CNY Day 1

A dog prob belonging to a neighbour ran into the house today...
cos it saw the plastic dog at my porch...

with porch... i dun mean garden ah... my main door got mini fountain n its a hdb la

watever it is... they all rushing to buy 4D now.. 1919... n my unit number 07-91
1919..some cantonese translation thingy lar..

wat i'm doing now?
I'm stuffed on steamboat crap n drunk on red wine....

n so so so so dying for a goddamned cigarette............ nabei...

Jo'burg

I'm upset.
My Mac refused to import more photos from iPhoto cos HD is full...

Yup... 20Gb n all i have left is 345Mb of space...

I must act fast... means after CNY must purchase a new laptop... ;(

Talk bout timing man...I'm lazy ah... must get FireWire n all that to transfer all existing data somemore... wah lau~

Anyway, enough of whining...

my days in Jo'burg....

The team

Not the full team la, just short of 5 others.

But enough politics to cause a ruckus even though it was only a 4day flight... The drama n bitching I tell you.... : /

We had lunch at Ocean Basket... Yup, we all know that Fish & Co. in Sin is inspired by some idea in South Africa.... n it's prob Ocean Basket...

But Fish &Co. no fight with Ocean Basket lor... Prince n Princess prawns, Queen n King prawns, Kingklip, Linefish, Giant Combi plates... makes Fish&Co.'s menu look dead boring n predictable

Dorothy n Myself

She just joined the team 4 -5 months ago... b4 that I was the most junior little shit in the team... gotta make wake up- calls to all for meals n such... hahaha

No lar... we take turns still... i not so mean to juniors one k.. in fact I kena zapped by many junior colleagues... but like I said... I'm pretty patient with bitchy individuals... until....

Well.. all I can say is dun mess with this Do.... when I really hate... I'm capable of such mean things... which I only did once in my lifetime... to sabo someone else... muahahaha~

Such a bad pic, as usual my face super fat

Day 2 was spent chasing the sun, they say rain is rare in South Africa, probably 58% chance or dunno what lar... but the 3 days we were there it was raining....

Was so bored that I smoked too much for my own good.

Even finished reading Prince Caspian of the Chronicles of Narnia...

And Dot n me went for movie marathon...caught Rumour Has it (Jen Aniston n Kevin Costner) n The Family Stone...

So bored we were going outta our minds...

Nelson Mandela Square

And all of us ate alot... of meat. It was gigantic portions of lamb chops, steaks, ribs... until we wanted to puke.

More bitching n gossiping on the 10hour flight back... with Dot getting into trouble with chief, n Ranni getting food poisoning... or was she suffering from morning sickness!? haha

But looking back now n thinking bout it, guess flylife is lots bout mixing people with all sorts of eccentricities together, sizing each other up, trying to get along, trying to get on top of one another....

And it's bout many off days when other normal people are working..
Lotsa makan all over the world...
Are you envious already? wahahahaha~

off to CheenaTown with the family to soak up some CNY feeeeeling.....
Ta!

I'm back!

Har?!? seems like no Mac Evengelists read my blog after all... sobS lar~ ;(
Nabei....

Din do much in Jo'burg cos it was raining everyday!!!
Was planning to go-kart or go quad bike riding in the desert but .... can't even tan for half an hour without the sun playing hide-n-seek... Bah!

Anyhoo... sleep first... cos jus got home at 9am!
Yawn..

Photos will be out later.

*Snooze...

HaPPy! ~ShaLaaAAlaaLAaa~!

Woke up with sore throat today...
Tonight must work lei!! Boo hoo~

Must be the overdose of Doritos at Fi's place yesterday...
Mel, Fi myself pretty much rolled around the whole Sunday bitching bout men, gossiping, squealing while watching The Maid, torturing Fi's dog Jazz... girlie stuff...

Stupid Fi take such unglam pic of me...

She so gonna kill me if she sees this up... haha

:D

Fi's in transition, having left flylife due to an eye/contact lens problem...
I was quite at a loss when she told me of her decision... so gonna miss her!

Lucky still got Mel, n Wan Sin...

As promised.... Pictures taken at Happy on Sat nite...

I had super good hair day that nite! ;D

Gwen came down after her shift at the hospital...
Yeah, she a nurse, cool huh? ;)

They are such tight friends, since Sec sch lei!

When Deniz n Zhiwei tell me that Gwen used to be a Ferragamo hairband wearing n Sonia Rykiel loving Ah Lian, I burst out laughing but cannot believe it lor!! haha

Then they got so many stories to tell me... like how Gwen pretended to be ZW's auntie n they went to see some pyschiatrist when ZW was trying to downgrade... hahahahahha!!

My fave pic! Cos i asked them to pose like the 2 babies on the poster..

We were sitting in this corner under the spiral stairs... under this poster lor...
Seems like the theater people like Selena Lim(?) , Pam Oei, Emma Yong(?) , Glen Goei all hang there as well...

Everywhere I turn... it's .. er... that guy dun look gay... OR Fwah... cute guy!! but so gay...
But I feel so safe lor.. no chi ko pek looks at all! hee hee

After seeing the Selena person, I kept thinking of her DSD poster which had her slurping on a mee pok noodle... got craving the whole nite for mee pok... wah lau...

This dude (behind ZW) was dancing damn vigouriously beside us...

We very bad. Cos I tot certain rotund indivs with clean shaven bald heads remind me of Tang Yuans, know those dumplings with peanut or sesame?

So we kept calling them "ah-ball-ling"s... that's another word for tang yuan wat...

One of the many half naked dudes on the platform...

Think his pose puts seasoned mamboers to shame... stylo mylo!! hahaha

One last pic b4 we go off to Maxwell's to satisfy craving for Mee Pok~

Many people who saw me this weekend said I lost lotsa weight!! So happy... heee ;p
I'm cheerier after a weekend out with my friends... even got my appetite back...

But was just telling Miss Loy on MSN that I'm gonna get fat again... muahahahaha~
She say I drama... n that i will still lose it fast...

How many times can a balloon inflate n deflate without getting saggy!? I argued...


Argh... My Mac very laggy today....

Maybe cos the iTunes folder taking up 5Gb just... n the deluge of photos recently...

I was planning to save up for the PowerBook by mid year... but the MacBook Pro with Intel inside just launched!! with built in iSight camera somemore...


Surely fucking ex... n the PB will be cheaper once they trying to phase it out rite?!

And I bit sceptical bout Intel inside a Mac....

Besides being a laggard in marketing terms... I like things old school lei...

So is the Intel inside Mac a good thing? Anything PC like?! If have I dun wan ah! HATE PCs!!!

So PB or MacBook Pro!?!?

Any MAC evengelists reading this please please please give me your views k!? ;)

Off to Johannesburg midnight, back on 27th.. til then people..
SmuakZ*

Group Dynamics

You know you have found a friend for life when you can sit outside together at a 7-11; at 2am in the morning with an cup of instant mashed potatoes n a laksa flavoured cup noodles in hand, bitching bout men, scandals, other girlfriends… n feel totally at ease…

Miss Loy n I go way back… to when I was 18, starting work at the now defunct Dome in Wheelock Place… n she, a week more senior than me, breathing down my neck whenever I lagged while running drinks…

We bitch at each other, with each other, n once she made me feel so small when I hollered at her but she still turned up at my surprise 21st bday party at Boom Boom Room…

She’s younger, yet tonight… she gave me excellent excellent advice… Stop talking to him… she says…

And I think I’m finally ready to heed the exact same advice given to me by other individuals, as she did… cos she said it… cos I din expect her to say it.

Oh well…

Miss Loy pictured here playing an excellent game of pool with me *guffaw*

I never had a definite group of girlfriends to hang out with. It’s a phobia of mine.
It started when I was 13, started sec school at an all gals school.
I found 2 other girlfriends.
We literally ate, breathed n shat together; attending the same math tuition classes, same ECAs, hung out after school together at Far East, Taka Square etc… everyone called us the 3 musketeers… never will you see us apart…

Then at that age, nobody told me that girls were jealous creatures, n to be completely frank n honest n at ease is suicide itself.,

It happened… things fell apart… feelings hurt n trust never to be rebuilt again even when apologies were accepted…

I remembered it hurt more than a failed relationship. Because they were all I had in the world, the only people I shared my life with… (no boyfriends then wat, n never even tot of having one cos they were always around…)

Anyway, that experience prob made me who I am today. Cos I can talk shit to anyone n everyone now man…

Lesson learnt?

People are never perfect. Your friends can never be You. Be magnanimous enough to overlook their flaws n accept them for who they are.

Someone said something that thoroughly annoyed you? How bout that girlfriend who always steals the limelight n makes you feel insignificant?

What to do… Girls are jealous creatures… And there’s no way to change that. Girls just bitch bout each other…

But at the end of the day, one has to recognise constructive n destructive bitching, and that is all down to TACT.


Today I wanna talk bout group dynamics…

You know how certain groups are just made up of guys… n when there is 1 permanent gal member in the group… it’s almost impossible for another girl to penetrate that…

I experienced that b4 myself, where an ex bf had a girl in his group who was the best pal’s gf… she was the 1st gal in the whole group of guys, n man was she possessive of all the men then… it was impossible to feel at ease whenever she was around… She scoffed at whatever I said or do… n outta respect…(or maybe cos I’m jus nice), I left it at that.
Needless to say, the relationship broke down becos of his friends n how I never felt comfy…

How bout Rif’s group of new friends whom he met at school?
The alpha female was insensitive n never bothered to include other girls in the conversation; her forte being private bantering with the males.
It’s like selfishly guarding the attention on her, never wanting it to wane because she enjoys it. It’s like Smurfette in Smurfs… hahahaha

I did it myself…
Rif had a group of single guy pals n I was the only gal hanging with them all those time…
It was some kinda bitchy possessive instinct that I was aloof to any new gal member whom the guys hooked up with…Aiyooohhh…

Today I experienced a group like that…
Even though I knew her before the guys, she was cold at reception, prob just tired…
But I know…. Cos besides being jealous creatures… girls are also hypersensitive creatures…


Needless to say, I din wanna impose myself on her band of brothers…

It is understanding such group dynamics that one doesn’t get offended anymore…

But I’m not saying that girls n girls cannot stay great pals… of cos we can…
Just like Loy n me, we have a love hate relationship, so does she n Von…
It’s not bout being there for each other all the time… or whenever needed… it’s just…
the thought that counts...n you just know when you think… hmmm… who’s gonna be my bridesmaids when I get married… hahaha…


Oooh… n I need to complain… bout the toilets at Devil’s Bar…
Went down to check on the energizer bunny Von after Zouk n prata at 5am…

Look what I saw when I HaD to pee…

FUCKING GROSS LAR!

You never see puke choked in sinks at Zouk!?!?

Who the hell got no common sense to know that PUKE CHOKE SINKS!!

A certain Mr Aw was foaming at the mouth… n even b4 he caught sight of the pics I took of the loo…
He was foaming n getting epileptic cos he noticed that the Devils guys made the mambo moves, which he claimed he invented, look mildly cool….

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA~

He said not to tell anyone he went Devils… it would spoil his street cred he claims..
I already told him he would hate it with a vengence…
But who ask him kaypo, wanna tag along save damsel in distress…

HAHAHAHAHAHAH~ ;D

*Gasp n giggles*

But all my other 2 experiences at Devils all puke related….
1st with my college mates… talking outside toilet… this dude just walked past, paused, puked n walked on… it was like HUH?

When people puke they like stagger n can’t stand n need to be helped away… but the peeps at Devils are perfectly able even before n after they puke…

Fantastic.

The other was similar, something to do with more choked toilets n splashed puke on trousers shit, can’t remember…

Anyway, all I know is it’s 830 am now n im hollering bout nothing on this blog which nobody reads… wahahahaha…but that’s the point ain’t it? ;)

Going on to Happy tonight... Zhiwei wants me to takes pics... muahahahaha....
Single life is getting pretty rad! ;D

Unreliable yet still lovable...

Just got back from London this morning, apologies on the lack of updates...
It's freaking cold there now... brrr...

I did my usual trek around Harrods, Harvey Nics, Selfridges n Covent Garden...to take advantage of the sales going on!!
So lazy to go out actually... but hunger drew me out of the warm comforts of my room... n I was fantasizing bout poached eggs at Richoux cafe n maybe a Krispy Kreme after.

Imagine my horror when I saw that the Piccadilly line was not in service that day!!!!!
ArGH!
I dunno how to take bus in London!!! Fuck!
Why so unreliable one!! Nabei~ ;(

Imagine you live in Tampines or SengKang or something n that whole day got no train to Raffles Place for work... or to town when you gotta go meet your frenz or run errands?!?!?

I called The Rif n whined n asked for help.
My stomach was rumbling n I was super angry n hungry n ended up screaming: "it totally fucked up my only off day! Wat am i gonna do now!??"
He can only calmly reply that it happens all the time.... ;{

Okie lar... while he was busy trying to recall wat buses can take n how to get around n back safely, I got on the right bus to Harrods n picked up pretty reliable brochures on bus routes which can get me around...

I walked into the first cafe once I was there n ordered breakfast... big big breakfast...
Haven't ate since the afternoon before can!??!

One of the "prettier" looking Full English Breakfast...
Most of the time they just look oily lei... n cheap somemore... only £5.90 with fresh OJ n coffee!

Gotta remind myself to chew n eat slowly... otherwise sure get gastric after....

After 10 mins.......

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*Burp* Excuse me... hee ;p

Now that the necessary is done... Let the shopping begin!!!

Harrods!

Everytime see people taking pics of it... very nice meh?
But since I was there... just take lar...

If not for the green awnings around the building... I won't know it's Harrods lor...

Saw 2 Korean dudes taking pics of each other... so I asked them for the favour... ;)

Open at 12 noon on Sundays...

Check out the crowd waiting outside one of their many doors...
You will never ever see such a happening shopping-crazed crowd waiting outside Tangs!! haha

Everything was a blur after... I even forgot to take pictures...
All I know is that I spent £250 by the end of the day... the bulk of it at Maharashi on 2 pairs of trousers n a top... there goes my allowance for the trip!

Okie lar London... I still love you... though you made me super angry at the start of the day...
hee hee... ;D



Was lazing around in bed the whole day n this random thought came to my head...
Is it possible to smell the scent of sex? As in post coital fumes?
And can you imagine if they can bottle it n sell it...? What would it smell like? hmmmm...

Yar, I dunno why I think bout such stupid things also... but does it make you HoRny babey!?? wahahahaha~ ;D

Room Service...

Many people think that crew life damn glamourous; that it's all bout shopping, partying, and making merry...

I think that was true... like eons ago... like when I was still in liquid form...when the long range aircrafts like the jumbo 747 were not invented...

Crew then went on 3 week trips at a go.
And because flights were not as frequent, they had super long stays at each destination; and they hopped from station to station, as many as 10(?) sectors before heading home...

Now ah... longest flights are 4 sectors lor...n 7-8 days only...
n most of the time, it's catching up on beauty sleep...

They say the average cabin crew's looks age 5 times faster than normal people.
So if you smoke, love alcohol, die die must shop n sacrifice sleep for that, no amount of SKII can save your skin...

I was reading this article in The Sunday Times over the weekend... this frequent traveler was complaining bout red-eye flights... those overnight ones that arrive at your destinations freaking early in the morning... n how 1 red eye flight shortens your life by 3 days n how most business travelers avoid them...

Well... the average cabin crew prob does like 5-8 red eye flights a month (I already have 7 red eye sectors in this roster), that means we freaking die younger n faster too...

Oh well...

Anyways, so i sacrifice shopping for beauty n sleep.
The only sight seeing I do for short night stops like Shanghai, Sydney are from my window... haha

View from the Sheraton in Shanghai

Otherwise... I amuse myself in my room

Like I did in the Hilton, Sydney.
The room damn chio!!! Bed so comfy! ;D

Sometimes, I dun even set foot outta my room door...

For food, many like to go to super markets n stock up on what we call 'drystores', which are things like biscuits, bread, cup noodles, munchies.. etc...

But I like my food cooked n hot...
And aussie stations cannot bring your own stuff as well... so it's ROOM SERVICE when one is bloody lazy!! ME! ;D

...Served either on a tray...

Or on a trolley...

The food not all that fantastic either no matter how good it looks ... it's just to fill the stomach lor... yawn~

Ex-Sin, I'm really just a tee n jeans n sneakers gal...

I pack stuff which I dun really wear in Sin, so sometimes it's bad combi cos wat I picture in my mind while packing hastily does not really turn out the way I hope it would lor..

Sometimes, it's stuff which I dun DARE to wear in Sin... so I end up looking dowdy as well...
haha...

Many of my friends, friends of friends, wanna join.
And they also think that fly life is simply travelling n seeing the world, but I'm here to say that our work is also full of shit.
Like wat you say??

Well, how bout cleaning up shit, vomitus, sticking your hands n arms into trash bins, walking up n down n up n down the aisles cos customers can't make up their minds bout wat they want, dealing with childish whiny just-wanna-slap-them-in-the-face-with-a-carton-of-orange-juice nabei bananas f**ed up customers who talk down to you so condescendingly that you once again wanna toss carton after carton of OJ into their faces ... .. ... i can go on n on with the nabei bananas talk...

No Straits Times left? complain
No Golf Digest in Economy? complain
Oei! these things are first come first serve k! Just because you wanna board last for watever reasons, of cos the magazine racks are botak by then lar!!! Nabei whine whine whine n show face somemore.

Buy your own mags if you want a guaranteed read man. Fucking stingy bastards.

But sigh, ... our job is to please them no matter wat.

Some Singaporean customers are also getting more n more difficult to please.
They think just cos they pay the fare, they wanna get everything outta it cent for cent.
That is still okie...

Wat is difficult to swallow is their bad attitudes; condescending, arrogant, drama-mama.
Then when you do something right, or good, it's not like they acknowledge it also. Fucking rude.

I'm Singaporean as well... but also cos I have been in the service industry since I was 16, I realised that it's just bad karma to be mean to people who serve you.

It's also stupid to mess with people who handle your food.

And dun be stingy with your compliments lar! Show your appreciation with smiles, polite thank yous, complimentary letters, a tip at restaurants.... etc.
Won't die right to make someone else happy like fuck?

Oh, and I got really good service at the Sheraton in Shanghai.
Maybe I will go out to Shenyang market again in the near future... see if I get abused again.. heh heh.

Dinner with Daddy Dearest...

Dinner date with daddy today... haha

He came to fetch me from the airport for our regular Sunday family dinners...
But the rest were too lazy nua-ing at home..

I'm very much like my dad in so many ways... our loud n fiery temperaments, super obstinate nature, sometimes childlike wonder for the simplest things, and our insatiable appetite for chilli crabs... hahaha

Once I got into the car, I just had to say "Pa, very hungry today lei.." And I think I made his day lor!
His gleeful reply was "ah? very hungry ah"
And me "yar lor, can we order chilli crab today, in addition to the crab beehoon thingy? since mommy they all not eating today?"
Daddy: "can!"


And then we went to this place called Uncle Leong Seafood at Ang Mo Kio St 22... hahaha
And ordered 2 huge crabs.. MTF-ing HUGE crabs they r... for 2 people know...

Daddy tucked in once food arrived...
I was like "wait wait! wanna take picture!! Put the shell back on!" ;D

Mommy dun like to eat crabs outside.. said it's messy n all, n both sisters not fans of chilli... so...

Wah liaw, daddy got free reign without Mom around... free reign to be super messy...
Like chilli stains on his chin n all.. hahaha.. had to wipe off for him from time to time...
If Mommy is around, she will nag nag nag...

You know how they say when girls are looking for their One, they will subconsciously look for qualities in men that their fathers have?

Er, no I dun want my darling to have gravy dribbles on his chin when he's enjoying his food from time to time... (though on Dad it's quite adorable! ;) )
but I would like my One to be Mr Handyman like Dad...

Can fix the entire ceiling fan system one can!!
And change leaky taps in the house, fix clogged pipes, change our doorbell, glue back broken toys or knick knacks of mine, ... anything...

It's like all my life, anything broken or destroyed, I just have to put it on Dad's study table n leave a post-it which says something like "Pa, drop on floor broke in half, can fix?"

And when I come home later, it will be salvaged in some way or another, n Daddy will tell me what's wrong with it still or something... cool huh?

Sometimes there are uncool stuff too...
Most recently, he took to giving all the doorways in the house a fresh coat of paint... the main door as well...
It was supposed to be a very pale shade of pink, almost white...
But Daddy bought wrong colour I think..

Now it's Sharity Elephant Pink! Nabei!
Damn fugly lor...
But paint liao... so gotta live with it for another year I think.. ;{

When The Rif came to meet me for a smoke, he tot he went to the wrong house..... KNS~

Been highly moody n smoking lots these days...
In fact trying hard to go back to numb mode...
I rather be feeling nothing than feeling something... but... aRgh!!
Guess I'll take watever fate throws in my way n see wat happens at each twist n turn....
Some things I just have to fix on my own it seems...
Ta~

New Year Resolutions

Finally, I get some ME time... and it's already the 6th...

They are working me to the bone!!!!
And always away on weekends!! Nabei bananas!!
i miss partying lei... aiyohhh...~

Anyhoo... I kept thinking bout my New year resolutions...
i din wanna make n break them so I tot better be realistic n not be too hard on myself...
I only came up with 2... which I think will significantly help to improve my quality of life n to stop me from dropping into depression or shit like that...

And I absolutely hate new years...
My years always start out shitty... n only settle in around July-Aug period... where the rewards come in n the relationships get comfy.
New Years are always shaky, super uncertain... just hate hate hate.

Moreover, when you live your life out according to monthly rosters... you start to wonder bout the meaning of life sometimes... more uncertainty... more unexpected things jumping into your path... chaos...

So this year... I endeavour to:

1) Listen to the head, NOT the heart. Cos the heart no longer makes sense.

My darling friend Von always say to me... "No feelings no feelings!! Aiyoh, everytime see ghost still not scared of the dark ah!"

Yup, i really need more frenz like these to knock sense into me.
I just stopped seeing the jerk in jerks...
By reminding myself constantly to feel with my head... I won't end up doing or saying stuff I will regret after...well hopefully the head is always strong enough to overpower the heart.

2) Love thyself; more than anything else!

2006 is gonna be a year dedicated to me, myself, n I alone.
I expect to spend loads on spa packages, nails, facials, waxes... all things to pamper myself...
According to some Buddhist books I read... Only by knowing how to love oneself, can one truly know how to love another.

Could this be true?
Maybe I dunno how to love myself that's why I always feel so shortchanged n washed out in relationships?
If this is gonna help me feel more fulfilled.... why not try it?

No more sacrifices, doing things I dun like, being there for people when I'm tired... just me time, me love, me me me.
Sound like a selfish bitch rite?

Fuck, take it or leave it.
Of cos I'm still gonna be a loyal n steadfast friend... but I'm just not gonna invest anything in relationships this year.
It's gonna be a good break for me from all the fucked up hoo-haa of love-love stuff...


Well... 6 days into the New Year... bit shaky my faith... but I find it useful just repeating the above 2 points in my head over n over again. Kind of like a inner pep talk...

Right now... I'm gonna spend my Me time snuggled in bed... Nights!

All blacked out!

Nabei chow bananas....

Just back from Bombay this morning... n I got a grand total of 1,2 3 4 5 ...9 bruises on both my legs!
9!!!

And not small small one ah... it's all golf-ball size...

Nabei chow bananas...
;{

The golf ball on my left shin I kena from stupidly walking into a trolley parked outside my room by the chamber ah neh... fucking pain man...

The rest were all mysteriously sustained during work.... like ???

Yeah... I know...
We are supposed to be graceful well groomed n all...
When we walk, we're supposed to float down the aisle n are banned from running...

But if you do see one stumbling when the aircraft tilts, tripping over blankets n pillows, dropping stuff... that's prob me... the unglam black sheep. hahahaha

I would like to drop an idea to the makers at Osim, Oto, O-gasm-watever...

How bout making an iRub!??!
To rub away stubborn blue-blacks like mine... then I dun have to sit there on the bed after flight with my tin of Zam-bak n rub rub rub til my thumbs go numb... ;D

Oh... maybe one of the desired qualities of The One would be that he be free enough n sweet enough to go "aiyoh!!! baby you like an abused child! tsk tsk" n pull my legs over while watching tv together n rub rub rub away my orh-cheihs... hee hee hee. :)


And I officially like India now... not yet Love.. but like...

We went to Linkin Road... or is it Lincoln Road... dunno la no road sign

The air is super polluted... though not as bad as China... but got perpetual smell of haze n smoke.
After 3 hours out... I cleared my nose shit in the shower n it's all black... yucks. ;0

We went by tuk-tuk.. very cheap! 30 mins ride by meter only bout 90 plus rupees (~S$4)

Quite a harrowing experience it was...

Damn fun the tuk-tuk... but we almost heart attack a few times the way they drive... ;D
My girlfren was wondering whether we should have brought along masks cos the air so dirty...hahaha

A couple of times we almost got bumped out as well...phew~

Remember Delhi?! Yeah! But these are of better workmanship, n so many many many more colours n variety!! Look got multi coloured ones!! ;)))

These are bit more ex... bout S$8 per pair. Delhi ones were S$6. But you pay for quality!

The girls all went siao also... try try try!! buy buy buy!!

I sat back with a coffee n a grilled chicken tikka sandwich n watched them... haha
Only bought one pair for myself which is white with silver sequins cos I already have black, gold, pink, purple...

The rest from Delhi i gave away as presents liao... haha...

I actually prefer my shopping experiences in India compared to China cos they dun verbally n physically abuse you when you dun want something.

And no matter how you bargain in China... you always walk away still feeling like you're shortchanged n a fool...

Another thing I HATE bout China is how the cabbies are mostly dishonest one lor... One time we went in a group of 2 cabs... one reached 10 mins earlier, n we reached much later by a longer route n of cos more ex the cab fare.. Nabei.
If you watched Amazing Race 7 i think... the one they went to China, the cabbie also bring them merry-go-round n they still got cheek to ask $$ from you after one. damn irritating.

But the people here are milder in nature, more polite... n they are so willing to serve n patient above all. Esp to ladies lor. Very gentlemanly the indians. :)

Not to mention stuff of better quality!

Oh.. they say books n board games in India are cheap too...

but of cos check before you buy... sekali some is printed on pangsai paper.. those yellow yellow ones which my primary test papers were printed on n if you use mechanical pencils sure poke thru that kind...

but I bought a copy of Dan Brown's Angels n Demons for only S$8...
n this.....

The Complete Works Of William Shakespeare! Fucking COOL!

Divided into 3 volumes, The comedies, The Histories n Poems n The Tragedies...
All for only S$32 (795 rupees).
Same price as a paperback version of Narnia!
I gotta buy this cos I always wanted to get!! And I still think it's freaking coolsome. Hahaha

Working on Macbeth now... never knew wat it was bout cos I too lazy to read...

When we got back... we had some free buffet New Year lunch at the hotel which the company organized for us n the set of crew who arrived in the morning...

Again, I'm impressed by their service staff lor. Very attentive n patient.
Because Indian customers are known to be demanding n hard to please sometimes... N to remain so patient to people after being subjected to demanding customers all the time is just plain impressive...

however, these same customers are also very appreciative when their requests are met n just as they are never hesitant when it comes to complaints; they aren't stingy with their compliments either.

i'm gonna take them as my example n be patient like the Dalai lama... ;D
heh heh

Oh n almost forgot...

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:)