OSCAR 2009!!

The nominations for this year oscar are out!! Woohoo, the Dark Knight got 8 nominations and expectedly one of them goes to Heath Ledger. I really hope he will win the oscar eventually...his performance as the Joker was one of the most shocking and memorable last year. The rest of the 7 nominations are in the technical categories and not as expected, it was denied the Best picture and best director nomination. Well, its afterall a commercial flick...a comic book adaption.

I am quite excited about this year award..not just becos of heath ledger nomination, but becos 3 of my favorites actresses are nominated in the best actress category - Kate Winslet, Meryl Streep and Angelina Jolie. Any of the three getting the Oscar will be great but I really hope Kate Winslet wins it this year. Reason? She havent won for so long already!! Sadly, Leonardo Dicaprio didnt get a nomination this year for Revolutionary Road. I thought it would be perfect if both of them can get a nomination for that film.

I am waiting for a few films to be out in Singapore. Revolutionary Road is one of them, Milk, The Reader and lastly, the most nominated film this year - The curious case of benjamin button. The concept is great, guy ages backwards. Love to see how they pull that off..and there's Cate Blanchett and Brad Pitt. Cool!

Happy New Year!! Gong Xi Fa Cai!!

Wish all my friends out there, a happy and prosperous year of the ox! I know this year is not exactly a bullish year...everyday we hear of people getting retrenched, companies closing down, people getting paycut...but I hope we will get out of this recession or depression soon. Hopefully with our government 20.5 billion resilience package, we can see the light in this time of darkness soon. Anyway, Chinese New Year is coming in a few hours...enjoy the holiday and best wishes to you all. Gong Xi Fa Cai...Huat ah!

Brazilian model who lost hands and feet dies

Came across this piece of sad and shocking news a few days back. A 20 year old Brazilian model, Mariana Bridi, had her hands and her feet amputated in order to save life. She was initially diagnosed with kidney stones but it turned out that she was infected by a bacteria known as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is known to be drug resistant. The bacteria spread in her veins from head to toe and doctors had no choice but to amputate her hands and feet to save her. I was shocked by the damage the bacteria can do to one's body and felt really sad for her that she lost her limbs. Today, the worst happened. She lost the fight and died. I am not sure if this might be the best outcome for her...I cant imagine how she can live on ..without her limbs. Life is so unpredictable...you can have anything now and then lose everything so quickly. I guess we should treasure whatever we have now as we duno when they will be gone.

Me - 1986 to 2005

1986................. 1992................... 1997 ...............2005
Recently my friend sent me a photo of myself during my jc time...thats 1997. 12 years ago..gosh!! And I managed to dig out even older photos of myself and I realised i changed quite a bit...lol

Looking back...moving forward....

Today is the first day of 2009...the start of a year which everyone has already labelled as gloomy and troubled. Well, it may truely be a troubled year...depending on what my boss tells me later this month. lol. Things are not looking good and bonus and increment are definitely not going to be as good as 2008. Hence...no more unneccessary spending in 2009....which I did alot in 2008. Bought lots of stuff last year...from clothings to accessories to ...I dont know what.

If not for the onset of recession, 2008 could have been a great year. I been to a few new places..Tokyo, New Orleans and Perak, made some really good frens...Juztin, Paul, Gabriel and Robin...passed my Basic and Final Theory...though I am not really keen to go for the practical lessons...lol.

Moving forward...I hope 2009 will not be as bad as everyone made it out to be. I am not going to set new resolutions as I know I seldom fulfill them. Just feel that I should do things that are more meaningful....and stop wasting precious time. 28 turning 29 already, getting old and life is short....especially after hearing about Chew Chor Meng's illness....you feel helpless and uncertain about what is going to happen to you a few days or a few years down the road. Hopefully, by the end of 2009, when I look back at the things I did, I can proudly say I have done things that are fruitful and enriching.

With that...I wish everyone a Happy New Year..All the bests for 2009! Despite the bad times...lets hope for good health for us and for our frens and family.