Class is starting in 15 minutes' time and I've just swallowed a small carrot cake, chicken wing and sardine curry puff from Old Chang Kee. Ah ah..telan kau! That's for breakfast, lunch and yes, dinner.
Okay..prepare projector.
God.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Crush crush crush
You never know you were dead until you get reborn again.
Hmm.
The past few days have been a whirl, with the start of the new uni semester. Am teaching 3 units - Film Theories, Newsroom Practice and Cultural Policy (yeah, wadafark!) - and have been slogging my ass off trying to read all these thick books... chewing them into bite size so that I can regurgitate and pass it on to young Padawans.
Yes, that's how the cookie crumbles.
Yesterday's part time Film Class was better in terms of size and the dynamics of the students. Lesser students means we can have a meaningful discussion and more views can be heard. Which is good if they have something substantial to say. And last night, they did have insights.
We talked about how the porn industry was a double-edged sword. On one hand you see sexual objectification of women, the degradation, the power of patriarchy and stuff and yet on the other hand, we can see the empowerment of women.
Empowerment in a way that no one is forcing these ladies to show their coochies and that they are doing this because they are comfortable with their own bodies and would like to earn some money while doing something they are all right with. By preventing these women from doing so, it is like telling a person to stop working or pursuing his/her interest. Now, that's restricting the right to practise. Now, that's breaching of human rights and civil liberty. You get the idea?
So naturally.... I have to show them Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
It's elementary, my dear.
Okay.
Time to go to school.
Diploma class in the afternoon and journalism uni unit in the evening.
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Hmm.
The past few days have been a whirl, with the start of the new uni semester. Am teaching 3 units - Film Theories, Newsroom Practice and Cultural Policy (yeah, wadafark!) - and have been slogging my ass off trying to read all these thick books... chewing them into bite size so that I can regurgitate and pass it on to young Padawans.
Yes, that's how the cookie crumbles.
Yesterday's part time Film Class was better in terms of size and the dynamics of the students. Lesser students means we can have a meaningful discussion and more views can be heard. Which is good if they have something substantial to say. And last night, they did have insights.
We talked about how the porn industry was a double-edged sword. On one hand you see sexual objectification of women, the degradation, the power of patriarchy and stuff and yet on the other hand, we can see the empowerment of women.
Empowerment in a way that no one is forcing these ladies to show their coochies and that they are doing this because they are comfortable with their own bodies and would like to earn some money while doing something they are all right with. By preventing these women from doing so, it is like telling a person to stop working or pursuing his/her interest. Now, that's restricting the right to practise. Now, that's breaching of human rights and civil liberty. You get the idea?
So naturally.... I have to show them Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
It's elementary, my dear.
Okay.
Time to go to school.
Diploma class in the afternoon and journalism uni unit in the evening.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Low low low low low low
Wait wait wait!
Before I go off here's something sick/funny/ridiculous that I wanna share.
She's like on speed or something.
Either that, she is possessed by the Chinese wayang demon.
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Before I go off here's something sick/funny/ridiculous that I wanna share.
She's like on speed or something.
Either that, she is possessed by the Chinese wayang demon.
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When I get there
Am like totally obsessed with this particular song ('Just Us Two') from this band of 2 local sisters - Max Shanti. No, they are no Indians, but Chinese. Not much can be found on them and it's harder to share it with you. So I decided to make a pathetic recording of the sound from their myspace page. I sang along to it cause I didnt want to get copyright woes.
However, after doing this clip, I realised that I could just link you guys up to Max Shanti's myspage page here. Duh!!
But oh well, I've already made this crappy work so I'll just post it anyway.
Max Shanti's Just Us Two
So I think a lot when there's nothing I want to say
So I blink a lot when you make me nervous when I stay
Drop your arms to your sides
It's okay to smile
Just relax
This is me this is you
No one else here just us two
Maybe I laugh a lot
It just means things go my way
If I crave you a lot
It's cause I love you come what may
Drop your arms to your sides
It's okay to smile
Just relax
This is me this is you
No one else here just us two
And all I have said
And all we have made
Will last us forever
Forever
So drop your arms to your sides
It's okay to smile
Just relax
This is me this is you
This is me this is you
This is me this is you
No one else here just us two
Just us two
I survived the Monash class with about 40 students turning up. Phew.
All right, think I do a bit of work.
A thousand times goodnight, superheroes of the world.
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However, after doing this clip, I realised that I could just link you guys up to Max Shanti's myspage page here. Duh!!
But oh well, I've already made this crappy work so I'll just post it anyway.
Max Shanti's Just Us Two
So I think a lot when there's nothing I want to say
So I blink a lot when you make me nervous when I stay
Drop your arms to your sides
It's okay to smile
Just relax
This is me this is you
No one else here just us two
Maybe I laugh a lot
It just means things go my way
If I crave you a lot
It's cause I love you come what may
Drop your arms to your sides
It's okay to smile
Just relax
This is me this is you
No one else here just us two
And all I have said
And all we have made
Will last us forever
Forever
So drop your arms to your sides
It's okay to smile
Just relax
This is me this is you
This is me this is you
This is me this is you
No one else here just us two
Just us two
I survived the Monash class with about 40 students turning up. Phew.
All right, think I do a bit of work.
A thousand times goodnight, superheroes of the world.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Weak (In the knees)
You know how screwed up life is? Life is screwed up when you have to teach the subject that you initially wanted to pursue.
I wanted to pursue Masters in International Relations or Policy Studies and well...tonight, I am starting my Monash uni where I'll be teaching Policy Studies. How weird is that?
So here I am, just done with my diploma class, freaking out. I am freaking out cause I havent finished preparing for tonight's class and a little bird said I will have 49 students tonight. Crazy. It's going to be like a bloody concert!
49 fierce uni students who are studying policies.
It sounds scary already.
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Padam!
No...I didnt manage to see the Oscars, thanks to work and urgh, the sleeping Buddha at home. However, thanks to Lauren and Mail, I get to know the results a.s.a.p. Mail, your predictions were good!
Anyway, no upsets this year...which is good cause I feel almost every nominee is justified. But of course, I give my best justification to Marion Cotillard. Her portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Mome La Vie En Rose is marvellous. Tres bien!!
Okay.
It's time to go to work.
Am on the afternoon shift today.
Yes, it has begun.
Monash.
P/S: Mail, my La Vie En Rose VCD is with Lauren now. Can pass it to you later.
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Anyway, no upsets this year...which is good cause I feel almost every nominee is justified. But of course, I give my best justification to Marion Cotillard. Her portrayal of Edith Piaf in La Mome La Vie En Rose is marvellous. Tres bien!!
Okay.
It's time to go to work.
Am on the afternoon shift today.
Yes, it has begun.
Monash.
P/S: Mail, my La Vie En Rose VCD is with Lauren now. Can pass it to you later.
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Shady's back
Guess who's back? Back again?
Rae, you love me for this, I tell you.The things I go through to entertain and cheer you up at work.
Specimen A: Let me hug you and kiss you...
Ed: Errm.
Specimen A: ... until we get closer and closer
Ed: You are letting your imagination run
Specimen A: My imagination can run very far with you.
Ed: Not too far cause I am heavy.
Specimen A: Maybe I am stronger than you think?
Ed: Err...erm..ok?
It could go on and on but I have a knack for dousing off heat and fire. But yeah, it's back: The Specimen A story. A little bit at a time, awrite.
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES was gorgeous!! The animation was good, the cinematography was great and the suspense sure does bite. Go watch!
Okay need to get back to work.
A thousand times goodnight, Flash Gordons.
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Rae, you love me for this, I tell you.The things I go through to entertain and cheer you up at work.
Specimen A: Let me hug you and kiss you...
Ed: Errm.
Specimen A: ... until we get closer and closer
Ed: You are letting your imagination run
Specimen A: My imagination can run very far with you.
Ed: Not too far cause I am heavy.
Specimen A: Maybe I am stronger than you think?
Ed: Err...erm..ok?
It could go on and on but I have a knack for dousing off heat and fire. But yeah, it's back: The Specimen A story. A little bit at a time, awrite.
THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES was gorgeous!! The animation was good, the cinematography was great and the suspense sure does bite. Go watch!
Okay need to get back to work.
A thousand times goodnight, Flash Gordons.
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Monday, February 25, 2008
Last night a DJ saved my life
For those who are still interested.
Specimen A has been "missing" after I refused to see him on the eve of Valentine's Day. He wanted to cab down to my place and I told him a vehement no. This, coupled with the fact that I am seldom online for the past few nights (dead tired), added to the death of Specimen A.
So, yeah.
As for Specimen B, it's a funny story and should only be told in person. One thing I can say: Awkwardsville!
But it's cute.
P/S: But...do I like cute? And being awkward??
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Specimen A has been "missing" after I refused to see him on the eve of Valentine's Day. He wanted to cab down to my place and I told him a vehement no. This, coupled with the fact that I am seldom online for the past few nights (dead tired), added to the death of Specimen A.
So, yeah.
As for Specimen B, it's a funny story and should only be told in person. One thing I can say: Awkwardsville!
But it's cute.
P/S: But...do I like cute? And being awkward??
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Love is a losing game
So Spurs won the Carling Cup and I didnt get to see their joy. Somewhere along the 60th minute I had fallen asleep on the couch, with mug of Milo in one hand and the ailing laptop on my lap.
Weekend had been a happy-but-depressing one. Friday saw me meeting Fifi at AMK McDs. After a bitch session, he started working on the infected Snow White and stuff. But, couldnt be resolved fully. Oh well. Went home and by midnight I was dead on the floor while reading the papers.
Saturday was work day (again). Was kind of miffed that I couldnt catch the NPCC kids in action at the Police HQ for the Campcraft Competition. The Business Dept was having a lunch thing and so, after skiving the whole morning, it was time to attack the Northern Indian buffett at Riverside Walk. Nice.
Idaho and I walked to Orchard after that and we shopped for presents for Auntie Manny and Xinhua Press, their last days being somewhere this week. After resting at Spinelli's, we parted and I met Meiling at Plaza Singapura. Wanted to watch THERE WILL BE BLOOD...but it's freaking sold out. Urgh!!!
So we shopped instead.
Tshirts and candies and rubbish shit.
Needless to say, we are both dirt broke now.
But happy lah.
Sunday morning I met Meiling (again!) and we headed to GV Bishan to catch THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES. Oh man, the show's exciting. My eyes were glued to the screen while the body jerked here and there cause ..err..I was too excited. Hahaha.
Met Nani in town at about 1300hrs and we headed to Andrew's place to lepak and swim. I was falling in and out of sleep on the sofa and at 2030hrs, we finally left the place.
At 2210hrs, Meiling (again! haha!) sms-ed me telling she was downstairs. Earlier on, I had requested for her help in wrapping Xinhua's Press gift. However, due to her busy schedule, Meiling only managed to drop by at that time. So for the next 40 minutes, I stared at her sleepily while she did some sort of origami to the wrapping paper and stuff.
Work?
No work done.
I am so dead.
My authors are going to kill me.
There will be (and shall be) be blood definitely.
###
Weekend had been a happy-but-depressing one. Friday saw me meeting Fifi at AMK McDs. After a bitch session, he started working on the infected Snow White and stuff. But, couldnt be resolved fully. Oh well. Went home and by midnight I was dead on the floor while reading the papers.
Saturday was work day (again). Was kind of miffed that I couldnt catch the NPCC kids in action at the Police HQ for the Campcraft Competition. The Business Dept was having a lunch thing and so, after skiving the whole morning, it was time to attack the Northern Indian buffett at Riverside Walk. Nice.
Idaho and I walked to Orchard after that and we shopped for presents for Auntie Manny and Xinhua Press, their last days being somewhere this week. After resting at Spinelli's, we parted and I met Meiling at Plaza Singapura. Wanted to watch THERE WILL BE BLOOD...but it's freaking sold out. Urgh!!!
So we shopped instead.
Tshirts and candies and rubbish shit.
Needless to say, we are both dirt broke now.
But happy lah.
Sunday morning I met Meiling (again!) and we headed to GV Bishan to catch THE SPIDERWICK CHRONICLES. Oh man, the show's exciting. My eyes were glued to the screen while the body jerked here and there cause ..err..I was too excited. Hahaha.
Met Nani in town at about 1300hrs and we headed to Andrew's place to lepak and swim. I was falling in and out of sleep on the sofa and at 2030hrs, we finally left the place.
At 2210hrs, Meiling (again! haha!) sms-ed me telling she was downstairs. Earlier on, I had requested for her help in wrapping Xinhua's Press gift. However, due to her busy schedule, Meiling only managed to drop by at that time. So for the next 40 minutes, I stared at her sleepily while she did some sort of origami to the wrapping paper and stuff.
Work?
No work done.
I am so dead.
My authors are going to kill me.
There will be (and shall be) be blood definitely.
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Sunday, February 24, 2008
In the still of the night
0410hrs, Sunday 24/02/08
"Well...Looks like I'm attached to master han now :)"
Congratulations babe.
May things go well.
Lauren, where in the #%$#%# are you?
Come back please.
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"Well...Looks like I'm attached to master han now :)"
Congratulations babe.
May things go well.
Lauren, where in the #%$#%# are you?
Come back please.
###
I love the way you love me
Will you promise to be true to me?
Can you promise me that nothing will come between us?
Dare you say that it will be me...the one and only me?
Can you say that mine are the only lips you kiss?
Will you go to the end of the world for me?
Cause you know I will give the world to you. And more.
Will you fetch the stars down from the sky?
I hope you wont cause if you will, I risk not having you beside me.
Am I too suffocating?
I'll cut loose.
I dont mean to scare you.
It's just that I have been waiting a lifetime for you to arrive.
And I want to spend the rest of it loving you.
But I know shit will happen.
You wont be there always and God knows where you've been.
I will run to the arms of my girlfriends
And they will curse you, swearing vengence.
I then defend you, saying you're not that bad
And then I'll be chastised by them
Chastised.
Baptised.
Criticised.
Scrutinised.
Oh the misery you put me through!
So be gone if you're not true.
Cause my heart cant take it.
If it's not forever, then I dont want it.
This love song I sing
Let's just...fuck it.
[No...I am not. I am just being random. Really!]
P/S: Last Monday, I went to Times at Funan. There was this African-American dude who was manning the cashier. He asked me how's my weekend when I went over to pay for my Elle UK. He was taken aback when I started to rant. He must have thought that I had gone mad!
###
Can you promise me that nothing will come between us?
Dare you say that it will be me...the one and only me?
Can you say that mine are the only lips you kiss?
Will you go to the end of the world for me?
Cause you know I will give the world to you. And more.
Will you fetch the stars down from the sky?
I hope you wont cause if you will, I risk not having you beside me.
Am I too suffocating?
I'll cut loose.
I dont mean to scare you.
It's just that I have been waiting a lifetime for you to arrive.
And I want to spend the rest of it loving you.
But I know shit will happen.
You wont be there always and God knows where you've been.
I will run to the arms of my girlfriends
And they will curse you, swearing vengence.
I then defend you, saying you're not that bad
And then I'll be chastised by them
Chastised.
Baptised.
Criticised.
Scrutinised.
Oh the misery you put me through!
So be gone if you're not true.
Cause my heart cant take it.
If it's not forever, then I dont want it.
This love song I sing
Let's just...fuck it.
[No...I am not. I am just being random. Really!]
P/S: Last Monday, I went to Times at Funan. There was this African-American dude who was manning the cashier. He asked me how's my weekend when I went over to pay for my Elle UK. He was taken aback when I started to rant. He must have thought that I had gone mad!
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Saturday, February 23, 2008
Junglee!
Badminton is a no-go for me cause we have the department lunch cum farewell party for Xinhua Press and Auntie Manny. We're going to head to the Northern Indian Tandoori restaurant at Riverside Walk and most likely, we're going to get high on dough, naans and what-have-yous.
I dont know why at this point, I have the stupid Benny Lava song in my head.
"My loony bun is fine, Benny Lava
Minor bun engine [something something] Benny Lava
Have you been high today?
I see the nuns are gay
My mother said to me
I love you inside Ed
I told a high school girl
I love you inside me."
Yeah.
Happy Saturday.
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I dont know why at this point, I have the stupid Benny Lava song in my head.
"My loony bun is fine, Benny Lava
Minor bun engine [something something] Benny Lava
Have you been high today?
I see the nuns are gay
My mother said to me
I love you inside Ed
I told a high school girl
I love you inside me."
Yeah.
Happy Saturday.
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Friday, February 22, 2008
I was made for loving you
Back.
Monday I went to Santana's concert. Watch this space again for pictures and blurry recordings.
Tuesday, with much difficulty, was back to work again and I met Nani in the evening to catch another show.
JUNO was another great movie. It is not crazy-gripping like No Country For Old Men. Hell, it's another genre but after-taste wise, it is just as good. In fact, it's much better for your inner spirit.
The film is about a 16-year-old Juno who gets knocked up after the only time she has sex with this geeky dude (think Napoleon Dynamite) of a classmate. She decides to keep it after realising the foetus has nails (for shit!) and looks for an adoptive family for her baby. Okay, this plot sounds plain but ..aiyah..it's quite different.
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Vanessa Loring: Your parents are probably wondering where you are.
Juno MacGuff: Nah... I mean, I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans could I get into?
xxx
Leah: Yo Yo Yiggady Yo.
Juno MacGuff: I'm at suicide risk.
Leah: Juno?
Juno MacGuff: No, it's Morgan Freeman. Do you have any bones that need collecting?
Leah: Only the one in my pants...
Juno MacGuff: I'm pregnant.
Leah: What? Honest to blog?
Juno MacGuff: Yeah. Yeah, it's Bleekers.
Leah: It's probably just a food baby. Did you have a big lunch?
Juno MacGuff: No, this is not a food baby all right? I've taken like three pregnancy tests, and I'm forshizz up the spout.
Leah: How did you even generate enough pee for three pregnancy tests? That's amazing...
Juno MacGuff: I don't know, I drank like, ten tons of Sunny D... Anyway dude, I'm telling you I'm pregnant and you're acting shockingly cavalier.
Leah: Is this for real? Like, for real for real?
Juno MacGuff: Unfortunately, yes.
Leah: Oh my GOD. Oh shit! Phuket, Thailand!
Juno MacGuff: There we go. That was kind of the emotion that I was searching for on the first take.
xxx
Vanessa Loring: So... How are we going to do this?
Juno MacGuff: What do you mean? Don't I just have the thing? Squeeze it on out and hand it over?
Gerta Rauss: Mark and Vanessa are willing to negotiate an open adoption...
Mac MacGuff: What do you mean?
Juno MacGuff: Wait... No! I mean, can't we just, like, kick this old school? Like, I have the baby, put it in a basket and send it your way, like, Moses and the reeds?
Mark Loring: Technically, that would be kicking it Old Testament.
...
Juno MacGuff: I think I'm, like, in love with you.
Paulie Bleeker: You mean as friends?
Juno MacGuff: No, I mean, like, for real. 'Cause you're, like, the coolest person I've ever met, and you don't even have to try, you know...
Paulie Bleeker: I try really hard, actually.
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A bit bitter, but mostly sweet. It's not bleak and it's typical of an indie movie. Non-typical and full of optimism.
Think Juno is the best I have seen this year. All 2 months of the year 2008.
Shit. Tummy ache.
Oh by the way...
My laptop has been attacked by a shitty porn virus. I saw this link telling me that Gene Simmons (of rock band KISS) has made out with a young model and that she is not his long-term partner. I was so freaking disgusted and curious at the same time. Curious enough to click on the link...and voila...
"Your computer was infected by an unknown Trojan.
It's dangerous for your system (critical files may be lost!)
Click OK to download the anti sypware to clean your system (Recommended)"
Nabei, chee bye.
Fuck you Gene Simmons.
KISS my ass!
###
Monday I went to Santana's concert. Watch this space again for pictures and blurry recordings.
Tuesday, with much difficulty, was back to work again and I met Nani in the evening to catch another show.
JUNO was another great movie. It is not crazy-gripping like No Country For Old Men. Hell, it's another genre but after-taste wise, it is just as good. In fact, it's much better for your inner spirit.
The film is about a 16-year-old Juno who gets knocked up after the only time she has sex with this geeky dude (think Napoleon Dynamite) of a classmate. She decides to keep it after realising the foetus has nails (for shit!) and looks for an adoptive family for her baby. Okay, this plot sounds plain but ..aiyah..it's quite different.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Vanessa Loring: Your parents are probably wondering where you are.
Juno MacGuff: Nah... I mean, I'm already pregnant, so what other kind of shenanigans could I get into?
xxx
Leah: Yo Yo Yiggady Yo.
Juno MacGuff: I'm at suicide risk.
Leah: Juno?
Juno MacGuff: No, it's Morgan Freeman. Do you have any bones that need collecting?
Leah: Only the one in my pants...
Juno MacGuff: I'm pregnant.
Leah: What? Honest to blog?
Juno MacGuff: Yeah. Yeah, it's Bleekers.
Leah: It's probably just a food baby. Did you have a big lunch?
Juno MacGuff: No, this is not a food baby all right? I've taken like three pregnancy tests, and I'm forshizz up the spout.
Leah: How did you even generate enough pee for three pregnancy tests? That's amazing...
Juno MacGuff: I don't know, I drank like, ten tons of Sunny D... Anyway dude, I'm telling you I'm pregnant and you're acting shockingly cavalier.
Leah: Is this for real? Like, for real for real?
Juno MacGuff: Unfortunately, yes.
Leah: Oh my GOD. Oh shit! Phuket, Thailand!
Juno MacGuff: There we go. That was kind of the emotion that I was searching for on the first take.
xxx
Vanessa Loring: So... How are we going to do this?
Juno MacGuff: What do you mean? Don't I just have the thing? Squeeze it on out and hand it over?
Gerta Rauss: Mark and Vanessa are willing to negotiate an open adoption...
Mac MacGuff: What do you mean?
Juno MacGuff: Wait... No! I mean, can't we just, like, kick this old school? Like, I have the baby, put it in a basket and send it your way, like, Moses and the reeds?
Mark Loring: Technically, that would be kicking it Old Testament.
...
Juno MacGuff: I think I'm, like, in love with you.
Paulie Bleeker: You mean as friends?
Juno MacGuff: No, I mean, like, for real. 'Cause you're, like, the coolest person I've ever met, and you don't even have to try, you know...
Paulie Bleeker: I try really hard, actually.
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
A bit bitter, but mostly sweet. It's not bleak and it's typical of an indie movie. Non-typical and full of optimism.
Think Juno is the best I have seen this year. All 2 months of the year 2008.
Shit. Tummy ache.
Oh by the way...
My laptop has been attacked by a shitty porn virus. I saw this link telling me that Gene Simmons (of rock band KISS) has made out with a young model and that she is not his long-term partner. I was so freaking disgusted and curious at the same time. Curious enough to click on the link...and voila...
"Your computer was infected by an unknown Trojan.
It's dangerous for your system (critical files may be lost!)
Click OK to download the anti sypware to clean your system (Recommended)"
Nabei, chee bye.
Fuck you Gene Simmons.
KISS my ass!
###
Dangdut is the music of my country
Apple Cinnamon, Double Chocolate and Chocolate Cinnamon.
Donuts cant be any better than these.
Now I have a tummy ache.
..
..
..
Am "babysitting" some students while they are having their self-study time. So yeah...can do some work.
Got some pictures taken during the crazy CNY week. The one where I went DblO on Friday and Zouk (Above & Beyond!) on Saturday.
With Adrian, Vinz, Alfian, Des, CY2 and her friends at DblO.
(Back) Fifi, Ed, Din and with Benson's (not in picture) friends.
I look really young here hahaha.
Last Sunday (17th Feb), Lauren, Nani and I made our journey to the west and visited IdaNuryati Rawi Rawi-Haden. Her 2nd son (Mikhail) is having his cukur rambut and the family had organised a thanksgiving feast. It's also a sweet gesture for Ida and her family cause they are soon moving from Korea to some deserts in LA haha.
Baby Mik and older brother whose name eludes me.
Oh, I remember.
It's Little Brat.
Blush, Ed, Ida and Porky.
No Moonies...the dragon is not in the house.
After that, the three of us went to Bukit Timah and had some drinks at Coffee Bean for a while. Nani drove us to town where I met Meiling for a movie.
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN started out a tad confusing for me. I think it was the cowboy slang and accent that made me think so. Kind of brought back sounds of Brokeback Mountain and The Assassination of Jesse James where I spent most of the time straining my ears to hear and understand what the hell they were saying.
But the film picks up about 10 minutes into it and boy...it doesnt let go of its grip until the end. This film is pure madness and genius roll into one. It's manic and my god, it keeps you all tensed up. Very good movie and urgh..the antagonist (Javier Badem) is just bone-chilling mad.
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Llewelyn Moss: If I don't come back, tell mother I love her.
Carla Jean Moss: Your mother's dead, Llewelyn.
Llewelyn Moss: Well then I'll tell her myself.
...
Carson Wells: [sitting by bed] Buenos Dias. I'm guessing this isn't the future you had planned for yourself when you first clapped eyes on that money. Don't worry, I'm not the man whose after you.
Llewelyn Moss: [in bed] I know that. I've seen him.
Carson Wells: You've seen him, and you're not dead?
Llewelyn Moss: What's this guy supposed to be the ultimate badass?
Carson Wells: No I wouldn't describe him as that?
Llewelyn Moss: How would you describe him?
Carson Wells: I guess I would say he doesn't have a sense of humor. His name is Chigurh.
Llewelyn Moss: Sugar?
...
Ed Tom Bell: Now that's aggrevatin'.
Wendell: Sheriff?
Ed Tom Bell: [points to a bottle of milk] Still sweatin'.
Wendell: Whoa, Sheriff! We just missed him! We gotta circulate this!
Ed Tom Bell: Well, okay. What do we circulate? Lookin' for a man who recently drunk milk?
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Yeah the movie is good and after reading it up post-movie, I agree that it deserves to be nominated for the Oscars. In fact, I think this is better thanAdam Michael Clayton and Atonement. Watch it, man.
Be right back.
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Donuts cant be any better than these.
Now I have a tummy ache.
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..
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Am "babysitting" some students while they are having their self-study time. So yeah...can do some work.
Got some pictures taken during the crazy CNY week. The one where I went DblO on Friday and Zouk (Above & Beyond!) on Saturday.
With Adrian, Vinz, Alfian, Des, CY2 and her friends at DblO.
(Back) Fifi, Ed, Din and with Benson's (not in picture) friends.
I look really young here hahaha.
Last Sunday (17th Feb), Lauren, Nani and I made our journey to the west and visited Ida
Baby Mik and older brother whose name eludes me.
Oh, I remember.
It's Little Brat.
Blush, Ed, Ida and Porky.
No Moonies...the dragon is not in the house.
After that, the three of us went to Bukit Timah and had some drinks at Coffee Bean for a while. Nani drove us to town where I met Meiling for a movie.
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN started out a tad confusing for me. I think it was the cowboy slang and accent that made me think so. Kind of brought back sounds of Brokeback Mountain and The Assassination of Jesse James where I spent most of the time straining my ears to hear and understand what the hell they were saying.
But the film picks up about 10 minutes into it and boy...it doesnt let go of its grip until the end. This film is pure madness and genius roll into one. It's manic and my god, it keeps you all tensed up. Very good movie and urgh..the antagonist (Javier Badem) is just bone-chilling mad.
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Llewelyn Moss: If I don't come back, tell mother I love her.
Carla Jean Moss: Your mother's dead, Llewelyn.
Llewelyn Moss: Well then I'll tell her myself.
...
Carson Wells: [sitting by bed] Buenos Dias. I'm guessing this isn't the future you had planned for yourself when you first clapped eyes on that money. Don't worry, I'm not the man whose after you.
Llewelyn Moss: [in bed] I know that. I've seen him.
Carson Wells: You've seen him, and you're not dead?
Llewelyn Moss: What's this guy supposed to be the ultimate badass?
Carson Wells: No I wouldn't describe him as that?
Llewelyn Moss: How would you describe him?
Carson Wells: I guess I would say he doesn't have a sense of humor. His name is Chigurh.
Llewelyn Moss: Sugar?
...
Ed Tom Bell: Now that's aggrevatin'.
Wendell: Sheriff?
Ed Tom Bell: [points to a bottle of milk] Still sweatin'.
Wendell: Whoa, Sheriff! We just missed him! We gotta circulate this!
Ed Tom Bell: Well, okay. What do we circulate? Lookin' for a man who recently drunk milk?
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Yeah the movie is good and after reading it up post-movie, I agree that it deserves to be nominated for the Oscars. In fact, I think this is better than
Be right back.
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Thursday, February 21, 2008
Elvis ain't dead
...but I will be soon at the rate I am torturing myself. Why am I doing this thing called teaching? This whole academic thing?? I just want to be a bloody rockstar!
Right now, I fail myself terribly.
I cant seem to be doing anything right; anything well.
How can I manage time when there's none to play around with?
I cant work properly, I cant play properly.
I cant stay awake properly, I cant sleep properly.
I cant starve properly, I cant eat properly.
I cant run, I cant walk.
Cant be quiet, cant really talk.
Cant laugh, cant cry.
Cant tell the truth, yet I cant lie.
Cant stay sober, cant get drunk.
Cant do chic babe, cant do hunk.
I cant even blog properly cause right now, at 0140hrs, I have to get back to my books. I have pictures and sound clips from the concert, comments on No Country For Old Men and Juno, rantings on life and its this-and-thats to blog about but these will take more than 10 minutes. I dont even have time/energy to cut my toe nails.
And uni classes are starting next week ... and marking period is coming. Flipping mongoose!
God help us all.
A thousand times goodnight, dopeheads and crackheads.
P/S: I am so occupied with lessons and stupid reading that I have no time to get pissed off with the management and the boss (who "jokingly" accused me of being a "stirrer" after I instigated my colleagues to rebel against the management).
P/P/S: Boss, I wont be stirring if there's nothing to stir in the first place. Nyeh!
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Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Soul Sacrifice
So I went to the concert last night. I was there at around 1830hrs and well...the place was practically empty. I went to Kallang Leisure Park, had a han ching peng and at around 1915hrs, I went back to the Indoor Stadium. At 1930hrs, I went into the arena...probably the tenth person sitting in there. Managed to even read aloud my Monash text.
I was ready to sleep, thinking that concerts never start on time. At 1945hrs, people started to surge in and in 10 minutes, the arena was full! Yes, people were soo orderly some more. Those hippies (Santana's old fans) have all grown up haha.
And then...it was bloody unexpected. At 2000hrs, the main lights went off and up came the spot lights. A video clip about the environment was shown and Carlos Santana was featured in it too. 5 mins later, the band started playing and (arggggh!!!) the guitar maestro came out... with hairstyle (almost) similar to mine (minus the bald patch at the top)
Yes. It started on time.
First concert I've ever attended which started on time.
Unbelievable.
And it went on great. It went on...and on...encore..and on...encore...and on. What time did the concert end?
At 2250hrs!
The longest concert I've ever been to!
Of course going back was pure madness cause everyone wanted to take the last train in town. Managed to squeeze on bus #16 and headed back to City Hall. Phew.
Anyway...
Am super duper tired. I reached home around 0015hrs after the concert. Showered and read newspapers, I finally began to do work at 0130hrs; preparing for my 2 classes today. I was in and out of sleep for I only had 2 hours of sleep (0530-0730hrs) on Monday morning (preparing for classes). Decided to rest at 0215hrs for 10 mins. Of course I fell asleep. Woke up with a jolt at 0530hrs and then continued with work...up till now. Time check: 1640hrs.
Just done with my Diploma class. My throat is begging for mercy and lord knows how many Strepsils I have consumed. Been sitting down throughout the class cause today I had no energy to stand. The train ride to work was hell too. I could barely keep awake and so it was torturous to stand from AMK to City Hall.
Maybe it is not a good idea to watch JUNO with Nani later after all.
But....aiyah, just watch lah.
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I was ready to sleep, thinking that concerts never start on time. At 1945hrs, people started to surge in and in 10 minutes, the arena was full! Yes, people were soo orderly some more. Those hippies (Santana's old fans) have all grown up haha.
And then...it was bloody unexpected. At 2000hrs, the main lights went off and up came the spot lights. A video clip about the environment was shown and Carlos Santana was featured in it too. 5 mins later, the band started playing and (arggggh!!!) the guitar maestro came out... with hairstyle (almost) similar to mine (minus the bald patch at the top)
Yes. It started on time.
First concert I've ever attended which started on time.
Unbelievable.
And it went on great. It went on...and on...encore..and on...encore...and on. What time did the concert end?
At 2250hrs!
The longest concert I've ever been to!
Of course going back was pure madness cause everyone wanted to take the last train in town. Managed to squeeze on bus #16 and headed back to City Hall. Phew.
Anyway...
Am super duper tired. I reached home around 0015hrs after the concert. Showered and read newspapers, I finally began to do work at 0130hrs; preparing for my 2 classes today. I was in and out of sleep for I only had 2 hours of sleep (0530-0730hrs) on Monday morning (preparing for classes). Decided to rest at 0215hrs for 10 mins. Of course I fell asleep. Woke up with a jolt at 0530hrs and then continued with work...up till now. Time check: 1640hrs.
Just done with my Diploma class. My throat is begging for mercy and lord knows how many Strepsils I have consumed. Been sitting down throughout the class cause today I had no energy to stand. The train ride to work was hell too. I could barely keep awake and so it was torturous to stand from AMK to City Hall.
Maybe it is not a good idea to watch JUNO with Nani later after all.
But....aiyah, just watch lah.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
She's Not There
Yup cause I am going to see Santana's on my parents' behalf today at the Indoor Stadium.
Kind of nervous.
Twitchy.
Got a black magic woman
Got a black magic woman
I've got a black magic woman
Got me so blind I can't see
That she's a black magic woman
She's trying to make a devil out of me
Don't turn your back on me baby
Don't turn your back on me baby
Yes don't turn your back on me baby
Stop messing round with your tricks
Don't turn your back on me baby
You just might pick up my magic sticks
Got your spell on me baby
Got your spell on me baby
Yes you got your spell on me baby
Turning my heart into stone
I need you so bad, magic woman
I can't leave you alone
Got a black magic woman
I've got a black magic woman
Got me so blind I can't see
That she's a black magic woman
She's trying to make a devil out of me
Don't turn your back on me baby
Don't turn your back on me baby
Yes don't turn your back on me baby
Stop messing round with your tricks
Don't turn your back on me baby
You just might pick up my magic sticks
Got your spell on me baby
Got your spell on me baby
Yes you got your spell on me baby
Turning my heart into stone
I need you so bad, magic woman
I can't leave you alone
P/S: How would I know? Why should I care? Please dont bother trying to find me. I'm not there.
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Video
"I am not the average girl from your video
And I ain't built like a supermodel
But I've learned to love myself unconditionally
Because I am a queen
My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes
I do whatever feels good to me
Am I less of a lady if I dont wear pantyhose?" (India Arie)
And I ain't built like a supermodel
But I've learned to love myself unconditionally
Because I am a queen
My worth is not determined by the price of my clothes
I do whatever feels good to me
Am I less of a lady if I dont wear pantyhose?" (India Arie)
Oye como va!
Last Friday, Shortcake, Robocop and I treated Idaho to an early birthday dinner. We went to Marina Square's Seoul Garden and stuffed our faces for about 3 hours. No pictures cause we were busy yakking and eating.
Stuffed.
Last Saturday was a no-brainer at work.
Lame working day as usual.
My "shithole".
My collection of books.
Marketing, advertising, broadcasting, productions, journalism...
Ever growing...but unfinished.
The rubbish school textbooks.
My table...complete with power pack Feb-April schedule.
Ed's Doraemon Drawers
1st: Comfort drawer - lozenges, sweets, moisturiser, lip gloss, cup, bowl, rubbish
2nd: Stationery galore
3rd: ..err..jacket and mini fan?
Underneath it all -> a makeshift foot stool and my Havaianas
Anyway...
After work, I headed to Sengkang, to Clara's to do some CNY visiting. Weiling was already there when I reached. Only 3 of us this year, as pathetic as it sounds. Noreen and Liah are both overseas.
There, the girls gave me my (very) belated birthday present.
Bobbi Brown lipstick and gloss set.
Thanks!
At about 1430hrs, we made our way to Sembawang, to Weiling's place. There, she let us look at pictures of Edison Chen's and his conquest.
Tsk tsk tsk, Miss Wong!!
Clara was so excited to see them.
Me? I am not into furries, thank you.
More pics.
Weiling gave us ang pows cause she's married!
We left at about 1800hrs...Weiling to meet her hubby for dinner, Clara to meet her date at Novena and me, home. Put my bag, changed and then I ran off to meet Lauren in town for a bit of late night (window) shopping. Finally had dinner at Swensens close to 2300hrs. Lauren drove her Mini (Cooper) Lee yesterday and after a short pitstop home to pass food to her brother, Lauren and I went to Seletar Reservoir to just lepak in her car and chill.
Lauren: Wait I kiss you how?
Ed: Err...then I kiss you back.
Lauren: Shit, I am flirting with you!!!
Hahahahahahahahahahaha.
Okay. Not funny already.
Sick joke's been running far too long.
At about 0200hrs, we left. Reached home, watched the 2nd half of the FA Cup match. Not really watching per se. I was drifting in and out of sleep. I still managed to squeeze in an intelligible sms to Lauren -> "wait soccas in ti."
Sounds kind of Latin, dont you think?
Awrite. Time to start doing work.
Tomorrow, lessons resume after a 2-week hiatus.
Chee bye.
14 days went so fast and I havent even read Monash books, edited Andrew's book and edited the NPCC courseware.
Mati, lor.
Will blog about the visit to Ida's place and No Country For Old Men tomorrow.
A thousand times goodnight, night revellers.
P/S: SANTANA's concert later!!!!
P/P/S: Must I go to work????
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Stuffed.
Last Saturday was a no-brainer at work.
Lame working day as usual.
My "shithole".
My collection of books.
Marketing, advertising, broadcasting, productions, journalism...
Ever growing...but unfinished.
The rubbish school textbooks.
My table...complete with power pack Feb-April schedule.
Ed's Doraemon Drawers
1st: Comfort drawer - lozenges, sweets, moisturiser, lip gloss, cup, bowl, rubbish
2nd: Stationery galore
3rd: ..err..jacket and mini fan?
Underneath it all -> a makeshift foot stool and my Havaianas
Anyway...
After work, I headed to Sengkang, to Clara's to do some CNY visiting. Weiling was already there when I reached. Only 3 of us this year, as pathetic as it sounds. Noreen and Liah are both overseas.
There, the girls gave me my (very) belated birthday present.
Bobbi Brown lipstick and gloss set.
Thanks!
At about 1430hrs, we made our way to Sembawang, to Weiling's place. There, she let us look at pictures of Edison Chen's and his conquest.
Tsk tsk tsk, Miss Wong!!
Clara was so excited to see them.
Me? I am not into furries, thank you.
More pics.
Weiling gave us ang pows cause she's married!
We left at about 1800hrs...Weiling to meet her hubby for dinner, Clara to meet her date at Novena and me, home. Put my bag, changed and then I ran off to meet Lauren in town for a bit of late night (window) shopping. Finally had dinner at Swensens close to 2300hrs. Lauren drove her Mini (Cooper) Lee yesterday and after a short pitstop home to pass food to her brother, Lauren and I went to Seletar Reservoir to just lepak in her car and chill.
Lauren: Wait I kiss you how?
Ed: Err...then I kiss you back.
Lauren: Shit, I am flirting with you!!!
Hahahahahahahahahahaha.
Okay. Not funny already.
Sick joke's been running far too long.
At about 0200hrs, we left. Reached home, watched the 2nd half of the FA Cup match. Not really watching per se. I was drifting in and out of sleep. I still managed to squeeze in an intelligible sms to Lauren -> "wait soccas in ti."
Sounds kind of Latin, dont you think?
Awrite. Time to start doing work.
Tomorrow, lessons resume after a 2-week hiatus.
Chee bye.
14 days went so fast and I havent even read Monash books, edited Andrew's book and edited the NPCC courseware.
Mati, lor.
Will blog about the visit to Ida's place and No Country For Old Men tomorrow.
A thousand times goodnight, night revellers.
P/S: SANTANA's concert later!!!!
P/P/S: Must I go to work????
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