Quote P 2

Visit here for preamble.

Then and Now

Over lunch at Citrus, with Jiamin, Jeremy and Phuong, she said I was stand offish and too judgemental then, hence we did not know each other so well.

That was 4 years ago. Today we are sitting on the same table bantering away. And the Aiting who laid dormant is now out of her 'shell', literally.

Happy 22nd EAT!

Valentines Day Movie

Finally got to watch the movie which Ipoh decided in her own wisdom to not show. On a scale of 1 to 5 for a romantic comedy, I'll give it 3.5/5.

The Plus:

There weren't any chummy cheesy fairy tale love story. That really allowed me as an audience to relate better to the movie. Not to forget the star studded cast. Even if the plot was crappy I think it was worth paying to watch the stars =\. Best part though, was how the scriptwriter intertwine the lives of all the characters in the movie, demonstrating how they cross paths at the ending which really did the trick.

The Minus:

HOW DID THEY CAST TAYLOR SWIFT TO BE A BIMBO CONTROL FREAK?!! I was really expecting some average school girl like how she was depicted in her You Belong With Me video kind of character who stumbles upon love in high school. Instead she's this showy, lowbrow dancer (note not cheerleader) doing her bimbo dance every other time during her TV interview in her scene, not forgetting how she likes sticking her tongue down Lautner's throat too. Comedy wasn't exceptionally great, but it wasn't lame or banal. I was perpetually entertained by it.

There were some messages from the movie which really rang through. When you love someone you really love them warts and all, not only for their likeable traits. Valentine's Day isn't all about romantic love alone, it's a celebration for any form of love: friendship and also parental. And to cohabitate or get married? I think it's cohabitation from what I perceive. Ultimately, two is always better than one, was what the movie was essentially about.

22-22/2

Aiting's 22nd on the 22nd of February which makes 5 twos (5D number people). It was considered one of the most successful surprise party in my history.

Initial plan was to watch Valentines Day movie, then Phuong suggested to celebrate her dear's birthday too. The plan then elaborated from a movie to karaoke from 11am to 3pm followed by movie till 5pm back to back.

Being half an hour late Aiting was already ranting about my impunctuality. Little did she know that I arrived earlier and sneaked away to look for her cake with Dean, while she and Jiamin were purchasing tickets. Dean then went ahead to preclude any suspicion and I made a delayed entrance (won't matter anymore since I was already late) with the cakes lit up. Her dumbfounded expression was priceless.

Dean: (Sternly)Give me the remote

Phuong: Ok lo...

If you think that was only it, think twice cause that's exactly what Aiting thought when she blew out the candles. She went "OK, back to karaoke!". That was only appetizer with the main course coming right up:

It was an ingenious gift from Hampshire Designs, a custom made calender with collection of pictures of Aiting from over the years, with monthly selected quotes either uttered by Aiting or pertaining to her. Hampshire Designs takes orders for any form of customized gifts (free advertising here, LOL).

Bon Apetito e tanti auguri!

Valentines A Year Ago

A year ago I was in Rome with this four dudes:

Thinking of beholding sights to catch some love in the air in the amorous city of Rome, we headed out to the allegedly hottest hangout place of Rome, Campo di Fiori on one of the coldest night in 2008-09's winter.

Half an hour meandering about Campo di Fiori onwards to Trastevere, there wasn't even any love making sight 'on display'. While it was cold enough and we wouldn't settle for an unfruitful outing so we feasted on none other than:

GELATO!

Our hands could barely withstand the chill so we finished it in haste. When we were done, it was our internals showing signs of rejection sending chills down our spines. After deciding to call it a day we headed home, only to find ourselves barely making it for the last bus home (we ran as fast as our feet could carry us hailing the last departing bus from the terminal).

Valentines 2009 was a memorable one, indeed.

Valentines 2010 is the first day of Chinese New Year. This time around, Rome was showered with snow few days prior to Valentines. Oh and did I mention that it was about 40 years ago it last snowed in Rome?

View from office balcony.

Shucks, can't the snow come a year earlier?

Valentines 2010 is spent playing mahjong with family members in this sweltering heat of CNY (talk about polar opposite weathers).

Come ah, hong zhong, pak pan, fatt choi, dong, nam, sai,pak!

The Rampaging Ox

Yeap, since the Ox has to be brought into the pen while the Tiger is brought out from the zoo, it seems to be belligerent, rampaging. And it only seems to be doing so on Thursdays. Someone else got the taste of it too, but I'd say indeed a costly one. My only complain for this Thursday is NO VALENTINES DAY MOVIE, which I was so hyped about (Taylor Swift where art thou), though I'm glad I did not mistakenly frighten another wrong person on my way to class.

Looks like this Ox leaves us no choice but to send our Matador to manhandle it.

There's a personal 'bull' which I just successfully subjugated, which is this:

I don't do Photobooth mugshot, but I just felt obligated to today since I managed to get my Progress Report done so that I can have the whole of next week off in conjunction with CNY.

(YES this is downright gloating here)

Booh...Oops...Sorry

4 Feb 2010, 8.57am

I was on the phone when I saw this girl who resembles Sharon Pau. The same hairstyle, the same way of carrying a water tumbler by its ears on her flank, and I would say the same proportion of figure too. Upon hanging up the phone I prowled towards her.

8 hours before, 3 Feb 2010

It was Pinky's birthday celebration (Happy Birthday, and thanks for putting up a poker face pretending you were surprised). I had to take a mugshot for my resume but all the photo studios were closed, a spill over effect from the wretched dentist on Pasir Putih Rd. Hence the next best was DIY which Aiting offered to help edit in class at 9am. That left me with the impression we had Operations Management at 9am, which is a common class.

Present

As I approached I whispered in the most ghastly hush I could manage: "Sharon Pau". She shrieked and as she turned, I realized, oops, I got the wrong person. So in a very nonchalant manner I apologised saying I mistaken her for my friend. We kinda played it cool and I got to know that she's in EE from 2nd yr 2nd semester as fate has it. Talk about surreptitiousness.

I only realised my class at 9am was Electrical Machines II and not Operations Management when I checked my schedule for the venue of the class. I laughed my way to E.Machines class blaming this encounter on Aiting.