past the surface and into the blog

"and i don't want the world to see me, 'coz i don't think that they'd understand" - goo goo dolls (iris)


blogs can sometimes be so telling.

i just read my friend's blog which gave me some insight to what she was feeling. we don't normally discuss this sorta stuff.

this made me think bout how there’s so much more than what meets the eye. so much that’s underneath the surface.

it’s just like me. i come off as happy and i do believe that that’s my core personality. the happy, bubbly one. but circumstances in life haven’t always made me show that core personality. at least not beyond the surface.

i think we all put up facades. and it’s not even necessarily bad. it’s just a way to cushion our soft, cushy hearts from the big bad world outside. that very same big bad world that had already hurt those soft, cushy hearts to begin with.

and yet we would probably burst if we didn’t vent our feelings out somewhere. hence blogging. ahh yes, blogging brings a form of relief that non bloggers can’t quite imagine. it’s an outlet to release emotions and write down thoughts that you probably can’t actually say out to anyone, much less the people who inspired those emotions and thoughts.

but of ‘coz there’s still so much more than what’s detailed on a blog… so much that’s buried beneath that surface…

the love triangle

"i'll let you go and turn my back, i'm through with this game" - washington lane (all caught up)

recently celine passed me some archie comics.

wow! archie comics... it's been ages... i used to love reading 'em. and having the chance to read 'em again sorta brings me back to those younger days.

only now i'm older... and wiser? or maybe that i see things differently now.

it seemed like such a coincedence that only just recently i had been thinking bout archie comics, specifically bout the love triangle between archie and betty and veronica.


with a young innocent mind, i was mainly just amused at the lil spats that betty and veronica would occasionally have while vying for archie's attention. and both of 'em had their own camps. personally i was always in betty's camp. i thought that she was better for archie simply 'coz she'd treat him better and archie was better off with the kind of emotional support betty would provide him. he probably liked veronica on a more superficial basis. veronica was sexier and more exciting.

but now that i'm older and more aware of the complicated relationships in life, this love triangle is no longer just amusing. i'm amazed at how betty and veronica could continually compete for archie's attention without fully realising what an idiot he is for being unable to make up his mind and playing 2 best friends off each other. in fact it's pretty amazing in itself that betty and veronica could even still be best friends despite all this love triangle drama.

whatever happened to staying true blue to the one you're dating? what are we teaching in these comics? that yes, love triangles do exist... and it's perfectly okay to continue on with 'em?

so now, i'm not rooting for betty to be with archie. she's too cool of a girl to put up with a guy who would two-time her with her best friend. and i'm not rooting for veronica either. i say betty and veronica should dump archie's sorry ass and move on to someone else better.

2 different someone else that is.

my good friend's wedding

"you see this guy, this guy's in love with you" - herb alpert (this guy's in love with you)

sunday was the bestest day ever.

it was my good friend's wedding.

this is the hotel where the wedding was held in...

and the place where the reception was held...

i arrived early in the morning to go through some final wedding details with the couple, my good friend's brother (who was the wedding coordinator) and the hotel people.

then we went up to the hotel room where we got made up, hers by the hair and makeup artist of 'coz.

the wedding went really well. i was busy shuttling back and forth from my emcee duties to eating. and i think i nailed the whole emcee thing 'coz the groom kept on commending me. whew! at least i didn't spoil it for 'em.

after the wedding, the couple, my good friend's brother, his wife and i went back up to the hotel room where we counted the red packets of money. and then the couple treated us for dinner and dessert before we headed back up to the hotel room yet again to chill out and pop the champagne.

it was definitely a great day.

congrats to my good friend who lucked out and got herself a fantastic guy. well why not? afterall she's pretty awesome herself.

the colleagues outing

"i just wanna fly, put your arms around me baby, put your arms around me baby" - sugar ray (fly)

i'm one of those who actually likes the idea of colleagues transitioning into friends. i've even pondered previously bout when does a colleague become a friend. last nite we had a merchandising department outing. we ate, played pool, had drinks and chatted. it was real nice 'coz it felt like we were friends hanging out instead of boss and colleagues. in fact we all enjoyed ourselves so much that we're intending to make this a every two months affair. and i think that we might have made enough suggestions for possible outings for the rest of the year. next up is kite flying. now how many people can say that their office department has gone for kite flying?



well hopefully us... in two months time that is...

and as people around me would know... i love to take pics of lights...