... what if you found the one you were meant for... but you lived 2 years apart? ... how do you hold on to someone you've never met?


the poster is done as such, coz he was indeed living 2 years apart from her... and they never met.. well, they did.. or rather, he did see her and he knew how she looked like.. but she didn't... she didn't know who he was.. but he belonged to a part of her memory 2 years later, when she recalled the incidents 2 years ago..

wikipedia was supposed to save me from tearing but it did not.. i can honestly tell you that your heart just cringed up... when you see keane reeves standing by the window, looking at the fireworks in 2006.. when you see sandra bullocks finding the book 'persuasion' under the floor boards..

and indeed, how can one wait for someone he/she has never met.. but he did... he waited for her.. 2 years seem like a long time but he said "i'll wait.. and we'll meet.. tomorrow.. 2 years from tomorrow.." oh man!! i just love this movie, even though it has received bad reviews.. it's so much like casanova.. a classic that i will love and will want to buy the vcd to watch it again and again.. fine!! i'm pathetic when it comes to such good tear-jerking movies.. =P

and it has a good promotional theme song.. 'somewhere only we know' by keane.. oh man, great song with a well-made trailer.. sue me for being biased!! =P

on a sidenote, how did i end up watching this movie? well, you see... all my brilliant plan of watching helen, the baby fox fell apart.. well, the movie was sold out with only one seat left.. so after much delibration with yoshie, sei & florence, and while racing against time too, we decided to settle for the lake house.. well, guessed sei was the only one who was bored through the movie but was too nice to complain.. gawh!! yoshie and me were in the 'no!! oh no!! it's can't be like that' mood.. well, we never talked through the movie but could sense it coz she was seated next to me.. and yes, we were in the front row!! front row.. thank God there's no volcano lava flowing down on me this time round..

oh gosh!! i love the lake house.. now, i wanna watch the original korean version of it.. il mare..

the most blog-worthy wedding..

well, i've been to 4 weddings since i got back.. and each of them is special in its own way and definitely significant too.. all of them belong to close friends of mine.. but the one, which i went to on sunday evening, was the most blog-worthy..

some dialogue played out not too long ago...
price of nokia 6100: sgd 200
price of singtel sim-card: sgd 30
price of phone call to china: sgd 2/min
BUT look on uncle bernard's face when debbie picks up the phone: priceless..
for everything else, there is mastercard.


isn't it a pretty sight to see uncle with debbie? and the funniest thing that debbie told us was that, she has heard so much abt us and we have heard so much abt her.. but we only finally met a year later.. and although uncle's the groom, he was still calling the shots during the dinner, reorganising all the sitting arrangement and all.. debbie was like, oh wells..

hmm.. this picture would have been more complete, if the other 2 lovebirds have been here, instead of being stuck in indonesia.. miss them loads but no worries, i'll definitely be seeing much of them in 2 weeks' time.. and there's abang franky and abang taku.. much to say but shall not do it here..

yupz, so happy for uncle!! and yes, his american visa is finally approved so the real wedding bells are gonna be ringing from afar!! and uncle still refuses to ship us over to the states.. but anyway, CONGRATULATIONS uncle & debbie!! =) God bless you both on this journey ahead!!

goodness gracious!! so much has happened over ther past week and there's so much that i want to blog about.. but hmm.. events are supposed to be in order of precedence but i'm gonna skip that this time.. and arrange them according to importance, which will definitely be the immediate post that one will read about..


jack sparrow is back!! oh yeah.. and he's still that loveable pirate from the 1st installment.. well, at least one sequel that doesn't leave one scratching his/ her head upon leaving the theatre.. one classic example is matrix reloaded, where there were just too many questions dropped throughout the 2 hours.. and the only baffling part of this, is perhaps, if elizabeth swann has somewhat fell for captain jack.. and yes, as keira knightley said, elizabeth's character has just grown darker.. anyways... my gosh, the pirates from the flying dutchman reminded me of the orcs.. they were that disgusting.. but thank God for a light dinner prior to the movie..

and yes, i just found out that wikipedia actually does spoilers for almost all the movies even screened in theatre.. my gosh, the synopsis of this movie was actually given to the detail.. right down to the scene after the credits.. so perhaps it's a good site to visit prior to any tear-jerking movies.. well, to prevent the tears from flowing during and after the movie..


and yes, i managed to catch cabaret too.. with fei xiang, emma yong etc. in it too.. but throughout the whole performance, it just failed to strike a chord with me.. i left feeling that this production is much a 'forgettable'.. strong cast like rj rosales was actually casted as part of the ensemble!!! that, itself is pretty much a mistake.. kinda disappointing though esp. since much was said abt the film-version.. fei xiang is good.. but i can't help but worry about his safety, esp since he was prancing ard the stage at his age!!!

mr designer said that i'm biased coz this entire production is set in germany.. but nope, when a production doesn't leave an impression, it just doesn't.. the only reason why i can remember this production, coz i have the programme sitting on the table next to me.. but another reason is, coz i watched it with my phantom blogger, who's finally back.. and now unfortunately gonna go for a wisdom tooth operation tomorrow.. oh wells, i've nothing much to comment abt this actually..

and yes, on a really bimbotic and klutzy sidenote, my favourite pair of purple slip-ons, which has been with me for a period of time and purchased from my favourite shoe shop i.e. vnc, finally gave way on sunday morning!! on the way to church!! oh gosh, i was debating if i should go home and get another pair of shoe, then cab my way to church or just simply buy a new pair.. and oh wells, i chose the latter..

now that the world cup is over.. unfortunately that is.. kind of weird not to read about soccer news anymore and to see that long string of ppl outside singapore pools every day.. and don't try to psycho me into epl or what italian seria a and what not.. i'm holding on to my word of euro 2008.. anyways, so i need a new form of entertainment right??? and yes, i found them once again in the form of television but oh yeah, all my tear-jerking korean dramas again.. so here's 3 of the latest which i have completed..


yeah, and it was a sad love story.. everyone just cried from the start till the end of the entire show.. a bitter ending.. happy??? well, it depends on how you view it then.. anyway, the original lead actor, song seong hun was only showed in the trailer coz he had to return home for national service.. that's besides the point.. but i thought that the trailer was really well done..


my name is kim san soon.. yet another comical serial recommended by nolly.. well, for the entertainment factor and it's all about the love relationship between an older lady and a younger guy.. enough said.. no prizes for getting the ending correct..


well, this just got voted to be another of my all-time favourite!! save the last dance for me.. and boy, the lead actress, eugene, is just so pretty!! oh my gosh!! *faints*... and this is a really really awesome serial.. this one gets the run for my tears man.. *gawh*.. it's just so sad!! talk abt pulling at one's heart-strings.. anyways, go watch it now on channel 8, then you will know what i am talking about..

here's my precious find from the great singapore sale.. but it's not that great after all.. oh yes, well... as what florence and me will call it to be: investing for the future!! *gasp*.. isn't it absolutely sweet and cute!! so here's bumble-bee baby bootees for junior!! and the label at the back of the packaging says, one size fits all.. but anyways, really absolutely adorable bumble-bee baby bootees!! *muackz*

end of fifa world cup germany 2006

and yes, after entertaining the world for the past 1 month.. world cup 2006 has finally come to close.. with 2 matches and 4 teams, and with france and italy vying for the coveted spot of world cup champions 2006..

saturday ended with a bang!! with schweinsteiger scoring 2 goals!! oh yeah, a match without the superstars.. ballack, friedrich & mertesacker were all benched coz of injuries.. so many 1st timers got to play, which i tot was pretty good, coz everyone on the team played at least once during this world cup, except for the 3rd goalkeepers.. and yes, oliver kahn came back for the very last time to be the goalkeeper of the german squad and captain as well.. oh yes, though portugal had possession of the ball for 57% of the match, plus an unfortunate old goal by petit, germany won!!! oh yeah, they are 3rd for this tournament.. much an acheivement for a team, who was said to be put in an easy group, such that they could qualify for the round of 16.. but they went to send sweden and argentina home.. but to lose to the italians.. but they picked themselves up and went on to take 3rd place..


kahn had to take 2nd place as choice of goalkeeper for this world cup.. but he did the most gracious thing and went on to encourage lehmann!! and yes, this is his last international match.. figo, pauleta & kahn are officially hanging up their boots.. and *sobs*, neuville may not be playing for south africa 2010 coz of his age!! *sobs*


a very happy but confused coach at the moment.. who brought this team from nothing to something.. oh yeah, a once-upon-a-time national player as well: jürgen klinsmann.. i will want him back as coach too and see this type of soccer-playing style repeated in 2 years time..


one of the 2 teams which i supported for this world cup: germany.. and the other is the hot favourite: brazil.. and i tot that germany would have made an early exit.. but brazil threw in the shocker first.. i'm still convinced that uncle mark was trying to trick me.. but oh wells.. and germany ended the whole campaign with a thank-you party at the fan-mile in berlin, with a turnout of over a million ppl... and wearing an adidas t-shirt which said, 'danke deutschland' and printed in the national colours.. and teamgeist: 82 millionen.. ganz schön!!

and yes, to the finals at last.. i must say that, my stamina is only successful for one match.. consecutive matches just totally kill me.. and yes, so i was drifting in and out of sleep during the final showdown between france and italy.. hmm, as much as i would have expected the italians to win, i really wanted the french to win..

the match started with a pretty but risky penalty kick by zidane.. but materazzi did an equaliser that just stayed that way through the full 90-minutes and into 2 extra time of 15-min as well.. and yes, i admit!! i fell asleep 10 mins into the extra-time play and woke up just to watch the last penalty shootout by the italians.. and for the record, i always, no fail, but to fall asleep during the finals of soccer matches, namely euro 2004 and germany 2006.. the only final, which i managed to watch successfully, was that of korea/japen 2002.. but i always manage to wake up in time to see the golden goal scored.. well, as for the italians, i'm not sure if the word 'golden goal' seemed appropriate.. esp. after learning about the reason for zidane head-butting materazzi.. so like the paper said: materazzi's mouth.. although some still think that zidane doesn't deserve the golden ball award but honestly, he does.. he was the inspiration for this team, that played so badly during the group stages but still managed to oust korea out of the round of 16, which i was fuming over.. and brought the team all the way to the finals.. so credit should be given to this guy!! esp. since he came out of international retirement for this world cup!! and it's almost justified why he head-butted materazzi.. never insult ppl's family!! so there goes zidane's 2nd brush with the world cup trophy.. and yes, he is hanging up his boots as well..


and yes, here's the azzurris hoisting up the coveted world cup trophy.. i stayed up till 530am to watch this scene, something which i love to see every world cup.. and yes, that marked the end of fifa world cup germany 2006.. the baton has already been passed on to the south africans, in preparation for 2010..

so.. no more late nights.. no more heart attacks.. no more neighbours shouting in the middle of the night.. no more uncles at coffee shops till 6am.. both legal and illegal betting companies will take a good rest for the moment.. and yes, it will all repeat itself in 4 years' time.. but for me?? don't be surprised if i end up finding ways and means to watch euro 2008.. *laughs*..

and the flame got snuffed out..

as of today, the world cup has been pretty much too heartbreaking, too eventful.. let's see, nakata is quitting soccer for good.. roberto carlos has called it quits with the national team... beckham stepped down as captain, quite emotional actually.. and so much more.. and yes, oldies like zidane and figo came swinging back in action.. esp zidane, since he bowed out of the scene 2 years ago after a disaster campaign in lisbon during euro 2004.. so perhaps, he should be the one bagging the 'golden ball' award?? and frings got suspended from the semi-finals coz of his brush with the argentines..

but nothing can be as heartbreaking as having 2 goals scored in the last minutes of the 2nd extra time of a match!! gawh!! talk about being shell-shocked.. coz that was exactly how i felt at that very moment and the day after as well.. everyone knew better than to talk to me that day and mr. designer just had to go, forza italia.. i'm just surprised no chairs were flying around.. arpan had to call all the way frm canada to do damage control.. gawh!! but i really believed that it would go into penalty shootouts and the germans will definitely have the advantage in the whole affair.. but nope.. quoting the straits times, the italians 'huff, and they puff, and they blew the germans down'.. oh gosh, i couldn't quite sleep after the match was over.. and it was as though the whole nation just went silent..


and this was how it looked like across the whole of germany, along every fan-fest that is present in each state.. even in paulaner brauhaus in singapore.. it was so hard to watch the last moments of this game.. with many of the players ending up in tears.. it's as though the water dam has just collapsed.. there was even a shot of klinsmann having to pull odonkor up to his feet.. it was just heart-breaking..


eine sehr bittere pille... und sie fahren nicht mehr nach berlin.. zum hotel aber nicht zum olympiastadion.. man kann nur 'schade' sagen.. aber es gibt noch das spiel um platz drei zu spielen.. aber leider werden 3 sehr gute fussballspieler nicht mehr spielen, weil sie weh tun.. aber oliver kahn wird spielen.. wer wird gewinnen? weiss ich nicht.. man wird um 3 uhr sonntag frühmorgen wissen..

so france will play against italy in the world cup 2006 finals.. and yes, the 4 french guys will most likely be sighted as latecomers on monday morning, or perhaps not even appear.. hmm.. both are equally good teams, considering how the french came back with much force, after a disappointing start to the group-games.. and it will be good for zidane to leave with a great addition to his comeback from retirement.. so place your bets.. no money involved.. give your vote.. just stay away from the betting companies, both legal and illegal.. there's no need to lose your home over world cup.. else there won't be any more to lose when south africa 2010 comes along..

brilliant idea!!

keisuke was a tour-guide... and he travelled the world.. hmm.. i want to travel around the world too, so maybe i should go become a tour-guide too!! plus, since i love talking so much crap, might as well channel that energy for some good..

idea?? oh yeah!! =)

a weekend of history..

it was a weekend of history.. so much pain, tears and ouch!! it hurts man.. let's give a rundown of the quarterfinal matches.. but a disclaimer first, before any chairs come raining down on me, it's just my personal opinion!!

1. it was indeed a repeat of euro 2004, whereby england and portugal had to end their big tie, with penalty shootouts.. and beckham was not part of the penalty shootout due to injury.. and all the powerhouses just couldn't get their shots right.. rooney got sent off for rude behaviour.. why does it feel as though that it was a disaster in making?? and i fell asleep during the match.. again!! it has to be something to do with the country involved.. anyway, as much as many ppl did not wish for england to qualify for the semi-finals.. but it was just really upsetting to have them exit this way.. and yes, portugal is into the semi-finals.. and perhaps deco will play...

2. the last quarterfinal match was played at 3am back home.. so i was soundly asleep in my bed.. but what the world!! what the world did brazil do, to repeat the faults of france 98!!! argh!!! i bet, the whole world nearly fainted upon hearing that!! i was like, uncle mark, you are bluffing me right!!!! and he went, i bet with you odds 1:10 that it's true!! *faint!!!* so now what?? will i get a day off if france wins?? but amongst us all, we are just hoping that portugal will do something and deny france of its entry to the finals..

3. germany vs. argentina was one of the many matches, whereby one sees the lagging team fighting so hard to get themselves back in shape and in the running for the contended spot.. the beautiful header by klose put germany back in the run.. and yes, yet another penalty shootout.. putting additional pressure on lehmann, who did a beautiful job in his position.. as much as germany is a good and improving team, argentina really put them to the test and made them looked like a mess on the field.. but it was good play between both.. but as mentioned before, one team has to go home and unfortunately, argentina had to be the one to lose out in penalties.. though italy 90 was due to a goal during the match.. oh wells, enough said, and so germany will meet italy on tuesday night!!


and the photo of the weekend is this shot between lehmann and kahn.. so yes, kahn was overlooked as the no.1 goalkeeper and lehmann took his place instead.. but prior before the penalty shootouts, kahn spoke words of encouragement to the very-much-stressed lehmann.. and yes, this was the shot taken after the end of the match.. so perhaps, this world cup is indeed all about, making friends..

beauty partnership

that's exactly what these 2 guys did!! klose and podolski.. and klose is still the leading contender for the 'golden shoe' award.. with ronaldo still a goal behind.. and yes, deutschland hat auch das viertelfinale erreicht!! but sweden was really disappointing during the match.. it's as though they lost their fighting spirit!! oh my gosh, it was really disappointing to see that happen.. but anyways, germany got it!! sehr schön!! so they are gonna play the first quarterfinals against argentina tomorrow evening.. and goodness gracious!! it's gonna be so heartbreaking.. coz it's like a final of its own!! 2 powerhouses and 1 has to end its journey tomorrow.. *gawh!!*

it's stupid but somehow, every single match that england has played, was just plain BORING!! i never failed to fall asleep during any of the england matches, though i was no way near tired!! and yes, david beckham had to come to save the day.. and the camera was actually focused on victoria beckham, prior before the shot!! right.. and yes, no miss at last!! so no more slippery grass from that of 2 years ago.. but this is gonna be like a repeat of history, whereby portugal will play against england in the quarterfinals!! it's so like that of euro 2004.. but with portugal winning 5-4 in penalty shots.. so we shall see..

and what was truly irritating is the fact that france qualified!! everyone was like, WHAT!!! and of course, a truck load of ppl lost their money to all the bookies and authorised betting companies.. but there were those who betted on france and won loads.. coz the odds were too high!! but goodness!! they qualified!! but the fact that they are gonna play against brazil is gonna be quite a sight to watch.. a repeat of france 98.. hmm, but don't think that ronaldo's gonna run a tummyache again..

and anyway, ronaldo just broke the record for being the top goal-scorer for all the world cup matches!! but he actually resembles more of a ball himself now.. hmm... time for some weight-losing..

oh yeah, do check out the adidas +10 advertisements.. oh man, it's so extremely cool!! i always love the adidas ads during all these important soccer seasons.. anyone recall 'the road to lisbon' from 2 years back??

on the sideline, so sue me for being fat and claustrophobic!! i'm sorry for occupying 2 seats on the sbs buses then!! =P

just passing by..

it's been a pretty emotional week.. deutschland hat das achtefinale erreicht!!! jawohl!! ganz spannend!!! the rest has to be typed in english coz my german is just bad yeah!! yupz, germany came out tops in group A and is gonna play against sweden tomorrow evening!! sehr interessant!! aber nicht so gut für das schlechtes herz.. and yes, klose is just so good!! and not to forget podolski!!! his goal was just beautiful.. 3 passes and into the goal post it went.. oh yeah, oh yeah!! but i still like that goal put in by frings in the opening match!! talk about pretty!! i can just go on forever actually.. but shall move on..

and i seriously think that it was mean to have eucador attacking ballack during the 2nd half of tuesday's match!! it was utterly ugly and plain blatant!! i mean, it's tough to lose but hey, it's all about fairplay here.. so get a grip man!!

but it muz have been a heartbreaking moment for england when owen was severely injured and had to be flown home immediately for treatment.. that left crouch aka 'mr giraffe', as good as without a mentor.. and definitely for japan as well.. it must have been more than a heartbreaking session.. esp. since they had the misfortune of that last 8 minutes of the match against australia.. and to have to play with the powerhouse, brazil, yesterday evening, which just confirmed their seats on the flight home.. it's even more painful to watch.. but one muz really give credits to kawaguchi for all his marvellous saves of the oncoming balls.. and yes, ronaldo finally came back from his pluto-planet and decided to put in some good play yesterday evening.. and eventually scoring 2 goals, putting him on an equalizing position with gerd müller, in the total number of world cup goals scored..

yupz, with s.korea as the only east asian team left with chances for the top 16 playoffs.. hmm, if my energy does permit me, you will still see me online at 4am..

but you know what? i didn't mean to go on and on about world cup on this post.. it was actually meant for something else.. but i digress.. and yes, you will say, what's new?

somewhat, i went past many places which have somewhat been a part of my memories from 2003.. hmm.. was making my way down to wei & cindee's place, when i had to take a long long bus ride to bedok interchange.. it then reminded me of that silly senior-junior bbq session at east coast park during o-week.. and in any case, it ended up as a dinner session for kel li, edwin, peijia and me..

simei seemed somewhat familiar, before i realised that i have been there twice!! once was to changi hospital to visit andrew with the rest of the ac folks.. and another was to the condo estate nearby for kel su's 21st.. and to think that, all of the above happened in the year 2003.. when a-levels were still fresh in our minds.. when freshmen orientation brought in so much fun.. when we started the nightmarish and stressful days of chem engineering but just to learn to get through these days too.. and to think that so much have changed over these 3 years..

so time flies yeah.. even 'passing by' seems so foreign.. and according to einstein, somewhere along the river of time, just somwhere behind that bend round the river, that scene still exists.. but we will never return to it.. jack finney's 'from time to time' is just all about imagination..

silly things one thinks about when there's too much time on hand [installment 4]

statement/ thought of the week.. comments are very much welcome.. unfortunately the comments link is missing in action somewhere.. otherwise, just tag yeah.. opinions are very much appreciated... so here goes:

is it better to work in an area where cat fights occur too often or to work in a place where testosterone-level is at its maximum?

FIFA Fussball-Weltmeistershaft Deutschland 2006

scheiße!!! ich war dort!!! ich war!! scheiße!! sowieso ist es schon 6 tage, seit die weltmeistershaft angefangen ist.. es macht so viel spaß und spannung!! mein herz muss starker sein, sonst muss ich zum krankenhaus gehen.. aber nein!! es wird nicht passieren!!


the opening ceremony was wonderfully graced by beautiful ppl.. and i really mean, beautiful ppl!! claudia schiffer and the greatest player of all, pele.. and the best part of it all was that, this ceremony reunited all the players of each winning team every world cup season.. and yes, the bavarians gave the world a really nice, traditional welcome to the 18th world cup.. okay, hand it to the really proud bavarians to do it all right!! sehr schön!! macht' sehr gut!!

hier sind lahm, schweinsteiger und frings.. ingesamt hatte deutschland 4 tore im ersten spiel!! sehr schön.. besonder das tor, das frings gemacht hat!! sehr sehr schön!! das ist schade, dass michael ballack nicht spielen kann, aber keine sorge, er wird bald noch mal spielen!! nicht so gut defence gegen costa rica... hoffentlich wird ihre defence verbessern!! das erstes spiel war in münchen: home of bayern munich..



and here's the japanese fans during the game between japan and australia.. i just love the poster that the japaneses made.. though it sounds really like some forces of evil uniting together, like way back in history.. and it's quite an attempt for the japaneses to get their german right.. just take a good look.. but applause for efforts too..


one of the hardest match to watch.. not only was the first half really boring, japan scored a controversial goal as well.. such that the aussie coach went ard pushing a japanese team fellow.. but japan's saving grace was its good defence, which unfortunately, went a little more than haywire toward the last 6 minutes of the game!! the kangaroos thrashed the sons from the land of the rising sun at the stadium in kaiserslautern with a final score of 3:1.. just look at the conflicting emotions of aloisi and ono.. talk about heart-breaking..


and finally something for asia to be extra proud of.. not to mention that i watched this match, completely in black and white.. don't ask me why!! more than a sad case.. s.korea vs. togo, which is a first-time world cup qualifier and to think that they were leading after the first half!! till one of the togo players got sent off and then came the golden boys: lee c.s & ahn j.h, who sent in 2 beautiful goals and sent the whole korean crowd into a mess.. and as usual, the koreans recycled the 'reds' t-shirt from 4 years ago and brought all their musical instruments and created a din.. oh yeah, s.korea defeated togo on the soils of frankfurt with a score of 2:1..

and yes, that's the 3 matches which i've managed to watch so far.. oh yeah, more to come, especially now that i've gotten my hands on an online source.. oh yeah, oh yeah!! but crap, tonight's match of deutschland gegen polen is played at 3am over at my side of the world.. should a miracle happen such that i can survive and stay up?? we'll see.. and to requote the today paper's writer in last friday's edition, if germany is to win any match, all hell will break loose.. i'm sure it did last friday.. so let's see about this evening..

the day when they say I DO..

hmm.. was wondering how to title this post.. but here it is: the day when ppl say: i do.. pastor nick said during the exholtation, that in marriage, the man will lose his bachelor's degree, while the lady will gain her masters..

well, taking a look back.. i missed 3 weddings when i was away.. 3 really great weddings of great friends.. all of whom, i have not seen since i left.. except for nenek!! well, i was caught red-handed while crossing the road in front of carlton hotel.. and yes, i 'sent' the 2 newly sweet lovebirds home to indonesia.. only to look forward to welcoming the good old lovers back for their wedding showers soon.. in the near future..

that aside, i attended 3 weddings in the past 6 weeks!!! woohoo!!! record for me man.. haven't been to so many weddings in a such a short period of time..

first up was josh & amelia!! first wedding in a long while, which i wasn't doing anything for.. and the very first wedding dinner i got invited too!! bet you are wondering what's so great about it.. nothing but just there to share their joy.. =) oh yeah, their wedding was held on labour day.. and bet you are wondering why 1st of may.. coz there's a story behind it.. *laughs*.. no details to be revealed here!! =P

next up was my council treasurer with his sweetheart: fariz & liyana.. it's an experience for a muslim wedding, though we've seen tons of it in the hdb void decks.. but it's different when they are your friends.. that aside.. another experience was to walk through the whole of geylang.. erm, coz their reception was held in one of the association buildings.. anyway, it was an EXPERIENCE!! enough said.. pretty nice to see council friends once again, though it seemed so long ago..

and yes, today.. this very afternoon was wei & cindee!!! i must say, aunty jean is really good with the decorations.. oh my gosh, talk about professionalism.. it's brought to a greater height.. i love the decors to the max. man!!! and yes, when my 'teacher' gets married, i'm gonna try my hands at the decors.. and talk about 'a small world'.. yes, it's indeed small..

to each of the weddings, there's a different feeling to it.. be it spent with church friends or schoolmates.. it's a brand new journey ahead for all of them.. nobody promised it to be a bed of roses.. challenges will be there.. there will perhaps come a point whereby either party will want to kill someone.. but it's about working it all out together.. as a body of unity and not as a single entity..

enough said.. i'm gonna be a really kind soul here and offer my help for you guys' wedding decors.. of course, that will mean that you all have to supply me with a budget to work with too.. ie. for the purchase of the decoration materials too.. no worries, i won't mess up your decors.. trust me, with a huge guarantee plus chop!! working towards more addition to my portfolio.. *laughs*..

meanwhile, looking forward to attending the wedding showers of the stars of my self-improvised mastercard advertisment..

went for 2 movies in the not too long ago past.. mission impossible 3 and over the hedge.. oh my gosh!!


well, yours truly had the privilege of catching this movie at the brand new cathay.. but what i missed more, was the picturehouse.. i can always remember my first art film there, which was a japanese film titled 'love letter'.. and how did i learn about this film? blame it all on the then-fm 933, which used to have some programme titled, under direct translation, 'vomit-central'.. but it was a good movie.. oh man, i loved that movie and still do... and oh, i digressed!! m:i:3 was hideous.. blamed it on the fact that i've not watched an action movie for a long long time.. so there was too much explosion, too much noise and the soundtrack was horrible.. even kelvin li thought so!! esp he's a rock/ metal fan!!!! and it's a joke hearing tom cruise speaks chinese, though his intonation is so close to perfect.. okay, but it's just another movie.. not much of an impression made.. but what really did made an impression was the following movie..


this really made an impression.. a really good animation since.. i can't remember when.. yupz, not exactly a really exciting plot but it was good.. good for silly laughters and just silly moments.. esp, when you get the free commentaries from the rest of the kids in the theatre as well.. well, one went 'i love you, you love me, we are happy family..' and there's definitely loads of 'mummy, how how?? look!!!'.. but cool.. i really liked this film though it was an impromptu decision.. but all's good when there's great company.. okay, enough said, go figure!!

next aim: relive the classics..

just finished a surprisingly good book, minus all the law details and all.. surprise will be the word.. and this one is much better than 'skipping christmas'.. skipping christmas is pretty stupid.. it was actually made into a movie a couple of years back.. but i can't remember the title offhand..


anyway, just as stated in the commentary, it really brought on the real moments of being on the field.. but well, we don't have american football here, so there's no way of understanding the euphoria and excitement of football.. well, it's back to relive the classics of john grisham, since i pretty much own much of his new books.. and the stories are just about the same as each other.. so off to national library for the classics..

man of letters.. an adaptation of cyrano de bergerac.. inspired by from a doctor's diary.. and it was indeed, resembling much of cyrano de bergerac.. all the poetry.. the confession in the shadows by the balcony.. the death of the loved one in a revolution.. the saying of the last words, at last by the poet himself.. the realisation of the secret love all these years.. but minus the nose..

a wonderful piece by dick lee.. and i saw the man himself!! oh yeah, he was seated 3 rows behind me.. i'm not a 'singapore idol' hopeful, but just that i've been that fascinated with the man since the days of snow.wolf.lake.. but during the opening piece, you can truly identify the styles of the man.. it's just so distinct.. and there's a bit of everything in this musical.. from the lights and sounds of beauty world, to the tone of seriousness in forbidden city, to the wonders and fantasies of love from snow.wolf.lake..

and what a team he has put together to produce this entire musical.. with iskandar ismail as the music conductor.. talk about long-time collaboration.. and yes, the wonderful cast as well.. hmm, i'm equally charmed by robin goh, though he's vertically challenged.. but man, he is a man of talent.. ranging from chang and eng, to army daze, and now to man of letters.. and there's r j rosales, whom i am even more charmed with.. otherwise known as the other half of the chang and eng.. it's just a pity that he's only a cameo role in this production.. and there are other prominent ones like the husband-and-wife partnership: lim kay siu & neo swee lin.. and emma yong as well, whom somehow i kind of mixed up with pamela oei.. that which is really surprising is that, my old-time friend is part of the orchestra and my og junior is part of the ensemble..

what's really special about this production is that, it does not have a programme.. instead it has a programme printed in the form of a newspaper titled 'the undergrad'.. a really refreshing change from the usuals of a book that cost 20 bucks and will only be read once before archiving occurs.. not to mention that it's in commemoration of nus's centennial celebrations.. but nope, i wasn't part of the lucky bunch with the free preview tickets.. i purchased mine way before the university sent out that loud email screaming 'freebie!!!!'

as you can see, i can go on for ages about this production.. giving a complete breakdown of the entire musical.. but time does not permit this doing.. if i get ard doing it, tune in for more in the very near future..

silly things one thinks about when there's too much time on hand [installment 3]

welcome to the third installment of my silly, nonsensical write-ups.. today's entry wasn't exactly thought up when i had nothing to do but rather, just a sudden urge to put something down on this blog space..

well, let's see, today's topic has to be written with much research.. but unfortunately, i have absolutely minimal interest towards doing this research.. perhaps in the very near future, if the day deems it fit to be done.. so let's talk about, what get the guys so excited about.. ie. cars!!

i know exactly what you all out there are thinking about.. and yes, that could possibly be one of the many things that guys do get really excited about.. i mean, look at the many hypothesis and pictures drawn up of, what the possible sectional view of a guy's brain will look like.. but there are definitely the high cost, latest technological tools and gadgets that get these bunch of ppl excited too.. especially in the world of automation on the roads..

all the talks about.. 'oh, check out that car there.. man, just look at how high the fuel consumption will be and all..' or 'look at that baby there man, wonderful colour and model.. and man, there it goes at the traffic junction.. man, i wonder what's the horsepower of that baby man..' or 'man, check that exhaust out.. and hear the sounds of the engine..'

perhaps, these things which the species, supposedly from venus, will take a slightly longer time to understand or perhaps will express negative interest in it and rather focus more energy on sales of tangible items.. well, women do love cars but they just view it more as a convenience and necessity, than 'my other half'.. or the easy way out, is to get ppl to chauffeur them around.. convenience brought up to a greater level.. after all, the guys are always saying that, women are the worse drivers on the road, so might as well dudes, chauffeur the girls ard and save all the driving 'hazards' of meeting unfriendly female drivers and then go ard complaining your guts out about that driver you met, perhaps a mth ago..

after all the talks about the feel, the speed and the outlook of the car, the next item on the agenda will be the maintenance.. it's important to make sure that there's friendly after-sales services.. preferably with many warranties thrown in.. but do read the fine prints.. they ain't fine for no reason..

despite having absolutely no head knowledge about anything about the features of the different models available in the market, i already do know which car i will want as my first car.. well, but much has to depend on the million-dollar question: when in the world will i take my driving lessons.. and the billion-dollar question will be: how long will it take for me to attain the acceptable financial status, before splurging it all on a brand new baby..

so till that day comes, let me just start getting myself educated about the world of automation on the road.. lest there comes a day, when i do get to drive on a autobahn..

'bali - a land of mysteries, the last paradise on earth..'

hmm.. paradise is where you make of it.. it does not necessarily has to be a tourist attraction but rather, a place where one is happy and feels contented and all.. it can even be one's own backyard..

well, a direct translation of the title will be, the story of bali island.. but the really wonderful taiwanese went, what happened on bali island?? *stare*.. right.. hmm.. that's besides the point.. pretty interesting plot but what an ending.. i thought i've finally selected serials with pretty happy endings.. but nope, this just had to end in a negative sense.. go watch to see what happened.. i'm not letting the cat out of the bag.. but enjoyed this one much.. so what's next??

issac said...

aunty siew lee: issac, what do you want to write on this card for mummy?
issac: (after staring and thinking for a while) mummy has 3 boys and a girl..
aunty siew lee: issac, how can you write, 'mummy has 3 boys and a girl' on your mothers' day card to mummy?? you have to write something to wish mummy..