Awake At 530 AM....

I set the alarm for 230am but didn't manage to wake up.

So the father woke me up at 530. "Penalty shootout!", he called.

So I woke up at 530am to witness Chelsea lose to Man U in penalty shootout.

And I thought it was a sure win for Chelsea when Terry took the shot.

Sigh.

But I sure am glad that cocky fella missed his shot. :)))

Being 13's Better.

After a long while of not cycling, I decided to head down to East Coast for a ride with Mr Celica. As I had expected, after the long hiatus, the tyres of my bike needed some air, particularly the back one. So I detoured to the petrol kiosk to get it pumped. I pumped it the way I normally did, but somehow, today, it didn't quite work. The more I pumped, the flatter it got! The last time this happened, the tube had spoilt and needed changing. I called Mr Celica to tell him that there was no way I was gonna make it to the beach already. But if I could get it fixed on time, I'd give him a call.

With the flat tyre, I wheeled my bike to the nearest bike shop, which was a specialist bike shop specialising in Canondale bikes. I had no idea if it was a tubing problem. Honestly, if it were, I doubted that the eight bucks I had on me would suffice at the Canondale shop anyway. Mr Celica said to call him if eighteen bucks was enough, cos he had ten on him. haha :)

So, I parked my not-so-high-end bike outside the very high-end Canondale shop and peeked in. There was what I guessed, the usual group of regulars fixing up their bikes and adding stuff to their bikes. The minute I opened the door, 4 heads turned my way, and a voice went, "Yes?"

Purples: "Erm, I think I need some help with my tyres. It's perpetually flat."

Shop Guy: "Oh, you need to pump is it?"

Purples: "Oh no no. Actually, I tried pumping it at the petrol kiosk but it didn't work. I think it might be the tube."

Shop Guy: "Oh ok, I get someone to help you."

So this lady comes out with a pump (a very high tech looking one), and tried pumping air into the flat tyre.

And you know what? It worked. :s

I swear I must have looked like a total bimbo.

Shop Lady: "Ok, it works what."

Purples: "Yea, it does hor. But it really didn't work just now when I tried pumping it at the gas station."

Shop Lady: "Hmmm. Never mind, we wait a while and see if it goes flat."

I didn't think it would la, but I waited anyway. And as expected, it was still rock hard after 10 minutes.

Shop Lady: "I think it should be ok already."

Purples: "Ya I think so too. Funny why I couldn't pump it up just now. Do I need to pay you for it?"

Shop Lady: "No la, it's ok."

I thanked her and quickly made my way away from the shop. Embarrassed enough already. At that point, I really wished I were 13 and not 30. I probably still would have gotten away with not being able to pump a bicycle tyre and thinking people charge for pumping a tyre.

Things I Learned...

Little Ghost was back. And since she doesn't come back that often, we met up on Tuesday night for drinks. And I learnt a few things....

1) No one ever arrives at the scheduled time

Did a run with Shades of Pink before heading down to Timbre (this has somehow become the new meeting place). We were supposed to meet at 9. But at 850, we were just heading to pick up BFC. So we rescheduled to 915. But at 915, we were only just picking up Mr Celica from his place. We eventually got there at about 930. Little Ghost messaged to say she'd be arriving only at about 10. She eventually arrived with her friend at 1030. My friends are the rubber time champs.

2) Excessive laughter is not good

Can't really remember what topic Alien Head (on the phone) and Shades of Pink (driving) were on, but it got me into a laughing fit, causing one side of my contacts to come out. Tsk. It wasn't easy getting it back in.

3) Black beverage does not equal to Guinness Stout

This one got me into the second laughing fit. Shades of Pink and I were checking the bill. So she checked against the bill, looked at Little Ghost's friend's drink and muttered. "Eh that one drink what ah? Er....Guiness Stout ah?" Then Little Ghost asked Mr Celica what the joke was. "Dunno", he said, "They just say Guinness Guinness then they laugh."
Ok, you've got to witness the whole scenario to understand why it was funny. Or maybe it's just me la.

4) My friends and I have weird dreams.

Believe me, they are really weird. :)

The Potential Sin Po Po Bride

After some postponements, I finally made the appointment to select my gowns. My entourage comprised my mum, 2 of my aunts and my 3 year old niece. And just in case you're wondering why I had so many people present, it was to prevent the "Ah-lian" in me from surfacing, which could potentially turn the wedding into a nightclub performance. Of course, RT was there too, and I think he was greatly relieved that I had my aunts and mom involved in the decision making process. To the niece, every piece was "Eeee, so ugly la!"

I eventually settled for a gown that had everyone's concensus. I liked it, but I couldn't understand why everyone didn't like the other two I'd shortlisted - one had an extremely pretty sequinned bodice, but with too many roses on the lower half that resembled unsightly patches (which i quite liked actually); the other had a simple plain bodice with a poofed up ken ken skirt that resembled a tiered cake or a concert curtain (I quite like the curtain effect). "Cannot la, like Barbie doll's clothes", "Like those Sin Po Po outfits you know" were some of the comments.

Nonetheless, after 2 hours of trying various gowns, I decided on the bridal gown and the evening gown. And it felt like I'd gotten a major part of the preparations done. But it just feels like it, cos I know there's still a whole lot more things that need to be done.

To Dr Lee who couldn't make it today, they didn't allow me to take pictures...

Premonitions

So because of a dream last night, Sylvester thinks that there is a certain element of accuracy in my premonitions. Here's how part of our conversation via msn went:

Syl: How about you gimme a 4D number then we go buy. We share $1 each ok?

Purples: Ok....how about XXXX?

Syl: Ok! I go buy tomorrow.

Purples: $2 big. How about we roll?

Syl: That's 24 permutations. $48.

Purples: Ok, so that makes it $24 each

So with a little bit of luck, combined with my premonition, we might just get lucky tomorrow.

I've Got Mail!

Fridays are always something to look forward to, simply because it's followed by the much awaited weekend. But it gets even better when you receive a surprise gift to top it off.

At least, that was how my Friday was. Check out what came in the mail today!

And inside the pretty pink gift bag were these...

... and a letter enclosed with the gift. I must be one of the lucky few to receive this package containing two of Johnson's newly launched adult body care range products - "24 Hour Lasting Moisture Body Wash" and "24 Hour Lasting Moisture Body Lotion".

As a kid at bath time, despite having a range of shampoos available in the bathroom, I was specifically told to use Johnson's Baby Shampoo, simply because it wouldn't sting my eyes. And if you remember the packaging, there is a tear drop shape on the transparent bottle which reads "No more tears". Then there is also Johnson's Baby Powder, which I actually still use today, despite already being an adult. :p

Anyways, as what most people usually do when choosing a particular shampoo, body wash, or body lotion, I took a whiff from the 2 bottles. I figure I'm gonna be smelling of peaches & cream, rose and strawberry in the coming few weeks! Nice!

Thanks! Johnson & Johnson for the really sweet thought. It's really timely too. Come next week during the makeover and photo shoot with the other 2 witches (BFC and Shades of Pink), I'll have wonderfully scented, smooth, moisturized and glowing skin.

While I'm using Johnson's 24 Hour Lasting Moisture range, perhaps I should suggest the other two new adult body care ranges to BFC and Shades of Pink before the makeover and photo shoot sesh...

- "Johnson's Melt Away Stress" range for Shades of Pink who is constantly up to her neck with her work

- "Johnson's Naturally White" range for BFC who prefers a fair skintone to a tanned one. Remember how you went to the zoo in a long sleeved shirt, long skirt, a hat AND an unbrella??? No need already!!! heh.

The Mahjong Exhibit

Now, make a guess.....why was the fence placed around the chair?

1) To keep the dogs away from the chair

2) To keep the kids away from the chair

3) To prevent the person from falling when using the chair to stack the boxes

4) To prevent visitors of the chair exhibit from touching the chair

5) Others?

(scroll down for answer)

Mother Giao Gui, Alien Head and I had a majong sesh over the weekend at Birdkeeper's. We had a new kaki - Ms Overbleached, whom we had not seen in years. She was still the same old Ms Overbleached, with her witty-bimbotic-bitchy comments and antics.

And the fence was to keep the dogs away from her. Or at least she thought the fence could protect her from the dogs. Ms Overbleached, I really doubt so you know. The fence is like 1 metre high. The dogs, Weimaraners, are at least 2 metres when they stand up lor. You so cute leh.

Anyhow, it was great to see you again after such a long while!