one last post for the road

i suspect this will be the last post i write this year so i shall make it count.

thanks to ma bitches/hoes/sweethearts: ara, stace, tani, jo, soph, palts and shiela because its such a blessing to have you in my life.

thanks to my gurls: jiun, sel, shear, fizah, crystal and heikal. sorry for missing sunday

thanks to jj for making me smile

thanks to dan for listening

thanks to andrew chu for my sprinkle of stardust

thanks to shaun for making sure i’ll never eat muah chee again

thanks to charity cos it seems you get my logic

thanks to ash and fizzi for drinks and conversation when it counted

thanks to paulie and tony for random chatting

thanks to kenneth for somehow always making me feel worthwhile

thanks to sam, rox and corr. i miss you

thanks to jo and mari for keeping in touch despite the geographical inconvenience

thanks to rebecca and jo, my other big sisters

thanks to aunty cat for having so much faith in me. i still think it’s misplaced..

thanks to jason cos you’re like my big brother

thanks to eam, matt, dave, li yen and the rest of naga

thanks to mel for making me laugh

thanks to michael for tolerating my bugging

to all family, ‘nuf said.

i feel so lucky to have so many people to be thankful for. you complete me.

love,
kris xoxoxo 

hello 2008!

2008 hold so many things. A new chapter in my life called uni, the close of the poly chapter, new people, new friends, END OF MY TEENS, growing up. sometimes i think i’m not ready to be a grown up yet. well, not sometimes… alot of the time.

anyway, 2007 was rough for alot of people around me. here’s to a better year ahead.

525,600 minutes
525,000 moments so dear
525,600 minutes – how do you measure, measure a year?

In daylights, in sunsets,
In midnights, in cups of coffee.
In inches, in miles,
in laughter, in strife.

525,600 minutes – how do you measure a year in the life?
How about love?

525,600 minutes
525,000 journeys to plan.
525,600 minutes – how can you measure the life of a woman or man?

In truths that she learned,
or in times that he cried.
In bridges he burned,
or the way that she died.

It’s time now to sing out,
though the story never ends
let’s celebrate remember a year in the life of friends.
Remember the love! Measure in love. Seasons of love.

2 lessons from 2007

friday night drunkness

because i’m copying tokjiajie

Three things I want to do before I die:

1. Marry the love of my life 
2. Have a kid(s)
3. Write & direct my own film

Three screen names I have had:

1. le8 
2. ~tW!nKL3~
3. kristy~ 

Three physical things I like about myself:

1. My dimple 
2. My hair (some days) 
3. My legs 

Three things that scare me:

1. The dark 
2. Losing my family 
3. Cockroaches 

Three of my daily essentials:

1. Hugs 
2. Conversation 
3. Food

Three things I am wearing right now:

1. T-shirt 
2. Ring 
3. Watch

Three of my favourite artistes:

1. Christina Aguilera 
2. Michael Buble 
3. Nat King Cole 

Three things I want out of a relationship:

1. Love 
2. Trust/Commitment
3. Affection

Three physical things about the opposite sex that attracts me:

1. Dimples 
2. Broad shoulders 
3. Nice butt 

Three of my favourite hobbies:

1. Watching movies 
2. Dance 
3. Shopping 

Three things I want to do badly right now:

1. Graduate
2. Have mai tais in Krabi
3. Call someone

Three careers you have considered:

1. Director/Producer
2. Architect 
3. Some sort of TV personality (seriously)

Three places I want to go on vacation:

1. Milan 
2. Bahamas 
3. Japan 

Three kid’s name I like:

1. Tessa 
2. Emma 
3. Scott 

Three ways that I’m a guy:

1. I drink beer
2. I swear
3. I like war movies

Three ways that I’m a girl:

1. I love champagne
2. I’m a sucker for chick flicks 
3. I like dressing up and putting on make-up 

love letter

had dinner with mummy dearest and her secondary school friend aunty marilyn. got me thinking of all my friends.

janine and kim: i love you girls so much and with both of you, i know the feeling is mutual. my life wouldn’t make sense without you two. i can’t even think of losing either of you ever ever because a part of me would just die. you are my best friends, advisors, protectors, mentors, sisters. thanks for listening and not just hearing. and i will always be here to listen to you.

marco: my darling big brother. thanks for always looking out for me. some things just don’t change and your kid sister will always need looking after sometimes, no matter what i say. i love you.

mel: you are already part of the family. you’re like the 4th sister. you even saw us grow up! but most importantly, you make my brother so happy.

soph: you know exactly how i feel. you are my sister. words cannot express how much you mean to me.

ara, tani and stace: you are my voice(s) of reason. we’ve been through some rough times but we’re better off because of them. you always manage to bring me back whenever i get lost, which is pretty damn often. you keep me grounded and make me laugh harder than anyone else can. you mean the world to me. 

jiun, shear, sel, fizah, crys, heik: what would i do without you? you make the bad days tolerable. you add the right amount of spice and drama to my life. even if it’s just sitting and talking about nothing, i’d go stark-raving mad without you. love you gurls

jj: thanks for always having a hug reserved for me and putting up with my over-dramatic ranting about nothing in particular. no matter what anyone says, you will always make sense to me with your logic.

danial: when i’m not annoying you, i’m pissing you off. and you know it’s true. haha. you know are one of the few people who know how to manage me. when to tell me off, when to comfort me, when to ignore me.  thanks for being there. and i’m sorry for when i wasn’t there for you.

mari and jo: because i can tell you anything and you won’t judge me. because it’ll always feel like we’re talking in the back of class no matter how old we are.

ryan: thanks for somehow always noticing when i’m down and bothering to ask and never failing to make me laugh, even if it’s at you.

broco: you are always straight with me about everything. that’s why i love you.

(to be continued later…)

it’s just one of those things

i am convinced that sleep deprivation is life’s way of mocking you. it’s saying “i’m giving you a ton of things to do, i’m not going to give you enough hours in a day and then i’m going to sit back and watch the circus.” i am regrettably irritable today and i apologise.

the weekend didn’t disappoint by far. champagne friday combined with marc and mel’s engagement party was lovely. i have never seen two people more perfect for each other. and it’s not just one of those things that you say to people who are going to get married. it’s one of those things that when you look at them, you wonder what it’s like. you realise that soulmates do exist. and you hope that you find it too. i’m so happy for them.

saturday passed like a blur. i was blindfolded and driven to some unknown location. fast-forward to blind being taken off and i’m standing infront of underwater world to ’dive’ with the sharks. i honestly didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. i mean, come on, me with no experience diving mosy-ing around with fish? in the training tank i put my head under water, took one look at the fish and started hyper-ventilating. then i could stop smiling and my mask kept filling up with water. did i mention my laughing fit under water? i seriously thought i was going to drown. turns out laughing underwater is not the best thing to do. but whatever, i got to pet a stringray, hold a shark and, well, walk around a giant fish tank. it was a great suprise thank you xoxo

standard charterd run was.. well. if i start now i shall go on forever.

and then rosie’s party! the theme was 7 years old and so we had to dress up like we did when we were 7. over-loaded on sugar all night and played sack races, 3-legged races and spoon and egg races. we played musical islands and pass the parcel. it was so much fun and by the end of the night, we were drunk-ish, sweaty and amazingly tired. ever had a house full of people singing to wannabe by the spice girls? yep, it’s awesome.

snap back to reality, its monday and the vicious load of work is growing heavier. sigh. let’s go then.