... and we enter the final month of 2007. Where did the year go?!!
Okie ... in anticipation of better things to come ...
4 Dec The second gathering this year (only the second one!). Boy, it feels like only yesterday I was at the first one in Feb!
huiz: Not going. It's a bl**dy weekday and *officially* starts at 7 pm. Don't think we get to spend much time with him anyway (judging from the previous experience, he'll probably turn up about 8 - 9 pm)
No tears for giving Elvin a miss v(~_~)v
15 Dec Kinship closed door event at HDB Hub Convention Centre Auditorium
Usher in Christmas early with the cast of Kinship II! Join Elvin Ng, Xiang Yun, Yao Wen Long, Chen Tian Wen, Alan Tern, Eelyn Kok, Zhang Wen Xiang, Brandon Wong and Carrie Yeo in an exclusive closed-door event and interact with your idols up-close!
Date: Saturday December 15
Time: 2.30pm – 4.30pm
Venue: HDB Hub Convention Centre Auditorium (Basement 1)
Event Highlights
* Be the first to catch the all-exclusive preview of Kinship II!
* Participate in fun games with the cast!
* Be one of the lucky ones to receive a Christmas present from the cast!
Admission to this exclusive event is strictly by invitation only! To get yourself invited, write in to promo8@mediacorp.com.sg with your name, NRIC number and tell us which artiste you’re looking forward to seeing at this event!
Hurry, limited seats only! Closing date: December 9, 11:59pm. You will receive a notification email on December 10 should your application is successful.
huiz: Have sent the email! Will decide if going closer to the date :)
We had dinner at a cozy fish diner in Ortakoy near the Bosphorus.
No doubt, it's for work but I'm looking forward to some good times in this city that sits on both Europe and Asia - the only city in the world with such geographical privilege. Because of flight times and such, we should have some free time to explore the city. Keep my fingers crossed!
Think the weather's lovely too. Temperature hovers on the lower teens, down to below 10 degrees Celsius. Well, for me, it's lovely to be a bit on the cold side :)
More on Istanbul. If it's true that the hotel where I'll be staying has free Internet connection, I shall be putting up pictures fairly soon :)
Finally, EC is married. They've planned it for so long, she's been excited about it for just as long counting down to the big day. It finally happened yesterday with an emotional church ceremony which I missed, and one of the more entertaining dinners I've been to where everyone seemed to know everyone (except us though. Lol). I'm really happy for her.
XM asked if the wedding inspired me to get married soon. I love weddings because I leave these events feeling warm and fuzzy and motivated to be loved, to find someone to love and be loved back. That is important for me. As for the institution of marriage, I'm not so much a believer. I believe that for two persons to be in love is sacred and does not entail the formality of marriages to seal that vow. I believe in unspoken vows that lovers hold dear in their hearts. Am I naive? But that is what I seek. XM, let's 加油 together alright! :)
Also found out that P is pregnant! OMG! She always struck me as this super career woman who thinks kids are a drag. But just like my two other friends with similar drive, they all succumb to the call of nature, fulfilling the circle of life. That's good, really awesome, and I'm glad for them. Can't wait to see the cute little boy when he emerges from the amniotic depths in 5 months!
Was browsing my album for 九寨沟 and these faces captivated me yet again. They are kids from the Sichuan highland fairyland that tourists from hectic cities escape to for a breather, a bit of R&R. Despite the tourist dollars, this is really one of the remotest parts of China and living standards are well, way below that of the megalopolises of Shanghai or Beijing.
Yet, the people here are the loveliest. The kids, at least, are the most innocent, most optimistic. The faces that know no stress nor woes of the world. The faces brimming with gullible but blissful happiness. Such is the expression that I would rather wear in the place of a mask that has become a necessity to navigate this superficial world with its superfluous people.
Pooh Bear and Snoopy t-shirts. Based on my readings on rural China, the kids have no idea what the characters on their shirts are cuz they have no access to international TV to be acquainted with Winnie the Pooh and the Hundred Acre Wood or Christopher Robin and Charlie Brown. The t-shirts that bear these characters are just some in a few million that come off the tireless production lines of countless Chinese factories responsible for the healthy double-digit GDP growth of this giant economy.