Excuse me? Are you a Blogger?

Nope, I am not.

I go from blog to blog and delve into the most private details of their owners. Stuff they chose to reveal to the world while I read it with envy. Why can't I do the same? I do not blog BLOG... I simply skim around the issue.

I thought I could say what I wanted. Speak the unblemished truth "Straight from my heart". Technically I do say what I want. The truth is unblemished. It comes straight from my heart/brain unabridged.But it is different. Different from what I wanted to say.

Confused?

Bad evening.

WORK

Did i ever tell you all that the PIG is the manager of the call centre??

ANyway, there was a little drama today at the office when Leroy, a telemarketer suddenly walked somewhat urgently to the PIG (aka as Chris)

L: (Gesturing wildly to his cubicle) Chris! what's your extention? Someone wants to speak to you

PIG: huh? Who called your line? ( Artistic licence here coz i didn't hear clearly)

L: (Uneasiness ALL OVER his face) She say she want to talk to the manager.

PIG and L moves to his cubicle which is right across the small room, thus attracting EVERYBODY's attention

PIG: (puzzled, a little agitated)Who is she? Complain ah? what happened? YOU MUST GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION BEFORE I ANSWER THE CALL!

L: I called the Bank of Tokyo and Mitsubishi (I think this is the correct name) and the lady became VERY ANGRY.

SAM: (Old TM gets very excited speaks very loudly) OH!!! you must NEVER CALL that bank!!!!! the woman is damn fierce. Always scolding us for calling and she REMEMBERS my NAME!!Petrina talked to her once.

All this takes place while the pissed off women from the bank is on hold

PIG: (Picks up the phone) Hello, good afternoon, I am the manager of the call centre, how may i help...yes yes... I am in charge of the call centre... No... the general manager is overseas (BIG FAT LIE)... yes i am in charge of the call centre...

Meanwhile...

SAM: That woman is damn K*** L**...(raises voice) she's only a receptionist and keep complaining and complaining (abridged verson)... she's a bitch la... got nothing better to do...

Pet: what's that girl's name? Cheryl? Last time the one i talked to was Judy. Aiyah mabbe all the receptionists working there all the same...

SAM: she's a bitch you know! and ALWAYS USE MY NAME YOU KNOW!! *shakes his head & sighs*

PIG: (still on the phone): may I know you position? RECEPTIONIST issit? ok i will look into the matter and get to you next monday...So sorry...

A visibly shaken Pig gets into the conversation...
PIG: next time, don't call them already... we are already blacklisted

Pet: I know!!!! i got it all written down already but last time it was tokyo bank and tokyo and mitsubitshi bank not BANK of....(which i thought was a little stupid)

SAM: aiyah they merge already la...

Yep! so that was the HIGHlight of my day...depressing right?? somehow it doesn't seem quite funny here ... but it was damn funny in the office coz the pig aka the MANGER(I have to admit he handled it quite well) had to pacify the extremely pissed off RECEPTIONIST. The rest of us just listened wide-eyed to the conversations swirling around us, eyes going from Sam, Petrina, PIG to Leroy who kept flinching.

Movie Review 001

"Mean Girls" and "13 going on 30"

VERDICT

DOn't watch Mean Girls. It is one of the dumbest and moronic show with such a loose plot. Its characters are all stereotypes while the show is basically made up of a few supposedly funny albeit unoriginal moments strung together. THe plot is really cliche and though i really like cliche stories coz they are predictable and so sweet at the end, this show lacks humour humour humour. All attempts at that are really dismal and NOT FUNNY. AT ALL. If you wanna watch it get the CD from me... DON'T waste your $ trying to catch it at the theatre.There already is a queue though.

13 going on 30 is yet another cliche show but it really is much better than Mean Girls(but its still not worth $8.50). There is the cliche of a young girl having her wish come true (becoming 30) and realising that her perfect world is not that perfect after all. But she, unlike us in reality, has the choice of wishing and returning back to the past to correct her mistakes, thereby sparing her from 'eternal' heartbreak.

What other movies are there to watch?? I have not watched any for a longggg time=( suggestions?

Monday BLUES

THe thought of working on Monday is really depressing. 7.5 hrs sitting in a cubicle with a headset on making calls to companies that don't really want to entertain you, is really not my cup of tea. Upside of the job is that I meet people completely different from myself, and my supervisor's not that bad (that excludes the **PIG). Downside? I don't get to talk to them much coz everyone's working... Its just so bloody monotonous, worst when Liting or WQ are not working.

Why not quit???????? I have asked myself that ten thousand times but...
a)its only for a couple of days at a time
b)though it pays low wages @$6/hr, I have nothing better to do -might as well earn some cash
c)I am going to Bangkok... I need more money

*SIgh* AS i do not like to suffer in silence for it is simply not in my person, i guess dear readers, you would just have to bear with me while I bitch and moan about my sucky job.

**PIG= Male. Fat and ugly. A person who possesses a horrible personality. Spends his day speaking loudly on the phone and making snide/insinuating/moronic comments.

Heritage Tour-Part I

Met WQ at Chinatown @12 today

Agenda for the day...
1)have a good brunch
2)sight see!!?!!
3)check out packages abt Thailand

Went to eat the famous porridge @the coffeeshop beside CK(The Auntie shop). WQ n I felt that it was overhyped, although to give it its'due it did not taste all that bad and had loads of ingredients. Unfortunately 'you tiao' was not one of them and had to be purchased seperately. Made me kinda irritated coz century egg porridge ALWAYS comes with you tiao doesn't it?????? Anyway this marks my 2nd 'swinging single' date with WQ (*furious fluttering of eyelashes*) although I know it's going to be one o the last, right WQ??

Walked along Trengganu(excuse my spelling!!) Street and went into one of the many 3-for- $10 shops. As gaudy as all the products were, many with oriental motifs, it was fascinating going through them hoping against hope that there might be pearl amongst the pebbles.

Spotted a gay pub @Temple St with its rainbow flag proudly swinging with the wind. Looked rather dilapidated from the outside though... Found the murals of half naked men rather amusing while the display of the 2 masks, which one always see in association to dramas and plays, puzzling... what is its significance? or was it displayed thoughtlessly?

Had a second meal of Guo Tie (YUM!!!!!) haha this is like the second time in 2 days eating it... and it is absolutely delicious!!!

Went into this shop 'Swanson' which is something like Lee Hwa -cheap toiletries!!!!

ANyway... walked and walked and finally had to go home, although... seriously? I wanna go back for breakfast!!! (Crayfish horfun anyone??? *nods head enthusiastically*) So anyone who is free next week call me if you are waking up early n wanna go ok??? btw you muz know where the store is too.

Update 001

Decided at the last min not to take up the Citibank job i was initially quite enthusiatic about. Partly because this Sunday would probably be one of the few times my entire family would be free, and partly because the friend I applied with got accepted for another job.

This left time for a trip to Sentosa

Wanqing is in a MAJOR MAJOR pissing mood now
(coz we went to Sentosa without her- a place she wanted to go to)

She is (did i emphasize enough?) PISSED.

I have never in recent times seen her so pissed before.

So Dear QQ, just to let you know, you don't have to wait ages for us to go sentosa again... we have resolved to go again very soon!!!!!! Its just that (this is my opinion) there is nothing much to do around in Orchard and the other stuff we have planned are really one off trips unlike Sentosa... there will certainly be another time. n we most prob aren't going to Chinatown for breakfast tomorrow.

How to make a Anne

Ingredients: 5 parts competetiveness 3 parts brilliance 5 parts instinct

Method: Blend at a low speed for 30 seconds. Add a little cocktail umbrella and a dash of curiosity

Username:

Personality cocktail
From Go-Quiz.com

Ampang Yong Tau Foo

Went to East Coast Rd to eat... I conclude that the ampang Yong Tau Foo @Seletar is much much better... though this is not to say the one at East Coast was bad... it was not bad... haha

Saturday

Had tuition in the morning with Gabriel, who had not slept much in 5 days (youth camp).The mere mention of such a camp brought back many good and funny memories of my own thus I didn't mind when he drifted and got distracted, interrupting me ever so often just to tell me what he did.. like "We went to Changi to look at the transvestites, yucks!"

Found his opinion quite funny though if you ask me why, I would simply shrug and have no answer. In return, i told him about the two I saw in the changing room last year. To me, it was a really weird and funny exchange to have with a Sec 2 kid while teaching him Literature.

Spent an uneventful afternoon at home reading yet another trash book... i have to rid myself of that godawful habit...

Evening was spent with Wanqing @Kenny Rogers' after Church... a rather uneventful day... sigh another uneventful day.

Slumber party

Missed a fantastic time today... Right now, the gals are playing Mahjong, watching soccer, betting?? having supper... talking about life in general, straight into the night. Couldn't go coz i have to give tuition early tmr... anyway felt thought of when Yun and WQ called, both times with LT at the back doing back up persuasion. Made me feel loved!!! There has to be a next time ok??????

Eye Contact

Tried putting on contacts for the first time today and I felt just like the first day I started driving. Inadequate, not meeting the expectation of whoever who was instructing me. Success was inevitable although the time taken to reach there was long and arduous.

This was how it was like when I was putting on my contacts

"Hold your upper lid up"
Repeat 7x
"Your eyes are too SMALL girl!"
Repeat 5x
"Open your EYES!!!!"
Repeat 5x
"DON'T BLINK"
Repeat 8x
"Look straight"
Repeat 3x
"Don't take your finger away till I tell you to!" Repeat 89x
"Don't close your eyes GIRL!"
Repeat 167x

After which she gave a sigh of relieve and said… " ok, left eye"

While removing them,
" Pinch! You are touching it!"
"You are only touching it!! I want you to pinch it out!!"
"you know what is pinch??" (pinches my hand gently)

Am not terribly enamored with my contacts as they are not as clear as my glasses…I guess comfort still ranges number 1 with me.

Bro happened to be the first one to come home… and he didn't say anything when he saw me without glasses… I was rather irritated by that as I still am over the fact that NO ONE IN MY FAMILY HAS NOTICED THAT I CUT MY HAIR BY SO MUCH. I mean, isn't it bloody obvious??? Might sound utterly trivial but I maintain my right to feel a little indignant!

Ok I was so irritated I complained. " Today I went to make my contacts and you never notice! *argh* just like no one notice I cut my hair!!!" Sounded like a little kid even to myself… sigh… everyone is so busy nowadays with their own lives, it seems as though I've been left behind. OR rather, I have not chosen a path to strive towards to. It still remains nebulous, so indistinct, vague.

Sim Lim - Suntec - Queensway - Orchard

Had another interesting day on Thursday. Was supposed to meet Liyi at City hall for an afternoon out … planned to laze at home and have a long long bath before meeting her when my bro offered to share a cab with me - but only IF I took a 5 min shower. Surprised by such a great offer I agreed gleefully!!! The only problem that later arose was that I had told Liyi that I would meet her later and in order to accommodate me, she stayed at home later than she would have.

Moral of the story here- smses that change previous plans should never be depended on!!!!!! A phone call is always more efficient!

SO … I hung out with bro and friend till noon @sim lim and met Liyi after that… we had no agenda whatsoever and spent our time browsing in shops all of unrelated nature.

Took a look at the cakes at Polar. The Hello Kitty prints on the cakes reminded us of dear QQ. Looked at purple roses, tried on clothes @Topshop, shades @Spectacle Hut??( That BIG optical shop @ suntec), evening wear @Daniel Yen (conclusion: There is nothing special at all about his clothes), looked at bikinis, and shoes @Terminal 1… This stop inspired us to make a trip down to Queensway to look at shoes… and so… we went… looked at shoes shoes and more shoes… some clothes… came away not a cent poorer but with the intention of a repeat trip.

Went to Ikea and purchased a RED cushion for my beloved chair (felt ecstatic!) had a $1.70 Hotdog/drink set for lunch w Liyi. Just as we were about to leave for Orchard… Liyi came up with a something I would never had dreamt of doing. Yep! We ended up having a 15 min acupuncture massage session on an OSIM chair… and boy do these chairs rock! These chairs do things you never dream a chair would be able to do *Wink*

Had dinner with Liting, Wanqing, Szejia, Liyi, Alice joined us later after work. We went to Kino to read their mags and went to Marche to decide our holiday plans. I hope most fervently that they would be carried out although my faith of that actually happening is really low considering our previous track record of all talk and no action. It would be really really stupendously fantastic if it happens.

Ode to QQ

My greatest thanks to Wanqing!!!! who has helped me without any irritation whatsoever whenever i ask her inane questions about how to do what on this blog... I extremely appreciate it !!! Luv ya loads! Meet u at the mahjong table in 2 min!!!

Frustration

I wanted to get a nice -what to u call it?? skin?? for my blog ON Mon but i met up with many many ugly ones... so everyone must bear with PINK!! while i go on an all out hunt for the right template...tmr... I have lost that battle... BUT NOT THE WAR!!! So beautiful templates BEWARE... *war cry* I will get to you ..its only a matter of time... I'LL BE BACK... ...

A day in the life of A.N.T.

Had a girls' night out at East coast yesterday with Lynn and Jenn. Our meeting place?? The underpass @ 6 -which has to be the weirdest place to meet people except that all 3 of us were on time... though at different places. Lynn was at blk 6?? Jenn at 18 (coz she stays there!) and i was walking between 16/17/18 trying to spot the lost Lynn.

Was rather apprehensive about the meeting in the beginning as we had not met up as a group since our JC days... how was it going to be like? would the chemistry still exist between us?? Well, it bloody did=) we chatted about everything and anything till 11 shifting from our place at Mac to the breakwater to a more comfortable seats at Coffeebean...

The most quote worthy phrase of the evening came from Jenn who exclaimed with ire when the waves at high tide hit against the breakwaters and splashed onto us " THAT feels like SPIT" which left us helpless with laughter.

Well! anyway, had a hair cut yesterday and revealed to the world the extremely narcissistic ME!! I looked at my hair... in every mirror i passed (which were many as we were in Zara), Qiuyi's ultra reflective shade, glass doors, the side of the escalator as we ascended and descended... i just LOOKED AND LOOKED AND LOOKED... hahahahahaha i am highly amused by my actions... had a real good time shopping with Qiuyu and Wanqing who from now on would be known as ChuiChui and QQ respectively. Extremely lame if you ask me but once again endlessly amusing to me! *bright smile*

ANd to top it ALL, my driving lesson in the morning was fantastic!!!!!! Hardly made any mistakes while driving from Sengkang to Ubi and in the circuit, i managed to clear my narrow course (S and crank). Had loads of praise from my instructor who also entertained me endlessly by making stupid faces to his instructor cronies.Cheap thrills sometimes do add up to become something significant? ok to those who are uninitiated to my driving escapades, I am a terror on the road. Though not in the sense you might assume.

I am the maddening driver who a) drives very slowly @ 3rd gear b) forgets to signal her intention when changing lanes c) turns right and form up in the wrong lane d) does not keep to the left lane although I am going slow e) stalls in the middle of a traffic light junction. SO basically none of the above happened yesterday *megawatt smie* *claps hand in glee* *bows*

Yep! that sums up a day well spent although u might be scratching your head at the chronology of this piece of writing... Happy scratching!!!

Many ways to kill a chicken

Remember my common rejoiner-that ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME? It has gotten old and cliche so much so that i shall now use this mundane but absolutely true phrase... there are THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO KILL A CHICKEN. Infinite ways if you ask me... one can wring its neck, use a sickle to relieve it of its neck, inject it with poison (no one said we hafta eat it after), pluck its feathers while it is alive and allow it to die from pain,slice some jucular vein and allow it to bleed like a stinking pig, electrocute it, work it to death, cook it a la drunken prawns... you catch my drift...

Similarly, a scene from forrest gump springs into mind... Bubba, Forrest 's best friend in army tells him while they take apart their guns/put together their guns/scrub the toilets with a toothbrush...THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO COOK SHRIMP... you can boil it, fry it, grill it, toast it, steam it, bbq it, sauteed it,stew it, cook it with strawberries, pineapple, onion... ... you catch his drift...

SO if i suddenly say there are many ways to cook shrimp, do NOT look at me with brows raised, so high it stands taller than i am. DO not (I implore!) rolll your eyes and go... ANNNNNNNNNNNEEEEEEEE... for it would make me feel like i have not done my duty in informing you of this analogy... Look at me with wonder in your eyes and exclaim... "Why! you brilliant analogist" and mabbe, treat me to lunch?