Depressing desktop background This is my desktop background for the past two months. Depressing right? It reflects on how stressed I am recently. Maybe it's time to change to something more positive. After all, every little bit helps, right?Nah, I will change it when I got the mood. Hahaha.. 鼠牛虎兔龙蛇马羊猴鸡狗猪 (转发于Cruz Teng)一群中国人参加接待了一个由欧洲贵族组成的参访团的活动。他们中的大多数跟王族有亲戚关系，非常有学问和修养，待人彬彬有礼，但他们的修养背后隐藏着一种傲慢。最后一天聚餐，可能酒喝多了，这些贵族的言谈举止变得比较率性。席间，一位德国贵族站了起来说：你们中国人，怎么属什么猪啊，狗啊，老鼠啊!不像我们，都是金牛座，狮子座，仙女座……真不知你们祖先怎么想的!众人听了哈哈大笑，还互相碰杯，先前的优雅完全不见了。这时有一个中国人站了起来，用平和的语气说：”是的，中国人的祖先很实在。我们十二生肖两两相对，六道轮回，体现了我们祖先对我们的期望和要求。”这时，现场气氛慢慢安静了下来，不过，贵族们的脸上还是一幅满不在乎的神情。中国人说：第一组是老鼠和牛。老鼠代表智慧，牛代表勤奋。智慧和勤奋一定要紧紧结合在一起。如果光有智慧，不勤奋，那就变成小聪明；而光是勤奋，不动脑筋，那就变成愚蠢。这两者一定要结合。这是祖先对我们第一组的期望和要求，也是最重要的一组。第二组是老虎和兔子。老虎代表勇猛，兔子代表谨慎。勇猛和谨慎一定要紧紧结合在一起才能作到胆大心细。如果勇猛离开了谨慎，就变成了鲁莽，而没了勇猛，就变成了胆怯。这一组也非常重要，所以，中国人看着这些贵族，补上一句：当我们表现出谨慎的时候，千万不要以为中国人没有勇敢的一面。看着大家陷入沉思，中国人继续说：第三组是龙和蛇，龙代表猛，蛇代表柔韧。所谓刚者易折，太刚了容易折断，但是，如果只有柔的一面就易失去主见，所以，刚柔并济是我们的祖训。接下来是马和羊，马代表勇往直前，羊代表和顺。如果一个人只顾自己直奔目标，不顾及周围环境，必然会和周围不断磕碰，最后不见得能达到目标。但是，一个人光顾及和顺，他可能连方向都没有了。所以，勇往直前的秉性，一定要和和顺紧紧结合在一起，这是祖先对我们的第四组期望。再接下来是猴子和鸡。猴子代表灵活，鸡定时打鸣，代表恒定。灵活和恒定一定要紧紧结合在一起。如果你光灵活，没有恒定，再好的政策也得不到收获。一方面具有稳定性，保持整体和谐和秩序，另一方面有能在变通中前进，这才是最根本的要旨。最后是狗和猪。狗代表忠诚，猪代表随和。如果一个人太忠诚，不懂得随和，就会排斥他人。反过来，一个人太随和，没有忠诚，这个人就失去原则。无论是对一个民族的忠诚，还是对自己理想的忠诚，一定要与随和紧紧结合在一起，这样才容易保持内心深处的平衡。解释完毕，中国人说：最后，我很想知道你们的宝瓶座，射手座等星座体现了你们祖先对你们的哪些期望和要求?希望赐教。这些贵族们很长时间都没有说话，全场鸦雀无声。 Orchard Road is flooded!! My colleague sent over photos of a very flooded Orchard Road today.. OMG.. the heavy rain is really crazy.. Lucky it is still possible to do underground shopping if you are taking the MRT. :)In front of Takashimaya:In front of ION Orchard:View from top: Pimples pimples pimples My face is breaking out as my stress level goes up. Plus I ate too much heaty stuff... :(((((((((((I got two big pimples on my forehead right now and I wish i have bangs to cover them up... Argh.. It's so irritating!!!! Stress is taking its toll on me... Sorry for not blogging recently.. really busy with work and studies.. And I'm so happy i got a good grade for my International HRM module. Seemed like the first time my HR module got B as I only got C for HR modules in poly even though I majored in it.. :PBut I'm still worried about my grade for International Marketing as I am not really prepared for the exam. Plus, my current module was delayed due to the volcanic ash cloud.. Now we are cramping a 6-wks module into 3 weeks. Lucky the exam will be after the next module so I will still have 2 weeks to study. So stressed up that my face and body have pimples!!!Anyway, My brother said my two pimples below my mouth looked like the vampire's fangs.. LOL.. Maybe i should go suck his blood loh... hehehehe Google designs I love looking at the various designs Google features on its main page.Today's design features a drawing by Norman Rockwell because his birthday was on 3 Feb. :)Nice right? Remember to check out the other designs on other days. :) A new wallpaper = a new start Changed my desktop wallpaper to this...To represent a fresh start and to feel empowered.. All little things help.. LOL.. 坦白 - 蕭亞軒 A sad song... that i can't get out from my head..坦白 - 蕭亞軒無數 個夜晚任性的 被你寵壞我曾想 就這樣耍賴如今默默呼吸孤單失去了什麼還剩下什麼 不再等待面對你慷慨 無節制的愛我該不該 勇敢的離開對自己坦白 愛狠狠的 還在找朋友陪伴 都抵不過你一半淚在眼裡打轉 愛已變成黑白找不到答案 也不想謊言主宰對彼此坦白 我們真的失敗背叛不是意外 就算承諾不再新歡成了舊愛 愛的沒了姿態我會釋懷 讓時間 把一切都沖淡hum~就讓它沖淡 Results of 5th Annual Asian Festival of First Films Sorry for the late report.. One month late exactly.. Here's the press release and list of winners if you have not read about it yet. Happy New Year. :)------------------------------------------------The Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF), the world’s premier film and documentary festival celebrating first-time film makers, announced the winners of the festival on 4 December at the Raffles Hotel Ballroom at a glittering awards night dinner.The week-long search ended with Japanese film, ‘Looking for Anne’, the story of a 17-year-old Japanese girl on Prince Edward Island with a secret mission to find her recently deceased grandmother’s first love, a Canadian war veteran who gave her the book “Anne of Green Gables” years ago. ‘Looking For Anne’ won Best Film and Best Director.And first-time producer, Sona Jain, bagged 4 awards for her story of a family, seen through the eyes of their child. Six year old Shruti feels disconnected from her mother and withdraws into her own fantasy world where she believes her mother is an alien. Both the film’s main child leads, first-time actress Sriharsh Sharma Churai and first-time actor Zoya S. Hasan captivated the jury with their heartrending depictions of a family caught up in its own tragedy.The gala awards night was attended by the movers and shakers of the film industry, including for the first time in Singapore, Chris Lee, Producer of Superman: Man of Steel, Malcolm Young (Managing Director/Executive Producer, NYU Tisch Asia School of the Arts), Wolfgang Muench (Dean Faculty of Media Arts, Lasalle College of the Arts Singapore), Juan Foo (Executive Producer, Shooting Gallery Motion Pictures) and ambassadors and chancellors from the Asia Pacific from the Embassy of the Australia, Britain, Canada, Malta, Pakistan, the Philippines.An international jury made up of distinguished personalities who specially flew in for the festival were also present. Jury members include award winning filmmakers and internationally-acclaimed producers Ana Kokkinos (Australia), a multi-award winning filmmaker from Australia, Chris Lee (Hawaii), notable film producer of blockbusters Superman Returns and SWAT, and Kabir Khan (India), the AFFF’s Best Director winner in 2007 and multi-award winner for his incisive portrayals of the historical milestones of our time. The event was hosted by Singaporean Lavinia Tan.More than 30 nominee-hopefuls flew in to attend the glamorous occasion, including first-time director Takako Miyahira (Japan) of ‘Looking for Anne’, Kaushal Oza (India) of ‘Vaishnav Jan Toh…’, Seema Kohli (India) of ‘Swayamsiddha’, Saqib Mausoof (Pakistan) of ‘Kala Pul’, Rita Hui (Hong Kong) of ‘Dead Slowly’.In between award presentations, guests were regaled with local performances, by Singapore’s own song-writer celebrity, Dick Lee, a dramatic stunt act replete with flying stunts and somersaults by Picasso Tan’s Kuen Wushu School and local indie up and coming singer-producer, Iris Judotter.Supported by the Media Development Authority (MDA), the AFFF is a part of the annual Asia Media Festival (AMF). "The AFFF has once again shone the spotlight on budding film talent in Asia with a body of work that reflects the heart and soul of Asia. In this light, every nominee is a winner. I am confident that the AFFF will continue to bring to the fore promising talents with quality films that resonate with an international audience," says Ms Cassandra Tay, Director Communications and Community and International Relations, MDA, and the guest-of-honor for the evening.A part of the Asia TV Forum held in Singapore which brings together a global buyer network, the AFFF further propels the interests of budding regional film talent by giving them this platform to attain access to commercial interest and funding, crucial to the success of every good film and filmmaker. Over the years, the AFFF has managed to attract top film talents and international stars to be part of the festival, further enhancing Singapore’s media hub and economy.“This year’s films captivated our hearts and minds and transported us from the mud huts of Afghanistan to the Canadian countryside and the slums of Mumbai to the back alleys of Singapore. Each year, the festival grows in stature among the film circuit, and first-time filmmakers take heart that they too have a platform created specially for them where their dreams can unfold,” notes Sanjoy Roy, Festival Director.Shweta Asnani, Executive Producer of AFFF adds, “The AFFF allows budding talent in Asia to portray the diversity and depth in the stories of the region to an international audience of film professionals. My heartiest congratulations to all our nominees for taking this step into the world of filmmaking and for telling the world our stories through their eyes.”Sonia Kolesnikov-Jessop, who headed the Foreign Correspondents Association (FCA) jury for the FCA Purple Orchid Award, comments, “The overall level of entries was good but the jury felt that ‘Land Gold Woman’ from India was able to portray the dilemma that Asians cope with having to face the world and their families in a perpetual struggle between globalization and their roots.” The winning film tells about the tough choice an immigrant Indian professor in Birmingham faces, between saving his family’s name or his teenage daughter when she is found to be in an illicit relationship.For this year’s competition, a total of 700 entries were received from 28 countries. A total of 22 nominated films and documentaries view for 11 awards. The winners and films are listed in below:Best FilmLooking for AnneBest ProducerSona Jain (For Real)Best DirectorTakako Miyahira (Looking for Anne)Best Screenplay/ ScriptSona Jain (For Real)Avantika Hari, Vivek Agrawal (Land Gold Woman)Best Cinematographer/ EditorShweta Venkat (Superman of Malegaon)Best Male ActorSriharsh Sharma Churai (For Real)Best Female ActorZoya S. Hasan (For Real)Best DocumentaryFaiza Ahmad Khan (Superman of Malegaon)Best Director of DocumentaryJawed Taiman (Addicted in Afghanistan)Faiza Ahmad Khan (Superman of Malegaon)Best Short FilmVinoo Choliparambil (Vitthal)Foreign Correspondents Association Purple Orchid AwardAvantika Hari, Vivek Agrawal (Land Gold Woman)More information is available on the festival website: http://www.asianfirstfilms.com. Goodbye 2009, Welcome 2010!!! Here's to the last post for 2009. Have made a good deal of mistakes throughout the year, set goals but never attempt to achieve them.. Well, hopefully these will not happen again in 2010. Going to spend a few days to think of my new year resolutions that i can actually achieve. Hahaha..Well, Happy New Year to everyone~~~ May 2010 brings more love and hope for you!!! Where Are You Now - Honor Society Just watched the movie "Bandslam" yesterday and I really enjoyed it. I cant deny i am always fascinated with movies that involved music or dance. And I will also love them, no matter how bad. Oh well, if it involves music or dance, it cant really be that bad, right? Think "Sound of Music", "Sister Act" etc.. All are excellent movies..Now, let's enjoy one of the songs in the movie. I only remembered hearing it at the credits though. However, it reminds me of my long gone youth, somehow.. Enjoy. :)Where Are You Now - Honor SocietyTo my favorite teacherWho told me never give upTo my 5th grade crushWho I thought I really lovedTo the guys I missedAnd the girls we kissedWhere are you now?To my ex-best friendsDon´t know how we grew apartTo my favorite bandAnd sing-alongs in my carTo the face I seeIn my memoriesWhere are you now?Where are you now?Cause I´m thinking of youYou showed me howHow to live like I doIf it wasn´t for youI would never be who I amTo my first girlfriendI thought for sure was the oneTo my last girlfriendSorry that I screwed it upTo the ones I lovedBut didn't show it enoughWhere are you now?Where are you now?Cause I'm thinking of youYou showed me how,how to live like I doIf it wasnt for youI would never be who I am.And I'll never see those days againAnd things will never be that way againBut thats just how it goes,People change,But I knowI wont forget youTo the ones who caredAnd who were there from the startTo the love that leftand took a piece of my heartTo the few who´d swearI´d never go anywhereWhere are you now?Where are you now?Cause I´m thinking of youYou showed me howHow to live like I doIf it wasn´t for youI would never be who I amIf it wasn´t for youI would never be who I amIf it wasn´t for youI´d be nothingWhere are you now? I Love The Way You're Breaking My Heart - Peggy Lee Just watched this movie, Bernard & Doris over DVD and heard this song in the movie as well as during the credits.. It really captures my attention and I think it is really a great song.. Hope you think so too. Enjoy~~ ^_^-------------------------------------I Love The Way You're Breaking My Heart - Peggy LeeI love the way you're breaking my heartIt's terribly, terribly, terribly, terribly thrillingI love the way you're breaking my heartAlthough you're gonna ruin itIt's heaven while you're doin' itI love the way I feel when we kissYou're terribly, terribly, terribly irresistibleSigh to me, and lie to me, you really know howIt's gonna hurt tomorrow, but it feels so good nowSo darling, just keep playing your partTake your time and really finish the things that you start'Cause I love the way you're breaking my heart! AFFF 2009: Ticket Giveaway Ticket Giveaway to the Asian Festival of First Films (AFFF)!AFFF is the only festival that celebrates first-time film and documentary-makers and provides a platform for budding film talent. This year’s nominated films hail from Australia, India, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, USA and UK and will be screened in their original languages ranging from Hindi and Persian to Cantonese and English.This year, AFFF will be giving away the first 20 readers a pair of tickets to movie Frontier Blues or Looking for Anne!Simply write in to rsvp@roi-strategy.com and include in title “Blog Ticket Giveaways” and in the message your NRIC name, NRIC no. handphone number, email address and your movie choice.Film Title: Frontier BluesNominated for: Best Actor, Best ScreenplayCountry: UKLanguage: PersianLength: 95 minsShowing on: 3rd Dec, 4.45pm, GV MarinaFrontier Blues takes place on Iran’s northern frontier with Turkmenistan. It consists of 4 stories:-Alam is a 28-year-old Turkmen man who lives with his father and works in a chicken farm.-Hassan is a 28-year-old Persian man who has a pet donkey and lives with his uncle.-Kazem, is Hassan’s uncle and he owns a clothing store but the clothes he tries to sell never seem to fit anyone.- A 55-year-old Turkmen minstrel is the subject of a book of photography by a photographer from Tehran. His wife was stolen by a Sheppard in a green Mercedes many years ago.Film Title: Looking for AnneNominated for: Best Director, Best FilmDirector: Takako MiyahiraCountry: JapanLanguage: JapaneseLength: 105 minsShowing on: 3nd Dec, 7pm, GV MarinaThe journey of a seventeen year old Japanese girl, Anri, who comes to Prince Edward Island with a secret mission, to find a Canadian war veteran. Gradually we find out that the veteran was the man who gave the book "Anne of Green Gables" to her recently deceased grandmother, and was potentially her first love.-----------------------------------------------------This festival will take place from 28 November 2009 to 4 December 2009. A total of 30 films will be screened at GV Marina and The Arts House. Tickets sold at $10 each at GV and The Arts House box offices, http://www.gv.com.sg/ and AXS Stations islandwide.For more film schedules and synopses, please go to the official site: http://www.asianfirstfilms.com/. AFFF 2009: Celebrated Jury Members Here's the list of celebrated jury that AFFF managed to invite for this year.Ana Kokkinos, FilmmakerAna Kokkinos is a Melbourne-based filmmaker whose career spans film and television. Her recent film, Blessed which premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival in 2009 won her Golden Shell for Best Screenplay, the Contemporary World Cinema Section at the Toronto International Film Festival (2009) and the BFI Times London International Film Festival (2009). Blessed has also been nominated for 4 Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Film.Her other multi-award winning films include Head On which she directed and co-wrote with Andrew Bovell and Mira Robertson, The Book of Revelation which she directed and co-wrote with Andrew Bovell and Only The Brave which she directed and co-wrote with Mira Robertson. Films such as The Secret Life of Us, Young Lions and Eugenie Sandler Pl were also directed by Ana.She is currently a board member of Film Victoria and was an Industry Consultant and Mentor to MA Directing students at the Australia Film, Television and Radio School in Sydney, in 2007. Ana was also a participant in the Creative Stream of the 2020 Summit in Canberra in 2008.Chris Lee, Producer Chris Lee was formerly the head of Columbia/TriStar where he oversaw the production of films such as Jerry Maguire, As Good As It Gets and Philadelphia. After leaving Columbia, he went on to produce internationally-recognised films such as Valkyrie, Superman Returns and its sequel, Superman: Man of Steel. Lee is the founder of the University of Hawaii's Academy for Creative Media.Other movies under his belt include:· Dim Sum: A Little Bit of Heart (1985) (Assistant Director/Assistant Editor)· Blood of the Samurai (2001) (very special thanks)· Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) (Producer)· Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002) (Producer)· S.W.A.T. (2003) (Producer)· Superman Returns (2006) (Executive Producer/Assistant Visual Effects Production Coordinator)· One Foot Off the Ground (2006) (Executive Producer)· Real Fiction (2008) (Executive Producer)· Valkyrie (2008) (Executive Producer)· The People I've Slept With (2009) (special thanks)· Superman: Man of Steel (2011) (Executive Producer)Kabir Khan, DirectorKabir Khan is a film graduate from Jamia, New Delhi and his film and documentary assignments have given him opportunities to travel extensively to over 60 countries. In 1998, he won the Grand Jury award at Film South Asia 2000 for his documentary, The Forgotten Arm. He moved on to direct a film, Two Assassinations and An Accident which won him Best National Film Award jointly with another film, Mechanics of Change at the Mumbai International Film Festival 2002. He was also awarded the National Critics Award.His first feature film, Kabul Express premiered in the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival 2006 and then went on to the London, Pusan, Dubai, Singapore, Casablanca and Cairo Film Festivals. At the Asian Festival of First films in 2007, he received the Best Director’s Award and the Foreign Correspondents Association Purple Orchid Award for Best Film. His second feature film, New York, released worldwide in June 2009 to much critical acclaim and box office success. The film is set against the backdrop of post 9/11 New York and was shot in a single 100-day schedule in USA.Other than filmmaking, he enjoys photography and this has won him several awards such as international photography awards at the 50th anniversary of the Geneva Convention in Switzerland in 1999 and the Nikon International Photo of the year in 2003.----------------------------------------------------------All the nominated films will be screened at Golden Village Marina and The Arts House from 28th November to 3rd December 2009. Tickets are available from the respective box offices and online (only Golden Village) at $10 each. Click here to see the schedule in full size.For any other info, pls go to the official site: http://www.asianfirstfilms.com AFFF 2009: List of Nominees Here's the list of nominees for Asian Festival of First Films 2009:Best Director· For Real· Lahore· Looking For Anne· Madholal Keep Walking· Storage· Dead SlowlyBest Producer· Storage· For Real· Land Gold Women· Madholal Keep WalkingBest Film (Producer & Director)· For Real· Lahore· Looking For Anne· Madholal Keep Walking· Storage· Dead Slowly· Land Gold WomenBest Screenplay· For Real· 7 Days In Slow Motion· Bollywood Beats· Frontier BluesBest Cinematographer/Editor· Blood Ties· Lahore· Superman Of Malegaon· Cowboys In ParadiseBest Actor· For Real· Cashless· Basic Love· Frontier BluesBest Actress· Blood Ties· For Real· Closed For Winter· Trick Or CheatBest Documentary/Director Documentary· A Homecoming Spectacle· Addicted In Afghanistan· Superman Of Malegaon· Vitthal· Cowboys In Paradise· Alternate Lives: The Street Busker· Honey HuntersBest Short Film· Vaishnav Jan Toh· Love And Luksah· Certain Chapters· Kala Pul· Swayamsidhha· Ikaw Sana· Just KabirImage taken from Vinashare.netOut of all these films, I have only watched Basic Love on DVD before. It is a very simple movie and great when you need something to relax your mind (a no-brainer type of movie). I do think that the male actor is great, especially since he is actually from a singing background. Hopefully he may win the Best Actor award.Another film I actually taken note before is Blood Ties, which is produced in Singapore. However I changed my mind to watch it at the last minute as I feel that it is a little too bloody for my taste after watching the trailer. But since it is a Singapore film, i will definitely be giving my support to it and hoping it will win all the awards it is being nominated for. :)If you are keen to watch the nominated films, they will be screened at Golden Village Marina and The Arts House from 28th November to 3rd December 2009. Tickets are available from the respective box offices and online (only Golden Village) at $10 each. Film synopses and schedules will be listed on the festival website http://www.asianfirstfilms.com/.Click here to see the schedule in full size. Certain Chapters is one of AFFF 2009 nominees AFFF is a prestigious festival that celebrates first-time film and documentary-makers and provides a platform for budding film talent. This year, the festival attracted over 700 entries and Certain Chapters is the sole Tamil nominee out of the 30 nominees from 28 countries. Certain Chapters is a short independent Tamil-Language film released in Singapore.Directed by Singaporean Abbas Akbar, it reveals the world of Indian gangsters in Singapore. Click here to watch videos of Certain Chapters.The winners of the Asian Festival of First Films 2009 will be announced at the AFFF 2009 Gala Dinner in Singapore on December 4th. It will definitely be an unforgettable event for all the nominees.For all updated news, pls refer to the official site: http://www.asianfirstfilms.com/ Painting your face I was watching "Guess Guess Guess" program on Ch U last Saturday and there was this section where they invited three women to attend the show showing their pre make-up faces. Once again, it really highlighted the wonders of make-up which can transform an otherwise normal face to that of a supermodel.It was also said in the show that 80% of women in Taiwan do not go out without applying makeup. The three women on the show also said that they were treated differently by their boyfriends or suitors once the men saw their real faces.So I guess this is one of the reasons why I do not really use make-up. I prefer the person to be looking within me first rather than focus on my face. If the person does not even try knowing me first, then he is really a superficial person that I could not be bother knowing as well. But then again, all men are "visual" creatures who love looking at beautiful women.Of course I cannot deny that I am also rather lazy to learn the make-up tricks, plus all the cleansing that I will need to do at the end of the day. I also need to look for cosmetics that are suitable for my oily skin as the previous foundation kept caking on my face. Or maybe I have applied them wrongly. :POh well, I know I must start learning the tricks very soon, as it is always polite to dab a little make-up when attending events or in a workplace. Of course, my current and past workplaces have always been lenient on this so I guess I will put it off for a little while again. So to all friends of mine, please bear with my plain old face for the time being. Tata and it's off to work for me now.. See ya again soon! 不能说的秘密 - 周杰伦 I love this song and piano piece from the movie, "不能说的秘密". If you haven't seen the movie, it will be broadcasted on tv tonight at 9pm. Enjoy the song for now.不能说的秘密 - 周杰伦冷咖啡离开了杯垫 我忍住的情绪在很后面拼命想挽回的从前 在我脸上依旧清晰可见 最美的不是下雨天 是曾与你躲过雨的屋檐 回忆的画面 在荡着秋千 梦开始不甜 你说把爱渐渐放下会走更远又何必去改变你走过的世界你用你的指尖 阻止我说再见想象你在身边 在完全失去之前你说把爱渐渐放下会走更远或许命运的签只让我们遇见 只让我们相恋 这一季的秋天 飘落后才发现 这幸福的碎片 要我怎么捡Piano piece MJC Farewell Assembly video The Maths teachers at MJC are so cooooooool....[Via DK] > - 郭静 Another song by Guo Jing. I think it kinda lighten up my spirits after hearing it. Hope it will do so for you too. :)> - 郭静你说的每个笑话我都笑了是你变幽默还是我变快乐好久不见你说我大不相同偷偷告诉你我的心去整型了不想对每件事情都那么严格弄得全世界好像只剩挫折爱一朵花不猜它能开多久放宽了心情把什么都变美了想要光着脚丫在树上唱歌好多事物全被缩小了心里不想放的就去了 算了让太阳把脸庞给晒得红彤彤想要吹着口哨在树上唱歌要像开往远方的火车可以那么轻快的穿过山洞大树上还很空你要不要陪我想要光着脚丫~ I am a crazy woman... If you are someone living in Singapore, you will know how horrible the public transport is like during the peak hours. Huge numbers of human beings being packed like sardines in a tin can. There were times when i saw people carrying big bags that just stood in the way of all the people around. The bags are usually bulky and of a shape that was beyond the owner's frame. The thing that annoyed me was that the owner did not even bother to hold the bag closer to their bodies because it was tiring (i guess). Just hang there by all means. Extra space and also protection from the crowd.Well, it was times like these when I felt like taking a penknife and just slashed a few times over the bags. Yes, I know I sounded crazy but I am just irritated by those people who are so inconsiderate. I carried big bags too and I always tried to put them in front of me so as not to take up extra space during the peak hours. Maybe it is time for me to buy a nice penknife to do the trick. Maybe that will stop people from not taking note of their bags in the MRT. Hahaha..p.S. If you wonder why i dont blog in Mandarin recently, it's because I cant find the chinese language component on my home computer anymore. I need to find the software to install it back and I am just plain lazy. And I dont really blog in office though my office computer does has it. :P A quote to share... "If you think right, everything will be right" - Andrew PohWe should always think positive. After all, life isn't so bad as long as we are still alive, right? Okay, if only i can maintains these positiveness for a long while.. Heehee.. > - 郭靜 This is another Guo Jing's song that I'm trying to learn. The music and chorus are really easy to memorise. Now, I just need to learn the lyrics for the start. :)> - 郭靜你说了一万遍的你爱我 你说了什麽我都懂 因为爱很久 所以我都懂 可是我发现没人能永久 就算我们曾勾勾手 还是会寂寞 没有你之後 我才明白的更多 你看着我来 我看着你走 生命有太多分分合合 难免要承受的痛 你看着我来 我看着你走 就算捂住耳朵 我还能听见你呼吸的温柔 (就算我会心痛 你的好永远都填满我心中) Be socially responsible If you are sick, be socially responsible by not going to work. Stay at home and rest. This will prevent the virus from spreading. Remember, there is nothing more important than our health. 《心牆》- 郭靜 I first heard her song over the radio. She really sings well, in my opinion. Below is one of her songs that I am trying to learn to sing. It really has a catchy tune. Enjoy. :)《心牆》- 郭靜一个人　眺望碧海和蓝天　在心里面　那抹灰就淡一些海豚从眼前飞越　我看见了最阳光的笑脸好时光都该被宝贝　因为有限我学着不去担心得太远　不计划太多　反而能勇敢冒险丰富地过每一天　快乐地看每一天　Wooh～第一次遇见阴天遮住你侧脸有什么故事好想了解　我感觉我懂你的特别你的心有一道墙　但我发现一扇窗　偶尔透出一丝暖暖的微光就算你有一道墙　我的爱会攀上窗台盛放　打开窗你会看到悲伤融化你会闻到幸福晴朗的芬芳 Memory #1: A Bouquet of Flowers for My Lady Found this in my drafts.. it was actually written in Sept 2006. Must have forgetten to publish it back then. Haha.. hope you will enjoy it. Happy Children's Day to all. :)-----------------------------------------I said i will share with u what i found during spring cleaning.. Look what i found in the dust...3 Bouquets of flowers (of cos they are fake ones lah.. real ones how to last for 6 years..) given to me by my beloved secondary school friends..Only one (the one with purple roses) was given by a guy, not for romance but more for asking me for my forgiveness.. Long story and a childish one so not worth going into details.. Anyway, back then, his soon-to-be-girlfriend-material gal friend, who also happened to be my good friend, suggested sending me flowers to appease my anger ( i was a volcano in sec sch..you dont want to come near me when i am angry..) and even made them for him. How do i know it was made by her and not him? Well, she confessed to me later and apologised about the poor workmanship.. I dont mind the workmanship as much as i wanted to strangle her more for making me the center of the attention of the whole class with that damn bouquet..The other two bouquets happened to be given by this same good friend a year or two later for my birthdays.. Her skill had improved tremendously by then (maybe from making the same flowers for everyone? heehee).. My favourite is the one below...Why? Cos the flowers are made of paper loh.. heeheeWith no place to keep them and not knowing how to maintain them (the whole things are covered in dust, making me sneeze a lot :p), i had to throw them away but not without taking these pics to remember them by.. Thank you, Huizhen.. For your effort and patience.. I will always remember it :p Mayday D.N.A Singapore Concert 2009 五月天新加坡创造演唱会2009 Last month, I went for Mayday D.N.A concert held in Singapore on 28 & 29 August. Actually my initial plan was just to go for the Friday session as I didn't want to spend too much cash. But I was too touched by Mayday on Friday that I decided to go for the Saturday session. Another reason was also because I felt that the audience for Friday was not responsive enough, thus it just didn't feel so right.However, I was still pulled back by the money factor. Another hundred dollar plus was not easy for me as I am financially strapped for the moment. In fact, I was still debating whether to go or not at that very afternoon. In the end, I thought "What the heck! Just go lah. I may have to wait for a long while for the next one." So I went down to Lot 1 Sistic counter at 5pm, got the most expensive ticket at $178 (Friday one is $148) and went straight down to the Indoor Stadium alone.Madness you will say. Why will one see the same concert for twice in a row and alone on the second night somemore? If you have thought that, you most probably have not seen Mayday concert before. I definitely did not regret my decision to watch the concert again.If Friday was good for me, I will say that the Saturday was a terrific and wondrous experience. The audience was so enthusiastic and at least 90% of them were standing throughout (except for the times when the videos were being played). I didn't touch my seat at all till the last 15mins (only because Ah Shin asked us to, ok).I did make a blunder when I swung my newly bought blue light stick and the top just flew out onto the extended stage.. Whoops... I was so embarassed that I really wanted to find a hole to hide at that time.. Hahaha.. Luckily I managed to ask one of the security guards (a handsome one somemore) to take it away from the stage as I remember Ah Shin would use the extended stage one more time and I didn't want him to slip on it.I was truly sad when the concert ended. I wished it would have continue forever. In fact, I even did a fan-like thing at that end - waiting for Mayday to leave the stadium. I noticed that Mayday were quite tired when they left in the bus. I also saw Little Stone being carried to the bus by Stone.Anyway, even after one month, I am still affected. Especially after knowing how wonderful they have performed in the four concerts last week in Taiwan, I really wished I could have been there to enjoy their performances. Oh well, I guess that will be one of my dreams in the future - to watch their concert in Taiwan at least once in my life. I hope it will happens very soon.Below are some photos from the concerts, didn't take much though. :)----------------------------------------------上个月底, 我去看了五月天在新加坡举行的>。原本, 我只打算看礼拜五的那场。可是, 我被五月天感动了, 所以决定连礼拜六的也去。 有部分原因也是因为我觉得礼拜五的观众不够热情, 使得五月天没法全情投入地表演。虽然很想看, 我还是有一点点的犹豫。这是因为我手头有点紧, 格外的一百多块的花费并不是一件容易决定的事。 不过结果我还是决定去了。因为我心里有一把声音告诉了我: "想这么多干什么?像去就去啊! 下一次不知道要等多久呢!" 于是, 我五点时去了蔡厝港的第一乐广场的 Sistic 柜台, 买了一张 $178 的门票 (礼拜五的门票是$148 的), 就一个人冲去室内体育馆了。也许你会觉得很疯狂吧。 有谁会连续两晚观看同一个演出, 而第二晚还是一个人看? 如果你有这样的想法, 你应该是还没真正看过五月天的演唱会吧。总之, 我完全不后悔我去了礼拜六的演唱会。如果礼拜五的那场感动了我, 那么礼拜六的是完完全全把我的灵魂给燃烧了。我又找回对音乐的热情了。 全场的观众都很投入, 而九十八仙都是站着看演唱会 (除了看录影带时)。 我也是在演唱会最后十五分钟才动过我的位子 (因为是阿信叫我们坐的)。我在演唱会发生了一件丢脸的事。 我把刚买的蓝色荧光电棒摇的太大力, 结果一分为二, 而上面的部分还飞到伸展台上。 还好有一位帅的保全人员帮我把它给丢了。 因为我记得阿信会再走一次伸展台, 所以我可不想他跌倒了。当演唱会结束时，我真的很舍不得。真希望五月天能就这样永远的唱下去。我还做了一件像歌迷的事， 就是等他们离开会场。我发现他们看起来很累喔。我还看到石头抱着小石头上巴士。虽然已经一个月了，我还是难以忘怀。尤其是知道他们在台湾的演唱会有多成功，我好希望自己能飞过去观看。咳，没关系，那将会是我未来的梦想 — 在我有生之年到台湾看五月天的演唱会。真希望那一天很快就会来。上载了一些我在演唱会拍的照片，请慢慢看。 ^_^Day 1Start of ConcertMe and KarenMe and Karen againLove this lighting effectAh Shin singing so emotionallyAh ShinMe at end of ConcertDay 2Me at start of ConcertMassa singing soloAudience getting highWaving the blue lightsticksThis was taken accidentally by my friend who was in the premier seats. I love my position as I am only 10cm away from Mayday when they walked to the end of the extended stage on my side. :)End of Concert I am such a shy gal... that I dont talk I realise I dont like to talk alot in interviews or meetings or whatever.. I like to hear ppl talk instead.. Most of the times, it is because I dont know what to say.. And I guess I really hate selling things so much that I dont bother to sell myself off too..Do you ever go to interviews where the interviewers talk more than the interviewees? Weird right? haha.. That's what happens at all my previous interviews.. I really dont mean it.. it is just in me.. My shyness :pp.S. i wonder whether i should work part-time for some money.. i can only do it on weekends though.. hmmmm.. AFFF updates: Entries closed for 2009 Well, entries are closed for 2009. If you have submit your works, be sure to look out for the nomination list in November and good luck to you. If you didnt send in any yet, oh well, there is always next year. You can check out the works in this year and get a taste of how competition is like. :)For your information, here's the Festival Process:1. Selection will take place worldwide as determined by the Festival Directorate.2. After the selection process the directorate will shortlist films in each of the following categories:a.Best Film (Producer or Director)b.Best Directorc.Best Producerd.Best Cinematographer or Editore.Best Female Actorf.Best Male Actorg.Best Script/Screenplayh.Best Documentaryi.Best Director of Documentaryj.Foreign Correspondents Association Choice Awardk.Best Short Film Award4.The films will be screened at the Asian Festival of 1st Films to be held from 28th Nov to 4th Dec 2009.5.Nominations will be announced in Singapore and posted on the AFFF website in November 2009. Subsequent contact will be made with the nominees.6.An international jury composed of eminent film personalities, appointed by the Festival Directorate, will determine the winners in each of the defined categories.7.The decisions of the jury will be full and final.8.Awards will be announced at a ceremony to be held on 4th December 2009 in Singapore to be telecast across the region. 无能为力 - 石欣卉 I always think she should have been the Superstar Female winner... Enjoy :)无能为力 - 石欣卉风空洞吹过 一年又这么过思念独舞成旋涡雪失魂飘落 明年该怎么过思念撑不过寒冬承诺太沉重 你背不到最后任凭我独自坠落是我太执着 就像那残留的灼火微微弱弱颤抖用所有爱过的回忆 原谅 着你恨自己不能把过去 放弃此刻我却无能为力我们的爱变成我自己的悲剧干枯的眼眸 留下一道裂缝掩饰不了的伤口荒凉的北风 一阵阵刺进我胸口拒绝着我的痛无法忘记无法痊愈我越是清醒越怕失去你怪我太任性 只盼时间将伤痕抹去恨你 我无能为力用所有爱过的回忆 原谅你恨自己不能把过去 放弃你和谁创造新回忆我一个人的悲剧 不奢求你感激