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So here off we go. Time with my babes... :) Off to Saigon...thanks guys for all the travel tips, well wishes and late-night chuckles! ;)

Have a good weekend! Catch y'all when I get back...

And I'll be off to watch the Les Arts Sauts with Elin in June...

P.s: Just a thought this morning...how many of you out there have met someone and were just "this" close?

"There is beauty everywhere, if you know where to look."

gone for the run!

My legs are aching from the JPMorgan Chase Corporate Run...it was a fantastic experience with close to 10,000 participants and the best bit? I clocked my personal best at 43 minutes for the 5.6km route. It ain't great but I'd initially thought I'd have done much worse! :)

Reckon the entire Addidas blue vest top and shorts set sponsored by my firm was pretty good...all in all, had a wonderful time! Wouldn't mind doing it all again next year...

"He did it with all his heart, and prospered."

Bangkok Sights

Some for the album...

























"Love, and let live"

holla!

I'm back! :) Before I go on, I'm sooo happy for Blogerator who got a job as buyer with Club 21!!! Congrats!!! Don't forget me now! ;)

So, I'm back home with a lightly burnt nose, a tan (yea, I'm hoping!), and I'm aching from exhaustion right this very moment! Despite the unbelieveable heat, I had a fantastic time in Bangkok...pity couldn't get to meet up with P though...I haven't seen her in years! Come down to Singapore soon babe! Another miss? Couldn't make it to Bed Supperclub this time around but I'm sure I'll be going back up to Bangkok again for stuff some time... :) No worries there!

Let's see, heaps and tons of shopping...massages...the food (!)...spent 1/2 day at the salon...highlight of the trip? Had to be Ayutthaya...it's breathtakingly stunning! :) I'll prob upload the pics when I can...the file's pretty huge...okay, back-tracking: (did) foot massage, aroma massage, manicure, pedicure, (bought) shoes, bags, clothes, accessories, home decor stuff, thai silk, covers, gifts, (had) jap buffet, coca steamboat, thai cuisine, shark's fin, bird's nest, local chicken fastfood, river cruise buffet lunch, (visited) Ayutthaya, temples, Chao Praya river...

Even caught a movie there...flight was at 8pm BKK and had to check out of Novotel Siam Square by roundabouts 1pm...movies are way cheap there really! 100 Baht pp...amazing! Thoroughly enjoyed each and every bit of the holi...and I'm happy some stuff got out of the way...even vegging out with FTV flashing across the telly made me smile...

A well-deserved break, exam preparation starts full swing tomorrow...and yea, the JPMorgan Chase run...and then I'm off again to Saigon soon...

Nite guys!

i hear a toe cracking...is it mine?

Slightly drowsy from the lack of sleep the night before. I'm way fine now.

Work was busy but good. To cut the long story short, I can't wait to fly off on saturday! :)

I have a gorgeous 4-leaf clover ring sitting on my right hand (love it for luck!) and a beautiful bouquet of crimson red roses appropriately placed in my room. To end it off, a divine time at the night safari...and I've got a tiny giraffe from the zoological gardens with me now. It looks silly but brings a smile to my face.

Night guys. ZzzZzz

sorry seems the hardest word

The shop sells this pair of magical shoes which are simply too big to fill. I swear I'm so bad at this. So there, problem lies with me.

Today was my first day back at the horribly distant Tuas area in more than a year. Building was surprisingly impressive. Day was long, lack of fluids, I'm still holding up though.

I've decided, I'm looking into picking up jazz piano. Yay!!

Does anyone know where's a good place to learn?

"When snowflakes start to fall, I wish you well..." - Lisa Ono

my little secret

I think the site below is way cool. Why? "...it is like shouting the secret loud out and the echo is going around the world like a whispering wind in everyone´s ear, all are listening, but no one knows, who shouted the words out...but the shouter turns around and smiles,´cause his heart is a bit lighter :) "

I read, I scroll, and I relate. We all have our secrets in life. Thoughts, actions, feelings, who we are, what we are, when we are, how we are, why we are. Precisely, we are all far from perfect. To be honest, I'd find it hard to trust someone who claims not to have a single secret in life from anyone or someone.

Interesting concept. Post Secrets. Heaps of whispers in the wind, don't you think?

"Everyday I read them (the posts), some over and over until I feel myself about to cry. They are all so emotional in their own way and I feel like I have to share their pain. I have not sent in my own secrets yet.....but I will.....someday."

Therapeutic. "Less Alone."

2 months' work

I feel as though I've died and come back to life. Tad dramatic no? Here's to the "drama queen" for you! Ha! Well, looking back on my prior entries, "2 weeks to Yappy's BBQ", and now it's 2 days to Yappy's BBQ. Now, beat that?

2 entire months hidden from civilisation, all to conclude with a simple "pulling out now..." Let's see, how do I feel? Absolutely fantastic! The flip side of this? An insane feeling of loss in relation to fulfillment...Silly me.

Well, at long last, I relish my leisure.

Liberation. Relief. Exhaustion.

Pilates tomorrow. Zzzz...

"How does the Meadow flower its bloom unfold? Because the lovely little flower is free Down to its root, and in that freedom bold."

spot hitch and gone

Finally. The phone call that made it all too clear.

I felt as though I was reliving my past. More than 8 years ago now. You know the moment when you hear the other party's voice and it all just sounds way too alien. That does it for me - it's THE sign.

I am relieved.

I am all grown up now.

scrub a tub

Picture this: Come the end of this week, I'd have worked for 12 days straight without much rest. What a scary thought!

I'm nervous about haven't yet commencing preparation for my exam, as well as my JP Morgan run! Suppose my lil piece of haven was right to comment that at a time like this, the exam is way up in the priority list for sure!

Well...here's one for anyone's guess...



Can't wait! Sunday...Yappy's BBQ...next week...2 weeks to go!

"For my own part, I declare I know nothing whatever about it. But to look at the stars always makes me dream, as simply as I dream over the black dots of a map representing towns and villages. Why, I ask myself, should the shining dots of the sky not be as accessible as the black dots on the map of France? If we take the train to get to Tarascon or Rouen, we take death to reach a star. One thing undoubtedly true in this reasoning is this: that while we are alive we cannot get to a star, any more than when we are dead we can take the train. "
-Vincent van Gogh, Letter to Theo van Gogh, July 9, 1888

e-shopping..

Here are the items I've so bravely paid for...and the last was a gift! :)

Now, I have to tap my fingers and wait for the shipments to arrive...the wait is unbearable!













"Best of my love..."

Ripe old wine

My lil piece of haven, how tough is this? I'm supa stretched. A perma frown? Pre-mature wrinkles? I say, bring on the works and more...

Truth be told, I haven't been a r/s person in sucha long time. And, everything seems to be biting me in the arse now. Who ever said that things work out with communication? What utter rubbish. Then again, going with the flow doesn't cut the work up either. What gives?

Insomnia yet again. I can hear so clearly the minutes of the clock ticking away. Damn.

I fear going into the Bank later this morning coz the pile of work awaiting me is horrendous. On a personal level, I dread the thought of yet another long discussion. Does it make sense to lament that I have no more strength in me? That I am "this" close to giving it all up. Shite. And now I'm back again for my literary momentary fix.

2 words - Commonly misunderstood. What's new? Do you see the point in trying if everything is evasive and elusive? I don't know anymore.

"Come away in a land called Fantasy...Take a ride in the sky...all your dreams will come through miles away."

Steam

Recently a "Husband Super Store" opened where women could go to choose a husband from among many men. It was laid out in five floors, with the men increasing in positive attributes as you ascended. The only rule was, once you opened the door to any floor, you HAD to choose a man from that floor; if you went up a floor, you couldn't go back down except to leave the place, never to return.

A couple of girlfriends went to the shopping centre to find some husbands...

First floor
The door had a sign saying, "These men have jobs and love kids."
The women read the sign and said, "Well, that's better than not having a job or not loving kids, but I wonder what's further up?" So up they went.

Second floor
The sign read, "These men have high paying jobs, love kids, and are extremely good looking." "Hmmm," said the ladies, "But, I wonder what's further up?"

Third floor
This sign read, "These men have high paying jobs, are extremely good looking, love kids and help with the housework."
"Wow," said the women, "Very tempting." But there was another floor, so further up they went.

Fourth floor
This door had a sign saying "These men have high paying jobs, love kids, are extremely good looking, help with the housework and have a strong romantic streak."
"Oh, mercy me," they cried, "Just think what must be awaiting us further on!

So up to the fifth floor they went.

Fifth floor
The sign on that door said, "This floor is empty and exists only to prove that women are fucking impossible to please. The exit is to your left, we hope you fall down the stairs."

Saturday night fever

I've basically ran out of things to say because work has taken over my life. I can sit here with so many feelings to convey but I'd still be at a perma loss for words. It's all work, work, work. But work you never get enough credit for. And the work hardly ever stops. You take a breather and there's a high chance you'll be called a slacker behind your back.

I feel so suffocated especially when I no longer find the time to spend with my friends, especially my babe posse. I don't even have time for phonecalls that go beyond 'I'm so tired, work has been crazy. How are you?'. I think it's also beginning to affect my relationship because I went through this phase feeling misunderstood. It all went past that seriously. Sometimes it crosses my mind, can I just drop certain things and laugh it all away? And then, reality snaps.

Well, updates for the week.

Someone whispered to me that a friend is 5 weeks' with child. Congrats! :) I was just slightly surprised to know that she conceived that quickly especially since her wedding was only held in Feb...

Yesterday was the first time I ever did my e-shopping. It's quite exciting really. Now I'm just holding in there for my purchase to arrive safely!

Well, have a good weekend guys...chill, smile, laugh...whatever. :)

"Now Aurora has put the twinkling stars to flight." -Metamorphoses 7.100