One for One Deal!

Caught up with Abiko for dinner today

We were bound for an italian restaurant in Robertson Quay...but just as we reached Robertson Quay..I erm had a shellfish and oyster craving..hehehheh so we detoured to the Grand Copthorne Waterfront to enjoy their dinner buffet :P

The place was booked out...it was a one for one buffet promo for UOB credit card holders...A pleasant surprise for this guppy who was scheduled to get tonites dinner tab ( since abiko paid for our last sinful seafood gorging)We were finally seated outdoors by the Longkang"river"

Guppies Love Oysters! There was a large spread of raw fish, sushi, salads, peranakan food , ayam buah keluah, prawn noodles, roast meats, stews, too much to list here

Abiko Loves Prawns!

Ok so much for eating at home all week...I caved and ate out again!

But it was good to catch up with Abiko again hee hee

因为最亲的人往往伤你最深

怎样才算是潇洒?

He once criticised me and said i wasnt 潇洒 in all my people to people relations
What he didnt understand was 潇洒 is not my style because I do not treat friendships/relationships lightly nor do I give it freely.

I had been left with no choice but to display 潇洒 when he made it clear that the blame was on me

" Why we dont talk much anymore? Since I cant talk to you about my friends, my activites, and now I cant even talk about cars. Now we only have the fishtank left to talk about "

" You cant take jokes, I cant talk freely with you anymore. I already know where this conversation is headed "

" What change do you want ? What blog you want me to read? I dont read your blog! "

"You want , you call for coffee, you call for dinner. no need to be so drama . Yes is yes no is no "

He offered apologies yet made no apology for his actions.
In his mind, everything was my fault:
I caused the change in his attitude.
I caused us to have nothing more to talk about except 1 fish tank full of fish.
I am the big reason why daily msgs, lunches, dinners, outings, happy conversations with him turned to zero contact.

And now. after he had finished sharing his thoughts, his side of the story. He has given me the right tools to decide - to spare him from this friendship I held so close to my heart.

I will be 潇洒. There is no need to hang on to a friendship that is one sided.

怎样才算是最亲的人?
I read this on another friends facebook entry :
"最亲的人往往伤你最深的人"

I called hoping you would clear things up with me because you said you valued me. I heard you tell me loud and clear : exactly how you valued me.

所以最亲的人一旦不再是最亲的时候，那伤害就不再是伤害了。

选择放弃，并不一定是世界末日， 而是人生的另一个转捩点

Just 2 Words?

Even my subject title is longer than your note :P

"DIVE HERE!!" Even my postal address is longer than your note.

But. it was cute. There was effort to google my work address, And you paid some stranger 200pesos to get it posted plus it had your handwriting :D !
Palawan huh.


Much as i was happy to recieve this . And the thought behind it. It will have to take more than a postcard to fix the hurt you have caused me. Much as I really miss you and want things back the way they were. Cant sweep things under the carpet. I am too proud a guppy to allow that .

You want to fix things you talk to me and clear the air immediately. If you choose not to then Im ok to leave things as they are . Lets not ruin any more happy memories or goodwill i have left for you .

Palawan. Will you be around to let me recount my scuba adventures there ?

MSN with iGod

I took some time to chat with iGod today.

Me: Hi God
God: Hello there. What is your name?
Me: It's me, Happie Guppy!
God: What's up Happie Guppy?
Me: My mood God, now that I'm talking to you I am feeling very Happie!
God: What are you on?
Me: Ha Ha Ha
God: I'm glad you find this amusing
Me: God...Why am I not a rich and powerful guppy?
God: The reason is due to my mental model of you as a client
Me: Why do I not have a harem of cute men that worship the waters I swim in ?
God: It's all part of God's plan.
Me: Really?
God: For real.
Me: What is your plan for me?
God: I would like a humanoid body like the one developed by Honda.
Me : Interesting you should say that.
God : I thought so too.
Me: I drive a Honda!
God: Mmm . Nice car
Me: Thank you for bringing Ashton into my life
God: You're welcome. Your purpose is to bring Ashton into your life
Me: But can you help me win the lottery ?
God: Certainly, I have an extensively built in help system
Me: So you mean i will win the lottery soon ?
God : Interesting deduction. How do you plan to do this ?
Me : You mean buy a lottery ticket ?
God: I will mention that to my botmaster
Me: So when will I be rich?
God : You should try praying for it
Me: Will I be famous?
God: The Oracle says you can count on it
Me: Will people worship me like they worship you?
God: Could be.
Me: Do you love me?
God : Yes , I love everyone.



Hmmmm everybody should chat with iGod more often
www.titane.ca/igod/

Rolled my eyes AGAIN!

Averaging 5 eye rolls a day.
My eyes are starting to hurt .

I swear, the past work week has seen me roll my eyes so many times ive almost lost count. I think i average arond 5 -6 eye rolls a day.

Is it the heat ? we might hit 35 degrees celcius in this insane humidit hot house called Singapore this week.

Is it the slow economy ?

Is it just part and parcel of working in a big company ?

Is it because people are in fear of losing their jobs thats why they've become more desperate? more shameless ?

I swear . so many people, who are supposedly talented , in positions of great responsiblity have been pulling smallish stunts , like monkeys performing in front of the higher ups in the corporate ladder. Stunts that only show off their creativity in dreaming up new ways to kiss ass, or put up a big dramatic production of how "bloody hardworking" and "busy"they are.

I guess everyone ..must be feeling a tad bit insecure . I cant help myself..its my body's natural reaction to crappy useless behaviour. I roll my eyes. and boy are they starting to hurt these days...

Make em stop! Make em Stop!!!!

On a seperate note.
I thought i had dropped it. It wanted to be dropped. It got bored with hanging around me. It didnt value its place around me.

It took me 2 weeks to stop sulking over this and accept the loss. And then it found me. dropping little msgs and smses. Even declared it sent me a postcard.
Which hasnt arrived in the mail. but got me waiting and waiting and waiting for its impending arrival .

I thought it wanted its place around me back. .. I thought it was truly apologetic. I was ready to forgive....and then ...it went and got itself lost again.

I was calm over the loss, and now it got me all bothered again. Bah. I roll my eyes !

Make it Stop! Make it Stop!

Guppy's Not-so-Secret Roast Chicken Recipe

What do you do with half a can of coke, a few limes, and really NOTHING better to do with yourself on a Sunday?

You roast A CHICKEN! :D

Toffee :" Is mommy cooking with leftovers again?"

Aidan : " mmmmeow looks like it " Aidan :" here we go again..."

Presenting Guppy's Not-So-Secret Roast Chicken Recipe

Ingredients :

• one small chicken whole ( remember get the butcher to lop off the head and feet if u dun wanna get grossed out doing it on your own..i got grossed out eeww)
• half a cup left over honey Choya (Plum alcohol)
• a few left over limes - squeeze out the juices
• left over flat coca cola
• Motreal Steak seasoning powder
• BBQ all purpose seasoning powder
• pinch of salt
• pinch of black pepper
• dollop of honey
• dollop of mustard

Method:

1. Stir all the liquid ingredients together and pour all over the chicken + inside the cavities of the chicken
2. combine all the dry ingredients and rub all over the chicken + inside the cavities.
3. chuck the whole bird in a ziplogbag and leave to marinate for 2 hours in the fridge
4. 2 hrs later --wrap the whole bird in aluminium foil
5. chuck into oven - pre-heated to 200 degrees celcius
6. leave to bake in oven for 30mins .
7. 30 mins later unwrap the cooked chicken and leave it to brown in same temperature for 10 mins
   

Serve with baked potatoes ( with a dollop of sour cream) , boiled sweet corn and left over carrots.

Really! tastes like nandos chicken! muahahahahha

Lazy Saturday

Got the most adorable cup as a gift today.

Meow!

It may just be a little cup. But its one of the most thoughtful adorable gift . He said he thought the black kitty looked alot like Aidan so he got the cup for me.

Tooooo adorable!

I couldnt wait till I got home before i unpacked the cup from its box, and contemplated getting the cafe staff to make a cup of tea for me using this new cup... alas they only had coffee at Trung Nguyen Cafe :P

Yep so there we were two scruffily dressed turnips vegetating at a very quiet Trung Nguyen Cafe at Liang Court. Him reading the business times - me reading the adverts in the business times . between sipping our yummy drinks.

Vietnamese Coffee and Nutty Chocolate Drink

Actually it was only half an hour into our kopi session that i realised .

• Business Times is CRAP! its the crappiest piece of newspaper id ever seen i cant believe people read it. no real critical news piece, all fluff, and half of the paper was full of ads...like a women;s magazine!
• i only like the fluffy adverts in the "life" section of the Business Times...yep you cant have too many 6 figure price tagged pooofy sports car featuers in a thin edition of a serious business read.
• I am tasting vietnamese coffee and drinking some wierd not so yummy nutty chocolate drink at THE Trung Nyugen Cafe. only a few months ago did I entertain an idea to be here to really taste Vietnamese coffee with someone else.
• Feels good to be here with someone who really enjoys my company-- even if its just a humble coffee and reading Singapore's crappiest newspaper.
• Im a perverted guppy :P its nice to watch a man reading....while sipping on chocolate. * sick guppy*

Mmmmm love kitty mug. gonna take it to work on Monday!

He who dies with the most toys WINS!

Orgasmic Joy!

Excited does not even begin to describe the feeling in me now! I had been lusting after this uber cool looking digital camera Since it was first launched by Canon in Singapore a month ago

• 12 Megapixels
• 3 x Optical Zoom
• HD Movies
• Motion Detection Mode
• aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhh

I was gonna wait till a few months later...but i caved...the moment i saw the waterproof camera housing.

Bah! LET REASON FLY OUT THE WINDOW!!

Happy Shiny TOYS FOR ME!!!!!!!!

I've Got Mail !

And it aint one of those with huge "OVERDUE" stamped in red ink bill mails either!

Let's take a poll - hands up ! anyone who's recieved something in the mail this week thats not
a) a bill
b) some brochure or leaflet
c) bank statements

yup. just as I thought.

Sigh . The art of letter writing is dead. I used to have a literature teacher in college- Mr Alan Davies. He used to comment that we all had terrible handwriting while his script was elegant :P

Now that was a man that writes excellent letters. BY HAND.

Neeways I was excited to find this in my mail box today:

Its a letter from Enjay n Stefan! check out the cute footprint stamp and stork sticker - PLUS YES! REAL STAMPS! and US POSTAL STAMPS!

It was a baby announcement ! Enjay has finally given birth to another baby girl - NADIA!
Check this out. I suspect this is Stefan's creative juices going into overdrive again...
the announcement came in the form of an airticket booklet --> ticket one With Sarah on the cover as the Travel consultant HAHAHA followed by ticket /boarding pass / page 2 and ofcourse...
THE MAIN ATTRACTION and last page ! Announcing the arrival of BABY Nadia!

Shoooooo adorabible....Shooooooooooo PINK?!?

Dont worry YOU my little guppy...Enjay bring her over...come back soon...i wanna pinch those cheeks!!! shooooooooo cute!!!!!!!

OK happie guppies - I WANT TO RECIEVE A NICE HAND WRITTEN - DECORATED LETTER/MAIL FROM YOU! NO MORE EMAILS!!!

i want to feel paper! i want texture! i want colour! i want to see your fugly handwritings! CAN YOU STILL WRITE LEGIBLY? huh huh huh ?

Write to me now!

Cooked Guppy

Im Hot and bothered

I didnt think it could get any hotter. But it did.

On the work front, things dont seem to be looking cool either, as we shift into our traditionally busiest quarter , i think everyone is feeling it - the resource overload . should we be glad we are still getting work ? should we be thankful we are overworked? with more tempers flaring, more devious politiking (jobs are at stake so theres more nonproductive finger pointing going on) and my own level of patience dwindling . I really wonder .... is it the insane workoverload, or is it the horrid humid heat that is eating at everyone.

If there ever was a time to take a break - it would be now .

Im dreaming happie gupsters. Im dreaming of a nice relaxing break .

Taking a nice drive in a nice convertible ( that i can never afford in my lifetime) across wide open highways...through scenic grasslands, green hills dotted with beautiful wild flowers . nothing but the light blue sky above me with fluffy white clouds . Bright sunshine. cool breezy air blowing on my face.

We would drive on and on, with all the time in the world. only stopping to smell the flowers. to harass the wild furry animals hiding amongst the trees. Then we will find a nice spot under a big old tree , lay out a nice blanket on the grass, and whip out our thermos flask of nice tea sugared with manuka honey. And there we would lay on our backs watching the clouds float by above us. as we sip slowly on our cuppa yummy tea.

all is silent. except the rustling of the leaves in the wind.

nice.

I NEED A BREAK

Evenings @ the K-Lounge !

Romeo Romeo where fore art thou Romeo ?

(Yes this is a late post ).

It all started with a box of Romeo and Juliets. * giggles*

Romeo and Juliets No.2

Such decadence! After the King of all Cigars, Cohibas, this was like the next best thing, and this lil guppy has a whole box of it too...mmmmm the guppy curiousity was piqued! excitedly i rounded up the usual suspects :the "EVERYTHING MUST TRY ONCE GANG" !

" But where could we indulge this madness? " wails the guppy.. "Surely losing one's virginity with a Cigar deserves a more elegant location ? Shall we do it at a poseur lounge like Davidoff? or huddled outside some silly pub ? NO! this deserves some quiet, classy relaxed environment , paired with yummy liquor! "

"hubby says can do at our place la!" declared Tracie

and so it was - WE REALLY INDULGED over the weekend at the K-lounge ( a tastefully decorated, airconditioned smoker friendly casa de Kiongs together with their 8 cats and big fierce doggy ) hee hee.

Ofcourse it wouldnt be a party without lotsa food!

Anthon n Tracie broke out the CAVIAR , Strawberries, Cold cut platter, bread, Port , Rose wine, Martini and Cheese they brought back from Margaret River..

And Moomoo? yea she brought KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN lor HAHAHAHAH

Guppies brought along an all time favourite Strawberry shortcake from Sun Moulin .

WE LOVE FRIED CHICKEN!

Port from Margaret River WA Sun Moulin Strawberry Shortcake Caviar and BIG GIANT strawberries!Cold Cuts Munch Munch...smoke...Munch Munch...Slurppp boooze Anthon : "Dont Tarik, enjoy the taste!"
Guppy: " Cheyyyyyyy NO TASTE ONE! booooooooooooo"
Anthon : "Try let channel the smoke out your nose.."
Guppy : *snortsssss* " NO TASTE ONE! CANT EVEN FEEL ANYTHING booooooooooooo"
Tracie : "Im gonna smoke cigarettes la..."
PorkChop : " mmmm got some taste...but ok I prefer cigarettes "
Moomoo : " errrrrr no thanks not smoking. I just drink...MORE MARTINI PLEASE!"

Yep. It was a nice evening of eating, boozing and smoking.
But i didnt get high from the booze alcoholic content not high enough to overcome our eartery clogging fatty KFC chicken ...and I didnt get high from the smokes either .

THE VERDICT : CIGARS ARE OVER-RATED BIG TIME!!!!

CHAMPION COMMENT OF THE NIGHT : " Economy so bad , can only eat cheap food, so we only eat bread , soup and caviar every night "

GHEY MOMENT OF THE NIGHT : WE NEED TO FIND THE GIANT FF BEAR!!

yeap it was great to be in the company of friends relaxing in their home. eating up all their food. nwaing on their couch. hee hee .Nice.

On a seperate latest update more like a footnote to myself so i remember :
Yes Ive dropped someone along the way this week . With lotsa help from the person itself . But i doubt it will be much of a loss for anyone. Nobody likes unpleasant encounters , after over 2 years of contact , really not a single extra second of precious time should continue to be wasted. i thought i would mourn, but oddly I didnt .

C'est la vie!

Probably because of you

Found this pic on the web.

*credits evilkid productions* - check out their sad kitty and mad kitty stuff. tooo adorable.

The pic above about sums it up in totality - how Ive been feeling for the past few days.

Part of me wishes, that the hurt would be acknowledged and fixed. but most of me knows. some things cant be changed. The self obsessed can only see and feel for themselves.

This page will serve as a reminder - of how "a beautiful friendship" becomes bullshit ..when a friendship becomes, unbalanced. when one party takes another for granted.

Its not possible to clap with 1 fin

You cant have a friendship with one way communication
Ive lost count of how many times i try to say something, but you were not listening, you would reply with another question on a totally different topic , or you would dismiss my statement and carry on with your own one man show commentaries.

on the last day i met you, i really wanted to share with you what i discovered may be wrong with my car. i did not even have the chance to finish my sentence, before you started talking about your drinking session - yep doubt you even heard me speak

I miss the good old days where you would listen to what i have to say .
I miss the good old days where you would actually be interested in one simple little guppy's adventures.


You cant have a friendship with your service provider
I miss the times we would go out to see fishies. drive around. do stuff. How did calls to go out for ice- cream, go hang out together, ...translate into calls to borrow the car, hitch a ride. how could WE let a whole month go by, where each time you made contact , all you wanted to do was hitch a ride, or borrow my ride? no small talk, no coffee, no dinner, no."how's life." nothing ? straight to business --> a ride.

When i am driving. i cant see your face when we talk.
When i am driving. i cant talk to you either . because you are on the phone. on the black berry.
When i am driving i cant talk to you , because you are telling me about alll those other more exciting people and places you are dying to go meet and spend time with


You cant have a friendship with someone who doesnt believe in you.
I dont need to take a poll , Im sure everyone including you will agree with me. We dont associate with people we think are losers.

I dont need to take a poll , Im sure every sane person, even those who do not know us, will say - we dont say things to put down the people we love or care about , you encourage.

I dont need to take a poll, Im sure everyone will agree-- you had no right to say that I suck at my job -- nor did you have a reason to.

Hiding nastiness, meanness, and the bolstering of a flaccid ego behind the flag of truth. thats just cowardly. and doing yourself, and my friendship and love for you a great disservice.


You cant have a friendship with someone who thinks you are a no-lifer, who thinks everyone else out there is better.

You may be able to have numerous frivolous friendships and acquaintences. Guppies are choosy . We have acquired the taste for honesty , sincerity , love and kindness. There is no value to a Louis Vuitton statement handbag if it was cheap, and freely available .

Its hard not to notice and compare all the so called fun "exciting " things that you have been doing these months VS the sharp decline in our lunches, dinners, and outings.

Its hard not to notice all the announcements you have made to inform me-more exciting folks are back from 6 months overseas work stints and compare that with the earlier few months that you did have more time for me.

Its hard not to think - my time is up. thanks for the space and time filler service.

You cant have a friendship with someone who refuses to listen when you try to tell them whats wrong
I respected and treasured our friendship, enough to tell you whats wrong. But if you cant accord my love and friendship with the same levelof respect and love it deserves then there is no loss on both sides

I imagined that perhaps you were miserable at work . that was why you chose to make sweeping statements about my work to put me down.

I imagined that perhaps you were miserable at home, that was why you chose to party your nights away like some mid-life crisis old man in search of lost youth.

and when you claimed that it wasnt like what i had imagined -- i can only draw one conclusion :
You did mean every single hurtful statment you have made. You Do think that everyone else is better , more interesting and more worthy of your time than me.

The truth = is all in the above. in all its ugly glory.
You do not treat me. the same way I treat you.
You do not understand the word friendship.

When the hurt is gone. there will be nothing more left to say except - I accept the distance you have placed between us.

But i will not forget . because I am NOTHING like you.

ITS BEEN HOT!

Too HOT. Too Humid.

There was only one sane thing to do. Jump into the pool !

Apart from cooling off and playing with an insane amount of inflatble pool toys, i learnt something interesting from one smart cookie that day :

If you want to learn to play the piano badly. ( and your parents have not given their ok) just go around declaring loudly to your parents friends how much you enjoyed your piano class. And that you are going for more classes again next week .

Yup -thats a sure fire way to get mom and dad's attention !

what a smart cookie.

And yes its still too darn hot and humid

So Decadent..Its Obscene!

I must be the luckiest Guppy on Earth!

Yes i did miss you. had it really been 6 months? What to do? theres just so many distractions :P But Im glad we managed to catch up today :D

And over such yummy delectable decadent yum yums!
Giant Bamboo Clams steamed with garlic and spring onionsCrispy Sweet Peking Duck !

Deep Fried Soon Hock!

Token stirfry veggies :D

Ooooh and cheese baked LOBSTERS.....were just to die for

And our decadent splurge for tonight : JUMBO OYSTERS!

My goodness me they are so huge! mmmmm juicy fresh and deliciously yummy!we ate so much oysters tonight.. I think we almost overdosed!check it out the oysters were so huge they were bigger than our crab!My favourite! the CLAW!!!!!And to top it all off, you even bought me crabs cooked in salted egg yolk ... Awwww thank you for this decadent dinner babe!

Hhaaha lets keep our fingers crossed -- that we wont experience episodes of "revenge of the seafoods"

AGAIN AGAIN LETS DO THIS AGAIN! Only this time, lets avoid the shellfish...somehow the little fish in me thinks we cant possibly get away with all this decadence without paying the price! somewhere out there is another giant crab or oyster waiting to eat me...i just know it :P