Bulgarian Music Idol Contestant..

This Bulgarian Music Idol contestant - Valentina Hassan was attempting to sing her rendition of 'Without You' by Mariah Carey.. I apologise to the Mariah Carey fans out there but not to worry, I include Mariah's response to the song for you guys too alright.. Enjoy!



Mariah's response -
"Look,i don't know who .. anybody could sing this,I have to say, anybody who has a nerve to go to any one of these shows and infront of the whole world to sing, you know, i just have to give a clap to them. Yay for anybody whos got that much, umm..hootspa"

She responded very well, I really liked her smile after giving her comments.. truly inspiring to those who can't sing and just try to say out phonetically correct words of the lyrics.. especially if the song is in a foreign language.. My hats off to Valentina Hassan singing Ken Lee with her full confidence and all.. Truly entertaining.. Such idol shows would be boring if there weren't any contestant with her 'talent'.

Keeping Touch..

The past few weeks have been a little rough on me.. Getting trodden all over by Pathology and ravaged by developmental osteology and athrology. My only salvation is to indulge in my little rambles through the events of life..

These days, I have been thinking about the actions we could take to keep or maintain relationships from a faraway distance. I did ask around and here is my2 cents worth..

The following are what were on my list; (some are funny but I assure you these are real...)

1) Chat with them every night. Make sure to include an account regarding every move or event. Be as complete as possible.. Include the description of one's breakfast, lunch and dinner. Remember that this is a thorough account and so, details of the surroundings needed to be included too. Especially regarding the company one was with for a particular event. Looking at this, made my memories of reporting my duties to my drill sergeant less traumatic.. =)

2) Watch a movie together! Surprising as it may sound.. It is possible.. Even though both parties are like a miles away, you can be together in 'spirit' or 'mind' by doing the same thing at exactly the same moment. Both parties could rent/download a movie and synchronously watch the movie together by hitting the play button at the same time.

3) Put the webcam on 24hrs 7 days a week. The idea would be something similar to the concept in the movie 'The trueman show" acted by Jim Carey or the more locally acclaimed - "Big Brother". One could talk and see each other anytime of the day and the best thing of them all is that you could see each other sleeping at night.. How Romantic!! Make sure to get a good ISP for this one.. =)

After it all, it got me thinking...
Man.. No wonder I couldn't maintain a relationship if its being tested by distance.
I don't think I could ever do any one of those things.. Hahaha..

For those who actually did those things as I listed above.. I hope you don't get offended alright.. I intend it to be a harmless fun.. In fact, KUDOS to you.. I admire your unflagging efforts and the commendable commitment to a relationship..

=)

Music track of the moment...

I was flipping through my CD collection today and felt like listening to the songs by The Cranberries in their Bury The Hatchet Album... I really like the band.. There are meaning behind their songs.. Song choice - Animal instinct..

The song was actually about a mother who is under great financial crisis and according to the law in some states, she would have to give up her kids since she could not afford to bring them up.. It is a nice title to encompass the actions taken by the mother in getting her children back.

Gosh.. I can't imagine how distraught a mother would be if someone where to actually take their children away.. HELPLESSNESS... Utterly depressing.. Anyway, enjoy the music video of the song choice and give me comments about it if you like.. =) Unfortunately, the video is actually a mirror image somehow.. hahaha.. Pretty strange eh..

Easter Holidays..

It was that time of the year where easter eggs, hot cross buns and parties become a much familiar sight wherever you go in the city. Not forgetting my friends of the Christianity faith, it's the time for the remembrance of Jesus for them.. As for me, Easter holidays is just like any other holiday... away from the university.. away from all the crunching hours in laboratories and lectures..

What is left behind after taking away all the uni routine is just boredom on my part..

Such an uneventful day today.. I practically cleaned my whole house today.. Even pick dirt and hair off my carpet by hand today so as to fill in the gaps between my study time.. GOSH.. Can one be more pathetic than that?

To end the day, I ended up doing something I loathe in my whole internet culture life.. I updated my PROFILE in friendster and facebook.. GOSH.. the last time I came up with the profile was at that time when I actually set my account up which was like in 2001 or 2002.. SAD =(

I hope tomorrow will be a better day.. Don't think I want to pick out hair from my carpet or update my profile any time soon.. (T-T) -sob, sob

The joy of having a child around..

Having children around can be such a joy.. Eventhough they require quite a lot of energy and time, they are worth all the effort.. Just look at those cute eyes and funny actions.. The joy of having them is nothing comparable.. Shucks.. Shouldn't take all these from me who doesn't have a kid of his own.. Hehehe..

Well, anyways.. just have a look at the video.. Beats being home alone doing nothing.. =) Enjoy a good laugh!

Random Pictures of Brisbane

Kinda bored one day and decided to have a walk in the City..

Walked to the Queensland Performing Arts Theatre, and saw a nice display that was made out of cardboard.. Pretty simple looking.. Reminds me of an art piece a child would have asked the parent to do for a school project.. Tsk Tsk Tsk.. However, I still like it though.. Kinda nostalgic somehow.

Continued my trip along to Chinatown.. Kinda nice to see the typical Chinatown gateway.. It was quite a sight.. Lanterns hung down from the gate with its elaborate design and colours..

Museum of Brisbane (MOB) at night..
Nothing really majestic about this.. but it reminded me of the Supreme Court of Singapore.. those tall columns in front.. Palm trees around its boundaries.. Only difference will be the watch tower..

Brisbane reminds me of Singapore soo much.. There are places similar to Raffles City, City Hall etc.. the only exception will the beaches here.. They are thousands times nicer than Pasir Ris Beach, East Coast Beach or Siloso Beach.. Will get pictures of the beaches next time.. Love the beaches here.. Lovely waves.. white soft sands.. and it squeeks when you walk on it =)

Supreme Court in Singapore at night.. (for comparison)

My new place..

I finally got to stay in my own apartment now even though it's just a Studio.. I am glad to have my own bathroom!! Yeay.. No more communial showers for me.. :)

This is how my place looks like as you step in from the front door.. Kinda humble.. Enough room for a single person..

This is my cooking area.. Got to be careful with the cooking there.. If the smoke alarm goes off and there happen to be no fire.. It will be a $890 fine.. We don't want that to happen do we.. I know some of my friends who got fined.. Sorry guys..

That's the hallway we walked through as we enter the front door.

My working area.. Nothing else to say abt that.. Just that its the place where I spend most of my days.. (in front of my com.. ) *grinz*

The sink in the bathroom..
The mirror is huge... A must place to visit everyday.. Unless on days where I am sick and decide to stay in bed for the whole day.. Hehehe..

The toilet and the shower cubicle.. :)
This time they are all mine.. No more cleaning up after peoples' mess.. Yeay..