Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow

have had a not-so-great night's out at Bar Rouge located near the bund? The entire club is packed with angmohs. Madhouse! The place is definitely overloaded. Oh btw I have to pay 100RMB and another 60 RMB for a drink. Quite expensive huh.

Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart, Mr 29 year old Entrepreneur are busy chatting while my pair of eyes has been busy all the time. I wish my hands are equally busy. heh.

Sorry Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart, if I appear to be rude. To be honest, I am not really interested in the conversation and I dislike lip services.

When we leave the club, we are surprised to see crowds and crowds of people waiting to be admitted.

Mr 29 year old Entrepreneur suggests to have some supper before heading back home. We are brought to this Szechuan resturant and ordered some spicy Szechuan prawns and duck. 15 minutes later, a waiter approaches us with a basin. I thought it's probably some water for hand washing.

I am wrong. So feckking wrong.

It's a feckking basin full of Shanghai nian gao and prawns. Before, I can recover from this surprise, another waiter came with a bigger basin.

f**k! how to finish? We look at each other and starting laughing.

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Souplad: Mr 29-year-old-entrepenuer is a good catch

Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart: No No.

Souplad: Why?

Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart:This guy has been paying lip services.

Souplad: err

Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart:I don't like people who are not sincere. He is my friend- Miss No-Carbo-Diet's friend and I feel he is using Miss No-Carbo-Diet's to get business, knowing Miss No-Carbo-Diet likes him.

Souplad: I dun see there's anything wrong with that. He is a businessman. Getting business clinched, I believe is the most important thing. The fact that he knows Miss No-Carbo-Diet likes him, I think it's a separate matter.

Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart: He is using her, don't you get it?

Souplad: ok ok I get it. Are we having breakfast tomorrow?

Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart: If I can wake up.

Souplad: ok. I think it will snow next morning. I promise to give u a call if it really snows.

Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart: Oh, yes please.

Souplad: Ok, don't worry I am not fond of paying lip services. *sarcastic smile*

Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart: *pursing her lips*

Luckily souplad changes topic. Damn obvious.
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It has been snowing for almost 3 hours this morning. It's still snowing when I am writting this.

I fulfill my promise. I feel good (yeah). I think Miss Kind-and-Soft-Heart is very happy now.
I rush to the balcony and took this picture and wondering why I feel so feckking cold.
Zoom back to my room, put on my pants and shirt and took another shot. Zoom back to my room. It's feckking cold

Souplad, I'm sorry

I feel it's been a while since I posted anything decent. My blog has been clogged with numerous cheap, cheesy rants and depressing encumbrances.

To be honest, my life has not been easy for the past ten years and it has gone a bit crazy last year. The opportunity for me to stay here to work on a project has somewhat help me to sort some difficulties I’m having. I am very grateful to P and K.

Now, the project I am working on has reached a pivotal point and I have been putting more time and energy to push things to a closure. Yes, this mean I have to continue working after I head back to my apartment. By the time, I decided to stop working, I just don’t have the sanity or motivation to write. Yes, I have not been writing. Serious writing.

I admit I have been penning down shallow junks and cheesy rants. It’s easy as it does not require much mental capacity. I hate to feel like I am writing something that no one will ever want to read.

Not even myself.

To Drive or To be Driven

Most of my friends know that I have been procrastinating to get my Class 3 license and most of them have given up asking me whether I have that license.

My motivation to learn driving had never spiked so high after I laid my eyes on that Mercedes S600. So, I got LSF to teach me the basics of driving. I thought the basics of driving should be the same irregardless which side of the road I was driving. Right, folks?

Enthusiastically, I started.

30 mins later……………………

Guess LSF had never seen such an idiot.

I made a fool out of myself.

I have proven the fact that I seem to have some eyes-hands-legs co-ordination problems.

Nevertheless, I felt validated. I prefer myself to be driven.

Mercedes S600

P and I were waiting for a black Audi A6 last evening

We were greeted by a Mercedes S600. A pleasant surprise.

Let me explain.

We have been using a Toyota crown that has been faithfully serving the company for almost 15 years. A few weeks ago, the local legislation forbids vehicles that failed the emission test, from using the elevated expressway.

Hence, a black Audi A6 replaces the 15 year old Toyota Crown.. P has decided to test the limits of A6. We got LSF to drive us to WUXI. It took us about 2.5 hours at average speed of 120km/hr. A pleasant smooth journey.

Last evening, LSF was driving a black Mercedes S600. Ass-kicking big.

I was told the gearbox of A6 had choked. (I wonder what does that mean).

Felt more and more like a bourgeois now. Duh….

(P.S. Come on allow me to have some cheap thrill before I head back to reality)

Memoirs of an elephant

My fellow colleague told me that the performance appraisal ratings were released. Not that I give a shit to these numbers as I think they are somewhat approved by some armchair-mother-f**kers who has absolutely no idea what kinda sh*t I have to fix and the b**tards I have to deal with.

However, these numbers dictates how much stash a.k.a. bonus I am going to get this April. Hence it’s f**king important. Hypocrite

I feel uneasy.

This uneasy feeling is somewhat nostalgic. I remember I have had this feeling when I was anticipating bad results due to poor exam preparation and other distractions.

This feeling is lousy, not a trace of confidence….. shitty feeling. I abhor.

I am proud. I admit

Greedy. I admit

Stressed. I admit

Excellence is tolerated.

Ain’t healthy, I know. Stressful indeed.

I like being stressed coz I think I thrive when I push myself to the limits. Ecstasy.

I saw my ratings. Pleasant surprise. Ain’t that bad.

Though, my ratings have suffered a 2 notches decrement relative to 2004. I was exceptional in 2004.

Important lessons learnt.

Never let any personal issues affect ya work. Heard these pearls of wisdom umpteen times. But, it takes me quite a while to know what this really means and realise how badly I can be affected. I have paid a price to know it.

I am glad that I learnt this lesson fast.

I know I am cursed with a pink and soft heart as well as a stupid instinctive nature to forgive.

Was told to let go......

yeah.....I have heard and read enough about letting go...

about the pretty-lady-old-monk-young-monk story....Conclusion: I dun mind carry the pretty lady


Come on... U call a prick having a dick memory of an elephant, to let go? WTF!

I can still remember I saw my auntie's TTs in her room when I was two years old.

Sometimes, I wonder ……..Am I really blessed or cursed with an elephant’s memory.

Valentine's Day in Paulaner

Good cheese, Good beer, Good sausages

Cheesy pink-heart-shape-ballons, cliche red-heart-shape-candles, annoying red roses

cool live band, fugly vocalist, old school rock music

friendly german waitress, shanghainese chicks with pot-bellied uncles, a weird old chap jerking dancing.

Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart, Souplad, good company

Happy Valentine's day, my friend

Grizzlies and polar bears

It's 26*C now!

Cupid and Souplad loves warm fuzzy shanghai.

Tot.... I can see some miniskirt and spaghetti actions on the streets....

I see the usual grizzlies and polar bears....Nah Buay!


Come on, it's a f**king 26*C Valentine's day! put on ya minis, will ya?

Italian or Vegetarian

Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: Any suggestion where to have dinner tonight?
Souplad: Nope, Up 2 U.
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: How about going to this famous Italian restaurant?
Souplad: ok
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: Or do u prefer vegetarian restaurant?
Souplad: I am ok with anything.
.....5 minutes later.
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: Do u have any suggestion ?
Souplad: Nope
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: U choose vegetarian or Italian
Souplad: Vegetarian
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: ....
Souplad: Vegetarian tonite, Italian tomorrow nite.
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: I will go find the address.
Souplad: Ok, thanx, I shall see you later
......15 minutes later
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: here's the address of SHANG HAI REN JIA....
Souplad: Where shall we meet? How about near JING AN Temple?
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: ok
Souplad: K, c u
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: Seriously vegetarian ah? Do u have any suggestion?
Souplad: How about some eateries near FUXING garden and adjourned to Club 97 later.
Miss Kind-and-Soft-heart: ok let's meet at the JING AN MRT station


Souplad is not stupid. Italian is the answer. = )

P.S. SHANGHAI REN JIA is not a vegetarian restaurant. We ended up eating SAKE sushi buffet. = )

WU XI Serenity

Ass kicking wisdom

P & Souplad were strolling along the quiet TaiHu (one of the lakes in WUXI, JiangSu province).

The rare serenity of TaiHu (TaiHu is usually infested by noisy Chinese tourists) was abruptly violated by series of irritating yelps.

Souplad: Stupid dog……I wish I can kick it into the freezing waters
P: U can
Souplad: The owner will kick my ass
P: Well, the owner will have two choices, kick your ass or save his dog
Souplad: What happens if the owner decided to kick my ass?
P: U can tell him if he loves his dog he should now go save his dog before it’s too late. While he is saving his dog, u can jolly well get your ass out of here.
Souplad: What happens if he says he doesn’t love his dog and decided to kick my ass.
P: Well, tell him.. if he doesn’t love his dog, why bother to kick your ass? He should thanked u by helping him to get rid of this noisy canine pest.
Souplad: Letting out a feckking loud guffaw


Souplad and P continue to walk.