Monday, 20 December 2010
Friday, 17 December 2010
Supernova
They look like they're having a ball of a time here!! I wanna be there too!!
and a rather recent korean song..
oh and just so you know, they are all over 180cm tall!!
Thursday, 16 December 2010
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Friday, 3 December 2010
On Days That I Miss You
And let me introduce to you the best telephone invention in the world. the AUTO DIALER. its like so totally cool. you put your headset on and just log into the auto dialer. in a few moments, the computer will ring your clients up and all their necessary details will be displayed on the computer screen. all this and your hands are FREE. how cool is that? no more punching of numbers into the phone. let the computer do the calling for you! and just how effective is this thing? well, a person will be able to engage to 150 clients in a day (let's just assume each call lasts 5 minutes) and in a month, he'll have cleared 3000 client leads. Its like super effective!
enough about the workplace software, work is like totally irritating nowadays. the department got suspended due to some regulatory thingy again and the closure is forecasted to be for up to a month and a half. like what the fuck? and for the time being, we are forced to do something else. its like such a bore. can't i do something insurance related?
anyways these few days are like a total bore for me. can't wait for pay day..
Sunday, 31 October 2010
Monday, 11 October 2010
here's the conversation between me and him
me : hi leonard heard you're on mc. may i know what are my plans for today?
him : attache with yvonne for today. i have informed her abt that.
me : okay! take care boss!
him : thks. put in your best efforts to learn what you can from attaching today. ask her anything if unsure. clarify with me when i'm back. i see potential of you doing wellif you put in your best efforts.. :)
me : haha why thank you!
him : note the key things in sales... there's always rejections... point is to outlive and outlast... with adequate knowledge and most importantly Perseverance.
me : you sound very much your age leonard. but thanks for your confidence in me. i'll definitely won't letcha down for the next twelve months!
him : :)
he's such a nice guy. but there's this guy who is in the same batch as i am. he's a gay guy and he's so catty. like he knows everything there is to know (as he was from a bank) and he refuses to learn some mathematical formulas just because we are not obligated to assist the bank's clients with all that interest calculations. he's being such an ass... hate him so much. and he keeps following me every where i go. and its because of him my boss sometimes has a bad day. its so irritating. i should tell him to bugger off.
Saturday, 9 October 2010
anyway, here's their music video!
and their live performance on Music Bank!!
they sound quite good live! oh and just so you know, Co-Ed School is managed by M Core Productions, the same company managing, SeeYa, Da Vichi, T-Ara and Supernova. cool huh! all my favourite groups are in one company!
Thursday, 30 September 2010
September 2008
Took up the licensing papers, M5, M9 and CHI
December 2008
Passed all the papers! (finally!) and starting to do PSA.
March 2009
Contracted as a Financial Planner! wooots!
My first sale (and a rather big one to boot! S$6 000.00 in annual premiums and its just one plan!)
April 2009
My first Investment sale! (and its CASH! mind you! S$20 000.00!!)
July 2010
Tendered my resignation because of my stupid manager Grace Chua Beng Hua.
2nd August 2010
Started as a Recruitment Officer for another agency in Prudential.
1st October 2010
My last day as a Recruitment Officer!
4th October 2010
Starting my new job in United Overseas Bank!! woohoo!!
Ironically, the product that i'll be selling at UOB is underwritten by Prudential Assurance... hahahaha guess i am destined to stay in Prudential forever! Goom Goom Goom!!!
Anyway i had loads of fun and it was a great time at Emily Lim and Associates. The people are all really nice and not superficial at all. its so good! if i don't like you mean i do not like you! love that! rather than being all nice and plastic in front of me. you might as well tell it straight to my face and at least i will not have to ponder on how to treat you officially; as a friend, foe or frenemy.
Adieu Pru hello UOB!
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Monday, 13 September 2010
Thursday, 19 August 2010
박지연 of T-Ara
Love T-Ara is these costumes. They look so chic, cultured and sexy all at once! From left to right, JiYeon (the one featured today) QRI, SoYeon, Eunjeong, HyoMin (My fave!!) and Boram.
JiYeon looks really good in this picture. But sometimes i confuse her with SoYeon. tsk. they both look the same. Almost.
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Sunday, 1 August 2010
just got back from supper at Goodwood Park Hotel. as always it was uber scrumptious! had their lovely shrimp and mango croissant sandwich while ken had their philly cheese steak sandwich. their croissant sandwich was sublime. delicious heaven in a mini package.. it was a small croissant the size of your palm and they give you three pieces with a side salad. i finished all of the sandwiches and left the salad untouched. i asked the wait staff to send my compliments to the chef for a job well done. it was just too good to be true.
ken's philly cheese steak was great too. but he sad the steak was a bit too over done. for me, i think the steak was done great. ken baby likes his steak medium rare while i like it just medium. so to me i think the steak was done perfectly. topped with delicious melted cheese.. it was just sublime.. but not for me because i was having one of those "i-feel-fat" days..
that's about it for today. need to go for orchestra practice later! i hope the conductor lets us go off early. i have an appointment with a friend for dinner and i don't wanna miss it! ><
Saturday, 24 July 2010
That aside, someone has been masquerading as my boyfriend online for the past few months. Its been quite distressing for him and people kept calling him asking him who is the real deal. So much so that he got really fed up and shut down his facebook profile. I’ve been comforting him saying its not such a big deal and that as long you have me and I have you then we should stand strong together. He seemed kinda depressed these few days. Poor soul. I hope he gets over this phase real quick.
Talking about phases, a friend of mine msn-ed me yesterday evening , talking about his ex girlfriend happily getting married and how could she just do that, not considering his feelings. I told him she did so because she has already moved on and that you should to. Was supposed to meet him for today but he couldn’t make it so it was postponed to prolly next week. I do really hope he passes through this phase real quick and get over this one stumbling block in life. He is such a great person with a really fun personality. I hope I can convince him that image is everything in this world and that he should embrace and enhance his good points, not enforce it. Hahaha! I sound so middle aged here! I’ll stop her for now, need to go meet a friend now.. toodles and take care
khairul
Friday, 23 July 2010
I'd like some beef please!!
Sunday, 18 July 2010
Sunday, 11 July 2010
keanan here! kai went to sleep quite early today.. he just got back from his wedding dinner not too long either.. must be a long day for him..
anyway we sincerely apologise for not blogging as frequently as before. both of us have our own set of problems to deal with, and no people, i'm not breaking up with him! so fate hope you gold diggers! hahahahahaha!
anyway i'll share my problem with you now..
as you know i am in the taxation department of Tokyo Mitsubishi Bank, Singapore branch. i heard from colleagues that they are looking for a new corporate account sales manager and i asked HR about it. they said it is feasable for me to transfer over but i'll need to seek approval from my director. actually, this problem is identical to the problem kai is facing..
my director is fine with the transfer, but my direct manager is extremely sour about me transferring. i can't blame her. the staff turnover in my department is quite high and i am so far the longest staying employee in my department (and i'm only like 7 months old!!)
so yeah. i'm trying to sort things out and with the current workload i'm getting, its been really stressful and frustrating...
its really tough and so political working in the banking and finance sector.. sigh..
anyway, i'm going to call it a night now, so toodles and seeya around!!
Keanan B
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
i had a great day today! well the mrning was nothing to shout about. i was in the office bt 9am and the walk from the apartment to the office was extremely arduous. It was such a hot morning! my nose implant nearly melted in the heat! hahah!!
the reason why i was in office early was i was suppossed to talk to hwee boon about grace and her disgraceful behavious. but alas, big boss can't come and we conferred through the telephone. how dull. guess i'll have to just catch him some other time. i called the BDM's secretary about the release letter and she said i'll have to like see Winston (my BDM) personally and talk to him about it. HURRAY!! someone i can directly talk to! like finally! i'll be seeing him tomorrow so hopefully everything goes well for me!! crosses fingers!!
it was the 5th just now and i have only two more days before i leave Prudential Assurance. so far, i've got a treat from our lovely auntie Ju Kim (at Killiney Kopitiam) and lovely Pearly (at Fruit Paradise).. Ju Kim treated me to a plate of yummy Penang Kway Teow that was so filling and greasy at the same time. i felt so happy and sleepy after that! hahaha! thanks for the meal Ju Kim, it was yummy!
Then in the evening we made our way to 313 for some froyo. it was suppossed to be Pearly's treat. Chloe tagged along too. but looking at the Froyo stall at 313, and its lack of a seating area, we decided to adjourn to Orchard Central to have some yummy tarts at Fruit Paradise. they were sublime! and at such a great price to boot! its S$5.90 for a pot of tea and a slice of pie. the pie was absolutely yummy. i had banana and caramel, pearly had banana and chocolate while chloe had a fruity pie. i am soooo going back to try more pies! oh just so you know, this is a japanese sweets shop!! so expect sublime pies every time!
after tea, pearly and i decide to head down to Thomson Plaza to do some grocery shopping. my mom asked me to buy some frozen chicken and some leeks (only Heavens knw what hse wants to cook this time). I was so happy! i overbudgetted by like 50c only!! a great achievement for me!! woots!!
anyway i'm feeling really tired and sleepy. didn't sleep well last night. i'll have to wake up early tomorrow and i just can't wait to meet sheikh up for lunch!! weee!!
okay, going to sleep now! toodles!!
Monday, 5 July 2010
Thursday, 1 July 2010
T-Ara Music Video Dedications!!
Their official first single Lie or 거짓말
Then came the collaboration project with yummy boyband Supernova for two singles, TTL (Time To Love) and a dancier TTL 2.
This is TTL
and TTL 2
then there's the really catchy Bo Peep Bo Peep. please note, for this music video, there's two versions. 19 years and above and 15 years and above. watch both and you'll know why.
firstly, its the 19+
15+ version
and you know what, they even have a NEW YEAR VERSION!! with traditional korean instrumentations!! hahahahaha! like how cool is that!?
then came along Like The Begining or 처음처럼. The video is really cute! and love the fact that the entire music video is about HyoMin! hehe!
and then came along I Go Crazy Because of You or 너 때문에 미쳐 엠카운트다운
with a little imagination, you can imagine Britney singing this. it sounded so her, especially the recording version. listen to it and you'll understand.
do note, listen to tis, don't watch it. you'll get a headache if you do.
and their latest single, I'm Really Hurt or 내가 너무 아파
enjoy them all!!!
A Tribute to my most favourite Girl Group for the moment
Here's a picture of the members and a short biography of them each!
That's it for them! my favourite member is HyoMin! she raps and sings so well! and she could make herself look super sexy or super innocent anytime! love her to bits!! anyway, below is their look for their latest single, 'I go crazy because of you' or '너 때문에 미쳐'. Great song plus sexy moves! Looking sexy yet strong at the same time. The look reflects well on the single.
This is their look for the single 'Like the Beginning' or '처음처럼'. Looking innocently demure and with a kooky and young sense of style.
And the earliest style from them, the innocent schoolgirl look for their very first single 'Lie' or '거짓말' .
I'll post ALL their music videos in the next post okay!! so look it up!! toodles!
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Jun Matsumoto for Fasio Mascaras
The full add picture below!!
the HR lady called me up just now and said we do not have a choice but to put your application on hold. unless you get your manager to write a letter or release stating that she is willing to waive off the 12 month embargo period. and i am in such a sour relationship with her now! i dunno what to do!!! like seriously!
Thursday, 24 June 2010
hehe!
hi hwee boon,
khairul here. the reason i'm writing to you is i need to clear up some things with you with regards to my manager. i'm really sorry. this is extremely petty (i told her that) and that she's just being sour (i told her that too). i'd just like to keep you informed on this.
firstly, she made noise because the date on my resignation letter differs with the date my SFA client list report was printed; letter was dated 16th of June. SFA report was dated 17th of June. small matter. but she made it big. she kept on insisting i was trying to shortchange her (i don't understand this statement anyway) and that i was being untruthful about my job offer, which brings us to the second point.
she said i lied about me not having a job offer. i explained to her with utmost patience that it was practically not a job offer. i have to fully cut ties with agency force before i can GO for interviews. and after the interview only then will i know if i can GET the job. simply put, i have NOT gone for any job interviews and that i have NOT been offered any jobs. i think she accepted this explaination.
thirdly, she called up Prudential's HR to ask her what is PD. below is a clipping of the email she sent me.
RE: Letter of release
From: Wendy.g@prudential.com.sg
Sent: 17 June 2010 10: 01AM
To: ken tai (wa_kubo@hotmail.com)
Hi khairul,Pls also get approval from your manager t to waive the 12-month waiting periodfor you so that you can join PD immediately. Pls ask them to indicate in the letter for you.
Thanks Regards
Wendy Yeung
Assistant Manager
Human Resources
Prudential Assurance Company Singapore (Pte) Ltd
the HR lady explained to her that PD is Partnership Distribution. My manager went to add on a few facts about me which i bullet pointed below
- She told Wendy (the HR lady) that i have not resigned.
- She told Wendy to not POACH her agent. (i think she does not understand what poach means)
- She asked Wendy why must she waive off the 12 month waiting period and told her she will discuss this with the BDM as it is not fair for her to waive it off for me to enter Bancassurance.
- She told Wendy I am trying to shortchange her (her referring to my manager)
According to Wendy, she said all this in an angry tone, probably the same tone she spoke to me in after that.
When she called me back into her office, she told me that i am a liar and that i don't trust her. She kept raising her voice at me and whenever i try to explain she butts in, with a louder voice, keep on repeating these golden sentences,"Have i shortchanged you before?" and "I don't like to cause trouble for my agents." and "Are you trying to shortchange me." I was taken quite aback with her volume and spite towards me and was quite upset. i have heard stories about her character but i dismissed them, thinking they were just gossips. Unfortunately, I was lucky enough to experience it forst hand.
I am really disappointed with her unprofessional demeanour and sourness. My plan was to build my client base in the bank and to return back to this organization with more clients, more discipline and more knowledge. I know banks are really tough places to work. She could at least let me taste it, regret it after that and return stronger. But thinking back, i do not think i would like to return to Grace Chua and Associates thank you very much. thanks to her, i have to talk to HR and tell them my side of the story (and now they say they'll have to refer my application to Compliance to get it approved). If she was that bitter about me leaving her, tell me upfront. don't go about telling people and MY FUTURE PROSPECTS wild stories about me and say you have nothing to do about it later.
Oh a quote from my manager during one of my monthly coaching sessions with her;
"Khairul, with your little pay you are getting from Prudential. I suggest you just quit and get an admin support job that pays you basic salary every month. At least you can go shopping. You like shopping right?" and when i quit you are so so so bitter! how contradicting! i don't know to laugh at this or be really upset.
anyway, i do hope you help me with this. i'd rather go to Pru's Bancassurance then go to a competitor.
Thank you for your time and have a great day ahead!
Khairul
hp: 976 1724
a brief character summary
Khairul is ME
Grace Chua is my Manager, the current old wretched vaginal bitch
Tay Hwee Boon is my director
Hope you have as much fun reading it as i do sending it in! hahahaha!
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
this is khairul! i heard my manager called yesterday right? i'd just like to clear some things up. What she heard is just prolly a miscommunication. firstly, i did tender my resignation on the 17th and having to serve a 14 day notice, my last day of service with pru will be on the 1st of july. secondly, this is very important! you did not poach me! i applied and decided to do bancassurance at my own free will. she's just a bit sensitive about all this because quite a number of her agents have left her recently. so yeah, i'll have to apologise on her behalf. she likes to jump on things when they are still premature.
p.s. this is what i'll have to tell the lovely HR manager tomorrow. because some insolent moron screwed things up for me.
Monday, 21 June 2010
okay, sorry...
anyway yeah, all i can give him is like a listening ear and late night massages. sometimes i stay up late with him, accompanying him through the night. i see him punching furiously into his financial calculator and inputing so much numbers into his spreadsheets. i was like Gawd! hubby, your work involves so much numbers!
do leave your advice on how to console an overworked hubby! looking forward to it! hearts hearts!
kai
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
as you know, i am a financial consultant with Prudential Assurance Singapore. Work has been really slow and business has been even slower for me (thanks to all you ignorant Singaporeans!). So i applied for bancassurance with Prudential Assurance. And oh happy days! the HR department called me just now and said that she will forward my resume to the branches and they will arrange for interviews from there! woohoo! although its not confirmed, but i've already had a foot into bancassurance! I was over the moon when they called me.
But alas, the joy was shortlived. They called me again shortly and asked if i am still with Prudential Assurance. i said yes and everything went downwards from there. She said she'll need to check up with compliance department to see if it is okay to recruit someone from the agency force and to convert them into bancassurrance. apparently its "not nice". i quite agree with her though..
anyway, i hope i do get this and without the nonsensical 1 year waiting period.
Monday, 14 June 2010
Monday, 7 June 2010
Saturday, 5 June 2010
As days go bye....
drooooolllllsssssssss
Thursday, 3 June 2010
Sunday, 30 May 2010
i'm crazy... i'm a citricphrenia... hahaha
Friday, 28 May 2010
This is 2NE1 with Follow Me
my all time favourite band, T-Ara with I go Crazy Because of You
This is them singing live. if you listen to the recorded song, with so much autotune, they sound just like Britney... >< me no like!
and lastly, my favourite guy, Seo InGook. he's so smooth, he's like frozen youghurt! hahaha!
Thursday, 27 May 2010
okay, firstly, I'M HUNGRY!! i need food pronto!! Gawd! sooo hungry! but whatever i eat will go straight to my ass and i don't want that! but i'll get really dizzy and stuff if i don't eat. you know what i'm feeling right now? i feel like having some really yummy sashimi with japanese rice in a bowl. mixed with some kikkoman soy sauce and a dollop of wasabi. WOW! the refreshing and mind blowing taste will BLOW (really BLOW) my hat off! oh man, now my tummy's gurggling again.
Oh and i can't leave the office now (yes, i'm still in the office at 6.54pm) because i'm downloading some documents (illegal songs) from the internet.
okay okay, keep on track.. reached office at like 12pm and did some major facebooking. Then i realised i need to post some stuff to my clients. and i realised i do not have any stamps! so off i went to Killiney Post Office to get some stamps. from the office building at Scotts Road to Killiney Post Office (the nearest, i think) is either a 20 minute train ride or a 15 minute bus ride away (only Heavens know why a bus in a congested alley is faster than a train that's suppossed to be smooth sailing all the way).
Anyway, took the train down to Somerset, stopped by Coffee Bean to get myself a cuppa and Ken baby a Tart, walked through Orchad Central (a really anal mall) and exited out of the other side to KILLINEY POST OFFICE!! Killiney Post Office, or KPO for short, is a really cool Post Office. The postal services area is actually integrated with a bar. So while waiting for your turn there, you can actually order a wine or coffee and enjoy yourself in the many lounge seats in the post office or in the bar itself. Its a two storey bar, with outdoor seating upstairs. the outdoor seating is gorgeousness i tell you. The post office itself is set right at the edge of a very mature park. so the surrounding is very lush and tropical with trees and ferns. so sitting al fresco at the bar is like you're in a tropical island and its surprisingly serene and quiet (do take note, this park is REALLY and island in itself. its four sides are surrounded by busy roads and to walk from the length of the park to the opposite length of the park takes only 2 minutes, if you walk at a leisurely stroll)
So if you wanna buy stamps, register your mail, post something, go to Killiney Post Office and have a drink there too. You'll love it. Trust me.
bought some stamps, erm $10 worth, and admiring them while i walked back to the bus stop with a cigarette in the other hand. It was a really sunny and warm day. the sun was out like full force! horrendously hot day. a short 10 minute walk and i'm already perspiring. Anyway managed to get back to the office in one piece.
Back in the office, i called Ken baby to check things up and ask him about dinner arrangements (are we eating in or out). found out he'll be back late and he'll prolly have dinner with his client. So i said that's cool and i'll aske the housekeeper to cook something for me. I asked her to cook me some Quiche and lemon pudding. hehehe. i'm sure our Housekeeper is able to pull that off. she's a really great woman.
okay and here i am still stuck in the office. i so need to leave pronto!! okay. i'll just end off here. its already like 8.11pm here!! OMG!! toodles people!! off to have some yummy quiche!
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
met kai just now at Killiney Post Office for some mid day drinks as i was in the vicinity anyway. he just got a haircut and he looked so manly and cute! its really short on the sides and top and his kooky bangs are gone. damn i miss those bangs! according to him, it was a really productive day for him. he did the laundry (mine and his) and ironed all of it, had a consultaion at Novena Medical for his rhinoplasty and double eyelids surgery, went to the salon to get his hair cut and met up with a client over tea at 2pm. All this was done in the time frame from 11am till 3pm. how super is that!? and his multi tasking never ends! when i met him at Killiney Post Office at 4pm, he was sitting at a corner on the second floor with a gin in front of him, doing his eyebrows.
how great is he?
anyway i kissed him, just a slight peck, on his lips and sat down. while signalling for the waiter, i saw a couple just next to our table. another gay couple. didn't notice they were looking at us when i kissed kai. i whispered to kai what does he think about that. still scrutinising his brows on the mirror, he answered nonchalantly,"We're still conservative, you know. Holding hands is taboo." i just still don't get it. i turned their way and smiled. they smiled back.
anyway back to the drinks, i had a nice glass of chablis and sauvignon blanc. yeaps. i had two drinks. it was just too hot a day. since kai wasn't talking and busy with his brows, i whipped out my lappy and did some work.
wasn't long before he started chirping about all the most random things the world can throw at him. hahahaha! it was such a joy. the conversation was great, the company was great and the place was great. perfect!
Monday, 24 May 2010
what i did today
i woke up at like around 11am and found kenan baby still sleeping. so i stealthly went into the kitchen to cook him some breakfast. Made some toast and eggs florentine*. He was so happy to see me do breakfast for him! We happily wolved everything down while listening to the propaganda being aired on the local news channel.
*For your information, my version of Eggs Florentine was dead easy! all you need is
a bunch of fresh, yummy round leafed spinach
fresh eggs
some specialty mayonnaise (i used Goldyna's Lime and Chilli Mayo)
some extra virgin olive oil
some lemon juice
some good sea salt (MUST be organic and the expensive one!! ordinary table salt just taste so different in this!!)
TO DO: fry the eggs sunny side up. we like our eggs really runny on top and really greasy at the bottom! place the sunny sides on some toasted bagel on a pretty plate. Blanch the spinach quickly in boiling water. How quick? throw them into the pot and say out loud ONE TWO! and take them out, into a cold bath to stop it from further cooking. dress the spinach with the mayo, sea salt and lemon juice. place the spinach around the egg and bagel and drizzle olive oil all over. YUMMS!!
oh just so you know, Florentine is posh talk for Spinach! hehe!
after the yummy breakfast, Ken was feeling really hot and bothered, if you know what i mean! hahaha! so we had some hot, steamy homo sex! hahaha its like an Afternoon Delight!
the thing lasted like a good two hours plus plus, and i was feeling for some soft and yummy chocolate croissants from this japanese cafe called Petit Provence. Saw Tricia have them the other day and she was going on about how soft they were. I was about to go over to Petit when i suddenly had a change of heart and detoured to Thomson Plaza.
At Thomson Plaza, i was crestfallen when my fave bank RBS is already bought over by ANZ. Sigh.... there goes another bank. but anyways, went straight to the supermarket to do some browsing. i HATE browsing for clothes but i LOVE browsing in the supermarket. its so leisurely, no cold service staff to appease and the air around the fruits and veggies section just smells so fresh. if i close my eyes there, i could just imagine a fresh breeze blowing by! hahahahahaha! Here's what i bought from there!
4 limes $3.65
5 lemons $4.50
Instant Pie Crust Mix $3.50
Lemon Essence $1.90
Japanese Sweet Potatoes $3.46
Tohoku Grapes $46.50 for 500g
Japanese Strawberries $16.50 for a punnet of 16
normal local grapes cost only $4 for a kg while US strawberries cost like $6 for a punnet consisting more than 20 pieces of strawberries. i just had to splurge because they looked so yummy!
reached home at 10pm and saw Ken baby watching the korean channel on the idiot box. kissed him, and proceeded immediately into the kitchenette to bake the pie.
I MADE LIME CUSTARD PIE WITH BANANA FOSTER! foster is actually caramel that contains condensed milk, sugar and bananas. YARMEEEE!! waiting for it to set now in the fridge.
that's it for now!! hope i didn't bore you too much!! toodles and have a great Monday ahead!! kisses!
Saturday, 22 May 2010
Can't give the toilets a miss! super gorgeous and so nice smelling too (bergamot oils)!! they have Phalaenopsis orchids everywhere! love them! so elegant and gorgeous!
that's it for now, folks! hope your Tea is just as yummy as mine!!
Okay, we left Novotel at like 11pm ish and took a cab home (dinner was smashing, with great love and a poolside view that was to die for!) when we alighted from the cab outside our condominium, i instinctively looked at the comdominium opposite ours (Cairnhill Plaza). dunno what made me do it, but i just glanced at the 15th floor of that building. saw that the lights inone of the units was flickering non stop. its like someone was playing with the switch or something. it goes like ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF. so i thought, hrm, must be a faulty bulb and brushed it off.
12.45am
Chilling in the living room with my baby and had some yummy lychees and a glass of Gin. saw the unit with the flickering lights across the street. That's weird, i thought.
why is it weird?
well, if you have a flickering light, you'll just turn it off, right? instead of just leaving it on and flickering. if you've stayed with a flickering light, you know just how irritating it is. brightness, then darkness and the cycle repeats itself relentlessly. and when i managed to get a good look into the unit, when it was bright, i saw that the unit was actually BARREN! no furniture or whatsoever. i asked ken if he found that disturbing. He replied, maybe the landlord came back to check the unit out before leasing it to another tenant. I gave it the benefit of the doubt and continued with the fruits.
1.30am
went for a shower and happened to glance at the unit. THE LIGHTS WERE STILL GOING ON AND OFF.
2.15am
it's been like 2 hours plus and the lights are still playing by itself. by this time ken has tucked himself into bed. i stared at the unit really hard and guessed what i saw! a silhouette! standing right there at the window. then the lights went off and almost immediately went back on again. AND THE SILHOUETTE'S GONE! i totally freaked out, left the living area lights on and went directly to bed. and here i am, typing this down. thank goodness i have ken by my side. his breathing and hum gives me great comfort.
i should seriously tell the security guard about what i saw later in the morning.. should just clear things up.
Wednesday, 19 May 2010
as you guys prolly know, i'm a financial adviser with Prudential Assurance Singapore and as its a sales job, we have sales reviews. and the next review, mid year, is coming up. and guess where it'll be held???
HANOI, VIETNAM
how low can they go!!! like nooooo!!!! nowhere third world please!! just do it in singapore please!! and do you know how much we have to pay for the trip there? S$500 (US$370)!! that's like so totally expensive. i hate Hanoi! and do you know why? i've made a list for my convenience..
1. Its a Third World Country (i'm not being offensive, but the infrastructure and standard of living is not to my liking. All of South East Asia, with the exception of East Malaysia, is OUT)
2. Its a Communist country (Hell, we should all just go to PyeongYeang, North Korea! its more cultural!)
3. Its super hot and humid
4. There's no shopping
5. Accomodation is a 3 star hotel. Eww.
6. We're flying Low Cost. TOTALLY EWW!! For international flights, the lowest i'd go is Garuda Indonesia and for regional flights, lowest i'd go is SilkAir.
7. They do not have any yummy food.
8. Its infested with disease.
9. Its dirty.
10. its just too Low Class for me.
hahaha! goodness i sound so arrogant there! but anyway yeah! will you pay S$500 for a three day two nights thing in a communist Third World city with lousy lodging? AND NO ROOM SERVICE?? gawd! at least have laundry service!
you know what i'm thinking of doing? hit the sales targets, get to go there for free and report sick, so that i wont have to go to that stinking shithole. Fuck this bullshit.
I should have worked for a Bank.
something to cheer your gloomy mondays up!!
read the subtitles to the song! its utter poppycock! hahahaha! cheer up y'all!!
and gosh! 30 followers!! thank you guys so much kisses!!
Monday, 17 May 2010
our first night together was really fun and fuzzy! we had dinner at KPO (our favourite hangout after hours!) and a few drinks. he had three glasses of Sauvignon Blanc (chilean, of course!) and i had two yummy Gin Tonics... we cuddled and sighed at each other all night at the bar. a lovely night, i must say. not warm, but very humid (you romantics will call that Balmy! BAH HUMBUG!) and there was an ever slight drizzle falling. if you close your eyes, you can easily forget that you're like in the middle of Orchard Road but by the sea, feeling the ocean spray. nothing more i could ever ask for. everything (except obscene amounts of money) i can ever ask for is here.
when we strolled back home, we stole kisses under the shelter of giant trees along the streets. always giggling, always happy. for he's back in my arms, in our little (and obscenely expensive) nest.
i hope everyone out there who's readin this is happy too! God bless you guys and have loads of fun!
Sunday, 16 May 2010
here we go again...
The story so far, E- the arsehole who wanted me back. and ME being me. This story is after me rejecting him three days ago.
E- What's up
ME- i should be asking you that! how have you been?
E- nothing special.
ME- everything fine for you?
E- ok la
ME- you sure?
E- sure for what?
ME- you're feeling okay and all? and are you still angry with me?
E- what should i expect?
ME- so we're cool now?
E- i only can treat you as a friend. since you told me the truth you wont want me anymore.
ME- that's good. at least we can still be friends right?
E- i don't know. don't ask me. if you am i, what will you think?
THIS IS WHERE THE BITCHINESS STARTS. i'm still trying to be polite with him, though..
ME- i wouldn't know. but i think you'd hate me for life.
E- i won't hate you. i just disappointed in you.. hate the people is very tired. also it's mean i still care for you. (PS don't ask me. he's a hong konger, so expect English like its not meant to be!)
E- you already close the door. its YOU rejected me. Not me.
ME- i know. but sometimes, people who have rejected you before may end up falling for you for real. relationships are never once bitten twice shy. the harder you try, the better that someone will like you.
E- that you made me cry. don't you know?
ME- i made you cry?
E- now you regret the night that you rejected me?
ME- because i rejected you?
E- yes totally.
ME- i'm totally speechless. i dunno what to say..... seriously
E- so you regret?
ME- actually no. and i don't think you should hear my reasoning. because i think it'll make you mad.
E- ok, i let you say it
THIS IS WHERE THE FUN STARTS! THE BIYATCH IS IN DA HOUSE Y'ALL!!
ME- seriously? okay. here goes..
ME- honestly, when you told me that you cried on that night is absolutely ridiculous and juvenile.
ME- you don't know me well. and we have never went out together before on a real date.
ME- and you are already proposing that we get together. i don't know you as long as how i know my current partner. and you're already asking me out. all we have are msn chats. no real convos at all.
ME- and i don't think you know my background well even. so all i could do is reject you politely. that was me being polite, declining you. because i know you're a really good person. and you told me you have a boy. (PS just so you know, he already has a boyfriend) why should i be in a relationship with you when you already have a boy?
ME- that's like letting me steal you away from him. i honestly think you should just forget about me and move on with your life. you're a really good person. live your life as a great person and an even better partner okay?
ME- think about it. i'm leaving as of now. i'm really sorry if i have hurt you again now. best wishes to you, my dear friend and goodnight.
E didn't msn me after the last staement so i left. it was like already 4 in the morning and i so needed to go to bed and stuff.. hopefully he's like bawling to his teddy bear in bed. and oh just so you know, this E guy is actually 35. LIKE HOW JUVENILE IS HIS CHARACTER!?!?
i hope this settles it once and for all.. GAWD! i feel like a character in Wisteria Lane... so much drama!
Thursday, 13 May 2010
For one more day, BITCH!
But a few days ago i was really upset. My ex boyfriend called me up and said he missed me and that could we start over. i told him to fuck off and to go to hell. and he was like pleading and crying with me telling me that he was sorry and such, for giving me such a hell of a relationship. i told him i'm hapily together with ken for close to 5 months now and to not be a third party. i told him to seriously calm down and again, i told him to go to the place where all ex boyfriends go to ( HELL ). he was persuading me and stuff. and oh gawddd.... i just can't stand men who 1) Can't stand on his own two feet 2) go all sappy over a broken relationship 3) who CHEATS. The CHEATING part is a big no no no no no for me.
being in a gay relationship, a lot of these men can't stay committed to a guy and go fucking around every available gay / straight / bi men. and they proudly declare that they're in an open relationship. i mean, come on, wht the fuck is an open relationship? do you even understand the meaning of relationship??
yes, it was like that you were enough for me to listen, smoothly you made me an addict. Even when i heard pathetic lies, your voice made me want to believe them. I waver at the phonecall you make. I want to believe, you might have changed. I'm like a fool, why is it so easy? I should have never made up my mind, to forget you. Hell, you're even willing to sacrifice your current partner to be with me? like what the fuck?
goodness i feel so drained listening to him squeal and oink on the phone.
Your voice keeps lingering in my ears. Its a melody i have to listen to over and over. Your memory wraps me up again and again. How do i get away from you? Please stop, let me go now.
Why does my heart tumble down so easily? How can you still have control over me? Turn left, turn right, this way and that you play with me. And then put me down again. I know already, not like i don't know. I'm still going to the place you're at. I'm like a fool, why is it so easy? I should've never just said that. That it was the end.
Your voice keeps lingering in my ears. Its a melody i have to listen to over and over. Your memory wraps me up again and again. How do i get away from you? Even if its like this, even if its for a while, even if its a lie.
My voice tumbles for you. I'm just an accessory comfortable for you. Its such a predictable story, how do i, now, stop you? Your voice keeps lingering in my ears. Its a melody i have to listen to over and over. Your memory wraps me up again and again. How do i get away from you? Please, stop and let me go now..
Wednesday, 12 May 2010
miss you so much! miss your warm touch and scent more. miss your sweet little tokens most! the first thing i want you to do for me when you come back is a home cooked full american breakfast! love your early morning brekkies!
can't wait!!
love kai
p.s. i case you're wandering, what the hell is an american breakfast, here's the inside scoop for you!
American Breakfast - consists of cereal, fruits, eggs done your style, bacon and ham, a side of salad and daily bread.
Continental Breakfast - consists of cereal, fruits, a side of salad and daily bread.
you must be thinking, the difference ain't much, right? well yeah! its fancy hotel talk! hahahaha! Hotels in Singapore charge differently for American / Continental breakfast buffets / sets. American Breakfast Buffets / Sets cost like around S$30 / S$12 while Continental Breakfast Buffets / Sets cost roughly S$25 / S$8. Of course the prices does not include prevailing taxes (currently standing at 16%) and varies from hotel to hotel.
Quite cool huh? you learnt something new today! =)
Monday, 10 May 2010
four more days till i can touch you for real. talking to you on the phone is just not the same as talking to you up in person. you made me realise the difference between love and lust, and you taught me like the first time. you're a really good person in my eyes.
The way that i run through is love, but that way is full of traps. The inevitable trap is mind's fear, it swallows courage like a swamp and I get smaller. Disappearing cheerful looks on my face, I'm afraid that you will look away from me, turning your back on my confession. I try to get sleep that's not coming, resting my head on the anxiety like a needle and i stay up all night to the end since the thought of you is more alive than dreams. Feels like insomnia.
Although its lonely, the way i go to your place is through love, however how many times i fall i will stand up and go but, the sickness caused by looking at you continously is insomnia. It will never be healed unless i get your love. But eternally till i die i'll wait only for your permission and i will exist for you however many lifetimes it takes. I try to get sleep that's not coming, resting my head on the anxiety like a needle and i stay up all night to the end since the thought of you is more alive than dreams. Feels like insomnia.
This burning love is not cooling off. Even though tears flowing like the rain caused by being tired of yearning wet it. I try to get sleep that's not coming, biting my lips everyday, and i stay up all night since the thought of you is more alive than dreams. Feels like insomnia.
honestly, waiting for you every night to come back is feeling like insomnia to me. love you.
Friday, 7 May 2010
what i did today in the office. did some spring cleaning in my office and my goodness! i have like so much rubbish! my drawer is like so empty after that! i can like store 3 bottles of vodka in there (which i did, by the way). there were like tonnes of old proposal forms, quotations generated thousands of years ago and clients' particulars that were prolly outdated. shredded all of that and i'm like amazed at how much space was created. then there was this huge stash of product brochures and product summaries. re slotted the brochures into the brochure cupboard outside and bringing home the product summaries to read when i have nothing to do. i'll prolly leave the product summaries in the toilet, when i have to do a No 2, i'll just flip through the product summaries and past the time.
then there was this huge stack of copies of clients' identity cards and particular slips. i was shocked nobody bothered to steal them and try to like buy a house with the particulars! haha (just joking okay!?!?) shredded all of them, so my clients, you are STILL in safe hands! hehe! scanned some of them into my laptop for easier storage.
after all that's done, i set up my very own mini TO DO list. i was amazed at the mass of things i'm suppossed to like follow up!
i need to get two more names for kenneth's travel insurance thingy. plus he needs to re issue a new cheque, totalling $286, which equates to $22 per person. i'll also need to get his mother's IC number to submit his PruAccess request form.
i'll have to pay for my own CPF* Medisave thingy by 30th May.
*in case you're wondering, CPF is the national pension scheme for Singapore.
i'll have to collect D's premiums totalling $172 by tonight. (still waiting for her! ARRRGGGHHHHH!!)
Do up F's investment policy and collect the monies for the plan, which totals up to $150. oh and his hospital plan too!! don't forget that! oh oh oh! he wants to liquidate his investments too! very important too! will be seeing him on the 12th to do all that!
send stock for both sabbie and lim. omg! these are like so long overdue! better clear them asap!!
guess that's all i'll have to do for now. well, i'm sure the list will grow sooner!
still waiting!! come quickly already! i'm like starving!
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Monday, 3 May 2010
waiting for you to come back! the house is TOTALLY EMPTY WITHOUT YOU!! (except for this irritating housekeeper who keeps asking me where's my "hubby") she's so irritating! come back here and give her a good smack. she's lucky she's like over 40 and i don't snap at people her age. so darn irritating.
anyway i had like a meeting this morning (super unproductive) and a product launch in the afternoon (super draggy). thank goodness you smsed me throughout! if not, i'd have died of boredom! and i think my insurance does not cover that!
come back soon!
love,
khai, your devoted wifey
Sunday, 2 May 2010
made some avocado relish on bread just now and they tasted uber yum yums! i know how much you love avocado, so i'm gonna make some when you come back! you'll totally fall in love with them! anyway, can you help me buy some whitening masks back? my friends have been commenting how dark i look! i hate being dark! but you love me being tanned! so how? in a huge dilemma now! >
oh i received the kitty charm you sent me! thank you! its on my phone now! tee hee! so kawaii! anyway catch up soon!
khai
Avocado Relish
1 avocado
2 wedges of lime (according to taste)
1 tomato (cubed)
2 cloves of garlic (chopped finely)
a bunch of cilantro, chopped up (including the stems)
a pinch of salt (according to taste)
a drizzle of olive oil
Method
scoop the avocado out from the fruit and leave it in a bowl. mix in the rest of the ingredients and mash lightly. make sure the tomato dices still maintain its shape and not go all mushy ! that's a big no no >
Saturday, 1 May 2010
Thursday, 29 April 2010
hope your workload's getting lighter by the day! come back soon baby! miss you loads..
Why does my heart beat this way? This heart of mine, it feels like its gonna explode. Why do i keep running outta breath? Like going crazy, i'm outta breath! Its not my first love, i'm not that innocent either. You make me again and again, make me feel that way. You make me joyful. You make me feel you. Like my first time. You make me go crazy, you make me want you. Like my first time.
Why does my head heat up? My whole body, the temperature is rising. Why does my body feel excited? I can't think straight, I feel like dying. Love and all those times, did i just say it in words? After meeting you, i can feel it. What true love is.
Limousines, champagne, and shiny jewellery. I don't want a man to hang them on my neck. Those men just disturb me wherever i am, just pain. I don't wanna play this game, so you better get lost now. Now i wanna pump up my game, this is about a man. You know you're the only man.I know a man like you will make me happy. You will make me feel for you.
Still loving you, ken baby!
love khairul
www.theboyfriendshopper.blogspot.com
happy reading people!
Tuesday, 27 April 2010
the aprtment's really empty. went back last night and it was so eerily quiet! come back soon and fill it up with your warm laughter again!
anyway, remember Jonathan? the Ernst & Young guy that i was to meet last friday? yeah, he didn't turn up for the appointment! how dumb is that!? if you are like not interested in the plans that i propose, then there's no fucking need to do a no show with me! just tell me you're not interested and that's it! i'm not pushy you know! that was like a totally what the fuck moment.
and as for the filler job with georgia, my friend said she was actually just a GP 5 years ago and that she's not very qualified to do cosmetical procedures. i'm like having second thoughts now. she also said Normaderm has a tendency to clump up and get lumpy after the injection. thinking of doing the procedure with Novena Medical or something. do you think its a good idea? i'm afraid she screws up my nose and stuff! please adviseee!!!!
hearts hearts!
khai
hope you're eating well there. don't let work rule you! eating and sleeping is just as important!
Monday, 26 April 2010
Sunday, 25 April 2010
25th April 2010
Dear Kenan,
How's everything there? miss you loads. miss you like the sea needs salt. miss you like my heart needs yours. come fly back!! i made some salmon with garlic potatoes and carrots for dinner. your favourite. pity i had to eat them all alone. wish you were here. kisses.
Love,
Khairul
Saturday, 24 April 2010
i miss...
his soft kiss on my cheeks, his warm hug welcoming me home, his yummy home made dinner, his firm hand holding my hand when we go for late night strolls, his masculine scent that reminded me of bouquets of marigolds mixed with the warm scent of musk, tobacco and cinnamon, his clever and witty talk, hearing his heart beating when i lay on his strong chest in bed, his cuddle on the sofa, the silent moments we shared together, his charming smile, his cute wink when i stole glances of him from across the room, his concentrated gaze when he's doing work at home, his cute dimples when he smile, his soft hair on my shoulder when he leans on me, his cute whinings when he noticed that his botoxed wrinkles are re appearing, the scent of old dollars on his hands from all that money handling at the bank, the time we spend together every saturday for picnics, his critiques for all the mundane things in life, the way he shakes his ass to T-Ara's songs, the scent of his freshly laundered Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent coats, the feel of his tweed on my arm when i cradle it while we walk, the scent and taste of his home made Sunday lemonade, the times when i accompany him to church for service, his cheeks, wet from crying, when i kissed him to comfort him when he lost a special friend, the warm presence when we sleep together, the click clackity of his shoes when he leave or returns home, his sigh when he sat at the couch after reaching home, the hum of his hairdryer early in the morning, his random chats with the lovely lady next door, sharing music with him on my mp3 player, ironing his freshly laundered shirts, the scent of freshly ground coffee in the early morning, his sleepy Good Morning greeting in bed, the scent of his aftershave when i kiss him goodbye before he leaves for work, the clicking of his laptop keybard when we are msning each other in the living room, his sweet lovey dovey notes for me that he leaves everywhere, the soft stubble when he runs my hands over his face (he knows i hate the feeling of stubble! he's just trying to irritate me!), the countless times he tries to irritate me, but to no avail, his acting cute when we chat on the phone, his acting cute when he wants me to do something for / with him, his aqualine nose, rubbing against mine, his hand on my waist when we walk, his touch when we sit together in a theatre, his hand in mine when we are just lolling around............ the list is endless i think!
but the biggest thing i miss from him is.......... his presence next to me. oppa! come back soon okay!
anyway its kinda late now. i should go to bed. take care people! remember a positive mindset opens many doors for you!
toodles for now!