My Crazy Cousins!! :)

Introducing my lovely, wacky cousins- Sabrina and Aeron! They may be living in Sabah, but receiving these pics of them on my handphone can still bring much cheer and laughter.

Sabby has this feature on her Song Ericsson hp which allows her to super-impose like this.
How cute is she as lil bunny?

Aeron, looking smashing as an astronaut!

Here they are, the usual suspects celebrating Sabby's birthday!

Love Actually

Why should we still love when those that we love constantly disappoint us? That was a question Bernice and I were discussing when we met for lunch yesterday. It's a very real question too....for myself, for friends around me who've been hurt/ are hurting right now.

Well....2 thoughts on this topic.

Firstly, I think we should still love because it's never a waste to love someone.
(Of course, it doesn't mean that we don't guard our hearts....we should still love wisely when it comes to BGR. )
It would be a greater tragedy to NOT love because we're paralysed by fear. Love is always a risk...but if we don't love, we will never really live. It's like that W.H Auden quote, "We must love one another or die."

Secondly, it's also our definition of love. If we view love as a transaction, always expecting a return, then it's much easier to get disappointed. But if we loved without agenda, that might just set us free.

Steph's last visit

These are post-dated pics from crazy Steph's last visit in Dec 2006....cos I only got them from Audrey yesterday lor! She's actually due back again on the 28th Feb! :) Winnie and Sue Ern: enjoy the pics. heh!

we were hanging out at Corduroy Cafe at Vivo...a very chi-chi place. But i like! Steph terrorized the staff there too. haha! Look at the crazy grin on her face. heh!

Like what the crap rite? haha! See what I have to deal with?
Look at her brimming with absolute glee and self-satisfaction.

Eh?? I'm really not sure what effect she was trying to go for

Group shot

Just with Audrey now...

We sent Steph off at the airport on New Yr's eve (31st Dec)! Here she is...stealing fries from a little kid

preparing to pose....

Cheeky smiles all round
(sponsored by BK)

Shot with Winnie who brought baby Tania down

off to the departure gate

hugs

And it's finally time to head in....

Random Peektures

Okie....these are some old pictures from 2006. So 'walk with me'. :)

Audrey was like super late in meeting me again lah! I had to sit down at Coffee Bean to read my 'Little Women' novel for ages. When she showed up, I gave her a surprise gift of 'Kaka'!!! Remember this snack we used to eat as wee little kids??? I found it recently at this newspaper kiosk at Kovan MRT. Unbelievable!



This is how it looks like inside. It doesn't taste as good as I remembered it. haha! But ah well, its nostalgic. If anyone finds 'Xiao Ding Dang' chocs let me know!

Me and Michelle Poh's gorgeous baby, Krabi. The adorable guy is a killer mix of chinese-dutch blood. I've never gone so crazy over a baby before. haha!

Timmy!

Was hanging out at Timbre last Fri...and the "Timmy" band (featuring Ngak) was playing as usual. I haven't been there in ages, so hearing the usual + new songs was really enjoyable. I know they tend to repeat their songs, but people of my generation keep going back because we recognize and love the tunes man! It's like that 'Friends' hang-out place, 'Central Perk'! :)

Anyway, I felt inspired to compile a playlist of songs that the "Timmy" band would normally play at Timbre.....songs that are just plain 'feel good' and will make you wanna sing along; songs that will make you head-bang and groove along; songs that will make you nostalgic/melt/cry. :) They're all uploaded on my multiply website: http://jazzymoo.multiply.com/music
On Friday nite, they did a medley of Damien Rice's "The Blower's Daughter" with Radiohead's "Creep" (just the chorus)....and I thought that was absolutely brilliant! It fits so well! Why didn't anyone think of it before? :)

This is the full play-list:
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1) Have a nice day- Stereophonics
2) Friday I'm in love- The Cure
3) High and Dry- Radiohead
4) Chasing cars- Snow Patrol
5) You and me- Lifehouse
6) Yellow- Coldplay
7) Let there be love-Oasis
8) Mr Brightside- The Killers
9) Time is running out- Muse
10) Vertigo- U2 ("Hello, hello!! HOLAAAAA!!")
11) Elevation- U2
12) Stay- U2
13) You and I both- Jason Mraz
14) The Remedy (I won't worry)- Jason Mraz
15) My name is Luka- Suzanne Vega
16) Runaway Train- Soul Asylum
17) The Blower's Daughter- Damien Rice
18) Creep- Radiohead (this song is becoming such a classic rock anthem isn't it?)
19) Me, my Yoke- Damien Rice (from his latest album...a super intense song. the band really enjoyed plunging into this one)

I also stumbled upon the Timmy band's website at http://www.myspace.com/fmtimmy
Check out the ridiculously funny "Please Buy Me!" video and listen to the demo (which has an additional commentary by the band)! I was laughing so hard at the choreographed dance moves, Ngak's deadpan face, and Alan's (who wrote the song and sings lead) tongue-in-cheek references to the music industry! (The demo got harmony somemore leh! Wah biang! haha!) In case you're wondering, they are directing the song to Eric Ng (their electric guitarist and well-known local song-writer/producer)....while he's filming it as well.

You can also listen to 2 of Ngak's original songs on the website. I was quite impressed actually......not lyrically, but musically...it's quite solid. He's got quite a good ear for radio-friendly pop-rock tunes. I heard him play those 2 songs live at his esplanade concert...and his delivery for his original songs was so much more sincere and nuanced! Of course, it's all wasted on a typical S'porean audience....cos they only cheer for the covers that they recognise. *SIGH*

I'm gonna hang out at Timbre again this Fri...cos for once, I don't have to work on Sat, so I can stay out late without worries! Yayyyyy!!! :) Buzz me if you're going to head down too ok? The more the merrier! CHEERS!!

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For those who have NEVER seen Timmy in action at Timbre...here's a video preview...courtesy of youtube. Of course, it's way better live. :)

A pretty decent cover of Muse's "Time is running out". It's quite tough to perform this song acoustically man....check out how they shred wood here!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSsxoBqIdGM&mode=related&search=

Here's the full-band, electric version of the Muse song:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ullgNGllCTY&mode=related&search=

Probably the best video so far. An acoustic set of "Chasing cars", "Sunday Morning" and "Heaven"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blpItXD3oCQ&mode=related&search=

A cover of "1979"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMtCdndG5Ng

Bye Bye Penguin!

Pammy my penguin is returning to Sydney for her 2nd yr of studies. This pic was taken during her farewell supper on Thurs. I'll miss having her around....see you in July my loveeeee!

Much Ado About Nothing

"Ever noticed that no matter what happens in one day, it exactly fits in the newspaper?"
- Jerry Seinfeld

"Everytime I breathe"

"Everytime I breathe"
(by Big Daddy Weave)
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Chorus:
Everytime I breathe You seem a little bit closer
I never wanna leave, I wanna stay in Your warm embrace
Oh basking here, the glory shining from Your face and
Everytime I get another glimpse of Your heart
I feel alive it's true,
That You are so marvelous God
And I am so in love with You

Communiqué

Pardon the collection of random statements....but I wrote this rather quickly (hence "communiqué" ), and I'm quite tired at 3am...so poetry is not much of a concern for me now.

It's been another dramatic start to the new year for me...
As some of you know, my maternal grandfather got a stroke about 3 weeks back.
Thank you for your kind prayers, he is recovering now....and thank God for the open door in the midst of the trying situation. For the first time, my grandfather is open to prayer, to God. Please continue to pray for his salvation!

Well, a week after that happened, my paternal granduncle passed away. We saw that one coming as he has been sick for a long time, but all the same, it was still difficult and tiring for my family....especially my grandma.

On a happier note, I'm collecting the house-keys to my family's new Seng Kang flat this Thurs!! YES!!!!! I'll soon return to having my own room!!!!! :) I think we'll shift in by end March or early April. I actually haven't seen my room yet....but I reckon I will soon. I wanna see if there is enough space for proper bookshelves and CD racks.

Pammy my love is returning to Sydney for her studies....I shall miss my little penguin. I won't be drinking beer@Brewerkz that often without her around. haha!
Steph is coming back from Japan though...yes crazy gal, we're looking forward to seeing you again!!

Work is picking up momentum....and the stress level is going up again. As much as I totally ADORE my students....it is slightly harder to fully enjoy my work when I have added responsibilities now. I'm pushing myself to finish my work in time to meet deadlines.....and yeah, time just seems to fly by so quickly. I can't believe that we're approaching the end of Feb already.

I really wanna pick up Salsa classes soon....perhaps in April once I'm settled in my new house?

"Me" by Paula Cole

Paula Cole wrote this song to "examine the relationship with oneself". And it's really such an interesting, truthful song....that fleshes out the internal conflict that often goes on within.

Listen to it at http://jazzymoo.multiply.com/music/item/355

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I am not the person who is singing
I am the silent one inside
I am not the one who laughs at people's jokes I just pacify their egos
I am not my house, my car, my songs
They are only just stops along my way
I am like the winter
I'm a dark cold female
With a golden ring of wisdom in my cave

Chorus:

And it is me who is my enemy
Me who beats me up
Me who makes the monsters
Me who strips my confidence

I am carrying my voice
I am carrying my heart
I am carrying my rhythmn
I am carrying my prayers
But you can't kill my spirit
It's soaring and it's strong
Like a mountain
I'll go on and on
But when my wings are folded
The brightly colored moth
Blends into the dirt into the ground

Chorus

And it's me who's too weak
And it's me who's too shy
To ask for the thing I love
And it's me who's too weak
And it's me who's too shy
To ask for the thing I love
That I love

I am walking on the bridge
I am over the water
And I'm scared as hell
But I know there's something better
Yes I know there's something better
Yes I know, yes I know, yes I know

That I love
But it's me
And it's me
But it's me

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