23 September 2008

46th Birthday Dinner


2008 is an interesting year.  So much had happened in the world.  The Earthquake with devastated China, the US financial crisis, China's Melamine milk scare, the Olympic, Singapore's first F1 race.

My career switch would certainly pale in comparison to the big event. In fact, if not for NFB and OB, I was not even thinking about celebrating my birthday.  Personally, I prefer to have a simple birthday just going out with a few close friends and having dinner.    My birthday dinner was organised a day early as I would be busy on Sunday.

Met Chat at TP central and waited for OB to pick us up to go to Turf City.  Upon arriving, Aka & Exec, Stockydude, NFB, Stoner and CB has already started eating.  Pete arrived much later. Dinner was sweaty but filling.  Exec had made a delicious chocolate which I had never tasted.  At my age, I better cut down on all the sweet stuff.   Of course that does not include cute young thing.

After dinner, Stoner & Stockydude left.  We adjourned to Bt Timah's McDonalds for coffee and met up with STB and Elmo.  We were all teasing STB for having a "hicky".  Curious CB kept wanting to know how STB feels when he was given a hicky.  Anyway, CB was teased the whole nite by the guys for his interest in me.  As for me, I was teasing STB and Elmo.  

The night draw to a close at about 12 but I still have to trouble NFB to drive me to mom's place to get the new iron with father redeemed with his fuel points.  It was really nice of NFB to drop me and waited for me and drove me back home. 

It was rather unfortunate that BH got diarrohea, Nuss could not find the parking lot and went back home frustrated and LC had Bowling that nite. 

Few days earlier, I was actually feeling pretty lousy but what more can anyone ask when u have friends around you to have nice dinner, chill, unwind, tease each other and simply just having fun. 

Thanks guys....you make my day.

19 September 2008

Pre Birthday Dinner Outing

It's been awhile since I go out with boy for dinner. Since my birthday is coming up, he suggested that we go eat a good meal and followed by a show.

He has redeemed some food vouchers from Citibank for Seafood Forest @ Bugis Junction, as well as bought tickets for Mamma Mia! - The Movie from Shaw.

We met and headed for Seafood Forest. For Entre, he ordered Calamari and raw oysters while I ordered lobster bisque. For main course, I ordered Cray fish spaghetti and he ordered Salmon stake. My spaghetti tasted soggy and starchy and it was bland. IT was really bad, but I finshed it anyway as it was his treat for me.

I was glad that he brought tickets for Mamma Mia! instead of Wall-E, even though I would have enjoyed Wall-E. Mamma Mia! was great, and had made up for the bad dinner I had earlier. I left the cinema still humming to tunes by Abba; I have a dream.

When I came back, I had I missed a call on MSN from my Taiwanese friend. We chatted awhile and when I realised it, my boy was already fast asleep. I had forgotten to thank him for dinner and show. I leaned over and gave him a kiss and say my thanks.

18 September 2008

Mamma Mia! - The Movie

I Have a Dream



This song is from the movie Mamma Mia! Which was a hit song from the Swedish group ABBA back in the 70s.

The movie Mamma Mia! was adapted from the Broadway musical of the same name. It has all the famous ABBA hit songs. I really enjoyed the show and the familiar tunes which I happily sings along until my partner asked me not to.

This song hits close to my heart of the path I am heading towards.

I have a dream
A song to sing
To help me cope
With anything
If you see the wonder
Of a fairy tale
You can take the future
Even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream
I have a dream

I have a dream
A fantasy
To help me through
Reality
And my destination
Makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness
Still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream
I have a dream
I'll cross the stream
I have a dream

I have a dream
A song to sing
To help me cope
With anything
If you see the wonder
Of a fairy tale
You can take the future
Even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream
I have a dream
I'll cross the stream
I have a dream

16 September 2008

Hitting Life's Reset Button

As I was sorting out some of the cut outs which I had lying around and found a Sunday Times April 13th article entitled "Hitting Life's Reset Button" by Ignatius Low. Reading it then and reading it now, it really set me thinking. Life earlier this year was comfortable and cosy with a good pay job and comparing with now, I am back to days of yonder; flash back year 2001.

This will be the third time I've pressed my reset button. 1st time was in 1990 when I decided to switched from Technical to Sales. 2nd was in 2001 when I came back from BKK. Now and most recently, my 3rd reset.

1990 was also the year where I decide to lead the life I want to live instead of living my life as someone I am not. I have learned to accept myself and wants to be happy instead of trying to please others while making myself miserable. It was also the year where I accepted my own orientation; after years of denial.

Year 2001 is a year where the whole world was going into recession. While the world goes into recession, I was going through mild depression. I was dis-interested to work and are vegging out at home. I eventually got out of my emotional rug and picked myself up.

Fast forward; 2008, I had left my job recently and had started a new path towards the unknown with my current project. The current economic situation is not looking good and it has giving me some what of a Déjà vu feeling. But what is different is I am not in depression but are very much aware of what I am getting myself into and the tough road ahead.

I am a fighter / survivor and I will enventually overcome and be successful. You can count on that.

15 September 2008

Who are your friends?

I have never gave much thoughts when I helped my friends with their problems. Although I regards my friends as friends, it had never occur to me to find out if I am being considered as their friend.

Recent events which happens to me made me realised who my friends really are. We can choose who our friends are, but you will know who your friends really are when things happens.

I am glad that I found out who my friends really are. It is really humbling.