south park on random scribbles episode seven

and just when you thought it was all over...

IT'S NOT!
guanming, the most hardcore of my pals. never fails to join you in any activity, illegal or otherwise. never stops drinking and complaining at clubs. and never settles for a deal without looking for a more value-for-money alternative.

the guy flew over to canada and god knows what he's up to over there. so this is my best impression of him in all the coldwear. who knows, he might just return as a french-spewing drunkard.

tiger onitsuka

finally, my own asics whizzer, tiger onitsuka!

i am enjoying the fruits of my labour. shopping and buying never felt this GOOD. i sense envious eyes from a particular someone on church camp in malaysia. XD

don't miss (sixty) this

a heads-up for all female fashion addicts out there: miss sixty jeans for $99!

oh my god. so dirt cheap. so unfair.

guys don't ever get such lobangs. but then again, guys don't get pregnant.

south park on random scribbles episode six

i always save the best for last. and the last character in club chic will be unveiled today. it's...ME!
this is the regular version of me. i DO have a kenny tee and i can prove it!

a throwback to days in cambodia. haha!

special edition army/armour kid pic. me back in those torrid outfield days, battling fatigue, acne and impossibly thick and sticky mud. this is for every single NSF who has slogged senselessly in the dreaded godsforsaken backyard of lim chu kang. peace!

FRUSTRATION

it has been a bad week, one of frayed tempers, ruffled feathers and with anger and frustration spiralling out of control. my latest 'revelation' today capped it all superbly, like shitty icing on the worst bloody cake ever.

i requested Umich to send my I-20 documents for visa application via UPS express courier service on 17 May. so technically, the parcel's journey began on 17 May. According to UPS online tracking system, it reached singapore on 19 May. so far so good.

on the morning of 20 May, UPS made their first delivery attempt. apparently no one was home. in actual fact, both my mom and i were in.

UPS attempted a second delivery on the evening of 22 May. everyone was at home but none of us heard the doorbell. now, UPS indicated on the tracking site that the delivery guy was waved away and they had to reconfirm the receiver's name.

completely puzzled, i emailed Umich about the setbacks last thursday. they replied today, after the weekend break, and told me to contact UPS. i duly contacted UPS to reconfirm my details. however, i still saw no errors in their delivery info.

i had to find out the cause of this entire episode so i called home to interrogate my mom. here's the moment of truth. on 22 May, while my mom was doing the dishes, she noticed a man with a parcel at the door. thinking that he was a salesman, she then WAVED HIM OFF. can you imagine how presumptious and ignorant she was/is? we hadn't been talking because of a big fight we had a few days back. and now, i'm only gonna receive my package that i paid for today, twelve days after it left michigan as opposed to the five business day delivery policy. in case, you're mathematically-challenged, let me do the calculations and spell it out for you: that's freaking twice the time!!!

ziyang says it's down to bad luck. but i can't ignore the fact that my mom's ignorance and stubbornness was the cause of the second delay.

i just can't begin to describe how frustrated i am. it's been a week of being pissed off. any more, and i might end up in IMH anger management.

south park on random scribbles episode five

the biggest (in more ways than one) lover of alternative and indie music in club chic - rachel.
this is my favourite south park creation. total deadringer.

new urban himbo

new urban male is evil. they market themselves so well with all the good-looking and exceptionally-groomed dragonboaters. they've got a happy culture, so happy it's almost gay. and everybody wants to be a part of it. the owner is making tonnes of cash from impossibly simple tees.
now i get a chance to be a part of this evil. i got this voucher from safra. it's so easy to slide down the slippery slope.

anyone wants some discounts off bikinis? i'm obviously not using those.

23%

Your Deadly Sins

Pride: 40%

Sloth: 40%

Wrath: 40%

Greed: 20%

Lust: 20%

Envy: 0%

Gluttony: 0%

Chance You'll Go to Hell: 23%

You will become famous - and subsequently killed by a stalker.

How Sinful Are You?

alright, alright. i guess i do have some issues.

the last stand

x-men: the last stand is finally out!

this animated spoof is really good. i can't wait to watch the real thing. it helps that there're a truckload of babes (famke janssen, halle berry and, oh yeah, the cutie anna paquin!) too.

south park on random scribbles episode four

cheeky smile, check.
flamboyant cowboy hat, check.
hip tight tee, check.
say hello to ben hong!

hey Miss Murder

"can i make beauty stay if i take my life?"

AFI's possibly the biggest underground punk band. fall out boy and good charlotte are nothing. they should just pack their bags and go home.

their new album is due early next month and i can't wait. i've got a gothic-punk streak in me going. just look at my hair. honestly, i hadn't intended for this during my haircut. but oh well. i still don't think i'll line my eys with kohl.

ah bengs do write poems,

and with meaning and purpose too:

Recently, my white MP,
Kok on my door, and very kek ki..
Say 'Ive worked so hard, so vote for me',
'Or rubbish won't be cleared, in your vicinity'.

I said 'Dear MP of my GRC',
'Dun remember u, so please pardon me'.
'I only saw you on TV',
'Dozing off and jiak liao bee'.

Last GE I voted for thee,
2% up in GST.
Cut CPF and up utility,
Are still very clear in my memory.

5 years later, then you come to me,
Fresh from your slumber of ivory.
Say that only, you can help me,
Escape from a life of poverty.

Just take a drive on CTE,
Count the number, of all the gantries.
Or squeeze a ride on the MRT,
That has not been cleared for ye.

My life since the last GE,
Has been downhill though I voted P*P.
If I vote the same for your sleeping spree,
I can expect the same misery.

So this time round, I vote for somebody,
Who will kachiao you, to productivity.
Forms fill wrong, no big deal to me,
If there's someone to speak up for ah bee.

So dear MP of GRC,
If life no improve, vote u cho simi?
Chwee tien, chia suay, bun bun kee.
Hor li cho MP pian liao jiak liao bee.

south park on random scribbles episode three

carolyn: the one and only bubbly bitchy black(ie)hole of chocolate.
the only reason she hasn't gone fat from all the chocolate yet is because she puts in effort to jog and exercise. like me, she possesses the same urge to keep fit. very commendable. but unlike me, she gourges on way too much chocolate. careful girl, your declining metabolic rate just might make you as shapely as a chocolate potato.

a little about wine

four glasses of wine were provided for the tastebuds. chardonnay was citric and light, shiraz was slightly heavier and had a nice taste of berries, while cabernet sauvignon was just thick and heavy.

i learnt the proper steps in wine-tasting: Sight, Smell, Taste (SST). you visually inspect your wine in a glass, then get a whiff of it, before taking it into your mouth to swirl it around and enjoy the full taste of it. if you're a professional wine connoisseur, you spit it out, because you'll be drunk in no time after all the glasses. if you're a casual drinker like me, of course you'll have to swallow - it's expensive!

wine rhymes with dine and it comes at no surprise that different wines go with different food. a general guide: white wine with white meat, red wine with red meat. you can take fish head curry with white wine. pasta goes fine with red i guess. and as far as pricing goes, there's almost no point in buying a less-than-$20 wine. the cheaper the price, the less of a wine it is. but to a novice like me, i won't be able to tell a $20 wine from a $50 one.

the lessons were valuable, interesting and very helpful. i really enjoyed myself. you can try asking me some stuff, and i might be able to enlighten you a little. but don't expect much. i only know the basic of the basics.

south park on random scribbles episode two

and here we have it, episode two! today i shall feature ben koh.

being the animal that he is. nah, i'm just kidding.

ok this is the real south park ben koh. i added the hair all over his chin because he doesn't like shaving too much. is it filipino thing? i don't know. but the pained expression with the tongue is just so him.

anyway good luck for your driving test. try not to fail. you're only a few points from passing the last time. on the other hand, i'll be taking the easy way out. a license in michigan sounds a lot easier to obtain.

the spirit of buying and spending

christmas is still far away. so instead of the spirit of giving, i have caught the spirit of buying and spending.

COMEX starts on 1 june at EXPO. next week. but i already have a long list of stuff to buy: laptop, digital camera, webcam and mic. and thanks to my fat lousy CRT monitor which konked last night (the screen is so dark, even having the sun in my room wouldn't help), i have to add an LCD panel to my list of purchases. i gotta look for my finance minister (my dad, duh) now.

while flipping through the papers this morning, i saw the royal sporting house sale ad. it's on till 30 june. damn, i gotta get a new pair of puma sneakers. ah, the GSS is so near i can smell it. i'm itching and raring to go.

south park on random scribbles episode one

south park is cool, cute and totally vulgar. i found a create-your-own-character site and i can't stop playing with it. hence the start of this south park mini-series on my blog. today, we have jo!
stay tuned for more!

wine appreciation

i know next to nuts about wine. but that's gonna change soon.

a few weeks back, i signed up with safra town club for a wine appreciation session. due to the overwhelming response, they couldn't fit me into the session then.

they finally got back to me last week with good news - my session's tomorrow! i'll be tasting the wine below:
1. Vinus Shiraz Cabernet '04
2. Vinus Chardonnay '04
3. Robert Estate Cabernet Sauvignon '02

cool huh? the best part is that it's free! yay! i was allowed to take a guest but he/she would have to be a member to enjoy the free session. too bad i couldn't think of any one of my friends who're safra members (i still can't). such a shame, isn't it?

mugging

my boss has dumped his pile of reference text books on my table. i'm tasked with writing four more 3000-word theses based on the topics of economics, human resource management, marketing management and productions/operations management.

i have started with economics because i think it's the most useful and pertinent for me. i'm at the law of diminishing marginal returns right now, and judging from my progress, i'm doubtful that i'll even start writing the essay by 13 june (my last day), much less finish all four.
burying my head in humanities text isn't my idea of having a good time (i hate humanities!), but i get paid to learn, so i'm not complaining.

radio.blog up!

what a surprise! my radio.blog is up! yay! enjoy the music people!

oh it helps that you use broadband to enjoy the full functionality with minimal waiting time. XD

boat yard wanderer

my job takes me to new places to see and do new stuff. not the most pleasant places, but it's still an eye-opener in any case.

yesterday i went to the boat yard to take pictures of the boat and stuff onboard for the catalogue. the yard stinks. try putting the smell of salty seawater, a little bit of garbage and rotting mud together. woohoo. new fragrance for chanel.


there's risk of falling into the water if you trip over one of the numerous ropes and knots on deck. i tripped, but i didn't fall into the bath tub. lucky me.

lots of contruction was going on at the yard yesterday. the hull of a new ship was being welded together while boats were being washed at another corner. it was basically a construction site for boats. and i was walking around in a casual tee, jeans and sneakers. no helmet, no boots. but i survived.

these massive cranes are used to lift boats onto shore. hopefully i'll get to go to a dive site in future.

queen of apology

jo called me yesterday to explain her recent grudge against me. in fact, i was already completely clear about her situation and completely over it. my rebound rate is fast.

i had long felt it. all the shallow "heh-heh-heh" laughter, "whatever"s and constant hurling of insults like "immature" and "irritating". plus accusing me of being bitter towards her. at first i thought her oversensitive self just got more oversensitive during PMS (which she vehemently denied), to the point of petulance. i hardly (observe that i didn't use the word "never") hold grudges against anyone, much less a friend of five years. and she was accusing me of bitterness!

after my explosion at her over the phone on saturday night, coupled with more "whatever"s from her, she decided to explain her situation and apologise on sunday (sorry rach, you had to be caught in the near-lethal crossfire). but she must have felt she didn't get what she wanted out of me (read on to find out what she REALLY wanted), hence the call last night.

while ben hong got away with calling her deluded, i wasn't so lucky. she was upset over my sentence of condescendence in a blog post a few weeks back. she made it apparent in every way she could: on my tagboard, on the phone, in person. so when she called me yesterday to mention the sentence of condescendence and apologise for her behaviour yet again, it wasn't too hard to extrapolate what she wanted out of me: an apology.

being bitchy (so says carol), mean (erin), overly-sarcastic (jo) and slightly gay (rach says i wear tight tees), i refrained from saying sorry. (for the record, not all of the adjectives used above are true, especially the part about being gay)
but this episode was taking a toll on our friendship and basically getting extremely tiresome (imagine getting blasted as immature and irritating every time you open your mouth. ugh) so i obliged. i apologised. once, compared to her numerous "sorry"s. hey, i only posted one sentence and she was giving me a hard time at every opportunity. expectedly, my apology hit the spot. she was delighted. i hope i don't get any more of those "heh-heh-heh"s and "whatever"s. well, at least till her next period.

jo at her intimidating best: "piss me off and i'll kick your ass!"

long just got longer

ugh. UGH. UGH!

why isn't it friday yet?

it's the first five-day work week in awhile. what's worse is that there're no more public holidays until national day. in august. three months away. i can hear NSFs grumbling already.

lucky me, i'm only working till 13 june.

at least there's the consolation of the great singapore sale around the corner.

beware the japanese

after years of intensive training, the japanese police haven't become jedi grand masters yet. but we all know there's strength in numbers.

3 lessons from M:I:III

3 things we've come to expect of hollywood blockbusters:
- a mission is never impossible, even against insurmountable odds.
- villains always go for the hero's girlfriend/fiancee/wife, and the hero can't do shit about it.
- the hero can never die, even after getting fried by a massive electric jolt.

3 things we can expect of a tom cruise flick:
- at 1.68m, he never looks shorter than any of his co-stars.
- he always gets the girl.
- he does more jumping around than on a sofa on the oprah show.

and finally, 3 things i've learnt from M:I:III:
- tom cruise actually knows how to cry for someone else besides katie holmes.
- three babes are better than one: one to kill off dramatically, one to flash her sexy bits, and one to smooch with tom.
- a lamborghini is hot, a slinky red dress with an ultra-high slit is hot too. add maggie Q and it's hot hot hot, three times over.

for more of my babe du jour, click!

the view from my window

it's spring time in singapore's perpetual summer. flowers are blooming more ubiquitously. here's a pic for friends overseas (carol in melbourne, erin in ohio, and kenneth in melbourne too).

it's hard to notice, but there're yellow flowers all over the trees in the centre of the pic. feel free to use it as your wallpaper; it's big enough.

harry the action figure

harry is a figure of action. so it'll be no surprise should an action figure of him be sold in future.

being an action figure fan, i have some recommendations:
- sculpt him in the same 6-inch scale as my marvel legends and sota street fighter so i can pose them together in battle scenes.
- accessories wise, give him a dark blue sweater, a book of memoirs and a 'lightning' flag.
- push a button on his back and his right hand will point an accusing sue-him-till-bankrupt finger while his left will wave the flag in all of its glory.

watch out for him in your friendly neighbourhood NTUC outlet. sidekick son figure not included.

radio.blog coming soon

i'm learning how to put a radio/jukebox on my blog. being relatively ignorant about html and stuff, it may take awhile. a small section on my blog will seem to not make any sense and might be a tad unsightly due to a little construction. but bear with it. hopefully, all you loyal fans and readers will get to enjoy my fav tunes soon.

a rude shock

i am petrified. shocked. an excerpt of not one but two emails that made their way into my inbox yesterday morning:

"Case ID: 1605484

Dear Sir/Madam

We have received a report of the following copyrighted material(s) being
made available for distribution via your SingNet account.

We include the notice from NBC Universal below.

Title: Hulk, The
Infringement Source: BitTorrent
Initial Infringement Timestamp: 9 May 2006 17:18:53 GMT
Recent Infringment Timestamp: 9 May 2006 17:18:53 GMT
Infringer Username:
Infringing Filename: The_Hulk
Infringing Filesize: 734339072
Infringers IP Address: 219.75.114.241
Infringers DNS Name: bb219-75-114-241.singnet.com.sg
Infringing URL: http://tracker.torrentbox.com:2710/announce

Unauthorized distribution of copyrighted materials is tantamount to
copyright infringement and may result in legal action being taken
against you by the copyright owner.

We seek your cooperation in discontinuing the distribution of the above
materials immediately and removing these and any other copyrighted
materials from your computer.

You may find out more about copyright and/or piracy at the following
sites:
- Infocomm Development Authority (iDA) website:
http://www.ida.gov.sg/idaweb/pnr/infopage.jsp?infopagecategory=infoecon:pnr&versionid=1&infopageid=I238
- Intellectual Property of Singapore (IPOS) website:
http://www.ipos.gov.sg/newdesign/indexpage/inner_frame.html?section=aboutip&sub=4
- Recording Industry Association (Singapore ) – Copyright:
http://www.rias.org.sg/copyright.html
- Recording Industry Association (Singapore ) – Piracy:
http://www.rias.org.sg/piracy.html

Should you have any further queries, you may write to us online at
http://www.singnet.com.sg/tou/misc/ia_query.asp

Yours sincerely

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Technical Service Officer
Internet Security Team
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downloading is illegal. big brother is watching. be afraid. be very afraid.

POTONG PASIR: CHIAM SEE TONG!

the two opposition wards of hougang and potong pasir have once again done all opposition voters proud. i hope the people in PAP wards will, as ben hong puts it, have more balls and make the right choice.

POTONG PASIR: CHIAM SEE TONG!
yes, victory tastes sweeter than abalone porridge and sharks fin soup together with a $80m carrot.

an ah pek was overheard saying, "i'm so old already, get upgrading for what? so dusty and noisy." indeed, a strong and true voice for the people of potong pasir is more important.

click on the articles to read them!

it's the U of M

i shall make this official now. for all of you who don't already know (either you're ultra-forgetful or live in a hole), i have been offically accepted into university of michigan, ann-arbor. i have paid my deposit, so there's no turning back now. i could, actually, but at the price of US$200. so don't play play hor.

i have to admit it's rather exciting, yet scary at the same time. going to a foreign land will be the experience of a lifetime (yes carol, we hear you.). to all heartlanders, enjoy NUS/NTU/SMU while you can, because i won't!

ab-solutely cool

i tried the OTO Trimax at ben hong's place yesterday. it's so vigorous, it makes you giggle as it vibrates and pummels your tummy. jo couldn't take it. she was giggling way too much and probably in slight pain due to arnold wriggling around. even ben himself doesn't use it on his tummy.

on the other hand, i enjoyed my ten-minute OTO experience. the pummeling hardened up my abs, which are obviously strong enough. keeping a straight face (although it really does tickle a hell lot), i stood on the spot and enjoyed my mini-workout. at the end of it, i felt like i had done a bunch of crunches, except that i was just standing there and hadn't moved a finger. i gotta get one. the best excuse is that i can share it with everyone at home.

convert money to get energie

they say energie can neither be created nor destroyed. so true.

so i just converted my cash into energie at their bazaar sale at palais renaissance. $60 for the blue one (originally priced $187) and $40 for the green one ($129). i satisfied the brand-conscious stupid girl in me.

retardism

a made in singapore music video. before you rubbish its quality, watch it. you'll be surprised. this guy is good.


mark leung is hilarious, but in a retarded way. he's so utterly crappy, sometimes to the point of being downright lame. i had a few laughs from his website. he's deluded and a complete narcissist. from art-critic to superhero, he thinks he's all of it. retardism says it all.

biting on the bait.

so far people are lapping it up. judging by the crazy queues at a POSB branch near my workplace, money does make the world go round. yes, this package is making a lot of progress. it's not easy to reject free cash, and it's even harder to make the right choice. bite on the bait we all will, but get caught on the hook we shall be?

will you bite the hand that feeds you?

nine inch nails have two songs that portray the sentiments among some of us.

every day is exactly the same

i think i used to have a voice.
now i never make a sound.
and i just do what i've been told.
i really don't want
them to come around,
oh no.

complete lyrics

the hand that feeds

just how deep do you believe?
will you bite the hand that feeds?
will you chew until it bleeds?
can you get up off your knees?
are you brave enough to see?
do you wanna change it?

complete lyrics

as a friend of mine put it: "i'm gonna bite the hand that fed me the progress package."