a new goal!

what i want for xmas!

好久不见-陈奕迅

我来到你的城市
i arrive at your city
走过你来时的路
traversing through the path that you'd taken
想像着没我的日子
imagining your days without me
你是怎样的孤独
how lonely it must have been
拿着你给的照片
holding on to the photos you gave me
熟悉的那一条街
the familiar street
只是没了你的画面
i've only lost the image of you
我们回不到那天
not able to return to that moment

你会不会忽然的出现
will you appear
在街角的咖啡店
at the cafe right around the corner
我会带着笑脸挥手寒喧
i will smile, wave and greet you politely
和你坐着聊聊天
we will sit and chat

我多么想和你见一面
how i long to see you just once
看看你最近改变
see how you have changed
不再去说从前只是寒喧
not to reminisce but have cordial banter
对你说一句只是说一句
and to tell you one thing, just one thing
好久不见
it has been a while since we last met

now playing

ALMOST LOVER

Your fingertips across my skin
The palm trees swaying in the wind
Images
You sang me Spanish lullabies
The sweetest sadness in your eyes
Clever trick

Well, I never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

[Chorus]
Goodbye, my almost lover
Goodbye, my hopeless dream
I'm trying not to think about you
Can't you just let me be?
So long, my luckless romance
My back is turned on you
Should've known you'd bring me heartache
Almost lovers always do

We walked along a crowded street
You took my hand and danced with me
Images
And when you left, you kissed my lips
You told me you would never, never forget
These images

No

Well, I'd never want to see you unhappy
I thought you'd want the same for me

I cannot go to the ocean
I cannot drive the streets at night
I cannot wake up in the morning
Without you on my mind
So you're gone and I'm haunted
And I bet you are just fine

Did I make it that
Easy to walk right in and out
Of my life?

01.01.2008

what a way to start the year.. being stranded right at the doorsteps of DRAGONFLY... not sure which was sadder.. the fact that we did a countdown while still in queue.. or that were getting into DRAGONFLY.. but of course once we got in.. the alcohol was flowing... and the company was swell... 2008 was like 1999.. and the butterfly made her public singing debut

what started out as ming's motley crew turned out to be acquainted to one another... the world, or rather singapore, is too small... to think that some ppl you actually knew from 10 years ago... some were bmt mates of ppl you know... the 6 degrees of separation kept unfolding... and some who knew each other closely were also separated in the confusion... ming is now from NJ and jan went to BMT...

and if last year's reverse bungee jump thought me anything about the importance of counting down to the new year... i'm optimistic about 2008.. or at least i have an idea of what's in store and how to manage the coming 366 days...

sometimes it seems like you're stuck and the queue doesn't seem to be moving... and it may seem like you missed out by being stuck outside when you had expected to get inside... but when you finally get in.. enjoy every moment... don't waste a single drop... sing along to every song even if you don't know the lyrics.. and most importantly... party without prejudice!


anyway... first dawn is breaking and my ears are still ringing from the loud mando/canto-pop and i'm all ready to turn in..

a post at the start of the year is a good sign isn't it? or is everyone doing FACEBOOK these days...

we should just start counting down to 2008

seems like another whirlwind of events have swept through...

07.07.07 LIVE earth... came and gone.... i've started to use less plastic bags.... now i have nothing to wrap tobey's poo!

the gst hike came... (2% savings! for all purchases made before that..... heh... good excuse to go PRO)

the zara sale came... and gone....

20.07.2007 came.... and gone (with half my liver no less.....)
everyone should try a bacardi 151 (the first spirit that i had to wash down with beer...)

harry potter came to go.... i'm still reading.. i guess this will just ruin the movie for me... note: memoirs of a geisha....

the ndp parade preview... one step closer to being Singaporean! it proves that i'm more singaporean than janny... who as we have always suspected is THAI....

Wii came.... my muscles and all faith in my hand eye coordination gone! (but at least i can swing a cow! and make the rabbit run...)

at the rate of things happening.. we shd start planning for x'mas!


too lazy to post pics... so just follow these links!

www.bananaone.blogspot.com
www.pensandpencilsdunwork.blogspot.com

blogging from my palm

testing testing... such a small keypad...
oh i have yet not introduce my newest toy to all my readers...
anyway in a bid to get my life organised and to keep a to do list... i got myself a pda at the PC fair early last month... now i can even blog when i'm out having a cuppa at starbucks.. jeez i really miss those days of skinny lattes...
but those days are over and these days it is a cup of unglam teh peng and back to the office sitting in front of my dell...
i need normalcy in life... need to go out and get some exercise... fresh air and sun... if not i will soon be shopping for xtrim..
but it doesn't seem like the work is letting up anytime soon....
but then work is never ending now issit?
but we have grand plans for july... GRAND PLANS... just waiting for everyone to come home... come home quick!

steve jobs... such a tease

its so hard trying to stay ahead of all the updates to the existing models...
its even harder trying to gauge the best time to buy...
if you wait too long for the price to drop... they'll probably have a new model waiting to be released...
APPLE... you're such a tease...

maybe i should just get a DELL or ACER... cos i really don't care if they suddenly updated those..
the price we pay being slaves to vanity!

the letter B makes a comeback...

B is for
Buying myself the perfect pair of white shoes...
Breakfast... with bacon and banana pancakes!
this summer's Blockbuster... spiderman.. spiderman...
one Beautiful Bride...
Being Busy at work...
Bad tobey! stay off my bed even if you're groomed, preened and pretty....

what i'm listening to right now...

The Sweetest Gift
by SADE

Quietly while you were asleep
The moon and I were talking
I asked that she'd always keep you protected

She promised you her light
That you so gracefully carry
You bring your light and shine like morning

And then the wind pulls the clouds across the moon
Your light fills the darkest room
And I can see the miracle
That keeps us from falling

She promised all the sweetest gifts
That only the heaven's could bestow
You bring your light and shine like morning

And as you so gracefully give
Her light as long as you live
I'll always remember this moment

it's SUNDAY

tired from getting into work an hour earlier.. and putting in an average of 4hrs of OT daily... its like working two jobs but for a single paycheck... even brands essence of chicken doesn't quite work... i'm sueing! there is no way i can prevent knives being flung at me with that broth... the advert was totally misleading...
but after next week.. there'd be some relief in sight... MAYDAY (*ming screams*).... not mayday aka ming's fav cheenapop band that she shd have outgrown by now... but Labour Day... and if the origins of Labour Day is anything like it sounds... i surely deserve something good...
and speaking of things to look forward to... PHANTOM OF THE OPERA! 10 rows from the stage... woohooo... its just one of the many good things that have come out of reading the papers... like knowing first hand when a show is being extended.. and u snap up the best seats!.... and knowing when there are sales... for the REAL news... you simply exclaim.. "i know! can you believe that..." it works for almost everything..

case study 1:
The price of sand has gone up!
cue: I know! Can you believe that!

case study 2:
So-and-so draws a $5million dollar paycheck for doing next to nothing...
cue: I know! Can you believe that!


case study 3: (one for the heartlanders in us)
ok.. i dun really know what heartlanders talk about.. but i'm sure it works...

i shall finish my coffee and get back to work..

to all those who've elfed before

when was the last time i was up this late working on a model?
probably this time last year...
(all elves turns to stare)
ok ok.. so i still owe some ppl a treat... prob just boh boh... ming.. you've gotten ur present!

gosh.. working in the studio again sure brings back memories..
seeing fatty lai at the foyer eating...
seeing fatty lai going to macs....
heh
but thank goodness it is only for ONE NIGHT...
i hope i've paid my dues...
and it sure was some due... a curved pitch roof! pris had thought too highly of my model making skills...
but she was rite.. heh....

*beams with pride*

now throw me a sock!

who's your daddy?

he may not play dead or really roll over on demand... but ain't he just the cutest furball...
and he sure knows how to work the camera! celebritydom is in da blood!!!

my life on hold....

Apple Statement
iPhone has already passed several of its required certification tests and is on schedule to ship in late June as planned. We can’t wait until customers get their hands (and fingers) on it and experience what a revolutionary and magical product it is. However, iPhone contains the most sophisticated software ever shipped on a mobile device, and finishing it on time has not come without a price — we had to borrow some key software engineering and QA resources from our Mac OS X team, and as a result we will not be able to release Leopard at our Worldwide Developers Conference in early June as planned. While Leopard's features will be complete by then, we cannot deliver the quality release that we and our customers expect from us. We now plan to show our developers a near final version of Leopard at the conference, give them a beta copy to take home so they can do their final testing, and ship Leopard in October. We think it will be well worth the wait. Life often presents tradeoffs, and in this case we're sure we've made the right ones. [Apr 12, 2007]

damn.. there goes my plans... but i shall get my hands on the iPHONE if its the last thing i do!
then come october... a brand new MAC with leopard... *growl*

i need new music...

decided to delete all the songs on *boybitch* and start over..
a clean slate..
but as i went through my itunes library... it seems as though i'd run the risk of loading back the same tunes.. or really old tunes back in... *bleaaah*

i need new music.. but there doesn't seem to be anything good being churned out of the pop factory these days..
its the same old CIARRA...RIAHANA... what's with all these ang moh meenahs???

one place to preview new music... http://music.aol.com/songs/new_releases_full_cds

jewel has a new album out.. but nothing really outstanding.. i guess its really hard to top her FOOLISH GAMES set...
but the recommended track would be GOOD DAY
which suddenly reminded me that all i hv left of that is an empty cd case... someone borrowed my cd and lost it!!!

*bleaaaH*

ok.. enough for one morning.. i'm off to my tennis game..
life of the unemployed is looking up..
which reminds me...
note to self: update CV after tennis game

welcome to the real world...

no more sch.. no more hypothetical scenarios to work on...
as they once said on FRIENDS...

"welcome to the real world.. it sucks.. you're gonna love it..."

what's spinning on my itunes...

Always On Your Side

My yesterdays are all boxed up and neatly put away
But every now and then you come to mind
Cause you were always waiting to be picked to play the game
But when your name was called, you found a place to hide
When you knew that I was always on your side

Well everything was easy then, so sweet and innocent
But your demons and your angels reappeared
Leavin' all the traces of the man you thought you'd be
Leavin' me with no place left to go from here
Leavin' me so many questions all these years

But is there someplace far away, someplace where all is clear
Easy to start over with the ones you hold so dear
Or are you left to wonder, all alone, eternally
This isn't how it's really meant to be
No it isn't how it's really meant to be

Well they say that love is in the air, but never is it clear,
How to pull it close and make it stay
Butterflies are free to fly, and so they fly away
And I'm left to carry on and wonder why
Even through it all, I'm always on your side

(taken from Sheryl Crow's WILDFLOWER)

i've moved!

to the dining room to do my work..
the furniture is finally appearing in the house...
in preparation for the guests come march 19th

i love that its a huge table all to myself...
i love that i'm nearer to the kitchen..
but further from the loo...
and away from the tv.. maybe i'll be more productive..
but at least i hv wireless.. so i won't exactly be a hermit in the dining room...

i missed the grammys??!

thankfully there's a repeat later tonite (singapore time)
i shall convince myself the shaky live feed is reason enough to catch the repeat instead...
seems like GRAMMYS are trying to be less boring...
featuring lots of performances instead of awards presentation...
oh well.. tonite it is..

time goes by.. so slowly...
time goes by... so slowly...

(guess who's opening the show?!)

marvel at my mandarin...

讲你知

看你背面我身体欠自然
看你正面两手失控在颤
看你笑脸我开心数夜数天
与你说话我哑口会无言
与你碰面我体温会乱变
与你贴面一世的经典
若你肯再拥抱紧一点
我愿意用我十年
去换我共你十天
要讲你知你的意义
每当我的心肝跳一次
没法子难制止
你是血液渗于我每一处
要讲你知我的故事
这一秒即使心再不跳
在记忆潜意识
爱是已在心中永世不变

光阴可以瞬间转数十年
生死起跌也知不会幸免
当中只有爱的感觉未曾变

演唱:张学友