Mr Incredible Says...

I am still alive.

It has been such a long time since I last blogged. Largely due to the fact that school has started and I'm really busy juggling school work, TAS work, Year Rep work and my part-time work (doing in-house graphic design, event management for Big Kid productions & communications)...

To be honest, I've lost the drive to blog. Mostly due to the fact of the lack of time but also facebook. Haha.
I will however try my best to blog. At least post up some photos of my recent HK holiday trip. Heh.

Hope everybody is doing well :D and i wish everybody a good start to the year :)

Cheers,
Tigger

I know its been a while since I lasted posted an entry.
Its partly cause I've been really enjoying life and partly cause I've been really lazy.
(Oh yah, and there's also the FACEBOOK re-addiction)

Anyway this post serves as a reminder to all out there, that its time to treasure your loved ones around you. Every single one you care about.

I attended the combined memorial service for the 5 dragonboat warriors who lost their lives in an unbelievable freak accident. Though I do not personally know 5 of them very very well, i've crossed paths with all of them and personallly know 3 of them through close frens. And to be honest I am very honoured to have known them, even if it was merely through face-recognition.

It has been a sombre day for me, the drive down from the office to Mandai.. was full of deep emotions.
And I dun even know how to re-account my experience at Mandai today. (I was in a complete mess during the cremation period, thank God for Biggs' shades)
until now, I can still hear the screams of grievience from the folks....

I respect all 5 of them. And I believe they are finally resting peacefully, in a better place.
They believed in each other and fought hard with gusto and passion in something they truly love.
Their departure is very upsetting and till now, I'm not sure if I'm witnessing a truth or a nightmare. But one thing that came out of this, is the bond of all pple from the dragonboat fraternity.

For the first time in my dragonboat career, I actually witnessed the whole dragonboat fraternity (from different schools, different teams, different walks of lives) all gathered to mourn, remember and honor the 5 warriors. It is indeed a revolutionary moment.

Boon San, Reuben, Stephen, Jeremy and Wei zheng - May you rest in peace always and you will always be remembered in the hearts of many.
God bless you always, amen.

We live on this Earth and its by God's hands that we make the friends and family we make. And from this, I believe that it is important we always remember those who have touched our lives and show care, love and concern to those we care about. This is the least we can for each other, before it is too late to say "i love you"

Mel

The feeling of my body is dead asleep but the mind is awake is really horrible.

Submission sucks!

Tiggs

People make mistakes in life (watch latest episode of Grey's Anatomy), just be sure when u make that mistake, you don't end up hurting someone that means a lot to u.

If not, think first, before you act.

Tiggs

I tried out TrustFlow II for LiveJournal. The following people not on the friends list for mr_incredible8 are close by:

• liewgm (100 - 150)
• archergoat, ex_cutedwogy821, raine_anastasia, ickleoriental, tay_cindee, yirang, wee2, amaizeing, bsb (150 - 200)
• kenzo, esotism, bookofsam, suprasensual, babeliciousme, livvytoon, aussiegreen, ultramansgirl, uzzikie, qyeii, sexintheorient, carroussella, roulade, neuroticrunaway, incantodream, pigbylicious, claracadabra, melvin, sghb, xeno_phobia, shadyz09, cookieberries, sinus_gal, vinsaintho, hauings, bluemiracles (200 - 250)

( More results below the cut... )

Created by ciphergoth; hosted by LShift.

TrustFlow II: Who is closest to your friends list?

Jie if you do see this, I miss u heaps :) Hope everything is gg well in HK. Till we meet again.

Mel

With Aki frens at Sun, Moon (blah blah) Japanese restaurant. I always can't seem to get the full name accurately down.


Miss Oli looking dignified.


Me and Dan (i realised i suddenly dunno how to pose in front of a camera anymore)


Sun salad. (must try at the restaurant, probably the only thing i would really go back again and again for)


Scallop dish I and Oli ordered.



Look at the size of the scallop roe.

Loved the company, the few close aki frens who can accept me for who I really am. They bought me a cake and Oli gave me a lil gift. Was a sweet meal.



Team B Brunch.

Was at my favourite hangout - PS Cafe at Dempsey Road.
Unfortunately, i forgot to take photos of our outing but you can take a look at some of the pictures are crystal's bloggie.

here's the link. (http://funniecrys.livejournal.com/)

Got sick of hanging out in town, so just had to escape into a quieter place to chill. The food was good, the hangout was great :) except i wonder if my mates tot that it was a lil toooo ATAS for their liking (too pricey). But i reckon they enjoyed themselves.



Dinner + Dessert with MC and Ray and new friend, Darren.
Managed to meet up with MC and Darren for dinner at Ding Tai Feng. They are so sweet to accompany me on my pre-bday night. Though i still find the concept of me "Crashing" a friend's dinner appt with someone else a bit odd and strangely uninviting. But thank goodness I knew at least two of them.

Then it was Dessert at HK Cafe. And had heaps of fun jus bitching and joking about nonsense.

Thanks to bullfrog85 for the t-shirt gift and also to raydenz for his t-shirt gift!!!


(Awaiting family dinner tonight and also the returning of my baby - i miss you)

Anyways, to all those out there, thanks for the well wishes and to my friends, thanks for accompanying me :)

Mel

Me and miss wen at yesterday's matric fair


ugh.

its either the t-shirt is not flattering or i really need a lot of work.

i look like scrawny lah!!!

:(


Mel

Haven't been clean shaven for about 1 year plus. Just trimmed and shaped it this past year.
But this morning i woke up.
And i decided what the hell just shave lah.

And i DID IT. I shaved my goatie. The very thing that is my personality. Haha. Never shaved it for anybody in my life. But i JUST DID. Ah well, all WORTH IT.

This was me a few days back,


Me now,



Now feeling a lil weird.

Mel

Took leave today just so i could rest from all the work i've been doing and generally enjoy a bit of life.
Going back to work tomorrow though but definately on a high.

At starbucks orchard now with lil Oli, life really can be good, if we take the time off to relax.
Been talking and chatting, people watching and a bit of shopping For the past few hours. Great stuff.

Going to have dinner appt later.

I wish everyday could be as good as this. Unfortunately, school is starting soon.

Sigh

Mel

Felt like doing a lil countdown chart on the latest hits in the contemporary Pop music scene and also the songs I've been listening to on repeat modes the past few days.

No. 5 goes to:-

Enrique Iglesias and his new hit single, Do You Know (also known as the Ping Pong song - that's cause of the music intro at the beginning)



(Its been a long time since his lyrics mean anything, listen to this one, it actually does have a meaning in it)



No. 4

Linkin' Park's What I've Done. Watch the video - 'nuff said. The Asian DJ is getting cooler and cooler.





No. 3

The 3rd spot goes to the falling fast - Umbrella by Rihanna.
Personally its an amazingly catching song, despite how many like to destroy the song by singing the "LAH" like a friggin Singaporean, Singlish way.





No. 2

Gwen Stefani and her "4 in the morning"



This song requires one to listen to it a couple of times before actually appreciating the melodies, harmonies and the general story the song is trying to protray. Took me a few times but its really quite a nice song.


AND.........



THE CHAMPION

Hilary Duff and "STRANGER"



Can this gal get cooler and hotter and yet not turn TRAMPY? amazing job with the song with generally Mature lyrics. And i can so hear it remixed in a CLUB. way to go Hilary!



P.s this chart thing is actually quite fun. Heh. Those in favour of this segment, drop me a comment. Might do it on a forthnightly basis if i'm free.


Cheers and have a great wkend folks,

Mel

Jason Mraz - You And I

Was it you who spoke the words that things would happen but not to me
Oh things are gonna happen naturally
Oh taking your advice I'm looking on the bright side
And balancing the whole thing
But often times those words get tangled up in lines
And the bright lights turn to night
Until the dawn it brings
Another day to sing about the magic that was you and me

Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just read of
Others only read of the love, the love that I love.

See I'm all about them words
Over numbers, unencumbered numbered words
Hundreds of pages, pages, pages forwards
More words then I had ever heard and I feel so alive

You and I, you and I
Not so little you and I anymore
And with this silence brings a moral story
More importantly evolving is the glory of a boy

Cause you and I both loved
What you and I spoke of
And others just dream of
And if you could see me now
Well I'm almost finally out of
I'm finally out of
Finally deedeedeedee
Well I'm almost finally, finally
Well I'm free, oh, I'm free

AND IT'S OKAY IF YOU HAVE TO GO AWAY
OH JUST REMEMBER THE TELEPHONE WORKS BOTH WAYS
AND IF I NEVER EVER HEAR THEM RING
IF NOTHING ELSE I'LL THINK THE BELLS INSIDE
HAVE FINALLY FOUND YOU SOMEONE ELSE AND THAT'S OKAY
CAUSE I'LL REMEMBER EVERYTHING YOU SAID

Cause you and I both loved what you and I spoke of
and others just read of and if you could see now
well I'm almost finally out of.
I'm finally out of, finally, deedeeededede
well I'm almost finally, finally, finally out of words.


(The dancing policemen is jus so whacked up, jeez...)

Mel

Life is good as its drama.

I hope it can be as simple as I wan it. Can it be done?





Else, at least I feel loved.

Mel

Played a music game with lil Oli at work today. we each take turns to DJ a song that was popular during our early teens. It was nice listening to all my old favourites - 98 degrees, Britney, Christina, 'Nsync, All for One.. etc etc.

But one song actually explains how i feel right now.
:)





Sugar Rush - A* Teens

I get a high whenever you're around
Sweeping from head to my toes
I, I gotta get my feet back on the ground

'Cause you make me go
Out of my way (out of my way)
Crossing the line (crossing the line)
Making me say what I have in mind

You make me so excited
And I don't wanna fight it
I start to blush
You are my sugar rush
Ain't nothing better, baby
Is it for real or maybe?
I start to blush
You are my sugar rush

I got a sweet tooth
And a taste for you
And it might be too obvious but
I (I) I can't help myself from what I do

'Cause you make me go
Out of my way (out of my way)
Crossing the line (crossing the line)
Making me say what I have in mind

(You make) you make me so excited
And I don't wanna fight it
I start to blush
You are my sugar rush
Ain't nothing better, baby
Is it for real or maybe?
(You are) I start to blush
You are my sugar rush

Baby you're my sugar rush
I get weak and talk too much
You're the sweetest thing I ever tasted
Baby you're my sugar rush
I get weak and talk too much

'Cause you make me go
Out of my way (out of my way)
Crossing the line (crossing the line)
Making me say what I have in mind

(You make) you make me so excited
(I don't) and I don't wanna fight it
(You are) I start to blush
You are my sugar rush
(It ain't) ain't nothing better, baby
(For real) is it for real or maybe?
(You are) I start to blush
You are my sugar rush

(You make) baby you're my sugar rush
(I don't) I get weak and talk too much
(You are) you're the sweetest thing I ever tasted
(It ain't) baby you're my sugar rush
(For real) I get weak and talk too much
(You are)

You are my sugar rush

You know all my life I hate being judged by people who dunno me. so i sought to find an equilibrium, a point where i kind of please everybody - in ways that make them judge me in positive light instead of negative.

So when i found out recently, that i've been judged yet again. in negative ways... it set me thinking. And i honestly hate being judged. I'm just a carefree, happy person who loves to do things his way.. so maybe i'm a lil out of the norm compared to the general population BUT it doesn mean i shld be judged in ways u think doesn fit the "normal" bill.

(heh. think i cannot be an actor, singer or anybody in the entertainment industry)

anyways, its sad lah that i have to go thru it again. but this time i think i'm gg to try ignore it cause i shouldn't be worried about what pple think of me.. i shld be worried about wad God thinks of me.

Personal favourite goes to the marshmellow.

White/ Soft and all so yummy!

When will i get to savour Marshmellow?

Mel

I found out last night, that my (mr_incredible8) reputation precedes me.

I wonder if its a good thing or a thing to worry about.

(Well, i'm glad i have a reputation, good or bad to be thankful for)

Mel

Had fishball noodles for lunch 2 days back...




The fishballs were really huge!!! i used the dollar coin for scale. Seriously, i was so sick of eating fishballs by the end of the meal.


Been working sooo darn hard (like knock off at 3.30am ytd can!)
Decided, the least i can do is look presentable for people in the office and on the train.


Hence.. a new hair cut.



Heh

Mel

This post is overdued BUT its for RON, cause i promise him tht i will post pictures of the dinner i made for Dage + his fiance (Miss S).

Anyways, it was a 3 course dinner (done about two weeks ago) + Argentina white wine (courtesy of dage himself), the occasion was 1) i made a promise sometime back when i first got back from aussie, 2) to congratulate them on their not-so-recent engagement.

The stars:


Appetizer course: Baby spinich salad with cranberries, sesame seeds and almonds, dressed with Kraft Italain Zest (i didn't have time to make the dressing)
Personal rating: 3.5 stars out of 5



Soup course: Potato with cheddar cream soup, garnished with flash-fried bacon bits
Personal rating: 4.5 out of 5



Main course: Seafood marinara (white wine base) with Angelhair pasta
Personal rating: 4.0 out of 5
(Angel hair is such a good pasta!!!!)



Wine: PAMPASA del Sur (Argentina white wine) (p.s. i do not understand why nv put the grape on the label)




There you go, the entire ensemble presented nicely on my dining table.



Miss S (one of my willing experiment subjects)



Do i look like a top chef? Heh. just in the wrong attire i reckon.


The dinner went great and my two subjects enjoyed it. The family also had a try and gave thumbs up. Maybe i should give up architecture and just cook for a living.


Mel

I'm a flu, sore throat and fever burito, wrapped for instant miserable-ness...

sigh. not a good way to end the week.