My Style, My Life.

CNY

2012-01-30T16:39:00.000+08:00

The first 7 day of CNY has just flew by. Did you enjoy yourself? The water dragon hasn't been too kind to the humans. A lot of my loved ones are down with the flu virus. I was coughing so hard my eyes started to tear. The white phlegm in my throat seemed to reproduce itself with no limits and it often choke me up awake in the middle of the night. When I boarded the train, the number of sickly people was simply uncountable. Best of all, these virus are contagious.Good luck people.

I feel the most immune to these viruses when I already have them in my body.

GONG XI FA CAI

2012-01-27T10:43:00.001+08:00

Happy New Year, all my babies!

Since the start of the year until today, my days had well been below average. Days before 23 January, I was already trying hard to contain and treat the virus trapped inside my body. It was difficult, because they won't go away unless they meet the world with a big bang. So, despite my best effort, my throat is now enjoying the company of green phlegm. My body is set to wake me up every morning by involuntary coughing. What to do~

That aside, I was still very excited and eager when Chinese New Year arrived. Last year, my shift work in Resorts World Casino didn't allow me to do any visiting at all. So for the first time in my life, I missed the chance to gather with my relatives and to collect ang baos from them. Darn. Which pretty much explains why I looked forward to this year's CNY. =p

For this year's reunion dinner, I invited Michelle Onni to join me and my family. From her account, she told me that Koreans celebrate CNY as well, but quite differently as Singaporeans. In her country, for three days, the men would eat, drink and chat in a room while the women had the full responsibilities to prepare gourmet for the family. Luckily I have an awesome dad as a cook. Onni couldn't stop complementing on dad's excellent cullinary skills.

While it might seem a little kiasu, I was forced with little option but to do my school work on the very first day of CNY. At the stroke of 12 midnight, I wished my adorable parents happy CNY, gave them hugs and kisses, prayed to my ancestors and had to return to my room to continue working on my assignments. Mid-term breaks are usually like that. They give you "breaks" not to enjoy, but to let you decide the weigh the opportunity cost for enjoying yourself and sacrificing your academic grades. How cunning was that.

Of course, I wouldn't want my grades to slip. I could never balance between family, social and work equally. So, my choice (since young) had always been family, work over social. I am sorry friends! Fortunately, I have understanding family who knows and values my priorities. Nonetheless, I made sure I collected as many ang baos as possible this year before launching full fletch for school.

The thing is, I wouldn't have been so tight about the money if my school fees didn't have to cost me thirty thousand dollars. Instead worrying about not being able to earn enough each month to pay off the installments, I could have be so care-free. I quote the famous Uncle Ben's wise words to Peter Parker in Spider Man,

"With power comes great responsibility".

What to do? *shrugs*

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Onni

2012-01-17T22:42:00.002+08:00

Music has this incredible magic that can connect to people from all over the world. When the right song plays at the right time, the chords can hit you so hard your emotions run uncontrollably. Will this song gives you goosebumps too?

Song of the day: Chasing Cars

By Snow Patrol

I miss everyone in Grey's Anatomy. I felt like I grew up with them.

***

생일 축하합니다, 언니!!!
<3

Planning

2012-01-17T01:11:00.002+08:00

As the famous saying goes, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail."

While time may still be moving at per second rate, we may soon realize that we do not have the luxury to dive into our comfortable couch, take in a sip of coffee and watch the world goes by as we ponder where do humans come from or the complexities of the universe. In today's context (at least to me), time is traveling at a speed which is equivalent to the speed of light at 3 x 10 to the power of 8. It is thus, mandatory to plan ahead, be it a year, a month, or simply a day.

Since young, my form teacher in Primary school has long spotted the systematic character in me. How did I know that? Well, she wrote it in my report book. It has been a personal trait that I am proud and relieved to be pretty good at. Now that I have more things to do than ever, planning has helped me to set down my tasks clearly, enabling me to complete my assignments on time.

While I may tend to derail from my plan, sometimes, I will still encourage you to draw out your own timetable and schedule your tasks. It is always better to have something to fall back and rely on.

Now if you may excuse me, I am going to join my Baby Rabbit on the bed. She has some questions on the metaphysics for me.

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Song of the day: Chasing Pavements

By Adele

Suay

2012-01-15T20:56:00.003+08:00

Unfortunately, 2012 hasn't been too kind to me. One of my new year resolutions were to fix the dams in my eyes and reduce the frequency of floods streaming down my face. Who knows, I teared 4 times yesterday. FOUR freaking times within a 5-hour period. I have even broken my own record for the highest volume and worst tsunami ever in my entire 23 years of living. Gosh.

Yesterday, I trapped my own finger when I was closing M's car door from the outside. I pulled out my finger on reflex and use the other hand to wrapped around the injured finger. I didn't cry at the time. I was looking for M, who was ignorant to my fatal accident and was happily tearing his car park coupon in the car. I couldn't open the door because my other hand was busy trying to "cure" my finger. My hands were paralyzed. After what seemed to be a century later, the boy finally realized I was missing from the car and came out to look for me. When a child fell, he or she wouldn't cry until she realized someone was looking at her. Just like a child, my faulty dams gave way the moment our sights connected.

We went for a movie produced by Jack Neo called "We Not Naughty". He always dedicate an extremely large portion of his movies for product display. I wouldn't blame him though. Making a movie is indeed costly, and advertisers provide grants that are useful for him. Apart from that, he likes to include the theme on kinships on his movies as well. Be it mother and son pair or mother and daughter pair. Homo sapiens are emotional mammals. Our feelings are intricate. When I saw the mother and daughter pair hugging and crying together, tsunami #2 strikes again. The boyfriend was very delighted to count and remind me the number of times that I have teared.

Today, I met my parents for dinner and I strategically picked a seat with a great view to the television without having tornado blowing at my hair all the time. My parents offered and suggested me to sit on a particular side because they thought it was the best seat for me. While we were enjoying our meal, I heard the sound of glass bottle smashing against the floor and breaking into small little pieces. I thought Stone Cold Steve Austin was coming out from somewhere. But no, I realised a man from the table next to ours had dropped his bottle accidentally. The corpse of the bottle was all over the floor. Within the next second, I felt a prickly pain on my lower leg. I looked down and found the killer weapon lying on the floor. Blood was oozing out from my leg.

SUAY LAH!

But I am relieved that my parents were fine. If I didn't take that seat, either of my parents would have been the person being cut by flying glass. Albeit just a small cut, I wouldn't want them to be hurt in any ways.

How? Does anyone has a solution to help me change my luck around?

Song of the day: Built to Last

By Melee

I am just bored, really

2012-01-14T16:46:00.003+08:00

Morning Cheongsum photoshoot with Kelly, Tiffany and Mavis was great! The girls looked so pretty wearing the Chinese Traditional costumes. I cannot exclaim enough how skinny Tiff is. She is literally made of bones! Hahaha. But that's the"model" figure you need to have to look good on the pictures. And slanky Mavis is my good old NUS little junior. =)

Song of the day: Big Jet Plane

By Angus and Julia Stone

While waiting for time to pass, I started to camwhore this morning with photobooth =)

I just bought a new pair of brown contact lens from Encore but I think they made my eyes look rather red too. Hmmm. I can't tell whether it is yay or nay. YOU TELL ME!

When can I remove my braces ? ~

13th Friday 2012

2012-01-13T22:42:00.001+08:00

Friday the thirteen. Has it been a good day for you?

While money is important, you need to healthy first in order to enjoy life. Stay happy =)

Fight on

2012-01-12T22:11:00.002+08:00

This song is dedicated to all fighters and dreamers out there. Don't give up.

Title: Never Give Up
Singer: Yolanda Adams

Visions that can change the world trapped inside an ordinary girl
She looks just like me too afraid to dream out loud
And though it's simple your idea, it won't make sense to everybody
You need courage now If you're gonna persevere

To fulfill divine purpose, you gotta answer when you're called
So don't be afraid to face the world against all odds

[Chorus]
Keep the dream alive don't let it die
If something deep inside keeps inspiring you to try, don't stop
And never give up, don't ever give up on you
Don't give up

Every victory comes in time, work today to change tomorrow
It gets easier, who's to say that you can't fly
Every step you take you get, closer to your destination
You can feel it now, don't you know you're almost there?

To fulfill divine purpose, you gotta answer when you're called
So don't be afraid to face the world against all odds

[Chorus]
Keep the dream alive don't let it die
If something deep inside keeps inspiring you to try, don't stop
And never give up, don't ever give up on you

[Bridge:]
Who holds the pieces to complete the puzzle?
The answer that can solve a mystery
The key that can unlock your understanding
It's all inside of you, you have everything you need yeahhhh

Sooooo, keep the dream alive don't let it die
If something deep inside, keeps inspiring you to try don't stop
And never give up, don't ever give up on you

Sometimes life can place a stumbling block in your way
But you're gotta keep the faith, bring what's deep inside your heart yeah your
Heart to the light
And never give up Don't ever give up on you

Nooo don't give up,
No, no, no, no don't give up
Oh, no, no, no, no don't...give...up

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Today, I Fired a Man (Part2)

2012-01-12T00:01:00.004+08:00

Photo's taken from Onni's Camera.
Her birthday on 10 Jan 2012, Robertson Square.

(Onni in Korean means sister, 언니)

Click Here to see and listen to the pronunciation.

In my previous entry, I posted a question and left it dangling like a cliffhanger. I was put in a difficult spot, having the authority to eliminate the perceived weakest link in my group. It was definitely an awkward and uneasy moment for me when I had to tell a guy whom I had barely met that he had to go. But it wasn't a difficult decision. At that second my lecturer announced his verdict (which he had amended numerous times), I already knew what I had to do.

I composed myself, gave a careful thought about what was the most appropriate way to cut him off without leaving any scars and blood behind, and then plucked up my courage and walked to him.

"I will be joining XXX group instead. You can stay."

That was what the 4th Indian guy said to me before I could open my mouth. In the dramatic world of Channel 8 TV serials, you would expect the female lead to sacrifice oneself in order not to cost any hurt unto other people around her. You would, maybe, have expected me to say that to all my members. But in the realistic society, that is one event that is highly unlikely to take place. In Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs, one will seek to satisfy his of her bottom level basic needs first before looking further to satisfy other higher level needs. In my context, I was concerned about whether or not my safety will be jeopardized should I leave the group that I formed. Here, I define "safety" as being freed from the dangers of attaining a failing grade. I have to keep my head afloat in order to lead my team on.

I was startled when I heard him saying that to me. Of course, he had make my life easier since I didn't have to witched old witch anymore. I was grateful for his kindness, and willingness to join another group, although he was good friend with my 3rd team member.

Was it a selfish thinking when I brought up the point about "safety"? I don't think so. As a leader, I set my objectives straight and followed it: I want the best for the team. I remembered my ex-VP from RWS marketing said this before, "Shape up or ship out." Time waits for no man. The rate of change seems to be growing exponentially in today's technological age. In order to be seen as an asset, we need to constantly upgrade ourselves to remain competitive and be worth high net value.

If not for the wavering instructions, I would love to have the 4th guy in my team. I might be too quick to judge his capabilities, based on that few minutes conversation we held. I am sure for the next few modules for the year, I would certainly have a chance to work with him.

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Today, I fired a man

2012-01-10T09:40:00.005+08:00

Photo credits to Leon Photoworkx.

We were told to form a group of 3-4 members in one of my MBA module called Organizational Behavior and Design. I already have 3 members in my group, myself a Singaporean, a 36-year-old Indonesian multiple petroleum stations owner, and an India Indian with a degree in Engineering. What a diversified group and culture! It was a debate group hence I needed people who were outspoken and confident of themselves. And then, another India Indian came along and requested to join us. Sure, since the limit was 4. It was better to have more group members so that the workload could be shared more equally among everyone.

10 minutes after I have confirmed my 4th member, my lecturer changed his mind of the nth time and told us to cut our team to 3 members instead. My Indonesia team member looked at me and said, " You are the leader, you can decide."

Of course, I already knew who I had to let go, but how should I put it across to him? He had barely joined and now I had to ask him to leave my group. I had to consider the psychological factors that might affect him if I hadn't been tactful enough.

I thought through it for a while, fixed my sentences and walked to him.

I placed the members list in front of his table and opened my mouth.

"I will be joining XXX group instead. You can stay."

Who did you think told me that line, the Indonesia, the Indian Engineer or the 4th Indian?

Or did I say that to my members?

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The Hair Inn Salon

2012-01-08T18:59:00.004+08:00

Pardon my no make-up face! *The trick to posting a naked face is adding highlights and increasing the brightness of the picture. Your flaws will be gone within a second.* Pictures below are edited using Picasa 3.

Today, I wanted to dye and cut my hair at Jean Yip but they quoted me $129! Madness! So I decided to try out The Hair Inn Salon at AMK Hub instead, although it was my first time there. The salon is located far back of Basement 2, hidden at the corner. For my length which is slightly over my shoulder, it is considered as "Long" category. Hence, cutting and dyeing cost $79. I was being served by quite a pretty lady named Adeline. She asked me the kind of colour that I would like to have and proceed to prepare the dye for me. Meanwhile, I was being served a cup of tea and some magazines to read.

We chatted while she carefully applied the dye onto my hair. Every time when I dye my hair in a salon, I am always afraid that the dye will "eat" up my scalp, causing pain throughout the entire session. Luckily, this time it didn't!

While waiting for the time to pass, she came back with a price chart for treatment. She explained the price differences and allowed me to choose without hard selling! I hate it when people try to push their most expensive products to me. I picked the O2 Spa treatment which cost $40.

I flipped through the hairstyle magazine and told her that I want to keep my hair long. She listened and told me that she would only be trimming the centre-back of my hair to give it more volume. Then she verbally taught me how I should segment my hair while I do my curling at home.

I love the final output! My hair smells so nice and is much smoother. I am pretty sure I will be going back again! =D

Overall, I spent $122 there. $79 for cut and dye, $40 for treatment and $3 surcharge for new year period. The surcharge is valid until end of the month.

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A Leader

2012-01-06T21:25:00.002+08:00

Future SMRT Train Map.

As a leader, not only must you be able to plan, organize, lead and control your people, you will must learn to accept failures and be prepared to step down. In December 2011, SMRT experienced its worst crisis. Over the month, the trains have broken down on numerous occasions for as long as 5 hours, affecting over 127,000 commuters. The figurehead has thus stood out to apologise formally to the public (CNN). Whether it is the pressure presented by the shareholders, the angry public voices, the bad publicity on its Dinner and Dance (photos) or the cumulative effect, the SMRT CEO Saw Phaik Hwa, has decided to resign today (StraitsTimes).

What went wrong? Was she really to blame for the break downs? When the trains functioned well and all the commuters reached their destinations promptly, no one commended Saw for her good leadership. But once negativity surfaced, everyone rushed to slam her for all sorts of reason. We have been taking our public transport system for granted. Sometimes I hate to read the new because I find that the most of the articles are generally negative in nature. They make me feel sad! Articles that made headlines are usually natural disasters, deaths, economic crisis, etc. HURR.....

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Decisions

2012-01-05T21:33:00.003+08:00

My second module lecturer spoke of making decisions under uncertainty today. Everyday, we make decisions that not only affect our lives but also possibly having the ability to change someone else's life for the better or for the worst. The ramifications can be so extensive which may not even be aware of it.

I picked up a sentence from my notes which caught my attention. Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher said," Nothing is permanent, but change." Such a beautiful sentence it is.

Indeed, everything and everyone is changing constant but we shouldn't be afraid of change. Instead, let's embrace it. We need to capitalise on the change such that we earn more gains than pains. It is our mindset and attitude towards change that we should be cautious about. Don't let our resistance to change slow us down from achieving big goals.

Unfortunately, Capricorns (me) suck at adapting to changes. *roll eyes*

Found this funny website on quotes. Go and read it HERE.

My Paper - 《我报》

2012-01-05T00:53:00.005+08:00

I read another article on 《我报》 and the author was talking about how modern days human beings are addicted to digitalizing their lives. He gave an example about how he took so many pictures during his holiday trip that he lost the opportunity to enjoy mother nature and just living the moment by capturing everything with his eyes. Technology has helped us to live more comfortably than before, but has it also ruin us?

iPhone users are everywhere. Aplenty at best, and abundant at worst. There are so many of US using iPhones that is it not hard to imagine Apple securing the number one position for the largest volume of sale of mobile devices in Singapore. Today, my lecturer described one of his students being at the brink of death when that student had carelessly left her iPhone at home and had to be disconnected for a day. Does this sound rather familiar?

In the past, mobile phones are built to satisfy consumers' need for connectivity. However, this need has evolved largely over the decades. We no longer want to buy a phone just because "it is easier for my mom to find me." We want a phone that for companionship, to help us pass time when we are bored or alone. AKA entertainment. We want a mobile device that allows us to check and reply our emails. We want a phone that takes incredible pictures. Or should I say, we "need" our mobile devices to have the aforementioned functions.

These functions used to be value added services in the past where companies promote them as an unique selling point. However, time has changed. The importance of these functions have advanced to a level comparable to one of the basic necessities we look for when we buy a new phone. Some may even argue that it is a downgrade, not advancement per se. It is no wonder many companies follow suit and alter the designs and functions of their "new" phone to create a competitive differential product which very much resemble an iPhone. That long rectangular case, touch screen, minimal buttons and many more. In the future, the mobile phones produced from all the companies would looked the same. The only difference is probably the logo etched.

I am really starting to enjoy reading My Paper. The articles drive me to reflect and explore areas that I have never touch on before.

Another plus point is that the Horoscope section always gives me positive and motivational sentences to boost my energy. Their "predictions" are never pessimistic. Well, not at least for the past two days.

Recently I have been thinking a lot. It felt as if I have an enormous amount of energy waiting and dying to be released from within. It is good I think, to keep my brain running. I guess my brain is churning and working out twice or maybe even thrice as hard now to make up for the time I have lost. The factory has been dysfunctional for a year already. It is about time to sky-rocket.

First Day of School

2012-01-03T22:25:00.002+08:00

It was horrible. I reached school at 850am and went straight to the administration office for directions. The orientation was supposed to start at 9am. Coordinator #1 gave me the classroom number and I waited patiently outside the room. But I felt something was wrong when the classroom door was locked and there were only two people (me included) waiting outside. I went down to look for Coordinator #2, and again I was told to wait a while more outside the same room. A couple more of my classmates started to loiter around. 20 minutes have passed. Finally Coordinator #3 came to pick up the lost souls and led us to another building. Again we waited for another 5 minute for Coordinator #3 to clarify the actual classroom. By then when I arrived at my destination, it was 930am.

Poor communication?

Well, the happy part came in when first classmate whom I spoke to told me that she thought I was a Korean. MUAHAHHAHAH *暗爽*

I went to meet my Korean sister Michelle Onni after school and told her about my mistaken nationality. She rolled her eyes at me.

Hmmm....

Today I read an article on My Paper. It was about 6 blind people touching different parts of an elephant and describing it. One touched the legs and said they felt like tree trunks. One touched the nose and commented that it resembled the body of a snake. Another touched the tail and it felt like a rope etc. Everyone described the same elephant but their comments were conflicting. Each stood strongly behind their views that the others description were faulty. Were they?

Every one is entitled to their own view. They may differ from your own, but that do not mean that they are incorrect. Accept opinions and views with an open mind. Probably you will be able to see the bigger picture better.

A New Year

2012-01-02T19:20:00.005+08:00

Today's hesitation begets tomorrow's regret.

Hello 2012, goodbye 2011.

As we conclude 2011 and put both feet into a new year, I can't help but to feel a tinge of sadness and regret clouding up around my heart. It is a pity that we have had come thus far, yet both of us chose to let go in the end. Was it fate, or did we not work hard enough? Whatever the reason, they is no turning back. You have always picked glitz and glamour. It is in your blood, I know that. I wish you well, and hope you make it big one day.

On a happier note, I AM STARTING SCHOOL TOMORROW. I am doing my Master of Business Administration at PSB Academy. Well, not really because it is just orientation day for me. But I AM STARTING SCHOOL. Goodness. I haven't touched textbooks and tutorials for so long I am pretty sure it is going to be tough for me. I am not a brainy person. I just work really hard academically. I hope I meet nice people and nice classmates tomorrow. *PRAYS*

Today, I went shopping with the handsome boyfriend and I bought a new bag today! For $25! YEA YEA! Meeting Michelle Onni tomorrow for shopping spree part 2. Hahahah.

Photo credits to Candleghost!

Hatched

2011-12-30T20:25:00.001+08:00

I am not exactly a poor girl, but neither am I uber rich. I was born and raised up in a humble middle income family. My parents worked hard to keep my stomach full, and that happened for two decades, at least.

I have been through enough hardship to bring money home and to keep up with my grades in school. But I think I haven't quite experienced the true adversity some people might already have went through countless times in life.

Unfortunately, I get this premonition that my turn is coming.

Call me superstitious, call me old-fashioned traditional thinking kid. But after reading a couple of 2012 龙年运辰 books, I was told that it is not going to be an easy year for me. And I think I am starting to sense vicious venom eating into my veins.

Come what may, I know my "antidotes" will stay by me, through good times and bad. ;)

A reminder to all 牛, 龙, 羊, 狗, go and pray to your 太岁爷!

Loves, Michelle Lee TB

2011-12-14T12:35:00.002+08:00

2011 has been such an eventful and exciting year for me. I have walked paths that I have never crossed, experienced many first-times, and bonded new friendships that I would cherish dearly. With the help of many people (boyfriend, mike, michellle onni etc), I have accomplished many things that I never knew I am capable of. Their ideas and words of wisdom aided me to make decisions about my life, indirectly setting out a path for me to set foot on. The year of the Rabbit is coming to a conclusion, while I have only just started. 2012 is the year of Dragon, my year. The amount of things that I can achieve is limitless. My aspirations are running wild. I feel like I am suddenly fueled by infinite energy, generating all the powers I need to push on. I find that establishing a list of resolutions for the year is greatly helpful to me. It gives me an aim to work towards. When you don't know what you want in life, that's okay. Set multiple small goals and go for it. At the end of the year, you will be surprised how much you have attained.

I can't wait for 2012 to come.

Hate

2011-11-10T17:42:00.000+08:00

I think a lot of people just can't wait to see me go down, crushing all the walls that I've built. You know, if you aren't supportive about anything I have done or am doing, the least you can do is to not discourage me. Double negative. I got your point. Maybe you are just trying to keep me in track lest I go astray upon climbing up. Maybe I have mistaken your kindness for something else. But yea, thanks for watching me.

Today was another camp-at-home day. So in order to waste another day away, I decided to learn a little Korean through the web. The words I have written down are probably wrong. But who cares right?

happy!

2011-11-09T03:42:00.001+08:00

I couldn't exclaim my excitement and how productive I felt today. I knew what I wanted, and I did them. For the past few month at least, I have been researching extensively on the life that I want to lead, the goals I want to achieve in 2012. I don't usually go around telling people my plans because I knew that the more they belittled me, the more I am going to awe them. By the time they decided to take me seriously, it is already too late. I have a little fetish for watching people's petrified faces, and have always enjoyed them. Hahaha. Yea I know, I am a tad sadist behind closed doors. *insert devil's laughter*

So I managed to solve my Windows 7 problem all by myself. All thanks to Google search engine and Google Chrome. You have officially won my heart over Internet Explorer. No more ugly default thumbnail pictures. I have also learnt to convert my YEA! I have also learnt to convert my word files to PDF. How awesome is that. I learning so much more about the usage of Acrobat. They are really pretty amazing. I didn't know they have so many other functions that would come in handy in the future. Then, I have downloaded idiot-proof photo editing software that can put on make-up for me digitally. Many thanks to Candleghost! Now I can take picture even without make-up on! Ah, the vain part of me. Hehehehe.

I met up with my beloved Michelle on ne last month to buy a perfect gift for the boyfriend. In the end, we both agree Calvin Khein's shirt is the best. The quality is so atas and comfortable those from Armarni Exchange just cannot fight.

For the record, within 1 month (at most 2), I have already 小三元 twice!

=D Not forgetting that I have already achieved the "biting" of all 4 animals, 4 flowers of the same set umpteen times. The maximum number of flowers I have taken before was 6. So close to 八仙过海 !

And for one of my 2012 resolutions is that I aim to make at least 十三么 once! The closest I have ever been was to wait for one last card. My 九索!

HUAT Ah!

Dream

2011-11-08T13:07:00.000+08:00

This was the second time I dreamt of that same magnificent scene I visited few months ago. It was hidden amongst the greeneries, located inside a cave that was far away from the urban areas. I could still remember I gasped at the vast amount of air and space within after entering via a relatively small opening. The sound of clear blue water splashing against the rocks was simply brillant. I felt as it I was transported back to the olden days, where humans dressed in long apparels that covered the limbs. Both female and male wore long hair, and usually the ladies have fanciful hair accessories on their heads.

I want to go back there again.

Video

2011-10-29T03:52:00.001+08:00

Credit to Candleghost. Thank you for the hardwork!

瓶颈

2011-10-27T15:00:00.002+08:00

To all music talents out there, anyone keen to compose this song for me? ;) Hohoho. I am tone-deaf.

***

作词：Heng Heng (me)

走到了瓶颈，
应该继续，还是应该选择放弃？

下雨了，
我抱着你给我的小熊，独自一人躲在房里。
桌上摆放着那年我们拍的照片，
你的笑脸是如此的窝心, 甜蜜。
你的背阴牢牢地锁在我脑海里。
哪我的影子也是否还烙印在你心底？

从前你对我的呵护，早已变得陌生，生疏。
牵着我的手，我却感觉不到你的温度。
你的声音，好像换了一个音符。
你的气息，也渐渐地随风离去。
我不再是你的世界，你的所有。

一生一世再也不是一个终点。
而我只不过是你碰巧遇见的避难处。

雨水一滴一滴地飘落在地，
我的记忆也随着它尘灰落地。

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Hi Baobeteo, in case you are panicking, NO I AM NOT WRITING ABOUT YOU.
HAHAHAHA. Love you love you love you. ;D
I am looking forward to our weekend together. Hope you are too. ;)

Mom and Dad

2011-10-25T18:29:00.000+08:00

I love Mama Heng a lot and I know she adores me just as much. But I never quite truly understand how emotionally connected we are until today.

Today is 25 October, 2011. And today, she tripped and fell while crossing the bridge near our house on her way home. This was the second time she fell at the same bridge. I HATE YOU BRIDGE. It was raining and Papa Heng was walking in front of her, each carrying their own umbrella. In a split second, Papa Heng heard his wife gave a painful cry from behind and rushed to help her. The fall was so great Mama Heng's umbrella broke.

Just about around the same time, my house phone and mobile phone rang continuously, one call after another. I was lazing around on my bed with baby rabbit, taking a short afternoon. SMS came in, BBM came in. The boyfriend and Candleghost had been trying to get in touch with me to confirm a last minute evening shoot. We even arranged for another mahjong session after the shoot.

Finally, I woke up and and went to warm up the soup Papa Heng cooked for me this morning. Suddenly, I heard the gate unlocking and conversations going on at the main door which I couldn't quite make out from the kitchen. I saw Papa Heng first and he said, "Mama fell."

Then I saw a second figure coming through the door. Taking her time, she slowly stepped into the house. She gave me a pout, one that resembled those of a baby when she was unhappy and yearning for love. Beyond that, I saw pain in her eyes.

I helped her to the kitchen, sat her down and hugged her gently as Papa Heng went to prepare a bowl of water and some cotton wools to clean up the wounds.

"Is it painful?" I asked, trying to locate the cuts on the petite frame of hers. My heart was aching badly. There were a total of 3 wounds. One big open patch on the left knee, one small peel on the feet and one slight abrasion on the right. Fresh blood was still dripping down from the left knee.

"Just a little bit," Mama Heng said and pretended to groan softly in pain, just like how she always did when my little niece and nephew accidentally bumped into her.

Papa Heng and I knelt down side by side in front Mama Heng like she was a queen. She is our queen. I began to pull out small balls of cotton wool and soaked them into the bowl of water. Papa Heng took out one and gently tapped on the most opened wound.

"Is it painful?" asked Papa Heng, but Mama Heng didn't utter a word. Using her chin, she gave him a non-verbal approval and urged him to continue.

Papa Heng drained the second ball, a third, a fourth and many more. Kneeling so close beside him, I couldn't help but to notice his whites growing out of his head above his ears. Papa Heng has aged too. His features were filled with sorrow as guilt washed down his face. Wanting to shield themselves from the rain, Papa Heng led Mama heng to cross the bridge to a sheltered walkway instead of making their way home openly under the rain. Little did he expect to cause his wife so much pain.

I looked up and saw Mama Heng weeping silently. When I saw tears flowing down from the corner of her eyes, I broke down too. The pain was eating her up. I cancelled my appointments for the night. I couldn't let Mama Heng leave my sight.

Papa Heng and I continued to clean the wounds and he apologised profusely to her. He was not to be blamed. He had good intentions. We cleaned the wound once with clean water and second time with Detol. By then, the lady had stopped tearing.

Papa Heng wasted no time. After sending her to the bathroom to wash up, he went to private clinic near our block and bought a new tube of anti-septic cream. When he returned, he even bought Mama Heng's favourite waffle to cheer her up a little. How sweet was that.

I assisted "Docter Heng" in applying the cream onto the wounds again. This time round, our moods were slightly cheerier. The three of us talked and joked in the kitchen like three old friends.

I opened the top cabinet and retrieved a DIY hair dye and placed it on the table.

"Let me help you dye your hair, Papa."

He smiled.

I love you Papa Heng, Mama Heng.

PA3

2011-10-25T11:10:00.000+08:00

Oh I love how my old friend HP laptop keyboard give me this immediate feedback to my fingertips. The slightly resistive yet smooth, sexy transition when I press down the buttons. So much better than Mac keyboard. However, it takes time to familiarise myself with the different functions and outlook of a Windows laptop again. I have already gotten used to a Macbook so much that I was slightly disturbed when I realised the apple short keys don't work on my HP laptop anymore. Fortunately, most amateurs like me waste probably a few minutes just to pick up the momentum again.

I caught Paranormal Activity 3 last night and IT WAS BORING. This time round, the effect didn't kick in as badly as before. If you have already watched PA1 and PA2 before, PA3 totally kills it. Caramel ice cream with chocolate syrup tastes really awesome, but too much of it makes me feel like gagging. That's exactly how the movie did. A seasoned horror movie fan would anticipate a scare moment exactly on the dot. You knew something gonna popped up in your face. In PA3, a lot of old scare tactics have been imported from its predecessors: (Spoilers)

Camera being planted everywhere by the husband.
(Somehow, it is always the man who is interested in camcording- spells stereotype. And it is always the man who get killed in the end. But I have to applaude the creativity of person who came up with the idea of an oscilating camera view using a fan. That was ingenious!
Girl standing beside your bed staring at you for hours
Being dragged away
Someone or everyone being killed
Pots and Pans dropping everywhere in the kitchen

These movies remind me very much of another movie. Do you remember Incideous?

Pictures credit to Damien Boo, a photographer who has recently been conferred the title as "The Official 4th Leg for Mahjong" against me, Mr Boyfriend and Candleghost. Hahaha. I almost almost did a 十三幺. But I was short of two tiles and one of them was already dead floating outside in the pool. Just like the body found at Bedok Reservoir today. Sigh. People are running out of places to die and to dispose of the remains. I managed to piece up a 小三元 though. :D

More chances for me to make it big again on the Mahjong table tonight! Huat ah!