These days, people on the streets are all toking abt the same topics..
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."
Honestly, my present mood is not in accordance to what I m gg to blog abt.
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
Urghh! I just knew it! Life NEVER seems to fall in place nicely for mi! =(
So, I am currently making a 3rd reservation for my hotel for the upcoming Bali trip. The 1st 2 attempts had proven to be futile. Blardy Hell. Perhaps I may just end up slping on the beaches. Cool rite? Hur hur.
Anw, went Jb again. N as i had said before, I have this knack of bumping into pple rite? Haha, I did it again in Jb tdy. And of all places, I bumped into YL n Juan in the toilet! Yesh, the smelly toilets in Holiday Plaza!! Haha. Met up wif WP , YF and wifey briefly at Da Ma Hua Yuan as well. The whole world seems to be at JB tdy hor?!
Back to the title...
Yupz, gona post some of the really overdue pics, as well as some recent pics in this entry.
So pls expect a hell load of Princess Na to be sprawled all over ur face in a moment.
Well, u hv a choice of moving ur mouse to the top right uppermost corner, look for the "X" button, click on it and that's it! I will b gone b4 u knew it! Haha. Then again, I can't help but wonder, eh..if u dun like mi, y bother visiting my blog? R u masochistic???? =p
PARTIES!!!!!!
Farewell @ St James
Sighz..yet another departure of one of BB's fav PFC. =(
Me and Nel wif the "STAR" of the nite. Mai siao siao, he used to be a M.O.D.E.L for Starhub hor. Haha.
Representatives from BB.
Ger Power!!
We decided to balance the Yin wif some Yang
Finally..a supposedly groupie, which well, wasnt a complete pic
Butterfactory
Haha, this is what happens when the camwhores unite! =p
Steph n mi prove to be the biggest camwhores of all..
Heez..the results of our self-taken camwhoring pics aint too bad rite? We r PROFESSIONAL CAMWHORES!!! Lol.
I told u im a camwhore liao mah..haha
Outta nowhere, Steph lay her hands on this damn cool "guitar" and once again, it sets us into a frenzy. Haha.
I think Shane luks damn gd in the above pic, wat say u?? As I was telling him the other day, much as his luks dun appeal to me. However, the fact that most gers feel he is gd-luking, including quite a number of my own frens, he MUST be really gd-luking!!
Food Glorious Food!
Ah, these explain where those irksome fats come frm..Time to kickstart my diet plans!!
Before the party at Butterfact...
Desserts at Canele...
Nope, that's not all. Had a super duper full dinner at The Soup Restaurant prior to that.
Partners In Crime.
Moi n Shuyan...
The Green House @Ritz Carlton
Hmm..i still prefer my all time fav, Aqua-Marine over Green House!
As my dear fren had put it, while Green House is abt quantity, Aqua boasts more of quality. Nevertheless, compliments to the desserts at Green House! They have a really wide variety of desserts and the home-made ice cream is just soooooooo irresistible!! I cant even rem the no of scoops I had! Slurpzz!
Lawry's
Lawry's wif the Dearies. Haha, sounds so mushy n corny hor? =p
The steak at Lawry's is always so damn freaking fantastic! Among some of the more famous steakhouses that I have been to, like Morton's, The Ship, The Steakhouse, etc, I still HEARTZ Lawry's of all!! Yummylicious!! =)
My 1st and Last Prawning Trip
The sub-title is self-explanatory.
Prawning is a plain boring activity. Count me out for it if u ever intend to jio mi.
I smiled becos I m taking pictures. I took pic becos I was bored stiff. I was bored stiff becos I was prawning!!
My stupid frens who jio mi for this absolutely boliao activity. Haha.
After sitting there like 5 idiots for a gd 15min, we manage to catch the 1st prawn of the nite. But still..........B.O.R.I.N.G!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hmm, there r actually 2 more sets of pics lying in my photobucket. The Bintan pics and Martin's Farewell @ DblO. Seriously contemplating if I shd still post them.
Wells. I guess I will do it another day bah.
Gosh..it's already 5am in the morn. Gd nitez pple! =)
For the 1st tme in 2yrs, I feel intensely burnt-out.
Unmotivated, fatigued, dispirited, yet totally indolent to do anytink.
All of a sudden, all the shite abt nos, transport etc, seems to be taking a toll on mi. Huge, huge toll.
This bodes realli bad signs, and I am perfectly aware of it. Yet all I ever did was to harp on it; making absolutely no constructive changes to the state of things.
I dread mornings these days, cos it signifies gg to work.
I dread 9-6.30pm, cos I duno hw the hell to occupy my time.
Of all, I dread myself the most. Cos I noe the underlying problem has notink to do wif anytink else but wif myself.
Yes, all the fuck i know is to rant non-stop. That's precisely why I said I am the root cause of it all.
Love the vocals, love the way the guitar is played..
It's not over
My tears run down like razorblades And no, I'm not the one to blame It's you ' or is it me? And all the words we never say Come out and now we're all ashamed And there's no sense in playing games When you've done all you can do
But now it's over, it's over, why is it over? We had the chance to make it Now it's over, it's over, it can't be over I wish that I could take it back But it's over
I lose myself in all these fights I lose my sense of wrong and right I cry, I cry It's shaking from the pain that's in my head I just wanna crawl into my bed And throw away the life I led But I won't let it die, but I won't let it die
But now it's over, it's over, why is it over? We had the chance to make it Now it's over, it's over, it can't be over I wish that I could take it back
I'm falling apart, I'm falling apart Don't say this won't last forever You're breaking my heart, you're breaking my heart Don't tell me that we will never be together We could be, over and over We could be, forever
I'm falling apart, I'm falling apart Don't say this won't last forever You're breaking my heart, you're breaking my heart Don't tell me that we will never be together We could be, over and over We could be, forever
It's not over, it's not over, it's never over Unless you let it take you It's not over, it's not over, it's not over Unless you let it break you It's not over
N this is just 1 nice song out of the entire album. Do chk out the rest of the songs too!
Do u hv any idea it costs more than $400 these days just to bk a chalet for a weekend stay??
Gosh..i certainly din noe abt it until this wkend..
Wif that amt of $, you may as well go for a short holiday..can take plane sumore lor, right?
It's freaking expensive lar!!
Then again, since our Dear Mojo wishes to learn cycling, Mr Sia, being the nice bf, of cos has to oblige!
Thus, we manage to get ourselves a free chalet! N becos Hippo wana organise a surprise bbq to celebrate Steph's bdae, we secure free food too!! Hehe. =p
Yupz, we r the Earlybirds. N in such situations, the Earlybirds really get to eat the worms 1st. Eh, food..i meant. Haha.
But b4 we start to set the fire, it's more camwhoring 1st! =p
Presenting to u..Shane, aka Mohamed the Satay Man!! Lol.
More camwhoring when the BBQ begins..
Us n our Team Lead!
Finally..the much awaited moment!!
SURPRISE!!!!!!
Happy bdae to Steph!!
Steph had no idea abt tdy's agenda at all as she tot its oni a BBQ cum chalet in conjunction wif Mojo n Sia's anniversary.
Imagine her surprise n elation when she saw her own frens whom Hippo had invited wifout her knowledge!
So sweeeeeeeeeeet rite? =p
The "HAPPY" bdae gal..*all smilez*
The SURPRISE card that we got for her..
N we din forget Sia n Mojo also. We got them a SURPRISE card as well!!
Prior to giving them the cards, this is a pic of Dear Lil Boi taking his own sweet time to write his well-wishes, AS USUAL..haha. N FYI, it's not easy to coordinate everybody to write lah!
The couple oni knew abt Steph's bdae card but not the card meant for them, and same goes for Steph, who had no idea abt the exsistence of the otehr card.
So while we had to hide 1 card under the bed, the other card was well-hidden behind a mirror. N we have to ensure that both parties are kept unawares of the card meant for them.
It's quite farnie when I got Steph up to the room to write her well-wishes for the couple's card. Then she asked me, "I tot I saw a bigger card??""
I was struck dumb for a moment as the bigger card that she was referring to, is actually meant for her bdae!! Bwahaha.
SO i gave her a most matter-of-fact answer. "Where got? U see wrongly lah."
Wah laoz..close shave manz! If not, the cat may just be let out off the bag then.
Aniways..
Happy Anniversary to Dear Mojo n Sia!!
Watever that I want to say, it's already written on the card. =)
I seriously tink the well-wishes that we wrote on the card are the most meaningful n touching ones u will ever recv in ur life. So, hw was the "meow meow" session???? Wahahahaha. =p
Their aura of love was so strong that we were serenaded by the Force as well. (Oki lah, i tok cork k? The blurring is actuali due to the condensation of my camera lens. Haha)
Alrite..a nice groupie to mark the end of the nite. =)
At this moment, I'm feeling totally sleepy.*yawnz*
Freaking, freaking knackered these days...(let's not go into this topic now)
Then again, i am certain that if i shd procrastinate, I will surely lose the urge to blog thereafter abt tonite's event again.
So, I attended a corporate event at Shangri-La tonite. And in order to fit into my goddamn dress, I had tot of gg into a full-scale diet for 3 days prior to the event.
But as u noe, tok is cheap. Saying is so much easier than carrying out the actual deed. Thus, my "official diet" commences oni tdy. Moi had oni a measly meal of a curry puff for the entire day. Yah, 1 CURRY PUFF!!!!!
I duno hw is it for u guys..but for me, this is certainly an incredible feat.
If u noe mi well enough, u will noe Yours Truly is someone who cant take hunger at all. My threshold of bearing wif hunger is uber low..N very often, a hungry Na is an angry Na. Not oni will i b driven crazy by hunger easily, i will also drive those ard mi crazy when i m hungry. haha.
However, for the sake of beauty, i have no choice but to supress the gluttonous soul in me.
As such, i manage to fit into my dress eventually but it's still not up to my expectations yet. I can do much better; provided i had started crash-dieting earlier. Okiez, i will do that the next time round. haha.
Anw, im digressing..back to the event..
Truth b told, i really ABHOR such functions..
But wat to do? When the invitation is extended by your boss's boss's boss, u simply have to reply that it's an honour to be invited,and hw appreciative u r of ur boss's boss's boss's kind gesture rite? (okiez, u got the drift???)
Despite sayin that, ya lah, i must say it's really pretty generous of the mgmt to do that. That's why i always tink im working in the right organisation. Tht's my heartfelt tots! Haha.
One reason that I haven been enthu abt tonite is becos im the oni one in my dept who will b attending this event, alongside wif my team leader and the other team's GTL.
My customer was the oni finalist from the list of submissions by my dept for tonite's award.
Nonetheless, i was glad that I attended the event!
Cos my cust emerged as one of the winners tonite!
Altho I hadnt contributed to their winning, but im still exhilarated by it! Im happy not for myself, but for them actually. Becos throughout the comptition, I can really see their efforts n eagerness to win. Hence, I too, felt they deserve this award! =)
Eh, honestly speaking, mayb im also somewhat happy for myself lah. Haha. Apparently, i stand to get $500 worth of shopping vouchers becos my cust had emerged as one of the winners. Hmm, so yupz, im happy too! =p
Representatives from my dept. Haha, i already said there's 3 of us oni rite?
Moi n my team lead..
Plus 2 ladies from another dept who sat at the same table tonite..
The last dish of the day..Doesnt it luks simply yummylicious??? I always have a sweet tooth for chocs!!!
Okiez, that's all. I cant reali figure out wat im typing now. The beckoning of the bed is getting increasingly stronger as each sec passes by.
Damn. I dun tink im able to wake up in time for a swim at Mojo's n Sia's chalet later.
N oh! Having a chalet cum BBQ wif the peepz later! In conjuction wif Steph's bdae n Mojo n Sia's anniversary! Bet it will b damn fun!! Yippie!! =)
So, I had wanted to blog abt my triumphant win at the unusually big pot we had last nite; 14 pple wif 13 players..Nelly, who was supposedly Shane's "special guest" was the oni person who had not played.
N I had also intended to blog abt my dinner at the Green House@ Ritz Carlton afew days ago..
Also, not forgetting the pics i took wif the Starhubbers during our gathering a forthnight ago, afterwhich was party time wif the peepz at Butterfact. All those pics r ready in my Photobucket, waiting to be publish here anytime.
However, im not in the mood to blog abt anytink now..
Cos moi is feeling damn upset. Yes, major depressed. =(
I was trying on the dresses that I bought in BKK in Feb for a corporate event at Shangri-La this coming fri. Shockingly, i could not fit into ALL the dresses anymore.
That's hw much freaking weight I have put on over this short span of 3 months.
CCB..just 3 freaking mths, and this is it.
I can now b officially labelled as a fat arse!!
Fuck fuck fuck!!
For the past mth or so, I have been telling my frens that since Im so single n avail, I may as well eat my heart out n turn myself into a fat suckling pig. Nobody wants me aniway. So heck! I can jolly well gorge myself to death. Thus, i have been binge eating like nobody's biz.
Oh wells, seems like my prayers are heard n answered.
Hur hur. Y din the rest of my wishes come true then?
