“.. nobody here but us servantless mortals..”

Alright.. keeping my promise of at least having some form of update. Compounded by the fact that me and the missus watched Julie vs Julia over the week.. or was it over the weekEND? I can’t remember.. We enjoyed the movie thorou*@#$goughly (SPELL CHECK!!). Some semblence of our old routine is returning. We are watching movies again (YAY!).. albeit not at the theatre.. but nonetheless .. we enjoyed the movies and each other’s company. ..

I finally got to watch The Lost Room, a sci-fi miniseries from 2006. I’d been looking for this one for quite a while and was understandably over the moon when i finally got my hands on em. Reets sat in watching and she was also hooked.. we went through the whole series (6 hours) in one sitting. If Reets enjoyed it, it must be REALLY good enough cuz Reets doesn’t usually watch Sci-fi stuff.

This past week we also watched UP.. which i found very amusing, didn’t expect it to be the way it was.. but yeah good animation .. very good storyline..I recall us STARTING 500 days of Summer but turned it off after the first 10 minutes.. that movie was just dragging along too slowly for our liking. We started watching My Sister’s Keeper together but I had to run off for an errand so i didn’t watch all of it..

Moving back a little further, Reets and her Mom flew up to KL on the  Wednesday before last (2nd December) for a wedding on that weekend. My Mom, Dad, Adik and Khai had also planned a trip up to KL that weekend, to sort of celebrate my Dad’s birthday which was on the 3rd of December.  It was on and off for me for a while to actually join them for that little jaunt and a decision was made on the morning Reets left that I would not be making the drive up to Kuala Lumpur. That however changed when Adik called me out on a promise i made to join them in KL .. so … i went..

We checked in at the Crowne Plaza at almost 11-ish ..give or take about 1/2 hr. Mom had this idea that i should give Reets a surprise and drop by for a visit at her aunt’s and I though .. yeah .. good idea.. it is DAMN difficult to give that woman a surprise one.. DAMN DIFFICULT… the plan did backfire on me though. The family INSISTED I attend the wedding reception, and wasn’t dressed for the part. I wasn just dropping by to say hello and did not plan (nor pack) any form of attire befitting a wedding reception.I was in sandals, t-shirt.. and jeans.. One of her aunties said, ” Don’t worry, we’ll put you in a table tucked away out of sight so you won’t feel uncomfortable”..

I ended up sitting with the representatives of the Bride’s family.. First table.. in front.. seated just behind the VIPs.. and the VVIPs.. and the VVVIPs..  I must say though i enjoyed the whole day spent with Reets and her KL relatives. I remember that bit most for that weekend. Bought some stuff from Petaling Street.. and some essential shirts for work from the mall and Mid Valley. It was a good weekend.. met a few relatives.. made a few friends… it was cool ..

heh.. that was ‘t as hard as i thought it would be.. then i realised the only people reading this would prolly be only reets and me.. lol..so it shouldn’t be hard.. and I see now why Reets bugs me to update often..cuz one fine day.. seomwhere down the line.. we could read all this .. and laugh ..

till next time..

“..err.. what..??”

It’s been a few months since i last posted.. or even visited this blog. Reets has been bugging me to start updating regularly again.. and I kind ahave been putting it off for quite a bit. Don’t know why just didn’t have the urge to write anything. Anyways I popped by and saw that the images in the last post were way outta whack.. ok can’t be bothered to repost or anything.. that’s just too much work. .. I’m alone in the office now covering the reception (receptionist on mc).. and almost everyone else is at one form of meeting or another.. Work’s been good.. nice environment.. uber nice people (so far) .. not overly stressfull like my previous airport job. I like… and it’s not too far away from home too.. I have settled in well into becoming a northlander.
Ang Mo Kio has been kind to me indeed.. I kind of miss the East though and would take any excuse to go back to Simei every chance i get.. .. let’s see now .. what else is there to update..

After the wedding finances are a little tight though.. we’re coping.. so my plans to start RC-ing again and to upgrade to a better camera are put on the backburner for a while.. for the better good.. we’ll get there .. eventually.. hahah..those things will come after a few other “wants”.. lol like a new TV for the room cuz the CRT
is just taking up space.. and space is something we do NOT have in abundance.. lol .. the both of us have a lot of shit ..I’m thinking something in the region of a 36″ yes?.. on the wall… with a mio subscription.. for next season’s EPL.. yeessss…. hahah that’s coming next.. (note coming NEXT not COMING SOON).. lol
and maybe after that will be the cam.. hoping to do weddings on the side .. make a little extra.. ya know.. 500 dollars per shoot is fine with me I’d settle for whatever I can get.. ok maybe not 500 lah.. around the region..maybe.. we’ll see.. I am still shooting though not as often as before.. i do plan on picking it up abit as i am getting a little rusty..

Games.. currently playing Football Manager 2010.. nothing new on the Xbox.. played and completed the Force Unleashed recently.. was a loaner from Syida.. maybe would get Brutal Legend.. or the New Liberty City episodes for GTA.. maybe.. haha..i think the X-box is gonna die soon..but it has served me well over the past.. what 9 years maybe.?? ..well.. that’s all on my mind right now..

will try to write more.. i promise.. really.. maybe…..lol… who cares right? hahaha

[edit 1145] A well dressed Japanese man came into the office just now. I’d say he was about 50 – 60 years old. He looked very lost .. and a little concerned.. Turned out he lost his wallet and all his travel documents and he had walked all the way from Orchard Road to look for the Japanese Embassy. He’d asked for directions to Nassim Road (Embassy Row).. Now it’s quite a distance to walk from Steven’s Road to to Nassim Road and there were no bus service (well none that I know of) there. If i had the car i would’ve driven him there. So i did the next best thing.. I flagged a cab.. asked the driver how much the fare would be (he estimated it to be about 5 bucks).. so i gave the driver 7 dollars and sent the Japanese gentleman on his way.. Hope he gets there safe.. [/edit]

till next time

‘.. err… the mega update?..(part 1)”

a lot has happened since the last post..

New wife.. heheh
with that comes New Family..
New Beginnings…
I’ve found meself a New Job…

things are looking up yeah? ..

The wedding was a big whirlwind over two days.. The Solemnization was on Saturday 8th August 2009.. Diaz was also proudly a part of the festivities. She was handled by Dafi, Reets’ nephew, who took these pics..

Akad Nikah ... One shot One kill ah... Reets was a tad worried her Dad might fumble the words.

how worried?? take a look at that expression.. lol

finally all smiles ...

 After the Akad Nikah, the entourage returned to base.. and prepared for Bersanding. An outfit change later we made our way back to Reets’ place.

Arriving .. Round 2.. FIGHT!!

The King arrives to meet his Queen but her "Palace Guards" block the way

Paying off the guards.....

The hand maidens want part of the action too

Noooooo.. must pay money alsoooooooo!!

FINALLY .. a small fortune later..the Kings sits with his Queen

the part after this went by like a blur.. taking pictures with family and friends.. I could hardly remember who we took pictures WITH.. till much later when I went through to post process some 1000+ shots taken with Diaz.

 Much later and after another outfit change..

The Bride and Groom feeling very Bollywood

that’s prolly it for Day 1… and it’s late… gotta go sleep and get up bright and early tommorra.. will continue this.. soon

till next time

“aaahhh it’s been a while..”

Yes it has .. so what has happened so far..

well.. I AM getting married exactly a month from today.. 

I avoided a court summons for my back taxes.. Luckily i went to IRAS to sort out undeclared income for 2007. Which resulted in a non-existent Notice of Assesment for 2008.. WHICH explains why I didn’t get any GST Credit Payouts this year.. so that’s settled.. for a mere nominal contribution of $75.00.. lucky me…

I got served .. yes.. no .. no more courts summons…. I got served notice.. that the company I have been working with for the past 8 years, will cease operations on 31st July.. *sigh*.. yeah I know.. bad timing innit..but what can I do.. ya? Had a few interviews already none bearing any fruit.. Yes I am anxious.. what with the wedding coming around..It could be a blessing in disguise.. Luckily this came around NOW.. i mean at least i have saved enough to cover wedding expenses ya know? If it had been earlier…. but after the wedding is another story ..*sigh*

moving on..

was bored last night.. needed to do something constructive.. so i recorded this..

yeah lah got bum notes and off key singing.. but hey.. had some fun too..

“.. weekend review..”

THE DATE approaches.. and I’m feeling the jitters .. really.. not the .. is it going to happen or not.. its like.. have I prepared everything.. or.. is the function going to go smoothly..*sigh*.. I AM excited.. really I am.. no joke..

BETULLLLLL..

you know , I had a crapload to write about.. and right now.. my mind just went BLANK..

let’s see what did I do on Friday.. oh.. yeah.. I packed some of my things I’d wanted to bring over to Reets’ place.. and I found a box of spare tires for my RC car.. took out half my wardrobe.. my Army uniform..  I looked at my old TV.. and I actually remembered saying to myself.. gonna miss all the good times with Al, playing xbox on this tv.. I mean our Xbox gaming sessions have been known to last like 24 hours at a go.. Lol.. So I put the XBOX away into the original box(yeah i still have it still looks new some more).. I packed the games into one of those IKEA carton boxes..with the dvd player.. the stuffed toys..(shut up)..some knick knacks and my sony photo printer..the guitar hero guitars (yeah got two of em) went back into their original boxes.. I’d wished I could’ve done this with Reets around, so I could like share the memories the good times. yeah I’m a sentimental fool.. But she had to be elsewhere.. I unplugged the minibar.. to melt down the frost, generally clean it out..

 by the time i was done.. I had one IKEA DIY  box of games and miscellaneous items.. plus the xbox and the two GH guitars (that’s 4 boxes altogether).. then i also had my Master Replica ForceFX Darth Vader light saber packed back into it’s box. (that’s 5).. one empty IKEA DIY box.. one box of spare RC tires.. and a pile of clothes on the floor..AND my army uniforms ( 4 sets).. 

on the living room floor..

fell asleep while cleaning the room..

Phone rings.. I wake up.. thinking it was still Friday night.. It was Reets…

It’s Saturday Morning..

Talked with Reets for a while.. she was at work.. It was 9-ish.. i stumbled out of my room in my towel.. and saw the car key’s on the table.  She drove to work in the Chery SUV.. and left me the Mazda.. in my mom’s world it prolly means move what you gotta move and get the mess out of my living room.. so I thought .. why not surprise Reets at work.. showered abit and after a brief exchange with reets on MSN.. i left my laptop running and MSN running.. went out to watch a little tv and kinda wait for the time to meet Sharyl for breakfast. My phone rings again.. it’s Mom.. there was a network problem at our office and I had to come in for a while to take a look at it.. AWWW on my day OFF!!!.. yeah so cancelled the breakfast with Sharyl.. and went to solve things at work.. and drove straight to pick up Reets. Should say she was pleasantly surprise to find me waiting at the driveway..We had lunch .. came back to my place.. and yeah started loading the stuff and folding my clothes.. Remember the IKEA box.. yeah one box couldn’t hold all of the clothes on the floor..so Dad comes to the rescue with a bag.. OFF to Reets’ place for fun filled afternoon of PAINTING!.. hahah.. by the time we were done painting and moving stuff it was almost 8.. and still had the minibar to bring over.. haha another quick trip.. and all was over at midnight.. yeah midnight.. watched MILK with Reets and by the time I was home it was close to 3.. and i couldn’t sleep.. surfed abit.. watched Lakeview Terrace.. and soon enough i dozed off at 6..

Sunday

Jarred awake at 8.. Had some KJ-ing to do at a cousins wedding.. was on site at 10..

karaoke..karoke.. talk.. relative asks when it’s MY turn..I tell them.. they go ARE YOU SERIOUS..? more karaoke

repeat till suicidal

we were all done and wrapped up by 6 in the evening…

BANG!…

Mazda gets into a minor accident.. Mom was driving.. Taxi sideswipes the rear end on the driver’s side.. dents the wheel well… cracks the bumper.. mom was pretty shaken..but we got home ok.. decided on a mutual settlement with the Taxi Driver who admits he was at fault.. he was a very nice chap.. not pushy.. he asked nicely if we could settle mutually without getting authorities involved.. because apparently he just came out of another incident he was still paying for .. he even showed the paper work.. oklah give him benefit of doubt..

Met reets at 10-ish… around Simpang Bedok.. sat down for a bit and a little chit chat.. sent her home..stopped by for aquickie bite at mcdonalds AMK.. chit chat some more.. I got home at almost 12.. and Dad (who’d just got back from work) decides to inspect the car.. and i trudged along.. sleepy .. tired.. with dad back to the car for his once over..

By the time he was done it was close to 3 .. and i was throbbing.. everywhere throbbing.. so.. tired.. so so tired..

took panadol before i go to sleep, hoping it’s painkiller properties would prevent an aching body the next morning. It usually works…. but this time round .. it didn’t.. throbbing.. aching body… *sigh&

 

 

Till next time