Monday, November 27, 2006
- see the fat ass behind us? muahahaha -
Monday, November 27, 2006
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- x'mas deco in heren. look closely, you'll see both kamini's and my reflection in the middle -
Monday, November 27, 2006
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- kamz and me, outside TANGS. see the deco behind, they were really beautiful -
Monday, November 27, 2006
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- outside TANGS -
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- and i used photoshop to meddle with this pic and i thot it look quite alright except for the part where my teeth looks like its got gaps in btw but oh well -
Monday, November 27, 2006
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- the really delicious basil chicken pizza and the sinful chocolate latte with the accented aussie babe -
Monday, November 27, 2006
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- yea, that was how hot the pasta was. see the steam? -
Monday, November 27, 2006
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- the science centre exhibition with the boyfriend -
Monday, November 27, 2006
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- the snowy experience with the boyfriend -
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Saturday, November 25, 2006
i'm really grumpy right now and i contemplated blogging to let off some steam! the boyfriend and i just had this really big argument with him and i am downright pissed to the extent i cld throw a chopper at him! u know what, let's not even go there!
well, i've posted up some pictures as of late. there were more but i'm just too lazy to get them all uploaded. hello's connection can be really screwed up at times.
so, what have i been up to again? hah. my blog has become like some sorta daily planner these days, where i scribble down where i went and what i did. i'm losing the ability to write abt issues which'll provoke ya thoughts or something intellectual of some sort. hmph.
anyway, i last stopped at friday (17.1106) so what was i doing that weekend and the whole of this week?
saturday (18.11.06)
well, on saturday i was at 'snow city' with the boyfriend. we had decided to get down to doing some real fun stuff this holiday and 'snow city' was one of the many things in the agenda. it was both our first time there and it was hilarious, i tell you. i hadn't expected the place to be sooooooo cold, and we actually thought our ears were gonna fall off if we didn't get out of the place soon enough. to think i had literally begged dad to bring me to switzerland for the holidays so that we can celebrate 'white xmas' this year. ooo, i'm so taking back my words! haha but it was still fun despite all that shivering. especially the snow slide; we were the very first pple to slide our way down (trust me, the ride was exhilarating for first timers) and i was screaming my lungs out. guna thought i was being an idiot but i didn't care! i was a nevous wreck. good experience nevertheless. lynette, if u haven't already been there with calvin, i suggest u guys go cos it can be fun! heh.
after that cold experience we went next door, to the science centre to relive those primary sch days. it had been a good 5-6 years since i've even walked past the science centre. i loved it and in that tiny second, i missed being a kid. guna and i took the simulator ride (which was NOT scary at all), went watch a movie at the omnimax theatre, walked over to see the 'deep sea exhibition' and some other scientific exhibits. nice, nice. i like.
so with that, the day sorta came to an end. a saturday well-spent.
sunday (19.11.06)
if u haven't already known, sundays are usually family-days. it's spent with dad, mum and sister and we have our own outings and to-do lists and this sunday was no exception. we went for a drive along changi airport, yakked non-stop in the car, had arguments over which country to visit in december and finally ended up in holland v for dinner. italian restaurant it was and yummy pasta we had! yum, yum! hehe.
i always love family outings. these 3 make up world! dad, mum and sis.
monday (20.11.06)
met kamini for dinner and shopping in far east @7pm but i was really late for i was caught in a jam and only ended up getting there at 7:40pm but she was really nice abt it! thanks babe and i'm really sorry once again.
we walked ard trying to find for shades and shoes but were not able to find once which we liked so kamini decided to settle for dinner and catching up and continue with shopping again the next day. good idea. we headed down to scotts foodcourt and had pasta and pizza from pastamania. took funny looking pictures and as usual, yakked abt stuff non-stop. yes, all my friends are as chatty as me and i thank god for that! i can't stand those bimbotic-act-cute types who nvr open their mouths and even if they do, all they talk abt is men, make-up and who's the fairest of them all. i need brains, intellectual conversations and thank god MY friends have them.
tuesday (21.11.06)
well, tuesday was not quite a fantastic day till later. see, it was my dad's heart scan in gleneagles hospital that morning. there wasn't anything explicitly wrong with his heart but his latest annual blood test results were not favourable and his doctor had recommended a heart scan just to ensure that nothing's wrong with him and that he's free of heart disease. it was advisable since he was already 50.
my dad's a diabetic. the problem with diabetics is that they never have symptoms before that have an attack. it just happens. 90% of the times, it ends up in death and as scary as it sounds the only way to know if ur heart's in good shape is to go for a CT endiogram (i dun really know how it's spelt actually) scan. iodine is injected into your veins is transported to the arteries. the arteries which are clogged with fats will have the iodine stuck there and that's how doctors know which and how many arteries have blockages and what needs to be done. so that's basically what dad went for.
i hate doctors, hospitals and anything to do with medical stuff. i've had a phobia ever since i was 9 and it has never left me. each time i visit the hospital, 98% of the time i wld have fainted either before i step inside it, while i was in the hospital or as i was leaving. so eversince then, i never go to hospitals unless very, very, very impt. it sucks. hospitals just terrify me. but that morning, i decided i had to be there cos it was dad. i just wanted to be there as a pillar of support. we all knew he was nervous abt the whole thing too and what was family if we couldn't be there for him? deepa missed her morning lectures to be with mum and me.
while in the hospital, as dad got changed and pushed inside the CT scan room, tears were streaming down my face. i was terrified. i mean, i knew it was just a scan and the result was what was supposed to be worried abt but just the mere thought of my dad going through a painful process broke my heart into a million pieces. mum was really nice. she hugged me and patted my head and said ' i know he'll be alright and u know it too. u just need to believe it'.
my sister, needless to say was as strong as steel. she was reading 'female' magazine and asking me my opinions on what make-up to buy. i know, it sounds so heartless but that's her. she NEVER reveals her fears and insecurities though inside she's probably feeling 10 times more worried than i was. but that was just her, the bolder one while i'm the one who can't control my emotions. can u believe it? i'm supposed to be the elder sister. but here she was, consoling me. but this was the norm anyway. either way, i wad glad she was with me cos i only, wld not have been able to comfort mum. look at me, i myself am such a chicken!
well, in abt 30 min dad was out and he seemed fine. the nurse told us that he'll know the results in a day or two. the doctor wld be calling him.
well, the doctor did and guess wad?! he's totally fine! even the doctor was amazed at the results. everything abt the heart is healthy and dad was told to maintain those standards. yay! i know only good things happen to nice people and dad's awesome. how can god be so cruel to him eh? haha. biased, i know but hey, it's MY dad!
so anyway, after that i went over to town meet kamini again to continue with our shopping spree. we got a couple of earrings, shoes, tops and even shades! then i was totally excited to bring her over the the 'Balcony Bar' for a drink although we were still full from lunch but the ambience was so beautiful we just didn't have the heart to come back another day. i know she loved it too.. we have mocca and lattes instead of alchoholic drinks (well, i don't drink and kamini is not the types who drinks often so yea).
we took so many pictures, most of which turned out nice. some of them are already posted up in my friendster list. go have a look yea?
i thought i had an awesome time on tuesday despite the sickening headache every now and then. the shopping was fun, the walking all over was also fun and most of all the company was awesome! thanks aussie babe! hah.
p/s; u know what's the nicest part of u kamini? that u've been overseas for the past 5 years but u're ever bit singaporean and tamilian. u never once pretended to be someone u were not. u dun act like some big shot just because u spent most of ur teenage life in some western country, u dun dress up like some posers and wannabes; u're simple and i LOVE u for that, u embrace ur culture (much more than i'd care to say. haha) and u love both your family and friends alike and you do not judge. u look past the superficialities and i think for that, u deserve a big pat on the back. don't you ever change alright?
ok, maybe for some aspects only but so far, you've been great. big, big hugs woman! muah!
wednesday
wednesday was day off from all that outings! i needed to replenish my energy so i decided to stay home and bum in front of the tv and boy did it feel goooood! now, i'mm all hyped up again and am ready for more sun, sand and sea. i actually can't wait for the rock-climbing session with my SIM clique and more kayaking *hint, hint lynette*
and i wanna blog more but i really need to go get dressed to meet wicky boy for a movie @ 5 and the time's already 3! i'm so dead. so i tell u what, i'll come back tonight to continue with the posts? good. bye ya'll! hugs!
Saturday, November 25, 2006
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Friday, November 24, 2006
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Friday, November 24, 2006
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Friday, November 24, 2006
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the day we met kamz, right after she got back to singapore - 17.11.06
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- erm, since this blog address is only dispersed to a few closed ones who actually have already seen the so-not-unglam side of me, i decided i might as well post up this pic. u guys have seen me in the worst anyway -
Friday, November 24, 2006
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Friday, November 24, 2006
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
wednesday (151106)
i was waiting for wednesday for the longest time. anitha & myself had planned a belated birthday surprise for punitha for so long and it was finally gonna materialise on wednesday. i couldn't wait and what better place then sentosa to have it.
if i was to blog abt every single thing that happened that day, it wld take me a few entries at least so i'll post up some of the pics that were taken so that they'll depict most of wad we did. but one thing for sure, it defintely brought the three of us alot closer. especially punitha since she had been so busy ever since she graduated from poly to meet up. oh, how i had missed her. she was the next person after reshma that truly knew what was happening in my life for the longest time and the moment we left poly, everything simply changed. not because we wanted it to, it merely happened. just like that. sometimes you just don't have answers to questions like - why?
well anyway, it's good that at least anitha and i were free enough to meet up fairly often despite being in different schools. that is the speciality of friendships isn't it? it's really not a matter of how often you meet but how comfortable the silence in btw was. amazing.
so anyhow, the sun, sand and the sea was great and another outing has been planned and this time with the boyfriends as well. so that'll make 3 couples, 6 people and i can only imagine how it's gonna be. for a start, all 3 boyfriends have nvr met one another before since both punitha and i are with different pple now. anitha's the only one whose still with yoges (which is a great thing, of course. 5 yrs and counting). and surprsingly, all 3 boyfriends have agreed to have a threesome-date, i really wasn't expecting that. will blog abt how that outing turned the next time aight? for now, enjoy the pictures that'll be uploaded soon enough.
thursday
it's my parents' wedding anniversary! it's been a 23 year ride, filled with both good and bad but i'm glad that they've walked thru the rocky and smooth paths together.
sis and i got them gifts; dad, an aromatherpy set from 'the body shop' since he's into all these things and mum, some beauty products and later dinner (seafood) at night courtesy of the children (the living proof of their solemnized love. haha).
and though i highly doubt my parents will be reading this, i'll still like to say " HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DAD & MUM! Many more years together yea?"
- love can be a beautiful thing after all -
friday
and that aussie babe, kamini has finally arrived in our sing-chia-po! yay! i can't even start to imagine the 'koothu' we'll be having the coming weeks since we all know what a clown she can be!
met her @ serangoon for some authentic indian lunch and then for some digi cam shopping with her dad. vicky met up with us afterwards too. it was quite a short lunch date since that woman was rushing off to catch the 'motor show' ( yes, the one that i went for and am owing pictures still) in suntec with her dad.
vicky and i then came back to my place for a gym session and then met fabian for dinner @ jurong point's delifrance. actually, he picked us up from my place since he just lives 7 min away from me. dinner was erm, quite emotional (to me at least) since we actually spoke abt our past r'ships and other significant things in life which we nvr did before. we always clowned ard and spoke abt the most random-est of things but that night was different and for a while i thought i saw the 'real' fabs. the one who was actually quite vulnerable inside, the one who was innately quite human. i was quite amazed when he seemed to recover from his break-up in just an instant but dinner that day made me realise that what you see isn't always what u get. oh well, he's a gem and a precious one at that and i'm pretty sure in not time at all, he'll find this gorgeous babe who comes along with a heart of gold and finally settle down with her and produce many more fabs jr. hee!
we finally left delifrance at 10pm where he dropped me back and then vicky. i love rides. especially with fabs cos the rides always keep me at the edge of my seat (pun intended)! lol!
* for my non-indian friends "koothu' refers to mischief.
p/s: is it friday already? the week sure flew by in a jiffy. the weekend's already here!
Saturday, November 18, 2006
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- from left to right: fabian, ponvili, myself, lavanya, uma & kumar @ vivocity's top deck -
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- i love this shot, dun ask me why. i just think it's nice; ponvili ( i think she's gorgeous and i also think god's really unfair), myself, uma (she's really hard to figure out but i'll manage. haha) -
Saturday, November 18, 2006
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
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Saturday, November 18, 2006
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am back again, for another round of updates.
i have been on my feet eversince monday that all i wanna do now is to take a break and bum at home. and it's only the first week of the holidays.
monday
got up and hit the gym and this time it was so diificult to actually drag my ass there. abstinence from exercise the past one mth cos of assignments and exams have done my body some damage. i've been lazier than ever and getting me started required a huge amt of effort but you know what? i overcame that and am now in my third day of gymmin this week. thank god.
so anyway, i did abt 1 1/2 of working out, headed back home to take a cold shower and went off to meet thamarai after a good one year. yea, it had been that long since i caught up with her and lunch that day was good. we went over to marche @ suntec and lunched from 3 to 6. haha, talking abt seat-hogging! but thankfully there weren't much pple ard and we had the whole place to ourselves. got alot of advice from her regarding joining a bank after my graduation since she's been with DBS for 2 years and now OCBC; it really isn't such a pretty picture after all and the pay, tho it is a substantial amt for a fresh grad but so is the workload and working hours. it cld apparently strecth till 10pm sometimes and the minus point is that you're not even paid over-time. grrr. slavery, i say! oh well, i've already decided abt wanting to join a bank after graduation so i think i'm gonna stick with it and be firm with my decision. after all, like what guna always says - " tell me which job isn't tough? they all have their own cons. it's really just a matter of how you work ard it diligently". but of course, who else cld have said it better than the workaholic himself. hmpf.
and with other random gossips and updates the short but very pleasant date with thamarai ended and i rushed off to vivocity for yet another date with uma and ponvili. i was running late and tearing my sandals halfway while walking towards cityhall mrt station really didn't help. thank god for a charles & keith that was ard, i managed to get myself another pair of sandal (which was the exact same pair as the one i just tore). yes, i told you i can't take very well to changes. haha.
and so i reached vivo city a bit later @6.15pm. phew, that was only a good 15 min late.
surprisingly the threesome date ended up with more people as soon as i got there. lavanya happened to join us and so did fabian and his fellow running mate, kumar who happened to be there as well. it's really weird how everyone knows everyone in the indian community. like how i got to know fabs thru jay and fabs knew ponvili cos it's jay's gf and so uma and lavanya get to know him too and before you know it, we're all one big happy family. tsk, tsk. i seriously think that the indian community is getting way too connected for my own liking. it's freaky, you nvr know who might be 'discussing' abt you and where.
anyway, the most disappointing event of that day was bumping into senthil (the ex bf) and his girlfriend @ vivo! and to think that was the LAST thing on earth i wanted and it just HAD to happen to me. and what's worse is that it had to happen when both of us just had a fight a few weeks back and were not on talking terms! i really do not understand why evil things happen only to me.. sigh. the feeling sucked, seeing them so happy together, seeing another person in the position i used to be in once. my heart was wrenching and i felt sick for a moment and tears were abt to spill out of my eyes but i forced them back. it was only then that i realised that the break-up was still so raw. come february, it'll be 2 years since we've parted and gone our separate ways yet the pain still remains, buried deep inside the heart. it feels fucked up and tho i'm typin this entry a good 5 days later, everything still seem so fresh in my mind.
we parted on bad terms, made up and promised to remain best friends along the way, got used to the fact that we now belong to different people, share our present r'ship woes, fight abt it sometimes cos either one of us cld have been too insensitive and revealed a tad too much that the other party really didn't need to know, hang up the phone in jealousy, pretended to be ok when listening to the new r'ship stories and giving advice to one another, ignoring each other for days just to know that the other party is hurting and we simply feel good to learn abt it..
why do senthil and i do it, i never understand but a part of me tells me that i was right - i'll never get over him completely even if years pass and that i'll always love him tho i may not be IN love with him anymore and for as long as we keep in touch/remain as friends i'll never stop being jealous of his girlfriends and neither will he. so today, i have come to terms that senthil will affect me, is affecting me and will continue to affect me with his actions even in the future and there is really nothing much i can do to stop it. and it sucks that he's not called for a good 2 weeks (which is the longest thus far after our break-up) and that i had to see him when we were not on good terms and walk away pretending not to know one another when we clearly saw each other, with his gf by his side throwing daggers at my face with her eyes. i really wish i cld gorge them out! argh!
someone pls tell me why i'm feeling this way. i'm supposed to be truly, madly, deeply in love with my boyfriend and no other male specimen was supposed to affect my mind!! this really feels like crap!
oh well, despite all that i still had fun on tuesday with uma, ponvili, fabs, kumar and lavanya. dinner at thai express was yummy, shopping was tiresome cos the place was so huge and by the time we walked abt a quarter of that place we were exhausted, scenic views were breathtaking at night, photo taking sessions were fun as usual and simply talking at the rooftop was even more fun. more such outings, i anticipate.
tuesday was good. but it cld have been better if not for some people.
but then again, life's always unfair.
Saturday, November 18, 2006
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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Monday, November 13, 2006
so it's the third day of my holidays and i've already been out every single day. not too bad for a start, i suppose. saturday was spent at an aunt's place for yet another post-deepavali dinner, much of sunday was spent at 'the singapore motor show' at suntec city with the family. goodness, the various types of cars almost blew me over. some of those, you won't even see on the roads, they look like the sort which will only come out in sci-fi movies or out of a james bond show. yes, that amazing. for those of you who wanna have a chance at the rare-sights, there is still hope for you; the show is on till the 19th of november and 10 bucks is all u need to pay to see the vast display of cars. and for those who really cannot make it due to unforseen circumstances but wld kill to go, do not fret - the great sajeetha/jeetha nvr leaves home without her camera remember? shall post up those heavenly pictures for ya'll too gawk at alright? hah.
and today is a monday. the plan was to hit the gym in the morning, meet aarthi for lunch @ NUS, go down to arab street to buy materials to sew a punjabi suit afterwhich head on to anitha's place to get it sewn by her mum and proceed to my tuition kid's place to collect my way overdue fees and meet the boyfriend who was on mc and has reported sick for work. much of it materialised tho except for the part that i ended up meeting vicky instead of aarthi for lunch @ fish & co, over at bugis and my everdearest marathoner of a friend, fabian williams joined us after that. wad does that mean? i have a chauffeur to bring me to arab street and what more, in a subaru wrx! yay! nah, that wasn't the intention, really. it's always wonderful seeing him cos he's such a great guy! anyway, while shopping at arab street the boyfriend called to say that he was somewhere nearby and since i had to go over to anitha's place which was in woodlands, he'd come pick me up from bugis cos he was on his way home too (he lives in woodlands as well). so, fabian dropped me off at lavender mrt and i waited for the boyfriend. i'm such a brat, aren't i? i either have the father, the boyfriend, some friend or the cab-driver chaffeuring me ard ALWAYS! tsk, tsk! shame on me! hehe!
this is the highlight of the day! those few hours from 4 till 8 with him was so amazing and we didn't do our normal fun stuff which almost always gets me excited like bumming in sentosa, watching movies, going for some party etc. see, while waiting for him i decided to get myself a choco-latte from starbucks but just as i was paying, he arrived. so of course, i took the drink into the car like what any other normal person wld do. what i forgot was that i was wearing white and that cars cld jerk which makes the possibility of my drink spilling on me very high. indeed, that was what happened! my white shirt had choce-latte splattered over it! argh! i had to wear white today of all days! just my luck! so we headed over to his place (i waited in the car while he went up to get it. this point has to be stressed for those who know abt the ulgy ordeal i went through with the mother!) so that i cld borrow one of shirts. when he came back, i realised he was having a fever and i dragged him to a nearby clinic. another day of mc! i know he's ecstatic; anything is better than gg to work. all thanks shld go to me! haha!
after the clinic, he drove me to anitha's place and waited patiently while i got my stuff done. later on we proceeded on to my tuition kid's place to collect my fees (yay, i'm 150 bucks richer!) and then to a petrol station to pump petrol and get the car washed and the tyres checked and finally, dropped me back home!
so what's so great abt today, u may ask. let me tell you; today is the first time in these 10 months (tomorrow is our 10th mth anniversary) of our relationship, i felt married. yes, married. i have no idea if that feeling is good or bad but all that i know is that it felt right. we were both clad in our shorts and t-shirts and slippers, totally casual, holding hands happily yakking away abt some girl who was after his friend and her messages to him and how funny they were, crossing the roads, buying things from ntuc, paying for it and coming back to the carpark to get the car and driving me to one place and another and waiting for me - all of these seemed too familiar. it seemed like what daddy and mummy would do. and since my parents are my inspiration to how a perfect couple should be (minus all the petty quarrels they have) it's no surprise why i felt like a married couple today!
oh well, i love the feeling and a tiny part of me secretly wishes to know how it'd really feel to be his wife and not just a girlfriend. it's freaking me out really, thoughts abt marriage always do but today, just today marriage didn't seem quite a bad and scary thing after all.
hmmm, is it time for wedding bells already? god, i gotta be kidding! no way! i still have a good 4-5 years to go. i think i'll be prepared by then. well, i should be or else dad'll be kicking me outta the hse! haha!
alright, enough of all these 'serious' talk. am gonna let ya'll off from my lovey-dovey syndrome and hit the bed for i've got a string of stuff to do tomorrow:
- gym in the morning
- popular to get art basics
- IMM to get shorts
- get punitha's bday present done
- meet thamarai @ cityhall for coffee
- meet uma @ vivocity for shopping
Monday, November 13, 2006
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- Why I Fought With Staff Over 30 Cents -
the other day, i went to war over 30 cents. oh, and a principle.
i had ordered a meal at a popular fast-food place. the sign said i would get two pieces of fish, fried and a 22 ounce soft drink. the drink wasn't specified on the sign so i assumed it meant any soft drink. therefore, i didn't expect to be told that my choice of soft drink - iced lemon tea, would cost me an additional 30 cents.
the clerk pointed to a mat on the counter advertising a different meal promotion where an 'upsized' cola would cost 20 cents more and an iced lemon tea, 30 cents more.
the battle began.
i'll spare u all the to-ing and fro-ing but my points were these: what you advertise is a sort of contract. in exchange for $6.55, i get 2 pieces of fish, fries and a 22 ounce soft drink. if u want to be more specific about the drink, then say so upfront on the sign or in the ad. you cannot make the details of one offer apply to another. the man running the outlet agreed that the sign was misleading, but he said he couldn't waive the 30-cent charge. he was willing to lose a $6.55 sale for 30 cents.
i called his boss, who kept asking: "did they explain the charge to you?" i kept saying: "it doesn't matter what they verbally explain; they have to go with the offer on the sign." finally the boss agreed to give me the iced tea without the 30 cent charge. before leaving, i reminded her to fix the sign so that it clearly reflected the terms of her offer. she told me she would pass my 'feedback' to headquarters.
we read abt people who get trapped in contracts becos they didn't read the fine print. i don't have much sympathy for them. but when there is no fine print or big print for that matter, i really go ballastic. it's endemic in singapore. banks advertise, "open an account today and win a merc!" if you take this literally, it means exactly that - you WILL win a merc. instead, companies assume that YOU will ASSUME that it means ' a CHANCE to win a merc". oh, and there's the famous catch-all "terms and conditions apply". what terms? which conditions?
would you sign a contract to buy a house which simply states "terms and conditions apply"? i don't think so. but many retailers here seem to think that this is enough for consumers to know. i once tried to use a loyalty card to buy a gift.
the card - you know the kind where after you complete the chops, you get a $60 voucher - listed no restrictions other than "terms and conditions apply". okay, fine.
so i picked out the gift, a selection of guest soaps ina pretty tin but was told i couldn't use my loyalty voucher to pay for it. "why not?" i asked. "oh because that tin of soaps is a promotion item and you can't use the voucher to buy promotion items, " the sales clerk replied.
"ah, but there is nothing in the card that says that the tin of soaps is a promotion item," i replied, my blood pressure hovering around the 200 mark by now.
you want to hear what the clerk said? it's a classic - "in our minds, we know it is a promotion item."
so the next time you go shopping practice your mental telepathy.
and even if it is only 30 cents, refuse to get ripped off.
call managers, bosses, supervisors.
make a fuss.
eventually, retailers will get the message, telepathic or otherwise.
by: joanna hughes (TNP's freelance writer, columnist)
i borrowed this story only because i felt her plight, all too much. i remember the countless amounts of time i was put in such siutations and how i've always ended up with such shooting pressure, i had to calm myself down before my nerves burst. it's annoying isn't it? so guys, please. the next time you come across siutations like these, do not let them talk you down. you talk them out of it. dun get ripped off!
singapore's advertising can do way much better, i reckon! hmpf!
Monday, November 13, 2006
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Saturday, November 11, 2006
ahh, so my tag board's still not working.
blogging can be really boring if u don't have an audience, i realised.
no one to comment on ur posts, to criticize ur thoughts and ideas. haha.
shall do something abt it soon. not that i know how to make it right actually.
i'm a computer illiterate!
ANYWAY, i really can't believe i'm here, in the comfort of my room, happily typing away without any recurring dreams of failing my exams or forgetting what i've learnt so hard or having silly thoughts that i've just entered the wrong exam hall the past few weeks! yes loves and sweethearts, THE exams are finally OVER! u heard me, OVER!
*wwwwwwooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! *
i've never felt better. the last paper went quite alright since i had a lot to write. well, i have no idea if half of what i've written is right but you know, the feeling? when u write so much there's bound to be something right somewhere? ahh, i'm hoping for that. heh. went for a good lunch with hongyan and lynette @ hollad v after the paper and guess wad we had? subway! anyway, the conversation that accompanied the lunch was amazing (but err, it was actually me who was doing most of the talking! hee!). but it was wonderful pouring out my woes to both lynn and hongyan abt my relationship with guna, the trivial matters over which we argue abt, some friends who change along the way and how it's really difficult to get accustomed to these changes, how i suddenly realised that i was drifting in life without a purpose other than to complete a degree, find a stable job, get married and settle down and what not! phew, that was a mouthful! yes, it was such a relief letting all of these thoughts out and getting the 'desired' answers/advices/responses certainly made the talk all the more worthwhile. i just had so much to share with these two. ok, so i admit. among the 6 of us, i love these two the most. haha. and i seriously cannot wait to get the holidays started with them and thinking abt the countless amt of activities that we're gonna be getting ourselves involved in is making me oh-so-excited!
lynette! salsa! can u believe it? we're gonna be salsa-ing our way to school next sem! gosh, one of the best reasons to enjoy this holiday; salsa dancing! what cld be better! and lim hongyan, if u're reading this entry, i reckon u join us cos baybeh, u're gonna have so much fun! hahahah!
so after what seemed like a good 4 hours, we finally decided to leave subway and head our separate ways. i got home, changed and met guna for a movie that night. we watched 'step up', this movie abt contemporary dance and now i'm more than inspired to take up contemporary dancing! see what movies can do to u? told dad abt it and he told me not to be 'a jack of all trades and master of none' and instead concentrate on my salsa first! i'll do just that then. it was quick evening with the boyfriend cos i cld see he was really tired after work and i really hated to keep him out with me so late so obviously being the 'understanding & caring' girlfriend that i am, i decided to cut the date short and ended up home way earlier than i was supposed to be. argh, things u do for love?! still such a mystery!
later that night, ard 11.45pm, the 'evil twin' kamini called all the way from aussie! i still can't believe she's only abt 5 days away from coming back! faster come back gundu and who knows, i might be able to teach u a thing or two abt salsa since u so wanna learn too! and of course the car rides with guna and sandeep and our lookout for 'tamileh' shows eh? babe, u sure u are studying in University of Tasmania? I seriously have this bad feeling abt Annamalai Uni still. heh! anyway u're coming back and that's all that matters la ah? sekiram vanthu un satti kau-vei engae kaatu! hahahahaha!
alright people, i'm off now. have got to start doing up cards and stuff for some of friends whose b'day falls this month so i'm gonna be busy but i promise to update as often as i can! till then, have a wonderful weekend and for those whose exams are over (like me), ENJOY YOUR HOLIDAYS and those who are yet to start, YOU POOR THING! *evil grinz*
bubye!!!!!!
Saturday, November 11, 2006
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Monday, November 06, 2006
- Deepavali Street Parade 2006; UTSAV -
Monday, November 06, 2006
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can u believe it? i'm left with just one more paper to go on the 10th and i'm all done with the dreaded exams! what a huge relief! i've never been more happier!
exams
- the second paper, human resource development was a shocker. the case study drained me out i swear and for a moment, i even regretted trying to contemplate and memorise answers i previously did cos releasing the case study earlier surely did not help as hell! section A was a breeze though and thank god i concentrated on 'evalutaion' else i'd have walked out of the exam hall barely after 1/2 an hour!
- the third paper, marketing research (MR) - let's just say if HR was a shocker, MR gave me a premature cardiac arrest! I had no freaking idea what i was writing about and if i even remotely manage to scrap through this module, i swear i'll start believeing in the existence of god! it was such a screw up, i've lost all motivation to start on the next paper, which apparently is also the last! u know how it is when u're approaching the end of exams. your psychological system already tunes its mind to the partying mode and u're left with almost zero energy to mug. well, i dunno abt urs but mine certainly has started doing its thing!
events & occasions taken place
- 30th was also my cousin's 21st birthday party, a small gathering at his place. i was actually intending not to go since i only had two days to study for my marketing paper but right after the HR paper, i saw mum's sms insisting i should go. and so i went. thank god for boyfriends who drive, guna offered me a ride to my uncle's place that evening and this i saved abt 13 bucks from clementi to sing ming ave. not forgetting the travelling time. haha. i'm a spoilt brat! and if u're reading this - "Happy 21st Birthday Kumz! Hope u had a blast!"
- alright, this may not exactly be an event or an occasion but i thought i had to get it down here. i am now a 'laksa' addict. so what, you may say but the point here is that i have never in my 22 years of life actually eaten laksa and my very first time was only 3 weeks ago and that too after much persuasion/coercion on guna's part! and guess what? i loved it and in this span of 2 weeks, i've had laksa 3 times!! haha, i know too much of something is always bad so i've put a hold on it but not for long, till i find another laska stall nearby. so far, i've tried the one in holland v, a hawker centre in jurong east,newton and a coffee shop off bugis village and i think the jurong east hawker centre serves the best! if anyone of you out there share a common interest in savouring laksa, u are always welcome to join me. heh.
- a post deepavali celebration was held at my place on the 4th. only called a few friends over and as i was writing up the list of whom to call, it hit upon me that as i grew older i'm only left with a few closed ones i actually hang out with. yes, i agree i've got tonnes of aquaintances everywhere i go but friends to call my own, the ones who'll go the extra mile for me, take the effort to give a call or sms to ask how i'm doing, the ones who'll literally cry along with me when i'm in pain or wipe my tears or give me advices till the wee hours of the moring? just how many of them did i have? only a handful. but the comforting part abt this realisation is that i'm totally comfortable and contented with this idea. with just having a few ard me who make up my small but precious world. i've got everything else i need in these few, what more do i want or can i ask for? i guess it's all part of growing up. hanging out in large groups, having fun during lunch, having dance practices, going for dance competitions, play, musicals, recitals, variety shows, expensive dinner, oogling at gorgeous guys from various schools and exchanging numbers, dating some of the 'sought after' men, being bitched abt becos u're liked by many, being a part of the 'cool' clique in school etc - i've been there, down that. serious. it may sound like i'm gloating but i'm not. that is the truth. but now, those are the last things i want. i want more from life, more out of life, more depth, more substance, less materiality, less superficiality. this is what i want now. what i want as a 22 year old.
amazing isn't it, growing up? it sure is. gives u a bird's eye view of life, everything starts making sense and falls into place. perfectly. ok, not perfectly but almost there. that's good enough, isn't it?
- the next thing i'm gonna write abt is not exactly and event/occasion but rather an issue which got me feeling a little too uneasy and doubtful abt truths; truths of all sorts. you see, i invited this small bunch of people over to my house last saturday as i mentioned in my 5th point earlier. and in this bunch is one girl who used to share this ' special' friendship with guna (yes, my boyfriend) during poly days but along the way, it diminished for various reasons that i don't exactly know. but it has been rumoured that if i hadn't became closer to guna at that same point of time as these 2 were friends, and if our friendship didn't lead to us getting attached guna might just have ended up with this girl. or so they say. don't ask me who 'they' are. they're just a bunch of typical indian mamas who waste their time finding for filth and distributing that filth to sources who relish in other's misery/sadness/sorrows/etc. i've got a simple question though. guna and i got together only after a year of being friends while he knew this girl way before he got aquainted with me. if he actually was in the process of asking her to be his girlfriend, just what took him so long? i mean, he had a year didn't he? whatever!
so anyway this girl came over too. though i've always sensed that she secretly bears a grude on me for 'coming in between them' she has never outrightly showed dislike towards me and i too, never doubted the sincerity of her friendship. after all, i knew her years before guna actually did and the both of us were very good friends. in fact, she was one of the few people who've actually seen me cry during the days of my break up with senthil and who was there, constantly asking me if i was alright. how things change..
that night, i came across her blog and to my disappointement she had actually written abt guna, abt how she missed the times she had with him and it pained her to be far away from him though he was right beside. even that wasn't so bad cos it was her blog afterall, and she was entitled to write whatever she felt. i mean who am i to say she is wrong. but the very last sentence in her blog left me with a queasy feeling the whole day; "whats yrs now might not be yrs the next second". this was what it said.
u know what hurts? the fact that i disregard the uncomfortable fact that she harboured some feelings of romance for my boyfriend, looked beyond that and treated her a good friend only to have it not reciprocated. there you are, right in my house wishing my boyfriend was yours. how am i supposed to feel abt that? and when i wanted to shrug off that feeling, vicky told me about something she overheard that very day which confirmed my suspicions.
so why do you give me compliments, casually ask if we're both doing ok, say u miss our times together, comment that both guna & i look good togther when u wish none of these were true? why do i always treasure the wrong people? sigh.
the boyfriend
- things between us blow hot and cold eversince forever. for every amazing day out, there'll be two days of quarrels but i've gotten used to that these days. it's inevitable for a couple not to fight and maybe it's time i put my happily-ever-fantasies aside and look at life as an adult. but either way, i've never been more in love with him than now. i love you baby, yes i do. heh.
plans for the holidays
- i seriously cannot wait for the holidays!!! i've got awhole list of items planned out and am awaiting to have them executed. i'm sensing that the most adventurous things will be done with my sim clique cos they're the coolest ever! lynette, rock climbing!! i have decided to put my fears aside and join both hongyan and yourself and of course the other million activities we have decided to get working on! can't wait at all! holidays, here i come! and that fact that hald my friends who are over the seas studying are coming back to singapore for the vacations brings another huge smile to my heart! it's gonna be an awesome end to the year, i hope. dad has even planned a trip to switzerland in the middle of december. hopefully all goes well!
alrighty, i really gotta head off now. have spent more then the designated time for blogging. time to hit the books again before waking up to a brand new day. hope u guys have a great week ahead.
toodles.
Monday, November 06, 2006
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