Finally, Bestie and JX wedding was over on Sat. It was a very smooth day. On Friday night it seems like gonna rain but Sat weather was perfect. Clear sky all the way.
The Tekan session was very mild….hahah think old liao dunwan to play too hiong….
I did not eat much during the dinner, was busy running about from briefing to coordinating. It was tiring but for my bestie, it was worth it.
After her wedding, im like so looking forward to my own wedding. Another 10 months and it will be my turn liao hahaha. Looking forward to the photoshoot gowns selection next Sat.
Some images took from Ping’s Cam.
Best of friends
Bestie……Stay blissful k
This is yet another simple Christmas year. Had a simple dinner with the family before a movie (Yes Man) at the neighborhood cinema.
Hard as it seems, i come from a strict family and when i was younger, i seldom go out. So festive periods like Christmas and New Year were a big thing for me. Its a reason for me to go out and hang out til late so i would die die find places to go. But as i grew up, these are basically just like any day. Only difference is that i get to have a day off from work.
No squeezing with the crowd, no more unable to get a cab.
But on the contrary, i AM looking forward to the festive periods next year as i will be having my own place and i hope to have some cosy gatherings with the closed ones.
Last but not the least, Merry Christmas~~~
I love Donnie Yen, in fact of all the actors that are well known for their martial arts, i like him the most. His actions are not as fanciful and “dangerous” but the force and the “Sey” really very sut and he got a better face and body as compared to the rest. hhaha
Anyway this movie i wouldnt say its fantastic. In fact, i thought its a bit boring. The plot and character is pretty similar to 霍元甲. I guess the background of the time is around the same ba. But 1 think is, Donnie Yen can definitely act better than Jet Li.
In this show, he doesnt give people the feeling that he is a 一代宗师 feel. He is humble and not too overly passionate about martial arts. I especially like the part after the battle with the 10 japanese and he was walking home and sitting at the fire area talking to his wife. Nice.
Finally completed the book. This is not as 催泪 as the rest of 九把刀 books but still as touching. His books nv fails to touch me makes me cry.
But i have to say initially the story was kinda draggy but as it progress, i saw the meaning and the crux to the story.
How many times have you thought back, “Is the current me the one that i hope to be when i was young?”, “Did i fulfill my dream??”, “Have i faced the future bravely?”
It will be glad to know that you would have stick to your dreams and pursue but if you have chosen another route, does that means that you have given up on yourself?? Or you are just embarking on another journey into another dream??
The year is coming to an end and i wonder, what have i achieve in 2008?? No i’m not concluding my year now thank you very much…there is still 2 more weeks left but well…
Everything that happen makes the current me and i strongly believes everything happens for a reason so im pretty happy with myself, other than the fact that i have been putting on weight despite trying to cut down.
Was pretty emo after reading the book and was even contemplating to follow the lead and write down a wish/target for myself and i shall look back at myself 10 years later. But ah ly being ah ly, after 1 night of sleep, i turned back into the skeptical person and proceeded into the next book. -_-
6 years back, i was chasing this manga: 红茶王子 and i kinda forget why i stopped at volume 19. I guess the waiting time for the new volume was too long and i gradually forget that i was still chasing this manga.
Anyway 6 years later in 2008, i found out that the manga has long completed at volume 25 and thus these 2 days i was busy reading it online and it was a wonderful closure to the story.
And it made me happy. Next i have to go complete 水果蓝 also. This is another story that i sorta stopped halfway.
My favorite character has to be 阿萨姆，he is caring despite his grumpy character and the constant bickering between him and 奈子 though typical but still funny and sweet.
Here is a short synopsis for 红茶王子 . It is basically more of a romance and it is a nice manga so if anyone is interested, please go check it out.
故事描述，三個紅茶同好會成員奈子、雪子、美佳，
在春天的第一個滿月的夜晚，在月光下喝紅茶，召喚出紅茶王子的故事。
红茶王子说只要呼唤出他们的人就是他们的主人，他们要满足主人三个愿望才可以回到红茶王国。
而雖說是三個願望，卻不能是過大的願望，只能实现的是对其他人没有危害的善意的愿望。
是的，在不知不觉中，那天到来了。
带着满怀期待的心情，看了刘德华Wonderful World Tour 演唱会。
我只能说；“是好看的咯！！”
舞台设计和effects非常华丽，舞蹈非常迷人，歌声虽然不是非常的完美，可是感动百分百。
他不是纯唱歌，我觉得演唱会象个小型舞台剧。
和舞者的几段舞蹈都非常美， 尤其那段他被吊起来打在“墙上”，心是痛到~ 眼泪不经意就掉了下来。
而每每唱到经典歌曲，寒毛竖起，超感动。
只可惜有太多的经典歌曲没能表演。我超期待他会唱 “当我遇见你” 和 “情深的一句” 可惜阿， 可惜
最无法忘记他逗趣的谈话。好亲切，看着银幕播放他主演的电影，加上现场唱着电影主题曲，是爽的咯~
真后悔没有买最贵的票。
真有你的， 永远的天王偶像，刘德华。
We went for a sake-night for our very own AFA dinner just an excuse to go drink. I dun really fancy sake but Shawn and Aiko kept telling me that a GOOD sake will be nice so off we went!!!!
Food was so so but i have to say the sake was really nice….very smooth and sweet… i like but consuming 2x 1.8L of sake in 1 hour and 20 mins is plain crazy.
It reminds me of the time when the peeps from O booked the room at Changi Hotel and we consumed the whole bottle of Gin in like 20 mins. -_-
What can i say? I have alcoholic colleagues no matter where i go, hahaha
Photos Time!!!!
Ah Ly & Aiko
I have no idea why Shawn’s face so 委屈
Everyone thought we are siblings -_-
After the 1st bottle, we were high….and tipsy
Cheers to the team!!!!
And my 2 favorite photos of the night.
Met up with the FP babes on Thursday evening for dinner and some catching up. It has been almost a year since i saw most of them, like Jac, Miko and Elaine. Karen and Mag i still got meet them up occasionally for dinners.
When we meet up it will always be a session of updating each other then we will start gossiping and bitching….it is so stress relieving i tell you hahah.
Last time we are like so free….forum surfing and chatting in chatzy all day long but now, everyone are busy with work. Hard to meet up as often le so realli got to give credits to Miko for organizing the dinner. *SMUCKS*
I guess thats life ya, getting busier n busier as one ages……Iwas just having this conversation with a fellow colleague on why is that during schooling times, we were not working and yet we can spend $$ and not feel as stress but as we grow older and earn more money, we find ourselves getting poorer and poorer…
Weird isn’t it???
Anyway, here are my babes from FP/Devils Bar Times:
Jac (Flowergurl), Ah Ly (Queen), Geraldine (Miko), Elaine (Sugarsweet), Magdeline (Mag Mag), Karen (Cresent)
Sometimes I feel 做人真得很麻烦, no options we will KBKB, too many options oso KBKB.
I’m one such case. I’m actually freelancing for my company for 6 months and my contract will end this month. The agreement at the beginning of the discussion was that due to the headcount issue, i got to work freelance for 6 months before converting to full time. But because of the economy now, throughout the months i was pretty worried about where i would be after the end of the term.
Boss told me a confirmation is on its way BUT nothing has been discussed and things are pretty uncertain due to some issues….and right at this time, i got an invitation to an interview at another big and reputable advertising agency. I went and the initial interview went well.
Now the agency is asking me to go for a 2nd interview and i have another option from another company. And i’m vexed!!!!!! Why, you would ask…..
After the crazy period of of AFA and seeing how we make it a success….i have grown feelings for it. Its like “delivering a baby” as quoted from the team. And i hope to be part of the team for AFA09 but i dunwan the wait from my company to jeopardize the chance of me into other companies which might even offer me a better package.
ARGG!!!!!! Y must it get so complicated…..
五个”憨人”闭关半年 熬出睽违两年爆肝专辑‘作品七号’
要让全世界靠罗马拼音大合唱闽南语 首波坚持主打正港台味‘出头天’
密码007 代号‘作品七号’
五月天第七张新专辑保密防谍 就怕爆肝心血毁于一旦
搖滾天團五月天╳暢銷作家九把刀
四十五把圓月彎刀 跨界同名全新創作
封面由知名設計師聶永真全心打造
六個朋友、十八個夢想，
一場帶著鏟子去參加的婚禮，
一個埋藏青春與勇氣的樹洞。
跨越六十年的七封情書 追尋一輩子的音樂夢想
六十多年前，台灣光復，日本人撤離。一名日籍男老師隻身搭上了離開台灣的船隻，也離開了他在台灣的戀人：友子。無法當面說出對友子的感情，因此，他把懷念與愛戀化成字句，寫在一張張的信紙上。
六十多年後，台灣的樣貌早已完全改變，各個角落的人為生活而努力，幾個活在不同角落的小人物各自懷抱音樂夢想：失意樂團主唱阿嘉、只會彈月琴的老郵差茂伯、在修車行當黑手的水蛙、唱詩班鋼琴伴奏大大、小米酒製造商馬拉桑、以及交通警察勞馬父子，這幾個不相干的人，竟然要為了度假中心演唱會而組成樂團，並在三天後表演，這點讓日本來的活動公關友子大為不爽，對這份工作失望透頂，每天頂著臭臉的友子也讓待過樂團的阿嘉更加不高興，整個樂團還沒開始練習就已經分崩離析……。
老郵差茂伯摔斷了腿，於是將送信大任交阿嘉手上，不過阿嘉每天除了把信堆在自己房裡外，什麼都沒做，他在郵件堆中找到了一個來自日本，寫著日據時代舊址「恆春郡海角七番地」的郵包，他好奇打開郵包，發現裡面的信件都是日文寫的，根本看不懂，因此不以為意的他，又將郵包丟到床底下，假裝什麼事都沒發生。
演出的日期慢慢接近，這群小人物發現，這可能是他們這輩子唯一可以上台實現他們音樂夢想的時刻，每個人開始著手練習，問題是阿嘉跟友子之間的火藥味似乎越來越重，也連帶影響樂團的進度。終於，在一場鎮上的婚宴，大家借著酒後吐真言，原來阿嘉跟友子兩人都是孤獨的異鄉人，解開心結的兩人發現了怒氣下所隱藏的情愫，於是發展出了一夜情。
在阿嘉的房裡，友子看到了日本來的郵包，發現那居然是來自六十年前七封未及寄出的情書，她要阿嘉務必要把郵包送到主人手上，然而，日本歌手要來了、郵包上的地址早就不存在、第二首表演樂曲根本還沒著落、而貝斯手茂伯依然不會彈貝斯……。
而友子，在演唱會結束後，也要隨著歌手返回日本，開始新的生活。
阿嘉終於決定打起精神，重整樂團，他們的音樂夢是否能夠實現？沉睡了六十年的情書是否會安然送到信件的主人「友子」手中？而阿嘉跟友子的戀情，是否能夠繼續發展下去？……
人只能活一回，夢想卻有無數個，唯有放手一搏，才能知道機會屬不屬於自己……。
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Recently we have not been watching any movies. Firstly its because we are busy but the other reason is there seems like not many good movies lately. 
Heard lots of good reviews about this movie, been waiting for it. The Ang did not go work today so we went and catch the show.
VERY Nice!!!! Its funny with all the hokkien and its touching talking about the 小人物 stories. I especially like the last part where they had the concert. Very emo. Im a sucker for these kind of shows.
Now i understand why it is so popular in Taiwan. I think it sorta really highlight in a very simple way of the people in Taiwan now. Leaving their hometown to venture in big city, failed and have no choice but to return home.
小人物 pursuing their dreams.
The AFA Team from Dentsu, Good Job everyone!!
I have been neglecting my blog….was so busy with the event that i really have no time. I almost nv see my parents for 2 entire weeks and THE ANG is complaining about how work has affected us hahhha.
I was sorta thinking is it all worth it…..lack of sleep, no time for families and friends…..missing out on gatherings….but when i see the event successfully completed (of cos hiccups will happen, but we all managed to get it done), it sorta feel all worth it.
AFA is the 1st ever event that i have organized. In fact, i only participated for a couple of months, but the feeling of satisfaction still very great.
And i met 2 fantastic Japanese Artists, Ichirou Mizuki and May’n. Ichirou Mizuki is great, although i have nv heard his songs before but his high energy attitude really is very contagious. And he is a very friendly man.
As for May’n i was really impressed with her vocals….very powerful…better than CD in fact and she is really a cute little ger….very humble
AFA team with May’n team + Kimura-san + DM
All in all, i’m glad the event is finished, got to buck up and settle my outstanding projects…. I hope it wun be days of OT again… photos to be posted up again.
Another 1 more month before my contract ends at Dentsu. Although verbal confirmation has been given to convert to FT but i think i need to seriously discuss the package details….dun blur blur like initially nv even what the position is and join hahahah.
A couple of options in front of me, i got to seriously think carefully of what i want.
Countdown: 7 days to AFA08!!!!!
