where have you been?

Il est midi.

And I have to leave for work in half an hour and I have yet to shower and get dressed. Brilliant.

It’s Monday. I feel the sinus infection making a comeback.

This has been a useless, waste of time post.

Au revoir.

“Voici mon mari!” hee hee.

james got branded today. like a cow.

driving was good. i was driving like a maniac on dope, cutting turns at the last minute and speeding down the freeway. i like it loads when my instructor lets me drive on the freeway cause it’s about five minutes of open road and the speed limit there is 90. or is it 70? something like that.

however, while i was busy cruising along, i miscalculated the distance between where i was and where the traffic lights were and had to do an awful emergency brake, stopping like metres past the white line, probably inches from oncoming traffic.

this is why you shouldn’t go fast on wheel, kids.

the rest of the hour was spent practicing my parking skills. i am glad to announce i haven’t forgotten how to park, both parallel and reverse, though for some reason, i’m much better at the former than the latter. i had my instructor worried there for a moment because i couldn’t seem to reverse roger the car into lot.

i’m half way into ‘never back down’ (loading came to a halting stop last night), but i have to say, it’s pretty fancy so far. and they have sexy actors, so all is well in my books. speaking of books, i bought one today and it is an absolute riot. and i’m only at page 24.

right, it’s almost four and that means it’s time for IS enrollment.

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NEVER BACK DOWN WAS GOOD. and it does help a bit that sean faris and cam gigandet are so good looking.  and djimon hounsou was great. i would get a trainer like him if i ever need to learn to kick ass. and the movie has a good soundtrack that i loved. that of course means mcr and rja.

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after branding james tyles, i went on a branding frenzy. now, bob the laptop and paolo the creative zen all have their names on them. i was going to brand pancy the datebook with the same black stickers but i already superglued silver plastic alphabet cut-outs on him last month. that’s pancy enough.

i have enough letters left for ‘frank’ so i’m looking around trying to see who can get that honour. who remembers frank the pink water bottle!

anyway, i am off to watch the movie again while i wait for the cops to arrive, for the third time, with regards to the same old thing. life is never boring around this residence.

i’m transferring britney’s blackout album into james.

oh man, i have driving class tomorrow. it’s been two weeks since my last lesson. hopefully, there won’t be any roadkills in the middle of the road this time.

how odd, i’m actually nervous for tomorrow’s class now that i think about it. odd, odd.

coffee with sarah was good. she and i came up with our plans. and they are all very good plans. good plans with minor, minute, tiny glitches. no biggie, right, bestie? :)

‘never back down’ seems to be a promising movie. we’ll find out in two hours after i’ve watched it.

okay, i have a friend who is celebrating his 20th tomorrow, or now rather seeing how it’s three past midnight. however, he’s in hong kong at the moment which is excellent because i have yet to get him a gift. which is both good and bad news, i guess. i reckon i could shop around tomorrow after driving but the problem here is that i have absolutely no idea what to buy him.

this is awful. i’m an awful friend. i’ve known him two years and i can’t even come up with a gift idea. last year’s gift was good. i have to top that. hmm, hmm, hmm. if i had lots of money, i would buy him a pet lion.

but i don’t.

haiyah. okay, james is done absorbing britney’s music. i shall go watch ‘never back down’ and get back to you on how fancy it is.

usually, before the start of the day at work, we have what we call ‘morning briefings’. this is when everyone sits on the floor in a semi-circle while the manager talks and tell stories and lets us in on the latest promotions, gossips, and if we’re lucky, where to buy delicious food.

i will have to add here that there is no hard and fast rule that we have to be sitting. peer in during one of these briefings and chances are you’ll find me lying down, belly up, hugging either elmo, barney or dora – which ever’s in arm’s reach.

anyway, there we were this morning at briefing and there i was having my breakfast. and there my manager was, talking and talking. now, of course the store is closed while this is happening. there’s no one but us and the shutters are shut and there is no music playing.

so while my manager was talking, we hear something drop from the middle of the store. and without breaking his talking stride, my manager said, “eh, if you wanna play, play quietly” and when back to whatever it was he was on about as though it happens every morning.

i was amused. then i thought, ‘no, i can’t find that weird. i talk to the boy too.’

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OH! do say hello to james tyler.

got him last night. he is my new love. he keeps my life in check and my work on the go. he also has an awful, mean, heartless way of waking me up. nothing jolts you out of bed, literally, like a shrill alarm in your ear. in my mind, he’s in suit and skinny tie, hair in a faux hawk and a planner and pen in hand, poised to write everything i do and say. and he has an eyebrow piercing and a tattoo across his wrist that says, ‘damn’. but in latin. aha.
he’s a rock star on weekends, by the way.

and kudos to the guy who worked at singtel and was the one who had to deal with me and my antics. everyone who knows me knows it’s damn hard to be patient with me, let alone when i’m tired, hungry and upset. so good job, sir. you totally deserved that compliment note i wrote you.

i shall have to leave you now. work has been exhausting and i am yearning to get a little sleep now that the week’s work shifts are over.

click for a full picture of what my pony, sallysue, did.

damn straight, guys.

whoa whee, it’s pretty wet and wild here in the western region of singapore. i don’t think i’ve seen it rain this heavy in weeks.

the sister, father and i took an mc each off school, work and work respectively and finally hauled our asses down to the doctor’s to see what’s really going on.

turns out that the flu i’ve been having is actually a full-blown sinus infection, which would explain the absence of a fever, cough or the fact that no one else at home got ill by me. the doctor gave me some pretty strong stuff that knocked me out for a couple of hours and i’m glad to say i’m feeling much better now.

the sister’s tummy pain turned out to be an internal infection, but i think she got some pretty strong doses too so all should be well with the both of us in a couple of days.

that said and done, i’m hoping this week will be a nice, relaxed one. last week was a bit of hustle bustle so this rainy weather suits me just fine for the time being.

happy a jolly nice week ahead too, sugar pies. i think i might sneak in another nap before dinner.

ps: hellogoodbye is by a mile the cutest band around. i’ve been a fan since their old old days years back and i think i’ll continue my fanship with them till their old old days.

bob’s full name is
ROBERT SHENNIGAN.

soon to be joined by
JAMES TYLER, the motorola q9.

soon.

i wanna name something justin martini. hee.

my flu’s worse. but at least it’s the weekend. hopefully, feet’s feeling better and no one else at the toy store got infected by us.

jude is sure sexy, sitting in the living room.