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Ah.. our plane is here and we are now just 2 hours away from holiday!I am still excited. Jimbo was trying to catch some sleep since he didn’t sleep. Men and football *sigh*. Since no one talk to me. I snap some pictures and then doze off to sleep. When I wake up…
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Circus, big tents… it’s just a few things that excites me. What is even better is a big pack of popcorn, a big fluffy pink cotton candy, large coke. Better still if I could win a big dollie and carry around. I like talking to dolls :). Well.. then you will see a big group of kids surrounding something. Yes, a clown. One with big red nose. Make up face, funky big mouth, colourful hair, polka dot cloths and big flappy shoes. Now let’s see what they all have to say. As promised in his previous comment, Brian is all set to cheer everyone up with his joyful sheep after missiong out on the previous project. A cute clown sheep with cool balloon tied to it’s leg. I simply like the background. It just somehow brighten my day~
Winnie is back! This time, she dumped her Liucas and submitted cute Miss Natalie in. Being so funky and trendy, her clown is all set with ribbons and bow. No to even mention the super duper big red nose! Now, even clowns are more fashionable these days.
Ah… I did my part of the clown. Not exectly what I want it to be. It sorta have a lot of difference from the one I initially sketch out. But well… probably another enhanced version in the near future. But well, I am totally happy with the eyes of the clown as it turns out exectly like what I want it to be 🙂
What is up next week? Project description: You commit a crime. You get caught, You stay in this small tiny room for the rest of your life. Wearing only stripe cloths. Well.. think on the bright side. At least you won’t have to bother to mix and match your cloths 🙂 Project deadline: 22 November 2006, Wednesday. Submit to: mandy@velverse.com Anyone and everyone is welcome to join. Be it good or bad… it’s just something we do for fun! Generate some cool ideas and well.. surely fill up some of our boring times 😀
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First of all, thanks LB for doing a tag from me for the “first time”.
And if it wasn’t for him, I guess I still won’t know the title of this song.
I have actually heard of this song a lot of times but never got to know the song title until I saw it on his blog.
Now, let us all karaoke together with his favourite tune.
Sharing with everyone here, this song is titled 傷痕 (Scar) by Sandy Lam.
The lyrics of this song is quite simple to understand. I guess this is the beauty of 80’s and 90’s Chinese songs.
There is one line in specific that I like – 女人獨有的天真 和溫柔的天分, 要留給真愛你的人.
I suppose not every one knows how to appreciate a woman’s innocence and gentle talent.
Hence a gentle reminder to always learn how to appreciate one another.
Once they lost those innocence, it will never come back.
In order to spread the love for karaoke, I decided to translate it and let everyone have a deeper understanding of the song.
Translations of song in Pinyin and English available. (click on comments section).
Movie Title: Flushed Away
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (8/10)
Year: 2006
Flushed Away official site: http://www.flushedaway.com/
I think this would be a memorable movie post as it marked the number 100th movie post I have. Er… yeah… 100th movie post but not my number 100th movie since I have a lot of movie marathon (lots of movie review in one post) when I first started.
Well, looking at the rating, you must know I am glad my memorable post isn’t ruin by some bad story line, bad character development, bad directing or any bad stuff. I must say it is somehow, somewhat a good movie… collaborating American’s Dream work and British’s Aardman together and showdown such a wonderful mouse show. I bet it was the in thing recently.
Everyone have got something for the mouse. Pixar is coming out with one soon as well… the only problem is we have to wait. Okay… let the show begin! Being the famous creator of “Chicken Run” and “Wallace and Grommit” series, Aardman Studio is consider the master in the Claymation industry. And each time they gain good remarks from their movie, it just push them one notch higher.
I just didn’t really go in the cinema with high hopes since most of the time collaboration means havoc since both party wouldn’t settle for different opinions and perspective. But I was wrong, the firs fully CGI animated movie for Aardman just proves to the world, they can make a bomb even it wasn’t a Claymation.
The story is about Roddy (Hugh Jackman), a spoiled mouse who lives a luxury and save life being a pet of a rich little girl, Tabitha (Rachael Rowlinson). One day, the family decided to go on a vacation. It’s when Roddy comes out from his sparkling golden cage and wander around the house doing things he always wanted to do. The best part, he even have a checklist of everything he wants to do. Yes, everything went well. He have the whole house to himself and before the day ends.. he almost finish doing everything with the dolls. Right!! What a lonely pathetic pet~
Everything is about to change when Sid (Shane Richie) pops out from the tap. Being a mouse that stays in the sewer, Sid was excited with what he saw in Roddy’s place. Food, big TV, nice cars… and he is determine to stay with Roddy and watch the World Cup finals. Roddy on the other hand is trying hard to get rid of Sid instead.
Roddy then tricked Sid to the toilet telling him that he would on the jacuzzi for Sid. Sid knows what Roddy is up to and kicked him in to the toilet bowl and flush him away. It landed Roddy on a sewer where he saw loads and loads of worms/shit. There, he discover a big mouse city. Desperate to get back to where he belong, he needs to find Rita (Kate Winslet) for help.
Just then, Spike (Andy Serkis) and Whitey (Bill Nightly) is on Rita’s tail for she has stolen a ruby from Toad (Ian McKellen). In order to get out from the mouse city, Roddy ask for help from Toad… but little does Roddy know Toad plans to destroy the city and replace it with his own kind.
Just before Rita and Roddy escape from the Toad, they took something very important from Toad… which leads him to send Spike and Whitey going after them. When it all fails… he have no choice but to send Le Frog (Jean Reno) to go after them.
I think the visual ideation was simply amazing. The whole mouse city is built from microwaves, phone boots , washing machines and other electrical appliances. Obviously there is a lot of reverences to other movies such as James Bond, Finding Nemo, Terminator 2 and etc.
The characters were wonderful. All of them with great vocal masters. I must say Jean Reno as Le Frog did the best for me. Last but not least, I must say I love the little worms/shit. They did almost of of the singing. And each time you see them appear, you know there will be funny tunes or sound effects. Yeah, just like Ice Age… where the little squirrel becomes such an important icon, in this one… the little worms/shit was the icon.
I just think it’s cool and worth watching. It just “flush” me away~
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Backdated post. Actual event took place on 14 August 2006. It’s time to fine dine and eat again after such a filling oyster lunch. This is the first time I met Jimbo since he got back from Aussie. He’s been busy with his workshop thing for like a week. And finally I saw him the first time before going to Thailand with him 🙂 Everybody misses Jimbo since he left Malaysia. So each time he comes back, everyone is ever excited to see him. We all supposed to meet up somewhere for dinner. So, everyone decided to stick around and hang out in Checker’s a while before going somewhere for dinner. Me and ikan was first to arrive. Soon, the crowd started to come. Vijay, jimbo, tony, may and brian. We all sat down and we found this note “Reserved for Ganesh and friends” still lying around the table (since 2 days ago). Azli (ikan) and Jimbo took the paper and pose around and took some cute pictures. Now that the guys have settled down with their beers, they all would just wanna sit there, eat and continue to drink. So we all eat in Checker’s. The food was a bomb! I mean I totally love it.. since the flavour is just right.. big portions and reasonable prices. I ordered Curry Chicken (serves with bread/rice) but I manage to try a bit of everything else. May ordered Sambal Prawns (serves with bread/rice) which is totally spicy! Okay.. very much spicy. The sambal onions and prawns.. are just perfect. Both brings out sweet flavour that enhances each others flavour. Brian ordered the Roast Chili Beef (serves with bread/rice). Well, I tried this dish before. Like I say, I was amazed with how they are so creative to use fries to cook it with the beef. Totally spicy… yeah, the spicy rate I think should be almost the same as the Sambal Prawns may had. Azli ordered the Jerks Chicken. It’s more or less like chicken chop.. but the only difference is the sauce. Right… sauce plays a different role here. It makes the whole thing tasted a lot better. Better still.. it’s not fried! Vijay ordered the Mixed Grill which have almost everything you can ever want in there. Chicken, sausage, eggs, lamb… woohoo…. perfecto! Jimbo ordered Nasi Goreng. I didn’t ordered that but the colour looks so yummy. To me, if the colour of the food I eat dun look convincing… I would have the first impression that it sucks! We stayed on… chit chat a little.. take some pictures more, since it’s really a rare chance to meet up with jimbo! Address: |
Backdated post. Actual event took place on 24 October 2006.
I think this is the first time I attended a friend’s baby full moon party .
Probably because I have not been invited to any.
But then, to begin with among my group of friends, Jane was the first to get married and now first to have a baby.
Her baby is so cute. Don’t you guys agree?
Most of my university mates attended the party, it became like a mini gathering for the adults.
Even Hsiang Lin and Meng Huey that I have not met in a long time came together.
It’s really been a while since we last catch up.
Jane had a big buffet spread outside her mother’s house.
That is really a lot of food, from lamb to chicken to pork.
She even catered food for vegetarians. How sweet of her .
The food were great, that includes the dessert.
I think the spread could match up to any 3 star hotel’s buffet.
I guess it was expected from Jane since she always knows the good food and great bargains around.
We all have a great time catching up.
Jane and the star of the day is busy.
Who can blame the host and the star, they are after all the highlight of the day.
Now, who will be the next host ?
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Let’s get the meme rolling! I have been tagged 😀 This time from someone new, HijackQueen. Sorry for the delay in doing the meme! Kinda get caught up with work. 1. Are you happy/satisfied with your blog, with its content and look? Does your family know about your blog? Now…. my family eh… yeah, my sister knows about my blog, even my lovely cousin knows of it’s existance… now… except my parents 😀 they know nothing about velverse. 2. Do you feel embarrassed to let your friends know about your blog or you just consider it as a private thing? Let’s hope I live a lot more longer~ 3. Did blogs cause positive changes in your thoughts? 4. Do you only open the blogs of those who comment on your blog or you love to go and discover more by yourself? 5.What does visitors counter mean to you? Do you care about putting it in your blog? 6. Did you try to imagine your fellow bloggers and give them real pictures? 7. Admit. Do you think there is a real benefit for blogging? 8. Do you think that bloggers society is isolated from real world or interacts with events? 9. Does criticism annoy you or do you feel it’s a normal thing? 10. Do you fear some political blogs and avoid them? 11. Did you get shocked by the arrest of some bloggers? 12. Did you think about what will happen to your blog after you die? 13. What do you like to hear? Whats the song you might like to put a link to in your blog? Who I would tag eh…. now the list is long… 1. little miss may (my tag sister… hahaha once it start, it can’t stop!) |
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Backdated post. Actual event took place on 12 August 2006. Ah… yet another celebrity’s birthday. What? You don’t recon him? How could you! He’s one of the top searches in velverse. Everyone wants a piece of Ganesh. What you mean you don’t know him! Now this is the first time I ever celebrated Ganesh’s birthday. This time around, he sorta gathered his friends and the ex-XM gang together and celebrated big. Okay… not as big as ikan’s. But.. still big (to me). Everyone sorta gather themselves. Well, we have some exclusive people here. Meeting sengkor for the first time, meeting Jomel the second time… and meeting may uncountable times. Ah… it was a surprise meet. Yeah… I was shocked when may told me.. “come meet up some bloggers”. 😮 Woohoo… we partied together… being such a famous person, taking lots of picture is a norm, a tradition, a common thing. Everyone is all out getting Ganesh to drink… drink… drink… drunk yet? The wish making, candle blowing, cake cutting session will always be around to complete the whole birthday circle. Yes, it’s consider incomplete without one. So yes, becareful of what you wish for Ganesh… if it’s more drink you want.. that’s what you’ll get! A flaming lamborgini comes attached with the cake thing. Yes… some strings attached eh. And you are still thirsty? No problems… Checker’s do serve water… in small shots.. with salt at the mouth of the little cup.. decorated with lime. Yeah.. they call it… the tequilla. Wooohoo… bored of water? No worries… we still have chivas with coke! Now… that’s the way we do it. Honestly, don’t you guys think when people drink a little, the pictures look more natural and less stiff? Yes I think so… looking at the montage on top. Well well… to close the deal for the night, Ganesh just make most guys… and me drink neat! Being a good negotiator… I try to talk my way out.. with lots of sign language… lots of NO NO NO… which got backfired with… JUST A BIT, IT’S MY BIRTHDAY… IDOL. Okay… just for you idol! Haha… just for you. Happy Birthday, Idol! Happy Birthday! Now… right after the drink… everyone sorta still busy snapping pictures. Some were even busy playing pool. Loh decided to leave around 2 – 3am. I followed since I don’t really know my way home. Gotta follow his directions 🙂 |
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What dreams may come? I guess everyone would have at least dreamt once in their lifetime. Be it a sweet dream, or a nightmare. People like me… I call myself a dreamer. A dreamer that practically live in dreamland and tries to bring everything there to life. To the reality world… which at times is a cruel thing to do. So let’s fall asleep so we can all dream of our dreamers. First time appearing in Project Crossroad, Jon aka. Dorry Prince did this combo gift for me. He practically combine both Prince/Princess and Dreamer thing together and mailed it to me. I failed to notice the fish at first grance… thinking the apple in the white bubble is the dream bubble thing. Looking at it the second time only makes me notice it’s actually a Dory fish outside. Nice.. but I would think it is sorta like a weird dream.
Woohoo… lots of newbie around this time. Winnie and her LiuLiu cat make a first time appearance. A cat that always daydream that someday he will be superman. Hemm… I always think cats would love to be like garfield or like “jiew choi mau” (japanese fortune cat doll). But well.. no harm dreaming the impossible. Coz impossible is nothing.
I drew something weird. Something I think of while doing sketches the other day. I actually have a few dreamer sketch but this one was picked because the meaning it brings. Well… from the graphic… my dream bubbles were actually clouds. Hehe… which makes someone else sits on my dreams. Well… I think in real life.. we are living in other people dreams. Probably having lights at night was someone else dream last time… now we are practically living on it. Probably Internet was a dream back then.. to communicate with someone far. Ah… I think too much. Enjoy the artwork!
What is up next week? Project description: Yeay… someone with a red nose. Colourful hair… juggle balls around, make us laugh. Oh yes, I need a great laugh! Project deadline: 15 November 2006, Wednesday. Submit to: mandy@velverse.com Anyone and everyone is welcome to join. Be it good or bad… it’s just something we do for fun! Generate some cool ideas and well.. surely fill up some of our boring times 😀
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