What's with love and jealousy and hatred?? It's creepy how people change when love transcends into hate and jealousy. It's scary how people morph into another alter-ego ala Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.
There's so much in the news lately..the Indian man who chopped his wife into pieces cos he was suffering from acute jealousy syndrome (a mental disorder) and was under the impression that his wife was committing adultery...the Chinese man who stabbed his young Indonesian wife...the married Chinese man who stabbed himself to death when his Filipino girlfriend spurned him...
And just today in the papers, the married man who, after his mistress ended their affair, hired 3 teenagers (aged 15 to 16) to murder her and gouge her eye out. The first thing that came to my mind was : Anthony Ler..
But anyhow, the bottomline is..it's just plain scary how a person can behave when love/jealousy/hatred/anger or some other strong emotions cloud his/her mind.
An out of point observation: the 3 teenagers hired to do the killing were offered $500...which they accepted...$500 only????? and they agreed to do the deed???? piangzzz......*faint*
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Woohoo!! My dearie Jay Jay is sooooooo talented! Just read Life which said that he's directing his own music video for one of new songs "Snow-Like Hair" and is even in talks with S.H.E to direct some of their MTVs too...
muahaha....Go Jay Go!!
Friday, November 11, 2005
cohabitation & our local TV scene
Hmm...I think most adults of my parents’ generation still frown upon the concept of cohabitation. A couple yet to be married but already living together. Tsk, absolutely detrimental to the girl’s reputation they would say. And absolutely ungentlemanly of the guy. But err…seems like an okay idea to me though haaa…
What you see ain’t always what you get. How will you know if you have seen all there is to your other half? Besides, marriage is a lifelong commitment and well, I think cohabitation before marriage allows the couple the chance to interact and communicate in closer quarters and in new circumstances compared to the usual dating plateau.
Haa…spoke to some friends before…most like me are open to the idea..but they wouldn’t really go ahead and do it, out of respect for their parents (unless their parents really don’t mind). And some guys say, out of respect for the girl’s reputation, even if she doesn’t mind.
Hmm…wonder in SG how many peeps out there are actually sharing an apartment before marriage..Are there any stats on this? muahahah....
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Actually come to think of it, our local programmes, variety shows, infotainment shows, etc aren’t that bad lah. It’s quick and easy to throw criticisms and caustic remarks, but hey, cut the TV station some slack…
Programmes like Man-O-Man, Yuan2 Lai2 Jiu4 Shi4 Ni3, Ye4 Shang4 Hai3, Super Funkies, etc are quite interesting actually. Though some themes might be repetitive at times (like food, travel and fashion), who are we to blame the scriptwriters and producers of these shows? They, who have to constantly churn out innovative ideas of presentation about things to do/see in tiny tiny Singapore or about other social issues?
Then there’s the criticism of local copycat spoofs of overseas programmes, like our gameshows and even the Singapore Idol, yada yada…Take it with a pinch of salt lah, if there’re winning formulae which work overseas, I don’t see why can’t we import the same idea to our local shores? With appropriate customisation to the local context, that is.
As for dramas, IMHO, think they have improved a lot over the years. Kudos to the team too for collaborating with other TV stations in HK, Taiwan, China and Malaysia to bring fresh angles and slants to the storyboards.
What you see ain’t always what you get. How will you know if you have seen all there is to your other half? Besides, marriage is a lifelong commitment and well, I think cohabitation before marriage allows the couple the chance to interact and communicate in closer quarters and in new circumstances compared to the usual dating plateau.
Haa…spoke to some friends before…most like me are open to the idea..but they wouldn’t really go ahead and do it, out of respect for their parents (unless their parents really don’t mind). And some guys say, out of respect for the girl’s reputation, even if she doesn’t mind.
Hmm…wonder in SG how many peeps out there are actually sharing an apartment before marriage..Are there any stats on this? muahahah....
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Actually come to think of it, our local programmes, variety shows, infotainment shows, etc aren’t that bad lah. It’s quick and easy to throw criticisms and caustic remarks, but hey, cut the TV station some slack…
Programmes like Man-O-Man, Yuan2 Lai2 Jiu4 Shi4 Ni3, Ye4 Shang4 Hai3, Super Funkies, etc are quite interesting actually. Though some themes might be repetitive at times (like food, travel and fashion), who are we to blame the scriptwriters and producers of these shows? They, who have to constantly churn out innovative ideas of presentation about things to do/see in tiny tiny Singapore or about other social issues?
Then there’s the criticism of local copycat spoofs of overseas programmes, like our gameshows and even the Singapore Idol, yada yada…Take it with a pinch of salt lah, if there’re winning formulae which work overseas, I don’t see why can’t we import the same idea to our local shores? With appropriate customisation to the local context, that is.
As for dramas, IMHO, think they have improved a lot over the years. Kudos to the team too for collaborating with other TV stations in HK, Taiwan, China and Malaysia to bring fresh angles and slants to the storyboards.
unsound sleep...
T’was a night of unsound sleep again..didn’t pop any sleeping pill the doc prescribed beforehand…
Thought that the day’s activities would have rendered me tired enough to just enter a deep sleep. But I think my sleep throughout was marred by dreams here and there. Can’t really remember most of it…just fuzzy, blurry images..all except that I remember someone who appeared in my mind : Daniel Quek. Can’t remember what scene did he appear in though.
Lost touch with him for so long liao..hmm..slightly more than 2.5 years at least? The last I ever saw of him was during his 21st bday at East Coast Costa Sands. And then again, that was like a 10 minute thingy only to pass him his pressie.
Kinda miss those fun days we had, he and Lawrence as the Hugo Boss guys and me and Magdalene as the “tie” gals…Wonder if he still stays in Bedok South?
Thursday, November 10, 2005
rainy day today...
Had another review with the Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Centre today...hate to say this again but this time round, things are even more screwed up..waited for 2.5hrs...went in for 10 minutes or so and I was out..
And can't believe it but mum kinda made a scene at the registration counter when my appointment was over and was making payment for the consultation..was asking the staff why the system's so screwed up, made so many people wait.. and blah blah blah...seriously didn't know where to hide my face...everyone else at that clinic was just staring at her...
Went PS after that..managed to catch some glimpses of YanDaoKia strutting his stuff on stage...pity that fella didn't smile too much..haa...else he would have "killed" more pple with his cheeky grins...ahboy commented his bod looked great....haaa...
went for dinner at Pasta Mania...hmm..not a very satisfying dinner..but better than having rice at home hehehe...
And can't believe it but mum kinda made a scene at the registration counter when my appointment was over and was making payment for the consultation..was asking the staff why the system's so screwed up, made so many people wait.. and blah blah blah...seriously didn't know where to hide my face...everyone else at that clinic was just staring at her...
Went PS after that..managed to catch some glimpses of YanDaoKia strutting his stuff on stage...pity that fella didn't smile too much..haa...else he would have "killed" more pple with his cheeky grins...ahboy commented his bod looked great....haaa...
went for dinner at Pasta Mania...hmm..not a very satisfying dinner..but better than having rice at home hehehe...
Oddity
Autumn leaves of
Gold, brown and red in hue
Spiralling through the air
Sailing on carpets of wind
Denizens of Mother Nature
They fall
Ever so gracefully
From trees of age old descent
Onto the moss and lichen
Covered ground below
The adventurous ones float farther
And lay themselves
Onto gurgling streams
Riding mild torrents
Towards lands of yonder
Alas I stand there
Amidst the falling specks of gold
An ugly gash in the canvas of serenity
And hitherto I realised that
I am out of place
Gold, brown and red in hue
Spiralling through the air
Sailing on carpets of wind
Denizens of Mother Nature
They fall
Ever so gracefully
From trees of age old descent
Onto the moss and lichen
Covered ground below
The adventurous ones float farther
And lay themselves
Onto gurgling streams
Riding mild torrents
Towards lands of yonder
Alas I stand there
Amidst the falling specks of gold
An ugly gash in the canvas of serenity
And hitherto I realised that
I am out of place
Perplexity & Listening
When one can
And another can’t
When one does
And another doesn’t
It all adds to strain
Will it not?
What an anomaly
To decipher
Hey, sorry that I wasn’t of much help...
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Listening is such a rare commodity nowadays...Glad I still have people to rally around and listen to me…Likewise I will do so for them..even if I can’t do much to alleviate the situation, the least I can do is to be an outlet for them…an avenue of letting off…and to just be there for them...
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Back to.........w o r k
Had my review with JT today..will be going back to work next week...
Partially glad cos I'll be able to see the rest and have things to do...partially apprehensive cos stamina's not too good and I might get tired easily...anyhow, doc gave me a memo too...more like a tickt pass entitling me to a 6hr workday every week till the end of the year....when he handed that to me..I was like..."WAH?? Like that also can???"
Anyway, guess things will have to discussed with Jen & ET...haaa...the lian was hopping for joy...says her "saviour" and "entertainer" is coming back...haa...
And guess what? In the few moments after I sent out the email informing HR & Jen & ET that I'll be back next week, I received a mail from ET...Piangzz....workplan for the week ending 18th Nov...
Rendered me speechless...simply speechless...and my name was on some of the things to do...yup, can understand that they do need to delegate as I'm officially back as part of the team..haa...but hey!! I need some time to get back on track! It's been almost 2 months!! I've lost touch! aaaa.....lian has to be my babysitter and guide me back on track....dun care *hmph*
Partially glad cos I'll be able to see the rest and have things to do...partially apprehensive cos stamina's not too good and I might get tired easily...anyhow, doc gave me a memo too...more like a tickt pass entitling me to a 6hr workday every week till the end of the year....when he handed that to me..I was like..."WAH?? Like that also can???"
Anyway, guess things will have to discussed with Jen & ET...haaa...the lian was hopping for joy...says her "saviour" and "entertainer" is coming back...haa...
And guess what? In the few moments after I sent out the email informing HR & Jen & ET that I'll be back next week, I received a mail from ET...Piangzz....workplan for the week ending 18th Nov...
Rendered me speechless...simply speechless...and my name was on some of the things to do...yup, can understand that they do need to delegate as I'm officially back as part of the team..haa...but hey!! I need some time to get back on track! It's been almost 2 months!! I've lost touch! aaaa.....lian has to be my babysitter and guide me back on track....dun care *hmph*
Tuesday, November 08, 2005
late afternoon ditziness..
Don't know how come but Xingli suddenly popped up in my head...Haa...the infamous big head & small head in hostel days...
Ah well, till now actually..haa..Needless to say who's the big head too..
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About 3 days after the op.. Eyes were super bloodshot..
Head all wrapped up..
About 5 days after the op..Feeling better after more rest
Just discharged!Head's in a scarf cos mum was paranoid...
About the wind blowing dust particles into the wound.
At home..En route to full recovery!
Haaa...a 4-pic mini chronicle of my recovery path...
1st two pics in hospital were courtesy of my dad...who was "proudly" taking pics of his daughter to show his friends...
Piangzz...made me feel like a zoo exhibit on display...
I'm Glad There Is You
Heh, yet another song from Catching Tales...
I’m Glad There Is You
Said I many times
Love is illusion
A feeling result of confusion
With knowing smile and blasé sigh
A cynical so and so, am I
I feel so sure, so positive
So utterly unchangeably certain
Though I never was aware of loving you
‘Til suddenly I realized
There was love in you
And oh
In this world of ordinary people
Extrordinary people
I’m glad there is you
In this world of overrated pleasures
And underrated treasures
I[‘m glad there is you
I live to love and
I love to live
With you beside me
This role so new
I’ll muddle through with you
If you’ll guide me through
In this world
Where many many play at love
And hardly any stay in love
I’m glad there is you
More than ever
Said I many times, love is illusion
I’m Glad There Is You
Said I many times
Love is illusion
A feeling result of confusion
With knowing smile and blasé sigh
A cynical so and so, am I
I feel so sure, so positive
So utterly unchangeably certain
Though I never was aware of loving you
‘Til suddenly I realized
There was love in you
And oh
In this world of ordinary people
Extrordinary people
I’m glad there is you
In this world of overrated pleasures
And underrated treasures
I[‘m glad there is you
I live to love and
I love to live
With you beside me
This role so new
I’ll muddle through with you
If you’ll guide me through
In this world
Where many many play at love
And hardly any stay in love
I’m glad there is you
More than ever
Said I many times, love is illusion
Oh God
In relation to my previous post..about so many things happening in this world...
There's this song in Jamie Cullum's new album "Catching Tales"
OH GOD
I know it's been a while
Since I have talked to you
But maybe you’re the one who
Makes the winds blow
We’re looking at the stars without explanation
We contemplate as kings and simple men on trial
Our little world’s fragile
Oh God
Can you tell us when
It’s going to stop
Maybe it’s not
Just down to you
Oh God
Can we win back
What we have lost
So who’s the last resort
Oh God
Tumbling towards unclear destinations
Do they wash away the pain
The wind and the searing rains
As our powers interchange
Oh God
Can you tell us when
It’s going to stop
Maybe it’s not
Just down to you
Oh God
Can we win back
What we have lost
So who’s the last resort
Oh God
There's this song in Jamie Cullum's new album "Catching Tales"
OH GOD
I know it's been a while
Since I have talked to you
But maybe you’re the one who
Makes the winds blow
We’re looking at the stars without explanation
We contemplate as kings and simple men on trial
Our little world’s fragile
Oh God
Can you tell us when
It’s going to stop
Maybe it’s not
Just down to you
Oh God
Can we win back
What we have lost
So who’s the last resort
Oh God
Tumbling towards unclear destinations
Do they wash away the pain
The wind and the searing rains
As our powers interchange
Oh God
Can you tell us when
It’s going to stop
Maybe it’s not
Just down to you
Oh God
Can we win back
What we have lost
So who’s the last resort
Oh God
Lazy Tuesday Afternoon
Think going out for a few times has helped..I do feel happier...and less grumpy..
Smelling some "outside" air has done my insides some good...wooooo......
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Read an article yesterday's about UN funds being crippled cos of the huge number of disasters which have occurred this year...things from Hurricane Katrina, to the India/Pakistan quakes, to the ones in El Salvador...
Liews..Pakistan's death toll hit 73K...figures are rounded up to the thousand...with margins of error also up to the thousands...so many of those who survived are still starving with no shelter available...
Then there's the riots in France, bombings anywhere and everywhere...the bird flu epidemic thingy..
Sighz...what's the world coming to??
~Feeling safe on our tiny island~
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Might take up a Malay language course.
Did some mini research and was hoping that the community centres will have what I'm looking for (conversational malay)....because afterall, it's cheaper learning with them...but AIYAH!!! As fate would have it, all those CCs that do offer the course are so FAR away, all the way in Jurong, Woodlands and Marsiling..argh!!
Had no choice but to research on the private schools and learning centres instead. Found one located at Simei's Eastpoint Mall...course starts around end November...hmm...$250 for 10 lessons of 2.5hrs each...
hmm....yeah...think I should go for it...
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Oh no. Think I've succumbed to it already.
It's taking some conscious effort on my part not to type in SMS or MSN language.
Was updating my CV the other day when I realised I actually worded some phrases with short forms and other such weird lingo...
TSK TSK.
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Ah San's wife has given birth! On Sunday..
Baby Girl... :) At the age of hmm...32...
haaa...father of 2 liaos...must suan him when I see him the next time round..
Smelling some "outside" air has done my insides some good...wooooo......
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Read an article yesterday's about UN funds being crippled cos of the huge number of disasters which have occurred this year...things from Hurricane Katrina, to the India/Pakistan quakes, to the ones in El Salvador...
Liews..Pakistan's death toll hit 73K...figures are rounded up to the thousand...with margins of error also up to the thousands...so many of those who survived are still starving with no shelter available...
Then there's the riots in France, bombings anywhere and everywhere...the bird flu epidemic thingy..
Sighz...what's the world coming to??
~Feeling safe on our tiny island~
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Might take up a Malay language course.
Did some mini research and was hoping that the community centres will have what I'm looking for (conversational malay)....because afterall, it's cheaper learning with them...but AIYAH!!! As fate would have it, all those CCs that do offer the course are so FAR away, all the way in Jurong, Woodlands and Marsiling..argh!!
Had no choice but to research on the private schools and learning centres instead. Found one located at Simei's Eastpoint Mall...course starts around end November...hmm...$250 for 10 lessons of 2.5hrs each...
hmm....yeah...think I should go for it...
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Oh no. Think I've succumbed to it already.
It's taking some conscious effort on my part not to type in SMS or MSN language.
Was updating my CV the other day when I realised I actually worded some phrases with short forms and other such weird lingo...
TSK TSK.
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Ah San's wife has given birth! On Sunday..
Baby Girl... :) At the age of hmm...32...
haaa...father of 2 liaos...must suan him when I see him the next time round..
Monday, November 07, 2005
Musings
Heh Heh Heh...Just got my Tao Zhe tix!
26th November here I COME!!!
Whoopee!! Hope this'll be as good as Soul Power!
Am dragging him along *evil grin* haa...
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Just came back from one of my check-ups at SGH..system's all screwed up...Appointment was at 0930am. Doc only came into his office at 0950am. and I was waiting from 0910am. When I finally went in, it took all of 5 minutes before I left the room to make payment for the doc's consultation..Waited 40 mins for 5 mins worth of review...
And I realised that the docs are earning super BIG bucks for the hospitals..Piangzz..wait for 40 mins, go in for 5 mins, come out again and I had to pay $82 for the consultation services! $82 just for listening to my heartbeat, asking me a few questions, taking my blood pressure and reading my ECG results (which by the way is only 1 singuler piece of paper)...But I'm super lucky that I have the MHS card..at least I only have to co-pay 15 bucks...
Am having 2 other review sessions with other docs this week...that's gonna be helluva lot of waiting time this week manz...Time to stock up on more books/mags...
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Was listening to the 2 new albums which I got on Saturday...hmm....
Jay's "November's Chopin" doesn't seem to be as good as his "Qi Li Xiang" album..though Track No 5 is GOOD! The lyrics fully brings forth his disdain for the papparazzi and their infringement on his personal space..
Jamie Cullum's 2nd album is disappointingly S L O W...*yawns* it's more jazzy than the 1st one..and the tracks are much much slower than those in the 1st album..One thing caught my eye though...the way the lyrics were presented in the little booklet...kinda like scrapbook style..writings, musings with little pics drawn in here and there for effect...
Maybe they'll sound better after a few more times of listening to them...haaa....words of consolation??
26th November here I COME!!!
Whoopee!! Hope this'll be as good as Soul Power!
Am dragging him along *evil grin* haa...
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Just came back from one of my check-ups at SGH..system's all screwed up...Appointment was at 0930am. Doc only came into his office at 0950am. and I was waiting from 0910am. When I finally went in, it took all of 5 minutes before I left the room to make payment for the doc's consultation..Waited 40 mins for 5 mins worth of review...
And I realised that the docs are earning super BIG bucks for the hospitals..Piangzz..wait for 40 mins, go in for 5 mins, come out again and I had to pay $82 for the consultation services! $82 just for listening to my heartbeat, asking me a few questions, taking my blood pressure and reading my ECG results (which by the way is only 1 singuler piece of paper)...But I'm super lucky that I have the MHS card..at least I only have to co-pay 15 bucks...
Am having 2 other review sessions with other docs this week...that's gonna be helluva lot of waiting time this week manz...Time to stock up on more books/mags...
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Was listening to the 2 new albums which I got on Saturday...hmm....
Jay's "November's Chopin" doesn't seem to be as good as his "Qi Li Xiang" album..though Track No 5 is GOOD! The lyrics fully brings forth his disdain for the papparazzi and their infringement on his personal space..
Jamie Cullum's 2nd album is disappointingly S L O W...*yawns* it's more jazzy than the 1st one..and the tracks are much much slower than those in the 1st album..One thing caught my eye though...the way the lyrics were presented in the little booklet...kinda like scrapbook style..writings, musings with little pics drawn in here and there for effect...
Maybe they'll sound better after a few more times of listening to them...haaa....words of consolation??
Sunday, November 06, 2005
which is which?
Over-protectiveness vs Over-bearingness vs Well-meaningness...
Not sure if brother had so much head-butts into his life from mum and dad when he was at my age..Or perhaps he had less because they were still working then (and thus had less time)....And of course, the inevitable..he's a guy and is thus entitled to less interference cos he is less at the losing end...as was highlighted during an argument with dad a few years ago...hmm..
Appreciate the thoughts and concern..
Appreciate the love and care..
Appreciate the advice as well...
But it does get over-bearing at times, even if things are said or done in the spirit of well-meaningness.
As is the story of the moth emerging from its cocoon. When a moth is ready to emerge from the safety of its cocoon into the outside world, help not to break its cocoon apart to release it. You might think that your actions have spared the moth the tiring struggle of breaking the cocoon in order to gain its freedom. But in actual fact, that very path of struggle and perseverence endured by the moth is the essential key to the strengthening of its wings and ultimately its survival and life.
Hmm..hope my wings are strong....*flap flap flap*
Not sure if brother had so much head-butts into his life from mum and dad when he was at my age..Or perhaps he had less because they were still working then (and thus had less time)....And of course, the inevitable..he's a guy and is thus entitled to less interference cos he is less at the losing end...as was highlighted during an argument with dad a few years ago...hmm..
Appreciate the thoughts and concern..
Appreciate the love and care..
Appreciate the advice as well...
But it does get over-bearing at times, even if things are said or done in the spirit of well-meaningness.
As is the story of the moth emerging from its cocoon. When a moth is ready to emerge from the safety of its cocoon into the outside world, help not to break its cocoon apart to release it. You might think that your actions have spared the moth the tiring struggle of breaking the cocoon in order to gain its freedom. But in actual fact, that very path of struggle and perseverence endured by the moth is the essential key to the strengthening of its wings and ultimately its survival and life.
Hmm..hope my wings are strong....*flap flap flap*
My Saturday night
Went gai-gai with ahboy just now...did some shopping and even went grocery shopping haa... got myself flour and choc chips....shall attempt to bake a perfect brownie cake again next week! The last brownie ended up in the trash... =(
Caught a show too..."Tom Yum Goong"...hmm..quite impressed by the way the choreography was done for some of the fighting scenes...comparable with Jackie Chan and sometimes, even more impressive!!...then there were the moments of picturesque Thailand being featured in the film too..
The storyline was C R A P...and in the way of most crappy shows, the plot lost its focus and spun out of control...so it kinda ended up more like a documentary to showcase violence, gore and fighting scenes...it was quite violent lah..torn tendons, cracked bones, pierced eyes, dislocated joints, bloody heads...blah blah blah...
Enough of that. One of the highlights of the day...drumroll plssss....had tepppanyaki for dinner! WOOHOO!! *slurpz*
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YAY!!! Peiqi was at that shop in Concourse this afternoon and helped me get the handphone strap & clover-leaf pendant! Heeee.....
Have to meet up soon to pay her the $$ and get it from her....=)
Caught a show too..."Tom Yum Goong"...hmm..quite impressed by the way the choreography was done for some of the fighting scenes...comparable with Jackie Chan and sometimes, even more impressive!!...then there were the moments of picturesque Thailand being featured in the film too..
The storyline was C R A P...and in the way of most crappy shows, the plot lost its focus and spun out of control...so it kinda ended up more like a documentary to showcase violence, gore and fighting scenes...it was quite violent lah..torn tendons, cracked bones, pierced eyes, dislocated joints, bloody heads...blah blah blah...
Enough of that. One of the highlights of the day...drumroll plssss....had tepppanyaki for dinner! WOOHOO!! *slurpz*
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YAY!!! Peiqi was at that shop in Concourse this afternoon and helped me get the handphone strap & clover-leaf pendant! Heeee.....
Have to meet up soon to pay her the $$ and get it from her....=)
Friday, November 04, 2005
Munching on Mac & fries now...
If someone were to ask you a mundane question like: what's your favourite animal? What would your answer be?
Horses and wolves would rank on the top of my list. Have always been fascinated with grey wolves since I was a kid. And especially so after I read "White Fang" by Jack London when I was in Pri 5. Love the way they prowl around in the night whilst hunting..Not much of a fan for red wolves though.
For horses...like their refined-ness and aura of regality (is there such a word??)...In fact, I even had an imaginary horse as my pet when I was in primary school..haa...her name was Chestnut...golly...the fertile mind of a 10yr-old..and her breed was the Apaloosa...one of the breeds highly favoured by Red Indians cos they were faster and more sturdy.....(haha....feels like as if I'm watching too much National Geographic hor?)
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haa...not sure if I've shared this before...buthaving a tattoo is one of the ideas I've been keeping at the back of my mind for eons...
why eons? cos I've got a low threshold for pain...and I've heard horror stories of how even guys cry..or girls who ask to stop midway through cos they can't take it anymore (and have to come back for a few more times just to finish the design)...*sheesh*
If I were to get one, it'll be on the hip, just on one side only and those that stretch from left to right. I'll prefer to do it on the right side only...
Anyway...here are some designs which I would consider if I were ever to have one done...
This last one's
the astrological sign
for Libra.
Horses and wolves would rank on the top of my list. Have always been fascinated with grey wolves since I was a kid. And especially so after I read "White Fang" by Jack London when I was in Pri 5. Love the way they prowl around in the night whilst hunting..Not much of a fan for red wolves though.
For horses...like their refined-ness and aura of regality (is there such a word??)...In fact, I even had an imaginary horse as my pet when I was in primary school..haa...her name was Chestnut...golly...the fertile mind of a 10yr-old..and her breed was the Apaloosa...one of the breeds highly favoured by Red Indians cos they were faster and more sturdy.....(haha....feels like as if I'm watching too much National Geographic hor?)
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haa...not sure if I've shared this before...buthaving a tattoo is one of the ideas I've been keeping at the back of my mind for eons...
why eons? cos I've got a low threshold for pain...and I've heard horror stories of how even guys cry..or girls who ask to stop midway through cos they can't take it anymore (and have to come back for a few more times just to finish the design)...*sheesh*
If I were to get one, it'll be on the hip, just on one side only and those that stretch from left to right. I'll prefer to do it on the right side only...
Anyway...here are some designs which I would consider if I were ever to have one done...
This last one's
the astrological sign
for Libra.
Do you know your roots?
Was watching Animal Planet in the afternoon just now and they were showing a documentary on a Red Indian tribe called the Nez Perce. They’ve been around since the 17th century and the now modern-day descendants are currently living in the state of Idaho in North America and some are also in Canada.
It’s amazing…from generation to generation, customs and traditions have been passed down word for word from father to son, mother to daughter. Through centuries, up till this day, they are still practicing the same customs as their forefathers and ancestors.
Kinda got to thinking about the Peranakan culture and how it’s slowly getting lost and diluted in SG. Things are still pretty much alive and active in Malacca...but over here in SG, the younger generation knows nuts about it.
Me too. What little I know of the culture comes from my granny.
Things like the intricate beadwork of the kasut manik (beaded slippers), the various kueh-kueh made on festive occasions, the saarong kebaya (much like the malay traditional garb for ladies) worn by the nonyas on special occasions, etc…Not forgetting the wonderful Pernakan dishes. Once my granny’s generation passes on, so much of these cultures, customs and traditions will be lost…and my granny’s already 89.
Wonder if Catherine Goh & her hubby (both true-blue born and bred Peranakans) taught their daughters such knowledge…??
Saw a documentary that day on CNA..they were showcasing this bibik (auntie) who has a shop in Katong (which used to be where the mainstream Peranakans of SG stayed, aside from Joo Chiat). She teaches people how to sew the kasut manik and even how to do embroidery on the kebaya. Her shop’s also a mini-museum where she keeps traditional items, jewellery, trinkets and other knick-knacks…
Maybe I should pop by Katong one fine day…just to have a look. Think her shop’s near the Holy Family Church.
Observation
Hmm...something which I’ve noticed is a habit of some people, my ownself included.
That is the preferred use of phrases like:
“I might be..”
“I maybe…”
“Perhaps…”
Over phrases like:
“I can…”
“I will be able to…”
“I should be able to…”
I’ll name such phrases in the foremost category as “non-committal” & “non-conclusive” and the one in the latter category as “committed” and “conclusive”.
So why do people prefer the first category? Simply because such statements leave you room and breathing space to be able to turn-tail and flee if the situation calls for it. Am not exactly sure how to pen down my thoughts.
Something like…using such non-committal statements allows you to keep your options open and entitles yourself to more choices by not committing yourself to anything too concrete. For example…“I might be joining you guys for dinner…but then again, I might not be, see how it goes.”
What do you call this? Defensiveness? Protecting yourself? So that you can squirrel away and fly your friends’ kite without feeling too much guilt? (I didn’t commit to joining you guys mah…so I’m allowed to not feel guilty..)
That is the preferred use of phrases like:
“I might be..”
“I maybe…”
“Perhaps…”
Over phrases like:
“I can…”
“I will be able to…”
“I should be able to…”
I’ll name such phrases in the foremost category as “non-committal” & “non-conclusive” and the one in the latter category as “committed” and “conclusive”.
So why do people prefer the first category? Simply because such statements leave you room and breathing space to be able to turn-tail and flee if the situation calls for it. Am not exactly sure how to pen down my thoughts.
Something like…using such non-committal statements allows you to keep your options open and entitles yourself to more choices by not committing yourself to anything too concrete. For example…“I might be joining you guys for dinner…but then again, I might not be, see how it goes.”
What do you call this? Defensiveness? Protecting yourself? So that you can squirrel away and fly your friends’ kite without feeling too much guilt? (I didn’t commit to joining you guys mah…so I’m allowed to not feel guilty..)
Of Words, Of Speeches, Of Interactions
Just finished reading ST...there was an interesting article by playwright Huzir Sulaiman, on the oft-written subject of Singapore-Malaysia ties.
His take on the sometimes strained ties between the two countries is that it's due to a matter of how politicians in the two countries speak. Not in the sense of intonations or pronunciations or accents. But rather in the sense of openness, directness, clarity and straightforwardness of speech.
Just to paraphrase Mr Sulaiman’s article in a condensed form. Malaysian political speech is hardly straightforward and can be seen as sometimes playful. They do not take each other literally and on the same note, do not expect to be taken literally. On the other side of the causeway, political speech in Singapore is precise and calculated, clear, measured, and thought through. Singaporeans expect to be taken at face value and similarly, view others at face value.
I think his theory, while hypothetical as he claims, definitely has truth in it and can be extrapolated to people-people relations too. I dare not speak for the majority but at least for some of us, haven’t we been faced with situations where you say one thing and mean that one thing, but the other party perceived it differently? Guess that’s how tensions and misunderstandings occur?
Still on the same note, the Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus theory speaks of the same thing. Just think of Women as Malaysia (hardly straightforward) and Men as Singapore (direct & straightforward)?? hmm.....though there are always exceptions to the case...
Two cents worth.
His take on the sometimes strained ties between the two countries is that it's due to a matter of how politicians in the two countries speak. Not in the sense of intonations or pronunciations or accents. But rather in the sense of openness, directness, clarity and straightforwardness of speech.
Just to paraphrase Mr Sulaiman’s article in a condensed form. Malaysian political speech is hardly straightforward and can be seen as sometimes playful. They do not take each other literally and on the same note, do not expect to be taken literally. On the other side of the causeway, political speech in Singapore is precise and calculated, clear, measured, and thought through. Singaporeans expect to be taken at face value and similarly, view others at face value.
I think his theory, while hypothetical as he claims, definitely has truth in it and can be extrapolated to people-people relations too. I dare not speak for the majority but at least for some of us, haven’t we been faced with situations where you say one thing and mean that one thing, but the other party perceived it differently? Guess that’s how tensions and misunderstandings occur?
Still on the same note, the Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus theory speaks of the same thing. Just think of Women as Malaysia (hardly straightforward) and Men as Singapore (direct & straightforward)?? hmm.....though there are always exceptions to the case...
Two cents worth.
My David Tao!!!
I wanna watch the David Tao concert!
I wanna watch the David Tao concert!
I wanna watch the David Tao concert!
After his Soul Power in 2003, I promised myself I'll attend his concert the next time round he comes to SG. Which happens to be on 26th November!!
Tao Zhe rawkzzz! Woohoo!!!
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Am sifting through stacks of forms to fill up for my insurance claims...whoa...the hassle of it all...
Didn't realise so many ding-dongs here and there need to be undertaken....but think it can be simplified in one simple statement.
"If it's $$ coming in, everything is easy, if it's $$ going out, everything is difficult."
BAH.
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Realised the diff between Chinese & English songs...Chinese ones are usually more sentimental, closer to the heart and "soft"...English ones are usually "harder" and also speaks of issues aside of those concerning affairs of the heart...
Chinese ones are usually of soft rock, rock, pop, RnB and the occassional rap, hip hop or jazz. English songs span across wider genres like the ones mentioned earlier...and blues, country, industrial, new age, indie, reggae, yada yada...
Music...salvation to the soul...makes or breaks your mood... :)
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Muahahha....Yao Kun aka YanDaoKia (his blog link is on the right hand side)....has joined the New Urban Male 2005 contest!! Will be good exposure for him if he gets spotted by any agency or magazine. :) Hope I get the chance to go support him next Thursday @ PS....6pm....
It's terrifying strutting down the stage in front of so many people..whilst having a huge smile plastered to your face...been there done that..oh so long ago...the stares and the lights all but focused on you...and the scrutinies and the at times contemptuous glares...
So do hope to give him some form of encouragement...albeit not in the sense of holding up placards and screaming his name out loud like some nubile guy-crazy teenage girl...haa...
Way to go man!!
I wanna watch the David Tao concert!
I wanna watch the David Tao concert!
After his Soul Power in 2003, I promised myself I'll attend his concert the next time round he comes to SG. Which happens to be on 26th November!!
Tao Zhe rawkzzz! Woohoo!!!
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Am sifting through stacks of forms to fill up for my insurance claims...whoa...the hassle of it all...
Didn't realise so many ding-dongs here and there need to be undertaken....but think it can be simplified in one simple statement.
"If it's $$ coming in, everything is easy, if it's $$ going out, everything is difficult."
BAH.
===========
Realised the diff between Chinese & English songs...Chinese ones are usually more sentimental, closer to the heart and "soft"...English ones are usually "harder" and also speaks of issues aside of those concerning affairs of the heart...
Chinese ones are usually of soft rock, rock, pop, RnB and the occassional rap, hip hop or jazz. English songs span across wider genres like the ones mentioned earlier...and blues, country, industrial, new age, indie, reggae, yada yada...
Music...salvation to the soul...makes or breaks your mood... :)
===========
Muahahha....Yao Kun aka YanDaoKia (his blog link is on the right hand side)....has joined the New Urban Male 2005 contest!! Will be good exposure for him if he gets spotted by any agency or magazine. :) Hope I get the chance to go support him next Thursday @ PS....6pm....
It's terrifying strutting down the stage in front of so many people..whilst having a huge smile plastered to your face...been there done that..oh so long ago...the stares and the lights all but focused on you...and the scrutinies and the at times contemptuous glares...
So do hope to give him some form of encouragement...albeit not in the sense of holding up placards and screaming his name out loud like some nubile guy-crazy teenage girl...haa...
Way to go man!!
Thursday, November 03, 2005
If You're Not The One
If You're Not The One - Daniel Bedingfield
If you're not the one
Then why does my soul feel glad today?
If you're not the one
Then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine
Then why does your heart return my call
If you are not mine
Would I have the strength to stand at all
I never know what the future brings
But I know you are here with me now
We'll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
I don't want to run away
But I can't take it, I don't understand
If I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?
If I don't need you
Then why am I crying on my bed?
If I don't need you
Then why does your name resound in my head?
If you're not for me
Then why does this distance maim my life?
If you're not for me
Then why do I dream of you as my wife?
I don't know why you're so far away
But I know that this much is true
We'll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
And I wish that you could be the one I die with
And I pray in you're the one I build my home with
I hope I love you all my life
I don't want to run away but I can't take it
I don't understand
If I'm not made for you
Then why does my heart tell me that I am
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?
Cause I miss you, body and soul so strong
That it takes my breath away
And I breathe you into my heart
And pray for the strength to stand today
Cause I love you, whether it's wrong or right
And though I can't be with you tonight
And know my heart is by your side
I don't want to run away but I can't take it
I don't understand
If I'm not made for you
Then why does my heart tell me that I am
Is there any way that I could stay in your arms?
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Still remember this was one of those songs which kept playing on the airwaves just soon after it was launched...That kind of touchy-feely song which leaves you wanting more...
If you're not the one
Then why does my soul feel glad today?
If you're not the one
Then why does my hand fit yours this way?
If you are not mine
Then why does your heart return my call
If you are not mine
Would I have the strength to stand at all
I never know what the future brings
But I know you are here with me now
We'll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
I don't want to run away
But I can't take it, I don't understand
If I'm not made for you then why does my heart tell me that I am?
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?
If I don't need you
Then why am I crying on my bed?
If I don't need you
Then why does your name resound in my head?
If you're not for me
Then why does this distance maim my life?
If you're not for me
Then why do I dream of you as my wife?
I don't know why you're so far away
But I know that this much is true
We'll make it through
And I hope you are the one I share my life with
And I wish that you could be the one I die with
And I pray in you're the one I build my home with
I hope I love you all my life
I don't want to run away but I can't take it
I don't understand
If I'm not made for you
Then why does my heart tell me that I am
Is there any way that I can stay in your arms?
Cause I miss you, body and soul so strong
That it takes my breath away
And I breathe you into my heart
And pray for the strength to stand today
Cause I love you, whether it's wrong or right
And though I can't be with you tonight
And know my heart is by your side
I don't want to run away but I can't take it
I don't understand
If I'm not made for you
Then why does my heart tell me that I am
Is there any way that I could stay in your arms?
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Still remember this was one of those songs which kept playing on the airwaves just soon after it was launched...That kind of touchy-feely song which leaves you wanting more...
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