Something is Wrong.

Jit pai siao liao ('This time it's crazy..') ....

Hurricane Nargis
Myanmar's blatant rejection of world aid is just shameful and extremely wrong. Your people are suffering. Other people want to help. (I heard this story of a woman who asked her child to pledge $1million anonymously on her behalf). Just freakin' let them help lah!!


Si Chuan Earthquake
This little picture, though powerful, doesn't reflect the devastating scale of the Chinese disaster. Although China was much-applauded for it's transparency in this tragedy, we can't help but empathise with her plight (the Olympics is in august, for crying out loud). The world has rallied to pledge in millions of dollars, which is much-needed. There's still hope.
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This is a song that Singapore's very own JJ Lin wrote finish in a night to encourage the victims of the Si Chuan earthquake to stay strong. It's very beautiful.


爱与希望
词/王雅君 曲/林俊杰

大地被摇晃著, 天空突然黑了
我的心也被震碎了, 下一秒瓦解了
泪堆积成了河

但明天是好的, 我们要坚定著
爱~让我们不放弃活著
还要继续和大自然拔河

当爱与希望 投射炙热的太阳
昨日泪光 会随时间都蒸发
别轻易放弃 明天要许更多愿望
装满了勇气 就更有力量

当爱与希望 倒映暖暖的月亮
再回头望 又是筑好的家乡
我知道未来还有好多路要闯
我打开了窗 看见了晴朗

Here's my own English translation:

The earth shook, and
the sky went pitch-dark
My heart crumbled to pieces

A moment's devastation -
and I was awashed in my tears

But tomorrow carries a promise;
we must stay strong.
Love will keep us alive; from
our battle with Mother Nature

When Love and Hope
basks in the warm Sunshine,
Tears from a painful yesterday
will evaporate with time

So don't give up easily; and dare to dream
With greater courage we will prevail
and emerge stronger than before

When Love and Hope is
reflected in the warm moonlight,
we can see
the future of our homeland awaits

The road ahead is definitely arduous;
but with a determined spirit,
building a home that we love again
is right here in our hands.

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[ Though we're destroying the world, it's also up to us to save it ]

Take care, peeps.

5 Stars

TRP!



TRP's 四大美女!

From the looks of it, yup, I went to the $10 KTV again. Finally got myself a membership card. I'm sure besides jm, there're alot others who'd want to borrow it from me too =x
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Mom really liked the CD I burnt for her for mothers' day. Guess it's really personal and it's a collection of all her favourite cantonese and chinese songs. Glad she liked it =)
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Yay, won $ for mahjong on saturday night with cousin, grandaunt and grandma. Base was $150 lor siao. But no BIG transactions were made, so it's all friendly.
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Anyway, the tentatively-planned Lamerz trip in July to Redang has moved to yet another level. We have voted - with majority - to stay in a 5 star resort!

Thanks szern for planning all this! Hope fungi and zw will quickly settle their dates so I can apply my overseas leave.
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And finally.. the next thing about 5STARS.

Just caught the film The Mist (er.. dad. overseas. dvd. cheap. piece these words together for the reason I got hold of this movie)

I give the film:



This has got to be the most powerful movie I've watched in my life. Don't be fooled by the cheesy name. It's a monster movie - rivalling Cloverfield - with really thought-provocative social issues thrown in.

Albeit starting off unsteadily, the tension that builds in the course of the film is astounding.

A mysterious mist has shrouded a small town and drove many of its inhabitants to the local store to stock up on supplies. But a man running from the mist - his face and shirt bloody - makes the locals realise that they should stay in the store for their safety. Hence, they're trapped.

What follows is the unravelling of conflicts between the occupants of the store, and their fight to stay alive from whatever's outside.

When the director finally lets you in as to what creatures came along with the mist, the movie is already kicked into high gear.

FINAL SAY: Powerful, scary movie and intense storyline. The ending is so shocking you won't forget it for a long time.
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Okay, got to book in soon. Waiting for friday.

Ohmygod lah, now life run is on mondays, wednesdays and fridays. For AHM. Gosh. But must train up le!

Take care, peeps!

Irony

Went to catch Iron Man over the weekend with the people who're going to ORD in my unit (grr, they can't stop reminding me). Then we went to the $10KTV @ Chinatown and sang our lungs out. Bobo even had a special solo that was filmed down by me ;)

Firstly, Iron Man
I give the film



This is one of those rare superhero movies (from Marvel comics who now have their own studio) that completely live up to its hype. I was initially skeptical as well. Iron Man? I hope it's not cheesy. Well, glad to say, it's not.

Robert Downey Jr - prior to initial skeptism - fills the role of Tony Starks perfectly. Acting as assistant-cum-love interest is the ever stylish Gwyneth Paltrow, who rounds off the strong supporting cast.

The effects are notably fantastic and fans or non-fans will be glad to discover that the script is humourous as well.

Although the finale battle seems short-lived, the ending of the movie more than made up for it.

FINAL SAY: Super cool effects. Strong cast. Strong script. Very satisfying ending. What more can you ask for? P.S. Stay till after the credits to check out what's install for the sequel.
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Yay, $10 KTV rocks (ok, technically it's $10++ but end up only $12, so not bad). Going with TRP (whoa so long never use this shortform) this saturday.

Here are some pics with my camp buddies....

Me and bernard singing.

Bala, Jia Yi, Bobo.

And Colin belting his lungs out. You go, Colin!

Now, presenting the World Premiere of Bobo's hit single, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.

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Went to play mahjong with fungi zw sk today. Really lucky hand sia. Zhi Mo 5 Tai.

Anyway, here's a free Speed Racer keychain from buying the Iron Man popcorn combo. Ironic right?? But anyway, I seriously seriously want to catch Speed Racer. Although Samuel says it makes him dizzy just by watching the trailer, but I can tell it's going to be one hell of a movie.


Okay, booking in soon for yet another busy week. I'm really like a sign-on armskote man lor.

Take care, peeps!

Across 3 Languages

Hey peeps, I'm here to present 3 fantastics songs that I've recently acquired and they're arguably in my 3 fave languages.

1) English
2) Mandarin aka 华语
3) Japanese aka 日本語 / にほんご / Nihongo

Firstly, I've recently caught the movie Across The Universe (which i'll review later). It's a 1960's love-story woven altogether by Beatles' songs. And this is one of the most moving and powerful moments in the film.

Let It Be


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Secondly, it's 林宥嘉 and 刘力扬's duet, 传说. It's an okay song but I've grown to really appreciate 林宥嘉. He's a fantastic singer. Can't wait for his album.

传说


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Lastly, it's Mongol 800's Chiisana Koi No Uta from the series Proposal Daisakusen. Muahaha, finally found this song on imeem. This rocks!! Here's the vid + lyrics.

Chiisana Koi No Uta


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Here's my review of Across The Universe.

I give the film:



This independent movie-musical was highly-anticapted by Beatles fans all over the world. For the first time ever, arguably the world's greatest band is finally getting a tribute on film. However, the movie opened to mixed reviews, and I can understand why.

Basically, the story is woven together conveniently for the sake of the songs, and the pacing is bad and jarring, the characters utterly forgettable in the first half of the movie.

However, the turning point is definitely Let It Be (see first video above). The arrangement of I Want to Hold Your Hand (sang by an ernest Asian girl) also deserves mention.

FINAL SAY: Average script and not-very-stellar Beatles tribute masked in sometimes over-the-top musical moments. But not without its gems.
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Argh got guard duty tomorrow on Labour Day!

Take care, peeps!

Happy 13th!

Yup, today's my bro's birthday. Happy 13th!

Before that, I received this letter on friday:
And inside it was......

Mass Comm accepted me! I passed the interview!!

BUT... now my uncle is asking me to think whether I really want to take the Mass Comm path. Or stick to NusFASS, pursue Economics or Sociology or something like that, so that it is more practical next time.

"If you want to write for a newspaper, be a journalist or editor, you can always do it freelance or part-time."

Argh!! I can't decide, really.
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Anyway, celebrated bro's birthday @ Kallang Leisure Park on saturday night, @ Akashabu, this shabu-shabu (japanese steamboat) restaurant. It's damn delicious.

Here is my Japan Hour... all pics taken by yours truly =)

And here's the foooood....

You can see the crab's legs sticking out. The crab meat is sweeeet neh.. =x

This is their special peanut sauce (with me dipping with pork). Wow.. the sauce is good!

This is the house-famous grilled prawns in creamy cheese topping.. oiishii desu neh!!!!!!

Unagi rice.

Ending with sweet red-brean ice-cream dessert. Slurrrp.

Random pic of me and bro foolin' around...

After the fantabulous dinner, we went to take a look at the dog-show that was going on at the atrium..

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Sunday: baoyuan weilong yoketeng came over for mahjong.

In the last round, this was yoketeng's combi:

Thank goodness she didn't win! 七台leh!!!! She was 'zhuang' + the chicken + the cat + qing yi se = 7 double. *Peng*


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WOw, this was a long post.

Got to book in.

Take care, peeps!

Addicted to Laughter

For your entertainment =D

"Charlie Bit My Finger!"


MAD Tv - 3 Minute Meal


MAD Tv - Airline Passenger Safety


Take care, peeps!

I'll Stand By You

Followed dad to car showroom on saturday. Initially he wanted to show us the Honda Odyssey and Honda Jazz. However, me and bro totally changed his mind. After test-driving Honda CRV and Honda Stream, our new car is born......

The HONDA CR-V!

Yeah, it's smooth and rugged. I sat at the driver's seat to get the 'feel'. It feels snug and alright. Great =) Can't wait to drive it! =P Colour will be 'Green Tea'. Sounds cheesy? But the colour is maintenance free and it looks damn chio.

Watched The Forbidden Kingdom with my family (it's such a family-film) @ FilmGarde @ Kallang Leisure Park. The cinema is surprisingly good. Just like a normal Cathay or GV theatre.





It's a surprisingly good Hollywood film that's (loosely) based on the Chinese story of Journey To The West.

Those that've eagerly anticipated to see Jet Li and Jackie Chan spar in the same movie, you'll NOT be disappointed. The martial arts choreography is helmed by the legendary Yuen Woo Ping (卧虎藏龙 and Matrix trilogy) are realised by the two fantastic actors in many scenes.

Liu Yi Fei (last seen in Stephen Chow's Kung Fu Hustle as a mute) is scene-stealing beautiful as the avenging Sparrow plus Li Bing Bing as a white-haired witch round off the largely Chinese cast that makes this show credible to watch.

Michael Angarano (Sky High) is the awkward American lead who does a competent job here. However, it's the English-speaking that cripples this movie.

FINAL SAY: Weak script and dialogue but nevertheless a very enjoyable movie that's worth the wait for Jet and Jackie. The kung fu alone will please everyone.
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Take just 3 minutes of your life to watch this video.

Carrie Underwood's I'll Stand By You on Idol Gives Back, American Idol's annual charity show.

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Went to check out Haji Lane (near Arab St next to Bugis). They have this array of shops by local designers. The stuff there is real cool! I bought this brown berm there @ $30. Was on discount. Next month get pay i'm definitely going back there again =P

Exterior of the shop where I bought my berms.

The interior of the shop. K, I took this secretly, so quite a bad pic.

That's the brown berms. The top is from 77th Street. I now have 77th Street discount card. If you want to buy anything from there, tell me! Got 10% discount.

And, some random pics...

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Okay, got to bathe and book in liao.

Take care, peeps!