Date:	2006-04-07 11:52
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Mood:	chipper

New layout FINALLY! *lol* 'Interview with the Vampire' featuring Claudia and Louis, the ultimate dysfunctional vampire family!

Anyway, I'm thinking of moving my blog to livejournal soon. Anyone who isn't on my LJ frens list yet, feel free to add me if you want ^^ http://blue-meddy.livejournal.com/

Here's a short update:

Life: Blah
Work: Blah
School: OMG!! DOOMED!!

And now, a random pic of Drusilla and Akito cosing Claudia and Lestat because I feel like it, hoho

Date:	2006-03-02 22:32
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Mood:	tired

Considering moving my blog to Livejournal for convenience's sakes since almost everyone I know is on LJ (except for you, Min Min *mwahs*) but I hardly blog anymore so shifting is basically moot? *grins*

Feeling so tired all the time now...

Date:	2006-01-17 21:56
Subject:	ho-yay!
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Mood:	delighted

"Brokeback Mountain" won Best Dramatic Film at the Golden Globes! Ah, that makes me feel very chuffed for some reason XD Shall get the uncensored DVD version from Amazon when it comes out ^_~

Date:	2006-01-03 16:07
Subject:	Fireworks!
Security:	Public
Mood:	busy

Hullo! Happy 2006 to everyone reading this entry!!

Another year gone by....time is passing at an incredibly fast rate and I'm scared =_= 'Time is passing you by' never seemed more real and in-your-face as it does now to me.

Don't think about it, don't think about it....! *shoves thoughts of mortality and impending old age to the back of her head*

Where I was on New Year's Eve. Esplanade Library! With a fantastic view of the fireworks at 12midnight XD It was great getting away from the stifling crowds at Esplanade front and into Esplanade library which had been opened to staff just for the fireworks! The New Year crowds was MADNESS! Was like half of Singapore squeezed into one small strip of land. If it wasn't because of Esplanade Library, I wouldn't have bothered to go for the fireworks display at all.

Each staff was allowed to bring 4 family members so my sister, bro-in-law and nephews went along with me. Also good because my bro-in-law drives so getting home later wouldn't be as nightmarish. Actually, it was still nightmarish, getting home, but well, with a car, it was LESS nightmarish.

Reached Esplanade around 10pm and already it was packed. Bro-in-law had to park at Suntec City as Marina Sq and Esplanade carparks were closed. Walked over and masses of people were already staking claims on the steps leading down Marina Sq entrance, facing Esplanade 0_o"

The inside of Esplanade wasn't any better. The security blocked off one entrance, the one facing the bus-stop, using it as an exit only. So people had to go around the building to the back in order to enter. Once we managed that, things got better. Went up the escalator to the library and found that the 3rd level was cordoned off as the roof-top of Esplanade was only opened to invited guests. Wasn't sure if my library coupon would allow me in but what the heck.

So I flashed the flimsy piece of coupon printed on recycled paper (save the earth) to the usher and to my utter delight, they let us through!! XDXD The usher said, 'Oh it's the guests for the library' and let us in and as we went up the escalator, I felt absolutely chuffed, hahaha! It was completely EMPTY on the 3rd level! BLISS!

Went in Esplanade Library although we were early but EP staff let us in as well, heh. Staked a sofa near the window facing Fullerton Hotel and basically, we nua until 12midnight in air-con comfort and occasionally pointing to the hot and sweaty crowds below us ;-p

The fireworks were beautiful! It's the first time I've been so close to a display! Felt like they were practically going off above our heads :D :D

Here's a short little clip on the fireworks display:
http://www.wrkshy.net/fireworks/fireworks.html

Doesn't do it justice though. You just had to see it with your naked eye ^^;;

After the display, me and sis wanted to stay at the library a while longer and wait for the crowds to disperse but bro-in-law was anxious to go home so we braved the journey to Suntec City carkpark around 12.45am >_<" Okay, certain parts were still bearable since we were walking overhead and avoided Suntec City Link. The worst part was when we reached that makeshift overhead bridge linking Suntec to Marina Sq. Just one huge mass of people trying to cross the ONLY route to get to their cars parked beneath Suntec.

Well, we made it, making sure the kiddies won't be squashed. And then it was another half hour or so to get out of the carpark. All in all, reached home about 2.30am! Still, that wasn't as bad as another of my colleague's journey. She also went for the fireworks display at Esplanade Library. She didn't have a car and had to take the Nightrider bus home and she said when she finally boarded one and reached her house, it was 4am, OMG.

The fireworks were splendid and I really liked the whole experience but....never again? *lol*

Date:	2005-12-30 14:35
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Mood:	disconnected

Last working day of the year. Feeling very disconnected from everything somehow...*makes a Herculean effort to come back to reality*

I'm not a new Year resolutions person so won't be starting this year either ;-p

Date:	2005-12-22 12:38
Subject:	Reality shows rule the airwaves
Security:	Public
Mood:	cold

I passed my module! :D So I'm all set for next year which will be the last and I can finally, finally graduate. The end is nigh! Am really relieved I passed because English as in the study of it is my weakest subject and thus I didn't score very well. But not too cut up about it, haha, just thankful I don't have to resit. I dislike learning anything technical and the structure of the English language is dripping with such terms. But I passed! And it's back to pure Literature modules next year :D :D

Watched the new season of 'American's Next Top Model' yesterday night and while the entertainment factor has waned somewhat, it was still a relative hoot! Plus 'Don't get it twisted' is already on my list of Top 10 Most Lamest/Inane/WTF Quotes to say on Reality Shows and I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more of it in times to come since, sadly, the person who coined it got in *sighs* They censored the parts where one of the model-wannabes confessed that she's a lesbian. Yeah, the word might actually caused tv screens in Singapore to explode if heard over the airwaves!! We can't have that, no no! Singaporeans aren't suppose to know that gay people exist. Hear that people, there are NO such things in this world as lesbians and homosexuals!

I like Coryn so far even though she has the scariest eyebrows ever to grace ANTM. But she seems very sincere and honest in the panel interview which lets me overlook the eyebrows of doom...kinda. Let's hope the ubiquitous makeover episode will shave those eyebrows down to size before they kill someone.

Speaking of reality shows, Project Runway rocks my boat! :D :D I have something to look forward to on Monday nights, wheeeew! Kara Saun is so totally cool and nice and Wendy Pepper is...what the devil would be if reincarnated into a sad, frumpy American housewife with delusions of evilness.

I want to watch 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'!

Date:	2005-12-12 10:22
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Mood:	moody

Feeling moody since it's Monday morning. Everything seems worse on a Mon morn and everyone at work trying to bother me with trivial mundane things can go to hell and burn there in a fiery pit of molten lava =_=

Last Saturday was EOY and the magic is definitely lost. The moment I stepped into the hall, I just felt harried as I started setting up the booth. There simply was not a moment to sit back and just relax. And people kept moving in and out of the bags area behind us and said bags kept piling up and up as more and more people dumped their belongings helter-skelter until they blocked everyone's way. Was annoyed with that too!

The bloody Japanese anime music playing in the hall was damn bloody loud. Obviously no one went to EOY for the music so stop playing it at decibels unbearable to the human ear! People were shouting at each other over the music to be heard for f#@k's sake!

Tried to inform an STAC member about the noise and she fobbed me off saying she will do something about it. She didn't because the music did not change one whit in deafening volume. She probably got waylaid by her legions of adoring fangirls *roll eyes* Stalked to the music control room myself and asked them to lower down the volume. Went out to the hall...no noticeable difference >_>" Bloody wankers.

Also saw the two supposedly hotly-anticipated teams based on two mangas/animes that are quite popular now. Was singularly unimpressed by either. Alright, they weren't that bad. But they weren't as good either. Especially since one team boasted they will be DA BOMB since from the beginning of the year. You were the one building up everyone's expectations by crowing to all that you guys will have the most complete this, most accurate that and in the end? I see shoddy, last minute work everywhere, cheah.

On the upside, booth sales weren't too bad for me and Shannen. We were selling second-hand manga at dirt-cheap prices *lol* Really hard-sell, practically dragging people and telling them a set of volumes 1-12 only $15-20! Where else can you get such a good deal, haha!

And Margaret came by *grins* Her friend was interested in cosplay so Mags brought her along to EOY to see-see. A little strange, cause I tend to keep my sets of friends apart, to see Mags and my cosplaying/BJD pals interacting then on that day *laughs*

Brought Drusilla also and plonked her in the middle of the booth table and with KaoruC's dolls and Kitty's Kai, they attracted quite a bit of attention. Everyone agreed that our dolls garnered more attention than the owners themselves, heh. As it should be actually. Since our dolls were much more zhai that the owners can ever hope to be *lol*

Absolutely exhausted when I reached home after a satisfying post-event session with the gals at BK :D Those sessions are the only thing that keeps me sane after all the phuiness seen.

Date:	2005-12-05 16:56
Subject:	Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Security:	Public
Mood:	bored

Ayaaah, finally went to watch GoF last Saturday with Shannen and KaoruC.

( Harry Potter and the Surge of the Teen Hormones )

Date:	2005-11-29 16:09
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Mood:	apathetic

Nothing big happening in my life at the moment. Life goes on as it usually does. There are sucky moments of course but there are good moments too. Like chillin' and hanging with friends. Taking photos of Drusilla. Nothing major like striking the million dollar toto draw (haha, I WISH!). Suddenly just looking up at the blue sky and vaguely thinking how amazing it is that I'm standing here now, alive (which sounds so gek! ack! =_=). Just small little moments like that.

Did hit one of those bad patches last month, stress levels was off the charts and I don't think I ever felt as bad at work as I did then, what with the new boss and having a ton of work dropped on me. And plus there was THAT problem happening with Ah Por as well which was another headache *sighs*

Anyway, things have settled down somewhat. Or at least I learned to deal with them and rode the bad patch out. Because other than screaming at the top of your lungs at the kitchen window, what can you really do when problems crop up? Just deal I suppose (although screaming at the top of your lungs at the kitchen window might have its attractive side).

It helps that I'm that sort of person who doesn't dwell, haha. I dislike being overly angsty, I think overthinking an issue is basically useless and I try not to burden people with my life unless it's really bad and I need to upload on someone. Actually I do complain and grumble a lot but that's normal? Shannen once mentioned she doesn't ask me about any problems I have because I don't seem to want to talk about them much. Which is true (although I think it's still nice to be asked if there's any troubles by your friends even if you don't want to talk about them!) because when I go out with friends, I want to be able to relax and be happy so what's the point of discussing unhappy things. Heh. I guess I belong to the old school of thinking that when it's crunch-time, only you yourself can solve your own predicaments. Sure, you should never be ashamed to ask for help but in the end, it's all up to you.

Sometimes I don't understand why some people around me experiences such varied emotional roller-coasters especially when it's over problems they created out of nothingness. Life is already hard so why make it harder. I'm lacking in that area of sympathy and empathy I know. I'm hard that way. My own life hasn't been a bed of roses, god knows, but I survived and I think because of that mentality, I tend to expect others to do the same as well. To handle things the way I did. But that's egotistical of me, haha. People deal with their problems their own way, yeah.

Am I strong emotionally? I can't rightly say but I think so. I feel annoyed, angry, sad, frustrated, despondent too but I don't want these emotions to rule my life so, very simply, I don't let them. But I also think it's a fine line between being emotionally strong and emotionally stunted. While it's good to be able to let things go and carry on, it's also necessary to retain some empathy for others who aren't as strong (that sounds condescending, aiyeeeee!). And I definitely need some help in that department *dies*

So here it is! My once-in-a-blue-moon self-contemplative blog entry. And also, it's difficult to do a once-in-a-blue-moon self-contemplative blog entry without sounding like a total self-centered, know-it-all arse =__="

Date:	2005-10-19 17:39
Subject:	Blast from the Past
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Mood:	nostalgic
Music:	Love is the seventh wave / Sting

Found Han May's 'Star Sapphire' on the new arrivals shelf yesterday and was pleasantly pleased to realise it's back in print ^^;; It's the only local science-fiction book I've read and I first read it...13 years ago? Wow, that long ago *gnaws on desk*

I wouldn't say it's a masterpiece but I guess it's not too shabby for a locally written sci-fi novel published in 1986 and I quite enjoy the second part of the book which develops into a gentle and never sappy romance story on an alien world. The first part is a bit slow-paced as Han May tries hard to create a 23rd century atmosphere - space travel is common, an intergalatic war just ended and Singapore is known as New Temasek *hic* although some of descriptions seems outdated by now. It's also peppered with appropriately future-sounding names like Yva Yolan, Atta Boot, Delja, Adam Zear, Tim Huha (yes, Huha...)

So the story...Yva Yolan is an Asiatic (she's a hodge-podge of Chinese, Indian and Ganymede alien) 23 year-old who longs for adventure. So she signs up as a nursery teacher on the intergalatic starliner 'Star Sapphire' and off she goes into the galaxy. Yes, there is adventure to be found, as well as sc-fi jargon, alien civilizations and even romance eventually ^_~

Warning: The cover of the book is horridly amateurish though. You might think 1986 had better book cover designers but obviously not =__="

Date:	2005-10-07 01:05
Subject:	Random song entry
Security:	Public
Mood:	nervous

Accompanied by angsty, broody stripping and jumping headfirst into freezing waters.

"You're Beautiful"

My life is brilliant.
My love is pure.
I saw an angel.
Of that I'm sure.
She smiled at me on the subway.
She was with another man.
But I won't lose no sleep on that,
'Cause I've got a plan.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.

Yeah, she caught my eye,
As we walked on by.
She could see from my face that I was,
Fuckin' high,
And I don't think that I'll see her again,
But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
I saw your face in a crowded place,
And I don't know what to do,
'Cause I'll never be with you.
You're beautiful. You're beautiful.
You're beautiful, it's true.
There must be an angel with a smile on her face,
When she thought up that I should be with you.
But it's time to face the truth,
I will never be with you.

*goes back to mugging for exams*

Date:	2005-09-19 13:52
Subject:	In awe of Mig's tummy
Security:	Public
Mood:	in awe

A big thank you to those who tried to cheer me up on my previous entry :D Don't worry, I'm fine, just...yeah, one of those days ^^ But I bounce back pretty fast, heh (and please take note of the bouncing motiff. It is recurring in this entry).

The purpose of today's entry is to showcase this particular pic I saw while surfing through the website of the reality show, Rock Star:INXS...



That's Mig, one of the final contestants in the show. OMG, just look at that washboard stomach. I could bounce ping-pong balls off it...I want to bounce ping-pong balls off him!!!

Date:	2005-09-13 18:04
Subject:	Misery loves company
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Mood:	unhappy

Felt absolutely miserable today. Everything just seemed so grey and meaningless. I guess it's one of those days...or maybe I'm hitting my mid-life crisis *goes away*

Date:	2005-09-01 16:25
Subject:	Blood and tea
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Mood:	lethargic

Been drinking mugs and mugs of tea lately to stave off tiredness and the aches and that feeling of bloatness that comes right before my period. Too much info? Although I don't see why women have to be secretive about having menstrual periods. It's a natural cycle for women (although the cramping and general messiness is a bitch >_<). Without it, women wouldn't be able to have children so why are men so uncomfortable when the former starts in on period discussions. Wusses.

Addicted to this brand of strawberry tea that popped up mysteriously in the office pantry one day. I'm the only one who seems to be drinking it so more for me, yay! It's very nice with a lovely strawberry aroma. Like fruit teas XD

Date:	2005-08-24 16:44
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Mood:	curly

Attended my 3rd Natsu Matsuri last Saturday and while I dearly missed the sausages (oh where art thou, unhealthy rolls of unidentifiable meat?!), the vegetable and chicken curry rice wasn't too bad. Saw a lot of Singaporeans trying to be more Japanese than the actual Japanese themselves at Natsu but never mind, this discussion has been discussed to death already on SGCafe.

Went to get a haircut before Natsu and ended up with a perm instead :-\ Those kind of big curls, ya know...so now I sort of have ringlets...bitch to maintain though. Ack! Sculpting lotion is now my best friend (or so the hairstylist drummed into me). But was so tired of my previous shapeless do' and hence, I was prime for the hairstylist's spiel of how my hair is perfect for curls as it's not too long or thick. Like a lamb to the slaughter, if shearing knives were curling irons that is, yep.

Anyways, geist of the story is...I got me some curls now!