i have to say this again and again and again.

it's beyond reasonable comprehension how the departed can actually pick up 4 awards at the oscars. people who live on THIS side of the globe and have watched infernal affairs before would be able to tell that this hollywood rip-off version is nowhere as gd the orginal one. that said, i mean no offence to martin scorsese. Admittedly, he is a great director, he looks very cute because he bears such a strong ressemblance to a stick insect, but above all, he's OLD and desperately needs that oscar to seal his legacy. So yea, give that man an oscar.. but to award the movie for best picture? infernal affairs wasnt even nominated for the foreign film category back then! and these hollywood snobs go up on stage pretending they're such brilliant individuals who put together such a fantastic movie.. like hullo, have you forgotten that you have no sense of originality?

but honestly, infernal affairs was better because there was a lot less dialogue. and despite so, the audience was still able to feel the characters' emotions and that was what made the movie so powerful. in contrast, there was a lot of yelling and shouting between characters in the departed. recall also the scene in which anthony wong's character died after his body was smashed onto a car from above. it was downright powerful lar! but did we feel the same for the departed? nooo.. martin sheen's character fell off the building in slow mo, and all thanks to those hollywood fanfare effects, he looked like he was half floating in the air.

a pity leonardo dicaprio didnt win for leading man. always thought he was such a talented actor. but maybe the mole is right in saying that the academy will never vote for actors/films with commercial value. oic. so, should we interpret this as - the oscars is just a consolation for box office flops? or how abt - the academy is too snobbish to agree with common folks like us on what makes a gd movie/actor?

i'm also upset that meryl streep didnt win best actress, although it was so expected of helen mirren to come in tops. but still... i liked and supported meryl streep! ironically, playing 'miranda priestly' in the devil wears prada didnt seem to rub off any sense of fashion on her. she was named by yahoo as one of the worst dressed celebs for the night. sigh.

and cameron diaz sucked. like seriously. she should QUIT trying to look like a brunette becuz it makes her look like a freak instead. someone needs to tell her to stop fidgeting (or twisting from side to side, whatever the hell she was doing) while presenting an award because it is SO NOT CUTE.

jennifer hudson's win was not unexpected but sitting through the repertiore by the cast of dreamgirls was a terrible ordeal, and it makes me reconsider whether to watch it at the theatres afterall. my tv box was on the verge of exploding (and my parents had to shut their bedroom door) because hudson and beyonce knowles were trying to outdo each others' vocals by 'screaming' into the microphones the entire time. their poor lungs were so obviously strained because veins were popping out on their necks and one honestly shouldnt be surprised if some actually burst.

p/s: so glad pan's laybrinth picked up 3 awards this yr. really enjoyed that one.

Lets see.

Case challenge.

Unlike a certain (in sistah's words) 'oh-so-holy' group, i cant blog and proclaim with certainty that our team will definitely proceed to the next level, but at the very least i think it was a very gd effort on our part! Really glad that this case gave me the opportunity to work with some people whom i thought i'd never have the chance to work with again. (and it was definitely fun fascinating about all the shopping we could do with the $1000 shopping voucher as top prize.)

talked to some people abt this competition and learnt that a lot of zai kias were taking part too. like the girl who won the 'analyst of the yr' competition at national level, or the guy who is known to be super zai in accounting & technical analysis. really curious to know how our team standing is relative to theirs. as for me, i'm crossing my fingers that we get to proceed to the stage which allows us to watch the presentation of the teams from the other two unis. that will be such an eye-opener, but it also means we need to be within the top 6 of our sch. it's a tough challenge, "but in no way insurmountable", all we need is a little luck. ;)

Had to wake up at 0530 in the morning cuz its Jkys sisters wedding. This basically means i managed only a two and half hr sleep as i was rushing my ethics assignment till 3 the night before. A lack of sleep makes my cheeks look very puffy the next day, do you girls experience the same thing as well?

So here i am, looking and feeling fat, wondering if i can fit comfortably into my dress for the dinner tonight..

About this dress. It's a black tube dress i bought from zara for $119 slightly more than a month ago. During that time, zara's sale was already on going but this dress wasnt entitled to discount because it was part of the new collection - or so i was told. one month later, i visted zara again and holy cow! the same dress was going for $49.90, that's like a more than 50% cut in price. it makes me so effing miffed. obviously someone needs to teach zara some business ethics. such a sales strategy can never be justified under kantian's theory of categorical imperative nor under virtue ethics. A $70 premium for a dress to be completely amortized within 1 month simply cannot be justified.

The only consolation i have is that there were only M and L sizes left on the shelf, and these are unwearable sizes. They are unwearable not because i'm skinny but because unlike our american or european counterparts, singaporean girls are generally not so well-endowed. (You may wanna tune it to Ch5 at 10pm on Monday to verify this for yourselves :-) Simply put, we do not have the required amount of fats on the chest area to adequately prop up a tube dress so that it does not become one of those wardrobe malfunctions boo boo.

Its tragic i know, but it's also the reason why people like Dr. Woffles Wu can afford to earn a more-than-decent living by cutting people up.

Gtg now, shall update again with pics to follow =)

Labels: fashion

Jamie prepares his food from scratch - sometimes, he'd make his own pasta! But Bill prepares his ingredients beforehand, so we see things like onions and garlic all in its chopped up form. This saves a lot of time and in a typical episode, he can easily cover 5-6 recipes at a comfortable pace. (Jamie covers only 3 receipes on average)

Bill is such a natural with the kitchen knife. He slices through poultry meats and vegetables with such ease and speed. Cant say the same for Jamie though. i sound like i've already converted to bill's camp, but in truth, i havent, just trying to make do with jamie's absence on the local tv recently.


If you find the pictures of the food tempting then you should catch bill's food on tv (provided you can take half hr off your busy schedule) - it's aired at12.30pm on Ch5 every weekday. You will be so inspired to cook. Dont know why i am advertising for the show but it's such a pity whenever good shows go unappreciated. Also, if you have discovery travel and living channel, Passport to Europe with Samantha Brown is a must-watch too!


Gotta get back to books now, i have a sosci exam tmr. Late night studying also means moonlighting as a fridge raider when the tummy starts to growl at midnight. The probability of a horizontal expansion just increased 3-fold with CNY around the corner. (#$#$&$^!!!)

Labels: Food

Got this from mole, the lyrics is quite hilarious. Just try to ignore the out-of-tune harmonizing. Enjoy!