my bitches

"goodbye to you my beloved friends
we've known each other since we were ah-lians
together we've gone thru secondary
learned of sex and kinky undies
sung our hearts out
at the KTV

goodbye my friend i'm gonna fly
when i leave just look up
to the sky
oh please, please do not despair
hot babes like us are not everywhere
but think of me and i'll be there

we had joy we had fun
we got burnt under the sun
but the laughters made it up &
we always have a great time"

- with love from geri

girls' night out

thanks babes for the great night out. thumper was well.. flooded with drinks and photos! anybody knows where will those photos be appearing at? FHM? or some website?

zouk was.. filled with more drinks, grooves and erm.. some yawnings. oh and not to forget ultraman, superman and spiderman. rena, pls go practise on it.

and thank you rich for the invites, the drinks, the ride and the supper.

i had fun. ;)

Drained

They'll make you or break you
They'll swallow you whole
They'll find you and bind you
To every word that they own
But you know yhat you need them
So you continue to feed them
So I hope that you're in this
For all the right reasons
They can't make you feel something you don't believe in
But they can threaten your future
And everything in it
When you fail to remember just where you've been
When you can't tell up from down
How do you write from within?
And all I know is that they're
They're trying to squeeze me dry
They told me
They own me
And all I know is that they're
They're trying to squeeze me dry
I look in the mirror and what do I see?
A man staring back at me who used to be me
He looks so familiar
He once had big dreams

But I can't see that he's been drained of his soul and integrity

living life

"Live for yourself la geri. Don't keep living for someone else. It's not worth it."

The ride home was a teary one, for both you and me. Flowing with the tears are months of agony and pain. It's not over.

But tomorrow will be a better day.

my american idol

"How Bush's grandfather helped Hitler's rise to power " - Guardian Unlimited

"Luke Harding at Abu Ghraib prison, near Baghdad, where stories of US guards routinely abusing prisoners come as no surprise to Iraqis" - The Guardian

We've all heard about Guantanamo Bay. Now let us pay a tribute to our fellow mankind once held in Abu Ghraib, by our fellow mankind.

sick

so many things have happened, so much is happening.

my immune system gave way to my pretty screwed up life. now, 6 days before im due to fly, im down with fever, blocked nose and a bad sorethroat - just when im supposed to savour all the mala, chillies and everything nice before i leave them all behind.

urgh.

overdued bangkok

well here comes. wont be aplenty since im not so much of a photowhore. enjoy.


rich doing the sweetest thing again.


oh well, thank you sweet little thing.


guess i really tire him out


changed into everything bought in bangkok


look at our colour combi


all these and more, for S$20+ (softshell crab, kangkong, two plates of noodles and seafood steamboat)


the three musketeers. heh


compare & contrast


ooooo


yea


utt became our chauffeur for the evening ;)


check out his dvd player.


last min shopping on final day. time: 8.30am


his tshirt reads 'sex on tv' ;)

A Reminder

In Singapore, a lawsuit against a doctor is the most difficult to handle, Dr Edmund Kronenburg, one of the directors of a local law firm who specialised in medical negligence cases, explained to my godbrother and me. He further illustrated that it will cost a bomb. Our hearts sank.

My godmother, a once healthy and active lady, sauntered into her hospital ward on the day of the operation, but came out lying paralysed from the neck down, after barely escaping death in the operation theatre due to an unknown complication. At present, the family wants nothing but a decent compensation for all the resulting expenses. Yet this seemingly straightforward task is proving to be an enigmatic ball-buster due to limited reserves.

We were finally advised to go negotiate with the operating doctor all by ourselves, just me and my 23-year old godbrother who had little clue about the law. Only if the doctor refuses to cooperate will the law step in, along with the king-sized bill.

A couple of weeks later, I went down to Chinatown to interact with the aged over there, as well as to bring some food and necessities down for them. One man in his sixties, who used to be a well-respected figure in the Underworld in 1950s, approached me for help with teary eyes. His only wish in life now is to find back his beloved sister whom he has lost contact with for over 20 years. I went to the Police, they referred us to the Immigrations & Checkpoint Authority (ICA), Singapore. I called the ICA up and they said they would not be able to help us in any way as all information are to be kept purely confidential, regardless of the situation.

November 2003 - I embarked on a mission to Cambodia. We were to provide construction aid at the Sangkhuem Orphanage. I was lucky to be one of the few who had the chance to be brought into the cruelly rural areas in Siem Reap where even bicycles, the most common mode of transport in rural areas, were not even heard of. We were told by the locals that the orphanage we were assigned to was considered one of the most privileged ones. There were many abominable orphanages around which paid peanuts to the villagers in exchange of their children and these hapless kids would be brutally abused and starved in the orphanages, often leading to early deaths. Today, this is still very much in practice and it seems nothing is done about it.

Everybody has their own achievements, however small, likewise for me. I used to work as a journalistic writer for a publishing company during my polytechnic internship and continued part-time for them even after my internship ended. There, I helped out with the publication of the Singapore National Day's souvenir and activity books for the year 2004. I was one of the three main writers whose responsibilities included conducting interviews, attending media briefs, researching on Singapore's history, coordinating and analysing data collected and finally, writing the books out. At the end of my work term, I received an appreciation plague from our local Minister for Defence.

I am sure these skills that I have picked up and applied throughout my internship are parallel to the ones vital in the law industry. However, this is not the main reason why I am applying for law. In fact, it is through my personal experiences in life that makes law so endearing and fascinating a subject for me.

When one is faced with so many contradictions in life, there are endless burning questions he or she will want to find answers to. To me, it seems that the law is a determining factor in many of the controversial situations I have witnessed. Therefore, here I am, seeking to capitalise on the power of the law for all the right causes.

- June 2005


Sometimes, I just have to remind myself of the reasons why I took up law in the first place. This will keep me going, hopefully.

the past week

bangkok was the highlight. duh. stayed in a really nice hotel where we have our own suite and sumptous international buffet breakfast. although it was a mad rush since we practically only had one full day, we somehow managed to shop quite abit. food was cheap and good, esp the kangkong - so fresh, so green. rich gave me a mini surprise and it instantly warmed my heart.

wed was well-spent too. had my virgin meal at Pariss international buffet at tampines mall. realised its $10 cheaper than the ones in orchard and marina square. plus that uncle gave us student discount so we only paid $21 nett each for a buffet dinner that included fresh and baked oysters, all kinds of sashimi, crocodile bak kut teh, sharksfin soup, black pepper crab, teppanyaki blah blah blah. caught The Breakup - it was ok, not fantastic but i didnt fall asleep.

thurs:
met up with the a&g interns for dinner at marche. brought them to mitre thereafter to view the S$70million hotel but they didnt know how to appreciate it. then it was off to some posh bar and then mos. met utt there and got him a drink since i owed him one. daph cldnt stop smiling after taking a pic with him. well her mum wanted to run down and join us immediately after daph told her over the phone tt she's meeting utt. interesting mum. anyway we played "kiss the loser" game and we had unlimited drinks so eventually, daph and michelle got really high and it was hilarious. jenson was sleeping half the time! and brandon cld have gotten drunk if not for his car. luckily i drove too.

fri:
shopped at ntuc for an hour and bought 3 big bags of canned and dried food and all kinds of pastes, ready to ship to uk. then it was The Devil Wears Prada at midnight, not too bad a show.

sat:
missed IMH for the first time. feeling like shit now but at that time, i really cldnt bring myself to go due to personal reasons. anyway spent the later part of the afternoon watching season 3 of sex and the city with rich after visiting his mum. then it was off to kbox with leicesterians. we have some pretty gd singers among us. hmm

ok that sorta sums up the physical part of my past week. we'll leave the emotional part to a later time.