i DO not want to be Chansey anymore!

Chansey becomes (ugh) Blissey

Clement brought his nephew's pokemon book after we started (due to pure boredom) labelling everyone pokemon [see the entry before "Are you Regular or Rainbow?"] and i began to see all 3 seasons of pokemon and to think that Chansey was a standalone without any evolutions, along came that even pinkier shit with extra accessories.

i so don't want to be pinkier.

i so don't want to have curly hair.

i so don't want to have a two-toned skin colour.

i so don't want to be hairy and have white angel flaps around me.

i so don't want to be a tranvestite pokemon.

i'm happy being chansey. WHY OH WHY MUST I EVOLVE. HAHA.

Blissey is a very caring and compassionate Pokémon. In fact, its fluffy coat of
fur is attuned to feelings of sadness, and when it senses a sad person, it will
rush over perhaps a great distance to that person and offer it an egg of
condolence. This delicious egg contains a special power of happiness, causing
any living thing to take even a bite of it to become unconditionally caring and
pleasant to anyone around for the time being. Blissey is equally compulsive in
caring for the ill; It will nurture any sick person or Pokémon it encounters
back to health with loving care, using the healing powers held in its egg in its
pouch as well.
Like Chansey, many Blissey work as nurses in Pokémon Centers.

- Ref: Blissey - Http://www.wikipedia.org

there, i've just cheered myself up :)

"eh, you Rainbow or Regular?"

now, after a thorough day of being bored stiff at The Cathay (yes, my laptop has officially crapped up due to hard disk failure and showing the all too often blue screen from hell. "your cpu has detected a problem ...") , I finally got to rest my all too weary (and achy) thighs and feet after the intensive boot camp.

Ever felt like you could meet up with a person all too often, and seem like you don't know the person at all? This is an all too familiar situation that most of us, wait, check that, ALL of us have been through. We may see that person everyday, be it in the workplace, school or common group gathering, but yet, know 2 hoots about the person's age, surname, or .. in some extreme cases, gender?

The need to open up is one thing, the need to be socially conscious is another. Brace yourself for another issue of musings, lyrical waxings, factual flotsam and .. information! *cue in dazzling lights*

To open up to a person is where you share your deep inner feelings, and when i mean that, i don't mean chowing on fallopian tubes or having your daily dosage of male protein, but rather, the exchange of opinion, the risk of letting others know your say on a delicate situation that might make or break friendship. That's the extreme, of course, more common examples are sharing (ranting) problems of relationships and social issues that are considered taboo if spoken to acquaintences. It may seem hard at first, but what might just be a problem solver to you, could be an opportunity for the other party to see you at your more vulnerable state and perhaps shine a light into your mentality that a potential friend could be at sight.

To be socially conscious does not need much sharing, it's rather being aware of the situation and the person whom you're communicating with. The need to realise the persons demography (race, gender, orientation, employment) is crucially essential lest you create a social faux pas.

Such an example is the mistake of metrosexuality as homosexuality and being anal about looks (pardon the pun), some men would really prim themselves out for a simple trip down to the wet market. They would buff their nails, ensure every follicle on their cleanly wiped head is down to it's strategic symmetrical formation. Their bags would be the non ruffly red plastic bags but rather, an ESPRIT bag at the most. Toting it on their shoulders whilst their LV handphone strap peeks out nicely.

Now, in a dinner party, the metro briefly explains his wash-by-the-numbers guide to great skin by showing that illustration mentioned above, and the typical unethical socially deprived unaninmous moron [TUS-DUM] (yes, that's you if you feel so) would probably have a conversation with the Metro that might something like this.

Metro: ... so that's how i usually go out for some saturday breakfast at the local wet market la.
TUS-DUM: orh, so you must do all that before you go out har? so mah fan
Metro: it may seem a bit frustrating to ensure proper hygiene and maintanence before going out, even if its to do mundane things such as a meal
TUS-DUM: har, u don't tink it's damn STUPID can? it's like, sian loh, must even change market bag to ESPRIT bag, very act-atas can?
Metro: well, a person should always try to have a level of ...
TUS-DUM: also har, why you wear tote? you gay meh? your wife know or not?
Metro: my wife is very well loved by me and i would have you know that i am heterosexual and i do not fancy man in any ..
TUS-DUM: really meh? sure orh not? ask you har. You Rainbow or Regular?
Metro: i'm sorry?
TUS-DUM: Rainbow or Regular. thought you gay one u should know?
Metro: i don't and i'm not gay by the way.
TUS-DUM: aiya, Rainbow is like Brokeback mountain loh, go fishing with 2 rods instead of one. Regular is Tammy lar.

and of course through this conversation, many evidences show that TUS-DUM is definitely a man that lacks General Knowledge (i'm sure through many articles and means of information does the general public know that metrosexuality is USUALLY a hetero man being well groomed) and also, the lack of the basic background biography of Mr. "Metro". A little knowledge could go a long way, and save a hell lot of face.

This may not happen so much, but trust me, the biggest ignoramus could be sitting next to you, at your workplace who puts his pencils up his nose, or the noisy uni mate that makes sexual noises when he pees.

Watch it, or you may get TUS-DUM-ed!

CJSOPA : Pokemon Version (apparently)

*DISCLAIMER : CJSOPA does NOT have an unhealthy obsession with Pokemon and any of its logos and affiliated intellectual properties. It has been due to pure insanity from being overworked that we have decided to label ourselves pokemon and its guardians.

CJSOPA - Celine Jessandra School of Performing Arts is currently run by 2 beeeeyootiful ladies, Celine or "Laoshi". whom is also known as Nurse Joy for being the motherly one.

and Catherine, whom is in charge of marketing and administrative matters, who is also the strict discplinarian, plays Officer Jenny

Ben plays Psyduck.

Hanafie plays Snorlax

Matthew Liu plays Diglett

Jasmine Tye plays Clefairy
Charlene Chen plays Charmander
Clement Chen plays Bulbasaur
Charlotte Robyn Huang Yanting plays Butterfree
and who else is deemed to fit the affable role of the pink lovable crap Chansey? ME!

BOOT CAMP! and the all important lesson of Humility

after experiencing the life of an artiste through the CJSOPA camp yesterday and today, i guess i have pretty much tasted the life of a struggling artiste. The gruelling physical trainings, the vocal trainings and stressful choreographed dance steps and it's deadlines. The need to express yourself through vocal registers, expression, tone, dynamic. The concerts, counselling sessions, trainings, roleplaying activities, discipleship (in a sense) dance and vocal lessons all cultivated in the 6 (2 couldn't make it) artistes core principle values such as generosity, understanding, consideration and maturity.

But most importantly, it's about staying HUMBLE.

HUMILITY. everyone needs to be brought down to the ground from their floating invisible thrones in their head. Since when have we ever always thought we're meek and gentle? no way jose, i'm pretty sure everyone has ever felt like the most arrogant dumbass know-it-all sonofagun at one point or another. They are so happy to trample on those that are slower by nature, or those that are handicapped, or not as talented as them, and proceed to rub up their snobbish noses high up in the air, and cast a patronising look at them, thinking of them no higher than a piece of nian gao that has dropped behind your cupboard for more than a decade.

Just how is one arrogant? In my personal opinion, arrogance can come across many forms, such as passive arrogance and active arrogance. To a sense, it's definition is determined by the mode it has been communicated or perceived by other people. As are many mediums currently available in such a vast techno-age, arrogance has certainly a dominant foothold of information transfer in this age today.

Passive Arrogance is perceived as one that is subtle yet crying out for the need for attention, or worst, intention to offend a person. Such an example is of course, the use of the internet. Just how many subtle messages can one send over blogs, emails, Msn nicknames, Instant Messenging Services? Are all these but channels of communicating information as well as the giving the ample opportunity for slander, malice, ill will? It's really quite easy to identify with someone having the penchant of Passive Arrogance, such as constantly reverting any conversation back to "I wish.. I did... I am.. I have". The letter 'I' is always lingering around every other sentence made. The constant need for attention can also be perceived as passive arrogance, the need to make people realise that you're currently nursing a flu, walking your neighbour's dog, passing your driving exam with flying colours etc..

I'm not against the idea of letting people know the updates of your life through brief anecdotes and thesis statements per se, just that there should be a level of moderation and balance in how you present yourself. The need for attention is a sure-fire sign of insecurity and immaturity. Just like a baby in a cradle. Only when it gets fed or rocked to sleep does it finally settle down.

Active Arrogance is totally in your face, and it usually happens when someone relays a message of self-glorification or unconstructive criticism or just words of pure ill will through 2 or more senses. Like, in real life, sight and sound, or to more hum sup / lecherous people, touch too. However, over the internet, sure fire signs of active arrogance is again, just in your face sentences that clearly show.

Again, I re-iterate time and time again, these are all my own self-fabricated philosophies, I seek not agreement in what i say, but leave be if this is how i perceive. and also, to the people who have a lot of issues to settle and think too much for their own good, if you think that this post has been reverted to you, kindly approach me for some clarification, coz boy, i just wrote this out of pure by-the-moment periods. Don't give me talk on how i may have the possibility to contradict myself in any of my previous, current or future posts, coz this isn't a thesis or final term paper that i'm banking scholarship funds and crap like that. This is just mental masturbation, as Li-lin once said. :)

PS: I may be guilty of Arrogance at one point in my life or another, we all can make the effort to change, so instead of flaming people on tagboards, take everything in your stride and learn to leave your fucking name on the tagboards so as not to show passive arrogance. haha. okay, not funny but hell.

a sudden realisation (too little too late)

maybe everything i hear should be taken with a pinch of salt.

afterall, there are 2 sides of a coin.

Thanks to JORDUSLIMBINGJIE, the first meme of 2007

HOW MANY KEYS ARE ON YOUR KEYCHAIN?
4! 3-coloured house keys and the work place key

WHAT CURSE WORD DO YOU USE THE MOST?
nau hia (though it's such a angmoh slang for ni na hia or whatever)

WHAT TIME IS YOUR ALARM CLOCK SET FOR?
0700 - PT at Toa Payoh Stadium early in the morning tml!

DO YOU WEAR FLIPFLOPS EVEN WHEN IT’S COLD OUTSIDE?
yes. i love my havi-nanas.

WHERE DO YOU BUY YOUR GROCERIES FROM?
the Matriach does it, but usually at Tiong Bahru's ghetto market or the highly atas Great World City Cold Storage.

WOULD YOU RATHER TAKE THE PICTURE OR BE IN THE PICTURE?
you say leh?

WHAT WAS THE LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
"Another Gay Movie" - see Jules's blog for review.

IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY, WHAT ARE THE FIRST THINGS YOU WOULD BUY?
a super effing rich condo in town, DKNY, Ed Hardy, and other atas clothing.

HAS ANYONE EVER CALLED YOU LAZY?
have they ever. lol. the Matriach especially.

DID YOU EVER TAKE MEDICATION TO HELP YOU FALL ASLEEP FASTER?
try not to.. that panadol cold looks tempting.

DO YOU PREFER REGULAR MILK OR CHOCOLATE MILK?
Regular! i am so vanillaaa.

HAS ANYONE TOLD YOU A SECRET THIS WEEK?
mmmm.. depends on the level of secrecy, plus, if i told u, i'd have to kill you.

WHAT DID YOU HAVE FOR DINNER?
nothing actually, busy with camp, though we had some swiss rolls at 4pm.

DO YOU WEAR HOODIES OFTEN?
no fats needed to cover and i find hoodies rather poseur.

CAN YOU WHISTLE?
yes yes, the whistle song.

HAVE YOU EVER PARTICIPATED IN A PROTEST?
nope. petition in secondary school? always.

THE LAST RESTAURANT YOU ATE AT?
in Thailand, Wang Sai Chinese-Thai Resteraunt.

WHAT DID YOU DO YESTERDAY / WHERE WERE YOU?
Yesterday was at CJSOPA for vocal trainings and practices.

DID YOU WATCH CARTOONS AS A CHILD?
OMG, Ultraman, Power Rangers (all), Big Bad Beetle Borgs, Care Bears, Masked Riders, Digimon, Pokemon!

HOW MANY SIBLINGS DO YOU HAVE?
Sean Chan Zhi Ming aged 24 currently residing in Adelaide, Australia.

ARE YOU SHY AROUND THE OPPOSITE SEX?
hell no.

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST REGRET?
O levels, Putting myself out for love, being used as an object of physical affection?

WHEN WAS THE TIME YOU LAUGHED SO HARD YOUR SIDES HURT?
Yesterday night, telling stupid lame jokes with Clement, Hanafi & Yanting

WHAT MOVIE DO YOU KNOW EVERY LINE TO?
Mean Girls prolly.

DO YOU OWN ANY BAND TEES?
Band? mmmm, nah, not much of a guitar slinging junkie.

HOW MANY CHAIRS ARE AT YOUR DINING ROOM TABLE?
8

WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE SALAD DRESSING?
Thousand Island, Honey Mustard.

DO YOU READ FOR FUN?
Not much though, a rare find.

CAN YOU SPEAK ANY LANGUAGE OTHER THAN ENGLISH?
English, Mandarin, Catonese and a lil of Thai :D :D

DO YOU DO YOUR OWN DISHES?
wash? no. cook? hardly.

WHAT COLOUR IS YOUR ROOM PAINTED?
White. but really faded.

HAVE YOU EVER CRIED IN PUBLIC?
Who hasn't!?

ARE YOU USING A DESKTOP OR LAPTOP?
Desktop. stupid 3 year old lagging Dell.

WHICH DO YOU MAKE: WISHES OR PLANS?
Plans.

ARE YOU ALWAYS TRYING TO LEARN NEW THINGS?
Once in a while.

ARE YOU CURRENTLY WANTING ANY PIERCINGS OR TATTOOS?
I don't mind a chinese character on my back.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE GUY SHOULD PAY ON A FIRST DATE?
hell yes.

WHO WAS YOUR FAVOURITE TEACHER?
Ms Armstrong from ELDDS.

HAVE YOU EVER DATED SOMEONE OUT OF YOUR RACE?
totally.

WHAT IS THE WEATHER LIKE NOW?
semi humid.

WOULD YOU EVER DATE SOMEONE COVERED IN TATTOOS?
yes. my first partner (for 3 days) was covered and also had a prison tracking tag. how law abiding am i? :)

WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE CLASS BACK IN WHERE YOU USED TO STUDY?
prolly 3G in GESS? juanjuan, fenghui, shion, timothy goh, jeremiah low, rizwan, ridwan, yuzhuang .. man i could go on.

WHAT PERSONALITY TRAITS ARE A MUST-HAVE IN THE OPPOSITE SEX?
Understanding

HAVE YOU BEEN ATTRACTED TO SOMEONE PHYSICALLY UNATTRACTIVE?
yes, many fuggly ones. (okay weiming and mandy can so vouch on this)

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SLEPT ON THE FLOOR?
mmmm.. the night before.. you left.

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ALCOHOLIC DRINK?
Bacardi Breezers. omg how underaged beng am i? well, aside from that, not much though. i'm okay with whatever comes, as long as it's sweet.

DOES YOUR CLOSEST STARBUCKS HAVE A DRIVE-THRU?
none in Singapore.

DO YOU LIKE YOUR LIVING ARRANGEMENT?
Location wise, hell yeah, orchard road baby. but interiors need some work.

HOW MANY HOURS OF SLEEP DO YOU NEED TO FUNCTION?
6-7

DO YOU EAT BREAKFAST DAILY?
if i'm not late for an appointment that is.

WHAT WAS THE LAST THING THAT SCARED YOU?
the earthquake tremors and to check if the Matriach was alright

ARE YOUR DAYS FULL AND FAST-PACED?
nowadays, yes.

DID YOU EVER GET IN TROUBLE FOR TALKING IN CLASS?
hurhur, who hasn't?

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FRUIT?
Pomelos and Mangos.

WHAT ARE YOU WATCHING RIGHT NOW?
Soon to watch Youtube to get inspiration for tml's performances.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE ON OTHER PLANETS?
Idealistically speaking, no.

WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON TO PISS YOU OFF?
Diplomatically speaking, no comment.

DOES YOUR CRUSH HAVE A BOYFRIEND/GIRLFRIEND?
yes.

DO YOU GET ALONG BETTER WITH THE SAME OR OPPOSITE SEX?
actually nowadays, both! great.. :DD

WHAT DID YOU DRESS UP AS FOR YOUR FIRST HALLOWEEN?
I dressed like my mirror reflection. i know, i so need to get a life.

WHERE DO YOU WORK?
Tanjong Pagar, Town and Katong

DO YOU LIKE MUSTARD?
spicy!!

WHAT DO YOU TELL YOURSELF WHEN TIMES GET HARD?
Press On, "if its bitter in the start, then its sweeter in the end"

WOULD YOU EVER SKYDIVE?
i skared the parachute .. -whines-

DO YOU SLEEP ON YOUR SIDE, TUMMY, OR BACK?
usually side, u know, accessible. if you know what i mean -wink wink-

WHAT DO YOU THINK OF ANGELINA JOLIE BEING PREGNANT?
her baby's lips would have a hard time getting out of her vagina.

DO YOU ENJOY GIVING HUGS?
hahaha. yes. physical touch. my love language.

WOULD YOU CONSIDER YOURSELF TO BE FASHIONABLE?
yes.

DO YOU OWN A DIGITAL CAMERA?
yup!

WHAT CELEBRITIES HAVE YOU BEEN COMPARED TO?
Some dude called Nathanial from Project Superstar. zomg.

DOES IT ANNOY YOU WHEN SOMEONE SAYS THEY’LL CALL YOU BUT THEY NEVER DO?
yes,worse. "let's have lunch soon yup!"

ARE YOU A VEGETARAN?
Nope. pass the ribs.

ARE YOU A JEALOUS PERSON?
erm. ask him.

WHAT’S YOUR OPINION ON SEX WITHOUT EMOTIONAL COMMITMENT?
as much as we all have our physical temptations, making love is very much better. and to quote someone, making love lasts hours.

IF YOU WERE BORN AS THE OPPOSITE SEX, WHAT WOULD YOUR NAME HAVE BEEN?
Jade Amelia Chan Ai Mei. LOL.

GET 5 PEOPLE TO DO THIS MEME!
Gorgeous Mandy, Fong Wei Li, Clement, Matt, Charlene.

I am...

The Giver You strive to maintain harmony in relationships, and usually succeed. Articulate and enthusiastic, you are good at making personal connections. Sometimes you idealize relationships too much - and end up being let down. You find the most energy and comfort in social situations ... where you shine. You would make a good writer, human resources director, or psychologist.

What's Your Personality Type?

Your World View

You are a fairly broadminded romantic and reasonably content. You value kindness and try to live by your ideals. You have strong need for security, which may be either emotional or material. You respect truth and are flexible. You like people, and they can readily make friends with you. You are not very adventurous, but this does not bother you.

What Is Your World View?

deadly accurate for both. how scary is that? maybe there's some truth to these quizzes afterall.