i experienced a VERY EMBARASSING moment at carl's junior. the bemused smiles from the 2 very sweet ladies made me feel slightly better but eeewww... germaine. you're dumb.

i was reading an article about the advertisements shown on local screens. usually they're informative commercials which i personally think its quite boring. where's those witty and mind boggling ones? some commercials simply baffles me and make me cringe... while some deserve to have their story board burn to ashes and never to be mention about it ever again. that particular brand of of drink with a dancing cow with a fruit hat is... -.-;

whilst that adorable baby in the mac ad is =D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwvmebPOOBU

taken from singapore elle 2004 (reword)

males: if you're uncomfortable with this paragraph, please do not read it. but if you think you're brave enough to face it, then... you're da man dude!

the sorry state of sanitary napkins commericals:

local pad ads are so bad they're like memorable cheesy slapstick movies. yes, the intentions behind the ad are trying to show the merits of sanitary pads and at the same time, save the embarrassment from both genders but isnt it time to move on from the same old contrived 80's formula?

myths perpetuated by bad pad ads.

1) white bottoms are the preferred wardrobe option for menstruating women.
- what?! menstuating women avoid white bottoms at all cost. nobody wants to look like they sat on red paint.

2) cycling is good excercise during your period.
- with cramps that make wisdom tooth extraction seem like a walk in the park, chances are, we're likely to be in bed groaning and wishing we're born a man instead. let alone cycle...

3) the arrival of your period creates the urge to prance around mindlessly.
- jumping around or esp doing ballet inspired movements are is definitely a no no. we even try not to sneeze.

4) women expels blue liquid.
- need i say more?

its time we take a que from oversea's pad ads. in a mexican commercial, a woman kills her lover in a film noir style and then cleaning the mess effectively with her maxi pad. thank goodness there isnt any bicycle/prancing/blue liquid in sight. smart commercial.

here's the link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMH2xwLSKaE

see ya all later in ss!!!

:: coconut husk ::

someone told me...

girls are irritating. throw stones at them.

what!!! i say~

boys are mean. stick our feet out and trip them.

anyways God made us uniquely beautiful and wonderful as well. i really wondered why God place different kind of people in my life. i have funny witty people. i have people i really loathe. and i have people that i find so dear, i'll protect them like precious babies and oh yes i have people that just pass me by or rather, i passed them by... but no matter what, i wont fast forward my life just because of certain problems or unpleasant people... cos i believe, we grow and learn from unpleasant stuff better than nice ones.

looking back at some unpleasant events and people, i start to laugh at how i used to talk to them, how i view certain matters and how i recipocrate. rojak feelings like happy, enthusiatic, overwhelmed, paiseh (esp those, why did you do that in the first place you kuku germaine kwek!!!) and even shy... why... its funny when situation change, views of certain matters and people changed too... we judge too quicky dont we? esp since the first judgement is always negative.

the reason why anne frank's journal was both emotional and overwhelming to us adults, its because she was simply viewing the war from a innocent child's point of view. i wonder if i could go back to that stage when i see/view like a child. we grow up too fast too... often taking things/people for granted, our families, our home, even the 3 meals that our family provides...

i held my pop's arm the other day. i dont know why i did that but im not a touch person but i just did it... we kept silent. until a few days later he told me i made his day. if a smile can brighten up someone's day, a pat on the back, a hug, a note to say thank you for listening/sharing or to encourage, i really wonder... what can be harder than that?

at such an ungodly hour, blogging is quite relaxing actually... esp after some reports are done and worship songs are playing softly in the background...

:: God... i yearn ::

i got this from chris's blog. and well... ok chris, im still not paiseh of stealing your pics (tie tou gong and ouyang feng) and now stealing your blog entry. but heck, they make me laugh a lot la and joy must be shared mah...

Been talking to a lot of people and hearing some interesting observations. Wonder if this is like a "natural" reaction:

1) Giving the "TSK" but NEVER receiving

You are shopping or walking and somehow someone blocks you. Then you go "TSK" so loud purposely for the person to hear. Then you stare until the person fades into thin air. But if you are being "TSK" at by other people, you become fed up for being "TSK" at.
Note: "TSK" is a sound produced by clenching teeth, blocking the remaining outlet between the teeth with your tongue, and then forcing out a short burst of air.

2) Damn Obvious Unpreventable Question

You see a friend at the cinema queuing at the Box Office or waiting to enter the cinema. You ask, "Watch movie ah?" (Wonder what the heck you expect the answer to be.) Connel once suggested "No, I came here hoping to meet you by chance. How about you?"

i onced asked an au natural reaction qns too... i saw my friend at the school library

g: hey~ looking for books ah?
k l: ya lo~

(i wondered... either he's too polite to say then?! or its one of those you know, ke qi replies...) oh wells... laugh with me can~

i shall learn from dawn. drink kopi gao gao. because tonight's the night...

:: o rejoice from hillsong's xmas album is =) ::

before i start...

thank you everyone who helped me with the survey forms. you're all very much appreciated!!!

its been such a long time ever since i blogged. and i dont even know where to start. alrights, lets catagorised them.

school

mad rush. i learnt something through all the heavy workload of snowballing projects - compromise. because we're in a group of 4, so definitely 4 very unique people put together with 4 very different individual styles, to put up a collection with different design interpretations is not exactly easy. neither was it a chore. i find it fulfilling, though toes are not yet stepped, but somehow you can tell that everyone is trying to compromise. i remembered praying for the best group that God will place me in, so that my talents are maximised and that He will be glorified ultimately. He kept His promise. my groupmates are tiffany (mashmellow), yen (ba kut teh), cindy (egg) and me (peanut). those are our nicknames. either we resembles them or it's our fav snack. and no, cindy is not round and neither am i a hard nut to crack =p

church

i just changed my cg to DI eastA. they're like a bag of pistachios. fun loving people =D i still miss being in the drama ministry, hopefully i can help out again after my workload is over >.< and yup, thats about it. and im meeting meimei tmr wor~!!!

family

hmmm... praise God man! my sisters found their dream jobs after quitting the insurance company~ a norm 9-5 job. at least my dad is very pleased to see them at home at normal hours. and yes waiting is never easy but patience pays off well. im glad to see my sister's beaming faces xD

thats about it. my mind is still stuffed with homework/projects and esp, people i miss... anyways, someone very dear wrote this encouragement card to me a couple of weeks ago. on the card cover it wrote;

the difference

i got up early one morning
and rushed right into the day;
i had so much to accomplish
that i didnt have time to pray.
problems just tumbled about me,
and heavier came each task,
"why doesnt God help me?"
i wondered,
He answered, "you didnt ask".

i wanted to see joy and beauty,
but the day toiled on grey and bleak
i wondered why God didnt show me,
He answered, "You didnt seek."
i tried to come into God's presence;
i used all my keys at the lock,
God gently and lovingly chided,
"my child, you didnt knock".

i woke up early this morning,
and paused before entering the day;
i had so much to accomplish
that i had to take time to pray.

im found guilty of this, so frequently that im ashame to mention. something i struggle so hard with. no wonder i had to forced myself to do qt in the morning. if not, i wonder how long can i still carry on?

i will try to update my blog and yep, add in a tag board, but yeah, im a well known IT idiot so... anyone willing to help me?

as some of you know, im a war movie buff. so with schindler's list covered in dust, i decided to start reading it. bought the vcd and... watched it. excellent movie... my next movie, "joyeux noel". war + friendship =)

:: and we just dont realise how much He loves us ::