i like shopping. i like buying clothes. i like buying a lot of clothes. but, i dont like spending money. nor do i have the money to shop and buy a lot of clothes.
haha! i still had a great time that day shopping, buying 2 sets of clothing, spending about $240 in all, because basically, i didnt pay for anything. my aunt picked the tab for my shopping. and my sis and my cousin. so we 3 little girls who always dont shop till we literary drop did shop till we collapse with sheer happiness this time round.
the first set of clothing i bought is kind off rock chic, a pink long sleeved printed blouse which edges are slightly frayed with an attached printed tie (available at esprit, sgd99), the bottom is a low rise denim side-zipped miniskirt with an attached tarnished-looking metal chain by the side (also available at esprit, sgd79).
my sis got herself a black sleeveless tee printed with a large female face in front with glittery stones stuck on her brow (also available at esprit, sgd49), her bottom is a low rise side buckled miniskirt of a shimmery grey material (also available at esprit, sgd89). if interested, you can always go and look for it! heehee...
the next set of clothing i bought was from 37degrees. i never bought anything there before because the clothes there are really miniatured. i once spotted this really nice top there, but to my horrors, i couldnt fit into an L size (even though im M for esprit), i also couldnt fit into their XL bottoms. but now, after my successful dieting regime, after shedding 10kg off my total weight and 3in off my beloved waist, im an L and L at 37degrees (at esprit its still an M and a slightly smaller 36, from previously a 38).
to further my point of the exceptionally flattering gauge of singaporean girls of 37degrees, i will use the example of my little sis, 13 years of age, tipping the scales at 42kg, 160cm (shes really skinny but since she is the outdoorsy person, the 42kg is mostly muscle weight, shes REALLY skinny), shes thinner than all my friends, even the bit-sized people like peiting (sorry for the description). okay, my sis wears an XS and 32 at esprit which is damn small, but at 37degrees, shes an M and M! need i say any more about the range of clothes produced by 37degrees?!
anyway, back to my main point on shopping. i bought a set of beachwear consisting of a white top with a small stitched blue flower at the top left corner and blue elastic band-like spag straps and a pair of board shorts which is pink with blue trimmings by the side. my sis and cousin bought a whole lot more clothes there and since its 37degrees, i think you can get the kind of idea what the clothes are like, so if you are interested in getting that such of clothes (and you are bit to my sized, sorry to those people who are of a more regular size, you can either patronise other shops or go on a diet like me), ya, 37degrees is the place for you!
btw, we saw these pair of LV pink $1000 boots which my aunt promised us if she struck 4D. if she really did, id definitely wear that together with the esprit clothes id just bought for prom... really, greek goddess-like white dress, daniel yam $100 sliver slippers, who cares?!
Sunday, November 23, 2003
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
Joan's Top 10 Screen Couples
star awards have introduced this new award, home viewers favourite tv pairing, so what makes a good pairing? especially for two actors to come together for a romantic scene... well, technically, the looks of the two artistes should be compatible, then there must be chemistry between the two of them. to pull crowds, these two artistes should preferable be, well, superstars.
over the past 18 years i’ve been watching tv and movies, there are some great screen couples that are just legends, some interesting artistes that have never paired with each other, but i personally think that they would look great together. hence, my top 10 list of romantic pairings that i’d like to see (for some, again)
1. takeshi kaneshiro & faye wong
i’ve once seen them together presenting some award for a certain golden horse award ceremony and they looked just great together. their personalities seem to be very much alike too and when put together just oozes charismatic appeal. i think that the only person who can bring the two mega-stars together would be wong kar wai, so i don’t suppose i can get to see them on screen together in the near future seeing the pace of his 2046... then again, isn’t chungking express starred by the both of them and tony leung and lin ching hsia? pity they weren’t paired together then...
2. chang chen & rene liu
they’ve never acted together, but individually their acting skills can never be undermined, one a protege of dear wong kar wai, another a multiple winner of film awards. both have eyes that relate a whole range of feelings that words cannot be use to express, the high foreheads and cheekbones of the both of them would further make them look good on screen together. well, if the both of them ever come together for a movie, it would most probably be an award-winning one, like all others they’d done separately.
3. tony leung & leslie cheung
they had (note the tense) acted together as a gay couple, they had shared a kiss on camera after one of them won a best actor award, but they can never come together in another show ever again. still, of all other gay couples i’ve seen be it real or reel, none can beat the above pair in terms of suitability of looks together or the charm they could together use on the crowd...
4. leonardo dicaprio & claire danes
i’ve always thought that a male should always have darker hair than a female for them to look great together, but after romeo and juliet, and my recent hitler aryan race craze from studying too much history, i think young blondes should mate with their fellow counterparts. okay, other than their hair and eye colour, the above pair’s youth also plays a part in them looking great together. i really think that their looks drips out essences of r&j, really.
5. christopher lee & fann wong
after the almost a hundred shows they did together, i mean, need i say anymore to further my argument? if you say yes, pls watch channel 8 both 7 and 9 pm slots. (as in the show after the exponentially rolling downhill holland v)
6. tony leung & maggie cheung
in the mood for love. i dont suppose id need any more explanations for this pair too.
7. pierce brosnan & nicole kidman
a blonde with a gentleman in a tuxedo would look ditzy, more like a prostitute than a bond girl; a brunette with a gentleman in a tuxedo would look too serious, i mean who would want to watch a move when you can can watch the various ministers with their wives on cnn? and i personally think that halle berry is like the worst bond girl ever. so, that would leave a red head look just so perfect with the tux! her tall slim built looks nicer against the strong and sedated look of dear mr bond.
8. aaron kwok & jacqueline ng
jacqueline ng, or wu chien-lien a starlet of the 90s, but not so sure where she is now, once did a pathetic tv serial with channel 8, but more remembered as some flower vase with top hong kong actors. so why aaron kwok? they did a typical hong kong hun-hun movie together, but it is the facial shape of the both of them that’s very striking, the thick eyebrows just accentuates their passion together.
(nb: a hun-hun movie is one where the male protagonist happens to be a gangster and would appear when the female flower vase appears in need of some sort of help thus making the male protagonist having to severe all ties with the underworld and having both the underworld and the law enforcers being after his life. usually ends with either one of the leads dying, sometimes both. often a genre of movie linked with people like andy lau, aaron kwok, ekin cheng and the likes of it, usually people also dont remember the female lead.)
9. keanu reeves & annie yi
annie yi, better known as mrs harlem yu is the embodiment of the typical taiwanese cute girl, but because of her age and the length of her career in the showbiz, she is more suited to be placed beside this silent man of 40. his emotionless expression really needs to be very much soften by the energy of a giggly girl, if not, he would become a piece of concrete statue in a few years time. ya, and sorry mr yu for thinking that your wife don’t look compatible with you even when she’s your first love. (fun fact: she’s his first love, but he’s not her first love)
10. wubai & tarcy su
ever seen the mv of bei4dong4? if you’ve seen it, you’d understand. not only that, her songs done by him just seems to be really great that he always takes them back to sing, so there’s this rapport between them already, so just move over from behind the mic to the centrestage!
over the past 18 years i’ve been watching tv and movies, there are some great screen couples that are just legends, some interesting artistes that have never paired with each other, but i personally think that they would look great together. hence, my top 10 list of romantic pairings that i’d like to see (for some, again)
1. takeshi kaneshiro & faye wong
i’ve once seen them together presenting some award for a certain golden horse award ceremony and they looked just great together. their personalities seem to be very much alike too and when put together just oozes charismatic appeal. i think that the only person who can bring the two mega-stars together would be wong kar wai, so i don’t suppose i can get to see them on screen together in the near future seeing the pace of his 2046... then again, isn’t chungking express starred by the both of them and tony leung and lin ching hsia? pity they weren’t paired together then...
2. chang chen & rene liu
they’ve never acted together, but individually their acting skills can never be undermined, one a protege of dear wong kar wai, another a multiple winner of film awards. both have eyes that relate a whole range of feelings that words cannot be use to express, the high foreheads and cheekbones of the both of them would further make them look good on screen together. well, if the both of them ever come together for a movie, it would most probably be an award-winning one, like all others they’d done separately.
3. tony leung & leslie cheung
they had (note the tense) acted together as a gay couple, they had shared a kiss on camera after one of them won a best actor award, but they can never come together in another show ever again. still, of all other gay couples i’ve seen be it real or reel, none can beat the above pair in terms of suitability of looks together or the charm they could together use on the crowd...
4. leonardo dicaprio & claire danes
i’ve always thought that a male should always have darker hair than a female for them to look great together, but after romeo and juliet, and my recent hitler aryan race craze from studying too much history, i think young blondes should mate with their fellow counterparts. okay, other than their hair and eye colour, the above pair’s youth also plays a part in them looking great together. i really think that their looks drips out essences of r&j, really.
5. christopher lee & fann wong
after the almost a hundred shows they did together, i mean, need i say anymore to further my argument? if you say yes, pls watch channel 8 both 7 and 9 pm slots. (as in the show after the exponentially rolling downhill holland v)
6. tony leung & maggie cheung
in the mood for love. i dont suppose id need any more explanations for this pair too.
7. pierce brosnan & nicole kidman
a blonde with a gentleman in a tuxedo would look ditzy, more like a prostitute than a bond girl; a brunette with a gentleman in a tuxedo would look too serious, i mean who would want to watch a move when you can can watch the various ministers with their wives on cnn? and i personally think that halle berry is like the worst bond girl ever. so, that would leave a red head look just so perfect with the tux! her tall slim built looks nicer against the strong and sedated look of dear mr bond.
8. aaron kwok & jacqueline ng
jacqueline ng, or wu chien-lien a starlet of the 90s, but not so sure where she is now, once did a pathetic tv serial with channel 8, but more remembered as some flower vase with top hong kong actors. so why aaron kwok? they did a typical hong kong hun-hun movie together, but it is the facial shape of the both of them that’s very striking, the thick eyebrows just accentuates their passion together.
(nb: a hun-hun movie is one where the male protagonist happens to be a gangster and would appear when the female flower vase appears in need of some sort of help thus making the male protagonist having to severe all ties with the underworld and having both the underworld and the law enforcers being after his life. usually ends with either one of the leads dying, sometimes both. often a genre of movie linked with people like andy lau, aaron kwok, ekin cheng and the likes of it, usually people also dont remember the female lead.)
9. keanu reeves & annie yi
annie yi, better known as mrs harlem yu is the embodiment of the typical taiwanese cute girl, but because of her age and the length of her career in the showbiz, she is more suited to be placed beside this silent man of 40. his emotionless expression really needs to be very much soften by the energy of a giggly girl, if not, he would become a piece of concrete statue in a few years time. ya, and sorry mr yu for thinking that your wife don’t look compatible with you even when she’s your first love. (fun fact: she’s his first love, but he’s not her first love)
10. wubai & tarcy su
ever seen the mv of bei4dong4? if you’ve seen it, you’d understand. not only that, her songs done by him just seems to be really great that he always takes them back to sing, so there’s this rapport between them already, so just move over from behind the mic to the centrestage!
Friday, October 31, 2003
Faye Wong
i absolutely adore faye wong!!!
i admire her talent, for singing and penning her own songs, though her own compositions sounds very alt, but it's just that that i find her amazing. she doesn't care much about the market, producing what she likes and want to share with us all. i remember her fable (yu4 yan2) where she wrote this set of songs that are somewhat interlinked, but each retaining their separate identities, and the lyrics, needed to be accompanied by a glossary... very alt, very character...
she's going to have a new album!!! i can't wait, it has been like 2 years plus since the last album... really, she puts time and effort into producing every one of her albums that time is not a factor nor is the publicity. i believe that if a singer produces like 3 albums a year, quality would be traded in.
not only will there be a new faye album for me to fawn over, there 2046!!! it's touted to house the most interesting on-screen couple in recent film history, faye and takuya... well, something to wait for, though i personally think that faye and takeshi kaneshiro looks the best together... seen them together on screen for some golden horse award ceremony before, oh man, they just ooze attraction... actually, directors johnnie to and wai kar fai also think so too, and they long have wanted to pair the couple together, but, well, it became gigi leung...
not only is the recent news of faye hyping me up, WUBAI'S COMING TO SINGAPORE!!! i just can't wait!!! that reminds me to collect 24 abc stout bottle caps... friends, where are you when i need you?! pls, anyone possible, lend me a helping hand and collect the bottle caps, if not i'll sing wubai's song into your ears everytime i see you! (frowning, with hands on my hips and pouting)
all my favourite people... ahh... *in bliss*
i admire her talent, for singing and penning her own songs, though her own compositions sounds very alt, but it's just that that i find her amazing. she doesn't care much about the market, producing what she likes and want to share with us all. i remember her fable (yu4 yan2) where she wrote this set of songs that are somewhat interlinked, but each retaining their separate identities, and the lyrics, needed to be accompanied by a glossary... very alt, very character...
she's going to have a new album!!! i can't wait, it has been like 2 years plus since the last album... really, she puts time and effort into producing every one of her albums that time is not a factor nor is the publicity. i believe that if a singer produces like 3 albums a year, quality would be traded in.
not only will there be a new faye album for me to fawn over, there 2046!!! it's touted to house the most interesting on-screen couple in recent film history, faye and takuya... well, something to wait for, though i personally think that faye and takeshi kaneshiro looks the best together... seen them together on screen for some golden horse award ceremony before, oh man, they just ooze attraction... actually, directors johnnie to and wai kar fai also think so too, and they long have wanted to pair the couple together, but, well, it became gigi leung...
not only is the recent news of faye hyping me up, WUBAI'S COMING TO SINGAPORE!!! i just can't wait!!! that reminds me to collect 24 abc stout bottle caps... friends, where are you when i need you?! pls, anyone possible, lend me a helping hand and collect the bottle caps, if not i'll sing wubai's song into your ears everytime i see you! (frowning, with hands on my hips and pouting)
all my favourite people... ahh... *in bliss*
Thursday, October 30, 2003
Totalitarianism
i've just finished making notes for totalitarianism... it's amazing how a sole person like stalin can hold up his whole nation on his two bare arms... hitler has his right hand men ard him, like himmler, goebbels, ya, but stalin, absolutely amazing... well, mussolini's a weakling compared to stalin...
some people are attracted to power, like soong mei-ling... i'm not saying it's good or bad, can't speak evil of the dead anyway, but it is said that power is aphrodisiac, or the chinese emperors wouldn't have like 5000 concubines...
but then, stalin has i think two wives only (i'm not very sure if there's the first one, actually), one died young, he remarried the other who committed suicide because he purged the university she taught in. after her, he never fell in love again, or maybe that's because he was too busy, or maybe he became a workaholic to numb himself of the loss of his wife...
hitler had one childhood sweetheart who committed suicide with him the night they got married after Germany was on the verge of losing in wwii... are those women attracted to the totalitarians because of their power, i serious doubt it...
i don't know much about mussolini, except that he was indeed a women's man, so maybe the italians are a bit more different?
okay, i'll be continuing with my econs now... through trial and error, i think that the best time my brain works is from 10 through 6, with short breaks in between like what i'm doing now, then i'll rest from 6 to 12, or maybe 1, then i'll slack, read the papers, go for tuition... aftns are so sian... studying's worse...
exams' the nadir...
...
some people are attracted to power, like soong mei-ling... i'm not saying it's good or bad, can't speak evil of the dead anyway, but it is said that power is aphrodisiac, or the chinese emperors wouldn't have like 5000 concubines...
but then, stalin has i think two wives only (i'm not very sure if there's the first one, actually), one died young, he remarried the other who committed suicide because he purged the university she taught in. after her, he never fell in love again, or maybe that's because he was too busy, or maybe he became a workaholic to numb himself of the loss of his wife...
hitler had one childhood sweetheart who committed suicide with him the night they got married after Germany was on the verge of losing in wwii... are those women attracted to the totalitarians because of their power, i serious doubt it...
i don't know much about mussolini, except that he was indeed a women's man, so maybe the italians are a bit more different?
okay, i'll be continuing with my econs now... through trial and error, i think that the best time my brain works is from 10 through 6, with short breaks in between like what i'm doing now, then i'll rest from 6 to 12, or maybe 1, then i'll slack, read the papers, go for tuition... aftns are so sian... studying's worse...
exams' the nadir...
...
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
HELP
in less than 2 weeks, i'd be stepping in quasi-hell.
only one word floats in my head, and have sunk to the bottom of my tummy:
HELP
the only revelation i have is that all would be over in 3 weeks,
but the thought of it being all over is extremely dreadful...
when it is all over, it says the same for me...
finished, period.
only one word floats in my head, and have sunk to the bottom of my tummy:
HELP
the only revelation i have is that all would be over in 3 weeks,
but the thought of it being all over is extremely dreadful...
when it is all over, it says the same for me...
finished, period.
Saturday, October 18, 2003
A Deep Regret
i dreamt of someone i havent met for a very long time ytd... this brought me back to an incidence a couple of years back...
i once did something very terrible, i accused a classmate for something he didnt do, and got him into deep trouble. when i found out about my mistake the next day, i apologised to him immediately, and admitted the mistake to the teacher. i thought that that was enough, but i was so wrong... my classmate never forgiven me... my teacher, well, she didnt reprimand me for wrongly accusing my classmate, and instead told him not to create any more trouble that would make people have the wrong idea about him... perhaps, if she had punished me, he would not hate me that much... and i would definitely not feel that bad...
ytd, i dreamt of him. i think that somewhere deep inside me craves for his forgiveness. but, really, what right do i have to seek his forgiveness? i was totally in the wrong... okay, to be fairer to myself, he sure did something that would lead me to think that he did that incidence, but for me to accuse him without evidence, i'd really ought to be shot...
still, to be forgiven will be like given a new lease of life... i dont think i'd ever be seeing him again, so i guess, this incidence would be one of my greatest regret...
hope you are now living a better life, and all the best in whatever you do, with me always sincerely praying for you, my classmate...
i once did something very terrible, i accused a classmate for something he didnt do, and got him into deep trouble. when i found out about my mistake the next day, i apologised to him immediately, and admitted the mistake to the teacher. i thought that that was enough, but i was so wrong... my classmate never forgiven me... my teacher, well, she didnt reprimand me for wrongly accusing my classmate, and instead told him not to create any more trouble that would make people have the wrong idea about him... perhaps, if she had punished me, he would not hate me that much... and i would definitely not feel that bad...
ytd, i dreamt of him. i think that somewhere deep inside me craves for his forgiveness. but, really, what right do i have to seek his forgiveness? i was totally in the wrong... okay, to be fairer to myself, he sure did something that would lead me to think that he did that incidence, but for me to accuse him without evidence, i'd really ought to be shot...
still, to be forgiven will be like given a new lease of life... i dont think i'd ever be seeing him again, so i guess, this incidence would be one of my greatest regret...
hope you are now living a better life, and all the best in whatever you do, with me always sincerely praying for you, my classmate...
Thursday, October 16, 2003
2046
read in the papers that wong kar wai's picking up pace for 2046 again, and takuya's back... he started 2046 in like 1999, so it's like 4 years liao, in the mean time, in the mood for love came out, tony lueng did a dozen of movies, takuya had 2 daughters, een faye produced an album, tony did one too, maggie chueng got divorced and found a new beau, chang chen met brad pitt in hollywood... nicole kidman's waiting for him to be done with this to start on a new production together, time's everchanging...
it is said that 2046 is sort of a sequel to in the mood for love where tony plays a lovelorn author writing about the future, the other actors play his fictitious characters...
in the mood for love is one show that touched me greatly... love is not about possession... now thinking of it, don't know if anyone noticed it, but the hotel room where tony stayed in after leaving his wife was room number 2046...
reading about 2046, brought me back listening to the ost of in the mood for love... and listening to that, reminded me of a faye wong song in her 2001 album... here's a loose translation of it... one thing to note is that the number of syllabus in my translation mirrors the number of words in the actual song... if there's a chance, do listen to it, esp if you were touched by in the mood for love...
rendezvous
because of that unknown ring
once again remeasured your long finger
the fingerprints you'd sent
the hidden thoughts i'd owed
i'm afraid at this night
will be returned
coincidental joy
tears need not be stubborn
finish this path of route
return to each own worlds
forgive you
and your that forth finger
you let me believe
in this world there are emotions
luxurious memories
can only envy
the innocents
neon lights are dying out
cinderalla's clock's becoming history
the past be forgotten
it doesn't matter much
there isn't any time
reunderstand
in a coincidence
one will be determined
return to the starting
back to the same city
february 13 we shall end then
...
try and picture maggie and tony, you'd get basically in the mood for love... linxi's a genius...
it is said that 2046 is sort of a sequel to in the mood for love where tony plays a lovelorn author writing about the future, the other actors play his fictitious characters...
in the mood for love is one show that touched me greatly... love is not about possession... now thinking of it, don't know if anyone noticed it, but the hotel room where tony stayed in after leaving his wife was room number 2046...
reading about 2046, brought me back listening to the ost of in the mood for love... and listening to that, reminded me of a faye wong song in her 2001 album... here's a loose translation of it... one thing to note is that the number of syllabus in my translation mirrors the number of words in the actual song... if there's a chance, do listen to it, esp if you were touched by in the mood for love...
rendezvous
because of that unknown ring
once again remeasured your long finger
the fingerprints you'd sent
the hidden thoughts i'd owed
i'm afraid at this night
will be returned
coincidental joy
tears need not be stubborn
finish this path of route
return to each own worlds
forgive you
and your that forth finger
you let me believe
in this world there are emotions
luxurious memories
can only envy
the innocents
neon lights are dying out
cinderalla's clock's becoming history
the past be forgotten
it doesn't matter much
there isn't any time
reunderstand
in a coincidence
one will be determined
return to the starting
back to the same city
february 13 we shall end then
...
try and picture maggie and tony, you'd get basically in the mood for love... linxi's a genius...
Saturday, October 11, 2003
Sealed in Time -- Explained
many people have complained about the ending of my story... well, i don't like the ending too, but for this story, the ending came out before i started on the story, so, such an ending was inevitable... the idea of this story came from a poem of the same title that i wrote one august sunday after listening to jolin's bu4la1ge2guang3chang3 and harlem's chun1ni2...
an english translation of the original Sealed In Time... (pls don't ask me why a chinese poem has an english title)
when every was fine
when you said forever
every's life was in abundance
each poured true feelings
father having a stable job
you stood through tough times
mother taking care of baby
i gave you all mine
if fineness can persist
if all can last
but a disaster at any point can cause ruins to blessings
deeper, in fact, when time stands still
we live in a world of two, oblivious to every
without negatives, forever without negatives
only until much much later when others unseal the passage of time...
but every is late
happiness was made forever after passing of time
memories last
negatives morphs through
my memory, because of you, under the seal of time, will be blessed, and be prided
worry not the gossips of those who unsealed us...
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hmm... one thing i like about the word "seal", is that it is not only a verb but also a noun... now to think of it, it's also an animal... hee... gives life to the word...
an english translation of the original Sealed In Time... (pls don't ask me why a chinese poem has an english title)
when every was fine
when you said forever
every's life was in abundance
each poured true feelings
father having a stable job
you stood through tough times
mother taking care of baby
i gave you all mine
if fineness can persist
if all can last
but a disaster at any point can cause ruins to blessings
deeper, in fact, when time stands still
we live in a world of two, oblivious to every
without negatives, forever without negatives
only until much much later when others unseal the passage of time...
but every is late
happiness was made forever after passing of time
memories last
negatives morphs through
my memory, because of you, under the seal of time, will be blessed, and be prided
worry not the gossips of those who unsealed us...
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hmm... one thing i like about the word "seal", is that it is not only a verb but also a noun... now to think of it, it's also an animal... hee... gives life to the word...
Thursday, October 02, 2003
Sealed in Time II
okok... its finally out... instead of just reading it, i think it would be better if you try and picture the images in yor head... try animated characters, if possible... heehee...
Sealed In Time II
“Dora, who are you? Why can we only meet at night?” Benedict finally plucked up the courage to ask, for he knew that there was one more question he had to ask.
Princess Isadora pondered over he two questions carefully. On one hand, she was tired of hiding her true identity from him, while on the other hand, she was afraid that her identity would bring about complications in their relationship. She knew for sure her parents would not approve of Benedict.
“I, well,” Princess Isadora slowly picked the right words to use and frantically searched for an excuse. “I don’t really think, well, you see...”
“Dora, I don’t really care if you are a fugitive or a rich lady, I love you. And I need you. I want to marry you. Would you forget about your past and come with me?” Benedict frustratedly cut Princess Isadora and proposed to her. It was obvious to him that Princess Isadora was hiding a secret past that she did not want to reveal to him, and that did not bother him as long he she could assure him of a future together.
The proposal came as a shock to Princess Isadora. She stared hard at Benedict, he was handsome, yet kind, very understanding towards her, and most importantly she loved him. Every time she thought about him, her stomach would flutter. When she saw him, her heart would beat faster and she would feel flushed. But never once did it cross her mind that they could be together.
Just then, the silence between them was broken by shouts of “Disaster! My dear village people, please flee for your lives!” As the shouts drew nearer, Princess Isadora recognised it.
“Princess Isadora!” shrieked Jasper who emerged from behind the woods. A few weeks having not seen him, he seemed to have aged quite a bit. He was covered with rotten fruits and vegetables apparently thrown by his “dear village people”, and looked worse than the state of a beggar. “Your Highness must listen to me! Your Highness must convince the King and Queen, too, that disaster is drawing closer!”
As Princess Isadora greeted Jasper, a stone fell heavily into Benedict’s heart. The beautiful girl he so wished to marry was not a fugitive nor a rich lady, but one of royal descent, the Princess of his state. Immediately, a wave of inferiority filled him. He was a newly freed bonded servant who grew grapes for a living.
At that time, Jasper noticed that they were at the woods where the Princess was not supposed to be. She was supposed to be in the palace, and definitely was not supposed to be with a young man.
“Aren’t you the guy at the market place the other time? Why... Oh my God, Princess! Don’t tell me you have been sneaking out of the palace to meet him?” Jasper cried out in disbelief. “What would His majesty say about it?”
“Savior, from the bottom of my heart, I really thank you for saving me. I, I know what I’m supposed to do,” Benedict’s inferiority got over the better of him and he silently made a resolution. “But please, don’t get Dora, no, don’t get the Princess into trouble over me. It was entirely my fault.”
With that, Benedict turned away and, without looking at Princess Isadora, the started walking away. Princess Isadora was stunned by the sudden turn in events. she could not react to the changes. However, as Benedict’s shadow slowly faded into the darkness, her heart and mind came to a single conclusion.
“Ben! Don’t leave me!” she burst out as she ran over to him deeper into the woods. “I love you. I can’t live without you!”
“Scandalous!” wailed Jasper. Quickly, he turned towards the direction of the palace. He needed to let the King and Queen know about this matter immediately as he knew that they would be devastated if the Princess disappeared and never returned.
However, as he was reaching the palace, he remembered the decadent lifestyle of the King and Queen and how they had totally disregarded him. He stopped in his tracks. Did he really care about their feelings when they had totally ignored him? Indeed, they were his King and Queen. Then he thought about Princess Isadora who had everything she could have had – except freedom – since young. He could see her innocent eyes asking him what hardship was. He saw a future of nothing if he allowed her to elope with Benedict as he thought that Benedict would never be able to take care of the Princess like how the palace did. He continued his journey to the palace.
“Sire! M’am!” Jasper cried out as he forced his way into the palace after being stopped by the guards.
“Have you come to sprout nonsense again?” boomed the King, with a touch of hope in his voice, a hope that the answer was not so. The King did not like being interrupted during his entertainment time, be he still had some compassion for the person who cheered him up whenever he was feeling down and never failing to give some witty comment to anyone who came close to looking down on him. He did not bear to see Jasper being thrown out again.
“Sire! The Princess has run off with a guy!”
“Nonsense!”
Several of the guards let go of Jasper and rushed to the Princess’ chamber to check on her, just to be on the safe side. To the King’s horror, they returned reporting that the Princess was nowhere to be found.
“Quick, Sire! Come with me to get her back.” Jasper urged.
The King and Queen and all the guards in the palace followed Jasper. A tinge of regret flashed past him, but there was no way he could back out at this point in time.
As Jasper led them in a frantic search for the Princess, she had caught up with Benedict and kissed him. At once, the inferiority vanished inside him. He knew that it did not matter if she was a princess of a beggar, he would love her as she was and she would likewise love him with all her heart.
Meanwhile Jasper and the search team had arrived at the woods. As everyone split up to search for the Princess, a loud roar came from behind them while the ground shook. A sense of dread flitted by in Jasper.
“Dory!” screamed the Queen as she caught sight of the shadow of Princess Isadora. “Get the man!” she instructed furiously. She had not been that angry until now, perhaps the loud rumbles had affected her.
A gust of smoke rose from behind as Princess Isadora and Benedict tried their best to outrun the trained guards. However, they were soon encircled by the guards who grabbed hold of Benedict and tried to pull him away from the Princess. Princess Isadora screamed and cried, but the commotion was not heard by the others as the rumbles and roars became louder.
“Oh no! The disaster!” Jasper cried after seeing a ball of fire flying up into the sky and burst.
The King looked up at the sky. Thick ash fell on him. Jasper’s previous warnings of disaster echoed behind his mind. Suddenly, he felt remorse. If only he had taken heed of Jasper...
Princess Isadora struggled with all her might and broke free from the guards who were afraid to hurt her and rushed to Benedict’s side. Ash and lava rained down on them, screams of terror of everyone else there was cover by loud explosions. In the next few minutes, what previously was a thriving town of Pompeii turned into a flat land of volcanic ash.
Thousands of years later, was one to excavate the area of Pompeii to see the remains of the Princess with her love. Their love had passed the test of time... ...
Sealed In Time II
“Dora, who are you? Why can we only meet at night?” Benedict finally plucked up the courage to ask, for he knew that there was one more question he had to ask.
Princess Isadora pondered over he two questions carefully. On one hand, she was tired of hiding her true identity from him, while on the other hand, she was afraid that her identity would bring about complications in their relationship. She knew for sure her parents would not approve of Benedict.
“I, well,” Princess Isadora slowly picked the right words to use and frantically searched for an excuse. “I don’t really think, well, you see...”
“Dora, I don’t really care if you are a fugitive or a rich lady, I love you. And I need you. I want to marry you. Would you forget about your past and come with me?” Benedict frustratedly cut Princess Isadora and proposed to her. It was obvious to him that Princess Isadora was hiding a secret past that she did not want to reveal to him, and that did not bother him as long he she could assure him of a future together.
The proposal came as a shock to Princess Isadora. She stared hard at Benedict, he was handsome, yet kind, very understanding towards her, and most importantly she loved him. Every time she thought about him, her stomach would flutter. When she saw him, her heart would beat faster and she would feel flushed. But never once did it cross her mind that they could be together.
Just then, the silence between them was broken by shouts of “Disaster! My dear village people, please flee for your lives!” As the shouts drew nearer, Princess Isadora recognised it.
“Princess Isadora!” shrieked Jasper who emerged from behind the woods. A few weeks having not seen him, he seemed to have aged quite a bit. He was covered with rotten fruits and vegetables apparently thrown by his “dear village people”, and looked worse than the state of a beggar. “Your Highness must listen to me! Your Highness must convince the King and Queen, too, that disaster is drawing closer!”
As Princess Isadora greeted Jasper, a stone fell heavily into Benedict’s heart. The beautiful girl he so wished to marry was not a fugitive nor a rich lady, but one of royal descent, the Princess of his state. Immediately, a wave of inferiority filled him. He was a newly freed bonded servant who grew grapes for a living.
At that time, Jasper noticed that they were at the woods where the Princess was not supposed to be. She was supposed to be in the palace, and definitely was not supposed to be with a young man.
“Aren’t you the guy at the market place the other time? Why... Oh my God, Princess! Don’t tell me you have been sneaking out of the palace to meet him?” Jasper cried out in disbelief. “What would His majesty say about it?”
“Savior, from the bottom of my heart, I really thank you for saving me. I, I know what I’m supposed to do,” Benedict’s inferiority got over the better of him and he silently made a resolution. “But please, don’t get Dora, no, don’t get the Princess into trouble over me. It was entirely my fault.”
With that, Benedict turned away and, without looking at Princess Isadora, the started walking away. Princess Isadora was stunned by the sudden turn in events. she could not react to the changes. However, as Benedict’s shadow slowly faded into the darkness, her heart and mind came to a single conclusion.
“Ben! Don’t leave me!” she burst out as she ran over to him deeper into the woods. “I love you. I can’t live without you!”
“Scandalous!” wailed Jasper. Quickly, he turned towards the direction of the palace. He needed to let the King and Queen know about this matter immediately as he knew that they would be devastated if the Princess disappeared and never returned.
However, as he was reaching the palace, he remembered the decadent lifestyle of the King and Queen and how they had totally disregarded him. He stopped in his tracks. Did he really care about their feelings when they had totally ignored him? Indeed, they were his King and Queen. Then he thought about Princess Isadora who had everything she could have had – except freedom – since young. He could see her innocent eyes asking him what hardship was. He saw a future of nothing if he allowed her to elope with Benedict as he thought that Benedict would never be able to take care of the Princess like how the palace did. He continued his journey to the palace.
“Sire! M’am!” Jasper cried out as he forced his way into the palace after being stopped by the guards.
“Have you come to sprout nonsense again?” boomed the King, with a touch of hope in his voice, a hope that the answer was not so. The King did not like being interrupted during his entertainment time, be he still had some compassion for the person who cheered him up whenever he was feeling down and never failing to give some witty comment to anyone who came close to looking down on him. He did not bear to see Jasper being thrown out again.
“Sire! The Princess has run off with a guy!”
“Nonsense!”
Several of the guards let go of Jasper and rushed to the Princess’ chamber to check on her, just to be on the safe side. To the King’s horror, they returned reporting that the Princess was nowhere to be found.
“Quick, Sire! Come with me to get her back.” Jasper urged.
The King and Queen and all the guards in the palace followed Jasper. A tinge of regret flashed past him, but there was no way he could back out at this point in time.
As Jasper led them in a frantic search for the Princess, she had caught up with Benedict and kissed him. At once, the inferiority vanished inside him. He knew that it did not matter if she was a princess of a beggar, he would love her as she was and she would likewise love him with all her heart.
Meanwhile Jasper and the search team had arrived at the woods. As everyone split up to search for the Princess, a loud roar came from behind them while the ground shook. A sense of dread flitted by in Jasper.
“Dory!” screamed the Queen as she caught sight of the shadow of Princess Isadora. “Get the man!” she instructed furiously. She had not been that angry until now, perhaps the loud rumbles had affected her.
A gust of smoke rose from behind as Princess Isadora and Benedict tried their best to outrun the trained guards. However, they were soon encircled by the guards who grabbed hold of Benedict and tried to pull him away from the Princess. Princess Isadora screamed and cried, but the commotion was not heard by the others as the rumbles and roars became louder.
“Oh no! The disaster!” Jasper cried after seeing a ball of fire flying up into the sky and burst.
The King looked up at the sky. Thick ash fell on him. Jasper’s previous warnings of disaster echoed behind his mind. Suddenly, he felt remorse. If only he had taken heed of Jasper...
Princess Isadora struggled with all her might and broke free from the guards who were afraid to hurt her and rushed to Benedict’s side. Ash and lava rained down on them, screams of terror of everyone else there was cover by loud explosions. In the next few minutes, what previously was a thriving town of Pompeii turned into a flat land of volcanic ash.
Thousands of years later, was one to excavate the area of Pompeii to see the remains of the Princess with her love. Their love had passed the test of time... ...
Saturday, September 27, 2003
heeheehee~
awww... today (or rather, ytd, cos it's past 12 liao) was really great!!! loads better than the yucky yucky prelims before... n i met up with my 4b friends!!! 4b rulez!!! okok... we still wasted much of our time waiting (some things never change) n deciding on where to go (maybe, more things never change), but still, i love u guys!!! (maybe, everything never changes)
it's edwin's bdae too, ya?! happy birthday!!!
speaking of birthdays, that reminds me of the two pink cards i have beside me now... ya, two empty cards waiting for me to write something in them... poor thing, being a victim of my procrastination... haiz...
well, on a lighter note, i'll be doing some shopping tmr, shoes n bags, a girl's next best friend (from the big shiny d_____d) heehee... ya, n dress for dear huijing... wait, then where do i have time to do the card for lihui when i'll be meeting her on sun?! umm... maybe if i shd just spend less time on the com... or maybe, later... more procrastination...
it's edwin's bdae too, ya?! happy birthday!!!
speaking of birthdays, that reminds me of the two pink cards i have beside me now... ya, two empty cards waiting for me to write something in them... poor thing, being a victim of my procrastination... haiz...
well, on a lighter note, i'll be doing some shopping tmr, shoes n bags, a girl's next best friend (from the big shiny d_____d) heehee... ya, n dress for dear huijing... wait, then where do i have time to do the card for lihui when i'll be meeting her on sun?! umm... maybe if i shd just spend less time on the com... or maybe, later... more procrastination...
Monday, September 22, 2003
Chin Peng
yesterday i went down parkway mph, wanted to buy the biography on chin peng... goodness! it's sold out! does that mean that Singaporeans are a bunch of pro-communist people? or is it just some people (i think you need more than just "some") quite pissed of with the hype surrounding lky's birthday and bought them in protest? and he can say that singaporeans are an apathetic bunch of people... okok, don't shoot me off like that, i'm not anti-lky, its just that he shouldn't make such sweeping statements like that...
okay, let's see, say, parkway mph would bring in about 50? or, 100? of those books on chin peng, and they are all sold out, so that makes 50-100 households in the east reading them and when multiplied by say, 2 adults in the family, that makes quite a bit of communists around, don't it? by the way, i still see many Hillary Clinton biography in mph, so does it mean than there are more communists than capitalists in Singapore? taking that the US is an icon for capitalism... umm... food for thought...
another communist issue, taiwan is having some kind of anti-china campaign now... sounds funny (as in haha funny, not weird funny)... i mean, personally i think that taiwan should just be part of china, rather than making such a huge fuss over all the differences... see how well hong kong is doing as an SAR with all the advantages of being in a big stable country... haiz... just don't know what's in the minds of those funny (as in weird funny, not haha funny) taiwanese... they even catergorised china history as foreign history! i mean aren't they not they sons of the yan and huang?!
ya, another thing, politics aside, anyone bought the biography n chin peng? can lend me? and pls continue commenting about the story "sealed in time"... only yanling proposed some endings, so i'm waiting for you, yes, you!
okay, let's see, say, parkway mph would bring in about 50? or, 100? of those books on chin peng, and they are all sold out, so that makes 50-100 households in the east reading them and when multiplied by say, 2 adults in the family, that makes quite a bit of communists around, don't it? by the way, i still see many Hillary Clinton biography in mph, so does it mean than there are more communists than capitalists in Singapore? taking that the US is an icon for capitalism... umm... food for thought...
another communist issue, taiwan is having some kind of anti-china campaign now... sounds funny (as in haha funny, not weird funny)... i mean, personally i think that taiwan should just be part of china, rather than making such a huge fuss over all the differences... see how well hong kong is doing as an SAR with all the advantages of being in a big stable country... haiz... just don't know what's in the minds of those funny (as in weird funny, not haha funny) taiwanese... they even catergorised china history as foreign history! i mean aren't they not they sons of the yan and huang?!
ya, another thing, politics aside, anyone bought the biography n chin peng? can lend me? and pls continue commenting about the story "sealed in time"... only yanling proposed some endings, so i'm waiting for you, yes, you!
Saturday, September 20, 2003
Sealed in Time
Sealed In Time
Once in a prospering little ancient town, there lived a King and Queen. They had the most beautiful daughter, Princess Isadora, whom they kept away from mortal eyes, deep inside their palace. The King and the Queen, having nothing much to do since their town was prospering in perfect harmony, led a life of decadence with the service of their court jester, Jasper.
Jasper grew up at the outskirts of the countryside and had the ability to read the stars. He also had great wit and humour which made him the prided subject of the King. One night, reading the stars, Jasper found out that there was a pending disaster falling upon their thriving village, a disaster unprecedented in history.
Jasper ran up to the King and Queen who were in the dining hall, quite drunk from their merry-making, and screamed, “Disaster! Sire! I see disaster striking upon our town!”
“Nonsense! My dear Jasper, can’t you see how happy life in our town is? Everything is so calm and peaceful,” the Queen threw aside the notion of an impending disaster.
“But m’am, I read the positioning of the stars and –” but before poor Jasper could finish his sentence, the King ordered the guards to throw him out of the great dining hall.
Jasper went to the back of the palace and lay in the pale green garden which was filled with colourful flowers, all the favourites of Princess Isadora. “Jupiter’s in line with Mars, a clash between the Titan and the God of War. Venus rising from the lift, a mark of eternal regret, most possibly from the showdown.”
“What do you mean by that, Jasper?” a soft, sweet voice asked.
“Princess Isadora!” Jasper quickly got to his knees and greeted the Princess.
The full moon glowed behind Princess Isadora producing a silhouette of a porcelain doll-like girl, with her long wavy blonde locks of hair and clear blue eyes. The Princess sat down on the lawn beside Jasper. “I wonder what life is like outside the palace,” the Princess sighed.
Jasper pondered carefully over the question, but no matter how smart and witty he was, he could not come up with an appropriate description that satisfied the Princess. Finally, he decided to sneak the Princess out of the palace to let her experience life in the town.
The night was still young as the full moon glowed brightly. The market was crowded with people from all walks of life that Princess Isadora never in her life met.
“Now, get lost!” shouted an angry shopkeeper as he kicked a handsome young man out of his shop. “I don’t need your grapes!” which saw a bunch of grapes being thrown out and fell all over the young lad.
Jasper went up and helped the young lad up. Princess Isadora took out her handkerchief and gently wiped away the dirt on his face. Never in his life has he ever met such a beautiful woman, feeling ashamed, he wanted to turn and leave after thanking his saviours.
“Join us for dinner, young lad, you look starved, instructed Jasper. The young man was tall and dark with the most handsome features, but from his sunken cheeks, it was evident that the young man had not enough to eat.
The young man introduced himself as Benedict to his saviours. He was a grape farmer held in bondage by the local landowner as his uncle sold him away after his parents died. Feeling sympathetic of Benedict, Jasper took out some gold, he too had witnessed the death of his parents and had to work hard to achieve his standings today, he knew how tough it was to suffer. “Redeem yourself,” Jasper handed the gold to Benedict, “A man of your calibre should not be in bondage of others.”
As the moon behind Benedict was setting, Jasper jumped out of his seat. “The moon will obstruct the paths of the Venus! There might not be eternal regret after all. Does that mean that the King and Queen would heed my advice?” With his head facing the sky, Jasper mumbled as he tried to find a better view of the stars.
“I must leave too,” said Princess Isadora.
“Can we meet again?” asked Benedict, with no idea that his saviour was the Princess.
“Tomorrow, right here.”
With that Princess Isadora disappeared into the darkness and returned to the palace, quite unnoticed as her parents were still drunk.
The next night, Princess Isadora sneaked out of the palace again to meet Benedict. Concealing her true identity, they fell in love. During the next few weeks, they met up every time the King and Queen basked in their wine and dance, but Princess Isadora never answered Benedict’s query on why they can only meet at night.
At the meantime, Jasper became increasingly worried about the impending disaster. Even though there would not be eternal regret by Venus, the paths of Jupiter and Mars came so close together that they would crash head-on. He must do something to save his people and get them out of the town as soon as possible. He went out onto the streets and screamed, “Disaster! Leave the town as soon as possible!”
When the King heard about the antics of Jasper, he flared up and threw Jasper out of the palace.
to be continued...
however, if you think you have a vague idea on what the conclusion could be, feel free to comment about it, the closest entry wins a mystery prize! (Hint: note the title)
Once in a prospering little ancient town, there lived a King and Queen. They had the most beautiful daughter, Princess Isadora, whom they kept away from mortal eyes, deep inside their palace. The King and the Queen, having nothing much to do since their town was prospering in perfect harmony, led a life of decadence with the service of their court jester, Jasper.
Jasper grew up at the outskirts of the countryside and had the ability to read the stars. He also had great wit and humour which made him the prided subject of the King. One night, reading the stars, Jasper found out that there was a pending disaster falling upon their thriving village, a disaster unprecedented in history.
Jasper ran up to the King and Queen who were in the dining hall, quite drunk from their merry-making, and screamed, “Disaster! Sire! I see disaster striking upon our town!”
“Nonsense! My dear Jasper, can’t you see how happy life in our town is? Everything is so calm and peaceful,” the Queen threw aside the notion of an impending disaster.
“But m’am, I read the positioning of the stars and –” but before poor Jasper could finish his sentence, the King ordered the guards to throw him out of the great dining hall.
Jasper went to the back of the palace and lay in the pale green garden which was filled with colourful flowers, all the favourites of Princess Isadora. “Jupiter’s in line with Mars, a clash between the Titan and the God of War. Venus rising from the lift, a mark of eternal regret, most possibly from the showdown.”
“What do you mean by that, Jasper?” a soft, sweet voice asked.
“Princess Isadora!” Jasper quickly got to his knees and greeted the Princess.
The full moon glowed behind Princess Isadora producing a silhouette of a porcelain doll-like girl, with her long wavy blonde locks of hair and clear blue eyes. The Princess sat down on the lawn beside Jasper. “I wonder what life is like outside the palace,” the Princess sighed.
Jasper pondered carefully over the question, but no matter how smart and witty he was, he could not come up with an appropriate description that satisfied the Princess. Finally, he decided to sneak the Princess out of the palace to let her experience life in the town.
The night was still young as the full moon glowed brightly. The market was crowded with people from all walks of life that Princess Isadora never in her life met.
“Now, get lost!” shouted an angry shopkeeper as he kicked a handsome young man out of his shop. “I don’t need your grapes!” which saw a bunch of grapes being thrown out and fell all over the young lad.
Jasper went up and helped the young lad up. Princess Isadora took out her handkerchief and gently wiped away the dirt on his face. Never in his life has he ever met such a beautiful woman, feeling ashamed, he wanted to turn and leave after thanking his saviours.
“Join us for dinner, young lad, you look starved, instructed Jasper. The young man was tall and dark with the most handsome features, but from his sunken cheeks, it was evident that the young man had not enough to eat.
The young man introduced himself as Benedict to his saviours. He was a grape farmer held in bondage by the local landowner as his uncle sold him away after his parents died. Feeling sympathetic of Benedict, Jasper took out some gold, he too had witnessed the death of his parents and had to work hard to achieve his standings today, he knew how tough it was to suffer. “Redeem yourself,” Jasper handed the gold to Benedict, “A man of your calibre should not be in bondage of others.”
As the moon behind Benedict was setting, Jasper jumped out of his seat. “The moon will obstruct the paths of the Venus! There might not be eternal regret after all. Does that mean that the King and Queen would heed my advice?” With his head facing the sky, Jasper mumbled as he tried to find a better view of the stars.
“I must leave too,” said Princess Isadora.
“Can we meet again?” asked Benedict, with no idea that his saviour was the Princess.
“Tomorrow, right here.”
With that Princess Isadora disappeared into the darkness and returned to the palace, quite unnoticed as her parents were still drunk.
The next night, Princess Isadora sneaked out of the palace again to meet Benedict. Concealing her true identity, they fell in love. During the next few weeks, they met up every time the King and Queen basked in their wine and dance, but Princess Isadora never answered Benedict’s query on why they can only meet at night.
At the meantime, Jasper became increasingly worried about the impending disaster. Even though there would not be eternal regret by Venus, the paths of Jupiter and Mars came so close together that they would crash head-on. He must do something to save his people and get them out of the town as soon as possible. He went out onto the streets and screamed, “Disaster! Leave the town as soon as possible!”
When the King heard about the antics of Jasper, he flared up and threw Jasper out of the palace.
to be continued...
however, if you think you have a vague idea on what the conclusion could be, feel free to comment about it, the closest entry wins a mystery prize! (Hint: note the title)
It's Up le!!!
thank you soo soo much shuhui!!! heehee... find one day, say after de As, when all of us are much free, i treat you dinner, 'k?
can't wait for all the exams to be over!!! i have planned to visit all my favourite eateries once again after the exams, but there's the diet problem again, so maybe i'll eat for one day, abstain for another day... argh... if only i'm one of those who can eat and eat without getting fat... haiz... that's life...
can't wait for all the exams to be over!!! i have planned to visit all my favourite eateries once again after the exams, but there's the diet problem again, so maybe i'll eat for one day, abstain for another day... argh... if only i'm one of those who can eat and eat without getting fat... haiz... that's life...
Friday, September 19, 2003
testing testing 1 2 3
okay... just trying this thing out... not v it savvy, so i guess it will turn out quite disgusting... better not laugh at me hor...
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