1. Life has been as good as it can get. I may not have much of a social life as it is since i usually go straight home after work or spend most of my weekend at home but I have no complaints. Staying at home = spending no/less money = more money saved for my tentative trip to Japan!

2. Work has been good. I like my job and the work I do. Still learning the ropes, getting into the rhythm of things and refreshing my memory on areas of law i have slightly forgotten. Ending my standard probation period this month! I guess I had to experience a lot of other things first before I finally find what is right for me and I have a feeling my current job is where i'm suppose to be. . :) I'll do a review on this in a couple of months down the road heh

3. Star Trek and Angels & Demons is out in cinemas! I have yet to watch any of em' yet. Suppose to watch the latter with the siblings tho we have yet to decide on a date yet. Might be watching the former on my own i reckon. If Sa.shi decides to pull out then i'll have no kakis but its ok I am capable of watching a movie on my own (^-')v

4. Went to watch Much Ado About Nothing at Fort Canning Park. My first Shakespeare in the park and i loved it! Picnic and a play under the stars, brilliant! Now why wasn't there such a thing when i was doing Lit in secondary school? :P
My review? The play was brilliantly staged and Adrian Pang totally stole the show with his potrayal of Benedick. The lady who played Beatrice did a splendid job as well. The only gripe i had was with the audio or maybe i just need my hearing checked LOL. But they definitely could have raised the volume a lil louder coz at some parts i was straining to hear what some of the characters were saying. But overall the play was good and I'll definitely be looking forward to the next staged play in the park by SRT (^-')b




5. American Idol! Adam and Kris are the final two! Honestly I had expected an Adam and Danny showdown but i guess Kris secured a place in the final with his rendition of 'Heartless'. What he did with the song was brilliant. Danny did equally well during the final 3 tho Paula's choice didn't help him much. She should known that fast 'dancy' songs could only hurt him right? tsk. Danny's departure was bittersweet and when he sang his song choice again at the end of the show you could just hear the emotions that he put into it. Looking forward to AI finals, tho i reckon Adam would win. Kris has his moments but Adam is the constant performer who kills it everytime.

6. So have you watched The Quiz Show 2 yet? (if you don't know what i'm talking about you can skip this part lol)
Honestly the only reason i started watchin it is because of Sho. Although some might say that the way he hosts the quiz show in the drama might be slightly similar to his regular hosting in Arashi's variety shows but I must say when his drama character goes into his serious mode where he gives a certain 'evil' look and usually says "I know everything about you" it kinda sends a shiver down my spine atashi suki! LOLOL



7. Grey's Anatomy season finale was a shocker. I'm already looking forward to the new season. What will happen to Izzie and George?!?!  Then there's Supernatural too, stupidstupid Sam. He should have listened to Dean now see what he's done. :P

8. My ipod is running out of memory! idk^*#* Now i have a headache of what songs/albums that i need to delete from my ipod nano. le sigh.

9. in other news, darling Lili has given birth to a healthy baby girl!
Ain't she a cutie :)



10.  Singapore public transport still has more room for improvement.  Their service was only better during the week they got fined but after that its back to square one. Late and overcrowded buses during peak hours. and please its not only the 'official' buses that was mentioned in the report that is overcrowded, they should take a look at feeder service buses bluek.  Then there's also the thing with the 'new' buses.  I almost twisted my arm countless times due to the absurd jerking and hard breaking.  Almost lost my  balance and fell a couple of times, I almost fell and sat on a guy hokay!  embarassing much?  Injury suit waiting to happen methinks.

11. Missing darling melly and dee! hope you guys are doing well in school!

Its mid week already! Can you believe it? Time flies by so fast these days.

Work has been so far so good.  I'm learning a lot and doing work for various cases under different areas of law. I hate to say this or maybe i'm saying this too early but I am somehow or rather enjoying what I do.  I'll let you know again if I feel the same way after a month LOL

I had two different hospital appointments yesterday and had 4 hours to kill in between. Totally spacedout that naz might have classes on that day, but thank god for facebook! She texted me and since both of us had time to kill, me between appointments and she between classes, I went over to NUS Business School to look for her and grab some lunch.  Well I found myself at Biz 2 and had to climb the flight of stairs which was facing the bus stop and daym that almost killed me.  Goes to show how unfit I am.  I reckon you can get two days worth of exercise just climbing stairs in the school, to think I actually complained on having to climb the staircase at ITE East (Bishan) campus and the occasional time when one is late for classes in TP and there is no point waiting for the lift haha

American Idol performance today!
Country week, not exactly my favourite theme on idol but I think most of the contestants did okay.
And I have to say this, Anoop is back baby!  One of my favourite performances this week.  And well the most amusing performance was Adam's. I'm sure most people went (o-O)" during his performance LOL!

My picks for this week:
Top 3 - Anoop, Matt, Allison
Bottom 3 - Micheal, Kris, Alexis/Adam ( i couldn't decide LOL)

well alritey then i should sign off now, my sis is already grumbling that she wants to use her laptop LOL
ah well i need to go to sleep anyways (^-^)v
till my next update, oyasumi!

Hello me darlings,
I just came back from my late night run. Yes i finally got off my butt and went to the park behind my house for a run. 3 rounds around the park aint that bad me thinks altho i did brisk walk most of the way since my stamina aint there yet LOL It was refreshing nevertheless since i was feeling restless beforehand. The restlessness has somewhat become a routine during boring eventless weekends =P The weather was perfect since it was raining heavily in the late afternoon/evening and the air was still cool and the stars were out with no clouds in sight. It was quite lovely tho i wish there was someone there with me to point out the different constellations in the sky. The only one i know is the Orion, since its the most prominent lol

The past week has been dreary except for the random heavy rain <3, Hugh Jackman's hosting at the Oscars, American Idol group 2 performance and the hilarious programme which is Pesta Perdana 10 on Suria.
Anddd before i forget, during the course of the week two law ex-coursemates of mine got MARRIED!!!! say what!? So young and married.  Why the rush? But whatever makes them happy aye? My best wishes to them (^-^)b

Speaking of which did I mention that i received a letter from the government to join their 'matchmaking' services, what do they call it.. the SDU? ROFL
I know they want singles to hook up, get married and have babies to boost the country's birthrate. The irony of it all? I cannot have children unless i want to risk my life in doing so wahahahhahahaha

Oh and other than that i had a job interview which i still have no idea of its outcome tho i'm not really worried if i don't get the job because my heart is uneasy and my gut tells me that i would be taking a step back should i get it. Ah well. I'll leave it up to the powers that be :)

oh yes American Idol group 2. Lovelovelove Allison Iraheta.  When i heard she was going to sing 'Alone' by Heart, I thought omg she was going to mess it up like previous contestants who had sang that song.  The only singer that I've heard sing it who had done the song justice was Carrie Underwood. But surprisesurpirse, that Allison girl can sing.  She made me sit up and gave me slight goosebumps even tho she went slightly off tune at certain parts i think mostly due to nerves.  Altho i can't really remember her personality, she is definitely one of the few to watch in the competition.  The other two, Kris Allen and Adam Lambert who got in, well no surprises there, i expected them to go through after watching the group perform but I'm still not sure of them yet.  Adam's performance of 'Satisfaction' was only okay for me, a bit pitchy so we'll see what he does in the Top 12 and honestly i can't remember Kris Allen's performance that much lol.  I do hope that for the wild card round they bring back Nick Mitchell (Norman Gentle LOL) and Megan Corkrey back. Norman Gentle performance was just awesome. The most entertaining idol contestant ever.

Pesta Perdana 10. Against my better judgement I actually watched it because I had nothing better to do since i was waiting for Survivor to start on Channel 5 and my sister wanted to watch it.  Well 3/4 of the shows and artists that were nominated, except for the veterans, lets just say I have no freaking clue what or who they are since I don't watch Suria.  The only time i watch Suria is when someone in the family happens to change the channel and we spot something hilarious.  Which brings me to Pesta Perdana 10.  It was the most hilarious award show that I've ever watched only because of how bad it was.  The dead air time, the lapse in organization, cues and awkwardness on stage. Since it's in its 10th year running, I would have expected that the show will be a lot better and smoother.

The hosting was Bad, coming from Aaron Aziz i'm not surprised.  Aaron please leave the hosting to people who can actually host.  And at this day and age, can't Suria afford a tele-prompter?   Its awkward to see presenters/hosts holding cards and reading from them of which half of the time their eyes are on the cards.  This does not only apply to Pesta Perdana but almost all Suria 'Live' studio shows.  Or they can always do it like what MTV TRL used to do, hold huge cue cards near the camera so the host can read off it and still look at the camera. LOL

Pesta Perdana 9 won an award during the show, not sure how well it was last year since I didnt watch it but if Pesta Perdana 10 wins it next year, i swear the awards are rigged lol.

ah well enough rambling, my dose of current US TV shows are on hold since most of them are on a 3 week break. ZOMG. I have no idea why it is that long but oh well I can always catch up on my manga/animes which I have not been keeping up to date on. LOL

On a side note, i miss my friends.  Everyone is busy and some are not even in SG.  For those who are, let's meet up soon okay.  Oh and i'm looking at photos my sister just posted up (she went to JB with her friends), it's making me crave for seafood!!!! Chilli crab, butter prawns, calamari... ahhhhh my mouth is watering just thinking of it.  I'm still waiting for the JB seafood eating trip to actually materailze!!!!  hmmm speaking of which i need to renew my passport LOL

oh and ARASHI's 2009/2010 calander is OUTT!! YAY!  I have yet to collect mine at Kino but i am patient.  I can always look at photos posted up by over zealous fans on LJ comms haha

all this random talk has made me hungry.  Gonna go make me some instant noodles now. 
Have a good week folks!
 

Can you believe it? Its end of the week already, which reminds me I need to go to the Library to return my books and get new ones or i'll be bored during the weekend heh

First 3 contestants for American Idol's Top 12 has been decided. yay Danny & Micheal got in! But kinda dissapointed that Anoop wasn't able to go through. Hopefully he'll be in the wildcard round.

Being bored as I currently am, doing another meme i got from somewhere lol

( boy/girl )
Somehow i feel like going for a run now. hmmm maybe later in the evening or i could cycle coz i'm not sure whether i should be running as of yet lol.  First should go grab some dinner since i havent eaten anything the whole day. Instant noodles here i come (^-^)v

I have not been feeling well these past few days. Stuffy runny nose, throbbing headaches and my body feels all wierd. argh.  I haven't been able to do much lately, it's been very hard to focus.  Hopefully the kink i'm in will pass by soon.

I've been watching American Idol today and needless to say most of the performances was boring with a captial 'B'.  I think the most bearable of the performances was Danny's and Tatiana was surprisingly good.  She really toned down alot and i don't get why the judges were trying to coax that annoying laugh we saw in the past few episodes out of her. Very ala high school. Tsk. Anyways I'd say both Tatiana and Danny are front runners for the group.  Third spot is a toss up between Nick and Anoop methinks, i could be wrong tho. One never know what the american audience are thinking.

On to randomness to distract myself from my stuffy nose & throbbing headache =P

music meme
1. Reply to this post and I'll assign you a letter.
2. List (and upload, if you feel like it) 5 songs that start with that letter.
3. Post them to your journal with these instructions.

lyricalidol  gave me the letter 'L'
(p.s. - click song title to download song)

1) Listen - Beyonce
I'm not much a die hard fan of Beyonce since i only like a handful of her songs, however i really love this song that she wrote and sang for Dreamgirls.
In my opinion a very inspiring song (^-^)

2) Life - Arashi
One of my favourite songs from their album 'TIME'.
(Lyrics & translation)

3) Leave out all the rest - Linkin Park
The angsty side of me love Linkin Park and this is a song from their album 'Minutes to Midnight'

4)  L' Ultima Notte - Josh Groban
Admittedly Josh Groban is my favourite singer ever. His voice and the songs he sings makes my headache go away.
This is a very beautiful song from his album 'Awake'. I believe it is in italian and he sings it with much conviction tho the lyrics are a tad sad.  Kinda like a breaking up song but still beautiful and powerful at the same time.
(Lyrics & translation)

5) Loop - Sakamoto Maaya
One of my favourite anime related songs. It's one of the ending songs for the anime, Tsubasa River Chronicles.
(Lyrics & translation)

Honestly i had more songs but these are my top 5 so that'll do i guess LOL

Happy friday the 13th! LOL

Who can forget about tomorrow? With constant reminders via email, FB, radio, TV... tsk.
V-day is damn over-rated. Not that i'm being sour becoz i'm single but seriously, what is so special about a day where every other couple 'celebrates' it at the same time? Very the not romantic methinks. wahahaha

Anyhooo, Its almost mid february now and i am so nowhere near where I thought I'd be at my age. Who would have thought I'd had the darnest luck? Falling ill, surgery, recovery, economic crisis all bundled up in around the same time line and now me being unable to find a job after countless job applicatons. Unfortunately with this darn bout of bad luck i'm in becoming a pessimist. Somehow i always get the feeling that whenever recruiters see my resume they will just pass it because i'm either 1)malay 2)am not bilingual because i don't speak mandarin/dialect or 3)they don't like my face hmmrph as racist as it might sound but heck it happens right here in sg, equality my foot.

kwangkwang okok enough of me being pessimistic it will get me nowhere especially living in sg.

Do you guys watch the latest season of American Idol? Damn that Tatiana girl is freakin annoying. Anyways i already have my favourites but i'd have to watch them perform during the Top 36 rounds first like how David Cook made me sit up and notice when he performed 'Hello'.
Speaking of which one of the contestants, Michael Sarver, I swear kinda looks like Nick Carter's older brother or relative. you think?





I think he, I mean Michael, has a nice singing voice. Who knows he might be the dark horse? Hopefully he does well in the Top 36 and manage to get in to Top 12. Would be interesting to watch. =)

Alritey then, refering to my previous post, as promised, photos!


( ||: requested photos :|| )

I'm have not been feeling too good today, but managed to drag myself to work nonetheless. The thing that actually cheered me up this morning was Arashi's solo performance from their new Time Concert DVD that was kindly uploaded by jinnyss. Thanks babe!

The Solos that I was really looking forward to watching LIVE was Nino's 'Niji', Oh-chan's 'Song for Me' & Matsujun's 'Yabaix3', for various reasons lol.
My heart skipped a beat when Nino took off his glasses when he was done with his piano playing to finish off his song, Oh-chan's dance moves were awesome, as usual, and Jun's opening dance which he walked on air/ceiling was impressive. It must have took a lot of practice and body strength to be able to move around and make it looks so easy and effortless.
And then there was Aiba. I gotta say Aiba-chan's was too cute! I would like a best friend like him. crazy wacky aiba. wahahaha. Oh and the only reason i have not mentioned Sho is because i've not seen his solo yet! the download failed on me and i'm too lazy to re-download it for now. Maybe later hehe =P
Non-arashi fans you can ignore the above since you won't have a clue with what i just said. lol!

Yesterday's American idol was interesting.
I was worried for the guys when I found out the theme was Mariah Carey hurhur
But surprisingly the guys managed to pull it off, heck they were even better than the girls!
My favourite of the night has gotta be David Cook
My younger sis will say i'm being bias but seriously the risk he took with MC's song,
I don't care if i sound bias lol!

So it was a shocker
Michael Johns being eliminated from American Idol
wtf, he's one of the stronger singers in the competition
but oh well somebody has to go right?

So my weekend has started off on a bad note. Not because of the above but because of other things. I think its time I learn to stop having expectations. I find joy in the littlest things but nowadays even these little things are starting to desert me. It makes me sad but what can I do but just smile because life still goes on no matter how dissapointed i feel. The only sure thing I know that will be there at the end of the day is my home and my family.

Its starting to be a pain when my fridays constantly end up being a bad start to my weekend. Thank god for my japanese videos and tubs of ice cream. The only things that keeps me sane nowadays no matter how much my friends ridicule me about it. Whatever makes me happy right. You have your own happy stuff and i have mine.

Somebody recently commented why in the world i had my hair cut short. To the person its even more reason why i won't be attached anytime soon. *cue for me to roll my eyes*
I shall save you from what was being said next. But seriously to hell with whatever that person said. I'm happy with having short hair, it does not make me less a girl than i already am. I'm perfectly happy with my life now, with being single, with not having to worry for another extra human being in my life and I'm in no rush nor have the need to find a partner or whateverchumaycallit at the current moment just because you simply can't live without clinging to somebody else like a morning glory.

In case you're wondering what my hair looks like now..
( haircut here! )

With that said, I want to go watch Survivor on TV now. good night everyone. Have a good weekend.
I leave you now with my faviourite performance from Michael Johns.

Well the song sounded familiar and I couldn't place where I've heard it before.
I had to ask the video store cashier whose song they were playing
and surprise surprise it's from F4's latest album. Oh wait they are now called 'JVKV' o-O (v.original group name lol!) Well i've never really listened to an F4 song before but this is quite nice, well more on a catchy side i suppose.
And now the song is in constant replay in my head *bluek*




My American Idol =)
As much as David Archuleta is a cutie and has mad vocals for a what seventeen year old? which won me over when he sang 'Imagine', I think David Cook is much better in my books. Plus he is smart and it helps that I like to listen to singers who can deliver a good rock song. =)