Friday, February 17, 2006
Bachelor Party! Woo Hoo!
It's that time of the year again... the time where Cleo magazine releases their most coveted issue of the year: The 50 most eligible bachelors! Yummy yummy eye candy! Ha ha ha! And quite frankly, that's the only reason why I would buy the magazine. But now I don't have to! Other half has subscribed to it! Yipee!!!
This year's eye candy isn't that bad. I was even more surprised to find an ex-poly mate as one of the bachelors... that led to more speculation that something must have happened between him and another poly mate (unless he lied in the application form though...). But enough about that.
Browsing through the mini interview of the contestants, I was quite disturbed by some of the responses of the guys... especially to the following 2 questions:
1) Bimbo or Bitch?
2) My dream woman will be working as....
Here's a sampling of some responses below (so you guys don't need to actually buy the mag, although CLEO will be very happy if u did)
Contestant: NSman, 19 yrs old
1) Bitch. SO we can bitch about other people together
2) Kindergarten teacher. I find a woman who's good with kids attractive
(I find it scary that a bitch is a kindergarten teacher... poor kids must be traumatized)
Contestant: VJ, 25 yrs old
1) Bitch. She'll stand up for what she believes in
2) a hotdog vendor. I love hotdogs!
(hmm... bitch and hotdog.. yeah.. I see the relation... somewhat)
Contestant: NSman, 21 yrs old
1) Bimbo. At least she won't be as quarrelsome as a bitch
2) a teacher
(right.. other half was already screaming in protest. He's pretty sure that there are teachers that are bitches. And he's also sure that they are very quarrelsome. I wonder if a bimbo can be a teacher?)
Contestant: Inline skates shop owner, 25 yrs old
1) Bimbo. SHe's harmless and won't intentionally hurt the feelings of others
2) a business woman who has time for her family too
(unfortunately, if she's a business woman, she's likely to be bitchy.. somewhat)
Contestant: Project Executive, 24 yrs old (this is my poly mate)
1) Bimbo. She's gotta be pretty for sure
2) High powered executive in an MNC
(refer to above response)
Contestant: Bank Officer Trainee, 26 yrs
1) Bimbo. I'm assuming that she'll at least behave well in public
2) Travel photographer. Being in constant touch with people of different cultures, she can see the world in a different light
(I find it hard to believe that a bimbo can be a travel photog)
Contestant: Entrepreneur, 26 yrs old
1) Bimbo. They may be intellectually unattractive, but at least they are nice. Have you seen legally blonde?
2) Computer Game developer
(which part of bimbo do you not understand?)
Contestant: Actor, 27 yrs old
1) Bimbo. Less tiring to deal with
2) a banker. I love a woman in a power suit and stilettos
(sigh.. refer to above responses once again)
Do you notice similarities? Ok, perhaps their definition of bimbo or bitch is different from my definition. But that's not the point. The problem is, they are attracted to certain kinds of females, but yet, they have other ideals about what their ideal female should be. And there you have it. The real reason why they are still bachelors.
Man.. I am sure going to be sued for this! Ha ha ha ha...
disclaimer: Note that not ALL of them had these sort of responses!
This year's eye candy isn't that bad. I was even more surprised to find an ex-poly mate as one of the bachelors... that led to more speculation that something must have happened between him and another poly mate (unless he lied in the application form though...). But enough about that.
Browsing through the mini interview of the contestants, I was quite disturbed by some of the responses of the guys... especially to the following 2 questions:
1) Bimbo or Bitch?
2) My dream woman will be working as....
Here's a sampling of some responses below (so you guys don't need to actually buy the mag, although CLEO will be very happy if u did)
Contestant: NSman, 19 yrs old
1) Bitch. SO we can bitch about other people together
2) Kindergarten teacher. I find a woman who's good with kids attractive
(I find it scary that a bitch is a kindergarten teacher... poor kids must be traumatized)
Contestant: VJ, 25 yrs old
1) Bitch. She'll stand up for what she believes in
2) a hotdog vendor. I love hotdogs!
(hmm... bitch and hotdog.. yeah.. I see the relation... somewhat)
Contestant: NSman, 21 yrs old
1) Bimbo. At least she won't be as quarrelsome as a bitch
2) a teacher
(right.. other half was already screaming in protest. He's pretty sure that there are teachers that are bitches. And he's also sure that they are very quarrelsome. I wonder if a bimbo can be a teacher?)
Contestant: Inline skates shop owner, 25 yrs old
1) Bimbo. SHe's harmless and won't intentionally hurt the feelings of others
2) a business woman who has time for her family too
(unfortunately, if she's a business woman, she's likely to be bitchy.. somewhat)
Contestant: Project Executive, 24 yrs old (this is my poly mate)
1) Bimbo. She's gotta be pretty for sure
2) High powered executive in an MNC
(refer to above response)
Contestant: Bank Officer Trainee, 26 yrs
1) Bimbo. I'm assuming that she'll at least behave well in public
2) Travel photographer. Being in constant touch with people of different cultures, she can see the world in a different light
(I find it hard to believe that a bimbo can be a travel photog)
Contestant: Entrepreneur, 26 yrs old
1) Bimbo. They may be intellectually unattractive, but at least they are nice. Have you seen legally blonde?
2) Computer Game developer
(which part of bimbo do you not understand?)
Contestant: Actor, 27 yrs old
1) Bimbo. Less tiring to deal with
2) a banker. I love a woman in a power suit and stilettos
(sigh.. refer to above responses once again)
Do you notice similarities? Ok, perhaps their definition of bimbo or bitch is different from my definition. But that's not the point. The problem is, they are attracted to certain kinds of females, but yet, they have other ideals about what their ideal female should be. And there you have it. The real reason why they are still bachelors.
Man.. I am sure going to be sued for this! Ha ha ha ha...
disclaimer: Note that not ALL of them had these sort of responses!
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Smelly Tofu
Ah Valentine's Day... the day where couples becomes the ultimate suckers for money making enterprises... The day where u willing pay 10 times the price for a rose and interestingly enough buy more than 1 stalk. Today's the day where restaurants are having a field day charging 20% more on their prices and yet, they have long queues! The day where people think nothing of paying more than $30 for 5 miserable pieces of Godiva chocolates where normally they baulk at the price...
Ah Valentine's Day.. where people REALLY get blinded by love.... suckers.... ha ha ha
Ok ok... to each his own... I for one, dun believe in Valentine's day... and every year, other half and I do not celebrate it. We just cook and talk. This year, we decided to break tradition: We decided to go to Geylang to eat smelly tofu.
Yeah... it's penance for me for a misunderstanding over the weekend. So as punishment, i had to bring him to eat smelly tofu (one really wonders who is being punished). The one in Geylang which is supposedly famous. Unconventional? U bet. Imagine it's Valentine's day and two idiots eat smelly tofu and end up not kissing each other the whole night... how... romantic... Ha ha ha
Even Black Adder was surprised:
Black Adder (BA): Happy Valentine's Day! So what are u doing tonight?
me: going to eat chou tofu in Geylang.. oei... u have the address?
BA: har? so... lomantic ah?
me: yeah... so where's the address?
BA gives address and then posts some reviews about the place:
"so smelly till the store was vandalized and other shops complained"; "if blue cheese and bitter durian won't do u in, this definitely will"; "like eating at a garbage dump"; and something about being marinated in animal innards or something... definitely not encouraging
Well... let me cut to the chase... I tried the Taiwanese version over the weekend and that was still quite appetizing... This one.. is really an acquired taste...The Taiwanese one, the lady actually cut it in 4 cubes and then frying it. The Hong Kong version, they fry the whole thing and then they cut it in 4... so u can imagine the "essence" that.. leaks out of it. Woah.... the moment the lady put it on the table, u can really smell it... and that is after you have been sitting at the shop for like 20 mins. U think u would have gotten use to the smell and then a fresh wave just hits u....
Verdict: I don't particularly hate it, nor do I particularly love it. It's not the kind of food that you will "jio" ur friends to go eat with u (which my friends have already strongly objected over the weekend).
People who are interested or for those of you who just have a death wish (ok, joking) here's the address:
Mini Star
789 Geylang Road (near Lor 41)
Walk past City Plaza towards Geylang.
Trust me, the nose knows once you get there and just follow your gut feel...
Ah Valentine's Day.. where people REALLY get blinded by love.... suckers.... ha ha ha
Ok ok... to each his own... I for one, dun believe in Valentine's day... and every year, other half and I do not celebrate it. We just cook and talk. This year, we decided to break tradition: We decided to go to Geylang to eat smelly tofu.
Yeah... it's penance for me for a misunderstanding over the weekend. So as punishment, i had to bring him to eat smelly tofu (one really wonders who is being punished). The one in Geylang which is supposedly famous. Unconventional? U bet. Imagine it's Valentine's day and two idiots eat smelly tofu and end up not kissing each other the whole night... how... romantic... Ha ha ha
Even Black Adder was surprised:
Black Adder (BA): Happy Valentine's Day! So what are u doing tonight?
me: going to eat chou tofu in Geylang.. oei... u have the address?
BA: har? so... lomantic ah?
me: yeah... so where's the address?
BA gives address and then posts some reviews about the place:
"so smelly till the store was vandalized and other shops complained"; "if blue cheese and bitter durian won't do u in, this definitely will"; "like eating at a garbage dump"; and something about being marinated in animal innards or something... definitely not encouraging
Well... let me cut to the chase... I tried the Taiwanese version over the weekend and that was still quite appetizing... This one.. is really an acquired taste...The Taiwanese one, the lady actually cut it in 4 cubes and then frying it. The Hong Kong version, they fry the whole thing and then they cut it in 4... so u can imagine the "essence" that.. leaks out of it. Woah.... the moment the lady put it on the table, u can really smell it... and that is after you have been sitting at the shop for like 20 mins. U think u would have gotten use to the smell and then a fresh wave just hits u....
Verdict: I don't particularly hate it, nor do I particularly love it. It's not the kind of food that you will "jio" ur friends to go eat with u (which my friends have already strongly objected over the weekend).
People who are interested or for those of you who just have a death wish (ok, joking) here's the address:
Mini Star
789 Geylang Road (near Lor 41)
Walk past City Plaza towards Geylang.
Trust me, the nose knows once you get there and just follow your gut feel...
Monday, February 13, 2006
Credit Cards are EVIL!!!!!
I just realized that I have really bad money management. Actually, I know that for a fact, but reality hit hard today. Being on MC, I decided to do my credit card bills... and from early 2004 to end 2005, I had ammassed S$13,000 on my dad's supplementary credit card!!! OH MY GOD... I nearly fell off my chair when I did the " SUM" function on my Excel sheet....
The good news is, I paid off about S$8,000 plus of it over the months that I have been working. I still have S$5000 more to clear... Before people start thinking that I am trying to reach tai-tai-dom, i have to state that a portion of the bills are due to company claims as well...
I think it's time to seal the credit card before things get out of hand... come to think of it, there was a period of time which I left my credit card in the care of hyena... and i didn't spend a single cent! That was good... It really made me scrimp and save. Maybe it's time to do that again. Other half has volunteered to keep the card for me.. but i think i will end up making him use more of his credit card! Any other takers??? Ha ha ha.. maybe should hand it over to hyena again until I am debt free....
Time to start the " Save the bear" foundation...
The good news is, I paid off about S$8,000 plus of it over the months that I have been working. I still have S$5000 more to clear... Before people start thinking that I am trying to reach tai-tai-dom, i have to state that a portion of the bills are due to company claims as well...
I think it's time to seal the credit card before things get out of hand... come to think of it, there was a period of time which I left my credit card in the care of hyena... and i didn't spend a single cent! That was good... It really made me scrimp and save. Maybe it's time to do that again. Other half has volunteered to keep the card for me.. but i think i will end up making him use more of his credit card! Any other takers??? Ha ha ha.. maybe should hand it over to hyena again until I am debt free....
Time to start the " Save the bear" foundation...
Job woes....
I'm tired of my job. And I think it has recently hit rock bottom. Real rock bottom. Today was yet, one of those days, which I skived from work. And best part? I don't feel ashamed about it. I blatently just "keng" MC (didn't even bother to go to the doctor to get one too!)... oh well...
I guess you can say I am jaded, or perhaps I am already in a "holiday" mood (I have already planned to throw in my resignation mid March). After working for close to 2 years, I have realized:
1) There is no way I can get a promotion, so there is no way that I can climb the corporate ladder and hence no new challenges (how do you get promoted when it's just 2 of you in the company and the company has no intention of hiring more?)
2) I realized that I have been working, on average 10 hour work days every day. I agree that when a job has to be done, it has to be done. Things have improved from the past, considering that I don't need to work Sundays (in those days, it was 70 hour work weeks). But quite frankly, I'm really tired... I really wonder how my manager does it though?
3) Job scope is really really ... mundane now. I don't want to see myself carving a career just doing posters all the time. Compared to my peers, I am focusing on below-the-line marketing more than above-the-line marketing. And during one of the interviews, the interviewer just shot that fact blatently in my face. And becos of that, I was deemed unsuitable for the job.
Looking at the papers today for jobs didn't help the situation. It made me wonder, was it a bad choice to just jump at the first job that was offered to me? Sure, the pay was good (But after you look at the amount of work you had to do, it doesn't look so good). Would it have been a better choice to have waited? To have been jobless for a year before settling for a job you really wanted and climbing your way up? Is my 2 years experience now really worthless???
And the more major concern is for my next job. Should I really look for the kind of job I want now? And am I ready to settle for less pay? Cos I know that if I want to get more pay, means I have to remain in the same industry. And frankly, I don't wish to remain in the current industry. I see no future in it.
So many questions and no answers... time to go to the mountains and be a hermit for a while. Maybe the op is actually a good opportunity for some serious soul searching.
I guess you can say I am jaded, or perhaps I am already in a "holiday" mood (I have already planned to throw in my resignation mid March). After working for close to 2 years, I have realized:
1) There is no way I can get a promotion, so there is no way that I can climb the corporate ladder and hence no new challenges (how do you get promoted when it's just 2 of you in the company and the company has no intention of hiring more?)
2) I realized that I have been working, on average 10 hour work days every day. I agree that when a job has to be done, it has to be done. Things have improved from the past, considering that I don't need to work Sundays (in those days, it was 70 hour work weeks). But quite frankly, I'm really tired... I really wonder how my manager does it though?
3) Job scope is really really ... mundane now. I don't want to see myself carving a career just doing posters all the time. Compared to my peers, I am focusing on below-the-line marketing more than above-the-line marketing. And during one of the interviews, the interviewer just shot that fact blatently in my face. And becos of that, I was deemed unsuitable for the job.
Looking at the papers today for jobs didn't help the situation. It made me wonder, was it a bad choice to just jump at the first job that was offered to me? Sure, the pay was good (But after you look at the amount of work you had to do, it doesn't look so good). Would it have been a better choice to have waited? To have been jobless for a year before settling for a job you really wanted and climbing your way up? Is my 2 years experience now really worthless???
And the more major concern is for my next job. Should I really look for the kind of job I want now? And am I ready to settle for less pay? Cos I know that if I want to get more pay, means I have to remain in the same industry. And frankly, I don't wish to remain in the current industry. I see no future in it.
So many questions and no answers... time to go to the mountains and be a hermit for a while. Maybe the op is actually a good opportunity for some serious soul searching.
