Jia Yong and Cindy's wedding

It was like a secondary school reunion. 突然间很怀念以前的日子。突然惊觉，我们真的长大了。

Attended Jia Yong and Cindy's wedding on Saturday. It was really sweet. They've been together since secondary school and for at least ten years. When they played the montage and it showed the photo of the boys' badminton team, my table roared in laughter. Yes, the badminton girl and boys were somehow reunited for the night. 'Girl' because I was the only female from the badminton team who was invited. Somehow, I just managed to click with the seniors and my peers. Whether if I was the only girl or not, it did not matter, the most important thing was able to see Andrew, Khang Ching, Renjie, Fuming, and of course, the bride and groom. The only missing links were Nicholas, Robin, Eugene and Zhenchang. If everyone was here, it would be great. I think I am sounding emo now. Haha.

Anyway, I was really happy for Jia Yong and Cindy, I don't know how much they had to drink that night but at the end of the dinner, Jia Yong was still egging us on to go to Zouk (the hotel in which he held his wedding dinner was just opposite Zouk). All of us just looked at each other in disbelief. Andrew was sitted beside me and yes, I still had to endure his 'suan-ning', his endless crap, yet a conversation filled with laughter. Renjie is now fulfilling his dream in the advertising industry (his company did the Youth Olympics and SQ A380 adverts!) while Fuming is in the IT industry. Andrew is still studying and Khang Ching has signed on, while Jiayong is in Motorola. A short night but so much to catch up. It was a night that I wish I had a camera phone.

PS: Will upload photos once Andrew has emailed them to me.

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Renjie, Andrew, Fuming and myself


I forgot who took this photo but the hands were shaking, the picture became blur and it made my arm looked sooo big. Anyway, I think this is the only photo I've taken with Andrew since I knew him. Haha. He used to be the prince charming in school. Hehe.

Kimchi Soup

It is a rainy Monday. The rain just keeps on pouring. I was lamenting in the office that this was the perfect day to sleep, to laze in bed and to watch drama serials. Yes, me and my drama serials. Haha. Anyway, I was in for a real treat when I reached home.


Kimchi soup! Yummilicious! Oiishi!

Hot steaming spicy soup for a cold and rainy day! It warmed my heart and stomach. Hee. The kimchi was air flown from Korea. I am not kidding. My neighbour brought it back when she was in Korea for her holiday. Kimchi madness!

Increase in taxi fares

The cost for public transport just became more expensive. My dad was watching the news when I overheard the rise in taxi fares. To confirm and to know what was going on, I logged on to ChannelnewsAsia and this was what I found:

- Changes to taxi fares will kick in next Monday, 17 Dec 07.
- The flag down rate for a Comfort or CityCab will rise to $2.80.
- Metered fare will cost $0.20 per 385 metres of travel for the first 10 kilometres and $0.20 per 330 metres for journeys beyond 10 kilometres.
- Every 45 seconds of waiting time will cost $0.20.
- Peak hour surcharge will no longer be available, instead it will be 35% of the metered fare.
- CBD surcharge will rise to $3.
- Midnight surcharge will be a flat rate of 50% on the metered fare.
- Booking fees during peak hours will be at $3.50 instead of $4.00.

I don't even need a new year resolution. This is what I need to trigger my 省钱大计划。

我必须准时出门，必须勤劳一点，不要每次贪方便。

Will Smith

I was reading Time magazine when I came across the article on Will Smith. The article on him blew me away. Check out his box office records:

The Pursuit of Happyness - US$305 million
Bad Boys I & II - US$414 million
Independence Day - US$817 million
Men in Black I & II - US$1 billion
Hitch - US$368 million
Shark Tale - US$367 million
Ali - US$88 million

Except for Ali which grossed under US$100 million, all his movies had top box office records. More than just the box office records, I realised that Will Smith is a multi-faceted actor as well. If you look at the movies I listed above, the genre includes drama, romantic comedy, animation, sports, science-fiction and action. Just by looking at this, I think he is the most multi-faceted actor in Hollywood and I am sure that not many actors can draw this kind of attention. Will Smith is 39 years old, has defied the odds, has a strong marriage for the past ten years (which is a rarity in Hollywood). He has released record albums (think Fresh Prince), acted in sitcoms (think The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air) and yes, one of the top movie earners in Hollywood. I am looking at this man in renewed awe. Amazing. I loved what he said in the interview:

"I don't want to get too metaphysical, but by even contemplating a Plan B, you almost the create the necessity for a Plan B."

I can't help but nod in agreement.