Dreaming of the Yamaha V-Star 1100 Classic that we viewed at Naza BikersDream some weeks ago...
Not a personal favourite; it's just that any V-twin easyrider can tickle my fancy!
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Mid-day Crisis
Not a personal favourite; it's just that any V-twin easyrider can tickle my fancy!
Birthday Ambush
Yes, an outdated post. Should've done this in December itself but I was either away from the scene or just too malas (lazy) to blog :)
Anywayyy, the night before the final Corporate Communications project (Celebration of Arts), my students had asked me to come by to supervise their setup. Though it wasn't necessary, as I had full faith in them, Ruby somehow convinced me to drop by Plaza Mont Kiara to render some support to this bunch of students. Fine, I obliged.
We were there by 8ish and everything seemed fine. The canopies were being erected and the students were busy executing their respective tasks. Living up to my promise not to interfere with their project, I just stood at one corner and observed the activity and antics of my hyped-up students.
Too engrossed in my observation duty, I didn't even realize that half of the group had tiptoed and gathered behind me. I think it was the footsteps and some whispering that alerted me to turn around... and I saw...
Anywayyy, the night before the final Corporate Communications project (Celebration of Arts), my students had asked me to come by to supervise their setup. Though it wasn't necessary, as I had full faith in them, Ruby somehow convinced me to drop by Plaza Mont Kiara to render some support to this bunch of students. Fine, I obliged.
We were there by 8ish and everything seemed fine. The canopies were being erected and the students were busy executing their respective tasks. Living up to my promise not to interfere with their project, I just stood at one corner and observed the activity and antics of my hyped-up students.
Too engrossed in my observation duty, I didn't even realize that half of the group had tiptoed and gathered behind me. I think it was the footsteps and some whispering that alerted me to turn around... and I saw...
The world's ugliest THING ever baked! And it had myname on it. But wait a minute, pinkk? WTF?! Eewww...
That's Steph (head of the project) with THE THING thatdoesn't deserved to be called a cake. I tried to put on
an 'appreciative' look but my expression says it all!
So they sang 'Happy Birthday' and I had to blow thecandles on that THING. I swear I could've killed that
person who baked it and the one who ordered it!
All of a sudden, Steph smacked a big portion of that THINGand I already knew they were up to no good! The texture
of that THING was plain gross (read: oily+stinky+pinky)
The futile attempt at defending myself :(
I was abused and manhandled :) The commotionattracted a whole load of spectators. *embarassing*
And by the end of it, I looked like a mutated pinkcreature. The students were definitely entertained
beyond their money's worth!
And then came Belle with something that looked like aREAL cake! :) Nice but I was already in a total mess *sigh*
Back to the civil way of celebrating...
And that's barely half of the class...
And the traitor! Apparently, Steph & Belle had plannedit all with Ruby. No wonder she was so persistent about
supporting the students! Hmmm...
And the celebration continued as I was busy shampooingmyself at the gents! A gross yet truly memorable birthday.
Thanks Ashley a.k.a. LilGinger for the wonderful shots. The Celebration of Arts that weekend was a super-success; it raked-in RM15k, which was channeled to the Agathians Shelter. A small amount but big achievement for the students.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Valentine's 2008 & Flashback
Valentine's Day is here again but I think it's just an over-rated day. Everyone knows that in recent times, Valentine's Day has become increasingly commercialized.Looking at the V-Day promotions at hotels, jewelry stores, etc, the inane message that is being transmitted is - "your love is measured by what you do or buy". Utter rubbish, I'd say!
Call me a Valentine's Scrooge or whatever that pleases you, but this year I'm returning to the traditional card & flowers, which is far more significant than splurging on items that are half-the-price on normal days. Speaking of cards & flower, I just received an SMS from my ever faithful florist, Karin, informing that the lovely bouquet has been delivered. Any minute now, Ruby's gonna call...
(11.59am) --> waiting in anticipation
(12.00pm) --> phone's ringing :)
(12.03pm) --> just got off the phone; mission accomplished!
Valentine's 2008 BouquetThe Significance of V-Day to us...
Exactly four years ago, our friendship unexpectedly bloomed into a relationship. And coincidently, it was on Valentine's Day. The story goes like this...
Ruby and I were good friends since the beginning of the millennium. We hung out regularly with our close circle of Fellowship Campers. As the years went by, the friendship only got better. I vividly recall the days when we used to chat for hours on the phone and online. It was absolutely platonic. And it all took place during precious office hours :)
The historic cubicle at Ruby's former workplace
Ruby: So, what's the plan for Valentine's?
Me: Err, nothing? I'm single now, remember?
Ruby: Hey, if you're single & I am single, will you be my Valentine???
Me: Huh?!! (dumbfounded) (blur-sotong)
Enough said. That conversation led to our first date on Valentine's Day in 2004. Did a real 'bollywood' thing at KL Lake Gardens :) It was a little awkward in the beginning (read: two good friends coming together) but weeks later, we knew what we had for each other was beyond friendship.
So, this one's for you, Ruby! Had you not initiated that, I wonder where we would have ended up today. Thank you and here's to many more Valentine's to come...
Ruby and I were good friends since the beginning of the millennium. We hung out regularly with our close circle of Fellowship Campers. As the years went by, the friendship only got better. I vividly recall the days when we used to chat for hours on the phone and online. It was absolutely platonic. And it all took place during precious office hours :)
The historic cubicle at Ruby's former workplaceThen came a point in 2004, when we were both 'momentarily' single and available. It was just a couple of days before V-Day and we were having a usual conversation thru MSN. Can't remember what we were talking about but eventually it led to this:
Ruby: So, what's the plan for Valentine's?
Me: Err, nothing? I'm single now, remember?
Ruby: Hey, if you're single & I am single, will you be my Valentine???
Me: Huh?!! (dumbfounded) (blur-sotong)
Enough said. That conversation led to our first date on Valentine's Day in 2004. Did a real 'bollywood' thing at KL Lake Gardens :) It was a little awkward in the beginning (read: two good friends coming together) but weeks later, we knew what we had for each other was beyond friendship.
So, this one's for you, Ruby! Had you not initiated that, I wonder where we would have ended up today. Thank you and here's to many more Valentine's to come...