Purple Pills

Finally got pics of our pharm marketing group's post presentation celebration at Holland V's Eski Bar, the smaller branch of the known whitewashed freeze bar and its furry white winter-attired occupants...

Luckily for us, happy hour was on so we had the luxury to enjoy 1-for-1 drinks... bring on the strawberry margharitas n lycee martinis! The pasta we ordered were surprisingly good n worthwhile for an additional $3.80, bringing about a total of $20 for the promotion... a highly recommended visit for the intrigued...

Pretty cool all-white theme in tune with the winter-like atmosphere, with white leather sofas, barren trees, glass tables and icicle lights... tho the ikea plastic chairs were a tad tacky possibly due to cost constraints...

Here we developed a fetish for the long ribbed sofa... makes lovely perspective shots...

Kim and Omar couldn't help snagging their self-portraits as well... Note the black suits worn for the presentation tt turned out appropriate for the chilly bar and provided a perfect contrast to the interior... The surreal feeling of being in a cold-climate country... a stark contrast from the burning blaze of the late afternoon sun outside...

So 4 aspiring executives sat down for a quiet chat before bidding Omar farewell during his last days spent in S'pore as an exchange student before he returns to Sweden... his sardonic humor will be missed lots, heh... tho we turned out pretty good friends at the end of the sem... Do visit us soonest yeah?

The fab 5 w/o busy Sue... note the red tint from one drink too many... amazingly endured the hiphop class after tt without collapsing tho, lol

You would probably be curious to know what marketing plan we did that won the best presentation (yes, we were shocked of the verdict too, haha)...

None other than the purple pills I've been raving about, Dapoxetine hydrochloride, a novel indication for Premature ejaculation (PE)... which is also a novel sexual dystunction definition... controversially interesting topic, perfect for interactive debates and mind stimulations during brainstorming sessions... at least it guarantees infinite excitement and erm, hysterical laughter, haha...

Our group's formulated "purple Endura pills" were a hit with the lecturer... (Endura = adaptation from "endurance"... purple = signifying "passion", self-explanatory, haha)

Bloody hell, you would say...
How the heck do you treat PE?

In layman's terms, PE is being unable to withstand for more than 2 mins before emptying the gun... and we're not meaning the once in a while omg-she's-so-bloody-hot-i-can't-take-it sessions, but the chronic, recurring ones that substantially affects the sufferer and even the partner...

Dapoxetine, initially screened as an antidepressant drug, works by delaying the time without causing major side effects common to other antidepressants due to its short half-life... A possible wonder sexual dysfunction drug after Viagra, ooo...

It was of course challenging presenting it straight-faced, but we successfully pulled it off anyway, even with a hilarious introductory sketch to prep the audience on the emotional pain experienced by the sufferers and their partners...

(Based on an actual testimonial)

Ultimately, it was the 'stop-start' method that pushed my fiance, Tara, over the edge.
What with so much stopping and so little starting, not to mention all my various instructions...

"Slow down, easy, easy, okay, go ahead, stop, I said stop!"

She finally blurted out, "Jesus, are we having sex or parking a car?"

As she jumped out of bed and reached for her clothes, I pleaded, "Wait! You can't just get up and go!"

"Why not? That's what you do every time we have sex."

I stammered and said something about lasting 10 seconds-2 more than last month. She said something about menopause and how maybe I'd be able to improve to a whole minute by then.

"I'm so sick and tired of saying, 'It's okay really every time," she yelled. "It's not okay! This is your problem, not mine. And if you don't get it figured out by the time I get back from overseas, the engagement is off!"

To further illustrate the sketch, our 'in-house designers' included an advert on the 'stop-start' behavioral method commonly used to cope with PE... which of course wasn't very effective as illustrated...

Images used courtesy of Image Bank

Note: The adverts and brand Endura are fabricated for the marketing project.

This was designed with the female partners in mind...

And our ultimate fav... popping champagne...

Note the dual-hue of the "purple E" itself...

For those who wanna know more, refer to further articles on Dapoxetine hydrochloride and PE available online... interestingly educational reads guaranteed...

The verdict of the marketing project: Challenging yet a whole lot of fun... and our hours of bickerings and nail-biting endurances with each other did pay off... And of course, we had a more thorough understanding of a man's anatomical competency and needs, haha...

All the more motivated to explore the marketing or advertising field in the near future... hmm...

How now brown cow? *Shrugs in despair*

Anyway next post: Geri's & Kenneth's party, Passed-Out v.2 and the Xmas pressies

A GSK Xmas

Xmas was very much in the air at the gsk lab, especially when half the population are from a western county... the office was laden with xmas trees, xmas lights and pretty white baubles... decorated by the ppl themselves...

Got caught up in the spirit myself as I aspired to be a cheery xmas tree too...

Not a good idea...



With just a few weeks in the lab, 7 Xmas cards (including Big Boss himself) as well as a neverending supply of chocs and candy canes occupied the barren workdesk...

a pretty sight to greet one on a sleepy morning...

Amongst them was a sweet message from Alex, touched!

Wouldn't mind staying for an industrial attachment with the bunch of happening colleagues, if I'm ever needed, hehe...

And this is the office space lucky me has acquired for the past few months...

desktop, phone line, green company mug and loads of cabinet space...

brought along a shoebox to keep 'em shoes whenever i got sick of trudging in 'em in the lab... bring on the hall slippers...

A self-portrait taken during a boredom stint...

With the company cam... oops...

The week before the break, the lab celebrated the december babies' bdays during a xmas tea with a Breadtalk log cake...

The ladies got perfumes and cosmetics, while Ben clinched the most interesting present of a $88.88 ang pau! Hahaha who would have thought of that...

(L to R: Shab, Ling, Chrissy, Chris, Claire, Ben)

Last but not least, who wouldn't forget giving dear supervisor Ed a nice lil pressie before he zips back to his snowy home to enjoy his rounds of xmas booze n poker games?

Would had figured this sign most appropriate for a mad scientist, haha...

Nah, he really rawks man...

Supervisor assistant Aveline's present will be given tomorrow after her trip to UK...

Hope she'll like the snowman bell... since she's into cute stuff anyway...

Sigh will miss the lab once fyp's over...

Wouldn't have expected the project to be half as fun, gotta work doubly hard to justify Ed's and Aveline's highly commendable level of dedication and patience now... shall be hoping for the best...

Xmas Summer

Happy happy Xmas!!

No there ain't snow here, so xmas summer it is...

Still technically right since it is 12 days anyway heh...

Got lotsa prezzies...
Some pretty...
Some yummy...
Some tiny...
Some wackily sweet...
Some yet to come, haha...
Absolutely touched all the same... Thanks a mil peeps :o)

Glad most are satisfied with what I've gotten them... still owe mum tho... think I'll get her dance sneakers tho the daughter never owned one before, hee... haps mum i tell ya...

Xmas at home is as much as I could ask for, having meals with parents and meeting up with sec school friends... glad we're still a tight bunch after so long... did nothing much but bumming around, sth I haven't done for some time, haha...

A relatively tame weekend compared to the drinking party craze in Sing *wink wink* but I shan't complain, haha... Think I myself would have been terrorised! Next time u guys shd come over n crash my side here lah ;o)

Anyway, went clubbing with the sec gang near home, since KL itself would be undoubtedly packed... got caught in the jam still n ended up wishing each other in the car, haha... the club at Pyramid was tiny but packed to the brim with ppl, mainly bengs n lians...

Remind me never to go on major events again, can't stand the pushings and shovings thru sweaty bodies and groping hands just to bop up and down to lousy clangy music in a stuffy sardine-packed sweathole... pretty unlucky coz the dj shifted from hiphop to mambo n house when we were tipsy enuff to brace the crowd... damn... so left early n didn't join the gang for pool... had to attend friend Andy's xmas musical the next day...

So sleepy me dragged mum out to watch "The boy who sang the better song", a local church production on the meaning of xmas lead by the man himself... leaving me with a good feeling and appreciative of life even for a non-christian...

The evening had pharm classmates Jacin n Ee yang out for a round of the weirdest supper we ever had... the menu listed a combi drinks n snacks u would have never dreamed of..

eg. toto drink = potato n tomato juice???
mango mashed potato... it basically tasted like warm mango ice cream, haha... but tolerable... the ultimate was the drink i ordered...

Lavender juice..
A deep purple shade...

Tastes like SHAMPOO...

Bloody hell, it was so wrong, totally screwing up your senses...
5 sips were the most I could muster, even with utmost determination to finish the damn thing...

Shit, who's bright idea was it man...

No more purple drinks...

But it was all good when it got neutralised with my long awaited Ramlee burger which we relished at home with a chick flick "Must love dogs" tt we successfully coerced Ee yang into... the movie turned up surprisingly good with us awww-ing away... slept again at 4...

Only to wake up early 3rd day in a row...
To see fishes!

Yeah went to check it the newly opened Aquaria at KLCC, our rendition of the Underwater world... tho not as impressive, but it was fun nonetheless with the great company... oohing and aahing at every single lil thing like lil kids, just like reliving our childhood days, haha...

Then of course it got a bit madder...
When we started searching for horny toads and fishes...
And bickering over which fish would make it best on the dining table... grilled unagi, shark fin soup, or some big mama fishhead curry... mmm...

Thus we adjourned to Manhattan Fish Market...
Who said Aquaria's supposed to deter us from eating fish?
All the fish watching got us hungry man...
Tho I barely kept myself awake nodding away and leaning against any available vertical surfaces... the pillar, the wall, the aquarium, haha...

Oh well, eventful weekend after all...
Would had our own drinking party at Chi Wei's... but got cancelled due to a water cut... wwuuttttt... or else it would have been as 'eventful' too eh?
Show me the pics porshee!!! bwahahaha

Barcelona - Kbox Mania

Finally the post on the kbox mania weekend...
But first my first xmas present frm darling Yingyi... so sweet of her to take the huge effort to wrap it up with such trouble, tho she cheekily threw in a PINK ribbon and hearts, argh... Got a red candle lamp to match my hair, haha... love the beads, thanks dearie! :D




Oh n a lil xmas tree at Jitters... I can hear the sleigh bells ringing

Now 2 Fridays ago I finally succeeded in dragging the salsa bunch down to Barcelona to support the fellow salsa bassist play in Reverie... here you see everyone but the man himself, apparently Shane loves the limelight too much... haha... should be less elusive lah Keith, show yourself!

The long-awaited less dodgy pix of vocals Jon, rhythm Shane and finally Salsaing bassist Keith...

The man behind the mike...

Within hours of good music and a few sips of drinks, the already bonkers ppl start behaving badly... it usually starts with a few feel-good pics of us gals...

Progresses to stuffing fingers up ppl's noses to get some good snorting...

But Brian doesn't really mind, as long as no one takes away his long curvy glass of beer (wat's it called again?)... all mineee, my preciouusss

Posh as usual gets all mischevious n cheeky... first by growing pointy boobs... later by declaring how well he can tongue-tie cherry sticks... but ended up with a half-chewed fibrous lump... not as hell good now eh? (kenneth sniggers)

Heavily inspired by margarita n beer, we were egged on to prove who's the better flirt, ending up with wacky photos... guess who snogged who first? doesn't matter, both can't really act anyway, haha...

Before you even think tt was scandalous, look at wat the crazy gurl does... head rubbing, chewing straws n lemon peels with Posh...n giving a semi-lap dance in a tickling stint... Told ya I'm so much more innocent... *cherub doe-eyed look*

Even more scandalous pics of the crazy two... u won't really know who's enjoyin it more, haha... Not to forget the rowdy tumbling about outside Barcelona... the rest of us couldn't help but look n laugh till we drop at bewildered passerbys n the security guard, oops...

Got Milk? Got Posh... haha

Now u see it, now u don't... amazing how the poses turned out the same too...

The wild bar visit ended on a high note as the band dedicated my fav Bon Jovi's "I'll be there for you" it got me singing my heart out, hehe... thanks lots Jon, owe u roast chicken from Cold Storage next time, haha... and Ah Lim, congrats for being the new member of Reverie, next time play Omnisoul's "Waiting" yeah? heh...

Friendly Jon also offered to give me a lift back to hall, but damn, couldn't make good use of his service since the gang wanted to go karaoke-ing after being thoroughly inspired by the band... but after lotsa dilly-dallying and a fruitless search at Kbox Cineplex ($29 per pax... wat a ripoff), we ended up coffee-ing at Coffee Club in town until 5am... discussing about the philosophies of life n love as we sobered out in the light drizzle of the rain...

By the time we went bk the sun was already peaking out of its dark slumber... felt like those mugging exams days.. but at least this time I slept with a happier heart :o) ...

The next day determined us ventured to kbox again...

Joined them from my divine choc buffet with the neighbors... altho there weren't many to choose from: a fondue fountain, a order-to-drink choc booth n a table for the choc cakes n desserts, we still couldn't finish trying everything...yet to get the pics from ophe... it was good stuff, tho it still does not justify the 32 bucks... not even for the warm n romantic ambience at the fullerton... once is enuff, think i'll stick to cheap kinder buenos and an occasional godiva, mmm...

So bk to the kbox stint, this time we booked marina centre... n everyone wasted no time fighting for the mike...

Thoughtful Brian picked us up on the way in his handsome beamer... guess the rest of us can just aspire to drive one now... hence this

And of course Yingyi was waiting for the opportunity to wear her lil santarita cap singing xmas songs or jumping on sofas to Superstar...

Thank god the majority of the songs sung are in English, I've had one too many traumatic experiences with Chinese hardcores, with me ending up bored to death... and at least these ppl even have the guts to warbling out ear-piercing Phantom of the Opera vibratos and Indian accenting Calcutta... total madness... haha

Expectedly, the man himself showcased his talent of turning this small dingy room into a sleazy cabaret club first by lapdancing an unsuspecting victim...

Demonstrating tongue actions... (eeeeeee)

And seducing the other with tangled legs and all...

Another fun night even with just the 5 of us... Yingyi has a nice mellow alto voice, Kenneth's pretty good with Chinese songs... Brian's still too shy to sing... and Posh has an interesting low range since he speaks with a tenor voice... as for me, I still suck lah, haha... still keep forgetting to use my diaphragm... sure still want me to teach?

And the last pic, my fav urban mood :o)

Jingle Bells

Woke up with a mission today...

Shop.

For xmas that is.

Blimey, never had such a long list before... Never really was too keen on xmas shopping anyway since it's usually the culprit of a major headache. It's a game of guessing if the recipient is going to:

a) really love it (which of course is usually rare)
b) sorta like it but couldn't really find use for it
c) painfully fake a smile while devising a plan to dispose of the piece of crap (which is almost always the case)

How stressful.

Sometimes I would rather compromise the element of surprise for a genuinely appreciated present. A mutual understanding is always good, haha...

At least I bought nothing but for others today... spent a whole day in town since noon, what an accomplishment... oh achy feet. It is a time of giving anyway... now if they won't be too displeased with what I got them, heh... tried my really really best... *crosses fingers*

It wasn't too bad afterall since I had first Jacky to accompany me... then later Felie for dinner at Ichiban... think their budget sushi's the best tasted so far... check out the unagi egg sandwich, mochi & yam/green tea/red bean konyaku jelly... heavenly :D

Anyway checked out xenbar last night coz ladc was closed (wutttt... no one went for loco night???)... great place to social since it was ladies night and the floor was empty save for our bunch... at least it was for the 2 of us gals, since we had 5 guys to choose from for a change instead of waiting alone in a corner hoping to be picked up, haha...

Did a few rounds of casino, learnt a few dips n worked on my basic... still trying to lose the funny t-rex thing i'm doing with my hands, bleah... Found out Grace from year 3 is in the performing group, kewl... now who says pharm students r mundanely muggerish? ok maybe the rest of them, haha...

Three hungry man and only one lil cookie... keith looks as gleeful as always, must have a secret stash in his shoebag...

Posh going all shy for once... aww...

Strutting my stuff on the dancefloor... don't ask about the hands... *bewildered look*

Jump n pose...

Scarlet Divinity

Supposed to blog about wild nights at barcelona n kbox with the salsa gang, but oh well...

Screw chronological order.

Gotta wait for some scandalous juicy pics from kenneth first anyway, haha...

So after a hilarious night at genting on Sat-Sun, I was already bk in the lab in on Mon, but I wasn't complaining since tt night was the office xmas party... had a whale of a time dressing up & donnin up hair-dos at Claire's before stunning the men at our table in our sexy slinky gowns... heck might as well be overdressed n beautiful than be underdressed n scruffy, haha....

Anyway had our dinner at the rooftop of Scarlet Hotel... absolutely gorgeous ambience and divine food... esp. when the 100 bucks/pax meal is provided for, hehe... how lucky is tt... well worth the free labor, lol

The view from the romantic rooftop Breeze restaurant...

n they were playing salsa music too..

there weren't anyone I could grab to dance with tho, damn...

And here are 2 smug-looking fyp students... who says it's not worth travelling out of campus eh? gsk rawks! *burp* :D

Alex is one lucky man for the night, with 2 gorgeous ladies at his side.... no wonder he's all smiles... note the huge Caeser's salad n yummy chocolate martinis...

Did you know he's my age now? At least I felt youthful, haha

Ed, my supervisor...

He's a serious man...

She sucks well...

He swallows better...

After a filling 3-course, the troupe rushed down to the bar for more boozing n fun...

Ben n I were the first to grab the plush pillows n never let go of it since... leaving poor Shab without one...

I swear my alcohol tolerance has increased from the Genting trip, with an improvement to a choc martinii, red wine, white wine, half a tequila shot and another lime-tasting shot... even Ed was impressed, haha...

Guess I wasn't having enuff of them judging from my greedy looks at Agnes's 3 diff types of drinks...

She got so high she attempted to snog an innocent Sherry, and when tt failed, she started attacked poor me with a pillow... but ahh, we're still good friends... *hic*

Ed with korean Sung... I told u he's a very serious man...

Jarrod: "I swear her boobs were that BIG...."

Mike, Claire and the bartender who couldn't give me a decent strawberry margharita, oh tt's a six then...hahaha

On the other side of the bar were posh high-back leather sofas with furry cushions... ooo a must in my future home.. lovely

Alex attempts a sailor pose... *squint*

At 2am, sweet Ben drove a knackered Sherry, Chrissy and James home while the rest were still enthusiastic to adjourn to another bar, this time with a Bollywood setting (not sure which, just know tt it's near Brewerks at Boat Quay)..

And of course they started gyrating to Indian techno on the dancefloor along with volouptous Indian chicks...

And of course my decent-looking supervisor was a fav among the ladies, since he got approached by both women and elves... naughty boy... haha...

It was an unforgettable night, a celebration any norm local company would ever consider.. which further emphasizes the fact that scientists and researchers can indeed work hard n yet make life enjoyable... an inspirational principle of life tt I shall live by...

So my last min change in fyp project is well worth it after all... absolutely thankful for tt :)