http://myblog.andresloft.com andre's loft Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:25:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the most anticipated summer-released blockbuster this year, I could really say that Black Knight could not disappoint, simply because: 1) It's by Christopher Nolan, one director whom I have good regards. 2) Christian Bale is perhaps the best Batman so far. 3) Heather Ledger redesigned the Joker. After watching the film just ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/07/18/black-knight-why-so-serious/ We are living in a world of strangers. We don't know who our neighbours are anymore. We are connected by the Net, by IM, we chat and read blogs of people from all across the world. We know each other, but yet we don't know each other. ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/07/10/all-it-takes-is-a-dance/ gary 曹格 ''Welcome to my World'' asia live tour 2008 singapore... Whoo hooo!!! I'll be going for the concert afterall. Even though I had initially wanted to attend the concert in Malaysia, but decided not to considering the hassle to travel to KL, booking hotel room, etc. And then surprise! surprise! ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/07/08/gary-chaw-welcome-to-my-world-singapore/ Have you heard of V-diet? It's a diet program developed by the t-nation folks with mainly these goals in mind: 1) Lose weight fast 2) Lose fat, and not muscle, and lastly, 3) No pain, no gain I added the last point, because that is what I've concluded after reading on how this diet works. ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/06/24/v-diet/ Last weekend- Saturday 14th June to be exact- I crossed the Causeway to JB for a weekend getaway. My main purpose was to get some banking stuff done, though at the end of the day, that was not exactly settled... Anyway, I went shopping at City Square as well. ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/06/22/weekend-trip-to-jb/ I got a phonecall at work just about an hour ago. The stranger asked me if I've lost my wallet. And it stroke me that perhaps I did. I began searching the drawer but could not find it. I lost my wallet without knowing it... The man told me where I ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/06/18/i-lost-my-wallet-without-knowing-it/ :( http://www.fastretailing.com/eng/ir/news/0804101830.html I shall need to find another not-found-in-Singapore brand to fall in love with. http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/05/21/uniqlo-coming-to-singapore/ IF you would think that this is an interesting idea, take a look at this: It's a 3D browser.... I wonder, do we need that? Click here. http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/05/21/pogo-me/ Pangea Day starts at 18:00 GMT on May 10, 2008. http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/05/11/pangea-day-2008/ It's dreadful whenever I see "The Best of" albums, as the songs featured are simply a compilation of previous popular releases and being a fan, there is a certain restrain. Unlike other "The Best of" albums, the Cardigans however on the other hand decided to release a 2-cd of some of ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/04/22/the-best-of-the-cardigans/ It's a great song, it's a great MV, but it reminds me Namie's: http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/04/12/madonna-latest-mv/ If you have been following the latest survivor series, you'd see how the original alliance was still very strong- Fans vs. Favourites. Even after the jumble, the pack remained loyal, at least for the losing team, where the Fans members were being voted out one by one. The ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/04/05/survivor-micronesia-fans-vs-favorites-the-shock/ By far, real far... this is the most stunning American Idol song so far this season. And I thought the other David's Imagine- with is equally iconic a song- was amazing enough... I'm ready to be surprised again :) http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/03/27/billie-jean-by-david-cook/ The first thing that comes to my mind was: How Apple-ized! And the simple design: How Google-d! And someone else agrees with me. The visual interface would most likely appeal to some, but I'm not sure how ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/03/26/searching-for-me/ On the very facade, PTA offered something very different this time round. He threw away the whole cast assemble, he climbed out of the Valley and instead of the whole plain, he's focusing on one particular cactus- Daniel Plainview. Loosely adapted from Upton Sinclair's "Oil!", the brilliantly titled film gave ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2008/03/01/was-there-blood/ Merry Christmas to all. Hope you all had a great time this Christmas. http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/12/25/merry-christmas-2/ I received the biggest Christmas gift to date, and it's time to give back. I decided to get K this: ...together with some other stuff including accessories to and a new handphone. ;) http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/12/15/christmas-gift-ii/ It's the the time of giving, well, in my case, it's receiving... And this is what I get: A new laptop!!! HP Pavilion DV9202TX to be exact. It's a 17" desktop replacement laptop and I really like it alot. My previous 15.4" ACER laptop has gone kaput and I've been using my ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/12/06/christmasa-gift/ Over the weekend, in fact, it was a Friday night when I decided to get myself this: Hidden... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/09/03/something-in-the-bag/ Finally, for the first time, I'm getting what I've always been hearing about- bonus! For a few days now, I've been hearing my colleagues talking about bonus. The last meeting with the Managing Director had some kind of hints on that, where he mentioned that it would be 'good this ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/08/30/bonus-bonus-bonus/ Have been pretty busy and tired, so have not been blogging as often as I would want to. But I just have to blog this down. This afternoon, I went to one of my clients' main office for a lunch barbecue after a morning meeting. It was a great ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/05/23/wagyu-beef/ A few weeks back, I went to this steamboat place Marina for dinner. At the price of less than SGD15 per pax, the place is pretty well-known among Singaporeans. It's a great place to hold large gathering among friends, especially for youngsters. It's al fresco 'dining' so be prepared to ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/05/19/steamboat-at-marina/ This is a long overdued post. About 2 months ago, I lost my phone, W810i. And thus I need to get a new one before I left for the Fraser's Hill trip. Since I was thinking of getting a digital camera then, I decided to go for a ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/05/16/my-new-handphone/ My friend got these UNIQLO tees for me from Japan. I simply love the simple and pleasant designs. :) Read more about UNIQLO here. http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/04/29/uniqlo/ Over the Good Friday weekend, I made a trip up to Fraser's Hill. It bore some of my sweetest childhood memories, and now that i'm older, i could learn better to appreciate the beauty of the place. I shall let the pictures that I took do the talking... Btw, ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/04/09/frasers-hill/ I'm not sure what this is called except 'butterfly': It's basically flour with sesame seed, fried in oil. But this is the best aftermeal food that I'm having now. Best accompanied with iced tea, kopitiam style. It cost 50cent and this one from Bukit Batok is really good. :) http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/02/11/butterfly/ I was browsing through the magazine rack when i saw this: Singapore's first sex edutainment magazine? Hmm... looking at the wrapped-up mannequin, with strategically placed graphics, and non-inspiring descriptions of the articles inside, this magazine sure seems... boring. I really wonder who would want to buy it, perhaps some clueless guys who do ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/02/05/love-airways/ I've been to the eating place at Bukit Batok St. 11 a few times now, mostly during weekends for lunch. Besides the lor mee, the hokkien mee is pretty good too. Unlike in most part of Malaysia, the hokkien mee is as shown, whereas the version in Malaysia ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/01/26/singapore-hokkien-mee/ I'm feeling a bit excited over this. Can't wait, can't wait... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/01/21/little-boston-news/ And I thought he was behaving pretty well and knows where he's not supposed to go, what he's not supposed to, etc. And last night decided to let that fella's cage door open. and this is the damage he's done: i was having my computer on, and suddenly, it went off. ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/01/21/you-could-have-been-electrocuted/ Enough. Now here. http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2007/01/10/iphone/ Happy New Year 2007! And btw, bombs just went off at Bangkok. http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/12/31/happy-new-year-2007/ Merry Christmas everyone. Thanks CT for this: I pretty like the smell from this EDT... :) Hope you enjoy the chocolate... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/12/24/merry-christmas/ I got to know through Screenshots that some khalwat videos have surfaced in youtube. I searched a bit and I came across this. Two things. Youtube has become a pretty powerful tool since video recording has become increasingly common. I don't really care much about the scandalous stuff (yup, don't care about ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/12/03/youve-been-youtube-d/ Sorry for my disappearing act, but I've been both lazy and busy. After work, I've always prefer to just lay lazy- watching tv, playing games online or on my handphone... And busy, after I got myself a rabbit! Here, meet Shai: Shai's a Netherland Dwarf, and he's currently 2 months plus. He's bluish ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/11/27/meet-shai/ Last Friday, on the 13th Oct to be exact, my company held a staff function at the newly renovated Singapore National Museum. As my company was involved in the renovation work, my company managed to secure the museum function room for free. FYI, I heard the booking fee ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/10/22/singapore-national-museum/ The latest Survivor series at Cook Islands has invited controversy by dividing the tribe members according to their race. Singapore TV decided to not bring in the popular reality program, but finally did after a few episodes were aired in the US. I guess the TV people were ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/10/21/survivor-racist/ On my way to office, I've been occasionally buying breakfast from Han's in the morning. Their sandwiches are to die for, especially their tuna as well as roasted chicken sandwiches. And their coffee is good. Just look at the pics below: Its business at Novena Sq has been ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/10/17/hans-breakfast/ As the days get hazier, I take this opportunity to wish you all Happy Mooncake Festival. *cough *cough http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/10/06/happy-mooncake-festival/ During my last week at my previous company about a month ago, I was informed by my brother the day after that my old house was burnt down. If I remember correctly, it was 4th Sept, a Monday night around 8pm when the fire broke out. This is ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/10/01/and-btw-my-houses-burnt-down/ I tried this: The Classic IQ Test What's Your IQ? http://web.tickle.com/invite?test=3001&type=t and my result is: Congratulations, Andre! Your IQ score is 131 This number is based on a scientific formula that compares how many questions you answered correctly on the Classic IQ Test relative to others. Your Intellectual Type is Visual Mathematician. This means ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/09/30/classic-iq-2/ That's how long I've been with my new company. To say the least, it has been pretty alright. I'm involved in a project that is so big, that it's still overwhelming me (How big you ask, it's about 900 mil budgeted project...). But nevertheless, I'm trying to take it ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/09/23/2-weeks/ My hard disk crashed again. What a lousy day to wake up to... I simply cannot believe it, but this is, I think, the second time my hard disk went kaput on me. I'm considering sending it to some data recovery centre but I think it will cost me a bomb. ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/09/23/hard-disk-crashed-again/ Two exciting superstructure will be up at Marina Bay comes 2010- the Integrated Resort, and the recently announced Gardens By The Bay. Both these two projects will see Marina Bay transformed totally, whereby I believe the kite-flying site will be gone and so will be the famous seafood buffet place. Some preview ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/09/20/a-preview-of-whats-at-marina-bay-singapore/ [This is pre-dated post with current post-date...] OK... the quality isn't all that good, but I'm going to put it up anyway due to request. How I wish I had a video cam with me then... I have longer versions- 2 of them in fact- so if you want them, I'll ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/09/19/wilber-pan-promo-tour-in-singapore-video/ After watching Our Makan Places: Lost and Found on TV, I decided to try the Tiong Bahru lor mee where the stall had relocated to Bukit Batok St. 11. Since the stall only opens in the morning till lunchtime daily, I was set to be disappointed when I decided ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/09/18/lor-mee/ This post is password protected. To view it please enter your password below: Password: http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/09/17/after-3-months/ To promote his latest album 反轉地球, Wilber 潘玮柏 made a promo appearance at West Mall Singapore where he belted out 2 songs from the album before proceeding to signing autographs. He had 3 other performers on stage to perform with him, not sure who were they though... It's true that ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/08/25/wilber-pan-at-west-mall/ Found some Palmy's MV on youtube.com: These two MVs are for the same song, อยากร้องดังดัง (Yark Rong Dunk Dunk) And this song is from one of my all-time favourite film, Fan Chan (My Girl): http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/08/13/introducing-palmy/ I knew I love you before I met you... Heard of those words? Well, that's what Savage Garden once sang. And it reflects pretty much my love for Thai music. I have always had certain liking to Thai stuff, from food to the language, and lately, I've discovered Thai music ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/08/12/music-that-i-dig-right-now/ Did you watch the part of Desperate Housewives, where Bree has checked herself in a lunatic house but couldn't get out? And what she did was to throw sands at the doctor to escape. The scene was that she waited for the guard to enter and she quickly ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/08/11/desperate-housewives-the-scene-when-bree-broke-out-of-the-lunatic-house/ Singapore will be celebrating its 41st birthday tomorrow. And perhaps to the surprise of most Malaysian, Singapore National Day Parade (NDP) is a pretty big event in Singapore. A month or so before tomorrow, preparation was carried out, where it involved students and NSMen and all walks of Singaporeans. This year's ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/08/08/singapores-national-day/ Vivocity will be the largest retail & lifestyle mall to open in Singapore come this October 2006. Before then, here are some preview photos of the place. Incidentally, this is also where my current workplace is at. It's still under construction, so I had to put on all the ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/08/05/vivocity-a-preview/ I'm currently watching a Singapore programme on TV on budget airlines. What I'm compelled to ask is, how is it that one of the most succesful budget airline in this region, i.e. Air Asia does not get enough airtime? Afterall, it's on Channel News Asia and it's a channel that's ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/08/03/budget-airline-in-sea-and-beyond/ Oil price was up. And then taxi price. And now, bus fare. All prices going up in Singapore, except for my salary. It's been about one and a half month since I started my new job. I would say, my colleagues are generally pretty fine lots of ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/08/01/everything-up-but/ I woke up today, and it was raining. Damnit, what a wasted raining morning to sleep in... I wanted to be in bed forever and ever, but I finally managed to drag myself out. After taking my shower, I realized that my laundry is still in the ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/07/25/black-tuesday/ I just love these ads... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/07/24/smooth-e-babyface-foam-non-ionic-soap-free/ I borrowed my friend's EOS 10D last week and help C to take her dancing club's D&D at Chjmes.  More photos can be viewed here. http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/07/23/votre-soiree-ii-photos/ I was taking a break after lunch when a man approached me.  He looked all worned out and with a haggard hopefully look, he spoke to me. "Sorry, you tau cakap Melayu?" "Ya?" That's my reply. "Saya datang dari Malaysia.  Say datang cari kerja kat construction site sini.  Tapi semua saja mau Bangla ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/07/19/the-man-who-was-looking-for-job/ If the above cannot be accessed, please click here. I've always been a fan of Chris Cunningham who has made damn good music videos.  Though he has been lying very low nowadays, I sure hope to see more of his works in the future, and I'll be anticipating them, cause I ... http://myblog.andresloft.com/index.php/2006/07/15/bjorks-all-is-full-of-love/