The strange and somewhat funny stuffs Min sent me ....

Was looking at the urls she icqed me ... darn funny. Loved the penguin one. Remembered when I frist recieved it, was playing a long long time .. haha.
Click here to see penguin.

This one quite scary. Don't quite understand what it is exactly... scary music though ...
Click here

Something confusing? Click here.

Grouses

I absolutely hate it when people asked me what it is that my husband does.

I mean if you are a close friend then it is okie to ask ... but if I consider you an acquaintance or simply a colleague then it's rather wierd to ask isn't it? This is a rather personal question, it's like asking how much is your pay or like ... I dunno ... such questions feels oki with friends, but not if I don't consider you one. humf.

For invariably they would say ... (in a false voice) oh, then you don't need to work anymore! You can stay at home and be a tai-tai ... like your husband is earning lots of money can support you ... blah blah blah. Or like today, then your husband should have a car right? blah blah blah.

I feel so ... insulted? Nah ... amused. snigger ... how small-minded can people get?

My husband is not earning a lot of money, and he is working horrible long hours. It is unfair if I do not help him or contribute anything. Loving someone means sharing the burden (if possible).

Maybe next time I should simply say, oh ... he digs shit out of people's asses ... or ... it's none of your bloody freaking business ... or hey look! A flying pig just flew by .... how? Damnit.

Of course I can quit my job right now and let him support me. If I want to, I would right? I don't need any suggestion from you, whatever your suggestions mean. But I don't want to. I may grumble and complain about my work. Work sucks sometimes .. doesn't it all happen to everyone some days? Somedays may be good, somedays may be bad. I like what I'm doing sometimes, sometimes I really wish I don't have to work. Don't we all? It's all part and parcel of life. I hate it when they hold all those useless and inefficient meetings and waste everyone's time and end up doing nothing at all. I could have spent my time much better. But doesn't that happen to everyone?

I hate it when people tell me, hey .. you can quit your job and let your husband support you. I absolutely hate it! I feel more independent being able to earn my own income. I can spend my money on the things I want to buy. I don't like to use my husband's money to buy things for myself. I hate it when people tell me .. oh, get your husband to buy you this and that etc. I don't understand why people can be so ... so ... what's that word for it? Urrgh. Perhaps it's just a normal reaction for people to say when I complain sometimes that I wish I could buy some expensive stuffs but I'm not buying because they're too expensive ... then their normal flippant reply would be .. oh, get your husband to buy for you lah! Ha .. I guess I asked for that. OKie, so cannot 'complain' huh ... nevermind, I shall complain in my blog then. This is my blog ... so bugger off. *growl*

I don't think I'm a career-minded woman. I'm happy to work hard for half a day, go back and clean the house, spend time for myself and take care of hubby. Nope, don't want any kids. I like to have some order in my life. Perhaps a bit monotonous, but it feels safe because I'll know what to expect. Excitment would come in the things I can learn for myself, the time I spent with hubby and the places we can look forward to go during holidays. See, if there's no monotony and boredom then there's no excitment and adventure. Just like if you've never experience depression, you would not appreciate happiness. Or like if you always eat shark's fin and abalone and expensive rich food everyday, then they no longer taste special. Life is all about living the everydays and experiencing the once in a while excitement. That's my philo.

:)

May the next person who ask me what my husband does and follows up with ... hey, then you don't need to work anymore blah rot in hell.

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WooHOoooo ... yahoo mail gave me 100MB of space! waaah ... :) :) heh heh heh ...

Gee, I hope they aren't doing the same thingy about the ad like the Gmail. hmmm ....

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The worst ever most uncoolest wierd 'pick up(??)' line

Scene
Me and colleague chatting in a corner during tea-break.

Nerdy guy in pyjamas-stripped shirt and BROWN pants approached.

Guy: err, sorry, but I can't help wondering about your ring you are wearing on your left hand. What does it signify? Does it mean like you are engaged or something? Like wearing rings on right hand or left hand which one does it signify something ... mumble mumble ...

Voice trails off as we stared at him incredulously.

After a pause ...

colleague: I supposed it's up to each individual what they like to wear ...

me: yeah, like it really depends on people, sometimes it may not signify anything or sometimes it may? (What the blazers are you asking about? Are you asking ME?? Or in general?? Wierdo)

guy: Oh eh ... thanks ... *slinks off*

Me and colleague looked at each other and burst out laughing. Colleague said that was the wierdest question ever, if he wanted to know, he should asked someone he knew, unless that was a pick-up line, if so, it's the most stupid way of doing so. I totally agree. *LOL*

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And now I'm on a roll ... quoting someone: When I'm on a roll, I'm on a roll ... *LOL*

I really really dislike the male species in my profession. They come across as two types.

Type One - nerdy unconfident wierdos who could only dare to deal with kids, probably secretly thinking of being paedophiles in their free time. Have problems getting along with their peers, whether men or women. Usually get bullied by the kids as well. No girlfriends, no life. Case: Him. Came to me to complain about my form class. Imagine whiny complainy high-pitched voice: Your kids ate sweets in my class and threw the wrappers at me!! *whine whine* Me: Scold them and make them behave and tell them to apologise! Him: But if I scold them, they'll say I very fierce and wait they cry how? (this is a real case! Serious!) Me: HUH?? Then what do you want me to do? Him: I just want to tell you *whine whine*. Female colleague overheard and said annoyingly: You have to be firm with them else they won't respect you. GO and scold them. Him: *whines all the way* ... in the end I had to speak to the kids involved and told them to apologise to said colleague. What a dodo!

Type Two - nerdy confident boot-lickers high-flyers-wannabe who also have no life spending all the time with kids and always planning for some stupid thingy last minute and doing everything last minute and totally unorganised. Probably also thinking of being a P in free time. Usually no gfs as well.

I can't stand such people. No intelligence, no personality ... irritating but sometimes rather amusing ... hahaha.

Okie to be fair, there are some nice ones who are really normal people. Rare. Oh well ...

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Today Wen told me she bought 4 pairs of Tod shoes and sandals. FOUR?!?!?!! Hello! Didn't you like just bought 2 pairs of Prada shoes in Bali? FOUR?!?! There is a sale going on at Tod. Shoes about 40% discount. WOw ... are the shoes really that good? Maybe I should go and see them tomorrow. heh heh ...

She's crazy, no wonder Bis is ignoring her when she got him back. hahaha ... guess he's rather annoyed that he was being left behind while she went to enjoy herself and also he had a very fun playmate at her friend's place. Ahhh ... so Bis is showing his temper .. tsk tsk. heh heh.

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I think I should save my money to buy stuffs for my new house. Like toys! Erm .. I mean kitchenware stuffs. Got my eye on pots and pans and plates and cutlery and wok (the cast iron one) and there are so many things to buy for the kitchen! heh heh. I love cooking! And I shall cook everyday (if possible)! For my hubby and myself. :) :) Simple dishes like steam fish, chicken, prawns etc etc ... easy ... must learn more difficult stuffs from parents soon ... darn, must get all their secret recipes and write them down one day!! :) :)

Ack! I've put on 1 kg!!! Waaah .... and I'm feeling very very bloated now. Damn, shouldn't have eaten so much today ... okie, gotta eat less and exercise more from now onwards. ack ack.

Doh!



Utinam barbari spatium proprium tuum invadant!

"May barbarians invade your personal space!"
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Should I go?

Singapore International Piano Festival 2004
1 July IDIL BIRET
plays Bach-Kempff, Chopin, Rachmaninov, Ligeti & Stravinsky

2 July RONALD SMITH
plays Beethoven, Alkan, Chopin & Liszt

3 July GYÖRGY SANDOR
plays Bach, Beethoven, Schumann & Bartok

4 July PAUL BADURA-SKODA
plays Haydn, Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert & Martin

I wonder if Xel's back by then. Maybe she'll want to go ... hmm ... haven't been to a piano festival for a long long time.

Or perhaps this ...
Gil Shaham Plays Tchaikovsky (SSO Gala Concert)

Lan Shui conductor
Gil Shaham violin

ROSSINI Overture to Semiramide
CHEN GANG/HE ZHAOHAO Butterfly Lovers Concerto
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35

Celebrated young American violin virtuoso Gil Shaham makes his Singapore debut with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in two best-loved violin concertos. Shaham has been championing the Butterfly Lovers Concerto in the USA for some time and it is the perfect foil for the Romantic effusions of Tchaikovsky’s evergreen Violin Concerto in this East meets West encounter.
Lovers of the violin, don’t miss this treat!

Tickets are so damn expensive ... and seeing how long they have been on sale, the good seats are probably sold out. Oh wait ... SSO and Lan Shui?! Waah ... Maybe not a good idea to go after all. The last time I heard SSO, they suck. Really. heh.

I'd like to see Gill Shaham play though. :( Dunno why nowadays people are so 'cultured'. ha... I missed the last time me and friends went to KLCC to listen to Ashkenazy and London Phil. Now, that concert hall is so much nicer than the durians here, and tickets are much cheaper. And London Phil is good! Unlike SSO. bah.

Hmm?




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You're not so much depressed as you're totally freaking insane. Kati would be friends with you because she's just like you. You could stay over her house and make pasta and biscuits at 4am. You're also astoundingly similar to Invader Zim's GIR. Viva la little robots wearing green dog suits! Let's make biscuits!

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Wow! Freaking strange quizes one finds on the net! *LOL*

The weather in Singapore is ridiculously hot! And HUMID! See, the difference between here and Bali is that in Bali, the humidity level is only about 50% so even if the sun is shining majestically in the sky, you don't sweat so much like a pig. Damn the weather! The best place to be in right now is in my room with the air-con full blast.

I woke up at 6am today and the whole sky is still dark. I woke up feeling damn hot and sweaty. This will never happen in Bali! By 6am, the sky is already light. Birds will be chirping away and you wake up feeling cool and refreshed! Even without the air-con. Then all you need to do is start yoga in the midst of the clean fresh air and afterwards jump straight into the swimming pool. That's life... *sigh*

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And my room looks like a tornedo has just struck it. :( Ack. Maybe I should go back to sleep. :P

Memories from Bali

In the midst of unpacking, but I shall write at the same time.

On the plane ...
Caught 50 First Dates on the flight to Bali. Wow! Drew Barrymore is really cute! She is my favourite actress. Ever since I first saw her in ET. :P Gosh, she's really good! When she laughs, I laughed too; when she cries, I cried too. Okie, that's a bit exaggerating. But she's good. I've always like her :) and no I am not a lesbian. :P The movie is very good too. So humourous, so quirky. That's what true love is all about. Waking up every morning and falling in love with the guy you chose to spend your entire life with. Beautiful movie! The two ladies sitting next to me kept glancing at me when I kept chuckling out loud during the funny bits.

Plane landed with a bump. The two ladies shrieked and clutched each other fearfully. Hello! Isn't it like normal for planes to land with a bump? Err ... apparently not, that's what Wen told me later. Ohh ... but I was always surprised when planes landed smoothly. heh heh.

Retrograde happenings ...
My friend Wen told me that she had to 'deposit' her dog Biscult at her friend's place for the trip. The friend also had a greyhound, so Biscult was happy to have someone to play with. When Wen left the place, Bis was shocked to see her go off without him. He stood at the gate with puzzled look. Is this a new game? Errr ... hello, aren't you forgetting something important? Hey, you're joking aren't you? *whines whines*... Later that day, the friend called her telling her that when her husband came home and gate was opened, Bis ran out sniffing around looking for her. They had a hard time chasing him after that. Poor Biscuit.

It was hard for me to leave my hubby behind as well ... but well, girl's only holiday. :P And no, we are not. heh heh.

At Alila Manggis ...

Images
looming statues. dusty roads. quirky intricate alleyways. padi fields. deep blue sea. strong white waves. black pebbled beach. clear blue skies. beautiful cotton clouds. coconut groves. Jabba the huts. cool swimming pool. fresh colourful flowers. twinkling diamond stars. flying bats skirting my vision. lovely, peace, beauty.

Music
crashing waves never stopping, never tiring. beautiful wooden sound made by the traditonal instruments. chants by the village priest. chitter-chatter by the people. tinkling sound when the waves ran out from the pebbles. buzz of the bees. wind swinging the coconut trees. singing birds in the morning. serene, joy, unlimited.

In the morning, the hotel head chef with an egg shaped head (Australian, name Struat I think, and he's a damn excellent chef .. I must remember!) brought us to the market. Local market, with all the interesting spices and rich scent of live animals. The kind of market which existed in Singapore 30 years back. Full of life, sounds of people bargaining, sounds of chickens and ducks and pigs and humans. Smell of spices mixed with cowdung and sweat. Sweet pungent smells of flowers and vegetables. Full of colour and vibrancy. Then we went to the organic garden. Smell the fresh clean air, see the wonderful scenery and learn a few tibbits about gardening.

On the way there, we stopped to see the head priest of the village performing a ceremony for the naming of a child. Very religious and traditional people. Besides cows, cats are also highly revered. If you ever run over a cat, better pick it up and give it a decent ceremonial burial, else you're be on the next flight out of the country! But if you ran over a poor sod, you most likely can get away with it. Poor sod! You have to pay 50 million rupiahs if you want to join the government's police. That takes about 10 years for them to earn back. Not very surprising if they are corrupt huh. But Bali is a safe place. Each village has their own protective force call the gangral (not very sure about the spelling though). Life is cheap. If you commit a crime, their law is death. Government rice (GM) for the people, without nutrients, cheap but not so cheap. Bali rice only for export. Rich in nutrients, smells and taste good.

In the afternoon, we had the cooking class and we cooked our own lunch! Delicious nasi goreng, indonesian fried rice. Basically normal chinese fried rice with belachan. yum yum. And lots of other stuffs too like chicken, fish, pork, dessert. The dessert with the black and red rice pudding rocks! The dessert with the homemade ice-cream is so mouth-watering delicious .. drool! I must go back again!!! The food is fantastic! Must make sure the head chef is still there though. :)

Every meal there is wonderful. Delicious. Mouth-watering. I must have put on at least an inch! Doing yoga in the morning didn't help when immediately we fill ourselves with the morning breakfast. Ahh, bliss, sunshine, joy, happiness. I must go back again! :)

At Alila Ubud ...

Up in the mountains so high ... err, maybe not so high. With the river running in the valley, the sound of rushing water fills my ears. Crickets cricking in the night, stars so bright and beautiful. Damn I've forgotten most of my astro, but hey, I can still recognise Scopio and Sagitatius and was that the summer triangle? Sadly quite forgotten. The infinity pool. Looking down into the valley. So beautiful. Words can't describe it. You must be there. :) I must return soon.

Damn, why does one's mosquito bite itches when one thinks of it? *scratches hard*

We had an open concept bathroom. Lovely blue and grey stone flooring in the outdoor bath. Lots of teak wood. Lots of trees and flying things. Cold breeze at night, nice warm sun. cloudless day, oh blue blue sky. The food isn't as good as manggis but it'll pass. I will go back for the scenery and peace up in the mountains. The swimming pool is ... ohhh ... beautiful. I swam. I wish my hubby was with me. I'm afraid of the deep pool at the end where the water seems to fall off at the edge of the world. But I try. Only by the side. Where I can cling on the edge when I had a panic attack looking into the deep dark pool. Hey, it's 2.3 m deep at the end okie. Scary! Seeing the floor tapering away deep down. But the view at the end of the world is worth a million swims there. heh. I must bring my hubby there one day! :)

Shopping ... at the town centre. Lots of shops. Art gallery, batik shop, ceremic shop, wood carving etc etc etc. Prada! Waah ... spent 3 hours walking around looking for the shop we glimpsed at when we were driven to the art gallery. Wen got 1 artwork, many batik stuffs like cushion covers etc, 2 pairs of Prada shoes and 1 Prada bag. Wah. Me - got a few nice ceremic stuffs for my new house ... and perhaps I sould have gotten the Prada shoes after all. $90 for a full leather very very slightly defective Prada shoes ... sniff sniff. Ack.

Spa ... the ultimate indulgence. It comes with the package. A floral footbath. Wow, someone to wash and scrub my feet .. with table salt? I feel like a fish my mother cleans with salt. A bali coffee scrub... mmmm .. I smell .. delicious, like coffee. heh heh. A lavender body bath. Err .. quite nice to have someone sponging me. But cold. Carrot rub down. I knew it! Carrots are always good for lots of things! I love carrots! A soak in the tub with lots of red flowers. Huh .. only one tub for the two of us? Really! Err, Wen, it looks like there's only one tub. She went to look. Oh yeah. HAHAHA. I think we are meant to soak together! This package is really for honeymooners. HAHAHA. Wrong person to go with. Right ... we are both as blind as bats with glasses off. I supposed guys would compare their member, but girls? Do we compare the size of our boobs and tits and butts? *LOL* Don't splash me okie. We felt like geishas. heh heh. And finally the balinese massage. One word: Shoik. :) And no, we aren't. :P

Must go back again! Must swim in the fantastic pool again! Must eat the food at Manggis again! Must go back and shop!! All the woody stuffs! Waah ... Must go! Don't wanna come back ...

:)

Ohhh ... internet connection!

The one back at Alila Manggis was very slow. 56K ... more likely 14.4K only, and allowed 20 minutes of usage only. Here it is rather fast, though I should be out there swimming and baking instead of being an idiotic addict. Okie, short note here ... I'm actually reading the newspapers here, serious! I'll write more when I go home to my computer.

Anyway, it's lovely here in the mountains. So much greenery and beauty. So peaceful and out of the world. So many stars at night and mosqitoes to entertain you since there's no TV in the room. Totally out of the world. Good for the soul. A beautiful place high up in the mountains. I wish I could live with my hubby the two of us alone at the top of the mountains forever. They should not even have internet connection to tempt me. Humf.

... to be continued.

What is Love?

I read somewhere before (see ... now I realised how good it is to blog) ... a long time ago, that love can be defined in many ways. The love the parents have for their children and vice versa, the love a man and woman have for each other; the love a person have for God and vice versa ... etc.

So they ask, is there true love? What is true love?

Let's see: True

1 a : STEADFAST, LOYAL; b : HONEST, JUST; c archaic : TRUTHFUL

2 a (1) : being in accordance with the actual state of affairs (true description)
(2) : conformable to an essential reality
(3) : fully realized or fulfilled (dreams come true)
b : IDEAL, ESSENTIAL
c : being that which is the case rather than what is manifest or assumed (the true dimension of the problem)
d : CONSISTENT (true to character)

3 a : properly so called (true love) (the true faith) (the true stomach of ruminant mammals) etc ...

Love:

1 a (1) : strong affection for another arising out of kinship or personal ties (maternal love for a child)
(2) : attraction based on sexual desire : affection and tenderness felt by lovers
(3) : affection based on admiration, benevolence, or common interests
etc ...

Basically, affection for another person. Steadfast. loyal. consistent. Is there such a thing as true love then? True love is something which I know when 50 years down the road, we walk together hand in hand along the beach, looking at the sunset, spending time together, growing old and still having a deep affection for each other. That, is something we want together. It started off with liking, then affection for each other, and one has to continuously feed this affection, let it grow, spending time together and enjoying each other's company, doing things together and laughing together. We aren't always the best person to live with. I know I can be extremely difficult at times. But give a little, take a little, forgive a little and move on together. Both must be willing to take the effort to break down any barriers, be true. He knows my worst tempers, my worst faults. I don't have to be someone else for him, just myself. I love him for who he is and for his affection for me. Love works two ways. It doesn't happen alone. :P

If one party is unwilling to make things work, or if one party's idea of being together is different, then perhaps the affection for each other will slowly starve and people will grow apart. That is all there is to true love. My opinion. As easy as that. Love needs encouragement. It needs communication. It needs all the time to grow and it needs both persons to make it work. :)

And to truely cherish a person, one must look deep within himself/herself first and realised who he/she is. Then can he/she can love and treasure another.

To my hubby: I'll be away for a while. If you are reading this when I'm away, know that I love you ... heh heh ... ;P ... and you'd better be thinking of me everyday too .... *bleah* :) :) :)

And whoever is reading this I don't care if you are having goosebumps. heh heh

Wah .. I actually have Sound of Music: My Favourite Things arranged for piano by Stephen Hough! Waah ... another of the things I must do is to catalog all my cds else I will be in danger of buying something I've already had!

I've already bought books which I actually had!

one day ... one day ...

Procrastination ... not. it is the thrill of doing things at the very last moment.

I will pack my bag tonight. heh heh

I must, actually, not I will.

Inner Beauty

It is made up of kindness, compassion, empathy, thoughtfulness, understanding, caring, trust, courage etc. These are the qualities which cannot be seen physically. These are the qualities which could be inherent in a person but are invisible to the naked eyes. These are the stuffs which make it worthwhile to spend your entire life with the person. These are the stuffs which can only be found if you look at them under the eyes of time, patience and sincerity. Something which you have to discover for yourself. It could be there for you, or it could be completely hidden from your eyes. Who knows? We would all rather be blind, wouldn't we? :)

Skin Deep Beauty

Was looking at Xiaxue's post ... heh heh, yeah I do that sometimes when I'm bored, and the discussion on the Miss Universe thingy. Damn funny, I absolutely agree with her.... Miss Singapore is indeed very ugly! hahaha. No matter how much photoshop XX did still cannot change that fact. She has got no poise, no beauty at all. Hello. She's not even pretty by half! She looks too brash, too harsh and her make-up is awful! Good grief. She looks like a big bad wolf, with big eyes all the more to look at you; big teeth all the better to eat you with! Arrrgh. What a nightmare. *LOL*

More on Miss Universe here.

On the other hand, Miss Paraguay looks really good. Absolutely gorgeous, I quote. She has the poise, the confidence. And there's an air of mystery about her. Hers is a simple beauty. Nothing glaring. quiet. exquisite. dignified. :)

Errm, Miss USA doesn't look very pretty either. Her mouth looks out of place too low down her face. heh heh. Miss Australia doesn't look too bad. She looks like a happy, cheerful girl which nothing can daunt her. Guess it's a good choice for Miss Universe since they do have quite a lot of things to do in the year, I guess. Probably that's why the Supermodels type of beauties can't be bothered to take part in Miss Universe. ha.

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In an article in Straits Times on Sunday "Who says looks don't matter?"

SHE is a diploma holder and a business administrator in her late 30s. He is an O-level dropout, a store clerk in his late 40s.

He turned her down after one date as she 'wasn't pretty enough', said Mr Benedict Kumar, owner of the matchmaking agency Lights 2-1. 'She was a little plump, he complained that she wasn't sexy. But it wasn't like he was very handsome himself.'

Such complaints are par for the course, matchmakers say. Four agencies here said looks are 'critically important' for men especially.

It agrees with the results of a Sunday Times poll, which found that six in 10 respondents consider looks to be important in their choice of a life partner. Three in 10 said they wouldn't date someone who isn't good-looking. Average-lookers take a year to hook up, compared with three months for attractive singles, the matchmakers reckon.

With so many fixated on looks, director of D'Match Ho Hoon Choo finds herself taking on the role of beauty consultant too.

'It's 30 per cent looks, 70 per cent packaging,' she said.

One success story is a 36-year-old businesswoman, who had faced constant rejection for 1 1/2 years. 'Her skin was bad, her hair was a mess, her dressing was outdated,' said Mrs Ho. But after a makeover, she hit the romance jackpot.

She added: 'Human beings being human, still look at a person's appearance.'

Mrs Tan-Huang Shuo Mei, director of the government matchmaking agency, the Social Development Unit, said: 'People are very dogmatic. But when they begin dating, they may well be attracted to qualities that have nothing to do with looks.'

Honestly, would you date someone whom you considered not good looking? :) If you say you will, then you must be lying. LOL. :)

Outer beauty is very important. It is the looks which attract attention. The golden ratio, the symmetrical structure of a person's face, which is ascetically pleasing. I've read an article in the Discover magazine once long ago about The Science of Beauty or something. Can't remember what exactly it is, but the gist of it is that beauty lies in Mathematics. OKie, let's not cheem anyone out. Also a beautiful person --> hence symmetrical = healthy --> good genes + intelligence (cos' brains is symmetrical?). So a beautiful person is supposedly a person with healthy good genes and high intelligence. And in the Darwin's World of Natural Selection, we would want to procreate with people with healthy genes right? So all the ugly people will have to crawl into a hole and hide? *evil laughter* ... okie, just kidding. But still, the point is this: outer beauty is indeed useful. It lands you job opportunities, easier for you to find a mate, and all that stuffs. Sad, but true.

And for the rest of the ugly and the not so beautiful people, don't dispair! Confidence and poise is the keyword! Carry yourself well and love thyself. heh heh. Or seriously, if you think you are too ugly, go and get yourself to become very very rich. Because besides beauty, money and power is the next best thing which attracts others. Of course after you get your guy/girl, better keep both eyes open for you'd never know if your next cup of coffee is your last. Then again, if you are really so ugly, perhaps it's just better to do everyone a favour and erase yourself from this world. hahaha.

Okie, I'd better stop before I get flamed. :P

Besides I need to start packing my bags for my trip to Bali tomorrow! And I've not started yet ... nor have I changed money. That's a P personality of you. heh heh.

Disclaimer: The above (on ugly people) is the real rantings of the mentally disturbed other self. I will not take responsibility if anyone finds fault with the words and decides to top himself/herself. It'll be much better though cos' you'd be helping in the decreasing of the world's population which leads to less hunger and less evil in the world.

To xena:

Exactly! Valrhona! When I saw it at $22 a box I was like thinking very hard if I should get it. Now they're selling at $7.40. Think it's a promotion - while stocks last. I got them from Isetan Scotts Supermarket. They are the Easter Eggs Chocolate thingy, one box with them chocolates in yellow and orange, the other box with green and red. They're milk chocolate not dark chocolate unfortunately. The green and red one is called Guanduja Egg with Crispy Wafer, the other is Lemon Ganache Egg. I think the chocolates are expiring soon that's why the offer. But still they were pretty good! Ohhh ... expiring end of this month! waaah ... I need to finish them soon! hahaha.

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Wow .. it's amazing ... I wrote in my blog that I missed my friend Lin, and guess what? I got an email from her! Whoohooo! Must be telepathic ... heh heh .. or perhaps she does read my blog?

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Here's food for thought. If you are having a bad day, just think: it really doesn't matter, because the BIG picture says it is going to be worse. heh. interesting.

My favourite Stacy Kent's song ... :)

You are there

In the evening
When the kettle's on for tea
An old familiar feeling settles over me
And it's your face I see
And I believe that you are there

In a garden, when I stop to touch a rose
And feel the petals soft and sweet
against my nose
I smile and I suppose that somehow
maybe you are there

When I'm dreaming
And I find myself awake
Without a warning
Then I rub my eyes
And fantaasize
And all at once I realize
It's morning
And my fantasy is fading
like a distant star at dawn
My dearest dream is gone
I often think
There's just one thing to do
Pretend the dream is true
And tell myself that you are there

From Dreamsville

More stray thoughts

Ever since I started seriously blogging I've stopped emailing my friends. Must it always be such that I email them first before they reply to me? I missed them. I missed Lin who is far far away in Kazasthan. Half of me wishes to visit her, but half of me feels that it is impossible for me to go. Hey, Kazasthan is in the middle of nowhere. Some ulu place and the plane tickets are damn expensive! If she's in London though, I really really would love to go and stay with her some time! I know I said that last time, but last time I was still a student, and I didn't have money. Hmmm. Now I got my hubby. Duh .. would I have gone on my own then? Hmmmm. Anyway I wonder how she's doing right now.

I also misses Xel. She told me she's going to be back end of this month. :) Humf, she'd better bring me something nice as a belated birthday present. *bleah* Just kidding okie ... (in case she's reading this, heh) ... but I don't mind if you get me that Charminade CD I was looking for. :P Hmmm... I think I must set up a wish list too ... hahaha ... contradictions :P

I miss P.M. too. We were supposed to meet up last month, but somehow or other, we didn't manage to do so. Every year past I'd be extremely persistent and always manage to get her out, but this year I guess I've slacked. And this year she actually called me up to ask me out but we just couldn't fix a time. :( That means I'll have to work doubly hard to get her out during her birthday. *sigh* She's an extremely elusive person. In this day and age, a person without handphone is almost extinct. Besides she's always either asleep or at work when I call her up. :(

These are the people whom I haven't seen or heard from for a long time now. Every year we drift just a little apart. Will it always be like that? Do I really want that to be?

Ah well ...

Something someone sent to me ...

Eg. 24 H in a D : 24 Hours in a Day
26 L of the A ...
7 D of the W ...
7 W of the W ...
12 S of the Z ...
66 B of the B ...
52 C in a P (WJs) ...
13 S in the USF ...
18 H on a G C ...
39 B of the O T ...
5 T on a F ...
90 D in a R A ...
3 B M (S H T R) ...
32 is the T in D F at which W F ...
15 P in a R T ...
3 W on a T ...
100 C in a R ...
11 P in a F (S) T ...
12 M in a Y ...
13=UFS ...
8 T on a O ...
29 D in F in a L Y ...
27 B in the N T ...
365 D in a Y ...
13 L in a B D ...
52 W in a Y ...
9 L of a C ...
60 M in a H ...
23 P of C in the H B ...
64 S on a C B ...
9 P in S A ...

:)

Stray Thoughts

A friend emailed me this:
The Fullerton Singapore - Chocolate Buffet
Where:The Courtyard (tel: 6877-8129)
When: 8-11pm every Friday and Saturday
Cost: $24+++ (adult); $12+++ (child)
What: Since 2002, chocolate lovers have been indulging in treats such as the chocolate mango yoghurt mousse. The drink station with its premium chocolate-blended drinks is the highlight.

Hmmm, as much as I love chocolates, I think this is seriously an overkill. I mean, how much chocolate can one take anyway? 4 or 5 pieces of chocolates and I already feel more than enough. More than that and I'll definitely feel sick. One scoop of chocolate ice-cream is just nice. Anymore than that is too terrifying to think about! Chocolate buffet? *shudder* And not cheap too. duh.

I've got my Valrhona for $7.40 per box. And to think they were selling it for $22 when it was first introduced! And to think I actually bought it. Arrgh.

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I would like to go for horse-riding one day. But Singapore is soo damn humid, it's only good to swat at flies, or better still, do nothing. Damn humid weather.

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Writing blogs can be damn boring. I mean, my life can be damn boring. It's like wake up, go to work, come back, do more work, read, sleep. Hmm. Boring.


ha .. sometimes I feel like that too.

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I have work to do. I wish I can just enjoy my holidays without thinking of work. I haven't started doing them yet. Guilty. I don't feel like doing it now. Guilty. Damn. And it doesn't help with a dull headache right now.

What I would like to be doing are these:

Practice on the piano. Relearn all those pieces which I like - Chopin's Nocturnes, Fantasie Impromptu, Ballard; and continue practising that bloody Scherzo which I started playing in the beginning of the year. Else my hubby will complain that I keep playing the first few bars only. Irritated the hell out of him! Heheh. But just thinking of the energy required makes me want to sleep first. :P And re-learning old pieces are so much more difficult than learning new pieces! I wonder why!?

Pick up the violin again before I really forget what I've learnt this time! Arrgh. All because stupid teacher at Christofori so damn lousy! Can you believe he didn't know that the G minor has F#! And I had to correct him! That was the last straw! Actually if he didn't upgrade me to Grade 3, I might still stay on cos it was cheap. But he wasn't very motivating anyway. Sigh ...

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Wah ... my younger brother is actually changing the lightbulb in my parent's room. This I must see! HAhahaha ... *evil sister*