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Entries from June 2009

Pictures & Updates!

June 21, 2009 · Leave a Comment

I have been told my wordpress’ pretty much deserted, that is kinda true! Mainly because I have not much to blog about! Urps.

In short, I am lazy and also newly unemployed (Again?!) Not much to talk about, will update when I get a new job :)

Anyhow, shall post up pictures of the latest addition to our family! Very much loved and pampered princess, my little niece, who seems attracted to – of all cartoon characters - Hello Kitty. Omg.

Firstly, Rachelle (pronounced Ray shell) Lee @ one week old. All newborns look like boys har!

Side note: Yes, Rach, it does appear that my new-born niece has a name like yours :)

Page 1 - 1st week old

Affectionately called Mei Mei (that used to be my exclusive term in the family, happily usurped by the new princess!) @ two-three weeks old. Her looks has since changed; she looks more like a girl now :)

Page 2 - Early May

Lil’ Miss Sunshine @ four-six weeks old. First shave at one month old; a customary practice to ensure her hair grows smoother and more?

Page 3 - Mid MayPage 4 - End May

Baby Rachelle in the month of June. At two months old, she is awake more, and very hyper-active! She continues to get hiccups very often, and I get tickled whenever her eyes light up when she hears the spoon hitting against the milk bottle, which means Milktime!

Page 5 - June

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!

♥♥♥

Anyway, OB had their periodic OBtoberfest yesterday @ Prinsep’s Roomful of Blues. Jim promised a good ambience, drinking place and a charismatic singer to boot. First, the ambience was not that fantastic, the jamming band made it impossible to talk.

We decided to “SMS-MSN” with our handphones, and using unreadable sign language to talk to each other amidst the loud music, some classic phrases amongst others, 

“This is not the place for me, I can’t talk”

“I can’t shut myself up”

“Where do cute straight guys go to on Sat nights?”

“Do you promise a can of cute guys if we go there?” (“Can” being an abstract noun, you know, like a can of sardine, which means ALOT, haha!)

“This is the place for nerds to pretend to be happening” (Just kidding!)

The drinks were ok, I mean, how can you go wrong with a pint of Hoegaarden or Asahi, or Colada, or that flaming shot of Baileys (can’t remember the name!)

The “charismatic Gilbert” finally came at 11pm, and Jim happily told us we can dedicate songs and he will belt it out for us. He sang for close to 15 minutes? And went for a 45 minutes break. 

I’m Yours never came, neither did Love, Me or any Three Doors Down numbers. Charismatic he was but not singing ANY of our dedications was a big boo boo. We are selfish consumers.

We left after a few rounds of dice and Dai Di.

We decided to go to a more “happening” place, and decided on any Karaoke pub along Boat Quay because the K places would be too pricey and Mabel enjoys showing off in public, HAHA. But not before I embarrass myself in the cab and Mabel gets her stomach filled at Shah Alam.

As we walk down the stretch of Karaoke pubs, I can’t help but cringe and look back at Archipelego Brewery. I whispered to Yanling, “I think this is now too happening for us. I am old and don’t fit in here anymore.  Archipelego is shouting out for me” – to which she let loose a very loud laughter!

We attempted a smokey Karaoke pub. Yanling remarked, “Even if there were any cute guys, you wouldn’t see any for the place is too smokey!” :p

We eventually chose this pub (didn’t get the name?) and stayed there till 530am, waiting for our dedications and drinking Chivas with free mixers. I drank only one glass throughout ’cause I was too bloated! We had a great time drinking, sitting around and talking about everything under the sun, took some pictures too; will upload it when I get hold of them!

Grreat company to boot :) Was yet another great OBtoberfest! ♥♥♥

Categories: OB · family

The 热带鱼 Theory

June 5, 2009 · Leave a Comment

眼前一片海洋
渔夫一把捞起来
满满的都是可爱的热带鱼
可是没有一个是

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Sabbatism

June 4, 2009 · 5 Comments

That’s what the phone calendar will read for a month on my new love (to replace the touch screen phone that won’t light up, which I have since traded in for SGD 50. But more on that later.)

You read it right, I am on a temp hiatus! Which means I prolly don’t have much to blog about, except I have finally gotten myself a new phone after a good 5 years! And while we are at that, it is NOT a Samsung anymore, it’s a pretty Nokia E71!

Fang kindly suggested they could reimburse my new phone to replace the old cranky as an early birthday gift which to me, was really timely because with a touch screen phone that doesn’t light up it is just like having a dumb bell pretending to be a phone. Totally irritating!

Anyway, thank you UG!! LOVE.

Also, in response to Ying’s pleas to update this forsaken ground, I reckon she must either be very bored at work, or simply miss me too much. Some quick updates. Yes friends, I have started my break 3 days earlier than planned because of the H1N1 flu scare. The story began with me meeting Sze Hui (SH) for lunch last Wed (and sharing a drink at that), and a nervy SMS sent to me on Thu late night. The SMS from Sze Hui informed that her colleague who recently came back from the States/Manila is one of the new confirmed swine flu case.

!!!

You cannot imagine how “lucky” I felt at that point; during the lunch, SH & I we were deliberating and weighing the probability of that particular colleague getting swine flu. And there, on Thu night, I received her SMS. If I am also this lucky with 4D.

Anyhow, this “newsflash” was duly reported to boss who in a matter of minutes told me to go home and have an early break (i.e, self-quarantine; I was on the bus to work!)

Fret not though, SH is “safe”, no fever, no cough, and no flu, so am I! This self-quarantine is solely an act of “public responsibility” on our end! No cause for worry :D

To kickstart this much-awaited (and earlier than planned) break, I have thrown myself in front of the TV & PC, catching up on many missed shows/ books, exploring my new love, constantly day dreaming about going to TW during this short break, and joining Twitter! Yes, I tweet now too!

And yes yes yes, I wanna jet off to Taiwan, alone, like now! I have almost everything ready, from passport, luggage, clothes, a holiday-hungry mind, to a phone with WIFI (so I can tweet at whim!), everything except the moolahs! :(

I have even mapped out which budget airline and which hotels to choose from for accomodation, what to do, where to visit, and how to not overspend! :( :(

To be honest, I have not sorted out any thoughts re work, been bogged down by the overflowing TW thoughts… Heh.

Anyhow, am gonna hit the pool before that, get some tanning done and hopefully a stronger mind! The pool is where I like to free my mind of warped thoughts and mindless thinking, so friends, call me out while I’m still in Sg (assuming I get to leave the country!)

We can meet at Luela, Ceylon Road or Florence Road! :D

Meanwhile, enjoy this clip, “白天不懂夜的黑” by 楊駿文 he’s one of my new found good vocals to watch out for!

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