Channel News Asia Interview for En Bloc

Hey Guys! :) In case you weren't able to catch the interview on CNA this morning, this is for you.

It was lots of fun, my second time on CNA. The last time I was with Michelle Chia, and this time I was with Emida, Executive producer, and Nat Ho my "younger brother". He's such a sweetie. Heh.

"What're you doing?! You're on top trying to take advantage of Tina?? SHE'S A SCHOOL GIRL!!" (I proceded to slap him on the arm several times, and Nat was like, "No, Che! *Ow!* I didn't la! *OW!*")

Thought of popping by 987fm's studio and saying Hi to my PrimeTime morning boys, Dan and Young. That picture Young is pointing to was one he stuck up when I first appeared on 8 Days as a DOND girl. Lol!

Life, oh life..

I'm a supersticious girl,
I'm the worst in the world
Never walk under ladders,
I keep a rabbit's tail (fake one, don't buy animal furs okay....)

Lol! I'm feeling especially chirpy today! Hence my two blog posts in a row - tee hee. I'm still trying to figure out why my pics from *that-certain-cd-burnt* won't upload into my computer and into my blog post btw. But I shan't let that dampen my spirits!! :)

So I'm currently writing a paper on biomedical law, its about minors (below 21 yrs old) and their 'choice' when it comes to medical decisions. Did you know that the court can overrule your rejection of medication and force you to undergo treatment? Example, if you're a Jehovah Witness, and you reject blood transfusions, the hospital can apply for leave, and the court can say, "okay go ahead put blood into her eventhough she signed a card saying she didn't want that, and even though her parents don't support it". Hmmm. Welfare vs Autonomy. Tough moot point, that.

But serious stuff aside, I came home the other day and guess what?? I was raided by the Fashion Police from Fashion Forward!! *Lol* I don't know when the episode is up, but I'll find out and let y'all know about it. No one has ever stepped into my bedroom with a camera before! I don't have a huge collection of clothes, but its growing lah. heh.

In the meantime, I was forwarded this little thing, and it made me burst out laughing. Hope you guys enjoy this as much as I did! (oh if only such humour would be tolerated in Singapore...)

Momma, momma you know I love you...

Hey guys!

Get an exclusive peek into my life this week on 8 days. I did a special with my mother, go get it and tell me what you think.

The whole shoot was really fun, much thanks to Tinoq Russell Goh for the amazing make up, Fong Fan, one of the best stylists in Singapore, and Serene from 8 days for the amazing interview write up. :) She totally nailed it.

Also guess what I was up to a few weekends ago? I shot Teman for 8TV (Malaysian Channel), and it involved me bringing the two hosts around Singapore for a 'road trip'. Belinda and Melissa were really great, they were so sweet and friendly. The highlight of it all for me was when we went to Sentosa, to the Dolphin Lagoon! I got into the water (fully decked out in my True Religion jeans and my Ed Hardy top some more!), and got completely drenched to touch the dolphin. Totally worth it, its always been one of my dreams to touch one. Next, I gotta go swimming with wild dolphins!

Seriously though, it was such an experience, I almost cried. Actually I did, I teared a little especially when she came up close and kissed me on the cheek. Its amazing, dolphins are one of the most intelligent mammals, did you know that? I could feel it, it was thinking, I knew it was having fun and did what the trainer asked it to just to make everyone happy. Beautiful. I managed to get my hands on the photos, so here ya go. ;)

I want to be where the sun hits the sky..

(Okay I know this is pretty bad poetry, but I'm putting this post up for a reason. So critique it if you like, but I know I made someone smile by doing this. So Nyeh! :P)

Down in a valley, sat a farm
"Farm Fresh - Best Meats, Vegetables and Fruits"
Its been good business for the farmer
He's been blessed so far

A cloud has formed
Over the pretty little farm
The farmer looks up
He knows he's in for a trying time.

He gathers the sheep again
And pulls in the horses
But this storm is different
It sends shivers down his spine

He tries his best
But not knowing the future
Holds on to his hat
Knowing this may just be a test

For two years he has worked the fields
Sowing seeds, waiting for harvest
He's had it tough here and there
But he fears this may be the toughest

So the rain falls,
For days and days,
Drowning the stock, flooding the fields
He is helpless

Then the rain stops
And the farmer looks out the window
Its sunny now, but his farm is ruined
How will he go on? Its not the same

So he puts on his boots
And walks out to check
Then with a smile on his face
He sees fish swimming in the pond of water before him

"Okay," he says, as he takes down the sign
With his shaky hands he writes over it again with wet chalk
"Fisherman's Freshest - Best Fish, Prawns and Bait"
He looks at the pond again
Knowing its there to stay
And after being a farmer his whole life
He pulls out a rod, and casts out a net
As the sun sets in the valley's sky.

I Love Rock and Roll! (...rock-ish anyway... heh)

Last night I went to watch Maroon 5 perform at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. A few observations:

1. Frontman's voice is really good.
2. They're all really good musicians...but
3. THE DRUMMER STOLE THE SHOW MAN!!! He was really really good. :D

It was a fairly good performance, they were really rocking out on stage, but unfortunately my ticket seats were a tad too far away to feel the vibe. But was still pretty good-lah, inspite of the show lasting just over an hour and it took me almost as long to catch a cab home and the hotdog I ate didn't agree with me!! :(

I love watching live acts perform. I think that there's such an element of... energy to it, y'know? That's why when I have the occassional night out I like going to pubs with good bands playing.

Anyhoo on to other things.. I just wrapped EnBloc. Now I have to concentrate on my finals. Gonna graduate in May, baby! I will be really slogging it out in the following weeks, with four papers due in three weeks. EEeep! Wish me luck, y'all.

Oh but will be attending a few shows at the upcoming Singapore Fashion Festival.... :) So will start on Uni work tonight. ;(

Facebook

Just a quick post to invite everyone to my facebook profile. You will find a bunch of pictures there, including some behind the scenes pictures of Carrotcake Conversations.

Style Weddings Singapore Mar-Aug 2008

My latest cover, Style Weddings Singapore Mar-Aug 2008 with Max Loong.

I saw the sun! And it openened up my eyes...

After a few days of rain, finally it looks like the cloud has parted and we got some B-E-A-U-tiful rays today! :D Lets just hope God doesn't snap his fingers and make it rain suddenly today-lah. ;)

Feeling really optimistic today. Surprising for a Monday but methinks its 'cause I don't have that much work to do today (aside from running errands). Heh.

I attended the Viewer's Choice Awards last week, and the best Ad goes to "Dei, Mumbai Lah!" by M1. Close second came "Anything, Whatever" kedai runcit ad. Both were great. Also met some interesting people that night, it was good fun.

Okay so lets spread the optimism, shall we?

You know, inspite of all of the complainin' and stuff we make, Singapore's a bloody great country to live in. Okay so we have a Class 1 terrorist on the loose, but he's being a good boy and not causing much trouble aside from causeway jams... so we can put the issue of Mat Selamat to the sidelines for now.

Think about it - the country is relatively safe (compared to many other countries/cities), its clean, and even after the price hike, taxis are affordable. Public transportation system is top-notch, people are generally friendly, and the weather is still better than most najor cities in the world (i.e London). Hard work is rewarded, and we've one of the strongest currencies in the region which equates to GREAT SHOPPING ABROAD! Great nightlife. The economy is doing relatively well, and there is a low poverty rate. Traffic jams are still better than other cities in the region, (try travelling in KL during rush hour - 3 hours on the same road, man), and lots of international acts drop by.

Lets put it this way - life could be a lot worse, y'know what I mean? :)

Speaking about life; someone asked me the other day, what I wanted in it. I thought for two seconds and just say, "I want to be happy." Simple, no?

Yeah, being in the industry is great, I love my job. But essesntially, I want to be HAPPY. And it may not be my job, it may not be money... its that thing you think of, if you should face your moment of reckoning, that you love the most. If your plane is gonna crash/ship is gonna sink/office chair is gonna explode... what would be the first thing that pops into your mind that you wish you spent more energy on? That's what makes you happy, luv, and that's what you should invest most of your energy into, to be happy. That's my current formula anyways. Keeps things in perspective.

Well, I hope everyone else is having a great day as well. If not, go do something that would make you happy. Heck, buy a chocolate easter bunny and bite of its head if that's your kinda thing. *big big grin*

Now that your rose is in bloom, A light hits the moon on the grave...

Last night we shot some finals scenes for Enbloc (8pm every Wed! ;) ) and while I can't give too much away, I have to say that Cindy, my character, goes through lots of ups and downs. Last night was one of my downs. Which brings me to this question.

Would you be the third party in a relationship? As in be the person that would cause a relationship to break up, to be with the girlfriend/boyfriend/husband/wife. Would you be the "Other woman/man"?

Sometimes in life you meet people, whom you connect amazingly with, that you wonder what it'll be like to be with that person... and he or she ends up to be either in a relationship, or worse, married. Actually, I won't explore the married option, because that one's really off limits. heh. A more controversial question would be the other one. I guess there are a few options;

1. Try to steal he/she away from her partner
Personally I believe in karma, that is what goes around, comes around. If you steal her away from her partner, there'sa high chance that it'll happen to you. Not just because of Karma, but hey - if she can leave her man for you, she sure a hell would be able to leave you for another man. So tread carefully on this turf. Playing devil's advocate though - and this is a true story - the lady ended up leaving her fiancee for the guy, and they ended up happily married. So how? Its still a risk to take this path, because if she decides not to leave her man, your relationship with her would be ruined forever. She wouldn't respect what you tried to do (especially if you were manipulative), and you possible may have lost respect for her in the process as well (for cheating on her partner). So there is a high chance of this one not working out.

2. Be 'friends'
Almost like option (1), but not really. Whilst you make it clear to her that you have feelings for her, and you'd be the best man in the world for her, refuse to do anything with her while she's in a relationship. She would probably admire your 'principles' (or not, pending on how you handle it), and you may or may not get results. Point is, ball is in her court, and its she who decides what she wants to do. Make it clear though, that being the third wheel is not an option for you. Whilst very easy to initially do, this option becomes complicated if emotions are thrown in the air and treads on option (1) above. Amazing amount of willpower is required is to carry this option out.

3. Quietly sit in a corner and wait
Establish a good enough relationship so much so that you guys go out occassionally enough to 'kinda' know of her lovelife situation. Better yet, befriend her best friend (and hopefully she has a loose tongue). Then wait for her relationship to fall apart, and STRIKE! while the iron is hot. Heh. Sounds easy enough, and it can possibly be so if your timing is good enough, but danger lurks where she's having a fantastic relationship with her (blasted) fella, and you end up waiting for about 3-7 years before she decides to marry the dude and have little mini-hers running around. So whilst this option may not guaruntee results... it is possibly the safest. I mean, if its meant to be, its meant to be.. (another life-principle I believe in), and depending on your own principles, you could possibly even date other people while you're waiting around (though this is tricky as well, 'cause then you end up using someone else to pass time). But I'm not here to judge you, and to be honest - whatever floats your boat, right?

4. Burn it
Totally not have anything to do with her, 'cause you're not that sorta person to break a relationship up. Slightly less pro-active than option (3), but still, it really ain't a bad idea, at the end of the day. There are LOTS of fish in the sea. Trust me, you'd find someone else as good / better than that person that you think is the special one. Stop wanting what you can't have, and move on. With some luck, she'll realise what she let go, and chase after you instead. ;)

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