Himbos need not apply

Another himbo moment.

If I haven’t mentioned, I got a portable DVD player as my anniversary gift. I use it every day to watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S to and from work. Almost two months later, the screen was a complete black when I turned it on one fine morning in the bus. On the screen were only the letters AV on the top left – not what I’ve been used to seeing. In short, the player couldn’t play. This was five days ago.

Last night, I finally checked on the player again. I looked around for its buttons and tried every one but nothing happened. Then I saw this switch from AV in to AV out. I pushed it from “IN” to “OUT”. Viola! There it was – the familiar blue screen staring right back at me. I went to bed oozing with endorphins from laughing at myself.

In another not so himbo moment, I watched P.S. I Love You over the weekend. Another sucker for romantic comedy moment. I took down this quote from Gerry who died (it’s not a spoiler). He said, “It’s an honour to grow old with someone who doesn’t drive you to commit murder.” Nice. Apart from that, I feel exactly the same way about death. Like when my granddad passed on two years ago, it was the transition period that killed me. The change was the trigger for pain, but it was getting used to the pain and experiencing the full-blown effects of it that kill. Same with me dealing with Ishi.

Overall the show was a sob experience right from the start. I’m glad I didn’t watch Ah Long over this. But I do feel bad for ending my gal’s weekend on such a sobby note. Not quite smart ah… :)

Why I Must Be In The Amazing Race Asia

So I was at Bangkok in the third week of January, partly to celebrate Renee’s birthday right.

On the second day of our stay, we headed to Siam Square, smacked at the centre of the city. And as the professional PR guy that I am, I spotted a media event for a brand of potato chips. Huge set-up, huge standees, huge… Wait a minute, I looked at the standees again and there she was staring right back at me. Paula. Paula of team Paula-Natasha in The Amazing Race Asia. Paula of team Paula-Natasha I’ve been rooting for in The Amazing Race. Paula of team Paula-Natasha I’ve been rooting for in The Amazing Race which I was just watching the night before!

I wasn’t too sure if that was her so I went to ask one of the media and he said YES!
“That’s Paula and Shin”
“Is Paula coming?”
“Yes Paula and Shin are coming”
“When’s Paula coming?”
“About an hour”

So there, I made my poor girl wait with me just to catch a glimpse of Paula. Apparently she is huge in Thailand. Even before the race. And as with all press events, this chips event was delayed. I waited nearly two hours?

Yes, in short, I saw Paula in the flesh. But Thailand totally ruined my image of her. Thai style – big no no. Shall post pics up when I get them.

Anyway, that’s not the reason why it’s a sign that I must be in the race. Fast forward to two weeks later, I’m at a brainstorm session at an events company. And guess who walked in! No not Paula. Her teammate walked right in. And I just went “I just met your teammate in Bangkok two weeks ago!”

So yes, that’s the sign that I must be in the race!

For the ignorant, here’s who Paula and Nat are :)