Tuesday, February 28, 2006
the one with the Aeron chair
stole the car last evening and flew down to park mall where the other half was waiting with his beloved Aeron chair. thank goodness the tall sims drive bigger cars otherwise we'll still be cracking our heads over how and where to stow the precious cargo.
did a little window shopping and spotted this brilliant bed post cum structure covered with fabric at AIR. a single bed costs an approximate S$2,300, quite unaffordable right now, sides other half reckons its more cost effective commissioning a carpenter for it. good idea.
headed back to his place where he got all excited bout the chair like a kid with a new toy. cept this adult's been eyeing the herman miller for eons and it's probably too surreal seeing it in his room after all these years. he's been wheeling the new toy around the house, in the living room, in the dining room, in the bedroom, basically every corner possible.
sigh...men and their toys.
ha!
bee wrote this at 9:40 AM
Friday, February 24, 2006
of packing and unpacking
the agency is going through a mini renovation. not that she minds cos she gets to sit with her team (finally) but its absolutely annoying having being told the same thing time and again over the past three days:wednesday evening: pack pack pack
thursday morning: unpack unpack unpack
thursday late morning: "hey people, don't unpack totally cos the reno guys did it wrong and are coming back again tonight."
WAH BIANG.
thursday evening: pack pack pack
friday morning: unpack unpack unpack
friday late morning: "hey people, don't unpack totally cos they're hacking out a wall behind and will be very dusty."
friday evening: pack, pack, pack
anticipating monday morning: unpack, unpack, unpack
it's so NOT fucking funny packing and unpacking three days in a row.
shit.
bee wrote this at 6:26 PM
Monday, February 20, 2006
of human roaches
maybe the change in seating arrangements would do her fengshui some good. otherwise she'll have to resort to "da siew yan" (in literal cantonese, hitting the small men means getting rid of backstabbers in your vicinity or anything that disturbs your karma and peace levels.)one day, she will kick your skinny ass for making her feel inadequate, bullied and not worth of your highness's approval.
prick.
bee wrote this at 5:45 PM
Saturday, February 18, 2006
crisp bites
the starters at project shop blood bros cafe (paragon outlet) are just amazing. celine and i polished off the decent sized plate in like fifteen minutes, too bad they don't retail the dips. hero yums from left to right, sweet potato, hummus with some unidentifiable tasty ingredient inside and capsicum with something...served with several warm pita and well toasted white breads all for $11.
EXCELLENT.
bee wrote this at 8:59 PM
the one with the roses
she usually gets them on her birthdays but he decided to give her the first bunch of flowers for 2006 much earlier this year (bday's in nov). though she ain't much of the girlie sort, sweet gestures like these do make her melt.
note: she needs to get a bigger vase for the dried flowers now.
bee wrote this at 8:52 PM
of scrumptious home made food
finally gotten round to loading the valentine's dinner pics on the slow net at home. yup, that's the yummy grilled chicken topped with tomato red wine, portobello mushrooms and sweet corn for his other half's benefit.
*can't stop smiling to herself*
bee wrote this at 8:44 PM
Friday, February 17, 2006
house hunt
am beginning to have a weakness for tree lined districts, and look what she found today! a brilliantly converted townhouse in south yarra, a tad unaffordable for her at this point though. another cosy hill apartment on murphy street south yarra, she digs the idea of al fresco dining in the summer days, reading her book or waking up to a hot cuppa in the balcony. nice.btw do check this out. not sure how it works but shit, it looks frigging amazing.
bee wrote this at 9:30 AM
Thursday, February 16, 2006
of something like mambo night
last evening was her first venture into dempsey. the original plan was to visit project shop's garden cafe unfortunately it was too late by the time tam called for a reservation, darn. headed over to wine connection instead which was just as quaint and lovely where three ladies ate a month's fill of cheese and crackers with a good bottle of argentinean red.bimbo moment of the night
tam had difficulty manuveuring around the carpark cos of the trees and bushes
ms bee: they should just cut the trees down
tam and trish: ???? HALLO? the reason why we're here is cos of the lush surroundings!
ms bee: ...correct. what the fuck was i thinking?
anyhow, the evening ended with tam dropping them off at zouk's winebar for ms bee's fav art director's celebratory party. it was his last night at the agency yesterday and everyone took turns buying the rounds. an entire troop of creatives (plus erm, 5 suits) decided to experience beng-ness together (and perhaps give themselves a youth booster) by heading into zouk for THE MAMBO NIGHT. she was torn between fending off three pairs of spider-handed people, looking out for two soon-to-be wasted colleagues and gawking in fascination at the beng-ness of the entire surrounding. it's fucking hilarious dancing to the 80s and even funnier watching the next generation co-ordinating cheesy dance moves to once lovely song lyrics. in any case, they only enjoyed themselves proper later into the night when the three spiders mysteriously disappeared (probably drunk by then).
verdict? mambo ROCKS man, disclaimer: only with alcohol.
hahaha.
bee wrote this at 9:41 AM
of valentine's day
she hated to sound all mush but she had to admit valentine's was an all but lovely one this year. they've always spent valentines at home, for obvious reasons of cos. why pay double the amount of money to walk along the bloody streets with hundred other lovebirds with bouquets big enough to knock your socks off.what warmed her heart so much was his effort in cooking her a meal from scratch despite his tiredness and neverending work load. they haven't been spending copious amounts of time together since the semester started again (haha) so tuesday night was really really special for her. she'd loved to post pictures of the chef, the awesome chargrilled chicken with tomato red wine sauce, the garlic portobello mushrooms and the bunch of pretty roses which aunty meow conveniently brought home for her. unfortunately, the cam's still at the other half's place so it'll have to come later.
thank you for giving me such a sweetheart.
bee wrote this at 9:25 AM
Monday, February 13, 2006
of many itsy assumptions
you don't look 28.you don't look like the mommy sorts.
you don't look attached.
you don't look like someone who'll date a chinese guy.
you don't look pure chinese.
you
so...does that leave me with a physical identity crisis?
yes, i'm 28 this nov.
yes, i'm not exactly the most maternal thing around but hell, i adore intelligent cute children too you know.
yes, i'm happily attached to a metrosexual and he's as chinese as he can be (and one eleventh watered down african roots. does that make me an SPG then?)
and yes, i'm PURE chinese, torn between hokkien and cantonese roots.
things people assume these days.
bee wrote this at 6:53 PM
of stomach-flu-inducing situations
what is it about a timeline that you DO NOT understand?timelines were set to be adhered to, or in some flexible cases, as a guideline so that things don't go way off track. she doesn't see why people on your end can't deliver when there's MORE than sufficient time given from the inception of this project.
the cheek of it all.
bee wrote this at 3:59 PM
of lateral thinking and...others
emotionshuman nature is frightened, insecure, greedy, aggressive, hungry for immediate reward and subject to group pressure. self improvement is not going to change human nature but we learn to ride wild horses by understanding their nature and gradually gaining control.
respect
respect is symbolised by the second finger on the hand. when you close your fingers together it is obvious that the second finger is longer than all the others. this is to remind you that respect for other people takes precedence over everything else.
edward de bono's handbook for the positive revolution
bee wrote this at 9:30 AM
of being a woe-man
worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.leo buscaglia
sometimes. the lesser said the better.
guess she should learn to keep things close to her heart cos maybe she's just not so good at communicating.
she does have faith in things she chooses to believe in otherwise she would've packed her bags in nov 2004 and moved to australia. it would've been hell tough but the few years living alone made her feel whole. she developed character, built a soul and found a weird sense of peace. she would'nt have been motivated to stay here if she didn't believe in things. but she did. she saw something beautiful finally coming into her life and she still does.
and so it hurts.
wished she could pour herself a whisky (uni drink relief) and light the damn cigarette right now. contrary to what AA and health authorities say, alcohol does help reinstate an upset mind.
bee wrote this at 12:34 AM
Friday, February 10, 2006
of seeking nostalgia
was just catching up on jaime when her latest post struck me like a rock on the head.there's no place like home.
perth wasn't exactly home, but is was my place of solace. the place where i found peace with the jerkyl and hyde female syndrome and the place to return to when i'm feeling lost of sorts.
let's just pack a weekend bag, book the tics and head off. it's totally taken me too long deliberating simple things.
bee wrote this at 9:26 AM
Thursday, February 09, 2006
the personal is political
ha. my sentiments exactly. some people just never learn and even if they did, it's done with one eye closed.bee wrote this at 12:13 PM
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
of funny things
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bee wrote this at 9:41 AM
of bastardising the word "married"
random conversation with colleague at the louhei dinner yesterday.k: so B, when are you getting married?
a: hehe, but she's not into marriage and commitment right?
B: correction. i'm not into marriage but i'm a firm believer in commitment.
a: huh?
k: ahh, i know what she means, it's true. if i wasn't interested in children, i would'nt have gotten married anyway. it's just a means to an end for certain things.
the difference between marriage and commitment ain't huge, cept one's legal and one's not. by right, marriage should be an extension of the commitment a couple has, where they pledge to share their lives together based on trust, faith and love. unfortunately, this ever after institution has been bastardised by so many that it diluted the true meaning of a commited relationship. "bastardised" not by honest divorce cases (where a couple truly find themselves growing in separate directions after a long time), but by philandering parties. she's witnessed so many newly married couples cheating OPENLY recently. it's not her business of cos, it's a free country afterall compared to the third world where cheating wives get stoned. but why sign the damn papers and spend that bomb telling people you're officially unavailable when all you want is the lifestyle of a swinging single? why do it when you're obviously not ready for its responsibilities?
she's better off alone than to be sitting forlornly on some couch at four am everyday waiting for the "husband" to come home from godknowswhat activities and have funny smses and phone calls in the dead of the night. she didn't even need to get married to learn that lesson (some years back).
she'll only take marriage if it comes with commitment.
thank you very much.
bee wrote this at 9:04 AM
Monday, February 06, 2006
of cute babies
there's an adorable little tyke running round the agency right now for TVC casting.heh.
bee wrote this at 3:53 PM
of wet hair myths
had such an awful dream last night.she was an apparent hotel thief with two other unrecognisable partners-in-crime. it would've been cool if they had the skills of yamakasi urban ninjas cum spiderman or blaine's magic to avoid being caught.
unfortunately, no.
they were the most amateur lot of thieves. the dream was filled with constant fears of being captured of which they eventually were, of running into dead ends, of hiding in stupidly obvious places, of being cruci/electrified on live wires in public with no one to save her. she remembered hiding under a bed (with skirtings not even long enough for proper camo) and being caught by a little girl who so happened to peek under the damn bed and screamed for her dad. she remembered being chased by hundreds of thai like policemen, running with the other two inept thieves up to the hotel roof spa and pool where they stripped themselves and ran into the shower as "hotel guests". all in all, they were constantly running (probably worked off more than a thousand calories in the dream) and CONSTANTLY on the verge of being apprehended.
blasted thieving skills.
woke up feeling like a truck ran over her. better not sleep with wet hair next time. perhaps this is what the old folks call "tao hong" (crazy in the head), a myth where people go nuts when they sleep with wet hair over a long period of time.
bee wrote this at 8:55 AM
Friday, February 03, 2006
quote of the day
"It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid."- George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
bee wrote this at 4:00 PM
of living ethically
it's amazing how some people can tell white lies in front of more than a dozen people when everyone knows what the "real" situation is. like hello? do you take others as naive fools who simply listen to the latest BS coming from your mouth? best of all, it ALL becomes your fault when things eventually go wrong. where the fuck is the logic in that?the need for wee ethics and efficiency beckons.
bee wrote this at 2:22 PM
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
of finding peace
such a lovely place in brunswick.she's found a new avenue of alleviating stress and anger; by looking for potential new homes in melbourne. it gives her a great sense of peace (other than being with loved ones) knowing that an opportunity for quality of life lies ahead somewhere over the rainbow. after all, the grass is always greener on other side ain't it?
ambition's kinda lost over the years. what's more important to her now is doing something that she really likes, something she finds meaning in and passion for. of course, being the material realist that she is, she might probably change her tune the moment she settles for the boho life (working in alternative bookstores, cafes, freelance suit jobs or writing).
ah well.
sidenote: the aircon in the building, or at least on the 38th floor has been down since this morning and its bloody stale and STUFFY, giving her dizzy spells right now. am getting her ass outta here at six sharp for some fresh air.
bee wrote this at 12:52 PM
