Issues

BodyShop RoadShow - 11 Sep 04

I was tempted to call my friend up, yes the one I’m having a cold war with currently, but somehow I didn’t, perhaps it felt awkward I guess, yes I’m no longer mad nor angry at her, and I accept your apologies. I just needed time to settle down as I can’t think straight when I’m totally pissed. Friends? I surely wouldn’t want to lose a good friend like you Janet…I am sorry as well for the way I behaved…sorry…

Tom wanted me to do this ‘cause I made him wait downstairs my block while I fell asleep totally forgetting the time and I blew our CS session. Apologies bud!

I will not tua Tom again.
I will not tua Tom again.
I will not tua Tom again.
I will not tua Tom again.
I will not tua Tom again.
I will not tua Tom again.
I will not tua Tom again.
I will not tua Tom again.
I will not tua Tom again.
I will not tua Tom again.

Okie typed it ten times, like you asked haha!

Saturday was overloaded with activities! Had a doctor’s appointment in the morning, rushed to Mt. Elizabeth Medical Centre for my quarterly check-up not before I waited at the blasted lift lobby for 30mins. The crowd swarmed into a massive hoard. It felt like 5566 were in the house only give away was in place of maniacal screaming teenagers we had slow feeble frail geriatrics. I was worried the seniors might get stomped by the increasingly impatient patients. And in typical Singaporean fashion we fought and jostled for prime standing space infront of the lifts.

It didn’t help that out of the four lifts, 3 were permanently sedated leaving one to handle the 100 plus complaining Indonesian aunties and uncles, the barrage of wheel-chaired people (who might I added basically parked themselves infront of the lift causing the initial occupants a great deal of trouble climbing out of the entrance), the “ah sohs and ah cheks” in their pajamas and obese “ang-mohs” who were the equivalent of four Asians in space occupancy and weight. So there I was, mauling over the fact I’ve been constantly pushed aside by these old folks who came from the back of the queue cutting their way through, out of respect, everyone gave way…but still, in all fairness, how about waiting your turn?

I know your old and frail yada yada, but if every 5mins one senior citizens forces his/her way into the front of the queue, and the lift takes an average of 15mins to come back down to the lobby, your looking at a never ending queue, not to mention the the entourage of relatives following “ah ma or ah gong”. Just 2 seniors and their families would have filled the entire lift.

The majority of us Asians just kept quiet as this carried on, I was late for my appointment by almost an hour now, an agitated Caucasian finally voiced out! The chubby fellow bellowed! “Ok that’s it! I’ve waited here for almost 30mins, and I havn’t even had a chance to enter the lift despite standing right next to it because you people keep letting old people board first! What is wrong with you?! What is wrong with you lot? Are you gonna wait here till its freaking 5pm?!”

Everyone was stunned into silence and just then the lift door opened, needless to say the man got his ride up. Phew…leave it to the red necks to voice their views. I guess no one else dared, afraid to incur the wrath of others on being disrespectful to their elders. I got my check-up and went down using the cargo lift.

I went down to Bugis after that with Erin for the Bodyshop RoadShow 2004, for $30 she got herself a professional make-over for her face which included a professional photo-shoot. We got a make-up artist called Mandy Tan doing the foundation and etc, she was a dead ringer for FIR’s lead singer – I’m impressed!

While waiting for my baby, I was called up by Ivan Rentuang and Carrie Chong (DJs) to take part in a tele-game. What luck! When I wanna take part no one calls me, when I least expect it they come a calling. I walked away with a Bodyshop Shampoo gift set. The pics I included will give you the details on the event.

I caught Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid on Friday, this has got to be the longest B-grade movie title I’ve seen yet. Before you ask what do giant 20 foot snakes have to do with plasticky fake flora, heed my advice, leave your intellect back at home, and the show will somehow entertain with its rapid succession of thrills and spills. The shows coveted plot literally is brain dead, big company stumbles upon flower that gives eternal youth, sends expedition team to Borneo to collect the flowers back. Sounds simple enough? Not at all, they have to conquer the monsoon season, crocs, rivers, unscrupulous business partners and about 7-8 bus sized reptiles that have a slight inclination towards mankind.

Acting is out the window here, script could have been written by a 15-yr old and no one would have been surprised. Perhaps the one person that stood out was Kong, the south American monkey whose been typecast as a Indonesian dwelling inhabitant. How they got the primate to display so many facial expressions is beyond me, the monkey is so adept at it, the human actors pale in comparison, heck! The furry one even has an entrie chasing segment between the anaconda and itself thrown in. Kong screamed on cue, freaked out at CGI snakes, climbed trees with finesse; its timing was spot on! The monkey was so darn good, I swore he should have been the lead and awarded best animal actor in the annual academy awards.

Nevertheless, the snakes were obviously the main draw, as sequels go, this was way better than the insult AVP was to my intellect. Without letting to much of the plot escape, there were some genuinely intense moments where we were caught unawares. 3/5 stars! Pretty good, I liked the first one better.

On a final note, I did like to wish my baby a HAPPY 10th MONTH ANNIVERSARY! Love ya loads! And I miss ya! Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday baby! MUACKz~!!!