CC Gang Gathering: Death Note+Farewell HM

[Lunch] Met up with the gals @ PS, then walked over to The Cathay to buy tixs for "Death Note-The Last Name-". Luckily the movie was screened @ The Grand Cathay, the largest cinema in the building ba, so not worried abt getting lousy seats. Had our lunch @ Shokudo at basement1. I had Katsu Curry Rice & it's delicious! SC had Oyako Don, HM had her sushi set & cha soba while CH & GC had their chicken teriyaki set.
[Death Note2] Met up with PY later and went to catch our long-waited movie. Basically, had some rough idea of what's happening la, but still had some surprises tho. Like I thought L was dead before Light, who knows L actually won the whole "game" la. That's quite interesting. Death Note focused more on how Light killed ppl using the Death Note while the sequel focused on nabbing the kiras. Hmm...i preferred Death Note 1 la, coz' it's more exciting and i was curious on various ways to kill ppl using the notebook. Like Light's watch in DN2 also, so stylo, can hide the notebook paper in the watch lo! For those who had watch DN but still wondering shld watch the sequel or not, go watch ba...everything wld be complete.
[HM] Went back to PS and had a small talk in Burger King. Actually we were stalling time for GC to buy photo frame la, while we entertained ourselves by crapping & recording our "last" moments with HM. Why leh? Coz' she's gg for her student xchange prog on 2nd Jan lah, to HK lo! First time a gd pal of mine is leaving me for so long...(5mths not short leh...) We were kinda worried abt this sotong gal gg overseas without any familiar pals lah, but i guess she wld be very fine there! Hahaha! Must take care of yourself ah! KEEP IN TOUCH K? Really enjoyed the moments we had today & hope u like our little gift la. Hehehe!
[Countdown] Once again, have to send of 2006 & welcome 2007. As usual, i wld be watching countdown concert from TVBS @ Taipei, and wld switch back to local prog for fireworks. Hehe! I really dunno why Mediacorp cant showcase the whole countdown event. Anyway, HG central wld be having a countdown later, first time ba? Ha...wondering what wld happen lo..hehe! Also, Mr Chean is at home this yr...like long time didnt countdown with him liao? 2 yrs?
[2007] Carina asked me abt my new yr resolutions for the coming yr. I told her i didnt think abt it...lol! Ya i really didnt, coz to me life still goes on. What i wanna do is always the same every yr. Family & friends stay healthy and happy; May SG continue to prosper & for me leh...improvements in results ba. Hahaha! And also, E.W wants to do spring cleaning tmr! What the....wish me gd luck. Still got assignment to do..hehe!
Wish all of you ....HAPPY NEW YEAR! ALL THE BEST!

TV Drama Review #52 - War of in-laws 我的野蛮奶奶

Episodes: 20
Yr of telecast/TV Stn: 2005/TVB
Main Cast:
Lisa Wang ~Xitala Shuo Lan
Myolie Wu ~ Tian Li (Shiyi)
Bosco Wong ~ Ning Mao Chun/Bu Liu Ming
Shi Xiu ~ Ning Feng De/Bro Yun
Wu Yong Wei ~ Long Qiao Qiao
Summary: Princess Shuo Lan was the cousin of the current Empress in the Ching Dynasty. She's an arrogant woman who abused her status to get whatever she wanted. Even her mother-in-law as to give way to her and she called shots in Ning family. Shiyi and her bandit family were running away from the guards when she pretended to be a bride and got carried away to Ning family and was forced to marry Shuo Lan's only son Mao Chun. Nobody knew her true identity as the Ning family thought she was "xiu nv" from the Emperor. Though Shiyi didnt dislike Mao Chun, she was rather disappointed with him as Mao Chun was a mummy's boy and weak in nature. Just then, "Bu Liu Ming", a thief who robbed the rich to help the poor saved Shiyi twice. Shiyi fell for him instantly becoz' of his heroic acts. However, it happened that "Bu Liu Ming" was Mao Chun in disguise. He was jealous of himself as Shiyi liked "Bu Liu Ming" instead of him.
Soon, Shiyi's real identiity was known and Shuo Lan wanted to throw her out of the house, just then, Mao Chun lied and said Shiyi was pregnant. Thus, chaos continued till Shiyi's fake pregnancy was revealed. Shuo Lan decided to take revenge by faking ill and got Shiyi to take care of her. Shuo Lan decided to get Mao Chun to have a concubine so as to revenge on Shiyi. It happened to be Ling Shan, who was the daughter of Mao Chun's master.
On the other hand, Shiyi's aunt Qiao Qiao has been waiting for her bro Yun for 20 yrs. Finally she met him in the capital, but he was Shuo Lan's husband now! Shuo Lan couldnt accept Qiao Qiao and Feng De's past and decided to chase the bandits out of the capital. Things got worse and Ning family lost everything. Shuo Lan was thrown out by Feng De's evil brothers and had to fend for herself alone.
Mao Chun decided to clear his mum's name by finding out the real mastermind of the fire at the boat, but got himself into trouble as his "Bu Liu Ming" identity was revealed.
Comments: A very entertaining drama. Storyline was very comedy and funny until the last few epis, to be exact, after Qiao Qiao met Feng De. The storyline went downhill a little and the plot was kinda rushy towards the end. I really like the chemistry b/w Lisa Wang, Myolie; Myolie & Bosco. Towards the end, it's kinda weird that the princess realised her faults and refused to return home. Also, Mao Chun's master betrayed him after Ling Shan died. The twist was abit too sudden lah. TVB's ending epi can be very lame sometimes, not an exception here as well, basically after they saved Mao Chun, the ending was kinda out of way la. Lolz!
Acting wise, Lisa Wang really deserved to be the best actress in 2005. She really gave her best shot and acted as the arrogant princess. Her gestures and expressions were very vivid. And of coz, our daughter-in-law Myolie was full of expressions too. Her acting was a little exaggerating, but that's really fun lah! Bosco's Mao Chun was ok lah, but i preferred his "bu liu ming", very handsome with tt mask lo. Hahahah! Shi Xiu and other support cast did a good job too, though i dun like his 2 brothhers and their wives.
I was rooting for Shiyi & Mao Chun couple. How i wish there are more scenes with the 2 of them!
The themesong by Lisa, Myolie & Bosco was super nice lah! There's a little rapping element with a traditional chinese music background. Really stylo!
Ratings: 9.5/10 (Although the last few epis really kinda spoilt the mood, it's definitely a must-watch for TVB fans ah! Cannot miss ah!)

ML Birthday gathering

[Today] Met up with PF & ML, sorry for being late lo. Went to Sakura for our buffet lunch, honestly that's one of the cheapest we can get ba? Hahah! Hmm...food was alright, well cant expect much for a 22 bucks meal right? (quote from Tuan..lolz!) Ok..let's see what i have..
1st plate: Cold soba, sushi, calm skews & sashimi...maybe the best of everything i ate..lol!
PF's 2nd plate..cooked food...I only ate broccolis & egg tofu..not in the mood to eat fried stuffs.
My 2nd plate..raw oysters & scallops. Actually i shldnt be eating this coz' i am still sick...ML & my dessert...the cakes were not tasty. Think the mango pudding was the best lo...
ML & her scoops of ice cream, and i didnt took any of them. Ha! (Sorry ah ML, pic not clear..)
I had 2 bowls of shark's fin soup too...let's just dont expect too much. There's cream of mushroom too, but i didnt try. Overall, it's ok for those who cant eat alot lah, butta if u wanna have good quality stuffs, try other int'l buffets ba.
[Aftermath] Gave ML a surprise actually, coz' she thot Les wasnt coming. Lolz! The surprise i had was to see a very shock ML..who was really surprised! Lolz! Anyway, hope u like ur present la..haha! The gals went Kino and i tried my luck to see if Ann's working there..hehe! At least got to see her once this wk la. Well, she's working hard so i cld only had a small chat with her. Paiseh ah, didnt want to spoil your mood by telling u abt the exam timetable. Butta remember to check it out ya? Had coffee session @ Coffee Bean and then just walked around Taka & Wisma la. PF become Hokkien tai-tai coz' she kept uttering in Hokkien & none of us cld rebut her in perfect Hokkien lo. Sianz....speak canto next time can? Lolz! Finally home sweet home....and my fever came back...sianz!
Btw, Happy Birthday lo ML!

Some good news & bad news

[Gd & Bad news] Well, basically it's about my exam timetable. Though it's only an advanced timetable, I doubt they would be any changes, and pls dont have changes la! Haha! Anyway, the bad news is I have 4 papers "sitting" next to next. That means one paper on this day & another paper tmr. Hey! But that's always better than 2 papers on 1 day right?! Hehe! So here comes my good news. Firstly, I wld be "free from hell" before JUNE! yesh! My last paper will be on the 21st of may, earlier than my yr1 papers lo! Quite happy about it..hehe! Secondly, this yr's mkting & hrm papers didnt clash! Banzai! Thirdly, I only have a morning paper..that means dont need to wake up early lo? Lol! But got problem gg back home la..super pack!
I think my luck is still quite good this yr, dont know if i am still in such luck next yr la. Ok! Gotta work hard for exams liao...havent touch my stats for long..jia lat!
[Sick] Still need to take Panadol to keep my condition under control. Just now fever came back again, so bo bian have to feed myself with medicine. Hopefully wont spread to anyone, so must keep my mouth shut ah? Lolz...Wanna thank my pals for ya concern..i wld be fine..Thanks la!

Poor Ah Ching....

[Today] Think can either blame the weather or the air-con. Kenna flu & fever liao. Super sick today! (but can still type a few words..) Lucky dont feel any aches liao, or else how to go to sch tmr? Haiz...

TV Drama Review #51 - Gokusen 极道女鲜师

Episodes: 12 + 1 special
Yr of telecast/TV Stn: 2002/NTV
Main Cast:
Nakama Yukie ~ Yamaguchi Kumiko
Matsumoto Jun ~ Sawada Shin
Namase Katsuhisa ~Sawatari Goro
Oguri Shun ~ Uchiyama Haruhiko
Waki Tomohiro ~ Kumai Teruo
Ito Misaki ~ Fujiyama Shizuka
Summary: From DramaWiki
Faito, oh! The story of a young, idealistic teacher who enters Shirokin Gakuen with hopes of making a difference in the students' lives. However, Yamaguchi Kumiko is in for a rude awakening when she finds that she will be the homeroom teacher of 3-D, the hardest class to maintain in the school. The students have multi-colored hair, sloppy uniforms, and show absolutely no respect to her. The leader of the class, Sawada Shin is lazy but bright and shows some interest in Yamaguchi when he notices that she is very different from other teachers. The students try to bully her to make her quit, but their attempts don't get them very far.
What the class and the rest of the school does not know is that Yamaguchi Kumiko is actually the 4th generation heir to the Ooedo Group, a notorious yakuza clan. Even though her family would like her to take the title of Ojou when her grandfather dies, they have accepted the fact that Yamaguchi would rather be a teacher.
Eventually, the students learn to respect their quirky teacher because of her devotion to them, and even give her a nickname: Yankumi.
Comments: The plot was similar to "Gokusen 2", so dont expect too much difference. Like the scenes with Yuta, the small boy. Also, Yankumi's omai where she wore a kimono, looked pretty lo! It's really funny to see Yankumi going gaga over that policeman, but well, nothing will come out between them la. Finally, the ending epi when her identity was revealed to the public, it's kinda emotional as the kids cant bear her to quit.
Acting wise, Nakama didnt disappoint us, but for the kids, acting skills were average. Matsumoto from Arashi kinda reminded me of his character in "Hana Yori Dango". Ito Misaki, who wasnt that famous back then, gave a so so performance lah. Well, actually their characters had limited development and depth, so cant expect much. Sawatari is still the funny guy who is always gg against Yankumi. Hehe!
Special appearance from Ichikawa Yui who acted as Sawada's sister and Wentz Eiji from Watz, who was the 27th student of class 3D. Themesong was from V6 "Feel your breeze".
Overall, it's a fun drama which you guys would enjoy.
Also check out the special which show class 3D's graduation! The special is so funny!
Trivia: Gokusen is an abrevation of Gokudo no Sensei which means Gangster Teacher.
Ratings: 8/10 (Yankumi! Faito Oh!)

Christmas Eve Gathering+shopping

[Waraku] Met up with the 3 Tenshin beauties and had our lunch la. Didnt know there's this restaurant lo..sotong! Anyway, ambience was alright, though i thot it wld be nicer with tatami la. Check our lunch out!

My seat.
Sashimi! It's super delicious la! Wow!
My Satsuki dish no.1....Udon! U can choose soba too.
Satsuki dish no.2 ....assorted sushi!! This set is totally worthwhile..only 13.80bucks.
ML's meal...
Les's soba..forgot what else she had..lol!
PF's tempura yasai..
PF's ramen..which she didnt finished.
Basically we had a nice but short gathering today, coz' PF was feeling unwell. Had my x'mas gift exchange with the gals, and i picked PF's present. Arigatou!!! Kawaii ne! Haiz..anyway, some of my ugly pics were kenna snapped by ML & Les...felt like banging the wall now..sobbzz. Sent PF to the taxi stand and went to Orchard to meet E.W & Tuan.
[Shopping] E.W & Tuan didnt found anything nice @ OG. Then we visited the new wing of Centrepoint. First, bought 2 Eeyore soft toys and a Winnie the pooh mug @ Watsons. One of the Eeyore is for Aunt Jo's x'mas gift..hehe! The mug is for Mr Chean la..haha! E.W bought a spagh @ Mango & a tee @ Levi's respectively. I like that Levi's shirt lo..shall borrow from her someday. Hehe! Tuan was hunting for her walking shoes, but to no avail.
[Pastamania] Had our dinner la. Long time didnt eat traditional spagh le! Nice meal!
My Vongole..yummy!
[Hg Mall] Went back to find Tuan's xmas gift initially. We went to Sportslink and ended up buying 2 pairs of Nike shoes lo. Long time didnt wear Nike shoes le, felt very happy! Hahah! Bad news for Mr Chean tho, big bucks gone..wahaha!
Finally, wanna wish all of u a merry Christmas! Also, thanks for ya xmas cards, PF & ML!
My animated doll..lol!