Reports on Beauty, Travel and Life

《我报》记者*郑诗慧的游荡空间。 时而亢奋,时而慵懒;时而快乐,时而忧郁。 时而乐观,时而悲观;时而喜欢,时而讨厌。 除了时而自恋之外,也时而热爱美术,又时而喜欢去party,有时而一个人旅行。不和朋友见面时,喜欢和MSN安静共处。喜欢紫色,喜欢拥抱,喜欢蓝天白云,喜欢运动出汗的快感,喜欢的还有很多很多。活着让人陶醉。

Thursday, September 20, 2007

如果世界上有另一个自己


世界上有另一个自己,


被电脑病毒侵害,而变得残废。看实践幌过,却无能为力。

没有电脑写稿、更新blog和MSN的日子,我的mid-20s生活无疑被科技主导了。我借由它发泄我的喜怒哀乐,寻找我的七情六欲,荒废我的些许光阴。


have patience。aim。be less restless。

无助。

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i never had such sore legs for a long time...my new Schu heels are quite comfy but it cant take my weight for 9 hours of standing around too well. It almost broke :( my legs I mean.


12 noon: Swissotel Merchant Court's famed Ellenborough Cafe food tasting for thai food promo, it is not bad, chef from Bangkok to start off with. But dun have my fave green curry today, tho' it'd be served when the buffet kicks off tmr. The all-time fave+signature Durian Pengant is a must-try! Dun care if cholestrol rise up.......durians, defines a Singaporean :D


2pm: meet up w Jansen & Shanmin to discuss about possible news coverage for Singapore Jewelfest 2007.



4pm: left clarke quay area to go to Canon Digital Lab building at HarbourFront, went to ... One (deg) 15 Club for 22 new CANON products launch. The area where we went is nicee.... diff from where Singapore Fashion Week Press Conf took us the other time I went.

I still so not think Sentosa Cove is pretty, looks like quite shabby...the houses can be built w a more...white-coloured Miami style I feel, not ur typical house-house...got what I mean?


Back to Canon, I already have my eyes fixed on IXUS 860IS, with hands stability function. Up to 8 megapixels (but i usu.. record on 3 MG Jpeg form), the RRP is S$599, worth for my consideration... cuz my Nikon got Lens Error, I kinda tortured it by putting it in my bag and exerts pressure on it :( *my fault*


Not only my camera CMI, my browser kena VIRUS-ed via MSN downloads. :( went for Symantec report yesterday, I am one of the victims for the rise in Trojans, Spyware and BOT, cuz I think my systems is embedded with all of them now! so the key is: Prevention is better than Cure. and also, invest in ur anti-virus software, dun end up being compromised like me :( can cry, takes 20 mins to open a browser.



7pm: went w Veronica from marketing team to the launch with OMY @ a very special location--Clarke Quay's water fountain, aka Central Atrium. for once tonight, the fountain was put to rest and we stood on it to launch the online sister portal: http://www.omy.sg/. do support us!

看着由我报分支出去的主任掌管的OMY的trade launch,有一个新小孩诞生了。大家穿着bright粉红色出席,很有朝气。令sentimental的我想起去年4月中在red dot building的<我报>诞生会。姐姐还在嗷嗷待哺,妹妹隔年就出生了。做妈妈的会不会很累?周围的亲戚消化得来吗?希望大家带着兴奋和乐观的心情抚育这位妹妹茁壮成长。


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*再说"Sicko" 电影《病态》, documentary-film directed and written by (my idol) Michael Moore.

well, by now, those who likes sociological films would have seen it by now. from Bowling in Columbine to Farenheit 911, he had demonstrated his prowess in telling a slice of the reality on important issues facing US thru interviews and data collecting. *impressive*


anyways, I just want to say: hope Singapore would not end up like US's capitalistic medical systems where patients' life/health are dependent on private insurance companies, and who simply cares more about profitting and declining claims, than to pay out and help. I do support welfare-system in the medical field, like in Canada, UK and France he cited, the socialistic medical systems not only work well, but brought about positive impact on pple's lives. Since Spore is moving towards an aging society, it is high time to review the approach we adpot. Is capitalism the best way or the only way to go and govts simply make her subjects pay pay pay?


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some pix from the past events I have attended...or just my daily pix. My fave past time is to admire myself and daydream........


with Andy Lee, makeup artist @ Cle De Peau cosmetics launch.



welcome to taiwan MRT! me & Jolin in cabin :D



Ikea's Swedish designer Anna Efeverland in town, I love the kids' clothes hangers she designed.







NV YOU shoot. happie to meet XiaoHan the lyricist :D and Lee Zhuan, Nv You writer, just like me..we write for a living :)


155cm VS 176 cm Andrea Fonseka@ latest addition to Marie France Bodyline ambassador,she is nice. 我是自取其辱。



n a last note, I fulfilled my childhood dream of being a covergirl. i.e. to appear on glossy papers. i still remember as a photogenic (and am still is) and innocent young girl, I send in my photos/neo-prints to the then-GO! Magazine, and yes, it was published twice..in the last page among like many other phots/neo-prints!


Do buy a copy of Nov's <女友> to see my shoot and short interview. I am oh-so-excited.



I also Facebook-ed it, within a week, got 57 friends, cuz they sent invites thru Gmail, which is a powerful platform, but quite a lame website. It may have more gimmicks, but Friendster is just more... sustainable. and perhaps, there are more work contact than old frens on FaceBook since I use Gmail to send mails a lot. US is quite off this site, and yet Asia is starting to pick up. must be some marketing forces driving it?

Sunday, September 09, 2007

《881》VS “Sicko”

over the weekend, watched two flicks--"881"written and directed by Royston Tan; and "Sicko" written and directed by my sociologist/anthropologist/political scientist-idol Michael Moore. It is easy to distinguish that Sicko is a far better winner in terms of content and depth. Cinematography-wise, "881" wins hands down against the documentary-style film.

881可以再进步
虽然我访问过Royston,也很想好好地鼓励本地制片人,但“不打不成材”,还是想说出我的观后感。觉得故事结结构可以再好一点,因为看到最后,我根本不晓得故事的意义在哪里?要传达的message仅是欢歌笑语吗?那不如买7月歌台VCD回家看?*扁嘴*

这部连续登上三周《联合晚报》和《新明日报》头条的片子,是Royston的第三部片子。之前的4.30我没有看过,所以只依稀记得他15的“阿明”风格和赤裸又震撼性的青少年问题内容。

影片的开头叫我失望。为什么学历不错的大木瓜(王雁雁饰演)这么想唱歌台?喜欢唱歌的年轻人不是都会上Superstar选秀比赛或歌唱训练班,梦想成为下一个孙燕姿吗?:/

故事的剧情起因交待得单薄,重点放在陈金浪《歌台天王》的逝世,和木瓜姐妹与May & Choy榴莲姐妹的歌舞决斗。

看这部片,身边的同事说,剧情和《Borat》抱公鸡的情节雷同。而利用歌舞片交待剧情,印象中,这是蔡明亮的强项,至今脑海里还烙印《天边一朵云》的缤纷歌舞,牵引着我丰富的想象力。

画面精彩,服装更是让人目不暇给。欣赏代唱的明珠姐妹的歌声、王欣和雁雁的丰富肢体表情,和歌舞实景的建构。

但,荧幕毕上的那一刻,对于我并没有太大的感动的沉淀,也说不出故事的underlying message是什么。真实的新加坡问题在哪里?故事演说者并没有点破。它只想说一个可怜人的故事。可怜人的故事何止在舞台上发生?

强化电影概念,可以让国产片走得更远。记得,不要像梁导的那部“发财”题材电影。我耐心花了2小时看完,才发现陈莉萍只是做了一场梦,以带出嗜赌的恶习。不要啊~~小学老师教过,作文写梦境,直接0分。

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太累了,明天再宣导Sicko棒在哪里……