:: friend ::

i thought about it for awhile

then i decided i need to write it on my blog

but using so long to tink

i did not know what title to put

so i put it simply (or bluntly)

as friend

i saw u

i tapped you on the shoulder

you turned back

and just gave me a nod

maybe u were busy

after i got what i wanted at the coffeeshop

i still saw you waiting by the road side

maybe for someone to appear

so i went ahead

hoping to chat with you

a friend whom i've not talked to for so long

but u onli turned back

to ask me a question

with you looking tired and worn out

i don't know

but with benefit of a doubt

i shall just take it as you are tired

mayb i'm tinking too much

but i feel tt we have lost it

remembering the incident back then

which we have already clarified.

i still take you as a very close

very special friend

hope you will reciprocate

once your best friend.. (i hope)

:: hello?? halloween?? ::

Epiphany is celebrating Halloween with a party at staff club this thursday
i have to go..
but i'm so dead with no ideas and no money to get costumes too..
what can i do??

any ideas????

btw.. its really interesting tt i read tt singapore really celebrates halloween in a blast
look at all the major clubs, zouk, butter factory, double o, st james
everything is so thought out
interesting themes n great prizes (a trip to cape town is zouk's top prize for the best dressed)
with so much money n effort involved
i'm sure it will be great..
but i'm not in the mood to spent money
and i'm desperately out of creative ideas..

well well..

maybe next few year
when i do have the hardcore clubbing friends back (haha.. guys.. i've not forgotten u, but we are v busy la hor, so dun tink u all will be free..)
maybe when we all got our job n is ready to fun
then i shall go all out and scare all during halloween..

but then again
if anyone of u are going and dun mind me tagging along
or wants to just pull a few of us and go party this friday
do contact me ya..

i want to dress up..
just dunno how n dun have the $$
well..
the fun's onli for a night..
and the exams in the next few weeks are gonna be more fun.. hiak hiak hiak..

:: i need a trainer ::

i need a personal trainer

who does not charge too much

and i can afford

who is good and knows his things

and can guide me even outside gym

(including what and what not to eat)

to encourage me on my regiment

to push me to do more

to properly help me lose weight n build muscles

i need to loose weight properly

and not rebound every few days

i need to know all the proper techniques to maintain

because i've just gained weight again..

after 3 days of not going to gym...

and eating carbo.. ARGH!

i'm sinful

i've sinned..

i can't forgive myself

i need to control and go on my tightest diet

and train doubly hard

my ogal is just ther

no more rebounds!!!!

:: isaac is going crazy ::

i have all rights to think i'm mentally ill

because i'm so DAMN stress

and i'm having constant headaches

and going into fainting mode

and into states of trances suddenly

and not knowing what happen

weird feelings of deja vu

and crazy little snippets when i don't remember where i'm suddenly

don't even remember what i did the day before

or even what happen in the morning, even just hours before

i'll suddenly find myself in somewhere

but can't remember how i got there

and be on a transportation and not know where my destination is..

when i am gyming

i have the crazy urge to do many sets

but thereafter

feeling so tense in my muscles

and feel like giving up..

and despite my efforts..

i don't see significant results

and my body weight changes faster than singapore's weather

majiam like the current share market..

which is really bad..

currently

i need to have a better plan for my life

i feel lost..

and in need..

of a pace setter

someone to guide me

and help me through...

:: weight check 001 ::

its been an amazing 3.5 weeks since i started out my weight loss program
and although i started with a "dream/desire"
(a relatively unbelievable target)
or 5kg within 3 weeks
and now, i can confirm tt i've not reached it
(to put bluntly, i've failed, quite miserably..

but the consolation is
i've indeed lost some (like really little) weight
and i've gotten into the good habit of sports
and gymming at least 4 times a week
(each session 1 hr, no less..)

arms, legs, total body, circuit, cardio..
and so its goes..

here's the results for stage one..

date started: 30/09/08
weight started: 105.5kg

date today: 23/10/08
weight today: 101.6kg

total weight loss to date: 3.9kg

ok la..
2 things..
one is i dun quite believe the weighing scale at fitness first millenia walk
coz everytime i take the weight like damn low..
so it might not be accurate
though it sures makes me feel pleased, happy and "zhan zhan zi xi.."
haha..

next..
my cut carbo diet is going very well
but i need to work more on it to sustain
no stealing sweet food and rice every two-three days
and try to cut down on the salad dressings as n when possible..
must resist the temptations
i can do it!

i suddenly luuurrvve tau huay
anytype
anytime.. muahahah..

(5kg in the next three week's is gonna be tough becoz of exams,. but i'll try..
next report due: 15 nov..)

:: its christmas?! ::

Today is 21st october. 2 months plus 4 days to 25 december. And here at paragon, the decorations are already up. Wow! Its christmas time le! Isn't it too early? Hey Dearie, its time to bring out the used in the store..

:: post-real run ::

post real run

tired
aching
cramp legs..

first 2km: good momentum.. running through the gates.. reached into the outback trail area.. argh.. bumpy road.. tiring.. keep going! how far le? dunno.. .... ... oh.. 1km.. great.. 2km.. and still in trail.. where's the turn? its damn hot! ah... water point.. (not cold) ice mountain and (quite cold) post mixed 100 plus.. ooh..

out of trail area.. finally.. 3km! yes! long long stretch of road down aviation way.. huh? aiyo.. run run run.. 4km.. yay... water point.. and more long straigh road/airplane taxiway.. aiyoo... gruelling..

finally.. 5km.. 15 km turn this way.. down the park connector cycling route.. erm.. wow.. long stretch with the end no where in sight.. run .. jog.. run.. jog.. 6km... where's the damn water point? jog... walk.. 7km.. water point 500m ahead.. wow.. jog... water point!! a little way more to u-turn point.. half way mark le.. jiayou! run.. run.. 8km! ouch..

now, i tink my underarm there at my triceps, got abrasion.. ouch! it hurts.. must be caused by the rubbing when running.. rubbing with the fbt singlet.. ooh.. endure.. bery pain.. *raises armpit to avoid contact..* endure.. you can do it..

eh.. another waterpoint, directly behind the previous.. ooh.. run jog run jog.. walk.. jog.. 9km! yay.. look at time.. lagging behind target le.. haiz~ shucks.. i feel my shoes not feeling very well.. how.. dun care.. jog!

10km point.. a little more to the last gruelling 5km.. ooh.. reached changi beach park le.. tts good.. water point!! 11km marker! great.. 4 more km.. wow.. i can do it! wahaha..

walk in the park.. literally.. coz i'm so drenched, drained n tired.. hmm.. oh no.. the 600m of beach sand route.. you can de.. walk and try to jog, sand gets into shoe.,. super uncomfy.. endure.. finally, 12km.. and a little more on the beach.. yay! reach normal land again.. should be less than 2.5km more.. look at watch.. super lagging.. W say: eh.. i go biah timing.. you jiayou k, see you at finishing point.. ??????? what the heck.. at kind of bf is tt??? hmpf.. and he chiong.. run jog run jog.. back to the endless taxiway route to finish point.. wow.. 2.4 km never seems so long..

run run run.. 13km..oh no.. the rubber bottom sole of my right shoe peel off le.. walk walk.. aiya.. just tear it out la! unbalanced new balance.. tts the NEW balance? haha.. jog jog.. run run.. 14km.. 1km more onli.. lets chiong.. sprint sprint.. oh no.. the left side sole oso peeling off le..
heck la.. tear it and hold both in hand.. run.. look at camera, smile.. hehe..

run run run.. reaching le.. the SJI bois shout: good job, you can do it.. keep going.. 300m more.. 300? great.. chiong ah!!!! run run run.. reaching le.. over the carpark, then the little bridge.. oh shit.. leg cramp.. wobbly legs.. stop a while and walk.. walk, jog, walk jog.. chiong for last 50m.. made it!!

haha..

great little goodie bag and red new balance tee shirt was the reward for the 15km gruelling run with the most accidents ever.. my shoes.. haiz!

on a side note, i won a prize in the lucky draw..

MO1933.. won the 29th prize.. wow.. its the first time at a run lucky draw tt i win.. haha.. but i go collect the prize n it was only a NB cap n socks.. and some beauty voucher.. thanks hah..

cleaned up, changed out of my shoes, and clothes.. then proceeded on to take shuttle bus out to pasir ris interchange. W followed me to grab a cab down to SRT at Robertson walk for Young Co. auditions.. ooh.. thanks for the chance tt they gave me..

then we headed for lunch at liang court.. we went tampopo deli.. ya.. tt tampopo deli which everyone recommends.. i've been there twice before.. but tis is the first time i recommend it.. haha.. no time in the past.. its a little shop in basement 1 of Liang Court which serves great authentic japanese takeaway,.. here's what we each had..


that's Katsu Don and the famous cream puff..
the katsu don is really good.. with a piece each of fried ebi, fish fillet and chicken, served on a seaweed covered portion of rice with pork floss, and accompanied with a kani salad.. ooh.. its good! the batter is great.. and the rice is really fluffy n tasty. the tartar sauce is very good, adequate sourness and saltiness.. great don set!

then the ever famous cream puf.. It cost $2.60 for one.. and $5 for two.. usually theres a queue for it.. it is really that good.. on weekends, you can onli buy a max of four per person. see..

the bite into it is perfect.. the puff is just right bite, and the cream.. oh.. it oozes out with just the first bite.. oooooh!!! heavenly.. sweet but not overly cloying.. milky and creamy.. really really good.. you should try it man!!

tts all for a tiring sunday morning.. oh my! i'm still aching.. my foot, my calves, my back, my shoulders, my arms, the abrasion part hurts, so does my neck.. haiz~

till the next physical challenges ahead
-Swissotel Stamford Vertical Marathon (72 storeys up)(16 nov)
-Stan Chart Singapore Marathon 2008 (42.195km far)(7 December)

ooh...

:: get ready to run ::

I'm at changi expo now. The one where the air show is held. Sitting down. And feeling very sleepy despite just downing a can of red bull and going for a 15km run at 7.45am.. Ah.. Sleepy! Can't they change the timing for the shuttle bus.. So early come for wat.. Yawnz

:: caffeinated ::

I know tis picture doesn't say much, at most, its a bad picture. The focal point i want to bring across is that, look, this is Tanglin Mall. And at the centre was what used to be mcdonald's. Guess what. Its been taken over by (yet another) starbucks. Is singapore really getting over caffeinated? Which shopping mall in orchard area does not have a coffee joint? Starbucks, coffeebean, pacific coffee, spinelli, gloria jeans, coffee club... Vivo city and its vicinity has almost everyone of the above. Suntec city worst, 5 starbucks in one big mall. Oh my god. Even Raffles city has 2 star bucks, not to mention spinelli. Gloria jeans. Pacific.. Wow. Did you know, singapore has the most starbucks in SEA? Out of 84 outlets, 67 are in singapore. And with the recent debacle with the water pit well issue.. Hmm.. Singapore needs environment saving efforts.. Save environment and waste precious water? Hmm... Anyway, back to the coffee issue. Do we really need so many coffee places? To sit and rest or get caffeinated? On a side note, tea is much healthier. Really. It contains less calories (even compared to black unsweetened coffee), High in antioxident, and definitely a healthy and budget drink for anytime. And come on, tink of this, how often do u drink coffee at the joints? Most go for frappe or ice blended right? Think twice before u enter a coffee joint the next time for a coffee. Yes. It might be sinful..

:: atas facelift ::

Seriously
Paragon is a real atas place
looks at the shops
and count the number u have stepped into
are keen to step into
and will never step into..
haha..

because i gym at fitness first quite regularly
(and its my favourite since there's so many cute guys gymming there
and it being a centralised locale..)
i go paragon regularly..
(like duh..)

lets see..
project shop
ralph lauren
emernegildo zegna
dunhill
Armani Exchange
the high end fashion list goes on and on and on..

look at the supermarket
although they sell everything (also) available to Cold Storage at ngee ann city opposite
but its called Marketplace.. (yeah, i know there's a change in ownership thus the name.., but..)

the food.. oh my god..
its heaven!
the first din tai feng was there (before opening at more "down to earth" places)
spagheddies
canale pattiserie
project shop cafe
bazerkin
Lawry's
tsk tsk tsk..
all so atas lo..

and i bet because tt place is making so much money
they are going throuh yet another facelift
yup..
they are doing retrofitting to that damn classy building yet again
its been less than 5 years since they last did lo
(after buying over the Promenade.. thus expanding)
and now,
although its already so clean, prim and high class looking
they are going to do a major renovation to make it even more atas..

well well

so fitness first will move to a bigger outlet on the upper levels..

anyway.. on another note
i realise i made the right choice to follow dearie to join fitness first..
its so atas lo
its every locale is also very atas..
onli premium brands in the shopping mall then can open.. haha
think The Cathay (atas right..)
Paragon (like I said, atas lo)
Millenia Walk (when was the last time u went there? never go right, coz its too atas)
Fusionopolos (this business place, u mite not even hear of it before.. how to pronounce huh)
One George Street
One Raffles Quay (in singapore, got one in front means atas lo, think one newton, one fullerton..)
OUB centre.. (bank building, definitely atas.)
except AMK hub.. sounds atas, but very unatas..

wat's so atas about fitness first?
their membership consultant wears coat one leh
the member's rest area serve coffee, tea, green tea, and coke machine which specifies the calories per 100ml.. unlike other fitness clubs which onli has water cooler
amongst many other things la.. haha..

well well..

so here i am, these days
enjoying my "atas" lifestyle because of a certain somebody
my Bakerzin cakes
healthy salad and meat from Marketplace
deserts from canale
tea from Project shop
weekend brunch at PS cafe at Dempsey hill

and bath products from L'occitane
face wash from Kiehl's
and soap from.......

..... atas right?

:: birds on orchard ::

Those are not the remaining ashes blown into the airspace. They are birds. Many many Birds flying across. A pretty sight to behold. And yes. The buildings are cineleisure orchard, and meritus mandarin behind.. Pretty.

:: Fashionista Alert! ::

bet you did not know...
they are pronounced like that..
(seriously, i pronounced quite a few wrongly normally.. )
(try to reading them before u see the correct pronounciation (in bracket))

Anteprima (On-tay-pre-ma)
Anya Hindmarch (Un-ya Hine-march)
Agnes B. (Arg-nias Bay)
Azzedine Alaia (Aza-deen A-lye-a)
Balenciaga (Ber-larn-sia-ga)
Bally (Ba-li)
Balmain (Bahl-mahn)
Baume & Mercier (Bomi Merci-yay)
Braun Buffel (Brown Byu-furl)
Bvlgari (Bull-ge-ri)
Byblos (Be-blos)
Cacharel (Kare-sha-hell)
Cerruti (Cher-ru-tee)
Chantal Thomass (Shan-tal To-mah)
Charles Jourdan (Sharls Shor-Darn)
Charrier (Sha-ree-ay)
Che Che New York (Chee Chee New York)
Chloe (Klo-ay)
Christian Labourtin (Christian Loo-boo-tahn)
Christian Lacroix (Christian Le-kwah)
Claude Montana (Kload Moan-tana)
Commes Des Garcons (Kom Day Gah-sohn)
Coccinelle (Kor-chee-nel-li)
Courreges (Coor-ash)
Cynthia Rowley (Cynthia Rao-li)
Dolce & Gabbana (Dole-chay & Ger-bana)
Donna Karan (Donna Karen)
Dries Van Noten (Drees Varn Note-earn)
Emmanuel Ungaro (Ee-man-noo-el Oon-ga-ro)
Etro (Air-tro)
Fa:ge (Farge)
Furla (Foor-la)
Georg Jensen (Jog Yen-sen)
Gianfranco Ferre (Gianfranco Fair-ray)
Gianni Versace (Gee-ya-nee Ver-sa-chee)
Givenchy (Jee-von-she)
Guy Laroche (Ghee Lah-rosh)
Helmut Lang (Hel-moot Lung)
Hermes (Air-mez)
Herve Leger (Er-vee Lee-zhee)
Issey Miyake (Is-say Mi-ya-kay)
Jaeger-LeCoultre (Yay-ger ler Koot)
Jean Paul Gaultier (Zhon Paul Gol-tee-air)
Lanvin (Larn-von)
Loewe (Lo-ay-vay)
Longchamp (Long-shum)
Louis Feraud (Loo-ee Fay-ho)
Louis Vuitton (Loo-ee Vui-tong)
Marithe et Francois Girbaud (Mar-hi-tay ay France-sua Jee-bow)
Martine Sitbon (Marh-tin Si-bong)
Narcisco Rodriquez (Nah-see-so Rodri-gehz)
Pierre Cardin (Pier Karh-Donh)
Plein Sud (Plan Sood)
Romeo Gigli (Romeo Gee-li)
Salvatore Ferragamo (Sel-ver-tor-ray Fairer-gum-moh)
Thierry Mugler (Teary Moo-glay)
YSL Rive Gauche (YSL Reev Gosh)
Yves Saint Laurent (Eve Saint Lor-rong)

How many are you correct before reading this?

milobi says: "whoa lau, so cheeem for what.."

:: stuck in lift ::

Yeah.. I'm stuck in the lift. NOW! on a bright and sunny wednesday morning. I entered the lift, pressed level one, the lift door closed, it moved an inch. Then it stopped. Luckily there's still air ventilation and lights. I called the Damn hotline.. And waited for half an hour..people walking outside saw me in the lift. But all bo chap! Hmpf.. My neighbours.. Bleah! I called again. They say despatched the rescue team le. Ok.. Wait.. The uncle is here. He opened the door. Ending my moments of fright and terror. Now what? No apologies or anything? Hmpf! So i shall bring my traumatised self to the other lift and go down? Wow. I am soooo impressed! Bleah! Fuck the Damn hdb team for their inefficiency and system. I'll definitely consider writing a damage claim against them..

:: A*Mei Star Tour 2008 ::

Visuals adapted from www.cruzteng.com

Just for the visuals..


This was A*Mei Star Tour Singapore Concert (Reprise)


4th October 2008 . 8pm . Singapore Indoor Stadium

:: Call her the Queen! ::

A*Mei Star Tour 2008
rocks the house
ENTIRELY!!

Was at Singapore Indoor Stadium last saturday night
with W and crew
before tt we were at kallang entertainment complex
and we saw a whole LOAD of ajs there as well, presumably waiting to watch
A*mei's concert..

well
she is the mandarin pop's version of madonna/kylie minogue (aka gay icon)
so its not exactly surprising to see ao many PLUs eager to enjoy the night
singing to her many hits
and gyrating to her every beat..

the concert was superb
was a little disappointed to have missed her Star concert last year when it was first in town
so given the opportunity that it has returned for a second time
I was quick to bark at my friends asking for company to the party!

and what a party it was!!

it was an instant discoteque right from the very first song
and along the way, the 3+ hour concert was packed with
hits after hits
even the more "leng men" songs W was also able to sing
like "bie zai shang kou shang sa yan", "wo wu suo wei"

the hits were like super k party
the 10000 strong crowd singing together in unison
the lyrics on the screen was so unnecessary
as fans would all have memorised them by heart
like "ting hai", "ren zhi", "wo ke yi bao ni ma"

fast tracks making its mark included
"yes or no", "A ji yu le"
and sensual dance songs like "wei duo li ya de mi mi"
saw A*mei singing with 4 sexy male dancers stripped to sexy white shorts..
HOT!!!!

the party went on with hits after hits
ending on a high note with songs like "Bad boy", "High high high",
"gei wo gan jue" and "jie mei"

it was definitely a party worth returning to!!

suddenly mid-way through the concert,
i remembered tt
if i'm not wrong
the last concert of A*mei i went to was back in 1999
at "Mei Li 99" concert
was sitting way back
at National Stadium
(yeah, she could very well command a 55000 crowd lo!)

come'on
that's why we call her the Queen!

i'm definitely not going to miss her concert the next time!

now, awaiting for wang lee hom's concert..
(Lee guitars.. haven't bot tix yet.. well well.. $$$ problem leh..)

:: orchard ::

was in town earlier today, and i've come to realise somethings about me..

i like to look at people who dress up nicely
but i've decided i juz don't suit the looks which i like
there are clothes that are nice
but it just doesn't attract me to buy them
i want to follow a certain look tt's comehow in fashion (or so it seems)
but its either there's no such size for me, i can't seem to carry it off, or the item is too ex..
so i look for cheaper alternative..
maybe i shall be happy and keep being me
as long as i wear clothes which i'm comfortable with
i tink i will be confident and carry it the way i always do
and look good, importantly... hehe!

today orchard is SOOOOOOO crowded!
i hate it when its like tt
its hari raya puasa today
so the streets were mainly dominated by chinese
haha.. its juz someting i noted.. noting special actually

I hate kids who are LOUD!
and show off
who speaks loudly, acting like adults,
proudly and arrogantly
like they know the whole world
and the whole shop/shopping centre/bus knows them
and their parents actually continues letting them talk so inconsiderately
i almost wanted to ask this boy in the bus to shut up
if not because W held me back..
bleah!!!

I witness a small tiff between two guys and another girl
don't really know what happen
juz that they were pushing each other
couldn't hear the details for sure
but the people all around were staring and they were in the middle
then the crowd gathered
some aunties walking behind me were like: "eh, got film tv show ah?"
"no la, i think fight.."
"eh, wait and see leh.."
erm.. see wat? movie ah? dotz...
then the whole situation was so awkward.. evryone staring at them..
with the radius 10m around them empty..
no one dare to walk across.. so funny lo

also hor, please..
don't give funny looks when you here a guy calling another guy dear/darling/baby...
it irks me when people give us the stare..
come on.. be an open society..

on the side note, to avoid such instances
we were joking tt W should call me boy
and i call him daddy.. lol..
bet u r angry when u read tis.. daddy..

does anyone reading my blog yourself being a PT trainer or knows someone whos a PT trainer?
care o help me loose weight..
some people's plan has failed miserably
i need a proper person to help train me.. haha..

on another matter..
does anyone know wat's the use of the sauna and steam room?
when do you use it?
what purpose does it serve?
how to use it effectively?
how long to stay inside?
anything to note after using?
well well well...