I picked Valerie up from Lavender MRT & with her suggestion on “somewhere near my place”, proceeded to drive to Singapore Post to chill for the evening… I turned into the open carpark and spotting a lot, was only too happy to reverse my car in.
Me (looking at the side mirror): EH?? I can’t see behind!! Why is it suddenly soo FOGGY??? Valerie: Wth this is like Sing Post! Why is their car park so dark? No lights one??? Me: I mean it is very smokey!!!! What happened?? There was like a sudden GULF OF SMOKE enveloping my car. Valerie: THERE IS A FIRE. Me: No, there isn’t. This is like Sing Post Valerie: NO I CAN SMELL IT Me (proceeded to reverse my car into the lot when the vision got slightly better): HUh? Fire? No loh
We then got off the car happily (maybe only me, for I found a lot -_-!), while Valerie was more interested in where the crowd was going. We turned our heads around and then, watched in mock horror.
“SOMEONE CALL THE CIVIL DEFENCE!”
“YEA YEA”
We watched, from a small fire, to two explosions, to one that proceeds to swallow the entire shop. Fire engines arrived, firemen screamed at the crowd to back off in case there were more explosions to follow. We could feel the heat, the surrounding trees caught fire, in the midst of the surrounding siren, we could hear the shop’s fire alarm straining to give all it could in its last breath. I stood and felt completely helpless while trying to imagine the plight of the shop owner…
tho i’m still a good 6 mths away, we all know how time flies.
it just dawn on me that i’m turning 27 this year. what a scary figure. 27, not 25, not 26, but 3 yrs away from the big 30. some pple are already getting married, how do they do it i don’t know. it seems like such a distant thing for me. somehow i still have this lingering feel that i had only turned 22.
what have i achieved in life so far? i don’t want to live another 5 yrs, look back at my life and start questioning myself the same question.
i’m scared, hopeful, anticipating, optimistic, determined, all rolled into one.
1) Getting more in depth with advertising and propose creative solutions with relevance to clients’ businesses. I’m already doing it but I want to be even better in what I do.
2) Earning more money without losing my soul. Money can come from anywhere really…
3) Becoming full pledge adult by rationing my income to pay for utilities bills, insurance, savings, now that my job is more or less stabilised… I have to do more for myself and want to do more for my family.
4) Having done what I have to do to be a step closer to the bigger picture
5) Having spent more quality time with family
6) Having learnt more abt business from my father. The mistakes, the struggles, the heydays, everything.
7) Being a better thinker and putting thoughts into actions
8) Last but not least – having learnt to slow down at times to really appreciate Life itself
2009 is a predictable bleak year for businesses (or is it really? seriously i think it all boils down to making your own opportunities) but whether it is a good or bad year, I’m going to write my own story.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I can’t believe today’s the last day of 2008!! Many things have happened this past yr and I’m very glad that I’ve grown heaps and leaps in what I love to do (or work), I look forward to greater growth in 2009!!
I want and I need to breakthrough! I need to make a list of goals I want to achieve professionally so that it’s a step closer to the bigger picture each yr…. hmmm… Haven’t gotten the time/energy to make this list. Well, the holidays for the next few days will be the perfect chance.
I also want to be able to be of help to my dad. It’s time to grow up and learn the ropes. I want to inject some synergy in his trade, in whatever ways I can. The baton has to pass down to the youngesters someday for change, for continuality, for growth, etc. I wonder how….
The route will definitely not be easy, and it will be filled with ups and downs, tears, sweat and blood, but I guess looking back at what I been through, I realise it is just to train your strength and character up and to always be really positive.
I want to earn more money without losing my soul. Balance and have pride in what I do is key.
And to establish a firmer, stronger r/s with Mr J. Yeah!
I don’t wanna think of the impending economic recession in 2009. It’s already here but the worst has yet to hit home. Soon though. Many companies are retrenching to tide through 2009. Hopefully with wisdom, action, prayers, determination and perserverance we will get through it. This prolonged recession must be fought and we must win!
I’m talking like some OLD OLD lady, but truth is, it’s time.
HAPPY NEW YEAR (SOON) EVERYONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love you guys!!
That was just my firm stand in something I believe and love, that ideas are the forward moving mechanism in any kind of industry, even more so in Design & Advertising. My dear dad, you will not wait in vain.
Attended Foreign Bodies’ 1st ever Dance Production and I’m amazed by the different personalities the Dance Club is made up of. It is indeed filled with talented individuals, and the truely outstanding ones are deeply committed, hardworking, and let their work walk the talk. Would like to thank Zen & Valencis, Jeanie, Valerie & Shang Liang, and among others, for attending the event and being ever so supportive. Valerie got me an Agnes B keychain as early Christmas and that babe got me good stuffs from her recent trip from Hokkaido. I love her many. Mr J has been through some to get it going, not forgetting those who has helped him so much along the way! Mad props to everyone in FB!
Some pics from others as I have not brought my cam along with me for a long time already.
The family
With fun-filled Chu Leong, lovely Sabby and her talented other half, Ian. You might have caught him on Channel U last Thursday.
Am also very pleased to know babes like Veron, Jo, Rachel and many others! There are just so many to name, everyone is so amazing. I want to see you all really soooooon! :)
In other news, Michelle my fashion monyet has updated her fashion blog with some good buys. I heart the pieces many!
on a Tuesday morning. I’m not OTing. I’m done with thinking of ideas, ready for meeting tmr. I’m abit sleepy, not quite entirely. I can still last thru a book. This is insane.
I drove out to eat wanton mee for supper, not very nice but the company was nice.
My lifestyle is weird.
OH YEAH! How can I forget! Work has buried me but I LOVE MY JOB! I love what I do. That’s all that matters. Oh wait, it’s not all that matters.
DO YOU BOP TO MUSIC WHEN YOU HEAR A GOOD ONE?
DO YOU ENJOY A GOOD ENTERTAINMENT?
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING DIFFERENT TO DO OVER A WEEKEND?
ESPECIALLY IN SINGAPORE?
MOST IMPORTANTLY, DO YOU HAVE A DANCER INSIDE YOU?
Find all your answers at NYP’s Street Dance Club – Foreign Bodies’ 1st ever Dance Production. Happens 12th Dec (Jolly Friday) and 13th Dec (Happy Saturday), 7pm at NYP’s Auditiorium (nearest MRT station is Yio Chu Kang).
“Get Educated!” is where the dancers will share their knowledge about Hip Hop culture. Discover a very down-to-earth side of a dancer’s life and get a chance to relate to Foreign Bodies. What’s the truth behind a dancer’s life? What goes on in Foreign Bodies and what the club means to its members? This Production is dedicated to those who have supported Foreign Bodies over the years.
The self motivated dance club has sprouted winning teams in various Hip Hop Dance Competitions in recent years. Trademark took the crown in Funkamania ‘08 as well as Best Routine in RE:MIX ‘07, TroubleStylez came up as 2nd runner up in RE:MIX ‘06 and Steezerz was 1st runner up in Suntec Dance ‘05. That was just to name a few. The dance club strongly believes in dancing not to impress but to express and has not commercialised any choreographers to progress but is driven by pure love for what they do.
You can also watch one of the blazing performances by Fonkay Styles from Fbodz at this year’s KO Nights Dance Battle, where dancers step up to pit against another to a randomly chosen song. The event was proudly presented by O School.
Having performed at various occasions and venues, including Ministry of Sound, Fbodz is STAGING their FIRST EVER DANCE PRODUCTION and you can watch it all at a price of $10!
2. Email at nyp_fbodz@yahoo.com with the following:
Subject: FB Production Ticket – [Your Name]
Full Name:
Contact No.:
NRIC:
Day of Concert:
No. of Tickets:
- You will be required to do a funds transfer to an account number provided.
- After which, you will need to provide your Bank Name and Transaction ID.
- Upon verification, you’ll be given your Ticket Number(s) and you can collect them from the Reserved Ticket Counter located outside the Auditorium on the Production day itself.
Other Details:
- Tickets will only be given out upon FULL payment.
- There will be no reservations of tickets.
- There will be no door sales.
Some time two weeks back, we let go of two young designers, each with their own strength & growth area.
As I observed them, I saw part of my past. I cringed. They don’t know what they’re missing out on, but if they have to walk a way to find out what they really want, I do wish them all the best. Everyone will have to go through this process.
How much I have grown since then, now a much stronger and positive girl. The only difference is, unlike them, I do see myself in this line, for a long time to come. Better, faster, stronger and wiser. I love it too much to let go.
Can’t believe whatever I have gone through at my previous jobs have proved so incredibly useful at my current position.
Okay, this post has nothing to do with blogs blasting with crazy mandopop (hate that, esp if it startles me) but….
An intern who is too eager to share her music with me.
Now you can give me Daft Punk anyday, but it’s not anyone’s fault that mushy love songs make me wither. So after I got back from discussion with the project manager, I got to my space and the intern whose music was alot softer, started tuning it louder, “Cat! Hear my music!”
As it plays, I found out that it’s HERO by Enrique Iglesias. I cringed as the music continues, and while trying hard to brainstorm whatever I have to….
Would you dance if I asked you to dance?(No, why should I? You paying me?) Would you run and never look back?(Yes if you continue with this song) Would you cry if you saw me cryin’?(What? You think you who?) And would you save my soul tonight?(Sorry I’m no God)
Hahaha.. Ok la I have nothing against the intern. She’s a nice, efficient (love that!) chick but I’m just too busy to really entertain her.
Life has sorted itself pretty much the last time I posted. Many things have happened, good ones at that. I’m deeply grateful and happy. I really feel that life is just a cycle.
Anyway I received my license in the mail last week! Yay! Pretty much committed SILLY mistakes here and there that a new driver would; but I guess I’m getting the hang of it. Drove to Yueming’s place for a good catch up just now and damn! I reached home to realise I had left her place with my car key ONLY. I panicked for a while and I was damn lucky my dad drove home at the same time, so he opened the door and I called my phone till she picked it up. Omg at one point I was so worried that she would go to bed till the next morning or she wouldn’t hear my poor phone cos she was upstairs in her room! WAHAHAHA.
“OMG I didn’t know why got music downstairs in the middle of the night and I felt it was so eerieeeeeeee!!!!”
HAHAHAA!! We had a good laugh. Alright.. hopefully get to explore more.. not quite familiar with roads yet, but like all things in life. We will all get there. Sometimes we just have to find our way out. Was on the road with J along old Tampines road during the wee hrs of the morning, the road was super ulu and it meant drivers would have sped, but I told him I would drive within speed limit even if there were no absolutely no cars cos well…
“保住小命 to do more things in life is more important!”
I really learnt from a guilt trip. Was fetching the peeps from Vivo to Dempsey one Sat night and being all stressed out (new driver), I forgot to check oncoming traffic after a slip road. DAMN!! I was damn lucky the road was absolutely clear else I would have brought 7 lives along with me. I didn’t enjoy the rest of the night cos the guilt just kept settling in and I could imagine why reckless drivers would steer clear of driving for the rest of their life if anything happened.
Drive safely peeps. I deeply feel for this sentence. Just want to voice it out in my small space here.
Dig him out! RT @stcom: Animal lovers pledged over $2k to ferret out assailant of dead pomeranian, which was hurled against wall repeatedly 6 days ago
@dezhang I rushed off n took a cab down :( my heart sank when I saw e queue so long, walked quite a dist b4 I got one (n alr lucky enuff!) in reply to dezhang6 days ago
I can do this. I can do anything I imagine myself to be. Solutions present themselves in "can" not "can't" 6 days ago
Singpost -> Siglap centre -> chinatown pt -> omw to Orchard now. I can feel my sore throat kicking in nuuuuu! 6 days ago
:( not funny when u r in a mtg halfway n ur next client sms u "wait for u at swenson" n u realised.. U HV ANOTHER mtg elsewhere 6 days ago
@kookii heard quite some frens following it! Didn't watch it cos I felt ruien is stereotype in such tough girl roles alr.. in reply to kookii6 days ago
Go Jin! Whee :) RT @fxxxjin: Tmr is work day 1. 6 days ago
