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After staring at my readings for hours on end the past few days, my visual system may have just decided on it’s own to shut down. Oh my god. I feel like throwing the entire course pack out the window. I’m becoming so restless and frustrated I get out of my seat every 1 sentence I finish. 7 more pages only! COME ON. At least finish this ONE reading for today. The coming mid-term tests are SOOOO not fun. Especially the coming Tuesday one. Kill me please somebody.

The horror that I have to face on my study table. It’s bleeeedy thick!
*mumbles and head-desk*

Thus as an attempt to UN-frustrate and relax a little bit, I shall talk about the recent Dim Sum Dollies – The History of Singapore musical that just ended its run for the year. This year was a little bit special for me, cause it was the 2nd time I took a bite of the scrumptious spread offered by them. And on top of that, someone I knew was going to be in the performing cast! Jin, my popcorn boy from our DAP Grad Show, was going to be one of them yummy-licious Loh Mai Guys!

Do you see Jin in his geeky specs?

As per “tradition”, I watched this buffet spread of the Dollies with the same crew I watched my first one with. Well, okay, it wasnt the exact full crew, but a very close approximation.

Me, Steph, Sam, Von

Three very eligible girls. Haha.

I happened to meet Mei Zheng and Julius there too. Haha. We were all there to “support” Jin.

Mei Zheng, Julius and me being retards with our tickets.
FOR JIN! Haha.

I had Circle 2 seats with the girlies (Julius and Mei Zheng had Stall and Circle 1 respectively) on the third level, and I was tad disappointed that we wouldnt have a closer view of the stage and a good look at the actors’/performers’ facial expressions. Facial expressions are very important see. Also, it would also mean a better chance at trying to identify Jin. Haha. Nevertheless, sitting at Circle 2 didnt stop me from being able to pick Jin out among the 6 beefy beef cakes that were prancing around on stage. Haha.

The script was spectacular and there was never a dull moment. Selena is a genius I tell you. We laughed till we teared, and the 2 hours whizzed by. I was so amazed by the flow of the show. It was seamless and it was mind-boggling to think how the cast actually changed their costumes so fast since most of their costumes were quite elaborate. From pirates to spices to beauty queens, every detail was taken care of.

And Hossan Leong just topped it all off, especially when he appeared as Miss Singapore. HAHAHA! He is the “chopstick” among the Dim Sum. He really looks like a chopstick leh. SO SKINNY!

I felt the jokes this year were a lot better compared to the previous one I watched. Peppered with various dialect and language jokes to reflect our multi-racial makeup (which is typical of most DSD shows), it might have been an uphill task for the Caucasians who were in the audience to catch the jokes. My favourite jokes came from the scene “Luckily”. Wahahaha.

This year after the show, they also had a meet and greet session! You could either take picture with the Dollies or get an autograph! Eh, too bad no Hossan Leong! While waiting for our Loh Mai Guy, we decided to get a picture with the Dollies who were clad in their finale item costume.

And then Jin appeared.

No more Dim Sum Dollies for the year already! If you’ve never watched it or missed it this year, you’ll have to wait till next year! And when it does come around, make sure you get your tickets! Super worth it la can!
Why isnt studying history or any other subject made as easy as watching a musical like that? Of course, it would be a revised version. Haha. In this case, the DSD version!

Heehee. I feel better already. I shall put off studying a bit more, by having dinner now. HAHA!

The pageant that we know and love to bitch WATCH so much, is about to get CANCELLED

FROM TV.

According to the Electric New Paper, due to dropping viewership and the lack of sponsorship interest, they will not screen live the Singapore edition of the pageant.

I dont know about you, but this got me laughing.

The business and promotions director of Derrol Stepenny Promotions, which has held the rights to the franchise since 2000, said: ‘Of course, we are saddened by it, but we have to be realistic. We are hoping it can be televised again and that more sponsors and contestants will step forward to support it. We may not be on TV, but the show must go on.’

He added that rising production costs, bad publicity and the decline in sponsorships and entries have pushed the pageant off the air.

We ALL KNOW what goes through our heads when we think of pageant girls. Sadly, the girls that SHOULD compete in pageants never actually step up because they know the stereotype that overwhelms anyone when you mention BEAUTY pageants.

And former winner Jamie Teo is right when she says that some girls who take part see the pageant as a platform for them to springboard their showbiz careers. But then again, it’s HARD not to get that kind of impression especially since most of the girls whom we’ve seen get crowned on our tellies, soon appear in drama serials or edu-tainment programmes. But no, you dont see them appearing on covers for BEING Miss Singapore Universe do you?

I guess they should re-emphasize the purpose of the pageant. Y’know like give each of the girls a briefing with regards to their duties AFTER their win. Humanitarian causes, make a difference, help the needy, WORLD PEACE!

But that aside, i think the main problem that most pageants face is sponsorship. Singapore is SMALL, and unlike other countries where they have PAGEANT SCHOOLS in which girls spend years perfecting their beauty queen walk and wave, we just randomly pick up girls to be our “Queens”. How is THIS going to attract sponsors to invest money in the pageant and in the girls?

But I think sponsors forget that what they invest in the show and the girls, will be seen and watched by millions of viewers. Furthermore, should they be a main sponsor for our Queen to go international, at least billions of people from Brazil to Venezuela to South Africa will be “educated” about the standard of “beauty” in Singapore.

That being said, do you think that the winners of MSU should be representative of the general population of girls in Singapore, or should they just choose the best?

Cause yknow, choosing someone who’s representative of the girls in Singapore would most definitely, make Singapore more than just a small, red dot on the map. It would also mark Singapore girls/beauties as small and pint sized NEXT TO THE TALL BEVY OF BEAUTIES IN THE CONTEST. I mean like duh! *smacks forehead*

1.67m/5″6 Jessica Tan (our Queen in 2007, if you dont know shame on you!) said so herself, she felt short next to the the rest of the girls. EH, even Miss Japan who won the crown in 2007 is 5″8! And super hot Miss Korea Honey Lee, is 5″9! That’s almost my height! Haha!

Hi Honey. How are you?

Singapore only 5″6 leh! Even Miss Thailand is 5″11! Indonesia 5″8! You notice how Im only comparing between our Asian countries? I guess Singaporeans dont know the meaning of NEVER ENDING LONG LEGS. Watch more Victoria Secret can!

See the rest of the contestants HERE.

Arghhhhhh! Okay stopping my angst and going back to my point, because of the sore lack of sponsors, our poor Miss Singapore’s have to be dressed like THIS for international viewers.

Miss Singapore in the International pageant ground in 2006

Our girls wear lingerie all the time. Whoooooooo!

Everyone will come to Singapore for the wrong reasons. We are SIN-gapore. The SIN City.
Then when they do arrive here, they get sorely disappointed. HAHA!

I think even the Dim Sum Dollies have better outfits than her.
Psssst! If you havent already watched it, you should. It’s hilarious!

But thank goodness, MSU 2007’s National Costume wasnt that bad.

Okay la. I talk so much, I know people are going to say, you talk so much YOU GO JOIN LA! I go join but I not pretty or bimbo enough what.

More importantly,
I NOT BOOB-Y ENOUGH! HAHAHAHA!

Oh, but even if I join this year, you wont know! Cause it’s not going to be on TV! Hahaha!

Sleep is the most important function in our human bodies. And it’s imperative to get a good sound sleep each night. I mean, how else would our cells repair themselves and our skin get rejuvenated?

But sometimes, when your body clock is whacked out of sync and you desperately need to sleep yet cant, what do you do.

It’s late and Im trying to sleep.

I NEED SLEEP! I gotta wake up early tomorrow and I HAVE to sleep.

But I just cant!

The sleep fairy evades me. HOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW! ROAR!

I toss and turn. And flip and flop. Even the company of my favourite bear doesnt give me peace of mind.

I could star in a movie with this picture – Night of the ZOMBIE.

It’s getting too much to bear (pun unintended)! I cant sleep!

Suddenly I remember my CHIPSTER packets in my bag. Why not do a little late night snacking?
YUUUUMMMYYYY!

I break open my favourite pack of SOUR CREAM AND ONION and pick up a crisp potato chip. Both sour and tangy yet not at all too salty on the taste buds, it’s no wonder they’re my favourite flavour!

They’re SOUR-LICIOUS!

And in a blink of an eye,

Endowed with my super powers and super strength,

and with MY MAGIC POTATO CHIP WAND, I transform my bed and pillow into a Chipster haven where I can rest in deep sweet slumber. It has super powers beyond any man can fathom. ONLY CHIPSTER GIRL CAN CONTROL IT’S SUPERCHIPSTERSOURLICIOUSHOTANDSPICYYUMMYLISTIC POWERS!
MUAHAHAHAHAHA!

PH3AR MEEEE!

First the purple and pink bedsheet HAVE to go! HO HO!

Next the pillows! I turn them into HUMONGOUS Chipster packets.

And if that’s not enough Chipster-ification,

MORE CHIPSTER PACKETS TO HELP ME SLEEP!

Whoooooohoooooooooo!! All done!

ALL CHIPSTERFIED!

Ahhhhh! Dont the sheets look so much more appealing and comfy?
I can now climb into bed.

I rest my head against the pillow and fall immediately into lala-land with a big satisfied grin on my face.

And I sleep happily ever-chipster-after.

My secret to sleeping well?

I Chipster.

From being a Vegas show girl prancing around in feathers,

I decided to shed them feathers and become a 881 glamour show girl! Wo0t! Haha.

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The whole Edison scandal is way too hilarious. I mean sure it was earth-shattering when it first came out. Our pretty boy “squeaky-clean” Edison has decided to come up with his own version of Asian porn Paris Hilton. Unlike Miss Hilton however, who shot to fame after that, he has however ruined careers and destroyed marriages. Way to go!

Then I heard he tried to KILL HIMSELF! SUICIDE! I mean what else could be WORSE THAN THAT? The poor fella. The incident MUST have affected him loads. Everybody saw AWWWWW. But it was obviously done as a “distraction” to the whole sex scandal thing. I MEAN WHO IN HIS RIGHT MIND WOULD TRY TO KILL HIMSELF BY NOT EATING?! SMART Edison, very smart.

-_-

In the words of my favourite Fio babe, “Does he know how long he will take to kill himself by not eating?”

LOL. Not eating doesnt mean not drinking water right?

And NOW, Hollywood knows all about Edison and his scandal! Edison’s part is going for $500k! Trust Perez Hilton to make Hong Kong BIG a household name in the West.

Read the comments if you have the time. There’s the whole “SIZE is everything” issue and it’s amusing me to no end.

This day couldnt have gotten any weirder.

Strange but true.

The weird people I meet.

Im getting creeped out somehow.

Anyhoo, I just finished watching the Victoria Secrets show 2006 AND 2007! WHOOOOOOOOO! I must say though that 2006 pwns 2007 hands down. Especially in terms of concept, backdrop and possibly the lingerie. The candy store concept of the PINK series and the winter wonderland of the 2006 show were my favourite. That’s not to say that the 2007 didnt have it’s highlights. Haha. Ahhh.. Women. With long endless legs. And thigh high stockings and boots! Why arent my legs like that? Dammit.

Check this site out for pictures of the 2007 show.

squidoo.com

Adriana’s MY FAV GIRL! Whooooooo! A close second is Karolina Kurkova! I know everyone’s like Alessandra’s hot and all that, and I dont disagree. She’s the PERFECT beauty I swear. Her features are perfectly symmetrical and she’s got great bone structure (jealous!). Also when she flirts with the camera and does her signature side-profile-mouth-open move, it’s HOT. Totally cheeky!

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Okay. I know this is like LATE. But better late than never.

The new month of January signals a new beginning. And like any good story, all good endings should have good beginnings. Haha.

January signaled the start of a new school semester; the final semester of my University life. OMG. It was scary yet exciting all at the same time. And after all that blasted battling with CORS, everything had finally been settled.
The first week of school was packed with gigs. Wahaha. And it didnt feel like the sem had restarted. That on top of the fact that I skipped my first day of school. LOL. What a great way to open the semester.

This is what I stayed home for. I stayed home to paint. HAHAHA. Ok la. I stayed home and bummed around. When Nicole start painting, I decided to join in the fun.

And I think painting is one of the things we give up when we’re older. Such a pity cause it’s so therapeutic! I absolutely love it!

Gig for that night at Expo. It was my first choreo from Mag and I loved it! Her song consisted of SexyBack and this song which we call the “Psssst” song cause we didnt have a title and the song started with a “Psssst”. LOL.

The set-up at Expo

Watching the band performances from the screen backstage

Slacking one corner

Damon and his “SexyBack” girls.

We not only danced that night, but were also RMs. Hahaha. Quite and interesting gig it was cause our “performance” was eventually judged by a panel. We got a score of 9, 9, 9, 9, 8 and still managed to come in 4th. Hrmm..

Other than being a RM for the month of January, I was also a SHOW GIRL! Haha.. For STB and the upcoming Singapore Flyer/F1/Integrated Resort! Whooooooooooo!

Hoooooo! I am a peacock!

The event was at luxurious St Regis! Wahahaha. Grand opening to be in March if I remember correctly. And I heard that each room at St Regis costs like a whooping 600 over Singapore dollars! OMG. I am just happy being in the ballroom, the toilet and the lobby. LOL.

Random shots while waiting for Belinda.

The lovely lobby with purple stained glass. Be careful not to walk under the stairs cause that area’s all water!

Chandelier

Luxurious red carpet!

Behind the chair, you see a doorway, that’s where our holding room was. There were 3 show girls – red, green and blue. The holding room was where we had our food too. PACKET FOOD LEH. But then after the event we got to eat the buffet that was served to the guests. HAHA. They had this awesome brownie and mini pita bread with dips of all sorts. Mushrooms, cod fish and tonnes of stuff that looked weird and mushy yet tasted fabulous.

Our booth. See the colourful “Wheel of Fortune”. Guests could win tickets to the Singapore Flyer! Spa vouchers and eating vouchers. The blacktable was where people could “gamble”. Actually it was for them to be entertained by the magicians. Really cool card tricks that they pulled right under our noses.

F1 racing track! Whoooooooo! There were little remote control cars that guests could race. Haha. Cute. Of course, there were the F1 girls too. Haha. I didnt get pictures of them cause they werent dressed up yet.

I met hot girls of course at the event but didnt get to take many shots cause the event was all wham-bam-thankyouma’am. But it was super fun. And if you didnt already know, our Singapore Flyer is finally open! Wheeeeeee! There are 28 cabins and the entire ride takes about 30-40mins. Haha. See the things you learn at work.

tags: backstage pass, entertainment, modelling, pic-spam