“The Days” Movie – Boi is in Town!

July 27, 2008 Leave a comment

 

UPDATED (3rd August) - Director Boi (our 3rd Visitor) is in town this week for his movie post-production. Mr FancyPant Randy sent a couple of messages to me – making sure that I won’t missed out Boi’s number. (Yes…I didn’t miss him…we met!) Tracy and I met up with Boi and Winston for a short lunch today in Hong Kong. (Time is too short for us to smuggle him to Macau). We had congee and wantun noodles at IFC. It was good catching up the old times with all the "lao bengs" of Temasek. Until today, I am still puzzled how Boi is able to click with Randy and Christina. One is a "hokkien beng" and the others belong to the "ang moh" gang. Boi described it the "ang moh gang" best – he calls them the "Far East Kids". 

Still, it was a very "insightful" lunch. I got to know a lot more updates about the other friends. The Temasek friends are leading very interesting lives out there. And a couple of updates moved me. Thankfully, Boi is still the same (except putting on some weight - he is still the candid funny old Ah Beng of yesterday…and Winston as "arty" as ever… he shed some kilos and sported a nice hairdo. Coincidently, we just found out that we all worked at the same area in Central. 

Boi’s movie "The Days" (Rating NC16) will be screened islandwide (at Golden Village) in early Sept. Just heard that a couple of friends are specially flying back just to catch its premiere. (Boi promised us DVD with his "signature"). In desperation, I am still pestering him for a 1-minute XXX role in his future art movies.

We sure be seeing more of the crew… Randy, you coming hor?

 

My Temasek pals – Randy and Boi’s movie "The Days" is finally completed and it will be screened this Sept 08!
Check out their new movie here! (Click to play!)

For more info: goto – http://www.thedaysmovie.com/

  http://static.ning.com/thedays/widgets/video/flvplayer/flvplayer.swf?v=3.4.4:6369   

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Exclusive Lane!

July 27, 2008 Leave a comment

 
I always wanted to do this! It is like fulfilling one of my childhood’s fantasy (pranks) without anyone one telling me off! That is – to walk down the bowling lane and come face to face with the pins. Like a small kid, I ran down the lane with my camera - jumping and hopping along the marked lane! It is so fantastic to have your own "private bowling alley" – I was "pig-walking" down the lane and Elkan was rolling on the carpet! For that short 2-hour, we (Sandy and son were here too!) had all the fun! The price is very reasonable – it only cost us S$50 to book this room for 2 hours! 4 of us each played 4 matches! Surely, this is one of the my preferred facilities in our house clubhouse – certainly not the gym and the running track.

p/s (Sorry, Joanne, we forgot to explore the clubhouse during your short stay! This is really fun! Gareth, when you are here in August, allow me to roll your son down the lane! It is not oily. Socks not provided.)

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Macau Venice

July 27, 2008 Leave a comment

I was in Macau 3 days ago (on a 6-hour "market-visit" assignment). After the visit, we had lunch at a nearby casino. It is huge, majstic and beautiful. Got to come back here again with my family and friends. (Well…It is super tempting..no, I didn’t gamble).

 
 

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Water Boy!

July 20, 2008 Leave a comment




(Photo Taken: At our club-house this morning – Elkan in his usual pranks) 

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Dazzling Saturday

July 20, 2008 Leave a comment




Yesterday, I brought Felicia, Elkan and Tracy to Tsim Sha Tsui to see the 8pm HK "Laser Show". Sandy and son (just came back from their London trip) came to join us too. Before the laser show, Sandy gave us a quick tour at their "pet street" and "night market" (which is not temple street and woman street – but looks similar to me.) Mum and Aunty Amy will love this place – there are so many "night markets" like this in Hong Kong. These markets are by far bigger and longer than those in Taipei and Shanghai. The prices? Cheap and good.

 

Knowing we wanted to see the laser show, Sandy (a very thoughtful friend) specially reserved a big table for us (window seats, overlooking Hong Kong Island) at "The Pier – Habitu". Sitting inside the air-con restaurant, we avoided the humid, hot 32-degree breeze outside. Elkan was so excited and kept screaming during the laser show. He definitely gave us away – his screams made us looked like "tourists". I was guilty too, I was busy snapping photos of the laser show outside.

The desserts were great. I can’t remember their names but it is worth going back for more. Elkan ate a "chocolate spoon" and daddy took care of the scoop.When it was time to say "goodbye", Elkan was sad. He insisted Sandy and son to go home with him – so they can see his "new house and club-house". With such sincere invitation, Sandy and son couldn’t say no. They will pop by our house next Sat.


 

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0824 on Fire!

July 20, 2008 1 Comment



My mum-in-law called us on Friday night. A big fire started just outside her door (at the common refuse chute). Within minutes, all the neighbors rushed out and contained the fire. It must be hard for my mum-in-law (She just recovered from her bus accident in Malacca and now this fire shock…) The good thing is no one is hurt and we didn’t suffered any property damage. (Here are the photos Chups took the next day.)

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Stormy Week

July 20, 2008 Leave a comment

It has been stormy and windy over the last 10 days in this part of the world – Typhoon seasons. I have just caught myself in action – traveling to Taipei on Friday – during the same time Typhoon Kalmaegi hit Taiwan. Surprisingly, the flight wasn’t as bad as I expected. Still, the landing was dreadful and unbearable. For the first time in my life, I saw lightning within the clouds on the plane. It was really bright and "sparky". And never I heard rain beating so hard on the outer shell of the air-craft. It was a nervous 5-minute decent.

Over in Hong Kong, the past week was wet and stormy. It is a frightening sight during stormy nights. We have never seen such "bright lightning". The rainy clouds can be so low and thick…like the movie "Fog". (Photo taken from Elkan’s bed – at 2am).

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Goodbye “Hai Yue” (Back-dated Blog)

July 20, 2008 1 Comment

Finally, PCCW activated my broadband and cable TV yesterday. I am able to upload some of my back-dated blogs.

In fact, there is only one blog that I would like to upload here. It contains one of my most precious and unforgettable moments of my life in Shanghai. For my past 2 years, Hai Yue Gardens has been the place we lived. It is the place where I welcomed 60 over visitors. It is also the place where Kalinda, Joanne and my family spent a great deal of time in.

I am sure many of you missed the old warmth of my old Hai Yue Gardens. Here are the last look of the place.


Left: Gone are Joe’s toys…                                   Right: Elkan’s sofa bed was given to Francis.


Left: 67 8-Days Magazine!                                   Right: Elkan did it again (with his metal head!)

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Leon Meets Elkan

July 13, 2008 Leave a comment

Yesterday, I had a surprise visitor. Cousin Leon, my 2nd Visitor, was in town for only 1 short day. Leon only called me at 2pm and we met at 2:50pm (how last minute!) Most importantly, it is a very significant visit for him. Leon visited me 3 times in Shanghai but he never gets the chance to meet my boy. Poor timing I say, Elkan was in Singapore when Leon was in Shanghai.
 
Finally, two of them met yesterday afternoon and both of them clicked like old friends at the very first second. “Mmm…this gor-gor look very nice”, Elkan smiled. “Mmm…and you also smell very nice.” Haaa.. Elkan was referring to the strong perfume Leon was wearing. Man. he was so full of praises for Leon. Unlike his usual shyness towards stranger, Elkan was very friendly and held Leon’s hand throughout our 3-hour outing.
 
At 4:30pm, Leon left for Xiamen. We sent him off at the HK Express Train Station. Elkan asked Leon “You must come and stay at our house.”
 
“Elkan, Leon is flying off now” I said. Elkan gave a disappointing look and sighed
 
“Then, you must promise to visit me 2 more times, okay?”
 
How sweet and charming his words are! Guess this meeting is worth-waiting afterall. 3 years…it is never too late to know one another – between uncle and nephew.

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My Daily Mornings…

July 13, 2008 Leave a comment

Gone are the days of cab-flagging. The fastest way to beat to crowd and jams is to join them on the MTR. Surely faster and cheaper than cabs.

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