velverse

self-L.O.V.E

Woohoo… being the self-love and vain me. I decided to jump que from my backdated post to update this blog a little.

Hehe.. I did a new hair cut. Sigh.. much to my disappointment.. the stylist sorta cut the wrong one. I very much wanted an “Aeon Flux” look. But somehow it ended up like… I dunno… 1/4 of what it is supposed to look like and 3/4 of what my previous hair cut looks like except the fact that I have a longer fringe this time.

But well… what can I say, it’s been a year since I see myself in such short hair. Ah.. so yes, lack of sleep.. went to have my hair done and went straight to clubbing. Talking about a hectic day. Worst than working from 9 – 5.

Now, let me continue my self-love process!

November 6, 2006

My Karaoke Playlist

Don’t Lie

An interesting lyrics that talked about lies.
Additionally, the tone and beat is just right and the lyrics is apt.
I have also discussed about this topic in my previous post.

I suppose it’s true. We can never know when a person is actually lying.
Sometimes it is an ultimate game of lying and may the best liars win.
Cause we never know who is lying and who is not.
Also just when you are lying to someone, we can never know if the other person is lying back at you.

The best part, lying can be really addictive.
We first lie just a little, then we lie a little more, and more and more in order to cover the previous lies.
There will be a point where there is no return and we will just keep lying.
And the lie must go on.

There are times people lie so much, it makes us wonder why people lied in the first place.
Have we ever asked ourselves why we lie in the first place?

November 6, 2006

FRIENDz-terism

A fishy birthday

Backdated post. Actual event took place on 4 August 2006.

Yeah, everyone noticed I have been attending lots of birthday parties and fair amount of farewell as well. What can I say… it’s something worth attending and worth celebrating. This time, at a larger scale since he is the ever famous one. I was honoured to be invited to Azli’s aka Ikan‘s Birthday Party.

Yes, now… we would say.. there’s no place like Checker’s. Everyone arrive quite late that night. Azli just finish eating dinner with Kit and his friends. By the time he walked in, the party officially started. Not much people was there yet. Only me, loh, ganesh and azli.

As time pass by group and groups of people start joining in. Firstly, some long time no see ex-XM colleagues arrive. Nik, beatrice, jafwan and maryam all come together at the same time. It’s really been a long time since I saw so man ex colleagues gather together. Like I say, Azli is a famous person.

Teekay, julie, may and jomel was then spotted. The crowd just grew bigger and bigger when eunice, jessy, shirley, alvin and edward join in. We took from 2 to 3 tables.

Yes, I haven’t even mention Azli’s group of friends who was busy playing pool. Wow.. it was just a big crowd. I think the house bought Azli loads of drinks. From flaming lamborgini to tequilla shots to some mixtures of drinks.

A cute little cake pops out and shocked Azli when the clock strike 12. Yes, he looks shocked.. probably with the amount of candles on the cake. He was then invited to stage to sing with the La Viva group. Oh yes… Azli sang his favourite song! What song is that? “Kau Ilhamku”.

Yes yes… azli with his shy shy face. Hehe.. I have never seen him that shy before. It was a long night. Everyone sit down, chit chat, take pictures… and massive drinking. I mean what do you expect… drinking is compulsory!

November 5, 2006

Me... Meme and Fun Stuffz!

GREEN Is The New Black!

I am back! I got TAGGED by may with a newest style of tagging.
Nowadays memes are more advanced and challenging as it is no longer about just answering questions.
What caught my attention on this meme was it’s theme on colours.

My favourite colour as all know was PURPLE and any hues between purple to PINK.
I think it is quite obvious given my previous blog skin had a hint of purple mixed with pink.

However, when I was at a house warming party yesterday, someone suddenly ask if I like green colour.
They mentioned they saw me wearing a lot of green coloured top recently, hence that is why the question.
I was shocked 😲 to hear that too. Do I like green? Really?
I think I like any and have a lot of different colour tops.

So yes, GREEN is the new black!

1. I totally love the light green colour on the Qoo White Grape Juice can. The colour was so vibrant and catchy and I find it very lovely and cute 😍. Don’t you all think so?

2. My love for Sailor Jupiter will never die. My sister gifted me a set of Sailormoon character figurines as my birthday present.

3. Eunice gifted me a box of chocolate and a cute teddy bear. The gift was wrapped with different green hues and Christmas ornaments.

4. Look, even my sister are in the mood for GREEN.

5. I am sure it is a TAN family gene since my sweet , cute and lovely cousin, Nicole also wears the same.

6. The best green in the list are the Wasabi flavoured nuts? It was so yummy and had this sharp spicy feel that goes up the nose. I totally love the excitement and chill thrill. More please!

So it seems I can only choose person 6 to tag? Now, I choose you:
seefei (I know photography is always your thing! Time to impress me.)
Nicole (Being cute, sweet and lovely have a price to pay.)
BeerBrat (Since you read my blog everyday, here is a little small prize for you.)
mistyjoanne (It’s been a while. Seriously, it’s been a while.)
hoshi (Hoshi san, time to flex your creative skills.)
ikan (The growing star. One who are famous must be tagged.)

November 5, 2006

My Movie Discovery

Open Season

Movie Title: Open Season
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (6/10)
Year: 2006
Open Season official site: http://www.sonypictures.com/movies/openseason/

Hunt, hunt, hunt!! Piang, piang!! 🔫 Run for your fur… because hunting season is officially open! More fur for the fashion industry, more leather shoes, more goose-feather pillows and everything must keep moving in the circle of life, right? Okay, maybe that sounds a little dramatic. But this is Open Season. Subtle is definitely not part of the plan.

So yes… meet Boog (Martin Lawrence), a huge grizzly bear adopted by forest ranger Beth (Debra Messing). And seriously, this bear is living a better life than most of us. Food and snacks whenever he wants, a soft comfortable bed, his own private toilet, a cute stuffed toy called Dinkleman, and even Wheel of Fortune before bedtime. Not to mention the whole garage belongs to him. How lucky can one bear be?

Boog is also the main attraction in their little town. Everything is going perfectly fine until Elliot (Ashton Kutcher) comes into the picture. Elliot is this super-talkative deer with only one antler—so yes, a “unihorn.” He was hit by hunter Shaw (Gary Sinise) and tied to the front of his truck. Beth and Shaw are already on completely opposite sides and definitely not on good talking terms. So when Boog secretly helps Elliot escape, you just know trouble is coming.

Then Elliot tries to lure Boog out of his super-comfortable life for one night of fun. Just one night only… what could possibly go wrong? Well, everything. Their little adventure creates one huge mess, and Beth has no choice but to send both of them back into the wild. And guess what? She releases them only three days before open season. Talk about seriously bad timing.

For the very first time, Boog is away from home and has to depend on himself. One small problem… he has absolutely no idea what he is doing. So, in order to get home, he agrees to make Elliot his partner and guide. Sounds okay, except Elliot is just as clueless. There are lots of funny parts here – Boog trying to use the toilet, Boog trying to catch fish, Boog basically failing at being a wild bear. He may be huge, but he is so pampered that the other forest animals look at him and think… easy target!

Then Boog stumbles upon McSquizzy (Billy Connolly), the tiny but very fierce leader of the squirrel community and basically the ruler of every tree in the forest. He speaks with this heavy Scottish accent, always has a huge squirrel army behind him, and comes fully prepared with loads of acorns. Small size, big attitude. As if that is not enough, Boog and Elliot also get laughed at by the beavers, led by Reilly (Jon Favreau), and even bullied by Elliot’s own deer herd. Seriously, these two cannot catch a break.

After wandering around for who knows how long, Boog finally notices that Elliot actually has no idea how to get him home. Of course Boog is angry… who would not be? Then Shaw starts firing at them before open season has even begun, Boog accidentally crashes into the beavers’ dam, and suddenly the whole forest goes crazy. From this point onwards… just hold on tight.

The water escape with Boog, Elliot and the porcupine was seriously one of my favourite scenes in the whole movie. They are spinning, crashing and being washed around by the current while trying to escape Shaw. It was fast, funny and actually quite exciting… finally something that made me sit up and pay attention! Of course, things cannot stay good for long. The flood washes all the animals down to the lower part of the forest exactly where they are more likely to be hunted. Great… just great.

At first, Boog just could not care less. All he wants is to find Beth, go back to his comfy garage and probably hug Dinkleman. But then he stumbles into Shaw’s house and notices that Elliot is going to be the hunter’s next victim. So yes… the big bear finally turns around and runs back to rescue his annoying little friend. This time, Boog and Elliot are done hiding. They decide to kick some hunter butt!

With help from McSquizzy, Reilly, the porcupine, the skunks, the ducks and practically every animal in the forest, everything starts heating up. Bras, forks, gas tanks, knives and whatever they can find becomes a weapon. Nothing goes to waste! The funniest part is watching every animal use its own strange little specialty to fight the hunters. It is messy, totally ridiculous and somehow very clever. Who knew bras and flying acorns could save the forest?

I think Open Season is a fun animated movie. Boog’s fur was seriously amazing and it totally deserves credit. The water scenes looked really cool too. The story is simple, the jokes are silly and I did laugh quite a bit. But somehow, something was still missing. I enjoyed it while watching, then once it ended, that was it. It just did not touch my heart enough for me to think, “Wow, this is really great.” Fun? Yes. Memorable? Not really.

It is seriously not bad… but if you ask me to choose, I would still pick Over the Hedge without thinking twice. At least that one had a clearer message and gave me something to take home. Yes, I know I am rather picky. But there are already so many animated movies out there. Cute characters and nice animation are not enough anymore. Give me some heart. Give me a memorable soundtrack. Give me one little lesson that stays with me.

So yes… if you want crazy animals, flying acorns and some easy laughs, then Open Season is seriously not bad for a fun watch with kids or friends. I enjoyed it, but somehow it still lacks that little something that makes me want to watch it again. The animation is nice, the chaos is funny, but the heart and message just did not hit me enough. My verdict? Quite fun lah, but Over the Hedge is still my pick.

November 2, 2006

Cuz power!!Family Ever After My Travelogue

Ah Nic’s Birthday

Backdated post. Actual event took place on 30 September 2006.

It’s time to celebrate Nicole’s birthday.
It is an advance celebration and it has been a while since she came back, in time to celebrate her birthday with us.
And yes, it is very much in advance since she will be leaving Malaysia for her long holiday to Korea.
It’s better in advance than later since she will only be back much later.

Since the 3 of us are busy roaming around in Genting Highlands, we decided that the surprise birthday when we went back to our apartment.
When we reach back, most of us are dead tired since we have been actively walking and exploring around.
Me and my sister sneaked in to the kitchen to prepare for the surprise while Nicole is chilling in the living room.

While we bringing out the cake, many drama happened. I was busy running in and out of the kitchen as along the way, candles got blown out half way.
Sigh , I am really bad at planning surprises. So, please don’t assign me to plan for any surprises.
Thank you my dear cousin for playing your part and pretended to be surprise.

The time used to taking photos were much longer than making a wish and cake cutting.
Yes, pose and take more photos.

My sister is assigned to cut the cake since birthday person shouldn’t be cutting their own cake.
And now, we are going to bed with a stomach filled with yummy cheesecake.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY DEAR CUZ .

November 2, 2006

My Movie Discovery

Movie Promo: Seed of Darkness.

Seed of Darkness official site: http://www.seedofdarkness.com/

Okay, before I start… please note that this post is solely a favour I am doing my friend. Let’s see how do I put this. Okay… my unimate, Oliver, have been involved as Producer and Editor for this movie and ask me to help him promote his movie in my blog.

No, this is not a paid advertisement or anything. It’s just out of good deed and well… no, I have no free tickets to give… since I didn’t ask for any. As his friend, and to show my support for him, I decided to buy a ticket and see it in the cinema.

Okay… I think I am a bad promoter. Coz I seriously know nothing about the movie. So yes, I am as eager as everyone else to wait for 28 December 2006 to arrive.

According to source, this movie is the Local Chinese film to be distributed by an international distributor, Columbia Pictures. This movie is produced and directed by Award winning film makers, Dream Image.

Mmmm… The main casts are Wong Sze Zen (Miss Malaysia World 2003/2004), Alvin Wong (Best Actor in Malaysian Video Awards 2005, Acted in Commercials, and sitcoms like 3 girls 1 bed), Amber Chia, Vick Teo
(Malaysian Idol 2003 2nd Runners Up).

Let’s us all support our local movie industry.

Watch Seed of Darkness trailer here:

November 1, 2006

Draw With Me FRIENDz-terism Project Crossroad

Project Crossroad: Prince Or Princess

I am sure most of us at one point in our life wished to be born as a Prince or Princess .
We get to own everything nice from clothes, bags, shoes, cars and etc.
We have many assistant, driver, bodyguard and people working to make sure all our needs are met.

And as a kid, we were constantly brainwashed with the prince and princess living happily ever after in a perfect happy and nice ending.
But as we grew up, we start to realize not everyone gets their happily ever after.

Brian came back this week after missing out on last week’s theme.
His luxurious Prince Sahara is very bling.
Looking very gold, very bold, very arrogant just like a prince with his little pig pet.
When I first saw his illustration, it reminded me of Journey To The West.
The prince has strong resemblance to the Tang Buddhist monk accompanied by his disciple, the Zhu Bajie going through the dessert together.

No matter what it reminds me of, I still think it rocks!

Project Crossroad: Prince / Princess - CrappyBooze

As for me, I decided to create the Princess Hours couple who are my ideal kind of prince and princess.
In the series, the are romantically linked and lived happily ever after.
I have to thank my lovely cousin Nicole that introduced me to the wonderful series.

The series was romantic yet emotionally draining that makes us all fall in love with it instantly.
In fact the idea for this week’s theme came about after Nicole suggested to me to draw a prince.
To show my appreciation to her for sharing such a lovely drama, I drew these for her.

So yes, I am a Goong fan and I will have an extensive post about the drama soon.

What is up next week?
Project theme: Dreamer
Project description: I like to dream, you like to dream. So let’s dream.
Project deadline: 8 November 2006, Wednesday.

Anyone interested to join, email your artwork to me by Monday.

November 1, 2006

Eat With Me FRIENDz-terism

The Steamboat and Pool Crashers!

The Classic Hotpot Dinner with the Dnium Gang

Backdated post. Actual event took place on 21 July 2006.

The day when everyone felt like eating steamboat. Something soupy and spicy to warm our stomach. I think it’s been a while since I ate steamboat.

I always liked steamboat. I never actually understand why. But it’s fun and simple food. Everyone knows how to do it.

The dinner started late as some of them have to work late. I think all… since all of them are Gigi’s colleague. Me and Gigi is first to arrive and we decided to order food first since most of them are starving. The rest seems like they have strong sense for food.

They all arrive when the food arrive. Hemmm talk about good timing. Woohoo…. Evan was suppose to join us but he have some problems (last minute). 🙁 Sigh… I have not seen him for ages and he can’t make it.

But well, the fun must still go on. We all take our time and eat slowly while taking some pictures. The food…. hemmm I sorta felt their standard was a bit off that day compare to the previous time me and Gigi went… or maybe I lost my appetite. Gotta go back one more time to reconfirm.After food, we decided to go somewhere nearby and play pool. Brewball at Phileo Ampang was the closest. I once work nearby there. And everyday after work, we all would just walk down and play a while before heading back.

Wooo.. how relaxing. Yeah, those were the days. Now, hemmm… playing pool is an ocassional thing. Well… as usual, when the others were playing pool, the remaining people would sit down, chit chat, snap pictures and all.

It was cool, I think everyone sorta enjoyed the day except for Jennifer. Yeah, she is new to playing pool. And she was sorta shy to learn. Hehe.. but well, at least she likes foosball 😀

October 31, 2006

FRIENDz-terism

Give Me A Little Rum

Backdated post. Actual event took place on 28 October 2006.

After thinking for a bit, I finally decided to try out a new hairstyle.
Okay, it supposedly have that Aeon Flux feel. But as you can see, the hair dresser failed on me big time!
I didn’t really like the haristyle. Why?
Cause it makes my face looks fatter!

After sitting in the saloon 💇 for more than 4 hours, I was expecting more.
I finally got home, have a wuick dinner and start get ready to P.A.R.T.Y.
This time with my partner in crime, Gigi, Briand and 2 new friends.
While I have gone out with Winson and Alan for quite a bit, this is the first time we go clubbing together.

I hope I will get to enjoy myself since I didn’ have much sleep the night before.
I practically only slept for an hour, so I was really tired 😴.
I went to pick up Winson and had him drive me to Rum Jungle.

When we arrived, we saw Alan and his housemate Hafiz.
Brian and Gigi arrived not long after that and we proceed to go in.

Since we had a balance bottle, there isn’t much trouble getting the busy and crowded night.
And I love the DJ mixes here especially after 12.30am.
So yeah, let’s just sit down, chit chat a little and have my vodka drink while waiting for the after midnight party.

Rum Jungle
Address: Corner of Jalan P Ramlee and Jalan Pinang. No 1 Jalan Pinang, 50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Telephone: +603-2148 0282

October 30, 2006

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