw many of my frens had changed their FB's profile msg as a tribute to MJ.

I am completely baffled and perplexed by this worldwide "phenomenon".

Put it this way, how many of us had actually bother to listen to MJ's songs over the past decade? Perhaps, for all we know, if these millions of so-called fans had show their ardent support throughout the years, purchasing MJ's albums or watsoever, he may not need to so eagerly make a comeback, thus dying during preparations for his LA concert. Speculations remain rife that he had been overly injected due to his gruelling schedule for the concerts. One thing for sure, if those die-hard fans had contribute their support in a more practical manner, their idol may not have die in poverty.

Truth is, along the way, MJ lost his fame and slipped into decline.

As such, let's all face it; why is the world suddenly so shaken n saddened by his death?

We lost a talent; we lament abt the loss. Understandable.

But to go all melancholic upon hearing his songs?? Weep upon seeing his videos??Hur Hur.

Unless u r a hardcore fan who has not drop your idol amidst his troubles-ladden later half of his life and u grieve for his death. Yes, totally understandable. N more believable, at least in my opinion.

Other than that, i tink the majority of the population is just grieving for the sake of grieving. Simply becos everyone else is doing so.

And that disgusts me.

I noe I may be over-generalising as Im certain that there are true blue fans of MJ. But the extent of all the hype is bringing out the extreme cynic side of me.

Yes, we all succumb to social norms, yield to pressures of the society. I have no doubts abt that. In all honesty, I do that at times as well. Nevertheless, we shouldn't be "mainstream" for the sake of doing so. And i feel such strong sentiments particularly when it comes to life and death. It's inexplicable; mayb im just weird. Haha.

Anw, i tink i have been rambling for too long. Esp on a topic that's NOMB. (None of my business!) Heez.

Last but not least, much as I respect MJ for being an irreplaceble icon in the music industry, I do nt respect those who use his death as a pretex to gain affilation  with the society. This corresponds to how I always have disdain for pple who portrays a certain side of themselves, so that they will be seemingly "The Nice Guy" or "Angels."

Hypocrisy. Yuckz, totally nauseating.

I am faring way better than I tot.

Nevertheless, I still very much wana pen this entry, just like hw I jot dwn the date this afternoon. And I want to do it, lest I regret my procrastination in time to come.

28/11/08.

That period will nv be dat significant, if not for the many changes which took place thereafter. Then again, it was and had been significant, all along in my eyes only; not to somebody else though.

He who does not weep, does not see - Les Miserables