Thursday, June 30, 2005
thick people
how annoying can it be when a thick skinned lady tells you that you should be buying her a good lunch for the things she did... but you know what? its puzzling as to how you have the CHEEK to even ask such a thing when its YOUR FUCKING job to do them in the first place (plus the fact that things are often delayed or miscommunicated cos you didn't know your internal processes)? it's like an accountant coming up to you and telling you that you owe her bigtime for this as she's passing you the paycheck late. like DUH...pray tell how such people exist. damn morons.
bee wrote this at 3:35 PM
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
groupie bee
met tony goldman (director of harley davidson in singapore) at our event company's anniversary gig at HRC last friday and ms bee, being a sucker for the harley culture, joked about wanting to get a ride. and then....tony called her ten minutes ago...OFFERING her that ride tomorrow where they're gonna take a spin around town and catch a quick drink after work?????this is her first time on the harley (minus dom's cos sitting on it ain't count).
nice...thank you tony, you're awesome!
bee wrote this at 12:25 PM
november baby
Take the quiz: "What does your birth month reveal about you?"November
Has lots of extraordinary ideas. Difficult to fathom. Thinkforward. Unique. brilliant. Sharp thinking. Fine, strong clairvoyance. make good doctors. Dynamic. Secretive. Inquisitive. Know how to dig secrets. Always thinking. Less talkative. amiable. Brave. generous. Patient. Stubborn. hardhearted. Determined. Never quit. Hardly become angry unless provoked. Love to be alone. Think differently. Sharp-minded. Motivate self. Dont appreciate praises. Highspirited. Well-built, tough. Deep love, emotions. Romantic. Uncertain in relationships. Homely. Hardworking. High abilities. Trustworthy. Honest. Cant control emotions. Unpredictable.
bee wrote this at 12:08 PM
Tuesday, June 28, 2005
esplanade exhibit
if you have some time over the weekend, go check out justin lee's work on our people, our lifestyle (14 apr-10 july) at the underground walkway (from cityhall to esplanade). very interesting juxtapositions of the traditional orient and contemporary installations.
bee wrote this at 9:57 PM
mindworks
its ridiculous how certain people can get so fanatical in cleansing out 1.5million children and think its action justifiable. this is not about religion (overused excuse), its about your greed with world domination and wanting to play the role of someone up there. aren't all genocide leaders strategically intelligent people? its easy garnering support from dimwits who don't question, who seem to think that they will migrate to heaven after the suicides and live in a harem of women. she used to wonder as child why the japanese military eradicated all scholars and kept only the uneducated alive. so i guess its true when they say "what you know will kill you". after all, isn't the world a "better place" if you simply think less and just do it? hey, isn't that gah-men like? don't question, just do it, and while you're at it, cover your ass with the layers of approvals and processing. voila! and that's the exact same reason why overseas graduates hardly work in the gah-men sector...cos the idea simply died on the way to approvals.bee wrote this at 10:22 AM
six degrees of separation
hi do i know you?OMG, it's you!
hey, aren't you XX from XX?
hi, remember me? from XX?
oh gosh, you mean you know XX?
the world seems to be getting smaller and smaller as we age. everyone's connected to someone along the chain and it made me kinda jumpy knowing the person i'm bitching about right now could very well to be the potential sister-in-law of friend who's also the good buddy of my boss who gets wind of my whines and puts a stop to potential promotion yadda yadda. what the fuck?! anyhow, that's one of the reasons why i pulled out previous posts on individual work mates, specific clients and particular ex colleagues. though no names were mentioned, it's better to be safe than sorry no?
bleah morning thoughts.
bee wrote this at 9:24 AM
Monday, June 27, 2005
earth's future
she's amused.not content with living within confined spaces, man has now decided to go nomad and live in relocatable wooden spheres. and if you aren't content with just living amongst trees, try this.
as much as ms bee loves the gizmos (like the bread knife that toasts in star wars), she has this constant fear of technology (like AI) outsmarting its inventor (resident evil, ghost in the shell and countless anime films). how can you trust something anti-human? computable theories are done by humans and humans are known to err. our brains don't generate and multiple in complexities like a machine so what's going to happen when man creates something that is too smart for him to handle? is it even fair to give androids a life yet threatening to pull the plug on them anytime?
also, why are we dabbling into developmental biology? understanding organisms and how they react to the environments is one thing, exploring them and injecting them with various DNAs for biological experiments is just warped. all for the greater good of progressive science and the future? or for selfish reasons like immortality that's tested on animals for human's narcissistic gratification?
then again, who is ms bee to judge when her IQ's probably a pin size compared to these geniuses. ah, how glad she is that she probably won't be around long enough to witness such things (or so she thinks).
bee wrote this at 10:19 AM
the one with the personality test
interesting thing taken from jules's post, try it!Your view on yourself:
You are down-to-earth and people like you because you are so straightforward. You are an efficient problem solver because you will listen to both sides of an argument before making a decision that usually appeals to both parties.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for:
You like serious, smart and determined people. You don't judge a book by its cover, so good-looking people aren't necessarily your style. This makes you an attractive person in many people's eyes.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship:
You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love:
You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.
Your views on educationEducation is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you:
You have many goals and want to achieve as much as you can. The jobs you enjoy are those that let you burn off your considerable excess energy.
How do you view success:
You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.
What are you most afraid of:
You are afraid of things that you cannot control. Sometimes you show your anger to cover up how you feel.
Who is your true self:
You are full of energy and confidence. You are unpredictable, with moods changing as quickly as an ocean. You might occasionally be calm and still, but never for long.
bee wrote this at 9:32 AM
face value
was at velvet with trish and the girls last friday and as usual, junie (magnet of the group) got picked up by this jock:"hi sgfgdfghfdhfs" (bloke a was whispering into junie's ear)
"fdsgfdgsdfg" (junie replied to bloke a, smiling and all)
trish and bee thinking "oh, must be junie's friend then."
5 minutes later
bloke a to trish: hi, girl's night out huh?
trish: not really
bloke a: cos all girls here mah
trish: so...you having a guy's night out?
bloke a: yah, to pick up chicks on girls night out like you (something like that, can't remember what trish said now but was definitely eye rollable)
trish: ???
bee to junie: "do you know that dude?"
junie: "huh? no no i don't know him."
bee and trish: ???
8 minutes later:
bloke a tries to chat bee and trish up when junie and friends went outside to round up her cousin. anyhow, ms bee and trish simultaneously turned their backs towards bloke a and moved slightly away to avoid corny small talk.
bee: "since he's not her friend, why bother to entertain? not that he sounded interesting..."
trish: "i also say"
*laughs and toasts*
but of cos things would've been different if the bloke looked like a brad pitt or takeshi kaneshiro no? so...how much is your face worth you ask?
bee wrote this at 9:03 AM
the one with the sunday pressie
the other half surprised her last night with a HUGE sunflower, lovely! but ms bee, freaked out by an hour of resident evil on tv, left his place in a flurry without taking her sunflower along. *drat, she's feeling darn guilty right now* thank goodness she didn't sit through the entire movie cos according to the other half, it had a terrible ending where the world perished and she's the last wo-man standing. how fucking depressing is that?she digressed. thank you love, that was really sweet.
*does a little skip*
UPDATE: finally got to upload the pictures. see flickr bar for the sunny fwah-wha :)
bee wrote this at 8:56 AM
Friday, June 24, 2005
the one with someone she didn't like
beep beep. oh, an sms.unknown number...
hello belinda (wrong spelling??), this is XX from TP. how are you? XXX and i are getting married on XXX. would like to invite you to attend. A and M are invited as well. can i have your address?
it boggles the mind how anyone can even think of inviting a person if you had to remind the invited guest who you are in the first place? not that we were close in school but hell, we had absolutely zero contact after graduation and like seven years later, you would actually like to share your bliss via sms (not even a call) and expect me to turn up? first of all, we weren't close so i can hardly feel the excitement, secondly ms bee despises the thought of having to sit through an entire chinese dinner next to a certain M character. and NOW, ms bee is about to start a blazing trail of nostalgic bitching.
trish and celine, you KNOW exactly whom i'm referring to... a certain poseurish, compressed, self proclaimed american chinese who...
- baked cookies for all her new friends (and hardly any of her old friends) and this is within the first week of arriving in a foreign land with two of her "closer" friends
- basked in all american glory by hanging out with them 24-7 with a heavily and badly imitated american accent its the kind that makes you totally embarassed in class on behalf of all yellow singaporeans
- bragging about her endless suitors and very very rich good friends of which none of us have ever witnessed for the past five years we went to school together jeez
- thinks she's the coolest sexiest thing wearing skin tight clothes and plunging necklines you have to see this for yourself. its not sexy at all amidst the folds
we kinda concluded she's delusional and has been living in her little make believe world all this time. trust me, have a 15 minute coffee session with her and you'll know what i mean cos that 15 min alone is enough to assure you that any form of friendship is not worth pursuing. i've never been that mean about any person but this one just wires me up with her obviously too big trumpet blowing. or perhaps it's blue eyed jealousy on my part when i was 17 and single with no potential suitors and it really irked me to hear someone half my height, three quarts my width, with no personality whatsoever having this hot medicine NUS student, tall, dark, rich and handsome who's madly in love with her. but alas, we never got to witness this rich man who apparently, resides at the four seasons. hmmm, if you ain't cut for such a big picture, don't paint that big a portrait my dear. you'll only serve to embarass no one but yourself and your dignity when the truth gets out.
bee wrote this at 1:10 PM
quote of the day
"belynda focus! it's not about you, it's ME!"was having a conversation with trish last night and there was ms bee, stunned for a minute cos that's the first time she heard such a "pushy" request. *haha* aah, that's the thing about old friends, they know just how to put that smile on your face despite the bleakness.
pish wins!
bee wrote this at 8:56 AM
Thursday, June 23, 2005
the fucking tail end of thursday
its bloody frustrating to have stupid screwups at the end of the day. simple things that get complicated just cos certain people didn't bother to check and do their jobs properly. certainly doesn't help to have gastric and chronic pains now either... perhaps she may need the drink after all. let's hope someone or anyone is free for that matter first. oh well.bee wrote this at 5:56 PM
house hunt vi
special feature on warehouses. such immense potential in doing up converted homes though its not much of a point in her buying one especially if she's gonna need only one bedroom...*greedy* but she's allowed to indulge for now isn't she?keys street beaumaris- O...M...G...have you ever seen such beauty? no way she can afford this where its probably in the range of $1m and above...*sniff*
caroline springs
fitzroy north
brunswick
vale st, st kilda *whistles!*
st kilda's
herbert st, st kilda's- architect designed...what will the other half say? hmmm
richmond
coburg- excellent investment potential
side track to a lovely apartment in st kilda's, ally mcbealish apartment on southbank
bee wrote this at 9:18 AM
her plans for melbourne
will be going back to school when she moves over to melbourne in two years. for once, she can finally choose personal over practical, allowing her to explore writing seriously. she's finally got something to look forward to now *ace*.now to get the house settled...
bee wrote this at 9:05 AM
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
the one where she was nineteen
Despite her strange broccoli + cheese + ketchup dining habits, insisting on having her curtains drawn and heater on in summer, wearing long sleeves tops when the weather is freaking 40C....a testimonial from her female bud trish on friendster. *guffaws* aww, that's the thing about old friends, they remember the weirdest things when you were young and strange.
and yes, we're still on the friendster network, cannot ah? are we too old for that now? *grieves*
bee wrote this at 6:16 PM
the one with the good girl
a colleague once told ms bee she looked very proper, like some young taitai in the making. ms bee didn't know whether that sat well as a compliment or not, oh well. then came this funny conversation with her favourite english colleague while she was taking her smoke break five min ago.X: oh gosh, is that you?
bee: yeah?
X: i didn't know you smoked!
bee: really? (she hasn't been smoking inside the agency for months)
X: when did you start?
bee: hmmm, eighteen?
X: no way! i've always had the impression you were this clean cut wholesome person with you constantly taking vegetarian food and all.
bee: hahaha. OMG....
X: you rebel you!
bee: *say... i look that decent huh?*
*pinches herself*
bee wrote this at 5:53 PM
quote of the day
Woman was God's second mistake."- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900)
at times, she wonders if Man was God's first mistake.
bee wrote this at 5:19 PM
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
the flak
self censorship's tiring. have you ever wondered how many good ideas get thrown outta the window just cos the little devil in your mind says "it's not good enough". how often have you not seen something in the streets and go "OMG, that was what i had in mind but i never thought much of it." time and tide waits for no man (wo-man). she's missed many opportunities cos she feared failure. you know what the older chinese say? the faster you climb, the harder you fall. she climbed too fast then and now she's afraid of falling cos she can't afford to.life is such.
bee wrote this at 9:37 AM
Monday, June 20, 2005
on the road to fit-bee
i've done the deal!!!after all that gym shopping for the past three years, i've finally gotten off my ass and signed up with fitness first @ capital towers. ACE! the place is like a darn spa and only eight minutes away. why the hell did i wait this long? *tsk*
the doables:
- aquafit: aerobics in the pool
- body balance: a combi of yoga, pilates and taichi
- treadmill
- sauna and steam rooms
the challenging:
- hardcore stuff like cycling and body combat
one step at a time ms bee, slowly but surely.
sidenote to janice: hey thanks for the note this morning, i've to say i'm pretty much inspired by your enthusiasm towards healthy living. good gosh!
mood of the moment: dynamic!
update: bummer... monthly blues attack. will have a go at paragon this sat instead.
bee wrote this at 1:28 PM
the nocturnal
she has always harboured secret curiosity over the occult- draculas, counts, vampires, werewolves, witches whatever. her love for this dark side (not the friggin star wars) grew with anne rice's books and she fell in love with the invincible hermit when she was fourteen. she loved their wordly intelligence, eccentricity, polished and gentle mannerisms, depraved sensuality, rich charms and infinite power. she's always found it funny that vampires, the damnest of the damned creatures, could experience "eternity" which christians often talk of but that's another story altogether (different definition of eternities). she's got to admit the dark side's always more tempting. weren't we foolish wo-men attracted to the bastards, the rebels more so than the good man? aren't the coolest people in school always the ones who broke all laws? don't the bad people almost always get it better at the end of the day? is hell really that scary or is it merely full of sex, drugs and alcohol like glen duncan's lucifer? in fact, she fears perfection more than anything. what'll she do if she finds herself in an orchestrated world? one where precision runs like clockwork and nothing could go wrong cos we've been programmed to be good people, set to a function where we crave nothing cos desire only exists in nefarious characters in hell.cigarette in one hand, martini in the other. guess where she's headed to now?
bee wrote this at 9:14 AM
superheroes
the debate between two men during a batman trailer at mr and mrs smith's saturday night chillout...mak: i think george clooney or val kilmer's the best batman ever
bee: val kilmer. no doubt. george's too perfect as a conman than a superhero
van der beek: WHAT? val kilmer? he's weak man. christian bale might just be the best batman
bee and mak: *shocked* NO.... christian bale ain't got the mysterious superhero thing going.
bee: (mumbles) christian bale's too good as psycho already...
van der beek: no no no...*drifts off as trailer ends*
bee suspects this wrangling of who's the best bat may just get out of hand if held over some kopi session with a larger bunch of other halves. must remember not to bring up such subjects again...men...tsktsk.
bee wrote this at 9:04 AM
Friday, June 17, 2005
house hunt: v
new finds!flemington- love the look!
phahran- always harboured the idea of living in converted warehouses. this is awesome. i can so imagine myself in there now...that's the old bohemian talking now...
southbank and another - *whistles*yet chokes on hefty amount
toorak - ahhh...wouldn't it be lovely to wake up to such open views? have a weakness for toorak cos of its proximity to chapel
south yarra- i'm in love, almost like little paris...
spencer st- looks like something the other half would like (update: oh, apparently, other half likes warehouse too. yah!)
russell st- sounds impressive but no pictures to show
bee wrote this at 11:24 AM
the grouch
annoying things1. receiving urgent emails on friday evenings like 6.30pm and expecting actions completed by monday mornings, imbeciles.
2. getting IMed by client when you're about to sign out, suay (unlucky in hokkien)
3. receiving calls from droids (commonly called minions) at odd hours asking silly questions. see * below on idiotic school unions.
4. media/journalists with no basic protocol manners (very seldom happens but she's seen one so far)
* these school unions usually hold their club meetings on saturdays. she's got no issues if you simply sent her a mail to follow up on your requests but it's appalling to see how inconsiderate two so called prestigious tertiary institutions producing eggheads who call sponsors on sat noons expecting you to spoonfeed them? and worse yet, call at odd hours past ten pm. excuse me but isn't it logical to NOT disturb people after regular working hours? don't blame her for being cranky when you're the one with peanut brains. and please do try to introduce yourself before asking for FREE STUFF.
"hi, i have an event on XX and we would like to ask sponsors to donate.... blah blah.."
"excuse me, but would you like to tell me your name and where you're calling from?"
"oh.... i'm XX and im from XXX hall 4. "
like duh.
funny but the younger poly counterparts have better common sense and initiatives.
bee wrote this at 9:07 AM
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
the day so far
she's got a new laptop for work. it's not exactly spanking new but at least a much younger version compared to the senior citizen desktop she was working on for the past year. plus its got no prior history (the desktop was handed over from six different people with all their rubbish still stored in her hard drive, nuts!) she's mighty happy now.the pilates session during lunch was awesome, her calves are feeling like jello now. the biggest regret she had was her carelessness in not reading up on the classes properly and ended up paying an arm and leg for the one-on-one reformer session instead of regular class style matworks. *stupid girl* ah well... perhaps it may be cheaper for her to join the gym after all. at least she could do some good with the pilates/ yoga classes on top of the cardiothingamagigs. anyone with a good gym to recommend? was thinking of california or fitness first. the former for its great range of classes and the later for its so far good word of mouth.
UPDATE: gonna visit fitness first at george st this sat. will see how it goes!
bee wrote this at 2:19 PM
adoption
she's seriously considering adopting a dog instead of buying a pup from the breeders. after all cute pups would always find someone who'll fall in love with them easily. where does that leave the rest? and so she found herself adoring the old, broken survivors for their courage and strength.bee wrote this at 11:25 AM
the accidental patron
was suckered into watching THIS last night with the boys. and surprise surprise, she found herself entertained by the jetson like lifestyle in what's assumed as a grade b film (to her). she found it hilarious watching a rather contrived plot where a bunch of people unearthed the complex and amazing contruction of a galaxy and how its first life began (in the scientific not religious sense).for the benefit of the boys, the conversation between bee and charmaine before the show...
bee: did you wanna watch this for yourself?
char: nope, randy wants to watch, you?
bee: mak wants to watch...
char: ahh, so we're all the same i guess
char and bee: laughs out loud
bee wrote this at 9:19 AM
good people
it's heartening to know the old phrase you scratch my back and i'll scratch yours still exist, and in this industry. over the weekend, in a bid to help her desperate supplier, she went home from town to grab her office keys just so she could pass an extra set of XXX to the supplier for an urgent product replacement at an ongoing event. it was a huge hassle and you can almost imagine her black face thundering. but he's (supplier) been a great partner so far and was good at helping out previously so what the heck is a hassle compared to helping him solve a huge logistic issue? her scheming mind had something else on the agenda as well. she needed his help to pick some thingamagigs up for free and was hoping this strategic move would score her brownie (or obligatory) points and it sure did. she received a mail this morning saying he's agreed to do the job with compliments. sweet.bee wrote this at 9:05 AM
Tuesday, June 14, 2005
things she enjoys
tagged by vanThings you enjoy, not because you have to but because you WANT to. What lowers your stress/blood pressure/anxiety level? Make a list, post it to your journal... And then tag 5 friends and ask them to post it to theirs:
- blasting trance on my headsets
- weekend away from home (be it sentosa, barbee at east coast, whatever)
- writing
- short road trips with good jazz from tamashiro, tyrell, buble, callum, bennett
- foot reflexologies
- doing mundane stuff with the other half, it's quite therapeutic really
- watching discovery's travel and living
- cigarettes
- morning coffees alone with a good book
i'm not gonna tag anyone cos they're all busy right now *hawhaw*...
bee wrote this at 9:22 AM
Monday, June 13, 2005
the family way
am halfway through tony parson's the family way and it got her wondering negatively about her own future. she remembered having a conversation with trish on women, life after the big-o thirty and a future towards an independent- woman deal. we may think that it's ok not getting married, that it's ok not having kids of your own, that it's ok growing old alone as long as you have enough dough to look after yourself. we talked often of foolish women who married useless husbands and ended up feeding for him and his family instead of splurging on themselves (don't laugh, it's REAL). but does this real fear stem from our hidden desperation for company and "family" that we marry the first willing man (and end up in the "foolish women" category after all)?how long can we live a life of singlehood and still be as satisfied as we are right now? how long will we carry on a pseudo lifestyle where we can come and go as we please? how old is old and when do we draw that line to start the family? do we even need a family to be happy? are DINKS not considered proper families? and what happens if we decide to start a family at thirty five and find out that we're barren (the sick irony of money wasted on contraceptives all these years)?
it's amazing how men are valued as they age (like wine) and women are often discarded for jingly young things (like soft drinks, once it loses that fizz, you toss it away and get a new can). the discrimination can never be equalised (not for this century anyway) and until then, she'll live with this fear at the back of her mind.
scary isn't it? perhaps someone should start writing realistic tales other than disney. we could do with some hard ass lessons like:
- there may be no prince in our lives and if there is, it won't be a happily ever after
- like cinderella's prince would up seduced by her stepsisters
- like beauty and the beast not turning into a prince
- like rapunzel trapped in the castle forever
- like sleeping beauty never waking up
like reality.
song on shuffle: tired of being alone, al green
bee wrote this at 9:18 PM
the watson dilemma
this is the third time at watsons where they grudgingly recycled bags for me.first time: told auntie its ok to place the sanitary stuff with the nail polish remover (after convincing her its ok and that's really what i want)
second time: told guy its ok to place the sanitary stuff with the juice (gave me raised brow look and repeated "i put them together now ah?")
third time: told guy its ok to place sanitary stuff with sng boey (gave me puzzled face and probably thinks i'm not clean or something)
if a customer says its ok to place everything into one bag, why do you have to insist NO or worse yet, throw me a dirty look? like hello? the pads/liners are UNUSED and sealed so why can't you place them in the same bag for me? cos its suay (traditional chinese people think women's sanitary products will bring bad luck, even the unused ones)?
i just don't get it.
bee wrote this at 1:52 PM
the one with the pseudo professor
pseudo master had a new definition during this morning's car ride.fuckers: defined as inconsiderate selfish drivers who don't signal or do at the last minute such that you can't do anything about it (ie, switch lanes to avoid waiting behind them and have the light turn red and hence time wasted).
guess where she got her foul road moods from?
bee wrote this at 9:56 AM
the one with the birthday boy part 3
celebrated with a quiet dinner at da paolo pizza bar on hon's actual birthday (saturday). had excellent smoked salmon pizza and beef lasagne. it was kinda drama funny cos we ended up at the wrong place prior the pizza bar (despite abi's warning). there're like three da paolo affiliations at chip bee; gastromonica lar, da paolo lar, and pizza bar lar. ms bee did the ultimate by going up the nice waitress at da paolo and telling her "table for two. no reservations cos one of your guys told me we aren't allowed to." the waitress looked horrified at her colleague's actions and told us that she'll get a table for us asap. miss smarty pants bee then looked around and they both realised they could be the wrong place actually...(duh!) and true enough...da paolo pizza bar was a couple of doors down the street. eck! if ms bee was ally mcbeal, she would've shrunk to size 2 and shrieked her way out. how embarrassing.
worse yet, we were supposed to meet up with the rest for some chill out at the wine bar. abi and i were the apparent organisers of this and the initial destination was wala wala. after some deliberation on crowd control and seat problems on saturday morning itself, we opted for wine bar instead. unfortunately, it slipped both our minds to inform randy (ack!) of the change and the poor dude ended up waiting at wala for an hour... thank god randy's cool and easy...i'd hate to think of myself in that situation being nice and all still (eek, more embarassed now).
come to think of it, the situation's kinda funny now...
the conversation between the other half and randy during the dinner...
hon: "eh dude, what's up? where're you now?"
randy: "i'm done already."
hon: "we're still having our dessert, you want to come here and join us or head straight there?"
randy: "nah, i'll head straight and try to get us a table."
hon: "whoa! great, see you there then!"
hon to bee: "cool, randy's gonna get us a table at wine bar, excellent!"...
half hour later...
sms from terance: "we're at wine bar already"
sms from bee: "ok, we're on our way there"
ten minutes later...
call from abi: "eh woman, what happened? randy was waiting at wala!... nervous laughter.."
bee: "wala??? OMG... i forgot to tell him this morning we changed locations"
abi: "oh dear he just told terance its at wala, not wine bar, so the guys just left wine bar!!"
bee:"?? OMG...ok, lemme call terance now" (hon's on the line with randy calming him down)
being the sweetheart randy that he is, the poor dude later smsed everyone to apologise (when he's the victim?)
awww.
bee wrote this at 9:26 AM
the one with the birthday boy part 2
after the family celebrations, she and the other half headed down to a club in town [which she dreaded going for the past six months cos of some hiccups during a previous event]. oh well, its hon's birthday so she tried to be accomodative cos he hadn't met his ex colleagues for the longest time. alas her short fuse failed her (read: BRATbee). it was sardine packed inside but the awesome live band made up for it. reminded her of wala and bar none though the crowd here could certainly use some rehauling. she's glad she came anyway cos it made the other half happy to see his friends getting all high and happy, not forgetting the scandalous entertainment of a certain someone. *guffaws*
bee wrote this at 9:16 AM
the one with the birthday boy part 1
was the other half's birthday last weekend and his family had yummy home made thai dinner cum early celebration at his aunt's place on fri. that's the birthday boy's cake, flavour of the month? cheesecake. though she's got a feeling anything chocolate would have gone down better with him.
bee wrote this at 9:04 AM
Friday, June 10, 2005
vintage fabrics
took this reference from nick pan's site [nick's cousin of ms bee's buddy dom pang. he's got the cutest little girls, just look at cleo, omg. if you've never had a thing for kids, you'll start liking them now. loved the way nick and pearl started a blog for their kids, it's so amazing watching them grow keeping in mind i only saw the parents four years ago in perth when pearl was just pregnant with clie?]. kids really change your world don't they? in good ways and bad.anyhow, lovely range of fabrics here, great for upholstery though she's currently dazzled into a wallpaper craze now.
bee wrote this at 6:20 PM
reality check
ahh. read john's post on advertising. like little ms dragon- at- times- sugar- dripping bee, he too, trashed out some advice for freshies (the naive ones) who think advertising's all bout glamour or that they can change the world. if you're a creative and won some award, then perhaps you can try making a difference here. if not, its only a matter of if you can't beat them, join them. and yes, the good looking do get it better. which superficial industry doesn't?bee wrote this at 9:34 AM
Thursday, June 09, 2005
the one with randall's passing
tammy's beloved randall passed away peacefully on monday night. he was ten. thank you randall, for being the devoted companion of tam and for making bee fall in love with chihuahuas. she doesn't have a good picture of randall (he's blocked by rosa in this one) but she'll always remember you as the sweetest dog she 's been with.bee wrote this at 10:26 AM
mexican wedding cookies
gave it a shot this morning cos i didn't want to be predictable on oatmeal raisin ones. verdict? nah. too CRUMBLY. too sweet. too messy. ack. why don't they do good ole sesame bagels anymore?bee wrote this at 10:17 AM
Wednesday, June 08, 2005
preening time
mirror mirror on the wall,who's the fairest of them all?
was having dinner with pseudo master and mom when we overheard this conversation at the next table.
[preamble: a couple was sitting at the table next to ours, probably around pseudo master and mom's age as well. they kept looking over at me when i sat with my folks. oh whatever, starers. anyhow, they too, apparently had a middle aged daughter who joined them later. she's probably younger than me, in her early or mid 20s i reckon? looked mature but the moment words came out of her mouth, OMG. she sounded 16. anyway, digressed. here's the story]
daughter: mom, really, i didn't look good when i was young, i only looked good later, right? don't your think so dad?
her mom: no, you always looked good
daughter: *whines in bimbo tone* noooooo. i wasn't that pretty last time, all my friends told me so...
her mom: your friends are wrong
pseudo master looked at mom and passed his infamous eyeroll sideglance at the next table for their [unpaiseh] loud conversation.
anyhow, he kept his silence till we got home. that's when i overheard him talking to mom in the kitchen balcony as i towered my hair in the master bath (next to balcony)...
dad: that table is so weird, so thick skin, she's so not pretty at all
mom: quite ok la, but not your problem right?
dad: yeah but still, never see people like this before, praise themselves, tsktsk. besides, my daughter looks much better than theirs
mom: ??? ohhhh. you so petty for what?? nobody's comparing daughters what!btw, aren't you like that mother now? praising your own daughter?
dad: no, this is a fact. theirs was an exaggeration.
ms bee: *burst out laughing in the bathroom*
mom: so what? you very free is it? come and help me clean the kitchen later...
dad: *switches topic* i'm busy, i'm going to read the newspaper..potters out.
mom: sniggers
awww. it's sweet yet weird how parents get so defensive and ridiculous when it comes to their little girls. honestly no one's keeping score pa. RELAX la.
*hahaha* silly.
bee wrote this at 9:44 PM
house hunt: iv
new hunts uncovered this week...stawell st richmond
whiteman st apt at southbank
lennox st, richmond
victoria st, brunswick
kensington, south yarra (over budget)
bee wrote this at 6:39 PM
new look
bored with black. decided to go cheery with white.UPDATE (10.30pm): still trying to sort out the missing ID on comments, change the italic colors cos they look the same as the hyperlinked stuff, align my darn margins...
bee wrote this at 12:25 PM
morning thoughts
"Don't stay in bed, unless you can make money in bed."- George Burns (1896-1996)
haha. cute.
valid point though. never did like sleeping much when she was young cos she's always thought it a waste of time. until lately as the thirty mark gets nearer, her body's been screaming help loads. she's been lazing in bed more these days, though not necessarily sleep (blog lar, read lar, archive mags lar). the energiser bunny go-go-go attitudes have lessened but she's still the early worm or should she say morning horse (1978). it's a tiring ride so far but it's been good and fruitful.
to someone up there, thank you.
bee wrote this at 9:04 AM
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
the art of tao is lost
"There is more stupidity than hydrogen in the universe, and it has a longer shelf life."- Frank Zappa
she blogged some time back about achieving the art of tao in her industry.
she just realised she hadn't. she was so mad at the unethical dirty antics of this blur- finger- pointing club manager that she just sent him a nasty note reeking of 100% sarcasm complete with the works (past powerpoints proposals highlighted in red and previous email attachments as evidence, underlined plus inverted commas everywhere, cced client and his colleagues).
ms bee's theory is simple.
if you made a mistake and admitted it, she will try her utmost best to help you solve the problem. it's teamwork (and courtesy) be it partner, supplier, whatever. but if you get all CB about it and try to blame her for what's 100% your mistake, you've just signed your VIP entry to hell. the industry is small. don't mess with people whom you're trying to get a favour from, the dynamics of power remember? and pls don't assume ms bee's some freshie pushover just cos she runs round looking bohemian in her slippers. her second boss once threw her in the deep blue open sea and she had to learn it the hard way surviving dirty suppliers, micro clients, edgy creatives, PMS traffic, lazy media and small short men on her own. she learnt some, she lost some.
and yes, she's digressed has she not? this wo-man is oh so vengeful right now. if you bite her, she'll bite you back hard. very hard too.
mood: nose flares and sharp voice
cd of the moment: chemical brothers
UPDATE as of 10.05pm: she's feeling much calmer after dinner with the other half and listening to aretha franklin and etta james.
bee wrote this at 4:30 PM
the one to john ng
yeah, this post's for you dude. remember your interview with someone on asian bloggers (saw it on your sidebar) and you mentioned that LJ's crap? i don't think so now cos until blogger develops a "private/lock up" thingy, LJ still wins strongly over that feature. really...must i say that i have an LJ account lately? but i still love you blogger.com cos you're so easy to manipulate. ha.bee wrote this at 1:43 PM
the one with her funeral plans
if she leaves in some freak accident, she'll like to have...- a live saxophonist or cellist during the funeral. but that's probably impossible so a CD would do just fine. bach's air would be nice (is it bach or someone else?)...
- people laughing. nobody cries cos only she's allowed to...
- people singing. acapella, jazz and soul would be awesome...
- people in colourful clothes. nobody wears black...
- nobody bloody plays mahjong cos she hates that resounding tak tak of the tiles...
- good coffee for all...
- fresh flowers everywhere...
- her clothes sold off to some second hand shop instead of being given to the nearest newspaper uncle. hello, she'll flip up there if she knew the garang guni man used her alannah hill skirt to wipe his sweat.
- each one of her friends read this so that they know she loves them all (despite the gruelling times even)
very expensive funeral...but...
she's writing this cos she hasn't made out a will yet. one would never know when their last day on earth will be right?
bee wrote this at 12:52 PM
the one with the control freak
how on earth do you expect to deliver things on time when you seek to control every itty bit of work? don't you know what happens when you want to control everything, don't want to delegate, and yet don't have the time for it? what happens? IT CREATES A FUCKING (unnecessary) BOTTLENECK. listen up ms control freak, it doesn't serve to facilitate anything at all. and what happens by end day? you find yourself juggling so many things you don't have a choice but to throw them back to us. and guess what? it's too late to do anything then cos the DEADLINES' over. and then? its OUR FAULT cos we're inefficient. how very smart.like the day isn't bad enough, working with annoyingly overly microanal people is the PITS.
stupid fucks.
bee wrote this at 11:54 AM
quote of the day
the future depends on what we do in the presentMahatma Gandhi
bee wrote this at 10:34 AM
Monday, June 06, 2005
les arts sauts
a brilliant aerial ballet performance ola kala by les arts sauts. if you haven't watched it, go book your tics through sistic now. think they've got a couple more shows this week. the dancers reminded her of luc besson's yamakasi. how can anyone exude such fluidity and poise in the air? fucking awesome! go check out the 20 metres inflatable bubble designed by an architect to house the performance...and better yet, do so at night cos its looks magnificent lighted up. and if you're not bloody interested in the arts nor the architecture at all, do so to check out the abs on the dancers then. they'll make you cry.
thanks for the complimentary tics celine, you're a star!
bee wrote this at 10:04 AM
the menottians last fri nite
met abi and darth randius at asylum for grace's showcase of kwodrent, her latest collection. the three got tired of waiting for the rest and headed off to maxwell round ten and had no brainer hong kong crispy noodles. bryan joined us shortly and we trooped over to menotti at city hall for 1-for-1s. sidetrack: the other half couldn't join us cos he was rushing deadlines in the office but was glad that he finally found his ted baker shoes after the harrowing week of luckless shoe shopping.
ms bee never knew the extent of randy's sweet tooth until he ordered an assortment of three desserts. have to say menotti needs SERIOUS improvement over its alcoholic drinks. the pina colada was the worst ever we've tasted (where the fuck's the coconut dudes?) the choc martini abi had was crap too. guess randy and i made a safer choice of sticking to champs and coffee. ming too, with his beer. when in doubt, drink beer cos nothing can go wrong with it hei?
anyhow, the dessert featured here may look uber cool but it was the most fucking disgusting thing i've eaten. imagine vodka shots and warm liquorice melting in your mouth. blech...and that was also my first coffee expedition that went over a $100 bucks (total bill for 5 of us). next time, we'll go starbucks k?
bee wrote this at 9:53 AM
the one with another wedding
preamblealarm sets off 6am...
groggy bee switches it off hoping to wake up in 15 min...
didn't happen obviously and she overslept till 745am...oh fuck
woke up in flurry of panic, smsed the other half to tell him she can't make it in time to his home at 830am to store the clothes for later half of day, told him that she's headed to wesley church direct...
made stupid rash decision of asking pseudo master at home for a ride to the church...
decided to back out after the master pulled a black face for his daughter's frequent LAST MIN requests...oh whatever...
hopped into cab 9am thinking she's late in meeting the other half and the family at wesley at "9am"...
arrived at wesley to discover to her horror that the family's only meeting at 1030am, not 9am...
glumness surrounded her as she sat alone at YMCA mackers with no book, no music, no one but two hashbrowns and plenty of mozzies (she sat near the fucking plants)...
the other half arrives and all anger miraculously disappeared...
beautiful service, short and sweet, for the first time she actually enjoyed listening to the reverend.
lunch buffet was HOT and to her amazement, she saw many eager guests trying to melt icecream by placing the entire dessert box on the floor right under the sun (huh??)
main course
dinner was great (to her) though many complained of the hot air conditioning at raffles town club. loved listening to uncle yan kee's military stories as well as uncle jason's ugly pitch experiences. thoroughly entertaining. laura busied herself with the musician who played twinkle twinkle little start just for her. aww. the other half was the designated angpow guard as usual. me thinks its his size (height) that gives people second thoughts bout stealing anything...
afterword
went back to other half's place and for the first time (again) in the few weeks managed to find some time to exchange their thoughts on certain things, was the loveliest moment ever. read her book and caught up on blog readings while the other half was finishing up the competition. vetted the copy and am now crossing her fingers that he wins. headed home and fell exhausted on bed...that was their saturday.
bee wrote this at 9:16 AM
Friday, June 03, 2005
You Belong in RomeYou're a big city girl with a small town heartWhich is why you're attracted to the romance of Rome Strolling down picture perfect streets, cappuccino in hand And gorgeous Italian men - could life get any better? What City Do You Belong in? Take This Quiz :-) |  |
ooh. really? so to paint a more realistic and accurate picture, she should get a place at lygon in melbourne hei? *ha*
bee wrote this at 1:18 PM
song of the moment
smile though your heart is achingsmile even though it's breaking
when there are clouds in the sky,
you'll get by if you smile
through your fear and sorrow
smile and maybe tomorrow
you'll see the sun come shining through
for you light up your face with gladness
hide every trace of sadness
although a tear may be ever so near
that's the time you must keep on trying
smile what's the use of crying?
you'll find that life is still worth-while
if you just smile
rod stewart's version of smile. how apt.
bee wrote this at 12:57 PM
the one with the stupid blooper
everyone, at some point in their lives would end up making at least one dumb mistake. last night was her first.in her haste to send an email out amidst cheery conversations with her colleagues, it slipped her mind to erase the previously attached conversations at the bottom of that mail. she's always made it a habit to either erase all history or choose not to key in the intended person's mail address first just in case careless and irresponsible mistakes like these occur. but last night was just one of those nights where her brain lacked caution and in her incredibly negligent mode, she sent that offending mail out to mr x. offending cos just two conversations below, she mentioned that mr x is "demanding" and has a "knack for complaining" if she fails to get extra technical help for his event.
the moment she hit send, she recoiled in horror at her indiscreet action and tried in vain to recall the message. MOST UNFORTUNATELY, her outlook does not run on MS exchange and wasn't able to utilise the recall functions?!? what the fuck?? what's the bloody point of having the function in outlook and not being able to use it then? her colleagues tried hard to calm and reassure her that the mail was "factual" and not "personal (ie that fucking bastard or that old whiney man"). still, a mistake's a mistake and a dumb one at that.
now she has to pray hard that mr x ignores the offending mail (she sent a following mail with a header that said "pls ignore previous. this is correct") or that if he does, he wouldn't bother scrolling downwards.
so much for caution all these years. fuck.
bee wrote this at 9:00 AM
Thursday, June 02, 2005
the pot calling the kettle yellow
when we poke fun at ourselves (eg singaporeans are so and so), it's about being progressive, the ability to accept your quirks.when others poke fun at us (about the same things we laugh at), it's an insult.
when the yellow man laughs at another yellow man, it's called broad minded, the ability to accept your culture.
when the other coloured man laughs at a yellow man, it's racism.
when the yellow man praises another yellow man, it's called admiration.
when the other coloured man praises another yellow man, he's trying to be funny.
hey, can't we all see that color and culture aside, we do fall under the same group as in mankind, humankind, humans, homo sapiens? so what's up with wanting to rule the world with YOUR kind only? what makes you think YOUR kind is the best for the world and what someone up there really wants? and who's to say the man you call brother now is not the one who's gonna slit your neck the next day?
bee wrote this at 3:34 PM
where is everyone?
three quarts of the agency is out for a pitch briefing.remaining one third went out for supra long brekkie (they've been out since 10am).
remaining two thirds surfing the net, reading mags.
and this one here is busy blogging on nothing.
at times, she wishes she was as busy bee as she was in her ex agency. time passes better with efficiency no?
song of the moment: tony bennett and kd lang's rendition of la vie en rose
bee wrote this at 11:15 AM
the one with the fangs
ahhh. andrew celebrated his birthday last night at their new home, how timely! lovely place, kinda like sonja's with all the open green views and breeziness. the guys got caught up on some ideas in doing up the new place. it's really exciting having your own pad and honestly, i can't wait for mine too! ah well, it'll come soon as i save enough bleah...till then, congratulations again janice and andrew, have a good one ahead dearies!
bee wrote this at 9:25 AM
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
quote of the day
when one door closes another opens. but often we look so long so regretfully upon the closed door that we fail to see the one that has opened for us.Alexander Graham Bell
bee wrote this at 5:04 PM
the one with ridiculous strata levy
OMG. decided to do a switch and search for perth homes instead and i finally grasped what alex was trying to tell me bout weeks ago. perth homes have this idiotic strata levy thingy which cuts a deep hole in the pocket every month. geez... alex, my decision is firmed up, i'm so moving to melbourne now...*sigh*bee wrote this at 9:31 AM
