boobytrapped

victory for obama!

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 01:55:30 GMT

and so Barack Obama is the new US President.

I'm really happy he won! we were watching it over in the office and needless to say all whooped in joy when it went past the 270 mark...and kept on going up, up and UP.

here's to a greater *better* change in the States. woo hoo for the Democrats! and quite honestly, i much preferred Bill Clinton to Bush Jr. anyday despite the torrid affair with Monica Lewinsky. tut.

and yes i know - i haven't updated in ages. but you know how it is...i'm not exactly xia xue.

ok Friday morning - looking forward to the weekend already!

oh, and note to self - snag a guy soon...all my friends are getting married!

the light shines out of my arse.

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 11:02:48 GMT

don't you think life is sailing by really quickly now?

i just realized it's been eons since a proper update (soccer updates not included). was just sitting down and wondering what happened so far this year...and decided not to after a while. you see, 2008 is not turning out to be the best year. financially (especially), personally (lots of bad decisions and screw-up) and career-wise.

but here's hoping the latter part of this year might turn out okay after all. let's be optimistic!

heading up to KL for the MTV Asia Awards in Genting. might be a good deja vu since the last MAAs where we were slogging our arses off...but in a good way! missed those times definitely. and especially getting to be a groupie backstage. hurhur.

in other news, fiza, noorman and i are gonna be pros at salsa soon okay! we're taking classes at this studio over at this super dodgy area at the end of Shenton Way. hehe. but all's good although i can't seem to 'relax my arms'. sigh.

my boss is holiday-ing in Italy (dammit!)...hence the slightly longer update. as usual, let the pics do the talking!

Baba's Birthday!

all the girls.

and random mike.

Princess's Birthday!

mandatory shot with the birthday girl...all dressed up!

girly shot...again. with Roman's aka Loch Ness (cuz he's soOo tall duh) sticking out at the back.

eh Liy...tengok mana lah!

happy from all the shooters!

oh and...ermm...more shooters.

feeling more frisky than usual.

good group shot! i like...especially since i'm in the centre. LOL.

Azzucar!

testing out Fad's new camera.

even BimbO joined us!

i was tired of the photo-taking by this time.

hmmm...apparently not yet.

Shairah's Farewell! (that i 'gatecrashed')

such a happy shot.

the relative calm before the madness.

i swear to god this has GOT to be the BEST shot of Fiza!

random shot at Gotham. Rhode, Pete and Shima.

the Dutch that got away. haha. Bastiaan, ex-colleagues bf that i stole for a night.

Okay dokay...am off to meet dearest Amin now for a bit. :)

huff. puff. puff. puff.

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 09:07:41 GMT

numbers and budgets are screwing my head up.

why am i stuck with freakin' budgets and budget cuts?

sigh.

not advisable if your head is still throbbing from over-indulging in alcohol.

i want a holiday NOW!!!

update.

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 09:08:35 GMT

I was trying to do a Fiza and not update this blog for a year � but Art is pressurising me to update.

Babe I honestly think you�re the only one left who bothers. Hahaha. So yea�this is for you.

I miss you lah babe�as I miss Amin. I�m seeing Fiza more than the both of you now!!! How random is that! (sorry Fiza no offense, but it�s true. And I love it that we�re meeting more often now!)

Okay�so�updates are pretty sparse. Nothing much going on except I think the 2^nd half of this year is finally looking up. Not for me�yet. But definitely for the ones dear to me. J Bimbo, I�m so bloody happy for you�now we have a reason to celebrate the 4^th of July! Wee hoo!

And Diva, we�re definitely gonna be there for the all important debut/performance (no choice there since art dah pandai2 beli tiket). And we promise not to be late. Or at least make Fiza promise that!

Art�your bonus is reason enough to celebrate, bitch.

Sab, your �uncle� not so �uncle� lah don�t worry. I want an �uncle� of my own too!

As for me, for the first time in my life, I�m being completely magnanimous and say I�m happy everyone else is happy. :P

bubbles.

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:57:15 GMT

Flu is back with a roaring vengeance�not good.

On the plus side � I can always count on Bimbo to cheer me up with a completely useless tale. Like today, for example, she called me and after discussing someone�s sexual fixation at a great length � she started regaling me with a particularly funny episode of the Powerpuff Girls. A story I didn�t need to know � but entertaining nevertheless!

I laughed mostly at her enthusiasm in telling me the story. Only she can make the Poerpuff Girls sound like the greatest animation series to be invented. LOL.

I love Fiza. But sometimes I wonder where she gets all that energy from. J

Another random fact for the day - My boss and managers came back from their Indo trip last Friday with a carton of cigarettes for me! LOL. It tickled me so much since they�re always on my back to get me to quit! But how very touching.

Okay back to work work work.

should haves. would haves.

Mon, 26 May 2008 04:20:50 GMT

i've been neglecting my blog of late. besides the uncharacteristic soccer updates (yes art, thanks for pointing that out) - but nevertheless i have to stress i'm not a glory supporter. i have been a Man U fan since a babe (it runs in the family) and was just as disappointed when they started slipping up until recently. hehe.

anyway, there's been an abundance of emotional turmoil around me recently - and because i hurt when i see my dearest ones get hurt - i have been caught up in all the emotions as well. i feel so exhausted, and i'm sure they feel it worse.

last night was a good catch up with the besties. it has been months literally since all 4 of us got together - and i'm glad we did. everything is almost back to normal, do we have a consensus on this girls*? :)

*includes Amin

at this point of time i sit back on watch them with their partners and i wonder when will it be my turn to call them up with a relationship problem of my own. hehehe. the last time i could do that was so long ago...i think we've grown up a lot more since!

i've become so emotionally detached i get scared by that myself. why is it so hard to cling on like a leech to the frst person who shows a remote interest? mind you, i'm not exactly a romantic. but i think i now know. my besties would probably go 'oh god, not this again...how long has it been? does she even listen to her own advice?' - and i probably deserve that! hehe.

and so i shall stop here.

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How can one miss what she's never had
How could I reminisce when there is no past
How could I have memories of being happy with you boy
Could someone tell me how can this be
How could my mind pull up incidents
Recall dates and times that never happened
How could we celebrate a love that's too late
And how could I really mean the words I'm bout to say

I missed the times that we almost shared
I miss the love that was almost there
I miss the times that we use to kiss
At least in my dreams
Just let me take my time and reminisce
I miss the times that we never had
What happened to us we were almost there
Whoever said it's impossible to miss when you never had
Never almost had you

I cannot believe I let you go
Or what I should say I shoulda grabbed you up and never let you go
I shoulda went out with you
I should have made you my boo boy
Yeah that's one time I shoulda broke the rules
I shoulda went on a date
Shoulda found a way to escape
Shoulda turned a almost into
If it happened now its too late
How could I celebrate a love that wasn't real
And if it didn't happen why does my heart feel

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perfectly encapsulates it all.

CHAMPIONS OF EUROPE!

Thu, 22 May 2008 03:07:42 GMT

Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea: Incredible spot kick drama

Manchester United became kings of Europe for the third time on a night of high drama and emotion in Moscow as they beat Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a 1-1 draw after extra time.

Goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar was the hero with a penalty save to deny Nicolas Anelka after Chelsea captain John Terry had missed the chance to win the Blues the trophy by firing his own spot-kick hit the post.

The dramatic shootout looked to be going Chelsea's way after Petr Cech saved Cristiano Ronaldo's effort but Terry's miss opened the door for Sir Alex Ferguson to clinch his second Champions League crown.

As the celebrations began, you could have expected the ghosts of such giants as Duncan Edwards and George Best to be dancing with delight at the outcome.

It is 40 years since United first won the trophy with a team rebuilt by Sir Matt Busby from the survivors of that Munich disaster. Eight players lost their lives following the catastrophic events on a snow-filled German runway in February 1958.

It was fitting that United became the first English club to win the trophy 10 years later and even more apt that, half a century on, Ferguson's men had again taken on Europe's finest and beaten them all.

For rest of report: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/report?id=240721&cc=3888

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This is the best day of the week so far!

giggsy.

Mon, 12 May 2008 02:51:34 GMT

GLORY GLORY MAN UNITED!!!

Manchester United clinched their 10th Premier League title on Sunday after a dramatic final day of action which saw them pip Chelsea to the championship. Goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Ryan Giggs gave United a 2-0 win over Wigan and ensured they retained the title, elsewhere rivals Chelsea drew 1-1 with Bolton.

IN YOUR FACE CHELSEA!

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Record-holder Ryan Giggs marked a lifetime's loyalty with the best present possible as he delivered another Premier League title to Manchester United as they beat Wigan 2-0.

United were in front but needing calming despite Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half penalty when Giggs kept his nerve to coolly slot home Wayne Rooney's through ball.

A quarter of an hour earlier, Giggs' had been introduced for his 758th United appearance, equalling a milestone left by Sir Bobby Charlton that will surely be eclipsed in Moscow on May 21.

But all Giggs will care about is adding to a medal collection that continues to expand, containing all 10 championships won under Sir Alex Ferguson, part of an overall United haul of 17, one adrift of Liverpool, who Ferguson has vowed to overtake.

Few would begrudge the Red Devils their latest success, even if the free-flowing attack that has propelled them to glory by two points over Chelsea - who drew 1-1 with Bolton - was strangely muted.

Certainly anyone still daring to suggest Steve Bruce was happy enough to do his old club a favour clearly was not inside a stadium where, contrary to stated wisdom, the vast majority wanted a home win.

And how Wigan did their supporters proud as they controlled possession for long periods and enjoyed the majority of chances.

For rest of report: http://soccernet.espn.go.com/index?cc=3888

runaway.

Tue, 06 May 2008 04:27:15 GMT

it's my late grandmother's 10th death anniversary today.

and incidentally, my primary school best friend's birthday too.

i remember that day really well, purely because i never knew i could feel so happy one moment and crushed the next (well, at least then at age 12).

Morning started out as per normal, minus the excited twitterings of the girls anticipating the birthday celebration of my best friend. Yes, you would remember birthdays were taken rather seriously back in school! Another bestie and i had prepared a customized 'special' present in the form of a mini t-shirt printed with Hanson's (yes the boyband!) image - which she was completely obsessed with!

Just before recess (when the gift exchange ritual would begin), someone from the General Office came into the classroom and passed my form teacher a note. After 3 seconds, she looked up and looked at me pityingly and called me out of the classroom. And that's when she broke the news that my mum was waiting downstairs as my grandma had passed on. Everything was pretty much a blur after that - so i just went back in, shocked, grabbed my bag, hugged the birthday girl with a quick 'Happy birthday...sorry gotta go. my grandma's dead.'

The tears only came when the bus i was in passed by her house...the house where i spent 10 years of my life in, my playground, all that i was familiar with.

It was at that point when i realized she wasn't going to be there for me anymore - not when i fall down from running too fast, not when my cousin kicked me in the tummy, not when i scald myself trying to cook maggi on my own, not when i just want someone to cuddle up to.

and the worst part was...i didn't even get to see her one last time. not even when she kept asking for me but i was just too scared of seeing her suffer.

i couldn't even do that for her.

and that has been...is still, my biggest regret in life.

i miss you.

Antipodean Day.

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:26:23 GMT

In celebration of Anzac (or Antipodean) Day tomorrow - here's a little visual treat for you.

The office is celebrating it tomorrow as there are quite a few Aussies/Kiwis here so we're having a traditional Anzac lunch complete with quizzes, games, performances, music etc. etc. Cheesy...but i think it'll be a welcome break somewhat. Hehe.

Work has been the same...i find myself thinking of beaches and hot dry sand and the baking sun a lot nowadays. It's definitely a sign that i need a break. I DO need a break but looks like that'll have to hold off till much later. Sigh.

On a happier note - in a bid to cease going out (and therefore spending a whole heck more), i have bought 5 Korean DVD sets and another 5 books to occupy my time at home! :))