My lovely friends here in lufbra threw a bbq party for birthday boy Xian Hong and me last night! Held at our very own Butler Court, the bbq party was a blast! Really nice and warm gathering of people, simple yet sweet. And fun. haha. One of the last few times all of us will be gathered like this too. Thanks Much Much!
And so, presenting the pictures!
Mel and me! All the girls turned up in pink! hehe. Coolness. Why pink? 'cos it is my fav colour!
one of the few times mel is taller than me! haha. Love her top.
Hui Ran and me! we're actually pointing to pink flowers. Doesn't really show up in the photos though.
Joan and me!
I don't know who took this picture, but the objects of interest here are Aida, the flowers she is holding, and Jeremy (guy nearest to camera and holding the jacket)
Aida and me
Gerrent tries to bully me...
unfortunately for him, I bully him back! :p
Joan and me! No, I did not suddenly sprout rabbit ears. That is an item of necessity (says the organizers) for the birthday girl. Birthday boy looked like construction worker haha.
Yan Lian and me! I was freezing. haha
Lester, a tranny Jeremy, and me!
Mel. The ears look huge on her!
Hui Ran and Mel
Ying Zhi and chicken
BBQ-ers for the night and Birthday Boy, Xian Hong! Man, his jacket thing is so bright! haha. Reflector!
BBQ food illuminated by his jacket
Me and my birthday cake!
Me, my birthday cake and Xian Hong's birthday cake! His cake handmade by his darling kies! haha. And it was superb!
The rabbit is hunted by Hui Ran!
the rabbit attempts to spear Jeremy with a satay stick
time for: pin the rabbit ears on the guy's head! presenting item number 1! Most feminine-looking male, Jerry! and me. :D
Item number 2! Act cute Gerrent and me!
Item number 3! Natural Rabbit Ears Lester and me!
Item number 4! Cheating Jeremy and Aida!
Item number 5! Most innocent-looking (fe)male Wee Yong and me! Too bad, we all know the truth about he(r) otherwise. haha.
Item number 6! Rabbit Alwyn and me!
Item number 7! Trying to be a guy and posing with rabbit ears Joan, and me!
rabbit ears return to its rightful owner and Joan! and my pressie in the background!
Rabbits Ran, Joan and Me!
Item number 8! Xian Hong and me! He cheat! He took out his construction worker jacket!
Sweet Yan Lian and me! Yan Lian is the girl who baked XH's cake
rabbits eat hot dogs too!
Suvian and hip-hop wannabe rabbit (actually, it was drizzling)
Singing Birthday Song!
Cake-cutting session! Or, as that Jurong Junior teacher once said, cut-caking session! -_-" *wonders about the standard of English at Jurong Junior*
Lemon Trifle Cake!
Aida demonstrates the right way to eat a cherry (and turn people on! you did not read this)
Yan Lian feeds birthday boy cherry!
After that, we played a game called Polar Bear! Rather familiar game to many of you, i must say... haha!
the dead polar bears and villagers playing a game of table-tennis
Polar Bear Jerry tries to disguise himself as a rabbit
tell me, tell me, who can the polar bear be?
I was the God, that's why I can take all these photos! All my wisemen/women, polar bears and villagers! Oh, and btw, Mel went berserk last night while playing this game. She wasn't the wisewoman, but pretended to be very wise and accused Jeremy, Gerrent (both of whom were villagers) and Lester (wiseman) for being polar bears! Her reasoning? They made eye contact with one another! haha. She became the village fool after that.
me and my pressies!
a jewellery holder!
all my accessories! nice nice?? haha
and that's all! i'm currently collating all the photos, cos most of them are in the other cameras! will upload everything to photobucket when I'm done, so look out for the link! haha.
cheers! back to the essaying.
-------------------A world Of PeaCe--------------- ; {5:52 PM}
went to London over the weekend to pick up Joan's friend, Gerrent and to watch LOTR the musical. Gerrent treated us to lunch! Whee! wonderful pizzas and tiramisu, bwahahaha! tiramisu date when I return, anyone? haha.
Anyway, LOTR musical was brilliant! seriously. well, if you expect it to be just like the movie, then I'd say you're deluded. Don't bother watching the musical. But if you know that this is a musical, and naturally, there are limitations which the movie does not face but the musical does, then you would be blown away by the amount of talent and creativity used for this musical.
Being only 3 hours long, and being unable to actually have LOTR the musical Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 (poor tourists like me wouldn't be able to afford to fly to London consecutively for 3 years), the storyline is bound to be stripped down and messed around with. This musical expects the audience to know the LOTR story, preferably read and know the book(s). This musical expects the audience to come with an open mind. This musical expects the audience to know that this is, afterall, a MUSICAL.
I was blown away by the brilliance. There were even songs in Elvish!!! And omg, the moment Legolas open his mouth to sing, I melted. Beautiful. And the person playing Aragorn was brilliant as well! And don't even get me started on Gollum and Galadriel. Guy playing Gollum deserves a trophy. The scene where he has an internal conflict? Absolutely fantastic. It was a freaking hard scene to portray, and he did it brilliantly! Galadriel's vocal range was stunning. My goodness.
Plot-wise, it was alright. Like I said, you have to know the story by heart. Cinematic brilliance? Definitely not applicable. War scenes? Put it this way. If you try to squeeze 50 people or more onto the stage to depict the fantastic battles the movie was able to portray, you'd have a trampled audience. I personally value my life.
Costumes? Beautiful!!! Amazing. Characters/cast? Woot! Bravery, for daring to do stunts and stuff that reminds one of a circus act. And yes, the hobbits are actually shorter. Even the dwarf if shorter. And Gollum does crawl around. And yes, they are able to portray the vanishing acts. And there were Ents. And no, the orcs did not sing. Neither did the ringwraiths. But they were scary in their own way. Stage props? They deserve all the awards for this. Never seen such creativity employed before. And the usage of the stage! Brilliant. Music? Halfway through the musical, I wanted to own the OST of the musical.
In short, watch the musical if you can. And if you have an open-mind about it.
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Apologies for the lack of updates. It is essays period once again. And I am ill. So hurrah. Anyways, Butler Court Summer Ball photos and updates will be up when I'm free. Prolly on Fri or Sat. Yeppers! And I still owe you guys photos from Amsterdam and Brussels, and other random ones taken after. GAH. You should just get facebook and view them there. Bwahahahaha.
-------------------A world Of PeaCe--------------- ; {1:20 PM}
i'm so tired, frustrated of having to keep everything inside. being here gives me a sense of freedom and independence i've always yearned for, and at the same time, it feels as though i'm in a prison. something wants to bust out of me. i want to break free, yet i have to remain silent.
the only thing i really miss back home is the people i know. if i could only fly them here.
i miss being able to just meet up or phone one of the girls or guys to chat, rant, catch up etc etc. doing stupid things, sharing jokes, thoughts, feelings. going out for meals, studying together, kendo, karaoke-ing and screaming rock songs at the top of our lungs. there's no one for me to do that here with. i really wish that my 21st birthday could be spent with the people at home. i don't even know what to do for this supposedly huge celebration here. i don't even feel like celebrating it, cos it is so hard to celebrate. everyone is having exams or assignments then. it'll probably be a day like any other day, fading into the darkness.
ironic how in a nation with a significantly larger population than that in Singapore, i end up feeling so alone. so small, so insignificant. as much as i love being here in uk, it just doesn't feel like home. even when i'm with the rest of the Singaporeans, it doesn't feel like home. i'm still alone.
i have yet to meet someone here who could come close to the friends i have back home.
-------------------A world Of PeaCe--------------- ; {9:50 PM}
absinth! most potent alcoholic drink in the world! contains 70% alcohol.
cannabis vodka
astronomical clock
see the white circle in the sky? that's the moon.
easter eggs!
me and the people making a traditional czech bread roll thingie... can't translate the name.
moi hostel!
us with our lovely roomie from USA, val!
dinner at the hostel's cafe
mine and ran's food!
mint hot chocolate!
imagine you tiao... with loads of cheese and ketchup!
yingzhi and yushan
municipal town hall
inside the municipal building
elavator with sofa seats inside!
staircase railing!
waiters posing in front of the restaurant
i'm afraid that's all the time i have for now. all the latest photos i've taken (International Day, Peak District and ISA Party) are all on facebook. you'll have to sign up to view them though.
gotta sleep. not feeling good. ciao!
-------------------A world Of PeaCe--------------- ; {7:08 PM}
