Dear Blog,

I am extremely sorry I have neglected you. But please do not ever imagine that I might have forgotten you. I remember you every night before I go to bed. On my way in, I noticed the cobwebs and dust bunnies hanging around.

Life has been insanely busy thanks to work the last few weeks and it does not seem like it will let up anytime soon. So please do bear with me and I will get cracking on the spring-cleaning soon (hopefully).

Please be patient and I will be back shortly.

Busy until can die,
Alex

P.S. To the two (maybe three) people who reads - Yes, I still alive, I’m sorry for lack of noise from me.

These words just came out today, during the course of my work. And of course, it lightened the mood and brought a smile onto a very tired face. With the explanation, albeit a bit short, I still think it’s fairly quite hilarious.

Pick-pick food
aka economical rice
“Pick-pick” food just sounds so much more fun and interesting than boring old “economical rice”

Laterly

aka lately
Came from a slip of the fingers when one is doing too many things at one time

I dare you, use them in a normal conversation.

FOR MEN!

When I came across this article this morning, it really caught my eye during a hectic and problematic morning. It actually makes quite a lot of sense and it’s an interesting point of view on the whole situation. If women can have hormonal peaks and valleys, this is a just the male version of it. Although, it extremely different from women – it does have a ring of truth to it. When the men pull away and get all moody – I used to think it was them reacting to us being moody… but this just shows they have their own set of problems to deal with, so maybe ladies – lets give them a break and stop wearing their ears out.

The stupidity of some people, and then the wonder why we don’t listen to them. I got this phone call this morning, and I nearly just burst out laughing in the girl’s ear. I bet she is some PR girl. I’ve tried my best to keep to the actual words said as possible..

Me: Hello
Girl - in cheery voice: Hi, is this {male colleague’s name}?
*stifles laughter*
Me

I stare at my computer screen for a few secs and then I just start laughing a little uncontrollably.

As I was talking to one of my colleagues at his desk, I started hearing this “ding-ding-ding” sound - Like some small bells were ringing. Me, being me, was getting a bit irritated by it, so I looked around trying to find the source but it just kept going.

My other colleague seating in front, looked at me for a while and then started laughing like crazy when I started looking around. Then I finally figured to look up……

*Drum roll please*

There was a bloody wind chime hanging there and my head was knocking the weight below which was causing it to make the sounds. The clever me, was looking around for the source even!! My colleague was laughing her head off coz I was so blur just looking around while the whole time I was the cause of it. It was just so hilarious.

I so wanted to blog this last night, when I got home. But that “wonderful” idea brought a whole bevy of problems – when my connection didn’t work, and I had to start calling people to help fix it…which by the way, if anyone cares, is still not fixed and I’m so annoyed with a whole bunch of people. But that… is a different story for another post.

Me, the workaholic, working while being sick worked late again on Tuesday night. Between my fever, backache and just plain tiredness opposed to the choice of a nice comfy bed – who is going to choose the first one??

So walked down, to catch a cab home with my colleague. After standing there for a while, we decided to try the other road. By then, I was damn grumpy and annoyed and in a bad mood and was probably whining my head off – you need to ask my colleague to confirm – about the lack of cabs and the person who was trying to steal our cab by cutting in front of us.

On the other road, we stood as close to the traffic light as we could so no one else could cut (typical Singaporean right? Give me a break please, I am sick!). Suddenly this Chinese man starts walking towards us and stares at the same time. Hence, me being me, whines (I know this one for sure), “Why does stupid people always have to stare at me?” Since I was in a bad mood and all that jazz, was not willing to be looked at like a piece of meat, I continue on with my whining. He continues and walks past us, and even turns around to look! The gall of some people. *cue swearing* What do I do? Complain some more about the bloody annoying man.

Suddenly, he shocks us by turning around and walks back to us. These are the words that comes out of his mouth, in Mandarin: “Where are you two going? Maybe we can share cab.”

I am stunned, so is my colleague. She starts hemming and hawing while I’m trying to control myself. For some absolute strange reason, I get into a giggle fit – maybe it’s the relieve of the pure annoyance and irritation I was feeling just before that. Trying my best to control myself so he doesn’t see me laughing and also hiding behind my colleague at the same time is actually harder to do than it sounds. Thankfully, my colleague answered him after a long pause that we were going to the furthest corner of Singapore that she could think of and it was not on the way for him *phew*

What in the world possessed that stupid man? Was it a ploy to hit on us, travel with us, and get our numbers? Questions for the book of conspiracies there will never be answers too, like “Did we really land on the moon?”

NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Found this the other day - No, I’m wasn’t there coz I need to be but someone mentioned it to me so we went to check it out.

On ROM’s website, there is an online form for registering for Marriage - the Notice Of Marriage. Go have a look at question 4, its the only one with part A & B. Try this out.

Click yes for Q.4A - Agree to the fact that you are wanting to marry a blood relation.

Click no for Q.4B - What happens?

Oh no, you can’t get married! Try answering yes for Q.4B. OH GOD!! You can get married!! How bizarre isn’t it. I actually have a screen shot, but unfortunately its in the office. So go and try yourself.

What kind of logic is that? Anyone got any background behind it, please share!!

Or rather the event that started this blog. Prepare yourself now…

So, went for pee-break during work with a colleague. It wasn’t a good day to start with so this tickled me like crazy.

First - on the way to the loo, she was adjusting her bra. You know, when it just refuses to sit right and annoys the living daylights out of you. No big deal…at that point of time.

We go in, and come out and take a few steps before she stops and goes “Oh god, the string of my bra just undid itself”. I turn and stare at her with the weirdest expression on my face. The conversation goes something like this….

Her: Yah, the front of the bra just undid itself. Its a string lah. Not very safe

Me: Why the hell you bought a bra like that then? If you don’t really like it.

Her: You should ask my friend - she bought the bra!

In the hallway, she tries to tie it back as fast as she can and trying to hide the fact that her hands are under her shirt. It seems to completely miss her that the ladies is just 2 secs away. Worried that people might come by, she keeps looking around!! Suddenly, we hear footsteps and she freaks out and finally finishes tying her bra. Its sounds like a really long period of time, but it was probably about half a min or a bit more.

I just couldn’t stop laughing!!! I happened to say, “I should blog this” and taa-daa the idea was born.

Stay tune for more ridiculous situation I come across or get myself in, more of the latter I bet.