Tuesday, January 31, 2006
i have no luck
somebody rubbed it all off me!
Ali
1:06 AM
Alice breathes again..
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Sunday, January 29, 2006
Today whilst being serenaded to by a trio on strings over dinner, i felt my heart strangely swell and sigh.
"i feel you near me even though you are apart..
just knowing you are in this world can warm my heart..."
and then i realized that i do know of such a person, where simply knowing he is in this world, brings me comfort and happiness.
do you have such a person? it is a most strange and amazing emotion, and a first for me.
and more than that, it is enough for me.
Ali
10:32 PM
Alice breathes again..
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Saturday, January 28, 2006
people say it constantly....
ive officially finished one tub of pineapple tarts. i know i was the one who devoured the entire lot because everyone else in the family doesn't like this particular type of pineapple tarts. The lovely kind that looks like a golden chinese pillow.
so im leaving on the 18th of feb 2025. all donations should be made privately to my campus account. account number will be happily disclosed in a separate private meeting after a lunch destination of my choice.
my boss scolded the F-word at me over the internet. I am now in a cold-war with him and promptly ignoring all his smses of well-wishes and signing off all official emails with "rgds". I have to show him who's boss.
I jogged 3km in 20 minutes today. my new record. i dont know if that's fast or slow, but it's an improvement for me. Apparently i nearly elbowed an elderly man in the gym while removing my shirt.
I had my reunion dinner last night, not tonight. it was hardly a reunion cos' not everybody was there. i dont see the point of a reunion dinner unless discord was sowed in the first place. I make it a point to live in peace with everybody so to me there is no need for a reunion dinner. When my time comes, reunion dinners will become a thing of the past. Sorry folks.
I'll find my way with you...
So if you know me and my jibberish, you would have figured out that all that meat in the body of words i have just written are facts - and just that. My mind is preoccupied with love.
Ali
10:45 PM
Alice breathes again..
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Friday, January 27, 2006
Today i realised that i have actually grown into a full fledge W-O-M-A-N.
i decided to get my lazy ass off my wonderful queensize bed and start packing for auckland.
and it's times like these that i wish i was a M-A-N.
Somehow, in the course of deciding what to bring with me, i realised that i just
had to have 10 pairs of shoes.
Stay with me:
1 x trainers - for that jogging/gym date with the sports freak
1 x sneakers - for that after school study date
1 x girly wedges - for that grocery shopping followed by milkshakes in a soda bar date
1 x pretty close-toed shoes - for that art gallery show date
1 x black strappys - for that dinner adult type date
1 x black heels - for that clubbing date
1 x brown pointies - for that post business meeting date
1 x flip flops - for that picnic by the sea or in the meadows date
1 x boots - for that trudging home in the snow date
1 x birkies - for that lets meet for coffee anywhere date
and i'm not even talking color coordination here, just the very basic needs of every woman.
sigh. Now i have to start on my handbags. Right now the number is still at a healthy 5.
Maybe i should follow that "must-have", "good-to-have", and "nice-to-have" packing rule.
But wait.. wasn't that the rule for picking out a husband? Same i guess!
Ali
3:48 PM
Alice breathes again..
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Thursday, January 26, 2006
this is bad
i just realised that many many church youths have linked access to my blog.
thanks to MAX TING!
Note to them: this blog is fake. do not take it seriously. i am not insane nor perpetually drunk.
do continue to smile at me and say hi in church ok?
heh *wink
Ali
1:56 AM
Alice breathes again..
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Wednesday, January 25, 2006
just doing my part as an employee:
www.concerts-asia.com
Our latest project.. Check it out!
Ali
1:31 PM
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Rule 1: List 5 weird or random things about yourself.
1) i still write religiously in my diary and begin it with Dear Diary.
2) my naked picture is up somewhere in the internet. don't ask.
3) i can pretend not to be drunk or pretend to be drunk n use it to my advantage.
4) i talk to God 24/7 (hey in today's day and age this is considered wierd).
5) i spell wierd as wierd and don't think this can ever change.
Rule 2: List 5 pple whom you want to do the quiz.
jia, lumpy, ry, oddz and shaun
Rule 3: Leave a comment, "You are tagged" on their blog and ask them to read your blog for rules.
Ali
12:00 PM
Alice breathes again..
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Monday, January 23, 2006
God is so good to me! I have to share this with everybody!!!!
Last sunday 15th January 2006, i woke up and asked God to answer me by today if i should send out an email the next day on the 16th of Jan as a birthday present to myself.
For the past week of that week, i was also stressing about my NY BSM essay which was due on the 16th Jan (my birthday). I've been praying and asking God to tell me if i was going out of point with that essay cos' i was taking a big risk with it. My essay was highly personal and was based on my own opinion of communication in New York, not on facts or reports. And u know with these kinda tertiary stuff, "fluff" may not really hit it right with the prof. But i really felt very convicted to write that essay in that way because it was really a truthful expression of what i felt i learnt from the trip.
So when i went to church that day, my beloved PY, Max and Mark gave me a bday present. I opened it and nearly had a shock of my life! There, written in a bold red, on the black box, were the words The Human Touch.
That was the name of my essay!! Holding on to The Human Touch! I was very happy and decided to abandon any thought of rewriting my essay or tweaking it to make it more professional, and just submit what i had written the next day.
When i opened the box, i took out a pillow case (for me to bring to NZ.. aww so sweet!) and there written in my face were the words 2morrow is too late. I was skeptical but decided then to just take it with faith and send my email out on that day itself and not wait till my birthday.
One week passed and I was freaking out about the sent email and also kind of worried about my grade for the BSM cos' i screwed up the rest of my papers quite badly and my gpa was really low.
Today, exactly one week after I asked from him, my sweet Lord decided to suprise me by hitting me twice with His good news!
I half-heartedly checked my inbox to see if there was any action and YAHOOOOO!!!
It was my answered prayer... God really really answered my prayers and i am so happy and i truly believe that it's Him at work =)
After checking my inbox, my friend msn-ed me to tell me that the grades for BSM were out. I was worried and checked - I got 90% for the essay and an overall A grade.
Both things, same day, both answered, both affirmative. It's amazing!
Sometimes God answers my most ridiculous requests, but i believe he knows how important those requests really were to me. Today is just an amazing experience that showed me once more what a, not only powerful God i serve, but a sweet loving one too who longs to bless me with my heart's secret desires.
You are not a god created by human hands
You are not a god dependant on any mortal man
You are not a god in need of anything we can give
You are God alone
From before time began, you were on Your throne
And right now, in the good times and bad
You are on Your throne, you are God alone
Unchangeable
Unshakable
Unstoppable
That's who you are
Ali
1:04 AM
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Thursday, January 19, 2006
This is ridiculous.
in the course of 2 months, two organizations have succeeded in pissing me off so badly i am MAD.
Singtel and Marche.
After a month-long debate over a much deserved compensation for the failed tri-band serviced phone which i specifically bought for my New York trip, today the supervisor calls me up and tells me that she cannot offer me a discount off the handphone bill. Ridiculous.
What she can offer me - 3 months free caller i.d. OR 6 months free incoming charges. wtf.
I told her plainly that i do not agree with Singtel offering me compensation that requires me to have or continue to have some sort of relationship with Singtel. That is obviously unethical! How insincere can that kind of compensation be?! It is not the amount i am irritated with, although a meager $15 off is stupid in itself, but i cannot accept that the best and only form of compensation are those that assumes that i want to continue to be Singtel's client. Totally insincere.
Here's the deal. I bought the fucking tri-band phone and was reassured by the Singtel customer service officer that it would not cause me trouble. I reach NY and tried to use it - no service. I try again, and again, and again. I had to contact 2 very important clients while i was in NY and i couldnt because i couldnt use the phone! I was staying in a hostel and the only miserable phone they had was a payphone. After BORROWING a laptop from someone kind, i had to go online and pray that clark was online too and my poor friend had to call my mother to inform her of my plight. My mother, bless her heart, had to call up Singtel and ask them to fix the problem.
But did they take her seriously enough?! NO! All the customer service operator told her was to get me to switch my phone off and on it again. Which idiot does that person think i am that i didnt bother trying to do that before. Ya, like at least 10 times i did okayyy. Total crap advice. it's obvious that person was just trying to do his job and that's it. Nothing more! So presumptious that it was just another simple call by a gudo who doesn't know the basic phone operation. The distress call was totally not taken seriously enough.
Later, when i got back and kicked up a big fuss about the stress and disappointment that Singtel caused me while i was alone and overseas, and after 5 calls, their rude customer service officer tells me that they found that there was a system error and Singtel would have had to reset the system from their quarters. Then she continued to say that i should have called back to tell them that i tried switching the phone off and on and they would reset it. Right, after the damn person gives me some no-brainer advice, im supposed to believe that my calling back would make a difference to my situation. Furthermore, who may i ask, is going to pay for the charges incurred when i use the payphone to call my mother, or even Singtel?!
Im totally upset about this whole situation. Singtel SUCKS! After being loyal clients for over 6 years this is the best they can do for me?! INSANE! I left the conversation telling the woman that unless she is telling me that Singtel only offers compensation that requires the client being tied down to Singtel, please, go and find out about other no-strings-attached compensation, because i am NOT INTERESTED in any other kind.
She hung up without saying bye. Anybody who can advise me on the above situation, PLEASE TELL ME what i should do! I am immensely PISSED OFF. Best, if you Moms or Dads are somebody in Singtel, tell them to rethink their hiring process of customer service officers. The 2 i've spoken to are horrifically rude. And i WILL provide their names if need be!
The battle continues.
*****
Marche. Gosh i am too tired to talk. To cut the long story short. Extremely rude "team leader" who claimed to be the manager (we later found out that there was only one manager for that shift, NOT him). Stolen Marche card which he insisted that we pay $100 for. Why do i say stolen? Because they traced the serial number of that card and found out that somebody had already scanned it out - it had zero purchases on the card.
And my guest was supposed to pay for it? I think not. If the card was simply missing and they have no idea where it is, then yes, it is fair to assume that we lost the card and we have to pay the stated $100. However, the fact that Marche is fully aware of the status of the card shows that it is in fact NOT LOST, but picked up but somebody, or PINCHED by somebody. The damn "team leader" was so rude to all of us, we were amazed. He was not the least bit sympathetic of our situation and was in fact so defensive he refused to take the time to listen to his customers. No kindness was shown to us at all and he even LIED about his status as a manager. Managers don't behave like that. When i ask him if there was any other person i could talk to or give some feedback, he waved his hand at my face and while walking away, said yes you'll find an A4 size feedback form at the exit. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, i've written in asking Marche to call me to clarify this situation as i am extremely disappointed with his attitude and service. He even admitted to a huge security flaw in Marche, stating that over 50 handphones were stolen everyday. If they don't call back, im going to assume that Marche doesn't take their customer feedback seriously and their forms are just for show, or else, they land in the wrong people's hands, like the dreaded "team leaders".
This is war.
*****
Organizations who think they can twist customers' arms should think twice.. if they insist on hiring dimwits who serve only to give false information about the company and project a very horrible image of it, at the end, the big shots would need to clear up the mess themselves.
Ali
3:48 PM
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Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Happy Birthday Princess...
(New York Subway @ Times Square)
so my birthday week was a wonderful wonderful one filled with lots of love from people who love me =)
for the char siew rice and delightful chocolate fondue
for the wonderful chit chat over pasta next to some cuties
for the anti aging potion and funny card
for the yummy dim sum and baker's inn wonders!
for the sexy to die for top and movie sobbing company
for the black pepper crab
for the wonderful day at clarke quay spent chatting about dreams
for the suprise at my house whilst i was slacking on the couch in the most unglam state
for the mid night supper at chomp chomp and geylang over hilarious conversation
for the precious long distance calls and put-a-smile-on-my-face-text msgs
for the 3 candles, 4 cakes, 5 birthday songs.
i am a very thankful 22-year-old.
Ali
12:36 PM
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Friday, January 13, 2006
ok i know the temperature is perfect these days
but this rain is really getting ridiculous.
and on my nerves.
it has cost me 2 pairs of shoes and a brand new pants.
***
and i think contrary to popular beliefs, sex and the city actually teaches very good values. one just needs to look beyond the superficial.
so the latest thing these days amongst the 20-something generation of singapore is non-commital sex and the show is all about that.. and non-commital sex is something i just cannot understand. i mean i had always thought the mere kiss to be sacred but apparently that notion has been booted out long before i had my third.
but i've been thinking - sure, i can understand the joys of banging the neighbour and not having to answer his calls; but surely to show physical affection without really feeling affection for that person makes it nothing more than an act of sorts, almost a lie.. I don't know. I guess in today's world, the direction of intimacy being the result of commitment is no longer the case and the worrying part is that too many of us are lured into thoughts of commitment because of the mere presence of intimacy. sadly, but perhaps, not even because we truly like the person, but rather read his or her actions of intimacy as promises of forever, like the well played out scene we all have in our heads, etched into our memories from long ago, when such principles still applied.
so back to the wonderful series - i think as much as singaporeans want to lust after the west and it's reel-life promiscuity, we really shouldn't follow blindly. It's much like emulating that perfect girl we saw in sec sch. you can copy her hairstyle, wear the same shoes, flirt with the boys she talks to and follow her bra colors for the week; but unless you went through the same upbringing of weekly piano lessons, ballet classes, bible study and good table manners, you'll never have that innate class she possesses. perhaps we should stop copying what we presume the west prescribes to and really know what the people we idolise long for -
one girl who makes them laugh
when just one is enough
someone who can be still with them after all the revolving doors
intimacy with one
the endless banging and giving head? that gets tired after awhile...
and really, it just makes for great television. take heart!
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Yes, all that from just 8 episodes.
Ali
12:02 AM
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Wednesday, January 04, 2006
tomorrow i will be a yogi's assistant.
should be cool.
just one more thing to add to my wonderful and ever improving resume.
editor's note: yogi - yoga instructor
Ali
11:19 PM
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006
ok after 3 days of contemplation
here are my new year's goals:
1) eat slowly
2) drink less
3) flirt selectively
and just cos somebody asked
here is my wishlist for turning 22:
1) the complete ally mcbeal series
2) unlimited waxing vouchers
3) some slow worship cds
Ali
12:51 PM
Alice breathes again..
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(New York Subway @ Times Square)
