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29.7.05

Nineteen years today. Awww.. the baby is growing up so quickly. I've watched her turn legal, step foot into her first nightclub, enjoy her first rave, turn into an alchy *haha*, fall in love, graduate from high school and start life at university. All this in the one year that I've known her.

Lynn is LOVABLE. She's innocent(I like to believe she is anyway), caring, responsible, smart, independent and very funny. When you least expect it, she comes up with the funniest comments. Well known for her ermn... toilet habits. She loves bananas, her pink flip flops that thankfully have given way, her Ty beanie babies, stars, Freddie Ljungberg, her "mummy & daddy" and the Tank.

Hope you have a good birthday this year you youngling. You'll always be the baby!

28.7.05

Happy Birthday Paul & Joy

23.7.05

The twins turn 21. Tomorrow that is. This is Paul.

Paul has many talents. I won't go into detail. Joy is Paul's twin. Although some might find that hard to believe. The total opposite of Paul. Happy Birthday to the both of you! After this year, you'll stop counting how old you are!! *haha*

Yesterday was my last day at Marsh. Cleaned out my desk. Had my farewell luncheon. Said my goodbyes.

Yesterday I had my first ever bagel. Courtesy of a Wayne. Bagel from Glicks. Tastes just like sliced bread, except round. I took it home and toasted it. But I had no butter. I had no Philladelphia cheese spread. So, I had bagel with kaya.Just like kaya toast.

19.7.05

There's been a whole spread in the Herald Sun yesterday and today about the widespread use of drugs amongst Victoria's youth. The article revealed that the bulk of ecstasy tablets tested lacked MDMA as the main drug. Instead, the tablets contained other harmful substances like horse tranquilisers, morphine, anti-anxiety meds and speed. Manufacturers lace these tables with other substances, hoping that this will lead to further addiction to other drugs.

The papers highlighted the death of a 21-yr old girl in February from GBH (Grievous Bodily Harm) overdose. GBH is probably the cheapest drug that anyone can buy. Going for as little as $1.50 per ml, it does what it's name suggests. The difference between a temporary high and permanent unconsciousness is nothing more than 1ml.

There was a rather sorry generalisation of the raving scene following that article. Ravers were sterotyped to be drug-taking, if not drug-pushing people, whose source of enjoyment was from the substances they consumed. I enjoy the occassional rave every now and then. And I enjoy them clean. No drugs, no alcohol even. The only "drug" I consume are my Chuppa Chupps.

And I'm not alone. I know many people who rave and stay clean. Sure, I know people who pop them pills. But I know as many people who don't. The music and the crowd is enough to keep me going for from 10pm-6am. Although that's not a long time by some standards, it's good enough. If a pretty unfit person like me can do it, it really can't be that hard. I bump into people at raves who don't believe that I haven't taken any pills. And I don't feel the pressure to pop from any of my friends either, contrary to what was implied in the papers.

Anyway, my point is, I think that the article did an injustice to those people who genuinely go to raves & clubs for the sole purpose of enjoying the music and dancing. And after all this bad publicity, I wouldn't be surprised if the government started putting a curb on future rave events.

I wanna fly...

15.7.05

Had lunch with Eric last week. A uni mate from back in the days. He remembers me. He's doing well. Backpacking through Europe. Heading off to Japan in a couple of weeks on a working holiday. Now, see.. THAT's what I wanna do.

My life's so mundane. Eric says "Decide what you want to do, and just do it. It's not that hard. Nothing's really stopping you. It really is just as easy as that. If you want to travel, just take leave, book your tickets and go." I mumbled something about commitments and safety and responsibility and work. All sorry excuses. He's right though.

So, I've decided that next year, I will jetset off to the States. I miss mum. Benbit says that I must go to Cedar Point - THE roller coaster capital of the world! I Googled it. Whaddya know. Cedar Point lies in Sandusky, Ohio. Mum lives in Ohio. She should have told me that before! I would have gone earlier. Double incentive now. Hating heights, loving roller coasters. And while I'm there, fly across a couple of states to the Big Apple. Ohhhhhh... I'm loving this holiday already!

Keep forgetting Coke is not my drink.

What are the odds?

13.7.05

Seriously, when it comes to anything electrical, I'm jinxed.

I've known Jack for 8 months. I hang around his place maybe every alternate weekend. So, that's like what...8 months = 32 weekends / 2 = 16 weekends = about 30 days since I've known him. In those rather spread out 30 days, I've blown THREE lightbulbs! THREE! What are the odds of that happening? It's like, what are the odds of lightning striking twice - putting aside that War of The Worlds crap. The first in the kitchen, the second in the toilet, and the third in the bedroom.

Combine that with the incident where I blew the phone charger in my hand, and when I killed my monitor, I think I'm unlucky with electricity.

*bleh*

How do I get rid of my annoying grinding my teeth in my sleep habit? I mean, I know it's bloody irritating, but it's something I do unconsciously! I seriously can't help it. I don't PLAN to grind my teeth. But I've been doing it since I was young. I've had complaints from my mum, my grandmother, my cousins... But it has gotten worse lately. My chubby cheeks get in the way. And the insides of my cheeks get caught in the grinding action. So it's pretty messed up and painful inside. It's like, imagine taking a thin layer of the insides of your cheeks, and biting down on it ALL night. Couple that with some teeth grinding action. That's how torn up it is right now. *urgh*

9.7.05

So, I finally did it. Handed in my resignation last Monday. 2 more weeks and I'm outta there. Was actually kinda nervous handing in my resignation. First time OK! I didn't want to seem ungrateful, like I was jumping ship. And there were all this future "projects" that I was supposed to have a role in, I felt bad for abandoning my post. But hey, I guess it's my career and my choice.

I've got a week off in between jobs. Just gonna take that time to relax and sort out whatever. Am looking forward to a new environment. New company, new culture, new people. I've heard good things about the new place so that's comforting.

It's a Saturday night. I'm stuck here in the Gee. Sad! (although it was my choice to come here for the weekend) Jack's at work. He's been at work since 3.30 this afternoon. Time check : 11:26pm. I've been left to my own devices for the past 8 bloody hours. I slept until 6. Woke up had a shower and watched some anime. Studied for abit (4 chapters!) and well, now I'm just plain freaking bored. The brother and the girlfriend are home too. Man, is it bright in here or what! Farg.

Because Paul Said So...

8.7.05

"The Name Game"

1. YOUR STAR NAME
(name of first pet + street you live on):
Mimi Armstrong (this game sucks already!!!)

2. YOUR MOVIE STAR NAME
(grandmother's/father's first name + favorite snack):
William Chocolate

3. YOUR FASHION DESIGNER NAME
(first word you see on your left + favorite restaurant):
July Kampachi

4. YOUR SOCIALITE NAME
(silliest childhood nickname + first town where you partied):
Sasa Melbourne

5. YOUR "FLY GIRL/GUY" NAME
(first initial + first three letters of your last name):
Meoh

6. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME
(favorite animal + name of high school):
Doggie Cempaka

7. YOUR BARFLY NAME
(last snack food you ate + your favorite drink):
Choc Milo

8. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME
(middle name + city where you were born):
Sui PJ

9. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME
(favorite candy + favorite musician's last name):
Cadbury Chou

10. YOUR OPPOSITE SEX NAME
(name of [opposite sex] friend + cell phone company you use):
Jack Optus

11. YOUR STAR WARS NAME
(first 3 letters of your last name + last 3 letters of mother's maiden name /+/ first 3 letters of your pet's name + first 3 letters of the town you live in)
Yeo'uah Mimmel

12. I know this is a name test but, name three people you want to take this test.
Yu Ann (stop WoW'ing!!), Benbit (it's time for you to post you slacker guestblogger!!), BenHon (just coz I want you to!)

2.7.05

Firstly:

Secondly, Congratulations to the new happy couple, Ngeow and Michelle. Wish I could have been there for what I'm sure was a really special moment. I am so happy for the both of you. The first of my high school classmates to tie the knot. Who would have thought?! I wish the two of you all the happiness in the world and may your love see each other through thick and thin.

I just love weddings. It gets me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. Coupled with the baby party I just attended last week, I'm feeling all broody and lovey dovey and eager for my day to come. *har har* I remember how my plan was to get hitched by the time i was 24. I wanted to have kids young, 3 of them - 2 boys and 1 girl. Well, I'm 23 now and have a strong feeling my plan will probably be postponed.

1.7.05

And so, I've been neglecting this space for awhile. I don't get up to much these days, so there's not much to write about.

I hate money. Not the having it, but the whole concept of it. I have an utopian world in my naive mind. A world without money. Where everything was free. People could just walk to a shop and take the things that they needed. Where people worked not to earn a living, but for pure enjoyment. There would be no crimes of theft, robbery or looting. Because there would be no reason to. The world would be a happier place. There would be no more stressing and worrying about finances. The line between wealth and poverty would disappear.

It's all rather idealistic and unthinkable. But, this world once existed. I'm sure they were much happier people then.

WHO?

WHERE?