I was glad to make a trip down. Altough I went home empty handed but I had a good time "rubbing shoulders" with my corporate colleagues. I missed them so much!Dec 3, 2008
Company party @ THE HOUSE
I was glad to make a trip down. Altough I went home empty handed but I had a good time "rubbing shoulders" with my corporate colleagues. I missed them so much!Jan 4, 2008
Welcome 2008!
I wanted to spend my new yr's eve differently this year (no more fireworks (I had enuff… overdose. Singapore got a year filled with fireworks, from new yr to CNY to national day to xmas. Moreover, i get to move out from the seaty and sticky party goers.) I joined my friends for a potluck dinner. I played a part by making salad and heating up some cocktail sausages. After the dinner, we played the game "Taboo". its like "win, lose or draw" but you cant draw. You can only use the power of vocabulary to guess the words.
Dec 30, 2007
Dec 18, 2007
night safari
Dec 9, 2007
A morning with Y STARS
What does YSTARS stands for? its means Y Special Teens, Arts & Recreation Society". It's a small group of young people who are intellectually challenged.The theme for this programme was "Xmas tree Decoration". Its my (and many other volunteers) 1st time getting so close with intellectually disabled youth. Honestly, I was alittle afraid.. Yes, the fear of not being able to handle them, the fear of not being able to talk to them. Luckily the staff and parents were helpful, they briefed us on the "dos and donts" and what to expect.
Suddenly, I heard a loud "pong, pong, pong!". Its a normal looking girl, aged 9. However, she was deprived of oxygen during birth thus her brain is damaged. She could not speak but I can see that she looked forward to this "gathering". Next came Ben. He was really funny. He introduced himself as Aaron Kwok and imitated his singing and dance steps. Next came (erm.. I forget his name), he introduce himself as JJ. Most of them (with an average IQ of 60 to 70) enjoy singing and dancing; and they do not seem to have stage fright (though there isnt a stage, virtually)!
On my table, there were 5 volunteers to 2 YStars. 1 is Ben and the other is Stephanie. Stephanie is much more quiet and very deep in thoughts. Not to intimate them, we kicked off with the easiest xmas decoration: the making of the ball. We get them to chose their colours and started painting. However after this, they were not interested in making the rest, they wanted to draw and write. We respected them. On the paper, they wrote about their hobbies and what they like. Though they got some spelling mistakes, we could understand what they were trying to say.
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Its time to hang the ornaments (though most of them were made by the volunteers).
We moved on to xmas carols! the Ystars were clapping and "la-la-ing" while we, volunteers, sing. They were spontaneous.
Even its only a 2 hours session, I really enjoyed it. It made me realised that if there is hope, anything is possible. I will sure go for my 2nd round!
Oct 30, 2007
Dash favourite game
Oct 13, 2007
Dash's No. 1 Trick
With the simple command "OPEN", my Dash will leap up and push the door lever down and the door is open :D my dog is sooooo smart. Mucks x 10
Oct 7, 2007
"back to yesterday" night
Sep 27, 2007
Laugther is the best medicine
JOKE 1: Deaf Genie
A man walks into a bar with a paper bag. He sits down and places the bag on the counter. The bartender walks up and asks what's in the bag.
The man reaches into the bag and pulls out a little man, about one foot high, and he sets him on the counter. He reaches back into the bag and this time pulls out a small piano, setting it on the counter as well. He reaches into the bag once again and pulls out a tiny piano bench, which he placed in front
of the piano.
The little man sits down at the piano and starts playing a beautiful piece by Mozart.
"Where on earth did you get him?" Says the bartender.
The man responded by reaching into the paper bag. This time he pulls out a magic lamp. He hands it to the bartender and says: "Here Rub it."
So the bartender rubs the lamp, and suddenly there's a gust of smoke, then a beautiful blonde genie is standing before him. "I will grant you one wish. Just one wish ... each person is only allowed one!"
The bartender got real excited. Without hesitating he said, "I want a million bucks!"
A few moments later, a duck walks into the bar. It is soon followed by another duck, then another. Pretty soon, the entire bar is filled with ducks and they kept coming.
The bartender turns to the man and says, "Y'know, I think your genie's a little deaf. I asked for a million bucks, not a million ducks."
"I know," says the man, "do you really think I asked for a 12 inch pianist?"
Joke 2: Someone really stinks
A young couple were on their honeymoon. The husband was sitting in the bathroom on the edge of the bathtub saying to himself, "Now how can I tell my wife that I've got really smelly feet and that my socks absolutely stink? I've managed to keep it from her while we were dating, but she's bound to find out sooner or later that my feet stink. Now how do I tell her?"
Meanwhile, the wife was sitting in the bed saying to herself, "Now how do I tell my husband that I've got really bad breath? I've been very lucky to keep it from him while we were courting, but as soon as he's lived with me for a week, he's bound to find out. Now how do I tell him gently?"
The husband finally plucks up enough courage to tell his wife and so he walks into the bedroom. He walks over to the bed, climbs over to his wife, puts his arm around her neck, moves his face very close to hers and says, "Darling, I've a confession to make."
And she says, "So have I, love."
To which he replies, "Don't tell me, you've eaten my socks."
Sep 20, 2007
romance stucks
1st quote by Anonymous -
Then I saw this quote by Woody Allen, Love and Death- "To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering one must not love. But then one suffers from not loving. Therefore to love is to suffer, not to love is to suffer. To suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy then is to suffer. But suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be unhappy one must love, or love to suffer, or suffer from too much happiness. I hope you're getting this down." (I was reading this quote over and over again to get it.. but i do not really get it. if i am not wrong.. he is trying to tell us to LOVE)
Got another joker - La Rochefoucauld wrote: True love is like seeing ghosts; we all talk about it, but few of us have ever seen one. (this quote, i thought, was good. Honestly, I felt that I never truly love someone because of somethings I done that many people deem that its not love.) Thus I tot this quote by Mae West ticklish -"Do not marry a man to reform him. That is what reform schools are for."
Other funny quotes by anonymous:
"When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing: either the car is new or the wife is. "
"Man is better off than woman; he marries later and dies sooner."
Sep 7, 2007
Flash back
Should I impersonate the sexiest woman of the century? The white, pleated Deluxe Marilyn Monroe dress defines the seductive style of this silver screen siren. A realistic replica of the dress as seen in the film, 'The Seven Year Itch'. I need to get the wig too. Sounds very interesting, isnt it? 1st I must find a place that rent such clothes 2nd, if i can carry this look.
Another idea- to look like this Soda Pop gal. this look seems easier to create cos I have wavy hair too. Guess I just need to source out the places. Sunday seems to be a good day to go costume hunting! Actually I was thinking of looking for dresses that are inspired from the movie "HAIRSPRAY". To look like on of the character, I need to get my hair done with lots of hairspray sprinkled onto my hair to get the BIG look. if not.. get a wig. 