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local movie: Love Matters

2009-01-18T00:05:00.004+08:00

I like visiting omg.sg because it is constantly filled with entertaining news and fun competitions with great movie giveaways!

if this was one year ago...

2008-06-06T23:53:00.000+08:00

I would be blogging so much more.

So many things have happened in my life. So much so that i can't tell if i'm jaded or just lazy to update.

But here's something i've discovered. I'm a magnet for desperate old dudes roaming around Northpoint. I got stalked by one and got my nether-regions inspected by one in the toilet.

Oh dear, why can't old dudes just hook up since they're at the same place looking for the same thing.

Shanghai

2008-05-25T11:07:00.000+08:00

Will be flying there later, and will be staying there till 1st June. So if you guys can't find me, you know why!

just because there was alot of gloom

2008-05-20T20:37:00.001+08:00

here's something light hearted to soften the mood.

ode to my blankie

2008-05-19T00:25:00.000+08:00

My dad threw my blanket away

My blanket of many years

Since i was a kid

My grandmother made it

And he threw it away today.

z

2008-05-18T04:37:00.000+08:00

Today i got drunk on cheap beer from Sketches and cried. And i couldn't stop.

back into the wardrobe again

2008-05-15T01:05:00.000+08:00

I'm talking about The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian!

Don't you just love the premise of stepping into a cupboard and being transported into a world of magic and fantasy? No wonder some people just refuse to come out of the closet. *ahem* I mean wardrobe.

I remember first reading the book, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe back in Primary school (yes i was the nerd who wins the "most book read" award). Who would have known that it would spawn such a successful and magical movie, and now it's on to the second sequel!

Go to the official website for more information and downloads!

This show's definitely on my "must watch" list! It's like reliving my childhood all over again, but instead of letting my imagination run wild with the words on a page, it's being revived into the movie screen!

I LOVE ASLAN!

I just realised...

2008-05-14T15:54:00.000+08:00

I missed out the entire month of April! Haha!

Tsk tsk tsk... Birthday month and exams lumped together means no updates.

How i spent my birthday. Hmmm... I went out with schoolmates to Cafe Iguana and got high on margaritas and vodka by the riverside...

But the eve of birthday was spent nicely at a Jap buffet place. It was a good feeling. I wonder if i'll ever get that again with you...

You'll always be a part of me
I'm part of you indefinitely
Girl don't you know you can't escape me
Oh darling cos you'll always be my baby.

resurrection

2008-05-13T10:17:00.000+08:00

Hey there. I know it's been awhile since i've touched this space. It's just, school's been crazy the last semester, what with cheerleading (yes, i'm a cheerleader now), theatre and exams.

Facebook has been keeping me away from this space as well. Photos are so easily uploaded there and i don't have to bother editing them! Thus i've been a tad lazy to come here.

Anyhoots, i'm in the midst of HOLIDAYS now! Yay! But i'll be busy busy for the month of May. Everyone who wants to get me out can start doing so in June or July ya! Yes, the holiday's fucking long! And i'm not working! Boo no money. Sponsorship anyone?

Since exams have ended, i've been a bad boy, clubbing on Thursday and Friday, nearly getting into a fight on the former. Luckily my cheerleaders stood by me. Saturday met with the Chas for margaritas at Cafe Iguana and i had a hangover at 8pm. Sunday was bacca's birthday and we went to have dinner at swensons and played Wii at cine! Fun shit anyone up for Wii outing?

I'm so summarizing my days. Haha! No pictures! Everything is on facebook. If you've not got me on facebook then BOOYA!

THE WEST WING

2008-03-29T00:25:00.002+08:00

I'm gonna be in a performance called The West Wing running from 4th to 8th April, 8pm, with a special matinee performance on the 5th of April , 2pm, at the University Cultural Centre.

I'm playing a witless monk and i'm singing too! Come support me k!

You can get tickets at www.sistic.com at $18, $20 and $23 for the night shows and $15 for the matinee!

A short synopsis of the opera, which is IN ENGLISH btw:

A controversial Chinese Opera play written in the Tang Dynasty will be staged for the first time in Asia in English, and with contemporary dance and music (featuring songs by the Pussy Cat Dolls, Sean Kingston, James Blunt, Alicia Keys, Queen, ACDC and Bon Jovi, just to name a few.)

Titled Xi Xiang Ji, or Meeting the Fox Fairy in English, the play was banned during the period of three dynasties, for its risqué and liberal political and sexual content.

For the first time, the National University of Singapore is bringing this play to the stage – but with a modern twist.

In its original Chinese text, the play was performed in closely rhymed verse. Here, NUS has taken the bold step to interpret the play in English, using Shakespearean heroic couplets to mimic its traditional rhyme.

Considered by many scholars to be the best piece of Chinese opera in existence, it is with great pride that the National University of Singapore stages this controversial text in a performance that will be filled with lust, comedy and tragedy.

This is a story of young love, a story of determination, and above all, a story that will prove to audiences that Chinese opera is, quite simply, not “dead.”

I promise it would be a good show!!!

For more information you can visit the facebook events site here!
Or copy n paste the URL into your browser http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=12970379972

I hope to see ya'll there!

upset

2008-03-25T02:21:00.000+08:00

Yea, i'm only a supporting cast coming out for 5 out of the 30 scenes in the production.

Anyone wanna back out now?

FYI, people playing minor roles work hard too. Countless rehearsals and time poured into the process.

And when i actually ask you guys to come watch, it shows that i actually still treat you as a close friend. I actually bothered to scroll through the phonebook to send invites.

Of course you must pay, but don't you have to pay for most plays?

Disappoints me to hear the rejection. And not even the polite "i have lots of work" kind, but the in-your-face "you're not important hence i shan't bother" kind.

Thanks alot.

Now i know where i stand.

cobwebs indeed

2008-03-17T23:59:00.000+08:00

I have been extremely busy to the max guys! Not dead yet, but just nearly!

Just finished with Cheerobics last sunday! Didn't get a placing in the team and mixed group categories but we got 1st runner-up for our all girl group! So proud of them!

Now i can concentrate on my theatre production rehearsals without the weight of the competition on me!

Anyway, i'm sure those in NUS have seen the bright red posters around school with people wearing chinese opera costumes in them. That's the production i'm in! Come watch me alright?

Details at THIS website!

I'm singing and acting very silly, so you can come laugh at me!

bile tastes bad

2008-02-10T08:01:00.000+08:00

Have been on a drinking binge since the 1st day of CNY.

Drank abit at Clarke Quay with Evon, Bacca, Clara and SX and got high. Took gazillions of pics. Lazy to post.

Drank more at Jevon's party. Insulted a couple of strangers and fell asleep on the bed. Started snoring and it didn't help that the movie they were watching turned out to be an art house-ish film with silent scenes where everyone could hear me snore in between. Answered bacca's call and had no recollection of it whatsoever. Woken up by a complete stranger who smiled at me and politely informed me that i was snoring. And i mean stranger. I knew no one except for the birthday boy and another guy.

Drank obscenely at Karen's place with said person, Nigel, Lisan and Biyi. Rebacca left early and Richard didn't drink. Played "I have never...", my new favourite drinking game. Got fucking red in the face. Eyes went bloodshot. Lisan was no better, puked twice in the toilet bowl. I have never puked, i happily informed the rest. Karen's mum got pissed, even thou i said she looked like her sister. Cabbed home with Biyi and reached home with no recollections of her alighting. Managed to pay to driver after 2 failed attempts and stumbled home. Went to the toilet and stoned abit after removing contacts. PUKED all over the shower area and choked the drain. Had to remove with toilet paper in my drunken and blurry vision-ed state. Bathed and hit the bed. Doesn't end there. Started hallucinating about drinking, like i was still at Karen's place. Was talking to myself, telling Lisan to stop drinking and telling the others to stop making me drink and that i wanted to back out of the game. Fell asleep, but woke up ard 3 hours later to blog this.

Going to house hop with the sec sch gang. I predict drinking in the near future.

only recently

2008-02-06T14:49:00.000+08:00

I've kept getting questions like "Hey, are you pure chinese?" or like "Are you mixed?" from people in school. And it's only in this semester have i received such queries from the people i just got to know.

Anyway, you know how when you go to your relatives house or when your relatives come over, and you've not seem them for awhile, they're sure to comment on your looks?

Well normally they'd say "Eh boy/girl, you slimmed down already ah/become hensum/pwetty already ah?"

Well, my aunt came over for reunion lunch (i have reunion lunch with my maternal side relatives and dinner with the paternal side) and the first thing she said upon seeing me was "EH JUNYI! You go for plastic surgery ah!"

"Erm, no?"

"Last year you don't look like that leh..."

"... -_-|| ..."

During last year's CNY:

Just a lil fatter, hair a lil shorter, a lil more pimplier and wearing specs.

No diff right?

hahas

2008-01-30T10:34:00.000+08:00

Think of the hugeass goreng pisang that they could make.

No wonder Jevon's ego's so big.

A picture speaks a thousand words. Haha!

occupational hazard

2008-01-25T10:36:00.000+08:00

Usually when i channel surf and i stumble upon Chinese opera on Channel 8, i'd immediately think, "Eyer, next!"

This morning, when i stumbled across Chinese opera, i automatically switched back to some lame show on Channel 5, then did a double take back to 8.

You see, i'm involved in a theatre production that is based on a Chinese opera, so i need to research on the movements and sets. Come watch it ok?

pantang?

2008-01-22T08:57:00.000+08:00

Yesterday i came into contact with something i've never ever thought i'll ever actually get on my hands.

Think MacD's Strawberry Sundae's syrup.

Produced monthly.

By females.

Someone told me that it could bring me bad luck.

I do not wanna lose during CNY's gambling period.

Think happy thoughts!

i am bankrupt

2008-01-18T02:58:00.000+08:00

Both in the monetary sense and in the NUS CORS bidding sense.

I spent close to $200 on clothes and i have 0 points in my Programme account.

But oh well i love the stuff i bought and i got the modules i wanted.

I'm contented. =)

hall musings

2008-01-14T01:36:00.000+08:00

I moved into hall today.

And i already have a favourite sink.

=)

Advertorials for friends

2008-01-11T21:50:00.000+08:00

This is for the girls!

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Nothing to wear to school, to town or on a date? Don't fret! Online shopping's the way to go now and I have the website for you!

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Worried about whether they will cheat? Nvm, i know the girl, so if you don't get the goods, just tag here and i will personally hunt her down and demand an explanation.

Ok that sounded a lil too scary.

Anyway, i dunno who's the person that tagged on my tagboard, but i guess you can go take a look as well, but that one i no guarantee ah!

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This is for everyone!

Short of cash? Can't work fixed hours because of school? Well then you should take up tuition! It's the job that most Uni students swear by anyway.

IWantA is a tuition agency and they're hiring! Go to their website to see details on how to sign up!

There's no harm in signing up with one more even though you've signed up with a gazillion already. I signed up with a gazillion and i only have 1 student now anyway.

This one i dun dare to guarantee anything cos, well, students suck not the agencies fault. Haha!

Ok la, i'm exhausted. Haven't been typing here for so long and you all dunno what's happening in my life already! Haha! I think it should stay that way awhile longer.

happy new year!

2008-01-03T13:06:00.000+08:00

I know this is very lag, but i've not been in the blogging mood for too long, i forgot how to blog!

I've got lots to update and a million pics, but i feel like why bother, no one's interested anyway.

Maybe i should stop blogging. Let this place die off a slow, quiet death. It's in progress anyway.

off to macau

2007-12-23T02:08:00.000+08:00

Yup, as the title states, i'm off to a foreign land guys! See you in a few days time!

Merry X'mas in advanced to all!

i cannot do cartwheels

2007-12-15T22:29:00.000+08:00

But apparently i can do the rest of the jumps and stunts. I just have to get used to the 1, 2, down, up timing and catching girls falling out from the sky without subconsciously siam-ing.

Yup.

Oh! I forgot to mention that i was at cheerleading training camp over the course of Friday and Saturday?

I am now aching in places i never thought i had muscles.

But it's fun fun fun! Never expected myself to be able to do such stuff, but it seems like i an catching up pretty quickly. One of the more senior guys even commented that i should join dance.

Ha! He must be kidding! Me + dance is a combi i'd never have thought up! I always thought i had 2 left feet. Apparently not quite.

of boxes of k, real life enchanted princesses and just 21 in years

2007-12-13T01:44:00.000+08:00

The supposedly OG outing yielded not so good an attendance, but we had fun anyway!

Dragged myself out of bed to meet huimin and bacca for some klunch. We were all as late as each other so it was all good. I even alighted at the wrong stop!

Oh, i filmed an incriminating video of us singing, dancing and being generally retarded to Rihanna's Umbrella ella ella eh eh eh. I was contemplating on uploading it on youtube but i really was the most retarded of them all, so maybe another time then!

Then it was off to get our selves enchanted! Harrison, evon and justin joined us and we trooped into the cinema. Huimin kept kping saying "我是不看这重戏的 lor"...

...i was sitting beside her and she laughed damn loud everytime there was something to laugh about.

Anyway, no pictures for this segment so i shall put up some clips of the movie. The clips are of them singing. If you've not caught the show, please do! Ignore the next 3 boxes then.

This show is so much more worth watching than a certain golden direction pointer thing.

The lead actress, Amy Adams, is apparently quite old. Actually, i could make out eyebags under the foundation. I bet they positively caked it on her.

After the movie, harri and huimin left and the remaining 4 of us nuahed around (i bought socks!), had dinner at Sakura (Far East one, not the one at Safra) and went over to Paragon to find ubin-cycling-gang, clara, tor yuan and ambrose for dessert.

Let the mini celebration for justin start!

Went to Bakerzin and bacca and evon secretly ordered a slice of cheesecake with a candle while justin and i were in the queue. We had to wait really long for a seven seater but in the end we took a 4 seater and added seats.

Played around with macro and landscape mode with my more-than-willing models.

The service was really quite terrible. They didn't lay the cutleries when the slice came, only providing one fork among the 7 of us. Not like we didn't order anything else.

That and other things made me quite unhappy and i put on my indignant face and went to the counter, asking icily, "Excuse me, can we have some cutlertries please?"

I walked back and realisation hit me. I said CUTLERTRIES. What the heck is cutlertries?!?! I'm like asking for toiletries!

Well, they came anyway, but i had to distribute them myself cos the waiter just plonked a pile of serviettes and forks in front of me. Freak shit la. Live and let live.

After clara bit the strawberry into half, she told justin that he had to do a forfeit because it was his birthday. She then proceeded to mix all the melted ice creams into a glass and plonked the half-strawberry into it. I have no idea how she can bite till it looks so gross. Got tendrils somemore.

After dessert we went out of Paragon and literally sat at the steps.

But we whored. Camwhored.

Ah, it was a fun night.

i am confused but damn the increased taxi fares

2007-12-12T19:06:00.000+08:00

"As part of responding to customer feedback that taxis are hard to come by and the surcharges are confusing, ComfortDelgro taxi company added MORE surcharges effective Monday, 17 December 2007.

For fun and laughter, here is a summary of the review:

City Area Surcharge: up from $1 to $3, effective 5pm and midnight from Mondays to Saturdays.

Late Night Surcharge: up from the staggered 10% to 50% current one, to the flat 50% extra for rides between 12 midnight to 5.59am daily.

The fun part is, this 50% more at midnight deal was the original plan before going staggered. Neither solved the problem of disappearing cabs at 11pm to 11.59pm.

And if you think the silly $3 City Area surcharge is going to solve things, good luck to you. And also, what about the disappearing cabs OUTSIDE the CBD?

Peak Period Surcharge: up from the $2 flat fee now in effect between 7am and 9.30am on weekdays and 5pm to 8pm from Mondays to Saturdays, to 35% of the metered fare.

And the company says, a detailed breakdown of this extra "premium fare" will be shown on each receipt "to ensure transparency".

Why is it called a premium fare? Does the cab become a first-class cabin at those surcharge hours? Does the driver speak nicer to you? If anything, the surcharges are not premium fares, but just punishment fares.

Flag down fare: up by 30 cents from $2.50 to $2.80 for the first kilometre.

Distance fare: up from 10-cent jumps to 20-cent jumps.

Waiting time: up from 10 cents per 25 seconds to 20 cents per 45 seconds.

Only the prime time booking fee is going down from $4 to $3.50.

So if you call for a cab from the city, at 8pm on a Friday night, you are going to pay $10.30 even before the cab moves off ($3 City Area surcharge, $2.80 flag down, $3.50 call charge, $1 or 35% of metered fare for Peak Period surcharge).

If you happen to be in the city on a weekday, only 8.5 hours of your day is surcharge-less.

Between 5pm to the next morning from Monday to Saturday, you only have a four hour window, 8.01pm to 11.59pm, where you don't get charged an extra % of your metered fare."

-Quoted from mrbrown