Have you been to Bali? If you've not, I've this to say to you: HA!

And if you have: Are manicures and pedicures good there?

I'll be off coming Thursday morning, and'll be back few hours into Monday. Needless to say, I. AM. SO. EXCITED! Oh, what makes it even more exciting is the fact that it's an all-expenses-paid-by-the-company trip. Well, all expenses except for dinner on the 14th, which I don't get. No need to pay for absolutely every other meal and tour and hike, but we're on our own for one dinner. Might as well take care of that too, right? I'm not complaining, cos it's just a meal, but it sure doesn't make much sense.

Sidenote to self: I need drawstring pants that fit my momma of an ass.

We're gonna get the boss drunk and watch him dance! I hope I don't get forced to dance with him like this colleague of mine was last yr. I'm very obviously the least outdoor-ish person in the company, which makes me an easy (and entertaining) target for bullying. Bleaurgh.

Sidenote to self: Must get a bottle of SPF15 Olay Total Effects.

My brother-in-law asked me that day, mid-convo, "Eh how come your face so dark?"

=(

Does working near the sea affect one's complexion? Maybe it's time I found another job. One that'll keep me shaded from the sun and away from sea air, allowing me to look pale and sunken under fluorescent lights.

Don't get me wrong; black is beautiful, like white and brown are. My personal preference for myself is a lighter shade of brown cos I think that's what suits me best. But come to think of it, it's not that important anyway. Healthy skin's good enough.

Sidenote to self: I can pick up my good friend Al Cohol when I return next Monday! He'll be in a good mood, cos he'll be free from duty! *nudges and winks*

Hey, does anyone know a place in Singapore that sells or rents out vintage gowns?

Grrr.

Just my luck, getting sick on a weekend. Thursday night was spent sneezing into the wee hours of the morning while helping the folks pack up. My right eyeball's surface got bumpy again, so after trying my best to smooth it back down with my finger, I gave up, squeezed a few drops of eye disinfectant, and snoozed for 2 lousy hours before getting up to get ready to go to the airport. And damn, I looked like COMPLETE SHIT!

Jay and I were ordering coffee for the family at the Wang cafe, right next to Coffeebean. My nose decided to bastard me by making me sneeze out a very ewwy line of mucus, which Jay caught full sight of. I was wiping off the goo and trying to hold the rest in when he told me; "You look divine."

Lousy sarcastic backside.

But I love this lousy backide lots. Cos he's sooo sooo wonderful! Since I was shittily sick, he picked me up from work and got me porridge for dinner. And he helped my family with the hauling of luggage into taxis and drove my mom, the baby and I to the airport. He's being a good son-in-law BEFORE becoming a son-in-law. Now how cool is that!

I love you!!!!!!

I'm not sure who I'm trying to make happy. Shldn't it be me?

HA. If my mom thought that way, I probably wldn't be alive.

Get off your giant ass and do some good while the ppl you love are still alive, Dhanya!!

Anyone looking to rent a room in Pasir Ris? The location's good in many ways, and you'll be living with a family member of mine, so you can rest assured that you'll sleep safe. :-p

Straight bus to the airport if you work there!

Do call me if you're equipped with my number, or mail your enquiries to dhanya19@gmail.com.

Forgot to let you guys know, I'm not going to India!

Long story, so do me a favour and don't ask me why unless you're talking to me in person. In short, there's no need for me to go, so I refused to. Good part is, you guys have me all to yourselves. *winky winks*

Next time I get on a plane will probably be arnd the middle of next yr. Guess where I'm going! Guess guess guess guess guess guess guess guess guess!

Australia!!

Like finally! Seems to me everyone's been there a million times by now. Since I'm a procastinator(and an often broke one) by nature, makes sense for me to make my virgin trip later than most ppl, I guess.

It's gonna be a girlie getaway cos...

...Sindhu's in! Which of you lovely LADIES wanna come with?

The water in the flask wasn't boiled, so I got it going and went down to try talk to the kitchen help (I hate that they've employed non-english speakers. chinese nationals! language barriers are not lovely like in Love Actually. they are exasperating, especially at work). After an eternity spent doing hand gestures and mentally banging my head against the wall, I came up to see that the water was still boiling. So I threw some coffee powder into my mug and went down again to see if there was anyone arnd to give me a ride out. I found noone, so I came up to the office, decided I needed to pee, locked up and skipped to the toilet, did what I had to, and got back to the office. I set the photocopier in mass-printing mode, sat myself down, and started filling out some order forms. Few minutes later, realising that I haven't had my coffee yet, I grunted and stepped out to the pantry, only to find that my mug was missing, coffee powder and all! I was wondering who'd wanna steal my mug, and got back into the office, filled with puzzlement. I sat myself down again, and plain in sight, was my big, comfy mug.




I now genuinely wonder, how the heck did my mug get to my table, with hot coffee in it too?

There are so many things in my mind (besides work. work's the smallest of my worries), I'm getting scatter-brained. Oh. Correction: even more scatter-brained! Kinda interesting tho, leaving little mysteries for myself to solve. Ha.

Isn't it weird how it sails smooth for a while, and with no warning (actually, sometimes, with warning), the boat develops holes in the bottom and you get into a state getting the water off it while attempting to seal the holes? Ok, I'm talking bullshit here cos I know nuts about boats. I find comfort in coming up with analogies and metaphors when in confusion or disappointment or frustration or mild despair. And in happiness too! Jay shld know.

My manager ate my prata. =(

I was so kind to him this morning; I shared my pasta with him! And that's not just because he gave me a ride to work. I was genuinely feeling generous, as usual. And he repaid my food-kindness by gobbling up the one prata I ordered. =( Oh well. Guess I'll see if I look fantastic in my dress at the registration, and give him silent thanks if I do.

My mom's waiting for me at Simei. Toodles!

P.S: In that pic, do you see a small transparent container with pieces of tissue and a stone on it? Between the bottle of lotion and the Tigger stationery holder? That's where Tack rests when I go home for the day. He's now sleeping in late on account of it being a Saturday. =)

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
anyways I think Tack's turning gay

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
sigh. oh well

"d[-_-]b" says:
hmm. . uve caught him with a papreclip up his ass?

"d[-_-]b" says:
(uses msn's shocked emoticon)

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
shit. did you do it??!

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
you sound suspiciously familar with what happened!

"d[-_-]b" says:
no i didnt

"d[-_-]b" says:
u said he's turnin gay

"d[-_-]b" says:
i assumed

"d[-_-]b" says:
i had an eraser who turned gay as well

"d[-_-]b" says:
he used a staple..

"d[-_-]b" says:
died in the process.

"d[-_-]b" says:
too sharp

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
sigh...

"d[-_-]b" says:
stupid fuck was watchin bdsm movies online

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
*sayangs*

"d[-_-]b" says:
wanted to try

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
damn.

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
must be your influence lah

"d[-_-]b" says:
no lahh

"d[-_-]b" says:
i never watch

"d[-_-]b" says:
bdsm

"d[-_-]b" says:
he's a stupid fuck u see

"d[-_-]b" says:
staple.. of all things

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
god...

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
I feel way btr abt Tack now

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
at least, he's not dead

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
and he isn't computer literate. I btr keep it that way

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
maybe I shld post this precious little part of our convo up

"d[-_-]b" says:
dont let him hear pins, tacks, n staples

°· her royal freshness ·° says:
to warn other stationery owners

"d[-_-]b" says:
near*

"d[-_-]b" says:
yea

"d[-_-]b" says:
i think u betta


Just when you thought the world cldn't get any sadder (and weirder).

R.I.P, Eraser-BDSM-fanatic.

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I'm BROKE. My bank balance's a 2-figure sum. 2 figures!!! 17 days till pay day!!! How how how?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Say... anyone got cash lying arnd? If you dunno how to get rid of it, let me know, yah? =)

Company dinner!

We had our meal at Sakae Sushi(fun, yeah. but the food wasn't the best I've had), and durians(my love!) for dessert at geylang, main road of lorong 13 or 14. There was this prostitute in her late 20s across the road who was standing there for the longest period of time, waiting for business while trying to appear like she's casually waiting for her ride to town. The main and re-occuring joke during our stay there was that one of us really should help her by either getting her across the busy road if that's what she's standing there for, or drive by in our van and give her a lift. Oh oh oh, we were discussing the possibilities of organising night walks/hikes at geylang's red light areas as one of our company's offered choices of 'experiential learning-inducing' outdoor activities. Half an hour later, we saw a group of late teens dressed in shorts and big tees, walking in single file. They were obviously a big, organised team, and so we all got disappointed that someone else thought it up and got it done before we cld.

Wow. My writing's unusually bland today. Or maybe extra bland, cos I think I write blandly anyway. See? I've used the word 'bland' 4 times so far, and that's in just 2 lines.

I'm sleepy.

Nights & toodles.

I have a friend at work. A malleable, almost androgynous friend. Wanna meet him?

Say hello to........ Tack!!



Sweet isn't he? That's his happy smile.



Tack watches me work. That's his favourite activity. When I nod off while doing one of the few mundane tasks that're part of my duties, he squeals just loud enough for me to hear. Also, he discreetly snarls at ppl who try to push their work to me, which encourages me to tell to them to go wank somewhere. Such a darling, yes?

He's been complaining abt his looks (I think he's always looked stunning. But there's no convincing him. Sigh.) so I decided to give him a makeover. After much careful thought and processes, here's the end product;





He loves the tiara-like thing I did for him!



Side view!

He's happy with his new look, and has decided to name himself Shiny Bluetack. Tacky name, but I'm glad he loves my work! Let me know what you think!

And I love you, Tack!

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Kill me.

My previous post was superbly bimbotic. I did it in the mrt mainly to fight the discomfort I felt while being stared at by a group of Yindian indians, and a lone caucasian. So, do excuse me.

It's such a lazy lazy Sunday. Good thing I suggested going to the airport for dinner to my mom, else I'd probably be reduced to a big, brown gooey glob on the sofa by 7pm.

Oh, I was supposed to club last night but didn't. No ladies were free besides Sindhu, Suchita and I, so we decided not to go ahead with our plans. BUT, at 12midnight, I got a text msg from Suchita asking if I'm still free to do a ladies' night. Just 15 minutes after I got home from dinner with Venga. 15 puny minutes! My mom would've made a huge fuss if I'd sneaked out, and she'd be sending me nasty looks from today to Tuesday.

I've been feeling extremely sociable lately, for some weird reason. Like, I wouldn't mind having dinner with friends I'm not very well acquainted with, even it's just 1 person, which will be a potentially unsuccessful dinner date, in case I don't have much to say to her/him and vice versa. All the same, I'm sure I'll just talk my ass off and force out a topic of shared interest. Must check my horoscope; I bet there's something about my current tendency towards being a persistent pain in the ass. I also bet that if I were a business woman, I would have managed to secure a damn huge deal by now.

I'm kinda free next week, besides Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Anyone free for dinner?

Wanna see my new shoes? They're a steal at $15, from Bata. Bata! Who'd have thought they sell cute stuff right?

Shit, I've got a pinky blog.

I do not want my blog to be so pink/purple!! I didn't realise it till now! Ok, I'm aware of those incredulous stares. I'm so gonna go home and photshop my skin.

Changed my song. Listen to it and you'll realise it's abt this guy almost falling in love with a tranny. I love how weird The Kinks are.

Sindhu tagged me first. And now, twinnie too! So. Here goes.

Here are the rules:
1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Using only the first page of results, pick one image.
3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab's Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.


The questions:
1. What is your first name?
2. What is your favourite food right now?
3. What high school did you go to?
4. What is your favourite colour?
5. Who is your celebrity crush?
6. What is your favourite drink?
7. What is your dream vacation?
8. What is your favourite dessert?
9. What do you wanna be when you grow up?
10. What do you love most in life?
11. What is one word that describes you?
12. What is your user name?




1. What is your first name?
Her name must be Dhanya too.

2. What is your favourite food right now?
Mashed potatoes. The ultimate comfort-giving dish for me.

3. What high school did you go to?
Hai Sing Catholic. This's the choir, which I hated being part of.

4. What is your favourite colour?
White. Pretty figurine, innit?

5. Who is your celebrity crush?
Isha Koppikar. But I accidentally duplicated the white fairy instead of having Isha's pic in it. I suck. =(

6. What is your favourite drink?
Tea.

7. What is your dream vacation?
Italy. I wanna explore those wonderfully cramped vilages.

8. What is your favourite dessert?
Apple pie.

9. What do you wanna be when you grow up?
Happy.

10. What do you love most in life?
Love, loving, and being loved.

11. What is one word that describes you?
Laid-back.

12. What is your user name?
her royal freshness. She don't look like a Fresh Prince fan tho.



It's late and I'm too lazy to tag anyone, so if you think this cld be a good way to pass time, do it! =)

~Quotable Convo~

-::Nadira Putri::- [Not worth it...] says:
anywayz, what you doing?

I say:
I is doing some mundane work right now

I say:
lalala

I say:
and you?

-::Nadira Putri::- [Not worth it...] says:
i is staring at screen

-::Nadira Putri::- [Not worth it...] says:
too bad screen has no reflection

-::Nadira Putri::- [Not worth it...] says:
or it would just be divine

-::Nadira Putri::- [Not worth it...] says:
WAHAHAHHAHAAH

I say:
omg HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHA


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Did you know, Nad's gonna wear a towel and heels ensemble to my marriage registration?

Have you guys had a look at the sky today? It's a stunning blue, like this! And the clouds in it are so soft-looking, I wanna jump on a bird and fly right into them!!

Oh oh, I'll be flying off to India soon. In case you're thinking I was talkin abt the sky and clouds just so I can progress to this topic, you're wrong. I AM lame, but not THAT lame.

So, back to India! We shld be leaving Singapore middle or end August, and my trip shld last abt 2 weeks. I've been wanting to go the past few years cos the last time I was there was so long ago; December 1997. My 11th birthday was spent touring Bangalore and hurriedly travelling back to Madras in a van. My sister and I were at the backseats, playing 'doctor and patient'(not the kinky version ofcos), writing fake prescriptions and signing them off with fake names like Shitothiri Manangkatti. I think Dr.Manangkatti was diagnosed with tummy problems herself.

I'd much prefer going to India some other time, to tell the truth. I've quite a bit to do in Singapore, besides work, like stuff that's got to do with my R.O.M(which's GOD, only 4+ months away?!?!) and some other personal stuff. Plus, I wanted to start on my course asap, but now, for obvious reasons(in case it's not obvious to you, I don't wanna miss 2 weeks' worth of lessons at the very beginning of it), I can't. It being an almost fully sponsored holiday makes it a bit btr, tho. You must be wondering why the hell my holiday expenses are subsidised, especially since I'm a working adult(or so they choose to say at convenient times).

See, the intial plan was that my mom, dad, 3rd sister, her hubby and their baby go on the trip. I guess my mom quite suddenly realised that I'll be home alone that way. So, she insisted that I pack up and stay at this other sister's place while they're gone. I, being the typical Saggitarian who hates restrictions, of which there will be plenty of had I agreed, refused. And there's no way I can stay with my other sister(I SWEAR I'VE A THOUSAND SISTERS), cos there's no space, not even for a growth-stunted rodent to wiggle its whiskers. Ofcos, I absolutely will not be allowed to live alone, not with the rapes and murders happening here. Like that murder of the 18-yr-old indian girl in Ang Mo Kio that I'm sure you heard or read abt yesterday. We're to shift to Ang Mo Kio in a few weeks.

Bleurgh.

I managed to get Muthu to agree to be my housemate for 2 weeks, which my mom considered to be an okay idea. I was all excited abt the fun we were gonna have(Muthu actually went, "But the good kinda fun right?") and was thinking of hosting a mini movie marathon when my mom popped my parade by calling me while I was being given a ride home from dinner with Jay's family and informing me, "It's settled. You're coming with us."

"Ah? Coming with you? WHAT??!"

" You're coming with us lah. No peace for me, leaving you here."

"But I only have 6 days leave now! Like that I must take unpaid leave!! I got things to pay for!! How?!?!?!?!!"

"We'll sort out your money issues later ok. Just know that you're going."

Thanks for the freedom of choice, Ma. Oh well. After working everything out, I've realised that I'll be forking out SGD200 for the whole trip. My mom is gonna pay for absolutely everything else, including my shopping sprees. Now that, is a frikkin sweet deal. I'm most definitely warming up to the idea of taking a few days unpaid leave, cos my mom says she won't be expecting any monetary contributions from me in September since I won't have much to spare. I think she's in a very very generous mood. Probably cos she's glad I'm not putting up a fight.

You guys want anything from India?

P.S: Changed the song! I'm sure I've gotten everyone sick of the Bittersweet Symphony. But weirdly, I'm not.
P.P.S: I bought myself a pair of blue contacts a few months ago for the heck of it. I wore it out last week to give Jay a scare. But he didn't blink an eye. Dang.

Guess what?

I'm blogging!!!!!! *does 23 somersaults*

I've given myself 20 min to temporarily satisfy my blogging needs. That's all I can afford in the midst of juggling work while I struggle to have my meals and squeeze a minute or 2 out of my precious time to pee or tie my hair up to allow to me work even faster. NOT! I'm, in truth, as free as a big brown, mean birdie. Noone's in the office today and my work's more or less done, so here I am!

Let's see...what pressing matter do I have that requires your urgent scrutiny? *ponders* Oh oh oh. What do you guys think Jay shld wear for the R.O.M? I'm wearing a really simple gown. OHWAITLUNCHISHERE!BRB!

Ah...the yummy McSpicy was gooood. Those Fiery Nuggets are crap tho. Waste of my money ah. Cld have ordered more fries instead. But that'll be too many fries. Mmm. I shall forgo dinner today. I've had a LOT to eat, and my apple pie awaits consumption. That's enough Dhanya!! Do you want to look like an indian Aretha Franklin on your wedding day? I think NOT!!

Oh yes, back to the wedding and Jay's outfit. Any suggestions ppl? Besides a suit(coat,pants & shirt ensemble) tho, cos Jay doesn't wanna wear one, for some reason. Maybe cos he'll feel too hot in it? Beads of perspiration glistening on the forehead wldn't look too pretty in the photos I suppose. If you've got any ideas, pls let me know? Cos the fiance's leaving clothing matters to me like I requested, but is being a wee bit stubborn abt not wearing a suit. And that doesn't help me cos HELLO, WHAT FASHION CHOICES DO GROOMS HAVE ANYWAY??!!

Maybe just a really good silk shirt and fantastic pants will do. More like, will HAVE to do. Don't blame me if your clothes don't stand out from the rest's, mister!

Well. As fun as it has been letting words from my nonsensical mind flow, I've to leave. See, I'm way past the 20min limit, even after subtracting away the length of my lunch hour. I shan't leave with the corners of that mouth facing downwards tho. Here're some pictures to brighten up my much dreaded(by you, ofcos) temporary departure. Till I'm mind-bogglingly free again, toodles!! Oh, and click on the images for their btr versions. =)



At the temple at Seremban. I'm not holding that lamp to pose for the shot, y'know. It's this Malayalam tradition at weddings to have a line of young, unmarried girls to walk in before the bride(or groom?) does; something like how bridesmaids do at western wedding ceremonies. I love this shot! See my cousin behind, in red, grinning away. Isn't she pretty?! And look at that small fry imitating me to my right!


That's Liying(doesn't she look like Jackie Chan?), me, and Kay.


More of us!


The 2007 male additions to Gouresan Nair's family. :))) And that's Appu's little hand right there!


Eating in style at the office.

I've got a new colleague. Her name starts with K. *winks and nudges*

Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!

I wanna blog tonight. I hope I can. There's just NO privacy anywhere.

-_-

~~~ Quotable Quote ~~~

Me: Eh you really have become darker you know! *examines L's hands*
L : Yah maaan. When I bathe it's like someone else is caressing me.
Me: ..........!!!!

My cousin's getting married in Seremban in a few days. So, off I go to give my super-important blessings!

It's 4.15pm and we shld have left by 4. Ah, don't shake your head; you know it's normal. Gouresan Nair's family. If we ain't late, you ain't seeing the sky blue. *nods and chews on some chewy thing*

Don't miss me.