m~inner voice

2009-06-11T18:35:00.001+08:00

我还不知道自己真正要的是什么（生活/事业）。。
但现阶段只知道得找份工作，来还债还账单
尽量把工作做好，赚了存了来出国，买喜欢的东西，去享受，去体验。。

i'm not looking for huge career advancement, wage increment would seems motivating enough...
it'll be a huge bonus if i'll like that job in time & who knows mayb somehow miraculously i'll fall in love...

好不容易才逐渐从韩版花样男子跟Twilight各中的男主角抽离出来。。
换了发型。。得赶快开工赚钱还债才行。。

2009-06-04T02:46:00.022+08:00

i experienced my 1st 3D movie today, watching Monster vs Aliens
only wished tat i was contacts instead of my specs tho... it's abit heavier on my nose bridge
i enjoyed e 3D effect very much.. seems closer, nearly touchable
saw this movie's making segment on TV... the animators hve ta wear e 3D glasses for creation & touch-ups..
tink i might even enjoy watching Up, or another upcoming 3D movie
meanwhile i'm pending ta watch these:
- Blood The Last Vampire
- Ghosts of Girlfriends' Past
- Fighting (maybe)
- Transformers
- Ice Age 3
- Public Enemy
- Duplicity
- Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince
- The Proposal
- Twilight Saga: New Moon (book2)
- Adventureland

these days i'm really tempted to have a haircut
feel like cutting off e longer left side & balance it off coz i'm getting tired of e right-parting which is starting to get on my nerve.. was missing my left parting previously...
hopefully after this haircut i'll hve e patience ta let it grow longer

i'm into online video/series watching for awhile, thankfully not so addicted yet
i've finished watching e whole Korean花样男子 in 2 nights & got affected by e 2 handsome male leads..

more by 演花泽类的金贤重 Kim HyunJoong than 演道明寺的李民浩 Lee Min-ho
tho i prefer Jap's 花泽类 - 小栗旬 Shun Oguri, but 金贤重 dun seem too bad either.. hee 帅吧?

since 小栗旬, i'm currently "distracted" by 3 other hot guys (Robert Pattinson, 金贤重 & 李民浩)

Aawww... watching such genre does makes one wish ta fall in love...
(R all females affected similarily? or shld i reduce inflicting myself like this further?)
ponderz if couples does experience such emotions/feelings in current reality...
hmmm oso wonder if it's juz typical if most females find them similarly hot as me, or if my preference have some unique indication..
so far i can safely put tat intellectual 思维, being gentlemanly nice+understanding, wif gr8 personality & common interest guys (huge bonus wif >passable looks) will attract my attention...
tho i doubt (4 e longest while of) his existence at all.. but sadly there ain't many guys w/i moi current circle ta bother considering much..
yet on e other hand it vex me ta see so many nice looking but younger (in 80s/90s) guys out there.. hardly bump into much near moi era (r they all married/gone?)..
often automatically makes me JTC ta dun bother making any effort... ain't tis a vicious self-inflicted (mental) cycle? Haiz

Urgh! i juz spent another whole sleeping hours ta finish tis 1 blog...
jia-lat.. pengz

awhile since.. 闷 + 闲 + 烦

2009-05-26T16:44:00.007+08:00

it's been a long while so let me mull... again...

read e whole Twilight Saga series... even re-read a few times..
googled on both leading actors' interviews, past works & their gossips...
re-watched Twilight DVD a few times...
yes i allowed myself to be slightly more engrossed (crazy) then
can't wait for the sequel movie ta start showing & wished they film e rest of e series faster..
i like e plot... half wished tat u can fall in love but haiz
a slightly humane-female-centered kind of romantic love story wif abit of mild vampire & werewolves..
liked Eclipse & Breaking-Dawn more among e 4 books
glad tat i've that temporary enjoyment release / relief
finally managed to weaned myself off fr e series & Robert Pattinson recently only whew!

U can only go out to so many places for food, window shop, browse freely & park yourself inside an air-conditioned place to kill time & avoid hot weather
libraries filled up wif all students & older pple taking up all e available puts me off further when there ain't much titles catching my interest...
ain't much interesting movies screening yet untill June
and because U're on limited budget, thus lesser choices available to pick
worse when e other party lets U choose.... quite infuriated at times U know
otherwise it's home-alone wif pathetic TV, radio & PC.. disturbed by never-ending renovating noise & noisy buses.. lazing around..
becoming couch-potato watching pathetic local channels coz basic cable's available channels ain't so interesting either..
clueless about cooking since can't make out wat's inside e refrigerator & sick of maggie mee / bread / fruits.. irregular meals & sleepless nights...
disturbed by so&so who insist to watch TV loudly till late every nite with snoring & closed eyelids.. wasting electricity
not motivated to initiate any chat/email/call wif available contacts as majority are occupied wif work & their own problems, who would want bothered wif uninteresting me
super duper bored, restless, moodless, listless, every waking hours...

feeling less interested in nearly everything because it's associated to bloody $
very put off working in office environment yet hate tat most job & services out there has ta please customers which is not my preference at all
feeling VERY twisted at e unbalanced monetary rewards especially against existing bills & daily expenses
very irritated & frustrated because i'm becoming more clueless on wat else is suitable for someone like me..
what can be interesting & enjoyable to work for? wat else is out there?
am i working for more $ or for njoyment? how to survive?
can't seem to answer those questions for the longest time
can't bring myself to start doing wat's necessary.. frequently become distracted
and knowing the bloody fact that this is e Xth number of times happened irritates me further... makes me wished more none-existence even more

HAIZ....SIANZ...PEK-CEK...

Thought I could...
- dig out all e old jeans & have them redesigned into vests / hand-clutches but dunno where & not enuff $$
- start up something to recycle old clothing / CDs /bags / magazines / plastic bags in exchange for more cash but don't know who would but in such raw ancient materials
- go walk the whole connecting-parks & take photos
- try suck more movies/ borrow DVDs fr friends ta watch
(will add on another time)

meanwhile i'll go watch movies online (if i can find em) / 【韩版】花样男子 ta occupy myself bah

Dinner @ MOF-Bugis 7mar09

2009-03-11T17:45:00.018+08:00

had a nice dinner cum dessert @ MOF wif frens

yep it's oso celebrating moi B'day

recall tis??

2009-01-26T17:38:00.012+08:00

we took tis years back...

den @ 2008 x'mas we had a retake...

Fun @ Joshua's

2008-11-04T00:44:00.002+08:00

1st Nov was celebrated @ Joshua's (shannon's ex-colleague) condo...
i was 1 of e adv-party ta help buy & carry stuffs.. plus setup..
got beehoon, curry, pizza, salad, fruits & a few etc prepared by his frens..
we tried our best ta makan... & had fun wif poker cards oso...
Mull seems energized as e "banker" tat whole nite...
later we adjourned to Joshua's pad ta makan+drink more... den watch DVDs
till my contacts cannot stay inside my eyes... den called it a day...
(when i've a morning mtg @ ICA in nxt few hours... haiz)

view e fotos @ my FaceBook inside Howell Caba's Photos - Alta Vista Party (^^)

i wonder..wonder..wonder

2008-11-03T22:41:00.006+08:00

when work is taking up 70-80% of your life...
if it's becoming more unhappy, less-worthwhile, less-motive...
might as well change rite? 至少别跟自己过不去吧。。。

by default, almost 90% of us are Selfish (self-protective) & Minding Our Own Business...
so Y bother be Nice 2wards another person?
Y bother caring when e rest around U simply boh-chap?

they say every tiny effort is a form of Contribution...
who wld pat yer back when u're e unlucky fella who suay-suay hve ta clear his/her "shit"?

god noe's when will struggling lower-operational staffs ever be properly rewarded / appreciated / noticed by their supervisors when e work-load is never-ending, unimportant & mundane?

wat is macro mgmt when any tiny-winy bit of (mediocre) imperfection is magnified to broadcast to e whole world / find blame 2 someone?

who wouldn't want to upgrade in skill-sets / qualifications?
how ta deal the increasing school-fees... long-working hours... wif pathetic salary?

U can say tat I'm procrastinating... escaping fr problems... (again)
but it's been very bleak inside e long dark tunnel... for e longest while
seems like eternal challenge ta overcome...

HOW CAN I SURVIVE TIS? OR SHLD I ASK HOW CAN I B BRAINWASHED?

my consolation?
evening tuning to e Married-Man's entertainment... TV / movies...
or being distracted by smthg more entertaining / fun den work/home/TV
since being in e state of unaffordable... i've ta accustom to very limited choices

haiz m(_ _)m

R&R @ Harris Resort on Deepavali (26-27 oct08)

2008-11-03T22:13:00.010+08:00

juz simple last min decision 2 go R&R @ Batam...
seems very different fr e my last trip years ago...
thus we all oso forgot 2 do "homework" chkout tat place...
tat's Y end up juz nuah within e resort... chit-chat, pool-soak & watch TV...
it's considered not bad consolation from e long bloody jia-lat work weeks b4

Dessert @ Chinatown

2008-10-07T23:15:00.008+08:00

Shannon intro me to tis place (opp ChinaSq Central)
tis shop (SG branch) is well-known in HK as 恭和堂

moi order... nniiiccceeee
will go bk again for e famous 龟灵膏 for sure !!

《风云决》vs 《風雲2》

2008-10-07T21:07:00.046+08:00

i've only managed to read thru initial 30% of e comic version...
i've seen e 1st movie version & watched partial of e serial version...
yeah i'm still hooked... thus of coz i'll definitely go for these 2 movies for sure...
& e best part is Animation VS 武侠电影 on Big Screen!!!

《风云决》 animation opens in SG on 9Oct08
a rare highly anticipated China production todate..

Movie Info
Link #1
Link #2
Link #3
Trailer #1
Trailer #2
風雲決mtv
人物介绍
vs 原版漫画图(Big5)
Mov-1

風云續集 (小说) 之
泥菩萨的四句批言: 金麟岂是池中物，一遇风云便化龙。九霄龙吟惊天变，风云聚会浅水游。
傲寒六訣
第一訣——> 涼寒一瞥——寒絕、霸絕、直截了當的一刀！
第二訣——> 冰封三尺——刀勁凝冰，厚逾三尺，困人更可自困！
第三訣——> 紅杏出牆，原式雪中紅杏，因聶人王惱發妻移情而變招，刀恨意更恨！
第四訣——> 桃枝夭夭，刀招柔若冰雪桃枝，看似無刀，實則剛烈無匹！
第五訣——> 踏雪尋梅，以腿御刀，刀腿并用，迎异難測！
第六訣——> 冷刃冰心，至高無上的一式，可惜僅聶家先祖曾經練就功成，至此，刀譜己失傳！
※　　　　　　　 ※　　　　　　　　 ※　　　　　　　 ※　　　　　　　 ※

《風雲2》 电影 ...wonder when will be shown here leh??

Movie Info
橙天1亿打造
7月上旬杀青
人物新造型曝光
事隔十年才拍的原因

彭氏兄弟为你揭秘六大看点
1：聂风成魔，拯救武林？
2：东瀛入侵，武林危急？
3：无名现身，第二梦到
4：一亿元打造的漫画巨制
5：巨星汇集，新人辈出
6：彭氏兄弟携手奚仲文

步惊云(郭富城饰)、
聂风(郑伊健饰)、
无名(何家劲饰)
绝无神(任达华饰)、
其子绝心(谢霆锋饰)、
楚楚(唐嫣饰)、
第二梦(阿Sa饰)

which HP leh?

2008-09-29T23:26:00.011+08:00

it's been a super long while...
if not for e tweet buttons... wif $ differences
i wouldn't be having 2nd tots on e other 2 choices...

#1 C702
- like bcoz it's dust & splash proof.. for rugged personality
- function suites me enuff.. but like minor upgrade fr moi K750i only..
- pekcek tat e most frequent used buttons r e tiniest..
- pay >$200 for upgrade

#2 W890i
- walkman phone.. cheapest/FOC upgrade
- flat but camera dun hve autofocus & button not so nice leh

#3 C902
- pay >$200 for upgrade
- best spec for long term usage

BUT den tis mth like dun hve xtra leh...
haiz hve ta postpone again liaoz...

Chicken Rice @ F&S's kitchen 16aug

2008-08-18T23:48:00.024+08:00

it's obvious who e main chef is.. wif 2 assistants
rice smelt really nice...

we've 3 dishes + soup... ate as much as we could... quite full leh

after finish watching e intense badminton finals (Indon vs PRC)...
all den go 717 ta have total of 5 durians... it was Shiok
everyone was quite satisfide.. & tired den

can't belive i ate so much

2008-08-18T23:14:00.004+08:00

8Aug : seafood dinner @ ECP's 小红楼
9Aug : lunch wif LJ @ Novena's Swensen
12Aug: office lunch @ chinese restaurant (heng it's FOC)
13Aug: porridge buffet dinner @ Quality Hotel
16Aug: chicken rice dinner @ Francis's place
17Aug: medium sized plate of Hokkien Mee @ Food Republic

after all e above... i felt kind of fat... & amazed at moi appetite
oso means tat so much was spent on food... tsk tsk tsk tsk....HAIzzz
seems like it's been "drizzling" on me for a looonnngg while oredi..
still mending tat hole in moi poor wallet... *sob & sweat*

Aye..Haizzzz.. Super busy week.. full 7days.. grounded @ office tis whole week...

Whoah Siao Liaoz (@.@)

my gosh... sweat...

2008-08-04T22:13:00.003+08:00

yes i finally got wage after nearly 6mth's hiatus...
but...juz clear out nearly 1k worth of bills...
plus had a 170+ haircut & highlight.. 1 pants.. 2 tops.. some groceries.. a nite out.. 2 movies later..... wat's left over is enuff ta make me sweat liaoz...
not ta mention resuming driving-lessons.... hhmmmmm how siah?!

only wish tat i can b more on my toes for e remaining month ta scrap thru...
provided i up my level of restraint (paitience) & meticulousness...
ta avoid seeming not "up 2 standard" by someone's endless demands & whinings...

HAIZzzzz

sleepy kitty

2008-08-03T20:55:00.008+08:00

spot tis cat sleepin under e chair at a kopitiam 2day...
it con't ta koon, ignoring e rest of e noise & heat...
& let me take its foto...using mua sonyK750i...
so carefree & boh-chap... envious siah...

bk on track

2008-08-03T20:47:00.003+08:00

finally i'm working... 5.5days week.. except 1st wkn of e mth...
all's ok... juz hve ta be xtra meticulous coz i'm under scrutiny... wif super gr8 fengshui seat... otherwise i'm glad to hve friendly colleagues... maj of em in e 80s era tho... tis is a simple job overall...
finally i can go clear off e debt & do smthg abt my driving
(cld hve done if when i'm still idle but too bad dun hve e $$$ for it den)

anyway juz do wat i can meanwhile... make do lor
wonder how i'll be after e 6mth probation period..

(^^)

BBQ @ aloha Changi chalet 26Jul08

2008-08-03T19:31:00.020+08:00

tis chalet is within changi village area but abit ulu to find...
it's well equipped enuff... comfortable enuff for me e e gang...

on 1st Night >>>

e funny joker who played wif my camera

e following day..evening..>>>
for our lunch... here's chef Eshan wif 2 assistants

we've BBQ version of sunny-side-up....

we managed to finished all e chickens & rest of e food 80% worth...
finally evacuate after clearing up...

makan @ Eden Cafe 19Jul08

2008-08-03T19:18:00.004+08:00

we walked all e way to club st ta chk out tis cafe... after watching Hell Boy movie
me find e food average good enuff... e crab-pasta is really spicy...

sucker for these

2008-06-27T15:40:00.032+08:00

since being a TV couch potato... & online serial watching... got myself addicterd to a few jap serials... tink will go buy their DVD when i'm able to... below r e ones tat seems so classic & 经典&百看无厌 2 me..

#1 Hana Yori Dango
花より男子 I&II
drama & anime versions
(日版《流星花园》)

#2 《花样男子Final》
(movie juz recently open in Japan, wonder how soon will DVD reach here)

can't waite to see e who r e cast for e korean version !
(abt korean casts)

#3
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 花ざかりの君たちへ
(日版《花样少男少女》)
currently showing on Ch56

#4 Coffee Prince 咖啡王子1号店

太王四神记 (still contemplating tho)

hee now i've smthg 2 look 4ward to...
(u can pick 1 4 moi nxt yr's present oso haha.. no need crack head)

(^^)

Dinner @ Hot Tomato (PS)

2008-06-26T20:47:00.004+08:00

it's been awhile since we met up...

online video watching

2008-06-26T16:54:00.009+08:00

came across tis while random surfing 2day...
nice clips found here ta view if u're suddenly bored/idle
Cat Diversity

go to MSN entertainment videos for more selections see http://entertainment.msn.com/

& i oso came across tis gr8 movie The Women wif all e gr8 strong female casts get 2gether for a comedy... e trailer is sooo farnieee!!! opening in Sept...
http://www.thewomenthemovie.com/
The Women Trailer

anyway i'll b watching Wanted tis wkn... kool action pix
http://www.wantedmovie.com/
'Wanted' Trailer

oso i can't waite to go watch Zohan...
'You Don't Mess With the Zohan' Trailer

seems like more gr8 movies r going akan-datang... so dun leave me out yeah!
so FYI Upcoming Movies >> http://movies.msn.com/movies/coming-soon/a-to-z/?startingItem=1&ipp=45

(^^)

2 Cats

2008-06-18T19:19:00.003+08:00

visit 2 Sungei Buloh 15/06/08

2008-06-18T18:06:00.017+08:00

Sky shots

2008-06-18T17:47:00.014+08:00

bishan sky >>> taken outside moi window

tampines sky (sunset) >>> taken on top of ICA SOKA

expo sky >>> taken 1 sunny aftn

new target HP

2008-06-05T03:39:00.003+08:00

i'm eyeing tis... can't waite 4 it to launch... wonder if they've it in red color??

Sony Ericsson C702.

floating around...

2008-05-24T03:45:00.008+08:00

was browsing thru e fotos posted by frens in Facebook...
besides being updated of wat they've been doing, one can even detect their lifestyle, personality & preferences fr those fotos...
goin thru em... makes me 谢幕他们的进展 (tho seems more material)... which in turn caused me to wonder Y i'm so far behind em, Y my life seems not as interesting as theirs?

tho my fren list is not as huge like others... i'm very glad 2 trace bk some old frens tat i've lost touch years ago... everyone is occupied wif eir own circle/time... not surprised tat few of us r not exactly staying in-touch actively (meet up, call / email)... but i'm still glad tat we've tis connection here in facebook... it's really nice to stay in touch via tis medium/channel... we get to share our happenings wif each other & if lucky oso make new frens within their circles...

me used to hve a few circles of frens way bk... since parted ways at diff career paths... its unavoidable to become drifted as time passes...
looking back, it was much easier to meet up & hve fun 2gether... lately it's becoming challenging to hve an excuse to gather pple ta meet up... due to work / spouse / family / kids / clashes & etc...
these days there're only so few occassions tat can gather pple (friends/family) 2gether : weddings, CNY, bb's full-mth, wake, house-warming, company D&Ds & birthdays...
dun tink i need bother mentioning colleagues liaoz... how close r we wif em? when we spend more time wif em working our butts off?

den again fr another angle, how eager r we or shld i say do i want to initiate catching up?
to some may seem : izit worthwhile / purposeful / (worse) convenience?
izit determined by how closeness or length of the friendship?
or izit determined by e hearsay gossip of certain misunderstanding which has occured?
or does e main problem lies wif us (each individual), our own likes & dislikes (preferences)?

tho gotta admit tat i'm not e most amicable & accomodating person myself due to my unique personality & mannerism... i've my fair share bad habits, threshold-level & weak inter-person-relationship skills too... keeping myself afloat wif my borderline EQ
BUT i'm extremely grateful to my frens' acceptance of me till now... so glad tat we've been able to avoid any major arguments / unhappiness yet... & i'm most thankful to all e efforts each & everyone of us has contributed... especially tolerance threshold

it does makes me more self-conscious as e years passes... esp when i've witness so much around me in my journey... Ahhaaaa... e art of human relationship ain't ever easy / smooth... i still make blunders at times among my own circle be it wif guys/gals, thus i doubt if i'm capable of handling BGR at all... when it's hyper sensitive & fragile

these few years, i try to remind myself wif these few quotes :

Do Not Do To Another What U Would Not Like to Be Done To Yourself
Don't Criticize / Comment Another if U're Unable to Accomplish it Yourself
Reflect on Yourself Before Blaming Externally
Look & Think In Another Perspective, There's Definitely Another Alternative (see BIG picture)
看开一点儿, 放轻松
Be Aware of what's happening around me

lately guess i may hve ta brush up on these:

Putting In Your Best Effort (to Contribute & Participate)
积极对待时间与金钱观念
Be More Alert, Focused, At Ease (Peace) With Thyself
为自己的 (思维) 外表形象上改进

看过 Hana Yori Dango 花より男子 & Hanazakari no Kimitachi e 花ざかりの君たちへ

2008-05-20T22:40:00.035+08:00

看完了第一二系列的日版《流星花园》..真怀念漫画版..发现两首好听的剧曲：
Flavour of Life(Utada Hikaru)
Planetarium(Ai Otsuka) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2SYdWvhYCA

接下来真超期待它的结婚完结篇电影
《花样男子Final》
Official Site
Movie Trailer
HYD2 NY special P1-7

觉得小栗旬Shun Oguri 很帅,有形。。。
他应该也是模特儿吧。。。
可惜毕竟是82年的帅弟。。。
Oguri link
Oguri site
Oguri fotos

接着应该会去看他其它较精彩的连续剧吧...
也不会错过cable上播放的日版《花样少男少女》花ざかりの君たちへ ...也回顾漫画版...
Official Serial Site
Hanazakari no Kimitachi e Group Site
Hana Kimi foto Site

毕竟80%跟着原作，看来日剧真较值得去支持
(^^)

farniee felines

2008-05-13T17:33:00.004+08:00

some funny & cute links featuring felines in actions... (extracted from Sunday Times 10May08)

LOLcats: www.icanhascheezburger.com
LOLcat Bible: www.lolcatbible.com
LOLobama: http://community.livejournal.com/lolobama
Chuck Norris: www.chucknorrisfacts.com

YOUTube Search by >> Numa Numa / Star Wars Kids

(^^)

wat shall i do?

2008-05-08T22:12:00.007+08:00

会看的电影: who wan 2 join me?
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
What Happens In Vegas
Speed Racer **maybe
Nim S Island **maybe
《死神的秘密》Accuracy of Death
Made of Honor
Sex & the City: The Movie
KungFu Panda
U Don't Mess with the Zohan
Wanted

会租的DVD: who has it & can lend me?
投名壮天堂口铁三角
兄弟战鼓跟踪
次青伤城西游记之仙侣奇源 + 月光宝盒
10,000 BC
Fool's Gold
Evan Almighty
Run, Fat Boy Run
Sin City
Stranger than Friction
Underworld
Underworld-Evolution
Van Helsing
LOTR Trilogy
Perfect Strangers
Queen Elizabeth
My Blueberry Nights
Breach
Crash
The Kingdom
Michael Clayton
Charlie Wilson's War

会去的地方: who's keen?
Books Actually / TuckShop / Ann Siang Hill / Screening Room (tanjiong pagar)
Bugis Street / Far East Plaza (again)
Bottle Tree http://www.bottletree.com.sg/
AMBROSIA http://www.ambrosiacafesingapore.com/index_AML.html

more new FOOD to explore: who's keen?
http://www.yebber.com/
http://www.hungrygowhere.com/
Salad (@ Haji Lane)
Cold Rock Ice Cream (@ Holland V)
Ice3 (cube) (@ serangoon garden)
http://www.hotpotculture.com/menu/menu_main.html
http://astonsspecialties.blogspot.com/

chk here out if u like 2 post/host fotos >>> http://www.slide.com/

otherwise i'll go 4 my susal bookstore / magazine / CD-DVD browsing
or find another comic / TV-series to watch online...
or juz b couch potato TV/cable channel surfing... *sianz*
wat's urgent currently is ta get myself hired & have a brand new hairstyle done...
wonder when can i ever recuperate e huge hole of moi wallet... *sign*

超闷咧

2008-05-07T12:08:00.015+08:00

since super bored... wif nothin intersting on local TV/cable... so went watched these 台湾偶像剧 online...

《这里发现爱》
难得看到王传一这么cheerful的演出...
剧里介绍的景点好赞,真让你很想到台湾旅行...
juz finish tis one last nite niah...(1 week)

《斗牛要不要》
小美的发形还是老样子(除了帅以外)，Hebe演的可爱可人...
只有用那个斗牛来告白较新鲜...
& tis one earlier... (1.5 weeks)

oso 读在线漫画... 《花样少男少女/偷偷爱著你》& 《东京茱丽叶》at http://www.wangyou.com/

bloody hot weather lately...low on vit$...
越来越闷吖...快机慌了!!!
haiz... wat 2 do next leh???

BBQ 26-Apr-08

2008-04-30T16:58:00.012+08:00

it's e 2nd time we're here... to BBQ plus R&R... chk out our "biggest" BBQ pit...
food was simple... Class 95 was very retro tat nite... all was cosy & fun enuff

tis fella is very distracted... teasing his team may trigger flying chicken-wings... dun play play

makan on 17apr

2008-04-21T18:34:00.009+08:00

tis place serves good portion of sushi... we were all quite full when finished... only drawback is e place is quite tiny... but i find e long Q (waite) worthwhile...
@ L5 Far East Plaza

later tat nite i'm to meet another galfren (Chloe)for supper...
although it's only these 2 plates, but it's enuff got us both... Chloe actually craved for chicken wings but e stall is oredi closed... we've 2 cats for company tho (^^)

Phuket 26~29 Mar '08

2008-04-05T03:36:00.125+08:00

finally i've my hands on e fotos of all e cameras...let me try my best to recap our itinerary den..
& our journey starts...Budget Terminal via TigerAir (again)

DAY-1 arrived @ JAH VILLA

total have 3 separated bedrooms wif attached bathrooms
plus 1 living-room wif kitchen & AV facilities... all's very cozy really...

we're all quite hungry after unloading our bags..
so off we go look 4 food..

#1 hve lunch @ PatongBeach Shopping Ctr
yez... our 1st meal in Phuket is @ MK AGAIN! (same when bk @Bangkok)
3 cameras were snapping away b4 we actually started eating...
our all time favorite is Roast Duck....Yummy !

#2 chk out e Shopping Ctr

time ta exercise... by shopping aka browsing around...
...seems better deal to shop @Bangkok tho.. prices here r higher..

#3 chk out Patong Beach
..we walked quite a long while.. very hot.. very thirsty..
can say we've covered enuff for Shannon input into her build-in-GPS...
we wanted to come back n play wif e floating-obstacle-thingy...
too bad our chance slipped bah

#4 for our Dinner
we bought a trolley full of ingredients...
(some seafood, sauces, eggs, milk, chips, drinks, fruits, lots of H20 & etc)
to think tat we only need for max 2 nites niah... see wat we've bought?
Dinner is served
Seafood Pasta wif 2 diff sauce...
yes e gals cooked & e guys will wash-up after eating

DAY-2
PP Island (Phi Phi Lay & Phi Phi Don) + Maya Bay + Khai Island Hopping

1st stop >> Khai island
tis's e most beautiful & scenic island among e ones we visited...

tis tiny fella (mini hermit crap) got all our fingers n cameras' busy...

n we continue snapping away

2nd stop >>>

3rd stop >>> PhiPhi Don Lunch

...2 funny "overgrown kids"

all of us were pretty tired by e time e island-hop finishes... we head 2 Patong (again) to grab some dinner @ Coyote Margaritas..yummy.. & snap some shots of sunset...

along e way (bargained) buy a few casuals... den head for our feet+shoulder massage...
(Francis displayed some priceless expression in e process ^^)

later tat nite we chatted long n played Taboo till super late...

DAY-3 our DIY breakfast...

some newbie bartender tryouts...

i'm missing bcoz m still Zzz..KO while ey're at it
n e displayed "poison" ain't my exactly my cup of tea either... esp vodka..*0*

we've engaged a driver to bring us to chk out various nice spot in Phuket..
1st stop >>> Promthep Cape (most southern sunset viewing pt)
but it's super scorching hot when we reached there abt 2plus...

2nd stop >>> Cashew Nut Factory
saw e process from nut into packaging (brief version)... tasted a number of flavors... even got juice version (wif added soda-water)...
all e rest grabbed n bought many packets... eir amount amazed me...
thus gotta hve driver bring us bk to villa unload b4 we head 2 Surin Beach for our sumptuous dinner...

bcoz each drop-off point is so far-apart... most of e afternoon was spent on e van...we drove past Elephant Trekking, Shooting Range, ATV but found em not worth it ta tryout... oso drove past a number of beaches wif gr8 views... can say we we nearly covered e western streatch of Phuket in a single afternoon...whew!

Final stop >>> Surin Beach still abit early... so we xplore e beach & watch sunset...

...finally...Dinner Buffet @ CATCH-Beach Club
nice spread... we celebrated Edmund's BD oso... 2 bottles of Red & White was opened... Edmund nearly went "gila" fr drinking... his cake was untouched... his present later gone MIA... (shake head)

...after walking a big round.. finally got tuktuk to ride...

we actually hve more drinking bk at e villa... (haiz exhausted)
but still hve 2 struggle pack my bags b4 stoning 4 good...
coz early flight bk 2 SG tmr....Zzzzz

@expo 16mar08

2008-03-18T18:48:00.014+08:00

SSA First Youth for Peace Interfaith Symposium @ expo hall4

we were all @ expo by 9am... so early & hungry... heard uncle Rowland, Eng Wah & Sandy plus a few others din really sleep much last nite all due to setting up e cables plus equipments... all 4 tis major event @ expo...

i'm assigned to Cam1 (on wheels) which is smack in front of e stage.. best angle.. but hve to compete wif e rest of e photo-camera-men... & wif a mediacorp's guy here to capture some footages (to be shown on e news later 2nite)... got abt 3 dance item & e rest were all speeches & award presentations... ain't too bad for us handle...

well e peng-san thingy is tat we've to immediately unpluck > pack up & head back to ICA & hook-back for post dinner event... & get tis, we all only noe tis 2day morning !! yeah they pull tis last minute on us ..Again... not to mention we've to do tis wifout any rundown/agenda reference...
while e rest of e guests & staffs were happily njoying e buffet dinner downstairs, we & sound crew hve only dry chicken rice & teh-tarek for consolation... no chance to even smell/taste e food downstairs... HAIZ

nevermind cueing e cameras on instincts play by ear... there's huge jelly-fish balloons ta avoid.. dunno when e nxt item is... plus impromptu request to provide LIVE feed of 2nite's CNA news on our event footage... ta-bo-leh-pengsan..... make us run up & down 2 levels juz to make tis work... shrug....
by e time e whole thing finally finish... e soles of my feet r super damn worn out... we're all sooo stoned den.... Phew! Glad we pulled thru & it's Over

nice TV prog (links) 2 share

2008-03-07T03:50:00.014+08:00

dunno if u came across this program b4... i kind of njoyed it... it's nice esp when u've mental block, became too aimless or gotten too stressed/frustrated at times...
hopefully they'll hve another season soon (^^)

here's her (陈佩芬) site if u're keen to xplore http://crazycoolcute.blogspot.com
tis Yes933 DJ seems very packed wif both TV, outdoor & radio slots... not to mention (voice) commercials... so being DJ is not ez leh...but e scope is real fun if u're keen... (^^)

for all who indulge Desserts

finally we know where those hidden spots are...
http://5.mediacorptv.sg/shows/variety/episodes/1623/1/index/.html
whoever's goin to MUST call me hor !!!

another one I like is New Zealand On Wheels [Thur night 9pm] (recently ended)...
here's e link in case anyone missed http://5.mediacorptv.sg/shows/variety/view/1641/1/.html

NJOY XPLORING YEAH!! (^^)

Spoilt of Camera Choices

2008-03-07T02:41:00.012+08:00

went to e IT show 2day wif Jerlynn & Jiayan...it was oredi quite crowded by e time we enter arnd 2plus... luckily we can still walk wif ease inside...
very focused, we direct juz head for e product brands we've targeted...
well my aims were between Lumix, Cannon & Sony H3... so went to get hands-on feel of functions for each respective models... one can't really b assured till U feel em for urself rite?

Here's wat i've further zoom down :
Cannon Ixus 80 IS $429 (8mega pixel, 3x optical zoom, OIS, motion-detection technology)
Cannon PowerShot A720 IS $449 (but with AA batteries)
Lumix DMC FS5 $499 (10mega pixel, 4x optical zoom, 30mm wide angle lens)
Lumix DMC TZ3 $599 (7.1mega pixel, 10x optical zoom, 28mm wide angle lens)
Lumix DMC FZ33 $499 (8.1mega pixel, 3.6x optical zoom, 28mm wide angle lens)
Lumix DMC LZ20 $449 (10mega pixel, 5x optical zoom, 30mm wide angle lens, but AA batteries)

as SONY H3 $549 oredi need to replenish stock by 3pm... selling so hot tat oredi need to replenish stock by evening oredi... tho Nikon got e most freebies, but their specs seems too expensive 4 my budget...

Next I rushed down to YCK for my driving lesson den head to Vivocity to meet LiJun & SiYi for dinner... can say 2day super jam packed....

after finally reviewing thru all cameras' spec (both brochures & online) plus comparing em thoroughly.... i finally decided on Lumix DMC-FS5.... now only left wif verifying e wide-angle lens & cfm e payment terms....phew!

but 1 thing 4 sure is... by end Mar i'll b super broke.... hiaz

Food Choices

2008-02-29T14:09:00.002+08:00

OK... i got 3 chance to pick my makan place tis yr...
one of em is oredi pre-picked.... so i'm left wif 2...

U noe how frustrating it is when pple reply "Anything" wif given choices? URGH!!!

Anyway to zoom down by these few search links >>
http://www.yum.sg/
http://ieatishootipost.blogspot.com/search/label/Cze%20Char
http://eat.omy.sg/index.php?option=com_food&task=focon_list&order=view

so I can decide between these locations....
Holland-V / Serangoon Garden / Novena Sq
California Pizza / Jack's Place / Screening Room

lately after watching Sweet for My Sweet via Ch5 (Mon 9pm, but ending soon)... e desserts
seems real appealing to me... although i'm not really a chocolate person...
will find chance to explore em when i can...

(^^)

idle

2008-02-13T03:29:00.000+08:00

went browsing at the Borders today afternoon... it has been a super long while since i do this oredi... i noticed all e shelves were filled up wif new titles all over... but not many interest me...
there were buy-3-for-2 offers... only 2 titles caught my attention... "How Starbucks Saved My Life..." & "The Monk Who Sold his Ferrari" ...but i simply cannot find e 3rd book... & i was further struck by their price-tags tat held me back from making any impulsive buys... phew!

the recent ended Korean drama "Coffee Prince" got me curious about coffee-biz... thus recalled myself coming across some books on Starbucks previously...
i even toyed about e idea of working or owning a Starbucks or CoffeeBean myself.. hee although it's actually e main leads tat inspired me abit in that drama-serial... i njoyed tat series very much... .....ok enuff of sidetracking.....
well i tried to look up other Starbucks books among the different shelves but din find any others around den tat single title... it cost nearly $30 !! oh well i might as well go borrow fr e library den...

after combing thru nearly e whole store, i browsed lots of titles... but left without buying any books... figured better tis way since its tons cheaper to reserve e books via NLB anyway... no chance to find a comfty spot to browse magazines tho... coz all available sitting spots were filled up & i was oredi put off by e wailing of some child whose parent cannot keep her quiet... anyway my legs were getting tired too...

after a cuppa of latte at outdoor McCafe... i head to THAT CD SHOP ta browse... another thing which i've not done awhile too... i never really enter to explore there b4... always hear nice tunes played whenever i passed by back then... saw they've e 3-for-$49.90 offer... but i can't seem to find any CDs i wanted... but e best thing is they've lot's of sample-listening stations available for nearly all their collections.... i'm glad they made this available for public... so that we can ensure of the content we're paying for is really worthwhile...
there're lots of nice compilations & collections of remixed tunes... think i nearly sampled 70% of them... came across a few familiar tracks tat stirred me abit... the main theme of "The Leap Years" and "Its A Beautiful Day - Sarah Brightman"... i oso sampled those DJ mixs, lounge-grooves too... but somehow e ones i liked are very expensive... haiz...
overall i "parked" myself there very, very long... from 5plus all e way till 9plus... guess i sampled nearly 70% of their collections oredi... so glad tat e shop assistants were nice enuff to allow me sample e CDs... whoah njoyable 4 me alright... which gave me e idea of listening thru my fav CD collections at home... wif my new big headphones... yeah!

i've 5 borrowed books @ home now & only started wif 1 book niah... "Wicked" (spin off story abt e wicked witch at Oz)... wonder how ta rush by nxt Mon... sweat ("!)
on e otherhand tis time round i'm not particularly into speed-reading... guess e story ain't as interesting as that of "The Deathly Hollows"...
mayb i'll juz go rent another 5 DVDs ta watch & kill time den... (will try ta avoid those intense ones) ...can't tink of any other more interesting things to do oredi... oso super no mood in jobserach either... yes i'm very zombie still.... SIANZ... i'd better find smth ta distract myself... (if i only wat it is)

e novels/books i want r not ez to find in e libary & cost too much to buy...
won't bother much on shopping coz it's not worthwhile to waste e $$ away impulsively, gotta save..
got abit turned off by how e instructor commented on my poor driving... urgh + pek-cek
dread dragging myself out of bed each day, or outside, or even exercising... (wat for?!)
dread calling up an frens much coz dun wan ta disturb em un-necessarily, who wld wan ta entertain someone in my state? (i noe i dun like)
dread TV-channel surfing coz ain't got anything much ta watch oredi... DVDs cost $$
yeah i've e time freedom tat most working frens wld envy, but i'm really stuck wif e bloody fact at being jobless wif tight $ limit... urgh
other den driving-licence upcoming in Mar, i'm still clueless of wat i want to do career & life wise...

e worst thing is i keep repeating tis all over & over again... in here & in my head...
may smthg/somebody pull me out of tis craziness for good...
how long can i keep this up?

2008's 1st post

2008-01-25T01:11:00.000+08:00

it's been a super long while... finally decide to come in here...
coz i'm too bored (again)... oh well ever since my contracted ended 1.5 weeks ago... since i've finished reading Harry Potter's 7th book... since i've finished watching 3 drama serials (1 taiwan & 2 korean)... & nuah too long... thus tis may b a long one...

thus for the past 2 weeks, i've tried my best to ensure 1 get least smthg done each day...
like settling my insurance updates (still at it tho)... chk my own bank accounts & count how long i can sustain myself till i get myself another stable salary... den clearing out my clutters (forever dragging on tat, on come on who wouldn't)...
& 2day i finally drag myself to go thru last sat's recruitment for new potential career search... haiyo u've no idea how i dread tat process... Urgh!
i'm supposed to start sending out my CVs to those prospective employers but... instead i'm in here blogging... well figured i better get all e thoughts in here b4 they evaporate yet again...

since being jobless, i woke up usually after noon time... skipped lunch... mull around wondering what i should do (provide i din have other prior appointments)... do smthg... or drag myself out to J8 so that i can burn out the hot irritable frustrating afternoon... BECAUSE
#1 i cannot tolerate e heat... it irritates e hell out of me tat i became so cranky & e rest of e day will be upset & wasted due to that...
#2 is bcoz i cannot tolerate being stuck at home wif mother with her frustrating phone calls... it's alwasy e same usual callers with e same bloody irritating conversations... in shouting basis... tat drives me crazy enuff oredi... not to mention e turned up irritating radio station she tunes in to.... haiyoh...
i'm actually ok if i'm home alone... where everything is slient (minus me switching on TV/DVD/91.3/pc/etc) i work better tat way... juz tat on e down side tis can lead me to 胡思乱想 easily... which leads us to e main topic i like to blog on...

VICIOUS CYCLEs (Ironies / Contridictions)
Y? coz it's daily part & parcel of our living days... moments even at times... let me juz quote a few
#1 busy ppl will always envious those who hve nothin to do & vice-versa (too many variety here)
#2 rich & wealthy will give anything to have the emotional fullfilment & freedom tat always eluded them while e less fortunate ones rather give it up for attaining wealth
#3 one always find another person's job/ relationship/ choice better then his/her own (grass always greener on the other side theory)
#4 singles yearning to get attached while those attached / married ones can't waite to get some own-quality-time (being alone) or be rid of their partner's scrutinity / proximity
#5 when u've a target item to buy, u simply cannot find it anywhere u shop; yet when u least notice / can't bother, they're available everywhere... always
#6 prices, fees, daily-expenses, GDP, economy, ERP, everything $ to pay/spend increases... but e salary package never measures up to that increment rate... resulting frustration & low-moral among majority of e middle & lower income group... & so-on-and-so-forth & tis is global
#7 the invention of WWW internet has narrowed e gap of global communication, media & information transfering/access... yet it creates more high-risk vulnerabily & exposure to all e online virus/ hackers/ various resulting or related crimes/ culture shocks/ bad behaviour or actions/ identity or information loss/stolen all resulting from e easy access/exposure tat's made available
#8 when need to brainstorm for creative ideas, we juz blank out; yet when idle out mind can come up wif all sorts of ideas even irrelevant 胡思乱想
#9 All bars/ pubs/ clubs will have ladies nights to lure e females in for free-flow of drinks... this in turn to lure more males in to check-out e females & buy drinks for them. Ladies get more free drinks, Men willing to spend for ladies, BGR in progress, bar owner earns all
#10 being educated does not means being aware & concern & able to take action... having lesser/ lower education doesn't makes one incapable of gaining achievement / success / wealth
懂的再多，不一定能正确地做/表达的出来；而不懂/不会，一旦学成未必做/表现地比已懂的人差

i can go on further but tis is e main idea... hapening everyday, every-minute...
call it escapism, procrastination, whining, 口是心非, 心有余力不足,lazy whatever... doesn't everybody & anybody at certain point of time?
at times i wonder if we're stressing ourselves too much bcoz Reality is as such OR how much longer can we continue bluff (hynothize) ourselves?
已是定局/定律？认命？逼不得已？随心所欲？希望？创新？创造？发觉？接受？领悟？
Or have i repeat myself on tis too much? If so, how come I always pass by this marker & got so often paronoid? Is there smthg wrong wif me? then what has trigger me so?

I've yet to find any convincing reason/ purpose/ meaning to wake up for... let alone something for me to be alive & happy (long term) for... i've oredi wondered about my existence a number of times... at times i even wondered if it's juz me looking out to everything & everyone only or has anyone notice much of my existence? Is this pessimistic / own's inferiority complex?

another frustration i'm still stucked wif is tis mentality "Ordeal at being alive":
"Whatever that I like, I njoy doing, I wanted, I rather have, almost 100% of e time has condition of Time & $ as attached condition... In order to satisfy tat condition, my limited available option is only find a job with reasonable/ higher salary to finance it... but to secure tat job or my how much my salary price-tag is(often never dream/preferred), will depend on how acceptable my profile is to e employer... ... Another bloody unavoidable vicious cycle.
most motivational books, courses, gurus & even religion has quoted & preached "Accept & Embrace.. So that one can Achieve Happiness" (or smthg similar)... which i simply find it super illogical & difficult to understand & rationalize"
Or am I e only freak/alien who is still so anal at this?

here's smthg else........
starting up small talk / simple conversation to another stranger / guy is not tedious for me... but i cannot bring myself to extend e crap conversation long... prompting for more information from another person can be done without it seeming like another interregation too... but i'll be mindful & wary if e tables are turned back on me, often throwing e query back & not revealing much... usually i'll be listening to others but gotta admit i'm not good enuff to listen/ detect those hidden info in between e lines.... still trying my best not to interrupt as often, i'll prompt/ ask those tat i din understand/catch properly... i do make an effort to be near/ same frequency but can't help it when confusion occurs due to incorrect info decoding/intepretation on either sides...
length of e conversation & friendship worthiness judgement/interest for me will depends on e rapport & vibes received... tis can progressed so that we're on good terms like sisters/buddies when got to know each other well over e time... & never to e next step/ further den... it's been so with whoever i've met ever since...
don't think tis is considered as Shy right? & tis ain't even anywhere near socially awkward/ handicapped either? or izit bcoz of me being wary/concious of known negativity & outcome may turn out to be true?
my usual denial: myself is not yet good enough for anyone Or unsure of what kind will interest me... since tis being e case, naturally i won't hve much ideas or bother to bring myself to initiate potential boyfriend search...
unfortunately most of e recent TV/DVD/VCD serial-dramas & movies shown are of BGR/romantic themed... stirring & wishing for a boyfriend's huges & kisses... haiz
often (thankfully?) e harsh reality of life & near-extinction of such male character will jots me back to Real world again... another mental reminder i've: such fantastic gd guys only exist bcoz of writer's creativity & actor's performances

having blabbed so much above... am I still normal?
guess i can't help being tis negative when i'm idle, jobless with reduced $ lah
currently i guess only driving-lessons, Bamboo-duties, keeping tabs on remaining $ amount & chatting/meet-up wif frens allows me to retain certain level of norm-sanity

Bamboo Production (SOKA)

2007-12-09T20:30:00.000+08:00

i've been wif tis group for nearly a year... to hon moi AV skills
had chance to do outdoor & indoor video-recording... in-hse live rec-editing... so interesting... Care to join me??

lately got more duty calls fr uncle-Rowland as got a number of yr end events need our support... need all e help we can have... having fun while at it... learning lots fr each other...(^^)

Went KTV 8-Dec-07 (sat)

2007-12-09T20:11:00.000+08:00

we've not meet up for (another) a super long while... as everyone became busier wif each passing year...

Cavan was suppose ta join us but he "fly-kite" coz gana pulled to help out @ a volunteer assignment... haiz so 3 of us go ahead wif tis KTV...

we sang all e way fr 3:15 till 6:15.... full 3hr worth... even tho Jeanne & me came w/o lunch... Klenn seems to exhust himself more (fr all e singing) LOL

we had dinner later @ Fish&Co... only got seated by 8:15pm after waiting in Q for an hour... all starving... thus e meal was quite satisfying wif our ravenous appetite...

So glad we're able to meet up for tis... we all had a gr8 time catching up (^^)

Feast 30-Nov-07

2007-12-09T20:08:00.001+08:00

it's been a long while since we last gathered 2gether for a feast
u can tell how much we ate by e wat's left on e table
Aaahhh... soo full & satisfide den...
we all had a gr8 time catching up

my Beauty & Skincare research

2007-11-23T01:29:00.000+08:00

i surfed till 3am+ for 2 whole nites juz to dig all these out...
bcoz i want look-up e best buy for foundation u c...

so here's e long list of local available cosmetic+beauty source found:
in a way oso e brand names i'll consider/ chk-out (those bold-ones)
which is juz tip of e ice-berge

http://www.shiseido.co.jp
http://www.clinique.com
http://www.biotherm.com.sg
http://www.shuuemura-usa.com
http://www.bobbibrowncosmetics.com
http://www.maccosmetics.com/templates/products/products_landing.tmpl
http://www.esteelauder.com/home.tmpl
http://www.laneige.com.sg
http://www.kose-sg.com

http://www.loreal.com.sg
http://www.maybelline.com.tw / http://www.maybelline.com
http://www.thebodyshop.com
http://sg.clarins.com
http://www.ettusais.sg
http://stilacosmetics.com
http://www.za-ny.com/product/index.html
http://www.sasa.com

newer brands tat came in recent years :
http://skinfood.sg
http://www.o2skin.com.sg
http://www.thefaceshop.com.hk
http://sg.missha.net
http://www.koreabeautycredit.com
http://www.somangcos.com/brands/brands.html
http://www.sephora.com

Sooooo many brands... Sooo commercial... AMAZING rite?
yet more new brands still emerges... makes U question exactly how effective R they?
so many thing to use & apply juz on e face alone... peng-san rite?
wif e metrosexuals & vain guys (along wif those on e thin line in between) joining in e fun...
tis industry (cosmetics, skincare, beauty-salon/boutiques) is happening siah... shld i consider?

coming SITEX @Expo

2007-11-23T00:28:00.000+08:00

it's here again....
was COMEX bk in September (last quarter) @ Suntec
now it's SITEX @ Expo fr 29nov - 2dec...
so far... i'll tink twice...

http://www.sitex.com.sg/

anyway only digi-cameras r interesting 2 me currently...
on top of portable HDD / bigger thumbdrive / cheaper+better ISP pkg... & laptop
which ain't tat urgent 4 me ta burn my wallet a huge hole yet...

《改变自己》王力宏

2007-11-14T02:11:00.000+08:00

这是他最近的新专辑。。。

作曲, 作词, 编曲 >> 王力宏

今早起床了歌看镜子里的我词
忽然发现我发型转睡的有点自
一点点改变音有很大的差别魁
你我的力量网也能改变世界

最近比较烦最近情绪很down
每天看新闻都会很想大声尖叫
但脏话没有大家只会轻松
我改变自己　发现大有不同

新一代的朋友　我们好好的加油　
大家一起大声的说　 no no no no no　 (no no no no no)　
我可以改变世界　改变自己　
改变隔膜,　改变小气　
要一直努力努力　永不放弃　
才可以改变世界　 come on 改变自己　

今早起床了　觉得头有点痛　
可能是二氧化碳太多　氧气不足　
一点点改变　有很大的差别　
你我的热情　也能改变世界
只能代表自己　没有政治立场　
其实这世界　让我看的十分紧张
要调整自己
没想到一点　就能画龙点睛

新一代的朋友　我们好好的加油　
大家一起大声的说　 no no no no no　 (no no no no no)　
我可以改变世界　改变自己　
改变隔膜　改变小气　
要一直努力努力　永不放弃　
才可以改变世界　 come on 改变自己　
没想到一点就能画龙点睛

好听梁静茹《崇拜》

2007-11-14T01:44:00.000+08:00

find tis really nice... it'll juz swept u away in waves of emotion... somehow... yes it's touching enuff... but soo smoothing ta listen to...

唱者有心，听者有意
more info & MV @ here >> 《崇拜》侧拍花絮

e MV is shot in Hokkaido... scenery is sooo nice wif all e red autumn leaves... plus simple but 一针见血 / 贴切 lyrics... Aawww.... tho i've never (nearly) been in a relationship b4... but it nearly touches me there... (^^)

《崇拜》 专辑
主唱: 梁靜茹作曲: 彭學斌
填詞: 陳沒編曲: 陳建騏

你的姿态你的青睐
我存在在你的存在
你以为爱就是被爱
你挥霍了我的崇拜

我活了我爱了我都不管了
心爱到疯了恨到酸了就好了
可能的可以的真的可惜了
幸福好不容易的
怎么你却不敢了呢
我还以为我们能不同于与别人
我还以为不可能的不会不可能

你的姿态你的青睐
我存在在你的存在
你以为爱就是被爱
你挥霍了我的崇拜

风筝有风海豚有海
我存在在我的存在
所以明白所以离开
所以不再为爱而爱
自己存在在你之外

Eyeing Sony K810i & K850i

2007-11-14T00:45:00.000+08:00

lately some frens hve upgrade+chg their mobile to current-sort-after Nokia N95 (8GB optional)

i'm still using moi Sony K750i which has served me well enuff... got it >1yr ago when i got too pek-cek wif Nokia M6670's Symbian OS lag-time... since den usage has been more efficiently smoothen...

I've been eyeing Sony K810i for quite sometime... only $$factor is hindering me... still hve debts u c... or i'd swipe card for it 2mth ago liaoz.. haiz... I've pined till K850 launghed liaoz leh...

tho K850i is 5mega pixel, i'm hesistant due to the phone design... e buttons are tiny ok... & dun hve tat "nipple" navigation liaoz... moreover moi usage ain't so high tech either..... on e other hand... K810i is 3.2mega pixel which is considered not as major camer-pixel ungrade either... another thing is my preference to e Pulse-Red color which is abit rare to find... i can get it done by upgrading vai M1 wif gd $ bargaine... thus i'm comtemplating still...

see comparison here >> Sony K810i vs K850i

i watch 《摆家乐》

2007-11-14T00:29:00.000+08:00

unsure who else follow this variety show... i still do (whenever possible)

Bryan & Mark r still as comical, informative & creative as ever... still njoyable 4 me

yeah think Bryan did related sideline for tis oso... besides his partnership wif Quan YiFeng & Andy on e Heatwave hair salon... great income idea yeah...

yep his website was featured in 现在早报 so i add on here for ez linking http://bryanwong.sg/
it features his record & fotos for tis season of 《摆家乐》too... gr8 for idea inspirations

way b4 i do browse thru & keep those free copies of IKEA magazines... liked their designs... even had frens who mainly got IKEA products when the shift house... these few years ain't too onz but do observe whenever got chance...

oh well... until i'm able to afford moi own bachelorette-pad... i'll sure make it as comfy & easily managable as i can... think it's abt time i keep track of property price liaoz... guess somehow HerWorld & Female oso tink alight.. coz they've featured single-female-property related articles a few occasions oredi.... not bad... free opinions hor (^^) until den

@ Sherry's wonderful wedding

2007-11-05T23:55:00.000+08:00

i was booked by Sherry to be her videographer on her wedding day... it's an honour... it was a long day "filming" tis...

only had <2hr of sleep e nite b4 coz i came bk fr PumpRoom abt 3plus... den got complicated by e videocam offloading & charging... only barely doze abit only

MORNING :
managed ta gear up & reach Sherry's place by 7:20am... ta record Sherry's make-up.. changing.. & sisters' obstacle preparations... got 7 "challenges" deviced... (80% of e earlier onstacles cum ordeal were hatched by Bride herself!!) they're good siah
Colour themes for sisters are gold/champagne while brothers got all same blue ties & blue/white shirts... SiWei & SiLing were dressed up proper & running all over e place as they've crucial responsibilities ta handle...

Official camera-man for e day is Andrew & his secondary cameraman... while KoonHeng & me handle the video-recording for the day...till nite...

Groom & brothers arrive on schedule... & e action begins... confrontation of e brothers & sisters... it's challenging to film em at e main-gate in between e grills as i was inside... took long while for e guys ta bargaine their way & making fool of themselves thru...it was hilarious & yucky... to avoid e T&C fulfillment... i was waiting wif e camera man in Sherry's room... all of us were bored... e last straw was @Sherry's bedroom doorway... got Contract ta Declare & Sign... & Groom's entrance was "na... the Contract!" (i nearly roll over)... super Unique siah!!!

NOON:
we set off in convoy of 3 cars to Groom's place for Tea-Offering-Ceremony... dinally get to see their new room... which learnt fr Sherry was a tedious major project tat's quite draining for them... i love their mount on wall Samsung wide-screen (HD) TV... it was nicely done up... since it's KoonHeng turn ta film... i took e chance ta snap fotos wif SiLing's camera... saw a pair of Tiger beer bottles wif 囍 on em... soooo cute & ironic haha... lots of food offered but we brothers & sisters aren't tat hungry ta eat yet...

nxt is head back to Bride's place for Tea-Offering-Ceremony... which is my turn ta record... it's e 1st time for me ta witness younger siblings (SiLing & SiWei) ta offer tea to their sis & newly sis-in-law... Sherry's side has few more relatives den Genghan's side...
both of em looked abit tired when tat's finished... i'm oredi 40% stoned by den due to e lack of sleep... while having lunch on e buffet provided... i had chance ta interact wif groom's funny gang of brothers (tho we wern't properly introduced at all)...
e weather was getting hotter by e time they head for their outdoor foto-taking... by abt 2pm we're "dismissed"... i was glad ta head home ta catch some bits of sleep b4 gearing up for 2nite's banquet...

it was complicating ta offload e video-cam content... tot cld squeeze out more storage space... dunno Y e copying was so draggy even via using laptop... Urgh gave up... which only left me wif <1hr of precious nap b4 getting ready...

eventually i decided on wearing tat dress coz e other combination ain't exactly suitable... luckily e shopping was done early nearby e GSS period ta save my worry... it's not ez ta decide when u're invited to ur best fren's wedding.. & as a female-videographer u noe... only went for triming & highlight my hair... got foundation replenishing... never really hve proper skincare repairing... i turn out OK for e wedding banquet tho... phew

hitch ride wif Lijun & her family ta go down ta e hotel for rehearsal cum briefing... e ballroom is freezing my limbs off (short dress)... helped in their projector setup... chk out e surroundings of dinner & suite compound... it's quite nice... go thru e dinner-rundown wif KoonHeng for recording later... saw e special 2nd march-in run-thru... we're all ready & gear up... except tat has anyone had a female-videographer in short dress b4? well me neither!?

NIGHT - Wedding Banquet:
somehow both me & KoonHeng were arranged seated nearby e VIP tables, not wif familiar frens, brothers/sister gang... well half e time we're mobile for recording so it's fine... our main cues were from emcees & Sophia...
specials in e agenda run-down include:
#1 singing by each of e emcees (2 songs each specially delicated to e wedded couple)...
#2 cute flower-girl (JiaYi) & page-boy (Darren) both wearing wings in e 1st march in wif their mums along... Jiayi walked very fast for Darren ta catch up...
#3 wonderfully done montage of earlier daytime fotos by Andrew... so fantastic & touching
#4 runway insipred 2nd march in by SiLing, YiPing & Sherry herself
#5 "simple" games for e couple.. a) blinded Groom picking Bride's hand (OMG)... b) stressed up Groom declaring 5 reasons Y Sherry is e one (peng-san)
#6 comical & touching speech by Bride's sis SiLing
#7 comical & touching speech by Groom-Genghan
#8 emcee-May, SiLing & Sherr's mum were dressed 2gether in 青一色 (Wow!)
I've tried ta take plenty of clips using e best angle known, while avoiding banging e guests/other camera-man... hope they'll turn out ok...

overall both me & KoonHeng only managed ta makan abt 5 dish plus from e whole course... each dish was served very slowly or e interval was too long... coz foto-taking for each table was delayed quite late... & dessert has to be rushed so tat can send guests off "properly"...

POST BANQUET:
finally e banquet ended... Genghan's face was flushed from (he said) 1 sauce-mix from each dish of whole course... Sherry finally can free her poor feet of e heels... both side's parents were tired from entertaining each side's relative clan & long day's ordeal... e rest of us were 80% stoned/ red-eyed & exhausted...

but the brothers won't let the groom off easily... they gang up of Genghan... tried their best to stip his suite & valuables off... & flip him onto e nearby hotel pool... while e sisters saved e roses from e ballroom & gave Sherry a surprise in the suite... brothers & sisters eventually took fotos together in e suite room... whether is there smthg else for e bride later? i won't noe coz i gotta rush off.... it was pouring on e way home, thanks to Sherry's father who drop me off...

Oooohh... long exhausted day... feet... shoulder/back r alll worned out siah... super stoned...
but its one wonderful wedding day experience i'll remember... can't waite ta see e video & fotos i've taken (^^) Sherry, let me noe when yeah

Jeff Dunham - Achmed the Dead Terrorist

2007-11-05T23:50:00.000+08:00

it's funny... thanks 2 Mark... njoy...

@YouTube : Jeff Dunham - Achmed the Dead Terrorist
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1uwOL4rB-go

bet tis one wld b nice too >> Jeff Dunham Compilation

(^^)

activities akan-datang

2007-11-05T23:35:00.000+08:00

hmm it's become more exciting tis later half of e yr...

I've got video-recording (in & outdoor) duty wif SOKA... done bangkok shopping trip on end Aug... done camping trip in Oct... jogging... swimming & blading soon... full-day helper @ 2 weddings i tink...

seems like is grp (Shannon, Me, Edmund & Eshan) decides to b more "creative" tis year onwards... as more ideas poped... it gets more adventurous... we're lucky tat we're in different company thus can plan e leave dates... my main worry is of coz e budget... (sweat)

tis was drafted last fri @ vivo burger king... plan till mid of 2008 ! (unbelievable?!) eh heng 2008 hve a few long wkns nxt yr for these...

Proposed Activities for 2008:
Jan: 18~20 Camping II (of island Ubin?)
Feb: foto-taking outing (zoo/ botanic-garden/other parks?)
Mar: Phuket villa R&R trip 2nd/3rd wkn
Apr: Go Batam?
May: Movie-marathon II / foto-taking outing ?
Jun: Chalet ?

Other suggestions include :
- fly to HK / Vietnam (how abt Taiwan?)
- go kelong/ Bintan R&R ?
- road-trip to Penang / Malacca / KL ?
- go Picnic (sentosa / west-coast) ?

got more ideas... but all of us cross fingers... let's see if we can go thru wif above ones onot 1st....
(^^) fun & exciting eh !!

Camping Wkn 20-21 oct

2007-10-27T14:31:00.000+08:00

we've been talking abt tis for e longest while so finally it happened...
only took us 1 nite ta settle e food & logistics... split up among e 4 of us (Eshan, Edmund Shannon & me)... so thankful & grateful to hve e least load myself =P

here's wat we've :
@ ECP off bedok jetty site (between pit 57 & 58)
2 tents + 2 portable BBQ pits
20 chicken wings
2 packet of hotdogs + 1 packet of taiwan mini sausage
100 satays + 5 malay-rice
2 packets of hotdog buns
50 otahs
1 water-melon
5 corns
titbits (plenty)
fried rice
canned, packet, bottled drinks
(abit) booze

Francis & Sheila joined us abt 10plus.. after their earlier session of birthday-dinner in cable car.. yeah it's Francis's b'day on 20oct... 真巧噢!! they've their 2-men tent parked in between our 2 medium sized ones.. e foto of our tents is cute leh

Edmund invited another fren(s)... Christine & her "brudder"... (dun like ta elaborate more)... who left eventually abt 4plus... phew

all's fine & cordial until e booze/alcohol emerge... which i dreaded but can't escape... yes & i'm simply thrown off juz after a hard time swallowing a single small cup cok+chivas mix.. yes i admit i'm e weakest when it comes to only drinking liquor/mixes outside of pub/dance-floor... but someone juz won't let me off even after my protest on uncomfortable towards tis... hiaz
anyway... tat single cup hve me became all red.. patches even on my limbs.. n bcoz of NIL activity after drinking... i'm all too sleepy & is even shivering... so went KO in e tent liaoz.. everything ended & clear by abt 3plus4 am... it was getting more windy but no pouring which is gr8...

sleepin on e grass/sand is really hard.... heng got e sleepin along ta cushion abit.. end up 2 person per tent... even tho we've mid-sized ones... well more spacious den... i went ta puke+clear out e liquor abt 4plus... finally feelin better.... we all only slept abt 3-4hr total..

morning came... we had breakfast @ ECP-Mac after packing up.... tok awhile abt e prev nite esp on Edmund's frens... his GF specs & other "issues"... oso covered on planning upcoming trips... it's becoming more interesting.... great!
was glad tat we did tis camping... a trial for more exciting camping trips to come... to try camp off-island... i'll sure njoy tis... as long as i straighten out moi vit-$...

thanks Francis & Sheila who sent me bk home.... & i KO e whole afternoon...
so there goes e weekend... (^^)

[meanwhile...need ta pluck e fotos fr Edmund]

买了Jolin-特务J 专集

2007-10-27T14:05:00.000+08:00

Jolin 的《特务J》。。
已看过她的MV 觉得旋律跟造型都不错。。不错的新曲风，舞劲。。。
看了几次才搞懂她的发形是什么样子。。
知道也有MV的电影和它的制作特级。。
哎就忍不住买了。。(^^)

只觉得这几首较好听：
爱无赦
冷-暴力
金三角
Let's Move It

《特务J》http://music.yule.sohu.com/20070824/n251753713.shtml

《特务J》電影12分鐘精華版獨家首播http://tv.mofile.com/8VPUGSYI/

on BANGKOK TRIP

2007-10-10T01:23:00.000+08:00

for those who r keen, i post my bangkok trip fotos & blogged here in moi Multiply

do chk out my fren (Shannon) in Multiply to noe more details & see more fotos...

(^^)

dazed wif mundane

2007-10-10T01:10:00.000+08:00

bought 3 skirts over e past week... unbelievable hor.. hey e sale is worth it
oso went ta hightlight my bob-cut-hair... (tink i can pass myself off as another tertiary student)

got slightly overwhelmed @ office 2day... so many thing @ once when i'm still quite clueless while entering e 3rd wk... wat's wrong wif me?

u've no idea how dazed & zombie 1 can get when u're alone most of e time.. so much tots popped in between ur ears tat leaves u wondering wat's impt.. & it can get worse drifting into more mindless & zombiee mode.. 几乎 literally 糊思乱想发呆

wat izit tat is purposeful / worthwhile / impt for me to do now?
wat's there for me to focus on ?
(besides e dwindling $ & being aware how lonely+dull it is)
Y is tis happening again?

went for Irene Ang in The V Conference

2007-10-10T00:29:00.000+08:00

i'm keen to go watch since i spotted tis featured in a magazine
well it's Irene Ang & @ tis venue... yeah Y not?
afterall it's a new experience for me 2wards local stand-up comedy talkshow oso

it was on 30-Sep (sun) nite
i went wif Chloe... @ St James Movida

e room was packed & we had gr8 (standing) view considered quite nice oredi... when she did tis wif tight budget e media, actors, designers & bkstage frens were all there to support her

her opening act is totally extra-ordinary... imagine lapdance in gorilla suite & EnLai is fantastic & hilarious... he's so into e role-play be it 80% of it female...
& i dig Miyagi's script... so signature & singlishly local we were laughing out loud & njoying every part of it... esp e Guan-yin & SHIT part LOL

tho it was juz 1.5hr ++ both of em changed lots of costumes for tis.... & ey're fast leh oso i'm suprised tat tis scrip run 120+ pages... gosh...

LINKS :
http://www.fly.com.sg/vconference/V.swf
http://www.tdc.sg/events/eventDetails.aspx?contID=MzA4OQ%3D%3D
http://miyagi.sg/2007/08/irene-ang-in-the-v-conference/

too bad i dun hve luck in winning e HP-ipac PDA phone fr e lucky draw...
there's a condom within e freebie bag plus a $200 Marie France slimming voucher..

but nevertheless we both had a gr8 evening on tis
(dunno if my budget allows me ta watch Kumar-Queen nxt)

16sep 日 - 胡思乱想

2007-09-20T23:38:00.000+08:00

睡到3点才舍得起身。。还好下午不会太热，蛮凉的。。
已熟悉了好一阵子的生活转眼间就要告一段落了。。要不又得花好一段时间重新调整适应了。。拜一终于开工上班咯。。虽然只是短暂的两个月，但也是时候了。。＄也省不多又得还bill。。是时候了。。要不连我也会饥荒发疯噢。。最近已经开始无聊，无趣，快闷慌了。。还好拜一可以开工了

去看《转角遇到爱》。。发现在台剧里他们表现出不知觉的喜欢。。刚巧这集小猪亲大S哦。。我只厌那些太长的感情表现段落。。台湾连戏剧就是这么的美中不足嗨。。

有点看懂《英雄》是什么了。。虽已是第二次了，但我肯定会再重看版。。发现服装颜色的含义。。张曼玉独特的美。。梁朝伟的演技。。(有点)了解张艺谋所超用心拍出来的艺术美与他对秦王角度见解。。

在网上YouTube看《大小爱吃》罗志祥+刘德华+吳尊,辰亦儒篇。。可惜没的在电视看到更清晰的画面。。虽然多数是大小S劫机爆偶像来宾的料，但艺人的另一面和娱乐效果也很不赖吔。。至于所煮出来的有多好吃就不懂噢哈

看了读了这么多浪漫（偶像/喜）剧与电影，回想周边的男生，身边认识的朋友，考虑当下新加坡社会，到底男女关系是什么啊？现在还有浪漫谈恋爱这回事吗？什么是暗示喜欢，暗示表白吖？喜欢，细心，熟悉跟关心的差别在哪？我最近会自问什么是喜欢，什么是仰慕，什么是情侣？对我来说还是个很陌生的迷吔！

毕竟曾有碰到几朵云飘过哦，但未有任何电流/触电迹象可言。。也曾见证身边情侣的麻烦，痛楚和复面收场事件而难免产生怀疑+犹豫不决，受到点影响吧。。虽然脑后不时会有对异性残生好奇。。但却还处于旁观者状态中。。[也逐渐发现本地男生真的“凶多吉少”，那些合格顺眼的要不是结婚就是心有所属或有某人盯上了]

近两年不时有留意着男生和女生的打扮，举止，谈吐，喜好，流行时尚等等。。当中也发现男女之间的不同表达，发觉，明/暗示方式是另一层高深学问！
偶而不时会怀疑自己的外表，吸引力，目前岁数，身材轻微走样的自觉。。其实也没有刻意留意打扮。。只关注是否舒服，适合场合与气候(冷气)而已。。坚持只为自己而不是为了刻意引异性注意。。其实我蛮喜欢潇洒，有骨气+帅气+智慧形女性的概念。。可能就是欠缺触觉，仙人指点/发掘？要不就是恨自己资源不足，有所保留，不敢瞬间形象突破吧。。嗨

近这一两年，单独看戏闲逛的次数有增。。给身边朋友没空，约人麻烦的借口次数也有增长。。本岛来来去去过的地方久了也渐渐失去新鲜感。。存有的银两资源早已限制了9成的(消费)自由。。什么都需要花$ [衣食住行，看听讲，甚至触感，味臭觉]。。造成能有机会遇到新环境与认识新面孔的几率明显的大跌。。看着周围身边的出双入队，结婚生子，好不感到寂寞难奈无趣啊。。还有的救吗？？到底那位有缘人还存在吗？？

14sep 五

2007-09-20T23:31:00.000+08:00

前天我才消费两双鞋。。借口上班穿用。。加上其他当天花费几乎接近＄100了。。那只是我单独闲逛而已噢。。可见我够闲闷的啦。。可想而之如我真的极度超发闷超无聊时，附加上刷卡无限量的话，不敢想象我的消费纪录会标伸到几位数吖？

接着就会会好友去狂欢一下下，当开工前的“庆祝”吧。。当晚是跟着她的另一群友去夜店边舞边喝，轻松轻松。。虽然是初次见面但大家蛮合群舒服的。。全部8位但最后只回忆2个名。。瞎吧？

这是头一次在一晚内泡3间也新鲜哦。。幸亏他们在MOS里是开martel（因提早为Joshua庆生）还好挺得住。。中途也转泡PumpRoom 跳舞解闷。。grooving wif band’s music..glad they played gr8 tunes tat nite… my system is 70% cleared by den… 我自认不能酒后定坐着的。。肯定急速酒晕接着呕吐。。更不可以快喝。。但是还好我一禄保持清醒状态以免万一。。绝对不让自己陷入酒醉
还好去了Pump room, 因为其他之后开了多3瓶酒，避过了一介 phew!

大家过后转泡Artika 2楼。。音乐不错噢。。他们点了vodka-lime/sprite 。。我勉强的喝一两口（难喝leh）剩下的猛吭冰块。。因为vodka是我的死穴，尽量必啦。。当时早自觉不能再喝了，能避的了heng ah
可能是音乐够棒吧，能让我维持舞动。。high到偶尔几阵忘我狂舞，被吻。。后来觉得有点羞+丢脸。。不知是否形象有损吗？ (i'm stunned by my own actions & wat i've allowed to happened)

泡到3点多结束了就去Mac因为有点口渴，饿。。早前的(所谓)晚餐只是一杯Mango-Lingo而已leh早消化光咯。。还好吭冰块，早酒醒了，没醉，蛮high的哦。。觉得这次够过瘾。。第一次一晚泡3个夜店吔够爽！

me on moi (三)

2007-09-07T01:22:00.000+08:00

okok.. here's e final chapter (i tink it's getting too personal oredi 我也自知知名)

i'm envious of those who had e chance to go study overseas.. 2-4yrs of independances & freedom in foreign land.. tat's precious.. i admire those who successfully relocate to work overseas too..

in my opinion, these industries r worth venturing into : oil+petroleum, oil+gas, life-science, medical, finance-trading, banking, shipping, wellness & education.. but there's still gaps in terms of working hours & wage tho..

i've observed more indians & PRCs r flodding tis islands den other expats..

i'll chk e weather den indoor den event conditions b4 deciding wat to wear.. i dun bother to really dress-up when meeting up frens or go out solo not to mention when go work.. juz meet min requirement & b comfortable niah.. toh i ended up lookin slightly sloppy.. i'll try improve

my best asset wld b my hair which is quite black, drys fast, n falls in place.. no need much accessories yet save only hairband (for washing face) or smthg to tie up in a tail.. i'm thankful for my slender build esp legs.. so far only e tummy seem spoiling e whole look.. i'm oso grateful for e small pointed nose & double eyelids.. now only need ta to repair e panda eyes & do more skincare..

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i'm tryin ta refrain speaking my mind so much (w/o tinking) coz i realize smthg called EQ & other ppls' feelings.. but i'll sure state my stand crystal clear if it's situation not in my favour.. dunno if i've become less outspoken yet? i'm practicing to gage proper response these days.. oso must try to use 1 language in my conversation if i can (all thks to multi-racial s'pore).. i'm confident of my bilingual abilities.. i didn't learnt other dialects bcoz they're not applicable in academics.. i've learnt "white lie" is useful & it's not "necessary" to reveal everything all e time.. communication skills esp @ diff levels is a tough skill ta master.. purely on accumulated experience only haiz.. most important is to LISTEN more..

i dun like chocolates but nobody ever remembers.. i dun take ikan billis, durain.. actually me not so food adventurous yet.. only accepted e taste of oyster in Au-Jian tis yr niah.. so far i'm can only handle average spicy hot food

i only take tiramisu / black-forest (last resort) cakes.. only tis yr i learnt how ta appreciate cheese cake & fruit-chocolate fondue.. only tried cheese fondue once @ Sherry's plce.. was glad my nose was blocked to cover e strong cheesy scent phew

i choose to drink peppermint tea, tea/ chai/ hazelnut latte insitaed of coffee @ coffee joints.. used to order Frappacino but avoid now coz my stomach can't handle liao..

i drink eat+drink+apply Mint, drink coke & eat ice-cream for boosters.. i dunno how ta appreciate red/white wine yet (my face will twist).. i adore ice-wine / reisling.. i'm tryin ta cut down on alcohol/liquor.. only started drinking beer abit tis yr.. i had e worst drinking session @ Sherry's plce after Martel nite.. e vodka pear flavour taste horrible.. thks to eshan i'm in red patches after e Calsberge spedial brew *shake head*..but i noe he won't let me off e hook easily..

i can go watch movie alone.. tink watching e ghost movie《鬼域》is my most daring attempt so far.. i try to siam e warfare ones if i can..

close fren of >10yrs can still call my name wrongly (shake head).. recently got a handful can stare & me but cannot recall my name.. *slap forehead* *peng-san*

dunno y these few yrs i associate wif more guys a decade jnr den those of my age.. where hve they dissappear to leh? base on wat i noe of guy's "maturity/pattern" i rather avoid 姐弟恋lah.. 95% of e nice ones r all taken haiz.. e remaining ones dun either dun understand me or i deem em unreachable.. well i'm not yet super desperate tho i've never had any relationship b4.. but i've oredi lost moi 初吻 *hiaz* ....where r those intellectual & understanding ones tat has closer bandwith range as me????

bcoz i hangout wif e poly guys too long, i'm familiar wif eir tok on comic, gaming, IT-gadgets, cars, movies, gals, clubbing, drinking & gen sports (swimmng, cycling, basketball).. i still dun understand/ appreciate soccer tho.. oso their straight forwardness plus flow-chart brain processing.. hee glad i've engr bkgnd for it.. which is oso probably y i can hve conversation more easily wif guys den gals.. @ times i wonder if tat's pro/cons to me.. even i find gals over-sensitive @ times.. since 2000 it has been proven tat guys can b as gossip, long-winded & even naggy den females oredi.. there's new species of Metrosexuals tat can outdo females on gromming, dressing & skincare siah..

i'm still firm on "pleasing myself 1st den to attract guy's attention".. i'm still hesistant on being in dress/skirt bcoz i dislike walking & sitting differently & oso bcoz my legs gets cold easily.. so far i only made exception on special occasion niah

i like cheetah, falcon, eagle & dolphin.. favour dogs above cats.. leopard & cheetah still looked similar to me.. ok i'm apprehensive 2wards snakes only so far.. e rest of e domestic pests dun threaten me any bit.. wish to own 1 siberian huskey & 1 golden retriever 1 day

like to own a digital camera, a digital-video-recorder 1 day.. my ideal wheels is volkswagon/ lexus/ audiTT but considering sg roads & traffic lights, i can make do wif Mazda RX-8/ rav-4 / honda-jazz/ / mitsubishi-colt-plus/ opel/ chevolette/ megane.. but e bloddy cost is in e COE, petrol, ERP & parking on top of e insurance.. wonder when

my closest frens can count in less den 2hands.. more or less enuff so far.. while i've other grps i still keep in touch..it take efforts to maintain & treasure tis precious frenship

can say i dun get angry easily.. but i do become frustrated/ irritated often.. which others mistook as me being angry *hiaz*.. guess my state of mind project moody/foul mood face more often lah.. well i cannot pretend to b pleased/happy 24-7 oso wat (even when reality coporate world need so).. i'm tat frank & direct.. tat's y i cannot handle sales & ppl well.. but been thru tis much over e years, i can't afford to b ignorant either.. hve ta b like Bamboo - e higher one grow, e lower one bends

these 2/3yrs i've not login to MSN tat often oredi.. i deleted a number of stranger-contacts.. i never use YahooMSgr / ICA anymore.. anyway only 10% of e pple in my MSN contact list msg me.. & i dun bother those tat appear online but never initiate msg.. lastly coz i'm into @ crap chat oso..shrug

so wif (一)(二)(三)combined.. it's obvious i'm not another typical usual female.. hve not came across anyone close yet... Yeah i'm tat "Unique"!! (^^)

me on moi (二)

2007-09-06T21:32:00.000+08:00

continuation fr (一)...
i've njoyed reading books by these authors: Sophie Kinsella's Shopaholic series, Dan Brown, JK Rowling's Harry Potter series, Mercedes Lackey, Alice Broadchart, Anne Rice's Vampire series, Piers Anthony Xanth & Immortal series ... i started reading fantasy den touch tiny bit of romance & only in recent years touch on frictions, motivational (now avoiding) ones.. lately i'm looking out for more modern novel/friction, current affairs of global/ human-behaviour & eyeing some biographies (angelina jolie, steve jobs, martha stewards, maddona, ophrah winfrey)..

of local papers i usually only flip thru e Life & Home section, 现在早报, 我报 & Today.. which i find it informative enuff.. i make it a point to be aware of basic level of current affair & local news/ happenings at least.. tat's e best general knowledge source available.. otherwise i try to tune in to tv news... i oso take note of entertainment news on some programs on cable/tv/magazines/papers.. partly oso to stay updated on conversational topics hee

u can more/less gage my movie preferences fr my previous blogs on movies i liked.. i've cut down to select more my preferred worthwhile blockbusters to njoy e big screen effect.. i do watch those classic 港片 & occasional art/foreign films tat i can digest.. i do go for animations esp fr DreamWorks & Pixar.. recent years i've learnt to appreciate & be aware of the production efforts & technology involved on film making.. it's only these 2yrs tat i've started to pay attention to the camera angles since i'm involved in video-recording for SOKA.. But i'll avoid those terrible horror, psycho, ghost or lame comedy shows shows.. thus for those movies i've missed i'll juz go rent e DVD/VCD when i can recall lor.. I've collect e 4 HarryPotter movies, relishing on e story & actor's growth.. i njoyed Ocean 11, 12 & 13.. now i've developed liking for good epic films/cinemarthography ones such as Blood Diamonds, Shaft, Casino, 无间道，色戒，天堂口 to name a few.. my current DVD rental is Casino, Shaft, Alexander, Mr & Mrs Smith & Interview With the Vampire.. i like DVDs bcoz they've those special features & production shots included..

my current playlist contain these: Justine Timberlake- SexyBack, Rihanna - Shut Up & Drive, Avril Lavigne- Girlfriend (remix), NickleBack - Far Away, Hinder - Lips, Jolin - 唯舞独尊, Stanley - 音浪, Tank- 街头霸王, 温岚-热浪, 罗志祥- 必杀技 & AhMei - 薇多莉亚的秘密... i oso listen to ambient techno, modern piano/ guita, new age instrumentals.. i juz bought another Maddona DVD cum CD in Bangkok... i simply love her Confession On e Dance Floor album...

on sianz/ bored days i kill time by: sleep thru e day wif juz 1 single meal, go browse in book shops ta browse e covers of bestsellers & magazines foc, go park in e library ta browse foc, hve 50 cent ice-cream @ Mac or go rent a few DVDs den movie marathon @ home.. heee & now i've 5 ta finish... mayb i'll watch 2 2nite... worse come to worse i'll juz do tv ch surfing @home.. i still hve downloaded movie ta watch oso on pc... not too bad lah...

celebrities i admire are : Ophrah, Nicole Kidman, Maddona, Jolin Tsai, Luo ZhiXiang, Stanley Huang LiXing, Edison, Andy Lau, Catherine Zeta Jones, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Nelly Furtado, Justine Timberlake, Rihanna, SHE, Tyra Banks, Cameron Diaz, 梁潮伟，吴艳祖，谢廷锋，大小S... mainly for their accomplishment as artist wif >1 areana (actors+ singing+ movie+ compere/talkshow host +hve owb biz)

glad i dun hve very onz ktv frens among moi grp.. they only go ktv like once a long while.. i've not listen enuff ch pops to allow me sing much @ ktv yet oso.. can't sing e same old song always either.. i can sing guy's song easier den fmale ones.. but i really prefer juz select those more upbeat mtvs ta watch only haha... mayb i go get e current playlist fr SiLing ta "train" b4 hitting e nxt session den..

it's only last wk tat i went play pool wif few frens.. we all bad @ it n din mamanged to finish 1 game.. me prefer billard tho.. less stress.. i pick up fr observing e expert guy frens bk den..
as for bowling, i've not played for a long while.. my last time was 5games 1 shot @ Mt Faber SAFRA wif ShiBing.. even tho both balls r of extreme opp in size, but e fundamental is still in e understanding of "The Ball is Round"... bcoz it's round, can go any direction but it's solely dependant on our wrist & aim....... got last bit 2 con't.... (66)..

me on moi (一)

2007-09-06T19:06:00.000+08:00

a number of years has past... lots of stuffs has happened since 2000... been thru a lot of changes & excitements also... mayb let me analyse myself abit here.. to gage any changes/ improvements i've since den...

hair length was e longest in 02/03 if i recalled correctly.. e only variation i had is juz tied up halfway or hve a full ponytail or acccessorize if wif juz hairband/ cap... having long fringe seems abit sloppy looking for me.. thus i went thru a number of different cuts arnd shoulder/ neck length, spotting in diff bobs / layering looks.. got my last shortest look when hve e impromptu haircut in JB where they gave me a doll straight fringe (So Ugly!).. it was so bad tat i've a 2nd cut bk in SG plus highlight to feel normal again... tat's since last yr Nov i guess... recent mths has noted my highlight is nearly gone fr a few cuts.. i may go highlight again b4 starting a new job den... saw Jolin's new kool haircut for her new MV.. but i've ta b patient enuff to grow my longer to achieve tat look... need ta look out for gd fringe style too.. so far i've received more better feedback on spotting shorter hairstlyes den longer ones

food consumption has reduced abit... bk in poly days i can eat fast food, big plate of western dish, 3-4 slices of pizza, clean off e remaining dish/rice for smaller stomached galfrens... i find it abit strange tat i was unable to finish e set bento @ bangkok.. i had more while bk in sg leh (coz got better dishes available).. did my effort in reducing e makan amount took effect oredi?? i've slowed down abit while eating.. if there's 煮炒 i'll try stick to 1 serving of rice unless other dishes got too spicy/salty & avoid getting xtra rice fr others or do food clearing.. these days 2-3 lice of pizza is my max.. had lesser supper/煮炒 opportunities.. i can still finish 1foot long subway sandwich (provided i've nothin b4hand).. my worst is juz having a single meal each day when i'm idle/jobless.. breakfast still eludes me esp when i'm working.. e most i've is juz a cup of pkt cereal drink.. i miss e delicious food variety @ tanjong pagar area tho.. tho not so into sourcing out gr8 food but glad i'm not too picky abt food quality yet phew.. usually i juz follow fren's recommendation to few places, can't really tell much difference fr diff stalls/locations.. but there're still more food exploring available in sg which i've not started yet.. i still prefer makan here in sg.. so glad e frens i've r all food-lovers (or izit default for locals?) & tis island has many countries' delicacies available for us haahaa

dress sense is still my main weakness.. i noe i look gd in shirt-blouse but i'm lazy to iron em & those wif gd cutting is costly for moi budget.. i still hve a few gd pants.. recently i got more tshirt/ non-ironing material blouse tat's passable for office wear.. yes i've 2-4 skirts juz in case.. i bought 2 dresses fr mng in tis yr's GSS tat's still pack away in e bag.. thing is when wearing em, i noe i'm still weak @ e mix & match sense on colors & look.. deep down i still prefer to look casual @ ease lah.. fortunately i can still pass off looking a decade younger haahaa.. but reaching tis age now, i guess it's abt time to look abit female/lady lah... my wasite-line still troubles me & lately found it's fleashy arnd moi armpit area.. otherwise i'm thankful i've more of dad's dna to stay slim.. i'm not really an avid follower of latest fashion trend.. i juz get 1/2 piece tat i like & is matchable usually.. my shoe, bag & acccessory collections are still mediocre juz enuff for adequate matching & comfort is still higher priority for me.. hmm thus more concern ones wld b how ta better mix & match tops, bottoms & shoes..occassionally i'll do pedicure for attending functions niah..
i'm able to diy basic make-up lah but moi main concern now is sunblock & skincare.. i've put-off facial think 4-5 yrs ago oredi, switching to zen series till now.. e main flaw is e dark eye ring & e brown patch on my left cheek & occassional pimple brk out on e same areas, otherwise i'm not bad looking either (minus e moody look lor) hee

on being adventurous.. besides becoming an advance (leisure) diver, i've oso tried intro course on kayak, canoe & water-ski.. i'm self-taught on inline blade.. done para-gliding, jet-boat riding, hotair balloon ride & wine-tasting in NZ.. i thank Ian who bring us to cliffs & bush-walk in BlueMountains Sydney.. my most daring stint is taking tat TopGun ride tat swings u all e way upside down on high speed.. i only tried mild roller coaster ride in sunway lagoon.. i've been inside batcave full of shit, walked thru high swing canopy walk & treetop walk (in sg), river tube-ride & trek up a 4km warrisan hill to camp overnight in Taman Nengarah (i must go dig out tat prj file i've done).. yeah i wld like to go for more diving another trekking trip someday.. now i juz want to get my driving licence & lasik done by tis year.. i've dragged e dirving for too long oredi & i hate to retake e advance theory e 3rd time round.. think i've put off badminton & swimming for very long oredi.. it's not ez to book badminton courts & gather pple ta play at times & i've not tried to swimming alone yet.. can say i'm still game to give all of above a go again if got chance.. ultimate is ta go diving in aus-carines, manaldo, carribean & maldives.. if there's xtra budget i wld like ta fly to Taiwan, HK, Koh-Samui, Italy, Spain, Berlin, Switzerland, Osaka+Shinjuku+Hokkaido+Tokyo+Kyoto & mayb xplore Shangrila-Tibet, Mediterranien or Dubai.. ah wonder when these can come true leh?
.....2b continued.....(^^)

breath of fresh air on sat

2007-08-26T04:25:00.000+08:00

tis whole week has been more late nites reading/tv-surfing as i slept more in e day.. having not much purpose to bother waking up (denial i noe).. getting a hang of it..

spent e whole of last nite finish reading Angels & Demons till wee 8am in e morning.. e whole 3/4 reamining worth.. it's e u-can't-put-down-till-it-end kind phase... is book total duration is actually abt +/- 10hr give & take actually.. wif many new vocabularys to decipher & guess tho...but it's gr8 story

den hit e bed to rest my tired eyes & catch abit of sleep till 1:30pm... coz hve ta go ICA for a discussion by a professional AV expert who flown in fr India.. he's actually a professional still & motion picture filmer.. he has his film-nikon-SLR wif him during e mini discussion.. his sharing was so earnest, interesting & inspiring.. took him 10yr of still camera exp plus 5yr (fr nothin till) of motion video filming exp...gained all via hands-on thru many different roles.. received gr8 insights of his still & motion filing career path... e main gist i've got fr him is "Be clear of wat you want to be / Realize Your Purpose; Total Clarity & Focus; Just Do It, don't hesitate; And All Can Be Done + Balance Out"

Next stop is to meet up Edmund, Eshan & Shannon @ GoldenMile to chg THB.. too bad Grace cnt't join bcoz of a last min submarine issue... once settled wif tat, we hit Suntec for dinner @subway.. tink it's e 1st time i've healthy sandwich (1 foot worth) for dinner.. i'm still feeling thirsty fr tat.. we chatted on wat can b done in our bangkok trip, my past drinking history, camping trip ideas, on my attap-hse living days till 10plus den head to chk out abit @Carrefour b4 heading to kill abit time by playin pool.. big table, many red balls, thin cues plus 4 amateurs who r unsure abt rules.. results in number of misses, few empty hits, few gd hits but unfinished game after an hr+ bcoz we have ta proceed to e movie (we decided last min) wif Shannon & her frens...

Bourne Ultimatium is e final installment trilogy where Jason's main aim is to find out e starting point for e cause of his 3 long yrs of hiding+running.. tink >70% of e movie is done in handy-cam shots for all e action, chasing & banging.. oso e ruthlessness of e overall operation in-charge in his way of suspect/evidence eradication calls.. i wld say it's a worthwhile movie bcoz of e stunts involved, twist of storyline & shot angle/frame of both action & location view is brilliant.. glad i didn't miss too much fr an interrupted stomache ache..

since we're still awake, we nxt head to e makan plce beside Esplanade to chew some bee-hoon goreng & teh.. while chatted further on Edmund's ex problem & his GF filters, bangkok trip, future camping ideas, etc among other jokes.. while having e beng-techno-disco music thumping behind us fr DXO... learnt abt a new code-description using 500ml bottle vs 1.5L bottle... so figure precise fit LOL
smtimes i wonder Y guys hve harder time when handling BGR issues.. be it initiating or ending smthg.. Tacfulfulness is a skill not ez ta gage/master i admit..
oh well who m i to comment when i'm still clueless.. for sure i'll b nasty to watever tat has to end asap.. settle e core/root of e problem asap.. esp to those who simply cn't register hints..

we finally called it a nite by 3plus.. A nice Sat nite.. so e nxt time we meet shall b @Grace's place b4 heading to airport for our Bangkok trip... juz another 5 days away... excited yeah (^^)

pending ta catch tis

2007-08-22T04:34:00.000+08:00

pending ta catch tis :
《天堂口》 http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/ttkou/index.shtml
《色，戒》 http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/lustcaution/index.shtml

meanwhile gotta get bk to Angels & Demons - Dan Brown coz e due date is on 29th... followed by book 5, 6 & 7 of Harry Potter...
not ta mention e remaining more necessary things..like digging out ta GE agent to find out e status of moi investments... Urgh when is pay-day?!

i watched 【才华横溢出新秀2007】 on Ch8 2day...they're makin tis abit similiar to those super-star projects.. to telecast e contest in a few stages...got contestants fr Taiwan, China, Malaysia to compete wif local ones... wif e veteran coaching fr e existing actor-mentors.. hmmm its totally new concept...i'll follow ta see how it turns out..

i watched 《地才》 Jolin 赞!

2007-08-22T02:59:00.000+08:00

i bought tis last mth i tink... only decide to play it 2day...

Jolin 蔡依林《地才》
i've actually watched her concert when she was here earlier tis year...it was nice but i'd rather i'm watching her Taiwan Dome version which is more high.. still i'm glad i went.. totally worth it wif gr8 view..

well《地才》is actually a showcase of all her effort made for tis round of 《唯舞独尊》world tour.. all e training, rehearsals, suffering ordeal tat she put herself thru footages.. of coz including some other concert signature footages too.. it's all due to these efforts & accomplishments tat got e media crown her officially as “地才”

i've not yet came across another artist as determined & strong as her yet.. yes all artists hve to work hard esp in tis industry... although she has become one of e few leading top earning & most popular one up there, but she's still striving to compete wif herself to perfect tis further...
few tears were shed while watching tis DVD...for admiring all her efforts & accomplishments.. i really admire her for her courage & strength

yeah & tat's probably Y tis is e 4th DVD collection i've accumulated...i've collected 4 of her recent concerts.. which is totally worthwhile (in my terms) bcoz she made it a point to make each concert totally unique wif different cheorography..

地才report by 《新动网》http://www.xin.sg/article.php?article=6968
SG《唯舞独尊》 post report by 《新动网》
http://www.xin.sg/article.php?article=4379
& e concert photos http://www.xin.sg/gallery/jolin.php

i den dig out e book i've bought earlier to watch e attached VCD of
《我爱大明星》

tis one comprises of some rare 爆料 & interviews of e 4 celebrities as well as eir making-of footages..quite refreshing...tink i may hve to re-read some chapters again coz seems like i dun hve much recollection of e content...well i'm super free anyway

(pls refer to my prev April's post for more abt tis book)

anyway i oso went further to dig out these relevant links... http://www.ilovesuper.com.cn/star/

小豬 blog http://www.stage-show.com/ http://blog.sina.com.cn/luozhixiang
Jolin blog http://www.hijolin.com/ or http://blog.sina.com.cn/jolin
Stanley blog http://www.lovestanley.com/

it was a nice experience...
who say we can't learn fr celebrities? (^^)

over e wkn (17, 18 & 19)

2007-08-19T23:18:00.000+08:00

{FRIDAY}
slept till beyond high noon... coz was watching 2 DVD last nite AeonFlux & UltraViolet (rental).. was glad i never went for e movie bk den, coz it ain't really worth it at all.. heng ah..

moi only appt 2day is to meet up SY ta catch up... it has been super long while since we last did.. went NTUC ta buy wat i've ran out, took a tiny bite fr 石林 egg & pork floss crepe.. deliciously nice.. den when SY arrived, we settle down @ e usual old place MosBurger to start rollin...

how nice it was.. covering wide long range of topic/areas... feeding each other wif all e updates..

sat there fr 6plus till 11plus... den adjourn to mac till 12plus... den catch last bus home... but both of us r very Satisfide.... lookin forward for another upcoming session yeah

{SATURDAY}
it rained in e morning... so unwilling ta wake up...

made my way to galfren's plce @ Bedok for her daughter's full-mth gathering... only managed to reach by 3plus... juz in time for em ta cut cake... (wonder y there's such need when she's only 1mth old?!).. anyway e plce is flooded wif relatives & frens & colleagues.. i barely hve chance ta tok much wif my grp of fren when they left half hr later for their other appt...haiz..

not to b rude, i stayed on ta makan e food abit & b friendly wif her pals... managed to catch Shirlyn coz she reached later... but no chance to carry bb-gal-Rachel coz she's tired fr all e carrying by other relatives...haiz... eventually left abt 5plus to meet another batch @ Orch

took bus 7, long journey to orchard, reached there by 6plus... window-shop-browsed around abit while waiting for e rest... they're tied up wif last-min needed dance practice & event planning... Caiping finally arrived by 8plus... headed to Wheelock place for dinner @ Sakai sushi... Chloe reached shortly... but Caiping hve to leave early to catch movie... so left wif both me & Chloe wif food.. again.... we managed to finish abt $60 worth of food in e end... it's usually a feast wif Chloe arnd haha...

we jalan down along orch rd to chk out if there's any worth while movie @ Cineleisure.. too bad there ain't any nice ones arnd... den window shop abit.. Chloe bought 2 piece of tube... caught caiping in e act of smthg interesting... den both of us park @ e HK cafe & chew+chat abit more.. we lasted till 2:30am b4 it became too tired for us... finally den ba-lek-kampong

{SUNDAY}
e weather is sooooo ggrreeaaaatttt so i hibenate mooore...
suppose to go jurong one but i later forego it coz it's note really worthwhile...
i only decide to get up by 3plus which e rain has stopped by den.. 2 go meet up wif Lijun to xchg e e-oil..

Jiayi her daughter was quite delighted to see me... she grab e chance to "talked" as much as she can wif me.. oso being so nice to follow watever i instruct her.. Lijun was glad tat JiaYi is nicely "entertained" by me.. it's been awhile since e last time she was still so little... so e 3 of us (me Lijun & JiaYi) spend some time in Mac chewing nuggets & chat of coz.. finally we parted ways @ AMK hub when her husband arrive to do their NTUC shopping... it was nice enuff for me to come out for tis den to b cropped up bored @ home..

i was bloggin tis one when Chloe MSN me to go for supper by 11:30pm...stunning/crazy rite? well Yeah n tat's wat we both did... she pick me up @ TPY to hit Newton & makan supper...we had garlic prawn which is not so nice & chicken wings which was delicious.. & spicy stingray which i didn't had for awhile &amp; finally au-jian... had gr8 chat over e food & we were both quite full by 2am++ when we left... tis is 1 rare impromptu late nite supper i've ever had... thankfully Chloe is kind enuff ta sent me home as she understand my limited $$

on gr8 wkn for me but it's a hole in my wallet on e drawback...thus serves as a huge reminder tat i've gotta do my outings real carefully nxt time... (^^)

freedom these days

2007-08-16T16:49:00.000+08:00

ahh... how nice it is to b able to sleep till 自然醒 these days...
lately i juz occupy myself wif DVD watching, books reading, surf e net on-off..
meet up frens ta chit-chat / chill-out... or go on solo movie watching...
now i've...4 DVDs (for e price of 2 movie ticx) ta watch..& got 4 thick books ta finish reading

it's abit irritating tat someone will call/sms me fr work even when i'm no longer required to support anymore... it's worse when pple can ask u when they get paid when it doesn't concern me at all?? wat abt my own pay den?? damn pek-cek!

on e otherhand, there's oso other stuffs nudging e bk of ur mind like...
pile of old CDs to xchg for $$... & old clothings, old bags, old books plus other clutters ta sort out... but when one is in nuah phase, e body is usually denying to do watevers necessary...

yeah i've freedom now... but it's on e drawback of living on tight budget...
or else i wld hve juz go complete my driving lesson one shot & get my lasik done oredi...haiz
i can't really juz anyhow indulge myself much when there're anticipated costs & bills upcoming..
other den occassional cheap thrills... sickening rite?? shrug... 自取其乐lah..

new movies akan-datang

2007-07-28T17:55:00.000+08:00

for e past weeks i only managed to catch these shows...

The Girl Who Leaped Thru Time == classic njoyable japse animation
Die Hard 4.0 == only gd wif MaggieQ in it
My Wife is a Gangster 3 == i too bored so watch tis ta unwind
Transformer == whoah totally worthwhile shiok!
Harry Potter & the Deathly Hallows == haiz disappointed
Who Slept With Her? == purely comedy entertainment

here're some 1 might go catch next >>>
Paprika (japanese modern fantasy animation )
http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/paprika/index.html
《男儿本色》 http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/f/nanerbs/index.html
《投名状》 http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/m/cima/index.shtml
《导火线》 http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/dhxian/index.shtml
《天堂口》http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/ttkou/index.shtml

wonder wat else is gd after HarryPotter's movie oredi.... hmmm
chk out e trailers den >> http://www.apple.com/trailers/

oh i feel lighter

2007-07-28T16:34:00.001+08:00

guess it really felt much lighter once i throw tat letter...
so now i can count down to moi last-day oredi... oh yes finally... wat a relief!
u've no idea how frustrated, worthless & lousy i felt...
can't waite 4 tat "final" date to due asap siah

den i can finally officially timeout den... time for myself at last
oh i can finally go read those outdated emails/blogs/news & etc... AAaahhhhhh

now wat shall i plan den?
- lasik?
- driving lesson?
- travel short trip? < yep tis one is akan-datang after e last-day
- do own movie/reading/browsing marathon?
- borrow/rent e books/CDs/DVDs i want to watch/read
- dig out all cash-xchgable stuffs out n go chg em into $$$
- go read watever i hve not finish reading (i've a few books on hand)
- clear out moi clutters (online + onsite)?
- nuah occassionally w/o care
- decide wat job/industry to go into

ah e list is endless (esp those necessary ones)...
hey wat e hell... its moi call (^^)

some online shopping links

2007-07-28T16:17:00.000+08:00

happi shopping...

http://www.forever21.com/
http://cosycloset.blogspot.com/
http://euphoriajewels.multiply.com/
http://www.closetaffairs.com/home.htm
http://www.sensuoushaven.com/
http://www.bizinnet.com/online_shopping/productgallery.htm
http://mynewcloset.appee.com/
http://www.niftycove.com/home/index.asp
http://www.niftycove.com/home/index.asp

more listings here >> http://www.vlifestyle.com/eclassified/index_home.cfm?links=listings.cfm&lang=b5&subID=82

let me noe if U've more links to share yeah?

bloggin...

2007-05-24T16:25:00.000+08:00

some new places pple go blog now... even via mobile phones...
e recent gen's fingers r more bz leh...

http://twitter.com/
http://www.3jam.com/
http://www.jiaku.com/ < izit another portal or wat?

go xplore urself yeah...

on mc 2day...

2007-05-24T15:36:00.001+08:00

okok... i'm still in e mids of reviving moi desktop... phew

here's a gd shoping link i've found...
http://cosycloset.blogspot.com/

i'm oredi abit back dated in terms of online shopping oredi... now more n more r poping all over e place... does tis mean a gd deal for me oso?? tink better do market research 1st..

ok bk to reviving process...

(^^)

mon bluuuuuu

2007-05-14T23:02:00.000+08:00

hmm... juz came across tis fr another galfren...
mayb will consider chkout there nxt time when e occasion arise...

NewAsia Bar link >> http://www.equinoxcomplex.com/menu/menunewasiabar.html
directions >> http://www.streetdirectory.com/stock_images/travel/scenery_normal/11646321830108/swissotel_the_stamford_singapore/

e last time i passed by MS, it seem quite dead town 2 me... but oso hve 1 or 2 new shops sprouted arnd a few corners there...

latest happening/popular n in place most yuppies hangout wld b The Cannary, MOS & St James liaoz... Zouk still hve their regulars lah... i've no chance ta chk out e new places in Sentosa yet.. Cafe Dalma smthg...

hmm however dun tink moi skeletons r up 2 these much.. only for ocassional blue-moon kind of mood den might pop by... lately only prefer sit around, look around, chit-chat, chew abit over wif 1/2 rounds of beer will b gd enuff 4 me..
tho i'm still game for chking out e new places of hangout wif gd food, drinks & entertainment..

guess tis comes wif age or we've al "been there done tat" 2 bother much oredi?? ponderz.....

2007-05-13T04:25:00.000+08:00

ok... i gave myself a movie marathon 2day...
i watched 4 rented movies bk2bk... $15 for 4 shows.. super 划算
1) Scoop
2) Pirates of the Carribian - Deadman's Chest
3) 放逐
4) 黑社会-以合为贵

used to tink i cld do e necessary tasks when i've got free idle time... but when tat point arrive, tat urge/feel juz evaporate & gave way to "nuah" & koon n further idle away in front of tv... bloody thing is e "reminder" of e unfinished/urgent tasks came hunting u once u're bk behind ur job's desk.. pek cek rite??

switch on pc later @ nite... left it ta idle awhile... but when want to use den gana hang... so try hard-reboot lor... den e worst happened... "disc-read-error" was blinking on e screen... no matter how many times i try reboot...URGH!!! my HDD is @ risk tis time... siao-liao... URGH!!!
now i can't even access my own data.. let alone connect to any USB device... i juz bought a new keyboard somemore (heng for $5.90 only) ALAMAK!!! any genius out there can salvage moi system?? wonder how much it'll cost siah... *sob+pek-cek* meanwhile i've ta "beg" sis ta borrow her laptop.. she unwilling allows... haiz...

haiyoh y r situations goin against me when i finally found e "spirit"/energy ta do smthg serious?!(>.<)

2007-05-11T01:41:00.000+08:00

haiz.. tot i cld update my playlist in mp3 player & hp.. but my usb connection gana problem.. hardware ok but pek-cek where went wrong.. URGH!

other den Spiderman3, nothin else much ta watch.. sianz
dread drinking beer / wonder arnd solo.. but HAIZ... treat as $ lor
wonder when can go vacation abroad.. but go wif who?

dread waking up, tired eyes & no mood/energy in e day... hump not e hollow+sianz phase again?

wat's new?

2007-05-10T23:28:00.000+08:00

here're some new findings u may like ta chk out oso

tis prog @ Ch-U feature new places we can chk out
too bad they hve not include e name+location details yet.. juz tune in & pay attention lor
都是大发现 2 http://u.mediacorptv.com/onthebeat2.htm

another one is 带你看世界 http://u.mediacorptv.com/adventure/ i watched e 1st episode on how e 3 host were selected & e training process they've been thru... not ez leh.. comm skill must b super gd, lots of paitience & test ur reflexes @ impromptu.. WOW!

wat else m i tuning in?
自游旅行摄 http://u.mediacorptv.com/roadtrip/
下一站彩虹 (港剧) == abt fashion designer industry.. aka HK version Runway
神雕侠侣 == like to watch but always missed /clash wif smthg else
ANTM http://www.cwtv.com/shows/americas-next-top-model
娱乐百分百
康熙来了
Discovery - Travel
Animal Planet

once i got chance to tune into Google's documentary.. only den realized how big scale e competitiveness is or tis unique but huge industry.. when compared to MS, Yahoo, & China market... anyway FYI here're e other 2 major search engines tat's big in China..
新浪 www.sina.com http://ent.sina.com.cn/
百度 www.baidu.com / 搜狐 http://www.sohu.com/

lately oso watched 26届香港电影金像奖 http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/hkfa26/index.shtml
dun like e dubbed voice-over.. simply dun understand y 《满城尽带黄金甲》 won so much nominations.. tat 9yr old boy was super fortunate tho not so 4 Aron tis time.. tat's HK film art

on movies... I've not watch Spiderman yet.. still crowded i guess.. mayb nxt week lah.. dun really hve other nice shows either.. hiaz i wonder if tis one ever made it here 《刺青》.. dunno can find rented version boh... http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/f/ciqing/index.html

my pending rental list >>
《黑社会：龙城岁月》《黑社会2：以和为贵》
《放逐》 http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/f/exiled/index.html
《四大天王》 http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/f/sdtw/index.html
[吴彦祖news http://ent.sina.com.cn/s/h/f/wuyz/index.html]
《伊莎贝拉》 http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/f/isabella/index.html

here r somemore ta stay intune 2 happenings & b updated >>>
新动网 http://www.xin.sg/ 我报网 http://mypaper.com.sg/

八大電視 http://www.gtv.com.tw/Index.aspx
MTV 中文网站 http://www.mtvchinese.com/
SoundBuzz http://www.soundbuzz.com/dms/home.aspx?partner=2
91.3FM http://www.radio913.com/
98.7FM http://www.987fm.sg/

lately here're e 3 new places i'm going ta chk out (yeah i'm abit behind trend..haiz)
1) Haji Lane
2) Arab St
3) Centro-opp Clark Quay
4) AMK hub (cnt waite 4 e Cathay ta open)

mayb will go solo-exploring on wkn lah.. (^^)

新发现。。日本漫画改编的偶像剧《我家公主》最近开拍。。八大新戏。。
吴尊与张韶涵，辰亦儒合拍

where m i now?

2007-04-24T23:52:00.000+08:00

was having lunch e other day when i met a familiar face fr e past.. i cnt recall his name correctly but he's kind enuff ta leave me his num.. a nice guy.. he's handling construction project on re-vamping shopping space or mrt stn.. happens tob near moi office.. mayb will meet him for lunch 1day..

over e wkn received a pleasant call fr Roy (neighbour) 2 go supper when i'm all e way @ Lakeside.. heng he's nice enuff ta meet up halfway @ Tiong Bahru.. by e time i reach is abt 11plus.. n his GF is arnd looking tired.. we decide to chk out e HK cafe nearby.. we catch up e old times.. he's becoming more uncle even tho is only 4yrs gap..haha.. his GF Celine is in e 80s.. is actually kcpss junior.. small world hor.. not bad chattable but i'm abit unease in his GF's presence.. coz i noe him awhile bk, is familiar of his pattern, quite gum.. wonder y she join in tho she's quite exhausted.. hmmm.. anyway i ordered a 炸浆面,mango pudding & ice-lemon-tea.. e mango pudding become mango-freeze drink.. meaning i've got 2 huge cups of drinks 2gether.. alamak i cannot finish.. but Roy insisted buying tis round.. so it's my turn nxt time liaoz.. (heng ah).. another reason y is tat he lives nxt block, so hangin out wif him is quite convenient, but will self-remind not to abuse tis too much now tat he's attach oso..

had a super late sms reply in e middle of last nite.. tat's like 2-3days later?! but i can still smile abit abt it coz was fr a fren bk den.. he's goin 2 switch into normal-hr in May @ sales dept.. which lighten moi spirits abit, hope got chance catch up wif him den.. later tat nite saw him online in MSN.. he looked rounder but got a pretty gf face beside him in e foto.. slightly affected.. glad tat he @ least bother 2 b friendly enuff ta chat abit.. not tat bad lah..*sign* SHRUG bygones oredi

was glad 2 see D bk @ his seat on Mon.. bk fr his 2wk forced leave.. tho i noe he's bk 2 serve e remainding 3 days notice... he was paitient & nice enuff to help & has taught me alot bk den.. & i've gotten used 2 his working style too.. his pattern is unique as i've never came across another like him b4.. but tis gd mood din last long coz b4 lunchtime he pass me a note saying tat he's given early release & tat's his last day liao.. we were both stunned.. den his email got blocked.. didn't noe mgmt can b tis "efficient" AMAZED & slightly sad/pek-cek by tis.. he bade e rest farewell.. a few advise & kind reminders for me.. & left.. ah i'll miss him abit... tho we rarely crack jokes much, was mainly work support & him helping to save my ass a few occasions, i'm grateful.. such nice senior really hard to come by.. *sign*

[urgh tis cheap keyboard is not so friendly.. yucky]

i'm suppose ta b bz sending resumes & job hunting but i got distracted as usual..hiaz.. but @ e bk of my mind, i'm at loss on wat career path to switch into... industry & experience relevance, remuneration pkg, career prospect, current worthwhile industry vs moi capabilities.. contemplating on whether to study somemore... these r all messy.. observing e pple arnd me, e frens' progress... does puts me into dilemma too... esp @ tis age & point/status of life.. HAIZ i dun need ta go into e daily stress-war tat i've ta face @ office

now i've to go thru 2wk's worth of ads , online postings plus indusry+course research to do... oso pining for moi pay chq.. wonder how ta reduce e bill/debts + expenditure on e side.. HIAZ

from watching TV...

2007-04-01T16:24:00.000+08:00

yesterday was @ home whole day parked in front of e tv... yeah again... coz e rest of e world has eir own things 2 do... wif e exception of including me... oh well... might as well since its all cost saving & staying out of trouble/other temptations o spend $...

i was ch-surfing till i stop @ Ayumi's Concert... come 2 tink of it... it's been a super long while since i last listeded 2 her tracks oredi.. she's nearly the Japanes version of Maddona by the many multi chameleon changing 造型... another 百变天后 esp in her various MTVs...
there were chinese translated lyrics for the songs she sang... i was amazed how meaningful the lyrics is... although it's sang in Japanese, i'm also looking @ the translated lyrics concurrently... dunno Y but i was very touched 感动 by the lyric content... oso by her performance & e audiences' responses... it's so amazing... i came to understand totally when they say there's "No Boundaries & Language Barrier in MUSIC" i've yet to find a site tat feature ch translation for her lyrics yet but u can view e closest eng translated ones here >> http://ayumi.primenova.com/lyrics.php

i'm also lucky enuff to tune to JolinTsai's 舞娘专集制作特辑
for tis album she has more say in choice of tracks, done research & decide for each track's image, oso not ta mention the gynastic moves & new dance cheorography for each song... for tis amount of hard work & efforts put in... i admire her energy & dedication... YEAH i'm looking forward on going to her Concert nxt week end... juz need ta boorow a binoculars for better view (^0^)

oh yeah i recently bought a book 《我爱大明星》 which is a collaboration of these 4 celebrities 蔡依林、杨丞琳、小猪罗志祥、黄立行 tat i've not yet started reading...
oso saw eir interview via YouTube... come to tink of it... each of em is respected & famous in their own rights... as artists, 主持人 & singers... i liked 3 of em for their music & performances... i didn't really follow 杨丞琳 much coz she's oo cute for moi flavour... but being e youngest of tis grp, she enter e biz quite early @ her age too... i watched her farewell episode @ 《我猜》 as her singing schedule was too packed for her to continue... 小猪 came a long way oso, not ta mention Stanley who was part of LABoyz bk in moi secondary sch days... 毕竟都是实力帅哥美女嘛 wow tat was some memory-lane siah...

AnimalPlanet - Animal Zodiac 十二生肖 is another prog i watched... they were saying how the generic individual animal traits is so similar to our human-characteristics-personalities... come to tink of it... really leh... all e scientists are learning from them for the longest time... amazing tat some pple we encountered reminds u of certain animals' unique qualities? 东方 - 十二生肖 vs the Western Horoscope 星座 dates back since dunno when oredi...

i recently bought a book titled Dogs Don't Bite When a Growl Will Do - When Your Dog Can Teach You About Living A Happy Life 》which is a really nice & cute book... [click picx for book review] tis further adds up o the many theory ta we must learn more from them... on top of other stuffs
but on the other hand tis means to say I've 2 books ta finish reading... haa

yeah i "learnt" fr TV watching yet again... only wishing i can watch more @ e same time or have a hard-disc ta record those i've missed... can njoy & apreciate another gd movie anytime.. since oredi done & finish with 《花样少年少女》 oredi... m toying e idea of renting 《转角遇到爱》 C how lah..

2day i went 2 rent movies ta watch @ home... ta kill time really coz lately dun hve much worthy stufs on TV... 6 or 7 movies to finish till 6apr... Ah movie marathon liaoz

later m meeting Chloe ta watch Number23... e last movie i watched was Breaking & Entering... a relationship drama... next movie i'm after will be Shooter... Transformer... if i got super-duper bored/pek-cek i might go watch Mr Bean's Holiday haha

ok getting ready ta go meet Chloe liaoz... till den (^^)

(^^) 久为了

2007-03-15T23:41:00.000+08:00

oh wat a long "break"
wif CNY, a frens' wedding, a few nice & so-so movies, another dice-forfeit-bad-drink-mix-nite, a few gr8 meals, many splurged cab fares, even got splurged shopping @ Mango (finally) & not 2 forget.. e ever-long-boring work routine days...

guess e most major/exciting one wld be.....
A> i done outdoor video-recording or SOKA's Chingay participation.. U bet! i was leisurely walking smack in e middle of e performers & recording e whole thing even including e grand-sand VIPs... although it's long waite & walk.. but unique experience... how/where else wld one hve such chance 2 b in moi position?

B > YES! i passd moi Adv Final Theory (again) !!! now juz need ta plan moi funds 2 get driving license settled... by tis yr end.... otherwise b w/i 2yrs time-limit

C > watching 吴尊 in 《花样少年少女》连戏剧... 他好帅噢！！ Ella 也不赖啦，演的好吔 come-on... compared 2 e rest... it's @least smthg lah... yeah i even acquired e DVDs juz 2 speed up e story-telling process... such campus-romance-sypnosis cum gd-looking casts formula is usually well-received... recent 《我报》 wrote tat he even beat 金城伍 & 竹也内锋 in Taiwan's internet poll for being most handsome in Asia... 哦！

like many things happened rite?? depends how's one sees it lah..

on e other hand, lately i've reach e stage where >>>
#1)
there're only so much places i've been to on tis island... places juz to spent e hot-heated afternoon / idle hours awayplus not ta splurge till bankrupt... to 2 point tat makes we wonder wat else is new...
yeah Orch rd is in e mids o major landscape & retail facelift.. while Viviocity is transisting fr new excitement to oh-another-place-avail-2hangout/chill.. & MOS is a passe compared to e recent hip 2 b seen place @ St-Jams / Sentosa Beach Bar.. & not 2 forget e ever-snail-paced-major-IR prj... & when i wonder abt overseas travels, i'm creaded by own's pathetic paychk/savings available

#2)
know e frens/pple arnd U @ abit deeper level 2 noe wat e expect & assume 70% of e time how they wld react/response... & e bloody thing is, I'M RIGHT usually 80%(-) ?! As in >>>
Guys wld b guys, either they're BZ wif work/career OR occupied wif GF/2b-wife OR own gaming/sports/golf/majiong/clubbing world.... Ask em if got any leisure prog, its either dunno-waite-C-how-replies, act-blur or not-available-MIA
as or galfrens, yes admit even i'm wary of e xtra sensitivity/sensitiveness... but most of e ones arnd me R either married/attached to prefer moi company... yes there're a few remaining singles to hang-out wif for tat num of occasions... my preferred flavour ain't exactly very welcome idea @ times... but hey i cn't please anyone/everyone either ?!
Also as times goes by... it does makes u wonder if it's worthwhile juz to on e side of accomodating the other party or rather juz please yourself? e line is getting grayer & grayer...
Izit some / usual unspoken expctations or assumpions e culprit OR e problem is actually me (attitude, behaviour, expressions)???

#3)
Realized e critical-ness, scrutinity & sensitivity-ness of corporate/biz/company email correspondences.
& realized my own lack of wisdom in this area... & oso amazed/baffled by e huge effect/expression one can make in simple english-vocabulary-phrasing... intense/sweat leh

#4)
each day is a long-dreading process @ e office... doubting own's purpose of being present... BUT oso stunned @ own's poor/unsatisfactory outcome @ current phase... & feeling too drained & tired to bother doin smthg abt it...
a number of times it makes me ponderz I: Wat e Hell?? II: Wat did i do wrong? III: Shld i b relieved by self-hypnotising "Things will become better" "Be thankful & grateful of wat U've" "Everything happens for a reason"
many a times i'd rather juz continue be zonk-out (sleep) thru e rest of time .......... wat kind of happiness i wanted or wat i existed for, for wat purpose? i'm envious of many arnd me but... HAIZ cn't help it again

oh damn, hey i'm suppose ta feel gr8 2nite after a nice meet-up wif a pal over dinner earlier leh... he has progressed really well & wld like 2 rub some of his gd fortune on me too leh... happy 4 him yeah... i actually felt alot better den...

ok b4 i forget... 4 drivers & other keen ones, here's e prog not ta missed for gd "new" hangout & cheapest parking-lots in town area...
Channel-U 冤家路窄 Wed at 8pm/12am
those who dun hve change pls refer here > http://u.mediacorptv.com/waytogo.htm

YEAH it's Fri finally... can't waite for e fun-planned Sat (^^)

[DISCLAIMER : All tat is mentioned here is purely personal opinion & not directed & anyone intentionally for hurt/discomfort/unpleasantness/完全没恶意。如有任何巧合请包涵原谅。]

moi "nite life"

2007-01-25T23:00:00.000+08:00

lately sis decides to subscribe to cable, having e standard channels only... so means YEAH got more channels to surf thru... (^0^) but after awhile i'm only switching among a few i-consider-nice-ones... at least they're entertaining & funny... Ch 46 / Ch 51 MTV Mandarin / Ch 52 康熙来了II
got 2 or 3 others but cnt recall much @ e moment...

fyi SVC Program Schedule >> http://cabletv2.starhub.com/portal/TEPrgGuide.jsp
fyi Channel U >> http://u.mediacorptv.com/ & http://u.mediacorptv.com/programmes.htm
fyi artscentral >> http://www.artscentral.sg/2006/What
fyi Channel 8 >> http://ch8c.mediacorptv.com/
fyi Channel 5 >> http://ch5.mediacorptv.com/

otherwise i'll b watching these local ones...
(yeah i'm a couch-potato.. whoah there waistline)
Ch 5 - The Dance Floor Sun 8pm / Girls Out Loud Mon 10pm / The Apprentice
Ch 8 - 下一站…吃什么 / 摆家乐 / 风云II / 小鱼儿与花无缺
Ch U - 好吃王2 Mon 8pm / IN女皇2 + 都是大发现 Tue 8pm / 世界那么大 Thur 8pm / 简单就是美 Tues 9.30pm/ 金枝欲孽 / 娱乐百分百

akan datang drama-serial @ Ch U :
{u c tis 2 drama-serial in most stalls... very e in now esp wif diehard fans}
- 花样少年少女 Hanazakarino Kimitachihe (主演： Ella、吴尊、汪东城)
- 白色巨塔 (主演：言承旭、戴立忍、张钧甯、吴孟达、费翔)

if i really got too super bored... i'll juz get my hands on those DVD/VCD drama/animation series & watch continuous non-stop... too bad my pc down if not i'll be entertained by YouTube / Mr Brown or Miyagi / blog crab in here (again) / etc...

thus usually @ nite i'll b channel surfing e above channels till past 1 or 2am b4 i hit my bed... otherwise i'll b outside either dinner+movie alone / go out wif few galfrens / browsing arnd in j8 or elsewhere alone / reading a magazine or novel @ home / etc... (70% of e time being dependent on e amt of vit$ avail... pathetic rite i noe.. hiaz..)
shrug there goes moi so-called nite or social (as if there's anythg interesting?) life... yeah i spent e whole of 2nite bloggin in here.. can feel my back straining now.. jya-neh

m(_ _)m

Anita Kapoor - Bare Beauty

2007-01-25T22:44:00.000+08:00

Mondays @ ArtCEntral 9:30pm

In every episode of Bare Beauty, the lovely and charming Anita Kapoor (best known as a host for MTV and Discovery Travel and Living) dishes out natural beauty secrets, chats with experts, and takes us along on day trips throughout the country. From growing your own herbs like cinnamon, aloe vera, and tumeric, to turning those herbs into face masks and health drinks, Anita unveils nature’s must-know beauty secrets. Now you can look and feel like a star because beauty begins in your own home! http://www.iatv.tv/variety/5020/ [click on BareBeauty]

dunno if any of u hve tune in 2 tis b4... it's quite gd.. now i juz wonder where she blog/kept her e nice recipes/remedies of skincare & healthy lifestyle... they always show her typing away in her mac... besides her so many fancyful huge & flattering frames & figure...she's actually quite talented herself... done voice-recording, MTV host, stage related stuffs oso.. Wow rite?!

so will one kind soul pls fw me her blog/URL if u came across yeah... (^^)

16mar07
YES! a kind soul ThankU so much... here's her related URL >>
http://dancefloordiva.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/anitakapoor

《门徒》介绍

2007-01-25T21:27:00.000+08:00

片名：《门徒》
类型：反毒/剧情
导演：尔冬升
主演：刘德华吴彦祖古天乐袁咏仪张静初
上映日期：2007年2月14日(国内)

i wld like to watch tis one... for e gd & big casts... oso 4 e new storyline genre...
besides e usual comedy + Hk mafia + romentic ones + arty-farty ones... tis one focus on Drug & it's impact w/i a mafia-gang... dun tink got tis kind b4 rite? it's one rare movie where u've e 3 most suave guys 2gether oso leh... (drool) so for more info, pls refer 2 e links below...

《门徒》亮相故事神似《无间道》
http://www.yn.xinhuanet.com/ent/2006-08/04/content_7693460.htm

《门徒》official site
http://ent.tom.com/movie/l/protege.html

电影《门徒》剧照
http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2006-12/22/content_5520650.htm

《门徒》剧照曝光
http://news.xinhuanet.com/ent/2006-12/21/content_5515419.htm

(^^) can't waite till payday & reward myself wif tis eh...

pek cek...

2007-01-15T23:31:00.000+08:00

it's either tis prog got bug or i give up... i juz typed a whole pg of frustration n it juz vanish upon highlighting everything ?!?!??!?!? wat e hell?!?!?? n now i forgot wat i've typed... need ta do tis all over again... URHG!!!

i tot my pc being down is oredi terrible... in here oso gana bully? eh wat is tis?
my pc down 4 2wk plus liao... now using bro's lower end one wif lag time one... wonder how ta solve my own pc oredi frustrated n irritated liao ok

found my silver scandal missing upon reaching home... wonder god noes where mum stuff it way again... which she does often n juz reply forgot where she stuff if... all e time... roll-eyes pek-cek

oredi had a lousy wkn when client gave u wake up call coz someone no-show.. got another wake up call again tis morn coz someone miss e bus... den spent e nxt 3+hr ta guide e poor chap in there... juz another day in usual-wrk-crap...

dig tis... no vit$ & no social life (wat else den occassional movies, dinner? alone @ times?)... nothin 2 interest me/b happy abt much.. got endless debts 2 clear wif pathetic pay... restrained by lack of vit$... wat else is interesting ? plus no pc now?! HAIZ not tat i'm sounding lousy most of e time in here (moi limited few outlets) stuck wif such situation, any better suggestion? m(_ _)m

haiizzz... 261206 boxing day

2007-01-04T18:55:00.000+08:00

I’m in e low-moral-sianzz mood as soon as e eyes r open.. coz hve 2 drag myself 2 work.. again..
I’ve been dreading tat ever since dunno when oredi.. tis routine is getting more n more pek-cek n zombie liaoz
It dreads juz 2 tink tat tis is still dragging on @ tis age.. there goes e famous saying "comparison kills (literally 人比人气死人) makes one ponderz if it’s worthwhile continuing tis existence.. u’ve no idea how many times tis cross between moi 2 ears..
E only nice gd thing happen yesterday is attending Adrian’s wedding dinner.. I almost totally forgot.. only recall it when I reach the office later.. but its oredi too late bcoz I came in blue+balck of all colours.. worse I’ve casual slipper.. n w/o red packet oso.. peng-san.. on top of all tis I forgot to bring out mua HP.. heng I dun hve much calls to deal wif.. Adrian looked very different in white suite & in e wedding fotos.. there’s one funny one where he’s dressed in traditional chinese style wif a "pigtail" attached making him looked like 大爷 (^^).. we were treated wif e extended video version of e wedding album shots b4 e bride n groom can actually start off wif e 1st march-in.. e sisters made their entrance wif angel wings while e brudders were suited in black seated behind.. where e dinner only begins @ quarter to 9.. e latest I’ve came across so far..
It was really nice 2 c Patsy, Jane & Leon again… Leon’s hair looked different tis time, coz he never use hair-gel… haha.. (oh maybe I’ll talk about him another time) was glad tat we juniors were seated 2gether @ another table..
Jordan is in his usual self bickering e rest juz 2 make it abit more "entertaining" (roll eyes) e bride n groom hve each of eir fair share grp of frens ta handle.. quite sporting actually to drink oso.. nah eir brudders n sisters will "take-care" of em lah..
2day rained e whole day oso… all e way till e wedding dinner ended… sooo nice ta hibernate under e blanket… oh can’t wait 4 weekend to arrive siah… it’ll b NEW YEAR celebration!!

haiizz... 271206

2006-12-26T16:08:00.000+08:00

since PS is on leave so i dun care whether i report late 4 wrk onot.. (although tis won't put me in gd employee responsible punctual light but wat e hell).. e bloody thing is tat I suay-suay enter late bypassing big-boss’s way 2 toilet.. tsk tsk tsk.. so leaves me unable 2 go of early 2day liao.. since e internet connection is quite pathetic 2day, i might as well juz type here w/o risking my rice bowl
these days it's juz attempting 2 act bz during off hr niah oso.. since there's no suitable cand 4 e existing JO & being e smallest fry who is doom 2 e mgmt's deployment 4 company's well-being (on us employee's expenses).. e overall working moral is super duper low..
wif e recent major re-org, being e tiniest fry in e grp, there wasn't really much choice left but 2 pick up watever scraps of craps left if not resign.. @ least all members of e grp agree upon getting our deserved bonus (which is end Feb07) den consider other options.. e salary is going to b revised wif harsher t&c.. putting each of us in further jeopardy & vulnerable..
juz makes u regret signing on tat dotted line way in e beginning hor...
hiaz seems like tis wk only requires me 2 b physically being "active" 2 e station niah.. considering w/o receiving much instructions on e handing-over nor anything else much den juz e few pathetic difficult orders 2 close...
one gr8 irony is.. e govt can invent own rules where no racial discrimination can b included in adverts but yet eir users can afford 2 be super picky+choosy on eir preferred requirement details.. urgh!
worse is tat even when e requirements r oredi stated, but e whole island who dun meet e criteria can flood e email acct.. pek-cek
wat i'm frustrated/disturbed most is tat e rest of e grp has got eir instructions of e proceedings of re-org juzt left me who hve 2 get 2ndhand incomplete info of wat's happening & wat's leftover..
tis juz reduce watever +aspect i've of tis firm 2 hit below e zero point..
which resulted me enter e low-moral-no-mood-2-bother-anymore mode
n when one is landed in such situation, other den HAIZZ or taking huge breathes, wat else can u do ta distract urself? someone pls enlighten me
2 ta tok abt advise / enlightenment.. pardon me but i've heard e usual more den enuff.. e famous line "to say is sooo EZ, but to do it is totally smthg else.." pple can juz say+preach all e usual but e other party juz simply dun get it to make it happen @ all or e usual worse case, juz simply dun believe it works..
so how "strong-willed" can one b so tat he/she will not b affected by e pple/external environment surrounding em? hey we're after all HUMAN leh !?
HAIZZzzz.. wonder how long tis phase will last.. so now is juz pining 4 e time to past quicker so tat i can disappear sooner 4 e day... (-_-) peng-san

sat nite ~ booze timeout

2006-11-27T23:13:00.000+08:00

i was slightly surprised when a galfren emailed me an invitation for early x'mas celebration...i go "HUH!?" when i saw e date 25Nov.. tat's waaaayy in ADVANCE by 1-month leh?! my goodness.. but hey its nearby + organize in my nearby galfren's plce + make a few new frens + got food n drinks... Y not? who noes?

on e actual day... i had a brief amateur/novice game of tennis n a bite earlier b4 heading to her plce... not too bad, weather was nice, sun was in e clouds, able to leisurely swing abt 45min... went home unload & "gear-up" 4 party
thk gdness still hve lots of food by e time i reach... a nice pal brought over his Entertainment-Gear (includes xtra lazer+flash lightling besides e groovy CDs) ta setup in her living-rm, transforming it into a mini dance floor... along wif e Members-Lounge (where e food+drinks are) where e "rusty-joint" guests chat... oh we had a brief "DJ-on-pot-wif-bowl-stint", "part-time-bartender-cum-Bouncer" appearance oso... amazing rite?

n e highlight of e evening is.. e 5-10 session.. hiayoh.. e concoction was damn potent!! i tot i had worst @ MartelNite prevously... tis time round is really terrible... n e mixer-bartender is gals 4yrs mua junior?! imagine tis.. wine+voka+orange+ipa... u dun wanna taste it... damn hard ta swallow... my gosh wat mix is tis?! one poor guy ended up drinking nearly 3 pines' worth of it... not ta mention others who made wrong moves accidentally or another who somehow "saboh" or shld i say "initiated" his junior nephew into drinking... my head was throbbing bad after 3 wrong moves... oh well we all had fun (minus off e merlion part yucks).. i'm crossing own fingers mentally on how long it'll take 2 redeem my poor liver bk in pink status.. (shake-head)

@1am plus, most of e crowd has gone, wif juz a handful of us remaining, not ta forget e food+alcohol+beer+wine.. got 2 guys gone case on sofa snoring.. left 2 females n 1 male standing..
@4am+ 3 sober ones still managed to chat wif clear mind.. wif one exceptional individual who won't give up ofering me beer @ such unholy hour.. esp when i've already got sobered after clearing mua system.. while i'm chewing purple cabbage & drinking h2o.. we were wondering how SY's wedding nite will be like... i'm glad tat jr-nephew n me r on e same gnd.. shld i b bribe by e groom/bride's side...hmmmmm (wide evil grin, swishing devil's tail)

i was finally peng-san an hr later... managed 2 wash-up & park mua lenses.. n find a single-seater sofa to KO.. by e time i wake up it was oredi 12noon & all guys hve left... had e remainding tasteful potato salad 4 lunch & called it a day...

lately very 一个人...

2006-11-27T22:10:00.000+08:00

(roll eyes) yep... i'm in e 一个人 phase lately... mayb someone can suggest how when esp when u're diagnosed wif low Vit$M condition?... hiaz+sianz... thankfully i'm able to seek bearable consolation on self-indulgence in solo movies, some mp3, a few DVDs, TV-ch surfing... there're only so many cheap-thrills one can hve here in SG... shrug...

anyway... tis song is a cover of e eng version... by New Order called Bizarre Love Triangle (1986)... SandyLam's version is nicely re-mixed wif (juz in mua phase) nice lyrics... i'm tempted to get her latest CD 《呼吸》

林憶蓮《一個人》
詞：周耀輝編：雷頌德監：雷頌德
Recorded by 陳西敏 & Naruse Tatsuhito 3’44

我想和你好好過一生
也想偶爾一個人
我想我的生活很安穩
也想偶爾不安份

也許是我太敏感
總是在問我最近是否有點悶
清早直到黃昏
有幾個小時動人
我會不會已經忘了性感

也許是我太認真總害怕自己變了你的人
大街直到大門有幾個故事發生
我算不算是幸福的人

我想和你好好過一生也想偶爾一個人
我想我的生活很安穩也想偶爾不安份
不安份～～

不是愛你不夠深只想對自己更誠懇
清早直到黃昏有幾個小時動人
已經很久沒有認識陌生的人

最好是你不要問有時候我想做遊魂
大街直到大門有幾個故事發生
什麼都擁有卻想別的可能

我想和你好好過一生也想偶爾一個人
我想我的生活很安穩也想偶爾不安份
我想和你好好過一生也想偶爾一個人
我想我的生活很安穩也想偶爾不安份

我想做你更好的愛人才想偶爾一個人
我想我的感情會永恆才想偶爾不安份

我想和你好好過一生也想偶爾一個人
我想我的生活很安穩也想偶爾不安份

@ times i do need a few perk-me-up ones oso... it was Maddona - Confession On e Dance Floor earlier but these days is either Promiscuous by Nelly Furtado / 唯舞独尊&舞娘 by JolinTsai。。yeah i'm abit outdated but tis can meanwhile sustain mua lah (^^)

moi current colleagues

2006-10-05T01:08:00.000+08:00

here's some glimpse of moi colleagues...
tis grp is fun really... it's rare (4 me @ least) 2 b able to mingle 2gether so nicely.. tat we can go makan+drinking+play tricky games 2gether leh..
unfortunately 3 of em opt to "liberate" emselves 2 greener pastures
...meaning e rest of us still raging our battles...
oh well 天下重有不散的筵席。。肯定难忘。。

now only left me

oh we've njoyed e ups & downs 2gether, appreciated all e assistances, humourS & laughters we've had... not ta mentioned occasional beer+makan+ride..

we were 12 till 2date left wif 4.. meaning tat now we're badly under-staffed...
wif our hands full+flooded... plus higher tension level... peng-san
i wonder how long tis will last
oso m pondering how ta survive tis...

to e liberated ones, I'm so glad tat we've cross paths & support each other on gd+bad moments.. may it b smooth sailing 4 u & let's all keep in touch yeah!(^^)

Akan Datang... 好戏登场... again (^^)

2006-08-04T01:28:00.000+08:00

oh hai yoh go zai masu... 1:25am blogging in... (siao rite?!)
yeah yeah... ur friendly movie-critic is here again... chinese shows tis time...

tis is e most recent movie i watched... 《龙虎门》

[click picx for more info]
·故事内容·
改编自香港著名漫画家黄玉郎的经典漫画名作，影片以王小虎、王小龙和石黑龙三个热血青年所创立的龙虎门武馆为主线，弘扬了警恶惩奸，除强扶弱的精神，展现了中国武术的博大精深。

　　剧情梗概：王小虎身手不凡且具侠义心肠，一次到湖舫用膳时巧遇黑帮大会，同时发现有恶霸在场横行霸道，王小虎正义感大发，踢出其看家本领——降龙十八腿，击倒恶霸，最终还误打误撞取去黑帮视之如宝物的一道金牌。

　　原来金牌是亚洲犯罪集团罗刹教教主火云邪神所颁的罗刹令，凡持有罗刹令者便拥有与罗刹教合作的专利权。王小虎不知令牌底蕴，在庆功之际被黑帮伏击，因缘际会下他反被同时来取令牌的黑帮保镖王小龙所救，更遇上持双节棍的金发少年石黑龙仗义相助。罗刹令被王小龙取得，王小虎惊见其身上玉佩，发现王小龙竟是其同父异母的兄长。

　　王小龙身在江湖，却从不沾手犯罪之事，其黑帮大哥马坤把令牌交回罗刹教后，竟突然宣布退出江湖，因而触怒火云邪神，火云邪神遂命其养女罗刹女除去马坤。另一方面，王小虎欲与王小龙相认，求助于马坤爱女马小灵，马小灵早已对王小虎心存好感，于是仗义相助，惜王小龙一时间未能接受王小虎。罗刹女围剿马家，马坤被杀，王小龙带着马小灵杀出重围，负伤去到龙虎门武馆。身负重伤的王小龙因未能抛开心中的枷锁而不愿踏进龙虎门，遂把马小灵交托于王小虎后独自离去。王小虎及石黑龙得知马家灭门，实时义愤填膺，决定替马小灵报仇。

　　火云邪神得知龙虎门高手如云而感到兴奋莫名，一时技痒竟夜闯龙虎门。王小虎等人的师父王降龙为抵挡火云邪神而惨遭杀害。王小虎与石黑龙痛心疾首，力战火云邪神，惜被火云邪神的盖世武功打得落花流水。火云邪神血洗龙虎门后傲慢地离去，留下垂死的龙虎双皇。

　　龙虎门在一夜间被移为平地，马小灵唯有带同伤重的龙虎双皇到中国白云山求医。白云山内有一名奇侠，其武术与医术皆卓越非凡却性情怪癖，全赖马小灵千方百计用诚意打动奇侠，出手救助龙虎双皇。龙虎双皇伤愈后即求奇侠传授武术绝学，誓要替师父王降龙报仇。

　　同一时间，王小龙因严重内伤而险些丧命，幸得其爱人罗刹女相救才得以保命。原来王小龙与罗刹女早已相恋，罗刹女更甘愿为爱情而背叛火云邪神，在罗刹教中偷得神丹，助王小龙逃出鬼门关。

　　龙虎三皇各自潜心苦练，欲在短时间内把武功提升，誓要与火云邪神把新仇旧恨算清。而自恃神功无敌的火云邪神亦无惧龙虎三皇，在罗刹教布下天罗地网，决要与龙虎三皇来一场地动山摇的终极一战……

e fight sequence is gr8+kool+stylo-mylo... e 降龙十八掌 style is unique+powerful alrite... for those who njoys chinese kungfu comics/novels/animation wld appreciate tis...
those who had watched《杀破狼》previously wld be more intune i guess...
btw fyi 《杀破狼2》& 《龙虎门2》is oredi in production process...can't waite
seems like now is 甄子丹 Donnie's round to claim his lime-light while e rest (洪金宝,任达华,成龙,李连杰) hve taken back seat (worn-out) liaoz... u wonder how these kind of pple maintain eir agility+training @ eir age hor?!

e nxt movie I'm eyeing on is tis one...
《夜宴》 [click picx for more info]

yeah it's e usual court-consipracy-drama-love triangle plot but i find its worth watching esp wif tis kind of cast & cinemathography combination effort

·故事内容·

凶煞之夜，
厉帝大摆贺宴。

婉后献上了毒酒，
青女献上了歌舞。

他的谋臣，
觊觎着王位，
静观其变。

这座旷世的宫廷里，
权力与欲望的争夺
已然拉开序幕。

那曲关于寂寞的歌，
让死亡也懂了爱。

于是曲终人散时，
王子握住了仇敌
含毒的宝剑，
君王将他的荣誉
和生命都归还于殿前。

那么，仅剩的那条茜素红呢？
还是她早已化作欲望，吞没了一切。

hmm as for English ones...coz moi din find any nice so far yet...

Priates of the Carribean...
oh we'll watch for Johnny Depp's comedic effort & of coz Olando.. again but wif marine/seafood pirates version tis time round... i'm still considering

The Lake House...
is e re-make fr e previous Korean version but wif Sandra Bullock & Keanue Reeve in 2 raise e box-office mass appeal... yeah plus lots of romatic element added in..

Tokyo Drift...
ok e nice racing vehicle & adrenalin is tempting.. mayb some Japse cast wld raise ur eyebrows.. BUT is like another remake fr Initial-D lor... come on fr e trailer u'll noe roughly how e plot is oredi liao.. americans goin to Tokyo to learn how ta Drift fr e originator of all popular Initial-D.. (roll eyes, goodness) ey juz throw in new cute hunks, vehicles & babes den wah-lah another new box-office-action-hit

u get moi point?? however they're still OK enuff 4 me ta chill-out unwind lah.. afterall it's moi domain for moi opinion (^O^)Cheers

好歌好词

2006-07-22T00:56:00.000+08:00

here're some songs whose lyrics & rhythem i found r worthwhile & energizing... (^^)

#1 蔡依林《舞娘》

月光放肆在染色的窗边
转眼魔幻所有视觉
再一杯那古老神秘恒河水
我镶在额头的猫眼揭开了庆典
为爱囚禁数千年的关键
正诉说遗忘的爱恋
听所有喜悲系在我的腰间
让那些画面再出现再回到从前

旋转跳跃我闭著眼
尘嚣看不见你沉醉了没
白雪夏夜我不停歇
模糊了年岁时光的沙漏被我踩碎

故事刻画在旋转的指尖
是谁在痴痴的跟随
这一夜那破旧皇宫的台阶
我忘情掉落的汗水点亮了庆典

一层一层把我紧紧包围
我要让世界忘了睡
你的心事倒映在我的眉间
放弃的快乐都实现难过都摧毁

旋转跳跃我闭著眼
尘嚣看不见你沉醉了没
白雪夏夜我不停歇
模糊了年岁舞娘的喜悲没人看见

时光的沙漏被我踩碎
舞娘的喜悲没人看见

所有喜悲写在我的眼前
让那些画面再出现回到从前

旋转跳跃我闭著眼
尘嚣看不见你沉醉了没
白雪夏夜我不停歇
模糊了年岁时光的沙漏被我踩碎

旋转跳跃我闭著眼
尘嚣看不见你沉醉了没
白雪夏夜我不停歇
模糊了年岁舞娘的喜悲没人看见

#2 张惠妹《单纯》
作词：廖莹如作曲：朱敬然编曲：吴庆隆

心中的山谷沉默的坠落
抬起头星空远了
直到有一天我找到光线
起飞前就想从前
月亮太阳让我永远唱不厌倦
快乐悲伤会留下纪念
回头是笑脸

＊我的世界往前飞因为单纯
守护我直到今天
我的心愿很遥远因为单纯
沿途上就算心灰
找回那原点

会留下什么在谁的心中
好与坏不得已的
身边的一切渐渐在变换
我记得我能记得
月亮太阳让我永远
唱不厌倦
快乐悲伤会留下纪念
回头是笑脸

repeat ＊

世界有我流过的那些眼泪
带着伤也有过喜悦
不再分辨永远跟随

repeat ＊,＊

#3 张惠妹《我要快乐?》
作词：邬裕康作曲：林倛玉编曲：吴庆隆

又被爱伤了一遍无所谓当作成长
刚刚走开的人烟还点着味道却淡了

＃我并不是天生爱寂寞却比任何人都多
就算把世界给我我还是一无所有

＊我要快乐我要能睡得安稳
有些人不抱了才温暖离开了才不恨我早应该割舍
我要快乐哪怕笑得再大声
心不是热的全都是假的只有眼泪是真的

把从前想了一遍谢谢了伤我的人
想做乐观的人每种雨声听了都不冷

Repeat ＃．＊．＊

我的决定是对的

#4 胡彦斌《皇帝》音乐密码music code

守候为了三世的家臣,
说我觉醒在这一代.
祖先为了我起的名字,
注定我将文武全才.
音符划分了我的世界,
左起蓬菜,右到了瑶台.
从我出生开始就富有四海.

我是自我加冕的皇帝,
拥有至高无上的权力.
决定兵戎相见,决定休生养息,
决定高官厚爵,决定终身奴役.

我听到,吾主万岁万万岁,笑里春秋多少泪,
我听到,胡王万岁万万岁,听错也当我听对.
我演奏红色的旋律,证明此刻登基为帝,
我写下红色的旋律,定年号为"万中无一",
听人取笑我童言无忌,左眼仁义右眼凌厉,
从我决定开始就征服天地.

我是自我加冕的皇帝,拥有至高无上的权力,
决定兵戎相见,决定休生养息,
决定高官厚爵,决定终身奴役.
我听到,吾主万岁万万岁,笑里春秋多少泪,
我听到,胡王万岁万万岁,听错也当我听对

#5 周华健《江湖笑》
神雕侠侣主题曲

江湖笑恩怨了
人过招笑藏刀
红尘笑笑寂寥
心太高到不了
明月照路迢迢
人会老心不老
爱不到放不掉
忘不了你的好

看似花非花雾非雾
滔滔江水留不住
一身嚎情壮志铁傲骨
原来英雄是孤独

江湖笑爱逍遥
琴豁萧酒来倒仰天笑
全忘了潇酒如风轻飘飘
爱或恨都不要

Fish Story - Gd Lesson

2006-07-22T00:38:00.000+08:00

a fren email me tis story... got morale one... (^^)

This was a pretty interesting story from The Sunday Wichita Eagle Newspaper a couple of weeks ago.

A resident in the area saw a ball bouncing around kind of strange in a nearby pond and went to investigate. It turned out to be a flathead catfish who had obviously tried to swallow a child's basketball which became stuck in its mouth!! The fish was totally exhausted from trying to dive, but unable to because the ball would always bring him back up to the surface. The resident tried numerous times to get the ball out, but was unsuccessful.

He finally had His wife cut the ball in order to deflate it and release the hungry catfish.

You probably wouldn't have believed this, if you hadn't seen the following pictures...

>> MORAL OF THE STORY
"Always be kind, because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."

PS : If you're not greedy in the first place, you won't be in this kind of trouble, will you?

To the People in My Life

2006-07-22T00:31:00.000+08:00

tis story is dedicated specially to U ¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦¡¦

A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.

It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the past and often no time to spend

with his wife and son. He was working on his future, and nothing could stop him.

Over the phone, his mother told him, "Mr. Belser died last night. The funeral is Wednesday."

Memories flashed through his mind like an old newsreel as he sat quietly remembering his childhood days.

"Jack, did you hear me?"

"Oh sorry, Mom. Yes, I heard you. It' s been so long since I thought of

him. I'm sorry, but I honestly thought he died years ago," Jack said.

"Well, he didn't forget you. Every time I saw him he'd ask how you were doing. He'd reminisce about the many days you spent over 'his side of the fence' as he put it," Mom told him.

"I loved that old house he lived in," Jack said.

"You know, Jack, after your father died, Mr. Belser stepped in to make sure you had a man's influence in your life," she said.

"He's the one who taught me carpentry," he said. "I wouldn't be in this business if it weren't for him. He spent a lot of time teaching me things he thought were important...Mom, I'll be there for the funeral," Jack said.

As busy as he was, he kept his word. Jack caught the next flight to his hometown. Mr. Belser's funeral was small and uneventful. He had no children of his own, and most of his relatives had passed away.

The night before he had to return home, Jack and his Mom stopped by to see the old house next door one more time. Standing in the doorway, Jack paused for a moment. It was like crossing over into another dimension, a leap through space and time. The house was exactly as he remembered. Every step held memories. Every picture, every piece of furniture....Jack stopped suddenly.

"What's wrong, Jack?" his Mom asked.

"The box is gone," he said.

"What box?" Mom asked.

"There was a small gold box that he kept locked on top of his desk. I must have asked him a thousand times what was inside. All he'd ever tell me was the thing I value most," Jack said. It was gone. Everything about the house was exactly how Jack remembered it, except for the box. He figured someone from the Belser family had taken it.

"Now I'll never know what was so valuable to him," Jack said. "I better get some sleep. I have an early flight home, Mom."

It had been about two weeks since Mr. Belser died. Returning home from work one day Jack disc overed a note in his mailbox. "Signature required on a package. No one at home. Please stop by the main post office within the next three days," the note read.

Early the next day Jack retrieved the package. The small box was old and looked like it had been mailed a hundred years ago. The handwriting was difficult to read, but the return address caught his attention. "Mr. Harold Belser" it read.

Jack took the box out to his car and ripped open the package. There inside was the gold box and an envelope. Jack's hands shook as he read the note inside. "Upon my death, please forward this box and its contents to Jack Bennett. It's the thing I valued most in my life."

A small key was taped to the letter. His heart racing, as tears filling his eyes,! Jack carefully unlocked the box. There inside he found a beautiful gold pocket watch. Running his fingers slowly over the finely etched casing, he unlatched the cover. Inside he found these words engraved: "Jack, Thanks for your time! - Harold Belser."

"The thing he valued most ...was ... my time."

Jack held the watch for a few minutes, then called his office and cleared his appointments for the next two days. "Why?" Janet, his assistant asked.

"I need some time to spend with my son," he said. "Oh, by the way, Janet...thanks for your time!"

"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take but by the moments that take our breath away,"

Think about this. You may not realize it, but it's 100% true.

1. At least 2 people in this world love you so much that they would die for you.

2. At least 15 people in this world love you in some way.

3. A smile from you can bring happiness to anyone, even if they don't like you.

4. Every night, SOMEONE thinks about you before they go to sleep.

5. You mean the world to someone.

6. If not for you, someone may not be living.

7. You are special and unique.

8. When you make the biggest mistake ever, something good can still come from it.

9. When you think the world has turned its back on you, take a look; you most likely turned your back on the world.

10. Someone that you don't even know exists, loves you.

11. Always remember the compliments you received. Forget about the rude remarks.

12. Always tell someone how you feel about them; you will feel much better when they know and you'll both be happy.

13. If you have a great friend, take the time to let them know that they are great.

If you send this letter to all the people you care about, you will certainly brighten someone's day and might change their

perspective on life... for the better.

To everyone I sent this: "Thank you for your time."

I'm baaaccckkk.....

2006-07-03T23:41:00.000+08:00

ok... pardon moi 4 being missing for abt 2mth...
i became bz.... wif work & other new activities...
yes i'm employed now & wrrk @ Int'l Plaza... surrounded by lots for gr8 food selection heeeeheee... yuumm yuumm...
which indirectly resulted moi waiste line to widen gradually... hiaz

another thing is tat i'm hangin gout wif a new grp of nice+fun pple who r very into Human-Revolution(HR)... tat i can learing to b e intune wif...
so while I'm literally in HR industry, I'm associating wif tis new "HR" idea along wif tis new grp (^^)
n since den (Mar)we often njoy makan 2gether.. attended an indian wedding 4 e 1st time in moi life, gone for 2 KTV session, perfomed a 2min dance & goin ta be on duty @ a Building a Culture of P ease exhibition coming Thur... happening eh...

e recent movies i've watched is Cars & Just My Luck...
CARS is gr8... i like e individual vehicle character & e graphics of coz..
http://www.disney.co.uk/DisneyMovies/cars/main.html?cid=uk

JUST MY LUCK...(so so niah) But thks 2 Yvonne 4 e foc ticx...
http://www.justmyluckmovie.com/

e latest happening thing is tat I was fortunate enuff to attend an exclusive Martel party up @ Mount Faber... all thks 2 Yen & her frens
martel-1

tat was Martel free-flow cum mingling among celebrities, models, media pple cum njoying gr8 DJ tunes & drum performances...
even tho i felt quite conscious of looking out of place attired in office-wear, i was very starry-eyed thruout...
we had 1 shot of neat-Martel each, swallowing fire down whoah..
e group I'm wif empty 2 bottles of martel (plus softdrinks mixed in lah)... crazy & high siah... i've never danced so high b4... had ta go barefeet if not e sandal will cripple me... i danced till it got too foggy wif dry ice n go out for oxygen+h2o... LOL thk goodness i was not merlion-drunk.. still sane
e down side is tat i was very stone e nxt day (Fri) in office... my voice sounded deeper den usual & i reacted slower... haiyoh...

while i'm tryin not ta window-shop alone too much (again)...
coz wat happen is tat I've splurge on a trip to Far East Plaza.. bought 4 items,
@ Cineleisure bought 2 tops, & lately i bought a discman ($99) & a bottle of manuka honey.. alamak.. den comes e bills.. $$$ fly again... m i terrible?

here's smthing i'll chk out VoodooMinis http://www.minitoons.com/voodoominis.htm
saw pple carrying em on HP, bags, pockets... looked cute leh
yep i came out e shop wif 4 of em... Screwie, FighterElf, WangWang & MightyRanger

ok tat's for now... getting late liaoz... more stuff ta do tmr @ office...gotta put off till nxt time liaoz...

nam-myo-ho-renge-kyo
gum-ba-deh-neh

ON-SALE!! 3 bags + 1 leather jacket

2006-05-26T00:42:00.000+08:00

ATTENTION to those who do read mua blog...
i've got a few items to sell...
they're all in brand new condition as i rarely got chance to use em... so pls review & feedback yeah?
actually I've oso posted em @Friendster & @InterAuct too...

I really like 2 find buyers for them quickly...
since it's such a waste to throw em away or donate 2 SalvationArmy...so Y not sell 2 pple who wld find em useful??
so any buyer (limited w/i Singapore only) who is interested,
pls hurry email me to make arrangements yeah?

Poccilini office bag
sellin @ $25
brown ladies office bag, brand new,
got 3 seperate compartments with 2 zip pockets inside,
can hand-carry, comes with xtra shoulder strap

Poccilini ladies brown carrier bag
sellin @ $25
brand-new, very roomy,
has 1 big zip pocket & 3 other pockets inside,
plus 1 front pocket & 2 side pocketsoutside,
nice sized travel-bag for short trips

Polo-Club sling bag
sellin @ $25
bought from Wallet-Shop,
brand-new never used b4,
gr8 for study/office,
can contain >A4 stuffs

G2000 ladies black leather jacket
sellin @ $150
size 7(medium) ladies leather jacket, without pockets,
brand new never worn b4

on Davinci Code's quest

2006-05-24T17:21:00.000+08:00

yes Dan Brown's DaVinci Code has created a huge phenomenum world wide & i bet he's laughing all e way big time fr e fat royalities earned from the book publication in many languages world wide, from the internation major movie block buster, from e famous Paris cum London travel packages... not to leave out the various online site hits all over... Whoah U've no idea how huge tis is... gotta admit he's genius siah... huge Franchise & gr8 biz strategies...

besides reading The DaVinci Code, @ times i found a few other interesting links online pertaining to tis popular topic >>>>

Official Movie Site : http://flash.sonypictures.com/movies/davincicode/website/home.html

Official DaVinci Code Contest site: http://www.dvc.com.sg/contest_info.php

Dan Brown's Site : http://www.randomhouse.com/doubleday/davinci/

The Last Supper link#1 http://www.lisashea.com/hobbies/art/lastsupper.html

Christianity Art: http://www.art.com/asp/display-asp/_/ID--12115/Christianity.asp?ui=B3ED573AB0014F68AC7EDB884C1255A6

Leonardo Da Vinci's Collection: http://www.art.com/asp/display_artist-asp/_/CRID--32178/Leonardo_da_Vinci.asp?ui=B3ED573AB0014F68AC7EDB884C1255A6

Judasism Art: http://www.art.com/asp/display-asp/_/ID--12116/Judaism.asp?ui=B3ED573AB0014F68AC7EDB884C1255A6

Sony Ericsson in conjunction of DaVinci Code's Promotion
http://www.sonyericsson.com/spg.jsp?cc=sg&amp;lc=en&ver=4000&ver=4000&template=pm1_1&zone=pm&mcid=39
if u ever tune in to TV u may hve came across Nadya Hutagalong covering @ various location where e movie was shot (partially promoting DaVinci tourism pkges)

Also here's some Gospels tat has emerged(launched) into popularity besides the popular Dan Brown series... for e more curious ones, u can find lots more results juz by searching one of these in Amazon.com or Google.com
-Mary Magdalene -Judas -Holy Blood, Holy Grail -Leonardo DaVinci

wif so much publications, news, programs, documentaries produced world wide ever since the launching of Dan Brown's The DaVinci Code... he has indeed create a huge stir here internationally (probably bcoz tis concerns Christianity tat is all over world-wide)... not to omit the various major law suites tat he faced fr e high authorities of e church... when they say Religon is a sensitive issue/topic... i guess The DaVinci Code is the best example set aptly wif such wide+huge coverage...

dun get me wrong as i'm not exactly a super die-hard DaVinc Code fanz... yes i njoyed e movie & read e book out of curiousity... which leads me to b amazed by e huge phenomenum it has created... i've not yet witness tis big impact fr other books/movies yet tho... hve u?

mua comment on 《江湖阿嫂》 & 《茉莉花开》介绍

2006-05-24T15:04:00.000+08:00

《江湖阿嫂》

http://ent.qq.com/zt/2005/xinpiangt/Ahsou.shtml

i recently rent tis ta watch... tot it might b a gd show... but after watching, i'm abit disappointed coz i tot they can tell e story better... i/o juz bringing it across anyhow simply... although it consist of gr8 calibre cast, but i still dun get it "Durh" @ e end of e show...
anyhow if there's one thing i like is tis poster... dun u tink it resembles abit like tat of DaVinci's The Last Supper portrait? i tot they looked similar, esp e way e casts r seated @ e dining table & e key characters seated in the centre? e resemblance is so uncanningly similar hor? de-ja-vu rite?
alrite... tis one happens 2 hve more eastern mafia flavour when compared to tat Holy famous piece of art... but gotta admit i find e eastern culture more variety, interesting & richer in terms of religion, customs, cultures... oh well, until i've chance 2 learn more on those western cultures i won't give any comments yet... so far i'm only slightly curiously aroused by the trigger fr DaVinci-Code niah... mayb i'll chk it out when i became super idle nxt time...

《茉莉花开》Jasmine Woman

http://ent.qq.com/zt/2006/xinpiangt/moli.htm

i wld appreciate tis show bcoz #1 of e gd 写实 topic & #2 gr8 cast by 陈冲，章子怡 among others... it's gd story abt how woman in different era tackels eir issues 2wards relationships, marriage & life... tis is most apt bcoz it advocates on woman's main weakenss 死穴 & strengths 精神... & how we can actually overcome them...
tis is not wat we've not come across b4... there've been too many novels, self-help books, courses & plenty of movies abt tis particular topic oredi... but how many of us has actually achieved englightenment from em? *hiaz* anyway i do find it gd 2 watch coz one may somehow be able to understand e circumstances on Y we become wat we're & come in terms wif e consequences, hopefully found happiness thru it eventually... oso hopefully can learnt e lesson fr tis movie so as 2 be reminded not to make em in future yeah...

ok surely we're oredi aware of e pubilicity of 子怡 liao, whether her acting is credible or accepted onot it's individual's opinion... i personally do admire her achievements at her age... aside fr e tabloids, i tink she deserve it bcoz she earns em by being there @ e right time & place, oso by making gd decisions... although they've been well-known for long of eir gr8 accomplishments & recognictions, dun tink 杨紫琼 Mischelle Yeoh, 张曼玉 or 巩利 has achieved/njoy such gd fortune & status as fast as her yet... seems to me it takes lots of guts, determinations & hard-work for her... even 2 e extent of bearing her own countrymen's disapproval+mockery of her stint in Memoirs of the Geishia... well she has come a long(or short) way den...

lately it's been in e (entertainment) news tat the old-divas or shld i say matriarchs of female movie scene is making eir presence felt... for eg: 张曼玉 Maggie Cheong in e Ole-Eye-Regenergise advert, latest publiication of her own sci-fi futuristic genre 写真集 among her other endorsements on Ebel & other luxury brand prdts... den nxt 巩利 creating huge presence w/i Hollywood movies, upcoming ones such as MiamiVice, Hannibal's Begining & etc... finally followed by 陈冲 Joan Chen who has made a few directing attempts & award winning movies, is making a comeback in more mature & complex roles... & oso her gd performance in 《茉莉花开》 side by side wif 子怡... i personally admire & respect 张曼玉, 巩利, 陈冲 as well as 杨紫琼 gr8ly for e fact tat ey're able to been thru so much individually, being able to prove emselves 2 earn eir own successful accomplishments in tis vicious male dominated movie industry, hve such strong experiences & now njoying life living elegantly in US/Europe yet still stayin in touch wif eir eastern values(roots)... Amazing rite? aren't they perfect examples of successful woman of our times? if they've eir Biography published, it'll be so enriching & meaningful to read thru em... thus i'll keep a lookout for it (^^)

wat i've been up to lately

2006-05-24T00:21:00.000+08:00

as i happen 2 hve more time to kill lately, here's how i entertain myself... tis has been a kindof norm 4 me for a long while oredi... to some tis may not seem conventional but hey I determine my own Life, so i might as well do/njoy wat i like best rite? e saying goes "To Each.. Her Own"

these days i've been sleepin late (after 3/4am) from reading/watching VCDs & ended up e nxt day 睡到自然醒... oso e weather has turned more hot n stuffy lately... causing me not being able 2 sleep properly... @ times only can be KO after 6am, jia-lat... yes i'm aware tis is unhealthy... n yeah i'm still procrastinating abt it (njoy while it lasted), since it's my own doin tat i landed myself in such a state in e 1st place so baahh...

therefore with the kind of limitatons tat i've landed myself in, so here's how i spent e hot-stuffy aftn / idle hours these days.....
1. reading.....
i'm now 60% thru The-DaVinci-Code (yes finally) when frens told me once started on tis book not ez to put down, i totally understand... yes i watched e movie oredi.. i must say ey did it nicely to try capturing e pple who hve & hve not read e book.. it can't b help tat there's lots of dialogue (narration) bcoz it's necessary in order to tell e story... & i'm amazed how DanBrown has started tis Phenomenum tat "shoke" e whole world... now i'm wondering if i shld go read MaryMagdelean's & Judas's Gospels onot...
i actually still hve 2 other books read partially... one is EQ, e other one is What to Say When U Speak to Yourself... i find em enlightening & useful...

besides books, i'm oso browsing thru magazines esp CLEO... other mags tat i flip thru r Shape, SimplyHer, HerWorld, ICON, Bella, NuYou.. whenever i'm inside a bookstore, i spent 70% of mua time at e magazine rack browsing... yeah tats one of e single cheap thrill 4 me... its best doin tat on hot stuffy idle aftn...

2. watching TV.....
unfortunately i dun hve e luxury of cable channels, so i'm stuck wif pathetic local channels lor... thankfully these days they've managed include better selctions 2 keep me interested (wif limited choices)... thus i'm a couch-potato usually from 6pm onwards starting wif Ophra's talkshow den progress to switching channels @ 8pm onwards... lately they've some nice variety shows on either Ch-U & Ch-8... if got timing clash i'll watch Ch8 1st den watch e rerun on ChU later... i like Wardrobe-SOS, 想得美, 都是大玩家，请你吃好料，新新妈咪，选好就结婚，Y计划，财经追机 & finally my fav 娱乐百分百 & 康熙来了... although majority of em r entertainment & food prog but to me those r info-tainment... on one hand i get to be updated of e latest IN makan-places/fashion/trend/news/gadget/hangout, on e other hand i'm able to brush up on mua Chinese vocabulary + fashion-sense + current-affairs/latest-happenings... watching news is another source of info for me... smtimes i'll switch to CNA/ArtsCentral for more interesting prog/documentarty... yeah tmr got e DaVinci documentary yeah...

3. watching VCD/DVD.....
on idle daytime or boring TV nites... u noe how it is when local channels keep repeating e same old drama-series or ancient movies or outdate entertainment shows/reruns... dun get me started on e ancient (chinese/english) movies tat they air on late nites... thus i watch rented/borrowed VCDs in replacement... i rent those movies tat i've missed 4 e past 3yrs... some of em r nice HK movies... in fact i juz rent another 5 2day... i figured tat i get 2 watch more "movies" tis way when compared to e price of watching a single movie in e theatre in tis way... applicable 2 those movies i've missed previously lor...

4. watching movies.....
tat's one sole local entainment i'll not deprive myself of for sure... i juz went to watch Over the Hedge 2day alone (yeah its another of mua usual)... it was funny & njoyable... e animals' fur looked very 3D, making me wonder if PIXAR's or DREAMWORK's digital effect is better... i might go watch 《以合为贵》 nxt... i'll sure die-die will watch XMen-The Last Stand.... hee

tink lately i'm watching movies alone more often... reason1: not ez to coordinate & get (>2) pple agree on e same movie/time/location bcoz diff pple got diff agenda+preferences... reason2: most frens of mine got better priority of agenda over movie watching... reason3: choice of pple one like to watch movies wif differs oso (i'm very turn-off by "u not goin den i dun go oso" excuse)... another things is i'll try ta avoid watching movie wif another guy alone 2 avoid awkwardness/mis-interpretations... trust me u dun need those
seems complicated even to watch movies 2gether wif others oso hor... i definitely njoy & like 2 join in a grp to watch movies 2gether... i've even organized a few grp movie watching attempts... but at times i got abit sianz of dealing wif e above reasons... oso e frens i noe hve eir other grp of movie-watching kakis & i'm not surprised if i'm not included... for me it's very simple, if majority even juz 1> person OK wif e show+timing+location, i'll juz go-ahead & make it happen... i've very short paitience of waiting 4 everyone to consider... thus tis gradually leads me solo movie watching 2 skip e "hassel"... =P

5. tune to 93.3/98.7/CDs....
yeah listening to songs/musics can lighten mua spirits usually... either e lyrics or melodies/rhythem can smooth mua mood... usually juz radio is sufficient enuff 4 me... but recently i bought a few CDs coz i tink they're really gr8... U2 & Maddona's latest album, Take-The-Lead OST & Australis (nice instrumental tat is suitable when reading/destressing)... i dun try ta buy CDs much (although i've accumulated abit 5yrs ago) liaoz but try ta borrow whenever i can... i buy e recent onces bcoz i find em 2 b long-term-listening-worthwhile material... i used to listen to 98.7 alot 5yrs ago but these few yrs i've switched to 93.3 & learn how ta appreciate some nice collection by a few artists... i recently came to like 王力宏，林俊杰，蔡依霖，阿梅，阿桑& 吴彦斌... by tuning to 933, i'm oso getting myself updated of e current songs so tat i can try em out at nxt KTV session... hee

6. last simplest remedy.....
2 spent e boring hot aftn, i smtimes spent time by browsing in J8 or juz park myself in one of e fast food joint to njoy kool air-conditioning while reading or goin thru e magazines/Recruitment section... e only drawback is tat hve ta buy at least a drink/dessert in order to "park" there w/o being chased out... i'm glad tat e nearby hawker & mac has decided to go 24-7... means 2 more choices of air-con/makan plce 2 park myself even @ late wee hours... but when i'm @ J8/another air-con complex/outside, i've to refrain fr window shopping (among many others) least i'm tempted 2 spend $ ... so i limit myself by onli 2 window shop when i've 2 go out for errands/movies/meet frens...

although i'm not a fashion follower, but even juz browsing magazines+tv+human traffic do makes me tempted+envious @ times of eir nice fashionable outfits/shoes/accessories/bags... thankfully i'm grounded/realisticly sane enuff 2 b reminded of & noe my limitations too well... @ times it dreads me tat i'm stuck wif e current wardrobe 4 a long while oredi 2 feel abit outdated... on e other hand it spurs me 2 work harder on building my new career so tat can njoy increment > save more > become more affordable 2 manage mua funds effectively in future...

talking abt mua own future... short-term wise, i'm dead serious to focus on building my new career properly for tis 2nd half of yr onwards... putting e past (wasted yrs/mths) behind me to move on wif mua life... i want 2 b able 2 concentrate in exceling & attain advancement in e new career... den progressing 2 long-term, i'll be able 2 gain more wisdom in mua personal monetary-mgmt... to ace mua driving licence... own my own vehicle... settle family's bills... & eventually own my personal living-space by 35... i'll b chanting for these big time 4 sure... oh yeah i got mua general GOAL outlines out, so now let me go fill in e detail specifications on how to get it done w/i time-frame progressively...
actually tis is wat i've in mind all e while, juz tat i was not spured/focused enuff 2 take-action b4... i probably lost track while was on another tedious path... after being thru so much 4 e past 3.5yrs, having gain better clarity 2wards Reality+Life, i Must make sure i've to focus on tis path/progress of attaining mua Goal for real while i'm in e Right Direction now !!!!!!!! (^^)

好片推荐

2006-05-12T00:16:00.000+08:00

最近闲着没事做就去组了几部港片回来看。。。
其有两部我本身觉得很不错，就在这介绍介绍。。也因为它够阳刚，性格，有含义。。对我而言，我觉得这两部是当今港片的代表作之一。。。值得一看!

#1 《杀破狼》 [七杀，破军，贪狼的简称]
主要演员：洪金宝，甄子丹，任达华，吴京
动作导演：甄子丹
http://www.shapolangthemovie.com/
http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/f/shapl/
http://yule.sohu.com/s2005/spl.shtml
http://yule.sohu.com/s2005/7864/s227687877.shtml

这部的人物性格不错，武打镜头超棒超刺激，亲自上阵超帅超有形，赞！
两大武术演员监巨星，甄子丹与洪金宝的对打是其一大卖点。。他们个自都在自己的领域里担任过无数部片的武术指导，经验超丰富，武打招数即刺激又带有美感。他们能在这部片里合作真是难得呀！打得超帅哦！
另外洪金宝他很少演坏人。我还没看过他这么坏过吔。

#2 《黑社会》 [本名：《龙城岁月》《选老座》]
主要演员：梁家辉，任达华，古天乐，邵美琪，张家辉，安志杰　
http://movie.grouppower.com.tw/election/
http://ent.sina.com.cn/m/c/f/election/index.html#ypjs
http://yule.sohu.com/20051019/n227244808.shtml

这片是一位最近认识的潜水朋友介绍的。听她说看广东叛比较爽，但我不会听哩。其实在它宣传放映期间我有留意到，但是忘记去看。。觉得这部象述说近年来新时代的黑社会制度或规矩（改朝换代)。而故事刚好是新选“话事人”的剧情。跟以往的黑社会帮派故事的不同是，这次的情节重点是放在人物的心机，帮派中的文化和表现出“原始的权力欲望”和“野心”。。我选租这片的原因也是因为它的续集《以合为贵》在这两星期内会反映。而看了上集之后觉得值得，可能会考虑看大银幕的续集。

其实我本来就很少看中文戏了，除非是有强性格/实力演员主演或故事剧情不错，不然我我根本都不用考虑去捧场花钱啦。。。至少我之前所选择看过的（不算《人鱼朵朵》），我都认为它们值得，而有几部甚至还觉得它们具有观念教育性呢。。。近几个月所看过的经典有：《英雄》，《瘦身男女》，《无间道》，《新警察故事》，《霍元甲》，《童梦奇缘》还有刚刚的韩片《台风》，《爱无间》等等。。。其实还有一些，只是我一时间记不起来吧了。。。
虽然多数人会对港片的印象都跟黑社会，帮派，喜剧扯上，但是其实也有好些片是很经典与据时代代表性的，真的值得一看。。。例如有：~
- 几部周星驰演的；虽然很无理头但不可否认是经典喜剧呀；我本身觉得他近两三年的《少林足球》和《功夫》很不错，有包含了些激励与正面的观念哦
- 《古惑仔》系列，《黑金》是很典型的香港黑社会代表作，够情够毅，写实，很受男生欢迎崇拜
- 那些具有潇洒与美感的古装/武侠剧：李链杰的《黄飞鸿》，林青霞的《东方不败》，《百法魔女》。。。
- 那些现代写实性的《阿飞正传》，《金支玉叶》，《女人四十》，等等（吖记不了）

我曾经尝试去学着“欣赏” 王家卫的《花样年华》，《2046》，《十面埋伏》还有最近舒其与张镇演的《最好的时光》aka ThreeTimes。。可能是太“艺术”了吧，看完了之后觉得有点模糊还是乱。。可能其原因之一是不易了解（看不懂）还是跟不了导演的拍摄手法吧。。毕竟“艺术”是不容易让常人了解或领悟的啦。。。唉还是搞不懂，自认不够艺术细胞/修养，得三思，省钱为上策啦。。。

我也认为梁志强的作品很据本地代表性。有哪部戏会有那么独一无二的新加坡“味道”？不见得其他外国片（除了大陆片，Bollywood以外）有这么重的本地风味啊？通常之只有那些传统或历史片才会有。而梁导就很巧妙地，幽默地，轻易的用生活化来结合我们的四大宗族文化，成为我国独有的优势。。更利害的是梁导敢通过他的作品发表人民与政府之间的言论，同时还能传达正面观念。。不只如此，他的作品可以发觉本地人才，因为它很（本地）生活化，所以好几部都受到普通百姓的共识/好评，而他本人与他的作品也受搬几个奖项。。。为新加坡电影制作打了很不错的先锋，而又有这么好的成绩，怎么能轻易否定他呢？我认为值得尝试看看噢

近几年里已开始有好些新港台日韩的联手制作，云集了各国的优秀制作人，演员，导演在一起。。可以让各国互相有文化的交流。。而且有几部还蛮有看头的。。这么一来预计未来几年内将会有不少好片上映吔。。哎如是好片我是会看的，但不一定每部都需看大银幕吗。。那些喜剧可以找朋友借或租VCD/DVD呀（看戏反正在本地是其一的基本消遣，但是近年来它起价了不少，越来越“高尚”了，所以不得不能省则省吧！）

abt own shopping...

2006-05-11T18:18:00.000+08:00

well usually i dun actually plan 2 shop.. i only bother to shop unexpectedly (last-min) when i'm oredi outside browsing on my own.. yeah mostly alone.. it has been like tis all e while.. tat's mua style.. 2 me its effective lah (minus occasional impulsive buys, come one who havn't)... surely we all has had poor attempts on almost-never find our desired item when we actually went hunting for it? & it's all in our face when we dun need to at all? pek-cek rite?

i believe to a certain extent (30%) tat shopping is therapheutic, destressing...
esp when one is feeling empty, stressed wif work, depressed, angry, frustrated... gotta admit one can feel tat slightly bit better after spending $ to buy wat u like be it item or for makan.. i noe coz i experienced it b4.. luckly i'm able to restrain myself enuff not ta overdo it..
yes i'm saying(repeating) wat many female magazines, self-help books has oredi mentioned or watever tat we've oredi noe.. hell i read em myself oredi but i was never really bothered coz it never happened 2 me bk den till recently.. haiz so i verified tat tis kind of behaviour is norm but at least i'm glad tat i'm juz mild-case since @ e bk of my head still hve enuff logical sense enuff to restrain me not ta over-splurge badly.. i call tis as "Will-Power / Being-Sensible / Self-Control"
in other words, e reality of exactly how much i've in my wallet/bank-acct is "loud" enuff reminder for me... tis is e only time i'm glad tt i only hve a single credit-card (tat i've trained myself to avoid using)

when i did follow galfrens to shop b4, it seemed abit time-wasting 2 me... well surely we all came across some gals who r easily swayed by e opinions/comments/suggestions by e other gals who followed her, resulting self-inflicted dilemma when trying to decide.. n thus e delay... yes along e way it's very convenient to browse for our own preference but it's gd & polite to remind ourselves 2 practice looking out for fellow galfren's item (if she specified any) when shoppin in pairs/small grps.. isn't tat's e main point of shopping 2gether, helping one another to choose? otherwise it will seem stranded/aimless/pointless rite? oh i'm sure we all hve faced wif such dilemma b4.. i've been @ e receiving end b4 oso but i'm glad tat i didn't mulled over it long enuff to irritate even myself.. e obvious reality of wat's in mua wallet & time is enuff 2 sound off my internal alarm liaoz..

another thing is we females tends to chk out all available choices b4 actually deciding on buying wat's best after considering e best prices/ materials/ package to get best value for $.. & tis is time-consuming, depending on how quick we browse.. it's alrite when done alone OR e grp is aimlessly browsing & its not urgent (provided all share similar frequency).. but usually tat's not e case bcoz every individual has a mind(opinion) of eir own, not ta add on tat not everyone can handle long browsing hrs (esp guys)... oso it takes super duper gr8 relationship 2 be able 2 njoy tis 2gether, tolerating each other (not even among most couples)... actually tats not impossible but rare 2 me.. which is one of e reasons Y i personally prefer doin tis alone so as not to waste other pple's precious time n to avoid hurting own/others feelings (which i deemed hassel-free)...

once i was asked 2 help a galfren out to find a bottom for a formal occasion on tight timing (w/i short 2hr).. although we've diff taste but we somehow managed ok.. we browse thru many stores in Suntec real quick by doin radar-sweep at each store 2 chk out e available stuffs den moved on when there's none-found.. tat's one coporation we had 2gether.. i didn't distract her wif too many choices, juz made suggestions on e colour/design to match her top/look.. juz get her 2 look at more stores to let her see more choices.. help reminding her on wat she wanted & helped see if it looks gd when she try it on.. i'm oredi flattered tat she picked me to help her liaoz & is glad tat she's satisfide on wat she got eventually
i've been asked along on diff occasions to help another pick their bags, shoes, blades, ties, even travel-bag.. usually i remind em on eir need vs e value-4-$.. as for how it suited em, i gave mua honest opinion... at least i get em to try it on, touch n feel to help em decide better.. after all it's eir own $ & we gotta respect tat u noe..

Opinions can b really sensitive depends on individual.. one provide opinion based on own's judgement.. but izit for own or another person's benefit, tat's e sensitive issue & can be quite grey depending on situation.. whether tis item is suitable/useful onot is up 2 e buyer (user) to decide, another person can highlight the pros & cons for e buyer to compare.. but whether e pros n cons r based on buyer's or sellers benefit, we dunno.. commonly sellers r all out to tempt us buyers (even emotionally) & its becoming quite risky.. thus being able to hve own judgement logically (w/o being too emotional) is a skill each of us must master in order not to be cheated in e huge market...
its an amazing bonus if other pple's opinions/comments provided are aligned wif our own preference/budget.. but tis kind of (wat i considered one aspect of) gr8 svc/favour-rendered dun happen often [bcoz most humans r selfish/greedy by default & it takes gr8 pains to overwrite tis kind of mindset] *haiz*

Come to tink of tis, in my opinion there're 3 kinds of pple...
1) ask for (depends on) other pples' opinion but can't make own decision
2) reviews other pples' & own's opinion & can make own decision
3) can't accept (dun trust) other pples' opinion at all to make decision
... i admit i've abit of #2 & #3 depending on diff situation/issues lah...

for myself i take a very long while to decide buying shoes & accessories.. while bags & books can be abit impulsive @ times... can say tat i focus more on functionality/usage, material vs price-tag usually..Need/Necessasity over Want/Like... $ & purpose of purchase is my main deciding factor

for e books, some bestsellers titles r quite appealing to me... so figured tat sincethose titles r not so easily available for borrowing (FOC) to lead me consider renting at available outlets, i might as well justify myself (basing on e fact) tat i can cut down e waiting time, hve eternal reading time whenever i like by juz purchasing it... oso since tat i njoy browsing thru books, i've "trained" myself to spend long hrs inside bookstores such as Borders/Kinokuniya, until my feet gave way... there're so many of em to be spoilt of choices... once i bought 4 books in a single aftn @ Kinokuniya (i was feeling bored n empty den)... e main drawback is tat these bought books will b collecting dust once i finish reading em as time passes... therefore gotta chk myself here...

e saying goes tat "ladies will never have enuff bags" (for all occasions) is proven true for current century at least... things r getting more n more sophisticated nowadays.. i myself hve come to terms wif tis theory oredi.. i'm juz tryin to be disciplined abt it (since my wallet got limitation)...
there're bags of soo many variety for diff occasions out there... it depends on individual's fashion taste (wif consideration of one's amt of vit-M) to decide whether to get juz a few bags or many kinds of bags to meet e diff occasions lor... there's oso e issue of stayin updated of fashion...
i'm sure tat we've bags tat is still functional but seems embarressing to still carry em when we go out 2 avoid being deemed as "sua-ku"/unfashionable (its e same for clothings)... i've few such bags & do feel tat is abit wasteful to throw em away... so i passed em 4 mum 2 use until spoil den throw lor... i did try to sell em off via online-auction but chances r quite slim since those bags r not exactly inline wif current fashion either...when we're out shopping/browsing, we always see another bag be it carried by someone else or on e display tat is more suitable 4 a certain occasion/purpose... it takes gr8 restrain (discipline) not to make tat impulsive purchase... & i'm tryin hard @ it (heng my wallet's reminder serves me well)... can oso say tat my current collection is quite basic when cmp 2 my other galfrens who hve larger collections... although i'm smtimes envious of e pretty/nice bags tat ey've, but tat doesn't bother me much... i juz tell myself tat i'll buy e one i like when i'm more capable to afford better in future...if i ever got desperate, i juz borrow fr sis/another galfren lor...it's no big deal really... i'm glad i dun go after branded stuffs or i'll definitely go bankrupt...

so far i still stick 2 my "principle" of only buy new shoes when an existing pair is worn-out/spoilt... i've e basics tho for interviews, formal-biz/off, formal-dinners, daily-wear, sports, causals... ok i've 2 slippers, 1 casual sandal, 1 wedge 1", 1 formal court-shoe, 1 heels 2", 1 leather walking/office, 1 2+" slip-on & 1 recent purchased adidas running trk-shoe... (i've afew others tat i'm not wearing currently)... which is considered alot liao personally
its e same saying as tat of e bags but it's not as bad coz i'm not tat particular yet... i lookout especially for quality & comfort... at e soles support, cushioning & friction.. on how my feet can fit into e shoe comfortably so as 2 avoid painful blisters fr long hrs of walking & enable to run nicely w/o spraining if needed... tat's Y i prefer flats more... thus i most welcome & appreciate those flat pumps, slip-ons, sandals... i can't tolerate / last long in heels tat r >2", tiny/narrow... tat's y i'm very choosy at selecting slip-ons... i've to make sure my toes & balls of feet fit well wif gd grip, w/o slipping.. & tat e heel is juz e right height for long-walking tolerance & not unbalanced.. will try to pick those wif thicker soles/heels if not its like walking on bare feet which is very tiring... picky hor? but knowing tat i walk abt alot, it's better to pick a better pair so as not ta torture myself rite? too bad my sis's size is bigger, if not can share leh (she got alot ah)

on accessories, can say i'm super minimal even tho e variety is large... i only hve 3-5 pairs of watches... u dun see me wearing any bracelets unless maybe @ dinners or once-a-long-while gatherings... so far i've only like 2 bracelets, 2 rings, 4 broaches niah so i dun wear em very often, only on special occasions... i only started getting chokers, long necklaces these 2yrs to help decor up e plain tops i wear... i took long while to decide which one can match most of my existing clothes/colours which is not ez.... i like those by TopShop, Forever21, Accessories & those at FarEastPlaza... lately it's becoming more chunky & colourful liaoz but i dun dare try yet... oso knowing tat eir cost price is peanuts (apart fr diamonds, jade,& other stones) but yet they're charging so much is oredi a big turn-off for me liaoz... accessories may looked appealing on display or when worn by another doesn't mean tat i can wear it similarily either lor...i'll try pick those tat's of timeless, simple, i-consider-unique designs... i'll enter & browse whenever i passed by accessories stores, but i've try to reduce e frequency these days to prevent spending... luckly i've no pierced ears to start on earrings; dunno how ta appreciate diamonds; dun bother hair-accessories; n sis gave me a few colourful belts... Phew save abit there

i'm not really a updated fashion-follower... i juz pick 2/3 pieces of seperates fr e current/one-season-behind to mix & match wif my existing collection... n e thing is i dun wear all e purchased piece immediately, onli like a few wks/mths later... i'm a person who goes for self-comfort 1st den for suiting & be presentable for e occasion/weather... i'm not entirely zero-fashion sense tho i barely managed at times esp when i'm late n rushing ending up looking out of place but i survived... i'm not exactly tat adventurous enuff to try out new/unique fashion yet either... so whenever i shop/browse, i'll go for those tat can mix n match easily, hve timeless designs/cuts, try out diff colours fr e usual, machine-wash friendly & wrinkle-free... quite alot to look-out for hor... haiz, i dun hve maid to wash n iron for me yet, so gotta make do lor... lately office-wear, stree-wear & beach-wear's category differentiation has becomed more n more vague/fushioned oredi so one has to observe in detail & be careful on wat to wear liaoz... my main priority is dun try to accumulate anymore items tat i dun wear often to burst my cupboard(budget) further...

& it's probably bcoz of e above mentioned triats & reasons tat prones me to prefer shopping alone... in a way i dun like to waste other pples' & my own time waiting unnecessarily... oso it reduces e occurance of getting too sensitive over diff pples' opinions be it receiving/giving... i do make it a point to respect others' choices but as usual not everyone interprets/receive it e same way... shopping wif / wifout companions definitely has their pros & cons... its entirely up to individuals to choose which ever is applicable/acceptable... i dunno if my frens find my suggestions useful onot, well u never noe till u consider if u want me around e nxt time u went shopping lor... i can say tat i bother to reply in more details den juz a simple "OK"... at least i'm alot better den e guys hor (^^) Wow it' amazing tat i can blog so much juz on tis topic ahaha