sick sick

i've been so sick since i came back from delhi.

let me give you the breakdown:

28th Jan: 2nd Day, CNY

woke up after dozing off despite all the rowdy noise from the family.

felt quesiness in stomach.

went to toilet and vomitted non-stop for almost two hours.

decided to see company doctor.

got a fucking painful jab that was supposed to work immediately but i woke up 4 times in the night to vomit.

29th Jan: 3rd Day, CNY

spent the whole day dragging myself to do the most simplest tasks

whole body very suan and no strength

kept sleeping.

very weak.

yenlin and soon tong still jio ktv....i 有心无力...

30th Jan: 4th Day, CNY

blood vessal in eyes burst after excessive vommitting.

went to take mc to be excused from flying.

medically fit for flying; but not aesthetically fit for flying.

not chio enough.

i scare myself when looking in the mirror lor..

went back to stc to show the company i not bluffing, and got MC til monday, 2nd Feb.

still feel weak.

*

now i have to see if the redness gets better or not, or else i have to do ground work till it gets better.

sucks.

Happy Chinese New Year

I'm back from Delhi and sitting alone in my room while the whole family is happily gathering at my house.

i'm tired and cranky.


no one cares that i'm not mingling.



i feel strangely detached.



and alone.






Happy Chinese New Year.

wah lau

i opened my eyes and heard my phone vibrate. Turning it over revealed the most dreaded number to receive on standby day...


got called up for Delhi lor....seems like i can never get away from that country.


reporting tonight at 0035hrs; back on 27th Jan 1545hrs. sucks man.

notice states that India will be celebrating their Republic Day or something. Might have terrorist attacks lor. so crew have to stay in the hotel and be vigilant about evacuation routes and such.




what a way to start the new year man.

bored

well, i'm sitting at home in front of the computer, as I have been ever since I woke up today, and suddenly i wonder: why am i home on a saturday night?

as i stare expectantly at my non-ringing iPhone, i sigh in acceptance that no one would call me out for drinks as I have rejected so many invitations recently. i realise it now, a bit too late.

what has become of me? i have friends, but none that would be here now when i want to go out and have a good time. A girl needs to have a chance to dress up and go out to have fun once in a while, but i don't do that anymore. and the worse thing is that i'm not even married yet! But yet, I have shifted into the monotonous lifestyle that many dread.

of cos, i could pick up the phone and call people out, maybe some of the new crew that I have met over these few months; but the thought of having to explain and justify my reasons for going out stops my fingers from pressing the dial.


i have become home-loving before my time; the worse thing is that i'm not really loving it that much. funny thing is that my face and character makes pple think that i'm a super chiongster; which unfortunately, i'm not. whatever am i going to do with me?

the blinding truth looms before my eyes, i have become boring.





i have no life.

Mykii - brasserie . cafe . desserts

Need a place to chill out with friends? To bring your current love interest? Hanging out with your mistress? Or simply to have good food and drinks in a cool atmosphere?

My friend's wife opened up a great place in Holland Village.

Great food, great ambiance, great place to unwind and just to get away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Its in Holland V, but not IN Holland V. That's the beauty of it.

with a comfy Mediterranean feel, the whites and blues of the cozy cafe invites intimate chats and comfortable gossip.



I went down to catch up with yang and chun kiat.
here's yang, trying to act cool.




TIP: If you need a refreshing drink, try the Iced Lemon Tea. I love it! not the sour plum nonsense you get nowadays; this is real tea. I had three glasses of that. mmmmm...

took a picture with two cuties that were there with their mum!


And it was time to start eating! We were starving! First stop: Ox-Tail Soup.



A tad too spicy for my tastes; but everyone knows that i dun even take pepper...it was so tasty i braved the spice and finished up the soup while gobbling down the generous serving of succulent beef chunks. My father would love it lor.



For the main, I had the Beef Bulgogi Panini.



Wah Lau i tell you hor, the beef just melts in your mouth lor!!!! with the crisp bread enveloping the delicious pan flashed, Korean-spiced beef strips, plus sesame seeds, roasted capsicum and onions, I couldn't get enough of it! Damn shiok! Very korean flavour, i like!


*salivating at the memory*


good food invokes the Singlish in me.



Anyway....
Here are some of the dishes offered in the menu!

Thai Fusion Tamarind Glazed Chicken with Glass Noodle

Seafood Linguine with Laksa Pesto

[Chun Kiat has it whenever his wife allows him to sneak food from the kitchen]



Pissaladiere - an open-faced provencale tart dressed with a roasted capsicums, anchovies, olives and onion jam; for the health junkies.


Mezze Platter - with three delicious dips; for sharing!


For dessert: Mango & Vanilla Custard Trifle - dessert layered with almond sponge, mango chunks spiked with lime zest and lemongrass. Damn nice lor!
You HAVE to check it out.


More information at http://www.mykii.com.sg/

oh and it's pronounced as "mee-kai";

although you can say "my-kee" to irritate chun kiat if you see him. Hahaha!

Opening Hours:

Sun - Thurs : 11.30am - 11pm

Fri - Sat : 11.30am - 1am

see ya there.

a thought...

is there anything in your life that you would give everything to defend?

Latest Toy

I have finally bought what I have been lusting after for a while!

I bought a Canon EOS 450D.

Canon EOS 450D - Features

• 12.2 Megapixel CMOS sensor

• Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System

• 3.5 frames per second • 3.0” LCD with Live View shooting

• 9-point wide-area AF system with f/2.8 cross-type centre point

• Picture Style image processing parameters

• DIGIC III image processor

• Digital Photo Professional RAW processing software1

• Compact and Lightweight body

• Fully compatible with all Canon EF and EF-S lenses and EX-series Speedlites

so happy; though the heart still a bit pain.

no more blurred shots with funny coloring; no more pixelated nonsense; no more angry deletion of CMI pics.

excuse me while i make friends with my new toy.

tired..

i'm back from Beijing.

just woke up after a nap.
met jimmy in the airport for some breakfast; and guess what? we bumped into my batch boy kai & gf!

haven't seen him for such long time! and that no heart bastard never even try to meet up with us lor..


now getting ready to go out.


later!

freezing in beijing

it's 4.52am in beijing now.

just reached here at 12plus am and its fucking cold here!
last clocked temperature is -8 degrees.

i'm using the free internet in the room.
the only downside is that its accessible only through the keyboard provided, with the TV as the monitor. the keyboard mouse is a pain to use.

anyway, the hotel is really beautiful; the big spacious bathroom, with a king sized bed, an office area, and a lounging sofa, makes it one of the best hotels i've stayed in so far! check it out, the Grand Millenium Beijing. damn chio lor.

i just came back an hour ago from a gathering in the crew room with five others.
we had fun just hanging out and drinking a few beers. it was a bit boring, to admit; but seldom you see crew so on nowadays...we actually wanted to go to the hotel bar but it was closed already; and it is too cold to venture out to any pub. so sad.

well....alex went to choing lor...didn't find out till i called like a zillion times before he picked up....i was so angry lor. still dun trust him on his own leh...maybe cos i'm so far away he can do anything and i probably wun know about it. i dun have his kind of contacts.

do you know his "friend" actually saw me out with another guy? i was out with a girl lor...i can't believe he would still get regular reports as to where i've been spotted. and the bulk of his news isn't even true. so free all these people...

well....i'm waiting for my room service to come...so hungry now.y plan is to sleep late and wake late tml so i will have enough energy for the overnight flight back tomorrow.


actually its really tiring to keep the hours i have to keep nowadays...you have to plan your every move so that it can match with the time that you have to start getting ready for the flight back...i'm really tired, and i get quite lonely and bored sometimes. not surprising i'd rather stay home whenever i'm back..


at least there's something to look forward to when i get back. my batch boy, jimmy, is landing at almost the same time as me on friday! so we have planned to meet inside the terminal to have breakfast! i'm aiming for the thai food, have a craving for pineapple rice.


okay, after writing so much crap, my food isn't here yet.

shall go watch tv till it comes.




later.

Back from Paris

I'm home.

Paris was awfully cold and i couldn't feel my ears after the wind came.
I experienced my first snowfall though; a light one.

not as I expected, cos it was wet and slushy and it made the roads muddy and slippery.
it wasn't very white after that.

i wanted to do the touristy thing and visit the Eiffel tower but no one brought me there...=(


we ended up doing the touristy thing and went to visit Louis Vuitton.



did i enjoy it? too short and too cold for a verdict.
expensive place though.

Cheers to a better year for all

The Year 2008 was a long and tedious year for me.

In 2008, I experienced so much more than combined from the previous years of my life.I can feel myself age and mature, as I fall hard and pull myself out of the dirt.

In 2008, I got my degree, and made my parents proud.

In 2008, I joined HOTstuff magazine, and it changed my life. The HOTstuff family gave me much laughter and friendship, I don't know what I would do without anyone of them.

In 2008, I made many acquaintances, that each brought a bit of their own character into my life.

In 2008, I mixed fun into my work, and with the help of friends, work was more enjoyable, no matter how bad the conditions were.

In 2008, I fufilled one of my childhood dreams, and worked hard for it.

In 2008, I experienced many new things, and went to places that not many could say that they have been.

In 2008, I loved and lost, and suffered many disappointments.

In 2008, I made a big move and started living my life.

In 2008, I met a lot of people that flited through, leaving joy in their wake.

In 2008, I made new best friends, as well as rejoiced with the old.

In 2008, I found more of myself.

It wasn't a breeze, but since I got through this year, I will make it for the next.

Happy New Year.