Friday Faze - June Edition

NT's proposed email invitation for Friday Faze. I love its sarcasm and black humour. Pity that a friendlier version was sent out eventually ...

Dear survivalists,

Once again, it's time for Friday Faze. There'll be food, fun and prizes!

This week, we're giving away 6 Cathay movie vouchers, redeemable at any Cathay cinemas. And all you need to do is to participate with the same lemming-like enthusiasm you pour into your projects. If not for the tickets, at least come for the food, because there'll be plenty of that to go around.

All you need to do is form cliques of 6 or less. The winning clique will win the tickets. The rest of you losers can go smother your defeat with egg tarts and nonya kuehs.

And don't forget, this overwhelming show of generosity would not be possible without your management! Because they really care! Really!

Regards,
The FFs

Ciao! Mon ami ...

Revenge is sweet, as they say, and Cleanlungpool certainly got their sweet treats yesterday when they trounced Smokers United 3 - 0.

It was a testimonial match for GK Neville, who is leaving Man U and the EPL to play for AC Milan in Serie A later next week. The man of the moment certainly fashioned his farewell in grand style, opening up the scoring for Cleanlungpool with a lovely smash and grab in front of the Smoker's goalmouth by latching onto a poorly cleared ball and unleashed his trademark "Cannon" right footed shot straight into goal!

AndriRB Shevchenko ended his successful loan period with Smokers United and promptly decided to teach the Smokers all the lessons he had learnt well from them - Dribbling from deep within Cleanlungpool's half, the striker made a mercurial run down the left flank, bypassing three Smokers with his demonic speed and lighting pace, before finally sliding the ball dramatically into the bottom corner of the Smoker's goal!

SteBB Gerrard, their ever charismatic captain, rallied his players cohesively to frustrate the Smokers time and time again. Smokers United had been playing beautiful football throughout the game - one touch passes, neat triangles, samba style silky dribbling - ala Arsenal style, but they just could not find the back of the net ... Oh well, all the top teams have their off form days too, I guess.

Anyway, back to SteBB G., who managed to get himself on the scoreboard too, late in the second half to seal victory for Cleanlungpool. Enjoy the victory Cleanlungpool ... while u can muahahah!

All the best to GK Neville too! Forza Italia!

Man of the match -
Edw*n "Edgar Davids", for his excellent dribbling and tireless running to create chances and assists for Cleanlungpool. He was a true playmaker and it's a shame that he didn't get a goal for himself.

Play of the day -
Isl*ni Sundramoorthy, for his American football style kick at 110km/h, that sent the ball rocketing onto the window of the house behind Smoker's United goalmouth.
He's the Duke of Hazard!

Post match at the footballers' regular watering hole -

GK, man of the moment

Foes on the pitch, friends off it

Battle weary warriors

Do ya think I'm sexy?

Pole or lap dancing, which do you prefer?

Succincte to Extinct

The comet has finally crashed into planet Orange, sending it into a chilling morbidity, with only a few hardy organisms still remaining to survive in the harsh climate of freezing subzero temperatures and a crushing perennial darkness, devoid of the radiance of beautiful ladies.

Yes, it's sadly true, the male editor species is soon to be very dead and very extinct from the Orange ecosystem. All will be wiped out and fossilized, only to be later on unearthed many light years away, by some Lara Croft-like Tomb Raider ...

All male editors will perish, all except this resilient and resourceful dinosaur (in more ways than one) of an editor, who will live long and prosper ... to become ... Lord of the Jungle. Here it is ... the B-Rex.

Lunch Lizard: The B-Rex is a naturally designed lean mean editing machine, with no known predators. It also has a thick hide(skin) that can withstand cold shoulders and icy stares. It flicks out its tongue to scan its surroundings and to pick up the scent of honeyz, its favourite diet. The B-Rex is a solitary dinosaur that only hooks up to mate with another B-Rex, and is very territorial.

The only other fierce creature that could pose a serious threat to B-Rex's life and limb, is the gigantic ape from Sabah ...

KING BONG

Campiones! Campiones!

Boy boy

Some kind soul(s) decided to decorate the men's restroom door with cute little coloured men.

Great, we're at kindergarten all over again.

Next thing we know, we'll be asking our bosses when we need to answer nature's call, "Xkew me, IL, I wan to go shee shee ..."

Fishy story

His hot soup: GK spooning up his fav fish soup at the warehouse

Spilled personality

Remember that old saying, "No use crying over spilled milk"?

Or in this case, over spilled 100Plus. Poor GKgal ... she spent her last one dollar coin for the day to get that drink from the vending machine, only for it to topple from her desk and unwittingly become grumble fodder for toilet auntie.

Luckily, the resident Orange gentleman/stripper/triathlete/actor/artist/gay vampire NT was on hand to comfort and console her.

Does he like have a 'damsel-in-distress' beacon attached to his heads or what? :D

Scene of the crime

The "body" outline

C.S.I. Orange

Black to the future

Markorat spent his day off yesterday hanging out with the hot babes at Sentosa beach, in his signature fluoro green man thong.

Actually, that's nonsense.

Markorat spent his day off yesterday visiting former oranges at Blacktopia, and proceeded to enjoy a yummy lunch and hearty fellowship with them at Blu Jaz cafe.

A scenic scene: You would be forgiven for falsely thinking that this is a holiday resort somewhere in Dubai. It's actually the entrance of Blacktopia. What an oasis! Only the peeps clad in white collar attire give it away as a workplace.

Soaring ambition: Watching the DHL balloon go up up and away, from a shady spot in Blacktopia

ART-chitecture: What lovely Art Deco murals on the walls

Tower of strength: Blacktopia from the ground up, standing tall and mighty
under the midday sun - a citadel of shining corporate citizenship

The bold and the bronzed: Hey Winston Churchill, how's it going? Bronzed figures of historical men of greatness stand steadfast along the entrance area

On golden wings: A resplendent gold sculpture of a Japanese crane in full flight, much like the careers of the Blacktopians, perhaps

Food for thoughts: Markorat, RC, PJ, BH and MV tucking in at Blu Jaz cafe

Two's company ...

Three's a ...




Yup, u guessed it ... a tree some.

Footprints in the sand

Life is a journey ...

"KEEP WALKING"
- Johnnie Walker

What's cooking, honey?

Whip it up: KO and WM invite RC to a nice home cooked meal

Ahhhh, domestic bliss.

Yah gotta luv it!

Spellbinding

MN, ES(now Mrs F), MV
- The Charmed Ones aka GFPT -

Charmed is an Orange television series that ran for eight seasons. It was produced by G Spot Productions and is about three sisters who are the world's most powerful good witches, known throughout the supernatural community as "The Charmed Ones" but known to everyone else as the GFPT.

Each sister possesses unique magical powers that grow and evolve over the course of their lives. The Charmed Ones live together in an orange manor and use their supernatural abilities to battle the warlocks, demons and other evil forces that populate The Orange.

A central theme throughout the show's run is the sisters' struggle to balance their normal lives with their supernatural responsibilities.

The burden of keeping their destinies a secret from management has repeatedly created tensions in their friendships and romantic relationships.

Only a few know their secret and help them on a regular basis.

Baby got back - the vids

Orange Idol

Do you remember that fantastic Bollywood Bangra farewell dance item that we all performed for MN as part of the MPSDG project? Alas, it all turned out to be pomp and pageantry that was watered down into sound and fury ... she packed up and left anyway ... and now she's back ... but in Black that is.

Well, just for auld lang syne, here are the behind-the-scenes snaps of the ideas brainstorming stage, over many cups of hot chocolate, Milo (BB's fav beverage) and coffee schmoffee ...

Hey, Paula MV Abdul, u must be having so much fun looking at
all these (un)talented oranges trying to dance with their two left feet

"Okay, let's take it from the top again, but this time, with MORE feeling please!
How do you expect the audience to vote for you if you just mumble the lyrics?"

"Uh! I tell you ah Stefanie ES Sun, these bumbling wanna be entertainers are driving me up the wall! I need an Aspirin like right NOW!
NT! NT!, go get me some Aspirin NOW!
Haiyah, its so hard to find a good male secretary these days. That NT sometimes really himbo siah! But okay lah, he keeps in good shape, so give chance a bit ..."

"Yes lady boss! Coming chop chop. Dun mind can I finish my kopi first prrease?"

CK, the dead ringer for talented Hong Kong singer/actress Kelly Chan, took time off from her busy schedule of travelling to drop in and lend some of her vocal expertise to the auditions. She later flew off to Paris to shoot a Chanel ad.

BB King didn't play no blues on his electric guitar, rather, he did what he always does best -
Being BB

Save the last dance

"1,2,3,4 come on baby let's do that Conga!"

OR

"When a hero comes along, with the strength to carry on ..."

In other words, when you think of MV, does she remind you of Gloria Estefan or Mariah Carey?

Who it is, doesn't matter, cos she's the Queen of Bollywood. And she's earned every right to that royal title - especially since she was the brilliant choreographer behind MN's farewell dance, last year.

It's also been almost two months since MV packed up her dancing shoes and took her fancy footwork and sexy sashaying to a black ballroom.

What gives with black all of a sudden? Is it in vogue again? Is black the 'New Black' once more?

Goodbye MV, will you please save a dance for me?

I have run the good RAYce

It's been almost two months since RC left the Orange for blacker pastures. I'd been holding out on posting his farewell, hoping that he'd come back ... but of course just like you never get back together with your ex girlfriend/boyfriend, so too, must one move on with one's life and not u-turn in fear or regret. Fortune favours the bold.

RC, You've been an integral member of the 6pack, and we wish you the very best in life. So till we next meet at a pub somewhere ... here are the glorious memories of that fine day when 3 of your top 5 gals donned football jerseys and showered you with Tottenham Hotspurs memorabilia, your favourite EPL football club.

A fitting farewell for a top class striker like Dimitar Berbatov, now if only he'll join Manchester United now ...

What a day to remember! Top 5 forever.