hey, what's up?

there are many ways to say greet someone...some goes.." hey, hi "..some goes.. " yo! what's up? " some goes..." hello, how are you? " and there are many many many more of greeting someone...

recently, have been talking a lot to my boss who is an american based in australia..basically, every other day, my phone will ring and his name will be flashing on my caller ID...and every time the phone rang..my heart will miss a beat..because recieving a call from him either means i've done something wrong or there's more work to do..but of course most of the time it's the latter..hahahaha!

anyway, this boss of mine..he always go..." hey, what's up? " or " hey, how's it going? "...and everytime..i have NO idea how to reply him...and so everytime...when he said.." what's up? " i will go...." eh nothing? " haha...so lame right??? then when he goes...." hey, how's it going? " i will just go..." i guess good? " seriously, i feeeeeeel so stupid and lame...can someone tell me what should i say????

i think the next time...when my boss called..i shall use the same greetings and see how and what does he answer..then i would know what to say... hahahaha! seriously, i dont know why...although i've watched many american shows and all...none of them greet each other the way my boss greets me...*shrugs*

1st Wedding of 2007

on sunday...01/21/07, i attended my first wedding of 2007... it's a very simple wedding dinner as the couple already got married in December last year in taiwan....i was pretty excited as both both the bride and bridegroom are from my company..or rather the bride used to be from the same company..so it's sort of like a department outing? also..i really really really really really really really really like the bride a lot...she's one of the nicest people in my company...haha! anyway, the invitation card is really nice...see:



and so the wedding is also at somewhere very chinese...Grand Shanghai restaurant at King's center...it was located just right next to zouk..and many of us lamented on why was the dinner on a sunday night and not on a saturday night..then after food and free drinks..we could all proceed to zouk for partying..haha!

well...as the venue is something very chinese...the bridegroom wanted us to go in formal attire or even chinese costume...and so being the nice and sporting one..i actually went to chinatown to get a cheongsam..and it's quite cheap..40 bucks...i can wear for new year as well...hahahaha! see, dont i look pretty? hahaha

basically, the food is pretty nice...and something different about this restaurant is that it serves its dishes individually..so we dont really have to "snatch" our food..hahaha! also, there's free flow of white wine, red wine, beer, brandy, soft drinks and chinese tea..but just too bad, i was driving..i didnt drink much..*sighz* initially, another colleague was supposed to drive..but at 6pm, he called and said..." hannah, sorry..my brother wants to use the car and then we sort of quarrel..can you drive?" well..can i say no? hahahahahaha...

actually, the dinner was more like a taking pictures session for me..because i was wearing what i was wearing...one can say i'm pretty popular...many people wanna take pictures with me..hahaha...here are a few:

hee hee..finally a picture of the bride and groom...dont they look damn happy together??? actually i didnt have much chance to take a picture with the bride using my camera..but anyhow, their cameras took several pictures of us..so hopefully, i look good and pretty..hee hee!

at the finale...the bridegroom's mum actually went up to the stage and sang for us..she sand 夜来香 ...which was pretty good..and then the bridegroom "saboed" me and another colleague to go up to the stage and sing 月亮代表我的心... and we were pretty brave and sporting to actually did that song together..without any lyrics..but of course the bridegroom was mouthing to us the lyrics in front of us down by the stage...hahaha!

well, i must say it's a very enjoyable and happy night for all of us...am now looking forward to the next wedding...cannot remember when though..hahaha! one of my colleague told me that he alawys feel like getting married after attending weddings...funnily, i dont have that feelings...in fact i never had that feeling..hahaha! do you?

i am really getting older...

2007 has been a very very busy year for me sooo far...am so busy with work that i am unable to clear my backlog for the longest time...it's like..for every task that i've completed..i will be hit by 2 more tasks...*sighz* but i am still going home around the same time...maybe that's why unable to clear my backlog as i didnt work OT to clear it...haha! but come to think of it..when is work ever finished? if it can be finished within 1 OT...why would my company employ me on a monthly basis?

anyway... i seriously think i'm not that young anymore...i cannot believe it..in 4 years' time..i would have joined the 30 clan...*gasps* can still remember when i was 12 years old..i wish i was 16..and then when i was 16..i wish i was 18..and finally i'm 18..i wish i 'm 21..now that i'm no longer a teenager..i wish i was 16...hahahaha...human beings are such contradictory animals..actually some times, i wonder...would it be better to be a dog than a human? i mean look at all the dogs...they are pretty cool...they have owners, food, house, etc without even working..hahaha..but of cousre...there are those tortured dogs who suffered hell when on earth..

actually i think i can identify a few tell-tale signs that my biological clock is ticking really fast....

(1) most of my friends of the same era are either steadily attached or getting married - this is soooo scarry...one of my friends is even getting married at the end of the year....even if they are not getting married this year, i can see them getting married next year or the year after...and we are all of the SAME age...cannot imagine if one of them told me they are or their wives are pregnant...

(2) kids are told by their parents to call me "auntie hannah" - haha! although i do like kids calling me auntie hannah..but seriously, this is not a good sign..it used to be "hannah jie jie" ...but then again, some of the kids are like 20 over years younger than me...scarrryyyyyy

(3) i sing really old songs when i go KTV - went to sing on saturday..and amazingly, all the songs that i can sing are pretty old songs...haha! i cannot even belt the chorus of the latest songs by some of the famous mandarin pop stars...but then again, i dont even listen to chinese pop..but whatever! hahaha!

(4) i feel so old when i walked past the basketball court of football field - last time, i used to admire the guys playing these balls..but recently i went jogging in the park..i felt sooooo old when i ran past the court...EVERYONE's a teenager and i bet they must be thinking why is a fat and ugly auntie jogging in the park and spoiling their view..hahahaha

(5) i am no longer the youngest in my workplace - 3 years ago..when i first started working, i'm like the youngest and freshest...now, there are people who are actually younger than me!! this makes me feeel sooooo old....*sighz*

okay..i think i've crapped enough..dont even know what i'm really crapping here...anyway, i guess i just need to find someone to grow old with...any one out there interested? hahaha!

Christina Aguilera Rocks!!!!

do you know who she is??? if not...look again...




got some faint idea who she is??? look at this again...



yes yes..it's CHRISTINA AGUILERA!! hahaha..i didnt buy the tickets to her concert..i got it FREE..from my uncle...and i got SIX tickets..and so 5 other lucky dudes went to the concert with me..yay! and each ticket cost SGD 350...oh man, soooo expensive..but seriously, Chris A rocks!! she can sing, she can dance and she's goood....very very entertaining..but too short, only 1.5 hours..what a pity....

my favorite song..."i'm beautiful"...so beautiful...aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh...

year 2007

the first post of the new year... if you think this is going to be a blasting one...you're totally wrong! hahahaha because for the first 5 days of 2007..nothing blasting happened to me...unless you considered huge amount of workload to be something blasting... haha!

well...many people thought that i had a good time partying on new year's eve...well, just the opposite..on 12/31/06..i countdown to the new year with Kurt Angle! hahaha..for those who does know who he is...here is his picture:



actually had plans to go zouk..but my friends are either missing or working...only till 1am then they start asking if i wanna go out...but being in the comfort of my bed for 1 hour is more than enough to stop me from getting out of it..hahaha! but it's alright...the next day was my good and old friend's birthday and i was out till 5am in the morning... *smilez*

basically, this year..i only have 2 resolultions:
(1) To lose weight
(2) To get a boyfriend
hahaha! actually come to think of it..it's my every year resolutions...so many years already..still cannot resolve..quite sad ya...the first one is in view of all the weddings that i have to attend this year...i wanna look good..so that i can try to resolve the second one...in addition, my mum was mentioning about buying tao(2) hua(1) to put in my room so that i can get lucky in love..OH MY GOD..now even my mum is getting worried....

ooh..something horrible happened..my mum cancelled our internet access at home..*bawls* but then again..i'm not very much affected because i dont get to use the computer at home at all..my brother will be hogging it from 10pm to 6am..guess that makes my mum fed- up..haha! so maybe now i will have less entries as i might have to write in office..which i dont think i have much time unless it's after office hours..as i dont know why..my workload is getting heavier and heavier...*sighz*

well, 1 thing i'm looking for in 2007 is my travelling plans! *yay* i have BIG plans...i am planning to go Bali in March, date has been set 01 Mar to 04 Mar...USA in May, possibly 20 May to 30 May...Hong Kong in Nov, maybe 08 Nov to 12 Nov and a diving trip in between..hee hee hee..hopefully i have enough dough to pull me through and hopefully there arent any major bombings or riots or natural disasters for my mum to find excuses for nagging at me for going to these countries.. *pray hard hard* on another note, i might have a chance to go on a business trip to Malaysia, Shanghai and India..praying very hard as i will get a chance to take a business class flights.. *laughs* although i just found out that my friend has gone to PARIS for business..*very jealous*

well, basically i have a good feeling about this year..somehow, i find that this year would be the year where i will go far and good..hahaha! let's hope my feelings do not fail me...finally people..have a blessed and blasting 2007!!