i think one reason i have this very standoffish attitute towards lpts is that he doesnt seem to have any vices. and well, that makes me somehow very wary. he doesnt drink nor smoke. he's very into being fit, but not the gym freaks type, which i suppose is good.
he'd said something to me today that sorta made me cringe and i just felt pretty weird after that. but doesnt he notice? i dont get it. maybe i just need to say it outright, but how can i when he's never said anything to me? i dont like when people try to hint and presume that others are thinking the same thing.
Saturday, March 19, 2005
Friday, March 18, 2005
jetset
it's a little ridiculous but i've been doing some travelling. too bad it's not to any place dramatically exciting.
wed- batam island from 940am to 1040pm
thurs- jb from 5pm to 6.30pm (causeway took us 1 hr to get across fr jb side)
fri- batam from 940am to 440pm
my passport has not really left my bag this week and i'm bringing it along with me to work today, just in case they decide at the last minute i need something else for the story.
batam wasnt as bad as i thought. but i guess that was cos me and terence had help fr some very very nice people we imposed on. danu became our de facto guide for the two days, driving us around and translating for us. and mr surya was very nice to lend us his car. one upside was that we had some pretty good seafd at golden prawn. especially liked the calamari and the bbq ayam. tried gong gong (shellfish... well i hesitate to call it a fish, it's more like a slug really) for the first time. and had some of the best nasi padang ever at pak datuk.
after these two weeks (including last week's visit to banda aceh) i realise just how important it is to speak malay. actually i did realise that earlier but i think i need to start learning something now. i mean a bit sad right that i can speak french better than malay (and i'm not saying i can actually speak french well) some reps are thinking of getting a class together and i think that would be beneficial to us all. now whether the company thinks so is another matter.
oh i would also like to add that after two days of trudging arond batam in pants and sneaks i am very happy to wear a skirt and heels today, something i dont usually do on sats as i prefer to dress down a bit. But Í just feel like well, feeling pretty for a change. heheh
wed- batam island from 940am to 1040pm
thurs- jb from 5pm to 6.30pm (causeway took us 1 hr to get across fr jb side)
fri- batam from 940am to 440pm
my passport has not really left my bag this week and i'm bringing it along with me to work today, just in case they decide at the last minute i need something else for the story.
batam wasnt as bad as i thought. but i guess that was cos me and terence had help fr some very very nice people we imposed on. danu became our de facto guide for the two days, driving us around and translating for us. and mr surya was very nice to lend us his car. one upside was that we had some pretty good seafd at golden prawn. especially liked the calamari and the bbq ayam. tried gong gong (shellfish... well i hesitate to call it a fish, it's more like a slug really) for the first time. and had some of the best nasi padang ever at pak datuk.
after these two weeks (including last week's visit to banda aceh) i realise just how important it is to speak malay. actually i did realise that earlier but i think i need to start learning something now. i mean a bit sad right that i can speak french better than malay (and i'm not saying i can actually speak french well) some reps are thinking of getting a class together and i think that would be beneficial to us all. now whether the company thinks so is another matter.
oh i would also like to add that after two days of trudging arond batam in pants and sneaks i am very happy to wear a skirt and heels today, something i dont usually do on sats as i prefer to dress down a bit. But Í just feel like well, feeling pretty for a change. heheh
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
so many films so little time
thought i'd narrow the SIFF 05 to the essentials. hopefully i can make it for these films (anyone up for these?)
The Five Obstructions / De Fem Benspaend
Together with Jorgen Leth (Sunday in Hell 1976, Haiti. Untitled 1996), Dogme filmmaker Lars Von Trier (Dancer in the Dark, Dogville) enters the world of documentary filmmaking and challenges the conventional methodology that dictates the genre. In 1967, Leth made a 13-minute short called The Perfect Human – a document on human behaviour. In the year 2000, Trier challenged Leth to undertake five re-makes of this film. Trier’s condition comes in the form of five obstructions, which constrain Leth to rethink the story, characters and method of remaking the original. It is a game full of traps and vicious turns and one in which two brilliant filmmakers attempt to outwit each other. In the end, The Five Obstructions is an investigation into the very phenomenon of filmmaking.
Won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Zagreb Motovun Film Festival 2004 and the Best Documentary Award at the Durban International Film Festival.
Director: Lars Von Trier / Jorgen Leth
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90min
Year: 2003
Rating: NC-16
23/04/2005 21:15:00 Jade 1 TBA
Wilby Wonderful
Featuring a stellar ensemble cast of Canada’s most talented actors including Sandra Oh, James Allodi, Maury Chaykin and Paul Gross, Wilby Wonderful is the tale of an eccentric little community on Wilby island who are threatened by scandals that rock their world to the foundations. Duck MacDonald (Callum Keith Rennie) is the town’s dyslexic sign painter who keeps interrupting the suicide attempts of depressed video store-owner Dan (James Allodi). Meanwhile, Dan has enlisted real-estate agent Carol French (Sandra Oh) with the task of selling his house before his intended “departure”. However, Carol is more preoccupied with selling her recently deceased mother-in-law’s property to Mayor Brent Fisher (Maury Chaykin) to find a way in with the in-crowd. In a town full absorbing troubles, no one is prepared for the discovery of a body in the closet.
Director: Daniel Maclvor
Country: Canada
Duration: 99min
Year: 2004
Rating: NC-16
Date Time Venue
26/04/2005 19:00:00 Jade 2 TBA
The Five Obstructions / De Fem Benspaend
Together with Jorgen Leth (Sunday in Hell 1976, Haiti. Untitled 1996), Dogme filmmaker Lars Von Trier (Dancer in the Dark, Dogville) enters the world of documentary filmmaking and challenges the conventional methodology that dictates the genre. In 1967, Leth made a 13-minute short called The Perfect Human – a document on human behaviour. In the year 2000, Trier challenged Leth to undertake five re-makes of this film. Trier’s condition comes in the form of five obstructions, which constrain Leth to rethink the story, characters and method of remaking the original. It is a game full of traps and vicious turns and one in which two brilliant filmmakers attempt to outwit each other. In the end, The Five Obstructions is an investigation into the very phenomenon of filmmaking.
Won the FIPRESCI Prize at the Zagreb Motovun Film Festival 2004 and the Best Documentary Award at the Durban International Film Festival.
Director: Lars Von Trier / Jorgen Leth
Country: Denmark
Duration: 90min
Year: 2003
Rating: NC-16
23/04/2005 21:15:00 Jade 1 TBA
Wilby Wonderful
Featuring a stellar ensemble cast of Canada’s most talented actors including Sandra Oh, James Allodi, Maury Chaykin and Paul Gross, Wilby Wonderful is the tale of an eccentric little community on Wilby island who are threatened by scandals that rock their world to the foundations. Duck MacDonald (Callum Keith Rennie) is the town’s dyslexic sign painter who keeps interrupting the suicide attempts of depressed video store-owner Dan (James Allodi). Meanwhile, Dan has enlisted real-estate agent Carol French (Sandra Oh) with the task of selling his house before his intended “departure”. However, Carol is more preoccupied with selling her recently deceased mother-in-law’s property to Mayor Brent Fisher (Maury Chaykin) to find a way in with the in-crowd. In a town full absorbing troubles, no one is prepared for the discovery of a body in the closet.
Director: Daniel Maclvor
Country: Canada
Duration: 99min
Year: 2004
Rating: NC-16
Date Time Venue
26/04/2005 19:00:00 Jade 2 TBA
Sunday, March 13, 2005
inflight service
i would like to add that i observed some of the best inflight service ever on the SAF aircraft to and from banda aceh.
yes, we were served by men in uniform. and not the neatly pressed airsteward types but these men were in jumpsuits and they had their ranks on their sleeves. and they were so nice and polite, greeting everyone as they boarded and deplaned.
and with the help of mercy relief staffers, we were served a late lunch on board the flight home (this was about 3pm) of some local fare - nasi goreng which was quite tasty (but maybe cos i was damn hungry by then, having only had a cheese sandwich, coffee, water and a jagung (corn on the cob - so sweet, and unlike the pale yellow corn we get here, it was bursting with orange-yellow nibs) since 5am.
after the nasi goreng and lemon barley was handed out, the saf guy (dunno his rank tho) served fried chicken wings and some of those fried japanese rolls with that seaweed strip wrapped around. also eddie - the mercy relief staff who oversees the meulaboh project - brought his wife's muruku which was crunchy and delicious and oh-so bad for the throat.
so i arrived in singapore - full stomach, heavy heart
yes, we were served by men in uniform. and not the neatly pressed airsteward types but these men were in jumpsuits and they had their ranks on their sleeves. and they were so nice and polite, greeting everyone as they boarded and deplaned.
and with the help of mercy relief staffers, we were served a late lunch on board the flight home (this was about 3pm) of some local fare - nasi goreng which was quite tasty (but maybe cos i was damn hungry by then, having only had a cheese sandwich, coffee, water and a jagung (corn on the cob - so sweet, and unlike the pale yellow corn we get here, it was bursting with orange-yellow nibs) since 5am.
after the nasi goreng and lemon barley was handed out, the saf guy (dunno his rank tho) served fried chicken wings and some of those fried japanese rolls with that seaweed strip wrapped around. also eddie - the mercy relief staff who oversees the meulaboh project - brought his wife's muruku which was crunchy and delicious and oh-so bad for the throat.
so i arrived in singapore - full stomach, heavy heart
Saturday, March 12, 2005
what a day
it all began at 5am when i woke up with alarm bells ringing in my ears.
it was 5am on a saturday morning, what the hell was i doing up? well, i had been up earlier than that, finding it hard to sleep and having a nightmare of oversleeping and missing the plane.
yeah, it was my first overseas trip with (company). unfortunately it was only a day trip but what a day and what a trip.
i got my ass down to changi airbase by 615 where the amazing folks at mercy relief met us with hot coffee/tea, treats from polar and nasi lemak. that was a bit much for me at that time in the morning, plus i'd had some toast earlier so i just stuck to the damn sweet coffee. it was after all, before dawn, and i had a long day ahead of me.
we finally boarded the plane - not the c130 as i'd hoped but the nice civilian looking fokker. welcomed aboard by some lovely men in uniform (always like men in uniform) and waited for the vvips to jump onboard and take off to banda aceh. about 2 h 45 min later (and some sugar rolls and milo after) we landed at the airport, all set for the mou signing and groundbreaking ceremony which was all nice and mundane, getting some quotes and taking notes and stuff (except that one of the speeches was in bahasa, but according to the BH guy, was the usual - thanking sg for job well done etc). had some delicious treats - fresh boiled groundnuts and corn, which red cross' chairman sorta made me take and try but i'm glad cos man was it sweet and it was so delicious and truly full of flavour!
hilariously, we took a detour to the bupati's house. he's like the mayor of the district.
Toilet stop!
it was a huge mansion like place, but upkeep not that great. but we were just grateful for the toilet cos the ceremony took place, well in a patch of empty land really.
it was quite amusing.
anyway we hopped back onto the bus/cruiser and they took us around to the coast, that is, the devastation, the part that was swept away.
it was horrifying.
id seen it on tv and the newspapers but to see it in front of me, albeit from the bus, was a shock. it stunned most of us into silence.
i'd spoken to a french diplomat who was in meulaboh before and he described it as 'being on the moon' and i know what he meant. it was literally a disaster area. most of the area, as far as i could see, was wiped out. a few coconut trees dot the landscape and remnants of houses too. but that's it.
as we drove through in silence, i saw the concrete foundations of what were once houses, ""like tombstones marking where the house used to be"'' said the assoc professor sitting next to me. I saw a child's shoe among debris, boats where houses used to be, flattened cars and a floating power generation that had been swept three km inland by the power of the wave. there were little lakes, or what seemed like lakes, everywhere. but these were just the spaces were houses used to be. some houses looked intact, but driving further on, and viewing it at a different angle, i'd realise that it was only the hollow carcass of a house.
and the extent of the damage was truly amazing. we drove through it, seemingly for nearly twenty minutes, and out again and you could see where the wave stopped and all was nice and good. or so it seemed. for driving on into the town centre, some buildings had crumbled in the earthquake.
i felt guilty
at coming to look and see, like it was some sort of tourist attraction
the place awed me, made me sick and left a funny taste in my mouth.
it was 5am on a saturday morning, what the hell was i doing up? well, i had been up earlier than that, finding it hard to sleep and having a nightmare of oversleeping and missing the plane.
yeah, it was my first overseas trip with (company). unfortunately it was only a day trip but what a day and what a trip.
i got my ass down to changi airbase by 615 where the amazing folks at mercy relief met us with hot coffee/tea, treats from polar and nasi lemak. that was a bit much for me at that time in the morning, plus i'd had some toast earlier so i just stuck to the damn sweet coffee. it was after all, before dawn, and i had a long day ahead of me.
we finally boarded the plane - not the c130 as i'd hoped but the nice civilian looking fokker. welcomed aboard by some lovely men in uniform (always like men in uniform) and waited for the vvips to jump onboard and take off to banda aceh. about 2 h 45 min later (and some sugar rolls and milo after) we landed at the airport, all set for the mou signing and groundbreaking ceremony which was all nice and mundane, getting some quotes and taking notes and stuff (except that one of the speeches was in bahasa, but according to the BH guy, was the usual - thanking sg for job well done etc). had some delicious treats - fresh boiled groundnuts and corn, which red cross' chairman sorta made me take and try but i'm glad cos man was it sweet and it was so delicious and truly full of flavour!
hilariously, we took a detour to the bupati's house. he's like the mayor of the district.
Toilet stop!
it was a huge mansion like place, but upkeep not that great. but we were just grateful for the toilet cos the ceremony took place, well in a patch of empty land really.
it was quite amusing.
anyway we hopped back onto the bus/cruiser and they took us around to the coast, that is, the devastation, the part that was swept away.
it was horrifying.
id seen it on tv and the newspapers but to see it in front of me, albeit from the bus, was a shock. it stunned most of us into silence.
i'd spoken to a french diplomat who was in meulaboh before and he described it as 'being on the moon' and i know what he meant. it was literally a disaster area. most of the area, as far as i could see, was wiped out. a few coconut trees dot the landscape and remnants of houses too. but that's it.
as we drove through in silence, i saw the concrete foundations of what were once houses, ""like tombstones marking where the house used to be"'' said the assoc professor sitting next to me. I saw a child's shoe among debris, boats where houses used to be, flattened cars and a floating power generation that had been swept three km inland by the power of the wave. there were little lakes, or what seemed like lakes, everywhere. but these were just the spaces were houses used to be. some houses looked intact, but driving further on, and viewing it at a different angle, i'd realise that it was only the hollow carcass of a house.
and the extent of the damage was truly amazing. we drove through it, seemingly for nearly twenty minutes, and out again and you could see where the wave stopped and all was nice and good. or so it seemed. for driving on into the town centre, some buildings had crumbled in the earthquake.
i felt guilty
at coming to look and see, like it was some sort of tourist attraction
the place awed me, made me sick and left a funny taste in my mouth.
Tuesday, March 08, 2005
bkk
three days in bangkok.
i want to go back again.
stayed at suk 11 at sukhumvit soi 11. backpackers hostel. pretty cool. pretty cheap (700 baht/nite for twin room ensuite bath). close to skytrain station. great breakfasts. am sure will stay there again!
this is interestingly the corridor leading to the rooms on the third floor. it's part of the new wing they have. the second floor are dorms.
a pretty cool restaurant/bar sits around the corner and there are a few new spas (raintree and ananda) nearby. and of course bed supperclub is just a few min walk away. sound fantastic? check out www.suk11.com (no one's actually paying me to write this btw)
did the usual - shop sightsee eat.
i want to go back again.
stayed at suk 11 at sukhumvit soi 11. backpackers hostel. pretty cool. pretty cheap (700 baht/nite for twin room ensuite bath). close to skytrain station. great breakfasts. am sure will stay there again!
this is interestingly the corridor leading to the rooms on the third floor. it's part of the new wing they have. the second floor are dorms.
a pretty cool restaurant/bar sits around the corner and there are a few new spas (raintree and ananda) nearby. and of course bed supperclub is just a few min walk away. sound fantastic? check out www.suk11.com (no one's actually paying me to write this btw)
did the usual - shop sightsee eat.
Sunday, February 27, 2005
oscar boredom
ok i got bored about halfway thru the oscars, which was thankfully saved by the very funny Chris Rock (you have to see his standup stuff).
i was appalled by the oscar nominees for best song. ok, well i'm always appalled, especially that year when that damn tarzan song beat out the magnolia OST which had the very talented aimee mann all over it.
this year, beyonce was brought in to spice up the stage, singing what.. 3 of the 5 nominees? boring boring boring i tell you. even the counting crows were boring. with that strawberry ice-cream poofy hit of theirs called Accidentally In Love.
Was just reading this article from Canada's London Free Press.
WILL WIN
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER AND CHARLES HART FOR LEARN TO BE LONELY
SHOULD WIN
WHO CARES?
- This year's best original song category is one of the weakest races in years. Two of the songs -- Look To Your Path from The Chorus and Al Otro Lado Del Rio from The Motorcycle Diaries -- likely no one has ever heard and the remaining three are incredibly dull. Even the Oscar producers have little faith in the songs, judging by their enlistment of R&B star Beyonce to help out with the performances of three songs.
so true. so sad.
i'd rather watch the grammys again, for that great tribute to southern rock with lynyrd skynyrd, keith urban singing that fantastic Elvin Bishop song Fooled Around And Fell In Love.
i was appalled by the oscar nominees for best song. ok, well i'm always appalled, especially that year when that damn tarzan song beat out the magnolia OST which had the very talented aimee mann all over it.
this year, beyonce was brought in to spice up the stage, singing what.. 3 of the 5 nominees? boring boring boring i tell you. even the counting crows were boring. with that strawberry ice-cream poofy hit of theirs called Accidentally In Love.
Was just reading this article from Canada's London Free Press.
WILL WIN
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER AND CHARLES HART FOR LEARN TO BE LONELY
SHOULD WIN
WHO CARES?
- This year's best original song category is one of the weakest races in years. Two of the songs -- Look To Your Path from The Chorus and Al Otro Lado Del Rio from The Motorcycle Diaries -- likely no one has ever heard and the remaining three are incredibly dull. Even the Oscar producers have little faith in the songs, judging by their enlistment of R&B star Beyonce to help out with the performances of three songs.
so true. so sad.
i'd rather watch the grammys again, for that great tribute to southern rock with lynyrd skynyrd, keith urban singing that fantastic Elvin Bishop song Fooled Around And Fell In Love.
I've just finished with Da Vinci Code, probably months after the whole world has read it, devoured it.
I can see why people love this pageturner so. It's exciting. It's about something that most people are familiar with - the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail and the mysteries surrounding this .. sacred chalice. Which turns out not to be a chalice. So it's quite intriguing and the pace is fast. Besides, doesn't everyone love a good conspiracy?
But I did not like the writing. He does not really bring out his characters well. I find myself not liking the protagonist very much, who seems to well, know too much. They are also stereotypical and definitely lacking in dimension.
Also, I thought a couple of things were a bit too obvious and it wasn't a "gasp omigod, I never knew that was coming" moment for me when it shold've been. Plus Dan Brown just leads us back one full circle, not really answering any questions that he brought up in the first place.
Maybe it's because of all the hype that I've finished the book disappointed. The way i've been told that others couldn't put it down, that people finished it in one sitting. I think it's gonna make a helluva movie, probably for Disney. (I'm not saying that Disney's making the movie, but it's just that the book seems to me very Disneyfied. Very simple, easy, mildly interesting, would probably make one great theme park ride)
But please, Tom Hanks as the lead??? disney i tell you, disney.
I can see why people love this pageturner so. It's exciting. It's about something that most people are familiar with - the Knights Templar and the Holy Grail and the mysteries surrounding this .. sacred chalice. Which turns out not to be a chalice. So it's quite intriguing and the pace is fast. Besides, doesn't everyone love a good conspiracy?
But I did not like the writing. He does not really bring out his characters well. I find myself not liking the protagonist very much, who seems to well, know too much. They are also stereotypical and definitely lacking in dimension.
Also, I thought a couple of things were a bit too obvious and it wasn't a "gasp omigod, I never knew that was coming" moment for me when it shold've been. Plus Dan Brown just leads us back one full circle, not really answering any questions that he brought up in the first place.
Maybe it's because of all the hype that I've finished the book disappointed. The way i've been told that others couldn't put it down, that people finished it in one sitting. I think it's gonna make a helluva movie, probably for Disney. (I'm not saying that Disney's making the movie, but it's just that the book seems to me very Disneyfied. Very simple, easy, mildly interesting, would probably make one great theme park ride)
But please, Tom Hanks as the lead??? disney i tell you, disney.
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
books
i'm on a roll today, my mind is just running off in a million directions at once. so before i leave this computer, let me just post some websites that might put u on your journey towards reading the entire universe
First up, Washington Post's BookWorld.
Powell's Books - yes that legendary independent bookstore with fascinating little nuggets of information is here.
BookGroupList's reading list is always useful.
Of course, my favourite newspaper's Book Section is a must!
And then on the other continent is another favourite paper's book pages.
BookSlut!
Village Voice's books bits
The Australian's
First up, Washington Post's BookWorld.
Powell's Books - yes that legendary independent bookstore with fascinating little nuggets of information is here.
BookGroupList's reading list is always useful.
Of course, my favourite newspaper's Book Section is a must!
And then on the other continent is another favourite paper's book pages.
BookSlut!
Village Voice's books bits
The Australian's
sometimes
i wonder why we met. why had we both been at city hall at the same time, waiting for other people?
my friend told me today - looks lke you havent been having much luck with guys recently. and said something about making it his mission to find me someone.
i told him, good luck. it's gonna take some time.
anyway most guys out there are taken i reckon.
where do u go to meet someone?
anyone?
my friend told me today - looks lke you havent been having much luck with guys recently. and said something about making it his mission to find me someone.
i told him, good luck. it's gonna take some time.
anyway most guys out there are taken i reckon.
where do u go to meet someone?
anyone?
Monday, February 21, 2005
Sunday, February 20, 2005
the other
i was asked abt the other fella. the one who made me feel like i was walking on air. the one whom i couldn't wait to be with. i still have feelings for him. but the only way to remain sane is to lock those feelings away at the back of my mind.we still keep in touch via email and phone/sms and well, for a few wks, by proxy. but different country different continent different time zone. that's all i can say.
i've also been asked about the horoscope website. if you'd like to read about yourself, please click here. be warned that not all signs are written about.
i've also been asked about the horoscope website. if you'd like to read about yourself, please click here. be warned that not all signs are written about.
Saturday, February 19, 2005
no rant
ok maybe a short one
because today i didnt spend my whole life waiitng at the office. i left at 7. on a saturday night. unbelievable. and probably the last time this will occur!
i had asked, on tues, for sat off. a bit late yes, but it had slipped my mind withe million and one things i had to do. supe thought it over and said prob not butwe'll give you a morning job or something and you can leave early.
so friday came and assignments were doled out. i got a 1030 and straightfwd. so that was ok. but 530 came and they needed changes to be made to my longish story. so i had to make calls, check online and finally, altho still stressed, i left the office.
i realise i keep gritting my teeth these days. stressed out i am.
anyway i'd gone out with someone fri but i kept thinking of someone else. i dont know why i mean the guy in front of me is perfectly nice and all but i just didnt feel anything. and i think about someone who.... i just cant put a finger on, who confuses me and yet i cant stop thinking about him. its insane.
because today i didnt spend my whole life waiitng at the office. i left at 7. on a saturday night. unbelievable. and probably the last time this will occur!
i had asked, on tues, for sat off. a bit late yes, but it had slipped my mind withe million and one things i had to do. supe thought it over and said prob not butwe'll give you a morning job or something and you can leave early.
so friday came and assignments were doled out. i got a 1030 and straightfwd. so that was ok. but 530 came and they needed changes to be made to my longish story. so i had to make calls, check online and finally, altho still stressed, i left the office.
i realise i keep gritting my teeth these days. stressed out i am.
anyway i'd gone out with someone fri but i kept thinking of someone else. i dont know why i mean the guy in front of me is perfectly nice and all but i just didnt feel anything. and i think about someone who.... i just cant put a finger on, who confuses me and yet i cant stop thinking about him. its insane.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
loveless
i started this blog ten minutes ago. then decided to can it. cos it was essentially me talking about my lack of a love life. and i was thinking, why should i post that? for people to read? and now after reading this silly horoscope compatibility shite i decided to fk with it, i'm just now going to bitch about my lack-of-love life.
it all started out with valentine's day. and being dateless. again. and how i got a phone call fr the uk fr that sweet boy to wish me a happy valentine's. and earlier in the day i had gotten an sms fr this idiot (who's not really an idiot, but really quite a nice guy when he wants to be. but who's made me very pissed off by the way he doesn't want to be straightforward and who i think is a bloody coward for not being straightfwd with me) saying happy valentine's day. so when i got that i was like 'what an idiot'. an SMS!!
anyway getting back to my horoscope thingy, my friend sent me something else abt horoscopes earlier and i had remarked how true that one seemed. at least for me and my relationships. and then i read this one and one sentence stuck out at me. or more like stuck its palm out and slapped me across the face.
"(Cancerians) are frequently considered to be heart-breakers"
(ok make that part of a sentence)
bcos damnit the Idiot labelled me one not too long ago.
ok he was drunk when he called me and said a lot of stuff but i am a firm believer of alcohol being a sort of truth serum (it definitely makes me loosen my tongue). so i am inclined to believe that he meant it and some other things he inadvertently revealed.
he didnt remember what the hell he told me when i asked him about it the day after. figures.
anyway the more i read my horoscope, the more it sounded like someone was reading my personality profile. shockingly insightful these things can be.
of course i'm not going to run out and heed every other horoscope i read in the glossies. but somehow this just rang true with me. like for one thing, i am very moody and i definitely have this need to feel secure - emotionally and financially.
good god and this too
Since Cancer hates rejection and is usually extremely cautious about making any form of committment, he or she will often try to avoid giving an answer and must never be rushed into providing one
and of course they have
At their best, Cancer partners are loyal, supportive, nurturing, compassionate, caring, dedicated, emotionally faithful, tender, pampering and adoring. At worse, they are possessive, jealous, moody, volatile, controlling, dependent and prone to suffer from depression.
and then
Likes: hobbies, romance, children, parties, home and country.
Dislikes: failure, opposition, aggravating situations, being told what to do and being given advice...whether good or bad.
the more i read this website (and there is plenty to read! except that for some strange reason only certain horoscopes are written about...) the more i go "woah" cos it sounds like me. is that nuts or what?
ok maybe except for this:
These are souls who avoid using charge cards if they can pay in cash immediately...and they usually can. then again, maybe cos i only use a debit card n i dont have my own credit card. so that's not exactly charging something is it?
Suitable Occupations Include:
- Medical - Chemical - Pharmaceutical - Nutritional - Education - Chef - Realtor - Musician - Artist - Acting - Broker -
- Archaeology - Farming - Catering - Historian - Merchandising - Manufacturer -
i knew i shouldve been an archaeologist.
Being a Water sign, Cancer individuals have a tendency to overindulge in wine and alcohol...beverages which are not tolerated well by these natives damn now they tell me.
it all started out with valentine's day. and being dateless. again. and how i got a phone call fr the uk fr that sweet boy to wish me a happy valentine's. and earlier in the day i had gotten an sms fr this idiot (who's not really an idiot, but really quite a nice guy when he wants to be. but who's made me very pissed off by the way he doesn't want to be straightforward and who i think is a bloody coward for not being straightfwd with me) saying happy valentine's day. so when i got that i was like 'what an idiot'. an SMS!!
anyway getting back to my horoscope thingy, my friend sent me something else abt horoscopes earlier and i had remarked how true that one seemed. at least for me and my relationships. and then i read this one and one sentence stuck out at me. or more like stuck its palm out and slapped me across the face.
"(Cancerians) are frequently considered to be heart-breakers"
(ok make that part of a sentence)
bcos damnit the Idiot labelled me one not too long ago.
ok he was drunk when he called me and said a lot of stuff but i am a firm believer of alcohol being a sort of truth serum (it definitely makes me loosen my tongue). so i am inclined to believe that he meant it and some other things he inadvertently revealed.
he didnt remember what the hell he told me when i asked him about it the day after. figures.
anyway the more i read my horoscope, the more it sounded like someone was reading my personality profile. shockingly insightful these things can be.
of course i'm not going to run out and heed every other horoscope i read in the glossies. but somehow this just rang true with me. like for one thing, i am very moody and i definitely have this need to feel secure - emotionally and financially.
good god and this too
Since Cancer hates rejection and is usually extremely cautious about making any form of committment, he or she will often try to avoid giving an answer and must never be rushed into providing one
and of course they have
At their best, Cancer partners are loyal, supportive, nurturing, compassionate, caring, dedicated, emotionally faithful, tender, pampering and adoring. At worse, they are possessive, jealous, moody, volatile, controlling, dependent and prone to suffer from depression.
and then
Likes: hobbies, romance, children, parties, home and country.
Dislikes: failure, opposition, aggravating situations, being told what to do and being given advice...whether good or bad.
the more i read this website (and there is plenty to read! except that for some strange reason only certain horoscopes are written about...) the more i go "woah" cos it sounds like me. is that nuts or what?
ok maybe except for this:
These are souls who avoid using charge cards if they can pay in cash immediately...and they usually can. then again, maybe cos i only use a debit card n i dont have my own credit card. so that's not exactly charging something is it?
Suitable Occupations Include:
- Medical - Chemical - Pharmaceutical - Nutritional - Education - Chef - Realtor - Musician - Artist - Acting - Broker -
- Archaeology - Farming - Catering - Historian - Merchandising - Manufacturer -
i knew i shouldve been an archaeologist.
Being a Water sign, Cancer individuals have a tendency to overindulge in wine and alcohol...beverages which are not tolerated well by these natives damn now they tell me.
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
magazines
was talking to a friend who's getting into freelance writing about magazines. and she said, we should start one.
and i got to thinking - how much wld it take to start one?
and we talked about that and also how wld we set the mag apart from the others? def not a fashion mag cos tt's all been done. travel is too high budget.
i always thought that singapore needs a better entertainment magazne. we've only got 8days and now there's first but how about something more tuned into music? not just international but also singapore. so music, movies and books maybe. like entertainment weekly, singapore style?
would anyone be interested in that?
and i got to thinking - how much wld it take to start one?
and we talked about that and also how wld we set the mag apart from the others? def not a fashion mag cos tt's all been done. travel is too high budget.
i always thought that singapore needs a better entertainment magazne. we've only got 8days and now there's first but how about something more tuned into music? not just international but also singapore. so music, movies and books maybe. like entertainment weekly, singapore style?
would anyone be interested in that?
Sunday, February 13, 2005
apologies
once again i've gone off my rocker this weekend.
and on my second day of the weekend today, i plan to write up my samui travel piece (more difficult than i imagined because we didnt exactly do much travelling!) and then i can go out and do some shopping (i see tt tangs is having a sale! and maybe go check out that james lavelle shop at far east) altho i was in town yesterday picking up some books and toiletries. but it was still a bit crowded. plus i cant really shop with guys. i really do my best shopping on my own. but i tend to get a bit too impulsive and occasionally will need to be reined in. but ooh was looking at isetan orchard's third floor where they've got shelli segal, had quite a few nice dresses there. but pretty damn pricey. also kinda liked this really cute bag at song + kelly. which wld unfortunately set me back a few hundred dollars. but yes, it would be somewhat unique. wld that make it worth it?
and on my second day of the weekend today, i plan to write up my samui travel piece (more difficult than i imagined because we didnt exactly do much travelling!) and then i can go out and do some shopping (i see tt tangs is having a sale! and maybe go check out that james lavelle shop at far east) altho i was in town yesterday picking up some books and toiletries. but it was still a bit crowded. plus i cant really shop with guys. i really do my best shopping on my own. but i tend to get a bit too impulsive and occasionally will need to be reined in. but ooh was looking at isetan orchard's third floor where they've got shelli segal, had quite a few nice dresses there. but pretty damn pricey. also kinda liked this really cute bag at song + kelly. which wld unfortunately set me back a few hundred dollars. but yes, it would be somewhat unique. wld that make it worth it?
Saturday, February 12, 2005
crumbling and tumbling
i know i can have pretty bad mood swings sometimes but i think this day's blog entries might make me sound psyho. manic depressive or something along those lines.
just was chewed n spat out by the c ed and story was as usual shredded to pieces. she was telling me how the story didnt really say anything new compared to last mth's story abt long wkends. and i kept telling her I KNOW! its not like its my damn story. sigh....
im really pissed off by too many things i think i better not say anymore. i just want to run away now.
just was chewed n spat out by the c ed and story was as usual shredded to pieces. she was telling me how the story didnt really say anything new compared to last mth's story abt long wkends. and i kept telling her I KNOW! its not like its my damn story. sigh....
im really pissed off by too many things i think i better not say anymore. i just want to run away now.
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