Ho Ho Ho...

Merry Christmas everyone!! *hugs*

Tis' a season to share and give, and what better way to celebrate Xmas with your friends and family. Thank you for making this Xmas a meaningful one for me =)

@ Yvonne and Elkan's (click for more shots)

Renny, Bryan, Shawn and Teddy (from left)

let's do the penguin waddle! NOT!

Got my pink Trexi from Play Magazine! Will buy another copy to get the white one. Nice nice =)



Received an e-invitation to a Chanukah party. It allows the host to check the status of his/her invitees, whether one is attending the party for sure/maybe/not coming. Do check out Evite where you can send free online invitations, plan events and lots more.

Have you done your Xmas shopping yet? Are you like me, put off by the crowds on weekends, decide to walk down Orchard road with our shopping list on weekday afternoons instead? Its total apeshit! downtown or in all island-wide shopping malls i reckoned, during weekends. I had to take a couple of U turns whenever I spotted a human bottleneck ahead. I do not like the feeling of walking like a penguin!

I know penguins are cute, but definitely not when made to walk like one! NOPE! *shake head*

Trexi madness!!

Singapore Trexi X Kinokuniya Bookstore PINK edition

I gotta get mine!!!!

Thailand getaway

koh samet, eastern Thailand

the sand, the sea, the sun, the dudes +

the babes, the adrenaline +

the fun, laughter +

the music, fire +

the sunrise at your feet ... =)

Snapshots of Bangkok

farang = ang mohs/caucasians

wonder if they make them in stickers. bet the SPGs would love it!

Bangkok - crowded, busy, traffic jams, polluted, noisy, wild... sure can make one go totally apeShit there!

for more Thailand getaway snapshots...

Recently...

What am i up to recently? Mmmm.... let me think...

• King Kong

man.. never thought i would say this, but i was alittle moved by the chemistry between Kong and Ann Darrow (beautifully played by the gorgeous Naomi Watts). And an interesting fact i found from IMDb website is that mighty Kong and Lumpy the Cook were played by the same actor - Andy Serkis, who incidentally also played Lord of the Ring's Gollum. Impressive! Think the beauty of Watts and the very life-like Kong brought out the soul of the movie convincingly. It made me even ponder if it even is possible for a human and beast relationship, especially one that shares so many similar behavioural characterisitics as human beings.

I found myself rooting for the expressive Kong rather than woody Adrien Brody to win over Naomi Watts. I likened Brody to another Keanu Reeves - over-rated, can't act, just a looker. My vote goes to Kong cos he knows what he wants, he wants it(her) passionately and he gave everything (which led to his eventual death) just to be with her. Makes me strongly believe that for every great man on earth, will eventually fall... not due to authority, power, wealth or health.. but love. An abstract, amorphous concept... that runs through every living thing, that sees eras and centuries, so mysterious, yet powerful and unexplanable...

• Standard Chartered Marathon 2005

I volunteered for this event which took placed on 04-12-2005 sunday. My post was Route Marshal at the 20km mark, between Fort Rd and East Coast Park. I was at the Padang from 3.30am and the whole event ended at 2.30pm for me. Though my back and legs were aching from the 10hrs shift, that definitely can't compare to what those 21km - 42km runners had experienced. Kudos to their endurance and determination! You are my inspiration!

My task was pretty simple - signal the direction for the runners and cheer them on. Since i'm positioned at a straight route, there's no need to direct them. I spent my time clapping and cheering them on, and becos a drink station was near me, i busied myself with kicking the mineral water bottles and caps out of their path for fear they slipped or add as a hindrance to their running. Highlights of the day definitely were the high fives from some runners, the "thank yous" (one Sawadi ka from a Thai runner), the man who told me twice that "you have a nice smile", the winks and the waves =) Boy, they were tired. But they still took that extra effort to make eye contact with me, to acknowledge me, and that made my day.

It sure aint gona be the last time I volunteer for the Singapore marathon. I had a fantastic experience, made a few friends and gotta be a part of an international event. Who knows... maybe I may sign up as a runner myself next year! The 10km run of cos!

• RENT

watched the matinee on 03-12-2005 saturday. It was my first time catching anything at the Kallang Theatre, and man, it sure needs a huge refurbishing job. The place looks run-down, esp with the dated RENT backdrop and props. But the broadway musical was a total blast! The cast performance was brilliant, the songs were touching, funny and catchy. My fav. songs were Light My Candle and I Should Tell You. One thing that disappoint was Karen Mok's weak voice. She seemed rather out of place with the rest of the cast. But it was a worthy effort by her, and being an asian, we should give her encouragement. Next up, to catch a performance at the Esplanade. How can i still not enter the Durian yet?!

Finding purpose

Got back from Bangkok 2 days ago. Took a 6 days break there.
I shouldnt be resurrecting my blog at this hour, but me father bought me coffee for dinner, thus i'm still wide awake. I would do a proper account of my Bangkok trip, plus some photos.

Generally, restarting this blog again to add some purpose into my life. Yeah.. aint busy enough, so ought'a add more activities to stimulate the brain and quite routine life.

Maybe i should set myself some guidelines for this blog. Even though i'm one who believes in freedom of speech, i also believe that one should be responsible in one's words and actions. I would not like to jeopardise my job, my friendships and my kinship, thus will not go too personal in these areas. Am more interested in posting photos of meaning or beauty, reflecting on thoughts or issues and leaving accounts of events or activities i have experienced.

Its my pleasure to have you chanced upon or invited to my personal e-space.
Maybe, you may just know me a little better... ;)