i’ve learnt one very important thing over my last weekend:
NEVER (and i really mean never ever) eat flu medicine before going for a drinking session.
you’ll be out before you know it. and you won’t even know what the fuck hit you until it’s too late.
take it from me.
p/s: sorry for the delay in the birthday pictures, they’ll be up soon - i promise! by this week, no less.
pp/s: happy birthdays to the feb/march babies - gracey, wendy and ivan!
another 365 days have passed and i’m one year older again.
it’s my birthday and i’m stuck at the kl international airport waiting for my flight home - exhausted and incredibly sleepy.
what a lousy way to spend this special day - not sleeping enough, worrying and working my ass off.
damn it.
anyway, happy birthday to me.
more updates on this eventful work trip when i’m back home - the internet connection is horrible here.
p/s: thank you for all the birthday wishes, i’m really touched that you remembered!
yes, i know. i’m late again.
national day was 9 august, and i’m only writing about this on (let’s see)… 13 august!
oh well, better to be late than never, i guess.
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going back into time by a couple of months, i first heard the ndp 2007 theme song on television. the song was sung by kit chan with lyrics written by jimmy ye. since both of them are very talented local artistes, i naturally had high expectations of the ndp 2007 theme song.
however, after listening to the song, i was pretty disappointed - both the music and lyrics didn’t speak to me, unlike the previous ndp song that kit sung - home. has our local artistes lost their touch, or had i grown too cynical to appreciate the song?
why? why didn’t the song touch me? do i not love singapore as much as i did in the past when i was much younger? what happened?
questions, questions.
in the days that followed, i’ve had the opportunity to listen the song a few more times and i realised that the song gradually began to speak to me.
the song was reflective of what singapore is going through as its citizens become more globalised and well-travelled. we’ve come a long way from what we used to be - a fishermen’s village. our people are now well-educated with broadened horizons. as the world becomes smaller, we’re now encouraged to look outwards.
and the song reflected all of that.
we might have been to major cosmopolitan cities such as london, paris and new york and experienced their cultures and ways of living. however, no matter how glitzy or seductive those cities were, the ultimate place that we miss…the country where we were born and raised.
the ndp 2007 theme song - there’s no place i’d rather be
it’s true. our family, our friends are all here. how far can the pod fall from its tree?
and yes, we lament about our lack of freedom here, about the high yet ever-increasing costs of living, about the stressful and overbearing hectic lifestyles…
but yet, we also enjoy the stability that this country offers us, the honest leadership, the meritocracy system that we’re not judged based on our colour or race.
for that, i still am thankful.
happy birthday, singapore. may we grow and mature together - blissfully, peacefully and happily.
today is that day was a very special day!
it’s chean’s birthday!
the group of us finally managed to pick a day whereby everyone is free to meet up for chean’s birthday and dinner was set to be at a particular japanese restaurant in suntec city.
having arrived earlier at the restaurant, i decided to show chean my new work toy…which reminded me that i had unfinished work waiting to be done.
look at chean’s face with glee as i stared ever-so-woefully at the ibook. evurl, tsk!
not too long after, dazzie and jun arrived. since all four of us were suffering from the growling stomachs, we decided to go ahead and refuel ourselves without cozi.
judging by the menu, the restaurant’s speciality is their katsu items. hence…
yummy!
oh yes, it’s japanese cuisine again. it’ll always be japanese cuisine when the girls decide upon the dining place, okay?!
as our food was arriving, our dearest cozi decided to make his appearance at last by walking up and down along the entrance of the restaurant. finally, we’re all gathered!
after we wasted away hours eating, catching up and gossiping about what’s-happening-to-other-common-people-we-know, we adjorned to starbucks where the guys (yes, the guys!) decided to surprise chean with a makeshift birthday cake.
warm chocolate cake with lovely chocolate sauce…how sweet, right?
the night ended much later with chatter, laughter and cam-whoring with cammie. it wasn’t a spectacular celebration…but it was one that’s filled with warmth.
if i hadn’t said it enough, happy birthday, chean! may all your wishes come true…
and also, may we have many such nights in the days ahead.
It has been a wind-whirl of activities for me, especially last weekend. Although I’ve been on leave from Wednesday to Friday last week, it seemed as though work has never really left my mind. I even went back to office on Friday to check, clear and reply my work email.
I’ve been working for at least 13 hours everyday this week. I think I’m becoming a nerd! Yay! Let’s see how long I can hold out for, while maintaining this crazy shitload of work.
Anyway, I’ve spent last Friday and Saturday wasting away my lungs and liver again. Sleeping at 6am in the morning for two nights consectively really isn’t alot of fun when you’re aging. Oh yar, and we celebrated JL’s birthday on Saturday night too!
Birthdays are evil business. On almost everyone’s birthday, I’ve seen them plied with so much alcohol…(think martell/ chivas/ beer/ mixed/ submarines etc) that they’ve to be carried home most of the time. Seems it’s almost like a tradition.
I just realised that alot of my friends’ birthdays occur during February and March and this, most certainly, spells trouble for my wallet. But then again, these are really special occasions that come around the corner once a year.
Besides work and play, I’ve been rather caught up in buying furniture for my bedroom as well. I was rather excited about it initally, but the excitement gradually wore off with my pre-occupation with my work. I suppose I’ll have to find it real sooon again…so that I can get myself to pack the room and welcome my new furniture which will be delivered this coming Saturday!
With so much on my mind, I guess I must make some notes and to-do lists to remind myself of what I’ve intended to do.
Blog to-dos:
Note to self: Must remember to do…
today’s another special day!
today’s dazziemon’s birthday!
happy birthday, dazziemon!
i’m so glad to have known you in my university days. starting from our days in 27 right til our last days in 24/25, we’ve created so many memories.
somehow, thinking back now, the first image that came to my mind is what happens during examination time. everytime when this awful period is around the corner, everyone starts to mug intensively and the stress level shoots straight up so much so that you can practically feel the temperature rising in the rooms.
whenever the material gets overwhelming and a mental break is in order, me and chean will sneak into dazziemon’s room and start to disturb him.
most of the times, he gets ‘beaten’ by us soundly.
- awfully good stress-busting activity. heh. -
and he always has cute biscuits in his blue cookie jar, which will be ’stunned’ by the regular visitors to his room… i especially love those tiny cookies with colourful hard icing on top? those that you could get in the traditional grocery shop displayed in huge tins?
and when my computer was down, he would allow me to play dota on his computer when he’s not around. yay!
and he’ll listen to me whine and complain, telling him incoherent things… but somehow, he manages to pierce together the underlying stories most of the time.
oh no, i’m beginning to sound like an old lady… now i know why the old folks always like to go ’想当年 …’
so… for one last time, before the clock strikes twelve, i sincerely hoped that you’ve had a smashing birthday, dazmond! and that all your wishes, hopes and dreams will come true…
love,
me.
this might come a little late, but nonetheless…
happy birthday, benjamin!
you’ve been a very special person…someone that had seen most of my ups and downs in these recent years. like a big brother, you’ve provided the shoulder to lean on, a listening ear and invaluable advice when i’m lost, confused or feeling down. you’ve lectured me when i couldn’t see reason or when i was plainly being stubborn, not wanting to admit my mistakes or misconceptions.
you’ve seen me at my worst, with choking sobs and a tear-stained face but yet, you still stood beside me, offering that comforting hand and mayhap, a guiding lamp when i was lost in the darkness and ugliness of my own mind.
you will always be one of those people who came into my life, and left a footprint so deep that it can never be washed away. nor do i wish for it do be washed away.
i hope you’ve enjoyed your special day.
thank you for all you’ve done for me…and for being you.
i hope we will still have many birthdays together!
love always,
me.
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