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Friday, December 30, 2005
The past few days have been rather hectic for me. I've been spending my days slogging at the shop down at The Mandarin. Sales have been pretty good even with the whole Xmas shopping season blown over. Japanese customers have been pouring in due to the seasonal Japanese New Year. But believe me getting up at 7.30am everyday in order to open shop at 8.30am is no damn joke. If not for my DJ Assualt alarm tone, my ham and cheese roll and hot chocolate thanks to the wonderful peeps at Spinellis; I would never make it.
I've got over the whole Ninja Gaiden Black Fascination. The only enemy which irked me was that damn attack helicopter at the military base. My ninja bow and arrow techniques were just not up to par. I probably died like 20 times and re-did that whole damn stage from scratch. A down grasshopper does not give up! I've already beat the game, so right now it's back to reality for me.
Through a rather strange string of coincidences I've actually bumped into many people from my past. I chanced upon Melanie while waiting to get into Zouk on wednesday night. She was the girl that I spent my secondary school days being in love with. LOL! And she's not doing her Masters at Stanford. How UBER is that!
I met up with Melissa "Taku-Taku" Wong today. She just got back from her high profile jet setting job in NYC today. Stopping over in Singapore for just one day before flying off to pinoy land to enjoy a week with her boyfriend. Sweetness isn't it? I accompanied her for the last quarter of her 4 hour hair session at the salon. That place is truly awesome, you get your hair done, and while waiting for it to set, they lead you into a private room furbished completely with state of the art massage chairs and a DVD playing LCD TV! Heck at one point of time her stylist offered us Champagne! How's that for a happy ending.
I also got the chance to meet up with Evelyn Foo today. I remember back in the day her belt designs were already being featured in local women's magazines. And right now she's got her own fashion business in full swing. The concept really intrigued me right from the very start by her mere mentioning of it in the morning. I couldn't wait to check out the website. You girls really have it lucky. The tops, bottoms, dresses and accesories are simply exquisite. I'm no expert fashionista but I think I can appreciate the beautiful visual aesthetics of a great outfit. Her designs are wonderfully vintaged inspired, fully of girliness and whimsical beauty. I love them to bits. I actually got the opportunity to see 2 of her dresses today in the flesh. The quality is simple astounding. To me what makes a good garment a great one, is simply the attention to detail. And she does just that.
Ok enough of my ass kissing already...
Girls, please check out the site. Guys, check out the site too; Valentines day is just round the corner, don't set yourself up for "WTF WERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU BOUGHT THAT" kind of situation. Buy something!
http://www.ilovetoswirl.com/
Many pictures of pretty models wearing the designs on the site. And get this...the photoshoot was done in NU YORK! WAH LIEWS.
Got Girl Look Like Liv Tyler Somemore!
Anyways for all those who are enticed, please visit the website or better yet approach me and I'll hook you up for an appointment!
I read an article today about dissapointing movies sales this year. They attributed it to soaring DVD and video game sales. I attribute it to the apparent lack of originality and talent. I caught King Kong sometime back, a so called blockbuster; released timely during the holiday season. I'm not much a fan of Peter Jackson movies. In fact due to that damn baby dangling, nose dropping, child lovin' Jackson, none of the other Jacksons have appealed to me at all. Peter is not to be left out. Essentially a champion of adaptations, I feel his movies are most definately aesthetically pleasing with all the grand cinematics and everything. But everytime I leave one of his movies I just feel something is really lacking. I think of it as akin to having a glass of iced water without ice. Yes it's a weird analogy I know.
But other than that, question yourself, your logic and moral reasoning...how the hell would any woman fall in love with a giant ass gorilla? Even with all the advances in biotechnology it would never work, think about how their kids would look like?
I also finally sold off my old faithful. My Boss GT5 guitar effects processor was sold off to a very nice gentleman yesterday. Apparently he's already got one and wants another one to add to the audio arsenal of his church. The very kind human being and my mentor in my band, Benson has hooked me up with a really sweet deal on his tone bone classic. Only for 200 buckeroos! Thanks man I owe you one. So yes. For all you guitar fanatics out there, I've converted. Gone are the days of multi effects processors. I'm officially a pedal-phile now. And quit thinking Jackson on me. I'm in the process of assembling my pedalboard of sonic doom!
The tonebone is only the start. I still have to look around for a nice boost, chorus, and of course delay pedal.
I had an awesome day today.
But something aroused a sense of negativity within me though.
I point your attention to my tagboard. Apparently someone out there going by the name pop thinks my results are the mere product of sim's "easy to score" processes. I quote "tts because it's so easy to score at SIM. hah.". I'll have you know I worked my ass off for those grades. And they were not easy, not one bit. Regular readers of this blog would know that my strength in finance is absolutely zilch. I worked my ass off to pull that grade up. And my fellow course mates would agree that the module in itself is not an easy one.
Notice "Pop" that I have not resulted to a barrage of verbal aggression on you. I could have easily told you to go fuck yourself after you're done with your family. But no. I shan't do that. Let's keep this discussion a docile one shall we.
I'd like to see your point of view and perhaps change it. Because I assure you, the program I'm in, it ain't easy. Not one bit.
Life is good.
SUPPORT SWIRL DO AH DO AH!
Christopher.
I've got over the whole Ninja Gaiden Black Fascination. The only enemy which irked me was that damn attack helicopter at the military base. My ninja bow and arrow techniques were just not up to par. I probably died like 20 times and re-did that whole damn stage from scratch. A down grasshopper does not give up! I've already beat the game, so right now it's back to reality for me.
Through a rather strange string of coincidences I've actually bumped into many people from my past. I chanced upon Melanie while waiting to get into Zouk on wednesday night. She was the girl that I spent my secondary school days being in love with. LOL! And she's not doing her Masters at Stanford. How UBER is that!
I met up with Melissa "Taku-Taku" Wong today. She just got back from her high profile jet setting job in NYC today. Stopping over in Singapore for just one day before flying off to pinoy land to enjoy a week with her boyfriend. Sweetness isn't it? I accompanied her for the last quarter of her 4 hour hair session at the salon. That place is truly awesome, you get your hair done, and while waiting for it to set, they lead you into a private room furbished completely with state of the art massage chairs and a DVD playing LCD TV! Heck at one point of time her stylist offered us Champagne! How's that for a happy ending.
I also got the chance to meet up with Evelyn Foo today. I remember back in the day her belt designs were already being featured in local women's magazines. And right now she's got her own fashion business in full swing. The concept really intrigued me right from the very start by her mere mentioning of it in the morning. I couldn't wait to check out the website. You girls really have it lucky. The tops, bottoms, dresses and accesories are simply exquisite. I'm no expert fashionista but I think I can appreciate the beautiful visual aesthetics of a great outfit. Her designs are wonderfully vintaged inspired, fully of girliness and whimsical beauty. I love them to bits. I actually got the opportunity to see 2 of her dresses today in the flesh. The quality is simple astounding. To me what makes a good garment a great one, is simply the attention to detail. And she does just that.
Ok enough of my ass kissing already...
Girls, please check out the site. Guys, check out the site too; Valentines day is just round the corner, don't set yourself up for "WTF WERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU BOUGHT THAT" kind of situation. Buy something!
http://www.ilovetoswirl.com/
Many pictures of pretty models wearing the designs on the site. And get this...the photoshoot was done in NU YORK! WAH LIEWS.
Got Girl Look Like Liv Tyler Somemore!
Anyways for all those who are enticed, please visit the website or better yet approach me and I'll hook you up for an appointment!
I read an article today about dissapointing movies sales this year. They attributed it to soaring DVD and video game sales. I attribute it to the apparent lack of originality and talent. I caught King Kong sometime back, a so called blockbuster; released timely during the holiday season. I'm not much a fan of Peter Jackson movies. In fact due to that damn baby dangling, nose dropping, child lovin' Jackson, none of the other Jacksons have appealed to me at all. Peter is not to be left out. Essentially a champion of adaptations, I feel his movies are most definately aesthetically pleasing with all the grand cinematics and everything. But everytime I leave one of his movies I just feel something is really lacking. I think of it as akin to having a glass of iced water without ice. Yes it's a weird analogy I know.
But other than that, question yourself, your logic and moral reasoning...how the hell would any woman fall in love with a giant ass gorilla? Even with all the advances in biotechnology it would never work, think about how their kids would look like?
I also finally sold off my old faithful. My Boss GT5 guitar effects processor was sold off to a very nice gentleman yesterday. Apparently he's already got one and wants another one to add to the audio arsenal of his church. The very kind human being and my mentor in my band, Benson has hooked me up with a really sweet deal on his tone bone classic. Only for 200 buckeroos! Thanks man I owe you one. So yes. For all you guitar fanatics out there, I've converted. Gone are the days of multi effects processors. I'm officially a pedal-phile now. And quit thinking Jackson on me. I'm in the process of assembling my pedalboard of sonic doom!
The tonebone is only the start. I still have to look around for a nice boost, chorus, and of course delay pedal.
I had an awesome day today.
But something aroused a sense of negativity within me though.
I point your attention to my tagboard. Apparently someone out there going by the name pop thinks my results are the mere product of sim's "easy to score" processes. I quote "tts because it's so easy to score at SIM. hah.". I'll have you know I worked my ass off for those grades. And they were not easy, not one bit. Regular readers of this blog would know that my strength in finance is absolutely zilch. I worked my ass off to pull that grade up. And my fellow course mates would agree that the module in itself is not an easy one.
Notice "Pop" that I have not resulted to a barrage of verbal aggression on you. I could have easily told you to go fuck yourself after you're done with your family. But no. I shan't do that. Let's keep this discussion a docile one shall we.
I'd like to see your point of view and perhaps change it. Because I assure you, the program I'm in, it ain't easy. Not one bit.
Life is good.
SUPPORT SWIRL DO AH DO AH!
Christopher.
