BLACKHIGHHEELS MOVING ALONG AGAIN!!!! hELLOO!!! YOOooOHOOOO!!! I’ve moved blog again! Do update your links and visit me at… http://blackhighheels.livejournal.com  Apple Virus Apple MUST have concocted a new virus that spread around the world through all means of communication. It is airborne, internet-borne and watever-borne. It makes people ADDICTED to have everything Apple. I had the iPod mini, which is now donated to a better cause, the Nano, the iMac and was patiently waiting for the iPhone…. And now they come out with iPodTouch!?? They really wan me to have mini+nano+imac+iPodtouch+iphone!!?!!! Siao liao lah, everything apple. When I first saw the iPodTouch this morning online, I think I had a mental orgasm. It was beautiful and just the way I like it. The thing about Pda Phones is that I don’t know what to do about the Phone because I just want the pda functions. Spoke to the salesgirl for HTC Touch,”Can I just use the pda functions without a Sim Card?” She says,”Er…why would you want to do that? I think can lah. Maybe not complete functions…” Now even better still, I can have my cake and eat it too. Wooo….I can have my pda with my Samsung 10.9 mobile phone! Yay! But gotta wait till the end of the month before it’s out in the stores…boy I can’t wait! This is gonna be a chor month…IpodTouch + Digicam =  Drink water + Eat Breaktalk for 3 months. PS: They got new nano too! Damn them! Floorplay Not Foreplay The music! The lights! The beautiful costumes! The dancing!       (Ok this one was taken there) With 20 of the world’s best ballroom and latin dancers, everything was perfect at Floorplay.  I wanted to go for it this week, but work was shit and I was busy as hell and so I forgot about it. Fortunately a friend reminded me about it and 87 went to get the tickets so that I could catch my favourite kinda show. I love to watch transvestites/transexuals performances, dancing shows(hip hop, ballroom….definitely not line dancing), plays and local production. It was really nice! However, I was a little hungover from the night before(Read gotham post) and probably he was too, because he looked a little stoned/bored. And who am I to judge/complain…I almost closed my eyes too. Hheeheh BUT after a glass of white wine during the interval, we felt better….nothing like having some alcohol to cure a hangover. Don’t you think Floorplay, when said out fast, can be mistaken for Foreplay? Heheh I have short tongue I think. Gotham Penthouse This is going to be my new hangout place from now on. Heard from Liz that there are striptease performances for da LADIES every Friday and Saturday, but never thought of it seriously. Then last Saturday the few of us decided to try someplace new…someplace where we can be crazy and nobody will recognize us and Gotham came to mind. Woah…boy was I in for a treat. Or should I put it… Men…was I in for a treat. When I went in, I was JUST in time for the show…the fit men were already gyrating their hips to the music and taking off their shirts in front of the hungry/humsup women(me included) making them scream in excitement(me included - never see b4 ma)…they didn’t take off everything at every song lah. Sometimes just show you the body(which is usually the case) and once in a blue moon….they moon you a little… In their hot, black thongs. Oh My Gawd (In a *Janice* manner - you’d understand if you watched Friends) Men should learn to wear such underwear. Seriously. Look at what women go through to turn their men on… Painful facials, waxes(brazilian especially), g-strings(constant wedgie) etc etc… Men should try the thong…mmm. Anyway, nasty thoughts aside, that night was really good and I told Liz about it and she is definitely going there this weekend. Muahahaha. My Hot Date *This post is actually meant for last Wed! Thought I should at least post it up or this post will GO STALE! Pictures later then.*  Got off work earlier than expected because the markets were too volatile for me to step in the trading room to update the limits for the trading systems - something I really dread but it’s what I gotta do sooner or later. Ugh. We went shopping…bought some clothes and yet ANOTHER pair of shoes(you always know what suits me best *wink wink*). My shoe fetish is back again…3 pairs in 1.5 weeks…not very good. My dad hasn’t seen them yet….because I hide them in my room first. Hmm now that I think about it, I got shopping problem again. I keep thinking about buying something. I am constantly shopping and buying something new every week. What I did last year was to join a gym so that I won’t have the time to go shop. And as time went by, I have evolved to shopping online or going to the shop twice instead. 1st visit to check the clothes out and then go back and ponder on it. 2nd visit is to try it and buy it. By the time I finish gym, people are already heading back to office and there are not many crowds and I can shop pretty fast around then. Just today I got a dress and a skirt to match my cream shoes that I bought yesterday, along with 2 skirts and a pants(just because it was really cheap). I got it like in 10 mins. Hahah because I always liked that dress and somehow TODAY was the day to buy it and just nice got 40%discount on 2nd item. HOW NOT TO BUY IT. OMG OMG OMG.  Not to mention the stuff I bought online NOT yet sent to me. And just last Sunday, I checked out Bobbi Brown’s new stonewashed collection and needless to say, I spent a small fortune on makeup to add to my collection. And some items were out of stock(horror horror!) and I was so determined to get them, I told her to call me AS soon as they stocks arrive. Shit. I am in deep shit. I need to stop shopping. Sure I can wear my dresses twice within a short span in time! Hell I should just wear them twice a week! I can do it! When I go home, instead of surfing for clothes, I will start playing my stupid computer games or put mask. Alright…this is what I am gonna do! Hmm on another note, maybe I shall just try to CUT down first. Cold turkey isn’t going to work for me.. Anyway back to my date…. We weren’t very hungry and so we shared a sandwich set at Breadtalk. How romantic. The movie Hairspray was absolutely enjoyable for the both of us, the music, the dancing, the story and the actors…mmm the actors…Linc! Corny Collins! So handsome!!! Swooon. It was late…but it was too early for the night to end. So we hopped over to Clarke Quay and into Attica for quick drinks. A few Cosmopolitans later(free for ladies - go check out Guilty Desires!), we found ourselves on the dance floor having only eyes for each other and grooving to the hip-hop beats of DJ Titus and Partyman(Hahah - private joke). We actually were looking more like teachers heading out for a night of fun because we were neatly dress obviously came from work, while the rest of the people were dressed to kill and to hunt and to be hunted. Whahaha….we just had eyes for each other and didn’t care what was happening around us… And that is the recipe for a wonderful night out. Being in your own world, not having a care in the world…. It’s been a long while Liz…I had so much fun. We should do it again. Men are passe already. Dating your best friend(of the same sex, in your opinion) is the new in thing to do now. Ave Maria! (sorry dunno why photobucket the picture so bloody small) Finally watched 200 pounds beauty last Sunday and I must say that it’s a really awesome show and it’s a wonderful way to end the weekend doing that while curled up comfortably under the duvet. Did you know that the actress actually sang her own song?! I love it! Although it was a cover of Blondie’s song, but still!!!! It’s really nice. It’s funny how the Korean language sounds really nice when its sung than when people talk. Hmmm. Totally reminds me of the days when I was fat and the teasing I had at that time. The common remarks from the aunties then were,”oh, er you don’t eat so much ok. Try to control yourself.” or “You are OK now, don’t gain anymore weight.” or “If you were slimmer you’ll surely be very pretty.” or “Why you become so big sized!?” I know how it feels and so I never say to someone in the face that they gained weight(even if its from size 6 to size 40)….weight is such a sensitive topic(to me at least). Those were also the days whereby I myself tried hard to lose weight but it just didn’t work. Clothes looked like shit on me, I was fatter so my boobs were bigger and so when I wore tighter clothes, it sorta looked…erm…well…sleazy on me. So when I miraculously lost weight after college(maybe it’s just that I slept too much and I ate one meal a day) and had a new body to go along with it, I told myself never to go back to being fat again. Memories from before makes me shudder and I totally understand why my old fren wanted to burn away all her old photos of her being fat and shit. You just don’t want to be reminded of the situation you were in last time. The teasing, the sniggering, the pressure…. Hmmm anyway the movie about this fat girl who became thin and pretty after diet, exercise and plastic surgery and that was something relatable to. Yeah, everyone thinks that plastic surgery is fake, but who secretly doesn’t want to change something about themselves that they hate? Anyway enough of my blabbering, I have been blog surfing and girls you might want to try to visit ilovebeautystuff for your dose of latest makeup/skincare products and comments. Quite interesting….makeup and skincare, my lethal poison…I quote Liz,”I don’t have to go to Tangs Beauty Hall anymore…I come to your house can already. You have all the latest products that you haven’t even use yet.” Teeheehee. A -_-” Day Definition of -_-” : Sian ji pua face. A face of acceptance with no sign of fighting back or no response. You just feel like saying…OK…dooo dee dooo deee doooo…  We were walking past the Sony showcases along Citylink Mall yesterday and I realised that Sony now has Cybershot T200! I was going to get the T100 the other time but still wasn’t sure then so I didn’t get it. And now they have T200! Woah…must be even better right… Me: Alright man, I am so excited. Lucky I didn’t get the Sony T100 that time, so fast got new one already! T200!!! M: Seriously, I think if were you, I’ll wait for the Sony T300!!!! -_-” Then later I was at Accessorize where they were having their mega sale, 50% off and 70% off! I love sales!!!! Me: Wow they all look so nice! Why do I have to fall in love with this pair of slippers/bag or watever?!!! M: You seem to fall in love with everything you see and want to buy all of them. -_-” This person obviously hates my shopping feel. I was totally in the mood for coffee and dessert after dinner. It didn’t matter if it was totally pouring outside nor it was super crowded at every coffeehouse we went , we finally settled down at Starbucks and we got our desserts and cuppa for the day. Ah…how nice. A cuppa hot coffee with something sweet like a chocolate eclair to go along with it. The mood was right. The company was right. The dinner before was amazing…. M: Your eclair doesn’t taste very good. -_-” Why must you spoil the MOMENT? This morning somemore can ask me,”Did you get stomachache?” I asked back,”No, why would I have?” “Well, your eclair tasted funny…” -_-” TGIF. More to blog for the weekend…the draft post is up, I just need to fill in the peektures. Yay. Get Your Citibank Clear Card! Without the fuss and without the muss. No worries about “qualifying” for the minimum income requirement(that sux I know).  Nowadays it’s so easy to own a credit card. I remember when I was studying in NUS, I wished SO hard to own a CREDIT card so that I could make online purchases like movie tickets, concert tickets or bills, or SWOOOOSH it out when I am about to pay the bill in a fancy restaurant. And I was SO super happy to get the UOB Campus DEBIT card….but it’s different lah…. How I wished Citibank did this 5 years earlier.   Application requirements - There is no minimum income requirement 1. Tertiary students can apply 2. Working adults can apply (there is no minimum income, but  applicant should still be employed) 3. Minimum age requirement is 21 years old (for non-students) 4. Students above 18 years can apply, but they need  parental/guardian consent Now tertiary students and people who earns less than the normal stipulated requirement can own their first credit card, the Citibank Clear Card. I’d be so happy to own this if I was still a student. Actually apart from being a human and a student, Mussel can qualify for the card! He’s like 3 years old, which is like 3X7=21 in dog years. And he has a parent (me!)….heee obviously I will consent to it. Wouldn’t it be cool for him to have it! He can pay his medical bills with his paw. Have you checked out the One-Touch Biometrics Payment mode? You use your fingerprint to pay, it is even better than signing! Now people cannot forge your signature! Unless, they are like Hannibal Lector and cut out ur skin on your thumb for them to use. But that’s a little far fetched…won’t happen to you. Think you can use it to go into zouk without bringing your wallet…just need to bring your thumb. Which you will! How easy! All the perks of the Citibank Clear Card without all the troublesome requirements of other credit card companies. Ain’t that a cool thing to have right now if you are frustrated by the rules and requirements. Now got some offer somemore if you apply online! Only thing that it has a credit limit capped at like $500, but this is what you should expect since there is no minimum income requirement. Hahah it stops you from shopping too much too! Good idea for students who are shoppaholic like me or alcoholic like 87(won’t go club and order tons and tons of alcohol). Did I mention that there is 1-for-1 drinks at Velvet and Winebar with that card!? And there is free entry to velvet for the first 350 peeps! Woah…coolios man. You save money on drinks and your cover charge. What I am most afraid of when I lose my credit card is the time period between losing it and realising that it was lost… The bugger could have went to Gucci to purchase a lot of gucci bags(maybe girl) for herself!!! Then I really sian liao loh. Pros and cons lah. Maybe I might get that for myself as a spare credit card, for clubbing and going overseas(losing your card overseas is WORSE!!!!), I wont over spend too! Wonderful. Peace of mind when you go travelling. So what are you waiting for? Sign up here! Meet my best friend - Ipod Nano Yes Liz you have been REPLACED. I realise that my Ipod Nano really seems to know me very well. It sorta knows what kind of music I need at the right moment. Of course sometimes he(yes I like to think of it as a man…a black 8gb device somehow just seems MANLY) tries to be funny and gives me songs that I absolutely hate(like those chinese songs that my brother uploaded to my pc and I still haven’t deleted them after a year), but most of the time he does his work well. When I run, it’s always able to give me my heart-thumping songs when I shuffle and if not, I’ll just switch to my trusty playlist. It’s the best gadget I’ve gotten this year and it’s worth every single cent. I bring it with me everyday, on the train, on the bus, on the mrt, in the gym, in the car, for shopping, for studying… Today he did it again. The nano somehow knew what kinda mood I was in, and played the following songs on my mrt ride to work this morning. 1) Sa Rang Hae Yo ???? - JJ Lin 2) Baby Baby Baby - TLC 3) Fallin’ - Boyz II Men 4) Because of You - NeYo 5) You and I - Chris Botti/Michael Buble Approximately 3-4 mins each and just nice for my 20-23min ride to work. woah. Amazing I tell you. I’ll marry that nano if it were human. I’m sure you can tell what mood I am in…can you? There’s Nothing We Can Do About It “Bo Biang” or “Bo Bian”, we are teochews so I think it’s the former. That’s what my parents have been telling my grandmother everyday when we ask her how is she feeling and she complains of the pain. That is probably the saddest thing a patient can hear from her family/doctor. I don’t want to ask her that question anymore because I don’t want to say that to her. Grandma has been growing weaker by the day, “Detoriating by the day…and “by the day”…that’s really scary” like my father would put it. And ever since I moved in with her, I am able to see for myself the full scary effects of ageing. Dinner was good, Sambal(I think…yes my face is going to rot) petai and prawns(separated), soup and bean sprouts….delicious. I miss going home for dinner sometimes, especially when mommy decides to cook dishes that I love. But I had mixed feelings at the dinner table. I looked to my left, I saw sweet hope for the future and then when I looked to my right, I saw Grandma struggling to eat her food. Yes, she can still bite and chew, but her hands are no longer as strong and I suppose that episode on Monday left her weaker than ever. Osteoperosis they call it….a scary sickness that plagues many women. My other grandma probably died of it, my mom has a little bit of it, the wife of a doctor I used to work for also has it…it seems like every woman has it! And I don’t drink MILK at all! I will get it the earliest I think. So I saw Grandma struggling to eat her favourite fish head, slowly and sometimes dropping the bones on herself(that was a sad picture)…the worst was probably her trying to drink a spoonful of soup by herself. Her hands were shaking, some soup spilling over, but that strong lady still insisted on eating by herself. I guess that’s where my dad and I got our stubbornness from. Ha. Is it really true if one spouse goes, the other also feels weakened because his/her mate is gone? Grandma is so much weaker than when I saw her at Grandpa’s funeral 3 months ago. And in time to come, she probably has to stay downstairs at the storeroom…cos she can’t really go up or down the stairs anymore. The full effects of ageing, right before my eyes… *Shudder* In Pain Last night, grandma woke the whole house up with her screaming at about 2am. I thought, “Woah so fast it’s morning already?” She has been suffering from pains in her arm/hand for the past week or so. But last night was the first time I ever experienced her agony. The max she does for the past week was just complaining ALOT about her pain. We brought her to the doctor and there was nothing they could do except give her a jab and add another truckload of medication to her medicine bag. But last night…man it was scary. I thought I was watching a horror movie in my dream. That screaming….woah I have never heard that before in my WHOLE entire life. It’s probably worse than scalding her hands because she never made a whimper when she scalded her hand. Till now my heart is still unable to settle, I breathe heavy with that feeling of fear, because I still hear her screams in my head. I wish that I could find a hole right now, go into the darkness, shutting out the rest of the world and calm myself down. Daddy teared too…because he was frustrated that he couldn’t do anything to alleviate her pain or to help her. All he could do was comfort her a little and ask her to drink water. It was heart-wrenching to see her like that for me too, and all I could do was sit beside her and tell her to wait awhile…. 230am, the ambulance came to take her away in a stretcher. 6am, she was discharged from the hospital and at 730am when I woke up, I saw her sleeping soundly in her room. There is nothing the doctors can do now too because it’s some sort of a nerve problem and she is probably too old to be operated on. She can only rely on painkillers for now and I think this is really a sad way to lead the rest of your life but I guess there’s no choice. I can’t lose both grandparents in a year. That’s  just, cruel. Hold on grandma. 2 Pairs of Tickets to Giveaway! (Finished!) Some of my friends say that my previous post was TOO long and perhaps people didn’t manage to sit through the whole shizz and find out what they have to do for free tickets. And some didn’t join in because they thought that I didn’t have the tickets yet. Perhaps because of all that, not many people replied me on the first day and hence I thought maybe the response wasn’t so good, I didn’t request for that many tickets for the movie. Bloody hell, I have about 200+ readers a day, and I have PROBLEMS giving out 10 FREE TICKETS?!! This is ridiculous! Was given ten tickets(excluding myself) by nuffnang and I currently have given out 2+1 pairs for now. 2 more pairs to go! And it will be on a first come first served basis. Same thing… a) Support Blackhighheels(Muahaha, obviously!) b) Signup for Nuffnang and put the code at your blog. (It wouldn’t hurt you do a LITTLE work right…next time you will also earn some money) c) Write a blogpost and title it as “I am a Free-Rider with Blackhighheels!” Type some random thing, and then put a link back to my blogpost. d) Email me at exquoria@hotmail.com or leave a comment here, with your blog address, email, full name as ic and contact. Are you up for it? When I grow up I wanna be like Jaacccckkiiieee Chhaaannn…. The Things YOU Could Do For Free Tickets Rush Hour 3 leh! Jackie Chan leh! OMG I still remember that song, “…when I grow up I wanna be like Jackie Chan…”, it’s by some local band that sang the Coca Cola advertisement(so talented! but what happened to them now ah?). So anyway, WHO DOESN’T WANNA HAVE A FREE PAIR OF TICKETS(if you are a loner, you can just have one too) to watch that movie!!!!!???? Don’t worry if you are alone you can always make friends! Bloggers are ALL friendly people! Like me! I think I am quite friendly. ARE YOU CRAZY! Last time Hello Kitty craze people PAID the for the Extra Value Meal AND topped up like $5 or $10(maybe that’s why they call it extra haha) for the stupid cat that has no mouth and I think now if you put your set up at ebay you will not get any buyers. AND NOW NUFFNANG IS GIVING FREE TICKETS WITHOUT YOU HAVING TO BUY ANY MACDONALDS MEAL….WHO DON’T WANT?!!! I want loh. I am damn cheapskate I know. But that’s my right as a blogger. Hoping to get paid for the little hits I have, hoping for free stuff with the little hits I have, hoping for a little recognition(toilets are great - read previous previous entry). Yeah at most you have to buy your own popcorn, but if you are damn cheapo, you can make your own! And then put it in a bag and hide it in your bag! Whahaha. If you want to save on drinks, you can get one of those haversacks with the water pouch or something and put whatever or anything inside and then drink! Whahah, the GV ppl won’t find it! For girls, you poke a hole in your push up bra pads and put water, anything or watever inside! wa seh, damn cheapo. Must note not to poke SILICON based pads…you’ll probably die. Think the water ones are great. Ok so what COULD you(or I) do for free tickets???? 1) Stalk the office like Sheylera This one quite power….she actually went to the office to get her tickets. Very refreshing idea! And you can do it too, since we are all “monkey see monkey do”, “one walk thru this glass door everyone walks the same door although the other one is also working”, “everyone goes up the same escalator that is the nearest to the mrt although the other one is also going up”…. Hmm you could try pulling this trick again. Cons: He might think you are a pervert or nutcase and bash you up with his bat to protect his young and cute intern. Pros: Pretty high chance of getting your tickets because you are PERSONALLY there to cling onto his leg to get your tickets if he rejected you the first time. 2) An add-on from (1). Serenade Nuffnang below their office. I would assume that his office is a shophouse…since its at Farrer Park there…OOO I love SHOPHOUSES! You can go there in your amigo outfit and serenade him and his intern. Pros: That has NEVER been done before so it’s super cool. And it’s funny…you can also entertain the fellow Serangoon Road ppl while they are sitting on the grass patch talking on the phone or picnic-ing. Cons: What song are you gonna sing? So hard to choose. I actually went to search for song lyrics that has “free tickets” in them, but they don look familiar to me. Also its too hot in Singapore to wear that poncho and ridiculous hat lah. 3) Volunteer to be the maid of Nuffnang Seriously, since you are already there are the office, and you have been rejected from (1) and (2), you could try offering your cleaning services. Who doesn’t want a free maid for a day? It’s absolutely worth it for a pair of free tickets…9X2=$18!!! Worth it worth it. Cons: You got nothing better to do ijjit?! 4) Make home videos like Jayden Tan Nowadays videos quite popular ah?! Steven Lim do one lah, Jayden Tan do one lah…you can also do one loh. But what to put inside ah? Cannot keep saying chicken pie and such words like Steven, not very polite to somebody who is giving you free tickets… Pros: Everybody will know how you look like. Cons: Yes, everybody will know how you look like. 5) Be cutesy! All men have a soft spot for cute girls. Don’t worry boys, you can do it too…he has a girl for an intern. You can be cute too! You can follow Thy Dowager and put up photos of yourself like her… You holding a piece of paper, sticking out your tongue, stretching your eyes, pursing your lips, etc, and the piece of paper says… I WANT FREE TICKETS FROM NUFFNANG! Pros: Pretty easy to do. Just a pic and some photoshop…coolios! Cons: Hmm not much cons. FINALLY, MY METHOD AND THAT IS WHAT I AM GOING TO DO AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL JOIN ME…. One person do this, not powerful enough to make Nuffnang sit up and notice us. But if a group of us do this…I’m sure we can make nuffnang give us a stack of tickets for FREEEEEEE without you doing all the dirty work. Cos I already have blogged it for you on your behalf.A STACK LEH! Where other people are getting their sad PAIRS of tickets…WE ARE GETTING A STACK LEH! AHWHAHAWHAHAHA. We can walk into the cinema like we are gangsters! Illegal gathering!!!!Ok I abit crazy liao. You see…this is what free stuff does to me. It poses a challenge for me to blog more and seriously speaking, this is my longest blog post(filled with words) to date!I know you are all lazy to think about what you would do for free tickets, much less BLOG about it, so why not be a free rider(Econs sia!!!) and join my campaign! What you have to do is super simple. a) Support Blackhighheels(Muahaha, obviously!) b) Signup for Nuffnang and put the code at your blog. (It wouldn’t hurt you do a LITTLE work right…next time you will also earn some money) c) Write a blogpost and title it as “I am a Free-Rider with Blackhighheels!” Type some random thing, and then put a link back to my blogpost. d) Email me at exquoria@hotmail.com or leave a comment here, with your blog address, email, full name as ic and contact. e) I will open up a new blogpost and link up everyone who is a valid blogger and I assure you that you will get your tickets even if I have to do (1),(2),(3),(4),(5) all at the same time to get the tickets. Coolios. 8 days to go, but seriously for verification, I will close this campaign in 4 days because I would need another 4 days to 1) Go stalk nuffnang office 2) Serenade the boss 3) Be a maid 4) Make a home video 5) Be cutesy 6) And continue with my campaign. Come on, free tickets, don’t tell me you don’t want to spend the holiday watching a movie with someone(or alone, if you are loner), are you crazy!?? Spread the word leh. Let’s make this a successful one. I love Apple Don’t you just love apple products!? The fabulous sleek design, the feel-good factor of just owning one and which girl could resist those beautiful accessories that can go with it?!!! I got my 8Gb nano from the Club21 store for like, $438. I love that store…they’ve got loads of cool stuff and coming out from that store with their carriers at hand made me feel like a super satisfied customer. I FEEL COOL LAH! Seriously, I don’t feel that way buying other brands…I won’t feel that cool buying a Sony Digicam from Sony Gallery…I actually would feel ripped off. But you think about it carefully…you are also ripped off at Apple Centres… Was at Sim Lim to shop for cameras with 87 and the 8Gb Nano is now going for like $380? Hmmm… I think the Apple website is still selling that for 400+? Hmmz….I AM RIPPED OFF! But I am HAPPILY ripped off by Apple…I wonder what they do man…they maybe put happy drugs into their airvents so when people shop there they will feel so good that they are happy buying their expensive products. Then cheapskate87 says that he’d rather buy at Sim Lim for that discounted price and that my overpriced feel-good factor probably only lasts for like 5 mins. So how about you? Would you buy at the Apple Stores because you are a fanatic of Apple and love their store layout, designs, service, etc etc or would you just go for the cheaper deal at Sim Lim, holding the red plastic bag at hand, the sales assistant blowing smoke in your face telling you that you can’t get a better price than his and that if you go around and check other people’s price he won’t give you the price again…. Damn, why am I writing such long sentences… Anyway…here’s a poll. Do vote! Our Love-Hate Relationship Still Exists! Why do you visit this website? You love to read about my life? You love to read about my shoes and shopping? You love my kind of humour? Or… You hate that I am blogging so little of late and just thought it’s about time you try your luck again so that you can increase your hate for me as once again I did not update the blog. Or you just hate me as a person? Or maybe you are just sitting on the fence. I don’t know the reason you visit this blog, but I know that this love-hate relationship still exists and going on rather strong because I checked my stats for the blog and I still see people visiting this website! Yay! Was at MOS last Saturday when somebody that I couldn’t recognise suddenly called out my name. Hmm? Apparently she’s Y(I think), a loyal reader of my blog, and I actually could recognise her nick because she left comments before. Really nice, to be SPOTTED and recognised. Teehee, you’d think I’ll have quite a few people recognizing me, but you’ll be surprised that this is probably the third time someone actually came up to me to tell me that they read my blog too. And I’ve been keeping this blog for like…2-3 years? She told me to blog more though…I try… So I’ve been busy. What’s new? I’m always busy. I finally settled into the new place at Clementi, it’s a great place to live, just not enough rooms, which really sucks. Everybody is staying there now that the rental are shooting sky high, it is almost impossible to rent without having the lifespan to live in it as you’ll probably starve to death because you got no money to buy food already. Also especially everything goes up, but your pay stays the same. -_-” Tiannanmen here I come. Ok back to the new place, Mussel ran out of the house TWICE and almost got lost TWICE which freaked me and my mom out because we all love him so much although he’s fat and not as cute as when he was a puppy. We finally found him at 16th floor on Saturday and 14th floor on Sunday…the thing is that the place is not a point block so he can be very tricky to find. Gave him a big smacking after he was found. Add to tasklist: Engrave a dogtag for mussel with my number and my father’s and our address. (So many to engrave, would it cost more?) If he really gets lost, hopefully some good samaritan will call me to return me the dog. Also, if I see another cute guy walking his dog, I’ll unleash Mussel and gei gei act blur so that he can run and attack/play with that dog and then the cute owner will see his tag and get my number! Wee! That is SO not going to happen. You never know….hmm ok I’ll not engrave my dad’s number in then. Gonna get me a new digital camera. The old one - Sony with 360 rotating lens(which was PERFECT for taking self pics but I am not doing so much of that anymore cos of CERTAIN ppl misusing them) is spoiled and I really am lazy to go and fix it so I thought I’ll just get a new handy one so that I can take pictures and blog. Yes as you can see here, this is a CLASSIC example of me trying to justify why I should buy something  new. Think I am going to get this one. Sony T100 In black definitely…. And with the camera, I’ll most likely blog more, at least not with words, but with pictures if I am really busy. But that’s what you guys like right? Pictures pictures pictures…they speak a thousand words. Seriously I think it’ll pay back, especially now that I am with Nuffnang. The amount I earn from there is enough to pay the installments for the digicam. More pictures = more blogging = more readers = more hits = more money from Nuffnang How about that! Ha! Gadget girl strikes again! Got a new PsP too, but that’s another story to tell and another good thing to share with you guys. Oh by the way…have you blogged yet? The things I do for free tickets….Hmmm that I’ll have to think about. Hopefully I can churn out a post in time so that I can make it for the free tickets for the movie that is going to screen in… TEN DAYS! OMG OMG OMG OMG. I know what I am going to blog next but I just don’t have the patience(heehee) nor time to really sit down and type out what I wish to say. Maybe, if I stay home more I’ll be able to do that. Add to tasklist: Stay home more to blog. Quote of the day  All of us are good catches, if we get caught that is Great Discovery! Moving house always allows you to rediscover clothes and stuff you forgot you ever had! I found my comfy cropped pants that I love to wear for weekends! Also found some bags and blouses that I bought a long time ago but have NEVER worn/carried it out yet! I know…I wanted to do some selling of my stuff(which is alot) but I figured that it was too troublesome to take pictures, and wait for replies etc, and hence I decided to pass it to my mom(SHE COULD WEAR MY OLD SKIRT! - I was fatter and she slimmed down and so we met each other halfway!) and let her do whatever she wanted with it. Hahah. But still will sell something if I feel that it’s too nice to be thrown away. Really tired. Am suffering from major cramps, diarrhoea and nausea. The doctor ask me where pain, I said that I was confused between the cramps and the stomachache. And I am at home, diarrhoea-ing, packing, sorting, etc….zzz really sleepy. Here’s my darling Mussel…I pushed him into the little cupboard(now I have emptied out most of it) and he was SOoo cute! Hope he can get used to living over at Sunset Way….there’s a park there though, good for his diet program that we are going to put him on. Hee hee. Amuzed by Myself Me: I would like to apply for maxonline but I think the name for the house is under my grandfather’s name. Starhub: Oh ok, so we would need to call and verify with him before we go ahead. Me: Hmm, but what if he’s not around? Starhub: He MUST be around for us to talk to him. (Probably thinking that I am some genius 5 year old trying to be funny) Me: But he passed away already how to talk to you. Starhub: Then how was it possible that the cable tv now is under your grandfather’s name? Me: He was alive when he signed up? Starhub: Er…then you have to make sure the name is changed to your father’s name. Me: Hmm alrights, run a check for me to see who’s name is the line in… Starhub: Robert Lee Me: Oh that’s my father, he’s still alive, so there’s no issue then. Starhub: -_-” (I can feel him doing that over the phone) Must be the Monday, I am so bloody stoned and tired! Too Hungry Boyfriend went to HK for a business trip for a couple of days….and comes back and tells girlfriend… Bf: I went to a watch shop and saw this very beautiful watch. I immediately thought of you. But I saw the price tag and it was too expensive, and so I didn’t buy it for you. Gf give the sympathetic look but yet understands that maybe the guy was about to buy a rolex for her. Bf: After a few places, in the end I decided to buy roast pigeon/duck(not too sure) for you. Gf lights up, it’s better than nothing right. At least the thoughts count. Bf: But…I got too hungry in the hotel room and I finished it all up. -_- Based on a true story. Not mine. Hahahah, so funny! Miss Independent Quote of the evening: I can be independent! I can be independent by being able to pay people to take care of me! Mercy On Me Ear worms! Have been absolutely hooked on this song by Christina Aguilera…her vocals are amazing in this one. Mercy On Me lyrics Lord have mercy on my soul For I have walked the sinful road That I’m down on my knees Lord have mercy on me, please Ohh yeah Jesus, I must confess That in all my loneliness I’ve forsaken and I’ve sinned Leaving fragments of a man so broken I could tell you what I’ve done Or should I tell you where I went wrong? Well the more that I start to play My deceitful, evil ways Keep on growing stronger by the day Oh lord have mercy on my soul For I have walked a sinful road So I’m gonna get down on my knees Beg forgiveness to help set me free Lord have mercy on me, please Mother Mary full of grace In my weakness, I’ve lost faith I’ve been careless, and I have been warned And the devil inside me is torn God bless the men that I have scorned Oh lord have mercy on my soul For I have walked the sinful road So I’m gonna get down on my knees Beg forgiveness to help set me free Lord have mercy on me, please Woah, woaa yeah yeah Woa yeah yeah oh oh Oh-oh yeah yeah yeah, ohh So don’t let me fool around no more Send your angels down to guide me through that door Well I’ve gone and confessed my regrets And I pray I’m not held in contempt I’m so lost, and I need you to help me repent Oh lord have mercy on my soul Oh I’m begging, I’m pleeding, I’m needing I want you to know So I’m down upon my knees Oh lord, I need forgiveness I need forgiveness from you Nights world! Back To Basics Went to my FIRST ever concert…Christina Aguilera’s Back to Basics Asia Tour Concert! Yay! Really nice! It was held at the Indoor Stadium and National Stadium had to hold their farewell party which made parking a BITCH! I had to go valet because I didn’t wanna miss a SINGLE bit of the concert. The set… I got the $150 tickets so I wasn’t near enough to take good pictures. Furthermore, my samsung hp can’t take awesome pictures even with its 3.2 Mp camera…the flash just sucks. I still like it anyway…for the slimness and all. Even harder to take in the dark and with the spotlights and all… We could see the small figure performing…there were also projector screens on both sides. Can’t believe it! She is breathing the same air as I am! Or..I AM BREATHING THE SAME AIR AS SHE!!!! Really excited! She looks amazing! She loves white ALLLOOOOTTTT….. Ok these are from her Seoul Concert photos online…it’s the same! The hair is the same, the outfits are the same. She is so PICTURE PERFECT! She sang Dirrty with this outfit and carousel pony! So seksi!!!! She mainly sang songs from her Back to Basics album, like Understand(I am hooked on it now), Ain’t no other man(her opening song…), Candyman(She was in a sailor outfit), and some old songs too….like What a girl wants(reggae remixed!), Dirrty, Moulin Rouge, Beautiful… Awwweeeesoooommmeeeee!!!! Her voice is even better LIVE! I know, sometimes her runs and acrobatic skills with her singing can get quite irritating on the radio, but trust me…LIVE it’s TOTALLY DIFFERENT. It’s very very good! She’s pregnant(I think) and yet she’s dancing and jumping around like nobody’s business! If Chinese do like that, confirm kena scolded by the mother-in-law one! Awwww! I really enjoyed myself! It was a really great perk-me-up for my moody week! I am ready to face the week to come! Yayness! My New Checklist For Clubbing Handphone Check Keys Check Makeup Check Money and Cards Check Perfume Check Ipod to listen on the way Check Finally…the most important thing… … .. .. . … . . …. . Pain Relief Pop it before I go. CHECK!!!!!! If I don’t pop some pain relief, I’m afraid my bones will pop out. Ok time to go velvet now. Jap Tetris! They are so innovative!  glumbert.com - Japanese Tetris Bartender! By T-Pain Ft Akon Yeah… [Verse 1 - T-Pain] Broke up with my girl last night so I went to the club (so I went to the club) Put on a fresh white suit and a Minicos sitting on dubs (sitting on dubs) I’m just looking for somebody to talk to and show me some love (show me some love) If you know what I mean… Uh-Huh… Everybody jackin’ me as soon as I stepped in the spot (I stepped in the spot) 200 bitches and man aint none of them hot (aint none of them hot) ‘Cept for this pretty young thang that was workin’ all the way at the top (all the way at the top) Shawty what is your name? [Hook 1 - T-Pain] Oooo she made us drinks, to drink We drunk ‘em, Got drunk And then I think she thinks I’m cool She gave me a wink, I winked back And then I think that, we headed out something proper like… [Chorus - T-Pain] I like the bartender (Oooo If you’re lookin’ for me) I’m at the bar with her (Uh-huh, Ok) I like the bartender (Yeah if you’re lookin’ for me) I’m at the bar with her (Oooooh Uh-huh, Ok) [Verse 2 - T-Pain] Got a brand new girl so I’m feeling all good inside (all good inside) Feel like I put some new 24’s on a brand new ride (on a brand new ride) Triple shot of patron on the rocks with little bit a lime (with a little bit a lime) I’m just keeping it real (Uh-huh) Baby still working at the club so I’m getting in free (so I’m getting in free) Wednesday night I’m on the list T-Pain plus 3 (T-Pain plus 3) Everytime I hit the spot baby girl taking care of me (taking care of me) How do you think I feel? [ Bartender lyrics found on http://www.completealbumlyrics.com ] [Hook 2 - T-Pain] Oooo she made us drinks, to drink We drunk ‘em, Got drunk And now I know she thinks I’m cool She gave me a wink, I winked back And then I think that, we ‘gon have fun at my spot tonight… [Chorus - T-Pain] I like the bartender (Oooo If you’re lookin’ for me) I’m at the bar with her (Uh-huh, Ok) I like the bartender (Yeah if you’re lookin’ for me) I’m at the bar with her (Oooooh Uh-huh, Ok) [Verse 3 - Akon] Shorty I’m sure you heard that I really never come out (never come out) Unless I’m in the M6 doing tricks freeway burnt out (freeway burnt out) Got a passenger side that’s empty wanting it to be your spot (be your spot) But you on my billboard ? like the charts ‘gon end up on top (end up on top) Don’t smoke don’t drink that’s why I don’t be by the bar baby (baby) Just lookin’ at you from a distance looking like a god damn star baby (baby) So my girl don’t see me T-Pain can I get those keys to the car? (those keys to the car?) ‘Bout to go and Bang Bang Boogie with my cutie and I’ll see you tomar’ (see you tomar’) [Hook 3 - T-Pain, Akon] Oooo she made us drinks, to drink We drunk ‘em, Got drunk And now I know she thinks I’m cool She gave me a wink, I winked back (Uh-huh) And then I think that, (Uh-huh) we ‘gon have fun at my spot tonight… (Oh yes) [Chorus - T-Pain] I like the bartender (Oooo If you’re lookin’ for me) I’m at the bar with her (Uh-huh, Ok) I like the bartender (Yeah if you’re lookin’ for me) I’m at the bar with her (Oooooh Uh-huh, Ok) I love this song now! Hehehe, love how the melody and rap goes together. I love R&B lah! Akon and his cute voice just makes this song even spunkier! “Don’t smoke don’t drink that’s why I don’t be by the bar baby (baby)”…love this part by him. Hee…it’s a really AKON line…only he can make it sound so good… Alrights Nights World. Run Ladies Run! Have you signed up yet? I am really unfit, so 10km is TOTALLY out of the question. However, I do enjoy a bearable run like the 5km one of the SHAPE run. Wanted to join last year but was too late. I made it this year! Phew! At least something to look forward to in September… To think that I was the one who made sure I was sick during the yearly macritchie 3.6km school runs, failed fitness test(the 2.4km running part)….. Here I am paying $20 so that I can torture myself with an even worse distance(worse for me). Ok, there is a free nike singlet, bag and other free stuff to take. So thats cool. I Might Not Be Happy Depression Symptoms Depressed mood Feeling hopeless, sad, discouraged, or empty. (Check) Loss of interest or pleasure Inability to experience pleasure. Nothing seems to interest you anymore, including former hobbies, social activities, and sex. Appetite or weight changes Significant weight loss or weight gain—a change of more than 5% of body weight in a month. (Hmm…) Sleep changes Insomnia or oversleeping (also known as hypersomnia). Psychomotor agitation or retardation “Keyed up,” unable to sit still, anxious, restless or sluggish, slow speech and body movements, lack of responsiveness. (Hmmm) Fatigue or loss of energy Physically drained. Even small tasks are exhausting. Can’t do things as quickly as you used to. (Check) Self-loathing Strong feelings of worthlessness or guilt. Harsh criticism of perceived faults and mistakes. Concentration problems Inability to focus. Difficulty making decisions. Can’t “think straight.” Memory problems. Irritability Grouchy, easily annoyed, and frustrated by little things. Angry outbursts. (Check) Aches and pains Depression can cause or exacerbate many physical symptoms, including headaches, backaches, diarrhea or constipation, abdominal pain, and aching joints. (Check) People suffering from depression often show distorted thinking. Everything looks bleak to them, and they hold extremely negative views about themselves, their situation, and the future. Trapped in their pessimism, they obsess over their problems and blow them out of proportion. Maybe all this moving, daddy’s sickness, work shitz and life in general is getting to me. Nope, definitely not PMS. Update: I think I m just moody. Ate a strawberry flan and I am feeling a whole lot better. Oh meditation with Yoga over lunch helped too. No comments for this post. Shit I forgot to pay my income tax. Due date 7th JUNE! FUCKING HELL. Evie The Carrot Top Somehow I feel that I have been taken as a carrot top(cai tao) and overcharged for my alterations done at Far East… Hmm, how much does your alterations come up to in Far East? I remember altering my jeans at this Indian Uncle’s for $4-5, cheap I know but I guess he also didn’t last long because I went there earlier on and his shop was replaced by a dress shop. Hahaha. Then another time I altered a pair of pants at a Level 2 shop for $8-10…hmm quite expensive, but what to do, was desperate to wear it the next day to COMPLETE a look. Mau introduced me to her tailor but she was only open at 130pm and I had to rush back to office already. Boo… So I walked around and searched for a tailor….and I found this one. Gwendlyn’s. I am not sure if this is the standard price for alterations at Far East… Chiffon Tube Top 2 inches off in length = $10 Satin Dress(Expensive and good material) 2 inches off = $18 Elastic band of tube dress(she has to take out the old band and restitch back) = $15 Dress that I absolutely love, hard to describe how it is, but I know it’ll be a skill to do what I want = $18 (This is fine with me) She gave me $1 discount(AHHAHAHA WTH) and charged me $60 for the job. But I ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY love these clothings…and I hate it that I can’t wear it because it’s either too long or too loose or not what I want. So it’s like…technically $15 per piece. And if I have to average out like that, I really feel that I have been taken for a cai tao lah. What do you think? Am I being overcharged here? Those Boxes Again It’s time to move again. It’s amazing how much junk I managed to accumulate in the span of 2 years that I’ve lived in this apartment. Cheers to more junk ahead. It was choice between a good location with a maid, family love, new aircon, new big(I hope) built-in wardrobe for more of my junk, Mussel, Osim Isqueeze(haha) versus a bad location with the brother(WHO HAS A CAR, so it’s good for him bad for me), no maid(which means that I have to pick up after myself(I am lazy and PAMPERED!), bad food(because I can’t cook and I’ll have to dapao all the time) and some other stuff that I can’t think about at this very moment. The choice is obvious. I’m about 10 mins closer to town. 5 mins closer to Holland Village(Serenity Cove here I come). And still close to MRT so that I can take the train to work. Ok lah, give and take a little. zzzz…. Sms With Liz Me: Eh I think I will suffer from depression soon. I feel damn sad le. LIke nothing to hold on to or live for. Liz: Hold on to me then…. Me: Sweet! I shall blog about this….haha. Liz: Lol…*hugs*. I wanna sing a song to you. The jungle book one. U’ve got a fren in me…haha.