tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7644257555514800822012-02-17T06:51:03.520+08:00discombobulating chromatic sugarcoats dissolvedShoppingholicnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-48552791860595713862011-06-25T11:39:00.003+08:002011-06-25T12:02:37.142+08:00

the course of life changes circumstantially.is it karma?is it fate?is it destiny?or free will?and in the last three years, mine did substantially.and along the way, i've seemed to reach a celestial level of pragmatism and grounded-ness i never realised i've achieved, leaving creative aspirations cobwebbed and dusty.i wish the littlest things can still make me squeal.i wish that i wasn't all this

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So another 4 months have flown by.Fleeting moments all of them.I'd like to say that much has been accomplished, but then again, there is always much to do about nothing.And tomorrow its off to the Sao Paulo, for a crazy week and hopefully a fun-filled birthday treat to Bueno Aires.I try to reflect upon the last year and draw no conclusions.Sometimes i wonder what has consumed me.And the silence

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-67048808265420435962011-02-06T19:32:00.008+08:002011-02-08T18:25:07.965+08:00

i'm known to be vain, but never to scrutinise myself in the mirror.over a cigarette at an unnamed car park, my hair stylist told me that people that spent more time engaging eye contact with their body parts in the mirror, tend to have more self control over their body weight.perhaps i should do so on a regular basis.you know moments when you look at yourself and realise that you've grown a third

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-17856679793148776672011-02-05T03:14:00.004+08:002011-02-05T03:31:28.095+08:00

bizarrely nostalgic.perhaps spurred by the overwhelming amount of time on my hands, since i'm suppose to be on a vacation of sorts.unable to resist the lure of the red blinking LED light, i had forwarded an email to colleagues. shortly afterwards, i received a private reply from DT that was so hilarious that i laughed out loud. the body of the email he sent was the dictionary definition of the

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-14561202843423007332010-12-28T12:08:00.002+08:002010-12-28T12:21:33.165+08:00

And with each passing Christmas, life seems more tranquil.and with each one, we increasingly become strangers.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-89981131411663015622010-02-16T05:09:00.003+08:002010-02-16T06:25:55.820+08:00

i haven't written for a year.and now that 2009 came and went faster than superman (read: a speeding bullet), the events that transpired just last year seem vague and unreal.it'll be a year soon that i've been in my job - and when i thought i was on a steep learning curve when i was on the UNAIDS PCB, that paled in comparison to the dynamics i have to deal with now... a totally different

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-38775957623775621652009-01-25T10:24:00.003+08:002009-01-25T10:43:58.563+08:00

its been a while, for i had been exhausted daily after starting work with the part time stint. yet, it had been strangely gratifying to have a goal daily. perhaps i've missed feeling that way.its been weird... the work politics, the gossip that arises, and the human relations that i've witnessed. feels like a really long time ago since i've seen and experienced the above at this level, not to say

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-72885815089068009582009-01-06T21:23:00.004+08:002009-01-06T21:51:52.875+08:00

this afternoon during lunch, didi and i were catching up on the goings-on of the last couple of months.and i think we have started a support group for women that have partners that can spend an entire day shopping for themselves, but at the mere utterance of a slight detour along to shop for something else that we want, our partners start to fidget, get impatient and pull faces that are longer

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-3323098507014975472009-01-01T13:41:00.007+08:002009-01-01T14:11:18.446+08:00

This brand new day to the year is greeting me with overcast skies...the temperatures are cool... but it looks like it would be ready to pour any moment.and as i sit infront of my laptop and go through the pictures in my memory stick of my trusty, but very dimwitted Nikon Coolpix S51, i can't help but tear when the pictures of burberry and mantou show up.even though i might never have kids of my

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-7933144245496720192008-12-31T14:12:00.006+08:002008-12-31T19:08:43.126+08:00

i can hardly believe that it was only a year ago when i made my last new year's eve blog entry.i realised upon reading the next few entries of early 2008 that i had not made any resolutions for the year... perhaps because i didn't make much of any reflection when the year 2007 had came to an end.but i came across an entry... which put a smile to my face and even though i have to admit that i'm

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-25341006251491862212008-12-28T11:40:00.003+08:002008-12-28T11:46:21.249+08:00

with the Christmas festivities almost all over... its time to usher in 2009.and i'll have to do my reflections when i sit down and not have so much junk food in me. i'd have to admit that this year though full of disasters, both man-made and natural, have been otherwise a year of eventful twists and turns for me.the last six months have especially been life-changing.and as i logged on to the WHO

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-82341517101571033552008-12-26T12:53:00.006+08:002008-12-26T14:47:43.639+08:00

i have been a huge fan of Debra messing since Will and Grace... and was devastated when it all had to come to an end.and with all that time on my hands, i've been surfing for new series to watch.having finished all the latest seasons or kept up to date with the latest episodes of Ugly Betty, Damages, House, America's Next Top Model, Cashmere Mafia, Desperate Housewives... and when Mad Men took

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-67996084255736062782008-12-24T10:43:00.008+08:002008-12-24T12:06:24.456+08:00

the weeks just seem to fly by... and its been three months that i've been back in Singapore.and i've been putting my time to good use, i'd think.especially my culinary skills...shrimp omelette, garlic nai-bai stir-fry, brinjal and minced beef spicy stir-frysunny side up eggs, black pepper pan-fried chicken, chinese spinach with garlic stir-fry, fried ricei enjoy being in the kitchen, and cooking

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-82661086507559580202008-12-22T09:47:00.006+08:002008-12-23T17:37:57.116+08:00

randoms thoughts during random moments inspired by Gerhh. the idea is to write 16 random thoughts... and on facebook, we're supposed to tag 16 people with the note, including the people that tagged you... so here goes nothing!i can not sit still and not do anything ELSE when watching TV, be it doing cross-stitch, being on the laptop or even reading a magazine or the papers.it was only till 2

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-12020537363312356832008-12-16T19:08:00.005+08:002008-12-16T20:32:49.733+08:00

you know that Christmas is round the corner when...Ugly Christmas decorations litter the streets and malls of Singapore...when even the mistletoe follows you wherever you go as you transcend borders...you have a Christmas wreath infront of your car...Christmas is just a weekish away... with all the economic gloom, even the sales signs on the shop fronts serve little to excite me.yet shopping for

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-39410818396943681932008-12-12T11:40:00.004+08:002008-12-12T12:08:07.370+08:00

i find all tattletales complete low-lifes.some "member of the public" has caused me to lose one of my favourite blog haunts and past times.and the horrendous ordeal that "victim" had to go through, and i can hardly see the need to justify for all that had been blogged about.so for the life of it... you loose mouth with flabby cheeks, narrow-minded, nothing-better-to-do communist of a person...

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-36040664869711759522008-12-11T14:30:00.007+08:002008-12-11T16:39:43.149+08:00

i spent the entire morning and early afternoon figuring out the most efficient way of downloading videos to convert to formats compatible for Ipod Touch.About 3 hours into the tedious task, and not exactly gaining any headway, for the converted videos had to be further edited with QuickTime, i chanced upon an application that could just convert YouTube videos into formats compatible for the Ipod.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-73245279961448521442008-12-10T18:55:00.003+08:002008-12-10T21:19:41.115+08:00

moms sent me an sms to tell me that grans had a minor stroke and was in hospital.something was wrong with my phone, and i hadn't realised after i had tried to charge it and it said there was a sim card error.i wanted to visit grans but moms said that since i was under the weather i should just rest and recuperate before i visited her.a good suggestion for my mucus has been grossly fluorescent

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-84909104163287109992008-12-10T07:37:00.004+08:002008-12-10T18:50:31.914+08:00

someone pointed out that the time that i had spent travelling was equatable to the time that i spent in the USA.and its no surprise that my system just gave way on the journey back.my eyes were watering and my nose just didn't stop running. a trip to the dr yesterday prescribed me more pills than i've ever seen in my life.but just one dose of it all have proved amazing results and i'm on the slow

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-51560369739228213592008-12-06T15:39:00.008+08:002008-12-07T04:13:33.069+08:00

Dini picked me up from the curb of the hotel and we went for a cuppa.i couldn't help but notice how proud the Americans are of their flag.Dini and i hadn't kept in touch over the last 5 years, and its been amazing how facebook has managed to get long lost friends connected.we caught up about friends and family, and it felt as comfortable as it had been before we lost touch and i can't wait for

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-7936721275158195022008-12-05T18:26:00.007+08:002008-12-05T20:09:30.989+08:00

i opened my eyes at 5 am (EST) and tried to go back to sleep, but gave up trying to because the sleep was completely restless.i got up several times in the night and just couldn't sleep well, even though by any standards, i am completely exhausted.i can only imagine how in all my entirety i would completely and hopelessly jet-lagged when i get back to Singapore.*helpless glum#the only consolation

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-15167428565685623972008-12-04T11:48:00.004+08:002008-12-04T12:23:36.279+08:00

i'd been an avid reader and followed all the ons-and-abouts of my flygirl religiously. i usually tried to understand what was going on in her life on her job... and most of the time agreed that the passengers and colleagues should sometimes just stick their attitude(s) up where it belongs.yet, after the incredibly lacklustre long ride from SIN-ICN-SFO on Singapore Airlines, i sometimes wonder why

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-10153871163009721612008-11-29T13:18:00.008+08:002008-11-29T14:20:25.829+08:00

when i saw the news last night regarding the first singaporean to die in the mumbai sick twist of events, i didn't believe the name that flashed across the screen.there was only the name, but how many Lo Hwei Yen(s) are there that are 28 and a lawyer?immediately i logged onto facebook and checked her wall, and was slightly relieved to find that she had added a friend just that day.i figured that

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-63482939549751080172008-11-23T23:25:00.008+08:002008-11-24T00:50:37.440+08:00

on friday night, at Din Tai Fung (Paragon), over a meal with friends i hadn't caught up with ages, i stuffed my face with their licious specialties.but i nearly choked.its really not a pretty sight when i'm inside the restaurant and as i look out, just BESIDE me outside the window... i come across this...GAAaaaaaaAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaHhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!i suppose it could have been heaps

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-9321888682073587772008-11-20T13:39:00.004+08:002008-11-20T14:03:34.532+08:00

i wrote an entry before i went out for my really procrastinated walk this noon.even if the air wasn't quite fresh, it did clear my head abit, and my sense was that the entry (as honest and heart-felt as i meant it) served only for me to vent out my frustrations, and would probably do nothing to help improve things.so upon returning home, i deleted the post and comment on twitter, to avoid fodder

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-37797868903625231942008-11-19T10:30:00.006+08:002008-11-19T11:37:09.382+08:00

Last night, i made a healthy and hefty Quinoa dish, and probably needed to work all of it out afterwards.after a really long hiatus, my legs felt like jelly halfway through the bicycling endeavour, but i didn't want to be a spoilsport and kept pushing myself on.i've never been known to have much of a stamina for sports, especially for cardio workouts. but i simply hate feeling like a loser.so the

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-9620707996017069672008-11-18T15:08:00.002+08:002008-11-18T15:35:00.001+08:00

the white board that had been collecting dust in the room finally sees good use again.i smile whenever i see it regardless of what is written on it, for it was a gift 5 months ago.and even though life gets slightly monotonous at times, it isn't without purpose.even grocery shopping in JB can be entertaining for i stuffed my face more with little snacks in the push carts outside the cashier aisles

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-10870564490162470112008-11-14T13:54:00.005+08:002008-11-14T14:49:11.207+08:00

Phuket was heavenly... except for the sandfly bites and the tease-of-a-sun which kept playing hide & seek with the torrential downpours and the drizzly rains.Yet, in all i have to admit that despite being constantly irritable pre-menstral, i did enjoy the trip very much... for vacations are always a prefect excuse to completely stuff faces.even before boarding TR152 at the budget terminal, i

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-76434287283771178492008-11-06T13:43:00.007+08:002008-11-07T22:33:44.255+08:00

and with each passing day i wait for news about the application, i get more and more jittery.it has not helped that KT has advised me not to put all my eggs in one basket given that hundreds probably applied for the job as well, and that i should try for positions that opened up in Amsterdam instead.though i will have friends to hang out with in Amsterdam, they are friends that i will have to

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-17057707459113432862008-11-04T15:27:00.004+08:002008-11-04T16:10:19.921+08:00

meeting up with friends after eons, with the introduction of facebook has added a pinch of nostalgia into my life.just last Saturday, Rainne joined for dinner with a few friends, and then adjourned with LMN and i to Clarke Quay.Rainne and i hadn't seen each other for 13 years, and had lost touch after Secondary School.i remember that we were close, and that we did hang out quite a bit.i remember

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-65905236057464950962008-10-31T22:52:00.003+08:002008-10-31T23:02:31.534+08:00

it has been 爱之病 on tv for the longest time.today during the show, characters on the show went to the health promotion board to attend a lecture on HIV/AIDS.in the background, the biggest sign hung behind at the counter screaming爱滋病can't they make up their f-ing minds on what exactly it is?and probably use the accurate wording for it.it is supposed to be 艾滋病 for the last time.they can't even get

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-7313298377047571872008-10-29T10:03:00.003+08:002008-10-29T10:42:47.927+08:00

its something i don't understand. AIDS in Chinese is not 爱之病 (ai4 zhi1 bing4). which translates loosely into "sickness of love".but that is something that they had been plastering on all tv advertisements in Singapore with the new show 不凡的爱.someone needs to let the health promotion board know that phonetically, it should be 艾滋病 (ai4 zi1 bing4). this bothers me to high heavens.moreover, the show

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-1951571655451562882008-10-24T10:02:00.013+08:002008-10-24T12:09:55.838+08:00

so for don't-know-how-many-times in a row, plans for any form of exercise had to be shelved because of the rain.for some reason (probably perpetual menstrual syndrome), i've been exhausted for the last week, finding it a complete drag to get out of bed every morning.i'm feeling fat, flabby and fugly.and i'm attributing it to the shameless fact as i've been stuffing my face way too much this

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-71139706468324610162008-10-21T23:59:00.003+08:002008-10-22T00:04:08.999+08:00

and so i'm looking forward to the next continuous weekend.*smiles#and its going to be another exciting rendezvous!i'm happy we're going places together.and although its thailand again, there'll be different things to do and look forward to.i can't wait to pack my bikinis and tanning lotion.*eagerly#the sun, the sea, the beach and the awesome seafood.but please remember, you can not eat prawns.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-72404854014137349942008-10-20T11:24:00.003+08:002008-10-20T11:52:31.647+08:00

so the mint-bailey's brownies turned out a little dry initially... but they tasted even better overnight! the corners were a little crunchier, but the middle pieces were simply divine...though i definitely should try to add even more baileys the next time because the alcohol probably evaporated due to the long baking time.and its a brand new week... ushered in with the showers that are still

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-7968143599917317222008-10-18T11:25:00.005+08:002008-10-18T12:38:37.848+08:00

my baking attempts are improving!*does a little dance#this recipe was improvised using Meji Black Chocolate, Hershey's Bittersweet Cocoa Powder; and soy milk instead of milk, and light sour cream instead of sour cream.i was definitely suffering fom another one of my "skinny coke moments".something to bear in mind would be to use a smaller tin for the proportions as indicated in the recipe next

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-75891646439147661922008-10-17T17:03:00.002+08:002008-10-17T18:45:11.243+08:00

so i've gradually started to introduce lunch and dinner appointments in my life after more-or-less settling back home.thinking back, i've started doing that this July when i had a little bash for my 28th.and i've been meeting up with very familiar faces, from many Christmases past...ET couldn't have said it better when she said that,"some people stay in your life,while some are just passing

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-77415654141188560372008-10-15T14:41:00.005+08:002008-10-15T15:26:00.900+08:00

I hadn't been in the vicinity of Coronation since we've moved out of Watten Estate eight years ago.so much had changed and i didn't recognise the place much.i've missed that area, and somedays i wonder if i will ever accomplish that promise i made to myself.*sighs a little#So last night, we had a girls' night out and headed to dinner at Thai Noodle House.The food was generally fine, just that the

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-22665567700128520242008-10-14T10:16:00.010+08:002008-10-18T12:09:49.437+08:00

Some mediocre baking attempts later with various other foods, i'm pleased to say that my efforts at muffins turned out worthy of mention.i improvised on the recipe online that was available and traded in brown sugar with maple syrup, and added cranberries instead of using bananas.and i must say the smell in the oven when the goodies were baking were fantastic.it sure helped when they looked

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-71098351939751297872008-10-12T11:51:00.002+08:002008-10-12T12:41:29.201+08:00

its once again home sweet home after that tiresome think-tank meeting in bangkok.the politics surrounding the meeting had been hanging over us like a dark storm cloud throughout the meeting, resulting in much tension and emotive conversations.i found myself not paying attention to most of the meeting.with my watery eyes, clogged head, sneezing and fever, i was definitely distracted.yet at the end

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-23190328007786461962008-10-08T19:23:00.004+08:002008-10-08T22:23:00.719+08:00

it was so exciting not to have to leave a country on my own on a flight... any flight to anywhere.even if it was just a 2ish hour flight.even though it was an all-too-familiar trip to an all-too-familiar destination.even if i felt that i was running out of spots to visit in the city of angels.yet, i don't think i'll ever run out of things to say or do, even if the feeling isn't mutual... but i

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-13184789759914450822008-10-04T16:34:00.005+08:002008-10-04T17:10:20.883+08:00

breakfast in bed is always a welcoming treat.*winks#and so there have been pancakes (strawberries then bananas), scrambled cheddar eggs with ham and toast, oatmeal with varieties of fruits and the easiest of all... greek yoghurt and granola with additional fruit.whatever goes in will come out.and sometimes in the form of verbal diarrhoea. i've been told that i think faster than i talk.so i've got

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-3572723699978136522008-10-02T15:05:00.007+08:002008-10-02T15:38:19.775+08:00

its been a tad too long since i last bowled or made a quiche.my legs are still aching from the six games from monday and i think i had managed to hurt my left knee that these few days had seen me wobbly-knobbly-ing from origin to destination.despite the uncooperative left knee, the walk on mt Faber this morning was refreshing and much needed to say the least. i'd missed those morning walks and

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-48640882251528844912008-09-23T14:35:00.002+08:002008-09-23T15:14:51.752+08:00

and i had to keep pinching her to make sure i wasn't dreaming...because she would scream so loudly that i knew it was impossible to be asleep.and it feels... pleasant to be home. its so surreal that i don't quite suppose the reality has sunk in.and i posted 5 boxes... more than 60kg of books and clothes home, and lugged close to 50kg back on the flight. thank you Star Alliance Gold Membership!

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-69336302930607121152008-09-16T12:59:00.003+08:002008-09-16T13:04:58.664+08:00

geneva is lovely. there is certainly a special something about europe i can't place my finger on.what else can i say?i have missed the work i used to do in geneva. the people, the challenges, the quick thinking and simply being able to voice what is important and needs to be said.being part of the action.its been awhile since i've been here. i remember disliking the place during my first few

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-73091567847550738442008-09-13T16:53:00.005+08:002008-09-13T19:57:39.397+08:00

and so when i said my goodbyes, i had to hold it all inside.i picked up each step as i walked away because i couldn't see infront of me.i know its the best decision given the choices that i have, but it still doesn't make anything better or easier.its the hardest ever.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-20347870758974785862008-09-13T11:46:00.002+08:002008-09-13T11:54:37.280+08:00

i've spent the majority of my life being unhappy in beijing.but this year, i'm "losing" two dogs.i was probably more upset about losing Burberry than ever breaking up with anyone in my entire life, and even thinking about it now, tears swell up. its just like losing a child.2 weeks after Burberry was lost, Mantou came into my life.and for the last 8 months, its has been beautiful.he cheers me up

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-82175663415431409792008-09-11T18:08:00.005+08:002008-09-11T18:43:39.221+08:00

and it seems like my date with hong kong will turn out to be a yearly rendevous.to do nothing but walk, shop, eat, sleep, and furiously click away at my camera was pure bliss.and ofcourse, pure bliss exists in many other forms (until the weighing scale will break down), showcased in the following album...From Gluttony in Hong Kongand i swear i was tame during shopping, because my lion tamer was

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-89851936052310732422008-09-05T11:46:00.006+08:002008-09-05T12:58:47.077+08:00

yesterday, i had lunch with one of my favourite chums in beijing. we hadn't seen each other in quite a while... maybe our first meet up in this year even.Pops has always been a pillar for me since i've known him, and in so many ways had been like a guardian angel always there in the backgrounds.at a very cosy and quiet beijing restaurant, we vented our frustrations and shared our gleeful moments.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-31137785049289025052008-09-03T00:47:00.007+08:002008-09-03T01:10:26.402+08:00

not knowing what is going to be in the cards scares me.and i'm petrified to say the least.i'm not sure if all the decisions i've made in life are fair or just, but i've almost never looked back. its probably about comfort zones. i've stepped out of them plenty enough in the last decade, but i'm getting tired of trying. and uncertainty raises all the wrong flags. i was told to be optimistic during

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-8166963901425869892008-09-01T21:00:00.004+08:002008-09-01T21:46:38.904+08:00

i made my way on my own to the hospital today, stepped in the office door and just keeled over on the sofa.i felt horrid.i sent my bloodwork in today with the rest of the tests to be done tomorrow.i slept the afternoon away... waking up several times to head to the washroom while clutching my lower abdomen in agony.yes, i've been stubborn. but thats part and parcel of the package.i have to get

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-5886007124568657062008-08-29T22:36:00.003+08:002008-08-29T23:47:38.953+08:00

and with a heavy heart i left for beijing.the journies get increasingly difficult each time.i hate to say goodbye.when the plane door opened, i sighed and took that dreaded step.and the chinese filed past, rubbing against my shoulders, shoving, pushing, rushing to get out.it wasn't as if the plane was on fire.on the way from the taxi to my apartment block, i walked by 3 chinese men, and they did

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-9203669694348877292008-08-27T11:05:00.006+08:002008-08-27T13:39:24.285+08:00

Offspring: Fix Youyou have no clue how much it means to me that everything has to be alright.i'm not jumping from one trench full of shit... into another shit-hole.i want a life of normalcy, stability, and simple pleasures... even if they are inane."feeling out of place" is not an excuse because you should know that i know how it feels to be out of place, because i am out of place.i need to know

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-24666320961119134872008-08-25T10:54:00.001+08:002008-08-25T10:56:13.000+08:00

Take a breathI pull myself togetherJust another step until I reach the doorYou’ll never know the way ittears me up inside to see youI wish that I could tell you somethingand take it all awaySometimes I wish I could save youAnd there’s so many thingsthat I want you to knowI won’t give up till it’s overIf it takes you forever I want you to knowWhen I hear your voiceIt's drowning into whispersYou're

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-66345937403410609392008-08-24T00:12:00.004+08:002008-08-24T00:21:33.634+08:00

the floodgates have opened.i need to take it easy.pressure.i can not cave in.i need an organ transplant.but life still goes on.the ground which i stood upon and thought was frozen solid is slowly disappearing due to global warming.time.i want to know where it goes after the second hand ticks by.perhaps predictions are in the cards.wheel of fortune.karma some say.its eating into my mind.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-34903137232299297732008-08-21T23:41:00.005+08:002008-08-22T01:20:57.835+08:00

even with the fuel hikes, i'm making my way home for a week.i had to swallow my pride, and accept the 50% gesture.i hate to be appear dependant, but i was at the end of my tethers, no pun intended.perhaps it has been the stress, perhaps it has been the regimen... my hair has been falling out.in clumps.it has been traumatic.it has been frustrating.and maybe as i can feel and see the

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-36585500859921025642008-08-15T01:40:00.006+08:002008-08-21T23:38:55.807+08:00

its starting to drizzle again, and the breeze wafts into the room, and for this moment, i've forgotten about the hot summer nights of Beijing.whenever i detect a breeze, i start playing imaginary notes in my head.notes from an aeolian chime.a friend offered one of two Aeolian Chimes, as a gift today, to be picked up whenever i wished. The offer was made after i made a remark about my whimsical

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-508784709225344892008-08-12T23:28:00.004+08:002008-08-21T23:38:33.610+08:00

~sometimes solutions aren't so simple, sometimes solutions will hurt you all the wrong ways.Starting Yoga again has helped to instill a clarity of mind that only existed in my nightmares.and i've been having rather vivid dreams the last few nights.last night, i had a dream that again involved a car, travelling in the rain, and with CY. i don't know where we were heading, but he was happy i was

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-23031063321477898092008-08-09T00:25:00.004+08:002008-08-21T23:37:54.071+08:00

~lets just run away together and forget the world.so much to do, but i'm just wasting my time.staring into space, staring at documents, staring at pictures.relentless thoughts just keep occupying my time.its increasingly frustrating, i haven't been able to concentrate on anything.my cigs have became my new best friend.i need to find a new distraction.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-76425145471111307532008-08-07T16:06:00.006+08:002008-08-21T23:37:45.260+08:00

~i want to create new memories, not live in yours.half the trip to Hong Kong has been finalised with exchanging my miles on CA for the HKG-PEK segment, though the ticket from beijing to Hong Kong is pending my travel agent's return to work on the 20th so she can provide me with a quotation.and i've also finalised my tickets to Singapore in September. Changing one way with my miles from Krisflyer,

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-76708225467422852242008-08-05T13:53:00.004+08:002008-08-21T23:36:58.794+08:00

and i'm holding my breath.its been awhile since i've been to Hong Kong, probably over 7 years to be exact. yet even the few times i've been to Hong Kong, i've been shuffled from the airport to the ferry to the airport. i've never actually planned a holiday before. the closest was probably Paris earlier this year, but this trip will be different for all the right reasons.*bounces up and down in

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-73830117962964737202008-08-01T02:32:00.005+08:002008-08-21T23:36:38.316+08:00

and i've come to the perfect conclusion once again that expectations are the bane and root of evil of all things beautiful.thankfully, i'm past expectations, because my crystal ball (read: intuition and knowledge of circumstances) prove to be very trustworthy with accurate results.and it all boils down to...patterns.habits.sequences.trends.and all part and parcel of that archetype which will

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-29951724761234872152008-07-25T11:23:00.003+08:002008-08-21T23:36:15.067+08:00

its happening again.this overwhelming sense of inadequacy, and urge to starve myself.i look into the mirror and hate what i see.i don't recognise who stares back at me.i'm struggling to understand why anyone would love me, much less want to be with me.i've got to wake up from this unbearable dream.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-33966608989308576962008-07-24T12:12:00.005+08:002008-08-21T23:36:02.509+08:00

so i've made up my mind, regardless of what my plans are next.i've realised being happy means to prioritise myself before everything else.life has been beautiful, even when i'm in doubt of myself. i've long understood that i'm not a perfect person and few people are, yet admittedly, i just wished that i didn't suffer from this constant sense of inadequacy. i haven't been able to place a finger on

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-60344229622652865382008-07-13T18:34:00.006+08:002008-08-21T23:35:47.828+08:00

the trip to chiangmai and bangkok thus far has been pleasant, even with disagreeable weather which included being soaked to the skin on the sunday when we were taking a stroll along the walking street in chiangmai.and now in bangkok with a tan after two days of dozing off at the pool... i'm looking so much forward to the trip back to singapore where i can even out the tan somewhat.back to

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-86656781965628767212008-07-04T12:30:00.004+08:002008-08-21T23:35:19.711+08:00

its been like heaven and meanwhile i have been me.i know things will work out, please be patient with me.this 28th has been a bash. with close friends and people that i love and love me.this is one to remember... till i hit 30.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-5600279845128194272008-07-01T01:19:00.008+08:002008-08-21T23:34:55.641+08:00

in a blink of an eye, its been a decade.10 years ago, this period of time was perhaps the harshest ever experienced in my life. they proved to be the most life-defining moments, and because i've made it through... i'm here.and i believe a more beautiful person.amsterdam came and went by in a blur, the jet lag had never proved to be such a hurdle, and it is beginning to prove to be a strain.the

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-71730838528610113632008-06-24T15:02:00.005+08:002008-08-21T23:34:31.589+08:00

my heart skipped a beat... and i stared long and hard.i caught my breath and stared again... trembling.i don't ever want to be hurt again, but i'm not afraid of pain.i want to be able to say what i want, and not be afraid you'd take it the wrong way... and that works both ways, no?lets travel on the road less travelled, maybe utopia could be a final destination.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-78976745115487134672008-06-21T07:44:00.006+08:002008-08-21T23:33:46.645+08:00

it was bizarre...yet strangely... comfortably so.when i realised what everything meant.it wasn't just closure.it was pure, blissful release.funny how i'm dense that way sometimes.-----------------------------------butterflies in my tumtum... and after too much deliberation and being completely nerve-wrecked, everything turned out well.yet often the baby steps are the most difficult ones to take,

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-184782684966254112008-06-11T09:38:00.002+08:002008-08-21T23:33:27.336+08:00

and just like that... its over.*sinking feeling#don't ask me how i know... because i just do.*shrugs helplessly#somehow... i see the resemblances... but the glimpses are fleeting. strangely enough, i'm wondering who you really are.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-69040092412293609742008-06-10T19:14:00.003+08:002008-08-21T23:32:52.416+08:00

just a quick note to wake myself up...the most interesting moments are when you think you've met someone, and it so happens that you both make each other laugh...you have so little in common, yet share many similarities.yet all that crap about distance and fondnest doesn't mash very well.it was one thing to know about what could happen... it was another to realise what steps are taken next.*

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-42139293167595576402008-05-27T20:33:00.004+08:002008-08-21T23:30:21.123+08:00

once again amazing thailand never fails to daze me with its stunts and bad weather.i've all but given up going for drinks at the State Tower... the night the gang (Pas, Suks, Vince and I) tried, it rained cats, dogs, monkeys and royal elephants... and we ended up exploring certain Sois of Sukhumvit for an alternative hangout with instructions by Freaks... who was stuck at State Tower. at the end

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-67824083879688664592008-05-13T18:14:00.003+08:002008-08-21T23:30:02.127+08:00

so another natural disaster kills an estimated 10,000 people in SiChuan province... following closely on the heels of the floods that have killed more than twice that number in Burma. it does highlight the severity of the fragility of life.but fragile... bilson and i are not. bil is a friend that is now based in shanghai, and when i got online, asked me for my beijing mobile and called me

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-61513634852114704762008-05-08T00:24:00.004+08:002008-08-21T23:29:16.450+08:00

the last weeks went by in a blur... especially that week spent in bangkok.something was wrong... apparently with my system... for i was feeling unwell... constantly. nausea and too much hotel buffet food goes hand in hand like a cave of bandits. perhaps it was something that THE FUNDER had very viciously rubbed into my bowels during a meeting about the proposal that was submitted. i still don't

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-63803782484316992952008-04-22T19:01:00.003+08:002008-08-21T23:28:46.399+08:00

i was blown away by the hugeass flatscreen tv in #301 of Courtyard by Marriot (Embassy Row)... and the number of channels available on tv. the american obsession with the boob tube has never failed to surprise me.so ofcourse with most of my waking moments in the hotel room, it was surfing channel to channel till i found something interesting... and most of the attention this time round was

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-55456960672551962772008-04-10T21:31:00.005+08:002008-08-21T23:28:22.138+08:00

i just popped an antihistamine.my face started itching after i got home and finished dinner, and i can feel the uneven splotches across my face.and i swear it was my gung-ho attitude without the umbrella... it must be the rain in beijing.the rain was fine outside when i stepped out to get dinner...walking through the drizzle, i pulled my jacket closer to me and increased my gait.i saw the grass

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-39904320315534115782008-04-09T21:28:00.005+08:002008-08-21T23:28:04.959+08:00

i am mourning my matte gold birkenstocks...*fumes at mantou#and they have been my faithful travel companion for the last 2 years... and go with almost everything in my wardrobe.*sighs#so what did i do in retaliation?i went online to Tobias Meyer and bought myself 4 pairs.left to right: Madrid Birko Flor Aqua, Madrid Birko Flor Pesto, Ibiza Birko Flor Flamingo Pink, Flame Leather Goldit set me

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-31585151841258708032008-04-09T00:19:00.007+08:002008-08-21T23:27:43.767+08:00

and i arrived in beijing amidst a mist of heavy fog... when the plane thudded on the runway, i thought i was in the clouds still when i looked out the window.the first thing that came to my mind was... why the fuck do i return anyhow.and when i stepped into my apartment and mantou pounced all over me and licked me up for a good 5 minutes... i knew why.but the reality always sinks in... for i

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-54477488296036232852008-04-07T19:20:00.013+08:002008-08-21T23:26:54.275+08:00

so here i am, at the lounge, waiting for the TG flight that is now delayed for one hour.and i could probably bet that the flight has been delayed because some singaporean was too busy shopping in duty free to board the flight, and that the crew had to offload the luggage.travel woes... which reminds me to do some form of research for which travel insurance i'd opt for when i get back to PEK.but

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-17650357802576177982008-04-04T11:46:00.004+08:002008-08-21T23:26:26.589+08:00

i couldn't wait to get out of bangkok, though short trips are still definitely welcomed, staying there for extended periods of time definitely unnerve me. so its back in singapore for a short weekend, and the photoshooting for "The Ethical Slut"... and somehow, there seems to be a small bit of motivation driving me this year to accomplish the things that i have put on hold for the last 3 years.

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-26548391129952071402008-04-01T00:31:00.005+08:002008-08-21T23:25:57.932+08:00

i simply couldn't resist....at 15% off with VAT refund, it did seem like the bag had fell out from the sky.speaking of things falling out of no where... the main facilitator of this workshop fell and landed hard on the heads of VC, RB and I.very typically a patient person, RB flared up today during the de-briefing at her, taking me completely by surprise. RB was completely frustrated and just

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-44193717186776083682008-03-29T12:56:00.005+08:002008-08-21T23:25:29.865+08:00

4 long years yapping away and now i've finally jumped on the bandwagon and got my act together.showing my wares off to the lovely dodo who tried on some of the outfits and gave very constructive suggestions, whilst she was in town last week was too much fun! i wish she had more trips to PEK instead of AKL...and ofcourse to sidetrack just that tad, i'm eyeing the new Botkier Sasha Mini Duffle in

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-62918339792495365962008-03-11T01:58:00.004+08:002008-08-21T23:15:46.517+08:00

the shopping this past weekend has also been much more fulfilling than that of CNY... with the damaging haul inclusive of:pair of black wedge pumps from aldopair of bling sandals from tangerine2 dresses and 2 shirts from nessa jacket and a long sleeved tee from esprita cardigan from forever21a necklace and hairclip from tangsskII toner at dfsand tomorrow morning i head back to PEK... and can't

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-43666275740227776242008-03-09T03:30:00.007+08:002008-08-21T23:14:48.135+08:00

the workshop in chiangmai was at most moments tremendously enjoyable... though some points i felt like committing what siewsiew did... suicide by nicotine patches (inspiration provided by -bunny-).so here i am, a key correspondent and civilian journalist for HDN, with the deadline of at least 3 articles about Universal Access by the end of April.*laments#deadlines... with updates in my traveling

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-38255180641939346472008-02-28T12:38:00.005+08:002008-08-21T23:13:50.670+08:00

the ammenities available in the vicinity of my new home excite me...carrefour, starbucks, watsons and all the various gastronomical delights are refreshing.it does feel like i'm closer to civilisation.alright...i have to admit it does feel a tad sad to be excited by carrefour and watsons... and starbucks, but for a while, its been challenging to find an affordable place with these stores within a

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-57721760378367690372008-02-26T13:42:00.002+08:002008-08-21T23:12:32.877+08:00

the place is considerably smaller, and i'm deadly challenged rearranging all the furniture and garbage i've accummulated over the last 4 years, and yet refuse to throw out.so 3 truck trips later... i've moved into the new place...mantou has found 3 spots in the new home which he likes to pee at, and i've yet the energy to train him to pee in one spot. so there are more relentless trips with the

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-65891366493809018172008-02-22T12:39:00.005+08:002008-08-21T23:11:58.791+08:00

i will never understand.how the brains tick.that being said... the lines have been so blurred that i'm having problems distinguishing between.i'm reminded of the things of autumn '04 and refuse to head again in that direction.it still hurts... strangely.but for that, i'm reminded i'm only human.----------------so the travel schedule looks set this march and april so far...Beijing - Chiangmai -

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-37758246868093887292008-02-20T00:01:00.004+08:002008-08-21T23:01:30.785+08:00

~i met someone recently... and was reminded immensely of you.The trip back to singapore recently was refreshing, less hectic and more enjoyable. I spent the first 5 days cooped in my room and didn't step out of my house, working on the UNAIDS PCB NGO Delegation Report. I had never been so stressed, but perhaps i have been too easy on myself for too long, to realise that i needed more energy to

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-21573246162322300532008-02-16T08:09:00.004+08:002008-08-21T22:59:06.466+08:00

This weekend is off to a gory start by the looks of today's newspapers (print and virtual)... and all championed by madmen... and in some cases there are more than one lead actor(s).what with the latest shooting that took place in Northern Illinois University, killing 5 students and ended with the armed 27 year old Kazmierczak committing suicide. no suicide note, but a legal state police-issued

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-69835618764754613102008-01-16T16:35:00.000+08:002008-08-21T22:54:51.504+08:00

dear Lord,AIDS is not a reason for lives to be reduced to nothing, for laughter to be reduced to tears, and to spend remaining moments in a whitewashed environment. he was looking forward to the olympics, its only 7 months away. he is barely 25, and has a long road infront of him.please let him pull through this moment of uncertainty, he has so much to offer, and there is still so much he has not

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-53299303381810774462008-01-09T12:20:00.000+08:002008-08-21T22:53:33.760+08:00

如果你也听说过作曲：周杰伦填词：李焯雄突然发现站了好久 不知道要往哪走还不想回家的我 再多人陪只会更寂寞许多话题关于我 就连我也有听过我的快乐要被认可 委屈却没有人诉说夜把心洋葱般剥落 拿掉防卫剩下什么为什么脆弱时候 想你更多 如果你也听说 有没有想过我想普通做朋友 还是你依然会心疼我好多好多的话想对你说悬着一颗心没着落 要怎么附和舍不得又无可奈何 如果你也听说 会不会相信我对流言会附和 还是你知道我还是我跌跌撞撞才明白了许多 懂我的人就你一个想到你想起我 胸口依然温热 许多话题关于我 就连我也有听过我想我宁可都沉默 其实反而显得做作夜把心洋葱般剥落 拿掉防卫剩下什么为什么脆弱时候 想你更多 如果你也听说 有没有想过我想普通交朋友 还是你依然会心疼我好多好多的话想对你说 悬着一颗心没着落要怎么附和 舍不得又无可奈何 如果你也听说 会不会相信我对流言会附和

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-19089929811695671562008-01-04T02:00:00.000+08:002008-08-21T22:51:31.617+08:00

things i've bought for me this trip back in singapore:S.F. fuschia pink walletS.F. hp strap1 dress and 10 tops in all shades3 pairs of heelsLa Senza knickers1 belt1 shu uemura eyebrow pencil~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~things i've learnt into this new year:a good make-up and hair day beats anything, so in the future, i'll make my way to jakarta for my haircuts.Senso has fantabulous service and

Shoppingholicnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764425755551480082.post-67715325345734359772008-01-03T01:07:00.000+08:002008-08-21T22:49:55.379+08:00

i've stepped into 2008 with firm steps... and the days have been worth their while.sleep and purchases (from the great sale) aside, meeting up with people i have missed have been fulfilling.conversations with creamtone, shopping with jacjac and angel, karaoke with jellyboo, bitching with fall de lioncourt, catching up with mr red and honey... thats how i stepped into 2008.and the first movie of

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opening up christmas gifts can be exciting.yet for 2 years running, i've recieved USELESS gifts.the same happens year after year when i have to pretend that the gifts are absolutely-fantabulously-awesome.*eye rolls#the worse is when the gifts are not recyclable; when there is an expiry date; or when your name is etched on it somewhere.i have only ONE body even though the surface area is huge,

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2 hours till ushering 2008, and i'm absolutely sian-nified.i've spent the entire day in bed, except for meals, and am very prepared to go back to another bout of sleep unless something equally as nua calls and occupies my attention.the last week in singapore has probably spent me with the late nights and varied appointments. the usual hang outs, too many disturbing movies, shopping, and

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World's most expensive cocktail launched at £35,000 a glassThe World's most expensive christmas cocktail is being launched today at a notorious, London A-list hang-out. "Flawless", at £35,000 for a glass, promises to break the bank for all but the uber-rich, which some feel is a snub to the rest of us as economists panic over the credit crunch. The Movida nightclub, which has hosted celebs

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so besides being cold and wet, amsterdam was to me.. more like amsterDAMNED.i am even close to blaming the change in my hairstyle and hair colour to the series of unfortunate events that occurred. first i lost my camera in a restaurant... then left my folder with my travel itineraries and cash in the room and checked out to find out that i had done that foolish deed 10 hours later when i had to

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i'm headed to KL tomorrow midnight via SIN, and momsies will be joining me on my KL adventures. although i hardly think i'll be stepping much of Hotel Malaya because of my work commitments, i hope momsies gets to wander around to her heart's content. the Conference Churches of Asia had invited me to speak on a session on "Empowering Women in Churches", and to moderate a few others... it'll be

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i'm anticipating the first flakes of this winter... yet, beijing isn't a place one can marvel over the white blanket of frost which quickly turns to sludge in the blink of an eye.coincidentally, i've discovered white to be one of my favourite colours. though deemed to be the most impractical in dusty, polluted and dirty beijing... i've never been -that- practical a person.that probably explains

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Last week in Bangkok, over lunch at Kappa along Soi 16, i was shocked to find out a friend had passed away just recently.It was hard to finish what i had left on the plate...i was frustrated and deeply saddened.he had passed away from AIDS in his hometown of Surabaya.it wasn't because he didn't have access to treatment or medication... i suppose he had just lost his will to live.it often makes me

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