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WTF

2008-11-10T23:53:00.001+08:00

On a daily basis, i scoff at the horrendous standard of journalism present in this sad little country of mine and the worst publication possible is MyPaper. I cannot fathom why throngs of people queue to get a copy of this tabloid at the MRT stations every morning.The front page of the paper today proclaimed "Racial Barrier Broken Before Obama" .Ladies and Gentlemen, i present to you, the article

Beautiful Mess - Jason Mraz .

2008-09-11T22:04:00.001+08:00

You've got the best of both worldsYou're the kind of girl who can take down a man,And lift him back up againYou are strong but you're needy,Humble but you're greedyAnd based on your body language,And shouted cursive I've been readingYour style is quite selective,Though your mind is rather recklessWell I guess it just suggestsThat this is just what happiness isAnd what a beautiful mess this isIt's

Vote for Paris Hilton Instead

2008-08-06T22:34:00.001+08:00

See Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad and more funny videos on FunnyOrDie.comSee more funny videos at Funny or Die

In a real dark night of the soul it is always three o'clock in the morning, day after day.

2008-07-31T16:31:00.002+08:00

"Sometimes, though," he wrote, "the cracked plate has to be retained in the pantry, has to be kept in service as a household necessity. It can never again be warmed on the stove nor shuffled with the other plates in the dishpan; it will not be brought out for company, but it will do to hold crackers late at night or to go into the ice box under the leftovers."Now the standard cure for one who is

A change will do you good

2008-07-29T22:22:00.003+08:00

So i did .. changed . Of course i totally haven't been updating this page and i wonder who even reads it , but ok .. - Got an internship after many trials and tribulations - Read the post on internships & relationships- Comments are now enabled . I think . - Took Term 3B which turned out to be not too bad considering the grades i got - bought new clothes (always a joy) - More stuff to read . -

I'm not here to make friends !

2008-07-07T22:29:00.001+08:00

Pfft.

to buy or not to buy ...

2008-06-30T00:22:00.002+08:00

ARRGHhhHhh ... i should have endless buckets of money .

Of Internships and Relationships

2008-06-11T15:31:00.002+08:00

It is not uncommon to hear someone telling you that someday, when destiny is right and when the stars and planets align, the perfect match will come along and change your life. As it turns out, at this precise juncture, one would say that I’m running out of time. Of course I’m not entirely without fault, but when my friend pointed out the fact that I’m being too selective i realized that if

Spread the word .

2008-05-31T23:14:00.001+08:00

You know what really grinds my gears ? ..

2008-05-22T16:15:00.002+08:00

At this precise moment, i'm sitting right here at the Pacific Coffee Company at vivocity and it has been a relaxing afternoon staring out across the sea right at sentosa and the ugly gigantic STB created, merlion . But that's not the. It's quiet . I have my magazines to accompany me and there is free wireless given by the cafe . If there was a powerpoint here , it would just be purrfect . It is

Normalcy .

2008-05-17T04:42:00.002+08:00

Wake up , go to work , get work done , lunch , work somemore , have dinner , relax over the internet and catch up on the latest episodes . The utterly routine and boring lifestyle that many may abhor and would certainly run away from after a while , but for me , i can't even have that . Nooo , i have to wake up to a day that is full of nothingness. Sometimes , being normal isn't all that bad . I

Like OMG . i need one now

2008-05-07T22:57:00.003+08:00

A Pair of glasses that hold you chopsticks . Seriously . Like gimme one stat. *guffaws

Connectedness & Connectivity

2008-05-07T00:55:00.002+08:00

It is strange given that all the opportunities to connect and technology facilitating connectivity we remain very much separate entities and that the lone islands are not connecting. The number of engaging and intelligent conversations stay low and once in a while , we manage to have that rare funny memorable conversation and it just seem to disappear the very next day. Such a waste . Sounds very

i've been meaning to blog

2008-05-05T02:45:00.002+08:00

but problem is , i can't seem to pen my thoughts into words . There's just something missing , a certain emptiness now that school is out . While i absolutely refuse to believe that school has become such an integral part of my life , i have to admit life is kinda boring now . Le sigh .

Into the Wild

2008-04-23T13:14:00.006+08:00

As to when i shall visit civilization, it will not be soon. I think. I have not tired of the wilderness; rather i enjoy its beauty and the vagrant life l lead, more keenly all the time. I prefer the saddle to the streetcar and star sprinkled sky to a roof, the obscure and difficult trail, leading into the unknown, to any paved highways, and the deep peace of the wild to the discontent bred by

New thinking on the climate crisis

2008-04-09T02:02:00.001+08:00

Positively Nowhere .

2008-04-07T00:31:00.002+08:00

Vacillate A round trip on a busRise and fall of the tideMoods and Swings Cars and BusesThe state of mind Stage of mime

Moving On

2008-03-22T23:43:00.003+08:00

Someone asked me why i haven't been blogging and one of the reasons i haven't done so is simply because is because i haven't felt the need to do so. Part of it is because there seems to be not much of a need to blog because it seems rather pointless and i've been rather busy as well . Too busy to blog ? i dunno , you decide. There has been a lot of things going on in my life at the moment and it

Hmm

2008-03-03T08:31:00.002+08:00

The amazing thing is not that Anna Wintour is in the picture , but i actually know where exactly this spot is in Paris . It's along Rue Saint Honore . Walk a littler further down and you'll reach the nice place that has cheap-ish Ramen .

Singapore has no nice grey pants

2008-03-02T21:26:00.003+08:00

Where has the grey pants in the city gone to ? .. to the dogs .oh how i miss APC .

Chocolate Mousse by Yours Truly

2008-03-02T17:02:00.006+08:00

So i got a bunch of friends over the other day and i made chocolate mousse . I made it three times actually . Once to try it out . Once to for the lunch and this batch is the 3rd batch which my annoying sister insisted that i made again . 3rd time i have to say , perfection because i managed to take some beautiful pictures of them :) ...The recipe is fairly simple , janice forwarded the original

Omg .

2008-02-28T00:35:00.002+08:00

Major coolness . I want that t-shirt pronto .

Jumper - Look After you

2008-02-26T21:04:00.002+08:00

Caught jumper yesterday . The film was rather bleh , though it was nice to revisit Rome again through the movie . The colloseum and Hadyden Christensen (however u spell his damn name) and Rachel Bilson having coffee in front of the Patheon . Hehe .. which i totally did as well . Haha . Also , everytime i see Rachel Bilson , i see Summer Roberts . So No . Jumper starring darth vader and summer

You'll take what i give you and you'll love it.

2008-02-18T02:36:00.002+08:00

Those were the word from Nigel, when he handed Andrea the sweater in the Devil wears Prada . Let's face it . It's hideous . Just not hideous enough . The orange skin picnic mat appeared again nearly 2 years later on Cashmere Mafia .Unbelievable .

An Excerpt .

2008-02-10T02:30:00.000+08:00

"People's fear of change and their despair at the lack of certainty in any area of their lives , particularly where the social and the personal meet, that is with respect to their jobs and their income, if it lasts long enough , will lead them abandon reason, to be suspicious of it and to look for scapegoats and simplistic solutions"--- "Three Dollars" a novel by Elliot Perlman

WE heart SG

2008-02-01T13:47:00.000+08:00

Before you think that Singaporeans have gone nuts and decide to proclaim their love for the country by taking the streets, you're wrong . Noooooooo . SG . Is not Singapore . It's Societe Generale. The French bank that was recently embroiled in a trading scandal losing up to 4.9 billions in euros . Full Article here : http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/31/business/socgen.php?page=2

Lon-Tube

2008-02-01T00:59:00.000+08:00

A bunch of dancers just got off their seats and started dancing to "Thriller" on the London Tube . After that they just sat down and pretending nothing happened .It's so renegade it's cool . I love it .Why is it that things like this don't happen in Singapore ?Oh wait .There's no space on the MRT .

Emptiness

2008-01-31T00:48:00.001+08:00

All lot happened over the past couple of weeks , but at the same time , it seems as if nothing happened . Before you think this is same drama shit people like to put up on their blog , it's not , contrary to popular belief, my life is not that exciting . I've just been busy yet , all this business seems to amount to little . Like the vogons would say , Resistance is futile . ( read hitchhiker's

Pls hold while my brain explodes .

2008-01-23T00:05:00.000+08:00

Attached is the email reply i received from the apple service centreSorry for late reply, because this few day i waiting for apple reply, so late reply you. Unfortunate the ship date had delay for further notice. I will try to chase them, see this few day they will give me the hard disk or not. I tomorrow update you again. Very sorry, i already try all i can to help, but the part stock is not

Earth Hour

2008-01-18T22:04:00.000+08:00

Interested anyone ?

Hiccups ?

2008-01-13T00:10:00.000+08:00

This was one of my favourite ads when i was in Paris . The first time i saw it, i laughed for the longest time ever and everytime i think about it , it brings a smile to my face .

There's something odd about Obama

2008-01-11T22:37:00.001+08:00

There is something odd about Obama . Everytime i see him on TV , there's something about him that bugs me . After watching today's episode of Anderson Cooper's 360 Podcast , i finally get what is bugging me . His tiny head . His head looks rather disproportionate in comparison to the rest of his body. It's like a circle and a square body . He doesn't have a human shape , but a combination of

I'm a SMU Student and i speak Engrish

2008-01-10T14:06:00.000+08:00

I think it's absolutely tragic that the level of English in SMU is so bad . It makes me want to hurl when presentation time comes around . I just don't understand why this is so . I can understand if you don't understand certain complicated words but when you make a stupid mistake like "i'm year 2 students and i want to work in the finance in-dust-tree" , surely you can't expect me to take you

Plastics

2008-01-09T23:18:00.000+08:00

It's strange sometimes . This whole plastic bag thing in Singapore has been going on for quite a while. Supermarkets have started it , but six months into it , they seem to have abandoned the idea completely and now , same as before , we see hordes of people coming out of the supermarket with their plastics bags . Are we lacking the determination to see through the entire project or is it the

JK Rowling . A Story

2008-01-01T05:55:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year first of all . It's been quite an interesting year and i honestly can't imagine what the new year would be like . I'm sharing this video of JK Rowling . The interview took a year to complete as the TV crew followed her around, documenting the finishing of the book to the publishing of it. She shares her own personal stories and i think it provided a lot of depth into the author .

What's up with the clothes here .

2007-12-30T01:56:00.000+08:00

I'm sick and tired and pissed off . The clothes out there are just SO flippin' fugly . I mean seriously . It's so bad that fugly just doesn't cut it anymore and that i have to say flippin' fugly. Here i am at topshop , trying to switch that heinous grey sweater which in my opinion , should have never left the sweat shop to something else at Topman . Thank god for their return policy , however the

Dinner at Vanessa's

2007-12-28T02:38:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. We gathered at Vanessa's for our annual end of the year christmas/new year dinner . It was great fun as usual, bitch about school , talking about the sad state of the current education system

Macarons from Carousel

2007-12-27T17:22:00.001+08:00

Introducing Monocle

2007-12-27T00:53:00.000+08:00

For news , design , food and lifetstyle related content , i've discovered that monocle has managed to put together a very concise and chic collection of the global on-goings right in front of you . You could either subscribe to the free podcasts available via iTunes , or go to their website at www.monocle.com . You could opt to buy the magazine for a more in depth coverage at the major newstands

To everyone who reads this blog

2007-12-25T00:31:00.001+08:00

A round up

2007-12-24T01:31:00.000+08:00

Made 6 course lunch , attempted macarons again and failed terribly . Found the best macarons in Singapore , played underwater hockey , had lunch at senso , got jamie oliver cookbook for christmas, watched a french film, watched national treasure, bought christmas presents, ate , slept and observed long periods of inactivity . Hate orchard road and all it's inhabitants . Wonders why there are so

Me VS Macarons

2007-12-18T03:45:00.001+08:00

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Save the Whales .

2007-12-12T11:13:00.000+08:00

If you haven't heard about the entire fiasco surrounding whaling in japan , you should be shot . I came across this article and found this quote :"The Japan Whaling Association, a private group representing the whaling operations, has described complaints as cultural imperialism on its Web site, whaling.jp: “Asking Japan to abandon this part of its culture,” the association says, “would compare

Because we all love side-by-side comparisons

2007-12-10T01:16:00.000+08:00

Of course . That bell shaped silouette is SO hot right now . What are you waiting for ?*guffaws .

Reindeer Cupcakes ?

2007-12-09T14:50:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. Because i've been in such a cooking / baking mood recently , i made cupcakes with a christmas twist . As above the simple batter i made following Nigella's recipe . Very very simple . What was

Philippe Starck

2007-12-08T01:26:00.000+08:00

The talk was rather insightful and also because "Hees french aircent ze very ahmusingh" , made me miss paris for a fair bit .

Georgia Rule

2007-12-07T14:16:00.000+08:00

I wonder if this show ever made it to Singapore , but it was one of those shows that Lindsay made before she went crazy and entered rehab and i kept reading about how Felicity Huffman sang praises about Lindsay's acting and all, so i decided to give it try and watch it . It turned out to be good . I liked it . Witty dialogue and all , but it was like what other critics said , confused family

Adventures of my first Tarte aux Citron

2007-12-05T00:24:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. After having the strangest inspiration on monday , i decide to embark on making a Tarte Aux Citron . Ever since i had the tarte from PIerre Herme , i've been absolutely crazy over it . The

The updates of all updates

2007-11-26T22:12:00.001+08:00

So i've been neglecting my blog , but i have very good explanations . To watch TED : Ideas worth spreading . This is annual conference held in california and the brightest minds around the world gather together and give talks and share their thoughts . You can watch snippets of the talks at www.ted.com . Wise up and go take a listen Lions for Lambs . Everyone should watch it Bee Movie . Something

There are Shakespearean Scholars in our midst ..

2007-11-15T03:07:00.000+08:00

Over the course of the night ... this happened .. -----------------------------------------------------"Lest it see more, prevent it.— Out, vile jelly!Where is thy lustre now?" - King Lear, Act III, Scene VIIThe gods are just, and of our pleasant vicesMake instruments to plague us:The dark and vicious place where thee he gotCost him his eyes.- King Lear, Act V, Scene iii,

Because Seth MacFarlane says so

2007-11-14T12:00:00.000+08:00

Woohoo ! .. Victory will be ours !

My Favourite Photo so far

2007-11-12T00:24:00.000+08:00

There's sure a whole lot of photos of the strike going around but this picture of Tina Fey is my favourite so far . If you consider her capacity as a writer , i think the photo , conveys how writers are just a small underappreciated portion of any television series . The facial expression also says everything ... it seems to be saying "i don't want to be here , but i'm striking for what i deserve

Writers Guild Strike - Part Deux

2007-11-11T01:37:00.003+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by Here in Van Nuys. I've spoken to many people about the strikes and i wonder to myself why do i feel so affected about the strikes , especially when i'm in a completely different continent from where

Save the Writers , Save the Television

2007-11-08T03:32:00.001+08:00

I'm not sure if this news have actually hit the shores of Singapore , but it is very very pertinent that we sit up and take note of this issue right now . Television Show Writers . ARE ON STRIKE . This is rather disturbing as this would actually mean that many television serials which we hold dear might end prematurely this season . Already , television shows such as "The Office" has stopped

Rue de Jarente ?

2007-11-04T18:50:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. Ou est "Rue de Jarente" dans Singapour ? ... The answer is at Club Street . I saw this sign while i was walking around Club Street Area a few weeks ago . All the road signs in Paris looks

Tristes apprêts

2007-11-04T00:57:00.000+08:00

Been listening to this piece of opera all day . Simply Beautiful .Tristes apprêts by Jean Phillipe Rameau"Tristes apprêts, pâles flambeaux,Jour plus affreux que les ténèbres,Astres lugubres des tombeaux,Non, je ne verrai plus que vos clartés funèbres.Toi, qui vois mon cœur éperdu,Père du Jour! ô Soleil! ô mon Père!Je ne veux plus d'un bien que Castor a perdu,Et je renonce à ta lumière.Tristes

I would rather ...

2007-10-29T19:45:00.000+08:00

I think , given a choice . i would rather learn to make a perfect marcaron then know how to conduct a social research . I would rather forget everything i know about the utiltarian principle if i know how to make a delicious raspberry & peach tart . I would totally quit school and go to the cordon bleu to learn to be a patissier .Seriously . Looking at photos like these really makes you wonder

I'm not crazy . I work in a bank .

2007-10-28T04:03:00.001+08:00

As i was watching Grey's Anatomy , one of the patients said this :"i'm not crazy , i work in a bank"Erm . what is this ? .. Since when does working for a bank a good measure of your sanity ? So what i'm i suppose to say ? I'm in social science , i'm slightly nuts ? ... seriously , if anything , working in bank , as i've gathered from people who actually work in a bank , drives you nuts . Blatant

TV and it's pearls of wisdom

2007-10-21T01:33:00.000+08:00

Sometimes , i learn more things from TV than from school . Okay , scratch that . I always learn more things from TV than from school . If school was as interesting as TV , maybe i would be learning a lot more . So , today's pearl of wisdom comes from "My Name is Earl""Sometimes people get trapped into their everyday life , but when you lose your everyday life , that can be your best

Gossip Girl

2007-10-18T10:59:00.001+08:00

I love this show at the moment . It's utterly air-headed , but it's really the NYC version of OC , seeing how it's created by the same producer . The clothes are very pretty . The cast is more beautiful than OC and ... dare i say , with better acting skills . Haha . Go watch it :) xoxo

Hello Prada Amber

2007-10-16T00:17:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. The story of this perfume goes something like this : October 2006 - Had my first whiff of it from the sample strip in GQ magazine November 2006 - Realised that it's not on sale in Singapore

Stephen Colbert is Brilliant

2007-10-15T13:39:00.000+08:00

Anyone who says such things :Look at the moral guidance I offer. On faith: “After Jesus was born, the Old Testament basically became a way for Bible publishers to keep their word count up.” On gender: “The sooner we accept the basic differences between men and women, the sooner we can stop arguing about it and start having sex.” On race: “While skin and race are often synonymous, skin cleansing

Vogue Hommes International

2007-10-14T21:31:00.000+08:00

Have anyone seen this ??? ... I've been trying to find this in Singapore but it doesn't seem to exist . It was quite an interesting read when i bought a copy in Paris , but here in Singapore , i just can't seem to find it . It's interesting because it's created and shot by people in the fashion business themselves . Designers like Hedi Silmane contributes to photoshoots . Kate Moss shoots some

My Humble House

2007-10-14T14:52:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. Cuisine at the Humble House . The food was delicioussss . But very very expensive . But i think it was all worth it . The food was not only very prettily presented, it's also very yummy . Best

Elderflower Water anyone ?

2007-10-11T00:14:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. So anyway , i was having lunch with yn ay at THOS at Raffles , their sandwiches are indeed rather delish . Makes me want to open my own sandwich joint . Sandwich and champagne . quite the life

New Toys

2007-10-09T10:24:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. So , hehehe ... i got a new samsung phone . Also , my Club 21 card has arrived . Such a whore i am . So , anyone wants to go power shopping , let me know *ya'll . PS : i've been using "ya'll"

Where are all the good films ?

2007-10-07T01:54:00.000+08:00

Like seriously , where are all the good films ? As much as i would like to keep to my 1 film per week schedule, it's getting increasingly hard . With the recent nonsense in the newspaper about Lust & Caution, i don't even know whether i should watch it or not . So my question is , where are all the good films ? , I stood in the DVD section of gramaphone contemplating buying a DVD today and i

My Midterm evaluation .

2007-10-04T10:37:00.000+08:00

Rubbish School , Rubbish Modules , Rubbish Assignments - All Rubbish .If i had my way and fill up my midterm evaluation . It would be something like thisWhat do you like about this course ?Nothing ?What suggestions do u have to make this a better course ?Make it non-existent.Other comments ?Fuck you .

Delayed Posting - Mcfun Party

2007-09-28T11:41:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. So i went to a Mcfun Party to celebrate Nyan's Birthday . It was fun , playing squirrel & tree and musical chairs . Haha .. the simplicity of orientation-ish games never loses it's appeal if

Major Fashion Faux Pas

2007-09-23T18:52:00.001+08:00

As much as i love Legally blonde , i don't entirely agree with Elle Wood's fashion choices all the time . So Exhibit A . Elle Woods , in a truly hideous green bath robe looking thing , taken from the movie Legally Blonde circa 2001 . Fast-forward to year 2007 , Salvatore Ferragamo Winter 07 collection . The same hideous thing appears in front of my face . Seriously .I was flipping through my

It happened . Not fictional .

2007-09-20T17:02:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. It started rather innocently , i woke up with a impending sense of dread . The same sense of dread that i can count on to greet me every morning , foreboding some kind of horrendous torture

Writing Exercise - Britney Britney

2007-09-17T15:14:00.000+08:00

So we were told to write an 50 word story in class . Being the airhead that i am , i wrote this . Fairly interesting exercise , other than the fact my prof did not have much to comment , or didnt know how to comment on such a air-headed piece.---------------------------------------------------------Boo Britney Spears – Hourglass Is this the end of Britney’s career ?Opening for the MTV’s Video

Have you deleted anyone today ?

2007-09-15T14:03:00.000+08:00

Here's a conversation on msn today . I love deleting people off my MSN list . Not so much that i do it on a regular basis , but i love it because it declutters my MSN list and i don't have to see any more emo-nicks than usual .~*~desert rose (F)~*hey, sorry but who/s this?shangz // rah-bee-ishshang linu're zhuang's friend ..but if u want to remove me from ur list it's fine~*~desert rose (F)~*how

What Fall ?

2007-09-14T20:15:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. Traditionally , fall is the time of year where u take out nice sweaters and jackets, but Singapore is a very sweater-unfriendly place . but i love my sweaters and my jackets but you seriously

Home Song Stories

2007-09-10T22:56:00.000+08:00

The show looked so promising . But , the plot turned out to be SO predictable . It's truly the kind of film that tries to act cheem , but falls flat . Home Song Stories , a film about an immigrant family in Australia, failed to elicit any sympathy from me for the characters and i was just glad that the show was finally over . Joan Chen's acting was probably the only highlight of the show , but

30 Rock

2007-09-07T11:45:00.001+08:00

It seems that TV is getting better nowadays . Just that i don't really watch tv anymore . I spend time just watching videos on the internet which is a lot better because i'm not interrupted by someone somewhere asking me to buy detergent , a sanitary pad which i have no need for or asking me to go to a slimming centre . Anyway . 30 Rock is brilliant . I can't decide if 30 Rock is better than "how

I am an Exhibitionist

2007-09-03T23:44:00.000+08:00

In case you're blindSingapore Management UniversityThe Concourse5th September 2007

J'adore

2007-09-01T22:40:00.001+08:00

Okay . i'm truly loving the bottega veneta look . The jacket is SO chic . Totally doesn't work in Singapore but still so pretty . And the bag ... for the longest time i wanted a bag like this , but seeing the cloth version of it makes it very military , but this .. with the woven leather , beautiful . I know what i want for my birthday . If you are reading this , u have approximately 2 months to

How i met your mother

2007-08-28T11:47:00.001+08:00

I love love love this show . Neil Patrick Harris' character in the sitcom is just legend .... wait for it ... dary ! ... So funny. The writers of the show have done a brilliant job in creating this character, spewing out new and interesting catch phrases and taking spin on old ones. My personal favourites include : - Suit up !To wear a suit - You've been lawyered ! To weasel the truth out of

A Room of One's Own

2007-08-26T22:35:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. I wonder how many of us have actually read Virginia's Woolf's feminist polemic "A Room of One's Own" . I had a chance to sample the text during Gender Studies Class and i went out got the book

4 Words

2007-08-21T23:42:00.000+08:00

I told you so .

Make It With You

2007-08-19T20:56:00.000+08:00

This song has a history . I first heard of it when i reading Virgin Suicides . It was one of the songs they played to each other across . However , the original version done by Bread was a bit too vintage for me . So i was excited when i heard Olivia doing a cover of it . I have no idea who this Olivia girl is but she has a nice voice and i like this version . I think she's Singaporean , but i

SMOOO .

2007-08-18T17:48:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. So this is not SMU, nope , not the new law building . It looks like SMU, one of those fake artist impression shit that they kept feeding us with before they officially moved into the new

The Reason Why

2007-08-17T01:51:00.000+08:00

I think the reason why singaporeans can't speak proper english , boils down to the fact that Singaporeans don't read enough . As a few of you may know . i'm actually working this week and i have to wake up along with the rest of the digits in this matrix and brave the morning rush hour and make my way to work . I am a strange kid . I like to sit on the seat in the bus that faces everyone else in

Food by the Pool

2007-08-13T19:34:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. You know how the tampines swimming pool recently had like major renovations and stuff like that and they now have a restaurants looking into the pool ? I had the misfortune of going to the

Soul Mates

2007-08-11T00:11:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. As we sat around during supper and talked about the possibility of there is someone out there being the one , we came to the conclusion that "we're fucked" , however as i was reading , "eat ,

A Letter to your Local Supermarket

2007-08-08T12:40:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. Dear NTUC FairPrice . While i applaud your efforts to encourage Singaporeans reduce using plastic bags, this random tagging of items feels like a shot through the heart . Nevermind the fact

Listening to the Blues

2007-08-02T06:15:00.000+08:00

Listening to the Blues Staring into Pools of Azure GreenDrowning in the Deepest of BlackFeeling the Lightest of StepsLaughing at Simple Stories Talking about you , talking about me Everything , while listening to the Blues

The Quirkiness of Modern Art

2007-07-27T03:49:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. Throughout the 6 months in Europe , i've been to some strikingly odd modern art museums and the best modern art i think are the ones are interactive , one that interacts with the environment

Gary Oldman

2007-07-14T22:54:00.000+08:00

This happens to be one of my favourite ads . Also gary oldman is in it . haha . Clearly watching the death of sirius black has affected me . haha

Black and White

2007-07-14T06:13:00.001+08:00

it is my final week in paris and lately i have taking pictures in black and white , as if trying to capture and essence of paris . there is something about pictures in black and white , it is as if the pictures immediately become .a lot more nostalgic and with a tinge of melancholy . Sorta what i have been feeling recently , melancholic , tired and just in a dazed really . Not that i mind it

Sober

2007-07-04T07:58:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. Kelly Clarkson's new song inspired me so much and also because it is 2am and i am still up so i quickly scribbled down a poem . Take a wild stab in the darkright through this heartthe stomach

Life's a Beach

2007-06-26T21:34:00.001+08:00

.flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; }.flickr-yourcomment { }.flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; }.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; } originally uploaded by shangz. While i was sitting under the sun today , it suddenly dawned on me an excellent way to not go back to Singapore . Though it would require some Oscar winning skills . Fake Ammesia See it all

Foolish Games - Jewel

2007-06-23T22:00:00.000+08:00

You took your coat off and stood in the rain, You were always crazy like that I watched from my window, always felt I was outside looking in on you You were always the mysterious one with dark eyes and careless hair, You were fashionably sensitive, but too cool to care Then you stood in my doorway, with nothing to say besides some comment on the weather Well in case you failed to notice, In case

This made my day today

2007-06-12T19:56:00.000+08:00

This made me laugh out loud and then some ......... The East Isn't Mysterious, We're Just StupidChick #1: You know how they say Chinese people are yellow? Like, yellow-skinned?Chick #2: Yeah.Chick #1: Then how come they always look so pale? Like, that girl from House of Flying Daggers is totally pale.Chick #2: But she's in a house of, like, flying daggers. I'd be pale.taken from overheard in new

It's been a month

2007-05-31T08:04:00.001+08:00

It's been a month since i've actually blogged here and i guess from the previous post to this post . A lot has changed . Or at least i think a lot has changed . For some strange reason, my stay in paris has become significantly less "exciting" than it previously was . i would like to think that it's the transition period from being a tourist in a foreign country and really living in another

Someone ought to be fired

2007-04-30T13:38:00.000+08:00

As everyone back home is talking about getting internships, i'm sitting here in Paris not really giving a damn about it , but of course , with this frenzy going back home, i've taken to actually take note of what internships are actually available from the school . Now , correct me if i'm wrong because it's about 7.30am parisian time, but i just finished checking my email and lo an behold , i see

My Humps ?

2007-04-03T07:32:00.000+08:00

God . this is SO ridiculous that i just had to share it . i swear it's on par with the ANTM parody that family guy . Introducing Alanis Morisette doing "My Humps" And here .. for the original version if you really have to compare it .

Family Guy VS ANTM

2007-03-30T02:44:00.000+08:00

The spoofs in Family are hiliarious and i just love their insane sense of humour . Another thing i love is ANTM . Watching tyra being all diva is just telling people to "work it" and be "fierce" just cracks me up . What happens when you combine to 2 ? ... Pure BrillianceOriginal VersionFamily Guy Version

I'm an Exhbitionist

2007-03-27T06:23:00.000+08:00

Okay .. not exactly .. 2 posts ago i was talking about this museum in switzerland calling for photos are guess who's photos got featured ?? .. hehe ..Although there are nobody aww-ing and wow-ing at my photos , i'm going to assume the musuem is super ulu and nobody goes there . Doesn't change the fact that my photos are in the museum somewhere . hahaha