Peektures! :D Alicia's 20th birthday.

Alicia and Yuguang facinated by my it-savy self.

Ian and Hsien tze thinks my photography skills are awsome. and my taste for  alicia's birthday present's ribbon. AWSOME RIGHT AH LI XIA. Please don't throw away the ribbon. Its like, 3 bucks!!! hahahaha! =x

HI AH LI XIA. THE ONE WHO TAHANS ALL MY NONSENSE. (: i forgot to return u your textbooks that day!!! TAU HUEY TGT REALLY REALLY SOON K? PROMISE. ^^

this is yuguang's signature eyes.

OMG. where is a picture of alicia holding the birthday cake which she barely ate? IAN U ARE A SUCKY CAMERA MAN.

jiemeis!

the day i lost my $$$ and had the shock of my life while opening my wallet. ): oh well oh well. thanks alicia for the treat. =DDD <3!

I am very very tired and sleepy. I almost fell asleep during 2 super super super (less than 10 minutes) meetings. VERY bad. VERY bad. Today Yusof asked me to play RockBand with him. 3 songs. SO FUN CAN? YAY YAY YAY. There's RockBand in my office too. I really really really hope that i don't need to go down to promote just so that i can stay back in the office to play rockbank with zy. HAHAHAHAHA. and whoever else who is willing to play with us. yayyy!. That would be a.w.e.s.o.m.e! =D But yay, Yusof is so nice (: Its getting a little more fun promoting when you can work with nice people and play streetfighter when there isn't anyone coming down the escalator. i killed 2 monsters!!! Until stupid Zipei told the security guard and tech guy that i don't know how to play. whattttt a liar. ): If he didn't make me lose my confidence i would have won lor!

saturday

sunday!

now i have another 1 which is 2 times the size of that on the lower part of my leg. i am so accident prone. ):

I'm rather disappointed with my Zipia loot because the long sleeved top looks so, chapalang. And the necklace just gives me this, flimsy feeling. bah. ): waste $ hmph. I'm really really tired.

I really really miss bestie because w/o bez around, i have one less person to irritate, one less person to lunch with. I hope bez is doing well. (:

If I haven't already whined enough about it, I lost $40 freaking bucks. To you its just 40 bucks from your wallet. TO ME, ITS A SATURDAY NIGHT'S SARCIFICE OF FREEDOM LEH. Bloody hell, I feel alot of pain due to the fact that its my OWN money. ): Things are so different when you start using and earning your money. You feel the pinch. Really. Of course, if i lost 40 bucks from my pocket money or smt, I would still feel the pinch lah, but its a less painful pinch. Still....... Thank you alicia, yg, ian, ht for trying very hard to entertain me and cheer me up even though that consisted of you opportunists taking advantage of the situation to take dazed and miserable shots of me. (stupid ian and alicia!) And, yes, Hope you had a really good time, ah li xia. Thanks for the treat. :D

Monday was celebration @ jac's awsome house, for jerome, jac and william's birthday. As soon as i find the energy to kope photos from bessie's blog + after jac develop pics from her super cute holga, I will post the pictures up because yes i do realise that my blog is getting lifeless and boring. if i do read this 10 years later, i'd probably scoff on how lifeless and photoless my 18th year old self is.

Wed was awsome too, because of the super nice company of my dear girls. We should do that again sometime super super soon kay??? (:

I'm deciding whether i should give myself a break and stop working. But I don't know if i'd be able to tahan the drop in spendings + shopping i will be able to do. ): oh well. Its not that bad really, but i don't really like the fact that i have to sarcifice my saturday nights just to work for a measly 4 hours, killing my bleak social and family life. ): Sometimes i feel really bad because i hardly ever get to find time to have dinner with my family. While they're always doing the best they can to have a super late (10pm) kway chap dinner/ban mian dinner on saturday nights, I still feel that its not very nice as we don't get to have proper family gatherings like picnics and stupid shopping errands for celeste. Sigh. Decisions Decisions, Priorities, priorities.

I'm quite excited to go down to salad's place tmr with the girls (: I hope esther can make it. Sometimes I look at them and i do of course see the hugeee change in them. I wouldn't say i like it, or hate it, cause its really not for me to judge. But all i can say is that i'm really really really happy that we're still contact in at least, a monthly basis.

Okay. I think some sleep would do me good cause I'm in a really bad shape and some people has been asking me about my eyebags. (though i'd always insist its smudged eyeliner. heh!)

Here is what My pastor sent me, I wanted to share it with All of you!

For those of you who don’t know, the month of October is domestic violence awareness month. During the next three Sundays we will be dealing with the issue of domestic violence from the Word of God. If you know someone who may be dealing with this issue or someone you think may be dealing with this issue please invite them to come. There are a lot of stories in the Old Testament that deal with this issue. The text this Sunday will be 2 Samuel chapter 13. Next Sunday we will be dealing with Ephesians chapter 5 and the issue of submission which is the most misunderstood word in the Bible and the word most used by the abusive husband, fiancé or boyfriend.

Things to consider:

I wonder how men get the idea that the Bible permits them to bully their wives or be dictators in the home. I wonder if we are doing enough as clergy to confront such false ideas about the Bible.
95% of church women report they have never heard a specific message on abuse preached from the pulpit of their church;
58% of church women have helped an abused woman—one in four have offered her a bed for the night;
69.8% of church women have sought the help of another woman in their church regarding a family related problem;
Many Christian women who have been violated do not feel that the term—abused woman—applies to them.
When religious leaders condemn violence from the pulpit, they honor the Scriptures and family life. When pastors’ counsel battered women to seek refuge in a shelter when they are afraid, they save lives. When clergy advise a couple to reunite quickly after an incident of violence and then remorse, they place in jeopardy a woman’s life and the possibility that a relationship could be transformed. Holding men accountable for their violent, controlling behavior is one of the unique roles that clergy can fulfill in a coordinated community response to domestic violence. Holding them accountable may include encouraging attendance at a batterer’s intervention program or sustained contact with a therapeutic agency skilled in issues of DV.

-Pastor Michael Neely

IF you are suffering from ANY form of abuse please find a local Family Justice Center

If you're in Tampa-
9309 North Florida Ave, Suite 109
Tampa, Florida 33612
Phone: 813-935-2015
Fax: 813-935-2019

If you're interested in coming to one of our church services send me and email and I'll let you know the details.

I received a phone call on Thursday, it was from Q magazine (no it wasn't them asking for an interview with the world's greatest blogger/youtube celeb/generally cool guy) they were in fact calling to tell me that I was the winner of two tickets to see Bloc Party on Tuesday evening at The Forum for their 'Q Awards: The Gigs with Russian Standard Vodka'. I didn't even remember entering this competition! I never win competitions! Except for last time when I won tickets to see Feeder.

Tuesday morning came and went; it wasn't until about 1:00 that I realised I had completely forgotten about this gig, until Ivan reminded me. I realised that I should probably call someone and ask them to go with me. Sam actually picked up his phone and agreed gleefully to come. It was going to be an exciting evening.

I promptly arrived at the station ten minutes early (as always) and tried my best to actually find the venue. I asked the lady giving out free London Lites for directions, but was answered by a tall looking chap who when I turned round realised it was Freddie, an old school friend. He was with the drummer from support band Esser. I said "Oh hi, errm...what's your band called again? Oh yeah...err...I heard that song...yeah...heard it on Radio 1...yeah errm...s'good"

When Sam arrived we made our way there, and cued up in various different places happily soaking in the drizzle. Eventually we found out that our form of entrance was to be the 'stage doors'. After more waiting around with the four other competition winners, we were finally escorted in. Sadly my high hopes of receiving a back stage pass along with the tickets were destroyed, and we made our way to the already buzzing dance floor.

After waiting around for another hour, support act Esser stumble onto the stage. I don't really know how to describe them. A bit like the Kaiser Chiefs with no charm or wit. There was a bit of blues chucked in, add a bit of The Specials but without the brains. They made a great sound but it was nothing new and I would never download their songs; free or not.

At 9:15 some woman from Q radio appears on stage. She tells us that Keane were here yesterday, and is replied by a choir of 'boos'. To which she encourages us to make far more noise than the Keane fans. Which we did. (But I do like Keane!)

Bloc Party stroll on stage, and everyone makes a sudden rush to the front. I went from being around the middle to four rows from the very front. Whereas this was something of a spectacle, I had forgotten how painfully annoying it was to be as close as one possibly could get to hundreds of sweaty music fans.

The first song they played was Halo, from the new album. I appreciate the song a lot more from hearing it live. Hunting for Witches was brilliant, as was Positive Tension. Then came two more noobs; Talons and Signs. Song For Clay, Banquet and one of my favourites from Intimacy; Better Than Heaven. Mercury and This Modern Love were also fantastic. These were the first few songs that they played when I was at the very front. I found myself longing for a quiet song just so that I could actually breathe. I began to ask myself, did I ever find the whole cramped sweaty thing enjoyable? Does anyone?

They played The Prayer, what a track; I decided to bust my way further back, and found myself in a place where I could actually move my arms and dance freely. I began to enjoy it a lot more. So Here We Are was fantastic, an apparent non-mover but it has an inescapable groove to it. They played Like Eating Glass before going off. I was a lot happier not being at the front. I wasn't one of those people who just wanted to touch Kele Okere.

The encore; war-anthem Ares, was actually amazen. One slight annoyance came from a little girl standing behind us who seemed to find the need to pinch my lower back repeatedly. 'Whatever floats your boat.'

What a great track Price Of Gas is? All the more relevant than it was even back in 2005, and it once again possesses that irresistible pulsing groove. They played Flux followed finally by everyone's favourite anthem; Helicopter. I enjoyed the first two thirds of this track until I was headbutted in the face by some cretin in a polo shirt. There's always a particular strain of Bloc Party fans, they are body building, sweaty, obnoxious oafs with gel in their hair. They somehow get joy out of punching each other and various innocent members of the public. I guess it's the only opportunity they get to let out their emotions. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for moshing; it's just not what I go to the gig for. I go to see a band play so that I can enjoy their music, not so that I can get my skull dented by imbeciles in string vests. Sigh.

Anyway. During the pre-concert build up, me and Sam had discussed what our most preferred Bloc Party song was. After mentioning the obvious classics, I mentioned that I loved the track Skeleton. Very few people know it, as it is a rare track. I downloaded it during the very early Bloc Party days, when they had the MP3's up on their homepage for free. There seemed to be many die hard fans there, many of them (myself included) when hit with a moment of silence from the band would shout out requests of 'Skeleton'. I gave up after a while, many slightly sadder members of the Bloc fan-base began to chant it at various points throughout the show. Kele soon clocked on, but seemed to not be keen to actually play this unknown gem. They left the stage after Helicopter and the lights and music came back on, people began to make their way to the exit. However just when we thought it was over, they return to the stage! They mention that they had heard a few requests and that they would play whatever people wanted, Kele threw the microphone into the audience, and unanimous shouts were for Skeleton.

I've only once heard them play it live. They warned us before they played it, that they hadn't practiced it for a good while. I really enjoyed that song. I had forgotten how sensationally terrific this song was. The elite Blocheads rocked out joyfully.

How would I rate the gig? Well I would definitely say that every time I see them they get better and better. They didn't play any songs that I didn't enjoy listening to, despite the yobs.

Would I recommend seeing them live? Most definitely, the intimate venue also added to the whole experience. (I later found out that tickets were going for £80!) It will be pretty unusual to see them in such a small place again.

I had a post-gig chat with Sam over some fried chicken, we discussed whether it would be in their interests to rework some tracks for the sake of creating some variety in their live performances. We concluded that they weren't that sort of band. The main perk of seeing them live is the charisma that they bring to the stage, not a huge difference in what's actually on the CD. On the other hand it is clear that the tracks have a different feel to them when played live. What I do know is that Bloc Party will always provide us with something we can dance/sing/chant along to. Then again the tendency they have to bring this out in the audience sometimes ended up drowning out their actual sound output.

I don't think my sixth Bloc Party outing will be my last.

Here's what I'm afraid of...getting on the phones and listening to people freak out.  Today they're planning on getting everyone and their mother on the phone.  Guess what?  That means this time I won't escape and I'll have to deal with clients who are panicking and are developing ulcers because they don't know anything about investing.

Clearly, you're aware that the markets went down faster than Aubrey O'Day yesterday.  It was riveting to watch.  While I tuned into CNN and watched all the images of scared investors, I thought of one thing, "Great, I'm going to have to take my own lube into work tomorrow because I'm about to get ass raped."

Here's the problem, all of these shenanigans in the markets are causing our clients to go nutty, and they're causing the phones to ring off the hook.  I understand that it can be a scary thing if you don't know what the heck you're doing and you watch your balance in your 401(k) or your college savings plan or whatever take a nosedive.  But really, you've got to get a grip and stop panicking.  The more you panic, the worse it's going to get. 

Here's the thing about investing, you have to stick to the god damned freaking goal you picked and not get all crazy about it.  It's like a marriage, you make promises to each other, and you say you'll be there through good times and bad.  Well, now it's a bad time but you took a vow!!  And it's not like the market has been lying or cheating on you, it's just going through a rough patch and needs your support to help it get through.  If you leave it now, you'll regret it for the rest of your life and you'll think back to the time when the market needed you and you were too busy worrying about yourself to think about the future.  Is that what you want?  Is that what you really want?

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Its 9.28am and I'm up on a saturday morning. So bian tai please. Waking up at 6.55am everyday makes your (used to be normal) waking-up time for weekends so screwed up. ): Now its like I'm so damn tired, yet I cannot go back to sleep. ):

Happy Birthday to Alicia!! Who just turned 20 yesterday. (so old. hahaha!) Awsome. Everyone's birthday is coming. I feel so young because I'm not old (like you all. hehehehe) yet, so old because my turn will come in like, 2 months plus time. HINT HINT. (If you'd like to know, I'd like an awsome watch/an Agnes B purse very badly). Actually, just the purse. The red one or the black one. But I'm really waiting for new colours to be out so yahhh!!!!!) Oh yes! And Jerome/Jacintha/William's Birthday! I hope everything goes well on Monday and there will be not screw ups. heh!

I need to stop getting tempted with the rest's food when we go for supper. I know its ridiculous to go for supper and not eat anything when you really want to, but hello! Wong Yunpei just ruined my happy prata supper mood because she told me one plain prata = dunnoe how much calories lor. She's so idiotic leh! haha! (is my singlish pissing you off? ^^) Yunpei changed through this attachment! She has gotten more, comical. HAHA. Tongtong too! They need to  cut down on their talking-to-the-menu thing and nonsense. I think I'm the only normal one among the 4 of us, because Ian does stupid and retarded things by wasting USD$25 (or issit 35?) on a stupid cup which changes its colour when there's hot water in the cup. Suchhhh! a waste of money, or $700 plus on a handphone which is too intelligent for him, causing him to send me blank messages. (So dumb hor. Ya lorrrrrrrrr.)

Okay. I shall go kill time to watch GG because Jiaying told me exactly half of episode 3+4 and refused to continue. I SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT TO HER WHEN WE WERE IN GENTING. Kill her happiness for that 3 days. haha!

Bye all. Have a good weekend.

Anyone who's raised a puppy probably knows what I'm talking about.  Still, the zoomies are a phase when a puppy with just run and run in the same path inside.  Back and forth.  Pouncing on toys.  It is just tiring watching them.  And pups usually choose to do this at night when you are getting ready for bed. It was tiring just watching that little black jet shoot all over the bedroom.

I remember Patrick doing this.  He would tear all over the house as a pup, including up the stairs!  Crazy dog.  I don't know if this is the pup's way of tiring themselves out or what.

After I turned out the light (I spend the night with the dogs), Jasper curled up at my feet, Lacy was on her bed, and Boo was a little black ball at the small of my back.  We were all happy and sleepy.

WaMu's failure is the largest bank failure in United States history!

Just around 9 pm Eastern time, the U.S. Government seized Washington Mutual and sold $1.9 billion in assets to JPMorgan Chase. JPMorgan Chase also purchased Bear Stearns last March, and said it would sell $8 billion in stock to raise money.

If the above is all Greek to you (Disclaimer: I'm not an expert, just a college student who is interested in politics): WaMu, under control of the U.S. Government, sold off some the company to JPMorgan Chase for $1.9 billion. It's pretty much an EPIC FAIL for WaMu, and our economy may be in trouble.

BUT if you have money in an account at WaMu, your money is 100% SAFE (it is FDIC insured). Even if you have investments in WaMu, your money is still SAFE.

:/

New Hatterville haunted village and Globe of Terror promise to send chills down your spine

Valdosta, GA- Are you scared of the dark?  Do heights make your knees shake?  Does the sight of small critters make you scream?  Wild Adventures dares you to face your fears at this year’s Phobia.  With an all-new haunted village, phobia shows, and friendly frights, everyone can enjoy the Halloween season at Wild Adventures, beginning September 27 through November 1.

Several improvements and changes to this year’s haunting season will focus on family-friendly attractions as well as a consolidated Scare Zone.  The return of a theatrical show and a creature show, even the youngest adventurer can take part and enjoy this event. 

New to Phobia is Hatterville.   No longer a quaint little farming village, the inhabitants of Hatterville have been brought back to life by the self-appointed Mayor Hatter.  The beady eyed mayor saunters around the village in a black silk top hat, luring in new residents.  Scare Zones in Hatterville include Carnival of the Macabre, Dominion of the Dead, Mummy House, and the Hatterville Hotel.  Visit www.phobiaevent.com to reveal the tale behind the village. 

If mayhem, madness and motorcycles get your heart pounding, watch the Globe of Terror.  The stunt show features a 16-foot round steel cage with high speed motorcycle stunt drivers speeding inside.  Big-air freestyle jump is also a part of this heart-stopping show. 

Be careful where you step in the Black Forest.  The only way out of Hatterville, the foreboding forest abounds with human-like trees and vines.  Beware, many people mysteriously disappear within its boundaries.

Conquer your fear of critters and nocturnal animals at Creepy Critters, a phobia show. Learn amazing facts about these nocturnal creatures that play when the rest of the park is asleep.  In the mood for Halloween romance?  Bumpkin Patch is the story of cowboy love as the hero falls in love with the sweetest ghost to come back from the dead.  Watch as the kooky cast sings and dance in this graveyard-come-to-life romance.

Even little ghosts and goblins can enjoy Phobia with family-friendly activities.  The Spooky Hayride will take you on a strange ride through Wild Adventures with unexpected twists and turns along the way.  Come see the park like never before.  Little ghosts and goblins can visit the “haunted” Boo House featuring cheerful puppets, talking flowers and just the right amount of excitement.  Halloween doesn’t have to be all scary!

Phobia returns to the park for its fourth and biggest year yet.  The event begins September 27 and continues until November 1 with the haunted activities included in park admission.  Regular admission is $45 and Junior/Senior admission is $40 and both include a Second-Day Free.  Discount coupons are available at participating Wendy’s restaurants.  Due to the event, some rides will be operating on a limited basis. 

For more information on Phobia, visit www.phobiaevent.com.  For more information on any of the park’s activities, please visit www.wildadventures.net or call (229) 219-7080.

HAHA! Work's been fine, work's been fine. I'm finally getting busy, and though I whine alot, I really prefer being busy and occupied then sitting around playing dragonica when I basically die like, at least 5 times per day, or playing top speed which consists of me bringing up shaun and raymond's ranking. ._.

So i'm really happy that i'm busy now. Really. haha! My colleagues are really nice, though some of them scare me a little when they're stressed or maybe they just can't stand my face. ): But the rest are really a cute bunch. (: The other interns are really nice, especially Fangqi cause we can really relate to each other on our thoughts about raymond. HAHAHAHA. !!!! I think he doesn't read blogs. I hope he'll fall for everyone's trick and eat the Indian food stall and freak out when he gets way way way overcharged. HAHA! shaun was really pissed off because he managed to chalk up $5.20 just buy ordering 1 meat, 1 veg, 1 egg. LOL. The look on his face, priceless.

he told me to scan the com.
I said, scan what
he said, U DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SCAN?!

fucking ridiculous. how would i know what is he referring to. anti virus or what hardware. fucking stupid. his temper sucks shit. no wonder I'm like that. =/

Siao.

I need ghostbuster. Mummy please give me the number!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That aside, my father bought balaku yesterday! Eh. The balaku gone before I ate any?! And my father still invited me to eat with him.. And I told him I will have those after dinner. I went to call my brother out to eat balaku(he likes) and he was peeling and putting all on the plate.. I just walked over and grabbed those he peeled and ran away. LOL.

I forgot to eat balaku after my dinner =( Gong gong didn't remember. Only remember my father cut strawberry and banana for me. (SO FAMILIAR HOR? LOL. Strawberry. and banana - I just realised there is a link! Ha)

At least I ate those my brother peel.. Oh yeah he screamed "EHHHHH" after I ran away. Lol. Reminds me how we used to fight when we were younger. My mother was cooking when all this happened. She screamed back "what are the two of you doing?!" "Both of you cannot be together, so noisy!!!"

I got stomach flu now.. Stomach is uncomfortable... I woke up early to study, like super early.. In the end my stomach was too pain that i went to sleep for 2 more hours =/ Woke up, still pain. Smsed Mummy and she asked why I so weak.. ZZzzz.. T_T. Wanted to eat cereal with milk but she say cannot have milk!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TT_TT

Called my mother and she went "eh?" blur at what I was talking.

Yesterday I ran out from the toilet to go to my parents' toilet to use soap. The toilet I used didn't have any soap?! -.- Ran, no time to brake, I almost bang into the wall. Lol. The floor too smooth and slippery already. My mother changed the brand she was using. Now like so smooth, can ice skate.. LOL.

Okay I need to eat my breakfast already, and take my med.

we started officially trying in November of last year, and quite frankly, i can't take the "trying" anymore.  its wreaking havoc on several facets of my life, but mainly my emotional well being.  

Chris & i have had many long talks about it in the past few months.  are we disappointed?  sure.  am i sad? you betcha.  but i'll live.  we both will.  i researched and read and talked to people and researched some more.  i knew i didn't want to do fertility treatments, we didn't need to know which one of us isn't "working" properly.

did it break my heart a little when i deleted the private baby-stuff- only wishlist from amazon?  yup. so i'll never have a supercool kiddo in an outfit like this.  i'll get over it, eventually.

but i'm very realistic in daily life and my abilities.  and i can't pursue this dream any further.  but i can sleep well tonight, knowing i don't have to chart anything tomorrow.  and i can throw out the nasty prenatal vitamins i've been taking for months.  and i can stop spending $12.82 a month on tests that only come up with one line.

and tomorrow, i'm having two coffees.  watch me go.