i think i missed out on another little unexpected thing that took place this month. a day before i left for bangkok, i finally gotten my driver's licence, on my third attempt. yes finally!! i tot i screwed up again coz the tester kept saying that the game is over coz i did 2 teeny weeny mistakes in the circuit. then after the ordeal ended, we were sitting down in the testers' room, reviewing my driving skills and when i saw he checked the passed box...i couldnt believe my eyes!!! i couldnt stop thanking him. i'm slightly disappointed tho coz i got 18 points, cukup makan. but i passed so that matters most. now i gotta practice a little bit more before i hit the roads especially parking without poles and all. oh well, i'm a happy bunny. *************************************************
January has been one hell of a crazy month. It was so packed with events, some were expected and some were not. the expected ones of course, the engagements of two my butterfly gals which were 1 week apart. it was crazy. kahwin tolong jgn sama sama! the unexpected one was when, for almost 2 weeks, i had to play host to the 2 swedes, ron & haris.every single day i was with them, bringing them around our island. i should be paid hahahaha. then there was that unexpected trip to bangkok to join them. nok and i were still contemplating when we sent them off on monday. when we hugged goodbye, ron said "i'll see you on wednesay". at that moment, i wasnt sure if that was going to be the last time i'm going to see them. on tuesday nite, nok and i were having tea, still contemplating if we should go. 10 minutes for closing time, i then rushed to singpost to get our flight tixs. so yea, we flew to bangkok on wed and had the best times of our lives, totally glad we made the decision to go. i love thailand full stop. if not for fiza's engagement on sunday, i would have extended my stay or maybe drop by koh phangan & koh tao. i missed shila's bday but she was supportive of me going to bangkok for some reasons so i didnt feel that guilty. bangkok was awesome. the food, the people, everything abt it. ron's and andy's bday bash at reggae bar was cool. met lots of people. richard, whom nok met in koh tao was this cute english boy. he could easily fit into any boyband, even though he had sum kind of eye infection that made his eyes looked so small. everybody else was there, jj, andy, adam, morten, pui, miaow, fon, kay, frank, tik, jay, apple...and many more. i made many new friends in just one nite, lovely. i even managed to attend the recording of this show frank was hosting. it was in thai and i dun understand anything but it was all good. shopping frenzy at chatuchak, khao san, pratunam, siam square & mbk. I didnt shop much actually due to tight budget. ron couldnt believe that i wasnt satisfied with my purchases. he thought i've gotten enough. had to remind him that I'm a girl. i could go on and on. love to go back there soon. nok and I had so much fun together. i wished i could spend more time with ron and haris but its either haris was too sick and ron was too busy with jay. a little affected i was but i got over it quickly. i thought we said goodbye in the strangest situation, thanks to our early morning flight back to singapore. it was all too quick but it was better that way coz i'm not good at saying goodbyes and all. ron & haris, thank you so much for the good times we had in singapore and bangkok. looking forward to seeing you guys in sweden in aug. nok, i hope it was a wonderful trip for u and me. it was our first overseas trip together! i totally enjoyed every minute of it. we had so much fun together and i think we were even more closer than before. thank you for the late nites conversations and oprah sessions, singing in the showers and thank you for being a great shopping mate. last but not least, thank you for being there for me when i felt shitty and so much affected with whatever that happened. the year started off on a good note and hope that it will remain that way. lost some loved ones along the way. missing someone who is thousand of miles away. i hope it'll be a great year ahead. *************************************************
January has been a busy month for me, from the first day. not much time to elaborate now. right now, i'm at the airport, killing time before boarding the flight to bangkok. so i guess when i'm back or when i feel like writing about it, there will be a long post here. btw, selamat hari raya haji. till then... *************************************************
Wishing every one of you a very Happy New Year! Have a great year ahead. *************************************************
the recent natural disaster that just happened saddened me too deep. i was holidaying in bintan when it happened. despite the happy face, fun and laughter, i was totally saddened by it. there i was swimming and tanning by the beach, having well deserved break and not so far away, lives were taken away and everything else was falling apart. i knew my parents were freaking out. they were in kl and i dun have autoroam. the night when they fetched me from the ferry terminal, both of them asked how was i and held my hands tight. my travel plans to southern thailand fell apart once more. first it was the unrest and all and now this. the coach driver in bintan asked me if i was scared. i told him i'm not. i leave it to Him. when butterscotch called when i get back to sg, i asked him if he heard abt the disaster. no was the answer and i couldnt believe my ears. he said there isnt much world news in us or i would like to believe that he didnt bother to watch the news. i told him abt it and make sure that he watched the news, surf the net and be updated. meanwhile, great sympathy and prayers to all of the victims. *************************************************
i had too much turkey today. mag is back frm dubai and i love the arab dress she bought me.also, someone who is thousands of miles away finally has access to the internet. hey there my texas boy, having fun right now in the cold weather, snow and all, making me all jealous. but i know that you are a very kind soul that will do all the shopping for me *evil laughter* 2 weeks had passed and it seems to me that you're on holiday coz you dun go to work that often eh. i can imagine you dominating the remote control (juz like in sg) and having fun surfing through the endless channels (porn channels inclusive..haha)and not forgetting, tubs and tubs of ben&jerry's which are freaking cheap there. pls pls watch the o.c season 2 for me. thanks eh. early tomorrow morning me & the gals will make our way to our short getaway for a total r&r. totally been looking forward to it. mana mana beach club, here we come again. you all have a great x'mas weekend. b, talk to u when i get back. meantime, you take care. luv ya lots and ALL I WANT FOR X'MAS IS YOU!!! hehehehehe. *************************************************
My weekend started on Thurs. Nok asked me along to Attica/Attica Too. Dave Angel was spinning that day and he rocked the place. there were so many beautiful people. I had so much fun even though I had to wake up 3 hours later to go to work and my ears are still ringing, the consequence of standing/dancing near the blasting speakers. so i'm semi-deaf now. my fri morning was spent clearing my stuff, springcleaning and moving my stuff over to my old office. with effect of end of the month, i'm officially moving back to my old department. i hope it will be refreshing change. what happened on that morning really heightened my excitement to go back. there was a sense of relief. i shall celebrate my escape. took the afternoon off to scout for zila's bday gift. it didnt take long coz i've set my eyes on that pair of pretty white shoes to match her new white rhinestone hobo from gap, a gift from huda. i bought myself a pair of tweed shoes too, retail theraphy after for so so long. spent the rest of the afternoon chilling with mar at mcd's while waiting for shils. we then made our way to each coast food centre for the bday dinner. chilli crab made me go crazy. a walk by the lagoon was refreshing. zila was pretty, all clad in white, plus the shoes me and mar got her. very angelic. Happy 25th Birthday babe!!! last night, i ended up having dinner at east coast again. this time to celebrate my mum's advanced bday. this time it was satay galore. i went home with the boys while the rest made their way to mustafa centre to shop. i slept like a baby, stomach full mah. today, no matter what i shall slave my ass and brain off to finish that darn assignment which took me forever to complete due to excessive procastination. not very good. so that's my mission for today. i cant wait for next weekend for that well deserved break. *************************************************
last night while was at the airport sending suhailin off to dubai, i was overwhelmed coz butterscotch finally called me. it was a long journey to reach to that part of the world. he said he love his apartment and right now, it's pretty chilly there. i couldnt stop grinning when we hung up. then earlier this evening, i was out with the gals when i received a call from his mum. this time round it was bad news. his paternal grandfather passed away this morning. straight away, a sense of guilt and regret engulfed me. i may not be close to his grandfather but i've not seen him for quite some time. butterscotch didnt even get to see him before he left for texas. i've been reminding him to pay him a visit but most of the time situations (family matters and stuff) do not permit us to do so. b, if you're reading this, pls kol me asap it's shitty coz he doesnt have internet access at home. *************************************************
so my butterscotch finally left for texas in the wee hours of this morning. the day finally came after so many postponements. we didnt even say much to each other upon his departure coz we had fairly enough time to say whatever we wanted to say earlier in the day where we spent every minute of it together. i didnt cry which was a good thing. his mum didnt cry as much too so that pretty helped a bit. anyways,i was too groggy and sleepy and there were too many distractions in my head like how on earth did I lose my $50 note (which really irritated the hell out of me), gotta finish up my assignments etc. the moment he was out of my sight, i told myself life's gotta move on now and i have many things in line and that will take my mind off of missing him that much. babe, if u're reading this, i'll pray for your safety. i'll see you soon. love you lots ************************************************* It's been awhile... to date, i guess this is the longest break i took from blogging. well actually i dun consider it as a break. it's more like a "too lazy to blog, simply no time to blog" syndrome. i've been very, very busy and when i have time to blog, i chose not to coz either i'm too knackered and lazy to turn the pc and start blogging. but i do drop my site to check out messages. i'm truly very sorry if i've not been replying to any of your tags and messages. many things happen, many events took place. several weddings, engagements, birthday parties, nad's dream finally came true and we shared it by watching her 1st appearance on E.C together. of course, the latest big event, fique winning the singapore idol competition. finally. there was time when he tot of withdrawing coz of the hectic schedule and all. but hey u made it so i guess it was worth it and it's his close knit relationship with his mum that always drove me to tears. he has grown so much and looked good each day. congratulations fique! all the best. to vu and ahmad, sori i couldnt attend your wedding. but i know u 2 have been waiting for this moment to come and yes finally! congrats to both of u and all the best! my best fren of 15 yrs is getting engaged today and i couldnt feel any happier for her. she's always seems to be ahead of me in almost every aspect in life, 1st to get a job, 1st to get a driving licence, 1st to get engaged. congrats to you! all the best and may our frienship lasts forever one of my butterfly gals, zila is finally back after pursuing her degree in down under for almost a year. i've yet to meet her, missing the gathering at her place the other day coz of class. we'll meet up soon gf and catch up. as for the love of my life, he is still here, in sg that is. his departure has been postponed so many times. another reason why i've been very busy. next proposed date is either 10 or 11th Dec. at times i cant really be bothered anymore.nak pegi, pegilah, aku dah tak kuasa. akak dah penat hari raya went by in a jiffy. didnt get to meet most of my relatives who came over for raya visit coz most of the time i wasnt at home. quite dissapointed coz it is the time of the year where you can meet each other other than weddings. raya outing with the gang was crazy as always, only this time i joined in the fun halfway thru the journey, once again becoz of class. pics can be found at my dearest frens, feeza and nan's blogs. TRACOM's family day yesterday was a success. it went smoothly despite the cloudy day and i've been praying that it wont rain. all the hard work we put finally paid off. thanks to mar and anne for volunteering as face painters and doing an excellent job. i tried my hands at it too and it was fun. once you start, you cant stop. another business opportunity :) well there you go, some of the main highlights that took place. till the next time... have a great week ahead. *************************************************
Happy Deepavali and in advance, I would like to take this opportunity to wish all Muslims A Very Happy Eid Mubarak, Maaf Zahir dan Batin. Have a great long weekend with your loved ones and happy feasting! *************************************************
our 5th yr anniversary yesterday was well spent. it was just like any of our dating routine, only that it felt special, only to be slightly ruined with me visiting the loo several times to ease the bowels. we finally got to watch Before Sunset and we liked it so much that we were thirsty for more. everything went by so fast. we were engrossed with the conversation between jesse and celine. so much to talk abt and catch up after 9 years. butterscotch didnt get to watch Before Sunrise but he gave thumbs up for Before Sunset. I told him in Before Sunrise, there were more actions, unlike Before Sunset, it was purely a long conversation between two souls who are perhaps meant for each other. only that things didnt work the way they wanted it to be. there were times i squirmed and squealed silently in my seat. it was all too touching. go and watch it. he bought me this nice, leathery backpack. it was an impromptu kind of thing. we were walking past this bag shop. he saw that backpack and thot it looked nice on me and he bought it for me since he knew i've been meaning to get a new backpack. he bought more cds and we broke fast at one of our fave indian eateries, khansama. today, met up with his sec sch buddies and i'm still high from laughter. they really tickled my funny bones. he bought me Klazz Brothers & Cuba Percussion Jazz Meets Cuba cd. listening to it now and i'm blown away.thanks eh b butterscotch had a briefing this morning. he was informed that he'll be leaving on the 3rd of Dec. looks like he gets to celebrate hari raya here afterall. before, it seemed that he'll be missing out on so many things. so it's abt another 3 weeks extension. he said he's actually glad that he'll be leaving at later date coz it means that he gets to have breakfasts with me :) it's been quite awhile. oh yea,i failed my TP test. it wasnt a good day. hopefully, my 3rd attempt will be a successful one and that have to wait till early next year and more money. sigh *************************************************
it's been a long, bad, shitty day. my chest still hurts. can't wait to see my baby tomorrow coz i know he will brighten things up for me. *************************************************
so i finally paid geylang a visit. well not that i've been meaning to go there. nothing interest me really except for the food of course. huda was the only one fasting but it appeared that the 3 of us, the non-fasting ones were the hungry hippos. we had our food at one of those void decks at haig rd, away from the madness. we finished our food just in time to be entertained, amused & occupied by 'an act of pornography'. we've never seen cats mating at that very close distance. well i've seen komodo dragons mate (very stiff!) but not cats really, well at least that near of a distance. the feline was a young cat and we concluded that she's a virgin. you should hear her 'moans' (very high pitch) and her gestures and movements...gosh... there was once she let out a very high pitched and long wail. we guessed she had 'reached' it.it was funny and traumatising at the same time. i could feel my stomach churned. enough of all that drama, we moved on to explore the bazaar. along the way met old friends and saw familiar faces before we decided that we had enough and settled down at a coffeshop next to eunos mrt to chill and catch up over drinks and ciggies. i'm feeling a little tipsy right now...hope i'm alert and all good for my last driving lesson early tomorrow morning. my tp test is on mon and i'm kinda pressured coz some people have been expecting to pass. oh well...i really do want to pass (who doesnt!) coz the cash is running low. if i were to fail, dun think i can afford to continue. wish me luck and you have a good weekend. *************************************************
it's been a long, wet, cold day. since noon, i accompanied him to get his stuff. he made a new pair of funky glasses (it's purple & orange, go figure), went all the way to queenstown to purchase his winter jacket. i went crazy there too. i love his jacket and we got at a good price too. azman was with us and he too did lots of shopping. we braved the rain and made our way to town. more shopping. by then, i was already sneezing away and my legs were giving way. we broke fast at kyros kebab at cineleisure. wanted to watch before sunset after but boy, i was disappointed. it was full, only the front seats were available. dunno why but i was damn disappointed coz i was looking forward to it. i thought my face expression showed it all. he was sweet enough though to console me and said we'll watch it next week on his next off days. tomorrow is possible but he's coming over to my place for iftar. so next week it will be then. azman left for home, he bought his shoes and we took the long bus ride home. how i wish now that a good soul would give me a good massage. i dunno why i'm feeling shitty right now. pmsing perhaps? on lighter note, watched shark's tale yesterday and it was hilarious. it's funny how the characters, such as oscar, angie, lola and the chief shark (i forgot his name) resemble the actors and actresses who lent their voices for those characters. the chief shark, played by robert de niro even has a mole. there was a strong domination of hip hop music and lifestyle. christina aguilera was featured as a singing jellyfish, alongside with missy elliot who was this cool looking fish. but no matter what i must catch before sunset. the medicine is making all drowsy now and the bed is calling me. good nite! *************************************************
In this entry, I will write on certain things that came to mind, in random. a week ago, me & butterscotch finally made to asian civilisations museum for the Ottoman empire exhibition. He is very inclined towards everything Turkey to start with and so it is only understandable why he's been wanting to go to the exhibition. it was a fruitful outing indeed. we even took part in this contest where we had to answer some questions. i hope i'll win that trip to turkey :) Everything in the Ottoman empire is so grandeur, right down to the bowl used for bathing. Islam was uphold strictly and the commitment was amazing. The Topkapi palace is damn huge and definitely a place to visit in Turkey. History has always been interesting and new things were learnt. Do make trip down Asian Civilisation Museum for the exhibition. Last day is on 5 Dec. If you have been tuning in to the radio and telly that often, I'm sure you are aware of that World Wakeboarding Competition that takes place at Bedok Reservoir. The tagline went "A World event, on local water" or sumthing like that. Today was the first day of the competition and it's like 10 mins walk from my place. Had wanted to go down and check out but laziness got the better of me and furthermore, I didnt want to ruin my fast by feasting my eyes at those hot wakeboarders. haha. Tomorrow is the finals. So it's a last chance to check out "a world event on local water" Event starts from 9 till 5. My 7 yr old nephew, Kiki is beginning to be addicted to Singapore Idol, to be exact he's addicted to Taufik. Every Thur and Fri, he will be stuck in front of the telly watching that programme most of us, adults despised. He will then pester me, his parents and my mum to use our mobiles to vote for Taufik. He screamed with joy everytime Taufik was being sent back to safety. This morning, when I woke up, i found a card at my bedroom door. The front said "Singapore Idol The Final 5!, boldly written in chidlike handwriting. I couldnt help but grinned. Flipped the card open and you get this From Khairul to Tauffik:
Kiki came back from his art class and asked if i received the card. He told me to give it to Taufik. I said I will even though I dunno when will I meet Fique. maybe i should pass it to Nan to pass to him. I msged Nan to inform him about Kiki. His reply was "aww, so sweet, so innocent. so unexposed to media corruption and social politics" haha. So the question is now should i just forget abt card and chuck it away and crush a 7 yr old's hope or should i pass to Fique? Kiki will get over this phase anyway. Next week is the R&B & Soul week. After Gurmit announced that, Kiki confidently screamed out loud that Fique will conquer it. I cant help but to agree. Fique, if you win, you owe this little boy big time. Hahaha. *************************************************
back from another iftar. this time round with the tracom family. nice to see those guys again. updating on each other's life, sprouting familiar jokes and laughing our heads off. it was a good opportunity to plan for our hari raya outing and we did. i really hope i will pass my TP coz i want to drive!!! hahaha hari raya is approaching and i'm super broke. so i dun think i'm getting new baju or whatsoever. planning to get a new sofa for the house coz the current sofa set doesnt match everything in the living room. since i cant afford to buy, i'm trying to psycho my sis to take it back to her place. so i guess this hari raya will be simple and sweet :) *************************************************
i've not been breaking fast at home for the past days. sunday's iftar was at his grandparents'. monday was spent with his buddies and today finally my first ever iftar wit the gals. we went to tanjong pagar railway food court as recommended by our ms dangdut. she managed to convince us that the place is worth it. well it was. i kinda like it coz nostalgic aura filled that place. it's been freaking ages since i stepped my feet there. the place is pretty much the same except of course for the food court. apparently, the owner is Rafi Ali, dat footballer, sum kind of family business or sumthing. for ramadan, they are having promotion such as set meals for 3-4 persons for $30. the food and service was good. they also have a shisha stall. we felt somehow we were in malaysia, only that we dun need passport to chill there for hours. after all the eating, drinking and smoking, i dun felt like moving my butt off, felt like i could sit there till dawn, with the wind blowing in my face. but of course there was the last bus to catch and the need to sleep. thanks to ms dangdut for letting us, once again immersed into that certain atmosphere we were once familiar with. (i prefer to travel to malaysia by coach these days). now, here's a little update on his departure. he went for a briefing yesterday. the tentative departure date is 12th nov and there may be some changes. apparently, they are having problems with the visa and stuff. he showed me the place he's going to stay at. it's sum kind of a service apartment. very nice with all the nice facilities, jacuzzi, swimming pool, private patio etc...hmmmm... he's been busy preparing stuff and catching up with frens and families. believe it or not, i'm actually looking forward for him to leave, with positive intentions of course. it's been a challenging year for him and i know he wants to get away for a while. so i guess this is a good break for him. also, it's a good break for us. we both can spend more time for ourselves and catching up on the things we want to do. you noe wat i mean. of course, i have another reason to travel dunt i. hahaha. some pics of the iftar for viewin pleasure, courtesy of anne. *************************************************
after for so long, i went to town today and i felt weird, walking through the saturday crowd.the rainy, cool weather made me and fiz started to imagine that we were in new york city. right now, i'm feeling all bloated up, fully laden with pasta, fries, salads, coffee, juices and cheesecake. it was a nice chill out session after for so long. I've been staying home most of the time so it was nice to stay out late. oh yea, we bumped into aishah&fazly at constant craving. thanks for the nite ppl. *************************************************
i've been very busy, hence the hiatus. pardon me if i dun reply to yer messages. caught up with too many things, busy with his preparations before his departure in 3 wks time, my assignments and other stuff and at times i was just too plain lazy or lack of drive to write here. the beginning of the month was filled with events, most of them are weddings. also, project laut was a successful one. it was a bday bash for the october babies, anne, lia and rina. we had fun pretending to be pirates and feasting on seafood platters. there are many things i want to write here but all of it seemed to be lost along the way. so yea forget it. dunno when will i write here again. blame it the absence of internet connection at work and my lazy being to log on at night and my busy schedule. to brighten things up a little, here are some pixs of the recent events (maria's dinner & project laut). pics courtesy of anne and hooda. enjoy!
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the other night, we made a bet on whether i'm going to cry at the airport. he confidently said i will coz he knows how emotional i get everytime i send someone off especially at the airport. i told him i will not cry. we have to yet to decide on the stakes. both of us want it to be a fun departure. we are planning to come up with hand signs and gestures to communicate at the airport in case we dont have the chance to say the things we want to day each other, especially when u have everybody trying to say their goodbyes to him (but then i dunno who else will be there at the airport besides family members) it's challenging though having the elders around. they tend to be more emotional. i'm sure his mum will cry buckets and it's going to be infectious. one cry, the rest will follow. his departure date has been brought forward. i'm counting the days now. *************************************************
my weekend was filled with weddings.on sat was musa & hidayati's wedding dinner. musa was shils' ex colleague and i went as her partner, to enjoy the food and be a 'spy' hahaha. on sun, attended a relative's pink and white wedding and after which i made my way to his place, got ready and headed to woodlands cc for heriati & jeremy's wedding dinner. we were pretty early and occupied our time by admiring the decor details. green and white. very pretty indeed. we ended up talking and sharing our thoughts of our perfect wedding. hahaha. before you ask me when is my big day, i must say that it's still a long way to go, i think. since we were early, we were the first to be seated at our table. i saw familiar faces from poly but wasnt that close coz they were from the other module, same module as heriati. it's funny how back then, me and heriati hardly talked to each other, we only smiled and said hi. we met again thru blogging. she was hana's ex colleague. so I’m honoured to be invited to her wedding. soon after, 3 couples joined us at our table. i dunno any of them but they were friendly. i asked the gals, farah and tini if they are heriati's frens. they replied "we are her cyber frens" i didnt recognise them coz i've never been to their blogs. heriati's cousin, arfah is a blogger too. awhile later, came izadnhana but they were seated at another table. we said our hellos, chit chatted, shared a few laughs, picture taking, dinner and more picture taking. after the official photo taking with the bride&groom, we took our leave since it was long journey home. nice meeting all of you! i think i'm going to be pretty busy this month. his departure is about a month away. LOTS of preparation to do and this includes planning and organizing several farewell dinners for him, with different groups of frens. met his colleague and future roommate, azman last night. heard that he's a good cook. my "only know how to cook maggie mee, mee goreng, boiled rice" bf better learn a thing or two from him. hahaha. "Project Laut" is looking good. simply can't wait :) *************************************************
this morning he had to go back to work to settle some paperwork and the departure date was made known. so he is afterall going to Texas and will be there for a year. if everything goes well, he should be leaving on the 8th of Nov, on our 5th yr anniversary. if there are glitches, he'll be leaving on the 15th, 2nd day of hari raya. it has not sunken in me yet but i know it will as the day approaches. oh well, 1 yr passes real fast but the waiting...sigh. i was hoping that he'll be posted to europe. i told him countless of times that if i ever to visit him, i'll see him in new york when i have saved enough of course. on a joyful note, my sis,nora had given birth few days back. little nazree now has a baby bro. nora wanted so much for my mum to fly to sydney but it's bad timing. exams r approaching and the fasting month is just around the corner. hopefully, they can celebrate hari raya here. we have yet to know the name of the newborn. for viewing pleasure, i present to you..."Party on 22nd Sept 1984" Enjoy OK! Pics courtesy of Hooda.
80-an Gerek!!! *************************************************
afternoon was spent at ernie's to celebrate her engagement. it was indeed a pink engagement, her fave colour. congratulations gf! met nani & izan, finally got to pass her the cosmo that i bought in sydney in feb. dee, fau & nurul were there too. the invasion of dgcams was very apparent. click here, click there, smile here, smile there. it was madness. i also received a belated birthday gift from ernie. it's a beautiful candle holder. i love it lor, another accessory for the room. thanks ernie! pics of the engagement can be found at anne's after the engagement, the gals made their way to simei for coffee and chilling session while i accompanied him to town to collect his precious messenger bag which was sent for repair. he got himself a new tshirt too from his new fave shop. wanted to meet up with the gals after that but they were heading home already. so we dropped by HMV to check out cds. ian brown, embrace,the music and bjork have each a new album. listened to several good albums and included them in my shopping list, just waiting for the 12th (payday!). we then had dinner at es teler 77 bugis. he wanted to try the food there since i've been telling him about the place. guess he enjoyed his fried chicken meal. a simple yet satisfying meal, he said. we headed home after dinner and both of us were caught in the same situation. the buses we were in were both packed with foreign workers heading home after a day out at bugis and serangoon road. usually i'm fine with it but today, it was a different experience. the crowd was too overwhelming and so did the smell. i felt so castraphobic and paranoia began to set in. felt so relieved when i finally got off the bus. earlier while waiting for the bus, we had a discussion on the antics of singaporeans. i was telling him, most of the time when i asked a foreigner his or her opinion on singapore, most of time you'll receive the same answer, "singapore is very clean". true enough but the people of singaopre are ugly, behaviour wise, not all of them of course. as we sat at the crowded bus stop, we pinpointed the various examples of ugly people. oh well... ernie's engagement is the beginning of endless wedding and engagement invitations before the start of the fasting month. so far, i have about 4 invitations. i missed a relative's wedding yesterday. hhmmm..what to wear? what to wear? for sure, i'll totally dress up for a certain wedding dinner coz on the invitation card, it says "Dress to impress" :) ************************************************* Marah marah sayang So project marah marah sayang was over. It was literally a “marah marah sayang” project eh btw, hehe. Anyways, I guess all our hard work was being paid off. Everybody’s contribution is greatly appreciated. I had so much fun and I hope the guests had fun too. Our clothes and make up were outrageous. Pictures will be uploaded soon and you’ll see for yourself. We were totally living up to the 80’s era, right down to the décor, food and games. Everything as planned went on smoothly. Of course there were minor glitches and changes. Some were too engrossed with perfecting their wardrobe and make up while others were stuck to the telly, cheering their fave Amazing Race team on(it was the Amazing race season finale) or just comfortably sitting on those plastic chairs, enjoying 80’s music and food. The games finally got almost everybody together. We played stone dance”, musical chair and “passing parcel”, still in our 80’s gears. These generated endless laughter and crazy, funny moments, definitely worth taking pictures. We ended the whole celebration with the traditional cake cutting session. While the rest of the people partied on, I had to make my way home coz I had to wake up early this morning for the Koban seminar rehearsal. I joined the bangsat family for dinner on the 2nd nite. too bad salim wasnt there. it was a nice affair to end the project. dinner was very simple but it was fulfilling. once again, i had to leave early. managed to spend quality time with nan. he was sweet enough to accompany me till my bus came. To Nin, Salim, Nok ,Wan & Sue, I really hope you had fun and love the birthday bash. Once again, Happy 23rd birthday to Nok and happy advanced birthday to the October babies! *************************************************
aug babies gathering at banquet bugis and kaki 5. thank you gals for the anna sui's mascara. i love it!
mar treated me, anne & shils dinner at es teler 77 and after which we went window shopping at bugis junction. anne ended up buying this cool top and i bought a toy called tumbling monkeys or sumthing like that. it's like pick up stick game,only a little challengin with monkeys dangling on them. you must try to pick up the sticks without having any monkeys falling. it's for kids age 4 and above but i just had to get it coz it looked fun and cute. we had a go at it over drinks and mcd fries at starbucks. it was hilarious! mar seemed to be destined to get the most monkeys most of the time. shils played like a pro. cant wait to play with the rest of the gang. on a mushy note, cant wait to see my baby this sun. four days felt like forever. missing him real bad. he called me in the middle of the night last night, telling me that he had a nightmare and couldnt sleep. we talked for a bit and i was glad that he felt better. i want to know more abt his nightmare, kinda disturbing. we have lots of catching up to do, babe. *************************************************
i had a low key weekend and i spent it with my loved ones. on sat morning, i took amir to the swimming pool. while he did what every little kid does at the pool, i comfortably dipped myself at a corner,watching over him. we then had lunch at mcdonalds before making our way home. spent the rest of the sat babysitting the boys while my parents and their parents attended abg izan's wedding which was all the way at science centre, right in the ecogarden to be precise. wanted to go to mad monks coz akira and sum others were spinning. su was sweet enough to have my name on the guestlist. but my parents came back close to midnight and by then i was lazy to step out of the house. i watched SATC instead. sunday was his off day. had lunch at his place. his mum gave me a belated birthday gift. we then went to town to check out the book fair opposite heeren. there were lots of books. both of us became giddy after browsing through boxes and boxes of books. we didnt get anything. he then bought cds and i got myself a yoga mat. dinner was spent with the rest of my family at bali thai. it was dad's advanced birthday dinner. my dad is turning 70 in 2 days time but he doesnt look 70. he looks 40-50, seriously. i wish him longevity, good health and crazy always. ever since butterscotch started his shift work, our dating pattern somehow was already been nicely arranged. his off days are on sun to wed or sun to tues, depending on his shift. the rest of the days he'll be working. latest update on his overseas posting is that his earliest departure is in nov, before hari raya. the shitty part is that there is a high possibility that he'll be posted to texas. i really hate this part. bloody hell its texas. arrgghh!!! no way i'm going there to visit him, unless he meets me in new york hahaha. he didnt like the idea of being posted to US too. oh well, i guess we just gotta wait and see. i've been quite tight with things. that explains the lack of updates and replies to your tags and stuff and blog reading. pls pardon me. *************************************************
just now it was a belated birthday gathering for the august babies with my poly gfs. fun, fun outing and of course more gifts for me. hehehe. received anna sui mascara which i've been eyeing on and a cool necklace from tini. my neverending bday celebration. hehehe. thank you gals for the gift and wonderful night! hopefully i can get some pictures to put up here soon. met the bangsat clan at kaki 5. i stayed to chill with them after my poly gfs left. it felt like saturday. many things coming up soon. certain things need to be changed. time is running out. i looked like a lobster now after been in sun the whole day, cheering my unit on in the dragonboat competition. i decided not to row coz my back was hurting so much and if i were to, i definitely would not put up a gd performance. this year was rather demoralising, thanks to poor management. fortunately, we did well in canoeing, so we didnt go home empty handed. i really need a good rest and massage. the rashes on my arms and legs are worrying me. am i allergic to kallang river? but i was fine when i was there a yr ago. hmmm... *************************************************
had dinner at almajlis. he wanted to satisfy his craving for something meaty and so almajlis came to mind. surprisingly, the service was allrite and we didnt have to wait for donkey years for our food to arrive, probably becoz there are not many customers. bumped into farhat on the way to bugis junction. he was from work and looked very tired. me myself have been very very tired and i think i'm unhealthy. i can totally feel it. he said i need to sweat it out. he's been nagging me to start exercising. that reminded me abt me wanting to jog at least once a week. that had came to a stop for a long time. my yoga class is coming to an end too. i should discipline myself to have my own yoga session once the class ends. healthy lifestyle! healthy lifestyle! right now, the bed looks rather tempting. gd nite. ************************************************* Aug was a fun, fun month...
My 23rd birthday celebration. Pics courtesy of anne & huda, Artwork courtesy of Ernie Zoo outing on my birthday ************************************************* |
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