on Thursday, September 25, 2003
Been a couple of days since I last updated my blog. Okay more than a couple of days! Give me a break here! Stop whining and get a life. LOL Thank God I am not writing a column. Definitely get fired or SUED!
I am still not sure if anyone is reading this but I am going to pretend that I am the most eloquent and sophisticated writer ever to grace this planet.
Thats right! Step aside Tolkien!!!! Imagine my name in BOLD on some book cover will be pretty cool. The New York Times Bestseller! Or The World's Best Book ever!!!
Okay okay i am back in reality now. (Sits up and wipes away the goo on my face)
Not sure if you guys realise this but the reason why i always write about crap is because i have no life. Thats right. No life. Zero. Zlich. Nada. SO PLEASE PEOPLE!! CALL ME!!!! DRAG ME OUT!!!!!!!!!!
Its been raining forever! The day that i actually want to get off my big fat ass to go swimming but it has to be rain all day. I think someone up there must be playing a joke on me. But its nice though to just sit at home on my gigantic behind and type away on my non-exsistence social life. Nice to hear pitter platter. I love rain. Makes the world "cleaner" in a spiritual way. Dont think the rain water is very clean nowadays. ACID RAIN. But dont have to rain on the day i want to go swimming right?? Not fair!!!!!!!!! I wanted to be slim. Nope i have to be fat. I want to be smart. Nope, have to come off like an idiot. Now i just want to go swimming!!! ARGH !!!Okay how is all this relevant? Well i want to be slim. And when i am slim, im happy and i can pay more attention in class and become smarter. Thats why i want to go swimming the first place. But no no. Have to RAIN today. The day that Miss Highness AKA me choose to skip class and go swimming. Nah im happy with the way i am. Exercise for the purpose of matching my calories intake.
Yes i wrote crap in the last paragraph because to refresh on the last 2 paragraphs, i have no life. Confused? So am i. Most days, i just dont know what i am rumbling about. I dont know what i a m looking for nowadays. No direction is a better notion for my thoughts.
Most of the times we are so caught up with the pace of our lives that we forgot what we were doing. Maybe thats my excuse for being lazy. Just wanting to sit back and relax all the damn time. LOL Did i mention that im born in the year of Porky? My boyfriend calls me Pork-er! Idiot!! I thought guys have a "Danger" sensor. Kinda like if your girlfriend ask you the inevitable "Am i fat" question. Guys immediately think " What is the right answer?" OR "Would she still sleep with me if i tell her the truth?"
A tip for the entire male population: When your girlfriend/Wife/Lover/Mother/Daughter ask you the "question", escape from scene immediately. Excuses to use varies from " Need to go to the gents baby" to "Oh Soccer is on!" Depends on the timing of the day of course. This is because........AHEM are you ready for it? No answer is right. Lets put the general white lies (She is really BIG but you say that she is slim) aside, no answers will get you off the hook.
For instance.......
Man:"No baby you look absolutely amazing!"
Woman:" How amazing?"
Man:" As amazing as the Amazing race?"
Woman:" Oh so now im just as amazing as the TV show huh?"
Man: No sweetie pie. As amazing as the invention of planes. Dont you think its amazing how planes can get you anywhere?"
Woman:" Planes? Jumbo Jet or Concorde?"
Man:" Concorde of course!"
Woman: "Oh so now you are going to put me in retirement huh? You want to start flying other planes is it?!"
See what i mean? Never a right answer. Hate to say this but almost 99.999999 % of the female population will probably react in this mystical manner. I as charged has been guilty of this crime. However i dont go "Do i look fat?". I always go "I am fat". Which is the truth but somehow will make me feel better when my boyfriend says "No dear. You look fine."
Hmm maybe i should start writing about female perspectives sometime. However it will be a long and tedious effort. Another topic for another time.
Ta-Ta
Signing off,
.....Her highness.....
Carina
3:02:00 PM
on Monday, September 15, 2003
//Listening to Michael Buble's CD right now// read the concert review below!
KISSING A FOOL
You are far
When I could have been your star
You listened to people
Who scared you to death, and from my heart
Strange that you were strong enough
To even make a start
But you'll never find
Peace of mind
Til you listen to your heart
People
You can never change the way they feel
Better let them do just what they will
For they will
If you let them
Steal your heart from you
People
Will always make a lover feel a fool
But you knew I loved you
We could have shown them all
We should have seen love through
Fooled me with the tears in your eyes
Covered me with kisses and lies
So goodbye
But please don't take my heart
You are far
I'm never gonna be your star
I'll pick up the pieces
And mend my heart
Maybe I'll be strong enough
I don't know where to start
But I'll never find
Peace of mind
While I listen to my heart
People
You can never change the way they feel
Better let them do just what they will
For they will
If you let them
Steal your heart
And people
Will always make a lover feel a fool
But you knew I loved you
We could have shown them all
But remember this
Every other kiss
That you ever give
Long as we both live
When you need the hand of another man
One you really can surrender with
I will wait for you
Like I always do
There's something there
That can't compete with any other
You are far
When I could have been your star
You listened to people
Who scared you to death, and from my heart
Strange that I was wrong enough
To think you'd love me too
I guess you were kissing a fool
You must have been kissing a fool
Concert Review-Michael Buble (Boo-Blay)
How i should i say this....I was enchanted and mesmerized by his voice. The concert started 20 mins later than the time specified. Singaporeans are never on time. LOL I was sitting on the center right side of the stage. 6 rows from the front. So close!!! Michael was with his 8 men band. He started with a cover of Van Morrison's Moondance. Then some women are taking pictures of him and photography was not alone. He said that "photography is not allowed right? But of course it will be right if i am in there!" And he came down the stage to take the pictures with those lucky females and gave them a hug! I swear the whole audience just went " awwwww". Every woman was jealous. LOL By the way, the concert was packed. I have no idea that his music appealed to some many people. From the audience, there are the yuppies to the old folks...LOL I think i was the youngest in the front section. Everyone seem to be older than me! WOW.
Before he sang the song "Fever" he was like saying that he hope that he doesnt want to responsible for couples breaking up as the tone of "Fever" is sexy and the music makes people horny. LOL Then he called himself a walking oyster!!! Of course he was joking.... Otherwise the govt would have to R-21 his show! LOL
He entertained the audience with his jokes and bits and pieces of his life. I am not sure how he is in real life but i would like to write this thinking that he is how he presented on stage. I feel that he is a down to earth guy and he did managed to reach the audience on a personal level. He sang almost all the songs from his debut album except for "Summer Wind" etc. But he did added in songs like " Mack the Knife". He mentioned that it was hard to be in the business for him as he missed his family and did a song in honour of his grandpa who influenced him with the style of music he sings today. I would say that he has good "PR" skills. He is a natural on stage and lots of interactions with the audience. If music doesnt work out for him, perhaps he can try out for "Saturday night live" LOL. The band was awesome too. I really love the way they played the music.
I always thought that Buble is french but he is ITALIAN! Im shocked!!!! His voice is really amazing. You know how some people sang worse than their CDs? Not Buble. He sounded really great (I think he sounds better singing live than in the CD) LOL. Good range. His voice and style of singing shows great diversity and tone. He even did a RAP! LOL The audience was laughing their asses off. According to him, because he is Canadian, he is automatically a gang-sta. Even did the ghetto talk." Hang out with the slamming bitches.." LOL
I was over the moon when he sang "the way you looked tonight". I first started listen to the song by Tony Bennet. Later, i heard the song on Steven tyrell's album. The wonderful thing is that the song covered by the 3 of them, has such a different beat and emotion with each of their individuality. When Buble sang "Kissing a fool", tears just surfaced in my eyes. I was touched by the way the song was presented. It was really beautiful.
I did not regret going to this concert one bit. In fact, if he ever step upon the Singapore shore again, i would definitely go again. To all my friends who like jazz/swing or music of the "Sinatra" genre, please go buy the debut album.
Thank you hon for buying me the ticket. I really appreciate it and i enjoyed the show tremendously. Thank you for the experience of the lifetime and for furthur enhancing my music knowledge.
Carina
11:53:00 PM
//Laundry Day
I have nothing to wear. And i hate doing laundry. Partly because my subconscious tells me that i should hire a maid just to wash my dirty wear, tidy my house, cook, clean...do everything for me. Ohhh wait! okay im snapped back to reality. Where was i? Oh yeah laundry. Filthy laundry. Argh! I have to take care of that. Sigh.
Eating my home cooked lunch "bee tai bak" right now. Its been a while since i cooked at home. Tastes homely.
My classes are starting back up tomorrow and i had a vacation break for two weeks. Originally, i wanted to use the 2 weeks to catch up on my studies but no no. My mind said "Yes" but my heart said "No". Sadly, i tend to follow what my heart wants. I spent 2 precious weeks playing computer games and hanging out. Thats bad. Really bad.
Oh and i still have to do laundry today. Bad bad bad.
Lets see...what did i do on Sunday.....
Went for a "Powerwalk" with my mom at Sembawang park in the morning. It was nice. I didnt know i could perspired just by walking really fast. LOL Then both of us went out with Florence and Patsy. Went to Camper's Corner at Capitol Building. The store is pretty well stocked and im surprised that they have " Patagonia"! Staff is friendly. I didnt buy anything though. Thinking about going camping sometimes. " Get in touch with me "WILD" side you know....LOL yeah im pretty mild on normal days contrary to what others think. ROAR! Later we went looking for shoes but didnt see any i like. Im too picky. Im looking at my toe right now and i think i might have to go back to the doctor AGAIN to remove the ingrown nail. Its starting to hurt badly again.
Now the happy part. We went to Mango at City hall and stayed there for almost an hour and a half just trying on almost EVERYTHING. Breezed in and out of the dressing room. I must had tried on 20 different clothings.Im a big fan of Mango and Zara. I think my mom and Florence caught the "MAngo" Bug from me. LOL My mom is starting to buy more and more of their stuff. Florence bought this really nice and EXPENSIVE suit. Im actually surprised that they have it in her size. She is so tiny. Patsy was acting like an usher or rather a hanger. "Take this for me dear...oh hang on to this for me " Poor girl. In the end, me and my mom settled for 2 pieces each. Thanks mom! Then we saw the President's Star Charity live telecast. Saw Edmund Chen ( Really a nice guy), Zoe Tay ( Looks like she never aged), Chew CHor Meng (Pretty tall in real life) and the cast of Homerun (well they are kids). Shopped some more. We had dinner at Out of the pan- famously known as " the restuarant by the fountain". Its a crepes place. We shared Teriyaki Cod wrapped in Sundried tomato flour, Smoked Salmon in Whole Wheat flour, chicken noodles and fresh berries waffles. The cod is pretty good except that its a tad too sweet for my taste. Smoked salmon leaves less to be desired as it a tad too creamy with the huge dose of mayonnaise in the crepe roll. Fresh berries however was a wonderful delight with the extra cinnamon or nutmeg ( I think its cinnamon) in the waffles with honey and custard. Lovely... of course, im on a sugar boost for the night. Damn the sweets!
As for today, well laundry laundry and more laundry. Hope to study a little and then off to watch Michael Buble in concert.
I am still feeling a little blue...maybe its the case of the mondays. However, going out and just relax really worked for me.
P/S Winnie: Will try to go with you one of these days. Hopefully. Glad you had fun!
Carina
12:23:00 PM
on Friday, September 12, 2003
//Listening to Michael Buble's Put your head on my shoulder//
Feeling like a loser. I really feel like a big sinner. I have no one that i can confide. Many people might think what i am saying is just a load of crap or passing remark. Sigh. Guess no one takes me seriously. I try to explain things but people just dont seem to understand what i am saying. Someday i wish someone will rescue me. Most of the days, i just close my doors and cry. Pathetic huh......
I dont know who to turn to. I know im not perfect but i didnt know that im such a bad person. Everything i do is wrong. Maybe i should just find a cave somewhere and hide since i bring people so much unhappiness. Yup its always me. Ha ha! Its all me me me me.
Carina
11:43:00 PM
on Thursday, September 11, 2003
Paper Lanterns....
I didnt even realised that the Lantern Festival is today until i was reading my cousin's blog. Man its that time of the year again. Time really flies. I remembered when i was a kid, my grandma would buy me one of those traditional paper lanterns and bring me to a nearby community center to go for a walk with the other kids from the neigbourhood. It will normally end with a lucky draw. I remembered getting a book once. Was so happy. The joys of being a kid. I have been selling mooncake this year but i cant believe i actually forgot the date! LOL So silly.
Is it just me or is it getting hotter in Singapore? Feeling so warm while sitting down typing this blog.
Classes are starting back up for me next week. Wanted to use the term break for revision but didnt get anything done. All i did was went out and played The Sims. I felt so horrible. Why the hell am i so lazy?? Sigh. My stomach has been in a turbulent all day long. That didnt help. Hope tomorrow will be better.
Carina
9:44:00 PM
on Wednesday, September 10, 2003
The blog is finally up and running! Thank god!!! I sat on my ass for the day to figure the html. Couldnt take it anymore so i called Winnie for help. She sorted everything out in 20 mins! Thank you Winnie!
I was pissed that i am such a HTML idiot!
Went to the night market with Jay. Bought the Sims Superstar CD for Gladys. She is just a Sims Junkie like i am. Hon bought some games but it didnt work. Felt sorry for him. I had a great time tonight.
Wasnt feeling well today. Really bad stomach ache. Puts me in a foul mood all day long. Watching High Sch Reunion now. CHANNEL 5 : GIVE ME SOME DECENT SHOWS PLS instead of this CRAP!!!!
The news are depressing today. SARS and the ministers' pay. They are paid higher than most countries' politicians and they deny it all damn time. What the hell! I havent had a good year for a long time. Maybe the 4 horsemen are really happening! Who knows! I just hope that Singapore wont face any more epidemic or crisis....Wages go down as the govt wants us to be more "competitive" but they keep raising prices for everything. Then they bitch about how our wages are too high! The fundamental problems lie in the economic structure of the country and thats for the govt to change! Our wages are high because the stuff in SG are expensive. Now they keep raising the blls and all the stuff. Real income goes down. Sucks big time! Hope we will tide over this period.
NO SARS PLS!
Carina
11:59:00 PM
Finally got this thing up and going. At least it looks acceptable now! I spent all day trying to figure out all the html crap!!! I was pissed!!
Carina
10:21:00 PM
on Tuesday, September 09, 2003
Welcome all..........
Hi everyone! This will be my new journal. Im tired of looking at my old one ( http://carinachia.easyjournal.com ) where i have the same template everyday. Thus i decided to inject some colours and new design into my new blog spot. i tried to download some skins from Blogskins.com but im an idiot at HTML so i cant figure out what is wrong with the skin so i have to stick to the ones that blogger has. I will be updating more often now. So just keep your eyes open!
Carina
11:34:00 PM
