Many things June 1, 2007

Someone posted up one of my entries somewhere for voting.  I think that’s nice, though I’m not sure how that entry could be interesting since it’s about me having low blood pressure.  Maybe it’s the info I attached it with   Thanks anyways.

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I got kinda drowsy and asked my colleague where I can get a cup of Starbucks nearby and she said “I’m not sure.  And I don’t like Starbucks.”

 I just stared at her. 

“Starbucks fund/supports Palestinian arms…”, she said. 

 ”Huh?!” 

She said other stuff as well, like the farmers growing the beans not getting full benefits from Starbucks etc.  Too much to mention.

I love Starbucks Coffee.  But I’m not familiar with the Company and it’s initiatives, even thoughI had a brief intro on its history when I was servicing the account back in Ambrosia.

So I had to look it up and see if the gossip was true. 

1) http://starbucksgossip.typepad.com/

2) Z net – http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=9976

3) BBC – on Ethiopia: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6086330.stm,
4) BBC – on China cultural imperialism: http://www.guardian.co.uk/china/story/0,,1993358,00.html

I know these news are backdated.  I just thought it’ll be an interesting read since Starbucks has lots of fans and I wanna find out if it’ll change my perception of Starbucks.

Well, I’m going to Coffee Bean for hot chocolate.

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A few days back, I wanted to post an entry and when I tried to sign into my account, the page read “Blog suspended”.  Or something like that.

I was like “WTF!”.

Lisa noticed it too ’cause apparently she tried to access my blog and it announced the same thing too. So I took to reading the Terms of Service.

Couldn’t really find anything that I breached.  So I emailed the support team and waited.  Lisa thought maybe my wanting to get a boob job mentioned in a previous entry caused the suspension (and she roars with laughter MSN style).  Slap you silly!

Then!  My hotmail alerted me of a comment posted by Dongli.  And I was like, WAITAMINUTE! I thought my blog was suspended?!  To confirmed I asked Dong if he just posted a comment and he did!

WordPress undid the suspension! I was quite upset ’cause while going crazy wondering why my account was cut off, I created an account in LJ. -_-

I guess WordPress rather give back my account than tell me why it was suspended for that period of time.

It better not happen again!

Okay. May 30, 2007

“And so it is
Just like you said it would be
Life goes easy on me
Most of the time
And so it is
The shorter story
No love, no glory”

I have low blood pressure May 29, 2007

No wonder I have not been feeling well lately…

I found this…

“What are low blood pressure signs and symptoms?

When the blood pressure is not sufficient to deliver enough blood to the organs of the body, the organs do not work properly and may be permanently damaged. For example, if insufficient blood flows to the brain, brain cells do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients, and a person can feel light-headed, dizzy, or even faint. Going from a sitting or lying position to a standing position often brings out the symptoms of low blood pressure. This occurs because standing causes blood to “settle” in the veins of the lower body, and this can lower the blood pressure. If the blood pressure is already low, standing can make the low pressure worse to the point of causing symptoms. (The development of light-headedness, dizziness, or fainting upon standing caused by low blood pressure is called orthostatic hypotension. Normal individuals are able to compensate rapidly for the low pressure created by standing with the responses discussed previously and do not develop orthostatic hypotension.)

When there is insufficient blood pressure to deliver blood to the coronary arteries (the arteries that supply blood to the heart’s muscle), a person can develop chest pain (angina) or even a heart attack. When insufficient blood is delivered to the kidneys, the kidneys fail to eliminate wastes from the body, for example, urea and creatinine, and an increase in their levels in the blood occur (e.g., elevations of blood urea nitrogen or BUN and serum creatinine, respectively).

Shock is a life-threatening condition where persistently low blood pressure causes organs such as kidney, liver, heart, lung, and brain to fail rapidly.”

Hey, maybe I’ll just die suddenly one day.  Yay.

Too many things to do, so little time May 29, 2007

I realised that there’s a lot of stuff I want to do in my lifetime before I die (or before I get married -_-).

1) Bungee jump

2) Sky diving

3) Live in Australia for a few months

4) Live in USA for a few months

5) Holiday at Bali

6) Holiday at Maldives

7) Buy a plot of land in Philippines, build houses on it and rent them out

8 ) Get a driver’s licence

9) Go to Japan and visit my cousin and live with her for a few months

10) Do charity work

11) Chase a tornado

12) Experience snow

13) Start an online business

14) Paint my walls

15) Buy a shop-house

16) Go sailing

17) Work in QE2

18) Shop in Italy

19) Learn Spanish

20) Visit Africa

21) Raise my niece and nephew – I miss them so much!

22) Work in a MNC advertising agency

23) Tan at a nude beach

24) Learn to surf

25) Take up dancing

26) Build a website

27) Start a retail business

28) Play games for a living

29) Work in a childcare centre

30) Buy a flat

31) Have sex every weekend (at least)

32) Have a toned body

33) Have Utt as a friend

34) Trying hosting

35) Have a boob job

36) Be fair skinned

37) Go to Hollywood

38) Spend Christmas in New York

39) Get married to the one and only man I love

40) Have his kids, 3 would be nice

That’s a lot to do and probably more that I have not mentioned.  Have not even done half of them.  I guess I better up the pace.  I figured that since there are so many things I need to do before I get married, I’d probably not get married till I’m like 30 plus to 40 years old, or probably not get married at all!

So which guy is willing to join me in my quest for life fulfillment spend the rest of his life with me??

Our earth is dying May 27, 2007

Sat in front of the television, in the evening by the way, watching a movie and at the end of it, I was all ngiam ngiam, as if I was working out.

There was not much breeze today and even if there was, it was warm air blowing.  This is one of those rare times that I hate our weather.

Anyways I just thought I’ll complain a little so if you are experiencing wacky weather on your side of the country, world, whatever - tell me about it.  It is good to know I am not the only one melting at this time of the year.

Hey, your turn! May 26, 2007

Yup it’s my turn to take a shower mom.

I really don’t know what to write about, I just felt like putting down an entry.

I was surprised to be given an interesting person’s blog to read.  More reads during work!

You know that movie ‘eternal sunshine of a spotless mind’?  I remember I’ve mentioned that movie in a blog i had previously and I’m gonna say it again - I wish there was such a way to erase memory.  There is one particular memory I’d like to forget…

And I’m not telling you which one *grins*

I have a feeling that I would end up marrying late (or maybe even never! *gasps*).  I don’t know why.  It’s that nagging feeling you know?  Ever get that?

Even though everything seems to be okay now, something might just pop up and throw me off balance and would cause me to end up a spinster.  Ok lah, not that dramatic.  But still, it’s a scary thought.

And to quote a friend; “No one likes to be loney.”  Or something like that. Especially for me, I cannot be alone.  Having no siblings is bad enough. I have issues man.

 Well on a lighter note, the good news is that my mucle aches are starting to subside.  It fact, almost gone.  So I can sleep better at night. Thank gwad!

I can foresee how I’d look like when I’m 20 years older. 2 words.

Fugly. Hag.

Money, money, money. It’s so funny… May 25, 2007

Let’s see… What do I spend my money on?

1) Lunch & dinner
2) Movies
3) Tea breaks
4) Mobile Bills
5) Internet and tv bills (the funny thing is that I don’t watch tv -_-, so why the hell am I paying for ?!)
6) Exercising

7) Clothes and shoes (only buy them once or twice in a few months)

Ok, it doesn’t seem much then how come I’m always struggling to survive with a few dollars towards the end of the month!?

I put aside a percentage of my pay to save which is not much anyway and yet still feel fucking poor.

I’ve decided to trim my spendings.

No more meals. Just small bites like sandwiches or fruits.
No more movies in cinemas unless someone pays for me.
No more going to town unneccessarily.
No more fancy food. Hawker food all the way!
No more meals that are more than 5 bucks, inclusive of drinks.
No more buying drinks from out the office. I’ll just get them from the ‘free-flow’ vending machine in the pantry.

Last but not least, no more jobs that pays me less that $2K!!!!

No mercy for the next job I apply for. I’m sick and tired of getting less than everyone else. I’m FED UP!

No joke. May 24, 2007

Yoga is tougher than it seems.

 I am suffering from muscle ache.  I did hot yoga yesterday and boy did I perspire like crazy.  I was a waterfall of salty sweat. (EW)

Anyway, I’m actually quite tired to type right now.  Even my arms are aching.

 Bye bye.

Thoughts May 24, 2007

I have this sudden ache in my heart that I could just run away with you and never to come back again.

To a place where we will be left alone to enjoy each other’s company and love.  A place where no one will or can judge us, a place where we can be ourselves and live free.

For many years I have watched you grow into the person you are.  And now I love you even more for the man you have become. 

When we are apart, I think about you a lot.  When you are standing next to me, I think about you a lot.

I have made many mistakes and most of the time I am cowardly to make amends.  Life is full of surprises and somehow I always wind up back into your arms.

Forgive me for all the things I have done that hurt you, forgive me for all the things that I did not do to keep you near.

The day has come… May 23, 2007

… where I will be kicked out of my room.

 Yesterday night I had a shouting match with my mother.  About my room.  She was expecting me to clear out almost EVERYTHING in my room!

That’s riddiculous.

The best part, because she was angry with me, she chose to start moving my stuff around and out of the room.  At midnight.  When I just got home not long before, bloody tired and wanted to sleep BADLY.

 CRAZY WOMAN!

And so tonight I will meet the people that has wrecked havoc in my life even before they step onto Singapore soil.

If they are gonna be all nice and thank me for giving up my room (which I know they will), I’ll just give them a forced smile, walk away with a grumble and attempt to hide in my parents room for as long as I can.

So. Not. Fun.