A Woman’s Greatest Asset?

Which is why Man created Shoes. Yes, you heard correctly. Not properties nor mountains. Good O Shoes. A money making industry indeed.

Women only have a pair of feet, why do we need so many shoes?

Firstly, we don’t have enough shoes. 10 pairs of heels, 10 ballet flats and 10 Sandal/Slippers aren’t that many shoes right?



We need to shoes for every occasion and events. There’s peep-toes, covered, wedges, pumps, kitten heels, high heels, boots, booties, sneakers, sandals, flip flops… Goodness knows what else.

We need the color/design/style to match our mood/clothes/handbag/hairstyle. Ahem, excuses, excuses.

First off, say we buy a dress. Then we buy a bag to match and throw in a couple of accessories. Next, we can’t find a shoe to match the dress. So, we seek a pair that compliments the dress. We can’t possibility find a substitute right Guys? Say, you bought a PS III and you fancy playing World Cup, but it’s currently sold out and you can’t find it anywhere. You wouldn’t substitute it with NBA as the feelin’ just ain’t the same.

Women want to please men. It involves looking good, right down to our toes. Yup. It's all about the packaging. If we look good, we exude natural confidence walkin' tall.

When we can’t decide which color looks best on us, 宁可杀错 不可放过 (translated badly as rather we'd kill wrongly then let any thing go). Just do it. Buy em’ all.

High heels tone our calves. We no longer need to run or go to the gym. More excuses not to exercise right? Toning and tottering on the go. Come on, admit it guys, high heels turn men on.

Shoes are a Women’s best friend trophies. If you own have a wife, buy her a big ass transparent shoe cabinet and a walk-in wardrobe. She will think you are God-sent. ;)

Haters in the movies

Caught a movie lately? Yes, no? Was it enjoyable or downright nasty? Apart from those insanely overpriced movie tickets, popcorn, nachos, cupcorn and what nots, we also have to deal with idiots selfish people in the cinema. Gone were the days when movie tickets, munchies were affordable and self awareness was a common sight. When I was in primary school, $7 a ticket already felt like hole in my daddy’s pockets. Now, it’s $11.50. They call it inflation. No wonder pirates evolved. I still love movies though'. For the superior sound system, big ass screen and for the company, I'd take the risk to meet the people below.

Let me list a bunch of people categories that I would hate to meet the most, in no particular order:

1) Lady with the Baby : It’s family day and where else to disturb the peace of movie lovers than bringing your baby along for the movie. Crying wailing screaming babies are definite no-nos. But a lot people lack the social etiquette and consideration for others. When Baby starts wailing, they simply ignore. Damn them parents. At least have the courtesy to bring your baby outside?

2) The Vibrator : This could take the form of a hairy shaking leg or feet or thigh. The person can’t stay still even if he were strapped in to the seat. He shakes throughout my entire movie experience like it came with the price of my ticket.

3) The Boneless Slump : The person who flops around his seat. Wiggles, flinches & squirms. Either he simply can’t find a single comfortable spot/pose or something is stuck up his S. One moment he crosses his legs, next moment props them up and then starts tap tapping his feet. Argh.

4) The Cell Master : Epic phone rings. Instead of switching it off, he answers the phone & yabbers away.

5) The Pig : It’s perfectly okay to fall asleep but SNORING like a Pig is NOT OKAY!

6) The ChatterBox : He couldn’t stop nudging his pal and making stupid comments about the movie as it screens. It’s not a soccer match so we don’t need a commentator.

7) The Scared Chick : The girlfriend who squeals and acts coy and covers her eyes when scary images comes up in a Horror or Comedy movie. Duhz.

8) The Smelly Cat : Either my neighbor has hog’s breath or feet or body. A friend once told me that her neighbor’s breath stink so bad that each time she opened her mouth to eat her popcorn and chew away, she nearly died of suffocation. I found it quite hilarious. Please chew a mint lah. People with body odor (though I understand that it may not be helped but…). People whose feet stink should refrain from taking off their shoes to air their feet in enclosed areas.

9) The Diner : When the movie begins, so does his meal. Miraculously, he brought his own cutlery and the entire KFC meal along.

10) The Eifel Tower : The Tallest man in the movie just plonked himself right in front of me. Yes, he can’t help being born tall, but he wears a cap?? Why cap? Why can’t he wear sunglasses instead? He prunes his hairdo in spikes? It’s already hard to see beyond the round head, now I still gotta peep through the spikes? *Slaps head. He sit up straighter than a metal rod. *Cries. I pray and beg he would fall asleep and sink deep into his seat.

11) The Know All : He’d already seen the movie online so he starts yapping to his friend about the movie and spilling all the plots and twists about the movie. He might as well narrate the whole story and kill all my joy. I would pay him to shut up.

Guilty of any of these actions? I was once The ChatterBox in a very lame action comedy. I usually do not chat away in movies but the movie was way too lame not to lambast it. I got told off by a very pissed girl beside me at the end of the movie, which made me wonder why didn't cha say so earlier man? I'd have shut up sooner had she told me. I'm not an unreasonable prick ya' know. I didn't see her face as she stomped off after that however I do applaud her guts whereas most people can only whine in FaceBook.

My Take on Seats

In view of present issues arising from young people refuse to give up seats, old people ungrateful after being offered a seat, complaints about foreigners taking all the seats, we should dismantle all the seats. All stand. Thank you.

Geesus! All that salivating over a miserly seat on the MRT. I don't understand what's the hype about rushing to "chope" a seat. "Chope" is a commonly used alternative word in respect to "book or reserve" in Singapore Context. For the love of God, if you have no manners, grow some. Courtesy goes a loooooong way baby.

Seats are privileges. Transport fares guarantees that you are brought to a destination but doesn’t guarantee you a seat. If children are naughty, we deprive them of their privileges like movies or candy. If adults are uncivilized barbarians, we deprive them of seats. Haha. If we stand day in and day out, our physical body gets used to it with passing time. If we no longer horde the mentality to grab a seat, we would be more gracious in letting the needy sit. I understand that not everyone works at an office job, sitting their arses on the chairs all day long but there’s no need to be rude. There were times when I was worn out and sat on the floor comfortably as there weren’t vacant seats. There were times when I cursed and swear at people who push me out of the way when they were rushing for seats. I refuse to take these in my stride so don’t be surprised when I push back.

Be nice to foreigners alright? They are here for a reason and they do contribute to our growing society. Foreigners exist in every Country and not just Singapore. We tend to feel it more because our Country is small, a dot on the map. If you go overseas, you are also a foreigner in their eyes. Would you want others to respect and be nice to you? Treat others as how you would like to be treated. The earth is round, not square. I don't hate foreigners, but I do hate RUDE people (foreigners or not)!

Reserved Seats and The Buzz Behind It:

Me? Why ME? Why not him?
I'm pretending to sleep.
I was dead asleep.
I'm temporary blind.
I'm busy with Iphone. I didn't see any needy people.
Is she pregnant or fat?
How to differentiate Old peeps and matured lookin' peeps?
Last time I offered my seat, I got rejected!!
I'm traveling long distance thus am more needy than you.
I paid for my transport fare so I'm entitled to a seat too you know?
Nowadays, offering a seat gets me scoldings. I'll keep my seat. Thank you.
Nobody thanks me for offering my seat. Sheesh. Act like some God-given Right.
Bleah! Don't see anyone offering me a seat when I needed one?

Hilarious ways to deal with retards inconsideration people on MRT: Courtesy of BurgerKing.









Any more ideas are welcomed!

Hello, Stranger

Do you have a people's face? I have one.
You ask me:" What is a people's face?"
I say: ”It's a face that people go to in times of need in public areas.”

Okay, citing some examples:

(1) I stand at a far offish location. There’s absolutely nothing conspicuous about my hair, clothes or shoes. But a stranger approaches me from a distance away to ask me for directions.

(2) My ears are plugged in. Seriously, I can't hear a thing you say. However, I do see a stranger waving your arms and lip syncing in front of me. I unplug my earpieces and you repeat your question. I wondered why you didn't approach the other people around me whose ears aren't plugged.

(3) I’m on the move. I walking away from you, yet you catch up with me just to ask me for directions. I’m not the person you would approach that’s within the nearest proximity to you.

(4) I’m in a foul mood. My face is blacker than Orh Dau You (Black Bean Soya Sauce), but that doesn't daunt you. Stranger still comes to me, somehow.

(5) I’m with friends. We're chatting and laughing away. Choices are abundant but the stranger walks up and directs his query to me.

I wonder do I really have such an approachable face or does my face resemble a map? I’d really love to help with directions and all; however sadly speaking, I am one who fails miserably at directions. People who know me are aware of this. Chances of me getting lost in Orchard or Bugis is damn high. So, please pardon me if I say I don’t know. I really don’t. I know limited locations and oh so limited how to get there routes (pretty much one-ways only). Lastly, please don’t ask me if I’m a Singaporean okay. I am. I just don’t know my way around it. :b

Picture Credits

1. All Tukzi Emoticons taken from
http://www.desismileys.com/smileys/cartoon-smileys/tuzki-bunny-smileys/page/2/

Silent Night

Over the rainbow through the sky
Under the reflection I see those eyes
These eyes bear weights like sunken souls
They drown, falling deep into the darkest moulds
These eyes that once spoke life to me
They can’t ever, never ever simply be
Just two sockets placed side to side
Unseeing, unfeeling, well, just not quite

This is my favorite quote of all times. I keep it in mind whenever I look at myself or others. It's how I remind myself to keep my both feet on the ground. 脚踏实地,简单就是快乐。(translated as keep my humble feet on the ground, simple is happiness)

Picture Credits

1. Dalai Lama Image taken from:
http://charlestontibetansociety.wordpress.com/category/h-h-dalai-lama/

The Gift of Eyesight through Epi-Lasik

Isn’t it everyone’s dream to have perfect eyesight? If it isn’t yours, it sure was my dream. I think my myopia started when I was 10. I personally destroyed my eyesight on purpose in the hope of wearing glasses. DUHZ!! WHAT THE HELL WAS I THINKING?? GEEZUS. It all began when my elder sister started wearing them, and I thought how cool was that? So I put on her glasses and got what I wanted. A set of myopic eyes and of course a pair of new glasses. I was silly indeed. Especially when my family wasn’t that well to do and glasses were costly. Anyway, from the time Lasik hit the earth in a mind-blowing fashion, I always secretly wished that I had the money to go for it. But it was far out of reach and I was still young then. After extensive research on Lasik and what nots, I settled for Epi-Lasik at XXX (I won’t reveal the place publicly but would if you paid me a fee privately asked me). This surgeon and clinic had excellent blog and forum reviews. Wow! It's quite a reputable private clinic (or so I thought). It turned out really bad. If I go back in time, I will NEVER choose this fucked up clinic. No Siree!

Epi-Lasik explained with my personal experience:

A relatively new refractive surgery that involves using a blunt blade to scrape off the top cornea skin. Excimer laser will then be applied to correct your eyesight. A pair of special contact lens will be worn after surgery to protect your eyes and allow the cornea skin to self regenerate. The lenses are to be worn at all times, even when you are sleeping. The doctor will help you remove the lenses at the next appointment. Removal does not hurt and lenses did not stick to my eyeballs. Epi-Lasik is recommended for people with think corneas or has active lifestyles. I chose Epi-Lasik because I have an active lifestyle and do not wish to cut a flap in my cornea as what traditional Lasik does. I’ve heard that the flap never really seals back which I am not sure how true that is. Epi-Lasik may take up to 3 - 6 months to recover and to truly regain good eyesight whereas Lasik needs 24 hours.

When I went for my Pre-Lasik Evaluation to check if my corneas were suitable for Lasik, I was told that I had really thick corneas and am a great candidate. This implies that should there be any need for future enhancements, my corneas would be more than sufficient to cover this aspect. The nurse told me that few people choose Epi-Lasik because of the pain from recovery. She said the pain depends on individuals’ threshold for pain. I admit that at this news, I had my doubts and jitter bugs. She proceeded to tell me that I can have the surgery done immediately. No shit?! Now? Anyway, I booked it on a later date as I needed to plan for MCs and recovery period. I must say that the surgeon was nice and friendly.

I had Epi-Lasik on 3rd December 2009. It cost me 3.2 grand not inclusive of other charges. My degree stood at 400+ and astigmatism at 100+. I stopped wearing contact lenses at least 2 weeks before the surgery (prepping my eyes to make sure they are not misshaped by the lenses). On the day of the surgery, they will re-access your eyes and drip numbing anesthetic eye drops. You will be live whilst the surgery is performed. With scary state of art machine and surgeon in plastic gloves, I was apprehensive yet excited on the to-be. Lying on the operation theatre, my eye was pried open by the “machine”. The surgeon says: “Focus on the green light and don’t move, otherwise the operation might be botched.“ I did not feel any pain however I can see and feel the surgeon scraping my corneas. After surgery, I experienced blurry vision and sensitivity to light. This is expected of Epi-Lasik. I was prescribed a chunk of eye drops and a pair of sunglasses. I took a cab home and was off to sweet slumber.

When the anesthetic wore off, my eyes started to sting and water. It was pretty bad some nights as my eyes kept tearing away as I was trying to sleep.

6 months. Thats's what it took for my eyes to fully cover and have good vision. Astigmatism left on my right eye was 50. I do see light bursts on car headlights and street lamps.

This is pretty bearable. I do still treasure the gift of sight and I intend to keep it myopia-free. Good luck to all you peeps out there who are dying to go through Lasik too. My advise is to stick with traditional Lasik as I had a bad experience with my recovery precdure. It might have made a helluva difference.

Wishing you the best of luck! With Love.