i overslept today. prob due to the couple of sleepless nights that plagued me previously. markk bro's phone call woke me up, he wanted to arrange today's appt. i was looking forward to it. =) after that, hopped down to city hall to meet omar. i know i know, after all the hoo-ha about him. he's friend to me still, just that i don't really want to get to close to him for obvious reasons. we went to o'briens for lunch first and then to ya-kun toast for some after-snack. had some neutal convo and catch-up was not too bad. frankly, i wasn't too impressed with everything but i guess if pple are keen on catching up, i don't mind. so it was off to a monotonous start to my day.
but all things ended really well today. after meetin omar, i hung arnd city hall waiting for markk bro. the wait had been all worthwhile. markk bro has been seriously overworked and tired out, he truly deserves a break. so going out with him today was good. i think i have too soft a spot for him but hell, he's worth it. anyways. managed to pass him the lil "cheer up" gift that i got him. nothing fancy but yeah, hope you like it bro! we passed by the starhub shop on our way to our first stop and markk bought a new mobile for his mum. how cool is that.
anywho.our first stop was BODS. when he first told me he was looking for a fitted tee, that was the first shop that came to my mind. prior to us going to the shop today, i'd done some homework beforehand to suss out when the store had to offer. it definitely didn't let me down. in the end, markk picked out 4 tops - one white fitted tee, light pinkk cotton short sleeve shirt, one baby blue polo and one white short sleeve shirt with light pinkk stripes. very nice, very metrosexual and he looked very hot in them =) i think he likes his purchases too coz i definitely did like them! the next thing on our agenda will be a nice cream pair of slacks. but to sum it up, definitely a worthwhile investment. markk hasn't bought anything for himself in ages and i think its about time he truly deserves to treat himself to somethings.
all these shopping.. and we were looking for dinner next. we headed to NYDC. over dinner we chatted about some serious issues, the legal system, my experience at YLP and most importantly (and disturbing to me), the impending execution of Melb guy Nyugen. i have VERY anti-death penalty sentiments and have been following this case intently for the past three weeks or so already. everyday i will scour the online newspaper to do my homework - reading up on the latest updates and the hanging process, so as to educate myself. markk and i had a very indepth discussion on the whole issue but i will post my own view up in the coming entries to come. [P.S. his execution is due in less than 4 hours time. 6 a.m of 2nd December] i really enjoy having interllectual conversations from time to time and while markk and i usually share similar views, he certainly brought up some interesting perspectives to consider too. he's a star! correction. he's my star!
we hogged the seats at NYDC for quite a while and finally adjourned to Ben&Jerry's (ice cream). not only did we get to taste many of the flavours, the young girls working there are really friendly and stuff (not that i'm THAT old myself). actually, one of them turned out to be my SC junior! sheesh!! we tried the mint, choc with nuts and mango lime sorbet - cannot remember their exact flavour names - and it was yummy. =) we discussed more about serious topics such as exams. how the command of the english language impacts your end result. the example i cited was that of a hardworking ah beng. Lim Ah Beng is very hardworking and does his studies conscientiously. so during his open book law exam, he was all prepared. however, he didn't understand the difference between "explain the deficiencies in the law" and "describe the deficiences in the law". so while the question was on explaining. he went to describe it. he failed. reason being that since english is his 2nd language, he couldn't tell the difference between explain and describe. many of you reading this wonder, yeah yeah, primary school words. but it does make a crapload of a difference. when you're explaining the deficiencies in the law, you're looking at talking about why the law is deficient in the following ways blah blah blah, when describing the deficiences, you're just merely stating what they are. 1) _________ 2)_________. there is a world of difference! so poor Lim Ah Beng fails! but if you explain to him what the question is about (see, if you substitute "explain" for "describe" in this statement, the statement takes on a different meaning), i am sure Lim Ah Beng would have aced the exam, because he is hardworking and he has his stuff with him. tough luck eh.
after our Ben&Jerry's ice cream, we walked back to cityhall to part ways. before that, we stopped by at new urban male for perving. we both agree the sales guy there is cute - his nametag says junior. very very catchy and cute statement tees that they sell there, but we feel its overpriced. but one day, i just might get one.... i find some quite kinky! yeps, we do have the same taste in men.
today sure ended well. to me, time spent with markk is time well spent and precious. it's like a privilege i have and it makes me truly happy when i do. reason being is, for the past couple years, i never got much time with him for some reason. so now, it just makes me happy. i know i have a real bro whom i do love and stuff, but my real bro and i just don't click, on many levels. on so markk is like the brother i never really quite had and i think he plays the role well, for someone who doesn't have a sis. i truly appreciate him and can only pray and look forward to more time spent with him.
markk has this motto that he lives by - living everyday as though it was your last. if you think about it, thats so true. for example. whats the point of working 24hrs a day 7 days a week, accruing $1 million dollars in the bank and suddenly you get run down by a car and die on the spot? you never got to enjoy the pleasure for spending your hard-earned money. it's not worth it. life is about working hard and playing hard. like mark said, money can always be earned back. life cannot be brought back. enjoy yourself spend wisely not lavishly. thats why i told him at BODS "how often do you shop? shopping once in a while is good. do something for yourself for once" and i think it's so true. spend a couple hundred on clothes every few months is a lil treat for working hard. throw in a mani and pedi or spa... it's ok. everyone needs to pamper themselves. but don't overdo things. don't make shopping sprees a weekly, fortnightly affair. don't swear by your weekly mani/pedi or spa appts. this is what i call over-indulgence or, spending more than your earn. i don't think markk is like that, which is good, but i am recommending a facial/spa session for him to let steam from work and school (he studies too by the way). he needs it. he really does.
this is why i say i respect him for all it's worth.
[P.S. will post more on my views of the deficiences of the legal system and on nyugen's execution - which will have taken place by the time i wake up from my slumber. PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR HIM. THANKS.]
but all things ended really well today. after meetin omar, i hung arnd city hall waiting for markk bro. the wait had been all worthwhile. markk bro has been seriously overworked and tired out, he truly deserves a break. so going out with him today was good. i think i have too soft a spot for him but hell, he's worth it. anyways. managed to pass him the lil "cheer up" gift that i got him. nothing fancy but yeah, hope you like it bro! we passed by the starhub shop on our way to our first stop and markk bought a new mobile for his mum. how cool is that.
anywho.our first stop was BODS. when he first told me he was looking for a fitted tee, that was the first shop that came to my mind. prior to us going to the shop today, i'd done some homework beforehand to suss out when the store had to offer. it definitely didn't let me down. in the end, markk picked out 4 tops - one white fitted tee, light pinkk cotton short sleeve shirt, one baby blue polo and one white short sleeve shirt with light pinkk stripes. very nice, very metrosexual and he looked very hot in them =) i think he likes his purchases too coz i definitely did like them! the next thing on our agenda will be a nice cream pair of slacks. but to sum it up, definitely a worthwhile investment. markk hasn't bought anything for himself in ages and i think its about time he truly deserves to treat himself to somethings.
all these shopping.. and we were looking for dinner next. we headed to NYDC. over dinner we chatted about some serious issues, the legal system, my experience at YLP and most importantly (and disturbing to me), the impending execution of Melb guy Nyugen. i have VERY anti-death penalty sentiments and have been following this case intently for the past three weeks or so already. everyday i will scour the online newspaper to do my homework - reading up on the latest updates and the hanging process, so as to educate myself. markk and i had a very indepth discussion on the whole issue but i will post my own view up in the coming entries to come. [P.S. his execution is due in less than 4 hours time. 6 a.m of 2nd December] i really enjoy having interllectual conversations from time to time and while markk and i usually share similar views, he certainly brought up some interesting perspectives to consider too. he's a star! correction. he's my star!
we hogged the seats at NYDC for quite a while and finally adjourned to Ben&Jerry's (ice cream). not only did we get to taste many of the flavours, the young girls working there are really friendly and stuff (not that i'm THAT old myself). actually, one of them turned out to be my SC junior! sheesh!! we tried the mint, choc with nuts and mango lime sorbet - cannot remember their exact flavour names - and it was yummy. =) we discussed more about serious topics such as exams. how the command of the english language impacts your end result. the example i cited was that of a hardworking ah beng. Lim Ah Beng is very hardworking and does his studies conscientiously. so during his open book law exam, he was all prepared. however, he didn't understand the difference between "explain the deficiencies in the law" and "describe the deficiences in the law". so while the question was on explaining. he went to describe it. he failed. reason being that since english is his 2nd language, he couldn't tell the difference between explain and describe. many of you reading this wonder, yeah yeah, primary school words. but it does make a crapload of a difference. when you're explaining the deficiencies in the law, you're looking at talking about why the law is deficient in the following ways blah blah blah, when describing the deficiences, you're just merely stating what they are. 1) _________ 2)_________. there is a world of difference! so poor Lim Ah Beng fails! but if you explain to him what the question is about (see, if you substitute "explain" for "describe" in this statement, the statement takes on a different meaning), i am sure Lim Ah Beng would have aced the exam, because he is hardworking and he has his stuff with him. tough luck eh.
after our Ben&Jerry's ice cream, we walked back to cityhall to part ways. before that, we stopped by at new urban male for perving. we both agree the sales guy there is cute - his nametag says junior. very very catchy and cute statement tees that they sell there, but we feel its overpriced. but one day, i just might get one.... i find some quite kinky! yeps, we do have the same taste in men.
today sure ended well. to me, time spent with markk is time well spent and precious. it's like a privilege i have and it makes me truly happy when i do. reason being is, for the past couple years, i never got much time with him for some reason. so now, it just makes me happy. i know i have a real bro whom i do love and stuff, but my real bro and i just don't click, on many levels. on so markk is like the brother i never really quite had and i think he plays the role well, for someone who doesn't have a sis. i truly appreciate him and can only pray and look forward to more time spent with him.
markk has this motto that he lives by - living everyday as though it was your last. if you think about it, thats so true. for example. whats the point of working 24hrs a day 7 days a week, accruing $1 million dollars in the bank and suddenly you get run down by a car and die on the spot? you never got to enjoy the pleasure for spending your hard-earned money. it's not worth it. life is about working hard and playing hard. like mark said, money can always be earned back. life cannot be brought back. enjoy yourself spend wisely not lavishly. thats why i told him at BODS "how often do you shop? shopping once in a while is good. do something for yourself for once" and i think it's so true. spend a couple hundred on clothes every few months is a lil treat for working hard. throw in a mani and pedi or spa... it's ok. everyone needs to pamper themselves. but don't overdo things. don't make shopping sprees a weekly, fortnightly affair. don't swear by your weekly mani/pedi or spa appts. this is what i call over-indulgence or, spending more than your earn. i don't think markk is like that, which is good, but i am recommending a facial/spa session for him to let steam from work and school (he studies too by the way). he needs it. he really does.
this is why i say i respect him for all it's worth.
[P.S. will post more on my views of the deficiences of the legal system and on nyugen's execution - which will have taken place by the time i wake up from my slumber. PLEASE SAY A PRAYER FOR HIM. THANKS.]
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