Countdown Tag

10 FIRSTS

First Best Friend - Jamie
She was my best buddy since the day she stole my colour pencils in Primary 1. Gosh...I miss that gal now that she is a PR in Singapore.

First Screen Name - Rain
For some mad reason, I agreed to be a bitch in my friends' screen assignment I was supposed to be the 3rd party to some BGR.

First Pet Name - Kuay Teow
My primary school teachers can never figured out that my name was pronouced as Hoay-Theen and not Kuay-Theen...my friends ended up calling me Kuay Teow after they found out I like Kuay Teow.

First Piercing - Ear Lobes
Though this was done involuntarily, I became addicted to piercing and whoa-lah, next was navel piercing in 2001. My next aim - the flesh between my collar bone.

First Crush - Aaron Kwok
This has got to be my first and craziest crush. I even had a file on him ie, biodata, photos, posters, lyrics....all sorts until my mum calls him mushroom head.

First CD - Richard Marx's Ballads
I still have that CD till today and those songs are just so evergreen.

First School - Serene Kindergarten
This kindie has 2 swimming pools and a gym for the kids. Best part, I get to order what I want to eat everyday. Talk about starting to like luxury at a young age.

First Cry
Can't really remember if excluding the dr whacking my butt when I first left my mum's womb.

First Kiss
This is highly dangerous information which should remain classified.

First Car - Satria JEH 492
My first love and I'm actually thinking of changing my current Satria to the new Satria Neo 1.6. BUT Dad thinks that it is a bad move considering Proton's current financial situation.

9 LASTS

Last Time I Smoke - 5 years old
My grandma thought it was cool for me to learn to smoke at that age so my first ciggie was a classic maroon Dunhill.

Last Food I Ate - Chicken & Mushroom Kuay Teow Soup
It looked tempting though I wanted Tom Yam but my throat is killing me so I decided to go for something mild.

Last Car Ride - From Menara Sunway
Attended a meeting in HQ and was driven back in a Lexus

Last Bubble Bath I Took - Avillion, Port Dickson in August
This was so luxurious...Bubble baths are meant to pamper all 5 senses with the beauty of softness and well-being. Mine was a rose bubble bath (complete with the candles and soft yellow lighting). I think I fell asleep in the bath tub and woke up an hour later with prunes for skin.

You Listened To - Shakira's Illegal Featuring Carlos Santana
I've been listening to this song since 7pm till now so you can imagine, I broke my own record by listening to the same song for 4 hours.

Last Words I Said - "I'll Be Fine. Please Go Home and Good Bye"
That would be what I usually say to my colleague if I am the last one in the office.

8 Have You Ever

Dated A Best Friend - Yes

And I lived to wish I never did.

Been Arrested - No lor

If you consider house-arrest, then yes because mum grounded me before for pouring Ribena on my brother's hair when I was in Primary 5.

Been On TV - Uhh...I can't remember how many times

Not like I am Hannah Tan or Camelia but I had a fair share of screen time (my cheap 5 seconds publicity) whenever media friends need a face on screen to make fill time.

Eaten Sushi - Who came up with this question?

DUH! Of course and I hate the raw taste! YUCK!

Cheated on my BF - I don't have one to cheat on

Been On A Blind Date - No

I don't even have time to be on a date, not to even mention date. It's 1.27am and I'm still in the office. What do you think? Date-less.

Been Out Of The Country - HK, Singapore, Australia

My next stop - Thailand .... YEAH SHOPPING!

Been In Love - Yes

With God (My First Love)

With my ex (though its over now)

7 Things I Am Wearing

1. Wrap-around matt turqoise dress

2. Dark blue lace tube

3. Bluish black pearl necklace

4. Matching drop earrings in exact same shade

5. My faithful silver watch

6. My brown suede ballerina shoes

7. Make-up

6 Things You Have Done Today

1. 4 hours renewing my passport

2. Did loads of work

3. Interview with NST

4. Bought another necklace

5. Had corn and mayo for lunch

6. Blog this

5 Favourite Things

1. At this time, MY BED

2. A tiring and exhausting, mentally and physically challenging mountain trek

3. Lying on my bed listening to my favourite music and reading a good book

4. Watching a good movie

5. SHOPPING! I think I will get that slutty black dress that Shi Han picked out tomorrow just to pamper myself

4 People I Trust Most

1. Teen (my pal who stood by me through every single part of my life since college)

2. Fibi (the sweet chatty girl at office and home)

3. Jojo (my bro)

4. Jamie (my best buddy since Primary 1)

3 Things I Want To Do Before I Die

1. Write a book for my family (only my family will read this)

2. Visit all the countries I want to visit

3. Live in the jungle

2 Choices

Vanilla or Chocolate - VANILLA
Hugs or Kisses - Hugs

1 Person I Want To See Now - My Mum

I'm feeling tired, exhausted, cranky, sick and terrible. Its been very tiring to do this for the past few months and I think physically, I'm almost drained out yet mentally, I'm still strong. Praise God this is only for another month or 2, I wouldn't have to be superwoman for too long.

Miss my Jojo

Suddenly, its so quiet without Jojo around. He usually sends me an SMS or 2 every now and then. Jojo has already gone to Thailand for a holiday with his family. Hope he enjoys himself there though he seems to be hesitant about shopping. Auntie Mee Li will probably be in shopping paradise by now, with all the great bargains over there. I heard that accessories are value-buys there. Think I will go into a shopping frenzy when I reach there.

Jojo even suggested to get me FRIED INSECTS for a gift. I feel like a lizard when he wrote that SMS coz I don't really fancy that though it would be kinda cool to try it. Maybe I would go for the crunch "chicken-flavoured" thick white worm from Australia. That seems to be less gross than putting a fried grasshopper with 6 legs sticking out from the body. Eeewww.....

Hei! Jojo...Tell me about Thailand when you come back coz I'll be going there on Dec 11 - 13 to become a spy and investigator....cool right my job. Hahaha...

Pre-Event Me!

This is me at the end of the day. No more nicely blown hair, make up has already melted by now, a thick layer of facial oil (probably enough to fry an egg), watery eyes with puffy bags, slightly deranged etc....you get the picture-lah. Now, I'm just adding the finishing touches to the PR materials of the Media Preview of Teen Titans Go! scheduled for tomorrow morning.

Just saw the Teen Titans perform their musical. Starfire can really shake her booty while Beast Boy is cheekily naughty. Not that impressed with Robin though. His character doesn't stand out just as much as the other two but I really have to credit them for their dancing skills. Must be sweltering hot to wear those mascot costumes for such a long time and dance, too.

I'm just going to retire for the night... after driving home, removing make-up, bathe, facial, iron and prep my clothes for tomorrow. This is going to be a long long night.

Zombies

What do you get when you leave the office at 11pm each night and punch in at 9am the next day? Do this every day for 2 weeks and then, add in the final punch by leaving the office at 2am and coming back to work before 7am for the launch? You get zombies...check out our tiny eyes on the day of the launch of Sunway Pyramid's Expansion Plans.

We look SMART in our black suits - The Hot Ladies of Sunway Pyramid and ahh...Doreen (Darren), too.

This is specially for the PR Team

10 Nov - Only a handful of PR Team-mates called to wish me birthday greetings. I admit I was a little disappointed by my guess was that everyone was busy. Even my male Edmund forgot my birthday but I received his MMS about 4-5 hours later on 11 Nov. So, he did remember. Just that it was a little late.

14 Nov - Tonight was supposed to be Ida and Edwin's farewell dinner but I received SMS from Tabby and Shobbie saying that they want to be included in the pressie and cake. Mozli called me to say the same. Was there going to be a farewell cake? Then again, Bernard had called earlier to say that this dinner was also to celebrate the Nov babies. So, this is getting confusing for me. It was planned to be a farewell but it seems that the whole planning process has another planner. To confirm my suspicion and confusion, Darren tried to delay me from going up to Jack's Place.

By the way, Shi Han - I heard you saying, "We all pretend that we don't remember OK" from the entrance of Jack's Place when I walked in.

Needless to say, I was very surprised (still) and touched to find out that the farewell awas also a birthday celebration. THANK YOU for a lovely time and LOVE YOU gals and guys for taking the effort and time to share this memorable night.

What started out as a working relationship has blossomed into more firm friendship which I truly appreciate. Having each one of you in my life has made work more enjoyable and memorable. In fact, I look forward to every PR meeting and function because of each of you.

Here's a thank you message for each of you:

Edmund (My Male No 1)
My "Chi-Mui" who listens to all my sob stories and still stand by me no matter what. Even though I was screaming and making a big fuss over you forgetting my birthday, you are still my male no 1. Muaks!

Darren (Partner in Crime ala Britney Spears ala Doreen)
The best working partner anyone can ask for. You have been a great buddy, girlfriend and teacher. Also, you do a great job at curling hair!

Bernard (The Other Slut who waited with me outside the Male Toilet)
The most professional event organiser and emcee I know. PR Team will not be the same without your TRULY WITTY SARCASM!

Sharzede (Our Big Momma)
The best boss anyone of us can ask for. Thank you for being there for us. YOU ROCK!

Hyma (The One with the Super Long Legs)
Even though we have only known each other for about 4 months, its been a pleasure to be your friend and looking forward to more fun times together

Eileen (My Sweetie Girl)
Girl! Your sweet smile always lightens my heart so keep on smiling and thank you for being a great counselor.

Shi Han (Who thinks I'm Roslinda)
Aiyoh! Dah lah pekak and blink, cannot even remember my name. Hancur-lah. Since you merajuk because I didn't write more for you, here's your a longer message for you - the LOUDEST person in the PR Team who is like a blur sotong at times. If not blur, then absent-minded lah..always losing your mobile, keys, wallet or card holder. Anything else you want to leave behind? If you are not losing your things, then you can't seem to find your car. Habis-lah like that. How to date girls-lah!

Tabby (The One who conned me into wearing that me-malufying silver dress to NKF Dinner)
My steady pillar of calmness. Always so patient with me and yes, who am I supposed to tell that you wanted to be part of the pressie for me? Hehe

Vanessa (My Mummy To-Be)
Sweet, sweet mummy who makes maternity wear so fashionable. I've gotta start learning fashion tips from you so that I can be prepared (just in case lah)

Mozli (The Hopping Grasshopper)
Its incredible how your quietness can be so loud. Without you around, I miss ya. I love the way you can't be bothered with Bernard's teasing. Sudah numb-ified.

Jaclyn (JLo)
The cool girl who makes hotel-ing such fun. Service with a smile - that is her motto! :)

Edwin (The One who Never Fails to Surprise)
My sarcastic and smooth Edwin. This was supposed to be your farewell party and it turns out to be a surprise for me instead. Thank you for the heart and adorable bag. Your heart is now proudly sitting in front of me right now. I'm going miss you...sob sob...sniff sniff...

Ida (Cutie Pie)
My cutie from Theme Park is leaving me...:(...no more shooting tours together. No more ushering together. No more hair fashion statements anymore (I love the way you tie your hair differently each time I see you). But we will always keep in touch ya!

Susan (My Church Mate ala PR Team Mate)
Looks like we will be working real close together on the coming Teen Titans project. You are not so quiet after all...hehe...Guys, she can really chat!

Rita (Blur Blur Rita)
My roomie @ Pavilion. Looks like sharing the shower will not be a problem for us right? Hehe..

Norman (Dancing King)
Next time you want to take off your top to pose under the waterfall, remind me to not to bring children around...CENSORED!

Shobie (My Drama Queen who makes accessories so FASHIONABLE)
I'm always so fascinated with your accessories. So many variety! The coolest and fun-niest gal in SunMed.

Thank you once more for a memorable birthday...

Male No 1's Birthday

This is male No. 1's birthday on 8 September and we were at his house enjoying yummy food. The chicken curry and mee siam is a killer. Our Eddie boy decided to come out in his shorts and T-shirt. Pakai-lah handsome a bit.

Edmund is a favourite 'Chi-Mui' of Fibi, Mel and myself. To him, we are his favourite "females" though it does make us sound a little animalistic to use that term but of course to him, it is a term of endearment. This is for you Edmund (for forgetting my BDAY!) I'm still upset over that!

(from left: Mel, Ida, Edmund, me and Shi Han)

Wedding PR Team

Meet the HOT & HAPPENING PR TEAM who were "volunteered" to be the ushers of our boss' daugther's wedding. All the guys look like they were attending their own wedding, in all their power suits. The girls of course, look glamourous!

(Top left: Darren, me, Shi Han)

(Bottom left: Edmund, Ida, Edwin, Bernard)

Red Hot Fiery (4 Nov)

PR and Customer Service Team (except Darren who was taking the photo)

My PR pal from Group Public Affairs, Bernard the Cool Pirate

My colleagues - the Red Hot Pyramid Dancers who performed that night and all the sassy Red dressers for that night

Tagged

3 hobbies:
1. Shopping (which girl doesnt'?)
2. Reading (the more creative the writer, the better)
3. Writing (any sort - letter, diary entries, stories etc)

3 Things on my "To-Do List":
1. Finish my huge pile of work
2. Stop consuming FATS, CARBO and SUGAR (I'm not bullemic)
3. Get a hairdryer (Princess ate mine)

3 Unique Traits:
1. I talk a lot (When I say I talk a lot, this means A LOT)
2. Shopaholic working in a shopping mall (Bad combo on the piggy bank)
3. Facial de-stressing every night before I sleep

3 Favourite Drinks:
1. Citrusy Drinks (the more pungent, the MORE I LIKE IT)
2. Coke with a squeeze of 3 lemon slices (and leave the lemon in the Coke)
3. Hot steaming chocolate with tiny marshmallows floating in it

3 Passions:
1. Shopping (Flea Markets, Top Shop, Ms Selfridge, Zara etc)
2. Listening to music
3. Mountain Trekking

4 Awesome Movies:
1. Harry Potter (ALL of episodes)
2. Ever After (My all time classic Tom-Boy version of Cinderella set in medieval times)
3. Must Love Dogs (Great and Witty Script)
4. Lake House (I'm a sucker for romance movies and this one is so beautiful)

3 Good Bands:
Not into bands so can't name 1

3 Things I'm Anal About:
1. Wearing spectacles outside the house
2. Being forced to eat what I don't like
3. PMS cramps

3 Random Men:
1. Hugh Jackman (this one I would need a bucket to hold my drool)
2. Josh Groban
3. My Dad

3 Women I'm Crazy About:
1. My mum
2. Gloria Loo
3. Grace Loo

3 Bad Habits:
1. Repeating my favourite song (Record: 3 hours)
2. Short leash on my temper
3. Stopping at every shopping outlet

3 Painful Experiences:
1. Wearing spectacles to work when I had eye ulcers for 3 weeks
2. Breaking up with my ex (REALLY PAINFUL)
3. Realising I couldn't wear some of my clothes because I put on weight

3 Treasured Memories:
1. Payday
2. The day Cookie entered our lives
3. Recovery Day from The Break-Up

3 Goals before turning 30:
1. Treak the Amazon Trail
2. Get my LLB and IPRM Accreditation
3. Own a Karl Lagerfeld's creation (I love his work!)

3 Biggest Fears:
1. Moths & Butterflies (Deadly afraid of these till it has become a phobia)
2. Going hungry
3. Getting fat

3 Favourite Desserts:
1. Ferrero Rocher
2. Corn in a cup
3. Ice-cream, fresh strawberries and fondue

3 Persons I Tag:
1. Grace Loo
2. Gloria Loo
3. Joshua Loo

Watermelon Lippy

Jojo was so sweet! He attempted to pass me my birthday present on 2 occasions even though I was so busy at work. That guy is SO SWEET! When I saw the present, I burst out laughing. Watermelon Lip Balm - After all the teasing I've done to him, he had to give me that. Haha...

It all came about when Jojo told me that he thinks that Watermelon Lip Gloss is SO COOL and I teased him about finding this out through kissing a girl who was wearing the lippy. I never quite stop teasing him about this and I guess he has the final laugh because he gave me 3 tubs of lip balm to last me for the whole entire year.

Mummy's plastic mango cake

Last Saturday, we celebrated Mummy's birthday with a mango covered vanilla sponge cake. Sigh, the mango cake looks amazing before cutting, like the ones you see in cookbooks. However, when Mummy tried to slice it, the mango layer peels off like a kind of plastic. It adheres stubbornly to the knife. After desperate attempts to save the mango layer, we have to be contented eating the sponge cake part only. Oh well, so much for a mango cake.

To Mum,
You are my invisible strength. Like an Ethiopian jewel, your beauty and grace inspires me each day. Thank you for persisting through the difficult moments, you are an epitome of a perfect mother. I am blessed because of you.

Hoey Lit

Anime: Air Gear

Imagine extreme roller blading sport going up a new notch where riders can fly in the sky. In a sense, not exactly fly like a bird, just way better cuz you get to flip and twist and make 360 degrees turns while in the air. Air Gear starts with Ikki-kun discovering AT (air treks = roller blades with motor, cool eh) after watching Simca (a pink hair babe who got all the guys drooling). His learning process and obvious flying talent were chronicled in this manga. While Ikki-kun's stunts and childish character will keep you glued to the pages, there are many more unusual characters that will pique your interest e.g. Akito/Agito (shown in the above pic) is ultra kawaii when he swears (don't imitate him though), Bukka-kun (keeps a pool of blood in his stomach, huh???), Crossaint Mask (she is an original, haha). Ringo, the spectacled girl is in love with Ikki-kun is very good with AT too. You go, girl! There are roads and 8 kings in the world of AT. As you can guess, Ikki-kun is destined to be one of the kings. The question is will he be the ultimate Sky King beating all the rest of Fang King, Thunder King, Thorn Queen etc?

Continuous Assessments (aka Tests) Festival

I am pretty much stressed right now and blogging to relieve it. So, bear with me.

Precedent to the Nobel Laureates exhibition later this month, NUS is having its unofficial Continuous Assessments Festival this month. All students, including me, are experiencing a new level of high with its programme line up. For some of my peers, it is the multiple projects mixed with a few tests. For me (and majority of the NUS population), we are struggling with 1-3 tests weekly. Last week, I had Jap test. This week, I had FNA test and now I will burn midnight oil for the tough Immunobiology tomorrow. To add the fun, I have my weekly Jap and FNA tutorials, Technoprenuership readings, Microbiology reports to be finished. Adding to that, I must do my TR project (completed last week, thankfully) and FNA project on Creative financial statement. Next week, it will be Microbiology test and after that, Pharmacology test. I am positive that my Jap oral test will be next.

Good thing, there are also three marriages and many birthdays this month. Good occasions for releasing tension. Congrats, Willie and Wen Ci, Victor and Pey Pey, and Kaya and err...hubbie.
October is a happening month, I must say so.

Taman Negara getaway

Buddhima, Bala, Aravind, Lyd, Michael, Ayla and I had a hilarious trip in Taman Negara. Despite our rather diverse group (with people from Sri Lanka, Singapore , Australia, Malaysia and India), we had a lot of fun due to the happenings and mishappenings during the trip. What did we do? We started by strolling the canopy walkway, pretty much walking on extremely long bridges with nothing to see but green leaves beneath us. We caved the Gua Telinga. Since it was rainy season, the cave was slippery, half the time we were crawling on wet and guano-coated rocks. The bats above us keep dropping guano on us in true nuclear bombing style. When we got out of the cave, Bala concluded that "We are full of shit". An apt description of our emotion and physical states then.

Aravind is the most comical being that i know, who manages to be funny while retaining a cool composition (Coming up close after him is my dear Pharmaco lecturer, Prof Moore). I just can't capture the funniness in words, but trust me, if you were there, you would have laughed til your ribs hurt.

In our overnight stay in Bumbung Kumbang (the animal hide), we saw nothing but civet cats, jungle rats and heard barking of invinsible dogs. So much for sighting JUNGLE animals e.g. tiger. Buddhi poured beef curry on strategic spots below our hide, hopping to attract carnivores. Well, he successfully attracted a few civet cats that apparently like Indian food. Lyd, who is a self professed city person, proven her statement by mistakenly identifying flying fireflies in the sky as stars and said "hey, the stars here twinkles more the ones in the city". That sleepless night peaked with a jungle rat biting Bala's toe, probably out of frustation because it can't find any food on his wooden bed.

We also hiked to a nearby isolated waterfall. OOh, beautiful, calm waters. Everyone had enormous thrills when they jumped from a higher rock into the extremely deep water including Bala who couldn't swim except me :( I regretted that I let my fear of deep waters got the better of me then. Too late now. Sigh, I should have jumped. Still, the waterfall spot is a first class area for gamboling and lazing around.

Michael, the monkey of the group, had his first Nasi Lemak. Once again, the humble Nasi Lemak has found another fan cuz Michael describe it "The weirdest dish with fish eyes staring back at you and peanuts eaten with rice that taste very good".

I love this trip. I'll be back, Taman Negara ...next time, it'll be for Gunung Tahan (probably with my mountain-crazy sister).

Mad Over Potatoes

The Potato Kids of Kuku Cell


The Potato Peelers (this is just the beginning before the pile grew to a mountain)


After effects of TOO MUCH peeling


The Kuku Cell Chickies

Galloping with GUTS

Brave Jojo decided to take the i-Gallop challenge even though it wasn't meant for errmm.....guys BUT HE DID! Yeah!!! And the best part, our Jojo did this stunt in the middle of 1-Utama's main concourse in front of hundreds of people (the figures are a bit inflated here). Kudos to the guy for having the guts to do this so casually. :) 

The Food Poisoning Saga

On Monday, I had lunch with Mel at a teochew porridge shop and 2 hours later, I began aching all over and feeling weak. Dizziness set in and the stage before me was a blur of yellow lights and flashing colours. I could hardly concentrate on the academic procession that was taking place during the mock installation ceremony of our big boss. My tummy felt so uncomfortable and my throat seems to be forcing down the urge to vomit. Peristalsis should never be in the opposite direction nature intended because it feels nauseating.

Finally, I decided that I couldn’t take it anymore and just walked to the lavatory. Even that walk which was supposed to be a run felt miserably long. It was so painful that I couldn’t even walk faster than a slow scramble to the only place which I hope I can find relieve from this torturous discomfort. I flung the toilet door open and to my horror, I was going to vomit soon and quickly poured out the contents of my stomach into the nearest cubicle.

I stumbled back to the event room and continued to work in a daze. Managed to walk back to the office and worked till 6pm before Mel fetched me home. I felt so tired out from continuous vomiting and plonked to sleep without bathing..yeah…call me dirty or stinky but I was so tired out that I fell dead where I laid.

Woke up for soup which I took reluctantly because it felt like it was thick goo flowing down my throat and I was too tired to even bring the spoon to my mouth. Went to the doctor and he said I was displaying signs of being bullemic. GREAT! I am almost psyched here and he said I’m BULLEMIC. Do I look bullemic? I DON’T THINK SO. Anyway, I still took the medicine he prescribed and before the night is over, I started purging approximately 3 times an hour.

The craziest part is that I went to work despite being exhausted from losing so much fluid. Stayed on for the whole installation till it was 1pm but running to the toilet every 20 minutes or so. By the time it was lunch, I could hardly walk and I felt as though my body was a tonne of lead. Struggled to Mel’s car and went to the doctor. This time, I was diagnosed with a bad case of food poisoning and placed on 2 days medical leave to recover from the severe loss of fluid. The doctor even wanted to ward me for dehydration but the chicken in me decided not to because I felt more comfortable at home.

Slept day and night, waking up only to laze around because I was too tired to do anything else. When I weigh myself yesterday – found out I was only 42kgs (record breaking weight because my weight has never gone lower than 44kg in the past 10 years). Looks like I have to restart gaining weight.

I’m fine today and PRAISE GOD for a speedy recovery in less than 24 hours even though after such severe dehydration. By the way, if anyone thinks that this is a good weight loss method (ala purging), think AGAIN because purging only removes water from your body and not fats so you are losing water from the body NOT FATS. The drop in weight = dehydration.

Book: Rose is Rose Running on Alter Ego

After being exposed to Rose is Rose comic strips in The Star newspaper a few years back, I grabbed this book with the hope that it will bring the much needed relaxation into my life. It is very sweet and I got hooked on it. Instead of studying my Immunology textbook, I was happily perusing this funny book, giggling at the typical lives of Rose, Jimbo, Pasquale, the kitty, Pasquale's guardian angel and the drain monster. The guardian angel is ultra cool cuz he is all powerful and looks good in suits. Pasquale flies off in a dreamship every night and believes that the drain monster will eat his toes whenever he bathes in the bathtub. Rose and her sexy alter ego loves talking to plants and have conversation with birds. Jimbo is always kissing and hugging her. A funny perspective on a typical family life:)
Warning - do not attempt to read it as a form of relaxation during study....you will always end up reading this book instead.

Hoey Lit

My September Songs

There are a few songs that have that indelible quality and beauty, they are masterpieces. This month, I find myself listening to these songs again and again. It could be the addictive melody or the honest lyrics or the essence that just touched the secret part of my heart.

1. Raat Nirghum
Written and performed by Habib, one of most popular Bangladesh artists, this song is an invitation from a guy to a girl to walk with him in the moonlight. Then, together, they shall make the rain fall. It sounds corny in this English text but the original version is very romantic.

2. My Old Friend
Performed by Tim Mcgraw, this song is a tribute to a friend, who has passed away - the memories, the regret of not spending more time together due to own busy affairs etc. It reminds me of Lorraine Ong. In the midst of my daily activities, her handprints and memories subtly arise, reminding what good times we had. A simple song that speaks my heart for my old friend.

3. Crazy
Gnarls Barkley is a genius, sensitive soul. He sings about being crazy and dreaming of being crazy. The song is so good that he makes "being crazy" sound as if it is something great and lifting. Maybe he is crazy. But he is one amazing crazy singer.

4. Wonderwall
Ryan Adams did an excellent cover on this Oasis' song. He tuned up the echo for his voice to the max backed up by just one guitar. Interestingly, the effect is very nostalgic, hopeful yet with a dark edge.

Hoey Lit

Embarrasing moments 2006

Annually, I will undoubtly experience new brief but sufficiently embarrasing moments. I shall update you on the two latest 2 stories, promise me that you will forget them after you read them:

STUCK IN A BUS
One drizzling afternoon, in between two of my important lectures, i had to ride a shuttle bus from one faculty to another. Unfortunately, there were few hundred students doing the same thing as I was at that time. So, here I was, queuing with a large groups of students, trying to get in an already packed bus. Just in the nick of time, I was the last student to successfully get into the bus. The door closed, there was no space to stand comfortably. Standing at the bus stairs, suddenly I noticed a huge space in between the stairs and the front bus window. Hmm, where did that space come from? How come I didn't see it just now? Without thinking much, I moved and stood at THAT space. Good spot.
By this time, the bus had arrived at the next bus stop. The bus door opens once again. AAAAAHHH.... that was when realization set in. THAT space was allocated for the bus door whenever it opens. Blame it on slow reactions, I was not quick enough to move out of the space as the door opened.
My butt got stuck in between the door and the railing, yes, it was the butt that was wearing a cute short skirt. A guy quickly asked the driver to close the door to relieve my situation. To make things worse, I realized that I was surrounded by guys only. They were probably thinking what a big butt I have. Sigh. Any confidence I derived from wearing that cute skirt was definitely completely deflated by now. Anyway, I was rescued and all went back to normal.

WHAT IS IN THE BAG?
If you have read my previous post, you would have recalled that I went into the lovely university cultural centre for a performance yesterday. After the mexican ballet treat, we stood up and moved to the exit. There were many people in the theatre room. For some reason, while walking, I put my hand into my bag (my swimming bag where I put all my clothes). My left hand touched some soft material. Thinking it must be one of my clothes that I forgot to take out when I finished swimming a few days back, I pulled it out to see what was it. There in my hand was a white undergarment. I was flashing my undergarment in public in a posh place! Anyway, i retracted the thing into my bag. I pray that no one saw that, but I will never know.

Hoey Lit