Photoblogging mainly because this trip happened a couple of months ago and I’ve already forgotten the exact names of the places we went to!

Day 2, 3 & 4 coming up in the next post!

don’t watch a lot of television. So I didn’t think I would catch this year’s Star Awards. But well, I happened to reach home just as my mum switched the telly on and the program had just started too.

So I thought, why not stay tuned for awhile and catch how glamorously the local celebrities are dolled up, and maybe have a good laugh at those fashion disasters too?

Little did I know that I would end up sitting there and watched the entire event. I must say, Twitter definitely made it so much more fun watching the show!

Here’s a recap of my “live commentary” tweets in the order of occurrence:

• Me no likey this year’s location set for Star Awards. Looks cheap, imho. Sound is echoy & the cameras aren’t smooth! #starawards
• Ya, waste time on the 十大 ranking animation & rush through the thank you speeches. #starawards
  …I don’t see why they can waste time slowly revealing the temporary ranking, and not provide more time for winners to talk.
  
• I’m always v amused at Best Newscaster award. Wonder how they judge? #starawards
• OMG did they just cut ZYL off her thank you speech? So rude! #starawards
• Timed how long that 十大 animation took. 1min8secs to show 16 names. Over 2mins wasted which could be better used for speeches. #starawards
• HAHAHA Constance Song ignored Jeanette Aw’s handshake!!! #starawards
  
• All you guys watching #starawards, pls catch those awkward moments or those faces in the background. Sometimes very funny one!
• HAHAHA The Taiwanese are so funny! #starawards
• Eeeeeeeeww Mark Lee? I can already sense his overly inflated ego going kaboom. #starawards
• It’s so fun watching #starawards with you guys on Twitter! Hope those who r nt watching, aren’t annoyed by us!
• There we go again. Di di di di di… What Mediacorp is trying to say: Pls vote more and let us eat up ur 80cents one by one. #starawards
• 此李非比李。#starawards
• How can you say a woman is fat in front of the entire nation?! Can totally feel CLP’s heart sinking into the bottomless pit! #starawards
• HAHAHA!! RT @missyeley: Woah.. Chen Li Ping looks so andro tonight! But it’s the fat lesbian kind. #starawards
• 715′s outfit is so toned down this year. #starawards
• Suddenly all the actors look so manly this year. Damn I need to grow a goatee now! #starawards
• Aunty Lucy!!! #starawards
• HAHAHA! Thank god they got the Taiwan tranny to do this next section. Lots of laughter ensue!
• Ann Kok looks so chic! Is she in the top 20? #starawards
• LOL That guy getting the hugs is damn lucky can. #starawards
  …Taiwanese actor, Mark Chao, was sabotaged by lecherous co-presentor to hug every winner in 十大! LOL!
• I don’t want to hear Jeanette Aw’s name. #starawards
  …there were one left to crown as one of the 十大. I was really hoping those who can’t act don’t get it.
• Here comes the most plasticky thank you speech every year. #starawards
  …WHAT DO YA KNOW?! They announced her name right after I tweeted the earlier tweet. Urgh!
• Woah! @JoannePeh looks hot but the make-up looks zombified. #starawards
• If Mark Chao charges $1 for every hug any Sg woman wants, he would be a millionaire by now. #starawards

must write this down before I forget. This has got to be one of the awesomest dreams I’ve had. Well, if you don’t count those dreams of my wild sexual escapades. LOL

So I was at Lady Gaga’s concert, Monster Ball. It was a standing concert and the entire place was so packed that it was impossible to even fall down; The fans were literally grinding against each other. Sweaty bodies were everywhere but thankfully the dream was smelless.

There I was, standing at the very front row, being squeezed so tightly towards the metal railing that separates us crazy fans and the stage. I wasn’t complaining, because Lady Gaga was just right in front of me. It was as if she was serenading me; As though we were the only ones at the concert.

I managed to catch her attention when she asked if anyone of us would like to join her on the stage. Next thing I knew, I was being pulled up onto the stage and started dancing with the dancers!

The dream happened in jump cuts, so I have no idea how my tshirt and jeans immediately became tattered tights and torn pieces of white cloth all over me. My hair was so messed up, ‘bad hair day’ would be an understatement – Although it seemed uniform with the dancers’ wild hair. And like them, I had eye liner on and my nails were painted pearly white.

But being a bad dancer in real life, I couldn’t pull off the dance moves in the dream too. I remembered feeling damn awkward, but after the song, Gaga came over and told me she like how I clawed the air vigorously and that I am truly a “little monster”. I was in cloud nine.

I didn’t have much interaction with Gaga, and instead, I talked a lot to the dancers when we were backstage and Gaga was singing alone in front. The dancers appeared to be very atas (high-class, snobbish, hoity-toity), and here comes the next awesome part of the dream.

Somehow the concert hall was adjacent to a Prada store. The exit of the backstage led us straight into the posh boutique. After the concert ended, I followed the dancers into the store.

“Okay people, pick up your outfit and go.” An authoritative female voice sounded into the dream like it was announcing over a PA system.

I was puzzled and one of the dancers, which by now he had already changed out of dance clothes into some high fashion label that made him look like a runway model, came over and told me that everybody gets to take home a set of outfit after EVERY concert.

“You can keep that torn shirt if you want, it’s Prada too anyway.” He shrugged his shoulders a little before continuing.

“But you can also exchange for an entirely new and different outfit to bring home.”

In my mind, I was going like, “ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!” Immediately, I sped to the shelves in full speed and started taking out the clothes to try. I was so excited, I couldn’t wait in the queue to the changing rooms. Pulled out my torn shirt and tights in the middle of the store, and changed into the fresh new pieces.

The dream editor now makes a jump cut and I’m standing in a car park with my friends, and I’m recounting the awesome experience to them. Gaga appeared at a far end, with two other big-sized guys, presumably her bodyguards. She had that drink can thingy in her hair – The one in Telephone music video.

Surprisingly there wasn’t any crazy horde of fans dashing towards for photo or autograph. But all eyes were on the trio as they walked towards the car. The people stood still in the car park and watched earnestly. Just before reaching the car, Gaga looked up, let out a wide grin and waved at me! I waved back yelling – strangely, with an American accent – “Good bye Gaga! I love you!”

The car sped off and I suddenly realised that I should have ran over to take a photo with her! I feel really sad and unfortunately, that was also the point that I woke up.

I am totally overwhelmed by the details of the dream, it was in full colour and the sights and sounds were so real. It was indeed one of the best dreams, ever.

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Let me end off this blog post with an awesome parody of Telephone that I’d came across recently!

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88RNU719AYE

ike how the name of the restaurant suggests, everything on its menu is served with fries!

But not literally though, obviously drinks and dessert don’t come with fries; Though I’d secretly wished they would find a brilliant way to include fries in the most impossible ways. That would be such a novelty, wouldn’t it?!

However, I am truly disappointed with their fries. How sad is that?! First, we were told that they have shoestring and thick-cut fries to choose from. But during the order, we were told that they ran out of them thick-cut fries, to which I prefer.

I don’t know maaaaan, Everything with Fries but you run out of fries? Kua kua kua.

So shoestring fries we chose, but then, my expectation of the seasonings was also dampened when the fries came. Maybe it is just me, but I thought ‘Garlic and Herbs’ and ‘Curry’ both tasted like those soup powder seasoning you would find in instant noodles.

Some say their “Sour Cream and Onion” tastes the best, but I really have no faith to head back to try the fries again.

We were at the store at Holland Village and there is another one at East Coast too. It was a Saturday night and it was super crowded! The worst part? Main dishes took half an hour to come.

The only thing that saved that night was probably the Nutella Tart, which the photo of it is coming up in just a bit.

One Egg Soup is kind of their speciality, seeing how the staff diligently describe the unique way of using only one egg to prepare it. It is creamy chicken soup made possible by egg yolk, and that crispy thing on top is fried egg white. The taste is not bad, but there is no oomph factor, imho.

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Let’s just skip pass all that to the awesome Nutella Tart!

If that picture haven’t already made you salivate, I don’t know what else will. It is reeeeaaaally good! Definitely a must-try for all you sweet tooths! And that will probably be the only thing I’ll ever go back for more!

There are also other desserts that seemed worth a try too!

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Okay, that’s all! KTHXBAI!

hen I was very young, I used to enjoy Chinese New Year a lot. But as soon as the rebellious teen years came, and being an introvert (still am, but suppressing), I became very anti-social and hated this particular festivity whereby I would have to force myself to nice and friendly to the relatives that I wasn’t even sure how I was related to them.

Well, but now, gone are the awkward days I struggle to talk to my relatives. I began to reconnect with them in recent years, even though most of us only see each other once a year.

And in this year, I witnessed how funky they actually are.

Who would have thought uncles and aunties in their 50s will pose with funny expressions when being pointed by a fisheye lens?

However, there is an ubiquitous sense that CNY is losing the fun in its festivity, though the tradition still carries on each year.

Seeing the relatives wither with age can be a painful thing too, but I’m thankful us the young generation grew up fine.

Not sure who brought up the idea of taking group photo, but we started taking almost-complete group photo since last year!

This is 2009:

And this is 2010!

Oh wow, Anthony (2nd from bottom right) is wearing the SAME SHIRT he wore in 2009! HAHAHA!!! What happened to the tradition of new year, new clothes?!

Anyway, I hope the numbers keep growing and eventually we’ll have a complete one! I’m sure Grandpa and Grandma will be very glad looking upon this big family, in heaven.

On a random note, my cousin, Shiru, and I look REALLY alike.

I think we could pass off as twins!!! It is kinda amusing as we’re not directly blood-related! Our mothers are sisters, so our “facial genes” probably got passed down by them!

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On an even more random note, we have a winner for the best fisheye photo!