Angels

Sometimes, i cant help but think that my sanity's gonna snap one of these days, if not already.
But im so thankful ive got Angels who help me get by, lifting me up with their soulful hymns...

The Weekend That Was...

Friday night was fun as Marwell, Keitaro and I headed off to The Esplanade to watch "A Twist of Fate" play. The Esplanade itself was grandiose with its gold colored ceiling and woodworks. With the layout of the theatre, I could well imagine the theatres in old London as described in pocketbooks i've read where people watch the plays in their boxes. Well, the box we were in was on the left tip of the U-shaped theatre and true to the category of our tickets (our tickets were called Restricted View Tickets, bad no?hehe..but it's just as well since it was the cheapest ticket we could get..ehehe), the view was really somewhat restricted as we couldnt see the leftmost side of the stage....

But, nevertheless, the pay was still well worth it as the stage was really grand, the actors/actresses were of caliber (the lead actually is Laura Michelle Kelly, awarded Best Actress for the Mary Poppins in London) and the play was really funny...=D

However, I could really say that our own talents are of international standards already, having in mind the Footloose play we watched earlier in September.

The rest of the weekend went like a whirlwind..=)

Anyways, Erlita sang this really really nice song:

Be brave little one
Make a wish for each sad little tear
Hold your head up though no one is near
Someone's waiting for you

Dont cry little one
There'll be a smile where a frown used to be
You'll be a part of a love and you'll see
Someone's waiting for you

Always keep a little prayer in your pocket
And you're sure you'll see the light
Soon there'll be joy and happiness
And your little world will be bright

Have faith little one
Till your hopes and your wishes come true
You must try to be brave little one
Someone's waiting to love you...

Cards Galore

Singapore seems to be obsessed with the ID system.

To date, I am now in possession of quite a number of cards, some of which i havent used yet.

First is the S Pass which is my employment pass here. When I applied for this card, I brought with me a very nice passport size picture which the inspector rejected as (she said) the lighting weren't symmetrical and it was glossy finish. They took my picture (for an expensive fee of $6) there in the ministry and so now i have an S pass with a pic where i looked very much like a witch..>_<
You use this card in about every application you need like when you buy sim card or when you buy tickets to a play and other stuff.

Then there is our company ID which we use to check in and out of office and to go to the toilet. Quite a hassle really as you need it just to go to the CR. So then, you better not leave it at the house else you have to ask somebody to let you out and in when you go to the toilet.

Then there's the Jurong Pass which I need for me to be able to enter Jurong Island where all of Singapore's refineries and chemical plants are located. They also took my picture there in the office and the camerawoman was perhaps very amazed at my exotic face as she took a close up picture of me. So now i have this ID where the picture can barely contain/fit my face. >_<

Then there's the OPSOC that's proof that we underwent a safety orientation seminar. We need this ID they say so as we can enter any refinery/chemical plant. There, i like my picture as i got to hand to them a pic that i brought with me from the Philippines..hehe

And there's my library card which i use to electronically borrow books.

And the Regent Grove card pass which we use to enter the condominium compound where we live. There's another separate resident card also which we need to present everytime we use the facilities other than the pool i.e. the jacuzzi, tennis court, the gym and sauna. My photo on this one's not so nice again eventhough i had it taken in the Philippines.

Then, we have the EZ lik card which we use to ride the MRT and some buses and just top it up every now and then when the load's dwindled down already. This card's so cool as you can use it (of course when it's only loaded) to pay for your groceries in FAir Price and when you eat in Mc Do.

That's about it, i think..Or still counting?hehe

Reunions

It was funny how i stayed very sleepy the whole day saturday while i stayed disturbingly awake the whole saturday night.

Felt like i was drugged during the day as i dragged myself from bed and prepared for the office where at the office, i was trying to work while sleeping with my eyes wide open. Quite a task huh, hehe. Anyways, to avoid going to the office again come sunday, i brought home with me my work (as of this writing, i have just finished my revisions so im really happy). I slept for a couple of hours before i headed to Orchard to meet a couple of my high school classmates, one of which had just arrived in Singapore for vacation.

I made a BIG mistake though of drinking coffee so I was up till past 4 in the morning, battling ghosts in my mind...

Despite the fact that I slept late however, I woke up early and try as i might to go back to sleep, i just cant. So i just headed on getting ready for mass at Bugis.

Today's our town's (Tagum's) fiesta. I missed the lechon and Papa's DELICIOUS cooking. But the most i missed where my brothers who told me they wished I was there with them...

Techy Weekend...

Last Friday afternoon, i planned to have a "couch potato" weekend, just lounging on the sofa and binge on chocolate while finishing off Isabel Allende's Of Love and Shadows.

Later still in the afternoon though, my plan took a different turn as my colleague dumped more workload on me and i have no choice but to take the PFDs with me at home so I can study it leisurely without the confining office atmosphere.

Anyways, for weeks, I have been mulling over buying a cellphone for my other sim. So, Saturday found Keitaro and I in Mustafa and Sim Lim (the other well known electronics mall here that's more affordable than Funan) as he was also in the hunt for his laptop.

So now, im sitting here, Indian style in the sala, browsing the net through the borrowed laptop from Keitaro with my new sleek white cellphone beside me which i'm beginning to love...=D

Oh yeah, a new cellphone means I'm on a tighter budget now..sniff...gotta lielow on hunting for dresses for now...

Passions

I'm again in one of those moods when i'd like to be alone and adopt a turtle's shell and cut myself from the rest of the world...feel like i dont have the strength to socialize...

So i got me-self a membership at Singapore's coool national library where you can get to borrow and return books at any part of the "country". Think I'm gonna return to my old self (up to high school days) and be a bookworm again...