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In memory of Tangyuan

Tangyuan passed away yesterday. Poor gal was crushed by an umbrella stand that was propped up against the wall…

We have this umbrella stand base that my dad placed against the wall. It’s Tangyuan’s favourite chillout place. Unfortunately yesterday, the umbrella stand slid down & crushed her…. 25kg umbrella stand on a poor little netherland dwarf.

At first, Bazhang didn’t know that his friend was killed… my dad discovered her body first. He tried massaging her to revive her but it was too late. While my dad was digging a hole to bury her, BZ saw his friend lying motionless on the floor. He went over & used his nose / head to nudge her body repeatedly. When TY failed to respond, BZ went away & hid in their hideout. He was upset the whole night… didn’t really eat his dinner and was generally agitated.

This morning, BZ hung around the spot where he saw TY’s body. My dad chased him back to the cage for his lunch and he refused to come out after that. He’s been in there all day just moping. I think he’s really depressed.

I wanted to wait a week or so before getting BZ another female companion but when i saw how depressed he is, i thought i better act fast. I don’t want him to die of loneliness!!

I’m going to the pet shop tonight. Hope i can find a compatible rabbit for BZ.

My poor rabbits. 🙁

Hong Kong – Live it Love it!

Am back from Hong Kong! It seems like only yesterday when i was shopping at Causeway Bay but as Azure pointed out, we first got drenched by HK rain 1 week ago! A lot of damage was done. I spent a grand total of HKD 3,597.90. That works out to about SGD 770.43! I don’t think i’ve ever shopping so much at one go before. Of the four of us who went to HK – me, Azure, Zounds, and Clown – Zounds was the top spender, followed by Clown, then me, and Azure held up best amidst all the temptation from the wide wide selection of stores.

I wanted to do a day to day account of where we went… but it was basically just shop & eat & shop & eat so not much of an itinerary to write about. We wanted to visit The Peak, Stanley Market & the Wishing Tree but we encountered heavy rain every day we were there (except the day we were leaving for Singapore) so we ended up just shopping. Some good places to visit if you’re going to HK soon:

  • Sunny Bay MTR. You can take a train from there to Disneyland. Although Disneyland will only open on 12 Sep, the train ride itself is very fun. Hehe… it’s the one place you can really let yourself go and do all sorts of tourist-y things like snapping photos fanatically & running everywhere to pose for pictures. The windows of the Disney train are all shaped lke Mickey Mouse, and there’re displays of all the different Disney characters in the train. Heh. Perfect for puerile entertainment. 😛
  • Times Square (Causeway Bay MTR) – 13 floors of shopping!
  • Island Beverly (Causeway Bay MTR) – It’s like the Far East Plaza of HK.
  • Mitsukoshi / 三 越 (Causeway Bay MTR) – Maxim Dimsum Restaurant – you’re an idiot to miss this place. You MUST MUST MUST try their egg tarts & char siu soh
  • Every single Esprit store you come across… especially the one at Tsim Sha Tsui, opposite Park Lane Shopping Ctr
  • Park Lane Shopping Ctr – check out the U2!
  • This local diner that’s opposite BP International House (Jordan MTR). The macaroni & ham, milk tea, and French toast is droolicious! (I forgot the name of the diner but if you want, you can check out how it looks from my photos. Haha.)
There’s also this diner place near Causeway Bay MTR that serves excellent Cheong Fun (try the Cheong Fun that has You Tiao as a filling), carrot cake (with bits of chinese sausage!), sesame paste & porridge… but i can’t remember the road name anymore. Can Zounds or Azure remember?? And make sure u buy lots of Maxim White Lotus Paste Mooncake… yummy….

I have a warning though. In case you’re travelling with a smart aleck like i was… do NOT let him take you to see the “longest escalator in the world”. That darn escalator is but a red herring i tell you!! It’s the longest escalator to NOTHING. You just go up up up… to realise that it ends at this stupid road with nothing to see. *Rolls eyes*. Then u spend the next 20mins climbing stairs all the way down… *shakes head*. As if all that shopping didn’t give our legs enough toning!

Zounds & Azure – is one of you holding onto my map? ‘Cos i can’t find it with me. Can you return it to me if it’s with you? Thanks…

😀

I’m still alive!

It’s been ages since i last posted on this blog. Haven’t had much thoughts to share really and i’m not the sort who likes to post a diary of events online – hence the silence. Life’s been very much the same – work, meet bf, meet friends, work meet bf, meet friends. Haven’t had much off days in the past month either. I try to take Fridays off as much as i can.. but even when i am “off”, i still get tons of phone calls & i tend to still handle some work stuff.

My phone bill last month was insane – $206.29 for Singtel and $29+ for Starhub! I’ve never given Singtel so much business in a month before! (Azure – this is where your bonus is coming from ok!)

Surprisingly, I haven’t burnt out yet. Perhaps it’s because i quite enjoy my work. I’m also pretty happy that my boss recognizes my efforts / contributions and gave me a promotion (albeit the paltry increment of $100). Not many people in my company know about the promotion so i’m just basking in my own shadow of glory that i just clocked one of the fastest promotion (5 months since i joined the company).

Ok… self-back patting aside, i’ll be going to Hong Kong this coming Thursday, and will be back on Monday. Wanted to go in September so that i could pay the new HK Disneyland a visit but after seeing the cost of the entry fee, and reading about the masses that will be storming the place, i decided to visit it another time. (Damn, i never seem to get to visit Disneyland… not in LA, not in HK…)

So if anyone knows of any good makan / shopping venues in HK, please drop me a sms fast ya? Am planning to visit at least one salsa club in HK too… hope it won’t be too expensive because i’m super broke (that’s another story). All salseros in Singapore are so pampered at the minimal club entry fees we pay. Sigh.

Okie… sleepy time. Goodnight folks!

As the dust settles

Having been “chastised” by a few people over the ambiguity of my last post, i decided to be more forthright about what’s happening in my life now. After all, UptownGal was never known to be reticent in the way she handles things.

Yes, yes, i’m attached. I was hesitant about being so open about it previously because everything happened so fast that i was a little afraid. Not that i don’t have confidence in Clown… On the contrary, i have more faith this time round than previously.

Clown & i are pretty similar in character & tastes. It is actually a little freaky sometimes to have someone so similar to you. It did make me wonder initially whether he was just pretending to be thus so i would like him. Thankfully, no. 😛

I have also realised that i’m also quite protective of Clown. I’m not saying that he’s without flaws but a big part of the reason why i didn’t want to share about him was ‘cos i didn’t want my brothers & sisters in Christ to criticise the fact that he is not attending any church now.

Ironically, Clown is a lot more concerned about my spiritual walk than i am. He bugs me about attending service & going for cellgroup. Being high in my inertia ratings, i often get too lazy to drag myself out of bed to attend church on Sundays. As a matter of fact, i don’t usually go for service unless it’s my turn for backup singing. Somehow, when you only get like 1/2 day off per week, sleeping that 1 hour later on Sun mornings becomes a huge deal.

Of course, everything’s sweet & perfect during this honeymoon period. At this point of time, i do not know if we have any fundamental “deal breaker” sort of difference when it comes to our faith but i will continue to pray that God will be leading both of us in the journey ahead.

🙂

P.S. Heh… if not for the ambiguity of my last post, i wouldn’t have known my blog has more audience than i knew existed!

Ignorance is bliss

Oh dear, not sure how i should put this. Not exactly comfortable to share out loud on the WWW but just a note that erm, i’m single but not available. Interpret it whatever way u will, contact me in private if u want to know more. 😛

Just wanted to add that i hope this doesn’t change any of my friendships in anyway. My sons, didi, kors, etc, will always be who they are, just like my sayang will always be my sayang.

To be or not to be

A lot of things been happening lately. Work – my boss and my colleague quit, so the past 3 weeks were madness. All the phone calls & viewings started coming to me, and that’s on top of the already hectic viewing schedule i was juggling with.

Thankfully, a new colleague joined us last Monday. We get along really well and i think i’ll really enjoy working with her. My HOD has been pretty ok too so far. I like his style of working too so now it’s just a matter of getting settled down to a new jobscope and new working style.

During one of those many viewings i was juggling, i got to meet this agent, Clown. (“Clown” ‘cos he keeps me very entertained.) When i first saw Clown, i thought he was rather cute… but that was from far, not close up. Heh.. ok, that was very complimentary but it’s the truth. Through the 3 viewings i had with him, he gave me a good impression – except that he smokes.

About 1.5 weeks ago, Clown asked me out. I didn’t agree but we did exchange ICQ UINs. After much persistence, i finally did go out with him – and we have been out 4x since then. I find myself very attracted to him. To what exactly i can’t tell. Yeah, i could cite the usual benchmarks about clicking and so on.. but i guess ultimately, you just can’t quantify attraction. Moreover, whatever he has done to impress me, while i believe he’s not just doing it for the sake of getting a gal, i still cannot be sure? I suppose one can never really know another person unless you get to observe the person in a group setting, to see how he interacts with other people. Strange thing is that Clown is quite quiet in front of people he isn’t familiar with, though he is extremely chatty with me.

I’m sure some good Christian friends must be wondering now – is this guy a Christian? Yes, he is a believer but he doesn’t go to church anymore. (This is the part where warning bells go off right?). We’ve talked about God and i believe that Clown will return to church in God’s timing. What about his smoking? Isn’t that really bad? It is… even i myself called him a “chao smoker” when i first got to know him. Well, to his credit, he is trying to quit and has cut down a lot.

The greatest thing that is bugging me now is that the more i am attracted to this chap, the more i am bugged about someone else. Once upon a time, it did cross my mind whether it’s due to my impatience when it comes to relationships that i 等不到 my “dream guy”. But then again, how do you know when you have moved on?

Too many issues to consider. I’m still praying about this. Will you pray for me too?

To my dearest Qingfu!

Happy Birthday Qingfu!! Aren’t you touched? I’m always the first to wish you happy birthday! 😛

Close Encounter of the 3rd Kind

Recently, a guy friend of mine shared with me that he had the same “touchy” experience like i did at the movies. He went out with this gal (a very platonic friend he swears) and she apparently got a little too close for comfort. She allegedly grabbed his arm a few times, and even leaned her head on his shoulder.
Now, i seriously don’t know why he’s complaining. This gal isn’t bad looking, and don’t guys always say that they appreciate it when gals make the first move?? So why is he so unnerved by it?
Sigh… the only conclusion i can think of is that guys just don’t mean what they say. All they tell u about how they like gals to take the initiative? It’s bullshit ok? Guys still have caveman mentality… if they don’t get to hammer the gal on her head & drag her back into their caves, they just don’t feel shiok.
It’s tough to be a gal.

Another Birthday Greeting!

Happy Birthday Galapogos!! Lao ma wishes u big big USD!! 😛

More Birthday Greetings

Happy Birthday to Jukebox & Gymer.

Jukebox, may you always be close to Jesus and here’s wishing you every blessing He gives.

Gymer, thank you for the lovely BBQ. You have been a fantastic friend and listener through the years. May you find someone that’ll bring you happiness soon.

Happy Birthday guys!




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