Life For Rent

Apparently, the rumours are true? Super Sundays are moving from Attica Too to St James. WOW.

Sitting at my desk, listening to David Morales’s Here I Am (Kaskade remix) through my iPod via my brand new Sony headsets which cost me $80 bucks from the Sony gallery store. Couldn’t resist it and I needed a new set and gee I gotta say, the sound is fantastic! Needless to say the damage done to my pocket is huge, but temporary. Well, hopefully at least!

The sounds of the strong bass and beas along with clarity with the mid and high ranges of the music reminds me of a pair of monitor speakers with a fantastic sub all in one. Oh, that is how my mentor’s DJ headset is like. Robust base, with a strong emphasis on the mids and highs too. Fantastic set. But it will set one back by over 400 bucks. A good investment for a DJ though!

My plug-ins, although good to keep out sounds with a snug fit into the ear, isn’t something I want to mess with on the console though. I would still prefer a good headset, but for the average trip on the road, this one is perfect. Highly recommended by me. If you want the model number, drop me a note, but it is not hard to find as it is the only one that cost $80 in the range. Keeps out the noise, but please be careful if you are going to be walking on the streets cause you may not be able to hear the horn from vehicles so it can be a safety hazard.

Did I mention my dear dear bought me 2 watches? One is by nautica which is what I’m wearing right now. I’ll try and place photos up someday. I think it is really cool. I’m beginning to really like this pair! Thank you baby!

Had a good dinner with everyone last night at Asian Kitchen. Dear dear, Rach, Queenin
(as I needed advise on real estate property issues), and my mom and 2 brothers came along later to join too. The Zha Jiang mien is still my favorite. But I got quite upset with how some of the drinks turned out so I made a feedback. They were apologetic and offered a free desert after the meal. And this is where the whole joke began.

We were 7 in all. The red bean dumplings came in either 4 or 6 so they gave us 6. My mom made a fuss and said they are 7 of us, we should have 7! I couldn’t believe she told the manager that. I think none of us could! The manager went off after promising she will get us a dumpling in about 3 minutes. And the debate began. Will she just give us that 1, or a new tray? It would look ridiculous to be served with just 1 in the bamboo tray isn’t it?

I have pictures taken of what came later… and will put it up someday. Or heck, I’ll ask Isaac to put it up on his side and you go see ‘history being made’.

Seriously it will be a long long time before we’ll dare go back again I think. But I do like the zha jiang mien!

Nonetheless I had a lot of work done and settled yesterday and it was a good day overall. As you can see, on a monday, here at work, the mood is vastly different. hah! But I’ll pull through. Exams coming up on Fri, thereafter I won’t be in the clear yet for I have to sprint my last lap with the project. And then it will all be settled once and for all. Gonna be a quiet Christmas of sorts for me this year I think, but we’re planning a trip in March. I can’t wait..

But we’re saving money and all and after reading all the investment profiles in the ST Online, I think I’m getting more stressed than ever. But than again stress is good. Gives me pressure to work towards our goal indeed!

Ok I am going to shake a little to beyonce’s deja vu (freemason remix) before I head out to lunch. Have a good week ahead people!

It has been such a great day. A day I have been waiting for so long. So much shopping that I did yesterday.. let’s run through the list :

- 1GB Ram
- Keyboard rest pad
- Mouse rest pad
- New microsoft mouse for my desktop
- Mouse for my laptop (for my baby!)
- 80G Ext hard drive
- iPod nano for my baby
- Wireless router to uplink to my current router

Wow that is a lot isn’t it? Went up to Mt Faber to soak in the breeze and sights. My poor dear had such a lousy day at work but he can brush it off real quick once he sees me. So sweet. Something I have failed to do cause I do let negativity get the better of me and it does take time to wear it off. But he has been such a dear with it, how can I let him go? Darn sure I will not let him go…

Just sitting on top of Mt Faber, talking bout how I feel towards some stuff, planning our trip together to Bangkok. What to do, where to go. Save for our new home and all too! In fact am gonna meet up with a friend of mine soon who deals with real estate so we know our options and to prepare for it. Wow. I feel my life just beginning… and honestly, I don’t want it to end. As far as possible. No no no!

I love you baby! Thank you for loving me.

Ah.. here comes the mighty weekend. It also implies my exam is 1 week away. And I haven’t begun studying! Oh no! But I did go to school to borrow the textbook out, so that is a good start isn’t it?

Just wondering, is there anyone familiar with rules/policies etc when it comes to purchasing a resale flat/apartment under HDB or otherwise?

HDB and CPF has so many schemes and grants and rules and policies that I am confused. I hear anyone can apply for a flat with a parent as joint owner but I don’t know if it applies to resale. Questions like that.

Please help if you do know! Thanks!

What is out in the wild this week.. hmm nothing much. MS Word has a vulnerability but will NOT be patched in Dec’s updates. There will be 5 for Windows system and 1 for something else but none of office.

Guess sales begin today. Lots of good buys so go on down to take a look. Ask for Isaac! He gives exceptional customer service. Especially if you say you are referred by me.

Up to 70% off I hear. Male tops do go for 50% off.

Gotta head back to work!

Dear all,

From: Pelangi Pride Centre Date: Tue Dec 5, 2006 2:24 pm
Subject: please RSVP for the 9th of Dec

Dear all,

We have been advised to make this a “by invite only”
event. – the launch of SAFE website.

Please RSVP by 1pm, 9th of December 2006.
to RSVP, please send an email with your name (not
email handle please!) to -

[pelangipridecentre at yahoo dot com]

note -
This is a closed door event.
Members of public are not invited.

Cheers,

Eileena Lee

—

The event occurs this Sat from 4-8pm at MOX. It is by invite only.

A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not know the password that was required. He waited by the door and listened.

A club member knocked on the door and the doorman said, “twelve.” The member replied, “six ” and was let in.

A second member came to the door and the doorman said, “six.” The member replied, “three” and was let in.

The man thought he had heard enough and walked up to the door. The doorman said ,”ten” and the man replied, “five.”

But he was not let in. What should have he said?

Any takers?

I realise I am disatisfied with a lot of things. A chain reaction perhaps.

Ever since I had that talk with my so called parents I find myself floating further and further away. Everything they do, everything they say irritates me more than ever. Their presence has irked me to a greater extent. It used to be just irritating me by coming into my room. Now when I hear their voices from downstairs I get very annoyed. Noise. THE noise.

And I find that perhaps I was too forgiving in my expected salary. Coming in and realising how certain things work didn’t please me one bit. And I learnt of some stuff that will help me in building my armour for battle in a year’s time. I had all my nagging thoughts answered and true to my suspicion, things were really heading ‘that’ way. Not to worry though. I do have one year. And in one year I will be ready for battle. Meantime I shall suck whatever blood I can out of them as they suck mine.

And why is this money issue important to me now?

SO I CAN MOVE OUT AND GET MY OWN PLACE ASAP AND QUIT BEING IRRITATED DAY IN AND DAY OUT.

Seeing some people just makes me sick. Hearing some voices just feeds my temper more and more.

“The existance of gays is blamed on woman. That woman are too domineering these days. The bible said women should submit to their husbands and be submissive in general. One fine day procreation will cease, as predicted by the bible”

OH FUCK OUT OF MY FACE.

Straight men. Think they are so god damn clever. If they were they wouldn’t have failed at work and at their business. They have zero right to ‘teach’ me what to do. They can also continue dreaming ‘things will change’ and one can be ‘cured’.

WHY ARE PEOPLE AROUND ME SOOOOO DAMN IRRITATING. GO AWAY GO FAR FAR AWAY FROM ME YOU FREAKS!

Hell I blame them. If it weren’t for them I wouldn’t be putting so much pressure on myself and Isaac when it comes to work.

I will probably blame them again when some god damn money is given by the government next year but because I live in a god damn house in god damn bukit timah, I’m rich. I am rich because I live in a house? Do people actually know there is such thing as salary which is the only way to accurately gauge whether someone is fucking poor or rich? You give someone who earns 20k a month but chooses to stay in a flat more than someone like me who lives in a damn house (like I bloody want to) who earns like a fraction of it.

Now you see why I can’t wait to move out. And I want that FAST.

Folks my advise is, when you are ready to advance with careers, stay away from recruitment firms. I knew I had one but I never knew I had a 2 tier one till I got in. With a 2 tier, they’ll easily suck more than 1K out of what I would have rightfully receive. And don’t tell me bout the crap that if it weren’t for them I won’t even be in it. That’s pure bull. It is an employee’s market now and I turned down others for this one. Yeah my mistake indeed. But I do look far. This is good breeding ground.

It is just that the people at home are driving me nuts and my head is screaming every single day! ARRRRRRRRRRRGH

PMS day for me. Everything from yesterday pulled itself to today and it all began with my phone being turned off somehow which resulted in the alarm clock not ringing. Thank goodness some birds outside kept chirping, waking me up though about half an hour late. And everything went downhill from there. Nothing went right. *growl*

Time to source for PMS remedies. Suggestions anyone?

For those in Singapore, look into the sky tonight. The moon’s really beautiful!

The sky’s clear. The moon’s shining radiantly..it is mesmerisng..

Speed and relationship. Are there any links between them? Let’s see. Has anyone ever told you “be careful. Don’t go too fast in a relationship.”

Or maybe your partner has complained that the relationship is moving too fast.

Exclude the freaky types where you get to know them for 3 days and they want to marry you and start a family. How does a relationship move too fast? Usually when 2 parties move at a different pace, cause of different wants and needs. That is how I see it. There are some who want to settle down with the right person, while the other may want to explore further and keep options open and have some fun here and there before settling down for a commitment.

A commitment is not easy. It is really hard work. And it usually comes after knowing what you want in a relationship and what you can give. And then, finding THAT person. It is not easy at all. Even with all that, with constant change, can both parties keep up?

I have heard and seen a lot of relationship problems of late around. Somehow they all fall under the same ‘category’. Basically it is a mismatch of what the 2 people involve want. Perhaps one is seeking to settle down, while the other would want to but wants to be sure by looking around for a while more. Maybe the person feels he is still too young for it all. Come on. Admit it. How many of you are in a relationship but deep down, don’t carry much faith and wonder if the person you date is the right one. Quite a lot I would say. Nothing wrong with it though.

So when does the “i think the relationship is going too fast’ comes in? When there is a mismatch. I have a friend who got married to her husband within 7 weeks of knowing him. 8 years later today they are doing fine. Sure they have their fights but they are fare far better than a lot of us. It is important to set things straight from the start ,so that both parties are aware and can adjust pace accordingly. What is the point of blindly going into a relationship and then one fine day declare that the relationship is ‘too fast’. Has anyone complained a relationship is too slow? Not that I have heard of. Which can suggest, this fast thing is an excuse. You are uncomfortable with how things are and you need some space. Perhaps you find that this isn’t really what you wanted. And you are responsible for this too cause if you did say it from the beginning, things may never have ‘gone too fast’. So it boils down to communication right? Well not really. It can be quite tricky. There is no right or wrong after all (it doesn’t mean you are not responsible for the outcome and declare it is not your fault).

There are a lot of guys out there who are pretty young but they are ready to settle down. It isn’t an age thing really. Among my close friends there are 3 of them. 2 of which had a breakup recently. I see a lot of myself in them. Perhaps they cannot do what I can do yet cause they are not financially stable yet, but I feel what they really want in a relationship is similar to mine. If I gave them everything I had and had them sit in my shoes, they could be doing the same things I am doing and be very happy about it. Of course without a doubt I am very happy to be where I am right now. I have never been happier!

When one isn’t satisfied with the relationship, he or she will find everything that is wrong to pick on it.

- the relationship is going too fast
- i need my freedom
- i cannot tolerate your temper

the list goes on and on…

It does get a little tricky with homosexual relationships. Cause for the heterosexuals, it is quite straight forward. The purpose of dating and being attached is to hopefully, find that path to marriage and starting a family. What about us? Do we share the same thing? Probably not. But the fundamentals are the same. Get married? A lot of us do. Maybe not a family of screaming and smelly kids but there are loads we can do too. But where do you see yourself in a relationship. And if you are in a relationship, where do you see your partner going. Are you both heading in a direction, parallel to one another? If you are, good for you. High chance of going side by side with a virtual infinite distance.

If you don’t, then logic tells you the path will deviate somewhere. If lines are not parallel, they either cross at some point or the distance between them grows further and further.

Sure, I have heard of couple who have been together for 10 years and then one breaks off with the other cause the other looks ‘too ugly’., What a creep indeed! But that is life. There is nothing much you can do about that.

The bottom line is, if things start off on the wrong foot, then it is doomed to fail.

So the next time when you think your relationship is going too fast, don’t just blame your partner. It is YOUR fault too. So you should do something about it too. It is a relationship between TWO people, not one.

Whoever said relationships are easy? Everyone does hope for one that brings more laughs than tears though, and we have to make that effort ourselves too instead of just leaving it to fate and destiny.

You have the power!

Recently there is talk about this homosexuality issue again here and there.

My opinion on it is very straight forward and it doesn’t have much to do with whether I am homosexual or not. People of different races are still people. Whether you belong to the minority or the majority you are still human, like everyone else. Maybe the minority has it worse but the fact remains unchanged. And then you have people who love another of their own gender. I can even begin to argue that there is NOTHING different. Love comes in so many ways. You love your friends, family., best friend, partner. Partners can be male or female. It is still love. Love is not a sin nor does it intend to hurt anyone intentionally. So why the big fuss?

Race and sexuality. I see nothing really different in between the two. You call for racial harmony, why can’t sexuality be given its equal status? I can only begin to suspect people who discriminate one of the two, is likely to discriminate the other two. So the issue is no longer about race or religion or sexuality. They discriminate whatever and whoever that is different from them.

For these people I will recommend putting them in a foreign land to work. In a land where they are a minority and allow them to experience how it is like to be treated as second class.I don’t really feel ‘majority wins’ in this case. As for the religion side of it all, it’s all bull. I don’t think I need to listen to another human’s interpretation of the bible or quran or whatever holy book there is for each religion. They can interpret it anyway they want and so can I.Find me the commandment among the 10 of them that says homosexuality is a sin. Thou shalt not murder. It doesn’t say ‘Thou shall not be a homosexual’.

That is explicit. As for the rest of the bible, it is really up to how one interprets it.

Honestly in my head when I meet with someone who has strong views about something, I don’t really go “to each his own” or that I respect their opinion. I probably do respect their own opinion. It is their mouth and their brain after all but what I am really thinking is, after all the education he or she has gone through, this is the by product of the whole process? I feel quite disappointed about it all.

Bottom line is, love comes in many forms. I have written about it on many occasions. Let not someone else tell you how you should love. Period.