Tuesday, December 28, 2004
the gathering...
we've been doing this since we were in sec3... edwin, charles and myself... we meet up every x'mas... or some date near x'mas to exchange presents and have a meal together.... into our 9th annual x'mas celebration... we ordered out pizza and enjoyed a movie at edwin's... of course, like every year, the highlight of the evening would be the PRESENTs.. don't be mistaken... we aren't at all THAT materialistic... it's just that it has been the ritual for us... two will shop for a present for the third... sometimes the presents are a sabotage... each of us trying to OUTWIT the other... and every year we would try to see who has the NICEST present... and of course who had the worse...
well.. let's not get there... i did not master the *i love my present... you guys SHOULDN't have* face for nothing.. hee....
anyway.. this year i received a very lovely surprise... it balances practicality and aesthetics... and also covers the ground of my brand preference... NIKE gym gear!! ( i know you guys spent a bomb... you really shouldn't have lah... but honestly... better than the initial idea of a thumb drive... :P)
hope u guys like ur presents too.... ok charles got the worse this time round.... we can't keep getting u clothes u know!!
the 10th gathering might not happen cos edwin will be away in shanghai.. but maybe you'll be back by then rite? heh... we'll just have to see....
well.. let's not get there... i did not master the *i love my present... you guys SHOULDN't have* face for nothing.. hee....
anyway.. this year i received a very lovely surprise... it balances practicality and aesthetics... and also covers the ground of my brand preference... NIKE gym gear!! ( i know you guys spent a bomb... you really shouldn't have lah... but honestly... better than the initial idea of a thumb drive... :P)
hope u guys like ur presents too.... ok charles got the worse this time round.... we can't keep getting u clothes u know!!
the 10th gathering might not happen cos edwin will be away in shanghai.. but maybe you'll be back by then rite? heh... we'll just have to see....
Monday, December 27, 2004
boxing day...
post-sinful pigging out on x'mas day... t'was time to hit the gym...
and with one of the co founder of the GYM RAT gang... mojo jojo jan...
but since she hasn't really been pumping iron for the longest time.. she has since changed her alias to jelly legs jan....
anyway... the day was hit with tragedy... and i am not referring to the tsunami that hit asia... (you see... himbo bloggers are made to swear not to mention any current affairs in their blogs.. only mindless banters and juicy gossips...)
as i ended the work out.. i had only one thing on my mind... yes... you guessed it... FISH WANTON.. with an extra serving of fried wanton....
who would've guessed... the stall was closed... CLOSED!!!!!!
*sobs*
ok... so maybe they are closed every sunday and since i usually don't gym on sundays i wouldn't hv known.. but oh well... i was deeply saddened...
anyway... after settling for beef brisket noodles.. jelly legs jan hopped onto merry ming's mitsubishi and headed down to book cafe... so how much calories did u reconsumed there jelly jan???
and i headed home.. in time to LOOT... and change for my jc class gathering....*shudders*
we were supposed to meet at 6... and only got to the destination for dinner at 7pm... and by the time they could decide on what to order... it was blardy 8pm...
they should hv warned me... that this was similar to a chinese wedding dinner... EAT BEFORE U COME...
but oh well... the place: TCC at boat quay.. very nice ambience... if any of u check it out... go upstairs and try the bean bags.. pretty nice place to just bedge out and chill... but beware of the air con vents... but if u feel cold.. order their raspberry latte... quite nice...
so anyway... seems like everyone is still the same... except for more fancy hairdos... and dressing... we still laugh at the same people... poke fun of the same things... and never fail to talk about relationships and marriages... my fren JESSE and i are gonna stay single till 40 to see whoose value depreciates more... =P
but the highlight of the nite was the arrival of a certain mr WONG shing YIP... never liked him during my jc days... and when he made his special appearnce... he plonked himself rite next to me.. *bleaah*
and as i tried to shift away... he thought that i was offering him half of my bean bag and just sat next to me... it was too close for comfort... and boy did my classmates have a good laugh.... coz it was written all over my face... *shoo... go away,... be gone... shoo!!*
but i tried my best playing cordial.. answered his few questions.... and nodded along when necessary....
that was a tiring nite... but it was nice catching up.... and i guess i've changed a bit... but because i haven't seen them in the longest time... they will always remember me from my two years at njc... haha... and the common consensus was that 'chin hong was the mean one...."
oh well... perhaps i should take that into consideration for my new year's resolution... =P
and with one of the co founder of the GYM RAT gang... mojo jojo jan...
but since she hasn't really been pumping iron for the longest time.. she has since changed her alias to jelly legs jan....
anyway... the day was hit with tragedy... and i am not referring to the tsunami that hit asia... (you see... himbo bloggers are made to swear not to mention any current affairs in their blogs.. only mindless banters and juicy gossips...)
as i ended the work out.. i had only one thing on my mind... yes... you guessed it... FISH WANTON.. with an extra serving of fried wanton....
who would've guessed... the stall was closed... CLOSED!!!!!!
*sobs*
ok... so maybe they are closed every sunday and since i usually don't gym on sundays i wouldn't hv known.. but oh well... i was deeply saddened...
anyway... after settling for beef brisket noodles.. jelly legs jan hopped onto merry ming's mitsubishi and headed down to book cafe... so how much calories did u reconsumed there jelly jan???
and i headed home.. in time to LOOT... and change for my jc class gathering....*shudders*
we were supposed to meet at 6... and only got to the destination for dinner at 7pm... and by the time they could decide on what to order... it was blardy 8pm...
they should hv warned me... that this was similar to a chinese wedding dinner... EAT BEFORE U COME...
but oh well... the place: TCC at boat quay.. very nice ambience... if any of u check it out... go upstairs and try the bean bags.. pretty nice place to just bedge out and chill... but beware of the air con vents... but if u feel cold.. order their raspberry latte... quite nice...
so anyway... seems like everyone is still the same... except for more fancy hairdos... and dressing... we still laugh at the same people... poke fun of the same things... and never fail to talk about relationships and marriages... my fren JESSE and i are gonna stay single till 40 to see whoose value depreciates more... =P
but the highlight of the nite was the arrival of a certain mr WONG shing YIP... never liked him during my jc days... and when he made his special appearnce... he plonked himself rite next to me.. *bleaah*
and as i tried to shift away... he thought that i was offering him half of my bean bag and just sat next to me... it was too close for comfort... and boy did my classmates have a good laugh.... coz it was written all over my face... *shoo... go away,... be gone... shoo!!*
but i tried my best playing cordial.. answered his few questions.... and nodded along when necessary....
that was a tiring nite... but it was nice catching up.... and i guess i've changed a bit... but because i haven't seen them in the longest time... they will always remember me from my two years at njc... haha... and the common consensus was that 'chin hong was the mean one...."
oh well... perhaps i should take that into consideration for my new year's resolution... =P
Sunday, December 26, 2004
how x'mas came and went... ( a bumper blog )
the public holiday that we spent months looking forward to came and went...
and boy do i feel old...
and you are probably old... when on x'mas eve your main concern was to avoid the crowds in town and on public transport... hence leaving the hotspots before 9pm... while the youngsters and some hip uncles and aunties... (and also some really silly ones who bring KIDS and TODDLERs out to orchard road... jeez... what were they thinking!!!?) made their way to the countdown in orchard road... i was comfortable nestled at home... after a long day of worshipping the sun and then catching PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with edwin... (hmm.. the movie had really awful male leads who seem to have a problem singing and acting at the same time... and they were lip syncing!!? not recommended for those who has seen the stage production of it...)
and you know u are old... when u fall asleep watching the tv... not sure at which point during the KELLY, RUBEN and FANTASIA concert that you drifted off to slumber land.... only to wake up past midnight... to the sounds of a couple of x'mas sms-es and DRUNK friends who thought it would be a nice gesture to call and scream MERRY X'mAS over the phone...
yup... so at 1:36am... to the sounds of a screaming janice.. (ming sprayed the fake snow on her...) x'mas was here.... no countdown... no party.... no overnite mahjong game where we pause at midnite to wish each other a merry x'mas...
boy i must be old... to have x'mas sneak up on me like that...
the better part of x'mas was spent in the company of friends... and food.... what a sinful x'mas.. but more reasons to hit the gym i guess... (edwin, i am not SHALLOW!! heh...it's just maintanence....)
lunch at ming's
which somehow cheenafied the festive season... hobbes + niki both agreed that it felt more like chinese new year... maybe coz of the decor and the lack of a x'mas tree...
food was good... thanks to the PSUEDO CHEF and MANSLAVE 01... heh.. rangoli with FRESH clams, POTATO SALAD with bacon bits and generous portions of cream... and some banana ice cream desert.. which resembled a flambe without the fire... coke, fizzy lime juice and red wine (yes, i was made to drink all three...) and some thai desert that seemed more like ming's plan to STUFF all her frens with food than part of the x'mas luncheon...
highlights apart from the food... a toy car race... that i never stood a chance of winning coz BOH thot i suited the AMBULANCE that crawled its way to the scene of an accident rather than a race car that zips across the room amazingly fast... (oh miss AGNES b.OH gave a couple of us these little wind up toys.. so we decided to have a little race..)
and i am NOT COMPLAINING bout the present... (edwin, don't say anything!)
haha... i really should just react to presents with a THANK YOu.... ;P
hobbes HAIRCUT... it was a decent trim that bears no resemblance to any kind chewing off by animals... heh...
(note to self: career option #6)
KUNG FU HUSTLE... made the day more like chinese new year... but over all was a really entertaining flick... not much of a storyline... but everyone can appreciate the comic brilliance...
after the show there was coffee... and when it came to dinner time... PIZZA, FRIED CHICKEN WINGS, POTATO WEDGES, PEANUTS and BEER... peppered with lots of laughter (usually at the expense of janice and chin chwee...) while it seems like all the bars and watering holes were packed on the eve of x'mas... we had the luxury of enjoying our sinful finger food and beer in a quite and relatively smoke free bar...
but then again we trotted out of NO.5 a little before 9:30pm... and made our way home from a crowded orchard road...
yup, we are old...
and boy do i feel old...
and you are probably old... when on x'mas eve your main concern was to avoid the crowds in town and on public transport... hence leaving the hotspots before 9pm... while the youngsters and some hip uncles and aunties... (and also some really silly ones who bring KIDS and TODDLERs out to orchard road... jeez... what were they thinking!!!?) made their way to the countdown in orchard road... i was comfortable nestled at home... after a long day of worshipping the sun and then catching PHANTOM OF THE OPERA with edwin... (hmm.. the movie had really awful male leads who seem to have a problem singing and acting at the same time... and they were lip syncing!!? not recommended for those who has seen the stage production of it...)
and you know u are old... when u fall asleep watching the tv... not sure at which point during the KELLY, RUBEN and FANTASIA concert that you drifted off to slumber land.... only to wake up past midnight... to the sounds of a couple of x'mas sms-es and DRUNK friends who thought it would be a nice gesture to call and scream MERRY X'mAS over the phone...
yup... so at 1:36am... to the sounds of a screaming janice.. (ming sprayed the fake snow on her...) x'mas was here.... no countdown... no party.... no overnite mahjong game where we pause at midnite to wish each other a merry x'mas...
boy i must be old... to have x'mas sneak up on me like that...
the better part of x'mas was spent in the company of friends... and food.... what a sinful x'mas.. but more reasons to hit the gym i guess... (edwin, i am not SHALLOW!! heh...it's just maintanence....)
lunch at ming's
which somehow cheenafied the festive season... hobbes + niki both agreed that it felt more like chinese new year... maybe coz of the decor and the lack of a x'mas tree...
food was good... thanks to the PSUEDO CHEF and MANSLAVE 01... heh.. rangoli with FRESH clams, POTATO SALAD with bacon bits and generous portions of cream... and some banana ice cream desert.. which resembled a flambe without the fire... coke, fizzy lime juice and red wine (yes, i was made to drink all three...) and some thai desert that seemed more like ming's plan to STUFF all her frens with food than part of the x'mas luncheon...
highlights apart from the food... a toy car race... that i never stood a chance of winning coz BOH thot i suited the AMBULANCE that crawled its way to the scene of an accident rather than a race car that zips across the room amazingly fast... (oh miss AGNES b.OH gave a couple of us these little wind up toys.. so we decided to have a little race..)
and i am NOT COMPLAINING bout the present... (edwin, don't say anything!)
haha... i really should just react to presents with a THANK YOu.... ;P
hobbes HAIRCUT... it was a decent trim that bears no resemblance to any kind chewing off by animals... heh...
(note to self: career option #6)
KUNG FU HUSTLE... made the day more like chinese new year... but over all was a really entertaining flick... not much of a storyline... but everyone can appreciate the comic brilliance...
after the show there was coffee... and when it came to dinner time... PIZZA, FRIED CHICKEN WINGS, POTATO WEDGES, PEANUTS and BEER... peppered with lots of laughter (usually at the expense of janice and chin chwee...) while it seems like all the bars and watering holes were packed on the eve of x'mas... we had the luxury of enjoying our sinful finger food and beer in a quite and relatively smoke free bar...
but then again we trotted out of NO.5 a little before 9:30pm... and made our way home from a crowded orchard road...
yup, we are old...
Friday, December 24, 2004
christmas eve...
christmas is really just around the corner...
and i am ready...
i got a new hairdo... (which usually means a new blog... )
figured out what i want to wear for all my x'mas engagements...
heh... the flip flop luncheon with my haivanas.... a PINK tee for the annual gathering with my close pals from sec sch... (provided i get some sun later today..) and something suave for my jc class gathering... heh... hv to leave my quirkiness at home for that one...
and i am totally immersed in the x'mas spirit!
you see... yesterday, i had that great experience of LAST MINUTE SHOPPING... and since i hv been too distracted the past week and a half... i almost forgot what x'mas means to me... i love shopping for my friends... and unfortunately this year some presents will be late... but you will probably get a card informing u of the delay... :P
it seems like at least half of singapore is clearing leave... and almost all of them decided to do their last minute shopping at orchard rd.. but i don't think things are any quieter at the heartland malls...
amidst the shoving, pushing and judging what the other shoppers are into... it seems that most of us turn into the x'mas grinch.... ah yes... we grumble while queing up to place an order.. we grumble when the waiter doesn't notice our frantic gesturing... we get pissed off when the cashier queue is long... or when the moron in front of u on the escalator decides to stand on the right...
well,... let's not forget the christmas cheer eh? it's a vicious cycle... if u treat the people who are serving u badly.. then they in turn will just be nasty to the other customers.. and in the end we all leave with such a bad aftertaste in our palletes... so over the next few days... even if u have been waiting for an hour for the overpriced chocolates in the basement of takashimaya where there is hardly any space for u to stand around waiting.. and the people pushing thru the aisle joins the queue thinking that they are giving out free chocolates... remember to just say MERRY CHRISTMAS... it doesn't cost u anything and it might just make someone else's workday a bit better.... ;)
hey elves! hope u liked ur presents! yes yes.. i still owe u lunch! =P
having said that... heh... my theme song for 2005
~the SUN WILL COME OUT... TOMORROW....
bet your bottom dollar that TOMORROW.... THERE'LL be SUN!
heh... that is if i don't make it rain by singing....
*watch this space TOMORROW for my resolutions for 2005!!
and i am ready...
i got a new hairdo... (which usually means a new blog... )
figured out what i want to wear for all my x'mas engagements...
heh... the flip flop luncheon with my haivanas.... a PINK tee for the annual gathering with my close pals from sec sch... (provided i get some sun later today..) and something suave for my jc class gathering... heh... hv to leave my quirkiness at home for that one...
and i am totally immersed in the x'mas spirit!
you see... yesterday, i had that great experience of LAST MINUTE SHOPPING... and since i hv been too distracted the past week and a half... i almost forgot what x'mas means to me... i love shopping for my friends... and unfortunately this year some presents will be late... but you will probably get a card informing u of the delay... :P
it seems like at least half of singapore is clearing leave... and almost all of them decided to do their last minute shopping at orchard rd.. but i don't think things are any quieter at the heartland malls...
amidst the shoving, pushing and judging what the other shoppers are into... it seems that most of us turn into the x'mas grinch.... ah yes... we grumble while queing up to place an order.. we grumble when the waiter doesn't notice our frantic gesturing... we get pissed off when the cashier queue is long... or when the moron in front of u on the escalator decides to stand on the right...
well,... let's not forget the christmas cheer eh? it's a vicious cycle... if u treat the people who are serving u badly.. then they in turn will just be nasty to the other customers.. and in the end we all leave with such a bad aftertaste in our palletes... so over the next few days... even if u have been waiting for an hour for the overpriced chocolates in the basement of takashimaya where there is hardly any space for u to stand around waiting.. and the people pushing thru the aisle joins the queue thinking that they are giving out free chocolates... remember to just say MERRY CHRISTMAS... it doesn't cost u anything and it might just make someone else's workday a bit better.... ;)
hey elves! hope u liked ur presents! yes yes.. i still owe u lunch! =P
having said that... heh... my theme song for 2005
~the SUN WILL COME OUT... TOMORROW....
bet your bottom dollar that TOMORROW.... THERE'LL be SUN!
heh... that is if i don't make it rain by singing....
*watch this space TOMORROW for my resolutions for 2005!!
Thursday, December 16, 2004
a brand new day...
i just had breakfast... a cup of milk with half a can of coffee (the nescafe mocha is really sweet...) and two half boiled eggs... the day looks set to be great... except for one little detail... i haven't got any sleep!! gosh... my biological clock gets screwed every now and then and today seems to be one of those days... i'm supposed to head down to school to settle some stuff so no sleeping in till mid day... and meeting charles later to shop for edwin's present... and then hitting the gym with ming in the evening... and hopefully, FRIED FISH WANTON for dinner... hvnt had that in a week and i'm really looking fwd to it... *tummy rumble*
yup.. i hope i can get thru today... and finally sleep at a more humane time...
the past week had been pretty hectic... a mix of family stuff, personal stuff and christmas shopping... christmas shopping is difficult because i keep seeing things that i want to get for myself!.... *blearh* so far i've got one present done... with lots more to go... i will prob end up with nothing for myself.. *uurgh*
recently caught school for seduction and national treasure.. the former had a few good laughs.. and taught boh and jan a thing or two... haha... i hope they are putting it to good use!! the latter was an interesting movie... but the highlight was the enjoyable company... so the week hasn't been too bad at all.... ;) it definitely hasn't been too bad... coz despite being ill and all... i still squeezed in time for a beer with charm and jan... and catching up with old friends while x'mas shopping... and getting to know new friends better...
hmm... haven't been blogging much lately... its just one of those times... where instead of putting the stuff here online for everyone to read... i hv to spill my guts out in the safer pages of my own journal... heh... just things that i don't think everyone will care to know... but for those who do... you probably already know... so there....
yup... hope that everyone is handling the festive season well... and for those who are still enjoying the holidays... time's ticking... jeez... i will miss this life....
yup.. i hope i can get thru today... and finally sleep at a more humane time...
the past week had been pretty hectic... a mix of family stuff, personal stuff and christmas shopping... christmas shopping is difficult because i keep seeing things that i want to get for myself!.... *blearh* so far i've got one present done... with lots more to go... i will prob end up with nothing for myself.. *uurgh*
recently caught school for seduction and national treasure.. the former had a few good laughs.. and taught boh and jan a thing or two... haha... i hope they are putting it to good use!! the latter was an interesting movie... but the highlight was the enjoyable company... so the week hasn't been too bad at all.... ;) it definitely hasn't been too bad... coz despite being ill and all... i still squeezed in time for a beer with charm and jan... and catching up with old friends while x'mas shopping... and getting to know new friends better...
hmm... haven't been blogging much lately... its just one of those times... where instead of putting the stuff here online for everyone to read... i hv to spill my guts out in the safer pages of my own journal... heh... just things that i don't think everyone will care to know... but for those who do... you probably already know... so there....
yup... hope that everyone is handling the festive season well... and for those who are still enjoying the holidays... time's ticking... jeez... i will miss this life....
Thursday, December 09, 2004
belaian jiwa
Seindah
Tiada lagi yang ku ingatkan
Sayang kau hilang
(As lovely,
As none that I can ever recall,
Your love's lost)
Menanti
Biar sampai akhir hayatku
Di dunia ini
(The pining,
Let it be till the end of my days,
On this earth)
Kau tahu betapa ku sayang padamu
Hanya bidadari sebagai ganti
Hanya takdir menentukan ia
Oh belaian jiwa
(You know how much I love you,
Only angels here in place of you,
Only fate could determine,
The carress of your soul)
Oh! Angin
Sampaikanlah laguku padanya
Yang sedih pilu
(I pray for the wind,
To bring her my song,
For her heart is broken)
Terimalah
Laguku jadi teman hidupmu
Untuk selamanya
(Please accept it,
Let my song accompany you in your journey,
Forevermore)
Tiada lagi yang ku ingatkan
Sayang kau hilang
(As lovely,
As none that I can ever recall,
Your love's lost)
Menanti
Biar sampai akhir hayatku
Di dunia ini
(The pining,
Let it be till the end of my days,
On this earth)
Kau tahu betapa ku sayang padamu
Hanya bidadari sebagai ganti
Hanya takdir menentukan ia
Oh belaian jiwa
(You know how much I love you,
Only angels here in place of you,
Only fate could determine,
The carress of your soul)
Oh! Angin
Sampaikanlah laguku padanya
Yang sedih pilu
(I pray for the wind,
To bring her my song,
For her heart is broken)
Terimalah
Laguku jadi teman hidupmu
Untuk selamanya
(Please accept it,
Let my song accompany you in your journey,
Forevermore)
and the idol fever continues...
this month we see the release of albums from the american idol alums... sophomore efforts from kelly clarkson, ruben studdard, clay aiken and the debut release of fantasia and diana degarmo.... and what their albums prove is that on top of talent, an artiste really needs a producer with foresight and a great marketing strategy... however, the brains behind most of the IDOL releases belongs to clive davis... this really old man who did launch the career of whitney houston... but unfortunately seems to be rehashing other ppl's marketing strategy... and not to mention a selection of tracks that seem like it was rejected by the IT artistes of the moment... HILARY DUFF, ASHLEE SIMPSON, AVRIL LAVIGNE, VANESSA CARLTON, USHER....
it seems like CLIVE's bigger picture is simple... if the IDOL is black... he/she will go down the hip hop/r&b stream.. while the white chicas are transformed into rocker chicks... it is so formulaic it is disgusting... because it denies the potential of these singers to shine...
fantasia's debut is peppered with many hip hop tunes and attempts to distract buyers with names like missy elliot in the credits and collaboration... but fantasia ain't no BEYONCE... the only track that is worth noticing is her cover of the classic, YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND.. so maybe it's really a matter of the selection of material... as they try to package her as the singing EVE, bad fashion sense included... they forgot that her talent was in her abitlity to emote a song with her unique voice... which basically a number that borders on rap and trash talking doesn't allow her to do... what a disappointment...
diana degarmo on the other hand is trying to cut a share of the teen queens market... but someone should get clive davis new glasses... coz HILARY DUFF, LINDSAY LOHAN.... they are all babes.. and diana bears too much of a resemblance to the mother from THAT 70s SHOW.... but with her vocal abilities, she manages to pull off all the material... but she will not be a marketing success.... but who knows,... she could be the new LEANN RIMES... a country girl with a big voice... just give her the rite ballad..
kelly clarkson hit jackpot with BREAKAWAY... after a dismal showing with her debut album.. but her follow up was a ROCK number.... WHY???? what happen to the good ol' days where the singers sing BIG BALLADS with their big voices with no shame? mariah carey was shifting units by the millions until she decide reduce her 8octave range to breathy whispering... and whitney was the queen of r&b until she literally wore her vocal chords out...
so the only thing i hope for is when they do TAUFIK's album... they give a good mix of r&b, soul and radio friendly tunes... they must remember the songs that he won us over with... ME AND MRS JONES, SUPERSTITION (of course no one writes songs like that these days)... and I DREAM (the title couldn't be more IDOL cliche... but hey, admit it.. YOU LIKED IT!!!)... brillliant move to employ affordable songwriters from ang moh countries ie: australia....
as for SLY.... don't know don't care... :P
it seems like CLIVE's bigger picture is simple... if the IDOL is black... he/she will go down the hip hop/r&b stream.. while the white chicas are transformed into rocker chicks... it is so formulaic it is disgusting... because it denies the potential of these singers to shine...
fantasia's debut is peppered with many hip hop tunes and attempts to distract buyers with names like missy elliot in the credits and collaboration... but fantasia ain't no BEYONCE... the only track that is worth noticing is her cover of the classic, YOU WERE ALWAYS ON MY MIND.. so maybe it's really a matter of the selection of material... as they try to package her as the singing EVE, bad fashion sense included... they forgot that her talent was in her abitlity to emote a song with her unique voice... which basically a number that borders on rap and trash talking doesn't allow her to do... what a disappointment...
diana degarmo on the other hand is trying to cut a share of the teen queens market... but someone should get clive davis new glasses... coz HILARY DUFF, LINDSAY LOHAN.... they are all babes.. and diana bears too much of a resemblance to the mother from THAT 70s SHOW.... but with her vocal abilities, she manages to pull off all the material... but she will not be a marketing success.... but who knows,... she could be the new LEANN RIMES... a country girl with a big voice... just give her the rite ballad..
kelly clarkson hit jackpot with BREAKAWAY... after a dismal showing with her debut album.. but her follow up was a ROCK number.... WHY???? what happen to the good ol' days where the singers sing BIG BALLADS with their big voices with no shame? mariah carey was shifting units by the millions until she decide reduce her 8octave range to breathy whispering... and whitney was the queen of r&b until she literally wore her vocal chords out...
so the only thing i hope for is when they do TAUFIK's album... they give a good mix of r&b, soul and radio friendly tunes... they must remember the songs that he won us over with... ME AND MRS JONES, SUPERSTITION (of course no one writes songs like that these days)... and I DREAM (the title couldn't be more IDOL cliche... but hey, admit it.. YOU LIKED IT!!!)... brillliant move to employ affordable songwriters from ang moh countries ie: australia....
as for SLY.... don't know don't care... :P
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
you know what they say about chocolates before bedtime...
that it is definitely not the wisest idea...
woke up this morning with a terrible sore throat... guess washing the chocolate down with water would have helped....
*clears throat*
anyway,... still managed to get an hour of sun.... but i think the baking gave me a FEVER...
*bleahhhh*
well.. the screwed up biological clock doesn't help either... so i guess its time to get my clock back to singapore time...
gonna pop two pills and hit the sack.... hopefully it will be all better when i wake up...
woke up this morning with a terrible sore throat... guess washing the chocolate down with water would have helped....
*clears throat*
anyway,... still managed to get an hour of sun.... but i think the baking gave me a FEVER...
*bleahhhh*
well.. the screwed up biological clock doesn't help either... so i guess its time to get my clock back to singapore time...
gonna pop two pills and hit the sack.... hopefully it will be all better when i wake up...
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
this is me...
*when i write in a book or journal i like to do it back to front, coz i probably wouldn't make it to the last page if i didn't do that
*i have one eye bigger than the other... i disguise them with my assymetrical eyebrows and distract from them with my ears
*i pop my zits then worry about the pock marks
*i sing at the top of my lungs when i think no one is listening, but i secretly yearn for an audience...
*i love the view from my eye level but harbours hopes of being taller...
*i am probably more malaysian than i let it show... (just don't ask me for directions... i don't drive)
*i know exactly what i want to eat at each location not because i am terribly unadventurous when it comes to food but just hate to deal with my indecisiveness when i am hungry
*i am pretty indecisive when it comes to everything else... so if i ask for your opinion, it matters...
*i've been wanting to learn how to write in chinese but haven't quite gotten about doing so....
*i've been wanting to learn a musical instrument but haven't quite gotten about doing so... (the recorder doesn't quite qualify...)
*i have one eye bigger than the other... i disguise them with my assymetrical eyebrows and distract from them with my ears
*i pop my zits then worry about the pock marks
*i sing at the top of my lungs when i think no one is listening, but i secretly yearn for an audience...
*i love the view from my eye level but harbours hopes of being taller...
*i am probably more malaysian than i let it show... (just don't ask me for directions... i don't drive)
*i know exactly what i want to eat at each location not because i am terribly unadventurous when it comes to food but just hate to deal with my indecisiveness when i am hungry
*i am pretty indecisive when it comes to everything else... so if i ask for your opinion, it matters...
*i've been wanting to learn how to write in chinese but haven't quite gotten about doing so....
*i've been wanting to learn a musical instrument but haven't quite gotten about doing so... (the recorder doesn't quite qualify...)
picture perfect...
caught SHUTTER today... and it was truly one of the better horror flicks to have surfaced recently... it had its fair share of scares, laughs and also twists... its definitely a must see for all moviegoers who like to pay good money for a fright or two... its not for the faint hearted tho... cause u will prob need some time before u can step into the bathroom/bedroom/kitchen/laboratory/darkroom alone... ;)
Friday, December 03, 2004
11 out of 12
i met them all... all the idol finalists... even CANDICE FOO who dropped out of the finals at the last minute...
i saw all but sly... but well, i'm not big on sly....
the first one i actually talked to was DAPHNE... boy was she tiny.... she was a small girl... and kept hanging around this grungy looking guy who is probably her bfren.. heh... all i can say is that she looks very PRETTY in person... much sweeter than she looks on screen... of course those who already think that she is an overdose of saccharine sweetness seeing her on tv might probably die from diabetes seeing her in person....
DAVID YEO... the law student whom i thought had a great voice.. the beng to FLORENCE's lian.... he was surprisingly TALL.... but his grin is still as wide as a cheshire's....
the highlight for MY KOREAN BABE must have been hugging CHRISSYPOO... well, that is one guy that you couldn't hate... yes, he may not have the best voice in the contest... but he has a very likeable personality... and according to my fren... was nice, warm and cuddly to hug... haha....
BEVERLY... she looked like a drag queen... must be the heavy make up... i hope she din hear my friend make that comment...
JESSEA... ok ok so she is pretty... but its no wonder she got booted out so early on.... coz she really has that star quality that the audience can't relate with.... beautiful but distant
OLINDA... my, she is a BIG GIRL... but i must say that she comes across as a pretty friendly person... she probably won't have a music career in this superficial industry... but she might have slimming endorsements going her way....
ah yes.. the infamous JERRY ONG... who was surprisingly shorter than yours truly... i was so tempted to go up to him and say that "hey... i din think that you were that bad after all..." but i had one beer too little... and thought that maybe he was really the worse singer in the final 12...
LEANDRA... i still think that she is overrated... and with all the hoo haa about her pending record deal with all the connection that she has.. i think its getting to her head... we'll just have to see won't we...
let me see who am i forgetting.... ah yes.. MAIA... she is really one HOT MAMA... and she is as tiny as daphne... but of course had erm.. more assets.... heh... but thats the bonus of motherhood i guess... on tv it looks as tho she tries very hard to work that sex bomb image... but in person... at a glam event... she exudes sexiness almost effortlessly....
and not least of all.... TAUFIK... i will remember his warm hand when i congratulated him... and i do think that his eyes are natural and not kohl-enhanced.... hmmm.. maybe i should have asked him if he shared beverly's eyeliner....
free beer, wine and food.... i can't wait for the next season!
i saw all but sly... but well, i'm not big on sly....
the first one i actually talked to was DAPHNE... boy was she tiny.... she was a small girl... and kept hanging around this grungy looking guy who is probably her bfren.. heh... all i can say is that she looks very PRETTY in person... much sweeter than she looks on screen... of course those who already think that she is an overdose of saccharine sweetness seeing her on tv might probably die from diabetes seeing her in person....
DAVID YEO... the law student whom i thought had a great voice.. the beng to FLORENCE's lian.... he was surprisingly TALL.... but his grin is still as wide as a cheshire's....
the highlight for MY KOREAN BABE must have been hugging CHRISSYPOO... well, that is one guy that you couldn't hate... yes, he may not have the best voice in the contest... but he has a very likeable personality... and according to my fren... was nice, warm and cuddly to hug... haha....
BEVERLY... she looked like a drag queen... must be the heavy make up... i hope she din hear my friend make that comment...
JESSEA... ok ok so she is pretty... but its no wonder she got booted out so early on.... coz she really has that star quality that the audience can't relate with.... beautiful but distant
OLINDA... my, she is a BIG GIRL... but i must say that she comes across as a pretty friendly person... she probably won't have a music career in this superficial industry... but she might have slimming endorsements going her way....
ah yes.. the infamous JERRY ONG... who was surprisingly shorter than yours truly... i was so tempted to go up to him and say that "hey... i din think that you were that bad after all..." but i had one beer too little... and thought that maybe he was really the worse singer in the final 12...
LEANDRA... i still think that she is overrated... and with all the hoo haa about her pending record deal with all the connection that she has.. i think its getting to her head... we'll just have to see won't we...
let me see who am i forgetting.... ah yes.. MAIA... she is really one HOT MAMA... and she is as tiny as daphne... but of course had erm.. more assets.... heh... but thats the bonus of motherhood i guess... on tv it looks as tho she tries very hard to work that sex bomb image... but in person... at a glam event... she exudes sexiness almost effortlessly....
and not least of all.... TAUFIK... i will remember his warm hand when i congratulated him... and i do think that his eyes are natural and not kohl-enhanced.... hmmm.. maybe i should have asked him if he shared beverly's eyeliner....
free beer, wine and food.... i can't wait for the next season!
a night to remember...
singapore idol... taufik batisah...
a night that talent came out victorious... and proved that it is not just a popularity contest...
its been 6mths... and boy did the show outdid everyone's expectations....
everyone was sceptical... but the capacity crowd at the indoor stadium proved that the show could work even in singapore...
it was phenomenal... from the crowd frenzy... screaming away everytime they caught a glimpse of their idol... to the crying sly fans... when the stadium was nearly empty save for the ushers and the attendents who had to clean up the mess... i was really glad to be a part of it... thanks to MY KOREAN BABE who managed to get tickets to watch the show live... and later got me passes to go for the post show party.... the night was meant to go down as one of my highlights for 2004...
of course at the indoor stadium it was really hard to make out who was the better singer that nite... frankly, sly didn't sound that bad at all... but the sound system really did not help the evaluation of their performance... so its no wonder that the judges gave pretty even comments... taufik delivered the songs so well that i had goosebumps when he sang I DREAM (someone should tell the composers to come up with more original sounding titles for IDOL songs...) while sly won the crowd over with his sincerity... of course ppl watching at home could probably hear a few bad notes... but the crowd at the stadium was enjoying the performances...
the race to garner more votes were probably not as close as everyone thought it was... sly fans spent too much time screaming their voices hoarse.. (really, the bunch of girls crying "sylvester is the real winner" at the end of it all sounded like boys hitting puberty) taufik was backed by a strong silent community... heh... while there at the stadium... everytime i heard sly fans scream louder than taufik's i picked up my phone.. to call 1900 112 1901... from my initial budget of 10 calls... i increased it to 20... i figured the 10bucks spent was well worth the performance he gave... and if anything... i wld support his first single too.. i mean he is as talented as GUY SEBASTION... no reason not to support just coz he is local..
and the strangest thing was that i talked to some people who said that they like sly... but are voting for taufik... wow, such rational behaviour... of course their reson being that sly will prob get a record deal anyway since the chinese pop market is larger... and if taufik didn't win, he might not be offered a deal.. since he is after all more SURIA than CH5
so when they finally announced the winner... the strong silent backing of the talented performer were jubilant.... i felt happy and shared the joy of a total stranger... well, i wld like to think that my 20votes made the difference..
at the post show party at hard rock... i finally got to meet taufik... got him to autograph my copy of 8days.. it was a wednesday.. and thank god he was on the cover.... (i got olinda to autograph a picture of her in the mag too... its a pity i wasn't quite prepared for the postshow event... i wld hv brought my back issue of 8days!)
after he signed on the mag, and two napkins for me to give to my friends.... i congratulated him, shook his hand and told him that "i voted for you!".... he gave a wide grin in shocked earnestness... and thanked me...
there he was... a boy younger than myself... realising his dreams... it really doesn't matter if there is no market... it really doesn't matter that album sales for local english albums have been dismal.... this guy made it... for that moment... he was a star...
a night that talent came out victorious... and proved that it is not just a popularity contest...
its been 6mths... and boy did the show outdid everyone's expectations....
everyone was sceptical... but the capacity crowd at the indoor stadium proved that the show could work even in singapore...
it was phenomenal... from the crowd frenzy... screaming away everytime they caught a glimpse of their idol... to the crying sly fans... when the stadium was nearly empty save for the ushers and the attendents who had to clean up the mess... i was really glad to be a part of it... thanks to MY KOREAN BABE who managed to get tickets to watch the show live... and later got me passes to go for the post show party.... the night was meant to go down as one of my highlights for 2004...
of course at the indoor stadium it was really hard to make out who was the better singer that nite... frankly, sly didn't sound that bad at all... but the sound system really did not help the evaluation of their performance... so its no wonder that the judges gave pretty even comments... taufik delivered the songs so well that i had goosebumps when he sang I DREAM (someone should tell the composers to come up with more original sounding titles for IDOL songs...) while sly won the crowd over with his sincerity... of course ppl watching at home could probably hear a few bad notes... but the crowd at the stadium was enjoying the performances...
the race to garner more votes were probably not as close as everyone thought it was... sly fans spent too much time screaming their voices hoarse.. (really, the bunch of girls crying "sylvester is the real winner" at the end of it all sounded like boys hitting puberty) taufik was backed by a strong silent community... heh... while there at the stadium... everytime i heard sly fans scream louder than taufik's i picked up my phone.. to call 1900 112 1901... from my initial budget of 10 calls... i increased it to 20... i figured the 10bucks spent was well worth the performance he gave... and if anything... i wld support his first single too.. i mean he is as talented as GUY SEBASTION... no reason not to support just coz he is local..
and the strangest thing was that i talked to some people who said that they like sly... but are voting for taufik... wow, such rational behaviour... of course their reson being that sly will prob get a record deal anyway since the chinese pop market is larger... and if taufik didn't win, he might not be offered a deal.. since he is after all more SURIA than CH5
so when they finally announced the winner... the strong silent backing of the talented performer were jubilant.... i felt happy and shared the joy of a total stranger... well, i wld like to think that my 20votes made the difference..
at the post show party at hard rock... i finally got to meet taufik... got him to autograph my copy of 8days.. it was a wednesday.. and thank god he was on the cover.... (i got olinda to autograph a picture of her in the mag too... its a pity i wasn't quite prepared for the postshow event... i wld hv brought my back issue of 8days!)
after he signed on the mag, and two napkins for me to give to my friends.... i congratulated him, shook his hand and told him that "i voted for you!".... he gave a wide grin in shocked earnestness... and thanked me...
there he was... a boy younger than myself... realising his dreams... it really doesn't matter if there is no market... it really doesn't matter that album sales for local english albums have been dismal.... this guy made it... for that moment... he was a star...
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