OMG… I was caught on STOMP on Friday night…

At Mimolette's 1st Anniversary

LOL

Don’t worry, I wasn’t caught digging my nose in public.

Update: My mobile has made a miraculous revival! Looks like my iphone plans have to be shelved for now…

It was a sad, sad moment… Barely a year old but it couldn’t escape the “Avada Kedavra Curse” that befalls all the mobile phones that I have ever used…

You know how people trade in their phones because they are interested to get the new model? That has never happened to me. I don’t have an option. I buy new phones because I bo bian!!! My mobile phones are either spoilt or lost….  LOL

History of Misa’s mobile phones

1. Ahhh… this brings back sweet memories. My very first phone. Won this in a lucky draw by M1. They gave this phone away to 500 winners. (Part of the “scheme” to get people to subscribe with them. It works cos I’m with M1 now, after 10 years. )

COD (Cause of “death”) – Left it outside my hostel room, on the corridor railing. Lost for good…

First Love - Nokia 3310

2. Almost immediately after I lost the first phone, I picked this phone up on a bus out of NTU. Don’t ask me why I didn’t return the phone. *whistling…*

COD – Come to think of it, this phone wasn’t spoilt nor did it go missing… Can’t rem what I did with it. Most likely didn’t trade it in either. $0 value.

"Free" phone - Nokia 2100

3. This was my first music phone because I could tune into FM radio. Alas, it was only with me for about 3 months before I lost it… yet again.

COD – Left it outside my house, on top of a stack of stuff. I realised it 10 minutes later but it was already gone. (Suspect stolen by neighbours, no proof though)

Fave Nokia phone - Nokia 8310

4. After sticking with Nokia for so long, I ventured out to try another brand -  Sony Ericcson. Rationale being, since I don’t have a digicam, I shall invest in a phone with good camera function. I must say that I wasn’t disappointed!

COD – Dropped it in the lift one day. LCD screen cracked.

Best camera phone of its time - SOny Ericsson K750i

5. Since the K750i was already over its 1-year warranty, it was too expensive to get its screen fixed. So I bought another camera phone… with some fancy touch screen features.

COD – Lousy touch screen sensor… enough said.

Yet another camera phone - Sony Ericsson K850

6. After K850, I got myself a digicam… YAY! There was no need for superb camera function. So I went for slim and lightweight.

COD – As per title of this blog entry: 掉进马桶咯。。。Cannot detect SIM card

The unfortunate phone - Sony Ericsson W705

7.

Maybe, Possibly, See how...

OMG, I got carried away.. I wanted to blog about the different advice that my colleagues and friends gave to try to salvage my “soaked” phone. Of course, I hope that no one else need to go through the same anguish as me. (For your info, I had to stick my hand into the toilet bowl to fish out the phone)

Shall do a quick mention here.

- Open up the phone and let it dry

- Put it under hand dryer/hair dryer

- Allow it to dry for a few days before attempting to switch it on

- Cover it totally with raw rice grains

The last advice sounds pretty interesting. I wonder whether the phone would have been fine…

Pretty hilarious! Heard that these are from a book by David and Kelly Sopp. Can consider getting for people who are first time parents… Those that can take a joke, of course.

I know I shouldn’t be laughing at this clip… But I can’t help it! I just burst out laughing and couldn’t stop till the video ended. The music was very well chosen – very upbeat and catchy.

This is one strong incentive for me to start learning to drive! I’m NEVER NEVER NEVER EVER going to end up in some poorly shot video on Youtube.

You know how Singaporeans always chiong to buy DFS alcohol…

As a true blue Singaporean myself, I’m obliged to live up to this legacy.

Back from our recent trip to Hong Kong (which I will attempt to blog about when I feel like it), 星星 and me made a stop at DFS. The cap was 1 liquor, 1 wine and 1 beer.

星星 = Belvedere Vodka + Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc + Tiger Classic

Me = Absolut Vodka (rock edition) + Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc + Tiger Classic

As you can see, we both bought the same brand of white wine. I’ve been wanting to get this for ages! See my blog entry on the Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc for the detailed review…

For the Vodka, I wasn’t too keen on getting it… but for the cutthroat price of $28, 星星 convinced me to get it. Plus it was the rock edition and I thought it looked cute in a leather “jacket”.

Absolut Vodka (Rock edition)

Over the weekend, when we were bumming around at 星星’s place, he realised that he had 2 bottles of Absolut Vodka!

OMG!!! Between the 2 of us, we have 5 bottles of vodka!!

星星 = Belvedere Vodka + Absolut Vodka x2

Me = Absolut Vodka (rock edition) + Absolut Vodka (Raspberry)

*Faints

So although it wasn’t any special occasion, we decided to get Sprite as a mixer and drink Vodka Sprite whilst watching “House“.

Sometimes, I think we have a warped way of solving problems… Too much alcohol in the house? No problem! Start drinking them on our own. Sooner or later, we’ll finish all the vodka and start buying other alcohol!!!

Alright! 4 and 2/3 bottles of vodka to go!!!

One of my all time fave commercials… The thais are really good at this!

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas

I haven’t done a movie review in ages! That’s because none of the movies has left such a big impact on me, giving me the pressing desire to express my emotions in words.

But this is one movie that has me really thinking about the fragility of life and the struggles to remain morally upright amidst external pressure.

“The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas” is a movie based on a novel of the same name. Setting is of Germany during the World War II. 8 year-old Bruno is the son of a German Comandante who has been sent to Auschwitz to oversee the gas chambers. Staying in a house very near to the concentration camp, Bruno wondered over to it one day and made friends with a 8 year-old jewish boy called Schmuel. (Pronounced as Sch-moo) Although separated by an electric fence, friendship between the 2 boys flourished.

I won’t regurgitate the whole movie out scene by scene… you have wikipedia for that… Just want to share my thoughts…

Although knowing the background of the Holocaust and all, I can’t help but to think, how can someone treat another human being as a lesser person? And that exterminating a whole clan of people is for a greater good…

When put in that position, can I and will I stand up to defend what I think is right? Or will I hesitate, look away or blatantly ignore what is obviously a immoral and inhumane act for self-preservation?

There were tear-jerking moments but the one scene that is singularly stuck in my mind is that final poignant scene, where the camera initially focused on the door to the gas chamber and it slowly zoomed out to reveal rows of striped pyjamas haphazardly strewn around the place.

No gruesome images of men dying from the poisonous gas… But it will leave no doubt in your mind that many had died. And they died a meaningless death, not known by names but by numbers. Not known by the great lives that they would have led by being doctors, watchmakers, bakers… but by the same striped pyjamas.

2 words: Watch it!

I’ve never been to Night Safari before. And I got laughed at by my colleagues… (Never go before very suaku meh??? But my school didn’t bring us mah! Bleah!)

So the perfect opportunity arose when I heard that Night Safari is having special Halloween themed activities on Fridays and Saturdays in October. Decided to jio my colleagues! (yes, those that laughed at me… I’m nice!)

On 23 October 2009, we left for Night Safari with much anticipation.

Before we step on our journey to Neverland...

The entire park was transformed! I was pretty impressed – even the park attendants were dressed up like skeletons, ghouls, etc…

怕怕!

We started by queuing for the train of terror. This is one of the rare times that I was actually not irritated to have to wait for up to 30 minutes. That’s because we had entertainment literally popping up here and there…

You will never queue alone!

When we were finally on the tram, couldn’t resist taking more photos. Agnes claims that 星星 and Choon Ming looks alike. The more I see this photo, the more convinced I am. I guess it’s the tanned skin, bright smile, tiny eyes and generally the boyish look…

And we are off!

(L-R) 星星, Misa, Agnes & her bf Choon Ming

Not Fairy Tales, It's Scary Tales!

And they lived happily NEVER after...

Tortured Souls... Gruesome

Creatures of the Neverland

Werewolf baring his teeth at us!

The train of terror really lives up to its name. We saw Mermaid having her tail chopped up by a sinister-looking character. Her blood-curdling screams chilled me to the bone. There were Beauty and the Beast popping out of coffins. And a whole lot of other creatures…

But I guess some of the others were a lil bit disappointed. Due to the length of the tram, sitting at the middle or back is a big disadvantage. You would be able to tell all the surprises and where the characters are hiding. Since people paid this much money, they would expect to be scared. Well, I dunno about them, but I was scared! Then again, it doesn’t take much to scare me!!! LOL

Cinderella killed by her own glass slipper and Alladin with his dead genie

人头叉烧包

We had a Bloody good time indeed!

Weeee… In the end, we decided to go ahead and plan a trip to Hong Kong!

13-16 Nov 09.

I’ve been up till 2am for the past two nights, researching on the places of interest to visit, shopping places, food…

Talking about food! *drools*

I think I spent about 80% of my time checking out the must-go eating places.

- Roast goose
- Dim Sum
- Cha Chan Teng (Hong Kong Cafe) with 鸳鸯，奶茶，土司，蛋挞，牛肉面，macaroni soup
- Burger chains (not found in singapore) there’s one chain that sells wagyu beef burger *gulps*
- Hot Pot

and the list goes on… I’ve barely touched on all the best food that Hong Kong has to offer!

More late nights to come! And I’m actually looking forward to them!

Once in awhile, when life starts to get monotonous…

Monday – Work
Tuesday – Work
Wednesday – Work
Thursday – Work
Friday – Work + Salsa@Night
Saturday – Play “Rock Band” or “Trauma Centre” on Wii
Sunday – Play “Rock Band” or “Trauma Centre” on Wii

Following week – Repeat as above

You start to think about the idyllic coconut trees swaying in a lazy manner… snoozing in a beach chair, admiring the boundless ocean…

Well, you get the idea.

So, I started to cajole 星星 to plan a quick getaway. Suggestions came in a flurry but we were also quick to eliminate them as an option.

Genting, KL, Malacca, Bangkok, Hongkong…

We didn’t want to go on our own, just the 2 of us but it’s so difficult to get friends to join. Need to match schedules, make sure that you can get along with one another during the travels, have the same destination in mind, rooming arrangements… *ROAR*

It’s close to impossible to plan a trip.

Ideally, I would like to go to Japan… but that’s not possible given 星星’s schedule. So, I could settle for Hong Kong.

Mosie suggested Cambodia but I guess I’m over the 3rd world country phase. I pooh-poohed his initial suggestion of Koh Samui. But after doing some research, the best period to go is between December and March. It’s supposed to be after the monsoon season and is relatively cooling.

I wouldn’t have minded Bintan but 星星 didn’t seem very keen on it due to the price.

We can always join his colleagues to Bangkok… Hmm, but I have doubts about whether they will make good travelling partners. (Well, I guess they would be having the same doubts abt me as well!)

If only I can persuade Kok to agree to the trip… we might just be able to make a trip with her and Mosie. But haiz… very hard la. What with her new beau and all.

This is so frustrating! I feel like giving up on the idea of the quick getaway. *GHHARRR*