Yesterday (fri 29/07) was such a happie n exciting day for me. Cuz I passed my driving practical test! YAY! Im now a qualified driver...finally! Accummulated 14 points. But i noe the stupid tester was purposely trying hard to give me points as much as he can. Too bad...i still pass cuz im good, u asshole! haha! I was so happie, i kip smiling n smiling to myself the whole day when i was out with Nic Nic. Up next: 3rd round interview with Borneo motors!
Backtracking a lil', I went clubbing w my swing girls on wed at dbl o and o-bar. Met LiYing n a group of good frens there. Was so happie to see them! While i was there, i kept getting picked up by ang mohs, n indians n malays...so weird! Suddenly, i keep having a lot of contact w ang mohs recently both at clubs n at my workplace at clarke quay. Do i look like an SPG to u? I dun think so. N den, stupid me kena drunk, coz i had too much shots. Whisky shots, remy shots, tequila shots, watever shots...next time i shall juz stick to normal housepour drinks man. Too long nvr drink liao, over-estimated myself. Or was i juz too thirsty? I kept puking in the toilet till i felt so bloody terrible n i had to get Jialing to call Nic to come take me home. My dearest frens took such great care of me n i realli appreciated it n love them so so much. So sorry for spoiling ur fun gers, realli felt bad. Thx so much for looking out for me!
Poor Nic had to work early next morn but he still came to fetch me. He was so sweet to me..altho he was super worried n a lil' unhappie tt i was so wasted..he still din scold me n was so so patient w me. He drove a lil' n i had to puke again. Ended up puking n then falling aslp at the roadside, on this concrete marble slab thing. We left the club at 2am but i reached home onli at 330am. Guess i slept pretty long outside n in the car. Baby was so sweet n patient to juz let me rest n slp while he sat quietly next to me n waited. All in all, i had a hangover the next day n still had to go for my driving lesson (my last one!). But i survived. Next time, i shall not drink so much again. (n i always say that. Juz ask Candy, haha!)
Today's Yanling's Birthday! Happie 22nd Birthday my dearest ger!! Hope u'll enjoy ktv-ing w us later!
I juz changed my blog melody again, cuz the previous "And I Love You So" by Don Mclean wasnt working. Something wrong w the host. I LOVE Corrinne May. She sings such nice meaningful songs beautifully. N this song playing now "Safe in A Crazy World" is dedicated to my dearest Baby Nic Nic. Thx so much for all tt u have given me. U made me believe tt fairy tales do exist again.
~Safe in a Crazy World~
I try to smile my tears away
I try to keep my cool
Oh but one more door gets in my way
I feel like such a fool
Trampled and bitter
My heart just wants to bleed and stop
Believing in me
It feels like nothing is for certain
and that nothing comes for free
When they're lowering the curtain
to the theatre of my dreams
I stumble and I crumble and I'm
Sinking to my knees but you
You cradle me
You keep me flying
You keep me smiling
You keep me safe in a crazy world
You understand me
Embrace my fragility
You keep me safe in a crazy world
And in your arms I find the strength
to believe in me again
Noise keeps chasing me
No matter where I go
Oh and life likes pretending that it's
On a TV show
When it's hard to tell what's real
From what the world just wants to preach
You are the voice I seek
You keep me flying
You keep me smiling
You keep me safe in a crazy world
You understand me
Embrace my fragility
You keep me safe in a crazy world
'cause when I'm wrapped up in your arms
Nothing else can touch me
What a wonderful way to recharge
I feel like I can breathe again
You keep me flying
You keep me smiling
You keep me safe in a crazy world
You understand me
Embrace my fragility
You keep me safe in a crazy world
And in your arms I find the strength
to believe in me again
Saturday, July 30, 2005
A Happie Strawberry Ger
Monday, July 25, 2005
Exciting week
Some highlights of my week!
Tues 19/07: Went for interview at Borneo Motors. Everything was gg well until they asked me to speak in mandarin! Freak...there goes my chance. They asked me to choose 2 pairs of words from a list of 13, and explain in chinese why i prefer a particular word. Eg. from a pair Networking vs Guan Xi, i had to chose either one n explain in mandarin the reason for my preference. Fuck..i was struggling like mad to speak in mandarin. But surprisingly i got thru to 2nd round n they asked me to write an essay n email back to them in 3 days. I had to choose a topic on the spot out of 10 topics, n seriously the topics look like either General Paper or marketing exam questions. After which if i get thru to the 3rd round, i will have to meet a panel of directors n managers, 4th round would invlove a biz case to solve n in the 5th round i will have to meet the CEO. Freak so stressful! Dun even think i can make it so far man..so many rounds! Give up lah.
Den went home to change into smthg slack to make my way to work. Got stalked on the mrt! This guy approached me n started tokking to me. Pick-up line was "Excuse me miss? Ur top is very nice, where did u buy from?" and frm there onwards tried to have a conversation w me and den the true question came up: "Can we be frens?". Argh! Pls lor, he is so old. Looks like 30plus yrs old n he works as an engineer at HDB. He even gave me his namecard. He was supposed to alight at novena but he followed me all the way to dhoby ghaut! Kept pestering me to give him some form of contact. To shake him off, i gave him my email add in the end. Sick desperate ppl.
Wed 20/07: I got to work behind the bar today! As a Barmaid! Yippee! Cuz the bartender called in sick. So the bar manager needed a helper. Seriously i think he likes me. Keep saying i very pretty. n instead of choosing the other waitress to be the barmaid, he asked me instead. I was so delighted! They wanted me to extend my working hours but i promised to meet Baby, so i onli extended by 1 hour after my shift. It was so fun learning to mix all the drinks! But so far i can onli do simple drinks like ur regular housepours n beer.I suck at getting the draft from the tap at first but soon i got the hang of it i guess. I LOVE being a barmaid! Cuz i get to dance ard behind the bar too!
By the way, i have a new found fave drink...SHANDY! Let me intro u guys, itz beer with sprite/7-up/soda w a cherry garnish popped in it. It tastes super good! Intro it to Baby n he loves it too! itz now our fave drink! N i noe how to make it! Made for Baby last night. Nice nice! But if u dun like beer...den forget it. haha. But itz recommended, must try!
Baby Liv Erica Lim was born on 13th July. Itz Nic's first bro's daughter. Same bday as LiYing! And today, 25th July, Nic's 2nd Bro's daughter is born! Dunno watz the name yet, gonna go to the hospital later to find out. Wow! Baby Nic is now an Uncle with 2 baby nieces! Plus his Big Princess Baby Fiona...so he has got 3 babies...how lucky are you Nic!
Oh yah and my new fave food is...French Toast hongkong-style! Yum! Im getting real FAT...
Monday, July 18, 2005
Sunday, July 17, 2005
Super Bad Week!
Juz a post on wat happened this past week.
Tues 12/07: Went for interview at this events and advertising company for the post of business executive. Got the job coz they liked me, supposed to start work on friday 15/07. But the thing is the pay is too low for my expectation. They offered me $1500 plus $200 transport allowance and an additional $100 per mth after confirmation. I accepted it at first, but after some advice frm my parents who think there are much better prospects out there for me, i decided to reject the job. Gonna go for a Borneo Motors interview next week anyway, so fuck this job n try out for others.
Wed 13/07: LiYing's bday. Miss her so much but sadly cudnt celebrate her bday with her coz i had my Convocation ceremony. Special thankz to Baby for being there with me and fussing over me. He was like my butler, n was so sweet to let me boss him ard juz to make sure my day went well.*smoochies* Took some pictures with frens...but most were MIA or rushing off w their parents. Finally i officially graduated!!! Gonna miss my uni frens so much...plus all the projects, presentations n mugging. I cant believe 3 yrs juz zoom by like that. To my dear frens: Thanx so much for everything n the fun times we had. If I was ever bossy n mean or lazy n slack during any of our projects, SORRY! All in all, I love u guys! Wudnt be where I am now without all the mutual support. Thanx for the sweet memories n for making my uni life such a fun and enriching one!
Thurs 14/07: Fucked up day. Lost my hp. Left it in the ladies at clarke quay near my workplace coz my boss wants me to change into this dress for an event at the bar that night. I changed n forgot that my hp was still hanging at the knob. ~Digress abit...it was realli a nice dress i muz say. I got to wear the nicest coz i had the best figure! wahaha bhb me again.~ But anyway in less than 5 mins when i went back to the toilet to find my hp, it was alry gone. Tried calling my hp but it was switched off. Fuck that bitch who took my beloved Samsung E600C. Less than one yr since i bought it. All my nice pics n contacts r gone. Heart pain n no mood to work, but no choice, coz life goes on.*curse that fucking bitch!*
Fri 15/07: Went to get new SIM card. Quarrelled with Baby coz he got the details of our meeting place wrongly though i told him very specifically 3 times on msn until i felt like im such a naggy old woman. Still he got it wrong n we cudnt find each other till about half an hour later coz i had no phone.Went to work in a bad mood again. But luckily my colleagues were such a fun bunch, my mood changed to a much better one. Baby came to fetch me after work n took me out to eat. Everything was ok alry, n we r still as lovey as ever *bliss*. Baby's mum found a phone for me to use n gave it to me. Her old phone Samsung v200. Pretty lousy compared to the one i lost. But still good enuff to use coz at least itz 65k colour LCD, got rotating camera n can mms, not those super old no mms n no camera type. I shall juz use it for the time being until i save enuff money to buy a new hp.( which i predict will take a few mths at least) Sianz. But i guess better not "hiam".
Sat 16/07: Had to work again. Baby came to fetch me after work. Showed me black face coz he had to wait for me for awhile. I cudnt knock off on time coz it was too crowded n busy at the bar. Baby was oso unhappie tt i had to work on sat, the day when we always meet to go out. But i realli had no choice. Though we quarrelled, n i scolded him realli badly to knock some sense into him, after a good talk, im glad we sorted things out n he became more understanding. Im glad all these little quarrels turn out for the better n that it din affect our love for each other. Even if it did, it juz made us love each other more n taught us how to compromise more.
Sun 17/07: End of a bad week i hope. Next week is a brand new start. ~Swing Girls if ya wanna go club better tell me earlier! Coz need to let my boss noe which day to let me off.~ Till next week...adios!
Saturday, July 9, 2005
Little Miss Waitress!
I came home from work at 5am yesterday night! Wat a super shagged day! Closing was at 3am n it usually only take ard 1hr to close up everything. But today therez some big rugby game at 3pm, so had to do a lot of preparation after closing last night.
Apparently this Bungy Bar is one of the sponsors for some rugby team n so rugby is the big thing here. Quite sad coz i like soccer better, haha! First day of work was pretty fun. Met the big boss John n he commented that my skirt was very nice. Had to wear black skirt, so i wore my nice lacey skirt. Den throughout the night some shareholders came for a drink. One of them had frens who commented tt im very sweet. So happie! Den manager said my handwritting sucks.I gotto stand n write mah,n muz write fast somemore, wat he expect!? But he oso said my handwritting n me r total opposites. I was secretly happie coz that means im pretty, but i act act n gave him a "hmpf!" look, n he quickly exclaim tt it was a compliment. Wat a crappy guy!
Had to learn n remember a lot of alcohol, cocktails, shooters, premiums, housepours, hard n soft liqour, beer etc. So many types! There r like gin, rum, vodka, tequila, whisky, bourbon n each type got like 4 to 5 different variations of it. I thot I alry knew pretty much abt alcohol b4 i worked but lo and behold! There r so so much more to it! Was super busy and had to walk n stand ard for 9hrs!
Closing was the worst! I was made to clear rubbish, wash the dustbins (but i asked my male colleague to help me..hiakz!), mop floor, carry all those heavy chairs, tables n cushions in, wash all the ashtrays, refill the tealight oil n wicks etc. This morn when i woke up i got muscle ache on my arms from carrying the heavy chairs n tables n legs very tired from standing all night.
But overall, my job's pretty fun! N i get to learn a lot. So im quite ok with it. Only thing is that i cant keep my hp with me. They keep it in a box, so cant use hp at all till closing. Hope can earn more $$ to go bangkok to splurge!
Friday, July 8, 2005
Simplicity brings me happiness
Wed: I went for a job interview as a part-time waitress/server at Bungy Bar @ Clarke Quay, thx to Michele's lobang. Got the job n am getting paid $7/hr w transportation. But minus point is tt it includes CPF. Oh well, who cares, i need $$ for my bangkok trip! Gonna start work on friday. As much as i hate working, i got no choice. Sobz. So dear frens! If u r free pls pop by n have a drink to kip me company. It a smoke-free expat bar by the way. haha!
Went to meet Baby to go to his hse for dinner. Baby got a pay increment due to his outstanding performance at work, being the 2nd highest sales churner with a total of $2.5 million in sales for the past yr! Well Done! Plus bonus somemore...so proud of my Baby! Ate dinner, watched tv, den ate bird's nest and durians, watched tv again, den played games. So fun! It was simply paradise for me w all the good food, tv shows, PS2, and Baby. Played Dai dee w Baby n he sucked! Lost to me 6-4 out of 10 games. Played PS2 Tekken (fighting game like Street Fighter/X-Men), n Baby lost to me again! The score was 11-9 out of 20 games we played! I was so happie! But Baby was so agitated coz he nvr lost to a ger b4..wahha..too bad! Went to sleep realli late ard 4.30am. Was realli tired after all the excitment from playing PS2.
Thurs: Woke up w Baby and it was such a bright sunny day! So after lunch at Parkway Parade, me n Baby went to his Chinese Swimming Club for suntanning n swimming. But we onli got a bit of tan coz the sun disappeared after one hour of tanning. Guess we woke up too late! Den we went swimming, n im so surprised tt i still noe how to swim after such a long time! haha, but my stamina's realli bad as usual. =( Den we saw these two realli cute kids who juz finished their swimming lessons, and seriously they r my dream kids. They r like a Little Prince and Little Princess! Gorgeous pair of siblings. Shit..forgot to take a pic of them.
Went home n played PS2 again b4 dinner. I realli sucked at soccer games but since Baby likes to play, i played Winning Eleven w him. But surprise surprise! I beat him 3-2!! Haha. N in case u r wondering, no, he did not purposely let me win. I won it all by myself with no handicap given. n Baby was grumbling like mad tt he lost to me. He juz cant believe it. Haha! Im on a winning streak!
Once again it was dinner followed by a lot of tv watching after that. Wat can i say? Itz our fave pasttime/activity tt we enjoy so much together. Eating n watching tv = Our cosy time. Watch "S'pore's Brainiest Kids"...u wun feel so brainy after that!
Gotta go on my first day of work as a waitress soon! Pray hard my clumsiness doesnt show! hah!
Tuesday, July 5, 2005
Unhappy n Bankrupt
Been staying at home yesterday and today coz im totally bankrupt. No $$ to go out at all. Trying to save my miserable allowance for my bangkok trip (with Baby, Candy n Yimei) exactly one mth from now. Havent told my parents tt Im gg yet. I think they might flip n get realli angry w me. But wat to do? Tickets have been issued n paid for. Hiakz...scheming little girl aint I? In that way itz harder for my parents to say no.
Yesterday has been a realli bad day. Cried a lot. So long nvr cry liao since my last brk-up with The Jerk. Quarrelled w my parents. Guess Im realli a bad n rebellious ger that my parents get so angry w me. Think they dun want me anymore. Quarrelled w Baby coz of some things in his past r/s that i cant bring myself to accept coz Im a jealous n insecured freak. Wat to do? He doesnt noe how to gain my trust.
Been thinking of getting a part-time job that is fun n no need to work so hard. Haha where got such jobs rite? But i think Im gonna work at some pub. Dun care abt my parents liao coz i realli need the money for my trip n my high maintenance lifestyle. Pub pays ard $7 per hour and i can do wat i do best : Look pretty, serve alcohol (smthg tt i noe pretty well), interact n *wink wink* at customers to ask them to buy drinks...haha! Will let u guys noe if i found one. Dun think it will be hard to find for me. Muz come support n kip me company k!
Sunday, July 3, 2005
A Huge Disappointment
1st July (friday) updates: Terrible day...made better. My day started off realli bad coz i failed my driving test. Shitty!! I thot i was gg to pass...until the tester brought me to a room n scolded me for all my mistakes....mistakes which i nvr thot were mistakes. He was super duper NIAO man! Kept picking on every little nitty gritty thing n giving me points like he is purposely out to fail me! Oh pls..lotsa drivers out there drive so much worse...n i thot my driving was pretty good! Dammit! So oh boy, i gotto retake my driving test coz i accumulated more than 18 points. 32 points to be exact. Fuck.
It was also Baby's off day, so he came to look for me. I almost cried coz i felt so angry n injustified. But im so glad he was there for me. He bought me my fave strawberry shortcake from my fave cake shop at taka, n my fave cheese sausage! haha *blissful!* Mood became a lil' better. We went to eat kaya toast too! I guess food can realli lift my spirits up. The best thing is i got to eat my fave fave black pepper chilli crab!!! Coz we went to Jumbo seafood restaurant at Serangoon Gardens Country Club for dinner with his whole family to celebrate his 2nd brother's birthday. In addition to that,his mum won this $200 voucher from playing tombola and wanted to use it...haha how great is that! Im amazed how playing tombola can win you expensive food vouchers.
After that, two off-key idiots went to sing ktv at this small ktv place at serangoon gardens. It was realli pretty lousy n low-tech as compared to PartyWorld n Kbox, but it was relatively cheaper n in the vicinity too. I had such an upsetting day tt i realli felt like singing ktv. haha! N den we started singing without a care in the world, gg super off-key n not being embarrassed abt it at all...thatz bliss to me. We were in a little world of our own...juz the two of us.
2nd July came n I went to meet Madeleine for dinner. Itz been such a long time since we last met in march. It was fun to catch up n gossip. She was telling me the story abt her n her bf who cheated on her! Yep poor Maddy suffered the exact same fate as me. Guys r so condemned! Nic Nic u better be careful and dun even think abt messing w me! U noe wat r the consequences lah hor?!!..hiakz. We went shopping n i cant believe i bought a top despite being officially declared a bankrupt. The top was quite cheap from Tangs Studio n i juz had to squeeze out every remaining cent i had.
Went to meet my cousin at Devil's for some drinks w his frens n den meet Baby for the movie "A Lot Like Love". We went to eat Ba Chor Mee after that. It was a super embarrassing moment bcoz Baby mount the curb super loudly with his front left tyre while doing parallel parking n everyone at the coffeeshop was looking at us. We cudnt get down the car until Baby's super red face subside. When leaving, it was embarrassing moment #2, coz Baby was having difficulty moving his car out as the tyres were almost scrapping the curb. N once again everyone was looking at us as Baby tried so hard to manuveur the car out of the lot. Your parallel parking SUCKS lah! Even i can park better! But!...i failed my driving test so no license yet. Sob weep cry! Fuck.
