Suanz's Neverending Journey

This conversation happened a few days ago.

Son : Mom, have you watched the movie, The Human Centipede?
Moi : LOL!! You're joking. There's no such movie.
Son : There is!! I'm serious!!
(Please note that these "you're kidding"s and "I'm not"s went back & forth for quite a while)
Moi : Right...... So what's it about?
Son : It's a horror film.
Moi : Hmmm.... go on.
Son : There is this mad scientist who kidnaps and surgically joins 3 persons, mouth to anus.
Moi : Shut up!! That's so lame. You're bluffing!!
Son : (laffs) No, really. Here.... (passes me his iPhone) I wiki-ed it for you.
Moi : (reads)....................................What.The.Fuck?!! (Bad mom curses in front of son. LOL!!) Who the fuck makes this type of crap??!!
Son : Well, this Dutch (Moi : It's actually German) director did.
Moi : And you watched it??
Son : For the 1st 30 minutes. Then my friend and I skipped to the ending.
Moi :  So what happened?
Son : The first person and the last person died. The one in the middle survived. I bet she wished she was dead!! (laffs)
Moi : I think I'm gonna throw up. So what happened to the mad scientist??
Son : I dunno. I think he escaped.
Moi : You mean he didn't die??? (Moi : He was killed. I read the whole damn wiki entry in the end just to make this post.)
Son : I'm not sure cos I skipped all the way to the end. (snorts)

The conversation went on for a while. Actually it's one sided. I was going on and on about why these people (if you can call them that) are allowed to make such disturbing movies. And I also told my son that I'm embarrassed that he actually watched such crap. He defended himself saying they were really bored and they did not watch the whole show. Yeah....whatever. My tirade went on for a while and my son was pretty amused. Such directors should be shot!!

Google it, ladies and gentlemen. It's for real........ *headdesks*

Hello lovelies

I'm back!! 3 weeks passed so fast.
As my last post was done in a hurry, I did not have time to share my itinerary with you all. Well, better late than never.

8 Jan - 11 Jan : I was in Colorado Springs for work
12 Jan - 15 Jan : I was in Phoenix, Arizona for a conference, also work related
16 Jan - 25 Jan : I was in Tokyo for vacation ^___^

The sad thing is I did not get to look around during my trip to the States cos work kept me very busy. Tough luck. But from a quick drive-thru that I  managed to squeeze in during my trip to Colorado Springs, Garden of The Gods is breathtakingly beautiful. And the town beside Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, is such a quaint and lovely place. I wanted to kick myself for not arranging an extra day to walk around. So much to explore. Dang!!

There is nothing I can share about Phoenix as it was a case of from Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport straight to JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort where I was "locked up" for all 4 days. :P

But I managed to squeeze in some shopping in US afterall. That's what we women are good at regardless the limitations. Bought 3 pairs of leather boots at USD169 (b4 tax) per pair compared to SGD300 at least. Bought a Coach handbag at USD295 (b4 tax), New Era cap for son at USD34 (b4 tax) compared to SGD89, beats by Dr Dre earphones at USD99 (dunno the price in SG but I know it's definitely more expensive). Whoot!!

Tokyo was beautiful. Weather was freaking cold - My son and I survived without thermal wear. Whoot!! - hence we rarely stayed out past 7pm. What a waste, right? But since I'm not into nightspots and my son is not of legal age yet, so no love lost.... I think. Yet I would have loved to go to the bay at night to look at the Rainbow Bridge. (I sort of saw Tokyo Tower and the Rainbow Bridge on my last night when we were on the way to Haneda airport so not all is lost. LOL!!)

Anyway, guess what we did to pass time in our hotel room? I introduced Guilty Crown and Blue Exorcist to my son and he was hooked almost immediately. So it was an anime marathon for us. Such otakus. Ha Ha Ha

We were at Ikebukuro, Akihabara (My fave to date. Went there 3 times in total!!), Shinjuku, Shibuya, Harajuku, Ometesando, Ginza, Ochanomizu and Asakusa.

Managed to travel "out of Tokyo" to Kamakura to see the Great Buddha at Kotoku-in & Kannon's temple, Hase-dera. They had many more shrines but 2 was our limit. He He. Anyway, Kamakura is a beautiful place and it is near the sea too. A must go place for all tourists.

Overall, Tokyo was about lots of walking and eating. Awesome city. Places that I did not get to go, which was in my supposed plan, were Nikko and Hakone.

Oh, and the dudes and dudettes in Japan. The dudes look so cool with hair that defies gravity. The dudettes can wear frickin' mini-skirts and shorts, with no leggings or stockings, in winter. Are they even human??? I was wearing jeans and when I'm in the washroom with my pants down, my thighs were ice cold. LOL!!

I don't know if I'd ever get any photos uploaded, so until then this is my brief update of my trip. And it's good to be back. ;)

Anyone knows where I can find a store in Colorado Springs or Phoenix that carries a wide range of Moon Boots?
I have gone to some sites but most have a very limited range. I want a store that carries every single design and colour, or at least a wide range.

Crazy me is thinking of getting a pair or two during my trip there in early January, despite the fact that I live in an oven - Singapore!!!

Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you!!!

Rolling In The Deep by Adele.
Awesome song. Enjoy!!!

This is so cool........ ^_^
I'm now contemplating getting an Ipad just so I can G-Mask it too.
(I'm so shallow.........LOL!!)

Thanks to lj-user, veronicacode, I've placed on order with her buying broker.

This has to be my most expensive T-shirt ever. The funny thing is I don't wear T-shirts in general cos they are unflattering. All my T-shirts are those fitted ones. But this being Saiyuki, I had to buy it!

Anyway all I need to do now is wait....

Remember my post on 11 Sept 2010 about being stationed at the client's office and my colleagues thought I was a pushover???

Well, the great news is I have been offered a promotion with a modest but comfortable pay increment.  The catch though is I would have to be stationed at the client's office indefinitely.

Anyway I've decided to take up the offer. The job description sounds interesting enough, and even if I don't take it up, I'd still be stationed there until they hire  someone to take over the position. So why not??

So I guess a good thing did turn up from this. He He He. ^^

This also acts as a test post to test that cross-posting is working for me. He He He

Anyone has any idea how I can import my current layout in LJ to DW? Or point me to the correct direction?

I would like to at least plaster the boys on the top of my journal. :)

Ever come across such scenarios....

Scenario 1
Boss : Suanz, could you stay back and do overtime today cos so-and-so has called in sick?
Suanz : Yeah, no problem.
Boss : Are you sure??
Suanz : ....................

Scenario 2
Boss : Suanz, I did not realise that Mon is a PH here in Australia, and you've applied leave on Mon. (Clarification : I'm in Singapore, you see). Our phonelines and emails will be unattended....... 
Suanz : You need me to cancel my leave? That's fine by me.
Boss : Can you... if it's not too much trouble?
Suanz : Yeah, it's ok. I can come to work on Mon. No worries.
Boss : Are you sure?
Suanz : ........................

And many more of such scenarios that I've lost track of.

My point? Why do people, in this case my Boss, keep asking if I'm sure when I've already said yes??
I would not say yes if I did not want to, no???
They're worried that I'd feel obligated and I'd forced myself to agree despite not wanting it??
Then they shouldn't have asked in the first place if they do not want to put me in a spot, isn't it?

Geez..... At times I really don't understand what goes thru their minds....... It's like being treated like a fickle-mindle child incapable of  making up her mind.

*rolls eyes*