Kennyster

Friday, December 31, 2004

TSUNAMI

In the wake of the earthquake and Tsunami on December 26 which claimed more than 20000 lives so far, I actually felt quite bad blogging so flippantl just now, especially when there are thousands out there who are grieving, or worrying anxiously about their loved ones.

So ya, my thoughts and prayers will definitely be with those affected.

And I'm thinking, while such disasters are certainly tragic, it certain puts lots of things into perspective. The US-Iraq invasion seemed so trivial and unnecessary. Countries like India, for all their money spent on developing their nuclear and military might, does not even have a tsunami warning mechanism to alert their own people and now, India is an entire broken city.

And according to the newspapers, the worst has yet to come. Given the contamination of the water supplies and the inept sanitary conditions, there is a real fear that diseases and possible epidemic break-outs are going to even outstrip the effects of the earthquake and the tsunami.

That's where we can make a difference.

If we, Singaporeans, can justify and afford to spend hundreds of dollars supporting the likes of Taulfik and Slyvester at the recent Singapore Idol competition, shouldn't the more we should contribute to the Tsunami relief funds???

And it isn't just monetary contributions that can be made. Biscuits, blankets and clothings can go a long way to helping those poor victims.

I know that the disaster has probably screwed up most people's party mood for the new year, but since Tsunami has already struck, we should stop sitting still doing nothing. Many people in those countries need help and they need it NOW. And to be honest, I can't think of a better way to end the festive season and usher in the new year then to help those in need.

( Monetary contibutions can be made at the Singapore Red Cross Home at Penang Lane. Do note that they only accept cash and cheques. Other forms of contributions such as blankets can be made at the respective Embassies. )

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And on a slightly smaller scale, Budak Pantai is also doing their part for the Tsunami victimes. For their Jan 7 show at ( I presume YMCA rooftop ), they will be charging $25 (adults) and $15 (students) and the funds raised will be given to the necessary organisations to distribute as necessary. For more details, click BlueMoo

"There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle The other is as though everything is a miracle."
--Albert Einstein

Kennyster @ 1:54 AM

Thursday, December 30, 2004

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

Haha. Sorry people, I know Im really late in blogging this but I've been busy these days, enjoying my last few days before the semester starts.

Hmmm, there's this new pool place near Selegie ( Not Poolitik, it's further down) which you may want to check out. The tables are new and the music ( Cafe De Mar ablience type of music ) is awesome. And to top it off, it's pretty affordable (abt $10/hr for a 10ft table) and it opens till 3-4am.

And on my first visit there, I actually saw Jamie Teo, the former Miss Singapore-Universe from a few years back. And John Guk, for all his past experience as a pretty famous child actor at SBC, didn't recognise Jamie Teo initially and he was actually telling me to check out "that gal from the other table but I think she's an Ah Lian"

Damn smart of you la John. I'm pretty sure you are the first ever moron to call our Miss Singapore an Ah lian.

Anyway, just like in those cheesy sitcoms, when a babe like Jamie shows up, men like us seemed to suffer an immediate lobotomy. We would inexplicably miss simple shots, start mumbling, giggle, scratch, fidget, snort, stare, shuffle and generally conducted ourselves like silly 14-yr old boys.

Kennyster @ 7:49 PM

Saturday, December 18, 2004

The OC ( 2nd Season )

Did you guys know that the new season of the OC is available on the net? Well, I din't know that till Thursday and since then, I have downloaded (illegally), 5 episodes of the new OC and woah, I really love the new season of the show.

It's quite weird to hear/read a guy ranting on about how much he loves watching a show like the OC right? I feel strange writing it too but hey, considering the large influx of crappy "reality" shows hitting our TV screens in recent years, I think it's not too wrong to say that the OC is a pretty sophisticated and smart television program? In fact,the OC is a soap opera for the teenagers ( or the young at hearts ).

The show isn't just about ridiculously good-looking people living in ridiculously beautiful houses. Okay, maybe partly it is. BUT the OC has a killer script that matches their looks. The show is layered, nuanced, balanced, snazzy, ironic and touching all at once. And all of the primary actors are exquisite in their roles, each of them (esp. the older actors) so subtle and simple and complex all at once.

I find the 2nd season to be edgier and even more compelling to watch. In comparison, the first season seems like a boring introduction of the core characters. The 2nd season is where the REAL fun/troubles begin. For starters, 4 more ridiculously good looking people are added to the show and everyone seems to move on and each of them hooks up with someone new. ...

( Okay, I shall be a nice person and not reveal any spoilers if you are planning to catch it. )

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Anyway, and to a really dear friend who seems to be having relationship problems lately, you should do the same thing too. ( OKAY, now I'm really starting to feel uncomfortable. I mean, I feel like some gay version of Sarah Jessica Parker sitting down and typing about love on his laptop when in the first place, I'm kinda like the last person on earth to be dissing out love advice right??? )

haha. Oh well, fuck it, shall just give my 2 cents worth la ya. Hmmmm.. how shall I start.. haha.

Okay okay. Love is... like hunting for fireflies. Capture your firefly, keep it tight in your hand, and never let it go. You can chase it forever, and ever and ever, looking for the thing that you din't think you wanted when it wanted you and then, by the time you realize you do, its well.... hasta la vista.

(To be honest, I don't blame anyone who has no idea what the hell I'm talking about because I'm kinda feeling the same way too..haha.) BUT my point is... if in the case the firefly has flown away... It's quite pointless to think about it or worse still, go around looking for it. It will probably be fruitless and you will just end up looking silly...

Be like the Seths and Summers in the OC and move on!!

p/s: I think Mischa Barton is the next Gwyneth Paltrow. And just like Gwyneth, whom i have never really liked, i can still understand why she'd be a mega movie star and fashion icon. Mischa Barton has that same kind of quality, a sort of otherworldliness, as if she is drifting through life in a different dimension than the rest of us. She's so different.

Kennyster @ 8:58 PM

Thursday, December 16, 2004

I'm Not Dead

haha. That's what I told my friend when she asked me about my blog. Oh well, I'm sorry for neglecting my blog and letting it rot but ironic as it may seem, there's much more stuff to blog about during school term as compared to school hols. ( says alot abt my holidays ay)

Just lazy to blog i guess. I mean, it's the bloody holidays for Christ's sake. You should be like me, plunging into the coveted land-of-sleep-and-no-worries and waking up at one o'clock in the afternoon solely because I am hungry.

Isn't that the most wonderful feeling in the world? Waking up in the afternoons? Man, I can just imagine myself sleeping and sleeping, unperturbed by sunlight, noise or even parents' yakking, my eyelids moving in my sleep as I experience the happiest Technicolor dreams.

If only these hours of sleep could somehow be deposited in some sort of Sleep Bank, and be used during the school term ya, then life would have been so puuuurfect.

Right.

It seems too much sleep has only made me become really really boring. Talking to me these days is probably like asking for meaningful communication with a pocket calculator. I will give predictable answers like 2x2=4 and 4x4=16 and then switch myself off to save needless consumption of battery power (ie. go sleep again )

BUT hey, I still managed to catch up with a few friends, watched movies, ate lotsa stuff and even went clubbing a few times, the most recent being Coccolatte last Saturday. I have heard quite a lot of good stuff about it but didn't have a chance( ie. nobody asked me ) to visit it till last Saturday night. It's a pretty chic club which plays groovy RnB music without being jampacked like Zouk (phuture). Phuture crowd is crazy these days. The dance floor is SO packed that it's like being stuck in a MRT train at 6pm on a weekday, with hundreds of sweaty people pressing their bodies toegther and YET managing to give the impression that they are not the slightest bit bothered that there are hair and armpits swinging in their faces. Arms bending into impossible angles so as to not spill their drinks while at the same time craning their necks to find their friends.

Why Torture Yourself???

haha. No such problems at Coccolatte! It's crowded but there's still space to groove and dance. There's adequate and LEGAL parking lots ($3per entry) at the Gallery Hotel which is right next to the club so no worries about parking as well. And if you're underage or what, Coccolatte is also the place to go since there are like zero bouncers there, (except for the one at the door who ALSO sells you the tickets. He doesn't check IDs or your bags, and he watches people with the bored disinterest people get when their job is to well, basically watch people. In fact, you could probably sneak in a bazooka if you for some deranged reason, wanted to. Not so the case at Zouk eh... where bouncers of Ruben Studdard sizes stand in line with hands at their crotches, as if they were soccer players lining up to deflect a David Beckham screaming freekick.

So yeah, I guess you will probably see me there than at Phuture from now on I guess. (if I'm not sleeping that is. heh)

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And in case you guys din't know, Singapore has advanced into the semi-finals of the Tiger Cup with a 3-0 whopping of Cambodia! And after the Fulham-Manchester United at4-bloody-am match which I stayed up to watch ALONE in the living room in my manchester united jersey, I for once in my life, realistically feel that Singapore has a much better chance of winning the Tiger Cup then United lifting the Premiership trophy.

Sigh.

Kennyster @ 2:51 AM

Saturday, December 11, 2004

Im An Accountant.

In case you guys are wondering what I've been doing during the school holidays, well, I'm working as an accountant!

Haha. I know, it sounds kinda ridiculous. Especially since its not an internship and I can feel in my head the sniffling, nose-end question: Just How The Fuck Did I Come To Be An Accountant.

Wellll, I'm actually helpng out at my dad's firm at the moment and yeah, accounting is a Very Very Borring job. Time stands still. Accounting spreadsheets are so far removed from the sphere of my normal existence that I feel like I'm on a castaway island. It's all so... Somwehere in the dictionary I'm sure there's probably a perfect descriptive word but all I can think of is: PRISON.

Hah. Maybe I'm exaggerating. I'm probably not used to all these stuff I guess but the people here are nice. Interesting fellas like Uncle Philip, who is only in his mid-thirties but laughs in that old-man sort of way that was 60 per cent laugh and 40 percent cough and it's so comical that it becomes contagious.

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Anyway, before I start boring you with my work, I shall share with you a Friendster msg which I received from my friends. Motorists take note!

Message: TPs and ROVs are really excited with
their new toy called, STC-Speed Trap Camera and they are showing it off to road-users all over Singapore!!!

Following, a list of Speed Trap Locations to see
Live In Action!!!

1) Upp Serangoon Rd (Morning 9am -11am)

2) Farrer Rd / Adam Rd (Morning 10am onwards)

3) East Coast Highway, aft Bayshore Exit (Aft 5pm)

4) Tunnel between Bartley Rd & Braddell Rd under Upp Serangoon Flyover.

5) Braddell Rd seen on the long pedestrain bridge near SPH.

6) West Coast Highway b4 the new MacDonalds.

7) TPE both direction under the Tampines Bridge.

8) Tampines Ave 10 Stretch.(60 km/h limit.)

9) Along Jln Boon Lay, frm AYE towards JurongPoint, at junction of Chin Bee Dr. (50 km/h limit).

10) Clementi Ave 6, frm PIE - AYE, juz b4 entering the underpass, at the traffic light junction of Clementi Loop. (60 km/h limit).

11) Road along Orchid Country Club.

Kennyster @ 5:49 PM

Thursday, December 02, 2004

MY OLDEST FRIEND...

I bumped into Kelvin at Pacific Plaza today. Kelvin, one of my best friends from Primary school whom I had lost contact with since the secondary school days.

Maybe it's just me and my short-term memory, but whenever I meet a friend whom I've not seen for a long long time, I always find myself thinking of a certain moment way back when, as if that is the key I need to unlock this someone again for me. You know, when you meet an old friend and then , to your slight distress, find that it has been so long that you need reminding who this allegedly super-duper good friend actually is, who he is to you, even though he is standing next to you and already chatting away. You need a point of focus, a souvenior of their reality.

So here is my secret key, my private continuity clip of Kelvin, quite possibly the oldest friend I have.

It was the 2nd semester of 1991.(primary 3) We (the guys in our class) used to play soccer ( actually it's kicking empty drink cans in the basketball court ) during recess breaks and one fine day, Kelvin fainted during the assembly after the break and ended up at the sick bay. It wasn't that I volunteered or what, but since I sat beside Kelvin in class, it was by default that the form teacher will get me to pack his bag and bring it down to the sick bay and accompany him till his mum comes and pick him up. So I guess that's when he and his mum got a pretty good impression of me and that's how we ended up the best of friends in primary school!

And to cut a short story even shorter, it was certainly nice seeing him after all these years and although we didn't talk much, I guess I will never forget him and those primary school friends, who were like people from my own private Lost World, the only time where we were truly young and innocent.

We were the Famous Five. We were the Secret Seven. Or in today's context, the Harry Potters... suddenly off on Adventures again, feeling that strange rush of expectation that comes when you have absolutely no idea what's going to happen next except that its going to happen with your irrational, misfit, unbreakable group of friends.

My childhood...

Kennyster @ 8:19 PM