Saturday, January 27, 2007

Live from Shunfu Road

04A1A Mahjong session

First round

After losing in the first round of mahjong, Kelv says "ALVERINA SUCKS!" while Raymond tries to persuade Kelv to go to his company's office at Clark Quay in the hope that this potential customer will help to recoup his losses. In the meantime, Shane the victor sits smugly in his chair...

On to the second round..

Ray is still trying to get Kelv to go out tomorrow for like the 35128866th time today. And even promises to treat him to lunch!
In a remarkably fast round, Shane wins once again. Guess Ray is too busy persuading Kelv while the latter is too busy rebuffing his attempts. Weikee the final player is looking kinda busy with the toy bear on his laps.

Third round now.

Ray tells me to get a life because i'm watching youtube, but seriously youtube has got to be one of THE inventions of the century.
Ryan comes in and tells shane "shane, go and eat oyster". OK he didn't say oyster literally but i have no idea how to spell the name of the oyster dish, yea you guys know which one. Ah fried oysters!
Shane wins yet again... This is getting very predictable.

Fourth round

Before starting the round we allow ourselves a little daydreaming, thinking about our future london trip in 2008 and how we'll just camp in hyde park if we're too poor to afford hotel rooms.
Raymond's flirting with some girl over the phone, no wonder he's been losing. Kelv on the other hand has gone crazy. He's got a paper bag over his head and with that, he hopes to beat Shane. Talk about desperation!
And the winner of the fourth round is you know who.

Fifth round

Daniel tells us he's not coming. We bemoan how army doesn't allow us access to youtube! At the same time, kelv is compared to xiaxue! How flattering! It seems like the conversation now is about anything but mahjong. The game fizzles out in the middle of the game and our attention turns to what to have for dinner. Expect to have an answer in one hour's time!

As we prepare to leave for dinner, ray is still asking kelv to go out tomorrow... Well good bye and good night!

the class united @ 7:37 PM

Sunday, January 07, 2007

Hey everyone, i thought i'd do a roll down of the hits and misses in the music industry in 2006. As you all probably know, this will be a very biased list and anyone who doesn't like it can just go and marry Britney.

SURPRISE OF THE YEAR: Justin Timberlake. Who knew the yuppie kid from the mickey mouse club could come out from his fag boyband phase to emerge as one of the most insane dancers of his generation. His new album is also surprisingly (like duh) good, with sexyback and my love already making waves everywhere. Just one question, how many of you actually thought a different meaning of 'sexyback' before you all actually looked at the lyrics or heard it like 93849389 times over and over again.

DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE YEAR: Snow Patrol. In their last album, Final Straw, they were simply awesome. 'Run' was a classic, an instant hit. Then, everything went going down. Not that 'Eyes Open' was bad, in fact, it was quite good actually...then Singapore Idol spolit it. 'Chasing Cars' became the anthem of practically every event, every romantic scene, every advertisment, everywhere! My friends, beware commercialism, it doth mock the meat it feeds on. Commericialism destroys. Look at Coldplay and you'll see. Jimmy Eat World escaped it and went back to obscurity, and hey, they're better than ever now with 'Futures'. Moral of the story: don't do it for the money.

WHO TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2007: Well firstly, Muse is coming to Singapore and they're terrific! Check out 'Starlight' and 'Time is running out' by them, it will certainly be worth your time. Wish i could go to their concert though, it's simply too expensive, unless anyone (Alvyn?) wants to sponsor me. Ok next, my friends, check out New Found Glory and their new album 'Coming Home'. With great tracks like 'Too good to be' and 'Hold my hand', the album's soon to be a classic in the indie world. Check out Daphne Loves Derby too. They're a realtively unknown band but hey their music's right up there with the big boys. Of course i'd rather the name of the band be 'Kate Beckinsale Loves Shane'. Finally, Anberlin gonna be the biggest thing that will hit you in the face in 2007. Possibly one of the best bands in the scene now, alongside Taking Back Sunday, Anberlin's gonna be big, mark my words, BIG.

I'M SO TIRED OF THEM: Throw out Black Eyed Peas. Enough of them already! My Chemical Romance is highly overrated.They're just a band for Indie wannabes in Singapore to say, "hey i know MCR so i'm cool and emo and indie and all and pop and err..is pop considered indie? does radio play indie stuff...actually i know nuts about indie and i'm just trying to pose here." And as shocking as this might sound, Paris Hilton and singing...erm...it ain't nicole and paris.

THE CLASSICS: Inject yourselves with a dose of Taking Back Sunday, a mixture of Dashboard Confessional and Death Cab For Cutie, one pill of Dishwalla, a concortion of The WHO and ACDC and finally a brew of Hawthorne Heights, Motion City Soundtrack, Our Lady Peace and Lifehouse.

ok i hope this was quite a comprehensive report about 2006 and the upcoming 2007!
but hey wait...aren't we forgetting something??! oh yes! it's Alvyn's beloved Keane!!! ok yes guys, please do check them out. plus, they have a higher chance of coming to singapore than any of the mentioned bands save Muse. ok cheers!

shane

the class united @ 5:00 PM

Monday, January 01, 2007

WOMEN OF THE YEAR


Few possess that elusive quality of classy allure that makes a perfect Bond girl, but Eva Green has it in spades, injecting a fierce independence and sharp wit that makes her portrayal a cut above the rest.


There's not a star in heaven that she can't reach, after Vanessa Hudgens starred in the surprise hit High School Musical and released an album V.


She's been busy this year, appearing in no less than 3 high profile movies, but Scarlett Johansson still found time to be the Sexiest Woman Alive 2006.


Camilla Belle has the charisma and looks to make a movie like When A Stranger Calls at least watchable. 'Nuff said.


What can we say? This potent combo of intellect and beauty that is Natalie Portman is enough to make even the anarchist V weak in his knees. Her place as a woman of the highest calibre is cemented as far as we are concerned.

MEN OF THE YEAR


After slicing his way through X-Men 3, conjuring spectacular tricks in The Prestige and charming the socks off Scarlett Johansson in Scoop, Hugh Jackman shows no signs of slowing down, with his own Wolverine franchise in the advance stages of development.


3-time FIFA World Player of the Year Zinedine Zidane ended his illustrious career on a high note at the 2006 World Cup, playing an inspiring role in his team's advancement to the finals, clinching the Golden Ball to be the Most Outstanding Player, while delivering a well-placed headbutt to Materazzi for defamatory insults, now that's a man's man if ever there was one.


Daniel Craig got the last laugh as he reinvigorated a venerated franchise and established himself firmly as the definitive James Bond with the grittiest and most credible portrayal of the legendary character yet.


Despite being without a batsuit, Christian Bale continues to shine in his role in Christopher Nolan's period magician thriller The Prestige, and the upcoming Harsh Times with Eva Longoria.


He's toiled through the pits the past year, but Jude Law has managed to return seemingly undiminished in The Holiday, Breaking And Entering, and Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights, not to mention being appointed as the new face of British luxurious motorities brand Dunhill.

the class united @ 11:55 PM