why i haven't blogged

well you all know i've always been lazy... :P but fear not, my memories still have been captured, because the people that i spent most of my days with for the past 2 weeks have been blogging faithfully. much more eloquently and poetically than i ever could, i should add, with pictures and all. hehe... can u see my laziness oozing out with every word i say?

my brief version of the past 2 weeks...

1 Mar 07

Stupid Girl and Idiotic Guy irritate me

3 Mar 07

Consultant-Rain throws a party, and we turn his house into a gambling den...


of course, the "good" girl that i am, i didn't gamble... one guy lost ALL his money, and even had to borrow money from another guy. think he lost a more than $150. really watching him gamble is scary. they were playing "in between"- a game of greed, guts and glory. he's got too much greed, and guts, and totally no glory. he bets recklessly. if i was his girlfriend, i would never marry him. i'd be worried for my future, and whether he'll one day gamble the house away.

4 Mar 07

Pammie's 21st birthday party... pammie wammie's all grown up now, into this beautiful young lady... siiiigh... time passes so quickly.

9 Mar 07

took leave, and went with shuying to make glasses, then went to her house to help transfer programs to her new laptop, then clubbing at St James Powerstation. Movida was... interesting... they play Banghra music... but with sufficient alcohol, that could be overlooked. overall, FUN!

10 Mar 07

PS cafe for "brunch" at 2pm. hehe... PS cafe is the perfect place to while away a lazy saturday afternoon. i love the scrambled eggs. i've never had such wonderful scrambled eggs. moist, fluffy, buttery... i totally love them.

Michelle's house for an 8 course degustation dinner lovingly prepared by Chef Ng. really really good food!
and of course the requisite game of Taboo that the girls always play whenever we gather at somebody's house. the singaporean version is so much harder than the ang-moh version... and some really weird words too.

10 Mar 07

2 movies, 300 and dreamgirls. 300 is wonderful- bloody without being gory, heroic without being cheesy, entertaining without being corny. i've never seen so many buff men in one movie before. and i've never felt so bloodthirsty in a movie before. kill kill kill!!!!!! it's so stylised... like watching the comic come to life on a movie screen.

dreamgirls was fluffy. just the way a musical movie should be. the singing was fabulous. a little anti-climatic after the intensity of 300, but rather good overall.

it was an eventful but extremely tiring weekend. and i learnt one new thing about myself: drinking a double tall low fat vanilla caramel macchiato will keep me awake for 12 hrs. don't ask how i know... siiiigh...

Anyway, one thing i can blog about... you know, much as i hate working, and i always say, "work is just work", i also have to say it's nice to know that what i've been spending most of my days on is appreciated and my time has not gone to waste. i just got my appraisal, and seeing the grades, and reading the comments written by my team head, it gives me the assurance that the freaking-long-hours i put in during UAT, the weekends/public holidays spent in office, the "scoldings" from the consultants are... well... at least a little... worth it.

and following the appraisal, it was time to collect what the bank owed me for 2 whole years. i've seen ppl collect bonus letters twice already, over 2 years, and i didn't qualify for either one. finally, it's my turn. well the bonus wasn't fantastic, but i thought the increment was pretty good. And there's other options and opportunities to explore too. :)

the highlights of the coming weekend:

Friday night: Chanel Fashion Show and Party
Saturday: Rachael Yamagata Concert
Sunday: Board games at someone's house(?)

yay! maybe i'll put up pictures after this weekend... :)