《红星大奖》 Star Awards 2009

After watching the Star Awards, just can't help but want to write about my view on the awards that were given out tonight.

Best News/CA Presenter
I really cannot tahan this award! If they intend to give it to the same person every year or they feel that 董素华 is really so much better than the rest, then don't bother having this award. Totally waste of time!

Why wasn't 赵文蓓 given a chance for this award? She is quite an outstanding news presenter in my opinion.

Best Variety Show Host
I feel so happy for 郭亮! Think it is high time that this award be given to him. In fact, I felt the award came a little too late, that the excitement is not there any more for 郭亮.

Best Newcomer
Really don't know what to say about this award. Every year, I feel that they have given it to the wrong person. Though there isn't any particular person whom I support for this category.

Best Supporting Actress
Must they give out 2 awards for this category? The title of the award should be changed to 'Better Supporting Actresses' if this is the case. Hello! 'Best' refers to the most outstanding ONE! Not TWO!

I always feel that 李茵珠 should have been nominated for her role in <<一房半厅一水缸>> rather than <<小娘惹>>. She should win this award for her role in <<一房半厅一水缸>> .

Best Supporting Actor
Almost cried when 周初明 went on stage to receive this award. Felt that he really deserves it. Hope that God will heal him and we will see him acting again!

Best Actress
When I watched <<小娘惹>>, I felt that 欧萱's performance was better than 白薇秀's, though I am no fan of 欧萱. So I really cannot accept the award is given to 白薇秀.

In my heart, 陈莉萍 in <<黄金路>> is the Best Actress of all.

Best Actor
I think I will faint if this award is also given to another <<小娘惹>> cast. Though this show is quite interesting, but don't have to dominate the whole award ceremony.

陈汉玮 truely deserves this award! =)

New Target - 1500 Skips In 30 Mins

Yeah!! After more than a week, I am so proud to announce that I have finally managed to achieve my target of 1000 skips in 30 mins. And I have also been able to skip more than 100x non-stop since my 4th day. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Now it is time to set a new target for myself to press on further... After all, I still have another 7 weeks to go, before I think I can see any visible result of my 'hardwork'.

Hmm... I think 1500 skips in half-hr should be achievable. And I think I should also aim for 150x non-stop too. =)

Let's see how I fare 10 days later...

My Latest Creation - Amazing Brushes

This is my latest work using Photoshop Brushes and Custom Shape Tool. I think the brushes are simply amazing. Unfortunately, I am not creative enough to make this more impressive. But as a tutorial, I think this will do. =)

Fat Loss Exercise - Jump Rope Workout

Recently my pants are starting to complain... either I exercise to lose some weight or I buy some new pair of pants. *Sigh* Age is really catching up and I finally have to face the reality that I will not be slim forever. Gone are the days where my waistline is less than 26 inches.

Today, I went to Queensway Shopping Centre to buy a soccer ball for my nephew. While I was there, I decided to get myself a Jump Rope, or what some called as a Skipping Rope.

Wah! Didn't know that skipping is not easy at all! After doing 30 skips, I could hardly catch my breath. In fact, I can't even do 100 skips continuously! 60 is all that I can manage at most.

Hmm... I have decided to set my target at achieving 100 skips continuously and 1000 skips in 30 mins. Hope I can do that after 1 month! And oh, of course my waistline also has to go down by an inch or two lah!

Wish me luck! =)

Simple Border

Tonight I don't have much time to explore the tutorials. So I decided to try doing this simple border. It is said that this border can be done in a minute... but me being a novice, took about an hour to do it!


Can pass lah!

Stretching My Creativity

Last night, I was trying to change the design of my blog banner. But after a while, I became really frustrated when I could not achieve the effect that I wanted with Photoshop. Well... all because I have not really spent the time to learn how to use this complicated yet powerful tool.

This morning, since I am on leave, I decided to learn a few tricks from those online tutorial. After 3 tutorials, I think I have began to 'understand' this tool a little better.

Tada! Have a look at my proud creations! All these are done purely using Photoshop... Not too bad right?

Thought the bullet on fire is kinda cool...

These shooting stars are much simplier than the bullet on fire, but the effect is also quite nice.


This abstract design though look complicated, but it is actually quite simple to do. Next time I am going to use this method to design my blog banner...
Hmm... something to look forward to!

Priority Seats?

This is a picture that I have taken when I was on my way to work last week. Can't understand why the 2 young and abled men can be so blind to the old man standing next to them.

I think SMRT should make annoucement at every station to remind those sitting on the Priorty Seats to look out for those with special needs and offer their seats to them. Else they will all get away by closing their eyes, pretending to sleep. Just like the 2nd man in the picture above.

Shame on you, guys!

Perfect Cut 2 <<一切完美 2>> 落幕了!

唉！ <<一切完美2>> 竟然这么快就落幕了。害我这一个星期忽然觉得很空虚。

真希望新传媒能够快快重播这部剧。(因为某些天，我无法赶得极回家看，结果错过了一些剧情!)

对白仍然是这次的特点。最喜欢的是Kelly说的那句 "只是两人一对，三人倒胃" Win又接上去的 "现在是四人两对，刚好对位，双双对对!" 哇! 好ryhme!

还有Kelly对Win说的 "Alex不是第一人选，他是唯一..."

最后一集，Kelly日盼夜盼，终于盼到Alex归来，眼泪忍不住落了下来。那一幕看了让我直镖泪...

觉得许立桦在第二部剧里非常讨喜，不晓得他会不会因此而考虑重回新传媒?

好希望将来还会有<<一切完美3>>，再不然，希望制作组能够再合作，创造另一部和<<一切完美>> 一样的好戏!

Perfect Cut 2 <<一切完美 2>>

Wah... Can't wait for Wednesday to come! MediaCorp is finally going to broadcast the sequel to my favourite Singapore drama series in 2008 - "Perfect Cut 2"!



In my opinion, this show is even better than the popular but controversial Nyonya drama. The story is simple but heart-warming, the script is also very well written. A lot of effort is put into the making of this show. Certainly not to be missed!

Hmm... Must be home before 10pm in the next few weeks to come!

Singapore Flyer

Recently, when I wanted to take some photos of my nephew, I suddenly realised that I have not looked at the photos taken up on the Singapore Flyer in Dec 08. Can't believe how busy I was then!

Anyway, decided to share the photos here with everyone!

















Indeed, it is most beautiful to be up on the Flyer when the sun is about to set. That way, you will get 2 different views of the Lion City...

Goodbye My Friend!

Last Saturday, after clocking late hours for the entire week (including Sat itself), I was looking forward to a day of R&R on Sunday. Suddenly, I received a sms from my friend telling me about the demise of our secondary school classmate.

I was shocked! I have not contacted this classmate since the day we parted, after getting our 'O' level results. It turned out that she was already suffering from Lupus for quite a while and she passed away on last Friday midnight.

This is the 3rd time that a friend of mine passed away. And everytime, it is a reminder to me that our life is short and we should cherish each and every moment of it. I can't help but feel thankful for the fact that I am still living in this world! Thank you, Lord!

Goodbye, my friend. I wish you well.. May you find peace in Heaven and comfort in the Lord. And I... shall always remember you in my heart!

我知道我变漂亮了

前阵子，当MediaCorp在播出<<一切完美>>这出剧时，我就非常喜欢它的主题曲。
但因为工作太忙， 没时间上网找这首歌。
直到昨天，才发现词曲创作人竟然是原唱者 - 石欣卉！
真没想到石欣卉这么有才华。。。 对她更是欣赏！

当我让旧同事听这首歌时， 他还以为那是林忆莲的歌。。。
哈！仔细一听，果然有点像。
要是石欣卉听到我旧同事的comment, 一定很开心！
石欣卉 - 加油！

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我知道我变漂亮了
词/曲：石欣卉

过去的批评嘲讽 (Let it go, let it go)
过去的轻蔑冷落 (Let it go, let it go)
有些人口不饶人 却忘了瞧瞧自己 又有什么资格

时刻都善良待人 (let's move on, let's move on)
时刻都做好本分 (let's move on, let's move on)
有些人心思浅薄 绝不是宽容 自暴自弃的理由

也许 确实也受过言语打击 也许 从来也没什么好际遇
千万别将勇气深锁在阴影里 我们又不会妨碍这世界继续美丽
咦耶~ 呼呜~ 呜~

我知道我变漂亮了 (我知道我被注意了) 曾难过 曾失落 微笑一下就过
外在的美貌容易戳破 内在的美好细水长流 耶咦耶~
我知道我变漂亮了 (我知道我也豁达了) 不自卑 不埋怨 就算还差一点点
用 内涵弥补一切缺陷 内在的美 迷住每个人的眼 哦喔~

时刻都善良待人 (let's move on, let's move on)
时刻都做好本分 (let's move on, let's move on)
有些人心思浅薄 绝不是宽容 自暴自弃的理由

也许 想说的话总埋在心底 也许 想要的爱可望而不可及
竭尽全力争取 幸福会看到你 大声说 你的真心全世界最动听
呜呵~ 呜哦呜呵~

我知道我变漂亮了 (我知道我被注意了) 曾难过 曾失落 微笑一下就过
外在的美貌容易戳破 内在的美好细水长流 耶咦耶~
我知道我变漂亮了 (我知道我也豁达了) 不自卑 不埋怨 就算还差一点点
用 内涵弥补一切缺陷 内在的美 迷住每个人的眼 哦喔~

一个两个不懂 丑小鸭变天鹅啊 需要时间比较多
走过了伤痛才看得更通透 不到最后不会懂命运安排了什么
呜呵~呜喔哦~ 呜呵。。。呵~~ 呵呃~

我知道我变漂亮了 (我变漂亮了) 曾难过 曾失落 微笑一下就过
外在的美貌容易戳破 内在的美好细水长流 耶咦耶~
我知道我变漂亮了 (我知道我也豁达了) 不自卑 不埋怨 就算还差一点点
用 内涵弥补一切缺陷 内在的美 迷住每个人的眼 呜呼呜~
用 内涵弥补一切缺陷 内在的美 迷住每个人的眼

Wii

I bought my PSP 2.5 years ago and it was so popular among my nieces and nephews that I was comtemplating whether to buy a Wii as well.

Finally, I bought my Wii from my neighbourhood shop at SGD 498 (mod set) last month. Prior to that, my nephews were so worried that I will sell away my PSP after getting Wii. Well, they never once asked about my PSP ever since the day they tried out Wii!

So what are the interesting Wii games? Hmm... for ladies and kids below 5, I would recommend 'Cooking Mama', 'Big Brain Academy', 'Wii Sports' and 'Mario party 8' etc.













For kids who are better at controlling or who like to play RPG games, then 'Ghost Squad', 'GT Pro Series' and 'Winter Sports' should be quite good.



Funny games like 'Raving Rabbids' is also quite fun!

For those who are still contemplating whether to buy Wii... Don't have to think so hard lah... Just buy!

Disappearance

*Sigh* It is amazing... I have not edited this blog for 1.5 months! Where have I been? What have I been up to?

Well... It all started rather well. After my last blog in Sep, I went to Cebu (Philippines) for a short trip to rest and relax. Frankly, there is nothing much in Cebu, so it is a perfect place for you to do NOTHING!

After I returned from Cebu, I was really unwell. First it started with a cough, then flu, then it became a fever and stomach flu! I was sick for 3 full days in a row! But the good thing about this is, I get to rest really well in that 3 days.

After I have recovered from my stomach flu, I made a short trip to KL and did my usual - bought a pair of shoes from Vincci! I just cannot visit Malaysia without returning with at least a pair of Vincci shoes!

Before I know it, we have entered into November. Work was crazy since the first day. Why is there so much work to do? I have been working late till 10pm almost everyday! Even my Saturday was spent in office.

Last week, my team and I went to Guangzhou for a business trip. Wah... this is the first time I have to work OT when I am on a business trip. We even 'tabao' dinner in case the restaurants were closed by the time we finished work! But the good thing that came out of this trip is, I bought a 4-wheeled fake 20" Samsonite luggage at the price of SGD38. And also a nice pair of Nike shoes for SGD25, though I could have gotten it at a much lower price of SGD18.

Finally, I am back from my trip but am drowned by my work again! *Sigh* By this time, thought I better update my blog, in case all of you thought I have disappeared into thin air!

Formula One

Ever since they started to fence up the Formula One race track and put up the lightings, I can't help but start to feel all excited about this first ever night race that is going to happen in Singapore. However, as I know nuts about F1, I thought it is meaningless for me to buy the ticket to this event-of-the-year for Singapore.

So few days before the event started, I took some pictures of the race track to remember this great event. And below is one of them.

(This is the spot where most of the accidents happened during the F1 race.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Just 2 days to go before the start of the 3-day F1 event, my colleague gave me a free walk-about ticket to last Friday night's practice race. Wah! I was so happy even though I will have to go alone! Yippee!

Friday came and I left office promptly with my Panasonic TZ3 in hand, ready to conquer the F1 race! Ha Ha... F1, here I come!

Let's see what have I taken during the practice race.


This is my best shot of the night...Ha ha... You must be wondering why? Look carefully and you will find that I have indeed captured one of the car in this shot. However, it is moving at such a speed that all you see is a patch of blur white object. That's how fast the car was going... Err... or how slow my TZ3 shutter speed is... Hee!

This is Kimi Raikkonen in his Ferrari. He is the defending champion in his 8th F1 season.
And here is Felipe Massa whom all thought he will win the night race, but did not.

Wah... I sound like I know quite a bit about this F1 race, isn't it? Ha ha... all thanks to this magazine that my colleague lend to me before the race. I was busy trying to digest all the info before the race starts.

In between the 2 practice races, I managed to sneak into the Grandstand opposite St. Andrew Cathedral. Wah! It is really nice to be on the Grandstand. The view of the race is different too.


Actually, most of the pictures taken that night are similar, so I won't bore you with too many of them. Here is a video of the race itself though... (For those who did not watch the F1 on TV)



Just before I left, I took this nice picture of the CBD...



I really enjoyed myself on Friday night, and I think I will try to go for next year's F1 race again!
Yeah! Can't wait for next year to come! =)

Where Will Our Money Be Safe?

The past few days have seen many Kiasu Singaporeans queueing up at the AIA Customer Service Centre. In this case, they are really 'Kiasu', because they are afraid of losing their hard-earned money, in case AIA also declare bankrupt just like Lehman Brothers.



Look at how far back the queue has gone...



But then again, where exactly will our money be safe? The bank may also go bust and we will lose every single cent we have entrusted to it; our house may also be robbed... *Sigh* Where should we keep our money???

Mystery Phone Call Finale

After 1 week, the mail which is supposed to carry my prize money still has not arrived... Just when I was dead sure that this is all a scam, Xiao Tong called.

She was very surprised why I did not contact her when I did not receive the money after so many days. I told her I have forgotten about it (Though the truth is that I don't even believe this whole story!). She panicked and asked me to contact their lawyer from Huan Yu International (环宇国际).

Their lawyer, 何正宇, told me that I have to collect my prize money personally as the amount is huge. But who in their right mind will travel to HK for a prize money?

Ok... side track a little... the 3rd prize which I have won is a Mercedes Benz E350 worth HKD 486K. Which works out to be SGD 86,700. But I have to pay 3% tax (福利公益税) which is about SGD 2,500. Well... after tax, it is still a lot of money to me!

To cut the story short, after calling Xiao Tong and the lawyer a few times, they said that there was a case where a person from Malaysia also won the same prize, but did not have to go to HK to collect it. And he got his money within 1.5 hours.

When I asked the lawyer to process my case in the same manner, this is what he told me...
First of all, you need to make payment to HK xxx dept for the 3% tax. Once that is cleared, you can give us your account number and we will credit the money directly into your bank account.

Tada!!! There you have it! The answer to my curiosity.

So the question is: will you risk $2.5K, in return for $85K?

My reply to the lawyer and Xiao Tong: Thank you so much, I am not going to claim this prize money! =)

Mystery Phone Call Part 2

Four days ago, I wrote about the mystery phone call which I have received back in end June. Well, the same caller, Liu Xiao Tong, called me on that day again.

She asked if I have attended that special event back in early July... Nope, I said. She went on to ask if I have watched the event live on TV... Nope, again I said. Oh! What a pity, you have missed out on an exciting event! Blah blah blah...

Finally, she came to the most important part... She asked if I remembered my lucky draw number... You must be kidding! I did not even believe that I would be given a chance to participate in a lucky draw for no good reason, why would I even remember the number?? Well... that part, I didn't really say it. ;-p

She went on to repeat my lucky number and then, she broke the unbelievable news to me... Miss, it is a pity that you did not watch the event that day, as you have won the 3rd prize! And the 3rd prize happened to be a car... A CAR??? Ha ha... Great, I bet she will go on to say that since I am in Singapore, the prize will be donated to charity...

As soon as the committee realised that the winner is a foreigner, they have converted that prize into its cash value and we will be sending you the amount thru mail soon... Har? Did I hear that correctly? Did she say I will be getting some money soon? Ha ha... All the more I am sure this is a scam. How can I be so lucky? And I have never been lucky before...

When I shared this piece of news with my colleagues, only one of them thinks it may be true. Well, do you? And will I really get that huge amount of money that the caller has said? I really do not know and do not think so.

If I do receive the letter, I will certainly share the news with you thru my blog. So, do look out for part 3 of this post. =)

Mystery Phone Call Part 1

The past 2 months, I have been so busy that there are some things happening in my life but I have paid little attention to. Just like this incident that happened in late June, which I have almost forgotten about it until I received a phone call today...

Someone by the name of Liu Xiao Tong called me around the last week of June. She told me that I have been selected to participate in a lucky draw for an event which is held to celebrate the opening of Disney Land in Hong Kong. Or was it that Disney Land has been opened for x number of days in HK? Anyway, can't really recall already.

Anyway, she went on to ask me to tune in to a particular channel a week later to catch the event. And she also reminded me to look out for my number when it is time for the lucky draw, just to see if I am the lucky one. Blah blah blah...

Frankly, if not for the phone call today, I really cannot remember most of our conversation on that day. Anyway, who on earth will bother with such a phone call? I also could not understand why I did not cut her short that day and just hang up.

So... what's is it about this phone call? Why am I sharing about this seemingly unimportant incident in my blog? Well, look out for part 2 of this post. =)

12 Lotus Concert

9 August 2008 - 12 Lotus Concert

On National Day, I went to attend a church event at Singapore Expo. Prior to that day, I have not slept well for the past few days as I was busy preparing for this church event.

It was during this event that I got to know a sister-in-christ better and she asked whether I am keen to watch a concert with her after the event. At first, I was rather reluctant as I badly needed to catch up on my sleep. However, she kept persuading me to go as she said that they were front row tickets and she is attending it alone.

Furthermore, they are tickets to the concert for the up-coming movie '12 Lotus'!

Err... ok... since this movie is so popular, maybe I should watch the concert to find out what is all the hype about.

See... Row 4... really very near to the front row already!



So whom did I see at the concert? The lead actress, Wang Xin(王欣), herself of course!



Liu Ling Ling(刘玲玲) is ever so impressive in her dressing... In fact, she appeared in all sorts of different outfits through out the entire concert! And this is the most wayang outfit of all!



Chen Zi Qian(陈子谦), the young and handsome director, figured that he should not lose out to Liu Ling Ling... So he stole Qi Yu Wu's(戚玉武) costume in the movie - The golden cowboy suit.




So who else were there in this concert? Surprise! Project Superstar 2 contestants - Sun Wen Hai (孙文海) and Carrie Yang (杨佳盈).



Carrie also appeared in a very wayang costume which she is obviously very uncomfortable in. She kept having to adjust the head gear through out the song.



Finally Qi Yu Wu(戚玉武) appeared at the end of the program... after we have all waited so eagerly.



I have bought my Panasonic Lumix TZ3 for slightly more than a year now... it is only during this concert that I get to appreciate the 10x zoom capability! See... all the celebrities look as though they are standing right in front of me! =)



Frankly, this concert is nothing fantastic... it is just something to get everyone curious and eager to watch the movie itself.

Hmm... Have you watch the movie yet?