Pretty?

Yipee!!! Haf finally booked my BS!!! First went to this shop recommended by my senior in May then after a break of 6 mths, went looking ard w my GRL last Dec. But we then decided that we wana take a look @ the shops that so not have in-house photographer so gad 2 drag Dar ard last Mon 2 take a look. Also wanted 2 show him my senior's works 2 see if he liked them n he did! :)))

Actually spotted a gown @ Emmanuel dat was v nice n elegant & she cld sew more crystals on e gown for me so dat it will haf more sparkles but it was kinda plain... when I went there w Dar, they were actually having a sale & it was really q worth coz we get 2 keep e gown & Dar really liked this one w lotsa lotsa French Lace... but then I m a bling bling sparkle sparkle kinda gal & thus I wasn't too keen. Besides... we both liked this gown that we saw @ Divine Couture & after some calculation, Dar said it was ok 2 pay a bit more if I really liked that gown :))

Being e typical kiasu Singaporean, I wanted 2 try on more gowns when we went back again e 2nd time 2 take the package. But we still liked the one dat we saw e previous time & thus we decided to choose this gown:

Front & back view of e dress... it's a low back dress which I haf always wanted & it has these frilly thngy on the straps & sweet pink ribbons in e train!!! & there are pink & silver embroidery on the gown as well making it v sweet... like me! haha!!! Really like this gown & hopefully she can add some more bling bling on it :)

I like this shot & I cant wait 2 wear it for the photo shoot & on the actual day; 7 months to go!!!

e reason why this took forever 2 b posted is coz i was trying 2 upload the video but i tried like 10 times but it still wun b uploaded so I eventually gave up...

Went for my 3rd concert in e past 2 years & coincidentally all the singers' name starts with the letter "J"; First JJ's in Jun 06, then Jacky's 3 weeks ago n Jay Chou's last Fri. Aft which a lot of pp asked me how it was & I thot it was great... first reason being that I was so near to the stage:

But I didn't really like e seats coz they were really kinda cramped together; in fact this man behind us was "complaining" that there weren's any "personal space" haha! As u can see, there are 2 blocks of these kinda "make-shift" chairs & we were seating sleepy's left which I overheard was all the "sponsored" seats. Which was GOOD coz the block on the other side consisted of a lot of the fans & they were standing thruout e concert!!! I stood too lah if not cannot see but had 2 keep sitting dwn coz I felt so tired haha! & we were given these "hands" to wave:

cute hor? :)

Tis was his first costume, but his hairstyle was a bit strange though hee hee...

& he was v funny when he stopped & 1 of the first few thngs he asked was "你们知道今天是设么日子吗？" coz like I mentioned previously it was his Bday!!! & coz it was his birthday, 南拳妈妈 his special guest artistes got the crowd to sing him "Happy Birthday" song which the crowd sang heartily. The contented boy : He sang q a lot of fast songs & most songs from his latest album which I wasn't v familiar w, so I was v thrilled when he sang 听妈妈的话 which I really liked. If u all haf read e reports, there was this part where there was a video clip of Chow Yun Fatt kinda like rapping along & Jacky singing the chorus as they were mentioned in the song. Here's Jacky:

Of coz he also sang Dar's recent fave 菊花台(I like also!!!) & 千里之外 wearing his white suit... machiam like 白马公子 like dat:

But the best part of the concert gota be his talent in playing the various instruments, from the piano, to the guitar to the drums & even the 琵琶 the audience were really awed!

On e whole, I really enjoyed the concert inspite of 1) he didn't sing some of my fave songs, 2) his encore was WAY too short & I was really expecting him 2 come out even though the concert had ended haha!!! It was sooooooooo high & made me feel like a teenager again :P When he comes back like 10-20 years dwn e rd, I m definitely going for the concert where I m sure he will sing all those songs I really like & can 陶醉 in them :) Meantime, here are some more pics... took q bit as ordered by Mangojo so missed some parts of the concert but wat 2 do... now times change liao... Ya Huan can order Princess ard liao... sighz :P

I like this attire best :)

Jay being "harassed" :P

Pressies fr Japan

Yep yep... Dar's finally back from Japan!!! He said it was freezing dwn there n he bought some thicker clothing but it was still not enuff!!! & such a pity dat he didn't get to go up Mount Fuji coz it was snowing so they closed it off as the roads were slippery. He also commented that the stuff there were v ex (esp e transport) but that the pp there were v disciplined. Hope we'll go together sometime soon :)

Here's what he got me:

& a close-up of e stuff on the jacket he bought me. I like e jacket coz it has got that furry furry thng @ the cap hee.
The little bag on the rite is v popular in Japan now. Can be used as a slingbag or as a waist pouch. Material is a bit on the wooly side n has 2 compartments. Dar got 1 for himself too! Then there are Fancl collagen tablets which are like almost half price there!!! 3 packets cost about SGD50 whereas here, each packet cost $40 without any rebate or discount. I was contemplating asking him to buy the drink back but figured it would be kinda heavy & inconvenient to lug it back. & those blue bottles are a Kose cleansing set! I was q surprised he bought them for me as he doesn't like me to use all these "chemical" stuff!!!

Significantly missing are my "cutsie Little Twin Stars & My Melody stuff" :( He saw dat I was q disappointed but he was saying that there were that silly cat everywhr but no Twin Stars. To which I asked "But U know what is My Melody or nots?" & he was like "Ya, dat one w the 2 long ears". :P Oh & he bought the Jap Muah Chees for me too but I hafn't opened them yet so I cldn't take a pic... Yummz!!! Thnx Dar for e Pressies!

Counting down to Friday

4 more days to Friday... cant wait!!! Why? Coz Dar is coming back! Yipee Yayee!!! A lot of pp have been asking me where he is & how come I didn't follow him... Well... he went Japan & much as I would wana go since I haven't been there b4 & it is a country that I have always wanted to go, he is goin there w some frenz to check out car shows & look for car spare parts which is TOTALLY boring for me so I'd rather not waste my leave like dat hee. Mangojo was asking if I wrote a long list of stuff for him to buy, not really leh, juz e collagen tablets, some foodie and "cutsie Little Twin Stars & My Melody stuff". He luffed when he saw what I haf written but I like mah... I juz hope he can recognise these characters n not buy me bak the cat w no mouth, if not gota give 2 Ya Huan liao :P anyways spoke 2 him last nite & he said he has already bought some prez for me *smiles*

He actually intended to extend his stay coz his best bud's sis stays there & thus they wld haf free accomodation but he didn't really wana spend another wkend overseas & coz I managed to get these:


Ok so I am a teeny weeny bit guilty coz he can't even extend his stay for even 1 day but it's JAY CHOU leh!!! Tickets are all sold out but my colleague managed to get e tiks for me & I am paying like half px for them! WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!! Of coz Dar had 2 come back for it coz intially b/w the Jacky & Jay concert, he chose Jay so I wld thnk he is q happy to come back for it. Actually I thot i would like to go on the 2nd nite which is 19th Jan but juz found out fr my other colleague dat 18th is actually his birthday so I thnk the concert on the 18th would be much kewler coz might have bday cake n all! gosh I m getting so excited!!! N on top of dat, managed to change my off day to Fri, so I can pick up Dar @ midnite, we can both go back n haf a gd rest, spend some time together n then zoom off to the concert!

La-la-la-la da-da-da... a v happy gal sleepy is :)

Rat Babies

Just learnt fr my fren/colleague that she is pregnant!!! That would make hers the 3rd Rat Baby I know after Dewdrops & my GRL's. Whilst Dewdrop's little one will be saying hello to the world come June, the due dates of the other 2 Rat babies are near end Aug which means that they would not be able to attend my wedding. Whilst I am disappointed about that, I am still real happy for them & touched that they have shared their joy w me coz some pp are "pantang" & believe that they can't tell pp they are preg till aft e 1st trimester or something.

Actually, as a horse, "theoretically" i m not "sup" 2 get alg w rats coz of the 6 year diff thngy so i m glad i cant be having a rat baby hee. But these kinda thngs may not be true coz I do know of pp whom are 6 years diff fr their spouses n i get alg w my deputy who is a rat as well as my GRLs' kids who are rats too. Dar also get alg v v v well w Germaine who is a snake whilst he is a piggo so this kinda thng sumtimes cannot believe too much heh.

Whilst I don't exactly believe, I did tell Dar I wanted a Horse Baby... to which his rxn is "马很会跑的!" But I told him I m v "guai" n dun really run abt mah hee. But then I will be old... so will hafta consider again. heh... hope to hear more gd news soon :)

Simply Awesome!

My first post of 2008 and it's gona be abt 1 of the memories I know I will look back v fondly upon...











Guess whr Dar & I were?
Yep yep... the Jacky Cheung World Tour 2007 Encore!!! & what can I say cept that it was really awesome!!! I didn't go (& didn't thnk abt going) for the one last year but was full of regrets when everyone told me how good it was & thus I was definitely not going to miss it this time round. Intially Dar didn't really wana go coz as much he liked Jacky too, he preferred his Canto oldies to the chinese songs... so decided to "kill 2 birds w 1 stone" by giving him a ticket as Christmas prez. :) It was definitely a prez he "enjoyed" as well. =))

Jacky Cheung definitely evoked a lot of memories in me; when his 吻别 album came out in 1993, my whole class was crazy over him, so much so that even the teachers knew abt it! We got his albums, sang his songs @ karaoke, bought those idol cards of him, read up on news of him... & with a couple of friends, we attended his concert here some 13-14 years ago! (incidentally Dar also went but he can't rem which nite). I rem we went on the first nite and we were all v excited & we even bought s stuffed dino for him; I still haf e pic but no scanner to scan it in hee. He was having a sore throat that nite but still did his best to sing but half way thru, he decided to postpone the concert as he wanted to give his best performance. We left the stadium & I dunno how it happened but my fren's father who came to pick her up actually sent the whole lot of us to the hotel that Jacky was staying in!!! We didn't manage to see Jacky & his assistant told us that Jacky was resting but nonetheless, he gave us an autographed pic of Jacky each. Of course we were over the moon by then & of course I still have the treasured pic.


It was Jacky's 92nd performance since his start of the tour in Feb 2007 but still he gave nothing but his best. U cld tell he really enjoyed singing & he kept thanking everyone for their support & thus giving him the stature that he has now. He was so true as a person, telling us about his life & how life had its ups and downs and how “不快乐的事情过去后，快乐的事就要来" which touched a chord in me coz I was reminded of a v diff period in my own life. (He also mentioned that his Dad passed away before his world tour started in Feb last year & thus it was w a mixed feeling that he started his World Tour) His clothes weren't as fancy as those 13-14 years back but the performance was dear to me; perhaps coz I m now older & not a young fan; perhaps coz I had Dar next to me whilst he sang his love songs & I feel blessed to be loved by Dar; but most of all, I thnk it is coz I can now look back on those sec sch days, smile & be reminded of the frenships forged esp w my dear fren, Sis Aneja who even wrote me a story loosely based on Jacky's 她来听我的演唱会 n I was a bit disappointed that he didn't sing this song last nite. But he sang my all time fave 每天爱你多一些 which Dar also liked & he sang it in Canto!!! Almost swooned when he sang it and I was clapping my hands in delight when he announced. He also sang Dar's fave Canto song 月半弯 which apparantly was liked by a huge number of fans as well. He also sang songs that he had written for his wife, elder daughter and a song in rememberance of some frenz who passed away in 2003. @ the beginning of the concert, he told us that he wanted to sing more songs & he did, his encore was terrificbulous!!! Singing a lot of Canto oldies (like 还是觉得你最好!!!) & finally rounding off w 祝福 @ 1145pm.

Whilst there weren't many young fans as you would see in Jay or Jolin's concert, the fans still waved their light sticks, sang along w Jacky & even stood up to dance when Jacky sang his fast songs. It is truly amazing that after performing for 23 years, his popularity hasn't waned but instead has grown tremendously; 5 concerts in less than 6 months & all were almost sold out!!! Definitely not an easy feat to be accomplished!!! & whilst he was singing the songs, I had e urge to go sing all his songs @ Karaoke haha!!! But for now, I thnk I'll just take out his old records.

So thanks Jacky, for this great start to 2008, for such a soulful performance, for giving me a treasured memory w Dar but most of all, for the wonderful memories that you have brought back =))