Tuesday 30th November 2004

another month

Yup! and next month is carolling season. yay!

Oh, today i'd like to gush on and on bout this rather old ATV drama : Mr. Winner (also known to some as 'Sun Tam Fong Tin Mau', FongTinMiu, Bai Ka Zhai, etc.) produced by NMG (I think).

O.k., if u really hate Dicky Cheung Wai-Kin, then don't read on. But if u can bear him, well, *gush gush gush*, he was sooo entertaining in the series. I couldn't get enough of both his personalities in the show. Loved the cool, ruthless and super smart "big brother", and the adorable, silly, noisy, idiotic, slow-witted, wife-loving "soh mau mau".

Sort of found interesting the fact that "lek mau mau"(a.k.a. big brother) was forgiven even after he killed a few dozen people, burnt millions of dollars that belonged to poor villagers, sworn revenge on his whole family, bribed, tricked and pretty much became the embodiment of everything evil. Guess the moral of the story had something to do with forgive and forget.

The cases in the show are interesting too, and is at least less easy to solve than the ones in 'Detective Mok'. Loved the ghost house and the headless horseman cases, although sometimes, i still think Fa Tin Fa (the resident bad-guy) is smarter than 'lek mau mau'.

The show had a lot of the leads dying too (the 'ngoi fu', mou leong, yew yew, etc.) but somehow, it is still bearable since Mau Mau is the final big winner. At least his wife is still around (minus some brain cells).

Totally digged the last episode too, where in the end, Fong Tin Mau is actually both of them, exisiting almost at the same time. No more troublesome fevers to worry over.

Come to think of it, quite alot of Dicky Cheung series/movies had him doing dual personality roles. Even in the latest Kung Fu soccer, he was initially such a dim-witted guy, & later on, became this smart kung-fu cum soccer guru. It's a good ending too (for anyone interested to know). Definitely better in cantonese. Alright, can't say much bout dual personalities in Monkey King, unless u take into account his funny and serious sides there.

In 'smart kid', he was also the sometimes timid sometimes heroic lead (uh... unless i got the wrong series), and in 'nga chak sou', there was the with bunny teeth/without bunny teeth persona. I think a few other of his shows also showcased the, initially useless, and later on 'useful' sort of characters (fong sai yuk for one). There was that movie too where he was an undercover who acted as a retarted kid.

Hmm... maybe tht's why so many of us enjoy Dicky Cheung. He sort of show tht every one has a kid in them, and it's never too late to get smart. haha...

Friday 26th November 2004

Cameron Bright

This 10 year old boy is so cute, i'm going to watch Birth just to see how he fares there. He was great in Godsend.

By the way, I just finished watching Split Second (HK TVB drama) yesterday. So SAD!!! How can all the leads DIE??? It's bad enough tht Hau Man Wah & Wong Kar Fai die. They have to throw in Ah Sam, Ah Tung and Lou Gao in the process. *sob* And to drive the stake in, Lou Gao (Fong Zhung Shun) was the one who killed 3 of them. Argh!

Trust HK directors to be so wicked. It's like the 3rd show (these past few months) that i've watched where the leads tht i like die!

Wednesday 24th November 2004

interesting encounter

Have u ever entered a lawyer office where you are actually required to take off your shoes before stepping into the room? Hmm...

The lawyer I saw recently was quite interesting. I later found out it may have been caused by too much happy hour drinking from the night before.

The 'stay' in her office was longer than expected because the documents had to be retyped a few times. These misshaps aside, throughout the stay, the one thing she made clear was that we CANNOT SUE HER. And SHE CAN SUE US. Golly, i mean, i know tht's what lawyers are supposed to do, protecting their interest above all else and such, but did she have to spell it out, so often, and so LOUDLY? what a weirdo! *lol* But then again, i think her attitude must have carried certain "force", because nobody dared rebuke her in anyway. She was like a hurricane that we wanted to be rid of, with as little damage done to us as nature allows. Her great manners aside, her badly wrinkled blouse was stained (yellow on light pink. *shudder*) and most of her hair was hanging around waiting to be dealt with, while the remaining strands were held together in this huge 'made for home' clip. She was huffing away about the sacrifice she had to make (she was meeting her husband for lunch) and apparently, we were the ones at fault for her troubles. *roll eye*

It's rather pathetic actually, how we can only complain about such things after everything is over and done with. I mean, if we were really the gutsy type, we wouldn't have been the ones sitting like idiots while she rumbled on, and knowing only to complain about everything later. Rather, we should have reasoned out with her instead, or at least remarked about her fantastic hairstyle. Maybe, sometimes, when such "forces" pass through our lives, we take such a long time digesting them, that when we finally built up enough energy to fight back, the "forces" have left to rumble elsewhere.

Friday 19th November 2004

acting & looking sick

Having visited the doctor yesterday for the sole purpose of obtaining an MC, I have finally decided that some people just don't have the knack to look sick. I mean, I have seen people who look sick from a mile away, pale lips, droppy eyes, green face, limpid hair, a frown that can crack a walnut in between, red nose, weak motions and even fainting. But me? no, the day I can pull off that stunt is the day i give myself the lifetime acting award.

I am truly envious of people who can look sick so easily. I have grown up with 2 good friends who are truly the master of sickness. One pretended such a great asthma attack during high school, the seniors who bullied her literally cried in fear and ran for the teacher. Another can pretty much cough up a stomach flu, diarrhea, margraine, bone ache, or anything else that is suitable for the occasion. Extremely useful to get time off.

Being one of those few whose lips actually get redder the more sick one get, it's rare to get a "u look sick" comment from anyone unless they actually see me sniffing away with a table load of wet tissue. Add to that, my sick conditions usually seem to improve just before i step into a doctor's room. *laments*

To top it all, I also possess a remorseless mother who thinks of taking a day off due to sickness as a matter of disgrace borne out of pure laziness. I think she sort of infused in me a lack of sympathy with anyone who feels too sorry for themselves (read myself most of the time). I think the nearest I had to a justification was the one time a doctor remarking after pointing his little torchlight into my nose, "...I can see that your nose is really badly blocked." Yes! Finally, some one appreciates me. I have proof! I really was sick.

Well, all complaining aside, it's great to know that friends and family do care, whether in sickness or in health. Stay healthy everyone!

Wednesday 17th October 2004

Flu

Exam over = very happy!

Flu. don't feel like writing much.

Notice any changes in my webpage?

Finish writing. Lack of tissue. Head home.

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Saturday 13th November 2004

Countdown

1 more hour before exam...

Tick-tock, tick-tock, tick, tick, ...... tick...

Friday 12th November 2004

Tulips

Heralded as the modern day rose, they are simple in cut, vibrant and odourless. Here's a picture of some tulips to shake up your day. (unfortunately not taken by me.) What is your favourite tulip colour? I think white is the best.

Deepavali ! Celebration of light and life. Totally love those Bollywood movies. I think i'll go get one of those indian movies theme songs cds to celebrate this occasion. Totally love listening to some of the indian pieces, especially when there are some exciting beats that accompany them. *muah ha-ha* I actually wanted to plaster a dozen or so of indian actors here to celebrate the occasion, but, , wow... such a lot of work. I decided to pass.

23 hours to exam...

Wednesday 10th November 2004

From a different view

Hehe, before I continue, thnx to foongfoong and viineon for your comments. Hmm, turning to the culprit and laughing. I've never tried that before. hehe, will do just tht the next time i get 'lucky'. And btw, i've broken my 'fiction reading' fast as well. FF, i am much happier after submitting my report yesterday.

The choir singing yesterday was tiring but kick-ass fun. First time singing along with the accompaniment of a strings orchestra. well, so wat if the orchestra is made up of primary 5 kids. They were good. As the practice was ending, I overheard another choir member saying, "Seeing them play so well, I need to go back and rethink about my life. What have I achieved since primary 5." *lol*

Anyways, getting to another version of the topic today, here's another way of looking at yahoo...

Monday 8th November 2004

Deciphering Dreams

There's a myth tht when u dream of the dead, they often do not talk. U won't find it strange when u are still dreaming, but after the dream, u'd think hmm... it's true, they really didn't speak.

My reasoning at one time was because we take a longer time forgetting a person's face compared to forgetting his/her voice. But tht doesn't really make sense either. I guess the more "intuned" people may say it's because the dead have an easier time projecting images rather than projecting their voices to our souls. But that would mean that these dreams really do come from the dead and that would open up a bigger can of worms.

There are a few deciphering of dreams that I've heard before. One of the more scientific ones goes something like this: Sometimes, just before you suddenly wakeup, you feel as though you are falling. You may feel as though you are falling from some staircases, or high building, or sky, or just slipping down an uneven pavement. The scientific reasoning goes something like this: This is actually caused by our ancestry. As u know, we originate from the ape family. And apes actually lived on trees. This means they eat on trees, swing in trees and inadvertently, sleep on branches up in the trees. (guess you know where this is headed by now) So, the fear that they usually get when sleeping is actually that of falling off trees. I'm not sure whether apes actually fall off trees when they sleep. But apparently, that's how we came to get the 'falling awake' sort of dreams.

How bout if in your dreams, you kept being stopped and ask the same question? Like for instance, how to get to a specific place. Should that mean that u subconsciously want to go there? Or, is it actually warning u against going there? Wat if u get a cocktail dream of both the dead and the direction asking? hmm... Between my family members, we usually get the dead guy dream near his death anniversary. It could be one person in one year, another in another, random and pretty singular. One person per year. I personally believe it's just us remembering it's time to go and pay him a visit.

I guess deciphering a dream is almost as accurate as deciphering your horoscope reading for the week. Vague, occasionally accurate (read: guess work) and ultimately pointless. *grin* But that's why it's so fascinating.

Friday 5th November 2004

Bored and Lazy

I'm dead bored today.

In fact, I'm so bored I keep repeating the phrase "I'm dead bored today" over and over again to myself, and getting even more bored everytime I repeat it. Oh, here it comes again...

I recall reading somewhere that only boring people get bored. Exciting people actually will do something about it. Well, i'm so bored and lazy that i'd rather be a boring person than try to work my spirits up. Man, I'm dead bored today.

I just wanna go home and watch some vcds and quickly waste the day away. I'm so dead bored today.

All right *stirring some energy into my body*, after doing some soul-searching, I have to admit that i'm feeling bored coz i'm feeling down, and the reason i'm feelin down is coz my work was criticized. I think i don't bode well with criticism. In fact, I think everytime i feel bored/down, it's because i've been criticized. hmmm... must be some really bad Leo pride. Usually, when i'm in this mode, i'll go into a 'self-pampering' drive, doing everything i can think of to please myself. There should be a way to get rid of this bad habit. Ah well, until then, I think i'll go home early today and finish my drama series.

Wednesday 3rd November 2004

draft after draft

Just submitted the 3rd draft of my report. getting rather tired of it. Missed the singing practice yesterday just to rush out the 2nd draft. sigh! there goes my perfect attendance record.

Ah well, guess i'll be missing another practice this weekend to prepare for my exams. vroom vroom... i'm trying to stay off my fiction books for the next 10 days until my exam ends. I initially included vcds, but i've shamefacedly broken that 'fast',like, everyday. :"P I think preversely, we all like to break our own rules & see how much we can push the limit. The consequences of these 'limit testing' activities are usually not pretty. *nods* Not pretty at all...

Monday 1st November 2004

Passing air

*Grin* What should you do when u've accidentally farted in someone elses' presence? Should u start to vigoriously fan the air around to disperse it and at the same time give away the fact of wht u've done? haha... the meanest thing to do is of course to cover your nose and frown at any other person. I think wat everyone usually do is to ignore it and maybe start doing something to distract other people, like talking or some other activity. (well... o.k. fine, tht's wat i'll do)

How bout if u sniffed something like fart? should you... (a)start frowning, and looking left and right (plus, it'll abdicate u from being the suspect... unless... you are the offender) (b) start fanning the air around u *lol* (there seems to be alot of fanning motion related to farting) (c) sniff harder to confirm that wat u smell was fart and not something else (like maybe dog poo or *gasp* gas-leakage!) *hahaha... ew...* (d) ignore

I think i tried very hard to (d), and wanted to (c) and (a), but in the midst of my indecision, simply wrinkle my nose, rub my ringer against it and took smaller breaths. Gosh, those few seconds sure were longer than usual.