Dance like no one's watching

Boohoohoo! I checked the traffic police site last night and i got fined $200 + 12 demerit points for “FAILING TO CONFORM TO RED LIGHT SIGNAL UNDER SEC 120(1)(B) RTA CAP 276(LV).”Waaah!!! What a waste of a good $200! This is for all drivers out there… the red light camera facing the junction of Simei Road & Upper Changi East (direction heading towards Bedok) is REAL!

WAAAAAHHH!

I’ve just been posed with a serious dilemma. I’ve never been someone to mince my words, nor retract my stand. I’ve always dared to stand up for what i’ve said or done before. But the problem now is that what if things that i believe in don’t just affect me? I don’t give a damn if i lose my job or cause tons of people to hate me ‘cos of something i’ve posted on my blog. I will gladly stand by what i wrote. The problem now is, i’m worried about things i write affecting people that i love. Hence i strongly considered killing off my blog. If i have to censor my thoughts & opinions, then i would rather not have a blog ‘cos i don’t believe in doing things without meaning.My previous blog has been too exposed… some of my colleagues know of it & i guess the more people know about it, the higher the chance of my opinions bringing negative consequences on the people i cherish. Hence i decided to keep a lower profile & only let my closer friends know about this new URL. Should by some freak chance others come to find out about my blog, then i’ll accept that it was meant to be.

Hehe… this is a continuation of my “wasted 2 hrs” post. Clown came over at 2:30am last nite. I said he didn’t need to come over since it was already so late but he was already on the way. It was sweet of him. Came over to accompany me while i watched Detective Investigation Files II. Heh… i was selfish… didn’t really entertain him much ‘cos i really wanted to make up my lost 2 hrs & continue to “chase” the serial. But Clown didn’t mind… and we spent the rest of 2 Jan together. Which was fun… i don’t remember ever spending a whole day together without either 1 of us having to go for a viewing or meet a client… not even on our off days (it’s hard to have a collaborated off day).

So the end conclusion is, for 2 hrs of boredom, i got 22 hrs of company… heh… i know my bf’s a sweetie!

Damn it. Just wasted 2 hours of my life. After church, i decided to come home ‘cos Clown said he was going to play mahjong with his family. So i came home, watched tv, and took a nap. We agreed to have dinner together and i suggested having sushi at first… but i got a call from Clown about 8:45pm to say that they were ordering KFC delivery & California Pizza ‘cos they were still playing mahjong (started at 2pm). He asked if i wanted to go over and so i did. After buying my own dinner over, eating it in front of the tv (‘cos they were still at it), i thot they would probably be done in a couple more rounds. But NO! I waited till 12:25am and they were STILL PLAYING THE BLOODY MAHJONG. By then i was damn pissed… cldn’t watch TV in the hall ‘cos his cousins were smoking and i hate the odour… and i had already spent 1.5hrs in his room, by myself, trying to chat with friends on the Internet to keep myself occupied.

What a way to start 2006 eh? My didi said his jie was the sort that needed to have an activity packed day… which really isn’t true… my reply to him was that i don’t mind idling… but it must be purposeful idling!! Not doing nothing while waiting for someone to finish playing mahjong!!! I really regretted not taking my DIF II VCDs along with me. If i did, at least i would have had something to occupy myself with and maybe not get so pissed.

But i can’t technically be angry with Clown ‘cos i asked for it right? I was the one who agreed to go over to his place knowing full well they were playing mahjong. Yeah. Can’t blame him for not even being able to take 5min of a break to say a little more than hi to me right? See? This is a classic example of ASKING FOR IT.

OK. So i’m really damn pissed now. Yes. What a way to start the new year. With absolute boredom & frustration.

ARGH!

(I promise this is the last post b4 i go zzz).Those of u on MSN would probably have seen the above statement already. Sigh… for those who still don’t know, the LTA gave me my very own photoshoot as my car sped past a red light at the junction of Simei Road & Upp Changi East last Fri (16/12). Crap. I didn’t even know there was a red light camera at that junction till i saw the flash go off.

And the weird thing is that the camera is only on the side of the road coming from Changi/PIE (i.e. towards Bedok). After consulting the agents at the showflat, the conclusion is that i’m either going to get a 12 demerit points + $200 fine, or 6 demerit points + $400 fine. And contrary to popular sentiment, i for one prefer to get more demerit points but pay less $$. Sheesh… i really don’t want to contribute to the bonus of civil servants this year lor. Damn shitty man. Argh.

Anyway, the “UTG Red Light Camera Fund” was thus set up though most people say i should just hope that there was no film in the camera, or that it was a fake camera, etc. Well, we’ll know in a couple more days’ time….)P#*(&Y^@)

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My very own bunny bedroom slippers (they’re real soft & spongy u know!), a bangle with my name on it, and a bunny Swatch watch i’ve been eyeing for a year now … all courtesy of my dearest Clown! 😛

And a lovely white gold anklet with the cutest flower charm (it was the flower that attracted me to it), courtesy of my mom. Muahahaha.

Can’t believe Christmas is here & almost gone again. Shucks… that means 1 whole year has passed and i’m still pretty much where i was last year.

Last Christmas i broke up with my now ex-bf but still survived the season. Wasn’t sad for reasons already mentioned but checking back on what i wrote last year, i’m once again fondly reminded of this old “club”, the JLC that i was part of a very long time ago.

Blessedly, i wasn’t JLC this year. I don’t think my other 2 club members were either. Acorn is in Thailand with his wife on a mission trip, and i think socks had fun too.

Reading my previous blog entries, i gotta admit my blog’s getting more and more politically correct… not in the non-expletives sense but in my sharings. Guess as more people find out about my blog, especially people from work, i tend to share less generously and somehow the “raw feelings” kind of edge is gone.

But this post isn’t about that. This post is to commemorate the happy Christmas i had this year. It was a very pleasant coincidence that my backup singing duty fell on Christmas day. We had a worship practice last Tue (27/12/2005) and it was an enjoyable time. We had a short recap of various Christmas carols we used to sing in SSS (Senior Sunday School) and that brought back very nostalgic feelings. Though i’m no longer close to a lot of friends that i used to be close to in church, it was nontheless sweet to reminisce a tweeny weeny bit about how we used to spend Christmas in SSS. Just trying to recall lyrics to the familiar carols, and singing bursts of it with folks i used to be close to filled me with a sense of warmth & gladness.

Christmas day started off happily with breakfast with some of the worship team & cheerful conversation. Although i’ve not chatted with the rest of them for some time now, i’m glad i wasn’t made to feel excluded. There was no awkwardness in the air but jolly jibes and jest instead. Christmas service was a happy one and we had a really funny speaker today.

After service, i had lunch with my cousins, aunts & uncles, and then dinner with Clown’s extended family. It was good. It’s always good to see loved ones even if there was no intense conversation or deep sharing. Seeing everyone well & happy is the greatest reminder that God takes care of all of us.

Still got a little cold and i really shouldn’t be up at this hour… but i can’t bear to sleep ‘cos it’s been 1 of the more wonderful Christmases i’ve had… but i better go zzzz soon…. gotta wake up for lunch with my cellgroup. I’m really looking forward to that…. (but Dr. Heah – i still prefer ham to turkey!) ;D

There was an appeal recently for me to amend this post. Hence, i shall do it 93.3 style…

Recently, my bf’s boss changed his hardy continental car for a Japanese sports car. Wow. So stylish & sleek. Makes everyone who sees this wonderful machine of his so envious.

Unfortunately,this beautiful sports car was not up to his expectations. Something wrong about the suspension it seems… something about it being too bouncy? I’m not sure…. i’m not a car person. My good ol’ Sunny is pretty bouncy too. But being such a fair & compassionate person, the boss didn’t want to condemn the poor innocent car before he brought it before a panel of just judges to confirm that the suspension was indeed too soft and thus, he gathered all the agents in his company to sit in the car to test it.

Being ever cooperative, my bf went along too. Of ‘cos everyone he summoned went. After all, who wouldn’t lend a helping hand (or arse) when their friendly, kindhearted, sweet, and magnanimous boss calls upon them right? Regardless of whatever programs they planned beforehand, or whatever tasks and errands they had to do, everyone jumped at the opportunity to lend their weight to challenge the car’s suspension.

Anyway, the verdict was that the suspension was indeed too soft. Oh dear… horrible Nissan. Really should improve on their suspension. Maybe i should complain about my bouncy Sunny too. Sigh… how come my boss doesn’t ever ask me to test out his car? Oh… i forget… my boss only drives a Honda Jazz.

“Mayday” is a signal word for aircraft/ships in distress and indeed i wanted to cry out for help when i was at the Mayday concert last Saturday. The first 2 hours of the concert was soooo darn boring!! I really have no idea what’s wrong with Ah Xin, the lead singer ‘cos he was soooo lethargic that i was nearly put to sleep – at a rock concert.

By the time he started perking up a little at 10:30pm, 2 hours after the concert started, i was feeling quite annoyed by him. The other band members were ok… and they kept the energy level throughout the concert but Mr. Lead Singer? No… i’ve never seen a rock singer sing standing still, and the only actions he did was either to stretch out his left hand, or hop on 1 foot in a circle. U would have thought that he wanted to challenge Faye Wong’s famous inanimation on stage.

Thankfully, before i walked out of the concert (which i was highly tempted to but felt that i would be ungrateful for my free ticket if i did), he started warming up and sang with that little bit more life. It didn’t help either that the Max Pavillion at the Expo had a real sucky sound system… or maybe the hall was just too echo-y for concerts.

Whatever the case, u can bet i’m not going for another Mayday concert…

Ooh… the funny show on SCV Ch55 is starting now!! Mo Detective here i come!!

Just got back from David Tao’s concert. Nearly didn’t make it to the concert ‘cos i plain forgot about it! Thankfully i managed to speed from Chinatown to the Indoor Stadium in time to catch the concert. (For once i’m grateful of the fact that Chinese concerts always start 30min late!)

The concert was simply awesome. The set was beautiful – this rainforest theme stage with a helicopter in the background. David Tao had 3 costume changes (i.e. he wore 4 different costumes right?).

What i really liked about the concert was that he had his band & backup singers on stage so we could really see what was happening. There was also a mini orchestra, a pipa player, a di zi (chinese flute) player, and 1 of the backup singers also played the er-hu! It was really fantastic. All the musicians were engaged in the performance and the entire place rocked.

I think the backup singers were really happy ‘cos they got to do lots of solo choruses & ad-libbing. It gave me the feeling that David Tao wanted to share his success with his entire crew, which was really cool. I was also touched when David Tao gave thanks to God on stage (I didn’t know he was a Christian), and when he shared that the song Hu Die (“Butterfly” from his Black Tangerine album) was written when he was feeling depressed and that song mirrored his relationship with God at that point in time.

Anyway, i’m a David Tao convert. After seeing his live showcase at the Expo earlier this year, i was already bowled over by his vocal prowess. Now, i’m a total fan man.

Going to get his latest bestseller compilation!!