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追星娱乐八卦新闻

This is Zhui Xing Entertainment News bringing to you the latest and hottest news in the entertainment industry.

Hey this week it will be ME, Saturn Servbot, writing the entertainment news. Jupiter has come down with a flu today, and he needs plenty of rest for the 大工程 planned on the following day. First time Jupiter is unable to write E-news due to fatigue hor? It has always been reasons like studying for exam etc.

This is 3rd or 4th time as E-news substitute writer. So continue to give me support k?

Credits to xinmsn for the news stories.


Selina from SHE plans to discard her old wedding photos (taken before the incident) and retake a new one next month. She cited the reason as '认为当时的照片已不适合现在使用', and she wishes to begin a new record on her life with the new wedding pictures.

Meanwhile the filming of the drama 《我和春天有个约会》 will recommence soon. The director remains the same. The male lead, who was injured with Selina, has recovered and will take on the same role. However, Selina's role will be replaced by a 18 year-old singer from China 陆翊. She is said to resemble Selina at certain angles. (Really? You can see her picture in this article link: http://entertainment.xin.msn.com/zh/celebrity/buzz/asia/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5101604)


You see this actor acting as policeman/CID in countless dramas. How about seeing him 自弹自唱 on a guitar?

Yup he's Tay Ping Hui, and he will be performing in a musical 《记得说再见》 where he gets to display both his acting and musical skills. Musical skills?! You may ask. Actually it has been his childhood dream to become a rock star. He has been learning guitar since secondary school, enjoys rock music and has always been exposed to music all these while. He used to be a lead singer cum manager in his university hall band. However he mainly deals with English songs.

Tay Ping Hui's singing ability was recognised by the producer of 《记得说再见》 during the year-end countdown party, where he sang 彩虹 by 动力火车. This is not his first performance though. Unknown to most people, he had performed in a concert before, 自弹自唱 alongside other veteran singers like 庾澄庆 and 伍佰.

In the musical, Tay will be casted along with local artistes such as 姚懿珊、沈炜竣、潘嗣敬、黎沸辉 etc.


Jupiter's Special


This week we will introduce another debut album from an upcoming young singer. This time it's local. Do you still remember him?




Shawn Tok 卓轩正 was still pretty kiddy then, but he sang well. Some years later his voice broke. Now, 5 years after the competition, at 18 years-old, he could finally release his very first album. When I first heard this song over the radio, I couldn't tell it was him.
This is is album 主打 - 和时间一起旅行.




The songs in the album are mainly produced by 迷路兵. As you can listen, he longer has the high-pitched little-boy voice that he once wow-ed the audience with.
This is the second hit, 相思病. Got a news report in the middle of the song haha.




Let's hear his ballads for a change:




Uh, maybe he's more suited to singing more fast-paced, upbeat songs haha.


Bonus Track(s):

This song has stirred quite a bit of commotion recently among the music entertainment scene. It has been blasted and criticised by many, who couldn't stand the style of this song, especially the sharp, nasal, in-your-face, ear-piercing voice, right from the very start.

Though this song may be annoying, it gets stuck in your head quickly and easily. A few more listens and I doubt you can erase the melody off your mind.

Not only the voice, melody and lyrics, even the MV itself looks kind of silly. What is 刘子千 trying to achieve here? Let's 'enjoy' this controversial song 念你 by 刘子千. (So many dislikes lol)




This kind of weird song often comes with several spoofs. This is one of the funny ones, with a terrible voice too...note the edited lyrics.




Another spoof in Hokkien:




Ok that's for all this week. Jupiter will return next week.

Saturn Servbot

Joker

Once again, comments on SG by a PRC student has sparked widespread outrage.

From: http://news.omy.sg/News/Local+News/Story/OMYStory201107261520-262736.html

自制短片辱骂新加坡人　中国男学生遭校方开除

中国学生自制短片辱骂新加坡人代价大，不仅被校方开除，还无法取回一年近1万元的学费，就连在自己的博客上道歉也救不了他，或得“收拾包袱”回国。

这名24岁的学生王鹏飞（译音）原是东亚管理学院（EASB)酒店管理(hospitality）最后一年的学生。

他星期六在网上上载一段4分多钟名为“新加坡姚娆哥辱骂新加坡人”的录像，戴着黑框大眼镜，并用深色口红涂上夸张的大嘴唇，说话调高声调，还高举兰花指，做出一些女性化的动作，多方辱骂新加坡人，还抨击本地少数族群，引起轩然大波。

其中一些批评就包括：外国人来新求学，好比来新签卖身契；新加坡人懂很多语言却没有用处，只知道新加坡式英语；新加坡人把“three”（3）念成“tree”（树），等等。

东亚管理学院执行董事余光华向《新报》证实，王鹏飞即日起被学校开除，因为他自制上述短片是严重的行为失检。

“他被学校开除后，学生证也会被取消。我们也会提醒他要有合格的准证才能留在新加坡，逾期逗留是犯法的。”

此外，王鹏飞缴付的1万多元学费也会泡汤。余光华说，只要无损学校声誉，校方不会干涉学生发表个人意见，王鹏飞已经接受学校的决定。据了解，王鹏飞08年来新，在新求学至少3年。

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SG's multicultural society and language abilities is a target of criticism here. You can watch the video and judge by yourself.





I believe the challenge here is to catch what he's actually blabbering about (and tolerating his hideous makeup and extremely annoying accent). Here are the 'subtitles', provided by a user in Youtube.

N年前老子来到了新加坡！ 于是就踏上了尼玛不归路啊！ 为神马是尼玛不归路啊 一来就签了卖身契啊！ 本科毕业后卖6年 研究生也得卖3年啊！ 毕业也走不了啊！有木有！ 新加坡的电不要钱啊！ 外面北纬一度烈日炎炎 恨不得裸奔啊！ 一进图书馆就得上毛衣啊！再进office就得上棉袄啊！ 听说过30度还穿羽绒服的吗 来新加坡看看吧 有木有！ Singlish绝对是一门独立的语言啊！ 老子十几二十年学滴中文 英文 日文 法文 全都木有用啊！木有用！ 介种普通话 粤语 潮汕话 客家话 闽南话 福建话 马来话 印度语和英格丽是的混合体 是世界上任何一门语言都无法媲美的啊！ 胖不说胖 高不说高 叫很大只！只你妹啊！你妹才很大只！ 工作不叫工作 非叫做工！天天问你在哪里做工！ 老子文化人好不好 不是做苦力！做你妹工啊！ 海螺不叫海螺 叫贡贡 蚬子不叫蚬子 叫拉拉！ 喃爸才是公公 喃妈才是拉拉！起这么个biang名 我怎么吃得进去！ 三不叫three叫tree 数个数吧 one, two, tree(锤)！真是想锤人啊. 问个时间吧 3点10分 叫3点2个字！ 2你奶啊 表上写2 你就2！有木有啊！ 去个地铁吧 问subway在哪里！人以为我要吃三明治！ MRT有木有！尼玛姐姐第一次粗国啊！ 打个taxi吧 叫的士听不懂啊！人家叫德士！德尼玛啊！ 一上车德士安扣就开始BB了！ 你哪儿来的啊 中国啊 中国穷啊 中国有楼房么 中国人能吃饱饭么！ 中国穷尼玛啊！你往上推两辈 你爷爷不是中国人么！ 还是被当童工卖到南洋做苦力的 怪不得不叫工作叫做工！ 吃不饱尼玛啊！你没看见姐这么大只么！ 大只不好啊！姐中国人 就大只怎么着！ 你的矮是终身的 姐的胖却是暂时的！ 新加坡绝对是个小联合国啊！有木有啊！ 能把各种肤色各种信仰的人聚集在介么个小小岛上 世界也就是星星国了吧！ 这边白人MM秀白腿 那边黑人妹妹秀白牙！ 再来个印度MM秀气味！都那个味了 再喷点香水！ 有木有！ 我说马来MM 你这么那么黑 么白腿么白牙么气味 你就只能秀孩子了吧！ 左一个生 有一个生！出门不拖10个孩子证明不了你的生育能力是不！ 你们给李家王朝愁坏了知道不！这边华人一个不生！那边喃门就可劲­生！ 新加坡虽然人种多啊 但是都必须和平共处啊！！ 谁敢挑事 抽鞭子啊！不是SM啊！你是M也经不起啊！ 一鞭子皮开 两鞭子肉绽 三鞭子露骨 四鞭子你就什么生活也不能自理了！ 有木有！ 新加坡的烟啊！是别的国家10倍的价格也就不说了啊！ 但是那个烟盒图案能不能不整那样啊！ 不是烂手烂脚 就是死孩子！ 怎么该！怎么该！ 不抽滴人 看着也被恶心死啊！ 新加坡的美食啊！美！泥马啊！ 连吃个鱼片汤都有四十八种不同组合啊！ 加奶不加奶啊！组米粉幼米粉啊！ 板面，面线啊！鱼片，炸鱼，鱼头啊！ 再点个鸡饭吧！ 是鸡饭 鸭饭 叉烧 烧肉饭啊！鸡胸 鸡腿 还是鸡尾啊！ 有骨还是没骨啊！有木有啊！ 等点完了老子饿死鸟啊！ 介就是多元文化的新加坡啊！哇劳唉！ 在新加坡生活的中国人！你伤不起啊！

*Sorry for the wall of text, but this is how he speaks in the video too*


Other problems highlighted include the aircon issue, which I quite agree upon. Most are just a matter of cultural difference.

If they are so unhappy here, why come here to study in the first place? Sigh...

(Must be $$$, what else?)

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追星娱乐八卦新闻

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Kpop sensation SHINee will be in town in September for their own conert.
Details of the concert is as follows (as reported on xinmsn):
Ticketing for the concert on September 10 will commence on July 30.

6000 tickets will be available for the one-night only gig. Tickets - priced at $138 (partially restricted), $168 (balcony) and $218 (terrace and mosh pit) - will be sold at *SCAPE and via SISTIC. Each transaction will also be capped at a maximum of four tickets to prevent black market reselling.

On the official ticket launch date (Jul 30), tickets at *SCAPE will be made available at 9am, an hour earlier than SISTIC, which will release the tickets at 10am.

SHINee World - The 1st Concert in Singapore
Date: Sep 10, 2011
Time: 6pm
Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium
Price: $138 (partially restricted), $168 (balcony), $218 (terrace and mosh pit)

曾宝仪 and 小S 终于和好?
Xinmsn reports:
Apart from revealing that her father is always late for program shoots, Bowie also let on that she had recently dined with her 'rival' Dee Hsu. Bowie had previously dated Dee's ex-boyfriend, Taiwanese host Mickey Huang.

A few days ago, when Eric went on Dee Hsu's variety programme, he said that their family was not allowed to mention Dee's name -- not even the letter 'S' (Dee is also known as 'Xiao S') - when his daughter was dating Mickey Huang.

Commenting on that, Bowie said, "I was a little angry when I saw the report, but I know he did it to add punch to the show."

She added that Dee texted her after that.

Bowie also surprised the media when she said that she had recently dined with Dee. When the media probed further, the host said that it was not the right time to talk about the issue and would clarify the matter another time.

Jupiter's Special
Its time to welcome new voices into the music industry!!!!
First time i heard her name i taught its a guy.
这位新人叫"阿福"有点土的小名.
网上这样形容她:
網路爆紅的原音女孩─鄧福如(阿福)，YouTube個人頻道瀏覽量破千萬，YouTube 2010年熱門影片TOP3，台灣及香港媒體跨海相繼報導「台灣神秘阿福，清新唱爆網界」，因此迅速引起大批媒體的關注度和網友的期待度。
現在，最火紅的素人歌手，即將登場... 阿福首張專輯【原來如此!! AFÜ】 平凡的阿福 即將唱出你我心中的不平凡.
Today we will be featuring 阿福 or 邓福如's debut album.

First up is 未填词.
Definitely not a commericalized singer.
This is the impression i get after listening to this song.
Very nice song in fact.
Very edgy, new age kinda genre and definitely a fresh voice to our industry.


This is a beautiful song.
I love it a lot.
阿福 sang it beautifully too.
All the high notes and all sang beautifully.
非常感人的一首歌.
如果有如果.


来点轻快一点的曲目吧!!!
青春洋溢 but not overly act cute kinda song.
This is 一点点喜欢.


This next video is a must watch.
It was this video that shot her to fame and got a recording contract.
The number of youtube views stands at 5 million!!!
Equivalent to Kpop idols music video.
This is 阿福's version of Nothing on You sang originally by Bruno Mars.


Bonus Track:
Miss Mango feedback to me this week commenting on why i did not feature the NDP song this year.
So well, here is it!!!
This is the NDP 2011 theme song, In a Heartbeat by Sylvia Ratonel, the runner up for the third season of Singapore Idol.
The theme song is not the fun pack song hor. Haha. Although i must admit the fun pack song is now more popular that this theme song.
The reason on why i feature the theme song so late is that i find this song quite weak. Yup, it is nice but i find it missing on something.
In my opinion, the quality of NDP theme song is like dropping over the years. The last decent one was 晴空万里 by 蔡淳佳. And mind you only the Chinese version is nice. English version so so only.
We really need to boost the quality of the theme song as its really an important aspect of the celebration. Makes people look forward to the actual parade. An essential marketing tool if you ask me.
We need better songs and more iconic Singaporean superstar to sing the theme song next year!!!
In the meanwhile, let's just try to enjoy this song ba.
And yes that familiar face you see in that MV is 欧菁仙.


Cya next week,
Xian Hao

University Ranking

Saw this University Ranking posted on Relf's blog the other day and NUS is ranked 7th or 8th in the statistics department.

Decided to look up my own faculty and major and these are the ranking of university in the Accounting and Finance department.

1) Harvard University (US)
2) University of Oxford (UK)
3) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) (US)
4) University of Cambridge (UK)
5) Stanford University (US)
6) London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (UK)
7) University of California, Berkeley (UCB) (US)
8) University of Chicago (US)
9) University of Pennsylvania (US)
10) London Business School (UK)
11) University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) (US)
12) Yale University (US)
13) Columbia University (US)
14) The University of Melbourne (Australia)
15) National University of Singapore (NUS) (Singapore)
16) New York University (NYU) (US)
17) University of Toronto (Canada)
18) Princeton University (US)
19) University of Michigan (US)
20) Australian National University (Australia)

Source: http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2011/subject-rankings/social-sciences/accounting-finance

I am proud to say that my faculty ranks quite high also at No. 15.
Its the first in Asia and the second outside of US and UK.
Yay!!! For your information, NTU ranks at No. 44 while SMU is at the 151th to 200th region.

So I'm a little KPO and curious, went to check out the ranking for my fellow zhui xing members' faculty.

Servbot's Chemical Engineering course at NUS: 10th
Reiko's Chinese Studies at NUS (i assumed its ranked under Modern Languages): 18th
Mango's Chinese Studies at NTU (i assumed its ranked under Modern Languages): 51st to 100th Region
Not sure Chinese Studies should be ranked under modern languages or linguistics though. If it's under linguistics, Reiko's would be 15th while Mango's would be still be in the 51st to 100th region.

Hope you guys find this piece of information interesting. :)

Cheers,
Xian Hao

与芒果的幸福星期天

最快乐的事，其实很单纯。

一波又一波的复杂和紧张让人迷失了方向。

怎么从前都没那么提心吊胆地过日子？

曾几何时，日子变成一场又一场的战斗？

难怪会觉得自己像是笼中鸟。

但今天却感到无比无比的开心。

因为和芒果去看了一场非常浪漫的芭蕾舞表演。

我们坐在星空下，望着舞台上的芭蕾舞者轻盈地跳跃、降落，就像是人形的音符，伴着交响乐飞舞着。

我最喜欢的是第二和三的表演。

第二个表演具有亚洲的风格又结合了芭蕾。男舞者挥舞、旋转着手中的棍子，然后跳跃、翻滚。一步步都恰到好处。力化成了柔，然后再重复，让人感觉到一种和伴舞的音乐一样的节奏，使人目不转睛！

第三个表演的女舞者穿着薄薄的浅紫色长裙，每次将脚踢倒空中再放下时，裙子都会轻柔地飘起，再落下，宛若花瓣向外张开。

最好玩的是我和芒果在20分钟的休息时间，躺在席子上，轻松地聊着。这样的悠闲让我真的很开心！一种暖暖的，愉快的感觉保护着我的心，为它带来平日极度缺乏的温暖。真的很开心 :)

吃着美味但简单的食物，看着优雅的舞姿，听着古典的旋律，聊着乱七八糟的话，

对我来说，那也是一种幸福。

今天我很幸福。:)

除了这个之外，我还为自己买了四本书当作生日礼物。超开心的~

而且回家的时候突然发现其实过程比结果重要。如果不想再感觉乏味，那么就应该注重过程，否则只是没头没脑的重复。


Love,
Reiko

Forwarded from: http://www.wretch.cc/blog/f780302/12327788

让自己清醒的19句话

1）如果发简讯给一个人，他一直不回，不要再发了。没有这么卑微的等待。

2）如果没有人陪，学着一个人听音乐看书写点心情日记，这是个好习惯。

3）如果一个人很难过，找个角落或者在被子里哭一下，不需要别人同情可怜，哭过之后一样开心生活。

4）如果一个人开始怠慢你，请你离开他。不懂得珍惜你的人，不要为之不舍，更不必继续付出你的友情或爱情，到头来受伤的是自己，他人不会为之难过。

5）如果可以不抽烟，别抽。如果可以不喝酒，别喝。这是不爱惜自己身体的表现，如果只因一些人，那么我们别傻了，爱你的人不会让你难过的。

6）伤心的时候，找个信任的朋友诉说一下，不要一个人默默承受，这只会增添寂寞感与忧伤。

7）不开心的时候，白天看看蓝天，晚上看看夜色。广阔的天空自有属于我们的爱，宁可高傲的发，不要低调的恋爱。跟自己说我是最好的，保持一份自信。

8）宁缺勿滥。不要因为寂寞随手抓一个恋人，这对两人都不公平，而且太缺乏责任感。找个知己，不要是恋人。

9）记住你喜欢的人的生日，包括你的家人，当然还有自己。生日没有人送礼物也无所谓，你可以买精美的礼物，送给妈妈和爸爸。

10）闲下来的时候，放一段柔情音乐，翻阅几页好书，然后睡个懒觉，快哉。心情不好的时候，也可以睡一觉。

11）从现在开始，聪明一点，不要问人想不想你？爱不爱你？若是要向你或者是爱你自然会对你说。但是从你的嘴里说出来，别人会骄傲和不在乎你。

12）不要太在意一些人太在乎一些事，顺其自然以最佳心态面对。因为这世界就是这么不公平，往往在最在乎的事物面前我们最没有价值。

13）不要为了任何人任何事折磨自己。比如不吃饭，哭泣，自闭，抑郁，这些都是傻瓜才做的事。当然，偶尔傻一下有必要，人生不必时时聪明。

14）任何情况下，背后不说他人是非。如果你一定要说，说好话。多个朋友是好事，即使不是很要好的，总比因为自己说话不慎重不思考而多一个敌人好得多。

15）允许偶尔看肥皂剧，但不可成为依赖。允许偶尔披头散发，但要注重场合。允许偶尔骂脏话，但只限在老友面前或独自一人时，说过后记得忘掉那些让你难过的事。

16）一定要有几个异性朋友，没有非分之想，就是关键时候，能帮你出出主意的好友。

17）学会承受痛苦，自己调整心态。有些话，适合烂在心里，有些痛苦适合无声无息的忘记。当经历过，你成长了，自己知道就好。很多改变不需要你自己说，别人会看得到。

18）能不和人争吵尽量避免。一个发怒的人是很恐怖的，会因控制不了情绪变成疯子。忍耐然后思索问题的根源，最后平静心态解决它。

19）不管和谁有了矛盾和别扭，解决的时间不要超过24小时。否则麻烦会更多。在可以接受的范围内，先道歉。有时候做坏人不是件真的坏事。

*Reiko*

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This is Zhui Xing Entertainment News bringing to you the latest and hottest news in the entertainment industry.

This week's news is all on local singers.
孙燕姿 recently visited Taiwan with her husband on a short honeymoon trip.
Xinmsn reports:
Local singer Stefanie Sun and her newly-wed husband Nadim van der Ros visited Taiwan over the weekend for a short honeymoon trip.

According to the Taiwan media, upon arriving in Taiwan on Saturday evening, the couple headed for dinner with Stefanie's friends before attending a star-studded party at Saya Chang's A★Bar.

After a good night's sleep, on Sunday, staff and friends from Stefanie's recording company took the couple to Jiufen, a renowned tourist destination in Taiwan, before proceeding to a shop famous for their spicy hotpot.

However, the group had to settle for a steamboat dinner instead as the shop was packed with customers.

After dinner, the group headed to a night market, where Stefanie readily greeted fans whenever she was approached.

The singer then took her husband for a foot massage session after their night market trip.

The next morning, Stefanie took Nadim to try the famous braised pork at Ximending, before heading to the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall.

During a dinner gathering with Stefanie's recording company, when Nadim proudly showed the pictures they took during their tour, the singer's colleagues teased her for acting like a tourist despite having been in Taiwan for so long.

The singer sighed, saying, "That's because I have never really toured Taiwan!"

Just before the couple left the hotel at 4pm to catch their 6pm flight back to Singapore, they managed to check out the fantastic view at the famous Taipei101.


林俊杰 is also busy receiving awards and being the best man in his brother's wedding.
Xinmsn reports:
Over the weekend, at the 16th Annual COMPASS Awards, local singer JJ Lin beat Stefanie Sun and Tanya Chua to win the "Best Local Singer" title for the fourth consecutive year.

However, due to his brother's wedding, for the first time, the singer was unable to attend the awards ceremony.

The annual COMPASS Awards is an event to recognize the hard work local musicians had put in over the past year, and a total of 16 awards were presented this year.

The "Best Local Singer" award, which was based on the total royalty fees earned by the nominated singers for the songs they sing, saw JJ coming in first.

JJ also bagged the "Best Local Lyricist" award that night, an award based on the most royalty earnings the nominated lyricists had earned in the past year.

Despite his absence, in a video that JJ had prepared beforehand, the singer apologized to the audience saying, "This is the first time I am unable to attend the awards ceremony, as I have an important wedding to attend. It is my brother's wedding, which is more than just a friend's wedding. It is also my first time being the best man."

In the video, JJ also thanked COMPASS for the award, and mentioned that this will serve as a constant reminder for him to continue working hard, creating breakthroughs and producing even more great music, as this is his calling.

According to the Taiwanese media, the total income for JJ last year was a whopping NT$200 million (about S$8.7 million).

The all-rounder has a total of three houses and two sports cars under his name, in both Taiwan and Singapore. The singer's fashion label has also taken flight, and he is planning to expand his business to Taipei, following the branches in Singapore and Shanghai.


Jupiter's Special
Today we are going to feature 王心凌's latest album 《黏黏黏黏》.
It has been a really long time since she stepped foot into Singapore.
Not sure if it is due to the really bad impression she gave the press here years ago when she was here.
But strangely her drama series is always aired here on Channel U and always 同步首播 with Taiwan. First is 《桃花小妹》 then comes 《美乐加油》.
My question is can she still sustain using this cutesy cutesy image even as she approaches 30 years of age?

First up is 黏黏黏黏.
The lyrics and the melody to this song is penned by 王心凌 herself.
I personally think this song is not bad. Quite nice to listen to.
But i think it is quite a wrong strategy to use this as the first 主打.
It sort of limit herself back to this cutesy genre.
And this song is very dangerous in a sense that a lot of people will be quite 反感 with it cos they will think that she is acting cute.
Well, you listen to this song and judge for yourself ba.
Lollipop F's 敖犬 appeared in this MV too.


I like this second song.
In fact, this should be the route and genre that she should be going.
This is 爱太空.
Enjoy.


Haiz. Another "act cute" song.
Im not saying this song not nice.
But she not tired meh keep singing this kinda song.
I will be really interested if she sing something with attitude like Elva or Jolin someday.
This is 想你想你.


Next song not bad la.
Quite soothing.
Collaboration with 罗志祥 brings a lot of pleasant surprise as well.
This is 陪我到最后.


A song from 《美乐加油》.
下一页的我.
Very nice song.
Quite a big song but think she handled it well.


Out of all the songs this is the song i like the best.
The main theme song for 《美乐加油》.
Simple, melodic but not plain.
Surprised to see that her voice range is actually quite wide.
Cos the front part quite low but chorus quite high.
This is 不哭.
Weird that they never promote this song.


Bonus Track:
A few weeks ago we introduce you to 张惠妹's latest album.
This album recently just 改版.
And in the new 改版 song there is this new song that i think is super nice as well.
So nice that i think i must introduce to you guys.
Written by 苏打绿's 青峰, this is 你和我的时光.


That's all today.
Cya.

Xian Hao

The Final

In this commencement/convocation season, such articles will pop up again.

From Straits Times Jul 9, 2011 
Cherishing the last year of varsity life
The freedom an undergrad enjoys will be a sweet memory in working life
By Ian Poh


THEY say one does not know what one has until it is almost gone.

I am talking about undergraduate life - usually signed off each July with happy scenes that involve the tossing of funny-shaped hats.

The working life that follows is something to be looked forward to, but now being just a year away from that new phase of life is making me appreciate college life a lot more than I ever did.

For starters, there is the weight of expectations - and the consequences of falling short of them.

At work, I would expect to be entrusted with enduring responsibilities that only increase were I to start scaling the corporate ladder.

And if I fluff my lines badly, I expect someone to notice, the mistake to go on my record, and my hopes of quick promotion and end-of-year bonus utterly dashed. My boss would lose faith in me.

Just this past semester I submitted a term paper I had a very bad feeling about.

It came back with an A+, but would have made little difference coming back with a C- as far as others were concerned. I was accountable only to myself. Any disappointment would have been my own to bear.

Second, as a student I can lead a lazy lifestyle that could never happen in most respectable jobs.

Working life imposes an inescapable structure on your life - you are meant to be on the job between a certain start and end time each day, and any periods of absence need to be justified.

Similar rules are in place in the form of class timetables to regulate an undergraduate's comings and goings, but at the end of the day, he can decide on a whim whether or not to keep to them.

The consequence of skipping school? Perhaps the need for more intense mugging, to make up for lost time. Also possibly a headache from falling asleep in a bad posture. Best of all, the grades do not necessarily have to suffer. Most of us, myself included, know this from experience.

But the consequence of skipping work without first declaring it on a leave schedule - it's a short walk to not being wanted back. Not to mention a sure way to make yourself unpopular with your colleagues.

The reason for this difference?

The gap in responsibility between being a student and a worker.

As most Singaporean males would have experienced first-hand at some point during national service, mistakes bring suffering upon colleagues. The consequences are felt almost immediately, because sheaves of paper with your name on it end up in the in-trays of colleagues.

The bottom line is simply that if I skipped as many work days on a whim as I have lectures, I would be out of a job long before the end of the third year - a milestone I have already passed in college.

With colleagues counting on me to do my work well and on time, I dare not let them down. It is one thing to hurt oneself, but a far worse thing to hurt others when they do not deserve it.

It is undeniable that responsibility is more than just a virtuous way to behave. Responsible behaviour is not easy to display consistently, but it is a requirement for survival in adult life. Unfortunately.

For now, though, I shall enjoy having nothing to do with it for the final year of undergraduate life that remains.

And some years down the road, I intend to further my studies.

Not simply for the sake of improving my qualifications, but also to relive what I am about to leave behind.

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Early this year I featured a similar article. This time I decided to do the same, in order to constantly remind myself that I should cherish my days in University.

It can be pretty scary how fast time flies. I was introducing myself to other university students when I said 'Year 3...going to Year 4 soon'. Hey wait, year 4? Final year? Gosh! I'm Year 4 already! I feel so old compared to those who are waiting to enter uni.

In education the levels are clearly identified by numbers (eg primary 3, secondary 2, etc) so you can keep track how fast time flies (and how old you're getting). But in work there is no such distinction, so 5 or 10 years can pass without you feeling much.

Although this phrase 'cherish your university years' has been said to death, I still have no idea in how to do it. I still mug a lot during school term, putting my focus in academics rather than school-related activities. While friends are participating in camps, getting involved in volunteer work, contributing to CCA organizations etc, I'm still standing my ground in prioritizing my studies. At least in JC, though short, I had fond memories in my CCA activities. But in uni, there is nothing much to reminisce, other than academic matters.

If someone were to ask me, 'What is your best memory in university life', I wouldn't know how to answer it...

The only thing I know is, I'm trying to make full use of university holidays to travel overseas. This is what made me decide to go Europe. 'If I don't go now, I probably won't have the chance to go later, and enjoy myself as much.' I'm actually hoping to go for a summer exchange someday, but I guess I won't have much of a chance anymore. The final summer is already gone.

Entertainment News

追星娱乐八卦新闻

This is Zhui Xing Entertainment News bringing to you the latest and hottest news in the entertainment industry.

苏打绿's 青峰 is recently involved in a text message scandal.
Xinmsn reports:
Steamy text messages between an unknown man and Wu Tsing-Fung, lead singer of Taiwanese pop group Sodagreen, were circulated on the Internet, but the singer's manager expressed that it could be a prank.

According to a Hong Kong magazine, a lost phone containing more than 30 steamy text messages between Tsing-Fung and the phone's owner was found at a night club on June 29.

The messages contain sexually explicit content such as, "Haven't you thought it through before wanting to come by? Why don't we just go all the way?"

It was believed that the phone's owner had sent even more explicit messages to Tsing-Fung, with the singer finally replying with, "Let's play by ear. We should start with hugging and kissing, since it would be too awkward to just head for the showers directly."

When contacted, the owner of the phone was shocked but admitted that the person in the text messages was Tsing-Fung.

The man added saying that they have never met, but have exchanged text messages and shared video calls with the singer.

In response to the news, the singer's manager confirmed that the number belongs to the singer, but mentioned that it was only for Tsing-Fung's personal use.

The manager too said that it could be a prank, as Tsing-Fung had left his phone with a friend since his father passed away in June.


Is 林俊杰 dating again?
Xinmsn reports:
Are they just friends or more than that?

After his break up with model girlfriend Lillian Chen in March, JJ Lin, 30, has reportedly taken a liking to one of Taiwan's most beautiful host Weng Tzymann, and they have been seeing each another secretly for the past three months.

On July 3, the pair was photographed leaving a KTV together, but in response to this, both emphasised that they are just friends and that they were not alone that evening.

JJ and Tzymann were believed to have met at the 2010 Most Searched Award when they were invited to be the presenters for the ceremony.

The pair reportedly hit off and had exchanged contact numbers then.

Ever since JJ broke up with Lilian in March, the two began hanging out more often, and in April, they were seen going to the movies together in Taipei.

However, both denied the allegations and emphasised that they are just friends.

Jupiter's Special
Okay guys, this week it is really really back to Mandopop.
Last year's Jupiter Award 最佳新人 has recently released his second album.
Today we will be featuring 严爵's second album 《不孤独》.

First up is 好的事情.
I guess our Reiko will be very familiar with this song already cos its one of the theme songs for 《醉后决定爱上你》.
The music video's story is actually a little sad. Must watch and listen to the lyrics of the song.
Some background of the song by youtube:
《好的事情》是嚴爵有感於近年全球各地發生了許多天災，在日本大海嘯隔天、在專輯交出母帶最後一刻寫出《好的事情》這首歌，嚴爵認為相信《好的事情》就會替世界帶來《好的­事情》，所以也希望這首歌能夠伴隨更多溫暖的力量，為這個世界帶來許多《好的事情》。


严爵的新尝试.
A little bit of new age kinda song.
If u just listen to the music you might mistaken it as an English song.
Very Western feel to it. A little like Cold Play kinda song I think. Haha.
This is 又不是这样就不孤独.


严爵 and 刘若英. These are two people that i cannot imagine collaborating together.
And yet they did and sang this duet together.
Will there be sparks and chemistry between these guys?
This is 没有旋律配得上你.


I actually like this next song alot.
Stripped of all the gimmicks and just back to basics with only the guitar and his voice.
Very simple yet very warm kinda song.
This is 没有你怎么办.


I like this song also.
I think he sing best when it is just him and the guitar.
Last song of the day.
Hope you like it as much as i do.
This is 悲观乐观.


That's all this week.
Cya

Xian Hao

The Ideal Prey

Another horror story happening at a tourist hotspot.

From: http://news.omy.sg/News/Local%2BNews/Story/OMYStory201107070404-257913.html


夫妇Bali度假　睡梦中被偷万元财物

年轻夫妇开开心心地到印度尼西亚的峇厘岛（Bali）度假，却在睡梦中被窃贼撬开度假别墅的房门，偷走超过$10,000财物和护照，大呼倒霉之余，更惊讶这个著名旅游胜地如此不安全。

蔡家玲（化名）受访时透露，她与丈夫原本通过网站订下两晚住宿的度假别墅声称客满，因此把他们安排到“另一家较新的度假别墅”。两人把行李放到房间后，就出外游玩。晚上7时，两人回房后才发现住宿环境非常糟糕，于是拨电给负责人投诉，并拿相机拍下照片。

负责人之后把两人带到另一家度假别墅。两人在约晚上9时抵达另一家度假别墅，并喝下工作人员提供的欢迎饮料，过后就到房间休息。

蔡家玲说：“我的丈夫晚上11时曾因觉得闷热而惊醒，当时我们的东西都还在。”

岂料隔天早上7时起身后，他们发现原本上锁的房门被撬开，门边放的3个行李袋已不见，只剩下两个装有脏衣服的背包，但背包也有被大肆翻找的迹象。另外，他们的护照、相机、财物，甚至放在睡床旁充电的苹果电脑MacBook，都不翼而飞。幸好，背包后的手机没被拿走。


两人事后怀疑案情不简单，特别是浅眠的他们对犯案过程完全没有察觉，疑心度假别墅所提供的欢迎饮料有问题。此外，他们要求度假别墅负责人报警时，负责人却询问两人是否有锁门。他们回答“有”，对方却立刻表示“但是你们没有双层上锁（double lock）”。

过后，夫妻俩到警局报案，并要求家人汇款。之后两人搭飞机到位于雅加达的新加坡驻印尼大使馆，在3日晚上使用临时护照飞回我国。

蔡家玲出国前购买了旅游保险，但目前还不确定是否可获赔全额。回想起整件事，她心有余悸，并表示短期内都不想出国度假。她说：“出国是为了放松心情，难免放低警戒心。希望我们的惨痛经验让其他人引以为戒。”

Bali警方将 加强执法行动

根据印度尼西亚的《雅加达邮报》报道，前年共有293名外国人成为峇厘岛罪案的受害者，与2008年的205人相比，上升了41%。这个情况引起热爱到峇厘岛度假的游客关注，导致游客人数下降。

数据发布后，峇厘岛警方全面加强社区安全，特别是酒店和度假别墅的保安措施，去年的罪案率稍降，当局仍会继续打击罪案，维护峇厘岛度假胜地的美誉。

当地警方表示仍会继续加强执法行动，包括检查酒店和度假别墅的安全水平，以及与各国大使馆合作，对各国国民发出旅游注意事项等。

当局也劝请游客选择拥有安全水平凭证的酒店或度假别墅，更呼吁游客提高警惕，避免成为受害者。

在多管齐下的措施下，去年外国人受害的罪案率下降了22.5%，共有217人受害，案件涉及广泛，包括破门行窃、暴力伤害等。

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Overseas trips can become a nightmare if you aren't careful, or simply down in luck. Sometimes it does pay off staying in the more recognized and authorized hotels or resorts, though it might be a bit more pricey. With so many accommodations in tourist hotspots like Bali, there are bound to be some dubious ones, trying to prey on unwary/unfamiliar tourists.

Then again, most tourists just wish to relax and enjoy the experience, without being so uptight about security all the time. This is what makes tourists an ideal target for thieves. Hence the bottomline is, be cautious always and don't let your guard down, even in cozy hotel rooms. Locks can be pried open, keyholes can be picked, doors can be opened by the master key.

The report hints a possibility of the complimentary drink being doped. That's a really scary tactic. If the entire hotel staff is targeting you, it seems like there is nothing much you can do eh?

Outing Report by XianHao

Gosh. I guess it has been a long time since I have written an outing report.
The last one was like what .... 3 years ago? Or something like that?

This time have to fulfill my forfeit of losing the Citadels card game that we played last week during our boardgames session.
Wah, I last place lor. Such a once in a blue moon thingy. Cos the last place is usually occupied YOU KNOW WHO. Cannot say name one, if not like Voldemort like that will haunt you. Very scary.
Aniway, Im not really last place last place. It was a fight between me and Servbot. And Reiko has to decide who to give the last place to. In the end, she chose your truly. Arrgh!!!

So that day we had a hearty brunch at Strictly Pancakes.
Frankly speaking, Im not really a pancake kinda person. So i guess i can't really appreciate the art of pancakes but the meal was reasonably nice. The bacons and saugages were awesome.
After finishing our meal, we went to play boardgames. Shan't reveal the location cos we are there "illegally". Haha.

First game -- Citadels.
Not a bad game.
But this game i guess a lot of planning, guessing and strategising. And even after all that, it is not a guarantee that you will win the game.
Which explains why the very smart me ended up in the last position with the uber smart JR.
I guess an explanation of me ending up in that position is that someone very jealous of my smartness keep stealing my money and killing my characters. Arrgh.

After Citadels, Ms Mango have to leave to go for a concert. Free tickets again lor. So good.
There after we started playing our second game -- Munchkins.
Very complicated game wor. I guess you must be familiar with the game to enjoy the fun of it. We gradually get bored with it and shifted back to Citadels.
This time round i got second place lor. Damn, why we didn't organize forfeit for this round.
We should have something like dance to SNSD song at the premises. Haha.

After playing for awhile, quite hungry already and we decided to walk over to cityhall to enjoy NYNY. This time round we were offered candy floss. Wah so nice lor.
After dinner of course must HTHT la.
But this time HTHT not shiok enough.
Relf, you haven't seen and experienced the maximum potential of HTHT. Hope you get to enjoy the full spectrum for HTHT soon. Haha.


Since. im already blogging might as well blog about yesterday as well.
Yesterday was really fun too.
Thanks to deal.com.sg, we managed to treat ourselves to a buffet dinner at Holiday Inn at only half the cost.
I think for half the cost, the food there are quite decent.
I wouldn't say it is really nice but it is not bad la.
The lamp chop, the satay, the salmon and the ice cream are all not bad.
But the usually very glutton Mango quite picky this time. Her facial expression got this sian and disappointed look after she tried the food. Guess must be from the lunch buffet she had earlier that day. Haha.
But for half the price, i think its not bad la.
The environment and the view also not bad. (We got the window seat).
But i agree with the rest on the fact that i would not pay the full price for that buffet.

After eating its back to HTHT.
After warming up abit, the topic finally gets more and more exciting.
We chatted until forget the time and before we knew it we were the only ones still left at the place. We left shortly after realizing that and decided to continue our chat at the hotel lobby.
Very lucky to have found the comfy sofa.
All i can say is, the chat makes me look forward to the Zhui Xing Overseas Trip this Dec.
Im sure it will be a blast!!!

Time always flies when you are enjoying.
Really nice to have found this bunch of people whom i can chat so comfortably with!!!
Love you guys!!!

Signing off,
Xian Hao

Entertainment News

追星娱乐八卦新闻

This is Zhui Xing Entertainment News bringing to you the latest and hottest news in the entertainment industry.

Update Updates Updates on 谢霆锋 and 张柏芝's relationship.
From Xinmsn:
Cecilia Cheung's act of entrusting sons Lucas and Quintus to her makeup artist friend Rick Chin, was reportedly the factor that pushed Nicholas Tse to speed up the divorce procedures.

Yesterday, it was rumoured that Nicholas had delivered the signed divorce papers to Cecilia, and
as soon as the actress sign the papers, their five-year marriage will come to an end.

Nicholas has also reportedly demanded through his lawyers, that Cecilia send their children back to the Tse residence when he returns to Hong Kong next month.

Nicholas is believed to be fighting for custody of their children as he is unhappy with the way Cecilia brings up their children.

If the actor gets custody, it is most likely that he will leave the boys under the care of his mother Deborah Li, while he cuts down on his workload to spend more time with them.

Cecilia, on the other hand, is said to be extremely unhappy with Nicholas's recent admittance of his failing marriage. The actress has reportedly decided to go head to head with Nicholas for custody of their children after she wraps up her shoot for The Lion Roars 2.

Meanwhile, Cecilia's manager has dismissed rumours that the actress is pregnant with her third child. The manager also expressed that she will not respond to any other questions about the couple, and that every decision that Cecilia makes will depend on what Nicholas does first.

Coincidentally this person in the new piece of news was also recently innocently dragged into the whole 谢霆锋 and 张柏芝 drama when 张柏芝 said that only 王菲 will understand her and that she is smart enough to get out of the relationship quickly.
Well, the 王菲's new im reporting is a concert in Singapore, which to Mango's surprise and appall is running out quickly.
Xinmsn reports:
Many groaned, when it was first announced that a VIP ticket to Chinese songbird Faye Wong's concert would cost as much as $580. However, the hefty price tag did not deter diehard fans of the singer from snapping up the tickets.

Running Into The Sun (RITS), organiser of the Faye Wong 2011 Concert Tour Singapore, confirmed that VIP tickets, worth $580 each, were sold out within the first few hours on the first day of priority sale.

The priority sale, exclusively for M1 customers and all OCBC card holders only, kicked off at 10am this morning through ticketing agent SISTIC. By noon, VIP tickets were completely out of stock.

Category 5, 6 (worth $220 each) and 7 (worth $120) seats were also snapped up two hours later. At press time, 90% of Category 4 seats (worth $280) were sold, leaving only single seats.

Approximately 5,000 tickets are available for sale, with more than 60% of the tickets priced at $280 and below, making Singapore the second most competitively-priced concert leg on Faye's Asian tour after Hong Kong. There are a total of seven categories, with ticket prices beginning at $120.

This October 29, get ready to be wowed by the combination of a top Hong Kong music band with an international sound and lighting team, which includes famed Taiwanese director Muh Chan, Wong Kar Wai's visuals, lighting by Japanese renowned designer Mitsumasa Hayashi and Faye herself.


Jupiter's Special
After 2 weeks of KPop, shall we get back to some Mandopop??
Or is it really Mandopop that i will be featuring today?

Super Junior M had a long stay in Taiwan to do promotion for their latest album.
This time round after 韩庚's departure, Super Junior M added two more members who are from the original Super Junior group.
4 months is Taiwan but they were kept busy with hosting variety shows, interviews and even acting in upcoming Taiwanese Idol drama.
Today let's listen to their songs in their latest album.
First song of cos must 来点动感的.
This is 太完美. I dunno if purposely anot cos 太完美 sounds like 台湾美 to me. And their pronunciation not very good one. Haha.


I dunno this time round they only release one music video.
I think this next song here is also quite nice.
Shows off the individual members' vocals.
This is video here is fanmade. But i think it was quite nicely done.
Can take a look.
This is 幸福微甜.


I like this song also.
Heard it on 933 and i think it is quite soothing to the ear.
But too bad again no music video.
This is 吹一样的风.


Super Junior M 的 live 功力如何?
Let's listen to this live version of 命运线 and judge for urself ba.


Bonus Track:
Yesterday at Music Bank, f(x) and 4 Minute did a cross over stage.
They sang each other's song in other words.
I think quite interesting.
Tell me who you think sang better!!!

First up f(x) with 4 Minute's Mirror Mirror.


Next is 4 Minute with f(x)'s Pinocchio (Danger).


Go to my previous entry on KPop i think about a month or 2 ago to compare with the original version ba. I featured both songs back then.

That's all this week.
Ciao. ~

Xian Hao

Seeing the Light in Technology

It has been 5 years since I entered BMT, and so much has changed since then. Change of attire, change of shoes, introduction of laptop, and now...ipad.

From: http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_684461.html

The SAF soldier's latest weapon - the iPad


FROM November, recruits doing Basic Military Training (BMT) will be armed with one more 'weapon' - a handheld touchscreen device such as an iPad - to sharpen their fighting skills.


Responding to queries from The Straits Times, the Defence Ministry said the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) plans to issue about 8,000 sets, including to every recruit in the BMT Centre and those in other institutes such as the Officer Cadet School and the Specialist Cadet School, as well as to servicemen in the air force and naval training schools.

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I'm sure many NSmen will lament how BMT has gotten more slack over the years, and how recruits are so pampered and becoming physically and mentally weak. The recent cases of sudden deaths during a run/jog as well as the fieldpack-carrying saga serves to prove their point even more. Now the poor NSFs have become a common target for Stompers, who will try all means to capture their un-graciousness, laziness and misbehaviour, then put the pictures up online and blast away with endless rants and complaints.

Returning to the article, even the army has to keep up with technology nowadays, like schools and workplace. The key is how to implement such improvements without compromising training. The laptops and ipads may be used as educational purposes, but I bet many recruits will attempt to install games/apps for entertainment haha.

Some people raised the question if the ipad will be used in outfield exercises. I think it's quite convenient. Like google maps, soldiers can use the ipad for topography. No need for maps and compasses! But if the ipad ends up in mud, or with a cracked screen, that's their own business...

Other than the army, ipad can be really useful in schools too. Not sure if any schools have implemented ipad as a teaching tool. If every student has an ipad it would be even better. Some time ago I read about how students can input their answers into a tablet PC in response to a teacher's question during class. This is suggested because students are usually shy in speaking up and are afraid in making mistakes in front of their classmates. By using such input method, not only every student can have a chance to answer the question, their responses can be 'privacy-protected'.