Monday, January 31, 2005

That's the theme of Jay Chou's concert for Year 2005 in Malaysia. It was held at Stadium Merdeka on 29 January, 2005 to a relentless rowdy crowd.

Preparation
The days leading to the concert was full with anticipation. I can't believe I'm finally going to see him perform live here! Been prepping myself up by listening to his music for the whole week before his concert. Saturday came, day shining brightly, went to work in the morning, had lunch with Boon, came home to rest, had 40winks, woke up at 4pm, sky was dark and cloudy, it rained heavy drops (!), showered, got ready for the big event, hoping with hope it won't rain later, Boon came by at 5.15pm, me, mom and Boon left the house at 5.30pm, still raining, got stuck in KL traffic, reached the parking lot opposite Merdeka Stadium at 6.10pm, rain had already stopped, paid RM6 for the parking (total ripped-off!), took a bottle of water and umbrella, waded through the throngs of teen fans, waited in front of the Stadium, 6.30pm and still waiting, took some photos for remembrance with Boon and mom, had luk-luk for dinner, waited for Sai Wai to come, aiks, she's already inside the Stadium, our turn to get in too, got into the Stadium at 7.15pm, managed to bring in my digicam, met up with Sai Wai who's sitting at row 11, went back to row 19 to sit with mom and Boon, waited for the concert to start, people started to pour into the Stadium, waited for the concert to start, suddenly the crowd went wild, Jay's mom and maternal grandma walked into the Stadium, 8pm and the concert hasn't started yet (!), more people are walking into the Stadium, crowd cheering and shouting for Jay Chou, his band came on stage, 8.45pm Jay finally appeared!

The Concert
It was great! He sang so many songs and needless to say they were all my favourites. The opening act was a rap number. He played An Jing on a red grand piano. Later he teamed up with one of Nan Quan Ma Ma member to play the Flight of the Bumble Bee on the keyboards. He played the flute too. Sang Rasa Sayang and said Terima Kasih to the crowd. Oh man and all the time he was so cute! Took pictures of him finally gave the camera to Boon while I sang with the crowd! Landy Wen came to sing too. She sang only two numbers, thankfully too because I wanted to see more of Jay then anyone else. Jay sang mostly the new songs from his 5th album. Old hits like Long Juan Feng, Hei Se You Mo, Dong Feng Po, Kai Bu Liao Kou, Ba Wo Hui Lai Le, Xing Ching, Zui Hou de Zhan Yi, Hui Da Guo Qu were not forgotten. He also sang a Faye Wong song and he attempted to sing part of the song in Cantonese. Jay returned back to the stage after two encores. First encore he sang Qi Li Xiang, title track from his latest album. He came back on stage with Shuang Jie Gun while playing nun-chuks and ended the whole show with Yeh Yeh Pao de Cha. There were a lot of breaks in between, perhaps Jay needed time out to perform the concert. It finally ended at 11.10pm.

Ending
Sigh, it was really good. Met up with Sai Wai again after the concert to take pictures, walked to the car feeling sweaty, got stuck in the parking lot where everyone was trying to leave the place, got stuck again KL traffic, finally reached home at 1.10pm, changed, talked to Boon on the phone, slept feeling contented.

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Monday, January 24, 2005

Bubu truck balance as at today is rm17.50. hehehe...

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Saturday, January 22, 2005

when your loved one listens patiently to you talking over the phone. And when you get too emotional from talking and start to cry, your loved one doesn't calls you silly.

And the best part is, you don't have to cry yourself to sleep on your Garfield, but you can still cry over the phone till you doze off to sleep.

That's love.

L-O-V-E by Nat King Cole

L - is for the way you look at me
O - is for the only one I see
V - is very very extraordinary
E - is even more than anyone that you adore
and love, is all that I can give to you
love, is more than just a game for two
two in love can make it
take my heart and please don't break it
love, is made for me and you

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Wednesday, January 12, 2005

I'll paint my mood in shades of blue
Paint my soul to be with you
I'll sketch your lips in shaded tones
Draw your mouth to my own

I'll draw your arms around my waist
Then all doubt I shall erase
I'll paint the rain that softly lands on your wind-blown hair

I'll trace a hand to wipe out your tears
A look to calm your fears
A silhouette of dark and light
While we hold each other oh so tight

I'll paint a sun to warm your heart
Swearing that we'll never part
That's the colour of my love

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Saturday, January 08, 2005

Today, I finally had a session of 'meet the parents' for dinner. It went pretty well. yippee!! (:

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Wednesday, January 05, 2005

*part one* *part two* *part three*

Detective Hobbes mind was carefully processing all the information he had gathered so far. 'If the sneaky Long Tail's tip off is to be believed, I'll be killing two birds with one stone', Detective Hobbes pondered.

'I'll take this risk and hopefully I won't be given an early retirement by the Chief!', he continued.

And with that, Detective Hobbes begin to device an elaborate scheme to trap the culprit.

Night falls and the Detective is ready with his plot. With other law enforcing officials stationed at various points, vigilance was extremely important. An hour, two, three, five hours passed without anything in sight. Some of the law enforcers began fidgeting and grumbling at the long wait.

'Darn! Long Tail will surely get his reward this time... he surely will', Detective Hobbes said with a grim face, blacker than a charcoal.

Then all of a sudden, a flutter of wings was heard. Everyone was tensed, watching. Against the moonlight, an outline shadow of a very huge bird can be seen sitting on a rooftop. With a quick beat of the wings, the bird swooped down to grab at the pile of fishes.

'NOW!', shouted Detective Hobbes.

And 10 burly law enforcing officers quickly dropped a heavy net on the bird. The bird let out a loud squawking noise which resonated through the quiet night. As much as he had guessed, it was the Blue Kingpin-fisher – the notorious mafia leader with an insatiable appetite for fishes and all things that glitter.

Since he was caught in the act, Kingpin was arrested for further questioning. However, he stubbornly refused to divulge anything. Detective Hobbes decided to use force on him. With 2 burly officers each holding Kingpin down, Detective Hobbes started plucking the blue feathers out, one by one.

'Oww.. yeoww!!! How dare you?? Don't you dare to pull anymore off my plumes of pride! I'll sue you ... I'll SUE you!', cried the Kingpin indignantly.

'Fat chance at suing me Kingpin. You'll be serving a heavier sentence if you don't cooperate with us. It's your own fate... choose', the Detective said grimly.

Finally, Kingpin admitted to blackmailing Long Tail to place fur and paw prints all over the aquarium, the first crime scene to divert the police attention. Then Kingpin also forced Long Tail to frame rascal Robby Rat, his nemesis. Long Tail decided to spill the beans after Kingpin threatened to kidnap his missus if he refused to lie to the police after the second fish theft. Long Tail may be an ex-goon but he loves his missus more than anything else in the world.

With the confession, the Blue Kingpin-fisher was put behind bars.

Once again, Detective Hobbes saved the day! The thief has been caught and the sapphire stone returned to Mr. Mole. Although nothing could be done with the fishes, the pretty lady was compensated with an undisclosed sum. Calm is restored in the city again.

The Detective was very much relieved with the case solved. He kept his word and rewarded Long Tail for his valuable information. 'Here you go Long Tail... your reward and uh.. thanks', mumbled Detective Hobbes.

'Ah yoo see?? Ah wasn't tellin' yoo no lies, ah wasn't! Ah was as honest as da day is honest to da nitez. And zhanks fer keepin' yer end of promize Detective. Mah missus wud be pleazed wif yer generoseety. Heh heh... now mah missus wil hav a pretty dress to weare tonite...', said Long Tail. 'S'long Detc... ah wil be watchin' mah back from now on', Long Tail disappeared down the road whistling.

'Well, that's that! And there's just one more thing to do', said the Detective while reaching out to pay for a bunch of white roses.

ring... ring... ring...

'Are you coming home for dinner tonight, my love', purred a gentle voice.

'I'll be there, sweetums', Detective Hobbes said lovingly.

'Don't be late then, my love. The champagne and caviar will be ready when you come home', purred Mrs. Hobbes.

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Tuesday, January 04, 2005

I never bothered with doing up a list of resolutions because:

* I rarely fulfill, or even remember them.
* Why wait till the new year to pledge being a better person when this can be done anytime throughout the year?

But oh well, look at what I am doing now – drafting out my list of resolutions for 2005. I hope it's not too late as today is only the fourth day into the new year.

1. In approx. 89days, I'll be reaching almost my mid-20s (that's a not so subtle hint on my coming birthday!) and for once this year, I'd like to grow up and start assuming more life responsibilities. For a start, I'd like to detach myself from my mom's apron strings.

2. I'd like to start doing the things I have interest in i.e. writing stories. Hence the birth of this blog, so that my brains will continuously be milked till it turns wrinkled like a dried prune. And I'd also like to learn how to play the guitar (acoustic/electric) or the drums. *Boon, are you reading this? (:

Achieving even one of the above before the year ends will be a erhmm, milestone.

That's about my resolutions for the time being. Short and achievable. By golly! I think I'm going to be soo proud of myself. *grins*

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*part one* *part two*

This is all fishy business. With bad press and yet another theft, Detective Hobbes is even more grim to solve the case. This time, the theft was even more serious. A rare sapphire stone has been reported stolen from Mr. Richard Mole possessions, the richest philanthropist in the city.

Detective Hobbes was ushered in to Mr. Mole's study room, the crime scene. A quick look around showed that the break-in was through a small window about 2.5 meters from the floor. That narrows down the list to a few possible suspects. Bits of glass from the casing were scattered all over the floor.

'The precious stone was specially cut and engraved for my beloved wife. And now it's gone!', laments Mr. Mole.

'I'm sorry for your loss Mr. Mole. Tell me, how and when did you discover that the sapphire stone was stolen?', questioned Detective Hobbes.

'It was about 11.30am and me and my missus were celebrating her birthday. When I decided to come up to the study to take the sapphire stone to present it to my wife. Then I suddenly heard a crashing sound and quickly ran into the room. And right in the middle of the shattered glass was a huge ... err... huge something. I forgot my glasses and could only see a silhouette of something. And it flew away with my precioussss...', sobbed Mr. Mole.

'I made a leap at it but it flew away with such great speed and force that I only managed to grab this. Here...', Mr. Mole's paws trembled as he handed the blue feather to Detective Hobbes.

'If it's not for my failing sight, I could tell you more... But whatever it is or he... or she.. had fishy breath', cried Mr. Mole.

And all of a sudden, Detective Hobbes slapped his forehead indignantly. 'Of course! How could I be so blinded!! And so blatantly obvious as well', Detective Hobbes shouted.

'Don't worry, Mr. Mole. You'll have the precious stone before the day is out!', Detective Hobbes said with full confidence.

And with that, Detective Hobbes left the room in haste, evidence held tightly in paw.

----

As he was walking, the Detective bumped head on into someone. 'Ouch, am sorry, please excuse me. I'm in a great hurry', the Detective muttered.

'pssstt... it's me Detective. Ah've got somethin' to tell.. Ah swear wif ma tail that am tellin' yoo da truth', Mr. Long Tail whispered.

'I'm not going to be led around by your storytelling lies! Move out of the way or I promise I'll knock the daylights out of you, you ratty tail of a lizard!', Detective Hobbes growled at Long Tail.

'Oh ho... so yoo think that yoo smart because yoo finally figured out who and yoo being cocky about it eh?', mocked Mr. Long Tail.

'You have no business in this Long Tail, and you better scram before I choke you till you turn blue!', threatened the Detective.

'And da last thing yoo need is more bad publiseety and trouble. Ah know who yoo lookin' fer and ah can lead yoo right up to da culprit. And ah ask dis in return fer a leetle favour... a teeny favour... all fer the eschange fer a tip to yoo. Yoo know.. something to help speed up yer work eh, Detective?', said Long Tail slyly.

'Yoo think 'bout it... and yoo think 'bout it real hard. Ah got ma missus to take care off... wud ah risk it all if ah ain't got news to tell yoo?', Long Tail said temptingly.

'Ok, shoot. But if you lie just one more time, don't say I didn't show you any mercy', said the Detective begrudgingly.

'Ahh... not that easy... yoo gotta promise me yoo gonna return me da favour first. Or ah ain't tellin' yoo nothin', Long Tail eyed him suspiciously.

'grumble grumble... deal!', muttered the Detective.

'whisper whisper... ah was blackmailed... whisper whisper... ma wife was involved... whisper whisper... whisper whisper... and his hidey hole whisper whisper ...', said Long Tail in a hushed voice.

'And now yoo will keep yer end of promise??', said Long Tail.

'Once I have your tip off verified. Now scram', said the Detective.

Mystery of the fished, final partto be cont...

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*part one*

Detective Hobbes is now in a fix. His reputation is almost ruined because the thief is still on the loose. Robby rat was released as there were insufficient evidence (to begin with!) against him. You should see that smug look on Robby's dirty face.

'Din I say I din steal no fishies? And now you're gonna pay for the shame I hadta faced!', Robby glinted at Detective Hobbes.

Now Detective Hobbes is even more adamant to catch the real culprit. The two eyewitnesses were called in again for further questioning. Mr. Long Tail and his missus were trembling so much that it looked like they were suffering from muscle spasm.

Detective Hobbes decided to question them directly.

'Now have you been storying me with lies?? You better split the beans before I split your tail!', Detective Hobbes said menacingly.

'Ah ahhh ... ahh ... din tell no lies, Detective!! Honesttt... honesttt... That's wat ah saw! Honesttt...', trembled Mr. Long Tail.

'My hubby ain't lying Detective! We speek da truth... we honest as daylight... honest as the sun and moon and stars that shines in da sky....', Missus Long Tail wailed pitifully.

'You're both useless! useless! Not a single ounce of truth! Off with the both of you before I lock you up for storying lies!', Detective Hobbes stormed out of the room into his office.

And with a furrowed brow, Detective Hobbes leant back in his chair and fell asleep dreaming about rats and lizards chewing on his tail.

The next day, Detective Hobbes woke up with a flurry when he felt something hard hit his face. With blurred vision...

'How could you sleep when the whole city is in a mess??', shouted the Police Chief.

'Wha .. what? It's all under control, Chief. Really. I was just taking a 15 minutes shut eye!', Detective Hobbes trying to cover up.

'Oh really? Well, take a look at today's headlines!', sighed the Chief

Daily Metro ran a screaming headline 'Detective Hobbes framed me to cover up his own shady past! says Robby' The stinking Robby Rat had weaseled his way to the papers to sell his story. Here's a short excerpt from the article.

'I was there minding my own beeznes and then before you call me stinky, I was thrashed by 10 cops and hauled into the lockup. I was framed by a crime I din commit! An' I was framed by the one who claims to be the law enforcer of this city. Who promised not too long ago to fight crime with justice an' all that load of dosh! Well, you innocent citizens better not buy the crap... Because it was that conniving Hobbes who stole those fishes from that pretty lady! You hadta juz search his house...'

This is not making the situation any easier for Detective Hobbes. There's pressure from the media, the public and his Superior to face. And before you know it, another theft was committed in the broad daylight.

Mystery of the fished, part 3to be cont...

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Monday, January 03, 2005

Loving someone means more than just a spectacular display of love and affections towards each other. It means more than that. Responsibilities, being mature about the relationship, proper planning, thoughts of spending our lives together, patience and understanding and respect are some of the thoughts I'm bringing into the new year. Being the contemplative me, I think I'll be quite preoccupied this year.

Late last year, I found a person to share my time with, Boon. And with the dawn of the new year, I hope this relationship will continue to grow and stand firm like the evergreen trees. That the love we share will be refreshed everyday like the morning dew that touches the grass. That our love will mature like a bottle of wine left to aged in the cellar. That our love will be like the daisies you gave me, pretty white and lasting. That our love will be sweet like blooming cherry blossoms in spring time.

It's truly amazing when I make silly jokes and you guffaw with laughter. It's almost adorable when you allow me to alternately call you different cute names because you know I can't make up my mind which ones are the best. I also thought it was sweet of you when you agreed to hug Wiggles to sleep so that your scent will stay on her. I like the way you hold my hand in yours softly. I like the way you wrap your arms around my small frame because it feels so comforting. And most of all, I like it when you're patient with me – the fidgety, indecisive, crabby, stubborn, hot tempered me.

I've decided that I don't want the best person to be with. Instead, I'd rather be with someone whom I know will bring out the best in the both of us. For once, I think I've made a good decision. (:

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