Me, Myself & Ice-cream

竞技场上的赛跑

2012-01-10T17:35:00.000+08:00

在竞技场上，看见其他孩子的背影，自己却落在人后。勉强地跑完四分之一的路程，才发现原来刚开始领先，并不是什么值得骄傲的事。对于自己的未来充满着许多的不确定，的确让人心烦意乱。我并没有灰心，但只是觉得自己总是比不上其他人，觉得自己好输。

The Golden Spoon

2011-11-28T17:48:00.000+08:00

要是能含着金汤匙出世，日子或许会好过一点。

Painted Faces

2011-11-14T01:28:00.012+08:00

往事已佚，寻不到也找不回，唯有从层层叠叠的记忆和旧照片中回味一番。虽非佳作，但只想趁一切还存在时，做个简单的记录。

自己跌倒自己爬

2011-10-30T09:46:00.001+08:00

最近心情有些不悦，觉得事事都不顺心。创作、考试和测验都不尽理想，让人坠到了谷底。看见别人SSA2218的短片拍得那么漂亮，故事那么有深度时，自己的作品简直是相形见绌。虽然许多事物不能做比较，但这种相比的心态总是在我心里存在着。从小到大，我所处在的环境一直不断告诉我，要考好成绩，做个有用的人。因此许多年来，我不停地努力，为的是想争取更好的生活，成为有用的人。当自己的成绩没有达到自己的要求时，我会开始怀疑自己存在的价值。我依然还在寻找属于自己的位置，自己的天空。活到这个年纪，已经不小了，没太多的时间浪费，但依然徘徊在十字路口的我，最辛苦的是不知道该走哪一条路。现实是残酷的，自己跌倒得自己爬，没人会施予同情的目光，没人会寄予援助。挫败时，哭一哭，笑笑自己的愚，继续努力 - 这是常识。

长方格子

2011-10-30T09:07:00.000+08:00

80、90年代，许多人经常会守在电视机前，等待着他们喜欢的电视剧。若是因为有事而不能及时回家看到，就会叫家人用录影机录下来。当时的港剧和本土剧集，制作严谨，内容丰富，深受观众的喜爱。若是遇上超好看的剧目，万人空巷的场面可说是司空见惯。当时的人，没有youtube，没有xinmsn, 没有cable，没有download。当时，许多新加坡的剧集可以同港剧媲美，甚至青出于蓝，令人印象深刻。再加上策划人和编剧用心的资料收集和构思，演员的精湛演技和投入，可以看出一部作品不单单只是一出戏，而是文学。

时代的变迁，改变了人们的生活方式，也改变了四方格子里的内容。人们看戏的选择多了，要求也不同了。录影机先后被LD, VCD, DVD 取代，四方格子也变成了长方格子。本土剧集也必须对垒日剧、韩剧和台湾剧。然而，剧集的制作费预算并没有随着新加坡经济的进步而增加，素质也大不如前，内容空洞和演员的演技、咬字不自然，更是不堪入目。

或许新传媒应该改一改重量不重质的制作方式，尝试不同题材。产量数目的减少可让整个制作团队把心思聚焦在一个点上，也让编剧、统筹有更多的时间和空间去构思、揣摩，写出更具意义的内容和对白。拍戏如果是为了填补电视节目时间表上的空洞，匆匆忙忙地赶拍，那不止劳民伤财，也真的把观众当成了傻子。虽然说做戏的是疯子，看戏的是傻子，若是剧集精彩内容丰富，这个傻子我想倒有不少人会争着去做。

看了几集的甘榜情和行医，发现其呈现方式别具匠心，诚意之作一目了然。希望这是新传媒戏剧组的转捩点，让新加坡剧集再次吐气扬眉。

勇战肯特岗

2011-06-01T08:50:00.001+08:00

Finally, results are out. After all the struggling, I managed to get a cap increment of 0.07, which is still a wee bit off my target. But overall, I'm satisfied with my results this time. Having left with one final semester before graduation, I shall keep up my effort and 再接再厉!

莲香戏鞋

2011-03-14T12:06:00.011+08:00

从《潮剧大观园》看到这则关于香港潮剧电影的资料。

“香港潮剧电影在1950年代末崛起，在1960年代中没落，前后不到十年，拍过戏种超过六十部。它带给东南亚潮籍观众的看戏乐趣，用句老话来说，是非笔墨能形容。

当时拍潮剧的两间大公司是“东山剧艺社”和“新天彩潮剧团”。

东山的第一炮是1959年的《芦林会》。这部戏有三样新：一、演员新——戏中全部演员，包括两个主角庄雪娟和丁楚翘，都是第一次上银幕；二、音乐新——无论作曲配乐或演唱，都一反潮剧的“常态”，直来直往中，另有一种动听的生机；三、感觉新——这点要命。因为看惯华语片和粤语片大行其道，忽然来了部潮州戏，大家第一次坐在戏院里听银幕上的人讲潮州话，才记起：自己原本是个潮州观众。

《芦林会》在新加坡映足一个月，满座一个月，在泰国和我们马来西亚，也热到爆炸。

《芦林会》做了火车头，它后面轰轰隆隆拉出一格一格火车厢，有：《双珠凤》、《井边会》、《蓝继子哭街》、《吴汉杀妻》、《双驸马》、《郭子仪拜寿》... 集情爱伦理忠孝传奇一炉，反而粤语片乐此不疲的东宫西宫主题，潮剧较少采用。

为了怕观众看腻几样戏种，东山公司还三度向文学名著《聊斋》取经，拍了《胭脂女》、《田七郎》和《莲香戏鞋》。《莲香戏鞋》拍得最出色，虽然后来归亚蕾的《人鬼狐》和李翰祥的《敦煌夜谭》都用同一个故事，我还是觉得我们潮剧的《莲香戏鞋》演得最早，也最好。

新天彩公司出品的潮剧，曲风和东山又完全不同。他们不只有自己的当家小生花旦，还有自己的当家作曲家张木津。

张木津的成名作是《碧玉簪》和《四告状》。陈楚蕙和曾珊凤演了这两部戏，叫座叫好。感觉上张木津是个热衷传统戏曲的潮剧家，他施展作曲抱负的《碧玉簪》一鸣惊人后，因影片赚了钱，公司信心十足，筹备制作彩色片，他竟推荐了《牡丹亭》。

亲自作曲，亲自指挥新天彩潮剧乐团，陈楚蕙和陈丽丽主演的《牡丹亭惊梦》上映时，还真叫老叔老婶们又惊又爱那样难得一见的色彩，那样难得一听的前卫故事。”

香港东山剧艺社1960呈献的《莲香戏鞋》(The Strange Visitor)，单单听它的 movie soundtrack，就令人如痴如醉，非得看这部电影不可。但年代久远，我想再见到它的机会，几乎很渺茫。《莲香戏鞋》的故事围绕着人、鬼、狐的爱情故事：千年得道狐仙莲香下凡游览人间，巧遇桑生，与其相恋。后来，鬼魅李纨冒充莲香闺友，谎称自己承人所托来慰寂寞，从此夜无虚夕。之后东窗事发，莲香毅然离去，但桑生亏损太甚命在旦夕，李纨惟有求助于莲香，说明两人本有婚约，但婚礼未就，李纨已香消玉殒。莲香深明大义，不计前嫌，赴汤蹈火向太上老君、观音菩萨求得金丹、甘露救得桑生，并助李纨借尸还魂与桑生共结连理，最后离开人间回归淡眉峯。

最近看到才顺上载《莲香戏鞋》的音频，看着以前的广告纸，更令人怀念这部剧目，也好想看到《文武香球》、《蓝继子哭街》、《吴汉杀妻》、《双驸马》、《明珠宝剑》、《刘明珠三审玉芝兰》、《萧端蒙一板打死江西王》、《烈女报夫仇》、《白扇记》、《掷娇媚》...

对错归零出发才了解

2011-03-04T11:13:00.008+08:00

Saw this meaningful note from San Ying's wall. Perhaps I should learn how to handle myself and my methods of approaching matters better.

第一: 学会让自己安静，把思维沉浸下来，慢慢降低对事物的欲望。把自我经常归零，每天都是新的起点，没有年龄的限制，只要你对事物的欲望适当的降低，会赢得更多的求胜机会。

第二: 学会关爱自己，只有多关爱自己，才能有更多的能量去关爱他人，如果你有足够的能力，就要尽量帮助你能帮助的人，那样你得到的就是几份快乐，多帮助他人，善待自己，也是一种减压的方式。

第三: 遇到心情烦躁的情况的时候，你喝一杯白水，放一曲舒缓的轻音乐，闭眼，回味身边的人与事，对新的未来可以慢慢的输理，即是一种休息，也是一种冷静的前进思考。

第四: 多和自己竞争，没有必要嫉妒别人，也没必要羡慕别人。很多人都是由于羡慕别人，而始终把自己当成旁观者，越是这样，越是会把自己掉进一个深渊。你要相信，只要你去做，你也可以的。为自己的每一次进步而开心（事是不分大与小的，复杂的事情简单做，简单的事情认真做，认真的事情反复做，争取做到最好）

第五: 广泛阅读，阅读实际就是一个吸收养料的过程，现代人面临激烈的竞争，复杂的人际关系，为了让自己不至于在某些场合尴尬，可以进行广泛的阅读，让自己的头脑充实也是一种减压的方式，人有时候是这样的，肚子里空空的时候会自然的焦急，这就对了，正是你的求知欲在呼喊你，要活着就需要这样的养分。

第六: 不论在任何条件下，自己不能看不起自己，哪怕全世界都不相信你，看不起你，你一定要相信你自己，因为我相信一句话，如果你喜欢上了你自己，那么就会有更多的人喜欢你，如果你想自己是什么样的人，只要你想，努力去实现，就会的！（很多人为什么没实现，就是没毅力）

第七: 学会调整情绪，尽量往好处想，很多人遇到一些事情的时候，就急的象热锅上的蚂蚁，本来可以很好解决的问题，正是因为情绪的把握不好，让简单的事情复杂化，让复杂的事情更难．其实只要把握好事情的关键，把每个细节处理的得贴就会游刃有余．遇到棘手的事情，冷静点，然后想如何才能把它做好，你越往好处想，心就越开，越往坏处想，心就越窄！

第八: 珍惜身边的人，用语方面尽量不伤害，哪怕遇到你不喜欢的人，你尽量迂回，找理由离开也不要肆意伤害，这样不仅不会让自己心情太坏，也避免让场面更尴尬．珍惜现在身边的一切。

第九: 热爱生命，每天吸收新的养料，每天要有不同的思维．多学会换位思考，尽量找新的事物满足对世界的新奇感,神秘感。

第十: 只有用真心, 用爱, 用人格去面对你的生活，你的人生才会更精彩！

听了那么多年的《奔》, 才渐渐地能够了解孙燕姿所唱的 ‘对错归零出发才了解’...

Never Been Kissed

2011-02-19T09:22:00.007+08:00

I came across this photo and it reminded me of the help I had rendered to Yiqi (girl on the left) for The Straits Times in May last year.

Never Been Kissed
Hen Yiqi and Tan Seo Yean
The Straits Times, 22 May 2010

"The writers are both final-year students from the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at NTU. They decided to focus on singles for their FYP after stumbling on a Netizen lamenting his 'evergreen' single status in an online forum last September."

Happy CNY 2011

2011-02-18T18:06:00.011+08:00

很快的又是新的一年, 又是回顾过去, 展望未来的时刻...

2010 Resolutions
1. Attain CAP of 3.5 for 10/11 Sem 1
2. Wear contact lens
3. Gym at least once a week
4. Run at least once a week
5. Maintain weight below 65kg
6. Complete 42.195km within 5h 30min
7. Be punctual

Outcome
1. Attained CAP of 3.2 for 10/11 Sem 1
2. I still prefer specs
3. I think I am still trying to keep up
4. Not really
5. Oh no, I am 72.2kg as on 19 Feb 2011
6. I failed to hit my target; Got 5h 36min
7. I am still trying to

As shown from above, I have totally under achieved for 2010 Resolutions. 或许是自己还不够自律, 没那份冲劲 or am I just trying too hard to juggle everything? 对自己感到有些失望, 对自己的前程感到茫然. 谁不思鹏程万里, 谁不想力争上游, 但不经一番寒彻骨, 哪来腊梅扑鼻香, 所以最终还是归咎于自己太懈怠了. 最终要取得好一点的成绩, 还是得自强不息, 多多努力. I must work hard and study smart!

Everytime when my weight increases, I will feel more inferior. Furthermore, upon knowing that my cholesterol level exceeded the normal range by 30mg, I must be more diligent, exercise more and cut down on meat and coffee intake. Time for more veggies and fruits!

I am still contemplating whether to join Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore (SCMS) 2011 since Dawson has expressed his interest in joining. Will I be able to run below 5h 30min? No matter what, I shall set my 2011 resolutions. 有目标好过没目标.

Many things have changed over the past one year. Our Valentine's Day was a simple one. Nothing fancy, just the two of us. I am glad to have Karin by my side. Love the bean art, Maroon 5 vinyl record and the card. Thank you and I love you!

NUSCO CNY House Hopping

2011-02-13T22:28:00.001+08:00

What a pity that Jazreel, Ying Ying and Enoch could not join us.

Everyone please remember that our dear Kah Yan still owes everyone of us a treat for pangseh-ing!

Kathleen's Bdae Celebration

2011-02-10T20:35:00.002+08:00

Went Paradise Dynasty at Ion Orchard for Kathleen's Bdae celebration. I can only say the XLB there are woohoo! I will be back again for second round!

Kueh Making Session

2011-02-10T11:17:00.003+08:00

Just when everyone was busy buying CNY goods, we were busy making them. Never in my life would I expect that Karin's family actually make their own CNY goodies. Furthermore, they were mostly using charcoals to bake.

This is my first Kueh making session, being an Ah Zek from the 60s, all these things were rather interesting and eye-opening for me. They had generously let me try to make patterns on the Kueh Bangkit using a pair of tweezers. We also made ~~papaya~~ pineapple tarts. I was shocked to learn that Aunty had made the pineapple jam from scratch - using pineapples instead of the ready-made jam you would find in Phoon Huat.
Creating the 32 groves on the tarts was extremely difficult and only Uncle could do it.
And this is Karin's cousin, Lily, who does not wish to be featured in her unglam t-shirt and shorts. The filling of the jam, using traditional wooden and metal moulds to make the tarts were easier. Karin's cousins Su Cheng, Lily, Ciara, Samuel, Elaine and Zoe together with her sibilings, Karen and Kevin, took turns to help out. Not to forget her niece Shayna and nephew Ian, where Shayna sneezed into a tray of pineapple tarts while making the mould from the dough. Probably, it is one of the batches our friends have tried. Oops.

Making Kueh Bolu.
We attempted to make Mojito with mint leaves, rum, lemon and ice-cream soda. Attempted.

Aunty would also make Kueh Lapis and fruit cakes as well. The latter requires setting of fire on the cakes after pouring wine in.

野花不比家花香, 就像外边的食物不比自家的好吃. Most of them prefer homemade CNY goodies rather than those bought outside. Just like the Yu Sheng from the stalls outside can never be better than my 大姑姑's. 只可惜她现在只做熟客的生意, 要想吃到还真不容易.
Thanks her for the treat!

阴阳岭

2010-12-10T23:23:00.003+08:00

南华儒剧社所呈献的《阴阳岭》心情不禁感到些许的沉重。南华的演出算是新加坡剧团之中我比较能接受的。只可惜每两年一次的全连剧目，怎么剧中越死越多人？

爱碧和国来从来都不负众望，精彩的演绎和嘹亮的歌声是全场的焦点，但国来的戏份太少，因而美中不足。使我眼前一亮的是饰演公主的刘惜琴，之前都有看过她的演出，但都没这次的夺目。之后才发现她是福康的阿姨，世界真的是太小了，就像遇到林佳时才发现自己十五年前和他合照过。

言归正传，《阴阳岭》另一个令人注目的部分是爱碧饰演两个角色，同时穿差演出，可想后台有多么紧张。演出还动用了新加坡武装部队华乐团的成员，在吴殿祥老师的指导下，让我有机会再次听到现场伴奏。有些部分其实不应加入定音鼓，因为听起来有点不协调，总觉得有些画蛇添足。

故事整理方面还不错，换场时运用了一惯的大合唱来分散观众对于等候的注意力，只是有一段描述三人的内心思想的那场戏，似乎向观众泼了好几桶冷水，使原本节奏紧凑的故事不能一气贯穿。相比之下前年的《皇封孝廉》就好多了。别的不说，单看爱碧和诗瑶的精湛演出和唱功就值回买影碟的价钱（因为当时在考试，没去滨海艺术中心观看）。事隔多时，《皇封孝廉》的曲子依然余音饶耳。

其实我对潮剧的要求并不是很高，只要故事紧凑，曲子好听（有很多曲锣的部分，越多越好），内容要感人，演员除了要文武双全，还要才貌兼备，歌声要好，表情要丰富，加上现场伴奏，道具齐全，戏服、头饰要金光闪闪，亮眼夺目就可以了。

希望新加坡潮剧团能够再接再厉，呈献出更多更好的剧目。

红鬃烈马

2010-11-27T02:27:00.003+08:00

My version of Rock and Roll!

Pek Chek

2010-11-10T12:44:00.003+08:00

I'm a person who prefers to go according to planned schedule. You can say I'm just being rigid and inflexible. Yes, that is how I function and I don't think this is going to change in the near future.

The problem is the slightest glitch in the planned schedule will make me feel queasy. More glitches and there comes my bad temper. More than acceptable number of amendments, especially last minute, "BOOM!" You will see an explosion. Just let me roar. Rarr!

Sandcastle

2010-09-14T16:30:00.002+08:00

服兵役的宗旨是什么？看了沙城后，不禁令人感触甚多。编剧安排主角入伍之际时，发现自己的父母当年是亲共产主义的知识分子，使人浮想连篇。其是我认为电影的主题很简单－自由。对于自己的信念，信仰和选择的自由。事过境迁，相隔了几十年后，当年政治敏感课题又浮现于世。作者的用意何在？是否是想在现代人心中的历史篇章为当年的知识分子留下寥寥数行的文字？或是随着越来越多新移民的迁入，而反问与当年背道而驰的理念？还是想借这个机会让新一代的青年思考身为新加坡人和捍卫这片家园的意义。

我想最后的选择对新加坡最重要。对于新一代的我们，二战是如此地遥远。只是从长者口中和历史课本才略知一二。所以，要让新一代的国人了解到保卫新加坡的重要性，莫过于更加认识得来不易的独立。

许多人都不晓得新加坡的历史其是从1299年就开始了。淡马锡是经过了一轮又一轮兴衰的港口，发展成今日的大都会。或许人会因为今日的成绩而感到自满，但切记，若是我们不努力维持目前的景象，我们还是会落入那一轮又一轮的兴衰。

剧中一直听到陈洁仪所演唱的≪家≫，“只要点燃希望，梦就会自由飞翔”。但有多少人的梦想能自由起飞？社会的构造既是如此，要与众不同甚是难事。要在残酷的现实中维持美丽的梦想，真的没那么简单。

Excerpt from The Strange Visitor

2010-09-12T21:27:00.001+08:00

旧被生寒无聊奈
依依冷落只影孤居
黄叶风飘疑夜雨
青苔露冷滴芙渠
又闻长空悲鹤泪
寒树鸦嗓气恨情思

Mediacock

2010-08-04T04:57:00.006+08:00

近来，对于新传媒的戏剧越来越感到意兴阑珊。或许，有好多人早就放弃了Channel 8，但我仍殷切地盼望奇迹的出现。

毕竟以前第八波道的作品的确是脍炙人口，而且水准不亚于港剧。

是观众的口味变了吗？是人们的要求随着视野的开阔而变得越来越高？还是八频道只是纯粹的不求上进？

希望新传媒不要再继续闭门造车了，请跳出井外，见识一下外头天空之大。

其实有一件事一直让我感到很懊恼，为什么在商店售卖的都是一些没什么水准的连续剧呢？想要制造经典还真不容易。以前的《雾锁南洋》、《怒海萍踪》、《红头巾》、《盗日英雄传》、《戏班》、《奇缘》、《舞榭歌台》、《早安老师》、《亲心唤我心》、《金兰结》、《飞跃巅峰》、《出人头地》、《三面夏娃》、《最后一个大侠》、《一代天骄》、《执法先锋》、《再战封神榜》、《金牌师爷》、《双天至尊》、《真心男儿》、《叱咤风云》、《妈姐情缘》、《缘尽今生》、《潮州家族》、《豆腐街》、《阿雪》、《妙师爷三斗毒太监》、《解连环》、《和平的代价》、《不老传说》、《客家之歌》、《家人有约》、《福满人间》、《出路》、《顶天立地》为什么都渺无踪迹呢？

其他好看的戏，如《天使的诱惑》、《二分之一缘分》、《破茧而出》、《幸福双人床》、《荷兰村》（前半段）、《三十风雨路》、《黄金路》、《小娘惹》（除去山本月娘的部分）、《一切完美》、《一房半厅一水缸》、《企鹅爸爸》、《我在你左右》都是近几年难得的作品，虽说仍有瑕疵但至少还能够接受，不会像某些剧目那么碍眼。

相信对新传媒制作的连续剧如此痛心疾首的人不只我一人。看着当下的局面，我只能感叹地说 Mediacorp is hopeless.

Disappointed

2010-08-02T08:55:00.001+08:00

Well, let’s just face the truth – everyone has grown up and all of us have new chapters to write. We should just put away those old books that we had written with one another.

Secondary school life had been memorial for me and I think I had always been 一厢情愿 trying to organise outings and reminisce the good old days.

I had always assumed that many of us have matured to become adults. If you cannot make it for certain event, you will at least have that wee bit of common sense to inform the organizer at least the day before.

Well, let’s look at some of the common reasons:

Oh, I look at the wrong date.
Sorry, I just woke up.
Paiseh, I was on night shift yesterday.
Eh? I thought it is next week?
I’m very tired.

I must apologise for assuming that everyone uses Facebook and did not mass-send any SMS. Sorry to those who did not receive the message. Ya, the event went on, but we changed the activity to playing LAN. Thanks Shun Kuang, Sida and Marco for coming and thanks a lot for introducing Left 4 Dead 2 to me. I really enjoyed myself.

Ya, I’m tired. Looks like I should follow the majority and grow up. People should really move on when they leave a place or when a phase of their life is over. Clinging onto people who do not appreciate you is silly. I had been like this for years and I should stop being silly.

Goodbye RV 4G and AJCO XYZ, wish you guys all the best in future endeavors.

4th Month

2010-08-01T04:48:00.002+08:00

说着说着，在一起已经有四个月的时间了。这段期间，我想自己学到了很多东西，也重新认识了你和我。

½ + ½ = 1

对不起，一直没什么时间陪你。I’m such an unromantic person…

喜欢和你在一起的感觉...

AS @ BKK

2010-06-21T20:50:00.003+08:00

再次登上飞机，心中却有些不安。都是因为看了太多的Air Crash Investigation and I tend to remember the videos I have watched more clearly. I am just being paranoid.

这次到泰国，有收获，也有失落。高兴的是买到许多廉价的衣物，遗憾的是行程太紧，更可惜的是在Yaowarat的商店已没售卖陈楚蕙在八十年代，在曼谷与泰中朝剧团的演出录影。值得庆幸的是，遇到了Jacky，多谢他不辞劳苦地带我到处走，Thanks a lot. 这回来去匆匆，也没多少时间和淑玲见面，希望十一月时能在新加坡看到她。

没想到为了寻找那些潮剧录影带，我竟然有勇气在一个人生地不熟的地方东奔西跑。或许，当一个人有着目标时，其它的不确定因素会跟着消失，使其义无反顾，勇往直前。I shall apply this theory to my studies.

来到了曼谷，看见被烧毁的建筑物，心中难免有些感慨。无论如何，希望当地的政局能有所平稳。国家幸甚，人民幸甚。

With an open mind, one will be able to learn and absorb more. 我带着这样的心态来到这个繁忙的城市开开眼界，带回的是无价的经验和体会。既然出来了，就要玩个痛快，无谓的小事就别去计较，毕竟大家都不是活在一个荒岛上。

下次若是再到曼谷，一定要到 Chatuchak 和 Platinum Mall。其他的百货商场与新加坡的大同小异，除了廉价的日本餐例外。

I have learnt many things about Bangkok, myself and friends during the trip. Some are pleasant, while some are not. It is sad to see that not many people in Yaowarat can speak Teochew nowadays. Not many people appreciate Teochew Opera these days, but I will still do my little part to promote this culture.

Time to archive all my collections.

SCMS 2010

2010-06-03T10:20:00.004+08:00

Went for my usual run and decided to track my route...
And after I had missed Addidas Sundown, I decided to join this...

I think I will have to expand my running route to 5 times in order to prepare adequately for this event. Hope I can survive...

Semester Result Report

2010-06-01T04:46:00.001+08:00

This semester’s result hits new low. Now I’m officially 3.3.

Got a B-, C, C+, A-.

B- for CM1131: I was kind of surprised as I was expecting at least a B. Perhaps the paper was relatively easy to the rest as well.

C for CM1121: I thought I was doomed during the exam as I could only do 20% of the paper. I had actually resorted to write ‘I know this process will change the C=C bond to C=O bond but I don’t know what is the product’ during the exam. Sounds really desperate. Heng, many people also find it very hard.

C+ for CM2142: Disappointed and speechless.

A- for SSA2211: I dread History. I made my statement very clear to the tutor that I’m going to S/U this module on the first day of tutorial. Surprisingly, it was the most enjoyable module of the semester. It explained that Singapore history actually began in 1299 and not 1819. A very insightful and educational module that I think it should have been covered since we were younger. I must thank Kathleen, Ka Leng and Wei Ning for helping me with my essays. Thanks a lot ladies.

Ok, I shall work harder for the next semester. Year 2½, here I come!

曲终人散

2010-03-29T01:56:00.003+08:00

NUSCO 的演出终于结束了。台前幕后的工作人员们，大家辛苦了。这次的演出让我体会到了诚意—因为团员们努力的练习，为的不完全是自己在舞台上的表现，而是为了不辜负独奏者的一番苦心。Bro, I’m sure you are damn touched by this…

说实在的，这或许是我第一次，无意间把正式演出当成彩排。十年下来的经验，应该有那么一丁点儿的学有所成吧… 或许，是时候为这篇乐章画上休止符了。带着大家的祝福、鼓励，走完这条华乐的道路，也许是令人最感欣慰的事吧。心中难免有所不舍，但曲终后人总得散，就让它美美地结束。

36th Exco 也卸下了重任，把棒子交托给下一届的执委。Jiayou! Danny and Jazreel! 话说回来，我还是要衷心的感谢 36th Exco 所给予的支持，一直不离不弃，尤其是 Jeffery，得忍受我的坏脾气。And many thanks to Jaime, Lee Ven, Chan How, Wang Liang, Boon Hong, Yifei and Yu Yang. 总之，大家辛苦了！还有 Web Com, Tour Com, Concert Com 和团员们的相互扶持，让我们可以一直勇往直前。心中的感激非笔墨所能言喻，Thanks each and every one of y’all for all you have done! Great job!

在任职的这段期间，我学了许多。经一事，长一智，在 NUSCO 的这段日子，确实是丰富了我的人生。总觉得以前浪费了太多时间，做了太多无聊的东西，如今才想弥补，让忙碌来填补当初的空缺。但忙碌不等于充实，相信我离这一个指标还有一段很长的距离。

对于自己犹豫不决而伤害的人，心中充满了深深的歉意。不奢求原谅，只愿其能遇见比我更懂得珍惜其的人。希望再见亦是朋友，再见依然能畅所欲言。

Quintessence 三月天《汇》

2010-03-12T00:57:00.003+08:00

Quintessence 三月天《汇》
By NUS Chinese Orchestra

Date: Sunday, 21 March 2010
Time: 8pm
Location: NUS UCC Hall

Tickets at $21, $17 & $13 (inclusive of SISTIC fee)

Songs includes: 瑶族舞曲, 南道阿里郎, 莫愁女幻想曲, 尧天舜日, 大地回春 and 城市即景. Don't worry, 大地回春 is not the new year song.

Hurry grab your tickets now!

我还是不知道

2010-03-06T00:41:00.006+08:00

好久没有blog了。忙碌的生活已让人忘了快乐、安宁、写意时的感觉。

忘了感谢好友们送上的生日礼物及祝福，只能以几张照片传达谢意。

时常觉得自己的天空是狭隘的，别人的视野才是宽阔的。在这世上，心存比较在所难免，当能力不及他人时，或许会开始检讨自己。是否是上天的偏袒？是否是没有恒心，半途而废？是否是先天不足？是否是欠缺后天的努力？如此多的是否，二十多年来的人生历练，是否还没找到答案。

开始怀疑自己的人生意义何在？不过只是冉冉红尘的过客，浮生若梦，为何有些人的梦境就犹如瑶池般美丽，有的则犹如魑魅魍魉般恐怖。

喜欢和朋友在一起的感觉，但笑容，就犹如五月天所说的保护色一样。笑有时，泪有时，当人们习惯了你的笑，就自然的以为你会自己擦掉你的泪。

福康Bro跟我说过：做人要认命，但不可以认输。该庆幸自己的梦境虽走得不平坦，但至少不至于举步艰难。

人总是爱比较，自卑心作梗之下，自己就显得更渺小。是羡慕他人，还是妒忌？或许又是另一个是否。

或许，我还不知道自己要的是什么。

Semester Result Report

2009-12-24T05:09:00.004+08:00

Got my results back.

Got a B, B+, B-, B-, B-.

B for CM1131: Shocked! Cos I can bearly do 2 out of the 4 questions.

B+ for CM2101: Expected. This is the only module that I 突然开窍 at the very last moment and understands what Dr. Adrian is talking about. Would have gotten a C is I'm still lost.

B- for GEK2001: I thought I have gotten a C.

B- for LSM1401: OK, as usual, I'm not really suitable to do biology.

B- for MA1421: It's a miracle. I thought I had failed this module during the exam. Didn't study 30% of the paper. Another 20% wrong answers. I really wonder how I managed to get a B- and not F! This is the one that I didn't really 用心 to study.

Current CAP: 3.42. Still very bad thus I must 再接再厉!

Not intending to utilise my final S/U as it would only make a difference of 0.03.

Even if I am very open about my results and study, I would prefer to discuss about what modules to take and seek for advice ONLY. I do not need to know how well people fare for certain modules and how badly (A-) they have done and tell me that they are feeling extremely upset and emotional about it. It can be quite a spoiler.

Well, perhaps you can say I am a sore loser since I am not doing well. I am fine with it. However, I do hope some consideration can be given because I do have emotions. Remaining silence is one of them.

我不知道

2009-12-05T23:14:00.001+08:00

有时候，自己所要的事物，连自己都不知道；
认识自己的，未必是自己．．．

有时候，努力未必与成绩成正比；
但懈怠，可能随时会将人摧毁．．．

穆桂英休夫

2009-11-12T23:38:00.003+08:00

Just back home from 穆桂英休夫 with Mum and Christine. The story plot was a little disappointing as I felt that many portion of the show was overly draggy and slow. If the story were to focus mainly on the female lead, there should be more events taking place, better songs and fighting scenes. The story was not well-developed and thus Mum and I were lamenting 不过瘾.

There were elements that impressed me. Firstly, the drummer was great! The way he played the gongs and drums was a little similar to that of the late 张木津 from 新天彩. Secondly, Lin Jia’s performance. His ways of portraying the characters never fail to get my attention. It’s a pity that his role was under-developed and his appearance rate was low too. Not to mention the duration of his singing. Thirdly, the lady who played 佘太郡. She was surprisingly good. Her voice is not bad and her acting skill is good too.

I would prefer 官渡恩仇 or 煎石记 (which I had missed because I had lost my wallet with the tickets in it) instead.

I think script selection is very important for troupes in Singapore. Due to limited manpower, the choice of script is very important so that appropriate roles can be allocated. Next, music composition is equally important. Personally, I would prefer those with lots of 曲锣 and 大锣鼓. Songs must be of faster pace as I realised many songs would increase the tempo but upon reaching the nicest part, they slowed down and started dragging. It’s really anticlimactic.

I hope I am able to come up with some scripts and songs that will be engaging.

无牙

2009-11-06T23:08:00.003+08:00

I’m now officially four teeth less. Fortunately, the dentist (Dr Alan Chan) and orthodontist (Dr Susan Boey) are good. The pain was minimized but not the bleeding.

Went back for 4 hours of lecture straight after the extraction and it started bleeding again in the middle of Dr Adrian’s lecture. Still having difficulty to catch up with his module.

Right after the lecture, the anesthetic seemed to wear off immediately. I had this sudden acute pain in both my extraction sites behind my cheeks. That’s when I sms-ed Sis and ask her to cook porridge for me since I had not taken anything for 11 hours. Sadly, she replied that our Dad has wound up his reflexology business again (nothing new to me) and he’s moving back all his stuff that flooded the whole house. -_- Worst, he removed all our shoes from the shoe boxes and replaced them in plastic bags as he said that they are occupying too much space. (look who’s talking?!)

He is merely informing us and not discussing with us. This is his way of communication which Mum, Sis and I agree to a very small extent.

In the end, I told Sis to bear with him and let him be. Just start cooking my porridge. It is pointless to reason with someone who is unreasonable. Though he might have had the upper hand now, we will deal with him slowly. It is just a matter of time.

I feel like 孙淑琳

2009-10-19T04:37:00.004+08:00

日日工作无时闲，参拜贵人行近前。

This phrase was mentioned by 孙淑琳 in《一门三进士》. I’m glad that I am not doing any physically-demanding work, but the hectic lifestyle has indeed influenced the way I think and work. Now, time slots have to be implemented to prevent myself from overly focus on certain things.

Sometimes, I wish that I can take a break from reality. Unfortunately, reality will soon wake you up when your break is more than a day.

Perhaps, this is part of maturity, I guess.

I managed to catch a glimpse of 云霄潮剧团's performance at 凤山宫. The fighting scenes are really exciting. I have not experienced such engaging martial arts performance for a long time. The story plot and the songs, however, could have been better.

The Teochew Opera troupes in Singapore would need really good scripts and songs in order to capture the attention of the audience. We have a group of really good amateur actors, what we need now would be the software.

Will be watching performances by Lin Jia, Guo Lai, Ai Xue and Jean in Nov and Dec. Do give your fullest support.

Flu strikes again this month. Last month was gastric. I must take better care of myself.

Busy

2009-10-06T11:25:00.002+08:00

It is tough to be the good guy. But it is also hard to be the bad guy. Depending on the situation, one has to react differently, even if it is against his wish.

Really hate people who are irresponsible. Hate people who are obviously at fault and still have the cheek to say that I am being unfair. To weed the negative factors away takes time and effort. It is not a simple chore. It’s not easy to be me.

I miss Kathleen, Lijia, Xiuqing and all my friends whom I have not met for a long time. Not really sure when I will have more time for my friends.

千里送筝情

2009-09-21T13:21:00.001+08:00

Strings of Hope is over. Didn't expect the concert to be sold-out. It's a rare opportunity to perform with Jia Hwa again after 5 years. Thanks everyone for the effort. Thanks Felix, Wang Liang, Boon Hong, Yifei and Jeffery for moving the instruments in the enclosed lorry. Hope that the victims in Taiwan are OK... 善有善报，添福添寿。Shall sum up the concert with this photo taken by Jazreel, which looks from committee members from a 宗乡会馆.

Tat Kuan's Graduation

2009-09-17T21:12:00.014+08:00

Tat Kuan has finally graduated with First Class Honours.
Something that is still far away for me.

Took many photos at NTU.
Love this one in particular.

Have been busy with school work and NUSCO stuff. Studying seems so important ever since I have changed course. Chemistry is still manageable at the moment. Perhaps I have not get to the shiong portion of the course.

Neglected many people in my life. I’m so sorry… Pls be understanding…

Thank you Michelle, Mei Ling and Shu Man for the budget production.

Went fishing with Qiuting at Woodlands Civic Centre. But can't remember when was it.

Random Updates

2009-07-20T15:10:00.008+08:00

Celebrated Tat Kuan’s and Shu Min’s bdae at Zhou’s Kitchen and stayed over at Zhong Neng’s place on Tat Kuan’s bdae itself.

Played Wii and drank as usual. I could only summarise my day with this.

I think I can never stop laughing…

Hitomi is going back to Japan. All the best to you. Take care!

Thank you to all my colleagues in Just Education. The singing competition was fun and stressful at the same time. But seriously, I really think I’m just lucky. Oh, must specially thank Seok Hui for being my duet partner and Abigail, Michelle, Mei Ling, Qi Yuan, Clement, Sherlyn and Shuman for spending time and effort on the banners. Thanks a lot!

Travelled to Poland, Czech Republic and Austria with NUSCO. It was really a fruitful trip. Unexpectedly, we won the Grand Prix, which was the grand prize. After weeks of practices, our effort finally paid off. I must really thank all the exco and members.

3 days of performance was really shiong for us as our concentration level was obviously dropping. Overall, good job everyone.

Can’t get ‘Nobody’ off my mind.

Went to Yanzi’s concert. It was awesome. Met Ding Zhi Yong while Qiuting, Seok Hwee, Weejia, Xiu Qing and I were waiting for Wei Ling to arrive. Love her voice and style. Her long hair’s really not bad. The concert was more like a mass KTV session. But S’pore Indoor Stadium should really do something about the clip on mics as her voice was distorted by the poor quality of the system.

I am quite unhappy with Lian He Wan Bao as they commented that Yanzi has gone rusty, which I beg to differ. In addition, the whole article was filled with negative comments by the writer. Perhaps everyone has different perspective; the ideas that a singer want to portray may be interpreted in many ways and everyone sees it in different ways but 也不必要批评到体无完肤吧... Nvm, I still like the songs and the lyrics.

Participated in one of the scenes in 双子星. I was excited when I saw 林梅娇. All the while, I think her acting skill is great; it is just that she is not as lucky as the other actresses. Jiayou ba! Another show that is coming up is 添丁发财（暂名）. It was really lucky of me to get to perform with Felicia Chin and she’s also very friendly. Even though she was a little tired, she did not mind taking a picture with me. 艺人的生活并不是公众所想象的那么轻松, she had to cry and cry over again to film the scene. Tsk tsk tsk. Poor thing.

Looks like this will be the last show I’m participating in before I get my braces on.

Semester Result Report

2009-05-31T22:19:00.002+08:00

Received my results. A little disappointing. But also woke me up.

似乎认清自己应该走的路; 别人眼中美好的事物, 未必是属于自己的天空; 转换跑道是必然的, wish me good luck!

三个月前在庙宇求的签，今天又求到了。

不同的是:

三个月前的我不晓得困扰自己的是什么, 只知道自己好像迷了路, 站在十字路口彷徨, 无措。

求得签诗一支, 只为了安抚心中的紊乱。虽然是上上签, 但我却解不开其中的奥秘。

三个月后的我找到了束缚自己的枷锁, 终于认清了方向, 走出了迷雾。

一样的签诗, 一样的诗句, 一样的答案, 不一样的寓意。

好灵验哦。

Chicago

2009-05-25T12:05:00.004+08:00

I know this is quite sometime ago, but I’m mesmerized by this…

天冷就回来 OST

2009-05-11T03:18:00.002+08:00

Finally, I’ve bought the OST of “If There’re Seasons…” in order to shut my mouth up. I simply love the songs there, especially 《爱的名字 with 秋心赋》, 《一步一步来》, 《如果你不小心想起我》, 《久久才见到你的好》, 《你酷》, 《用我的歌带你去旅行》, 《天冷就回来》, 《水的话 with 说时依旧》, 《深拥》and 《从你回眸那天开始》.

I can’t live without《秋心赋》now, however, after youtubing for the original version, I’ve decide to stick to this Jazz version. Originally, this song was the theme song of a 武侠片, and it really sounded very traditional.

Love 《一步一步来》because of the harmonising; love《你酷》 and 《水的话》 because of Joanna Dong. I was expecting 《从你回眸那天开始》 by Joanna but it turned out to be Wei Hong. Hmmm… They should have combined the 2 versions together.

Overall, I am basically living on this OST now. Looks like I can’t shut my mouth since I know more songs now. My only regret is that I didn’t let the casts sign on the OST. Argh!

Pls pardon me if I can’t stop blabbering about 《天冷就回来》 or keeping singing 《秋心赋》.

天冷就回来

2009-05-09T23:50:00.002+08:00

今天和 Lijia, Xiu Qing, Hui Ping, Tat Kuan and Sharon 看了《天冷就回来》，令我深深地爱上它。无论是故事，还是音乐、歌声、词句，都丝毫很难不感动人；让我心中产生了不小的震撼，久久挥之不去。

好久没有看音乐舞台剧了，《天冷就回来》却让我发现自己的泪腺还蛮发达的，尤其是当成叔说着对母亲的亏欠，接着唱起《天冷就回来》时，泪水是重重地掉下来。还有《深拥》、《从你回眸那天开始》，也令人眼框泛泪。

好喜欢田伟鸿（阿乐）、石欣卉（小静）和董姿彦（Rose）的歌声，而且还见到了久违了的吴罗宾（阿强）。其他演员也非常棒，又得演又得唱。

梁文福把曲子的歌词写得如此写实，不禁令人反省自己在现实生活中，是否该放慢脚步思考自己真正要的是什么。相信这是为何这部舞台剧能够引起共鸣的原因罢。

一路上一直哼着《天冷就回来》… 令到身边的朋友很不耐烦…

香港小生王陈楚蕙经典潮剧表演晚会2009

2009-05-07T01:57:00.008+08:00

Was really busy over the past few months that I didn’t even blog about 陈楚蕙! Thus, I will just let the pictures do the blogging.

Met many familiar faces, including Thomas and his family. Glad that Susie and Edmund had enjoyed the show. This was also the first time my mum got to take the seat in the first row. She’s really ecstatic.

Finally, I got to meet Terence, another Teochew Opera fanatic! And he’s younger than me… Muhahaha, there is still many youngsters out there who appreciate Teochew Opera!

Took photos with 秀华, 黄汉武老师, 庆珠, 淑玲 and Boon Seng.

Took more photos with 文辉姨, 林玉, 惠贞, 蕙姨, 余妙兰, 国来 and 秀华 during the 庆功宴 cum Auntie Chor Hwee’s 50 years of acting celebration. Her son will be getting married in this May. Congrats!

By the way, these are part of my Teochew Opera collection…

Lost

2009-04-30T23:20:00.003+08:00

I feel very demoralised now. After sitting for 3 papers, I had no idea what I have done. The pages were left blank just because I didn't know how to do. Have I chosen the wrong course? Should I change course? I'm lost...

再战肯特岗

2009-04-20T23:06:00.003+08:00

Aiyo, no time to blog at all. Studying in Changi Airport T3 most of the time. 再战肯特岗, wish me all the best!

Personality Test

2009-03-29T09:12:00.006+08:00

http://www.goldinuniverse.com/

Enough is enough - you feel frustrated and rejected. You are fighting back and the going is tough. It would be just wonderful if you could be left in peace. You are experiencing considerable difficulty trying to achieve your goals. As a consequence of this you are becoming more and more irritable. Your friends and acquaintances are finding it increasingly more difficult to appease or to reason with you. You are the cause of your own problems. Don't be so impulsive. It is your vacillation that can lead to problems and uncertainties. Ease up a little.

You are a dreamer and you seek perfection in any relationship that you may establish. Some of your ideas and standards are over the top so it may be a good idea to review your perception of life and accept people for what they are - not for what you would like them to be.

You are experiencing considerable stress which is essentially the result of on going rejection and hostility. You are in the unpleasant position where offers of trust, affection and understanding are being withheld and you are being treaded with a degrading lack of consideration. You feel that you are being denied the appreciation that you deserve, which is essential to your well-being and self-esteem, but you have to face up to the situation because as matters stand at this time there is little that you can do about it - you feel that you are getting nowhere and the continuous struggle is a lonely one: all difficulties and no encouragement. Whatever you try to say or do is met with continuous hostility and no matter how much you protest you are consistently misunderstood. You need to escape from the situation but you are so perplexed that you cannot find the strength of mind to make the necessary decision.

Perhaps in the distant past your trust and belief in your fellow man was misplaced and you can now no longer accept anything as it appears to be. You are untrusting and you insist that before you commit yourself to anything, you examine the pro's and con's with critical discrimination. The situation has now progressed to one where you are apt to disagree yet not make any form of constructive criticism to every suggestion that may be put to you. As a result you are in limbo. There is a saying that goes 'The past does not equal tomorrow'. Think about it - and let go.

舞榭歌台

2009-03-09T23:26:00.001+08:00

Finally, Allure is over.

Thanks Lijia and Hitomi for the flowers. And to Qiu Ting, Hwee Teng and Kwang Ying, thanks for the lollipop.

Many thanks to Pa, Wei Ling, Jing Yang, Ee Chong, Xuan Wan, Jia Hwa, Lynnette, Wilson, Cheng Luan, Kelvin, Stella, Shi En, Xiao Qiang, Pema, Shu Xuan, Dawson, Chewxia, Liang Ying, Ah P, Xiu Qing, Erik and Elizabeth for supporting.

It has been great to be in an orchestra again. Finally, I can play 飞天 after so many years of waiting. Love 花木兰 and 黄河. Fortunately, we did well in the 中胡齐奏 in黄河. Great job 中胡!

More photos to come.

Attended Zhiliang and Siew Hua’s wedding. Even though it was their wedding, it’s more like a chance to gather with friends that we seldom have time to be with. Awww… 与朋友在一起的欢乐时光永远是短暂的…

安宁

2009-02-27T12:39:00.001+08:00

有时候想一个人静一静，

在喧嚣的城市找一个宁静的角落。

地球继续地旋转，大家都继续地忙碌。

已经忘了上一次开怀大笑的情景，

庸庸碌碌的人，生活就应该如此吗？

无奈，适者生存的社会，有谁想落人后？

我感觉到被威胁了，但我依然得以笑迎之。

青丝已添秋霜，是基因？是环境？

还是自己惹来的愁绪？

地球继续地旋转，不会为了任何人而停留。

在喧嚣的城市找一个宁静的角落，

一个人，静一静，组织心中的思绪。

希望我找回快乐吧...

陈楚蕙来了

2009-02-23T01:26:00.003+08:00

Tan Chor Hwee 陈楚蕙 is coming to town! This time, she will be performing with 林玉, 余丽莉, 沈惠贞, 余妙兰, 汤秀华, 陈国来, 涂燕玉, 沈靖君 and 郑惠源, from 19th - 22nd Mar 2009.

As 19th Mar is a charity night, the prices of the tickets on sale will be different from those on 20th - 22nd Mar.

Ticket price for usual showtime: $50, $40, $30, $20, $10. Kindly note that there will an afternoon show on Sun (22nd Mar) at 3pm as well. As usual, the performance will be held at Kreta Ayer People's Theatre.

They will be putting up excerpts from the following shows.
五子挂帅
碧玉簪
洛水仙姬
岳王剑
吕蒙正
秦原闯道
杨四郎
颠倒姻缘
孙安动本
呂布与貂婵
一门三进士
白玉扇
潇湘秋雨
三娶相国女
孟丽君
蓝继子哭街
赵少卿

Kindly call 96770293 / 84215625 for advance ticket booking. Alternatively, you may call 62223972 from 7th Mar onwards.

See you there! =)

Allure 2009

2009-02-20T02:16:00.001+08:00

Hey, i'm performing in NUSCO Annual Concert! Playing my dear Zhonghu. Oh I love this feeling.

Date: 7th March 09
Time: 8pm
Venue: University Cultural Centre, NUS

Songs include:
Yellow River Piano Concerto (By Prof Koo from Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music)
Hua Mu Lan Pipa Concerto
Fei Tian
The Charm of Heaven Mountain (Erhu Solo)
Overture of Kent Ridge (Written by Pan Yao Tian for NUSCO)

Tickets (after 20% discount if you order from me) :
$10.60, $13.80, $17.00

Thanks for supporting!
(Adopted and edited from Xiao Ting's blog. Thank you.)

车站

2009-02-14T09:55:00.001+08:00

171开走了，在巴士站等待的人仍然在等待。

是否该追，还是留在原地等待190的到来？

就算来了，190的门会开吗？

171虽然会在绕回来，但那是在190没来的时候，她才会驶回同样的车站。

算了，不等了，这样对171和我都不公平。

171依然是最要好的朋友。

我仍然在等待190的到来…

Grumbling

2009-02-02T11:04:00.002+08:00

I want to move out. I love my mum and sister. Why does he always like to ruin my day? He can be nice sometimes. But, people tend to remember the uglier side of human.

I never listen to people who never practise what he preaches. Is this called Tu quoque?

I have no idea what I am typing.

Life of a Calefare

2009-01-25T02:31:00.007+08:00

Happy Lunar 牛 Year! Finally, I can have some time to blog about my part-time calefare job.

I'm on TV again. As a policeman again. And another policeman again. Basically, I'm a fat (with my face filling up 70% of the TV screen) and corrupted policeman, wearing shorts, in "Little Nyonya". We started filming from 3.30pm in an old and deserted police station in Chinatown. It is the one with a long covered walkway in front. The place was very hot and smoky. Some of the crew members were burning hellnotes as it was the Hungry Ghost Festival then. The other policeman happened to be a dialouge script writer from the Variety Department. Thanks for his guidence, I managed to act quite smoothly.

Jeannette Aw is more beautiful than what I have expected. I can say she has really improved on her acting skills as Ju Xiang, but not so much on Yue Niang, perhaps it is because of her voice and her way of putting her words across. She may need to tone down her pitch a bit more, though I can tell that she's trying very hard. Overall, I had a really pleasant experience with her for this shot.

I managed to speak to Huang Hui and the 'British' guy. They were all very chatty when we took a break.

Just one thing to add: the fan that you see spinning. It was just a fan, connected to a hook to the ceiling. Before the producer could say "action", the crew had to spin the fan manually and release it. So it appeared to be 'spinning'.

As for "Flower Blossom 2", I could say it was easy money. Again, I was a police, but not in uniform this time. And I started at 4.30pm. By 6pm, I was done, drawing the same pay as that of "Little Nyonya". Therefore, speak less, act less, the marginal benefit will be more.

Amazingly, watching Mo Xiao Ling and Zheng Ge Ping act, was really amusing. They were joking all the way. When we were discussing about the scene (regarding the conspiracy)...

ZGP: (practising seriously)妈，什么事？
MXL: (in Hokkien)我们给人骗，骗到了了，我要去跳楼了，我要去跳楼了。(hanging one of her legs over the fake parapet wall built by the crew in the studio)

The joking continued and they even had to stop the producer from recording as they were laughing hysterically.

Thanks Jin Yin Ji for reminding me to put my hands by my sides.

But I pon CL1101E lecture because of this. Oops.

I'm a good policeman afterall, despite my colleague's and my kind intention to keep Yue Niang's bird's nest in our cupboard.

This is.. YAN WO. Chirp chirp chirp chirp. OK OK OK all the way.

Should I?

2009-01-18T02:25:00.003+08:00

Happy bdae Eva, can't wait to attend your wedding.

And thank you everyone for the birthday wishes and presents.

Sometimes I really wonder whether I should be helping certain people.

I might be sending tonnes of sms calling for help but the replies I received were bearly a quarter of what I had sent.

There are people who can stop contacting you and do not even bother about your presence until the day they need my help.

Shall I help?

I really wonder…

Long Time No Blog

2008-12-30T01:41:00.001+08:00

Haven’t been blogging since Sept. The examination in NUS really sucks. It was really depressing when it seemed like I had studied nothing at all. Result was a little disappointing. Life goes on. 再努力吧…

I am so envious of Thomas who’s able to go overseas to enjoy the 潮剧节at汕头; it must be great to enjoy so many nights and stages of Teochew Opera. Argh… You cannot go. You still need to study.

Just got to know another friend online, Susie, who’s also crazy about Tan Chor Hwee. She actually sent over a 2009 calendar, a card and a blade of maple leaf all the way from Vancouver. Thanks!

These photos were taken some time back. Happy birthday Michelle and thanks Eva for your present, though I am not sure how can I use it, but thanks anyway.

Now work and tuition have resumed, need to handle issues and activities from AJCAACO, planning for next year’s CheSS FWC 2009 Amazing Race, helping out in Kris’s wedding, attending NUSCO camp and practices, and God knows what coming up next, it’s a little tiring, but still standing strong.

I think it’s time for me to step out of NUS Wushu. Time is limited and I think I really need to focus. So sorry Keng Yong.

And to my dearest Kris (aka Long Ge) and Sherene (aka Long Sao), congratulation! Remember to 努力, 努力, and 努力! So I can be Uncle Gareth, even though I am one now.

Singapore is really small, I never expect to see Eugene (from RV), Fazli (BMT PC), Daniel (Chem Eng senior) and even the uncle who sells fruit juice near my work place, who turns out to be Sherene’s cousin. What a small world.

Thanks Kah Hoe and Weining, for posing as Mickey and Minnie for the wedding. Do enjoy the dance by Weining and Wei Ling.

Just completed Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2008. Ran for about 27km only, and walked for the rest of the race. Obviously from the photos taken by the photographers, I was walking all the way. Haiz, took 6 hours to complete everything. I saw Kian Seng and Sebastian along the way. I was even more stunned to see Ms Tan Joy at the finishing line. Well, anyway, well done guys! We’ve completed the race, though most of the time we were walking due to cramps. Thanks Dawson, Liang Ying and Norman for accompanying me for the race. Sorry Dawson, I pang seh you halfway.

Thanks everyone for helping out for AJCO’s treasure hunt. More details can be found at http://www.ajcalumnico.blogspot.com/.

My DVD recorder had just ki qia. Instead of sending it for repair, I tried to figure it out by myself. And this is the result:

Well, there’s nothing I could do to fix it. But I’ve decided to give up on Philips and try other brands, considering the fact that I have to send the spoilt one to Toa Payoh for fixing at the price of $60, excluding the parts. 东西该换的时候，就该换。Thus, I decided to purchase LG. However, there was only 1 set left on the shelf and it’s a display set at Harvey Norman. But, the salesman offered me at a price of $190, with warranty of 3 years. Since this is just a replacement set, I just took out my ATM card and swiped.

Went for canoe 1 star course. Yay, I managed to pass this. Thinking that I capsized for more than 6 times. Never thought that I would meet Pei Lin there.

Many things happened during this period of time. Good things and bad things. But life still goes on.

惨败

2008-09-30T00:22:00.003+08:00

初战肯特岗... 惨败... Tramautised by MCQ... Feeling 'cui'cified... 再接再厉...

Vinyl Record Player

2008-09-03T08:33:00.001+08:00

Finally, I've bought this.

Yay, I finally have a turntable at home for my Teochew Opera! 千金难买心头爱! Bought the turntable from Sim Lim Square and a few vinyl records from Roxy. Arh... Enjoying 红鬃烈马、白骨美人、碧玉簪、一门三进士now while racing against time.

2008-08-30T01:59:00.003+08:00

Aiyo, very very busy! Joined 3 CCAs: NUS Wushu, Voices and NUSCO. Considering AJCAACO, that'll be 4!

Anyway, just some random updates.

This is the view from the tallest HDB flat in Toa Payoh, taken during ChESS Camp. Sian, I'm super acrophobic!

$3 Wanton Mee at Amoy Street, with fried wantons, boiled wantons, char siew and veggies! Really value for money! It should be called ONE TONNE MEE!

Went out with AS ppl on National Day and we came across this ice-cream shop at Shaw Tower that sells ice-cream with UNIQUE flavours! There was wasabi lime, lemon grass with spices, apple pie, cheese cake but I love chocolate stout the most! Then it followed by a round of sinful indulgence of coffee at TCC.

What stunned me the most was, there was Teochew Opera performance in NDP this year. *excited* Though there were a few hiccups, overall 陈巧鸾did very well. It is really heart-warming to see Teochew Opera still being appeciated by many. So all the young people out there must learn how to appreciate this precious culture hor.

2008-08-16T02:57:00.003+08:00

Sorry to Seok Hwee & Kwang Ying, don't think I'll be doing the stuff. Thanks for tagging.

How I wish I can be at many places at the same time, of course in one whole piece. Sometimes, responsibility is something you have to accept. Scarifies have to be made since I have promised to do so. That means there'll be lesser time spent with friends. I'm sorry to Kathleen that I pang seh you a number of times in a row. And Jason as well as Retro Ice Ice Baby people.

Time management is very important and I have to really start learning to plan my time well. Instead of being controlled by time, I must be in charge of it. Stop turning up late. It's time to grow up! With all the tutorials coming in and VERY clever, hard working people around me, the need to study smart and hard surface again.

What have I done so far? Not quite sure.

Sometimes, getting negative confirmation is way much better than getting no reply at all. At least, I think that I'm worth more than $0.50. Or rather, I hope friendships don't just end when a phrase of our life ends. At least, just say, 'No, thanks.' I would appreciate greatly.

I hope I can manage everything well and don't fail the people who have decided to pass the baton to me. I must perservere. If there's a will, there's a way. Cliche? But it's all in the mind.

Crashed NUS Dragon Boat team for training, shiong. Left halfway for the martial arts performance, and there I pang seh people again. Sorry Shi En.

Must be more organised and communicate with people more frequently. Need to be more efficient. Think thrice before saying anything to avoid sticking my foot in people's mouth. 不能再走一步看一步.

For all the help my friends had rendered so far, thanks a lot! 不经一番寒彻骨，怎有腊梅扑鼻香, I must stay bright and optimistic.

2008-08-03T22:49:00.000+08:00

Happy Bdae to Jiahe, Dawson and Liang Ying. Finally 21 liao. Anyway, the AJCO XYZ ppl went Shokudo and Ben & Jerry's for dinner. Long time no see, especially Michelle. Still fair as ever.

2008-07-23T02:19:00.000+08:00

Thanks Cecilia for inviting us to SIM Bash @ Butterfactory. Enjoyed a lot with you guys. And thanks a lot for removing the unglam photo of me. Hope Mei Ling, Sharon, Abigail, Leonard and you had a great time too. Miss you guys!

2008-07-21T02:05:00.000+08:00

Yay! ChESS camp was fun, exciting, R21 and tiring. My back really hurts from all the XXX actions we do. But it was fun. It's only Day 2 that everyone became HIGH, because of mp3! Haha. Love the memories and the people! Thanks Jason, Shaun and Tony for the photos! Oh ya, Happy Bdae to my dear sis Wei Ling.

2008-07-12T09:56:00.000+08:00

I'll be going for this camp in a few days' time. Shockingly, Leonard told me he's in-charge of my OG! Cham, this time sure kena tekan. Stunned to know that Tony and Pei Lin are invovled in it too and Pei Lin is the vice head leh. 不简单hor.

Dunno what to expect in this camp and Uni life. Seok Hwee and Chew Xia had been consistantly promoting this camp. Hope I've made the right decision... After that, I think is back to mugging again.

2008-07-02T23:19:00.002+08:00

Whee! Finally can relax and go Malacca!

Though it was a short trip, it was quite enjoyable since Tat Kuan, Lijia, Weilin and Julia were there too.

You will be stunned at the number of museums they have over Mahkota. Sad to say that their operating hours end very early and thus we didn’t have much chance to go to all of them. Jonker Street was nice but too commercialised liao, though there were still many authentic shop houses around. Haiz, negative impact of tourism.

But I must say, the food there was superb. The chicken rice balls and chendol were really delicious. It’s a pity that we didn’t try the Asam Fish Head due to space constraints of our stomachs.

Other than eating, we spent 60% of our time shopping. There’re two giant malls, which extended horizontally, instead of vertically that we normally see in Singapore. That’s the advantage of having ample land space. If you are looking for less expensive goods, you can buy from the local brands. But if you are thinking of Espirit, Nike and Adidas, sorry, the prices are no different from those in Singapore. After that, we spent the rest of the time talking crap in one of our rooms for the first night.

The next day is just more sightseeing and more shopping. We went to this very, very tall rotating viewing tower. That was when I realised I’m seriously suffering for acrophobia. It’s really paiseh. But I recovered fast. Amitabha.

Well, time to return to S’pore liao. Bye, Malacca.

2008-06-26T22:55:00.000+08:00

Had 2 BBQ sessions this month. Firstly, it’s the one organised by Serene and I. Haha, so honored to work with chio bu. I was glad that the people who turned up were more than expected. Thank you very much for coming. And Jia He, you came too!!! So touched! T_T

Anyway, thanks a lot to Chun Ming and Li Lian for setting up the fire and cooking the food for us. Chun Ming can really consider being a BBQ assistant. Thanks Qiu Ting for the photos!

The other session was during the chalet by Just Education. The guys bravely put on our branch’s T-shirt despite the niang colour and design. But since it’s the effort of our dear in-charge, Michelle, we couldn’t bear to use them as rags on the first day.

We played Frisbee during the first half of the afternoon. And with the help of our very tall Michelle and Edwin, we managed to thrash Cecilia’s team. We had karaoke and cycling sessions after that.

Abigail and I shared a double bike. It took us quite some time to get used to the bike. In the beginning, the journey was really peaceful, though we were traveling along the road with mediocre cycling skills.
It was the second round that got the two of us 伤痕累累. I took the wrong bike by mistake and the bike was SUPER LOUSY! The chain came off, the bell wasn’t there and worst, the handle came off. How to cycle?!

Very sorry to Abigail that she had to suffer with me from all the E brakes. Fortunately, our expert instruction manual Edwin fetched Abigail back to the chalet house, while Mei Ling and I took turns to push the pathetic bike back. Sian diao sia.

Minutes later, we continued with our karaoke session till morning. Michelle, Abigail, Sharon and I sat on the sofa till morning, barely awake. I can’t imagine how that day passed, considering that we still had to get back to work after the chalet straight away. Seh liao.

Thanks Anne for the photos!

2008-06-17T23:27:00.002+08:00

Happy 21st Bdae to Jason!

Went Causeway Point for dinner at Ichiban Sushi for my cousin bdae. Finally, met up with my cousins and xiao yi for dinner. Jason had obviously slimmed down quite a lot from the chalet @ Tekong. Whereas Pei Ji, my other (used to be) very skinny cousin, has grown a lot, literally.

Anyway, after the dinner, my auntie let me drive her car back home. So excited and nervous, considering that I just just passed my driving test.

However, the whole journey, which was supposed to take about 5min, ended up to be 10min. Firstly, I tried to open the auto car with the car key. Wrong move! The car ended up locking itself from subsequent attempts to open using the remote controller.

It’s my first time driving my auntie’s car, and I couldn’t even get in. Argh… Hence, we waited for 3min plus for the car to ‘calm down’. Finally, we got in, after my auntie tried to press and hold this and that on the controller.

Next, we came to the exit. But the damn sensor couldn’t sense the presence of the cashcard, though it was in the reader all the time. So, bo bian, need to manually insert it into the system.

Beep… Beep… The drivers behind went impatient and this followed by a symphony of honks. How wonderful. 3min gone.

It was quite a while before I get used to the braking system. By then, I was on a straight road, traveling at 50km/h when there’s no car. 4min gone.

Wei Ling: 你真的驾得太慢了！

Fortunately, everyone went home safely. 好好玩哦！Then, I received a call from my cousin.

Pei Ji: Hey, you didn’t on the headlights.

Practice makes perfect. Must practise more.

2008-05-27T10:15:00.006+08:00

Thanks Lijia for tagging me.

How to Play?

1. Put your music player on shuffle.

2. Press forward for each question.

3. Use the song title as the answer to the question even if it doesn’t make sense. No cheating.

4. With the answers, give your own comments on how it relates to the questions.

5. Tag 5 people.

How are you feeling today? 简简单单

“...只是简简单单的爱过，我还是我；简简单单的想过，就不算白活；简简单单的疯过，被梦带走；当故事结束之后，心也喜欢一个人寂寞。”
I may be feeling lonely sometimes, but I do enjoy the time when I'm alone... Most importantly, I hope life is not so complicated...

Will you get far in life? C'est Si Bon

“C'est si c'est si bon 拼命作梦 oh oh；C'est si c'est si bon 我为你加油 oh oh；C'est si c'est si bon 最真的感动 yeh yeh；想到你我就快乐...”

According to Wikipedia, this means 'it's so good' in French. So I'll have to follow my dreams and work hard to attain them. Should be able to get far...

How do your friends see you? 岁月如歌

“...天气不似如期，但要走总要飞，道别不可再等你，不管有没有机；给我体贴入微，但你手，如明日便要远离，愿你可以留下共我曾愉快的忆记；当世事再没完美，可远在岁月如歌中找你。”
This is the theme song of 冲上云霄. I hope my friends see me as someone who will bring them happiness and lots of sweet memories. If there is any problem, you can always look for me. Except for monetary issues.

Will you get married? 梁山伯与朱丽叶

“我的心唱首歌给你听，歌词是如此的甜蜜；可是我害羞我没有勇气，对你说一句我爱你...”
I may be very talkative and appear to be confident, but I'm actually very ham ji. I'm still looking for love... Haiz, don't think I'll get married though, need to focus on studies and work.

What is your best friend’s theme song? 煎熬

“女：刚好我们拥有彼此寻找的好，可惜不太凑巧在错的时候情路上遇到。男：若不是不忍心看你两难中煎熬，不然我绝不肯这样眼睁睁看你重回他怀抱...”
I can only say there is totally no link, because Kathleen listens to English songs most of the time. I don't even think she has heard of this song before.

What is the story of your life? 我难过

“...我难过的是放弃你放弃爱放弃的梦被打碎，忍住悲哀，我以为是成全，你却说你更不愉快...”
What can I say? This is totally demoralising. There were things that I have given up, and the feeling of losing them is painful. Therefore, I have to constantly remind myself not to give up and be more focus.

What was high school like? 怎样

“...如果我们现在还在一起会是怎样...”
If high school is referring to JC, all I can say is that my focus was only on study and AJCO. If we were still in AJ, I would enjoy every moment in AJCO as well as the time spent with the 弦乐 mates and AJCO Exco Hot Legs Singles Club members.

What’s in store for this weekend? 天黑黑

I truly hope this is referring to the weather and not my life. So, remember to bring umbrella this weekend. Huh... Imagine the news reporters use the titles of the songs as weather forecast... 晴天、雨天、暴风雨、阴天、风、坏天气、大雨、龙卷风! Or worst, 北极雪!

How’s your life going? Superwoman

“...You are my superwoman，安静的在身边无条件给我梦寐以求的温柔，But i am only human，我怎么不懂你多寂寞残忍的犯了错，不能失去你，Ooh-babe...”
My life has been very busy nowadays but I’m very grateful to my mum who is always there for me, preparing meals for everyone, washing our clothes, keeping the house tidy... I love you, Mummy.

How can you get ahead in life? 儿女

“梦半醒，我方知这样寒冷；何谓爱，无非凄风苦雨间；流着血红着眼，就算多转几个弯，明日纵酒醒宿醉未散；寻常一对到头来毫无乐趣，然而呼喊痛苦拉扯可是对；为何烧到猛火里，我都不介意伴随，话我知这生醒了又再醉，问苍天有几多快活儿女。”
Is this telling me not to get involved in relationships? Anyway, this is the theme song of 金枝欲孽.

What’s the best thing about your friends? 手放开

They don’t really restrict me, so I’m very comfortable when I’m out with them. Thanks for accepting my craziness.

What song will they play at your funeral? 会读书

Guess that’s the only thing everyone will remember about me - only know how to study. Other than this I don’t really have any other achievement. Oh ya, I prefer cremation; it’s more clean and reduces the problem of land constraint.

How does the world see you? 借口

Ya, I’m always full of excuses la. Blah blah blah...

Will you have a happy life? Same Old Brand New You

I think that’s a ‘Yes.’ Same old brand new me, going to change hairstyle, and specs but the core is still very kee siao.

Do people secretly lust after you? 忍者

Does that mean I have to join 武术 or something in order to make myself more attractive? Or do I have to rap like 周杰伦? But I do have the intention of learning some martial arts in University...

How can you make yourself happy? 花都开好了

“如果没遇上那么多转弯怎能来到你身旁；现在往回看每一步混乱原来都暗藏方向...”

“爱上你，我学会心里面有花就能够怒放...”
Most important of all, one must be optimistic to be happy. Life can be happier if I didn’t have to make so many detours. But I realized that’s all because I didn’t really plan my route well. So, I must learn to plan before executing.

What should you do with your life? 小宇宙

“...为何这城市为所欲为，我只要只属于我的宇宙；给自己一些从来没有过的，宁静快乐季节；已老去的岁月化成蝴蝶，都飞翔在我的房间；向时间交换来的新语言，和心上的山水说声谢谢；面对着那些不美的世界，都不想不去挂念...”
Live my own life. Do what I want. Try new things. Heck care about those nasty people.

Will you ever have children? 美丽新世界

“应该学习婴儿再宽容一点，哭过就忘了；别再记着昨天还有什么悲伤，baby don't cry...”
I ‘m not even sure whether will I get married or not, less to say having children. But if I really do have, I think this is the song that I’ll have to sing when the baby cries.

What song would you strip to? 童话

How to strip with this song... -_-

What does your mum think of you? 退后

Maybe that’s what she’ll say when I block her way while she’s doing household chores. But the phrases normally contain siam and some other vulgarity.

What is your deep, dark secret? Where Is The Love

Ya, this is very true. I’m still looking for love... Where is the love?

What is your mortal enemy’s theme song? 超快感

That’s my favourite song! But does that mean that anyone who likes this song is my enemy? Then I’ll have a lot! Choy! Oh shit, I’m my own enemy too. Ahhhh...... *strangle myself*

What’s your personality like? 被风吹过的夏天

“男：还记得昨天那个夏天，微风吹过的一瞬间，似乎吹翻一切，只剩寂寞更沉淀...”
“...绿色的思念，回首对我说一声四季不变，不过一季的时间，又再回到从前，那个被风吹过的夏天。”
I’m a person who is very 念旧, and I like stuff from the sixties. I don’t really like changes but I will try my best to adapt to a new environment if any.

What song will be played at your wedding? 我爱你

“...我爱你我想去未知的任何命运；我爱你让我听你的疲惫和恐惧；我爱你我想亲你倔强到极限的心...”
Ah... Perfect song!

Tagged!
1. Kian Seng
2. Seok Hwee
3. Qiu Ting
4. Wei Ling
5. Anyone who wants to try!

2008-04-18T23:59:00.009+08:00

Once again, I’m on TV! But this time, everything just happened in split second. Anyway, I’m just an extra.

The interesting aspect about being an extra is that I can see how Mediacorp do their filming. I can only say it’s very budget, or rather, cost saving. Every shot was done using a video camera.

So, the actors had to repeat what they did over and over again, while the holy camera was placed at different locations. Patient is very important. Surprisingly, the video editors were very 厉害 to assemble all these bits and pieces. The outcome turned out to be very different from what I had seen.

That day, the wardrobe department forgot to prepare our peak caps which incurred the director’s wrath. Everyone was like so dead. He was blowing his top and scolded the AP. Then, the AP started shouting into the phone, expressing her unsatisfaction with the wardrobe department. Shit happens... Everywhere. Nevertheless, we still got our peak caps and filming continued.

Oh ya, are you wondering why there’s a close up on Adam slotting the passport into his pocket? Actually, he forgot to hold that passport in his hand while running during subsequent scenes. That was a remedy shot. But there were also a few scenes before the ‘slotting passport’ shot which he did not have his passport with him. But nvm, it was too fast to be seen.

Anyway, my line was：“站住，别跑！”

2008-04-10T00:08:00.016+08:00

Tan Chor Hwee is coming to town. 陈楚蕙来了！If you have grandparents, parents, relatives or friends who likes to watch Tan Chor Hwee's Teochew Opera, must let them know hor! This time she will be performing extracts from different shows within 3 nights instead of the usual series of shows over a few weeks.

This time, you will be seeing other actors and actresses from China, Hong Kong and Singapore. 张应炎（香港）、林玉（中国）、余丽莉（中国）、沈惠贞（中国）、陈国来（新加坡）、蔡碧霞（新加坡）and many others will be joining her in this rare performance. They will be putting up extracts from 严兰贞敲破玉花瓶、潇湘秋雨、一门三进士、赵少卿、太子杀妻、毛子佩三闯宫、红鬃烈马、孟丽君...

地点：牛车水人民剧场
日期：25 & 26/4/08 8pm ; 26/4/08 4pm & 8pm
票价：$20、$30、$40、$50
电话：62971678/90695595

2008-03-29T01:34:00.004+08:00

Woo Hoo! Finally, I've got my license! Gam Sia all the Gods and Goddesses who are looking after me. But, I just passed - 18 points exactly. Phew... I think I am lucky to have this examiner. Dunno whether was it mere luck or I really have skills... Hmm... Maybe both ba. Haha. Meanwhile, I guess I must practise more before I start driving on the road again.

Recently, I’ve been busy working at Just Education, givng tuition lessons, having to settle AJCO concert booklet stuff, preparing Teochew Opera stuff and applying for this and that for University application. Though many things are happening, life still goes on.

Oh ya, Happy birthday to Jeremy. I am so sorry that I am so busy these few days that I can't really take time off to have a proper celebration with you. Paiseh. Happy bdae to Kenny and Jocelyn! And thanks for inviting me to your parties. Happy bdae to Yi Yan and Grace! And you too, Marco, so sorry that I can't celebrate with you due to work. Haiz, this job is so no life!!! Argh... *bite teeth*

Went to visit Clement on Good Friday. Didn't expect the columbarium to be so crowded on Good Friday. I just realised that Good Friday is actually their 清明节. Wow, culture shock. Just updating Clement on how we’ve been doing before we head off to Jurong Point for Brunch at a Cha Can Teng. Our class outing is a bit unique... The atmosphere really changed very quickly.

Finally, my dear cousin, 清元 aka Justin got married. It was held in a restaurant at Expo. When I saw all my relatives there, my first sentence was, ‘Happy New Year!’ It has been quite sometime since everyone gathers for such occasion except during CNY. Anyway, this is the first time I get to sit at the family table for a wedding dinner. The last wedding dinner I attended was that of the grandson of my father’s ex-neighbour 40 years ago, which was a bit none of my business... Anyway, I was stunned to see Yizhen, who’s 同年同月同日but不同医院生 as me, at the dinner. Her boyfriend is actually my cousin’s church friend, 真是“无巧不成书”. Throughout the dinner, my cousin and his wife were machiam 跑歌台ing. They were seated for barely a few minutes before rushing for this and that. So busy. Hopefully, he still has the energy to 做人 at the end of the day. 祝他们白头偕老，永浴爱河，早生贵子，万事如意，财源广进，恭喜发财！

2008-03-03T02:41:00.005+08:00

Ok, I received this 'meme' invitation from Kian Seng, so here are the rules:

-Link to the person who tagged you
-Post the rules on your blog
-Share seven random and/or weird facts about yourself on your blog
-Tag seven random people at the end of your post, and include links to their blogs
-Leave a comment on their blogs so that they know they have been tagged

Here are the 7 facts about Me, Myself & Ice-cream:

1. Ice-cream loves Teochew Opera, Taiwanese Opera, Hong Kong Drama and quality Singapore Drama. And he's a diehard fan of Tan Chor Hwee 陈楚惠! He has been watching Teochew Opera since 4 years old.

2. Me is overly-talkative, high and crazy. Please ignore him if you see him. But Myself does have mood swings and a bad temper. Please avoid him, the management will not be responsible for any injury, damage or emotional trauma.

3. Me likes to dig his ears and nose occasionally... Erm... maybe sometimes... But some area cleaning has to be done.

4. Coming from 草根阶级, Myself is regretful for the achievements he failed to attain and his incompetency. That makes him feel inferior to others, which results in the mood swings.

5. Ice-cream strongly believes he comes from the sixties. And he wants to go back. Maybe invent a time-machine or something. And he wants to be a script and song writer for Teochew Opera.

6. Me is traumatised by his obesity. Therefore, if you see him, kindly say things like, 'You've slimmed down', 'You look so handsome' or any other praises that you can come up with. You know he takes comments very seriously.

7. Myself loves his family and friends. So, if you belong to this category, kindly listen to this, "I love you!"

Finally, I shall pass this baton on to:

1. Wei Ling
2. Kathleen
3. Qiu Ting
4. Tat Kuan
5. Lijia
6. Yun Long
7. Yong Xue

Ok, I know I've broken one of the rules, but who cares? Must be flexible what.

2008-02-23T11:18:00.012+08:00

I'm on TV again! This time, I participated in the show 缘之烩.

Oh, I was a chef in Yutong's restaurant. Yutong and Tao Xi was not able to see each other because of me. I'm so 积恶... I couldn't believe they actually used a camera thoughout the whole scene. Basically, the actors would have to repeat their performance over and over again, while the crew placed the camera at different angles.

The pay was ok, considering I was just an extra and waited for 3/4 day. But playing as a chef was not really suitable, as you can see how I struggled while cutting the carrots in the kitchen. Fortunately, no filming was done on the carrots. Poor thing, I'm like so 积恶 again, wasted food.

Anyway, I also participated in an advertisement many years ago. I WAS cute then. Haiz, Qi Ling, what happen to you? It was about some potato starch powder for cooking, but I believe it was not very popular because 他们选错了代言人. And the advertisement was shown less than five times a year.

2008-02-18T12:58:00.009+08:00

Haiz... What a day... My PC just crashed. Brought it to Challenger @ Funan Centre for repair this morning. Life without com really sux. Now, I'll have to blog from my workplace. But coming to think about that, I realised we're too dependent on IT nowadays. A few days without the company of my dear com is a little boring. No more online Teochew Opera or other entertainment for the time being.

Since I've used up all my DVD+RW for backing up my computer files, I am back to using VHS tapes to record TV programs again! Btw, 飞跃巅峰 is really nice! Mediacorp's productions during the SBC period were really nice and those were of good quality and substance.

OMG! I never expect Chen Liping to do this action. This is a classic move for all chio bus during that time, I think... No wonder she received the 玉女 award for the 80s in last year's Star Awards. Anyway, she's my all time favourite!

2008-02-14T02:22:00.000+08:00

有时候觉得自己有点儿难适应现实的生活。

有时好心也会做坏事，但却不自觉；简单的举动，在别人眼中或许成为复杂的目的。

所以做人要小心，三思而行以避免误会，这个世界并没有想象中那么简单...

2008-02-13T02:12:00.002+08:00

Finally, the performance for Rabobank CNY Dinner @ Sime Road is finally over. The place is huge and nice, but a little eerie as it's quite near to a cemetery... Aiyo, so scary...

I guess everyone had been quite shagged from all the moving, loading and unloading of all the instruments and equipments. 大家辛苦了! But I think we’ve all enjoyed playing the Chinese New Year songs, even though certain unfamiliar parts might send chills down our spines. Thank y’all so much for helping out as well as guiding me along.

Other than AJCAACO, there were performances by the lion dancers and dragon dancers. I love them! We had officially declared ourselves as the audience instead, since we’re the ones watching attentively and giving most of the applause. They’re so powerful and nice. Totally awesome!

Happy CNY to everyone. HUAT AH!

2008-02-11T14:07:00.003+08:00

Happy Birthday to Anne! Celebrated her birthday at JE today with Shi Min (sorry for leaving you out previously) , Josephine, Regina, Michelle, Eliza, Abigail and our new colleague, Sophocles. Wow, what a chim name. Heard from Kath that it’s actually the name of a philosopher during the Greek period.

Anyway, we’ve bought a cheesecake for her and surprised her while she was taking stock. Unfortunately, the fan blew out all the candles, and I had to re-light all of them AGAIN. She was a little amused that I appeared in t-shirt, shorts and slippers for work. Hey, you should be touched that I came all the way here to celebrate your birthday on my off day leh...

2008-02-03T01:46:00.001+08:00

Happy 21st Birthday to Fu Kang! Thanks for inviting us to your birthday party. It’s a great gathering for everyone as well. Hope you like the presentssss…

Anyway, I was looking through Youtube for Taiwanese Opera a few days ago and found this stunning performance by 明华园歌仔戏团 on 白蛇传. This shows how grand the Taiwanese celebrates 端午节.

Anyway, just watch the video below and you will understand what really stunned me. The audience are not allowed to wear formal wears for good reasons. And this is a bit over for a stage play, but it's a great experience.

And finally, Kee Wei was drunk on the other day, when he was with Jeremy. And someone filmed it down. So Mervin, you are not alone. Haha. Please enjoy: Kee Wei and his Ba Chor Mee!

2008-01-31T20:56:00.000+08:00

Happy 21st Birthday to Kathleen!
Met up with Kath and Chen Chen @ Cathay today to watch Sweeney Todd. It is a bloody-hell, gruesome musical by Johnny Depp. The story was good, pretty much similar to those productions by Shakespeare. I was very stunned to see Snape and Peter Pettigrew from Harry Potter in this movie. Furthermore, they sang too.

But, the show was rather ‘Happy Tree Friends’. Please pardon me, as I was unable to come up with any other better description. It was super bloody, with all the crimson blood splashing around when Johnny Depp slit the throats of his victims. His accomplice, Mrs Lovett, would then make them into meat pies.

Thanks to Kath that I watched this when Lunar New Year is around the corner. And I told her: Blood = Red = Chinese New Year

Later, we went to Suntec for Kath’s bdae dinner @ Ichiban Sushi.

The Momo peace ice cream looked so real! However, the tempura ice cream with strawberry topping just dun seems to be so appetizing after watching Sweeney Todd.

Anyway, thanks for the movie and hope you enjoy your Baileys Irish Cream!

2008-01-24T13:12:00.000+08:00

Yesterday, I fell.

In the middle of Orchard, at the junction between Cineleisure and Heeren. So malu… That’s my bad karma for laughing at Wei Ling’s 拜天公action along the pavement towards the MRT station.

I was hurt physically and emotionally.

The latter was caused by a SMS sent by my Dad, which triggered lots of unhappiness that I have been suppressing over the years. Good and bad do not always have a clear definition. Ambiguity is the only word I can use to describe. Sometimes, I just wish things could go a bit extreme; at least I’ll be able to give myself a reason if I have to be ruthless.

I know there are many people out there being stuck in situations much worst than me. But, there are certain periods of time that you need to let out your emotions. It’s the same as pouring away some of the content in a bottle before you can top it up again.

Fu Kang is right. He’s very insightful. I may have problems, but I have not really tackle them yet. Walking in circles at the start line does not solve any problem; and grumbling about issues is not going to be helpful at all.

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. I have been wasting my time because I don’t really have goals. I must start focusing and stick to my goals. This is my life; I’m in-charge of this soul.

I dreamt about jumping off my block. According to Tat Kuan, it is one’s desire for freedom. It would be easier to accept certain unchangeable facts by taking different perspectives. I have tried that many times. However, I don’t have to worry about that at the moment, as those factors will not be part of the equation.

人人想过好光阴
家家有本难念的经
有几对好夫妻呀有几个好家庭

人人想过好光阴
家家有本难念的经
有的是没金钱呀有的是没感情

无钱有感情穷呀穷开心
有钱没感情富哟富伤心
难得有钱又有情
有的是饱暖又思淫
把好好的家庭搅的不太平

你若想过好光阴
做人不能不正经
别靠着有金钱呀就伤了好感情

2008-01-14T10:14:00.000+08:00

Firstly, I must thanks Kathleen for the lunch @ the Japanese restaurant in Cathay and shopping with me last Thursday. Most important of all, she has bought 'Heroes' Season 1 Dvd for me! THANK YOU KATHLEEN.
Upon receiving it, I couldn't wait to finish the whole show and stayed up till 4am almost every night. Haha, so nice. But then, I fell sick, and very sick. Perhaps I can't really stay up late, or in my case, early in the morning. However, I still tried my best to make it to the AJCO Exco outing. Oh ya ya, thanks Jeremy, Valerie and Joan for the two shirts. I love them!

Anyway, we went Botak Jones for dinner on last Sat. By the way, the 'we' refers to Fu Kang, Leon, Jeremy, Kian Seng, Joan, Me and the pang seh Queen, Valerie. The serving of the dishes there was really big, as I could bearly finish my regular fish and chips. Oh, the fish, it was mmm..., awesome! The meat was soft, tender but firm. And the price was like ard $7+ only. So I think it is worth a try.

There, we were having our meals while Fu Kang was doing his magic tricks on the Rubic's cube, very swiftly. Kian Seng was talking about how unpredictable the timings were for his job. Then, we began to talk aout how many times Valarie had missed our outings. And, that's how she received the title of the pang seh Queen. These were all going peacefully, until a few guys settled beside our table, with two dogs. And one of them was huge. When I say huge, it was really gigantic. And that, resulted in Valerie sitting with her both her legs on the chair.

After the meal, we went to AMK Mac for coffee. So we were crapping again, noisily, about relationships, gossips and our days in AJCO. Wha... Time flies. But don't comlain about getting old, not everyone has that privilege.

During the talk, we realised all of us were still unattached. So we were beginning to guess whether Rui'na and Matthew were attached or not. If not, hoho, welcome to the AJCO Exco Singles Gang. Thanks Fu Kang on the treat for the drinks. Next time would be my turn. And we will make sure Valerie won't pang seh when it's her turn.

The chatting session ended almost at 12 midnight. But the more active guys, Kian Seng, Jeremy and Fu Kang, went Valerie's house for mahjong session. Argh... Could have joined them if not for the sickening runny nose. Basically, it's like an open tap.

So eager to see all of you again next time. Money can't buy the valuable moments spend with friends and family. So sad, we didn't take any picture!

2008-01-07T11:43:00.000+08:00

Happy Birthday to me! And to everyone in January! Bee Ying, David Sia, Zhang Ting, Huiheng, Kah Yong, Gaynor Choo, Guo Jun, Yuehong, Alice Yong, Rui Na, Jackson Toh, Yizhen, Zhong Yan, Zheng Jie, Christopher Low, Kai Yang, Eva Koh, Angeline Chng, Zoe Tay...

Thank you everyone for the surprises, really very touched T_T...

The Anti-admin Shoes:

Everything started from 30th Dec 07. Lijia was asking me whether I would like to go shopping and have dinner together with her, Tat Kuan and Erik after work. But actually, they were buying a pair of shoes for me! They are sick and tired of me wearing admin shoes all around Singapore, and it’s time to stop it. So nice of them.

While having our chicken rice dinner at Far East, Erik asked me is it OK if I cut my hair that day? It took me quite sometime to react to his question and seriously; I never expect a haircut to be my present. However, since it was very late, the salons were all closing, and the plan was postponed to 2nd Jan.

The Hair:

On 2nd Jan, met up with Zhiliang, Tat Kuan and Erik at Hougang to get my hair cut and dyed. Poor Lijia, she was down with an eye infection, so she’s unable to join us. Anyway, I felt a bit nervous sitting on the salon chair while the stylist, Kent was doing his magic. Wow, first time going to a salon leh, felt so pampered. Ahhhhhh...

Actually the time passed by very quickly with the accompaniment of TK’s I-Weekly and 天使的诱惑 on TV. Ta Da. The hair was done. And effortlessly, Kent started styling. I dun think I’m used to this look and thus I told Zhiliang the effect is not really good. But when I’m back to AJ for CO prac, they all said it was very nice. Haha, 就very nice lor. But coloured hair + spiky hair + dragon t-shirt = Ah Beng Haha.

The LOREAL Paris Shampoo:

After getting the hair cut and dyed, it’s time to retain the colour and prevent the 蘑菇头or 水母头from coming back. So Erik and Tat Kuan bought me a LOREAL Paris shampoo to maintain the colour at AMK guardian.

Thank you Erik, Tat Kuan, Julia, Tiong Leng, Shumin, Wei Lin, Zhiliang and Lijia for all these. Love you people! For the time and effort, and listening to me saying ‘No’ but actually I want. Haha. 破费了!

The 店小二:

On 5th Jan, 小姨, Wei Ling, Pei Ji, Yongy and I went to 店小二 @ Causeway Point to celebrate Yongy and my birthdays. We ordered shark fins soup, 佛跳墙, cereal prawn, fried 鳕鱼 and 十全烤鸭. They were all VERY DELICIOUS. The 佛跳墙 was full of Ho Liao!!! There was sea cucumber, abalone, shark fins, BIG mushroom, black chicken and dried scallop. Oh, 是幸福的. Gam Sia. And thanks Ah Ma, 三阿姨, 大姨, 二舅舅, 大舅舅, 小舅舅 for your Ang Baos.

The New York New York @ CityLink Mall:

Thank you Seok Hwee and Qiuting for getting so many ppl to come to my bdae celebration on 6th Jan. I really didn't expect to see so many ppl. So nice to see everyone. And trust me, I've been trying to contact dawson for a very long period of time, but always no reply. It was quite a shock when I saw him.

Oh, the BBQ spare ribs were really nice and VERY VERY FILLING. The black forest cake was even more delicious, but I was bloated liao. Try to ask the rest of you to help me finish it, but only Zhiliang took a bite. Wah! I didn't expect the crew from New York New York to perform their 'Happy Birthday' so suddenly, I think it had stunned the bdae boy AND the organisers. So fun! But it would be better if the table is round, at least I can talk to everyone. Haha, love the food, love the environment, love the ppl.

The Not Like A Nigel Nike Bag:

And thanks again for buying a bag for me. I guess I'll be using that in Uni. And thanks for not buying the like a Nigel bag for like a Qi Ling.

The Nugeno Men Package:

Hey, I guess you can tell my biggest problem is my face. It's TOO BIG. So I'll really need the face lifting cream VERY MUCH. Hope it works. IT BETTER BE...

Many thanks to Zhiliang, Xiuhua, Seok Hwee, Qiuting, Liang Ying, Dawson, Leon, Chris, Kwang Ying, Sijia, Kah Hoe, Weining, Richard, Nigel, Xiao Ting, Serene, Zhiwei, Yu Qan, Yun Long, Liane, Jia He, Chewxia, Guo Jun, Kristine, Hui Ting, Hui Ling, Erik, Tat Kuan, Kian Seng and those whom I might have left out, thank you so much for the presents, the food and being there for me, really appreciate the presence of every one of you.

The Not Pinky T-shirt:

Thanks to Hui Ling for the t-shirt. It is quite special becoz of the sleeves. Haha, dun worry even if the shirt is pink, I'll still wear it, but of course, black is still nicer. Thanks Missy Hui Ling. I'll wear everything after Chinese New Year, haha, I'm very pandang one.

The Cologne:

And finally, thanks to my sis, Wei Ling, for the cologne from CK. Not the cheap CK, but the expensive ckIN2U. And thanks for forgetting to remove the price tag, now I know it's $73.90 liao. But most important of all, thanks for being the Qi Ling-know-all agent for the organiers. 辛苦你了! But please hug me after you have bathe.

The Unknown Presents:

As for Kathleen, I'll only see her on this Thursday, so my present might be Heroes Season 1 DVD. But there might be changes... Dun change la, Heroes Season 1 DVD is good, you know, Wei Ling and I can share... Haha, ok la, up to you, see you this Thurs for the Sushi lunch at Cathay.

Valerie, Jeremy, Rui'na, Joan and I will be meeting this Sat for a small dinner. Not sure what I would be expecting but thanks guys. It's been difficult to meet up since everyone of us has different schedules. But it's the thought that counts. At least I am still being remembered... by so many of you.

THANKS!

2007-12-20T17:38:00.000+08:00

After 2 weeks of resting, Nigel, Tat Kuan and I hit the gym again. Lousy me, I really need to catch up A LOT! So weak la, can't even do full sets of shoulder press and chest press. Must train more liao, no slacking! And no more junk food! But heck care that first as I would be meeting the 4G ppl after that and pizza would be for lunch.

Finally, after much anticipation, the baby has arrived!

It was quite heartening to see so many ppl turned up for ~34 th Generation~'s gathering. Haha, long time no see ppl. Anyway, Huang Lao Shi gave birth to a baby girl in Oct and she's almost 2 months old now. Very CUTE!

As usual, most ppl were late for the gathering. 4G outing was never punctual. We were supposed to meet at 1130am, but only arrived at Huang Lao Shi's house at 1pm, despite the fact tht her house is just a stone throw away from the MRT station.

We bought her a card, a cute photo album, the baby's first bear, a book on 'Raising young children' and a bottle of tonic wine. We were supposed to wrap up the presents, but due to time constraint, the ribbon and wrapping paper became part of the present. So lame.

By the way, that's our lunch from Pizza Hut. Yummy!

The baby is named 叶睿宁. Everyone started asking, is it 山瑞的瑞? So, Huang Lao Shi tried to show us the very chim word, saying her 叶 and 宁 are so easy to write, 如果中间不加一点有分量的字, 就没有那个架势了. After that, everyone begin to take pictures of the little girl. Suprisingly, she's not camera shy and was very co-operative by looking at the cameras.

A while later, Yida drove Song Lip here. Omg he's driving liao, so jealous. And looking at the spiky hair of the baby, Song Lip asked me, is it a guy or a girl? Huang Lao Shi anxiously pointed at the pink clothing, 'Can't you see the pink colour shirt? It's a girl la.'

The baby very guai also, she didn't cry at all though there were so many ppl. By the way, she is quite a huge baby, 3.9kg when she's born. Considering the husband is very tall and hunky, and Huang Lao Shi is so tall, this is a 巨婴!

Everyone was chatting and catching up with on another.

Luo Zhiwei and Yefan are having dancing classes and they'll be performing soon, but I dunno where.

Missy Grace, having attachment at KK hospital; Missy Angeline having hers at SGH.

Marco still a police while Kenny, Tze Heng, Teck Way, Sida and Shun Kuang are still stuck in army.

Yida is now working in some coffee cafe? If I didn't hear wrongly...

Zhen Wei is still waiting for reply from MOE as a relief teacher.

The rest of the girls, Wenda, Adeline, Chai Yee, Xue Ling, Gaynor, Yi Yan and Jessica are studying in University.

Wow, I heard from Grace that Taiyi won the Be A Star competition in Genting! She joined last year but did not manage to make it to the top three. Perhaps it's because I was there and I 带衰 her ba. So this year she won without my presence. So today she's absent because she needs to go Mediacorp for a filming for S-Pop 万岁. Congrats! I know I spoilt the picture.

Well, Shu Ying is sick, so take care girl.

Seow Zhi Wei has some issues to settle and thus he's unable to come.

Jung Hong is now busy as an insurance assistant if I'm not wrong.

Huai Shu - uncontactable.

Qian Ling's overseas while Yi Qiao is busy. She's becoming a PE teacher! I still dun believe this.

So pity that some were unable to come today, but dun worry, there's always next time. Chinese New Year? See you then again!

2007-12-10T00:11:00.000+08:00

在短短的一个星期内，泪水开始不听使唤了...
原以为881只是一部闹剧，但其中所蕴含的意义，是如此的深刻。881拍得有点夸张，有点深奥，但陈子谦似乎把下里巴人的题材，阳春白雪化了。剧中的歌曲，耳熟能详，但多少是被时间抛在后头的瑰宝。不谙方言的人或许会认为，这是一部搞笑又有点低俗的制作；若是了解方言的人看了，感触必当良多...

我承认自己是很LKK，看了结尾后竟然猛飚泪。《十二莲花》和《最后一口气》的词是如此感伤，但在舞台上，歌手必须放下自己的心情，笑脸迎人，所以歌的节奏也跟着摇滚化了。在病房旋转的一幕，是很拖拉，《十二莲花》也唱得特别久。但小木瓜没接下去唱时，我心中突然有一丝期望，希望她能开口，把歌唱完。虽然知道她的下场是必死无疑，但至少完成这首歌，心中的遗憾或许也就没那么多了。

Year 3的时候，大木瓜看见台下的妈妈和小木瓜，而在台上边哭边唱，我的心情也跟着沉重了。失而复得，破镜重原的感触，让我们在暴风雨后，更珍惜理所当然的阳光。

大姑有意结束香山酒楼的事业。竞争、时代变迁、墨守成规几乎打败了这座山，再经营下去唯有亏损。但这并不是唯一领她担心的，而是大儿子和大女儿已经习惯了“阿舍”的生活，终日只顾着相父母拿钱，放不下有钱人的面子。大姑为了娘家的人，出尽全力，姑丈的唠叨在所难免。她重亲情，但她的许多弟妹都利用了这份亲情，相她借钱，有什么事就靠这座山。Including my Dad. 和她聊天时，我最多只能劝她，做人要适可而止，不能一直无条件地帮下去。别人有事你就帮，当你有事时，他们可以帮得到你吗？孩子都已经40+了，加上儿子有老婆、有三个孩子了，早就应该独立了。要不是兄弟俩不睦，香山也不必落得收山的局面。Looks like Kian Seng needs to change a location for his New Year lunch next year. Hopefully, the unit will still remain as a restaurant.

面对这些问题，她只能想，想到晚上失眠，想到精神惶惚。我也只能告诉她别想那么多，身体重要。她也只能泛着泪光说：“仔无好啦...”心是酸的，鼻子是酸的，眼睛也是酸的，但我只能安慰她，实际上却帮不了多少。

看连续剧总希望剧中人的生活波折重重，但对于自己的人生却祈祷着风平浪静。人真的很矛盾。
刚看完《红星大奖之情牵25》，看见久违的艺人、电视剧，时间犹如白驹过隙。病魔真的很恐怖，把女高音陈美光弄到“缩水”，真令人感到心痛。家里还收藏着她当年与王沙的卡带，希望她身体健康。

艺人在台上风光的一面我们看多了，背后的辛酸我们又知道多少？当年的制作较严谨，出炉的都是经典，都是有料的。感叹今年新传媒所称得上好戏的屈指可数：《十三鞭》、《幸福双人床》、《破茧而出》、《天堂鸟》，其它的只不过是滥芋充数。希望《黄金路》不负众望，成为另一部经典。

2007-11-18T00:59:00.000+08:00

Wei Ling just told me something that is quite profound...

很多人觉得自己是乌龟，
觉得自己比别人慢，
一直盲目地寻找自己的家，
不知道背后背着的就是家。

Haiz...

By the way, I've found a job at a tuition centre! I'll only be free on Wed and Thurs. There goes my weekends... Boo hoo! But who cares, now I'll have to be serious in saving up money for Uni liao.

2007-11-15T02:58:00.001+08:00

Recruit Express called today to inform me of a potential job that I might be interested. Fortunately they called, at least there is still some hope in finding a job within November. Otherwise, I'll be rotting at home or spending time out with friends, which will require me to spend money. But I just went out with Xiu Qing, Lijia, Tat Kuan, Erik, Wei Lin, Wen Hua, Zhong Neng and Shu Min to Cafe Iguana on Sat. The food and magarita there were very nice, but the prices were also very 'nice'. Then, Zhong Neng and Shu Min gave us a treat at Ben & Jerry's. Thanks!

Anyway, I told Xiu Qing a 'ghost story' and freaked her out. This requires the building up of the eerie atmosphere.

Step 1: Select a target. Look for scarable people around you and preferably very near you.

Step 2: Start asking whether anyone has heard it before, so as to ensure no one wll spoil the plot.

Step 3: Begin the story. 有一个巴士司机，每天凌晨十二点会经过一个坟场外的车站。每天都会有一个小女孩上车，然后双手交叉坐在最后一排。

Step 4: Control your emotions. If you're thinking of laughing, hold that thought, it will spoil everything. 有一天下着大雨，女孩穿着雨衣上车。司机发现地上没有湿的脚印就问女孩为什么。

Step 5: Start to look panic, and look into the eyes of the victim. 女孩回答：“我的雨衣是用特质布料做的。”司机又好奇再问为何她每次双手交叉坐在最后一排。

Step 6: Look away from the victim and look down. 女孩说：“如果不这样坐…”Then, with a sudden movement and a strangling gesture at the victim. “难道这样坐！”

Step 7: Laugh all you want.

Caution: Do take note of the reaction of the victim. Results may vary. Apologise if you want to. Call ambulance if necessary.

Haha, but I was freaked out by her screeching scream too, haha. Sorry la.

Anyway, I am still catching 溏心风暴, but manwhile I'm catching another show. This time it is a Japanese series: The Story Of Yamada Taro 贫穷贵公子. I've watched the one starring 仔仔 & 伊能静 but this one is much BETTER. Hon To! It is so touching, don't know how many times Wei Ling has cried.

2007-11-08T18:22:00.000+08:00

If you were to ask me who my idol is, don't expect me to tell you 孙燕姿, 周杰伦 or 王力宏, though I really like 孙燕姿. Actually, she's 陈楚蕙 la, a Teochew Opera actress. You know? Those painted faces, loud gongs and drums along the roadside? Ok, I'm going to sound very lao kok kok liao.

Oh, anyway, she plays the male lead, aka 小生, in the movies or stage plays. She totally mesmerised the people from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Cambodia and dunno where. Her performances with her partners, 张应炎, 方巧玉, 曾珊凤, 陈碧霞, 谢子兰 and many more, were great! They were all under 香港新天彩潮剧团 and their productions were ultimately excellent. Songs and storylines were great. How I wish I was born then. Hopefully there's a time-travelling machine. Aiyo, 想太多了.

There are lots of very nice stories from Opera and the lyrics are very meaningful. And chim too. But they are very helpful if you are studying Chinese.

You are thinking that I'm very boring right? Aiya, but that's a true fact that I'm getting from the young people nowadays. Sian. Nvm, just a culture that I think we should preserve. Oh ya, can put in the freezer, haha. Lame. But, it's still quite heartening to see there are some young adults out there, learning Teochew Opera.

This culture will continue to prosper... hopefully...

2007-11-04T23:55:00.000+08:00

Haha, now I've finished a phase of my life. Though nothing much was achieved, but I'm free! 站在人生的十字路口，虽庆幸翻开新的业章，但无奈的迷惘还是使人滞留在原点。Whatever la, now I'll just focus on looking for jobs and work on my future. Anyway, I'm watching this Hong Kong series, 溏心风暴(Heart of Greed). It's a really nice show, very drama, though the first 10 episodes are a bit dull and slow, mostly showing how heart-warming the family WAS. Here is the trailer.

Really is 家衰口不停. Speaking of that, my dad really annoys me. It all started with a MLM talk he had joined and MADE the whole family attend. He told me to attend this talk. I said NO! I'm not interested. The next day, my mum told me to be free on Tuesday, so my dad could take us out for dinner. I sensed something fishy and asked her for the location. Huh! Dad was lying.

Ok, so the family, or rather the 3 of us told him we would not go for the talk.

Huh, and today he told me to go AGAIN. I said to him AGAIN that I was not interested and I did not want to go. So he replied to me that he had bought the tickets!

So? Do I have to comply to your orders? Even though we had said it numerous times that we DON'T WANT TO GO. What kind of example is he trying to set by lying to me, to the family? What kind of communication is he talking about when everything is going one-way only? What kind of respect is he talking about when no respect is received from him?

Discussing and ordering are different. Officer give orders, we soldiers follow. Father discuss before decisions are made, that makes us family.

I know I have bad temper and I couldn't hold myself back from retorting, but I really don't like the way his superior complex behaves. I knew I've hurt him, I felt unpleasant and annoyed with myself too. 60+ liao, when will he really grow up?

Like what Tat Kuan said, “我们无法改变一些事实，倒不如换个角度去接受它，自己也会好过一点。”角度换了，尝试接受了，事实就是事实，都太倔强了。

Anyway, congrats 陈邦鋆 for winning 才华! Great performance. Jiayou!

2007-10-17T10:13:00.001+08:00

Yesterday, we went out for lunch. On the way back, we bought bubble tea.

Alvin: You want to try mine (bubble tea)?
QL: OK.
Alvin: Oi, use yours (straw) la.
QL: Isn't it a bit disgusting if you take yours (straw) out and I put mine (straw) in?
Alvin: This is hygiene.

Alvin: How does it taste?
QL: A bit weird. I think I'll stick to mine (bubble tea).
(A drop of milk tea dripped from Alvin's straw and landed on his pant.)
Alvin: Shit!
QL: Oops, you want me to lick it up?
Alvin: No thanks. Tissue please. (Alvin's wiping his right inner thigh.) This action is a bit obscence.
QL: Wait, I think our conversation sounds very wrong.
Haha...

有时候，一些人会让你的一天过得很好；但也有人会把你的一天摔下谷底。

我要感谢他，让我看清楚权力的重要。高高在上，可以不顾别人的感受，条例跟着他走，只许州官放火，不许百姓点灯。

最讨厌只会使唤他人，自己却像个废物在玩的人。他是让我后悔当初放弃的导火线，否定我以前认为职位是过眼云烟的错觉。这个笑面虎：表面上笑脸待人，实际上笑里藏刀。

唉，谁教我如此不长进，敢怨不敢言，未能效仿他人上表告御状，弹劾奸佞。

算了，要离开了，就不顾有多乱吧。没有position, so? I've already screwed up this part of the journey. What I'll have to do is to focus on the future. 现阶段的我已经没资格和别人比较了，还是学学孙燕姿，豁达一点，谁比谁好，又能差到多少，迟早都要向上帝报到，咕叽咕叽，轻松一笑，把烦恼忘掉！

2007-10-15T22:33:00.000+08:00

Celebrated Ah Ma's birthday on Sunday. We went 鸿阁@Orchard. It's a vegetarian buffet restaurant. Did I say 'buffet' AGAIN? Haiz, 不肥才怪. But somehow the quality of the food seemed to have dropped. Not as tasty as last time. Or my standards are higher nowadays?

We were there late because of me, remembering the wrong name of the shopping centre. But I was angry with that Taxi driver too, 'cos he drove us to other places despite the fact that I told I couldn't rmb the name and asked him to drive to Somerset MRT station. Ok. I was wrong too. What a way to start a day... Sian.

Sometime, I just can't stand my cousin. He just ORDed. So? Need to tell me he had gotten his PINKY IC OVER AND OVER AGAIN? Please la...

Let's not talk about that. Oh, we went to Taka to buy cake for our Ah Ma. Jason, my other cousin, and Wei Ling chose this Mango cake. Wow, the box of the cake was very chio. Of course, the cake was chio and delicious too. $27 for a 780g Japanese cake. That's our gift for Ah Ma!!!

Anyway, very paiseh to Ah Ma, 'cos we won quite a bit from her over the Mahjong table. 嘿嘿, 不好意思, 承让了. Oh, must wish her 身体健康, 万事如意. Plus all her 子孙 handsome, chio, healthy, excel in studies, get married soon, 财源滚滚, 鹏程万里, 百尺竿头, 事事顺心, 笑口常开, whatever good things la.

2007-10-13T19:00:00.001+08:00

Happy Birthday Yun Long, Wei Ning and Kristine!

Saturday celebrated Yun Long's and Kristine's birthday with Qiu Ting and Seok Hwee. Eat Sushi. AGAIN. Buffet Sushi. AGAIN. Initially, we were asking for some discount in prices for NSF and students, and the waiter said, 'Students can, NS can, NS can...' And so, Yun Long & I were super relieved. But when we settled down, we realised that there were no discount price for NSF?! So we asked him again.

The waiter said, 'Students can, NUS can, NUS can...'

So we accepted that fact that we were going to pay adult price. Kristine grabbed over the menu and started ordering... So tonnes of food were served. Hui Ting joined us at a later time.

We bought a sweater for Krist and a T-shirt for Yun Long. So sorry that I can't find the NY cap. But I hope you like the Bad Monkey.

We went shopping ard after that. Then we walked out of cine...

HT: Eh? What song is this?
QL: Stand by me.
HT: Oh... Wait, sounds a bit...

'You're way too beautiful girl...'

QL: Arh... Eh?! Oh, sorry Beautiful Girl. I like this song. It's nice. Wow, it's actually an extension from Stand by me. So cool.

Then, we crossed the road and walked towards Heeren.

'You're way too beautiful girl...'

QL: Oh wow, nice song again.

Then, we followed Kristine into a shop where she saw this white bag.

'You're way too beautiful girl...'

QL: Hmm... I wonder how much they are paid to publicise this song.

Then, we went to converse on the third floor.

'You're way too beautiful girl...'

QL: Not again.

2007-10-02T23:11:00.000+08:00

如果我还是住在Tampines，会发生什么事？
如果家境好一点，我会不会比较出色？
如果我勇敢一点，会不会就比较有自信？
如果我不在立化，我会在哪里？
如果after first three months，我能够留在NJ，我会认识AJ的朋友吗？
如果没有胖过，脸会不会小一点？
如果阿嬷那晚没去看戏，她会中风吗？
如果我没去上海，去了北京，结果会一样吗？
如果生活放纵一点，我会那么循规蹈矩吗？
如果膝盖没事，是不是可以跑得快一点？
如果我没参加华乐，我会参加什么？
如果我不喜欢潮剧，我又会喜欢什么呢？
如果不选择放弃，我会不会站在高一点的地方？
如果每一件事能重来，我会去尝试不同的选择吗？

Have you ever wonder...
If you didn't do this... Will this happen?
If you did this... Will this have happened?

2007-09-15T11:46:00.000+08:00

Hey, guess what? I'm intending to write a song... Hope it sounds good. The idea just came, so perhaps, just give it a try.

Here it goes:

黑夜吞噬了脆弱的心灵

轻蔑唤醒了现实的陷阱

雨天侵袭了不定的意志

自怜看清了自己的不是

像墙头草任人牵引
似无头蜂盲目乱窜
没有人引回正确的航线

像盘上棋任人摆布
似锅上蚁惶恐不安
祈祷谁领回遗弃的信念

我不停地逃看不见你的好
一直在奔跑错过你的怀抱
看见你的微笑成了他的骄傲
才明了那不是凑巧

我不再依靠不向命运求饶
不想再胆小不在原地吵闹
不想被谁嘲笑学习面对煎熬
才忘掉低调的D调

This is just a try, so 请多多指教.

2007-09-06T20:51:00.000+08:00

Phew... So tired, long time never blog le. Let me start from last Wednesday.

I failed my driving test. Vertical parking was the killer. I didn't position my car properly and when I reversed, I hit the Kerb. So I tried to calm myself. Go for another try! This time worst, the pole went clang clang. My legs were shaking over the clutch pedal. The tester shook his had and started to scrrible something on the checklist. I got the car in finally on the third try but I told myself, I surely fail liao.

Then we went out to the road. It was quite a smooth ride until the very last bit when I tried to do a right turn. I didn't notice the green arrow started blinking once it appeared. Kena scolded by the tester. With some other bad habits, plus here and there, I scored a total of 48 points. Haiz so demoralising. Need to spend more money again and wait until Decembr for a re-test.

After that, it was Sat. Early in the morning I was getting ready to go AMK hospital for voluntary work. My Dad asked me to find some info on people selling used and condemned computers online. I knew what he was thinking - he was intending to go into collecting and selling of unwanted computer parts. I told him 'No!' straight in his face. Then, he got pissed and started saying nasty stuff. So I went out earlier than usual.

He has this bad habit of 三分钟热度. Other than Chinese Foot Reflexology, the rest of the things he does was just for a moment of interest and keep thinking of getting easy money. Sad to say that he is not with us for a period of our life when we were young.

Moment later, I saw this old lady having difficulty getting up the bus. So I helped her. I got even more depressed. I was sad that I helped an old lady who I didn't know rather than my father. He is not wrong, pursuing his dream. He doesn't smoke, nor drink and he has quit gambling. He has the motivation to do things but he lacks the necessary information and mindset. I was once totally given up hope on him and had all sorts of negtive thoughts. But afterall, he is still my dad, it is him that brought me to earth. I should be... Haiz...

Ok, let's talk about something lighter. I am really grateful that we are able to having our 庆功宴in a restaurant. The food there is above average la, not reall perfect. BUT THE PRAWNS ARE REALLY NICE. Thanks to Yong Xue, I have mastered the skill of vibrating the rim of wine glass. Then, it set the whole table off on a wine glass vibration journey.

Later, Tat Kuan, Lijia, Wei Ling, Wen Hua, Nigel, Hui Ping, Zhong Neng, Shu Min and I went to Pitstop. We played Sequence and Balderdash. The latter game totally made me like a fool. A question will be asked and players will hve to come up with their own answers (can b right or wrong, as long as they sound correct to the others) and the rest will have to vote. The players who guessed the answers correctly, get to move a few steps. And players' answers that were given the most votes get to move a few steps. I can actually given stupid answer like Tripod Holder. And I can't even guess the correct answers. That left me the last one in the game. But it was really fun.

Sunday, I went gym with Tat Kuan and Nigel. Wow, those two are freaks! They just exercise and exercise. Wa lao. But they really kept me going, though I wanted to give up at certain point. I must try to focus, cos my attention span is really very short. Haiz, muscle ache sia. Even until now I am still having aches all over. Aiyo, weak la, must train more. Looking forward to ORD.

Speaking of that, I was really stunned when I read the news about Dave Teo. 1 more month to ORD and he actually did this. Poor guy, relationship can be deadly sometimes. Thankfully, no one was attacked when he brought the weapon out of camp. Pray hard that everything goes smoothly for me. 2 months to ORD!!!

2007-08-26T23:43:00.000+08:00

十八岁的记忆已经有点模糊了…

虽然那只不过是两年前的事，
缅怀过去的当儿，
还是无法将记忆的拼图，
重组在一起。

那年看的港剧也不少…

《翡翠恋曲》教会了我朋友也能成为一家人，
《金枝欲孽》让我看清了钩心斗角的背后也有情有可原，
《酒店风云》把面具的重要性告诉我。

戏剧是一种教育，
把难以启齿的残酷，
容易被忽略的幸福，
输入脑海中。

那年的我们的班并不是那么亲…

因为我太忙着念书，
因为我不是一个爱好体育的人，
因为class outing没什么话题，
因为被喜欢的人reject，
因为我没时间。

那年华乐是我上学的推动力…

我的喜怒哀乐、担惊受怕，都留下了足迹。
我怀念在卡车上搬乐器的汗水，
我享受替朋友买饭的乐趣，
我喜欢拿金牌的感觉，
我想再照顾弦乐，
我爱玩音乐。

虽然意见不合会使人迷失自我，
但游戏时间便自然的忘记自我。

虽然我把《秦兵马俑》，奏成“秦兵马桶”，
但是朋友的鼓励让我的阴天又回到了晴天。

虽然多数团友都没学过，
但是“奇迹”已经是司空见惯了。

虽然华乐室有很多人进出，
但是它依然是那么的干净。

虽然我是弦乐的组长，
但却比较像弦乐的欧吉桑。

虽然事过境迁，
但是我却忘不了华乐。

遗憾？
错过了北京的旅程。
没照顾好学弟学妹。
拉错了《秦兵马俑》。

十八岁的狂想曲…

十八岁时，没有疯狂的想法；
想回到十八岁，才是疯狂的想法。
珍惜眼前一切的人是幸福的，
你幸福吗？

2007-08-13T20:23:00.000+08:00

I can't really run because of my knees. Ever since I had enlisted, I have been using this as a shield. But I want to stop this excuse.

Yesterday, I was supposed to deliver Jiahe the tickets to 'The Reunion' concert. So I ran from Bishan to Serangoon. I stumbled around Bishan Park, trying to find the shortest path to Serangoon. After failing to do so, I decided to follow the bus route to AMK.

I ran past AMK Hub, CTE and a French School, trying to filter through the polluted air. I never knew there's a French School in that area. I think I should really walk around more often to explore the things in Singapore before going abroad.

Damn, while I was still struggling with the run, it rained. Then, it started pouring. Heng, I saw Blk 101 finally. Thank goodness, I could finally pass the tickets to Jiahe. Thanks a lot Jiahe, for the glass of cold drink!

On the return trip, I tried to act smart, and took a turn towards Tavistock Avenue. It's a private estate. It was still raining. I started to look out for an exit route, but there was none. Then, I began to worry. Better don't get lost. The neighbourhood was really quiet, until I passed by a family that was actually having buffet!!! Argh... so hungry!!!

Finally I heard vehicles. So I thought lots of vehicles = CTE = AMK = Bishan. Thus, I went through the underpass and wow, I was at AMK Ave 10. I was happy for an instant, since my assumption was correct. But when I realised, I didn't recognise anything in the vicinity and there was bearly people around, I began to worry again. Therefore, I just continued to run through the flats, hoping to find an exit. Fortunately, I saw the MRT track. At least, it led me back to AMK Ave 1 and eventually, to Bishan, though I took a few extra turns. I was totally soak in sweat and rain water.

Even though it was a short distance, I was feeling damn tired. Haiz, so weak sia, should have worked out more during Secondary School time. Well, can't turn back the time, so I must train harder.

2007-07-20T20:53:00.000+08:00

有时候，会感到很寂寞，
心里有种莫名的空...

从小学到初院，
总是为了学业而忙，
把头埋在书堆里，
似乎错过了许多事物...

好象一粒圆球，
在城市里滚，
看不清眼前的景色，
也没被人留意...

心里的空，
跟着朋友的暂别扩大...

脸上的笑容，
总是不想放下...
一个人的时候，
又不幸被空占领。

是一种通病吗？
人人都有的通病吗？

我不知道自己的理想是什么...
赚钱？成家？

好忙喔...
为什么而忙？我也不知道。

没谈过恋爱，
不奢望别人的爱，
自己也还没学会怎么去爱。
心里的空又大了...

钱！好重要喔...
满足需要、填饱肚子、上学...
基本上：
它好重要。

大家在追，
我也在追，
盲目的追，
现在最向往的是自由。
再等多三个月，
就自由了。

一年十个月，
看见了人性的美，
了解了人性的丑，
认识非常能干的人，
鄙视只用眼力的人。

我还得学习，
学习掌控时间，
学习收敛一点，
学习去打开自己的心，
或许心里就不会空了吧...

2007-07-02T22:06:00.000+08:00

Yesterday was SAF Day. It marks the 40th year, which National Service had been introduced to Singapore. I was reading through The Straits Times and it brought back many memories from my BMT life. That was the best part of my army life. Everyone was so blur, so don’t-know-what-to-do. We had experienced tekan sessions from our Platoon Sergeant, Irfan, constantly shouting at us, every moment. We trained hard and played hard, eventually, I got slimmer and that was my greatest gain. I really miss the days with my platoon mates in Orion Platoon 1 Section 2. So fun. Wan Nok, Zheng Jie, Chris, Zhong Yan, Kai Yang, Hui Heng, Benjamin, Yannick, Darren, Yue Hong, Joshua and Nigel.
Till now I still dun understand why it is called a ‘Pass out’ Parade. I am actually quite Badang and there will surely be someone who passed out. Aiyo. There is still four months left before we ORD. It is still quite a distance to go. Yesterday, Mediacorp showed 新兵小传, gosh, I was laughing my head off. When I saw the recruits in the past had to queue up to make phone calls, I was so relieved. We all have hp each. So fortunate. I really feel like having a reunion gathering with most of them, hopefully when we all ORD!!! ORD!!! ORD!!!

2007-06-08T20:07:00.001+08:00

OMG! I did something very spastic... I went to join Makeover Pte Ltd @ AMK Hub. Because of my love for Teochew Opera, I went there. I was totally stunned when I was selected. I was even terrified when they wanted to paint my face like those opera actors. I was trembling. I was the only Singaporean. The youngest too.

OK, this is the first time I get to get my face painted. Wear those glittering costumes. Sing Opera right in front of Singapore!!! Argh, I was damn paiseh!!! Shaking. Shaken. Oh shit, I drank too much water, but with my painted face, I dun even dare to step out of the shooting area. So I ren... and ren... I didn't even look into the mirror at all. The costume was extremely complicated to wear AND TAKE OFF. I really salute all the opera actors out there. So when everything was over, I beg the makeup stylist to get rid of the pink and white on my face. But the eye liner just refused to go away!!! Ok. So the dam is going to open soon. So I ren... and ren... So more and more ppl come along to clean my face.

Finally, I got to the toilet when I look normal. Really many thanks to all the production team, to Ms Kym Ng, Mr Chen Shu Cheng, Mr Dennis, Ms Cheryl and Ms Chen Dao Mei. It is really difficult to get a show done. It is even more difficult to GET RID of the EYE LINER! I think I was really brave. I think I am even more brave to show you this photo with the other two contestants. Ahmitabha.

2007-05-26T21:49:00.001+08:00

I have designed a new wallpaper for my desktop! After much consideration, I dropped the idea of having any movie or series on the desktop. So... I chose my family. How is it? I think these photos are the better ones that I have ever taken so far. My mum was so happy about it when we took the pictures. And we got these two photos FOC!!! But sadly, my father thought it was a consipracy and decided not to join in. Haiz...

Today I went to Bugis to 拜拜, and a family of Caucasians just waved at me on a trishaw. It MADE my day. i waved back at them and wow, I was feeling so happy. It just takes one easy step to slow down a little and look at the beautiful things around you. I am relieved for now as the parade in my camp is finally over. Though I only slept less than 3 hours the previous night, I was still grateful that it was over.

Yesterday was AJCO's performance. It was in the auditorium in school. There were pros and cons having the concert there. The cons: the sound system sucks; the stage sucks; the seat sucks. The pros: they can at least keep it within the budget. I saw many familiar faces. Kien Seng, Jeremy, Dawn, Shu Xuan, Rebecca, Sim Wan, Yu Qian, Liane, Valerie, Kee Wei, Shu Wen, Dawson, Hui Shi, Matthew, Marilyn, Rong Sheng, Pei Ni and so many people from my batch of CO. Really miss the good old days.

It was pretty obvious that it was not really well prepared. Frankly speaking, I was quite disappointed with the first half of the concert. The 龙腾虎跃 really lacked energy. The drummers were good; the players were good. It was the feeling that is not really there. But the second half was much better. I was longing to listen to their 公主 and 天山盛会. But the 南道阿里郎 was good though Wei Ling had been complaining that it was very, very difficult. Better than me la, screwed up the 秦兵马俑 last time. So Paiseh. Anyway, I can say that the best part of the concert was the short video clip at the end. I was touched. They might not be that good in terms of their performing skills, but their effort and patient are the elements that deserve the respect. So, 加油 AJCO!

Oh oh, today I went for dinner with Kathleen... After that I took a look in TS. WOW, SALE!!! Haha, so auntie... BUT I really love the show 再生缘. No matter what, I still love this show. I love the song by 陈慧琳. So sad that Michelle Yip left TVB, this is one of the very few shows that she can really act. But I like her. I love this show.

2007-05-18T09:40:00.000+08:00

最近到乐斯公司走了一圈，看见三张从未看过的小唱片，就马上买了下来。这三张其实是陈楚蕙阿姨与方巧玉一起和唱的潮语流行歌曲。可是家里并没有唱机，只是买回来收藏而已，何况这三张唱片和起来，就是卡带版的《迎春花》。其实，这可说是无心插柳的收获，因为当天到乐斯是为了找寻《乔太守乱点鸳鸯谱》的卡带。但店员告诉我，这部剧目可能是香港文志公司所代理的，所以本地没有货。我也在找另一部戏《非梦奇缘》，但我知道新加坡的公司是不会有蕙姨的版本的，因为那是丽的呼声现场所录制的，不知道能否同他们购买这些当年现场录音的原声带呢？

还好 Thomas (Chai Soon) 告诉我在以下的网址能听到《乔太守乱点鸳鸯谱》:

http://rthk.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html

香港電台戲曲天地節目重溫

星期二, 二月 27, 2007

潮劇欣賞、粵曲會知音

節目時間： 1300-1400

節目名稱：潮劇欣賞

節目主持：鍾偉明播放曲目：

1. 「喬太守亂點鴛鴦譜 ( 上 ) 」由陳楚惠、曾珊鳳主唱

http://rthk.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html

星期二, 三月 06, 2007

潮劇欣賞、粵曲會知音

節目時間： 1300-1400

節目名稱：潮劇欣賞

節目主持：鍾偉明

播放曲目： 1. 「喬太守亂點鴛鴦譜 ( 下 ) 」由陳楚惠、曾珊鳳主唱

2007-05-03T15:32:00.000+08:00

I'm sick... Coughing non-stop since I was back from JB. Seen the doctor thrice... Hope that I will be able to recover asap.

It seems that there are lots of things to do in camp. But I really need to take a break. Hope that the people there are able to keep the things moving without me. I'm feeling that I'm spending too much time on other people that I dun have enough for myself. Must be organised!!!

AJCO having their SYF soon. I can see the 'stressed-up' Wei Ling everyday. You can do it girl! You have the gift of luck, it will always be with you. So be confident. Jiayou.

Just watched Spiderman 3 on Tuesday, with Kenny, Willie, Khairul, Wei Jie, Bao Chern, Annabel and Shi Jie. Despite the critics, this show is a must-see. You will get to laugh a bit as this sequel is quite funny in some parts. Finally have a chance to return Shi Jie a book I had borrowed from her 2 years ago. Hope the rest of AJC 26/04 are doing well.

Me, Myself & Ice-cream

竞技场上的赛跑

The Golden Spoon

Painted Faces

自己跌倒自己爬

长方格子

勇战肯特岗

莲香戏鞋

对错归零出发才了解

Never Been Kissed

Happy CNY 2011

NUSCO CNY House Hopping

Kathleen's Bdae Celebration

Kueh Making Session

阴阳岭

红鬃烈马

Pek Chek

Sandcastle

Excerpt from The Strange Visitor

Mediacock

Disappointed

4th Month

同类

AS @ BKK

SCMS 2010

Semester Result Report

曲终人散

Quintessence 三月天《汇》

我还是不知道

Semester Result Report

我不知道

穆桂英休夫

无牙

I feel like 孙淑琳

Busy

千里送筝情

Tat Kuan's Graduation

Random Updates

Semester Result Report

Chicago

天冷就回来 OST

天冷就回来

香港小生王陈楚蕙经典潮剧表演晚会2009

Lost

再战肯特岗

Personality Test

舞榭歌台

安宁

陈楚蕙来了

Allure 2009

车站

Grumbling

Life of a Calefare

Should I?

Long Time No Blog

惨败

Vinyl Record Player