Battle between the good & the evil

Have been trying hard to adhere to a healthy diet these couple of months. And as many of you know, most healthy food = yucky food, or not dat yummy food. :S

To top it off, it isn't helping when i'm polishing off my 3 meals out everyday. Imagine lor... no mummy's homecooked nutritious food, & gotta battle the temptations everyday. Argh!!!

FINALLY, the day has come when i succumb to temptations. Was standing right in between the porridge & laksa stalls yest. Literally the angel n devil rgt beside moi. Have been fighting off the craving for laksa for months. AHHHHHH.... the laksa was beckoning to me & was happily lured to it. Even managed to polish off prata for supper.

Right.. it's devilishly unhealthy. Neh mind, it's only for yesterday night. What with me sticking to a decent diet of veg, meat, fish (yucks!), i'll need a holiday at times also. It's like swimming laksa bliss when u finally get to savour your cravings. :)~

Talk about temptations, the worst was when my Malay neighbour was deep frying chicken. Aiyoh, just let me swim in the chicken fat and munch on the crispy deep fried chicken.

Weddings....

have attended a few weddings this yr, and *ahem* haf also held one myself. i'm usually not a huge fan of weddings, and would only attend if they are held by (a) relatives, or (b) close friends.

attended my first wedding function at fullerton over the weekend. okay, i know.... what to do?! i'm suahku & my relatives and friends are too poor to hold the event there as well. :P

which idiotic chap design the ballroom to incorporate stairs leading down to the hall? insensitive dude. DUH! try wearing 5 of your mom's longest dress,3" heels (AT LEAST) , & to walk elegantly down the darn flight of stairs without holding onto any railings, except for your pathetic hubby's arm. gdluck to the bride if she marries a skinny dude. kinda pity the husbands, imagine ur wife digging their nails into u while they are desperately balancing themselves while floating down the stairs.

urm.. no offense to bossa nova fans. i like bossa novas.. in fact, i listen to it at work, chilling out, stoning.. watever.... good music, BUT bossa nova is soooooooooooooooooooooooo overplayed during weddings. how many 'fly me to the moon' can u endure within a yr?! newly weds... be innovative! come up with something new.... *desperate whimper*

AND... the emcee may adore the newly weds.. in fact, most of the guests do. if not, nobody would be stupid enough to attend a wedding, pay good $, & yet can't fill up our poor tummy. But, do spare us with endless clapping of your accolades to the couple. yes, yes. ah pui soh experienced that before. try clapping intermittently for 15 minutes, & you would get what i mean. not only do i fill like throwing my wine glass at the emcee, but at the couple too. alrite... i know u two are lovey dovey, goo-ey, mushy, oh-so-ador-y. bleah.

Diary of a self-confessed shopaholic

Dear Diary,
Finally after a two year hiatus, i'm back at Bkk again. woohoo!!!! finally!!! a chance to quench my shopping thirst.
Day One - MBK
How to give this place a miss? what wif the 199 baht shoes and shoes. but prices seem to haf increase in MBK. it's more of 259 baht shoes, instead of 199. but who cares?!?! we are in bangkok, the beginning of the crazy shopping spree. JUST BUY!!
Day Two - Central, Paragon
Not much bargain to hunt for in isetan. DISSAPPOINTED!!! but nonetheless, managed to grab a few narayas. I nearly broke my leg walking Central, and i really felt like sitting on a wheelchair when we reached Paragon. Now i understand why Thais are generally skinny - the diet & the walking are a killer for couch potatoes like moi. Didn't even managed to cover 1/4 of Paragon & i'm already screaming for mercy for my poor legs. H..e..l..p... ah pui soh is defeated by shopping for the 1st time.
Day Three - Chatuchak
No trip to bangkok is complete without a visit to CTC. Newsflash: CTC is now opened on Fri nites & weekend evenings... YEAH!! more shopping.. more splurging... more blood-gutting bargaining.... more lugging of shopping bags for ah pui. WOOHOOOOO....

BUT, age is really catching up on me. haf to lug my iron clad legs back after 1 afternoon worth of non-stop shopping. argh.... should have trained up on my stamina before going to bkk. *bang wall*
Day Four - Platinum Mall & Suan Lom Night Mkt
We have the good fortune of being neighbours to Plantinum Mall. (more yeah!!!) Ah pui was astonished that we spent the entire afternoon scurrying in the 6 level-high malls. Hello, what do u expect? 5 levels (san foodcourt) of clothes, shoes, bags??!!! It already is a miracle that i cover the mall within 1 afternoon.

Hehe, the proudest moment must be when i'm paying for 6 bags at wholesale price. Nearly did the victory dance in front of the cashier. S$24 for 6 bags... BWAHHHAHHHAHHAHAHA....

Went suan lom on ah pui's insistence. Bleah.... sacrificed my snooze fest for a bleah trip.
Day Five - Home Sweet Home
Bye bye bkk. Til we meet again. *sooooooooooooooooooooooooooobs, BWAAAAAAAAAH* But before, the tears, more last minute grabs from MBK.

Some of my humble conquests:



Bags - woolala... some at wholesale price :D





Clothes (part 1) - my black collection. Don't ask me what got into me to buy so much blacks. Must be my never-ending quest to look thin.








Clothes (part 2) - my coloured collection. okay, a grey sneaked in. smart ass. :P









Shoes - could have bought more, if ah pui is not nagging at me, AGAIN.

Chee...

Disclaimer: No malicious thought is intended for this post. All names suggested are to be taken in good faith, fun & the spirit of having a good laugh. Cheers~

Top 10 Names for the Surname CHEE:

1. Kuah Chee
2. Air-Tap aka Attap Chee
3. Moi aka Muah Chee
4. Kanah Chee
5. Kimberly aka Kim Chee
6. Lye Chee
7. Chee Ki
8. Chee Ku
9. Chee Li
10. Chee Cheong Fun

Take your vote for the best name that goes with Chee! Closing date: 31.10.07.

APS

I'm watching Kumar... i'm watching Kumar.... lalallla

But come to think of it, i'm nearly paying thru my nose to watch the Queen performing, when i could previously watched the Queen in Boom Boom Room. APS = ah pui soh = another pathetic sucker.



Another not to be missed...

My best friend's hubby is....

In all fairness, my best friend's hubby is.... hmm.. *scratch head* urmm... *think hard!!* eh.... *focus!!!* ......

Ok ok... my best friend's hubby is:

1. A man. Right, that sounds utterly lame. BUT... that pretty much sums up everything. Period. I mean... MAN, man, Man, mAn, maN, whatever the permutation, is that. A MAN. Need i further elaborate on a MAN? Whomever he should be, he's the MAN of my best friend.

Thanks to you, for sharing with her best friend. :)

A Best Friend is....

A best friend is my:

1. Lover - yakking through the night, only stopping for toilet & supper breaks. Heh~ more time has been spent on the phone with best friend than any of my bfs or Ah Pui.

2. Fellow patriot - spurring the S'pore economy with our relentless shopping.

3. Fellow detective - proven & effective sluething work in sniffing out our missing shopping bag as a result of overloading of our hands with even more bags.

4. Family - deciding between sacrificing granny's b'day dinner for best friend's wedding.

5. Counsellor - aunt agony for my troubles & grievances.

6. SOS - 1st person i called for my 1st ever experience in killing the despicable roach.

7. Time-killing device - 1st person i called if i should kill time while waiting for the bus or watching my nails grow.

8. Reference book - dispensing tips on child-bearing, hrm aka human relations mgt :P etc.

9. Decision-maker - what should i wear??? what bag should i carry??? should i do mani/pedi???

10.Time-machine - reflections on our stories & history together.

11. Tabloid paper - the bearer & receiver of gossips.

Thank you, my best friend. :)