Coming soon

To my friend who has been 'challenging' me to post updates on my Bali trip, it is coming soon. Within the next couple of days. As you already know, June baby's attributes include 'tends to delay'.

Most popular news

I’ve come to a conclusion that people are generally horny. Almost daily the kind of news that will appear at the TOP of the Most Viewed/Most Popular/Most Read list in online papers are sex-related or nudity-related news. Above is just one example. I’m not saying it’s wrong. I mean, Hey whatever… that’s human nature, we humans are curious creatures. Horny too, no doubt. It's just amusing though, isn't it? To see how the probability adds up. If you have the time, check out the online papers for the next couple of days. Chances are, these kind of news are always the most popular pieces.

Darn it

Maxis and Apple, please be clear with your instructions on upgrading iPhone to OS3.0!! FYI, not everyone has done this before!

Thanks to your unclear and inaccurate steps provided, I have screwed up my dad's phone and all his SMSes are gone. Not only did I have a hard time finding the items that you mention in your thin little booklet, it's also misleading, lacking on precautionary measures and there is INSUFFICIENT FREAKING WARNING! Wait, I stand corrected, in fact there was ZERO WARNING on the adversities of it!

Apologies DID NOT HELP me as well, sms-es are gone.

Top 10 songs on my Ipod, June 2009

01. Keith Urban - Kiss A Girl : He performed this song live with Kris Allen in American Idol finale show. Keith Urban looks so hot with his guitar and of course, that makes the song so much hotter. Or was it the other way around?

02. The House Martins - Caravan Of Love : Very acapella. It's an old song which is nice for easy listening.

03. Keith Urban - Thank You : You've got to listen to the lyrics of this song to be able to feel the emotions of it. Very touching ballad.

04. Lionel Richie - Just Go : He's old...I guess, but that's not relevant. The song is pretty nice for a vacation.

05. Pink - Please Don't Leave Me : My favourite part of the song is when she goes "da da da da...da da da da" at the beginning.

06. Shinedown - Second Chance : Is this a new band? I've never heard of them before. The introduction part of the song is real cool..chorus not so much.

07. The Corrs - Heaven Knows : Any of you still remember the The Corrs? One my favourite band of all time. This is a pretty old song from their first album but listening to it got me hooked once more.

08. Kiss - Beth : Kiss sings ballads too? Their makeup is so darn scary. All it takes is for Adam Lambert to sing this song on the show and suddenly I'm looking for the original version by Kiss and, man, it's worth the time.

09. Daughtry - No Surprise : I mentioned this before in May and I'm still hooked on it.

10. Lady Gaga - Poker Face : I can't help it! I was already over this song. But they played this in one of the episodes of Ugly Betty showing Mark strutting in to the room with this song in the background. It's so perfect. Mamamama...

Holiday mood

I'm already in a holiday mood. Somehow some things manage to creep in and spoil it. I'm not looking forward to tomorrow. I think I have better things to take care of than that. I used to think I would try anything to prove myself but this past 2 years I have some how lost my way, grown disillusioned. Anyway, I hope I get lucky.

And the American Idol is...

Two words....

ADAM LAMBERT

Ok...I'm just kidding. Kris Allen is the new American Idol. Believe it or not...but I think Adam deserved the limelight so much more so in my heart, Adam won. Cutey pie guy-next-door Kris is the new American Idol (with a dash of disappointment but it's good either way). I guess Adam's gothic-ness is too hot for AI. *sizzle* Anyhoo, better Kris than Gokey. I'm looking forward to Adam's and Kris's debut albums.

*Updates..btw I took a listen at the studio versions of the winning song 'No Boundaries'. This song was so totally made for Adam, it fits him. I hated it when I first heard it live but the song is slowly growing on me the more I listen to it.

EPL Champions once more

Manchester United are English Premier League champions once again! Awesome-ness!

Adam vs Kris

I love this finale!! Both of my favourite contestants are in the Top 2 but I love Adam the most. If I understand correctly, it seems like Kris got more votes but good for him, he deserved it.

Next week will be a great finale to watch, 2 of the most creative and original Idol contestants this season vying for the crown. 

Top 10 songs on my Ipod, May 2009

When I have nothing to blog about but desperately want to say something, the next best thing to talk about is music. Listening to music is a little like shopping for your favourite things. It's therapeutic, the only difference is that music doesn't leave me starring shell-shocked at the credit card bill 1 month later. These are the songs that I've been very hooked on for this month in no particular order.

01. Daughtry - No Surprise : I first heard this last week on American Idol when Daughtry was performing. Damn...he's so rocker yeng! One of the best rock songs I heard these couple of weeks. Very Daughtry-ish, a little Nickelback-ish.

02. Survivor - Can't Hold Back : An old song which I heard in the movie Mall Cop. It's got all the classic 80's-90's rock feel plastered all over it.

03. Kelly Clarkson - I Want You : This song is so totally addictive. The chorus is so cool that I can't help but want to sing-along to it in the car. Her cutest song in her new album. You you you you you you , I I I I I want you..

04. Adam Lambert - If I Can't Have You : This song was originally done by Yvonne Elliman and featured in Saturday Night Fever, if I'm not overly hallucinating. Adam totally stripped down the song into a heart-breaking ballad. Love it!

05. Demi Lovato - La La Land : This is the kind of teenage-y pop song that gets my head bopping. The video is pretty cute too.

06. Marit Larsen - If A Song Could Get Me You : Yeah, I talked about it in one of my previous posts and right now, I'm still hooked on it. It's got a sunny-day-picnic-in-the-park aura, not that I've done any picnic-ing before or sat in a park without being attacked by flies and mosquitoes. It always looks better on TV.

07. Plain White T's - 1234 : One of the most creative lyrics I've heard this month. "There's only 1 thing, 2 do, 3 words, 4 you, I love you." The song itself is pretty laid back and good for easy listening.

08. Jesse McCartney - How Do You Sleep : I heard a slightly different version on the radio which stripped out some of the beats at the back and that version is nice. Catchy chorus!

09. Adam Lambert - Tracks Of My Tears : I can't get enough of this guy. I loved the live version of this song which he sang on the show. 

10. The Saturdays - Up : Girl band, girl power alert! I don't know how to describe this song except that it's got a groovy feel to it.

Go-live Announcement, Apple & Bali

Congratulations to everyone who is part of the SAP Time project team for a job well done. It has been a stressful 6 months for each person involved because everyone of us had our own individual tasks to fulfill for this project. Finally, it has been 100% live on 25 April 2009 regardless of whether pay computing has successfully started or not. I still see it as a completion of major milestone. The rest will come when it comes.
I've waited so long for this day. I've done bits and pieces of little things as a reward to myself such as getting myself the Apple keyboard on which I am gleefully typing away, a trip to Bali as a good vacation opportunity that somehow just fell on my lap without much planning needed..haha! (Thanks to my dear brother and sis-in-law for inviting us along! It's gonna be a good break where I really want to relax, have fun and not having to stress about anything at all). As egoistic as it may sound, I think I deserved it. It is MY time for once, don't nobody take it away from me.
But somehow, I've not had all the personal celebrations that I imagined. Despite all the novels I've saved up for this day, I still haven't read them. Despite the Wii, waiting for me to play but not much in the mood still. I'm thinking of what cool gadget should I get as a reward. I'm hoping if I get a good recognition ($$$) reward for our 'hard work' in this project, I might go out and get an Iphone (nah, it is good to look at, good to touch, but not so flexible to use)...or maybe Sony Ericsson Idou? It's so pretty..or maybe a phone with a keyboard. What the hell is up with me and keyboards... I'm still hoping for the $$...It's all about the $$. Yeah, stupid fantasies. I should get back to reality. Go Adam Lambert~!!

Funny people

There are people in this world who thinks and preaches their holier-than-thou speech but are blind to the fact that their selfishness and stupidness causes the very chain reaction that leads to the person that they claim they love so much to suffer the consequences of their actions.

The one who suffers may not admit so but we worry every single day for the well-being. When is this holier-than-thou person going to wake up and see that one's own selfishness to fulfil their whims and fancies but disguises it under I'm-doing-this-for-you speeches. I can't do anything about the fact that everyone is on this supposed holier-than-thou person's side but seriously, how do you sleep at night? You are a wicked, wicked, selfish person who tells lies and more lies for your own heart's benefit and is indirectly influencing the person you love to accept your point of view and willingly suffer in silence because you syok.

Heaven at the fingertips

Today, a wonderful little parcel arrived at my doorstep. It is my very own Apple keyboard. The world is so much more interesting, so much more sexier with Apple. This slim little piece of gadget oozes with awesome-ness. Yes, Apple stuff are so pricey but it sure is worth every cent. Everything is done up with such great detail. Take a look at this cookie..

Snippety snippets

Just sharing some snippets on what's been happening and what I've been up to lately.

• I am head over heels hooked on this song by Marit Larsen called If A Song Could Get Me You. It's cute and everything. *Here it is, here it goes, I could try rock n roll, change your life, forever too, if a song could get me you*
  
• The front end system that the team and I have been working on for the past 6 months has finally gone live on 16 April 2009. Hurdle no. 1 has been crossed, the next major hurdle is next Saturday. Wish us luck!
• It's American Idol fever all over again. I'm totally loving Adam Lambert (he is so hot but my dad refers to him as 'pondan' coz maybe due to his nail polish) and Matt Giraud (thank goodness the judges saved him). Well I like Kris Allen too but more an on-off thingy.
• I've been farming a lot on Facebook. I wasn't much of a facebook fan, I never go in to update anything. Now I go in almost everyday but the only reason is to play Farm Town and occasionally Restaurant City.
• I haven't filed my income tax yet. :( Procrastination is taking over, man! I really gotta get finished by end of this weekend.
• I've been eating hell of a lot for the past 2 weeks, so naturally I'm afraid to weigh myself but after much dilly dally, I weighed.. and I just found out that I went down 2 freaking KG! Wooo hoooo! Being stressed sometimes ain't so bad after all...
• I'm very happy that Manchester United's Champions League dream is still alive for now. Btw, I miss Owen Hargreaves so much...where is he???
• Starting to get a little hooked on Mario Kart on Wii. I guess I get hooked on anything as long as I start winning and I get to crash into others in the process.. and btw Wii tennis is fun. I'm going to try the Sims on Wii once my project has officially gone live. It really feels like exams, you can't really enjoy anything until it's over and passed.
• True Blood series on Cinemax. One word - AWESOME! If you like vampire stories, this is a good one to watch. It's not overly scary so it suits my lack-of-guts persona and it's intriguing in certain ways.
• Time to go hang my clothes to dry...cheers!
  

Typical Sunday

My favourite part of the day is the morning. At the moment when the sun is just rising and the coolness of the night still lingers in the air. But mornings go by too fast. Before you know it, it's high noon and the heat is unbearable. For some reason, Sundays feel excruciatingly depressing eventhough tomorrow I won't be working as my office is having a shutdown, but it still feels like the typical Sunday. By the time it hits 4 o'clock, everything gets very gloomy.
I'm not looking forward to tomorrow whether I work or not. I may not be physically working but all I can think about is work. All I can think about is SAP, attendance, job schedules, interfaces bla bla bla as I see things spinning out of control. I'm almost at the tipping edge where my confidence level is at the lowest. Actually, things are not as bad at work as the way I put it (I exaggerate, that's all I do) but I cannot help feeling this panic washing over me that something would go wrong. It's a big deal. This month is a huge deal. It's either do or die the way I see it. I don't feel like I even have time to really sit down and focus on getting my side of things ready when there are so many distractions.
And then ...I really hate Sundays. I hope it rains tomorrow. I just wish for a cooling day where I can relax and maybe get my thoughts together and really really figure out how I'm going to make the best use of this final days leading into *shudder* go-live. A big part of me really absolutely totally want this thing to go-live. I feel so ready to celebrate, throw the dinosaur out the window and feel that sense of achievement I've been missing for so long. I hope it comes true. And now we're back to the typical depressing Sunday afternoons. I hate Sundays...and I just heard thunder.

Now playing : Gavin DeGraw - Stay

I can't sleep. Or maybe I don't want to go to sleep...

My 1st pedicure

On Saturday, I went for my first pedicure ever with Peen. I thought of taking a photo of my pedicured feet but then again, it's just plain weird to post that. The actual experience of letting someone scrub my heels and file my nails, I must admit, was really awkward at first. I guess I'm not used to people tending to my feet..sticking my leg out towards a total stranger. But anyhoo, it was interesting..the experience of a pedi. I would totally go again but some place else this time. In fact, Peen has already made plans and ...even thought of her colour already. Haha!

It's not just a book, it's a story

Since the start of 2009 I have read 3 books if I checked correctly. Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, My Best Friend's Girl by Dorothy Koomson and Marley & Me written by Josh Grogan. These 3 books are really good buys and it's gonna stay top 3 for this couple of months till I can find others to challenge it. They have something in common, they all managed to inject realistic jokes and humour in the story that made them so enjoyable. Just 30 minutes ago, I finished Marley & Me (you know, the book about a family and their crazy dog), at first with the sole determination to know the story before I watched the movie. But after a couple of pages, I was instantenously hooked. It's everything in one story- funny, mischievous, touching, romantic, cute, tear-jerking madness and sadness. I'm not surprised that it's such a popular book because pet owners relate to it somehow. There's definitely at least one familiarity in the story that one has experienced while raising their dogs. I can't help but feel a sudden urge to want to give my stinky dog an extra hug or a head rub everytime I put down that book. I'm slightly embarassed to say that I actually laughed (softly) to myself while reading it and towards the end, basically I shed real tears as I kinda know the feeling of what the author was telling in his story. Not as if I can control my tears..*going on the defensive*..it just overpowered me out of the blue.
My fellow girlfriends, you girls wanna read it? I think you'll love it. You'll devour the book like how Marley devoured everything in its way. P/S..yesterday I bought Confessions of A Shopaholic, because I wanted to read it before the movie reaches our shores.....and also because it was on sale (30% discount!).

Signs of boredom

This is how bored I am. The result of starring aimlessly at my pc screen to kill time.

Quick run through

Now playing : Sugarland - Stay

I've finally finished Breaking Dawn early this morning at 12.30am. It's kinda sad that it already came to an end so fast, I just couldn't get enough of it. Anyhoo, it's a good book, a good series. Time flies by just like that, I didn't have to put much effort into reading it. It just grabs my attention like an addiction. Almost cried a little at the end because it was a little touching at some parts. Never expected a bunch of vampires would make me teary-eyed...with joy anyway.
On a different note, on Sunday morning, I went to watch the Thaipusam procession. Walked from polo ground all the way to the Waterfall temple (not the one on the hill, I doubt I would make it up there). The road was closed and jam packed, good thing the whole road was shaded by gigantic trees.
Now it's Tuesday morning. This week is going to be another hectic week and I'm still not in the mood to get started with it. There's just so many things that is so disillusioning with work and outside of work. Waking up each day without a thing that I look forward to. Or maybe it's the weather that's making me cranky. I'm still waiting for Klaatu to come and make the earth stand still.

Procrastination rules my days

*Updates: I did not reach office after all. Lost my mood just before I even reached there...so freaking screwed...*
Imagine how fast time flies. It's already Friday and next week I will have to return to work. I had plans for this shutdown week. Namely to finish some unfinished business but I came to realise working from home for me does me no good because I could never get started. Too many distractions like Astro, internet, food..to name a few. Basically I have successfully procrastinated the whole week away idly. I think I gotta get into office to settle some stuff, I really don't know what I have left to do but I just have this nagging feeling at the back of my mind that something is not done. Or maybe it's just to settle my nerves.
I just finished clearing some old books and donated them to the nearby library. My next plan is to clear some old clothes but thanks to my bad planning, it's already Friday. I guess I have to spend my afternoon in the office just to be sure I didn't leave anything to regret. Ciao!