Monday, March 28, 2005

WMD fest....

shoot....2 times!!!! i deleted my own post 4 2 consecutive times!

anyway....

WMDfest....i dun tink it was a real sucess but it was a gd event, & i'm glad i was part o it....

e last 3 days i was happy......sun was happy wif e purchases tt i made!!!! although i burned a hole in my pocket......

fri & sat was busy wif e WMD.....but i was happy 4 another reason.....yes ultra ur guess was correct....u can really read me.....

he's juz sweet......wif his smses.....i didn't 1 2 tell u gals abt him until he stops his smses....but he continued wif his sweet smses......it's sweet.....i'm overdosing myself.....i shldn't b tinking so much but i did anyway...& i'm indulging myself.....ok tell u gals more abt wat happened on thu.....i'm gg 4 a SPSS launch tmr so tt's no chance u gals can grill me then!!!! hheheheheee....

anyway, he's really young.....but he's sweet.....& i shld seriously stop tinkin gso much.....

did i say it was him???

Thursday, March 24, 2005

eat snake....

Official Award Letter

Dear Ultra,

This is to officially inform you that you've been awarded the life-long membership to the exclusive club, Club TTMG. You do not need to reply to this letter unless you wish to revoke your position. In the latter case, the President of the Club will look into the case personally.

With many happy regards,
Bionicgal
President, Club TTMG

Official Appointment Letter

Dear Owl,

This is to officially inform you that you've been appointed the Secretary of the exclusive club, Club TTMG. You do not need to reply to this letter unless you wish to revoke your position. In the latter case, the President of the Club will look into the case personally.

With many happy regards,
Bionicgal
President, Club TTMG

Official Appointment Letter

Dear Torchic,

This is to officially inform you that you've been appointed the Vice President of the exclusive club, Club TTMG. You do not need to reply to this letter unless you wish to revoke your position. In the latter case, the President of the Club will look into the case personally.

With many happy regards,
Bionicgal
President, Club TTMG

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

矛盾

为什么你喜欢的人总是不回应?而喜欢你的人你却不喜欢。。。这真是个可笑的世界。。。能不能让这世界简单一点???我不想要那么幸苦。。。可以让我简简单单过吗???
这是我第一次在blog写华文....testing 1st....

CLUB TTMG

Club President: Bionicgal
Vice President: Torchic
Secretary: Owl

Life-long Member: Ultra

For eligibility to this exclusive club, pls try to TTM every day, every hr, every min, every sec....

For subscription to club please write to comments@bionicgal

Motto: TTM every waking & sleeping moment....TTM is not a fault, it's a rite....

Tuesday, March 22, 2005

TTM

i tink i'm juz TTM la......i always do......

dun move....

dun move 2 close.....i may juz fall.....

Friday, March 18, 2005

a week ago....

exactly a week ago....i took e bus 2 transview.....all ready 2 go 4 my open waters.....i dun really my feeling then....i guess i was in a pretty much concussed state then cos i had 2 wake up really early 2 do publicity at orchard hotel....which wasn't part o my job actually....

when we reached, doremon was there....saw e list o pple who were gg.....all their passport no. start fr 80+++ much much younger than us.....then there was tis whole bunch o NS guys (same crew cut, same poser pattern....) coach ride 2 mersing was kind o uncomfortable cos i kept swinging here & there.....but it was still ok, at least i wasn't having any travel sickness....ferry ride was also smooth but rather cold......

reached e resort ard 6am....we had 2 wake up at 8 4 breakfast then e dive.....i ko almost immediately when i reach e bed....

i woke...still sleepy but excited....breakfast wasn't tt gd actually & i didn't 1 2 eat 2 much else i wld puke.....moses gave a little talk under e coconut trees then we had 2 change & get ready.....

1st dive, giant stride......wasn't tinking much...juz doing.....snokled a bit while waiting 4 e others 2 jump in....fishes...reefs...i was happy......descend.....shit, i hit e reefs....i bent my knees but i hit e reefs wif my knees 2....sorry coral reefs!!!!! a run o e skills tt we learnt....finished...

2nd dive a bit chaotic....every1 was floating here there everywhere.....haonian & victor were having trouble contolling every1....moses was helping pam equalise her ears....but tis dive was where i saw e most beautiful things among all e 5 dives.....i wasn't as frightened as i tot i wld b...mayb becos i saw e others who were much more KC than me.....hhahaaaa....

3rd was ok....but e current at e surface was making me a little scared actually.....but underneath it was peace & quiet.......

end o 1st day's dive.....had dounuts 4 tea...btw e lunch suck big time...but again i didn't take much cos i was afraid i wld get seasick....

sat at e beach...looking at e sunset....relaxing....even though i knew time was short....i felt gd.....climbed e bridge...wobbly at certain parts....not much o an adventure....but fr e brige, e sunset was even more beautiful....

e nite was e best.....e stars.....i was totally absorbed in it......it was beautiful.....tt momentous blackout was e highlight.....stars.......wow.......

more fun wif e other open water divers.....all youngsters fr SP.....young men...or shld i say boys becoming men.....cute...innocent...gentlemenly most o e time....

2 more dives then we were on our way bk 2 s'pore......kind o sad actually.....i knew time was short but it was really 2 short.....

e last meal o tt day, at fong seng....prata wif teh tarik.....took cab home wif haonian....he asked...y did u 1 2 dive.....i paused.....i 1ed 2 overcome my phobia.....u did well then! congrats....yes i did it....& i'm glad.....

i'm sure many times we have many different phobias & we choose not 2 face them.....but when u do, they may not b as scary as they seem.....i tried & i succeeded.....

Thursday, March 17, 2005

sometime vs sometimes.....

sometime
adv.
  1. At an indefinite or unstated time: I'll meet you sometime this afternoon.
  2. At an indefinite time in the future: Let's get together sometime.
  3. Obsolete. Sometimes.
  4. Archaic. Formerly.

adj.

  1. Having been at some prior time; former: a sometime secretary.
  2. Usage Problem. Occasional.

Usage Note: Sometime as an adjective has been employed to mean “former” since the 15th century. Since the 1930s, people have used it to mean “occasional”: the team's sometime star and sometime problem child. This latter use, however, is unacceptable to a majority of the Usage Panel.

adj : belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" [syn: erstwhile(a), former(a), once(a), onetime(a), quondam(a), sometime(a)] adv : at some indefinite or unstated time; "let's get together sometime"; "everything has to end sometime"; "It was to be printed sometime later"

sometimes
adv.

  1. At times; now and then.
  2. Obsolete. At some previous time; formerly.

adv : on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always; "sometimes she wished she were back in England"; "sometimes her photography is breathtaking"; "sometimes they come for a month; at other times for six months"

muay thai....

any1 interested in gg 4 1 or 2 weeks trg of muay thai in thailand??? check out the following site

http://www.phuket-muay-thai.com/index.htm

i'm planning 4 a short getaway then go 4 tis trg.....

happy st patrick's

happy st patrick's 2 all!!!!

wat's it celebrating actually i'm not 2 sure......

Fr http://www.stpatricksday.ie/cms/stpatricksday_history.html

St. Patrick's Day - History

St. Patrick's Festival was established by the Government of Ireland in November 1995.

The principle aim of St. Patrick's Festival, since its inauguration, is to develop a major annual international festival around the national holiday over which the 'owners' of the festival, the Irish people, would stand proud. It sets out to reflect the talents and achievements of Irish people on many national and world stages, and it acts as an exciting showcase for the manifold skills of the people of Ireland, of every age and social background.

As the one national holiday that is celebrated in more countries around the world than any other, St. Patrick's Day is the day when everyone wants to be Irish. However, it was a strange fact of life that the celebrations held in Ireland for St. Patrick's Day prior to 1996 paled in comparison to those held abroad, especially when one considers what an ideal opportunity the day represented to showcase Ireland and Dublin to the world. We set out to seize that opportunity, and completely transform the national and international perception of St. Patrick's Day in Dublin. This country is bursting with the kind of creative energy, ideas and enthusiasm required to do the job. Our job has been to harness them, and make our national holiday an unforgettable experience for all.

Why was it started?

St. Patrick's Festival was set up in November 1995 with the following brief from Government:
Offer a national festival that ranks amongst all of the greatest celebration in the world

Create energy and excitement throughout Ireland via innovation, creativity, grassroots involvement, and marketing activity provide the opportunity and motivation for people of Irish descent (and those who sometimes wish they were Irish) to attend and join in the imaginative and expressive celebrations project, internationally, an accurate image of Ireland as a creative, professional and sophisticated country with wide appeal, as we approach the new Millennium.

The first St Patrick's Festival was held over one day, and night, on March 17th 1996. With a little over four months in which to effect change, the main object was to demonstrate that changes were afoot and starting the process away from "just a parade". The live audience for the day was estimated to be 430,000.

In 1997, we dropped the word "Day" from our title and it became "St. Patrick's Festival", a three day event. The festival has since grown to become a four day festival and in 2001 is was enjoyed by 1.2million people.

Preparation for the first St Patrick's Festival used to take only 5 months, but with the growth of the Festival, it now takes 18 months to plan for Ireland's biggest annual celebration.

Tuesday, March 15, 2005

y do u 1 2 've kids????

y does any1 1 2 've kids???? seriously, i can't find an ans 2 tt.....or rather i find e ans i get disappointing....give ur comments on tis issue on http://kenjin.motime.com ..........seriously i 1 2 know e reason.....i 1 2 know if i'm really tt odd....
a memory etched in my heart...
find david tao & BAD inside....
doremon & vic....
open water gang...
babes....
Grp pic

Monday, March 14, 2005

i left my heart......

only 1 sentence 2 describe my last weekend.....

i left my heart at pulau aur & wif e kids fr SP.........
Adopt a Children's Society Handphone Strap...
Dear Friends of Singapore Children's Society

To many, a mobile phone strap is lauded for its many utility functions; ease of locating your ringing phone in that ever cluttered bag, and of course, perks up your phone! On 18 March 2005, an extraordinary, cause-worthy meaning will be added to the existence of mobile phone straps: to bring hope, add colours to little lives, and help many disadvantaged children make a connection for an better future through our Street Sale 2005 fundraising project.

An inaugural fundraising project by Singapore Children’s Society, Street Sale 2005 aims to raise S$150,000 for our children through the island-wide public sale of mobile phone straps bearing the Children’s Society’s Logo. A total of 80,000 attractive phone straps available in four vibrant colours will be sold at a minimum S$4 each on the streets on 18 March 2005.
We invite you to share your love, hope and dreams with the 12,000 needy children, youths and families under our care by adopting our hand phone straps in blue, pink, black and white!

You can place your orders by filling up the attached order form and fax it back to us. A minimum order of 4 pieces in one set at S$20 (including postage) is required for postal order. Local delivery is only applicable for 50 pieces and above. Please see the attached form for more information on how to order the "love connection"; i.e mobile phone straps.

Please help us to help our children by circulating this email to your friends, colleagues or relatives. Thank you!

Check out www.childrensociety.org.sg for more information.

Wednesday, March 09, 2005

another stupid publishing error.....watever i wrote not published......

i'm so sleepy oredi pls stop doing tis 2 me!!!!!!!!!

2day totally caught up wif fri's conference publicity......haven touched on e things 4 tmr's mtg....die......but i'm so tired now 2 continue plus i need 2 go tkd.....

he's cute.....he kept me entertained.....althought it was probably juz polite exchanges between us.....appreciated it though....i'm juz so easily satisfied.....

Tuesday, March 08, 2005

Today Monday • March 7, 2005

In a generation that has much, S'pore women still can't have it all

Teo Hwee Nakhweenak@newstoday.com.sg

They headed straight for the cot. One took a corner of the blanket and lifted it slightly. They looked. Then, without a word to the woman lying on the bed next to the cot, the two women left.

Gender check.

That was my welcome into this world.

I was my parents' third daughter, and my arrival — to some — was cause more for disappointment than celebration.

When Ma gave birth to my eldest sister, her in-laws sent over a pot of boiled pig's intestine. One whole intestine, uncut.

My grandmother chuckled.

"Your in-laws are hoping for a son the next time round," she told Ma. "That big chunk of an intestine is to 'change' your womb, so that it can produce a boy."

It didn't work. By the time I arrived, Ma was exhausted. Three daughters in four years.

As she cradled me, she cried. Not for her, but for me.

Today, Ma looks at me with pride.

Sometimes, with a tinge of envy, she comments on my seemingly full life, my promising career and doting husband, my material indulgences.

But every now and then, she reminds me gently: "Nak, you should start thinking about having a baby. And then you'll have it all."

Can I really have it all?

While a woman's status in society has made quite a leap since my mother's time, some things have changed precious little. Perhaps they will never change.

The truth is, while women have dramatically expanded their role in society over the last few decades, men have hardly progressed.

The default burden of domestic responsibilities still falls primarily on women. In Singapore, where a domestic helper is almost de rigueur for working couples with children, even the handling of matters related to the maid is mainly left to the female in the family. We won't even talk about who does the household chores for a couple without help.

While women have stepped with ease into what is traditionally seen as men's territory at the workplace, men have not taken on domestic obligations as naturally.

When I go out with girlfriends of mine who have become mothers, I have come to expect frantic phone calls from fathers asking for help: Jamie's refusing to eat, what shall I do? When am I supposed to give the next feed? How much of that medicine did Doc say to give?

Not surprisingly, these dinners often end abruptly, earlier than planned.

In reviewing child-friendly policies in March last year, the Government predictably disregarded calls to consider paternity leave. Being the ever-pragmatic government, they are well aware how much help men can render, compared to women. Minister Lim Hng Kiang, the chairman of the steering committee on population, told the House that if given too much paternity leave, men would probably stay home "doing nothing".

In other words, while women today are expected to be superwomen, men remain just that — men.

Having said that, no one can deny the exclusivity of a mother's role in a child's growing years. This firm belief is what has kept me from venturing into the next phase of my life.

Motherhood is more than dumping your child with the grandma or the maid, or at an infant care centre.

It has to be better than affording your child 45 minutes of the day before he sleeps — because you have meetings to attend and work to clear.

Singapore has only just woken up to the urgency of developing an infrastructure that can sufficiently support the working mother. Foremost on the list is a mindset change in employers so that a mother-friendly workplace can be the norm rather than the exception. Can that happen within this generation?

Norway, reputed for its family-friendly policies and high birth rate for a developed economy, took 50 years.

So. Reality check.

If you are expecting the men to shoulder more than they are traditionally conditioned to, get real.

If you're waiting for miracles to happen soon at the workplace, forget it.

Want to have a baby, and give your child that undivided devotion? The best option might be the most obvious one.

It takes courage to say this, because it is just not politically correct to want to give up one's career for full-time motherhood. Many of the women I know would not agree with my view that a mother should commit to her new role full-time, at least for the first crucial years.

Because the women's liberation movement started out with fighting for a woman's rights to work, gender equality has since always been seen as being synonymous with a woman's ability to work.

I know women who have chosen to stay home — but feel lousy about themselves.

At the same time, I look at friends who are working mothers and very often see a harassed woman who complains about the trials of being a working mother. Ironically, while thinking that we have at last been set free, women have let themselves get weighed down by the shackles of the right to have it all, and with the measurement of a woman's self-worth by her career. Should not true liberation be the ability to go after the one thing that we want — happiness?

Right now, I have accepted the shackles. I have chosen my career, at least until my biological clock protests and my maternal instincts cannot be ignored.

Am I better off than my mother?

She had too little. I have too much.

For her generation, life was ruled by simplicity. For mine, it is complicated by greed. Compared to the world that greeted me as a newborn girl, society has moved on.

Still, for whatever those credit card ads would like us to believe, the feminist-propagated notion that women can have it all is a myth — still, at least for my generation. And I wonder, when I cradle my newborn daughter in my arms, what will I be thinking?

This commentary appears in Her Story, a book of essays by women published by the Singapore Council of Women's Organisations to mark its 25th anniversary this year. If you would have a view to share on the issues raised, please write to us at news@newstoday.com.sg

modern women????

i dunno if we r really modern women.....

but my sisters all disagree wif my mom's philosophy abt marriage.....r we e modern women????

i'm not sure.....but i'm glad tt i'm not e only person who felt tt my mom's philo is wrong.....

chastity underwear....

was talking 2 my younger sisters abt my eldest sis' family problem.....

we had a conclusion......

let men wear chastity underwear.....

wif e wives having e key......tt way, men can't stray.....

but i doubt any men will 1 2 wear....wat wif their super inflated ego......

any men out there who's willing 2 do tt????

Monday, March 07, 2005

y....i can't ans tt....

y r they always quarrelling.....

r they still quarrelling......

i'm hungry......

i 1 2 go home......

i dun 1 2 go home.....

bong bong 1st???

no....

go home????

no.....

u 1 2 stay at ah ma house????

nod nod.....

tmr got school leh.....

come on let's go.....

do u 1 2 go home????

.......

.......

di di sleeping oredi?????

xiao di di not di di....

i tink so....

how u know.....

(i dun.....)

20km at least....

i walked 4 >20km on sat.....till sun actually.....started at macritchie to bt timah......walked 4 ard 9km (exclude kampong trail???) then e hike thro' bt timah.....rested, had mee hoon bandung....then started to walk all e way bk 2 jurong west.....e approx distance fr bt timah 2 jurong west was 5km....

sam, xie xie u 4 joining us thro' e bt timah route.....thks 4 entertaining us....u must have felt silly walking wif 4 jie jie.....who didn't act their age.....i was oredi quite out o breath when u asked abt europe.....not tt i dun 1 2 share but i was "up breath cannot catch down breath".....hahhaa old liao la......& we really like gan lu.....i was busy trying 2 keep up & not fall down........ahhahaaa a bit nite-blind la....shld eat more carrots.......

walking walking wallking......sounds o e 15 pple chatting.....sound o nature.....i was concentrating on not falling....concentrating on sam's jokes (lame it may b smetimes....).....trying 2 pic him & ultra.....trying 2 b happy......trying 2 let time pass.....

i juz 1 e time 2 pass.......but i dun 1 e sun 2 raise juz yet......trying 2 hold on 2 e darkness....

my comment on torchic's blog.....
"i didn't 1 2 talk actually...i juz 1ed 2 waste away e time....2am....it was really early....i didn't 1 2 talk much....we were talking abt everything else except wat was bothering me...i was glad 4 it actually....was glad tt sam was there cos else i wld b crying....tt's y 1 jio bryan 4 movie actually...cos i know then i wldn't need 2 tell him my problems....& juz let time pass wif sme1 by my side.....i didn't 1 2 cry in front o u gals cos i dun 1 u gals 2 b sad...."

i know u gals wld tink it's alrite 4 me 2 cry......but i dun 1 2 cry......it's juz sad smehow...i juz felt sad....tt's all....it'll b ok soon......i dun 1 u gals 2 've 2 know all these sadness....cos i dunno how 2 verbalise it anyway.....i juz 1ed 2 walk & walk....walk.....it didn't matter tt my feet was not tt glad o e trip....i 1ed 2 walk smemore when i reach my park.....but i knew it was an irresponsible thing 2 do......i 1ed 2 walk 2 lakeside.....walk rd e canal.....walk bk again.....but it wasn't safe.....i 1ed 2 walk alone.....no....actually i 1ed sme1 2 walk by my side....any1 wld do actually....any1 wld do.....but again, it was really irresponsible o me if i asked......

i 1ed 2 sit there perhaps......i'm juz so afraid o gg bk smehow.....i'm juz so afraid o waking up......i juz 1 e time 2 stop.....stop at e summit.....i felt like crying then actually, when suddenly sam went ouch..."ant bite my ear...." hahhaaaa....his unintentional moments made tis trip memorable......thk u da shi xiong/shi fu/sam/william.......& 2 u gals......

e beautiful sky...e stars.....e chong ming sound.....e cool breeze.....e darkness....e tiredness.........

backstabber....

shit u.....

i didn't expect u 2 b so stupid....i shldn't 've assumed tt fools do not exist....i'm e greater fool now having caught e shit u shifted 2 me!!!! stupid....thk gdness i'm e white horse, 've sme magical power 2 shift e shit bk 2 u.....

S knows how u work tt's y she forwarded e email 2 me....else i wld never know tt u backstabbed me....shit u....S told me tt i shld try 2 accomodate how u work, tt every1 has their weakness & strength....shit.....no choice tt i'm working wif u on e pre-conf....i'll juz need 2 b prepared not 2 get e shit fr u ever again!!!!!! i promise i'll always remember how stupid u can get......i'll not assume u can b smart.....no use saying sorry when i seriously dun tink u meant it.....i dun tink ur vocab was tt bad tt ur email sounded tt way....& plus it didn't help tt u didn't cc e email 2 S 2 me when u r always e expert at cc every single email 2 every1....

shit u......

glad tt e shit is cleared fr me....but e smell will always linger.....i'm tt XQ......no choice.....i really 've no respect 4 u.....

Thursday, March 03, 2005

i dunno.....

i really wonder.....

do i 1 2 ask?????

haizzzz.....

pls take care o urself....

u r e only 1 who can take care o urself.....

there's nothing any1 else can do 4 u unless u 1 2 help urself.....

smetimes i wonder if pple tink i'm 2 strong???? i 1 pple 2 take care o me 2......but they always seem 2 tink tt i can take care o myself very well.....i know i can so i tink every1 else can do it 2.....

pls pls pls take acre o urself......if u really need a pull, u know i'll try my best 2 help u.....i can't promise tt i can do it well, but i can promise tt i'll try my best.......

yahoo schoolfriends......

interesting...pls do try...

tis yahoo schoolfriend thing quite fun....get 2 c pple fr ur school who have also signed in.....mayb can find ur chu lian qing ren here????

my colics were asking me if i wld drop email 2 my crush if i found him on schoolfriends....i wld definitely...i wldn't hesitate.....nothing wrong wif dropping him an email....

try it....

http://yahoo.schoolfriends.com.sg/

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

vicious cycle....

i tend 2 drink 2 much coffee when i get exasperated...then i get all edgy & can't tink properly...then i drink more coffee.....i get even more on edge....then i can't sleep....then i get headache.....then i can't concentrate...then i drink more coffee.....goes on & on & on.....vicious cycle....i must break it!!!!!
Mar 6th, Sagittarius

Quickie:Things aren't going quite as planned. Sometimes all you can do is go with the flow.

Overview:It's time to pull back, to let others know that you're not a soft touch - at least, not as soft as they thought. In the meantime, standing your ground and actually saying no is a good place to start.
Mar 5th, Sagittarius

Quickie:Suddenly, the well has dried. Better put off that purchase until the next paycheck.

Overview:Go ahead, get out there and do some serious shopping. You've earned the right, after being frugal for all this time - a virtue that you're not often able to add to your list of credits.
Mar 4th, Sagittarius

Quickie:Suddenly, your ship has lost its anchor. Wait and see where the currents take you.

Overview:Is it love? It sure will feel like it. You're set up for a sudden infatuation -- and you'll feel it within seconds. This doesn't mean it's not legit, but waiting a few days to book that Vegas chapel certainly couldn't hurt.
Mar 3rd, Sagittarius

Quickie:A goal you've sought is close enough to touch. But only patience will make it yours.

Overview:Just when you thought you had a handle on the spending thing, here comes another burst of extravagance. Should you hire a bodyguard for your hard-earned cash? Maybe not, since that's quite expensive, but you should definitely think about next month's bills.
Mar 2nd, Sagittarius

Quickie:You aren't one to take 'no' for an answer. But today you might have to do just that.

Overview:You're still dealing with that certain someone who's been trying to bend you to their wishes. Needless to say, you don't much care for bending. So when yet another challenge comes along, don't you dare buckle. Not one iota.
Mar 1st, Sagittarius

Quickie:Pay attention to the lessons of time. Let the past be your guide to the future.

Overview:Ever get the feeling that you're being worked by an expert? Well, if you haven't, you will soon -- and the expert in question may be a family member. Feel free to forget that and put your foot down.

Daily Singles:If you're feeling moody, devote a little energy toward discovering what's at the heart of it. Some quiet contemplation can help you figure out the bigger picture. Let your mind wander and see where it goes.
Feb 28, Sagittarius
Quickie:You don't have to state a reason for your preferences. You like what you like.

Overview:The secret a family member has been toting around for what seems like forever has begun to weigh them down -- and to weigh you down, too. Better find someone to talk about it.

i now know y.....

now i know y pple qn a woman's decision when she decides 2 quit her job 2 bec a full-time mom.....when a woman works, she still has capability 2 earn a living w/o having 2 stick out her hand 2 get $$$ fr her husband....& becos e society is stigmatised agst woman who re-join e work force after a few yrs in e full-term arena o motherhood.....

i used 2 tink tt being a full-time mom is a noble thing, yes it is really noble......but........i can understd y pple qn when u 1 2 b full-time mom, cos who knows wat 'll happen, wat if ur husband no longer provides????

i know it's bad 2 tink abt e dissolution o a marriage b4 it happens.....but we do need 2 do sme planning.......b4 things happen...it shldn't b seen as a stigma......i tink a pre-nuptial agreement shld b signed.....everything shld b spelt out clearly......yes, it looks like getting married will bec a contract tis way, but it really serves a purpose when things do turn out bad.....things wld not b so ugly then.......but i guess it means tt pple will not try as hard 2 salvage but.......

i dunno.........
ST Feb 27, 2005
Marry him, Fann
No longer a spring chicken at 34, is it 'time' Fann Wong marries Christopher Lee? Or does such an attitude demean women?
By Sumiko Tan

YOU have noticed that I haven't been dwelling on the topics of love, marriage and relationships
of late, it's deliberate.

When I started writing this Sunday column in 1994, hardly a few months went by when I didn't lament my singlehood. Musing on past, present and future romances was a constant theme.

But it's one thing to be hung up on love when you're in your eligible 20s and still-available 30s, and another when you've hit 40.

When you're 40 and still unmarried, it's unbecoming to be seen as pining for romance. In fact, it's desperate and pathetic.

Like it or not, the search for love and marriage is regarded as a privilege of the young.

While 40 isn't exactly 'old', it certainly can't be considered young, and pity a single woman of that age bemoaning her marital status in public.

The reason I'm revisiting the issue is Fann Wong.

Last week, the Life! section of The Straits Times carried a report speculating on how she and her alleged boyfriend, fellow TV artiste Christopher Lee, are getting married at last.

Both are 34.

One of the actress' fans was quoted as saying: 'At her age, it's also time she got married.'

It's a sentiment I share.

In the larger scheme of things, 34 isn't old (especially if you are, like me, 41). But when it comes to marriage, it's getting there.

If she loves Christopher, Fann should marry him, I think. And quickly.

A colleague was indignant when she heard this.

'How can you say something like that?' she asked.

I suppose views like mine do reinforce stereotypes about women.

Stereotypes such as how women - even beautiful, talented and rich ones like Fann - have sell-by dates, and if they miss the boat, will be left on the shelf, pardon the mixed metaphors.

Stereotypes like how women lose their attractiveness when they grow older.

Stereotypes like how women desire to be attractive to men.

Stereotypes like how, without a romantic partner, a woman's life isn't complete.

I'm going to get flak for saying this, but, guess what? I believe there is truth to all those stereotypes.

Women do have sell-by dates.

Women are physically less attractive as they age.

Women do want to appeal to men.

And having a man in one's life is better than none.

WHEN the HBO sitcom Sex And The City was launched in 1998, I, like so many other single, independent women in cities around the world, was charmed.

How we loved the antics of Carrie and gang as they flitted from one romance to another, loving and leaving men and giving them as good as they got.

The characters spoke for us liberated women on the cusp of the 21st century. We could take on men on our terms.

But the magic for me wore thin after a few seasons.

The older the characters grew (and the actresses too, visibly), the more their lives appeared more strained than swinging.

It's acceptable when you're in your early 30s to work a room full of men, showing off your cleavage. But when you're approaching 40 and still doing this, something must be wrong in your life.

Besides, much as the characters were depicted as gutsy and independent, what they were all chasing in the end was the man of their dreams.

They wanted a relationship or marriage, to be with a man and be looked after by him.

The sitcom drew to a neat close last year with all the characters happily partnered.

In real life, of course, this doesn't always happen. Many swinging single women don't have a happily ever after.

My theory is that 35 is the make-or-break age of a woman in the marriage market.

Miss it - either through lack of choice or because you are too busy or fussy to commit - and it will take extraordinary luck or hard work for you to claw back into the market and get hitched.

This is because 35 is also, alas, that age when one's looks start heading south (just check out those forehead lines that seemingly appear overnight).

And no matter how men and women will say otherwise, in the game of courtship, youthful looks always fare better than craggy ones. It's just a fact of life.

BEING still-single at 40 is a strange experience.

On the one hand, there's that part where your heart can still skip a beat when you meet someone dishy. On the other, you realise that you must finally start behaving with at least some adult decorum. It's just so sad to still be squealing over a 'cute guy'.

Complicating the matter is how, most times, you actually find yourself just not that interested anymore.

Dating is boring and meaningless, and a stress-free, asexual lifestyle with your dog and TV actually sounds inviting, especially when you come home pooped from work.

Yet, when you see happily married couples and their children around you, you feel a twinge of What If.

So, if I were 34 again and in Fann's shoes, what would I do?

Marry before I hit 35 or it'll be 'too late'? Or luxuriate a while more in singlehood, shelf-life be damned?

All things considered, I'd choose marriage.

If you are so lucky as to ever discover The One, don't let him slip away.

Because, as someone who has been there, but hadn't done that, you wouldn't want to wake up at 40 and regret it.

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