Fund Raising

I always get these stupid emails from my HR dept re. MINDEF's SDU activities.  Usually, I'll immediately delete the email (certainly not interested)...but today I was just in one of those moods where u just feel like doing things u don't usually do.  I open the attachment which listed all the activities (for singles) planned for Jul 06.

After reading the 1st two activities, I told my colleague Kamisah: "Kak Misah Kak Misah...I'm torn la, I'm not sure if I wanna sign up for the Golf Lesson for Beginners or the Wine Appreciation Workshop?!?!"  To which Kamisah responded wif a laugh "Sharb...pls, don't gimme that nonsense!".  I answered back "Why dya think I'm giving u that? Coz it's really NONSENSE!!"  Oh well, I scrolled on to see what other nonsense is in store...Salsa Dance...bla bla bla...& then this caught my attn:                                                            

Learn to Play Guitar/Drum/Pop Piano

Learn from the friendly professionals at the School of Music Clef on how to play the guitar/pop piano/drum. Classes are for beginners. No musical background is required. Instruments will be provided to participants for use in class.

Class will start with every 6 participants. Each class has 8 sessions @1.5 hours per session. If you are keen in the classes, please email: yeo_chin_chin@starnet.gov.sg.

Cost: Guitar, $204 / Drums, $267 / Pop Piano, $235

Venue : School of Music Clef, Suntec City Mall

Cheque Payable: Music Clef Pte Ltd

Whoooooaaa....this one I like!!!  It's been a dream since young 2b able to play at least one musical instrument.  Well, I did play the toy piano/organ as a kid...but all I cld play (by looking @ the musical notes) were "Happy B'day", "London Bridge", "I Hear Thunder" etc.  During my late teens/early twenties, I got to know a couple of ppl, 1 of whom cld teach guitar.  So he gave me free tution & a free guitar.  So I got to learn the guitar for a short while...until I quit halfway coz I realise I was getting into a not-so-good company & so I wanted out of it!!  I kept the guitar 4 a while...dunno what happened 2 it (did my mom throw it away or wat!?! I 4got)...but I still kept the notes I have.  I nvr had the heart to throw it, thinking I cld resume learning it one fine day.  In fact, Johnny also booked the notes from me, so mayb one fine day, if he ever finds time to meet up...then perhaps I can pass the notes to him.

Anyways, now that I'm abt done wif everything I wished to do in life - free & easy now - I thot I shld take up some hobby.  I can't decide which instrument I wanna go for though.  Maybe I shld take the drum (since I've touched a guitar & a toy piano b4!!).  But my fave sound is the guitar...but I also love the magical feeling of hearing the sound of the piano. 

The sad thing is, I'm not so rich 2b able to spend $200++ to learn a musical instrument (such an expensive dream I have!)...esp. after being $120 poorer for no fault of mine (oh btw, the car's back home...yipppeee!).  Thus, I've to resort to raising funds here.  If u'd like to help me fulfil my childhood dream, u can do your part by contributing to 1900-91814262.  Your contribution wil be greatly appreciated!! 

PS:- Once I can play an instrument, I'll raise fund in a more stylish manner by buskering outside MRT stations!!  One day @ Tiong Bahru MRT, another day @ City Hall, Bedok, Sengkang & definitely Tampines!  U'll be proud of me when u hear me play & know that I didn't let your contributions go to waste!!

Tum Agar Samne (RAAZ)

--CHORUS--

Main agar saamne aa bhi jaaya karoon
(If I keep on coming in front of you)
Laazmi hai ke tum mujhse parda karo
(It’s natural that you’d shield yourself from me)
Apni shaadi ke din ab nahin door hai
(Our wedding day is now not far)
Main bhi tadpa karoon, tum bhi tadpa karo
(I will go on suffering, you also go on suffering)
Badi mushkil hai, yeh mera dil hai
(It's very hard, this is my heart)
Tum hi kaho kaise main chup rahoon?
(You tell me how can I stay silent?)

--VERSE 1--

Sataane ke manaane ke
(Of teasing, of pacifying
Yeh din hai aazmaane ke
(These are days of trial)
Zara samjha karo dilbar, tumhe meri kasam
(Please understand darling, you have my promise)

Yehi meri hai majboori
(This is my helplessness)
Sahi jaaye na ab doori
(I can’t bear the separation now)
Mera kya haal hai kaise bataaoon main sanam
(What's my state, how do I tell you darling?)

Zameen hogi, gagan hoga
(The ground will remain, the sky will remain)
Tera mera milan hoga
(Our union will come)
Main agar tumse nazrein milaaya karoon
(If I keep on meeting your gazes)
Laazmi hai ke tum mujhse parda karo
(It’s natural that you’d shield yourself from me)

--VERSE 2--

Main duniya se chala jaaoon
(I’ll leave this world)
Kabhi na laut ke aaoon
(Will never return)
Karogi kya akele tum, bataao dilrooba?
(What will you do alone, tell me sweetheart?)

Main Rab se chheen laaoongi
(I’ll snatch you back from God)
Tujhe apna banaaoongi
(Will make you mine)
Chalegi saans jab tak yeh, na honge hum judaa
(As long as my breath goes on, we’ll not be separated)

Na apni yeh kasam toote
(This vow of ours will not break)
Jo Rab roothe to Rab roothe
(If God gets angry then let God get angry)
Main agar tumko milne bulaaya karoon
(If I keep on calling for you to meet me)
Laazmi hai ke tum mujhse parda karo
(It’s natural that you’d shield yourself from me)

…Continue CHORUS

My 30 Wishes

I was greeted by this in my inbox when I came to work this morning...an email from Liyah...the following picture & message on a blue b/ground:                                                    

Happy Birthday To  You
Happy Birthday  To You
Happy Birthday To Sharbina aka Madhuri
Happy Birthday To You!!!


I know I am a day late to wish you but I know that you got a big heart to forgive this friend and I sincerely wish you lots of happiness and good health all ur life....plus extra duas :D

Now think that you just turned 6 yrs old and blow the candles...don't forget to make as many as 30 wishes before you blow them :)

Your friend for life

Waah...kya baat hai!!  Such a sweet message, making me imagine I just turned 6 & then...nicely remind me of my age!!!  So, I thought I shld let her know my 30 wishes:

1. Granny cured of her kidney failure & freed from her ordeal of dialysis treatment;

2. The skin problem on my face (majorly my nose!) cured wen I wake up tomoro morning;

3. A cute newborn baby girl in front of my doorstep wen I come home tomoro evening;

4. A suitcase filled wif S$1mill on top of my car the nxt time I walk 2 my car 2 go 2 work (wen I find it, there btr be no 1 arnd the carpark!);

5. World peace (nope, not pretending 2b in a beauty pageant!)...really NO WAR so there'll b no damage 2 lives, property & nature;

6. A promotion @ work wif triple raise in salary;

7. All the ppl I detest @ work/airport disappearing from the face of this earth;

8. All dogs disappearing form the face of this earth;

9. All lizards disappearing from the face of this earth;

10. Aishwarya Rai disappearing form the face of this earth;

11. Abhishek Bachchan opening his heart 2 Islam & converting;

12. Abhishek coming 2 S'pore 2 find LOVE (juz like wat Hrithik did in KRRISH);

13. Bumping into Abhishek in the airport...mayb in the Electronic shop in Terminal 2 while doing my rounds;

14. Abhishek seeing me & taking a 2nd look;

15. Abhishek stealing glances @ me on the pretext of looking arnd 4 some electronic gadget;

16. Abhishek trailing me after I leave the shop & head to Terminal 1;

17. Abhishek approaching me & giving me a lame pick-up line like "have we met b4?" (to which I can give an equally lame ans "yeah, in my dream"!!);

18. Abhishek asking 4 my mobile no. & immediately giving me a missed call on my mobile;

19. Abhishek proposing marriage 2 me (to which I say "yes" after playing hard-2-get 4 abt a wk!!);

20. My Hyundai Accent changes into a sporty blue Hyundai Coupe fitted wif a hidden security camera which records wen sensing an impact on the car (watch out u hitters-n-runners, ur gd times are abt 2b over!!);

21. Having a fully-sponsored wedding (to Abhishek of coz!);

22. Having a fully-furnished brand new 4-rm flat in Tampines (paid in full, no loans!!);

23. Soccer no longer existing (so that all my dear ones get enuf sleep!! Aww, I lurve them so very much I can't bear see them burn midnight oils juz 2 watch some silly men fighting over 1 ball!);

24. Oh how can I 4get...I want that bastard (only I know who!) dead!!;

25. Victory for "Princess" (wldn't mind the ones making life difficult 4 her 2b dead too!);

26. The idiots making "Sunshine's" life difficult...2b dead also;

27. Gifted with fluency in Arabic, Tamil, Chinese, French & Spanish!;

28. Getting an offer from a recording co. to train in singing & cut a Hindi album;

29. Shahrukh (wldn't mind Hrithik too!) retiring from the industry (so no more seeing him monopolize the awards!);

30. Die in Iman & go straight to Jannah (oh, I wish the same for all my loved ones too so I get 2 see them there)!!;

Too much to ask for?!?! Thanks Liyah...for granting me 30 wishes!!! Heehee...As a gesture of my thanks...I shall go find the lyrics of Tum Agar Samne (RAAZ) & translate it 4u!!

Muslimah Ladies Gathering - 5th Aug 2006

The countdown begins...40 days to go (excl. today) b4 a grp of gorgeous gals gather for a night filled with Bollywood Masti (Fun)!!

This is sure an event we gals are looking forward to.  Must thank the organisers (1 of the sistas happen 2b someone I knew from work 13 yrs ago - small world indeed!) for making an effort to organise something like this for us Muslim Ladies to let our hair down amongst our own grp away from the public eye.  Yes, we party too...decently...over hi-tea!!  Hmpphhh! Hehe.

PS:- Since it's gonna be a while b4 I get 2 meet Hajira, Liyah & Shazadi to pass u gals ur tickets, thot I cld give u a sneak peak...right here!! (u can also share it wif ur other "gang" who're joining, while waiting 4 their tickets!)

I'm 30...

But I don't feel any different!!  So really, turning 30 doesn't really matter.

Got wishes via sms for the first 12hrs of the day since midnight.  In the morning, I got a very sweet email from my penpal from Mumbai which really put a smile on my face & can't help reply & ask him "was that a b'day wish or some dedication!!"  But it was nice anyway...check this out:

Hieee honey-pot,
One more year to live your dreams,
A special day to taste chocolates and cream,
A fresh new dawn, a mystic night,
With a wish in heart, this year thing will be right.
One more year, a new beginning
So much to see, so much to learn
Surely u must have felt delighted,
With so many lovely people around to express concern.
And life would continue to be nice to u,
With all its compassion and all its hues,
May u experience this joy and celebration throughout your life
With this note, a very happy birthday to u!!!
Wishing u all the happiness, love, luck, joy, success, fame, money
...and a lovely husband.
Hv a blast.
Bye-tc.
Lots 'n lots of love, and birthday kisses 'n bumps,
Anu

Oh yeah...we're mushy, but no naughty thots pls...he's happily married!

Another shocker which put a smile on my face after my jaw dropped was a testimonial on Friendster.  I was so confidently opening to read it thinking it was gonna be from Nikky (knowing her!!)...but it was from - surprise surprise - her bro Johnny!!  Well, I doubt Johnny reads my blog...but I still have to say that after 15 yrs of friendship (he was 13 & I was 15 when we 1st gotta know each other), this is the 1st unexpected pleasant surprise he's thrown at me...which I shall remember for the rest of my life.  Thanks John...for the sweet gesture. 

I've been off work since Fri.  Went for my 2nd facial yest'day (it went alright but so blardy painful!!).  Today is just slack day, will be watching IIFA Awards on Star Plus tonight till 2.30am.  Will have a final rest tomorrow, b4 resuming work on Tues.

Oh I came home from facial yest'day & saw an evelope wif a b'day message written in malay (I recognise Mom's handwriting) which translates "FROM ALL...BE HAPPY ON YOUR B'DAY" & there's a long slim box in it.  I exclaimed to mom "what's all this...I told u right no need to get anything..." (she's been asking me what I want for my b'day & I've been telling her I dowan anything).  Oh well, I still thanked her & told her I'll open the gift on the 25th.  It looked like a watch box, so I felt she probably just wanna get a small token & I guessed it cld be a Tweety watch (mom's capable of doing such things since she knows my craze for TWEETY!).  The clock striked midnight, I opened it & my jaw dropped to see what my WHOLE FAMILY got for me:

It'd be better if they didn't waste $$$ on it...but since they already did, it's ok (THANKS!)...it's really pretty & it suits my tiny wrist.  So now I've a plan brewing in my mind: I'll trade-in my existing bracelet & matching chain to get a ring & chain to match this bracelet.  Oh well, Insyallah, if I've $$$ in the near future.

Mom made the usual "25th June" dessert - Bubur Chacha - and cooked one of my fave food, her Laksa Istanbul (normal laksa, but wif quail eggs, chicken & fishcake).

It's been a simple day for me.  Away from the sun, the noise & the crowd.  Just the way I lurve to live my life!

 

My new BLUE Salwar Kameez

There's this material I bought from Ayer Hitam during my last trip.  Fell in luv wif the colour & the texture @ 1st sight.  Been waiting 4 it 2b ready - ocassionally dropping hints 2 Mom - but I wasn't optimistic it wld be ready anytime till Aug.  BUT! When I came home from work on Thurs nite, I saw this hanging in my room!!!  It's finally ready!!!  Just in time...a pleasant b'day gift from Mom!!

Finally...mystery of Da Vinci Code unraveled...

...hehehe...like real.  I meant...finally I completed the book!!! 

Book was a gd read (Shazadi, I'd recommend u to try it).  Above all, my colleague, Miss "K", who challenged me to read it - thinking I'm very dense so won't understand a shit - has been proven wrong!!  Ok, der's a lot of Christianity facts which was overwhelming for me...but I don't care abt it, coz it doesn't affect my understanding of the plot.

Think I took abt 8-10 days, each day spending abt 1-2hrs of my spare time, giving up my TV time to read it.  Yeah, I may b 1 of the longest Da Vinci Code book reader...but hey, I don't have the luxury of time ok!!  It's different if I'm granted a whole 1 or 2 day(s) & allowed to do nothing the whole day but just read, then perhaps I cld've completed it in that 1-2 days.  Coz if u look @ the time I took in terms of accumulated hrs, note dat I only took abt 16-20hrs (which I can easily break into 2 days max)!

Oh wel, der was something nice in the way I ended the book dis morning.  U see, weneva I read or watch suspense/mystery, I've the tendency to guess along the plot (of coz, my guesses wil keep changing as the plot moves!).  Since I started reading dis book, I kept guessing the murderer...of coz towards the end, my final guess was correct...but dis morning's ecstacy wasn't dat.  It was coz I guessed the 2nd codeword (5-letter word) correctly wif just 1 single guess!!!  Ok, I can't help getting frustrated @ the protagonists' attempts to crack dis 2nd codeword since the last 2-3 chapters, so I tot hard & gav a wild guess.  Errmmm...after dat I got really curious to see if I'm rite...alaaahhh, afterall I'm just 5 chapters away from completing the book, so I tot "heck care la wif the suspense!" & I flipped few pgs ahead to the nxt chapter to find a portion where I can see they've cracked the code.  I schemed thru' dat pg, saw the codeword aaaaand BULLSEYE!!!  Hee...I was on Cloud 9 for a while!!

Da FLU is knocking...

I was awakened by a chill in my bones tho my fan was @ lowest speed...looked @ my clock...7.30am (only!)...bones aching...throat sore...nose stuffy...Oh no!!  Not Da FLU!!! *sigh*

Stil went 2 work coz I hav a tender briefing & site showround @ 3pm.  Day went well, tried taking things ez.  Waiting 4 my former CAAS Vehicle Maintenance workshop engineer to call & giv me the new engineer's no. (he'll take 2 the chap to help me do my car & absorb labour cost, which was wat he used 2 do 4 me!)...but stil no sign of him!  Wirza oso promised 2 give her hubby's workshop's address, but stil no news.  So I passed my morning in office patiently waiting.  So far only 1 quote from STAR ($160) for my car repair & can be done in 1 & 1/2 days.  The other 2 workshops, given by Saidah & my colleague Kamisah, are in Eunos...since I've no one 2 bring me der, so...KIV! 

Talk of Saidah, she emailed me teasingly asking if I "slept well or dreamt of the worm?"!!!  Strings of emails wif her, sharing wif her abt my impending flu...she offered 2 accompany me 2d clinic downstairs since she's goddamn free & bored.  Tol her I'm not abt 2 waste $ on doctors...wld rather go MC-free & aim 2 get the $50 incentive (which if I succeed, wil b my 1st eva in my 13 yrs of career wif CAAS) since I've 30 days of annual leave to waste!  She said "suit urself" & tol me if I need anything just give her a ring.

During lunch, I decided 2 email Wirza (in case she 4got!).  3pm I went 4 my tender briefing, den brought some visitors from COURTS to see the shops on tender...by the time I was done, think it was almost 5pm!!  Walking alone 2 office along the departure hall...was as usual looking down on the floor (hoping to stumble upon some big notes or diamonds!!), wen I heard "sharbina!"...I looked up, saw my fren from my Sec Sch - Seri Suryani - whom I've not met for 6 yrs or so!  I mean, we met once, like 8 yrs after we left Sec Sch & hardly in touch, but somehow got in touch & were close until some misunderstanding made me distanced myself from her (rather than harbouring ill-feelings).  1 fine day, God's will, I just decided 2 sms her my gd wishes @ seeing her achieving gr8 heights in life & dat's possibly how we patched up agn & been in contact via sms.  Interestingly, last wk I thot I saw her (turned out 2b a look-alike) outside my office & sms-ed her 2 ask if by any freak chance she's "in Terminal 2, wearing blue" but she said no...& today...der she realy was in Terminal 2!!  The 1st thing I asked as I approached her was "this is realy u rite, not my eyes playing tricks on me rite?!?!"  I sat down wif her & chatted 4 abt 10mins, keeping her company while she wait 4 her god-bro.  Oh, I muz write dis...she tol me "U look gd u know Sharb".  Wow.  I responded wif "Realy? Hmmm, thks, altho I don't think I look gd...heehee".  She reiterated, "U do, considering u're sick" (I tol her abt my impending flu!).  Her god-bro arrived, so I excused myself & smiled my way 2 office, much 2d puzzlement of my dear sisterly colleagues (dey tot I went cuckoo!).

I checked my email...Wirza finaly replied dat she 4got 2 get it from her hubby as he was down wif high fever since two days & slept most of the time...but she gav me the mechanic's (Ah-Huat) mobile no. 4 me 2 cal & get the address.  I called & found out it was just opposite STAR (Bedok Industrial Park!)...aiyah...if she gav the no. yest'day, I cld've done it @ the same time while I was @ STAR.  Ah-Huat's workshop (Pioneer Auto) closes @ 7pm & he'll be der til den...it was 5.30pm, & so I instantly decided 2 leave earlier (latest 6.30pm) & drop by his workshop 2 get a quote.

I swallowed my pride (oh, I've been swallowing pride since yesterday & it's worked 2 my advantage!!) & tried calling Saidah 2 ask her plan for after work.  She has no plans - hubby not fetching, going 2 mom's place @ Chai Chee - so I asked if she can accompany me 2d workshop. W/o hesitation, she jumped @ it (which I nvr experience coz usually if I turn 2 ppl for help, all I get is excuses!) I den offered 2 drop her @ her mom's place after dat, since it's juz 5 mins away.  We den made plans 2 leave @ 6pm.

Reached Ah-Huat's workshop @ arnd 6.20pm, got a quote of $120 (whoaa...cheaper by $40!!), but he can only do on Mon/Tues.  We left...Saidah needed 2 get some baking stuff from Bedok Interchange so she asked 2b dropped @ Bdk Interchange instead.  I tol her I've nothing, so it's ok, I can join her, wait 4 her 2 finish & drop her @ her mom's place.  We both were starving so we tore a 1/2hr coupon & decided 2 grab a bite/drink @ Ya-Salam.  Followed her 2 NTUC 1st...while she grabbed some baking stuff, I got myself dis new Cadbury Bytes - cereals with chocolate filling - to try out.  My throat wasn't gd so I didn't hav appetite 4 anything but Cadbury Bytes caught my attn & I got it.  Not bad!!  Even Saidah njoyed it!!  After dat, we had a quick drink b4 I drop her @ Chai Chee & headed home, safely reaching almost 8pm!

Didn't realise we actualy spent almost 2hrs together after work...which Saidah claimed she's not done dat (shop & roam arnd freely) in ages & thus realy enjoying d moment - roaming arnd wif me w/o pressure, instead of rushing home!!  I guess I always hav dat effect on ppl...yes Shazadi, I noe, I admit, unless I'm down wif migraine (which den makes me a lousy company!!).

Ooookkkkk...dat's been wee bit too long...I think I've not yakked 4 ages now so it's juz verbal diarrhoea...pardon me!  I must admit dat I'm eternally grateful 4d companionship Saidah has given me since yesterday... otherwise, I realy had no one 2 go 2 all these workshops wif (I'm not abt 2 go alone!!). 

Ok ok...I'm done...u can go now..while I too rest in bed & continue wif chapter 74 (out of 105) of Da Vinci Code! 
Adios!!

Intrusion by an Uninvited Guest!!

My colleague from another dept whom I recently got close to by chance last yr - Saidah - was so sweet to accompany me to Bedok Industrial Park (IDAC) to go the STAR workshop to get a quote for the repair of my car.

We cabut b4 lunch @ 12.30pm, reached the workshop in 20mins, got a quote ($160) in another 10mins & I dropped her to her mom's place @ Chai Chee to pass her daughter's pencil box which she had 4gotten to pass to her in the morning.  By 1.35pm we set off from Chai Chee after I got MAMEE & TWISTIES from "mama shop" under her blk 4 lunch.

I was happily driving & chatting wif her wen she suddenly shrieked "eeee ulat!!!", I responded wif a "where!?!??!" & she tried 2 point 2 it but as I was concentrating on my driving, it took me a few glances b4 I finally got the exact spot she's pointing (outisde the window visor) & I saw this!

Immediately, I lost concentration & almost cldn't drive...but she did a gd job in pacifying me dat it's juz napping & it's outside & she'll help to get rid of it once we reach airport (she's not scared!!).  Reached airport safely @ 2pm (lunch is 1-2pm!)...but we spent another 10mins in the carpark while she painstakingly tried to get rid of it for me.  Initially, she just dropped it to the ground nxt to my car using a mini brush, but I was hysterical abt it being able to climb back...I wanted her to step on it & squash it dead, but she's superstitious, so she painstakingly lure it back onto the mini brush & left it on the ledge.  I den moved my car further from dat lot so dat it wont come back!   

Eeeeeee!!!  I can't stand it!  Shortly after getting my car in Jan 05, I find that the car was infested wif spider(s) coz webs seems 2b forming mysteriously all over the body of the car.  I've twice gone 2d manual car wash station @ Shell & got the boys to use the jet-spray 2 spray the undercarriage of the car...but the web problem nvr ceased.  As long as I don't see any spiders, I'm ok.

2 wks ago, after work I went 2 my car 2 go home...and wen I went 2d back 2 inspect the car (habit of making 1 round b4 driving off), I saw a baby lizard on my trunk & out of shock, it dashed into hiding (I dunno where!!).  I've been very conscious of the lizard walking up my pants/skirt wenever I'm driving or juz plop on the passenger seat & shock the hell outta me...but since den no sign of it...so I'm fine.  And today...this UNWELCOMED guest!!!  Creepy Crawlie 20.06.2006 for me! 

Why me?!?

Why me?!?! I've always refrained from using dis 2 words, but 2day I'm juz compelled to use it!

Mom & Dad went down abt 4-ish dis afternoon 2 wash the car while I was happily watching Bluffmaster on Star Plus (ch 41).

Shortly after dey went down, Mom called me & asked me 2 come down.  She showed me a dent on d front of my car (the same hit-n-run spot!!). 

 

When we went to Sentosa yesterday afternoon, I came to the car to take my glasses, but the car was alright.  It must have happened in the wee hrs of the night agn!! I have a feeling it's hit by some thing, skateboard or something...it doesn't look like it's being hit by a vehicle.  But wat's similar is, it's my $$$ dat's gonna fly.  And it doesn't help having a pair of insensitive & orthodox parents who makes senseless assumptions/comments when the damage is already done!!  No one's asking for your $$$ so don't tell me "no need to repair".  It's my blardy car...I'll decide wat I wanna do wif it!!

Needless to say...my mood was so spoilt I wasn't concentrating on the last 1hr of Bluffmaster.  Migraine knocked, cldn't find Panadol Extra so settled for the normal Panadol which made me drowsy by 1hr...so I napped!  I juz woke up actually...did my mask, hav my shower, prayed...and read (Da Vinci Code...57 chapters of 105 already...in 5 days!).  Juz felt like crying my hearts out.  Mayb I shld juz go hav dinner...very hungry.

I giv up!!  Am seriously considering selling/scraping off the car.  Beginning 2 hate it already!!  Wen I think abt it, if I didn't hav dis car, I'd probably hav $7k hot cash in savings!!

Why does it always happen 2 me??!!??  If only I know wat sin God is punishing me for, at least I can make ammends!

 

5hrs of HELL for 15mins of HEAVEN

Meowww....dis cat heard abt some 4D Pirate show from its colleagues & as usual curiosity killed dis cat!  U see, dis cat lurves all these 3D shows...u noe, go 2 some theatre, put on some stupid goggles &...wallah...

Anyways, I woke up early dis morning coz there's remainder chicken curry from last nite & mom initially planned to fry prata, den changed mind to make roti kirai.  So since making roti kirai is my hobby...I tol her I wanna kirai the roti.  So I woke up earlier den usual.  I wrapped up in 45mins...den had my brunch @ 11.15am.  Mom was saying she wanna go out but no idea.  I suggested the beach, but we felt the weather might disappoint us...so I tol her abt this 4D pirate show @ Sentosa which I so wanna go & check out.  She was game 4 it so we quickly cleared d hse & by 1.15pm...we were out.

Took d train 2 Harbourfront, took a shuttle bus 2 Sentosa & waited 4d BLUE LINE bus 2d cable car station.  Reached der arnd 3pm tks 2d looonggg q of the shuttle & Blue line bus.  I 4got 2 bring a blue marker...if I had, I'd hav just drawn a blue line on the yellow or green line buses & turn it into BLUE LINE literally! Hak!!!  Queued 4 almost 1hr b4 it's finally our turn 2 enter the theatre (the show is every 1/2hr!).

Once inside, it was 15mins of sheer pleasure.  The much needed aircon!  I really enjoyed the show.  The seats will move & u'll feel like u're involved in the movie's journey.   Upon entering, I noticed a string under each seat.  At 1 point of the movie, there'll be loads of crabs coming out & attacking the pirates & u'll feel like ur feet is being attacked by the crabs (ahaaa..so dat xplains the string!!)!!!  And when the pirates fall into the sea...the water will literally splash on u!!! So it's like "entering dry & leaving wet!!).  Syiok!!  At d end of it all...I'm glad I checked it out coz I njoyed it!!  But I hated d decision.  I dunno wat overcame me...fancy deciding 2 go Sentosa on a Sat afternoon...4getting dat Sentosa is a tourist point...going on a Sat afternoon...it's bound 2b crowded!  I mean...wat was I thinking?!?!

Fancy going tru 5 hrs of hell for 15mins of heavenly pleasure!!

Bye bye CHARMED

8 years.  8 Seasons.  It finally ended (just now, 9pm, on Star World)...happily.  But I'm sad...I'm still not able to come to terms with the fact that I won't be looking forward to watch Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) each week!!                                                                              

I just can't believe it's over...afterall, I've been glued to it since 1998.  I've seen the Alyssa in varying sizes, hair colours & hair styles!  Funny that when I started watching it, it was bcoz of Shannen Doherty (Brenda Walsh in Beverly Hills 90210), who played the eldest of the CHARMED sistas, Prue Halliwel...but gradually, Alyssa pulled me towards her!

Anyways...I guess, b4 the show gets draggy and boring, it's best it ended the way it did - so much sentiments, emotions & nostalgia thrown into the final episode!  So much so, when it ended @ 9pm, I went out of my room to my Mom (who was watching from the kitchen) & showed her a sad face "Mooommm...it's OooVER...".

Bye bye...Piper...Bye bye Phoebe...Bye bye Paige...Bye bye Leo (Piper's hubby)...Bye bye Whyte (Piper's elder son)...Bye bye Chris (Piper's younger son).  Bye bye...CHARMED!!

10360

That's my Dad's badge no. @ work (CISCO).  For 30 yrs, I grew up with that no. stuck in my head (6336 was Mom's badge no. @ Seagate).

Oh...if u didn't know yet...I dunno y & how, but I just have this thing for NUMB3R5! And u know what!?  Since I got my car, I've been crazily & desperately trying to capture the mileage meter reading unique nos. like 1111km, 2222km, etc, but despaired always.  Even tried to capture it @ 6336km...but missed it as I was on the highway.

Yest'day, I came back from work, I captured this.  Since the trip from home-work (vice versa) is abt 10km, I know by the time I drive home the next day (ie. today), I'll b able to see 10360!  I perservered to "meet" 10360 when I go back home today. 

What I planned: I shall moderate my speed accordingly so that I'm out of the highway b4 10360km & if I reach home b4 that, I shall take a joy ride round the block till it reaches 10360km. I eagerly drove out of the airport & I realised that I'm starting @ 10352km.  Uh'oh...8km only...will I or will I not make it out of the highway @ 10360km?!?!

What destiny had in store for me: Just b4 I exit the PIE into Tampines, the meter showed 10358km & I was cursing myself!!! I won't be able to capture 10360 unless I get a red light.  Darn!  I see the light red ahead...it's 10359...oh no...still far ahead...I set my mobile's camera ON...I slowed down...Shit! 10360!!!  I took my mobile, checked the mirrors (no white man on white bikes with red light)...CLICK! I DID IT!!! YESSSS!!

If u look @ the red needle, when I snapped 10340km I was stationary @ carpark (btr pic quality).  When I snapped 10360km...I was @ 60km/hr...moving vehicle, hand shaky...thus poorer pic quality!                                                                                                                

Incidentally, this Sat, 10 Jun, is Dad's b'day.  I shall show him this on Sat & make his day!

Next target: 25676km (my birth date!)!!!

New image for 2006/07

This is what I do every yr:  I do once-a-year shopping & come June, I'll change my image. 

Once upon a time, in the 90s, I was into shirt & ties. 

The following yr, I changed my image with shirt/blouse & vests.

Then I was into unbuttoned shirts (with t-shirt inside of coz!! duh!).

After millenium, I changed image with body-hugging tops & A-line skirt...that was only bcoz I lost 10kg & when I've got it, y shldn't I flaunt it!?!? Hehehe.

Then workload bcame rugged...I was doing labourous job...so I started to go with tops & pants/jeans. 

Last yr I was into striped t-shirts & cargo pants.

It's time for yet another image change...Since I've gotten myself 4 kurtis @ 1 go during my trip to Tekka on Sat (on top of the 3 kurtis I already have @ home)...my new image for 2006/07 shall be very Indian - Kurti & skirts/pants.

Tekka trip was cool...I fell in luv with 1 kurti after another (the plan was to buy just 1 kurti to match my new white skirt) that I ended up buying 4 kurtis!!!  Mom's total damage for the day: $40 (@ $10 per kurti)!

Sneak peak @ my new kurti collection (and yeah, that's the skirt!):

Dusky Beauty

3 forces of nature my eyes simply adore: The moon; Dawn/Sunset; Sunrise/Dusk.

I captured the moon with my digital camera.  I wonder if I ever will get to capture sunrise (considering I always miss it no matter how much I try to wake up early when I'm on a vacation...just to catch it!).

After Maghrib last night, I prepared my dinner (briyani)...put my plate & mug on the floor & just as I was abt to put my 1st spoonful in my mouth...I saw a beautiful sight outside the balcony window.  I've always wanted to capture that sight whenever I get to leave office before the sun sets...but alas, I always happen 2b behind the wheels!  So I cldn't help myself...I went to my room, grabbed my mobile & click click click.  In a way, testing the quality of my 2mp camera of my Nokia 6280.

Simply love these pictures...so much so I used the 1st pic as my mobile's wallpaper!                                        

Wonderful start to my wkend!!

It's not everyday that I get to have a fulfilling day.  Today Fri, 2 Jun is one of those days.  Everyone, from office to home, knows how much I detest intern students (even my Director knows that I view intern students as pests in the office...except for a gem or two who comes along once every 5 yrs!). 

Since the last 2-3 mths, there's this Poly student attached to my boss (technically, under me also la!).  Started off well...he had initiative, very soft-spoken, very helpful.  Impression during the 1st wk was a relief.  Then the moment I started assigning tasks to him...I realised he's not what I'd thought of at earlier.  DISASTER!!  Lazy, slow, duh, choosy & don't take instructions too well (tell him to do A, he'll give you B!).  I don't like to instruct people like they're idiots, but with this boy, I just didn't have a choice.  With all the carelessness & slowness that I get from him...I decided (and made it clear to my boss) that I'm btr off doing my own work myself!!!  The worst thing abt him is just his appearance.  He's small sized & wears an oversized shirt!!  And his face is so small...but he keeps his hair like some Jap character (like putting a pot over his head!!).  And everytime he passes anything with reflection, he'll look at his reflection & adjust his hair or adjust the tucking of his shirt (which is as good as tucked out since it's oversized!!)  Gosh...I can't understand vain girls who looks at their reflection & this is a guy...how not to get irked?!?!  My teammate says he has a problem...he's always in his own world & has difficulty focusing.  Well, that's his problem, not mine.  Stay away from me!

I've been counting down to his last day 3rd Jun.  The day finally arrives (since 3 Jun is a Sat, technically today is his last day).  He gave me a farewell card (so unnecessary!!)...and I gave him...NOTHING of coz...I don't usually give anything to students on their last day, unless they are the gems I mentioned above.  I mean they were truly & asset & have contributed to the organisation & have been a great help which will be dearly missed when they're gone (there's only 1 NUS intern student whom I'm still in contact till today - Farah!  She wasn't in my team but yet, she was an asset...to me!).  Ok, I'm not so bad...I did wish him "all the best 4 ur future" ... coz I think he really needs it.  Unless he changes himself & his attitude, he'll nvr go far in life & I worry how he'll do in a real working environment when he starts working life.  Despite all that...the moment he left the office, I screamed "GOOD RIDDANCE!!"  Masyallah...only God knows how I've been waiting for 2nd Jun to arrive, despite knowing that I'll be aging with each passing day!

That aside, today was a very peaceful & productive day @ work as 80% of the staff strength were absent (clearing the polling day leave-in-lieu, MC or on course).  Thus, the 20% really enjoyed themselves!!!  There were no distractions  @ work, except for the phone which just doesn't stop ringing!!  I completed a very impt work.  Not denying I (& few others) got pissed with 1 of  my colleague who's supposed to be coordinating an implementation of a new data-entry system, but is not doing the job properly & is causing us great inconvenience & time wastage having to do something repeatedly!!  My colleagues who were equally pissed, esp Ms K, tried hard to cool me down...I just stormed out of the office, went to my car & took my Neal 'n' Nikki/Bunty Aur Babli audio CD from the car CD-player.  I had Fanaa songs playing in my PC, which is pretty slow & sentimental...thus as part of my anger management, since I'm too broke for retail therapy, I decided to treat my anger with music therapy!!  Having fast peppy songs will perk up my mood.  It worked.  I cooled down, sent out a nasty email in retaliation to the issue & lived the rest of my day happily.  By after lunch most of us were so bored & sleepy, but at least we had some freedom to relax, put our heads down to rest & not worry abt getting caught as we had no govt!

Insyallah going to Tekka tomorrow morning with mom.  Just felt like shopping for a new kurti that will match my new Indian-ny white skirt.  Got the skirt @ Tamp interchange for $16 but realised my existing kurti is quite long & thus doesn't suit the skirt.  So let's see...hope to come back with a kurti at least, hopefully mom will pay for it (take it as my advance b'day present...hehe).

Did I tell u I so love the song Hips Don't Lie by Shakira!?!? Ok...it's so unlike me to rave abt anything non-hindi...but yeah...hindi or no hindi...I'm a "love @ 1st sight/hearing" kinda person!  Loved that song @ 1st hearing.  I can do a single post on all the things I do when I fall in love with something @ 1st hearing or sight!

Sony (Ch 91 of Starhub Cable) is showing Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham tomorrow nite & Kal Ho Naa Ho on Sun nite (for the dunno how many times!)!  For sure will look 4ward to Sun nite to catch 1 of my all time fave SRK movies!  I love Kal Ho Naa Ho...simply coz SRK dies & the 2nd hero (for the 1st time in Bollywood) gets to end up with the heroine!!  I love it more coz the lucky 2nd hero is my darling Saif Ali Khan!  Ok ok...actually I like SRK in that movie esp the part he took Saif's diary & start blabbering "...I love you, I love you very very much Naina..." ... hehe...I like to say it along wif him whenever that part comes.  I kinda like the dialogues of Kal Ho Naa Ho that I memorise 80% of it (the other 20% are the parts that I don't like & usually will fast-fwd, that's y)!!  Fave song: Kal Ho Naa Ho.

Oh...in advance, Star Plus (Ch 41) will be showing Bluffmaster (Abhishek & Priyanka) on 18 Jun.  Woohooo...fairly new movie to watch on TV...cool!!  Looking 4ward to 18 Jun.  But meanwhile, I've a task to complete hopefully this wkend...to read & complete The Da Vinci Code.  Miss "K" is challenging me saying I'm too densed to digest the book or the movie...so I perservere to prove her wrong!