A&E visit - 9th april

after bfast, i rushed home to bring my little niece to hospital.

nope, not a real medical emergency. juz tat she was sniffing away so her doc recommended we bring her in to A&E for him to check her.

turns out to be flu alrite and they extracted her phlegm

Bfast wif Hock and waiting

as chatting wif hock one nite when we arranged to mit for bfast upon his return from shanghai.

we didn't establish contact during his trip nor xchange nos so i had no idea if he got onto the flight back as planned.

nonetheless, i turned up @ the airport at 6am.

hmm...a little late coz his flight touched down since 5.20am.

waited around till 6.45am when i m finalli convinced tat he can't b taking tat long.

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Waiting

waiting muz b one of the most tormenting process

full of anticipation yet full of uncertainty

no ctrl over the outcome coz there're so many factors tat can affect the end result

anything can happen tat will make ur wait futile.

but it muz b extremely gratifying when u finalli get wat u're waiting for.

the feeling of someone eagerli awaiting ur retn makes mi feel warm and fuzzy. isn't tat the sweetest act?


mi got lunch date for fri when i arrive in hk liao.

so excited at catching up wif miriam, anthony and ada. all colleagues tat i haben met for so long

and of course at seeing my teamie marie again. we haf so much to tok abt tat i tink i no need to sleep for the entire 3 days i'm there liao...haha

and of course the good food is a huge attraction for mi...yup...and some shopping

Library finds

was browsing in the library and chanced upon tis interesting section on bgr.

titles to note :

• -intellectual foreplay
  -the boyfriend test
• -Closing a Deal
• -how NOT to stay single
• -the dating book
• -ideal mate

i didn't noe reading would improve bgr

how abt getting out there & knowing more ppl instead of reading up on bgr?

duh...i can't imagine anyone reading tis & expecting to haf better bgr juz like tat

Boon and Annette

went to tabao selera curry puff and goreng pisang after class one sat.

ah boon's company having bowling tournament at orchid country club so i headed there to look for hm and ann.

supposed to go ann's place to revise my jap

wah! see the many trophies! and official T-shirt for the event

ah boon in action

ah boon intro mi to his colleagues as ann's fren

i nearli pengz...i immediateli asked him haven't i known him for more den half our lives.

now i become ah boon's 2nd degree fren

cute plushies from annette's room

and the flowers tat ah boon gave annette

Gathering 7th Apr

zichao organised a supper gathering for tat fri

everyone thot he has something to announce...haha

we ended up at SY's place as there was a lot of food

tabao some dumplings along from 85 mkt



see, scar on back of YT's hand.

YT brought along the chocolate she got in canada which the guys enjoyed.

we gossiped at length abt the latest happenings in each other's life

Bah Choh Mee

went to jinlong wif brenda & samie to get wool for brenda's latest project.

i felt like i was in Heaven wif the vast selection of nice wool. much better den wat spotlight carries. yes, my dream is to haf my own hobby shop where i can crochet all day...too bad tat's hardly sustainable in sg.

the next best thing is to retire, take care of my grandkids and crochet...my ideal retirement plan.



we were reminded of our earthly attachments by our growling stomaches.

we walked over to the ppl park's mkt for dinner...
i wanted the dumplings but it doesn't seem appropriate for dinner so i walked ard somemore.









i decided to settle for Ming Fa fishball noodles. i wanted the teochew fish dumplings.

unfortunately, it was sold out and i had bah choh mee instead, so did samie & brenda.


the bah choh mee SUCKS! big time. i asked for xtra vinegar & chilli but the noodles were so bland!





the best dried bah choh mee is still the stall in keypoint.

wonderfully cooked noodles...not too soft.

and the vinegar always smells so good!

My day 20060427

mi in office today

taking myself from different angle






Beautiful clothes...brenda's pants and ah la's skirt. ah la's skirt has tons of sequins!

Had dinner wif hock's frens at pho hoa, a viet restaurant in holland V

portions were huge!

nobody managed to finish their main

and we had so many starters...from deep fried prawns to spring rolls

i had a dry version of vermicelli, salad style wif grilled chicken...nice!

and tat's ah la's beef vermicelli wif mixed beef parts...tripe, meatballs etc

after dinner, we walked over to haagen daz for fondue.

marie's fav

good to share as i dun take all the fruits...green apple, banana and strawberry

mi can b choosy abt food

Lunch wif YT on 13 Apr

onli rem we had quite a late lunch


YT couldn't find her transcript coz it fell out of the paper bag...into the back of my car


we popped over to bugis for lunch

yummy looking desserts

Spoilt for choice, i decided to go for prawn riso coz i was so, so hungry...in fact, i feel hungry at tis moment

scar on YT's hand after the scald at vilage

Our food and drinks

Singapore International Film Fest

livia's reviews

15th, 4.15pm, P2 : nitaboh

anime abt blind boy playing instrument.

storyline is nice & music is good. should get the soundtrack

15th, 7pm, P2 : Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai

call girl hoo got shot in the head & became super genius.

porn show ah! alot of action & violence but wif more serious msg.

veri veri funny! turns out my nephew was oso watching it tat day

16th, 4.15pm, L3 : Angel's Fallgirl hoo was abused den duno found wat.

super boring show. i actualli juz fell short of walking out coz i fell asleep instead

16th, 9.15pm, L3 : Murk

ex-journalist investigating cause of handicapped sis hoo dies on wedding nite.

SY, tis is especially for u.

Murk is beli beli good! the plot is thick from the beginning & keeps audience engaged till the end to solve the deaths.

ran into my nephew in the cinema itself

i told chye tat i'm catching chick flicks over the wkend and i was rite. good shows to catch wif gfs.

22nd, 2pm, P2 : Blue Cha Cha

taiwanese show abt friendship & support & stuff.

didn't noe the cast included su hui lun & li wei

surprisingli good show

there was a part tat li wei confronted su hui lun. i leaned over to LJ and said "she's going to commit suicide"

and i was right! the next scene showed her being unconscious after taking lotsa pills

22nd, 4.15pm, P2 : It's Only Talk

ok, SY has told mi many times & i still dun rem. can repeat pls?

ok ok, now i rem...show is onli 1 ger & the 3 men in her life.

but which 3? and forgot to mention the ger is suffering from depression

the cousin hoo is quite cute & manly.

the ex-classmate suffering from ED

AND the psycho?? little moustached guy...eeks...gross...the ah beng looks much cuter...but abit younger for her

show was good but i muz confess, i was so, so tired tat i dozed off for a couple of mins...regret ah!

23rd, 7pm, L3 : Little Fish

32 yr old woman trying to find love

YT, no, she not trying to find fish...haha

nice show...makes us try to piece the whole story behind the current circumstances

the asian guy is quite cute but i didn't like lionel. hints at brokeback too.

and tat marks the end of my film fest exploits.

actuali still got some shows i wana watch but need to find ppl to watch wif leh. tat's the hardest part.

i mean i can drag LJ along but unfortunateli she onli ard 1 day out of the 4 days tat i catching shows on....sigh...ger, pls gif mi ur roster earli next time.

i muz blog abt tis separateli but ticketcharge sux! big time!

the onli element tat spoilt the entire film fest experience was not the films but the horrible ticketing system.

we got our tickets days after sales started as we are kiasu & didn't wana end up missing any shows we wana watch.

the first show we caught at lido. seating plan wasn't updated at point of sales so the tickets we held were for non existent seats.

fine, we were offered alternative seats tat still had 4 of us seated together.

last sun, the ultimate happened.

we were again holding tickets for non existent seats and we had 2 choices of alternative tickets

3 + 1 : seats in 5 & 6th row from the front...no prizes for guessing hoo's sitting alone...haha

2+2 seats for 5th row from front & somewhere in the middle of cinema.

after some pondering, we opted for 2+2 seats since at least nobody has to sit alone and at least we got 2 better seats.

guess wat?

the ger went into cinema to check and said the 2+2 seats are taken!!!

wat the *&^%

faced wif no other option unless we ask for refund and miss the show! we took the 3+1 tickets.

to our surprise, it was for the row of 4 seats at the side of the cinema.

now hoo would buy the one seat in our row?

to make things worse, there were lotsa empty seats in the centre of the cinema.

now, judging by the turnout at the previous 7 shows i caught, i seriously dun tink so many ppl wun buy tickets and not go for the show.

muz be the f$%^ed up system of Ticketcharge again.

and they charged a surcharge for their ticketing services?? nah beh! muz complain & demand refund!

lunch tok

was discussing politics while lunching yest. wah! sounds heavy hor? no lah, i was juz telling ivy & gang tat got minister coming again tis sun.

all the lunch kakis went...wah...whole yr oso nbr see them once...now so on ah!?

and ivy has no idea who her MP is too.
see, staying in landed even worse, no noticeboard for MP's foto.
anyway, my noticeboard got no mention of MP's name oso.

amy is the onli one staying in opposition ward, hougang.
her response was, her MP is beli often on the grounds. she does see him around and her town council is beli efficient. her husband has given feedback before and response has been quick and action swift.

i told them abt how we had no car wash bay for 12 yrs and no covered walkway from bus-stop for 13 yrs. so sad...i always envy ppl wif car wash bays in their carparks.

everyone was excited to haf the opportunity to cast their votes.
so different from the last time when they had no interest at all in voting.
i am glad they haf changed their minds.

every singaporean should play a part in shaping the political landscape.

tat's not juz a citizen right but a duty as well.

especially if u haf kids, u r responsible for their environment eg. housing, education and political scene is part of the 大环境．

Dinner wif HQ

met HQ for dinner yest. we walked over to cafe le caire @ arab st for turkish cuisine.

though i've been working @ concourse for the past few yrs, tis is the first time i haf dinner @ arab st
























food...glorious food!

service is as usual, painfully slow but the wait was worth it.

the shish kebab didn't disappoint us wif its usual standard

HQ was going, stop taking pictures! i am hungry and wana eat NOW! oops!

i shared wat happened on sun wif su sin & HQ & surprisingly, they both felt the same.

tat i no need to feel so bad abt it...hmm...and their definition of frens is quite different from mine. i felt i failed miserably as a fren.

as long as i get along wif someone & xchange some small tok, i would treat the person as a fren until proven otherwise tat the person is unworthy as a fren.

thus, having bfast wif a fren is not a big deal to mi. for someone hoo's so not an earli person, i tink having bfast is such a fun thing. of course, the good food plays a part too....so gluttony of mi

and i love going to airport. i love sending off & receiving frens. i used to dislike the receiving part coz i thot it's abit boh liao for mi to mit my frens & they go off home. unless, i'm sending them back as well.

but i hate going off or coming back alone. luckily, i haben faced tat so far.

mayb it's becoz of my herd mentality? but mi will b flying to HK alone come may and nobody to fetch mi @ HK airport...truely a first for mi!

but i'll make sure i am received warmly when i come back....hehe...any volunteers to fetch mi hm?

My reivile t qointerwne

tis is so funni....i haf no idea how i posted tis

i muz be dozing off while waiting for hock to play bjewel wif mi. first time i played bjewel on msn...quite fun leh..muz do tis more often...hehe...but chatting / playing games hinders my blogging.

my eyelids got real heavy and i decided to lie down for a while.

i haf no idea wat "My reivile t qointerwne" means...it muz b some code from my sub conscious...the livia code...haha

i'll keep tis posting coz tis is the first time my sub conscious or rather the sleepy bug took over my consciousness....wow! pretty scary.

i asked some ppl tis sleeping question before. do u haf any recollection bet the time u go to bed & the time u fell asleep?

coz i dun! i usualli fall asleep within secs of hitting the sack. i haf no recollection of the time in bed! but i do struggle to wake up in the mornings.

i've nbr had problems sleeping but i do haf problems staying awake in bed.

sometimes when on hols or in chalet, we gers would lie in bed & chit chat. i can nbr hold it up for long before i start blabbering nonsense. i would b struggling to stay awake & tok sense but my mind has oredi drifted off to dreamland...haha

tat happens when i use the fone while in bed too. i cannot hold off the sleepy bug for long.

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