That friday night

More pictures from Michelle's camera:-

memories

Movie Night

From the Director of ONG BAK and TOM YUM GOONG.

Yakuza Masashi and his Thai lover Zin were forced to separate with Masashi being sent back to Japan and Zin to continue staying in Bangkok as a single mother. Brought up single-handedly by Zin, their daughter Zen, is autistic in nature. She is compensated with agility and picks up Muay Thai through watching television programs and from observing the trainings taking place at the Muay Thai academy next door. Zen becomes an obsessive fighter who excels at catching fast-flying objects. When Zin is diagnosed with cancer, Zen has to fight her way through to collect money from her mother's debtors to raise her medical funds..


Watched 'Chocolate' with Rob last night and I though it's going to be another 'Ong Bak' movie. Don't get me wrong but I loved 'Ong Bak' and 'Tom Yum Goong'. Yea, I did catch both movies. However, 'Chocolate' prove to be different and it's really more entertaning than the previous two movies. This kid 'Yanin Vismitananda aka JeeJa Yanin' kicked more ass than Tony Jaa in both movies. From Cinema is Dope :-


The lead female actress forms some kind of hybrid between Tony Jaa and Bruce Lee (in spots). Mostly they play to her own strengths (which you have to see to believe) and really never tries to rival either Tony or Bruce. The story is slight, but the broad spectrum of characters and scenarios more than complete the film into an absolute marvel and one of the absolute treats of 2008 cinema'.


Yes, you really have to sit it believe it.. this girl rocks!! The movie is great and it's worth ya $10. However, I can't say much about the website though. It states,

'This website is required Flash Player 9 of higher, If yours computer deprived this please download here'

The English did make me smile but when I clicked to Enter Site, the page just takes forever to load. I've even downloaded the latest Flash Player just to make sure. Oh well, one can't please everyone. Anyways, do watch it and it makes you wanna take up Muay Thai.

Michelle's Last Day

michelle & me

with shui hui & michelle

shui hui & me

jason & me

oooppppss!!

shui hui & bf

ricky

@ ben & jerrys

Yesterday was Michelle's last day, she's an intern who has been with us for the past the three months. After this she'll be heading to Beijing for another attachment for her final year project. We had dinner @ Sakura International (Clementi) and then headed to Ben & Jerrys (Dempsey Road). Ricky & Dexter drove us to Ben & Jerrys but Dex didn't joins as he had a prior appointment and Andy went back with Dexter as he was heading to Jurong coz the rest of us ws in the north. It's funny coz we had dinner @ Sakura and Drinks @ Ben & Jerrys.. :p Michelle joined me in having a hoegaarden!! For someone who don't like beers, she found a liking for hoegaarden. :D Well, I guess it has not hit me yet but I know I'll miss her very much.

To Michelle:- Do take care of yourself whilst you are in Beijing. Only trust yourself and God above who will never let you down. :) We will await your return and we'll have a KTV session in July. In the meantime, smile always and I'm glad that our paths crossed. God Bless!!

Movie Night

CONGKAK

Synopsis:
Kazman is a dedicated husband who, despite his wife Sufiah's protests, decided to buy a bungalow for their family near a lake as a family getaway. Anxious in the new house, Sufiah feels as if someone is watching her. Her daughter Lisa, who would always go downstairs at night to play congkak with someone whom she could only see, compounds her uneasiness. Sufiah throws the congkak in the lake, but is awakened the next night by the sound of the congkak being played again and upon investigation, she sees an old lady playing it. When her daughter disappears, the oldest resident in that area, Pak Tua, comes to the family's rescue and helps in locating the missing family members.

Watched it with my colleagues ytd at West Mall and I would give it two thumbs for visual and sound effects. I confessed that there were certain parts that made me jump.

Tuesday

Realised today what my seniors went through when I was just a newbie. Always wondered why they ask me speak louder, or get fustrated whenever I ask a question. I told myself that I won't do such a thing but now three years later I realised that I am turning into them... haha. Actually realised that they were not angry or fustrated with me but with the callers. Realised it today when my niece Shu Hui answered calls on her own today. Guess I was too hard on her as I vented my fustrations on her. Hmmm... I shld have done better... have to learn to keep my emotions and temper in check. Yes, I do have a temper and a few have witnessed it. ;p We learn new things everyday. . . Here's to a better tmr. :)

With regards to my previous post, I'm really excited that my fav comic character is finally coming out in the big screen. 'Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of...' yes, it's none other than Thor!! The only setback about the movie is that Brad Pitt is rumored to be Thor. I have nothing against Brad but Thor is larger than life. The Edge wld be a better choice but he's one ugly dude. Haha... Hmmm.. how about Triple H. Now that's a thought. However, Marvel is courting Brad Pitt to be Thor.. sigh!!

Oh yes, Ant-Man is due to be released in 2010 and Ghost Rider 2 in 2009. If you my readers, do have any interesting movies coming up, do let me know. Thanks.

upcoming and rumored movies & sequels

upcoming movies & sequels :-

• Transformers 2 (2009)
• Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (2011) (rumored)
• Fast and Furious (2009)
• X-Men 4 (rumored)
• Cloverfield 2 (2009)
• Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins (2009) (T4)
• Spider-Man 4 (2009)
• The First Avenger: Captain America (2011)
• The Avengers (2009)
• Thor (2009)
• Hancock (2008)
• Iron Man 2 (2010)
• Toy Story 3 (2010)
• Shrek Goes Fourth (2010)
• The A-Team (2009)
• Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
• Star Trek XI (2009)
• Jurassic Park IV (2009)
• Halo (2009)
• Twilight (2008)
• Scary Movie 5 (2008)
• Punisher: War Zone (2008)
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army
• The Dark Knight (2008)
• Valkyrie (2009)
• The Happening (2008)
• The X-Files 2: I Want to Believe (2008)
• The Incredible Hulk (2008)
• The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)
• Righteous Kill (2008)
• Tropic Thunder (2008)
• Babylon A.D. (2008)
• James Bond : Quantum of Solace (2008)
• Wall-E (2008)
• The Hobbit (2010)
• The Hobbit 2 (2011)

can't help but wait

always been there for someone but not sure why there is no one around when i want someone to talk to, to assure me that everything is okie. . . another week with nothing much to look forward too anymore. i am just a nobody . . .

Pesach III

The Angelus Choir

Pesach III

It's finally over, no more sound checks, feedbacks and mixers for the time being. It's been like 5 months since I left angelus choir and somewhere it didn't seem like the same anymore. Guess I am losing my touch. Anyways, Pesach III was better than last year on the sound aspect. It could have been better but given the design n acoustic of the church, we just had to work with what we have. But nonetheless, it worked out pretty well. The other choirs also had a blast of the time and everyone had a good time. I am glad that I don't have to do this at least for another year, if there is one. Been sleeping like 3am for the whole week and today it's no exceptional. I guess I should head to bed soon, otherwise I will be 'phy-ed'. Hahaha.... just came up with that one.

one more thing, a big shout out to my niece xin lan.

all the best in your exams... jia you.

-missing you-

Hancock

Under the Sea: The World Beneath the Waves

saw this on msn and i thought of sharing..

Whether you're an eco-traveler or just a lover of the seas, get an up-close and personal look at all manner of fascinating sea life, endangered ecosystems and underwater adventures at these incredible locations. Rangali Island, Maldives: The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island is home to the world’s only all-glass aquarium-style dining experience. The Ithaa Undersea Restaurant, set more than 16 feet below the surface, has a 360-degree view of the Indian Ocean’s marine life and nearby reefs. With seating for only 12, though, reservations are recommended.

Eilat, Israel: Located more than 16 feet deep in the Red Sea is the Red Sea Star Underwater Restaurant in Eilat, Israel. With full-view windows that rim the perimeter, the restaurant has a surrounding observatory and features an exotic menu, bar and dance floor. It also serves as a “green” project, with associated marine experts working to preserve the surrounding coral reef.

For more on The World Beneath the Waves, click here..

of colleagues & friends & family

(from left) jason, ricky, me, andy & dian

this was taken last wednesday night @ lobby court, swiss hotel. we went down to lobby court to have some drinks and listen to the resident pianist who happens to be on an internship with our company. its a nice place to chill out with good company after a hard days work. sigh, at times like this, i wish i was working in town again rather than jurong. oh well, there's pros and cons in everthing.

anyways.. celebrated lucas birthday @ obar. it was nice catching up with old friends and dancing the night away. will post the pictures once i've gotten them. we ended at 3pm and headed to spize for breakfast. finally got home at 4-ish, slept at 5am. woke up late for work, only reached office @ 9-ish stilll feeing stone n tired; and of all days, the intranet chose to be down today. but the show must still go on, so we use word pads to log the calls. called andy to inform him and he got the tech guys in to check. the intranet was up just before 1pm so we had to log in the calls in the system. not sure why i took such a long time to log the calls, may becoz i was really stoned and not functioning. had lunch inbtwn and finally left office @ 5pm on a saturday. so u might think that i headed home to sleep??? nah, went to church @ 6pm.. had dinner wif jen, suee, pat n jo-n and finally came back home @ 10pm. i think i crashed @ 11 odd as i couldn't stay awake no more..

had breakfast with my bro and his family @ little india. it's always nice seeing my beautiful nieces.. okiez, i got to run now. melissa's comp is having problems again. in the meantime, i leave u with this pics.

(from left) my bro, isabella, chiara & my mom

my bro, isabella & chiara

my adopted niece @ work, shui hui.

update:-

couldn't fix melissa comp. the comp hangs after a while, even during scanning a loud beep soon occurs. whilst trying to find the source, i hit the blue screen - restart the comp but the windows just don't load. the error messgae that changes, the last read out i had was:-

'IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL'

STOP: 0X0000007E (0xC000000E, 0x8080BAF1, 0xF8A01A1C, 0xF8A1718)

did a search on the web, but couldn't find anything. i assume that some driver or adapter is 'fucked'. mel's pc is quite old so none of the knowledge base from microsoft offer much help. guess i have to do a fdisk and reinstall windows tmr. . otherwise, does anyone got any ideas??

it's freaking warm today... times like this, i wish i had an aircon.

Labour Day

Had dinner with my colleagues @ Popeye Chicken & Biscuits @ Singapore Flyer yesterday. The outlet is nice & spacious and the food is great. It sure beats KFC hands down. In time to come, once Marina Downtown is up, the view is going to be awesome. I'm sure people some people feels that the Singapore Flyer is nothing special and boring. Well, I've not taken it yet but I will soon and would comment on it. However, just thinking of the future developments in Singapore have will make it a worth going. There is

Gardens by the Bay
F1 Ciruit
Marina Barrage
Marina Bay Sands Integrated Resort

New Bridge
Designed as a double helix structure, the new 280-metre bridge will link the Bayfront area to Marina Centre, completing a walking route that brings visitors to the major attractions around the bay including Singapore Flyer. The bridge, expected to be completed around 2009, will be spearheaded by award-winning architect Philip Cox

Art Park
The Art Park, situated on the northern end of the new bridge at Marina Centre, will feature artworks by Singapore youths submitted during an Art Competition organised by the Urban Redevelopment Authority. The competition was designed to commemorate the new bridge, which is set to become a spectacular landmark to view from the observation wheel of Singapore Flyer

anyways, after popeye's chicken, we headed to swiss hotel lounge for drinks and hear benzi play, the kid is really good. we hanged around until he ended and we headed to millenia tower to pick up jennifer (sun nui)who finished work at almost 2am. we headed for desert cum supper. my sun nui picked the place and it was not familiar to me, maybe becoz i was on a nice high but tired. couldn't stay awake after long and it was signal to head home. knocked out once i got into rick's car and he was kind enough to drop me off at my carpark...thanks dude!!

came back home at about 4am i think and slept till 11am. accompanied my mom to church and had breakfast.. so i've been on the comp eversince i came back ... haha. okiez i am outta here.. going to watch ironman @ vivo and i'm freaking late ...

another one

Here's another one from SG Office Ghost. Turn up the volume!

me & bollywood...

met up with caroline on saturday for an impromptu dinner as we happen to be heading the same way. . it's always nice seeing her although she made me wait for ½ hour. :p realised ytd that we've known each other for 10 years since i knew this girl. now ain't that something... :)

anyways, came back home after dinner and actually watched the tamil move on central - 9.30pm to 12.30pm. well, it's been a long time since i sat down infront of the tele instead of the comp. kinda like the humour n the wise cracks of the lead actor. my mom gave up half way and went to bed, so it was just me and bollywood. of course, i switched channels during the tiresome songs and dance. which lead me to conclude on the reason why tamil or hindi movies always have full songs complete with stunning dance routine n scenery; and the reason is - they don't need to shoot another video for mtv. if u think abt it, they kill two birds with one stone. the music videos that you see are taken from the movies. now ain't that something.. ;p

attended mass on sunday and a meeting after that. guess i'm back in the sound business again. helping bob out in a event in church and hopefully it won't be as bad as last year. good thing i 'm not attached to any group in the church, so i won't have to listen to the brickbats after the whole event. haha.. so i'm booked on 6th, 8th & 9th for sound checks n the actual event on 10th. so do mark your diaries if u want to date me. haha.. oh yes, talking about sound.. mark albers sms me that day @ st james - 'the reason i am here is becoz of you, so u better come and see'. well, i once tot a kid how to work a 6-channel peavey mixer and a few years later, he was head huntered to setup the sound system for st james & he currently spins at dragonfly. now ain't that something.. ;)

Sighting at Raffles Place

got this from patricia's blog. The CCTV footage appears to have captured something.
Here's the link to SG Office Ghost to determine if it's real.

someday i'll be saturday night

i realise that i've been having birthday functions every two weeks since mainey's birthday. . i've got two more in the month of may. so today it's stay home weekend. . . my younger niece shu hui did invite me to minds cafe @ boat quay today but am not sure if i would be going down. see how. i am blessed with two wonderful nieces. :)

anyways, we celebrated corrinne's birthday last sat at powerhouse, st james. well, my first impression of the place wasn't a good one. firstly, when i called to make reservations on monday, the week before the actual day.. i was told that we don't have to open a bottle for a table but since reservations is supposed to two weeks in advance, he would check with his manager. the manager called me on wed and told me that he could reserve a table for me but i have to open a bottle, vodka bottle for $228. its like wtf! dun u guys communicate. anyways, since they are having a vodka promotion, i would get another bottle free n an extra table. i was like fair enough since i was gonna have 10 - 15 people coming. however, i could only bring three people in free. . .never mind, i reserved it anyways.

on the day itself at the door, i was told that there was no vodka promo whatsoever, just premium bottle @ $224 and one table... again, wtf!! the cashier girl at powerhouse acted like i owed her a living as i didn't know i had to pay for the bottle also. the way she reacted really reflected the image of the whole place. luckily, there's wasn't anymore incidents, the waitress that serve us was a pleasant one and i should have drop a compliment for her. oh yes, the tequila shots gal was cute and nice too. thanks to marky mark too for helping us out. well, lesson learnt, never arrange for a birthday at a place that you are not familiar with. next stop, obar.

sigh, i should really stop clubbing...retire to a nice old folks home and start a new dance craze there.... hahaha. anyone wanna join me? will call it folk dance.... wait that's done already. i know! we'll call the 'dance of the roaches'!! hahaha... all incestcides are not invited.. :p okie okie, i noe its lame, well the heat it getting to me.. *onz fan* so where was i... oh yes.. retiring. not sure why the president came into my mind all of a sudden. haha... my ex-colleague happens to be his neighbour.. no joke! went to her place for hari raya a few years back and saw his place. a humble guy as the place was just as normal as the rest, so u can't really tell that's the pressie place except something that gives the place away.. but i ain't gonna tell ya. hahaha.

well, it's the weekend, go out and enjoy yourself. remember its not the place that makes the night, its the company. have a great weekend.

corrinne's birthday @ powerhouse,st james

the forbidden kingdom

I watched The Forbidden Kingdom with Robin & Pat today and it totally rocks. Maybe because I fell in love with actress Crystal Liu Yifei. I was introduced to Liu Yifei by my colleague, Jason who had her wallpapers on his desktop for a couple of months. Didn't realise how pretty she was until I saw the movie... I just fell in love. She is the golden sparrow and she can kick ass. About the movie, go watched it. Hahaha

webcam

this is me.. thinking about you.

The Party Of Five + B'day Boy

We celebrated Edward's (seated, centre) birthday last Saturday @ a buffet steamboat restaurant off bugis. It was a surprise thingi for Edward who didn't know what was coming as his birthday is i think quite a while to go; but as my niece put it, 'later got no time, cause got school and will have no time to plan'.. or something along that line...hahaha. . . All in all, we had fun and filled our fill. Happy Birthday Edward!!

**more pics can be viewed on facebook.

oh yes, my niece drove me home on sat from yishun macs to my block, it was a proud day for me. :)

nessa

January 2008

January 2007

January 2006

just realised that all the pictures were taken one year apart and it was not plan at all. . haha. vanessa or nessa is a beautiful girl who is always full of love and laughter. she just makes u feel good no matter what. love u lots dear...

my beautiful colleagues cum family

introducing my newly adopted cute niece, shu hui.

my lovable adopted niece, xin lan

my adopted grand-daughter, jennifer

my beautiful adopted sis, lina..

~i do have an adopted daughter too.. will get that pic soon~

birthday saturday

It was birthday Saturday on 5 April 2008. I had three birthday celebration on the same day but thankfully @ different timings.

First stop was lunch @ Safra Yishun to celebrate my colleague Jumnah's Birthday @ Eatzi, if i am not mistaken. We also did a belated birthday for my sister lina. Lunch was great and we all had a great time. (more pics to be uploaded)

Next stop was rick's place at Yio Chu Kang where we celebrated ex-colleague Carrie's Birthday. It was a pot luck thingi so Andy and I bought some curry puffs n goreng pisang. Our version of healthy lifestyle. In the end, there was too much of food and two boxes of curry puffs were untouched. Not sure what happened to it as i had leave early. Sadly there were no photos taken. :(

After Rick's place, headed down to Double 'O' with Melvin and Corrinne to celebrate Germaine's birthday. It was actually my first time there and the place really cool for someone who grew up in the 80's. After two decades, the music still sounds good and it's great to know youngsters who were not born then, enjoying the music....hahaha. The drinks were crazy (as usual) and we managed to finish almost everything. The birthday girl had a great time so did all of us. Will upload the pictures as when i get them. Didn't know much I managed to stay up the whole time and finally only slept at 2pm on sunday considering the fact i woke up @ 9am on saturday. What's wrong with me?? :p

Next stop, Corrinne's birthday @ Movida, St James Power Station. However, Huirong suggested PowerHouse since Corrinne likes rnb as Movida plays world music which would be appealing too. I've never been to St James before so I'm thinking of going down next week to have a look. Rod u free?? hehe...

jumnah's birthday

Jumnah's birthday @ Safra Yishun

aisyah, jumnah @ andy

Andy & Jumnah

Lina & Jumnah

Lina & Jumnah

Lina & Jumnah

wif my sister, lina 'belated birthday gal'

the birthday girl, jumnah

yours truly

family

2006

2008

Michael Jackson 25th Anniversary of Thriller

The World's Biggest Selling Album
Of All Time

finally got my hands on the Thriller 25th Anniversary album and it sure brought back some good memories... like learning how to moonwalk. :D

back from the dead

its the weekend but with nothing much to look forward too except gabriel has been admitted to TTSH on suspected dengue. if u guys want to visit him, let me know.

a lot of things have changed since i turned another year older. guess i'm at a point of the middle age crisis. neither here nor there. not sure i am able to carry on being me or shld i change??

at a point where i am lost but not sure where to turn to as everyone else i know are alot younger than me. anyways i would be back to haunt the living dead of the cyberworld soon....maybe i would get answers from there.

i'm outta here.

I Cant Help But Wait

I See U, U Wit Him, He Aint Right But U Dont Trip
U Stand By, While He Lies, Then Turn Right Round And Forgive
I Cant Take, To See Your Face Wit Those Tears Runin Down Yo Cheeks
But What Can I Do, I Gotta Stay True, Cuz Deep Down Im Still A G

And I Dont Wanna Come Between U And Your Man,
Even Tho I Know I'll Treat U Betta Than He Can
Girl I Cant Help But Wait

some previous pictures

Bhuma's last day, dinner @ cafe cartel

carrie & linus's last day, dinner @ bukit timah