814. yellow

Rant of the day: Back to the mundane work in office... Sian...

I know it's an old song. But seriously, I still love it. Here's Yellow by Coldplay.

Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And everything you do
yeah, they were all yellow

I came along
I wrote a song for you
And all the things you do
And it was called Yellow

So then I took my turn
Oh what a thing to've done
And it was all yellow

Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know
You know I love you so
You know I love you so

I swam across
I jumped across for you
Oh what a thing to do
Cuz you were all yellow

I drew a line
I drew a line for you
Oh what a thing to do
And it was all yellow

Your skin
Oh yeah your skin and bones
Turn into something beautiful
And you know
For you I'd bleed myself dry
For you I'd bleed myself dry

It's true
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for...
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine for you
Look how they shine

Look at the stars
Look how they shine for you
And all the things that you do

813. 希望渺茫

Rant of the day: Why did I screw up the audition?

惨了……惨了……惨了……

完蛋了……完蛋了……完蛋了……

为什么我会在紧要关头时screw up我的audition呢？都没有什么机会在参加这样的比赛了，还不争气一点！太紧张？乱了方寸？

是对自己有一点的失望啦。录demo时又蛮ok的。可是到了真正的试音时，咬字却变成了致命伤。“复杂”都回“咬”错！“复”是“fu”的第四声而不是第三声啦！也因为太紧张而害到“吃”也念错。这么简单的字也念错？！？有没有搞错啊Eric！

现在只希望能低空过关到下一个阶段。但是希望渺茫……现在只能盼对手犯的错比我多了……

812. 声音偶像

Rant of the day: I'm drowned by all the work... Can't breathe...

Not sure if you heard about this Y.E.S. 93.3FM 罐头剧场. They are sort of opening up a mini competition to look for the next voice idol (声音偶像). I just wanna try my luck, since I do really wish to become a DJ.

Was scrambling about a week back to try record the pre-define scripts on their webby. And to my own amazement, I sounded identical to 周崇庆, one of the DJ in Y.E.S. 93.3FM! Dear's jaw almost dropped when she heard the clip. Mum was like @@. I must had listened too much of the 周公讲鬼 segment. Haha...

Shan't post my voice clip here 'cause I'm not sure if it'll fringe any copyright laws since the script ain't mine. So if you wanna listen to my recorded voice clip, do drop me a message and leave your msn contact if I don't have yours initially.

Well, here comes the peak of the story. I was scheduled to attend an audition at Mediacorp Radio! Oh my goodness! This is totally unexpected! Didn't even think the producers care about my voice 'cause I think I didn't do a very good job. But since I'm given this opportunity, I must work hard. I must make sure my words tomorrow during the audition are 字正腔圆 and must have 抑扬顿挫.

Ok... The audition is tomorrow evening. Eric must 加油!!! 加油!!! 加油!!! Gambatte!!!

811. the v day

News of the day: I'm scheduled for an audition with Mediacorp Radio! Yippeee...

How was your Valentines' Day? Good thing was it falls on a Saturday. Bad thing was... it falls on a Saturday. Because it's a weekend, everyone has the time to come out! Traffic jams everywhere. People everywhere. Eeeks!!! The streets were overcrowded lar!

But I'm sure dear enjoyed herself.

How can a Valentines' Day go without a card? Took me a night to plan the content...

And of course flowers. Dear loves pink and purple. So, got her these 2 colours of roses in a neat bouquet. She loves it and insist to bring it anywhere she goes.

It's such a sweet day. So, we must have something sweet... Yes! Macaroons from Bakerzin. Sweet but not overwhelming. Totally delicious. Must try their Rose, Sakura and Coffee!

And of course a romantic dinner at Brewerkz. Dear had cranberry juice. Nothing alcoholic for her since she's driving.

For me? I'm not driving. Here comes Golden Ale from Brewerkz! Light. Slightly tinted with scent of floral. It's very very smooth in the throat.

Here comes the Fish and Chips! We each ordered a serving. Bad move. Their portion are atrociously HUGE! Took me a big effort to finish up most of the stuff. Dear can barely stuff everything into her petite body. Then again, the food rocks!

I love you dear. Muacks! Happy Valentines' Day.

And also, I love my new scarf. Can't stop cam-whoring with it. Haha...

So sian. It's Monday. I'm already suffering from pre-Monday blues... *sobz*

810. why i love my omnia?

Rant of the day: 2 days course ends quickly... Back to office. Sianz...

Have this Omnia for about a month and seriously, I'm in love with it. This phone totally reflects who I am!

Sleek and pack with all-you-need functions. 5mp camera. Windows mobile. Microsoft office. Windows Media Player. Wi-Fi. Java. Touchscreen. Large memory space. It's like me! I'm ALL YOU NEED!

The Omnia package comes with a rod. Yes. A smooth and useful rod. So sexy isn't it? Smooth and sleek.

And guess what? This rod lengthens when you need to use it. So long. So smooth. So sexy. So useful. So exciting...

For Arina, this is the "army" phone that was telling you that day. Nokia 6100. Most of the reservist men use this phone. It's really functional and durable. Comes with functions to call out, receive call, sms... and... erm... sms... and erm... hmmmmm... sms... and oh yes, extremely loud alarm clock!

Can you live without phone today? I'm not sure if I can survive without looking at my phone for 6 hours...

809. frank sinatra

Rant of the day: Time for medication... Sianzzz....

I'm enjoying the CD I'd bought at HMV a few days back. Gosh... I simply love Frank Sinatra's songs. The voice so deep that it calms mind and soothes pain. Love almost every song on the CD. My Way, Strangers in the Night, New York New York, Somethin' Stupid, Fly Me to the Moon, The Girl from Ipanema... So many... Fantastic...

Valentines' Day is coming. Have you got your plans?

This is the first time I had no problems with making reservations on Valentines' Day. Had tried many times to place a simple reservations in restaurants but never successful. And this year managed to reserve a table for two! Yippeeee...

Just a lil laugh I received in office. Moral of the story... be natural...

A 54 year old woman had a heart attack and was taken to the hospital. While on the operating table she had a near death experience.

Seeing God she asked, "Is my time up?"

God said, "No, you have another 43 years, 2 months and 8 days to live."

Upon recovery, the woman decided to stay in the hospital and have a face-lift, liposuction, and a tummy tuck. She even had someone come in and change her hair colour and brighten her teeth!

Since she had so much more time to live, she figured she might as well make the most of it. After her last operation, she was released from the hospital. While crossing the street on her way home, she was killed by an ambulance.

Arriving in front of God, she demanded, "I thought you said I had another 43 years? Why didn't you pull me from out of the path of the ambulance ?"

And God replied: (You'll love this)

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"I didn't recognize you!"

808. sniff sniff cough cough

Rant of the day: 你带我上天堂又推我下去……

I'm sick... Not feeling well. Perhaps due to the accumulated fatigue over the ICT. All thanks to the lack of sleep for the past 7 days.

*sniff sniff*

Still thinking if I should take MC tomorrow. Not very nice of me to take MC immediately after my one week absence from office. But then again, if I'm sick, I prolly can't perform during work. So what's the point of going office? Hmmmmm...

*cough cough*

Should I or should I not?

Not in da mood also...

Think I'm not such a "good catch" after all.

807. 老看门狗

Rant of the day: My hair very long meh?

我的头发很长吗？

真的不明白，“老看门狗”为什么没事找事做。起早把早就站在门前大声吠。职责明明就是好好看门，保护“家门”的安全。为什么还要抓难得回家“家人”的头发？需要搞到鸡犬不宁、鸡飞狗跳吗？奇怪的是，他竟然严厉的责备我，硬要说我的头发很长。

莫明其妙！如果我的头发算长的话，那么“回家的人”全体的头发都长到不行了！！！

更可恶的是，他竟然在我面前跟他手下的“小看门狗”说出令人气愤的话！

“This is call educating your man.”

Seriously, FUCK YOU lar! 第一，this is not call education。第二，I'm not your man！你想“教育”人的话，请自我检讨你教育的目标是什么。What is your objective？是真的为了想要教育“回家的人”吗？还是因为看门这么久，一直都没什么表现而没事找事做？

“家人”难得回来，需要引起大家的不满吗？需要搞到大家不想“回家”吗？

真的……不要在wayang（演戏）了……

“看门狗”的工作就是看门。不要搞一些有的没的好不好？

806. mini gathering

Rant of the day: OT tomorrow... So sad...

5 days of ICT is finally over! Damn tiring... Think I had accumulated new sleep debt.

Can't reveal too much on the training itself. But seriously, I like the mini gathering with Ziwei, Hujian, Vincent, Eugene and Elvin. It's been a while since we last met and it was good catching up on what's going on beyond the camp. Nice reminiscing the good old days.

And yes, I kissed my marksman goodbye. I'm usually consistent with my marksmanship but they changed the "syllabus", causing the lost of my marksman badge. So sad... But the good thing is I'm still alive and kicking. Something happened and I could've lost my life.

Phew...

Shan't go into details.

I'm seriously sleepy... zzzZZZzzzZZZzzz

805. annual ict

Quote of the day: 你看我好，我看你好。

Annual ICT (In-Camp Training a.k.a. reservist) is a love and hate affair.

We love it because we can get away from work for the time being. Sort of "vacation" and also an excuse for enabling my out-of-office message in my email box. And yes, don't need to face my stupid management! Woohoo!

We hate it because we have to go back camp early in the morning and prolly need us to go through some absolutely boring lesson. I'm still thinking is there IPPT? But I don't need to take for my current window lehz 'cause I cleared my IPT... Will there be live range? Tiring lor!

Sibeh sian ah~~~~~ My ICT starts from Monday till Friday. Hope is stay out every night and NO live range please! I don't wanna clean rifle!

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It's been a busy day today.

Wake up early and quickly helped my mum cleared some old furniture to make way for the new ones this afternoon.

Rushed to dear's place to join her family for reunion lunch but before that, had to accompany them for their 拜拜 at their frequent temple.

Went on after lunch to go "window shop" for dear's car, which prolly be either the Hyundai Getz or Kia Picanto. I like neither... How I wish I can own a car myself. I will if I earn $4000 per month now. *sigh* By the time we reached dear's place, it's almost 7pm!

Made a quick dash home for dinner with mum. It's some simple BBQ and steamboat. And yes! My new book shelf is here! Love it love it love it~~ Then, realised I haven't pack my stuff for ICT.

After seeing dear to her car while she made her way home, quickly went home to pack my stuff. I think I need a bigger bag. Haha.

Busy right?

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This year is prolly the year where I got more ang bao as compared to the past years. But hor, haven't count the content inside lar. Highly probable that it's not even higher than last year. Recession and therefore ang bao shrunk. So sad.

I'm getting older and seriously, abit pai seh to take ang bao liao... So sad. How I wish I'm forever 21...

804. deric

Rant of the day: I'm sleepy...

Deric is almost 8 months old and he is growing up well. His fur is almost full grown and is getting heavier. About 11kg now!

This was taken in September 2008. He was so small, cute and totally adorable... Awwwww... "Gor Gor and Jie Jie! I want the milk cookie!"

This was taken during CNY. Look at him! So big now! So handsome, fluffy and still adorable... Must be all the good food that my mum prepares. "Mummy, I want to go out and play!"

Don't you love Japanese Spitz? Cute right?

803. incomplete

Joy of the day: No work for 1 week! Yippeee...

Dear is finally back from Japan! I simply can't hide my joy when I saw her just now. All I wanna do is to hug her tight in my arms.

Life is incomplete without her around this few days...

Ooh, oh yeah, listen

Bright lights, fancy restaurants
Everything in this world that a man could want
I got a bank account bigger than the law should allow
Still I'm lonely now
Pretty faces from the covers of a magazine
From their covers to my covers wanna lay with me
Fame and Fortune still can't find,
Just a grown man running out of time

And even though it seems I have everything
I don’t wanna be a lonely fool
All of the women
All the expensive cars
All of the money don't amount to you
So I can make believe I have everything
But I can't pretend that I don't see
That without you girl,
My life is incomplete

Listen,
Your perfume, your sexy lingerie
Girl I remember it just like it was on yesterday
A Thursday you told me you had fallen in love,
I wasnt sure that I was
It's been a Year- Winter, Summer, Spring and Fall
But being without you
just ain’t livin'- anything at all
If I could travel back in time,
I'd relive the days you were mine

And even though it seems i have everything
i dont wanna be a lonely fool
all of the women all the expensive cars.
all the money don't amount to you.
i can make believe i have everything.
but i can't pretend that i dont see
that without you girl my life is incomplete

i just cant help loving you
but i loved you much too late
i'd give anything and everything
to hear you say that you'll stay

even though it seems i have everything
i don't wanna be a lonely fool. all of the women .
all the expensive cars. all of the money dont amount to you
(you can have it all)
i can make believe i have everything but i cant pretend
that i dont see.
that without you girl my life is incomplete

Without your girl, without you girl
In my life
Without you girl, my life, my life is incomplete
Without you girl my life is incomplete, oh yeah
My life is incomplete, oh yeah

802. tuts my barreh

Joy of the day: Dear will be back in less than 2 hours! *muacks*

Thanks Joey~~

Right...

Did someone make this video to purposely feature how bad an Asian pronouces English? Or is this guy trying to make an attempt for fame online? Whatever it is, you can go tuts your barreh...

Haha...

801. past 2 days

Rant of the day: I'm so in love with bah kwa!

It's work tomorrow. So sad...

But it also means dear will be back in about 24 hours time! I miss her so much! Bet she had enjoyed her Universal Studio and Disneyland.

Just back track a lil to CNY eve. After painting the walls and doors, shifting of furniture, putting up decors, my house is finally in the mood for the festive season. There's simply too many things at home. Spent so much time throwing the unwanted stuff.

And everyone at home is a sucker for CNY goodies. Look at all those goodies! Think we can eat for 2 months lar!

Mum had invited her China colleagues over to have their first CNY dinner in Singapore. So she prepared a whole lot of food. And these ain't all. There were more to come.

Did I mentioned previously that my wireless modem was cranky? My older one also failed on the eve. So had to get a new one.

And really, I like to spend my CNY eve at home with my mum. Think it's almost a family tradition to stay up late and watch the count down programme.

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Day 1 of CNY was slow and nice. Woke up late. Watch TV. Play games. I simply love long weekends!

Deric sure had lotsa fun with everyone at home with him over the long weekend. More "fetch". More "tug-o-war". Think he haven't enjoyed himself that much! Haha.

Mum love doing the cha-cha with Deric.

I'm a CAM WHORE! I'm too hot to handle!!! Took so many photos before visiting my relatives.

And I love this photo taken during KBox session with Lionel, Sharon and Jess (Sharon's friend)! I'm 刘一刀 (Liu Yi Dao from Little Nyonya)! Grrrrr...

Ok... Very late liao... Sleep time. Work...

*sigh*

800. happy 牛 year

Rant of the day: I still misses my dear alot... :-{

春眠不觉晓，
处处蚊子咬。
夜来巴掌声，
不知死多少。

I'm not sure if it's the dust or it's the mosquitoes. I'm machiam being bitten all over my arms. Itchy lor!

Anyway, HAPPY 牛 YEAR everybody!!! Mooooooo~~

Last night was a busy night over the dining table. Mum invited her China colleagues over to have their first reunion dinner in Singapore. The house was practically filled with women's chattering! Since mum was busy entertaining her guests, I have no choice but to wash the dishes.

And I seriously think that these girls never seen a man do household chores. They said men in China don't lift their fingers to do such stuff. Whatever lar... I am 名草有主 ok. I'm taken and reserved. Haha...

After a brief cleaning for dear's car, I'm all sweaty AGAIN! Dear, your car seriously need a proper cleaning lar.

Ok, gotta go 拜年 now. Tired...