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Friday, July 20

In another 7 - 8 hours time will be the official launch of J.K.Rowling's final instalment of the Harry Potter series. I have placed an order with SingPost and they will be delivering the book to my doorstep tomorrow. I hope they do it early so that I can get my hands on the book and plunged myself into the world of magic. The anticipation is killing me (I believe it is the same for harry potter fans all over the world). Everyone is speculating that Harry would come to his end in the final book but until the book is officially out, nothing is for sure.

I was particularly annoyed by channel 8's news a while back when they revealed that the content of the book could be found online but at prices that were 7 times the original and they conveniently added in that Harry will die in the end. I have no idea how true this is but it felt irritating to have your ending spoilt for you. Actually they were only supposed to be reporting the situation of people queueing outside bookstores in UK, awaiting to collect their book and they had to reveal this piece of news. But they also mentioned that Rowling has urged readers not to believe any speculations till the book is released tomorrow.

Here I am taking a break from my intensive-Harry-Potter reading session which began a few days back. I just finished the 5th book, which was seriously dreadful with all the details, but nontheless important for the 7th book I believe. I am now halfway through Book 6 and hopefully I can cover more by tonight and be ready for the ultimate tomorrow. Gosh. Can't wait.

Yesterday night I finally went to the doctor regarding my persisting fever that left me feeble. I could not have gone earlier as I had HQ duties on wednesday (I was feeling feverish then already). And after taking panadols I felt better so I decided not to visit the medical officers in our camp. But who knew the fever came back just as we were about to leave for the Military Police Change-of-Command parade. I was so sick and weak I could hardly move and couldn't go down for the rehearsal. And so yesterday night I went to the doctor, praying hard it was not dengue fever, turns out it was just a combination of fever, flu, sorethroat. After taking the medication I felt better but still a little warm. Well at least the sorethroat and aching were gone. In the end I got an MC which means I will miss the actual parade today.

Its my first time missing an actual parade and I feel so bad leaving my section mates to support our parts. My newly appointed transport understudy also had to put whatever he has learnt to use today due to my absence but I am glad nothing went terribly wrong from what I heard from them. This may sound superstitious or purely coincidental but every time I do HQ duties, something happens to me. Hmm.. maybe I am just sway.

And tomorrow is the weekend again, we should thank whoever invented saturday and sunday and making them rest days for us. Tuition again for my cousin all the way at Aljunied. As much as I would like to coop myself at home for this entire weekend reading Harry Potter, I ought to be more responsible towards my students' education. And on account of that I shall step out of the house and risk hearing spoilers about Harry Potter. I hate spoilers which is why I am not visiting the yahoo site, opening my msn program, stay away from Harry Potter fans in general at least until I have finished the book. I think it is time I get back to book 6 and finish it asap. Night.

11:15:00 PM

Thursday, July 5

Yay, I just booked 10 tickets to Harry Potter & the Order of the Phoenix and I can't wait to watch it immediately. Even though it neither the sneaks or the first day, its on the second day which happens to be a friday so means nights out, partying, staying out late. Haha. Seriously, the anticipation and excitement is killing me. Everyone claims (well actually only the actors themselves) claims it is the best harry potter movie yet. Well I mean, with every latest instalment of the book released, the plot gets better and more complex so naturally the movie should not fall short of anything otherwise it is going to do severe injustice to both JK Rowling and Harry Potter fans all around the world. And the entire production team will become sinners of the century. But anyways I am still very very thrilled about the movie.

And of course who can forget the last and final book of the Harry Potter series. Oh my god. 21 July. I can't wait. I will wait up at 7am that morning and wait for the delivery man to send the parcel that I have ordered from SingPost to my house. And I will tear it apart and start reading. Previously I told myself I will wait for people to lend the book to me and I will get the edition where they release all 7 books together. But the anxiety is choking me. I hate spoilers, I hate gossips, I hate teasers. And it is so sad they exist all around me and I know people will definitely talk about it after they have read it. Friends, Internet, MSN nicks etc you name it. So to ensure no spoilers for me I shall buy the book. Anyway it was quite a last minute decision to purchase it from SingPost so I hope they have whatever freebies and collector's box they claim they are giving out. Otherwise I will be mad and put an Unforgivable curse on those people.

Recently, I have watched all the blockbusters in the cinemas and these few months I am just splurging on movies and more movies. From Spiderman3 which started the whole trend, to Pirates of the Carribean, Shrek 3, fantastic 4, Transformers and not to mention miscellaneous sucky films that totally suck my ass (*cough Men in white*cough). Gosh I don't even want to start counting how much I have spent on these movies. Popcorns and Nachos each sold separately of course. My god. But I must say I have enjoyed the blockbuster films thus far. The latest being Transformer was totally cool. The CG wise rocks bad ass. I have never seen machines move like that in my life. I was blown away by the visual feast. Although the plot did took a while before it developed and the fighting scene was cool but nonetheless messy because of the scraps of metals flying around your screen. It got to a point I couldn't tell who was fighting who and my eyes started closing even with the bass and treble going at full blast. And the loopholes that you discover after coming out of the theatre can just send you laughing your head off. All in all I would say it is cheesy but impressive. Optimus Prime is so dashing. Coolness.

11:45:00 PM

Monday, July 2

We stood there waiting patiently for the multi-talented artist to make her appearance. There were screams everytime we saw a pair of legs dressed in white underneath the curtain running across the stage. Well, we all assumed it was Christina Aguilera. At 830pm or so, the lights dimmed and the musical extravaganza began. Christina kicked off the concert "Ain't No Other Man" which sent the crowd screaming at the top of their lungs. Her powerful vocals filled the entire indoor stadium. She was simply stunning.

Honestly, I have never paid to go for a real live concert in my life and Christina Aguilera's Back To Basics Tour was definitely my first and many more to come. It was a night of surprise and astonishment as we were blown away by the artist's many talents and vocal capabilities, along with the great band, dancers, stageworks and decorations. In line with her latest album, Back To Basics, this world tour features jazzy and brassy music, circus theme and new mixes. I was particularly impressed with the remix of old tracks like "Come On Over (All I want is You)" and "What A Girl Wants", giving them a reggae sort of feel, adding a whole fresh mood to these two popular tracks made known by the artist herself.

I also particularly like her stage presence as she struts her stuff, swings her hair, flirt with the dancers, communicate with the audience. Her every action sets a statement for herself. Looking back at the video footages of her bubblegum pop era to dirrty sex siren and now a classy, elegant lady, Christina has come a long way. She gave us songs like "Beautiful, "Fighter" which made me understood why people turn to her songs for inspiration and healing purposes. And hearing her sing it live made it so much more endearing.

By the way, we actually sat outside the stadium for a hour to queue up for the standing seats and we managed to secure a very comfortable front view of the stage at the front of the standing seats. As the night went on, we beared with the pushing and shoving, screaming, and standing and I manage to capture some good images. I would have paid more to be in the front seats, capturing better pictures and videos, if I had known that the concert would be that fantastic. That was the night I put my camera to the ultimate test with its freakish 12x zoom. Judging from where we were standing, the pictures and videos turned out very well. I am so proud of my camera. Ha. Canon Ixus 75.

Something beyond the concert and Christina, I have never seen that many caucasians congregate at any place in my life than the day itself. Most of them were Australians, I guess. I was literally surrounded by them at the standing zone. Pretty interesting for a change. According to Melvin, there were almost 8000 people at the indoor stadium but it felt less than that. It was not squeezy as I was expecting and we had space to move around and wave our hands, which was good enough judging from more squashed conditions I've been in before.

There were also lots of "queens" present there as aptly put by Joel. There was this bunch of guys, whom we assume are from her fan clubs, wearing t-shirts that say "makes my panties drop", "makes my cherry pop" (they are lyrics from "Candyman") screaming like girls when the gates were opened for us to enter the stadium. What a high level of enthusiasm I see in them, uh. I didn't know Christina was such an icon for them. I thought Madonna was their icon. Ok, whatever, bet they went crazy when Christina started singing Lady Marmalade and her male dancers came out in drag. It was funny at the same time entertaining. But Christina certainly showed why she deserves to sing it solo than with those three other bitches (Lil'Kim, Pink, Mya). Simply because as Eugene put it, she out-screamed them. haha.

We had so much fun that night until when it was time to get home. There were like cluster of people waiting for cabs everywhere on every road. We waited for 1 and a half freaking hour, from no mid-night charge to exorbitant mid-night charges, but those sucker cabs just refuse to stop. We walked from the indoor stadium to the outdoor stadium, then to somewhere near Kallang station and finally at some god-foresaken bustop along Geylang, still trying to flag for a cab. We were so sweaty, pissed, vulgar, we decided to jump onto any bus that will take us to the heartlands where we stand 500% more chances of getting a cab. In the end 62 took us to somewhere in Hougang and Eugene and I walked home while Melvin and Joel shared a cab home. I was not particularly affected by the cab incident as I was still overwhelmed by Christina's concert but I think it did spoil the mood of the night for some of us.

But anyways, I must give the thumbs up for such an awesome concert. Christina certainly has what it takes to be a diva.

10:45:00 PM

Reach my prismic soul.

Christopher Low Jun Yang

ORD lor! Lookin for Job!!

Soon-to-be SMU Undergraduate

favourites

Nelly Furtado, Justin Timberlake & Timbaland (MTV VMA 2007)

Christina Aguilera - Candyman Live Fashion Rocks 2006

Christina Aguilera - Makes Me Wanna Pray @ Ellen Degeneres

KT Tunstall "Black Horse & The Cherry Tree

Unconditional desires.

Bday Wishlist

~080108~

Gotta thank all for the wonderful presents and beautiful memories

Gifts I will neglect and cast aside, Ornaments, decorative stuffs, soft toys etc

Here goes ~ I wish I wish...

Happiness for my Family and Friends, lots of laughter, success, love in the new year!!

Keep in contact with close friends constantly...

sounds like new year resolution, well here's the real deal, bring it on...

JOB that pays at least $1500 a month, someone pls hire me?

New Deck of UNO cards? Anybody? what's the latest design alr?(Received 2)

PHOTO Frame *cough DEAN cough*

Forrmal Clothes (Vertical Stripe Ones)(Desperately in need of)(Received)

Casual Clothes/Vintage Prints on T-shirts (Not quite, as I have tons of them in my cupboard)(Received)

Adidas sneakers - White with three shiny gold stripes at side and behind (Queenstown has it cheap)(really like it...) (Bought)

Nike watch - Black strap and Gold finish (Received)

(Buy clothes @ own risk!! - I'm very picky on what I wear) I wear Medium and my shoe size is 8 or 9

Ayumi Hamasaki A Calender 2008(LURVE!)

Krumpler The Fux Deluxe (BROWN)

(Received)The Barney Rustle Blanket (RED)

Havaianas 2006 Cartunista Fernando

Havaianas 2007 Alamoana (BLACK)

Ipod Touch <8GB / 16GB>

Ipod Classic 80Gb (BLACK)

SONY Ericsson W960i

The endless connections.

Joel
Melvin
Eugene
Rickson
AlexChee
Deren
Yuki
RuiRong
Desmond
Justin
Fabian
ZhengYi
MengYang
XuanWei
BaoLun
Dawn
Juling
WenQi
Marlina
Paulina
HuiKoon
Serena
Jocelyn
Faizah
Emma
KimHana
SarahOng
SarahChing
AndyWang
Jeremy
Denise
KhongChin
Nathaniel
TeckSoon
MrWee

Mix the words up.

Happy Birthday to...

08 Jan '2008 (Jun Yang)

Dates to remember...

Nil

It took time to see.

You have my thanks.

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