Me: Eh tomorrow lunch can meh?
Me: You got half day?
Broker1: oh yah...tomorrow is half day
Broker1: how how
Me: Ok I need to send MRPL at 3.30pm.. So I need to hang around anyway. Plats finish at 12.30.. But if you want, we can do it next week! Maybe you need to do spring cleaning. Hahaha.
Broker1: i'm homeless, therefore no need to clean leh
Me: Haha. How come homeless?
Me: Lost your ring again ah?
Me: Wahahahaha!!!
Here's some background. His wife made him sleep on the couch when he lost his wedding ring twice in the past. So that was quite funny.
Here's another conversation with Sandro, another shipbroker.
Broker2: u sux
Me: You also!
Broker2: why so?
Me: Why so?
Broker2: yah why am i sux
Me: Same reason you think I suck.
Broker2: why do u tink i think u sux?
Me: Cuz I can read your mind.
Broker2: what am i tinking now?
Me: It's too fuzzy. It only comes to me on occasion.
Broker2: u suck!
Me: You also.
Broker2: why?
Me: Same reason you think I suck.
Broker2: why u think i think u suck?
Me: Cuz I can read your mind.
Broker2: what am i tinking now??
Me: That Sandro is a freakin moron.
Broker2: wrong!
Me: Ha!
Broker2: that proves u cant read my mind!
Me: I knew you'd say that.
Broker2: U SUCK!
Me: You also!
Broker2: WHY?
Me: I dun wanna talk to you anymore!
Despite being a scholar and ex-Rafflesian, he really isn't too bright. Which is why branding, as we marketing majors know, can only get you so far.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Saturday, February 02, 2008
I WIN!!!
Ok, see. I was obsessively trying to top YC's 90wpm record, that I spent the weekend obsessively trying to BEAT HER!! TADAAAAAAA....
150 words
No, actually I'm not that free. I just changed the HTML code. I still type at a miserable 74wpm. I'm waiting for my guests to arrive for the birthday party they're throwing me. This is the nth in 2 weeks already.
150 words
No, actually I'm not that free. I just changed the HTML code. I still type at a miserable 74wpm. I'm waiting for my guests to arrive for the birthday party they're throwing me. This is the nth in 2 weeks already.
Friday, February 01, 2008
CRuSH
I stumbled upon the PlanetCRuSH website and saw this article that Hsiao Ling wrote a gazillion years ago (Yes, that's me in the picture right there). I didn't know I was so energetic in the past. Must be getting old now.
Accolades aside (it was chosen as best project in 2002 or some such year, and showcased to President Nathan), this project was one of the most meaningful and memorable projects that I had ever done, because of its scale and its ability to impact young lives - Both the lives of the university students and the secondary students that the volunteers such as I train on a weekly basis. This was my heart of ministry from the very beginning, and I'm glad to have been a part of bringing it into SMU.
Accolades aside (it was chosen as best project in 2002 or some such year, and showcased to President Nathan), this project was one of the most meaningful and memorable projects that I had ever done, because of its scale and its ability to impact young lives - Both the lives of the university students and the secondary students that the volunteers such as I train on a weekly basis. This was my heart of ministry from the very beginning, and I'm glad to have been a part of bringing it into SMU.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Reflections on the past
I had a conversation over SMS with *Amelia* today that was quite revealing of our collective pasts. This was never something that we surfaced in discussion in the past, but I guess it was something that we felt. I am beginning to see that as we journey along in our lives, and as we seek each other out again and as our paths converge, we have become more secure, more healed, and I guess better able to discuss these things. And just in case you think *Amelia* is mal-adjusted, let me assure you that she isn't; she's an intelligent, confident, articulate and really cool young woman.. And one of my closest friends!
Ame: Hey you! Happy Happy Birthday! Hope things're feeling a little more positive since last weekend when we met. Have a great day today!
Me: Hihi.. Thanks! Bday was yesterday! Haha. Feeling ok I guess! Yesterday was slightly depressed..
Ame: Oops. I always thought it was the very last day of the month and keyed it in eons ago. My bad. Hmm..sorry about ur being depressed..tomorrow will b better!
Me: Haha. That's JY, not me. :)
Ame: I really wouldn't know, my dear. We're not. Pals. :-)
Me: Well said my friend. I feel honoured now. :)
Ame: Haha! You know for a moment when I looked at ur sms, I was like, huh? JY? N had to check wat our previous sms was about just to be sure.
Me: Haha. Those people were a dark chapter in our past. Still comes up and bites us in the ass sometimes.
Ame: For you too? Bizarre. I thot their lifestyle choices never bothered u. They always made me feel clumsy n awkward n unloved..
Me: I think for me it was more a hindsight thing. I felt cheated cuz at the very end, they were not real. Like cheap gold-plated jewellery.
Ame: Haha. That's a very serious pronouncement! What do u mean on hindsight? Sounds like experiences weren't good. But I'm glad I knew fr start how they felt abt me.
Me: I think there was a lot of form, but little substance. Realised it when I got closer to Noe in jc. She was empty inside. Just like Jan.
Ame: Oh! Didn't realize that was when u saw thru her! Yayaya...makes sense to me now. I know how u feel when u see thru pple. Like eating expired tuna.
Me: Yeah, eating it for many years before you find out they cause cancer.
I guess on hindsight, I *did* "fit in" (somewhat) with the popular group, though there was a nagging part of me that was always bothered by the bitchiness and peer pressure. Couple that with the fact that Miss National Swimmer Superstar was in our class, the fact that our class boasts 3 out of 4 house captains, most of the ECA captains, the most popular / prettiest girls in school etc, essentially, the equivalent of the jocks and cheerleaders in American colleges. And what we lacked in gray matter, we more than made up for in the sheer number of adoring fans/stalkers/groupies hanging around outside our classrooms with flowers, love notes and professions of love. I think you get what I mean. In the end though, the sheen that you see reflecting light from a distance is nothing more than cheap plastic.
In other news, I have a friggin crazy friend. I seem to be a magnet for this sort.
Crazy shipbroker: SAD
Crazy shipbroker: have u heard of this new abbreviation?
Me: No..
Crazy shipbroker: sex after dinner
Me: Idiot.
Crazy shipbroker: u are
Me: Please.
Crazy shipbroker: please forgive me, i dunno what i do (as in you dunno what u do)
Me: Hahah. You're a moron.
Crazy shipbroker: please forgive me, i cant stop loving u (as in you, so stupid)
Crazy shipbroker: la la la
The rest of the conversation pretty much degenerates.
Ame: Hey you! Happy Happy Birthday! Hope things're feeling a little more positive since last weekend when we met. Have a great day today!
Me: Hihi.. Thanks! Bday was yesterday! Haha. Feeling ok I guess! Yesterday was slightly depressed..
Ame: Oops. I always thought it was the very last day of the month and keyed it in eons ago. My bad. Hmm..sorry about ur being depressed..tomorrow will b better!
Me: Haha. That's JY, not me. :)
Ame: I really wouldn't know, my dear. We're not. Pals. :-)
Me: Well said my friend. I feel honoured now. :)
Ame: Haha! You know for a moment when I looked at ur sms, I was like, huh? JY? N had to check wat our previous sms was about just to be sure.
Me: Haha. Those people were a dark chapter in our past. Still comes up and bites us in the ass sometimes.
Ame: For you too? Bizarre. I thot their lifestyle choices never bothered u. They always made me feel clumsy n awkward n unloved..
Me: I think for me it was more a hindsight thing. I felt cheated cuz at the very end, they were not real. Like cheap gold-plated jewellery.
Ame: Haha. That's a very serious pronouncement! What do u mean on hindsight? Sounds like experiences weren't good. But I'm glad I knew fr start how they felt abt me.
Me: I think there was a lot of form, but little substance. Realised it when I got closer to Noe in jc. She was empty inside. Just like Jan.
Ame: Oh! Didn't realize that was when u saw thru her! Yayaya...makes sense to me now. I know how u feel when u see thru pple. Like eating expired tuna.
Me: Yeah, eating it for many years before you find out they cause cancer.
I guess on hindsight, I *did* "fit in" (somewhat) with the popular group, though there was a nagging part of me that was always bothered by the bitchiness and peer pressure. Couple that with the fact that Miss National Swimmer Superstar was in our class, the fact that our class boasts 3 out of 4 house captains, most of the ECA captains, the most popular / prettiest girls in school etc, essentially, the equivalent of the jocks and cheerleaders in American colleges. And what we lacked in gray matter, we more than made up for in the sheer number of adoring fans/stalkers/groupies hanging around outside our classrooms with flowers, love notes and professions of love. I think you get what I mean. In the end though, the sheen that you see reflecting light from a distance is nothing more than cheap plastic.
In other news, I have a friggin crazy friend. I seem to be a magnet for this sort.
Crazy shipbroker: SAD
Crazy shipbroker: have u heard of this new abbreviation?
Me: No..
Crazy shipbroker: sex after dinner
Me: Idiot.
Crazy shipbroker: u are
Me: Please.
Crazy shipbroker: please forgive me, i dunno what i do (as in you dunno what u do)
Me: Hahah. You're a moron.
Crazy shipbroker: please forgive me, i cant stop loving u (as in you, so stupid)
Crazy shipbroker: la la la
The rest of the conversation pretty much degenerates.
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Swearing
I find talking to this vulgar broker friend of mine very refreshing. She's hilarious.
Me: Quick! Wish me happy birthday!!
Broker: Wahaha
Broker: happy birthday bitch!
Me: Idiot!
I'm learning to swear from her, in order to be a more credible trader.
Me: Just now I was in the exec toilet.
Me: Doing my business right?
Me: Then the stupid cleaning auntie knock on the door cuz she wanna clean the damn toilet.
Me: KNN.
Me: I was doing business halfway can
Me: Hahaha. See? I use KNN. Just like you!
Broker: wtf
Me: Ooh! Another swear word I picked up.
Broker: i'm not so chor lor k
Broker: WAAAHaha
Me: I credit it to you.
Broker: bitch
Broker: bitch bitch bitch
Broker: hate u
Me: WTF?!?!
Me: Wahahahah!!!
Me: If my mother ask me how come I so chor lor I say it's this broker I got to know.
Broker: WAH KAOz
Me: OoH!! Another one!
Me: Wat does it mean ah?
Me: Wah kaoz? What does it mean?
Me: Mean MF issit?
Broker: wats mf
Me: Motherfucker. Looks like your English swearing needs work.
She's always trying to get more competitive bid/offers, and uses me as a spy. And me, I'm just practicing my swearing.
Broker: eh woman
Broker: wats our there in feb 380
Me: Simi?
Me: KNN!!
Ever diligent, I was practicing hard.
Me: Lalala...
Me: *muack*
Me: I lubbb you!
Broker: mar 476.50/477 gc/jpm
Broker: lose my mar bid traded away
Broker: wah liew
Broker: LIGUSTING
Me: You no lub me?
Me: KNN!!
I like to vex her. Very entertaining.
Broker: eh woman i need a holiday
Broker: howhowhw
Me: Haha. Relak.
Me: You wanna go Vietnam? I never been before..
Me: Cheap cheap holiday ok? I cannot afford.
Me: I am not a broker.
Broker: I BEEN THERE LIAO
Broker: cambodia
Broker: ai mai
Me: Cambodia they eat spiders one ah?
Broker: rubbish
Broker: u mad ar
Broker: wahah
Me: Rubbish?
Me: They eat rubbish?
Broker: bitfch lar
Me: Quick! Wish me happy birthday!!
Broker: Wahaha
Broker: happy birthday bitch!
Me: Idiot!
I'm learning to swear from her, in order to be a more credible trader.
Me: Just now I was in the exec toilet.
Me: Doing my business right?
Me: Then the stupid cleaning auntie knock on the door cuz she wanna clean the damn toilet.
Me: KNN.
Me: I was doing business halfway can
Me: Hahaha. See? I use KNN. Just like you!
Broker: wtf
Me: Ooh! Another swear word I picked up.
Broker: i'm not so chor lor k
Broker: WAAAHaha
Me: I credit it to you.
Broker: bitch
Broker: bitch bitch bitch
Broker: hate u
Me: WTF?!?!
Me: Wahahahah!!!
Me: If my mother ask me how come I so chor lor I say it's this broker I got to know.
Broker: WAH KAOz
Me: OoH!! Another one!
Me: Wat does it mean ah?
Me: Wah kaoz? What does it mean?
Me: Mean MF issit?
Broker: wats mf
Me: Motherfucker. Looks like your English swearing needs work.
She's always trying to get more competitive bid/offers, and uses me as a spy. And me, I'm just practicing my swearing.
Broker: eh woman
Broker: wats our there in feb 380
Me: Simi?
Me: KNN!!
Ever diligent, I was practicing hard.
Me: Lalala...
Me: *muack*
Me: I lubbb you!
Broker: mar 476.50/477 gc/jpm
Broker: lose my mar bid traded away
Broker: wah liew
Broker: LIGUSTING
Me: You no lub me?
Me: KNN!!
I like to vex her. Very entertaining.
Broker: eh woman i need a holiday
Broker: howhowhw
Me: Haha. Relak.
Me: You wanna go Vietnam? I never been before..
Me: Cheap cheap holiday ok? I cannot afford.
Me: I am not a broker.
Broker: I BEEN THERE LIAO
Broker: cambodia
Broker: ai mai
Me: Cambodia they eat spiders one ah?
Broker: rubbish
Broker: u mad ar
Broker: wahah
Me: Rubbish?
Me: They eat rubbish?
Broker: bitfch lar
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
More crap
Me: Eh tomorrow my birthday.. Wat you buying me??
Friend: i din hear it
Me: Hahaha. Who's the bitch?
Friend: u, who else? doh! wahaha
Friend: wat u wan lar..
Me: Haha. Joy. INner peace. A good job with a good boss.
Friend: kaoz! go ask jesus
Friend: i din hear it
Me: Hahaha. Who's the bitch?
Friend: u, who else? doh! wahaha
Friend: wat u wan lar..
Me: Haha. Joy. INner peace. A good job with a good boss.
Friend: kaoz! go ask jesus
