千四百七十： Plans

finally the system problem has been solved, but not after going through some big hooha. Once again I only had time to really work after 3pm, time flies when you are bombarded with system issues everywhere.

I haven't started planning at all for the Thai trip, which is very unlike me. Even now, every trip i make to Japan I actually plan what I'm going to do and where I'm going to go. Maybe cos the impression of Bangkok is just shopping and shopping and I really have no idea what attraction I want to see. (what is famous in Thailand??)

I am still thinking about the Espirit Men's style black cardigan (m-sized UK/US) but it costs $89.90. which is really crazy and totally not worth it but looks super good on me. I wonder if anyone will get it for me for my birthday, which is just in September (coming soon!!).. hmmm...

23 more days i think, after tomorrow. I have to get a medium-sized suitcase also..

千四百六十九： MMS

Finally for the first time in the whole year after I returned from Japan, I apparently overshot my sms allowance for the month. (usually I don't send more than 360 msgs a month, being online most of the time, I just msn/send emails...)

Did anyone know that a Global MMS costs $1.00!?

I had no idea it was so expensive to send a photo of the beautiful evening sky to someone overseas. & they keep trying to promote this service?! while it costs like $0.30 + data charges to send a small little MMS to someone in sg! My God!! It's really daylight robbery. At least Starhub counts it as your free sms if you have any free sms left when you send MMSes. Quite irritated when i saw what they charged me. & this month's bill sorta goes to show the younger people do send alot of msgs. most of people my age prefer to just call, since its alot faster to talk alot in a min than to try to sms what we need to say in 10 x 160 characters. & my free minutes oso exploded last month (T.T) no thanks to a certain someone, resulting in a phone bill of nearly $70 this month. :(

Today the investigative officer came to ask me more questions. which was good, although I wished that he had asked me everything a few months ago so that we could have moved ahead & the guy would be in jail by now. but. no problem, hopefully in the next months there may be something to put the guy to justice.

Today was a crazed day. Due to some system error, one stupid email kept regenerating itself every 5 min since last monday, leading to a pile up of over 800 emails over the weekend in the system. it really isnt' a frontend problem and the system people over in Redmond aren't very helpful. (actually I think its the slackers in India who keep on misunderstanding my email) and my PC gave me problems the whole day. I had to use remote access to another PC to use some webbased applications. so irritating!! dunno why my neck ached like mad, maybe its the stress. tummy was feeling very weird the whole day too. I hope things get abit less hectic tomorrow..

千四百六十八： Month End

As it should happen, I made a new cute friend this month before its over (as expected according to the 1 new one per month theory). As usual, the start is all sweetness & friendliness. But. Let's see if we stay friends even.

sighz.

I still got 12 months more before I can really leave Sg. I don't think I can take the pressure of 12 more new ones.

I been thinking alot today, I don't think I want to go out with some people anymore. I am only the substitute when they feel lonely as well, or when they don't get to go out with the people they really want to go out with. All talk of trying hard to get free stuff *for me* doesn't mean anything when they are willing to spend money to get the same thing for other people when they know I want it more. But, it's their choice to do what they want, it's my choice that I don't put up with such talk (and action) also. I kinda envy some people's carefree lifestyle that I can't lead now since I have a bf, but come to think of it, thats maybe just fulfilling only for the moment and you will still end up being lonely emotionally.

Let's start another countdown. 23rd Aug is .. 25 days away? to spend 10 days together. I think in total I will only be meeting Ryo for a total of 42 days this year (2007). thats about 1 month 12 days? I am surprised that its really actually so little. Anyone else want to be in a long distance relationship?

千四百六十七： Alone

the movie although with typical horror movie elements, turned out to be quite creepy. (even guys were spooked although the one sitting beside me kept spoiling the movie by making irritating comments!! grrrr)

but at least I got the simpsons popcorn holder!! :D the design is very funny la.. when i have a chance I'll put up fotos of it.

Gap was having a sale! so happy, finally some reasonably priced clothing from them at 50% off and 30% off. some $75 bag was half off so that was more reasonably priced and I finally got my denim bag that I've been looking all over for so long. (although I still think that's overpriced.) then some t-shirts that do not reveal my tummy nor emphasize it but instead quite flatter my figure and make my body look longer. :D one in bright blue and one in maroonish pink, not my usual colours but since I looked ok, stepping out of my comfort zone abit. so that's all the shopping in sg i will be doing until my next payday (I MUST NOT SUCCUMB TO USING MY Card!!). Yes payday came on friday, and this is all I am allowing myself this month.

I went to the dentist this morning and my teeth are now sooooo sore it hurts to just have teeth in my mouth. Yes, even when my mouth is not moving, just shut and stationary the teeth hurt. they hurt. that's all I can think about. I realise why we lose weight, its not that we lose our appetites, its just that the pain in the teeth is all we can feel such that we dun feel the hunger pangs any more (or they are overshadowed such that they pale in comparison.. ) .. The teeth are throbbing, my gums are throbbing. owwwwww...

千四百六十六： Rain

it's been raining everyday of the week.

Today I had to conduct a training session to over 20 people regarding a major change in the function of some tool. It was such a relief when it was over as I had been worrying myself sick over it. It didn't turn out too badly, but the mapping part was really stupid cos it's really just an excel file that you need to go through yourself. I was floundering around then but I think overall it turned out ok (from what my colleagues said). One girl seemed so awed I did the powerpoint myself. I was like ... cos it was quite a simple powerpoint with just a few screenshots. Maybe PPT 2007 had very nice templates thats why it looked professional. hehe. & she said i sounded very confident. which was very weird. haha. cos I could definitely hear my voice shaking. maybe it was cos I could answer all their questions. +++ for me. :D but seriously very relieved that it's over. I hate to do public speaking.

Tip: Always schedule dreaded meetings in the middle of the day. so that u have time to prepare urself before that and after that you have some time to feel lighthearted and enjoy work. :D

after that i was practically feeling so light that I could finally breathe and that I could even hum along to music. hahah. that was how relaxed I was with this weight off me. after that found out more that made me breathe easier too. so.. its really a TGIF with much work cleared up and the prospect of having to work during the weekend was cleared up too.

happy~!

千四百六十五： Love me, Hate the Game

I've been around the world
And all I want is Love and I want it all
Just name it and I've done it. I've seen'em all
Don't hate me cuz I got what you want
Just blame that game

- LOVE ME, HATE THE GAME
 / m-flo loves Snacky Chan, Thaitanium, Edison Chen, and Ryohei (From the album COSMICOLOR)

I didn't know Edison Chen collaborated with m-flo too.. Cool!

& today something weird happened. I usually don't bring my phone to lunch, cos it's bulky and I have no pockets/my jeans are too tight. But today, i decided to bring it along for no particular reason. Midway through lunch, my phone rang. Very very surprised (usually no missed calls/msgs even when I check my phone after lunch), I picked it up and it turns out to be a call from the police regarding the case from almost 6 months ago. They wanted to ask me a few questions tomorrow, so that they can charge the pervert in the attorney-general's chambers (i think he said that..) next week. Finally!! apparently he is out on bail now, meaning I could have had bumped into him in the trains these few weeks w/o knowing. The thought totally creeps me out.. But thank God the police have been doing their job so well. :D Crime doesn't pay!! & what a coincidence (is it?) that I brought my phone to lunch today. hmmm..

千四百六十四： 一天又这么过了

最近的工作不是很多，但是不知为何有那种时间不够用的感觉。

可能是因为一早到了办公室就得参加teleconference、简直连喘一口气的时间都没有。虽然我近来改搭177号巴士然后转搭地铁到女皇镇，然后乘搭免费的短程巴士到办公室，理论上是应该比直趟巴士963号更快抵达目的地。但是不知怎的，每天反而差点迟到。直趟巴士其实车费也比较便宜，但是想着得走到这么远的巴士站，还有我会失去碰到帅哥Jude Law的机会，实在是没办法搭回963号巴士。

开完会，就忙着看email，每天早上至少有五十封信件等着我去看。不只有寄给我的，也有一大堆是project mailing list寄来的。要看哪一些得传达给队友，哪一些得回答，实在是一个大考验，而且也很浪费时间。总之，只是email而已，忙到来，转眼间就是午餐时间了。（我的午餐时间是11am。）

吃完午餐，回到办公室就觉得想睡。上个厕所，看看报纸，又过了一小时。

3点钟又是开会。

开完会，就得发出每天的定时报告。准备报告又是转眼间就5点钟了。可以松一口气，准备回家。

其实，忙的时候好过没事做。上个星期是简直闷得发慌。没工作不是自己的错，但是看着队友在忙，又不好意思光明正大地relax，得假装在忙，更是辛苦！

每天数着日子过。还有一个月就能遇见Ryo了，想到就感到兴奋！:D

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oops.. anyway, I had a really hectic week.

My Jude Law hasn't appeared on the bus the whole week :( and I realised taking 963 bus was cheaper but I couldn't bear the thought of having to walk to the bus stop so far away now that I could take a bus straight at my door step & there is still the possibility of meeting Mr Jude Law on the bus. This route should be faster than taking 963 but I think its the free shuttle bus that wasted all the time since usually I reach Queenstown MRT by 8am.

so having reached the office barely on time, immediately I gotta log into the teleconference and get bombarded by questions. after the call, I have to delegate the work and update the team about the bug status. lunch comes really quickly since its at 11am. the day flies by when you are preparing for meetings and after lunch its soon time for the 3pm meeting. After the meeting, I have to send out the Daily status summary report for the day's testing and then before I know it, its 5pm. Time to prepare to go home! :D

But I prefer such days to days w/o anything to do. Like last week, I hate having to pretend to be busy cos u don't want to let your colleagues feel pissed off at you for relaxing in the office while they seem to be so busy.

Will see Ryo in less than a month!! can't wait!!

千四百六十三： 転職

Writing cheques for my mom now, feels great cos its not my $$ that i'm writing away. heh.

I suddenly miss Ryo very much.

千四百六十二： It's over...

i'm back!! I managed to finish the book b4 i slept last night actually. argh. I can't believe it's over. a big sense of loss as there isn't anything to look forward to anymore. :(

I had dinner with my cousin & cj at marina sq just now. Yesterday I accidentally stepped on my earphones and it cracked. the right hand side earphone cracked. (T.T) so after dinner, we went looking for earphones and none of the shops were selling sony earphones! it was so weird. all philips or seinnheiser. very irritating. In the end, I just returned to the epi-center at Suntec since I have the member's card and got the sennheiser earphones at 5% off. but I can't really hear the quality, unless the volume is louder. hmm. I'll try again later.

Now i'm hooked on DS Mojipitan (もじぴたん）。time to shower and hit the game. :D

千四百六十一： Reading..

As I'm trying to read finish the new Harry Potter instalment, my life is pretty much just about reading the book and there will only be new updates after i'm done with the book. hehe..

Be back in a few days!

千四百六十： Disturbia

Ok, the poster might not look so interesting but the plot is pretty good. I haven't screamed so freely with the other audience when watching a thriller in a while. :D

The movie Disturbia is pretty funny at times, abit of a teen flick, but the thriller parts are pretty convincing. Having watched all these action movies one after another, this is a refreshing change. The lead is the same lead from Transformer, and interestingly, he actually acted in this before he acted in Transformers but that one got released first in Singapore.

First time i ever ate at Spageddies today. not bad at all. and I am still very addicted to my Itadaki Street. :D

Next up, Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows to be released tomorrow! so excited!!

千四百五十九： Lethargy

Yay! Ryo is back from his work trips! He had LA then London/Germany directly one after another but I guess nowadays I hardly think about where he is since we don't call each other everyday anyway. only when we are planning stuff do we talk alot more, like when deciding where we were going to stay and all. but the trip is still a month away...

I've had nothing much to do at work lately, I don't know the reason for it. I hate to have nothing to do, my brain will probably just rot to nothing soon.

Friday tomorrow finally. Every week should just be a 4 day work week.

I don't know why I have been feeling so lethargic the whole week. I am in fact going to bed now. nitez.

千四百五十八： いただきストリト

I wore my new mickey vintage tank top today and it was a relief not having to constantly check that my tummy was or wasn't showing. :)

I'm hooked on DS's いただきストリト (Itadaki street) , a game like monopoly but with all the characters from FF, Mario, and dragon quest.

Some recommendations to Japanese hiphop/R&B. Try listening to Kreva or Monkey Majik. Their songs are soothing yet catchy. & they're pretty cute in person too. :p

I didn't manage to see the Jude Law lookalike this morning. A little disappointed, but hopefully he'll be on the bus tomorrow. the shuttle bus was late this morning also. I think 1 bus didn't come, resulting in an overcrowded and a very late bus. :(

千四百五十七： ニキビ

I dunno where they came from but i noticed all these tiny pimple like bumps on my face these few days. due to lack of sleep? I hope they disappear soon.

I realised this morning I lacked tops that can at least cover my tummy when I was trying to get dressed. I could only find really tiny tops and in the end I had to find a top that revealed abit of my tummy. argh. so I got myself a tank top from M'Industrie, the shop selling all the Disney themed tops. They were having sale, so for $19.90, got a pretty cool ribbed tank top.

I think I caught the virus too, cos my throat sorta hurts and my hands are really warm with my head spinning a little. and my whole arm just feels so sore, not just the wrist part. I wonder what's wrong. zzz I think its time to sleep..

8 more working days to pay day! :D

千四百五十六； Harry Potter

sighz. luckily I watched this for only $3. It was abit draggy, totally deviated from the book:s exciting moments, all the good parts were mostly already in the trailer. On the other hand, I enjoyed Simpsons trailer alot, and I'm looking very much forward to it.

Teeth hurting alot today, think the back teeth are shifting again?

The doctor at the polyclinic said my injury is an inflamed ligament "very common, no need to worry" but if its so inflamed how come i nv see anyone around me with it?? & she only gave me some cream and painkiller for it.. ...

千四百五十五： 経済

Yesterday I met my financial advisor after 3 years of trying to avoid him and I realised my financial health is very poor. Ok I didn't need him to tell me that since I didnt have any investments but I should have invested more of the pay I got from the capcom stint rather than spent so much of it.

But, going to start with the CPF part, since I'm pretty sure I'm not going to buy an aptment in SG, can probably afford to use that to invest first. Need to get better insurance coverage for retirement also, but actually the amount is still not alot. but better than before. with this purchase, I gotta probably cut down on shopping and other things like unnecessary meals and taxi fares per month. & my savings!! actually this should be taking the place of my savings just that its money I can't use as and when I want.

Today is 海の日, a public holiday for Japan. Going to watch Harry Potter with Akane in the afternoon, hopefully it is as gd as the trailer makes it seem. (a lot of mixed reviews so far..)

千四百五十四： 4/10

I met up with 4/10 girls after a very very very long time of not seeing them :) We played mahjong, had KFC, and it was supposed to be a chalet but we were getting tired at about 1am and we wanted to sleep in the comforts of our own bed so we decided to check out at 1am and go home. hehe.. very old liao!!

Today
- collected $60 Isetan Vouchers
- had pig organ soup

tired. nitez

千四百五十三： ＰＭ

This is the youngest of our PMs (Program Managers). He is about 30 years old, and I asked him to take a photo with me when Weiling wanted to take a photo with him. :D :D

草賀さん & me

千四百五十二： Din Tai Fung & Miss Clarity

Had dinner with my boss & Shinji at Din Tai Fung before she had to leave for her night flight at the airport, then after that met up with APAC people for some desserts at Miss Clarity Cafe. The Japanese people love to eat Din Tai Fung when they are here because there are only a few branches of Din Tai Fung in Japan and they are always having super long queues. (they are abit suaku, i heard there were long queues for the new branches of burger king there oso..)

I haven't been to Miss Clarity Cafe before, but it was only so-so, as in, it seems cosy, but I don't see it as that worth it since it is nearly equivalent to NYDC prices.

some of the APAC people

Quite ok day at work today, time went by really fast because we had sort of a kickoff meeting for FY 08 in the morning, then bento lunch at about 1pm. I don't really know what they expect of us still, it just made me feel alot more resentful that we are just contract staff and not FTE. Yup, that video she showed us was inspirational IF we were really one of them, but we are not, so where does that put us? Will we even have a chance to see that in person?

Leave schedule for October & maybe my birthday has been approved as well. :) pretty happy about that.

千四百五十一： Al Dente Trattoria

Dinner at Al Dente Trattoria esplanade yesterday. :)

The food was quite expensive though, even though it tasted pretty good, and very very nice ambience as well. Probably should save this place for special occasions like birthdays.