吃软不吃硬

hmmm... i duno if i got the meaning of the phrase correctly.

i think i am someone who needs to be praised, if u want to motivate me to improve. if i did a good job, please say something good. if i didnt do well, at least say some encouragements, after all i did try my best. to me, encouragements = i will do better.

BUT, if you think u can motivate me and spur me on, by giving downright negative comments, bombarding me with strong words and strong tones, u are mistaken. 我不吃激将法这一套!

someone tried something like that on me today.. maybe its my fault, i didnt put my heart into the task i was supposed to do. but i felt i didnt deserve to be blamed totally.

afterwards, the person called on my hp, saying that maybe the tone used was harsh, but it was all for my good. and hopes that i wont mind.

PAH!

the best part, the person kept repeating and repeating AND REPEATING that it doesnt matter if i have hatred or ill-feelings or bear grudges, as long as i understand the logic behind it.

Oof! how kind, should i write a thank you card for this "用心良苦"计?
its so obvious he's afraid ppl'll think badly of him, so he always wants to clarify later on. uh-huh. eh, if u dont mind being the bad guy, like u said so, then dont bother to clarify lah! just let ppl continue to hate you.

when i was on e phone, i almost said "its ok, 你说的话我没放在心上, i could care shit abt what u said. if u have nothing else to clarify, please get off my line now." but i didnt say. i only muttered "uh-huhs..."

i just know every improvement i make, i do it for myself, for my own good. thats all that really matters now.

moral of this entry: 我罚酒不吃，吃敬酒.

LOL

taipei trip...

i'm not sure if i wan to blog abt the ENTIRE trip in detail. lazy lah. but maybe i will put up some pictures and comment in bits and pieces... haha.

one thing i miss is this huge plate of ice dessert, "cua ping"

if u can see, its not the usual kind of ice kachang u see here in singapore. the ice is like grated or something, very smooth and easy to eat as it melts in ur mouth almost instantly. and the grated ice is not just pure ice, it's added some milky vanilla flavouring to it, so it tastes heavenly great! woo hoo! i have very sensitive teeth, and i could eat this without trouble/pain. shiok!

we wanted to try ma la hot pot, so we entered this restaurant located near our hotel. its NT399 吃到饱. ok lah, its neither cheap nor expensive. the ma la is really ma la, after a while, my whole tongue was like very numb. i had to down some icecream to cool my tongue first before continuing. the variety is not bad lah, the most exciting thing is its dessert, got ICE CREAM sticks! got red bean etc, and the vanilla coated with chocolate kind!!!!! i wished i could finish like 2 or 3 ice cream sticks, haha. anyway, in the picture, i am holding duck's blood that comes with the ma la soup. it tastes just like toufu lah, nothing to be grossed or scared of. hahaha

i am tired...

of trying to please everyone.

i've realised, no matter what i do trying to please everybody, somewhere someone will be pissed. making everyone happy is just impossible.

next time:

- i should just say "No, sorry i'm not free, i can't do it" to whatever people ask of me.
- i wont have to feel obligated to agree to accompany anyone to any event/function/应酬/gathering/outing/campaign/dates just because he's scared to go alone.
- i wont promise anything in future. so that i wont feel the unnecessary guilt later when my appointments or time gett screwed up.
- if it's none of my business, i should stay away. in case i incur the wrath of people if i'm involved.
- i shouldn't agree to do it, if i'm not exactly keen in the first place.
- i really should learn to say "No" when the situation requires it.

i'm sorry for the disappointments i caused, resulting in sufferings and pissings u guys have to bear. but in my defence, i really tried to fulfil my promise, but somehow failed cos sometimes i have last minute engagements/appts i have to attend to, or when people made me wait 2-3 hours in the dust, causing my schedule to be pushed n messed up.

i also hate it when people change their minds last minute. its like, you tell me u want to do this urgently, meet at 6pm later, but tell me at 6:30pm that you cant make it. WTF? so i just want to say, if u feel pissed, i felt even more pissed. if ur unhappy, i am unhappier than u. if ur angry, i'm just as upset as well. i also hate it when i'm forced to cancel certain plans that i had planned to do.

i cant take all the blame anymore. its just too much for me to swallow all the 委屈, too heavy a burden to be responsible for all the disappointments when things don't work out.
i cant help it, i cant save myself liao. but u can still save urself from further sufferings. next time don't jio me or ask me to accompany u to anything. its only this way, that i wont cancel on u.

and where is my hsbc agent??
i've been bloody hell trying to reach u.
b-l-o-o-d-y h-e-l-l

10 coming soon movies...

... that i wanna watch!!

1) Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li
opening 19th March
- i have to watch this! although movies of this kinda genre tend to be bombed by critics (remember jean-claude van damme's street fighter movie 15 years ago? LOL. or mortal kombat movie? yah.. haha), i want to watch this because of kristin kreuk!

2) Paul Blart: Mall Cop
19th March
- i like kevin james, he's so funny! so far, i like the comedy movies he was in, like chuck and larry, and hitch. real comedy there. haha

3) Fast and Furious
9th april
- the original cast is back! of the F&F series, i like the 1st one the most. tokyo drift was awful! lol. looking forward to seeing jordana brewster in it. woo hoo.

4) 17 Again
16th april
- ok, i am NOT watching this because of zac efron. its more abt matthew perry! haha, i know he'll probably have little screen time, because as the title of the movie suggests, it will feature more of zac. and i have always wondered, what'll happen if i am 17 again. hmmm...

5) X-Men Origins: Wolverine
29th april
- initially i wasn't like "eh, i HAVE to watch this" when the trailer came out. wasn't super keen, but after seeing hugh jackman's openin at the recent oscars, he screamed "i'm WOLVERIIINEeee!!!" he was so charming that i was like, ok i will go see wolverine. haha.

6) Angels & Demons
14th May
- i read the book a few years ago. i totally don't remember the plot and story, only knew its got something to do with the "illuminati". LOL! i dun know if i should re-read the book before i catch the movie.

7) Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian
21st May
- i love the 1st installment! i have to check this sequel out.

8) Terminator Salvation
28th May
- i am quite a fan of the terminator series. but not sure if this terminator movie will be the same without arnold schwarzenegger..

9) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
15th June
- this should be the blockbuster of 2009. so needless to say anymore, i HAVE to watch it. haha

10) Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
16th July
- i'm a fan of the harry potter series, i have read 6 of the books, the last i haven't gotten to it yet, haha. but i read reports that the movie bombed at test screenings, viewers complained that the movie did not follow the book much. OH no. half blood prince should be filled with action, but apparently, its mostly on romantic relationships stuff. OH NO!

ok, that should be all the movies i want to watch from now til July 2009. should try to cut down on unnecessary self entertainment expenses. haha. the rest of the movies i probably can watch on-line, HAHA!

man united 1, liverpool 4

liverpool trashed man united at old trafford. WAhahHAHAHa!!!

liverpool still has a long way to catch up with united at the top, but there's always a chance that united starts going downhill, because now everyone knows united are NOT invincible, they CAN be beaten. hehe!!!

i love S.H.E!

they can sing, can host, can dance, can act. and they are very funny, always making jokes etc on tv shows and on stage. and i really admire their professionalism. hope i'll bump into see them when i fly to taiwan in 2 weeks' time. hahaha

liverpool trashed real madrid

that was the headlines on The Sun online.

we TRASHED real 4-0!

i stayed up late for the match, hoping it would be a great and exciting one to watch, and it was really exciting! liverpool attacked from the start, quick passing and fast momentum. u know some champion league games can be so slow and unbearable to watch? haha. but barely few minutes into the game, casillas already had to make 2 world class saves. woo! i had 2 thoughts on my mind. 1st, is it gonna be one of those games where liverpool just wont score because of the opponents' bloody on-form keeper?? or 2nd, that liverpool will simply trash real madrid! haha.

luckily it was the latter. torres scored the first. real's defence were torn to shreds! carragher kicked the ball high and far from his own box area, the ball was allowed to bounce once, it seemed like a non-threatening ball, but cannavaro misjudged the flight of the ball (you should see what he attempted to do to steal the ball away from torres, hilarious!), torres headed the ball, pepe managed to intercept, but he slipped as he tried to clear the ball away, and he kindly passed to kuyt (who was always in great positions, always lurking behind for follow ups), he squared to torres, who poked the ball past casillas and into the net. what a great start! FERNANDO TORRES!!! i cant help but laugh at real's hapless defence. tsk tsk

4 goals scored. against real madrid! against a team with many great players, like raul, sneijder, robben, van der vaart (oh my dear super van der vaart!!!), casillas (my idol!!!). but somehow, pool managed to limit their shots taken. i think in the 1st half, pool had like 7 shots on target, and real had like 3? all off targets. lol. robben was supposedly a danger man, but he was invisible on the field. totally snuffed out real's wing attacks. woo!

u have my total respect, mr benitez. now win the champions league trophy, i know can we can do it again!!

S.H.E autograph session at east point

on 21st Feb 2009.

i was there. and i got their autograph! and shook their hands!! woot! they were all very friendly and smiley, even though they've been sitting there, signing non-stop for hours. really admire their professionalism. they made a point to smile at every fan, which is quite something.

i took alot of photos and videos. very fulfilling ones, bcos i borrowed my brother's digi camera. heh heh, must be prepared this time, after the blurry video i took at the airport. sigh.

anyway, i will never forget the scene where Hebe looked at me, smiled, and shake hands with me. i will probably replay that scene in my mind time and again, so that i will forever remember it and bring that memory with me until i breathe my last. haha.

S.H.E in singapore!

and i was at the airport!


i took a video of them coming out the arrival hall. i was standing rite at the railing, 1st row and best spot. haha. taking photos is no use, because they walked so fast, by the time u press ur camera's button, all you get is probably one flashy and blurry photo.. unless you have the paparazzi kind of equipment, where the shutters go so fast. LOL. below are the screen captures:



ella was the first to come out, she was already waving to us when they were still inside the luggage belt area. she said "hello!" very lively. very sporty outfit with sneakers.


aiya very blur i know, what to do? my video recorder also not the powerful, and they walked by so fast! selina wore sunglasses, a cute long pink skirt, with running shoes! she said "hello" and u know what, she was waving at me!

closely behind selina is hebe, also casual and sneakers. she had 2 policemen by her sides, and this dumbo crew guy had to block my view. hebe did not speak. in fact, she looked very groggy, very tired.. she wore degree specs, and her eyebags were heavy, she didnt say anything all the way, just smiled. and i swear, she was LOOKING AT ME when she sorta did a nod, to acknowledge the presense of the fans. haha
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and then they were rushed onto the van by the security and crew. just like that, they were gone in 60 seconds. i wished they walked slower, u know? haha.
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anyway, they looked just like they appear on tv. although no elaborate makeup, they don't look anything different from tv. and they are SO real! u know, like alive and 3D, and in front of me!! but i can tell you they are shorter than me. maybe i should proclaim to be 165 from now on. heh heh! and they are very thin! super thin.
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i think i can die with no regrets liao! LOL

祝我生日快乐...

生日快乐
我对自己说
蜡烛点了
寂寞亮了

祝我生日快乐
生日快乐

boys over flowers (korean)

i love this drama!

haha. its currently airing in korean, only 3 episodes up til now. this is one of the only few korean dramas i like so far, including Full House and My Lovely Sam-Soon. to me, korean dramas are just not my cup of tea, its something to do with the sappy love story and slow-paced plot development etc.. haha.

but my my, i love this korean version of hana yori dango! the basic plot remains the same. fiesty/strong poor girl meets 4 rich and devastatingly good-looking kids. but further details and background info to each character is totally different. credits to the casting people and producers. all 4 main male actors are SO handsome! and i think this korean guy plays a very convincing character of "domyouji tsukasa" as in 道明寺. he bears a resemblance to Jerry Yan. the more i see the korean guy, the more he looks like Jerry Yan. which is not a bad thing, considering i find Jerry Yan very very handsome. haha. but he is great on his own lah. bcos the jap version is totally mis-cast. too short and scrawny and gu-niang. like, hello? how can he play the great domyouji? tsk tsk.

i have to say this again, the korean F4... very handsome!!!!! now i have to catch this series diligently every week. hehehe!!

singtel's MP3 Music Pack.

i received an sms yesterday, from SingTel service, saying my subscription for "MP3 Music Pack" will expire on 12/01/2009. i was like, what? i didnt subscribe to anything! then i remembered i had just re-contract my mobile line on 12/12/2008, so i went to find the re-contract agreement letter. the fine print at the bottom said "customers will enjoy 1st 30 days free subscription for MP3 Music Pack with the purchase of the music mobile phone. $5.35/mth applies thereafter. subscription will continue until customer unsubscribe form the service. dial *1626 to unsub"

what the f##k?? i went to seach on the internet for such a package, and i come across forums and discussions boards, seemed like ALOT of people are having this problem, and some even had difficulty to unsubscribe the service. some didnt know, until they realised they have been charged for 3mths.

anyway, i dialed *1626. an sms came in, saying i have to reply with services i wanted. i replied a "7" which is to unsub from content services. another sms came in, i had to reply "1" to unsub from Music Pack. then ANOTHER sms came in, it said "reply Y to confirm the unsubscription".. wah lau! and all these smses are to a 6 digit number. which probably means i will be charged extra cents for replying these smses. WAT THE F$$KIN HELL?? now i have to pay to unsubscribe from a service i did not even want to have? whats their problem?

i am very angry with the way SingTel do things. i know the fault is probably with the 3rd party services and contents. but SingTel actually allowed this kind of FORCED subscription? so not cool. i should not have re-contracted with them.

batman action figure

i bought this batman figurine today at the toys section in a dept store. it stands at abt 35cm. WOO HOO! i've said it many times before, that batman is my favourite hero of all time. i used to watch the batman animations on tv when i was a kid. i can still remember the theme song, which kept the suspense well, making batman mysterious and very much in the dark. haha.

anyway, i was clearing my drawers in my room, when i realised i've got 3 frikkin drawers full of my brother's toys. power rangers, ninja turtles, biker mice, captain planet, megazords, last action hero, jurassic park... WAH! to think i've wasted my drawers space all these years. and i dont find any of MY toys! my barbie dolls, polly pocket, ghost busters, dont have!!!! very sad.

merry christmas & happy boxing day!

Ho Ho Ho!!

i was planning to be in europe right abt now. i was looking forward to spend this winter in holland and its neighbouring countries. but i'm stuck in singapore for now. sigh. i think maybe next year liao. sigh.

anyway, i got hooked to this song by Joey Yung. "跑步机上". the song damn nice! i've been putting the song on repeat mode on ipod when i sleep. and repeat mode on my mobile phone when i'm travellin on public transport. i'm beginning to like Joey Yung, admire her style and everything. she's not the super model kind of pretty woman, but she's attractive in her way. at least i'm attracted to her. hahaha. i must learn from her!

painting...

the 5L tin of paint cost me 65 dollars! freakin expensive. i didnt know paint is like so ex. but i love the color! so glad i chose this color. haha. i found out it will cost $1100 to hire ppl to paint for you. freakin expensive! i decided to do it myself. bloody tiring! but filled with sense of achievement. haha

coming soon (part 2)...

the day the earth stood still


opening: 11 dec 2008


keanu reeves as an alien coming to destroy earth. sounds exciting already! hahaha...

twilight

opening: 18 dec 2008

starring: robert pattinson, the "cedric" in harry potter. haha. he's handsome!

yes man

opening: 18 dec 2008

jim carrey's comedy, he plays a character who challenges himself to say "yes" to everything for a year.

wow, if only all my prospects say yes to every financial policies i have for them.. *haha*

coming soon...

upcoming movies that i WANT to watch. listed not in any particular. 排名不分先后.

underworld: rise of the lycans

opening 22nd jan 2009

starring: unknown people. as in, they are either new faces, or i'm not familiar with them. the most "famous" one being Bill Nighy. huh? scratch head? i thought the same. LOL. one thing i'm disappointed, kate beckinsale is not in this movie!! the producers said the 3rd installment is a prequel, so the character "selene" will not be involved. which means neither will "michael" scott speedman appear. sad!!




red cliff: part 2

opening 9th jan 2009

wow. the battle is beginning, cant wait to see takeshi kaneshiro in action with his fan. woo hoo!!










Valkyrie



opening: unknown. it opens on christmas 2008 in the USA. nothing is mentioned abt when it will open here. err. i hope its soon. Tom Cruise's movies are usually blockbusters. i must watch. haha










more to come tomorrow. i gonna sleep now. LOL

need for speed undercover

i LOVE THIS GAME!

i've always been a fan of "need for speed" series. i remember i first played it on my pc when i was... 14? haha!!! i also play it with my brother on his PS2. graphics so nice! and the nissan 350 and porsche 911 and the lambor, wah lau! lol

graphics on DS is not that fantastic lah, but i'm not complaining. i completed the need for speed carbon: own the city, and it was great! the handling of the car and game play was pleasant. i hate it when the controls are difficult. anyway, Undercover has very friendly controls, the cars wont anyhow spin out of the lane or watever. i've unlocked my lambor liao. its green! lol. i know lambo are usually in orange or yellow, but orange is my nissan 350, and yellow is my pagani zonda. heh heh. machaim i own them in real life. lol. anyway, i feel good when i managed to upgrade the car parts. and see my lambo go faster and faster.. haha!!

the biggest attraction of this NFS series is MAGGIE Q. she is HOT!!!! omg. she's got to be in my top 5 female celebrities list. haha. the game story is simple, as the title suggests, you play as a rookie police, going undercover to catch the baddies in the illegal racing gangs... there's a stage where you play as a cop and catch the thugs on the escape. in earlier stages of the game, you use normal police car. as the game progresses, you get to use better engined cars like BMWs and Mercs... there's even a porsche police car!!! wahahaha!! not bad eh, i guess police cars also gotta be of some standard, if you're gonna catch those racing gangs in their what, lambos and paganis. LOL.

summary of this blog entry;

1) i love this game! Need for Speed Undercover is worth 5/5 stars.
2) i love MAGGIE Q! she's worth 500 stars. haha.

caught in the act

they are the number 1 boyband in my heart. haha. they were actually the first boyband i really took notice and the only boyband i liked so much that i saved to buy every of their albums. they released 4 albums. i bought 3 cassette tapes lah. LOL. their 4th album is like a greatest hits, so i didnt buy. now i see my tapes, dont even have mould! kept in good condition. hehe.

obviously i know all members of the group, Lee, Bastiaan, Benjamin and Eloy de Jong. although Lee is british, they were considered a Dutch boyband. the other 3 are dutch. seriously, i cant be the only one who supported them back in the days. they were very popular! now when i look back at their music videos, omg can faint. haha. but hey, it was consider hip and cool last time hoh. haha.

my brother wanted to buy CDs at chinatown that day. i went along, the shop is very small, the CDs were not stacked in organised/alphabetised manner. then i heng heng managed to spot CAUGHT IN THE ACT's 4th album! CD! with all the greatest hits!!! so now not scared my tapes will turn mouldy!! haha... it was on clearance sale, so HAPPY!! my brother thought i was crazy. i pulled out the CD excitedly and showed him, he was like blanked face, and said "Siao!" hahahhaa... aiyah, i like them mah!

boybands of the '90s...

haha. i was bored and surfing on youtube, i found a Kavana music video! on the description, the user said the video took years to find. haha!! i couldnt agree more. a few months back, i tried to search for his latest news, pictures etc, not much info abt him! sheesh. but more recently, more pictures and stuff of him are available... hmm... i was thinking where he disappeared to all these years! i was mad abt him in secondary school. i even bought his "Instinct" album leh, CD somemore. its my first CD i bought. at that time, everyone listens to cassette tapes. haha!! and then at his peak and most famous point, he disappeared or retired from the music industry. and i read that he came back in 2007, doing shows and stage performances. he looks fatter and more rugged now, so man!!! haha.

and den i started to think of the boy bands that i quite like, in the 90s. lets not talk abt the mainstream super popular ones like Take That, N'sync, Backstreet Boys, Westlife, Boyzone etc. i wana mention some groups that released just 1 or 2 albums and then kenna disbanded and disappear. haha.

1. Human Nature

i wasn't exactly crazy about them, i just like their songs. i remember they sang Wishes, He Don't Love You, Cruel... so nice! i thought they disbanded long ago, i searched online and amazingly, they are still very active in Australia (their hometown) and still releasing albums there. wah. seldom see longevity in boybands, so impressed with them. haha..

2. Take 5

err. i cant find any of their pictures! i googled them, but cannot find! wah lau. they are not even on the Wiki page! haha. i didnt buy their CD, i hope im not making this up, since dont have any signs of their existence, haha. anyway, five members, 4 of them are very good looking. so its not a surprise i liked them. they sang "I Give"... and cant recall other songs right now. haha!

3. Code Red

they are not exactly super cute, i liked them for their songs, like What Good is a Heart, Can We Talk, This is Our Song... cant really find their mp3s now *sad*. i remember we had this newspaper reading session in Cedar, a few of us sang the song What Would You Do If, quietly at the back, then the chorus quite high pitch, i think it was wanrou who turned back and said "i thought got ghosts singing". it was so funny, because the highest note is the "would" word, and we sang like "WOOOd..." which sounded like ghosts in cartoons going "ooohhh...". we burst out laughing. almost kenna the discipline mistress's attention.

4. Five

wah... actually i dont remember any of their names. vaguely. im guessing there's a Rich, Scott? or some sort. i have their first CD. with all the nice songs like Until the Time is Through, When the Lights Go Out..

5. A1

i LOVE them! my most favourite boybands among the 5 i mention here. and i know all their names, Christian, Paul, Ben and Mark (from left to right). haha. and i have all their 3 albums! so sad they disbanded after the 3rd album. sigh.

i youtubed some of the music videos. OMG. so cheesy!!! like Take That also had very cheesy moves, playing with water etc, with no significant storylines whatsoever. cant believe its how boybands shoot their music videos tat time. the best part, we liked watching them! *faints*