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Saturday, July 10, 2004
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Oh no. i'm super tired.
Dele and Lau left at 1:30p.m. or so. haha. spent bout 15 hours at my place, just bumming ard, vcds and food. That's wat i call a true SLACKERS' outing. and we loved it. haha. great fun.
But i got serious lack of sleep. VCDs till this morn 3 am from 8 plus pm the previous day. Then woke up at 6.15 to prepare breakfast and send ah zhao off. and i lasted till now on these 3 hours of sleep. *groan*
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From LAST FRIDAY to YESTERDAY (a friday too) :
I ran SIX times. i am proud of myself. But i'm displeased wif the results. I dun seem to be able to run 2.6/7 km faster than i used to. Which sucks. Next week will be less days of running but further distances. (i'm intending to do 7-8km :P twice next week... ambitious but..)
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aiyo.i'm so tired i can't even meet meiling and osm today. sorry girlies.
GOT TO ... ZZZZzzzz
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a smile and a sigh
Just when i thought it would be quite impossible to be visited once again by that familiar, long-yearned-for feeling of pure happiness. All of a sudden, i'm having flashbacks of those numerous occasions during the peak of my 20 years of life ( my JC times ) where i could feel this exact same exhilaration. And now, i tell it, ' It has been long since i last saw you. Do stay. ".
It was a terrible day right before it. I was extremely suffocated by all around me. How my colleagues just couldn't understand me, how they chose to behave in that manner that forces me to rethink my relationship (a relationship which was not of my choice) with them, how i couldn't stand being with people like them and THEN how i couldn't stand being with people altogether. The only thing that kept me going for the entire afternoon was the thought of meeting Lau, Dele and Zhao (slackers' inc --> >:]) in the evening at my place, to watch Infernal Affairs. And i got bloody depressed, i thought nothing in the world in that day could cheer me up. In fact, i was depressed to the extent i was dreading even the movie session and meeting the dearest bunch of people in my life.
Oh well. i gathered myself and decided to make the best out of things.
Before returning home , i decided to go down to NTUC and get some stuff: tang1 yuan2, chips , peanut soup and 5 lemons (which was meant for making lemon sugar to sweeten DIY popcorn but demmed, i couldn't find popcorn seeds which means i now have 5 lemons lying in mi fridge). Then i found out zhao was coming to Lot 1 anyway so i met him from there to go to my house straight. And Lau, was unreasonably late as usual(worst part is she never has a mobile with her, UNCONTACTABLE --> WE WERE STARVING!).
I was really excited yesterday night and INTENT on being a 10/10 host, though not many of the factors could be controlled by me.
(haha, thanks to MOM [i love ya!] for making konnyaku jelly, cutting up fruits [zhao: C is for Chiku --> who e hell uses dat in pri sch?] , chrysanthemum tea and claypot rice before she went out. she rocks!).
And zhao is just hilarious, carrying a bag of bout 20 mangosteens and a whole lot of longans he brought from some fruit party at his unit (now now taxpayers.. cooool it) ! Dele and i were laughing our heads off when i told her bout it. Ben4 dan4.
So the day took a turn for the better when i sorta 'braced' myself up for zhao (that's me, i jus dun like showing how bad things went for myself). Got him to bathe (dele insists --> SHOWER!!) and change into my HC PT attire. Then dele came with Infernal affairs 1-3 VCD. And Lau FINALLY ,in a taxi, apologetic and penniless.
So we sat around my small marble table in my living room, with cups, bowls, chopsticks and spoons; with chrys tea, claypot rice, little sauce dishes,a bottle of chilli and everything jus felt nice and homely. I was immensely glad these people were physically around me and more importantly, WITH me.
And throughout the movie, we had our fruits and jelly (chao1 bao3). Pretty good movie though i missed some parts here and there to clear the dishes (diligent host). And by then, i was more or less "REVIVED". And all these because of my friends,
(they're awake! haha, can hear dele and lau laughing. it's 8:34 am now!)
(ooh we just made pancakes. 11:37 am now. i'll continue)
And after wu jian dao, we were deciding if they wanted to stay over at my place and if we wanted to do Kbox. Then these VCD-grubbing FIENDS just started rummaging through my VCD/DVD drawers and then came the countless "HEY! i wanna borrow this. HEY! i wanna watch this" and there went 5-6 sets of VCD (most jap serials. my movies were REALLY crap--> my bro borrowed them). These PIRATES. Then we decided to watch Infernal 3 (i didn't want 2 cos it's young crappy eyecandy actors like Edison Chen). Infernal 3 left us all shocked and gaping at its ending (and verrry confused too) but oh well, we were too tired to bother.
And after Infernal 3 and two small glasses of Bailey (me and zhao--> can't believe zhao only likes PORTwine. its SWEET wine!) , the girls washed up and we slacked around a bit. Then we DECIDED it'll be a MOVIE MARATHON night! *hehe*
Haha, browsed through the remaining VERY crappy (only till this date i realised) collection of VCDs. And Lau and i were left with THE EYE and SCREAM 2 (now u know what i mean by 'CRAP' :] ). Oh man, u guys should have heard Adele moaning like a dying kitten! haha. She was SUPER scared. And she kept saying (very seriously) that she would have to leave if we watched either of the shows. And lau was saying stuff like : "SCREAM's just SHOCKING dele... it's alright dele...." BUT dele REFUSED to give in. Hehe, dat's when ZHENGYI comes in --> i secretly slipped SCREAM 2 into the DVD machine and started playing while distracting dele. AND ALL THIS WHILE, LOUSY DIU1 LIAN3 Zhao was SECRETLY scared and was quietly protesting. When we finally started the show, Dele was all wrapped in the blankets, making this crying noise and peeping out of the piles, she saw prob 1/27 of the screen?! And zhao got his discman and refused to hear the sound from the show. Diu lian de nan ren. haha he's gonna hate me for this.
BUT scream was SO obviously pirated that we HAD to do the EYE. And LAU and I were so disgusted at the show, we were half-asleep and STILL had to pacify the stupid dele who was playing BOUNCE on her hp while watching the show. These guys are jus great aren't they? >:) (we SO wanted to stop after disc 1 cos the show was worse than..... TROY. but i had no other shows, other than this 1 about bikini babes on a thai island (My brother is unbearably stupid) )
Haha, then we took another break after The Eye 2. Got all the pillows, blankets and bolsters out , and i made Sesame paste tang1 yuan2 with peanut soup (woohoooo! i rock) then everyone got cosy and warm except for ah zhao, whose blanket i confiscated cos he let it touch the floor THUS dirtying it) haha. We were supposed to watch some Brad Pitt " Snatch " which zhao said was pretty good but i was so sleepy i jus secretly went to sleep after the tang1 yuan2. haha. den i woke up a few times (cos dele and i shared a sofa so she kicked me accidentally a few times) and saw the screen all blue, figured all of us fell asleep so i went back.
It just rocks. Waking up at 6.30, with 3 of them all sound asleep and clearing up the bowls. It felt .. how would i put it...hopeful and full of possibilities. And at the moment, i felt so calm (i AM so easily fulfilled i realised) and so glad i was still capable of being happy. I was and am happy now. And i made breakfast for zhao (er...quite a lousy one. Quaker's cereal (dried up version) with abit of raisins, white coffee and bit elastic half-boiled eggs but STILL a breakfast) and sent him out to the bus stop for 'work'. haha then i went back and the two other pigs were still asleep. joy comes so simply doesn't it? jus opening up the balcony doors and letting a little sunshine come into a living room with 2 of my favourite girls soundly sleeping at 8 am and there. there's my little picture of joy.
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When Lau and Dele woke up, they jus lied down on the sofas and started chatting in their blankies and all sleepy looking. Then I decided we shall make PANCAKES. haha. Had lotsa fun. Dele flipping the pancake onto the floor, lau insisting that the batter needs to be whisked constantly and only SHE could make the ROUNDEST pancakes which according to her, the ONLY way pancakes she should be. haha so we jus did pancakes, throw them onto plates, Lau loading them up with Maple syrup, Dele with bits of jam here n there (low fat girl mah) and ate while we continued making more! Lau jus KEPT bickering with me, because i think i spread batter better than she spread batter, but she obviously DOESN'T. And she kept arguing with me and we both decided we'll kill each other when we become suitemates (IF we do). Just ONE breakfast and we were at each other's throats. Can u imagine how we will get through the THOUSAND AND ONE breakfasts? haha.
And now as i am typing these, my golden girls are all on my brother's bed, chatting in a way i can only describe as LAZILY. (zhao> wasted lar.)
And goodbye, stupid insignificant people in my life, occupying vacant spaces in my life for equally stupid reasons. No more shall i give u any piece of my heart. For there are friends. And sometimes, that's all we need.
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Monday, July 05, 2004
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I have jelly legs. Yes. Up level. From "Wood legs" to "Jelly legs". i was supposed to do interval training (platoon routine on monday) which i was dreading cos i find it quite useless and very taxing. But i realised i was DP for today (duty personnel = clerk for e day) so i could skip the run. :)
erm. but just now, after reaching home at bout 8:15. I went for another run. haha. 3rd time in 4 days. I think i'm going bonkers but i feel GOOD. Did bout 38 minutes or so. Went all over bukit panjang (and lost. wah zzy, i tell u ar, stupid greenridge is super confusing) and dairy farm. YEAH! 10.5 Sun Yan Zi songs. heh. Tomolo must run agaiN! *chants* 2 days run , 1 day rest , 2 days run, 1 day rest.....
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I KNEW IT. I knew my Tori would have written something about this. SHE JUST SCREAMS MY HEART OUT. SHE JUST KNOWS. It's like her music was MEANT for me.
In << Strange Little Girls>>
REAL MEN
Take your mind back - I don't know when
Sometime when it always seemed
To be just us and them
Girls that wore pink
And boys that wore blue
Boys that always grew up better men
Than me and you
What's a man now - what's a man mean
Is he rough or is he rugged
Is he cultural and clean
Now it's all change - it's got to change more
Cause we think it’s getting better
But nobody's really sure
And so it goes - go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are
See the nice boys - dancing in pairs
Golden earring golden tan
Blow-wave in the hair
Sure they're all straight - straight as a line
All the guys are macho
Can't you see their leather shine
You don't want to sound dumb - don't want to offend
So don't call me a faggot
Not unless you are a friend
Then if you're tall and handsome and strong
You can wear the uniform and I could play along
And so it goes - go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are
Time to get scared - time to change plan
Don't know how to treat a lady
Don't know how to be a man
Time to admit - what you call defeat
Cause there’s women running past you now
And you just drag your feet
Man makes a gun - man goes to war
Man can kill and man can drink
And man can take a whore
Kill all the blacks - kill all the reds
And if there's war between the sexes
Then there'll be no people left
And so it goes - go round again
But now and then we wonder who the real men are
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I'm beginning to like Coldplay. Still at "PARACHUTES" and slowly appreciating song by song. Oh and "YELLOW" is really good.
BIG thanks to zzy for sending me Larc En Ciel's "SMILE" Album Track 09. The high notes the lead hit are UNBELIEVABLE. i can't even reach it with falsetto. *jaw hits floor* It's just that kind of song u hear and u get such a kick out of listening to the him hit the roof. wooooo~
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Just an addition to yesterday's crazy-parents saga. After all that typing in that blog sharing with all of u guys wat crazy parents i have and how they are hilarious, my dad came in telling me we should be making a move for camp already (he was fetching me and mom was coming along for a car ride).
So i obediently turned off my computer and walked out quietly from my bro's room cos he was fast asleep.
And as i turned out from my little walkway to the living room. I saw something that left me bursting out in hyena-ish cackling uncontrollably.
There at the door was my dad sitting down on a chair, waiting for me to go.
And in front stood mom.
And she was doing.....yoga. YES. Yoga.
Standing on tiptoe, with her hands stretched upwards (fingers interlinked) and stretching her body vertically. Then relaxing her body and repeating the motion. With her eyes closed and face in DRUNK tranquil.
And as she did it, she was speaking like nth was the matter : "Hurry up lei."
And when i started exploding, all my dad did was hush me up : " SHH. SHH. "
And i was in tears , doing a "wat-the-hell" hand gesture at my mom and she was just saying , " Zuo4 Yoga la! (do yoga la!) "
Wah piang. hilarious ppl.
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Master bedroom's aircon's down. so mom and dad are sleeping in bro's room. bro's out for a week chalet. i thought it might be fun if the whole family (4 of us) sleep in one room together. haha. we never did that i think. maybe when we were realli realli small. My mom's sleeping next to me now while i'm using e pc. on the mattress i usually sleep on. and *in a whispering voice* she sleeps in a really odd pose. Her hands out and her legs str8, a bit like the crucifix. looks so spooky.
oh i must tell u guys this, (i'm really on the topic of weird parents this two days, bear with me) did u guys know my mom actually woke up once cos her OWN snoring was too loud? WAHAHHAAAAA~~~ i laughed till i peng. cos she was sleeping (beside me again but on mi bro's bed that noon) and suddenly she opened her eyes and asked , " Wo shi bu shi snore de hen da sheng? " ( did i snore very loudly ) and i said , " Er.. yah. " And she was embarrassed and said, " Da sheng dao wo zi ji dou ting de dao (so loud i myself could hear it) " and went back to sleep. *scratches head* din know dat was possible.
argh. My mom payed for $99 for two facial products for me. Something my family doctor recommended to me (yep, the last time i had flu, my face was in such bad shape he actually gave me samples for these two lotions, haha diu lian). I think it's super ex. la. would have thought 10 times thru be4 i bought it if i had to pay for it (evil grin) but mom is very particular abt mi skin so she volunteered to pay for it which made it much easier for me to nod my head when the nurse asked me if i REALLY wanted it.
hope it works then. gonna use it in tiny amounts so can last longer. It's called Neostrata. The samples worked pretty well. dunno if u guys wanna try. available at TTS Hospital Pharmacy too.
back to camp now. i'm gonna die of sore legs tonight.
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Sunday, July 04, 2004
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woohoo
jus some updates:
on wood legs :
i ran again yesterday. wah. shiong. my legs are super sore. met adele, supposed to run together but cos she was pretty shacked out fm running to mi place (hehe i demanded...) and her 4 days of running prior to that so we only shared bout 15 min of running together. which has not much pt realli cos i dun tok when i run (who does?!). did some speed running and upslope. hehe. happy! and after running i'm seldom hungry. sorta upsets mi stomach and make the food go up mi oesophagus so i feel full all e time.
there's running again tomorrow but it's interval training. groan. i hate dat. kills stamina (i think).
on tori!!!!:
went out today and got my tori amos : strange little girl album. oh my goodness, i jus realised the cd shop at taka (with boxing and bball constantly on the display tv) has alot of her albums : which i would have to run to many diff shops to collect all. HAPPY! and there's a live one for the RAINN concert! wat a gem. must get one a week. sth to look forward to. (RAINN is a Protect-women-against-rape-and-abuse kinda organisation TORI founded after her rape incident. isn't she the best?)
o,it was traumatic. had to delete A Case Of You and Hey Jupiter (Unplugged) (leaving my cd version one tho. :P) from my MP3 player to make sure i had enuf space for her new album. its like having to kill my babies to let the others survive. groan.
on writing:
for reasons known to some, i was hugely inspired today and wrote bout a page n half of well...random thoughts. good start. FINALLY.
on MY PARENTS:
i had the most hilarious sunday family dinner today. SO many funny little scenarios happen i have to share. at least i think they're funny.
Scenario 1 :
(radio was playing the usual old chinese songs which the two drunken adults will sing along with. quite a din. but i enjoy old songs so it's okay)
Mom : lalallallaa....(singing along happily)
Dad : SEE! U should sing like that all the time!
Mom : Wat la.
Dad : U always diao4 shang3 zi4 (hang ur throat) at ktv and u sound terrible.
Mom : I DUN CARE (in super high pitched tone) I'm NOT A SINGER.
Dad : U see...ur problem is u always ....
Mom : SHH SHH.. i know my problem. (waves her hand wildly in a music conductor fashion) LET ME SAY MY OWN PROBLEM (announces). I... CANNOT GRAB THE KEY! I AM WU3 YIN1 BU4 QUAN2 (tone deaf or the likes) AND I DUN CARE! (proudly) COS I AM NOT A SINGER!
Dad and i roll our eyes.
Mom : wah. but luckily i cannot sing. better.
Dad : (crooked brows)
Mom : otherwise i can COOK. i can DANCE. i can BAKE. WAH!!! (roars in laughter) (whispers excitedly) eh i tell u ar...my friends always introduce me as Cai2 Nu3 to my dance instructor lei (which means Female Talent) . AIYO SO PAI SEH (in the act-pai-seh way)!!
Dad turns around, reaches for a bottle of wine from behind and mocks knocking her head with the bottle with a cannot-stand-it look. hahha~
sick. hahah.
Scenario 2 :
(when both were getting really quite drunk. oh sundays....)
Dad reaches for mom's hair. I KNOW wat this means.
Dad grabs a handful of hair with EACH hand. I cringe.
Mom starts making really funny sounds! haha. like an actor in mock pain.
it went... "Oh. Oh. Oh. "
Dad tugs at it! (gritting his teeth and in mock anger)
1st tug : Oh. Oh. Oh.
2nd tug : Owwwwwww (long and draggy and fake)
3rd tug : (smiling drunkedly to herself) owwww...(softly)
4th tug : Ey. Tong4 de4 leh. (oi pain okay?)
Wahhaha. i almost laugh until i cry cos her ow's were so fake and were like ow. ow.
its not marital abuse. dun worry. :)
Scenario 3 :
We were discussing abt wat a relationship did to my brother , how it made him such a softie and all romantic and gross. haha. then my mom says:
Mom : aiya, this is LOVE (in a french kua zhang way) When u're in LOVE u're like that! U are not in LUVVVVVV so u dunno.
Dad keeps quiet.
Me : (teasingly) so was dad like dat when u were younger? (evil smile to dad)
Dad : (quickly sits up) OF COURSE. (in super melodrama way) I WROTE BLOOD LETTERS! (mocks biting his fingers) I ZHUANG4 QIANG4 (throw himself at the wall) OF COS I WAS LIKE THAT!! (makes weird noises like moans)
Mom : (exasperated look)
haha i love mi parents. super cute and hilarious. esp on sundays. i shld tape it down for every1 some time. now dad's fetching me back. they DO rock!
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