To Siti Maimunah
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Monday, December 25, 2006
Saturday, December 16, 2006
12 Days Of Christmas
| For the twelve days of Christmas, your true love will send you: |
 Twelve punk rockers drumming Eleven carolers a-caroling Ten midgets a-leaping Nine ladies baking cookies Eight sheep a-milking Seven rumballs a-drunkening Six drunks a-drinking Five golden bowls of chicken noodle soup Four calling prank callers Three French burlesque dancers Two starving Olsen twins And a owl in a pine tree |
 | Here's What Christiana Will Get for Christmas! |  |
| Amy aka Ms M.I.A. will get you a pony. | ||
| MsYeo will get you a sweater. | ||
| Mark aka Kunta Kinte aka Martha will get you santa's kneecaps. | ||
| Edith will get you Jimmy Hoffa. | ||
| Arylene aka MeiMeiFatFat will get you a keg of absinthe. | ||
| 'What Will you Get for Christmas?' at QuizGalaxy.com | ||
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
Bad Day
Where is the moment when needed the most....
Started out as one of those days where I just didn't want to get out of bed and I stayed on it till the very last minute before I dragged myself into the bathroom.
Kick up the leaves and the magic is lost.....
Went to meet my mom for breakfast and she decided to order for me, but ended up missing something in my order which made it harder to eat as fast as I wanted. Almost ended up late to work again but good thing I had a driver who thinks he's a racer. Plus he charged me less than what was stated on the meter - weird bugger.
You tell me your blue skies fade to grey....
Had to work fast because of a sudden crowd and it decided to rain, which meant we had to work faster to get the chairs and menus into shade before they all get wet. All of which leaves me with a soaking wet sleeve and a damp uniform to work in for the rest of the day.
You tell me your passion's gone away....
Was asked to slice the gherkins and I nearly sliced off my finger. Thank goodness for fast reactions, tough nails and rather blunt knives. Furthermore, as I was clearing a table, the container of sauce decided to roll off the plate, spill over the side of the table, drip onto my apron, drop on my shoe and mess up the floor. Another thing was the stupid salad that has to sit in a fried tortilla bowl that wobbles on the plate, and one decided to fall asleep on me, and topple over just as I was about to put it down on the table. More spillage!
And I don't need no carrying on...
My shoe's sole partially gave way. It was squeaking the whole morning and finally when I went on the run to deliver some coffee, it started flapping, irritating me on every step. Then at the point where I was waiting for the escalator to get me to the next level, I used my other foot to help me get rid of the irritating flap, leaving me with half a sole on my right shoe.
Sometimes the system goes on the blink and the whole thing it turns out wrong...
Final blow was when I bent down to get a piece of lime for some idiot's Corona and forgot to pull my pants up which caused the seams at the thigh to rip apart. It felt much cooler under my apron but the question was how I would be going home, or actually going out for dinner, with my pants ripped?
Cause you had a bad day
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
You're taking one down
You sing a sad song just to turn it around
You say you don't know
You tell me don't lie
You work at a smile and you go for a ride
You had a bad day
Bad Day - Daniel Powter
Sunday, December 10, 2006
3 Weddings And A Mini Reunion
It seems to be a trend to get married this year or something as this blog would total the number of weddings I attended to 5. Amy told me the other day that she read that this was a good year for girls born in the year of the Rooster to get married this year, or they would meet their best potential partner. Maybe that's the reason why so many friends are getting married, most of them just signing the agreement papers. 
Anyhoo... the weddings seem to just happen one after another. Starting with the one between my distant cousin, Esther, and Brian-Francis. I still don't get the whole hyphenated name but to each his own. It was held outdoors at the Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa, which was a nice change but a rather risky choice since November was part of the whole rainy season. Well lucky for them, the whole day was nice and breezy, but those trying to catch a beautiful sunset were sorely disappointed.
Fussing Over The Wedding Cake
Mucking Around
I actually enjoyed myself at this one just because it was different and rather simple. Although it was a buffet dinner, it didn't bother me one bit because that meant I could eat till I'm actually full, plus I can eat as much as I like of something that I found yummy without appearing like some greedy person depriving someone else of their portion.
Of all things I didn't expect there, the one who stole the trophy would be my Primary 6 form teacher, Mr Tan, who was seated right opposite me on the next table. I didn't even notice him when everyone was mingling around and we only saw each other when everyone took their seats before dinner was served. Rather amazing that we took seats that happen to face each other. Rather odd but it's kinda fun to catch up with someone who only remembers you when you were aged 12.
Back to the wedding... It was all yum and fun until the MC got up on stage and started the whole champagne ceremony, which led to speeches from the maid-of-honour and the bestman. Following that was what spoiled the whole thing for me, the father of the bride singing something for them.
It's not his singing, but rather the song. Well good on him for getting up there and all, but sometimes, I just rather eat and watch a slideshow of the couples' childhood.
LAH LAH LAAAAAAAAH
Nature Joining In The Party
When that was done, the MC said one of the most stupid things I've ever heard. After the speech by the couple thanking anything and everyone, he told the guests to "continue with your dinner while the bride and groom will do the unconventional thing of taking photos with the people at each table". UNCONVENTIONAL? ... I'm not sure if he grew up in Singapore but he probably hasn't gone to enough weddings here...
Dancing With His New Mom-In-Law
Best thing of the night was the chocolate gateaux on the dessert line - Sinfully delicious. If I could take the whole thing home I would but seems like everyone liked it too.. DAMN! Well at least I got to take home a piece of the wedding cake, which was made by my aunt. Somehow I was told to hold a spray bottle filled with rum that was used to moisten the cake... but I think it would be better just used as breath freshener?
Bottle-O-Rum
The next wedding was held exactly 3 weeks after that, celebrating Adrian's, another distant cousin, marriage to Madelaine. This one was held at the Conrad International Centennial Singapore, and it was a rather glamourous-looking affair. Well the hotel had their standards to upkeep, but it wasn't the hotel, rather the people and their attitudes. Some acted as though they were a class above the rest and that was just plain bullshit...
Plus I was rather pissed that I didn't bother to bring my camera, but good thing for mobile phones these days I guess.
The dinner started late, unlike Esther's, and the weird thing was that they didn't serve beer until the second course. Which was really crappy news since I sooooo needed alcohol in my system to get though all that's going on around that ballroom. Well, the server assigned to my table was really professional, had an especially good memory, and she was quick although she had a slight limp.
She made it a lot more tolerable, and better as time went by and she kept plying me with more alcohol. 
Oooh Shiney
What I liked about the wedding was that the food was plated, and so once again, no one saying that I took more than my share. Although... our table had a few extra plates because of my aunts' absence and I took an extra helping of some dishes. I especially loved the very first course, the "cold dish", or in this case, Conrad's version of it. Tasting portions of 5 different dishes all on one plate!
Fave!
Mom's Special Portion Minus Leeks
Classy Kong Bak Pao
Apple Pie In A Shot Glass
Spoiler of the night was when the couple came in, Adrian singing to Madelaine and she acting all shy and cute... OH GIVE ME A BREAK... OR 10 MORE BEERS PLEASE! Thank goodness my stomach didn't get the better of me and help the yummy food in, but my eyes could have spun out of control at all the cheese. Later when the video presentation was shown, the people up front were fit to be an audience for a US talk-show. Laughing at something funny is common, but going "AWWWWW" really loud when you see a sleeping baby is not and it rather fake. Wait... thinking back, I think I did see someone holding the cue cards up.
Overall, as my uncle put in the comment at the end of the dinner, it was "nothing beyond my expectations" but it sure made me dislike some people more.
Finally, a week later, it was time for Junaida, my ex classmate, to celebrate her marriage to Zaid. It started off as a rather bad day for me with a reply from Ai Li that arrived at 8am, followed by some idiot calling me at 9 in the morning. Honestly, people who are awake that time in the morning on a Sunday ought to either get a life that doesn't have them bored enough to use the phone or just shot dead. I later find out that the very idiot was actually Fadillah trying to find out what time I was attending the wedding. Then again, I'll still say it was dumb to do so at that time as it was stated that the couple will be there around 1.30pm, so would I wake up at 9am just to go have some pictures taken in the afternoon. It continues an hour later when the messages start coming in asking if I wanted to meet up before I left for the wedding.
I got so bloody irritated I just went online and started ranting to Amy about the day.
So later I leave the house to meet up with Ai Li, Li Hui and Diana and end up getting caught in the downpour. NIiiiiCE.... I end up having to sit in the front seat of the cab, all damp and with the cold air-con blasting.... I'll be sick in no time... GRrrrEAT!
We get to the location and not one familiar face can be seen. Furthermore, none of us knew her parents or siblings. Good thing as we tried to get another classmate, there was a lady behind us who kinda eavesdropped and decided to help us.
After enjoying a simple, but really tasty sampling of the buffet, we continued to wait for the couple while catching up on the latest happenings with each of us. About and hour later, we were joined by Fadillah and Rosi and their partners. While they had their meals, we just grabbed all the pineapple tarts on the tray... there wasn't enough for 2 per person anyway.... and continued with another round playing catch up.
About another hour goes
by before we see cameramen running about, signalling the arrival of Junaida and Zaid. Everyone seems to be rushing to get their photos taken with them and then it was our turn. With the cameras that we had, we had to smile for 4 shots and our faces were already cramping by the 2nd. I wonder how these couples can hold their smiles the whole day with every photo they have to take. Maybe it's kinda stuck that way after a while... Guess that's why I like being behind the camera.
Anyhoo... the weddings seem to just happen one after another. Starting with the one between my distant cousin, Esther, and Brian-Francis. I still don't get the whole hyphenated name but to each his own. It was held outdoors at the Shangri-La Rasa Sentosa, which was a nice change but a rather risky choice since November was part of the whole rainy season. Well lucky for them, the whole day was nice and breezy, but those trying to catch a beautiful sunset were sorely disappointed.
Fussing Over The Wedding Cake
Mucking Around
I actually enjoyed myself at this one just because it was different and rather simple. Although it was a buffet dinner, it didn't bother me one bit because that meant I could eat till I'm actually full, plus I can eat as much as I like of something that I found yummy without appearing like some greedy person depriving someone else of their portion.
Of all things I didn't expect there, the one who stole the trophy would be my Primary 6 form teacher, Mr Tan, who was seated right opposite me on the next table. I didn't even notice him when everyone was mingling around and we only saw each other when everyone took their seats before dinner was served. Rather amazing that we took seats that happen to face each other. Rather odd but it's kinda fun to catch up with someone who only remembers you when you were aged 12.
Back to the wedding... It was all yum and fun until the MC got up on stage and started the whole champagne ceremony, which led to speeches from the maid-of-honour and the bestman. Following that was what spoiled the whole thing for me, the father of the bride singing something for them.
LAH LAH LAAAAAAAAH
Nature Joining In The Party
When that was done, the MC said one of the most stupid things I've ever heard. After the speech by the couple thanking anything and everyone, he told the guests to "continue with your dinner while the bride and groom will do the unconventional thing of taking photos with the people at each table". UNCONVENTIONAL? ... I'm not sure if he grew up in Singapore but he probably hasn't gone to enough weddings here...
Dancing With His New Mom-In-Law
Best thing of the night was the chocolate gateaux on the dessert line - Sinfully delicious. If I could take the whole thing home I would but seems like everyone liked it too.. DAMN! Well at least I got to take home a piece of the wedding cake, which was made by my aunt. Somehow I was told to hold a spray bottle filled with rum that was used to moisten the cake... but I think it would be better just used as breath freshener?
Bottle-O-Rum
The next wedding was held exactly 3 weeks after that, celebrating Adrian's, another distant cousin, marriage to Madelaine. This one was held at the Conrad International Centennial Singapore, and it was a rather glamourous-looking affair. Well the hotel had their standards to upkeep, but it wasn't the hotel, rather the people and their attitudes. Some acted as though they were a class above the rest and that was just plain bullshit...
Plus I was rather pissed that I didn't bother to bring my camera, but good thing for mobile phones these days I guess.The dinner started late, unlike Esther's, and the weird thing was that they didn't serve beer until the second course. Which was really crappy news since I sooooo needed alcohol in my system to get though all that's going on around that ballroom. Well, the server assigned to my table was really professional, had an especially good memory, and she was quick although she had a slight limp.
She made it a lot more tolerable, and better as time went by and she kept plying me with more alcohol. Oooh Shiney
What I liked about the wedding was that the food was plated, and so once again, no one saying that I took more than my share. Although... our table had a few extra plates because of my aunts' absence and I took an extra helping of some dishes. I especially loved the very first course, the "cold dish", or in this case, Conrad's version of it. Tasting portions of 5 different dishes all on one plate!
Fave!
Mom's Special Portion Minus Leeks
Classy Kong Bak Pao
Apple Pie In A Shot Glass
Spoiler of the night was when the couple came in, Adrian singing to Madelaine and she acting all shy and cute... OH GIVE ME A BREAK... OR 10 MORE BEERS PLEASE! Thank goodness my stomach didn't get the better of me and help the yummy food in, but my eyes could have spun out of control at all the cheese. Later when the video presentation was shown, the people up front were fit to be an audience for a US talk-show. Laughing at something funny is common, but going "AWWWWW" really loud when you see a sleeping baby is not and it rather fake. Wait... thinking back, I think I did see someone holding the cue cards up.
Overall, as my uncle put in the comment at the end of the dinner, it was "nothing beyond my expectations" but it sure made me dislike some people more.
Finally, a week later, it was time for Junaida, my ex classmate, to celebrate her marriage to Zaid. It started off as a rather bad day for me with a reply from Ai Li that arrived at 8am, followed by some idiot calling me at 9 in the morning. Honestly, people who are awake that time in the morning on a Sunday ought to either get a life that doesn't have them bored enough to use the phone or just shot dead. I later find out that the very idiot was actually Fadillah trying to find out what time I was attending the wedding. Then again, I'll still say it was dumb to do so at that time as it was stated that the couple will be there around 1.30pm, so would I wake up at 9am just to go have some pictures taken in the afternoon. It continues an hour later when the messages start coming in asking if I wanted to meet up before I left for the wedding.
I got so bloody irritated I just went online and started ranting to Amy about the day.So later I leave the house to meet up with Ai Li, Li Hui and Diana and end up getting caught in the downpour. NIiiiiCE.... I end up having to sit in the front seat of the cab, all damp and with the cold air-con blasting.... I'll be sick in no time... GRrrrEAT!
We get to the location and not one familiar face can be seen. Furthermore, none of us knew her parents or siblings. Good thing as we tried to get another classmate, there was a lady behind us who kinda eavesdropped and decided to help us.After enjoying a simple, but really tasty sampling of the buffet, we continued to wait for the couple while catching up on the latest happenings with each of us. About and hour later, we were joined by Fadillah and Rosi and their partners. While they had their meals, we just grabbed all the pineapple tarts on the tray... there wasn't enough for 2 per person anyway.... and continued with another round playing catch up.
About another hour goes
by before we see cameramen running about, signalling the arrival of Junaida and Zaid. Everyone seems to be rushing to get their photos taken with them and then it was our turn. With the cameras that we had, we had to smile for 4 shots and our faces were already cramping by the 2nd. I wonder how these couples can hold their smiles the whole day with every photo they have to take. Maybe it's kinda stuck that way after a while... Guess that's why I like being behind the camera.
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