keeping myself occupied: December 2005

December 29, 2005

are there anybody working?

really gets me thinking.. the traffic these few days are so light, are there anybody working out there? even the lunchtime crowd in Shenton is thin.. normally i'll haf to queue for the porridge dat i had yez, but the owner was like standing there staring into blank space.. ha.. one of his off days..

y dun companies take a rest and give the employees a break after a gd yr of work.. :p *yawn* dat was a nice nap.. haha..

tonite we're gg 2 Mushroom Pot @ Indoor Stadium, someone's giving a treat.. yeah!! (something to look forward 2 4 dis 'long', dreary week.. definitely no mood to work) looking forward to the company @ e dinner.. small grp, hopefully can work something out 4 e other couple..

hmm.. MercyMe's songs seem quite nice.. esp I Can Only Imagine & Cannot Say Enough.. I Can Only Imagine's MTV is really nicely done.. scenes of persons holding up pix of their loved ones.. i guess they would be e pix of the departed.. it's really nice.. simple n warm.. and seriously, i can only imagine wat we would be doing when the Lord's Day comes, when the trumpet blows..

surrounded by Your glory
wat will my heart feel
will i dance for You, Jesus
or in awe of You be still
will i stand in Your presence
or to my knees will i fall
will i sing 'Hallelujah'
will i be able to speak at all
i can only imagine

i've heard other singers covering this song.. but theirs is the best.. to me.. :)

hopefully tmr can get Jan's roster.. wonder wat will i be doing next month?

December 27, 2005

batman & charlie

wow.. the Christmas period is over juz like dat.. something dat i've been looking forward to juz flew by me.. muz really seize every moment..

Retro Christmas 2 was as fun.. the fashion was outrageous and the MTVs 'remisciently revolting'.. Reg B won it and deservedly so.. the feel was juz 80s.. ours was entertaining but did not fit into the 80s conceptual-wise.. sigh..

Was really upset on Christmas day.. supposed to go to Rita's hse & play games n catch up.. but their meeting again dragged until 2+.. by then we were sapped of energy liao.. add 2 dat some had to leave early, da outing turned out 2 be a non-event.. den when on the way home, still had to suffer the short-comings of our 'world-class' transport systems.. taxis were mostly hired, those dat weren't were hired magically w/o picking up passengers.. the buses were routed to River Valley Rd from Orchard Rd cos of the closure.. so either the services stop or dun stop @ the bus-stop.. but no, some drivers decided to stop, other gave it a miss.. and i'm tokking abt same service.. wat is dis?!

thank God, the outing @ nite saved the day.. went out wif meng & mae, wif mae driving us ard in her BIL's Kangoo.. went from ECP to Changi to open Christmast prezzies to Expo to Geylang for supper.. den after dat, came to our hse to look @ our photos.. ended @ 3, tiring but at least had enjoyable time..

as for how batman & charlie came to be.. haha.. went to Alvin's hse on Boxing Day to be couch potato for a day.. watched Batman Begins & Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, nice shows.. and pizza from Pelican Pizza.. yum yum.. better than Pizza Hut's.. and then it's home to watch EPL.. Man U is becoming more like Man U.. but still far from the time when they were dominating the EPL.. and will the officials please stop siding wif Chelsea.. give e penalty, send off their wayward players.. argh!!!

December 22, 2005

Home Christmas cum bro's Graduation Dinner

yez's Home Christmas was something new for me.. some of the guests were quite late, so the cell host decided to get the children to play some games to keep the early birds occupied.. and guess wat.. i was asked to be the facilitator.. *gasp* i nvr did dis kinda things b4.. major shock.. but thank God, the games went well..

den came the worship.. hmm.. our worship was rather different from the rest of the time.. sing 2 songs, break, sing 1 song, break to get the kids to sing louder (the louder grp wins prizes), sing 1 song, break, other guests finally arrived, den repeat the 4th song.. wow.. super caught off-guard by my cell leader and host..

the lesson was sweet and short.. altho none of e 5 guests accepted the Lord, hopefully the lesson will be seeds in good soil..

man.. it's Thurs!! today's my bro's graduation dinner.. it's a dinner @ the PA's Senior Police Officer's Mess.. finally, his training's ended and he'll be starting work in Feb (enjoying a month's break in Jan).. really thank God for carrying him thru' the training even tho he has to handle the loss and being away from home.. he's always wanted 2 be a police officer, now he's commissioned.. :D

and tmr's Retro 2 and .. and .. sigh .. no 80s wear still.. odd one out again??

December 20, 2005

sumptuous sushi lunch

hehe.. my manager gave us a treat.. a Christmas treat.. 2 trays of sushi and 1 log cake.. yum yum.. but it being sushi, could only fill my stomach for a shorter time than the normal fare.. now my stomach's growling..

thank God that my hands are getting better.. not as much needles pricking as before.. still need prayers and medicine.. :p i've really gotta watch my body and health.. no more rampant eating..

tonite be gg to get present for ck.. it's his b'day in roughly 10 days' time.. after which would be Servant's.. haha.. funny our b'days should be so close..

and tmr's Home Christmas.. finally managed to get the worship songs out.. 5 songs.. 2 in chinese too.. hopefully the cell knows the new song.. :p

sigh.. can only look forward to the half-day leave after on Fri.. but but.. no retro clothes.. jialat.. sabo ps qb liao..

December 19, 2005

it's monday again

back to work.. the weekend was over in a flash.. man.. wished it could've been longer..

Sat came and went.. Deck e Halls was tiring.. i tried my best to find good shots but the crowd wasn't very cooperative this year :p totally lost @ the games part.. add to that the site constraints, i couldn't get any decent shots in.. feel so bad..

den came Sun.. PTZ.. haiz.. couldn't reach the standards i set for myself.. wanted to be able to get some good shots, but i juz wasn't up to it.. looks like i've gotta buck up some more.. but it was fun.. and more relaxed than doing data.. tresa commented that i dun look nearly as tired as i was doing data.. hehe..

well, i'll haf to stop here for a while.. my stomach's calling for my breakfast.. better get that in first.. if not, it'll protest again..

oh ya, Arsenal lost.. sianz.. cos Chelsea won..

December 15, 2005

numbed hands

wasn't feeling well yez..

today woke up to a piece of good news.. man u won!! finally.. they kept a clean sheet after so long and knocked 4 past the opponents.. it's been a long time coming but can they keep it up? against Aston Villa this Sat.. early match.. they dun do well for these slots.. juz hope they dun lose again.. haiz..

there'll be an IPP exercise for my company's bldg today.. In-Place Protection.. and i'm the warden again!! sianz.. always the extra things i haf to do.. why me?!

thank God there's something i can look forward to.. it's Deck e Halls on Sat.. still waiting for instructions on wat time to reach and where to go but the excitement is mounting.. after that is Sun.. mackie's putting his paws on the mixer and i'll be playing some 'ah-do-gen' wif the PTZs.. after that is rest during 11am svc.. hope i can do well and capture good shots on both occasions..

ok lah.. datz it 4 now.. see whether i can bring good news later anot.. my lady's SIL's due 2day.. :D

December 13, 2005

cold office, freezing me

man.. this office is real cold.. or is it me? i think i'm falling sick, hiding under a jacket and still my hands are cold.. and the taste in my mouth.. u know the kind that u get when u're sick.. oh God, dun let me fall sick now.. it's a hectic couple of weeks.. Deck e Halls, Home Christmas, Retro 2, Christmas svc..

and my hands.. 不争气.. giving me problems now.. wat wif pins and needles.. think they'll be gg on strike pretty soon.. juz hope they will look forward to the rest that's coming up in Jan and stop giving me troubles..

yeah!! it's 5.30.. half an hour more and i'll be off.. today my lady's gg for her facial and i will be getting haircut.. thinking of getting a real short one.. den dun haf to think abt managing it..

ARGH!! haven't shop for Retro clothes yet.. and time's running out.. how? how? and the prezzies!! how? how?

brrr.. this office.. is cold..

December 12, 2005

my first step

well, finally got myself started on blogging. hopefully i'll get around to doing it often enuff to keep it relevant. Well, yesterday posted a new challenge for me.

Mixing in Promise. Sure beats the stress of being on data. Was expecting it to be so stressful that i would not haf the energy to go out after Sun svc, like when doing data. But, after the duty, i was still raring to go.. haha..

This weekend's gonna be hectic again.. Deck e Halls on Sat and PTZ on Sun, even tho juz 1 svc.. think this one's gonna be one tough one (altho nothing can be much tougher than data liao)..

Called Frankie and he's not free today and that leaves me wif tmr to go for the haircut.. oh well, join the lady to watch Last Exile tonite then.. and skip the EPL highlights.. sianz, Man U drew again..

work's calling... gtg...

keeping myself occupied