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this blogskin is entitled, "chapter three"
because its my third masterpiece (not including the ugly ones).
and why "back 2 basics"?
seriously, i have got no idea.. but the
first thing that comes into my mind when
i see the black, white and grey shades
(used in the blogskin), is "back to basics".
so i've added and got rid of various
applications in this blogskin and i'll
try to update it whenever i feel like it.
Current Version: ChapterThree Draft 3
blogger; caleb
- Since 9th July 2008 -
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
A Walk Down Memory Lane (Musical Edition) - Swing Girls (Japanese Movie) - 200 Pounds Beauty (Korean Movie)
Swing Girls "Set in present-day Japan, Swing Girls is the story of girls who are deeply fascinated by jazz. The heroine is a very typical Japanese teenager who lacks any special interests or motivation and dislikes making any effort. But when she discovered jazz, she begun to transform herself. In the beginning, she is not even able to make a noise. However, she and her friends started to practice and were then able to play their instruments and decides to join a competition.."
200 Pounds Beauty "Hanna is the famous Korean pop singer who suffers from having extremely poor self-esteem, as she has been ignored because of her appearance. Because of this, she decided to have full-body plastic surgery - a decision which completely changed her life.."
i was kinda bored and wanted to watch something familiar, therefore, i've decided to rewatch these are two films which everyone should watch as they are really good!
(btw, descriptions of the movies are taken from mysoju.com and are editted by me)
today's post shall be a short descriptive passage of my experience to the cemetery.
Monday, 25th August 2008 "as we entered the cemetery, a stern aura wrap around us as we walked towards my granddad's tablet. as i don't burn any joss sticks or hell notes (as usual), i stood in a corner and watch the ashes dance to rhythm of the wind as the smoke tunnelled its way through the air adding intensity to the scene.."
so that's basically it. after that we headed to my great-grandma's tablet and did the same thing. as for my mum's dad, which my sis wanted to visit, we were kinda late and the (other) cemetry was closed at the time that we arrived, so i guess my sis have got to visit him another time =) so hope that you guys will like the passage.
i'm really tired now because i just came back from dinner after a long day of work, so i will just blog a tiny passage for today.
went to work today with wenn and gin. haha was quite fun compared to my last experience, because our (me and gin) booth was directly beside wenn's booth so we can practically do crazy stuff together. and gin, thank you for the entertainment! although i complained a lot, especially when i lost i really appreciate your effort for killing the boredom in me =)
and lastly, caleb is a happy boy because he got to eat vanilla ice cream which he craved for ever since he saw the "crown truck" in the morning xD
this is literally a romance story of a dwarf and a giant lol. it's basically about how 2 people, a short guy and a tall girl, got together after going through many obstacles that hindered them. prepare yourself for lots of laughter and tears (from laughing) because this movie is really hilarious! this is not much of a tear-jerker so you don't really need your tissues =p
(if you actually cry, for god-knows-what reason, wipe your tears with your shirt or something ._.)
this movie is also an adaptation of a manga, so prepare for manga-comedy. ohh, and if you're interested, watch the anime for a fully storyline. the anime is as good as this movie (some say that the anime is better) =)
Your view on yourself: Other people find you very interesting, but you are really hiding your true self. Your friends love you because you are a good listener. They'll probably still love you if you learn to be yourself with them.
The type of girlfriend/boyfriend you are looking for: You are a true romantic. When you are in love, you will do anything and everything to keep your love true.
Your readiness to commit to a relationship: You are ready to commit as soon as you meet the right person. And you believe you will pretty much know as soon as you might that person.
The seriousness of your love: You are very serious about relationships and aren't interested in wasting time with people you don't really like. If you meet the right person, you will fall deeply and beautifully in love.
Your views on education: Education is very important in life. You want to study hard and learn as much as you can.
The right job for you: You have plenty of dream jobs but have little chance of doing any of them if you don't focus on something in particular. You need to choose something and go for it to be happy and achieve success.
How do you view success: You are confident that you will be successful in your chosen career and nothing will stop you from trying.
What are you most afraid of: You are concerned about your image and the way others see you. This means that you try very hard to be accepted by other people. It's time for you to believe in who you are, not what you wear.
Who is your true self: You like privacy very much because you enjoy spending time with your own thoughts. You like to disappear when you cannot find solutions to your own problems, but you would feel better if you learned to share your thoughts with a person you trust.
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caleb shocked.. ok, my mouth literally dropped for like 2 seconds when i read the results of this personality test because it was totally SPOT ON! maybe other than, "Other people find you very interesting" lol. the first personality quiz that actually send chills down my spine =x
you can either click here, or click on the "Personality Test" link at the top to do this quiz =)
i've recieved a rather interesting invite to an event from my cousin and i'm gonna help advertise this event in my blog because it sounds rather good and i would've loved to go listen to this concert if i ain't enlisting into the army.
Event: Appena la Voce "One Night - One Instrument - One Cause: Witness the Power of The Voice." What: Concert (a capella) Host: B.E.A.T.S. Start Time: Saturday, September 13 at 7:30pm End Time: Saturday, September 13 at 9:45pm Where: Raffles Institution Auditorium Price: $10
$10 for 2 hours of a capella sounds good to me, furthermore this concert is to raise funds for building a new campus under Grand Orchard School =) in my opinion, this event is a nice escape from the hustle and bustle of our normal lives. i'll recommend it as a good get-together for the regulars or whoever who read this and is interested.
(please note that i haven't heard them before but i'm guessing that they're good!)
do you remember some time back when i mentioned how i was asked to make a blogskin? although i was told that she didn't want to use my service anymore, i decided to make it and add this blogskin into my portfolio.
and here's the result.. click on the avatar to view the blogskin
another alternative is to just visit my blogskin testing page, the blog which i use to create my blogskins.
so comment on it if you want this shall be the last entry for now =)
Featured Drama Gokusen Series (1, 2 & 3) (Japanaese)
"Fight(-o)! Oh!"
this drama is an adaptation of a manga, which depicts the lifes of japanese high school students. singapore will never be able to produce this kinda drama (since sg is so safe) =/ this drama revolves around students facing problems with bullying, gang fights, delinquency and all the bad stuff which yankumi, the teacher who is also the 4th generation of the yakuza (a gangster clan in japan), will try to correct them.
and because this drama was from a manga, get ready to have lots of manga-like comedy (the kind of comedy which you will associate with lame-ness). this drama is also a tear-jerker! so prepare your tissue boxes emo(tional) freaks lol. i cried the most when i watched Gokusen 2 becauce i started from that, while the rest of the series didn't seem as touching, maybe because i watched parts 1, 2 and 3 one after another lol
the good thing about this drama is that when i first started watching it, (i watched it in this sequence 2-1-3), it was really good and i really enjoyed every moment in every episode. however as i continue watching the next series, the concept of the show started to lose its novelty and got boring, because it's always yankumi saving her students from trouble.
did i mention that yankumi is pretty without her dorky look? lol
Caleb's Rating: /5
so if you wanna watch this amazing drama, you can catch it in mysoju.com!
Etude House - 고아라 (Go Ah-Ra) & 장근석 (Jang Geun-Suk)
do you remember my first entry on this tag/label? (Entertainment Scoops)
this is the same couple that did the previous etude house commercial and remember how i said ah-ra was so sweet then? in this video, you'll be able to see the sexy side of her =) ain't she versatile with her looks - sexy or sweet lol. and to top it off, i really liked the concept of this commercial because it's not commercial-like which makes it really interesting in a way haha
first of all, i would like to say sorry for the late updates! have been having some bad connectivity problems with my wireless but it's now solved, and because i've got so much to say, i could probably blog like 10 entries now lol
anyway, the first entry today, shall be the updates on my life =)
my 2nd part time job! (in my working history)
haha yup, was paid 12 bucks an hour doing nothing. the job was introduced by wenn, and we're just suppose to sit at the booth and look after the prospects which passersby will take. although the money was good, it was super boring ._. i was so bored that i started doodling and do stupid stuff with my handphone like take pictures of the books lol.. and while playing with my ipod and earphones, i broke the casing of my earphone =x although it's still usable, the case is spoilt (the first picture).
and thks to wenn, i'll be working for another 4 more days! yay for money lol
besides that, i've been having a lot of dreams recently, most of which i can't remember but, the most creepy one was not from me, but my sis who dreamt of my late grand-dad insisting to her that she never shown a picture to him =/ and she interpreted it as not showing my brother-in-law to him before, so they're (sis and bro-in-law) gonna go to his grave on monday with my parents.
the last entry for today, will be a tribute to Anbi or AnSol (Andy & Solbi of WGM).
Love Song is actually a single done by Andy, but the couple came together to perform this song as a part of the Star Cameo event in Music Core. (Music Core is something like a korean MTV)
Some information on the couple..
Andy Lee (Member of the Korean Band SHINHWA) Real Name: Lee Sun Ho DOB: Jan 21, 1981 Occupation: Actor, Singer Misc.: Voted as "#1 Choice for Groom" from We Got Married.
Solbi (Female Vocalist of the Group TYPHOON) Real Name: Kwon Seon Mi DOB: September 30, 1984 Occupation: Singer
why am i making a tribute for them? because they're my favourite couple but are separating in the show soon because andy have got a tour and a musical to work on.
here's the latest buzz about this couple..
all of them look so cute <3 (and i meant the clothes.. and maybe both of them haha)
"Netizens ranked them the number 1 couple if they were really to date each other in real life. Some couple photos to Andy and Solbi, one of the make-believe couples on MBC “We Got Married”, were released and netizens find the photos really sweet. Many also felt that they were much suited for each other." Quoted, K bites
note: for those who have been watching this series religiously (like me) but didn't know about this huge phenomenon, WGM will NOT be telecasted for the next 2 weeks because of the Olympics.
Ingredients 2 Potatoes 1 Hard Boiled Egg 1 Cucumber 1/2 Red Pepper 3 Tablespoons Sweet Pickle Relish
Salt & Pepper Kraft Coleslaw Dressing
Estimated Serving: 3 ~ 5
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so this is the debut blog entry on CC (ie. Chef Caleb). as stated in the previous entry, i made this as a side dish for my family on monday! though they were like, "it's not bad for your first time", to me it was like, "so if it isn't the first time it would've been bad?" haha. but as you all know, i've never really cooked for other people before and my tastebuds are werid unique, so i wasn't really expecting good comments =p
but whatever it is, no one suffered from food poisoning whatsoever, so that a plus for me =D
gomen nasai~ i know haven't been blogging recently, so i'll be doing a 3-in-1 today! (3 blog entries in a day)
i'll start with last friday when i met up with queen and wenn for dinner.
as stated above, i had zhajiang mian in the korean outlet and it was terrible! maybe because i've tasted a really nice one in chinatown, but seriously, i doubt i'll ever go there for korean cuisines again, because not only does the food taste bad, their service for that day was really lousy!
after which we went around town and ended up in heeren, where we bought the chocolates and some tasted really good! and since the auntie liked me and gave us a discount on the chocolates ($16+ reduced to $15), i'll advertise the chocolates for her here! try Joy/Happiness (can't remember the name =x) - it's the name of the dark chocolate and it's really yummy!
btw, there's a typo error in the picture. the chocolate shop is located at the second highest level of heeren and NOT the top level!
other than those and wency losing her pair of shoes in orchard HAHAAHAHAHA, nothing much was interesting.
as for the weekends, i stayed at home, watching movies/dramas and continued my work on the blogskin proposal. unfortunately, due to various reasons, my client had a change of plans and decided not to use my works anymore (awww..) but since i'm halfway done, i'll just finish it up and put it into my portfolio =)
so let's fast forward to monday.. nothing much happened other than me cooking a side dish for my family dinner! haha more details will be given in the next entry, so wait for awhile more as i start on that!
first and foremost, happy national day! this was 1998's theme song if i remembered correctly. decided to post this instead of this year's theme song because i really hate "Shine for Singapore". i don't know what the hell the composer is really trying to achieve, but that song ain't neither patrioitic nor pop - it's a total disaster in my opinion ._.
so apart from that, i kinda enjoyed this year's national day telecast on the television, although i'm watching it alone because no one else is at home =/ nevertheless, programs like this will always be better than most singaporean dramas/movies that has been shown like 5 times?
anyway, i liked the hydro-technics and i really loved the fireworks <3 i seriously don't know why some of my friends find fireworks boring, because even a small one will never fail to amaze me =p
anyway since i didn't manage to catch the whole parade, i'm gonna watch the encore telecast tomorrow..
so till then, this is caleb reporting live at the thedelinquentone.blogspot.com!
helo people! for those who have been anticipating for my next entry, here's a big one for you =)
Monday 4th August '08
my meals =9
went out with my parents for the entire day. we started our journey with branch at great world city's food court. feeling korean that day, i ordered the bbq chicken set from the korean stall and it was delicious! i finished up every single thing on the plate - rice, chicken, kimchi, just everything lol
so go and try it when you dine there.. after which we drove around for awhile, and ended up in jelita's cold storage to shop for some groceries.
i don't know about the other outlets, but did you know that the instant noodles there are 20 cents plus/minus cheaper than the ones in fair price! so aunties, get ready your carts and chiong arh! (if you want to buy cheaper instant noodles haha)
and then we chilled a bit at o'briens, which is suppose to be some irish cafe, i think.. had my apple crumble pie and mocha. didn't really like the pie but i loved the mocha <3 the mocha was really smooth and yummy, although it was quite pricy for such a small cup..
so that's it for monday! as for tuesday, i started brainstorming about the concept of the blogskin for my client's blogshop so i guess i don't really have much to say..
Wednesday 6th August '08
my new look!
do you like my new hair?? please ignore my face in the after picture because i was really very tired when i took that, and usually i won't take any pictures of myself during the process of getting my hair cut, but since wendy had 3 customers at that time, so when she went to do her other customers, i was kinda bored. thus i've decided to just *snap snap snap* to kill time lol and thats the best picture, though its kinda blur.. and this is gonna be my last haircut before i get enlisted! so thanks wendy for everything and i'll see you.. soon! haha (for those who didn't know, she has been my hairstylist since i was in secondary 2 or 3!)
so after which, i was psycho-ed by wenn to play tennis with her and weini. as expected, i totally sucked at it lol, even worst than the two girls i think =x nevertheless it was fun and weini's condo is really beautiful! we then went to have our dinner after that. haha was so hungry that we didn't even have the thought of taking any pictures =p but if you're curious about what we ate, we had hotdogs from ikea, chicken rice, fruit juice and a plate of fruits in abc market.
haiz.. i just realised that i haven't used that word for quite some time haha, anyway, i've actually planned to pack my room today, but i guess i was too engrossed with "Summer Scent" - a korean drama - soo, my room is still hella messy..
apart from that, i've also realised that i've not been cam-whoring for quite some time.. so here's a few pictures fresh from my handphone =p
this is the 3 best ones out of the 6 pics that i took
although i know that they're not nice (at all), who cares haha and from those three photos, i chose the best one of my preference and did minor retouching and editing to it.
and this is the result
doesn't this picture look like an ad or a cd cover? haha it does for me =p
misc.: the huge red spot on my nose is healing! yay =)
this movie is very relatable to the lifes of most singaporeans, because it deals with problems like increasing of prices, people depending on enbloc, how the elders are treated, etc..
the part (of the movie) that hits me the most, is when the mother gotten Lao Ren Chi Tai Zhen (a.k.a. dementia? or was it alzheimer =x) and was treated really badly by her sons. haha maybe it's because my grandma is almost similar in a way and i treat her indifferently sometimes.. anyway, as much as i like the substance of the movie, the movie itself is boring and the acting is rather disappointing..
today's the thrid day of the hungry ghost festival (a.k.a 7th month).. one of the most annoying months of the year. why? because people will be bruning incense and poking joss sticks everywhere and i really hate the smell of it.
anyway, today's entry shall be on my outing with my poly friends yesterday.
ohh, and before i met my friends, a person who wanted me to donate for some ex-convict thingy said that my hair was nice and that made my day =D (although i know he may have said that to make me donate)
anyway, we met up in the afternoon in plaza singapura and initially wanted to catch "The Mummy 3" but because the tickets were sold out/selling fast till like 3-4 hours later, we ended up watching "Money No Enough 2" which was a rather lousy movie. (will give ratings in the next entry)
after which, we went to have our dinner at the food court and then chilled at billy bombers in the cathay..
not much photos were taken because they kinda disklike taking photos =/
haha 80% of the time were army tale telling and according to yucheng, police really seem less stressful compared to the army! i used to be anticipating being inside the army, however after hearing the stories of both john and aaron, i'm starting to have 2nd thoughts lol. but whatever it is, i've got only 1 month plus before the shaver touches my hair =x
was watching an episode of Heroine 6 when i saw this cute commercial.. (btw, Heroine 6 is a korean variety show and not a show on drugs whatsoever)
Etude House - 고아라 (Go Ah-Ra) & 장근석 (Jang Geun-Suk)
isn't that like the cutest commercial ever? haha, i think that i'll get diabetes by just looking at go ah-ra.. they make a really cute couple <3 anyway, what i'm gonna to do is make a comparison betweeen the koreans and the americans way of advertising cosmetics.. lets look at maybelline or revlon, it's always the same elegant, sophisticatic kinda video, while this one is so uber kawaii!! i mean if i were to buy makeup, i would rather get it from etude house judging from how they commercialise their products lol
His Information..
x. His name is Caleb Poon
x. He turned 20 years old on 6th of June
x. He is a Singaporean living in Singapore
His Hobbies..
x. Designing
- Interior Design
(Only in the Games "The Sims" and "The Sims 2")
- Web Design
(i.e. Blogskins (Blogger only)/Forum Signatures)
x. Drawing/Sketching
- Anime/Game/Manga Drawings
- Industrial Design Sketches
(Drawn during his Design & Innovation classes)
x. Photography
x. Watching Anime, Dramas & Movies
[Blogskins done by him can be previewed in the Credit Section]
About Him..
he is not your typical guy who's fascinated over men chasing over a lousy spotted ball. (he doesn't even do sports,
unless you count building "castles of lego" in the air as one) hmm, his passion lies in music, arts and design,
though he doesn't really excel much in those areas and is probably what you'll call a SNAG - sensitive new age
guy a.k.a. someone whom you will call a sentimental narcissistic bastard who weeps over stuff like a tragic romance drama/movie
or a good romance novel. apart from those, he's rather introverted, especially when he's around people whom
he's not familiar with. soo, don't ever depend on him taking the first step if you wanna know him better =)
His Phrase..
"Dreaming alone does not help you achieve anything.."
All the Blogskins shown above are under Calp Design™
and belongs rightfully to Caleb Poon. Permission
should be obtained in prior to any prohibited reproductions.
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