Jonny Random

God has his funny ways...

2008-05-31T03:26:00.000-07:00

I call this the "Dan Brown" moment cos if you read his books, the culprit/evil mastermind is always someone who is within the hero's grasp all the time but doesn't realise it till the end of the story.

this is a real story btw!

Taxi-driver's own goal

A taxi driver unwittingly became the getaway driver for a thief who had just burgled his home.

Mr Shen, of Huainan city, picked up the passenger at a bus stop at around 3am, reports Xin'an Evening Post.

"He had a lot of home appliances, so I helped him put all of his things into the cab," he said.

"I noticed he had a fish without a tail, and I thought how much it looked like the fish in my freezer at home. But then I laughed at myself for even having the thought."

The passenger said he had just returned from a trip to his home town and had been dropped off by a long distance bus.

Mr Shen only realised the truth when he later returned home to find his house broken into and his possessions - including the tail-less fish - missing.

Police later arrested a 56-year-old man who faces charges of burglary and theft.

Sorry for not posting a proper entry for a long time.... i've been busy with work, and trying to consolidate things. hehe I promise a post will be up soon!

Frujch, forever.

2008-04-05T22:51:00.000-07:00

Into my final lap here at SMU. The checkered flag is up! I'm drifting round the bend, just about to put my peddle to the metal. 2 more exam papers over the next 10 days and it'll be all over. My life as a student will be stripped off me... but the memories will be held dearly. But i'll save the emo part for another day.

Sadly though, some things had to say goodbye over the weekend. Frujch - my second home - had their last day of business on friday. It was a bitter sweet moment for everyone, especially the owners.

The 4th and last beer pong..

4 times more exciting and fun than the 1st one.

Just look how busy we were on our last day!!!! hahaha orders were flying in, they were never-ending!

my poor darling was dead tired making all those delicious sandwiches and milkshakes for our beloved customers.

you should have seen their faces when i announced that sandwiches were temporarily our of stock... hahaha it was as though their world came crashing down. You could give them all a wedgie, and they would STILL be in shock. hahaha okay, i exaggerate.

here's a lovely video of the gurls receiving an 'award' from the arts and cultural fratenity... =)

AND when the doors of business closed for the last time, it was OUR turn to have fun...

And so now, the music has faded,
along with it, laughters all died down
I stand up in the once lively place
to take one last look around.

I remember all the colour paint
which on the walls we would layer
I would also miss the sounds..
except the repetitive songs of John Mayer.

I smile at all the silly names
that i invented for the menu
the friendly staff behind the counter
saying "hello, how may i help you?"

The smell of bread in the grill
the whiff of milkshakes and soup
the taste of my favourite Tur Key Ingredient
with the added lingoberry poop (?)

The only place i would gravitate to
Frujch is my second home and no wonder
So many memories i share with it
and each day they grow fonder.

I will miss shal's foosball 'quick fix'
and nab's occasional burst of laughter
My intimate fried rice moments with Malcolm
and my baby smiling at me from behind the counter.

And all the frujchaholics too!
gee, there's so many, where do i start??
all i can say is frujch and i love u all ...
it's sad that we have to fart. i mean, part.

Frujch is not just a name
I say it with a warm fuzzy feeling
it stands for the best times in my uni life
it feels so good that my skin is peeling...

There were times, seems like yesterday
that i felt this wave of emotion
If frujch's life was constipation
then comes the time to pass motion

So although a chapter has closed
the memories will stick like glue
here comes the cheesy end to the poem
*deep breath* "Frujch... i love you..."

And so now, the music has faded...

Birthdays, birthdays and MORE bdays.

2008-03-23T09:49:00.000-07:00

So many of my friends are born between march 20th to march 25th! it's insane!

first there was malik's!

We (together with chao and char) had a great time! had quite good food at Ramen Ten, and then we watched Horton! hahaha it was really a spur of the moment thing, but we didn't regret watching it at all! it's damn funny.

then there was my big brother's bday too! he brought us to Mayim restaurant at west mall! rrrreally nice food, but damn oily too. hahah so much for my healthy eating regime. haha

MY GOOD FRIEND SHAL pointed out to me that i completely forgot the extremely fun party at her place... hahaha see what i mean when i say that there's too many bdays!?!? i'm so sorry shal i wrote this very late at night and i totally forgot! but dun get me wrong! u mean a lot to me~ Happy happy bday babe! hope u were happy with the 'surprise'! haha and who has the pictures btw?!?!

Other friends celebrating their bday: Huiwen, Melati, Merrylyn, Jun Mei and Paik! Happy happy birthday you guys! may all ur wishes come true! and may the signs of aging occur only after ure 40. hahaha

i told my friend about how many of my friends were celebrating their bday these few days... and after pondering, she asked: "is june a good time to have sex?" hahahaha that totally caught me off-guard. hahahah i only got it after awhile. so u can imagine what confusion i had before that. hahahahahaha. well. i dunno. IS june like, the lurve month? when hormones aplenty are hovering in the air... when Aphrodite is on steroids. u couples out there wait till june and let me know, ok? hahaha.

2 magnificient years~

2008-03-19T09:03:00.000-07:00

These few days have been so hectic, that i hardly had time to blog. yikes. who would have known that a year 4 still has to slog it out like the rest of the rats? We should be on our pedestal, awaiting a grand march into nonstudental (not even a real word) life. Fick. nevermind! it's my FINAL lap. the checkered flag has been waved. time to turn on my turbonucleurfabbydabbyshicklemynipple engines!!

ANYWAYS things have happened over the past few days... firstly, shermeen and i marked our 2nd year together on March 15th!! Woohooo! Well, for me, it's not a big deal cos anyway i intend to be with her for a much much longer time than that. at least until i get my sex change. KIDDING. But anyhow yeah i think the 2 year mark is a time for me to look back at our relationship... and what a journey it has been. She's been through so much with me... and I'm really a lucky guy. I love you dear. Here's to many more crazy-cackling, dog-tripping, nipple-pinching, nose-pressing, butt-shaking, movie-watching, food-hunting, comic-reading years ahead!!

On a side note, I have begun a healthy diet regime. I am determined! The strength in me is resilient! I shall only eat meat 2 days within a week. and the meat shall not be deep fried. Deep fried stuff only allowed once per week! Vegetables and fruits everyday! It's just so hard cos it's not easy finding nice tasting food with no meat. hahaha. maybe i'm just bloody greedy. I wonder how long my healthy diet regime is gonna last me before i give in to the serpent of gluttony. hahaha.

There comes a time when one needs to be random.

2008-03-09T04:12:00.000-07:00

It's official. After a grand total of 10 votes in my poll, i am convinced i look like a Korean. So from now on, i'll have a Korean name. But a nice one. Like Bae Hiao Bai. or Park Yor Kar. Maybe Yoo Anh Mee. hahah

In other news, i was hosting at Tangs just last night. Hosted along side Power 98 DJ for a little while. Was pretty honoured. =)

Oh and i caught this Lion 'stoning' ...

I never thot i'd say this, but i'm now a convert. I have turned to the aesthetics and the fun-side of Mac. I have effectively secured a deal with this guy (who intends to sign up for singtel broadband, of which he'll rcv a free macbook) for $1400. A STEAL! woohooo! Now all i need is to sell my current lappie. If u know of anyone who wants a one year old compaq presario, windows vista, 1.73 Ghz and 1.5GB ram for $900.... pls let me know! It's in VERY good condition.

=) hope everyone had a happy weekend~

Deal or No Deal?

2008-03-05T07:55:00.000-08:00

YAY! finally get to see myself on TV! SMU Campus TV, that is. hehehe. We did a shoot for this spoof of Deal or No Deal, called "A or no A". haha i remember having the wildest time shooting for that episode! haha pls take some time to enjoy this show.... if u have little time, u can fast forward to 5:55 of the clip! and watch the credits too! Now let's see if anyone still feel i resemble Adrian pang. hahaha. KUDOS to SMU Campus TV! great job!

Let the good times roll!

2008-03-04T08:50:00.000-08:00

The past few days have been rather exciting...

starting from Waikiki @ Sentosa.... had loads of fun with my team, the "bruebellys"!! oh and we played bossaball too!! it's this cool new game played on this inflated volleyball court! So damn fun! couldn't stop bouncing around! almost started singing gummy bears theme song.

<-- Then on monday I performed @ chinatown... for some SECRET event /program to which i am sworn to secrecy. just wanted to show the outfit i was wearing! So farnie! i was actually trying to learn the real way to sit from the ah peks around the temple. hahah

On tuesday evening, attended SMUBE's AGM. although i must say that the mouth-watering hotel rendezvouz catered food was a BIG pulling factor for me to attend... in the end, i just got so damn high seeing my old friends like Gayle, Wanida, Alvina, Eunice, XP... and my fellow old birds like LN, Heyuan, jeremy, jiahui etc... aiyah so many of u! u know who u are! Miss them soooo much.

And i want to thank Chloe, my dearest successor 1 year back, who has in turn now stepped down to make way for the next WARhead. Great job, girl. u can see how happy i was for ya. Ur bubbly nature is something that will stay with BE forever. Once a WARrior, always a WARrior!

Now, back to the topic about the hotel rendezvouz food. (think i'll call it rendez-food. hahaha) it was gooooood. gave me a high too, as many of my friends there would testify. hahah. i'm gonna bring my gf there soon i hope!

Bumped into Uncle Andrew today too. It's so nice seeing the guy who gave me great comfort and support and laughter since i was a freshie... he's really like an uncle or godfather to me.

And GAWD. if i got paid a dollar for evertime someone says i resemble Adrian Pang, i'll be retiring even before i start working! For the last time, HE is trying to be like ME. not the other way round! hahaha

Overall, a great day with a solid smile plastered on my face!

Another Chapter Closes...

2008-02-29T08:27:00.000-08:00

What a bittersweet evening it was... the 28th February will be one night i'll remember for a very long time to come.

twas my very last gig for SMU. SMU, the place where i found my element, where i found my passion for hosting... where i found my calling in life. Of all the shows i've done for SMU, this one couldn't have been more appropriate for a finale - It was for Caderas Latinas... the club i adore so much. I've never been a member of the club, but i love the people there, and the family spirit they have. It's really heartwarming. And i've always had fun hosting for them anyways. On top of that, it was a big event... with the kinda crowd an emcee could only dream of. The stage was set... so to speak. it was showtime. It was time for Latin Festival 2008, Bailamos en la calle!

I had the time of my life! the performances were breathtaking! the performers were hotter than jessica alba in an oven! the crowd was in full volume... the games were a crowd-pleaser... everything was perfect. And most of all, i was in my element. I loved the autonomy the organising comm gave me... Thus, i really let loose and gave it my all.

I received a few compliments about my performance... and i would like to sincerely thank all who have given them to me. You have no idea how much it means to me, especially since i want to make this my career... thank you guys sooo much. I would especially like to thank Corina for helping me out and for being such a great programs director, and of cos Huiyi... for being the BEST emcee liasion i could ask for! Last but never least, my darling Shermeen... your presence and support was all i needed to get by...

I'm very proud of SMU Caderas Latinas. They really made this kickass event a real success! You should have seen the jam packed crowd! it was like, a record attendance at DXO, ever! I was perspiring sooo much cos there was just too many people! hahaha

Alas, that was how it all ended for me. I won't be emceeing any more SMU events anymore (at least as a student)...what a way to conclude a chapter of my life. somehow that wrings my heart a little. I'm gonna miss it... i know i will, someday.

on a side note: shermeen and i have successfully completed creating this video for a client... he needed a video to show HIS clients the entire process of his job.... but with a little tongue-in-cheek... hehehe.

Of hits and misses!

2008-02-24T02:29:00.000-08:00

GOALLLLL!!!!! those were the screams during our little supper at Simpang Bedok as we were treated to a lovely Man U performance, who trashed Newcastle 5 - 1. Delicious food, nice spicy BBQ stingray, some tea and 'ice limau ice limau ice', some quirky moments and a big serving of friendship! i really love supper time. it's a great time to relax and chat about life...

and of cos there's always time for funny photos!!

In this photo, i was doing my impression of one of the dishes one the menu. and the one i chose was "Old Timer Fish & Chips". yeah baby.... i think i pretty much nailed it! hhehee

Right. In this one, we were assigned different numbers, and we were supposed to show it in our own style. hehehe. yeap... our brain degenerated as we descended later into the night...

Oh and speaking of photos, earlier in the day i tried my hand at photography! Used Elvin's Digital SLR... hahaha well all i can say is that i have better talents in other areas. hahaha

Huixin decided to live up to her reputation after being voted best dressed frujchaholic... showcasing the latest addition to her wardrobe: A trash bag.

Played soccer on sunday morn, after a LOOOONG break from it (since tennis and badminton occupied my weekends). It was a great feeling again... had so much laughter round the court. BUT as usual, my terrible physical fitness was revealed as i had to bail out towards the end, suffering from a cramped calf. hahaha.
And on this glorious return to soccer-dom, i was showered with gifts!! Like a nasty collision that left a bump on my head, and a soccer ball rammed right into my face. hhahaha ahhhhhh good times....~

GOOD NEWS! I'm gonna be an uncle!!! My eldest brother revealed that my sis-in-law is pregnant!!! wheee! I should be an uncle by october or november this year! AND MORE GOOD NEWS! my 2nd brother also announced that he's planning to get married in december! Woohooo! Double Happiness, so they say. hahaha. This really is the year where everything changes.

Well... the week ahead is going to be very tough for me. i just hope it all goes well. Sigh. i dunno what else to say abt it, except it's the one thing that's weighing my mood down... despite such an eventful weekend.

PS: A big 'konichiwa' to mellies! hope ure having fun in Japan! Sugoiiiiii!

This Wacky World~

2008-02-15T17:40:00.000-08:00

I would usually read out these stories on my radio show "This Wacky World" on SMU campus Radio, but since i'm not with them no more, i guess this is where i could share the stories with you guys:

This story further proves my theory that a man is most vulnerable and agitated when taking a piss. PLEASE don't even try talking to a guy who's pissing.

Man punched over urinal etiquette

A New Zealander ended up in court after punching a man over a breach of urinal etiquette.

Edward Aldridge, 47, punched his victim twice after he used the urinal next to him in a pub in Christchurch.

Aldridge accused his victim of looking at him, reports Metro.

Speaking in his defence, counsel Liz Bulger said: "This incident arose from what I understand to be urinal etiquette.

"When the victim spoke to the defendant he was effectively smirking. The defendant was outraged."

Sentencing Aldridge to 50 hours of community service, Judge Raoul Neave said: "This is exactly the sort of behaviour that makes people afraid to go to town."

And this is for you ladies out there~ *wink*

High heels 'improve sex life'

Wearing higher heels may improve women's sex life, according to an Italian doctor.

Dr Maria Cerruto says 2ins high heels can help improve pelvic floor muscles, reports the BBC.

Dr Cerruto, a urologist and self-professed lover of high heels, set out to prove they were not as bad for women's health as some suggest.

Her study of 66 women under 50 found those who held their foot at a 15 degree angle to the ground - the equivalent of a two inch heel - had as good posture as those who wore flat shoes.

And, crucially, they showed less electrical activity in their pelvic muscles suggesting they were at an optimum position, which could improve their strength and ability to contract.

Pelvic floor muscles assist sexual performance and satisfaction, and also provide vital support to the pelvic organs, which include the bladder, bowels and uterus.

But they often weaken after pregnancy and childbirth, and as women get older.

Dr Cerruto said: "Women often have difficulty in carrying out the right exercises for the pelvic zone and wearing heels could be the solution.

"Like many women, I like high-heeled shoes," she added. "It's good to know they have potential health benefits."

After reading that, if any of you girls suddenly have the inspiration for getting high heels, lemme know! i've got a Pretty Fit discount card. (don't look at me like that. it's actually a beetle bug card too!)

and this is a story you can really sink ur teeth into:

Lawyer 'bit colleague's breast'

A Hungarian lawyer is facing court action after he bit a female colleague's breast at a civic dinner.

Laszlo Papp, 32, head lawyer for the Mayor's Office in Gyor, reportedly told attractive Imola Kovac, 26: "I don't fancy my chicken breast - I think I'll try yours instead."

The mayor described his lawyer's actions as a joke but Kovac did not see the funny side and has now launched legal action against him for sexual assault.

She said: "I am taking legal action because I do not think biting a colleague's breasts is appropriate behaviour for a civil servant."

Gee... you think? and this also reminds all you swimming coaches out there to not try to be funny when teaching your female students the "breast stroke".

CNY wrap up

2008-02-09T09:00:00.000-08:00

Well well! CNY celebrations are almost over... and it's time to step back into the cruel realities of work/studies. However, i'm pretty sure the joy i've gotten from this year's CNY will linger on. Here's some of the things i'll never forget to remember not to forget...

1. i won't forget the long hours put into making our family's traditional snack: the 'Woo Har'. which sounds like "Oooooh Ahhhhhh" which is pretty much the kinda feeling it gives you when you eat it. hahah it's basically fried yam. but oooooohh, ahhhhhh, it tastes niceeeee

2. the crazy table tennis session on my round dining table. -->
(see previous post)

<-- 3. The time i made chloe wear an ang pao around her neck.

4. The round of "In-between" that my cousins and i played @ my eldest uncle's place, of which i earned $25!! woohooo heaven!! It was so intense, i almost bounced off the ceiling!!

5. I'll also never forget how charlene wiped us dry in Texas Hold'em. Made both me and zhichao bankrupt! She's the devil i swear!! hahah babe u shd really go buy 4D this year man. -->

6. how malik, chao, char and i had stitches just laughing at what english names to 'give' to her new bf. "I am... PAULLLLLLL!!!!!"

7. The tons of CNY goodies we ate. Gawd u have no idea. It's like a bad habit. The food's right infront of you... u just HAVE to take some every 3 seconds... u try to walk away from it, but there they are again! they're everywhere!!

Oh and once again i received comments from my auntie that i look rather japanese. muhahaha. i REALLy don't look local anymore. maybe i shd start learning jap so as to really fool ppl, in that case.

Other stuff i'm looking forward to still are Lou Hei... and Nian Gao (this brown sticky sweet thing fried with egg and sweet potato. it's life-changing... really) on the 7th day!! Let the fun never stop!! let the delicious goodies last us for a year!! (even when they're moldy and potentially poisonous!!) hahahhaa

Lee Family: The Reunion

2008-02-06T06:44:00.000-08:00

Well it's that time of the year when chinese families all around the world gather @ home to have a hearty meal... it was no different for my family. And this was the year i told myself: i'm gonna help out with the preparation of the gargantuan feast. My mum has laboured long and hard enough for CNY preparations, and it's time I did my part too.

That's my mum... my hero. She's such a pillar in the family. Love her to bits. btw, can u believe she's 60 this year?!?! hahah oops. sorry mum. wasn't supposed to reveal ur age. hahah

Yes yes that's right... i was one of the chefs involved in making the feast that you see in the picture. Muahaha. Okay well, i did the chopping and stuff... and also the cooking of rice. But hey, at least that's something. My mum refused to let me cook... afterall, that IS her 'territory'.

The table was too crowded to fit in all the dishes, that my eldest bro even had to hold up one dish!! ahahaha Oh my dad. geez. I dunno lah, my brothers and i getting more frustrated at him. Everytime never help out, only know how to watch tv, complain here and there.... sigh. Actually, it's good that he didn't help out in the kitchen too. He'd make a mess of everything anyway.

And well my brothers and i got quite bored... so we do what wacky brothers do...

... We played table tennis on our ROUND dining table, with a stack of tissue paper as the 'net'. hahahaha. that was me having a mini-contest with my sis-in-law~ hehehe.

We also spent some time laughin over this video which is damn friggin hilarious. Thanks to melissa for forwarding me this video!! it's awesome!

Sigh i miss my gf very much. she's in JB now with her whole extended family. I'm just not used to celebrating a happy occassion w/o her. Well sweetie i hope everything's going fine~ can't wait till u get back~ =)

Happy New Year everyone!! May you have a RATtling time!!

Good ol times...

2008-02-01T22:11:00.000-08:00

Woweee has it been THAT long since i last blogged?!! gosh! i'm ashamed. for those of you who have popped by in anticipation of a new entry for the past few weeks, pls accept my humble apologies. I think i've been too busy recently... Nonetheless, i'm back!!

and i mean that in the sense of having fully recovered from my perilous bout of chicken pox that almost turned me into a leopard. My friend asked me "so when did u run into the chicken?" and i replied "when it was crossing the road..." hur hur hur. fancy having lame humour when my body was attacked by the virus.

If you happen to get the chicken pox, and you suspect it's cos of your contact with me, i sincerely apologise... cos i honestly thought i fully recovered b4 i went back to school.

ANYWAYs i'm as good as new! woohoo~ let's see what other updates do i have... oh i'm finally resuming my emceeing jobs~ tt's great cos i'm running low on $$$ right now too. haha. need to spend on CNY clothes and also prepare for Valentine's day! arghhhh~!! i'm also back to playing tennis and exercising and all... i'm so glad i've been rather regular tennis sessions recently. i dunno how long will that last till the busy weeks come along. Hey if any of you wanna play tennis with me (besides my usual tennis khakis), please let me know!

while i was bogged down with chicken pox, nice friends of mine decided to recommend me videos to watch so that i'd feel better. currently i'm watching this korean drama called Witch Yoo-Hee. Nice show... but sometimes i wonder why they depict koreans as rude. I wonder if that's really so. haha anyways thanks Regina for recommending me this show!

Speaking of korean, before i cut my hair 2 days ago, some friends said that i look korean with my hair so long. hahaha do i really not look local at all?? Can i have a poll pls? hahha

One of the courses i'm taking, Science Exploration and society, required us to go to science centre for lab lessons! Just like back in sec school days! It was so fun!! In that lesson, we were on the topic of DNA and we were trying to see if we had a segment in our DNA known as Alu Polymorphism! A name so strange that even Gwyneth Paltrow would be jealous of.

To extract our DNA, we had to gurgle our mouths with salt water to get the cells. Unfortunately i was eating seaweed potato chips earlier... so i had some seaweed in my DNA sample. I was joking with my labmates that the analysis of my DNA would conclude that i'm half vegetable. Then i'll change my name: "My name is Lee. Brocco Lee..." muahahaha

Sherms and i were looking through some old cartoon videos we used to watch when we were little. I chanced upon my super ultra uber absolute favourite cartoon back when i was 7 yrs old. It's called Thundercats! any of u retro junkies heard about it before? here's a intro video to refresh ur memory...

Sigh... good ol times. now that i'm turning 25 this year, a part of me wants to go back to my childhood... when i was young, innocent, blur-looking, and slightly more flexible than now.

Woohoo CNY's round the corner and the house is busy with preparing a traditional family snack! usually my aunties make them, but this year, it's our turn! (yeah!!) and i'm gonna help out! (uh-oh) hahaha

Chickened out.

2008-01-16T01:47:00.000-08:00

Just when my new year seemed to be getting off to a good start, it was tarnished with a bout of chicken pox. Oh, the woe. Isn't chicken pox meant for kids!?!? and who the hell passed it to me?!
Sigh. the confinement. 2 weeks of rotting at home, missing out on school, work, and the world. Sounds like national service. Only that you don't have to do exercise that often. Speaking of which, i better find some way of exercising otherwise i'll grow fat for sure, just lazing around.

Thanks to all who have given me their concern. I really appreciate it. yes yes i PROMISE not to scratch ok?? after hearing all the horror stories of scarring, how would i dare?!?! hahaha thanks again guys!

Looking at the bright side, at least it's happening now rather than closer to the crunch period of my school semester. Also, I'm pretty sure i'll never get it again. i hear the older you are, the more dangerous it is to get chicken pox.

Best of all, i will recover in time for the delicious goodies during CNY!! yay!! hahaha. I will kill myself if i don't get to eat all the bak kwa and love letters!! heheh.

As i gulp down another dose of my anti-viral medicine, i pray that I recover really really soon.

Goodbye 2007, Hello 2008!

2007-12-31T10:40:00.000-08:00

Well well... here we are... finally, it's 2008! what a year it has been for 2007... I've been through quite a lot during the year. It wasn't my favourite year, but it's one to be remembered, still.

My new year's countdown wasn't spectacular. I don't really like crowds anyway. So after having dinner with my parents and their friends at Jurong Country Club, i went back home to play wii with malik and chao (again)... hahaha. It was a nice, cosy, funny session. We turned on the TV just before midnight to see the countdown... and after it was done, one of the hosts was in the crowd asking the people about their resolutions. One particular guy made a fool of himself. this is how it went:

Host: alright i'm here with some crazy people in the crowd. let me ask them... (turns to person next to him) so what are your new year resolutions?

Guy A: Mohammad Rahimi here!

Host: Sorry?

Guy A: Mohammad Rahimi here!

Host: Alright, cool! (turns to someone else) so what are YOur resolutions for the new year?

...
Hahahahaha how embarrasing!!! gosh i wouldn't wanna be in his shoes. hahaha what a way to start the new year! Anywayssss so yeah i was thinking about my new year resolutions. There are quite a few i wanna accomplish in 2008...

1) Save the Earth: Now i know global warning and climate change are the 2 most over-used terms of the year.... but it's a serious matter. more serious than the hollywood scriptwriters' guild protests that resulted in a premature conclusion of Heroes season 2.

So here's what i'm gonna do to play my part. I'm gonna use the re-usable bags when i go grocery shopping. if u think about it, how many plastic bags are used by just one trip to the supermarket? 5, maybe? then the next time u go there u use another 5. Why not just use one re-usable bag? If everyone uses it, it would be a HUGE benefit to the environment.

Next i'm gonna reduce the usage of my air-conditioning. I'm an addict to sleeping with the air-con switched on. So i'm gonna change. I'm only gonna switch it on if it's just too darn warm. Also, it's proven that sleeping too often with air-conditioning is bad for your lungs. so yeah. Kill 2 stones with one bird. (?) hmmm.

2) I'm gonna start being nicer to my dog, Chloe. Looking at it, she doesn't have much longer to live. She's been coughing and having several seizures. She's been with me for 12 - 13 years. I want her final moments with me to be good.

3) Learn something new: like a language (preferably Japanese), musical instrument (my guitar which i regret neglecting for some time), or sport (probably wakeboarding or something cheaper)

4) Read more: Books, newspapers, magazines, comics. There's just so much to know about our world in such a short time!

5) Be a better person. Cos the only thing perfect about me, is my eyesight. Heh. Nobody can be perfect. Doesn't mean they shouldn't try. haha. Oh well, tt's abt it. This is the year that my life will change... and i hope it's for the better! Happy new year to all my friends! love u guys much!

Wii Wish you a Merry Christmas,,,,

2007-12-25T19:54:00.000-08:00

So Xmas day's over... I had quite a good few days leading up to Xmas day. Firstly, on sunday I finished my last gig as Santa Claus @ Junction8! Haha. It was a fulfilling and heartwarming job... really loved touching the hearts of all the little ones. You know it's a good feeling to make little kids smile, and yet NOT have full resposibility over them. Hahaha.

That's a nice little picture of my darling and her very own Santa. Haha kinda kinky thoughts coming to my mind... "come, little girl, come sit on my lap... " hahahha

Anyways on Xmas eve, Sherms and i had an interesting trip down to the shop at Sim Lim where i bought my Wii. We were there to buy the Wii remotes, and it turned out to be an ego-boosting session!

Firstly, in the cab along the way to Sim Lim, the taxi driver said that judging by the way i dressed, he thought i wasn't local... (which by any means, could be considered a compliment actually). He said i looked Korean... and he thought i was rich and assumed i stayed in landed property!! hahah

then at the shop, one of the shop assistants told me that he found my 'goatie' (which i call lip hair) sexy... hahaha and one of the bosses complimented sherms... said that i was a lucky guy. hahah indeed, indeed.

Then when i got back home, it was time to feast! As of previous years, mum would prepare some ready-made turkey and ham... and loads of dessert! We had 3 rounds of dessert! Mangoes, log cake and haagen Dazs ice cream. in that particular order. haha.

And after that, my family (minus my parents) played wii!! Hahah it was so damn fun... and it left us with sore arms thereafter. (to all my friends who have Wii, go get Mario & Sonic at the Olympics! )

Christmas Day:

This was the day we celebrated Chao's bday. i decided that it would be a cookout session! So i got malik and zhichao over to help me prepare the stuff. We had soup with

bread, some salad, sausages and pizza! haha simple enough.

Those 2 jokers piled the pizza with truckloads of cheese... and the cheese ended up spilling over the sides after it was baked. haha

Charlene bought us some shirts from her work-related trip in USA. We were worried that she got us some stupid shirt like the ones she got us from HK... that said "I'm sentimental, so treat me gentle." To our relief, there were nice Old Navy shirts. Thanks Char!

And of cos, how can we forget to cap off the night with some Wii action!!

Haha hope u enjoyed the celebration, chao! Happy Belated Birthday!!

On a side note, i realise i'm becoming addicted to the Korean Drama "Prince of Legends" Jumong... on cable channel 55. hahah it's super interesting! and i just get so tickled at how they constipated they look when they're in deep thought... ahahha

This the weekend to be busy.... falalalala lalalala

2007-12-16T06:08:00.000-08:00

I had a very eventful saturday... it first started off at Thomson plaza. I swear it's such an 'ulu' mall. it's so hard to get there! but i was surprised at the completeness of it! they have everything there! a supermarket, furniture place, boutique stores, restaurants, even pet shops! haha

anyway back to the topic... i started off the day being Santa!! hahah so cool!! and i had to speak like him too! "Ho Ho Ho! Meeerrry Christmas!"

It was a very touching experience for me. Kids would be so happy to see me... some came up to me and asked "Santa? can i have my presents this year?" Hahaha so adorable. I just love bringing smiles to these kids...

then i had some dinner with sherms at raffles city Soup Spoon. On a cold rainy day, a bowl of warm mushroom soup can launch me to cloud 9 man... i swear. Oh and the main atrium of raffles city which was previously under renovation is finally open. very nicely done i must say. Nice layout, and good brands brought in! Now raffles city is swarming with ppl!

At night i hosted for Toni & Guy Academy's Graduation Show. It's quite an honour to be hosting for them actually. I have utmost respect for their designers. Thanks to Alina for recommending me to the academy!

Congrats to the graduates!! Shaun (only 17yr old), stephanie (only 18), Odie.... and especially Helen. She's a mother of 2... previously she was a housewife for 14yrs. I think it takes a lot of determination and strength to continue learning at that age... and guess what? She was awarded the outstanding student award! great stuff! In fact i hear it's very very stressful to be a trainee at the academy... so i salute all the graduates!

After all that, i went down to Blu Jaz at haji lane to join shermeen and nabilah... didn't like the music at first.. but there was this interesting lead singer who was sharing some kinda profound philosophy... something along the lines of "to love, you must know how to unlove"... and "eat less now so you can eat more later..." ... hahaha she could just add a tune to those words and she'd have a whole new song there.

There was this other jazz band playing at the 1st level of Blu Jaz when i went down to have some snacks... the band's called "Ayaschool and the 3 crazy guests". It consisted of a pianist, saxist, basist and a drummer/singer. Each and every one of them brilliant in their own rights. They played such lovely music and their chemistry was good! Lovely... u can catch them at Blu jaz every saturday 930pm to 1am.

That concluded my day. a wonderfully eventful day that i wouldn't want to forget. that's why i'm blogging it. hahahah.

Speaking of music, i notice that techno music is really losing its creativity. When i was hosting for the event i mentioned in my previous entry, there was this song that the DJ played and it went like this:

They know what is what
But they don't know what is what
they just strut
What the F***

Those were the ONLY lyrics of the song! Haha of course the F word was censored. But i mean, WHUD??? for the sake of coming up with a new song, they have lyrics like that? So the question is, do they know what is what or don't they? and what the hell is what??

Oh here's a lame riddle for all of ya!

Which part of the house does the sheep like most?

My Legs Scream for Help...

2007-12-10T09:14:00.000-08:00

What a weekend! Spent both saturday and sunday hosting at Funan Mall for the launch of ELAN online, a multiplayer online Role-playing game... (gee... God knows how many times i've said that...) It was pretty alright... the best thing about it? The people. From the event planners, to the organisers - they were all very nice! Got along with them pretty well... at least i hope i did. Heh. Big hello to new friends (in no order of merit, friendliness, attractiveness, height, gender, bloodtype, dialect or preferred mode of transport): Gary, Shandy, Michelle, Melissa, Hansen, Julia, Andrew, Zoe and June!

The worst thing about the event? I had to stand for like, 8 hours each day, trying to get the attention of people walking pass... ugh. My knees almost went on strike.

Cute costumes for the cosplayers. Too bad some of them didn't fit perfectly.

During the event, one of the participants of one of the contests told me i look like Wang Li Hom, the singer. i'm like, why do ppl think that way!?!?! Some others told me that too. Really meh?!?

Just this morning (monday), i played badminton with sherms, malik and Zhichao... What a workout. Who would have known that a mere 45 minute session of badminton could make you perspire so much! All the lunges and the scurrying back and forth really gave my legs a 'run' for its money. pun fully intended. Now not only my knees hurt, my thighs and my ass muscles are sore. So sore that i feel 'sore-ry' for them. Muahahaha.

At this point, i would like to dig my nose. In addition, i'd also like to apologise to Janet... I'm so so sorry babe, for missing your bday and didn't give u any well wishes on the day itself! ARGH! i feel so bad! but hey i got present for ya! Hope to meet u up soon!!

Once again, the Japanese crack me up!

2007-12-02T07:30:00.000-08:00

We've seen many quirky Japanese stuff... and this gameshow is definitely one of those that split my sides!! How come we don't get these kind of games in S'pore?!? sigh...

This is how 'Wii' play...

2007-12-01T20:57:00.001-08:00

Ah hah! wonderful! the exams are finally over! The Sun of gratification and relief has once again risen, beaming its rays from the horizon! Wooohooo! Time to PARTY!! *does the can can*

The moment i walked out of the exam room on my last paper, I went off to look for Sherms. While waiting for her to have her hair done, I spent some time with my dear exchange friend, Fabienne, who was also joining sherms and I for lunch. She's flying off today. sigh. gonna miss her. Bon Voyage, babe! I'll get in touch with you when i travel to Europe!

And Sherms definitely celebrated HER end-of-term in style too! haha she got her hair dyed! Nice shades of red! I love our hair-stylist. hahah I'm also thinking of colouring my hair a little. Just don't know what colour would be suitable for me. Any ideas?

In the evening I went to Rachel's place for our scheduled SBM Wii Party! We did a project on Nintendo for the SBM course, and it was only right that we celebrated it the way we did! With a Nintendo Wii! here are some pictures and videos of the amazingly fun time we had!!

Here's a video of Rachel and Christine playing boxing on Wii Sports. Hahaha hilarious.

And here's one of us playing Wii Tennis!

HAha within 2 days i've been asked by 5 different people where from and how much i got my Wii for. I got it from Sim Lim... one of the shops on the outskirts of level 1. Gaming Industries or Games Industries or something like that. haha. I sorta know the guy there now so if you need help in buying a Wii, let me know! (PS: be prepared to pay a bit more for a modified one. heh.)

What i would tell you is that although it does cost a bit more, but in the long run, u will get many valuable returns. You can't put a price tag on the fun and laughter you share with the people you care about.

Happy Birthday to the best girlfriend in the world!

2007-11-28T07:21:00.000-08:00

It's just past 12 midnight on 29th November, and a special feeling tingles in my heart. This day, 22 years ago, the love of my life was born. The circumstances under which we met and got together were rather quirky and yet memorable... nonetheless, since then, my life has really brightened up.

I dedicate this whole entry to Sherms... my partner in life, my Rukia, my bunny... the girl i can only be angry at for 10 minutes max... the one who can make me smile even without saying a word... who can make me laugh just by being herself. Thank the Heavens for bringing you into this world, and into my life... Happy Birthday my darling... may joy and love continue to flood into ur life... and may you smile more often in the new year.. You know how it melts me inside when you smile...

PS: ARGH WE GOT A BLOODY EXAM in a Few Hours Time!!!

HOW ON EARTH?!?!!

2007-11-28T01:59:00.000-08:00

You know, i'm a BIG fan of magic tricks. I absolutely adore trying to figure out the secret behind the tricks! Criss Angel and David Blaine have taken it to a level that is incomprehensible: street magic. Right infront of the masses.

watch these 2 videos, and be amazed. the 1st one is a japanese street magician, and the other is Criss angel.

it ALWAYS baffles me! HOW THE HELL DO THEY DO IT?!?!

With that, i conclude my presentation. Thank You.

2007-11-25T05:20:00.000-08:00

While i bitched about my term in my previous entry, i actually am very proud of my project

presentations this term thus far. They've been rather memorable!

I love my dance: east & west presentation! we were all dressed in white... and i was wearing a lady's scarf! knew i always had it in me.

Oh yes of cos my advertising project was GREAT too!! we went thru soooo many trials and brainstorming. Glad our efforts paid off. Love u guys! Screw the clients!

And who could forget my SBM group, which did the project on Nintendo~! and in which Louis and I were dressed as Mario and Luigi! hahaha... Such a fun topic with such a fun group!! what else could i say?? And John Davis rocks man! PLEASE take SBM under him! John for President!!! woohoo!!! Can't wait for our Wii party this coming friday!!

The long awaited...

2007-11-25T04:12:00.000-08:00

Oh gosh. has it been 3 over weeks since i last updated my blog already?! geee. haha goes to show how busy i've been. And indeed these few weeks have been nothing short of crazy. Project presentations, report deadlines, assessments and all. MAN am i glad it's over. Still have the exams but STILL. what a relief. i can't wait for the term to end.

i'm just gonna let off some steam now. WHAT A BLOODY F**K*Gw2#@#%$^&% term it has been!!!

Right. anyways. I also just had my 1st long awaited Wii Party!!! It was a gathering with CHarlene, Malik and chao for char's bday celebration. How's this for a bday dinner: Ramlee burger, fried chicken & kebab from Pasar malam. Hahaha. hey it's awesome food. believe it.

Bought my dear sis an Esprit watch. She liked it! yay! hahah. let's hope she doesn't damage/misplace/pawn it when she's in USA next week. Happy birthday again, char!!

It was so so much fun!!! Wii is just totally awesome. Can't wait for my next wii party this coming friday!!

What i can't understand is how the hell is charlene so good at shaking the wii controller. There's this game where we had to shake the controller as fast as we can, and charlene beats all 3 of us!!! Hahahaha think guys would be quite "turned on" if they saw how well she could shake it. HAHAHA i told her it looked damn wrong.

Having a BALL of a time...

2007-11-04T02:00:00.000-08:00

This is what happened last wednesday at Frujch: Beer Pong Championships!!

It's the 3rd installment, and it gets better EVERY time. hahaha and this time we had a instructional video to go along with it! Check it out! It's hilarious! Sherms did a great job on it. I'm her fan...

And here are some pictures (of me) of the event... The atmosphere was just terrific. People screaming non-stop, and the excitement was buzzing from start to finish!

... And the crowd goes wild!! ---->

What a night! too bad i was drugged by a shot of vodka at the end. Hahahaha. Boy that was strong. Anyways the event was a success!!

Frujch... I have found my happy place. Have you?
No seriously, if you haven't tried the sandwiches like Port-a-bello Cheese or Rosemary Me, and the milkshakes there, you don't know what you're missing out. Give it a try... just once. I'm sure you'll like it.

Me and my Wii...

2007-11-01T20:20:00.000-07:00

I finally bought it!! THANK YOU MY LIFE IS NOW COMPLETE!! Muahahaha.

Well to get the Wii, i had to go through quite a lot of ordeal. First, there was the agonizing wait. I had to look around for the best price. Then there was the CHEAT. I got cheated into buying the "cheaper" japanese version, which could play NO game in singapore. Then came the remedy. I had to change my set into a modified one in order to play games. And so i did. for another $300+. I'll leave you to guess how much i spent on this Wii... cos i don't wanna talk about it no more. The most important thing is, that i have my Wii. that's all that matters. Hahaha.

Wii would like to play!!

More cool Japanese Stuff!

2007-11-01T19:40:00.000-07:00

Now we all have established that Japan is one WACKY country... I was recording for my Campus Radio Show (into my 11th week now... so for those of you who haven't listened to it yet, i'm disappointed. hahha)... and the topic was about Inventions. According to my girlfriend, the Japanese are crazy with inventions... so after doing some research, she was right! check these out!

The Man Breasts are just gross. And as for the other one... wouldn't the chopsticks be heavy?

This picture left me speechless.

But this one takes the cake. Suction helmet thingie. I'm sure you can see what it's used for. I personally felt that this invention was very useful, especially if it's used in S'pore too! I mean, ever so often, we have people dozing off on the train, and it would be quite embarrasing if the one next to you dozed off with his head on your shoulder. haha...

In my SBM class, there's this Japanese Exchange student and he was learning mandarin. He moved over to me and said in chinese "I will make you happy..."... I freaked out, but i realised he was just trying to see if i understood. hahaha. I then went on to teach him how to say "I want to eat your tofu" and "I want to make love to you" in mandarin as well. Muahahahah. He says he has aspirations to get a chinese gf. hahaha.

Spare me my life!

2007-10-27T23:00:00.000-07:00

I posted something about a japanese exercise video before... i only put the link there, but since i've learnt to embed the video onto my blog, i might as well! so here it is once again for your enjoyment! hahaha!

The (Red) Devil's Advocate

2007-10-27T09:48:00.000-07:00

This would be my 1st sports-related entry. I watched bits and pieces of the the match between my beloved Manchester United and Middlesborough. And as of all Man U fans out there, our hearts sang gleefully as Man U once again put up a dazzling display of world-class, dazzling soccer... brushing Middlesborough aside 4-1. It's the 4th consecutive time that Man U has scored 4 goals... But it's not the goals that impress me. It's their confidence and brand of attacking football. It's such joy to watch.

This is a lead-up to their match against League leaders Arsenal next weekend. What a titanic battle in the horizon. Arsenal, who have been God-like in their football, might prove too much for Manchester United to handle. At the moment, the gunners look like they can do no wrong. But one (or 2) season ago, it took Man U to stop Chelsea's formidable form. Can they do it the same to Arsenal? and once again restore equilibrium in favour of themselves, the rightful rulers? We'll find out. Just so u know, i'm prepared for a Man U loss. anything else is a bonus. Nevertheless, i'll always be proud of them.

Onto other stuff.

If you're a driver, you would agree with me that sometimes you encounter motorcyclists who are just suicidal on the roads. They zip past you, tailgate, squeeze into the smallest of gaps between vehicles... and they're always speeding! I mean, don't they realise that the slightest touch from another vehicle would send them flying? their bodies might be then deformed or shattered by the oncoming traffic? And for some reason, i get the feeling that they ENJOY these thrill rides of theirs. SURE. go ahead and live life as though the tragic deaths of other riders will never happen to them. Laugh while you do so. Just remember while you are airbourne, and about the hit the ground head-first, U ASKED FOR IT.

Excuse me, i need to go to the Flu.

2007-10-23T18:10:00.000-07:00

Gee it's been sooo long since i last made an entry. Been so bogged down by work... and as you probably guessed by now, i was down with a flu. The culprit? Fried Food and snacks. Yeap the very things that keep us going when our days are tough... the very things that pick us up when we are down... turned out to be my nemesis in disguise. Oh how vile you are! Perish, you will when i recover. I will consume every one of you so that none of my other fellow human beings would have to suffer from your venom. Be gone!

Ehem. Right. Anyways My parents just came back from Chiang Mai 2 days ago! BOOOOOOo! now EVERYONE in my family has been to Thailand except me!!!! Sigh.

anyways i was looking through some videos my mum took at the Elephant park, and it's just so heartwarming to see how deep a connection the thais had with their elephants.

Oh she filmed the elephants playing soccer!! How Elephantastic! And it's not some clumsy elephant tripping over a ball you know... the elephant could actually take a penalty kick! So cool!

And here's a picture that the elephant painted!!! Ain't that amazing?! I'm telling ya. Animals are taking over the world. High time they did. And when they do, i just want them to know that i'm on their side. muahaha.

On another note:

Just read from the news today that Singapore's trying to more gender equal when it comes to sexual abuse cases. So that means that guys can claim sexual harrasment as much as girls can. HAh!! finally! so you girls who have been trying to hit on me, WATCH OUT! muahahaha. Just because you don't exist doesn't mean i can't sue you!!

Cheeky Business

2007-10-16T23:26:00.000-07:00

Today while on my way to class, i stopped by Kopitiam to get my lunch from the economical rice stall. This is what i experienced:

This non-chinese guy (i think he's malay) who was serving someone else, was just mimicking his chinese colleagues by adressing the customer as 'shuai ge' (handsome guy), then laughing to himself about it, and after that he went on by asking "hai you leh?" (anything else?)... and STILL chuckling to himself. It was just interesting watching him.

Then when i proceeded to pay for my food, i asked the cashier to give me a pair of chopsticks as well. He cheekily said "chopsticks add 20 cents". I said something along the lines of "NO WAYyyy"... and he replied "YES WAY"... and the he smiled. He was kidding, of cos. hahaha

Thinking abt it, it was so lame. but somehow, i walked away from that store smiling. Something abt that made me feel good. That's the power of service. it's the little things. haha

Wise man says: Fruit that has flown a thousand miles will burn hole in pocket.

2007-10-14T22:44:00.001-07:00

Wow it's been a long time since i updated! woops! sorry folks! Think i've been too busy recently. Well let's see, what's there to update on... Oh yes i went for lunch with shermeen and her family on sunday (14th oct) at Red Star Restaurant... Apparently they have quite good dim sum!

That's sherms with her favourite dim sum of all time: the chestnut cake thingie. See, it's so important to her that i don't know what it's called. Wait... that didn't make sense. *sheepish* hehe sorry dear!

We then proceeded to Liang Court to shop around... we first went to kinokuniya, then to the supermarket in basement 1, called Meidi-Ya... They have imported Japanese foods there... what totally blew my mind was the prices. check it out:

Exhibit A

Rockmelon: $89.90
Man. That certainly rocked MY melons. Hmmm. that sounded wrong.

Exhibit B

Siew Pek Chye: $8.90
And that's even before cooking it with garlic and soy sauce.

But i DID enjoy the lovely Japanese ice-cream!! YUMMY. They had flavours like sweet potato, and black sesame (the same thing u get from tang yuan)! and oh their melon flavour was good too! I swear the best things in life come from Japan.

Other japanese products i'm looking to acquire in the near future:
Nintendo Wii!!!
A new Sony Camera
More Japanese Ice cream

So anyways. Sherms, nab, shal, Erfen and myself went to Shal's place to watch The Producers AGAIN. We enjoyed it once more... laughed quite a lot. Keep it light, keep it fun, keep it gay!!

Oh before that we went to Geylang Surai to buy some malay goodies for dinner! Man, i wish i could live in a pasar malam!

Okie dokie... back to my busy life. ugh i so need a haircut. that's like so random. just like how i love men's lifestyle magazines.

Adults amuse me too.

2007-10-07T07:16:00.000-07:00

Yeah they do. but in a different way. Sometimes they behave so childishly... and, dare i say it? Stupidly.

Just read the New paper article about motorcycle gangs... and how they hack rival gang members to death. I'm thinking, these guys are at least young adults. Some of them old enough to tell the difference between butterflies and moths. And yet, because of some childish staring incidents or plain grim rivalry, they fight.

This one takes the cake: in New Paper as well... about one guy in Bt Panjang who saw the neighbour staring at him. He walks over to the neighbour's flat, and demanded for him to come out. When that didn't happen, he started to violently hammer the windows. The windows broke, and his arms bled so profusely that he fainted.
All i can say is... HAHAHAHAHAHA. deserved it.

But you get my point about them being foolish?

I also read this article abt this family of expats who left singapore for KL... and within one week, they were violated 2ce. Once by a burglar, and another time by some 'religion police'.
They talked about how they miss S'pore and all, at the same time mentioning all the perks of living in Malaysia (Cheaper houses, cars, people smile more.. etc). But if you ask me, nothing is more valuable than being assured that your loved ones will be home safely everyday. You can't put a price tag on that.

Kids... they never fail to amuse me...

2007-10-06T08:46:00.000-07:00

Please be prepared to go laugh ur heart out at this video. hahaha THANKS TO JANET for sending this video to me. haha!!

She does it so well, i suspect that she invented that line. So darn funny!!! hahah i so wish to meet this girl in person. better still, i PRAY i'll have a daughter like her. hahaha wouldn't you want one like her!?!? You don't?!?! well, like, WHATEVER.

Here's a picture i took sometime back... i forgot if i posted it up before. i just LURVE the captions at the side of the raunchy pictures of the tech-chicks... hahah. so damn suggestive. And this is STRAITS TIMES lehhhhh. hahaa.

Click on the pic for an enlarged version!

This world's a circus

2007-10-01T02:09:00.000-07:00

This is Louis showing off how huge his mouth is. Craps. You could park a whole lorry in there. Hahaha. Maybe he could be featured in the next season of Heroes... and his powers include being able to eat up all the other heroes. and burping very loudly.

Anyway the weekend and the recess is FINALLY here!!! yeah i can't wait for a fantastic week ahead full of project meetings!!! WWWHHEEEEE!!!! ............... sigh.

But I will be watching a bit of Boston Legal i think.... JUST started watching the first season on DVD. It's a clever, funny, touching, and yet provocative show! hahaha Anybody wants the DVD let me know. =)

I DO hope to have a whole day with my gf or something. Haven't spent a lot of quality time with her actually, despite seeing every day.

Now everyone, pls... while i know it's just a recess, and it probably means little to anyone, but take time off to have a meal with your family, watch a movie with some friends... stuff like that. Chill. Life's too short to be stressed over school. We have bigger things in life to worry about. Like whether Ichigo (in Bleach) rescues the damsel in distress. And whether its possible to actually sing the ketchup song in Mongolian. Or whether turkeys really originate from Turkey.

School? pfft. that's like a hamster's dropping compared to all that.

Weekend Wonder...

2007-09-30T05:35:00.001-07:00

I hosted for 2 different events over the weekend... Explorer Kid Amazing Race at Downtown east on both saturday and Sunday morning.. and voice-over for CK Tangs 75th Anniversary.

For the former, it was quite a terror travelling from CCK to Pasir Ris, and back again!! gosh. Thank God for PSP. But it was reaaaaallly nice hosting that event cos the families there were so enthusiastic!! And as usual, kids were just sticking to me... hahaha but they were adorable. Okay, most of them were. Think the superlative on facebook that Charlene gave me was true... that i'm "Most Likely to get marriage proposals from 6-year olds" hahaha anyway I had fun! hope to host for them again soon!

The VO for Tangs was fun too! One of the few times i remain in the shadows while making announcements... usually i'm upstage. However the only people who got to go upstage were these 3 ladies, named the Dreamgirls, who were engaged to perform for the event. Here's a video of them. Check it out~

Something pissed me off. Big time. I was going home on saturday night... boarded the bus 190 from opposite Far East Shopping Centre, headed to the last row to sit down. There were 2 seats to the right that were empty. The guy sitting in the centre had to make way for me to sit on the seats. The moment i sat down, my butt started to feel cold, and wet. F**k! i sat on air-conditioning condensed water. I move to the seat next to it, and it was wet too! I got off the seat, and asked the guy in the centre: "The seats wet?" although i already knew the answer to that one, but i wanted to see if HE knew about it. STUPIDLY, he said "Yeah, they're wet..." i mean WTF?!?! and he couldn't be BOTHERED to warn me before i sat down!?!?! wouldn't any NORMAL person at least warn anyone who intends to sit there??? Whatever happened to courtesy, to being nice, to bloody having some conscience???

Anyways...*inhales deeply to calm thyself*... i saw this video on youtube... and it's about this swedish female gameshow host and how she puked while hosting the show. Have a look. No i'm not poking fun at her.

Apparently she was having menstrual discomfort at that pt in time, and usually it makes her nauseous... But look at the way she carried herself. Impressive. professional. She endured the discomfort to host the show, and when shit hit the fan (or in this case, vomit hit the floor), she still remained composed. Respect.

The Kid in all of us...

2007-09-23T02:38:00.000-07:00

I was hosting a kids central event over the weekend at United Square... i just suddenly paid more attention to the the families and the cute little kids there. Really heartwarming.

Kids. Irritating as they may be, they are innocent... and their laughter and tears unstained by the complexities of life.

All they want is attention. Is to have fun... and laugh. I think that's the core of our being. That's why they say there's a kid in all of us. The child is really the purest form of humans.

Such cute kids... they were jumping all over... just wanting to have some fun. So many of them come up to me and say "excuse me, are we going to play somemore games?"... some might find that irritating, but i look beyond that to understand his/her motivation. U'd realise that they're just emoting something that's true. that is raw. Something we don't see, nor cherish anymore.

Find your inner kid. Find your purest form.

My brother Justin celebrated his 32nd birthday over the weekend. The whole family had dinner at Magarita's. Poor Justin had a fever while we were having dinner. He was really out of sorts. poor guy. Nonetheless, Happy bday bro!

Jonny Angel: the Master Illusionist...

2007-09-22T20:39:00.001-07:00

Learned this new trick online! check it out!

COOOL... hahaha... ok lah NOT THAT AMAZING LAH. Somehow Chris Angel seemed so much cooler when he was doing it. Must be the hair.

I've always wanted to be a magician actually. But i'm very bad at performing tricks. most of the time i always give the secret away while performing it. Sigh.

Oh hey David Copperfield's coming to S'pore on the 2nd & 3rd Nov! anyone wanna go watch him?? He's a legend, man! Remember when he made the Statue of Liberty 'disappear'? Respect, yo.

Some 'SHOCKING' news...

2007-09-22T09:54:00.001-07:00

I was doing some research for my radio show and chanced upon this piece of quirky news... i guess it really 'struck' me. hehehe

Biker's penis hit by lightning

A Croatian motorbiker's penis was zapped by lightning as he stopped beside the road to take a leak.

Ante Djindjic, 29, from Zagreb, said: "I don't remember what happened. One minute I was taking a leak and the next thing I knew I was in hospital.

"Doctors said the lightning went through my body and because I was wearing rubber boots it earthed itself through my penis."

Djindjic, who suffered light burns to his chest and arms, added: "Thankfully, the doctors said that there would be no lasting effects, and my penis will function normally eventually."

Hey, for all you know, this would literally charge up his sex life. His gf would be electrified.

I also came across this website about how to talk like a pirate... and here's a common pirate lingo defined:

Arrr! - This one is often confused with arrrgh, which is of course the sound you make when you sit on a belaying pin. "Arrr!" can mean, variously, "yes," "I agree," "I'm happy," "I'm enjoying this beer," "My team is going to win it all," "I saw that television show, it sucked!" and "That was a clever remark you or I just made." And those are just a few of the myriad possibilities of Arrr!

Well me matey, time for me to hit the ol' sack. Arrr...

Jonny the Riddler?

2007-09-20T09:59:00.000-07:00

Today Corrine msgd me and desperately asked me for a riddle.... Hahah i thought she was going through tremendous stress that she needed some lame shit to calm her down... but apparently it's cos she needed to 'contribute a riddle' during her office party. Don't really know what that means, but I'm amazed that my riddles are recognized enough to be used in public/social settings. MUAHAHAH. i'm the king of the world! Soon, they will start putting my riddles into O level MCQs! then, the prime minister will use them in National Day Rallies! Maybe J.K. Rowling would write a book of " Harry Potter and the Riddle of Bewilderment". Next, philosophers would ponder over them, each coming up with their own interpretation that would spurn generations of followers... all of them brought down to their knees by questions that couldn't even make a hyena laugh. Such is the power... of the riddle. Heed my warning, and heed it well. hehehe

Just watched Bleach episode 141. So touching. and so saddening. It's always heart-wrenching to leave behind people you love so much, especially when the circumstances are unfair. What if you only could say goodbye (forever) to only ONE person in this whole world before you leave... and the worst part is that the person won't be able to hear or see you when you're saying farewell...

Oh and HAPPY BIRTHDAY Louis!!! thanks for being you. You're such a great guy. May all ur wishes come true! *MELODIC tune* hahahaha

Why did the robber pour ice over himself??
COs the policeman told him to "FREEZE!"

Balls of Furry???

2007-09-19T10:10:00.000-07:00

HAhaha yeap that's what Liling calls it (by accident. not intentional)... Balls of Furry. Hahahha sounds so wrong. It's actually Balls of Fury, the latest slapstick movie out in cinemas... Watched it with Janet, Shumei and Liling. Oh gosh i missed them so much. And it was so good seeing them again. Laughed so much... before, during and after the movie! Had a great time.

When i got home and thought back to the movie... i kinda deduced that, one way to find out if someone really can get along with u.. is to see if u both have the same sense of humour. Like, does he/she laugh as hard as u at a particular scene in the movie? Or is she or he the only one who seems to understand all ur attempts at jokes... that sorta thing.

Go watch Balls of Fury! Especially you don't mind a weak plot but with LOADS of hilarious moments. Funny stuff. Hehhe. Oh and Maggie Q is unbelievably HOT.

Thanks Janet, Shumei and Liling for meeting up!!! love u girls!

Oh anyway here's a riddle for you, that i'm sure some of you have heard b4: Which 2 types of peanuts are most likely to catch a cold?

The Weekend Warrior strikes again!!

2007-09-16T07:34:00.001-07:00

Yeap. The Weekend Warrior. That's what my girlfriend calls me. Do little to no exercise during the weekdays, then overexert myself on the weekends... then for the next whole week i'd be limping around due to my sore muscles or my minor injuries sustained during the exercises.

Saturday:

Went to play soccer (finally after who-knows-how-long) at redhill... the weather came crashing down midway thru our game, soaking us to the skin... but we still went ahead and played. Fortunately the sun came up again... so we didn't have to keep wiping our eyes to see where the ball was. I had a GREAT game! Very very fun. really took a toll on me though...

At night, sherms and i went for the $10 dance classes offered by Esplanade! the dance we learnt was Swing! hahah we were rather excited! Great thing that the class didn't disappoint! The male instructor was funny! Too bad i couldn't take any pics...

What a way to celebrate our 1.5-year anniversary!!! hahah happy anniversary darling!

Sunday:

Played tennis in the morning with Malik and Charlene at Jurong Country Club. It was their 1st time playing!! haha soooo fun! Too bad Chao couldn't make it cos his neck was painful... same problem last week. (but for some STRANGE reason he could play soccer just yesterday??)

Anyways the whole thing was really fun! Malik was learning really fast... and Charlene.. well.. she tried her best (as u can tell from the video, showing the early stages of their training). Hhahahaha. Looks like she's gonna have to stick to rollerblading. Hahaha.

Here are more pics of each of us... Charlene commented that in that pic she actually looked pro... although in reality she sucks. hahaha

Coolness! hope to get malik to play with me again sometime soon if possible! =)

Then at night, my family and I went to Newton Circus (Yes the place with all the seafood stall owners soliciting for business) for dinner! ATE SO DAMN MUCH! ughhh.

On the palates were hokkien mee, chicken wings, popiah, fried rice, satay, stringray, fish dumpling soup... and capping it off with burbur chacha.

here's a picture of my bros. It's a little blurred, but that's ok. Prevents SOMEONE from getting too excited over my big bro... (yes Faizal, talking abt you here.) hahahha

During the family dinner i was amused by things like how my Dad accidentally said "You should buy the internal antenna, not the OUTernal one..." Hahhahaa. I dunno. maybe he had an OUTerior motive in saying that.
And how every alternate stall was a seafood stall. No wonder they're so competitive for buisiness.

And there was a caucasion sitting by himself with an opened umbrella sheltering him while he feasted on his seafood...

My mum also suggested that we only take one car to newton circus, cos all of us could be "PUT IN" to Ivan's car. I was like "You think we're groceries or what??" Hahahha so cute.

And now... as expected, my body's really tired and aching... Don't be surprised to see me limping around school next week. hahaha.

Anyways for my dear friends who are overseas... Merry, Felicia, and Pamela... Hope u all are well!!! miss u girls already!! Please keep in touch!!

I see you baby... shaking that Jazz....

2007-09-12T23:10:00.000-07:00

Singapore Jazz Orchestra played delightful music that filled the air last night during the U-square open air concert @ SMU. The female vocalist was pretty good too! she seemed to sing very effortlessly. I believe her name's Melissa or Michelle or something. Haha.

After that Tan Kheng Hua, who was in school to give a little talk to some students, came over to frujch to have her later dinner! Frujch was closing actually, but they still managed to squeeze in her last order of a rosemary chicken sandwich!

heard she was really happy with the place, and she might wanna come back. woohoo!

I met Eunice during the U-square concert... she was just passing by cos apparently she was evacuated from her office building. Apparently there were earthquake tremors that caused the building to sway. And she was too scared to take a bus to the MRT station, so she decided to walk instead. Were there tremors?? according to the papers there were. How is it that EVERYTIME there were tremors, I did not feel a single thing!??! hmmm. maybe i'm naturally swaying or vibrating. Must be.

Last night i had such a nightmare. I dreamt that i was being chased all over the streets by people in cars who wanna kill me... I dunno why!!! sigh. It's not the 1st time i had such a dream! some time back i dreamt that i was chased by a vampire on rollerblades!! Geez. What do you make of this? Are these dreams trying to tell me something? besides the fact that i'm hot property? Muhahahaa.

Anyways that nightmare kept my mind busy all night, so now i'm feeling like i never slept at all. Ugh. YAWN.

The Artist in me?

2007-09-11T10:12:00.000-07:00

What an exhausting 'Dance: East and West' class. It was rather slow, and boring at times. No offence to anyone... but how i wish there would be something to spice up the class... the presentations by the groups were fine... it was the videos that bored me out.

In fact i got so bored that i started sketching on a piece of rough paper. Didn't know why i drew what i drew... just felt like it. It isn't even complete.

Got me to reminisce the days when i used to draw caricatures of people... I used to be pretty good at it. In fact i used to keep a portfolio of the drawings... that i think i have misplaced by now. Haha. Well that's something i would wanna resume soon. The things i never wanna lose touch of:

1) Baking

2) Drawing

3) Tennis

However being a student in SMU AND a part-time host is really milking every second outta my life. I don't ever seem to have time to do all of the above-mentioned things. Can't wait to have holidays!!

oh and I just recorded my 2nd episode of my campus radio show just now~ pls support me if you can! tune in to SMU campus radio via http://www.smube.com/, every thursday 12 -1pm. make sure ure in VPN or sch network first!

For my friends reading my blog... hope this week turns out fine for you. Hope you have a grrrreat one! Look forward to the weekend! I know i'll be! I'm going for dance lessons for swing, AND playing tennis too! woohoooo!

4 shows in 4 days... ugh

2007-09-09T10:13:00.001-07:00

Since thursday till yesterday (sunday), i'd been hosting non-stop. here are the events that i was busy with:

1st event, Thursday afternoon: Balls of Fury Movie Promotion event. Had a table tennis tournament going on at Jurong Entertainment Centre. Response was rather slow.. but i heard the weekend crowd was amazing. damn i missed it.

2nd event, Friday evening: EVE, ACF Night 2007. the crowd was hard to get going, but warmed up eventually. Hosted my very own stage games... but didn't get to do my last one. Sigh. oh well. This event should be my last school event i'd host for this term.

HAhaha merry's face tells it all!! the food was quite a letdown. Speaking of merry.. she's in Europe now.. lucky girl!! take care dear!

Wilson was so gone.

Old birds, anyone?

3rd event, Saturday: Tamagotchi event at Suntec City. I was like, WHUD?? Tamagotchi is still IN??? hahah amazing. But really, the idea of having a virtual pet with virtual poo (that requires a push of a button to clear up) is rather tempting.

So anyway just beside us there was an American Express Platinum Card roadshow going on, with various performances like kickboxing, yoga, and the caporeira dance as u can see from the video below. Quite a crowd pleaser i guess. Didn't really like their emcee though. Think he was a glorified Ah beng.

Met Malik and Charlene for dinner after the event... then while I and Malik were walking to the bus-stop on our way home, we saw fireworks coming from the National Museum! Coolness! hahaha. Sorry, cheap thrill.

4th Event: Ka-Ching!! $$$$ It was the final episode of the kids central show "Ka Ching" filmed at Vivo-City. I was there as a stage games host... just to play some games with the kids there. It was very fun!! And SOME of the kids were absolutely adorable! there were these 2 little girls who kept hanging around me. One even bought me jelly!! So cute...

I was absolutely exhausted from all the shows... didn't help that some of the days i didn't really have good rest at all. But boy did i sleep well last night. haha. needed it lah i guess.

Picture Perfect.

2007-09-05T00:05:00.000-07:00

Sherms and I were just having some fun with my HP camera... started taking stupid shots again. hahaha there's one of my spastic looks. Doesn't it make you go, "Awwwwww shhooooo cuuuuteee..." Hahahah i'm like some kinda poor lost kid.

And we realised that both of us are starting to look like each other.... proves the saying that couples will start to resemble each other after awhile.... hahah that'll make sherms a HANDSOME girl.... muahahaha oooh freaky.

Hey Mr DJ... Put the Record on...

2007-09-04T10:33:00.000-07:00

Today marked my return to SMU campus Radio!! After a long 2 year break, i'm finally back in action again! It's my 1st time hosting a solo show though... not easy talking to urself at all!

Although I did get a little annoyed by the recording system that screwed up (causing me to re-record 2 timeS!!), it was an enjoyable experience. I hope i shed my DJ-ing rust as the weeks go by!

Hey do listen to my show when u can, ok?? The show name's "This Wacky World"... and in the show i'll talk about quirky stuff happening in the world. It's every thursday, 12 noon to 1pm! You can tune in to SMU Campus Radio via www.smube.com. Sorry only for SMU students, or at least those who can sneak their way into the SMU network. kekeke.

An extravangaza of moving bodies...

2007-09-02T23:38:00.000-07:00

No it's not an orgy. I'm talking about the much anticipated Floorplay... the latest production of Burn the Floor. I watched the performance on saturday night with the 2 ladies in my life: Sherms and my mum. haha.

Well if i could put it simply, it was breathtaking. Entertaining from start to finish... wonder how the hell they could have sustain that awesome energy throughout the entire 2 hr long performance! Amazing.

The fun part was that they interacted with the audience! they came down from the stage to dance with those sitting at the stall seats. hahaha

I guess the guys were often half-naked and the girls were scantily clad for more than just igniting the hormones in the audience... it was to cool them down while dancing. I mean, i'm sure with all that exercise they would be perspiring like a pig. Wait, that's technically wrong. Pigs don't perspire. Okay.. perspire like a .... a... something that perspires a lot. Yeah. there we go.

Sherms and I had dinner at Ichiban Boshi before the performance... Nice food! reasonable prices too. Oh and yeah sherms made me try out her hat and glasses. Stylo-milo baby!! I looked damn retro lah. hahah

I'm inspired to dance now. Para-para Sakura, here i come!!

HELLLOOOOO ladies!

2007-09-02T22:09:00.000-07:00

On 31st August, i hosted a staff luncheon (much like a dinner and dance, only that it's in the afternoon) @ Bliss Garden Restaurant (Singapore Expo) for Eileen's Childcare centre. As you could probably infer from the title of this entry, my audience was entirely consisted of the estrogen-dominant species. Yup. You must be thinking.... "WOW! lucky you, jonny!"... i assure you only a small handful caught my attention. hahha

anyway I was actually rather cool with the idea of hosting for them until I got to the restaurant VIP room itself. Have a look and u'll understand why.

Low and behold: the incredible booster of my melodic voice. A Karaoke System. geez.

Here's the room. 4 tables only. In one straight line! double geez!

Another one of my biggest fears did a number on me too. The crowd hardly understood English. They were mostly Chinese! *Lady scream in background*... So there i was speaking partially in chinese and english. Something that i was struggling with initially, but i managed to pull it off. I think it was mainly because they were just so amused by my mandarin.

Despite all the pernicious setbacks, i managed to conduct the games well, and got the crowd going. Well that's an understatement actually. I got the crowd screaming now and then. Hey you know the saying... "Girls, just wanna have fun... oh... girls, just wanna have fun... that's what they really waaaaannttt..." okay u get the point. They were really enjoying themselves!

At the end of everything, Mrs Tay (the boss of the company) thanked me and showed her gratitude of the job well done by giving me a big fat hug and a big fat paycheck as well. Hahaha for that moment in time it felt like i had a sugar mummy.

After getting some accolades from the crowd, i felt good about myself... When it seemed like my darkest hour, i pulled through. Pat on my back...

Just some of those random thoughts...

2007-08-28T09:55:00.000-07:00

Sorry to all my inexistent blog fans about not updating my blog for so long! i've been rather busy...

I woke up one morning to some news on CNA, talking about how the populations of pandas and tigers are dwindling drastically over the past decade. They were attributed to us humans, who else? Which i totally agree. We humans, as a species, are murderers. It also got me to think about zoos. I don't really like the concept of animals in captivity. I mean, who are we to rob them from their natural habitat and put them in cages for our viewing pleasure?? If we wanna see a monkey, we should just bloody go to a forest and see it in its natural habitat... and in its full glory, swing from tree to tree while picking up a coconut along the way or something. That's what i call showing respect to the animal.

What if one day, the animals conspire to take revenge on us humans?? Hey it could happen. For all u know, the plan is brewing as we speak. The animals would start slaughtering us for our meat, making us plough their lands, bulldozing our HDBs so they can plant more trees, and for THEIR amusement's sake, capture us and put us into make-belief houses so they can observe us. Just like how we observe them in a zoo. Wow. animals taking over the world. Neat, i say. Then there would be human crossings, instead of zebra ones. There would be human banks instead of piggy ones. A human and keyboard instead of mouse and keyboard. Cats & Dogs will say "Wow it's raining men & women". hahhaa whatever the case is, i just don't feel its right to steal these animals' rights. They deserve to live on this planet as much as we do.

My friend Marvin sent me a link to a youtube video..and he said thru MSN that there was a major internet crash in USA, and all info were lost! I watched the entire video, and it was only towards the end that i convinced myself it was a spoof. Darn you, Marv! hahah almost fell for it. But what IF the internet really crashed and all the info inside vanished?? We'll all really be doomed. I could probably imagine some of us going into mourning, and maybe blame the terrorists too.

I watched Hairspray on saturday (i think)... and i absolutely loved it! For those of you who think i meant staring at a can of gatsby spray-on wax, Hairspray is actually a movie based on an American musical. The plot was simple, but the costumes, the music and dancing were so powerful that it almost compelled me to get up on my feet and start dancing right there and then. Now i understand all those Michael Jackson MTVs, where he starts dancing and everyone else starts to follow. Anyway speaking of movies... My friends who have watched Bourne Ultimatum have given their thumbs up for it. Sigh I don't think i'll be watching it w/o having watched the prequels. I heard they're coming up with a 4th Bourne show called "Bourne-dage", where Bourne discovers he's actually a sex pervert who like to tie women up and do kinky stuff... and a 5th show "Bourne-Appetit" where Bourne can't stop eating after discovering the wonders of dim sum.

Went to Tai Sun warehouse at Pandan Loop yesterday with Shermeen to buy some peanuts... The place is really ULU man. Like, it's in the middle of nowhere!! So after buying the peanuts, Sherms and i were dreading as to how we were going to get outta that place. I asked with a pleading voice... "How are we going to get a taxi?"... just then, like a knight in shining armour in a fairy tale, a Mercedes Taxi appeared!! We quickly flagged it down as we couldn't believe our luck. I think next time if i'm that lucky again, i should push it a little more. like, "How i wish i had a lifetime supply of zara clothes... ". Oh wait. I think i already have that. muahahha.

Oh one more thing. I've been eating loads of tapioca chips... been breaking wind like a spastic hairdryer. hehe

The new things... part 2

2007-08-22T10:06:00.000-07:00

Well as promised i was gonna post up pictures of me from the very 1st dinner and dance i hosted recently. so yeap that's me. in the new suit from g2000. ya know, totalling up the cost of my blazer, pants,belt and shirt, it doesn't even exceed $150! haha and yet i felt like a million bucks. see what good and careful shopping can bring you? hahaha gosh i sound like a girl.

I'm still waiting for the rest of the photos that were taken by the photographer. wonder if the event company received them already.

Anyway! so here's another NEW thing in my life... which i'm not too estatic about. THE FRESHIES. UGH man it's crazy! everywhere's littered with people!! worse still, people i haven't even seen before! Before their arrival, SMU was already crowded enough, with not enough seats in the library and insufficient GSRs to go around. and now this!! Even the business lobby could be mistaken for a holding area for justin timberlake's fans!
I can safely say... i love SMU less now.

The first week of school has been pretty alright so far. Lots of preparation going on at frujch, and finally they're opening tmr!!! YAy!! excited for them. I just hope the crowd doesn't spill over to frujch too. UGH. okay that's mean of me. I should encourage them to go into frujch so they can bring in the ka-ching. In that case, maybe i'll be hanging around there less. sigh. dunno lah. we'll see.

The new things... part 1

2007-08-18T10:01:00.001-07:00

Things around me are going through a change right now... Some of these changes are rather exciting... and sometimes inspiring.

My new phone. Sony Ericsson w580i. Also known as what-took-them-so-long-to-come-up-with-this-phone. It's a beauty. Like how one british guy commented while watching his subway sandwich being prepared, it's "smashing". Sleek, cool colours, lovely sound quality, extremely light. I can't stop fondling this baby. It's like calling out to me: "Yeah... that's right... push my button... right there...oooohhh ure turning me on. literally."

Frujch is going through a renovation now. Gonna have lovely bold colours. AND an exciting menu with loadsa food!! look out for it! but i still hope they can increase the temperature in the place actually. It's freezinggggg...

And i also wished they didn't have to paint over my giraffes. I drew and painted them free-hand ok?!?! this is cruelty to giraffes!! call the SPCA!!

Sticky Situations: The masking tape fights back.

Look out for Sticky Situations 2: The booger that just didn't let go.

Jo just started working at Ice-cream cafe. We went down to visit her at night. Yeap they actually make their staff stick out their tongue while on shift.

Kidding. It was a slip of the tongue. Pun fully intended. haha

No that ain't my tongue. that was the tip of the cone.

We were taking pictures of our fakest smiles, and Erfain won my vote for having the fakest one.

Yeah we kinda destroyed the picture. we were laughing like hell though. haha.

Another change i had over the weekend was that i hosted my 1st ever dinner and dance! woohoo! i'll post abt that one separately... maybe when i get my pictures.

Lame riddle: this one's longer than my usual riddles...

One day a motivational speaker tried to use visuals for his audience. So he did this: stretch a sanitary pad and unzipped his pants. What was he trying to communicate?

You MUST watch this..

2007-08-14T09:12:00.000-07:00

This video is probably one of the funniest things i've ever seen. courtesy of Genevieve. No she wasn't in the video (Thank goodness)... she found the video... Thanks babe! hahhaa laughed till i split my sides!!

Let's just say this video will cheer you up no matter how pissed u are. hahaha enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmbsSw81Uww

Going Downtown...

2007-08-12T20:23:00.001-07:00

Wow!! 5 days not blogging! feels weird man. haha... well it was a great long weekend for me! For one, i met up with Grace, clara, Zheng, chao and malik for some supper on national day! man did we laugh the night through! and grace was sweet as usual, making me a personalized card. Hugs babe!

On friday i met up with sherms to accompany her for her haircut.. before that, we had delicious ramen at cuppage!! yummy!!

Then On saturday I did some shopping with sherms! i must say that it was quite fun! We were walking around borders most of the time... the thing about borders that i dislike is their disorganised shelving of books! Some of the the books are not arranged by author's name, nor book title! So it was very difficult looking for what I wanted at times.

but anyways while sherms and i were walking around town... we saw a few interesting things... Before i met up with sherms, i was passing by the atrium at PS and saw this international Muay Thai championship going on... i was rather intrigued by it as I haven't seen a live boxing or kickboxing match before. I was also awed by how hard the 2 fighters were kicking each other... as in, you could literally hear a loud thud when the foot hits the body! OUCH!

Then when sherms and i met up, we saw these 3 ppl dressed up as gladiators at orchard MRT! WOOoooh talk about kinky, baby! hahaha in my overflowing curiosity, I approached them to ask if there was a cosfest somewhere... they said no, and that they were just mascots for Clinique cosmetics... I'm like, WHAT??? It still baffles me till now as i try to draw a link from cosmetics to gladiators... the best i could think of was "Fight away UV rays!" or "Clinique Cosmetics: the heroes of your skin!"...

Haha the picture begets the caption "Better be armed and ready for the great singapore sale!"

Then another interesting sight was this capoeira demonstration by locals just outside borders... There was like a circle of people clapping along, a few of them chanting while playing some traditional musical instruments... t'was quite nice to watch! In case you don't know what capoeira is all about, it's a form of brazilian dance/martial art. Go google it. hahah.

Well i must say sometimes town can be quite interesting despite me being sick of going there frequently. As long as they have more dances, fighting and kinkily dressed people, I wouldn't mind going down more often i guess. Such are the cheap thrills i get when ure living in boring singapore. hahaha.

And dear Flea is leaving today for Germany... sigh... well i just hope we'll keep in touch while she's there... Take care babe!! make sure u have loads of fun!! Hugs!

GENerally MERVmerizing.

2007-08-08T08:13:00.000-07:00

Well this entry is about a skit that we're helping Merv with... basically he was called in by S2travel (weird name i know. it means safe 2 travel) to help come up with a skit as part of a preview or presentation to pitch a deal to NTUC income. The context of the skit is a long story and since i'm in a lazy mood, i shan't elaborate. All i can say is that it was really fun hanging out with gen and merv again. Man i miss school shows.

That's gen with her trademark 'peace' sign... and OMG do u notice it?? YEAH her nails are painted blue! Ok fine i'm pretending not to notice the weird vietnamese hat and oversized glasses. hahaha.

HAH! just when gen hoped i wouldn't publish this... muahahha. i just found this pic so amusing cos it looks damn wrong... hahaha!

And yes, how can we forget the Merv's phallic pen. That Gen spoilt... hahaha and she was being soooo anal about fixing it whilst merv couldn't really be too bothered (as you can tell from the pic, he was just amused as to how we were so adamant on fixing it). Oh and Gen wants me to mention the spring from the pen. I accidentally lost the spring just when i thought i figured how to fix the pen. We were looking all over for the spring... and when i finally found it, i screamed eureka!! i excitedly fixed it back into the pen... and.... PRESTO! the pen still didn't work. DAMN!!! hahaha

One thing that baffled me... in the male toilet while i was taking a piss, i noticed how bloody huge the flushing button was. it's like i could fit a whole bloody hand on it! I mean, why?? i know they said guys had very bad toilet aiming, but i don't think it was referring to the flushing button!
The button looked like those kinda trap door switch where if u were to push it, the wall behind could kinda slide open... a surge of light and wind coming from the other side... a voice tempting u to step into the world of unknown... "come, jonny... come home... to... er... Urinalia... we mean no harm... all we want is PEE-ce..."

Happy Birthday Dad!

2007-08-06T10:37:00.000-07:00

My Dad turned 60 on sunday... and the brothers and i decided to throw him a big party, inviting his friends and our relatives as well! well i'm glad my father truly enjoyed himself. I'll let the pictures do most of the talking...

Not to be mean, but if bad singers had deities, they most probably would be my parents. hahaha I'm sorry but i think my parents can't really sing. My mum can sing marginally better than my dad. Okay lah it wasn't totally horrendous.

"The birthday buns", they call it. hahah our first dish arrived after a long wait... and boy did everyone gobble them down. hahah the funny thing was, there was the HUGE version of the birthday bun especially for my dad. hahah all of us, found it so amusing and had a fun time playing aroung with it... even sherms and i took a whack at it. hahahha. (btw, doesn't sherms look sweet in that pic? she can look quite good while playing with a bun, can't she? hahaha sounds wrong)

Think this must have been the favourite dish for sherms and i: Peking duck skin in crepe . Yummy with a capital Y, U, M, M, and Y. hahah. tasted really good with the special sauce too!

I admired Sherm's mum for having the courage to kick start the atmosphere by singing beautifully a japanese song. She really got the ball rolling.... and she can really sing. haha.

I think, based on the very few good singers we noticed that day, O levels should include "Singing" as one of the COMPULSORY subjects. We could really do with more good singers. hahaha.

There you go... the birthday BOY. 6 big candles. one huge cake.

We went round to every table for a 'yam seng' session. hahaha as though my dad was getting married again! CHOY! anyway see my cousin niece in that pic? SOOOOo adorable!!! she was covering her poor little ears that were probably jarred from the very loud cheering @ the table...

Gratification: As i drove my parents us home after the whole event, my mum asked my dad if he was happy... my dad replied with a resounding "YES". I dunno if that was authentic cos he was rather tipsy haha... but i'm pretty sure he meant it. and to me, that's all that matters.

Happy Birthday, Daddy. Love ya.

Kidabion, anyone?

2007-08-04T20:48:00.000-07:00

Just yesterday (saturday) i hosted an event at Bukit Panjang Plaza called "Kidabion 4 million + 1 smiles"... meant to promote the new health supplement foe kids called Kidabion, and it's those chewable capsules... where the moment u break the shell, the juice bursts out! Much like putting a whole fried (wet) egg yolk into your mouth and then breaking it with your gums... oooh yeahhhhh. hahah anyway the capsules tastes pretty nice though.

However as for the entire structure and flow of the event, let's just say it didn't really sit easy with me. I personally felt that my boss tried to squeeze too many things into one event that it was just overwhelming for the limited staff, the emcees and i'm sure the audience as well. We had a memory game, a guessing game, a human calculator game, a crazy cups competition, a photo competition, colouring contest, mural painting.... all within 4 - 5 hours! That's insane!!! I mean, i was struggling to keep up with all the happenings as well. As a result i didn't have any rest and i almost lost my voice. Nonetheless i'll be heading down for another round today. hope it goes well...

The multi-talented Genevieve: First dancing, mascoting, emceeing, acting, now balloon twisting?? Gee. i hear next she's going to be stunt driving, while balancing a dog on her head.

This is the part of the event i enjoyed. It's called Crazy cups... basically they have stack these specifically engineered cups up and down as quickly as possible... in a certain formation, of course. I found it sooooo intriguing, that i decided to buy a set of crazy cups from the instructor as well. hahha will demonstrate to you guys once i've mastered it. I'm aiming for maybe year 2010. hahahah.

Anyways at night, i picked up the frujch people from school and went for some (non-alcoholic) drinks at serangoon gardens... and of course we shared a few good laughs once again. I sent everyone back thereafter... But i really enjoyed myself just driving around, really. at 2+ am in the morn, the roads of singapore are actually quite pleasant. Woohooooo!

Oops i did it again?

2007-08-03T00:32:00.000-07:00

Yeah i know this wasn't supposed to be about food. And if u think about it, it's actually me hanging out with my friends, over food! so somehow i'll have to talk about the food, right? right. hahaha.

Anyways i don't know why, but recently i've been having really wacky dreams... on consecutive nights too! I can't recall what they were about though. They say that having dreams is an indication that you haven't been sleeping well. The best kinda sleep is those that you knockout till the next morning, not dreaming at all.. Maybe i'll get my mum to knock my daylights out one night. See how that works out. haha.

So back to how yesterday (friday) went... i woke up in the morning and i prepared some of the quiche i made recently for Merry & Christina, whom i met for lunch later in the afternoon. My dear Chloe came up to me in the kitchen and gave me the yearning look... hahah just look at her! Apparently she likes my quiche too, so i made just a little bit for her. hehe she's so spoilt.

I then set off to have lunch with Sherms, Christina and Merry @ Aglio Olios. Got to see Brigette there as well. Man the world is just so small. haha. Anyways i had chicken cream pasta which wasn't too bad... but sherm's mushroom and bacon olio was the best!! Tasted really good! And slightly spicy too... which i find unique about their pastas. They're all spicy! of cos u could opt for mild spice... which i did. My tongue doesn't really get along with spice. hehehe.

And guess what we had for dessert?? Fried Chicken Wings!! woohooo! We just couldn't take it (or rather, I couldn't take it) anymore cos we were tempted by the other people around us having the chicken wings... and it looked too good to resist! And indeed we weren't disappointed! They were very delicious!!

It was just so funny how Merry had to cover her jaw when taking pictures. hahaha ... Oh and Sherms was really tired... can't blame her though... she has been stressed these few days.

Yeap and that's the yummy Mushroom and bacon olio that Sherms had.

But overall it was very very nice meeting Merry (my dear neighbour) and Christina again. Hope to catch up with them again soon! Maybe we could go back there for the chicken wings!!! Or we could have our Ching teng night @ bedok corner! muahahahah.

And at night i got to meet up with Faizal! hahah now i know how much i really miss that joker. It's just amazing how someone can go on and on talking about his life and be so dramatic and hilarious at the same time. Well of course besides being a funny guy, he's also a great person to talk to. You know, in retrospect, he was the one who made it easier for me to get over my homophobia. hahah Anyway the poor guy was been so busy at work... hope things clear up for him soon. And hope to catch up again, Zal! thanks for dinner!

It seems that quite a few of my friends (those who are working, at least) have been really busy recently... while i'm just chilling around enjoying my holidays. muahahah okok sorry, didn't mean to wind you guys up... what i meant to say was, hope you guys get through this busy period....

Like the saying goes "when the going gets tough, the tough takes a coffee break"...

And "Line the dough in the tart tin and bake for 12 mins until golden brown". Got that last line from my baking book. There's no link whatsoever so please stop cracking ur brain over this one. hahaha.

Ted Baker in town? So is Jonny Baker. ( & Lame Riddle #6)

2007-08-01T03:52:00.000-07:00

Yes yes i know this blog is turning out to be some kinda food blog (bloody cafe cartel and Crystal Jade! why haven't they approached me to endorse them yet?!?! hahaha)... hopefully this will be my last food entry till... er... next week perhaps. muhahaha.

But u see, i MUST blog this. Today, i finally kicked start my baking rituals again after a long long abstinence. the baking recipe book i received as my bday present is the main catalyst in this. Plus the fact that i have lots of time nowadays. hehe..

And instead of baking my usual cookies and muffins and cakes, i decided to try pies! and today's specialty was.... QUICHE! hehe mushroom quiche, to be exact.

That's my workspace... small little table space in the kitchen.. hehe. well a skillful chef like me wouldn't need too much space to perform my magic, would i? muahahah.

This is my FIRST attempt... haha made a few mistakes here and there... but it tasted alright!! i'm gonna make my family the guinea pigs for this one... hehehe shhhhh... as u can see, my mum already tried some! luckily she said it was nice. My dad and Justin said it was good too! (or maybe they're being nice. SIGH)

Well here's the final (and hopefully better) attempt! The mushrooms don't look as abundant as the previous one, but it certainly looked and smelled tastier. I'm gonna let sherms and her family try this one. *cross fingers*

Similar to my previous stuff i baked before, it's just so scary to actually see what goes into the dish. the amount of butter, cream and eggs... yikey doodles. it's no joke. that's why my policy (as a responsible friend and baker) is to give my guinea pigs small amounts of the food... enough to let them taste the heavenly, scrumptious, mouthwatering masterpiece (yeah, right), but not enough to raise their chances of dying from heart attack or diabetes. That's what i call baking with a heart, man. Oh my, i'm so noble!! can't take it!! wooohhooo!!

Anyway here's a lame riddle! This should be simple!

What do you call people who steal quiches in the Bahamas?

PIE-rates of the Carribean!! muahaha. okay i know it's damn lame. so bite me. keke.

Random thoughts for the day

2007-07-30T09:02:00.000-07:00

Well i had my last 3 school shows (Chicky) today.... It was all really quick, considering it started exactly one week ago! 10 shows gone. Now waiting for more shows to happen... man i suddenly felt as though i lost my self worth.

Anyway i decided to do more cooking today again! Yeap the chef at work... by force! My mum just hurled to me the responsibility of making some food for the family. geeeez. Well i went for the easy option: Fried rice, boiled vegetables and some char siew and siew bak my mum bought earlier in the morning. Oh and i made oyakadon for myself! check it out!

YEap that's my oyakodon with my complete meal. hahah It tasted really good actually. got the omelette topping for $2 from Daiso. they sell really good stuff. hope to be heading down there again soon though.

Was watching this cheesy HK movie... where this heoric guy walked into a burning building, rescued a dog, WALKED along the burning corridor in slow motion... and as he approaches the camera, flames explode from behind him... but still he remains un-frazzled. HAhaha SO CHEESY. reminds me of other cheesy scenes like how the evil guy measures up his victim, walks eerily and slowly towards her, talking about how he's going to kill her or why she deserves to die or how no one would hear her even if she screams... and the bloody guy just takes his damn sweet time to pull the damn trigger... and before he could do so, the hero of the show makes an explosive entry and saves the day. these kinda scenes happen sooooo often! but notice how we're just suckers for them??

Well i guess my 'holidays' have officially begun. time to meet up with some of my friends... esp those who are about to fly off for exchange. And also set aside time to bake!! woohoo!

My Birthday Celebrations part 3

2007-07-29T01:58:00.000-07:00

Following the trend of trilogies, here's my 3rd celebration... this time, with my family! We were supposed to be gorging down siew mais, har kaus and paper-wrapped chicken at Crystal Jade, but unfortunately the queue was just wasn't budging. So we decided to head down to this restaurant called Tonkishi... famous for its katsu (cutlets). Here's how it went:

As you can see, there was a copious amount of food... Lots and lots of deep-fried stuff. hehe i like. For the katsus ranged from pork to fish, sweet potato, egg plant, loin, prawn etc... and we had sides like jap curry, potato salad (yummy), miso soup, edamame and fried tofu (damn friggin good). On top of that the restaurant offered free flow of rice and cabbage! something we didn't have stomach for, actually.

Seems like Justin was looking to steal some food from Sheryl, while Ivan was just bracing himself for the feast ahead. Notice: both my bros have the same way of holding their chopstick while choosing a 'target' item on the table.

My parents were rather satisfied with the meal, i think. While as for me... you could tell from that pic how i felt about it. hahha. Yummy.

Believe it or not, this is the picture of when we were done with the food. Seems like there's some food left here and there, but our tummies forbade us from consuming anymore. haha.

I wanna thank Ivan and Yuki for the watch they got for me! It's an orange "Smash" watch. Hope the brand name doesn't suggest what will happen to the watch in the future. Hehe

And Thanks to Justin and Sheryl for the very nice blue Nike shirt!

I would also like to thank a few of my dear friends for their well-wishes! Thanks Janet, Liling, Tzi Hon, Ning Xia, Louis, Sherm's parents, Brigette, Grace, Nabs, Joycelyn and others...

And a happy birthday to Jeremy Soh too! yeah man 29th July Rocks!! woohoooo

My Birthday Celebrations part 2

2007-07-28T19:28:00.001-07:00

And it's the 28th of July! one day till my actual birthday! I arranged with my gf to go watch Genevieve's play "Happy Endings: Asian Boys Volume 3"... It's the 2nd last day of her performance and i really wanted to catch it. And i didn't regret it at all!! IT's such a nice play! Even though it's about gays and their love life, i thought it was tastefully done! as in, it didn't scare straight people like me. It was actually a rather touching story. I must say, the scriptwriter's brilliant. The cast was very strong too!

And of cos dear Gen was brilliant!! hehe well done, girl! So so proud of you... hope you liked the pretty (and rather expensive) sunflower!! U better not throw it away too quickly!! hahaha.
Oh and galvin belongs to theatre man. he was excellent too.

And so my gf brought me to the 'surprise' place for my birthday dinner... it was at Graze, in rochester park... very nice place too bad i didn't take a lot of pictures of the place itself though.. but u can check it out online. hehe

While we waited for our food, we had some water and a phallic-looking bread. haha. So you can roughly see the restaurant settings in the background... pretty much al-fresco, and very nice choice of furniture and lighting.

Looking at the menu, I was wondering what "barramundi" was... Sherms said it was a fish. I told her she was thinking of "baracuda". We were laughing over it for awhile until the waiter told us it IS a fish. hahah well steal my slippers and call me susie! who would have known?? haha anyway the top left pic's the barramundi (not fantastic, but fresh nonetheless) and sherm's totally delectable wild mushroom risotto. She enjoyed it of course... i mean, she loves risotto and wild mushrooms individually...so when u combine them, u get a very happy shermeen. hahaha

We also shared a plate of BBQ sausages... not too bad~

My 'dessert' is at the other end of the table. Muahaha...

Typical fine-dining: Huge plate, with small portions of food.

Okay here was the actual dessert... SO SINFUL i tell you.. It's called pimms poached pear... basically a pear with white chocolate mousse inside, and with sweet walnuts, a slab of pure cream and biscuits by the side. The pear tasted really nice though.

And here's the 'dish' that really took the prize. ahahaha. The one that i'll be having for the rest of my life. hahah thank you so much darling for the wonderful dinner. Yummy!

My Birthday Celebrations part 1

2007-07-28T18:40:00.000-07:00

It was the 27th of July, when i spent the evening with my good friends (who else? charlene, zhichao and malik) at Sakura Restaurant at Orchard Shopping Centre. For those of you who have no idea where that is (which i admittedly didn't before before malik told me), it's the run-down building just next to california fitness @ orchard, with the 7-eleven and guardian at the 1st level. But who would have known that beneath the ratty exterior, there lies a haven of absolute gastronomical pleasures!

Round after round, we attacked the glorious variety of food they had there. Our motto: What they would cook, we would eat!

The lamb was exceptionally good though.

In case ure wondering the price for this buffet, it's $22 per pax. But the other costs that come with it like extra pounds gained, guilt from eating more than you should and discomfort from a bloated stomach varies with the person.

The 3 stooges!

As you can see, we came in as warriors: Ready to take on the food in battle. But alas, we met our match. We were utterly defeated. Underestimate the power of the food, we shall never again.

These were the presents from Malik and Chao. haha these bloody prankers gave me a Happy Fathers' Day card lah! and they also returned me my PSP game in disguise as a present! haha but they gave me my real present, which was a baking book! Awesome!! just what i needed! Think very soon i'll be picking up my spatula again. hahaa.

And of cos my dear sis got me something from Australia too! A nice (but slightly over-sized) cardigan! haha she always thinks i'm bigger than i actually am. But thanks babe! i'll wear it!

Charlene was complaining that she looked fat in the 1st picture (top left), so i told the guys to make themselves seem fatter so as to make charlene look thin in comparison. Thus, the 2nd picture. Hehehe their faces damn cartoon lah!

The 4 of us who couldn't resist the tempation of taking a group shot on the way to the bus-stop.

We made our way to Bukit Timah to play some pool... and we decided to pass time by playing some "dai dee" on the bus! it was something new i must say. haha only SMRT buses with the inward facing chairs could allow us to do this. hahah.

This isn't a very good example, but there were times that Charlene struck a "killbill" pose... very intimidating, but embarrassingly to no effect. She still couldn't pot the ball. At least she made it look good. ehehe.

Yeap so that was the end of the 1st day of my Birthday celebrations!! it was a REALLy fun day. thanks so much guys!!

If you want the pics, try this link: http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3245&l=95b83&id=514938240

Tag number 007... PASS.

2007-07-25T06:04:00.000-07:00

YAHOOOOO.... like i said before, i'll celebrate every small victory each day. Today i had another one: I passed my IPPT!!

Countless weeks of training paid off today as i took my IPPT at khatib camp. I found myself much fitter than usual, and FINALLY i passed my pull-ups. That station really got me nervous. I have big probs with pull-ups cos of my heavy lower body... and yeah my weak arms didn't help either. But thru hard training, i managed to scrape through that station.

That mini-victory for me in that station put my mind at rest, which motivated me for my last station: 2.4km run. For once in my life, i actually looked forward to the run.. and ENJOYED myself while running. hahaha must be all those frequent jogs i've been taking.

One funny incident happened though... towards the end of my run, i sprinted for the finish line... Stride by stride, i felt like a plane ready to take off... My legs were pounding the track, taking me faster... then with great triumph, i smiled when i crossed the finish line.

That's when i heard the marshall bellow "SIR! you're on the wrong lane!! u have to go thru the sensors!!"

The 'chariots of fire' song in my mind came to an abrupt stop... i jammed my brakes, made a u-turn and went thru the sensors to record my timing. Phew. luckily, my timing was still good. The anti-climax DID take away a chunk of the gratification though. it was embarrasing, really.

Anyway, for those of you who are thinking of starting an exercise regime, I support you. It works wonders for your self-confidence and inner-peace. haha. One advice: Don't drink cold water after straneous workout. According to the chinese physician i went to today, she said that drinking cold water after exercise is probably the WORST thing u could do to ur lungs.

Well from this pass, i have earned myself $100 from SAF, and intend use it to treat myself to a nice meal this weekend. Muahahahha

Lame moment.

2007-07-23T04:50:00.000-07:00

I just remembered this recent incident that proved to me i was born to be lame... Here's a snippet of a conversation between me and my gf...

Shermeen: "There's a pain on my left side..."

Me:"You know what that means?"

Shermeen: "What?"

Me: "Something's not right..."

HhahahahHahha

The End, and The Beginning...

2007-07-23T03:42:00.000-07:00

Today's a special day for me. It's the end of something that has been stressing me the past few weeks: My Summer module. Just completed the wiki and left it for grading by prof. Hope it goes well... Woohoooo freedom tastes so damn sweet!! And me with the sweet-tooth! what ecstacy! I feel so good, like i just inherited super powers or something... I think i'll name myself... Jonny Jubilant... with the power to be-happy-and-not-give-a-damn-that-I-crapped-in-my-pants !! Sounds like a superhero to ya? yeah baby... yeah...

With an end comes a new beginning: After 2 months on a break, i have officially resumed acting in primary school shows again. It's for KFC Chicky Club! One of my favourite shows actually... albeit it's a bit tiring with the dancing and all... But hell, i enjoyed myself plenty! It's just refreshing to resume something that i love. And in between the 2 shows today, i had a good time joking away with Mervyn and Leelian over breakfast... Ahhh that's what i really missed, actually. The talk-cock sessions. And believe me, with Merv, Gen, Jessie and myself around, the topics discussed can be totally off-tangent and absolutely outrageous. Speaking of Gen, we miss you babe! Hope your stint with Asian Boys is going well so far!! One more week to go!!

Oh it's my first time going to casuarina's prata place today. They have good prata! not the best i've tasted maybe, but still VERY good. And apparently they JUST renovated into an air-conditioned cafe! so for those of you who haven't been there lately, go check it out! But don't forget to ask me along too!! Muahaha

I think casuarina should have a mascot to help them out in their brading. How about... Captain Casuarina?? Then just like harry potter, they can publish and distribute several issues of books, which are actually menus in disguise! They would have harry potter-like titles such as... er... *Captain Casuarina and the Tormentor of Teh Tarik*!! or *Captain Casuarina and the Plaster of the Prata*... something like that.

Another incident today that left me laughing my socks, shoes and every other piece of clothing off was this post on Mr Brown's blog. It's about this online feud between celebrity bloggers XiaXue and Steven Lim. It's this video where Steven Lim is lashing back at XX for her insults against Steven. PLEASE WATCH THIS VIDEO. hahah it's hilarious! http://www.mrbrown.com/blog/2007/07/xiaxue-vs-steve.html Steven called Xiaxue a "BIG CHICKEN PIE!" Hhahahahaa... sorry no offence man. But it's just funny the way he phrased it. "I mean, cmon. You're a big chicken pie, lor." Hahahhaha... now if you're still left in the dark about all this, check out Xiaxue's blog: http://www.xiaxue.blogspot.com/ Get a clearer picture of everything. Man, XX really knows how to stir shit.

Today's Irony: Home-Fix D.I.Y shop in Lot 1 had lighting failure.

Anyway like i said, today's a SPLENDID DAY!! Big hug to all my friends!!

Lame Riddle #5

2007-07-22T04:45:00.000-07:00

Hey sorry guys for not posting for some time. Anyway it's time for another riddle that'll leave you in Or-guess-sm... muahaha

Qn: Why do Policemen like to do the Gardening??

Answer: Cos they wanted to maintain Lawn and Order. Muahahaha

Grace's Birthday party...

2007-07-19T08:20:00.000-07:00

Just last saturday (14th July), the old JC council mates met up to celebrate Grace's Bday!

What time?: 9pm
Where?: Villa Bali, near the old SAJC (currently river valley high)
Who: Carissa, Clara, Zheng, Raymond, Timothy, Malik, Grace (duh~) and myself.

(Grace at one of her un-glammest moments. How dis-Grace-ful. hhaha kidding babe.)

Before that day, i had NO idea where or what Villa Bali was. But now that i've been there, i think i'm going down again soon with sherms. hahah it's a nice, serene, romantic (and vegetated) Al-fresco cafe bar... (If any of you have been to One Rochester, you'd know what i mean). Apparently they just introduced their main courses so they had like pork chops and steak on their menu. coolness.

There were some finger food going round, but as i had a cough that day, i did not have the luxury to try the fried food. I only got to eat the garlic bread. haha. DARN YOU, THROAT!!

Anyways back to the birthday girl. Grace was having some lychee-martinis i think... if i'm not mistaken, she was feeling a little high. Hahaha reminds me of one of her bday parties before where she got so drunk that she had to go lie down... while the rest of us left. haha.

As usual, we had the usual trick of 2 of the girls excusing themselves to go 'to the toilet' when in actual fact they went preparing for cake surprise!

We had a great time, talking nonsense and asking one another IQ riddles (which ended up being linked to neo-prints, thanks to me of cos... hehe). It was really great seeing everyone that day. It's been some time since i've actually caught up with them. Too bad i had to leave slightly earlier...

Grace dear, i really hope you enjoyed yourself. I know this is late already... but i just wanna wish you HAPPY BIRTHDAY again... you've always been such a wonderful friend to me. I treasure our friendship a lot... and for that, i pray that all your birthday wishes come true, and may you be happy always! (and i know that in the previous bdays i usually would specially make something for you.. sorry this year i was kinda in a rush so all i could get you was the dress. Pls forgive me... hehe i'll make it up to you next year!)

Anyway here's where you view all the pics!!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3078&l=acea2&amp;amp;id=514938240

A chef is born... Jonny Oliver in da house~

2007-07-18T10:57:00.000-07:00

I decided to be a nice boy and cook for my family... since i have a cough and all, i was deliberating what to cook for dinner. Can't be deep fried fried stuff. Nor heaty stuff. No chicken... Man, the restrictions i had to work with!! But then, with sheer effort, i managed to dig up an idea from my brain (surprise surprise!)... and decided to make... SOBA!!

So yeah these were some of the dishes... The Soba (in case my food are cooked beyond recognition, it's the top left picture) took quite some time to make cos after boiling it, you had to drain it with cold water, then layer it with ice... (ice ice baby...)

The pork was marinaded with teriyaki sauce, and i pan fried them with salt and ground pepper.

And the spinach was just... you know... boiled. no biggie there. But i lurve spinach! Popeye-inspired, maybe. Always wanted to have a cocked-up face like his.

Other (rather unimportant) stuff i made: scrambled eggs and dumplings (those u get frozen).

So my customers (my dad & mum. too bad justin couldn't enjoy this as well) sat at the table and tried the food... and they expressed their satisfaction!! Woohooo! They actually liked it! they said the pork was good, although they kept mistaking it for chicken...

Ahhhh... the gratification of it all... As you can probably tell from my expression there. haha I felt very good after the meal... not only cos it wasn't a disaster... But mostly cos i managed to do something good. Not just for myself, but for my family too. My mum especially. Now i know how bloody hard it is to prepare a meal... and my mum does it so often!
Love you, mum.

But i tell you, sometimes my Dad pisses me off. He was SOOO lazy to clear up the dishes and wash them. When i finally got him to clear up, he was so haphazard that he even threw away a porcelain spoon by accident! Ughh.

I think i learn a lot from cooking. It teaches me patience (try waiting for pork chops to be evenly done, and u'll know what i mean). It teaches me to be alert (a second too late, and fried eggs can taste like the wok) and more than anything, it teaches me humility.

You know, we could all learn to celebrate every small victory... it makes us appreciate things more, and also makes you feel happier as a person.

Hopefully this won't be the last of my culinary experiments!

Photos for Stage-It's Lao Jiu

2007-07-17T09:19:00.000-07:00

Hey fellow cast members of Lao Jiu, please help yourselves to the photos on my facebook account... and while ure there, u can go ahead and add me as ur friend too!

*drumroll* and Heeeeeerrrrreee are the links!!! *ta da!*

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3052&id=514938240
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3053&id=514938240
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3055&id=514938240

Cosplay part 2

2007-07-16T00:09:00.001-07:00

Due to a very smart suggestion by my friend, Nab, i have decided to post up a picture of the characters sherms and i were trying to emulate in the Cosplay.

See the guy on the left with orange hair? He's ichigo. The guy i was dressed as. And the black-haired girl on the right of him? yeah that's Rukia. Sherm's character.

I wouldn't say we did a very bad job. On the contrary, i thought we were pretty alright. What do you guys think? haha

here's my entire photo album of CosFest 2007... have a look guys!!

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3033&id=514938240
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3034&page=1&id=514938240
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=3035&l=17db0&id=514938240