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Natascha Kampusch

2010-09-08T13:09:00.000+08:00

Very interesting read about Natascha Kampusch, the young woman who was kidnapped at age 10 and kept as slave and prisoner for 8 years by a crazy guy until she ran away and he killed himself on the same day by throwing himself onto the train.

- Story Part 1

- Story Part 2

- Interview

Whilst reading her tale felt like a very compelling and sad story, unlike Elisabeth Fritzl who was imprisoned and made a sex slave when she was 18 by her own father for more than 2 decades, Natascha Kampusch strangely felt no hatred of her kidnapper, in fact from what I read she had a burning curiosity about him. The article suggests she may be mentally damaged by her experience, I mean who isn't. Whilst Elisabeth threw all her father's memory out and moved on despite having children with him, Natascha was more like keeping memories, like the house, the car, the pictures, the items he gave her. At times I felt like I was reading a loving ode by her to him. I believe she fell deeply in love with him despite her fears of him. After all he was the only one contact she had during her formative years, she depended on him wholly. She retained her fighting spirit and some streak of independence but yet I feel when I was reading what she said, she seems to speak of him even if honestly as she described what happened, she spoke with a certain nostalgia in it. Very strange but I suppose I can understand that. After all she was 10, she has yet to learn to hate at that time or learn that there are opportunities in the world unlike Elisabeth who knew there were greener pastures than the one her father could give her. I even think she took on some of the kidnapper's traits, like his possesiveness even if just a mild degree of it. She refused to talk about the sexual aspect. Since that man was so possessive, I have no doubt he would have completed the possessiveness in terms of physical aspect as well. Again he would be her first "boyfriend", "lover", first kiss, first everything. I think the more I read about her, I find her articulate and yet evasive. After all what happened to her is her own business and she has the right to tell when she is ready to tell. I do think she was right to hold the information for fear people read for the scandal and not for the truth. But the more she holds onto those most intimate part of the scary tale of her imprisonment, the more it will eat into her and take permanent residence in her mind, that in her bid to survive, even now, she may have turned the nightmares into some sort of a past childhood memory and that isn't good for mental health. I find her eyes strangely dead. I think I do agree with the articles that she is broken, unlike what she claimed otherwise. Is it repairable? Maybe, if she finds love or a good relationship but if she doesn't banish him from her memory, she may never reach that stage. All these talks about forgiveness, I do not believe them. More like acceptance. How can you ever forgive anyone for taking away your life for 8 years? I think Elisabeth did it right by knowing who to hate, who to blame and who and how to love. Which is why despite the years of imprisonment and sexual abuse by her own father, she could from the reports I've read fall in love again, look into the eyes of her incestous children and actually feel love for them. Because she doesn't blame herself, she has no love nor respect nor forgiveness for her father, and reportedly even her own mother. Sometimes it is good to hate. It kinda reminds you who you are.

Burning Flame III [O]+[E] : Feelings and emotions in the torrents of disbelief

2010-09-03T12:38:00.001+08:00

IF YOU SEE THIS AT THE TOP, IT MEANS IT'S UPDATED WITH NEW POST

JUST ADDED : 03.09.2010- Episode 12

That should be the right title. Instead of just writing episodic thoughts which is tiring, I have decided to just how I feel which should be pretty short but to the point, I hope. Don't be surprised to see this post constantly updated since I don't plan to post a new post for each .. ermm... new post. Latest post is always the bottom post. Anyway since it will be long, just click the Read More link.

Some useful information

- About the series here

- One review by Bridget Au here

- Previous Burning Flame reviews : BF I by me | BF II by me | BF II by Bridget Au

If you would like to comment using Post A Comment, do write the episode first if it is episode specific. I will not be writing for each and every episode though.

18.08.2010

Episode 1

I am watching Burning Flame III, the much maligned installment out of the 3. Never doubt my love for the classic Burning Flame, and Burning Flame II had its moments and could boast the best acting and sexiest fireman of the 3 and so I wonder how will I feel about Burning Flame III? So far I only notice how fit Wong Hei is, even Kevin Cheng has his shirtless moment and all of them so tanned. Even Bosco looked like he worked out. And Kevin so short next to the other fireman, and the sibling relationship between Elaine Yiu and Kevin Cheng so freaky because I thought they were lovers as she was part of hos hockey fan club and the way she looked at him and the way she was on top of him massaging his bare naked shoulder... I have digressed. Frankly the comraderie part of the firemen is a bit forced and is Kevin and Wong Hei supposed to be best friend? Like now they looked like they had a lover's tiff. HOWEVER what is nice though is the reality of the work; we have 2 teams in the fire department, 2 chiefs so to speak which is realistic since firemen are supposed to "work one day, rest 2 days" so some other team must takeover during the rest days.

I am not loving it, especially how they "persuaded" a (in TVB's own words) "suicidal crazy injured AIDS sufferer with a knife who has open wounds" to not kill himself. Do like Kevin did; kick him to the floor. Who needs a counsellor eh?

19.08.2010

Episode 2

Want to talk about the opening theme which has no opening theme but dialogues and music. Radical eh? Frankly I quite like this series thus far thanks to this single episode. I mean in all 3 BF Wong Hei has been different and in here he is serious, dedicated, somewhat kiasu and very sulky. Great! I read the synopsis he is supposed to be best friend with Kevin but didn't look like it. Kevin being the handsome one gets the press attention so I see jealousy brewing. Will I hate this when Myolie appears? So far Wong Hei's character is the most fascinating and his back story as in his childhood story is good to watch. Bosco is ok. Acting improved but still has that lazy eyes you know? I did notice that the fire scenes are becoming more realistic. I suppose you get something out of every BF instalments. Personally, BF I is still the classic. Maybe make a BF IV with the BF I characters? But Louise Koo has effectively retire from TVB. Anyway still neutral with the series. Quite enjoying it thus far although I will never ever ever ever ever believe Kevin can carry any heavy equipments up 20 floors by foot. He looks so tiny. I mean Wong Hei is also as tiny but he looks like he could carry those equipments. Why can't they just ask Alex Fong to act in Kevin's role? Unfortunately no sign if freaky incestous sister in this episode.

20.08.2010

Episode 3

I was taken by surprise by Myolie's sudden appearance and she already is friendly with Kevin and it turns out she works at the station as well. So far no hatred. No love either. Anyway this entire episode is about Kevin, his past and why he became a fireman. Unlike Wong Hei who became a fireman because he had no choice, he wanted a good career, Kevin came from a family of fireman as in his father was a well respected fireman so there is that pedigree there. How he loved clubbing, very irresponsible as opposed to Wong Hei, forever very responsible and then father died of heart attack and so he became a fireman and learn to be responsible. Good, good but Kevin, clubbing? Kevin a wild young man? Not just that, that scene where his father died, his grief of his death was so badly acted, the acting was god awful. But none as god awful as seeing Elaine Yiu there because how old is the sister? 26? 28? because that was 10 years ago and she looked sort of 16? 18?. Should have been a younger girl because I thought the sister is only early 20s! And can't they find someone more good looking to be his dad?! Michael Miu can make a guest appearance! Getting back to Myolie-Wong Hei, I like how nice he is to her, buying ling tzi for her stepmother so that she will be treated well! How charming! And what's with Myolie's half brother and his sulky face? Whilst I am still neutral on the story, I like however the fire or rescue scene. More realistic this time. As for the Kevin being complaint by fellow ice hockey rival, that was just pure ridiculousness. HK gives me an impression when they're complained against, they will immediately go weak on the knees and pray to god and whatever else because like it's doom! Please.....And it was ridiculous, is that Stephen Hyuhn the villain? It is stupid that he said "Officer this man (Kevin) must stay and be interrogated! All of them must be detained!" because he said Kevin stole his watch when Kevin as a fireman broke open his apartment on suspiscion of fire. And guess what? Kevin just got a call to attend to another emergency! And what did the police do? "Ermm sir, we will need to investigate you". WHAT BS IS THIS? He's got another fire to fight man! So for the sake of YOUR watch, those people can burn to death is it? And I can't figure out the connection between Wong Hei's scene of rescuing a dead pregnant lady in a car crash (the husband, "BEST ACTOR" because when told wife died but child survived, well, he was rather happy. Yeap, screw the woman! As long as I have mahhhh son!" and Bosco's scene of finding evidence against the guy who started a fire which the police think Bosco did it. Is there a connection, at all? Anyway thank you for Wong Hei, the only decent one in this series. Even King Kong looks stressed.

23.08.2010

Episode 4

More flashback on how Wong Hei became a fireman and his love with Kevin. I mean friendship. FRIENDSHIP. I suppose these flashbacks will explain why Wong Hei is such a sourgrape when with super popular Kevin. Wong Hei was a lowly medical emergency staff stationed at the fire department and Kevin was trainee officer and they strike out a friendship with Kevin the sassy one teaching Wong Hei about the big city and having fun. They were best of mates, best friends, best buds, bestest of the bestest best and they were BFFs until Kevin found ice hockey, I think. Ahhhh who cares! I do! I do! Wong Hei is jealous. Imagine he became an officer I think 2 years or 3 years after Kevin (since he needed his degree first) but now he is on the same rank with Kevin? And yet Kevin reaped all the glory since he's Kevin you see. I feel for Wong Hei and his innately intense jealousy of Kevin, or is it love because I can't forget how Kevin delicately held Wong Hei's hands and push him into his convertible car on their first date... I mean joy ride. If TVB wants me to believe they were BFFs, please save us the flashback and just say they're because that would be more convincing than watching them act BFFs. BUT Wong Hei rules. Bosco is still running around and being silly but is now calling Wong Hei sifu aka sensei aka his personal hero aka love interest, maybe.

24.08.2010

Episode 5

This series has more flashbacks than fighting fires! And guess what? I thought I was watching Inception! Why? In the flashback by fellow firemen about the fallout of Wong Hei and Kevin, we have flashback by Wong Hei about Myolie within that flashback! I was like why the hell is the story suddenly about her? Whose flashback is this?! And until the end still no sign why Wong Hei acted like a prick towards Kevin although in flashbacks we see them taking off clothes and going swimming together. I notice Kevin has a slight sign of a six pack. Ooooohhhhhh... and still I am not convinced they were bros because Kevin looks slightly uncomfortable with Wong Hei's hands on his shoulders and Wong Hei just look like he is doing a pre rehearsed act. Not real at all. Is this Burning Flame I am watching? Or is some words missing? Maybe the full title is BURNING FLAME OF DESIRE - THE TALE OF FRIENDSHIP, LUST AND LOVE OF PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE TOLD IN FLASHBACKS??

25.08.2010

Episode 6

After all the Inception like flashbacks with such confusing and complex layers after layers of fuzzy looking flashbacks, we finally know why the lovers parted. Kevin's men did not check the cars and equipments before handing over the shift to Wong Hei's men and so happened a major accident happened and Wong Hei discovered something wasn't checked and refilled. He tried to call Kevin and Kevin arrived in the morning without seeing Wong Hei and got the scolding of his life by his then boss. He blamed Wong Hei for not covering for him and for reporting on him. What Kevin didn't realise is best buds also don't go flirting with best bud's girlfriend. I am team Wong Hei. How can he even open his mouth and ask his best bud to cover for him in a potential life and death situation? Wong Hei has already warned him to check on his men to make sure they do their work and Kevin didn't. Luckily no one was killed. Kevin was the unreasonable one and so the lovers parted ways about a year before present time. Meanwhile we see Myolie not quite happy with Hei who was not encouraging her in her piano lessons and guess who was? Yeap, the best bud. Again I am on team Wong Hei. He is such a good boyfriend. He helps her, advises her, helps her angry looking brother, family, etc. He is someone you can depend on, someone you know will take care of your family and who in the end she choses? The guy who gives her Chopin CD perhaps because he understands her. Awwww .... dumb woman. Of course the series will justify it by making him a stalker, mad and whatever. I thought she didn't do enough for him! She spends her day taking care of her family, the shop, piano lessons etc and very little time for him. Doesn't seem eager to be with him. And of all flashbacks, why not show HOW they met in the first place? They didn't meet at work because she only joined the fire dept later. Anyway the entire fuzzy screentime finally ended with this episode. What a long flashback. I am still interested in Wong Hei to wanna watch this show though but I am happy it is out of Inception mode. Myolie looks to star-like to act as a bullied soft girl. In fact her make up is rather "in". Can't they make her a bit more ordinary looking? And what's with 5 buttons off for Kevin and his skinny shirt everytime he is off from work?

26.08.2010

Episode 7

My brother very kindly told me that Wong Hei and Kevin weren't best buds in real life and that Wong Hei;s best bud is Wayne Lai, which if I am not mistaken they were never co-stars in a series? Anyway he also mentioned Wong Hei was pissed he wasn't in the Best list during the awards whilst Kevin was. And frankly at that point I choked on my Twisties. I too was shocked. I know TVB wants to promote Kevin, even desperately but please, this episode alone shows Wong Hei IS HK's best fireman on screen and a far better actor than Kevin who was like some pouting little boy in love with Wong Hei and angry when Wong Hei in the series refused to say sorry. Last episode we learned why the lovers parted ways, in this episode we see their respective cheerleading groups fighting one another and Wong Hei was asked to move to another branch! Of course he was pissed, it was as if his men did wrong when it was Kevin and his inability to control his men that was the main cause. I mean what sort of a leader is he anyway? Tolerating his men's superstitions and all. Of course one major fire saved their friendship and the separation of the lovers. That scene, which is pretty realistic had Wong Hei and Kevin working together to save their men and then Wong Hei told Kevin to go and leaving him alone in the burning building with oxygen tanks surrounding him since he had nowhere to go, can't jump, can't run. My heart stopped for a moment. Kevin, sensing his lover is in trouble screamed and I mean screamed at a high pitch tone to get his men to ready themselves to enter the building after escaping from it. I was like huh? Anyway they saved him, but not before we are subjected to the TV screen being divided into 2 or 3 screens showing Wong Hei, the building and our team fighting the fire to reach Wong Hei. Artistic yes I suppose but at that point I was worried for Wong Hei as my brother also kindly told me he will be in a coma and I was afraid if Wong Hei would go into a coma so early into the episode, my enjoyment of this series or rather a purpose to watch it will be ruined since it will be a long coma. Lovers reunited in the end of course, some awkwardness and then a smile and Kevin saying "You're so brave, you don't have to be so brave all the time" with Wong Hei giving a sheepish grin. Oh come on, kiss! KISS DAMNIT! KISSSSS! Well it ended there, friendship repaired, only later to be totally annihilated when this best bud seduces his "sister in law" that is Myolie. Despicable! Did I mention Kevin was just horrible? I mean how can he get the nomination? Is he THAT famous in HK? I would have thought Wong Hei was more famous in the fame category and definitely a far far far better actor? Seeing Kevin mumbling "If that someone just say he is sorry, things will be alright" during the scene where he was defending his men and Wong Hei defending his before the chief was hilarious. What a childish sort of statement. And the way he pouted at Wong Hei who of course looked grim and sulky but then I couldn't see much since his eyes is so small was just amateur. Totally amateur. Come on Kevin, give me something to love you! No no taking off the shirt won't help. Wong Hei definitely is more fit than you! Anyway the fire scene was the best. Very realistic come to think of it. As for Bosco cute moments as he kept calling Wong Hei "sifu" this, "sifu" that in the fire station which by the way HK only has ONE fire station? How come Bosco got transferred there? Myolie has yet to annoy me but I still feel her getup is too glamorous for someone supposedly bullied by family or the nice-nice girl. The make up is the problem, she looks like she could just wear a gown and go for some movie premiere. I wish TVB8 will rebroadcast Burning Flame I. I still feel sad thinking of Sze To But's suicide. If you haven't watch any of Burning Flame series, always start with and end with Burning Flame I. That is the standard of storytelling and acting that no other Burning Flame series could match in its entirety, even music too. Admittedly Andy Lau's singing of "FLAMEEEEE!!!" is really a classic.

01.09.2010
Episode 9 & 10 (I think)
Frankly I lost count, but from my dates above, the episode I am talking about should be Episode 9 and 10. I will take notice of the next episode so that I can confirm which one I am talking about. And I have decided the moment Wong Hei goes into coma, I will stop watching and will return once he is back. So a bit of spoiler and tip as to which episode to continue watching would be most appreciated!

The thing about this series is they're trying hard to justify why in the end Kevin ends up with Myolie, as in why she broke up with Wong Hei. Problem is Wong Hei is such a good actor I am on Team Wong Hei. If they really wanna justify that, either make Wong Hei's character truly as controlling and as unreasonable as Myolie's lazy angry stupid brother says he is or just change actors. From what I could see, yes he is controlling a bit but like he retorted when Myolie accused him of being controlling and forbid her to learn piano and he said quite rightly "As if I could stop you!" which is true. She never did listen to what he has to say, all she does is yes to him, yes to everybody and yes to herself meaning she says yes but takes on and on and on and never quite deal with the problem. She accused him of not understanding her passion for piano lessons, something I suspect she will later deduce Kevin does since he gave or will give her a Chopin CD. And there I was thinking why would she choose an irresponsible cowardly playboy (oh yes he is!) rather than a brave strong and determined man? Because he is too determined? His personality too strong? But Myolie has no personality to start of with, she got walked all over because she wants to be walked all over and the only sense of control she has is the guy she is with, in the sense she can break off with him but she can't choose her family. Yes he should have more tact when telling her what he was thinking but Wong Hei is a man of action. His Ah Ngau, despite not liking she takes piano lessons actually drove her to classes, waited for her, even found teachers for her and yet she despises everything he does and dismiss his way of showing how much he loves her by saying he is controlling and worse still, "You don't understand me". And there I was feeling what sort of nonsense is this? Of course I had a fierce debate with my sister who sat with disbelief as I curse Myolie for her lack of attention to Wong Hei and she said "But he is so controlling, he doesn't want her to learn piano, he doesn't understand her!" and there I was saying "Well she got what she deserved". Why? All Wong Hei is asking for is perhaps 1 day in 1 week for him, just her and him for 1 day without piano, grandmas, shops, work, etc and yet she scheduled her lessons every day, when she is free, she works at the shop, she takes care of grandma. I am not disputing she is a nice girl but she is a lousy girlfriend. This man dedicates 6 days in a week for her and even protects her from a sleazy piano teacher who was looking at her cleavage and in return he got "You don't understand me!" in retort and all he asks for is 1 day in 1 week, maybe lesser and in return she got pissed of, saying he is demanding, arranging everything for her, not letting her do what she wants the way she wants it. Sorry girl, but from my point of view, you're doing exactly what you want the way you want it! Yes Ah Ngau was wrong to dismiss her ambition but he did try his best to make up for what he said. And when he accidentally let slip that she was working too hard to pass her piano exam to her grandma whilst delivering a cream to smooth her hurt fingers, what did she do? She scolded him for meddling into her affairs, for telling her grandma when he did it not out of malice but out of concern. Yes he doesn't understand her but let's face it, she doesn't seem to be trying to save this relationship is she? Why? Because Laws Of TVB wants us to accept that when she does get together with their Chosen One, we will all sing hallelujah and praise the power that be that these 2 who are meant to be together got together! Ah Ngau right now is such a dedicated fellow. That scene where he dug to retrieve an old man's body from the mudslide was so touching, and may I say the fire and rescue scenes are the saving grace of this series apart from Wong Hei and Wong Hei alone. Never have I seen Myolie showing concern for his work. All she is is "ME, MYSELF AND I". And of course as I am very sure that Ah Ngau will turn "Ngau Gok Jim" (bull with horns which basically mean a stubborn relentlessly unreasonable person) when it comes to love (yes I saw the trailer of him chasing after them in his car, begging to be given a second chance), this is like a justification that "SEE! SEE! SHE WAS RIGHT TO LEAVE HIM!!!!" and got herself "THE BETTER MAN!" and I can only say what a load of crap. Like I said, TVB, you want us to cheer for this pair, then either

a. find a better actor than Kevin Cheng
b. write a better character for Myolie
c. make Ah Ngau so darn unreasonable from the start
d. do not hire Wong Hei as Ah Ngau because his performance alone makes me TEAM BULL!

But nope, nope, nope...we have to have that pair shove down our throats. And I was discussing with my sis again with what's wrong with Myolie and we came to a brilliant conclusion apart from her character is darn awful and selfish pretending to be darn giving and selfless, is that what I suppose to be her wig is too glamorous and her make up is too in for a girl next door or a easily pushed and timid girl. And I just suddenly remembered Myolie was paired with Wong Hei in Doomed To Oblivion and yet they worked so well together. Here, in Burning Flame III, it's like non existent. Bad storytelling of course is one part of the reason. This series does teach you a lesson about love. If you truly love someone, spending 1 day in 1 week with him wouldn't be too much to ask for. If you feel you can't give that to him, it means only 1 thing; you don't love him at all so maybe you should reconsider your relationship with him and not blame the breakup on him and him alone.

02.09.2010

Episode 11 (I think)

I absolutely forgot to check the episode number and I missed 45 minutes of the show only to see a near suicidal Ah Ngau or rather him sitting near the edge at the rooftop and being advised to let go, not to hold on to soneone who doesn't want you anymore. And whatever he said, I didn't hear as I was arguing with my sister who said "This Ah Ngau is so preachy, everything he says is right, never supported his girlfriend and didn't support wholeheartedly" and I was arguing "Of course he was supportive, at least he pretends to be supportive. What? Like Prince Charming give her a Chopin CD and that is supportive? So what about what he had done?" (for further opinion on this issue see the post directly above this). So tomorrow Ah Ngau will suffer a massive injury? Frankly I am darn pissed off with this series for what it is trying to do to Ah Ngau. I can tell you this; glad that Wong Hei will go into long coma rather than participate in this long meandering crap.

03.09.2010

Episode 12 (I think)

Again I forgot to check the episode no. Why do I keep forgetting?! Anyway I must say the fire and rescue scenes are excellent for this series, especially this episode for the BIG FIRE SCENE and also BIG RESCUE SCENE. For a moment I did worry for the actors to be placed in such realistic fire scenes even if all precaution was taken. If you haven't seen The Towering Inferno, you must watch it! As realistic as Burning Flame III and that is a compliment!

Anyway today is the start of Ah Ngau's coma. Can someone tell me how long before he wakes up? I really don't want to tune in until then although I am sure there will be plenty of flashbacks. Anyway it was a big fire, and as usual Ah Ngau's team had to enter the fire. I didn't even notice Kevin was there until much later because I was joking Kevin must be a serial arsonist because everytime he is on leave and Ah Ngau on duty, there is some huge fire going on! Anyway Ah Ngau called Myolie and said to her he is ok with breaking up but only hope she will talk to him once more. Poor guy. And then the big fire happened and everybody rushed to see them, Myolie looked sort of worried, and Ah Ngau saw her with Kevin and was jealous. Went into the fire, rescued a lot of people, very very brave of Ah Ngau considering he was having emotional turmoil at that time when... when... my mother decided to talk to me about the Malaysian rapper and I lost the track of time so to speak. I did notice Ah Ngau hurt, they all rushed to see him, rescued him at the bottom of some elevator shaft I think, even Myolie's brother was acting responsibly in the ambulance, rushing him to the hospital. When I started to watch properly again, I kept seeing a guilty looking Kevin and I was thinking why he looked so guilty? Did he push Ah Ngau down elevator shaft? I don't think so but prior to Ah Ngau's accident they were both having an argument or rather Ah Ngau venting his anger at Kevin, questioning his relationship with Myolie. Talk about bad timing. This was something he did not reveal to the investigative team and poor Ah Ngau now in coma, deep deep deep coma. And still Kevin looked guilty and my sis said maybe he feels guilty because he couldn't save his friend? And I was like there is "can't save his friend" guilty look and "pushed him down elevator shaft" guilty look and a great credit to Kevin for being such a god awful actor at that point for having that guilty look as if he pushed Ah Ngau down the elevator shaft! So I don't know. However Kevin Cheng the actor was terribly inadequate eventhough he did kicked the hospital chair (one row) with enough force for it to not topple but move some centimetres. Meanwhile Myolie feels very sad and kept listening to his last message and remembering their times together and I think in next episode she will promise to wait for him to wake up. And why then later on she will date Kevin? And when Ah Ngau wakes up, did he forget he agreed to let go of her?

Anyway how long much I avoid the intervening mess oh experts out there who has suffered through this mess? Right now I am not in disbelief but I feel rather sad because Ah Ngau the only reason to watch this series is in a deep deep coma. Will there be any good fire scenes after this? Can someone pinpoint the episodes so I can just tune in and tune out? And did you notice Myolie's long fake lashes? Much too glamorous. And nope I wasn't convinced she was worried about Ah Ngau at all. Myolie's performance was not just inadequate but just not there. Wasn't even trying. Kevin tried, oh he tried but gave the wrong vibe.

Suddenly I miss Bosco's dog. Where is Bosco's dog, perhaps the best actor other than Wong Hei?

My place, my home, my country

2010-08-30T17:34:00.000+08:00

Tomorrow is August 31st, Malaysia's Independence Day which we call Hari Merdeka. I have been very quiet on this, not really posting messages on such a day like I did year before this. Anyway I was watching TV and saw again the same old Ads of children of different races getting on really well. There is of course a message to that; live in harmony, start them young. What the ads should do is to show not children but adults at peace with one another because recent events clearly show the troublemakers are adults and not children. From politicians to religious figures to educators to even a rapper ... we are taught to be tolerant, we are told to be good to one another but why is it do I feel all I could feel is a one sided love? You can't clap with one hand! The children are fine. Really. What the country should bother with are the adults, now they are the ones in deep deep trouble. It has been more than 50 years since independence, but I feel we are back to square one. During one ramadhan dinner, I was urged to try the drink to see whether it was tasty and then urged to eat to see whether the stuff is good and these were by my Malay colleagues who had 10 minutes before they can start to eat. I even had one Malay colleague who was ok with me joining her and others for lunch at the pantry eventhough I kept telling her I just bought char-siew rice which is pork but she urged me anyways. I didn't of course, I am ok with eating and drinking during ramadhan month in front of them but eating pork? Out of respect I'd rather not. So I am surrounded by good tolerant people. So what's the problem? Those few bad apples. Instead of accusing everyone else of racism or inciting racism, why not just stamp out these original bad apples. The headmaster, the headmistress for a start. Until equal action with equal reaction plus equal justice and equal punishment is meted out to all involved equally, there can't be tolerance. One party can't keep being tolerant and the other just getting stepped over. I was particularly offended by one recent documentary on one of our former Prime Ministers, where certain racial riot was blamed squarely on a certain group of race. In fact I was very offended and thought how come that documentary producer was not arrested? You know what I mean, since they go threatening arrests to everyone reacting to the original racist remarks. Anyway doesn't matter. A few weeks later, we shall gulp down our ill feelings for one another, or rather one will gulp and the other satisfied that one gulped and we shall move on. As for me, I feel rather happy surrounded by understanding colleagues who does not impose on me the strict rule of fasting during ramadhan month eventhough I am the only Chinese and a handful of non-Malay colleagues in the place I work at. The headmaster and headmistress and all those I shall call the original incitor (no such word by the way but it is my creation!) could learn a thing or two from my colleagues and definitely from children everywhere.

And here I wonder when did our NATIONAL schools become RELIGIOUS schools to be imposed such strict rule? Even if there is ONE chinese or non-malay student in that school, it is my personal belief that the school canteen should be opened to feed that one child. Why? It is a school, not a business. If you can't anticipate the losses for that one month, pack up and let someone else who could run the canteen better and yet balance it with the fact that we are talking about NATIONAL school where religion has no place in it.

And I was having a chat with a fellow colleague and I did mention all these slurs that if we are not happy we can go back to China and I was saying I couldn't even if I want to, as China won't accept me! Oh how she laughed! I did too when she agreed on India as well! I am a 3rd generation Malaysian, or is it 2nd? Anyway I am a Malaysian and I was born and bred here and I am proud to say that. I just wish all those naysayers who harbour deep hatred of my presence in my country will agree to that as well. Is it that hard to just share and share alike? Like I said, China won't have me and I feel nothing for China except with the knowledge and a proud one in my blood runs 5000 years of history but if comes a time I shall have to fight for my country, I will certainly hold my parangs and what nots for Malaysia, because this is the only home I have ever known and it hurts to be insulted that this is not my home. It is as much as my home as it is yours.

Anyway, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Courage, bravery and the triumph of human spirit

2010-08-28T23:31:00.000+08:00

33 miners in Chile trapped all in a 1 bedroom apartment for 4 months! How will they survive? Incredibly, they might be able to, and hopefully they can keep with this spirit! I hope they can successfully carry out Plan B. Read all about how they're coping here. Now this is courage, this is bravery and this is the best in human spirit. But if Plan B fails and Plan A kicks in, 4 months... 4 months.. can they survive 4 months?

Cats and dogs

2010-08-28T11:17:00.001+08:00

Beyond cute even if photoshopped, they do look like a certain someone famous in the western world. Can you guess? The answer is in this link where I took the pictures. Some are really easy because their looks are iconic.

Can't Buy Me Love

2010-08-28T01:53:00.000+08:00

UPDATES
I finally saw the 1st episode which is free to watch which quickly lays down the ground for Charmaine marrying Moses. First of all what is all these obsession with such huge hair these days? The costumes are beautiful, some maybe familiar and the make up not as scary as Beyond The Realm Of Conscience but the hair is god awful. The colour tone of the series is stage like and t6he entire atmosphere as I have mentioned felt like one long rehearsal. No one was funny, but Moses did try and he is in his element playing such character. One scene I did notice was how the princess got out of marrying to some barbarians in foreign country and chose to marry Moses, a local guy. The way she went it was supposed to be the princess using her wits to stay out of an unwanted faraway marriage, with tears, with pity, with in the end successfully culminating in changing the mind of... Empress dowager? The grandmother? Anyway Charmaine was god awful in that scene. She displayed none of these qualities, there was no such cunningness or wits or even energetic sparks. In fact she is too old for this role which requires a certain amount of youthful rebellious nature that is a young spoilt but cunning girl getting her way and if she can't, she will use emotional aspect, and she could do that as she knew how to manipulate people but she couldn't get her way with her husband after marrying him. I thought what the hell is wrong in that scene? Something was missing... and I concluded it felt tired. Absolute weariness. The quality to be had was ... remember Seven Sisters? Charmaine was in her element in the way of getting her way, in here... a definite miscast. In fact I thought I have seen Susannah Kwan in the same character in every series she has been in except for a different degree of nastiness. Here she is nice. Raymond Wong wasn't funny either but he played his earnest character with such earnestness it was rather sweet. Someone who is actually emoting accurately. Moses was Moses, he can do slapstick but even he looked tired and haggard. Still can't buy my love. This is not a comedy. This is a train wreck and wrecking some good reputation of certain stars in it. It is series like this with such awful casting and stupid hair that kills credential. Charmaine who got the praise deserves better material than this BUT frankly even with a better material Charmaine is the wrong choice to be the spoilt princess.

THE FOLLOWING WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED ON 23.08.2010

TVB's latest all star cast offering in the veins of Beyond The Realm Of Conscience meets Moonlight Resonance in terms of cast (minus Raymond Lam of course) but comedy that is Can't Buy Me Love was showing its previews over at ASTRO and as I sat there watching about 30 minutes of preview after preview it suddenly dawn on me I was like watching some rehearsal show or some hastily set up stage show or some poorly rehearsed scenes. The entire setting felt unreal, uninspired and the acting, ALL the acting felt forced and tired, except maybe for Moses Chan who is in his forte here. Kenneth Ma looked like he is in a dream, Fala should have been cast in another character, Linda Chung looks ridiculous with that hair, Sharon Chan seems to be the only with some fire in her delivery of lines, the rest seems tired and plodding along and worst of all, Charmaine Sheh looks like her heart isn't even there. In fact, she looks like she is making such an effort trying to act over the top because it is a comedy that it felt tired, her veins on her neck bulging with either effort or just they're there. Not God awful acting but rather uninspired acting. And please, she's not funny. Comedy killed Myolie Wu's credibility before she was ready to tackle comedy, are they trying to force upon us a non existent comedic timing in more than half the cast in this series?

It's like Beyond The Realm Of Conscience or War And Beauty gone wrong you know? Because both are very serious dramas, but imagine everyone in there trying to act funny whilst they're all so darn serious? And the themesong by Susannah Kwan was as tired and plodding along as ever. If this is supposed to be a merry noisy happy funny comedy, the themesong didn't help. Like the series and the acting, it felt insipid and uninspired.

Why does TVB wanna do that to some of the rising stars in there? It just makes them look awful. The hair looks awful. The costumes looks recycled. The story is recycled. The acting I just wish was recycled from good rubbish.

Can't Buy Me Love? Sorry but it should be retitled Can't Buy My Love, not even with this uninspiring oh so boring cast. Do we need a China production sort of casting policy for big productions? As long as you're famous, fit you with any role. As long as you're under my team or in a previously successful production, you got yourself a role. I mean ever seen Bobby Au Yeung in this group?

What a farce!

New tactic?

2010-08-27T13:19:00.002+08:00

Just read the news below ...

Teen raped by motorist who knocked her down

A 14-YEAR-OLD girl cycling home after school in Changkat Jong was knocked down by a motorist and raped by the man, reported Malaysia Nanban.

It said the girl was knocked down at about 6pm on Monday and she was raped in an oil palm plantation.

The girl later hitched a ride home and informed her parents, who took her to lodge a police report.

[Source]

Is this a new tactic by rapists? Knock down people and then rape them?!

The Threshold Of A Persona

2010-08-27T11:23:00.004+08:00

Why in god's name did TVB name "ID Jing Ying " (literaaly The Greats at Immigration Dept, I think) would name the English title The Threshold Of A Persona? Why? WHY?

Anyway watching this one, Roger a very good actor even if with a silly hairstyle and too much powder on his face. I was just so darn not shocked at how they portray the police and the immigration officers. Frankly I went to HK recently and the first I saw was of course the Immigration Officers and none of them were as friendly and smiling as the ones featured in the series. In fact Immigration Officers all over the world seem to have perfected the "flick your passport a few centimetres away when passing back to you instead of actually passing back the passport to you without flicking" kung fu method. In Harry Potter world, it would have been known as the "swish and flick" movement. The only smiling face was the security guard at the airport. I didn't see any police or police on bikes either, expect for one at the underground station and he was happily chatting on his handphone. Anyway such friendly officers in the series. But the police all look like they have a huge cactus up their butts. For example, Raymond Cho who is crazy in the series. The way he interrogated Claire Yiu, playing Roger's wife with a dark past about the death of a scoundrel who blackmailed her for money, tried to rape her twice and then fell to death himself was like over the top. Surely policemen are on the side of the good? I mean maybe she did kill him, maybe she didn't, but the way he went berating her was as if she killed the pope! Come on! Have a bit of realism. Even some police whilst doing their jobs and treat all criminals the same must have a soft spot for the desperate, and would be on the side of the good, and the good need not be the dead victim? So bloody typical and poor girl, the way she was berated, isn't there a law which says she can ask for legal representation? If she confessed that confession would be thrown out since the methods employed by Raymond's character is seriously flawed considering Claire's character is so soft spoken.

And when I say soft spoken, my god, I was darn annoyed with her soft spokeness to the extreme, talking in tiny breathy whisper, holding back on her actual volume and mind you the actress is already soft spoken as she was before in character!

That's the extreme of both sides; crazy cop, timid wife.

Yoyo Mung seems to be back after her zombie sleep walking for a lot of series before this, and I suppose she finally got over her day dreaming of her relationship with Ekin Cheng to realise when acting, leave your daydreaming out of the picture. Seriously, the moment she started dating Ekin Cheng her acting skills already debatable nose dived into worst of the worst, like she didn't care, putting no effort. Here she put some effort. And frankly the best actress and actor are the 2 children, especially the young boy playing Roger's son. So cute!

By the way Toby Leung is still speaking in monotone voice. Her character is a rather important one and a pity a far better young actress would have been better in this. She is rather.. bland.

Awesome deep sea stuff

2010-08-27T09:23:00.000+08:00

I will let the pictures do the talking! A summary; super duper cute and super crazy amazing creatures! Read more here.

The biggest joke

2010-08-26T13:01:00.000+08:00

This news made me shout "ARE YOU KIDDING ME?" What's next? Terrorists can claim for compensation from wrongful deaths or whatever despite them setting off the bombs? Can the widow of a serial killer claim for compensation against the victim who killed the serial killer simply because as a widow she suffered too? Can the widows of those 911 terrorists claim compensation from USA for suffering as well? Or to the point, can a widow of 911 terrorists insist her name and her husband's name be included into the inquest into the deaths when her husband was the cause of those deaths? How very arrogant of this woman to do such claims, and using legal aid! Legal aid is better spent on better more genuine cases than this ridiculous woman's claim.

‘There appears to be no material distinction between the victims’ families and the position of my clients as family members who, through no fault of their own, have equally suffered the loss of a relative.’

Well there are blacksheeps in the family. Clearly she did not known her husband to have called him a good person after what he had done. What have our world become? How stupid!

Horrible

2010-08-25T19:41:00.004+08:00

This is terrible. And what's worse? Scroll down that page and see a bunch of airheads taking group picture in front of the bus! If that is not the definition of idiots, I don't know what is! Which reminds me; never go to that country. I never had a reason to anyway. I thought the police like French always do stormed in and had a shootout and killed the crazy man and then 11 others! Nope! He killed all of them! And the police waited forever! Haven't Waco thought the police force of all countries what NOT to do?

[UPDATE]

This is even worse than I thought. You read 8 people die and you thought horrible but in the end it is just a statistic until read personal stories such as this one. To me Mr Leung is a hero. A true hero. This is tragic! Imagine the wife survived only to have husband and 2 daughters dead and one son seriously injured. The Mrs Leung is the one we see in the pictures these few days, the woman whose face contorted in fear and pain and I didn't know why and now I know. I hope the son pulls through. Then there was another story of a couple released earlier, where a comment in the Daily Mail link wrote "The woman is actually mother of 2 of the kids. She cheated the gunman and told him that the other child was her relatives. In fact, that child is the son of another couples, who lost their lives. The boy's elder syster of 15 survived the gun battle with minor injuries. However, she does not know her parents are dead already." Very brave and very tragic.

Apparently my assumption was right. During rescue bullets were flying and 8 people killed, not necessarily by the gunman himself. It seems he opened fire when he saw on TV the news his brother was arrested on conspiracy [Source]. Then only the SWAT (swat flies must be their expertise) moved in and shot him dead and along the way may have shot civilians. The last part is a tactic that were seen by the French elite but this situation can be saved with swift action. It seems they were reluctant to kill a fellow policeman.

The cops were really really really incompetent. And those idiot female students I blogged about above are idiots. Such insensitive idiots. I shall post their picture because they deserve their "fame" for insensitivity and stupidity. Look they even smiled. How nice.

Here...

[MORE UPDATE]

The son survived! He will be fine!

Mrs Leung, you must live on! That's what Mr Leung died for; so that you have a chance to live! Don't give up!

Updates-New review

2010-08-25T15:36:00.002+08:00

Added my review of the movie Inception in Movies.

If you any reviews for me, do send them to funnlim(AT)gmail(DOT)com

Updates : One new review

2010-08-24T17:02:00.000+08:00

After so many years of posting reviews, I just realise in my TVB section, this will be the first which starts with the alphabet "Y". Seriously? Anyway added my review of You're Hired in TVB section. Spoilers alert and fans of Charmaine Sheh who will not take no for answer is best advised to stay away. And if you're expecting indepth summary of the story, I didn't write that. As it is it is quite a struggle to articulate my thoughts already without remembering all the plot for this fast and furious sort of series.

Faith the 2 legged dog

2010-08-23T13:43:00.000+08:00

I have seen this before some time ago but worth reposting. You have got to see this to believe it. And after that see the human equivalent here.

To the naysayers who said it ain't real, you must be blind.

Another one! Another one!

2010-08-23T12:57:00.002+08:00

Did you read? Another one only this time Headmaster, not sure where. ~~Perak~~ Kedah! Some small town? ~~Majority~~ Minority is non Malay, the headmaster a muslim chastised some non malay students for eating in the common room for disrespecting muslim friends during ramadhan month. ~~Already I heard school canteens closed during this month.~~ Or maybe it has less stalls? Students eating banned from canteen? [Read here for some snippets. Indeed, canteen closed or like here said, may be opened but lights were off?] I have no other comment, no further comment except this, as an advice to our non-muslim children in schools;

TA-PAU

As to where to eat, anywhere away from the headmaster.

If anyone got the link to the original first reported news on this great wise wonderful excellent headmaster, do post the link using Post A Comment.

What do you think?

2010-08-22T13:12:00.000+08:00

You think the following is real? For me it is because Roger Federer is a world class tennis player and that in the video should be not much challenge for him. Many said it is superimposed or CGI but I have a feeling it is real.

Seriously, does anyone know?

2010-08-20T12:16:00.000+08:00

Previously posted here and repost again because it is urgent.

My reputation is at stake here. My family will be going to Korea for a visit and my sister asked me to find out what's the name of the hotel used to film the series Hotelier. I told her if there is a real hotel used, surely the information can be found in the Internet or at least someone will answer me if they know.

So far my searches have come up empty and no one has replied me! Anyway reposted again, just in case YOU know...

Does anyone know whether the hotel location used in the Korean series Hotelier is really a hotel? If it is, is it filmed in one particular hotel? If yes, is there a name for this hotel and I mean the real name and if possible, where it is located?

Do you know? DO YOU?!

What did he/she/they/it say?

2010-08-20T12:03:00.000+08:00

I am not a follower of 98.8fm and so I do not know what led to the "dismissal" of the Malay Chinese speaking DJ. Can someone enlighten me as to the contents of his show?

And it is August! Be ready for the onslaught of criticisms about "penumpang', "pendatang" and the likes. My only response is if I have to go back to China (even China won't take me in since I am not from China), perhaps everybody else should go back to place of origin because the only original people here are the aborigines and they're, from the last time I check, Christians. Well most of them since they may have changed sides now due to many many reasons that I won't blame them. I am sure you're all aware of the now infamous Principal from Kulai, Johor and the filth she uttered. At least she told the Chinese to go back to China because what she said about the Indians were worse. What possessed her to say all that in a school assembly, like some questioned? Simple. Remember the term white supremacist? We now have whateve-is-her-colour-supremacist. Simply put, pure arrogance and bigotry. She thinks she can get away with it and indeed, she is getting away with it. How can such a principal command respect amongst students and teachers after such a shameful exhibit of her personal and may I say really wrong beliefs? I wonder does she punish the non-Malays more than the Malays? Does she appoint more Malay prefects than non-Malays? Clearly she had broken a few laws meant to protect racial harmony. To just dismiss her statements as misunderstanding is callous. I don't think more clearer words were used to articulate the thoughts in her empty head.

And then there's the whole statement about reasons for baby dumping. Well, even within their own fractions they have ermm.. fractions. Let's see what he said ...

celebrations like New Year and Valentine’s Day are among the main causes behind baby dumping

Wrong! Celebrations like New Year and Valentine's Day are among the main causes behind sperms being deposited in a ovulating woman's body thus causing pregnancy. Maybe. Baby dumping? People don't dump babies because it is the new year. They dump babies because the babies are unwanted for a variety of reasons, chiefly irresponsible men who doesn't wear condoms, religious views that says no sex before marriage (and will be punished legally if there is), and many more. Why not just say "holidays like Independence Day celebrations in the month of August is among the main causes of racist remarks uttered by racists?" Sounds more like it!

And I am surprised THIS MAN actually said something useful. How interesting. But hey, talk is cheap. Action counts! But you know, it is nice to know we have the right to ask because interestingly all the questions, shouting, screaming, wailing, begging, kicking, high jumping, double sommersaults and all and what do we get in reply? "SHUT UP" probably. There. We have questions, and that's the answer.

Explain to me the concept of 1Malaysia again? Yes yes yes, 1 + Malaysia. I think they were talking geography. Indeed, there is only 1 Malaysia in the map.

P/S: I am Chinese by the way, born, bred and will probably die and be buried in Malaysia. The only "pendatang" you can hurl at me is that I "came" from my mother's womb. I certainly can't go back in there. I am much too big for that. I have no desire to live in China by the way. I can't read and write Chinese anyway. I can however read and write Malay and do it quite well. What am I saying? Why am I justifying my existence in this country I call home who has people in it who keeps telling me it is not MY home? Well to all the naysayers I can only say, look, can't we all just shut up?

MBC's Hotelier

2010-08-19T19:19:00.000+08:00

This is really urgent.

Does anyone know whether the hotel location used in the Korean series Hotelier is really a hotel? If it is, is it filmed in one particular hotel? If yes, is there a name for this hotel and I mean the real name and if possible, where it is located?

Your help is needed. Thanks for any reply!

Burning Flame III

2010-08-18T23:10:00.000+08:00

Kau Ilhamku ~LYRICS~

2010-08-18T13:55:00.001+08:00

The following is quite possibly my most favourite Malay song by Malaysian artiste, Man Bai. I find the Malay lyrics very beautiful and romantic ...

THE MALAY LYRICS

KAU ILHAMKU
Beribu bintang dilangit
Kini menghilang
Meraba aku dalam kelam
Rembulan mengambang
Kini makin suram
Pudar ilhamku tanpa arah

Sedetik wajahmu muncul
Dalam diam
Ada kerdipan ada sinar
Itukah bintang atau rembulan
Terima kasih kuucapkan

Izinkan kumencuri bayangan wajahmu
Izinkan ku mencuri khayalan denganmu
Maafkanlah oh...
Andai lagu ini
Mengganggu ruangan hidupmu
Kau senyumlah oh...
Sekadar memori
Kita di arena ini
Kau ilhamku
Kau ilhamku...

THE ENGLISH TRANSLATION

I know the lyrics but find it hard to explain since some words are rather formal. I thought ilham is inspiration but in another context it can be "You're my muse". However I find inspiration is a much more romantic word to use rather than muse which sounds like a professional relationship. Anyway my translation, not entirely accurate but I am not taking the literal meaning of the words...

YOU ARE MY INSPIRATION

Beribu bintang dilangit
Kini menghilang
Thousands of stars in the sky are disappearing

Meraba aku dalam kelam
As I wander in the dark

Rembulan mengambang
The rising moon

Kini makin suram
is now growing dim

Pudar ilhamku tanpa arah
My inspiration fades leaving me without any direction

Sedetik wajahmu muncul
Dalam diam
In the stillness a little of your face appears

Ada kerdipan ada sinar
There's a flicker, there's light

Itukah bintang atau rembulan
Is it a star or is it a moon

Terima kasih kuucapkan
Thank you I say to you

Izinkan kumencuri bayangan wajahmu
Allow me to steal a glance of (the shadow/silhouette of) your face

Izinkan ku mencuri khayalan denganmu
Allow me to steal some fantasy with you

Maafkanlah oh...
Oh forgive me

Andai lagu ini
Mengganggu ruangan hidupmu
If this song invades the space (privacy) in your life

Kau senyumlah oh...
Oh please smile

Sekadar memori
Kita di arena ini
Even if this is but a memory of us in this arena

Kau ilhamku
You're my inspiration

Kau ilhamku...
You're my inspiration

What utter nonsense!

2010-08-18T13:07:00.002+08:00

What utter nonsense! Stupid really but mostly idiotic! Read the most insane piece of crap here.

China indeed got talent!

2010-08-18T12:47:00.000+08:00

I was in shock watching the following video from Chinese Talent Show, probably China Got Talent. I won't tell you why, watch for yourself!

His name is Liu Wei and he brings new meaning to amazing human being and an even more amazing human spirit. Suddenly I feel so insignificant.

Maybe he hates his job?

2010-08-17T17:10:00.000+08:00

I can see no reason why Obama agreed to a mosque being built somewhere near Ground Zero except that he really hates his job and wants to get out of it. Or maybe the rumours of a secret Muslim is true? Yes I respect Freedom of Religion too so technically you can build a devil worshipping temple on top of Ground Zero for all I care but frankly I also respect The Art Of Tact so to speak. What BS is this to safeguard the sensitivity and emotions and feelings of a group of religion worshipper and ignore the feelings and emotions and sensitivity of those who survived and the memories of the dead who died in spectacular fashion thanks to the worshippers of this particular religion? Yes the terrorists were crazy wrong about what the religion preaches but the fact remains; why is everyone so afraid of the religion? Why we are going all out to safeguard their feelings and ignoring everything else? On one hand we have genuine worshippers, on another I can see a new note from Osama Bin Laden (if he is still alive that is) writing "Wow prez! Thanks man for the mosque! Cool man! Oh yeah, enclose also is a jar of salt. Do rub it in eh? Ok?"

How stupid can you be? And Obama said "Let me be clear: As a citizen and as President I believe that Muslims have the same right to practise their religion as everyone else in this country.That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community centre on private property in Lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances. This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable"

America, America, America...tact. Have tact. Why not just say "Look, now is not the time. Why not build here, here, here and here?" You know? We are not saying do not practice your religion but do it somewhere else, further away. If your religious faith is so strong, you will crawl a million miles to it. Again, tact.

Anyway what can I say? What right can I say when my own backyard is as messy? When again comes "You should be grateful" and "Don't stir up problems" and "Be sensitive to others" like clockwork every year? Look at me, I am damn sensitive ok. How more sensitive you want me to be? Cry at every alphabet?

Celebrities twittering away

2010-08-17T16:03:00.001+08:00

I was updating my Twitter when I saw some recommended Twitterers for me to bookmark and I saw Joyce Cheng. Of course curiously I clicked on that name and indeed it is the real Joyce Cheng with plenty of pictures, etc. My god, she is so slim now. And all those self taken photos have the same quality as in all self taken photos; sort of like amateur dirty picture you know? Even if I were to take one of myself, somehow it has that amateur porn quality. Why?

Anyway I was rather interested in reading how they describe themselves, as in the "Bio" section.

For example,

Joyce Cheng says "the authentic Joyce Yan Yee Cheng of Hong Kong!". Very western. I put my foot down when it comes to my name. Surname comes first!

Sammul Chan with surprisingly decent English. I mean everybody at Twitter posts like for example "I am home!!!!!!!!!" sort of way so anyway, minimalist English but good enough and he says rather seriously " i'm an actor in HK/greater china"

Bernice also with "This is me!". Indeed!

That's about it. I remember seeing Vaness Wu. Do you know of other HK celebrities twitter page? I was tempted to twit back with some honest comments to Bernice but decided against it. It is her twitter, she should have complete and utter adulation.

As for mine, I can't remember how I came up with that but I did and I said "Pretty, gorgeous, beautiful, stunning"

True! True!

Anyway I am still not into Twitter. Limited words, limited ways to expressing myself and frankly I belong to a generation where the most minimalist style is to have at least proper sentence instead of "Shout out to da man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I think it is the non-celebrities that seem to twitter like normal human being.