I had dinner at this place in TTDI called ... Boathouse. This came as a recommendation from Kanmani's colleague who said the place has pretty good dessert (I don't think so ahem ...).
Anyways, the ambiance of the place was pretty nice, has a very Deli feel to it. As one would expect, the decor was mostly ship parts, jeti parts, etc ... you know what I mean :P The table was covered with ... MAHJONG PAPER! Hehehe ... they even had crayons for you :) So guess you're suppose to draw while you wait for your food. I thought that was kinda cute ... draw while you wait for your food.
How was the food? Well ... I had a white tuna something while Kanmani had lamb cutlets. Ummm ... no, I don't remember the names, but the menu was rather extensive and laced with good humour.
I had 2 potatoes for dinner. Nah ... I didn't like how my dinner came in a plate other than a round one ... the Tuna was ok, as how the waiter says it .. "It's WHITE Tuna, sir ... different". Still, it tastes like Tuna to me. If you're a guy, this won't be enough for you. Coz, I'm a guy, and it's not enough for me. I could eat the whole freakin tuna if they let me into the kitchen.
This was Kanmani's lamb cutlet. Umm ... please excuse the photo :D It looks better without the effects. Hmmm ... no comments on the lamb, except that it was a little tough to eat ... if David used this in his slingshot, I bet it could knock Goliath's head off.
I drew a tomato.
She
tried to draw.
Overall it was an ok dining experience. Oh yeah, I didn't take any photos of the desserts (this isn't a food blog anyways). We had the crepe suzette (which was prepared next to our table) and .... something Merange? Why desserts need to have fancy names?! I can't remember them. Anways, I didn't like the desserts. Maybe we're just lousy at picking desserts.
Did I mentioned I was really thristy? Crap ... I am STILL thristy. What the heck they put into the food? But hey, would I go back to this place? Actually ... I would :) The ambiance really makes up for it, and the food, you just need to know what to order. In my case, I had gastric earlier the day so opted for something light, like ... tuna. I don't mind going there again. As for the price, well, think of it as you're going to TGIF or Chillis.
Well, looks like
this best friend is gonna be married soon :) This probably also means we won't be able to hangout like we use to.
I think that sucks, coz when you're not married, you're going out with your best friend, and when they are married, you are going out with someone's wife. That sounds very wrong.
Life's like that, very soon you're out of single people to hang out with.
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In a comment I made yesterday I spoke of how the term "Palestinian" is a "recent invention." More correctly, the "recent invention" is this concept that "Palestine" has ever been a sovereign country, or that Arab "Palestinians" have a special right to the land.
"Palestine" (a term imposed by the 1st century Romans) is, and has been for millennia, a "region"; it's never been an independent state.
It may be helpful to compare the term "Palestine" to the term "The South" here in the States. The South is a region of our country, where you'll find people of various ethnicities and religions. You'll find Southerners who are Christian and Jewish and Muslim; you'll find Southerners who trace their ancestry to Europe, Africa, Asia, and so on.
Similarly, you'll find "Palestinians" who are Christian and Muslim ... and Jewish. "Palestinians" should not be conflated with "Muslims" or "Arabs"; the "Palestinians" that we hear so much about are merely Arabs who have come to live in the region of Palestine.
And how did Gaza come to be inhabited by so many Arab Palestinians? Did Israel sequester them there? No, they chose to gather there in 1948 at the request of the Prime Minister of Iraq, who warned them to flee the rest of Israel because Iraq, along with other neighboring Arab countries, was going to "smash the country with our guns and obliterate every place the Jews seek shelter. The Arabs should conduct their wives and children to safe areas until the fighting has died down." Yes, these Palestinian refugees are victims -- they are fundamentally victims of Arab aggression against Israel.
The Canaanites might have a claim to that region, but they've disappeared as a people. In the 13th century B.C., the Lord, according to Number 34, gave this region to the people of Israel as an inheritance. Jews have consequently lived in the region for over 3,000 years. They are not "occupying" the country; they are living in their homeland.
Did you know that the Philistines (from whom, in a circuitous way, we get the term "Palestine") were not even Arabs? As one historian explains:
The Philistines were not Arabs nor even Semites, they were most closely related to the Greeks. They did not speak Arabic. They had no connection, ethnic, linguistic or historical with Arabia or Arabs. The name "Falastin" that Arabs today use for "Palestine" is not an Arabic name. It is the Arab pronunciation of the Greco-Roman "Palastina"; which is derived from the Plesheth, (root palash) was a general term meaning rolling or migratory. This referred to the Philistine's invasion and conquest of the coast from the sea.
The use of the term "Palestinian" for an Arab ethnic group is a modern political creation which has no basis in fact -- and had never had any international or academic credibility before 1967.
I've barely scratched the surface. If you're interested, and want to learn more, check out this site. Here is another great primer on the region.
If you want to challenge anything you find on those sites, please do so with specificity; we won't be publishing general denunciations of the sources I've cited as "pro-Israel propaganda" simply because they may challenge preconceived notions about the region of Palestine in which we find the country/state of Israel.
One final word. Israel is not without sin. Some of the policies they've enacted to protect themselves have contributed to the suffering Arab Palestinians are experiencing, for example. My historical defense of Israel should not be construed as an endorsement of all of their policies.
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Now you know.
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- The morning paper
- Pineapple tarts
- Pistachio nuts
- Macadamian nuts
- Pecan nuts
- Famous Amos cookies
- Ice cream
- My bed
- My cup
- A box of Ferrero Rocher
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"Here's your ang pow ... every year I give you, will you ever be married?"Normally I would be pretty defensive and offended by this, but I could only muster a smile as my grandma handed me my ang pow. She's reaching 80 pretty soon, and like most grandparents out there, perhaps she hopes for the day where she could witness her grandson tying the knot. I am somewhat perturbed by this.
“If you can’t find an English educated one, find a Chinese educated one then”LOL … I love my grandma, didn’t expect her to come up with a statement like that. I told her it’s not a matter of education background. It doesn’t matter if she’s English educated or Chinese educated.
“It’s not easy to find the right person …”I agreed with her, and joked why not she look out for someone for me :P
“The ones I picked, I don’t think you will like”Well, that might be true.
I’m not a picky pickle … at least that’s what I’d like to think. I’m just not even trying, but it doesn’t mean that I’ve not been interested in anyone either. It’s just that, I’m not even trying. Don’t ask me why, I don’t know. I don’t even believe in ‘the one’. Everyone talks about compatibility, maybe it should be adaptability?
Lol … I’d like to see someone who can put up with my constant pondering, thoughts and philosophies.
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... another dent on my Guitar this morning.
Great, just great ...
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Next week it's Chinese New Year ... and that means boat load of relatives and no where to hide :)
It feels kinda awkward sometimes meeting relatives, especially distant ones. You never know what to talk about ... and then of course there's the language barrier and the right 'title' to call them and in what dialect. I've simplified and decided to call them aunty and uncle. Saves you the trouble.
Got a farewell party tonight, and I'm glad the vodka jello shots I made turned out ok. I manage to find the right sized containers, all thanks to Charlene :) She's brilliant when it comes to these things. I bought some champagne grapes to use with the jello, bloody expensive grapes. Made a total of 60 tiny shots, after factoring the costs, it's about RM0.90 for a shot. I could probably sell it for RM2 :) Hmmm ... but those champagne grapes are pretty nice.
I'm thinking of staying over Eric's place later today if things end too late. We'll be watching 3 movies I recently procured ... off the Internet through ... 'savvy technological' means. So, what movies are we gonna be watching?
- The Fall
- How to Lose Friends & Alienate People
- Ghost Town
Good selection I hope :)
It kinda sucks that I'm slowly losing people who are close to me. Well, maybe I shouldn't use the word 'lose'. Technically, I'm not. Just that they aren't near anymore ... you know what I mean? Very soon, I know Kanmani will be leaving as well. Well, not anytime soon, but soon enough. Knowing her, she has a tendency of going where the wind blows lol. Though time and time again she's been mentioning of wanting to settle down here, but who knows? I don't know how distance is gonna work out with that boy of hers.
Sometimes, I just feel like that kid that's slowly losing his playmates in the playground coz they have tuition classes to go to. Hey, what other analogy can you give? Lol.
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Cansado.
Sueño.
Agitado.
Esperanza.
Pesimista.
Gratitud.
Amor.
Tristeza.
Tragedia.
Ironía.
Aburrimiento.
Quizás.
Regodeo.
Críticas.
Sarcasmo.
Es siempre la misma.
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I was going through some of my old stuff, mostly lecture notes and files that I've been keeping. I don't know why I'm keeping them ... since I had a cupboard, why not? I was looking through one particular file where I kept all the songs I've written. Did I write these? I don't even remember how they sound like anymore. Most were rubbish, while some I wonder what inspired me to write them 'coz seriously, going through them now makes me feel like going through a stranger's diary. Here's one particular song that I wrote ... and can't remember.
Thoughts (1997)Clear blue sky, not a thing on my mind,Not about you, nor anything elseFor once in my life, I'm free from my thoughts,so lost in my world, oh yes I amEmptiness is all that I feel, when I stop thinking of youno I won'tChorus: Like the sun in the sky, you'll always shine bright,Raindrops, morning dew so fine, you're divineTimes change, a change of mind, a change of truthBut I'll stay true, no matter what, I'll still think of youEnd:Clear blue sky, not a thing on my mindAll that is left is youThat didn't even made any sense ... maybe it did for the 18 year old me. For the life of me, I don't remember writing this or why I wrote it. There's another piece that was interesting, once again, I don't know what made me wrote it.
Innocent One (1997)Now here's a story 'bout a friend of mine,We thought that he was not the foolish kind,He never took things for granted,Until the day he met this girl,Things looked fine for him,He didn't hesitate to make the move,Bridge:My oh my, innocent lives,My oh my, innocent child,My oh my ...Chorus:Saturday night when he turned sixteen,He was not like he used to be,Saturday night when he turned sixteen,He started to take things easilyThe girl wanted everything,From blue rose to diamond ring,He had to do what he's asked to,Or one day she'll leave him,Now, they got into a little fight,He nearly went through suicide,BridgeChorusIt's been 2 years now,My friend's now all alone,She left him for another guy,He hoped someday he'll live to cryMy oh my, innocent livesMy oh my, innocent child,My oh my ...Hmm ... I think this was true. Eh ... so bad, why did I kutuk him. Hahahahahahaha ... he's engaged now to a lovely girl ;)
Oh well, there's still a stack of songs I wrote, can't believe I wrote so many ... I must had been really free. Wish I recorded them somewhere so I could recall how they sound like. Bleh ...
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I had one of those mornings that I wished my car was equipped with a rocket launcher or maybe a Gatling gun. I can't tell you how much I hate motorcyclists. Don't you just hate it when you're about to make a turning to the left and while looking at on-coming traffic on your right you make your turn AND caught unaware of an idiot biker squeezing on the left of your vehicle? Anymore turning to the left I would had knocked into him.
Seriously, how stupid is he? I honked of course :D Actually ... it wasn't a honk ... what do you call a 5 second symphony of verbal abuse and car horn? Oh yeah, road rage. Anyways, he had the cheek to turn around and stick his tongue out and taunt me by swaying his bike left and right. What an idiot. So I did what every sane person would do ... I slammed the accelerator and smash into his bike. He fell down. Serves him right. Padan muka engko! Hah! Rempit lagi la! I got out of my car to check on him. He was still lying at the side of the road while some kepoh on-lookers gathered to ... kepoh. I thought what the heck, since he's already lying unconscious on the road I might as well do this. I gave him a nice kick in the stomach.
Of course, that all happened in my head as I drove to work half cursing that stupid rempit. Wait la ... later your tyre pancit!
I'm such a bitter person :D But ok la, I don't harbour any ill feelings. Maybe instead of hoping both his tyre pancit, maybe one will do.
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Ahh ... tell me who does that look like?
I think he looks like me, I even have the same baju, lol. Anyways, I was going through some recipes to make ... 'something'. I'm opting for something a lot simpler now. Friday is a working day and I don't have time to prepare anything. They will just have to do with this. Oh? 'This' ? Something haram :D
What's up with some people on Facebook making themselves celebrities and sending out invitations for fans? And I thought being on Facebook itself was already narcissitic, but this takes it to a whole new level lol ... hah! You guys know who you are! *points finger everywhere* Oh .. and then I found this bunch of groups for Chindians lol. Chindians United, Chindian this Chindian that ... what the heck? It just felt ... racist. Supreriority complex. Stupid groups. Dowan to join. Anti establishment. Rebel. Hmmph.
I woke up this morning and found my characters in Granado Espada were sent to jail for ... umm ... botting. Oh what the heck, wasn't interested to play it anyways, just something to pass the time. Most of the time I'm not even playing it :D I don't feel like playing games anymore ... don't know why. Maybe the lack of time is the issue ... I don't know. Or maybe I've passed the gaming age. I have Spore on my PC for 2 months now and I've not even touched it ... maybe I'll give it a shot this weekend. Don't ask about my PS2 either, I've not touched it for a year plus now.
You know, I've been meeting a lot of lovely (In my humble opinion) and nice girls lately ... but they smoke. Why ah? It's such a turn off. Bleh ...
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Sometimes I think it's a curse to be able to know where things are heading because of your gift in acute situational social observation. Call me the guy that put the puzzle pieces together, but don't call me the person that looks at the bigger picture. Sometimes it's so huge that I won't even know I'm in it. The 'bigger picture' ... how I loathe thee.
Sometimes I'm glad because of that, I don't get myself into crap, but honestly, where's the excitement when you know everything? I've learned to trust my hunches really well now. Just like the time when I shared with someone about something, it turned up right after all :D I should be working in like, CSI or something. Anyways, this is just a pointless post to free my mind from nonsensical thoughts.
I had dinner in this really nice Thai restaurant at Section 17 called
My Elephant. Haha ... what a name. It was an impromptu thing since I was at Eric's place to get the wedding cake from his place. So, the wedding cake is real after all. Haven't eaten a slice yet ... I'm not used to eating cake for breakfast. Apparently it's really good, we'll know tonight. We celebrated an early birthday there with him and wife and Yee Feng and half a bottle of red wine and cheesecake. Having cheese or cheesecake with red wine is really good ... does wonders to the pallate. I don't really fancy thai food because they are usually spicy ... and I can't take spicy food very well, but yesterday's dinner was awesome. Probably because we requested them to reduce the spiciness. I really loved the food there and don't mind paying a visit again. Don't ask me what I ate, I don't even know how to spell it .... besides, this isn't a food blog :P
I am growing old. As much as I've been talking about aging gracefully in terms of emotions and in my thinking, sometimes I find it really hard to do. The older that you get, the more you're afraid to make decisions, and I mean BIG decisions. I feel that my life now is rather stagnant and not heading towards any direction that's going either upwards or downwards. I don't believe in the feeling of being envious. Envy is just one feeling that I actively deny maybe because my pride is bigger! Hahahahaha. Actually, that's not funny.
When can I move on with life? Really, what's life all about actually? Have we ever stop to wonder about that? Why am I starting to talk like someone who doesn't have God in his life? Hmmmm ... I don't know where I'm going. I can spit out all the promises and hope that have been doctrinated in church, BUT yet I don't feel it at times. Find me someone who can tell me perfectly well where he's heading with his life and I'll bring reality right down his door step. The reality is, you don't unless you had the revelation from God. Why do I feel the need to know about these things. Knowing too much sucks the fun out of your life. Everyday we walk around like happy little creatures but the fact is we're each carrying invisible baggages. As much as I believe in once
"you're set free, you're free indeed", I find it hard to live that accordingly. Well, looking at the brighter side of things at least I know my life isn't perfect nor it's a bed of roses. Look forward to an autobiography by me at the age of 70.
On to merrier things ... like photos :D
This is the plant that Doreen gave me ... that's what it looks like now, but I believe this guy has a will to survive ... eh, don't get me wrong, I love keeping plants. It became like that because I was on holiday :D
Some shots from Eric and Doreen's wedding.
Flower.
The recep table, I thought it looked nice, but taste is pretty subjective. The cookies are suppose to be in the jar ... I took this before they placed it in. Speaking of which, the cookies were
damn good.
A view of the church interior from the outside.
And finally ... I was really amused by this.
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While driving to work today, I was thinking back a little on my childhood. I really miss a lot of things. The morning fog, the fresh air (that kinda depends if the palm oil mill was operational, then we get stinky air), the trees and WIDE OPEN SPACE. I think I miss the huge compound we had. Plenty of space to run around and hide, but that's not the point. I need wide empty spaces. I used to make kites and there were plenty of space of fly them. How many kids nowadays know how to make kites? Heck, I remembered many years ago that my ex didn't know how to make kites. That was a shocker to me, I thought everyone knew how to make kites. So ... I thought her how to make ... a kite. The padang at the house was pathetic ... I don't even want to call it a padang. There were phone and power cables everywhere and there weren't even any wind. How to fly kite!?
I used to spent my school holidays doing nothing but running around the house, ummm flooding ant nest, lastic birds (I usually miss coz I suck) and my dad would teach me how to lastic a mango fruit out of the tree (yeah, I miss all the time coz I suck). Things are so simple and carefree when you're a kid. The only thing that you would care about is the itch and rashes you get while playing on the grass and the occasional cuts. Studies? I was never a brilliant student in primary school to begin with. The concept of education somehow eluded me. Did I mentioned I never liked my primary school teachers? I think I was quite a slow learner when I was young. Maths never made sense to me and I'm usually careless. Teachers on the other hand were harsh and not understanding. Primary 1 and 2 I was usually asked to stand outside the class or caned for failing to answer the question on the blackboard. The thing I hated most was when they ask the whole class to stand and whoever is the first to answer a series of question gets to sit down. Guess who hardly got to sit? Kinda pathetic when I think about it now. Stupid teacher.
There was this Singh teacher that taught us moral in Standard 2, Eng Ann school in Klang if I remember correctly. What an idiot. I can call him an idiot now because as I grow older and wiser I realise they aren't cut out to be teachers. Fine la ... I was a slow kid, but I didn't deserve to be punished for not understanding how to complete a crossword puzzle ... sorry, crossword puzzle
S. The whole moral exercise book had way too many crossword puzzles, whoever was in the Education Ministry then should had been sacked. Crossword puzzle? All I saw was empty boxes, what do I do with these boxes? Hehehehe ... I randomly bantai alphabets :D I think maybe that pissed him off. But I really didn't understand it all. Stupid la crossword puzzle, that's why till today I hate doing crossword puzzles, although I understand them now :P
I usually get an 'egg' for all my exam papers back in standard 1 and 2. Ummm ... things just didn't made any sense to me. Every morning a few of us would just shout to the other classmate who was first, second, or third that came to class. One morning I was the third to reach and they said,
"Awak last!! Hahahahahaha". And I
thought I was slow, but these guys don't know how to count.
"Saya third la!!" Instead I found out later what they meant was, I was last in class.
I was leading from the back all the way till standard 4 until my mom had enough and made me go for tuition ... she's my tuition teacher haha. You know, I really hated it because I missed all my afternoon cartoons (back in Johor we could get Singaporean channels), instead I had to sit down with her and go through my homework and extra math lessons since I was really really REALLY bad at it. Heck it paid off, my results improved tremendously and I topped the class :) But then you know what? I had to moved to another school because my family was relocating. I went through 3 primary schools, how sucky is that? I've lost contact with all my primary school friends.
When I was standard 5, my dad bought 3 sets of encyclopaedia. I went through all of it, every volume. I grew a hunger for knowledge, the need to grab a volume and read ... in the toilet. Hey, why waste time, eh? I really loved reading when I was young, mostly English classics from Charles Dicken's ... David Copperfield, Oliver Twist, The Great Expectation ... and you would think a young mind wouldn't understand the content of these books. Too much reading makes you hate school. I hated it because none of the things I knew were in our education system. I could name the highest mountain, deepest trenches, smelliest flowers, longest bridge, etc etc etc ... but for what? None of my friends knew and when I do I share it in class I get reprimanded by my teachers for being a show-off. What's wrong with our education system? Sorry, I meant, what's wrong with our teachers? I was bullied by this one particular teacher for 2 years straight. I had to stand the constant teasing that I get from him. I mean, what the heck? Are you that insecure that you need to pick on an 11 year old kid? Shame on you Cikgu Hisham. Of course I remember your name, I remember what a poor excuse of a teacher you were.
Ok la ... I am bitter when it came to teachers ... partly because I never had good teachers. There were only a handful that were really kind to me, and I need to emphasise the word kind. These people, they have the heart of a nurturer. They know what they were sowing into and I'm really grateful for them. Anyways I don't want to talk about teachers ... it's usually bad memories. I think I did ok at the end of my primary school days. I didn't do exceptionally well for my UPSR, I only got 2As and 2Bs. Bs for both my BM. Malay was never my strong language to begin with.
You know when you're a kid you don't really care about who you mix around with? I had a lot of female friends when I was in standard 5 and 6 :D Simply because I refuse to play kerjar kerjar with the guys during rehat time. I thought it was stupid running around sweaty, instead ... I hung around with the girls. No, we didn't play masak-masak or tali. It was only when I got to Form 1 that it started to became weird that most of my friends were girls. Recess time we would hang around until one teacher stopped by and commented ... "Tak malu ke selalu gurau dengan perempuan?" Then it hit me. This is not normal. What the hell ... But that really affected me ... then I started to stay away from my female friends, and I couldn't fit in with the boys either. Recess time I was mostly alone. Now that I think about it, that was pretty sad. Often simple events that happen through your growing up years are the ones that affect you later on as I've realised. Why? Ohhhhh ... that was the defining moment why I grew up being really awkward around girls, even up till today sometimes I feel it. You have to consciously tell yourself otherwise. BUT HEYYYY so far so good. Anyways, back to lousy childhood story.
Middle of form 1, we had to relocate again. We moved to Muar where I completed my secondary in an all boys school, away from girls :D But then hor ... when you're 16 suddenly all your friends are interested in girls. Everyone went for tuition and joined the Interact club, yours included ... but I only joined the club in Form 4 'coz I kept on missing on the good
'International Understanding' nights. What understanding? The only understanding we knew was, there would be girls :D Tsk tsk... boys. Secondary school was fun, especially your seniour years. The life lessons we learned and mistakes we made were just too valuable. Mistakes usually when it comes to girls of course. So mahfan,
say this 'cry', say that 'cry', do this 'cry', do that 'cry'. Omg ... so sensitive. But noooooo ... I didn't make anyone cry. They made me cry. HAHAHHAHAHA
When you're 16 and 17 you're unusually bold when it comes to girls ... almost to the point where stupidity takes control over you. Now I understand why they say boys are dense in the head. It's true, and some of us still are. I wouldn't approach a girl now like how I did years ago man. Ughhh ... shivers. Arghhh bad memories. Skip.
Anyways, college life was a totally new ball game, but maybe I'll share about that another time ;) Thanks for reading all you silent people ...
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So ... my best friend is married. Another one bites the dust ... kidding :P
I thought it was a lovely wedding affair and perhaps for the first time in my life, I know how it really feels to be part of the joy. It's not something that I've been feeling a lot lately, and it's really different when it's someone that's so close to you that's getting married. I had the opportunity to meet their families, it's really interesting looking at other people's family sometimes. I find that Eric's siblings are just so different from him, particularly the elder brother. I guess most first born are rebels :P
You know how some weddings that you go to, sometimes you feel out of place and not really in your comfort zone? It wasn't like that for his wedding, granted that I only knew a handful of people, but that didn't bother me. It was my best friend's wedding afterall.
How was the reception that night? Honestly, my mood was a little spoilt on the way to the hotel due to the road closure and massive Saturday traffic AND on top of that, I was a little late for the rehearsal. I don't like to be late for anything ... but you know what? Why spoil the day, huh? I kept on telling myself to just chill and enjoy the day. Of course there were technical issues throughout the night ... the video file was corrupted, but good thing I brought my thumbdrive along. I forgot to unmute TL's DVD video of the day shoots on the video ... and it was too late to do anything about it. Bleh ...
I didn't realise part of the bestman's duty was to follow the groom every table to Yam Seng! Didn't touch a drop of whisky until we went to the table where his brother and sister was sitting. "BEST MAN HAVE TO DRINK!" When presented with this, what are your choices? How do you escape? Eric had to down a strong glass while TL and I had to do the same. You know, sometimes I really don't know what to do. Down it and escape! We managed to dodge the second glass. I think after that table he was a little wobbly :D
After the reception, the bridal party decided to check out Hard Rock Cafe ... yeah, I went. Always wanted to know how's it like in HRC. We manage to enter without cover charge since we had the hotel keys with us. My only thought for the night was, don't get drunk and stay sober. I think I had enough experiences as my guide ... so I ordered a glass of Mojito instead, much to the teasing of the bridesmaids, but meh, doesn't really bother me, I'm secured :) Best to keep your head screwed tightly on your shoulder than to let your ego run around. But you know what? I really had fun, like good honest fun. It didn't matter that I only got to know them only recently. Really cool bunch of people and I don't mind hanging out with them again. Doreen has really good friends and I can see that. HRC was ok, I thought the live band was awesome. Come on, how many bands out there can play
Muse? They did very well.
Eric said TL and I could just get a room at the hotel at his expense if we were too tired to drive back. Nah, we didn't want to, besides I don't think it was worth it. The bridesmaids said they didn't mind sharing the room with the both of us ... I was a little taken aback by this. I told them, I actually do mind hahahaha. Very tempting, but no ... not the right thing to do, even if it's only sleeping on the floor. Anyways we decided to call it a night and ... I got home at 4.30 after sending TL off. Haven't really partied till this late for many years now and no, this isn't going to be a habit. I'm just too old for this now. Once in a while it's ok ... just not all the time. It will suck the life out of you.
We're thinking of organising a little farewell potluck for the both of them, but I find it hard to arrange anything when they don't even know when they are leaving the country. In the meantime, I'll just figure out what to make ...
I had a dream last night. Wait, it could be a nightmare ... I dunno. I dreamt I had a pet Shitzu. What the heck. I don't know why in that dream I loved that dog, which I shouldn't because I love cats. What kind of nonsense dream is this.
So finally, how am I? I think it's important once in a while to just ask how you're doing. Most of the time, I don't know. Who am I kidding? Actually I perfectly know how I'm doing. What's it like to take a plunge into the unknown? Hahaha ... gonna be trying something that I've not done before. The only sane reason that's not stopping me is,
'why not?' Yeah, why not? Until there is a reason not to, I suppose you might just try, right? Let's see how this goes.
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Where do I start? Point forms to the rescue!
1. Happy New Year!
2. Merry Christmas!
3. Eric's wedding is this Saturday! I hope things will turn out right ... but you know, always expect the unexpected. We had the rehearsal last Sunday evening at St. Anne's. I gotta say the kids were adorable. Someone should think about a flower girl and pageboy service :D I never realised how much work that's involved in putting a wedding together, it's quite a lot. Imagine for someone who has a handful of friends, I got my work cut out for me. I guess times like these, it's important to know who are the people you can count on. Gosh, I could only count on a few people ... less than 6? That's pathetic.
I've completed their video montage ... wait, did I mentioned that already? Can't remember. I think I could do this as a part time business, but the time involved is ridiculous.
4. There seem to be a lot of weddings and engagements coming up ... everyone and their pet iguana is getting hitched. Every proposal seem to outdo the other. I sometime I think I'm like Father Time. Just being an observer ... watching time and life passing by. Kinda sad, don't you think? Well, at least I'm not an immortal. I think that's sadder.
5. Weng and Siew Li are finally tying the knot. I hope it's not from the 'pressure' I've been giving them. It's about time they settle down ... I mean, what the heck? They are already staying together. I'm just happy for the both of them :)
6. Went over to Steven and Amelia's place for dinner a few weeks ago. Wait, did I blogged about this already? Anyways, had a good time and fellowship. Haven't really had a chilled out night for a very long time now.
7. Spent my New Year's Eve at home. Didn't felt like going out ... no reason to. So I spent the better part of the night watching movies and animes. Reflections? Nah, I had too many reflections last year, no need for it.
8. Watched 'The Day The Earth Stood Still'. I don't know why almost everyone hated that movie, but I loved it. I think it must be Keanu Reeves that they don't like. I think we both have the same expressions, he's one of my favourite actors ... ok, 'actor'?
9. I wanted to watch Spirit, but I heard it was really weird, and a lot of people walked out of the cinema. That bad, huh? I'll just skip this one then.
10. I didn't join a group trip to PD for new year's eve. I don't want to, for many reasons. I had a rather rude morning, woke up and walked out of my room in my usual groggy morning look, only to find a bunch of people waiting at my living room. I bet I scared the living daylights out of them. I'm not a morning person. My sis, didn't even had the courtesy to mention the night before that we'll be expecting the people in the morning. I'm not cut out for group outings with people I'm not close with. Besides, PD isn't one of the places I want to go anymore. I don't mind island trips though ... actually, I quite lebih la :D
11. New Year Resolutions. I only made one this year. Ok, I only started making one yesterday. Gonna be bold and start taking risky decisions. Haven't that got me into trouble a few years ago? Maybe a little wiser now. We'll see.
12. Cute bridesmaid.
13. Eric is leaving in less than 2 weeks time. Sigh ... I'm gonna be quite lonely unless I start making the effort of building relationships. But you know what, this isn't really exact science. I'm not a people person. It's not easy to just find someone that you can click with, just like that. You know what I mean? If you don't, you're just the wrong crowd :P
14. Went for Zhi Qin's wedding reception on Christmas day. It was good to meet up with the Assunta bunch again. Ever the same girls ... Celine said she couldn't make it for the wedding, but she turned up anyways. Liar! But it's good to see her again. one by one, people that I'm close with are moving out of Malaysia ... what is this?
15. Went to the dentist to get my teeth checked since the last visit was 15 years ago. That cost me 140 bucks. NOT CHEAP MAN!!! I got one cavity at the top left wisdom tooth. She asked if I want to fill that up? Yeah ... but who's gonna fill my wallet, huh? I thought to myself, maybe another time ... besides, it's my wisdom tooth. Don't people remove those? Ok ... I'm being a stinge, if it doesn't hurt yet, I doesn't bother me.
16. I'm cutting down a lot on candies and chocolates now. The visit to the dentist scared me a little. I think it's still pretty impressive that I only have ONE cavity considering the amount of sweets I take and the lack of dental check-ups.
17. Cute bridesmaid.
18. I wonder what's in store for me this year? So many things are happening around the globe. Sometimes I get really disgusted with the things I read in the morning papers. What a fallen world we live in. Though, if Jesus comes back now, I really won't be ready. Honestly, are
YOU ready? I can't even give account to some of the things I've done. Can you?
19. There has to be more to life.
20. It's cute to see people fall in love.
21. It's even cuter to see old married couples holding hands.
22. Eric's bachelor night was last Friday at Souled Out. I met a few of his close friends ... it's funny when your best friend introduces you to his other good friends, then you start to see a pattern in each of them ... and you'll realise why you guys are best friends to begin with. Everyone can talk cock :D Oh, TL had to strip. The night was relatively mild la ... since he didn't want to be doing those crazy things. Instead we got him to go different tables and get the ladies to write him a piece of advice on how to love your wife more. Not bad, right? I wonder what the girls did ...
23. My ex-schoolmates are gathering again this year for CNY. I hope I can make it this time since I've been missing it for a few years already. Not bad right? Who would had thought that a bunch of guys would make the effort of keeping in touch after 13 years? I think we do better that some girls out there :P
24. Getting into a relationship because you're lonely is one
sad excuse.25. I
might like dogs, only the kinds
I like.26. I like cats more.
27. I need a fresh wardrobe. Haven't bought any clothes for myself for a long time now. I need new T-Shirts, shirts and ... dinner shirts, considering the number of weddings that is coming up.
28. Cute bridesmaid.
29. I realise that mothers are just, well, mothers. Even if you're 50, your mom is still gonna yell at you to clean your room or to remind you to drink your soup. What's with Chinese people and soups, huh? How can something be 'cooling' for you when it's hot and oily? Don't get me wrong, I love soups ... just the creamy western kind.
30. Been having dreams again, and it's been involving people that I don't know. How I wish there was a machine that would record everything that I've been dreaming about? That would be awesome.
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