~ Candy Couture ~ Singapore's Hottest Pig-let

Ohio, Japan!

2008-07-21T17:24:00.010+08:00

Oh dear, seems like my transformation had me occupied for too long. ;p

Guess it's time for me to emerge and greet the world with my big smile :D

hee hee :)

Yes, as most of you have known, I went to Japan like...3 mths ago?!! Still had my long hair then. Yet another sponsored trip *smiling gleefully* and most importantly, my dear came along. *blush*

And sorry for not sharing the photos until today. Well in fact, I STILL have not gotten the full collection yet! -_-

Anyways, guess what I have now is substantial. Will be loading onto Multiply. Soon.

Oh by the way, this is one of my favourite picture. You know why? Haha! cos it's dark enough, so all my flaws are nicely hidden! Heh heh! And notice the background is full of blooming Sakura? Well listen, I didn't think so before BUT Sakura is indeed beeeeeeeeeeeautiful. We were very lucky to have witnessed the bloom of the Sakura. You have to realise a fully bloomed Sakura only last for at most a week and they actually bloomed 9 days earlier this year, otherwise we would have missed it. It almost felt like they were welcoming us. :)

Transformation

2008-01-15T17:54:00.000+08:00

“Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that prepares you for a future of radical transformation.”

6 yrs old Connie Talbot in Britain's Got Talent

2008-01-06T14:24:00.000+08:00

Hi, this is for the benefit of those who's not in Facebook. This is one good video and although Connie didn't win in the finals. She's already a big winner in many ways. She even has an album now.

enjoy~

Connie Talbot ~ I will always love you ~

2008-01-06T14:20:00.000+08:00

The Original Human TETRIS Performance by Guillaume Reymond

2008-01-06T14:11:00.000+08:00

Haha, find this video so cute. :) The sound effects are all man-made. Must have spent alot of time filming it.

3... 2...1 ! Boom~!!! 2008 is here!!!

2008-01-05T19:22:00.000+08:00

Hello, sorry for taking so long. It's another entry...of the new year!

Gosh, it's 2008 already... :O
2007 has been a good year for Singapore and I guess, me too. I hope, for you as well ;P.

So hopefully 2008 will be a BETTER year! Fa fa fa !!! Right? :D

We had dinner at Tao's. Paradiz Center. My goodness, it's so expensive! We didn't realise they only had festive set dinner that night. The 7-course dinner costs about $42.80++! Thus, Cindy and I shared a set. Fortunately, the food wasn't too bad. I enjoyed the meal totally. :) Pity we had to finish them all in about an hour's time cos we have a movie to catch. A disappointing movie it'd turned out. But let's save that for another time.

Farmboy Salad with a light & sweet dressing. Nice... :)

Nelson had this Ham & Chicken Salad. Not sure if that's the correct name.

Starter: Mouth-watering bacon spread with bread that's both crunchy and soft! Yum!

Mango Sorbet, a nice cold sweet refreshing drink that's served before the main course... Arh!

Sauteed Shitake Mushroom

Creamy Pumpkin Soup in a pumpkin bowl :)

Tasty Shark-fin Winter Melon Soup with red dates and wolfberries
(It's not shark's fin, but a type of melon) ;P

Baked baby lobster accompanied by spaghetti in creamy sauce & white wine

Aiya, forgot its name. It's a fish la. Very delicious fish. Well done! Notice the garnishes by the corner? They are broccoli, sweet potato with sliced fried yam and cherry tomato. :)

Thirst-quenching Summer Peach Flower Tea

Finale: Desserts!
Matcha green tea ice-cream with nice crispy strips & taco
Double-boiled snow pear with red dates

Passed by this pretty door outside Chijmes. Cannot leave without a shot. :D

Esplanade Bridge.
Aiyah, this is the best shot I could managed. Had to raise my hand up high ya know. Tiring leh.
Look at the crowd, it was only about 10.30pm ...

The grumpy sisters.
We've had a long night. Finally found a spot to sit down. It was soOOOOOOooooo crowded lor. Fortunately, it got pretty windy later on. Was very thankful for that. :D

We were surrounded by families. Almost all the kids have a PSP or Nintendo? with them. See that boy in blue strips? He's playing with that nintendo thingy that has a game which is sound/voice activated. And how do you play? You just have to keep repeating "er! er! er!" into the receiver. The gadget captures the voice and a bar just keep fluctuating. I don't quite understand what's point of the game. Maybe I just have to play it to know.

hmm, it seemed to me that alot of people around me were not really enjoying the wait and of course, the scramble for nice spots. Except for the Bangladeshis. They were clearly enjoying every minute of it and seemed really happy. Forming caterpillars, shoving people about and drinking their favourite beer. I guess having a day off and being part of the celebration brings them joy. It's a joyous occasion anyway. Of course, they also have a reputation of molestation. The police had this big banner up that warned:

"Let your hair down but not your guard down"

Beware of molesters or something similar.

As more and more people had seated down, the pathway for the crowd got narrower. There were still so many coming from both directions.
One or two Thais (they seemed Thai to me) were drunk by 11pm. The police were keeping a very close watch on them from a distance, monitoring their every move. A few moments later, the police moved swiftly in to corner those drunks after the latter laid on the floor regardless of the crowd (bear in mind the road was already sardine-packed & many kids were there)

Finally, the drunks were removed from the crowd.

See! That's our Singapore Flyer. Heard that it's not confirmed which colour is to be used to light up the flyer. There's a debate on radio recently on which is the more suitable colour for our Flyer. Probably it's in the trial stage, the flyer is being lighted in different colours. A DJ saw it lighted in colourful neon lights and were very disgusted. It reminded him of Geylang. To him, the flyer looked ugly, sleazy and has no class. He suggested something simple, something classier - white. Some listeners suggested blue, one suggested red AND white, many has no problem with the colourful flyer. I've not seen the colourful version, so can't comment on that.

Hey! Why not have it in sparkling lights? Just like little stars twinkling in the sky? Waah...

The final moment - last shot of the year 2007!

Nelson, Cindy and Me!

Arghhhh!!!!!!! STOOOOPID LAMP POST !!!!!!! : *grinding teeth*

It would have been a perfect picture. *shakes head*

Next time, I'll have to be more prepared & more aware.

The aftermath...

Around the world!

2007-12-09T17:54:00.000+08:00

Haha! Soooooo glad I've finally completed going through the photos and uploading them. :D

Yes. I'd felt like I've been around the world!

Those of you who are interested, please visit my little photo closet.

BACK

2007-10-23T18:45:00.000+08:00

I'm back. Back home. Still trying to get used to things here. Forgot to scan my EZ link card when alighting the bus. Forgot where is the ATM machine. Haiz...conveniently deleted them from my memory.

I'll see you guys soon.

LCO: A Lost Diary

2007-10-03T04:56:00.000+08:00

Hi my friends,

Heh heh, sorry. Haven't been motivated enough to blog lately. ;P

My, 2 months is gone in a flash! I'll comin home real soon! And I haven't been blogging much about my stay here, now I have to return soon. hmmm, I'm ashamed... ;(

Anyway, something worth talking about was three! weekends ago already. We were at Great Sand Dunes National Park. (You know, the park with the highest sand dunes in the world???) I remember watching some travel programme on TV when I was young. The host went to the sand dunes and tried sliding down the slopes. It looked so fun!!! But it wasn't so fun with all the sand flying and hitting her face on the way down. :D

It's a 5-hour drive from our place. We dropped by Garden of the Gods on our way there. And reached the dunes around 5pm? in the evening.

We haven't had much time to scale the dunes before it gets dark. So, we headed immediately for the highest dune we can see - The High Dune. Despite its name, it is not the highest dune. It's merely the highest dune when viewed from the visitor center. The highest dune however, is Star Dune, just fyi. ;)

Anyway, it was a helluva climbing! Imagine climbing on sand?!?! Take a step forward and slide 3/4 step backwards? It was tough. Very tough. The trick is to stay on the ridge and walk all the way to the top. The drawback is that it's a longer way to the peak. So we took the most direct way, which involved climbing a steep slope. Man, it was steep ok. I had toe cramps on my way up. I have pictures of that here.

Finally, we reached what we'd thought was the High Dune, and it seemed like a never-ending stretch of dunes higher and higher than where we were. We braced ourselves to scale more dunes. And finally after finally, I think we reached the High Dune. It was dusk. Needless to say, the view from the top was breathtaking. The air was fresh, cool, clean and thin. We took some pictures and took in the view. Marvellous!

Now, it's time to head back to the car. The sun is setting fast and earlier than usual. Soon, there's no more daylight. K and I had a headstart. CM and Grace were trailing behind us in another direction. We walked and walked and walked towards the light at what I'd thought was the carpark. Of course, it was not. Soon, we found ourselves in the middle of the desert bushes. There's cactus with sharp thorns, long grass, unknown plants with long leaves and sharp thorns too. My ankle socks kept falling off and legs got pricked by cactus. K wore bermudas, needless to say he had his fair share of pokes. We were relying on the flashlight from his handphone, with no food and water, no compass and no reception for the phone. Great. *roll eyes*

Fortunately, there's still the moon, sparing us a little moonlight. I was already so exhausted from the hike to the sand dunes, and now I had to trek another hour on tough terrain towards THAT light which is so unreachable. I'd almost wanted to give up and scream for help but K pushed on. And eventually, we reached the road! Civilisation! However, that wasn't the carpark we were supposed to be at. We had to walk ANOTHER mile to the correct carpark.

We met a couple who were night camping in the park and they were walking towards our carpark too, so we joined them in the night stroll. They happened to be from Longmont too. *Raise eyebrow*

Our friends had sent rangers out to the park searching for us. According to them, another couple of guys joined in the search using loud hailers! I guess we were too far away to be able to hear them. My, you should look at how worried they were. Anyway, we made it back safely. Plenty of sand left in my shoes and jeans. Thorns were stuck to my shoes. I spent probably half an hour clearing out the sand and picking out the thorns. My legs have never felt so achy in a bloody long time. I felt like chopping them off OR you can kill me instead.

LCO: 2nd Week

2007-09-06T08:42:00.000+08:00

Hi!

Sorry that you can't view the pictures. Not sure if the problem lies with blogger or my laptop. Grrrr! :( Picasa can't help me either. :(

Anyway, I've uploaded my photos here! :)

Finally. Some photos for you guys. :D

So how is Singapore doing? And how are all of you? Please let me know of any juicy news from home. For e.g. I read that there's this NS men who smuggled a loaded SAR21 out of camp??!!! And he was discovered in the toilet at Cathay Cineleisure??!!! *shaking head + roll eyes*

Life here is comfortable. (Except for the rashes that just won't go away) And Agnes, no it wasn't the doc who attended to me but a nurse practitioner. It's just different here, and also some other countries. Apparently, doctors ain't the only ones who can prescribe medicine and do normal consultation. :P

I did my own laundry for the first time in my life. :) (Please don't laugh at me if you are) Was a pretty unnerving experience for me. I don't want any clothes damaged/stained cos of me. In the end, think I did pretty ok. Wasn't very difficult, just have to separate the colors, dump them into the washing machine, add detergent, insert coins, and start. :P Then, transfer to the dryer to dry. Sound quite simple right? :P I've heard that the dryer can quite harsh on the clothes and think some of the clothes shrunk a little and got twisted. Don't like the clothes being so wrinkled. :(

And I'm still very bad with directions here. Can't even recognise the way to the nearest mall. :( There's not many tall buildings to look out for and the town planning is not grid-like. Some roads have 2 or 3 names, so can be quite confusing. :'(

The people here are quite nice and friendly. There's quite a handful of hispanics here and not all of them know English well. Am guessing most might be Mexcians speaking Spanish. I guess the very first Spanish words I know is from the cartoon. There's this mexican mouse character that goes "Yiba Yiba Unda Neh Unda Neh" all the time??? (I forgot the name, if you know, please tell me ok?) :D

The restaurant service here is generally quite good, with the waiters/waitresses coming back every 10 or 15min to ask about the meal. "Is everything alright, Sir? What else can I get for you?" And this is probably due to the tipping culture here. Tip all the time.

Anyway, I gotta cook dinner. So, will write again soon.

Update me whenever. ;P

LCO: Up & running!

2007-08-31T04:43:00.000+08:00

Up, up & running!

Yeah, am finally able to get online! Yeah yeah yeah!!! :D

Miss blogging and you my friends...

Actually, the weather is not that bad. It's quite sunny during the day, esp in the afternoon. And it can get quite cool & chilly at night, at about 20 degrees celcius.

My rashes did not get any better. As you can tell from the picture, it's quite bad.

Can be quite painful sometimes. Been to the doctor this morning and he prescribed a lotion for me (which has yet to be collected cos they hv to place an order for it). If condition doesn't improve, he recommends that I return to visit the dermatologist. And did I mention that the consultation for this morning is bloody expensive? Just a simple consultation with nothing disgnosed cost me USD100.80! Mind you, this is WITHOUT the prescription. Can't imagine how much the derma would cost...

Anyway, the travel insurance should cover that.

Longmont, CO

2007-08-29T00:43:00.000+08:00

Hi,

I'm finally here at Longmont, CO after 24 agonising hours on the flight. Was down with the flu and couldn't sleep well. Fortunately, I had my favourite flu medicine with me. Very power, I stopped sneezing and it curbed the runny nose almost immediately.

Transit at Japan and Minneapolis is such a rush. Cutting it very close for both. I'd thought I wouldn't be able to make it for the connecting flight to Denver. The security officer sent me over to a passport control dept for a 2nd round of questioning and I was delayed for at least half an hour. While waiting, I noticed majority of those who were sent to Passport Control, were blacks, there's also an elderly Muslim couple from Cairo visiting their son, some single male travellers, etc. Then, why me? Such a harmless-looking gal. :(

Anyways, they gave me the clearance after some discussion and welcomed me to the United States. I sure hope so.

Finally, I had just about enough time to check in my luggage and board the plane at the designated gate (which is EXTREMELY far away). Well, ultimately I thank god for the smooth journey, considering the long duration. At least, I reached Denver on schedule.

The weather is very dry. Painful and ugly rashes started appearing on my arms as soon as I got here. Face is VERY dry, peeling like crazy. Simply cannot survive without a GOOD moisturiser. Oh yes, the air in the plane is so dry, my nose hurt even when breathing.

Btw, there's some problem with the internet connection at the hotel. Haven't been able to check my emails or do anything yet. I'm now using the hotel business center's old PC. Hopefully, the network will be up and running very soon.

Tada... :D

Birthday Surprises Year

2007-08-14T23:55:00.000+08:00

To all my darling friends,

THANK YOU

!!!

Hugz,

Candy

Big Girl now...

2007-08-13T23:30:00.000+08:00

Happy birthday to me...
Happy birthday to me...
My mummy's so pretty...
So am I, isn't it?

~ Big gal ~

Missy Style

2007-08-11T01:48:00.001+08:00

~ Missy Style ~

Been to Suntec City recently? Heard of My.Playground?

No? You must be a 'mountain tortoise'.

Yes? Good for you!

Visit #03-092. The cove that's just at the entrance coming from the direction of the arcade or Eng Wah cinema.

This is not an advertorial. I don't gain anything from this.

This is but my friend's brand new shop at Suntec City! They also have a push cart at Cineleisure Level 2. (Opposite Mini Toons)

Once again, congratulations! Zhiyong & Lilian.

Wish you all the best!

Jia you!

Beautiful Seed

2007-08-05T01:23:00.000+08:00

Yes, it's her second concert at the University Cultural Center, in conjunction with the launch of her fourth album - Beautiful Seed.

Instantly, I was reminded of this verse:

"Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you."

Matthew 17:20.

Have any of you seen a mustard seed? Any idea how big is it......?

How about the mustard tree? *wink*

(I couldn't believe my eyes when my friend showed me the mustard seeds many years ago).

Anyway, just to name a few of her new songs... ...

~Beautiful Seed

~Shelter

~5 loaves and 2 fishes

~Scars

~On my way

~City of Angels

Think I like 'Shelter', if my memory's accurate. Most of the songs sound similar to me after a while...

Do you know Los Angeles actually mean City of Angels? Never know it's a Spanish name. ;p

I liked the staging; the many different changing lights, the Japanese lanterns that were lowered in the midst of her performance, her voice, together with the Yamaha Grand - almost perfect. One can tell that lights choreography were carefully planned, and wise.

The thing that peeves me was her fidgeting and adjustment of her earphones and something under her dress. I forgot that she did the same thing last year, and she had to remind me yesterday.

It's interesting how she always tell a related story before each song. (Although I don't see the clear relation for some).

Anyway, something worth mentioning is the song in my previous post.

Fly Away.

It's an old song, from her second album. Have heard it last year during her first concert, also on her album many times. A song that's so familiar, yet distant.

Until last night.........

My heart was weeping when I heard it again, this time.

Fly Away

2007-08-05T01:02:00.000+08:00

"When will you be home?" she asks
as we watch the planes take off
We both know we have no clear answer to where my dreams will lead

She's watched me as I crawled and stumbled
As a child, she was my world
And now to let me go, I know she bleeds
and yet she says to me

You can fly so high
Keep your gaze upon the sky
I'll be praying every step along the way

Even though it breaks my heart to know we're so far apart
I love you too much to make you stay
Baby fly away

Autumn leaves fell into spring time and
Silver-painted hair
Daddy called one evening saying
"We need you. Please come back"

When I saw her laying in her bed
Fragile as a child
Pale just like an angel taking flight
I held her as I cried

You can fly so high
Keep your gaze upon the sky
I'll be praying every step along the way

Even though it breaks my heart to know we're so far apart
I love you too much to make you stay
Baby fly away

~ Corrinne May ~

It's that time of year again...

2007-07-26T17:31:00.000+08:00

halo...! Yes, it's that time of the year again....! What else?

NDP la! :)

See those lighted 'balls' floating above in the picture? Some call them jellyfish...with each attached to a small boat, those 'jellyfish' appeared to be floating veeeeery slowly. Quite spooky actually. Gulp...

But of course, I'm not there just to look at 'jellyfishes'.
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!!! FIREWORKS !!!

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They never fail to cheer me up, albeit for that short moment.

See the crowd below? haha, I must thank Samuel for the invitation. We've got a really nice view from Walton. Second floor with clear view, though I would prefer to be out in the open to behind the glass. But again, we may not get a good view from below.

This was taken by a different camera and of course, the results are different. The pictures appeared more staggered. (Not sure if its the right word, hope u get what I mean) But most probably I didn't use the correct mode. There are so many modes, I'm confused.

Due to time constraint, heh heh, I only managed to upload these classic ones.

Please, enjoy...

I had a hard time trying to keep my hands steady. After which, my arm hurts so much. So, appreciate your kind appreciation. :P

H.I.

2007-07-23T12:59:00.000+08:00

Hi there,

You. You. You. And You!

To all my friends who have dropped by. I miss all of you! I mean ALL of you.

With lurrrve,
Candy

just a little note

2007-06-24T21:04:00.000+08:00

A quick check at my little diary tells me I've cried 3 fridays in a row. Sigh, am really a crybaby. HATE myself! Urgh!

The Vice Principal of my primary school, Mr. Goh, advised me to be strong when he saw tears brimming. My tears gave a HP colleague a fright when we were 'picking up the pieces' after that round of lay-off which sent my superior home. Tears simply flowed after a meaningless day at Gio.

Rained tears when bro was in ICU. (Needless to say)

Hopefully, no more will be shed again...for a long time to come.

Self-Help help self?

2007-05-20T16:22:00.000+08:00

Wonder if anyone has read the book:

"Men Are Like Waffles — Single Women Are Like Spaghetti" - By Bill and Pam Farrell (Who have been married for more than 25 years with 3 children and a daughter-in-law)

In a nutshell, the book discusses the differences between men and women, how one can learn to appreciate such differences and of course, the book also claims to bring out the best each spouse has to give in communication and romance.

There is a follow-up book by the same author:

"Single Men Are Like Waffles—Single Women Are Like Spaghetti: Friendship, Romance, and Relationships That Work"

Just to clarify, I have not read the books but have read the reviews. Both books are written based on this analogy:

Like waffles, they say, men have many boxes that are separate convenient holding places. Life is processed one thing at a time. Women tend to connect life like a plate of spaghetti. One strand of thought leads to another, overlaps, and interchanges.

Sounds interesting to any of you? Anyone feels like picking up the book to read immediately? :)

I wonder...

About 2 yrs ago, I'd read "Why Men don't listen and Women can't read maps?" by Allan and Barbara Pease, which was highly recommended by a friend. I would probably never be interested enough to pick up such books. Anyhow, since he has read it and strongly believed it's beneficial to me. I decided to give it a try.

The book presented a number of facts, interesting facts. It has referenced its findings from surveys and studies conducted by various universities in various parts of the world. Took the authors 3 years to complete. So here you are...

Men and women are different, not better or worse, just different. He is the lunch-chaser, and she is the nest defender. THAT was the role each gender played a loooooooooooooooooooong time ago. And both lived in harmony. In order to play their role well, over the years they have developed a set of specialised skills that is unique to them. Men have intense focus skills and excellent marksmenship to bring the kill home. Women have excellent short-range navigational skills and a highly-tuned ability to sense small changes in the behaviour and appearance of her child. Men fire-gaze after a day's work to unwind and prepare for the following day's hunt. Women comfort the men and ensure men is duely rewarded for the day's hard work. By these, we can better understand why men and women behaved differently and possess different sets of skills due to the historical roles we played.

Although we have crossed the millenium, and many changes have taken place, humans have evolved gradually, men and women playing different roles, our primitive instinct remains in us. Our skills are innate. Maybe up to different degrees for some. Both have to learn to identify the weaknesses, understand it, if possible, complementing it with the other party' s strength, and hopefully it works. Of course it's not easy, not even the author can guarantee success. Point is, there is no better gender.

To be honest, I can't remember most of what was written in the book. That is the problem I face with self-help books. Who actually follows what was written and even then, who is to say success will ensue? Especially with regards to relationships?

Anyway, its an interesting book. Some of the quotes still cracks me up.

Warning: The book talks about the general behaviour of men and women. Please do not bring the book up to your boyfriend or girlfriend or husband or wife and question them why they are behaving or not behaving in a certain way. Remember, everyone is unique. :D

Sentosa Flowers I

2007-03-17T12:16:00.000+08:00

Erh hmp!

Have been dying to show you the photos I took at the Sentosa Flowers Festival! Seabiscuit! You shall wait no more! :D

It's a great opportunity for aspiring photographers to sharpen their skills in photo-taking. Have discovered a few other ways to taking the flowers (I stole the idea quite blatantly from another photographer). *grin* It's my first attempt at taking close up shots of flowers, got so excited the moment I set eyes on the flowers.

Things to prepare: Light comfortable clothes and shoes, a decent digital camera with sufficient memory and battery life, water, umbrella or cap and - a willing partner. *wink*

Warning: It is going to be a BLOGFUL of flowers.

PS: Photo brightness had been adjusted as the sky was quite overcast that day.

Sentosa Flowers II

2007-03-16T23:08:00.000+08:00

Just Follow Law, La?!

2007-03-12T23:45:00.000+08:00

Should have posted this MUCH earlier. :

Anyway, I figured most of you have either watched or at least heard about the movie. So I guess what I'm gonna say here will not affect opinions that were preconceived. My advice to you, take it with a pinch of salt. *wink*

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So! We had the opportunity to attend the Gala Premiere of Just Follow Law. It was showing in all the theatres at GV Vivocity that night. Super crowded!!! Wish you were here. ;p

I'd actually promised myself that I'll definitely catch the movie. It's a small display of patriotism on my part. After all, the film is made for Singaporeans about Singaporeans. I figured if we don't catch it, who will? I was indeed blessed with an opportunity to watch it - for free. I really liked Jack Neo's previous works, i.e. I Not Stupid and especially, I Not Stupid 2. (I'd blogged about this previously) Home Run was pretty well-made too, except for the fact that it was adapted from the Iranian version's Children of Heaven. I probably would have enjoyed more, had I not watched Heaven twice on cable TV already. *shrug*

Verdict: I am utterly disappointed with Law and that is an understatement. It simply failed to touch me in ANY sense. To be fair, I couldn't relate to the movie the way I did in both Stupid.

Having said that, I'm not surprised it has fetched $1.5 million? in box office within the first week of opening, which is way more than what its predecessors have achieved. After all, it was cleverly scheduled to open during the lucrative Chinese New Year season; it is also the much anticipated local film with a 'mega' cast including Fann Wong and Singapore's best-loved comedian (who else) Gurmit Singh. Although I am not surprised, am certainly not impressed. Having spent so much time (a year) and money on planning, scheduling and casting, I am saddened that acting is again overlooked. Somehow, I felt Jack is not as excited as he did in I Not Stupid 2 (which he spent 1 year on research and another yr to film). I can say its quite half-heartedly done. You can tell from one of its soundtrack, it is re-used from a previous movie!, either 3 Nice Guys or I Not Stupid (Cant remember which exactly). I cannot forgive that. Furthermore, some scenes are just not realistic and the CGI is also poorly done. If such is the result produced by our most highly regarded director in Singapore, I am definitely worried about our future in main stream film-making.

If there are any redeeming factors to speak of at all, (Both Snuffy and I agreed) it would be Fann's almost mad feisty potrayal of a blue-collared male worker who's supposedly residing in her body, totally disregarding her clean demure image. (Even then, it was too OTT) and of course, the Indian security guard (I'm sorry I didn't get your name :( :p).

It seems to me that publicity for Law is desperately driven by the media themselves, advertisements appearing in every corner with talk shows on both TV and radio discussing about how some of the scenes strike a chord in every Singaporean and all that jazz. However, I've not heard any of my friends or relatives or even colleagues mention a thing.

Duh~

PS: Fann's dress is yucky.

Specially for you~ Otak boi

2007-03-09T16:39:00.000+08:00

May the good Lord bless you and watch over you.
Keep you safe in his arms.
May you remain thankful for all that has been bestowed and treasure them in your heart.
Be still, and stay faithful regardless of what may come.
The grace of the Lord shall follow, wherever you may dwell.
Amen.

Inspiration. Lost. Gone.

2007-02-22T11:18:00.000+08:00

Since I first started blogging, I'd fell in love with his blog. Am greatly inspired by his passion in the different cultures, history, languages and of course, those wonderful pictures taken by his humble nikon camera. (Not sure if he'd changed the camera tho)

Once were dreamers~ has ended his blog mission. My source of inspiration and motivation is suddenly, gone. As I read through his last few entries, I can probably understand why.

I'm gonna miss all his stories and nice pictures. I don't know how he does that but there always seem to be a story behind every picture. Makes you wonder about the place and the people in it. (which is what he has set out to do initially) However, it is a pity that that is not the direction he is heading anymore (not that it's deliberate).

Hopefully, I can still get to see his works somewhere somehow... ... ...

1 January 2007 @ Neway!!!

2007-02-15T14:20:00.000+08:00

heh heh! Who else but the 3 beauties, again?!?! hee hee... can never get sick of it... tsk tsk...

It's been some time since I've last blogged. Getting restless. I guess alot of you have been busy too. With your vocation and relationships......&......(wat else is there anyway???)

Those I've not seen for sometime already...I miss you all... :) Oh yah, here's wishing all of you a Happy Happy Lunar New Year 2007! :>

Hee, that's Agnes babe & me. Counting our shots!

Yes, finally I went to try out Neway in JB. I was pretty impressed! Have heard that it's better and of course cheaper, than the local KTVs. Beats Redbox too, in Malaysia. The buffet dinner is fabulous. Lots of variety of food. Japanese, Chinese Dim Sum, Pinapple rice, noodles, chicken,...lots of desserts like cakes and tarts, etc. Plus 2 free drinks (there's different themes every month, so we were told). Furthermore, we don't have to carry all that stuff by ourselves. Just tell the waiter your room number and off they go. You don't even have to look for them, they come up to you even before you realise that you need help.

All thanks to Agnes and Horace for bringing us around and for being such nice guides. haha, wonder if he is serious about the Desaru trip. hee hee hee...

That's me, horneto & Amy posing for a nice shot. Nice? Nice lah...

Oh yes, almost forgot. I have to mention this. Horace's mobile phone was stolen in his car at the City Square carpark. When he returned to his car after our lunch, it's gone. Windows are intact, doors are okay. His stuff, letters and slippers were strewn all over the floor board. haiz...felt quite bad and sorry for him. Apparently, some skillful thief had been roving around in the car park checking out for easy targets. One really cannot afford to be careless even for a second. Makes me jumpy the whole time I'm there. Heard that handphone thefts are so rampant there, it's scary.

Therefore, have always appreciated the freedom in Singapore. Free from apprehension, free of worries. Late night shopping, clubbing or chilling out. Have a night of fun and get home safely. One loses nothing but his time & youth. However, from another perspective, could we have become too comfortable? Thus, whenever something's not going our way, we complain. Complain, complain, complain. Or rather, we whine. (Not saying that I'm not guilty of any of these. I'm trying to be less of the kind)

After the book by Neil Humphreys 'Notes from an even smaller island' and the movie 'The Village', I felt so fortunate to be born here, grew up here and having my family, friends with me. A pity, not alot (of singaporeans) understand and appreciate that. I remember watching 'Village' in a theatre full of teenagers, after the show, I heard comments like 'stupid', etc. *shakes head* Hearing that, I felt more disappointed than anything else. Well, probably the movie could have done more in elaborating on the agony the people had went through. However, that will simply be for the sake of those ignorant baskets.

真实

2007-02-15T13:15:00.000+08:00

你说的话在我心中生了根
爱得很深所以心很疼
记忆在我的心中翻滚
是不是每一个人都像我一样笨
只怕再问对彼此都太残忍
我能感觉另外一个人
我等等笑容换成泪痕
爱在崩溃的时候比较真
太多疑问知道答案又如何
原来容忍不需要天份
只要爱错一个人
心痛比快乐更真实
爱为何这样的讽刺
我忘了这是第几次
一见你就无法坚持
孤独比拥抱更真实
爱让人失去了理智
会不会是我太自私
拒绝更寂寞的日子
放不开也看不见未来
难道这种不完美
才是爱情真实的样子

I was pretty addicted to this old song by A*mei sometime back. Why? No idea. Somehow, those words were stuck in my mind, and I couldn't shake it off. Probably have felt the same before.

ASEAN Championship (Singapore VS Malaysia)

2007-02-02T14:03:00.000+08:00

HAHA!!! My first ever 'LIVE' soccer match at the national stadium. And furthermore with Snuffy~(sheepish grin). Quite an important match for Singapore. Atmosphere was great. It's one of those few occasions where I love crowds. The bigger the better. :P

Just look at the CROWD!!! hmm...... 55,000 strong. Sea of red which includes me. hee! Of course, there's a small portion of Malaysian fans there, too.

Notice they were surrounded by the CISCO guards in yellow vest??? I wasn't aware what had happened. Was informed by my sis that apparently there were some fights going on.

Pretty strange to be watching a match without the commentator. (Wonders about Agnes's bf's imitating skills) However, we got used to it after a while. The fans around us were charged with emotions. Stood up COUNTLESS times and blocked Snuffy. Poor Snuffy~ heh heh... And a pity I couldn't understand Malay, couldn't make out what they were shouting/saying/joking about.

Look at the crowd.......

Result: Singapore won!!! Yeah!!!
Moving on to meet the Thais.
Good luck, Lions!

Swiss Gathering @ Riverside

2007-01-12T12:00:00.000+08:00

Opps, guess I'll have to do a little back-track here. Siwss 4E6 gathering @ Riverside Point close to the Christmas Season. Met up with some of my classmates. Some are regulars and some have almost become 'guests' in our gatherings. But anyways, it's always good to see all of us making efforts to organise events and attending them. I guess we have always been one of the more active class in meeting up. And TCC has become our 'usual' place aka '老地方' when we've only visited twice! (haha, that's a joke among us) *wink* It's quite a nice place and did I mention it's opened til 3a.m? :D

Christmas Party at Jalan Boon Lay

2006-12-25T18:21:00.000+08:00

Yet another Christmas at ***. With all my lovely lovely colleagues. Merry Christmas to all! And have a great year ahead!!! : )

~ The Gift ~

2006-12-21T17:55:00.000+08:00

Bought this 3rd album of Corrine May. This is her first Christmas album. Very excited and I couldn't wait to hear it. Was already ripping off the package while in my colleague's car.

There's 11 songs. 2 new songs from her. And the rest are "newly arranged classics".

Verdict?: hmm, takes abit of gettin used to the re-arranged version. Ultimately, I still prefer the original version. However, I would still like to applaud her for the effort. My favourite is O Come O Come Emmanuel.

Stephie, are you reading this? :D

Removed

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This entry has been removed due to it's crappi-ness.

Halloween Dinner @ CA

2006-11-13T11:57:00.000+08:00

Yeah yeah, I know Halloween's over. Anyway, didn't really celebrate though. Just managed to have a dinner together with my dear colleagues cum friends. Took some nice pics with the staff of CA @ Marina Square. The face in white is sucha performer. He really thought he's Dracula.

~ Vrooom ~ Moto Grand Prix @ Sepang, KL Malaysia

2006-09-26T17:54:00.000+08:00

Yes, it's the Malboro Moto Grand Prix at Sepang, KL Malaysia!

I am very honoured to have this opportunity to travel to Malaysia's finest circuit at Sepang to witness the race 'live', together with my colleague. And above all, the first class VIP treatment which we have received from the sponsors. I am most impressed. Thank you very much!

It's definitely an opportunity not to be missed in my whole entire life-time so far.

Thank you too, boss!

Let's see

We flew First Class across the sky. Stayed at Westin Hotel. Had a room each. This is the first time I'm stayin in a hotel room alone. The classy, cosy big room all to myself. The toilet is big. Great. Hmmm, if only I wasn't too timid, I would have enjoyed more.

Stories of the business woman who was murdered on the 30th floor? still lingered in some people's minds. I would have forgotten about it if not for their reminders. Fortunately, I'm on the 21st floor. Whew!

I know many of us are not fancy fans of motorbike racing but more of Formula One car racing. And I have to confess I'm equally clueless about motorbikes. So I went to do some last-minute reading on the MotoGP website. Found out that Valentino Rossi (Camel Yamaha) is the hot favourite, he has won the Moto GP world championship for 6 times! Right now, leading at No. 1 is Nicky Hayden (Repsol Honda), Rossi is close at 2nd place. And of course, not to forget, Loris Capirossi (Malboro, Ducati) is close on their heels too.

That's Capirossi on the right.

I have some photos of the short trip for your viewing pleasure. Though short, I truly enjoyed every minute of it. We got to know many great people too. cheerios!

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Capirossi in the background with his No.65 bike. Luuuuuuurve the RED.

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Malboro's VIP Village. I love the ribbons, the red and the white! No wonder I'm Singaporean.

From here, we can see the race track from the comfort of the air-conditioned room. The garage is just below on the first floor. And we can always go up to the roof top and have a better view of the track.

Biker babe and pig-let

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Mr. Italian introduced us to the garage. It was sooooooooooo nosiy! We can hardly hear him. There are 4 bikes there, 2 belonged to Capirossi. We were told that each rider has 4 mechanics and 2 engineers attached to him. And we were only allowed to snap one pre-selected bike, as instructed.

This is the one bike which we were allowed to take. He wanted us to touch the tyre which was wrapped up. It was 80 degrees celcius high! And goes higher when on the track. Every part of the bike is built with sensors, monitoring the bike's performance, all data are stored in the computer which is at the head of the bike. Engineers will download the information for analysis after every race. Such is their professionalism and demand for precision. Every turn and maneuvre is carefully calculated.

A group photo. =)

Friends we made on the trip. From KBox, Boulevard and PMS. And of course many more.

Getting ready for THE final 500cc Race

2006-09-25T20:00:00.000+08:00

The crowd is disappearing. Gettin ready to begin.

I wonder who are those people there. Must be the mechanics and engineers doing some final checks.

Ready

Go!

OH!!! NOOOOO!!! The noise, the noise......!!! It's DEAFENIIIIIIIIIIIING !!! I had to cover my ears so tight. It actually hurt if I don't.

Have you ever been woken up in the middle of the night by some irritating motorcyclists passing your block, blaring their engine so loud without any silencer? Try imagine that X 1000 times or more. I'm not lying.

Finally, the monsters are gone.

2006-09-25T19:09:00.000+08:00

These people are watchin the race from the screens inside the booth. I find it pretty funny. Seems more like they are peeping rather than watching. They must be feeling anxious now.

The sun is so bright, we can't open our eyes! My eyes almost teared. We are at the rooftop under the scorching sun, forgo-ing our cosy VIP room.

Finally, found a semi-shady spot on the roof top. Just made do with it la.

2006-09-25T18:12:00.000+08:00

First place: Valentino Rossi!

After countless over-taking and breathless pursue, Rossi kept his cool and managed to clinch the title. Can you see? His front tyre is up and he's speeding on one wheel showing his joy. Look carefully again, his team is jumping with joy by the side.

Just right behind, is Capirossi (2nd). Unfortunately, Capirossi failed to defend his champion this year. It was a close match though.

Kudos!

Sunflower Biker

2006-09-22T10:06:00.000+08:00

Recently, there's been alot of fun on the road. Drivers were busy taking pictures and looking out for the mysterious sunflower biker. STOMP has announced officially that they are looking for him.

And guess what, they actually found him!

Catch the interview with our very own creative Mr. Sunflower biker on STOMPCast!

Under construction

2006-09-21T17:52:00.000+08:00

I am currently workin on sharing with you one of the best experiences I've had in my life so far. Please bear with the no-action now. Remember to come back! *wink* :D

My new baby : )

2006-09-08T09:41:00.000+08:00

Tada...!!!

This is my new baby. Proudly sponsored by my dearie sis. hee hee...
The default skin is a lil' ugly though. Hopefully some nicer ones will be launched soon.

Went all the way to Comex @ Expo to get it. Man, its super crowded with cars and shoppers! Cars lined both sides of the road from the MRT station to Max Pavilion and going. Scary...
And it seems like all who went there, came back with something. Well, at least a cable I was told.

la Villa de Bukit Purmei Resorto

2006-09-08T06:05:00.000+08:00

On a full moon night, 3 little camel-dogs were exhausted after their long long journey. When they reached la Villa de Bukit Purmei Resorto, they decide to rest their feet for the night here.

The 3 little camel-dogs are namely, little brown camel-dog, little green camel-dog and of course, little red camel-dog. Ain't they just so cute?

Well, so the 3 little camel-dogs found a good unit at level 5 and began to make themselves at home. 3 of them felt so comfortable that they decide to shed their cover for the night.

Wah...! So scary......!!!

So this is their true selves finally.

And the 3 camel-dogs are so fascinated by their long long legs that they decided to take a permanent shot at them. It's been a long time since they last saw their long long fair fair legs. hee.... :)

hmm, nothing else to do at level 5, so little red camel-dog began to rummage through her stuff and found.....tada! Bali days korean drama VCD! And they began to watch the drama through the night.

And all of a sudden, a birthday cake appeared out of nowhere! Oh, please...... don't even bother counting the candles, cos it doesn't mean anything to camel-dog species.
Oh, so its little red camel-dog's birthday! haha, its a small pleasant surprise little green and brown camel-dog has planned. So sweet... ~

2006-09-08T06:00:00.000+08:00

So... the 3 little camel-dogs went on to watch Bali Days through the night. And the next morning, all 3 look like panda-camel-dogs. lol* :D

Latest news: Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin killed by stingray

2006-09-04T15:13:00.000+08:00

Yes, Australia's crocodile hunter Steve Irwin has been killed by a stingray.

"BRISBANE, Australia (September 4, 2006) -- Steve Irwin, the hugely popular Australian television personality and environmentalist known as the "Crocodile Hunter," was killed Monday by a stingray during a diving expedition, Australian media said.

He was 44. (Has 2 children. An American wife, Terri)

Irwin was filming an underwater documentary on the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Queensland state when the accident occurred, Sydney's The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported on its Web site."

Was stunned beyond words.

STOMP...!

2006-08-31T14:15:00.000+08:00

Recently, I've been visiting STOMP a lot. There are a lot of interesting news and things to read. Plenty. You will never get bored again. Give them your support. Have a read.

and......BOOM !!!

2006-08-13T22:42:00.000+08:00

My lil camera did not disppoint me. I was very impressed with the shots. And just fyi, all these are taken without a tripod. I was literally jumping with joy. Those who saw me must have thought I am mad. I know some of you have either missed the show or kana blocked by palm trees! = ) So......here you are! Specially selected from the 80+ shots I took.

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Woo hoo~

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~ The End ~

Now, THIS is cool ~

2006-08-11T11:26:00.000+08:00

Was informed by my dear sis that Creative now has a Zen Neeon 2! As you can see, the screen is bigger now with full color. Furthermore, it now can play short videos and store photos. Maybe will have to wait a little longer. It's too new. Not sure if there's any software glitches. Better not get it so soon. Don't you think so?

Fireworks Festival is here again!

2006-08-08T16:24:00.000+08:00

My my...... memories starts coming back to me now. So nice that the fireworks are always here around my birthday. So sweet rite. This time, I didn't bring my camera, so just make do with this picture shot by the phone.

The festival opens with the Italian number. The first half was pretty ordinary I'd thought. But the 2nd half was great. The most unforgettable was the one which blew up into the sky bright and big, then while still shining brightly, it fell into the sea and stop. I was so glad this year I found a spot on the winding stairway on the 4th floor outside Oriental Hotel. Clear view and on top. Managed to catch the meteor shower alike.

There's more comin up. Be there to catch the real thing.

Cool huh?

2006-08-01T15:47:00.000+08:00

Isn't it just so cool? Sleek black piano surface with interchangeable 'Stik-Ons' skins. Wow, marvellous! Yes, my latest crave is the Creative Zen Neeon!!!

Been checkin up on the reviews. FYI, it's launched since May 2005. Basically, either you LOVE it or you HATE it. Needless to say, the looks KILL! Kill all iPods out there! Battery is built-in and adapter has to be bought separately. Zen Neeon doesn't allow you to browse by album or artists which means if you have a long list of songs, you can scroll for eternity. However, you can always organise your songs into different folders to minimise the scrolling exercise. There's complaints of lagging in between songs too.

On the other hand, most agree that the quality of sound is Fantastic! Furthermore, it has FM radio and line-in recording. That is you can record straight from the radio or any external source and playback. It's light, smaller than a credit card. The surface is plastic, thus not scratch resistant. Therefore the skins act as a surface protector at the same time. :>

Oh, I'm falling in love. Ain't they simply irresistable?

Bali Days

2006-07-31T15:24:00.000+08:00

Also known as Something Happened in Bali / Hearts in Bali / Memories in Bali

This is one show I strongly recommend. I feel if I've watched the show and kept quiet about it, it will do the show a great injustice. It is currently showing on Starhub Cable TV on Sundays @ 10.30pm however, it's coming to an end soon. You can rent it if you like.

Cast:
Lee Soo-jung (25): Ha Ji Won (Damo/Beautiful Life/Secret)
Kang In-wook (29): So Ji Sup (Glass Slipper/Delicious Proposal)
Jung Jae-min (27): Jo In Sung (Shoot for the Stars/Piano)
Choi Young-joo (25): Park Ye Jin (Since We Met/Four Sisters)
Cho Sang-bae (Soo-jung's boss in Bali): Kim Ha Kyoon (Piano)
Mi-hee (Soo-jung's friend/roommate): Shin Yi
In-wook's mom: Lee Mi Young (The Marrying Type/ Yellow Handkerchief)
Jae-min's older brother: Kim Il Woo (This Is Love/Scent of an Apple)

Although the cast is not super well-known, I, for one, will definitely be looking out for them in future dramas. The 2 male leads each has their own unique attraction which can keep my sis, mum and I debating all night. The female lead is sweet too. Furthermore, reviews on the net has been very good too. Four out of five stars.

Here's some introduction to the story...

Synopsis : (Spoilers)
Lee Soo-jung is an orphan who works as a tour guide in Bali. She has a useless brother that constantly gets into trouble and needs her to bail him out all the time. She struggles to make ends meet and aspires to be rescued out of her current predicament by a rich & wealthy man.

Jung Jae-min is the youngest son of the wealthy Chairman of the Pax Group. He is uninterested in business, irresponsible, arrogant, childish, self-centered and a playboy. Jae-min is constantly put down by his elder brother and beaten up by his father, but he is immune to all these treatments. He is engaged to Choi Young-joo, who comes from a comparable wealthy and powerful family. Both Jae-min and Young-joo are not in love with each other and he continues to sleep around. Jae-min is of the opinion that even with marriage, it should not affect how both of them are to lead their lives.

Young-joo in turn is still in love with her ex-boyfriend Kang In-wook whom she left so that she can be engaged to Jae-min (as per arranged by both parents). Kang In-wook comes from a broken family, his parents are divorced and his mother opens a small restaurant. He is a capable person at work but he has a cold exterior and it is difficult to read his mind.

And the story of their 4-sided relationship goes on...

~ Eyes Wide Open ~

2006-07-26T17:33:00.000+08:00

Look at him! He's eyes are damn big right?! And don't know how he make that 'goldfish' mouth, so cute! wahahha! He is none other than my baobei cousin! He has mixed parentage FYI. So cute right?! hee...

NDP......again?

2006-07-20T09:31:00.000+08:00

Oh, its NDP again...how do I know? Saw those F-16 fighter jets, chinook helicopters and Apache fighter helicopters crossed the sky......Same chinook helicopters which carried our GIGANTIC national flags last year. However, this yr, there's 3 of them. 2 were escorted by another 2 Apache fighters each. They were making so many rounds in the sky. I can constantly hear their rumble.

That reminds me. I began my blog in July 2005. A year ago. And the very first photos I've posted are the pictures from NDP. Time flies...a year has passed.

Bali beach?

2006-07-20T09:25:00.000+08:00

Beach at Bali? haha, I've never been to Bali but I reckon it should be something similar. We do have nice beaches here in Singapore...man-made or natural, doesn't matter to me. With the cash and will, anything is possible.

2006-05-22T20:31:00.000+08:00

My berd-day gift to Ms. 'Soup'

2006-05-22T20:29:00.000+08:00

The Blog Times

2006-05-13T16:48:00.000+08:00

B.A.B.Y.

2006-04-10T22:14:00.000+08:00

Had just finished watching a HK drama on Starhub TV. Its called 'Love Affair' if I'm not wrong.

And the story goes...

Ms. A broke off with Mr. B ( boyfriend of 16 yrs) to pursue her career in the States. Mr. B was devastated. Then he met Ms. C and gradually they found that they both fell in love with each other. Everyone agrees that they are the most perfect match. Well, quite predictably, Ms. A returned. Deeply regretting her past decision, she decided to return to Mr. B and will never leave him again.

Now Mr. B is very sure that Ms. C is the only one whom he wants to marry. He LOVES her. I do not doubt that. So, he proposes to Ms. C almost immediately, allaying Ms. A's advances.

Now............... a slight twist.

Ms. A appeared with a baby one day, claiming of course that the baby is Mr. B's. Mr. B struggled. And he finally gave in to Ms. A, for the sake of the baby. And again, very predictably, he went through the wedding preparations with Ms. A half-heartedly. All the while, pretending to be nice to her and to be happy. I think without me explaining, all you smart readers can guess how the story ends. At least for tonight.

Ms. A realises Mr. B wasn't truly happy at all. She knew that he loves baby. He will sacrifice anything for the baby. However, its very clear that he doesn't love her as much anymore. He LOVES Ms. C now. Therefore, Ms. A inititated the break up one night and told him that the baby wasn't his. It was borrowed from a friend. She was just using the baby to get him to marry her. ~ Lightning strike ~ Mr. B was dumbstruck. He went speechless. He felt a terrible loss. The baby. But that would also mean that he can be with Ms. C now, right?! Thus, a happy ending.

How about Ms. A? Crying, she flew back to the States with her 'borrowed' baby. Another twist: The baby was in fact, their child. Ms. A's and Mr. B's.

Now, a typical romantic drama? Maybe. We've watched all too many. Is there a time when someone actually sits down and think about this? -- What about the baby?

Wait, Mr. B is a truly nice guy. Sadly, he has met Ms. C only after Ms. A. His union with Ms. C would almost be perfect, if not for the baby.

The general public will go for Ms. C because they truly LOVES each other. It's all in the name of LOVE. But...

Can LOVE justify such acts of irresponsibility? Can LOVE deny such human rights and morality? So what if they truly LOVE each other?!

Think about this ...................................................

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BABY?

Flea II

2006-04-02T23:05:00.000+08:00

A big 'THANK YOU' for my 2nd Flea attempt! Thank you my dear darling sis and bro. Although there was a small hiccup due to the rain, I am quite satisfied in general. My customers are generally friendly, just a tad shy for some. And I can tell you, I am pretty nervous too. It's never been easy meeting new people and making them feel comfortable. It's a challenge but I believe it is possible.

Anyway, I have uploaded some new creations, finally after a long break. Please feel free to browse around. Work is breathing down my neck at the moment and for the next one month I reckon. But please do drop by anytime to check out for my upcoming creations. I will post it up whenever possible. Now, please rest well and god blesses all.

~Candy~

Flea II

2006-04-02T23:02:00.000+08:00

Crimson Flush

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Orange Kiss

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Pearly Grey

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Ice cream Cane ~Limited edition~

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Chocolate Chip

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Candy Hearts ~Limited edition~

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Ocean blue ~Limited edition~

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Tiger Gem ~Limited edition~

2006-04-02T22:33:00.000+08:00

Jumping Jack

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My Comeback

2006-03-31T19:03:00.000+08:00

How have I been? Busy.
What have I been busy with? Work.
What do I do with my free time? Activities.
What activities? Flea market.
Ah ha! Yes, in fact flea market is just one of them. Realised I hadn't even post my DND and Ubin shots.
Where am I now? Office. Taking a rest, taking my dinner before I bury myself in my work again. Btw, its friday night. :(
What am I listening to? 颈歌。金曲。By 古巨基。~ hmmm ~
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Pop down to Expo this Sun if you are free. There's no movies to catch anyway! :P
See ya!

Yai !!!

2006-03-08T10:23:00.000+08:00

yeah yeah yeah !!!

I got my camera fixed FOC !!! And it's ready for collection!!!

yeah yeah yeah !!!

This is for you - Corrine May

2006-03-08T01:04:00.000+08:00

I owe you this one. I know.

Sometime last month, its actually on 20 Feb 2006. I went to her mini concert at NUS Cultural Center. At the invitation of a dear friend -- Steph. Man...I do treasure this friend of mine. I hope she's too.

I went to this concert without knowing what its about. Turned out that it was part of the NUS Arts Festival event. Anyway, I reckon since its recommended by Steph, its should be good. haa! :) Yes indeed. It was greaaaat! I enjoyed the concert, the comfort of the theatre, the lights, the SONGS...... I especially love 'The Birthday Song' and oh dear, I forgot. Anyhow, I was so touched that night, seated among the audience, listening to her voice, my tears swelled - a little. Overwhelming it was. Floods of emotion churning within me. (Am I too exaggerating?) Maybe, but heck. That was as far as I can remember the way I felt that special night. I told Stephie I am going to buy her album and she beamed. You can listen to some of her songs here. But I must warn you, its different when you hear and see it Live.

My own flea market

2006-02-17T20:39:00.000+08:00

Hi,

Wah I know this is very late. But better than not. I'm having my first flea market stall at the follwing:

SINGAPORE EXPO FLEA MARKET!!!
DATE : 19th Feb 2006 (SUNDAY)
TIME : 1pm to 7pm
Location :Singapore Expo (Store A16 in front of hall 6)

Do drop by if you are looking at this now. And if its before Sunday. Thanks for your support.

By the way, its a stall shared with my friend Wx. You can visit her blog for more information. (No time to write ar!) In fact, I had copied hers. To save time mah.

See ya!!!

I Not Deaf & Dumb

2006-02-07T18:20:00.000+08:00

Probably it should be named I Not Deaf & Dumb. Or whatever that befits the movie better. I am not saying that the movie is not good. In fact, I think the movie is such a success, I wish it had taken on another name, so that people will not get skeptical about it being the sequel. Thus, must be thinking ................... Stale. Lousy. Same old subject. Lousy movie. Not interested. So lame.

I do not want to become a movie critic or inspire to become one. Whatever. I just wish I can tell you, right here, through my blog, how I love this movie and why. If I can get one more person to catch the movie after reading this, I will be so so so so thankful.

I had caught the making of this movie before I actually had the intention to watch it. Even as I was watching the making, I got pretty impressed by the whole production already. And you know what, Jack Neo actually does not wish to make a sequel. Fortunately, he managed to find a good subject for this movie. If I'm not wrong, its loosely translated as Appreciation education aka 赏识教育. Scripting the whole movie took about a whole year to finalise. A round of applause for their professionalism and sincere efforts. At least you know, they are not simply leveraging on their past success to attract viewership. Cool man.

I Not Stupid is good. I find this is better. Cool man. haha, you will know why.

Watching the making of the movie, surprisingly did not douse my ability to enjoy the movie. (Hope I'm using the correct words here) Because that's what happened to me in Chicken Little. Regret watching the making ar. But anyway, I enjoyed the movie so much. I decided I must blog it. Which I don't, usually. Whatever.

Most importantly, a certain part of my life right now is running concurrently with the movie. Have you ever saw yourself in a movie? I believe so. Have you laughed at yourself and then tried to change thereafter? Or insist to be the way you are because you are right? Whatever.

Realised I did not mention any scenes in the movie? heh heh, I left that part specially for you.

My favourite character in the movie. The boy.

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By the way, great song they have. Though its not original. I like it.

Post script

2006-01-20T14:10:00.000+08:00

I'm finally back to work after more than one week's MC.

Feels great to be back again. However, I lost so much weight. Really depressed. I had to try all means to gain that back again. I want more body mass!!!

I'm back

2006-01-11T22:33:00.000+08:00

Ok, I'm back from KL. But I'm down with a high fever. 39 degrees. Doctor said its a viral infection and if after 3 days I'm still not well, will have to go for a blood test. And the sore throat and cough is quite irritating.

I hope I will be well enough to go back to work. This sat is compulsory for staff to be present at the final episode of our program and Sunday is our company warehouse sales. I am really not looking forward to the warehouse sales but dont think it will be very nice if I am absent and make someone replace me. Anyway. I am very thankful for the concern shown to me by my friends. Sometimes even my own family doesn't express as much. Thank you my friends.

If I have nice photos, will definitely post them up. Meanwhile, I have to develop them. See ya.

Before

2005-12-28T18:11:00.000+08:00

Thank you all my friends and colleagues who have given me so many presents! haha, I've placed them all under my make-believe Christmas tree. (It's actually the 'fa cai' tree) keke....

I enjoyed opening them all and closing them back. And opening them up again. haha, its so fun! This is the first time I received so many presents. hmm, doesn't have the habit of buying gifts for pple during Christmas. It's not about the gifts really, actually on a more serious note, we should give more to Christ. Anyways, this year I actually felt very good giving away presents, because buying them is such a breeze and also I think my friends will like it. He must be looking after me. hee...

So, thanks to everyone. And enjoy the last few days of the year! :)

After

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2005-12-20T09:49:00.000+08:00

A knot in my heart

2005-12-14T13:43:00.000+08:00

It has been bugging me.

I remembered you once wondered aloud: "I wonder when will this relationship of ours last?" I'd thought what a silly question it was then. I had thought no matter how the world changes, we will not change. You will not change. I will not change. Even if we do change, our dedication and committment towards each other will not.

All along, we have not stayed in touch very frequently. For so many years already. Every time we managed to catch up, it was really catchin up. I remember we will update and tell each other ALL that has happened. Some events even happened like more than a year ago, but we still managed to tell each other with such fresh excitement. All within a night or a phone call.

Whenever there seems a to be distance, a meet-up will always draw us closer. And strangely, we have always felt that nothing has changed, no matter what had happened in our lives.........
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Until now.

I finally found the answer to your question.

~ boo hoo ~

2005-12-13T13:49:00.000+08:00

My camera is damaged! *sob miserably*

I turned it on yesterday and found that the LCD screen turned purple at which ever mode it is and every picture I took is blur. Die, its my sister's camera. She did not blame me tho. I remembered it was dropped by someone accidentally. I think that must be the reason. I have to send it for repair quickly. Wish me good luck.

Tripwire

2005-12-02T15:10:00.000+08:00

This is dedicated to Tripwire! Thanks for telling me about the flower! haha, so excited. The moment I went home, I tried the function. haha, so happie! Thanks ar!

Disclaimer

2005-12-02T11:52:00.000+08:00

Just in case there's anymore misunderstandings. I have to play safe.

The 'She' whom I mentioned in my previous post who likes to play roti prata, does NOT refer to Wx. Wx has been very understanding through out the process and I am the one who shd say sorry to her.

As for the roti prata lady, WELL, I don't bother to explain and you don't have to know who is it. Anyway, if you have been reading my previous posts carefully, you would have known where is this lady from. However, I have to say, she is a volunteer.
*Disclaimer: What she did/say does not represent the organsation's viewpoint/stand.*. duh, do I have to sound so legal-listic?

No more bazaar store

2005-11-30T14:15:00.000+08:00

I decided to give up my store at the bazaar.

This is a very painnful decision but I think it is better this way. I am very apologetic towards my friends who have offered to help out. And Wx who has agreed to help me do some of the accessories. Got everybody excited, spent so much $$$ and effort planning and making the accessories,... Now it's not goin to happen.

Shall I just say its a business decision and there's some disagreement. Since both parties did not agree on the same thing, I guess it's pointless to work together. Most importantly, I feel I don't get any respect and appreciation from her. She wants to play roti prata, then the last thing I should do is to become her dough. Money has always been a sensitive issue. And its not far from our problem too. Soo, that's all I have to say. As much as I want to contribute to the church, I do not want to be taken for a ride. Thanks for all your support, my friends.

I will continue to do and selling my beads. And I will not give THAT up.

~ Candy Couture ~ Singapore's Hottest Pig-let

Ohio, Japan!

Transformation

6 yrs old Connie Talbot in Britain's Got Talent

Connie Talbot ~ I will always love you ~

The Original Human TETRIS Performance by Guillaume Reymond

3... 2...1 ! Boom~!!! 2008 is here!!!

Around the world!

BACK

LCO: A Lost Diary

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LCO: Up & running!

Longmont, CO

Birthday Surprises Year

Big Girl now...

Missy Style

Beautiful Seed

Fly Away

It's that time of year again...

H.I.

just a little note

Self-Help help self?

Sentosa Flowers I

Sentosa Flowers II

Just Follow Law, La?!

Specially for you~ Otak boi

Inspiration. Lost. Gone.

** 1 January 2007 ** @ Neway!!!

真实

ASEAN Championship (Singapore VS Malaysia)

Swiss Gathering @ Riverside

Christmas Party at Jalan Boon Lay

~ The Gift ~

Removed

Halloween Dinner @ CA

~ Vrooom ~ Moto Grand Prix @ Sepang, KL Malaysia

Sunflower Biker

Under construction

My new baby : )

la Villa de Bukit Purmei Resorto

Latest news: Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin killed by stingray

STOMP...!

and......BOOM !!!

Woo hoo~

Now, THIS is cool ~

Fireworks Festival is here again!

Cool huh?

Bali Days

~ Eyes Wide Open ~

NDP......again?

Bali beach?

My berd-day gift to Ms. 'Soup'

The Blog Times

B.A.B.Y.

Flea II

Flea II

Crimson Flush

Orange Kiss

Pearly Grey

Ice cream Cane ~Limited edition~

Chocolate Chip

Candy Hearts ~Limited edition~

Ocean blue ~Limited edition~

Tiger Gem ~Limited edition~

Jumping Jack

My Comeback

Yai !!!

This is for you - Corrine May

My own flea market

I Not Deaf & Dumb

Post script

I'm back

Before

After

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1 January 2007 @ Neway!!!