Sad to hear...

As I sit here doing some blog updates on the news of our events, I get an sms that Ge's granny just passed away...='(

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I dunno the lady, nor have I met her before...but I do feel for her. I guess it does make a diff when you pray for someone, even if you dunno him/ her

It's really been tough for my dear friend...also the fact that it's such a peak time at work for ge..and she has to have this on her plate toos for the past 3 weeks...

never easy to see her so sad...and its frustrating when you can't do anythg...haiz...

God I pray....for hearts to be comforted...your presence to be near every one of them...especially ge's mum...auntie who took care of me so well in Melbourne...I pray for strength...the kind that only You can give...

Am up...

watching footie. It's late lah..i know, but thank god for some British Summer Time thing, the match is anhour earlier than normal. It's the Champion's league final. So much possible history can be made if we win. =)

But now we're 1-0 down..haiz...

Anyway, even though the Opening Ceremony is over for ASX, I guess the saying goes that it ain't over till it's all over...2 more whole days guys!

It's been a tough few days for ge, one of the hardest so far was today. Am still praying! Me haven't forgotten...

It's going to be another early day tomorrow. Got stuff to do...I pray I'll be productive and finish it fast and clean. =)

HAIZ>...68 min and Barcelona has made it 2-0...most would turn off their TV sets. But not for this one...ManU fights till the end one..hahaha...we have won 2-1 when down 1-0 in the 90th minute ok!!

Hahaha...anyway, had a funny convo with ge on msn just now...she was telling me to sleep early lor...coz i'mstill doing late nights and up earlys...bad for me lah...

ge says:
plsssssssssssssss go and sleep k

ge says:
stop sleeping so few hours leh

ge says:
it's really v bad

Jean- says:
no ah..me got schleep just now ah

ge says:
and u shld know it and fix it

ge says:
excuse me

ge says:
and that is somehow good

ge says:
WHY!?

ge says:
u sleep when u sldn't be

ge says:
and awake when u shld be sleeping

Jean- says:
HAHAHAHA...i like the way u say...'excuse me'

Jean- says:
*pouts innocently*

Jean- says:
but...me got footie match tonite

Jean- says:
=(

ge says:
haiz

ge says:
give up la

ge says:
i go sleep liao

Jean- says:
heh....sniffs...dun say that lah

Jean- says:
='(

Jean- says:
i will try k...if am schleepy i pwomise me go zzz...

Jean- says:
wun force myself..


Yeah...I knows... it's never good...You all dun learn from me k!!!!

Okies...time to go give my team the best! they need my support in this horrible moment...goodness...byes!

It's really nice...

..that in the middle of ...hmmm...better expressed as !?!?!?! weeks...last thing I expected was to get a pressie today, which just wanted to make me hug da person and I had to ever refrain myself simply coz she was driving and I valued both our lives..haha...

When asked why suddenly buy present for me...I got a sharp reply - close to more like a shriek - that I can buy gifts out of the blue but she can't ah!?!?!...kekeke...that pinned me to one corner of the car..hahaha..where was the emergency exit!?..=P

Anyways....recollecting...

Most of you would have seen me wear my cross necklace that took me about 3 years to find one that I liked. Heh. I'm picky lah...It's the mixture of simplicity, price, uniqueness and wearability and of course, that will not tarnish or make me break out in rashes (God checked on the 'extremely sensitive skin' box when he made me lor.) ..that made it a quest to find...it was not easy, but in a way, it called out to me when i made a book payment at the Kallang Attributes and saw it on the counter... (back then lah)..and i just couldn't get it off my mind for like..a week or two...LOL..best thing was it was long enough and fit me well. Thick neck k...standard off the shelf lengths dun fit me lor...

Well, it's been with me for almost..OMG...4 years! WAH! But recently it started falling apart literally! The cross broke while I was wearing it 2 to 3 times on diff episodes...hahaha...the chain was dying with wear and tear too...*shakes head*

Thank god each time it happened, I knew of it and also it waited till I touched down in SG after my trip to melbourne to really give trouble. i would've been really sad if I lost it. =)

I can't believe I'm saying it, but I did miss having my cross to wear the past two months..it was just odd not to have it, i guess in the worst of times it does remind you of who you are in Him.

Anyway, I got cracking on fixing it on Saturday. I just couldn't bear to go through the coming week without it. Compromising on the glue again (still can't find the right one)..i stuck the pieces together and after making a stop-over to Bras basah, I made a beeline to raffles city, which i knew i could get a chain I wouldn't start itching all over ...hahaha...

I stood outside Thomas Sabo for a good full minute. But shook my head and didn't bother to go in. I had scrutinised their chains before and knew the colour of their silver was just way too bright to fit.

So I went straight to B1 and into this shop I had noted before. I think the salesperson at the shop must've been delighted. Easiest sale of the day. It was one of those - I know cfm she's gg to buy it kinda sale. I was to the point, I saw, I matched, I tried...and I OK lah, let's goooooo -- carpark charges are ticking! No kidding!!! =)

It fit ok lah...but the colour was bit off, not really matching the cross lah...but it was close enough. =) I went home thinking if i'd regret just grabbing and going...given my afterthoughts..

Who would've thought, my pressie today was a new cross! =)

And as though God decided to have some fun, the cross colour fits my new chain better lor...and believe it or not, the gift giver thought I didnt' have chain issues so didn't get one to go with it...ahahah...just as well neh...God orchestrated and made sure we didn't overspend.

God is good lah, if he didn't boot me to chop-chop buy a chain this weekend of this colour somemore, me wouldn't be able to wear da new one lors...heh...=) He's the coolest lah.

And considering all my picky-ness -- I really like when I saw it neh...hee...in addition, it's unique and suits me!... =D...heee...am touched lah ...for many reasons lor.. *big smile*

For one, the person so 'pok' already still spend on me! ...*sniffs*...=)

Amazed that

I'm still awake neh...haha..considering it's been a long week. =) But ok lah, just move...and share joys over the small victories.

I guess it's coz it's friday night so i'm this way. Have more energy to stay up and enjoy that the weekend is here. Left work late today. Stayed half an hour later than needed, just to give one of my colleagues a ride home. But I had nice makan of prata for late dinner...hee..I'm a sucker for prata..haiz..=)

Okies, i'm off to enjoy the rest of my night. =)

Is stability too much to ask for?

Didn't work as late as yesterday. But it's another mad rush day. Though i ended around 7-8pm, I went out for dinner really stoned. It's been a long time since I've really dragged myself around like that and let myself go. Even eating required effort. Hah.

I don't think I can chiong bit more for today. Boss told me something that just made me...argh...at about 5.30pm. Sigh...when u take 3 steps forward, you get tossed 2 steps backward as if not frustrating enough, you're left to plot out a new route.

What more can I do today? except to share an I'm sorry to my team that in as much as we stood our ground and clarified on some matters, we now have to go mess things up again. Yup, though it did not happen to me directly, you feel as though the things you worked towards are just swept away..with a logical but stupid, and where the heck are we gg to find the time.

But i'm too detached to write the e-mail, and I guess telling them tomorrow will be better.

I gave boss attitude again today when he doesn't listen to reason. I feel bad of course, but there no time to feel bad....So i just called up the person and in a way just begged the person to please just close the matter. What more do you want?

Boss oso brought up 'last burst' with a laugh after telling me the news. I didn't find it funny. I wanted to tell retort that he must be kidding. But i held my tongue but my face turned black. You may think it's a good thing...but over here, last burst does not mean last burst of energy or final lap...its about being toyed to a point where it all plain mocks and laughs at you.

Another phone call earlier today ...sigh, you really reach a point where you'd almost say anything just to cater to the person. And then another 2 steps back.

Somany more things, but what's the point?

I though i could regulate what I had left till the end. But I don't think i can.

OK, just gg to sleep. Enough for today.

I have...

...Nothing to say....but lots to stone about...no energy to say....too much to say...does it even need to be said?

Last night I dreamt someone was trying to harm/ kill me...day before, I was struggling with something in my sleep toos...it's crazy how our subconsciousness battles even in our rest.

Done what I can tonight. Tomorrow is another day.

Time to bring in my dog...talk to her...and tuck her into her sleep corner, my quality time with her has cut down to 3 mins a day. She's such a good dog for being patient...

Thursday...

I was slightly edgy this afternoon.

After the meeting in the evening, stuff happened that sucked.

Boss took sometime to talk to me in my office before going...more likely I held him back longer....at least he listened. It was hard to hold back the tears as he taught about why certain things had to be the way they were. I knew it was not his fault and he's on our side. Yet, it doesn't make things any better.

Tear rate increased when I heard him say passion. And I asked him. How can you have passion without emotions attached. He understood, and was stuck for a millisecond. Obviously stunned that I caught the loophole so fast. (Haha.) Sigh. I know what he means. I know where's he's coming from...I know...they are the bosses..let the rap fall on them.

It was frustrating. Grrr...

He's in a worse position than me lah...and he said he cared about us. Haiz..

After awhile he started looking away coz I think he wanted to cry too..haha..=)

I was standing in my room..and my two staff probably saw me crying...

Maybe they thinking I getting a scolding..ahahha...oh well..

It's over...

I went out for a late walk to drop cheques and pick up a late dinner. Nice walk. The quietness of my neighbourhood with the occassional car passing helped me enjoy the walk. =)

I told ge I'll sleep earlier today. so I'm off to shower and sleep...nites....

What's this man...

Tomorrow will be an exciting day! You can come scrape me off the office floor some time around 6pm. hahaha...

I just got off the phone with the account manager for one of our publications. Called her several times since late as i spotted mistakes here and there. To think this is just 5 miserable sheets of paper lor...what about the rest??!!? the printeris horleeble lahz...haiz...

She's also obviously not asleep too. She has informed me she don't be sleeping till probably saturday/ sunday? Bo pian lah...

Time for bed...pray tomorrow will work out well..one day at a time eh God? =) Too tired to think liao, but thank you for watching over and helping us. =)

Sigh, If I wanna do the perm thing..it's going to cost so much. More than double my doggie's operation. Unless I wanna revert back to the cheaper option bah.

Frankly I dont' really like the interim contingency thing, feels odd and just weirder than what i'm used to...it was overdone lah, wrong colour toos..it's not supposed to last long. A week to a few months. =(

I looked at Red again today and just know she's gotta come first. She's still compensating in her walk and I can see her straining on her good front leg on some days after she has got up from sitting several times.

Sigh...I think i'll have no choice but to go for the cheaper option. Go on with Red's op coz that one has no alternative. I'll just waste the $ in the interim on the cheaper option, crappy but no choice...and then maybe in a couple of years after some savings i can go for the perm thingy.

Work just wants to make you cry everyday now. Just too much. It really sucks that things have to be this way. Been feeling empty way too long...what is there left? And now, I can't even enjoy food..what the -

Sh-@&^*##*(!_)!@)(@*(#)(**&(#$*)(

P.U.K.E

Haiz...of all the things that happened today it must happen of all the periods! To make matters worse, this is a time wit many meeting scheduled. Ah well, no point moping. But it's a frustrating yet, personally quite amusing thing to happen. It's kinda like one of those things you're scared/ dream would happen in all these years...and guess what? It does!!!! Hahaha...I can only laugh at the situation really...*hides face*

Thank God for a solution and I just pray that tomorrow morning it will all be settled and good. =)

Now some people in my office know tooos...eeeps...hahaha..even boss had a laugh lors..=)

Okies, so I'm up again. I tried but couldn't sleep and I was in a mood for work (catch the wave man), because things are not moving as fast as I'd hope them to be. Haiz...doesn't help that at work, I feel quite stuck and not as productive as I hope to be. It's almost as if every thing has a problem and it's all interconnected in some bizarre manner...=(

Sigh...just pray that the other upcoming events will confirm things fast too and prep for audit. This round of audit is going to be a screwed round. Just when I thought last year was bad...I foretell my nightmare this year will be one that will haunt me in my most horendous ways (my stomach suddnely churned. It agrees!)

Oh heck. No point fretting about that. There's enough to keep you occupied with ASX and SAA, the two biggie events you've heard me rant about in my comings and goings.

Stupid work.

I had bout of food poisoning earlier today. Thank God even though I had the same lunch as Ge, she got full and didn't touch the dumpling soup, which I suspect is the culprit. For once, I'm glad the girl didn't finish her food. =)

Got home and crashed, because my tummy felt as though it was spinning. I even threw up again after I had water! In total I know I hawked at least 6 times. Went to sleep and had a horrible dream about doing an e-mail whereby I needed to address things item by item...and somehow, not matter how much I type, this item kinda seems stuck there...LOL

madness...

That's when I woke, coz I realised how stupid it all was and that it was DEFINITELY a dream, and if I'm going to waste good thinking cells on such a dream, I'd rather wake up and use it on the REAL thing...haha..don't you agree?

OK, finally tired. Need to sleep. Bye!

Multitasking: Blogging and soccer online!

Sometimes my boss really makes me wanna strangle him. Already he got so much on his plate like the rest of us, he still wanna chap on somethings that the other party can close up on at this stage, coz it's their job and also, there are extra things we don't have purview over mah...aiyah...grrr...*stranggle*

Anyway, he was also awake late, but i guess my e-mail (to me lah) was abit xians..but don't think he bugged by it lah..he will probably won't really realise it..LOL..

Just as well lah..problem between the balance of a boss that chaps vs one that bo chaps...=S

I was so tired at 10 plus, fighting sleep was really hard. In a mad attempt not to fall asleep, I actually sat in a funny angle on my chair and propped my feet on my bed. Before I knew it, it was a dead zzz for the next two hours man...hahaha...and I woke up with the biggest cramp in history...HAHAHAHA...

Just as well lah, I had things to do, and I wanna try to catch abit of the Man U- Arsenal second leg match..=P Champions league semis lah...this game and we're in the final!! Wooohooo!!!

So I spent couple of hours on the floor beside my doggie, doing work and laundry. =) Was so absorbed, i forgot the time! the match started lor...coz i had to pack up work stuff and tuck my dogs into bed, I thought, what's the harm of missing a few minutes...match is best enjoyed comfy in my room with a beverage, right? =)

Haiz, sometimes I underestimate my team leh...

Came upstairs, turned on the telly...Lo and behold...I actually double checked if there was a smudge on my TV screen lor (you know, the top corner where they have the score). Becasue after only 15mins, Man U was 2-0 up!!! Duh!!!

hahahaha...*happiness*.. away game somemore...

Oh....the replay they did of the supporters expressions!!! You should've seen the looks on the Arsenal supporters face as they scrubbed thier face with their hands in disbelief...Muahahaha...

So happy that an Asian footballer is doing well! Park Ji Sung from South Korea scored yet again! Talent talent talent! =)

Just when I thought my soccer days were wanning...hee...

OMG!!! They JUST scored another as I'm typing!!! 3-0!!!!!!!! in 60 mins!*blink blink*

Poor arsenal...even the fans are leaving liao..

LOL..seems David Beckham is watching the match from the stands! haha..they just showed him rubbing his hands in glee when the 3rd goal came through! The commentator saying "Haha..look at his reaction, a Man U fan at heart." =D

Eeeks...Arsenal playing spoil sports now..going about injuring and causing trouble so that Man U will suffer badly in the finals...Raaar...*folds arms*

Full Time!!! We're IN DA FINALS!!! with some casualties. Humph.

OMGGGGG...it's on 27th May...OF ALL THE DAYS!!! How to watch!?!?!? *holds head*

Analysing me...LOL...

I bought this bedsheet just before CNY at one of those Expo John Little sales. I didn't need a bedsheet. It was more like if they have a nice nice sheep one, or an animal that is super cute, plus good quality and price, I would buy lor... I dont' like those commercial cartoon kinda bedsheet. My mum made the mistake and bought me a tweety bird one. OMG...yecks...That was the same day I learned that I could baulk!

I'm bit tired of my fabulously comfortable BUT mono pastel coloured Hush Puppies bedsheets (really they are affordable and feel like you're sleeping in heaven!)

I miss my cartoon ones, which were more suitable for my old 'single' mattress (need super single ones now)... especially my sheep ones! *sniffs*

It was S$15.90, with high threadcount! Even though I was cautious to part with me $$, I said, if they have super single size of this design..I get! (coz it was so popular, there were none left still packaged)...man, they had one last set!!! haiyo...I kept my word lor..=)I finally remembered to change into the new one this weekend! hee..cute hor...it's not really purple or pink, but more of a bright fire engine red...hee...it's my stupid nokiap phone lens that really spoils pictures that I take on the gooo...haiz...when it come to photos, I miss my samsung...=(

I even had to enhance these photos on the editor program!
Dunno whether it's me who's changing...aiyah...u know me lah, I'm not the sweet sweet kind one...Me also in general do not like piggies. So i kinda surprised myself when i liked this..haha..but it's an adorable cartoon, and they look so happy...

Aaahhh...now I know why I like my cartoon bedsheets. I know I will love them, when i keep smiling no matter how many times I see the bedsheet..hehehe...(bcoz I'm staring at my bed now and smiling...hahaha). I'm just understanding myself lahz..hee..

Oh but one thing I can confirm, you will never ever in a million years see me willingly have a floral bedsheet!!! If you do catch me with one on my bed....run...RUN!!...RUN VERY FAR!!! coz the person in front of you is NOT JEAN....she had been abducted by aliens, and the one in front of you is disguised and only wants to drink your blood and bring you back to mars for further experiments!!...hahahaha...It's true!

Hahaha..I think if I get married, my husband better like cute bedsheet cartoons...kekeke...=P

My Pins!

OK OK...technically not my Pins...I've two photos here from my last entry that I forgot to put up and I'm just too lazy to reload them there...heee...so yep...

Pic below, for all my cg members will find real familiar is their christmas 2008 presents. Took me about an hour to wrap them. They are about the size of your index finger, so at times can be quite frustrating when the rribbon refuses to coorperate..hahaha..
I thought they looked really nice all lined up. =)

I completely forgot that I had taken the pic above! hee..it was the week after F1 in Sept 2008, and was with the cg at the airport after service. =P Little did I know they had F1 posters everywhere, so of course, must take pic mah!!! I even wearing the lanyard!! =P

Okies, here we have finally pics of my Pins! Well they are terrapins. But thanks to ge, they are called pins. The following photos are all completely random, coz now i'm only left with two of them. Two died. One of illness and the other bled to death coz one of my dogs bit it. =(

My Pins are called BRaTS - Bowling Pin, Rolling Pin, Terror-Pin and Safety Pin. They are kidna like my office pets. Given to me on my 2008 bday by my colleagues. =) I take themout to play at work sometimes. =)

The one above is Terror. He's called that coz he isn't afraid of anything and will step and push the oother pins away just to get his space.

This is SAFETY PIN -- DEAD! Yeah...a few hours after he died. He waited till I got home from FKT/ Paris back in November, and died the first day I stepped back in to the office. It's like he held on to the end...He looks so peaceful ..we buried him just near the office building =)

Safety was the sweetest and gentlest.

The pic above was just after the shock I had when my sis and me found out that one of my dog's attacked the pins (out of curiousity I would think). Anyway, you can read the post back in 28 Jan 2009.

I watched over them for the next few hours to make sure they were ok. Rolling Pin was injured real bad. And i took a few pics during his rest time. =) Coz it was sweet that Terror, who was quick and ran for his life, though traumatised, sat vigil beside Rolling the whole night.

You see terror behind him? Resting his head on Rolling's shell? Cute right? I really believe he was comforting him..=) He must have really been in pain.

Rolling was the wide flat one, and pretty much doesn't fight one. so I guess, that's one of the reasons why he didn't scramble/ think to do so...

These are really old pics, when all 4 of them were still happily living in the tank. I came back on Sunday's after service to check on them and feed them and caught them doing the weirdest stunts..hahaha...

Rolling bullying Safety while he's asleep.

They fell aslepp lined up to cross the bridge! =D that's safety pin right in front, who always liked the bridge, then terror and rolling behind him.

ALL FOUR stacked up!! hahaha...TRAFFIC JAM!! =)

The one above was the one and only time i ever saw them do it. LOL! No one believed me till I know them lor...that one pin was perched on the coconut tree decor. It was Rolling Pin...who was so comfortable up there with his legs hanging to dry..ahahha...he even let me take a few shots.

Safety was in aweird pose. Falling asleep with his head to the tree trunk. And terror being Terror-- climbing over Bowling pin on the bridge.

Hahaha..ok ok...they all do look pretty much alike, but I guess, I decided to make a point to remember their differences and tell them apart, so that I could give them names and see their characters...It did take some time to come up with the names. =)

Now, this one ain't one of my office Pins. But one I have at home. Someone who picked it up in a drain felt sorry fo it and gave it to us. Haiz...my sis being the pro animal one, couldn't bear to throw it out, even though we're burdened enough with pets at home. He's really big hor...I took this pic coz some of my collagues couldn't believe how big Pins could grow. So i used my foot as a comparison (I wear 7 1/2 shoes..hahaha)-- the can grow bigger k...

Anyway, his name is I.T. (short for Inside Tortise), coz he lives in my store room, free to roam the house. And he conly comes out when he's hungry!!! Win lor...so smart. he's also a Kung-fu tortise..hahaha, who does martial arts moves to scare my dogs away...LOL

This also means that i have another tortise called O.T. (short for Outside tortise)....hahahha...OK OK...i know...highly unimaginative. But i told my sis, we had to give them names lah, as there were many instances of miscomms...coz she would sometimes ask me "Did You feed the tortise?"...

I'd ask WHICH ONE?!?!..hahaha...

So I named them IT and OT...=P no confusion there. =)

Lastly, the photo I just took on Thursday =)

After ge, returned Terror Pin to me from her room, I played with him while I worked on my lappie...=)

We've kinda neglected them these days since work ramped up the past few months..so i've had to take them out once in a while when I can to play with them. It really made a difference. They were pretty sick looking and lifeless before. But in the past 2-3 weeks, that I took them out on occassion to talk to and play, they've grown stronger and ate better. =)

Random pics from the mobile

I've had a couple of photos that i've transfered from my phone to my pc but never got the time to put htem on the blog. Anyway, I've just picked out a few and I'll show them over two posts. These are some photos that stretch over 9 months!
First up, my cg member's Timo bday, full name timothy lah...2 weeks back at CGM.He was supposed to eat all the sweets here in a minute. Highly impossible lah...

His Birthday card...

And His Birthday present...since he like to eat, $20 cafe cartel vouchers..LOL

This is a shot off the wall of my room, just last week. My Man U flag is dropping...haiz...it's really not easy to put up as I colour coordinated the pins so that the colours were semaless...and I'm still contemplating whether to take it down. It's been pinned up there since 1998. Yeah, i wake up everyday and see a Man U flag..hahaha...11 years and I still think it looks cool on my wall. Hee...

TCC drinks! On a sunday evening after watching the movie Taken. This was quite farnee, coz ge's hazelnut espresso was so small compared to my blueberry oreo drink...it was completely unexpected...HAHAHA...price was the same too...what can I say man...=P

AAaahhh....up next is pictures I took of my room in December 2008 when it was high time i did a clean up of the ever growing stack of rubbish in my room. for the fun of it, I took before and after pictures...HAHAHA....you see...it takes at least a FULL 24 hours to clean my room (meaning two days).

So above is the table that I salvaged long ago and painted myself..haha..it's my 'stack whatever, i dunno where to pack till a later date' table. This one has loads of junk. I can find church bulletins from the last tiem i packed the table/ expired vouchers. hahaha...=)

I have many paper bags aroudn it with stuff too...

Not bad hor...you can finally SEE the table!

the above is taken when I stand at my interim table. =) It's not always that messy lah, coz here's where do my comp stuff, eat dinner and zonk on me bed! The mess is caused by the fact i have so much junk during the clean up I have no where else to put it all!!!

This was as best as i could clean it up...too many things i need 'on hand' one...so...not much to tidy.

Christmas!!!! In November 2008, I was at Conrad Hotel with boss to meet the boss of the stand design company that did our Avalon aussie airshow. There was this huge tree made of teddy bears. The bears on their own are not that cute. But they really made it into a tree...$$$$!!

Cute hor...

Police Road Block

My Blooie experienced his first road block. Unfortunately, my poor Blooie had to turn red in embarassment. I've experienced a few lah.

You see, me went for an 11 plus show at AMK with bowl and some cg members. Horsemen -- completely bloody graphics! But not the scary type. ie. If you can tahan shows like CSI and Criminal minds..this is NOTHING!! Still, bowl who can't stomach such things. at some points I just told her not to watch, if she really can't take it..LOL

After that, we headed to Mac's on AMK Ave1/6 for a snack. 24 hour one lah. So we left at about 3.30am.

The moment I turned out of the Mac's carpark to the main road, they were less than 100m away. Sheesh. OK I'm fine with road blocks. You know the usual with road blocks is that all cars kinda panic and do the civil things like signal, get in line etc. so I was focussed on making sure I complied and that I had my wallet with me and yes, no hp earpiece at an incriminating location..hahaha

In SG, Friday and Saturday, especially eve of Public holidays, road blocks and traffic police are everywhere, so I wasn't completely surprised lah. They usually come out after 2am.

If you do not know, diff road blocks for diff purposes lah. This one stopped every car and made sure you wound down your window and had a statement or two with you.

Mine was:"Did you know your headlights are not on?" -- SHIT!

Aiyah...so crappy man...it's all coz I was too absorbed in making sure we got into the car safely earlier (Coz the Mac's there abit dark and heavily forested...people could be lurking behind trees -- I'm serious you still have to wear your smarts in SG k.)

Then turn out first thing kenna oredi...if I had drivne abit more, I would've noticed I didn't turn my lights on. Sheesh...

Anyway, got waved to the side. The usual, NRIC/ driving licence out and stand and wait. The male officer, made a note on his list. From the area he scribbled, he was 3/4 down the A4 paper...WAH..caught so many people liao ah...

The it was a malay female officer that handled our particulars and was keying them in a handheld system.

I was wondering if I would get a fine. I don't think this case will get demerit point lah...but dunno leh, fine also dunno how much...Anyway, I gave it a go, and explained we just came out of the Mac's (pointed...u can actually still see the Mac's from the road block), when we saw the road block, and would've noticed my lights not on in a while, but didn't have a chance because we spotted the road block and focussed on making sure we got in line.

Seems teh electronic system took sometime, but yeah, things went thru and we were released. K lah, they just asked me: " Just went for supper and now heading home?"...yep, supper and macs and now dropping my friend who lives in yishun off then home.

The female officer was interested in where 1st street was..LOL..I said Siglap about 2-3 times, before she got it. I should've bothered to volunteer "it's near bedok" so that we could leave faster.

I guess they're checking if I had any previous offences bah..and if Blooie's necessary paperwork were in place. =)

So yeah...they didn't say anything. Or WARN me per se lah. ie. before leaving they did not REPEAT to me the offence and do the 'Do not do it again'. =)

So driving home, I was curious if I kenna-ed anything..hahaha...and if yes, hwo much was the fine. =)

Some forums said you may or may not get the fine. But if you do, it's $30. I checked the online system and Blooie had a clean sheet 'fine' wise with nothing outstanding. =)

Great lah...but crap..now probably marked somewhere. hope it ain't electrocially recorded tho..grrr...

It was interesting all the websites I was reading on road blocks and Singaporeans views..LOL..someone even had a map highlighting roads where it usually happens!