Today is the 3rd time I'm doing my laundry here at my new home. Each time I do laundry, something bad happens. The first time, I forgot to put the washing machine out-hose into the bathroom. Hence, the kitchen was flooded by the time I realised what had happened (I left my clothes to wash while I went out to buy breakfast).
The next time I washed my clothes, I learnt my lesson.... but ..... after hanging it out to dry outside the window, I went out to library to "study" because it was a very hot day. 2hours later at the library, it started to rain heavily. My clothes were all soaked when I came back.
Today, I did my laundry again. I hung my pair of jeans on the pole as usual As I putting it out, the stick started to crack at the support... so I quickly retracted the pole. In my haste, my jeans fell 9 storeys down. Cursing my luck, I went downstairs to find my jeans....... and... whatdayaknow... it disappeared. Same thing happened previously when I dropped a clip. It seems that after falling 9 storeys, somehow the object will be warped into another dimension. Sienz....that was my only pair of jeans.... now I'll have to get another pair.
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Sunday, May 21, 2006
Updates
Short JB Trip
I went to JB for the first time on Wednesday. Although I've always passed by JB, I've never actually stopped there before. In addition, the trip to JB was abit sudden. At about 1pm I got a call from my friend and jio to go for lunch in JB then watch a movie. The trip to the border shopping center was very short - about 1hour(not including traffic jams/immgiration clearance).. which is almost the same time it would take me to reach Orchard from where I stay now. Anyway, had a nice meal there (it has been quite awhile since I last spent on these kind of food...) and then Secret Recipe Marble Cheese Cake... Yum! It is interesting that although S'pore has Secret Recipe but the price is (mathematically speaking) in absolute terms, equal. S$5.20 for the cake vs RM5.20. Anyway, after the meal, my friends went to watch Poseidon but I didn't join them because I had an event in the evening and I wasn't really keen on the show. Instead, I went to get a haircut for RM32. Quite satisfied at the service (wash and cut) which I paid extra S$4 for. Usually I would get a haircut only at S$10. After getting my haircut, I walked alone back to the border - a little scary (as I'm not very familiar with the place yet) but it was ok.
Movie & Night Rider
Yesterday went out to watch Over the Hedge at Orchard. Initially we wanted to watch DaVinci Code but because ALL the cinemas were fully booked, we settled for this. The earliest available show for DVC was at 1.45am.... Nonetheless, I'm quite happy with Over the Hedge. The characters are soooo cute. After the movie, I "experimented" with the Night Rider bus service provided by SMRT. The funny part was that I was so confident about the NR that I did not bother to double check my bus guide before leaving for Orchard earlier in the evening. It ended up, I walked from one end of Orchard to the other in search of the bus stop. By the time I found it, it was already 1245am. Although I had to travel quite far, the service was actually quite fast as there wasn't much traffic on the road and the bus doesn't stop on every stop as few people board it at that hour.
To add to my surprise, there was an old lady (60+ or 70 years old?) who boarded the bus with 2 large handcarries (one - folded cardboxes, two - empty cans but it has the rubbish bin stinky smell). It was 1am! My goodness, why is she working till so late into the night. She was having trouble carrying those as well. I helped her carry the stuff off the bus as she could not manage it alone.
Other interesting note on the bus was this group of 4 people - 2 guys, 2 girls. It seems that one of the guy was being "bullied". He was kinda anti social as initially, he sat at another seat then one of the girl asked him to sit next to the other girl. He sat next to the girl very "unwillingly". From my view, it seems that he's afraid the girl he's sitting next to, is going to eat him alive. He shifts his body towards the edge of the seat away from the girl (he could fall off the seat!). So funny.... the other 2 frens of him asked him to sit properly. He adjusted... but slowly shifts outwards again. Dunno what's the matter but quite an amuzing thing to see. Hahaha....
I went to JB for the first time on Wednesday. Although I've always passed by JB, I've never actually stopped there before. In addition, the trip to JB was abit sudden. At about 1pm I got a call from my friend and jio to go for lunch in JB then watch a movie. The trip to the border shopping center was very short - about 1hour(not including traffic jams/immgiration clearance).. which is almost the same time it would take me to reach Orchard from where I stay now. Anyway, had a nice meal there (it has been quite awhile since I last spent on these kind of food...) and then Secret Recipe Marble Cheese Cake... Yum! It is interesting that although S'pore has Secret Recipe but the price is (mathematically speaking) in absolute terms, equal. S$5.20 for the cake vs RM5.20. Anyway, after the meal, my friends went to watch Poseidon but I didn't join them because I had an event in the evening and I wasn't really keen on the show. Instead, I went to get a haircut for RM32. Quite satisfied at the service (wash and cut) which I paid extra S$4 for. Usually I would get a haircut only at S$10. After getting my haircut, I walked alone back to the border - a little scary (as I'm not very familiar with the place yet) but it was ok.
Movie & Night Rider
Yesterday went out to watch Over the Hedge at Orchard. Initially we wanted to watch DaVinci Code but because ALL the cinemas were fully booked, we settled for this. The earliest available show for DVC was at 1.45am.... Nonetheless, I'm quite happy with Over the Hedge. The characters are soooo cute. After the movie, I "experimented" with the Night Rider bus service provided by SMRT. The funny part was that I was so confident about the NR that I did not bother to double check my bus guide before leaving for Orchard earlier in the evening. It ended up, I walked from one end of Orchard to the other in search of the bus stop. By the time I found it, it was already 1245am. Although I had to travel quite far, the service was actually quite fast as there wasn't much traffic on the road and the bus doesn't stop on every stop as few people board it at that hour.
To add to my surprise, there was an old lady (60+ or 70 years old?) who boarded the bus with 2 large handcarries (one - folded cardboxes, two - empty cans but it has the rubbish bin stinky smell). It was 1am! My goodness, why is she working till so late into the night. She was having trouble carrying those as well. I helped her carry the stuff off the bus as she could not manage it alone.
Other interesting note on the bus was this group of 4 people - 2 guys, 2 girls. It seems that one of the guy was being "bullied". He was kinda anti social as initially, he sat at another seat then one of the girl asked him to sit next to the other girl. He sat next to the girl very "unwillingly". From my view, it seems that he's afraid the girl he's sitting next to, is going to eat him alive. He shifts his body towards the edge of the seat away from the girl (he could fall off the seat!). So funny.... the other 2 frens of him asked him to sit properly. He adjusted... but slowly shifts outwards again. Dunno what's the matter but quite an amuzing thing to see. Hahaha....
Saturday, May 13, 2006
New Home
I finally moved to my new place at Bt Gombak yesterday. When my housemates and I chose this place, we liked it a lot because the previous tenants were girls AND SUPPOSEDLY, the apartment was very clean...... until Chin Yoong and I started to clean up the place. Everything that is visible to the eye is ... well... "ok ok clean". Everything that is under the table and behind the cupboard... is EXTREMELY dirty. You can't imagine the amount of hair they left behind.
Chin Yoong and I did a thorough clear of all the unwanted stuff that might've belong to the girls or the owner such as empty boxes, plastic bags, etc. After that, swept all the thick dust behind the cabinet and desks. Oh yea, we also bought 2nd hand vacuum cleaner from the girls at 1/2price. I should've listened and looked deeper into the meaning when they told us, "Oh, this house very easy to clean. We just buy a vacuum cleaner because we very lazy to clean up. Easy, just vacuum all the hair." When I switched on the vacuum cleaner ah, I noticed that nothing was being sucked up. As I ponder about it, I opened the "extension head" of the vacuum cleaner and found long strands of hair clogging the air passage. It was DISGUSTING..... CY took a picture of me looking very disgusted pulling out the hair from the extension head. This is very bad... I thought I'm a lazy person in cleaning houses but when compared with them, I'm definitely a lot better.
Anyway, after cleaning up the whole place, my housemates and I were very satisfied with our job and went IKEA shopping for bedroom and house accessories. Now the place looks so much brighter and cleaner.. Hehe...
Side note: My laptop spoil again. Am so sad. Lucky one of my friend is kind enough to lend his laptop for me to use over the weekend as he goes home.
Chin Yoong and I did a thorough clear of all the unwanted stuff that might've belong to the girls or the owner such as empty boxes, plastic bags, etc. After that, swept all the thick dust behind the cabinet and desks. Oh yea, we also bought 2nd hand vacuum cleaner from the girls at 1/2price. I should've listened and looked deeper into the meaning when they told us, "Oh, this house very easy to clean. We just buy a vacuum cleaner because we very lazy to clean up. Easy, just vacuum all the hair." When I switched on the vacuum cleaner ah, I noticed that nothing was being sucked up. As I ponder about it, I opened the "extension head" of the vacuum cleaner and found long strands of hair clogging the air passage. It was DISGUSTING..... CY took a picture of me looking very disgusted pulling out the hair from the extension head. This is very bad... I thought I'm a lazy person in cleaning houses but when compared with them, I'm definitely a lot better.
Anyway, after cleaning up the whole place, my housemates and I were very satisfied with our job and went IKEA shopping for bedroom and house accessories. Now the place looks so much brighter and cleaner.. Hehe...
Side note: My laptop spoil again. Am so sad. Lucky one of my friend is kind enough to lend his laptop for me to use over the weekend as he goes home.
Sunday, May 07, 2006
Pictures from Delhi Trip!
Yesterday I got back my files which I backed up to a friend's comp. Gotta thank Audrey for lending me 3+GB of diskspace to store my stuffs.
Here's some of the pictures that I've been wanting to share:
Viewing the Main Prayer Grounds of Jama Masjid
Here's some of the pictures that I've been wanting to share:
Viewing the Main Prayer Grounds of Jama Masjid
This view reminds me of Richard Gere in the Visa advertisement
Main Building of Jama Masjid (yes yes... CY promoting AIESEC to tourists.. Hahaha)
Purana Qila (Red Fort in Delhi)
When looking at these pictures, sometimes I wonder whether the background is doctored into the picture because of the breathtaking views of the buildings and structures. There seems to be a huge obsession of many Indian architects of the past (especially during the Mughal dynasty) with the desire to build HUGE structures with perfect symmetry. The forts are actually very nice places to visit. Coming to the fort is like escaping from the hussle and bussle of the stressful city life to a very calm and peaceful place. I'll post more pictures.. Maybe in myphotoalbum but not so soon yet. Hehehe...
When looking at these pictures, sometimes I wonder whether the background is doctored into the picture because of the breathtaking views of the buildings and structures. There seems to be a huge obsession of many Indian architects of the past (especially during the Mughal dynasty) with the desire to build HUGE structures with perfect symmetry. The forts are actually very nice places to visit. Coming to the fort is like escaping from the hussle and bussle of the stressful city life to a very calm and peaceful place. I'll post more pictures.. Maybe in myphotoalbum but not so soon yet. Hehehe...
Monday, May 01, 2006
Short Update
Finally got back my laptop today! YEAH!!! Been a long time since I last updated my blog. This is mostly due to not having easy access to internet. Have been "leeching" internet access from my PGP friends for the past 1 month.
Well, new updates - I'm moving into my new apartment on 14th May. The place looks cosy and hopefully it is still after we moved in. It is a "short" distance walk away from the MRT (considering what I've been through in Chennai) - 600m is good for early morning exercise. Anyway, if I'm lazy, I could just catch a bus to the MRT station from my block. Muahahaha.... the convenience of Singapore life. Public transportation is just so efficient.
I haven't been doing much recently except for maybe travelling around Singapore and window shopping. I'm still searching for a pair of cufflinks for my shirt. At the moment I have eyed a pair from Takashimaya but I'm still looking for more options. Hehehe.....
Hmmm... either I'm in a very confused state or I've not been blogging for a long time; this particular post of mine feels very jumbled up and has no structure with raw thoughts just going straight to this post. As my friend says - "laptop back, no need sleep". Hahahaha... Time check - 4am.
Well, new updates - I'm moving into my new apartment on 14th May. The place looks cosy and hopefully it is still after we moved in. It is a "short" distance walk away from the MRT (considering what I've been through in Chennai) - 600m is good for early morning exercise. Anyway, if I'm lazy, I could just catch a bus to the MRT station from my block. Muahahaha.... the convenience of Singapore life. Public transportation is just so efficient.
I haven't been doing much recently except for maybe travelling around Singapore and window shopping. I'm still searching for a pair of cufflinks for my shirt. At the moment I have eyed a pair from Takashimaya but I'm still looking for more options. Hehehe.....
Hmmm... either I'm in a very confused state or I've not been blogging for a long time; this particular post of mine feels very jumbled up and has no structure with raw thoughts just going straight to this post. As my friend says - "laptop back, no need sleep". Hahahaha... Time check - 4am.
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