Future Early Bird Speaking

:)

that sums up about everything I am feeling now. the storm has pass and the rainbow's out. Haven't been blogging though cause I'm feeling pretty tired lately. The new structure is out, and my portfolio is firm up. I remain status-co, supportimg Australia and New Zealand. Just additional responsibilities. I have to manage the entire country now instead of just individual project implementation. And, the best part : I'm following Aus/NZ clock.

Yes. I have to start work at 5:30 am when they are on day-light saving. I'm thankful at least I don't have to follow NZ's timing. I'll probably be on the 1st shift if that happens. Company-V better pay me well boy! this type of disruption to my life certainly isn't worth while for that meagre salary of mine. But then, its still negotiable.

Oh well - i guess i wouldn't be giving this much thought till mid feb when i come back from the handover in Sydney. I will now enjoy my chinese new year before the tough game ahead begins.

Wish me luck!

Promises are meant to be Broken

Or is it not ?

I have recently got into very big trouble, when I made a promise that I couldn't deliver. I broke it, not out of frivolousness, but rather, I was in a situation where I couldn't escape, but break that promise.

I made a promise to someone dear, and I broke it. Not because I wanted to, but I was left with no choice. If only that someone knew what my situation was then. It is true, that it boils down to the choices that I have made. Yes. But, despite of that, I wasn't able to avoid and I wasn't left with any choice. It is not in the case where I could help it.

Feeling down now.... someone is very very very angry with me, and I can do nothing to restore that same trust and faith in me anymore. I know that I am at fault that I did it, but, sometimes, there should be room for explaination....

Well, there was some room for me to explain though, but that someone doesn't seem to understand the predicament that I was in, flying into a rage everytime I try to resolve the issue.

I didn't sleep a wink at all last nite. I surprise myself with being still wide awake when its already quarter to 4 in the afternoon.

Do I regret what I have done - of course I do. But, honestly, I cannot think of anyway out of that situation other then what I did. I can't make that someone understand, or sympathise. I just hope that its empathy that is still available on the entree plate.

Sigh.

Random Inputs

I've been trying to put something down in fonts for the longest time today. I logged into Blogspot edit and was at this blank screen for almost an hour before I closed this window to make space for other proggies. Phone calls just came in and I'm on parrot-mode for the rest of the morning.

Have you ever been through repeat modes ? Most of us have... .. but, it really do seem like a large portion of my salary is in compensation to repeat like a parrot to my members again and again, and again. and again... Man! It is a pain in the fricking neck.

Anyway, repeat mode's off, thankfully. I'm keeping my fingers crossed - he should have a good understanding of what is happening and what he needs to do now. Perils of being in a governing body of the industry. But, I reckon I have to be thankful for being the "know-how", at least I've of some "value" somewhere, somehow.. even though alot of smoking is required... tsk-tsk.

Lets Join Everyone Else in Curly-Whirly-World

I've been too excited about what happen the past couple of days that I missed out blogging about hopping on the band-wagon and joining everyone else in the Curly-Whirly-World of pretty ladies. (",)

To the ladies out there who has gotten their hair curled, kudos to you!

*bring-out-Champaign-and-strawberries*

I reckon all the serum, hair-mousse, crunching of hair, twirling of hair ... etc..etc..etc.. and all that hardwork has definately paid off. Or.. have you given up hope ? Well, if you are, you aren't the only ones around. I'm this close to giving up. Its starting to take its toil, on the 4th day of having curls on my head. Hmm.. too little tolerance it seems. But in comparison to the zero-effort hair prior to this stunt I've pulled, this is indeed a bite too much to swallow. Well, it hasn't caused me to trade precious seconds of sleep time yet... But, I am truly contemplating the amount of time I should allow myself to spend doodling on this curly hair thing.

I've called it the gooey hair. My colleagues are intrigued at this label that I've come up with for such ceramic-perm-look. They can't seem to put 2-and-2 together with this new name that I've come up with. To me, it makes PERFECT sense. Hair is absolutely flooded with hair products.. watery looking serum that is suppose to give "shine" to the curls. Well, those, are a little weighty on the hair. Its not suppose to feel that way, but i reckon I've got sensitive hair. oh, is it head... could be scalp. Aiyah!!! - But whatever, hair-head-scalp sensitivity to extra stuff on it... it feels weighty. On top of that, there's the mousse. Well, the mousse, supposedly weightless too - gives another layer of weight to my hair/head/scalp. In the end, I've got 2 layers of hair products on my hair. Well, actually, it isn't that bad when its dry....DRY... WHEN ITS DRY.

What happens when its wet your hair gets wet ? Well, it could be due to many reasons that one gets water on their hair. A very good scenario to code - R-A-I-N. Rain. Yes, rain, part of nature. Its a natural calamity to Curly-Whirly World. The damage could be worse then the eruption of Mt. Pinatobo. Man! With all that water, the hair products literally turn to glue. And the result - gummie hair. Its disgusting. Its ugly..... its.. its.. its STICKY. YIKES!

So... I am still thinking.. really.. hard... if I should continue on. Being a sitting duck ... at the mercy of our absolute unpredictable Singapore weather. On that note. I wonder if the weather in Singapore has gone berserk. We are getting bucketloads of rain... God! Are you in the mood to wash Your "filthy" little plasticine-made creatures ? We aren't that dirty you know. And, is Singapore THAT filthy that we get such "torrential" rains ? Heh-heh.. Kidding... But, on a serious note... Seems like the weather is changing drastically. I can't remember when was the last time we've gotten rain in a full week consecutive downpour. With occasional 1-hour intervals of dry-ups from the skies. Hmm... Freaky. We're not going to die right?

Hmm.. or could this be the end-days. *think*

Nay! I don't think so - its said that we'll go through fire. (",) Alright. Shouldn't be that bad....

Oh well, lets get back to our puny fancies of the world. heh-heh.. as some of you have requested for a picture of my maiden step into the Curly-Whirly-World.... well, I did take a picture of how I look. BUT I'm having some trouble downloading it via infra to my system. argh(shirks! i think its being disabled on my system. some dumb security policy thingy i reckon).. so, you guys will have to make do with this picture. Its about the same as what I look like with new hair really. kek-kek-kek.

The Blink Saga

Ever since I grew up... that includes me stepping into the working world and having the means to buy myself needs-and-wants, including jewellery, it never occur to me that diamonds are pretty. Somehow everytime I pass by jewellery stores, diamonds didn't seem to catch my eye. There were so may other things that did. Usually, a pair of shoes, a bag, would most likely be the candidate in catching my attention, but never the blinks of a diamond ring/earring/necklace. Be it solitairs or trilogies.

I scourned, each time when i hear people saying that diamonds are girls best friend. I didnt' agree, because, diamonds were never really a part of my wish list, neither had i a single yearning for having 1. I didn't believe in getting one for myself, because the rest of the girls had it. I would have gladly kept the money for the next dive trip or a nice explorating vacation somewhere else. There was always a reasonable reason to NOT get a rock. And the fundamental one : Its a total waste of money.

I reckon, that answer it all.

Diamonds may be girls best friend - But they are certainly not mine. =)

However, Diamonds did not give up - she tries to squirm her way through to me. She seems to be wanting to be in my wish-list. She tried. And she tried. Again and again. I have to say that that poor thing did fail several times. She started to see victory with the aid of Baybee.

It all started not too long after Baybee and I started going out. That was early last year.... we were shopping in Bugis when he dragged me, almost kicking and screaming into the jewellery store. It was pretty embarrassing because it seems that HE knew more about that rock then me. I literally grew red, and i didn't quite enjoy that experience. I was 3/4 of time embarrassed at 1) I may appear to other people that i was trying to ka-cai-tao him (why do I bother I wonder??? haha - about other people, I mean) and 2) I feel so ignorant, bimbotic about not KNOWING about THAT ROCK. Its almost like all females are suppose to be born with that knowlegde or something.

Fortunately for me, I do get caught in mindless chatter with girlfrens on diamonds. Most of which I have filtered out, but, some percentage of those "garbage" conversation still sticked on. For instance, I know that a "D" color and an "E" colour could cost an arm and a leg. I remembered that someone said that its plain stupidity to get that, because its the price of 1 wheel of an expensive automobile. Heh-Heh.

Anyway, with that little knowledge, it somehow grew to quite a fair bit from all the rattles of sales pitch the jewellery lady was sprouting. Hehe - to show a little of my knowledge here.... Briefly, that is.

Diamonds come in different grades, and they are broken down into vary categories.

1) Colour
Usually, the top of the range colours will be D, E and F color. Then, a slightly lower grade color, which will cause the rock to look slightly yellowish - those colours will be G, H, I, J.
Anything below that, you will have a "white" diamond. hahah...

2) Clarity
There's I-F, which will cost all your limbs. Hehe.. That will mean that the rock is flawless under 10times magnification. Those are very rare. Usually, rocks will come in this clarity range VVS1, VVS2 - that will be a nice clarity range to get. But, pretty expensive. This will probably just cost 1 arm and 1 leg. The next range, will be VS1, VS2. These will definately be more affordable.

The V stands for Very. The S will stand for Slight. Hence, if its VVS1, that means its Very-Very-Slight. That is, there's very-very-slight specs of dust inside the rock. Its almost the top of the range, besides the I-F grade.

3) Brilliance
Brilliance will depend on the no. of cut the diamond has. Some range frm 55 to 87. ( I think) I didn't really absorb that much on this portion of the sales-pitch-rattle from the sales person. I probably should ask Baybee. he knows more of it then me.

Okie. That's all I know about diamonds. There's slightly more, but in bits and pieces, and most of it, i'm not too sure if I've gotten it all figured out.

Right now - I do have an interest in Diamond, but, I realise one thing. Its pretty addictive - once you seen 1, one will develope a slow, but potent interest in it. So, beware. :P

Despite all the previous non-attention, I have gotten one. Well, I wasn't the one who exactly got it... But, it is definately one ring that I will not exchange it for, given whatever circumstance. Its of significance value. One that is for a lifetime.

*BLINK* YIPEEEEE.. EEEE... EEEEE

Yipee! Happy - Happy - Happy Birthday to me! I've got an early birthday surprise this year..

One from my darling sweet loving K. *whew!*

Was in the shower room and trying to get my new hairdo cleaned out from the 8-hour hairfix goo...

After light-years of cleaning, moisturing and more cleaning .. I was out of the shower room... it is no fun being a girl sometimes, too much time in the bathroom.

Walked into the room, opened the wardrobe ... and... .. there it was! Sitting there, bright and sparkly ! *BLINK* I was lost for words... I wasn't expecting that. True, we had been on a couple of excursions to look at them. But, I reckon that its one of those things that are "good-to-look-at-nice-to-hold" ... Buy it, and consider yourself broke. One of those things that we prefer to pop by the store to take a look at it time and again. Its not like I never wanted one. But, I honestly thought that it was probably not the time now.

So, I couldn't really believe it when I saw it. . "but, i thought we decided not to get it yet?" that thought ran in my mind.. "its huge!" thoughts continued to zip by... still being dazzled by the brilliance of it! The sparkles it made, the colour it caught - it was lovely.

whew!!!!! thank you baybee! HUGS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I know its more then a birthday present. Its a birthday and christmas and engagment all rolled into one. But still! Its lovely...

too happy now to blog anymore.. yipee! time to go get mesmerise by the sparks now... whew!

Rain, Rain, Go AWAY

Its been raining for a consecutive 3 days. Pretty chilly both outdoors and indoors, but thankfully, the rain gives leeway to too less humidity and cooler temperatures. However, the heavy rains do hindered more then a plan or two.

It was literally pouring over the weekends. But I did manage to get down town to do a bit of shopping and yesh! I manage to get a new hairdo too! For 20-06. A new year, a new hair-do. I've been thinking about fixing it in that way, but had delayed it time and again. Reaon being :

1) I may risk looking like everybody else
2) I may not be that dilligent in getting my hair fixed every waking day
3) I may not want to risk 30min of extra sleep just for a new hair-do

Well, despite of the above VERY important factors in my life - INDIVIDUALITY, SLEEP and MORE SLEEP, I have decided to go ahead with it.

And the effect, well, so far so good. I have not loose any sleep as yet... I look decently nice in it. Hmm... I guess I am happy with it. (",)

But I reckon, the million dollar question : HOW LONG CAN I KEEP THIS LOOK GOING FOR ? - 1 mth ?
- 3 mths?
- 6 mths ???

We shall wait for the verdict.

CHEERS to new hairdos and more new things in the year 2006.

Happy 2006!!!

Happy New Year! Its another brand new year... seems like time is passing faster compared to the time when i was just 14 years old. Strange isn't it - is it because time well used, equals fleeting time ? Hmm.... How can well invested time be fleeting then - well invested things aren't suppose to be fleeting. It is suppose to be lasting, and impressionable.

Oh well - sprouting nonsensical stuff again.

It was a quiet crossing over from 2005 to 2006. No fan-fare .. a quiet gathering of a couple of friends over at my place, having pot luck dinner, drinking, watching aimless tv, talking. Being amused by Jeanie aka Ginny.

That little rascal - she was playing her game as before. She'll act all decent and adorable... the "come-pat-me-I'm-so-cute" look... once she's napped her unknowing prey to pet her sweet little furry back, she'll suddenly turn into a monster and snap at the person! Jeanie ! You're such an embarrassment... *blush* To think that you've changed and turned candy sweet with so much loving from us.... Sigh.. Not a bit of her changed since last 2004's new year's eve party. Haiz... what a shame.

Okie, enough of randomising....

A brand new year... resolutions! People who know me usually know that i don't usually make resolutions. Why ? Well - i just don't... make them. hahah - not because i think its cool to go against the flow and say - "ermh.. no. i think its so cliche to make resolutions..." *candy-saturated-whiny-girls-in-pink-sort-of-voice*... "i resolve not to make any resolutions"... "he-he"*cover-the-mouth-type-giggles-giggles-giggles* PWIEW!

Okie, i don't make resolutions --- why? Because, I don't do them - why ? Because I can't think of any ??? Because, I just dont'... no other particular reason.

But for 2006 - yes! I do have 1 - just one. Lets resume exercising and games. Yes, its been a no-exercise 2005. And, guess what, I've been falling sick ever so often. DURN! Think i need to get my body worked out - resume swimming, or tennis, or something! Whatever thing. Maybe I should try climbing this year ? Hmm... .. and to start this resolution going - I shall invest in a brand new pair of trainers. I left mine behind somewhere - probably in Penrith. *kek* So, a brand new pair of trainers will do very nicely for this new embarkment of 2006 resolution. Though, NO GYM! I hate to go to the gym... maybe some games. Its been awhile since I've played Ultimate. Frizbee game... that, I do miss playing.

Thousand and one games... tennis, badminton, swimming, ultimate, trekking, climbing. Probably some wakeboarding. I haven't board..

There you go - a resolution made for 2006. Lets see if I get to keep it when the tail end of 2006 comes. :) I'll ear mark this entry.

Cheers

xx