Mingming the Movie

So happy that we finally get to see Mingming after a long post production. opens here 26 Apr!

Stars the very talented Zhou Xun, pretty boy Daniel Wu (heh)....Tony Yang (up and coming young taiwanese actor) and of course...cat the mafia boss (^^). Directed by award winning MV director Susie Au who have done tons videos for HK pop stars particularly Faye wong.

she also did a couple for jeff. well, i roughly know the storyline and the ending....but still curious. Like Daniel Wu said, its not a movie for everyone... cause it can be too "creative" at times with fast changing burst of visuals but its still something very different to come out of HK cinema.

well, its a cool and creative flick....the visuals look good and heard the soundtrack by anthony wong/people mountain people sea is excellent. hope my CD arrives soon.

Beautiful Life

For the first time, watched a complete kimura drama serial..haha. yup 7 years late to catch on to one of the most popular japanese romance tear jerker - Beautiful Life.
so far, i have never managed to watch thru long vacation, love gen,pride, engine, good luck etc....usually just the first and last part. usually the middle is so slow ya.

its the same for beautiful life...starts off real well, real slow in the the centre and then the finale.
only 11 episodes and i completed within 2 nites. its really quite a good script.....heart warming, quite good character development, and sub plots. it wasnt just a romance story where u have a ill fated match and girl struck with terminal illness. but rather thru the show, get to understand the difficulties of a disabled person in every day life. simple things like steps, toilet, food,cinemas, fun places...are big difficulties. and u really need some concerned and nice pple around to help. not easy to face life that positively without a loving and supportive environment.

the gal kyoko is lucky.,.....nice family and all......and then comes along shuai ge shuji.
its touching that he is able to make her beautiful, happy and smile like she hasnt done for a long time. he even tahan all her negative moods and inferior complex. but one will wonder if he really really was in love with her. he seem so cool and spaced out most of the show. he did like her but somehow i feel part of him being with her like some kind of sympathy. maybe he did have "barrier-free" heart.

kyoko is a lively and lovable character and shuji is a cool guy......in the show of course, they love each other a lot, but i think the chemistry between the 2 actors was bad. i would think they are not on good terms when the cameras stopped rolling!! haha. dunno leh, them as a couple not every convincing. they did act very well through....just lacked some positive chemistry. but then who cares when kimura acts.....the show can be dull as paint dry but fans just need to oggle at him enough. i think he and that gal in Pride was quite good together. maybe she got his wife's type of look? more longish face?

hmm..... i didnt cry buckets at the end but i liked the ending of the salon at the sea. so nice lah. its like dream come true. i did tear a bit though some bits. the opening number is well done too where shows her running in a happy dreamy perfect life scenario.

wonder why the big hype when this was out? heard that pple started buying shuji's yamaha bike model and gasp!! some couples even bought wheel chairs so the gf can sit on it!!! talk about role play man.......well...thats Japan...whatever u fantasize of, just do it!

talk about fantasy......i have attched a few videos of my beloved Kuromi san. no wonder she HATES melo so much! Melo is a complete airhead!! ...ahh....the cartoons are soooo kawaii.
poor kuromi, she is something like the coyote in roadrunner :(

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JEFF!

With cat@ Er Ya, 06
1996! Dreams

My ou xiang turns 40 today. Initially, cant really believe it. Wow....how time flies.......when i first heard of him, he was only 29.

But anyway, men seem to be more charming with age. at least for him....i think he is more confident than before, and yeah he still looks alright :P

He is always so simple and down to earth.....

Wishing Jeff all the best & be happy always!

2006 Mag shoot

Sam Cop Gals

Last week, had an early bday dinner/sam cop gathering at Sushi Tei. Sure good to meet everyone again!! Cat even brought her manicure nail art kit and did free nail art for everyone! waitress around all stared but haha didnt say anything.
Seems all Saggi pple likes DIY......so funny. Cat likes making own curtains, cushions, blanket, wall murals...and jes once made a jig saw puzzle card and fold stars jar for me and my sis...yeah make pig clothes, cookies, cushions, soft toys etc etc......

It was really fun in the old days when we all first started work at Sam Cop. We formed this thing called the ''Zhen Qing" gang (coined by carrot who watched the drama). Zeng Qing cuz we were always typing emails to each other, gossiping about anything under the sun! and sometimes when there was a funny email, we will all burst out laughing at the same time! other colleagues would be wondering if we were mad.



Its weird that when actually come work in such a industrial place like this, u would hardly imagine there are some fun young colleagues in such places. but thats a bit of destiny i guess.

We had a small pantry and we would virtually hog the table everyday. laughing like crazy during lunch. some other gals in the office were of course not too happy about it. but hmm...haha what to do. the nick names we had for our colleagues were damm funny!! aiyo.....it fits them to the bill but of course only we could understand the secret codes.

Now, well, only 2 of us left in the company. dunno if u call it lack of ambition or maybe the place simply suits. actually that more implies to me cuz the other one is on bond! ha ha ha.
we all would still be working together if not for some working issues that arised for the rest.
i was also thinking of switching at one point too but luckily i was transferred to other dept that suited me more. but some others maybe 'stuck' in some ways or the other.


well, anyway, everyone seems to be doing well on their own now. 2 of them are super busy dealing with oil or energy trading. one went to a more vibrant MNC and the most siow one (and most gum with me, will always remember her first email - 'saiview' hahaha!!!) have just switched to 3rd job after sam cop...working in town! haha......

may not be in touch so often now but the memories are there.... keke

life sometimes full or surprises, never know who u may met^^

Pop! goes my heart! Pop goes my heart...........

Before i start writing, i just wanna scream first!!!!!!!!!! tried to embed the video from Youtube up here but the damm freaking video just doesnt appear! i dunno man, copied the codes word for word. anyway...whatever. dun let technology drive u crazy eh.

Ok Music& Lyrics.....haha...LOVE IT!! Its a very 'me' kind of movie. Its a very tried and tested formulamatic movie but who cares lah, as long its entertaining and worth your time watching it. and Best part....yeah the theme is The 80s! My gawd.....i didnt have much expectations of the movie since some reviews say its 'duh..' but during the movie, i actually LOL!! aiyoo...its been a long time...i cant remember which scene though. the 2 ladies next to me also around my age were also laughing along.

The story is nothing to shout about....sweet girl meets charming man, fall in love, one of 2 hiccups inbetween and of course happy warm and fuzzy ending. But hey, its an art doing this too! i mean try taking the formula above and direct a film and see if it sells. haha

first of all, the 2 leads are the masters of Romantic Comedies to start with. Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore........one is so witty and charming and one is so sweet and cute. most of their films are one 1 genre which romantic comedies. and they do it with so much ease. although phyiscally hugh lgrant ooks much older than drew, but somehow there is still chemistry between them. there is lots of fast pace male-female dialogue and therefore the movie flow rather pleasantly.

although i am not a particular fan of either, but they are nice to watch.
Always liked hugh grant's dressing and built. he seems to look good in tuck out shirts right from 4 weddings. overall his slim built and height really appealing lah. i love the Pop! MV too.....wah lau so funny! dunno how much make up he had on to look 20 yrs younger! he has a rather ok voice too....no problems if he wanted to be a pop star in the 80s. and he does look kinda cute. he said its amazing and a miracle now that he is officially a recording artiste, since his vocals are all in the soundtrack songs.

its really quite authenically 80s with the slow motion squence, chessy doctor, and girl with big hair, make up. haha ...but the song is really nice and catchy. u see simple pop songs like this....is better than any boyband crap now. I wonder who composed all the 80s sounding tunes in the movie. its really good and captures the feel of 80s once again. "Way Back Into Love" is a nice tune too.

Drew Barrymore strikes again with her lovey dovey dizzy self. she is very cute and pretty and looks really great now after losing weight and getting new ''modern'' wardobe. she is something like a younger version of Meg Ryan. i think casting her in this is a good choice cuz afterall she is an 80s icon. in some ways, i can identify with her behavior and character, i mean after all we are all fishes. but i would think more gals like her than boys. she is attractive and all but can be intimidating in some ways. maybe cuz too girlish and sweet to be true/real and there is actually more than meets the eye. Steven spieberg did say at the casting of ET, she was already a damm good actress and liar at 5 yrs! . haha. well, vivian hsu and her can shake hands.

I like the show also because there was a satire on the music business. Silly reality shows like 'battle of the 80s has beens' are now common. and its actually about boxing not singing. haha. and also that Cora woman is marketed now. so much gimmicks. i also noticed most of her fans were like 10 yr olds. well, that the way it is now. not that its a truely bad thing but singing and quality of songs seems to not be the most important thing now.

Drew's sister in the show also very funny. Going crazy over Hugh Grant. this is very true actually. haha.....i have a dvd of A-ha's homecoming concert. and first few rows were mostly ladies in their early 30s screaming away. haha...hey i actually did think of flying to Norway for that concert in 2001. (but i was still 20s then).but ok lah, morten still looks good and i have not seen him in person before. i think i would just cry if i did. that kind of nostalgic feeling.

overall, i liked the movie more for the 80s theme. and the songs in it. my colleague who is 5 yrs younger also liked the movie but instead didnt quite understand the Pop! video but liked the dialogue and funny bits.

its definitely a chick flick....i mean male reviewers will prob give this a thumbs down for waste of time? but what do they know anyway. haha.

ok finally i got the video going! 80s Rocks!!

Can't believe it....

I was walking thru HMV today and searching for Madonna's Confessions DVD. wondering how come its taking so long to arrive????!!! madonna stuff usually sell well here.....then finally i got the answer......just read its BANNED IN SINGAPORE!!!! AIYO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
apparently seems like they wanted to censor that controversial religious scene.

but i thought the tour went to italy too.......aiya.......like this go on, confirm no madonna concert here. i think all thru out asia selling ......... how come HK HMV can sell leh?
at the concert, i remember that segment....live to tell. nice song.

H&M shop opening in HK on March 8. first to showcase the M collection by Madonna. looks good man...and just like Hk$299 for a dress. rumoured she may cut ribbon. ahhh....lucky HK fans. actually she has a big following in HK ....... when asked about concerts in china, she said no fans write to her from there....haha

TGIF- CNY mood?

Finally its Friday.......tomorrow is the eve of CNY. yes, its good to feel the holiday mood but somehow just dunno why also feel so bored this week.

CNY is not exactly a very exciting festive period. 2 days holiday but usually not that fun. visiting and stuff seems awkward for many. maybe that is the lifestyle now. pple like dun get excited about such things. Was at Jurong Point for lunch with HK friend. good to see her again. and so coincident met Shan at the Taxi stand. asked her why not at her shop? she said didnt open tdy, dont feel like opening. well thats Generation Y for u. then she showed me a picture of her and eason chan at marina sq. so lucky.

There was still some festive mood....lots of aunties taking cab with their tens of NTUC bags filled with CNY food. they all had this gan chiong look on their face like a lot of work coming up. wonder if my generation will ever feel like that during CNY. this yr even my mum said she is tired, so not making steamboat. also quite stale eating steamboat every year. so i ordered a "Poon Choy" from Furama Palace. Hope its worth and taste good!

seem some pple around my age also feeling bored. nothing excites anymore. this is bad. but hopefully just a phase now and then. i use to want learn a lot of things. like photography....now i look at the tons of digital images to sort out and on/off the computer, sit on butt for a few hours.....i feel sian. haha!

digital technology really got pros and cons. now pple snap like nobody's business ....somehow i think not enough time is spent composing the shots nicely.

新年快乐！ 万事如意！

Damm E! Ent

Was coughing like crazy yesterday so decided to finallly solve the problem by seeing Doctor. its a horrible cough.....that type were ur throat itch and u just cough untrollably till chest hurts! eeck.

Mon off....best thing in the world. after having a bit to eat, remembered Grammys are on LIVE at 9am!! wow...good timing!!! its been ages since i watched the Grammys. used to be such a big thing in music world and for music fans. remembered i used to watch it along with my dad when i was 7 or 8yrs old.

but nowadays the music is so bad and commercialised that really nobody gives a damm about award shows like this. switched on to E! Entertainment channel, great the red carpet was just happening. they got good coverage as host is Ryan Seacrest but realised he is just one kia su host. but quite talented lah, a bit fake but response is fast. the red carpet seems quite entertaining but i was really waiting for the Opening Act ...which is The Police! yes Sting and band reuniting for the first time since 83??!! wow! i am not like their fan or anything but their music is definitely one of the most recognisable from the 80s.

9.30am....thot show starting soon. 10am...still red carpet going on. 11am!! still going on! then finally the red carpet looped!! i thot "what the *^*@%&$*&%(!!!!"???"" i quickly turn to our trusty TCS channel 5 and the show was halfway!! OMG............that stupid E! didnt show the main event!!!! just the red carpet. aiyooooooooo!! its really Nuts!! GGgrrrrrrrr!!!!!!

waste time. missed the Police. cant believe it!!!! things like that always happen once in a while huh. had to watch repeat then........

there was one talented guy than stand out - John Mayer. he is young does Blues and stuff. been so out of Eng music scene that i havent really hrd of him until recently. anyway he is dating Jessica Simpson??? duh!

really makes me wonder if her stupidity is all an act???

Turn Left, Turn Right

hee hee......lovely pic from 2003. practised my computer graphic skills while boss not around. haha...everyone just had a good laugh!

who needs gigi the tree trunk man........

Shivering in cold office

Its Feb 2007. so fast into the New Year. feeling like crap this week. silly colleague came to work with flu and all. now think i got it. sore throat and aches over body. hope this feeling will subside soon. after all what is the flu jab for?!!

boss got spanner this week, and in the end of course spanner richochet to us!! sigh...corporate work. everything last minute. some people are lucky, earn big bucks at high position doing minimal things. but thats life. i always believe connection and people skills play a big part. dun really have to be smart. just dun be dumb. haha

sis just brough feng shui master friend to house. ask career...said ok, no need change job! huh?.....relationship.....have only not aware...huh?!! oh well, maybe gotta open eyes more. he said i am too bo chap. but i thot i wanted to change to retail line this yr. he said i am more suitable for frontline. true. but can stay either job. ask myself whether want $$$ or passion.

dunno man.......

Here's cute little princess rabbit from this shop called Mother Garden in Vivo. hehe...nuts liao, i went to buy one ....$75..comes with 3 sets of clothes, handbag and hair band. so ccuuuutte...!

the clothes are so well made and fits so well...........just refine!

7

Went to watch the eason chan concert last sat. it was really quite impressive.
Maybe my expectations were low ……but I think I did enjoy the concert more in spore than HK. Furthermore…aiyo cheap seats really far far far.
And the sound system in spore is really THE BEST! The Clearest! The Best Engineered!
After watching concerts in HK, Tw, Msia, Japan….nobody beats the sound in spore! Honest.

Although the HK set was much more elaborate with costumes, dancers, monsters, automatic props….but somehow eason seems so far away from everyone.
He did put his whole heart into singing but there wasn’t much of a connection with the viewers.
The flow of the concert was smooth. He started out with some fast energetic numbers and then later moved into mid tempo and then the ballads with a mini-orchestral. The music arrangement was really brilliant


In Singapore, it was a simple set up with a good band. It wasn’t that simple in a sense the stage was rather wide where eason could prance around and the lightning was rather stylish. He did 4 costume change which was fine also. Although the crowd needed about 30-45mins to warm up, the connection was clearly there. Eason also put in effort to attend to the shy sporean crowd…he must have been warned or felt nervous about it as well. At the end of the concert, everyone naturally could feel his enthusiasm and rushed to the front of the stage. Pple were getting HIGH! For the last number, eason dance around like a highly charged Duracell bunny….!!

It was simply a quality performance and so glad that I was part of it. Only thing I shld have done was get the top seats. Its really not everytime u get a concert this good.

A new KL?

Finally for once, i splurged a little on a 5 stars hotel. i thot hey! what the heck.....AWS time. so booked the Westin in KL. It was only RM$350++ for weekend rate. thats pretty ok and plus breakfast!! Diana wanted to try that out too....so set.

Took a Transtar normal VIP coach........and reached newer PasarRayat bus terminal in about 5 hours (KL still jam so add 1/2 more)......thot it would be a bit of distance to hotel so got ripped off by their famous taxi drivers....he quote RM$15! i said how can that be when i can the hotel from where i am standing!!?? but he didnt really wanna lower....so sigh ok lah....tired and all ...settled for RM$13. Well, DONT ever take cab next time if stay at BT Bintang....later found out can easily walk if not too much luaggage.

The hotel service was really good and fast ....and as some ang moh tourist commented, the lift also as fast as the service. yup....it just zooms up pretty fast. I requested for a Twin Tower view....and lucky they gave it to me...so yes a pretty night view of one of the world's tallest buildings (now taken over by 101 in Taipei). Room was big and tried the trademark "Heavenly Bed".....its sure luxurious...10 layers of finest cotton, fluff...whatever....so once you plonk on the bed...your body virtually sink in nicely...soft lah.......the toilet also damm spacious.....got magnifying mirror for u to do your "own facial"

the lobby is not exactly very big but they serve drinks and snacks for all guest at nightfall. kinda cool. they also had a reebok gym and a pool but i think with that bed, you just wanna nuah around. also a shuttle bus to KLCC.

concierage told us a great place to eat at the back of the hotel. its called Imbi carpark......found a coffee shop there ....the yong tau hoo and char kway teow very good!!! the tauhoo and all very fresh and smooth...and heard the char kway teow is one of the best in KL! its about $4 rm though, more on the high side for msia....well thats what local said. but its almost perfect and not very oily.
also saw pple eating roast pork......looks very good too. and mind u there were like rich tai tai looking pple in that small dirty looking coffee shop.
at night, some makeshift stores will come in and there is a nice atmosphere. good for late suppers.



second day, tried the Westin breakfast at The Living Room.....wah ! not bad......they serve like all kinds of coffee to your liking....latte, cappucino ....and many varities of tea. also a smoothie bar.
first drink i took a bloody mary with pepper rimmed glass....good wake up call. there were local fare like nasi lemak, noodle soup.....laksa...and also the saguages eggs etc.......also an indian station and japanese style chok and pickles. what was most impressive was the bread and pastry section. One WHOLE room!! they had like a wide ..and i mean wide assortment of quiches, savory bread with toppings, muffins, cakes......handmade pancakes, waffles.....salad selections, fruits and over 5 types of yougurt. just take yr pick man.

bascially i whacked most of the stuff....haha...cuz the day before didnt eat a lot. hee hee.
standard of the food is sort of better than most hotels in Msia....while eating, think i saw Deanna Yusof ....look like her...well....

shopping in KL this time was more memorable than previous trips. maybe its the sales....and i think they getting a bit more updated. Isetan at KLCC had most of the brands found in spore and everything was on sale. service may be slower but they are more patient and polite. its really seldom very crowded in more ''high end'' dept stores in Msia so its a nicer environment to shop. lesportsac was like 20% off......not sure if this is norm in spore?? tempted to just get something but then realise i didnt need a lesportsac. haha. happy that they still have the Sun Molin Cafe there....so sad the one at isetan scotts taken over by TCC! simple setup but so cute la the cakes and teapot. nice for a tea break during shopping.

Sungei Wang Plaza as usual very crowded ..... but managed to get a Vinci bag.....lucky woman before me use hsbc and they gave her 10% off. the funny thing in msia was they dun have signs for credit card promo...so its like happen to use or if the sales staff kind enough to tell u. odd.
Mango was also 50% sale like spore but a lot of designs still available ......maybe its slower turn over there? anyway bought another bag...hehe.....all thanks to my colleague who commented "so long never see u change bag huh....?''...hmmph.....

also went to Sunway Pyramid...its another shopping mall.....taxi ripped us off again...RM40 for one way trip. but seems its the norm...well hotel also say shld be that price! back trip is only RM$20! cuz at Sunway go by some govt coupon system! aiyo.......dun understand the logic here.
sunway is something like genting.....only its not on the hills and no casino. haha.....big shopping mall there too.....but a little run down looking but filled with SO SO many families. met my FC friends there.,...so happy, the nice (unexpected) OB pple arranged for us at VIP seating at Halo Cafe! for the live showcase. felt kinda cool man....cuz we just said "we from spore!" and they usshered us in with a smile like they are so happy we came all the way... ....heheh...Chinese in Msia are definitely more warm than here.......dunno why more re qing. i was thinking if the other way round like Msian fans who came to spore......well....dun think it may be the same treatment? hmmmm.............

luckily managed to find manicure at sunway.....the manicurist was young and wore girlish boyish clothes ala HK style. quite pretty too. service also excellent. she was fast, did mani, pedi for 3 of us in 2 hrs. while i was waiting for 2 of them, she asked if i wanted a free foot soak since i look tired. now thats initiative man! she said eating at sunway is expensive for them....about at least RM$10 a day.....then i ask how she come to work.....quite far....she said drive lor! surprised......their quality of life is not bad. seems everyone drive there. spore quality of life may not be neceassay good cuz we are paying inflated property and car prices......

finally the trip ended with a suprise. actually from the back door of the hotel, we could walk to Pasar Rayat bus terminal.....the hotel staff show us the way. when crossing the small roads, cars actually stopped for us since we got small luggage! now this i have NEVER seen b4 in KL. drivers there so nice. and when we check in with Transtar, they said " we have changed the buses for 7pm ....instead of Executive, you will be upgraded to PREMIUM!"..wowwhee!!! hooray!! now thats a nice way to end the trip! Premium means individual screen and leather seats on double decker coach. i wanted to book this but its very popular so all sold out.

The ride back was very comfortable. besides the screen loaded with movies and variety shows, there was also massaging chair. and also a bus attendent on board to serve dinner, coffee and snacks! the made u feel like a true classy traveller. the bus stewardess announced " welcome to transtar, our journey from KL to Spore will take 5 hrs. ....." heheheh.

i took the first seat on the second deck....had a good view of the roads and highways ...with my MP3 and bus moving along smoothly......the feeling was great.
we reached spore in only 4hrs, as there was only one toilet stop. saved a lot of time . now i guess why pple are willing to pay for more comfort. it makes a big difference.

Over the trip, felt KL is definitely moving and improving in terms of affluence and modernisation. middle income is probably rising and big huge malls and shops are in construction. although they are still behind spore iin many areas but i dont think its difficult to catch up in terms of toursim and lifestyle. anyway they have the resources to catch up if they really put their mind to it.

will our IR work? will we really have a Universal Studio? will spore still be as competitive and virbrant in SEA? well, all to be seen in the next 15 years.
but one thing for sure, we better improve our nightlive!

Trailers

Yesterday, watched the new Bond film Casino Royale at vivocity. New bond guy is actually not too bad! the movie is indeed a new style, new era of Bond movies.....the way the storyline is, filming....even the theme song not sung by someone famous. Blond and blue eyes, you hardly can associate this image with 007, but it was convincing enough cuz the fighting scenes against the villians were exciting......bond seem tough again.it wasnt perfect but better than expected.
some romantic cheesy moments were odd..... when 007 fell deeply in love with the lead actress. suddenly became so wimpy (like Samshik...haha).....

before the movie, they showed a few trailers....namely Spiderman 3, the new andy lau movie and the new jay chou movie. all looked kinda boring actually.

spiderman turn bad in part 3, and the movie trailer looks really messy. like cut and paste sequences....i think this may not be good as 2. looks kinda dark and predictable.

the jay chou and andy lau period drama are 2 of the many chinese movies surfing on the hollywood chinese wave.....but i think that is kinda of passe already. 2 trailers really look identical with the massive computerised army fight scenes, lavish costumes and english narration......yawn.......everything is so americanised.
jay chou looks like he will not have much lines in the show, all i see is him making aggressive expressions getting ready to fight. andy lau one looks dull also......all about fighting again, costumes all black.
maybe they should market original HK movies like Internal Affairs to the west rather than this.

Blue Dragons....eck....

Tomorrow instead of a nice sleep late Sat.......dun have! now tomorrow is our ''beloved'' company Family Sports Day........so exciting man....haha!! anyway i have been tasked to come at 9am to help with logistics for my House. yes ......back to the good old school days where we are divided into various coloured teams to compete each other.

champion house get prizes of course....whole idea is to get company closer together. i wonder if this will help in anyway. its funny cuz since i have been in this co, there were some teambuilding events, but yah, during the event, everyone group together, stay close for a few hours, after the event ends...everyone just goes separate ways! i guess its really tough for working adults to maintain good friendship beyond work nowadays. everyone is just caught up in their own things.
its weird how humans behave. my chinese teacher was commenting on this a while back....you can see a person everyday but in the end not even know the person at all. its something that cant be explained.
my old gang has all left the company, still keep in touch but its more fun with them around.
we had so many nicknames for fellow colleagues.......its just hilarious. we often use these secret codes to talk about them
one particular gal whom join about a week after me.......after one silly email from her, knew we definitely can click. she is full of silly humour......that email she sent contained a new word "saiview".......i nearly laughed off my chair!!! it was to describe a certain person and the office fengshui......anyway......only a few of us can understand all these codes we created. there are also many more.....
She is a typical Saggi person, always like to go out shopping or something despite have 2 kids at home. same here for boss secretary.....also cant stand staying at home. just have to out although 1 baby at home. my sis as well......
funny that most the pple i can talk to are into a few board categories.........Saggi, Cancer, Scorpio and Leo. Virgo, gemini, aries, capricon, Taurus,pisces....so so--average....and least friends come from Libra, Aquarius

anyway, lets see what happens tomorrow. at the moment my House is so call in the lead, my ever competitive house leader has the support of certain influential pple which i think is a smart way of getting members participate more. another friend is not so lucky.......she doesnt really know how to get the pple together to win for his house, so struugling. in the end, this becomes a chore and not fun....its stressful.

Girl Power

Nana

Kuromi - Maid Cafe.....i got the last one.....Mai-lish Cafe Kuromi! kawaii....... heheh

RW

Passed by the Popular Bookshop at JE after (zzzzzzzzzz.....) work tdy......decided to check out the latest english albums....boy! its definitely a long time since i bought an eng album. Popular is not exactly the best place to for a well stocked catalogue of eng albums....but if you want latest latest commercial chart ones can. haha. price also can lah.

Saw Robbie William's new album Rudebox. Wonder if i shld get it.....its silly cuz on one hand i just saw his latest MV "Lovelight" on channel V, and it was pretty cool and groovy......robbie is just unique in his own way.....and his little special charm and attention seeking ways. always thot he was the different and outstanding one in Take That. and yah turn out to be. like where are the others now u know....

On the other hand, felt a bit affected that he cancelled his whole Asian Tour! I am of course not any big fan of his ...but its really not good news to hear that he cancelled this much anticipated tour...and only the asian cities. lots of pple were mad and said they wont support him again.
this is the reason:

Robbie Cancels Asian Tour Dates.
16th September 2006 09:26:38
Robbie Cancels Asian Tour Dates.... Robbie Williams has cancelled the Asian leg of his current world tour, blaming stress and exhaustion.
The Angels star was scheduled to visit Shanghai, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Mumbai (Bombay) and Bangalore in November (06) - but his spokesman insists that, after forcing himself to struggle through dates in Europe and upcoming shows in South America, honouring his Asian concerts is "asking too much".
The singer's representative said Williams, who has been performing in Milton Keynes this week (begs10Sep06), is "extremely tired" after kicking off his tour in May.
Hitting the "entirely new territories" of India and China "would have greatly added to his workload".


sounds lame? dunno man.....like why only asia? he will continue with the Australian dates on Nov30. sigh.....maybe just gotta to accept the fact he is not so comfortable in asia so if tired, here cancel first. well....he has a point..."new territories". but i guess maybe ticket sales werent that fantastic also...just a guess.

anyway, i decided to get the CD. music is music! and i must say its rather interesting material.
Title track Rudebox is well.....basically rude! haha......but robbie can get away with this kind of thing. maybe censorship board here also relax liao......but his rudeness and swearing is just him...his typical trying to be funny and amusing style. this album he has gone to embrace dance music ....just like madonna who went back to disco etc. its fun enough. lots of 80s style electro beats too. anything 80s i like! there are 17 tracks on this and 5 covers.......theres a tribute to madonna, collaboration with Pet Shop Boys, and songs about 80s and 90s. lyrics and rapping some say sound cheesy but i think these pple dun know his concept and style.
i have seen some interviews he gave on TV in the past (he did visit Spore for the VMA in 02 or 03), quite hilarious......very witty and funny, direct.....quite a real guy (i hope).

i admire stars who dare move out of their expected genre of music...its tough but gotta start somewhere. thats why, i think the chinese music scene is really bad now....everyone is basically playing safe. now what they call hot is like r&b, hip hop.....huh?!!! that was like 6 years back when jay chou came on scene. ever since its been like that and everyone follows.
is the market that small? chinese pple are prob more than any other race in the world? well perhaps the chinese pop music industry is still not as developed as the western one.
or maybe majority of chinese people like prefer basic ballads, love songs at the end of the day. forever will be like that. One good news is maybe Elva is back, maybe she can give that Jolin a run for her money.

then in the shop, i saw compilation album of the 'latest' hits....like Pink - Stupid girl, Nelly f....whatever...Promiscuous....and nearly wanted to but it! aiyoo.....i finally realised maybe this is a sign of getting old(er)...ahem.....haha. used to detest this kind of compilation when i was in school. whereas my uncle would always buy this type...latest hits. i will suan him like dun have this that, this song already so old etc etc. now its happening to me....haha. i dun of course follow the pop scene that closely anymore so only know the so call hit songs. but or course only the better ones lah. anyway i didnt buy cuz there were some terrible songs inside too.

Whats up with people who like to wear corny slogans t-shirts? i can never understand what exactly they are trying to express when wearing it. Like tdy in MRT....one door in...a guy wearing a yellow quite tight fitting t-shirt with bold words "Will Shag for Food".........is that funny? or does he really mean it? or is it cool? dunno lah, the design and fonts of the t-shirt look crappy anyway. those bold big words.

Funny thing is coming thru another door, is a lady wearing a black t-shirt "I am better when i am bad" or something....haha!! Again big big words over the t-shirt. she looks normal office girl, 30+.

so funny, all these pple go to work in such togs. maybe this guy and girl should have looked towards each other direction. who knows they will be a match made in heaven.

I must admit i have a big slogan t-shirt but at least that one is not so in yr face.
Its from Izzue and says...A Group of People...or thing" something at least will get u thinking on what it means.

Happy Be-lated Birthday Kuromi!

My fave character ...the one and only cool and cheeky sanrio character Kuromi celebrated her birthday on Halloween....31 Oct! haha.....
its quite amazing how Sanrio developed their characters with such interesting personalities and profile. Japanese people just put a lot of thoughts and feel to everything. even Kuromi's star sign make sense to her look and feel.

well, i can relate to her!^^....hee so happy that i found 2 very cute Kuromi figurines yesterday too. boy they didnt cost cheap but she is just too cute to resist! the figurines are of Kuromi working in those Maid-Cafes in japan. All dressed up in black and white maid costume, you will see 6 different Kuromis..breaking a tea cup, standing at the cafe ad welcoming customers, putting ketchup on an omelette, looking at a bowl of noodles, preparing a drink.....all very cute....cuz she isnt a really good waitress and there are some anxiety on her face! haha.

After many many months...i also finally read the 2nd issue of Nana....dunno why it was lying around for so long......first issue, i bought the cheaper tw version but truly as a modern day Sporean woman, its really quite difficult reading in chinese although studied that subject for over 10yrs. second issue i bought Shoijo Beat version...the US version....yup Nana talking in american style english...but its so much more of a breeze reading thru it ...haha. it aint cheap though....about double the price!! but its difficult to translate and paste the english words nicely in those manga talking bubbles. 2nd issue was more upbeat.....really cool.....like how the both Nanas....finding their apt, decorating it and forming their friendship. Rocker Nana is indeed scary and cold looking but she can be a rather good listener and loyal friend i feel. Cheerful Nana is a typical simple minded rather air head in a way but so positive and sunny.

Envy that cheerful Nana found a cool job in Tokyo.....a retro furniture shop! well, thats the cool lifestyle and culture vibe they have in Tokyo. something you can never find here!!

I Love my Holiday!

Wonderful holiday i had this time to Osaka and HK! Really feel like flying back there immediately!




I would say over the 10 days away from Spore, i had a very fruitful trip! and feel so happy. this time work didnt get in the way and i managed to see a lot of nice stuff and catch up with some friends.

The weather was really nice too.....saw blue skies and fluffy clouds in both Japan and HK...yes! HK...thats a really rare sight!...managed to get my Finepix Z3 in cool maroon at Den Den Town in Osaka too......and really at a satisfactory price.

Best of all, i watched MADONNA! yes Ms Lady M......finally after 20 years! omg.....she was so amazing......gotta really learn from her. This woman is like 48 but seems like 28 on stage...the amount of energy ...her figure is really perfect too. honestly PERFECT.

and in HK, saw 2 nights of J in the coliseum! the collaboration with the Symphony was great!





both shopping in osaka and HK is truly amazing....as usual didnt buy enough.....also happy that Aya brough us around beautiful Kyoto.....tried traditional Japanese desserts and home cooked food, and also visited a cool fusion restaurant.

bliss!

I love my Holiday!

Wonderful holiday i had this time to Osaka and HK! Really feel like flying back there immediately!

I would say over the 10 days away from Spore, i had a very fruitful trip! and feel so happy. this time work didnt get in the way and i managed to see a lot of nice stuff and catch up with some friends.

The weather was really nice too.....saw blue skies and fluffy clouds in both Japan and HK...yes! HK...thats a really rare sight!...managed to get my Finepix Z3 in cool maroon at Den Den Town in Osaka too......and really at a satisfactory price.

Best of all, i watched MADONNA! yes Ms Lady M......finally after 20 years! omg.....she was so amazing......gotta really learn from her. This woman is like 48 but seems like 28 on stage...the amount of energy ...her figure is really perfect too. honestly PERFECT.

and in HK, saw 2 nights of J in the coliseum! the collaboration with the Symphony was great!

both shopping in osaka and HK is truly amazing....as usual didnt buy enough.....also happy that Aya brough us around beautiful Kyoto.....tried traditional Japanese desserts and home cooked food, and also visited a cool fusion restaurant.

bliss!