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Jul 16, 2008
One day away from this briefing i have to attend to know which school i will be heading to or maybe i'll be going directly back to school, back to being a student!
4 more flights to go before i'm done flying.
It's so exciting, so scary and i feel so sad.
Mumbai Mangoes
Australia 1) Clothes from Supre 2) Fruit and nuts for my mum 3) Snakata 4) Arnott's Tim Tam (this one can buy in singapore, thank god)
Posted at 08:17 pm by Cocoa La'Duke
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Jun 30, 2008
Am back from an 8 days trip. Am here for a clear day and i fly off to Auckland tmr. I am so tired. Maybe earning a lil spare cash is not worth giving up the off days. Note to self: Please don't give up your off days ok?
Before i quit, i've decided to come up with a list of things i usually buy from the different cities so that i don't forget and i can get people to buy it for me..hee!
So here the start of my list (which i will continue in subsequent entries as i go to the different stations, perhaps for the last time)
Frankfurt 1) Leibniz, Pick Up! (choco & milch) 2) Grunhorst Tomato Juice 3) Milka Alpenmilch (chocolate bar in purple wrapping) 4) Knoppers (like Hanuta but better)
New York 1) Garnier Fructis shampoo and hairspray
Okie, i think Spain's gonna win Euro2008. There another hour to go before the start of the match. Gonna go watch some telly.
Posted at 01:09 am by Cocoa La'Duke
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Jun 12, 2008
Went for my first driving lesson yesterday, after a long 2 year break. I think driving's like riding a bicycle, once you know how to do it, you never forget. But there're like so many things to remember, and to make sure you do in order to pass the practical test and i know i'll prolly forget a few of them. Going through the crank and s courses, i realised that if i'm gonna be nervous during the test, which i know i will be, i might misjudge the distance of the car from the curb and i could just fail the test immediately, if i do mount the curb. Ah well, i'm just gonna do my best, try to remember as many things as i can and hopefully finally pass!
Posted at 09:57 am by Cocoa La'Duke
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Jun 9, 2008
The interview went pretty ok i think. Amazingly i wasn't like all nervous and shaking and scared. I was numb actually. And when it was my turn, i went into the room and talked and talked and talked. ahah! If i do get it, i really am looking forward to going back to school and starting a new career. But funnily, everybody's been telling me i should stick to my job, why the sudden change. Teaching is not as easy as it was before. Everybody they know is breaking bond and leaving and you're leaving your job to become a teacher? And mind you, this is not coming from one but many. On the other side of things, my parents are like super happy. They're over the moon. Now it's all up to me to make that decision, to remain where i am or to make that change....decisions decisions!
Posted at 06:46 pm by Cocoa La'Duke
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May 21, 2008
My brother graduates from poly today. Congrats Bro!! :)
Posted at 04:08 am by Cocoa La'Duke
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May 20, 2008
There are so many questions i want to ask, and so many answers i dont' want to hear. You know when they say curiosity kills the cat, i think it's totally true. Ignorance is bliss. I know i feel better not knowing but somehow my curiosity gets the better of me and i look for answers and then when i do know, the truth kills me.
Everybody says, wow you're so calm and composed, you're really strong. Bullshit. I'm dying here people. It's so hard trying to force a smile, it's even harder trying to fall asleep. Cause when i lie in bed, my brain circles around and around this one thought, it side tracks from time to time but somehow it's like this bee attracted to the pollen on a flower, it just zooms back and circles around and around again. Funny thing is, the other half of my brain's like yelling "will you stop it already? this is rediculous, a waste of time and brain cells. think of something meaningful like the victims in Myanmar and China".
Moving on, met up with a good friend of mine recently. Have known him for years. It's funny how fate likes to kick you in the behind sometimes. When i first got to know him i was pretty attracted to him. What made the attraction stronger was the fact that he is 1) a great guy, (when he says you can trust him you know he's gonna keep his word. A real gentleman who believes in gentleman's honour) 2) a muslim, of mixed parentage 3) on the same page as i am, like we can totally connect, no cultural divide, no need for either of us to explain ourselves 4) driven career- wise, worked his ass off to get himself where he is today. But tIme has never been on our side, cause when i first got to know him, he was leaving for Australia and somehow even when he came back our lives and work has made it such that we meet only randomly when we're both free. And now, although both of us are single, the time's not right as i've just came out of a relationship and am not ready to get into another one anytime soon. It's funny how someone that could be so right and is right in front of you is somehow wrong at the same time.
Damn another long entry, i'm becoming an emo long winded auntie la, jia lat.
Posted at 06:32 am by Cocoa La'Duke
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May 7, 2008
I know i'm like blogging pretty frequently these days. So many things happening, so many things to record down. As ZX said, life is like the economy, it works on the inverted bell curve theory, it can't keep going up, at some point, is has to fall.
It just hit me today, in one month's time, i'll be done with my bond. Which means, i'll be able to leave the company anytime i want. So i sat down and thought about it for a pretty long time, should i stay in my job for another 2 to 3 years? I'm happy with what i'm doing, or should i consider greener pastures. I was so tempted to write down all the pros and cons but somehow it just suddenly became obvious to me what i had to do.
I'm not young and i have to start to take life seriously. Life's not about partying and shopping and sleeping my days away. I feel can do more in life. So when the time is right, i'll prolly move on to another job.
When i thought this, i was like...WOW! Epiphany!
Posted at 04:02 am by Cocoa La'Duke
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May 6, 2008
Very long post, help me spot my mistakes!
I've recently allowed this girl to affect me so badly, it's not funny. I didn't know the extend of the damage until today. She wants my guy. She makes me feel insecure. She makes me paranoid. She makes me angry. She makes me sad. She affects my relationship. And today, indirectly she affects my job. Damnit! Haven't been in this state of mind, where i find myself so totally lost, disillusioned and depressed in a while.
Life is never smooth sailing. There are bound to be problems in certain aspects of your life at one point or another, but to have trouble in 2 major aspects of my life ie. relationship and job, and at the same time is so not cool man.
My job has been going pretty ok till now. Last i felt like that about my job was at the tail end of working at Cityneon. I can't even remember if it was me who made the mistake casue i was so bloody kan cheong, trying to live up to the expectations of my leader and was sad at the same time cause i had done a mel just hours before the flight. But in any case the blame is on me and this incident would go into my records and it won't look good. I like to think of myself as a pretty ok worker, so having a red mark on the record is not very good la.
Relationship-wise, failure la. I'm not a person who believes in going in between people and if something like that happens to me, i would definitely wanna hold on to my guy. I know a lot of you will say, Mel, did you even speak up, make your views known, trust me i did. I was pretty vocal and determined at first. But as things progressed, the things the girl did to impress my guy made me feel like a bloody useless girlfriend. At the same time i wasn't getting a convincing enough reassurance from my guy about his feelings for her. I knew that i'd be feeling like this, frustrated, as long as the girl was in his life and so into him. l've always been a "runner". I always run away from things i can't handle or can't solve and in this situation, i did a Mel and ran. Yeah, and so now, besides having to deal with knowing she's now prolly gonna be his next girl, i have to deal with getting over him. And it's gonna be hard, cause, minus the situation with the girl, he's really a great guy and i know he was into me, cause i could see if from his actions and words. The root to my problems is the girl. Funnily, i don't hate her. I have like no ill feelings towards her. i know you're thinking, sure or not? My thought is, she causes the problems, but if i was a stronger person, she wouldn't have affected me as badly as she did. So ultimately, the blame is on me. I guess, once is a while, you, or rather i, need to go through shit like that to see how weak i really am. haha! Need to toughen up, build a bit more character, can't be so silly and such a pushover. I need to have stronger willpower and perhaps be more professional in my work.
I pray and hope i don't get into trouble with the company with regards to the incident at work and i hope and pray i stop moping about my failed relationship and pick myself up and move on. i doubly hope and pray i don't start drinking because of all the shit i'm going through. hint, please dun ask me go drink k? At the same time, i would like to count my blessings of having my family and friends who are always there for me, through my ups and downs. amen. (sorry la i drama a bit)
Stress. Enough typing, time for a smoke break.
Posted at 01:23 am by Cocoa La'Duke
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May 1, 2008
Oh my god, i just had the worst London trip EVER. I was so looking forward to London, cause i always have so much to do and see, but this trip was such a letdown. I have myself to blame i guess.
Firstly, the flight pattern is werid. We start travelling up in the morning so when we get to London it's evening. After a 13 hour flight, your so damn bloody tired, you just wanna sleep, so that's an evening gone. And then we have a clear day and then we leave in the evening on check out day, so you(or me la, being the pig that i am) can't do much in the day in fear of over-tiring yourself.
So i slept the first day away and on the clear day, i was suppose to meet my uncle for lunch, but guess what, the district and circle lines were closed for a good few hours, so had to hop on a cab to Bayswater. And from Bayswater, had limited options on where to go cause of the closure of the 2 lines. So i ended up at Covent Garden. I love that place, but the shopping was a let down. Wanted to get stuff from Fred Perry and Ted Baker but there wasn't anything nice. Consolation, a couple of nice rings from HnM. The weather didn't help cause it was raining on checkout day, so i decided to stay in a mope in my room. But i guess the main reason was me feeling damn depressed throughout the trip, sucked the energy all out of me. Couldn't make myself think positively and try to make the best out of the trip. Ah well, there will be more Londons to come. Hopefully it'll be better the next time.
On a positive note; - i saw Jacky Chan up close, he was like an arms length away from me - Am blessed that i have very supportive and loving friends and family(i didn't mention your name Sheryl :)) - Am developing in my work, learning process never ends, who said this job's stagnant? - And have decided Bee Leng isn't too bad a name to adopt
Okie, enough bitching. But then again, if i can't bitch here, where else can i?
Posted at 04:19 am by Cocoa La'Duke
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Apr 6, 2008
Finally i have something to blog about.
Went out for dinner with my colleagues, at this Japanese student joint in Perth. Besides the Singaporeans, there was a Korean and Japanese girl among us.
It was really really interesting how all of us placed our chopsitcks after we were done with our meal. Singaporeans of course placed it on top of the bowl, in the vertical position at the side. The Japanese and Korean girls, placed thier chopsticks on top of the bowl but horizontally acorss at the upper side of the bowl.
Moving on, life has been good. I'm slowly picking up and putting my life back into shape. No more drunk nights on a daily basis. I don't even club as regularly as i did. I'm trying not to drink too much coffeee or coke, going to the beach to tan, playing my PSP. I'm happy :)
Posted at 08:59 pm by Cocoa La'Duke
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