Emi's fortnightly dreamboat

sorry, writer's block these days. nothing to say, no one as my dreamboat. so i guess i will write a mini advertisement instead!

For the position of emi's dreamboat

Requirements (in order of preference):
1) Tall, at least 173cm (i like to wear heels and his inadequacies shouldnt stop me)

2) Smart, knowledgeable, witty, IQ around 133? (from a test i did before, mine was 133, as a rough gauge lor)

3) Not a mummy's boy (i take this rather seriously)

4) Not a mcp (i am a feminist, i'll box ur ears if u call me to fetch ur slippers or something)

5) Romantic (required when relationship needs a bit of spicing up but i dun need declarations of love every other day)

6) Loyal, has traditional values, a family man basically (have reached the stage where a stable man is more enticing than some wild boy. loyal as in 'u are my one and only', duh. traditional values as in upbringing of children, family respect and love, etc. but not mcp behaviour. read point 4.)

7) Mature (it is general knowledge that the male gender is less matured than the female gender of the same age. but not too old please, i am afraid of age/generation gap.)

8) Not too sporty (ok, even if u are, dun drag me out to jog in the wee hours of the morning. i'll give u the evil eye. but if u think dancing is a sport, then jio me!)

9) Have a decent future (secure job, no funny businesses, knows which insurance/financial plans to get, etc. hopefully he can help me with that money-grow-money bit.)

10) Miscellaneous (i'd prefer but not a requirement)
a) Can dance (if u dun wan me to dance with some other guys in clubs, u gotta dance. haha. also, my wish is to waltz on my wedding day, so go figure)
b) Can debate (i like to discuss bout stuff, question ur ideas, learn more. i assure u, the debates wun end up as shouting matches)
c) Is exothermic ( i feel cold easily, u can be my portable heater)
d) Has long slender fingers ( i think it is very, very, very nice. i feel so secure. haha)

ok, enuff already. if u think u know anyone that is closely applicable, leave a comment. but should put up a disclaimer, when love comes, any list of requirements will just fly out of the window. ain't it always true? heh

p.s. i dreamt of joseph cheng! we were in a long distance ride and i woke up to see him leaning against me. he was listening earnestly to my friends' discussion bout something. and u could see his face, he is like the boyfriend-who-is-trying-hard-to-be-there-for-his-gf's-friends. haha. i think i slept with a smile plastered on my face yest night.

Have you phantom-ed?

Have you ever heard of people watching a circus and then running away with them? Well, after watching phantom, i am ready to be their sai gang party or slave or whatever. i love them.

The set started with a dreary auction at a rundown theatre. The old chandelier lies crumbled in the middle of the stage. The auctioneer announces that Lot 666, the chandelier has been repaired, lights it up and WHAM BHAM KAZAAM! the ugly brown cloth drops down, the chandelier lights up, starts to elevate, overture starts playing. Your senses are overwhelmed. The familiar tunes of the pipe organ, the gothic gold statues and decorations framing the maroon stage, the bright chandelier now hanging proudly on top of the theatre. We were transported back to 1881.

i teared. Nearly cried.

i am really watching The Phantom of the Opera! after so many years listening to the CD, i am finally seeing it live.

Shant't blab about every detail (of course i can see every detail, i am in the foyer stalls! i can see Phantom's sneer, his ring, saw a prop shake, saw Raoul cough, admire Phantom's long and slender fingers... i have a major thing for long fingers, man, it looks so sexy!)... all in all, i am glad i went. Warning to those who have not listened to the CD or memorized the lyrics, it is very difficult to understand what the heck they are singing. Especially those with everyone singing their own part and coming in together only for the last 4 words of the song.

A bloody couple next to me will suddenly break out into his/her rendition of the songs. i was pissed. i mean, if i wanna hear you sing, my ticket will write '-insert their names- best hits concert' or if you wanna serenade your gal, do it later in your room/hotel/car/somewhere away from my listening range. like hello? i also KNOW the songs lor. did you hear me throughout the show? NO. i MOUTHED the songs and nothing more. grr.

anyho, i got a mask keychain. hee. i nearly bought the mask but it was 30 bucks. wanted to get the poster, programme book, brooch, everything... but i thought of my korea trip. so keychain only set me back at 15 bucks, oh, not forgetting the 7 bucks orange juice. killer.

also, i was thinking if i could decorate the chalet room like the theatre. would need a lot of work and thinking. but if everyone is bowled over, i think it is a worth-it tribute to my beloved broadway show.

Drink Games... tt i wished i had played on wed night

Love.flower: had came up with a list of games to play on wednesday night... but alas, everyone is busy with 1) catching up, 2) drinking, 3) dancing and 4) baby sitting that i had absolutely no chance at all to do what i intended. Whatever... =P

Game 1: Vikings
The players sit in a circle, one person goes first. The player makes "wiggly viking horns", simply thumbs in, or near, ears and wiggles the remaining fingers for a second or two, then claps both palms together, and points them at any other player.

This player then does the "viking horns", but the player on each side of the "viking" must "steer the boat". This entails rowing to whatever side of the Viking the player is sitting on; right of the Viking rows right, left rows the boat left. The Viking then claps both palms together and designates another Viking. This continues until either the designated Viking misses his/her cue, or either rower fails to row the boat in the appropriate direction; whomever fails drinks, and then that person resumes play with "the horns".

Game 2: Fuzzy Duck
Begin the game by saying "fuzzy duck" to the person to your left. That person then says "fuzzy duck" to the person on his/her left. This continues until someone decides to change the direction of play by saying "does he" (duzzy). "Does he" changes the direction and the phrase that is said. Not only does the direction change but the people must say "ducky fuzz". Now the game is going to the right with "ducky fuzz". The direction is then changed back by saying "duzzy". The words to say go back to "fuzzy duck".
Any screw-ups ===> drink.

After awhile when the mistakes are more frequent, it turns into, "Does he F**ck?" or "F**k he does". Variation: the same player cannot say the same thing consecutively within the same round. ie: if player 1 starts with "Fuzzy Duck", and play comes back around to him, he must say "Does He" before being able to say "Fuzzy Duck" again.

Game 3: I Never
This is a great game for a group of close friends or people who really like to share hints of their dark pasts. Only supplies are people with enquiring minds, and beer. You probably won't get drunk playing this, but it's a great ice-breaker for a party.

Everyone sits around around a table, or on the floor if you so desire. One person goes first by making a TRUE statement that begins with "I never...." For example, "I've never been to Disneyland". Then, if any other player HAS DONE what the person said, they simply drink.

As the game progresses, the statements tend to get more personal and explicit. But the game only works when people are honest. However, if somebody drinks on an "I never..", no explanation is necessary. For example, if someone says, "I've never had sex with an inflatable doll", and someone ends up drinking to it, no explanation is needed, just a drink of affirmation.

Game 4: Master of the Thumb
This game is played in conjunction with any other game during the course of the evening. It is very simple and easily adapted. The game starts by picking the person who will be the first Master Of The Thumb. While sitting around the table having a good time, the Master Of The Thumb can, at any time s/he chooses, non-chalantly place her thumb on the edge of the table. After she has started this, anyone who notices must follow example. The last person to place his/her thumb on the table loses and has to drink, but they do become the new Master Of The Thumb. If anyone places their thumb on the table without the real Master Of The Thumb starting it, they have to drink.

interesting right?? we should play them next time round... hahaha

chain of farking events

so here it goes...

you look at a glass of water on your desk, somehow you know that one day it might just topple and wreck havoc. but you shittily decided to take the risk cos you like it near you.

so the phone rang suddenly and with a fast sweep of the elbow, the inevitable happens. you watch in slow mo how the glass topples, water seeps out and promptly floods everything within radius.

with a quick curse, you grab handful of tissue paper and mop up as much as you can while knowing that you were too late in preventing the water from spilling over to the carpeted floor. reminds you of niagara falls.

fine, damage minimized. recovery. you gave a relieved sigh and push back the chair.

(&%&$^#^&*(

the chair went over your big toe. your mind just went blank and your face twisted in pure agony. you gingerly lift your foot up to inspect the damage. your beautiful pedicured toenail is cracked and a portion is missing. tomorrow is ladies' night and you have been carefully preserving the colour for that night. now, all to no avail.

my toe is still throbbing.

miss see

Thursday ramblings

Good morning good folk/s of this blog.

50 mins to the start of the lab programme. They'll kick off with a presentation followed by my lab tour. There are 2 more such programmes today and it can be safely concluded that the whole day will be wasted.

One crazy day, i decided my monitor needs a revamp. so i promptly whipped out a brush, opened a border template from my primary sch best friend, the Printshope deluxe programme, and painted. my mom was horrified and asked why would i want to destroy my computer. it's almost 5 years old already, needs a bit of make-up. haha. i know it's horrendous but it's only paint, can wash off one lar.


here's something to counter the ugliness of my monitor. a picture of one of my dreamboat, lee jun ki. saw some of his articles in the papers recently; his new movie, virgin snow, and his funny/cute picture he posted on his website.

I was reading about hallasan, the mountain that samsoon and cute guy (can't remember name) climbed in the rainy day. it takes at least 5 hours to climb up and down, on the easiest route no less. so dare to take the challenge?? it says that it might snow during oct but with global warming, i think it will most probably pour instead.

This picture is a reminiscent of Zhang Guo Rong's Bang Wang Bie Ji movie. Nice.

Anyway, getting my usual jittery feeling again, need to distract myself with work already. ciao.

emi~

Collage

Love.flower: Presenting the 3x 8R photos that i am going to develop later... hahahaha... nice hor?? spent like an hour each for each photo...

Xinyi's ROM on 20th Oct 2006



















Blading Gang

Emi's fortnightly dreamboat

It is time again for my fortnightly dreamboat... this particular one has been a bit of a struggle but please swoon for...

JOSEPH ZHENG YUAN CHANG

i had some problems deciding this fortnight's dreamboat, mostly because i haven't been exposed to other choices, if you know what i mean. Over the long weekend, i have been mugging his drama serial and he gave me mixed signals. let me explain..

in the show, he was this ultra cool and clever *smiles dreamily* guy. him not responding to a girl's obvious attraction to him aside, he is totally different from what he potrays in the show! in the NGs, he bursts out laughing like a maniac, almost like a banshee, and that totally freaked me out. he would throw his head back, laugh his head off literally, showing his upper set of molars (fine, he doesn't have fillings). i mean, what the hell.

and in a promotional clip, some girl asked him for tuition (cos he's damn smart in the show) and he replied:' 我看这位同学入戏太深。' then it hit me. it's true man, he does not have an IQ of 200, he is not suave and cool, he is not whatever i see him as in the show.

i always, stressing always, am too engrossed in the show. it wears off after a while or til another show takes over. but because of whatever he said, i was enlightened. for once, i do not fall crazy in like (not that serious to be 'love') with the male lead.

for that, i name him as my dreamboat for this fortnight.

p/s to redeem him in the eyes of this blog's reader/s, i thought that the NGs actually showed the real side of him and i think that makes him human, just like the rest of us. i guess it makes him even more likeable.

Last Week...

Last week was a super busy week can!! Lotsa things to do... did OT for 3 days in a row k... very siong lei... cos need to rush out presentation deck to managment... lucky all the proposed solutions are well received by them... hurray!! now it's time to lay the ground for work to be done... so can expect more OT bah... whatever... as usual, i would try to 'escape' on time... no point doing OT lor... work will NEVER finish one... so why not leave it till the next day?? hahahahaha...

aniwae, started the week with our department lunch treat at soup centre, SVP lunch treat for whole division (catered food, yummy!), birthday celebration, etc... so happening hor... =P

FRIDAY
met up with shujuan for dinner at genki sushi (marina square)... chit chat for a while... then took lots of silly shots of ourselves and the food... hahahaha... really think that my mini tripod is really useful =>


the fried salmon skin.... quite yummy

then we proceeded to DXO to meet up with selene and yihua... it's ladies night... free entry and free flow of drinks... though the selection and quantity of drinks is something that can be improved upon... can only order either vodka, whisky or brandy and the usual mixer... first round: vodka ribena, quite nice... second round: whisky coke, taste awful... order this cos ribena was out... third round: brandy sprite, taste ok but not great... and vodka was out... was thinking that if we stay longer... there's no drink left lor.. hahahhaa... downside is that you must deposit your bag at the counter for a nominal fee of $2...

aniwae, there's live music.. singers are quite ok... though there are too many ppl from a certain country who are dancing on the dancefloor... hahahaha...

SATURDAY
went blading at ecp in the evening... down ford road and back to mac... bought an ice cream from 7-11... ate it... continue to chalet area... took a break... took photos in the meantime and shaking off a buzzing bee around my head...



and since fiona got a car, we drove down to holland village for dinner at nydc... to our surprise, we were served by a manwhore... hahahhaaha... interesting!

An-yung-ha-say-oh

do you know that the above term means 'it goes peacefully'? sounds like the passing of someone/something!

anyway, last saturday we mentioned about the possibility of going to korea again and i am waaaay excited. it has been say almost 3 years since i last holiday-ed and across the causeway just doesn't count. i have been through a lot during these years and think i deserve a recharge. wouldn't mind settling for bintan or somewhere asian. but hey, with the korean wave going around and that i would like to try bumping into my hearthrobs, we should go korea!!!

i have thought hard about it and i think it is good. throughout sunday, i was in high spirits. it is true that once you have some target or something good to look forward to, life is so much rosier. to make it a reality, i will attempt to save up. since no extra money coming in, i can only cut expenses. at the same time, slim down, be prettier, etc. wahahah. major project. best friend's wedding in oct so double the reason to make it work.

will definitely pick up a korean cd aid today in popular. hoping that 7 months is enough for me to pick up some phrases. you never know, i can probably save butts when we're there.

take action. get off my fat ass and make it work!!

I FEEL SO ENERGIZED ALREADY.

Olympic Park
Jeong-woo introduced this park to Yu-rin as his own retreat. After realizing her one-sided love for Gong- chan, Yu-rin often came here when she felt low. The park's tennis court is also where Se-hyeon played a tennis match. Because it was shot in the middle of winter, Se-hyeon had to endure the cold wind wearing a skimpy tennis outfit.Olympic Park, one of Korea's major parks, is popular for inline skating or family walks.

this sure is a long blog.

i was almost late (again) and i had the freaking weirdest dream evar!

i was watching the escape of a couple of teenagers (eurasian) from a vampire enclave. jumping up muddy slopes, creeping under barbed fences. then suddenly, i became one of the escapees. but i was chicken, i came up with some reason to stop running and wanna go home. then i woke up and realized i am 15 mins late. but damn scary. with the blood, teeth and power. creepy. i was watching 'america's next top supermodel'. tyra banks must have scared me shit.

that's all for now. back to work.

~emi