the process

i took 2 months to decide which mobile phone to buy,
1 hour to purchase it,
2 months to find the suitable mobile phone pouch and
2 hours to lose it.

conclusion: no more mobile phone pouch for me

hairy crab

curry-Pod and ne-ne-Pod and iPod

ll: eh, so you have iPod and mp3 eh?
me: i have mp3 in my iPod, floatie owns a curry-Pod and i also owns a ne-ne Pod
ll: *looked puzzled* so mp3 is not iPod and vice versa?
*floatie in uncontrollable laughter*

for those who still do not really know what iPod is about, kindly visit Apple-iPod

ll: wahhh... your iPod has many songs leh, can you lend it to me till end of the week?
me: *looking a tad miserable* my iPod is my soul, but for your sake, i am willing to
give up my soul for a couple of days
*the next few mins was spent educating my dear bride-to-be how to use the iPod*

waiting for the right wave

"under"control

godma knows best

fish cake for me :P I love it because its cute :O

10 reasons to visit bangkok by 15th dec this year

1. return airfare is only 150sgd, inclusive of taxes
2. a visit to our budget terminal
3. a look at the new Suvarnabhumi International Airport
4. a ride on the 28-km rail line from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to central Bangkok
5. the possiblity of not paying 500baht for "service" fee
6. take the river taxi
7. go parties that has the crowd of ndp
8. shop for furniture and decorative items for my "new" place
9. eat our hearts out
10.do something nottie

the best things in life are free

fear factor: shampoo that gives my hair volume

G'Day Mate

seated round a table, 3 persons, with different experiences during their first trip to the
downunder are determined to get the "feeling" again.
One remembers the sound of crushing waves from the pacific ocean, her memorable university days and the dealer she never gets to lay her body on :P
The other remembers her first time on a 7 hour flight across the Pacific Ocean and her the romantic setting at Brisbane thats makes her fall madly in love.
I remember emu-chasing on the outback, star gazing and fish & chips.

ll: Can we fix the date first?
me: *nodding my head with approval*
floatie: No. We should decide on the cities to visit first.
me: *again, nodding my head with approval* I am definitely a 2-headed snake when I cant commit.
all: No Perth!!!

at this point of time, I find the discussion interestingly endearing and I am looking forward to our trip to the downunder next sep/oct. Interested Parties, please leave your name, brief introduction of yourself and contact info in the comments. Only shortlisted candidates will be notified

what do you get when your friend is mrs usa

outing 1
me: so what car did you buy?
mrs usa: chevy
me: arent they used abundantly as rental cars in usa?

outing 2
mrs usa is coming from bugis to pick us up at somerset
mrs usa: where can i pick you gals?
me: why don't you tell us where to wait for you
mrs usa: *mumbled something incoherent *
me: why don't you dictate because i can tell you a place but you might not know where it is
mrs usa: *mumbled something incoherent again*
me: how are you coming by?
mrs usa: from bugis, will pass by sp
me: thats easy, we will wait at the SP entrance
mrs usa: is there a place to stop the car?
me: stop? yeah, by the road, we will hop on and off we go in 5mins or less
mrs usa: *insisting she needs to stop the car* but..but where can i stop the car?
me: you do not need to stop the car, just turn on your hazzard lights, slow down, stop and we will hop on
mrs usa: is there a place where can i stop the car?
me: *frustrated* pass the phone to floatie and walk off

conclusion: mrs usa will pick us up from the carpark opposite sp where she can STOP her car
and load 100 elephants or mammoths or whatever that is bigger

outing 3
me: lets have korean food, i like the bimbimbap here
mrs usa: nah, i like the XXX restaurant in NYC. Its authentic, delicious and value for money
me: we also have fantastic koprean food here!

outing 4
juzmmm: oh we would like to sell sgp, promote the places of interest and events
mrs usa: whats there to sell for sgp?

mrs usa is also featured in this post http://floatie.blogspot.com/2006/07/jus-shoes.html

p.s. mrs usa, i love you as my friend and i am praying for you to emigrate to usa soon. You can then call youself a new-yorker,
genetically engineered to only like manhanttan.

what do you miss?

I miss a Sedap bowl of kuey teow soup with plenty of chilli padi from a resort at Pulau Perhentian.
I miss sitting by Chomrung, sipping a cup of hot milk tea and enjoying the awesome mountainous view before me.
I miss cuddling my love one, whispering sweet nothings to each other just before we pull ourselves out of bed.
I miss watching sunset and taking massive numbers of photos at Grand Canyon
I miss driving through the mountain ridges in New Zealand with Bebel Gilberto singing in the background.

how about you?

updates
response #1 from juzmmm. I wish you will find your life soon. Have faith and love :D

this year ...

... has quite a number of hits and missses for me. some of the misses include missing out on winning our nation's annual 10+ million dollars TOTO draw, missing out casting my vote in general election and getting a public holiday out of it and missing out booking myself on the 88cents flight to phuket.
Moving forward (a term, the Pre-Sales and Project Managers frequently use), I decided to list the 7 items that I would like to accomplish by the end of this year. There will be 2 lists, group by difficulty level:-

beginner
1. Spice up this blog
2. Start the "Save The Toy House" Fund
3. Get a 3G phone that is "handsome", "reliable" and "ergonomic"
4. "WOK" up a delicious Maggie Goreng for family and friends
5. Stay in current job till year end
6. Have a romantic getaway
7. Watch less american drama series and pay more attention to my dear ones

advance
1. Wave Vigourosly underwater to the passing Manta Ray and Whale Shark for a free ride
2. Get a 6-pack body (FYI, including my tits, I have a 3-pack body now)
3. Get acquainted with the new Mac Book (anyone willing to give me free ms office license???)
4. Keep my hair longer (Its a difficult thing to do, you know, my hair defies gravity)
5. Put my travel document, i.e Passport in a Safe, locked by 3 combinations which will be held by 3 different nationalites, living in 3 different countries
6. Be less picky and set my eyes on the "perfect" apartment
7. "JAZZ" up my life

happy together

Imagine me and you, I do
I think about you day and night, it's only right
To think about the girl you love and hold her tight
So happy together

If I should call you up, invest a dime
And you say you belong to me and ease my mind
Imagine how the world could be, so very fine
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

Me and you and you and me
No matter how they toss the dice, it has to be
The only one for me is you, and you for me
So happy together

I can't see me lovin' nobody but you
For all my life
When you're with me, baby the skies'll be blue
For all my life

200 YEN

mukku

美しい

福娃娃

cherry blossoms

coffee for the master

you light up my life :P

sun, no sand, sea and minke whale

this post is more than 2 weeks late. anyways, forgive me as i am adjusting to my "tai tai" lifestyle in the land of propaganda.

Recap: Diving at Similan Islands, Surins Islands and Richelieu Rocks
Leads: Dive Buddy as S.D.B aka Sor(1) Da(3) Bia(4) Master, she can eat at least 20 sugared SDB in a day, owner of dive boat as L.B aka Lao(3) Ban(3), wife to owner of dive boat as L.B.N aka Lao(3) Ban(3) Niang(2), MV BM as Motor Vehicle Black Manta, myself as goondu
Pseudo Leads: W.S as Whale Shark, M.R as Manta Ray

Day 1:
0445am: "Ting Ting Ring Ring", thats how mobile phone alarm sounds like. I rolled off my bed, put on my beach wear get-up, hop on the blue cab and went to pick S.D.B for our maiden LOB.

0730am: "Can passengers S.D.B and goondu, please approach the boarding gate now" S.D.B and myself have forgotten that "GRRR" Airways has a free-seating concept, so we arent supposed to loiter around the shopping zones and wait till the dying seconds to board.

0800am: [Phuket] S.D.B and myself: " Where is our driver? Where is our driver?"

0930am: We found ourselves at Patong Beach. Told to assembled at 5pm. We strolled the quiet lanes for 2nd breakfast *thought only hobbits has 2nd breakfast* Eggs, Bacons, Toasts and weird tasting OJ for less than 100 baht.
We occupied our time combing the streets of Patong Beach, trying weird sticks of bbq-meat, jet-ski and finally rested
ourselves at Rio! where we met mike-gor, our future kantou phuket contact :D *S.D.B had a free bottle of S.M beer!*

1715pm: They are here! I yelled! S.D.B was busy taking photos of the pristine beach. Wah! L.B is very short leh! *I muttered to myself*

1900pm: MV BM and Dive Briefing! L.B is very Lor(1) Sor(1). He goes on and on about not getting his mattresses wet, no food in cabins, no wet bodies in common room etc etc. Oh well, i bet this is how he keeps his M.V BM in good shape. according to Deb (who saw a Whale Shark a week ago at Trang), MV BM is very posh! Money well spent, I thought, there would not be a situation where S.D.B will be hugging the toilet bowl after every meal :P

Day 2: After the first dive, MV BM went to pick up more divers. L.B.N came on board and introduced herself. Wah! L.B.N is very tall leh! *I muttered to myself again* Next dive is at Koh Bon, where Manta Rays were spotted on MV BM recent trip. S.D.B and myself geared up promptly and readied ourselves like divers going for war, lining ourselves in two rows on the platform as L.B will shout "Check your air! Check your weight belt! Ready? Go! Go! Go!"

Day 3: Very Hopeful of W.S and M.R! We chant W.S, W.S, W.S, W.S, M.R, M.R, M.R, M.R as we approached each dive, but only to see myself, trying to behave like a M.R :D. Nevermind the absence of W.S and M.R, the diverse population of fishes at Adaman Seas is unbelievable! Schools and Schools of them, Butterfly Fishes, Angel Fishes, Snappers, Barracudas, Ikan Bilis etc - BEAUTIFUL!

Day 4: Still no signs of W.S and M.R. S.D.B suggested she shall get a W.S suit and impersonate as one. I pointed out that she is too small to be a W.S, but she might get away as a juvenile M.R - Just Keep Flapping the Wings! Dozing off as King Kong was playing on, S.D.B tugged me and said "Whale! Whale!" I ran out, tying to look for the whale - but where is it? "There!" someone shouted, there it is, the whale surfaced, showing its black body. The boat crew and oursleves could not keep our eyes off it as MV BM gave chase. After about 25mins of "WOW-ing" and "WAH-ing", MV BM gave up, the whale is just too fast for us! L.B.N said it should be a Minke Whale, consensus reached after discussing with rest of the pro-divers.

Day 5: Our last day on MV BM, S.D.B and myself is salivating at the thought of muching lobster later at night. Btw, there's also a "Night-Dive" at Bangla Reef!

Day 6: Home Sweet Home

p.s. Land of Propaganda blocks domain name blogspot.com but not blogger.com. http://anonymouse.org allows me to access blopspot.com, but am having difficulty leaving comments because of the need to sign in. Pardon me if i cant leave/reply comments

sun, sand and sea

soon soon

sky-hi

take me! take me!