it's all about the friends that night.

last night i had dinner with the usual NTU gang.. and NY had a huge surprise to tell us! she is *OMFG* pregnant!! oh man.. NY's the same age as me and she just got married March this year... looks like her fate is to be a dutiful housewife at home all her life now. heh. anyways i'm sorry i couldn't show that i was very very happy for you for the fact that i never believed having a kid is a blessing.. hmm but well i hope i will change? heh...

anyways it was the usual catch-ups... about the latest updates in our lives, our jobs, how much bonuses are we getting and not forgetting to gossip about other NTU school mates.

after dinner i headed down to Bali Lane for CK's gig. met Mel and Sody there too. was good as i haven't seen Sody since i left the National Team couple of years back. it was nice getting back again (this time NOT talking about politics in Taekwondo..) to chat about school..work...life...diving...future...

after the gig we randomly went into a chillout cafe kindof place for a drink. (trust me that cafe was TOTALLY random!) and to my great surprise, the owner of that place is Barry! - my ex Temasek Poly TKD friend. that's too much of a coincidence man. we chit chatted and as i asked more about how he managed to get that business set up...it got me reaaally interested to go into a cafe business.

hmmm.... hmmm.... hmmm...

dream all day and one day it will just come true...

lunch gathering with my BB friends!

invited some of my BB friends home for lunch. it's been so long since i cooked for friends. my skills like abit rusty alr! haha..but they still enjoyed the lunch i suppose, especially since Mr Kotawala broke my dining chair! prolly too full from that lunch heh. i miss my friends..school friends...taekwondo friends...i realised that i haven't been keeping in contact as frequest as we should be...hmm

JP Morgan run

ooh, just gotten these photos of the JP Morgan run from the public drive in office. it was a very nice evening after work, the sun was about to set, it was not too warm, the weather was just about right.apart from the fact that there were some 11,000 participants whom some of which smelt like they were some coolies just coming back after carrying sacks of rice for the day. SUPER SMELLY lor...esp ABNNs :P... i'm glad i participated in the run really, (no not just because i get to go off one hour earlier from work) but i really needed to get out and have a good run in the sun.i was looking through the pictures in the folder and to my surprise! our cameraman caught the bro-in-law in the photo as he sprints toward the finishing line. he finshed at 21:08 minutes, it is IMPRESSIVE that he could pull that timing off after 2 weeks of honeymoon in Thailand! hah...

my mover's party!

woohoo...last week was my movers' party (in case you guys didn't know, i have moved department) it was a night filled with fun and laughter indeed. i realised that the entire GCUS department was actually quite big! there was never a photo where we can fit everyone together.this is The Boss whom i will miss badly, i really like her managing style, cos most of the time it seemed like i was managing her. ahaha...she's too nice and i'm too evil, that's why.our batch of movers, so happy to move with tina, mel and mr kotawala!and to everyone's surprise, the presents we got as a mover was a free ride at the reverse bungy at Clarke Quay! i was very happy cos i've been thinking of trying it for a long time! but i cannot say the same for the rest as they battle with their fear in heights! haha. but for someone who has done a real bungy before - this is like see-saw. :Pi'm sure you see some nervous faces! look at Kongg (in the middle) ahahaand of course the smart ass PQ is here to create havoc again! i got the movers to secretly buy 2 more tickets for our managers! (middle and right in picture). HAHAHA and they totally freaked out when they saw us waving the tickets at them~ in disbelief. but really kudos to them for being such a good sport and went up there anyways even though their treshhold of heights are limited to like standing on a balcony of a 2 storey house. hee!we even got certificates from The Bosses after the daring stunt!after the crazy reverse bungy the remaining ones went to chillout and a bar nearby as the weather was simply tooo warm!one of my best friend in GCUS! we call each other CAPTAIN!! haha...The two Bosses together. lovely people.i wonder what were we talking about? looks like a serious discussion over here. heh.some of my team members in Hsupremes.whether it is for the better or worse, i'm glad i have moved on anyways.

why we so kiasu!

i was watching a variety show on channel U tonight. it was about getting high school kids to come and compete in a chinese language proficiency game. the whole aim of this is to promote the chinese language and to get kids these days to like chinese... but guess what? like 90% of those participants are PRC students!!

this is really ridiculous!!!!!! defeats the whole damn purpose. and of course the whole reason why schools send their top PRC students to come and compete in this show is because of one word - KIASU!!!

all wanna win only. nabeh. couldn't stand that show and i ordered my mum to change channel immediately! damn those ah tiongs.

you know you've been spending too much time in office when...

you desperately look for your access card (instead of house keys) when you take the elevator home...

you wait for the water to come out of the tap automatically when you're in front of the wash basin...

you open the fridge at home and wonder where has the all the coke zero gone to??...

you find that one monitor is never enough when you switch on the computer at home.. (i look at 4 screens at work)

GIVE ME BACK MY LIFE!!

it was such a roller coaster ride coming to sis' wedding. to think i almost missed it because of work?? i'm such an ass. i had to miss the hen's night (better known as bachelorette night) as a result and i paid bloody 50 pounds for it! :( well i'm glad the mum went for it anyways.after the dinner cruise they went to watch the famous Simon Cabaret show.anyways i was lucky enough to come to Phuket in the end after so much hoo-ha and help from my managers. i boarded the plane alone on thursday morning, totally knocked out throughout the entire journey - didn't even realise it had landed in Phuket!i was taken away by the awesome view within Dusit Laguna - it's a very nice place to stay in! and it totally took my mind away from the hustle and bustle of city life.and i'm sure i made it clear that i was here for a wedding. no?!last family dinner before the wedding day...then came the most awaited moment of the trip, the chapel procession! the bro-in-law was sweating non stop whilst waiting for the bride to arrive, heh. very hamsen lah brother!the five most important man (and boys): P - the groom, G - the best man, C - dad of the groom, L and R - the ring bearers.finally the bride has arrived with the dad! the sis was really pretty that day. no one would disagree. i'm sure dad is very proud of her. :)here comes Lewis the ring bearer. he did a great job that day considering that he boycotted the chapel rehearsal the day before cos he was too busy with his Nintendo.Lewis and Reece - my bro-in-law's nephews. so cute lah!they even had their names engraved outside the chapel to prove that they were wedded here. imagine bringing your kids/grandkids to Phuket next time to show them this. awesome.after the chapel procession the guests were ferried back to the beach by boats for a sunset cocktail party before dinner startsit was a lovely evening with a romantic sunset, sand, waves...and more importantly - free flow of pina cola and long island tea!
they even brought a baby elephant to accompany the guests!~ haha.one of the highlights of the dinner was the lighting of sky lanterns. we all wished for a blessed marriage for the couple - but i'm sure my dad secretly wished to strike 4D on the coming sunday!
check out this cute little girl! she made a mess with the chocolate fondue served during dessert time. adorable or what!Sam, such a great guy. He also practices Taekwondo. haha nope we were not wrestling each other, but we were at the last dance of the night. :)and did i say free flow of champagne as well? damn nice, my favourite Moet.ahhh...time to go back again. but i felt like i could stay there forever...and not come back to the corporate world! back to reality now.... yawnz.