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April 2009
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如果有一个怀抱勇敢不计代价
Sunday, April 5th 2009 @ 1:26am
mental soundtrack// 鱼 - 陈绮贞
I went to catch Cheer Chen's concert with LF today. It was my first time watching her live, though I've been a fan of her music for years.
The concert started without much of a wait, which was great! And what followed was 3 whole hours of musical goodness. Cheer started off the concert with 太阳 and the first few tracks she belted, didn't suck, but it didn't make me bop myself crazy either. Then after her second costume change, she appeared within the audience, atop a crane! Everybody was thrilled out of their seats and THAT really set the mood for the rest of the concert.
It was so amazing, seeing her sing in the audience, interacting with the crowd. Damnit I wish I had paid for more expensive tickets so I could be there in the thick of action! She followed this up with a good mix of songs from her old and new albums. In the middle of the concert, there was even a Guitar Hero showdown between her and each member of her band. Her guitar playing skills are jaw dropping. (Yes, I'm such a fangirl now!)
The highlight of the night for me thougjh, was during her 2nd (or was it 3rd encore? She had 4 so I lost count!) encore, she appeared in the audience AGAIN, with her oh-so-familiar helmet, singing 旅行的意义. THE SONG I HAD BEEN ASKING HER TO PLAY ALL NIGHT LONG! After that, I think I was more than ready to buy tickets to her next concert. :p She could do no wrong for the rest of her concert and by the time she ended, it was already past 11pm. Great value for money!
The thing about Cheer, is that what you see is what you get. No gimmicky stunts, or special guests. The concert was all about the music. She interacted with us, like we mattered. She waxed lyrical about life and happiness, giving us a glimpse of her philosophical mind. I don't know about you but to me, it's like there's so much goodness in her, it shines from within. And her voice, oh it was so clear, so soothing, perfect live. She's really good in her CDs, but live, she's pure awesomeness.
CHEER, WHEN ARE YOU COMING AGAIN?!
...别让我飞 将我温柔环绕
What about taking this empty cup and filling it up?
Monday, March 9th 2009 @ 8:40pm
Wow, February just flew right by didn't it? Sure, it only had 28 days but why did it feel so amazingly short? Like it was only 2 weeks long... Caught 卢广仲 at the Esplanade and boy, was I swept away by him. Exuberant and immensely talented, it was one of the best hours I had ever spent with a musician, if not the best. I still can't believe he didn't sing his title track, nor did he sing my favourite song, EVEN after numerous requests by the audience. SIGH. I did think of asking for a refund because I wanted to hear 寂寞考 so badly but he is indeed very musically brilliant. I can't wait for him to hold a proper concert in Singapore! Then there was the S4 reunion held at Brewerkz. I can't believe it's been 10 years! A whole decade! And 28 came! It was really a blast and I am really glad we had it because it was LONG OVERDUE, and it was nice knowing everyone was well, and alive. :) A great night of reminiscing and nostalgia, but even better knowing we would attempt to do this more often. WOOT! To end off February, KL brought me to Batam for a lazy weekend. Spa treatments, lots of sleeping and the excellent movie - 20th Century Boys...It was pretty much perfect. It'd have been perfect if the boy wasn't sleeping THAT much. Heh. Oh and hey, we're 2! Talk about time flying by. Work was rather crazy in February as well, but at least I have a job. :p I really do love being in Apple. :) I'll try putting up some pictures soon but there's always some over at Flickr. // It's funny how my colleagues treat me like a kid. Robina offered to buy me bubble tea when she heard I was feeling down today. Then there's Murukusamy offering me her purple Nike bottle. I feel so loved lah. -hug hug- // I need to go to church. I really should. // AND we're 9 days into March! Yikes.
You only wanna hang out when you've got nothing to do
Wednesday, February 11th 2009 @ 10:03pm
It doesn't work that way.
We have had long days.
I get that.
I do.
But I make an effort to call. To tell you about stuff. But after asking me to be your 'interviewer', the next thing you want to do is to hang up and watch TV. I HAD AN X-RAY AT THE CLINIC TODAY! Do you not want to ask how it went?
It doesn't work that way.
And honestly, I am sick of it. I am not acting up. I am not a kid. I want to be respected. And I want to be heard. If showing concern is something that does not come easily to you, TRY.
BECAUSE I AM SICK OF FEELING LIKE A PUPPY. I know better. I don't deserve scraps of attention. And nothing short of listening and showing concern will make me feel better.
NOTHING.
Disappointment is a bitter pill to swallow.
23...24...25...damnit, when will these things stop?
Thursday, February 5th 2009 @ 2:44pm
mental soundtrack// No You Girls - Franz Ferdinand
So I was tagged by the silly cow. And I'm lazy. Hence, you will have to read this, whether you like it or not. - My favourite colour is green. Except lime green, everything else is AWESOME.
- I pick at my nails. They look like I bite them but that's a disgusting habit and I'm cool, so OF COURSE I don't bite them. I just pick at them. ALOT. Which means I don't have to spend on mani and pedis. :p
- My bolster is as old as I am. Maybe even older. It looks exactly like a french loaf but smells even better. It smells of me. HEEHEE.
- I talk an awful amount of crap. I blame it on my surname. But the truth of it is, I'm SHY! SERIOUSLY! Personality tests say I'm an introvert. I believe that.
- I bop to songs. I can't help it.
- Quirky stuff makes my day. I think my fiance picks some of the best quirky stuff I have (shut up chipmunkcheepigcow).
- I don't like to buy books. I have no space for them. Hence, I borrow. ;p
- I'm not a girly girl. I don't care for flowers (but I appreciate them). Frilly stuff is out. There's no need for grand gestures or pampering. I'm a boy in a girl's body. I think that's the gist of it.
- I am a US-phile. Being in the US of A makes me HAPPY. NYC is my happy place. Canada's T.O. is a very close second. I hope to get an internal transfer someday.
- I wanted to be a linguist. So I picked up Japanese for 3 years. Subsequently, I forgot everything because there was nobody to practise with. THEN I did a class of Spanish. I loved it. But it never went further than that. I still hope to master these 2 languages someday.
- I'm not a nice person to be with. I'm grumpy, emo and I snap at people. I always feel guilty after, but I can't help it. You think I'm Emily the Strange?
- I don't believe in marriage. I wish I did, but I don't.
- And I don't want kids. Because I HATE ugly kids. And as you know, there's karma, and I'm murphy, so my kid will be FUGLY. NO KIDS! Since I don't want kids, there's no need for marriage. TA-DAH!
- I have a thing for naming my gadgets. Wanidarling, Elliot, Damien, Bopeep...you get the drift.
- I'm a watertap. I cry when I'm angry, I cry when I'm moody, I cry when I'm sad...I just cry alot.
- My heart feels cold pretty often.
- So maybe that's why I still hold on to the notion of God. Because if I don't, it means my heart is condemned. God will make me happy. Right?
- I don't believe in pre-marital sex. Too unhygenic. But whatever makes you happy. I won't judge.
- I had a D7 for Higher Chinese and E8 for Literature in my 'O's. My combined total for these 2 subjects is higher than my L1R5 which amuses me to no end. I was aiming for an Ungraded for Literature, mind you. Oh, I had A1 for Chinese. Fluke?
- My feet are so flat, the word arch does not exist.
- I have a weakness for flats and bags. I'm picky but once I see a beloved, I'm a goner.
- It's true. I work at Apple. But please don't ask me why this doesn't work, why Steve is like that, when is this coming out...I DON'T HAVE ANSWERS! I'm an employee. I don't lim kopi with Steve. But I'm proud of my workplace.
- I live on a tropical island but I am perpetually cold.
- I also don't eat most tropical fruits. Never tasted rambutan, mangosteen, longan, chiku, papaya, mango, you get the drift. I eat the dried kind, preserved kind, juice kind, just not the fresh kind. I'm a grape-apple-banana-guava-dragonfruit girl. That's it.
- I had a wish to die by 40, at my peak. I still kinda do.
And hallelujah, that's the end of it.
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Sunday, January 4th 2009 @ 3:42pm
mood// renewed
Yes, I know Christmas is long gone but the song is still in my head..And I guess I'm still in shock that 2008 is history and 2009 is here. I am not mentally prepared. How can a year fly by this fast?! The denial has to come to an end though and the best way to do so is to take stock of the year. It doesn't feel like I've achieved much this year, maybe because I didn't really set any goals, something I shall rectify in 2009. But first, the good and the bad of 2008. - I started work at Apple. :) I don't think I could be happier elsewhere, at least not for the time being and I am really looking forward to doing better in Apple in 2009.
- Our first anniversary, with KL springing a trip to Bintan. Nice lazy weekend. :)
- Sondre Lerche!!! One of the highlights on the music front.
- SANTOUKA RAMEN! Ramen nirvana!
- Losing my ability to type more than 140 characters due to Twitter. HAHA. Though I think I have semi-abandoned Twitter and moved on to Plurk.
- Attempting to be healthy by signing up for Boxercise and Pilates classes. I <3 PILATES!
- Finally making friends in Apple. HEEHEE.
- Being Shanghai-ed, not once but twice! I NEVER wanted to go to China but what can you do when it's for work? It was lovely staying at the Ritz though. -thinks bathtubs and jacuzzi-
- Dad getting a heart attack, which resulted in an angioplasty and a bypass. Very nerve wrecking but thank God he's fine now.
- Catching Deathcab again, though I think I prefer them in T.O.
- FREE IPHONE! WOOHOO!
- FINDING A GAZILLION WHITE HAIR! NOOOOOOOOO!
- Flying BUSINESS CLASS! WOOHOO! To SF! DOUBLE WOOHOO! :p I guess you know I had a blast. HEEHEE. HIGHLIGHT OF THE YEAR, even if I hate travelling alone. What can I say, I is cheap. :p
- Wanting to kill myself for missing SINGFEST and then seeing THIS on my Friendster. LET IT BE A HOAX!
- Missing Lifehouse because I was away in SF! :(
- Avenue Q!!! Too hilarious!
- Losing Julius. Ultimate sadness. I wasn't even THAT sad when Wanidarling died on me in T.O. SIGH. :((((((
- Awesome birthday gifts from Lulu, Kitty Fann and KL, amongst others which I truly appreciate as well!
- Having mysterious stomachaches, leg aches, crazy aches now and then...:(
- Attained my savings goal of 5-digit sum! YAYNESS!
- Feeling really broken at times. Like I could never be whole. And I really don't want to ever feel that way but I know, that is not possible.
- Wasting time on Switchfoot and Camera Obscura. :( FOOL!
- Discovering 盧廣仲, my musical highlight for the year!
In 2008, I said I'd keep in mind these 3 things: - Love God more
- Love myself more
- Love KL, my family, and my friends more
Sad to say, I totally bailed on the first, which should be the most important. Did quite well on the second I think and not too badly on the third, or so I like to think. What say you my friends? So, in 2009, I MUST do a better job at the above 3. Because a life without love is not a life worth living. Yes? In addition, my goals for the year would also include the following: - Drive once a week
- Save another 5-digit sum
- Read 15 books! I read a pathetic number in 2008. So little I can't believe it.
- Watch 盧廣仲 and Jason Mraz, come hell or high water!
- TRAVEL!
- Do cardio and pilates weekly!
- Meet up with friends weekly instead of being a hermit.
- AND GO TO CHURCH!
I feel so much better about 2009 now. Heh.
The believers make their hearts available - Jesus lives there
Tuesday, December 30th 2008 @ 11:41pm
Today, I received a card from an old friend. It was unexpected and rather surprising since we don't quite hang out together these days. The contents of the card were bittersweet. It brought up old memories, days that have long passed but never forgotten. Times that no longer exist. Circumstances change. People move on. I did. We all did. But there he was. Someone who remembered. Someone who cherishes this friendship to reach out with a card that seeks to renew and extend what we once had. How can I not be moved? Friends really do make my world go round. My friends, you can make me. You can break me. Please spare me from the latter if you can help it.
也許簡單還是一樣的難
Sunday, December 28th 2008 @ 7:39pm
Have I mentioned how much I love 盧廣仲? I can't wait to see him in February! And here's my favourite song from his album:
We don't always get what we want
Sunday, December 14th 2008 @ 9:02pm
Then why do people not treasure what they have? Life can be really heartbreaking. It's really difficult to be bright and shiny. I'm jealous of the people with hearts that are whole. Flawless. Shiny and beautiful. But my friends, I pray that your hearts can forever be the above. Be happy and nothing else.
All I want for Christmas is my 2 front teeth
Sunday, December 7th 2008 @ 6:59pm
No, not really, since I still have them. What I don't have is 2 of my wisdom teeth which I had taken out on Thursday. Since I had a particularly traumatising experience removing some teeth in primary 5, I was somewhat scared shitless and I don't think I've ever said so many The Lord's Prayer "Hail Mary's" consecutively. Seriously. But of course my God is faithful, and it's been rather pain-free thus far, not that I am rushing to get the other 2 removed immediately. I do, however, feel a lil' less wiser. You think? :p // Then there was the 2nd anniversary of my 24th birthday. (Yes, you read that right. This is how it is going to be from now. I'm sure it's redundant but hey, humour a girl with a swollen cheek and 2 missing teeth, won't you?) All I have to say is, my friends are too good for me. Seriously. And because I don't ever want to forget how awesome my friends can be, I have to write this down. I have: - Friends who treat me to crabs! :) And then again to Crystal Jade. Friends who buy me Sakae. They know me for the glutton I am. ;p
- Friends who buy me books and my one and only, birthday cake for the year. Books that will make me a better Christian, I'm sure. These friends who care for my soul. :)
- Friends who spend time, catching up with me over dinner, tea, FOOD! MY FAVOURITE THING IN THE WORLD! :p
- Friends who indulge in my love for accessories. HEEHEE.
- Friends who drink with me. -burps- :) Beer and good company. What more can I ask for?
- Friends who remember my birthday, whose birthday wishes make me feel LOVED! (Except for a certain someone who added 203 years to my age.)
- OLD friends who surprise me with the most amazing of gifts. I LOVE IT! And I can't stop wearing it. :p
- BOYfriend who gets me a book from one of my favourite authors, with his autograph to ME! :) It's nice to have a friend who knows what you need when you don't even know you need it.
I would be a very sad girl without my friends. On the other hand, I won't even exist without my parents and my heavenly Father. ;p
I want to see life. I want to hold it in my hands...I want everything.
Wednesday, November 26th 2008 @ 11:40pm
mood// happy
Came back after meeting with Shiqi and Min, feeling really exhausted and grumpy. Then I saw this package lying on the table. Could it be the package KL told me he sent?  I thought to myself, wow, a Gaiman book. Cool. Then it hit me that KL went to a Gaiman event sometime back. So I eagerly flipped the pages and here's what I found...  Hee. TOO COOL! This is such an awesome present. :) Thanks BBT! :) I love it, and you. :p
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