the girl from nowhere

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I am at work. I am half dead. I need coffee.

I'm getting old. I mean I left Butter Factory so early last night. I feel like dying. But this is not a hangover! Like I told Quanda, I've never had a hangover from the over-consumption of alcohol. I just wake up in the wrong place.

Funniest moment of the night was probably when my old bones, needing a break from the crazy dancing, wandered over to where the seniors were standing. "Oh! The Old people corner!" I say happily. "WHAT DID YOU SAY??" demands Kelly in mock outrage. And then Kelly, Li Feng and Terry corner me and start dancing wildly. I can't decide whether to be amused or traumatised. And then Terry starts yelling "We're not old! We're YOUNG! NUBILE! SWEATYYYYY!". I am most definitely traumatised at this point.

Anyway! The Emix dancers were awesome stuff! Joy, Fel, Krystle (I loved her choreo for the geek dance!) and Chin Ta were sickkk. And partying with the Caderas people was amazingly fun (: Also, bumped into in_cantations, 37crayons, liewqi and Ming! After the show when I bumped into Joy and Sondra I screamed so much that Edwin was like "You really need to stop screaming every few steps". Oopsies!

Just came back from drinks and supper with a small group of the Reach Cambridge people. The view at Orgo is really pretty! And their cocktails and really something.

I'm sorry if I talked too loud or too fast and was generally too hyper and slightly unruly ): I  just realised I haven't been able to really let my hair down and be around old proper friends like this in such a long time! Nowadays it's pretty much a case of politics and "anything you say can and will be used against you", which isn't really conducive to being comfortable and real.

I really miss hanging out with the people who I know will always have my back (: I'm glad we did that tonight.

elaina says:
I'm like -.-

steph says:
i'm like

steph says:
oh oh! we were going to type the same thing but i wanted to type -_-"

elaina says:
HAHA
I was going to type -_-
but that requires holding down the shift button

steph says:
HAHA!

elaina says:
I have found a lazy alternative

K's down with H1N1. Being that he came down with a fever on Sunday night, and the exco were all with him on Sunday afternoon at our (highly productive!) meeting, we are currently in crisis mode.

Poor boy, he didn't even leave the country or anything. Anyway, as Edwin told Kenny, who then relayed it to me through the power of MSN:

Verve Bar and Bistro is my new favourite place for Sunday lunch.

It's a small place with awesome pasta tucked away off Alexandra Road in a place that was once army barracks. My dad spent 6 months there when he was serving his NS. It's leafy and shady and there are no crowds because it's not exactly in the most convenient of locations. But the pastas are wonderful and the calamari is to die for. The drinks are amazingly refreshing too. I loved their Mint&Lime soda and the Lemon&Strawberry freeze. The interior decor is all white wood and beautiful photography, and they play a good mix of vintage jazz, 60s folk and modern pop. It's the kind of place where you can kick back and read the Sunday paper while enjoying the sunlight that filters in through the trees (:

I love discovering new places to eat!

Yay, I'm so happy and smiley today. I didn't think it would be a particularly fun/memorable day because of all the rubbish that's been happening and the fact that I just really didn't feel like celebrating it this year, but it wasn't so bad after all.

This morning I was listening to KT Tunstall's cover of Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" as I got out of the lift and walked into the office. Right as I sat down and turned my laptop on Justin walked in and announced that the King of Pop had passed away from a heart attack. I didn't quite believe it till I logged on to Twitter and saw the stream of tweets. Then the radio started playing "Heal The World".

I am still slightly in shock. As crazy as he was, his talent was undeniable and his influence on today's music and dance scene, far-reaching. His music featured largely in my childhood primarily because my little brother was a huge fan.

Pop culture has lost a legend.

My parents unexpectedly agreed to sponsor my paperback purchases (mostly because it means they don't actually have to think about what to get me), which means that my money will be spent on procuring this GORGEOUSNESS.

Question: Should I spend $120 on books as a birthday treat to myself? Or borrow them from the library and spend the money on shoes? I can't decide. I really like owning books, but I no longer have the space to house all of them. Not that I have any space to house new shoes...

I need to clean my room.

I have so many bruises and scratches on my arms, that I look like I was in a fight. Although a very strange fight where only the upper-portions of my arms were attacked. Also, I am suddenly developing biceps. This is highly disturbing to me. I want to look thin and anorexic, NOT MUSCLE-Y!!!

Yesterday I permed my hair!! I hate the smell of the chemicals, but I have curls now! Only, my fringe is an absolute disaster, so I will be making like Blair Waldorf and wearing headbands till it grows out.

Went to Morton's last night for Fathers' Day dinner. Yumyumyum the filet mignon was awesomely melt-in-your-mouth delicious! Anyway, I have to decide where to eat next Saturday because it's my turn to choose! But I'll feel guilty if I choose somewhere nice because I need to stop eating and start losing weight. In a contradictory fashion, I asked my mother to buy me cupcakes. Wow, I really have no resolve.

On Friday Derek took me to visit the printers! Printing presses are so cool, and the whole place smells like paper and ink (: The lady who worked there was nice enough to show me around, and Derek says when we actually print the thing he'll bring me along to observe the whole process. Exciting!

steph says: FAT.
elaina says: YOU??
elaina says: FAT
elaina says: I think it is now your turn to be slapped dear
steph says: chinta and jwo said i am fatter
elaina says: they are deranged
steph says: HAHAHAHAHA
elaina says: !!!
elaina says: my colleague just opened a pack of chocolate raisins and gave me a pile!
steph says: haha
steph says: this is giving me an incentive to chew up my lifeng swiss chocolate
steph says: i have 5 bars
steph says: and 1 timeout bar
steph says: and 1 kitkat bar
elaina says: timeout is awesome
steph says: and 1 bag of hershey's kisses in my drawer
elaina says: I hate you now
elaina says: how can anyone be allowed to amass so much chocolate at work!!
steph says: hahah
steph says: exactly.
steph says: it's damn tempting.


1. I notice that I seem to collect impossibly thin friends?? cf. Shar and Shis and now Steph
2. Also, they all have names starting with S...
3. Chocolate-centred MSN convos keep me from killing myself at work

Dirty Funk by Steve Appleton has been stuck in my head all week.

In World News: http://twitter.com/persiankiwi - The Iranian elections and aftermath tweeted.

How is this a bell curve!?

One more hour till work ends... Proof-reading an 86 page CSR report for copy consistency and spelling/grammar is so tedious ):

My all time favourite musical at the Tony Awards!

As much as I hated Twilight, if RPattz appeared in front of me, I would so jump him. I will always fondly think of him as Cedric "prefect's bathroom...mull things over" Diggory (:

My weekend was boring as hell. The only thing worth mentioning is that we celebrated my grandmother's birthday. She turns 86 on Thursday.

Also, I hate waiting for mail that doesn't appear >:( Oh littleredheels, send my blouse over ASAP!!

Went back to CJC for the second time in a fortnight, but this time alone.

Blithe Spirit was a lot better than I had expected, which was a very pleasant surprise. The cast, while not altogether anywhere near the strongest I've seen for a school production, had their moments of brilliance. The lead was definitely the strongest of the lot (and the only male in the cast of 6!), and there were several scenes where I was truly surprised by the quality of his acting. The female cast members tended to garble their words and speak too fast, but they were entertaining nonetheless. Celine and Natalina had good comic timing, and that girl who played Edith was utter hilarity towards the end which made up for her rather awkward start.


Hung out with Roy, Qazim and the junior batch during the interval. Matt's not auditioning for Singapore Idol tomorrow because he has guard duty, which is a pity. He and Gabby did tease me about my attempt at the limelight though (the memory of which I try very hard to suppress)! Oh, adolescent folly! Sat with Aaron and Laureen, and the three of us were between the Principal and Vice-Principal. That was weird. Chris Tay still looks as fabulously trendy as ever! Loved his Giordano Concept trousers that he rolled up to end just above his ankle! I have been inspired to start having fun with clothes again.

shisi says: oh i bumped into leheng hahaha

elaina says: oh rly?

elaina says: where's she working?

shisi says: haha yup

shisi says: she's like selling magazines

shisi says: like the economist, time, etc

elaina says: ???

shisi says: and she's like stationed here for a few days i think

elaina says: OH. for a moment I had images of her as like the mama shop assistant

shisi says: hahahaha nooooooooooo

shisi says: hahahahahaha

elaina says: you said she was selling magazines whaaatt

shisi says: haha yar it sounds quite funny actually

elaina says:
there's a girl here in like shorts that would make you proud

shar/ says:
are you under the impression that i am proud of the fact that my washing machine has short shrinking tendencies

shar/ says:
or perhaps you think i am proud that i have long thighs and short calves-and-ankles part of leg

elaina says:
lol

shar/ says:
wehhhhhhh

elaina says:
HELLO YOU HAVE PERFECT LEGS

shar/ says:
i am so deformed

elaina says:
PLZ SHUTUP

elaina says:
those of us who actually have thighs do not take kindly to this talk

shar/ says:
no the lower half of my legs dammmmn qian bian

elaina says:
MY CALVES ARE HOW FAT CAN?