fishing for information

i'm sure i'm NOT the only person who uses facebook, twitter, blogs, and other online avenues to 'fish' for information. i mean, give me a break. i am QUITE bored. there is SO MUCH one can do when one is not doing anything concrete.

so, i recently found some very interesting information. one was particularly...curious for me. it got me totally confused, though it came close to "shocking".

then, it occured to me that i have been completely out of touch with certain people, certain places and certain events that i used to be in touch with. i wondered if they were deliberate decisions. i suppose if they were deliberate, i would know. yet, i'm not quite sure just how much of it was a conscious decision and how much of it was circumstancial.

hmm?

anyhoo, maybe it's for the best. :)

i *heart* my lappie

was looking back at my last post and i realised just how disorganised i am when it comes to my blog. i literally type what i think of. what happened to proper planning? *throw out of window*

so, my mum has returned all in one piece. she enjoyed her trip, and i think she is planning another trip in a couple more months. looks like it'll be hong kong with my aunt (her sis). hee hee...i overheard them talking on the phone when i was mock-asleep this morning.

so anyway, i wanted to say, i lurve my new lappie. although it's not very small, and it's been reconfigured (which i heard was actually unnecessary, but nvm....), i love it! a new laptop is like starting life all over again, because there is nothing in there. u have to download programmes and software and create new folders, etc.

and i like typing on it. it makes me feel...so...busy. hahaha. the lack of necessity to type has made typing a fun activity for me. isn't that weird?

ANYWAY, the weather is nuts too. one minute it's mad white hot, and the next minute it's grey and gloom. it's no wonder people are getting sick. i have been a little under the weather the last week or so. no big problem. just a little sorey throaty and a little flu-ey. i guess i haven't really made an effort to get better. i will i will.

yes, i really like to type on my lovely lappie. :)

hours before my mum flies off

my mum is going to bkk for a short trip. yes, amidst all the chaos there. she has balls. like me. hahaha. but worry not, for her god-daughter is thai and lives there, and will take good care of her. anyway, i think it's not THAT chaotic. not for tourists anyway. she may get some good buys out of it since i doubt there would be many tourists at this time.

and so, the sole responsibility of my dog lies with me for the next few days. i know, it's supposed to be my responsibility but i've been spoilt to the point that my mum is the one that wakes up every morning to bring my dog for a walk and feed and wash him. it motivates her cos she thinks she's losing weight by running with him. and i let her think that. :p

yeap, louis, you're stuck with me buddy!

sidetrack a bit.

i keep smelling this burning smell every night around 12 plus 1. i don't know if something is burning, or it's the haze. sometimes it smells like burnt rubber; sometimes like the incense my mum burns at home; sometimes it smells like a cigarette (i suspect one of my neighbours upstairs or downstairs smokes out of the window and hence, into my window. prob downstairs since smoke goes up. argh!).

so yah...it stinks. i feel disgusted and smoked out. yurgh!

alamak. i hear the fire engine!

*cross fingers*

it feels like...

had pepper crab over the weekend with some friends. and now, it feels like i'm about to get a sore throat.

and last weekend, i had jalan kayu otah - THE BEST OTAH IN THE WORLD!!! the problem was, i had otah for dinner...a bit too many sticks of them. ended up with an uncomfortable tummy the entire night.

so this wraps up another food item that i cannot eat in excess:

1. rice vermicilli (tung hoon)
2. otah

but the otah is really damn shiok lah!

while taking a break from training

i'm at a training session now for my new "job". it's day 2 of the 5-day programme and i'm having a lunch break now. so while waiting for the afternoon session to start, thought i'd just pop by to...ramble.

so...

it's great that i am only a 15-min walking distance away from home. i get to exercise and to reach work in a consistent time. 15-mins flat. no worries about traffic conditions at all. it doesn't matter. i just need my 2 legs. it's not a daily thing so i will not get tired of it...i think. haha

and i STILL get some free time. yay yay yay!!

alrightey. my post is really boring. aiyo. why like that?

toodles!

Rainy days

I'm pretty happy that it has been raining recently. I mean, it is TIME, please, dear God! It was getting soooo warm and humid, it was getting on my nerves.

In fact, I wish Singapore was cold and clammy and gloomy. Like London. Wouldn't that be great?!? :p

So today was one of those days again. Rainy. Just like I like it. And my poochie pooch, Louis, loves the weather. He's been lazing all day, enjoying the nice cold wind and even colder floor.

Look!

Cute right? It's the first time I've seen him in this position. And I think he propped the pillows up himself. Awww...

Bring on the rain!!!

MRT Annoyances

i'm quite irritated with the ppl on the very mrt that i boarded right now. now. this very moment. there is a dork who thinks he is the next best thing in the world when in fact, he is a dork. if i could, i'll tell it to his face how his very presence annoy me. then there is this girl who is holding a deck of cards and ONLY flipping the 7diamonds over and over again. arrgh...so annoying!

Casualty No. 37583021

Yeah yeah...I got hit by the CNY bug. Flu, sore throat bug, that is.

Spent Mon feeling worse for wear, but sneaked out all the same to meet Shir. It was a good meetup, although I can't say for myself if that was good for my sick self. After I went home, I developed a fever. Gre...at.

Tues was a groggy mess. The fever went off overnight, thanks to some serious self-medication and groaning and moaning in bed. Oh, and a big box of tissue one one side, and a plastic bag on the other side (just in case I puked). Couldn't eat much on Tues, which was perfect since I had no lunch prepared for me. Eventually, I mustered enough strength to cook meself some porridge for lunch. Just plain porridge with pickled veggies. Couldn't stomach anything else. More self-medication ensued.

Wed was much better. Still a little groggy. I think over the 3 days, I slept more than I was awake. At least I've got my appetite back and I could eat and crave for food. Like at night, I craved for chips, and cookies, which is probably NOT good. I settled for an apple instead. Crunch. Finally, something that required use of my teeth. After 2 days of porridge, that was some comfort for me.

Today, I'm up and stronger. Still with a hint of flu and cough but it's nothing really. And I'm gonna have dinner with the Jan Wedding Bunch. heh heh.

I know. I'm such a trouper!

Stock up!

I realised that in a bid for me to get more people to follow my blog, I need to do a few things:

1. Write more often.

2. Write about anything and everything to endear myself to a wider audience

3. From time to time, write about controversial/provocative/taboo subjects.

Don't worry, there is none from s/n 3 this time. Or should I say, I'm sorry to disappoint, all you gossip-mongers and kaypohs.

I'm gonna talk about boring ol' CNY.

I know everyone talks about the food and the goodies and the angbaos. Personally, I'm not that keen on the food, nor the goodies, and don't even get me started on the angbaos. I mean, the food is good, and I eat, perhaps a little more than usual, but nothing crazy. The goodies...well, I don't like pineapple tarts and I am not a big fan of bak kwa, so not too crazy about those. I'll eat the occasional love letter, nuts and melon seeds and kueh bangkit but that's it. Angbao...*big dramatic sigh* I'm reaching that age where giving an angbao is expected and receiving would invite unanswerable and painful questions.

So, I generally only look forward to a few things. Diplomatically, it would be to see all my relatives and catch up or update each other. Other things would include the mandatory SMALL game sessions: MJ, blackjack, in-between (this year, I forayed into Guitar Hero). But I thinkg the best of the lot is that for this one season in the whole year, my fridge and kitchen cabinets are stockpiled with...*holds breath*...PACKET DRINKS!!!

*slurp packet of lemon tea*

Yup...cartons and cartons of glorious packet drinks. Lemon Tea, Crysanthemum tea, mango juice, green tea, et cetera, et cetera... I love it that I can just reach into the cool-box and get meself a nice, cold, sweet packet of slurping goodness.

Actually, I'm not sure if I'm excited about the packet drinks or the fact that there is a stockpile of them.

I think, perhaps, things that come in large quantities amuse and excite me.

Happy Tiger Year~!

thanks, FB and twitter

as most would know/notice, i've been rather free. and the result of being rather free is that you tend to FIND for things to occupy time. some of these things, for me at least, is social networking (almost constantly) such as updating my status and random pearls of wisdom on FB and twitter, and surfing for information: news sites, gossip sites, blogs.

and i noticed something.

apparently, thanks to FB, twitter and probably other social networking sites, people DO NOT BLOG ANYMORE!?!?!

and i'm bored.

and now i know how people who are bored and free are constantly looking for others to blog so that they can catch up. even for a mundane read.

so i apologise for the lack of blog postings in the past 2.5 years. i blame it on having a job.

NOW that i do NOT have one, i can blog all the time. in fact, i should blog all the time. Hey look! i blogged twice today already.

AND...

Lo and behold! I even uploaded pictures!! something i am (in)famous for never doing even when i said i would!

wow!

now, i hope to garner enough people to read my blog so that i can make money off it.

*taps fingers and waits*