QingMing festival 2009

It will be the season for QingMing Festival again.

This year, we had it earlier than usual, thus there were no jams and not a lot of people.

Woke up very early on a Sunday morning. The family went to have breakfast at McDonald's, as it's customary of us to do so every year. Waited for my grandparents and cousins' family to reach. They had breakfast at McDonald's too.

I actually look forward to this activity every year. What can I say? It's the only time, besides Chinese New Year, to meet up with my relatives.

Gathered with my other relatives to offer offerings and joss sticks to the ancestors. The weather was hot, which is great. At least the ground will not be muddy and squashy.

I had a good time soaking up the sunshine which results in a headache later on.

My brother is making that "lecher" face.

We are Cullenists.

The family and relatives.

Latest (or not) New Moon and Eclipse movie news

Alright, some official news about New Moon movie.

After weeks of speculation, it's now confirmed that Dakota Fanning will be portraying Jane in New Moon movie.

New Moon is set to be released in theaters in 20th November 2009 with Eclipse in 10th June 2010 in USA.

Solomon Trimble who acted as Sam in Twilight movie won't be returning for the sequels.

First of all, Dakota Fanning has experience. She had starred in many movies. Since my wish for New Moon is that Taylor Lautner remain on as Jacob, and it had been fulfilled, I'm quite alright with other news. Unless...

However, Fanning does seems a little old for the role of Jane. Jane was described as a young girl who looks like an angel. Fanning is a little too "teenager" for Jane. Oh well.

I'm also wondering how on Earth can Summit afford her pay-check. She is classified under high-listed actresses, I think. She worked under big names before. I hope Summit don't burst their budget by recruiting big stars. They can instead focus on providing "special" special-effects and CGI.

Next, why is Eclipse been set to release in such an early date? About 6 months after the production of New Moon? It was also said that Chirst Weitz won't be directing Eclipse.

I can wait, tons of true fans can wait. I would rather take quality over quantity. Stop churning out movies like they don't matter at all. Don't they know that mass-production is the worst thing ever?

If Summit thinks that the twilight fan-base is a gold mine, they are right, of course. One day, they will get too greedy and get buried inside. But, they can rest assured that won't happen anytime.

The fan-base is getting too large and I don't think it can be called a fan base anymore. It's more like, "twilight is cool now so I'm a fan" OR "Robert Pattinson is hot so I'm a fan of twilight". Sheesh.

Eclipse is my favourite book. I love the plot and characters best there. With Twilight movie being a disappointment, I'm worried about New Moon movie and naturally, Eclipse movie.

The stunts and special effects gets harder and harder with every book. If the budget remains small, then nothing will go well.

The change in directors irks me. Why must it keep changing and changing? But, it can be good news, IF, the director proves to be inadequate in the directing. Whether the change proves to be a good thing or not remains to be seen. But I hope Christ Weitz will be a better director than Hardwicke.

It was said that a director's job is to direct and makes sure everything runs smoothly while a scriptwriter's job is to provide the script for the actors to act out.

If the scriptwriter did a bad job in transferring the plot from the book onto paper, the director and actors can't be blamed for the crappy movie.

Which, in my opinion, was the root of the problem for Twilight movie. The bad script, together with the "unique" way of directing, weird and OOC acting of the actors made the whole movie a bad adaptation of the beloved book.

Once bitten, twice shy. That's a good saying indeed.

I know there's no use of reminiscing the past. But I can't help to feel reluctant to trust Summit again.

I seem to be losing the faith in the movie franchise. I can't help it. I think I'd rather read the books again and again.

That being said, I would still watch the movies and buy the DVDs. Let's just treat them as memorials.

I'm still looking forward to New Moon movie. I'm looking forward to seeing Lautner and the whole story-line. I want to see if Christ Weitz does a good job and whether the scriptwriter deserves another chance.

One last thing, as stated above, Solomon Trimble won't be returning, which is kind of sad. He is a dedicated actor who is really good to his fans. He even went to research and study the language of Quileute. He's also the only person with native blood acting as a native American which makes him "real".

This means that the role of Sam will be taken up by yet another actor. I can't believe the decisions Summit comes up with most of the times.

Changes in directors are still OK, but, changes in actors in the middle of movies is a very bad move.

Yes, some people said he's only a minor character and in Twilight movie, he's got only 1 line. But consistency is the key to making successful movie sequels.

For goodness sake, don't go around saying that people won't notice, the truth is, if they can complain about details not being included, they can recognised the change in actors.

It seems like acting is not about devotion and passion anymore. Money is the most important thing on Earth.

Updates

OK, I have not been updating my blog.

Firstly, there's nothing much to update anyway. Secondly, I'm still having fun in the message boards of twilightlexicon, coming up with absurb answers to questions.

Over a 100 posts. I'm having a great time laughing at all those original and witty answers.

I borrows books again. What irks me was the book I want got borrowed mere minutes before I went to the library! I knew I should have left house earlier. The library opens at 11am, I reached there at 11.40am. The book I want was gone.

That's it. I'm reserving it.

No chance in borrowing PS I love you and The Notebook. It was said that the former is a tear-jerking movie. Wow, I'm going to cry.

Ahh!!!

Holy Crow, I'm going to have a heart attack soon.

I'm really worried about my laptop's "health". I was just going about my usual websites, when they prompted me, saying that there was viruses and trojan horses.

My heart just ran cold and I feeling rather light-headed. What! This can't be happening to me.

I don't know what to do... I'm not good with computers programming or anything computer related. I don't know, I'm running my own anti-virus scan now.

Oh, please, let there be nothing wrong. What I hated most was trojan horse, they sneak up on you, without any warning and then Bam!, your computer is infected. Stupid people.

What I can do is to disinfect those programmes, God, let everything be alright. I can't afford to have my laptop send for repair again. It's already been the 2 times.

I'm going to warn my brothers to stop downloading stuff onto my laptop, I found out that one of the trojan horse is actually from the game's website. What the *****.

Gah!!!

Holiday and fun

I need a break.

Yeah, sure, it's holidays for me now. What I meant was, I want to go overseas. It's partly a joke and partly true. It's not very sensible of me to go on a trip when there is global recession, hence the "it's a joke".

I read a report on the influx of tourists going to Australia and England due to the falling exchange rates. I want to go there too. The last time I went to Australia was when when I'm not yet in Primary School. My memory isn't that good, so I need to refresh it.

There are so many countries I want to visit, mainly the Northern Hemisphere (Europe, USA, Canada) and Oceania Countries (Australia and New Zealand).
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On another note, I seem to be getting 'lame'. I like it though. I never thought I had it in me to write those notes. I'm always giving "stupid" and sacastics remarks about things. It's good that there is a place to put them.

Recently, I'm back to life at the message boards of www.twilightlexiconblog.com. To cut long story short, this is the thread where I've been most active. http://www.twilightlexiconforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=4703&start=480. cassis_rose is my alias.

I like my answers a lot. A person asked, who is the Volturi? I replied, is is a support group for freaks with freaky powers.

Some of the people's answers makes me laugh, a lot. It's so fun, that even my brother joined. He thought up of a brilliant question, why is Aro's skin so wrinkly and papery? And I'm going to replied, he has not been using moisturiser. Hahaha.

I really "love" some of these people, they are so witty and original.

Happy day

Yesterday had been a great day.

Went to KK Hospital to visit a relative and bought a "flower basket" at the gift shop. I saw some really cute bouquets of fake roses. I think they are made of sponge.

Guess what, I bought it. It's very beautiful and looks quite real.

At night, went for dinner but didn't shut the windows as we did not think it will rain.

Ha, it really rain that evening. At first, it started as a drizzle and though I asked my father to go back, he didn't want to. The rain got heavier then small again, we didn't care much. My father said our tables and floors won't get wet because there was no strong winds.

We went home, drenched. It was still raining, and I was laughing so much. It made me thought of the musical "Singing in the Rain".

I can't remember the last time I got drenched.

Till next time~

Pride and Prejudice (BBC) TV review

I watched the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. It was a long series, 5 hours worth of goodness. I may be years late, but that moment was worth it.

This is what pleases me. It is not a movie which means no cutting of scenes, instead, it stayed very true to the book. This scenario is rare, very rare indeed.

Often, I laments how movies spoils a good book. I'd watched the 2005 Pride and Prejudice movie starring Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet and Matthew Macfadyen as Mr Darcy. It was quite a good movie, but lots of people recommended the BBC version.

Come to think of it, Macfadyen's portrayal pales in comparison to Firth's. But, maybe, it's because everyone see Colin Firth as Mr Darcy in their eyes.

It was by chance I found the tapes in my school library. It did not cross my mind then to borrow. I wanted to watch it sometime, but I did not mean to borrow it through school. Come to think of it, my decision at that time seemed stupid.

I have just discovered the joy of my school library but exams were upon us and school term was ending. How unfortunate.

I'm thinking of borrowing the 2 discs again when my school term starts. I was in a rush and not in a mood to watch the whole show properly due to exams.

Ahh, well, I'm in the "Pride and Prejudice" phrase. All the books I borrowed today were related to the book. Considered them a sequel and Mr Darcy's POV.

I've to agree that the BBC version is so much better. Hahaha, Colin Firth as Mr Darcy was swoon-worthy. No wonder all those people, (I'm thinking them to be women) recommended it. He really portrayed Mr Darcy well.

I think, the entire cast was very into character. They were well-chosen for their roles. Furthermore, the girls' beauty or rather, handsomeness, seemed very real for that time-line. How do I put it, it was not like the beauty of the 21st-century.

Hmm, most older women would considered Mr Darcy as to what we (teenagers) considered Edward Cullen of Twilight to be. I may be bias though, because teenagers will be attracted to Mr Darcy as long as they read the novel and older women will swoon over Edward.

Regardless, everyone likes a gentleman.

I highly recommend the film to anyone who read Pride and Prejudice. Too bad there's no subtitles. They have a tendency to speak softly.
So, it seems that the 2005 movie and 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice were rated favourably by the critics. Both stayed very faithful to the novel. I watched both, and my favourite is the BBC version.

Pride and Prejudice by BBC.

Produced in 1995.

Starring Colin Firth as Mr Darcy.

Very, very into character.

Starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet.

Just like how I would 'see' Elizabeth from the novel .

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Marketing End-semester exam

Marketing today. I thought I'll die.

I just studied Marketing for less than 3 hours yesterday night.

I was feeling strangely light-hearted and not stressful before the paper. During reading time, I was thinking "Oh my God", I'm going for the Sub paper, which I never want to in my life. To touch that subject again would go against my every wish.

For don't know what reasons, I thought of the answers, well, the sub-headings anyway. I can't explain every well and my English is really bad. I felt ashamed for writing those sentences in the answering book.

I've been thinking. Is it because I'm wearing my four-leaf clover? I forgot to wear it today, I didn't want to go back home to get it. However, I went back and got it all the same. Makes me wonder if things would have been different if I didn't. I'll surely blame myself for the "bad luck".

I think I can pass. I must pass. I'll not, in any case, go for the Sub paper. But, I don't just want to pass, my GPA will drop drastically if I do.

We'll be getting our results in the middle of March, I guess. Oo, I'm so excited and anxious.

Exams are over, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief, now what? The problem I've been thinking of is coming true. Gah, I'll deal with it should the time comes. As for now, I'm going to enjoy my holidays. Enjoying, in my sense.

I started on MacGowan's Ghost by Cindy Miles, her latest book. Quit a nice read so far.

Oh well, Freshmen Year has come to a complete stop. It's been a good year, with many emotions on the way. Thanks for all the fun and the memories. I'll treasure them. Hoping to have a couple of classmates in my Junior Class. A familiar person by the side is always better.

BS & BA2 end-semester exams

Actually, I have much more interesting things to update. But, since, it's exam season, it's customary for me to give a daily commentary on my exam papers experiences. It'll soon be over though.

Business Statistics was alright. Hmm, now that I think of it, there's nothing much to say. I must have that A.

Business Accounting 2 today was OK, with me heaving a sigh of relief. I only study once. I know where my standards are for Accounting, seriously, it is bad.

I was very careless though. It's either the font that gives me headache or that I just speed-read everything. I don't think my calculations will be wrong but it's the way I see the questions.

I don't ask for much, just a B/B+. I was so worried yesterday night that today's BA2 will be a goner. I'll cry if it was. And, I spent some time yesterday night watching a show (which I'll elaborate on tomorrow).

On a side note, too bad the disc can't be burned. Guess I'll borrow the 2 discs again, when I return to school after my holidays.

Tomorrow is the final paper. Yes! Marketing, as it is, hates me and vice versa. With little time on my hands, and not one to burn midnight oil, I just read through what the lecturer told us to study. I did not study anything extra, on the contrary, I cut down on the things that have already been cut-down.

I'm so going to regret my actions tomorrow. Why is it that my mind says one thing but my heart says the other?

Oh well, a B is all I want. Then, I'll be free from Marketing forever. I hope tomorrow's paper will be alright and manageable.

Till then~

OB end-semester exam

Done with OB.

It was a killer. So now, OB stands for Obviously Bu******.

I can't say I never tried my best, neither can I say I tried my best. Obviously I can study it better or concentrate better, but at least I sort of did my best.

I forgot some things here and there. The MCQs were so difficult. I'm always left with 2 choices, both seemed right, it's just which one is more correct than the other. Argh...

I totally forgot what is the strategies to solve conflict and 3 situational factors that affect a leader's behaviour. The latter which I did not study at all.

Ah well, it's gone. I won't have to touch OB again. I was so angry that I have a mind to tear the paper. The best thing is, I won't have to see my answers. At least, there is some consolation to this mess.

Goodbye OB, we ended at a sour note. *There goes my chance of acquiring an A. I hope my B/B+ is still intact.*

Business Statistics tomorrow. It should be well. But I dare not think positive, or else it will be jinxed.

BA2 and Marketing, another killer. Oh joy...

Oscars & MacroEcons paper

Gah, why is the Academy Awards or Oscars be on Monday morning? No wonder I felt something wrong when they announced that this year Oscars will be on a Sunday. I spent too much time on USA-based websites.

Yeah, yeah, Sunday, USA timing. Zzz, so it's Monday morning, again. No! I want to watch it, especially when Twilight movie actors/actresses will be present.

I'll see. The most, I'll ask my cousin helped me taped it. 3 hours of show. Normally, I get all excited about it and when the actual thing comes, I often found it boring.

Today's MacroEcons paper was quite alright. Once again, I did the front part slowly but ended up rushing a little for the last few questions.

I stumbled along the way but there should no big problem. My A should be still within grasp.

1 down, 4 more to go. 2 more As and 2 B/B+. That's my wish, I'll work hard for them. Sort of.

Exams are a bother

I'm terribly excited, if excited is the choice word to use for the jitters I'm feeling now. I'm thinking anxious is more like it.

Tomorrow, tomorrow is the big day, after all. MacroEcons can be considered "my life". I thrive on it. It's by far the most interesting subject I've studied and come to enjoy as well. Needless to say, it has my high expectations set to it.

If I can't even do well for it, then what chance do I have for the other subjects, say Marketing? With high expectations, comes stress.

An A. All I need is an A. I'm will go mad if I don't get it. Hmm, maybe not. That will be an exaggeration. I think I'll cry though.

I studied as much as I could, what is the results remains to be seen. Oh god, please help me.

After tomorrow, I'll concentrate on Business Statistics and OB. Another 2 As I must get. OB, not that much, but what other subject can I get an A on? Definitely not BA2 and Marketing.

Exams are a bother, that much I can firmly say.

Ill and exams is starting

I'm ill. Actually, it's been about a week but I just saw the doctor yesterday.

Sore throat and dry cough. Now, my voice is all scratchy and weird. I can't speak properly and sing.

Tomorrow is the start of my exams. MacroEcons paper, comprising 60% of overall. Gods, I must get an A. Gah...

All the best to me then.

Volvo sure knows how to market their products.

"Drive a Volvo. Live Forever" is the tagline for Volvo C30. A great marketing act.

With New Moon movie on the horizon, the next luxury brand to market their ads will be Porsche. "Be cool, Get a Porsche". "Diamonds are a girl's best friend, but Porsche is a girl's true love." Who needs diamonds when you've got a Porsche?"

Well, well, the director and script-writer better include the famous yellow Porsche 911 Turbo inside the movie. And for goodness sake, put in the proper brand and model this time.

The moment I saw the advertisement for Volvo, I know that something is off. It don't seem like the model that the real, fictional Edward drives in the books.

I did some research, and guess what? The Volvo model used in the movie is a C30, a family car. The real deal is actually a Volvo S60R, a sports car.

Gah, the difference is a whole yard. There's just something wrong for a teenager (although forever young) to drive a family car. Even Carlisle do not drive a family car.

If anyone has money for their disposal, would anyone get a family car?

No wonder, I almost chocked when I saw the movie's Volvo. Not sleek but bulky. I wanted to get to the bottom of the lack of class of the Volvo used but didn't, and it slipped my mind.

It gets on my nerves when details aren't even pay attention to.

Rantings

All the years of belief that holidays meant the start of a new beginning is dissolving right in front of my eyes.

Reality is setting in, all too quickly.

Holidays mean naught but another day, one more stressful than a typical school day. What in the world is happening?

I've had enough. This is it.

Fine. I live by this "motto" now. Tomorrow will another day. No matter how imperfect today is, it will end and relief will come again.

Updates

Many things to update.

Today is officially the last day of school. Having mixed feelings. Feeling quite reluctant and happy at the same time. Holidays...not so much.

Got back my Business Accounting 2 and Business Statistics coursework grades. A B+ and A respectively.

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http://riddles.juliakniep.de/HallOfFame.html

Click here and you'll see the Hall of Fame to the Twilight Riddle. *Refer to the above picture. That's just a print screen. As such, only those names who starts with A is captured. For full details, click the link*

I'm officially a Twilight Riddler. 3rd in line in alphabetical order. Adrielle Soong.

I'm also granted eternal bragging rights. With thanks to helpful strangers, of course! Not to mention, my wits, books, google/yahoo, and websites.

I'm thrilled at this, it's been quite some time since I got featured or done anything like this.

On a side note, I love the new banner! It's so beautifully done and the topaz eyes are just amazing. Bella's eyes looks more greenish than brown though.

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Valentine's Day is tomorrow. Wishing everyone a Happy Valentine's Day!

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Next week is the start of study week. Going to really sit down and absorb information like a sponge. So many things to study and yet not enough time.

Time is always not on my side.

I've got to work hard. My expectations can't be considered that high. I know where my limits are and know enough not too push myself too hard. But I can't help to feel left behind sometimes.

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I've things planned out for the upcoming holidays. I want to do the things that I like. There are 2 books sitting on my shelves, waiting to be read.

I'm planning to sweep the library shelves for books. Which reminds me, I am going to reserve those books that I want.

I want to make bead accessories. Recently, I read some magazines that ignite the passion to weave beads once again. Seeing those shiny, cute, little beads and crystals make my day.

Regardless, I'm expecting a vacation to either nearly countries or in Singapore itself. Let's just say it's sixth sense. Maybe there won't be one, I'm fine with that.

There's a delicate matter I don't want to say. Nothing is fixed, I don't think Alice will even "see" it, seeing that no decision is confirmed. We'll see...

Till next time~

School term is ending

I'm feeling a little forlorn lately.

The school term is ending, another "year" will be gone, soon.

Whatever I felt and said/complained about in the beginning will soon past. Yes, I know that I'm not happy when school first started, but, now that everything is ending, I'm feeling quite reluctant.

I felt guilty for thinking this way and that. But, I realised, my class is as good as it could get.

Every time, when a school year ended, I would start to have these feelings and thoughts. Would it be better if I had done this?

I may not like it at first, however, it has started to grow on me, just like other things.

Realisation always comes too late for me.

2 more days of classes to attend. Then, I'll be "free". Really? Sometimes, I feel that in school is better than out of school. I just want to bang my head for thinking this. Didn't I always moan and groan about schooling?

Humans are always so fickle-minded... At least in my case.

Sigh... I can't control time, I can't seem to make use of time and worst of all, I don't treasure time.

At this point of time, it makes me think of the song 'When all is said and done' by ABBA. I don't know how much in context it is. But, 'Thanks for all the generous love and thanks for all the fun, neither you nor I'm to blame when all is said and done".

I don't know about the generous love portion but I did have fun in school. I also know there's no one to blame except me, when all is said and done.

Whatever is the case, the song is stuck in my head, probably due to listening it over and over again when I'm trying to learn the lyrics.

Updates

OK, I had a good time in school but I'm in a sort of bad mood now.

I've no idea why though.

Whatever, it's so near to sleeping time so I'll just sleep the bad mood away. Tomorrow will be another day.

Got back my MacroEcons and OB coursework grades today. I'm very happy for MacroEcons because I got an A. Woohoo! That was also the project I spent the most effort in. So, the efforts paid off and it was sweeter than others. My friends who are in my group, too, got A for their coursework. 40% an A, 60% to go.

OB was great, too. Our project was 87/100. Not too bad. I got an A for coursework. Yay! Now, I really must work hard for OB end semester exam. I can have a chance to get an A. 50% more to go. OME!

For Marketing coursework, I had an B. 50% to go for end-semester. I don't have high expectations for Marketing but needless to say, the lowest I can get is a B.

Hoping to get back French result tomorrow. High expectations for it.

Watched Les Choristes in the library with my friend today. Wow, I never thought that the school library is actually so up-to-date. I'll surely make use of the facilities next time.

Anyway, I borrowed the tape, have to return it on Friday though. The bad thing about borrowing tapes from school library is the lack of borrowing time. 3 days for DVDs, a little too short to my liking. But, it'll be efficient.

My friend borrowed the soundtrack. Hoping to be able to burn it.

Watched the second part of The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Actually, I can't really see why it can get so many awards. But, I enjoyed it all the same.

Updates

Let's see,

I bought Brisingr by Christopher Paolini yesterday. I'm only going to read it when my exams are over. It's 20% off and I got it hard-covered. How good is it? I'm already losing my devotion to action/fantasy books so that's why I can buy it at this time. It's romance for me.

Anyway, buying of the book is to finish the collection of the trilogy and the series. I hate to leave things half-way.

If only Eragon is hard-covered too...

My latest favourite movie is Les Choristes. It means The Choir in English. Although I only watched the later half of the movie in school, I still love it.

It was by chance that I managed to watch it. I was released from class early, and had nothing to do till the next lecture. My friend wanted to get her movie ticket stamped so we went for the movie.

I'm going to borrow it or buy it. Borrowing makes everything easier, I hope it can be found in the library.

I know my school's library has it, but I don't feel like borrowing from there.

My favourite songs includes La nuit, Vois Sur Ton Chemin, Caresse sur l'océan.

The French movie is highly recommended because it is unlike other movies. There is always something different about French movies, be it the way they filmed it or the way the story is presented.

I'm watching The Diving Bell and the Butterfly as part of the French CDS. It was a great movie, I remembered seeing the title on the newspaper. A pity I never went to watch it.

It's rated favourably by critics which is a really big step for any movie, and it had won acclaimed awards in 2007.

Taking French CDS is probably one of the rare times I didn't make a wrong choice. Maybe it's CDS, so it's not that stressful. Maybe it's because I always wanted to study a foreign language, so the appeal is already there.

Regardless of what, my aim is to get an A and have fun at the same time.
I'm going to know the results next week, I think.

I'll start to study for exams next week, which is tomorrow. Really, I swear. Even if it's only a couple of chapters of a subject. I'll also not leave marketing revision till the last minute. I'm going to at least get an B for it.

Marketing, what a killer.

BA2 test

I got back my BA2 night test results. Yay!

38/45, not bad at all, even if I say so myself.

Now, I've to do well for my end-semester exams to get my good GPA.

Next week will be a brilliant week, I guess. We'll be getting all our coursework grades which are part of the marks components.

My view

Another update recently in my life: The link is here:

http://twilightsingapore.com/2009/02/04/twilight-news-179/#comments
See SK comment, that's written by me, obviously. What gives me the warm fuzzy feeling is that people (Singaporeans) actually like what I wrote! That really surprised me a lot. Read the others' comments too.

I've put one up, a longer version on www.twilightlexiconblog.com. Under the alias, Rose.

Read the whole comment here:

"Ahh, the sore spot. Do you know that literally anyone can be an author and write books? As long as one have imagination and able to dream, you can produce a book.

To have it published is another matter altogether. Then comes the ‘having readers’ for your book. You have to worry about critics and fans.

Do you want your book to seat on the shelves or flying off them?I respect authors because that’s something I’ll not become in my life. I don’t have the hard-heartedness that is needed when you become an author.

Since they are both in the same profession, I think it’s unwise and not very nice for King to say that about Meyer. It’s just like speaking ill of a co-worker, but in this case, they are probably rivals in the market.

We all have to admit, Meyer’s books sells, at least for now. What the future holds, no one knows(unless you are Alice).

Budding authors are appearing every day. Soon, their books may take over the popular ones now and vice versa. It’s a tough world out there.

Whoever says vampires burn instead of sparkle. Well, this is what I wrote when I saw an news article about this matter.

No one knows what a vampire looks like to begin with. So whether he/she should dressed in black cape and lingered around in back alleys or dressed in fashionable clothes and drive fast cars, no one knows. Unless, you met one before, but, then again, you probably won’t be here.

It’s the same case as aliens, are they supposed to have web-feet or 3 eyes and speak in gibberish? So, who is right and who is wrong? The same goes to wizards. Are they suppose to hold a wand and “wish” for something they want or do spells and hexes the hard way?

It’s fantasy. That’s why it appeals. In the fiction/fantasy world, anyone can be anything. It’s a world people escaped into, be it into one where you find your true love, or do spells and be the hero or get capture by out-of-the-world creatures.

Yes, Meyer’s books may not be that wonderful in the grammar/spelling aspect but that’s not really her fault is it? Who don’t make mistakes in their compositions and essays? While normal people can have spell check, she has an editor and publishing team behind her. Need I say more?

Also, someone says the story will be much more if another person thought it up. That’s the wonder of the mind and the way life goes. Life isn’t fair. If anyone can thought it up, who needs books? Everyone can sell and publish their own books by then.

PS: I’m way past the childish 12-year-old line."

This is what I wanted to add in regarding the issue, which I'll not bring up.

This situation is just like an actor who has acted in A-listed movies and gotten Oscars & Golden Globes before. He criticised this other actor, a budding one who has just acted in a couple of films and in the supporting roles. He also compared his acting skills to another actor, a slighter more experienced one who got nominated for prizes. Is the whole thing fair at all?

Yes, to be able to accept criticism is good, but one can be kinder in his words. Just because you are better in something you do, doesn't mean you can flaunt about it.

Besides, how in the world is Meyer's writing style related to him? He is nothing but a stranger. He's in no position to say who is good and bad.

I don't know if King has received any awards for that matter, but that's just an example.

Finished ultimate twilight quiz

Yay! I finished the quiz and decoded the code that was the last hurdle. Woohoo! I'm very happy right now.

My brains is not that bad after all, imagine that. I can answered quite many questions on my own, sometimes with referring to the books.

I have to thank those people (strangers, mind you) who helped me along the way. In return, I'm helping anyone who got stuck. This is the pretty aspect of life. Hints and clues, whatever you called them.

I have to admit, browsing through 2000+ comments paid off. At least I got to see what clues were being offered to those who asked for help for the questions.

The student who created this riddle is very clever and quick in the mind. I love the tag clues and the one liner clues that are the questions.

This is my favourite : A tool to ignite the time before nightfall.

If it is only me doing this, I would have stumbled. But, I read the hints given by those helpful people and saw the light.

A tool to ignite is a lighter. The time before nightfall is twilight. Put them together and one gets twilighter. The term fans called themselves. Lovely, isn't it.

101 questions and I did them within 2 days. The hours spent are obviously lesser. About 10 hours or more, I should think.

Ultimate Twilight quiz

I'm doing a really brain-twisting and ultimate twilight quiz/riddle.

It is created by a student doing a project in University. It test everything under the sun, from the books to the movie to the media hype surrounding it to common sense. http://riddles.juliakniep.de/


*Bet you got stuck at the 1st page.*


It's quite difficult in a way that it's not multiple choice. You have to really type in the correct answer to get move on to the subsequent question. Sometimes, the answer won't be that direct and can't be found in the books. It needs very detailed answers too.


The first time I tried, I jumped from question 3 to 49. Then, today, I realised it was supposed to go accordingly. So, I restarted the whole thing.


I can get some questions correctly on my own and am quite proud of that. All those days of looking at the news contents on http://www.twilightlexiconblog.com/ paid off. Nobody who didn't follow all the news will know how to do some questions, unless they really go search for it.

I got one question right which I'm very happy of. "Representative of a different species of readers who didn’t change his name after finishing the first book." My 1st answer was twilight haters. I tried various answers to no avail, then before I went to sleep, I remembered. Twilightguy. Guys who read twilight. Haha.

The others, I asked other people online for hints or just direct answers. Seems like everyone have a good time playing this quiz.


It do makes me feels a little silly to call myself a Twilighter when I can't even answer supposedly easy questions.


Oh well, I'm on question 32. I think I'll continue it tomorrow.

It's fun, addicting and pure evil at times.

Ramblings for the day

Long time since I last posted.

Nothing much has been going on. Mundane, but all is expected to change soon. Why? The end-semester exams are coming, just like the storm clouds looming on the horizon.

I've been thinking. To maintain my GPA, I need to get 3-4 As. French is a must to get. C'mon, it's easy and all and I didn't make a wrong choice. I'm going to bang myself on the head if I didn't get it.

Next are MacroEcons and Business Statistics. It's just that I've have more interest and confidence in these 2 subjects. The other 1 A, I suppose can either come from Ba2 (which looks bleak), OB (it depends) or Marketing (shudders, I'll say thank you if I got a B). Hmmm...

I'm going to work hard now. I swear, but I said before, my words are louder than my actions, so I'm not expecting too high.

Going to cut down on the usage on laptop. I feel like reading once again, I think I'm losing my touch. Should I or shouldn't I?

I mean, the library better buck up on the service. I've not yet e-mail my special letter of concern to the Library Board due to some weird Internet problem. If this time I go there, and the books are still lacking. I'm going to recycle that letter and send it this time. And see what the management can come up with.

Another way to get the books I want is through reservation. If that's the case, then I should start reserving now cause it may take a long time to get the books. I will see...

Oh well, I did some more banners last time. I'm loving some of them. But there's a problem with photobucket, at least on my laptop. Anyway, I'm using the desktop to do them, so it'll take a while for me to load. I think, by this Wednesday, they should be up on facebook.

Ending here.

CNY 2009 part 2

27th Jan:
Went to my aunt's house from my mother's side.

After a while, went back to cousin's house to meet up before going to watch the movie Inkheart at Jurong Point. Almost full, again. What's with people and watching movies during CNY season?

13 tickets altogether. We were seated in 2 rows.

Inkheart is quite nice, in my opinion. Then again, I didn't read the book beforehand. So, I'm not really in the position to say anything. Hmm, maybe, I will read the trilogy someday.

One thing for sure is, Inkheart isn't Twilight for younger kids. This is most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. What, now suddenly, every movie is being compared with Twilight!? Stupid media and their shallow-thinking. Twilight is not comparable to any other movie unless that movie has vampires that sparkle and drive fast and expensive cars.

Went for dinner at a restaurant in Jurong Point. The food was ok, although my cousins and brothers didn't seem to enjoy it.

28th Jan:
Went for French class for less than an hour and returned home. Wasted my time. I woke up at 5.45am.

Booked tickets for Red Cliff 2 at Golden Village at North Point. The theater was almost full.

Red Cliff 2 is a nice movie. Make me curious about the whole book series and history of China. Hoping to watch Red Cliff next time. Maybe, I will go and borrow the DVD or something.

It's 2 hours plus, long movie.

Candid shot of me and my father

By: my cousin

*No. We are not praying or doing the whistle-thingy.

13 tickets for Inkheart.

What a treat, for us and for the box office.

Poster for Red Cliff 2

Poster for Inkheart.

CNY 2009

25th Jan:
Had our steamboat reunion dinner at cousin's house. It was great, as usual. There were slices of abalone, fish, meat, fishballs, squid, prawns, vegetables, etc. We had 2 steamboats, one for the 'adults', one for the 'Cullenists', to quote my cousin. Except that only 3 of us are Cullenists.

Drank sparkling fruit juice and apple cider afterwards.

Countdown at home and slept at about 1am.

26th Jan:
The 1st day of CNY. Bathed, wore "new" clothes, and went visiting.

I don't understand how a lot of people don't like visiting their relatives. Well, probably because they hated the awkward questions asked and all. But my side of relatives, they don't do all that.

The best part about CNY, besides from the goodies and flowers, is the wearing nice clothes and accessories. In how many occasions in the year can I wear those?

My father asked me to wear my knee-high boots but I don't want to. It looks weird with my silver dress. Even he thought so.

There weren't many houses to visit anyway.

Went my cousin's house afterwards.

We were thinking of watching Red Cliff 2 in the theater at night. I didn't think there was a need to book tickets as the movie was already out for a long time and at the timing, not many people will go watch it.

Guess what? I checked online and all tickets were sold out. What the... I can't believe that my calculations were wronged. Those that want to watch it would have done so when it was 1st released.

PS: Don't feel like going back to school. The mere thought of that makes my mood for the day blue. How is it that it can be fun for 2 days then went back to school for the next?

Photos of flowers and decor for CNY

~Decorations at home~

My father's idea : caterpillars to butterflies

Leopard keychain

~Flower arrangement~

Closed up view of a tulip

~Lovely tulips~

Fun days

Yesterday we went to Far East Flora to "see" and buy flowers. Almost had to leave due to the sheer number of cars and lack of parking lots. Luck was on our side though.

Went to the "Cold Room" where the cut flowers are kept. It's really cold. I was almost overwhelmed by the kinds and flowers and leaves in there. If you don't know me yet, I love flowers very much, particularly wild flowers and roses. It's practically every flower's enthusiast dream. Next time, I'm going for flower arrangement course.

So many different kinds of exotic and pretty flowers. The prices were not too bad, as in quite high for my liking.

In the end, we bought bright yellow and red tulips with tiny white wild flowers for the decor. Tulips and roses are the only flowers that are more brightly coloured.

As such, many people were attached to tulips and bought them in bunches. Unfortunately, tulips don't last long. I envy those who bought lots of flowers. I wanted to buy a lot too.

Bought potted flowers and plants next. I think we bought narcissus, some unknown flowering bulbs, and 2 potted flowers.

At least, my bad mood for the day subsided because of this. I'll put pictures of the flower arrangement tomorrow.

Love it! I'm still fascinated by the way the tiny white flowers grow. I still gushed about how cute it is.
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Today, went for Business Accounting 2 make-up lecture. Not many from my class turned up.

In the evening, went to Orchidville near Mandai. But, we didn't bought any flowers there.

I suggested going to Night Safari. Just on the outside though. I wanted to buy a wolf plush toy. Most unfortunately, there's a range of lions to cheetahs to tigers but NO wolves. Not even one! What is this!?

Between zoo and night safari, I thought that in Night Safari, I would have a better shot at luck.

Very disappointed. I bought a leopard keychain in the end. It was cute, but it's no wolf, that's for sure. Oh well...

Had some drinks while enjoyed the free-show. Night Safari has changed a lot, but of course, it's been ages since I last went there. Singaporeans have to support made-in-Singapore products right?

Like my mother said, if she is a tourist, she would buy a glow-in-the-dark T-shirt in Night Safari.

PS: My friend helped me bought a silver wolf charm from ebay. Thanks very much! How to return her money remains to be seen. That's the furthest I can get from the wolf charm on Bella's bracelet.

If given a choice and a variety in front of me, I would buy at least 2. One as handphone charm and the other as a bracelet charm.

Ramblings

Had Business Statistics test today. It was OK, in general. I stumbled over a question and thought of the answer for a long time before answering.

The teacher said I did one part wrongly though. Really stupid and careless mistake. Sigh...

Yes, this week is finally over! Passed up our MacroEcons project. It's very beautiful. Feeling more relaxed although there's marketing project left.

Aside from tomorrow's Business Accounting make-up lecture, the weekend looks to be great. I'm wishing this Chinese New Year to be wonderful.

But for whatever reasons, I'm feeling rather depressed. Mood swings or just plain depression? It's like I'm not part of the festive joy at all. Always looking from the outside.

Later I'm going to Far East Flora to "see" and buy flowers.

I saw some pretty awesome taglines for New Moon on http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1259571/taglines

Personally, I like the one 'Forbidden to Remember; Terrified to Forget' and 'When you can’t be with the one you love, will you stay with the one who loves you?' I also like the one 'The Cullens are not the only family with a secret'. Hint hint. Very mysterious and dark. Lovely.

The others are great too. What wonderful ideas to work on my next series of banners.

'Somewhere the clock is ticking' I can just feel the anticipation and tension. Ticking to the release of New Moon movie, time is wasting away, time washes away as you fight for the one you love. Very angst: the theme for New Moon.

Well well, I need time. I want to work on the banners.

OB presentation & BA2 test

Had OB presentation yesterday. Our group wore jeans and collar-shirts. We had to do a role-play too.

Laughed as usual. The role play was on the 5 stages of group development and we linked it to basketball. We went for the humour effect and ended up laughing. It was quite great, I think. Although, in the midst, we did missed a part or two.

The presentation went quite well. Apparently, I spoke too fast.

Studied for BA2 night test. The topics are actually easy, even I think it's ridiculous for me to get so worried over it. But, maybe, it's the brain or something that is wrong. I'll automatically repelled BA.

Memorised the formats and some theory while chatting with friends. We had about 3 hours + to go before the test.

My friend, her friend and I went for French lecture but came out half an hour later because we were falling asleep.

7.20 pm came. Wished each other good luck and started reading the questions. It was easy, like that in the mock test. There's a saying that mock test and the actual test are 2 different things though.

I did the Cash Flow Statement 1st. The operating activities went well. But I can't balanced the investing and financing activities sections. I knew what I did wrong and it was almost a stupid mistake if not the fact that my brain can't twist.

The other mistake I know of is the P&L Appropriation Statement. Another stupid mistake. I put the salary part in it, but because I can't balance the statement, I took it out. It was supposed to be there. What the...

Anyway, I tried my best and the mistakes will probably only cost me a few marks. I'm aiming for a B or B+. At least, this test will be better than my mid-semester test.

Today's French culture quiz 2 was OK. I did not know 2 questions though. Worked on our upcoming role-play too.

Countdown to CNY: 4 days (3 days before having reunion dinner)

Looking forward for CNY!

Father's birthday

Celebrated my father's birthday at Jack's Place at Causeway Point on 17th Jan. Had grilled boneless chicken with fries.

Got me thinking on where I want to go for my birthday. I think it's either Swensens or Jack's Place. I miss the grilled sambal fish and fries from Swensens.

Went shopping at Metro and then got myself a Levi's jeans. There is a promotion going on, exchange old jeans of any brand for a $50 off for Levi's jeans. It's quite a good deal actually. Levi's jeans are great, softer and smoother than normal jeans. So, I can't grow fat or else, the money would be wasted.

Bought clothes for my brothers too. I saw a nice dress but it is expensive. Anyway, I already have enough clothes to wear during CNY, so no use buying more clothes.

Had dessert at Gelare. I shared the waffle and ice-cream with my father.
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Entering the final week to CNY.

There's this feeling inside me. Maybe it's because of the festive mood around, mixed with the anxiety of upcoming tests, that's creating this weird feeling.

Updates

Was doing various projects. Marketing is really a killer.

Regarding the week, I got back my French listening and writing tests. Woo, I'm very happy I did well. 38/40 for writing and 18/20 for listening. Now, all's left is one more culture quiz and a 30% role play. With any luck, I can get an A for my French.

Handed up the OB project. Really thankful for that.

Next week will be tough, the torturous week before Chinese New Year.

On Monday, there's project consultation for Marketing and rehearsing for OB presentation.

On Tuesday, BA2 night test at 7.20 pm and before that, OB presentation.

On Wednesday, French culture quiz.

On Friday, Business Stats In-class assignment.

Chinese New Year is coming, I can't believe it. It's so fast. I want to go back to my secondary school but alas, my class end at 4pm.

I'm still looking for a wolf charm. I actually saw one on ebay, but the bidding time ran out. Today, I saw another, I think I'm going to ask my friend to help me buy it. No use waiting for another chance to come along. Unless, I saw one in a shop, here in Singapore that is not too expensive.

Oh well...

Something

Hahaha, I was told by someone that I talk or rather write like a grown-up. Won't say by who or from where. Just a certain website...

C'mon people, I'm only 17.

Seriously, it made me laughed. Do I really sound like that?

I know by most standards, the way I write or express myself is quite "grown up-ish". Not many teenagers write like that. But the way I talk is another matter altogether.

Anyway, I'm not offended by this. Quite flattered actually. Haha. But at the same time, makes me feel a little sheepish.

As if I don't belong to the category of 'teenagers'. Guess I upset the balance of stereotyping.

Thoughts

It's been chilly lately. It's really windy too.

If only there's snow...

I can't wait for Chinese New Year! But, before that, there are many obstacles to pass.

Projects need to be handled up soon. Still on track, I think.

March huh? Can't wait for the Twilight DVD to come to Singapore! I'm going to buy it straight away, as a collectible. The chances are, I won't be watching it too often.
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To be truthful, I can hardly stand Robert Pattinson's face. Guess I belong in the small minority of fans who don't like him.

But, my tolerance for him has grown since the second time I watched Twilight.

About another thing, I'm Team Edward and Team Taylor. I'm aware that there are 5 teams now: Team Edward, Team Jacob, Team Switzerland, Team Taylor and Team Robert.

I was on Team Edward at 1st. But along came Taylor Lautner who plays Jacob. I guess I can be considered Team Switzerland now. I still leaning towards Edward though.

But I'm definitely Team Taylor. I don't like Pattinson. Period. So, on screen I'll be supporting Taylor while on the books, it's Edward and all the other characters.

*Speaking of characters here*
Given a choice, I will choose Edward over Jacob. Not because he's rich and good-looking. But because his personality suits mine better. I'm not a fun person to be with, not an extrovert, etc. Jacob will probably be bored to tears. But having the above criteria do helps, albeit a little. Not to mention, Edward is sensitive and a thinker, which is like me.

Also, I like "old-fashioned". I think my taste of music will clashed with his though. Come to think of it, I've not met a person who shares the same taste of music as mine, which is "oldies", 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s music hits.

However, there's a saying that says 'people with the same personalities will clashed with each other.' Maybe I need someone to balance me out. 'Like a personal sun to chase away the clouds.'

With either of them, if I'm the imprinted or "soul mate", then I guess nothing else really matters.

Yeah, I'm putting this entry on the thread on twilightlexiconblog.com.

It's a wolf thing

I'm looking for a wolf charm. Examples are as above.

I've already enlisted the help of my friend in USA to help me look and get one. Apparently, wolves are not popular in many countries. I've tried, although not my best, to look for one on Singapore.

Aren't they the cutest? OMG, I want one to cuddle!

I'm getting a bear and a wolf plush toy soon. I want a trip down to the Zoo or Night Safari. Just to the gift shop, then I can get one, I hope. I should have a better chance at Night Safari. Hmm...

Wolves are so cute and nice! I've a small, pink octopus by the name of Mr Squid and a small dinosaur by the name of Mr Dinosaur. They are supposed to be attached to key chains.

When I got them, the bear is going to be called Emmy (short for Emmett) and the wolf, (Jacob?).

*Lame post, but whatever*

Hotmail is problematic

Did some project work and worked on my newest series of banners.

The problem was that hotmail can't be access, again. I don't know what's going on, but hotmail is one big trouble lately. It's been 3 days.

I can sign in, but that's the furthest I can go. No clicking and sending of emails. Many times, I wanted to change to another e-mail, however, easier said than done. I'll have to inform all my contacts and all my old emails will be not with me. Also, I don't know if yahoo and google are reliable. I've used yahoo mail to send something, but my father didn't received it.

At least, hotmail is reliable. But, it's trouble with the letter 'T'.

Hate hotmail!

New Changes

I changed the heading into a banner. Loved the effect but still needs some improvements to it.

A pity that, that's the biggest size I can use.

More ridiculous rumours

After barely getting onto the right track, we are off again.

And I told myself that I would cut down on the "essays" written...

This time, it's Brenda Song and Vanessa Hudgens from Disney rumoured to be casting for the role of Leah Clearwater and/or the Quiluete tribe.

I may like them in HSM and other Disney shows but they are not suitable at all in playing a role in New Moon. Seriously.

I enjoy HSM but the Twilight saga holds a special place in my heart. It's like my first love. This is completely different from watching any interesting movie and liking it. That's why I'm so extremely opinionated. Normally, I'm pretty alright with stuff.

I'm sure Hudgens and Song are talented and will be sought after, but I'm hoping not to New Moon or the subsequent Eclipse and Breaking Dawn movies. Well maybe as an extra or calefare. I'd rather have unknown actors/actresses casting for the roles, like many other fans.

Besides, both of them do not look one bit like Native American. At least, Taylor Lautner has Native American blood running through him. Song is part Asian while Hudgens is of mixed.

I like Leah as a minor character. I can understand what she went through and sympathise with her. (I started liking her during Breaking Dawn). She's bitter and feeling unjust about her life. An actress who is Native American and able to portray her feelings and physically look like her will be perfect.

There are plenty of Native Americans out there. Why not look for them? I'm also sure their salary will not be as high as Disney actresses.

I'm thinking this is highly a rumour, just to test us Twilighters again. Will Summit be able to afford their salaries? I don't think so. Given the budget for New Moon movie, I don't think there's a high chance of acquiring either of them. We should be quite safe.

It's funny to read all those "bad feelings", skewed results, negative perception of the actresses. I do feel quite sorry for them. They don't deserve this, after all.

But I do agree, this is not their field or 'territory'. New Moon movie is not made to attract Hudgens/Song fans or more specially, Disney fans. It has a secure fan-base of its own. Fans do not want people watching the movie just because somebody famous is in it.

It doesn't matter if my opinion don't change anything. It makes me feel better in the heart when I write all my thoughts out.

I hope all these stupid rumours will eased. I have just barely recovered from hyperventilating and now, they present us with more ridiculous stuff.

Anyway, hoping that the Volturi will be cast first. So excited to know the results.