Virtuoso Finals

Alvin my man..(dun take this the wrong way..its nigger talk..i’m str for god’s sake..)..made it to the finals of Virtuoso..was really proud of u man..n I had no alternative but to go support him..hee..as if I was being forced..to go..i mean..he’s my band’s singer..so..haha..had afternoon make up class for biz law..man..how is it I end up havin lessons on a sat afternoon..this aint rite..haha..

After the lessons…I met up with Adeline (cookie monster/cookiemon) for dinner b4 goin to watch Alvin..she said she would go get the flowers for Alvin and that she would get it in TPY since its her neighborhood n its more convenient.. … …but to my utmost surprise (even for her standards)..she got lost in her own neighborhood and took ages to locate a florist..hee hee..now now..admit it..u cant navigate!..hee..

"Say Cookie!!"

The drum box is super cool! (box man sat on)

Anywayz..we met up n quickly grabbed dinner as it was runnin pretty late..when I got there..i saw lots of familiar faces..eileen..kai..kevin..its gd to see yr 1 get involved in major sch events..hee..i sound as if I’m not in freshie yr..oh..n take note..accordin to Adeline..aka bimbo..yr 1 = freshie, yr 2=sophomore, yr 3=junior and yr 4=senior..so…freshie..we are..haha..

"stop tryin to kiss me!!"

All the contestants were great..seriously..in every category..but sad to say..i hav to reveal..that I feel Alvin had a wrong choice of song..he chose to sing ‘creep’ by radiohead and made it an even more emo and dark version. He was dressed in really goth clothin n had black all over him..but I hav to say his showmanship is improving man..haha..with his ever unlimited positions in holdin mics..he did the kneelin down thingy like we discussed it b4..n guess dat really made an impact..alvin finished the competition 3^rd..

"What am i doing here?"

"i'm a creep!!!"

"Pls stop playing!! I beg u!! its horrible!!"

"i'm on my knees now!!..stop playin!!"

"thank god its over!!..Cookiemon to rescue.."
-Knocks into Emcee next-

But it was really cute though..when they finished the performance..william turned around n knocked into the emcee..causing a big ‘bang’ on the mic..haha..n everyone laughed..veri entertainin..

Adeline's fav contestant? lol..

Jamiel..my buddy was also in the competition..he was in the solo and song writing category..n boi did he pack no surprise at all when he swooped all the prizes in the 2 respective divisions..dat lucky @#%$..walked home with new creative mp3 players..headsets.n even a keyboard...i would love to bring home the keyboards..haha..gonna pick up another instrument..

Singing his original..

Showing his talents..

Winning all the prizes..

Midway thru the nite..i needed to send an urgent email to the starry nite organizers..n when I turned around..i saw someone using it..n it jus had to be dat Eileen Tan | yi-li-dan(one egg)…haha..cos previously I needed to borrow from her too..but I din manage to catch up with her to borrow it though..how rude of her to use laptop durin the performance la..haha..well..but not everyone is as nice as me..so… …haha..

We had a guest performance by some supposed-to-be mega star from Malaysia..a Chinese song singer..but..hm..i cant rem her name..n nv seen her b4..maybe not dat famous afterall..hee..

Ahmad and Alicia (Ah-licia) swooped 1^st place for the group category..full credit to them..they were really gd la..n Ahmad sounded really like jacky cheung..when they did the duet ‘in love with you’..and although ahmad was busy touching Alicia all the way..takin the chance to hug her..haha..they were awesome really..But I was still veri proud of alvin though..3^rd is gd..n he was really gd..

Get wat i mean now (busy smoochin)??

Drinks drinks drinks

I was pestered the week b4 hari raya by Clarence to join beer pong @ frujch on the followin mon..n seein him havin no team mates..i pitied him n said reluctantly said yes..lol..but he managed to find other team mates to join on the actual day..n when mon came..he dropped me a bomb shell..he realized dat he has signed up for some gourmet club activity too...n was givin up beer pong..dat pangseh king!!..n notice..his activities r all ard FOOD & BOOZ..lol..explains e tummy..haha..

After I said I weren’t turning up…his other team mates fled too..but in the end I returned to frujch to jus join in da fun..was there with duan..she came over to look for me after work..though I understand that it was her first time to smu..i didn’t quite understand how she could end up at boat quay while lookin for SMU..lol..(holland queen)..anyway..as much of a spoilt spot as she is..she declined to join in beer pong..so I had to go ahead with sentill (more commonly known as short, fat n botak..lol). hey! I’m not bad k…I’m jus providing info..even wrote a song abt him la..n e prof loved it..asked me to send him in fact..

I was knocked out of beer pong in the first round…dat ass sentill missin on so many occasions..haha..but I was shootin blanks too..lol..as part of makin up to me…clarence paid for the beer pong reg fee..kee kee..after I was knocked out…I stayed to support sentill for a bit…n dat was where e nachos he ordered and paid came..n the server was like askin…erm..where do I leave this?..n I replied.. “MY TUMMY!!”..lol..i looked at his nachos and looked at him playin beer pong..n thot..he prob dun need so much nachos..lol..n bit by bit..his nachos disappeared..

I even took the whole plate oh nachos to him n ate it in front of him..haha…nth u can do bro!..haha..when he returned..he decided to offer us more chips..which I’m sure its cos duan was there…u womanizer!..haha..

After grabbin some free beer..n free nachos..we decided to leave for some pizza @ raffles city..cant really rem the name of the pizza place though..too busy eatin..lol..dats where I prompted duan to sprinkle some shredded cheese on the pizza..so dat I can see her wager her flabby arms about..haha..

Hey hey..i’m jus being considerate to the pizza..wat kind of pizza comes without cheese?..haha..jus makin the pizza feel complete..satisfyin it emotionally..

Duan n I headed bac to sch to persuade Clarence to go chill later in the nite..n he was persistent not to go at first..but den again..it the temptation of booz didn’t take long to take its effect on him..haha..n in no time at all..we were in a cab on way to boat quay.

We couldn’t decide where to go n I thot of goin to crazy elephant…to surprise aloha..n when I got there..she screamed..haha..as always..crazy as hell..n she went.. “oh no!!..now u’ve seen me at work..my perfect image is gone!!”..n I was.. “erm..wat image???..nv had one abt u..” haha..

When we ordered drinks..adeline called me..to bug me to help transfer some money to her bro..n there was no atm nearby..n after pesterin me for some time..the naturally soft hearted alan gave in n I walked all the way to liang court for the ATM..see I’m how nice can..haha

We ‘cai quan’ thru out the nite n I muz say…Clarence is so super lousy at it la..hha.out of a hundred times..he prob drank like 80 times?..haha..i even took a video of him getting drunk..spillin stuff over himself n doin funny things..which of cos included callin ppl up…dats his classic move man..lol..

E place closed by ard 3 plus..n dats where we decided to take off..had to send Clarence bac b4 he starts slpin in the streets..n duan didn’t wanna go home..hai..i’ve been hangin out with 2 weird ppl..one dat love callin ppl @ 3am to ask if they’re slpin n the other nv ever wanna go home..lol..

But dat nite was loads of fun..haha..gotta de-stress..halfway thru the term..n we will drink again..sometime soon..when I get my stuffs settled..n I’ll make Clarence drink again..or rather..both of them..haha

Adrain’s wedding

20^th October 2006 was the nite my cousin adrain finally tied the knot (well…technically dat alreadi happened months ago @ ROM). But that nite was the customary dinner that all Chinese felt obliged to hold even till today..haha..not to mention..my sis’s in dec whereby I’m the coordinator..n I’ve planned absolutely nth yet (ops..).

The dinner was held at Grand Corpthorne..n it was the first time that I was there and not prepared to get dead drunk..haha..usually jus pass by it to make my way to Zouk. The setting at Grand Corpthorne was pretty grand and if I’m not mistaken its 3 n a half star or something. But the lifts were pretty messy though..as only a few lifts could get to the particular function room that my cousin had his wedding. I mean..y make different lifts to reach diff function rooms?..i can understand the separation for function rooms and hotel rooms but..hm..anyway..

I met the groom first thing when I got to the reception..well..u cant really miss him..he was in white suit and pants..realli realli smart looking. And he reminded me of some Korean actor..dressed in white..playing in white snow..n blending into the background..lol..anyway..I went to help out at the reception table after getting tired of standing around for some time. It was pretty messy though..the way the guest list was planned..esp when some names were written in Chinese with no hanyu pinyin. Gonna create a better system for my sis’s wedding..

Finally…abt 90% of the guest had arrived and they decided to start the dinner. That’s where the couple got themselves ready outside the ballroom to enter the arena..the hotel staff has got all the mist and dry ice machine ready..to create that misty effect when the couple makes their introduction into the dinner..n dat was when Ai wei n I thot of running towards the mist to take photos..lol..but I was in fear that the door would open jus when I was playin with the mist..now..dat wouldn’t look too sightly would it..hee..

The Set on the table..

Toast to everyone..

Pouring the champange

After all the guest were seated..we remained outside for about 5 mins in case there were late guests that needed to register their attendance. Half way thru waiting..there was this lady dat came rushin towards us.. “OMG..it started??..i’m so late!!..oh no!!..”..and den after goin thru the guest list..she realized..she was at the wrong wedding.. -_-‘ …haha..yes yes..she can go elsewhere n start doin the OMG thing all over again..cos the dinner she’s supposed to be at..would probably have started too..

After I wrapped up the reception table..i guided the camera man to his seat and den I headed to mine..(cant afford to lose out on too much food!! Hee)..after digging into the cold dish..some servers came to ask if we wanted some beer or wine..n my dad started askin everybody around the table if they wanted the alcohol beverage..n one by one he approached..n I cant help but notice he deliberately skipped askin me…grr!!..his silent gesture of making me designated driver for the night..haha..

huh?...

Thru out the dinner..the cousins gang n I basically jus jus cam whored thru out the whole event..haha..takin endless pics..well..afterall..the food aint that fantastic to be honest..but the atmosphere n ambience was gd though..dat I hav to admit..

When the dinner ended..my dad took off to meet some of his frens for more drinks..n I had to drive my bro-in-law home b4 sendin my family bac..its kinda weird though..it has always been the other way round..him chauffeuring us..hee..

1800-1GSTRING

A couple of weeks ago..i was supposed to present an individual oral presentation for my comms module. We were supposed to sell something to the most unlikely buyer..n were given freedom of choice as to wat we’ll be sellin..n SO… …I chose to sell g-srings..to guys…Lol..although our topics were confirmed abt a week plus b4..i waited till the day b4 to prepare for the presentation..haha..partly due to LTB execution n bigger part to laziness..

Anyway…I started the presentation by introducing my settin to the audience..which was a talk show on tv..n since I was previously known as Alan MustaphaFandiAhmadAbullahTamugiMohammadScolari on Financial Watch | Channel Comms Asia, I thot I’d bring the name back..haha..but this time..i jumped ship due to my new found passion in fashion and joined MTV to have my veri own MTV talk show..Called..MTV..(My Thongs Vision)..Lol..whereby I spoke abt the 7 traits of highly attractive men..which was veri much self-created..haha..n how wearing g-strings will achieve them

All our presentations r video taped and I went on elaboratin abt wat gals wan in guys..sensitivity and stuff and how wearin g-strings will help guys understand gals n attract them in the process..lol..i’ve also linked it to some of the trends and celebrity practices..

Finally..i rounded up the show by playing a song I name… “erm..it’s beautiful”..

About 2 weeks after the presentation..I found myself attending a biz law class on tue..as usual. I sat at the back of the class and had a clear view of the room. As I was tryin to read wat the prof wrote on the board..i was lookin forward..n den suddenly I saw myself in someone’s laptop flap…lol..Someone

Was watchin my comms presentation on their laptops..n turning ard n grinning at me..haha..i hope they weren’t serious in sayin they wanna upload my entire presentation on youtube..haha..

Blood donor

I was walkin down the concourse the other day..where I past the red cross counter..and I recalled I haven donated blood for a veri veri long time..abt a yr..haha..not dat I didn’t try..but it so happened that the previous times I ran in to a blood donation drive..i was on anti-biotics..and thus..i was turned away..(alan always makes time for blood donation k!!)..anyway..the blood donation drive was held in the lib..and really..i felt..it was a weird place to hold one..haha..well..but SMU is a really small place…so..haha..poor us..

My latest accessory - Pink elbow guard

I was supposed to meet Clarence to go tgt but hee..i couldn’t really wake up..so went abt noon..despite me wakin up in late morn..i hav onli slept a couple of hours..so dun be goin ard thinking I’m a pig..haha..but I was a little scared dat I may feel drowsy after donatin..since I didn’t really slp..but still..i went ahead..cos alan is a kind soul!!haha..

The helpers @ the drive were really friendly..n during the check up..they spoke to us really nicely..which reminded me of the difference in experience as compared to my last medical check up..which was in SAF..haha..its good to be treated normally again..

It didn’t take long for me to fill up the pack..guess my BP ain’t low at all?..haha..anyway..my veins were so big n obvious..u cant miss it..n it would provide tons of blood..when I finished the donation..a helper came over to help me dress my ‘wound’ and he came with 2 dressin designs and asked “which do u prefer?purple or pink?..” and I replied “purple!..pink is abit sissy on a guy.”..he said “OK!”..n gave me the PINK one. … …diao..

Haha anyway..be gentle on me..cos..i’m a blood donor!..haha..

Light for one..and plight for some

If u remember from my previous entries abt the performance @ frujch..we played a song for a guy who was goin for a lung operation..I ran into him the other day..and he was bac in spore after his op..i heard his operation was a huge success..n he was now fit n healthy..I wanted to welcome him bac to sch..but couldn’t as he was on the phone..but still..i felt reali glad that he is back..and sound..

But later in the day..after dinner with my LTB mates..michael received a call..that his father was passing away..due to heart and lung complication..it is prob due to a build up from heart probs..hai..jus as I felt relieved to hav seen someone escape form death..somethin else happens..i was really concerned for Michael..but it seems that he would prefer us not to go down to the funeral..

I was pretty speechless..and not knowin wat to say at that period of time..but once again..Life is unpredictable..cherish every moment u have..

Creative Learning @ Boys Home

After weeks and weeks of planning..the day was finally here for the workshop @ boys home. I muz say that I was a little half hearted in conducting it as we weren’t allowed to take photos..which meant I had very little evidence to show for when I present my LTB final presentation. But since we’ve already promised..we should not go bac on our word.

My dad was out of town that week..so..hee hee hee..grabbed his GS300 for that week and enjoyed a week of convenience..and also.. …poverty. Lol..Cos its so so so expensive to drive to SMU..Plus it being a 3000 CC car did not help either..haha..

I went to school on the morn of the workshop to meet my biz law mates and soon after..met up with aloha, cindy and jenny. Packed food n headed for the carpark as we were running late already..n we had to pick up ze yan from his home(bayshore rd) as he’s carryin tons of stuff..alot of travellin to do..afterall Boys’ Home is in Boon Lay..

Chay: Show u my ass!!!

The moment I started the car..the CD player was on..with Howie Day’s Collide..dats where Aloha and Jenny started screaming.. “ahhhhhhh…so nice!!” After pickin up Ze yan..we headed str to Boys’ Home..FYI..Ze yan’s condo looked really nice!..haha..they r such a funny bunch to travel with..loads of lame jokes..esp from aloha..

When I played ‘innocent’ by Our Lady Peace..Aloha went crazy again… “OMG!! I love this song!!!..I am goin to sing!!” that’s where she turned n winded down the windows and sang(tried to reach the high notes with her low voice..hm..) really loudly to the motorists beside us..Lol!..She kept winding down n I kept winding up for her..thats where u can start to see all the vehicles signal and start changing lane away from us..Lol..They r really the craziest la..hm..nono..2^nd craziest..i jus recalled Ai Wei pulling off a worse stunt..where I joked abt askin her to open the door and leave the car while we were travellin.. n opennin the door was exactly wat she did!!..the moment she opened the door..i was stunned for a second..and when I snapped out of it..I looked at my side mirror and saw cars approachin (stunned again)..n I was..*swallow saliva..n pray*..haha..but she closed the door b4 the cars approached..OMG..can u imagine if we collided?..the car will be short of a door!!...n it wasn’t even my car..nor my family’s..haha..

these r the latest bears in Lexus club collection!

Anyway..we got to the boys’ home and started settin up our stuffs…the building really reminded us of BMT in tekong..and being locked up behind high walls brought back all too familiar feelings too. Haha..but the home was so much more secured..everywhere was card access..and when we forget something..we had to travel thru endless security gates jus to get to the carpark..

The boys came to the multi-purpose hall abt 1.15pm..15 mins later than scheduled..but it was alrite..cos we had a whole afternoon dat day…unlike @ ZHSS..but much to our surprise..the boys there were much better behaved than we have expected..maybe cos its afterall a prison home..but they were really enthu in playin our games..partly becos we had snacks as reward for winners..and being in the home..good food was something they would really do anything for..and..that would be extrinsic motivation..hhahah..LTB is drivin me nuts..anyway..

The boys really played their hearts out which brought the games into full effect..where I could relate a lot of wat they did into real life lessons..they were a much more receptive grp than the students in ZHSS..they were able to guess the lessons learnt at debrief after some promptin by us..and you can really feel them learnin thru the games..which was something we did not hav veri much in ZHSS..sad to say..

the boys over at boys’ home r really smart too..they thought of solutions that some of us didn’t. I rem a lecturer in SIM sayin that SMU students were the most critical thinkers around..and now…I disagree!!..the boys @ boys home were scrutinizing every thing I said..twistin..and tryin to find loop holes in ur statements..and I had a really hard time defendin..haha..but no one out debates me!!..kee kee kee..

by the time the workshop was over..i was so drained..been talking non-stop for abt 3 to 4 hours..and I had no mic or speakers..but the team really felt a sense of satisfaction from the experience..as it was probably a much bigger contribution to the community than our first portion of the proj..in ZHSS..

after the workshop..we all tried to pack ourselves into the car..GS300 is a really big car on the outside..and small on the inside..haha..guess most of the space was to hold gadgets and engine..and all 7 of us were squeezing into the car..boy it was a gd time to be driver..haha..cos when I look into the rear mirror..heads is all I can see..lol..and I could really feel a diff in the acceleration speed..haha..while we were all packed in the car..

we headed to Taka for dinner..but I could have none of it..despite not havin a single meal that day..guess I was tired..and after I send everyone home..i got home..n still not eat anything till the next day..no wonder ppl r callin me anorexic..haha..

but It was really an experience we prob wouldn’t forget..

LTB prep

Its been 2000 yrs since I’ve blogged..things jus get complicated and workload jus get heavier..n alan jus gets lazier..lol..thats all the reasons for e lack of postings in my blog. Anyway..since the frujch gig..i’ve been ploughin away with proj..cos they all happen to due at the same time..and dat includes conducting a 2^nd Creative Learning Workshop..this time at Singapore Boys’ Home. There was a lot of work being put in to make the workshop possible cos we came up with new games and running style jus to suit the boys at the home.

Following r some random pics which we took at the prep for workshop..and also jenny was workin as this translator for Koreans and had to wear the Korean costumes where chay and cindy had a try on it too..

Disgrace to the costumes..lol