casinos in Singapore...

this topic has been quite "hot" in Singapore lately...people have been debating on whether casinos should be allowed here....mmm...some penny for my own thoughts...

in my personal opinion, casinos are a good source of national income....when the number of tourists increased, the hotel industry, F&B industry and entertainment industry will be booming...thus, not a bad idea to have casinos...from the financial aspects, having casinos is basically a very excellent idea....more money, more jobs, more income, more spending, more national income...because GDP = private consumption + investment + public spending + exports - imports...with casino, it seemed that private consumption will increase...investment will increase as more firms will be wanting to invest in singapore with the increase in demand..public spending will be increase in some ways...it seemed that GDP will increase...so more money...WHY NOT???

however of course we cannot just look at one aspect of any issues...we have to look at other aspects...with the opening of casinos...many has predicted that social problems will increase...more people might end up in bad debts, more people might become compulsive gamblers, it might not be a good learning environment for the impressionable teens and violence may increase....these social problems that may arise are not on unfounded grounds...such cases are frequent in countries with casinos and such news are often reported...but is casinos the true and only cause of such social problems? what about pubs, clubs and discos? dont they pose the same problems - compulsive alcoholics,fights, bad habits? so i guess this is where the controls will come in...knowing our government...controls will be in place...police will patrol...fines will be imposed...although it will not solve all problems...but i believe it will help to control...

basically, i am for the idea of having casinos in Singapore...i believe majority of us, Singaporeans, are not brainless...we are mature enough to know what is right and what is wrong... casinos are another form of entertainment for Singaporeans...so why should we give up this entertainment because of the problems that might be caused by the minority? isnt it unfair??

heh heh heh....this entry is to prove that although i may crap a lot......i do have something between my ears....and it's called "BRAINS"....*grins* although i think a lot of people will beg to differ....*laughs* mmm...come to think of it...my first "serious and profound" entry...on the last day of March!!!

am i really that FAT??? =(

recently..i feel fat..in fact..i am fat..no need to feel... I AM FAT!!!! but i dont want to be fat....anyway..come to think of it... WHO WANTS TO BE FAT??? ha ha ha...silly me!! never exercise...sleep and sleep and sleep...eat and eat and eat....eat and sleep....sleep and eat...how not to be FAT ????? if i can remember correctly..i have been saying " i want to lose weight" ever since i know how to talk.... *laughs* but till now...24 years have passed...and i am still FAT and in fact... VERY FAT!!! *argh* 2 persons have said that i am fat for the past few days...very sad....not angry..but sad....sighz...am i really that FAT????

there's this new colleague in my office....was around for a few days only...bumped into me at the toilet last thursday....she mumbled something to me...and i couldnt hear....why? BECAUSE SHE'S MUMBLING!!! anyway..that's besides the point... then she continued to mumbled..and i just go.. " ooh...ah...ya....mmm..." then suddenly she asked... " ARE YOU EXPECTING??" and i go... "HUH? no lah...." duhz....am i so fat to the extent that i have a bulging tummy and do i look that old???? wah...very very very very very very very sad.....*cries*

then....went out with some friends..we were just chatting about some rubbish...then suddenly she commented that there's this eligible bachelor in her office..she wanted to introduce to me....and another friend rebutted by saying... "wah..if so eligible, how come dont keep it for yourself?" and this friend of mine said... "mmm...he's very big-sized leh..when i stand beside him..i feel very small...i think he's suitable for you, hannah...he's very big" wah..i was crying in my heart ah...am i really THAT BIG ??? comparative with this friend...i am only taller...as confirmed by princess mel...not that much bigger...*cries*

today...the sky is crying for me too...it's been gloomy and rainy since morning....i think God also thinks i'm special and unique... PRAISE THE LORD!! HALLELUJAH!!!

I HAVE A DREAM....

yes..a very famous line by the martin luther king jr...i think..not sure if i spelt his name wrongly..sorry ah..if i offended anyone by spelling his name wrongly...

anyway...i have always liked BMWs...and it's my dream to drive one...always wanted a job with challenges....so to combine both...what's the most suitable job for me??? TRAFFIC POLICE!!!!! *laughs*

why? very simple because (1) our traffice police drives BMW, (2) i can speed like nobody's business, then i can appear on tv "world's wildest police chase", and (3) i can be the superintendent who appears on "crimewatch" every last friday of the month.... *laughs* seriously..i think i'm suitable to be a traffice police...i have a driving license, i have a degree, i'm pretty enough to appear on tv!!! *laughs* furthermore, government jobs provide good income!!!

shall send in my application form real soon....*winks*

What you are, you are by accident of birth; what I am, I am by myself.

mmm...found this quote somewhere..it's by Beethoven..i like..although i think a quite aloof and proud..but i like...*grins* mmm..maybe that's why Beethoven is always frowning in all his pictures and figurines..because he's always angry! *laughs* anyway..talking about him..i dont really play his pieces...somehow not my style...but to put it in another way.... I'm totally untalented!!! *laughs* his pieces too difficult for me...i prefer Mozart, more light-hearted...or Scarlatti...easier notes...*laughs* mmm... why am i talking about classical music? might just bore myself to sleep.....*zzzzz*

anyway...wanted to bitch again...*laughs*...didnt know that i am such a bitchy peson..anyway...there's this guy...wanted to ask me out....but i kept saying that i was busy...*grins* actually it's more like i'm not really interested to meet him...anyway..here's the story:

me: you want to meet me for what? when? go where?

he: meet you for dinner @ ochard 730pm on thursday (24 mar)?

me: dinner you treat ah??

he: i can treat you chicken rice at far east plaza...tasty...

mmm...pardon my sluttiness and bitchiness but does this guy has brain???!!! how can a guy think of treating a girl on a first date to a chicken rice store in some shopping mall??? maybe i am materialistic and whatever...but i thought it's only nice to bring a girl to a nice place on a first date? seriously...i really wonder...anyway...not meeting him because got team dinner...*grins* and when i told him i cannot meet him..his replies were fucking DUHZ!!!

His 1st message: I can guess that you dont want to meet me...i wont force you..you take care..anyway you have forgotten how i look

His 2nd message: Please dont get angry...i wanted to meet you but you say you cannot meet me...so i very sad

what kind of messages are these? these kind of messages just dont work with me..i wont go... "aw...poor thing..okay i meet you" instead i would go... "WHAT THE FUCK?"

anyway...this song keep ringing in my head.... " i dont know what it is...you make me feel like this..i dont know who you are...but you must be some kind of superstar...coz you got all eyes on you wherever you are..." thought this song was quite nice to dance to...*laughs*

i think i am sick...

mmm...i think i am falling sick...feeling cold...no appetite...feel like vommitting...feel very very tired..body seems to be aching...headache...nose seems to be running...think i'm going to be sick...maybe i will die...if i die..would anyone cry? would the number of people who cry exceed the number of people who laugh? *shrugs* what if no one cry for me? what if everyone laugh when i die? am it THAT unpopular? HOW??????

ms mah is sick today too..poor girl..she's been working too hard...really pity her..always backing others up because others are always on leave...poor girl...even when she's on mc...she still work...why work so hard? LIFE IS SHORT..PLAY HARD!!! *laughs* ooh..she told me the doctor felt her pulse and asked if she had been working very hard...to me..it's either the doctor is really good or ms mah's pulse is running like hell...*laughs*

mmm...before i die...can i request that i want a glass coffin? and i want to be dressed in the most beautiful green gown with a tiara on my head..i also want lilies to be laid around my coffin...i want my wake to be white..and the music to be played must be nice...songs from Eminem, Linkin Park, Offspring, Green Day would suffice... then after burning my coffin and corpse, i want my ashes to be distributed to all my loved ones in nice little bottles....for their memories....*smilez*

by the way, did you know: BMW stands for Bayerische Motoren Werke?? *grins*

i am an onion....

after my entry on human beings....someone left a comment...this annoymous person said that i am like an onion....and if my "friends" know that i actually bitch about them in my blog... the way this person left his/her comment is interesting to me...it seemed that he/she is trying to be nice but yet sarcastic....could he/she be one of the people i have bitched about?? *think think*

BUT...i think the description that i am an onion is very very very very apt...

(1) an onion has many layers...so do i!!! i strongly believe that i have many faces... people might have seen a common front which i have always protrayed...but there are also many different faces which i only show to certain people...

(2) an onion can make you cry if you are unable to handle it... i think at times..i can be quite mean and critical..and i could make people upset or angry....

(3) but if you know how to handle an onion....it is quite a delicious and useful food...well, if people can accept who i am and know how to "manage" me...i think i am not such a bad person afterall...*grins* but then again...that's just a personal comment...anyone can beg to differ...

i get to find out that one of my friend was actually upset over my entry.....she was upset that i think she's a poser...actually i dont really mean that....seriously...it's like...imagine i was talking to this person about relationship and this person said that he/she had never been in a relationship and i go "You're such a loser!" well....when i said that...i DO NOT really mean he/she is a loser....it's like a mmm..how should i put it....passing remark? joke? i thought she knew me well enough to know that i am fooling around and have always been sarcastic... guess i was wrong..should have been more sensitive... anyway...to that friend...if you are still reading my blog... "I'm sorry...didnt mean to hurt you...."

mmm...someone commented that i am too judgemental....that i tend to judge people too easily...but i would rather put it this way....impressions are formed within my head when i meet people ...the comments that i have put forth are just personal opinions...opinions or impressions which i have gathered from sight or hearing...from my encounters with the other party... i may be wrong....i may be right...these are just my personal perceptions...i did not insist that i am right....not like a judge...a judge has the final say in the court...i dont...i'm like a lawyer....i give what i have...my evidences, my guesses, my predictions, etc for the jury to decide if i am right or wrong and for the judge to pass his final statment...maybe i should have keep my bloody mouth shut and keep all these to myself...but what's wrong with a little bitching? I'm sure EVERYONE bitch about EVERYONE...maybe i shouldn't have share my bitching with others *smilez*

weird guy...

men...weird creatures...had a call and some smses from this guy today...trying to be funny...but not funny at all...quite lame and disgusting...*laughs*

got to know this guy from devil's bar recently...cannot actually remember how he looked like...but one thing's for sure...NOT HANDSOME! *laughs* dont even know his name...dont even remember i left him my number...*laughs* but it's okay..because my incoming calls are free!! *laughs*

anyway...this guy is weird...here's the conversation:

he: hi...do you smoke? i dont...i dont like smoker...

me: eh..i dont smoke... (AS IF I GIVE A DAMN IF YOU LIKE OR DISKLIKE!)

he: you dont smoke at all or you are just not smoking now...

me: i dont smoke at all... (stupid...cannot understand simple english??)

he: where do you live? i live in tanjong rhu...

me: why you want to know? (as if i care you live in tanjong rhu or tanjong katong or tanjong pagar....)

he: just curious....

me:northeast....

he: can i have your number?

me: cannnn..... (free incoming calls...so can give...no worries!! *laughs*)

and so i keyed in my number for him...and totally forgotten about him....

today...he gave me an sms....which was totally STUPID!!! it goes... "hi joel, how are you getting on? message you but no reply" after reading it...it dawned on me that it was someone trying to message Joel right? well..after a few minutes....my phone rang...and a voice went... "hello...can i speak to hannah? this is joel..." and i went.... "joel who?" *laughs*anyhow...he started talking about being friends with me..if i dont want to be friends with him i can just say so...blah blah..and i just go... "okay!!" and in my mind it went... "whatever you trying to say!!!"

after we hung up the stupid call....he messaged me a few times...providing the following info:

(1) he just came back from KL, went to visit his mum (like i care..)

(2) he's on vacation because he needs to be on reservist soon (what does that mean to me?)

(3) he's from ACS primary, ACS, NJC and NTU... (eh...do i look like i work for MOE? am i doing a survey?)

(4) he's working in Ernst & Young...and it happened that his father is one of the shareholders.. (trying to flaunt your wealth at me? tempt me with your money as you know you have no looks? try harder...)

(5) he's an indonesian chinese.. (as if i care...)

mmm...basically....i thought that he's trying to tempt me with his riches....but sorry..i am not that tempted...maybe i would...if he says... "YO BABE...I DRIVE A 7-SERIES BMW!!" *laughs* but then again...am i that materialistic??? *think think*

human beings

the world is indeed make up of different individuals...that's what make the world a wonderful one....interesting and colorful...just imagine..if everyone on the street behave the same...wouldnt that be scarry and boring? actuallly deleted a previous blog with the same title...thought that blog was not very "me"....*grins* anyway...let me described some individuals who really "blew me off my feet" recently....

Individual #1:

Name: classified...ssh....*winks*

Age: 24

Gender: Female

What happened:

went clubbing together with this friend of mine...was from the same jc and went to the same varsity...as usual..i was prancing around like some mad woman on drugs...because i simply love dancing..although i dance like shit..anyway..that's beside the point...my friend was stoning...imagine...stoning in a room full of people, smoke and alcohol..how unhappening can she be...anyway...asked her why you so tired..she said..she's been working the whole day...too tired too move...guess she wont be moving already...well...however, when a few guys joined us later in the night...my friend was no longer tired and stoned...suddenly all her energy returned..and she started dancing...weird...thought she was so damn tired a few minutes ago that she had decided not to dance anymore....mmm....*winks*

Individual #2

Name: top secret....ssh...*winks*

Age: 24

Gender:24

What happened:

same day clubbing...the other friend...simply entertained me by trying to catch one of the guy's attention..maybe i was wrong..but what the heck...at least from my point of view..i thought she was...was in this guy's car...waiting for someone or something to happen...some jazz music was playing in the background...friend commented that she loved it...and guy and friend started talking...so i kept quiet...after a while..guy asked why was i so quiet...and i casually commented that i didnt like the music...and guy changed the cd immediately...could hear friend goes :"but i like..it's nice..." anyhow...music had been changed..and guy asked..."is this okay?" and i casually commented..."not really, do you have Eminem?" and guy changed the cd immediately..and could hear my friend goes:" change to the jazz one..i like..." *laughs* me almost burst out laughing..but i controlled....and guy asked :" is this music better? sorry..i not eminem fan" and could hear friend saying: "jazz...nice...i like...." and i just said..."alright..this would do..never mind..no need to take my words so seriously..." and for the 4th time...could hear friend goes..."but i like the jazz music..." no reactions from guy....*laughs* mmm...interesting to see how a girl can try to catch the attention of the guy....maybe i am too....but for sure...i have won!! victory is mine!! *laughs*

Individual #3

Name: mummy...

Age: ssh.....woman's age is a secret...

Gender: of course female...

What happened:

think my mummy is one amazing woman...she never fails to impress me...she has always been a strong woman...able to handle stress and difficulties well...think i inheried certain traits from her...for one, we are both spendthrift...we would buy things that we like....although it may be a little expensive...*laughs* mummy just bought me a LV bag for my birthday...that bag cost a hefty sum of SGD1,810!!! also...my love for men with car also came from my mummy...she once told me...she chose my dad because my dad drove!! *laughs* mummy also told me she was a frequent clubber when young...loves to dance and drink...me too!! but my mummy is a very very good drinker....she can easily dump 10 glasses of tequila neat and feel okay...while i "died" after 7....sighz...but mummy is very girly...loves to doll up and all...that i have to learn from her more....*grins*

Individuals #4 & 5

Name: not convenient to divulge...sorry...

Age: mid to late twenties...
Gender: male

What happened:

actually nothing happened...ha ha ha..just that i have these 2 friends...who simply cannot stay at home...*laughs* one finds that going home early on Friday is a very very sad thing...while the other finds that staying at home on Saturday is a very very sad situation...come on..it's not that sad to go home on Friday and stay home on Saturday..for me...i dont mind lazing around..and rotting...even to the extend of growing cobwebs around my arms or having my butt glued to the sofa or bed...just couldnt understand their preferences...*grins* but i can accept that....to each its own...

Individuals #6 & 7

Name: not very nice to say...

Age: early twenties...

Gender: female and male...

What happened:

actually nothing happened again..ha ha..was just reading their blogs and realized..both of them very very very very profound!!!! they wrote about stuffs..that actually make no sense to me...because i cannot understand....maybe i am stupid..but i think it's they're too profound..or to be more mean...POSERS!! *laughs* anyway i guess it's a different way of expressing oneself in a blog...i totally respect them for their philosophical thinkings!!

human beings...amazing...totally amazing....one kind of rice and you get all kinds of human beings...God is truly amazing to create mankind.......

hannah is blessed!!

i would like to thank all those who have sent their wishes and/or celebrated my birthday with me... MANY MANY MANY THANKS!!! to show my appreciation...shall make an official list *smilez*

MILLION THANKS to the following people:

Girls:
Secondary School Friends: Melissa, Guomei, Xiaoyun, Wendy, Christine, Meizhen
JC Friends: Sonya, Shujuan, Shaoyu
Colleagues: Jill, Florence, Venus, Nurfarhah, Sharon, Se Wai, Jace, Angeline, Wendyn, Faridah, Cheryl, Renuka, Henny, Yin Yin, Sofiah, Linda, Hui Hoon, May Ling, Lee Hong

University Friends: Caren, Adeline

Others: Huimin, Youling, Cathy

Boys:

Secondary School Friends: Kaifeng

JC Friends: Corey

University Friends: none (sad horz)

Colleagues: Ronald, Yong Soon, Kok Leong, Mani, John, Ronald Cheng, Kok Leong, Gary, Bill, Carl

Others: Ian, Melvin, Adrian, Kenneth, Zhixiang

Family Member:

Granny, Mummy, my 2 brothers, Uncle Ben, Uncle Joe, Uncle Joseph, Auntie Helen

so all in all...i have 54 birthday wishes!! mmm...think i am truly blessed...however, am quite disappointed that some of my friends actually forgotten about my birthday..and we are supposed to be quite close...*shrugs*

anyway....this year..i had 4 celebrations....*smilez* i guess i am truly loved and blessed...but didnt recieve much presents this year...*laughs*

Celebration #1

had dinner with my family on Saturday...went to this seafood restaurant....had a lot of nice food....shark's fins soup, crabs, steamed fish, vegetables, this mango-scallop dish, sweet & sour pork, fried udon and dessert....it was indeed a sumptous meal....truly enjoyed myself...afterwhich...we went bowling...*grins* it was quite interesting...am not a frequent bowler..and my average score was 80 (lousy right but who cares?)...

Celebration #2

after my dinner and bowling session with family on Saturday, i went Devil's Bar with caren and adeline...wanted to go Madam Wong but Caren preferred Devil's Bar...anyhow...it was rather interesting...crowded..but no hunks...many bar-tops dancers...but no babe...there's dirty dancing...*winks* very very very very entertaining...it was not a bad clubbing night...didnt drink a lot...had 2 beers, 1 tequila pop (the stupid waiter didnt give me something to pop it and i had to use my hand and in the end...it wasn't popped!) and some vodka ribena!

Celebration #3

went dinner and drinking with colleagues on monday...had dinner at this italian restaurant...thought the food was okay...although some commented not nice...ambience was okay...serving was quite big...colleagues gave me a treat...after which we went drinking at this Irish pub...ordered a bottle of tequila..and we made several shots...it was fun and interesting...when we were slightly high...but the best entertainment award has to go to Mr Lee...who entertained us truly with his attempt at smoking!! instead of sucking in the smoke, he was sucking in the air...it was so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so hilarious...all of us laughed till our sides hurt!!! also, this was the first time i see princess mel high...interesting...

Celebration #4

one of my bosses bought me a cake on tuesday...although it's late...but i think it's very sweet of her...it was a chocolate/banana cake...nice cake...they sang birthday song for me and almost everyone in the office get to eat a piece...here's my cake:

Happy Birthday!!!

yes yes..it's my BIRTHDAY today!!! I'm 24 this year!!! old right? what to do... i cannot reverse time... but anyhow..i think this year going to be a GREAT year for me!!! because i am truly blessed!!!

mmm..many people wished me "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" today... very happy...felt very loved...thus far...including my family members....30 people has sent their wishes to me!!! roughly ah....mmm...let's see...will do a final count tomorrow...*grins*

by the way...i think i'm fated to drive a BMW....why? very simple...did you know... WE SHARE THE SAME BIRTH DATES!!! 7th March!!! *laughs*

tired day...

today is a very tired day...just feel so tired...it's not an extra busy day..but it's an extra tired day...dont know why..just tired...and as i typed...i can feel the tiredness overflowing my body....*tired* had my usual dosage of sleep...but somehow...just feel extremely lethargic today...

today is also a pee day for me.... went to the toilet to pee so many times...that i've lost count... and every time i pee..it's not drips of urine..but waterfall of urine...gushing out of my....never mind *laughs* had my usual dosage of water today...think my bladder may be faulty...about time to change....*laughs* as if can change...

mmm..too tired to continue...anyway...nothing much happen today...nothing interesting caught my eye...

MMMM....I WANT TO EAT PRATA!!!!!!! I WILL MARRY THE NEXT PERSON WHO BUYS AND DELIVERS THE PRATA TO MY HOUSE!!!!! *GRINS*

life is not finding yourself... it is creating yourself...

mmm...got this quote from a friend early one morning...think it's quite a quotable quote...not sure if i agree to it... but it somehow makes me wonder.... am i finding myself or creating myself?? if you ask me..i think creating oneself is much easier than finding oneself...because the creator can create whatever he/she likes or wants....on the other hand, finding oneself..it's pre-determined...*shrugs* dont know what i am talking about here...anyway..i prefer to strike a balance...i want to find and create myself!!! *laughs*

talking about quotes... for those who have been reading my blog would know that i was fascinated by the slogans our Singapore Army has come up with...FINALLY...managed to see all the slogans for the Singapore Army...*grins*

(1) Above self beyond duty

(2) From this land we are made... for this land we will fight

(3) Compromise is not an option

(4) Not for fame or fortune

(5) Leader Soldier Brother

(6) Commanding Respect... Respecting Command - MY FAVORITE

i've many thoughts...flashes of memories...pictures in my mind...but i'm not sure what should be penned what shouldnt be.... do i write like a mentally unsound and unstable person? *grins* shall just penned down what comes to my mind for the next 5 minutes...

(a) my favorite guy from office just left the company...he's a very nice guy...always enjoyed working and talking to him...never failed to provide joy and laughter to me...if he's not stably and happily attached..would have fallen in love with him...such a wonderful guy for me...*smilez* anyway...he found a better job with better money and prospects...wish him all the best.... *smilez*

(b) the managers/bosses in my office loves to compare the number of unread mails they have....weird..it's like..they will start every conversation with..."i have xxx unread mails..no time to read"...and the other will reply..."me too..i have xxx unread mails...oh god..." *laughs* is that how they relieve their stress? *shrugs* mmmm..maybe i should say that to start every conversation and it would alleviate my position to a manager? *laughs* anyway...i told another colleague and we both decided to compare the number of unread mails to make ourselves "become" bosses..and lo and behold..both of us have 0 unread mails...we have read all our mails! *laughs*

(c) my supervisor came and visit me today...and as usual..she said to me:" wah..you put on weight again!" *sighz* does she feel happier by saying that to me? well...if you ask me..i beg to differ...i would think it's she who has put on weight..which caused her eyes to expand horizontally and thus everything she sees become shorter and fatter!! *laughs* and people have agreed with me that she's getting fatter and i'm getting prettier!! anyway..never really like her....

(d) saw several not bad-looking guys around recently...in buses, in trains and along the road...not that they are good-looking..in fact..they are normal people..but somehow..i like the way they carry themselves...i like guys with good dress sense, style and must be charismatic...tall, dark and handsome guys are not my cups of tea *grins* actually neither am i theirs....*laughs* saw this guy in the train today...was sort of like attracted to the "style" he protrayed...*grins* dont mind having a boyfriend like that...

(e) was talking to bro and his girlfriend yesterday...and realized that it's their 1 year anniversary...wow..1 year already....they've been together..and i'm still single...*sighz* and i was lamenting that i dont have a prince charming and both of them gave me the unanimous answer :" YOU ARE TOO PICKY!" hey..that's not true...if you have read thus far, would realized that i only need someone with charisma...no need very very handsome horz...*laughs*

mmm...from my blog...can see that i'm a very systematic person right? *winks*