everything is illuminated.

"And when the coyotes they sing in the park
It’s when the city life starts falling for the sea
Winding roads are winding down and the flying men’ll hit the ground
Every motion is closer to touching the coyotes sing when they call on your lovin’

jason mraz, coyotes.

1. new year is coming, this means i've got to make some resolutions.
looking back, i did meet most of my resolutions for last year: lose weight, meet a nice boy, spend more time with family and graduate with above average scores.

this year, i'm starting a new chapter in my life, the corporate one. it scares me but oh well, its a rite of passage.

my resolution this year would be to seriously draft a plan for myself and to work very very hard to achieving it. this means saving money, knowing my job goals and working on relationships.

also, one of the not so impt resolutions is to take a trip. i didn't fulfill my one-trip-a-year quota this year so hopefully i'll have enough money and company to make it over the shores of singapore. vietnam looks like an awesome possibility.

2. finished reading 20th Century Short Stories and now on Jonathan Safran Foer's Everything is Illuminated
20th Century was so much more interesting than when i had to study it in sec 4. but it doesn't help that my lit notes at the beginning of each chapter spoils the entire story for me.

Everything is Illuminated is turning out to be quite a light read, despite having a somewhat lacklustre story line.

3. realised how much i actually believe in God.
he never failed me, but this time, he is testing me. i can feel it. i don't know what to do, i don't know what to feel. i just hope i will understand the great plans he has for me.

in the meantime, kneel down and pray loh, what to do.

4. secured a full time job with not too bad of a pay.
yay!

i'm actually looking forward to the 'countdown party' at the beau's friend's place. though i know no one, it's nice to be a stranger this year.

happy new year everyone!

meh christmas.

let me give by lestrim ; deviant art.

Just take it easy
And celebrate the malleable reality
Nothing is ever as it seems
This life is but a dream

live high ; jason mraz

oh boy, we have a long one.

1. christmas was excellent.
awesome dress which i got for a steal coupled with the choir sounding fantastic during mass was just too much to take in.

hugging and presents were flying by, the most excellent of flying objects don't you think?

finally, a quiet night with the yeo's in their natural habitat with loads of turkey, beef and ham and wine. by the time we left their place, it was 6am.

and christmas morning was spent with the family with tons of goodies on the table. the night was capped with point no. 2...

2. Twilight was only half good. or wasn't half as bad.
think the only good part of the movie was from the baseball scene onwards. before that, all the heavy breathing and tension was just tween porn (thanks yunwen). and i thought Robert Pattinson was a bad actor till the middle when he growled at the other vampires. ah, got depth.

wah lau, where got vampire got spark'ring skin under the sun?

3. watched the entire season of The Class.



its a little trashy so its quite sinful to watch. but there's only 19 episodes which ends rather fucked up.

Ethan: How amazing was last night?
Kat: For me, not so amazing. He's boring. His stories were boring. I couldn't stand him. The sex wasn't bad though.
Ethan: You slept with him?
Kat: Yeah, and I gotta say, for a mountain climber, he spends a lot of time at base camp!

Duncan: Hey the weatherman said our town will not be in the blizzard's way. so just nice layer of soft snow and ice.
Richie: Oh, then i must have slipped and fallen on the irony.

Lina: Try my Moroccan chicken!
- tastes it and cringes -
Richie: What the hell did poultry do to you, you angry angry woman!

it is seriously excellent. see the class here

4. The highlight of the week: the beau got me the sold-out islandwide hard cover copy of Tim Burton's The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy

i love.

4 points is more than enough,
i'm fulfilled.

weak week.

x'mas is around the corner.
and this makes me uber happy.

doesn't it make you just want to hug everything in sight?

1. did all the x'mas shopping for others. (all except myself. bloody hell.)

2. met old friends at botak jones and laughed at all jokes about mass comm and the army.

3. went for 3 interviews - one totally bored me, one i totally want. come on baby, make it a home run.

4. actually had a 45 minute smoke break with a colleague.

5. had the ultimate x'mas moment - sitting in a nice space with someone i care about, eating ice cream with the overhead sound system playing "have yourself a merry little x'mas". nice.

6. cooked lunch after a gazllion years of not being able to.

7. had dinner with mer. it's been a while. as usual laughed from start to finish.

this week passed by too fast.
i didn't even have time to do 10 significant things.

shit, got another mysterious bruise on me.
wah lau, i'm like a peach.

right thurr.

1. worked. worked. worked. and decided that i want to work no more. but have not much options. damn you world economy.

2. saw the beau in about 432530897 different lights - drunken mess, rock god, goth creature just to name a few.

3. manage to take a publicity shot with a band. HOW COOL SLASH INDIE IS THAT?

4. got myself a couple more interviews with boutique firms, fingers crossed.

5. watch a dear friend spent almost $90 on lingerie. i didn't even try to stop her.

6. played paintball with my kakis till i was sore, bruised and begging for more. it was my first time, but most definitely not my last.

7. played poker twice. played once yesterday but cannot remember much. Choice quotes of the night:

"Ariel (as in the little mermaid) is half sushi... but all sashimi."
"Dude, what does that even mean?"

"Drink all that water! And you will become the XXM!"
"what the fuck is XXM?"
"Xu Xu Master."

"i might be bankrupt, but i am most certaintly not a pussy bastard."

"what is this putrid, black, sour, vomit inducing thing i'm drinking?"
"it's Guinness stout."
"oh, no wonder it tastes so bad."

8. went to ikea, and picked up some mighty handy things for the new room.

9. watch the beau in action on a big stage, hip thrusting and all.

10. actually make a guy say: "i work as a risk analyst. why didn't i see you coming?!"

whose yo' momma?

making a porno.

let's just say, zac and miri do make a porno and karen liked it a lot.

the beau however, enjoyed it more than she did.

and the man next to us, enjoyed it rather suspiciously.


its one of those comedies that make you think you know what's going to happen, until shit happens. hah.

like, i love to blog.

Shot down: said you never had the chance
Took a ride on a suicide romance
Could have sworn there was somebody home
To facilitate the great unknown

easy tonight, five for fighting

honestly, five for fighting is ten times better live.

1. i like blogging, so therefore i shall not wait an entire week to blog about things. hmph.

2. I AM GOING TO WATCH CATS the musical! bought tickets and everything! and most expensive one somemore. this means times of austerity ahead.

3. i hate xiaxue. i think someone who has to photoshop her own eyelashes has serious serious issues. also if you're that dumb, don't blog. she should get real friends to tell her that.

4. zac and miri make a porno (2008) is coming to singapore! i must watch.

5. i had the most kickass presentation today in front of clients today who said my media strategy was the best out of 11 teams. takedown!

6. actually slept at 1030pm and could not watch desperate housewives. how. tragic.

7. unpacked into my new room... its now officially personalised.

8. i squeezed into a car with 7 other people. it was quite a pleasant journey.

9. i actually told my lecturer she was kaypoh. thank heavens she's a nice person!

10. for the second time in 2 years... I GRADUATED. i now have a degree. booyah.


ladidums.

right thurr.

for the photoshop junkies out there, isn't this like ridiculous? but omg, how awesome would it be as an interface.

this week i:

1. had the best pasar malam feast ever - think "sharks fin", crispy chicken, taiwan sausage, muah chee, tako pachi, prawn cake and milo. yum.

2. had someone other than my mom go through my underwear drawer and tell me what's in and what's out.

3. spent more than 10 hours at meetings at work. and i only have 3 this week.

4. sunk very very low on the "what am i doing with my life" level.

5. met up with people near civilisation - yassin.

6. read possibly the most awesome fiction book on terrorism - "Incendiary" by Chris Cleave.

7. started on another graphic novel - "Fables"

8. had much quality time with quality people.

9. PACKED MY LIFE INTO BOXES! (double hurrah!)

10. walked home from boon lay mrt for the last time.


i'm changing the lay to a keng.
i'm home biatches!

week in mono.

this week i:

1. made friends with the IT guy at work meant lots of IT privileges.

2. had a kickass presentation for school which might or might not crystallize into a job.

3. made my colleague blush because of a remark about wang lee hom. and raised eyebrow at other colleague because of "i'm an actor with 30 productions under my belt" remark.

4. actually got the beau to try something that involved something hot, sticky and good pain.

5. got jealous at singtel.

6. sat through an episode of Beverly Hills 91210 - its sucks like a vacuum cleaner.

7. felt a baby kick in the womb.

8. ate till i actually could. not. walk.

9. visited the buddha tooth relic temple and saw the relics of buddha's brain and body parts. very very strange.

10. walked into my new house, i'm moving back biatches!


this is a much easier way to blog.
in other news: time traveller's wife the movie will be out in june next year due to post production delays. ONE BIG GIANT UGH.

24 oceans.

x'mas is coming.
this means happy feelings all around, friends and family getting together.
and grandma's awesome devil's curry, mee siam and beef rendang.

i had like, the most useless but fulfilling day :)
i want an LG viewty, pfft!

iron chef.

this is for matt, who see me no up!
my beef stew came out a tad smokey but still delish.
plus the linguine tossed with olive oil and italian herbs.

i made someone very happy!


for those who tried the maths question, highlight below this line to see the answer!

5
(1+8=9, 9-7=2, so, 3+2=5. its called a sprial number sequence, where it works back to forth, alternating between + and -.)

things to look forward to include moving home :)
TIME FOR YASSIN!

mad mathematician.

from threadless.com

my niece called me today on the pretence of asking me a homework question, to ask me what am I going to buy for her for her 8th birthday.

but the point is, i spent an hour figuring out a PRIMARY 2 MATH PROBLEM.

after foaming at the mouth and breaking into fits, i finally manage to solve it.

what number can represent the question mark?

1 9 2 ? 3 7 8

s'rsly, like what happened to Ali and Gopal?

black is the new white house

hello mr. pez-sident!

The Actually Happy
"Your extraordinary journey to the White House will inspire people not only in your country but also around the world."
- Manmohan Singh, INDIAN PRIME MINISTER

"Forty-five years ago Martin Luther King had a dream of an America where men and women would be judged not on the colour of their skin but on the content of their character. Today, what America has done is turn that dream into a reality.
- Kevin Rudd, PRIME MINISTER AUSTRALIA

The Questionable Intentions
"We don't expect any change through our previous experience with the Democrats ... When it comes to foreign policy there is no difference between the Republicans and the Democrats."
- Ali Al-Sadig, SUDANESE FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN

"I applaud the American people for their great decision and I hope that this new administration in the United States of America, and the fact of the massive show of concern for human beings and lack of interest in race and color while electing the president, will go a long way in bringing the same values to the rest of world sooner or later."
-Hamid Karzai, AFGHAN PRESIDENT

The George W. Bush
"What an awesome night for you, your family and your supporters. Laura and I called to congratulate you and your good bride."
- George W. Bush, CURRENT PRESIDENT UNITED STATES

an excellent campaign video by will.i.am and fellow famous supporters of obama. it's awesome, it makes you feel that america is destined for good things ahead.

i'm quite pleased! the americans got it (in my honest opinion) right!
black is the new white house!

oh! halloween.

What a prize! Got a body like a battle
axe... Love that perfect frown, honest eyes...
We ought to buy you a Cadillac

get over it ; ok go

in case you are wondering, those featured here are the following characters:

kenneth - karate kid

kevin - japanese soldier

ling jun - america mcgee's alice

merlynn - sailor moon

joanne - duracell bunny

matthew - please see below

me - little red riding hood

ian - m. bison

anton - guile

jo - cammy

halloween was strange.
blacking out at the loof
getting stranded at thumper
getting owned by the crowd of people at attica
lining up at butter fact but eventually not getting in
bak ku teh with talks of lung blood and some merlot. (oh post-much?)

the costume of the night goes to matt, mr. battery stole the whole damn show:



quote of the night:
"oh my god, i suffered battery from a battery!"

island in the stream.

believe me, island creamery is that good :)

sorry, say wha?

"so, i'll just hammer it into submission?"

"what about hard gay? i'm sure he smells nice."

"i have black camo cream, can make myself look dirty."

"the new allswell ad is quite funny. its a good comeback from the previous crap."

"giggle snort, jp, giggle snort."

"my pick up line will be: do you need a recharge? geddit, geddit?!"

overheard at a cashier line at ntuc
"dear, we need the bang. our kitchen is a veh dirty place."

overheard at famous amos
"100 grams no nut please." "(giggle), no nuts. (giggle)"

my day is peppered with so much silly conversations, i don't need to even think of good one liners anymore.


weekend update:
1. jerry maguire
2. english patient
3. last king of scotland

ah, jurong is a one big dull dud.

krispy kreme.

Floating high above the street
Laughing at people down beneath
Wierdos, but we don't really care
Today, things go our way, yeah

no one knows us ; mansun

ben&jerry's chocolate therapy.
plenty of girl talk.
sky high adventures
overtaking japanese school boys
almost drinking poison

i may not make it to kokomo, but at least i sort of got out of the country.
with you babe, its good enough

kokomo.

from foto_decadent.

Bodies in the sand
Tropical drink melting in your hand
We'll be falling in love
To the rhythm of a steel drum band
Down in kokomo

the beach boys ; kokomo

henry + photos from recent holiday + super good food = an itch that will not go away.


ugh, damn you henry, showing me photos then making me wish i was there instead!
oh, i NEED a holiday.

nippon.

"when i found out i had to play a japanese game, i freaked out. i mean, i've seen these games. you end up naked in the middle of the freaking alps."

one of the contestants on 'i survived a japanese gameshow'

thanks matt for the recommendation!
there's nothing like making a bunch of americans dress up like bugs and smashing against a cartoon wind screen.

(i swear, the japs are getting back at them.)

time traveller's girlfriend.

“…she smiles in an exhausted but warm sort of way, as though she is a brilliant sun in some other galaxy.”

time traveller's wife ; audrey niffenegger.

OH MY GOD, MY FAVOURITE BOOK OF ALL TIME HAS BECOME A MOVIE AND IS SCHEDULED TO HIT THE SCREENS IN DECEMBER 2008!
(cue rustling of paper bag and karen's heavy breathing)

oh, the sweet sweet sensation of seeing henry and clare immortalised in flesh! oh my god, i am literally shaking. eric bana playing henry is just icing on the damn cake can.

hello, kenneth, kevin, char, candy and sera! WE MUST GO OKAY, IT'S LIKE MUST GO ONE!


i absolutely cannot wait for the final scene, yes. the final scene.

PLEASE DO NOT RUIN THE BOOK K THANKS BYE.

today you found the sun

Shoelaces untied
You can dry your eyes
Perfect shadows alive
Behind us
This is the day i make you mine

joshua radin ; today

joshua radin is a gem.
he writes songs that the heart can sing to.

watch me watchmen.

who would have thought karen and a graphic novel make a good couple!
my mother is very upset that i've not unpacked the boxes behind me.
well, boxes can wait but watchmen cannot!

i'm secretly enjoying it more than i should.

weird divide.

i heart xkcd.com

The silver leaves of ailing trees
Took flights as we passed so long ago
But a short time i know.

weird divide; the shins

this was just what i needed.

a night of games, gossip and prata.
my right hand is cramped up like an eagle claw,
my throat is sore from the screaming
my mind is tired from thinking
and my eyes are wet from staring at a tv

but it was quite awesome.

i found out today that my hand eye coordination does not suck.
that's a plus point for me :)

press play.

i swear, if you play this, you will not regret it.
it made me so happy!

"it doesn't matter what size your twanger is!"

being human.

being human is knowing limitations.
it's also about embracing fears.

i've reached my limit, and i'm scared.
how's that for humanity.

fashion puh-lease.

the only thing awesome about where i am now is gasping at people's interesting albeit questionable fashion sense.

people here are so daring.

here fishy fishy fishy.

everyone, i meant everyone should pay money and let little fishies eat the shit off your legs.

tak giu.

today's sports carnival taught me a few things:

always use sunblock.

the unfit still can win.

sitting behind the goal post is not optimum.

ugh, i'm not the same colour as when i woke up in the morning.

forget me not.

while cleaning the house today, packing for the great move to jurong, my mother came across three autograph books from 40 years ago.



i have to say, my mother was quite a player back in the day.
at sixteen years old, she had one book just dedicated to boys she dated can.

"for you, the sky is merely in reach
for you, the moon is not too great a venture
because your beauty has captured me
and made me invincible"

whoar lau, mother! hot stuff sia!

she had 3 books, one for her golden girls (who she is still friends till this day), one for family and one for BOYS ONLY.

"i was quite chio last time ok. or as the malay boys say: "chantek lawania!"

but the work these boys put in for my mother was commendable!
this was done by her boyfriend, one of the serious ones. he spent 3 hours doing this tiny page. dedication!



and he was some rock star can, from the thunderbirds, the 60s version of electrico. my mother was a groupie, excites!

this one, was signed D.Lee, and he looks oddly similar to a singaporean celeb about my mother's age with the same intials.



i'm afraid to ask.

i leave you with a quote from one of my mother's "playmates":

don't make love at the garden gate,
love is blind, but the neighbours ain't.

hootie & the blowfish

"Old religions, new generations
Caught in a struggle about a righteous way
Can't see the forest for all the frustrations
So many lyin', so many dyin'
But only one love

one love ; hootie and the blowfish

it was a friday night and finally, i managed to meet up with the best friend.
like it was 2 weeks since we sat down and coversed, due to exams and other committments.

boy was it good.

firstly, it was at hooters where i felt inadequete. very.
then it was tcc, where we had sinful desserts.
then it was a void deck, where we talked like we never did before. with the company of russ.

but it could have been anywhere, and it wouldn't change the fact that i spent it with you, best friend.

cannot wait till 2 weeks then meet one time hor ; like that i will die one.

iloveyoubestfriend4evahhhhh.

hello, domo.

domo + xandau = AWESOME!

hey shorty, it's ma birthday.

thank you, everyone who wished me, thanked me, went out of their way for me on my 21st. it warms my heart many many to know that so many of you thought of me :)

the day was good - nasi briyani with the good ol' ching gang, my dad buying me soup because he knows his daughter well.

the night was better. food, company and diamonds ; like the best combination ever.

so here's to 21, the age of difference.

thank, you ;


for this ;


perfect.

barely legal.

i is twenty ones as of nows!

yay, can go velvet underground and chiongx.
and can elope with dashing stranger without parental consent.

part of me wants to remain young forever.
a larger part says bring on responsiblity.

oh, yes my days of smoking are finally coming to an end.
alas my foul puff friend, we shall part.


please pray for me, now i only have chocolates to fill the void! :)

where.

Q: where can you wake up at 530 in the morning
head down to the zoo before it opens
get greeted by other sleepy colleagues
spend the morning eating gourmet breakfast
and entertaining about 10 people who you don't know
and don't know each other
spend the next 4 hours looking at baboons, primates and watching
an enchanting save the rainforest show choked with baboons and parrots
eat lunch at 3
have a snoring colleague at the back of the car
while you listen to love psychedelico?

a: only at imsg. :)

always got pork involved.

Your result for The 3 Variable Funny Test...

the Ham

(48% dark, 42% spontaneous, 26% vulgar)

your humor style:
CLEAN | SPONTANEOUS | LIGHT



Your style's goofy, innocent and feel-good. Perfect for parties and for the dads who chaperone them. You can actually get away with corny jokes, and I bet your sense of humor is a guilty pleasure for your friends. People of your type are often the most approachable and popular people in their circle. Your simple & silly good-naturedness is immediately recognizable, and it sets you apart in this sarcastic world.


PEOPLE LIKE YOU: Will Ferrell - Will Smith







The 3-Variable Funny Test!

- it rules -

Take The 3 Variable Funny Test at HelloQuizzy

ok, invite me to parties already.

chemistry

I don't see the need to classify her
I've decided that she is everything I need
There really is no need to classify her
I'll never hurt her 'cos she can be so good to me

humpback oak ; circling square
favourite by the lard brothers.

"don't take chemistry for granted."

today at alvin's wedding, the friar cleverly related marriage to subjects we take in secondary school.

Chemistry should not be taken for granted. we should always look at it as if it was a gem and constantly add to it so the spark doesn't fizzle.

maths should be failed. calculativeness is not part of marriage, its always give and take. (mr. 4x10 says also maths should be embraced with "go forth and multiply.)

literature should be done well. we should always analyse each other's characters but never loose sight of the big plot of things.

i thought it was quite clever, quite witty and apt. and i was still reeling from the high dosages of chemistry we had at russell's big 21 blow out.

i realised that we have awesome chemistry. just 20 of us, never a quiet moment. it didn't matter who was talking to who, it didn't matter that some of us met some of us for the first time, it didn't matter that we all sometimes didn't have anything planned.

we had chemistry. it's so adamant.

and during the party, which was really really just plain awesome, i felt so glad i had friends. just friends. sometimes i get a little indulgent on the fact that i had a solid bunch of loves that i know i can count on to be with me.

we totally excelled in chemistry loves.

ready or not ; here i come.

warned by bonobourne ; deviantart.com

Wasted time.
I cannot say that I was ready for this.
But when worlds collide,
and all that I have is all that I want.
The words seem to flow
and the thoughts they keep running.
And all that I have is yours.
All that I am is yours.
Ohh...
Painted skies.
I've seen so many that cannot compare
to your ocean eyes.
The pictures you took
that cover your room,
and it was just like the sun
but more like the moon.
A light that can reach it all.
So now I'm branded for taking the fall.
Ohh...
So when you say forever,
can't you see
you've already captured me.

mae ; the sun and the moon

well, i thought i was ready for this.
in fact i knew.
i'm not so sure anymore, but then again if i'm happy its all that matters.

then how come there's a nagging feeling

sunday morning ; rain is falling.

i can't believe how fast she's grown up.
it was yesterday i saw her in my arms and said she was smaller than a roll of kitchen towels.
today, at my brother's housewarming, she asked me if it was ok for her to sit on my lap.
i said, yes of course. why did you ask?
she said: "because, ku ku, i'm a big girl now."

why do you have to grow up so fast, dammit!

Steal some covers share some skin
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable
You twist to fit the mold that I am in

maroon 5 ; sunday morning

reconciliation
(rkn-sl-shn): the reestablishing of cordial relations.

cordial relations were indeed reestablished at this camp. sad to say, i wasn't the one who initiated it. perhaps pride got in the way, perhaps i really didn't want it to happen.

but it did. and i'm happy it did.

things won't be the same. you know it, i said it.
but nonetheless, things won't be that bad.

just give me time. it's an awful lot to ask, but i think you need time as well.

moving on to the camp over the weekend

it was terribly relaxing, considering i slept during sessions and had like 3 showers a day. the team did an excellent job :)


and on hindsight, it's been pretty awesome being me these days.

finally.

happy by ongaku ; deviantart

i'm allowed to have this.
i deserve this.
i'm finally here.

i don't care what anyone says - not that anyone has said anything.

i like it.
and i deserve it, i don't feel guilty about it.


circumstance is not allowing me to shout it on the mountain tops.


but fuck it, i'm happy. and no one can take it away from me.

and our hearts are on the everglow
deep inside we know it
everything's hanging on this moment