CRAMMING

Cramming in this case means two things - firstly, it has to do with the ironically-named recess week that just FLEW past! It was full of assignments, and studying. I totally regretted studying my Intro to Psychology only on Sunday! =( Well the second meaning of 'Cramming' describes this post. There are just too many things that I didn't update!

Firstly, Yakiyakibo with part of Lamerz. Food's great! And of course, we did our usual crapping. These are yummy teppenyaki food!
Still can't believe we took this in the middle of Jurong Point. Totally tourist-like. Buay tahan =P
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Next, J'adore times with Wilson Wang and Kenny. At JP's Cyrstal Jade and the oft-visited Ji De Chi.
Me with my gui ling gao. Slurp.

Wang with his mango ice. We were trying to make the back-drop look like we're in HK. :X

Kenneth with his Mango ice. His background reads: "I love my HK desserts!"

Now that's more like it!
[all photos courtesy of Kenneth Goh =)]
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And now it's... JB outing @ City Square!!
Don't be fooled by our happy faces. We're on the wrong bus.

Ducky building!

City Square here we go!

Accented-Blue.

Lunch was rice burger. Although I grumbled about the portion, it still tastes great =)

Shaved ice.. silky, sweet and smooth..

Digging in..

Burp.

As for the things that I bought, well, suffice to say, I spent around S$70 there in a few hours. You can see me wearing them in the days to come =)

And next, after arriving at Singapore, it was off to...




My Virgin Flight on the Singapore Flyer!
Approaching the giant..

We were there just one day after the F1 night race!

Stepping into the cabin.

Going up!

F1 pit!

Feeling of vertigo..

My laptop's current wallpaper.

Singapore Tourism Board-like picture.

One fast-food restaurant that Singapore should have more of.
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And now, a trip back memory lane.. last visit to GYPS old compound.
Thanks Liang Wei. Effectively nostalgic..

Still can't get over the fact that this looks like a toy model!

And here's presenting to you our very own payphone advertisement =P

Aww.. that nostalgic bridge =)

For more photos please see Facebook!
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That night, some of us GYPSies went to catch the highly-anticipated movie that almost everyone is talking about.. FAME!
I give the movie:





Firstly, how nice is that poster?! Basically, those 4 glittering letters would instantly conjure up images of a creative burst of energy, and that youthful talent that is just waiting to be tapped - all this dynamism quite effectively captured by this 2009 remake.

Fame is a musical that tells the story of a myriad of characters going through their years - from freshman to graduation - at the New York Academy of Performing Arts. We catch glimpses of their initial struggles to personal triumphs via flashes of their story arcs.

Although these separate anecdotes do showcase the dynamic range of the plot (from singing to dancing to piano-playing to drama), the off-balance focus on some of the characters do get rather jarring.

However, we are here for the performances, aren't we? And boy, does Fame deliver. Every single musical number / dance routine / dramatic monologue are finely-executed and gloriously fleshed before our eyes - what more can we expect?

Naturi Naughton has done to Fame what Nikki Blonsky has done to Hairspray. Hair-raising talent. Her pipes are fantastic and her solo piano-song vocal performance carried the sole weight of the movie, and brought it to greater heights.

FINAL SAY: Although many critics agree that this version still cannot compare to the much-loved Oscar-winning original, this serving does deliver a more-than-welcome pallete of exhuberance to this generation starved of youths that are really passionate for their craft. And Fame did just that.
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Fann & Chris's Wedding + The Mist for the umpteenth time!
So... Kenneth, Fifi and Yinghui came over to catch the Wedding of the Year.. which turned out to be the Public Relations event of the Year.. the most-sponsored event of the Year.. the most head-scratching wedding dress of the Year..

Well, I'm not surprised if Mediacorp actually releases the chronicles of their wedding in a DVD package that gives us a free handphone strap in the shape of the inspired-by-dunno-what wedding dress.

...okok being sarcastic here :P but yeah, their much-anticipated ceremony did go down wrong to some of the viewers in more ways than one.

During the stayover I introduced to them the movie The Mist, since ff was in such a horror-movie mode. I know, I know, I've watched this with at least 2 groups of people who stayed over already.. and at least 2 more times on separate occasions. But my stand still remains that the movie is one of the most provocative explorations of human behaviour. And guess what? It's based on a Stephen King novel!
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And finally... Paparazzi 2009! - THE CONCRETE SKIES
Sorry, this is the most complete photo I can find. But yeah, the acting were good throughout!
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Went for Lala 徐佳瑩's Campus Concert (hosted by Y.E.S933)! Simply put, I'm happy we decided to queue up for the tickets. Not only were her songs nice, her voice was flawless =) All hail the once Taiwan One Million Star champ who's going to be the next budding singer-songwriter!
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Ok, shall review Mariah's album next post. This is simply too long.

Oh ya, for those who knew about my COM205 presentation, I would've introduced fmylife.com. Now there's another version: www.mylifeisaverage.com! I tell you, this is all the rage now.

A snippet:
Today, I was reading MLIA in class and several times had to stifle a chuckle. The kid sitting next to me whispered, what website are you on?", to which I responded, "My Life Is Average." I was very surprised when my professor whispered from behind me, "So is your grade." US History Prof. for the win. MLIA

=D

Okay I seriously need to get back to work.

Take care, people!