Caught Angels & Demons with Justin at Illuma Mall on Wednesday. I like this new shopping mall. It's not as crowded as the one just across the street, Bugis Junction. I like quiet place. =)
Anyway, I like Angels & Demons. Though I don't find it as fascinating as Da Vinci Code, it's still a relatively nice movie with the story unfolding at a relatively fast speed, which keeps the audience's attention going from one clue to another. And the trick about Dan Brown's story is that you won't know who're the masterminds behind the mystery of the story, always keeping everyone in suspension. But you still can guess who might be the mastermind.
Angels & Demons is not exceptionally good or bad, I'd categorise it as above average. So I'll rate it 3.5/5.
And today, I met Justin bestie again before he does his COS duty tomorrow. We're suppose to have 刺身（さしみ） but in the end, downgraded to have hawker food... It's okay. So we had very unsatisfying hawker food at Clementi. It's really not appetising at all. I mean I can make the dishes taste better if you give me the ingredients. That's why I really find Singaporean hawkers as 'unprofessional' in their food industry. To a certain extend I'd classify them as unethical. I mean, don't sell food just because you need a living, just because you need to earn money for whatever reason... Cook with the intention that you want to provide the best to your valuable consumers. I know it's just hawker centre, but why can't we elevate the standards? Why must we classify them as cheaper alternatives to restaurants? There are good food in some hawker centres and why do these stores do exceptionally well as compare to others (or rather the rest)? I seriously analysed this issue before and I conclude that these chefs place their consumers' value before their intention of just earning money. They look at the long-term rather than short-term profit. And they really value whether consumers like their food, and also how to constantly improve their food to attract more consumers. I've explained this to Xiao Ting before as I saw his Uncle, who has a store in NUS Engineering canteen, always trying to improve on the way he can provide better value to his consumers so as to make them satisfied and buy from him again. I'd classify him as a professional and ethical hawker, and I think such act of his is commendable. =)
Wow, what a big jump from having lunch to the next activity happened today. We then headed to KBOX for KTV, which I really didn't wanna sing since after the last time we went to sing I find my performance below my expectation. To my surprise... I was wrong. I think this time I sang exceptionally well. Yes, 'exceptionally' after such a long period of time... Maybe Stefanie's concert in Taipei affected me somehow... Her comeback make me wanna improve and sing better than before as well. That's good! =) Anyway, I'm sure I sung Sammi's 萨拉热窝的罗密欧与朱丽叶 very well. Haha! If not bestie won't ask me to sing it again! Lala... Happy =)
We then had simple dinner at KFC (his beloved KFC) and chatted from Clementi to Jurong while walking back my home. It's quite a distance but we really had a long good chat, trying to understand each other even better. I cherish every friendship that I have as I know the feeling of losing someone you really cherish and who would never come back anymore... The feeling, if you had before, is awful. Totally undescribable when you wanted someone so much and you know he/she won't be back. Just absent on earth.... Hence cherish the people around you. They make you who you are today.
And so I had a relatively perfect day with Justin, totally unpredicted that it'd turn out great too, 'cos most of the time, if we meet, we'll definitely end the day by quarrelling with one another. Maybe he changed his attitude toward me after his relationship with Tim, and knowing that I helped him quite a bit. For whatever reason, I'm happy to have chatted with him just now. Now back to mugging for ACCA! Arrgghh...! Scary.
I just happened to see a contact on MSN with 'Non, jeneregretterien' as his personal message, implying that 'he regrets nothing'. He's quite a sensual person so I guess he put it to reflect himself. Anyway, I then decided to revisit Édith Piaf.
I watched the movie La vie en rose that was on Édith Piaf and that was how I got to know her. I did a search on her and get to know more about her biography and all. I can comment that she probably had a sad childhood but she led her life with hope. Well, having hope in life is very important... She had many boyfriends and a few husbands... More information can be wiki-ed.
What I wanna share is that she sung very well. She had a very powerful vocal, less the body language, and plus the facial expression she had. I'd think that having a strong vocal and unique singing are all that singer needs actually. That's my expectation. Other talent skills are more to be performed by other professionals e.g. dancers, instrumentalists etc. A singer should focus on his/her vocal and singing.
To a certain extend, I link Stefanie Sun to Édith Piaf. Both are small in size, Stefanie standing at 1.62m while Édith at 1.42m. Both have a strong vocal, unique way of singing and are able to express the feelings in a song to its fullest. They are both iconic 'national treasure' of Singapore and France respectively. 孙燕姿, in Chinese 燕姿 sounds like 燕子 which means swiftlet, while Édith Piaf's Piaf means sparrow. Both are somehow link to birds. Haha... Anyway, that's the reason why I find both of them in common. I think it's a great association to link both of them together. They are both very successful singers in their time with many classic hits. =)
From the web, I found a few of Édith's Non, jeneregretterien. Let's take a look.
This should be the version of Non, jeneregretterien in the movie La vie en rose with Marion Cotillard acting as Édith Piaf.
Non, jeneregretterien was composed by Charles Dumont and its lyrics were written by Michel Vaucaire, describing Édith's defiant attitude toward the past.
This should be taken in one of Édith's last few concerts in 1962 before she died on 10 October, 1963.
And this is by Canadian pop singer Isabelle Boulay. Her version is quite good too.
"You know, I don't have a family or a home. I've been alone for a long time. I tried to blame my misfortunes on other people. And I always thought, "This isn't the real me." Living like that is pretty tiring, you know? Every day is hard and painful. I just started hating everything. I was really thinking of dying then. But... I never thought I'd have a future. Alone, I never would've learned that. If you take one step forward, the world will change. Maybe. The world... will change." Official site: http://wwwz.fujitv.co.jp/atashinchi/index.html
Haha! I'm sure the subject of this entry attracts attention. Well, 性感尤物是我给惠媛姐的称号。Anyway, she's back from Japan, after taking one year of Japanese Language study at 东京国际大学附属日本语学校。I find it so cool ~ She shared with me the whole night the time she spent over at Japan and Australia. She was in AUS for her bachelor degree at QUT (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia). She's such a global citizen. Born in Taiwan. Got her education in Singapore and then in AUS and JPN. SO COOL ~ ! How I wish I can be like her...Which leads to the thought of me going Japan for a similar program. Maybe if I can finish my ACCA and find a part-time job next year to find the money, then I can go for such a program. Need the money and guarantor to do so. Haiz... Is it possible? Sometimes I really hope I can find someone who can be with me and support me. 'Cos I know I can't depend on my family. It's about time that I leave the house and stay somewhere else.I wanna go 东京国际大学附属日本语学校。I wanna learn Japanese and live in Japan!
Enjoy each and every second of life. Breathe life. Feel life.
Don't work too hard 'cos you never know when you get to enjoy life. Don't be too lazy 'cos you'll lose the purpose of life.
I wanna meet you whoever you are. =)
Maybe you'll be my new found lover. =P
