Tuesday, May 31, 2005
chronic diarrhoea
she has officially contracted the darn nervous stomach syndrome again (she had it over the past three years on and off)...and decided its finally time to do some search on it in case its something serious.taken from The British Digestive Foundation...
What causes chronic diarrhoea ?
When diarrhoea goes on for a long time, the most likely cause is the irritable bowel syndrome. It is called a ‘functional’ condition. This means that the bowel produces stools which are looser or more frequent than normal, although the bowel is not diseased. Less commonly, there are also several conditions which cause chronic diarrhoea:
1. inflammation of the bowel - eg. ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease. The diarrhoea in ulcerative colitis often contains blood (uncheck, no bloody tools)
2. poor absorption of food - eg. coeliac disease or chronic disease of the pancreas, when the stools may be very pale, offensive smelling and difficult to flush away (wait a min, aren't all tools offensive smelling?!?)
3. hormonal changes - eg. diabetes or an overactive thyroid gland (?)
4. some bowel cancers (?)
5. some stomach operations (uncheck)
6. some drugs including antibiotics, magnesium-containing antacids, pills for blood pressure or arthritis and laxatives (uncheck)
7. foods including milk in some people who digest milk sugar (lactose) poorly and wheat products in patients with coeliac disease and consumption of unusually large amounts of alcohol. (check, still training stomach to get conditioned to lactose). In most cases, chronic diarrhoea is not serious and can be controlled by medicines, but this is best done under medical supervision.
btw, according to patient plus, chronic diarrhoea is defined as diarrhoea lasting for >14 days. Should not rely on stool frequency alone but on stool volume or weight. Daily weight >200g/24 hours is regarded as abnormal.
you've got to be kidding me. who in hell weighs poop? *aghast*
verdict?
ms bee to bee bowels "ahyah, why you so troublesome one, tsk."
bee bowels to ms bee "serves you right, whole day feed us latte and rubbish food. who eats pringles and kachang puteh for breakfast?"
bee wrote this at 5:04 PM
house hunt: part iii
i've revised and lowered my home budget to $200 grand for a 2 bedder. was doodling on the home loans and repayment calculators and figured its my best bet without paying through my nose ten years down the road (yikes, bleeding already). nothing fancy as the previous ones but did spot some good budget finds at richmond, and another, a cosy courtyard apartment at pender st and the ballarat home (no idea where this is though) with interesting facade going for $185 grand, golly.btw, what's meant by "quite secure apartment on second floor" huh? and does "petite city pad" means i can stretch my arms apart and touch both walls? ahh, deciphering real estate agent's words...speaking of which i would probably need to get an idiot's guide to real estate soon...don't wanna get swindled by the sharp tongued people do i?
bee wrote this at 10:13 AM
Monday, May 30, 2005
rude arse-holes
ms bee doesn't give a shit if you are the MD of a frigging new club in singapore.what she wants is for YOU to please understand the dynamics of the relationship here. YOU are asking for a favour from her client to LOAN FREE stuff. so how dare you fucking question her and demand that the loan is so short, that you get a good discount or that we are obligated to lend you stuff just cos YOUR fucking new place is so HOT? oh please, the place is not even launched yet and honestly with that location, ms bee wishes you well that you can last for a year. its infuriating taking crap from you especially when its been clearly highlighted to your management that the decision needs to be reviewed and not be taken for granted. what can you promise besides "good traffic" which btw is based on optimistic presumptions only? oh, nothing apparently cos we're not allowed to do branding of that area anyway. so what's in it for us? ms bee so fucking doesn't need another crap shit partner at this point where she just cleared a helluva mess last week.
bee wrote this at 3:55 PM
hitting 30
nice to know men appreciate us more as we age. written by andy rooney from CBS 60 minutes.Andy Rooney says:
As I grow in age, I value women who are over 30 most of all. Here are just a few reasons why:
- A woman over 30 will never wake you in the middle of the night to ask,"What are you thinking?" She doesn't care what you think.
- If a woman over 30 doesn't want to watch the game, she doesn't sit around whining about it. She does something she wants to do. And, it's usually something more interesting.
- A woman over 30 knows herself well enough to be assured in who she is, what she is, what she wants and from whom. Few women past the age of 30 give a hoot what you might think about her or what she's doing.
- Women over 30 are dignified. They seldom have a screaming match with you at the opera or in the middle of an expensive restaurant. Of course,if you deserve it, they won't hesitate to shoot you, if they think they can get away with it.
- Older women are generous with praise, often undeserved. They know what it's like to be unappreciated.
- A woman over 30 has the self-assurance to introduce you to her women friends. A younger woman with a man will often ignore even her bestfriend because she doesn't trust the guy with other women. Women over 30 couldn't care less if you're attracte d to her friends because she knows her friends won't betray her.
- Women get psychic as they age. You never have to confess your sins to a woman over 30. They always know.
- Older women are forthright and honest. They'll tell you right off if you are a jerk if you are acting like one! You don't ever have to wonder where you stand with her.
Yes, we praise women over 30 for a multitude of reasons. Unfortunately, it's not reciprocal. For every stunning, smart, well-coiffed hot woman of 30+, there is a bald, paunchy relic in yellow pants making a fool of himself with some 22-year-old waitress. Ladies, I apologise. For all those men who say, "Why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free". Here's an update for you. Nowadays 80% of women are against marriage, why? Because women realise it's not worth buying an entire Pig, just to get a little sausage.
excellent piece hei?
bee wrote this at 3:37 PM
2 minute huh
something i pickled from tym's blog, reckon this was taken from their kopi session last tues when i slept in post gastric. heh, damn cute.R the Creative Director: i've always wanted a house where the attic (dramatic pause) is in the floor.
M the Architect: an attic in the floor...is a basement.
bee wrote this at 10:33 AM
tag-ged
ok, this tagging thing works to see who actually reads your blog on a daily basis and actually has time to reply (i do! haha only in the mornings)1. Total number of films I own on DVD/video: 2 and i can name them here. avalon and the godfather (yes all three). btw, need to add this: i don't buy them cos i don't believe it watching a film twice, not even the good ones. once is best, twice is average and thrice is mundane. so why bother storing stuff that takes up space on your shelf?
2. The last film I bought: avalon
3. Five films that I watch a lot or that mean a lot to me:
i) raise the red lantern by zhang yimou
ii) yoichi sai's quill. it's currently airing the last episode on cable 56. if you think this is some soppy japanese serial you're half right. it is soppy. but watching this relationship between dog and man would make you fall in love with dogs all over again.
iii) wong kar wai's happy together
iv) yon fan's bishonen : a hong kong gay film that put her to tears when she first watched it with celine at cinema paradiso, perth.
v) david cronenberg's m butterfly. one of the darker and more complex minded talents (ala peter greenaway and stephen king) which seems to be rather lacking in the younger film makers. cronenberg's crash was thoroughly fascinating too.
4. Tag five people and have them put this in their blog:
- abi (too busy ah?)
- janice (too busy too ah?)
- tony (i will kill you if you cannot name me your fav films)
- tricorn (aww, come on film fest freak i bet you have alot of films up your sleeve too)
- john ng (who'll kick my ass for tagging him but hey, you like trivial right???)
bee wrote this at 9:24 AM
kiddos and poopoo
went to her other half's aunt's place for their cousin's wedding preps (long description huh). laura (mak's niece) was on a sugar high last night but then again, she's always been the hyper baby walking from one end of the house to the other with fruit in hand (ooh, she has something in common with the pseudo master at home, they both love fruits). her mommy enlightened us with laura's poo signals which reminded ms bee of...toddler laura: stamps feet and at times go "hmm hmm"
baby bill: wails for couple of seconds, struggles outta your grasp and stays still for the next couple of minutes. then you smell poopoo...not funny especially when you're still carrying him and wondering where that shitty smell came from.
according to ms bee's momma, ms bee had a fear of pooing when she was a toddler. she would run to some obscure corner of the house and sit down silently till mommy catches her and put her on the potty. how weird was that?!
oh well, the little things that kids do that put the smile on your smile despite a long tiring day.
bee wrote this at 9:08 AM
Friday, May 27, 2005
what's next?
tablet hotels...my my...how we've progressed...ain't this an absolute beauty, now i know why jules said it was worth paying over $200 a night in bali's retreat resorts. and just look at how beautiful the delamore lodge is. it's located off waiheke island new zealand...fucking awesome. if i had the money of paris hilton, i'd rather spend my life traveling to luxurious places all over the world. what the hell is she thinking anyway? oh well.
bee wrote this at 9:46 AM
textures
accuradio has a new genre addition called textures. go check out jim brickman's piano section. latte in hand, emails in order, pedicure at 10.30am tomorrow, its a great beginning to a friday wind down.bee wrote this at 9:20 AM
Thursday, May 26, 2005
sweet words
why is there the russian hot chocolate on your window. you are coughing. you are not allowed to have the chocolate.~ her other half IM this message to her upon seeing her MSN display picture featuring the hot chocolate they had in a russian cafe.
men... they can be real sweethearts if they want to.
bee wrote this at 5:45 PM
great fears
its unfathomable how a plane could disappear into thin air.bee wrote this at 12:52 PM
glossies
ahhh. how i love lippies! most of which are gifts from my girlfriends.
burt's bees the latest in the collection, a gift from a colleague who just returned from LA. *nice*
bee wrote this at 9:27 AM
busy jules
finally squeezed myself into jule's busy schedule for lunch at far east square (i'm thick skinned). that's our fav place cos its where we live and breathe mondays to fridays. passed jules her VERY belated birthday pressie and i made her promise to throw us a house party sometime soon (after her mad week). i reckoned her phone rang every three minutes throughout the lunch course. right babe? hahah, but was nice catching up in person instead of reading the blogs. oh, we saw our ex chee kor pek colleague who strolled past the cafe and apparently decided he didn't know us anymore. jeez. (lip, it's not the chinese one from creative but an older dude from the PR division)
bee wrote this at 9:24 AM
Wednesday, May 25, 2005
the one with nikita wannabe
Take the quiz: "what are u gonna be in ur next life??"Assassin
u've got a pretty strong stomach. your life sucks alot. you are either gonna commit suicide or get murdered, and u wouldn't mind driving someone else to do the same. you like money, but you're more interested in weapons. u obsess about death and freak people out even if u don't mean to. you are quiet and don't let noone push you around!! WAY TO GO!!!!
bee wrote this at 6:45 PM
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
meeting lucifer
how in hell can you decide to pull out at the very last minute when the joint promotion is due to roll TOMORROW?how can you expect the other party to not leverage on your brand when its called a fucking JOINT promotion?
why didn't you bloody listen when i told you a month and a half ago that this deal is not worth the effort?
DID YOU FUCKING DO A THING ABOUT IT?
NO.
so why in hell are you complaining now and pulling stupid immature stunts like threatening to pull out?
and why the fuck do i bother writing supra PC mails to partner and soothing your ruffled feathers when you bloody deserve a stick up your arse?!?
tell me.
...cos i need my job?...
sick.
bee wrote this at 6:32 PM
house hunt: ni
she hates property updates without the full details (eg pics of all pics including the bath etc). came across a lovely two bedroom at south yarra, a penthouse in kensington for under $250 grand?!bee wrote this at 1:06 PM
chilli crabs
had yummy chilli crabs, grilled lobster, sambal kangkong and crayfish plus steamed buns at jumbo seafood last night with folks and sweetie.
discovered her other half had something in common with pseudo master. they eat crabs MESSY, READ: all fingers are used...hehe..cute.
bee wrote this at 9:54 AM
baby bill
had an excellent day yesterday chilling with celine, momma and bill at marmalade (despite baby's poo poo).
celine and me figured we make great nannies for a day after surviving taking a baby, his pram and miscellaneous bags out in a superbly crowded part of town. as simple as it sounded, we were completely tired out by end day. bill was awesome, he lasted from eight in the morning till five in the late noon taking only a power nap for fifteen minutes! bundle of energy he is...
momma and grandma were pleased that they could shop while the two aunts are busying themselves making monkey faces and cuddling bill around.
thank you baby bill for the wonderful afternoon and for making us feel we've maternal instincts after all. and with a famous godma like cecilia, you're gonna kick ass when you grow up you know :).
bee wrote this at 9:49 AM
Friday, May 20, 2005
all i need is for you to do your job
she's fucking frustrated by YOUR inability to1. step up and say no cos you're in an obviously better and higher position to say so
2. coordinate simple tasks which take less than twenty fucking minutes of your day to ensure a smooth partnership transition
if YOU had done the above last week we wouldn't be struggling to throw white towels, send kowtow emails and stick needles up internal asses right now.
fark.
bee wrote this at 5:00 PM
smiley only for fridays
pic compliments of ash.
bee wrote this at 10:38 AM
Thursday, May 19, 2005
face value
What would you do if you re given the opportunity to look perfect (for free)?Would you go gaga for it like the extreme makeoverians? Or would you take a step back and decide perfection is not really your thing? then again, it depends on how or where you are right now in life isnt it? Some people are happy being average. Some people dig being fugly. Some people are just never happy (even if they look great now).
Good plastic surgeons remind me of someone up there. Powerful and simply amazing. They have the power to rebuild an entire face that could change your life and yet they can also take everything away by disfiguring you instead. Maybe someone up there is miffed at the thought of us ungrateful beings for his creations and purpose in life. After all, our purpose on earth is not to look perfect but to be a good person, no? But he must remember that we are after all humans. Homo sapiens are complex and confused creatures who are often tied up in oxymoronic situations and selfishly warped mentalities like
If I go for an extreme makeover and become a beauty, he ll stay with me
Truth: you ll probably look so fucking good that you re the one who ends up straying, not him. You re finally attractive and can enjoy the life which you ve always envied of the prettier counterparts. All this attention gravitates to your newly found ego and hence, the husband whom you did this op for in the first place is forsaken and you tell him to get a life as you did yours.
sick irony. Perfection doesn t come cheap (at least not in dollar sense).
bee wrote this at 12:44 PM
quote of the day
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.Confucius
bee wrote this at 10:08 AM
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
joni and bill
you'll never believe where she met up with her long time mate and her newborn baby bill (biu biu in cantonese). they were supposed to meet at taka (somewhere) until...
bee: "hey woman, where're you?"
joni: "in the washroom. bill just pooed."
bee: "huh? pooed? he puked?" (phone's buzzing)
joni: "...i'm at the ladies near watsons"
bee: "ok, i'm heading over now"
apparently, baby bill peed but it got kinda messy so mommy and gramps had to clean him up proper hehe. anyhow, hugged mommy cos she's not seen her since the last outing at max brenners when she was a five month preggie?
hanging out with a mommy, baby and grandma with maid in tow sure is a different experience. even a simple task like dinner location took bout five minutes of deliberation. little things like distance, air conditioned (no smokers), space for pram parks, etc came in first. strangely, we also had tons of people looking over at us.
scenario 1:
two friendly singhs stopped us at taka to play with baby bill. *???* haha cos mommy looked worried when man shook her baby's hand. note: mommy used to be REAL PARANOID about cleaniness. right, celine?
scenario 2:
ladies ooed and aahed over baby bill as we ambled through the crowds from taka to wisma.
scenario 3:
learnt from mommy that prams on escalators are illegal. oh. but like we cared cos we did it anyway.
scenario 4:
mommy's tip to bee. memorise nursery rhymes when you're pregnant so you won't end up forgetting the words and making them up along the way. tip 2 is to do whatever you want to before settling down with a kid. cos when the kid comes, its always baby first, not you. btw, diapers and milk powders come up to $300 plus a month. *ouch*
scenario 5:
baby got tired as we were having dinner and went to sleep. he's supra cute! he's got this little security blanket (supposedly part cashmere!?whistles) which he uses to rub his face and cover his eyes before he's able to nap. awww. *melts heart*
scenario 6:
left dinner place at 9.50pm and headed home cos baby needs to rest properly. called a cab for mommy and entourage. arranged for brunch at marmalade pantry on monday with baby and the ladies.
nice, very nice indeed. congratulations mommy!
bee wrote this at 11:34 PM
the house hunt: ichi
since she's gonna be blogging alot more on her search for the potential one in melbourne, she's decided to label the blogs as a "house hunt" series. ichi ni san shi here we go. eye candy for her today: split levels, bricks and open plans.bee wrote this at 4:46 PM
attacked again
just received a bout of spybot worms virus half hour ago. these superpowerful fucking worms got through the antivirus protection?? if it wipes her entire harddisk out, she's gonna scream bloody murder.mood: highly agitated *needs a smoke bad*
update: virus cleared. thank you john, our inhouse tech angel.
bee wrote this at 1:14 PM
a new beginning
it's nice to witness a step towards emancipation for a country who once devalued the female sex and it gives hope to the less fortunate who are still fighting for basic human rights. she doesn't know if she can live to see the day where women are not prosecuted for being raped or stoned for speaking out loud.update: inhumane acts by fucking morons
bee wrote this at 12:45 PM
nasty-ism
just witnessed a friend's blog war.why oh why are some people so bo liao as to pass nasty and derogatory comments on people's lives? everyone leads a different form of life. just cos you're not happy and feeling like someone up there's not being fair doesn't mean others shouldn't deserve a shot at happiness right? a successful life doesn't just fall in your lap hon, you have to work at it. and those who're lucky should be given a hug cos i'm pretty sure you'll want people to congratulate you if you're happy too right? and if you don't like what you're reading, then just don't read lar. simple. why bother to craft supra long comments when the blog's irritating you? *boggles the mind indeed. si beh eng leh*
being angry is a part of life yes. who the fuck hasn't been angsty at some point in their lives? even i was and still am. i've a nasty temperant but have learnt to keep it in check with my line of work. point is we all grow up. we live and we learn and we mature with our age as we amble along the dog eat dog world out there. this angst, if brought to the working world, is gonna guarantee your downfall within minutes cos when you're a student, people pretty much roll their eyes and leave it be but in the real world out there, you're gonna get your ass burned so fucking bad you have no idea what hit you. and guess what? singapore is so is bloody hell small and you never know who's gonna have to last say in hiring you in the future (as well as clients).
yes, the world is not pretty and we've all got a long way to go so why not let's all hang in there and just chill. be nice my dears.
bee wrote this at 9:45 AM
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
bloggie time
whoosh. dropped her folks off at home and took off to pick her other half up for some chill out together. but lookie! she's progressed from blogging at internet cafes while he's checking his work mails (during their europe trip) to literally blogging in his office right now. aww, her poor sweets... and to think he hadn't had dinner yet. architects ahh... likewise agency suits, underpaid and overworked. so why are we still doing what we do? chay talk only. ha!bee wrote this at 9:09 PM
pooch time
she adores them so much and how she awaits the day she adopts one as her own (finally). it's an ardous process of reading up but it also depends on how big her place in melbourne's gonna be. she's also developed a weakness for chihuahuas. look how sweet charlene's babies are! since it's going to be her first pet, it'll be wise to choose a breed that's easier to train and care for. ..much as she loves labrador retrievers and huskies, she doubt her own capabilities in looking after them. *sigh*bee wrote this at 1:07 PM
the ad man
not exactly the most flattering for our industry but a good laugh nonetheless.bee wrote this at 10:06 AM
heaven sent
she's back in full action with her caffeine addiction after laying off coffee for 2 weeks (was down with the works). hooray!
bee wrote this at 9:14 AM
Monday, May 16, 2005
swanky homes
she and other half ventured to docklands, new quay for dinner during their melbourne retreat. the area's beautiful. a whole lot like robertson quay here, upmarket and sleek for it's slated to rival darling harbour in sydney. her other half was casually joking that if he had a million, he would've invested in an apartment there. not wrong though, seeing how impressive 90, lorimer street apartments look. she loves the view from this beauty at port melbourne and the split level townhouse near the city.bee wrote this at 1:08 PM
monday sucks
how in hell do you turn down something of minimal advantage when people above you refuse to step up and put their feet down on IMPOSSIBLE timelines?bee wrote this at 10:47 AM
so close yet so far
5.30am first alarm goes off, shuts to snooze.5.45am second alarm goes off, readjusts to 10 min later.
5.55am third alarm goes off, grudgingly wakes up with sour face.
was at the airport seven in the morn and she couldn't help feeling grumpy and envious as she held in her hand 4 tickets to LA and ... she's not on any of those flights... what a drag. and she absolutely detests the peak hour traffic back into the city, how on earth can a small city cost her $21.90? and to think it's not even from one end of singapore to the other. jeez.
bee wrote this at 9:48 AM
le rose
her other half surprised her with a rose last night when she popped over for their usual sunday evening televegging of The Apprentice. aww. she loves it very very much, thank you sweetie.
bee wrote this at 9:24 AM
Saturday, May 14, 2005
one rainy morning
someone up there must really know her very well.it always pours when her heart's bleeding.
she's got a story to tell this morning.
there was a little girl.
she had no clothes, food, shelter, money nor love.
one day, a fairy god mother appeared and offered her one wish.
little girl didn't know which or what to wish for.
she made a rational decision.
she chose money.
because money would buy her clothes, food and shelter. and maybe in time, love.
because love alone cannot feed, clothe and shield her from the harsh world out there.
wise little child.
song of the moment: 100 years by five for fighting
bee wrote this at 8:52 AM
Friday, May 13, 2005
the cat got her tongue
what happens when you're fuming mad and can't think of a coherant and smart ass retort? you end up quiet. and when you do, the ass on the other end would assume that he's correct and goes on and on and on. she prefers written to oral cos it allows her to edit her thoughts, thank you very much. sides, documented items always made her more secure than all talk. someone she met once shared his philosophy "you think, he assume, who confirm?". she thought it hilarious.bee wrote this at 9:34 AM
girlie females
Your Brain is 60.00% Female, 40.00% Male |
Your brain is a healthy mix of male and female You are both sensitive and savvy Rational and reasonable, you tend to keep level headed But you also tend to wear your heart on your sleeve |
well, at least her folks will be glad to know the daughter's more girlie than they think.
bee wrote this at 9:05 AM
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
bigoberries
mutant strawberries! they're so huge it just looks totally unreal. and if they're super sweet, chances are these big ones could be genetically modified. look at its size as compared to the dessert spoon. goodness.
bee wrote this at 10:16 PM
what's the story aussie baby?
here she is with the high and lowlights of their escape to melbourne.THE thrills
- mak's ex uni mates welcoming him at the airport at eight in the morn. how sweet can they get?
- fed square's clean and gorgeous washrooms
- waking up next to her sweetie
- italian food craze and dessert binges
- cool hang out place called cookie at swanston street. it's kinda like a local balaclava, excellent! went to arthurs (confusing toilet signs and anal male door bitches) and honky tonk. supra dodgy name i know, but it turned out to be awesome as the night grew with their excellent deep house, electronica and trance. never ever step foot into icon cos it's the worst ever mistake with crappy people, no eye candy and awful music.
- sweets found a pair of paul smith sneakers at a steal. and what did she pick up? two cool capri pants, a halter, a cami and bonds strings. pretty conservative considering she's always bought a ton more stuff on her usual melbourne trips. why isn't anyone bringing marcs into singapore?
- luna park at st kilda's FINALLY opened. went for a roller coaster ride with sweets and met this older italian dude who got a little green after the ride. heh cute.
- meeting bernie and his entourage (bro and housemate) at cookie again, excellent booze companions
- stuffing mak's old uni stuff into our overweight luggages and barely scrapping our way through at the check in hoping to avoid weight penalties, thank god.
THE arghs
- had inflamed tonsils the night before she left. shucks. had a minor cough fit during the entire trip.
- had to do a transit in KL and was bored shitless at the airport. swore never to travel by MAS again.
- had horrendous tummy aches when the acidic juices decided to have some fun with the gas molecules upon arrival in melbourne. was looking forward to checking into unilodge when she realised rooms can't be released till 12 noon (arrived at 10 plus). drat. how could she forget? thank God for clean public toilets in melbourne.
- wrong choice of footwear. realised to her delight that aussie females had similar dress quirks. dressed up togs but decked in slip ons or birkies (in winter somemore). darn, should have just brought her birkies and worn what she did during her perth days instead of trudging around in her formal looking enclosed flats.
- her first and most pricey pair of glasses broke. sweets tried to repair it but it snapped again, probably unsalvageable *sniffles*
- too much food at cafe tiamo lygon. forgot for a moment the double servings (ozzie and singapore servings differ by a good half), gorged too fast on antipasto and couldn't finish her marinara spaghetti. she felt so useless for wasting the entire plate of good italian yums. *guilty*
- didn't get to catch up with adorncia and john due to tight schedules. sigh....
- was a tad sad when she discovered this cool little strip of cafes along centreway arcade a little too late. they chanced upon it only an hour before they had to hop a cab to the airport.
- realised her forgetfulness and wanted to slap herself silly for not buying "kwei fei" lychee martini liquer at the KL DFS.
- crummy service on the flight back from melbourne
if there's anything she's missing from melbourne right now, it's the "doing nothing routine". how wonderful it is to wake up each morning beside your loved one without an agenda in mind? let loose babe, let loose. *check the flickr bar for more pictorials*
bee wrote this at 9:14 PM
Wednesday, May 04, 2005
melbourne melbourne!
not exactly new york new york but still a good break for us. it s probably the only time mak could catch up on sleep from the onslaught of unforgiving deadlines recently. so no blogging till 11 may when i return... unless mak gets all wired up bout work and locks himself down to some internet cafe which means BLOG TIME to me. ha! don't laugh but that was what happened when we were in russia *sympathetic whine*. will be grabbing a mid noon thurs flight via KL and arrive in melbourne past six am fri morn. was feeling kind of pissy when i realised the qantas anniversary promo two months later had the same fare as malaysian airlines which we went for. and so we found ourselves stuck with a longer flight + transit *DRAT*. i had the intention to scout round for potential cosy apartments while i m there but calculations showed a tremendous lag in financial capabilities right now so MS BEE, YOU REALLY NEED TO START SAVING. seriously.bee wrote this at 11:59 PM
she's so lucky
"You know, its funny but you sound so much happier these days compared to your angsty uni and early work days. Kinda like a totally different person but I believe that's cos you've got more going for you that makes you smile these days. So I'm really happy for ya!"dawn's sweet note from yesterday's email. strangely, it never occured to her that she's such an angry person then but she's glad to know she's finally reaching out with open arms towards a sunny future. she used to face the world with pessimism cos reality is to her, a gray world. if one anticipated failures, one won't be disappointed. it's a warped theory and she realised recently it didn't bring her much further in terms of personal development. oh well, it's never too late to embrace optimism is it? hello sunshine.
bee wrote this at 9:26 AM
Tuesday, May 03, 2005
the one where she almost rolled her eyes
had dinner with mom at city hall and was about to pay the bill when...bee: "do you have any promotions for any credit cards?"
waiter: "er...*thinks for 5 sec*, UOB miss!"
bee: "ok!" *happily hands card over*
5 min later
waiter: "here's the final bill miss"
bee: "oh? no discount?
waiter: "er...*pauses to stare hard at receipt for 5 sec* yes, yes, but only when you have food miss"
bee: ...???... "er, i did have f..o..o..d. it says here i had a crepe, chips and soup right?"
waiter: "oh...ok, i get them to re issue bill, sorry miss sorry"
bee: ?? she kept her silence and smiled cos he was a nice dude.
but it boggles the mind when she meets such service. are these not the basics? oh well...
bee wrote this at 11:39 PM
she's too young
Watched she's too young on hallmark just now. some B grade movie where fourteen year olds sleep around for popularity purposes and disregard all thought of sexual diseases and the danger of pregnancies. As crappy as this B movie sounds, it brought back many memories with its underlying messages. Are our teenagers getting older faster than we did? I find myself watching with raised eyebrows at thirteen year olds along orchard road dressed in outfits I would not even consider wearing. I see kids like twelve holding hands getting all touchy feely and I think to myself, what was I thinking when I was that age? And what would I do if I had a thirteen year old and found her smoking or God forbid, in bed with some sixteen old year senior and getting syphilis and chlamydia? Would I run a house like pseudo master did?Regret only comes with experience. I remembered being bitter and angry when I was that age. To any thirteen year old, nothing matters more than her friends, the cute guy and being popular. The key to that? ability to hang out without curfews. There was great surge of resentment towards pseudo master then cos I was the only one amongst my peers stuck with her folks on Saturdays. After all, how cool can a chick be if she cannot go out on saturdays, chain smoke a joint, wear doc martens and hang out at fire disco (yuck) listening to timmy thomas one hit wonder dying inside to hold you and making out with the cutest guy in school?
But you know what? It took me the next ten years to fully appreciate growing up in such a strict household. I have finally learnt to view the world as an adult and it was only then I began to realize how strange things turned out. During the later half of secondary (high) school, this supra popular chick in school decided to hang out with us. US consists of two nanyang primary, one RGPS and one neighbourhood kid who spoke English. The US bonded real well with three other IJ and henry park kids in the next class. US who were the spillovers from the ATAS (snooty) community. Digressed. I could never comprehend why she wanted to break away from her world and join the dorks. Figured she got smart earlier and wanted to do something in favour of long term optimism by hanging out with those who really do give a damn about their futures instead of mucking around with hokkien 369 potentials (i am not kidding, popular girls do get protection from the bengs).
What and where would I be if my dad left me to rot then? I fear the thought of a future without a future. if there are any thirteen year olds reading this (i doubt), please listen to your folks for once cos you only have one life and you can't afford to have it SCREWED.
update: see associated press's version on cnn
bee wrote this at 11:27 PM
numero uno gone salah
just got out of a very frustrating meeting where...we felt obligated to go for the deal even when its not advantageous right now
...we knew we were going to suffer PR backlash if we pulled out at this point
...the timing could not have been "better" cos we won't be around
...one of the people whom we had to deal with is an absolute blockhead and s..l..o..w
...but we had to do it anyway end of story
bee wrote this at 4:00 PM
ipods
good grief! so now we're not supposed to flash this once convenient maestro around anymore?bee wrote this at 9:41 AM
what's in my birthdate?
Your Birthdate: November 22 |
While sometimes employing unorthodox approaches, you are capable of handling large scale undertakings. You assume great responsibility and work long and hard toward completion. Often, especially in the early part of life, there is rigidity or stubbornness, and a tendency to repress feelings. Idealistic, you work for the greater good with a good deal of inner strength and charisma. An extremely capable organizer, but likely to paint with broad strokes rather than detail. You are very aware and intuitive. You are subject to a good deal of nervous tension. |
bee wrote this at 9:32 AM
