Humbled

not asking much !
not asking much !!
not asking much !!!

i not asking much leh...
"You can't lose something u don't have in the first place." --- "How to lose a guy in 10 days"
u nv wanted to be mine in the first place...i din lose anything at all.
v tired already...just want to slp and never wake up...

Miss Universe 2007

Miss Korea, Miss HONEY Lee

Miss Japan, Miss Universe 2007

Just woke up earlier than usual and switched on the tv. Initially, I wanted to return to bed again but liking what i saw, i stayed on to finish the program. New knowledge; Miss Japan won this year's Miss Universe while Miss USA was jeered. Two Asian representatives made the top 5. Miss Korea was the other. However, she finished 3rd . Rounding up the top 5 are, Miss Brazil playing bridesmaid to Miss Japan, Miss USA coming in 5th and Miss Venerzula.

Lovely...Some of the poses the ladies struck for their glamour pics were kinda more suited for some erotica magazines. Haha. Nobody's complaining though...Without taking shine off Miss Japan's victory, most of the official sponsors for this contest seem to bear names that resemble those that you will find from the land of the rising sun. Is it pure coincidence or otherwise, we should just be proud of Miss Japan's win, a win for us, Asians and yellow-skinned ppl.

Hmm...just wondering...if the host had announced, "In the event that Miss Universe cannot fulfil her duties, Miss Brazil will assume her duties." Would it cause any confusion? At least, it will sieve out the bimbo if Miss Brazil stepped forward to receive the winner's crown. haha...

Green or Silver?

fuNkY grEeN
Glittering Silver

Bought the funky green a couple of days ago. What attracted me is the unique design and it's funkiness. Looking through my collection of watches, all are very official-looking and too atas le... Makes me feel OLD...I haf a penchant for collecting watches...haha. It's cheap too...$5 onli!!! Got it frm some off-the-street stall.

The silver one belongs to my friend. It's kinda nice too but being a very boorish person, i m afraid if i bought it, i might just scratch it. It's pretty affordable too, $10 onli!!!

With Great Singapore Sale looming in the horizon, there's a growing suspicion that my debit card might haf to go into overdrive...but who cares??? we live once...and if saving for rainy days argument is anything to go by, i say what happens if u dun live to get wet in the rain?

French Open 2007 has started. My predictions? Rafael Nadal and Justin Henin!

Mr Singapore

Pretenders flanking the Real Stuff

Presenting to you Mr Singapore 2007 !

Tactless

Mr Marine Parade n Mr Hougang

Okie gers (and queer guys), this is for u! Presenting to u IMG next top models, Mr Marine Parade and Mr Hougang. Mr Hougang, on the right, forgot to put on his sash...Mr Hougang is actually urs truly! Eh..hemm...Okie, enuff of the delusional, ego trip, Mr Hougang is actualli somebody else while Mr Marine Parade is a fwen of my fwen, Issac Low.

Unfortunately, Issac did not finish in the top 10. However, i feel that he deserves to be there. Without being too judgemental and bias, some top 10ers just lack the substance. Yesh, credits must be given to them for their hardwork n physical attributes, but some just lack the flair n presence of mind and articulation to be a worthy Mr Singapore?

One horrendous reply from a top10er during the Q&A section is as follows:

Q: If you were given the choice of returning a deceased world leader to life, who would it be and why?

A: Adolf Hilter...Becoz he made an impact in this world. (not exact words, but to this effect)

Audience: ( Gasp )

Excuse me? Haf u lost your mind or are u on drugs? Choosing Adolf Hilter is poor taste and abhorrent! Wee Kim Wee, Ong Teng Chong would haf been very convenient if Winston Churchill and Ghandi din impact ur existence as much as Adolf? Fortunately, it was not broadcasted in national tv, otherwise u will be the brunt of malicious newspaper dressing-downs? Death threats may even follow!!!

Silly, silly guy! If it was meant as a joke, no one is lauffing! Absolutely tactless!!! How to compete at the world stage??? If the same question was posed to u at a broadcasted international pageant, u will be lucky if u aren't dismembered!!! Our ministers will haf alot of explanations to make and after which, Mr Tharman will haf to sit down n rethink our education system!

Also, if there was a ten-year series for Q&A for pageants, please please please include this under the "ANSWERS U GIVE TO LURE TROUBLE" section.

The author wishes to apologise to the person in question who gave the not-so politically correct response in the Q&A section. I abit hum lar...scare later he come find me...so must apologise. I m a peace-loving person...although i suffer frm the occasional verbal diahhorea.

Smile!

SmilezZ! Don't u wish ur girlfriend was hot like her? Of course! But keeping her may be quite strenous since not many ppl wished their bf was hot like me...eeear! Did i mention hot? Forget i even said tt! I m prolly e farthest thing frm hotness. The association is remote! Non-existence? haha...i m not denying it!

What matters most is the heart...cliche but true! my saving grace...

Mars vs Venus on channel 8 is superliciously great! Huang Biren's still hot and her acting is top-notch! Definitely a strong contender for best actress! "Would you be there", one of the songs often interluding sad scenes just makes one want to tear! Some scenes with the song nearly crumbled me. hee...

Rating

Mars vs Venus : 4.5/5

Volunteer?

Imagine a selfish and thoughtless person doing volunteer work? Ha! IroNy exemplified, amplified, magnified!!! CIP aside, most of wat i do is for me, myself n me again. Then again, CIP is for myself ain't it? Haf to fulfil otherwise will haf some consequences...

I believe that handicraft has never been my forte n today my belief is affirmed ever more strongly. Wao lao, cannot even cut along straight lines properly... n somemore was in PnP comms! hmm....wonder why my designs nv got approved? it suxed! haha... think i shall stay with ping pong ( sux too, not as bad), badminton ( sux alittle less ) and tennis ( sux still ).

itching to try new things... sky-diving? or ice-skating? just maybe...

Oh, this selfish brat actualli queued for sth he din realli liked twice! But hey! it was worthed its while, wonder why? For the love of thyself, won't u just drop it already?
I love to engage myself in monologues...muahahaha...insanity!!!

Acuquisition

LatEst aCuqUisiTion!

Doesn't she look pretty?

Goosh, wearing this makes one feels so naked (on the feet, tt is). haha...The straps feel so easy on the feet. Now, after buying this, i feel so.....

Poor !

Poor !

Poor !

Donations anyone?

Lost Love Baby

Every time i see your smile, it makes me filled with mellow. I knew u are the one.
Every time i see u, you always complain abt how plain u looked. To me, u r speical n u r gorgeous, sexy even when u frown!...ur nose, ur eyes...irresistable...
Every time we parted, i wonder when i will next see u.
Every time u sat next to me, i can feel ur warmth n love exuding.
Every time u speak, i hear voices of angels.
Every time our lips met, our spirits r connected in one.
Every time u r down, my heart breaks n i want to give u a hug n say all will be fine.

U mean the world over to me, if i can give u the moon n the sun,i will. If u want me to die for u, i will. For u, there is no limit. U r every thing that i ever see n i ever needed. U make me complete.
Now, ur heart belongs somewhere n u told me tt i m not worthy of ur time. i dun blame u, i never will becoz i hurt u too much. i messed up big time baby. Hoping against hope, i wish tt u will come back one day... those times we shared together were the best times i had in eons. thank u, thank u for showing me what love is... thank u for filling my heart with joy... though simple, but i will bring these sweet memories to my grave...
The sleepless nites, the countless nites i slept in silent tears, the mornings i woke up realising that u r no longer with me...since, are all too hard to bear...
Life goes on, i love u all too much...i wish u well n happiness...wherever u r n whatever u r doing...i will wait for u...till my last breath...

I can't imagine a day without you.
I can't imagine a day without your smiles.
I can't imagine a day without you scolding me.
I can't imagine a day without your SMS.
I can't imagine not seeing you.
I can't imagine giving you up.
I can't face reality without you by my side.
I can't face the fact that u want me no more.
I Love You baby.

Sports Section, or is it?

It titles Sports Section but 1 sports seems to dominate. The Newpaper and The Straits Times dedicate a huge chunk of space to reporting soccer, soccer, more soccer and even more soccer...booorrrrrinngggggg lar!

There are so many other sports other than soccer, can? So irrrritaaatinnng to see pages after pages of obsessive reporting of soccer! Yes, we get it! Mourinhno talks alot, Ferguson n the rest don't like him, blah blah blah. We don't realli need to know who says what to whom, do we?

Other sports simply gets skim n scant treatment. Are we short of sports reporters? Why even bother to call it "Sports" section when most of the reporting revolves ard soccer? sickening... even tiny, puny, insignificant matches require detailed analysis by more than 1 soccer experts?

The Newpaper is even more ridiculous! They even provide tips on which team to bet! Don't they know that some of their readers are bus-driver-punching, impressionable teenagers? COME ON! Exercise some social reponsibility lah.

My humble suggestion. Let's have another set of newspaper, that goes by the name of "SoCcEr". Let's charge it at 50cents per piece, that means more revenue! Contents include, who says what to whom and whose dog is missing or who calls who uneducated...anything juicy, we can even throw in beach soccer news n a few bikini babes to spice things up! after all, soccer and sex sells....

PS : The author apologises for any regrettable and selfish opinions of the respectable The Straits Times and The Newpaper. He wishes to work for either papers to expand and diversify their scope of sports reporting though!

Winglets

yuMmY! Honey-Glazed Golden Brown Wings! The sHinY apPearAnce cOmEs fRom GoldEn kniFe cOokiNg oil, not tOo mUch But juSt enOugh to Wet yoUr tonGue anD aSk for moRe.

yuMmieEe...? haha....nope, u can't haf this. Even if you want, there's only one piece and it's not even mine! just joking... sEe the cOntrAst.....the chicken wings are honey glazed while this is sebum glazed. not golden brown but creamy white....tt's the effect of prolonged exposure to atmospheric room light conditions...

CaLling alL english specialists or just anyone? Can you please explain what this abstract is trying to say? Most of the words make sense but when they are put together in that permutation, it just sounds like the end result of my C programming codes; gibberish!

After Hours

Monday got to be one of the better days to tune in to local channels. Starting at 10pm, we have desperate housewives 3! Sexy Susan! Following that, we have After Hours. One of the better shows produced locally.

It stars the lovable and smoky-eyes Linda Liao(my fav) and Joanne Peh. To top it off, it features 2 idolizable hunks, Max Loong and Utt. What a comparable mix of beauties and brawns! The show is so my kind. Very 'potato-ish' and very light-hearted! It is stark contrast to "Police and Thief" whose plot and themes are passable at best. What a lame show. Come on, give some credit to prime time tv slot!

The recent airing of "Deal or No Deal" is a welcomed beginning to the end of cheapstake prize money Singapore game shows offer. I caught the last 2 episodes and the contestants walked away with more than 10Grands each! Gosh! What an astronomical contrast to Pyramid Game and Wheel of Fortunte Singapore. They are so pathetically starved of prize money! Top prize for the latter? $5000? Oh come on, Vanna White's blouse costs more than twice of that, hello! Let's not even talk about Pyramid Game! Speaking of which, the host, Benedict Goh has been arrested for drink driving akin to Christopher Lee.

There is just one thing that i cannot understand about the host! I wonder if it is rehearsed or are there some issues he needs to resolve. Not wanting to sound too harsh, but i feel that he is just not getting the dynamics of show right. He is trying but he tries too hard and it just backfires! Why in the sam hill does he need to whisper to the contestants' relatives only to have it revealed later? I call it kay zwau ( aka extra ). Also, just pick up the damn phone lar, when the banker calls? Can? If i was the contestant, i would haf just answered the call myself! ha!

Sorry, i sound so cranky.....i shld have auditioned for the host! Hey, urs truly here was a master of ceremony for my jc debate competition hor! Mai siao siao! This is partly becoz my debating skills are terrible and nobody wanted to be the master of ceremony! haha...

Ratings
After Hours: 4.5* /5*
Deal or No Deal: 4.5* /5*
Pyramid Game: 3* /5*
WOF(S'pore): 2.5* /5*

5* : Miss it at your own risk !
4* : Miss it if you are risky!
3* : Miss it if you want to...
2* : Miss it also can....
1* : Miss also nvm.......

Himboistic

Amidst my doing nothing constructive and channel surfing, i came up with this word. "Himboistic" ( for male ) or "Bimboistic" ( for female )
It describes a lifestyle that is characterised by doing nothing productive, endless hours of lazing around, shopping and showering oneself with earthly luxuries; basically enjoying life like nobody's business.
The root word comes from himbo or bimbo. Not much introduction is needed to these words.

Checking through my schedule, i suspect my lifestyle mirrors a himboistic one short of the showering oneself with earthly luxuries coz of my depleting resources. When work finds me, and money comes in, ha! gonna get so many things..digi cam..shoes..racket..!

For now, i shall contend myself with ogling at the glossy magazines with the pretty things that my dreams will get me.

Happy Mothers' Day

Have you ever wondered what's the purpose of having a "so and so day" ?

I suspect it's the capitalists from the western countries trying to sell their ideas to their gulible eastern counterparts. In doing so, they are able to sell their goods in Asia. According to my now-unable-to-speak grandmother(sad sad), she says that in her days there won't such things as Mothers' Day, Fathers' Day etc etc etc.


If you so much as respect and love ur mum or dad or someone who is internationally celebrated and marked by a special day on the calendar, I don't see a need to have a special day to remind us of that person!


Love and respect for the other person must be continuous and unyielding. You can always get ur mum/dad/valentine a gift every day! I am sure they will be pleased! haha ( if ur pocket is deep enuff ).


Being the youngest in the family, i must admit that i m very fortunate to have so many ppl in my family always giving in to me. In a way, i feel that it's a bad thing becoz i haf become unreasonable and demanding at times. Being nice and thoughtful have never been in my dictionary. Whenever i quarelled with my mum, Taiwanese political forays can step aside. ( don't be mistakened! no physical contact )

I am trying to change but changing takes time....

So this year, i have decided to be nice to her and i got her something expensive.haha...usually bribing works with my mum.



Some tips to take a picture where the object is shiny/white/reflective. Do not use flash, find a well-lit area where sufficient light falls on the object. You won't see the object if you use flash! Where possible, contrast the object with a dark background. It brings out the object nicely. I was my sec sch photographer, thus, a little tricks here and there i still know lah. I have since hung up my lens.haha. With the super Ixus, powershot blahblahblah digit cameras, the skills of photography have been greatly compromised. Hey, i m not complaining coz with these high-tech toys, u can have beautiful pics without having to fret much.

Radical

Went to do something in most conservative ppl's minds would consider radical. I shan't mention what but it certainly is very radical!
Anyway, the end result was fantastic....i realli love it! Abit expensive but i guess it was money well-spent from the feedbacks i garnered. hahaha
Just need a bit of improvement and it is perfect!

Hmm......was blog surfing and i found this interesting post by someone.
Here it goes :
1.) Multiply 250 to the 1st 3 digits of ur hp. no. (excluding the '9')
2.) Add 1
3.) Multiply the result by 250
4.) Add the last 4 digits of ur hp no.
5.) Add the last 4 digits of ur hp no. again
6.) Subtract 250
7.) Finally, divide the result by 2 !

If your calculator is functioning the way the maker has wanted it to be, you shld get back ur hp. no. ! It may appear breathtaking at first but the trick is very simple. Ppl who do maths quite frequently shld be able to figure out the trick! U can come up with different combinations of numbers and get ur hp. no. back!

There are a few other interesting stuff...but i guess those are things for another day....

Random

Realised that my blog is seriously void of pictures. Thus, i went searching my lappy for some interesting ones to share. i m not a big fan of cam ( but not camera shy though) coz i m not photogenic.

Above: Some of my jc mates. Dickson, Guanting and Dawn. Thinking of which, we are old alr. All of 23 to be.

Above: Hmm.....Some of my friends from union camp 2005. Yesh, 2 years haf passed since i entered uni! Very nostaglic ( <-- i hope i got this spelling rite ). Forgot why we were all dressed in red? haha...guess it was ..... argh...dunno?

Carefree

Can u believe it? People say lightning never strikes the same place twice. However, there is this lady who got struck by lightning not once, not twice but 3 times! In a way, sometimes we need some kind of lightning to strike us to wake us up.

Was out searching for work yesterday. Met up with a jc classmate for dinner in White Dog Cafe then went to Holland V for dessert. White Dog Cafe ? What a name? haha....despite it's less than desired name, it has a beautiful setting with the sunset behind the full-length glass panel. It's just a perfect place for a hearty dinner with your pals. More so if you are dining with your beloved.

The food was fantastic and the presentation was perfect. For how much? The price is reasonable, on par with Swensen's and Cartel. Definitely a must-go at least once! Not forgetting, there's a cosy corner for chill out as they serve cakes and shakes as well.

Clijsters Retires

Kim Clijsters from Belgium retires after losing in Warsaw, Poland. Her retirement came earlier than expected as she had previously mentioned that she plans to retire after the US Open in September. Her reasons for retiring are almost predictable; injuries, lack of motivation and moving on in life.

However, at 23, she is one of the youngest if not the youngest to quit the sports. In fact, she quitted the sports at her prime. Currently, she is ranked no.4. Having amassed a considerably amount of $14.7 million in prize money, she has nothing to worry about after retirement, finanically.

Kim Clijsters, for the longest time owned the unflattering title of the bestest player never to have won a grand slam title. She was in 4 grand slam finals before triumphanting in the 2005 US Open. I believe, given her talent, she could have well won more than 5 slams. However, her pit-fall is her lack of confidence to close out matches.

Goodbye Kim and you will be missed in the tennis scene.

Interject :

Finally, everything to be settled has been setttled ableit in the way not I had wanted it to be. Was out watching soccer and dining with Aaron, Druce and Cyril. Manchester United has done it yet again, to scrape out a victory with a marginal 1-0 win over Manchester City, courtesy of a penalty. Looking at things, Man U deserves to win and was a better team that night.

Was out playing tennis this afternoon with Dins and Alex. Was pretty happy with my performance especially my service. Not the prettiest ball striker, i think with the amount of formal training i haf, i should be happy with myself....haha...self-consolation. Looking forward to many bigger and better things.

No all English final

I was "forced" to watch the AC vs Man U 2nd leg semis last morning. It was quite a match, from AC side that is. Man U was made to look so helpless ( no offense ) but it is the truth.

It's going to be a Liverpool Vs AC finals. Hmm.....Liverpool to win ! 2-1 !

Went to East Coast today for cycling....the weather is terrible! no sun at all.....not a good day to cycle ! it was more suited for sleeping ! grey clouds......dizzling!.....

With all the exams now behind me.... i need to start clearing my stuff! all my notes are decked out "messily" across my dining table, study table. There are so many things that i want to do but just lazy to do....haiz.....time to buck up!

Release!

Yay, what a relief that exams are finally over. Haf been playing tennis the last 2days and i discovered that i m getting old. When i woke up today, my whole body was aching. Joints, muscles, everything and everywhere is hurting !

Well, for the next 3 mths, i should be going to Vietnam and Australia if everything goes according to plan. Yay....haha...too rich liao...Who cares. I think i deserve the trips.

Now for the greatest news in a long time. Liverpool is in the Champions League Finals! Yesh they have made it there once again. 2 years ago, they beat Chelsea in the semis and advanced, and they did it again this morning albeit in a dramatic manner again! Liverpool nv fail to live up to expectations in the greatest competition in Europe!

Tonight will see the last finalist spot to be filled. Will it be Man U or AC ?
I want AC to be there at Athens on 23rd May but my brother wants Man U. I actualli dunno a single thing abt soccer. Was never a soccer gia..... nv see the appeal and would nv understand too but hey i think the feeling is mutual...soccer can flourish with one less fan in me...

nway ........ GO KOPS !