Having Braces

If you are still thinking of getting braces, please watch this video!

This is a programme that got me so determined to get my braces done. In the show, the hosts discussed about the woes and happiness of having braces. They kept talking about how ugly a set of crooked teeth is! Hahaha. I went to the dentist the next day after I watched the show. Haha. See~!! That is the influencing power of the show! Apparently, I recommended Melvin to watch this show too. After watching, he decided to get his braces done too.

Braces need to be done on impulse. Just head to the dentist now and they can start you on your braces even on your first visit!!!! After you get your mould done on the first visit, there is no turning back because you have already paid for your first visit. Hahaha. Therefore, just head to the dentist now!!!

It's not that painful afterall. You will only feel the pain more the very first time you put on your braces. Subsequent visits will be less painful and the pain will go off in just 1 day time. Actually, I think that the extraction of the teeth hurts even more!!! hahaha.

Go get your braces done now!!!

You will look better with a set of beautiful teeth!!!

Entertaining Myself

I just cant help but to blast Mediacorp again. Especially after I have my dosage of HongKong dramas. Hahhaa.

You can just skip this entry if you are tired of me blasting Mediacorp. Hahaha.

I am now watching 《义海豪情》 and it's just too marvellous! The plots of Hongkong dramas are really unpredictable and you will just cant stop after you watch a few episodes.


Actually, I am always criticizing Mediacorp's drama because I really hope that they can improve. I am not criticizing just for the sake of criticizing. I really hope to see improvement in the production of local dramas. Actually, I feel rather sad that standards of local dramas are getting from bad to worst.

I just feel like writing this entry even though it may be lame. Hahaha.

Imgine we are at a press conference. Hahaha.

At the Press Conference,

Qn: Your stars are plagued with really bad acting skills leh. Many of the young stars dont attend drama classes before they start acting on tv. Actresses like 向云 and 陈丽贞 act really well because they were required to attend speech and drama classes before they can even act in any dramas last time. Why now dont have. Can send your 旗下的艺人 to acting, speech and mandarin classes or not?

Ans: Cannot la. Our company main aim is just to earn money. As long as you look good, you can just be the lead actor or actresses of the drama. Like Elvin Ng. we just cast him as the lead actor for many dramas. Nvm one la. They will learn as they act ma. Hahaha. Now, all the stars all leaving because we cut their pay. Haiya, now, we also dont have a lot of productions. If 爱 can take up the 7pm slot for so long, it means that we cut down on our production by a lot. So that is why we dont need so many actors and actress.

Qn: Where is our 古装剧? I thought we used to have 神雕侠侣 and 济公活佛. I still can sing the theme song of 济公活佛 leh. 我是谁，谁是我，谁能如我快活！

Ans: Oh, lack of budget la. You need a lot of effect to create the bombing effects, you know! Still must 拉队 to China for the whole production Very ex, you know! Production budget too high liao la. Singaporeans dont understand this kind of 古装剧 one la. And still need 武术指导, 替身 and many 加利菲 leh! Somemore, who can write this kind of scripts now. Tell you huh, those who can write such scripts all went back to HongKong le. Just 拍现代剧 la，然后let the aircon, soap or shampoo product appear in the show. 又赚钱又便宜! Best ma!!!

Qn: Then where is our 时代剧？Can have some dramas like 出路 again?

Ans: Hiayo, 影视城 already tear down liao. That time, also nobody can write such scripts so we just tore down the whole 影视城 lo. Now, we must 拉队 to Malaysia to 拍摄. All the props must reflect the 年代，still must do 历史考察. Dont want la. Waste of money leh. Somemore, who can write these kind of scripts now. 洪荣狄 took a few years to write 小娘惹 then got this kind of 效应 leh. The 当我们同在一起 also didn get the same 效应，真的打错如意算盘 lo. Thought Jeanette Ow after that show can get more endorsements like Osim and Sakura buffet, then we can 抽成 ma!!!

Qn: Where is our 环境剧？We used to enjoy 播音人 so much last time.

Ans: Dont need la. Now, nobody can write such scripts too. And on sat and sun, just let 爱 air for 3 hours la. Then also can air some 商家赞助的节目 like the Sheng Siong show. Hahaha. I tell you hor, the 食谱满人间 coming up again. Just let these variety shows occupy those time slots la. Still can earn money then also dont need to 拍those 环境剧. Anyway, Singaporeans only have one tv station ma. They dont watch us. Who they watch!!!

Qn: Then can at least have better 现代剧 right? Hongkong also got 溏心风暴，现代剧 also can be very interesting.

Ans: Haiya, those who can write well all want a lot of money. We cant afford to pay them. You know how much the scripts writers are getting now or not. Very little leh. So we cant attract better script writers. Now anyhow anyhow also can what. Singaporeans just watch anything de. I tell you hor, something very funny leh, the 同心圆 hor, they complain so much hor, also got more than 1 million viewers leh!!! Hahaha. Lame hor!!!!

Qn: Why are your variety shows so 无聊 now?

Ans: Hahaha. Why got 无聊. We 怀念过去leh, after more than 10 years, we still have 成人新杂志. we 炒冷饭 also can 越炒越香, you know! Now so modern liao hor, 21st century liao, we still let the host just memorise the scripts and just say them out. Then let the host like Kym Ng, Brian Wong and Quan Yi Feng role play!! Hahaha. Darn 九零年代风格 hor. People think we 江郎才尽. No no no, we 集思广益 then think of this kind of idea leh. 缅怀过去~!!! And we have a lot of 商家赞助的节目. Like the BioSkin Auntie Lucy 要你好看 and a lot la. Anyway, it's okay if the viewers are complaining. Our company monopoly leh!! And last time, when the other Media---dunno what works around that time, we lost a lot of money. Now, we must earn all back~~~and make up for all that we have lost!!!

Qn: Heard that viewership of your dramas dropping now leh? How are you going to revive the ratings?

Ans: Oh, viewership drop because we now got the catch up tv. You know! The one that you can view our dramas for free at our website. So that is why ppl dont have to go home to catch the drama ma. Hahaha. Not because our drama become lousier. Anyway, I tell you hor, last time, we got the Mobtv thingy right. People must pay to view our drama that thingy, you remember. Hahaha. But very little people subscribed leh!!! Hahaha. So we thought of a clever idea. Make it into like youtube like that. People can watch our past dramas and variety shows for free. Then will have more viewership. Then can put advertisement before every show ma. Hahaha. Clever hor. Earn money leh.

Hahaha. This entry may sound very lame to you but I really enjoyed writing this entry. Felt so glad that I can 酸 them in a 反讽 manner. Hahaha.

Actually, i think many people actually share my thoughts but

Why watch the TV when you always complained that the show is bad.

OMG! Please dont do that. The viewership of Mediacorp dramas are already dropping. Switch off your televisions if you really dont like watching the drama. We have a choice. This will send a message to them.

Anyway, I tried explaining the term 皇帝 to my tuitee quite some time ago. I was like telling him 你有没有看电视，电视每次都有，皇上驾到，有没有看过? I thought I explained so well but my tuitee just merely looked at me and shake his head.

OMG! I forgot. We only have family dramas now!!!

Hair Loss

I went to the hair dresser to get my hair cut today.

As usual, I will instruct the hair dresser not to layer my hair because my hair is already very thin!

My hairdresser will then asked if I am facing the problem of hair loss. Always, I had to tell them that I have a high forehead and I think I am not facing any hair loss.

Previously, there was this female hairdresser who said that my hair is really dropping while she pointed to my sides of my 美人尖.

What is 美人尖?

According to the official defination in Baidu, 前额正中发际线向下凸一尖，称美人尖。因为古代美女额头正中的头发往往都会往下再长一点，形成“M”型发际，所以俗称“美人尖”。

Of course 美人尖 is not just limited to girls.

Even Nicolas Tse has it. Hahaha. SEE~!!!

Yesh. She pointed to this part of my hair line and cited that I am having hair loss!!!!

OMG!!!

After that, it got me so paranoid till I freak out when I see my hair on my study table. I thought I am really experiencing hair loss.

OMG. This photos shows all the different kinds of hair loss that you can experience.

Know how hair loss can transformed you. It can totally changed you!!!! And it's a bad change!!!

Case Study: Prince William

Just look what hair loss has done to Prince William.

Look~!!! He was so dashing and handsome previously.

Just at the age of 25, Prince William is experiencing hair loss. He is not looking as good as before! Well, i got to admit that he seem to age a lot too. However, hair loss is just like an addition to his woes of his aging looks. Apparently, Prince William mentioned that he doesn mind but I do mind!!! Hahhaa.

Today, my hairdresser mentioned that I have an oily scalp and the pores are going to get clogged which may eventually lead to hair loss.

OMG!!! I am getting a new shampoo tomorrow. An against oily scalp one. Hahhaa.

In addition to my measures to combat hair loss, I also got this from the 药材店.

HAHAHAH!!!!

MAI SIAO SIAO HOR!!! Japanese brand okay!!! Yohmo tonic!!!

Apparently, I was told by the uncle at the shop that this tonic encourages hair growth.

How do I use it?

Just merely massage gently onto scalp everyday after bath. Hahahha.

I have been using it for months but I dont know if i see improvement! Hahaha.

However, my friends did mentioned that my hair got thicker. =)

Fortunately, my dad is not bald. Genes play a big part in deciding if you have hair loss.

I really hope that I wont bald because I am already not good looking. Being bald will make me look even worst. Hahaha. God, please help. hahaha.

Okay, i need to go. Bye.

PS: I hope that my gift gets to you.

还珠格格

A really long entry.

I was rather shock to know that quite a number of people come to my blog based on their search on the web.

Having Nuffnang ads, I could trace what were the keywords that led readers to my blog.

Amazingly, 还珠格格 were the the most popular keywords that led them to my blog.


Isn this amazing? Hahhaa.

The drama have already been aired for more than 10 years ago but people are still searching for 还珠格格 on search engines.

Even though my blog is a personal blog and I seldom write commercialised entries now but i feel like dedicating an entry to this famous drama that took Asia by storm. Hahaha.


Do you know how famous 还珠格格 was?

The drama was aired in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Taiwan, HongKong, Korea and many other countries and had enjoyed really high ratings. Apparently, reports from websites mentioned that Korean television broadcasters had to shift the drama to a midnight time slot because it was enjoying very high ratings, beating all other local dramas at that period of time. After the 环珠格格 craze, Korea even had a rule which limits the amount of Chinese drama that can be aired on local tvs!!

In Singapore, many were crazy over the show too. I have a Ang Moh Pai army friend who has only watched 2 Chinese dramas before and they are 还珠格格 and 流星花园. SEE~! 还珠格格is that popular!!! Both dramas were really popular in Asia and no other dramas have yet to match with their achievements until now.


The show propelled the careers of 4 main leads to new heights.

I remembered my family got the VCD of the drama from my mother's friend and we got hook on immediately, Everyday, we will just stay in the room and just watch from morning till night. We will rush to toliets only when the theme song was playing. No one is supposed to watch the drama if he/she wakes up first the next morning. We must wait till everyone wakes up and watch the drama together. My mom did not want to cook because she didn want to miss any episode. My dad had to 打包 food for us every evening when he returns from work. Needless to say, we had our lunch and dinner in the room too because the VCD player was in the room and we couldn miss any single part.

My sister could even imitate 晴儿 then. I think most of you will be puzzled now because you may be unsure who 晴儿 is. Hahaha. 晴儿 is the girl who serves 老佛爷in the second sequel of the drama.

It is quite a pity that 含香 passed away due to a car accident right after she had just gained fame from the show.

Anyway, i watched the drama again 2 years ago before I enlist because i got hooked onto it once again. Hahhaa.

Anyway, at the period of time, there were cards, pencil boxes and many other 周边山品 with the main leads on them!!!! Hahaha.

The 2 couples in the drama. I like to watch the pair of Alec Su and Vicki Zhao because 小燕子 was really cute and playful. Unlike 紫薇，she had many bad points and Alec Su just embraced all her good and bad points despite being a prince!!! I think this made their love more touching. Furthermore, they are so much funnier and I think both Vicki Zhao and Alec Su look better too. On a side note, Vicki Zhao looks better in period dramas.

On the other hand, 紫薇 and 尔康 didn have much problems as a couple because 紫薇 is a princess while 尔康 is an Imperial Guard. Was his position called 御前侍卫？Hahaha. I forgot. Thus, the writer could only write on stuff like 尔康 getting blind and their lines were always very 诗情画意 and 文绉绉. Hahaha.

And how can we forget about the much hated 皇后 and 荣嬷嬷!

Until now, I still dont understand why 紫薇 and 小燕子 pleaded for them when the Emperor wants to kill them. Hahaha. Who is that kind hearted on earth?

I bet Michelle teared when she saw 荣嬷嬷 pricking needles on 紫薇. Hahaha.

Last but not least, the drama had so many nice theme songs and they were really really popular back then too.

I wanted to put the videos up here but there are really too many to choose from!!!

《你是风儿我是沙》，《当》，《雨蝶》，《有一个姑娘》......

Therefore, I shall not put up any of them here then. Hahaha.

环珠格格 is so famous till I believe it will always be remembered by many. Until now, I think only 流星花园 was quite famous in Asia but it's achievements still cannot match that of 还珠格格.

Hiaz. Childhood memories~!!!!

Bye!

I Wish I Can Study For Long Hours

I wish i can study for long hours so that I wont fail my tests. Hahaha.

Anyway, I got back one of my quiz and I got 9 marks.

Not out of 10. Not out of 15. Not out of 20.

It is over 25!!!

Fortunately, that test contributes to only 5% of the overall score. Hahaha.

I dont think my gpa will be high enough to allow me to apply for my exchange next year. Hahhaa.

It's okay. I can still visit Taiwan for a tour. Hahha.

My outfit for school yesterday.


Shirt From Ben Sherman
Jeans From Zara
Shoes From Converse (A birthday gift from my army friends)

Nothing special actually. Just felt like imitating Meiqing's blog entries previously! Hahhaa.

Why cant I imitate!!! We are best friends okay!!! Hahaha.

Bye~!!

Alzheimer

My friend recommended me this video.

It's about senile dementia.

I thought it was rather touching despite the poor acting and language. Hahahaha.

Michelle, you need to watch this!!!

Michelle Lim Ai Yi, you must watch this!!!! Hahaha.

Because you will definitely tear!!! Hahha.

A few days ago, Mom went to Grandpa's house and she was told by the maid that there was one day when Grandpa asked her what was the time. After replying, Grandpa said that he need to rush off to a place. Apparently, my grandpa told the maid that he needs to go over to kindergarden opposite his home to fetch my brother and me home. This was what he always did when my brother and I were young. My grandpa is diagnosed with mild senile dementia now.

Felt a little upset when my mom told me about this.

Anyway, I think Iam going to be kicked out of school soon. Hahhaa. I am practically just watching videos everyday. Hahaha.

Bye.