One of the worst movies I watched and so far the only to give me a headache - Valentine's Day!
The film began with a few bed scenes that probably would appeal to those in for a romantic flick... After which came a series of couple mismatch and disappointments, and nasty surprises where the most attractive men are actually homosexual? The film ended with someone actually goes for his best friend, and all the girls turned up for the anti-Valentine's dinner... There's a couple of good laugh but overall a big disappointment and nothing compared to Love Actually which I could watch over and over again. The best thing about it? They roped in all the stars but unfortunately the movie did not live up to its expectation.
I wonder if it's me or this romantic film just further puts me off dating. Save your money and buy your girlfriend a fanciful scoop of ice cream instead!
Verdict: 1.5/5
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19.2.10
16.2.10
虎年 - Year of Tigga
It's officially the Tiger year since 14th February 00:00.
And to think that my little sister also turned 2 of a dozen on the same day! Happy Birthday 小妹！ Happy Valentine's too!
It was said to be an awesome year for Roosters (especially in the love aspect after a few years of disastrous love life)... Though I rather choose to believe in myself than pinning all the hope on what the fortune-tellers or horoscopes say...
缘分？是多一点缘？还是多一点粪？Some friends found this tagline I wrote funny... but it just came to my mind! Is it more "shit" than "fate" in what you people called FATE? It makes no sense to someone who doesn't understand Mandarin, because it's a little word play... but to some people whom do understand Mandarin, they don't quite get it too. So I guess, I'm the only one who is able to understand what I am saying.
There's so much to hope for this year and so much I want to make it come true... Let's all work towards it instead of relying it on the "lucky year" because no one is going to help if we aren't going to help ourselves!
I have gradually lost interest in many things I used to love in the past, or probably I have just shifted my priorities and beliefs. Tigga year is going to be a good one, yes for everyone who believe in it! I am also certain that all things are better this year. 放“虎”过来吧！
And to think that my little sister also turned 2 of a dozen on the same day! Happy Birthday 小妹！ Happy Valentine's too!
It was said to be an awesome year for Roosters (especially in the love aspect after a few years of disastrous love life)... Though I rather choose to believe in myself than pinning all the hope on what the fortune-tellers or horoscopes say...
缘分？是多一点缘？还是多一点粪？Some friends found this tagline I wrote funny... but it just came to my mind! Is it more "shit" than "fate" in what you people called FATE? It makes no sense to someone who doesn't understand Mandarin, because it's a little word play... but to some people whom do understand Mandarin, they don't quite get it too. So I guess, I'm the only one who is able to understand what I am saying.
There's so much to hope for this year and so much I want to make it come true... Let's all work towards it instead of relying it on the "lucky year" because no one is going to help if we aren't going to help ourselves!
I have gradually lost interest in many things I used to love in the past, or probably I have just shifted my priorities and beliefs. Tigga year is going to be a good one, yes for everyone who believe in it! I am also certain that all things are better this year. 放“虎”过来吧！
HAPPY LUNAR NEW YEAR TO YOU!
3.2.10
Farewell stranger
There was a commotion downstairs this evening. Someone fell out of the window or maybe it was suicide. Lots of people were standing around busybodying, the police cornered off the area, the ambulance came and left. The person is dead. But I don't think we know him/her even though he/she was living under the same block. It's freaky to realise someone just "jumped" off at the place you're living in!
Ich bin krank :(
I feel like there's a pebble in my nostrils. I feel like there's a spider crawling at the end of my tongue. I feel my heavy eyelids. I feel my body numbed from the stale air in the air-conditioned room. I can sense my throat is dry, and no matter how much water I drank, it just couldn't moisturize it. I feel like my right nostril can blow a bubble, like those you make from bubble gum. I feel I have to push my breath harder to get my oxygen in and carbon dioxide out. I feel my toes wringing. I feel restless. I feel like if I close my eyes, I can go into deep sleep almost immediately. I feel like my mind is like an entangled ball of ropes, there is almost no way to unknot. I feel like I haven't slept for ages. I feel sick. And perhaps what's what I'm doing, falling sick.
年年有鱼
1st February
Lob-Xi Fatt Cai dinner @ Manhattan Fish Market, Plaza Singapura.
A sumptuous meal to welcome the new year of Tiger.
One fine day, I was on my way to work or was it the other way round, someone handed me a piece of trash. First glance at it, there was this bowl of seafood accompanied with calamari and fries. It looked good, and the price was even better, at $28.80++, 1 for 1. It sure caught my attention. Another fine afternoon, I decided to look online for the location of the restaurants. It was a lucky day! I spotted their online promotion, it was almost identical to the pamphlet except for one thing. They are having a special deal on 1st February, 7-9pm, at all restaurants for $18.80++, 1 for 1. Imagine having lobster, fish, calamari, rice and chips on the plate for that amount of money??? Can you believe it? I couldn't and so I rang and put my name down on the waiting list.
Monday came. I reminded all the attendees about the dinner, because the absentee shall be punished with guilt from missing such a good deal. When we arrived, the place was packed, the queue was already piling very quickly. I told them I had my name on the waiting list but I saw all the names on the waiting list being crossed out! Fortunately we were still on the priority of the queue and got a table soon after. We waited quite a bit for the food but drinks were served promptly and all I can say is, the Lob-Xi Fatt Cai meal was so damned worth the wait! I would have ordered a second if my stomach had the extra capacity! I had imagined that the food wasn't going to be as representable as it was on the ad but I was proved wrong. Even though that was 10 dollars off the promotion, we weren't given any less than as advertised.
You did a wonderful promotion, and a very delicious dinner... It's certainly worth a second visit anytime!
Talking about it, wonder if I shall elaborate on the food? Well, I have said it's so worth the wait and money, I guess that would have said a lot. To top it off, the lobsters served were fresh and the meat was juicy... the accompanying sauce makes the whole experience even better. Mine wasn't as red as I would like but it was equally tasty! It filled us up pretty much, there was rice, calamari, fries and 3 pieces of fish which were crispy to the very last of the breadcrumb!
p.s: I'll put up a picture soon ;)
p.s.s: 谢了老爸 for the Chinese characters' aid
Lob-Xi Fatt Cai dinner @ Manhattan Fish Market, Plaza Singapura.
A sumptuous meal to welcome the new year of Tiger.
One fine day, I was on my way to work or was it the other way round, someone handed me a piece of trash. First glance at it, there was this bowl of seafood accompanied with calamari and fries. It looked good, and the price was even better, at $28.80++, 1 for 1. It sure caught my attention. Another fine afternoon, I decided to look online for the location of the restaurants. It was a lucky day! I spotted their online promotion, it was almost identical to the pamphlet except for one thing. They are having a special deal on 1st February, 7-9pm, at all restaurants for $18.80++, 1 for 1. Imagine having lobster, fish, calamari, rice and chips on the plate for that amount of money??? Can you believe it? I couldn't and so I rang and put my name down on the waiting list.
Monday came. I reminded all the attendees about the dinner, because the absentee shall be punished with guilt from missing such a good deal. When we arrived, the place was packed, the queue was already piling very quickly. I told them I had my name on the waiting list but I saw all the names on the waiting list being crossed out! Fortunately we were still on the priority of the queue and got a table soon after. We waited quite a bit for the food but drinks were served promptly and all I can say is, the Lob-Xi Fatt Cai meal was so damned worth the wait! I would have ordered a second if my stomach had the extra capacity! I had imagined that the food wasn't going to be as representable as it was on the ad but I was proved wrong. Even though that was 10 dollars off the promotion, we weren't given any less than as advertised.
Manhattan Fish, keep it up!!!
You did a wonderful promotion, and a very delicious dinner... It's certainly worth a second visit anytime!
Talking about it, wonder if I shall elaborate on the food? Well, I have said it's so worth the wait and money, I guess that would have said a lot. To top it off, the lobsters served were fresh and the meat was juicy... the accompanying sauce makes the whole experience even better. Mine wasn't as red as I would like but it was equally tasty! It filled us up pretty much, there was rice, calamari, fries and 3 pieces of fish which were crispy to the very last of the breadcrumb!
p.s: I'll put up a picture soon ;)
p.s.s: 谢了老爸 for the Chinese characters' aid
24.1.10
3am thoughts
It's late late Saturday night... or maybe call it Sunday.
Today, I have completed quite a few tasks... Why are my weekends never free? Got to do laundry, settle online stuff (e.g. internet banking, looking at friends' updates in FB & clearing the week long of emails) and finding time for myself to relax... e.g. blog. I know I haven't been blogging, work was bugging me. I even went out today and bought myself a really adorable organizer that allows me to plan the monthly schedule, I can't live without one... need to jot down the happenings for the next 1 year.
I have renewed my contract, now working on a new project (not new, just something other people are dumping because they are leaving). However, I'm not thoroughly enjoying myself, my project manager is a 2 faced animal, sometimes he's nice and a lot of times he's not. I heard so many things about him that I don't feel like doing his projects anymore. I was supposed to help him with a new one once this one ends (which I doubt will be on time with all the issues coming up!). I feel that his main problem is he doesn't know how to improve his interpersonal relationship with others and he's also kind of lazy in a way. What to do? I will see if I am able to enjoy or bear the coming months, I really want to finish this contract then go for a holiday later on.
Since I have gotten my BlackBerry, it seems like a lot of people suddenly are using or interested as well. It'll be good in future then I can do data plan and IM them for free! For now, I'm good... I'm using it like a normal phone, occasionally surfing on FB or checking email... but I love to MMS :)
Chinese New Year is coming... faster than I expected. Angela is coming back to spend CNY, and maybe Syndy too. A small reunion without Joy, but I'm sure one day we can all meet again. I told Angela about the idea of us celebrating a joint 30th birthday! It's scary to think that it's coming... well in 2011.
I used to have an ideal age to get married. I even wrote down a list of requirements of my ideal man when I was young. It's amusing to think of it now. It'll be even funnier if I can manage to find that piece of paper again! But by now, the ideal age is already over... and I somehow have also lost the urge to find the ideal man. And love isn't as simple as I thought (when I was younger, probably read too many fairy tales). It's a bit of everything. Luck, fate, chemistry, timing, lust... etc. Well I think it is. But it's even worse to settle for one just for the sake of the pressure from parents, peers or age limit. I'll tell you all about it one day... if I ever find this ideal man ;)
Recently I was introduced to hypnosis, and was even talking to a hypnotist. He practised it himself for years, and I thought it'd be interesting to find out what my subconscious mind is thinking. Hypnotizing isn't as scary as it is perceived to be, the movies and TV shows portrayed it badly. It is harmful when someone wants to use it for bad causes but not often the case. It seems that it is indeed more helpful if you can apply it to change your life for the better ;) If I manage to do this, I shall share with you the experience!
Time for bed.
Today, I have completed quite a few tasks... Why are my weekends never free? Got to do laundry, settle online stuff (e.g. internet banking, looking at friends' updates in FB & clearing the week long of emails) and finding time for myself to relax... e.g. blog. I know I haven't been blogging, work was bugging me. I even went out today and bought myself a really adorable organizer that allows me to plan the monthly schedule, I can't live without one... need to jot down the happenings for the next 1 year.
I have renewed my contract, now working on a new project (not new, just something other people are dumping because they are leaving). However, I'm not thoroughly enjoying myself, my project manager is a 2 faced animal, sometimes he's nice and a lot of times he's not. I heard so many things about him that I don't feel like doing his projects anymore. I was supposed to help him with a new one once this one ends (which I doubt will be on time with all the issues coming up!). I feel that his main problem is he doesn't know how to improve his interpersonal relationship with others and he's also kind of lazy in a way. What to do? I will see if I am able to enjoy or bear the coming months, I really want to finish this contract then go for a holiday later on.
Since I have gotten my BlackBerry, it seems like a lot of people suddenly are using or interested as well. It'll be good in future then I can do data plan and IM them for free! For now, I'm good... I'm using it like a normal phone, occasionally surfing on FB or checking email... but I love to MMS :)
Chinese New Year is coming... faster than I expected. Angela is coming back to spend CNY, and maybe Syndy too. A small reunion without Joy, but I'm sure one day we can all meet again. I told Angela about the idea of us celebrating a joint 30th birthday! It's scary to think that it's coming... well in 2011.
I used to have an ideal age to get married. I even wrote down a list of requirements of my ideal man when I was young. It's amusing to think of it now. It'll be even funnier if I can manage to find that piece of paper again! But by now, the ideal age is already over... and I somehow have also lost the urge to find the ideal man. And love isn't as simple as I thought (when I was younger, probably read too many fairy tales). It's a bit of everything. Luck, fate, chemistry, timing, lust... etc. Well I think it is. But it's even worse to settle for one just for the sake of the pressure from parents, peers or age limit. I'll tell you all about it one day... if I ever find this ideal man ;)
Recently I was introduced to hypnosis, and was even talking to a hypnotist. He practised it himself for years, and I thought it'd be interesting to find out what my subconscious mind is thinking. Hypnotizing isn't as scary as it is perceived to be, the movies and TV shows portrayed it badly. It is harmful when someone wants to use it for bad causes but not often the case. It seems that it is indeed more helpful if you can apply it to change your life for the better ;) If I manage to do this, I shall share with you the experience!
Time for bed.
10.1.10
Would you like your pizza skinny, mister?
The last satisfying meal of 2009. New Year's eve. Accompanied by my good friends, in a super cool restaurant along Dempsey Road named Barracks... We were served very good quality food and given very attentive service. What a way to welcome 2010...
I've been to Camp (Camp, House & Barracks seem to belong to one) with the drinking boys the last time round, we had finger food and a bottle of wine. The environment is set very close to the nature, with the huge trees surrounding you in the background. This place used to be a former camp, which is why it's named Camp according to the boys. The prices are all very reasonable.
The only thing about this place is the location, you really need a car to get to this place.
My friend had made a booking at Barracks. At about 2pm, I got an sms... asking if I had anything on that evening. I had the intial plan to join my sister and her friends at East Coast's Timbre Mobile for countdown but I somehow figured I could actually combine the two! It worked! A sumptuous dinner with friends at Barracks plus a sinful treat at Dempsey's Ben & Jerry and followed by countdown drinks at Timbre Mobile. This Timbre Mobile is a really nice concept where they will move to different places bringing along their portable tables, chairs and toilets! They have a really rustic feel and is indeed very unusual... At 12am, everyone shot their party poppers in the air, crazily waving. We then quickly made our way to the beach where we watched the farway ships and vessels shooting navigation lights. It was beautiful, magical... Not to mention, lots of people were on the beach toying with their sparklers. It was a day to celebrate!
Getting back to the food. The food were awesome, except the price for the salad seemed unjustified for its quantity. We had the pear with walnut (can't remember the exact name), the pear was fresh and sliced very thinly... love the involvement of the walnuts. Barracks' specialty, I suppose, is their skinny pizza (with arugula leaves). I read somewhere they got this inspiration from "tissue prata", and so they decided to make pizza with super thin crust (you can't call them crust anymore!). The pizza on the left is named H&C, topped with very fresh slices of cheese, generous serving of hams and is kids' friendly! The one on the centre is chosen by me, it's Macadamia Roasted Pumpkin, I guess the name says it all. The combination is deadly, at first look, it looked alright. After my first piece of H&C, I almost thought that was going to be the best pizza (so fresh). But I was proved wrong immediately, Macadamia Roasted Pumpkin just tasted like honey that literally melted in my mouth when I had my first bite. Love at its first bite! I almost forgot to mention those arugula leaves were my best companion, they go with anything! We also ordered a 1-metre slightly spicy sausage for 4 to share, and a bottle of apple cider (yum yum, love this drink!). I could give up alcohol forever just for this drink - just for you to know how good it is (well, for me!).
p.s: We also visited House, which seemed quite happening... They were having an Olympics theme party that night, unfortunately we weren't prepared for it. We got a free shot of vodka neat! I'm so seriously not a fan of vodka :X
8.1.10
My little great find
All of a sudden, it came up my mind... I knew it was a hint. A hint calling me to buy it. Over a month ago, I chanced upon this leather handbag. No matter how tempted I was, I resisted. I went home, still thinking about it. Just as I thought it would eventually slipped out of my mind, it returned and I recalled how fond of it I was. I made a detour today, just to see if I'm fated to buy it. When I got there, the very last piece was there hanging at the window display... and there won't be any more stocks. I am still in love with it. I tried it on, and before I did, I already have set my mind on it. The other color (I was told it was navy blue but I remember it as black) is already gone, but this cream colored one is the very first I laid my eyes on. I told myself if I find it this time, it will be mine. And now I'm the proud owner of this awesome little bag. How I love shopping!
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7.1.10
Being a friend is hard, be a good one is even harder
Friends usually realise who are their true friends when they fall into shit pit.
My close friends are not physically near me but they do listen to me when I need them. At least I know they would read my email.
2 of my friends are feeling very down now. One just broke off with the boyfriend (not the one I mentioned the last time). I happened to know both of them since they were my schoolmates. It's a pity to hear of the news, but maybe they will sort it out eventually. Or end it for the better? I hope not the later, but whatever it is, it will only be for the better. Another one is the friend in depression because of friendship, even though she's not angry with me but she is very hostile. She even brushed off my concern for her, so now I just leave her alone... I don't know what's wrong, but I think she is sinking further and further into the hole of darkness. She doesn't want to grab the rope I threw in for her, so I guess it's up to her now. If she just wants to stay in the darkness... no one will be able to help her out. It's very frustrating actually when you have friends like that, I wonder who will understand? I wish I can stop being a friend if it's so difficult. Well I wish.
My close friends are not physically near me but they do listen to me when I need them. At least I know they would read my email.
2 of my friends are feeling very down now. One just broke off with the boyfriend (not the one I mentioned the last time). I happened to know both of them since they were my schoolmates. It's a pity to hear of the news, but maybe they will sort it out eventually. Or end it for the better? I hope not the later, but whatever it is, it will only be for the better. Another one is the friend in depression because of friendship, even though she's not angry with me but she is very hostile. She even brushed off my concern for her, so now I just leave her alone... I don't know what's wrong, but I think she is sinking further and further into the hole of darkness. She doesn't want to grab the rope I threw in for her, so I guess it's up to her now. If she just wants to stay in the darkness... no one will be able to help her out. It's very frustrating actually when you have friends like that, I wonder who will understand? I wish I can stop being a friend if it's so difficult. Well I wish.
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