Wednesday, September 28, 2005
~ 7:13 PM ~
I have decided (again) that I will definitely go get
lasik sometime soon. The other day, I went to order my brand new contacts and found out that the price was approximately 340 for a 6 month supply (or 680 yearly). My dad used to pay for my contacts so i never knew how much they cost, but now that I'm working, i think we have a silent agreement that i pay for my things which is fair enough. Outraged at the cost of contact lenses, I shopped around, and found that I could purchase them for 210 for a 6 month supply, so i did, and in the process saved myself over $100! *woot*
They were supposed to arrive immediately as i paid extra for express post, but it arrived one week later (as does regular delivery) and I was *NOT* happy. I would've liked to have clear new contacts for the ball on friday night, and for Vu's 22nd Birthday on Saturday night. Instead, they arrived yesterday (GRR), and I was left crying my little eyes out at Vu's birthday. Fortunately, Vu (and half of his friends) are pharmacy graduates, so some of them had some stock in their car from their pharmacies, and one lady gave me some little eye drops for my sore little eyes. How annoying *hmph*.
And, today, I noticed my eyes are getting even more drier than they usually are because my office has their central cooling/heating system on all day - hence, drying out my already dry eyes.
Then , when i got home, I noticed a little slip that i had written 9 months ago when I was in singapore - that told me to go get Lasik surgery. At a cost of $3500 for both eyes, i think it is very worth it for the convenience of perfect vision, the future cost savings, and just so that I dont ever have to worry about crying in front of people for no apparent reason!!! *grr*.
So Im going to book myself a little appointment (maybe after i finish uni in late november) and treat myself to a little christmas pressie, depending on what my optometrist/consultant says. :)
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Sunday, September 25, 2005
~ 2:56 PM ~
Unless you've been living under a rock this weekend, you would know that the West Coast Eagles and the Sydney Swans in what could possibly be described as the biggest AFL Grand Final in history. With over 93 000 people at the MCG, it was such a brilliant sight to see masses of red/white fan blocks and blue/yellow fan blocks.
Trevor had a little AFL Grand Final Party at his house yesterday and we all went to watch the final on the big screen. Of course, being from Perth, the majority had their yellow and blue colours out - balloons, beanies, scarves, guernsey ... the lot. Being the little outsider that I am (yes proud to admit I am an Essendon Bombers supporter rather than a home crowder) , I wasnt that interested in who would win this year's final.
But, as the game went on, I found myself getting into the spirit of things (possibly falling into peer pressure) and barracking for the Eagles this instance - also because the Swans have a really boring and annoying way of playing - and I watched and cheered as they fought their way back from 20 points down at half time to a 10 point lead at three quarter... But as the fourth quarter battled on, we all felt victory slipping from our hands as the Swans came back.. the whole room was in gripped anticipation in the last 2 minutes, as there was always the chance that with 4 points to go, the Eagles would soar over the pack of Swans in a beautiful screamer, only to mark it as the siren went... and kick themselves to a victory of 2 points with a magnificent nailbiting goal..
but.. none of that happened. The room was silent, clara and trev were devastated, and Richard was on the verge of tears as the Swans went on to be the 109th AFL Grand Final winners
.. Oh well, another year come and gone..
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Saturday, September 24, 2005
~ 10:21 AM ~
Well, the ball has come and gone for yet another year. Last night's ball saw a return to lovely Burswood Resort, where the ball was held at the Grand Ballroom, and featured a theme of "oriental grand lagenda ball" ... I have been to many MSU Balls nut this time, I would say that it has a little bit of sentimentality as it would've been the last ball i would ever attend for MSU (yes yes, im getting old and graduating!!), and the ball that i VP-ed over. And after many tears , hardwork and stress, Im glad to say that it was a huge success.
Sure , the crowd numbers weren't as big as previous years, but I think it was really successful nonetheless. The German Wheel, the Magician, all the entertainment, the committee dance - it all fell into place and I heard comments that it was the best ball in many years past, as well as having HEAPS of people congratulating on a great ball.
And i'm glad :) To be honest, MSU's ball rep had gone down in previous years because it was fairly boring and nothing much happened except eat and dance. But last night, we packed so much into it, that I really think everyone got their efforts and money's worth. So I think we'll look at it as the year we revived the MSU Ball :) *big head*
Anyways, sorry for the lack of blogging. I've been so incredibly busy with the ball preparations (working hard till wee hours of the morning) and with work and uni. But here's a couple of pics just to fill up your blogging experience :)
Me and My lovely Boyfriend :)
The little programs for the night - MUCh prettier in real life
The Boys pointing at poor Alan, keeled over the bin
(Actually, i think he passed out.. that's what u get for having alcohol at a ball!)
Okay, we're off to see the footy grand final at Trev's house.... !
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Sunday, September 18, 2005
~ 9:35 AM ~
Last night I went to a work do with the theme "Seventies". Of course, we all had to dress up in our massive flares, platforms, bad hair days and just crazy outfits. Having been only exposed to very "asian" attitudes of "nah i dont want to dress up because ill look like a dag, or im too cool to dress up" I found it extremely interesting at how much effort the aussies put into their costumes, and to basically making the most out of their night. They had gone all out - from hiring costumes from the costume shop, to raiding op shops and their parent's old wardrobes, just to find the perfect 70's outfit. Im glad i didnt succumb to the attitude of not dressing up, because when I got there, the place was decked out in retro disco lights, crazy 70's music, and even more interesting people!
My costume was rather tame in comparison to theirs - I wore flares, platforms, a white tunic and one of those plaited headbands over very very flat middle parted hair. There were guys dressed up as John Travolta in his hey-day, there were crazy disco-stu types, hippy flower children, and one guy who i think thought I was nuts - He was wearing a crazy wig, and had painted his entire face ghostly white.
When I was talking to him I asked "so is this clown makeup of yours reminiscent of something from the seventies"..
*BLANK STARE*
Him (Paul) - "Are you serious? hehe you're obviously not a child from the seventies" and then he proceeded to stick out a long tongue, and then said "KISS".,.
Didnt i feel stupid?!
ANyways, I got tons to do today so have a great day :) (Btw, sorry i didnt take photos - my digicam seems to have died on me)
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Friday, September 16, 2005
~ 7:34 PM ~
Consecutive hog's breath days = fat. *hmm*
Anyways, today i got to catch up with a friend that I haven't really seen for ages and ages - the last time being at Loan & Ewen's engagement party. Anyways, Hao & I went to eat Hog's Breath but because I had steak yesterday, I decided on the yummy cheeseburger in paradise (dont you just love interesting names - sorta like all those names that Alannah Hill gives her clothes - puff the magic dragon cardi, or you're a duffer anyone? ehe). Anyways, we caught up (like we have been doing over email recently) and talked about whose going to win the footy (of course - we all know i'm a pretty anti west coast eagles person, so i tipped Sydney Swans to win and the last glance at the screen saw Swans up by 4 goals or so), and what has become of the people that he knew (and that I had gotten to know) in highschool.
It's interesting how lives change and takes you places. People I thought were destined for high paced stressful type jobs are now doing relaxing things like backpacking, people are getting married, people are making something of themselves, and people have moved away. I like that life is full of surprises - and I love that life throws at you, all kinds of people that have both the tiniest and the biggest influence on you, and I love that life is never what you expect it to be. At the same time, those surprises can throw you off track and make your life hell for awhile, but I like to think that the people thrown into your life will also be the people who will help make your life.
My work colleague and I recently discovered that our dads were junior school buddies, and that without the two of us, they would never have reconnected after thirty years of lost contact and lost time. That's what I mean - the people in your life are those that help make it :) So.. having rambled on many tangents, I have come to really appreciate those people that in their own little way, and I'm glad that you all did.
*wipes tear from eye* .
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Tuesday, September 13, 2005
~ 6:29 PM ~
Before I started working, I was pretty lazy with my keeping in touch with friends , always hoping they would contact me rather than the other way around. However, I have noticed that with work, keeping in contact is much easier, especially with the constant to-and-fro of emails, work lunches, and even work dinners.
Since starting, i have managed to get in touch with people that I hadnt really spoken to for ages, and in the case of one friend, the last time I actually *HUNG OUT* with him was a few years ago. But things change, and friendships renew. I like that about work, and being able to be a part of each other's daily grind (ie. "OMG my work is so hard.. OMG i fell asleep at training" has been a blessing in disguise :)
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Sunday, September 11, 2005
~ 9:40 AM ~
I love weekends :p
On friday night Jez and I went to the David Jones Launch to see the new stuff coming into the stores this season, but we were rather disappointed. The show itself lacked the character and attitude that the Colonnade one exuded, and the models and clothes weren't that great. There were some "big name" models such as Sophie Ward, Rebecca Twigley, Amy Finlayson etc, but overall, jez and I thought that the models looked akward because they were too lanky, or walked weird, or had really bad posture, and some had shocking skin too :S There was one model that I thought was stunning though... :p The clothes - i didnt like that much. From memory, there was a pretty Rebecca Davies dress, and some interesting Simona stuff, but for a show with over 100 outfits, it was an awfully low percentage of *yay i like it items* :p
Anyways, last night we went to CC's 21st at Panorama on Terrace Rd. The view was amazing, and the function room was even more amazing. Situated as close as buildings could be to the river (next to the Hyatt Centre), the function room had a kitchen/cocktails area, a balcony, an amazing pool and spa area, as well as the big room with big screens and lounge chairs. Of course, it was much too cold for us to swim last night, but i took a pretty picture of the pool anyways :)
Well, errr basically the place was gorgeous :p Anyways, had a lot of fun mingling and catching up with everyone, and enjoyed the speeches, the cake, the food - basically it was a lovely night - except for one little booboo that night. It's rather embarassing but my dress err.. fell down... errr yess... well it didnt fall down fall down in the middle of talking to someone, but I was wearing a jacket, and I must've stepped on the tail end of the dress and pulled it down somehow (and the straps must've been loose) and then when I wanted to take the jacket off, I noticed that err, i was kinda half exposed :S Luckily I think only Thuy may have noticed but I ran out to the toilet to errr fix myself up.. hehe it could've been worse, so im glad it wasn't :p Anyways, a little picture of the girls (minus Thao cause she was cooking or something) :
[L-R : Loan, Phuong, Tuyen, Me, Thuy ]
[ CC (the birthday boy) and his best mate giving a speech - sorry for the bad photo]
Props to you CC (& Thao) for having a great 21st :p
After that, Jason got a call saying his girlfriend's apartment was on fire so being the busy bodies that we were, about 10 of us went to *check out* the fire. Of course, it was just a false alarm and we were a little amused at our silliness of having nothing to do after the party , so instead we headed to Fast Eddie's for some giggles, chit chat, and catch up :)
So yes.. today is sunday which means i have to finish off my assignment (due tomorrow) but i'm happy to have had a nice weekend so far :)
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Thursday, September 08, 2005
~ 7:33 PM ~
I think work is making me go a little blind :S 40 hours a week of staring at computer screens, at stupid little numbers, of stupid little emails, just making my eyes all weird :S
Anyways, I just found out my workmate's dad was primary school friends with mine! My dad said the last time they saw each other was about 30 years ago before my colleague's dad moved to singapore, and my dad moved to malaysia *woo* . But anyways, it was all very amazing because the town that they're both from has like ONE street in it hehe and about 150 households, so the chances of finding a fellow "kampong" buddy is soooo rare ! So we were both giddy for something like an hour whilst washing off the coincidence :p *okay... so u had to be there to relive the excitement*. :p
okay short blog before i do my assignment :S
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Tuesday, September 06, 2005
~ 8:38 PM ~
These last two weeks, I have fallen victim to some embarassing moments :
* stomach grumbling all morning because you haven't had breakfast.
* walking outside with toilet paper stuck to your shoe
* having a phobia of toilet germs so much that you dont want to take off said stuck toilet paper
* catching your colleague viewing porn :S
* realizing that you dropped (and smudged) chocolate all over your pants
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Sunday, September 04, 2005
~ 8:51 AM ~
Sometimes we all take things for granted - I sure took my free time for granted, but now that I'm so low on it, I really cherish the weekend, and really look forward to having some time to catch up on all that I have to do (even if i only manage to get a little bit done). Anyway, the week has been hectic. On top of full time work and uni, I also had an assignment due on Friday so I spent every night after work trying to finish it off. It was all a bit stressful, but I think the people around me took it quite well :)
On Wednesday night, Jez and I went to the Studio 388's spring/summer 2005 launch at the Colonnade. We thought it would just be a little affair, but when we arrived, it was riddled with little formalities and things that made it "special" hehe. We had to line up in the freezing cold until our names got ticked off, then we were given little boxes of goodies and canapes to eat, as well as our little vip vouchers and Roc Candy, and then directed upstairs to a beautiful stream of gorgeous people (and giants who sometimes pose as models), lots of free bacardi drinks and liptop ice teas, and of course, in a place with hundreds of girls and miniscule guys, some bitchiness :S I felt sorry for the little girl being belitted by that bitchy one :S
Anyways, as directed by Bryan, *put some photos on your blog* heheh.. so I just took a happy snap of the goodies we got... and the very suspect "bra buddy" - i have TRIED to figure it out, but have failed :S
[ Some little goodies from Studio 388]
[ Does anyone know how this works ?]
Besides that, I went to get my hair cut yesterday and being the timid little girl I am, managed to get *conned* into buying the salon shampoo and conditioner. heheh im sure some of you already buy those "special" products but I simply could not fathom to spend $27 EACH for a shampoo / conditioner... hehe but yes I couldnt say no, so i bought it.. so in lieu of that stupid shampoo/conditioner, im going to get nasty at anyone who uses it!! hehe.. Actually I did a funny thing yesterday - i accidently dropped a little bit of conditioner and i panicked and thought "noooooo that's like $1 off my bottle!!" hehe so i tried to pick it up off the floor.. err grotty and stingy.. but errr pricy shampoo is not something on my "need list" hehe :p
I also went shopping with jess - well jess did the shopping and I just tagged along :) hehe and she came over to my house as well and we just bummed a little.
Last night QUan and I went to Oriele's for coffee and cake and this time we decided that we wanted to be pigs and ordered a big bowl of yummy fries, a deliciously scrumptious "peppermint crisp" cheesecake for me, and some drinks.. hehe usually we can't even finish the fries but I say, we were extremely proud of ourselves for having devoured everything in sight . Hmm on another note - I really dont like Oriele's staff. I think the waitress we got was yelling at us - but not in a "i can't hear you because its too noisy in here" sorta way, but in a "Im angry at you for making me do your order" sorta way.. *eep*.
Okies, today is FATHER's DAY! So I hope all of you have/had a great father's day. I will be going out to lunch in a little while, so have a happy one :P
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[ Some little goodies from Studio 388]
[ Does anyone know how this works ?]