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.
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Friday, November 10, 2006
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.
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.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Girl Power
Nana
Kuromi - Maid Cafe.....i got the last one.....Mai-lish Cafe Kuromi! kawaii....... heheh
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
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.
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.
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.
Monday, November 06, 2006
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.
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!!
Wednesday, September 27, 2006
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 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!
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!
Monday, August 21, 2006
TVB Drama
Had a Yoga class yesterday early morning. love Sunday mornings...peaceful and quiet ...roads are also less busy. woke up early especially for Yoga.....but feel good after the class. Went to Scotts Coffee Bean for a nice breakfast and also to do my chinese homework....like times like this when you have some personal time.
The breakfast set looked great and tasted quite alright too...very hearty.
all was peaceful until some American tourist/businessman came in and started chatting on his mobile with that nasal american twang. he talked really really for a long time....i wonder...sunday morning ...got so much business to talk?!! anyway he went on for like an hour.....whole cafe was filled with his voice.
u wont see this happening in europe or japan.
read Sunday Times at the cafe. read about this DJ who is coming back to airwaves. 3-4 years back, i read about her getting married.....it was such a romantic thing...her creative field husband proposed to her with diamond ring at HK's Victoria Peak...night time and winter i think....so nice lah....just like TVB drama!! i like Victoria Peak with the lights and scenery....
now she already has a 3 yr old daughter.....and guess what, she named her Victoria!! becuz of that proposal day....awwwwwww......
The breakfast set looked great and tasted quite alright too...very hearty.
all was peaceful until some American tourist/businessman came in and started chatting on his mobile with that nasal american twang. he talked really really for a long time....i wonder...sunday morning ...got so much business to talk?!! anyway he went on for like an hour.....whole cafe was filled with his voice.
u wont see this happening in europe or japan.
read Sunday Times at the cafe. read about this DJ who is coming back to airwaves. 3-4 years back, i read about her getting married.....it was such a romantic thing...her creative field husband proposed to her with diamond ring at HK's Victoria Peak...night time and winter i think....so nice lah....just like TVB drama!! i like Victoria Peak with the lights and scenery....
now she already has a 3 yr old daughter.....and guess what, she named her Victoria!! becuz of that proposal day....awwwwwww......
Tuesday, August 01, 2006
Going on Holiday
After 1 week odd in Japan, Hokkaido...my holiday is over and now back and settled down in office again. Boy! was i glad that this holiday came at the right time.
At first i was dreading preparing for the holiday, my fc gat and my work...its was just all coming at the same time. nearly went crazy and had sleepless nights. most worrying was my work...the day i left office...my boss also scolded me for some stuff and that made it worst! and from there i rushed to my fc gat to see jc........i was late and had to leave early so i can make it to airport on time. in the taxi all the way from JI, i had to rush put on the arabian accessories and make up.
i normally get very involve in the gat and he usually visits once a year......but this time i couldnt chat longer with my overseas friends or even have time to take a pic or small chat with jc...
Jc was quite excited about the place...something i guess he hasnt seen......kept taking pictures with his own camera. he even declined the chair prepared for him, sat on the floor and took out his shoes like the rest of us. and he tried all the arabian food and esp like the sweet milky cinnemon drinks...2 big glasses! (no wonder he cant loose weight easily...ha!)
one daring gal came in a sexy belly dancer costume.....good figure too.
my friend later told me that when somebody asked "where am i"....some others mentioned ''not here yet''.....jc gave out a surprised look. keke...ok ...oh well.....i will just take it as something happy!...haha.....dream dream......whatever...
rushed home, bathe, throw a few things in the luggage...but i still had a heavy heart from my bad day in office....felt like gonna cry in the taxi on way to airport! luckily my parents managed to talk some sense into me and explained that working life is like that. on leave means on leave, there is nothing much boss or colleagues can do. just have to go for the holiday. when i am back, situation will be better, prob tdy is just not good timing. sometimes really appreciate the advise from older folks. i guess they are truly more experienced in life.
the flight on ANA was alright. i think their service improved quite a bit. last time i sat ANA, the crew spoke practically no english or very poor eng. air hostess all quite old also. but now different, eng more widely spoken, crew is young and pretty and entertainment system quite good. food also more standard. the last time was one cold crossiant for snack and some frozen looking sauages/pancakes for breakfast. now no more....er...still got that packaged crossiant..hahah but breakfast was much nicer. rice and some fish. spore style. didnt get to see captain though...wonder if it was a Kimura looking captain a la ''Good Luck" ...haha!
Landed in Narita and the queue at customs was crazy! so long and so slow. nothing changed...still the slow clearance. but maybe cant blame them cuz heard a lot of pple try to over stay in japan, work there and earn japanese yen. so they have to be more careful. saw Santata and his band at customs too! i spotted him immediately. my dad didnt believe me...ask how can he be so young? but i was sure. anyway he is not old lah...and very fair. dad went to ask one of the musicians...and they said yah..its santana...woo...not bad, get to see at least one star in japan.
tour guide was good, lead us well to the right places for the transfer to Haneda (domestic) airport which is about 1 hour from narita....and then 1hr 20mins flight to chitose in Hokkaido. slept like a pig while on the bus to haneda. tired and couldnt sleep on plane. watcthed this corny movie "failure to launch" ......cant believe hollywood makes this type of film nowdays. its watchable but u know the standard dropped like mad when got fake animals like dolphines playing with the lead just to make it funny.
the ANA plane to chitose was even bigger than the plane from spore to tokyo! that shows the power of the local market. it was 2 levels and maybe like triple the capacity.
landed in Hokkaido! after about 10 hours of travelling!.....felt a bit like a zoombie on the first day. but guide knew this and arranged nothing on the first day, just for us to rest and relax.
Luckily we got a traditional japanese room that night (half of the group got western style rooms). FIRST TIME i felt the experince of sleeping in traditional japanese room. the room is a very standard format and design. Tatami is of course made of some kind of straw and its very beneficial to health. Over the process of your sleep at night, the straw mat and pillow will actually draw the humidity from our bodies (about i cup). There is a nice tea set on the table too and also some japanese confectionery. inside the sliding cupboards are 2 sets of Yukata for hot spring and a coatee.
there is a footwear area after the door and then after that area, the room is raised slightly higher. toilet and room is also separated by sliding door. very cute lah the whole concept and very proper.
toilet wise, its super small but their bath tub is very deep. some hotels have the bidet....which is automated water to wash your butt. you can chose front or back wash....warm seat, music while you do business, deoriser, pressure of water and temperature of water. some more expensive models, you have automated toilet seats and cover and heated seats so the aircon dun freeze yr butt. .......haha....very hygenic lah...but waste a lot of water and electricity. but i guess Japan is an advance and clean nation so there. one step above the rest.
Hokkaido is truly a wonderful place, its bascially an argriculture part of Japan but it has its own character. Way up north, Hokkaido is near Harbin and Russia....., the climate is always cool or very cold, but never hot and humid. My dad said the place reminds him a bit of Sweden. Hokkaido is also a rather European influenced place with some old colonial buildings....and european culture.....more later
At first i was dreading preparing for the holiday, my fc gat and my work...its was just all coming at the same time. nearly went crazy and had sleepless nights. most worrying was my work...the day i left office...my boss also scolded me for some stuff and that made it worst! and from there i rushed to my fc gat to see jc........i was late and had to leave early so i can make it to airport on time. in the taxi all the way from JI, i had to rush put on the arabian accessories and make up.
i normally get very involve in the gat and he usually visits once a year......but this time i couldnt chat longer with my overseas friends or even have time to take a pic or small chat with jc...
Jc was quite excited about the place...something i guess he hasnt seen......kept taking pictures with his own camera. he even declined the chair prepared for him, sat on the floor and took out his shoes like the rest of us. and he tried all the arabian food and esp like the sweet milky cinnemon drinks...2 big glasses! (no wonder he cant loose weight easily...ha!)
one daring gal came in a sexy belly dancer costume.....good figure too.
my friend later told me that when somebody asked "where am i"....some others mentioned ''not here yet''.....jc gave out a surprised look. keke...ok ...oh well.....i will just take it as something happy!...haha.....dream dream......whatever...
rushed home, bathe, throw a few things in the luggage...but i still had a heavy heart from my bad day in office....felt like gonna cry in the taxi on way to airport! luckily my parents managed to talk some sense into me and explained that working life is like that. on leave means on leave, there is nothing much boss or colleagues can do. just have to go for the holiday. when i am back, situation will be better, prob tdy is just not good timing. sometimes really appreciate the advise from older folks. i guess they are truly more experienced in life.
the flight on ANA was alright. i think their service improved quite a bit. last time i sat ANA, the crew spoke practically no english or very poor eng. air hostess all quite old also. but now different, eng more widely spoken, crew is young and pretty and entertainment system quite good. food also more standard. the last time was one cold crossiant for snack and some frozen looking sauages/pancakes for breakfast. now no more....er...still got that packaged crossiant..hahah but breakfast was much nicer. rice and some fish. spore style. didnt get to see captain though...wonder if it was a Kimura looking captain a la ''Good Luck" ...haha!
Landed in Narita and the queue at customs was crazy! so long and so slow. nothing changed...still the slow clearance. but maybe cant blame them cuz heard a lot of pple try to over stay in japan, work there and earn japanese yen. so they have to be more careful. saw Santata and his band at customs too! i spotted him immediately. my dad didnt believe me...ask how can he be so young? but i was sure. anyway he is not old lah...and very fair. dad went to ask one of the musicians...and they said yah..its santana...woo...not bad, get to see at least one star in japan.
tour guide was good, lead us well to the right places for the transfer to Haneda (domestic) airport which is about 1 hour from narita....and then 1hr 20mins flight to chitose in Hokkaido. slept like a pig while on the bus to haneda. tired and couldnt sleep on plane. watcthed this corny movie "failure to launch" ......cant believe hollywood makes this type of film nowdays. its watchable but u know the standard dropped like mad when got fake animals like dolphines playing with the lead just to make it funny.
the ANA plane to chitose was even bigger than the plane from spore to tokyo! that shows the power of the local market. it was 2 levels and maybe like triple the capacity.
landed in Hokkaido! after about 10 hours of travelling!.....felt a bit like a zoombie on the first day. but guide knew this and arranged nothing on the first day, just for us to rest and relax.
Luckily we got a traditional japanese room that night (half of the group got western style rooms). FIRST TIME i felt the experince of sleeping in traditional japanese room. the room is a very standard format and design. Tatami is of course made of some kind of straw and its very beneficial to health. Over the process of your sleep at night, the straw mat and pillow will actually draw the humidity from our bodies (about i cup). There is a nice tea set on the table too and also some japanese confectionery. inside the sliding cupboards are 2 sets of Yukata for hot spring and a coatee.
there is a footwear area after the door and then after that area, the room is raised slightly higher. toilet and room is also separated by sliding door. very cute lah the whole concept and very proper.
toilet wise, its super small but their bath tub is very deep. some hotels have the bidet....which is automated water to wash your butt. you can chose front or back wash....warm seat, music while you do business, deoriser, pressure of water and temperature of water. some more expensive models, you have automated toilet seats and cover and heated seats so the aircon dun freeze yr butt. .......haha....very hygenic lah...but waste a lot of water and electricity. but i guess Japan is an advance and clean nation so there. one step above the rest.
Hokkaido is truly a wonderful place, its bascially an argriculture part of Japan but it has its own character. Way up north, Hokkaido is near Harbin and Russia....., the climate is always cool or very cold, but never hot and humid. My dad said the place reminds him a bit of Sweden. Hokkaido is also a rather European influenced place with some old colonial buildings....and european culture.....more later
Wednesday, July 05, 2006
yawn
doing silly budget and staring at groggy financial numbers....WHY AM I DOING THIS??? cant answer. end of the day, go home, sleep, wake up, work again. neber mind.....going to Japanese Heidi land soon!
did some research for accomodation in osaka.....even the cheapest hotels are like s$100 a night.
location so so lah.....got cheaper ones like $30 per night per person but shared bathroom and got curfew. think of it, pay a bit more i think ok. true, hotel is only sleep at night. but if dun sleep well at night, how to enjoy the next day. haha. good to be rich man, just stay at westin or hyatt.
chat with hk fren last nite, she said she wanted to visit Juje island in korea if she could take leave from work. i asked why jeju, its like a normal resort island....she said rather than japan, she likes natural places. japan is too artificial. she rather stay in HK which is also artificial. this strikes me a bit as i realised yes! bingo....thats the word to describe Japan!!! everything is artificial and perfect! sometimes pple ask me how is japan.....i cant really describe the place.
almost everything is in place, sort of, mountains and clouds look perfect (in good weather), cars looks cute and perfect, shopping malls neat and tidy, products all in eye pleasing candy like colours and immaculate packaging etc. i guess the whole country can generally sum up as a mix of MUJI + SANRIO kinda of feel.
yesterday tried Coffee Scrub from Skin Food. body smells like some mocha-cuppacino after wards....keke...which is not exactly a bad thing. the scrub is made of cofee, sugar, salt and honey....whole thing is brown and dunno why when first touch skin, feels a it warm. now skin now pretty smooth. good stuff.
aiyo....italy won over home team germany last night! germany didnt score at all. jialat.....this only shows any thing is possible!! tonight portugal and france. i think i will prefer to support portugal. seen them play against england...they werent exactly suberb but at least more killer instinct than the brits. during penalty shoot, they were so much more confident. france is also good but they look real worn out. italy......good team but not exactly i feel ready to win.
been reading the forums on the matches at soccernet.com damm hilarious the way fans insult and swear about teams they hate or argue with fellow forum members! some end up real vulgar but in a way amusing. extremely witty some. even bad spelling from non-english speaking europeans can be a topic! i think most of the forum members are guys and, man...they are downright childish.
(side track, talking about tis, my colleague was eating prawn soup noodles in the office, it was from a famous store and the soup is very rich with prawn stock....in air con space, the soup lets off a very strong aroma.....its quite nice but pungent...another guy walked in and said loudly " wah lao!...who is eating jiou? !!!(urine in hokkien)......." )
i couldnt stop lauging cuz it did smell something like that! haha...i think becuz of that statement i wun be eating that prawn noodles for a while.....)
Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal is now like some sort of villian who cause england to lose....but i think everyone also targets him cause he is also a pretty boy (chinese media calls him 帅罗). he is also some gay icon. haha.
now he is even more famous after the world cup ....and i think we will be seeing more of him soon.
did some research for accomodation in osaka.....even the cheapest hotels are like s$100 a night.
location so so lah.....got cheaper ones like $30 per night per person but shared bathroom and got curfew. think of it, pay a bit more i think ok. true, hotel is only sleep at night. but if dun sleep well at night, how to enjoy the next day. haha. good to be rich man, just stay at westin or hyatt.
chat with hk fren last nite, she said she wanted to visit Juje island in korea if she could take leave from work. i asked why jeju, its like a normal resort island....she said rather than japan, she likes natural places. japan is too artificial. she rather stay in HK which is also artificial. this strikes me a bit as i realised yes! bingo....thats the word to describe Japan!!! everything is artificial and perfect! sometimes pple ask me how is japan.....i cant really describe the place.
almost everything is in place, sort of, mountains and clouds look perfect (in good weather), cars looks cute and perfect, shopping malls neat and tidy, products all in eye pleasing candy like colours and immaculate packaging etc. i guess the whole country can generally sum up as a mix of MUJI + SANRIO kinda of feel.
yesterday tried Coffee Scrub from Skin Food. body smells like some mocha-cuppacino after wards....keke...which is not exactly a bad thing. the scrub is made of cofee, sugar, salt and honey....whole thing is brown and dunno why when first touch skin, feels a it warm. now skin now pretty smooth. good stuff.
aiyo....italy won over home team germany last night! germany didnt score at all. jialat.....this only shows any thing is possible!! tonight portugal and france. i think i will prefer to support portugal. seen them play against england...they werent exactly suberb but at least more killer instinct than the brits. during penalty shoot, they were so much more confident. france is also good but they look real worn out. italy......good team but not exactly i feel ready to win.
been reading the forums on the matches at soccernet.com damm hilarious the way fans insult and swear about teams they hate or argue with fellow forum members! some end up real vulgar but in a way amusing. extremely witty some. even bad spelling from non-english speaking europeans can be a topic! i think most of the forum members are guys and, man...they are downright childish.
(side track, talking about tis, my colleague was eating prawn soup noodles in the office, it was from a famous store and the soup is very rich with prawn stock....in air con space, the soup lets off a very strong aroma.....its quite nice but pungent...another guy walked in and said loudly " wah lao!...who is eating jiou? !!!(urine in hokkien)......." )
i couldnt stop lauging cuz it did smell something like that! haha...i think becuz of that statement i wun be eating that prawn noodles for a while.....)
Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal is now like some sort of villian who cause england to lose....but i think everyone also targets him cause he is also a pretty boy (chinese media calls him 帅罗). he is also some gay icon. haha.
now he is even more famous after the world cup ....and i think we will be seeing more of him soon.
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Gizmo
Finally got my chocolate! thanks to this!....hmmm.....power of marketing nowadays is incredible.
but glad with my purchase.....just heard some songs on the phone MP3....download some classic alt rock songs. funny feeling to realise that Smashing Pumpkins suddenly sound so dated :( ah....... we all have to move with the times...sigh....
actually forgotton about MKNSS for a while since Feb ...but recently some discussion on it revived my interest in this wonderful show. last nite even dream of HB! aiyo.....i was at some class learning something...and he is one of the students!! haha.....he could actually speak rather good korean accented english and asked me some questions. he was extremely polite and with that megawatt smile and built...can faint! anyway dream ended there.
but glad with my purchase.....just heard some songs on the phone MP3....download some classic alt rock songs. funny feeling to realise that Smashing Pumpkins suddenly sound so dated :( ah....... we all have to move with the times...sigh....
actually forgotton about MKNSS for a while since Feb ...but recently some discussion on it revived my interest in this wonderful show. last nite even dream of HB! aiyo.....i was at some class learning something...and he is one of the students!! haha.....he could actually speak rather good korean accented english and asked me some questions. he was extremely polite and with that megawatt smile and built...can faint! anyway dream ended there.
Friday, June 23, 2006
So mature? or immature?
Saw some posting from crazy MNKSS fans, they virtually can translate every interview, post every picture...but i like their dedication. this craze will not last forever so just enjoy every bit of it.
......HB is quite a typical MCP, and also Blood B type of guy.....but hmm...being MCP doesnt really mean bad...i think sometimes a man got to take the lead.
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小玄这样说
Hyun Bin Said......
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同样是在接受采访被问到三顺时笑说：我也不记得三顺是谁啦！（他可是前一天才去探了班的哟！）
During an interview, he was asked about Sam Soon (Suna) too. He joked, "I also can't remember who Sam Soon is!" (Excuse me, he just went visiting her the day before!)
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理想型是善良,能好好吃饭而且能理解我是演员的女人，和剧中的三顺很类似（她说他也有三石的一面，他又说理想型和三顺很类似，真的好有默契啊）
"My ideal type is a kind person, eats well and could understand the fact that I'm an actor. Someone like Sam Soon in the drama. (Suna said he's like Sam Shik, and now he says his ideal type is someone like Sam Soon. Wow, they really are capable of reading each other's minds!)
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当前辈金善雅站在他面前的时候，他真的很紧张，事先准备好的的见面词忘的干干静静，只知道 低着头微笑，让善雅姐姐以为他是个很难搞的人，好在在日后的拍摄过程中，玄彬逐渐暴露出他腼腆善良的个性，每次拍到亲热戏，他都比金善雅还要紧张，坐力难安的摸样让人觉得可爱（奇怪！拍吻戏到底是谁更紧张啊？！ ）
When senior Kim Suna was standing in front of him, he was really nervous. The speech he prepared before the meeting was entirely forgotten; he only kept his head down and smiled. This gave Suna unnie a mistaken impression that he's very hard to please. Fortunately, during the filming later on, Hyun Bin showed his kind personality. Every time there was a kissing scene, he was more nervous than Kim Suna. The embarrassed look on his face was very cute. (This is weird! Exactly who was more nervous during the kissing scenes?!)
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玄彬：「我喜歡的女生，她要很理解我的工作，而且她一定會很會吃，年紀沒有關係，只要不要超過我媽就好。」
Hyun Bin: The girl I like, she'd have to understand the nature of my job, and she'd have to have a healthy appetite. Age doesn't matter, as long as she's not older than my mother.
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现实生活中的有可能爱上一个3０岁的女人吗？
玄彬的答案让人充满期待：“如果是真的喜欢，如果妈妈不反对，为什么不可以呢 ？”
Would you fall in love with a 30-year-old woman in reality?
Hyun Bin's answer gave us hope, "If I really like her, if my mother doesn't disagree, why not?"
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玄彬透露了他的妈妈很喜欢三顺饰演者金善雅并多次要求玄彬带她去片场看金善雅，并说母亲心目中还是很认可这个“儿媳”的。（在得知宣儿有男友的情况下，腼腆的他还能这样说，真的很难得哟 ）
Hyun Bin said that his mother really likes Kim Suna who played Kim Sam Soon and often asked him to bring her to the set to see Kim Suna. He said his mother approves of this "daughter-in-law" very much. (Knowing that Suna has a boyfriend, a shy person like him still made this statement? Now this is a rare situation.)
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“我看女孩子的第一眼，还有和她们说话时，我不是看她的脸，而是先看她的手，我认为由此可以看出她的个性是不是很贤惠哦！”巧合的是这样的情形延伸到《我叫金三顺》戏中，当玄彬在金善雅与郑丽媛间做选择时，最后玄彬毫不犹豫地选了金善雅，玄彬说：“其实我不是很在乎外表，最重要的是对方一定要有一颗善良的心。”
When I set the first look on a girl, and when I'm speaking to them, I do not look at her face. The first thing I'd look is her hands. I think I could see whether a girl is capable of becoming a good wife through her hands." Coincidentally, the same situation can be seen in KSS. When Hyun Bin were to make a choice between Kim Suna and Jeong Ryeo Won, he chose Kim Suna without a second thought. He said, "Actually, I don't care much about the appearance, the most important thing is having a kind heart."
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在和金泰熙拍广告后被问到会不会和她来电，很坚决的答到：金泰熙以前，现在，将来都是我的前辈。（和之前说到宣儿的对比也太明显了吧！）
When filming a commercial with Kim Tae Hee, he was asked whether there was any chemistry between them. He answered precisely, "Whether in the past, the present, or the future, Kim Tae Hee was, is, and will only be my senior. (The contrast between this and the answer he gave regarding Suna is really too obvious!)
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玄彬到目前为止所交往过的女朋友都是同龄的或是年长的. “爱情跟年龄无关” 玄彬自認是注重「內在美」的男生，強調絕不會以貌取人，唯一條件就是要「熟女」。要擄獲他倆的心，只要展現真實自我，大吃大笑都沒關係，最重要的是不能耍任性，並能夠陪伴在工作滿檔的他倆身旁。（呵呵，其实你不说我们也知道哟！）
Until today, the girls Hyun Bin dated are either the same age as him or older. He said, "Love and age are unrelated." He sees himself as a guy who places more importance on a girl's inner beauty rather than her looks, and his only requirement is that she must be a matured woman. In order to capture his heart, she'd only have to act herself. It doesn't matter even if she eats a lot and laughs hard. But she can't be spoiled, and she should be able to accompany him when he's working. (Hehe, we know that even if you don't tell!)
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如果真的有了喜欢的女生的话，我想要做理解她、照顾她、无微不至地关怀她的男人。女生们最喜欢的男生类型不就是这样吗？父母反对的恋爱绝对NO。实际上我是最最现实的人。 （想法真的好成熟啊 另外，如果你和宣儿....，父母一定支持的不得了吧！）
If I really like a girl, I'd want to be a man who could understand her and take care of her. Don't all girls like this type of guys? Relationship that my parents disapprove of is an absolute NO. Actually, I'm the MOST realistic person ever. (His thinking is really matured. But then again, if you ended up with Suna......your parents would of course support you whole-heartedly!)
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对于将来要做一个什么样的丈夫这个问题,玄彬已经有了很具体的想法,"女人漂不漂亮,主要看她的厨艺,服饰和丈夫.也就是说,当女人做的一手好菜的时候,衣服穿得很性感的时候,以及身边站着一位出色的丈夫的时候,女人看起来格外美丽.我希望满足其中的一个条件,让自己的女人变得更美丽,前面两条她自己去努力就好,最后的一条有我负责."（呵呵，说的好啊 ）
Regarding what kind of husband he'd want to be, Hyun Bin already has a very specific thought, "Whether a woman is considered pretty depends on her cooking skill, the way she dresses and her husband. Which means, when a woman cooks well, wears sexy clothes, and there is a charming husband standing beside her, she'd look expectionally pretty. I hope I could satisfy one of the three requirements in order to make my woman prettier. The first two requirements she'd have to work hard on her own, I'd be responsible for the last one." (Hehe, well said!)
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“我后年一定要结婚”，“想要与三顺那样的女人结婚！两个人可以一边相爱一边快乐地生活着，这不是更明智的选择吗？
如花美男’玄斌看到足球明星安贞焕夫妻的甜蜜生活后非常羡慕，他表示自己也产生了想结婚的想法（女朋友都没有，怎么一天到晚想结婚啊？！ ）
I must get married two years later! Wish I could marry someone like Sam Soon! We would love each other and live happily together. Isn't this a more rational choice (compared to his career)?
Pretty boy Hyun Bin admired football star Ahn Jung Hwan's life after marriage very much, and expressed that he wants to get married soon. (He doesn't even has a girlfriend, why is he thinking of getting married all the time?!)
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我希望我的妻子能以我为荣。很多人拼命赚钱，都会为年老之后的的事情做准备，可是我觉得自己应该享受这个年龄应该享受的。在大学里我的确学到了不少东西，但是常要在现场学习的东西也很多。我好不容易才考上大学（中央大学话剧电影系），但是因为演戏的缘故，经常不能上学。尽管这样，我还是觉得应该拿到一张毕业证书才好，于是就一直坚持读完，因为我要考虑到我的儿女。小学的时候，孩子们都要填写家庭环境状况调查书，我希望孩子可以在父亲的学历一栏写上“大学毕业”几个字。当然，这并不是我读大学的全部原因，但至少占了其中的一部分。 （不仅有了妻子，还有孩子了，真的好成熟啊 ）
I hope my wife would be proud of me. Most people spent their lives earning money to assure their life after retirement, but I think I should enjoy all I could at this age. Indeed, I learned a lot in university, but there are lots of things I could only learn practically. I put in a lot of effort in order to enter university (Chung-Ang University, film studies), but because I'm invovled in acting, I couldn't go to school most of the time. Even so, I still think I have to get a certificate, which is why I insisted to finish my studies. I think of my future children. Don't the kids have to fill in forms of family survey in primary school? I wish my kids could fill in the words "university graduate" in the "father's qualification" field. Of course, this is not the only reason I went to university, but it's at least one of the reasons. (Not only does he think of getting a wife, he thinks of having children too. How matured......)
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国际在线娱乐报道：韩国当红帅哥玄彬一改往日青春阳光形象，留起长发，眼光流露温柔，走成熟路线。本以为Fans会有很大反应，但是多数Fans还是觉得玄彬是最帅的韩国男生。（虽然对此小玄没说什么，不过还是好啊好啊，成熟的好啊！！ ）
International online entertainment news reports that Korea's famous star Hyun Bin switched from his young, sunny image to a matured look. He started keeping a long hair-do and gave us a feeling of gentleness through his stares. At first, we thought the fans would react to this change furiously, but most of them still think Hyun Bin is the most handsome Korean guy ever. (Hyun Bin didn't respond to this. But being matured is a good thing!)
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电影结束后想交女朋友，一定要，因为我的年龄也正是时候，作为一个男人爱一个女人是正常的。
（对啊，所以你们的暧昧也是正常的 所以我们支持宣彬恋也是正常的 ）
After the filming of this movie ended, I'd like to get a girlfriend. I have to. Because I'm at the suitable age. As a man, it's only normal that I love a woman.
(That's right! Which is why the ambiguity between you and Suna is normal. Which is why we support SunBin!)
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最后讲个题外话，好像大家都对小玄的初恋很感兴趣。
他说:"不知道是什么时候遇到了初恋,也没跟她有过多少日子的交往,对她好象是产生了误会还是错觉,还没有把事情弄明白之前就已经失去她了.而直到失去后,我才明白自己原来很爱她!然而失去的东西真的很难寻回来了."这段让他痛惜的初恋让他明白:"恋人之间是绝对不可以随便说出分手这种话的.（所以，真的要好好珍惜现在所爱的哟！ ）
Lastly, I wish to discuss about something out of the topic, coz it seems everyone is interested about Binnie's first love.
He said, "I don't remember when I met my first love, and I didn't spend a lot of time with her too. I kinda misunderstood her or something and I never even got the chance to figure out the truth before I realised I already lost her. I only realized how much I loved her after the loss! But things that you lost are difficult to search for. This painful loss of his first love made him understand one thing, "Breaking up is not something you could simply say to your lover." (So, treasure your love now!)
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P/S: It's very good innit? My god......I can't help but read it over and over......LOVED IT! credits to my dear Yi Soon!!!
......HB is quite a typical MCP, and also Blood B type of guy.....but hmm...being MCP doesnt really mean bad...i think sometimes a man got to take the lead.
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小玄这样说
Hyun Bin Said......
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同样是在接受采访被问到三顺时笑说：我也不记得三顺是谁啦！（他可是前一天才去探了班的哟！）
During an interview, he was asked about Sam Soon (Suna) too. He joked, "I also can't remember who Sam Soon is!" (Excuse me, he just went visiting her the day before!)
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理想型是善良,能好好吃饭而且能理解我是演员的女人，和剧中的三顺很类似（她说他也有三石的一面，他又说理想型和三顺很类似，真的好有默契啊）
"My ideal type is a kind person, eats well and could understand the fact that I'm an actor. Someone like Sam Soon in the drama. (Suna said he's like Sam Shik, and now he says his ideal type is someone like Sam Soon. Wow, they really are capable of reading each other's minds!)
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当前辈金善雅站在他面前的时候，他真的很紧张，事先准备好的的见面词忘的干干静静，只知道 低着头微笑，让善雅姐姐以为他是个很难搞的人，好在在日后的拍摄过程中，玄彬逐渐暴露出他腼腆善良的个性，每次拍到亲热戏，他都比金善雅还要紧张，坐力难安的摸样让人觉得可爱（奇怪！拍吻戏到底是谁更紧张啊？！ ）
When senior Kim Suna was standing in front of him, he was really nervous. The speech he prepared before the meeting was entirely forgotten; he only kept his head down and smiled. This gave Suna unnie a mistaken impression that he's very hard to please. Fortunately, during the filming later on, Hyun Bin showed his kind personality. Every time there was a kissing scene, he was more nervous than Kim Suna. The embarrassed look on his face was very cute. (This is weird! Exactly who was more nervous during the kissing scenes?!)
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玄彬：「我喜歡的女生，她要很理解我的工作，而且她一定會很會吃，年紀沒有關係，只要不要超過我媽就好。」
Hyun Bin: The girl I like, she'd have to understand the nature of my job, and she'd have to have a healthy appetite. Age doesn't matter, as long as she's not older than my mother.
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现实生活中的有可能爱上一个3０岁的女人吗？
玄彬的答案让人充满期待：“如果是真的喜欢，如果妈妈不反对，为什么不可以呢 ？”
Would you fall in love with a 30-year-old woman in reality?
Hyun Bin's answer gave us hope, "If I really like her, if my mother doesn't disagree, why not?"
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玄彬透露了他的妈妈很喜欢三顺饰演者金善雅并多次要求玄彬带她去片场看金善雅，并说母亲心目中还是很认可这个“儿媳”的。（在得知宣儿有男友的情况下，腼腆的他还能这样说，真的很难得哟 ）
Hyun Bin said that his mother really likes Kim Suna who played Kim Sam Soon and often asked him to bring her to the set to see Kim Suna. He said his mother approves of this "daughter-in-law" very much. (Knowing that Suna has a boyfriend, a shy person like him still made this statement? Now this is a rare situation.)
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“我看女孩子的第一眼，还有和她们说话时，我不是看她的脸，而是先看她的手，我认为由此可以看出她的个性是不是很贤惠哦！”巧合的是这样的情形延伸到《我叫金三顺》戏中，当玄彬在金善雅与郑丽媛间做选择时，最后玄彬毫不犹豫地选了金善雅，玄彬说：“其实我不是很在乎外表，最重要的是对方一定要有一颗善良的心。”
When I set the first look on a girl, and when I'm speaking to them, I do not look at her face. The first thing I'd look is her hands. I think I could see whether a girl is capable of becoming a good wife through her hands." Coincidentally, the same situation can be seen in KSS. When Hyun Bin were to make a choice between Kim Suna and Jeong Ryeo Won, he chose Kim Suna without a second thought. He said, "Actually, I don't care much about the appearance, the most important thing is having a kind heart."
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在和金泰熙拍广告后被问到会不会和她来电，很坚决的答到：金泰熙以前，现在，将来都是我的前辈。（和之前说到宣儿的对比也太明显了吧！）
When filming a commercial with Kim Tae Hee, he was asked whether there was any chemistry between them. He answered precisely, "Whether in the past, the present, or the future, Kim Tae Hee was, is, and will only be my senior. (The contrast between this and the answer he gave regarding Suna is really too obvious!)
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玄彬到目前为止所交往过的女朋友都是同龄的或是年长的. “爱情跟年龄无关” 玄彬自認是注重「內在美」的男生，強調絕不會以貌取人，唯一條件就是要「熟女」。要擄獲他倆的心，只要展現真實自我，大吃大笑都沒關係，最重要的是不能耍任性，並能夠陪伴在工作滿檔的他倆身旁。（呵呵，其实你不说我们也知道哟！）
Until today, the girls Hyun Bin dated are either the same age as him or older. He said, "Love and age are unrelated." He sees himself as a guy who places more importance on a girl's inner beauty rather than her looks, and his only requirement is that she must be a matured woman. In order to capture his heart, she'd only have to act herself. It doesn't matter even if she eats a lot and laughs hard. But she can't be spoiled, and she should be able to accompany him when he's working. (Hehe, we know that even if you don't tell!)
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如果真的有了喜欢的女生的话，我想要做理解她、照顾她、无微不至地关怀她的男人。女生们最喜欢的男生类型不就是这样吗？父母反对的恋爱绝对NO。实际上我是最最现实的人。 （想法真的好成熟啊 另外，如果你和宣儿....，父母一定支持的不得了吧！）
If I really like a girl, I'd want to be a man who could understand her and take care of her. Don't all girls like this type of guys? Relationship that my parents disapprove of is an absolute NO. Actually, I'm the MOST realistic person ever. (His thinking is really matured. But then again, if you ended up with Suna......your parents would of course support you whole-heartedly!)
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对于将来要做一个什么样的丈夫这个问题,玄彬已经有了很具体的想法,"女人漂不漂亮,主要看她的厨艺,服饰和丈夫.也就是说,当女人做的一手好菜的时候,衣服穿得很性感的时候,以及身边站着一位出色的丈夫的时候,女人看起来格外美丽.我希望满足其中的一个条件,让自己的女人变得更美丽,前面两条她自己去努力就好,最后的一条有我负责."（呵呵，说的好啊 ）
Regarding what kind of husband he'd want to be, Hyun Bin already has a very specific thought, "Whether a woman is considered pretty depends on her cooking skill, the way she dresses and her husband. Which means, when a woman cooks well, wears sexy clothes, and there is a charming husband standing beside her, she'd look expectionally pretty. I hope I could satisfy one of the three requirements in order to make my woman prettier. The first two requirements she'd have to work hard on her own, I'd be responsible for the last one." (Hehe, well said!)
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“我后年一定要结婚”，“想要与三顺那样的女人结婚！两个人可以一边相爱一边快乐地生活着，这不是更明智的选择吗？
如花美男’玄斌看到足球明星安贞焕夫妻的甜蜜生活后非常羡慕，他表示自己也产生了想结婚的想法（女朋友都没有，怎么一天到晚想结婚啊？！ ）
I must get married two years later! Wish I could marry someone like Sam Soon! We would love each other and live happily together. Isn't this a more rational choice (compared to his career)?
Pretty boy Hyun Bin admired football star Ahn Jung Hwan's life after marriage very much, and expressed that he wants to get married soon. (He doesn't even has a girlfriend, why is he thinking of getting married all the time?!)
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我希望我的妻子能以我为荣。很多人拼命赚钱，都会为年老之后的的事情做准备，可是我觉得自己应该享受这个年龄应该享受的。在大学里我的确学到了不少东西，但是常要在现场学习的东西也很多。我好不容易才考上大学（中央大学话剧电影系），但是因为演戏的缘故，经常不能上学。尽管这样，我还是觉得应该拿到一张毕业证书才好，于是就一直坚持读完，因为我要考虑到我的儿女。小学的时候，孩子们都要填写家庭环境状况调查书，我希望孩子可以在父亲的学历一栏写上“大学毕业”几个字。当然，这并不是我读大学的全部原因，但至少占了其中的一部分。 （不仅有了妻子，还有孩子了，真的好成熟啊 ）
I hope my wife would be proud of me. Most people spent their lives earning money to assure their life after retirement, but I think I should enjoy all I could at this age. Indeed, I learned a lot in university, but there are lots of things I could only learn practically. I put in a lot of effort in order to enter university (Chung-Ang University, film studies), but because I'm invovled in acting, I couldn't go to school most of the time. Even so, I still think I have to get a certificate, which is why I insisted to finish my studies. I think of my future children. Don't the kids have to fill in forms of family survey in primary school? I wish my kids could fill in the words "university graduate" in the "father's qualification" field. Of course, this is not the only reason I went to university, but it's at least one of the reasons. (Not only does he think of getting a wife, he thinks of having children too. How matured......)
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国际在线娱乐报道：韩国当红帅哥玄彬一改往日青春阳光形象，留起长发，眼光流露温柔，走成熟路线。本以为Fans会有很大反应，但是多数Fans还是觉得玄彬是最帅的韩国男生。（虽然对此小玄没说什么，不过还是好啊好啊，成熟的好啊！！ ）
International online entertainment news reports that Korea's famous star Hyun Bin switched from his young, sunny image to a matured look. He started keeping a long hair-do and gave us a feeling of gentleness through his stares. At first, we thought the fans would react to this change furiously, but most of them still think Hyun Bin is the most handsome Korean guy ever. (Hyun Bin didn't respond to this. But being matured is a good thing!)
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电影结束后想交女朋友，一定要，因为我的年龄也正是时候，作为一个男人爱一个女人是正常的。
（对啊，所以你们的暧昧也是正常的 所以我们支持宣彬恋也是正常的 ）
After the filming of this movie ended, I'd like to get a girlfriend. I have to. Because I'm at the suitable age. As a man, it's only normal that I love a woman.
(That's right! Which is why the ambiguity between you and Suna is normal. Which is why we support SunBin!)
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最后讲个题外话，好像大家都对小玄的初恋很感兴趣。
他说:"不知道是什么时候遇到了初恋,也没跟她有过多少日子的交往,对她好象是产生了误会还是错觉,还没有把事情弄明白之前就已经失去她了.而直到失去后,我才明白自己原来很爱她!然而失去的东西真的很难寻回来了."这段让他痛惜的初恋让他明白:"恋人之间是绝对不可以随便说出分手这种话的.（所以，真的要好好珍惜现在所爱的哟！ ）
Lastly, I wish to discuss about something out of the topic, coz it seems everyone is interested about Binnie's first love.
He said, "I don't remember when I met my first love, and I didn't spend a lot of time with her too. I kinda misunderstood her or something and I never even got the chance to figure out the truth before I realised I already lost her. I only realized how much I loved her after the loss! But things that you lost are difficult to search for. This painful loss of his first love made him understand one thing, "Breaking up is not something you could simply say to your lover." (So, treasure your love now!)
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P/S: It's very good innit? My god......I can't help but read it over and over......LOVED IT! credits to my dear Yi Soon!!!
Material World
Although its pay day coming...but got so many things i want. chinese lessons are almost completed and now its advance level 1....another $500.....i really want to continue. Teacher is good and even just listening to her once a week is better than none. At least some chinese exposure and interaction. So far, hate to admit that i am not exactly a handworking student but i like to listen to her stories on china, the culture revolution, history and great chinese people from the past. i think tell her that i am thinking of studying in Beijing, taking chinese history and culture. She will look out for me and said my standard currently shouldnt be a problem to get into the university courses! haha......er....i am not so sure about that.
I would prefer to take the History course in english ..... but living in Beijing would be a great opportunity.
Then another whammy is Isetan Bills, and other credit card bills. GSS doesnt nothing for my pocket...haha....seldome spend on skincare last time but now i am more particular and using H20 and Biotherm. these dun really come cheap and Its SOOO CRAZY now with skincare, lots of free gifts, discounts, VIP cards, demo, trial etc etc...everyone just out there to get us consumers.....out for the kill and usually being ladies we fall for it. who dun want free gifts, get younger and fairer skin....
SCV bills, internet bills.....if i own a car how? lagi worse.
And I am recently very tempted to get a new phone. My phone line has expired and can renew the line with a new phone. LG Chocolate is one of the hottest
I would prefer to take the History course in english ..... but living in Beijing would be a great opportunity.
Then another whammy is Isetan Bills, and other credit card bills. GSS doesnt nothing for my pocket...haha....seldome spend on skincare last time but now i am more particular and using H20 and Biotherm. these dun really come cheap and Its SOOO CRAZY now with skincare, lots of free gifts, discounts, VIP cards, demo, trial etc etc...everyone just out there to get us consumers.....out for the kill and usually being ladies we fall for it. who dun want free gifts, get younger and fairer skin....
SCV bills, internet bills.....if i own a car how? lagi worse.
And I am recently very tempted to get a new phone. My phone line has expired and can renew the line with a new phone. LG Chocolate is one of the hottest
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Jeff Quotes
from : Wo Bao (My Paper) - another one of Ah Zhe's comments.....sounds sad but i guess pple always put up a front....hmmm..just few weeks ago he just said Zhou Xun shouldnt fall in love cause when she does she becomes a 'stupid girl'...haha
Tuesday, June 13, 2006
Socceroos...haha
The moment i came back from my chinese class, i quickly switch the TV from Da Chang Jin to the match between Japan and Australia. wah .....1-1....only about 10 mins left.... everyone expected Japan to win la...i mean Aust?....no one ever really heard they played football! but aiyoo..last 5 mins...really twist of fate man....Aust suddenly scored another goal! 2-1. i think all the japanese at the stadium and in japan were stunned and shocked for words!they were going to lose! and to aust!
more jialat is the japanese players suddenly seemed so lost on the field that aust scored another goal! 3-1!! and then it was over! hmmm.... can imagine the kind of disappointment of the millions of japanese people in front of their TV screens..
they expected to win. and they are one of the stronger asian teams but they didnt really play well.
Downunder, they must be having a real good and happy Tues!! eveyone must be so excited and thrilled!
football really has an effect on the whole world, the whole country can cry and laugh with the outcome of a match! really a pity for those countries who are not into the football action like US and Tw...etc..missing out on the excitement.
well, its Korea tonight.....hope they have a good match.
more jialat is the japanese players suddenly seemed so lost on the field that aust scored another goal! 3-1!! and then it was over! hmmm.... can imagine the kind of disappointment of the millions of japanese people in front of their TV screens..
they expected to win. and they are one of the stronger asian teams but they didnt really play well.
Downunder, they must be having a real good and happy Tues!! eveyone must be so excited and thrilled!
football really has an effect on the whole world, the whole country can cry and laugh with the outcome of a match! really a pity for those countries who are not into the football action like US and Tw...etc..missing out on the excitement.
well, its Korea tonight.....hope they have a good match.
Sunday, June 04, 2006
New Generation
...so fast...its Sunday.....weekend half gone. Later my sis going to sell some stuff at the Zouk flea market....hope its good. never been to any of their flea markets. curious what its like to see zouk in bright daylight! haha...i know they normally hold the CNY lunch party for old folks around that area every year too. indeed a cool place. its been renovated ... must go there and dance one day...been far too long!
its also gat time again, ah zhe will be in town soon, but sigh...i will be in japan! such good timing again...anyway, time to look out for a suitable place. he seem to love all the past few venues, esp outdoor spaces. he said its nice to see places like that in the heart of the city. places with greenery and big out door space. hardly can find any of these in taipei city. ..hmm..hope this time there is a new place to be discovered too. some places shortlisted already, just hope the prices are ok too.
while browsing thru some blogs, realised that quite a few teengaers like listening to ah zhe songs. one gal even said she ad friends got high at a mini party singing Guo Huo! even she laughed...but they really did cuz its such a K-song, a classic.
some said that Campus Supertar guy sounded like ahz zhe and hope he, with his distinctive vocals could be the next ah zhe, ....gald to know all this!
its weird cuz i thot most of them will just like jolin and jay etc but seems these pple do sing his songs at KTVs, and also classics from other superstars in the 90s like Faye, Jacky.....they keep saying their love to reminise about their primary sch days and all the good songs then. these pple are prob sec school, jc or poly now but i think there are definitely more "mature" in a way than my generation. some may even be just in kindergarten when songs like guo hou was the rage. well, at least they think more and also know what are good singers and what are the current fadish ones. they may also like the fadish ones but they also know how to appreciate the quality ones from the last decade. the 90s was truly the golden age of chinese pop. remember when i was in sec 2, i was crazy about early 80s stuff and wished i was born in the late 60s so that i will be in sec school in the mid 80s! the eng music in the 90s and late 80s were not very good.....quite sad actually..haha. it was only till near mid 90s that we got Grunge and Brit Pop. after that, i think pop music went all the way downhill. and Hip Hop/R&B took over.
not sure if i am the only one who felt that way. i did share this with haha...bernard lim when i wrote some feedback letter to him ages ages ago. and he felt it was amusing to hear it. he was one of those kids in the 80s...but dun think anyone at my age said that before.
its also gat time again, ah zhe will be in town soon, but sigh...i will be in japan! such good timing again...anyway, time to look out for a suitable place. he seem to love all the past few venues, esp outdoor spaces. he said its nice to see places like that in the heart of the city. places with greenery and big out door space. hardly can find any of these in taipei city. ..hmm..hope this time there is a new place to be discovered too. some places shortlisted already, just hope the prices are ok too.
while browsing thru some blogs, realised that quite a few teengaers like listening to ah zhe songs. one gal even said she ad friends got high at a mini party singing Guo Huo! even she laughed...but they really did cuz its such a K-song, a classic.
some said that Campus Supertar guy sounded like ahz zhe and hope he, with his distinctive vocals could be the next ah zhe, ....gald to know all this!
its weird cuz i thot most of them will just like jolin and jay etc but seems these pple do sing his songs at KTVs, and also classics from other superstars in the 90s like Faye, Jacky.....they keep saying their love to reminise about their primary sch days and all the good songs then. these pple are prob sec school, jc or poly now but i think there are definitely more "mature" in a way than my generation. some may even be just in kindergarten when songs like guo hou was the rage. well, at least they think more and also know what are good singers and what are the current fadish ones. they may also like the fadish ones but they also know how to appreciate the quality ones from the last decade. the 90s was truly the golden age of chinese pop. remember when i was in sec 2, i was crazy about early 80s stuff and wished i was born in the late 60s so that i will be in sec school in the mid 80s! the eng music in the 90s and late 80s were not very good.....quite sad actually..haha. it was only till near mid 90s that we got Grunge and Brit Pop. after that, i think pop music went all the way downhill. and Hip Hop/R&B took over.
not sure if i am the only one who felt that way. i did share this with haha...bernard lim when i wrote some feedback letter to him ages ages ago. and he felt it was amusing to hear it. he was one of those kids in the 80s...but dun think anyone at my age said that before.
Friday, June 02, 2006
台客
Just read the new chinese free paper.....not bad...most of the articles have hanyu pinyin of the key words and also the english meaning. i think this is a good way to help us rojak singaporeans master better chinese.
there was an article on Jay Chou that he has broken up with gf Patty Hou....aiyah whats new?....but it seems this time he is really exposed as a playboy cuz now he says he never went out with her before! aiyo......this is bad.....apparently he is now with Hebe from S.H.E and they spend a month in London together. some tw tourist also saw them.
also reported that Jay's mum dun like Patty. When they interviewed Jolin, his ex GF, she commented "perhaps 'never been together' is his pet phrase!".....this is quite sacarstic as he said the same thing when they asked him about jolin when he went out with patty. hahaha.
i guess when u are male, young, rich, successful...you really can get anything u want. some stars when famous really let fame get to their head....sometimes i wonder if its better to be a guy or a girl...seems guys can have more fun......but the only thing is that guys normally have more pressure in society to "achieve" a good career. that can be very stressful.
right now in my office....TGIF....thot tdy i might go down to the PC show cuz i badly need a monitor. monitor have been giving me green and yellow screen for 6 mths...haha...also dunno how i tahan. sigh....tis mth spend a lot liao....and now with monitior , prob another $400 gone. hope there are some good bargains at the show. very sian work on this island....not flexible to go out ....can only wait for the bus at the designated time. in office now, there are 4 gals and 5-6 guys. but so quiet always.....dunno whats wrong with this office?
tend to mix with the secretary more cuz she is bubbly and siow siow. the rest are all around the same age group but just mostly keep to ourselves. hmmm.....i guess in spore there are just too many cliques......too many different back grounds. u could only mix on the surface.
my mum was just telling me about some of her park walking friends.....all of them of aunty type or housewives and they all chit chat in the evening while exercising in the park....although can talk but my mum still feel she is not totally like them cuz they are all chinese educated and 100% chinese speaking. my mum can speak mandarin but still she said the way they think is very different. its different when u are eng or chinese educated. so she can never 100% blend in.
as for the super duper english speaking type, they are very "keep to themselves" type...not so sharing and concern...so in the park only smile smile and then go home.
my mum still feels more comfortable with the group of chinese speaking frens cuz they are more warm but still cannot 100% adjust or be very very close.
sometimes i feel to retain dialect is also advantegeous. cuz no matter u are eng or chinese educated, once you can all speak a common dialect, u really click.
aiyah...anyway...spore i feel is still rojak lah.....our education system, sometimes focus on eng, then now on mother tongue....upside down.
only advantage we have to probably we can watch both eng and chinese movies without any subtitles at any one time! hahaha.
there was an article on Jay Chou that he has broken up with gf Patty Hou....aiyah whats new?....but it seems this time he is really exposed as a playboy cuz now he says he never went out with her before! aiyo......this is bad.....apparently he is now with Hebe from S.H.E and they spend a month in London together. some tw tourist also saw them.
also reported that Jay's mum dun like Patty. When they interviewed Jolin, his ex GF, she commented "perhaps 'never been together' is his pet phrase!".....this is quite sacarstic as he said the same thing when they asked him about jolin when he went out with patty. hahaha.
i guess when u are male, young, rich, successful...you really can get anything u want. some stars when famous really let fame get to their head....sometimes i wonder if its better to be a guy or a girl...seems guys can have more fun......but the only thing is that guys normally have more pressure in society to "achieve" a good career. that can be very stressful.
right now in my office....TGIF....thot tdy i might go down to the PC show cuz i badly need a monitor. monitor have been giving me green and yellow screen for 6 mths...haha...also dunno how i tahan. sigh....tis mth spend a lot liao....and now with monitior , prob another $400 gone. hope there are some good bargains at the show. very sian work on this island....not flexible to go out ....can only wait for the bus at the designated time. in office now, there are 4 gals and 5-6 guys. but so quiet always.....dunno whats wrong with this office?
tend to mix with the secretary more cuz she is bubbly and siow siow. the rest are all around the same age group but just mostly keep to ourselves. hmmm.....i guess in spore there are just too many cliques......too many different back grounds. u could only mix on the surface.
my mum was just telling me about some of her park walking friends.....all of them of aunty type or housewives and they all chit chat in the evening while exercising in the park....although can talk but my mum still feel she is not totally like them cuz they are all chinese educated and 100% chinese speaking. my mum can speak mandarin but still she said the way they think is very different. its different when u are eng or chinese educated. so she can never 100% blend in.
as for the super duper english speaking type, they are very "keep to themselves" type...not so sharing and concern...so in the park only smile smile and then go home.
my mum still feels more comfortable with the group of chinese speaking frens cuz they are more warm but still cannot 100% adjust or be very very close.
sometimes i feel to retain dialect is also advantegeous. cuz no matter u are eng or chinese educated, once you can all speak a common dialect, u really click.
aiyah...anyway...spore i feel is still rojak lah.....our education system, sometimes focus on eng, then now on mother tongue....upside down.
only advantage we have to probably we can watch both eng and chinese movies without any subtitles at any one time! hahaha.
Odd
Have a really odd colleague.....she likes to expose people's age during their bday!
dunno why...i mean normal pple wont normally advertise how old you are unless 1. you are a kid or 2. very old.
during my bday tis year, she put exactly the number of candles on the cake for me. thus my whole office knows how old i am. not that i really care...but this can be really insenstive.
and today, is my boss birthday...she send an email to wish him and cc all of us ...the title of the email is "HAPPY 45th BIRTHDAY!!"....aiyoo...mad or what...odd lor i find. my boss is male and yes he still looks quite young etc...but why must give pple a birthday greeting like that with AGE all published for everyone in the world to see?
this girl is 1 yr younger than me....but all along i thot she is the oldest in my dept cuz she dress very old and no make up type.
dunno why...i mean normal pple wont normally advertise how old you are unless 1. you are a kid or 2. very old.
during my bday tis year, she put exactly the number of candles on the cake for me. thus my whole office knows how old i am. not that i really care...but this can be really insenstive.
and today, is my boss birthday...she send an email to wish him and cc all of us ...the title of the email is "HAPPY 45th BIRTHDAY!!"....aiyoo...mad or what...odd lor i find. my boss is male and yes he still looks quite young etc...but why must give pple a birthday greeting like that with AGE all published for everyone in the world to see?
this girl is 1 yr younger than me....but all along i thot she is the oldest in my dept cuz she dress very old and no make up type.
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