女人说

= 女人说 =

好男人 你爱不爱我 告诉我

你的心 我的心 在害怕什麽?

别担心 靠近我耳朵 说爱我

爱 就是这样的

爱是一种心里面的慢动作

多甜蜜多快乐 让我和你两个人 去体会 去想像

女人说 多爱我一分钟

比给我什麽都有用 oh oh

你和我相爱的每一天 都贵重

女人说 记住我的温柔

忘了我嫉妒的时候

今天起 不可以不管我 保护我

有雨有风 所以你要爱我

好男人别过于忧心 看着我 你爱她 她爱他

她一定晓得 我的心给你一分钟听你说

Had a good woman's talk with Fion this evening - feels good to just laze around at Starbucks.

女人要自觉， 要爱惜自己， 爱惜生命。 若发现自己漂浮在汪洋里，迷失了方向。。。 是要随波浪前进， 还是拼了命的找寻未知的方向， 还是。。。放弃?

身边的朋友 似乎都浮沉在爱的汪洋里

要她们坚强，要她们勇敢地放手。。。从我口中说出， 是否没有说服力? 我会说得太容易吗?

我们没有那浮舟，是不是就永远到不了岸呢?

没被发现的谎言， 会不会是爱的另一面?

爱久了。。。会不会只剩下感情?

而这份感情。。。 又能不能维持这段恋情呢?

没有任何一样 - 难道就非陷入谷底不可吗?

no one can identify this better than people from the sunny island

Laughter is always the best medicine.

Mr. Peh is such a sweeeet boy.

Thanks for this clip.

Dunno to laugh or cry with it.

色，戒

色，戒

是年少无知的信念， 还是热血沸腾的冲动?

finally saw the much awaited Lust Caution last Friday-

which is also my first R(A) movie. Er, the first R(A) movie I watched, I mean.

It was hell of an emotional ride.

Tang Wei is brilliant as 王佳芝 - whose life is shaped by circumstances. 仿佛像片落叶随风飘， 几经风浪。。。却始终找不到歇脚的地方。 原本是敌人的易先生， 却变成了她最能投靠的岸，最能抒发情感的对象。 I'm not even surprised when she did what she did to Tony at the last minute (don't want to be a spoiler - watch the show to find out). Fion joked that whoever would do what she did with such a precious thing in hand. Is such the weakness of 女人?

Tony is getting old but still fantastic as 易先生. As eva puts it, "老了老了，眼睛都不放电了，不过浑身都是戏，变成了戏骨. 他需要发泄，他需要交流，可言语上他不能交流，因为他不能信任，直到他遇见王佳芝。王佳芝从不问他的事情，不干涉他的事情，但是他们知道并理解对方内心的悲凉和孤独."

Lee Hom and the group of students were the weakest characters in the show. Lee Hom, first - to love someone and not stop her from hurting herself is despicable. yea, he has a cause to fight for, but that 'cause' is not as alive and kicking as the one in front of him. And the group of students? Crying at the end is just pathetic - they didn't even lose themselves in the struggle against the enemy.

Anyway, good show. Lovely shanghai scenes with a screen shot of the hotel I stayed at, and the bridge i wake up to seeing every morning.

We were also discussing if the bed scenes were for real when Steph pointed in an interview where Tony said, 'If it's real, then Lee Ang wouldn't need to find me for the role.' A real pro indeed. =)

色易守， 情难防

p.s. I'm sick of GUYS asking me to buy the uncensored version dvd in hong kong for them - STOP DOING THAT. This film is not the hardcore porn you want and I'm not your dvd auntie. bleh.

I have a super big heart for all my great guy friends. :D

"I do not measure myself by the yardsticks of Amnesty International

or Freedom House or Reporters Without Frontiers.

I measure myself by the objectives of governance of my people.

What must the government do?

It must establish a system

where there is peace,

stability

and opportunities for everybody to live a full life,

which means

good health,
good housing,
good jobs,
good education,
good hospitals.

There is nothing which you want to read that you cannot read in Singapore.

Everybody is on the Internet,
everybody has got broadband,
you have got cable television,
access to all the information,
you can blog,
you can do anything you like." MM Lee

Just don't be caught doing the wrong things.

the Manila mania continues

The drama didn't stop at the airport.

1) We were early and did not check in until 2pm. When we eventually did, it turned out to be a Junior suite - with single beds placed next to each other. =.= We suspect they didn't understand when we said we wanted a two-bedroom suite. Heng the latter is still available, though it's on a smoking floor.

2) So of course, we were late for the first interview at 2pm. To add to the drama, the company had shifted office and the address on their website is not updated - so we were at the wrong location!

3) We were SO tired after the drama on Wed morning that we didn't explore the city at night - plus, it rained. =.=

4) Thursday night dinner was buffet - Filipino style and Jap and Western all in one. I was so FULL I had indigestion and I puked at 630 am the following morning. It was a relief to be rid of the bloatedness but it was horrible puke!! There was simply too much food to eat!!!

5) We had planned to club on Thursday night. Checked with concierge what's the nearest happening club in Ortigas City, was told it was Alchemy.

We must have asked at least 20 taxi drivers outside the hotel if they knew how to get to the Alchemy on Julias Vergas Street. None of them knew.

We hopped into a cab - the driver seemed to know, but we drove around in circles around the same area - until we stopped him, paid, and got off.

How can the local taxi drivers not know this happening club???

So, we flagged down a couple more taxis, walked around the area, and finally met our saviour..... who drove us to the nearby police post.

Of course, the police would know... their favourite huants to crack down junkies.

So we were happily on our way! Hip hop music blasting in the taxi, driver was damn happy he found us the place, and we can't wait to shake our booties!

But... the moment we got off the taxi, we knew something else was wrong. There was no blasting music or drunken bodies outside the club. Time check = past midnight.

"Hey, Alchemy's closed ...." This dude called out, and took our cab and left.

What the....

Totally unsatisfied, we headed to whichever bar which is still opened at this hour to have a couple of drinks before knocking out at the hotel.


6) And as if we hadn't learnt our lesson for being early at the airport, we just made it in time for the flight bound for HK.

Well, amongst all the drama, there're some good and extremely enjoyable moments of course.

1) the three amigos at the buffet restaurant - you'll see what i mean when you view the video clip.

2) Short day tour to Intramuros - Manila's walled city, with pages of history on those walls, holes in walls made by canon bombs and how strong life is.

3) Interesting Manila food and lovely Filipino friends - Charlotte, Sonny, the three amigos and 78 yr old taxi driver Nick!!

Am starting to dream of a holiday in one of the Filippino islands, sipping pineapple juice, listening to Spanish tunes, already!

every traveller's nightmare

Have been nursing a cold since I returned from Manila

the kind which you know you've caught the virus, but it's not yet full blown until your brain cannot function and you cannot move your body out of bed.

So I survived on panadol cold everyday and night.

Dizzy head, watery eyes, painful nose. This is not good at all.

My sleeping time has become earlier as a result - from crazy hours past 2am to right after the clock strikes 12 - which is good.

Woke up with a fright this morning - dreamt that I was back in the hotel, happily checked out, boarded plane and landed and then realised that I had left my luggage in the hotel.

Deep, undisturbed rest is really what I need to get better.

Drama ma ma goes manila!

I think my life is getting too dramatic.
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0630

Tom gave me a morning call. Fell out of bed.

0700

Dumped all toiletries, facial cleanser stuff, PJs and misc into the luggage and locked it.

0715

Standing at corner of Lan Kwai Fong desperately trying to flag a cab with tiny raindrops falling on my head.

0730

Reached HK Station, happily queued in line to check in before I get on the Airport Express. I should have sensed something wrong when there's no queue for online check in passengers. Text Tom to inform him to check in at the airport first since I'm still in the Q...

0755

After a long wait, I was told, in a super calm manner by the CX staff that ... I'M LATE FOR MY FLIGHT!!! and the next Airport Express is leaving at 8am. My flight is 910am, Boarding time is 20 minutes before, airport express would take 30 min to reach airport... so you do the maths.

0800

Nabei, CX staff bluff me. The Airport Express train left at 0758 and the next one is arriving in 12 minutes. Tom is calling me from the airport... because... he cannot check in.... because I had booked the air tickets with my credit card and they need to see me in person with my credit card!!! holy moly!

All this while on the train, images of how we (Mr Goh, Wx & Jz) almost missed our flight in HK last dec flashed. We had missed the check in timing, BUT luckily, the flight was delayed... and Mr Goh's "C'mon, you gotta get us on this flight!" somewhat helped...

I CANNOT miss this flight - the next one is at 2pm and I would have missed my scheduled interview at ... hurr 2pm.

0835

Ran for my life, in 3.5 inches heels, rolling luggage, swinging hangbag to counter B23...only to find out.....

THAT I HAVE TO THROW AWAY THE LIQUIDS IN MY LUGGAGE COS THE CHECK IN GATE IS CLOSED!

my toiletries! my entire facial cleansing regime! Poof!!!! They are expensive shit! and I only started using one 2 weeks ago! It's not even utilised for more than 10%!!

What would you do, tell me, what would you do...

0840

In line to pass the customs - Had to pick the shortest line! but...

Officer: (flipping my passport)- Is this REALLY you?

FAINT - Look very different MEH?

Dramamama: (sweetest smile) Yes, and sorry, but could you hurry up cos I'm rushing for my flight (again, sweetest smile)

Officer: Sure, I'm trying to find your date of entry to HK stamp. So.. your surname is LUO?

Dramamama: =_=

0850

CX lady staff brought me to the line for flight crew to scan luggage and walk through the detector thingy.

I'm SO GRATEFUL TO THIS LADY! She looked more worried and anxious than me! She's been such a GREAT help!

Officer: I'm sorry, but all these items are more than 100ml and you cannot take them on board.

Dramamama: (pained look) but these are all very expensive.... can I pls keep.. this .. this .. and this... (tries very hard to imitate puss in Shrek)

Officer throws back one tube which is 125g. ^ ^ but took out all the rest. BAH.

0855

Ran for my life. Tom was waiting at the boarding gate.

Hooray! WE MADE IT! My cells have never felt this alive before.

= Ninoy Aquino International Airpot - Mabuhay (Welcome) US! =

= The clear sky strong juxtaposed with the clustered buildings below =

= We're transformed to mini millionnaires with Pesos! =

More sights and sounds tomorrow!

Tired beee and thirsty bee!

I cannot understand why I always take so long to pack... even when it's only a 3day trip! started packing at 1130 after watching Basic Instinct 2 on cable.

Did my laundry in between. And some unpacking and packing.

And replied work emails - people in Vietnam don't sleep at normal hours!

So now, I have 4 hours of sleep ahead before i rush to the airport.

Thank goodness for online check in. =)

Met Fion for lunch at Wanchai today. Don't know what's with my luck and my encounters with insects today. When I got to the office, I had three THUMB size mosquito bites on my legs.

During lunch, my salad was attacked by a fruit fly thingy.

And when my 'dong leng cha' was served, this thirsty bee happily took the first sip.



Tom has a better picture of the bee, sticking out its built-in 'straw', sucking the liquid. My picture is when it started swimming around.

The outrageous thing is... even after all the commotion i created, and signalled for the waitress to come by... the drink and the bee were left unattended!

The waitresses asked silly questions like, 'Should I get another glass of ice tea for you?' 'Would you like a new glass?'

HELL YEAH!

and when we told them to remove it, she said, 'what if it starts flying and stings me?'

holy shit. So we did this to the drowning bee.



The table of MALE diners next to us were prepared to fend off the bee with their fork and knives. Goodness.

Where has my knight in shining armour gone?

Normally, under such circumstances - food contamination by fruit fly and bee, the restaurant manager should at least come and apologise (and offer to settle lunch for me)... but no... no one came forward to say anything - other than to present the bill.

Such is the service standard in HK? In any case, if you want a buzz-free meal in wanchai, avoid a certain Bistro located at CWB Center.