carry your lunch in style

fashion is crazy. $360 for the paper material (yes, coated paper!) and $780 for leather jil sander lunch bag. the thing about fashion is, when people buy the idea of its quirkiness, it just sells. and yes, the leather version is sold out in popular e-store mr porter. i need lunch bag. remind me to keep the paper bag when i do take away from mcdonald's or burger king. i just need to roll the top.

my new girl

not intending to do review or promoting any particular product, but i am really loving this. non-glaring, very basic, long battery life, and more importantly, it is just like a book. i am awed by the wonder of technology. seriously, get yourself one, readers.

life as i know it

I used to write down my wish list, and wished for it before the new year kicked in or before the birthday cake’s candle burnt out. Gone are those days when I bother so much about new year’s resolutions. Gone are those days when I was being so hopeful about how a birthday candle might twist the fate and grant all my wishes. Let’s face it. It’s good to have a dream, but I have decided to be kinder to myself and not to blame myself during December period for having a bunch of uncompleted/unfulfilled new year’s resolutions.

Honestly, I am quite tired of my current point. I have no end and growing worries. I feel lonely amidst the crowd. Sometimes disconnected. I really need some excitement. A change (not sex change though). 2011 was certainly not a good year to me, if not worst. But, after giving it some thought, we will never appreciate sugar if we have never tasted the lemon, right? I’ve gone through many rocky rides and believe me, there will always be ways out. I think universe has its way in dealing with issues.

So, turning 29, I wish for more wisdom, and huge chunk of lucks and fortunes. I guess, it is just as simple as that. Happy birthday to me.

the eye care expert

i was unhappily brushing my shirts (before tossing them to washing machine) when i hurled the liquid detergent bottle onto the floor. it SQUIRT-ed on me and took aim really well at my eyes. i called GOD because of the throbbing pain. you know how our eyes are so smart that they alert you on contact with foreign objects through pain and then blink or close your eyes. i had to forcefully open my eyes using my fingers and washed them with tap water, cold water, optrex, eye-drops, again and again. i was literally half blind. i immediately went to hibernate mode, hoping that i could sleep the pain and potential risk through. smart, no?! i woke up at 4+am testing if my eyes were alright and if i could still see. i could! afterwards I just went back to sleep.

my eyes are dirt free, sparkling, and cleansed now, all thanks to 'breeze color care'!

padang grandstand

totally unexpected! thank you, you know who you are

oh i am so tired!!!

save the wardrobe, save the world

have u noticed recently that some of your shirts/pants are sneaking out of your wardrobe because they can barely breath in it anymore? every other day u either spend a lot of time looking for what you want to wear from the mountain of apparels or just keep wearing those new stuff you recently bought because they are easily available from the dryer? what about unused electronic gadgets (inc the chargers and packaging boxes), dvds, magazines, books, kitchenwares, and all other stuff that you intend or have actually replaced with substitutes? those old stuff really cling on us sometimes. most of the times because of the sentimental values, or we just thought we might need them again someday.

no doubt the: needs for new stuff, wants for beautiful new things, desires to follow the trend, demand to keep on the technology advancement, and of course, the purchasing power that you have. unless you have huge storage space or dedicated museum that you can keep your stuff when they've turned into antique, remember the basic rule of balancing the IN and the OUT.

you should consider:
- donate them. there will be people who need them. and what's better than sharing a little bit of your fortune with those in need?
- sell them. ebay, blogshop, fleamarket, what else..? they never were the investments, so don't think of making money out of the sales.
- exchange them. hey, your friends might like your vintage, you'll never know.
- dump them. yes, dump them! you don't need to provide more nests to bug mites, do you?

not only that you are creating spaces in your home, but you are indirecly helping the world to 'recycle' things. so, get your stuff sorted out from now on, and see you in the fleamarkets.

attention to: incompetent people & inept leaders

being incompetent does not mean the end of the world if you manage to build good relationships with the morons who could make use of you and willing to back you up. being incompetent means you are good in making up lies, make yourself look good in front of the morons, avoid responsibilities, passing and pushing duties and responsibilities, good in reasoning, and probably the best brown-nose in town.

for those morons who compare the incompetent people with competent people, and use the incompetence as the tool to motivate (a better word to use than 'attack') others, you dare to call yourself a great man? are you cut out to be great?

seriously, kudos to those incompetent people who survived, and shame on you, 'leaders'.

3 wives club!

2 days ago, i dreamed that i was sleeping and i dreamed (yes, i dreamed in my dream). in that dream, my grandma visited me. she was in her prime condition. nice hair too! she started everything with, "how is everyone doing?" then we chatted about...i couldnt remember what it was, but it was more on she catching up on us. and she ended it with, "you know what, i know that you'll have 3 wives in future. i know." i woke up in that dreamed and told my mum about it. then i woke up from that dream feeling confused. i laughed it off early in the morning, it was 6am! i told my mum later in the afternoon (this time was not a dream) and my mum said grandma visited me. but i guess, i think she came to my dream because i thought about her last weekend. she's still missed.

your smile, we remember...

i know her back then when i was still in college. we hung out only for a couple of times and hi-bye when we bumped into each other at malls or cafes. and since then i never really kept in touch with her but only random comments in facebook here and there. until 2 years ago. i heard that she had leukemia from my other friends and that she was actually staying in singapore for the medication. i took the initiative to send her a message from friendster, telling her that i knew about it and she could contact me anytime if she needed any help or anything. there was no reply for weeks. but finally, in which i'm very grateful for, she replied. i cant even remember what she said in the msg but we began to know each other better since then, along with yin, dennis, thing and flo.

a lot of things had happened in the past 2 years. concerns, happiness, laughters, jokes, funs, all of them. in fact, after trying to recall what we had gone through for the past 2 years, they were mostly happy things. i can still remember how loud we laughed in the middle of the night during her stay at hospital that the other patients next doors had to send a nurse to calm us down. or all those good times we'd shared at her house talking rubbish that sometimes it made us roll ourselves on the floor for laughing out loud.

i really have to admire her for being brave and positive all this while. we never treated her specially for being sick, and she carried herself well too. i even remembered that she was the one carrying my dirty plates to the sink and clean them all, or even cleaning the dining table after our dinner. sometimes we would even try to clear all the snack stocks in the cabinet. she was always bubbly, cheerful, full of updates, observant, understanding and even as a person to talk heart to heart to, especially for yin and thing, discussing about loves or whatever girly gossips that they had.

her family too has been wonderful people. her mum, her aunt, her sisters. they have been truthfully supportive to her all along. iv always told us how she felt bad about getting more attention from her mum or other people because she was sick. or having her sisters to take care of her and not the other way round. for that, she said that she had to be strong and stayed positive. learning japanese language, looking forward to study again, so on and so forth. never giving up to her illness, she lived her life as fullest as she could. but, fate speaks differently. we got a call from her mum friday early morning telling us that she was in critical condition. we rushed to hospital as fast as we could, but by the time we reached there, she was gone. we were totally in disbelief, hoping that we didnt hear what we just heard. i just talked to her on tuesday. it felt like a huge slap on my face and i was partially hoping that she would wake up and yell at me again. but it didnt happen. the next thing we knew, we were looking at her lying motionless on her bed. she was gone.

eating hilton cheese cake wont be the same again. eating bella pizza wont be the same again. eating delivery pizza wont be the same again. eating no signboard wont be the same again. eating patissier cakes wont be the same again. eating sik wai sin wont be the same again. eating chatterbox chicken rice wont be the same again. eating crystal jade fried bun wont be the same again. eating rabokgi wont be the same again. all those favorite foods of her wont taste the same again.

we'll miss her yelling at us. we'll miss exploring food with her. we'll miss discussing books and movies with her. we'll miss making sure that all the food was well cooked for we were so used to doing that when we were with her. we'll miss her loud laughter and we'll definitely miss her annoying mobile phone with lots of accessories!

we're deeply saddened by her departure, but we'll cherish all of the memories we've had. and this is from the bottom of our hearts, we're really glad that she ever walked into the path of our lives.

goodbye, Iv.

and the omikuji says..

the cloud is finally going to be blown away and it wont be long until it's time to embrace the warm sunshine. hopefully the restless sleeps are coming to an end. fingers crossed!

hunger strike in the middle of the night

and all i can think of is Graze's waffle...argghhhhhhhhHHHH!!!!!!

how the hell does this kid rock my fav song!!

OMG!
this kid is really really good! it's been a while that i'm totally stuck in youtube for more than hour browsing only on one user. presenting, Sung Ha Jung!!!!





(the video is property of youtube.com, you may view this video at: SungHaJung-I Just Called To Say I Love You)

panic kills before the actual suffocation

believe me, i know!


just when i was walking out from the hall after watching Iron Man 2, i was chocked by M&M chocolate. how ironic it was that sweet might be able to kill you. i guess it melted at the wrong hole that it suddenly stopped me from inhaling anymore breath. (panic!!) for first 10 seconds and i tried so hard drawing in more breath with no success. (still panic). i stopped walking and figured that it would be best to stop trying. it worked, but i knew it wouldnt be for long. i then drank some water to wash away the f-in chocolate that was stuck somewhere. after a few gulp...hoahh...at last. i was soooo relieved. you know..like when somebody pushed you into the water, you went nuts and then finally you managed to get out and sipped the breath of life. (punch the guy who shoved your head into the water if it truly happens to you!). damn. it would be damn stupid if you get killed by a piece of chocolate. so, listen to my piece of advice. dont panic! if it ever happens to you. if you're panic, you're most likely to get killed before you can get some help. not on this choking case, i reckon' it applies to most critical situation. i know..i know..easier to say than get it done. but, well, just remember.

why the heck did i shake my bon bon in the bathroom

something is wrong with the light. it keeps blinking. it's really frustating. usually, the only annoying thing that i do to a bathroom is to sing out loud in it (beside farting..), i guess i just picked up new idea this evening when i took a shower.


gotta buy new bulb i guess....(and a disco ball, maybe)

why the heck do i bother blabbering anyway...

it’s been almost a month since my grandmother passed away. i thought i was over it, but talking about her with my cousin yesterday did bring back memories about her. yesterday was her birthday anyway, i bet she’s partying ‘up there' with many of her folks, vigorously, i’m sure.


nothing much has happened lately. i've finally made a big decision to take a giant step on carrying on to more new chapters in my life. i shouldnt say it here anyway because i havent officially announced it yet. right now, the most difficult thing that i'm going through is 'preparing'. i had never been a regular prayer, but i have been one lately. i guess i need a little...correction, a lot of HELP for sure. so if you see me acting in a bizzare way one of these days, dont worry, i'm still normal, just a little messed up.


last weekend. we went to this place called '3 Monkeys' at orchard tower. didnt plan to go there initially, but we didnt want to spend too much time waiting for a table at timbre (both substation@fort canning park and the one at old school), so a friend of mine came up with the idea of watching kumar's stand up comedy. i didnt know who kumar was anyway. so, he turns out to be one of the well-known transgender comedian in singapore. $18++ for a drink at a shabby place sounds a little bit too expensive. but then after watching her/his show, it was kinda worth it. vulgar jokes, not for kids though :)


and as usual. brunch. i like going for brunch. not too early to have breakfast and not too hungry for lunch, so a brunch is a perfect combination. but it's the price!! why must nice brunches be so expensive..?? *sigh*....i guess we're paying for the place. anyway, i'm sharing pictures from our brunch session below and you may get to see more if you're in my facebook friends' list. here's the link: Brunch(es) Collection



you must have heard about volcano eruption in iceland that has been the headlines for the past few days (beside bangkok's protest that has now turned violent). Mount Eyjafjallajokull. what a name, huh. anyway, the disaster itself has caused not only inconveniences for the people living around there (evacuation, so on and so forth) but also huge bills for airlines around the world because it causes disruption to hundreds of thousands of travel plans and closure of airports across europe. i guess the global climate would be affected several years down the road too. not sure if it's for good, but i read somewhere that the eruption of this volcano could cause temperatures worldwide to dip just slightly by two or three degrees in the next two years, which is....good! no? well anyway, i'll leave it for the scientist to find out and let us know. in the meantime, you may enjoy the 'beautiful disaster' (that's what i like to call it after seeing the pictures taken by a lot of professional photographers and shutterbugs) here: Volcano in Iceland.


image is courtesy of www.flickr.com


well. have a great weekend y'all!

why the hell do i need a break from everything

it seems that everything is not going according to what i had expected them to be (well sometimes yes, but most of the time..no). so you know, when you expect something (good) to happen to you and if it doesnt, you'll be dissappointed. multiply it by 100x, and it means a hundred of disappointments. not to add in some mishaps that happened to you unexpectedly, it just amplifies the bad luck to BAD LUCK, in capital words.


i've heard enough bad news lately. i've had enough concerns lately. i've experienced bad things lately. i've been badly treated lately. i've been dissapointed lately. and i've been mad a lot of times, lately. so, have you ever felt like your guts is twisting out of sudden? you then remember that you didnt take any stale milk or some leftover meal that you managed to dig out from fridge after it almost became fossils. and minutes later you find yourself inside the toilet with your face just half a metre away from the toilet bowl vomiting...nothing! well, yeah, it happened to me last tuesday. and i decided to take a day off on wednesday and pray to nemesis that everything will be balance, again. it was probably, over-depressed, momentarily. heck i know about it.


the good thing is, i always believe in law of attraction. alright, for you who happen to have no idea about what 'law of attraction' is, it's like....things will happen if you believe in them. continuously of course. or let's say, 'have faith'. so, it works like this. when you truly believe in something and works towards it (or them), keep believing that it will happen and make sure that you stay put to your positive attitude; the world will somehow shift its molecules and atoms and whatsoever things it has to turn your wishes/hopes true. i wont put my head on the table and guarantee you 100% that it works, but..it happened to me before. so, i..believe..that whatever wishes i have that i always keep in my mind and truly pray for them, will again be granted. sooner, or later.


so, yea..why i said it was a good thing that i believe in law of attraction? it reminds me to keep afloat whenever i'm drifting to the other end (negative thinking, depression or whatsoever). bless me!


the hell i need a break from everything. E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G. but i cant. YET! i will. one day i will. the first thing that came to my mind is to take a break from my job and catch the next flight to, far far away island and live there for maybe a month or more to renew/retouch/redo/rewind or whatever re- re- re- myself. and after that session, i will come back to my life and, voila! everything is good again, or better. but i cant. i dont have the money, i dont have the time, and worst...i dont have the guts. F me!!!

goodbye friendster!!!

Well, it seems like aeon ago since the last time i bothered about friendster. I finally decided to really cancel my friendster account and leave it to Flinstones. Thus, i have no choice but to start my rambling media elsewhere (blogspot..where else..duh). And if it still works, here's the link for my previous notes:

http://gohcuk.blog.friendster.com