Fighting for Peace is like Fucking for Virginity - Pointless.

Non-virgin men and their virgin wives... this poses such an irony to me. Let me explain.

I remember once in poly, we had a class discussion and I decided to conduct a spontaneous poll. How many men oppose to pre-marital sex? 2 hands went up. How many men want a virgin wife? well... alot more hands went up this time. Here's the irony - If men kept sleeping around before marriage, won't that in turn deplete the pool of virgin ladies? And hence, will it not be harder to find a virgin wife?

Ok, so the scales of the gender ratio are tipped, creating a scenario of there being an abundance of women, and well... scarcity of men. Is this possibly the reason for infidelity? Simply - availability.

Like in economics... the value of a certain good is directly proportional to its scarcity. The core of economics is in fact, built on the idea of scarcity and choice. Being, if we choose something, other than costs incurred, we incur the additional 'opportunity cost' of letting go of the 2nd best option. Hence, someone came up with the science of making the 'best decision'... to minimize losses.

Somehow, the curves of supply and demand for gender have crossed in such a way that baby girls are being abandoned in China, and for young girls in India to be married off before they 'expire'. Does abundance really decrease value? Apparently, in those cases, this is so.

Well, I still believe that women are God's greatest gift to men. And having more women around just further emphasizes God's generous nature. This in no way makes women any less valuable than men. And this in no way allows ANY man to take advantage of a woman, encourage her to engage in pre-marital sex... then in turn chooses to marry a virgin.

"When the last virgin is fucked, only then will men realize that their penises cannot solve EVERYTHING."

-ignore my words if you're offended.

Mould me or take me as I am?

When we get to know someone, we're blind... blinded to their flaws, their strengths, their thoughts. But since we're inevitably affected by our surroundings and we're all the products of the people we know and our environment... we're like clay (that can be moulded and shaped).

Here's a thought. When we get to know someone, we're like a blind man feeling a clump of clay in our hands. If we press too hard and impose too much of our ideas upon them... before we get to know them for who they really are, we have unintentionally (or not) moulded them with our fingers. Hence, the shape we feel.... is simply the shape of our own hands. How do we know what is the right amount of pressure to exert then?

Like how 2 ice cubes which are pressed against each other... the pressure and the heat causes the surface atoms and molecules to melt, and then freeze back again so the ice cubes are joined together. Is change inevitable when 2 bodies come into contact?

How much of us are changed by people we meet... and how much do we retain? IF in fact, we are meant to be a product of the people we meet and our environment... resisting that change will not make us who we are really meant to be. Perhaps, that's just how humans evolve, grow, mature, and adapt.

After all, if everyone remains the same... the world will never change.

Is change after all, the only constant?

Don't bother to comment or correct. This is just random ramblings. A thought that found it's way to my blog before it got lost somewhere in my mind again.

Stolen!

See my new music list at the side? Loved it so much that I stole it from violet's blog. Haha.

Call me old-fashioned, call me uncool. This is the kind of music I groove to. None of that r&b, hiphop, trance stuff for me... Really good music is timeless :)

Listen to the songs and if you like it too, join me and violet at Bellini Room some time!

*It's really cool when your bestfriend loves the same silly, old fashioned music you do and isn't too cool to admit it. Thanks, babe.. for being you!

Hotdog Hero!

No superman for now... My favorite hero comes armed with ketchup and mustard.

It's gonna take a superman to sweep me off my feet.

True love does exist, I know it's out there somewhere.

In fact, it's everywhere. It's in the old couple who walked past me on the street hand-in-hand and smiles on their faces, Beethoven when he wrote Moonlight Sonata for that dutchess he was infatuated with, or even the little boy on the playground who offers the little girl the cream side of the oreo (true love doesn't get any truer than that).

Violet and I went to 'Popular' bookstore yesterday and I picked up a copy of Romeo and Juliet. True love at its greatest, most dramatic form. As I read my favorite verses out to Violet... it felt so unnatural and silly. I wondered - who talks like that anymore?

What really irked me about that book.. is that it seemed so PERFECT. The meeting, the rendezvous... even the timing of their deaths seemed oddly perfect. If Romeo had come just a moment later and seen Juliet waking up from her sleep, he wouldn't have to killed himself at all.

But does true love always have to be perfect to be memorable? I believe it's not about finding the perfect one.. but rather, seeing perfection in an imperfect one. While I believe that soulmates do exist, I don't believe soulmates only happen when you find the perfect one and fall deeply in love. I still believe in a wonderful marriage and the happily ever after. But I believe it takes alot of hard work. Things don't just magically work out simply because you're in love.

Perhaps true love isnt just as simple as growing old together, writing a tune or offering the cream side of the oreo to the one you love. Perhaps it really does take a superman to sweep me off my feet... or to sweep everything into a perfect little bundle. Who knows?

All I know is that right now, this gal doesn't need no sweeping. My life's in a mess and that's the way I like it. Soulmates? Why settle for the ONE when I can have many?

Mesmerized...

that special place :)

Changes in my life...

I permed my hair. Again.

I'm single. Again.

I realized how much my friends love me. Again.

My life will never be the same again.

8 things I can't leave home without

8 Things I Can't Leave Home Without
1) Wallet - $$ and driver's liscence.
2) Keys - Car + home
3) Phone - In case I get lost in some ulu place and I need directions
4) Namecard holder - In case I suddenly have to go meet clients or some event to attend to
5) Make up pouch - same reason as #4
6) Personal handy 1st Aid Kit - Asthma inhaler + cotton wool + panadols + mentrual cramps pills + sanitary pad, etc
7) Organizer - In case I have some appointments I forgot about or I lose my phone (I copied all the numbers down in my organizer)
8) Bible - My security blanket

What's in your bag?

I think I'm getting OLD-er.

How do you know when you're getting OLD-er? I suddenly feel that I am.... there are a few incidents.

1) When I used to meet up with my jiemeis, we either got kbox, gossip about old school mates, play mahjong for hours, or look up people's friendsters and laugh at their pictures.

NOW... when I met up with Pam, all we did was talk about serious relationships, money, housing loans, etc. WTF?? Then we met up again the following week and gym'd, not gossiping about old school mates or anything..... ARGH. I'm totally losing my 38-ness.

Next time u all see me, better throw some juicy gossip my way.

2) The little kids I usually meet will play with me and their parents will ask them to call me "jiejie". Now suddenly I'm known as Auntie Brina by children @ church and friend's houses.

3) I used to club and pub every week, and sometimes even everyday. And when no pubs are open during the week, my sis and I would actually be desperate enough to hit some Thai Discos. Most of the times having to take turns to drink-drive home.

NOW... I went to zouk with my boyfriend last week (complaining and nagging the whole time about having to dress up and go to a crowded place when all I wanted to do was sit at home and watch TV) to meet his colleagues. I insisted that I will not step into phuture (young kids place) and I will only go to Velvet. But apparently his colleague opened a bottle and I found a stool so I'm happy just sitting and drinking. I started talking to his aprox. 30 yr old colleague, and he told me he hangs out at Lunar, DblO, MOS, etc. OMG, I used to go to DblO with my cousin (loved the ladies night free flow)... but that was DAMN long ago. Like, she's ACTUALLY a mother now. I'm totally OUT of the clubbing phase. Oh, and we took a cab coz Jason refused to let me drive while I'm drinking (he's becoming UNCLE too nowadays).

4) ULTIMATE: On saturday, I woke up at 12pm, washed up, watched TV for 2 hours then NAPPED till 7pm before going for dinner with my family. While I napped, Jason watched 'Skin Crawlers' on his laptop and did miscelleneous stuff around the house.

What happened to the Saturdays when we were so bogged down with social events like birthdays, BBQs, parties, cycling, etc??? SATURDAY LEH!!! The only day I get off from school and work and church... and I chose to SLEEP.


Apparently, here's what Violet and I do for fun now.

Hit the store and try on lame hats.

We should move to texas and hook some cowboys. HAhaha.

Trannys, Vikings and Weird Pink haired ladies never looked so good.
Our Bondage/BDSM costumes for next Halloween.
We tried to look fierce like some pirates of the carribbean picture but the blue price tags keep swinging to the front.... so Tak-Glam.

Anyway, BACK TO MY POINT of getting old.... and to the fact that my lovely cousin June who brought me clubbing since I was 14 and always hit ladies night with me... is now a mother.

I THINK I REALLY OVER THE HILL LIAO LA!!!! Sigh. At least I have an Uncle-ish boyfriend who doesn't mind me sleeping the weekend away and staying at home watching old DVDs with me.

And at least June jie has a really cute baby that I can play with once in a while.

YANDAO RIGHT??? My first Nephew!!!

Oh, and that night at zouk when jason didn't let me drive... I got totally drunk and on the way home in a cab, we got stopped at a road-block. Imagine if I drove!!!

anyway, PHEW.

Totally outdated post... but I was busy!!!

Jason had to work on valentine's day, but he promised me that he had something planned for that weekend... I have to say, he really did manage to keep it a secret for quite awhile, but soon I found out what it was. A weekend suite @ Siloso resort at sentosa!

It was really sweet coz he was NEVER the romantic sort. He never planned anything. Our anniversaries are most often spent fine (some sort) dining + movie. His idea of a date is renting a dvd and buying chips and watching it in bed together. His idea of a good date is renting a dvd with violent action and spluring on kettle honey dijon chips. So you can imagine my surprise when I found out he had planned this weekend in advance coz he knew that the hotel would be full that weekend... I was more surprised that he didn't ask me for help.

So on saturday he woke up early (5 minutes before me) and said he had to go do something, which totally didn't suit me very well since I thought we had planned that weekend together.

Him: Ok, baby. u go back to sleep. I gotta go do something.
Me: HUH?? I thought we were gonna do something together today.
Him: No, this is just for me. I need to go first. Can you drive down and meet me at the hotel later?
Me: Why? Do you have another girlfriend there?
Him: No LAH, trust me. I gotta go.
Me: WTF. I wanna go also la.
Him: Ok, ok. *Then proceed to walk off and take a cab down without me.

I decided to ignore his weird behavior and go down to the hotel myself, since we paid for it and I don't wanna waste it by staying at home. When I got there, I was totally shocked.


He had decorated the entire room in tea candles and rose petals!!!
This is the door I entered...
Awww.... I'm not exaggerating when I say I totally and entirely melted...
Then he urged me to go up to the 2nd level of the suite to take a look... I ran all the way up and look at what he did to the jaccuzi area as well!
I don't even know what to say!!! I didn't get him a present!!! I was even supposed to bring the wine and I totally forgot.

He just smiled at me and told me to change into my swimsuit and have fun in the jaccuzi. Meanwhile, he brought up the ice bucket and my favorite wine, the Moscato for me to drink in the jaccuzi. The one I forgot to buy.

He planned everything flawlessly, even though I was throwing tantrums the entire day about not being able to go down to the beach early to sun-tan... coz he had to prepare all the stuff... But he just said sorry and told me that we can go the next day.

He was so sweet, he kept asking me if he did it right and if I liked it, coz he had never attempted anything like that before and he wasn't too sure if that's how it's done. I teased him and told him he shouldn't have plucked off all the petals, he should have saved me a rose. Hahaha!

Everything was so perfect because HE did it. I never expected him to do such stuff, because usually when I tell him I like romantic stuffs and like to go nice places, he just ignores me and tells me it's a silly waste of money. Even on valentine's day, he said it was stupid to go out coz we shouldn't celebrate just for the sake of celebrating. He said it should be more special than that.

I now understand what he meant. It's really the thought that counts.. I dont think it could have been as wonderful and romantic if he wasn't there with me... it's WHO i'm with and not where I am or what I have. it's HIM that makes everyday valentine's day.

The greatest gifts that he gives me aren't the shoes he buys or the dinners he takes me to... What I lie awake at night thanking God for is Jason's unlimited patience for my tantrums and my unreasonable demands. What makes me so grateful is simply his love for me and the kind gentle support he gives me when I am down, even though I tend to vent it out on him all the time. Material things may perish, but the lessons I learn from Jason... patience, strength, understanding, love, trust... will follow me all the days of my life. *Thanks, honey!*

And here's the best part of the jaccuzi... the view from the jaccuzi in the day...

And at night.
We stayed in the jaccuzi talking and drinking wine till the sun set... It was one of those moments you know you will just remember forever. I wanted to take more pictures so I can remember that day, but I know that if I stopped to take out my handphone to take pictures, I might miss a split-second of what was going on. So I rather just enjoy the moment with him.

It was the best valentine's day ever; with the best boyfriend ever.

Was gonna upload pictures....

This is a lame post, but since I'm already logged in, I might as well.

Was gonna come home straight to sleep, but I decided to blog first since I've not blogged in a while.

Was gonna upload pictures but internet explorer kept restarting and lagging.

Since Pamela came online and there's noone home to cook for me (maid went to market), i decided to ask her to lunch.

So, no pictures for now. cya!

Last Sunday...

The night before my new semester started, Jason took me to NYDC @ Bugis. Personally, I think it was a pretty cool celebration since I'm so excited to go back to school!!! I even did a little celebratory artwork with the red pepper and cheese.

I know, I'm damn talented.

When we got home, I decided that since I'll be starting school and totally neglecting my beauty regime, I should do it for one last time. I managed to convince Jason to do it with me as well... even though he was acting macho and pretending that it was damn gay, I know secretly he enjoys it (since he admitted that he likes me to do manicure spa for him too, by the way).

Hair Treatment

Step 1: wash our hair in warm water.

Step 2: massage conditioning wax into the ends... (Guys just rub it on like gel since the ends are only 1cm away from the roots)

Step 3: Soak face-towels in hot hot hot water

Step 4: Bun hair up and wrap using hot towel (Guys don't have to attempt to bun)

Step 5: Leave on for 15mins - 30mins (Depends hair texture and thickness)

Step 6: Rise thoroughly

Facial

Step 1: Wash face thoroughly, preferbly using a facial scrub to remove all make up (Applies to certain guys too)

Step 2: Dry face by patting with dry towel

Step 3: Apply mask generously all over face, avoiding eye area

Step 4: Leave on for 15mins - 20mins (Depends on mask)

Step 5: Rub it off or rinse with warm water (Depends on mask)

In case you're still not getting the idea, here's a picture.

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I'm sorry darling!

Out of the blue

days ago, my maid brought this package into my room, exclaiming to me with indo-accent: "jie! (that's what she calls us, coz she's only 18 this year. Cute right?) You got mail ah?"


I looked at the package quizzingly for a few reasons:

1. I NEVER receive any mail except for Christmas cards or official letters (ie, credit card bills, parking/ERP fines, insurance mail, school mail).
2. WHO do I know from China???
3. This China person has my full name and address spelt perfectly + my HP number on the front. WTF?

So a feeling of paranoia overcame me. What if it's a stalker and there's a bomb inside? What if it's a dead dog or bear's paw or feotus tonic or whatever it is that China people love to eat and send across the globe? What if some kidnapper kidnapped my car, sent it to China, stripped it and sold the parts, and sent the remaining (ie, my cushions and pink dustbin) back to mock me?

But rationale quickly kicked paranoia in the butt (when I peeped out my bedroom window and saw my car perched beautifully on the front porch), and I decided that no freak or stalker from China would go to all the trouble just to bully someone in Singapore.

So I tore the packaging open and something cold and hard and weird looking dropped onto my lap.... EEEEEKKK!!!

CHEY. It's just the shoe stretcher I ordered from Ebay. So funny looking right?

Haha. Ok, I'm SUAKOO lah, never see shoe stretcher before or never order anything from Ebay before. But I must say, it works pretty well, since it stretches the shoe both sideways and lengthwise. The new pumps Jason bought for me was pinching my feet so I decided to purchase this.

AND it comes with bubble wrap, which I think is like a Bonus free gift... because who can resist popping bubble wrap, right?

Yippee! Pop! Haha! Pop! Pop! Pop!

Last night, after prayer meeting, Jason, Raj and I were on the way home, when Raj called David and David said he was on the way to JB for supper.. So we decided to go home, get our passports, and tag along for the trip. Woohoo! First roadtrip of the year 2008! Haha.

Food was damn cheap! We each changed SGD$10 to Ringgit, and we had more than enough for dinner + bubblegum. Quite a fun trip, except that it was nearly 1am in the morning and we were all in slippers + Shumi was in her Pyjamas.. Haha.

David ordered Hor Fun and Raj ordered Bee Hoon (which he didn't finish coz he ended up stealing David and my food, claiming that Bee Hoon is boring). The Hor Fun was different from Singapore's, and according to David, better. The Bee Hoon on the other hand, was as Raj sadly noted, "Aiyahh... Same like Singapore one....."

So Raj filled up on Teh-Peng (iced tea), convincing himself that it was free-flow since it costs only $0.30 per glass.

Jason and I never had the habit of eating in the middle of the night, so we decided to share a plate of Hokkien Prawn Mee, which turned out BROWN. Jason thinks it tastes like Lor Mee, but I think it's nicer than Lor Mee. It's not as watery and it tastes like Hokkien Mee, only a little sweeter and the noodles are softer, not as chewy... more like Mee Tai Mak (did I spell it right?) texture.

Anyway, we didn't take much pictures coz we were all half alseep.

But with roses from Jason, bubble wrap, and road trip... what nice surprises there were this week, ya?

Story time with Bree

Story #1:

Last Christmas Eve,We hung out with Violet with her Mineral Water and her BF with his Beer.
Jason and I got bored of the Mineral water and Beer couple, so we decided to CamWhore.Violet and Serhan got bored of the CamWhoring couple and 4 of us headed down to CitySpace.

Jason got bored of Camwhoring and decided to join the beer gang.
So I grabbed Violet over to my side.

In the end, the 2 princesses lived Happily Ever After, in a world without beers, but alot of cameras.

Story #2:

One day, we found a Gecko in my garden...

Story #3:

It ended the same way it always does.

Story #4:

One day, I was at dance practice,

totally aware that Jason forgot our 11th Month-sary.

Suddenly, everyone stopped during practice to turn towards the door,

where I saw Jason with a bouquet of roses.

I immediately lit up,

despite being sick and tired.

Here's how it probaby looked like:

What exactly happened in 2007?

Found these bulletin questions on Friendster and decided to do it for fun...

(I usually have more fun things to do, but since jason is sick and sleeping, and I have to stay here with him... and I have a slight insomnia... and the I am Legend DVD he burnt for me isn't playing properly... well, my options are suddenly quite limited.)

So, here's a look at my 2007:

1) Where did you begin 2007?
At Brewerks with Violet and Pravin :)

2) What was your status on Valentine's Day?
Happily with my honey.

3) Were you in school (anytime thisyear)?
Yes, and loving it!

4) How did you earn your money?
By giving tuition to a spoilt brat that drove me up the wall.. but whatever, it was good money.

5) Did you have to go to the hospital?
Let me think... No, I don't think so :) Thank God.

6) Did you have any encounters with the police?
Yes, because I called them. Lol.

7) Where did you go on vacation?
Sentosa...

8) What did you purchase that was over $1000?
New pretty pink VAIO laptop!

9) Did you know anybody who got married?
Yes, June jiejie!!

10) Did you know anybody who passed away?
Thank God I don't.

11) Did you move anywhere?
Yes, I moved from Poly to Uni.

12) What concerts/shows did you go to?
Wanted to catch Phantom Of the Opera, but unfortunately all tickets sold out!

13) Are you registered to vote?
No, and I couldn't care les.

14) Who did you want to win BigBrother?
What is Big Brother?

15) Where do you live now?
With my mom and siblings @ Katong

16) Describe your birthday?
Super fun PARTY (click to see) @ a suite in Sentosa with my family and friends!!

17) What's one thing you thought you'd never do but did in 2007?
Lead worship for watch night service! Dance performance in the middle of Orchard Road!

18) What has been your favorite moment?
Too many.. but I guess it has something to do with family and friends... with the addition of God.. and church...

19) What's something you learned about yourself?
I can do anything as long as I put my mind to it, and offer it to God.

20) Any new additions to your family?
Not yet... but soon, in Feb there will be a little niece/nephew :)

21) What was your worst month?
They're all good...

Sorry to spoil the show for you...

But I wanna share a little something I found on the net:

"Everyone’s favorite bi-sexual (but not really) midget stripper Tila Tequila is returning for a second season. Tila and MTV announced she’ll pretend to like chicks again for the ratings juggernaut A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila.

She claims on her MySpace page that season one winner Bobby Banhart broke up with her and couldn’t handle her schedule. But Bobby says they never even dated, according to the Associated Press:

However, Banhart said in a Dec. 30 message posted on MySpace that "she never called me after the last show and no one would give me her number."

Poor Bobby never really had a “shot” to begin with as casting for the second season had already started in November before the finale even aired:

"This time I wanna find love for real," Tequila said during "Tila Tequila's New Year's Eve Masquerade 2008.".

I’d prefer if A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila was literally a shot at Tila Tequila with a bullet. Fired from a gun – by me. Though I bet she’d be hard to hit because of her little people powers. She’d keep escaping into a “poof” of rainbows and stripper poles."

-source: http://www.thesuperficial.com/

Ahhh... seriously? WHATEVER. I kinda knew it anyway.
But who cares? The show's still fun to watch :)

Although, this DOES mean that Bobby Banhart is single, I guess....
and he really did seem kinda sincere.
*ooh, gimme!!

A shot at love with Tila Tequila

This is Tila Tequila:

Drooling yet? Then you'll be totally addicted to her reality show: A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila.

After reading about the show on xiaxue's blog, I decided to watch the episodes on youtube and OMG!!!

Ok, for those of you don't know... there's something really hot about Tila (yes, besides the perky butt and nice boobs).....

She's BISEXUAL.

Which makes 'A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila' really interesting! It is a reality show like the Bachelorette, only with a twist - The contestants consist of males... AND females.

So Tila gets to choose between the guys and the girls, while totally making out and getting intimate with each and every one of them (Yes, that means total GIRL-ON-GIRL action for you pervs out there).

Such a shame they don't show it in Singapore!

Oh, and here's a belated Christmas present to get all of you started... The 1st episode of the show!

After you're done, just click on the video. It should link you up to youtube where you can continue watching the rest of the show...

Enjoy!

Happy 2008!!!

Watch night service was great!! Although Raj, Jason and I stayed up for a few nights preparing for it, it was all worth it!! It was an amazing way to usher in the new year - in prayer and worship!! Another great year to walk closer to God.

It's the new year and I think, like everyone else, I shall look back on my life in 2007 and comment.

Here's what's good in 2007:

1. I finally found a good church to settle down in
2. I achieved more than 3.6 GPA for my 2 semesters in 2007 (3.6 and above qualifies for Dean's List)
3. I am really enjoying myself serving in church (offering, dance and worship)
4. I have great family and friends
5. I have a great boyfriend
6. I QUIT SMOKING (FINALLY, thanks to Rajwin)
7. I brought my brother to Christ
8. I am growing in faith
9. I am curbing my temper
10. I am blessed with various material possessios (new hp, new laptop, new car, etc)

Here's what I want to achieve in 2008: THIS IS A REMINDER TO MYSELF

1. Spend more time serving God and the church
2. Raise my GPA to 3.9 (or at least 3.8)
3. Spend more time with my family and friends
4. Appreciate my boyfriend more
5. WILL NOT PICK UP SMOKING AGAIN
6. Disciple my brother properly in his walk with Christ
7. Bring my mother to Christ
8. Grow in my own faith
9. Curb my temper totally
10. Earn and save more money (instead of spending on material possessions, I will give more to church, save for a rainy day, spend some on the people I love)
11. Lead a more healthy life (eat healthy, exercise, drink less, etc)
12. Gossip less

It was an amazing year... and I'm sure of a more amazing ahead.

2008 will be a great year for the same reasons why 2007 was great - that I have my family, friends and most importantly God with me.

Warlords and Indians...

Jason and I woke up today with insistent phone calls from Rajwin reminding us that we had a movie plans with them today, which Jason and I totally didn't recall making. After which, Jason and I decided to battle 1.5hr city traffic to get to Lido to meet up with Rajwin, Lutfiah and Shalini... a journey which usually takes us just a little more than 15 minutes.

Why must everyone go to town on a public holiday??? Aren't the heartlands well-developed enough? No, everyone had to clamour around looking at Christmas lights which, if you ask me, look pretty much the same year after year. And if your brain even starts ticking to think that since I go to town too, I shouldn't be whining about the rest of them... Well, good point.

But remember, since Rajwin invited us... HE chose the location. And RAJWIN, why TOWN on a public holiday??? Aren't the heartlands well-developed enough...?

The movie starts at 4.25... we got to lido at 4pm. Surprise, surprise.. No parking lots are available. So Jason and I decided to park along one of the walls, seeing that everyone else did that. We met up with Rajwin outside the theatre at exactly 4.26pm. Well, it just goes to show.. that sometimes, BREAKING THE RULES IS NECESSARY OK.

Oh, another surprise... Rajwin, Lutfiah and Shalini chose the movie:
Ok, Surprise.. because, with the exception of Jason being able to say "man-tou" (he asked me that's that bun we eat with chilli crabs and then he got really amused with the pronounciation)and "wo ai ni" and Rajwin being able to sing a few phrases of hokkien songs.. And maybe Lutfiah and Shalini may have some mandarin swear words and certain greetings existing in their vocabulary... I really did not expect my multiracial group of friends to pick a CHINESE MOVIE!

By the way, as I was musing over that fact in the cinema, I realized that
we were a really diverse group... Raj and Sha being indians, Lut being
malay, Jason being eurasian, and me being chinese... OK, at least it says
so on our I/Cs... so based on that I/C aspect... we officially represent the 4
major racial groups in Singapore.

Back to the movie... IT KICKED BUTT!!! ROCKED TO THE MAX!! PLEASE WATCH IT OR YOU WILL REGRET AND WHEN YOU GO BACK TO SCHOOL NEXT YEAR, COZ ALL YOUR FRIENDS WILL BE TALKING ABOUT IT AND YOU WILL SEEM LIKE A LOSER COZ YOU'RE ALL LEFT OUT.

Speaking of kicking butts... Our dance performance last night at LIDO was a HIT! Everyone loved it, although during the stunts when Jason had Rajwin on his shoulders and was spinning Rajwin around at top speed, Aunt Viro (Raj's mom) grabbed me and turned a shade paler.

But overall... the guys did the banghra exceptionally well! Better than I ever seen them rehearsing.. The ladies dance had a little mistake, but it was so coordinated (as in, instead of 4 of us doing the exact same action, 2 were doing one, and another 2 did another.. so it had an ALTERNATED look thingy) that it looked perfect.


At Pastor Pritam's house dressing up for the performance.. This is Pastor's 3 year old daughter - Sujaan.. isn't she adorable? I did both our make-ups! She's the cutest, by the way.. she kept bugging me to do her make-up, and she pronounces my name "bweeenah". (Her face doesn't actually look like that, though. Pastor told her, "put lipstick cannot close mouth" so she's actually wincing in the picture. She's really alot prettier in person).

The other girls in the dance. That's Sudah on the left, she's actually nepalese + tamil... she's really preeettyyy. Michelle's on the right and she's the sweeeeeeeeeteeesst girl I've ever met. She's so nice and sweeeeeeeeet. Can't emphasize it enough, man. Haha. She cheorographed our entire dance, by the way. Really talented! She has the voice of an angel too.

The South Asian Connection dance troop!! Us girls with the banghra boys. We'll be dancing this sunday @ church and 2 times in January.. once for a wedding, and another for a major Assembly of Gods meeting @ either expo or suntec convention hall. I really hope that all of us have the time to rehearse and perform when the new year begins!

Of course, how can I resist grabbing my man for a picture? Do we look like an indian couple? Haha.

THANKS EVERYONE FOR COMING!!!

Gwen: Really surprised to see you there! Didn't expect you
to actually come and support us! I really truly appreciate it + plus
the cookie you gave me.. You're the sweetest!

Vi, Han, Prav, Sha & Lut: What can I say? You guys have always
been there... Glad you all could make it down to support Raj, Jason and I!!
Truly the bestfriends anyone could ever ask for... It was alot less
nerve-wrecking to see your faces in the crowd. Love you all!!

the Going's Good, but God is Great!

Things I'm thankful for:

1. Exams are finally over!!! (yeap, i'm mighty thankful)

2. Christmas is coming... Yippeee!!!

3. I have the best boyfriend ever...

this is why:
I was shopping with mommy one day and I saw a pair of shoes that I totally loved. It was only going for $25!!! Only they didn't have it in my size... OBVIOUSLY, since people with sized 6 feet always have great taste. So I whined to Jason about it for 20 mins, shaking him from his sleep that night. He finally agreed to go look for that pair in my size with me the next day.

The next day, Jason took me to Orchard Road and told me to go look for that pair of shoes. Well... actually here's how it went:

Jason (almost sitting down on a shoe-trying stool): Ok, go look for that pair of shoes. When you find it, call me and I'll pay.. I'll wait right here. Take your time, honey.
Me (very systematically ignoring him): Ok, we need to split up. You go look over there, I will look over the other side.
Jason: uh, what does it look like?
Me: Silver 3.5inch pumps.
Jason (picking up a weird looking leather wedge): Like this?
Me: No, honey. That's a wedge.
Jason: Ok, I forgot. What's a pump again?
Me: Covered shoes.. like your men's shoes.. but like, in heels.
Jason: Ok, got it.

After running around the shoes section @ Isetan, Wisma looking flustered for about 10 minutes, I was about to fling my heels at Jason when he trotted over to me holding a pair of GETAI sequin shiny silvery slinky heels (but I reminded myself that he was paying for my heels and that noone is perfect). I politely picked up the nearest pair of pumps and told him through gritted teeth, "honey.. that's not right.. THIS IS A PUMP, ok?"

Naturally, I couldn't find my shoes... Naturally, I saw tons of other shoes that I fell in love with immediately... Naturally, they all costed way more than $25. Looking devastated, I told him to forget it and let's just go before I burst into uncontrollable tears. He suggested going to Takashimaya to try our luck.

After walking the walk to Takashimaya from Wisma, Jason got tired and as soon as we entered the Taka department store, he grabbed the nearest pair of shoes that looked remotely like a pump and told me "See? Isn't this pretty? I'll buy this for you and then we'll go home, ok?" And proceeded to be the best salesman of the year, trying to convince me to abandon my pursuit of the silver pumps.

Lucky for me, he pick up a GUESS silver leather 4inch pumps. And as soon as he saw my eyes lit up, he turned the shoes over the check out the price - $256. "WHAT THE HELL?!! WHY WOULD ANY WOMAN PAY $256 FOR A PAIR OF SHOES?!!! IT'S NOT EVEN VERY NICE." Salesman of the year turned really critical shoe critic at that instant.

We then proceeded to search for my shoes, but of course, the shoes there were more expensive than at Isetan. Disappointed, I led him out of the place lost in my own thoughts, occasionally distracted by some really pretty shoes. When we were at the end of the store, he suddenly turned around and led me back and said "Ok, anything you like that costs below $90, I'll buy for you." I excitedly ran back into the store and picked up pairs of shoes and tried them on, but sadly none are really as pretty as the ones I had in mind.

I told Jason to forget it and that all the shoes below $90 aren't really that pretty. He mumbled a, "boy, you have expensive taste" and then told me that he'll raise the budget to $100. After prancing around another time I was ready to leave that place AGAIN. Before he places another bid, I dragged him out and he said we'll try Paragon.

God bless Paragon! I saw a pair that looked pretty much like the one I wanted! going for only $39.90! After checking out the price, Jason breathed a sigh of relief, but (God bless his manly soul) kept true to his word of the budget and told me to "choose another pair"... So I got 2 pairs of shoes in the end instead of 1!!!

4. I have the best mommy!!!

this is why:

Belated birthday present from mommy: Guess watch - $265
Lunch with mommy @ FishMarket, Parkway: My FAVORITE SUSHI!!!

5. Jason was with me @ zoukout...

this is why:

We all drank in the car on the way to sentosa and everyone was pissed drunk (except of Jason of course, being the responsible boyfriend). Everyone got dispersed and Jason spent the entire night taking care of me and calling all of my friends trying to get everyone together. He was so busy taking care of me that he didn't even get to meet up with his friends in the end!

Most of the time he was just leading me around, asking me if I'm having fun, telling me not to let go of his hand, and of course buying me lots of food and water.

Considering that it was Zoukout and it was really crowded, we didn't really get to meet up with my friends until much later. So it was just the 2 of us + with me being really drunk = totally no fun for Jason. But he kept smiling at me and trying to make me laugh so I wont be bored. At one point, he even pulled out my handphone and snapped pictures of us...

Totally Jason's photography skills @ Camwhoring since I was too drunk:

It's s0 sweet that he does something which he totally hates... just because he knows that I would want to have pictures of that night which was totally no fun, but couldn't have been any better.

6. Our Church's Christmas performance is shaping up really well. (Catch Me, Jason, and our church friends in action @ CK Tangs - outside Orchard MRT, on the 19th of December 2007, 8-9pm!)

7. Violet's exams end this Wednesday.

8. All these blessing from God are upon me!