ALMOST There

If there's one word that can describe my work these days, it's definitely: SUCKY. Or rather, VERY SUCKY. It's been busy every week, even busier with all the so many trainees. We're tired & we dread coming to work. I miss those days when there's "quality" people, instead of the "quantity" at work. Tell me...how to last till end of the year??

Hamsa asked me out for dinner last Tuesday. Now, it's soooo unlike of him to initiate a meet-up. He's like working 24/7, you know. (I've never known someone who loves working so much!) Anyway, he was late as usual, even though he was on off & the one who's from work (like me) can reach 30 mins earlier. He said he has a sad story to tell me. (I knew it! There must be something!) Alas...it's about the matters of the heart. And I thought he is the "victim". But no larr...he won't be one. Someone else will. Haha! Anyway, we had a bet & I won. So he still owe me a Gucci bag. *winks*

Suliana & I finally had our dream came true! We brought our lappies out for coffee at Starbucks Liat Towers over the weekend. So fun! We shall do it more often, no? Hehe... Anyway, I wanna get a bag for Hewlett. Wondering if I should get a Crumpler or Timbuk. *ponders*

Watched the movie "Knocked Up" with Naz yesterday. It's hilarious! Kept me awake even though I was tired from work...Good good. I just couldn't tahan on my way back home that I fell asleep in the bus & left Naz to listen to his mp3 player. :) I felt bad after that.

My roster for the next 2 weeks looks ok. Nickole has planned another chiong-ing session for us. We all need that soooooo badly. Looking forward to the 8th of Aug!

The Love Of My Life

It was a tough decision. Really. I wasn't sure if we can get along together. I'm afraid of what others may say about us, especially my MUM. For the past few months, I've been thinking if I need you, or rather, just WANT you in my life. Last Saturday, I made up my mind to just go ahead with it. I promise not to regret my actions. I will not neglect you & I hope you'll be faithful to me, as long as I live. For sure, I know that:

When I'm sad, you'll play songs for me

When I'm bored, you'll watch movies with me

When I need someone to talk to, you'll be there for me

When I want company, you'll follow me wherever I wanna go

People...please meet my new squeeze:

Isn't it so sleek & good-looking?! I shall give it a name. Any ideas? I've been calling it Hewlett. But I feel it's such an orh-bit name. Something soooo gorgeous must have a soooo gorgeous name. Let me think.

Weddings & Me

I attended 2 weddings last week: Charlene's & Maria's elder sister's. Both were joyous events & I got to meet up with my friends. Charlene had hers at Grand Hyatt. It was my first time at a Chinese wedding ceremony. Kinda excited! Sue, Sammi, Nickole & Gen were the "sisters" & they were made up so pretty. Jealous worr...Haha! I had to work on night shift that day so I didn't really stay till the end.

Maria's sister's one was at Tampines. My mom couldn't come & I was accompanied by my dad & Suliana. We were there for about an hour & Suliana & I decided to go to town after that. She couldn't wait to get her new Harry Porter book larr. We had a bit of Starbucks, window-shopped & Suliana's dad sent us home.

Another wedding next month. Hhmmm~

2 More Weeks!

I can't wait for August to come. One of the reasons:


Liah gonna have her debut act at Drama Center on 15th & 16th Aug! The play is called "The Importance of Being Earnest". So I gonna give her my utmost support..maybe with banners & all. Maybe with the whistles & cheer. Maybe with flowers & the works. Haha!

The most outright reason why I'm anxiously waiting for August is because...Hmm...I won't say just as yet. Sadly, spending will be involved in the process but never mind. I'm bent on doing it anyway! *winks*

By the way, after so so long of hesitation, I finally got the tittle of the song that the Conrad pianist has been playing every weekend. It's a love theme from the movie Flashdance. I'm not orh bit. I'm just a not-so hopeless romantic. Hah! :)

Harry Potter-ing

I don't recall falling asleep while watching movies, no matter how boring they can be. But when I watched Harry Potter & The Order of The Phoenix just now, I was dozing off during the first part of the movie. Besides being relatively slow, I was tired from my morning shift at work. I told Sadiq that if I fell asleep, just let me be & wake me up only at the end of it. Haha! But he kept nudging me to stay awake...which I tried to, after half the movie was gone. I think the movie is disappointing. To think that I wanted to watch it at GV Class! Thank God I didn't! I'd really sleep soundly lorr..for a good 30 bucks.

I had wanted to meet Nasir today, but he said that he has a date. And then, miraculously, I bumped into him at CCK, on my way home! So excited! Haven't seen him for years! It's weird talking to someone who used to look chubby, but has become so much slimmer. Haha....he's still as loud & irritating. That didn't change one bit. We'll try to meet up for coffee or dinner larr....one of these days. Can relive the good old sec. school moments. :)

The So-Called Atas Dinner

Yes! I apologize for the delay on the dinner update but I have to wait for Nicky to send me the pictures. You see, I don't have my own digital camera (I share with my sis) & it so happens that on that very day we met for dinner, my sis brought the camera along with her. So, I got Nickole to play photographer & snap some shots for me.

Well, like I said, the dinner was at Greenhouse, Ritz-Carlton Millenia. The cost of the buffet is slightly more expensive (about $55) & the spread was...okay. Better than Hilton's of course! I quite like the setting of the restaurant. After all, it's the Ritz-Carlton, darlings. I know, I know.... my friends has been saying that I spent a lot on food. Keke! Oriental's Melt Cafe in May, Aquamarine at Marina Mandarin & Checker's at Hilton last month. And then, off to Ritz-Carlton! Wait till Charlene's wedding at Grand Hyatt next week. Feeling worr...

My buddy left for the greener pastures!

Cindy, Suelyn, Sue & Nickole. We were kinda full...the chilli crabs were shiok!

The 2 trainees, June & Cindy ended their contract about the same time Sue tendered her resignation. Oh yah, Aisah & Tom too!

The ex-Conradians, Sadiq & Daphne, joined us for the dinner as well. The trend now seems that whenever someone left the team, we "celeberate" the "graduation" with a cool dinner. :) I better start finding ideas on where my farewell dinner will be at.

The ten of us. Oh..Sadiq helped to take this shot.

On Sue's last day at work, I was working night shift. When I saw her in the morning, I didn't talk much & just shook her hand, wishing her all the best. I didn't wanna hug coz I don't wanna feel that she's really leaving. That was settled. BUT, when we were about to say our byes at the restaurant that night, I hugged her & again, wished her good luck & thank her for being there for me as a wonderful colleague & friend. For a good 5 secs, we didn't let go of our hands & the most un-glorious thing that could happen; we both cried!

This year started on a very new note for me. Those people who know what happened, yes, I really appreciate them giving me the moral support & encouragement. I must say, I see my colleagues on a different light (It's a good light, hokays. The kinda lights you see at the end of the tunnel! Haha!).

Though I'm very close to Liah, Nickole,Suelyn... Sue was the best buddy larr. I told Liah, if she ever leave, I don't wanna see her on her last day at all. Haha! Nickole won't move till next year. Anyway, later that night, Liah sms-ed me, saying that she'll always be there for me as a friend & urging me not to feel sad. So sweet!

P/s: Liah is still single. So what are you guys waiting for? *winks*

The Word Is SIMPLICITY

Just watched the malay movie Mukhsin on my desktop. Love it! And I'm beginning to see the beauty of Yasmin Ahmad's films....they portray life & love in its originality. When I saw the scene where the actors dance happily in the rain, I suddenly longed to do just that! Work has been so busy & tiring. Others see me as materialistic or arrogant coz of the things I bought or use & the fact that I don't talk easily to people I barely know.

Just the other day, Nasir said to me over MSN: "I wonder how much you earn".

I replied: "Why the sudden asking?"

He answered: "You are always going somewhere or eating at places I never heard before". (Read: expensive restaurants)

I said: "I don't earn much. I save to travel. I know of such eating places coz of the nature of my job. If the company is good, I don't mind splurging on meals. And to top it all, I pay everything myself, even when I was attached". There you go.

This may sound ridiculous (if you've read my entire blog & assume you know me by heart, then you are so wrong), but I like simplicty. In life. And to find true love. A simple, true love. One of the dates will be dancing in the rain, of course. :)

Getting Dirty @ Durty Nelly's

Here are the few pics that I took when we had a drinking session for Aisah's farewell last Friday. Okay, it's a DRINKING gathering & we went to the new Durty Nelly's Irish Pub at Marina Square BUT yours truly, didn't gulp a sip of anything alcoholic. I must make this very clear. Knowing me, if I had drank, I'd just said I did. I was on night shift that day, so I wouldn't wanna get complaints that a staff is intoxicated. So tak glam, larr.

Sue, Aisah (little Boyan!), myself & June. Again..yes, the beer mug was right in front of me. But but but....I only had Governor's Smile. A not so nice mocktail. Hhmmph~

Fazli Jr, Sadiq, Farhan & Daniel. I felt like I was in a kopitiam....with the beer jugs all around. You know, like imagine those old uncles with big beer bellies waiting for the 4D number to come out. We ladies definitely not the aunties of course! Hehe!

Aisah was a trainee 2 yrs back & she joined us on contract basis in April. 3 months passed by so quickly....

I remember the days when the 3 of us went to KL together in 2005. Geez, I look so cina in this shot! Is it time for some tanning?

P/s: I didn't have my camera with me for Sue's farewell dinner at the Ritz Carlton last night. I'm waiting for dearest Nickole to send me the pics. As soon as I got them, I'll update about the kinda atas-feeling dinner...& the mini drama at the end of it. Soon larr. Soon. :)