my love

Never so happily in one
Did heaven and earth combine;
And yet this flesh and blood alone
That makes you so divine

If I could save time in a bottle
the first thing that I’d like to do
is to save every day till eternity passes away
just to spend them with you

If I could make days last forever
if words could make wishes come true
I’d save every day like a treasure and then
again I would spend them with you

If I had a box just for wishes
and dreams that had never come true
the box would be empty except for the
memories of how they were answered by you

But there never seems
to be enough time to do the
things you want once you find them
I’ve looked around enough to know that
you’re the one I want to go through time with

I love you.

Pan’s Labyrinth

I was browsing through the dvd shop looking for Letters from Iwo Jima when I stumbled into this dvd with very interesting cover. For one who is such a big fan of Tim Burton, one would love Guillermo Del Toro’s ‘Pan’s Labyrinth’. I actually thought that it is some kind of sequel to Peter Pan because of the ‘Pan’ title. But actually Pan is the name of the Greek mythology creature which is a faun. A mesmerizing mix of children’s fantasy with gripping horror, this Spanish flick has got all it takes with special effects, and Oscars for cinematography, art direction and make-up!

Pan’s Labyrinth, a.k.a. El Laberinto del Fauno takes place in fascist Spain in 1944, circa World War II. 12-year-old girl, Ophelia, travels with her very pregnant mother, to live with her sadistic and cruel step-father, Captain Vidal, in the outskirts of the forest, in which El Kapitan is stationed to suppress revolutionary rebels.

In my opinion, I think with much chagrin of her new environment, Ophelia imagined this entire fantasy world of which she is the long-lost Princess Moanna of the Underworld. And to return to her kingdom, she has to complete tasks set by the Faun, whom I honestly think looks more like a tree than a faun. A true fairytale won’t be complete without fairies. So there are a few fairies but none cute, whatsoever. So you can brush that Enid Blyton fauns and fairies images off your head as you are in for an eerie makeover.

And here goes little Ophelia having to crawl in slimy mud in a huge tree to retrieve a key from a giant toad’s tummy, stealing the cannibalistic Pale Man’s dagger in his own lair, feeding a mandrake root with her own blood under her mother’s bed.

This Spanish very dark fantasy/drama scores sky-high for me and would be my pick for Best Foreign Language Film. Do check it!

Parental advisory for little children. See the poster: ‘A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’.

The horrific Pale Man wins hands-down in my list of top nightmarish creatures!

What a scary fantasy if your ally is as ugly as this tree-like faun!

why am I obsessed with my camera…

Sometimes, just sometimes, something can capture reality and bring it to life in another form, almost as if preserving the past. A great novel might bring back memories of before or create visions and images of distant worlds. A soul-deep poem can be more figurative than reality itself. But this time, it was a photograph that touched something deep inside me. Or rather, an entire series of photos. I sensed something almost bottomless when I looked at those pictures, all with their own motives.

You never know from day to day what might touch the innermost parts of yourself. There’s just something magic about photographs. And it takes my breath away. Everything is just there. Waiting for its pictures to be taken. It’s how you see it. How you feel it. How you capture it. The chemistry of it all is just… beautiful.

I didn’t stop by at my old Peranakan house when I was in Penang. An authentic, genuine Peranakan house photograph might win me a trip for two to Mongolia from National Geographic. Gosh! Regrets!

hometown rendezvous

It was such a short trip back to my hometown – Penang. Only 3 nights. The highway was jam, alright! We took 7 hours to Penang and 6 hours back! Normally it’s about 3 to 4 hours. Good to see my godfather. I haven’t seen him in a few years. I look a lot like my Mom, and my Mom look like my Grandma. Yuhei said he can see me at 50 and 70 already! I don’t have my Mom’s picture to show. The ones I have, she will kill me if i posted it up. It’s so bloody difficult to get her picture. She would dodge and turn, declaring her make-up was not complete, lighting was not doing her justice, whatever.

Pictures are random.

Grandma & Godpa

Highschool mates

My gorgeous bestfriends

trying to act cute…

These old, authentic Penang shops look like it’s gonna fall apart.

my Baby & I

My friend’s Dad’s old Volvo. Days go by and parts go missing.

Penang laksa – This might not look appetizing but I swear it’s the bomb! My trip back to Penang won’t be complete without this shite!

I caught this picture on the way back. An economical way to block sunlight?

Happy Valentine’s Day!!!

Talking about all the unnecessary hypes and snipes of Valentine’s Day. A very much over-rated day, indeed. Young lovers declare their loves, send each other gifts, flowers, etc. What a lame excuse for one to be obnoxious!

Well, I am a sucker too, myself. Really. It’s just like any normal day, but we went for a nice dinner. Thai food at RAMA V.

And on this Valentine’s, I’d like to be obnoxious and express my love to my bestfriends: Ann, JH, LY and SF. My god-brother and sister: Boy and Dora. My close and very good friends: Marilyn, Eric, Lind, Jepf, Anne, Ariff, Kina, Ivy, Raymond, Ximena, Ninie, Faan. My family: Mommy, Daddy, Julian and Jamie.

My kitty: Crissy. And my love: Yuhei – “aishiteru!!!!”.

Happy Chinese New Year!

Here comes the Spring Festival! Chinese New Year is also the time of the largest human migration, when overseas Chinese all around the world travel home to have reunion dinners with their families on Chinese New Year’s eve.

Well, ain’t that major a migration for me. I’m just driving (taking turns with Yuhei) 400 over kilometres from KL to Penang to be with my family whom I only see once a year. Yes, I am pathetic. I only go home once a year. I’ll only be back home for 3 days. Shortest Chinese New Year holiday for me. There’s so much to eat (Penang has got the best local food in the country, proud to say), so litte time! Am still very proud to receive ang-pows (married ones are not eligible). I sure do miss those fire-cracker days before the government banned fireworks. Cherish those days when Daddy used to hang very long gigantic fire-crackers above the gate come midnight and the blasting stereo effect from the entire neighbourhood. Awesome!

I also need to do some catching-up with old friends. And at the meantime, introducing the family and friends my other half. I don’t bring a guy home with me like this to Mommy and Daddy before. A little pressure there, actually.

All’s well, ends well? Let’s hope!

Gong Xi Fa Cai!!!

Happy Birthday, Ann!

Happy Birthday to my bestest friend in the whole wide world!

Celebrating 15 years of friendship!

We’ll toast to you and me when we see each other again!

Hip-hip Hoorayyyyyyy~!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cute pussies

hard labour – animal abuse?

Ablutophobia – Fear of washing & bathing

“Life’s good!”

“haiyaaaakkkkkk….!!!!”

…and I don’t even have my own hammock…

HAHAHAHAAAA~!!!

Gremlin…???

Identity crisis? Cat or raccoon?

There’s just something weird bout this kitty. Big head, small bod?

spoilt-brats!

I have ADD

I have mild Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD). Here are the symptoms.

Inattention:

1. Failure to pay close attention to details or making careless mistakes when doing schoolwork or other activities
2. Trouble keeping attention focused during play or tasks
3. Appearing not to listen when spoken to
4. Failure to follow instructions or finish tasks
5. Avoiding tasks that require a high amount of mental effort and organization, such as school projects
6. Frequently losing items required to facilitate tasks or activities, such as school supplies
7. Excessive distractibility
8. Forgetfulness
9. Procrastination, inability to begin an activity
10. Difficulties with household activities (cleaning, paying bills, etc.)
11. Difficulty falling asleep, may be due to too many thoughts at night
12. Frequent emotional outbursts
13. Easily frustrated
14. Easily distracted

Hyperactivity-impulsive behavior

1. Fidgeting with hands or feet or squirming in seat
2. Leaving seat often, even when inappropriate
3. Running or climbing at inappropriate times
4. Difficulty in quiet play
5. Frequently feeling restless
6. Excessive speech
7. Answering a question before the speaker has finished
8. Failure to await one’s turn
9. Interrupting the activities of others at inappropriate times
10. Impulsive spending, leading to financial difficulties

I need to take part in conversations. It has to be 2-way. If you are talking non-stop without me responding verbally for about 30 seconds, my hearing is automatically blocked and I can’t hear you. I see you, yapping your mouth and so on, but I can’t hear shit. The advantage of this is I can’t hear my Mommy or Granny killer nags.

I never seem to finish anything I started. I was bad in school because I can’t pay full attention. I sometimes appeared to be rude, not listening to people when they are talking to me. I am VERY impatient. I can’t sit quietly and wait for somebody. Almost impossible. ADD, an asset? I don’t know, it doesn’t bother me that much though. But I could be a pain the ass to people sometimes.

name the superhero & his sidekick!

Chinaman & Oriental-woman???

Crissy

The Ice Bar

The Ice Bar. I don’t know whether this is first of its kind in Malaysia, but it is my first time in such place. We braved ourselves in a minus 10 degrees mini room. Damn small boxy bar. I think McDonald’s freezer is ten times larger. But we had fun, nonetheless. They only serve the only thing I drink – vodka shots.