time for movie review again! watched 2 movies recently with promising start but slight letdown at the end. here go!
#23 (spoilers ahead)
caught this show with hubbi last sunday. had rather high expectations for the premise of the show sounded really intriguing/entertaining & its one of jim carrey's rare foray into serious films.
plot is simple: one man stumbled upon a book, aptly named #23, which had a protagonist who is obsessed with the no.23. suddenly, carrey's character realised many disturbing similarities between him & the book character. & everywhere he turns, the no.23 is prevalent. his life is moving in almost the same direction as the book. which is a bad idea, cos the book character ended up killing his lover, & carrey's character has no wish to kill his wife. so what he must do (or so he think), is to find out who's the author & solve the mystery before the bad deed happens.
the show was good in the beginning where we just chugged along with the flow of the show (which is kinda fast). n no.23 is really everywhere, so fun! lolz.
but as the show progress, i can almost see the twist coming up. and the ending is let down by the totally predictable, safe twist.
in short, carrey IS the author himself. having a dark past & conveniently suffer from memory loss after writing the book. fate had it that the book found him again, n he get to clear his skeletons in the closet.
*yawn*
i would much prefer the author to be the wife & see how the plot ties it back. but perhaps just too hard for hollywood nowadays. bah!
sunshine (spoilers ahead also)
met up with jx & dan yesterday for this show. watch it mostly for cillian murphy. hehe. i remember i 1st saw him in "28 days later" & was thinking this guy 的眼睛真的是misty 的不可以! so pretty! then i saw him again in "red eye" & think ewww this guy looks weird. what i didnt know IS he looks weird in "28 days". lolz.
still his eyes are gorgeous! just look at 'em in "sunshine"!
okie, back to the show. plot is simple too: 50 years down the road, the sun is dying so earth needs to send out a team on mission to "re-ignite" it with a stellar bomb (using almost all nuclear resources on earth). the show started with our cast, an 8-person team of scientists/astronauts setting off in spaceship - Icarus II. as all missions in space are, things started going awry when they receive signals from Icarus I, the 1st team to be send out 7 years back & which disappear ever since. making a detour to Icarus 1, hell break loose. whatever can go wrong in space (scientifically) WENT wrong.
it was really good so far. the problems seem real, the way the characters respond/react seem logical & the CGI effect of the space & sun really leave you kinda breathless. humans are really like so small in comparison to the vast galaxy!
but as all seemingly good shows, sunshine has to introduce a totally irrelvant & letdown twist in the last 20 mins. which totally ruin the show! bah! bah! bah!
i'm gonna spoil it here: apparantly, the previous captain from Icarus I went religious-mad & think that its god's will that humankind should die out. so somehow he managed to get all Icarus I members (except himself of cos) to abandon the mission & just die. and he sneaked into Icarus II & create havoc in the last 20 mins of the show.
i HATE this part. i HATE him!
1) all astronauts should be tested & deemed physically & psychologically fit before setting off such a mission. how come he just turn siao halfway!
2) why is he still alive (all burnt up in scarred skin is very ridiculous) & so strong DESPITE being trapped in the spaceship for like 7 years (read: no exercise n boredom can kill just almost anything!)?! and if he's sure its inevitable that humankind will die, why didnt he die with his crew?! selfish pig!
3) simply cos he made this great science-fi show degenerates into some cheap gore slasher film at the end! *grr*
okie, enough about my angst.
im ready for my lunchie. n hope this working week will whizzes past! *wee*
Wednesday, April 11, 2007
Monday, April 09, 2007
recap - what i like best!
time did it again. the long weekend flashed past like THAT fast! whizzzzz....
and the husband and i've been to lotsa places this long weekend. all over our small island, heh.
let me do a recap of the weekend like i always love to do. in chronological order, of cos! :)
thursday
my boss wanted things to be done last minute & i stayed in office till 7+. *sobbie*. all plans to meet hubbi at city hall was foiled for i managed to make myself feel v v v tired by then. so he ta bao my fav dinner back home again -- soup spoon! so happy!
we spent the evening n night lazing in front of the tube, basking in the knowledge that its only friday tomorrow. :)
friday
woke up bright & shiny in the morning & made our way to my mum's place in no time. nothing beats home cooked food! *yummy*
i miss mum's cooking. :(
it was off to parkway parade after that! where i religiously had my durian ice cream from scoopz. *yummy* it was nice just window shopping at all kinda stuff & before long, i grabbed a shepard's pie from Don's pie (which jean has been raving to me about) and made our way to east coast park!
yeah, u heard me right! east coast park. lolz. if not for my hall mates having a chalet over there for the long weekend, its v rare of me to pop by there! it was fun seeing them all over again though the husband got grumpy halfway. heh.
i had fun just bbq-ing and polishing away sinful food (think sotong balls, satays, taiwan sausages, chippy chips etc). :)
saturday
a short n rather uneventful day. went to marina sq for some window shopping. but was back in the house in less than 4 hours time. no thanks to me.
was feeling rather unwell & tired so hubbi had to usher me home fast. spent the evening feeling bleh. my in-laws came to look for us and i gained myself 一打的燕窝. *grinz*
hubbi shall have no share of that at all. *muahaha - evil laugh*
sunday
left for my gramps in the noon. i miss my big extended family & i got to eat home-cooked food once again! *yay*
my auntie peanut-lotus soup is so good i drank THREE bowls. talk abt being a disgusting pig.
big-head cousin was kind enough to drop us at orchard. gotten aware of something disturbing/funny. goes like this: cousin's gf called him when he's driving us. unable to take the phonecall himself, he got me to do so. so i was fretting how to tell her im me, as i gathered it must be horrifying to hear a girl pick up your bf's phone call.
in the end, i intro meself the generic boring way:" hello, this is ah-han's cousin. he's driving me & my husband to town now, hence he cant listen to your call".
after that, i asked my big-head cousin:"so what does your gf know me by? cousin? ah-hui?"
and he just said,:"ah bui".
!!!!i was totally disgusted. thats like my nickname by my cousins when im *ahem* kinda plump back when we were totally young, like pre-primary? the nickname is supposed to be contained within our circle & die with us! *grrr* whatever.
for the free ride, i managed to refrain myself from twisting his neck. okie, tired by the long post. more updates soon!
and the husband and i've been to lotsa places this long weekend. all over our small island, heh.
let me do a recap of the weekend like i always love to do. in chronological order, of cos! :)
thursday
my boss wanted things to be done last minute & i stayed in office till 7+. *sobbie*. all plans to meet hubbi at city hall was foiled for i managed to make myself feel v v v tired by then. so he ta bao my fav dinner back home again -- soup spoon! so happy!
we spent the evening n night lazing in front of the tube, basking in the knowledge that its only friday tomorrow. :)
friday
woke up bright & shiny in the morning & made our way to my mum's place in no time. nothing beats home cooked food! *yummy*
i miss mum's cooking. :(
it was off to parkway parade after that! where i religiously had my durian ice cream from scoopz. *yummy* it was nice just window shopping at all kinda stuff & before long, i grabbed a shepard's pie from Don's pie (which jean has been raving to me about) and made our way to east coast park!
yeah, u heard me right! east coast park. lolz. if not for my hall mates having a chalet over there for the long weekend, its v rare of me to pop by there! it was fun seeing them all over again though the husband got grumpy halfway. heh.
i had fun just bbq-ing and polishing away sinful food (think sotong balls, satays, taiwan sausages, chippy chips etc). :)
saturday
a short n rather uneventful day. went to marina sq for some window shopping. but was back in the house in less than 4 hours time. no thanks to me.
was feeling rather unwell & tired so hubbi had to usher me home fast. spent the evening feeling bleh. my in-laws came to look for us and i gained myself 一打的燕窝. *grinz*
hubbi shall have no share of that at all. *muahaha - evil laugh*
sunday
left for my gramps in the noon. i miss my big extended family & i got to eat home-cooked food once again! *yay*
my auntie peanut-lotus soup is so good i drank THREE bowls. talk abt being a disgusting pig.
big-head cousin was kind enough to drop us at orchard. gotten aware of something disturbing/funny. goes like this: cousin's gf called him when he's driving us. unable to take the phonecall himself, he got me to do so. so i was fretting how to tell her im me, as i gathered it must be horrifying to hear a girl pick up your bf's phone call.
in the end, i intro meself the generic boring way:" hello, this is ah-han's cousin. he's driving me & my husband to town now, hence he cant listen to your call".
after that, i asked my big-head cousin:"so what does your gf know me by? cousin? ah-hui?"
and he just said,:"ah bui".
!!!!i was totally disgusted. thats like my nickname by my cousins when im *ahem* kinda plump back when we were totally young, like pre-primary? the nickname is supposed to be contained within our circle & die with us! *grrr* whatever.
for the free ride, i managed to refrain myself from twisting his neck. okie, tired by the long post. more updates soon!
Thursday, April 05, 2007
backlog of pics
lack of photos for quite sometimes cos i lazy to bring cable to office to upload pics. n i seldom update my blog at home. heh.
so now, backlog of misc photos!
dinner meeting with grace, zm & ah D on dun-know-what-date. we had so much fun laughing ourselves silly at isetan scotts TCC.
we were using the camera timer function n trying to capture the perfect pix but to no avail. lolz.
nelly's farewell last last friday i think. this is the nelly i know best! silly & rubbishy! haha
i starting to miss her. *sobz*
lunchie @ borders bistro with hubbi on dun-know-what-day again. remember i wasnt feeling too well that day but still managed to tuck into the super yummy tuna sandwich n chippy chips that come along with it. hehe.
below, me sipping warm water to make myself feel better. im soooo glad that im feeling much better nowadays!
had dinner @ sushi tei raffles city with ah D, grace n gb last fri. somehow the katsu don set there is not really appealing. lucky dessert afterwards at Haagen daaz was really good!
chocolate fondue is the wayyy to go!
look! they've ice-cream, fruits & n scones to go with warm chocolate. heaven-licious!
and last pic to end it all - shopping therapy. been feeling kinda crappy this week so went to town to look for the husband yesterday. dropped by isetan, determined to use up all my remaining vouchers, and managed to get these!
hope the make-a-difference moisturiser will really make a difference to my skin heh. since my breakout late last year, i ve almost stopped all kind of skincare but decided recently, thats not the way.
even people with oily skin need to take care of their skin, no?
will try the charcoal mask tonight, hope it 'll work! :))
so now, backlog of misc photos!
dinner meeting with grace, zm & ah D on dun-know-what-date. we had so much fun laughing ourselves silly at isetan scotts TCC.
we were using the camera timer function n trying to capture the perfect pix but to no avail. lolz.
nelly's farewell last last friday i think. this is the nelly i know best! silly & rubbishy! haha
i starting to miss her. *sobz*
lunchie @ borders bistro with hubbi on dun-know-what-day again. remember i wasnt feeling too well that day but still managed to tuck into the super yummy tuna sandwich n chippy chips that come along with it. hehe.
below, me sipping warm water to make myself feel better. im soooo glad that im feeling much better nowadays!
had dinner @ sushi tei raffles city with ah D, grace n gb last fri. somehow the katsu don set there is not really appealing. lucky dessert afterwards at Haagen daaz was really good!
chocolate fondue is the wayyy to go!
look! they've ice-cream, fruits & n scones to go with warm chocolate. heaven-licious!
and last pic to end it all - shopping therapy. been feeling kinda crappy this week so went to town to look for the husband yesterday. dropped by isetan, determined to use up all my remaining vouchers, and managed to get these!
hope the make-a-difference moisturiser will really make a difference to my skin heh. since my breakout late last year, i ve almost stopped all kind of skincare but decided recently, thats not the way.
even people with oily skin need to take care of their skin, no?
will try the charcoal mask tonight, hope it 'll work! :))
Tuesday, April 03, 2007
its the start of the month again. how dreadful cos its my reporting period again!
reports to be churned out, analysis to be done, ad-hoc meetings with my evil boss etc. and all these madness wont end till the 12th!
im still able to go home fairly on the dot but its getting harded when everyone ard you is working late. bah!
but im strong (despite being a 病猫 these few weeks) & a survivor!
i will pull through to take whats rightfully mine end of this mth --- my BONUS! hiaks.
okie, enough of work nonsense. back to chirpy sunny stuff.
its CONFIRMED - our 3D2N Malacca/KL cruise triP! *wee*
hubbi & i will have our short getaway in mid may! a mth filled with holidays (2 only, to be exact). *yummy*
i cant wait to just eat my heart out, stroll along the deck with the husband & have hearty chats (to his horror) in our cabin. :))
and oh, yesterday went to sistic to grab 2 concert tickets. you guys will never guess whats that for.
its.... *drums roll*..... 汪明荃 concert! lolz. before u think im mad to attend this concert, stop! im bringing my mum for mother's day lah!
heez. it'll be on the 12th of may & i hope that i wont fall asleep among the screaming aunties. lolz.
*burp* my lunch left me feeling bloated once again. bleh.
when will 630 ever come? *hmmm*
reports to be churned out, analysis to be done, ad-hoc meetings with my evil boss etc. and all these madness wont end till the 12th!
im still able to go home fairly on the dot but its getting harded when everyone ard you is working late. bah!
but im strong (despite being a 病猫 these few weeks) & a survivor!
i will pull through to take whats rightfully mine end of this mth --- my BONUS! hiaks.
okie, enough of work nonsense. back to chirpy sunny stuff.
its CONFIRMED - our 3D2N Malacca/KL cruise triP! *wee*
hubbi & i will have our short getaway in mid may! a mth filled with holidays (2 only, to be exact). *yummy*
i cant wait to just eat my heart out, stroll along the deck with the husband & have hearty chats (to his horror) in our cabin. :))
and oh, yesterday went to sistic to grab 2 concert tickets. you guys will never guess whats that for.
its.... *drums roll*..... 汪明荃 concert! lolz. before u think im mad to attend this concert, stop! im bringing my mum for mother's day lah!
heez. it'll be on the 12th of may & i hope that i wont fall asleep among the screaming aunties. lolz.
*burp* my lunch left me feeling bloated once again. bleh.
when will 630 ever come? *hmmm*
Thursday, March 29, 2007
my weekdays are falling into a horrible pattern of wakey-up -> drag myself to work -> feeling lethargic for most of the day -> 630 finally arrived after painstaking wait -> dashed home for dinner with hubbi -> rot infront of the tube -> early retreat to bed by 11pm.
goodness! i feel like an old lady! why do i have to feel so bloody tired nowadays! *sigh*
hubbi was very sweet yesterday. he actually asked me out for dinner after work which is rare since he's such a homebody (meaning his idea of bliss is to make a beeline for home after work everyday).
but being a fudgy old lady, i turned him down cos i was too bloody tired, remember? and he went to tabao my fav. soup spoon (including my all-time fav - wedges!) back home for our dinner. *yippee*
thanks, bb. i appreciated that.
and now its near the end of the working week, finally! weekend will fly past like nobody's business but still glad it flys past at least.
i need a break sooN! a short getaway! the husband and i are contemplating another cruise this may! *hehe*
getting hooked to the lazy lifestyle. this time a shorter trip (3D2N) to malacca/KL perhaps!
okie, back to *bleh* work. feel like slipping back to moodiness. hope i can shake myself out of it sooN! :}
goodness! i feel like an old lady! why do i have to feel so bloody tired nowadays! *sigh*
hubbi was very sweet yesterday. he actually asked me out for dinner after work which is rare since he's such a homebody (meaning his idea of bliss is to make a beeline for home after work everyday).
but being a fudgy old lady, i turned him down cos i was too bloody tired, remember? and he went to tabao my fav. soup spoon (including my all-time fav - wedges!) back home for our dinner. *yippee*
thanks, bb. i appreciated that.
and now its near the end of the working week, finally! weekend will fly past like nobody's business but still glad it flys past at least.
i need a break sooN! a short getaway! the husband and i are contemplating another cruise this may! *hehe*
getting hooked to the lazy lifestyle. this time a shorter trip (3D2N) to malacca/KL perhaps!
okie, back to *bleh* work. feel like slipping back to moodiness. hope i can shake myself out of it sooN! :}
Sunday, March 25, 2007
BYE BYE NELLY!
been some time since i last blogged! said it before but i want to say it agaiN! the weekend comes & goes too fast, yesh, too fast!
struggled through the long long working week, and before i know it, now's the end of sat night!
where has all my time goes?
met up with the dowers last night for nelly's farewell dinner. yesh! nelly is leaving for NYC soon for the next 2 years. *sobbie* i will miss her sooooo mucH!
dinner was at alexandra's HK street. despite rave reviews from many, i found the food so-so still. :I
after dinner, some of us went to this restaurant/cafe/live band place called Oosh. the ambience is fantastic! the potato wedges is delicious, albeit a little pricey!
had fun just laughing with them like old times! how i miss their company!
me with nelly @ Oosh!
i cant believe i slept my saturday away but i just did today. i slept till 10+ to wake up to brunch brought back by hubbi. only to find out im having an attack of a mini migraine so i went back to sleep from noon to 3+.
gosh! there goes my sat morn & nooN! *madness*
oh, must mention here that the husband can be quite sweet if he wanted to. he was saying that there will be a mini surprise awaiting me when i came back from dinner yesterday. so i did when i came home past midnight. he had rented 2 DVDs for us to watch over the weekend!
one of them being "Die Hard 1" which i wanted to watch for sometime. umm... yes, that bruce willis film. hahah.
and, the surprise didnt end here. when i went to bathe, i found "Godfather 2" dvd in the bathroom! was touched cos i had wanted to watch that show for the longest time (okie, since a few months back only) and he bought it! :)
anyway, back to "Die hard 1". we caught it today after i wakey up from my migraine attack. not as good as i thought but still quite a decent action film. nowhere near the league of Rocky. ha, im still obsessed with Rocky balboa!
left town for dinner with hubbi at california pizza kitchen. the peking duck pizza & potato leek soup is yummy! go try it if you've the chance!
met up with frances, jean for some window shopping (for me) at far east. was feeling tired by the way we parted way despite sleeping for so much today. :P
frances, jean & moi!
struggled through the long long working week, and before i know it, now's the end of sat night!
where has all my time goes?
met up with the dowers last night for nelly's farewell dinner. yesh! nelly is leaving for NYC soon for the next 2 years. *sobbie* i will miss her sooooo mucH!
dinner was at alexandra's HK street. despite rave reviews from many, i found the food so-so still. :I
after dinner, some of us went to this restaurant/cafe/live band place called Oosh. the ambience is fantastic! the potato wedges is delicious, albeit a little pricey!
had fun just laughing with them like old times! how i miss their company!
me with nelly @ Oosh!
i cant believe i slept my saturday away but i just did today. i slept till 10+ to wake up to brunch brought back by hubbi. only to find out im having an attack of a mini migraine so i went back to sleep from noon to 3+.
gosh! there goes my sat morn & nooN! *madness*
oh, must mention here that the husband can be quite sweet if he wanted to. he was saying that there will be a mini surprise awaiting me when i came back from dinner yesterday. so i did when i came home past midnight. he had rented 2 DVDs for us to watch over the weekend!
one of them being "Die Hard 1" which i wanted to watch for sometime. umm... yes, that bruce willis film. hahah.
and, the surprise didnt end here. when i went to bathe, i found "Godfather 2" dvd in the bathroom! was touched cos i had wanted to watch that show for the longest time (okie, since a few months back only) and he bought it! :)
anyway, back to "Die hard 1". we caught it today after i wakey up from my migraine attack. not as good as i thought but still quite a decent action film. nowhere near the league of Rocky. ha, im still obsessed with Rocky balboa!
left town for dinner with hubbi at california pizza kitchen. the peking duck pizza & potato leek soup is yummy! go try it if you've the chance!
met up with frances, jean for some window shopping (for me) at far east. was feeling tired by the way we parted way despite sleeping for so much today. :P
frances, jean & moi!
oh, for all those interested in how my someone special plant is doing (yes, jean yoU!). it has been mushrooming well for the past few weeks!
tada!
Sunday, March 18, 2007
its been good but tiring nevertheless!
thursday (on MC)
been trying to catch up on rest the whole week. finally able to do so on thursday. spent alomost the whole day rolling ard in bed but still feeling pretty shitty and unwell. *sigh*
went out in the evening to meet candice they all at the isetan sale. maybe its the thronging crowd, maybe its me feeling unwell, i actually didnt get a single piece of stuff from the sale! unless you count the socks i got for hubbi. soooo unlike me!
at least dinner at TCC managed to cheer me up. hubbi joined us for dinner and we sure had alot of laughter coming from 4 girls + 2 guys! lolz.
friday (on half-day MC)
went to work for the 1st half of the day to clear some work stuff. work is really a pain in the arse! :( sometimes i wonder how long i can continue here before i got seriously burnt out.
but going by the flow, it seems that i will stay for another year. *shivers* i went off after lunch since im actually still on MC & my headache will really surface if i stayed on further!
went off to meet candice for lunch in town and we've fun just having chit-a-chatty session ovcer lunch. & window shopping at LV, gucci & all the atas-alike shops after that! ") sure perked up my feelings! heh.
left home for a quick nap & woke up feeling yukky again. but still, i made my way to meet jx,dan & zm for dinner. its been sometimes since the 4 of us hang out & it was nice. heard some good news (or so i thought) & feel really glad for my very good friend. :) good luck, mate!
Saturday
心中的大石终于放下了！：）
hubbi & me made our way to my mum's place in the noon. after which, we went to town to catch "300".
the show is fantastic, i love it! the graphics is gorgeous, which reminded me alot of sin city (one of my fav. movie for last year, by the way). and the no. of abs in the show is blinding. heh.
anyway, the show really protrayed the spartans as a courageous lots! i want to be a spartan too, with the abs to boot! lolz.
dinner was at 旺角 at cineleisure. the milk tea is delicious!
and im wearing my new gg<5,>
been trying to catch up on rest the whole week. finally able to do so on thursday. spent alomost the whole day rolling ard in bed but still feeling pretty shitty and unwell. *sigh*
went out in the evening to meet candice they all at the isetan sale. maybe its the thronging crowd, maybe its me feeling unwell, i actually didnt get a single piece of stuff from the sale! unless you count the socks i got for hubbi. soooo unlike me!
at least dinner at TCC managed to cheer me up. hubbi joined us for dinner and we sure had alot of laughter coming from 4 girls + 2 guys! lolz.
friday (on half-day MC)
went to work for the 1st half of the day to clear some work stuff. work is really a pain in the arse! :( sometimes i wonder how long i can continue here before i got seriously burnt out.
but going by the flow, it seems that i will stay for another year. *shivers* i went off after lunch since im actually still on MC & my headache will really surface if i stayed on further!
went off to meet candice for lunch in town and we've fun just having chit-a-chatty session ovcer lunch. & window shopping at LV, gucci & all the atas-alike shops after that! ") sure perked up my feelings! heh.
left home for a quick nap & woke up feeling yukky again. but still, i made my way to meet jx,dan & zm for dinner. its been sometimes since the 4 of us hang out & it was nice. heard some good news (or so i thought) & feel really glad for my very good friend. :) good luck, mate!
Saturday
心中的大石终于放下了！：）
hubbi & me made our way to my mum's place in the noon. after which, we went to town to catch "300".
the show is fantastic, i love it! the graphics is gorgeous, which reminded me alot of sin city (one of my fav. movie for last year, by the way). and the no. of abs in the show is blinding. heh.
anyway, the show really protrayed the spartans as a courageous lots! i want to be a spartan too, with the abs to boot! lolz.
dinner was at 旺角 at cineleisure. the milk tea is delicious!
and im wearing my new gg<5,>
oh, and i bought myself a new wallet! :))))
was showing the husband which wallet im thinking of getting myself with my bonus payout next month, when he psycho (not that i need much, anyway) to just get it on the spot!
and so i did and im a v happy girl now!! *wow wee*
look, beautiful mahogany red vernis leather! *sweet*
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
unwell ba bee boo blabbers (again)
been feeling unwell for the past few days. hope this yukky feeling will pass soon!
this week has been a long and torturous one. and its only wed now! damn!
may it end soon with good news for hubbi & me!
okie some random updates on my boring life:
1) finished the book "the historian" finally. actually in a short span of 5 days. not that im a particularly fast reader (i dont really deny im one too, heh), but i speed-read some of the pages. the prose is just too flowery for my liking. no climax no twist at the end. its a pretty book with decidedly blah plot. i cant accept this. my high hopes for it dashed. :}
the only good thing that come out of this is it got me interested in a character in history. the character who inspired Dracula in Bram Stoker's classic novel.... DRACULA! lolz.
supposedly, its this Count Vlad Tepes Dracula who govern over Wallachia (which is in Romania) during the 15th century. he's one perverse character who L-O-V-E-S to torture his subjects & enemies alike. by his fav. method - impalement. in case, you are not aware what impalement means, its just sticking sticks or anything sharp through things. bodies for his case. :x
eeks. pretty gross stuff but got me intrigued nevertheless. so a quick research on him left me horrified at some of the deeds he did.
okie enough of dark n gory stuff, back to white fluffy thingy!
2) shopping shalala!
went for a quick lunch with ser yesterday at vivo which ended with me getting yet another top from GG<5!>
a piece for $38 is considered cheap for GG<5,no?>
3) finally caught "Rocky Balboa". think its more for (new) die-hard fan like me. bored the husband alittle though. guess he was waiting for those ring scenes which refuse to come till the last ten mins or so. ha. for me, its not as good as Rocky I but it will do. heh.
4) we've finally placed the booking fee for a car last weekend! an OPC car no less since we dont need it for work (given the proximity to our workplaces) but more for the weekends when we need to shuffle between our mums' houses.
so....we decided on Honda Jazz, a yellow one no less. *pretty pretty*. the package comes with free solar films, sports rims, reverse sensor etc all thrown in so i guess its a pretty neat one. price is a little steep even after the $17k rebates. bah.
but good thing is, our agent informed us yesterday that the price went out by another $1.5k after we confirmed. *phwee*
COE bidding is next mon which i hope we can get. but even after that, we still need to wait for at least 2 mths (according to the salesman) before we can see the car. *sigh*
no choice, seems like demand for car is high high high for the time being.
5) just gotten news for our group bonus for FY2006. left me a happy old lady. even after pro-ration (i joined my current company late mar last year), its still a good sum! guess i wont have much luck with my individual bonus since i have a lousy work attitude (or so deemed by my boss, bleh).
whatever. im gonna get myself a bag!!! and if, if , if , if ,if my finances allow, a new wallet as well! *swoon*
okie, materialistic me out!
this week has been a long and torturous one. and its only wed now! damn!
may it end soon with good news for hubbi & me!
okie some random updates on my boring life:
1) finished the book "the historian" finally. actually in a short span of 5 days. not that im a particularly fast reader (i dont really deny im one too, heh), but i speed-read some of the pages. the prose is just too flowery for my liking. no climax no twist at the end. its a pretty book with decidedly blah plot. i cant accept this. my high hopes for it dashed. :}
the only good thing that come out of this is it got me interested in a character in history. the character who inspired Dracula in Bram Stoker's classic novel.... DRACULA! lolz.
supposedly, its this Count Vlad Tepes Dracula who govern over Wallachia (which is in Romania) during the 15th century. he's one perverse character who L-O-V-E-S to torture his subjects & enemies alike. by his fav. method - impalement. in case, you are not aware what impalement means, its just sticking sticks or anything sharp through things. bodies for his case. :x
eeks. pretty gross stuff but got me intrigued nevertheless. so a quick research on him left me horrified at some of the deeds he did.
okie enough of dark n gory stuff, back to white fluffy thingy!
2) shopping shalala!
went for a quick lunch with ser yesterday at vivo which ended with me getting yet another top from GG<5!>
a piece for $38 is considered cheap for GG<5,no?>
3) finally caught "Rocky Balboa". think its more for (new) die-hard fan like me. bored the husband alittle though. guess he was waiting for those ring scenes which refuse to come till the last ten mins or so. ha. for me, its not as good as Rocky I but it will do. heh.
4) we've finally placed the booking fee for a car last weekend! an OPC car no less since we dont need it for work (given the proximity to our workplaces) but more for the weekends when we need to shuffle between our mums' houses.
so....we decided on Honda Jazz, a yellow one no less. *pretty pretty*. the package comes with free solar films, sports rims, reverse sensor etc all thrown in so i guess its a pretty neat one. price is a little steep even after the $17k rebates. bah.
but good thing is, our agent informed us yesterday that the price went out by another $1.5k after we confirmed. *phwee*
COE bidding is next mon which i hope we can get. but even after that, we still need to wait for at least 2 mths (according to the salesman) before we can see the car. *sigh*
no choice, seems like demand for car is high high high for the time being.
5) just gotten news for our group bonus for FY2006. left me a happy old lady. even after pro-ration (i joined my current company late mar last year), its still a good sum! guess i wont have much luck with my individual bonus since i have a lousy work attitude (or so deemed by my boss, bleh).
whatever. im gonna get myself a bag!!! and if, if , if , if ,if my finances allow, a new wallet as well! *swoon*
okie, materialistic me out!
Monday, March 12, 2007
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Rocky Craze
Rocky
yes, im talking about the original Part 1 Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" back in 1976. before you dissed me for watching such a show, you must read on to find out why its gonna worth every mins of your time!
for, "Rocky" ROCKS! lolz! im not so sure about Rocky II to V but I is really really good. pretty amazed to find out that its written by the italian stallone, no less! Remember in my last post, my review on "Taxi Driver" by Robert De Niro getting nominated for Oscars best picture? Why, Best Picture was nabbed by "Rocky" for that year! and stallone was nominated for best actor alongside with De Niro for his rocky balboa role! *wowwee*
so that really says something about this film. it was really good. 1st of all, there is only like 5-8 mins of "action" scenes (aka ring scenes) in the show. which means the rest of the show is about solid character development, good pacing plot & witty dialouge rolled together! stallone really shines as the painfully endearing protaganist who "go the distance" to have new found respect for himself. as Rocky's mantra is:"you never start living till you start believing in yourself"! the show is really inspiring.
plot is simple: rocky is a "bum" who took up boxing matches with equally "bum" opponents for some measy money & collects money for "loan sharks" on the side line. he's in love with his best buddy's sis who is very shy and all of his cheesy jokes are lost on her. somehow, luck comes along his way when the heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, choose him as a opponent to contest for the title again as Creed thought it would be entertaining for a novice to be against him. Also, rocky's itallian roots will make a good backdrop for the match is scheduled on 4th of july (bcos america is supposed to be discovered by an italian..ha). so rocky has 5 weeks to train up & Creed is confident that he'll knock out Rocky by Round 3 (max rounds in Boxing is ard 15-18, i think). so naturally, rocky has no chance of winning but he never stop believing himself that he can "last the distance".
so we follow him in his now famous routine - hitting the pork, running up the flight of stairs at the museum of philadephia & that song "Gonna Fly now"! very very inspiring! & we learnt along the way that he knew that he cant win but he just want to last more than that 3 rounds.
yes, im talking about the original Part 1 Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" back in 1976. before you dissed me for watching such a show, you must read on to find out why its gonna worth every mins of your time!
for, "Rocky" ROCKS! lolz! im not so sure about Rocky II to V but I is really really good. pretty amazed to find out that its written by the italian stallone, no less! Remember in my last post, my review on "Taxi Driver" by Robert De Niro getting nominated for Oscars best picture? Why, Best Picture was nabbed by "Rocky" for that year! and stallone was nominated for best actor alongside with De Niro for his rocky balboa role! *wowwee*
so that really says something about this film. it was really good. 1st of all, there is only like 5-8 mins of "action" scenes (aka ring scenes) in the show. which means the rest of the show is about solid character development, good pacing plot & witty dialouge rolled together! stallone really shines as the painfully endearing protaganist who "go the distance" to have new found respect for himself. as Rocky's mantra is:"you never start living till you start believing in yourself"! the show is really inspiring.
plot is simple: rocky is a "bum" who took up boxing matches with equally "bum" opponents for some measy money & collects money for "loan sharks" on the side line. he's in love with his best buddy's sis who is very shy and all of his cheesy jokes are lost on her. somehow, luck comes along his way when the heavyweight champion, Apollo Creed, choose him as a opponent to contest for the title again as Creed thought it would be entertaining for a novice to be against him. Also, rocky's itallian roots will make a good backdrop for the match is scheduled on 4th of july (bcos america is supposed to be discovered by an italian..ha). so rocky has 5 weeks to train up & Creed is confident that he'll knock out Rocky by Round 3 (max rounds in Boxing is ard 15-18, i think). so naturally, rocky has no chance of winning but he never stop believing himself that he can "last the distance".
so we follow him in his now famous routine - hitting the pork, running up the flight of stairs at the museum of philadephia & that song "Gonna Fly now"! very very inspiring! & we learnt along the way that he knew that he cant win but he just want to last more than that 3 rounds.
and he did! he lasted till the very last round. the show has a very nice climatic ending where u cant help rooting for rocky the underdog. even though he eventually did not emerge as the winner (yes, creed retained the title despite rocky lasting till the end), we feel that he's one nevertheless. :)
gosh, all the above for Rocky. i must be mad.
whatever. and no one is gonna stop me from catching the 6th installment "Rocky Balboa"!
What's eating gilbert grape?
yes! finally i managed to get a copy of the very scarce very scarce DVD of "what's eating gilbert grape"!! its a 1993 classic starring my all time fav - johnny depp & Leo diCaprio! i like to think of it as a sleeper hit. and its drama/comedy/coming-of-age all rolled into one. cool!
its depp & Di Caprio at their very best, i would say.
now, only left the part to watch it with hubbi to convince him of that. *evil smile*
Goodfellas
yes, and i managed to get my hands on "Goodfellas", one of the films with De Niro & Scorsese partnership! im gonna watch it tonight!
okie, zap back to the real world. BYEEEEE!
Monday, February 26, 2007
movies feast (once again, yay!)
falalala, im still very much in CNY mood! and i had an eventful weekend (or so i think!) :)
Dinner was s0-s0, much to most of our disappointment. and it doesnt come cheap too, @ 32 per pax. bah! they came up to my house for a session of blackjack & we took turn being the bankers. we were a hoot! 8 young adults can be horrifying noisy. dan said he can heard our screaming & laughter from the guest room all the way from my common toilet in the kitchen. oopsie. i pity those who stay above/below me.
so far, i caught only 2, being "cape fear" & this, but im totally sold already! taxi driver is about urban alienation. wow, what a forward concept for a 70's show. so di niro is this vietnam war veteran who came back finding that he suffered from insomnia & cant seem to maintain any r/s with anyone. and slowly, he began to perceive a good lot of people as scums on earth. and he put it upon himself to be the saviour for this teenage prostitute (brilliantly played by jodie foster! gawd, you wouldnt believe how young she is but the voice was hers! ha). which leads to some climatic violent showdown at the end.
friday:
just gotten my payslip & feeling decidedly rich (when im obviously not), i made my way to meet hubbi for dinner in town. after a hearty dinner at MOS (anyway, everyone should go and try its beef teriyaki burger! most of you raved about the chicken one but the beef tastes every bit or perhaps more delicious! *yummy*), we went to my fav. shop of the moment - gramophone @ taka!
DVDs can be rented at $3 per piece and loan period can be as long as 6 days if you borrow 4 pieces or more! *wee* better than play & cheaper as well. oh, and more selection too!
given my (short-termed?) interest in old movies now, that place is a godsend. :)
so i did my thing & rented 4 DVDs at one go! (hubbi fainted cos that means he had to sit through all 4 with me.. :P) only $12 bucks! *cheep chirp*
so on fri night itself, we watch the 1st disc -- "Dead man walking"!! i've been trying to catch this show to no avail. finally, i got to see it! i always think that sean penn is a super-underrated actor for that man can really act! he should have gotten an oscar for his role as a sinned man finding redemption but he was up against nicholas cage for "leaving las vegas" during the same year. so, tough luck.
susan sarandon was good as ever but how she nabbed the oscar for her role was a lil'puzzling. anyway, the show is great & i teared (ever again) at the end when he died. why, oh why must he die!? i think i much prefer leads who stay alive at the end of the show.
saturday:
hubbi & i woke up to grab a quick lunch before i made him watch another disc with me. *hiaks* it was da *drums roll*..... "THE SHINING"! yes, the classic by jack nicholson!
it was not as scary as the novel itself but the movie is a masterpiece! stanley kubrick did a very good job in building up the atmosphere. not using cheap scares like today's movies, he used disturbing yet effective scenes to protray the tension between the characters & the isolation of the Overlook Hotel. for eg: the flooding of the hallway of blood/the twins standing at the end of the corridor.
& nicholson is good with his protrayal of one man's descension to madness (or was it possession)? thats the beauty. i found myself holding my breath most of the time!
good show in short.
after which, hubbi & i made our way to orchard to window-shop abit. i got myself a novel *yet another! to date, i've 3 novels un-read, sitting in my study room* with the 40% borders voucher. after which, i left for home to meet up with the gang for dinner & lou hei @ the restaurant near my house while bb left for his MJ session at his friend's house.
after which, hubbi & i made our way to orchard to window-shop abit. i got myself a novel *yet another! to date, i've 3 novels un-read, sitting in my study room* with the 40% borders voucher. after which, i left for home to meet up with the gang for dinner & lou hei @ the restaurant near my house while bb left for his MJ session at his friend's house.
Dinner was s0-s0, much to most of our disappointment. and it doesnt come cheap too, @ 32 per pax. bah! they came up to my house for a session of blackjack & we took turn being the bankers. we were a hoot! 8 young adults can be horrifying noisy. dan said he can heard our screaming & laughter from the guest room all the way from my common toilet in the kitchen. oopsie. i pity those who stay above/below me.
we played for 3 straight hours & i managed to win $45 out of the game! *yay* i was on a losing streak TILL i got 2 "A" (ban ban!) when being the banker! lalala. 3 folds from everyone. hehe.hubbi also won ard $40 bucks from his MJ but he treated back dinner so no win/loss for him.
sunday:
guess what we did in the morning? YES, we watched yet another movie! "taxi driver" this time round. in case you guys wondering what is this, its a 70's classic by the wonderful team of Robert Di Niro & Martin Scorsese! its the same good team for "cape fear" in the early 90's! *wee* Robert Di Niro is my fav. actor from the past. haha. what a way to put it when he's still ard. but his movies in the 70-90's really rock!
so far, i caught only 2, being "cape fear" & this, but im totally sold already! taxi driver is about urban alienation. wow, what a forward concept for a 70's show. so di niro is this vietnam war veteran who came back finding that he suffered from insomnia & cant seem to maintain any r/s with anyone. and slowly, he began to perceive a good lot of people as scums on earth. and he put it upon himself to be the saviour for this teenage prostitute (brilliantly played by jodie foster! gawd, you wouldnt believe how young she is but the voice was hers! ha). which leads to some climatic violent showdown at the end.
robert di niro is really really good! i cant wait to catch the othe 2 shows that he teamed up with Scorsese - Ragin Bull & Goodfellas! and there was this classic scene in the show when he talked to himself in the mirror - "you talking to me?" in different tones/stances. so freaking good!
after the good movie, we made our way to hubbi's house at gombak to have nice home-cooked dinner by my mother-in-law & my 6th lou hei! haha. *yummy*. but i lost $10 bucks at blackjack. i could have lost more when my 5 dragon burst when im banker!! can u imagine that??? i got to pay double to everyone! luckily i won back some to minimise my loss.
after the good movie, we made our way to hubbi's house at gombak to have nice home-cooked dinner by my mother-in-law & my 6th lou hei! haha. *yummy*. but i lost $10 bucks at blackjack. i could have lost more when my 5 dragon burst when im banker!! can u imagine that??? i got to pay double to everyone! luckily i won back some to minimise my loss.
monday
the "someone special" potted plant from hubbi has finally sprouted up! see how fine it is! hahah.
oops! its 645 already! i got to go home! byeeeeeeeeeeee!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
CNY (part 2)
CNY day 2
most of my house visiting kinda ended on day 1 so day 2 was relatively free & easy for hubbi & me. and so we R&R at our house snacking on all kind of rubbish & watching telly the till mid-noon. ha. talk about wasting time.
still, it was a well-rested noon. we managed to get our butt out by 3pm to go my gramps (dad's side) to 拜年. being not too close to that side of my family, it was pretty much unexciting time spent there. bah. we rotted there till 5+ before heading out to town for some window shopping & dinner with hubbi's parents.
hubbi & me waiting for 132 to town
most of my house visiting kinda ended on day 1 so day 2 was relatively free & easy for hubbi & me. and so we R&R at our house snacking on all kind of rubbish & watching telly the till mid-noon. ha. talk about wasting time.
still, it was a well-rested noon. we managed to get our butt out by 3pm to go my gramps (dad's side) to 拜年. being not too close to that side of my family, it was pretty much unexciting time spent there. bah. we rotted there till 5+ before heading out to town for some window shopping & dinner with hubbi's parents.
hubbi & me waiting for 132 to town
anyway, bus 132 interior was changed perhaps for some Tiger campaign. the interior was like a mini pub. so fun! see below! they even have a bar top. ha.
hubbi accompanied me to window shop at DFS and now im in love with like millions of bags (okie, 2 to be exact). so im quite torn on which to buy or to buy both (?!)? lolz.
i have until mid apr to think it through. hmm.......
we met up with his parents for dinner @ california pizza kitchen. *yummy* after which we went to the al fresco haagen daz outside hilton hotel for some desserts!
ice-cream! but i much prefer ben & jerry.
any activities thereafter was cancelled due to my aching feet. darn new shoes. why must they bite so much! so we went home for more snacking & telly-watching!
anyway, i bought 4 new pairs of shoes for this CNY. so i wore a new pair for every single day from 初夕till 初四! hiaks.
CNY day 3
we made our way to my mum's place for some joyous gathering with my relatives & we were "assigned" the role of banker for blackjack the moment we stepped into the house. lolz. and we were at it from 4+ till 6+.
we actually lost nearly $80 bucks but managed to fight back till our nett losses were only $20+. oh well, in the spirit of merry-making.
i love my relatives. they are v mad + fun just like me. heheh.
now im back at work, feeling blue. grr... shall go for early lunch soon. later!
Monday, February 19, 2007
CNY (part 1)
Finally, the long awaited CNY is here! i've to admit that the festive mood is not as upbeat as before, but im not going to let it get to me!
i got to:
-have a good 4 days break from work (sad to say that this is the 1st thing that come to mind for this CNY)
-get to meet up with my big extended family for some joyous blackjack session (hiaks)
-get to distribute ang pows for the 1st time with hubbi (kinda excited)
-last of all, got the perfect excuse to shop to my heart's content for the occasion!
CNY eve
CNY eve is not all fluff & fun. hubbi and i got to do our last leg of spring cleaning - the living & dining room! *eeks* so we spent the good whole morning and noon doing just that. its amazing how much dust can be collected at all kinds of obscure areas. bah!
then i was hit with another bleh news after that. reunion dinner will no longer be held at my gramps place. *meg hair* seems like everyone decided to have at their own place. so i didnt get to see my cousins,uncles & aunties alike.
still, it aint bad to have a quiet reunion dinner at my mum's place with just her, dad, bro & us. we left for home at around 9+ & the night was spent watching the tube. heh.
me all ready for my reunion dinner! i really should stop the victory sign. but i've no idea where to place my hands when taking such pixs!
CNY Day 1
busy busy day ahead for us yesterday! but i love the madness - isnt that whats CNY is all about? :)
we (had to) wake up bright & early at the unearthly time of 930am. we were supposed to reach hubbi's place by 10am but it was already 11am when we made it.
hubbi & me ready to move out! hubbi's nice springfield top is from me! (okie, using my coy's vochers lah..)
i like my get-up for yesterday. a simple top from FOX & my new vest (!) matched with checked shorts from topshop. very causal chic (or so i thought, heh).
after lunchie @ his place (which is at gombak by the way), we made our way to his gramps at clementi. we had another round of light lunch over there and then it was time to make my way to my gramps (where all the action is!). we managed to reach there by 230 as promised to my mum!
before long, i was playing cards with the kids (for fun, no money involved lah!).
me caught in action. :)
i got to:
-have a good 4 days break from work (sad to say that this is the 1st thing that come to mind for this CNY)
-get to meet up with my big extended family for some joyous blackjack session (hiaks)
-get to distribute ang pows for the 1st time with hubbi (kinda excited)
-last of all, got the perfect excuse to shop to my heart's content for the occasion!
CNY eve
CNY eve is not all fluff & fun. hubbi and i got to do our last leg of spring cleaning - the living & dining room! *eeks* so we spent the good whole morning and noon doing just that. its amazing how much dust can be collected at all kinds of obscure areas. bah!
then i was hit with another bleh news after that. reunion dinner will no longer be held at my gramps place. *meg hair* seems like everyone decided to have at their own place. so i didnt get to see my cousins,uncles & aunties alike.
still, it aint bad to have a quiet reunion dinner at my mum's place with just her, dad, bro & us. we left for home at around 9+ & the night was spent watching the tube. heh.
me all ready for my reunion dinner! i really should stop the victory sign. but i've no idea where to place my hands when taking such pixs!
CNY Day 1
busy busy day ahead for us yesterday! but i love the madness - isnt that whats CNY is all about? :)
we (had to) wake up bright & early at the unearthly time of 930am. we were supposed to reach hubbi's place by 10am but it was already 11am when we made it.
hubbi & me ready to move out! hubbi's nice springfield top is from me! (okie, using my coy's vochers lah..)
i like my get-up for yesterday. a simple top from FOX & my new vest (!) matched with checked shorts from topshop. very causal chic (or so i thought, heh).
after lunchie @ his place (which is at gombak by the way), we made our way to his gramps at clementi. we had another round of light lunch over there and then it was time to make my way to my gramps (where all the action is!). we managed to reach there by 230 as promised to my mum!
before long, i was playing cards with the kids (for fun, no money involved lah!).
me caught in action. :)
then hubbi got sick sitting ard just watching us play so he became the banker for blackjack & suddenly everyone is playing blackjack ha. we took turns with my aunties/uncles to be banker & everyone was happy for the next 2-3 hours. haha. in the end we still managed to win a small neat profit of $16. not too bad huh.
can see moi? haha i have time to pose cos i got blackjack! see, my cousin whos on my left and also the banker cannot believe he had to pay me (again!). *lolz*
we've dinner there before heading town to watch "ghost rider". the show aint as bad as i thought but not exactly fantastic too.
in short, it was a busy & fun filled day for me!
Friday, February 16, 2007
backlog of events in ecookie's world
anniversay & v-day
in the end, hubbi got me a card & a cutie little pot with a seed (which has "someone special" on it). hence, supposedly if i water it everyday, the seed will grow roots & sprout out from the soil saying "someone special"! lolz. i just got him a mini card (no kidding, its really those mini card which you are supposed to tag on pressie, only this time round there is no present for him).
he seemed shock at the absence of pressie from me for im always the one who put effort to make card/buy pressie/think of prog etc. NO MORE! no more taking me for granted. hiaks.
and oh, i still cant remember the restaurant name for the life of mine. if you are interested, just pop by the cathay at the 3rd/4th level. its decor is real nice- touches of velvet red/plastic chair/black strings curtains etc. okie, you got the drift.
yummy onion soup!
me with my boring pasta.
and then its v-day on wed! not too sure if its really an occasion worth celebrating for (for its over-commercialism & exorbitant price tags attached), we agree to meet up at vivo for a simple dinner. n a simple dinner it was. we had grilled chicken & ribs (not unlike those from Kenny rogers). conversation topics gravitated more towards work angst. ha, not exactly a v romantic topic huh?
hubbi got me a novel -"the historian", which i wanted to read for a long time. was torn between this & "the traveller's wife" then but decided to give the latter a try instead. "the traveller's wife" is sorta disappointing so let's hope this will be good!
was thinking when will be a good occasion to read the book since im always so busy nowadays will all sorta rubbish. so hubbi & i were discussing if we can make a short weekend trip to KL in Mar. it will just be a really short 2D1N thingy since he cant take leave so soon. we will take the slowpok overnight train way since its more of the train ride that i miss than KL itself. lolz. think we will just to enjoy our overnight train to arrive at KL freah & bright at 7am (!) so that we can just spend a lazy day shopping n eating before making our way back to s'pore the next noon. ha. sounds mad. but i want to get out of SG soon!
and yah, i DIDNT get hubbi anything (again) except for a mini card. think hes still in denial when i told him over the phone in the noon that i wont be getting him any present. maybe he thought i will ambush him with a large bouquet of flowers when we met up at vivo? hiaks.
when he saw my incredily small coach bag when we met up, he sulked and asked,"you really never buy anything for me ah?". haha.
okie lah, will get you a belated anniversary cum v-day gift soon. :)
still, we had a nice dessert break @ ben&jerry after the dinner & take a slow leisure walk outside the shops. nice conversation & cool breeze are good! :))
i didnt know vivo has this outside. kinda remind me of x'mas which wAs over too sooN!
spring cleaning
i now understand my mum's pain come every CNY spring cleaning. 真不是人做的!
on top of normal housekeeping chores last sunday, hubbi & i get our big butts busy with spring cleaning both the study & guest room. we wiped windows/clear out rubbish etc. very hard work!! i remebered waking up with aching bones in monday morning.
then yesternight was our bedroom turn. the bed is not so bad but the bedroom toilet kills!!!!!!! very dirty.. think all the toothpaste/my skincare/hair products/cosmetics leave ugly smelly residues here n there. bleh. *puke* but its a nice feeling to see my master bedroom & toilet sparkling (almost) clean after yesterday's nearly 2hrs work!
*tada* our new bedsheets from the previous isetan private sale ha. match our purple wall hor?
now left with living room & kitchen. i dread to think of tonight! *brr*
been a pretty busy week for me! having both our anniversary & v-day in the same week is no mean feat. heh. so 12th feb on monday is our 5th year anniversary! gawd, we've been together for 5 freaking years?! *sweat*
it was usually me who pester for celebration, be it mini or not. so after the irritating fight last sun, i was naturally in a generally pissed mood (as hubbi put it: "why you always angry?") but not without reason this time.
so he arranged for us to meet at the cathay for dinner after work. he brought us back to the same restaurant we've been to earlier on. the food aint bad & they serve some really nice onion soup! anyway the dinner almost started on a wrong note as i was kinda upset over everything. luckily, my mood and the night got better as we proceeded. :)
in the end, hubbi got me a card & a cutie little pot with a seed (which has "someone special" on it). hence, supposedly if i water it everyday, the seed will grow roots & sprout out from the soil saying "someone special"! lolz. i just got him a mini card (no kidding, its really those mini card which you are supposed to tag on pressie, only this time round there is no present for him).
he seemed shock at the absence of pressie from me for im always the one who put effort to make card/buy pressie/think of prog etc. NO MORE! no more taking me for granted. hiaks.
and oh, i still cant remember the restaurant name for the life of mine. if you are interested, just pop by the cathay at the 3rd/4th level. its decor is real nice- touches of velvet red/plastic chair/black strings curtains etc. okie, you got the drift.
yummy onion soup!
me with my boring pasta.
and then its v-day on wed! not too sure if its really an occasion worth celebrating for (for its over-commercialism & exorbitant price tags attached), we agree to meet up at vivo for a simple dinner. n a simple dinner it was. we had grilled chicken & ribs (not unlike those from Kenny rogers). conversation topics gravitated more towards work angst. ha, not exactly a v romantic topic huh?
hubbi got me a novel -"the historian", which i wanted to read for a long time. was torn between this & "the traveller's wife" then but decided to give the latter a try instead. "the traveller's wife" is sorta disappointing so let's hope this will be good!
was thinking when will be a good occasion to read the book since im always so busy nowadays will all sorta rubbish. so hubbi & i were discussing if we can make a short weekend trip to KL in Mar. it will just be a really short 2D1N thingy since he cant take leave so soon. we will take the slowpok overnight train way since its more of the train ride that i miss than KL itself. lolz. think we will just to enjoy our overnight train to arrive at KL freah & bright at 7am (!) so that we can just spend a lazy day shopping n eating before making our way back to s'pore the next noon. ha. sounds mad. but i want to get out of SG soon!
and yah, i DIDNT get hubbi anything (again) except for a mini card. think hes still in denial when i told him over the phone in the noon that i wont be getting him any present. maybe he thought i will ambush him with a large bouquet of flowers when we met up at vivo? hiaks.
when he saw my incredily small coach bag when we met up, he sulked and asked,"you really never buy anything for me ah?". haha.
okie lah, will get you a belated anniversary cum v-day gift soon. :)
still, we had a nice dessert break @ ben&jerry after the dinner & take a slow leisure walk outside the shops. nice conversation & cool breeze are good! :))
i didnt know vivo has this outside. kinda remind me of x'mas which wAs over too sooN!
spring cleaning
i now understand my mum's pain come every CNY spring cleaning. 真不是人做的!
on top of normal housekeeping chores last sunday, hubbi & i get our big butts busy with spring cleaning both the study & guest room. we wiped windows/clear out rubbish etc. very hard work!! i remebered waking up with aching bones in monday morning.
then yesternight was our bedroom turn. the bed is not so bad but the bedroom toilet kills!!!!!!! very dirty.. think all the toothpaste/my skincare/hair products/cosmetics leave ugly smelly residues here n there. bleh. *puke* but its a nice feeling to see my master bedroom & toilet sparkling (almost) clean after yesterday's nearly 2hrs work!
*tada* our new bedsheets from the previous isetan private sale ha. match our purple wall hor?
now left with living room & kitchen. i dread to think of tonight! *brr*
Monday, February 12, 2007
im so sick of isetan!
shopping (what's new?)
im sick of isetan wisma/scotts! i've been there last thursday, sat & sun!
all in the name of finding suitable clothing for the upcoming CNY. but alas! there is only so many clothes i can get from there. now im left with $150 voucher and nothing more to buy from there. i guess i can only save them up for post-CNY shopping.
i really hope the lineup of clothes will change by then!
still, i managed to get 2 more tops from isetan last week. hehe. 1 shorts from topshop. (silly me forgot that there is a topshop at isetan scotts, so i paid for this. bleh)
and 1 necklace from a pushcart at raffles city.
hubbi is appalled by all these purchases. he kept on screaming: "stop buying!" (to my deaf ears anyway).
fun/fight
i've an awesome friday night (apart from the fact that i've a fearsome row with ah long, but i will come to that later). met up with the usual gang, except for dan, grace & jx who cant make it, for gb's pre-bday celebration. as he said, it feels more like a gathering.
had tons of fun chatting, even though our conversation topics changed at an alarming speed. :)
anyway, everyone should go menotti after 10 to enjoy their desserts which are slashed by 50%! wow wee! we had like 5-6 cakes between us but it costed us less than 4 bucks per pax! *sweet* we've yet another mini 掏心掏肺 session. hiaks. we were all enlightened on a fact that night: 家家真的都有一本难念的经.
went home and proceeded to have a fight with ah long. bleh. lets just say we've different issues with each other and there was a meltdown on that night. glad to say that it's resolved now and i really hope we dun argue into the wee hours again! i feel so sleepy now, given my sleeping pattern is all screwed up. arg!
old movies
happened to chance upon this great dvd/cd shop with hubbi at taka on sat. it was opp the hello shop at the basement. it housed an alarming wide collection of movies & there's a rental corner as well. we spent a good hour just browsing the dvd section (most of you should know by now how much i adore movies). and the staff there were so friendly, keen to assist. i bet they have a good/vast knowledge of most titles!
anyway, was kinda interested in old movies recently. not super old like those gone with the wind/breakfast at tiffany/the ten commandments etc. but recent old mainly those 80's titles.
i want to catch those movies that made old veterans like robert di niro/al pacino/dustin hoffman etc so famous.
wanted to catch "the godfather" trilogy at one go this weekend but as usual, hubbi is the 老鼠屎. he thinks its too long & "the shining" is too scary for him. bah!
in the end, i got "cape fear" which is one of de niro's best works. max cady is really one of top ten villians in reel history! i want to catch "raging bull" by him as well. its a pity i cant find "scarface" for i heard its a stellar performance by al pacino. hmm. anyone loves a good old movie like me?
im sick of isetan wisma/scotts! i've been there last thursday, sat & sun!
all in the name of finding suitable clothing for the upcoming CNY. but alas! there is only so many clothes i can get from there. now im left with $150 voucher and nothing more to buy from there. i guess i can only save them up for post-CNY shopping.
i really hope the lineup of clothes will change by then!
still, i managed to get 2 more tops from isetan last week. hehe. 1 shorts from topshop. (silly me forgot that there is a topshop at isetan scotts, so i paid for this. bleh)
and 1 necklace from a pushcart at raffles city.
hubbi is appalled by all these purchases. he kept on screaming: "stop buying!" (to my deaf ears anyway).
fun/fight
i've an awesome friday night (apart from the fact that i've a fearsome row with ah long, but i will come to that later). met up with the usual gang, except for dan, grace & jx who cant make it, for gb's pre-bday celebration. as he said, it feels more like a gathering.
had tons of fun chatting, even though our conversation topics changed at an alarming speed. :)
anyway, everyone should go menotti after 10 to enjoy their desserts which are slashed by 50%! wow wee! we had like 5-6 cakes between us but it costed us less than 4 bucks per pax! *sweet* we've yet another mini 掏心掏肺 session. hiaks. we were all enlightened on a fact that night: 家家真的都有一本难念的经.
went home and proceeded to have a fight with ah long. bleh. lets just say we've different issues with each other and there was a meltdown on that night. glad to say that it's resolved now and i really hope we dun argue into the wee hours again! i feel so sleepy now, given my sleeping pattern is all screwed up. arg!
old movies
happened to chance upon this great dvd/cd shop with hubbi at taka on sat. it was opp the hello shop at the basement. it housed an alarming wide collection of movies & there's a rental corner as well. we spent a good hour just browsing the dvd section (most of you should know by now how much i adore movies). and the staff there were so friendly, keen to assist. i bet they have a good/vast knowledge of most titles!
anyway, was kinda interested in old movies recently. not super old like those gone with the wind/breakfast at tiffany/the ten commandments etc. but recent old mainly those 80's titles.
i want to catch those movies that made old veterans like robert di niro/al pacino/dustin hoffman etc so famous.
wanted to catch "the godfather" trilogy at one go this weekend but as usual, hubbi is the 老鼠屎. he thinks its too long & "the shining" is too scary for him. bah!
in the end, i got "cape fear" which is one of de niro's best works. max cady is really one of top ten villians in reel history! i want to catch "raging bull" by him as well. its a pity i cant find "scarface" for i heard its a stellar performance by al pacino. hmm. anyone loves a good old movie like me?
Wednesday, February 07, 2007
arrival of DA vouchers
FINALLY!
the long-awaited vouchers reached my hands at last yesterday. :)
and guess what i did? rushed to isetan to shop my heart out immediately after work!
all ALONE. lolz. sounded desperate huh? but to some like me, you will understand the joy of shopping alone at times.
anyway, its not really shopping, shopping per se. but more like picking up items that i've "eyed" like 2-3 weeks ago! hiaks.
so i utilised HALF of my vouchers for-
meself: From Topshop-1 tops, 2 undies & a pair of earrings. From MNG-1 top. From Foxtrot-yet another pair of shoes (!) *wee*
hubbi: 1 top from springfield, 2 pairs of socks, 1 towel (ha!)
home: 2 hand towels
cant wait to utilise the other half of the vouchers this weekend.
yes, 我是虚荣女子!:)
the long-awaited vouchers reached my hands at last yesterday. :)
and guess what i did? rushed to isetan to shop my heart out immediately after work!
all ALONE. lolz. sounded desperate huh? but to some like me, you will understand the joy of shopping alone at times.
anyway, its not really shopping, shopping per se. but more like picking up items that i've "eyed" like 2-3 weeks ago! hiaks.
so i utilised HALF of my vouchers for-
meself: From Topshop-1 tops, 2 undies & a pair of earrings. From MNG-1 top. From Foxtrot-yet another pair of shoes (!) *wee*
hubbi: 1 top from springfield, 2 pairs of socks, 1 towel (ha!)
home: 2 hand towels
cant wait to utilise the other half of the vouchers this weekend.
yes, 我是虚荣女子!:)
Monday, February 05, 2007
the husband is a spendthrift!
or maybe not. you be the judge.
woke up bright & shiny on saturday morning. okay, not really. woke up to lunch brought back by hubbi again. :P after a hearty lunch, it was time to accompany hubbi to buy one of his most expensive & sought after purchase for the longest time.
as some of you would have known by now, hubbi is a watch fanatic since dont know when. and he is finally ready to take the plunge now with this Rolex GMT master II!
i can never understand why anyone would want to buy a Rolex & spend so much on a singular piece of accessory. but by now, i would have known, a watch is not merely a piece of accessory to him, but something larger than life. (just like LV is to me, heh).
have tried dissuading him previously through an array of ways. "your savings will plunge leh" doesnt appeal to the inner thrifty him. "buy a cheaper watch then you can save up faster for your next watch lah" doesnt appeal to the greedy him. "dont buy rolex lah, so old" cant find its way to the inner youthful him. "why dote on yourself only, buy something for me also lah" OBVIOUSLY fell on his deaf ears.
but i was glad that he bought it for he seemed genuinely happy & he had this gleeful (irritating) grin plastered on his face. still, i slowly start to appreciate the watch. the design DOES grow on you over time & its functions (shant bother to explain here) are really cool.
but again, do we really need to spend so much on a watch? so, i guess he's a spendthrift afterall. being broke and seeing him do retail therapy is not a good feeling. so i gotten him to get me a top from FOX! hehe. for those who have amex card, pls drop by FOX for 15% storewide (from now till end of mth i think).
so for now, the rolex is the centre of affection. flanked by his & my omega. *bleh*
tada! tried wearing opaque tights (from topshop) which seem to be the latest craze nowadays. sorry, if the photo below show little of it. its supposed to be this way cos my legs kinda look like lotus roots with it. lolz. and it DOESNT help that its texture is a little shiny.
only grace got to see it (apart from the husband) & is still alive after that. so grace: look like lotus roots hor? it may be some time before i dare to don it again. i need to slim down my legs!!
woke up bright & shiny on saturday morning. okay, not really. woke up to lunch brought back by hubbi again. :P after a hearty lunch, it was time to accompany hubbi to buy one of his most expensive & sought after purchase for the longest time.
as some of you would have known by now, hubbi is a watch fanatic since dont know when. and he is finally ready to take the plunge now with this Rolex GMT master II!
i can never understand why anyone would want to buy a Rolex & spend so much on a singular piece of accessory. but by now, i would have known, a watch is not merely a piece of accessory to him, but something larger than life. (just like LV is to me, heh).
have tried dissuading him previously through an array of ways. "your savings will plunge leh" doesnt appeal to the inner thrifty him. "buy a cheaper watch then you can save up faster for your next watch lah" doesnt appeal to the greedy him. "dont buy rolex lah, so old" cant find its way to the inner youthful him. "why dote on yourself only, buy something for me also lah" OBVIOUSLY fell on his deaf ears.
but i was glad that he bought it for he seemed genuinely happy & he had this gleeful (irritating) grin plastered on his face. still, i slowly start to appreciate the watch. the design DOES grow on you over time & its functions (shant bother to explain here) are really cool.
but again, do we really need to spend so much on a watch? so, i guess he's a spendthrift afterall. being broke and seeing him do retail therapy is not a good feeling. so i gotten him to get me a top from FOX! hehe. for those who have amex card, pls drop by FOX for 15% storewide (from now till end of mth i think).
so for now, the rolex is the centre of affection. flanked by his & my omega. *bleh*
tada! tried wearing opaque tights (from topshop) which seem to be the latest craze nowadays. sorry, if the photo below show little of it. its supposed to be this way cos my legs kinda look like lotus roots with it. lolz. and it DOESNT help that its texture is a little shiny.
only grace got to see it (apart from the husband) & is still alive after that. so grace: look like lotus roots hor? it may be some time before i dare to don it again. i need to slim down my legs!!
kinda into nail polish nowadays. been brushing on & wiping off nail color like nobody's business! tried the new color from the skin food (did i get the name wrong?) this sat night. the initial end result look really nice huh? just like what u got from a manicure. im a genius!
but alas, i assumed its dried too soon and the next day, my nails have some scratches on it. bleh.
guess i will re-do end of the week if i'm in the mood. :P
anyway, didnt get to see my fav. peanut butter baby this sunday. but still get to see ah long's the other nephew. he is very very cute too. look at those eyes! *wowwee*
and lastly, the other baby of mine! mimicking the poster and posing for me! hiaks.
Friday, February 02, 2007
happiness is just a matter of mindset
yes, i sincerely believe happiness is really just a matter of mindset.
if you are set and firm on making yourself happy, its really well within your ability.
but practice is normally harder than theory, no?
many a times, i really thought that i made it! yes, at times i was able to withdraw myself from a particular distasteful/unsatisfying/plain unhappy situation & convince myself life is still full of color & vibrance.
and i move on, happily.
but there were also times where i feel like crawling home & watching tv alone feeling sad/unwanted/lonely etc. which i did, in the end.
so, happiness is self-attained or bestowed by others? same goes for sadness.
i want to & still believe that happiness is a matter of my mindset.
so i decide today shall be a happy day for me! :)
it doesnt come easy but i can do it!
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watched "the illusionist" yesterday finally with hubbi. hubbi didnt exactly find the show nice (but he seldom find any film nice, anyway).
to his credit, the show's plot is not particularly engaging nor is there any meaningful message behind the show.
BUT (there's always a but, huh?), the actors' acting is really the saving grace for the show.
edward norton: my fav fav fav actor in hollywood (together with johnny depp)!
he was good like every other time but i really miss him taking on more challenging roles like those in "american history x", "fight club" & my fav. of all time "primal fear"!
he's like everything he acted, no kidding here! so talented! and we all love talented men, dont we? (",)
paul giamatti: he surprisingly good here. better than norton, perhaps. discovered him since "sideways" and he never disappoint in all the shows i ever caught him in (which aint alot, by the way). just 3 including the above & "cinderalla man". lolz.
falala. what will my next movie be? dang, i feel like a no-lifer escapist who prefer the reel world to the real.
if you are set and firm on making yourself happy, its really well within your ability.
but practice is normally harder than theory, no?
many a times, i really thought that i made it! yes, at times i was able to withdraw myself from a particular distasteful/unsatisfying/plain unhappy situation & convince myself life is still full of color & vibrance.
and i move on, happily.
but there were also times where i feel like crawling home & watching tv alone feeling sad/unwanted/lonely etc. which i did, in the end.
so, happiness is self-attained or bestowed by others? same goes for sadness.
i want to & still believe that happiness is a matter of my mindset.
so i decide today shall be a happy day for me! :)
it doesnt come easy but i can do it!
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watched "the illusionist" yesterday finally with hubbi. hubbi didnt exactly find the show nice (but he seldom find any film nice, anyway).
to his credit, the show's plot is not particularly engaging nor is there any meaningful message behind the show.
BUT (there's always a but, huh?), the actors' acting is really the saving grace for the show.
edward norton: my fav fav fav actor in hollywood (together with johnny depp)!
he was good like every other time but i really miss him taking on more challenging roles like those in "american history x", "fight club" & my fav. of all time "primal fear"!
he's like everything he acted, no kidding here! so talented! and we all love talented men, dont we? (",)
paul giamatti: he surprisingly good here. better than norton, perhaps. discovered him since "sideways" and he never disappoint in all the shows i ever caught him in (which aint alot, by the way). just 3 including the above & "cinderalla man". lolz.
falala. what will my next movie be? dang, i feel like a no-lifer escapist who prefer the reel world to the real.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
hubbi first day at work!
its hubbi first day at his new job today! think he's getting some jitters this morning over change of working environment.
but as i told him, we should embrace change while we still can. surely, change is always for the better. or rather, we will only change for the better?
not very sure what im trying to say here. but i guess once we made the decision for something, we should have faith in it & hope for the better since WE are the one who made the choices, no?
lolz. come to think of it, this is the start of my 11th mth in my company! i never know i can survive this far. for the benefit of those who aint too sure on my work status, here's the update:
ever since before my wedding (around Aug?), working life has slowly become more bearable as contact with my boss minimized.
still as overbearing but not so much in-your-face now.
so, here i am. another 2 more months to my one-year mark! *yippeee* been thinking alot recently over if i should stay one more year here. for the resume sake & also for the hefty bonus of cos. but the culture here is really not my cup of tea.
hubbi encouraged me to stay on if possible since this is really a stable company with relatively good benefits to boot. but not at the expense of my happiness of cos (job satisfaction is not the criteria here). i just want to be able to go home on the dot without my bosses unhappy with this. is it so hard to achieve? bleh.
arg! shan't think too much till this apr before i evaluate my choices. meantime, just cruise along & count down to CHINESE NEW YEAR! *yay*
but as i told him, we should embrace change while we still can. surely, change is always for the better. or rather, we will only change for the better?
not very sure what im trying to say here. but i guess once we made the decision for something, we should have faith in it & hope for the better since WE are the one who made the choices, no?
lolz. come to think of it, this is the start of my 11th mth in my company! i never know i can survive this far. for the benefit of those who aint too sure on my work status, here's the update:
ever since before my wedding (around Aug?), working life has slowly become more bearable as contact with my boss minimized.
still as overbearing but not so much in-your-face now.
so, here i am. another 2 more months to my one-year mark! *yippeee* been thinking alot recently over if i should stay one more year here. for the resume sake & also for the hefty bonus of cos. but the culture here is really not my cup of tea.
hubbi encouraged me to stay on if possible since this is really a stable company with relatively good benefits to boot. but not at the expense of my happiness of cos (job satisfaction is not the criteria here). i just want to be able to go home on the dot without my bosses unhappy with this. is it so hard to achieve? bleh.
arg! shan't think too much till this apr before i evaluate my choices. meantime, just cruise along & count down to CHINESE NEW YEAR! *yay*
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