Because work is not boring. Not at all.

The Email (sent by a colleague from another dept):

"Dear Colleagues

The day has arrived! The (machine name) Magnet, the latest addition to the (company name) family has left its home in Germany and will be delivered to us tonight. If the weather holds, the magnet will be going into (dept name) after 12 midnight.

Tonight will not be like any other nights in (company name)! It will be a night of activities, starting at 2200hrs and stretching into the early hours of the morning.

You are welcome to join us if you could to witness the event.

Warmest regards and wishing all a Great Dragon Year ahead!"

So exciting! We are all invited to stay overnight at work to watch a machine arrive!

R: why party over one piece of magnet ah??

Me: must be a very big piece of magnet, that's why so important.

R: Think the magnet will be powerful enough to attract Iron Man.....

Me: we'll need helmets.

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I'm sure we make sense.

Karen: I was surprised at one of a waterfall.
Karen: For some reason I thought you were flattish
Karen: I mean, Singapore was flattish

...

Karen: ah, I think there was a bird of some sort involved
Me: should be the bird park then
Karen: Or an orchid
Me: ...
Karen: You know how easily those two things are confused
Karen: You know, one being a fast-moving flying object
Karen: and the other being a bird
Me: ...
Me: a fast-moving flying orchid?
Karen: what, you're telling me yours don't? borrrrring
Me: i mean, that's a great idea

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Grey and Invisible Talking

Me: yo!
Me: you are grey!
Redice: hello!
Redice: u are invisible!
Me: yay~~~

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How to make a megaprim?

Me: how did you stretch that?
Karen: I just... stretched it
Me: we usually can't stretch anything to be more than 10m, right?
Karen: oh no, that changed a while ago
Karen: the 10m limit is gone
Me: didn't work for me :(
Karen: I think you have to be the owner?
Me: sorry i spoiled your prim
Me: lol
Karen: you didn't spoil it, lol
Karen: It's just a stupid flat prim
Me: still didn't work for me
...
Me: hmmm
Karen: er, you might want to tp home :D
Me: is there any special setting you have that i don't?
Karen: I think I just smashed us through the skybox floor
Me: i am safe and sound :D
Karen: Perhaps I have Magikul powurrs
Me: ...
Me: there's nothing like a megaprim to keep me awake at night
Karen: but no, I am looking through my settings and I don't see "make big honking prims" checked anywhere
Karen: as far as i know they just changed the 10x10x10 limit
Me: blah, will check it out tomorrow

So... how do I make a megaprim???

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Talking to prims (part II)

Me: karenjit is actually rather boring. i may take her back to inventory if the cats go out of ctrl
Redice: ya
Redice: i talk to her though. when u are not around
Me: does she respond?
Redice: she doesn't respond
Redice: that's why i only talk to her when u are not around
Me: ...

Guess I should leave her out afterall.


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Did you say that breedables are too expensive?

Me: or i'll buy the 300l cat
Me: *3000l
Me: see i must be dreaming
Karen: I know, right?
Karen: what am I thinking, paying $10 usd for a cat that ... doesn't poop ..... and doesn't ever need the vet ....... and doesn't shred the curtains .....
Karen: wait. It's starting to sound like a real bargain

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When we start talking to prims.

Redice: my socks. cheer, u smell my socks.


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I talk a lot in RL too. Actually, it wasn't me.

R: Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, with your best deliberation and heed, come so close to any question as your spontaneous glance shall bring you.

D: 请用诗翻译。。。哈哈哈哈
"Please use poetry to translate... hahahaha"

R is known in our circuscircles for speaking poor Chinese but she can apparently memorise Chinese poetry better than all of us put together.

R: xxxxxx.....yyyyyyy...zzzz...1111...2222...3333...lalalalala....

D: 什么星球的语言???!!!???
"What planet's language is that???!!!???"

R: D-ism (The language of spontaneity and irrelevancy aka rubbism)...hahaha
R: rubbish-ism..oops.... =P

D: Thats the R i know mah!!

R: Auntie! Can you at least try to be more *ahem* "profound" for me?? If I can type chinese on my keyboard, I can create better "poetry" for you! =D
R: Apparently, my translation "skills" are superb!

D: Have u download the chi application? Then "shift+alt" can create the "poetry". I miss ur "poetry" esp the above mentioned, if u can translate!

R: Which application to d/l?? *blur* Pls enlighten me, Sifu!
"Shifu" means "Master/Teacher".

D: Google "搜狗" then download? hahaha i got it from another sifu one!
"搜狗" means "search dog" when translated literally. Pronounced as "sou gou", but it is spelled as "sogou" in the recommended site.

R: ok...hang on..I'll go "search dog" now.... heh..

D: 哈哈哈哈哈！
"Hahahahaha!"

R: Why is the webpage all about dogs???

D: hahahaha..cos u type search dog? http://www.sogou.com/docs/more.htm
D: 桌面工具 搜狗拼音输入法 下载最流行的中文输入法，超大词库，超炫皮肤，超强功能
"Desktop tool, Sogou Pinyin input method, download the most popular Chinese input method, super-large vocabulary, super-cool interface, super-strong functions"

R: Errr. where did that come from? I was led to some website... there's some green button and I'm d/l something but it's mighty sloooowwww...I'll d/l again tomorrow cos I'm gg Zzz now...you just wait and I'll give you my poetry tomorrow!! =D

D: Hahaha ok! Nitez Nitez

R: Nitez!!! (I'll be back....) =D

J: simi - is my instant reaction
simi = what

R: J: kns pls drink more ink
kns = kanna sai = like shit. Using the word "ink" on a person symbolises high-education, knowledge, and/or profoundness.

S: what a load of rubbism ;D

R: S: pls contribute some S-ism then! Better be some "profound" Chinese poetry ok? Need to cater to "D-ism"....:p btw check your inbox tomorrow. Hint: NYC!

Q: wa lau eh... so chim?!
chim=deep/profound

R: Q: give it a shot! Q-ism.....

R: 试用，试用 (testing...Testing)....

R: D, here goes the poem: 我们的XXX动作是最好的。你不可以，XXX 和XXX????, 靠近？？？什么问题做为？？？，看着里，看那里，带XXX給你........Beautiful poetry right????
"Our xxx action is the best. You cannot, xxx and xxx????, near to ??? what question become ???, look here, look there, bring xxx to you..."
R: Singlish: One look means confirm!!

D: 我们的自发行动总是最好。您不能，当您的最佳的研讨和注意，来，很接近任何问题作为您的自发扫视将带来您。
"Our spontaneous action is always the best. You cannot, at you best analysis and observation, come very close to any question as your spontaneous sweep(glance) is going to bring here you."
This translation sounds like it makes sense when translated back to English, but the Chinese grammar is really weird.

Q: Erm gers, direction of the conversation hor... Like off from the original course leh... -_-'''

R: Q: We are not off-course..we are trying to translate the phrase into mandarin. But as you can see, my translation is "excellent" compared to D's. Pls contribute your translation too!
R: D: "自发扫视"....*tsk*tsk...hats off...from now on...you can speak to me in 7-word chinese poetry...haha..
"spontaneous sweep"

Me: chuang qian ming yue guang guang guang... (7 words)
A mod version of the most well-known Chinese poem in the Chinese-speaking world, 静夜思 - Thoughts on a Still Night by 李白 - Li Bai. Everyone who speaks Chinese will know this poem. Except that it was originally a 5-word poem.

R: Tashi: Yi shi di shang shuang shuang shuang ...kns. totally off course!

Me: you asked for 7 words and for poetry mah! i am completely and absolutely focused lor!

If I missed out any explanation, please check the Singlish Dictionary.

Yeah, this bunch of people are my best friends. :/

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More conversations, because I talk a lot.

Carlotta: erm i am confused... new computer, just installed sl2 and everything changed!!!!!
Me: what changed?
Me: congrats on new computer :D
Carlotta: erm, no menu at the top, all sorts of crud taking up half the screen at the bottom instead of the side bar... world seems stuck in a letterbox at the top of the screen
Carlotta: new computer is cos old laptop finally died - the graphics card finally gave up
Me: lol
Me: i think you are talking about the new version of the viewer :)
Me: just take some time to get used to it
Me: it is improved (I think. At least LL said so. :p)
Carlotta: well obviously i had to download the most recent! i think i have worked out the problem - i am in basic mode
Carlotta: i have to log out to go to advanced i think
Me: hmmm
Carlotta: basic won't let me into my inventory!!!
Me: lol, i heard
Me: how about a 3rd party viewer?
Me: i am loving the new firestorm
Carlotta: you mean you heard my scream from singapore!?
Carlotta: the horror the horror!

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Something Random

Karen: get cereal?
Me: trying to decide between crackers and a hot drink
Karen: How about a whole roasted chicken with a birthday cake on the side?
Karen: or crackers sound good
Me: i'll add ice cream and steak to that :p
Me: yum~
Karen: And cabbage. Must be healthy
Karen: let's go get the adorable puppy :D
Me: ok!
Karen: oh, this place! We love this place!

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It was not the cat afterall.

Karen: how high prim?
Me: blah blah blah
Me: blah blah blah :)

3 minutes later...

Me: did you fall asleep? :p

40 minutes later...

Sleeping Karen (not her cat): ,/
Sleeping Karen: +
Sleeping Karen: ++

This post was requested by Redice. Don't beat me. :p

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The Bathtub

Karen: because the whole thing was actually inspired by the fact that I, ah, accidently turned a section of the floor transparent and couldn't turn it back
Me: i turned it back already :p
Me: i notice the floor was... moved slightly
Karen: Yeah. the whole thing started when I was wrestling grimly....
Karen: ....with a skirt
Me: i thought it would be something like that
Karen: long story. Boring story.
Karen: but suddenly there was a hole in the floor so I was like, what will cover the hole in the floor.
Karen: Bathtub seemed a likely prospect

Words can't describe the gigantic-ness of a 10m*10m bathtub.

Me: ...
Karen: It's really an adorable skirt though, if I can just pry off that dang belt

...

Karen: whatever possessed her to put a giant honking white belt on an adorable skirt I'll never know

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Crack me up a year late.

My brother broke a foot in March last year. Being a... guy, he posted a disgusting photo of his dirty bandaged foot on fb immediately, which I will spare you from. Ok ok, because I am lazy.

The subsequent story went something like this:

Me: wa kao! only few hours never see you you become like that.

Bro: many things can happen within dat few hours u know??

Me: ya, can tell.

Friend 1: bro.. Wat happened to u?

Bro: Kicked my leg against the sofa real hard.. =p

Friend 1: i noe how it feel like... last time i accidentally kicked my leg against the divider in the carpark, toe nail split.. pain for few days.. ouch

...
Epilogue - One Year Later (yesterday)

Friend 2 (who apparently lives in Australia and goes by the nickname of panda): how the hell did you kick it so hard it broke?!?!

Bro: Dear panda, u responded more than a year late.. Australia lagging or u lagging?? =D

Friend 2: pssh i only just saw the photo! still! it's something curious, how come you kick so hard one wah lau

Friend 3: wah lao..brother, next time i buy a football for u if u wanna kick something. haha...:) hope u have recovered le ya.

Bro: ‎@panda: i tot my leg was harder than the sofa..
‎@Friend 3: I've fully recovered.. thanks! =D

Friend 4: kor, wat happen to u? @@

Bro: how come my leg suddenly become hot topic??

Friend 4: ehh i juz saw ur pics nia

Friend 5: U ok?

Moral of the Story - Karma catches up pretty late sometimes. Either that, or some of his friends are really sllooowwww.

*If you are lost, do refer to the Singlish Dictionary.

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Talents

Me: i am known for throwing things into the sim
Redice: it is ok
Karen returned after 5 freakin' crashes in a row.
Me: wb, love~
Redice: how come the item don't get returned to your lost and found folder?
Me: cos it wasn't found yet
Karen: has she told you about how I tear the house up on a semi-regular basis?
Redice: never
Me: welll, we all need a talent

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(Sort of) A Typical Day

Samanthe: O.O
Samanthe: house gone byebye...
Me: omg
Me: hahahahahaha
Karen: oh no what did I do
Me: you tore up my house
Samanthe: lol
Me: *rofl*
Karen: how much of it did I kill? I was trying to delete the damn earrings
Me: *re-rezzed the deleted portion of the house and sent it into outer space* ugh, I am no better at this. brb. fetching back the house
Karen: yikes
Samanthe: have fun
Karen: Damn, I'm such a bozo
Me: *flew into outer space, found the house, shoved it back into my plot and flew back*
Karen: I'm reasonably sure Tashi will forgive me. lord knows she's done it before, LOL
Samanthe: love the smell of a wall in the morning...
Samanthe: since it was right in my face I had to say it
Karen: lol I think I lost the tip of my nose
Karen: *wedges into a chair* I'm gonna sit here quietly and keep outta trouble

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When the bikes couldn't move.

(before Sashia fixed the scripts)

Me: (I) guess we are just gonna sit here and look at each other
Me: lol
Karen: At least we look good

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Life in Singapore...

Today is the last day of the Chinese New Year, which is also the Chinese Valentine's day. I am having a date with my best bud R after work, but we didn't realise what the day is when we planned it. :)

Yes, R is single. And very available. And prettier than me. No joke. Any interested guys? :D We are trying so hard to "market" her but she's shy. :p

I work in an all-female dept, so one would think that it gets all girly and romantic in here for our cultural Valentine's day.

But it seems my girls prefer lottery. :p

SO: Dear Everyone, here's the number L has drawn for us : X, X, X, X, X, X, X. Going to buy System 7, ie, 7 numbers - $3.50. Wish everyone the best of luck!!!

R: Huat ah!!!

SM: Huat Ah !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! =)

SO: HAHA!!!! The "Huat ah" is getting bigger....
HUAT AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me: need to like that or not?
HUAT AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

SO: Hahahahaha!!! Tashi, very funny.

L: Hahahaha...

Me: *muttering to myself* If I can't beat them, I join them...

R: How about colouring it in red?

* "Huat" is Hokkien (a Chinese dialect) for getting rich.
* "Need to like that or not" is the Singlish way of saying "Are you sure you/we want to be like that?"
* Red is the standard auspicious colour in the Chinese culture.
* The lottery we are buying is called "Toto". "System 7" is a erm, system of 7 sets of numbers. Nope, I am not telling you what numbers we are buying. I am superstitious. :p

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The Importance of Proper English

Robert: so, what are you ladies up to today
Me: i have nothing on :)
Me: my day is about to end and i am chilling before i crash
Me: how about you?
Robert: i'm fully clothed

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The Guy (who ironed his shorts)

Me: hey ya! watcha up to now? :D
Carlotta: chatting with some guy... you?
Me: guy? :p
Me: nothing much
Me: just messing around as usual
Carlotta: yeah, i'm allowed to talk to guys aren't i?
Me: of course, i'm just nosy :D
Carlotta: though i think he irons a short or something between postings!

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Conversation with Family

Nala: it is nice
Nala: I just got cut up by the pendulum at the castle. Owwww.
Me: um, you are a vamp, i think you can stick yourself back
Me: lol
Nala: hey, good thinking
Nala grabs a needle and thread and starts.

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