the angel with the hair

She is more known for her role as Jill Munroe in Charlie's Angel or Mrs. Lee Majors. With that hair and that bod, as you can see here...she became the poster girl that set many a boys drooling (for obvious reasons!!). And she was the 'hair' way before the late Lady Di & Jennifer Aniston claimed that title. Last I saw her was in The Guardian and she looked pretty hot for a woman battling cancer.

And here's a classic - In a 1977 interview with TV Guide, she said: "When the show was number three, I thought it was our acting. When we got to be number one, I decided it could only be because none of us wears a bra".

Sad really how her death didn't seem to affect people as much as MJ's death does. Here's to another star that the world has lost....

and wacko he shall be no more

Heard the news this morning. It took a while to digest. Quite a shocker, totally unexpected. But then again, all in the circle of life....


MICHAEL JACKSON DIES AT AGE 50. And in the same breath, Farrah Fawcett has passed on too at age 62 after battling cancer.


So on the radio this morning they have been spinning the King of Pop's songs as a tribute to his achievements and contributions to the music industry.


I am no diehard fan of his but I do enjoy some if not all of his hits. On CNN this morning, Larry King was saying that during his life, the tabloids were dishing out dirt and all things dark about him. But now that he has passed on, they are glorifying him. Well, as the saying goes- one only appreciates something/someone when it is gone.


Apart from his weirdness, his obsession with Liz Taylor and Diana Ross and wanting so much to look like them, his eccentric behavior; this man was truly a genius. Songs that are morally & socially conscious, his eternity long music video with story line and all, crotch grabbing, pagoda t-shirt tearing, moonwalking - he started it all.


And like how some are some are so obsessed like they are with The King himself, pretty soon every other person will be claiming that MJ is alive and well and was spotted somewhere. And also, there will impersonators walking around in the famed red leather jacket, sequined glove and all. Woo hoo (grabs crotch).

But he has truly lived his life, flawed and otherwise. He is an icon in the industry who has left his mark & is an inspiration to many. He will be missed for the good and the bad. May he rest in peace.

revenge of the fallen

Jetstar (old, grumpy yet full of spunk). Soundwave. Mudflap & Skids (a bit annoying but funny comeback lines). Doctor. Devastator. Starscream. Prime (1, 2 & 3). Fallen. Ironhide. Bumblebee. Arcee. Megatron. Optimus. Shia. Tyrese. Josh. Isabel. Megan.

What else can I say?? FREAKING AWESOME!!! Two and a half hours of explosions, robots in disguise dropping like dead flies, hot rods, hot bods & butt....

Caught the premiere of Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen last night with the family. I've always been a fan of the Transformers cartoon series and naturally caught it when they brought it to the big screen. In the cartoon series, the Autobots were the cool ones but once on celluloid you can't help but rooting for the Decepticons. The make being evil & menacing, sooooo cool.

So go watch it if you haven't already that is if you are into the Autobots & Decepticons. Otherwise just watch it for the Fox-y lady's...

...assets!!

every little bit hurts

For all the strength I think I possess, the hard-headedness that I have, the will of steel that is me; I didn't think this would tear me down like a wall of bricks.

For all the things that I have done, not one has been right. For all the things that I did not do, all of it were wrong.

For all I have said and all that I have done, I am hated with all the might. For all my good intents, I have been misjudged. For all that I have tried to do, I have only come to a dead end.

I spoke up once but was misinterpreted. I kept quiet then but still it wasn't enough.

How to I find the strength to weather this? How do I will it to be a phase that I must go through? How do I not let it get to me knowing how much I feel? How do I go on knowing how much you hate me?

smile!! i'm not on candid camera

The big kahuna wants to give me the EA job but wishing I would reduce my asking price. A bit tough but they are willing to compensate with a nice bonus year end. Pondering. Thinking. Haven't quite decided.


He is 'paiseh' and doesn't want to negotiate the moolah part with me so he's getting another boss to talk to me instead. So I guess I'll have to wait and see.


But in the meantime, he wants me to be friendlier & smile more. Geez...now how is that even possible???

See... this is ME!!

i'm selling furniture now?

Ting ting (SMS coming in)...

'Melisa, hai. Tis is julia. M's wife. Rumah I ada masalah sikit. Perabot i tu blh tak dihantar tis week sunday. Pls. im so sori trouble u.'

Melisa? Who? Me? Furniture? What? Me?

I wanted to ask him just as I read the message but he's apparently not in the office. I want to reply his wife and say that she's got the wrong number.

See, M is a colleague. He has my mobile number but I don't know if he put me as Melisa which is SO not my name....

an idiot a day keeps jane.....

"Hi, this is Jane from ABC. This is with regards to your application for the position you applied for. We'd like you to come in for an interview...."

And we go on chatting on when she's supposed to come in, where on god's earth this office is (she asked me 'What color is your building ah?'), whether she can come in earlier, etc etc etc

Then she asks me "What position is this ah?"

I say "What position did you apply for?"

She says "XYZ position"

Me - "That's it"

She asks "Got JD ah?"

Me - "How did you get to know about this opening?"

She goes "I saw it in efg.com"

Me - "The JD is laid out in the ad then. You can refer to the ad"

She replies "Oh."

I'm trying. As hard as I can. Patience. Calm. Collected. Cool.

"Okay, we'll be seeing you next week then..."

Yes, I cannot tolerate stupidity. Sigh.... :-(

And no for the life of me, I don't know what the color of this building is. Maybe I'll check later, IF I remember. Like I care!!

tag, i'm it

Got tagged by the niece. Seems I MUST do this or she will haunt me. Now, that's a scary thought but no matter, let's see how music defines me.

Rules:
1. Put on your iTunes, Windows Media Player, etc on shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answers
3. You must write that song name down no matter how silly it sounds

So here goes nothing....

If someone says "Are you okay" you say...
YOU DON'T MISS YOUR WATER (Craig David)

How would you describe yourself?
I'M STILL HERE (Vertical Horizon)

What do you like in a guy / girl?
JUST ONCE (Jeffrey Osbourne)

How do you feel today?
LIKE A STAR (Corrine Bailey Rae)

What is your life's purpose?
U & UR HAND (Pink)

What's your motto?
THESE PIECES DON'T FIT HERE ANYMORE (James Morrison)

What do your friends think of you?
THE GIFT (Jim Brickman & Martina McBride)

What do your parents think of you?
FIELDS OF GOLD (Sting)

What do you think about very often?
SUNDAY BEST (Augustana)

What is 2 + 2?
MISSING YOU LIKE CRAZY (Mary J Blige)

What do you think of your best friend?
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO BE ME (Justin Timberlake & Britney Spears)

What is your life's story?
SUSPICIOUS MINDS (Elvis Presley)

What do you want to be when you grow up?
I WOULD GIVE EVERYTHING I OWN (Bread)


What was that about? Strange really....Whoever came up with this must be shot dead. I like the part about what my friends think about me though?? Hee hee...

FINE!!

The company I am working at is now in a recruitment drive, looking for secretary to HR executive to accountants. Fine.

Applications are sent in, the HR director has access to them, the CFO is coming month end and wants to interview them. Fine.

She sents me an email "XXX's mail is self-explanatory. Please arrange interview." WHAT?? Why me? How intelligent is calling the applicants and arranging for them to come in for an interview??

And from the looks of it, they are not willing to pay what I want for the EA position. I am so quitting this ass of a job.

Fine!!

93%???? i'm flattered...

Took another one of them educational quizzes on Facebook and look what I got!!!

See... I told you I am a saint.

my caribbean pirate

I did this quiz on Facebook - 'Which Celebrity Should You Marry?' and I love my results!!!

You should marry Johnny Depp. You like the bad boy turned good type, the hotel room trasher turned lovable daddy type. He is your soul mate...

Sigh... what is not to love?? The hubby is gonna be sooooo jealous...

long long distance love affair

Is it possible for one to fall madly in love with someone they met on the Net? Someone I know is into his fourth relationship which some girl he met on the Net and she is now a million miles away in a foreign land studying.

My guess is this thing just happened about a month back cos the last I spoke to him probably last month, he was with partner number 3. Now, as I am kepoh-ing in his Facebook profile, there is PDA much for all to see with messages like "F is missing his b", "F loves his b so much, muahs", "Love you much my baby"....

And he's gonna meet her for the first time next week when she comes back for her break. And she's bought him an LV wallet, a Burberry shirt (couple shirt lagi) and an LV bag for his mom (potentially future mother in law??). And he's gonna be following her when she goes back for her graduation & is gonna spend three weeks with her there?

Is this for real? Or will I only end up being shocked again with girl number 5 one month later?

too close for comfort??

What crosses your mind when you see couples (of the opposite sex, might I add) all lovey-dovey? Walking hand in hand, huggy huggy kissy kissy, guy carries girl's bag (okay, this I always wanted to know why)...

The hubby and I have never been the kind who is into PDA. Yes we ocassionally hold hands (to cross the street), hug (when I am feeling cold) or a quick peck or a kiss (when going our separate ways) but on the norm, we are the average married couple who goes about minding their own business.

But we are together most of the time. We go about doing our errands together when time permits, send the daughter to school in the morning together, have breakfast, read the papers and other mind numbing stuff. We eat, we laugh, we talk...

Some friends have told us that we are an ideal couple, loving and understanding each other. But they have rarely seen us display our affection for each other in the open. Some friends envy us and want to have what we have.

A friend of mine commented that we are indeed very close. But wonders out loud if its good that we are so close. She thinks I spoil my hubby and the daughter, 'cos sometimes they are quite dependent on me.

Some people (girl at used bags shop, girl at Fendi, girl at Chloe) have commented on how lucky I am to have the hubby. He follows me shopping, sits quietly while I fuss and decide on what I like and what I want (not necessarily the same thing). He gives his two cents worth and when I have decided to buy something, dutifully pays for it. And in the process, laugh and bitch about things here and there (the hubby and I, not the salespeople and I). And I reciprocate except for the paying part though there have been ocassions that I go through the process whole.

But all in all, we enjoy each other's company. We are not only matrimonial partners but the other's friend. We respect each other's space and authority. We are not afraid to tell the other off when it matters. We talk, we laugh, we listen. We have our ocassional tiffs but who doesn't? We know how one feels about the other without having to say it. We know what matters most to us. Trust and honesty is part of us.

Yes, I am indeed lucky....

triceratops are carnivores

She walks in and out of her room, stopping by my workstation peeking to check what I'm doing. In. Out. In. Out. In. Out.

I'm getting a headache already watching her pace and also getting tired for her. She must already know I feel tired, so she plops herself on the chair in front of me. Suddenly. Suddenly.

"Eh, they took away my monitor. Will they be able to check my files or my mails?"

"They took away your monitor?"

"Ya, remember the line on the monitor."

Ahhh, that explains the mindless wandering....

"Did they take away your CPU?"

"They took the monitor only."

"No, they won't be able to access anything on your computer just because they have your monitor."

"Sure ah?"

"Err, ya??" (imagines banging my head against the wall or is it banging her head on the wall?)

"Sure ah?"

"Ya, sure"

Saved by the monitor... her replacement unit arrives!! Peace at last... but echo is still ringing in my head. Sure ah? Sure ah?

Is it my imagination or does such ignorance exists?

what do i do if you do what you do?

I never really cared for souvenirs from anyone I know if they are travelling abroad. Unless.... there is something I know I really want and I would rather pay for it than to expect them to get it for me if its pricey. When friends come back from trips and tell me that they couldn't get me anything, I tell them not to sweat over the small stuff. It's not a big deal really..

Why do we feel obligated to buy stuff for the people back home when we are holidaying abroad or in a different state for that matter? When someone finds out you are going somewhere, they are quick to come out with 'Eh jangan lupa ole-ole' or 'kirim ah..'

When I travel, I normally try to get a little something local back for the family. And that is when the headache starts, choosing & picking making sure that they like the stuff I get them. I always go by this principle - buy something that I myself like so if they don't take a liking to it and goes all 'hmm, ahhh' I'll just keep it for myself, thank you.

Friends, well you can only have too many key chains or fridge magnets right?? (No, bee, it's not your selepar. jangan terasa. example jer...). But when someone comes back with something that makes me go 'hmm, ahh' though not out loud, I can only wonder what's going on up there. Not only the souvenirs stuff but birthday pressies or any pressies.. when I get stuff that I am sure I am never seen wearing or using, I am like 'bila pulak aku nak pakai benda alah ni?'. So I normally end up keeping it for a while till I find someone who may need it more than I or it just vanishes during one of my spring cleaning sessions.

So, really. Go, have a good time, don't sweat it if you don't come back with mementos for your friends or colleagues. But if you do come back with something for me, I never say no. Whilst someone I know is pondering whether to go to the fashion's capital some time soon, maybe I'll compile a list of my wish-list just in case. Hint, hint, Chanel, hint, hint, Hermès, hint hint.... vous remercier mon cher ami

apa maciam?

I get this question from friends when I meet then after not having spoken or seen them since 1969 (quote from Ange). So today, I met up with jLo to pick up those yummylicious tarts & she greets me with "Apa maciam?"

"Ini maciam lah..masih hidup"

"Kerja lagi ah? Or have you quit already?"

The 'quit already ah' or 'still working ah' is among the many infamous 21 questions that is compulsory when one meets me.

"Masih...you ingat apa??"

"Come back lah as our HR Manager. He left already."

"He wasn't really a problem. He, I can handle. It's the she. One down one to go. She sudah belah, maybe lah..."

"Oh itu maciam ah...."

"Itu maciam lah..."

Now excuse me while I go and stuff my face with them tarts....mmm, sedapnya!!!

are you afraid of me?

Presently, I am working on a part-time basis going into the office twice a week giving me the time to still do my personal stuff. The boss is keen to have me on board full-time although I am trying to strecth it as far as I can.

I am thinking that I don't want to do HR anymore. So they are offering me the post of Executive Assistant to the big kahunas. Problem is big kahuna numero uno was heard with comments about me. "I see she's okay but she doesn't smile at me." "She's okay ah? Can handle my wives ah?" "She looks like she's capable of scolding the boss. Takutlah."

Say what?? Me? Really? Nah!!! Sorry, wrong number....

i came, i saw, i bought. some...

It's really sad that I can only make time to rant & whine about all things happening once a week. But I suppose, better than nothing.

All in all, it has been an interesting week or more. Went down south to the Great Singapore Sale for some retail theraphy. Hmmm?? I must be in serious problem here, always in need of retail theraphy. Then again, how to refuse??

So off we went to the island republic, the hubby & I for quick weekend getaway. No bags this time though (got it here at a second hand shop already lah)...the queue outside the Church of LV, Church of Gucci, Church of Chanel makes one think that they are practically giving away their stuf for free. Managed to get a pair of lovely looking sandals & a purse/wallet though.

Best thing about my wallet - it has plenty of compartments to slot notes & stuff. The hubby was 'beleking' it the other day & saw no money. So he asked me 'No money ah in your purse?'. I simply said 'No lah" when in actual fact, I put some in the slot behind my cards. So he pulled out his wallet, grab a stack of notes & passed it to me. Now, how cool is that? Of course I had to put in the notes without him noticing which slot lah. Mana tau, kot-kot dia check lagi then nampak takde duit, bagi I lagi...


Wonder if this episode will recur? Doubt it lah...