The one about Zoukout 2009...

Yes! As the title has it, it is time for the largest annual beach party in Singapore once again! And this time it just gets better and better! Zoukout this year was slightly diffeent for me as i actually helped out as part of the performing team for 42 below. We had Dancers, Cheerleaders, Photo takers and I was part of the New Zealand Maori team which was out to do a famous Haka called 'Kamate'.

Reached the place early this time as there was a lot of preparation work to be done. The girls had to get their make up done and the guys had to get their facial warpaint done as well! Now the irritating part is preventing the facepaint from smudging for the entire duration of the party.

The party itself however is a cocktail of good fun and good music. It was also as if everyone from the industry is gathered at that very moment for Zoukout as we had been bumping into countless familir faces for the whole evening.

Armin also took the crowd away for the sunrise set and i proceeded to lala land after that. Well, i sincerely hope they will be having it again this year!

The one about Halloween 2009....

Its Halloween once again! Really amazed that how fast time flies as it seems like it has just been a while ago when i and a few other friends were racking our brains on what to go as for last year. That of course concluded in me becoming a Mad Scientist as well as assisting Javerns make-up as the Joker from the Batman franchise.


This year we decided to go much more simpler.... well, in some aspects at least. Instead of doing a manual bar hop, we decided to join the Dbl O party bus that brought us to a group of many different pubs! It was a pity that due to heavy rain, we were unable to go on to the open ait Hippo bus. But no matter! It was nonetheless just as fun as everyone was dressed to the occasion this year!


Came across the idea of this years costume when i was browsing on the net by chance. Was checking out costumes on the web when i saw a picture of Billy the puppet from the Saw movie series. Tried very hard to purchase it but it was not easy to find! So i ended up making my halloween costume from scratch this year. Is it any good? Well i guess thats for you to judge and not me.

Cash and the rest of the gang was awesomely dressed as usual coming as a group of school boys and girls from hell! Judy was seriously creepy to say the least! but we had fun helping to distribute lollipops to people as well as posing for pictures as well. Definately emmersed into the trick or treating spirit hopping from places like Balaclava all the way to the Hard rock cafe as well as Clarke Quay terrorizing the crowd.

Jerraine and Alex joined us during the later part of the evening too! Ys! We found each other!!! Cant wait for Halloween 2010!

The one about my gf's an agent.....

Just caught the Top Selling movie ' My Girlfriend is an Agent' and thought i might as well do a little review for it. Having being a fan of Korean pop culture, I always found it rather amazing how Korean movies managed to match up to the standards of HongKong movies in recent years and even Hollywood is some cases. This movie is of no exception. The gist of the story is as follows.

The Lead actress Soo-ji is a government agent disguised as a travel agent who can’t reveal her career to her boyfriend Jae-joon. Unable to cope with her lies, her boyfriend breaks up with her and leaves without notice. Three years later, while chasing an industrial spy in disguise as a cleaning lady, she happens to run into Jae-joon. He is now a international accountant, or is he?

Somewhat this movie really reminds me of 'Mr & Mrs Smith' complete with all the thrills and spills and also with a more lighthearted feel due to all the comedic elements included in this movie. True, the plot is somewhat predictable but you weren't exactly expecting an international thriller full of plots and twists now ya?

To conclude, I would say it is a movie definately worth watching especially if you are looking for a good laugh during this rainy season. And Oh Yeah...... just to brag a bit, I managed to catch the lead actor and actress Kang Ji Hwan & Kim Ha Neul during their promo stint at the Heeren too! Big Whoop!

The one about Pagebreak.......

As many who frequent Dbl O or PRB would have already know, Pagebreak is one of the most well loved resident bands performing there and as fate would have it i was graciously invited to their 2nd anniversary performing at PRB!

This time however, the event was proudly sponsored by Carlsberg and Converse as well. The combination of beer, great music , great company and other goodies from Converse definately made it an absolute blast. There was of course a mini display showcase of some of the limited edition converse products in the small boutique just outside Dbl O..... Really tempting!!!! but way out of my budget... HAHAHA.....

The Dbl O party crew was of course there too entertaining everyone ith their smooth dance moves and of course taking pictures for everyone. Special thanks to Cash, Shark, Dawn and Amy for ensuring the party levels were kept way up high!

Overall i had lots of fun! but i fell down at one point la..... embarassing story to be told another day... lol

The One about Oktoberfest 2009.....

Was asked by Lydia earlier during the week on whether i would be keen to go for Oktoberfest this year proudly organised by Erdinger & Timbre Mobile located at East Coast Park. Even though i was currently on a diet (and Savings) plan, the temptation for cheap beer and good food was simply too great! So decided to go for the 'Eat now, Think later' mentality.

When we reached i realised that everyone else must have had the exact idea too as it was pcked with people! Thank god for the table reservation made were we able to secure a place. Bumped into quite a number of friends that i havent met in quite a while (Bernie, Charlene, Philbert thats you!). There was also a performance by Swiss funk band Starch and with that in place, The Circle of enjoyment is once again complete! (Good food, Drinks, Music ,Company)

Lynn, Jerms and Beckie were around too as we helped ourselves to the beer, pizza, wings and sausages. In fact we may have even ordered a little too much as there were plenty of leftovers! But seriously, food was awesome la... i was just too stuffed to finish them all.

As usual, the event was also filled with cute female service staff dressed as German Beer maids complete with the pigtails. I guess i must have a little to much to drink coz at one point i could have sworn that i slammed my beer mug on the table and called out 'MORE ALE WENCH!' oops..... not the most clever of ideas....

Lyd's chef friend joined us after that too... Haha... didnt manage to help us finish the food though coz he felt it was too overcooked.... lol... Till then!

The one about Casse's Wedding & SQ's birthday...

Was invited by Qin to celebrate her birthday at her workplace in Clarke Quay. Javern and I was rather early as we spent the morning at Casse & Benny's Wedding. didnt get to take much pictures as there was already quite a few professional photographers there (My lil old camera looks like a toy compared to theirs) Saw quite a number of familar faces though (Hi Charlotte, Sharon, Elaine...etc) but most of them were pretty busy doing their job as jie meis la.

Letf slightly earlier than planned as Jav and i both had to make our way to Clarke Quay for Qins birthday next. Somehow we managed to reach rather early and had some extra time to chill. It wasnt long before the rest all arrived and we made our way slowly for dinner and thereafter for Drinks.

It was a pretty relaxing evening with us playing games such as dice and darts (Lynn is suprisingly good for a beginner). Got the birthday girl a cake but she ended up feeding the cake to everyone else....*#$%$^%$....... But I guess we all got our revenge when she was loaded with a few 151s in the end! 1st one courtesy of me!

So Here it is.... Happy Birthday Qin! Hope you had a great one =)

The one about Ready Set Glo: The Mad Decent Tour....

Well i always gotta give it up for Ning who have always invited us to the most awesome parties and events. This one is of course no exception. Recieved an txt msg we simply two words the day before that went 'Tommorow... Zouk' and considering the fact that Cash and Judy were both performing there too i decided to check it out.

Turns out i was not dissapointed to say the least! Would should be the guest Dj that night but Dim Mak label owner and remixer du jour Steve Aoki! This time however he brought his partner in crime Diplo who had been the person responsible for the remixes by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Hot Chi1p,Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears to name a few. Music was simply great that evening! This was of course part of the monthly parties brought to us by 42below vodka!

Apart from that was also the quirkiness of Steve aokis personality that brought a new life to the party. Among all of it the few that i had a strong impression of was him ripping his shirt of on stage as well as spraying champagne on everyone on the dance floor.... Ok... all of a sudden i am quite happy i was not that close to the console.

While there i also managed to check out a new flavour of 42 below which was plum flavoured. Tasted exactly like plum wine but with a stronger kick and buzz of course. Hmm..... the next time i am gonna mix it with Soda....

The one about Singtel Grid Girl Finals 2009...

Was invited by Crystal to support her at the finals of the Singtel Grid Girls competition and imagine my suprise to bump into many friends that i didn't expect to see! Chermaine was one of them as i was under the impression that she couln't make it. Later did i realise it was just part of her plan to give Crystal a suprise.. Haha Sweeeeet.

It was also rather funny as i managed to catch up a while with Feliza as well. Funny because we both saw one another but dared not approach one another for fear that we recognised the wrong person. Event was rather amazing even though Crystal's section of supporters was completely packed so that I and Chermaine had to park ourselves in another section, but no matter! We still cheered as l0ud as possible for both parties as well.

Nick was there as well with his trusty little camera and took a picture of me in another section! Haha... don't anyhow post the picture k bro, you are gonna get meinto so much trouble

Didnt came as a suprise when we saw who was the overall winner though as she was already given quite high marks in all the graded segments prior to the competition. Nevertheless we are all very proud of you babe! Hoot! Congratulations to Cordy as well who came in second runner up in the competition as well =).

The one about the Birthday celebration 2009....

Even though the main activities of the celebration wa pretty much the same as any other year. But this year turned out to be a rather special day after all! I guess i was having mixed emotions with regards to the whole thing and don't get me wrong, i have pretty much let it go and come to terms with the fact that what has happened is a reality and will not change in whatever way.

However, part of me was actually hoping that maybe they would at least drop a birthday greeting.... perhaps a card... perhaps a sms.... whatever. After all i did the same ya? Well... it did not happen and if you are reading this (and i am very sure you are not), just want to say Congratz for finding what you have been looking for all this while.

On to more cheerful stuffs, as a safeguard in case i got toally wasted. I decided to book a hotel room once again. Spent the day relaxing before heading to Dbl O to catch Cash & Judy's performance (Awesome as usual). Seriously thought i could escape from all the drinking but it was totally naive to think that Joe, Fran, Jasper, Jason, Jack and the rest of the gang would let me off that easily. Simply put, i was 70% gone when we left Dbl O for Butter and once we reached Butter factory, Cash and Jack delivered the killing blows of a shot of flaming 151's each. Couldnt remember a thing after that but i was told that we went for supper, followed by back to the hotel for board games.

The next day was an exciting day of Wakeboarding (or at least trying to) and Prawning till the morning! Call me slow but it is seriously the first time i have attempted both activities and even though i pretty much suck at both, I have a pretty great time after all. Just want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who made this a special and memorable day for me. Special thanks to 'Family' (hehe... you guys know who you are)

The one about Johnnie Walker Jet Black Party....

Was invited to the Johnnie Walker Jet Black party courtesy of nadnut and this has got to be one of the best parties i have atended in the longest time. The event was held at One on the Bund and started pretty early so as to coincide with the big race. Upon reaching the location we were asked to sign our names on the wall before entering the place and being greeted by a smaller scaled model of team vodafone mercedes mclaren vehicle as driven by lewis hamilton. (the real one... Not the model car)

In to the event we go! It was fortunate that Darryl was here even earlier otherwise it would have beeen close to impossible to get a seat. Food and Drinks were all on the house on that day. As there were a couple of cocktails that was specially concocted for this event (Checkered Flag, Yellow Flag & Johnnie Sour) We decided to each go for one of it first. FLAG OFF!!!

The race began and we were all pretty excited how the outcome was going to be. The atmosphere was excellent as we checked out concoctions specially prepared by award winning mixologists featuring Singapores very own Aubrey Sim. There also happened to be a dessert bar which featured some of the most amazing pralines and other items. Special thanks to the ladies at the counter who were ever so patient when i and Edmund went on and on for unlimited helpings of chocolates.

Time flies when you are having fun and it wasnt long before the last lap of the race and as many would probably have known by now, Lewis Hamilton won the race. F1 fans took the moment to express thair joy (or not ) at the outcome while other like myself took the opportunity to look out for Nicole Sherzinger on TV.... lol

The race was over but the party aint! What carried on for the remainder of the evening was a night of fantastic music (Andrew T was spinning... awesome) even more finger food, more booze and of course the company of many friends. Some old, some new and some i havent seen in the longest time., But it doesnt matter! Till we meet again!

The one about Fresh Friday.......

Finally recovered from all the nonsense and decided to treat myself to a outing with friends. Met up first with Lyd, Grace, Becks and Nick for a nice dinner of extremely hot buffalo wings @ Seletar. I was spared the agony as i just recovered from my Gastritis (Phew!) Therefore managed to indulge in generous helpings of deep fried button Mushrooms and Clam Chowder. Awesome!

Head over to Supperclub for the Fresh Fridays party organised by Rachel. It also happened to me Ians birthday party which gave me the more reason to head down. Music was excellent and the company was great! Even bumped into Alex whom i met slightly over a year ago in a vodka drinking competition. Haha... To bad didnt get to make the Bday boy drink more.

Next stop was to meet the family at Lunar before heading down to Neverland. I think most of us was pretty high the particular night due to the neverending supply of drinks. As as if to compliment the evening. Many Kpop songs were played too! Which one? Hahaha... Geegeegeegee baby baby baby..........

The one about Judy's Birthday...

Just recovered from a Gastric infection well enough to attend Judys birthday but too bad that i still couldnt drink.. dammit.. The plan was to do a little bar hopping tioll we get Judy smashed so here we go!

The first stop was to China one located at clarke quay, it was more of a warm up session as the main reason we were there was to check out the promo event for 42 below vodka. Needless to say Judy was made to down a few shots of the 'Falling water' creation (which was mainly made up of 42BELOW Feijoa, Lemonade & 1 Cucumber slice) before topping it with the 'Waterfall' cocktail. Nice!

Second stop, off to Ratchada we go where the rest were waiting! there was tons of bottles during the night but suprisingly Judy managed to put up a pretty strong fight, turning tables on every single person that made her drink. It all concluded after the Birthday cake was pushed in when i topped it up with the Flaming Lambourghini Cocktail. What followed through the night was Judy that was Happilly Singing and Dancing! Woohooo!!

I had to leave shortly after so as to not further aggravate my gastric problem but i heard the night was filled with even more drama after that! Hahaha... HAPPY BIRTHDAY JUDY!

The one about STGCC 2009....

Enjoyed myself thoroughly during last years Singapore toys, games and comics convention and i have been looking forward to this years for an entire year! Well, apart from that there are also many other reasons why i desperately wanted to attend this special event. First was the whole list of artists from the industry that made a appearance in this event. As expected there were long queues for their autographs and needless to say i was one of those queuing up.

One of the hall of famers happened to be Brian Bolland who inked 'Batman: The killing joke" many years ago. I actually rushed to get a deluxe copy of the above mentioned comic upon learning of his arrival many months ago! Kiasu la....

I believe it is many kids dream to be comic artists when they grow up. Unfortunately, living in south east asia makes it pretty difficult to actually make it big in the industry. One person, Tan Eng Huat managed to succeed though and it was also a blast being able to meet him here.

Was playing a board game named 'Ugly!Ugly!' a while back when i was at Minds cafe with Joey and May and imagine my suprise when i came across a whole series of dolls from the games in the Uglydolls booth! Decided to buy myself one and got it signed by one of the creators David Horvath as well.

Also a huge hit among all the attendees was the Tokidoki booth. Similar to last year most of the good items were sold out by the first day. I was fortunate enough to be able to grab a cap which also entitled me to a personalised on the spot sketch done by Mr Tokidoki Simone Legno himself!

There was also a cosplay competition and apparently Iris and Amanda booth took part in the Ultimate PLAY Babe competition. Javern and i decided to do our part and screamed our lungs out cheering for both of them. They won a NDS each! Proud of both of you girls!

There was also a Cosplay Competition that was on going and needless to say there were quite a number of characters that were being played this time round. Ranging from comic to anime and even movie characters. Some of them actually looked pretty convincing!

It was simply awesome knowing that there were so many artistial talents in the comics/ manga industry. and the conception that mangakas are usually Japanese is totally wrong! Camilla d'errico work in her comic series 'Tanpopo' is a serious work of art about a little girl with no emotions and i was lucky enough to get the last two copies on sale that day. She was sweet enough to do a personalised sketch for me too (And did i mention she was rather pretty?)

Special thanks to the dudes i met from Kamakiri (it means Praying mantis apparently) who spent most of their time doing crayon sketches next to the Devilrobots booth. Imagine my suprised when they handed me one of their sketches! Sweet!

The event was finally concluded with tickets to the asian premier screening of 'Green lantern: First Flight' which i won on the first day along with some comic books! Javern won some prizes too for attending the event in a Green Lantern Shirt. Anyway, heres ending this post witha picture of my spoils from the convention!

Overall it was a unforgetable even. Can't wait for STGCC 2010!!