Sunday, November 30, 2003

Mood: Lethargic
Song: Evanescence - My Immortal

Ate tons of Strepsils today, and I must say my throat is kinda recovering, though there's still this bitter aftertaste in my mouth. No idea why. At least my slight fever has subsided. I'm looking at a better day tomorrow. LOL. Never been so optimistic in my entire life.

The thought of staying in camp next Saturday for recall manning just irks me. Hopefully there'll be some repayment of a day off or something. I simply hate to waste away my life like that. Not that I'm not already doing so. Please.

Spoke to Jamie on MSN earlier. Haven't spoken to her for a while, and her fetish for cats hasn't changed a single bit. She gave me a picture parade, and I must admit, some of those felines do look quite cute and cuddly. LOL.

Mary-Kate told me he's gonna get the Nokia 6600 by 20 Dec. Made me feel like getting a PDA or the phone itself. It's a technology village now, and I sure don't wanna be left out. Haha...

I can't wait for next week to arrive.

Gv complained @ 5:01 PM

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Saturday, November 29, 2003

Mood: Tired, falling on ill
Song: Girls Aloud - Life Got Cold

Let's see... Had quite an uneventful week, as usual. PATS is postponed for another week. Bittersweet. Gotta work harder, be more attentive to details etc. There's this new OC in HQ who's setting all these ridiculous rules about leave, off, fitness, blah blah blah and I'm just feeling too unwell (esp my throat) at the moment to elaborate. But I heard from Yifei that he has his good side, and that he's polite, etc... Haven't seen that yet. All I know is that he looks like a fat bulldog who barks nonstop. Literally, especially at morning PT.

I'm going searching for medication.

Gv complained @ 10:21 PM

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Tuesday, November 25, 2003

Mood: Moody
Song: Didn't listen to any song today. LOL.

Selamat Hari Raya Puasa! LOL. I'm feeling cranky today, coupled with lethargic and moody and that makes me a formidable opponent to deal with. I've exchanged words non too friendly with my parents... which I don't think I wanna talk about at the moment.

On to happier news. Chatted with Mario, Jo and Ting on MSN Messenger today, and I must say I'm so preferring it to ICQ. Definitely more personalised. Oh, and thanks to Mario for sharing with me the pronounciation of Utrecht and Goethe. LMAO! All thanks to microphone technology and the kind people at the School of Laughs that made the whole, albeit short, session hilarious and memorable. At least I know how to 99% say the words. LOL.

Urgh. Gotta start work on the PATS shit tomorrow or else I won't meet the deadline next week. I'll be so damn screwed and I absolutely hate to disappoint.

I can't wait for the weekend. It'll be all posh and glam at the Esplanade, taking pictures et al. LOL.

Gv complained @ 4:52 PM

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Monday, November 24, 2003

Mood: A lil' pissed off
Song: Ambrose Xu - Hua Xiang from Lavender TV OST

Didn't feel the motivation to work today, since there weren't that many people in the office. Most of them were on off or leave or guard duty or whatsoever. Made me wonder why I was there in the first place. Really, I must pick up the pace on Wednesday or else I'll gonna be so behind time when the inspection date draws nearer and I'll be shooting myself in the leg cuz I'll have to work OT etc etc... I don't want that to happen.

Ooh.. hot news. LOL. Someone in my department got arrested over the weekend by the police for illegal drug trafficking and retailing of pirated VCDs. He's now out on bail, I think. The people (or rather S1 and the stupid chief clerk whom I rename as the inflexible, rigid, menopausal bitch) were discussing the case seriously today, which took up most of the day... which even dragged till past my usual book-out time! (We can't leave until the next day's routine orders are read, and with those 2 assholes conversing in the office, we can't do anything but to wait for them to finish their darn discussion. Oh please. *rolls eyes* I know I should sympathize with the unfortunate person, but sometimes book out times matter more! Urgh. Someone shoot me for being insensitive!

Urgh... I'm facing a writer's block.

Out.

Gv complained @ 10:48 PM

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Sunday, November 23, 2003

Mood: Dreary
Song: Britney Spears - Everytime

Tired, tired, totally zonked out. That's how I'm feeling these days. I gotta be in the office by 7.45am everyday, and there's a whole pile of work to be done. Urgh. Absolutely abhorring. Perversely I sorta enjoy doing all those typing and paperwork. At least it gives me direction and the day passes by faster. It totally beats the first couple of days in the office, just sitting around and reading papers and doing absolutely nothing. Just waiting for arrows to be aimed at you to do crappy and shitty stuff. I'd rather do some work myself voluntarily.

I'll be by myself totally this coming week. There's this annual PATS inspection on the 5th of December and there're lotsa documents to sort out, lotsa letters and signatures to forge, etc, etc... (Is that evident enough of SAF's corruption?! Oh please.) Moreover, my spec is on leave for the whole of this week sans Friday, so I'll be totally on my own doing all that forgery after just a mere one week of practice. Damn, I am so going to be so darn good at this. LOL. It'll give me great practice as to composing fake letters when I wanna escape reservist next time.

On a happier note, went out with Mary-Kate, Val and Jo last night to Nooch for dinner, followed by some hanging out at Cineleisure, and coffee and a scrumptious walnut cheese cake at Buttercupcoffee. We subsequently went DC and it was horrid. Sort of, anyway. We waited for yonks to sing our selected 2 pathetic songs, and had to wait an hour plus for our next opportunity to sing. Besides the other patrons either can't sing for nuts, (There were these 2 bitches who repeated the songs we chose, and their vocals were barely audible, let alone pitch perfect. Oh please.) or they sang songs from the 50s or 60s (i.e. cheesy love tunes) which totally bored us to death. Argh!!! I so want a private KTV room now! Or maybe I should start saving for a home karaoke set. LOL.

Ooh it's Hari Raya Puasa on Tuesday, which means I'll get to book out tomorrow. Might be going Erwin's to celebrate, and no way am I wearing a k--- (I suddenly can't recall the name of the traditional costume! Does it start with a K??! Oh well.)

I so need food right now.

Gv complained @ 3:16 PM

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Sunday, November 16, 2003

Mood: Melancholic
Song: Emi Fujita - Once In A Very Blue Moon

Alright. Dramatic changes occurred in the course of the past week. First of all, I got transferred to the S1 department of my battalion. For all you non-military people out there, it's basically the department that deals with manpower. (I think) I'm supposed to be a part of the team that deals with reservist personnel. Sigh... I don't really like this new place. I simply can't be bothered to adapt to new environmental changes now that my service days have reached a lull. Moreoever, quite a few people have told me that S1's a rather political place, and I don't think I wanna face that right now. It's really something like taking the day as it comes, with nothing to look forward to.

Met Mary-Kate yesterday for some shopping at the army market, and I can't believe that I bought a pair of Adidas sneakers for just 40 bucks! They don't look like imitation to me, and I'm quite sure they're genuine. Definitely going there again soon. My God, I'm like on a shoe craze these days! Subsequently, met my section mates for dinner at Breeks (or Breks... they can't even decide on the spelling!). It was supposed to be some sorta farewell dinner for people (like me and a couple of others) who are posting out, so it seemed rather significant. (gag... LOL) Anyway, it was quite pleasant (in terms of food) and I went to meet Mary-Kate (again??!) and Erwin for some walking around Raffles City Shopping Mall and Citilink. We went home to retire soon after...

Suddenly I can't wait to ORD.

Gv complained @ 3:04 PM

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Sunday, November 09, 2003

Mood: Peace for now, but I know I'll be tired later on...
Song: Emi Fujita - Desperado

Soaked in the glam atmosphere last night at the Elite Model Look International Finals at the Indoor Stadium. We rushed all the way through dinner at Soupspoon at Raffles City to wait in our seats at the stadium. Hmmm... But anyway, truth be told, we're weren't there to actually watch the anorexic looking, beanpoles strutting their stuff on stage. We were there, to be precise, to feel glamorous. LOL. How thick can we get??! XM and I even have a new moniker for ourselves. We're the local versions of Mary-Kate and Ashley. Haha... Especially since so many people have claimed that we look similar. Er... *spastic look*

I'm actually kinda surprised to see so many tall girls, and the majority are actually so much younger than us! We're so ashamed of ourselves! Can you actually believe a 14 year old teenager who's 183cm and possesses neverending long legs exists? Well, believe it. Not that I'm entirely envious. Being ridiculously tall has its definite cons. And I wouldn't wanna have perpetual problems getting into cabs, cars, or even the bus. Oh well, there're models and I'm not. No competition there.

Mary-Kate and I went to WhyNot after the event, but we didn't stay long. The music was invariably mediocre and the people were not doing much. Merely standing there like wallflowers and shaking a toe now and then. *rolls eyes* I was actually sorta glad when we decided to leave shortly after Erwin arrived. Really, I would have rather gone to DC and sang my lungs out.

It's gonna be a long week this coming week, I guess. What with no offs and no long weekend. It's Monday to Saturday all the way. And with regular ICCT sessions on alternate days, it's enough to kill my already dim morale. At least I can sorta look forward to watching Matrix Revolutions with Dewei and Changyu on Tuesday. I'm not a fan of the Matrix whatsoever, but it beats staying in camp hands down.

Cheers for my boring life.

Gv complained @ 12:57 PM

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Saturday, November 08, 2003

You are Form 3, Unicorn: The Innocent.

"And The Unicorn knew she wasn't meant to
go into the Dark Wood. Disregarding the advice
given to her by the spirits, Unicorn went
inside and bled silver blood.. For her
misdeed, the world knew evil."

Some examples of the Unicorn Form are Eve
(Christian) and Pandora (Greek).
The Unicorn is associated with the concept of
innocence, the number 3, and the element of
water.
Her sign is the twilight sun.

As a member of Form 3, you are a curious
individual. You are drawn to new things and
become fascinated with ideas you've never come
in contact with before. Some people may say
you are too nosey, but it's only because you
like getting to the bottom of things and
solving them. Unicorns are the best friends to
have because they are inquisitive.

Which Mythological Form Are You?
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Er... Ok.. I'm a unicorn. Kinda unexpected, but what the heck. I actually took the test twice, and changed my answers slightly here and there, but the end result is still the same. I guess I'm really meant to be the innocent unicorn who gets killed. LOL. Being the typical cynic, I've never really believed in such mythology anyway. But I must admit that some attributes of the unicorn do exist in moi. Especially the inquisitive (kaypoh) part. Hehe...

I'm having blisters on my feet. Just returned from the out camp run at East Coast, and I have no freaking idea why blisters are there. I mean, I wore running shoes, and there're supposed to cover and protect your feet from sores, blisters, what have you. And ironically blisters are developing on the soles of my feet, and both my big toes are sorta bruised. Hmmm... I really question the quality of SAF shoes. *twitches eyebrow*

I went to the bank to settle my debit card problem. Surprisingly I was rather friendly and smiled a lot to the person behind the counter. LMAO. The problem's resolved, I think. At least the person didn't think that I am a fraud trying to imitate someone else's signature. She believed that what she saw on the application was similar to my initial signature in the computer system. Just that there was a difference in size. How lame can that get??! Anyway, I didn't have to sign again whatsoever. She just verified the signature and told me that the bank'll send it in for me. Downside: It's being treated as a fresh application, so I gotta wait another 2 weeks. I reckon Xiaomei's right. I'll only get my card at Christmas.

Might be (or most prob) going for the Elite Model Look International Finals tonight with XM, Michelle and Jo. It's my first at such a glam event. LOL. Someone help me with the dress code, quick!

Off to lunch now. Haven't eaten anything since 5+ am this morning. I reckon my brain's going on an overdrive trying to prevent my stomach from protesting by giving me gastric pains.

Mood: Relaxed
Song: Avalon - Testify To Love

Gv complained @ 12:09 PM

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Friday, November 07, 2003

Mood: Pissed off
Song: Emi Fujita - The Water Is Wide

What else is new right? I'm always pissed off, as some people claim. But there is a justification to that. I don't wanna be pissed off all the time. It's bad for health, right? Or so they say.

Justifications

There was a darn traffic congestion (or should I say congestions everywhere) when I returned home earlier. Should've taken the bloody train. Would've reached home earlier.

Not really valid?
This one should do it.

I received a letter from the bank. Thought my long overdue debit card is in the envelop. Turned out it's a letter. Saying my signature does not match that in the computer. Drats! I've been signing that damn signature for yonks! And they actually have the audacity to tell me it doesn't tally? The latest signature I signed for them was a couple of months back when I requested a change in the mailing address. To verify, I had to sign on something. I signed the exact same signature! And yet they accepted that, and they don't accept this??! I am so going to give them a piece of my mind when I go to the bank tomorrow. Such a waste of time.

Having an out camp run at East Coast tomorrow. Gotta wake up early again, cuz the destination is so bloody far. *grits teeth*

I am so into Emi Fujita right now.

Gv complained @ 9:42 PM

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Tuesday, November 04, 2003

Still

Yippee, changed my skin after someone commented that it was too dark and gloomy. But isn't that what cynics are about?! Anyway, hopefully the orange borders and font will help lighten things up. It'd better, after I spent an entire hour fixing this whole skin and everything. I'm never a patient person. I guess this already stretched my limit. *twisted expression*

Speaking of patience, I called up the darn bank and was told that they are still processing my card application! Arseholes! Didn't they state on the form that processing only takes 2 weeks? It's way past the deadline! And the person over the phone actually had the audacity to tell me two to THREE weeks. Oh well, just another forced way to curb my spending perhaps? Hardly.

I'm beginning ICCT tomorrow. (I have no freaking idea what it stands for!) And I am so not looking forward to it. Imagine getting sweaty and hot in the middle of the afternoon. (Sounds sexy? Provocative?... NO!) Just let this bloody month be over with ASAP. Suddenly I can't wait for Christmas! It's definitely not too early, I guess... I've already seen stores getting ready when I went shopping yesterday... and I think I've also heard some carols being played... Hmm... some self consolation.

Gv complained @ 3:06 PM

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Monday, November 03, 2003

Unstoppable

I went on a savage rampage today. A shopping rampage that is. Well, it wasn't meant to start out that way, but in the end... Oh what the heck.

I met Sean this morning for a karaoke session at KBox at Paradiz Centre. Damn. I actually met Yifei (my platoon mate) and this other person that I haven't been on speaking terms for almost 5 months there. Wanted to avoid them at first, but as fate would have it, Yifei actually SAW me, and came over to say hi. Haha... plan failed. Being the "professional" actor that I am, I just shrugged and actually managed to have a fairly decent conversation with him, sans the other person. He was already in the lounge, I think. Anyway, I don't really care. And naturally being a "professional", I went to bid him goodbye when our session ended. LOL.

The singing session was kinda fabulous. Only towards the end, I think. That is because Sean has become such a cheenafied bitch that he only wanted to sing Chinese pop songs, and I got kinda pissed off at first. Not really at him, but because there was a SERIOUS shortage of English songs. They don't even have a single Mariah number! Except Thank God I Found You. But that doesn't really justify it, does it? Anyway, I soon picked up the cheenafied mood, and went along. HAHA. Apparently, it wasn't that bad after all. Hehe... But I doubt I'll return in the near future. It's only economically cheap on weekday mornings (we paid only about $10 each for 3 hours), and I don't have any more weekday offs to spare in the next couple of months. Definitely not going there on the weekend. Give me Detention Class anytime!

After that session, we went to Heeren. Initially we only wanted to get meself a t-shirt, and Sean, a pair of cargoes. In the end, I got my t-shirt (at a higher price that expected, cuz I didn't get the discounted items) and I also got a similar pair of the cargoes that Sean wanted, only in a different colour. Anyway, Sean didn't have any money, so I paid for his pair as well. Then, we went to POA, and I got this pair of shoes that were rather unique to match my cargoes. That already amounted to about $160++. I also got some new socks, and following that we went for SATC style coffee and afternoon tea at Delifrance. Talk about being posh! Hah!

More good news. We went to visit Elaine at Calvin Klein, and we found out that she has got staff discount of 40% for Club 21! Which definitely means more shopping in the weeks to come. Hah, talk about being on a budget. I totally flopped my vow. Darn.

To save some money, I followed Sean home to AMK cuz he recommended me this salon at his place that cuts and washes hair for just 4 bucks. (It is done by the trainees, thus explaining the low cost. Apparently Sean had gone for a cut last week, and it turned out quite alright. So I didn't mind giving it a try. After all, it's 4 bucks!) Wow, it was really a supersaver! Alas, the DAMN salon was closed! Sickening asshole! I actually made a wasted trip, and I had to spend more money cutting my hair at the salon at my place. *heaves an exasperated sigh*

So all in all, I spent $*** (quite a LOT) today. And we're actually going shopping at the army market next Saturday for some really cheap Adidas sneakers. And then there was this top at Topshop that I saw... And I also wanted to get a new Swatch cuz the one that I have is cracked on the surface, and I can get a new one at a trade-in of 40%... And there're also some books that I need to read... Plus all the coffee sessions and fine dining experiences that I'm gonna have in the coming weeks...

I think I'll have wiped out my account by then. And I'm still infuriated that my debit card hasn't arrived yet! It's already been 2 weeks! And it was stated on the application form that the process would only take 2 weeks!

Oh darn. I think I need a prescription for addiction to shopping.

Gv complained @ 8:29 PM

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Sunday, November 02, 2003

The Morning After(ish)

I know it's not exactly morning now, but it's as close as it can get. Just let me start this off by saying that I had the groggiest morning escapade of my life last night. Maybe not the groggiest of my life, but it was close enough. To cut a long story short, we took the wrong nightrider and ended up in Sembawang at 3++ am in the morning and we subsequently shared a cab and reached home around 4+, almost 5 on Sunday morning. Needless to say, I was totally zonked out. Plonked down onto my bed almost immediately after I'd done my toilette in record time. On hindsight, it was really a rash, brainless mistake, but nevertheless there was this perverse thrill to the whole 'getting lost in S'pore' thingy. LOL. I guess I shan't elaborate further. I will leave someone else to relive the embarrassment, and retell the tale if he/she (my pitiful attempt to protect the identity of the person) wishes.

Prior to that 'getting lost escapade', Sean, Jo and I met for dinner at Mac's and we subsequently proceeded to this pub called Detention Class (sounds like a dodgy name to moi, but never judge a pub by its door sign!) and met up with Jo's friend Michelle (the M girl). Or rather Jo and I went first, while Sean had to go collect some money owed to him by his friend. (Credibility of story is ambiguous. LOL.) Anyway, by the time he arrived, the rest of us had already sung quite a number of tracks, and I must say I'm seriously addicted to this karaoke singing thing. Haha. Like Sean said, it beats clubbing anytime, anyday, any way! I guess it's just a simpler and more realistic way of bringing our pop star wannabe fantasies to life, rather than going for endless auditions conducted by unknown entertainment companies whatsoever. If you know what I mean. Besides, the drinks there were rather cheap compared to the market rate. Definitely value for money. (?)

Going singing again tomorrow at K Box, and shopping afterwards. I need these shoes that I saw in POA and maybe a t-shirt or two. Some pants might be good too. Damn, I sound so vacuous now.

There goes my budget.

Song: Atomic Kitten - If You Come To Me (Hmmm... talking about being vacuous.)

Gv complained @ 3:40 PM

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Saturday, November 01, 2003

Would you dress up as a vampire? Well, that's who
you act like. You are a cool, calm, reserved
character who likes to be at rest. You barely
show any emotion unless it's extreme, and that
could freak people out. You may tend to deal
with your problems quite well without making a
big deal about them. That's good for you. Happy
Halloween, Count Dracula.

What Halloween Figure Are You?
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This is for Sean who thinks that I should dress up as Maid Mary for Halloween! Take that, you bitch! LOL... Haha... Just something to decorate my posts after boring black and white letterings for like quite some time. And I wouldn't mind being a vampire for Halloween. At least it's much more stylish than some old haggy maid. LOL.

I'm now practising Jim Brickman's 'The Gift' on my keyboard, and at least this piece when played out by yours truly, sounds vaguely (subject to great controversy) like the original. Good news!!! I'll perfect this song, more for self satisfactory reasons than others.

Meeting Jo and Sean for dinner later... Not really in the mood for clubbing today. What with my swollen eyelid and a recently discovered ulcer on my tongue. Urgh. I can also feel a blocked nose coming on. *exasperated sigh*

Gv complained @ 4:04 PM

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