百万大歌星

yongbin, maggie, jfeng... remember this???

百万大歌星 is our absolutely 'favouritest' show (at least it my impression, it was!) even with so many channels on the taiwan tv network, we will definitely watch this if its on.

the nature of this gameshow is that the artiste contender will sing along to a song first with music and lyrics accompaniment. a few lines later, the music stops and the lyrics prompter goes off and the contender is supposed to complete the next line in the song.

watching the show is like having our own ktv & games time as we all guessed along with the contender. super fun! i miss those times & the show. now that i found it online, one more variety show added to my "online watch list"!

Here's a simple one, which we all guess correctly...

过去让它过去
来不及
从头喜欢你
白云缠绕着蓝天
如果 不能够永远走在一起
xxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxx xxx
。。。。心动-林晓培

27 words. Fill in the x's! No prize for getting it right, all i can say is.. YOU ARE IN OUR LEAGUE!

23:56 - man, now i can't bear to sleep cause im watching it... the addiction all over again. deja vu!
xiao jing teng's - http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/sLFgL2yoEq0/
http://www.tudou.com/programs/view/lzDGHx-pkZ8/

i am weak but he is strong

it has been a great weekend - energized and recharged from the good food, good company and an interesting service. went for the hokkien service on sunday with yb's mum and it was really different to hear preaching in another tonggue. in my mind, hokkien words were furiously being translated into english simultaneously. and when i have that scrunched up look of not understanding, yb's mom will explain to me in chinese. and singing "Jesus Loves Me This I Know" in hokkien, makes it seems like familiar yet new song which touched my heart anew.

over dinner last night, jfeng filled me in on the awards happenings. congratulations Gary for the well deserved win!

Gary Cao Ge, nominated for Best Male Mandarin Artist (Popular Music) for thesecond time, was selected as the recipient of the prestigious honor for the 19th Golden Melody Awards.

Newly "crowned" Best Male Mandarin Artist (Popular Music) Gary Cao received the award from the hands of Eason Chan YiXun, who had also been nominated for Best Male Mandarin Artist. In his acceptance speech, he thanked all of his supporting fans, his friends, and his family. He especially thanked his girlfriend for clearing up the rumors and speculations that he was,in fact, gay

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yesyes, he's the man!! other deserving artistes includes Tanya (Best Female and Best Producer), SodaGreen (Best band) and Karen Mok (Best Album). I was rolling my eyes internally at jay chou's and fang wen shan's win at Qing Hua Ci (best song??) and of cos stupid jo-cannot-speak-english-lin and the rumour she is with Peng Yu Yan. NOOBLOODYWAY! pardon the media bitch in me talking. ok, have a great week all!

p/s: i just did a boo-boo. a phonecall came in and instinctively i picked up and happily went "good morning Fed.." then i caught my tongue and heard the "SHIT" running through my head. hahahhaa. talk about habit.

neverland

让我们谈一个不见面的恋爱
任凭想象，多了点自由和美满
每晚复习着一个背熟的脸庞
听他说出那没声音的对白

让我们谈个不承诺的恋爱
没了誓言，多了点今天和此刻的迷恋
当我需要你的时候你会出现
在我脑海发挥创意的那个空间

让我们谈一个不普通的恋爱
让我们谈一个不存在的恋爱
让我们谈一个不背叛的恋爱
让我们谈一个不厌倦的恋爱

让我们谈一个不朽的恋爱。

on food, music and travel

tried and tested!
Kim Dae Mun at Le Meridien Hotel - cheap and good korean food.

a good spicy korean fare always gives a warm, fuzzy, ahhhhhh feeling. just like the ramyun i had at Phnom Penh and the stew at Taipei 101. ahhhhhhhhhhhhh..............

on another note, this morning as I was getting ready to go out - blowdrying my hair with my radio switched on.... Olivia Ong's Close to You started playing. What coincidence and it was on 9.33fm a chinese radio station no less. That song is my morning alarm, which woke us up for the 12 days we spent in taiwan. listening to it every morning whenever the alarm rings still brings back memory of Taiwan even though there's also a big part of me groaning at the need to wake up at 6.30am to get to work.

Listening to Olivia ong's 'Close to you' (kope from eunice handphone) and it reminded me of the alarm we had in Taiwan. First night in Taiwanmex, we had to wake up 5 am in the morning, and this was the first song i heard. From than on, it kept coming back into my head in the mornings to come.
....yongbin

i suppose that's the beauty of our 5 senses - capturing memories and bringing a sense of familiarity and nostalgia in sights, taste, sounds, smell and touch.

TGIF

Thank God It's Fridayyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!

agenda: sleep, getwell, pig out, hangout.

refuge!

excused myself from work an hour earlier to escape home and sleep off my throbbing head and feverish body.

the thing about working is that it makes u cherish home time and the time spent hanging out with friends more. but the weekends seem too short especially when commencement is coming up. its a tedious affair - collect gown, the ceremony itself, photoshoot. the only picture is my mind now is me hidden among the many other graduates. DEGREE SO WHAT?

let me escape back to my duvet.

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my ignorance has made you perfect.

Anata no ouchi wa dokodesuka?

Japanese Nursery Rhyme

Maigo no
Maigo no
Koneko-chan
Anata no ouchi wa dokodesuka?
Ouchi o kitemo wakaranai
Namae o kite wakaranai
Meow meow meow meow
Meow meow meow meow
Naite bakari iru koneko-chan
Inu-no omawari-san
Konatte shimatte
Woof woof woof woof
Woof woof woof woof

a kitten was lost. it didn't know where her home was nor remembered its name. then it met a police dog but alas, he was lost too.

lost, arent we all?