marley and me the book and random LONG thoughts

a miracle. 3 entries in 4 days. hahah.. so as u can see my life has been extremely meaningful this past couple of weeks.

but anyway i have an extremely important question that i need ur reponses to. anyone reading (including secretive people) plsplspls activate my tagboard on this cos i need some opinions and erm, assurance (wth i almost typed assurement gosh!) i guess? LOL here goes...

should i get me an ipod touch!

hahaha. okay it isnt really important but i have been very tempted since uh, ytd, when i played with the iphone. but of course i dont want an iphone since

1. i have a functioning phone
2. rumour has it iphone is not all that great anw and
3 (prob the most impt reason). i think it's a blood sucking investment - not on the phone, but on the freaking data plan. i'd rather stick to my trusty STARHUB plan thanks so yeah.. haha.

anw the only thing that's holding me back from just going straight and buying the touch is of course the cost issue. i mean i dont print money and apparently i dont earn alot from my job too, so this is definitely an act of extravagance, a big no-no in such daunting economic times (HAHA). i just checked, 8GB costs $388 now. $388 is abit too much for a (pretty) desk decoration if i chuck aside yet another impulse buy, is it not? but realistically, i dont think it'll be left unused cos sis can help share the goodies too.

another thing is that im pretty much going mainly for the internet and apps function. i dont care about the phone functions, i dont care about the camera (nothing beats the real camera, period). of course ipod = music DUH. but i dont know what im gonna do with the songs part cos i dont usually download and i'm not about to become a full time pirate (although i dont mind being the leech off my sis' songs) if i get the touch. well, i really cant be bothered to do all the downloading but nt a willing paying customer of cds either. so it'll be essentially wasting the functions of the touch! as phoebe wonderfully puts it: i'll be ruining its christmas destiny HAHAH.


sigh so how. all odds are against buying. hmmm maybe if i do get the ntu bursary it'll be a different story. you all will know where it's gonna be spent on...very productively. hehe. shhhhhh dont tell them. no lah, will definitely spend it on education and self improvement courses! HAHAHA. ahems.

alright, guess that was an earful. here comes more! HAHA but u dont have to read it la actually, it's just for my sake. seldom have flow like this. anw i realised for my entire blog, i have been criticising and never praising. well mostly cos as singaporeans, we complain. and after reading stomp i believed it even more so.

sure, the topics ARE juvenile, but they're entertaining in a warped way. i especially enjoyed the ah beng styled comments about the post itself, questioning the people why they are complaining at something so trivial. i hardly see any posts that arent slammed by the ahbengs, even tho the people have all the right to be unhappy. if the complaint is on inconsiderate uncles/aunties/wadever giving their bags a seat on a crowded bus even tho humans probably tire out more than bags, the ahbengs will scoff mercilessly at the stomper and say "wa ur mouth got gold is it. so unhappy then open ur golden mouth and ask for the seat la. dont dare to ask then come to stomp and complain."

and dont ever end ur post saying: "i hope that the relevant authorities will....." or "i hope the students will not....", even though it sounds reasonable, somehow or other they still get slammed by comments that went roughly like "eh u want to get things done go straight to the person lah. u post on stomp and hope here hope there (exact phrasing) also no use". that threw me off the seat. HAHA couldnt stop laughing. but that leads me to wonder if they are so annoyed by the complaints by fellow stompers then what on earth are they doing even reading it, and horrors, even having a stomp account.

oh wow super off track. but i just completed reading marley and me the novel and i absolutely loved it! i finished it within a day so u can imagine how focused i was. to put things in perspective, i started reading the very thin child-like magician's nephew two years ago and im still barely halfway through.

anyhooos, i knew i'd love the book, i fell in love with the story when i caught the movie last time - it was one of the few movies i actually bothered to wait for the release on vcd/dvd. people say the book's better than the movie, actually most often so hands down. but i think this is different, cos both book and movie (by the way they follow slightly different storylines) have their own special points which can be appreciated.

so if u thought the movie was a tearjerker, wait till u get to the book. im sure it will be kinda a tough read for dog owners who have had their beloved canines passed on, but when you get to the end you know you'll have to move on. forgetting them in the mind but not in the heart. it's still very sweet anyway. go borrow it!!! :)

so those who read till this point, well done and i really appreciate it! hope i didnt bore you in the process tho. alright i shall just share with you all one of my favourite quotes from the book(tonnes more in the book):

"A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbol means nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his. It was really quite simple, and yet we humans, so much wiser and more sophisticated, have always had trouble figuring out what really counts and what does not. As I wrote that farewell column to Marley, I realized it was all right there in front of us, if only we opened our eyes. Sometimes it took a dog with bad breath, worse manners, and pure intentions to help us see." — John Grogan

a bonus.

erhems entries on consecutive days.. that almost never happens. lol. but it feels like a good day to blog so i shall!

was looking thru the cursed ntu email yet again and i found that important mails are still getting stuffed to the last page. uhh is it trying to test my hide and seek skill? grr. anyone knows how to fix that? anw, that mail came with the notification of double major choices. im wondering if i should sign up for it, and if so, what? somemore that means more AUs for me too, which sucks cos im still worried bout nt being able to clear my electives in time!

nothing interests me seriously... like b&f is seriously want me to die? i struggled all the way throughout the sem with hellish FM, altho the examination was quite easy (not trying to be a smartass, i didnt ace it anw) in my opinion. marketing.... nahh, i dont think marketing is a learned subject, it's more of a talent kinda thing - either you have those creative juices or not. econs? or IT (HAHAHA omg shine are u laughing at this.)?? my toes are laughing too. IT... bleah. i think maybe HR ba. either HR or b&f.

ohwell i shall busy myself thinking bout this while leading my oh-so-meaningful holiday then. lol.

anw, my sis is looking to sign up for a gym membership at california fitness! lol. nt sure if she's come to a decision yet, afterall u gotta commit 12mths which is only for those as free as i am! and those fees albeit reasonable in my opinion, isnt exactly cheap. but im also very interested, not so much in california fitness per se.... i just wanna sign up for any kind of effective gym classes that would help shape things up a lil. anything to work those love handles away! somehow it's just very difficult to be determined and exercise regularly without someone breathing down my neck. hmmm.

the laziness in me is probably building up due to excessive tv-watching. haha. have been equipping myself with new knowledge everyday from discovery chn and of course, virtual travelling with discovery travel and living! ahhh.. its practically urging me to go visit europe. too bad i have no financial backing and the H1N1 virus is still going strong. stupid. pls leave singapore out of the loop but too bad we have our first infection already.

so apparently used vegetable oil can be used (what a pun) to run ur diesel vehicle with about the same fuel efficiency, altho u would need some converter. cool eh! and think of the fuel we can save! most people do not know but im a very pro-environmentalism person and i get very irked when i see wastages among the people. admittedly im guilty of many of those acts but i'm trying to change too. so the point im trying to drive across is for us to save the earth!

it's not like we can go shopping somewhere else.

hmmm.

dont really have any motivation to put anything down into words these days, hence the lack of entries! whatever i typed literally gets erased so i feel like ive wasted one hour not accomplishing anything at all.

anw, today a bird flew into my house (cus i sorta lured it in lol) and scared the wits out of me and sis. the scene of two giants (relative to the bird) freaking out and running away from a little cutesy animal is just damn hilarious. what a sight man.. haha and not to mention sis totally delegated the mission of luring it away entirely to me by hiding in the toilet. like wow, thanks for the help! lol.

its seriously damn scary when its lunging towards you. it's like a giant bug lah, only much cuter. but EQUALLY SCARY. plus it's bright green in colour! hahah. i seriously think its damn smart and crafty. but i feel kinda bad for trying to get it out of my house when it's being so uh, friendly! haha. was so sweaty and tired after fighting it off with my only source of shield - the sofa cushion! lol. my gosh, words dont do justice to how adrenaline filled this encounter was.

HAHA. and coincidentally i was trying to watch Man vs Wild 3 on discovery channel (but missed half of it due to this uninvited guest). its a very nice show btw, u guys should catch it if u have the chance..

okay one last thing. im starting to get increasingly annoyed by ur attitude.. it is seriously damn irritating trying to initiate something with the majesties or whatsoever. you really think u're the heavenly god ah. good grief.

and for the last time, if you treat what's golden as dirt, i will not do anything anymore and wash my hands off everything. may you live in regret then, thanks.

why there good morning

buenos dias. its close to 4am and im still awake. gotta turn that clock (or the globe) around soon right.

okay so i have been getting complaints that i do not update often or that i write too much or that my blog is pictureless(i'm with you on that!)..... haha well what can i say, many entries with few words against few entries with many words, i'll pick the latter. let my thoughts accumulate! makes me seem a little more deep.

but not very intellectual huh if im watching youtube videos for what, 4 straight hours? but check out jeff dunham the velintriliquist(however you spell it!). seriously, search his videos on youtube - he's AWESOMELY funny. hahaha. those that involve walter are the best! it's downright hilarious, and darkly witty LOL. love it when walter complains about his wife and well, almost everything in his "shut the hell up" voice.

some of my favourites:

jeff: well they say women ages like fine wine
walter: she (his wife) ages like milk.

jeff: how long have you been married?
walter: so whats it now.... 46 years
jeff: ah so what is the happiest moment of your life?
walter: 47 years ago

walter: remember when you said till death do us part?
jeff: yeah
walter: later you realise that youre actually setting a goal.

jeff: youre not too old, i do know that i have grandparents well over their 80s who are still havin fun.
walter: they're 80? good god.. what kinda sex is that?
"was it good for you?"
"ohh i cant remember"
"WE JUST FINISHED"
"who are you...?!!"

HAHHAAHAHA, grumpy old men are funny.... tho i'll hate to meet them. and so now im watching russell peters and his racial jokes too. man it does not get old..

haha whoops 12 hrs have passed since the above paragraph and i shall continue on this entry. hmmm actually nothing interesting for me to update on. unless you wanna hear about the fact that results are coming out next fri CHEERS. lol. exciting isnt it. and i cant wait for me to pass my BTT (yep finally im attempting to learn driving) so i can start being a hazard on the road once again. decided to just enrol as a school member rather than private since im so lazy to source for an instructor that isnt from ubi(my goodness its so far...). if i dont do it now i probably never will. SO yeah.. but that just means money out of my pocket which sucks.

kinda excited bout my pulau ubin trip tmr. LOL.. the only trouble is waking up early and all that travelling. zzz. i suppose next week will be fun too. tentative meetup plans with so many long-lost friends i havent heard from literally, in YEARS. hopefully no awkward silences haha. plus i just talked to my sem2 classmate and found out that he's doing relief teaching too. seems like a very popular job amongst many but it's such a no-no for me after that stint in my tuition centre last year. wow time really flies man that was more than a year ago, cant believe i survived work!sometimes i still feel like im living in 2007 where life was still nice and rosy and nothing seems to matter. budden as with all good things, they just stop living.

and i think i am really okay with it but i really have the habit of reminiscing. and i hate the way things are left between us. sometimes i cant help but being pissed thinking about it but then i realise, ive honestly done all i can and if thats the way its gonna be, so be it la. i really have no intention of wasting any of my braincells further. a new life without all that crap is what i aspire to achieve =D

alrights. time for more videos. shall sign off with some pics, do i hear a resounding FINALLY. yeh they're on facebook but so what, i wana liven my blog. goodbye for now






darius multitasking driving and phototaking. hahaha. (IM KIDDING!)



jieyu pangseh!!!!



i am forever number one but why on earth is my trophy the ntu water bottle from goodie bags. and not to mention the podium is beside some vending machine.

OH YES i just realised the little nyonya shit at the indoor stadium is tomorrow and that means no more of that ABSOLUTE NONSENSE CRAP SONG on advert anymore. yay to that!!

stupid people i encounter at work.

whining alert:

i can finally relate to michelle's comment bout patients driving her blood pressure high. i managed to encounter a whole bunch of self righteous people, all in one day.

first of all, i cant stand those who complain and complain bout the long wait and pulling a long face at me, and when they come in for their treatment and the doctor asks them if they had been waiting long (sometimes apologizing), they give a very noble reply of "aiya no la..(sometimes in all smiles)". stupid. probably cus they know the nurses cant do a thing to them while the doctor can decide to charge them more or smth.

and today... someone by the name of "Mrs Lee (she refused to tell me her full name - like ohhhhkay im sooooo gonna perform some black magic using her magical name -_-)" actually faked-british-accent me!!! OMG i wanted to slap her. if only i could staple her mouth and knock sense into her over the telephone. i guess she's those kinda well educated person who had to downgrade herself due to the current economic crisis. my god. cant stand these forced-to-downgrade people. to think they can still remain snobbish and think the world is under their control. not anymore my dears!

im usually very very nice...or at least i try to be when i talk to people at work (haha not self praise), which is probably why some assholes will try to walk all over me. ohwell i can be mean if i wanted to... i was this close to faking a british accent back just to make fun of her, but confrontations are just not my style..... and doc would not appreciate me wasting precious time on her. hahaha. =) anw i took the opportunity to hang up on her, that felt kinda shiok. hehe.

good thing i didnt request for full time at the clinic... dont feel like facing people like these everyday. altho i guess, we shouldnt be so picky when the economy is so bad.. budden, it seems that people arent that desperate for jobs anw considering how many people came and went in my clinic (most of whom i didnt even get to see).

i agree with what my dentist says, people are all working for the sake of money. passion... i dont know man. unless u're working in a really fun and exciting job (eg. those related to travelling!!! or the best job in the world which currently people are competing for), i believe that it'll die off eventually. so the only motivation that keeps u going would be the remuneration. so yeah i dont deny im working for the money too, in a way im also glad i chose accountancy since the remuneration factor should be not so bad? hopefully it would be so when i go out to work next time.

anw on another (equally bad) note, this swine flu thingy is really a big buster to many of our plans huh. so troublesome to travel because of it and of course theres the issue of fear yada yada. hopes it blows off soon before our 3 mth break ends so i can at least get to enjoy for awhile. gahhh.

so anw, been eating alot these days, for example last week where me jo and darius' dinner plans became one whole night of eating.. we were still munching away the stingray and lala at 1plus am luh.. how not to get fat? but it was a good night of chilling and chatting, i think D is full of insights about life and all.. LOL. so hmm until now i havent found the time to exercise since im so tired by evening.

maybe i should take up some self improvement courses. always eager to learn new things =) any recommendations?

aiyo. am i the only one who thinks that confessions of a shopaholic is so lame. especially the part where all the financial people seems to embrace rebecca's work and honesty. for real...