I stood there guffawing at the guffaw.

Fremantle, Perth.

Random, Snaps & Clips Australia, Guffaw, Perth

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No, but I know Daddy chose my name.
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? Watching ‘Constant Gardener’ on DVD
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? No, it looks childish.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? What is a lunch meat? Hmmm if it’s just meat you’re asking about,Turkey?
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No
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I am in love with the idea of being in love. And I also have a ridiculous expectation on my marriage proposal. It’s not how much money you spend on a ring, or how elaborate the proposal. For me it has to be unique, creative, romantic and personal.

All together now…. Awwwwwwww…..

I actually found the above proposal romantic! My inner geek is showing!

Geek & Gadgets, Random Geek, Love

Clearing the back log… here we go!

1. My ex is: an ex for a reason

2. Maybe I should: move to the UK/NY/HK/Australia for awhile

3. I love: too easily

4. I don’t understand: Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics

5. I lose: focus easily

6. People say I: should drink more water!

7. Love is: not just passion and compatibility, but also respect and admiration.

8. Somewhere, someone is: dragging a Christmas tree along their snow covered lawn into the house, about to decorate it with tinsel, lights, baubles and ornaments.

9. I will always: turn the chair away from me before I sleep.

10. Forever is: never forever. I don’t believe in forevers anymore.

11. I never want to: settle for something less than what I deserve.

12. I think the current US President: is a refreshing change.

13. When I wake up in the morning: I wipe the drool away, turn off the aircon and jump straight into the shower, no dilly-dally! Get UP and Get Going!

14. My past was: messy with sparks of awesomeness!

15. I get annoyed when: SICC keeps sending me rubbish by post! Save the planet people, stop printing useless minutes and notices and stick them online instead. At least have an opt out function in place.

16. Parties are for: all

17. My dog is: across the rainbow bridge.

18. My cat is: non-existent.

19. Kisses are the best when: you least expect them. Like when you’re walking on the busy side walks of Hong Kong and he stops you in your steps and turns to give you smooch. Hot!

20. Tomorrow: I’m going to spend quality time with the family! Auntie Wendy is in town

21. I really want: to see snow again…

22. I have low tolerance for people who: don’t have a good head on their shoulders.

23. I am tagging: everyone

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I had the pleasure of being invited to a bloggers event organized by Shell Co. last week. They were launching a new breakthrough petrol called “Shell FuelSave” which helps drivers save up to one litre with every full tank. I was afraid it was going to be boring, but this was actually something I wanted to learn more about.

How to get the most out of every drop of petrol.

Ok, before you click that red cross on the top right of the browser window, hear me out.

What is one litre of fuel going to get me right? Well, you’d be surprised. For this event, we were all involved in a little challenge to see who could drive the furthest with 1litre of Shell FuelSave.

Each participant was allocated a car and co-driver. In every car, Shell installed a computer on the dashboard to monitor fuel usage and distance.

The objective was to see how far 1 litre of fuel can take you.

When we got to your cars, we had to unload unnecessary weight such as golf bags, baby seats etc. Now comes the driving. With 1 litre of fuel, I was able to drive all the way from Suntec to Siglap and half-way back to Suntec. That’s approximately 17km thereabouts?

At the end of the drive, all of us returned to the room to compare distances and share our learnings. I came in third, Joe Augustin and DK tied at first place, thus being “crowned” the most fuel efficient drivers of the night.

Shell aims to help customers save 10% or more fuel while driving, making sure we get the most out of every drop.But it’s not just about using FuelSave, you need to try to change your driving habits too. Did you know that 90% of ya’all said you’d welcome more information on how to be more fuel-efficient?

Well… here’s a few tips Shell FuelSave Ambassador Eunice Olsen shared with us:

Preparation: 4 Things to look out for
1. Make sure car is serviced regularly
2. Fuel cap closed properly
3. Check tyre pressure – if you’re under inflated by 1psi, it can reduce your fuel efficient by up to 3%
4. Remove excess weight (every 45kg of excess weight reduces fuel efficiency up to 2%)

While you’re driving: 1 Drive, 2 Uses, 2 Keeps, 5 Avoids
1. DRIVE smoothly
2. USE higher gears
3. USE air-conditioning sparingly
4. USE cruise control (if applicable)
5. KEEP windows closed
6. KEEP constant speed
7. AVOID over revving
8. AVOID high speeds
9. AVOID excess idling
10. AVOID rush hour
11. AVOID braking too hard

The new Shell FuelSave is now available at ALL Shell stations island-wide! And get this, they replaced their previous Formula 95 and 98 at no additional cost.

I wonder how they managed to empty all the fuel storages and filled it with this new fuel at 12 midnight.

Click Here to try the interactive website on FuelTips.

Click Here to read more about Shell FuelSave

Thanks Amanda, Julia and Mark from Edelman

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…a company would name their product collon (colon), especially when it looks like a cross section of a small intestine too?

Food & Travel, Random Random

lRULES:
1. Put your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc. on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS.

Please ignore this if you hate these things, but I thought this one was fun…interesting to see what kind of music everyone has on their iPod!
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Just had to. Heh heh heh

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I don’t know why, but I’m not at all enticed into patronising this restaurant which recently opened at China Square.

It’s just the phrasing on the signboard… hmmmmm…

Random Copywriters, Random

He’s always chillin at the park next door, and walks over to you when you stand at the top of the stairs. He responds to any name you call him.

I call him Tabby.

Random, Snaps & Clips Cat, Neighbourhood, Tabby

Anyone knows what’s wrong with the menu from The Secret Garden at Middle Road, Sculpture Square?

On a side note, if you haven’t been there in awhile, prepare to be utterly disappointed. They’ve change the concept to cater to the students from the art schools around. It has a more canteen-self-service feel to it, nothing like what it used to be. Service was appalling and food quality was a far cry from what it was previously.

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Even if it’s temporary… is necessary. Moments of inertia creeping in. It’s time.

I wonder when I’ll get to use this wig again?

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We have this beautiful bougainvillea which climbs up the side of the wall up to my window. Mum told me a few weeks ago that we had bee-hive growing amongst the branches.

We live pretty much in peace with nature here at home. Especially with things such as bird’s nests, we’d let nature run its course and leave it alone. But in this case, a growing beehive was not safe, especially with Jules over for baby sitting sometimes.

The gardeners say they’ve done this before and volunteered to smoke the bees and clear the hive. So here’s the pictorial sequence on events taken from inside the house.

Random Bees, Garden, Plants

Because I haven’t done one in awhile, here’s a meme I got from Cheryl

***********FOODOLOGY******
What is your salad dressing of choice?
Japanese sesame dressing (must try is the Horenso Salad at Gyu Kaku)
Italian vinaigrette – balsamic vinegar, olive oil, lemon juice, pepper, garlic and herbs

What is your favourite sit-down restaurant?
P.S. Cafe, Harding Road

What food could you eat for 2 weeks straight and not get sick of it?
Japanese

What are your pizza toppings of choice?
Either a 4-cheese pizza or Salami, Cheese, black olives, cherry tomatoes

What do you like to put on your toast?
Butter and Marmite

**********TECHNOLOGY***************

How many television sets are in your house?
Five

What color of cell phone do you have?
Black

***************BIOLOGY******************

Are you right-handed or left-handed?
Right

Have you ever had anything removed from your body?
Tonsils

What is the last heavy item you lifted?
Carrying my weight around everyday.
In all seriousness…. a full length mirror which my mum wanted to move to the corridor.

Have you ever been knocked unconscious?
Unconscious No. Stunned yes. My first endo at Kiara DH trail.

************BULLCRAPOLOGY**************

If it were possible, would you want to know the day you were going to die?
No.

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?
To my sister’s name: Georgina

Would you drink an entire bottle of hot sauce for $1000?
Times are bad, so the answer is yes. Just suffer the consequence for the next few days.

************DUMBOLOGY******************

How many pairs of flip flops do you own?
Four

Last time you had a run-in with the cops?
Don’t remember, don’t think I have. Oh wait….. 2004, Perth Australia, they stopped to tell me to turn off my fog lights. Didn’t realise they were on.

Last person you talked to?
Julian. Baby talk.

Last person you hugged?
Mummy

**************FAVORITOLOGY****************

Season?
Winter because of the snow

Holiday?
Public holiday: New Year
My own holiday: Nepal

Day of the week?
Friday, because the week is about to come to an end, and there’s always alot to look forward to on the weekend.

Month?
December – ties in with my Fav holiday and Fav weather.

***********CURRENTOLOGY*****************

Missing someone?
yes

Mood?
optimistic

What are you listening to?
Stan Getz

Watching?
Jamie at Home

Worrying about?
The amount of laundry I need to do today and tomorrow now that the maid has gone home.

***************RANDOMOLOGY*****************

First place you went this morning?
Canal Jogging track

What’s the last movie you saw?
Marley & Me

Do you smile often?
I used to…

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It’s a beautiful day outside at the moment, I’m not joking when I say that I love it when the sky is an ominous grey! I guess it’s the howling winds, rustling leaves, fear of thunder lightening plus the anticipation of rain which makes this my #1 weather in Singapore.

We’re so used to googling the forecast, thought I’d share with you this cool article about predicting the weather.

Click below for the extended post
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I know I’m a bit late to blog about this, but the “Chuck Norris Facts” twitter page has been my source of comedy and laughter for the past few weeks.

On a side note, don’t you think Twitter has caught on again after a lull, and is now experiencing a second breath of life? I certainly feel it has. The micro-blogging platform has become such an internet phenomenon I’m surprised that companies are not utilising this social networking tool to their advantage as much as I liked.

Who’d guess that an abbreviated thought could be so powerful!

I feel that facebook status updates has actually helped spur that interest. And the integration of platforms by using tools like facebook applications has definitely help make it alot more user friendly for twits like me. I’m currently using TwitterFox on my Firefox, and the Twitter application on my Facebook. Ok enough geek talk.

Am loving the “twits” I’m following, if you want to follow my mundane tweets , the link to my twitter page is on the top right corner of this blog.

Anyway, back to Chuck.

In late 2005, Norris became the object of an internet phenomenon known as “Chuck Norris Facts“, which document fictional, often absurdly heroic feats and characteristics about Norris himself. -from wikipedia

Here’s a few of my fav CN Facts that has helped me get through those long days:

• Chuck Norris only needs one hand to clap it
• If you have five dollars and Chuck Norris has five dollars, Chuck Norris has more money than you
• There is no ‘ctrl’ button on Chuck Norris’s computer. Chuck Norris is always in control
• Chuck Norris can lead a horse to water AND make it drink
• Chuck Norris does not get frostbite. Chuck Norris bites frost
• Chuck Norris can speak braille
• Chuck Norris is the only person that can punch a cyclops between the eye
• It takes Chuck Norris 20 minutes to watch 60 Minutes
• Apple pays Chuck Norris 99 cents every time he listens to a song
• Chuck Norris is not Politically Correct. He is just Correct. Always
• Chuck Norris knows the last digit of pi

Here’s something I found on someone’s blog:

Go to google.com and type “Find Chuck Norris” in the search box. Do not click the ‘Google Search’ button or press ‘Enter’ on your keyboard.

Now take a deep breath and wipe that sweat from your brow, then slowly move the mouse pointer until it’s directly over the “I’m feeling lucky” button, and press it.

If you are still alive to tell the tale, please leave a comment.

Geek & Gadgets, Random Geek, Twitter

Hello world, I’m back online! And to you my friends, thanks for sticking around. I apologise for not updating this blog sooner, but I had some personal issues to deal with and leave behind in 2008.

I missed blogging, and I definitely am glad to be back on the digital front, bigger and badder than ever before. It’s not perfect, and there are small minor glitches to iron out, but I’ll handle that while we’re live.

Do you like the new layout? Take the poll below. Not that it matters now, but what the hell, let’s get all interactive on the first post.

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I’m pretty excited to blog about this event which occurred last weekend, and with the footage out on the net, I can now post it up on my blog.

I was invited to test drive the new 2009 Mitsubishi Lancer EX GT last Saturday afternoon, but don’t expect a drive in the park as this wasn’t an ordinary test drive.

I love the fact omy.sg got a girl to take part in this event, and I guess there were two messages to convey.
1. The car is women-friendly
2. Women can be just as good (or some cases even better) behind the wheel as men

I take the second point personally, because I’m quite sick of men stereotyping me as a “woman driver”. Wayne especially loves saying “a sober woman driver is comparable to a drunk man driving”! Hmph!

Here’s the teaser

The whole idea of this event was to give prospective buyers and existing Mitsubishi owners a chance to experience the car first hand and ogle at the aesthetic changes, exterior and interior.

In a controlled environment and also with the close supervision of professional from Driver Dynamics, we executed three manoeuvres that afternoon.

My instructor was a bloke named Danny. Danny used to race in rallies, now part of the Driver Dynamics team and a very patient instructor.
1. Slalom course
2. 180-degree hand brake turn
3. 360-degree spin

1. Slalom Course
This wasn’t too bad, we basically drove around a series of obstacles and on a straight stretch slammed on the brakes to feel the full effects of the ABS at work. I’ve never felt it before, and his description was pretty spot on. It will feel like someone is tapping the bottom of your feet with a hammer.

Here’s Part 1

2. 180-degree hand brake turn
Want to drive like Jackie Chan, now I know how to do a 180-degree hand break turn. It was just a matter of turn the steering wheel and pulling the hand brake. Think I handled that pretty well for a first timer.

3. 360-degree spin
Now this was the most fun. Half the surface was lined with a vinyl sheet, and the other half is just tarmac. The area was then soaped down to provide the right conditions for the spin.

Here’s Part 2

I was reallllyyyy nervous at first, but I had faith in the car and my instructor, so without hesitation, I hit the pedal to the metal. All you had to do was drive in a straight line at 60km/h, and at the right time, lay off the accelerator, and jam on the brakes as hard as you can. Your natural reaction would be to turn the steering wheel, instead, you had to keep it straight. So you’ll lose traction on one side of the car and that’s going to cause you to spin.

Later in the day, two drivers from Driver Dynamics, Danny and Kevin, invited me to be their passenger during their demo.

I was beyond thrilled! It was a mock up scenario of road rage and a car chase. I had a microphone hooked up to me, so I had to be sure I kept the language clean. But in hindsight, I don’t think I would have anyway. I was too stunned to even say anything, the adrenalin was just pumping so hard, I was a lost for words.

I don’t have a video of it, but this is one I found on YouTube done during another session.

What I’d like to see more in Singapore is the plans for more defensive driving courses. I believe that everyone should hone the skills to handle a car in emergency situations. Everyone can learn how to drive, but learning how to drive WELL is all about coordination, reaction, practise and knowledge. As you keep practicing the manoeuvres, it becomes automatic, and THAT is crucial when its crunch time.

Although this wasn’t a defensive driving course, it’s definitely a taste.

All in all, a FANTASTIC afternoon. I’m just thirsting for more now! Bring it on!

If you can’t see it here, please go to www.omy.sg >lifestyle>my test drive
Or try clicking HERE

Camera man Ming who just doesn’t stop smiling

Hock Chuan, who so kindly gave me this opportunity to be a stunt woman for the day. He’s produced the whole shoot for omy. Thanks Hock Chuan!

Random, Snaps & Clips Cars, Mitsubishi Lancer EXtreme Drive, Test drive

Meme from “ditzy”

I know these memes are sometimes pointless, but I always love reading what my friends post. Learn something new about them everytime. Plus, I need to clear my backlog of drafts. So here we go.
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THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. Dzire
2. p00persc00per
3. blursotong

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Fingernails
2. My left eyebrow
3. And right ear

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS YOU DON’T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Thighs
2. Tummy
3. My second toe on the right foot

THREE PARTS OF YOUR HERITAGE:
1. Hakka – Chinese
2. English
3. Scottish

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:
1. the Dark
2. Anything with no legs or more than 4 legs
3. Making wrong decisions in life

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Canon point & shoot camera
2. Nokia E66
3. Wet wipes

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING NOW:
1. heart on my sleeve
2. Timberland loafers
3. necklace from PInc

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS:
1. Jack Johnson
2. Coldpay
3. Jamie Scott & The Town

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS (RIGHT NOW):
1. Justin Nozuka – After tonight
2. Peter, Bjorn and John – Young Folks
3. John Mayer – Daughters

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:
1. Compassion
2. Stability
3. Compromise

THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE PREFERRED SEX THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Smile
2. Lean arms
3. Flat tummy (oops!)

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Mountain Biking
2. Geek stuff – Computers, Handphones, ipods etc
3. Volleyball (if only I could find a team to play with in Singapore)

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Have another coffee
2. Move to Europe
3. Get rid of this persistent flu

THREE CAREERS YOU’RE CONSIDERING/YOU’VE CONSIDERED:
1. Flight stewardess
2. Entrepreneur
3. ************

THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Greece
2. Nepal (again)
3. Canada

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Give back
2. See snow again
3. Have kids

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. Am emotional
2. Love dresses
3. Got em boobs?

THREE WAYS THAT YOU ARE NOT STEREOTYPICALLY A GIRL:
1. Love mountain biking and getting muddy and dirty
2. I get along better with guys than girls (more like one of the boys than a girlie girlfriend)
3. Hate shopping

THREE PEOPLE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE TAKE THIS QUIZ NOW:
Danli, Grace, Rox

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