Click (Part 2)

I got an insider preview of the nation-wide publication that featured me modelling for a (I really wonder why I get these sort of gigs when I really hate to be in the "limelight", I so prefer being the backstage guy)...

thankfully, its not that easily recognisable unless...
you look closely
or are one of my closer friends
or the girlfriend of one of my buds who totally recognised me when I was on a T.V. program...

if you so happen to fall within one of the categories, and you somehow managed to recognise me on the publication, do not breathe a word about it to me or in front of me...
its fine if you talk behind my back cos I am now a firm believer of "What you do not know, can't hurt you"

hush now!

Bad Luck

Mosquito and insect bites are rarely noticed... at least for me...
but thanks to something that bit me which I totally didn't feel, I now have a freaking big hole in my leg...
its a really huge cavity that could fit an entire section of your picky finger and I actually had an operation on my leg because of the swelling it caused me...
I had the before and after photos, as well as the progress of the recovery of the hole in my leg, but being technically challenged, I can't load all the disgusting photos of the hole for viewing... but trust me on this... its huge...
but being able to watch the entire process of the operation was pretty cool, from injecting the local anesthetic to cutting my flesh and digging out the infected areas, it was quite amazing at how easily my flesh gave way to the scapel of the trained surgeon...
Maybe it would be even better if I was a girl, cos the surgeon (he's a brit) was really hot (I swear I am SO NOT GAY!!!)

Just when I though things couldn't be worse...

My back gave way... for 4 weeks now, movement is gravely limited as I have somehow managed to hurt my back which gives me great distress the moment I move... but my gal wasn't really inclined to believe me (cos somehow I still managed to... ahem... 3 times in a day) till she saw me almost falling over in pain... so off I went in search of a Chinese Physician to relieve my condition... after 80 bucks spent, over 1 hour of sreaming in pain (ok, so I'm a drama-king with extremely low pain threshold... bite me), I have yet to fully recover...

So try to imagine bathing while trying to keep your legs dry and not bending over to soap the lower half of your body... impossible...

July...

I think July is by far the most difficult month for me yet... at least I got some TLC for all my pain suffered...

Click

I just did a photo shoot for a national publication on Monday...

It was really an interesting experience as it removed all the glamour and glitz of modelling and gave me a first hand experience of how awkward it feels to pose as per the wants of the photographer...

and now I really regret going for the shoot... buyer's remorse to the true form!

I really hope no one recognises me based on the photo...

gulp!

I am... erm... lost?...

Properties are being bought and sold with profit in hundreds of thousands
Cars are bought at the whim and fancy of many
Jobs are vacant and filled in a blink of an eye
And yet somehow I feel like I am stagnant in my position

Have I really been with the company for too long?
Suddenly, I am not so sure about what I want to do in the long-term and etc
At least I quit alcohol (well, almost...) and have not touched cigs for many moons already
but still that is not sufficient...

Its time to venture out of my comfort zone and challenge myself once again...

There are days

There are days where I simply can't muster enough discipline to do anything at work and my mind is drifting in and out of various scenarios whereby I am a multi-millionaire and/or versed in over 15 different languages and living in this fantasy world...

Then there are days where I am totally unproductive at work (again) where I will search through Internet either for totally interesting but useless information or blogs leaving me all intrigued at the information available on the Internet...

Plus the many hours I spend calculating how to best arrange my stock position, liqidate my positions, planning my financial freedom/retirement as well as calculating my finances on how to own a car without affecting my monthly savings...

(seems like I don't work enough huh... nah... I work till 9+ daily... so to keep myself sane, I delve into these activities to distract my highly tuned and sharp mind once in a while (ok, maybe more than once in a while)

So I get to stumble on interesting nuggets like this one below:

Below is the answer to one of the questions by a student in McGill University for mid-term chemistry paper:

Is Hell exothermic (gives off heat) or endothermic (absorbs heat)? Support your answer with a proof.

Most of the students wrote proofs of their beliefs using Boyles Law (gas cools off when it expands and heats up when it is compressed) or some variant.

One student, however, wrote the following:
First, we need to know how the mass of Hell is changing in time.
So, we need to know the rate that souls are moving into Hell and the rate they are leaving. I think that we can safely assume that once a soul gets to Hell, it will not leave. Therefore, no souls are leaving.
As for how many souls are entering Hell, let's look at the different religions that exist in the world today. Some of these religions state that if you are not a member of their religion, you will go to Hell. Since there are more than one of these religions and since people do not belong to more than one religion, we can project that most people and their souls go to Hell.
With birth and death rates as they are, we can expect the number of souls in Hell to increase exponentially.
Now, we look at the rate of change of the volume in Hell because Boyles Law states that in order for the temperature and pressure in Hell to stay the same, the volume of Hell has to expand as souls are added.
This gives two possibilities.
If Hell is expanding at a slower rate than the rate at which souls enter Hell, then the temperature and pressure in Hell will increase until all Hell breaks loose.
Of course, if Hell is expanding at a rate faster than the increase of souls in Hell, then the temperature and pressure will drop until Hell freezes over.
So which is it? If we accept the postulate given to me by Ms. Celine LeBlanc during my Freshman year - that "it will be a cold night in Hell before I sleep with you" - and take into account the fact that I still have not succeeded in having sexual relations with her, then (2) cannot be true, and thus I am sure that Hell is exothermic.

He is the only student who got an A.

Podium Finish

For the first (but definitely not the last) time in my life, I managed to watch F1 live!

The engines were blaring really loud, the weather was immensely hot, and we were all sweating from the heat... but to me, it was 100% worth it!

I believe that the trip to KL to watch F1 was worth all the money, energy, effort, and time spent partly thanks to "Anne Hathaway"... she didn't really have to do much, but she lifted my mood and kept me awake for certain parts of the trip and I must admit that based on all the trips that we went so far, I think we really have a G**D thing going for us...

I ain't gonna spell out the entire word as I'm afraid I'm gonna jinx our relationship, so... (bear with a little of my insecurity... haha !)

Some of the highlights of the trip include:
a very very naughty hotel room (ah... fond memories)
excellent food that I did not manage to eat the previous trip including Rota Ayam, Bah Kut Teh, Rojak, and many more
a very very naughty hotel room (I've decided tha I'll only stay at that hotel whenever I'm in KL)
playing the F1 simulator (I seriously considered signing up for the Tag Heuer Challenge to win myself a Tag Heuer F1 Limited Edition, but my need to watch the race live prevailed in the end) and securing a crushing victory over my buddy... hahaha (what is it with men and sports...)
a very very naughty hotel room (I think I'll model certain aspects of my room similar to the hotel)
re-visting Quan's Ice Cream and Coffee place
a very very naughty hotel room (you get the drift right??!? hahaha)
going back to the place where we first held hands
a very very naughty hotel room (I am going back there in June... sweet!)
speeding down NS highway where my license will immediately be revoked if I was back in S'pore
a very very naughty hotel room (I ain't gonna say which hotel it was... its mine and mine only... ok ok, I'm getting overboard about the room and hotel already)
forging a better relationship with her

So here is my evaluation...
Car Rental - $320
F1 Tickets - $295
Hotel - $495
Sweet Memories and Improving Our Relationship - PRICELESS

No more...

I am so sad to know that I need an invite to your party...

No more of your funny quirks...
No more of your witty comments...
No more of your fascinating but somewhat mis-guided life...
No more knowing all the funny thoughts that run through your mind...
No more...

Company bitch... I don't even know you... but now I will be missing you...

Closed Chapter

I am so glad to know that you have moved on and closed the chapter,
hope Evo is the kind of person you are really looking for and is suitable for you...

Cheers :-)

10

I struck a new low recently...

I had an interview with a 37 year old man about a week ago... normally, I would have thought nothing of it and feel that it is common.

However, what transpired during my talk with him really struck a chord inside me... the 37 year-old man actually cried during the interview when I asked him about his background and experience... the usual ass in me would have been laughing my head off and make all sorts of mean remarks and etc... but no... not this time...

I mean he had really irritating characteristics... so much so that I almost fell asleep and was on the verge of wringing his neck... but his brief and few drops of tears really shook me...

10 years apart... he being my senior... and the irony is that I am interviewing him for a position in my sales team and not vice versa. That was really awkward. The icing on the cake was the part when he teared when talking about the last job... and every 5 mins during our conversation, he would utter things like "I would really appreciate it if you would give me the opportunity to join the sales team and represent the company"...

at that very instant, I felt so shitty... cos he is totally not suitable to sell the services of my company... and so I knew I had to reject him...

People, don't take things for granted... NEVER NEVER take your family, friends, love, money, job, and etc for granted...

You really don't know what is in store for you ahead...
and I just got a glimspe of how things can end up... not a pretty picture...