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Wednesday, June 29

Not much activity these few days. Have been doing some exercises to prepare myself for ICT and IPPT, as well as leveling up on Maple these few days...

Project Superstar again tonight! Haa... M3 Weijian is undeniably a cute young boy (omg his expressions!). And his singing is great too! He's definitely remarkable to be able to stand out from the rest... Coz this week, the 3 long hair guys are in this episode, giving the impression that tonight's performers would be more mature. M3 n M4 are the youngest and there is certainly some pressure for them to be with the more mature-looking. It's either a total win (M3) or total loss (M4).

However the judges gave highest marks to M5 William whom I dun really like. I read on some forums about his character, which do not give me a good impression of him... He's quite a bully la. Moreover, i dun really think he sang that well! O_o Weisong even gave him a 8. What's with the outpouring of geneorisity from the judges tonight??
Weijian is definitely the best tonight IMO.

For male, my favourite 3 are:
- Jason Tan (Last wk M6)
- Wei Jian
- Wei Lian

And for female, hmmm...
- Jia Xin (even tho she is out...)
- Dunno who else! Coz haven't show yet. And I wun be able to watch tomorrow night's performances of the gals. And I can't watch the replay either...
Seriously, no chio ones! Or maybe I didnt notice, or they havent appear yet...

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Sunday, June 26

Our TVs are invaded by the NKF ads again!! Arrgh!!

This is only the beginning... As the days of the performances approach, it'll be worse! Seeing the ads every 15 mins, "Call now and win!" "Instant win begins now! Call 1900-112-6868!" = Obnoxious! Such an aggressive campeign will only disguise people more because honestly, the people who will call now are those who want to win.

At least i have SCV, and SCV is not under mediacrap...

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Saturday, June 25

At one point, I began to make new friends from people I dunno, whom seem to appear all at once.
At another point, suddenly all of them vanish. And I am back to the world I know.

Maybe it's the work of the stars... Sometimes it's a week good for socialisingn making new friends, another week it's good for working, and another week good for buying 4D.

I should start reading horoscopes again... and Tarot perhaps...

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Friday, June 24

Watched the results of Project Superstar just now... Sigh... Jiaxin didn't get in. I guess this is what happens when one is not a singaporean, and family ties are lacking. With family ties, from aunties n uncles to nephews n nieces and whoever that can be related, votes will be increased tremendously...

Jia Xin, u'll always be our Superstar from NTU/NBS!!! (other than yanzi, that is... hee)

And yeah, i find the jackpot for the results is totally unnecessary... It's like a 20-sec suspense waiting for the loser to emerge... I guess this is one jackpot which none of the contestants want to win!

***
Hall seniors camp is today! Woah and guess what, i wasn't reminded of it at all!
- IDIOT(s) -

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Project Superstar - Male Rounds (1)

Wednesday, June 22

Project Superstar... Let's support Jia Xin from NBS! Yeah my fellow NBSians would have received the email from NBS. She's my senior friend, and he went to Mediacorp to support her. And she got 2nd highest from the judges too, so she's real terrific. So if u are one who just feel like joining in the fun and supporting someone, let's support Jia Xin~!!

Tonight's episode of PS was great too... My thoughts:

M1 Sugianto. Can see that he sings and enjoys the stage experience at the same time. Tries to act like a pro on stage.
But I dun really like how he slangs the songs... And anyway, he's not cute.

M2. Oops I forgot! But he got 2nd highest... So he should be not bad too... haa...

M3 Jun Yang. Got the highest score amongst the judges! He sang JJ's Jiang Nan, and the judges commented he should not sing JJ's songs coz he sounds too much like JJ. But I guess they still like his voice n appearance a lot.

M4 Darryl. The lowest score... Wore a sleeveless, maybe trying to seduce Peifen (n perhaps the other male judges who r gay)? Haa but anyway Peifen did give the highest as compared to the rest of the judges, so maybe he did succeeda little... His case proves that looks ain't everything, but are still something.

M5 Wei Lian. Yeah the blind man. (Wei Lian DID say in an interview that it's ok to use the word "blind", he's ok with it, esp when everyone is trying to make it sound better by using the longer but similar meaning "visually handicapped") Although he sang the same "I Believe" as in the prelim stage, the feelings he exuded aren't so strong now. Pressure? Nervousness? Should be, as he managed to get only 28 points, 4th highest.

M6 Jason Tan. I think he is quite cute... His voice not bad osso mah, and he sang Ai Ru Chao Shui in a different style (deeper) as compared to Jeff. Alas, Li Fei Hui, author of the song, doesnt like it as much. It also seemed quite fast-paced toward the end. Thus he can only secure a 3rd highest score.

The females' turns tomorrow... And the results too! Who will be out?

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Subject Registration Day

Tuesday, June 21

Subject Registration Day

Happy Birthday to my dear army buddy, Siwei!

Well, I thought this was the only event marked on my calender. Well, it's just June 21, seems like a normal Tuesday.

Until.. 2.25pm, phone call from ZH. (Something like that below ah... dun remb)

ZH: Hello? Donny ah? 你在哪里啊？你要到学校了吗？
Don: Huh? 我今天没有来学校啊。。。
ZH: Orh... Eh... 你没有来学校 register ah?
Don: Huh? Register?
ZH: Register subjects! 你知道今天 register subject 吗??
Don: HUH?? 是今天 register subjects meh??
ZH: Ah Nah! ( i can imagine a *condemned* expression)
你不知道今天 register subjects ah??
Smint: (in the background loudly) Wah lao eh! Condemned!
( Now i can imagine everyone's *condemned* expressions in the library)
Don: Eh， i think 我没有来学校。。。我在家 register吧。
ZH: Oh ok lor... 你等一下再跟我们 confirm　有没有拿到...
Don: Ok... Aye 等一下！Codes 是什么？

Ok la... I admit that I thought subject registration is Thursday.
So i quickly turned on my PC, and logged into STARS asap... My PC time by then is about 2.28pm...
Luckily i was able to find STARS planner quickly n key in the subject codes.
Got the timetable out. However, when would be the system's 2.30pm? I dunno. By then, my PC showed 2.30pm already. I thought, WTH, just register la! *Click*

The next second, I was brought to the next screen... All registered! Woah! I was shocked n amazed for 2 reasons:
1. It's my first time that registration is so successful with STARS planner.
2. Furthermore I am at home. (Oh I am using Starhub Broadband 2Mbps plan, if u r interested).

Unfortunately, ZH n smint did not get the same time slots as us for some subjects. But despair not, as there might be people who want to swap. Can try the NBS e-swap website.

Our final year liaoz... It will be great if we could be classmates again for our final year. *prayz*

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econ n specs

Sunday, June 19

Events of the day:


And...


1. Econ variety, aka "赢万金游万里欢乐周末夜", came to my neighbourhood Econ minimart! News was that they would come at 2.30pm, so people start crowding at 2pm. And the crew did come quite punctually in a mini van. And I saw Chen Shu Cheng, Huang Hui, Cai Li Lian and Chen Li Ping. Well none of them aren't exactly my favourite, so I just snapped a few shots using my HP. My mum also commented that Liping looked pretty in real person, despite her looking fat on TV. Yepz, I agree, coz she only had very plain makeup on and simple clothes, yet she still got that star look.

Sad thing is that Liping didnt pick my mum or my name... Yeah there's my name on quite a few coupons coz my mum told me to fill in. But, no luck means no luck...

TV crew doesnt seem to be fiming my area much... Well if i can't get $50, at least let me appear on TV lor!

2. My new specs, which i got it at my neighbourhood's optical shop. Cool and funky! Intially the shop asst showed me many designs to try and try, but I couldn't decide. She gave me her feedback when I tried on each specs too. Then when I saw these specs, I didn't really like this colour much and preferred another colour. Until she got another customer to review for me who said this colour looks better, and until the customer tried on the specs and I was like *woah*. Coz the specs honestly, isn't very impressive on its own and the colour seems quite tacky. But when someone suitable (like mi!) wears it, the specs is a statement itself!

Kudos for the shop asst for her excellent service and patience!

And kudos for showing me this pair of specs!

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Saturday, June 18

Haiyoh I did something stupid today...

I woke up at 8 plus, wanting to go SRC pool and swim/tan... It's my first Sat going to SRC to swim, so I thought that the opening hours are somehow similar to weekdays. To my dismay, when I reached the pool, No!!! A super big "CLOSED" sign hanged there... As I walked closer, a notice said "Sat: Opening hours - 11am to Xpm". (Doesn't matter what time it closes to me... I won't stay until so late". Arrrgh!!!

So I went back Hall, watched TV -> Xiao Ding Dang on Ch 8 Sat mornings now! Haha...

And yeah, went back pool @ 11am to swim n suntan... There were people having scuba diving lessons in the pool, hmmm... Seems fun! Haa...

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Friday, June 17

Gruesome murder in Singapore... Yeah I am referring to those body parts found in Kallang River. Can u imagaine if u r the one who saw those body parts?? Hmmm....

And latest news is that a man has been arrested in connection with the murder.

QUOTE
SINGAPORE : A Singaporean man of about 50 years old has been arrested in connection with a gruesome murder find at Kallang Riverside Park.

The dismembered body is believed to be that of a 22-year-old Chinese national, Liu Hong Mei, who worked in Singapore as a production operator.

Police say investigations showed that the suspect was the victim's supervisor.

Some green translucent plastic bags were also seized from the suspect's flat at Geylang.

The suspect will be charged in court on Saturday for murder.

The search for the further remains of the body continues.

A cleaner found the lower half of a body in a brown cardboard box at Kallang River on Thursday morning.

It had been severed at the pelvis and knee joints.

Police later found the headless upper half of the body in a red and white box on the opposite bank.

Police are still searching for the missing body parts. – CNA /ct

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Personality test? Blogger test? Dunno...

Congratulations Don, you are...

'Xia Xue' Wendy Cheng of xiaxue.blogspot.com

You are a goddess/god. You've got the looks, the brains and the body. You have such an irreverent sense of humour, people listen to you religiously and worship the ground you walk on. On the other hand you can also be straightforward, blunt and very very controversial. That has the potential to offend many people, but of course you don't care, you just shoot. In the end, people either love you or hate you. Nothing in between.

Which Singaporean Blogger Are You?

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Alright, this isn't much of a revamp. But I didn't want to change too much anyway.

Most of the graphics u see here are done by my new image editing software, Gimp. It has lotsa great features, making it more or less comparable to Photoshop. And it's free! But as I have said earlier, it will be a bit overwhelming for beginners.

Anyway, see the banner up there, saying "Don'z Blog"? Originally, I had created a bigger picture, in which I had collated several other photos. However, the more I previewed it, the more narcissistic it seemed to be portraying of me. And I guess it can be quite irritating if every time you visit my blog, you see my big big photo there... Thus, being a considerate person, I decided to just put up that banner...

And well, this was what I intended to put up there...


Being not very good in imaging processing, I am actually quite proud of myself of doing that (even though it may seem lousy or simple to others).... Haha...

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Wednesday, June 15

Let's try bigger fonts for this post.

I downloaded a license-free image editing software, but it's too pro, i can't figure it out...
And I downloaded a free photo collage software too!

Yay... with these softwares, I shall put up more photos...

And i shall revamp my blog too. Also, I plan to change the style of my blog by using more photos than words. Hehehe...

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Tuesday, June 14

Confusion strikes me...

Anyway it has been an enjoyable few days... Doing what I want, without any worries.

But still, there can be confusion... And my words vanish when I am confused. So i'll just wait til the cloud of confusion vanishes...

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Friday, June 10

Watched "鸡婆俱乐部" on Ch U just now... It's definitely much better n funnier than the old ZHou 5 Yu Le Wang. Well it's lame n some say low-class jokes, but I enjoyed the way they poked fun at certain celebrities and happenings. And it's not entirely a useless show either... Watch it if u need a laugh!

I am starting to watch more geographic channel, discovery channel n animal planet nowadays. I am starting to appreciate them when there is nothing interesting in the Chinese channels... There are definitely more thought-provoking and intelligence-enriching programmes there than the entertainment n variety shows on the Taiwan channels. Learning more about animals, Egytian history and myths vs facts... Interesting!

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If it is yours, then it is yours... If it is not yours, no use if u take more action, it juz wun happen... yepz.

Made a new pair of specs today... finally. My old specs has truly depreciated over its service of 4 years, with all the black paint dropping out. My new specs cost me $260... $150 for my lenses! It's because I have high astigmatism, so my lenses are exp. And the frame is hmmm... quite contemporary? Haa... I was actually deciding if I should get a more conservative pair, one that I could safely wear to attachment. But then, I should be wearing my contacts more often ba... Furthermore, its the 21st century... The new generation of auditors n accountants shouldn't be so conservative!

One month left to slack before ICT... zzz...

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Wednesday, June 8

Gee... Hall room results are out so soon... And to think that I answered "End June" to everyone who asked me when the results will be out... Well it's better to be prudent...

Settled a few more rooms last minute just now... And the results are out... Hope those last minute ones have no problem...

To my Hall 14 friends who have friends not getting into their desired room, please inform them that room allocation is strictly on a points basis. There's no “人情” involved, but i have tried my best.

Btw, Peifen's "Yin Yue Ri Ji" sucks terribly. Was it the one on mon or tues? She had so many mistakes n kept repeating, and she sounds so robotic, just reading off a script without any feelings whatsoever. And I don't like her style either. And she can't give good advice.

I'm better off listening to my mp3s til Lingzhi comes back.

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Sunday, June 5

“爱从零开始，而那一秒钟已经遗失。”

有些事情，还没有萌芽的机会，就已经成为历史了。

当这些事情没发生，很多时候，
我们会说，是缘份不够，
但事实上，是我们没有采取主动。

没有勇气踏出第一步，说第一句话，一刹那后，勇气回来了，可是机会却远走高飞了。

那么，自己就会陶醉在自己的梦幻中，
想象，未来的开花结果，
恍然，醒来而发现那只是梦一场空。

活在梦中是个错误吗？有时候，人会选择活在梦中，是因为他知道，那个梦在现实生活是不能实现的。别跟我说什么，有毅力和信念就什么都可以，那么，我坚持猪会飞， 猪迟早就能飞吗？

对，那是个极度超笨的例子，因为那是一个事实（fact)。可是，有很多事情，是很难划出事实与虚幻的界限， 因为事情还没发生，又或是因为每个人都有自己偏心的想法。

如果错过了那宝贵的一秒钟，就花下个半秒钟梦幻下一秒钟。下一秒钟，也许会带来更多惊喜和欢乐。

但，始终，谁都不想错过那宝贵的一秒钟。

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Firstly, my apologies to *Ruishan* for being unable to attend ur birthday party... Important issues cropped up in the allocation of rooms, and thus I missed it. Once again, happy birthday!

Spent a lot of money over the week, almost = to what i have earned! There goes my money...

And i shall end with wishing ZQ hapy bdae too! Quite a few people having birthdays on 4th June...

Well I actually do have more things to say, but I am tired and sleepy now at 2.15am... Time to hit my bed...

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Thursday, June 2

Downloaded the canto version of “等了又等”. It was sang by Kit in Snow Wolf Lake, and the canto version is indeed nicer... It's really sad that Kit is not performing in SG SWL, and will be replaced by Chen Songling instead. Ok i dun think i would be going to watch because of the high tix px (cheapest tix is $98), but I just feel that SG audience will miss out a lot. And if I have the money, Kit will be one reason for me to watch too. And if Kit is performing, maybe I'll bear to part of a bit of what i have earned so far to watch SWL. I hardly watch musicals or plays, but when I do, it'll be a treat for me.

Anyway now that Kit's contract has ended, she can really enjoy her new life! And news say she may be getting married too... If so, hope she has a blissful marriage!

Some old news...


编辑： 王素 稿源： 国际在线 2004-12-08 07:36:11
今年8月宣布离开流行乐坛
　　
出道11年的陈洁仪，是新加坡的国宝级歌手，拿遍了新加坡所有的流行音乐奖项，并且成为较早红到港台地区的新加坡歌手。对于内地观众来说，最熟悉的莫过于多年前她与郭峰合作的一首《心会跟爱一起走》，陈洁仪富有磁性的嗓音征服了很多听众。

　　陈洁仪大学时主修戏剧表演，最大的梦想是前往百老汇和伦敦西区从事音乐剧表演，并希望能有机会出演世界著名四大音乐剧《西贡小姐》、《悲惨世界》、《歌剧院幽灵》、《猫》。近两年来，陈洁仪更是连续参演了新加坡以及中国香港、台湾的多部音乐剧，如在号称新加坡“国家剧场”的滨海艺术中心主演英语音乐剧《慈禧太后》，与来自伦敦、美国等地的音乐剧演员合作，以及在台湾音乐剧《爱情有什么道理》中担纲女主角等等。她说：“做歌手和演音乐剧有着完全不同的成就感，歌手是比较个人，舞台剧则是整体的努力。”

　　今年8月，陈洁仪结束了自己的最后一张专辑《东弯土星》的录制和宣传工作之后，当即宣布与唱片公司合同期满后，将无限期退出中文流行乐坛。面对媒体的纷纷猜测，她表示，自己并非完全退出娱乐圈，而是无限期地退出中文流行乐坛，朝舞台剧、歌舞剧、电视等其他方面发展。

　　她是《雪狼湖》签下的第一个女演员

　　本次演出，陈洁仪成为被《雪狼湖》制作人陈淑芬签下的第一个女演员。陈淑芬表示，入选是舞台经验、唱功、档期综合?蛩乜悸堑慕峁陆嘁窃?1997年就和剧组有过很好的合作（扮演姐姐玉凤），《雪狼湖》在香港和新加坡屡次刷新演出场次纪录的成绩与陈洁仪的参演有着重要的关系，她本人对音乐剧的把握也已经驾轻就熟。

　　陈洁仪说：“在这七年间，我一直听说《雪狼湖》要重排并计划全球巡演，所以这一次当陈淑芬打电话对我说《雪狼湖》将修改为国语版并开始全球巡演时，我觉得自己终于等到了这一天，而无论我在其中饰演的角色有任何变化，再度参演本身就已经使我非常的开心和荣幸了。”

　　我觉得《雪狼湖》有一种魔力

　　谈到与演职员有了重大调整和变化的新剧组的合作时，陈洁仪非常兴奋地说：“很棒！我觉得《雪狼湖》有一种魔力！每次无论多少人在一起工作，大家相处得总是很和谐，让大家感觉很像一个大家庭。当我参与这个剧的表演时，我总感觉又回到了从前念戏剧学院的时候。那种感觉就是，无论是主角、舞蹈演员还是幕后工作人员，大家都是一致的。我觉得每天我都在学习新的东西，我觉得那是一种没有任何压力的工作方式。”

　　陈洁仪坦言，自己目前最重要的任务就是适应用国语来表现。对于华人音乐剧尚无一部经典流传的现实，陈洁仪对《雪狼湖》满怀期待：“从前看过《雪狼湖》的观众会发现这次是一个更好的制作，一个同样的剧将给观众带来完全新鲜的感受。而我最大的期望就是更多的人能够看到《雪狼湖》，因为这个剧本身非常有生命力。如果有一天再上演英文版的时候希望我还能参加。”

　　张学友表示，再度和陈洁仪合作感觉很默契，他说：“其实我和陈洁仪之前几乎都没有彩排，可是大家都已经知道该做些什么。我们之间很有默契。” （信报记者唐峥）

来源：北京娱乐信报

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Wednesday, June 1

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It's May 31! No, it's June 1 already!

This job at uob is really awfully boring! Firstly, i enjoy customer-orientated jobs, but not promotion jobs, especially one-to-one direct selling, when I am the seller! Coz if something is good, customers will eventually come what...

Secondly, this new account for women is not easy leh... $20k initial deposit, $5 monthly fee, features are free insurance coverage and higher interest rates etc (omg i m promoting it here... pardon me).

I should be glad that its not commision based ah... But I am sick of it! Although it can be easy money... lol

And its June already... July got reservist, and immediately after, school reopens, and my turn for PA in Nov/Dec... I really plan and hope to slack my remaining days away... No money? Maybe i'll train for my IPPT gold... $400 leh!

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