Well someone I know of is running
for a blog award. So kindly lend your support by voting
Naomi Liu in the Best Modeling Blog category of
Singapore
Blog Awards 2009. You can cast one vote per day so
do it! Every day!
Too bad I restarted my own
website too late, else maybe I could be in the running
for an award too. Hmmm... oh well, there's always next
year!
Support Please! (Part Deux)
My friend Adam Liew is pretty
good with shooting portraits so if you're looking for
someone to help with any photo-shoots, you should put
him as one of your top options!
Check out his
blog
and
flickr to see his works (and rates) and be amazed
(by his works).
Fashion Photographer
Now I've always been intrigued by
the world of fashion photography so perhaps I should
consider going into it. The following clip does provide
some inspiration too.
The perfect Sunday involves
waking up pretty darn late to a quiet house and a
cooling weather. And then there's brunch (nasi lemak and
fried chicken!) all ready on the table, with a flask of
hot tea by the side. After brunch, it's off to the lazy
couch to relax and catch up on the news, accompanied by
the peace and quiet. Best!
Since not every Sunday is like
this, one will just have to enjoy it while it lasts.
Well, what's your perfect Sunday
like?
The
Greatest Fireworks Show That Was Mostly Missed
Argh! The greatest fireworks
event for the year so far was held almost right at my
backyard, and I missed most of it! WTF!
I had planned on meeting my
friends for dinner, and prior to leaving the house
everyone in the neighbourhood heard the 'boom-boom-boom'
sounds that could only come from fireworks. But I
couldn't see anything from my room and thought nothing
of it.
It was when I was on the way to
the train station that I caught sight of it. There was
something definitely going on at Yishun Central because
there was a great display of pyrotechnics going on at
the open field near Yishun Central. For a while I was
wondering what was going on. It's too early for National
Day celebrations, and of all places, Yishun?
Eventually it didn't matter
because everyone was captivated by the display of
fireworks. The last time I saw something as spectacular
was during the New Year's Eve countdown in Sydney. Lucky
for me I had my digicam with me and captured the last
few bits of it on video. I was of course late for the
dinner appointment but the delay was well worth it!
In the end I learnt that the
fireworks display was to wrap up the
Arts Festival. Damn it, I missed most of it! Argh!!!!
Check out the following vidz
which shows what I managed to catch that night.
So I met up with a bunch of
friends and we went to see Will Ferrell's latest movie,
'Land Of The Lost'.
Hilarious till the end! The start
was a bit slow but after that it was one scene of
laughter after another. Of course there were some breaks
in between, but most of the time I was literally
laughing out loud. I laughed so
loud that even I felt a bit embarrassed by it!
But whatever, the point of catching a comedy in a
theatre is to laugh out loud and enjoy the funniness
with friends. And to re-enact the funny scenes after
that, just to keep the laughter going.
As the old saying goes, laughter
is the best medicine. I personally prescribe it to you.
=)
Finally. The Line Technician
arrived today. After briefing him on the situation, he
gave me the best solution ever: replacing my modem with
a new one. Subsequently, surfing was a breeze.
I couldn't take it any more, so I
made the call again to Singnet Helpdesk (1800-8486933).
I was thinking,' The person on the other line better
have something good for me, else I will give him/her
hell.'
The person who answered was a
dude, and immediately I went on the offensive. It's a
good thing I am IT-savvy, and have a very clear idea of
the malfunction that I was experiencing. I told him that
my Internet was down, and that I had done all the
typical trouble-shooting and still there was not
Internet. The idea was to narrow down the problem for
the benefit of us both. Yet he still want me to repeat
what I had previously done. So I had to repeat my
emphasis on the problem, which made me even more pissed
off.
Just when I was about to up my
offensive strike, the light finally hit the dude and he
arrived at a good diagnosis of the problem. On top of
it, he gave me a solution that partly solved my problem.
After an almost strong fight, my
Internet was back again! Still, I had a guarded
optimism, as I knew the solution was short-term and the
main problem was still unsolved. For the real problem to
be solved, I would have to wait till tomorrow, when the
Line Technician comes to my place.
He really gives all the cabbies
out there a bad name. First he got lost. Next, he dumped
his passengers, two young teenagers, in the middle of
nowhere. Lastly, instead of keeping good on his word
about wanting to help them 'light the path', he sped
off. Where the fuck was his brains?
He took their money and left them
in the middle of nowhere! And to top it off, that area
is known to be a place that has a strong presence of the
paranormal kind (read ghosts). From the way the girls
spoke of their ordeal, it sounded like they ran into
something ghostly.
The cabbie should thank his lucky
stars that there is no way to criminally prosecute him
nor sue him on any grounds. And that there's no lynching
mob to beat him up and burn his house. But there's
always karma, and he will get what he deserved. I can
only hope for it to be sooner than later.
Now I hardly watch horror flick,
but this one was directed by Sam Raimi, the same guy who
brought the Spiderman series. So it must not be missed!
And I caught it with Jonie, who always seem to be free
from work. lol!
Sam Raimi said in an interview
that horror movies always leave him in chuckles. Well,
his show gave me quite a lot to laugh about! Sure, there
were some suspenseful moments and some shocking scenes.
But most of the time, the show gave plenty to laugh
about. Some of the laughter came from girls screaming in
the theatres while watching the show!
Anyway the show has a rather
predictable twist in the end. The storyline, character
and plot development was well-paced. So I would say this
is a pretty good show to catch if you want some laughter
and scared moments combined altogether!
Lesson learnt: Be nice to people.
You'll never know when someone whom you're rude to will
curse you to hell!
But then again, I'm always nice
to people! =P
Seriously, WTH is wrong with my
Internet?
Last Thursday, my Internet was
down. Eventually it was discovered that it was due to a
faulty phone circuit outside my house.
This morning, I came back to find
it down again. I called Singnet, and after some
troubleshooting, it miraculously came back. But barely
15mins later, the Internet was down again! Since I had
to leave the house, I left it at that.
For the Internet to be down two
weeks in a row, on the same day, something fishy is
really going on. I'm beginning to think someone in the
neighbourhood don't want me to surf till very late.
Hmmm....
Street Fighter 4 - Akuma Ultra
Combo!
I'm quite a fan of the latest
installment of Street Fighter, and my favourite
character is Akuma. His ultra combo is superb to see,
and if I can master it's execution, I will be superb! =P
I always get a 'high' feeling whenever I'm able to win a
round with the ultra combo, and any game is incomplete
without trying to execute it. Check out the following
video if you want to have an idea of what I'm talking
about.
Yes! Finally! After a long time
I have revived my website from the 'dead' status.
Despite the gloomy economy, global conflicts and a
rapidly spreading virus, I have to say it feels quite
good to be back. With time on my side again, let the
creative juices flow and let limits of the boundaries be
challenged!
A lot has changed since my last
entry, which was almost a year ago (excluding the
birthday wishes to myself). And a lot more changes are
to come, going by the trend. So... exciting!
Of course, some things still
remain. After all, if it ain't broken, don't fix it.
To those who have been loyally
following my website, I sincerely apologize for the
sudden stop in sharing. I am looking at some ideas on
how to keep you posted speedily. Hopefully these ideas
will come into fruition soon.
To those who just started
following, welcome! I hope you'll be entertained,
intrigued, humoured and awed by my day to day entries.
And to all, have fun! Because you
live life only once!
Oh yes, in case you didn't
notice, I picked today's date because it's in multiple
of 3s. 3/6/9. Coincidentally, it's the date of my
last entry on the previous website. =D
In addition let me share the
following video that cracked me up now and then.
Jizz In My Pants
My
Facebook is dead!
In
case you didn't know yet, my Facebook account is dead.
Facebook disabled it, since 18 May. You can never find
it if you search for it via my email (addien@pacific.net.sg),
and if you tried to invite me via the same email, you'll
get some warning or error message from Facebook.
I have started appealing against
their decision and have rallied support from my friends
in my appeal. Hopefully they will be kind as to return
me my account. It was a sad day for Dean when that
happened. =(
I try to live life to the
fullest while enjoying the beauty that life has to offer.
It's all about the brighter and
funnier side of life.
For everything else, you would
have to discover for yourself.
In
case you didn't know yet, my Facebook account is dead.
Facebook disabled it, since 18 May. You can never find
it if you search for it via my email (
