Friday, April 29, 2005

hairy.issue

Your Ideal Hairstyle: Light Edges






:: what.hairstyle.is.right.for.you?


okok fine... i'm bored at work.

very sleepy actually

and nothing much to do after the initial mad rush of the day up till submission time.

i wanna go home to sleep.

and my current hairstyle is preeeetttyyy close to my ideal hairstyle is it not?

excluding the side tail of course. heh.

N.Y.C.







You Belong in New York City


You're an energetic, ambitious woman.

And only NYC is fast enough for you.

Maybe you'll set yourself up with a killer career

Or simply take in all the city has to offer


:: what.city.do.you.belong.in?





m.e.o.w.w.w.w....







You Are Catwoman

(Same as you kerms! Is it possible to have TWO catwomen in the world? hehe... CATFIGHT!!!)


"Life's a bitch. Now so am I."

*ROAR*

:: what.superheroine.are.you?




Thursday, April 28, 2005

do.what.a.graduate.should.do

小黑 says:pls intro urself
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahahaha
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:well done ern
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hihi
小黑 says:i need to work..
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hello stephen, i'm janice
小黑 says:meeting at 1
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:okok
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:janice?
小黑 says:no need paiseh hor
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahaha
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:you are coming to pratt?
小黑 says:i shall leave u girls to chat
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i'm coming to pratt yes
小黑 says:take care
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:oi when?
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:stephen is a girl?
小黑 says:take care GIRLS...
小黑 says:hhahaha:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahaha
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hey i am not lesbian
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:yey... my jiemeis!!!
小黑 says:BYE
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:he is
小黑 has left the conversation.
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i add u to my msn list ok?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:ok
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i need to clear my msn list
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:too many contacts
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahaha
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:wah
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:pop u lar
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:150
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:not really
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:seldom chat now
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:too busy
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:really!
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:gosh
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but luckily final presentation is over
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i pushed very hard at my projecet
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but it turned out well
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:you're masters 2nd yr now?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:so one more year to go
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hmm...
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i am the complicated case
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:did u get advanced standing from pratt?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:should be 1.5 more yearas
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup i got advanced
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:1.5? why so long?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:becoz i came in by surprise in spring instead of fall
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:becoz there is some admin cock up in the school
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so i am enrolled in as a special casse to start this spring
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so i just finished one sems
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so by right i still have 3 mroe sems to go
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:wth? why so screwed up?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hehehe
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:oh gosh... dun tell me it's like another nus
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:there is some difference between the working of the entire school admin and the admin of the architect department
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:aki department is fine
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but the admission department
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:ahh ok... tt's gd news at least
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:did not realise that i should be in masters instead of post辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but anyway it was to my good also
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hehehe
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i actually applied as unergr
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:undergr
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahah so u attended one sem of post grad?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:accepted as under grad
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but came in to be pushed to post grad
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so was a special case
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup one sems
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:wah haha really damn complicated
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup but it is ok
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hope mine is more normal
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hehehe
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:suire
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so beco of the cock up
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i actually did not submitt many of the required docs for the postg辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but got in stra away
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:did pretty well here
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hehe
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:wahhh
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:then why switch to masters?
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:just continue with postg mah
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:becoz they realised thru my portfolio that i am too experience for underg
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:there is a mistake with the advicement from the admission department
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:anyway i want to go out soon
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i will chat with you again soon
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:ok yes!
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:there's so many things i wanna ask you!:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hehe
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so when will you be coming?
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:this fall
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:DUH!!!
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:should be mid-august
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahaha
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:FALL SO LONG MY GIRL
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:eh.. dun duhh me la
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:ok...
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i'm very blur one... can ask ern,,, he always scold me bimbo:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahahaha
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is be fine for you
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:well i can share withyou some things
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:let's talk again soon
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i need to go and find beds for new place
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but tell you first
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahaha...
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:find a good one
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:NYC IS VERY EXPENSIVE
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:VERY VERY
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:sigh
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i cannot imagine how ex it is
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i know it's ex
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i think i will die there
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:a simple meal here can be 2 very good meals in SG
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so you do your calculation lah
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:serious
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:my breakfast here is 3 breakfast in SG
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:so the sch's estimate of the living expenses is a GROSS underestimate?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is about there
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:becoz i dun spend on entertainment much
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i dun really drink and party
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:oops
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:spent all the time in studio
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:u are guai zai
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but material is ex here
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:not really
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i party when i know i can party
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:and go all out
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:otherwise i want to concentrate and excel in my studies here辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:material is ex here
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:and you cannot find UHU glue here
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:cannot find at all
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:cannot?!!?
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:gosh
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it seems to be BAN here
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:then what do they use?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but it is ok
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:banned? siao la
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i brought 10 tube over
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahahahaha
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:smart boy
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i will do the same
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is issue with glue sniffing i suppose
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it actually got my family and boyfren to send to me
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:yes yes we get high making models
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but they use super glue here
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:quite stupid
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:ur bf's in s'pore still?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:after a while you will find that americans are dumb stupid辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup he is in SG
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahah serious... dumb stupid eh
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:so good for us smart s'poreans
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:he will come visit in 2 weeks
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:(erm.. but i'm bimbo one leh)
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:so nice!
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:one more thing, i will go home and kiss our MRT station
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hhahaha
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i will even lick our station
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:here is fucking disgusting
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:can see years of trashes, rats all oevr the stations
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:har... yucks
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:just to warn you first
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:all over?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:pratt environ is gerneally more blacks than whites
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:quite bad
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so i will say to you dun get the dorm
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is bad
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:u stayed in the dorm when u first came over?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i am here for a sems and i cannot wait to leave this palce辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup i am in my dorm room now
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:how old are you?
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:which one?
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:24
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:willloughby
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is disguating
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:oh tt's the largest dorm right
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:not so mich the place but the ppl
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:how come u didn't get the grand ave one?
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:oh i know why
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is the american spolit uncultured kids = trash of society
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:cos u applied as underg
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:and at my time grand is all booked up arleady
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:my classmates are there also
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:noisy bunch also
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:you can try
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i am not sure
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahaha oh dear
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:not getting a very gd impression of pratt right now
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:mebbe i shld recosider
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahaha
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:not about pratt
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is just the americans
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:when you are here you will see
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:actually you re better off in NYC already
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i beed to pittsburg to see falling waters,
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:the kids i saw on the trip are worse
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:well my roommates are smoking weed and screaming outside now
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:usually i reduce my interaction with them
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:wah liew
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:once they even throw solid food in the toilet bowl and choked it up
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so you get what i mean
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahaha so stupid
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:after a while you will see now disciplined and cultured we are
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:mebbe they thought food is like shit
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:so in a way you will find yourself overly matured here
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:can flush down the toiletbowl
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:they are just plain dumbh
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but also the working efficiency is very low ehre
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:very slow an
d careless辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:okok
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:working efficiency with regards to?
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:ahhh u'd better get going
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:admin work
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:the blacks esp
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:oh they are very good beggars everywhere
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:generally blacks
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahaha you're rascist ah
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i think blacks are generally scary though
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:so much tougher
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:you will be the same when you are here
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:looking at them
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:so is the learning env in pratt gd?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:the archiecture is good
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:heard from ern tt u're generally enjoying urself right?辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:much much much much much mu8ch much better than NUS
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:hahah really!
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:but pratt not very well known
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:for architecture at least
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:you will work with, learn from names which you will never be able to hear of in NUS
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:nope
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is good
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:most of the professors are also teaching in Columbia
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:the only difference between Pratt and columbia is that the latter is a factory of architects
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:pratt is mroe homely
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but anyway, how you will excel here depends more on yourself
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i see.. u've answered a lot of the questions i've had on my mind
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:self-discipline? do pple work as hard as in nus?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:my studio professor is one of the finalist for World trade centre memorial
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:she taught in Columbia also
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:well depends on the studio grp you are in
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:my studio grp is crszy
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:haha
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but the other 2 studio is not as bad
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i worked very hard with some other classmates
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:we got very good project
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:2 of my other fren's project will also be archived and published
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:3 of us top the project in the grp
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hehehe i can show you my project next time if you like
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but one thing i have learnt in this sems
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:you are doing graduate schoo;l not
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:sure thing! i'm most interested to see your work
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:now
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:do what a graduate should do
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:dun do works which you have done in undergradute
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:which is what makes my project the top in studio
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:it's a whole different level of consideration eh
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:my professor like my project alot becoz i challenged the whole notion of a NYPD precinct, in terms of the stand in the city, the spatialk conditions, movements, development, branding and so on
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i was lucky to work on a powerful design basis
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:by the it is a computational studio
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:we did not do much reserach
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but basically using maya, to annotate diagrams and so on to produce design notions
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:very exciting studio
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:very forwarding
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:and things you will never get to do in stupid NUS
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:tt's like the latest technology right?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:the way to design is so diferent here
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:kind of
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:based on figures in order to derive forms and design?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:nope
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:not really that
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hmm...
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:long story
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:we first studied a police movie
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:from there
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:pick a portion to annotate a maya model, do animation of the mdel
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:learn and derive ideas, event from the model,
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:and development a spatial model
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is conceptual 3d physical model
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:then derive more ideas
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:then program the spaces and get ideas
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hmm...
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:when i am bcak to SG i will show you lah
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:too long to speak about
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:haahaha
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:yeah
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i also cannot understand
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:but thanks for trying to explain anyway
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:when will u be back in s'pore?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:in july
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:for the hols ah?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i am going to Rome for summer classes
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:ooo!!!
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:heheh can you imagine that?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:hehehe
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i was looking at taking some of those summer classes too!
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:there's like an art appreciation one and stuff right
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:cool! damn cool!
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:one fo my theroy class is formless architecture
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:when in rome, do as the romans do!
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:looking at modern art in a different perspectibe
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:quite interesting
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:i suppose pratt, being an art school and all, does combine both art and architecture to a certain extent?
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:yup
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:it is good
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:like try to relate interdisciplinary elements
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:tt's what i'm interested in
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:why pratt is not as well known as compared to columbia is becoz we are a small community
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:not as well publicised as columbia
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:but we are strong in theory
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:anyway
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i really got to go now
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:haha yeah
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:go!
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:i will talk to you again
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:bye
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:thanks for taking the time
:: americans are appalling voters :: says:bye!
辉: 春 - 水仙,Water Goddess... says:b ye

there.is.no.justice.in.this.world

constantine's out and fatty scott and ugly anthony are in the top 5?!?

Tuesday, April 26, 2005

there.is.no.turning.back.now

Things to do (off the top of my head):

:: Make a copy of papa's bank statement

:: Call up Mount E/make a trip down to nearby clinic regarding health check+immunisations

:: Get required health forms and immunisations done

:: Track TNT package on its way to the States. Ensure that the correct forms fall into the correct hands.

:: Email/call Department of Architecture to inform that deposit is on its way, and to reserve a place.

:: Check up on any prior overseas insurance, to see if request for waiver of insurance needs to be filed.

:: Email/Call Department of Architecture to enquire about Advanced Standing placement.

:: Send biographical data+bank statement+affivadit of support+request for 1-20 form+health forms+copy of passport to OIA once the relevant forms have been completed.

:: Pay USD100 SEVIS fee for 1-20 issuance.

:: Familiarise with map of NY, especially important locations and transportational routes.

:: Book air ticket to arrive in time for International Students check-in date.

:: Contact UOB and activate debit card bank account.

:: Who is the senior in Pratt ern mentioned previously? Get to know him.

:: Find alternative computer option.


Other miscellaneous things to do:

:: QUIT LOUSY JOB!

:: Immunisations for Cambodia+Vietnam+BKK.


:: Visa for Cambodia+Vietnam.

:: Pay ming back for airtics.

:: Meet ramson for advice on cambodia.

:: LET MY PARENTS KNOW I'M GOING ON A TRIP (sigh)

:: Law firm's brochure sample. Stop prcrastinating!

:: Web changes?

:: Thai dinner with wendy+cc @ golden mile?!?

:: Meet yoowie's much-talked about andy (tentative date 6th June 2005)

:: Dinner with kerms+carl+stehsi... gelato!

:: Shop for winter clothes. Zara, Mng, UCB, Topshop.

:: Overnight cycling with sh+others... when?

:: Save a cropped copy of perforated side of wedding card for sista.

:: Meet up with jon to chill.

:: Shopping with gie+bren... shoes! bags! makeup!

:: Make a trip down to tailor's for wedding dresses

:: Contact roo in NY immediately!

:: eat my dantarts!

:: Find time for cookout session with sec sch kakis.


gosh. too many things to do already... 24 hours are not enough.




Sunday, April 24, 2005

super.san.he.yi.ka.fei

superwoman

wedding.programme




outer side of programme sheet

instructions:
Fold into equal halves, with the photo on the right forming the cover of the programme sheet.



inside of wedding programme

Jo+Zubi's.wedding.card.inside

Jo+Zubi's.wedding.card.outside




instructions:

Fold into equal thirds with photo on right hand side forming the card cover. Perforated leftmost third to be detached and returned on wedding day with sincere greetings for memories' sake. Together with instant photos taken on the day itself, will form an important part of the untraditional guestbook signing in.

busy.busy.busy

Haven't had such a packed weekend in ages.
Decided to post it for posterity's sake.
(and also because blogs are a good calender of past activities when you need to recall exact dates.)

:: Friday, 9pm
Harry's@Boat Quay with company people
:: PK+Greg+Naldy+Ed+Bakr+Jamies+CC+Boh+Me+Sh+Shuer+Lisa+Nat
Strains of "Neng.Som.Saam.Sib.Hah.Hock.Jet.Bed.Gao.Seet... Hongnam Youtinai?"
Countless pints of Kilkenny and Heineken
cc's 2 pints and 1 red face, unstoppable Nat's 4 or 5 pints and 1 groaning Lisa with a very tall drunk problem!
Pool playing vs angmohs by Greg and Jamies
Jamies the Catharina boy venturing into unknown territory (ie Cat's shoulders!)
Gazillion oily peanuts flying in the air and finding their way onto people's faces and lounge seats
Bakr, Naldy and PK set back by 300+ bucks!

:: Friday, 12pm
Adjourned to Brewerkz@Clarke Quay for continuation of mass company drinking session
2 bottles of medicine-like tasting strawberry beer, 1 strong Indian brew that eventually got mixed with the yukky strawberry
1 big portion of calamari without tartar, 1 big portion of salsa chips with guacamole
cc's dbs mastercard flying over to ed's side of the table, cc's wallet passed over many laps under the table (and stuffed under sh's butt as well hahaha)
cc's 1 cup of never-ending yukky strawberry beer and 1 crab-red body
cc having to do weird actions to bakr... (erms... HAD TO. but DIDN'T.)
cc leaning too far back on his high stool and nearly falling backwards
cc touching PK while he was just about to be finished with his pee in the toilet (ERPS. poor traumatised PK.)
cc being spun around in the air on sh's back and sprawled unglamly on the floor after
Countless unglam photos of the extremely happy, high-toasting (and by now, pokgai) company

:: Friday, 2am
Home@Queenstown finally
Sleepy jan having a mega headache and badly needing sleep before psycho test on early Sat morning

:: Saturday, 9am
Civil Service College@Buona Vista
Jan makes it there barely on time AFTER tottering red-eyed out of bed at 7 and absent-mindedly taking the train in the wrong direction.
5 psychometric tests intended to make the least psychotic person mad
50 odd geenah-looking and some kiasu applicants Are these the people going to be making our national policies in the future? Then again, I'm not any better and perhaps much worse off in terms of intellectual ability
1 very chirpy test administrator (understandably so since she wasn't the one who had to sit through 4 freaking hours of tests)
1 freaking cold test room with bad lighting
1 tanned, sporty and rather good-looking geenah boy who kept looking back to catch my eye
40 geometric-based questions in 20 mins
33 maths-based questions in 30 mins (of which i only attempted half due to lack of time and probably got most wrong due to lack of oiled thinking faculties)
60 verbal passage-based questions in 30 mins
185 personality questions
60 mental health questions
378 shaded bubbles (excluding those for name and I/C No) at the end of which I thought I should perhaps consider suicide?

:: Saturday, 1pm
NYDC@Holland V, mushroom madness lunch with sh and sai YUMMY!
General discussion of whether or not to stay in the school hostel in the States
Bumped into sh's "tata" after lunch on her way to meet him at Starbucks hee hee

:: Saturday, 2pm
Cabbed down to AnchorPoint@Queensway to pick up papa's bank statement, only to discover that the bank had already closed. DARN!
1 malay cabbie uncle who kept saying I had a babyface and wow I'm an architect and graduated with a degree already and why must do masters and how come I don't have bf when I'm so pretty and that he volunteers to chauffeur me around and that I must find a bf... (- -") Thank you uncle I'm trying my best to find one but it sure won't be you

:: Saturday, 2.30pm
Home@Queenstown again
Dropped KFC lunch off for my younger sis
And attempted to do some photoshop for my elder sis' wedding card while looking forlornly at my bed next to me YAWN

:: Saturday, 4pm
Collected my LONG over-due exhibition prints from Objectifs@Liang Seah St I thought they would have thrown it away by now! Thanks for letting me tompang them in your car over the dinner period ming! I would have died carrying it to Suntec and back.
Took a quick glance at the current exhibition, which included some really good shots and techniques, from the beginner to the more advanced courses. The standard of work has appeared to improve rather significantly across the board. There was a series on cut fruits that looked professional, highly delectable and at the same time, sexually imploring- I was amazed to discover it was taken by someone doing a basic photography course. There was also one which featured a bored housewife in various b/w poses wearing bright yellow gloves and handcuffed to everyday household items such as a vacuum cleaner. Also from basic photography. Decided I must start to actively pick up photo-making again, I've allowed myself to be stagnant for far too long. I shall wait for my photo-buddy to come back from HK!

:: Saturday, 4.15pm
SIFF@Shaw Towers
Caught Butterfly with bohboh, hobbeez, mingming, chows+section, a tale about a pair of lesbian lovers, sexually indulgent, a signal of the changing times? some hippie/political unrest influences, and a very chio Stanley Ho's daughter. It's slow pacing at certain points in the movie induced me to nod off though. Tired la. Saw dex after the show. Haven't seen him for the longest time. Waved a little from a distance but he was smoking and I felt disinclined to walk over and make small talk seeing how I was already running late for dinner.

:: Saturday, 7pm
Met gie+bren for dinner, Sakae@Suntec
Sashimi, fried tofu, croquets, spicy salmon sushi, chicken nabe YUMMY YUMMY xing foo food!, salmon nabe, agadeshi tofu, chawanmushi, dubious-looking pink guava sorbet.
1 spilled cup of green tea, 1 apologetic gie and 1 harrassed-looking waitress hahaha
Topics ranged from friends to MAC makeup, gie's boobs, bren's horrible boss and auntie colleague stories (to add to the ever-growing compilation)
Was it worth it forgoing a FREE buffet full of oysters, sashimi, softshell crab, durian prata and whatnot at Plaza Hotel for this? With the fun company it's a definite yes. :)

::Saturday, 9.15pm
Back at SIFF@Shaw Towers, this time for 5 Obstructions with cc, sh, and 5 of cc's friends, namely Weicheng, Lynn, Ailing, Yvonne aka Wenling, and Michelle aka Wenhui Am I right on this cc? I'm bad with names really.
Lars von Trier's documentary film experiment with Danish legendary filmmaker Jørgen Leth, in challenging him to remake his classic show, The Perfect Human, a total of 5 times with different parameters imposed upon him each time, produced startling results indeed. Read the review here. I particularly thought the 4th obstruction, the cartoon remake, was brilliant and encapsulated the use of stunning graphics.
Drinks at BK after was a friend-making affair, Ailing, Lynn and Weicheng were quite funny to talk to. Maybe I'll see them in NY?!? hahaha


There's more to say, like the walk to the busstop from Shaw Towers to the Stanford Rd busstop with sh, and the 2 hour-long psding session into the wee hours of the morning for my sis' wedding card, but I think this is all I can muster for now. Bumper blog for a bumper weekend!

Friday, April 22, 2005

psycho.me!

Your personality report

Your type:
You like to get things done and as a results orientated person, you work very hard to achieve tangible outcomes. You prefer these to be quick, measurable, and above all, visible!
Use your strengths in your CV, such as: You are action oriented give an example of how this has translated into a successful outcome in the past.

Don’t ignore weaknesses that others may perceive:
An employer may sense that you do not suffer fools gladly. This could be an allowable weakness that goes with your personality type and may be exactly what’s needed in some environments. An employer would want to ascertain, just how intolerable of “fools” you actually are.

Your work environment:
You like to work under your own steam and use your initiative. It is unlikely you would be happy in an environment where your work was closely supervised. You can work with a team, usually leading it, but you are more an individualist and don’t want to feel too dependant on others.

z.z.z.z.z.z.z.zz.........

ohmygawdi'msofreakingsleepy
ican'tkeepmyeyesopenmyeyelidsaresodarnedheavy
doyouthinkicanlosesomeweightifichopthemoff?
theblackscreenthreatenstoengulfme
themulticolouredlinesblurasmyeyescontinuouslywater.
yawndoubleyawntripleyawn
justkillmenow.

moo......

12.10pm, 22nd April 2005
NSIAP Office

CC's attempt at poetry (which he incidentally also insists is the lyrics of a song... like wth?!!?):


i am cow
hear me moo
i weigh twice as much as u
and i look good on the bbq

simi sai!!! This almost rivals KullWee's CrapChannel's Crap.
CC (ironically also the abbreviation for Crap Channel) apparently also has different stages of tiredness

1) tired like baby cow
2) tired like father cow
3) tired like mother cow
4) tired like old cow

wassup with the cows, I can only wonder. Haha... Join in the chorus now everyone, Moomoomoomoomoomoomoooooooo.........

Thursday, April 21, 2005

garmen.vs.garmen(t)

We are all garmen(t) officials, the corny joke went.
One in the garmen service, the other in the garment industry.
Friends who have stood by me through thick and thin, now reacquainted like old days of past, and keeping in touch via email.
Easy banter, bad jokes, bimbotic grouses and shopping swoons galore!

in.struc.tions

read this fairy tale poem posted by stacey

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

without.much.ado

For now, I am content to take a backseat, to let days pass by without much ado, without feeling intensely nor caring too much. Things have happened, lives have been lived, hearts have been broken but yet the world keeps on turning as it always has been since the beginning of time. It is cruel and heartless indeed, this world is, but so be it.

It is perhaps easier to experience life in this manner, encapsulated in a little self-imagined bubble that protects and resists all external flux and internal self-deprecating reproaches. In a seemingly out-of-body experience, I see my life passing by in a flash before my eyes. Do you feel the same emptiness in meaningless daily activities? You walk but your feet do not touch the ground; they glide past the surface of the earth weightlessly. You eat but taste is a foreign notion; sustenance is a practical endeavour. You laugh but the hollow ring echoes in the ears of those you keep company with; is a true smile impossible to fake? (Note: remember to depress the corners of your eyes when you smile- it's a signal of geniunity.)

It is a strange thing this is; the power of the mind. The mind has a strength that we often tend to overlook, in the same way that madness, being a disease of the mind, has the propensity to control within a narcissistic framework. Ever wondered why people naturally double or triple their strength when overcome by a bout of madness, such that it requires 3-4 able-bodied men to pin a single and frail but frantically struggling patient down? Sometimes it occurs to me that I can be more powerful than I already am, if I allowed myself to cross that excrutiatingly thin line between sanity and its polar oppositional state. Or perhaps with allowing you, the reader, to glimpse into the inner dark reccesses of my unstable mental faculty, I already have begun on that journey.

Why oh why can't my posts just be about fluffs and excesses and yummy food and happy anecdotes of life? Oh, look at the white cotton clouds floating by up in the sky! Reach out a hand to touch the pretty multi-coloured rainbow! Life is beayootifool, life is simple, life is satisfying! Like hell it is. And thus another shit day begins.

Tuesday, April 19, 2005

because.fear.is.a.real.thing





You Aren't Scary, You're Scared

Scared!

Probably even scared to see how this quiz came out!


Monday, April 18, 2005

because.it's.just.nice.to.know

You are 60% Aquarius





because.crappy.gifts.are.funny.too





You Are Socks!





Cozy and warm... but easily lost.
You make a good puppet.



What Crappy Gift Are You?

(mingming... you are definitely a polka-dotted pair of thongs! w00tw00t hahaha...)

because.pocky.is.yummy





You Are Reverse Pocky





Your attitude: rebellious and clever
Non-conformist, but curiously a trendsetter
With you, up is down... and it's a wild ride!


because.friends.matter





You Are A Social Butterfly









You love your friends so much...

You're motto is "the more, the merrier"!

Making sure everyone's included is your mission

And you always prefer a group of ten to a group of two


because.love.matters









Aquarius - Your Love Profile


Your positive traits:



You've got a ton of friends, so you have no problem meeting new people.

You're great at thinking up new things and actitives to do with your sweetie.

You tend to let the little things slide in relationships... and focus on the bigger picture.



Your negative traits:



In relationships, it tends to be your way or the highway.

You can never open up completely to someone - you have to keep parts of yourself secret.

You're cold and reserved, which leaves your partner feeling unloved.



Your ideal partner:



Flexible, because you're not going to be the one to compromise!

Is smart and quirky with lots of weird interests... including you.

A true indivdualist who doesn't care what anyone thinks



Your dating style:



Stimulating. You prefer dates that explore a shared interest - like a lecture, muesum tour, or concert.



Your seduction style:



Wacky. Your wild ideas have your lover wondering what's next.

Insatiable - it takes a lot to satisfy your desires.

Varied. You're eager to try things as soon as you learn about them.



Tips for the future:



Bring a little responsibility to your relationship - like showing up for dates!

Compromise a little. It wouldn't kill you to do things your lover's way for once.

Be aware of your parnter's jealousy. Even though you aren't jealous, realize your partner is sometimes.



Best place to meet someone online:



Match.com - there's enough singles to find offbeat dates and tons of romantic adventure



Best color to attract mate: Sky blue



Best day for a date: Wednesday



Get your free love profile at Blogthings.

Friday, April 15, 2005

lee.braaaaaaa





Your Rising Sign is Libra









A total charmer, it's hard for people to say no to you.

Irresistable and attractive, you have no shortage of love interests.



Totally competitive, you tend to thrive in stressful enviroments.

A peaceful soul, you avoid conflict at almost all costs.



Sometimes you try too hard to please those around you.

But you have a great inner strength that helps you bounce back easily.


ah. hah. got this off jon's blog...

SO not true. In fact, almost the exact opposite. *shrugs*


Thursday, April 14, 2005

the.witching.hour

The witching hour is not, as some are wont to believe, between the times after the clock strikes midnight and before it strikes again. The REAL witching hour is between 1pm to 2pm (or thereabouts), when everyone else has gone for lunch, and the office is devoid of all human activity. Except my own of course. It's unnerving because you know that any minute now, the air would burst forth with noisy chatter and moving silhouettes out of the corner of one's eye, occupants reclaiming back their rightful space, but yet, the air in its silent stillness, weighs heavy with that anticipation. The constant ticking of time takes on a slow drone in the background, and lures my eyelids to flicker close.

But what is that I hear now? The faint shriekings of the dreaded china twins J&J coagulated into hammers that pound my ears.

Ahh. The respite was short-lived indeed.

Tuesday, April 12, 2005

jan.tan.the.incredible.man!

Mr. Incredible
Which Incredibles Character Are You?

brought to you by Quizilla

I just realised that 'incredible' could also possibly be read as a question mark over one's crediblity. hmmm... Now where is this train of thought leading me towards?

Today was quite the incredible day though.
:: Survived through a night's bout of massive crap (read post below).
:: Dragged my sleep-deprived-and-lacerated-from hot-shit-dispensing-at-100km/h-ass to the office.
:: Trooped down to amoy with the majority of office+2 new THAI interns (my fellowcountryboy+girl!) damn yummy and damn ex fish head curry+a million other dishes for lunch.
:: Ate not so yummy but still damn ex satay+mee-goreng+rojak+stingray+squid for dinner with remnants of saikang gang+thai interns+RAJA the king!
Needless to say, I skipped the much-needed but rendered totally useless gym in lieu of whatever I have eaten. There will always be a better tomorrow! hahaha... (P.S. This is intentionally meant to blend in with the background so that only the observant will notice its existence! Muahahaha)

I must say that I was actually rather entertained by Raja. Haven't been talking much to him all these years after our stint in DT studio together with cc, but I'm glad he came by for dinner today. He's truly quite a funny guy, weird that I would enjoy his company (and cc and oy and sh's too) so much; people I've not really been associated with all these years. And still he's remained so harmless and nice, albeit nehneh and irritating at times as cc would gladly profess to. Haha but that's also part and parcel of his charm I suppose. He's gotten so stick-thin from his fever-related illness about half a month back that it's a little worrying. Shall make a conscious effort to keep in touch more often, now that I won't be staying around in Singapore for much longer anyway. It's scary it is, going to a big city with bright lights all alone. Ok, not ENTIRELY alone, I do have a couple of friends there, but still, they have their lives to lead, and I have mine to forge. Exciting stuff it is, I must not procrastinate on my obstinate ass no longer. Dig up the pots of gold, as ernest says! He says he's cheong heng, constantly reminding me to reply schools/check housing/book air tics/buy winter clothing/and whatnot... and I do agree he's excessively naggy at times, but still I'm grateful to have a friend like him whom I know will look out for me in NY. Ok, now how in the world did I manage to digress from dinner with Raja to nagging by ernest miles away? haha. And finally sh is ready to go home. Toodledoo peeps! I take my leave from the four office walls. *grin*

what.a.huge.load.of.crap.

4.30am-5.30am :: ouch! :: time to run to the loo! :: bloopbloop! ::

(or more like :: psssssstttpiiiiaaaaaakpooooot :: most of the time...)

Last night, I got rid of a HUGE load of crap. Woke up in the middle of the night with unbearable stomach pains, almost as if I were about to give birth... and what a baby it was! Instead of crying it hissed, instead of being pure and lovable as most babies are, it was dark, lumpy and horrendously stinky. It weighed around 1kg, as evidenced by the before and after weighing sessions, and caused much sleeplessness due to intense pain from contractions. Overnight, I became a mother! And to prove how much I really do hate smelly babies, I flushed it all down the toiletbowl. So much for maternal instinct kicking in as maturity in years sets in. Was it due to food poisoning? Or just the accumulation of an entire week's worth of crap? I cannot be sure about it's father's identity... promiscuity on my part perhaps? But as coincidence would have it, the b. caught the baby fever as well, just that hers was perhaps bigger and had more complications during the inevitably torturous childbirthing process. First mums indeed. What a stomach-churning experience.

Saturday, April 09, 2005

let.me.go.home.

This song takes on a totally different stance when one is stuck in the office with only a crazed person (CC!) for company. Haha.. it's been a crazy night in office, stuff we talk about (har har lp) makes this torture just so much more bearable. Having said that, I really do like this song though, and reason why I'm posting the lyrics here is because it was just aired on the lehliiio and seems rather poignant at this time of the night. I luuurrrrvvveee Buble's soothing vocals. *swoon*

"Home" by Michael Bubble! (bloopbloop @@)

Another summer day
Is come and gone away
In Paris and Rome
But I wanna go home
Mmmmmmmm

Maybe surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel all alone
I just wanna go home
Oh I miss you, you know

And I've been keeping all the letters that I wrote to you
Each one a line or two
I'm fine baby, how are you??

Well I would send them but I know that it's just not enough
My words were cold and flat
And you deserve more than that

Another aeroplane
Another sunny place
I'm lucky I know
But I wanna go home
Mmmm, I've got to go home

Let me go home
I'm just too far from where you are
I wanna come home

And I feel just like I'm living someone else's life
It's like I just stepped outside
When everything was going right
And I know just why you could not
Come along with me
But this was not your dream
But you always believed in me

Another winter day has come
And gone away
And even Paris and Rome
And I wanna go home
Let me go home

And I'm surrounded by
A million people I
Still feel alone
Oh, let me go home
Oh, I miss you, you know

Let me go home
I've had my run
Baby, I'm done
I gotta go home
Let me go home
It will all right
I'll be home tonight
I"M COMING BACK HOME!!!

(are you done YET, cc? *yawn*)

:: seeing.red.with.apple.red ::

This post is dedicated to 'apple red', a superbly nice person who never fails to bring cheer into a dull and dreary day. With a sunny hello! and a typical hahaha, the world seems to lay down its heavy burdens for that miniscule moment in eternity, drawing in a contented breath of happiness. For her, the world is always swathed in colours, the fields greener than green, the skies bluer than blue, the apples redder than red. Tanning with her sometimes also means getting heatstroke in the middle of the day since the sun becomes hotter than hot, dangers of frostbite setting in with Ice Cold beers as they become colder than cold. :p

:: seeing red with apple red:: thus refers to the act of looking at our suitably red msn user pics together-gether. Come back niki come back soon! You create the oft-needed balance in our little group of weirdos. (I never realised that until after you left... heh)

Red. Brings with it another connotation. The BIG APPLE... ahh... redder than red? Larger than life? More unreachable than the impossible dream it seems. An apple a day keeps the doctor away!!! *crunchcrunchmunch*

Friday, April 08, 2005

h.j.jan

I am humji... I admit it.

Damn you CC! You HAD to leave me all alone in the office on a Friday night with well-meant advice... yes yes. YOU GOOD! *glare*

Now I'm afraid to look out the window :: Beware the eyes that look in from without!
I'm afraid to look under the table :: Beware the creepycrawlies the lurk beneath!
I'm afraid to look into the office cupboards :: Beware the unknowns of the cupboard depths!

Should I risk a trip to the darkened printer room where my newly printed out plan lies? Sigh. I wished I had left with you guys. Come back cc, come back sh! Don't leave hj jan all alone here! Aloooooooooooooone I'm all alooooooooooone. So much for pretending to be hardworking, staying back to finish up more work when I really don't give a damn whether the work gets done or not... It's deathly quiet in here now. The air is musky and chokes me. I wonder if the air-con is working properly. Are you going to desert me to the evils of Shenton Way when the clock strikes 12MD on Friday too, mr a/c? I've had enough of photoshopping frangipani trees (whose eventual look resembles a blardee bush with an incurable white spotted disease), and waterlily ponds, and fake water ripples, and elevational shadows, and timber doors, and noised-up floors (noisy floors? you psd people will get what I mean), and gradated roofs, and those cutesy looking furniture at 200 scale that seem to say :: Naehnaehnibubu you can't sit on me... :: And now I see a friend's msn nick pop up from the ever-popping left-hand corner of the screen. My only link to the world outside from my self-induced prison cell right now. Women don't need men? Oh yes they do my dear. They do, especially at 11.40pm on a Friday night when all the world has abandoned them for love or for hope in the office. Where are the men when you need them? They are happily sleeping away at home of course. Those UNRELIABLE buggers. HMPH!

Thursday, April 07, 2005

in.the.still.of.the.night

The office is FREAKING cold at this time of the night. Bone-shivering so.
My body convulses with each chest-rackling cough I manage to muster (which happens to be a per-minute-occurrence)... My chest hurts. (Yes, CHEST not BREAST, cc... ) I think soon the infection will spread to my ears and then my ears will hurt when I cough too. I should just be glad that I don't have a fever or a flu running like the tap. I can live with a cough, but I really should be tucked comfortably into bed right now.
Yet still, work I rush.

MC, out of the question. There just isn't any room or time to be sick is there?

a.kiss.is.just.a.kiss...

a smile is just a smile...

Wednesday, April 06, 2005

cats.and.dogs.

Three pairs of eyes stared out from our 24th floor HDB flat on a Wednesday afternoon, past the fragile glass and into the millions of uncountable swirling floating water droplets, so dense that to the naked eye they appeared almost like tiny snowflakes. Up and down, left and right, following whatever invisible force that guided them on their plummeting descent towards the ground.

My sisters and I stood mesmerised by their power and magnitude (indeed many drops of water make up an ocean), marvelling at the way in which these droplets seemed to defy gravity at points, creating visible tracks of wind convergences in the sky just beyond the window. The occasional swift flashes of lightning, followed by the lagging bouts of thunder, drowned out whoever was singing on American Idol at that time, joining in a heavenly musical of sorts that scared the hell out of me, to say the least.

Huddling on the sofa in front of the tv with my sisters and beard papa creampuffs, I with my flu, my younger sis with her bandaged ankle (from running in the school corridor and tripping...!!!), and my elder sis with her piles of marking as teachers are wont to do, it felt as if the home had really taken on the personification of the security adage, and sheltered us physically from the big bad world outside. In an instant, I was filled with a sense of warmth and comfort, at knowing that I was safe at home, and not having to battle the evil forces of nature whatever they may be. All that this scene lacks is a romantically snow-laden landscape out the door, a roaring fireplace, and the invigorating scent of roasted chestnuts wafting through the inner recesses of the living room. Hahaha.

That aside, Constantine's version of 'My Funny Valentine' was really the best that I had ever heard him sing. (American Idol live and commercial-free! woohoo) Best performance out of all this week, ugliness and camera-pouting notwithstanding. Fatty Scott was pitchy, Carrie was bland, Nikko was R&B as usual, Federov was YUCKY (will people stop voting for him already?!?), Bo wasn't in his element, Anwar was predictable, Nadia was stunning in a beautiful white slinky satin gown, Vonzell was powerful vocals for a Streisand song, but Constantine, well, he simply blew me away. Out into the pouring rain and all. Swoosh! I went, past the white lace curtains, stuffy nose and all, riding the wind like the rain, effortlessly weightless. (Or at least I WISHED I could be weightless. Sigh.) Heeyah Giddyup! Back to Salman Rushdie I go to courtofy my Moor's Last SIGH.

Friday, April 01, 2005

3.iron.comes.highly.recommended

Synopsis below:

"Internationally acclaimed Korean writer-director Ki-duk Kim (SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... AND SPRING) has created a masterful, wholly original drama with 3-IRON, which follows the trials and tribulations of an odd young man, Tae-suk (Hee Jae), who spends his days putting flyers on people's doors just so he can check who hasn't taken them down after a day or two; believing those families to be away, he breaks into their homes and settles in for a while, cooking, cleaning, watching television, and sleeping, all done with an intoxicating charm. But one day he is caught by a troubled young woman, Sun-hwa (Seung-yeon Lee), whose husband, Min-kyu (Hyuk-ho Kwon), abuses her mentally and physically; when the husband returns home, Tae-suk uses the man's 3-iron to hit golf balls at him. Sun-hwa then goes off with Tae-suk, joining him on his journey to empty houses, where they pretend to be part of the vacationing family. But when they walk into an apartment and find a man dead, their world changes despite their attempts to protect it. It's at that point that director Kim really starts having fun. 3-IRON is an intense, enjoyable, mystical film filled with subtlety and tenderness. That is especially surprising since the two main characters, who find solace in each other's company, never speak a word."

It really is an amazing film. Go watch and figure.