Most Important On today's entry is to tell you, the relaunch of J*LOE Music!
After a revamp, i'm raring to kickstart J*LOVE Music once again, with better music commentary and of course, my own personal chart, the weekly J40 Chart!
Of course, the JLOE Favourite Artiste Hall Of Fame will be an occasional feature, together with the inaugural music specials of JLOE Music Awards, Jloe Personal Music Awards and Jloe Top 100 Songs of the Year.
Some of the music specials will also be featured on my own blog because i do want to share some fantastic artists just in case (and i believe) not everyone goes to J*LOVE Music.
Well, do enjoy reading my own music webby and give constructive comments if you have any!
1) Sat: Met up with Ah Meng in orchard where we chatted randomly and walked aimlessly haha. We also watched "The Orphanage" which turned out to be in Spanish (many who watched didn't know either) and was pretty mediocre. The scary movie wasn't that scary and the whole cinema was like some class watching movie in school, making rowdy noises as they expressed aloud on lame the horror show was. I don't understand the ending. I really don't. haha.
2) Watched Transamerica: Quite a controversial film especially considering it deals with topics of TRANSEXUALITY, HOMOSEXUALITY and even the PORN industry. With that comes certain degree of R-Rated-ness (yes, it does show the sperm shooter), it requires a level of maturity from the watcher to appreciate the sense of the movie. Not a movie with a fantastic storyline since it is more of a American road trip, just that it involves a transexual. Story aside, Felicity Huffman did put up an excellent performance as Bree, or previously known as Stanley. The voice, make-up and behaviour was certainly very convincing. Thankfully she won a Golden Globe for it. Next up for me: Brokeback Mountain.
3) Revamped J*LOVE Music: After much consideration (and with motivation from seeing happyface XY's webby), i've decided to relaunch my music webby and restart my own music chart ranking! I did my own charts when i was in secondary one and two and stopped to focus on my studies for the next crucial four years. Now that i have time, i want to do something i like and this is definitely it. Well, i've said enough of it in the beginning so just go to my website to show me support ok!
4) Sun: Xing Ming and a whole lot of Sian-ness aka Bitch Fit acting up on me again.
5) Watched Crash: This Oscar Winning Film (who stole the limelight from Brokeback) also deals with the very touchy topic of RACISM. The movie does a fantastic job in showing how a group of people are interconnected together because of racism. A very intriguing film supported by a wonderful cast, including Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon and Thandie Newton. One of the most memorable scene was the one in which Thandie's character was trapped in an overturned car, only to be rescued by the corrupt racist police officer ( played by Dillon) who sexually molested her in front of her husband. Her struggle to make the right decision (saving herself and being "touched" again by her molestor) left a lasting impression on me. This movie, although serious, can still be understood and sends a very important message we should all learn - to look beyond skin colour, race, and religion and see people for who they are. So let's discard all forms of discrimination!
Loba Loba (extreme L) looking all uncle-ish, Tony (middle) ever so thick skin
Having spent almost eight months with them, my two closest office friends are finally really leaving for good. It's a bittersweet feeling for me. As i've said, they're considered close office buddies to me and it's always not a nice thing when close buddies leave. But then, i know they're freed the chains of the poodle organisation and i feel happy for them. Each of them matters to me because of different reasons. (I'll also try not to be too sentimental cause i'll feel shy if they ask me about the entry haha..)
I'm like some some girl that doesn't want her mum to leave for work and wants her to stay at home to accompany her. That's how i feel a bit for Ton. Workwise, he's helped me many a times, especially when i somehow manage to push my work to him by saying "But i don't know how to do!". Otherwise, i have no qualms about his sleeping and amazingly huge appetite ( i comment a bit but that's it, it's his choice and i don't wanna sound like a naggy granny forcing you not to do this or that). But to me, he's a confidant i can turn to when i don't feel that good at work. I do miss the days when i was very very very much free-er (when i just entered) and i could afford long strolls to collect mail and chat with him along the way. Nowadays, when i say i miss doing documentation work, i also mean that i wish i could work with him since it was less pressurizing and more enjoyable.
Without him in the office for me to disturb, or even throw my tantrum on, i think i'll feel pretty miserable which i don't want to think about come tomorrow. True enough, he IS and still IS the only one i can confide in. I'm not shy to say it here but when i was feeling sad and broke down (because of an incident that happened not so long ago), he was honestly the ONLY one i wanted to talk to who i felt 1) won't judge me, 2) understood me 3) could console me. Now that he's gone, i'm thinking what will happen to me since my emo-fying days are increasing in frequency and i bet will increase even more by the day. I feel bad for something ignoring him and not want to be bogged down by his "issues" because i'm already so bogged down by work. I feel like i didn't even do my simplest role as a friend to LISTEN. But i think he looked past that fact and probably didn't take that into account because he understands my situation. So i just wanna say thank you Tony for being such a good office collegue and most of all, an understanding friend who has been by my side all this time. i don't wanna sound too needy but i know i'll really feel quite KER XI that you're not around anymore. But i sincerely wish you all the best!
On to the next one who matters alot to me as well... and that is my favourite Uncle, Mr Loba Loba! And My favourite geek (not an insult - that's the way i like you) and my favourite work buddy! In terms of my work, he has rendered me the most assistance and i really feel very insecure and worried now that he's gone. Everytime the bastard stabs me with an arrow, i know i can heal with his depth of knowledge to help save me. Maybe i've become to reliant on him but that also shows how capable i think he is. Sometimes i wonder if i could even accomplish the task if he wasn't there to guide me but he was and he was major help. More than that, he was an interesting friend. I always thought i can never find a friend in someone who 1) games alot 2) loves anime / manga 3) is a tech geek. But i did. I'm intrigued everytime he educates me about some computer stuff which i know nuts about and i pretend to understand and say "COOL!". And although i don't get manga and comic, i also pleasantly patronise him by laughing and smiling when he shows me comic strips.
All those showed he was willing to share with me his interests. Just as much as he was willing to share my interest with him. On retrospect, it's was a very warm gesture on his part to play English music when i'm sitting beside him when he is a Animemusic fanatic since he knows i'm an English music addict. And we could talk random stuff about his "forum spam", "forum friends" and anime/gadget experience. Being his seat buddy, i'm very happy to say at least i sat with him and not anyone else. Loba, thanks for all the help you've provided me all this time, i'm really very grateful for it. There are times i swear i can break down by the stress but you were there to ease the stress i felt. I will surely miss the days when you ramble about IT stuff and i'll automatically take the "Digital Life" section for you whenever i read the papers.
My Aunt and her chubby son came to visit on Sunday night and well, the kittens were the centre of attention again! haha... The kittens have really grown since early feb when my bro first picked them up from the streets. But they're still cute as ever! Sometimes i see them doing really stupid but simply adorable stuff, i'll just grab them and "molest" them cause they're SO SO SO irresistably cute!!! But my cousin is also cute la, i think he weighs heavier than me la haha.
Because of my crazy father who kept asking him to eat when he knows my cousin is abit plump, my cousin ate THREE bowls of my mum's laksa! Crazy... I ate one bowl and i cannot take it liao. But then again, i've always had some kind of eating disorder. Or at least i believe so la. Who can eat a meal halfway and get sick of it and feels like vomitting. Other than pregnant women, i doubt any healthy (not that pregnant women are unhealthy) people would have such a reaction. Stupid doctor X only gave me pills cause he didn't know who to refer me to. Simply the Greatest Doctors we have there.
Well, besides that, i had quite the monday blues yesterday la. Managed to spend the day by talking on the forums, which i must admit is pretty addictive and exciting since i only talk in music forums and to talk about music is what i love most. I started one thread called the "English Songs to Recommend" and thankfully there were some who replied, after which was a pleasant time talking about music music and more music. Fantastic! If, and only if, i can meet new and interesting like-minded friends through it like mr Loba Loba then that would be heaven sent. But i'm an unlucky soul so i better delete that wishful thought from my very simple-minded brain.
Then i became a bit cranky as the day dragged on. As i was "forum-ing", i was also chatting randomly with Giddy. I think i really became a bit loose up there cause i was saying things like "I wanna hit somebody!" and using "Oh please" excessively. Pretty funny when i think about it. That's what dreariness and boredom can do to someone. Imagine i was drunk, would i say things i least expected? haha... Don't even think about it ok!
Lighter things aside, office will soon be well, lighter with the departure of Mr Loba Loba and Tony! Boo hoo hooo!!! Office will certainly be so so so much quieter and less funny without my favourite Uncle and the meaty one. Guess i'll talk more about it tomorrow or the days after since tml is their final day and we have an ORD dinner planned tml night! Well, it's super good cause they're paying and i'm pretty broke now. haha. No la, it's honestly the last chance to catch up as a "colleague" and i do feel a bit worried without the two of them --- work-wise and office spirit - wise. So i look and i don't look forward to tml. haha. But whatever comes cannot be controlled so i guess i'll just learn to work without them. Shall be more personal when i blog about the dinner. True emotions all out! haha... jk(i a bit pai seh one hehe)
Hmmm... then what else... Met up with volunteer boss to discuss random stuff, had a medical review which gives me another headache trying to figure out the best move to erm herm... and of course, the fact that i only reached home today at 1015pm, straight from work. Work..., why does it never end?
It's only tuesday and i feel this way. I really just wanna go out to walk walk and escape from work. haha. So weekends quick!
Warning: Thought i'll put up something that has been in my mind for quite long. Haven't been reflecting on myself seriously. Mostly i'm just emo with all the happenings around me. This entry might seem a bit emo. But i'm still holding on.
Did some packing of my room today because i went back to the incorrigible state of messiness. As i cleared my own trash and tidied my stuff (still not done by the way - you can imagine how messy it is), i reflected on myself as the nostalgic vibe came upon me.
Below this small wooden chair that has accompanied me throughout all these years of study was a pair of black leather shoes i chucked there. I remember wearing only once for my college's erm.. College Day last year sometime in April or May. It's kinda funny how i got this pair of boots. I've become quite a lazy or simply "heck-care" person who waits until the last minute to do stuff now and because of that i didn't bother to check if my old black shoes were working fine. On the day of the ceremony, when i took them out, i realise the sole was almost falling apart but still it was on the shoe so i really didn't give a hoot about it. I thought no one would really care about my great or ugly my shoes are and well, i could just throw it away after the ceremony too. But as i trotted to college, i began to notice that the sole was literally breaking off with every step i took! Then i began to panic since it was less than an hour to the start of the ceremony and i had to meet my friends in 15 minutes at the busstop in front of my college. I walked back and whew! There was a shoe shop selling super cheap black leather shoes. So i quickly took my pick, paid a mere 12/15 dollars on this particular pair and rushed off to meet my friends.
Thinking back that was really stupid haha... But it does made me realised how lazy i've become. The pair of shoes was covered with dust when i "discovered" it. It must have been there for very long! But then again, my room collects dust super fast so it might not have been that long. (pause) EXCUSES! haha... I really think i've become very unmotivated and lazy (how many times have i said "lazy"?). Other than that pair of shoes as evidence, i have a whole 30plus thick stack of unread Newsweek magzine on my table that i haven't read for a pretty long time. What about those 8days magazine that was dated in January in my side cupboard? And the stack of newspaper in the bottom cupboard that has already turned yellowish? I can go on and on...
It takes no less than 2 weeks for my room to return to the messy state it was i have no idea why. Maybe i hold on to things i thought i might use but actually don't. Or i keep bits and pieces of paper that meant something to me but i'm too lazy (again) to put them in a neat place. There is the application for my Basic Theory Test i thought would be meaningful for me to keep. Similarly there is the Ministry of Sound ticket as a token of remembrance for my virgin visit to the local club and the small school booklet my secondary school made for one of our outdoor performances with my name inside the book since i was part of the choir (ya i also dunno why secondary school stuff still lying on my table). All these are symbols of my precious memories which i have so neglected by simply chucking them on my table-full of read magazines, tangled handphone, laptop and ipod wires and post-its with different notes on them. All the stuff i learnt about compartmentalization in a cell and now i can't even apply them in my own life/room. And i call myself a multi-cellular COMPLEX being. I'm worse than a single cell organism!!!
As i looked through my secondary school report book, i've become more aware of how i've changed and grown throughout all these years. Seeing all the A1s and A2s, as well as the 1/41 or 2/42 etc, made me feel a little embarassed that i am NOTHING like my studious, exam-serious and probably "exam-smart" self i was in secondary school and college. How i wish i can resume to such a life with an aim (good results) and schedule. The only schedule i follow now is wake up, work, eat, surf and sleep, and maybe go out on saturdays with my buddies to wander aimlessly. Sad, very sad indeed. Sometime i lament that it's the fault of the green poodle association (if you don't know can ask me directly) but i know deep down it's up to my own organisation of time. There are people who utilise the free time to build up on their own capabilities for future prospects while others indulge in activities/hobbies that make their life more meaningful and interesting. Yet i have chosen the other extreme of slacking my time away to become an even lazier person.
It's not exactly the first time i've said this so i'm not depressed or anything. It's just pathetic to know that i'm acutely aware of what is wrong in my life and i don't even make a serious attempt to make a minor change. Unmotivated as i've said as well. Despite joining a volunteer organisation, i'm beginning to feel that things are not as "rosy"and "fun" as i thought it would be. Am i being to idealistic or picky? Is it my own attitude problem? I do admit i've developed quite the "spoiled child" attitude of late but i'm also not the only one feeling this way. Furthermore, opportunities are scarce especially to the slightly un-sociable me who has very few friends. The tuition thing is also SO NOT working out. I'm also beginning to doubt my own capability to teach when i've almost forgotten everything i've learnt. I can hardly define what's a ... See, i can't even name a thing to define.
When i set out for my national service last January i told myself to see it as a time to first, take my mind off study since immense studying has made me lose track of who i am and who i am to people around me. Secondly, it was an opportunity to get to know more people and get myself more friends. Turns out i didn't much GOOD friends as i thought i might. (expectations are cruel to me) And the third was to gain some much needed weight. Now that i am 2/3 done with my service, i have accomplished an insignificant amount. Now i have no idea how to carry on with the remaining as i'm running low on faith and confidence in myself.
Albums: 4 - Northern Star (1999), Reason (2003), Beautiful Intentions (2005), This Time (2007)
10 Songs I Like: 1) This Time 2) Never Be The Same Again*** 3) Melt*** 4) On The Horizon 5) Next Best Superstar*** 6) Reason*** 7) When You're Gone*** 8) Carolyna 9) If That Were Me 10) First Day Of My Life
The Spice with the best vocals certainly is one of the best female singers out there today. Sadly, she is severely underappreciated by her native British peers due to the British Press unfair stigma towards the Spice Girls. (So let's give this amazing artiste a little more support alright!)However, and very fortunately, our Sporty Spice has persevered to make own style of music and grown into an artist of her own. Melanie C has beyond doubt one of the strongest vocals in the pop industry, comparable to Christina and even Beyonce. This is evident through her songs like "Here It Comes Again" and "The Moment You Believe" where she exudes much emotion and angst. As a pop singer, she also experiments with different genres of music to entertain us pop addicts. She started out street-style with "Goin' Down", went all HipHop with Lisa'Left Eye' Lopes in her biggest hit to date "Never Be The Same Again", then decided to try trance/dance with dancehall favourite "I Turn To You" before returning back to the authentic British flavour with "On The Horizon" and "Better Alone" and "The Moment You Believe". The sign of a pure pop chameleon.
That's why Melanie C, no doubt one of my Favourite Female Singer, is one of JLOE's Favourite Artiste.
Because i'm so lazy, i'm just going to post photos haha...
Shall update more when Gracie passes me the rest of the photo collection!
L: Me in Taiwan! R:Our Old Tour Guide teaching us Geog
At the Martyr's Shrine
Yehliu: Beautiful scenery! Yehliu or wild willows are natural rock formation created by years of erosion.
L: Posing At Taroko, R: The girls fooling around!
Taroko: A gorge formed by rushing river waters that cut straight through the marble and granite to create a narrow ravine with waterfall in the mountains, surrounded by subtropical forests.
Mei Non Hakka Village
Camwhoring instead of seeing the Hakka stuff haha
No doubt, the four of us at Taipei 101!!!
If you don't know, T101 is the tallest building in the world right now. But it's more a commerical office building, with only five storeys of shops selling mainly super ex stuff like Gucci/Louis Vitton stuff. Nothing to shop... boring. haha.
L: 101 is so tall u can't see the top if u're just below! R: Sweet Mother-Daughter Pair
So long my face never appear already right haha...
It's been a really really tiring week in Taiwan... And there are two reasons why i'm so tired. One i can't tell you yet since i'll be blogging about my Taiwan Travelogue once Miss Gracie passes me the photos. But the other one i can tell you...
IT'S SHOPPING!!!
I'm seriously not going to spend alot of money on unnecessary stuff from now on cause i bought a considerable amount of clothes in Taiwan! haha... I used up the three hundred Sing dollars in my 7 days there and 90% on these clothes la... The night markets (Shing Jue Jiang - Kaoshiung, Fong Jia - Tainan, Shilin & Ximenting - Taipei) are so good to shop! Imagine orchard road with all bugis street-style shops! Heaven! But one sad thing is ALOT of the shops are for girls and only one tenth sell men's clothes. Still i managed to get what i wanted Wohoo! haha...
MY HARVEST!
Another Sling Bag! - bored of my billabong one alr. (no offence YangS)
I'm REALLY into skinny ties/black&white series right now!!! haha
more shirts [love the print on the right one!]
If you're wondering why i bought so many shirts that's because i have alot of tshirts alr haha, T-shirt craze OVER! But i bought something that i love alot that solve my prob of too many tshirts - a vest! with a hood! Like that i can match them with the vest lo...
Hood Boy! (Btw, is HB a dirty ghetto word? - better check haha)
Shorts! Wanted since my China trip la!
Talking about shopping with the two girls, Gracie and Fengie, it can be really tiring. Each night market has many different lanes, each with a streetful of shops. Since different girls (the two of them duh!) and different sexes (yes, them and me) have different tastes in clothes and were looking for different things, we kinda go to different shops to get what we wanted. If we all waited for each other to try out clothes then move to another shop, we would not have time to buy our own stuff. Especially me since shops that sell men's clothes are seriously limited.
Although we went our separate ways, we also didn't wanna get lost in this foreign country where who-knows-what might happen. Thus, we all had to make attempts to keep close. That proved very difficult. No one dares to walk to far ahead and we would back tracking when we couldn't find each other which still wasted time la... That's why it became very tiring - have to look for own clothes AND look out for each other.
But i think the three of us really enjoy shopping in Taiwan. So much variety and we can get pretty good bargains! haha... I learnt to bargain better also! haha... But i still feel a bit paiseh when asking for it cause i'm a nice nice boy... haha.. Jk. It's just not in me to beg someone to give me something (discount), like i'm lowering my dignity. But now i think what i thought is abit crappy haha. The satisfaction of buying cheap because of your own effort in bargaining is superb! haha. But me one guy alone i abit shy also, next time Kenny G better come with me! Next trip ah!
Alright i'm quite tired now, had a late night shopping at Ximenting yesterday night (till 1030pm plus !) so didn't catch enough sleep since then. Oh my,... can't believe i was in Taipei less than 24 hours ago and now i'm back in Singapore! Back to blogging to spend my time and...... working. *roll eyes*
First of all, i've been staying late for the past three days due to work.
Secondly, i've been listening to pretty slow music all week long. This week happens to be "Slow Music" week since i purposely chose slow moody songs to sync into my ipod.
Thirdly, i'm like waiting and waiting for saturday to come so i can leave for taiwan!
I've finally done my first round of preliminary packing and there's actually nothing much to bring there. As long as i brought along all the essentials, i should be safe. haha.
Oh, today i finally got a tuition request from the tutor agency i signed up with. Although it's not confirmed whether they want me, i do really want to get it. My brain cells are screaming for some form of exercise since i've neglected them more than one year ago. Plus, it certainly gives me something to do on a routine basis other than sitting around and doing nothing but blog, listen music an read magazines which totally makes me feeling a piece of rotten meat - useless.
Then again, i'm also very worried that because my brain cells are no longer in the hyperactive mugger mode it used to be when i was in college, i won't be "clever" enough to teach. Well, i certainly pray hard i can handle it haha. When it comes then i worry ba! haha
Just a few hours ago, i met up impromptu with Yang Sis to go Hougang Mall to eat and buy her stuff for her new Haha Hermit pet crabs. Feels really good to meet someone finally after feeling so dreary for the past few days. haha. Plus earlier on in the evening i had a small tiff with my mother over irritating business. All i can say Parents are always Parents. Like it or not, they're still my Parents. Shall not elaborate further since i've stated before i do not like to spill my personal family issues here.
Anyway, just a short update here today. Just in case i don't blog tomorrow or on Sat before i leave, well, hope you guys have fun without me (i think you always do so no problem with that haha).
P.S: no pictures = boring blog i know... but i'll take many many in taiwan!
Finally something i saw from its planning stages came to fruition today. It was interesting to see how everything turn out so smoothly even when we were flustering just barely 1 day ago about the proceedings. But of course, i have to acknowledge the fact that most of the flustering were due to my own incapability and lack of drive.
Many years of endless mugging have made me nothing more than just a study machine, build to study and nothing else. Talk about street smart, i have no idea. Talk about work experience, i have a blank sheet of resume to show you. No matter how impressive anyone tell me my grades are, though genuinely speaking my grades are slightly above average, i know and they should very well know that grades do not make up everything. It's also about the work experience and capability which i certainly can't boast i have. Well i can go on and on about this but guess i'll hold it for another emo day.
Regardless of how incapable i am, the successful completion of today's event proves to me more than anything that teamwork is important. Because i knew i couldn't handle it all on my own, i did delegated tasks to fellow colleagues who otherwise could use the time for their own work and well, leisure. So deepest thanks to my colleagues who 1) helped me coordinate the collection and arrangement of equipment when i knew nothing and no one who could help me on it, 2) assisted me in the making of plaques and reassisted me to rush the remaking of plaques when there were errors when i was bogged down by other matters, 3) supported me during this event by either volunteering to emcee or be around to provide any miscellaneous help. Special thanks to Miss Chipmunk, Maxim and Joshie.
And even though my colleagues might not agreed with me on this, i have to thank the superior i worked with throughout all this time concerning this event. Thank you Miss Chatter for pardoning me when i made any errors and guided me when i have no clues (even though you didn't have any too). All the displeasure or distress i've felt during the course of the planning certainly made me more aware of the complexity in coordination of events as well as sadly, my incapability in handling the work required.
With all the changes in job scopes in office, i've found myself suddenly the only one who actually have to learn everything new. The more things i find i have to learn the less confident i am in myself in accomplishing the tasks set out for me to do as well as live up to the "unfairly-set" (to me) expectations of the job. While i see it an amazing opportunity for me to pick up the relevant job skills required in the real world, i find myself becoming less and less tolerant of the behaviours of others as well as the working systems in place currently. I try very hard to complete my tasks well and fast but sometimes i wonder if my efforts are appreciated. People don't see your efforts if what you do is not for them. Furthermore, mistakes in your work is as good as no effort put in. I tell myself i have to put in effort and this is a good learning opportunity. But my lack of motivation and disdain towards unappreciative people make me doubt if i should even be putting in so much effort when at the end of the day, it's no big deal. I honestly wonder how long i can hold the importance of learning such working skills in high regard because i feel like crumbling everyday.
Literally crumbling. I'm the biscuit with visible cracks and all it takes is a few knocks for it to finally break. That's why i distancing myself from whatever that might remind me of this huge rock in my heart. I indulge in the time when i'm isolated from it and immerse myself in good (hopefully funny) company where i can either 1)bitch about my troubles, 2) forget about my troubles or where i am not my own source of trouble (since i'm prone to making errors). I sleep later so that the next day seems farther away. I fake smiles so that it seems perfectly alright to others, and i try to keep my own burdens to myself (although not very successful) so that i implicate less people into my own pile of mess.
Everyday gets more and more tiring. But because of that, the more i try to look on the positive side (trying very hard), try to be in good consoling company more often and appreciate all the kindness people show to me and use their appreciation towards me as enegy to move on.
Thank you to anyone who has understood my situation in any way possible, or who has consoled, listened or supported me when i needed it. But this is a journey i prefer to walk alone and i believe through all the stormy weather, i will emerge stronger.
Friends who know me know i don't like to eat very much. Not that i don't want to eat, i just don't like to eat. Maybe i get my nourishment in the form of songs with food names in them haha. These are five random songs with food names in their titles, some are soul-delicious while some are plain disgusting. The menu is here, you take your pick!
1) Chocolate - Kylie Minogue
This happens to be one of my favourite songs at the moment. The soft whispery voice of kylie in this song just reminds me of hot chocolate, simply heavenly! Certainly true to it's lyrics of "If it was liquid it would drown me"! haha... Just as chocolate is sweet (excluding bitter choc of course), this song is nice song to listen to when you feel like snuggling in bed either alone or with you partner.
2) Fast Food Song - Fast Food Rockers
By right, i should like this song the most since i'm such a big fan of fast food. But too bad this song is cheesy as hell that it turns out to be a chef's nightmare. Obviously targeted at innocent undiscerning kids who can't differentiate between good and bad songs, this song has a tune similar to most kiddy anthems. The lyrics can't be anymore worse. "Macdonald's Macdonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken and the Pizza Hut"... Lame and REALLY BAD. Pls don't try this at home.
3) Peaches & Cream - 112
I like this RnB song which tastes just as well as the combination of Peaches and Cream... Hmmm... The slow groove of the track can very possibly turn on a few unconscious moves in your body. haha...
4) Pumpkin Soup - Kate Nash
Who's ever tasted Pumpkin Soup in Singapore? I doubt anyone has. haha. The closest i ever got was fried pumpkin puff which actually tastes very nice. The song about the soup of the Halloween fruit is a bit like spending Halloween in Singapore and fyi, Singaporeans (typical ones) don't celebrate it. It exudes the unique Kate Nash sound, quirky and dialogue-ish with thick british accent. Weird but there's something nice about it considering the fact i haven't exactly explored deep enough into the song.
5) Lollipop - Mika
Just like any other Mika song, this song is cheerful and well, queer. haha. The falsetto he uses extensively in this song can be quite the turnoff although i must say this song can really enliven the mood on a happy day. Well, lollipops are nice but too much of it is certainly not good, unless you like going to the dentist. Similarly, a few plays of the song should be sufficient, too much of it might just make you puke.
Hello back again and for the last week before i leave for Taiwan! Actually there was a screwup by the tour agency which also made us unable to go for the trip but fortunately Gracie's mum was quick enough to book another tour with Famosa Tours so we can really go! Thank you!
And it's cheaper! haha... Plus, we can get back the deposit we paid the previous agency which was quite a lot. So whew... haha. Now i have to create my shopping list before i leave and again THINK OF HOW TO SYNC MY IPOD! I sat down infront of my laptop for the first half of the day and i had no clue how to since i have so many songs i want to include into my ipod!!! Always give me the headaches but i love my darling ipod too much haha!
Speaking of ipods, yesterday, KKGJ met yesterday for the main purpose of buying mp3 players! Gracie and Kenny G needed to get themselves a musical companion as well. So jealous, although i have my ipod (and i love it very much), i still wanted to get another one. One with bigger space. Like 80 GB. That's only justifiable for someone with my erm... musical prowess. haha... BUT... since i have no money, and my baby 2 GB ipod is still working fine (maybe i should do something to it hmmm....), i can't get a new baby for myself.
Of course, we went to the IT Fair that was ongoing at Suntec City and it was super super super crowded. It was so difficult to move through the crowd and the noise was making me quite dizzy. My legs were also giving up on me because of all the walking in the morning (going to SSDC, then to PHS funfair, then to get Kenny G's cake, then to his house, then to Suntec - OMG!). So as fast as they bought their players, we left to get a rest at Macdonald's.
After a short rest, we went to Changing Appetites for a simple dinner as a celebratory dinner for Kenny G's 20th birthday. We all ordered the burger set and the burger was huge! AND i almost finished it! haha.. Seems like my appetite is growing slowly! haha.
Thereafter, we walked around the different clothing shops to get inspiration for what type of shirts we can buy in Taiwan. For me, it's shirts shirts shirts and shorts haha... I'm not too much of a daring dresser, i suppose you know that. haha.
I was so tired most of the time la haha... So i was quite happy to go home to catch up on sleep.
And Today, i did nothing other than syncing my ipod, sleeping on my bed and typing this entry haha.. What a lazy sunday...
Albums: 9 (Excluding X'mas Album) – Mariah Carey (1990), Emotions (1991), Music Box (1993), Daydream (1995), Butterfly (1997), Rainbow (1999), Glitter (2001), Charmbracelet (2002), The Emancipation of Mimi (2005)
10 Songs I Like: 1) Vision Of Love 2) Fly Like A Bird*** 3) Don't Forget About Us*** (Song of the Year 2006) 4) Heartbreaker*** 5) Always Be My Baby 6) Hero 7) Never Too Far*** 8) We Belong Together*** 9) Emotion 10) Dreamlover
This recognition is without a doubt long overdue for this diva we all know very well as Mariah Carey, or more affectionately known as Mimi. Her narcissism ("Me" as her perfume, "Touch My Body" her new song?) and tabloid stories aside (not that many in recent years though), she is serious artiste, serious about making good music. And sure is she talented. With a singing capability of 8 octaves, it's no doubt this diva ever so frequently flaunts her singing prowess in her songs and public performances. But the most amazing thing about Mariah is her ability to bounce back after a tremendous setback, called the "Glitter" incident. Her career took a serious nosedive but after getting it together and deciding to stick to what she does best (which is of course ONLY singing), she wowed everyone with her "The Emancipation of Mimi" album - which produced the number hit "We Belong Togethe" - and clinched three Grammys for it in the following year. All along, Mariah has the ability to touch me with her vocals. Her classic ballads of "Hero", "Never Too Far" and "We Belong Together" never fail to emote me while her other happier songs bring out soul in its shiniest form. For that, i salute Mariah and bestow her as JLOE's Favourite Artiste.
I'm so broke right now! Or at least i'm going to be broke very soon... Why?
I'm going Taiwan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yups, the land of Jolin Tsai and Jay Chou and i shall be the next best superstar to step into their not-so-cheenaland. haha! After weeks of planning/talking about going overseas, Gracie, Fengie and I have finally booked a tour package to go Taiwan! Yippie! Too bad Kenny G can't muster the courage to ask his stern father...
We went to the NATAS fair on Sunday with Gracie's mother and after a tiresome three plus hour there, looking at the different packages, almost paying for one tour before changing our minds and then finally reconfirming our decision for the chosen tour and ultimately paying for the tour. (This sentence is so long it's tiresome isn't it?!)
I feel really glad that i'm able to finally fulfill my life-long dream (although i haven't really lived that long as well haha) of travelling! After the trip, i can safely say i've been to Malaysia, Indonesia, China and Taiwan! Ok not that glam after all since i bet almost everyone's been to Malaysia before and visiting Batam is not exactly what you call an "Indonesian discovery trip" since you stay in the resort and do not explore much outside it. haha.
But it certainly feels good to have the escape the mundane office work life and take a long 8-days breather travelling literally around Taiwan! With my friends!
The down side is the tour package is pretty expensive at $1263. That's like 3 times my monthy allowance from serving the nation. Plus, people around me (tsk tsk! Ter-weeds) have been telling me that their trips to other, more glam countries like Jipoon, are cheaper. Hrmph!!! haha... Joking, well, if it makes me happy, i'm willing to pay ANY amount! haha...
Life has become seriously monotonous at work (note the serious lack of photos and increase in emo entries this year) so this is a great chance to spice up my life!
What an idiotically unpleasant week it has been. First, i've become very busy at work. Then i got well, scolded at work. And yesterday i totally wasted my precious Saturday and ended up feeling pissed off. Wonder why i'm subjecting myself to so much pain when i can just sit and enjoy. But then again, i've sat too long and didn't enjoy that too. haha.
But i learnt something that totally related to my bad experiences this week. From the mouth of "somebody", we should practise PRIVATE CORRECTION and OPEN PRAISE at work and i think in life as well. It's totally insensitive to reprimand a person in front of others, no matter how agitated or angry you are. Instead, we should tell him his mistakes tactfully, personally to avoid humiliating the person. That's why i've lost my respect for a certain person.
On the other hand, OPEN PRAISE is something i don't really strive for or demand if i do tasks for others. As long as i know my efforts are appreciated by that someone, it's good enough. Whether the rest knows about what i've done is secondary and least of my concerns. I'm not a suck-up so i don't care. And I hate public attention since it can always be construed to mean otherwise.
So there you go, PRIVATE CORRECTION. Be kind and sensitive to others. Do upon people what you want people to do unto you.
Well, another issue that irked me yesterday was the fact that some people just don't respect how the way others are and yet and unhappy with them for not being like them. There's the issue of me being reserved and not "crazy" enough and therefore unsuitable to hype up the mood. Sure enough, i've always made it clear that i'm a bland boring person and too cynical for any form of contrived "team-bonding". If you are worried i'll ruin it, then just replace me. I'll be more than willing to give it up. But don't keep me for the sake of keeping me and then feel worried all the time and gossip insensitively infront of me. Just replace me. You'll end your torture and mine as well.
Is it me or is most people around me pissing me off? Helped people and got scolded. Try to help and you talk bad about me. Is there any justice in this world? I might well be the world's greatest bastard and make the whole world unhappy. Cause at the end of the day, i'm a FREAKING HAPPY bastard. Still a bastard but freaking happy nonetheless. I've experienced enough to know that it's impossible to please everyone. So as long as my conscience is clear, and i'm happy with myself, i'm alright. I can get scolded or bitched at for all i care but if i lived up to my own principles and have a clear conscience, nothing else matters. I believe KARMA works, and it better work since i didn't suffer so much for nothing.
What goes around goes around goes around... comes all the way back around.
jloe is a serious music addict, with an slight inclination towards swedish and scandinavian music. he will always be mandy moore biggest fan, though currently he has a (huge) soft spot for lauren conrad. in his spare time, he enjoys chatting with friends, watching movies, and basically doing whatever his heart tells him to do. Peace.
