A Moment in Time

Doreen (or Junyin) and her beloved lao gong (again, I really suck at remembering names!) posing on a deluxe yacht a coupla years ago on Valentine's Day. As mentioned before, the two are now residing in the Lone Star State of Texas. Miss her very the muchies!

Guilty as Charged

Elevators in MRT stations are installed, I surmise, to cater for two predominant groups of people: (1) the handicapped (2) the 'pram-pushers'. They most certainly aren't there to serve lazy-ass bums like myself who should otherwise be using stairs or escalators. (*Blush*)

Cat in a Basket

Cats are one of the best 'contortionists' in the animal kingdom - that is, as far as mammals are concerned. Look at how Hogan Boy curls up in his 10x8 inch clothe basket. (Given a smaller one he would do the same.) Then again, it's not all that surprising given felines have in total 52-53 bones along their vertebrae!

JBL

John Bradshaw Layfield, or JBL as he's more commonly referred to, prides himself as WWE's only true-blue American. The Wall Street wheeler-dealer not only has his own spot on MSNBC (as a freelance financial analyst) in addition to a nationally-syndicated talk radio show and a best-selling paperback (titled Have More Money Now), but is also the longest reigning WWE Champion in ten years. In my opinion, the self-proclaimed 'Wrestling God' is also, unequivocally, one of the best heels (i.e. 'baddies') in recent history. (Best Alliance: Orlando Jordan, Basham Brothers); Best Feuds: Late Eddie Guerrero, John Cena.)

Lollipops

According to the National Confectionary Association (U.S.A.), the first candy on a stick was probably created by cavemen who maintained beehives and collected honey by stick. Not wanting to waste the sweet residue, they, most likely, licked the utensil and thus the first unintentional lollipop, or, candy on a stick, was born.

(Source: Internet)

Grill with a View

For a unique outdoor/rooftop dining experience, look no further than Griller on Level 4 of Tiong Bahru Plaza. As you're indulging yourself in a piping plate of pasta, open your eyes and ears also to the sights (construction of a new freehold condominium called MeraPrime) and sounds (drilling and pounding noises) of the surrounding Bukit Ho Swee estate.

LOLITA

5Cradle Snatcher: Pathological pedophile Jeremy Irons professes his (incestuous) love for his precocious stepdaughter Dominique Swain in Adrian Lyne's LOLITA.

"She was Lo, plain Lo, in the morning, standing four feet ten in one sock. She was Lola in slacks. She was Dolly at school. She was Dolores on the dotted line. But in my arms she was always Lolita. Light of my life, fire of my loins. My sin, my soul."

Neoprints

Question: Is taking neoprints at shopping malls still the 'in' thing these days? (*Shrugs*) Who knows? Mr. Suaku here hasn't stepped into a neoprint booth since the Clinton Administration. LOL. I don't even know what kinda new designs/features these whizzes have come up with :-P

My Blanket

My polar bear blankie that I seldom use since I don't sleep with air-conditioning (because my room's already chilly as it is). Wait a second. I'm confusing myself here: if my room's chilly, then shouldn't I be using my blankie? Do we have a paradox here?

In Poor Taste? (NC16)

I'm not sure if it's a marketing gimmick or plain lack of good sense/judgment, but don't these scoops of strawberry ice cream look like...(*chokes*) I'm sorry. Don't they look like...(*chokes again*) tits? As in nipples?? On breasts??? Okay, now you can officially label me as sexually repressed!

Paw Paw

Aren't kitty paws the cutest things? These pictured belong to Jerry-san, my most senior cat. But don't be fooled by the fleecy facade; underneath those fur are curvy claws ever-ready to uncoil! (Yes, Jerry does scratch when provoked!)

Miss Minnie

My other longtime net friend-cum-fellow-Sagittarius (we share the same birthday!) Jessica, who's a travel junkie, striking a sexy pose during her recent trip to Hong Kong Disneyland. (Sorry guys, she's taken!)

Makiyo

Saw her getting 'sabotaged' by her 'conniving' male counterparts - namely Jacky Wu, Kang Kang and Nono - last evening on Channel U's FUN CLUB. Poor lass. But you hafta agree she was super kawaii - and a great sport to boot! :-D

When Old Meets New

(Above left): Hand-crafted violins can produce melodious MUSIC OF THE HEART.

(Above right): Jazzy electric guitars belong in the SCHOOL OF ROCK?

Millions

Devout Catholics may wish to display this jigsaw objet d'art of a stately cathedral in their homes - that is, after they've spent innumerable nights staying up trying to piece it together. Don't count on me - or my patience - to do this!

Ichiban neh!

One distinctive feature of Japanese restaurants (pardon the deja vu) is that they always seem so spic-and-span. I don't think one can find even a speck of dust on those dining tops. And what about them menus; I bet they're placed parallel to the edges of the tables. Goodness.

i-mode

"Cash I like. Play I like. BLOG I like. I like i-mode. I like - I click - i-mode." Jingle brought to you by Starhub.

P/S: Is that firearms this chap's carrying? You know, "it's not safe unless it's CISCO-safe." Oops, that's another ad!

Boring Looking Structure

So why did I photograph it?
Well, I was browsing in Times Bookstore last Sunday (after my movie with SuzOO and her friend Vivian) and found this shot, um, somewhat ENTRAPMENT-ish?? LOL.

Gogo Yubari

One of the biggest thrills - for me at least - of watching Quentin Tarantino's KILL BILL VOL. 1 (2003) is to catch femme fatale GOGO YUBARI (played with great conviction, I might add, by Japanese nymphet CHIAKI KURIYAMA from BATTLE ROYALE) in kick-ass action. Don't mess with this minx. Her deadly weapon of choice - a (spiked) ball-and-chain contraption inspired by QT's fave MASTER OF THE FLYING GUILLOTINE - can crush your skull and leave your brain juice splattered on the wall. Eww!

'Hit the Mary No Tummy'

~ Hidamari no Tami ~

Astro Boy!

Can't really say I know much about Astroboy - except that it's (or was?) a manga, and then an anime, before it became popularized through merchandising and other mainstream channels. Although the only Japanese pop culture icon I've developed an affinity for is Studio Ghibli's Totoro, I don't think I'll mind being seen along CityLink Mall sporting an Astroboy t-shirt. On the contrary, I think it looks pretty cool!

Belated Valentine

Say, is it too late to wish all the lovebirds here a Happy Valentine's Day? Sorry, lah. I forgot, mah. No time also. Hee hee... So, did all of you lucky ladies receive flowers from your significant others? What do you usually do with them (I mean the flowers)?

GI Joes

GI Joe figurines on display + sale @ PS. (I believe the shop's name is Comic Connection or sumthin'.) Check out the diminutive details on these collectibles. They even have customized helmets/gas masks and SBOs. Kinda reminds me of my own doggone army days - circa 1994 - when we also had SOCs and field camps. Ugh!

QQ

Taiwanese-style Ma La QQ Mian from Plaza Singapura's Kopitiam. The noodles weren't exactly soft, but the soup was spicy and savory enough. It came with a delightful side dish of deep-fried chicken cutlets, which I lapped up in little time :-D~

(Set price: $4.00)

Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver Uncle: So, from here, should I turn left or right?

Me (busy messaging on my mobile phone): Turn right, please. Thank you.

Uncle: Which block is it?

Me: Block 22.

Uncle: That's an old block. Over 30 years old.

Me: Yeah. But we just moved here three years ago.

Back 2 Back

From bare back...

...to inked back.

New Shoes

After dinner earlier this evening, I took a stroll to Tiong Bahru Plaza and purchased this new pair of work shoes from Bata at $39.95. Nice or not? I'm not very particular about footwear. As long as it serves its purpose, I don't really care how it looks :-)

BREAKDOWN

5Car trouble: Kurt Russell and Kathleen Quinlan learn to survive the highway the hard way.

You are traversing the interstate when your jeep breaks down. You are stranded in the middle of nowhere and your phone is out of range. An 18-wheeler comes along and your wife hitches a ride to get help from the next town while you stay put with your hot car. Hours pass and there is still no sign of her. What do you do?
What do you do?

EZ Moviez

Now that I've actually made up my mind to cut down on movie consumption (blame it on skyrocketing ticket prices!), perhaps it's time for me to start renting DVDS home to watch. (I believe even VCDS are gradually being phased out?) I know Mr. Fong's been doing that for donkey's years :-) Ain't a bad idea!

Self-snap 2

Kelly taking time off from her Wild Wild Wet lifeguard BF - actually, she told me they broke up - to take a snapshot of herself. You deserve better, grrl! *_^

AMERICAN IDOL

Now that AMERICAN IDOL's back on five, my Wednesday & Thursday nights will never be the same again. For starters, it's my must-see screen staple. That's one. Secondly, Simon Cowell absolutely rules the (reality TV) universe (sorry, Jeff!). So that's two. And above all, I'll have even less time to blog and work on my story. Arrgh!

Coffee, Tea or Me?

There was a time when old friends/colleagues/lovers used to meet up and catch up over a cuppa bubble tea at Chinatown. That was then. Now we go for coffee. But that doesn't mean I'm into all this coffee culture thing. I still prefer my good ol' movies. Hah!

Movers

I know I can't speak for the masses, but moving house is such a bitch. More so if you have pets in tow. (Just ask JHM if they enjoy being ferried from Point A to Point B - in a steel cage.) I hate it when I have to unpack all my paraphernalia. I hate it when I have to set up my PC and Internet connection all over again. And - last, but not least - I hate it when my cats start to shed fur due to stress from relocating. Poor animals... :-(

Looks Bad, Tastes Even Worse

After last Sunday, you'll never see me order fried carrot cake from a food court vendor. I mean, ever. Look at how the $4.00 pabulum's prepared. Did I ask for a pancake?? That's it! I'm swearing off FC chai tao kway completely and you can take that to the bank!

Dream Girl

South Korean megastar Jeon Ji-hyun first made an impression with me in the moody romantic drama IL MARE (2000). Although it was her subsequent OTT performance as a slightly unhinged (and often violent-prone) girlfriend in the overrated MY SASSY GIRL (2002) that garnered her regional recognition in addition to hordes of covetous male fans, I'll still go with the former. Main concern: Jeon is 25 this year and yet she's done, like, only three major motion pictures over the past five years. Gotta step up your game, girl!

Self-snap

Jingwei in a cab looking adorable as ever (feel like pinching those cheeks hehe!), but why's the seat belt not strapped on?...

Music Keeps Us Alive

So, I'm just curious, what kinda music do youngsters dig nowadays? Pop? Rock? Funk? Jazz? Hip-hop? Classical?? Well, for me, as long as it's not trance, new age or alternative, it's all fine. As a matter-of-fact, I don't even know what the *BEEP* I'm talkin' about here. All I listen to are songs played on Y.E.S. 93.3 FM. BTW, Jay Chou's Huo Yuan Jia still rocks my world!

Trolleys

Empty trolleys (or are they called 'shopping carts'?) parked and chained in straight lines at the basement entrance of Great World City's Cold Storage. Dear shoppers, do you know how much money to deposit (i.e. how much worth of coins to dispense) before we can use one of these? If I'm not mistaken, it should be $1. (I usually carry by hand or use a basket.)

JACKIE BROWN

5In dire straits: forlorn flight attendant Jackie Brown (Pam Grier) contemplates crime.

"I've flown seven million miles and been waiting on people for almost 20 years. The best job I could get after my bust was Cabo Air, which is the worst job you can get in this industry. I make about sixteen thousand, with retirement benefits that ain't worth a damn - and now with this arrest hanging over my head, I'm scared. If I lose my job I gotta start all over again, but I got nothing to start over with. I'll be stuck with whatever I can get."

Pies!

Some steak & mushroom pies (what a weird combination) at Jason's going for the price of a four-dish Glory Delights meal. And is it just me or do these pastries really resemble gold ingots from ancient China?

Price Tags??

When Mr. and Mrs. Seetoh bought this living room set from Barang Barang last September, they deliberately left the price tags, um, intact. Rationale: To remind guests and themselves how much moolah they had splurged on making their LR look...well, commonplace.

Mr. Goggles

"Hi guys, my name is Mr. Goggles and I'm gay.
What I meant - sorry - is that I'm happy to see you.
How's my eyewear? You guys like it?
This is the dernier cri - and so are chrome domes.
I just got spat at by my swim team because I lost my head in the pool."

Liquid Kitchen

To the best of my knowledge, which inevitably involved some light Googling (eheh), this Liquid Kitchen place is some honky-tonk for hardcore liquor lovers who're probably not 'cool' enough for the Ministry of Sound. Ouch. Anywho, you're listening to a loser who's never - in all his life, I might add - been to a pub (or a club), so why does it matter?