::A Day in Everybody Else's Life::

TKS?

2011-09-20T18:41:00.003+10:00

Siew Yum and I have been on a journey to find us some Sichuan food in KL to rival that of Dainty's in Melbourne. Oooh just the mention and thought of Dainty's is making my mouth water. How can one have such fond attachments to food??! Siew Yum will understand me.

Months ago as I was driving along Jalan Alor, with its brightly lit restaurants side by side along the entire street, I noticed out of the corner of my eye, a particular restaurant with a huge neon sign with photos of the food they sell. Actually most of the restaurants along Alor have a huge neon sign with photos plastered on it. Somehow, I noticed this one, Kedai Makanan & Minuman TKS. No, I dont know what it stands for. So, as I noticed the neon sign, I spotted a photo of the chilli fish hotpot I always crave for when in KL. So I tell Siew Yum and Audrey Hepburn my delightful find. Audrey Hepburn asked if it was safe in Alor, you know how its not known for its cleanliness or hygienic premises. Well, I dont know if it's safe, but we always seem to eat at WAW and we're still alive. So cant be that bad.

Long story short, months went by and we never went to try TKS out. Then just about 3 weeks ago, Mr Fukuharu told us about a great Sichuan restaurant in KL. And guess what? He had suggested TKS. So Odie, Siew Yum and I went along with Mr Fukuharu to give this Sichuan place a go. We ordered all the things we would order at Dainty's and the food was yummmmmo!! The place was quite ordinary though. By the road, sitting outside, inhaling the fresh whiff of sewer stench and rats running around (Lesson #1 to note, never look down when in Alor, you never know what you might find). Every dish looked almost the same as Dainty's, some even tasted better than Dainty's especially the Chilli Pei Dan.

Since then, Siew Yum and I have been there again and brought Twitter and Audrey Hepburn along. They were in heaven! No longer do we have to wait till we make a trip to Melbourne for this taste of gluttony heaven. We have it in the heart of KL :-D

I love Sichuan food!

To Scruff or Not To Scruff

2011-07-22T16:29:00.003+10:00

By definition a "scruff" is an untidy person. By definition a "scruff" is also mostly only used to describe men. From the way they dress, to the way they keep their hair, to the 5 o'clock shadow which unfortunately appears on their faces on a daily basis (Chinese men are an exception here, havent met one who can successfully have a 2 o'clock shadow, let alone a 5 o'clock one).

Mind you it is each to their own, but hair in general irks me. Hair on the body and hair on the face, both as bad as each other. Just imagine hugging a big hairy bear in bed. So not cool. Perhaps some women keep warm that way, I just use a thicker blanket to keep warm. And just imagine pashing someone with a stubble, definitely not cool. We women go home with a sore, raw and peeling chin. In my opinion, clean cut is the way to go. Nice smooth skin, no hair to ruin MY complexion.

Dont get me wrong, scruffy unshaven men can look good too. And yes, they just LOOK good. Not good to touch, kiss or caress.

Many of my girlfriends will disagree with me. I know Samantha Jones loves it, body or facial hair doesnt bother her. Like I said it is each to their own. I just cant understand it. I once had a boyfriend who decided it was cool to grow a goatee, which eventually became a beard. Eeeew ....... Needless to say, I stopped kissing him from that point till we broke up.

The MM Experience

2011-05-11T15:29:00.002+10:00

As we journey through our 30s, are we looking for a good time or a long time?

Miss X hooked up with a dashing MM a few weeks ago. And we are talking about a good time not a long time. Once a week, straight forward agreement, no strings attached. The first few encounters were somewhat romantic, in a 4 star hotel, all very covet Carrie-esque a la SATC. She checks in first, he comes later or vice versa. Perfect arrangement. Up until 2 weeks ago. MM gave Miss X a link to book a hotel on a pre-arranged day. She does as she's told, rocks up to the venue 2 hours later to discover, it is infact a backpacker's hostel. Around about this time when she was telling me the story, I was rolling on the floor. So it has progressed from 4 stars to no stars in a matter of weeks! Looks promising indeed.

She goes ahead, reluctantly checks in, and fuming at the same time. Lucky she got a private room and not a bunk in a dorm. After checking in, Miss X, her heels, her LV bag and her newly purchased bottle of wine adjourned to the "private room", totally sticking out of the crowd like a sore thumb. The room looked decent so far. She had 2 hours to kill before MM arrived, so decided to pour herself a glass of wine to calm the temper or else god knows what will happen to MM when he finally shows up. Now, in a backpacker's hostel, one must not assume it is like a hotel. There were no wine glasses in the room! Never fear, there's always the communal kitchen down the hall way. No wine glasses there either, so I suppose a coffee mug had to suffice. Classy.

MM arrived some time later to find a rather tipsy Miss X, and was just as surprised at his choice of hotel. Cant believe they didnt just check out and go somewhere else. In the middle of the night the PA system (yes, there was a PA system in every room) came on with an announcement about "Rock Night" happening down in the bar. Oh, and free pancakes for breakfast the following morning.

I guess we should try everything once in our lives. I've experienced this through Miss X. Thanks.

I Love Dubai!

2011-03-28T17:01:00.005+11:00

Nobody told me Dubai was such a wonderful city! Almost everything is man made from the high rises to the palaces to the beaches. I think what impressed me the most about Dubai was the cleanliness, the modern-ness and the obscene wealth in some of the people on the street. Oh and also because it was my next stop after London. We all know how cold, gloomy, old and dirty London can be. Stepping out of the plane in Dubai airport, I was just taken aback by the bright sun, the modern airport and how clean and shiny everything was!

No visit to Dubai is complete without visiting the Burj Al Arab. It has always been my dream to spend one night at the Burj, but ofcourse that was not to be. The magnificent Burj Al Arab is on an island of it's own shaped to resemble the sail of a dhow, an arabian vessel. Truly a beautiful construction. The Burj is a self claimed 5 star hotel, however people around the world often label it "the world's only 7 star luxury hotel". And believe me, this is no simple 5 star hotel. Just to walk in if you're not a guest will cost you USD$60! For guests booked in to the Burj, extra services include your very own butler, your own maid, even your own photographer to follow you around town just to take photos for you. Such luxury only money can buy.

Lucky for me, I had made reservations to have champagne brunch at Al Muntaha, reservations I made while I was still in Melbourne. Al Muntaha is located 200m above the Persian Gulf in the Burj with a full view of Dubai. The food was exquisite, the service was impeccable and the ambience was just divine. Just the dessert spread was bigger than some buffets I've seen. Cakes were adorned with gold flecks, everything was just so glamorous. Sigh ......

The man made beaches are a picturesque scene. Beautiful gold sand and exceptionally clean. I swear I will visit Dubai and stay at the Burj one of these days.

A Glimpse Into A Man's World

2011-02-28T22:34:00.005+11:00

It’s funny how I can be one of the boys on the odd occasion.

Some time ago in KL, I caught up with an old friend Mr B. He joined me at La Bodega in Pavillion where I was having drinks with quite a few of my friends. After drinks someone suggested we all go get a massage. Sounded like a great idea at the time so I agreed. Mr B suggested we go to a spa. Now a spa in KL is no ordinary spa. He explained that this particular spa we were adjourning to was a gentleman's spa. Interesting. However, as he is a valued customer there, they would make an exception and let women in. Two women specifically. That would be me and Piggy. Piggy was a little reluctant initially. But what the hell, we were with four other guys and they were all my friends. I was sure it would be safe, physically safe, not sure though if we would be traumatised by this experience.

We followed Mr B, all six of us, all men with the exception of two. We arrive at Citrus Hotel . Cant say it was located in a desirable part of KL, off Jalan Raja Laut, scary and dodgy infact. We patiently and curiously follow Mr B into the building to Level 1 where JJ Spa was located. As soon as the elevator doors opened, Mr B was greeted with a familiar "Welcome back Mr. B". Wow, he really was a valued customer there. After some negotiation, us ladies were allowed in.

As Piggy and I strutted across the tv room, it was evident that we were the only two women who did not work there. Drinks flowed freely and we could smoke almost anywhere. After a beer, we were lead to the change rooms, which also doubles as the spa room, the sauna, the showers, the smoking room and the toilets. Yes, it was all in one room. Piggy and I were given robes, shorts and a towel. As this was a gentleman's spa, there were no ladies toilets or ladies showers. We had to turn the sauna into a makeshift change room. When we came out dressed in our robes and shorts, the boys were all in the spa. So what do we do? We join them ofcourse. It was quite a sight. The spa was relatively huge, enough to fit 20 people I reckon. Piggy and I jumped in robe, shorts and all. Piggy kept asking me "Do you think this is a good idea jumping in with all these naked men?". My response, "Why not???". If I could get naked and jump in I would.

After 10 minutes in the spa, we all got out to get ready for our 2 hour massage. Piggy and I were lead to our massage. Thankfully we were placed in the same room together. I thought it was quite odd that the room we were given had mirrors on all the walls. That thought didnt last long though. I soon fell asleep through my massage. Coming out of the room, Piggy and I walked past other massage rooms and they all had showers in the corners of the rooms with mirrors on all walls including the ceiling. Hmmmmm ...... The girls coming out of the rooms were dressed or under dressed I should say and also wearing killer stilletos. Hah! Now I know the true meaning of a gentleman's spa. Piggy and I had just experienced the best massage in a whore house!!! Our two masseurs were magical but were also the daggiest chicks in the whole place. No skimpy outfits, no stilleto heels. Damn!

Piggy and I headed back to our makeshift change room but not before witnessing naked men in the showers. Wonderful. They didnt even have shower curtains behind the showers??

What a great experience that was. It's funny when I think back now. What would all those naked men in the showers have thought when they saw two women walk through? Did they think we were hookers??? Hahahaha ..... I guess we'll never know.

I was later told that the four guys with us actually could select their masseur from a lineup of skimpily dressed ladies. Extra services cost extra ofcourse. And did our four friends opt for extra services? What do you think?

I wish I was born a man.

Friends For Life

2011-02-23T16:37:00.012+11:00

Life is full of surprises. One minute you're in heaven, next minute you could be down in the dumps. What makes us tick? An important aspect of life is to have close family and friends around you. You cant change your family but can you change your friends? I like to think that the close friends you have will stick with you through thick and thin. There are some friends you share tales of life with, some you share career changes with, some you share sordid details of your love affairs. Are there ones that you just share every single thing with? I'm still trying to work this out. As one journeys on through age, we discover that things change, new buildings emerge, new walls are built and new friends are made. My travels have taken me to many parts of the world. Through this, I've met some really great people I'm proud to call good friends.

I'm blessed with many close friends around me, ones I party with, ones I go shopping with, ones I share sordid details of my love affairs with, ones I share family issues with and intellectual ones who understand changes in my career. I refuse to believe that all these people come and go. I want all of you to stay.

Somehow there arent many I can share every single thing with. But that person is out there. And I thank you for being there. What would I do without you?? You've seen me in tears, you've seen me in times of joy and you've been there when I've been desperate financially. I hope you will be there through all my birthdays, through my wedding, through the birth of my children, even through my divorce if it comes to that, oh and lastly, I hope you will be there to share a bottle of wine with me when we end up in a retirement home or a mental asylum together, whichever comes first!

So many of you are in different time zones and yet we can pick up where we left off whenever we meet. Hugs and kisses to all of you.

This is what makes me tick.

Young Boys These Days

2011-02-22T21:27:00.003+11:00

I was back in KL recently and was introduced to this guy The Kid. Young guy in his early 20s, not bad looking, very naive and innocent. Suffice to say also with little or no experience with the ladies having only had one girlfriend in his life.

We met up for drinks one night and The Kid met a hot chick at the bar. He was successful in gaining her personal number and even told me that she gave him the correct number unlike others in his experience. They play phone messaging with each other throughout the night and then he courageously asked her out. Her response? "I'm going away for work for 2 weeks, sorry". When he told me this, my instant reaction was "clearly she is making excuses and doesnt want to meet up with you". Why do I say this and not give this chick the benefit of the doubt? Well, she didnt offer to meet up another time when she returned from work did she? Texting each other through the night went so well until he ruined it by asking her out. Women are natural flirts arent they? Some play it all the way, some just dont know how to react when push comes to shove.

The Kid was adamant this chick was into him and honestly had to go away for work. I tried hard to explain that it's not him and that some chicks like to flirt and flirt only with no intention of taking the situation any further. This is something he refused to believe.

Weeks later he still hasnt successfully met up with this hot chick. I rest my case.

Konnichiwa Tokyo!

2010-10-23T14:15:00.013+11:00

So much to see, so much to do, so much to taste, so much to buy, so much to experience. Tokyo is really the land with everything. Although I’ve been there before, the city itself never ceases to amaze me. The bright lights, the flashing neon signs, the porcelain featured (or made up rather) girls, the clicking of stiletto heels running up the subway stairs, the men with perfectly manicured eyebrows, just to name a few interesting observations.

The subway map drove me nuts! But thankfully we had local friends to act as guides, making the experience less painful. I’m sure alot of you out there are just as fascinated as I am with the Harajuku cultures and sub-cultures. A visit to Yoyogi Park, I stumbled upon a group of Denim Elvis’s and a group of Black Elvis’s. No they were not Black as in African American; they were just dressed in all black. And the Denims were dressed in all denim. They all dress up as Elvis and dance in the park all afternoon. Like, are you for real? Yes, that’s what they do every Sunday. It’s quite entertaining really. Apart from the Elvis’s, there are groups dressed like vampires, groups dressed like Little Bo-Peeps, groups dressed as punks and many other interesting themes. I admire how these people can get all dressed up, catch the sub and parade themselves around in public. They are in a world of their own. I’m not kidding.

Food is another big highlight of Tokyo. I got the opportunity to taste a wide array of fine Japanese foods. One of the most memorable meals was at an Izakaya restaurant in Shinjuku. Everything on the menu was Y270. That’s like AUD$3.50! The beers, the sakes, the dishes, everything was Y270. By the end of the night after filling my belly with more food and alcohol than I can imagine, I walked away spending less than AUD$30.

Shopping is also great in Tokyo. Things can get quite expensive if you shop in a departmental store. However, UniQlo is pretty reasonable in price and ofcourse there are the street stores in Harajuku. Here, the variety and fashion is crazy. Like I said so much to see, so much to buy. Just remember the sizes here are pretty tiny. Japanese fashion is interesting. When one person wears a particular outfit, the entire nation will follow. This is why Japanese girls all look the same. They all have the same long curly locks, heavily made up face, long fake eyelashes, platform heels, mini jumpsuits, miniskirts, leg warmers and garters. Yes, garters. Dont ask. Sexy though.

Sumo wrestling is a must see when in Japan. Watching it live is nothing compared to watching it on tv! Amazingly, so many naked men running around and yet it did nothing for me. Hahaha. The actual match only lasts for about 1 minute. As soon as they knock each other out of the ring or someone hits the grown, the match is over. We were so fortunate that BBs got us box seats and we were like the 10th row from the front. Thanks BBs! It was so fun!!

Mt Fuji and Hakone is a must see destination when in Japan. Look up 1 or 2 day tour packages. The tour will take you by bus to My Fuji, then a cruise along Lake Ashi, a traditional Japanese lunch and finally to Hakone where you can enjoy the many Onsens (hot springs) in the area. I was in a hotel with its own Onsen which was nice. Rules and regulations you must abide by when entering a Japanese public Onsen:

1. You are not allowed to wear anything in the pools
2. The tiny 50cm x 50cm hand towel you are provided with is not allowed in the pool
3. You are not allowed to have any tattoos (WTF?)
4. You must shower and scrub (WTF?) all your bits before going in the pools
5. Men and women are not allowed to share pools

Apart from that, the whole experience was wonderful. The pain of scrubbing my bits in front of a dozen or so naked women and a 70 year old naked grandma staring at me kinda gave me the creeps. Well the sight of the 70 year old naked grandma scared me more than her stare. Trying to hide my tattoos wasn’t too bad. Mine are not all that obvious, but Babyface and BBs were a laugh when they tried to cover their tattoos. Can’t describe it, it’s just one of those you had to be there moments.

Back to food and back to Tokyo, I had the privilege of tasting the culinary sensation of Les Creations de Narisawa. A French restaurant in Tokyo, fancy that. Chef Yoshihiro Narisawa has a creative flair in food preparation and his restaurant is now ranked number 24 in the world according to S.Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants. Not much of a French food fan myself, but I was impressed with the meal. The “nature” theme to the menu was interesting, the meal was tasty (especially the rabbit dish) and the service was impeccable. For those who have a bit of a sweet tooth, the dessert trolley was superb with choices of cakes, cookies, macaroons, mousses, so many things.

My last shout out is to my dear friend Obasan. I hadn’t seen her for over 10 years and man she looks exactly the same!! I love you Obasan! Was really great to catch up with an old friend. We picked up where we left off all those years ago, like good friends do. It was just like the good old days in GC, Concorde Hotel, the apartment (whatever it was called!), Metro gang fight, the Melbourne tattoo shop. So many memories. I look forward to seeing you again real soon!!

As you can see, there’s so much to see and do in Tokyo. I can’t wait for my next trip to Tokyo. Will have to make a special effort to visit Osaka and Kyoto.

Mornington Manhunt

2010-06-15T13:44:00.012+10:00

The setting was in Blairgowrie, a beautiful house called The Dunes. 18 friends, a brilliant chef, lots of food and ofcourse a never ending supply of alcohol (I'm not kidding, the supply was endless, we ended up bringing half the alcohol back to Melbourne). The house was magnificent and fitting us all in very comfortably, fancy finding a place that sleeps 18 under one roof.

The Peninsula Hot Springs was absolutely divine. We had to endure the cold 10C temperature outdoors but enjoyed much comfort with the 40C water in the pools. Simply heaven. The new refurbishment makes it look so much better than what it was 2 years ago. I really love the hot springs!

So how did it turn into a manhunt? Well, after the hot springs, the evening of the second night, everyone was enjoying a drink or two and Kam got really drunk passing out on the living room floor quite early on in the night. Miranda wouldnt let him sleep so woke him up and made him continue to drink more. Big B and I joined the 2 of them and hung out for about an hour when Kam decided to go downstairs to get more alcohol. We didnt think much of it at first but an hour later, after I had already gone to bed, Big B realised Kam never came back with his drink. So we all went downstairs in search of this sneaky fella. Our first thoughts were, where could he be hiding to get away from drinking? As you can imagine with a house that fits 18 people, it would be an ideal place for hide and seek. So we began searching in every room of the house. No luck in finding Kam. We went out to the driveway and searched his car, again no luck. By this stage we had searched the entire house and its surroundings for over half an hour. There was no sign of Kam anywhere! How does a drunken person just disappear from the house?

Miranda, Cuz, RF and I walked out on to the street with a flashlight in search of the disappearing Kam. It was very dark, wet and cold. Out on the street we still couldnt locate him. We took Miranda's car for a drive up and down the street in hope for a sighting of Kam. With little experience driving a manual car, I surprisingly got us moving along quite well. Nevertheless, no sign of Kam. As we put the car back and walked up the driveway back into the house. RF and Cuz stumbled on what looked like a huge rock in the front lawn. Here they found a snoozing Kam wrapped up in his picnic blanket on the grass. What the???

We brought him back into the house before he turned blue, gave him a scotch then started lecturing him. Hahaha ..... he was worried his snoring would wake the house up so he decided to sleep on the front lawn in the freezing 6C temperature?! And he kept telling us he loves the cold?!

Good thing is we found him, but what an adventurous night, trekking around the bushland in the dark in search of a drunken DJ.

Where Are All The Men?

2010-05-13T18:03:00.002+10:00

Are all the good ones always taken? The hot ones, the nice ones, the f*ckable ones? It seems of late, I know so many people seeing married men. Married men?? Have we resorted to this because we've run out of men?

Olivia is a classic example. Gorgeous, smart and independent. Yes, she has 3 of the best qualities as a woman. But yet, her choice of men, or man rather, falls in the married category. Actually, the still married category. Yes, the excitement is always there when doing something wrong. Well, seeing a married man is wrong isn't it??? It's only wrong if the wife is your friend! No, seriously it's not fair on the wife or kids if there are any. But then don't forget, it takes two hands to clap, tango, whatever. So if Olivia chooses a married man, the married man has got to choose her too. Back to my point, why settle for a married man? Aren't there any available ones out there? Is Olivia not looking hard enough? Or is she just comfortable that this one has fallen in to her lap, literally.

I'm not one to decide what's wrong and what's right. People are old enough to decide. Another girlfriend, similarly gorgeous, intelligent and independent, is seeing a man who fits in the still married, but separated category. It's all good fun, both parties have a good time and no strings attached. Don't get me wrong, Olivia is doing exactly the same thing, no strings attached. But what happens when you fall for that married man?

Is it our age that attracts men that fall into these categories? Samantha Jones was seeing a man recently, although not married, he has been married before. So he falls in the divorced category. So now we have a common theme, still married, married but separated, been married before. Where is the single and available category??

Ladies, keep doing what you're doing I say, but if you're with one that falls in the still married category, tread very very carefully. Deny, deny, deny! That's my advice. And at the same time, keep your eyes and ears open. I'm convinced these single available men are out there, I just don't know where yet.

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2010-05-13T17:54:00.003+10:00

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Like a Moth to The Flame

2010-04-16T15:33:00.006+10:00

Like a moth to the flame. You must be thinking of that Janet Jackson song "That's the Way Love Goes"? Someone once told me "you should always be the flame and try not to ever be the moth". I know many women who seem to always be the moth. They simply cant tear themselves away from the flame. The attraction is just so great that they have to caress themselves against the flame and risk getting painfully burnt in the process. Women just generally need to be in the know-how, know-when and simply know-everything. While men sit back and act like the cool (burning) flame. We should learn to be the flame!

Let me pose these questions:

What do you do if the guy you are seeing sms-es you? Do you reply straight away because you are so excited he sms-ed you in the first place? Or do you play it cool and let him sweat it out a little?

I wonder how many of you would actually wait a good 8 hours before replying. Most of the time we are so anxious that we must reply immediately. In my opinion, men dont think that way at all. They just go about doing their own thing and when they get a moment, whether it's on their lunch break, toilet break or smoke break, is when they will decide to reply to your sms. This often happens to be the next day or 10 hours later if you're lucky.

Do you drop all your plans when the man calls and wants to see you?

Again, most of you would say yes immediately! But why?? Trust me they will wait for you even if you tell them you have plans and will meet them another day. Actually making them wait will show your independence and the fact that you have other things to do in life.

Social independence is an important thing in this society. Gone are the days where the woman was socially dependant on her man. These days, we all have our own social activities. And more importantly these days, we actually have our own friends we hang out with regularly.

Ladies, let's keep them on ice and only retrieve once ready to consume. It's really not that difficult.

My Sweet Elephant

2010-04-16T11:56:00.003+10:00

My sweet elephant is visiting from Bangkok and what a surprise it was when he brought me a belated birthday present; a hand made card and a white leather Gucci wallet. Awwww..... that was so sweet. As annoying, moronic and idiotic as he is, he will always be my sweet elephant :-) Love you long time!!

The Wonderful World of Multimedia

2010-04-13T15:45:00.010+10:00

The wonderful world of multimedia, what exactly does this mean? Lift your head, look around, ads and designs are everywhere in our society. People are naturally drawn to things that are nice to look at. Multimedia designs are everywhere we look. Some people even base their purchases on unique packaging and not so much the product itself. It is no joke that visual design and packaging definitely attracts consumers to simply look if not to buy products.

So why am I writing a post on multimedia design? I have just joined a multimedia design company with some friends and I so understand the need for this service. Every new product or brand in the market spends time and money trying to promote their name to break into the market by means of advertising. Multimedia covers the end to end design process from simple logo design to website design. Yes, we do it all. We even do photography and event management. Anything that you can think of that relates to promoting your product, we will have a solution. Check out our site to get a feel of the wonderful world of multimedia design. Visit Fyoozstudio (pronounced fuse studio).

Malaysian Mahjong

2010-04-12T15:24:00.012+10:00

Dont we all love a game of mahjong? I certainly do, especially Malaysian mahjong :-) What is Malaysian mahjong, some of you may ask. Well, it's a version of mahjong derived from the original 4 player mahjong. Malaysian mahjong has only 3 players. It's a quick and aggresive game, just the way I like it :-)

I've done some research into the rules and with my best effort I'm noting this down here so next time I get a chance to play again, I will remember these rules! As BBs says, it's a stupid game with stupid rules. But you know what? Rules are rules, there need not be any logic behind them. And just a reminder too that rules may differ from household to household, player to player.

This is the full set used in Malaysian mahjong. There should be 4 sets of flowers and 4 "Feis".

Let's just explore some of the many rules and ways to earn points (or better known as fann) in order to win the game. With Malaysian mahjong, you must have a minimum of 5 fanns to win. The maximum is usually anything above 10 fann.

1. One face (flower) = 1 fann
2. Four faces (flower) = extra 1 fann
3. One animal = 1 fann
4. Four animals = extra 1 fann
5. 1 Flower (number corresponds to player number) = 1 fann
6. Four flowers (in the same set) = 1 extra fann
7. Pong of own wind (north is everybody's wind) = 1 fann
8. Pong of dragon cards (hong chong, fat choy, bak parn) = 1 fann
9. 2 pongs & a pair of dragons = 3 fann
10. Mix suits = 1 fann
11. Same suit only = 3 fann
12. All Pong/ Gong = 2 fann
13. Chee mor from replacing flower/ Gong = 1 fann
14. Stealing Gong = 1 fann
15. Dealer Pong East wind = 2 fann

To earn maximum fann, player must win with any of the following:

1. Pong of 4 winds
2. 3 Pong and pair of winds
3. No flowers
4. 4 Gongs (revealed or concealed)
5. 3 Pong of dragon cards
6. Win with replacement tile after 2 consecutive Gong
7. 4 concealed Pong/ Gong
8. 4 Feis
9. Winning with first tile
10. Winning with last tile
11. If you have 4 feis at the start of the game, you need not play on, this is maximum fann
12. If you manage to get 4 feis in the process of the game, then you can only win by playing on till you get a winning hand

Feis are worth money and depending on how huge the ante is, players can nominate this amount. At the end of each round, players without or with less feis than the other players will have to pay out the difference.

I cant really sum it all up here cos there is just to many bloody rules and regulations, but as I start to play, it all comes back to me :-) And as a result, this is as much as I can remember for now.

Anyone for a game of Malaysian mahjong?? Piggy, when will we hoi toi again?

Piggy Heads to Melbourne

2010-03-25T10:41:00.004+11:00

Who ever said Piggy's dont fly. Well this Piggy is flying straight in to Melbourne on Sunday. It has been a long long time since she's graced our shores and it will be nothing short of being fun, fun, fun!

Piggy, I have it all planned. It is everything but scary as you so aptly put it :-) We will drink, then drink and then drink some more, no I'm just kidding! It is a shame you're not bringing the little Piggy with you. And yes, everyone is dying to see the Little Piggy more!! I'm so excited thinking of how much we get to catch up with our girlie talks and nonsensical chatter when you get here. You people that come from Malaysia are so lucky you can get such cheap tickets, I mean RM$1500 for a return flight is amazing on a decent airline and not a budget one. I can only wish it were the same here in Australia.

So, get your dancing shoes ready so we can paint the town red!

Swing Sister's Birthday @ Man Mo

2008-12-18T11:20:00.006+11:00

Last weekend a whole bunch of us had dinner at Man Mo to celebrate Swing Sister's birthday. Nestled amongst the busy strip of New Quay at Docklands, this Chinese (it's advertised as Malaysian/ Chinese, but I think it's more Chinese) restaurant is packed almost every night of the week. Thankfully I know the owners and the manager of the restaurant and managed to squeeze in a booking for 20 people. It doesnt help either that we are in the midst of the Christmas party period with most restaurants at the Docklands booked out for corporate functions.

The night was warm and balmy, perfect for us to be seated outside. Unfortunately, you still cant smoke at the Docklands even if you sit outside. The food was great. However, I must say that when I was there previously, the food was a lot better. Maybe it was just too busy or maybe they just dont pay attention when preparing mass meals. On my last visit, there were only 6 of us and the food was magnificent, although The Manager prepared us a special banquet for $62 per head. It wasnt bad at all for that price. We had oysters, scallops, lobster dumplings, patagonian tooth fish (a must try), truffle beef (to die for) and a huge dessert platter, which included my favourite creme brulee.

This time around, we ordered the $50 banquet and the food was not as impressive, but nevertheless still tasted great. The Manager had organised the old Sang Choy Bao for entree. What the?? Which Chinese person goes to a Chinese restaurant and orders Sang Choy Bao??? It did taste alright but never something I would order. It's such an Aussie dish! The drinks didnt stop coming for Swing Sister and she didnt stop drinking either, as you do on your birthday. It must be an international tradition for the birthday girl or boy to have atleast 1 Flaming Lamborghini on the night. Swing Sister did a great job too putting the whole thing away, not to mention the countless number of champers and vodka shots. Urrgh!

After dinner was done and dusted, me, Ball Breaker, BBs, VVB and November Cleo hung around with the owners and did what we do best; drink some more! It was awfully nice of them to have the drinks running on free flow all night. I think I drank the entire bottle of Grandfather Port myself! Thinking back now, I kinda feel bad that we made the owners and The Manager hang around with us till 2.30 in the morning and these people had to work the next day!

We tried to get into Allumbra after Man Mo, but no such luck as it was closing at 3am and Ball Breaker was pissed. So home it was and thank God we didnt drive. I dont think anyone was in any condition to operate a motor vehicle. I later found out that Ball Breaker had taken a taxi to her car in the city and drove home from there. Naughty, naughty girl!!!

Launch of Nuffnang Australia

2008-12-17T10:58:00.002+11:00

Nuffnang, what an odd name. What is Nuffnang? The long and short of it is, Nuffnang is a wonderful platform where bloggers are chosen to place ads on their blogs and be paid for it. Simple. This ad network platform was the brainwave of 2 young fellas from Malaysia and Singapore. With its inception in 2006, Nuffnang now has over 80,000 bloggers signed up from all over the world including Malaysia, Singapore, Phillipines and Australia.

Nuffnang recently launched its Australian site where Aussie bloggers who sign up will run Aussie ads on their blogs. This in turn is a revenue generating stream for dedicated bloggers. Not bad for a bit of writing hey?

They have their own local team to ensure quality advertisers are placed into your blogs. The good thing about Nuffnang is it promotes itself quite heavily within its own Nuffnang blogger community by running numerous events for bloggers. This has been quite evident in Nuffnang Malaysia where charity and entertainment events are held throughout the year to give their bloggers the opportunity to network and meet other bloggers, not to mention those single people out there who blog, isnt this just another avenue to meet other singles??

Nuffnang Australia is looking for Aussie bloggers to sign up and help build this community. Imagine how many people you could meet just by signing up and placing ads on your blog. Just let your fingers do the walking and talking!

Some very interesting blogs I've come across (ofcourse they are Nuffnang members!) include:

*Snippets of Life by Karen Cheng

*Life Funtastique by Jase

*Autoshediastic Asseverations: Positively Non-sensical by Kelly

I'm sure there are many more out there, I just havent had the time to browse through them all.

The Nuffnang Santa is kindly giving away a Dell Inspiron Mini 9 to a lucky blogger who writes about their network on their blogs. This is my attempt at giving Nuffnang Australia a bit of a plug. Do I need the Dell Inspiron Mini 9? Well, ofcourse I do! I need one just to blog, so I can stop doing it at work!! Bad, bad, bad!

Poker Face

2008-12-16T11:47:00.002+11:00

Poker Face - Lady Gaga

This song so reminds me of Ball Breaker and her sexy moves at Man Mo the other night. It's such a catchy little number that makes me wanna dance whenever I hear it. Heard it on the radio on the way to work this morning and wanted to share it with y'all.

I Almost Became a Ping Pong Girl

2008-12-12T11:15:00.005+11:00

Well, not me. Here, I am going to tell you the story of how Samantha Jones (SJ) almost became a Ping Pong girl in Thailand. Last month, SJ, SJS and NNQ embarked on an adventure to Thailand. After spending a week in Koh Samui, the 3 of them headed for seedy Bangkok. On their second night there, they decided to take a walk on the wild side and headed down to Patpong. Oh man, when SJ was telling me this story, I already knew there was going to be trouble for 3 foreign girls walking down Patpong alone. Anyway, as you do, most people only head to the colourful and seedy area of Patpong for one thing. Well, actually you can do some shopping there too, but really, Patpong is famous (or should I say infamous) for its enormous variety of strip bars. And when I say variety, I do mean variety. Not only are there straight strip bars for men, there are also strip bars for women, for straight men, for gay men and almost all these bars have live sex shows.

So, back to my story, the 3 ladies walked along the streets of Patpong with several men touting strip bars and yelling out "You want to see fucking show?". So these 3 freshies to Bangkok decided ofcourse they want to see a "fucking" show. After much negotiation with one lad, that they would pay $100 Baht per beer and the show would be free, they followed him blindly to where they would watch the "fucking" show. "Blindly" is an understatement, they were lead through small alleys and laneways and finally up 6 flights of stairs. At this point, they still didnt question the lad. I guess this was merely an adventure for them? And at this point I was almost screaming at SJ "Is this your first time to Bangkok????" and she sheepishly replied "Yes". Oh man, my heart was pumping and I was very excited to listen to what eventuated next. Deep down I knew nothing of harm had fallen upon SJ or else I wouldnt be sipping a Sauvignon Blanc with her at Cho Gao last night. But just the thought of being all alone in a strange country, following a strange man who claims he's taking you to see a "fucking" show is scary enough.

They get to the top of the stairs and behind the closed doors was a stage and a bar. Nothing unusual looking about the place plus there were a group of foreigners in there. As the group of foreigners were leaving, SJ overheard them arguing with the manager of the bar but I guess didnt really take much notice of it at the time cos they were too busy focusing on the Ping Pong girl and watching to see where she would aim her next ping pong ball. You really wouldnt want one of those ping pong balls to end up on your lap, let alone on your face. Anyway, when they decided to leave, they were presented with a bill for 3800 Baht; 300 Baht for the 3 beers and 3500 Baht for the show. Their eyes nearly popped out of their face. Then fear set in, they looked around and realised they were the only customers in this so called bar. 3 girls, all alone and nobody to protect them. NNQ called for the manager to ask him why they were charged for the show when the lad who had lead them there told them the show was for free. A huge argument broke out and SJ had a flashback of the group of foreigners who had left a while ago. The manager had the door blocked off and the 3 of them had no way of pushing past him to get out.

NNQ: We were told beers were 100 Baht and show is free!

Bar Manager: No, no, no. Beer 100 Baht, show 3500 Baht

NNQ: No. Beers 300 Baht and show is free!

Bar Manager: No! Show no flee. You slip for flee??!!

NNQ: No. We are not paying!

Bar Waitress to SJ: (eyeing SJ up and down) You slip for flee??!!

NNQ proceeded to get 300 Baht out of her wallet and threw it at the bar. She then forced her way pass the bar manager, out the door and down the 6 flights of stair. SJ and SJS were in shock and this whole time were lost for words. All SJ could think of was how they were going to make her a Ping Pong girl in this seedy and dodgy looking strip bar. But as soon as she realised NNQ had pushed her way past the bar manager, her heavy feet lifted and both her and SJS ran after NNQ flying down the stairs. As soon as they got out on the street, they ran for their lives.

So this is the story of how SJ nearly became a Ping Pong girl in Bangkok. She can look back now and laugh about it. Thinking back, can you imagine if these Thais decided to gang rape them or bash them up or do whatever the unimaginable may be??

How dangerous and dodgy is Thailand? But I still love the country except I would never venture into Patpong on my own. My advice, when in Thailand, always call on BKK and let him take you around, atleast he's local and speaks the language, and he will never let you become a Ping Pong girl!

The Camberwell Market Experience

2008-12-11T11:55:00.004+11:00

Here in Melbourne, we have this wonderful trash and treasure market in Camberwell where people can hire a stall and sell whatever they like. Sad thing is, Camberwell Market opens every Sunday at 6.30am and closes by 12.30pm. So, stall owners have to get there real early to set up and be out of there by 1pm.

Several months ago, Siew Yum, BBs and I decided this would be a great opportunity to ged rid of the stuff we dont want and make a little cash for it. We were so excited with the prospect of making some money, we couldnt wait to unload our pre-loved items in hope that our thrash would becomes someone else's treasure. On the morning we were to open our stall, BBs and I were too lazy to even get out of bed! We were so close to calling in sick. But, our dear friend Siew Yum was already enthusiastically setting up shop at 7am. So along we went, with our cars full of crap. When we got there, it turned out to be a cold yet sunny day. Earlier in the morning when I was in bed, I was so tempted to stay under the doona because of the pouring rain outside. But all was good, and we were there ready to earn some dinner money.

I carefully laid out all my precious clothes on the ground. We were so unorganised and as a result had to just throw our clothes into heaps on the floor. If we had've been bothered to be there by 6am, we could've gotten some nifty clothes hangers and stands. Anyway, the sight of our messy Forges looking store made many people turn to look, but not many actually stepped in to pick anything up for a real inspection.

BBs was the first to sell an item. She got rid of her wakeboard for a whopping $50, or was it $100. I cant remember exactly, but I do remember she made more than any of us in total! I managed to sell my old Play Station for $30 with atleast 50 games included. What a bargain.

Samantha Jones came to visit us and tried to help by getting customers in. She did a terrible job and ended up taking 2 dresses home instead!! But the day was great fun, although it was cold and business was quiet. I want to go again but this time, I'm going to be prepared and more organised. Now I just have to psych myself up for the 5am start on a Sunday.....

A Time To Give

2008-12-09T13:18:00.005+11:00

Christmas is just around the corner and it's this time of the year when people find it in their hearts to give to the less fortunate. I was sent this link to help tranform the lives of homeless Australians. Unfortunately, with the economic situation we are facing today, many are facing homelessness this Christmas. All you have to do is click on this link:

Transform Homelessness

and create a butterfly in your area. For every butterfly created, you will help raise $1 for Mission Australia to transform the lives of the homeless in this country. If you havent made any donations this year, or you simply feel like helping but cant afford it financially, here's your chance to do something good this festive season. I've done my part and created my own purple butterfly wings. I named my butterfly Prosperity. Well, yeah, I couldnt think of a name at the time.....so mine symbolises my wish for Prosperity to touch all.

Ku De Ta

2008-12-09T10:49:00.011+11:00

Clear blue skies, tropical warm weather, surrounded by the sun, sea and surf. What more could I ask for? There was no better place to be, over the Melbourne Cup Weekend but Bali. Mind you, at the time, Bali was on red alert travel warnings for Australian tourists. But then again, I'm not Australian.

This was my first ever trip to Bali and it was magnificent. The one place you must visit when in Bali is Ku De Ta. An upmarket restaurant/ bar which sits right on the beach in Seminyak. The atmosphere here is to die for. The hypnotic sounds of huge Bali waves almost sends you away to another time and place. At night, the bar has 2 huge spotlights shining out to sea, so guests can appreciate both sound and sight of the waves. It is a truly magical experience. When I was seated at one of their relaxing lounges by the beach, enjoying the waves, I just couldnt imagine a more beautiful place to relax. Very romantic indeed.

Apart from its beautiful setting and chic decor, Ku De Ta also has delicious cocktails and tapas. Unfortunately, when I was there, Bali was facing a nation wide shortage of alcohol! And I'm not kidding!

This place is highly recommended for the atmosphere, the food and the cocktails. Hell! Even their little boutique retail store has beautiful things! Make sure you dress well and be prepared for a wonderful experience.

Long Time No Write

2008-08-07T13:19:00.006+10:00

To all my loyal blog stalkers,

I know I've been stuck on the Curse of the Prawn for like forever and havent given you guys any entertainment whatsoever for the last 5 months. I have so much to write, so much to tell, but no time to share my thoughts with you. Yeah, it's just pure laziness.

Not so long ago, I met this guy, let's call him Grandpa. Grandpa is a 45 year old man, married with 2 kids, a son and a daughter in their late teens. Apart from this seemingly normal family, Grandpa has a girlfriend (mistress, concubine, kept woman, whatever you want to call it) on the side. We shall call her Miss Pure & Innocent (aka Miss PI). She is 25 years old. Some will say the age gap is disgusting, let alone their intimate arrangement. But age should not be a barrier. Yeah, when two parties are single and available that is. This is how his story goes, he's 45 years old, has a happy family (so he thinks), he loves his wife and kids, but Miss PI is able to provide him sexual satisfaction. It all kinda makes sense doesnt it? Self satisfaction with a price. Nothing ever comes cheap these days. Grandpa has been with Miss PI for 9 months. He has warned Miss PI not to ever be caught cheating on him or else, not only will she suffer, the other man will have to pay too. Now, that's a bit harsh. The poor man may not even know Miss PI is with Grandpa. Well, that's just too bad. Grandpa would even go as far as to hire a private investigator to follow Miss PI if he were ever the least bit suspicious. That's nice. Atleast we know Grandpa has money to burn.

In the 9 months they have been together, Grandpa has provided Miss PI with a $300,000 house in her name. He's even thinking of buying her a new BMW cos she only drives a Toyota Corolla. His girlfriend cant be seen driving a Toyota, that would just ruined his reputation as a "boyfriend". Dont worry about his reputation as a cheater, liar or adulterer. Those labels are insignificant.

He told me when he and Miss PI started "fornicating" (those were his words, not mine), she only used to shop at MNG and Zara. Mind you, he said it with disgust. Hang on a sec, I shop at MNG and Zara!!! Miss PI only carried Guess handbags and wore a Guess watch. Grandpa then started buying Miss PI high end branded clothes, LV handbags and a Rolex. Once again, his girlfriend cant possibly be seen wearing Zara or wearing a Guess watch. That is just unheard of. I was told these are the rules of the game. Miss PI knows it and Grandpa knows it. From what I know about Miss PI, she's an innocent 25 year old, still studying, works part time as a model and comes from a middle class family. So what has Grandpa done by stealing her innocence and turning her into a materialistic mistress with a lavish lifestyle? Many women, especially Asian women, believe this is the norm. If they have a pretty face and a tight figure, they can go a long way with dirty old men. Men like Grandpa believe women are put on this planet to serve one purpose, that is to satisfy a man's hunger for pleasure. He is also a believer that money will make the world go round. Therefore, all women should be rewarded with it if they just know how to use their charm to satisfy men.

During our conversation, Grandpa even showed me photos of Miss PI on his mobile. Let me tell you, they weren't innocent photos. I kept asking myself, what would Miss PI think if she knew Grandpa was showing a total stranger semi naked photos of her???

To defend woman kind, I did ask Grandpa, what would he do if his daughter grows up to be in Miss PI's position one day. He had the best reply if I've ever heard one. He says he's been grooming and preparing his little princess for this. She drives a luxury car, he buys her LV handbags and wears Rolex watches. This he told me, prepares her for the hungry wolves in this world. When she is ready to meet men, she will only look for true love, because her daddy has already provided her with all money can buy. Therefore, she wont need to be with a married man for his money. What a well thought out plan. Good luck to him and his little princess.

Some say what goes around will come around. Is this really true? Think about the number of men out there that do this. How many of them have had karma bite them on the ass? In this day and age, it is sad to say men like this still exist in huge numbers all over the world. Even sadder is the fact that women who succumb to this also exist in large numbers if not more. I believe it's more common in rich Chinese men. I could be wrong. So are these men to blame for giving women a bad name or are women who behave this way to blame for creating men like this? You tell me.

Passion Pop @ Victoria Gardens

2008-05-01T14:41:00.004+10:00

It was so nice to have BKK back in Melbourne. After only seeing him back in March, Ball Breaker and I actually missed his little "fuck shit" stories. We had planned to take him out to dinner on several occasions, but BKK is such a Mr Popular and never seemed to have time for us. This is what happens when you have too many friends! We finally agreed to go out to dinner on his last night in town. BKK borrowed his friend's car and came to meet Ball Breaker and myself for a coffee at Victoria Gardens. After 20 minutes, we decided to leave to go get dinner. When we got to the car, the driver side window was smashed! Can you believe that? And the car was parked right at the entrance to Victoria Gardens. After looking around, we realised that BKK left his GPS on the dock making it visible to the whole world. Idiot!

We hung around for like 3 hours waiting for Windscreen O'Brien to show up. Ball Breaker and I stood around with BKK just waiting for what seemed like forever, when we had a light bulb moment. Earlier on, we had gone into Safeway and bought 2 bottles of Passion Pop, so we decided we would crack it open right there in the car park while waiting for the window man to show up (For those of you who dont know what Passion Pop is, it is the yummiest and cheapest pasion fruit flavoured bubbly in the bottle shop). Ball Breaker even walked across the road back home to get a deck of cards. So we were playing cards and getting smashed in the car park.

These things only happen to BKK. His poor friend who owned the car, came by in a cab to look at the damage. $500 later we were all on the way to drop BKK off to the airport, no dinner and very tipsy.

Curse Of The Prawn

2008-03-27T11:55:00.004+11:00

Last night like any other ordinary night, a bunch of good friends planned a night out in Chinatown for dinner. Although there was some debate where we would go for dinner, in the end we decided to go to Ling Nam because The Nurse wanted to go there. The initial plan was to go to Dainty's for chilli chicken and chilli prawns, but someone came up with the brilliant idea of combining the two by getting take away from Dainty's and bringing it to Ling Nam. It does help if you know the owner.

As Siew Yum and I were returning to the restaurant after a smoke, we had to walk past the fish tanks and we were admiring the many live prawns daintily swimming not knowing their life would come to an end, probably that night. All of a sudden one prawn decides to end its life prematurely by jumping out of the tank! How funny that was, so much so that Siew Yum and I decide we would play a joke on Ball Breaker by placing it in her hand. The joke back fired cos being the Ball Breaker, a mere prawn didnt scare her one bit. Instead it started a whole revolution on cruelty to animals. Swing Sister and Princess Model were very concerned over the prawn's well being. They didnt appreciate how we were playing with a live animal and torturing it to death. Firstly, these animals were bred to be eaten, okay admittedly not bred to be played with. At the end of the day, or end of last night rather, the prawn would die a painful death in someone's hotpot anyway. Ball Breaker and Swing Sister had a very heated discussion over this and Princess Model was almost in tears. I was almost in tears too, from laughter. The whole scene was hilarious. Unfortunately Princess Model didnt fnd this amusing at all. Ball Breaker and her were screaming at each other over the pitiful prawn, who was by now catching its last breaths before retiring to prawn heaven. Poor Ah Sook had to witness our crazy performance, which nobody in this world would possibly understand. The funny thing was Siew Yum couldnt believe the fiasco she created and yet ended quite abruptly with Ball Breaker and Princess Model behaving like it never happened at all. That's the beauty of true friends. We should all be able to argue, fight and love each other all at the same time.

Discovered this morning that both Siew Yum and Ball Breaker felt sick last night with uncontrollable trips to the toilets. And so the curse of the prawn will live with us for many weeks to come. Maybe next time Siew Yum and I should have dinner ourselves! Less drama.

Shoya has Karaoke?

2008-03-02T02:52:00.004+11:00

Ok, sad but true, I'm blogging at 3am in the morning. I dont have the luxury of doing this in the office anymore. Work just isnt a bed of roses like it used to be and I miss writing about a day in everybody else's life!

My good friend Big Boy is in town back from New York for Big T's wedding and I thought I'd catch up with him tonight. I didnt expect him to be at Big T's hen's night but he was. Well, there's history there I guess. Big Boy and Big T used to be a couple. This is going back many, many years ago. Big Boy has since moved to New York, gotten himself married and along the way still kept in touch with Big T. Now it's her turn to tie the knot. So, I guess Big Boy had to be part of the bridal party. He does look like a chook in some abnormal sort of way.

The hen's night was at karaoke in Shoya. Did anyone even know there was a karaoke section to this exclusive restaurant?? I certainly didnt. Ok, so the website actually says there's a karaoke bar upstairs. It's on the top floor of the restaurant and from downstairs, you would never guess it was up there. This place is pretty cool. Much the same as any karaoke bar with private rooms. You get to select the songs you want, when you want, via your own remote control. This place is definitely comparable to Chi Lounge in terms of cleanliness and how modern the room set up is. At Shoya karaoke, it's typical Japanese. You have to remove your shoes before going in to the private rooms. The place has a secret entrance (well it's no secret really - the door is next door to Shoya), but there is no signage anywhere to indicate that this place even exists. Maybe it's just me, perhaps everyone knows about it but me!

Well, I enjoyed myself and the selection of songs were not too bad either. Definitely a place to go again. After Shoya, I headed down to CK bar (it's actually called Shanghai 1930, but for some reason we still call it CK bar) with Louey and The Plumber. It was very packed and I only lasted in there for about 20 minutes, enough just to down 1 chivas/ green tea. Saturday nights are not a good night to go there. Too packed, too smoky and full of old men! The only other women there were the ones who work the tables and a table full of TB lesbians! I think I'll stick to drinking there during the week.

I hope to meet up with Big Boy again tomorrow to catch up on all the latest goss in New York and err.....it's definitely time to go to bed for me. Good night :)

Barcelona Architecture

2008-02-22T20:52:00.004+11:00

Yeah, I went to Spain like 7 months ago but just never got around to writing about all of it. So far I've only covered Seville. Give me some time, I'm sure I'll get to all of it eventually.

Barcelona is the home to many Gaudi creations. His buildings are magnificent and unique in design. They are so unique that you wouldnt need a tourist map to be able to distinguished a Gaudi building from any other on the street. His gothic and individualistic architectural style is almost surreal in design. Looking at his buidings in print is nothing compared to actually being there in person.

His most famous building is the La Sagrada Familia which is still under construction after like 60 years! The icons, carvings and statues are simply created to perfection. A must see in Barcelona.

Another one of my favourites is Casa Mila. The rooftop terrace was like a playground from another planet. So unique and individual in style and design.

The Casa Batllo was one building we walked past and ony got to see from the outside. It was an interesting looking building. The little windows/ balconies were so unique and toy like.

We tried to visit all of Gaudi's creations, but unfortunately didnt have enough time in between all the shopping, eating and partying. Spain is definitely one of my favourite places to visit.

Christmas at The Full Moon Party

2008-02-21T12:31:00.011+11:00

The Full Moon Party on Koh Pangan should be on your list of things to do before you turn 35! I spent a full week in Thailand with my lovable lesbian-ites and what a blast it was. Oh, and it hasnt bent me in any way which is rather disappointing! Hah! Our journey started from KL to Koh Samui. BBs was supposed to be on our flight out from KL but the silly girl had complications with her passport and had to fly out from Singapore. Babes, next time check your passport expiry date before booking your trip overseas. We did all our reservations via the Internet. Air tickets were done through Berjaya Air and accomodation was done through sawadee.com. We stayed at a budget luxury boutique hotel called First Residence. It was situated at the North of Chaweng Beach, away from the noisy night life in the central part of Chaweng, which was a relief. The hotel was brand new and I highly recommend it to those on a budget. It was clean, modern and has a pool. Only thing is it was a 5 minute walk to the beach. I've always been used to staying on Chaweng beach itself where the beach is outside my room. But this hotel was good value for money and I didnt mind the little bit of walking I had to do.

Koh Samui was nothing but a whole week of eating, drinking, getting massages, sun baking and partying. One of the best times I've had on holidays. November Cleo truly lived up to her reputation of being a party animal. She wanted to party every night till 6am in the morning! But I'm happy she made us do it, cos we'll probably regret it now. Despite the late nights (or should I say early mornings), we still managed to get our asses out of bed relatively early and made sure we didnt waste the sun filled days. Most days were spent on the beach at Samui. We did do a diving/ snorkeling trip to Koh Tao and Koh Nangyuan, which were both magnificent. Clear waters, bright sunshine and more importantly a bar on the beach. We were so silly, we took photos imitating Singha beer commercials. November Cleo gets the Oscar performance for her photo! Siew Yum did her thing in Koh Tao and Koh Nangyuan. She went diving out in the open waters. She didnt think it was that great though.

Our all time favourite hangout in Samui was none other than the Green Mango and its surrounding bars. We were at Green Mango every freakin' night! Siew Yum's highlight at Green Mango was the traumatic experience she had to endure in the ladies toilets. There was one night we were at the club and she needed to use the toilet. Nothing unusual there until some Thai hooker decided to join her in the same cubicle, then proceeded to do her business on the floor! Yes, the floor of the cubicle. I guess Siew Yum shouldnt really be too affected by the sight of another woman's genitals right??

Our nightly ritual after Green Mango was always followed with a bowl of noodles outside the club. This stall served by far the best tasting pork noodles on the island. We just couldnt get enough of it. I feel like a bowl now :-P

We got to meet a whole lot of fellow tourists, some of which were from Melbourne. What a small world. Met a group of guys from KL, one of which is a star in a local reality tv show called Cornetto Love Perhaps?. How interesting. We also met a group of Muay Thai fighters & trainers from the reality tv show Contender Asia - Muay Thai. That was our 2 second brush with fame.

Koh Pangan was definitely the highlight of the trip. It was funny when we got on the boat to Pangan. Can you believe the boat doesnt dock at the pier? And the pier was right next to the boat! Instead we had to walk out to the boat in the water! That was rather interesting. The full moon party was awesome. It was a coincidence that the full moon party in December fell on Christmas Eve. So we had a blast of a time celebrating Christmas at a full blown rave party on the beach. It is impossible to describe the party in words. The whole stretch of the beach was filled with different clubs and bars, all pumping out different genres of music. The beach was also packed with ravers from all over the world. Bars were serving drinks by the bucket. I kid you not, drinks were served by the bucket. We met up with a friend of mine from KL at Pangan and had a great time partying with him. It was a shame we didnt stay on the island over night and had to take a speedboat back to Samui cos we were all quite reserved with our drinking incase we got sick on the boat. I've been to Samui half a dozen times and this full moon party was a first for me and man was it good fun!

Back on Samui, we spent a day on a elephant trekking tour, watching a monkey show and riding ATVs (I sucked at it big time). We also went to a live Muay Thai show at the local Muay Thai stadium. It was amazing how the stadium was decked out with a bar that served food and alcohol. Can you believe we could also smoke in there while the kick boxers were fighting in the ring? Only in Thailand. There was one night we went to a night market and found a stall selling deep fried grass hoppers and other weird grubs. We bought a serve of each and took it back to our hotel for a tasting session, washed down with beer ofcourse. It was an experience alright. Cant say I would go all out for a dish of grubs anytime soon, but what surprised me was there wasnt much taste to any of it. They all tasted the same, like deep fried chips. But the thought of it is enough to make me go quesy all over.

To end our amazing trip, BBs and I took the plunge and went to get a tattoo together. It was honestly a lot less painful than I expected. Cant wait to get another one!

Nobu

2007-12-18T15:08:00.001+11:00

Firstly, I want you guys to know that I hate writing up an entry with no photos attached. And I havent been religiously writing as much as I used to cos my camera broke and I cant take any photos at all. So I just rely on photos taken by my dear friends. I will have to wait till I go off to KL again to get a new camera so I can snap away happily.

So much hype has surrounded the opening of the much anticipated Nobu chain restaurant that I had to give it a go. And why not, since I managed to get my company to pay for it! I've been to Nobu twice in the last couple of months and I must say I really enjoyed it.

First time there, I was with my whole team of staff and let me tell you that most of them hadnt tried Japanese food before. The girls started to get worried when I ordered "exotic" dishes like sashimi salad, beef tataki and wagyu steak. So it was truly an interesting experience. Nobu's new style sashimi is so yummy. Given the fact that the restaurant is owned by Mr Nobu himself and Robert De Niro, the prices were actually quite reasonable. The servings were not terribly generous, but you pay for good quality service and heaps of eye candy. The waiters and bar tenders are worth the money! The beef tataki is unlike any other that I've tried at other Japanese restaurants. It's sliced to perfection. Very much like Flower Drum, how everything is sliced and cut to perfection. The difference though is that the food at Nobu is better than Flower Drum anyday. By the way, the signature dish at Nobu is the Black Cod with Miso and it's nothing really special except for a piece of grilled cod served with Miso sauce. Not very exciting at all, but a must have since it's the signature dish served in every Nobu restaurant around the world.

My second visit there was alot more fun. I went with Ball Breaker, Siew Yum and November Cleo for a girl's night out. Our waiter was so hot we didnt want to leave the place! Unfortunately, Ball Breaker wasnt too pleased with our choice of food. We ordered a whole heap of raw dishes and nothing that really whetted her appetite. Poor thing. Needless to say, she wont be going back there to eat again, but will certainly make a trip back there for drinks.

I recommend this restaurant if you havent tried it. I really enjoyed it and would love to go there again. And I must say the cocktails are excellent so even if I dont go there to eat, I wouldnt mind going again for drinks. Anyone want to take me?

Ola

2007-12-18T10:55:00.000+11:00

First stop in Spain was Seville, home to the Sevilla Football Club. Got a glimpse of Barcelona while there on transit but quickly had to jet off to Seville. Flying in from Amsterdam was such a change. It was freezing in Amsterdam but when we got to Barcelona, it was so hot and humid!

Seville is a quaint little town with heaps of history and traditional Spanish architecture. The buildings also have a strong Moorish influence which is evident in the interior of many buildings. I loved how the houses all had an indoor garden/ courtyard type thing smack bang in the centre of the house. The biggest thing we had to get used to was the siestas in the afternoon. Everything was closed between 2pm and 5pm! It seemed like people dont really work in Seville. Even the Australian Consulate only operates between 10am and 12 noon everyday! After 5, the life begins. All the restaurants, bars and cafes start buzzing during this time. It was simply amazing. Swing Sister and I enjoyed our first Sangria at a local cafe and quickly got hooked onto it. It became something we drank at every meal, even breakfast. The tapas in Spain was devine. Although, I must say Spanish tapas in Malaysia comes quite close to the real thing.

Spain is famous for its Iberian Ham or better known to the locals as jamon. Every tapas bar had legs and legs of jamon hanging from the ceilings. And it was so yummy! If Ball Breaker was on this trip with us, she would've died. Most of the dishes on the menus in Spain were pork. One of my favourites in Seville was the Salmorejo. It's a cold tomato soup with ham in it, much like the Gazpacho. Thinking of it now makes my mouth water...

We stayed at a boutique hotel called Hotel Petit Palace in the Santa Cruz quarter. This is the best part of Seville and the hotel was beautiful. I highly recommend trying out the Petit Palace chain of hotels if you are ever in Spain.

Mr S, Swing Sister and myself experienced an original Flamenco dance performance at a local bar. It was the most emotional performance I've ever witnessed. The flamenco dancer looked like she was going to kill someone. Scary stuff. But even scarier was the guy that tried to pick Swing Sister up. I dont even know what he was. He spoke German, French and Spanish but he was neither Spanish, French or German. He looked like an Arab actually. Poor Mr S, had to pretend he was our brother the whole time. After the emotional show, we went to a club called Cathedral. Thankfully, Arab didnt follow us there. As usual, I'm always the DJ's number one groupie. Getting to know the DJ and the bar manager was a great thing. Swing Sister did her thing and got us a whole heap of drink cards. Good work Swing Sister!

We did do quite a bit of the touristy thing and visited Seville's oldest and largest Cathedral. We also visited the Alcazar Palace. Our trip to Seville mainly covered alot of eating, drinking and walking. By the time we left Seville for Barcelona, we were all kinda sick of tapas and was craving chicken rice or sushi or something Asian. I always knew that you could take me out of Asia but can never take the Asian out of me. What a loser I am.

Too Much Feggalicious

2007-12-06T16:04:00.000+11:00

I know I've been slack and havent updated my blog in weeks. Sigh, some people have to work ok. I'm so bad, I havent even finished writing up about my holidays in Europe. Just when I thought I dont have anything interesting to inspire me to write, my dear friend Siew Yum offers me some material.

Of late, our friend Ball Breaker has been obsessed with Fegg, maybe she's always been obsessed with him, but those emotions were smartly supressed. But now, it's in full swing and Ball Breaker has started calling him Feggalicious.....eeewww...Let's put it this way, she just cant have enough of him and this is the best way to describe it:

Patient: Ball Breaker

Prognosis: Feggititis

Symptoms: Insomnia or Turbulent dreams from lack of smses. Excessive swearing from lack of smses. Excessive display of 'womanliness' in close proximity to feggititis carrier

Cure: Unknown.

Current Trial Treatment: alcohol and insertion of more fegg virus into patient

Dosage: Patient's discretion

What should we do as friends? Laugh? Cry? or just sit back and sigh...... ?

Dinner With Sock Boy

2007-11-14T15:45:00.000+11:00

It's always good to catch up with old friends and this I did couple of nights ago. I met up with Free & Easy at 3 Degrees for a few drinks while waiting for Ball Breaker. Sock Boy was supposed to meet me at 3 Degrees at 6pm but you cant teach an old dog new tricks. He didnt show up till 8.30! Ball Breaker and Sock Boy are really old friends and this didnt seem like anything new to her. Apparently he's famous for being late. Thank God F&E was there to keep me company. F&E had problems of his own. He had spoken to me earlier on in the day and was feeling rather depressed over his new target. He's doing all the giving and she's doing all the taking. And so he has now decided to just be free and easy, thus his new name F&E. The poor boy thinks this is karma. He's let down too many girls in his life and this is retribution. From the sounds of things, it seems like this girl is taking him for a ride. But he obviously doesnt think so. She keeps telling him that she's not ready. Should he keep waiting for her to be ready?

Mr S and Swing Sister dropped by to meet us too, and all of a sudden it seemed like a big party at 3 Degrees when Siew Yum and November Cleo showed up.

Ball Breaker and I ended up going to Meshiya for dinner and Sock Boy met us there. I cant believe he was so late and couldnt even give me a call to tell me he was going to be late. He deserved to pay the bill that night! Hmmmpph! I enjoyed dinner and tried the Sashimi Moriawasen bento box this time instead of the Chirashi Don. It was just as yummy. For some reason Ball Breaker ended up with food poisoning all night and we both ordered the same thing!

Sock Boy was very nervous and anxious about his upcoming wedding reception. He was whinging alot about his future wife and how demanding she's been of late. She wants renovations and refurbishments done to their house and she wants them done yesterday. And done with top quality accessories. They spent $12K on their sofa alone!! Poor Sock Boy. Ball Breaker and I tried to tell him that she's nervous too about her family coming from overseas and she wants them to see that she's marrying well.

It's such a shame that I wont be here to attend the wedding at the end of this year. I would've loved to have been there. But the highlight of the night was when Sock Boy told us that Bob had invited him to his wedding in KL. WTF? Sock Boy was a little surprised, as he isnt really Bob's friend. Obviously Sock Boy cant attend his wedding in KL cos he's got his own wedding to organise, but I doubt he would go even if he wasnt getting married himself. But I dont think Bob is aware that Sock Boy is getting married. Looks like the whole of Melbourne is invited to Bob's wedding in KL apart from Ball Breaker, Princess Model and myself; errr.....but nobody is going. Well, that saves me some money to shop more in KL :-)

Collingwood Children's Farm

2007-11-13T10:44:00.001+11:00

Sunday was such a nice day and it would've been such a waste to be indoors. Luckily I decided to tag along with my NBF, Siew Yum, to Collingwood Children's Farm. I had always wanted to go there to check the place out. Now I'm satisfied that I've done it. It's a very small patting zoo for kids right in the heart of the city, well sort of in the city. Siew Yum was there with her god son and we had a great time patting the cows, goats, pigs and horses. Siew Yum wanted to catch the chickens but I warned her about the bird flu! Hahaha.... The pig, actually the pigs, were ginormous. They were so massive that I think it had difficulty getting up and walking around. But they were oh so gross but cute at the same time.

Cant say I would go back there again. It's a case of been there, done that, not doing it again. But there is a lovely cafe outside the farm, ideal for breakfast or lunch on a sunny day. I'll go back there for that. Next destination is the Melbourne Zoo. Havent been there in a long, long time. Wonder if it's changed much.

After the farm, Siew Yum and I headed down to Riverland for a few drinks. After all it was 27 degrees, great drinking day. The two of us spent the afternoon having D & Ms, just chatting about ourselves and what we can do next year to put our focus on the big $$$. Kam came by to join us and so did the rest of the crew. November Cleo came down with Mr S and Swing Sister. These three are OOC and MTK. November Cleo partied all the way from Thursday night right through to Sunday. Good effort. Ball Breaker and I didnt join the rest of them for dinner. After 6 beers (I lost count after number 4), it was a good idea to just go straight home. Had a good night sleep and so not looking forward to the big week ahead. Not a big week of work, a big week of events and parties. Sigh.....

International Whiskey Experience

2007-11-09T12:19:00.000+11:00

Ok peoples, I've been invited to an International Whiskey tasting experience and I can bring 3 people. So if you get my email invitation, please sign up. Let's go get smashed for free! Sounds too good to be true, but what the hell. If we dont have to pay, I say we should be there with bells on!

Wedding of The Year

2007-11-09T10:20:00.000+11:00

Yeah, I know this post is long, long overdue, but better late than never right? Ever since I got back from Europe, I've been too busy at work to spare any time for this blog. Actually, I've just been lazy!

So, the wedding of the year was in KL. A very small and tasteful set up, unlike those typical Chinese wedding banquets. Everyone from Melbourne was there. Well, a shame really that Bob and FF didnt show up. Was so looking forward to seeing them. The day started off with the groom and his entourage picking up the bride from the house. The girls had such a blast giving the boys a hard time. Cutey enthusiastically covered all the sushi with mountains of wasabi the night before. Even Ball Breaker played a big role in the guarding of the bride! It was such a hilarious sight to see the groom try to climb over the gates. He made it to the end, but not before having to serenade the bride with his own rendition of "Oh Carol".

The wedding reception was held at Ciao Italian restaurant in KL. A marquee was set up in the garden area of the restaurant and it was beautiful. Unfortunately, it decided to pour all night but that certainly didnt dampen anyone's spirits. The bridesmaids were gorgeous, especially Cutey, so smart in her white outfit. The biggest highlight of the night had to be SJ's speech. Well, she was the best friend after all, so it was her role to do the speech, and I had to hold her hand and walk her up to the stage. SJ had been dying for this moment. No, dont get me wrong, she was literally dying. She had tried to pawn of the duty to me and Ball Breaker, but neither of us wanted to deliver this speech. Back in Melbourne, SJ had a well prepared speech and act she wanted to deliver. She even practiced her speech infront of Azamat and Boyscout one night at Cookie Bar. Well, all that went down the drain didnt it? It was really quite funny, cos for someone so loud and confident, she really had no idea what she was doing on stage. So much so that she called the groom "Lob" instead of "Rob". I just couldnt stop pissing myself on stage. But I'm pretty sure nobody really noticed SJ's speech, cos most of them couldnt take their eyes of her white g-string under her white dress (yeah, the bridesmaids had to wear white). So, it was all good in the end :-)

SJ was noticeably pissed on the night. She spent quite some time chatting to some guy and the guy comfortably had his hand on her lap. It all seemed like it was going the right way, but didnt anyone tell SJ that the guy was gay? That was too funny.

The after party moved on to Palate Palette. Ball Breaker and I didnt stay long though. We left with Ribena and AJ to check out Sky Bar at Traders Hotel. After all we were spending the night there. The bar was beautiful and the view was even better. Could be a good place to celebrate New Year.

Are Women Just a Piece of Meat?

2007-10-19T11:30:00.000+10:00

Over a couple of drinks at 3 Degrees, two wise men enlightened me on the topic of sex and human behaviours. What the hell would these two know? WMDM believed very strongly that men, ALL men have no emotions. What he was implying was that a man can have a physical relationship with a woman but yet have no emotions attached. I'm sure alot of women can do that too. Why the hell would people have f**k friends, right? But what infuriated me was WMDM implied that all men think this way. Sex is just that, sex. Sure if you're single and the other person's single, no problems there. But if you're married or attached, would it be acceptable to have sex with somebody else and tell yourself it was just an act and there were no emotions involved? Well, apparently these two wise men think there's nothing wrong with that. Somehow I feel that married men who stray, always tend to find ways to validate their behaviour. They come up with excuses and reasons like "I take care of my wife and kid financially, what more do you want?". Is this a reason to stray? Single men do it because they can. It's a wonder then that Ah Sook is WMDM's idol.

I was also told that marriage is like a business transaction. According to Fegg, it's just a merging of finances. So what happened to love? And living happily ever after? Does it really not exist? Cant be true. I refuse to believe this. WMDM even believes that relationships are all about investments. It's about making the right choice and choosing your best option. A man should lay down all the women he knows and make a choice based on which woman would be a sound investment. Is this really how all men think? Granted in this century, many women are independant career women, would any of these intelligent beings allow a man to treat them like a piece of meat? I dont think so. The Chinaman mentality is so yesterday but yet there are still men like this around. Princess Model and I had this discussion once and we've worked out that we know atleast 4 men like this, which is just perfect for a game of mahjong! The four of them can swap emotionless stories and validations for their mere existence.

Famous Hot Pot

2007-10-11T14:36:00.000+10:00

I met up with a friend for dinner the other day. He said he felt like having steamboat and I wasnt too fussed. Steamboat is good comfort food during this cold weather and that night it was freakin' cold. Anway, so he calls me and tells me to meet him at hot pot. All the steamboat restaurants in town are called hot pot! Which one??? He insisted this one was called Hot Pot; located on Peel St. in the city. We had this argument for over 10 minutes on the phone and I told him to just give me the address and I'll meet him outside.

So I get there and the place is actually called Famous Hot Pot. Small little Chinese restaurant that only serves hot pots. At $20 per head, the all you can eat is worth it. You can have all sorts of meats, fish balls, lobster balls, whatever balls you can think of, there's seafood too and the best dish of all was the drunken chicken. It was so good, we had 3 serves of it. The soup base for the hot pot was scrumptious, if you like herbal soups. Yumm....

The place is clean and service is good but only downfall is, the waiters dont really speak English. I'm guessing they're all from Mainland cos they only speak Mandarin. If you go, try and bring a friend who speaks the language, makes ordering alot easier....

High in Amsterdam...Not

2007-10-08T14:12:00.000+10:00

My first stop to Europe was Amsterdam. What a lovely city it was. The canals and the houseboats were amazing. The canals pass through almost every street in Amsterdam and it can be quite mind boggling when trying to find your way back to the hotel when you're half drunk! Actually it was quite hard finding our way around even when we were sober. I so wished we got a houseboat for one night. Swing Sister was too scared of falling into the water, so we chose to get a hotel room instead. We got to Amsterdam during what was supposed to be Summer but instead was greeted with only 10 degrees upon arrival. And to top that off, I didnt even bring any winter clothing with me on this trip. Even though the weather was so shitty, the sun didnt go down till nearly midnight and that was strange. We'd have dinner at about 7pm and come out of the restaurant about 8 and it would still be bright outside.

The first night we were there, we went into Cassa Rosso (you wont miss the pink elephant outside) to witness Amsterdam's famous live sex show. It was live alright and the performance on stage was errr...... well performed? It amazes me how people can do this on stage to an audience, but it was entertaining. Actually the audience were more entertaining. As usual the Chinese tourists (from Mainland ofcourse) hogged the front rows. One even had a binoculars with him and he was sitting in the front row! The sex show was like any other sex show but professionally done. It was like watching live porn on stage and much better than the sex shows I've seen in Thailand. Better in a sense that the place was clean, the guys and girls were hot and they actually looked like they were enjoying themselves on stage!

The Van Gogh musuem was a good tourist site. I was utterly disappointed though that my favourite painting was not on display. Where the hell did Starry Night go??? We missed out on seeing the Heineken beer factory, which was a shame. I heard from Siew Yum, November Cleo and BBs that it was a must see in Amsterdam. Oh well, maybe next time.

Bed Supper Club & the lovely wall decoration in the toilets

We managed to squeeze in a night out to Bed Supper Club in Amsterdam. It's decked out exactly like Bed in Bangkok with the white beds set up against the walls and the dj playing right in the middle. It was certainly an effort to find this club. We walked through so many alleys and streets before stumbling on to this place. A great find indeed.

Didnt get the chance to go into any coffee shops, even though they were all over the place. Just the smell of hash, is enough to get me high and make me sick. Yes, I know everyone says you've got to try it when you're in Amsterdam. But it's really not my thing so I walked passed a few coffee shops, popped my head in to have a look at all the stoned customers, and that was about as adventurous as I got with getting high in Amsterdam. Oh, and not to forget that Swing Sister and I did try a hash lollipop too. Tasted like shit.

The other great tourist site we visited was Madame Tussaud's wax musuem. The wax figures looked eeriely life like. I really felt like I was standing next to Brad Pitt!

Fond memories of Amsterdam, from the beautiful scenery to the unforgetable sex show and the working girls in the windows at the red light district. But one thing you must try in Amsterdam is the fries they sell on the streets served with mayonnaise...... yum!

Stop Collaborate And Listen!

2007-10-08T13:29:00.000+10:00

Unfortunately, the title is a personal joke and those who were there would understand what I'm on about.

One fine evening me and my girlfriends decided to go for after work drinks at a bar called Sentido Funf. Errr.... I cant even say the name right. Situated on the corner of Smith and Gertrude St in Collingwood. It was a nice change to drinking in the city. The bar itself wasnt all too fancy but it had a huge outdoor beer garden, ideal for smokers. These days it's so hard to find a bar with a smoking area big enough to fit all of us. Princess Model and I found one on Collins St in the city, the new Collins Quarter. A very simple bar with four different areas thus the name Collins Quarter. The outdoor beer garden is great. With a rooftop to block out the ugly cold while people sit outside for a much needed ciggie in the midst of drinking. This bar is tucked away at 86a Collins St. A fairly hidden location as you have to walk through a tiny arcade to get in there.

SJ and I got to Sentido Funf quite early so we started off with a bottle of white. From what I remember, SJ only had about 2 glasses before she started rapping to Vanilla Ice's Ice Ice Baby. None of us could understand why she was so smashed! Princess Model brought cards along so everyone could have their cards read. Nice touch, wine glass in one hand, cigarette in the other and getting your fortune told at the same time. SJ was pleased with her reading. Apparently he loves her. Well, for some strangely mysterious reason, he actually told her he loved her two days later! Princess Model on the other hand couldnt get over the fact that there was another woman. She was grumpy and depressed all night over the cards. Girls, dont let the cards rule your life!

After our drunken fortune telling/ card reading episode at Sentido Funf, we moved across the street to Wabi Sabi for dinner. The outdoor dining area was sensational over looking the beautiful Japanese garden. Siew Yum acted as the gentlemen all night, ushering SJ to the toilet and lighting our cigarettes. Only thing she didnt do was take care of the bill! SJ was so intoxicated she caused quite a stir with the other diners seated in the outdoor area with us. She kept making conversation with the man sitting on the table next to us and Ball Breaker told her to stop because the girlfriend kept giving us dirty looks. But did SJ care? No, not really. Our table was so loud and so funny, I think we scared everyone else off.

The food was really good (loved the Salmon Avocado salad creation!) and I'd definitely go back there again. How I wish I brought my camera that day. Damn! A good night with great company and for once I didnt go home feeling tipsy but instead was high from happiness after sharing such a great night with my closest girlfriends.

Gwen Stefani Concert

2007-09-25T13:58:00.000+10:00

After purchasing the tickets nearly 6 months ago, it was so good to finally go watch Gwen Stefani live. Her opening act was Gym Class Heroes (who sing Cupid's Chokehold) and apparently the lead singer was really hot! But Siew Yum, November Cleo and I got there late and missed out on their performance. Damn! Princess Model was there with another friend and was unfortunately seated at a different section. Shorty was with us and already drinking before the concert even started.

Gwen Stefani was brilliant. She looked sensational, sounded great and her Harajuku dancers were awesome. She had the body of a gym junkie and not like a woman who just had a baby. The songs were great and November Cleo, Siew Yum, BBs and I had a ball dancing and jumping around our seats. I wish we were on the floor but atleast Siew Yum thought of me when she bought the tickets. Cant complain.

The stage was a little small with not much effort spent dressing it up. So, basically the stage consisted of Gwen, her dancers and the band. Nothing fancy like Madonna's Girlie Show. But Gwen did make up for it by pulling someone from the audience up onto the stage. That was a nice act. She also went out into the crowd, then climbed up the stands followed by her band and gigantic bodyguards. What an effort! Siew Yum and BBs were drooling and hoping for Gwen to climb up to our seats, but we were way too high up. Sigh......

Crazy Horse Paris

2007-09-25T12:07:00.000+10:00

If you ever get the chance to go Paris, you must watch the Crazy Horse show. Very much like the Moulin Rouge and Lido show, the Crazy Horse is a dance show with 16 beautiful and naked girls on stage. Nowhere near as sleazy as the strip shows of Bangkok. This one was truly magnificent. The elaborate costumes (or sometimes a lack of), the well thought out choreography which apparently has not changed since the 1950s, and the gorgeous girls made the show so sensual. Nothing perverted about it, although a group of tourists from mainland China were planted in the front row seats for a good perve. Typical Chinamen. Overall, the show was tastefully and artistically done. I definitely recommend it if you happen to be in Paris. The tickets are not cheap at 100 Euros per person. Lucky for us, one of the dancers happened to be Ferrari's girlfriend! Ixo was kind enough to get four of us in for 100 Euros, which also included drinks. Her performance was brilliant. With the best body on stage and bumps in all the right places, Ixo sure drove the Chinese tourists nuts!

After the show, we managed to have a quick chat with Ixo and to my surprise she was a former ballet dancer with the Russian Bolshoi Ballet. Impressive. She told us that all the Crazy Horse dancers were either ballerinas or gymnasts. To become a Crazy Horse performer, she had to go through a very tough recruitment process. It's not just for anybody off the street. Ixo also told us about the history of Crazy Horse and how proud she is to be part of the troupe. Even Christina Aguilera wants to perform with them!

Bollywood Ball

2007-09-24T12:34:00.000+10:00

The long awaited charity medical ball was a great idea for us to do something different. A chance to get all dressed up and all in the name of charity. The Darling St venue was perfect, but the crowd was so not. Firstly, I want to say I'm not racist. But when the ball is filled with 80% apus, it made me wonder if I had mistakenly walked into a high school prom in New Delhi. For such a prestigious venue, the food certainly didnt live up to our expectation. Safeway's roast chicken tastes better than the chicken they tried to pass off as main course. I cant even begin to describe the beef dish. To top it all off, can you believe they forgot to serve us our dessert?? Swing Sister had the right idea and kept telling us to drink $85 worth of alcohol. Yes, that's how much each of us donated to this charity. And till this day, I still dont know the name of the charity! The free flow of Hardy's wine didnt even come close to making up for the food. I'm told Hardy's only cost like $8 per bottle. We would've had to down 10 bottles each to make it worth while.

The music wasnt too bad, real 80s old school RnB tunes. HYC, SJ and I were reminiscing about the Billboard days. Half way through the night they had a lucky draw raffle type give away. Everyone had to look behind their seats to see if they had won the prize. Each table had one prize. Scar Face was the lucky one from our table. Can you believe he won a free Bollywood dance lesson? How ironic, considering we felt like we were at a Bollywood Ball.

Atleast one of us got lucky at the ball. How she found an Aussie amongst the apus, I will never know. But it may very well be a topic for my next entry.

Me, You and The Future

2007-09-11T12:48:00.001+10:00

My friends and I have come to an age where we dont know what we want, dont know what we're doing and sometimes, we dont even know who we are. I sit in envy of those who are settled in their lives, with a good family, good job, nice car and a nice house. Are these the only things we work and live for? Part of me wants to live for the moment but part of me says I need to plan everything. Which one do I choose?

Ball Breaker and I often joke about the way our lives have turned out. She always brings up the idea of getting a couple of 6 pack UDLs and hanging out by the Yarra; just me, her and the future. And we always tell ourselves, we will still be doing this in 5 years. Man, that's scary. When will we settle? God only knows. And why should we settle? I'm so not into a life that's full of routine, day in and day out. Some people work all their lives to achieve this routine. Why???

Maybe this weekend Ball Breaker and I will actually hang by the Yarra with our UDLs...... just me, her and the future.....

Drinking With The Retirement Village

2007-09-05T10:26:00.001+10:00

Was down in the dumps yesterday, filled with office politics. Life is never meant to be easy and to ease the pain I decided to have some wine. And so I had the pleasure of drowning my sorrows with the entire retirement village from 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Met up with Ah Sook, Ah Pak and Ah Yeh. Well, actually I met up with WMDM, Ah Sook and The Accountant for drinks at 3 Degrees. And as SJ says, that's the whole retirement village, only person missing was Fegg. Sometimes I wonder, do these people work? People probably say the same thing about me too. Aaah .... the pleasure of leaving work early and drinking the day away. If only the problems would disappear as quickly as a glass of wine.

Havent really had much motivation to do anything lately and that includes blogging. I cant even think of what else to write. I do have a lot of stories to share, but today is not the day. Maybe tomorrow.......

Bimbo In Thailand

2007-08-28T13:18:00.000+10:00

For some strange reason, when we embarked on our journey to Phuket for Piggy's hen's trip, the Melbourne crew turned into bimbos. We were dumber than dumb and funnier as a result! TOT and I were the worst. First she walks into the glass door in our hotel room which leads into our private pool. Nice one. Unfortunately it was really one of those "u had to be there" moments. As for me, well, I was just slow and couldnt understand what people were saying. Ball Breaker and TOT always had to repeat what they were saying more than twice before I would actually get it. Not much changed for Cutey. She's always a little slow anyway, be it in Melbourne or Phuket. So for once, we understood what it was like to be Cutey.

The trip was a combination or partying and alcohol; followed by more partying and alcohol. I must say the KL crew had a totally different perspective on what consitutes a hen's trip. They were a lot tamer than our bunch. They were content with just relaxing by the pool and indulging in the resort massage packages all day, everyday. As for us, we were like a bunch of caged animals that that were released in Phuket to run wild. We barely got any sleep. We ate and got massages all day, then headed out to Patong Beach each night to tease all the boys (lady boys I should say). Each night we'd get home and jump straight into our private pool for a dose of skinny dipping. Well, we were on a hen's trip and nothing wrong with 10 girls jumping into the pool without their bikinis at 4am in the morning!

Believe or not, the first bar we walked into in Phuket, was an Aussie bar. We are such losers that we go all the way to Thailand to hang in an Aussie bar. They had the footy on tv and footy posters everywhere. Great to feel at home, except I dont like footy.

During the time we were there, Ribena bumped into a friend who was on a bachelor party trip. Unfortunately, the groom to be was ditched by his fiancee just before the trip and the boys felt that they should make the most of it and go anyway. We did hang out with them a bit. It was sort of good the feeling of being safer in numbers.

The Banana Club was alot of fun. We couldnt believe it when we got there, they actually played all the stuff Kam plays at Lavish. That made it a whole lot more fun. We all took turns to buy Piggy shots and after Banana closed we headed to some techno club called Seduction. By that stage, the type of music blaring from the speakers didnt really bother me anymore. We tried to convince Piggy that whatever happens in Phuket stays in Phuket so she could "enjoy" herself. Not a hot guy in sight, although later on in the night, we found her having an intimate "chat" with a girl outside the club. Sigh. Piggy will always be Piggy. Ball Breaker was having the time of her life dancing on the podium and for a moment Piggy thought she could fly knocking her leg on the edge of the podium. Only when we noticed her leg bleeding, did we realise the severity of the accident. She felt no pain but was tainted because it would not heal in time for her wedding; leaving her with a scar to remind her of how naughty she was in Thailand. Ribena and I had a different reason to get excited over Seduction. We went to the bar and asked if they made Jaeger bombs and to our surprise they did! The only shit thing was, the red bull wasnt chilled and the Jaeger bombs tasted horrible. Atleast we can say we've had a warm Jaeger bomb!

BKK joined us in Phuket on our last night and that night we headed into Patong Beach once again to witness Thailand's famous sex show. I can tell you it was not pretty. Ball Breaker was asking around for shows with men in it; real men. We were then told there actually was a stage show with men. The girls including BKK got really excited! After being lead through dark alleys to an area which mainly consisted of gay bars, the excitement soon died down. We went into a nightclub with a stage show, a drag show actually. To our disappointment the dancers were all gay, anorexic and looked about 16. Even BKK wasnt impressed. The pimp was trying to sell the young boys off to us and I actually asked what the boys would do with a group of girls. The pimp's response was "dont worry, you pay money, they do anything, boy or girl". Well, that was interesting. We didnt stay too long cos the pimp kept pushing boys onto our table and we started to get worried.

We certainly have some great memories of this trip. From the Melbourne crew behaving like starved dolphins in the pool and Ribena serving as our master. We lived up to being "bimbos in Thailand"! Another lasting memory were Ball Breaker's tom yum boobs. Dont even get me started on that. Ball Breaker is certainly one of a kind. The only person I know who got blisters all over her feet from wearing thongs. Hello??? Who gets blisters from wearing thongs??? She kept complaining that she wasnt used to wearing flats and had to wear heels towards the end of our trip. What a laugh! We had BKK fly in from Bangkok to spend one night with us crazy people. Cutey was being stalked by our favourite ladyboy Mimi. Honestly she was the most revolting lady boy in Phuket, but Cutey loved her, him, errr....it.

CK Bar

2007-08-24T10:47:00.001+10:00

Caught up with WMDM, Ah Sook and SJ last week for drinks at 3 Degrees. Ah Sook really gives me the creeps. He's so sleazy it ain't funny. But hanging out with the oldies has its advantages. Firstly, they are so generous, which is an added bonus for us hard core drinkers. Maybe it's their wealth or maybe they are just very typical chinamen, who always believe that the man should pay for everything. WMDM had asked me about my passion for designer handbags. He wanted to know if I would expect my man, any man for that matter, to buy me handbags. God no! Why the hell would I expect or even let a man buy me luxury items when I can very well afford it myself? Sure, there are some women out there who think their boyfriends or husbands should accomodate their expensive taste by spending insanes amount of money on designer bags, clothes or shoes. But I'm not that kind of woman and neither are my friends (I dont think so anyway). WMDM actually thinks he should be doing this and by doing this, maybe then he can claim ownership over the woman. How very stereo-typical of Chinese men, always thinking that their women are their possession. The more money they lavish on the woman, the greater the share in ownership. SJ and I made it very clear to both oldies that we were certainly not going to succumb to such ancient traditions where the man should take care of the woman. It's certainly nice to be pampered every now and then, but it's not something we expect. And pampering can take many shapes and forms. It doesnt necessarily have to mean expensive gifts.

Siew Yum and November Cleo joined us at 3 Degrees for abit before we headed to Dainty for Szechuan food; the famous chilli chicken place. It is torturous to eat there, but it is so painfully addictive. SJ was dying from the spice and kept referring to herself as having Angelina Jolie lips.

After our delicious dinner, (well I thought it was delicious!) we went into the much talked about CK Bar, next door to Dainty. I had heard so much about this place being the only bar in Melbourne which allows people to indulge in a habit that's been banned at all bars, nightclubs and restaurants. It was great! Unfortunately I didnt get to try the much hyped about CK Bomb and judging from what people have told me, I dont think I really want to. Everyone I know who's tried the CK Bomb has not been able to walk straight after the shot. I'll keep that in mind if and when I need to get smashed in a hurry.

I must admit that I wasnt totally sober when I got to CK Bar, therefore didnt get to have a good look around the place. The service is great and the place kind of reminded me of a Chinese karaoke bar, without the karaoke. Being there with Siew Yum and November Cleo was a disaster and a half. The animals refused to leave. Siew Yum was so pissed and I still dont know what she was celebrating on a Wednesday night. I got home at 2am which was way past my bed time and I swear I will never do this again on a school night. It wasnt pretty at work the next day. I dont know if it's something about CK Bar cos the last time Ball Breaker was there, she didnt leave till 2 am as well. And on a separate occassion when Swing Sister was last there, she certainly didnt make it out of there sober. Or maybe it's just hanging out with Siew Yum and November Cleo. They are very scary!

Barra - KL Tower

2007-08-21T10:33:00.000+10:00

My trip overseas started with a one night stop in KL. Ball Breaker and I had the time of our lives. It was our first time travelling together. Something we've wanted to do for the longest time and now we've finally done it. Having said that I did have a peaceful 8 hour flight to KL cos the flight was overbooked and being late to check in, Ball Breaker was upgraded to Business Class! Bitch! I'm just thinking how she would've broken my balls for 8 hours on that flight if she sat next to me! hahahha.....

With no time to rest throughout the day we arrived, Ribena insisted we go to Barra with her that night. My friend MJH opened this new bar/ restaurant in KL Tower recently and I thought I should check it out while I was in KL. The place is cosy with a roof top terrace and it seems to be the only place that opens beyond 4am. Kind of handy for those who just cant be satisfied with partying till 3am and need to keep going till the sun comes up. MJH keeps his bar open after 3am, only to special friends. We didnt get a chance to try the food, so it will be a must next time I'm back in KL. Many of my friends were there, which was great. It was so nice to be able to introduce Ball Breaker to all my old and close friends in KL. Naturally, drinks were on the house and for once Ball Breaker and I didnt go sick. Ribena introduced us to her good friend Tammy. The minute we met her, Ball Breaker and I fell in love with her. She's the funniest and chattiest girl we've ever met, next to us that is. Tammy didnt stop talking the whole time we were in Barra. This girl was modelling her Kate Moss jeans to us all night and insisted Ball Breaker and I get a pair. She even volunteered to put them on hold for us. Man, this is how I got conned into buying a pair of skinny jeans. I must say I quite like my Kate Moss jeans. Ball Breaker loved them so much, she bought 3 pairs!

Even though Ball Breaker and I were exhausted, we still had a great time. Ribena also introduced us to her best friend Sambal. He was hot! Why is he single? And why doesnt Ribena go for it? I later learned why he's just not the one for her. Oh well. Sambal is a great guy though, very similar to someone I know; quiet, grumpy and sensitive.

Finally

2007-08-13T10:19:00.000+10:00

Man, it's been awhile since I've visited this site. Been back in Melbourne for almost 4 weeks now and still finding it hard to settle back in to work. Sigh.....I want to go back on holidays! So much has happened and I dont even know where to start. Left Melbourne in mid June and headed to KL to attend Piggy's wedding not before painting the town of Phuket red during her hen's trip. Loads and loads of stories to tell but I've sworn to "what happens in Phuket stays in Phuket". Hah! Right!

After the wedding in KL, I spent over 3 weeks in Europe with Mr S, Swing Sister, BBs, Siew Yum and November Cleo. Now, that's what I call a holiday. As hectic as it was in Europe, it was a lot of fun at the same time. When are we doing this again?

This was the longest holiday I've had in a long, long time and it's no wonder I'm finding it so hard to jump back into routine. Why cant I just win tattslotto tomorrow, then I wont have this problem?

I know many of you are wondering when the hell I was gonna update this blog. I cant even get into the routine of going to work, let alone sit and write about the stuff that's happened almost 2 months ago. But I will get there....eventually. Be patient! The only routine I've gotten back into is the weekly drinking sessions we have here in Melbourne. Atleast I've got my priorities right!

The stories will come along with the photos. So watch this space!

Last Minute Drinks

2007-06-08T11:51:00.001+10:00

Met up with SJ last night at Melbourne Central to do some last minute shopping for the bride to be in KL. She'll be surprised alright. After our mad dash into Melbourne Central before the shops shut at 6 (this part of Melbourne sucks! Unlike KL, where everything's open till like midnight. I love it!), we met up with Azamat and Boyscout at Cookie Bar. Azamat got a new job and is now working out in Braeside. Errr.....where? Do we need a passport to get there? Kam couldnt make it cos he was too busy earning extra cash at Watermark, doing a corporate event. Thanks best friend. Hah!

We were helping SJ work on her speech for the upcoming wedding reception. The poor thing is frozen by the thought of getting on stage to do a speech infront of 300 people. She'd rather go on stage and strip then speak. TOT came to join us as well. Cutey and her are having dilemmas over how they're gonna meet up with us this Sunday when they arrive. Geez.....I feel like the mother chook here, having to organise everyone from Melbourne on this trip. Half of them didnt even know the new hand carry policy in regards to carrying liquid on flights!

Ball Breaker was supposed to join us for drinks to share her two cents worth on the speech but decided to ditch us for something far more interesting. Hmmm.....ok, I'll forgive her for now. It was all too funny when Boyscout was fiddling with my phone and Ball Breaker sent through some rather inappropriate sms-es. Boyscout was dumbfounded and told me he cant look at Ball Breaker the same way now. But this is nothing! Wait till you see Ball Breaker "really" inappropriate. The four of us left Cookie and had dinner at Hawker's Cafe. Thinking back now, I dont even know why I wanted to eat chicken rice when I'm going back to KL tonight. Should've had Italian food or a souvlaki for dinner instead. The chicken rice was mediocre, the company was better. Have I mentioned before that Hawker's Cafe serves their chicken rice in a bowl?? How strange.

This will be my last entry into my precious blog for a couple of weeks atleast, unless I can be bothered going into an Internet cafe. I doubt it. I'd rather be spending my time getting a massage or a tan in Phuket then huddled infront of a computer. So, to my avid readers, the journey and updates will continue when I get back. Have fun everyone and dont miss me too much ok?

SJ's Birthday

2007-06-06T11:21:00.000+10:00

Last Saturday was a day to truly remember. Reflecting on it now, brings a smile to my face. It all started with rushing back to the office in the morning, well, not really morning, early afternoon. Had to pick up SJ's gift and dinner attendance list. F*ckin'....

Went to meet Kam, Azamat, Boyscout, November Cleo and Siew Yum at Nasi Lemak House. Wasnt really in the mood to eat. Strange, I never refuse nasi lemak. But it must've been all the alcohol from the night before. Looking at the nasi lemak made me sick. I settled for a warm teh tarik instead. This place serves so far the best nasi lemak in Melbourne. Nothing compared to KL but still the best you can find here. And you know, I havent really tried anything else on the menu. I did have the hokkien mee once, and it wasnt the best. I must endeavour to try something different next time I go there.

After my teh tarik, Kam was kind enough to go along with me to Chanel to get SJ's present. Got to ride in his brand new Ford Fuckers, sorry I meant Focus. Azamat started this, not me! It was a costly start to the day! $600 for the voucher, SJ will be lucky to even get a coin purse with that amount. Everything went smoothly, well not really. I was refused entry the first time I tried to walk into Chanel. Apparently the shop was full and their policy is not to let too many people in at the one time. Oh, whatever. Why do all designer shops do this? They should hire more people to work and hire more security to watch the doors. Anyway, I was successful the second time round and walking out of the store after having spent $600, I was confronted with Kam being pulled over by the cops. Shit! @@$$%&&%*(%@ Felt so bad. He was told that he wasnt allowed to stop his car (mind you his brand new car) in front of Chanel. Yes, we already knew this and my fault really. I was too lazy to look for a parking spot, that's why Kam came to drop me off and waited in the car. The cop's last words were ".....you may get a parking infringement notice in the mail...". He said "may". So, I'm thinking, he may not after all. I've already promised to pay the fine for him anyway, all $107 of it. I think it's $107. So, so, sorry.....

We all met up for dinner at Via Veneto albeit a huge number of cancellations at the last minute. The dinner itself was rather pleasant. And I dont mean that in a good way. It was decent, quiet and conservative. Wow. The absence of Princess Model and Ball Breaker sure makes a difference. Normally when I go there, I'm always with Ball Breaker, and it's always such a good laugh and we are no doubt always the loudest table in the restaurant! That night, everybody had very decent conversations and not much alcohol consumed at all. There were about 15 of us and only 3 bottles of wine (in total) on the table. What???? When Ball Breaker, Princess Model and I go there, we have atleast 5 bottles between the three of us and as a result earned ourselves to be the loudest table in the restaurant! I ended up spending $160 for dinner. Sorry, but some people just have no idea about the etiquette for dining out in large groups. Yes, from a financial perspective, we should really pay for what we consumed according to the price list on the menu. But when I agree to go out with my friends for dinner, it's not about the money. It's about the company, the good food and the good laughs. At the end of it all, I'm happy to split the bill and pay an equal share to everyone else, regardless of whether I ordered lobster or caeser salad. That's just me I guess. Cant really assume everyone else is like me.

I did have a good time at dinner though. Managed to catch up with a really old friend whom I havent seen for like 7 or 8 years. Chinta Boy has been away from Melbourne for that long and we did have alot of catching up to do. We talked about his life in New York and London. He's now thinking of taking up yoga and becoming a teacher. What a change from the corporate industry. He also wants to take up massage therapy. I told him he could practice on me first! The surprise is, I still cant believe he's 007's brother. They are so different to one another. And it's funny how I met both of them under different circumstances and never knew they were brothers until quite recently.

After dinner, we stopped by Baraki for a couple of drinks. Turns out SJ's friends are all party poopers. It was a Saturday night and nobody was up for drinks after dinner. Baraki was rocking when we got there. The waiter was kind enough to make us his Baraki special shot for the birthday girl. After resisting and whining about not doing shots at all, she ended up having about 4 Baraki specials! She was thoroughly wasted. This was when Ball Breaker and I took the opportunity to kidnap her and take her to Blvd. November Cleo was waiting for us there. I even saw Ah Sook there. Ball Breaker was busy chatting up Big Brother M and also a white boy named F, who turned out to be Little Lesbo's friend. They even organised a date for this week. Unfortunately, it's yet to happen.

It was a good night until I got to my car outside Blvd and discovered a parking fine! F*ckin'....$107. SJ's birthday hasnt brought me any good luck at all throughout the day. But you know what? It's only money. Nothing I cant make back I guess. But it was rather painful on the day. SJ better appreciate this, thank God she only celebrates her birthday once a year!

Greetings From Hawaii

2007-06-05T11:28:00.000+10:00

Hawaii, the great land of sun, sea and surf, not to forget the vision of beautifully tanned Hawaiian surfer boys. Heard from Princess Model and she's having the time of her life there. Bitch! So, she hasnt told me there's too many tanned hot men to perve at but she did mention there are heaps of black men. Oh, why didnt you take Ball Breaker with you??

The one thing Princess Model cant live without is shopping. Her shopping in Hawaii has been hugely out of control and she's asked me to find her a rich husband. Her criteria includes:

1. Must be rich

2. Must have a platinum credit card

3. Must pay for her holidays 4 times a year

4. There will be no sex

5. Kissing will be permitted

Babes, if only you could find happiness this way. I'd be advertising for all my girlfriends.

Just got news that she hurt herself while diving. She cut her foot on a coral and now she's big foot! Atleast Beng is there to take care of her. Hope you are all having a smashing good time. I'll be getting a tan myself real soon, if only it were in Hawaii.

Our Farewell

2007-06-04T12:40:00.000+10:00

It was our farewell party last Friday. Well, that's what I was told anyway. But when I got to Lavish, it turned out to be someone else's farewell. Little Lesbo and Shoe Lover were having their farewell. They're going back to KL for good. Cant help but wonder if I played a part in their sudden eagerness to leave the country. Yes, I've been known to do that lately, drive people out of the country. So much power and I never even realised it.

Met up with Ball Breaker and Swing Sister at 3 Degrees before heading off to boogie. Ball Breaker rang WMDM and he decided to join us as well with his posse. The Fegg was there but hardly sat with us the whole night. We tried to convince them to come along to Lavish but the oldies knew what was best for them and decided to go to Jankara instead. Well, I think that's where they went anyway. I heard it's a Japanese karaoke bar where you can get hostesses to sit at your table and drink with you. So Hong Kong movie nightclub scene. I have to go check it out for myself. I just dont want any dirty old men thinking I'm a Jap hostess.

Had a fantastic time as usual at Lavish although we were missing Princess Model. BBs was there too and she had an early morning flight to catch the next day. She's the first of our group to leave the country on our big trip. She's headed to Singapore first. So, I wont get to see her for a good month until we meet in Barcelona. November Cleo was busy chatting up BBoy. Flavour of the month perhaps? Even Siew Yum made an appearance at Lavish. Was so happy to see her there! Kam played a good mix of tunes which even included New Kids On The Block! What a laugh. To think that this was one of my favourite groups when I was a kid.

After Lavish, Ball Breaker and I went down to Platform One with Kam. My first time there and the club itself wasnt too bad. I didnt mind the music either, R & B with a dash of retro. But by the time we got there, the place was empty. I was so looking forward to catching a glimpse of some fine looking Malay boys. I was told this is where the Malays and the Indonesians hang out. The only person we saw when we got there was 007! Mr S and Scarface came to join us for a bit after taking Swing Sister home (the poor thing had to work in the morning). But the place was pretty dead and there was really no crowd to look at. Ball Breaker and I headed home not long after. Mr S and Scarface went to Supper Club. They tried to convince us to go, but I think they were really trying to get November Cleo to go. The bitch was probably still partying hard at Lavish.

It was a good farewell, even though it wasnt mine or Ball Breaker's! Cutey lied to us and then told us her farewell is next Friday at Lavish. Why would she need a farewell party??? She's only going away for 2 weeks. Any ol' excuse for a piss up. Ball Breaker told me Cutey was wasted on Wednesday night last week. Looks like she really doesnt need any excuse for a piss up!

Another Big Night

2007-06-01T15:37:00.000+10:00

After Plastic's party, we headed into the city to meet up with Princess Model for a coffee. Ball Breaker, Swing Sister and myself were exhausted from being out all day and all night the night before. But we had to meet Princess Model as she was leaving for Hawaii and we wouldnt see her for a good 4 weeks. We met up at Baraki on the corner of Lonsdale and Russel St. Interesting little bar with a wall strangely decorated with hundreds of iconic pictures of the Virgin Mary. Hmm..... so, if I step foot into this bar, to sin or not to sin? I think this was why Ball Breaker, Swing Sister and I decided to order tea when we got there, holding off on the alcohol. By the time Princes Model got there, she was confused as to why the three of us were at a bar drinking tea. I was so close to not even meeting up with her and going straight home from Plastic's. So Princess Model ordered a tea as well. The waiter left us with the wine list sheepishly knowing that we wouldnt be able to resist. And he was right. We ordered one bottle of wine, had a glass each and was going to call it a night. Then Princess Model suggested we order another bottle. Hell, it's only another glass each. Bad mistake! The music at Baraki was great. I really enjoyed the DJ's mix of trance, house, retro and R & B. It's was pretty cool. The place wasnt too packed and we had a cosy table in the corner right next to the bar, the only place to be.

After the second bottle, Ball Breaker received an sms from an anonymous person asking her to meet up with him (well, we were assuming at the time, it was a him). After serveral attempts at guessing who the mystery person was, Ball Breaker just replied his message and blatantly asked him who the hell he was. It turned out to be Starbucks. Hmmm..... this was interesting. Out of nowhere, Starbucks was in communication with Ball Breaker? So off we went to Blvd. And what a great night we all had. The drinks were free flowing. Princess Model picked up two Indian boys and a short baldy. Great combination. At one point in the night I tried to "rescue" Princess Model from the short baldy by asking her to come upstairs with me, in which she replied "nah, you girls go ahead, I'm gonna stay here and drink". WTF? Serves her right for running after us 10 minutes later and screaming "why did u girls leave me with that shorty??" November Cleo came to join us at Blvd on her own. She didnt get there till around 2.30am. Good effort. Princess Model was so wasted and she still drove home! After we left Blvd, I went straight home. The rest of them ended up at Supper Club till 6 in the morning. How do they do it?

Cant believe I was out both Friday and Saturday night. But it was a great weekend spending it with my closest girlfriends. It was great to see Swing Sister back in action with us and we all had such a great laugh (even though some of it was at Swing Sister's expense). But I love all of you nonetheless.

Waiting For The Announcement

2007-06-01T14:03:00.000+10:00

Was up early on Saturday nursing a fairly mild hangover. Spent a good part of the morning planning with Ball Breaker on what we were gonna get Plastic and his girlfriend for their house warming. So many of us were going and nobody had gone to buy a present. Thankfully Cutey and I came to the rescue. We ended up giving Plastic and his girlfriend a beautiful shaker set with 6 martini glasses. I dont think it was a bad effort at all.

The house was gorgeous despite only having two bedrooms. Plastic had done a good job with the backyard decking. That's my favourite part of the house. November Cleo, Ball Breaker, Swing Sister and myself were so bad. We got there, ate and spent the rest of the day playing gin rummy out the back, not once entering the house to socialise with the rest of the party. How terribly rude of us. I cant even start on the curry chicken incident.

When we got to the house, Plastic told us there was curry chicken on the stove. Cutey, November Cleo and I ran to the kitchen to help ourselves. When we looked into the pot, there was only 2 pieces of chicken left, with hardly any sauce. November Cleo and I hovered around the pot like vultures for about 10 minutes waiting for the pot to heat up. I'm sure the other guests would've noticed us and must've been wondering who the hell invited us to the party.

We didnt stop eating or gambling the whole time we were there. It was nice of Shorty to cook for us the whole day. She slaved over the bbq, we slaved over the gin rummy cards. We were also waiting in anticipation for the new home owners to make their announcement. Sadly, it never came. After our over analysis of their invitation ".....help us celebrate this milestone....", we were hoping to hear news of their engagement. Guess we were all fooled.

November Cleo and Ball Breaker caused a bit of commotion with their red wine. JV had gone into the house to get a bottle of red for them. After filling their plastic cups, he took the bottle back into the kitchen. From where we were seated, we caught eye of Plastic's girlfriend telling JV off. It seemed rather obvious he had opened the wrong bottle of wine and served it to November Cleo and Ball Breaker. Wonder what vintage it was. Ball Breaker, never the intention to cause trouble but always ever the trouble maker.

Incase some of you are wondering, Princess Model was never invited to this party and we didnt feel it was polite to bring her along. Yet, we were so anti social the whole day, it is unforgiveable. We felt so bad afterwards. Will we ever be invited to another bbq?

Was A Big Friday Night

2007-05-31T10:47:00.000+10:00

My Friday night last week started at Element Lounge. On my way there, I ran into Ball Breaker on the street and she was showing me the micro mini dress (I personally think it's a top not a dress) she was wearing. She had only worn black opaques with it and lifted the back of the dress to show me how revealing her ass was. I couldnt believe she left home like that but the funniest part was when she lifted her dress to flash her ass, Kam was walking behind us. We couldnt stop laughing when we realised that Ball Breaker had given Kam a sneak peek so early on in the night. When we got there, November Cleo, BBs, Groupie Lover, Azamat & Boyscout were already there. 007 and Shorty came to join us half way through the night. This was just the beginning of a big piss up. The music at Element Lounge was great, when the DJ was playing. If he wasnt spinning, they actually had a singer singing popular tunes from the current charts. Cant say she was fabulous. I felt like I was sitting in a cheap Malaysian karaoke bar everytime she came on the mic. Saw K there and it was so nice of her to give our table a platter of free finger food and some chips. She really didnt have to. I'm sure November Cleo would 've paid for the food! I swear, all I ever hear her complain about is being hungry. Now I understand why people say she stores the food in her big toe. The bitch wears size 8.5 shoes!!! That's huge man!

Having a deep & meaningful conversation with Boyscout, he told me his last girlfriend left him and became a lesbian. That says alot about him I guess. What the hell did you do to her? I suppose most of the lesbians I know have had boyfriends in the past. How they turned their backs and started batting for the other team, I have no idea. One friend told me that she knew from a very young age that she fancied girls. But had a boyfriend just to "try it out". Needless to say, the boyfriend didnt have enough power to keep her there in the relationship. So, off she went to join the other team. For me, lesbianism is just a phase. It's not something I'm neither comfortable nor uncomfortable with. I couldnt possibly date a woman, but my friends all think I'm a closet lesbian. Well, maybe I am just into short term thrills with another woman because I'm certainly not built to have a relationship with one. I am quite aware of this.

After 3 or 4 bottles of whites (I lost count after my 3rd glass), not forgetting the precious glass November Cleo decided to wash my feet with, Ball Breaker and I went to Lavish. This was our plan all along I guess. For a change, just the 2 of us partying at Lavish. We had asked Swing Sister and SJ to join us at Element but they were at Cookie and didnt want to come all the way down to Queen St. Princess Model was busy on a hot date with WMDM at Miss Saigon. I cant really remember the journey to Lavish from Element, but I do remember I didnt really drink when I got to Lavish. The wines at Element were enough to kill me. 007 was over friendly with Ball Breaker and Shorty, well Shorty turned into an octopus at Lavish. Swing Sister, Mr S and Princess Model all came down to join us at Lavish around 1.30. Ofcourse SJ bailed out and went home. The sight of Asians seems to be a turn off for our newly reformed dumb blonde-wanna-be.

What a big night it was and what a great time we all had. Starting the night off at Element Lounge was great. Ball Breaker and I really enjoyed ourselves, a bit too much I suspect. I managed to sneak out of Lavish at around 2.30am without anyone noticing. The alcohol and exhaustion level had reached it's limit. I was just hanging to go home. The rest of them partied on to Cutey's apartment till the sun came up. What's new?

Refuse A Drink? Hell No!

2007-05-30T10:18:00.000+10:00

The audit went well yesterday. My CEO was thoroughly impressed with my site's performance. The debriefing went well and there were more positives than negatives which is always a good thing. After the long day, I had wanted desperately to crawl in my bed and never wake up. Then Siew Yum called me and told me she'd be at Cookie with November Cleo. I had refused to go for celebratory drinks with my bosses where it would be free, but instead drove my tired ass to Cookie. Yeah, I couldnt refuse a drink. I was tired, hang on that's an understatement. I was exhausted beyond comprehension, but I needed a drink. All the hard work and long hours have paid off. I deserved a drink...... or two. Spoke to Kam and I told him I was only going to have one glass of wine. He was right. I would never stop at one glass!

Caught up with Siew Yum, November Cleo, Groupie Lover, Liv and BBs at Cookie. We were all so excited about our trip. Siew Yum, always the planner, has it down to how many pairs of undies, shorts and jeans each person should bring. November Cleo is apparently bringing like 5 pairs of shoes to Spain. Err..... dont they sell shoes in Spain??

We had all wanted to leave around 7.30. The lesbos wanted to eat and I wanted to go home. Then SJ called and wanted to meet for one drink. I told her I was going home and that she could hang with the lesbos, but she wanted me to wait for her. So I made Siew Yum, Groupie Lover and November Cleo hang with me till SJ got there.

At about 8pm, Cutey called and spoke to Siew Yum:

Siew Yum: (rambling on about something)

Cutey: Let me speak to someone responsible!

Siew Yum hands me the phone. What the?

Cutey: I wanna eat chilli chicken for dinner

Me: Err....ok...SJ and I are not going. You go with Siew Yum and November Cleo

Cutey: I'm gonna book a table for 7

Me: 7?? I'm not going!

Cutey: Ok, I book.

Me: Call me when you're in the city. Come to Cookie for a drink

Before I knew it, Siew Yum and November Cleo had gone to the bar and ordered dinner at Cookie. At that point, I totally forgot Cutey was on her way to the city to meet them for dinner. Then Cutey calls and she wasnt happy that the lesbos had already started eating at Cookie. I think that was my fault (the responsible one), but honestly I think it was Cutey's fault for not confirming with Siew Yum first before making the booking! Bloody Cutey and her chilli chicken.

SJ and I left together and by then I had no energy left. The exhaustion had really started to sink in. I was glad to be out of there. Wonder how long the lesbos stayed on till?

No More Hard Work

2007-05-29T11:47:00.001+10:00

I havent had a chance to contribute to my blog for over a week now. Yes, I have been extremely busy at work over the last couple of weeks. As a matter of fact I didnt get home till 3.30 this morning (and it's not from partying!) and was back in the office at 7am. Atleast the big audit is finally over. Well, it's not over just yet, but the hard work preparing for it is over. The auditors are here and I'm just counting down the minutes till they leave. After today, it will be back to long lunches and early knock offs. Woohoo! I didnt realise working was this difficult......

The Black Man is in the building but I dont think he will dare to say boo to me today. I've locked myself up in my office and everone thinks I'm in a foul mood. But, really I'm not. I'm so relieved that the preparation is over. All I want now is some peace and quiet to blog. I actually had time to chat with The Nurse on gmail earlier. She's good and is missing everyone in Melbourne. She told me she's spending her birthday this year in Sweden. Bitch! Just be nice to those hot Swedish boys!!

Man, I'm so tired I could crawl under my desk and go to sleep. No hesitation at all. I had big plans to go out tonight after work, get wasted or atleast have a few drinks. But now, I'm not so sure anymore. How can I refuse a drink?

Speaking of drinking always reminds me of Princess Model. She left for Hawaii last night and was sweet of her to sms me this morning to let me know she's landed safely in the land of fat people and fast food. Hope she doesnt come home a blob (not to be confused with blog). Lucky girl, always jet setting around. Wonder if she will need me as a chaperone next time she travels?

Hua Designs

2007-05-21T14:36:00.000+10:00

Went on a road trip with the girls on Saturday to Springvale. Azamat would say "dont you need a passport to get there?". We bravely ventured into the Springvale shopping centre in search of a restaurant for lunch. If you thought Footscray was bad, Springvale is 10 times busier. The cars and people have no concept of road rules. People cross the streets when they feel like it and cars are reversing and double parking all over the place. I felt like I was in KL! We had a nice lunch with both Princess Model and Swing Sister hung over from the night before. Princess Model was ok before we had lunch but decided to have a late hangover reaction right after lunch.

After lunch we made our way to visit The Designer. SJ and I were supposed to pay her a visit to show her the material Piggy had sent us for the bridesmaid's dresses. Piggy sent over a whole heap of fuschia coloured satin material for us to be creative and come up with something that would suit our dresses. But our initial mission soon became a shopping expedition which included Princess Model and Swing Sister. When we got to The Designer's warehouse, everyone went sick! We spent more than 3 hours there just trying things on like it was all going out of fashion. The Designer's label, Hua, is ultra eccentric and unique. Many of the pieces are a big challenge to put on. Uniquely designed in a way that certain pieces can be worn 10 different ways. Kind of like my ultimate black dress. I personally think The Designer's clothes are quite funky. Very runway, catwalk pieces, just not sure if anyone would wear them out on a regular day. Having said that, I left the warehouse with a lovely green jacket and a black dress. Princess Model did the most damage and spent over $1200 on maybe 8 or 9 pieces. Out of control! I'm quite happy with my purchases, now just cant wait to wear them.

Planning Paris

2007-05-18T17:23:00.000+10:00

Swing Sister and Mr S came over for dinner last Thursday. It was a night of planning for our accomodation in Paris. Part of the plan was to stay with Mr Ferrari in Paris, but I guess that's not gonna happen now. We spent all night after dinner on the net finally narrowing down the areas in Paris we would consider staying at. It took us bloody 4 hours just to decide which part of Paris we'd like to be in. Geez. Now we have to shortlist some hotels in these areas. Just the accomodation in Europe alone is going to burn a big hole in my wallet. How the hell am I going to shop?? Thanks to Mr S who's been doing his homework on our hotel options. I'm the lazy one. He's emailed me a list of hotels and I still havent had a chance to go through them. Let's just wing it, I say.

Almost everyone will be away at the same time. Ball Breaker and I will be the first to leave. Cutey, TOT, Mr S and Swing Sister will be meeting us in Malaysia. We will then be meeting up with BBs, Siew Yum and November Cleo in Barcelona. It all sounds like too much fun. I bet none of us will want to come back. As for Princess Model, she's not joining us on our trip but she's certainly not missing out either. She'll be off to Hawaii next week for a couple of weeks. Bitch! Bring me back a Hawaiian boy. Thank you :-) SJ will also be meeting us in Malaysia then she's jet setting off to Europe as well. Unfortunately her itinerary does not coincide with any of ours so, we wont get to see her in Europe. I'm sure I'll hear all her bar (or boy) hopping stories when we get back.

The day is fast approaching but not quite soon enough. And with the miserable weather here over the last couple of days, I wish I was on a plane and out of here tonight!

Cant Be F*cked......

2007-05-18T16:43:00.000+10:00

Behind me and beyond the walls of this depressing office, everyone is busy working hard in reluctant anticipation of our mid year audit. As for me, I've simply had enough. Today, I just feel like sitting behind my desk and spending the afternoon blogging about my thoughts. It's Friday and the rain is pouring outside. This weather is not doing me any favours. I hate it! Princess Model would be first to put up an argument about this sort of weather. She looves the rain and the cold. She's weird. Remembering the times she's yelled at me for having the heater on in my car when it's 18 degrees outside. Hello!!! 18 degrees is not hot ok?

I've spent the day trying to do some work, "trying" being the operative word. My boss, The Black Man has been here all day and has finally left the building. Someone said to me today that I am being racist by calling him The Black Man. Am I really? I mean no ill feeling when I call him that. He's black, thus the aptly name "The Black Man". Well, maybe I am a tad bit racist, but I have nothing against black men. In all honesty and seriousness, I actually quite like black men. Something sexy about them. Maybe I'm just thinking of Blair Underwood from Sex and The City. Yummm :-P

Dr. Robert Leeds

30 minutes to go and the rain hasnt shown any signs of slowing down. Some of my friends are having after work drinks tonight at Element Lounge. I'd love to go and now hearing that November Cleo and Siew Yum are gonna be there, makes me want to go even more. Sad but true. I'm in a melancholy kind of mood. My mind is neither here nor there. The weather sucks. And I hear Ball Breaker telling me "we need the rain". Yes, yes, we sure do. I just cant wait till this day ends so I can go home and climb underneath my doona and plant my ass on the sofa for the rest of the night. What a great way to spend a Friday night.

Mother's Day

2007-05-16T15:27:00.000+10:00

It was Mother's Day last Sunday and I spent the day having yum cha at Dragon Boat on the Yarra with family. The food was just unappetising. Being a special day, the restaurant was packed out and I guess the food was just plainly mass produced with no thought put into the taste of the dumplings. I hate going for yum cha on days like this. Any special occassion, the food at yum cha restaurants are guaranteed to suck. Having a mild hangover from the night before didnt help either. Everything just tasted like cardboard.

After yum cha, I went to Victoria Market to get one of my dogs a bed. Yes, a dog bed. The cold weather is coming up and I dont want her to spend another year sleeping on concrete so being the caring person that I am, I decided to buy her a bed. Whilst at the market, I went to pay Socks a visit and found out that he's booked in the venue for his wedding. It's going to be on 30th December this year. He also told me that since planning for this wedding, he's had countless number of arguments with his fiancee. They just cant seem to agree on anything for the wedding. Not only are they having a reception here, they are also having a huge one in Taiwan. What a pain this must be. I think I'll be quite happy eloping in Vegas or something like that. Ideally, I'd like to be married on a secluded island somewhere with just my close family and friends present. None of this 400 people wedding reception rubbish. What a waste of money and effort.

Ball Breaker, Princess Model and Beng were supposed to spend Mother's Day together on a picnic late morning. But as Princess Model and Beng have set precedents in the past, both did not wake up in time. Ball Breaker was the only one who invested time and effort into preparing for this picnic that didnt happen. Poor thing. I did tell her to come for yum cha with me.

Got home after the market and spoke to my mom. She thought I had forgotten about her until she received the big bouquet of flowers I had sent. The wonders of the Internet and Interflora. Just as I have always envisioned Mother's Day to be a day to celebrate with my mom, and only my mom, this year, I realised that a few of my friends are mothers too. F*ck, I must be getting old. Thankfully, I remembered in time to wish my sister, Odie and SJ a happy mother's day.

Drunken Mahjong Night

2007-05-15T15:27:00.000+10:00

Princess Model, Beng and myself had planned this mahjong session from last Friday. But I knew it was too good to be true. Princess Model didnt get out of bed till late Saturday afternoon and Beng was uncontactable the whole day and night. He was totally out of it, not even hearing his 101 missed phone calls from Princess Model. In the end Beng decided to waltz his way out of bed and call us to ask if we were still keen to play. We were supposed to start playing at 3 in the afternoon so we could finish early enough for those who wanted to go home to bed and for those who wanted to party on. But no, these party animals didnt get out of bed in time. Eventually, we met up at Princess Model's at 7pm to kick off the showdown of Malaysian style mahjong.

Geez, I havent played mahjong in years. And it was still just as much fun! The three of us were making up the rules as we went along. At the same time, we were downing glasses of white wine and getting ourselves wasted. Princess Model had an array of drinks on her little private side table. She had a cup of tea, a bottle of coke and a glass of white, all ready to be consumed at the same time. What the?

Beng ended up winning all our money. Well, I lost $2.50..... I still lost, damn it! But it was such good fun. Princess Model was very reluctant to leave the mahjong table and she probably could've played on all night. Siew Yum and BBs were sms-ing me throughout the night asking me to go down to Blvd. In my happy state, I was keen to go down for a boogie. For the first time in awhile, Princess Model was adamant on staying home. Well, for all those times she made us go to Blvd and Lavish with her, this is pay back! Beng was keen to go too, so it wasnt just me. By the time we got there, it was already past 2am. Caught up with BBs, Siew Yum and November Cleo. I vaguely remember one of the twins with us at Blvd. Was I dreaming?

Middle Eastern Night

2007-05-14T15:26:00.000+10:00

Due to the fact that our dear friend Princess Model claims to have never tasted Lebanese (we're talking about food here, incase anyone was wondering) before, Ball Breaker took the liberty of organising a wonderfully themed Middle Eastern night out for some Leb food. We all met up at Cafe Zum Zum on Rathdowne St in Carlton. I never knew this restaurant existed. We had a $35 set menu and the food was terrific. I really enjoyed every dish they brought our apart from the dessert. That was the worst part. I'm just not into the super sweet turkish delight and pastries. Ball Breaker was busy asking everyone what kind of spice they used on the chicken dish. Nobody had any idea. Why did she want to know anyway? Was she going to prepare us a Middle Eastern dish? The night was well themed but I dont think we specifically had any Lebanese food. Oh well, Middle Eastern food is all the same anyway. But Princess Model is still kicking to go to an authentic Lebanese restaurant. Another night out I guess!

During dinner, Mr S sms-ed TQ to see where he was. We knew he was with KC and VB but we had no idea where they were. TQ replied to tell us they were at The Order and told us to join them. However, when Mr S sms-ed VB, he got no reply. Did he not want us to invade his territory? We decided to got to Polly on Brunswick St. instead. The place made delicious cocktails but not much eye candy around. Our group were by far the best looking in the entire place! No kidding. Princess Model ordered an aptly named cocktail called The Princess and I had a cocktail called The Mistress. Should've had The Devil instead. Ball Breaker was pretty much stuck with Blondie all night. We found out she was only 22 and Ball Breaker seemed to be having such a great time in conversation with her, that Princess Model, Swing Sister and myself thought it was best to leave them alone. Later on in the night, Ball Breaker managed to escape from Blondie for a few minutes and came to tell me how upset she was that we all left her alone. She had infact wanted us to rescue her! Too funny. Ok, next time we will know better. And come to think of it, Princess Model even asked me "since when those two became best friends?".

HYC and Emo turned up to Polly with some friends as well. What a surprise. Swing Sister was happy to see Emo. She thinks he's cool, I think he's a freak, Princess Model thinks he's oily and I know someone else who thinks he's unwashed! You know, for a semi decent looking guy, it's a shame he has to hide his face behind his curly locks. I guess it's all in the emo fashion statement. Beng gave me a rundown on the difference between goth and emo. I still dont quite get it, but I was told emos like to dress like goths with no emotions on their face. WTF? So is Swing Sister aspiring to be a goth or an emo? I'm confused.

I left after The Mistress and the rest went over to Bimbo across the road. Princess Model told me the music was great (house....hmmm) and no cover charge to get in. Oh, and the highlight of her night was getting picked up by a Lebanese guy. How ironic. The whole night was supposed to be themed towards all things Lebanese. Instead, Princess Model dresses up like a Turkish Delight and we end up in a restaurant which serves a general all round Middle Eastern food. No Lebanese satisfaction until Princess Model finally got picked up by one. Nice.

p.s. Sorry PM, I stole your photos!

Miss Saigon

2007-05-11T12:48:00.001+10:00

After working late every night this week, it was a relief to finish up at 5.30 last night and head to dinner with my team. We enjoyed a beautiful dinner at Becco in the city at the company's expense. The food was superb however the service wasnt anything to shout about. The restaurant was a good dining experience, white linen table cloths with professional looking waiters. Having said that, it is a tiny restaurant though. Cosy and warm; and it wasnt too packed last night for a Thursday night. What I'd really like to try is the restaurant next door called Gingerboy. It was packed last night!

Not only did me and my team have a wonderful dinner (and too many martinis for me), we also went on to catch Miss Saigon at Her Majesty'sTheatre. At the last minute, a work colleague rang me to say she wasnt able to make it to the show so I was stuck with a spare ticket. What a waste! So I invited Ball Breaker along. No point wasting the ticket. Thank God Ball Breaker was keen to come out all the way into the city on such short notice.

The story of a young Vietnamese hooker who falls in love with an American soldier. The show gave me 2 hours of imagination and belief that these kind of romance love stories only happen in the movies, and on stage. The ending was sad and I'm pretty sure if Princess Model was there, she would be crying. We had some loser sitting infront of us singing along to every tune in the musical and with his composer hand movements, I really felt like knocking him across the back of his head. Who let these people out of the house?

The musical had some rather sharp and witty lines which Ball Breaker and I found amusing. When we heard these lines, they reminded us of certain people we know.....

"Why did I have to come from a country full of rice?" - remind you of anyone??

"Like a movie in my mind"

"You swear like a man, but screw like a boy" - this is my all time favourite line.....might have to use this some day ;-)

After the show, Ball Breaker, BK and myself went to Mai Tai for a quick drink where Princess Model and Swing Sister came to join us. It was ladies night at Mai Tai with happy hour half price drinks till midnight! Looks like this is the place to be on a Thursday night.

I Had A Dream .......

2007-05-11T12:47:00.000+10:00

Thanks to Ball Breaker, Swing Sister and Princess Model, I had a dream last night about Bob and FF. Because we were talking about them last night, they both ended up in my dreams. What a nightmare. I dreamt that I bumped into Bob at Piggy's wedding and he totally snubbed me off. I did make an effort to say hello to him but he brushed me off like an annoying mosquito. I then attempted to say hello to FF but sort of got the same response from her. But that wasnt the highlight of my dream. I quite distinctly remember Bob wearing a pink shirt and FF dressed in a blue Grecian style dress (what the??) and she was pregnant!!! This was the shock of the dream! Tiny FF with a belly. Firstly I dont see it as a sign of anything that they happened to appear in my dream. When my friendship with Trash fell apart, she appeared in my dreams all the time. However, this dream could be significant in the sense that maybe FF is pregnant?? Well, if she is, congratulations man! Atleast we know they've been keeping themselves busy in the bedroom. What does pregnancy in a dream mean? Somebody tell me.....

I was somewhat disappointed in my dream that my support team aka Ball Breaker, Princess Model and Swing Sister were nowhere in sight. Where the hell were you guys????

A Quicky At Cookie

2007-05-10T17:29:00.000+10:00

After my badminton finals on Sunday, the one that nobody showed up to (bloody TOT and BBs), I rang BBs to meet up with her for a coffee. And yes, I just wanted to have coffee. BBs, of all people was supposed to come with me to show some support in my challenging finals but she decided to dump me for a cock! She told me she had to hang with a male friend who was only down in Melbourne for one day. Hmmmph......! She was at Cookie Bar with Liv, November Cleo, Little Lesbo and the girlfriend Shoe Lover. So off I went to meet them thinking I was gonna be faced with an akward situation with the Little Lesbo there. But when I got there, everyone was already smashed. Nice. There were two bottles of Sauvignon Blanc on the table and God knows how many they've had before I got there. Shoe Lover was her friendly self and I totally ignored the Little Lesbo. November Cleo wouldnt let me order a cup of tea, instead poured me a full glass of wine. And you know me, not one to ever say no to alcohol. After a couple of sips, Little Lesbo tried to talk to me and I was responsive, not wanting to be rude. Then out of the blue she apologised to me for her previous behaviour. That was very nice of her. Not that I really had anything against her. I was more worried of the misunderstanding she had created between me and Shoe Lover. I didnt really care what the Little Lesbo thought. The girlfriend however is such a nice girl and she's a good friend of November Cleo's and I didnt want there to be any misunderstandings. Well, it's all good now. When we left Cookie, I said goodbye to everyone with a kiss on the cheek and when I went up to Little Lesbo to say goodbye, she was too afraid to kiss me. Keeping her distance is a good thing I guess. November Cleo kept asking me if "it's all good?" Babes, ofcourse it's all good. The whole situation never really bothered me in the first place!

November Cleo told me about a guy she met in Hong Kong and that she was meeting him for a dinner date that night. I still havent heard from her, wonder how it went? She also told me she left Lavish on Friday night and didnt get home till 6pm the next day. Where did she go??

After the quick drinks at Cookie, I headed home to shower, change and head back into the city to meet Mr S and Swing Sister for dinner at EC Pot. Then hung out at their place and watched The Grudge 2 on DVD. Scary shit but frustrating story line. Swing Sister spent the whole night under the covers. I have no idea how she even watched the movie. In one scary scene, she grabbed my hand and wouldnt let go. The highlight of the movie was Edison Chan. I didnt even know he was in the movie. Mr S and I spent the whole night trying to figure out who he looked like in Melbourne cos his face was so familiar in the movie. Then we worked it out! He looked like The Hairdresser!!! Oh My God! Now whenever I see The Hairdresser at Lavish, I'm gonna think of Edison!

Shopping Success

2007-05-10T10:50:00.000+10:00

I was woken up by Ball Breaker's sms quite early on Saturday morning. Well, actually I couldnt really sleep in. Its the bloody alcohol from the night before. Didnt drink enough to knock me out. Hmmm...... I was wondering why she could be up so early after partying the night before. As it is, I didnt stay at Lavish for too long but I was told the rest of my friends were there till the place closed. Not unusual, just unusual for me to leave early, that's all.

Since I was up early, I decided to make myself a nice breakfast of bacon & eggs. Yummmm....Then SJ called to make sure I was up for our mission shopping to find the white dress. So, off we went to The Dressing Room on Sydney Rd. The best store for dresses at affordable prices. SJ and I were in luck and we both ended up getting our dresses there. Yay! The hunt is over. I even bought a pair of shoes to go with the dress. How good is that?

Went down to the city to check out LV cos SJ was feeling itchy and wanted to buy something luxurious to spoil herself. Saw the handbag that I want - LV Riveting in white leather. Can you believe it's $4700?? Too painful. The bag costs more than a lot of cars on the road. Sigh..... I'm allowed to dream arent I? Princess Model wants this bag too but in the monogram print. I didnt get to see it when I went into LV. I'll get to see it when Princess Model buys it I guess. The other bag I want is the LV Speedy in the linen. At $950, I can say this is a bargain compared to my other bags. The mission is to find it overseas at a cheaper price. SJ showed me the bag she wanted in red/ hot pink - LV Lexington. Too, too bright. Something Ball Breaker would carry I think. So not SJ. Well, we ended our dream at LV and headed to Chanel. SJ just wanted to depress me even more. Bloody hell. When we walked in, to my surprise, 4Eyes was working there. I met him back in my Salt days. He was one of the bar tenders at Salt and I recently found out, he was also FF's ex-boyfriend! Wonder why I never saw FF at Salt back in those days? Anyway, SJ found a bag she fell in love with and at $1458, some of you would agree that's a bargain for a Chanel handbag. But I had to restrain her from handing over the credit card and signing her life away. FFS, she's going overseas in a month and to Europe too. Surely Chanel has got to be cheaper in France, right?

After our day dream shopping through LV and Chanel, we met up with Swing Sister for a quick coffee at Cookie Bar. And no, I didnt have any alcohol, although SJ did. She was trying to drown her sorrows and get over the Chanel bag she so wanted. After coffee we went into Zimmerman at QV. SJ bought a bikini for only $65! Wow...what a bargain. Not wanting to miss out on a bargain, I bought a grecian style dress from Zimmerman too. Cant wait to wear it! Who's having a party next?

Lavish Me Baby

2007-05-07T15:23:00.000+10:00

After the brilliant performance of Cirque Du Soleil, Princess Model, Ball Breaker, Swing Sister and myself headed into the city to grab a bite. We ended up at A1 Cafe on Russel St. What a blast from the past. Ball Breaker and I havent stepped foot into this place for atleast 5 years; and it used to be one of our favourite restaurants. Princess Model and I shared some chiffon egg dish and it was scrumptious, just as I remembered it to be! Ball Breaker and I have decided to make a date one of these nights to go back there for dinner. Swing Sister didnt really like the place. Maybe cos it's a bit dingy and dirty. Oh well, the food's cheap though.

After filling our tummies (if we didnt, Princess Model would've killed us), we met up with Mr S and Scarface at The Carlton Hotel. A place once frequented by abbos (not wanting to be racist ok), after the refurbishment, it's become quite a trendy looking bar. The place is decked out with life size stuffed animals which is kinda freaky but trendy at the same time. The crowd was mediocre and the bar is a non-smoking venue. Yucks! The whole time I was there, I didnt even have one cigarette. I couldnt be f**ked walking to the smoking courtyard. It was too crowded anyway.

VB was sms-ing Mr S all night asking him to go to Lavish. After the show and the poorly made Vodka Lemon Lime I ordered at The Carlton Hotel, I was pretty keen to head home straight to bed. Instead, Princess Model was begging Ball Breaker and I to go. What the? She's truly a regular now. In the end, we succumbed to peer pressure and made out way reluctantly to Lavish. BBs had sms-ed me earlier on in the night wanting to know if we were going and I told her we weren't. Damn! I stuck to my plan of staying for an hour and couldnt wait to get out of there.

I later found out VB had been sms-ing Mr S to see if he could get in with us to save him the hassle of having to line up in the queue. Aaahhh, I see. That was the plan all along. And just so people know, Swing Sister, Princess Model and myself had to line up for more than 15 minutes before we got in. And let me tell you, I was not happy! I kept wanting to leave whilst in the line but Princess Model held me back. Nobody saw much of VB when we got in to Lavish. TQ and KC hung out with us for quite a bit but VB was nowhere to be seen. This is his problem. Who am I to criticise him really. I love VB dearly but he's been stepping on a few toes recently and people are not happy. He calls and sms-es when it's convenient for him but when we all meet up at a place together, he doesnt bother to speak to any of us. What is wrong with him?

When we got to Lavish, Goofy was highly, highly intoxicated. I've known this for awhile but Ball Breaker learnt on the night that Goofy and alcohol is a lethal combination. The executive decision is one of two choices; when Goofy hangs out with us, there will be no alcohol for him or he needs to be handcuffed. For some reason instead of turning into a fish (which is the case when people drink), he turns into an octopus. Even November Cleo noticed this and wasnt impressed. Goofy is a nice fella pre-alcohol, great to hang with. But post-alcohol is a different story all together.

Some got lucky on the night, some not so lucky. You know who you are. I'm over Lavish, for the week. Until next weekend.... ;-)

Cirque Du Soleil's Varekai

2007-05-07T10:23:00.001+10:00

Left work early on Friday afternoon for an important meeting. Well, this is my story and I'm sticking to it. Met up with Kam and Goofy at Iceberg Bar in Williamstown. When I got there, Kam already had a bottle of Sauvignon Blanc waiting for me. Wow, a bottle, not a glass. This is bad, he just knows me too well. Had a few games of pool before Ball Breaker, Princess Model and Swing Sister came to join us. BBs and November Cleo were in the neighbourhood, so they dropped by for a drink too. They brought along Little Lesbo and her girlfriend. The girlfriend was nice and friendly, but Little Lesbo and I didnt exchange words or glances. No loss there really.

It was like a big party and everyone was there on a Friday afternoon. BBs took a sickie from work....naughty, naughty girl. Too much partying from the night before, without me! And for once Ball Breaker managed to sneak out of work early on a Friday. We didnt even have lunch but ended up getting some tapas as a quick snack before rushing back home to get ready. Princess Model was upset she didnt get to eat when she got there. We were all too busy drinking, prefering the liquid diet to anything else really.

Cirque Du Soleil's Varekai was magnificent. We had pretty decent seats apart from the man with the big head sitting in front of us. Thank God the performers were jumping all over the place from the roof of the tent. Siew Yum bought us the tickets more than 6 months ago and she brought along her whole family to the show. What a good girl. Before we went in to the show, Princess Model bought a beer to take in. Beer?? So Aussie? Her excuse was Ball Breaker made her walk 2 miles from the carpark and she was thirsty and needed something to cool her down. Well, she could've gotten a bottle of water instead. The show was truly magical. The acts and performances were good but it's the costumes and the set that made the show so unbelievably good. There were three little Chinese boys performing as Water Meteors and they were the cutest things there. I was very impressed that not one performer made any mistakes or fell over. The show kept me entertained the whole way through. I would recommend this to anyone who hasnt been to a Cirque show in their life. You've got to see it once.

You Think You Know Me?

2007-05-04T14:33:00.000+10:00

Create your own Friend Test here

Princess Model introduced me to this for some fun & laughter. I did spend some time coming up with the questions and didnt want to make it too hard or too easy....Try it out and atleast use a name I'll recognise, like your own relevant nicks!

Threesome or Three Way Relationship

2007-05-04T11:25:00.000+10:00

Lately I've been chatting to an old friend of mine, Loverboy, through gchat. He's engaged to X, got a girlfriend, L and also a f**k buddy, M. What a greedy bugger. He broke up with L recently and decided to pursue M. What the? Anyway, after endless complaining about what a spoilt brat L is, he's totally done a 360 rotation and is back together with her again. Confusing? I was confused too when he told me. Now to top that all off, he's still seeing M at the same time. So, really he's back to square one. And where does the fiance fit into this picture? Nowhere it seems. When he's well and ready to get married, maybe X will be the one? Initially L and M were ignorant to the fact that their man was sharing his doodle with both of them. But now it seems, it's all out in the open and both women are happy to share the magic wand. Before I forget, I remember Loverboy telling me that the two women are actually friends! Loverboy must have a super magical wand. Why on earth would these two seemingly intelligent women fall for the same guy and agree to share him?

Loverboy, I have to hand it down to you. The only person I'm feeling sorry for is your fiance. Threesomes are fun while it lasts. In this case, it's not really a threesome is it? It's more like a three way relationship. Some people treat it like a lifestyle, others treat it as purely a fantasy. I have my views on this but fear makes me believe I'll tread on a few toes if I cared to elaborate. Love it or hate it, it's something that happens everywhere. I'd prefer a threesome any day to a three way relationship. Atleast the act of a threesome can be terminated easily, but a three way relationship, who knows how long it can go on for?

Last Minute Dinner Party

2007-05-04T11:22:00.000+10:00

Mr S & Swing Sister came over for dinner on Monday night. It was nice of them to drop off the car. I was meant to go into the city to meet them but since they decided to come by, I invited them over for dinner. When Swing Sister arrived, she went straight to the fridge and poured herself a glass of Choya. Must've been a stressful day at work. Beers were cracked open too. I thought Mr S didnt drink beer..... I on the other hand, was having an alcohol free day. No wine, no beer, no choya.

Princess Model rings up and decides to pop over to pick up a very important document. She came a little after we finished dinner but decided she was hungry again after stuffing herself with a piece of steak at home. So, she helped herself to the leftovers. She certainly wasnt shy! So now, you've tasted my cooking. Stop whining about me never inviting you over for dinner ok :-) We sat around chatting and I couldnt concentrate on Desperate Housewives. I kept telling them to keep it down so I could watch tv but Princess Model was a little confused that people still watch tv these days. She thought everyone these days would buy box set DVDs and watch them at their leisure. Yes, alot of people do that and I really dont know why I havent bought the Desperate Housewives box set yet. Hmmm...... I must look into this. Because Desperate Housewives was on one channel and Supernatural was on another, I decided to tape Supernatural. Again Princess Model was dumbfounded. "Do people still tape tv shows with a VCR?" she asked. Well, I'm sorry I havent upgraded to a DVD recorder yet. A bit behind in time huh? I do have a DVD player though. Is that not good enough? Dont people use VCRs anymore? I think I'll just go buy the box sets for Desperate Housewives and Supernatural. There, problem solved!

The Writer Does Not Bowl

2007-05-03T23:57:00.000+10:00

Siew Yum had her 30th birthday celebrations last Saturday at Kingpin Bowling in Melbourne Central. I thought it was a fabulous idea. Something different even though I DONT BOWL. Nothing against it, just not particularly fond of poking my fingers into such a heavy ball (I'd rather poke smaller and lighter balls) and sticking my feet into second hand shoes. But if I had my own gear, I bet I'd be really good at it! The party started around 5pm, which really means the drinking started at 5pm. Since most that were there were part of the bowling team, Princess Model, HYC, Kam and myself had nothing better to do but drink ourselves silly. Really, only Princess Model and I were doing all the drinking. HYC refused to drink the whiskey water I ordered for him. Hmmm......weak! Attempted to play some pool, but got bored of that pretty quickly. Drinking was more fun, especially when it was a free flow.

Cuties

So many baalls......

Drink....!

More drinks....

There's a special designated smoking room at Kingpin/ Barcode. The seats were lined up on both sides of the wall with a floor length window looking out on to some building. Some one asked "Is that an apartment block?" and Princess Model (being the smarty pants) said "It's either yes or no". No shit..... I dont know if she was trying to be smart, funny or just dumb ;-) Anyway, back to my smoking room, when I stepped in, the stench of stale cigarettes was so strong, I wanted to puke. And the way the room was designed, I felt like I was in a poorly ventilated smoking room in KLIA. It looked and felt exactly the same!

Siew Yum was out of it pretty early. She was by no means knocked out but she was very thrashed. I believe she had no recollection of the events of the day leading up to dinner. Some of us made our way to Sung's Kitchen by foot, some decided to drive. I was pretty tipsy too but the walk helped me gain back my sobriety. We didnt order any of the restaurant's signature dishes but the food was still pretty good. Will definitely have to go back there again. The desserts were rather special. Fancy ordering toffee apple in a Chinese restaurant? And it tasted pretty good too.

After dinner we headed to Blvd even though Siew Yum was pretty thrashed by this stage. She wasnt the only one smashed. I heard VVB didnt even make it to Blvd, he fell asleep in the car! Princess Model, Swing Sister, Ball Breaker, Groupie Lover and myself got there pretty late and Cutey wasnt impressed. Oh well, she still got us in though. Ball Breaker, Swing Sister and November Cleo left after less than an hour. November Cleo isnt herself these days. After her long business trip to Hong Kong, something's gone wrong. Firstly, she doesnt drink Chivas anymore, but instead prefers Vodka. Hello.... you started me on the damn Chivas & water, now u'r trading that in for what I used to drink? Strange..... And the second big thing is, she was actually keen to leave Blvd early. Now, this is definitely very strange. The November Cleo I knew, would party until the sun comes up. Maybe this is a good change. Age must be catching up.

Princess Model and I partied on with Cute J and the Twins. Come to think of it, we didnt really hang out with Siew Yum when we got to Blvd. She was stuck at her table upstairs and we pretty much hung out downstairs where Kam was playing all night. I was pretty exhausted by the end of it. Not smashed, just tired. Got a chance to speak to the Twins and realised they're actually quite nice girls. Also realised they were like nearly a decade younger than me! Bloody hell. Is anyone older than me?

Asian Heartthrobs

2007-05-02T10:47:00.000+10:00

Princess Model told me to look up the website for The Amazing Race Asia the other day. So this morning, I decided to do just that. The show didnt interest me that much but the host of the show did. He's not bad looking, quite cute in some photos actually. Some Singaporean guy called Allan Wu. Never seen or heard of him before, but he's quite pleasant to the eyes. So I googled him and was brought to this site http://asianheartthrob.blogspot.com . Oh My God! So many hunks, not. Well, to be fair, some of them are quite hot. And this site is categorised by the hunk's country of origin. Phillipines sure has a lot of good looking boys. Unfortunately, Malaysia only has one representative, Alex Yoong. What the? He's considered an Asian heart throb? He was my junior in high school and he was a little puny thing back then. Cant believe he's grown up to be an Asian heart throb. Good on ya Alex. He's come a long way from being a water skiing champion to F1 driver to being the face of Tag Heuer in Malaysia.

I know Princess Model doesnt like Asian boys but there are some wrinkly looking half casts on this site that may be of interest. Feast your eyes. But let me warn you, some of the boys look half starved and need to be fed; so skinny and no muscle definition. They really look like boys and not men.

BKK, this one's for you :-)

Well, that's my 15 minutes well spent on the Internet. Back to work now.

Is Trouble My Middle Name?

2007-05-01T17:16:00.000+10:00

Discovered that I've been the cause of some drama in the lesbian community of late. The little thing that tried to pash me couple of weeks ago must have been spreading rumours that I tried to pash her instead. Upon hearing this, the girlfriend wasnt too impressed. To be honest, I wouldnt be either. But let me get this straight, I did not even kiss her, let alone try to pash her. What kind of drugs do people think I'm on? I wouldnt do it even if you paid me. Eeewwww.....like I said, she's not someone I'd give a second look (no offence to the girlfriend here). The girlfriend now thinks I'm the devil (well, I am but not in this case) who pashed the tiny lesbo. In my opinion, the girlfriend deserves better cos I know for a fact that I'm not the only girl she's tried to pash. She's sleazier than any man I've met (and I have met quite a few sleazy men..... ).

In another unrelated incident, Shorty and Groupie Lover nearly had a punch on the other day. Well, my fault really. Groupie Lover put down a $50 bet to say I would never pash Shorty; and Shorty disagreed and put down $50 thinking that I would pash her. Hello, do I look like a hooker of some sort?? How the hell did these two come up with this shit? Ofcourse I didnt pash anybody and Groupie Lover took Shorty's $50. In the end, Shorty got upset at me for not letting her claim Groupie Lover's $50. Holy cow! Sorry babes, I love you, err.....but not that much ok. And amongst friends, it was all in good humour, wasnt it?

Ball Breaker and I have come to the conclusion that I'm a trouble maker. However in my defence, I think trouble comes looking for me. Ball Breaker on the other hand likes to go looking for trouble. So that makes me a trouble magnet instead?

Laughter Is Good For The Soul....

2007-05-01T15:38:00.000+10:00

For my dear friend Princess Model, who's a fundamentally crazy blog stalker, here's something for you to read tonight! kekekek :-)

Q: What is the similarity between men and rats?
A: Both keep searching for new holes.

Q: What is the closest thing similar to a woman's period?
A: Your salary, it comes once a month lasts about 5- days and if it doesn't come, it means you are in big trouble.

Q: What's the difference between biology and sociology?
A: When the baby looks like his dad or mom, then it is biology.When the baby looks like the neighbor, then it is sociology.

Q: What's the height of recycling?
A: Sending a sanitary napkin for dry cleaning.

Q: Doctor: You look so weak & exhausted. Are you having 3 meals a day as I have advised?
A: Lady: Doctor, I thought you said 3 males a day.

Q: Girl friend & boy friend go for a movie. In the dark, a mosquito enters the girl's skirt. Guess where it would have bitten?!!!!!!!!!!!!
A: The boy friend's hand.

Q: Tarzan and the animals went to the river to take a bath. Tarzan removed his clothes. All the animals laughed. Tarzan asked "Why"?
A: The animals told him. Your tail is in front".

Q: I've heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that's it... don't waste them on exercise. Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that's like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.

Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain?
Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.

Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!

Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.

Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can't think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain...Good!

Q: Aren't fried foods bad for you?
A: YOU'RE NOT LISTENING!!! ... Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they're permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?

Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.

Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable!!! It's the best feel-good food around!

Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.

Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! 'Round' is a shape!
Well, I hope this has cleared up any misconceptions you may have had about food and diets.

And remember:
"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways - Chardonnay in one hand - chocolate in the other - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming "WOO HOO, What a Ride!"

And sorry to disappoint but you can pretty much gather that I've just cut and pasted this from somewhere. I dont have the time to blog today....until next time....hope you had a good laugh :-)

Me The Loser.....

2007-04-28T14:54:00.000+10:00

Yes, I am a loser. Here I am up at 9am on a Saturday blogging. Fuck man!

Had a meeting in the city yesterday and being a Friday, the meeting ended early enough for me to have a few drinks before peak hour traffic. Met up with Princess Model and Sash at JWOW for a few drinks which turned into 2 bottles of Marlborough Sav Blanc. Another smashing time with the alcoholic. Our conversation centred around a friend's lesbian relationship. A relationship that's lasted nearly 7 years. It's more and more evident that alot of people remain in a relationship because of the comfort factor. And it is amazing how the most beautiful and intelligent women are usually the ones that lack self esteem preventing them from moving on from a dead relationship that's going nowhere. This friend is beautiful, highly intelligent and in no way lacks confidence in the corporate world, but when it comes to her relationship, knowing it isnt going anywhere, but yet dragging it on to eternity. Why? She dropped by to JWOW to join us for a good 10 minutes before heading off with Sash.

Princess Model and I hung around to finish up our wines before leaving. By then it was way past peak hour traffic. There was a three piece jazz band playing at JWOW. At the same time The Age newspaper was doing a review on the place and we were told that our photos would be featured in The Age some time next week. I hope our photos look good. The owner of JWOW came to inform us of our photos being in the papers and tried to get us to go back for drinks tonight. Princess Model kept trying to do her best Ball Breaker impersonation by demanding a discount for the drinks. She insisted that we were not informed of the reporters taking photos and without our permission, the photos shouldnt be published. Didnt quite work, but the owner insisted he would "look after" us if we went back there tonight. We'll see.

When I got home, semi-smashed, I Am Sam was on tv. I spent all night watching the movie and crying like a loser. It was such a sad movie and Sean Penn's performance was magnificent as a mentally disabled man with autism. The movie brought tears to my eyes. Princess Model was sms-ing me all night and I told her what a loser I was spending Friday night at home infront of the tv crying. Maybe Sash was at home doing the same thing... I'm paying for it now, my eyes are still swollen! I should've just gone out drinking. I later found out that maybe Princess Model is a bigger loser. She ended up going to Lavish, after insisting over the last couple of weeks that she wouldnt go. Now she cant deny the fact that she is a "regular" there. Apparently she met up with WMDM, Ah Sook and The Fegg at Lavish. It's unusual for this bunch of people to go to Lavish. They are definitely not regulars, unlike Princess Model ;-)

An Intoxicating Anzac Day

2007-04-26T16:12:00.000+10:00

We started Anzac Day rather early with lunch at James Squire Brewhouse at the Docklands. It was a brilliant idea for Princess Model to throw a huge birthday celebration over lunch. Being a public holiday it was a bonus. It was an afternoon filled with food, alcohol, friends and plenty of laughter. What more could one ask for?

What a coincidence that Cute J and I turned up in the same colours! He's too cute. Ball Breaker, Princess Model and myself must've had atleast half a dozen bottles of wine that day. The three of us were blind when we left the pub. Swing Sister came for lunch too although she was on call at work. She was spewing she had to work that day but atleast she managed to sneak out for a couple of hours. She wasnt allowed to drink though and James Squire has a rule that if you're the designated driver, you can get a "designated driver" card from the bar and have soft drinks for free. We made Swing Sister go up to the bar to get the card and she did. Good work!

Princess Model's friend Mr I was there too. Swing Sister and Princess Model have been dying to set him up with Ball Breaker. But any which way I looked on the day, I couldnt figure out which part of him was good looking. He was so geeky looking, not at all Ball Breaker's type. Swing Sister believed he would make a good match with Ball Breaker because they're both from the same profession and he's a decent bloke. Well, like Ball Breaker says, he cant be that decent if he "wont miss Armin for the world". Someone who's so into raves really isnt the type she's looking for then.

The food at James Squire was not too bad. I thought it was better than The Elephant & Wheelbarrow. The tomato risotto I ordered was brilliant. Following in on Cutey's footsteps, I got the opportunity to pretty much sample everyone's food that day. And most were quite yummy!

VB turned up unexpectedly. For some reason, this guy never rsvps his invitations. He likes to just show up to parties unannounced. Not that this is a bad thing. But bear in mind some parties are dinner and lunch affairs where table and seats need to be booked. The reason people send out invitations requesting for an rsvp is so they can confirm numbers right?? Everyone was surprised to see him. He doesnt call to inform anyone, he just shows up. What the?

It was a good day, relaxing and intoxicating at the same time. The atmosphere at James Squire was beautiful by the water. A little chilly on the day but still bearable. Six of us stumbled across to a Chinese restaurant at Docklands after leaving the pub for some cheap Chinese food, not that I can remember much of the night. I do remember it was a good day though. Best wishes Princess Model. Hope you find your husband soon. And dont forget to spend the Louis Vuitton voucher wisely!

Princess Model's Birthday Dinner

2007-04-26T13:11:00.002+10:00

Tuesday was a tragic day for me. I woke up in the morning to discover that my car had been broken into, in my driveway. Fuckin'. The passenger window was smashed and there was no way I could drive it without a window. Fuckin'. Thank God my local panel beater was kind enough to realise it was an emergency and was able to fix it in a day. Nothing was stolen from my car but I did lose $350 to the cost of the damn window. Bloody shit. Imagine how many bottles of wine I could have with $350??

Later on in the night I went over to Princess Model's to pick her up before heading to Crown for dinner. When I got to her apartment, it looked like it had been swept by a tornado. She had difficulty deciding what shoes to wear at 8 o'clock. Mind you we were supposed to meet everyone for pre-dinner drinks at 8 o'clock! She must have dug out at least 8 pairs of shoes and she still couldnt decide. I was ready to make her wear thongs with her sequinned dress.

Ball Breaker came by to Docklands as well and we picked her up in a cab where her car was parked. The funniest thing was she tried to hail down the cab infront of us thinking we were in it. She was doing her "dance" and nearly jumped in when she realised there was nobody in that cab. Princess Model and I were watching her from the cab behind and we couldnt stop laughing at the bitch.

We got to The Brasserie by Phillipe Mouchel (Ball Breaker was calling him Michael Buble all night), fashionably late. The dinner was ok, nothing spectacular. The food wasnt too bad. I shouldnt really complain cos the medium rare steak I ordered, actually did come out medium rare. It's unusual for a restaurant to cook steak to my liking. This was bordering on acceptable. The service however was a huge disappointment. The waitress with the bad French accent tried to kick us out as soon as dessert was served. Even though we were the last group of people in the entire restaurant, I still think we deserved the best service. The light came on brighter and brighter every 5 minutes hinting for us to leave. Definitely didnt deserve a tip.

After dinner, Princess Model went to try her luck on the roulette table. Err...no such luck even though it was her birthday. Mr S, Swing Sister, The Nurse and myself left Crown after two drinks. Princess Model, Ball Breaker and Cute J went on to Love Machine to support Cutey on her special Anzac Day Eve event. From the stories I've heard, Cutey was pimping Princess Model and Ball Breaker out to some rich old man. Cute J kept calling them hooker #1 and hooker #2...so who's the #1 hooker??

Peking Duck @ Old Kingdom

2007-04-24T13:11:00.000+10:00

Spent the whole of Sunday recovering from the weekend. Partying two nights in a row has really taken its toll on this body. I probably had a total of 8 hours sleep both Friday and Saturday night. Sigh. Piggy spent the night at Cutey's on Saturday after Blvd. More action with the Wi and Buzz. I need to get myself over there to try this damn game out. I've heard so much about it and I havent had a chance to give it a go. Damn!

Met up with BKK at Notturno for a quick coffee before he flew out to Bangkok. It's been so good seeing him again. He's lost some weight and is looking good. Just found out that he's a friend of Miss B and also Dr A. Far out, what a small world. Miss B & BKK used to work at Burberry Melbourne together. Also, a big thank you to BKK for the "sexy" top from Zara. I love it! The Nike shorts are a good fit too. Hahaha.... :-) BKK has promised to join me in Phuket in June. I cant wait!!!

Kam and Azamat joined us for coffee and left in a hurry cos our friend Azamat wasnt feeling the best. The boys didnt join us for dinner. Princess Model and Swing Sister came to Lygon St as well and Swing Sister was not in the best of moods when I asked her where Mr S was. Hmmm.... Anyway, Cutey, TOT and Piggy came by too and we then moved on to Old Kingdom for dinner. Last time Piggy was in Melbourne, we had wanted to take her to Old Kingdom for the Peking Duck but it was closed for like 2 weeks. This time we were in luck. The Peking Duck was scrumptious as usual but we didnt get to be served by the ever entertaining owner. Some young punk with hair like Aaron Kwok served us and he tried very hard to be funny which was so not funny. Wonder if he's the owner's son? Some of you may actually think the owner is rude and obnoxious but that's all part of his entertainment. I think he's hilarious. He's the Peking Duck Nazi, making sure everyone only takes one piece of cucumber and one piece of spring onion when wrapping your own peking duck. Yes, I am scared of him cos he rarely smiles and his voice is thunderous but nevertheless that makes him a funny man.

Had a quick coffee at Kent St. next to the restaurant before everyone called it a night. Unfortunately most of us had to work the next day plus SJ brought her son, and it was a school night too. So sad to say good bye to Piggy. Well, atleast I'll see her again in about 6 weeks. Woohoo!!!

Quiet Dinner With Piggy

2007-04-24T11:40:00.000+10:00

Took Piggy to Jackie's for yum cha on Saturday. Second time to this restaurant and just as impressive as the first. Food was exceptional and service was tops. After lunch I spent the whole afternoon shopping on Bridge Rd. with Piggy and SJ. Covered half of Bridge Rd and I didnt end up buying anything really. Well, it wasnt really my shopping trip, we were there for Piggy to do some shopping before leaving for KL again. Took a break at a cafe. I couldnt believe the coffees there were only $2.50 each. Wow. That's cheap right by Melbourne standards? Most places, you'd be paying atleast $3 for a coffee these days. And the coffee wasnt bad either. But for the life of me, I cant remember the name of the cafe. SJ and I will have to go back to Bridge Rd. to search for this cafe.

Came back out in the evening and had a quiet dinner with Piggy at EC Pot in QV. Claypot chicken rice...yummy. Thinking of it makes my mouth water. We had a good time bitching and gossiping about everything under the sun. We spent more time talking than actually eating. I last saw Piggy in January but 4 months is a long time and so many things have happened in the span of 4 months. I also kinda felt bad though that SJ couldnt be with us. She had babysitting duties and had to go home early. Piggy and I talked a bit about Bob & FF. Bob's been keeping in touch with her through emails and has been invited to Piggy's wedding too. Wonder if he'll show up with FF? This will be interesting.....

The Nurse was having her farewell party at Fix, but we were quite happy to chill after dinner and not have a big night. Piggy and I met up with Plastic and his girlfriend at 3 Degrees for a couple of drinks instead. Ball Breaker was stuck with a work colleague at Bridie O'Reily's listening to a live band. She tried to make us meet her in Chapel St. tempting us with free booze. We never made it there and had planned to finish up our drinks and head home when BBs, Groupie Lover and Buddha walked past 3 Degrees. They were keen to head down to Blvd and so was Plastic.

Cutey was once again elated to see us there. Two nights in a row for me is huge. And Cutey wasnt pleased that the rest had chosen to hang out at another club instead of hers. Oh well, people need a change of scene sometimes. MM was working the cash registers and she looked so cute. Such a fashionable little thing....

Piggy was on a mission to get smashed. Well, I dont know if that was her mission but she achieved the outcome though. Sticking to Quick Fucks (of the alcoholic kind) all night seemed to do the trick for Piggy. She was her "yum" self and gave us quite a performance when she was dancing with Cutey. In her intoxicated state, she even asked Kam to play at her wedding. What the? And she was infact quite serious about this when I asked her about it the next day. She said it would be cheaper to fly him into KL than to hire a local band in KL. Cutey wont be happy with this arrangement... ;-)

BBs brought a friend with her to Blvd, and Piggy thought she was cute. Piggy tried her bestest to make her drink but the poor girl doesnt drink. Piggy was definitely showing her lesbianism potential that night! Hah! It's a wonder if Piggy had never left Melbourne, would she be straight or would she be bent??

Acqua E Vino

2007-04-23T11:01:00.000+10:00

Met up with some friends from work at Acqua E Vino last Friday night for dinner and drinks. A cosy little bar/ restaurant in Yarraville. Actually, I was amazed when I drove up Anderson St. in Yarraville to discover so many cafes, bars and restaurants. It was like Brunswick St. but in the West. So hidden from the main road that I never realised this place existed. Acqua E Vino is very much like Supper Club in the city. A cigar bar with an enormous drinks list. Just the martini list alone is like 4 pages. There's even a section called The Million Dollar Cocktail list. And here you will find cocktails that cost up to $260!!! The place is decked out with large leather sofas and has a very 1920s gothic feel to it. Old fashioned chandeliers light up the place and because it's a cigar bar, the smell of the place is quite over whelming. The food menu consisted mainly of snack size tapas. We ordered almost everything on the menu, from bite size calamari pieces to little lamb cutlets (which were scrumptious!). The best was the chicken and pesto pizza; highly recommended. I hope to bring the girls here for a night out in the West one weekend. It's a very cosy place and well hidden from the streets, being located in a side street and on the first floor.

Later on in the night, I went to Lavish. I had initially wanted to catch up with Plastic at JWOW but was reluctant to drive into the city and look for parking. Plus Lavish was closer to where I was anyway. Caught up with BBs who had just found out that she's passed her Chartered Accounting exam and is now fully qualified. Congratulations BBs! Well, done. But now that no more studying is required, will that mean more partying or will that mean more research into another course? BBs was truly thrashed that night and didnt have much recollection the next day. Atleast she still looked decent. No one would've suspected she was drunk at all.

Lavish had their House Edition night on and some guest DJ was playing in the main room. I actually quite enjoyed the music. He played alot of old school commercial house and not much electro stuff. BBs and I had a great time hanging in the main room with Cutey. Piggy didnt get off work till 1am in the morning and came to join us after checking into her hotel in the city. Ball Breaker also worked late that night and didnt finish up till 2am!! Poor bitch. Cutey was very happy to see me, Piggy and BBs there on Friday. The usual suspects were not with us. They had sacrificed Lavish for another club called Room instead. That's 2 nights in a row to Room for some of them crazy people.

A group of my old friends were there too. Friends who I had gathered whilst in a relationship once upon a time. The loser ex was there too and I made it known he was my loser ex. Thankfully, he's not the sensitive type and took no offence to me calling him a loser all night. Piggy was happy to see the boys as well and just as pleased were they to see her. It's been awhile and apart from the loser ex, his friends are pretty nice people. The Baker was so happy to see Piggy, he planted a kiss on her lips in front of everyone. BBs was a little taken back with this public display of affection. She was wondering the whole time if Piggy actually knew this baldy! It's all good.

The Piggy Is In Town

2007-04-20T12:10:00.000+10:00

Piggy arrived on Thursday from KL and I had to play sick so I could spend the whole day shopping with her. Wanted to take her out to a nice cafe for coffee and brekky but being the Malaysian that she is, she wanted Asian food. Ok, so her fiance is English and she has bacon and eggs at home all the time, so she comes to Melbourne and wants to eat noodles for breakfast. Playing the good host, I took her to my favourite restaurant, Thanh Phong in Richmond for noodles. Had to avoid the city cos I was meant to be at a conference at Saville Hotel.

We did some shopping along Lygon St and Sydney Rd, then ventured out to Smith St in Collingwood. We were both buggered by the end of it. On Sydney Rd. we made a stop into Mariana Hardwick. The dresses were beautiful but can you believe people have to make appointments for a fitting? WTF? So if you see something you like there, you've got to tell the sales person you'd like to make an appointment to try on that particular dress. Strange. Their dresses are exclusive but come on, it's not Chanel or Dior couture for goodness sake.

Piggy is going for a non-conventional type wedding with a British India theme. Well, we've been told to imagine a beach wedding, but in a garden. What the? No suits or ties for the men, bridesmaids to be dressed in white and bride to be dressed in bright colours. Given that the bridal party's gotta wear all white with a splash of fuschia, the suitable thing for the bride to wear should be a fuschia dress. And a fuschia dress we did find at The Dressing Room on Sydney Rd. The shop was great with a huge variety of labels. I even saw November Cleo's label there. The dresses were all very pretty and affordable, unlike Green With Envy.

Via Veneto named their fish after Ball Breaker....

Later on in the night we met up with a whole bunch of people for dinner at Via Veneto on Lygon St. to celebrate Cutey's birthday as well as Piggy's arrival. Piggy and I got there early to start drinking and was soon joined by Kam, Princess Model, Plastic, Ball Breaker, SJ, HYC, Cutey, TOT, Mr S, Swing Sister, MM, Shorty, Siew Yum, BBs and a dear friend of mine BKK. BKK was in town from Thailand for the weekend, so I was glad he came to join us for dinner. He's still single at the moment and dating boys here and there but nobody special. Poor guy. He should come back to Melbourne, plenty of nice looking boys here!The booze was flowing as usual. We had 9 bottles of wine on the table and Siew Yum ordered a bottle of bubbly just for Piggy. Eeewww.....

Most of us were highly intoxicated, so much that Shorty was reciting lines from tv's The Family Guy to the people on the table next to us. She's such a laugh and I really enjoy hanging out with her. Actually the lesbians are all such a great bunch of people. Cant wait to do Spain with Siew Yum, BBs and November Cleo. We are gonna be tripping mad!

The Pier @ Port Melbourne

2007-04-17T13:40:00.000+10:00

I got an unexpected call to go for a drink on Monday night at 9pm...aaargh...half way through Desperate Housewives! But, for a friend in need, I'd do anything I guess, even if that means drink :-) Anyhow, made my way to The Pier in Port Melbourne for a couple of drinks. When I got there, Ball Breaker was already smashed. This is becoming a regular activity for her. I really liked the bar. Very cosy place and the smoking area was decked out with nice sofas. B1 was there with her sister. It was good to see her, though she was equally as smashed as Ball Breaker when I got there.

Princess Model couldnt stop complaining about how hungry she was. Unfortunately the bar didnt serve food. Princess Model was ready to start eating herself. Ball Breaker was being her usual drunken aggressive self. Tried to talk over everybody. She didnt even give Swing Sister a chance to speak! Aaargh...frustrating!

Five eligible men walked in to the bar and Ball Breaker was going nuts. She kept trying to make all of us pick these men up. Eeewww.....Princess Model and I were eyeing them up and down and couldnt find a single part of them good looking. One was bald, one was old (even Princess Model didnt like him) and the rest were just wrong.

Like any typical Monday night, I was dying to go home to bed. I had stayed out way past my bedtime. But the bar was nice and I hope to go back there with the girls for drinks again, certainly not to pick up.

Asalkan U Bahagia

2007-04-16T11:12:00.000+10:00

SJ and I picked Princess Model up and headed to 3 Degrees in QV for Mags birthday. Ball Breaker came along and so did Mr S and Swing Sister. Would you believe even VB showed up? He actually rang up to see what I was doing and I told him about the party. He turned around and said "why didnt anyone tell me about this?". I think VB is losing his mind. The night before I had reminded him about this party. This reminds me, I forgot to mention that VB showed up to Cutey's birthday on Friday night with two chicks in tow. Hah! And he didnt even mention to anyone that he was going to attend Cutey's birthday. Ever since all the squabbles he's had with our group, we havent really heard from him. I did say hello to him and he introduced the two birds to me. One of them was The Olympian. Something about her just rubs me the wrong way. I've been introduced to her atleast half a dozen times, but she never seems to remember me. Do all Asians look alike or what?

Anyway, drinks at 3 Degrees was as it always is. When we got there the place was packed with party tour bus groups. Some of the girls looked 14! Young and skanky. The place was like a meat market. I've never seen 3 Degrees packed with so many kids. Thank God the bus group only stayed for half an hour allowing us some room and space to breathe when they left.

Mags' party moved on to The Lounge Downstairs and the music was great! It was a mix of old school R & B, house and trance. Not a bad mix at all. And there was no queue to get in, no cover charge and the crowd wasnt too bad either. Princess Model and Swing Sister was taking it in turns to make the birthday boy and girl drink. Mags was completely wasted and got us all kicked out. Swing Sister tried to take the birthday boy down but instead she got herself smashed.

SJ decides to get picked up by some short arse fella who kept telling me he needed a ladder to have a conversation with SJ. Told him if he thinks he needs a ladder with SJ, then what is he gonna need with Princess Model??

The party moved on to Lexington at the GPO, not before a long walk to Long Room and getting rejected there. Damn! Cant believe the place closed so early. During our long walk around the city, Princess Model came up with "Asalkan u bahagia". Cant remember the context of the conversation but everytime someone wanted to do something, she would reply with "asalkan u bahagia". I like the sound of it and I'm gonna use it everytime I see Princess Model! The crazy bitch.

Saw DJ Mark Johns at Lexington. He had a bit of a conversation with Princess Model:

DJ: Hi, I'm Mark, I played here tonight

PM: Oh, good for you

DJ: You dont remember me do you? I recognise you. You're a regular at another club I play at.

PM: Oh really....

DJ: Yeah

I explained to Princess Model that he plays at Lavish and Blvd. Her reaction?

PM: What?? He thinks I'm a regular at Lavish and Blvd?

Me: Errr.....PM, you are a regular at Lavish and Blvd

PM: No!!! I cant believe someone thinks I'm a regular at Lavish and Blvd

Me: But you are!!!!

The night ended with Mags on the floor and Swing Sister totally wasted. It was a good night being able to party with both the birthday girl and birthday boy. It's only a once a year event with these two. Until next year..... asalkan u bahagia...

The White Dress

2007-04-16T10:28:00.001+10:00

Was up early on Saturday morning for a shopping mission with SJ. We had a quick lunch at Richmond before heading to Green With Envy on Bridge Rd. This shop has the most beautiful collection of dresses from many major local designers. The mission was to find a white dress, well two white dresses, one for me and one for SJ. SJ and I have been so privilidged to be selected as Piggy's bridesmaids for her upcoming wedding. But can you believe the bride wants us to wear white! Why? We are all gonna look like the bride on the day. Anyway, SJ and I decided to get off our asses and go on this mission.

Firstly, it is terribly difficult to find a white dress, let alone two. Given that summer is over and winter is looming closer, most dresses available in the stores are black, grey or navy. I tried on a white dress at Green With Envy and it was $685! Even then it wasnt that crash hot. For that sort of money, I'd like to look like Jennifer Hawkins in the dress. So, SJ and I strolled down Bridge Rd in hope of finding another store which stocks white dresses. No luck, until we reached our favourite (not!) store, Gasp. Oh My God! Of all places and brands, we find two semi decent looking white dresses in this store. SJ and I had sworn to never set foot in this store. The clothes are foul and so wrong. But nevertheless, they had several white dresses on display. So we ventured in discreetly (incase Ball Breaker saw us walk in). We tried on the dresses. They were ok. Not bad, but $550 for a Gasp dress? No way. When we told Ball Breaker about this, she couldnt stop laughing! And no, SJ and I didnt end up buying the dresses. So now, the mission is still incomplete.

We went on to try our luck in the city. First stop was QV. Cactus Jam, Third Millenium and Christen Copenhagen all didnt have anything white. Why was is so difficult?? We then went to Australia on Collins and Sportsgirl Centre. Found an interesting local designer called Jason Grech. He had some nice stuff but SJ wasnt too keen. The price wasnt that desirable either. But atleast he made his own stuff and was willing to alter the design of any of his dresses to suit us. Guess we have to pay for the service.

In the end we walked away empty handed and just met up with Princess Model for a coffee instead. All the walking had drained SJ and myself and meeting up with Princess Model was a relief. Who'd ever think that I'd be complaining about shopping!

Had a coffee at Box on Collins. Quaint little cafe located next to the Regent Theatre. This cafe makes the second best latte I've tried, next to The Pearl in Richmond. Sitting outside the cafe on Collins St., we saw atleast three bridal parties using this location as a backdrop for their wedding photos. Interesting. I never knew Collins St. was this attractive. SJ, Princess Model and myself had a good time commenting on the bridesmaid dresses.

Cutey's Birthday

2007-04-16T10:07:00.000+10:00

Cutey celebrated her birthday at Lavish (where else) last Friday night. By the time I got there, Cutey was already super smashed. She was handing out lollies to anyone and everyone. When she came up to give me mine, I just threw it on the floor. She was so mad at me.

Cutey: Why'd you throw it on the floor??? It's not cheap!!

Me: Why'd you give it to me??? You know I dont eat lollies!!!

Cutey: But it's my birthday.....

Me: So???

Cutey bends down to pick up the packet. Later on when I told my friends about this, they couldnt stop yelling at me. Everyone said the same thing; "Why didnt you just take it and give it to me????" Oops...I'll remember for next time then.

The hash cake....

Cute J came to Lavish with some of his friends. He's such a fun guy to hang with, even though Princess Model was annoyed with him. Cute J was drinking and dancing with us all night. At one point he kept making me drink with him till he couldnt drink anymore. That's when I decided to call him a loser all night. Lucky he didnt take any offence. He's just so funny and a cutey too.

Some lesbian tried to pash me at the bar; some annoying lesbian that is. Who does she think she is? She's sleazier than any man I've met and worse! If she was semi-good looking, I could consider giving her a second look but WTF? She's lucky she's a friend of a friend because with her tiny frame, I could flatten her with my little pinky.... hmmmmph!

At one point through the night, Ball Breaker and I nearly started a fight in the toilets. Well, Ball Breaker nearly started a fight, to be specific. But I was there to protect her! Kekeke.... If we weren't at Lavish and we were at another club, I would have no hesitation at all. Just like the fight we had at Chaise Lounge about a year ago to this day! We are too old for this shit.

Cutey didnt really survive the night. She was out of it and spent over an hour lying down by the water outside Lavish. But then, she sprung up and went back inside on her own. I'm pretty sure she had recovered by then cos in the end she had to drive TOT home and not the other way around!