Auld Lang Syne!

The usual song to bid the old good bye, and welcome the new and the hope it brings.

From my favourite chick flick (I still believe Carrie should marry Aidan instead of Mr. Big), Though I'm sure the original scottish version is much rowdier..I always like this serene version from Mairi Campbell.

For Auld Lang Syne my Jo!

It became more exciting after 6

It was like a typical day, just a tad bleak compared to the usual. I don't know why too.

6.30pm
(Thats it. Definitely gg to hit after 8 today)
"Ok who wants food?"

There is always someone needing food nowadays

7.30pm

Finishing off the super salty hor fun. That is prob gg to be the last time I order from the zi char place opp. But when your office is situated at a place there is no food establishment within 5 mins drive after 6pm..you are kind of left with no other choice except the trashy mcdees and the likes.

Got to finish at least some good part of my work before the year ends..

8.00pm
Colleauge A "Hey Pauline, I am supposed to work with you on xxxx."
"Ok, when do you need this?"
"Tomorrow morning?"
??????

8.03pm
*another head popped up from her cube hearing me talking to colleauge A*
"Hey Pauline! You know the xxx that I was supposed to reply to you"
"Yeah?"
"I have some questions, need you to clarify. I will send email to you?"
"Ok.."
(...get in line...)

8.15pm
*another non-related email to seek inputs for a powerpoint*
(I thought the boss would have already send the info over?)
[type type type.."(boss) please give me the information of (such such such). I will incorporate into the ppt slides"]
(life of a person at the bottom of the food chain)

8.50pm
*sms.."sorry..can't go down and meet you all today"*
(type type type)

9.30pm
(ok..first draft on colleague A's stuff send out. Can do my own work liao)
(type type type type)

10.30pm
(ok..done for the day)
(Checked email. Someone replied Colleauge A's earlier email, asking for more stuff to be prepared)

That's it.

Walked to the another fellow sufferer's table, bitched and made jokes corny enough befitting two persons who have stayed in the office for too long.

Shut down laptop.

Go home.

Tomorrow is another day, another war to fight.

I think cos it foretell that the new year, or at least the new few months are going to be more like a war zone. Ooo....rubbing my hands in relish. Got to start preparing more corny jokes.

Avatar

Watched Avatar last night (finally!). After all the hype..I would say..

It was worth the 9.30pm-and halfdead after whole day staring at numbers-3hour show! Though was wondering if the 3D one had really any much of a difference from the 2D one..perhaps it would be less distracting without the 3D glasses at the least.

At one part of the movie, when Jake Sulley rode the Toruk to the Tree of Soul to the amazement of the rest of the Na'vi, my friend sitting beside jabbed me and said, "See? Even at that time girls will be awed by the kind of ride you own". I laughed out loud despite in the cinema and all (can probably feel a few evil eyes on me).

xxxxxx

2 more days to end of 2009! I cant wait for this crappy year to end. Wonder at what state will I be at the stroke of midnight - super drunk at Pan Pac or sober somewhere else?

Sunday in the office

It was a long holiday going by the number of days which I didn't touch the office laptop (woot!~). Until yesterday. Darn. It's either having another stay-in before having to go back to reality or risk having a really painful Monday trying to thrash through the woods.

Somestimes ignorance is bliss.

Going back to office on a Sunday can be such a dread, but the usual suspects were in the office, and the umbrella left by another said that she had been back yesterday like she said she would. Haha~ talk about camaderie.

After a few weekends, I realised that working on weekends have its perks:-

• Nobody cares about what you wear to work - the guys in the team came in t-shirt, bermss, slippers like the typical uncles you see in the neighbourhood. And..erm..I tried not to look too aunty-ish. (but it's difficult when you have to lug yourself from home though)
• There is nobody around so you can just shout over the cubicles walls -

"Oi...do you have that xxxx report?" "Yeah, send you now"

"Ay..eat cup noodle dont eat so loud la.." "Cup noodle dont eat so loud not enjoyable leh.."

"Your boss sent out that email already?" "Yes yes..your boss got cc you" (btw we always address our bosses to each other as "your boss")

• Bosses not around! Nobody to hawk around you! No impromptu emails or phone calls!

Still...sometimes I wish I was out there doing other stuff (I think my friends are going to blacklist me soon as one of those who are always unavailable, unless they are willing to start dinner at 9-ish? I have missed a few movie gatherings already! I want to watch Assassins and Bodyguards!). Having some fellow sufferers makes it more bearable, and it's a blessing in disguise that I've got great colleauges who are willing to wade through the cess pool together.

And yeah. I didn't run. I didn't swim. It was raining!

Time to run!

Two wedding meals and one full month celebration later ..I better muster enough discipline to either hit the tracks or the pool tomorrow.

Talking about running, I met this guy on the Friday run of the wedding dinner who was helping his family business. He was one of the NSF during the first few years when I was in uniform ("I was in J when you were in IB" he said. I went like,"Erm....". Darn I really cannot remember.) and he flashed me a picture and asked me "You seen these before?"

I went.."erm..I saw kids playing with them at East Coast before..". "Yup, my family brings them in, sole distributor in Asia; our shop is at Big Splash". Apparently they are really good for people with problems running because of knee problems and stuff cos of the superb cushioning. Check this out. And of course, the other benefits too - this and this.

But I found this to be a real good add on benefit too. hahah~!

But good things dont come cheap..each pair cost about S$300 odd, but the individual parts last for a few good years and all the parts are replaceable.

I asked him how the take-up rate was like. "Nah..Singaporeans just don't like to be stared at...so it's hard to get adults interested".


Well..wondering how it feels running ECP with the bouncy shoes...

Extreme - More than Words

I heard my favourite song last night. It was the song that had accompanied me through adolescent and adulthood, and which had never fail to make the heart string tug a little everytime I hear it.

Other than a brief mention here, I realised that I have never really blogged about it?!




But I must say..somehow the song took on an additional dimension last night. hah~ red t-shirt and serendipity!

That Elusive Christmasy Feeling

As I was crossing the bridge that linked the carpark to the main building, the wind was gustlier than usual and I can actually hear the wind howl. Coupled with the grey skies and droplet of rain sprayed in, it had indeed felt..that christmas is around the corner.

And the small surprise on the table from a colleauge when I reach office sort of hammered home the fact that christmas is indeed here :)

This was one of the rare years that I didnt manage to go buy pressies....
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After a frustrating meeting..

"What day is it today?" colleauge threw the question as he continued typing onto his laptop without lifting his head.

"Eve of Christmas eve.."

"What?? This year really dont have the christmas feel"

Of course..we dont even leave the office for lunch. No way to get bombarded and brainwashed by all the commercialised christmas deco and carols blasting over the PA systems. Maybe tomorrow I bring my christmas CD and blast in the office to inject some christmasy feel. It's good to be brainwashed once in a while to think that humid Singapore can indeed have a "white christmas" and that there will really be a Santa who will give presents instead of shooting arrows which he think its his given right to do so *manic laughter*
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okok..despite all the irritants, there may be that little spark of christmas spirit in me yet.

I love this christmas carol! Ok this is not the best clip that showcase how smooth Nat King Cole can be (see how the TV called him "the incomparable Nat King Cole" at the start of the clip?), but I ljust love the B&W that represents an era where I don't need to hear Pussycat Dolls sing about meeting Santa and calling him baby *bleh*

And so I'm offering this simple phrase,

To kids from one to ninety-two,

Although its been said many times, many ways,

A very Merry Christmas to you

Merry Christmas! :))))))

五行之- 水

I am the brilliant.
As I reflects with glorious splendour
the sun's warring charges
and the moon's gentle ardours.
Seeing the world through
sharp eyes and cool clarity,
yet moving with mellifluous wisdon.

I am the strong.
For the thousand houses
carried on my glistering back,
rocking to my whim and fancies.
Should Neptune wave his fork
I rise and the world feels
the spectre of my might.

I am the pliant.
Hold me in your hands like
the beloved heart in your palm.
Fingers tightened and
through them I run.
The heart once there
but never again.

五行之-金

I came from the deep bowels of the earth
The objects of your covert
Withstanding the weight of the world
over centuries of time

Rigid and unwavering
I desist the changes you bring
Burning, chipping, electrocuting
In a stand-off to prove the determined

Yet from the fire I reborn
Taking different forms
To your delight.
I can be the brilliant ware that blinds your eyes
The backbone of your ambitions -
the buildings, the flying machines, the knives
that carves out your worlds,
so that you can reach the skies.

Impossible is nothing!
So long as your heart is willing,
to let me take you
further and further away
from my origin
in distance and in faith.

五行之- 土

I am the unchanging.

The meeting point of the sky and the ocean,
as dynasties rise and fall in fleeting moments,
like the changing of the seasons.
In never ending cycles,
I turn my two faces -
one gentle, lilthing to the moon,
as Diana dispels the darkness,
while the ohter, a triumphant face
to Mars, that celebrate the reign of the sun.

The earthy pleasures
I bring forth!
to satify the many sins
that one can think of.
Sparkles and satins to adorn the skins,
like the gems in my cores
and rivers coursing through my veins.
Like the nymphs of the waters,
I tempt your senses,
as my fingers caress your skin, like
the winds as they stroke over the canopies of majestic greens.
I moves! In tender loving symphonies,
as I am the maestro,
the center of the universe.

Just when it cements to an eternity,
like running sands through the hourglass
you become history as I turn the page,
to yet another dynasty.
As you wisped into nothingness,
I will be the last one standing.

For

I am the unchanging.

五行之- 火

I glow with anticipation
as I ignites and cackles,
dancing to the rhythm
of my primitive dance.

In search of dormant pleasures,
dancing from one source to another,
I see my reflection in your eyes
and bears my soul -
the warmth, the light
the joy.

I can feel your pulse
beating like mine.
And I dance
until you loses yourself in me.
Drumming up the tempo,
faster and faster,
fueled by that foolish wind
that swept us in a whirl。
We burn as one,
with impatience and gluttony.
Leaving nothing
but the remnants of our passion -
red cinders and dust.

五行之 - 木

I sprung from water
that runs through my roots;
coming deep from the springs
amongst the tiniest creaks.

I create many littles worlds
with my bountiful branches;
nurturing and creating,
I whisper my wishes as they thrive,
But they hurry in their little lives
as they feed off my prime.

I soak in the scorchful sun
and suffer the chilling moon
I reach out my hopes to them;
they beam down tirelessly
leaving me with my shadow
as as surrogate of their silent replies.

I sway with the wind
as it brings its tidings;
I rustled my dreams in a cacophony
but it rushes
as it heads to lands of beyond
bringing the tales of many, including mine.

I stand, patiently waiting
As I blossoms
and withers,
to see the lives
creating and receding,
my shadows
echoing to my replies,
and the wind

The wind

with more tales of yonder
So that I may dream

又一天过了

累字怎么写 - 十二点疲惫驾着车回家地写。

一天二十四小时根本不够。

Wasted Weekend

I forgot how miserable falling sick was.

What started out as mild food poisoning transgressed to a full blown throbbing headache and fever and totally throw off my weekend plans which includes clearing up work on Sat , followed by a sunday morning dive at Hantu and a equally leisurely Sunday afternoon for some sanity before the hectic week ahead.

Instead I spent most of Sat half-dead on the bed (I dont remember ever having slept so much in a day) and with an equally incapacitating headache Sunday morning, with the dread that work is left uncleared in the office and no leisure to speak of.

Misery galore. Argh.

（累字怎么写 - 是病得不清不楚地写）

Studio Ghibli Film Festival

I forgot how painful food poisoning is. Anyhow I was still debating whether if I should stop being a whim and go office today, but in the end, I decided to cut myself some slack, and also having the comfort of knowing that the bed is just a roll away..

sigh...going to miss the free-flow wine gathering tonight.

Downing down the pills from the doc while reading the papers, I read that Studio Ghibli are going to do a film festival at the Picturehouse! Woohoo~!

Of course, the festival is going to end off with "My neighbour Totoro" which is really the most symbolic work of Studio Ghibli. But really, I think the most memorable one is still "Tombstone of Fireflies". Just remember to bring lots of tissue.

Santa, I have been a good girl..well sort of..

is that why I only got $750 this year to "splurge"? But anyway, just in case you may have miscounted the "naughties" (i didn't swear as much this year...idiotic drivers and other brainless species dont count), here goes:

1. A red holga camera

Sigh.. over S$100 bucks for a starter kit. It's a toy camera for goodness sake! That was originally sold for a few bucks or even given free at petrol kiosk wonder. But the images are wonderful..It's even made more confusing when there is also the Diana, which I donno what is the difference when it comes to film size,the accessorising and what really both cameras will do.

Santa, red is niiiccceeee....oh well, the next time someone goes HK, that is going into the to-buy list.

2. Iphone 3GS

One knows that one is definitely a tech-lagger when 3 mahjong kakis are ALL using Iphone. But was tied down to stupid contract for a lousy taiwan phone that keeps losing contact details for god knows what reason and couldn't switch service provider. Good thing too though..鹤蚌相争，渔翁得利。I think I may recontract with Starhub again, but waiting out for my colleauge to check out the corporate price plan at Singtel too. Gosh..that will make me the ultimate tech lagger after almost maybe half the world is already playing games on their Iphones..but .. a phone is a phone is a phone...so long as my calendar in the current one doesn't start losing its contents, that will be really the last straw.

3. .......

Hm...maybe make the back pain go away? (ah well...I tink that is something one has to just live with. Serve myself right for not taking care and procrastinating signing up for the pilate or yoga to strengthen the back)

4. .......

OK..since it's only $750 and I cant make the back pain go away, Santa, I just want fun and laughter, joy and happiness. Can hor...?

Bittersweet symphony

One of those days when there is just the right song for the mood.

Well actually, it was the whole soundtrack. This movie kick-ass.



累字怎么写 - 腰酸背痛得写 （第一次坐太久而腰痛）

坚持坚持坚持！

还在打曲棍球时，最怕张教练喊，“来！ 十圈！” 每个人当下拉长着脸， 无奈的脱下护腿板， 准备绕着球场跑十圈。

十圈嘛，才不到三千米， 坏的是每跑一圈， 教练要求的速度是越增越快。


“抬脚！跨大一点！蹬起来！”每绕一圈，张教练嚷嚷着督促我们这群黄毛小丫头。

而且他一定会喊这一句...




“坚持！”



听到这句话，每个人是面红耳赤，肺挣的快要爆炸，再咬紧牙根，一脚步，一脚步的跨出去。 十圈下来， 刚开始是趴在草皮地上，觉得好像小命就快没了， 动也动不了。但久而久之， 每个人的速度是越来越快，越跑越起劲 （当然，我还是落在后头猛追这的那个...后卫嘛，那里可能比中前卫快）。

今天面对堆积如山的草稿，不停泛红的email inbox, 突然间， 耳际仿佛又听到

“坚持!"


咬紧牙根..

Emilie Simon

First I got this after seeing her youtube MV for "Flowers" off Joyce's blog.

Then I lent that to a colleauge, who had heard of her and was trying to find her CD but seems like she's not that hot in SG (I guess HMV hadn't stock up after I picked up that last CD off the shlef).

She really liked the disc. Told her friend who happened to have a French friend coming to SG. And that French friend brought these other CDs for her.

And since my colleauge is such a nice person, she lent me all 3 two days ago.

WOOHOO! :D

This is a cool song. So are her other songs.

(And I only managed to rip it tonight...cos have been staying late at work. Gosh..累字怎么写...是趴着写)

萧敬腾-善男信女

那片山谷 入口处清楚刻著伤心人的墓
那片浓雾 隔绝了其实可以忘了爱的醒悟 别哭
那片乐土 是不是至少能让眼泪都停住
祝福 什麼都不再记住
祝福 下一次总会幸福
祝福 爱情的信徒
那善男信女都别再继续受苦