Hammie's Sleep Drill.

* Left, Right, Left! *

Nobody knows the Sleep Drill quite like Hammie! =)

Conversations with Myself.

From time to time, I'll get down to thinking & mulling.

I still don't get It.

No expectations. No demands. No hopes.

Just a little hurt resurfacing now and then.

And this is one of those nights when I feel like crying for no reason.

But it's all right.

I'll just dab my eyes, go to bed and a new day awaits me tomorrow.

Meanwhile, I'm sorry I can't get a grip on myself tonight.

-Smile-

8-Hour Dinner With Ting!

Just a quick entry to note that I had a record 8-hour dinner with Ting tonight.

Simple fare + drinks + lots of talk.

Mich is very, very happy tonight. =)

Plain Weird.

1. StarHaHaHaHub.....Starhub's technical assistant actually evoked guffaws from me.
2. When He-He Isn't A Laughing Matter.....Hammie and his her new counterpart which I adopted today, turned out to be girls! Now that their genders have been established, Hammie has been piling on the pounds rather exponentially....I do hope she doesn't have buns in her ovens! (read : lil hammies!)
3. Clash of the Titans.....Hammie and Friend Fiend hate the sight of each other! The younger hamster sits on her hind legs and slaps Hammie silly with her front paws at the slightest hint of contact while Hammie chases the purile one around the cage.
4. And You Thought Only Sisters Or Best Friends Fight.....Hammie and Fiend squeak and squeal at the sight of the other party utilising the wheel. Hammie goes to the extent of nipping Fiend on the wheel, which spurs Fiend to launch her infamous "No Shadow Slap" -sigh-
5. Hrmph......The Cold War reaches a stalemate and Fiend curls into a hapless furball in the tube while Hammie migrates to the attic and claims territory.

Has anyone noticed the pivotal character in "Weird"? =)

2007 PSLE Results - AJ bagged an aggregate of 287!

Having taught AJ in Primary 4, her flair for writing has sent yours truly and other teachers gaping at this pupil who scored full marks for composition and open-ended questions rather easily. (For those who scoff at this, kindly pick up a random Primary 6 assessment book and let your jaws drop when you realise how far the syllabus has deviated from our PEP textbooks with Mr Wolly & Mr Yakki. ) Equal to none, she breezed through her academic years and was well-liked for she was quiet, unassuming, humble and diligent.

Today, she has received due credit upon the release of the 2007 PSLE results. With an aggregate of 287, AJ is ranked 5th nationwide. Likewise, her counterpart, CJ, has tied with AJ by snagging the same score. What a feat!

Congratulations, AJ! =)

Mich's 28th Birthday At Barfly.

Mich's 28th Birthday
14 November 2007
Barfly

As Angelina's birthday was a day prior to Mich's, both fellow Scorpio pals saw it deem fit to celebrate their birthdays at Barfly, touted to be "a chic nightspot where the beautiful people continue to flock in search of haute cuisine, exotic cocktails and music".

Considering the fact that Barfly had staged an exclusive showcase of Corrinne May and Olivia Ong in August and October 2007 respectively, the current live band, Way Kool, didn't fall short of expectations and diced an initial quiet night. An influx of people beyond 10pm added to the appropriate bar bustle thereafter.

The ambience lived up to its hype with giant chandeliers cascading lusciously from above. The bill came up to $230 for three as Vincent abstained from solids and downed a martini instead. Tucking into a main course (scallops with a miniscule portion of fish no larger than the size of my palm), soup (Mushroom Cappucino $15) and martini each, I savoured in indulgence while lamenting the apparent Lilliput proportions.

3am marked the end of a very, very happy night. =)

[ *Note : More pictures will be uploaded within the next few days as Mich is in a current lull of sorts. Meanwhile, below are some visuals of the night.* ]

Pretty Chandeliers!A Trickle of People Before 10pmThe Bar was eventually crowded with nary a space!Plush Seats and Plasmas. Bling!Mushroom CappucinoScallops With Some Fish

And Every Babe Deserves Her Martini!

Sweet words by The Man who did his best to make Mich happy on her day! Mich is fortunate to be loved & pampered by The Man. Mich knows she is Number 1 to The Man. From the start. =)

A Tinge of Common Sense.

Would one contend to be a Rag or a Gem?

The answer's blatant, isn't it?

I'm feeling so very clever indeed.

By This.

Lack of. Absence.

Anticipation.

Halted by wafting rhetoric.

Twenty-eight minutes,
Twenty-eight years.

Knowledge.

Oh, Yes.

Crafted nonchalance.

A trickle.

Unseen.

Unknown.

Me Shell.

Happy Birthday.

To Mich.

Myself.

Mich Is Throwing Out Her Raincoat.

Mich loves jazz. Check out this lovely song!

Kelly Sweet - Raincoat

Raindrops bang like rocks
On my window pane.
I thought they'd never stop
Never see the sun again.
And I've been sleeping in
For way too long
Mmm, wake up, enough's enough.
Yeah, those days are gone

I'm gonna throw out my raincoat
Mmm, I hope it's all right
Gonna go find me a rainbow
And hang it up in the sky
Blues pass me by

You left me a wreck
Just like a rusty trombone
But some things, they just sting
Enough to move you along.

Hey, I'm gonna throw out my raincoat
Mmm, I hope it's all right
Gonna go find me a rainbow
And hang it up in the sky
Blues pass me by
Gonna go find me a rainbow
And hang it up in the sky
Blues, oh

I'm not gonna wait around.
I'm throwing this old thing out.

Mmm, Oh, I'm gonna throw out my raincoat
Mmm, I hope it's all right
Gonna go find me a rainbow
And hang it up in the sky
Blues, blues, blues pass me by

Mmm, I don't need those blues hanging around

Hammie Learns Some Verbs.

Guard!

Stretch!

Curl!

Adrift With Some Kind of Ennui.

[ Note to reader : You may need to turn up the volume. ]

I've got nothing on my mind.
Nothing to remember,
Nothing to forget.
And I've got nothing to regret.

But I'm all tied up on the inside,
No one knows quite what I've got.
And I know that on the outside
What I used to be, I'm not anymore.

You know I've heard about people like me,
But I never made the connection.
They walk one road to set them free
And find they've gone the wrong direction.

But there's no need for turning back
Because all roads lead to where I stand.
And I believe I'll walk them all
No matter what I may have planned.

Can you remember who I was?
Can you still feel it?
Can you find my pain?
Can you heal it?

Then lay your hands upon me now
And cast this darkness from my soul.
You alone can light my way.
You alone can make me whole once again.

We've walked both sides of every street
Through all kinds of windy weather.
But that was never our defeat
As long as we could walk together.

So there's no need for turning back
Because all roads lead to where we stand.
And I believe we'll walk them all
No matter what we may have planned.

Don McLean - Crossroads

This Year.

Will You remember?

Time to snuff out that thought, Mich.

Oh, my. Silly me.

A Day in the Life of a Hamster.

Don't peek now. I'm crouched in my corner....

....proud of my harvested peas after sifting cleverly through the dish of food.

Boy am I thirsty after that heavy meal!

Hmmm, I see light at the end of the tunnel.

Heave, Ho! And up I go!

*pant pant*
Let me get some rest in the tube before....

...returning to bed on the wheel.
ZzZzZz....

A Glimpse of A Life.

Frenetic Schedules have changed hands with Happy Hours. Well, at least for today.

Cycling for 2 hours at East Coast , dinner at Changi and lounging at some alfresco pub were but dallies that yielded smiles.

More photographs will be uploaded over the next few days.
Photographs uploaded!

Akan datang (Coming soon....in 12 hours) : Dinner with Del & Supper with Ting

Meanwhile, if anyone's up for dinner / drinks / movie / other random activity , just give Mich a ring or drop an sms! =)

Volunteering for the 30 Hour Famine Camp

If you can will, do some good.

Volunteer for the 30 Hour Famine Camp by the World Vision in June 2008.

The job scope of a volunteer can be found here. To know more about the 30 Hour Famine Camp and to view photographs of the Camp in 2007, click here.

Interested parties may sign up directly at the World Vision website or send an email to mayyin@worldvision.org.sg .

Touch the lives of the less fortunate. Share some love. Be kind. =)

Caution : Dripping With Sarcasm.

I'm sick of trying to prove my point constantly, tired of being undermined. If you think you're better, so be it. Yes, laud your achievements to the world. Magnify your success while downplaying / scoffing / dismissing /________ mine, if you please. After all, who could match up to Your Royal Highness?

If an additional friend lights your world, I applaud you. If mere lip service boosts your ego, I celebrate your hauteur.

Whom I know of, Whom I'm related to, Of Whom is What in Which Company/Ministry/Department is not of your concern, despite your attempts at dropping names to impress.

"You know, my friend, XXX is going to take his Masters, you know, blah, blah, blah."

Well, let me see now....Vern is taking her PhD, Edward's in the midst of his PhD, my cousin's a university lecturer with a PhD...need I go on? Ooh, yes, Vern. The girl who's always with me. You must have dismissed her as a simpleton, haven't you?

Suffice to say, you're under the impression that you're a capable leader with associates and a wide social circle. Think again. Who was there for you amidst your desolation? Who had made the sacrifices, taken the plunge & piled the pickets on your behalf?

Oh, well, well, well....It wasn't your associates, nope. It wasn't your fair-weathered friends. It was an insignificant figure, aka M-E, wasn't it?

Now, what do you know?

*scoffs*

Hamming It Up!

After 3 days, Mich bought a spanking new home to the tune of $40.

Day 3 : New home with an "attic"

Bird's eye view

Munchy Crunchy

Shall I go up that wheel?

Yes, I shall!

Putting The Stare into practice while feasting on a pea.

隔绝之间

此时此刻，梦已破碎。 然而，嘴角勉强戴着微笑。憧憬的我只能在夜深人静默默地以泪洗脸。也许遇见了你是我这一生最快乐的时光。也许它也将把你的名字埋在岁月的遗憾。

握不住的沙，放掉也罢。

但是，我能吗？

预感 - 周定伟

爱你变习惯不再稀罕
我们该冷静谈一谈
你说你喜欢一点点浪漫
却把跟随我的脚步放慢

没有你分享分担
我的快乐悲伤
心情天天, 天天纷乱
我一再试探你一再隐瞒
是谁改变爱情原来的模样

有一种预感爱就要离岸
所有回忆却慢慢碎成片断
不能尽欢爱总是苦短
我只想要你最后的答案

有一种预感想挽回太难
对你还有无可救药的期盼
我坐立难安望眼欲穿
我会永远守在灯火阑珊的地方