Sunday, August 09, 2009
That's it!
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Saturday, July 11, 2009
Bather's
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Updates~
Monday, June 01, 2009
兄弟
Speaking of which, I was one of the 兄弟 for my good friend's, YY, wedding, which typically involves accompany the groom very early in the morning to the bride's house and fetch the bride from her parent's place. However, the task isn't as simple as it seems. The bride also has her sisters a.k.a 姐妹 who will think of devious tasks for the groom and his brothers to do before they actually let the groom into the house. Most tasks usually involve eating / drinking something gross, doing embarrassing stuff,etc.
I've usually laughed out loud at wedding dinners of other friends whenever I see the antics that the groom and his brothers had to put up, but nothing in this world can prepare for you this...
If memory serves me well, these were what we were supposed to do...
- Upon arrival, the groom has to shout from the carpark "I love you" to the bride in 7 different languages. Us brothers needed to lend a helping hand so that the bride could actually hear this to pass this task.
- Then came the apple vinegar for us to drink which tasted very sour! It's part of the 4 tastes, sourness, sweetness, bitterness and spiciness... That kinda prepped us for what was to come later...
- After the apple vinegar, we had the sweet part! Bananas in caramel sauce and we had to finish everything on the plate, i.e., to drink up the caramel using straws. I could have sworn that my blood sugar levels spiked up that day.
- Finally we could take the lift to the bride's flat. Upon reaching the flat, the groom had to kiss 3 of the bride's photos among many other photos of women on a piece of cardboard. Think that's easy? The groom has to be blindfolded and the cardboard's actually pasted to the ceiling of the corridor outside the flat. In the end, us brothers could not carry him all the way and one of us promptly took the cardboard down for him to kiss, much to the chagrin of the sisters. ;)
- Next was the bitterness part. Blended bittergourd, which most of us felt it was quite good, much to the surprise of the sisters, who gave us more upon our request. Hah~
- Then came the semmingly-impossible part. To lick a giant icecube that has the key of the house frozen in it.. Luckily we brought along a bottle of mineral water! Which helped to melt the ice slightly faster to get to the key.. but the key was a fake one!
- Then the spiciness part. Pure fresh chilli paid! I helped the groom to eat most of the chilli which left me with a bad tummy and a numb tongue. Hah.
- Finally we had to sing the bride's favourite song along with headbands made of flowers, hula hoops. YY had to put on a cute set of bunny ears for this. Laughter ensues.
And then we were in the house! =) It was a pretty tiring morning cos some of us brothers spent the night at YY's new place where we were supposed to discuss about the plans for the next day but ended up playing PES 2009 on PS3 instead. Well done, Sony! And we all pretty much had a couple hours' of sleep. Hopefully I can get some pics from YY for this post. If not, I'll just upload some photos I managed to take that day. =)
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Much Ado about Nothing!
It's about the Shakespeare story and stars Adrian Pang and many other actors and actresses from SRT (Singapore Repertory Theatre) and I have to say it's not bad. Took some pictures at Fort Canning and will post them up soon.
Ciao~
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Angels and Demons
Sunday, May 03, 2009
Wolverine!
Met some of my colleagues outside the cinema and exchanged greetings before heading for the cinema proper. Overall, the show's not bad but story's warped as with all franchise movies. But it's a good show if you're getting to know Wolvie for the first time. =) Hugh Jackman's great for the role with the gruff, stubborn demeanor that fans all come to love about Wolvie.
I believe weekends can be great for going out and catching up with friends but there are those times when you really want to have a good rest at home if you had a rough week before and know another one's just round the corner...
That's all for now. I guess i usually just update my blog like once a week these days not like the usual daily feeds...
Sunday, April 26, 2009
The International what?
My weekly dosage of movies this week. Too much hype but fizzled at the very end... Didn't offer much action as I have expected (I am an action movie fan..) and Clive Owen + Naomi Watts didn't really live up to my expectation as artistes.. My verdict: Do not catch this unless you are looking for something to while your time away or you really want to watch Naomi or Clive (in that order)
After the show, we went for supper at Macdonalds at Northpoint and something interesting happened. A group of juveniles were having some fun outside and 1 of them went to use the washroom. 1 other guy then promptly slotted the mop outside between the handles to lock the twin doors, trapping his friend and everybody else in it. Fortunately nobody else was going out or coming into Mac. The guy finally relented and let his friend out.
What we didn't count on happening was that once his friend was out, he put the mop back in between the doors. Nobody really noticed until Law and I looked at the only exit later. Seemed like the staff didn't realise it until I told them about it. In the end, they forced the door open and got a bent mop in return. To those inconsiderate idiots, if you think that you were trying to impress the girls in your group or you were trying to be funny, you did not. And what you did was downright childish...
Quiet Sunday for me as well.. Pretty much stayed at home to relax cos my week before was long and tiring. Typically stayed back late in office to finish up work everyday, leaving me feeling burnt out. Just played my PS3 and played cards with my sis and my bro-in-law and dinner with parents and all.
Short note here, congrats to Lawrence on being a uncle to his nephew just born on Saturday! =)
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Really lazy...
Well that mood's been on and off in me these days. Been troubled by some stuff happening lately, so diverting my energy to sort them out. Well here's some updates so far...
- Flew and came back from Japan a couple of weeks ago and STILL sorting through the photos. Promise to put them up on Webshots or Flickr when I finally get my a** down to do it. Great trip with 2 of my bros with me as the tour guide / translator / entertainer, etc.. And my D60 did produce some great shots compared to my previous Japan trips (at the cost of lugging the camera bag and tripod ard with me most of the time)
- Bought Dynasty Warriors 6 for PS3 and it's a great game. Very different from what I've played for the other DW series. Visuals are great (It's on PS3, you know...) and the gameplay is more difficult than ever. You can get sneezed to death by peons if you're not careful...
- Watched a couple of movies recently, namely Knowing and The Sniper. Both shows dun live up to the hype. The ending for Knowing is seriously disappointing and the story in the Sniper doesn't really make any sense...
- Been hooked on Left 4 Dead recently, be it playing at home or at the LAN shops. The thing that separates it from the other First Person Shooter (FPS) games is that you are forced to work together to win the game unlike other games where you can effectively win the game alone if you're REALLY good. Interesting fact, girls are also playing this FPS although you can hear screams in the shop when their characters get swamped by the zombies in the game. Hah!
- Have not been touching WOW for some time although I've been paying the subscription. Tried to log on this morning and I have to download and install a 740MB patch (currently at 24%). Seriously having doubts to carry on playing this game cos the amount of facts and info to play this game is massive and I simply dun have the time and energy to devote to this game.
That's all for now. It's almost 1 and I gotta grab my lunch soon before I starve to death. Peace ppl!
Thinking of someone in Phuket right now,
Jaron
Monday, March 16, 2009
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Movies, movies, movies...
It's no secret that I'm a movie fan. Even my colleague who sits behind me asks me about the movie I'm going to catch each weekend. Ha~
Supposed to meet Trina for a show but she had a gathering with her colleagues on Friday. Haven't seen her for a while and I really missed her a lot.. Crazy enough, Law, GY and I caught 2 movies last night. Dragonball evolution and Watchmen. The former, a total waste of money and the latter, the real deal!
Saturday, February 28, 2009
3's a crowd
1) Finally made my way to CYC. the Custom shop to use the privilege that Aunt Jay gave to me. Free custom shirt with a pair of complimentary cufflinks to go! Even added my own initials to it!
Didn't know that there were so many things to get a custom shirt done. Like the type of collar (5 types!), cuff type, tapered back / sides, even the buttons and button labels as well~ Will take a pic of the shirt when it's ready in 2 weeks time!
2) After CYC, GY and I went to Robertson Quay for Ichibantei for some good ramen. Ichibantei's my number 2, rivalling all but Miharu at Gallery Hotel. Supposed to bring Trina on a ramen tour in Singapore starting from my number 10 and GY has kinda tried all my top 5 ramen joints already. Haha! Will have a exclusive post of all top 10 joints (in my humble opinion) with pictures soon!
Entrance
My Mapo Gohan
3) Finally bought a PS3 and Street Fighter 4 for myself ! Woo-Hoo! Thanks to Law for accompanying me on his off day to get it from AMK Hub. Which reminds me that I could count about 20+ plus at ATMs yesterday. Must be the GST Offset package...It's a real monster if you ask me, in terms of weight and performance.... Have been busy playing SF4 since ytd evening till just now and managed to unlock quite a few characters, including my favourite Akuma! *Satsui No Hado!*
Meeting Trina for dinner at Melt - The World Cafe next week and looking forward to it! See you! =)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
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Saturday, February 14, 2009
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Chain-girl-ling
Caught Changeling with Trina at GV Plaza the other day. It was funny when I collected my tickets from the counter when the staff said to me "2 tickets, 1150pm, Chain-girl-ling". I had to restrain myself from laughing out loud but it's true that nowadays movie titles get confusing and we might even pronounce the movie titles incorrectly ourselves!
It's a pretty good show with 2 thumbs up for me! And a long one as well, about 2 1/2 hours! Directed by Clint Eastwood and compelling storyline that keeps the audience on the edge of the seats. Makes you empathise with Angelina's character as well.
Do catch it soon as the movie's run is going to end soon based on the number of cinemas showing it and the odd movie times!
Went for supper at Crown Plaza 's Swensen's for Apple Crumble and Fries! Ended up going back late by cab but it was all worth it! ;)
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Happy 牛 Year!
I also caught Love Matters with Trina and her friends at Cineleisure yesterday at 1150pm! Haha~ Kinda last minute but gladly met up at Orchard at ard midnight knowing well I had to go to work tomorrow. All becuase of you~
Love Matters revolves around a family in KL with issues like love, happiness, while exploring issues of the heart all rolled into one comedy. Kudos to Yeo Yann Yann who plays the mother with a rather too convincing Malaysian accent (no offence to my Malaysian friends!)
A pity I couldn't join Trina and friends for supper / drinks and had to hop onto a cab home to grab some sleep before heading to the office. Sorry! Will make it up to you next time k? =)
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Inkheart~
Caught Inkheart last last night with Trina at AMK Hub. We kinda decided to catch a show together like 3 hours before. Kinda like a surprise but starting to enjoy these random, sudden meetups. Looks set to be like a standard Brendan Fraser movie a.k.a The Mummy Returns and the rest of the sorry sequels after that, but out of the movies available at that timing, Inkheart seemed the most sane choice.
We entered the cinema a little late but din missed too much, I guessed it kinda talked about Mortimer Folchart's (Brendan Fraser) ability to bring stories to life. Show's not too bad, a bit of dry humour here and there, Brendan's ever-emotionless-or-blur look and the baddie din get a chance to showcase his acting talent fully. The scenery from the movie however was fascinating like Brendan's (sister's or aunt's) place and where the baddie has his castle was truly breathtaking~
I did think about the story which I would want to bring to life if I was a Silvertongue like what Brendan Fraser's Character is... Tuesdays with Morrie? Da Vinci Code? LOL
Overall it's not bad, sets u up for an adventure but ending is a little disappointing. After that we had a walk-around and I was amazed to find that NTUC Fairprice Extra was actually open at 1.30am! With people still doing their CNY / grocery shopping! Not sure whether it was because of the festive period or they REALLY open till that late.... WOW~
Had a chance to hop on a short ride on Trina's Coke Van which was kinda cool if you asked me! =) Maybe it's the CNY weekend but feeling really happy for the first time this year so far~
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Seven Pounds and Red Cliff II
Seven Pounds is a touching story about how Will Smith sets out to help 7 strangers in difficult circumstances out of his way. Shall not reveal the reason behind doing so cos that's the part that really matters...
Always like catching his shows because the scripts he chooses are not just for block-busters, eye candy but that there are usually stories that captures the human soul and makes audiences realise that there's more to life than it really is. Do catch it while you can!
Also caught Red Cliff II (Sorry Val!) with GY and Ivan at the Cathay. Cathay's been one of my fav places to catch partly because they have great seats and there's my fav adidas store as well. The staff there kinda know me by now because of my frequent visits. Heh~
Red Cliff II's a great finisher to the first part which I'm sure left people wanting their money back after seeing "To be continued..." at the end. This is where all the action comes in, with generals pitting their wits against each other. (The bet between Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu is quite interesting). Putting the warping of the original story aside, the plot's decent for a newbie to The Three Kingdom Classics, but now i'm sure these classics have certainly gained more fans than before, till they find out that the movie's different from the actual story!
Saturday, January 03, 2009
Alas.. 2009...
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