catch-up blog

The past few days have been rather eventful..

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For 2 days in a row, i've been to the hospital..not tat there's anything wrong with me..both times were because friends got involved in accident..

The first was a cyclist who got knocked by a car and flew off his bike and hit his head..the second was a motorcyclist who swerved to avoid a pedestrian..similarly she flew off her bike and broke her arm..but thankfully both of them are alright and are recovering well from their injuries..

In both cases, it seems that none of them are at fault..one was just cycling along on the road on a quiet sunday morning when the car just banged him from behind..while the other was riding along when a pedestrian suddenly dashed onto the road(apparently he's drunk) Which is why accidents are well..accidents..there ain't much logical explanation behind the occurrence..why did it happened? it just did!

So be safe my frens..

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Met up with some sec sch frens last nite..with the 2 JMs..i think i have introduced them before? There's the JM in London..and the JM from NZ..

Talking about the NZ JM..she never fails to spring some surprises on us everything we meet..maybe this time, the news wasn't much of a surprise since i don't really see her tat often..twice a year maybe? Anyway, she casually announced she's getting married..it's quite sweet as her husband-to-be is also her first love i believe..unless she has one before the age of 15(hope she doesn't mind me telling half the world about her love story)

They met thru a school production..and all seemed well until she had to leave for NZ for her studies after her Os..i remembered it was a heartbreaking farewell at the airport(for them, not me lah)

Fast forward to 10 years later, she was back in Sin for a holiday..still undecided whether to return for good or stay on in NZ..and somehow, boy meets girl and decided they're still meant for each other and got back ever since..All this while, the girl has had her fair share of boyfrens and the guy did go out with other girls too..But apparently when they met, they decided they're THE ONE for each other..

Sooo lohmantic hor..

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Somebody forwarded a website to me..it was the blog of an ex-classmate..

The blog depicts her life(obviously since it's a blog) and apparently she's based in Shanghai now..

Judging from the entries, the lifestyle she's leading now is wat most people would call glamourous(although somone just commented tat it's kinda boring..talks on shoes and clothes and nothing else).

Of cos, i'm not jealous or anything..i'm just glad she seems happy doing watever she's doing(i'm not sure) and yes, she does seem to be quite 'happening'..well, she's already very happening back in sch days so it's not much of a surprise....i think if we were to compare, she's on one extreme end of the glam continum and i'll be like at the other extreme end..haha..but it's not like i'm coveting for such a kind of life..just rather amused how different our lives turned ou though we were in the same class for several years..

Like i said, the girl's happy with her Prada..and me..well, i'm happy with my Panda :)

TARAS - Episode 2

Caught TAR All Stars in the afternoon just now..in case u have yet to watch it as u are reading this blog..i shall not give the game away..

I'm just a little disappointed with the way the team got eliminated this leg..though he did say in the post-interview 'i didn't quit'..thot his attitude was a little wanting..he even left the mat before Phil finished his usual 'i'm sorry to tell you that u've been eliminated from the race' thingy..was disappointed cos his attiude was so different from the original's season's..it's not like this leg's roadblock/detour wsa much tougher(it didn't seem like it..esp the roadblock..a little fustratiing maybe but definitely not exhausting mentally or physically)..besides they were on the race before, they should know what to expect..

Oh well..as for the winners of this leg..it's not much of a surprise..faithful followers of TAR would be able to guess which team was it..

TAR All Stars Edition!

Just finished watching the season premiere..dragged myself up at 8.55am to catch it..even though they're showing it again at 8.30pm..

And it's well worth the effort! So many familiar and yet not-so-familiar faces..Team Guido, The Frat Boys, The Midget team, are-they-or-they-not-a-gay-couple Oswald & Danny and of cos everyone's favourite villians Rob & Amber..i'm talking as if they're my old frens..heh..except for 1 or 2 teams like the coalminer and the blondes which i'm not really familiar with..i've seen the rest of the teams in action in their original season...yes, i'm a TAR fanatic...right from the very first season..actually my all-time fave team is Rob(not tat Rob) and Brennan..winners of the premiere season..a pity they weren't invited back for this All Stars edition..

It was a relatively short leg in this first episode..a flight to Ecuador and a detour, with all teams opting for the same detour..it was really a matter of speed & road navigation. The first team to get ousted this time round is Jon Vito & Jill..din really recognise them until i saw the names..and why is their relationship 'formerly dating'?? I thought they were quite the perfect couple back then..they were so sweet to each other and not bitchy at all..& if i remember correctly, they got eliminated in Singapore..?

Ahh..i can't wait for the next episode..

p.s. So if u happen to date me out on the coming monday nights and i reject u, u know why.. :Þ

Before it happens..

'It' refers to my pc crashing..it's showing symptoms liao..and 'It' already happened to my co's web server..it crashed and everything on it is gone..and gone with it is a database of >500 names & emails..sigh..

Anyway, this is supposed to be a happy blog..supposed to wish everyone happy new year..so here goes..

HAPPY PIG YEAR! ^oo^

Pink Underwear

Chinatown is the place to be these days..it's so happening that i'm unable to get parking lots near my place(twink u see, i'm a victim too)

Owing to the strategic geographic location of my dwelling(sounds like some ad for Singapore hor..think i've been hanging round STB pple too much), i've always been to the CNY bazaar every year without fail..from as little as 2 or 3 times to as many as 7 or 8 times each year(u know how when u're 'staying nearby', frens tend to call u up when they're down at the bazaar : 'hey, we're at chinatown, wanna come down?')

Stalls are pretty much the same this year..from the pot-bellied uncle selling lup cheong to the ang moh hawking sausages..the only new feature(at least to me) is the puppet show..u know those mini stage with the strings-drawn puppets...quite cool..

Anyway wat really stood out this year(again, to me) was the decor..dunno how many of u have seen the 'original' decor - the pink buntings(to put it nicely) or the pink underwear(to put it the way the public saw it) hung at South Bridge Road. In fact, it was so LC that pple wrote in to the Straits Times to complain about them..'an eyesore more than anything'..STB's response was that the pink cloth(to put it in a neutral tone) was merely 'works in progress' and more was to come..

But when it came to the official lightup some 2 weeks ago..the pink thing was gone and some other more CNY-looking decor was up in their place instead..

Even when i went down last week, the section where the original pink cloth was, the decor there wasn't lit up..whereas the rest of the street had lights on..it prompted my engineering fren rq to remark 'they probably haven't wired up the place yet'..to which the business student in me replied 'it's more likely they overshot their budget redoing their decor and can't afford the lights anymore'

So, u folks at STB..which is it? The wiring or the money? and wat happened to the pink underwear?? in the office somewhere??

TARA

The season finale of The Amazing Race Asia was shown last nite..& history was made..the race was won by an all-female team, never in TAR history was there an all-female winner..dun rem one in the top 3..was there?

Caught the show at 0.5's house(i have no cable tv mah)..think she was even more gan cheong than i was during it..even showing me her goose pimples when the 2 teams were racing to the finish line..And at the end of the programme, she turned to me and said 'i finally understand why u all were so crazy about TAR last time'..haha..

It used to be several of us like eggy, MsK, OSIM would refuse all dinner appts on Wed nites and talked non-stop about TAR..esp on Thursdays mornings..we were such TAR fans such tat MsK and i had even attempted to audition for the TARA.. & all this while, 0.5 would never understand what the fuss is all about..now we have a new convert!

Just as well..the TAR All-Stars edition is coming soon in 2 weeks..and i need a place to watch :Þ