Mtr Koh

Was doing Party Team stuff today and checking on placement card revisions we had to notify Shangri-La abt. We asked some VIPs how we ought address their spouses -- mainly cos for female VIPs we couldn't possibly address their partners as Ms XX's partner (whereas it was easier for guys cos you can just do Mr and Mrs XXX). Was v puzzled with one set of names... So we expected a particular Mr Koh to reply "you can do Mr XX Koh and Mrs XX Koh". But it was Mr XX Koh and Mtr Gabriel Koh. Now... cos I really had no clue what 'Mtr' meant I was pretty confused. The first thing that came to my mind was... now.... Gabriel should be a guy's name-- this guy cannot be so openly gay right. Then another wild thought crossed my mind -- wah, this guy can't be bringing his mistress along right. Then i thought ok, perhaps it was a typo and he really meant Mrs Gabriel Koh (cos Gabriel is still a relatively 'androgynous' name, though the female version probably has an additonal 'le' behind). So I trotted over to seek some affirmation from tph and she kinda said, possible. Hai, but just so I wasn't being presumptuous I finally decided to clarify.... And it turns out that Mtr really stood for 'Master' and that Mr XX Koh was just bringing his son along. When I saw that email I couldn't help but go.... Oh......! So suaku, right ;) Actually might have heard of little boys being addressed as Master XXX, but it just didn't occur to me Mtr would mean that!

Me feels very sian. But dun really have much free time to like rot & just do nothing. I shall blog abt something frivolous today; before continuing with some work... :(

So yest afternoon was like listening to some old songs I had on my laptop... Then I like realised (after 4 years of ownership maybe) that this song I have -- Somebody by Depeche Mode actually had such aawwww lyrics. esp like the latter half of the 1st stanza... but 2nd stanza like a bit questionable...

Somebody - Depeche Mode

I want somebody to share
Share the rest of my life
Share my innermost thoughts
Know my intimate details
Someone who’ll stand by my side
And give me support
And in return
She’ll get my support
She will listen to me
When I want to speak
About the world we live in
And life in general
Though my views may be wrong
They may even be perverted
She’ll hear me out
And won’t easily be converted
To my way of thinking
In fact she’ll often disagree
But at the end of it all
She will understand me
Aaaahhhhh....

I want somebody who cares
For me passionately
With every thought and
With every breath
Someone who’ll help me see things
In a different light
All the things I detest
I will almost like
I don’t want to be tied
To anyone’s strings
I’m carefully trying to steer clear of
Those things
But when I’m asleep
I want somebody
Who will put their arms around me
And kiss me tenderly
Though things like this
Make me sick
In a case like this
I’ll get away with it
Aaaahhhhh....