泰语版《分岔口》：Tur Yang (Do You Still)

或许有许多人还不知道陈维联所演绎的《分岔口》，原是翻译自泰国歌手，Potato 的Tur Yang (Do You Still)。在此与大家分享原曲的视频，网友nanajang01的视频还附有英语的翻译歌词，这无疑让我们更容易了解原曲的意境...

陈维联《分岔口》

发现有蛮多读者沿着我之前略略介绍陈维联的《分岔口》的博客篇章到了我的网站想要寻找《分岔口》的歌词，在此与大家分享《分岔口》的视频及歌词：



這窗 到底打開不打開 會是一片晴天或陰霾
還是閉上眼 讓全世界 暗下來
末日 到底是來或不來 我們到底是愛或不愛
那未知的將來 到底是誰 安排
~ 生命像一座迷宮 未來懸在二選一的分岔口
眼前是絢麗的彩虹 還是殘忍的黑洞
* 為什麼越愛的人越受傷 為什麼 好人會有壞的下場
這一切 跟我的想像 永遠都不一樣
難道都已刻在我手上 無法 被更換
我不要每次都流淚收場 我不要 每次摔得遍體鱗傷
這一切 到底是怎樣 我頑強的抵抗
要怎麼摧毀迷宫的牆 我要不一樣
生命像一座迷宮 害怕一不小心就會採空
眼前是絢麗的彩虹 還是殘忍的黑洞 *

意外地发现《分岔口》原来是翻译自一首泰语歌曲。原曲乃是由Potato 所演绎的"Tur Yang （Do You Still）"。
吉他爱好者可到ChordsHaven寻获《分岔口》的吉他乐谱。

Fashion Steps Out (FSO) @ Orchard 2012

This year’s Fashion Steps Out @ Orchard (formerly known as Fashion Season @ Orchard) will head start
on 17 March with  100 regional and local models will take to the runway in a fashion show of highstreet brands on this opening night of FSO.


Get star buys from high-street brands at the Fashion Bazaar held at Mandarin Gallery from 23 - 25 March.

Due to Opening Fashion runway, along part of Orchard Road, Part of Orchard Road along Paterson Road & Scott Roads will be closed from 7:00pm to 10:30pm

SMRT bus services 77, 106, 167, 171, 190 and 700A will be temporarily diverted from 8:00pm to 10:00pm on 17 March 2012 due to road closures along Orchard Road for Fashion Steps Out (FSO) @ Orchard 2012.

Affected bus stops as below, for more details, check here:

Some SBS bus stops will be affected too, but there isn't much info on their page.  Here's the affected bus route that I managed to retreive from OrchardRoad.org.

For information on bus, MRT and LRT services, please contact TransitLink Hotline at 1800-225-5663.
For information on SMRT services, please contact SMRT Customer Relations Centre at 1800-336-8900.

Happy Shopping and enjoy the fashion walk, and fellow photography lovers, happy shooting!!!  I bet there will be more cameras than models in the FSO Opening!  Lol...

P/S: Above info and pictures extract from OrchardRoad.org, OneMotoring and SMRT.

iPad3 is here in Singapore!!!

Well well, iPad lovers out there, your long waited iPad3 is finally available Singapore!  For other viewers that are still unaware, today, 16 Mar 2012 will be the release of iPad3 in Singapore.

In the past, Singtel is always the first Telco to release iPad3, however, surprisingly, this round M1 is the first to officially announce the launch of iPad3 on 16 March 2012 in Singapore.  But it seems that M1 is too anxious to announce the launch of iPad3 and missed out to update their website from iPad2 to iPad3, lol...

M1 will be offering HSPA (High Speed Packet Access) 10GB Data Bundle Up to 21Mbps Speed at S$40.00/month.  M1 iPad3 Plans & Prices as below, you may even extend the warranty to 2 years with AppleCare Protection Plans at $94.00 

There is a $50 off iPad2 at M1 and the prices as below.

To check out more details from M1, click here.

On the other hand, you can shop online at SingTelShop as early as 12.00am 16 March and they offering free home delivery as early as 3:00am 16 March.  They are offering 10GB Local Data Bundle with Typical Download Speed Range: 1.7Mbps - 4.8Mbps at S$40/month.


Singtel Price Plan for iPad3 as below.  However all iPad3 models are already out of stock at SingTelShop as of now!!!

And they are offering $100 off iPad2 models which seems a much better deal than M1.

So, are you one of the lucky one who has already got hold of iPad3 in Singapore?  Do drop a note and share your experience :)

P/S: All Picture and Price Plan info are extraced from M1 and SingTelShop official website and is accurate as of time of posting.

Good Bye East Coast Park McDonald’s!

After 30 years of operation at East Coast Park, McDonald’s™ East Coast Park will be ceasing business on 18 March 2012.  They will giving a free Blueberry Melts with every Extra Value Meal™, only at McDonald’s™ East Coast Park. From 12-18 March, after breakfast hours.

It is sort of sad to learn the closure of ECP McDonald's as this is the place that during our younger days, we love to hang out at, especially when we are having BBQ in the East Coast Park.  There are so many fond memories at McDonald’s™ East Coast Park.  We eat, chatter, joke and have fun...  Those were the days...

For those who love to reminisce about their sweet old memories at ECP MacDonald's, there will be a fun walk from East Coast Park McDonalds' to East Coast Seafood Centre + Closure Event on 18Mar 2012, 7:00am -10:00am.  For more details, pls check out their Facebook Event Page.

I so wanna this... @ IT Show 2012

Have you guys head to the IT Show 2012 that started on 8 Mar 2012?  Any good buys there?  All I know is I so wanna this @ IT Show 2012...

I so wanna this Hansa miniature camera that is given free along a purchase of Canon EOS 7D, EOS 60D or EOS 600D DSLR camera in the IT Show, urghhhh.....

But I just bought my EOS 550D a year+ ago and I'm not ready to upgrade it any sooner as I'm still exploring and experimenting with my camera.  OMG!!!

Anyone buying a Canon EOS 7D, EOS 60D or EOS 600D DSLR camera but not keen in the the minimiature camera, can give it to me? or sell to me at a cheap price? Pls...

Looking for Volunteers - SAVH Flag Day 2012

Imagine what it is like to lose your sight? Do lend a helping hand and do something meaningful during your free time...

Fund raising for SAVH flag day
Date : 17 March 2012
Time : 8am to 6pm (2 Shifts)
Venue : Islandwide
Contact Person & Registration : Mary Kwang, Email to mary@savh.org.sg

Channel U 2012 Blockbuster -- Show Hand《注定》

Am lucky to have won the passes to Channel U 2012 blockbuster Show Hand Private Party @ 4 Seasons Hotel on 24 Feb 2012.

很幸运的，我赢取到出席U频道年度重头剧《注定》，2月24日在四季酒店举办的“注定有约亲密粉丝派对”的机会！

Finger food available for the attendees are yummy, I love the mini fruit tart best!  Guilty but nevertheless, unresistable!

派对开始前还有美味小吃，最喜爱的就是那迷你水果挞! 吃了难免感到罪恶感，却难以抗拒！

Ivy Tan of Y.E.S. 93.3FM was MC for the night.

当晚的司仪 -- 933醉心频道的DJ，陈艾薇。

Special preview of episodes from "Show Hand" drama serial.
优先观赏《注定》部分剧情。

Stars for the night - Kimberly Chia, Ann Kok, Christopher Lee, Cynthia Koh & Ian Fang. It's a pity that Chew Chor Meng did not attend the private party.

星光熠熠的夜晚 - 剧中主要演员，谢静仪，郭淑贤，李铭顺，许美珍及方伟杰。可惜周初明没有出席。

It was a great night with games and Q&A session with the stars.

大家都很愉快的与众星参与有奖问答及游戏。

So, what's the drama serial about?  From the poster, one may have guessed, the show is about gambling?  But is this what the entire drama serial about?  Of course not!  There's a lot more to it.  Can't wait to watch the drama serial?  Stay tune to Channel U on 5th Mar 2012 10pm!

《注定》剧情讲述的仅是赌博吗？其实不然。剧中阐述了人性贪婪的一面，因果循环，重新做人，社会层面看待等…想要追踪剧情吗？那就在3月5日晚上10点，守在U频道观赏哦！

Oh yes, the theme song sang by Kelvin Tan! A very nice song with great meanings in the lyrics!

对了，怎能忘了一提《注定》的主题曲 -  “分岔口”，是由久违的陈伟联所演唱的！ 喜欢这首歌的旋律，也很喜欢它的词，觉得很有意思 -- 勇敢抵抗命中所注定。

To view more photos of the Show Hand Private Party, click here.
Wanted to be posted of Show Hand updates?  Like the Show Hand《注定》fan page.
要观赏更多“注定有约亲密粉丝派对”的照片吗？请按这里观赏。
想要追踪更多有关《注定》的消息，那就请按“喜爱”Show Hand《注定》粉丝页。

人生犹如一场赌注，输赢是否天注定，不置可否；不妨孤注一掷,来个ShowHand! 人定胜天！

Winners for the 84th Academy Awards (The Oscars 2012)

The 84th Academy Awards 2012 has finally come to an end and here are the winners!

Actor in a Leading Role
Jean Dujardin in "The Artist"

Actor in a Supporting Role
Christopher Plummer in "Beginners"

Actress in a Leading Role
Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady"

Actress in a Supporting Role
Octavia Spencer in "The Help"

Animated Feature Film
"Rango" Gore Verbinski

Art Direction
"Hugo" Production Design: Dante Ferretti; Set Decoration: Francesca Lo Schiavo

Cinematography
"Hugo" Robert Richardson

Costume Design
"The Artist" Mark Bridges

Directing
"The Artist" Michel Hazanavicius

Documentary (Feature)
"Undefeated" TJ Martin, Dan Lindsay and Rich Middlemas

Documentary (Short Subject)
"Saving Face" Daniel Junge and Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy

Film Editing
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall

Foreign Language Film
"A Separation" Iran

Makeup
"The Iron Lady" Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland

Music (Original Score)
"The Artist" Ludovic Bource

Music (Original Song)
"Man or Muppet" from "The Muppets" Music and Lyric by Bret McKenzie

Best Picture
"The Artist" Thomas Langmann, Producer

Short Film (Animated)
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore" William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg

Short Film (Live Action)
"The Shore" Terry George and Oorlagh George

Sound Editing
"Hugo" Philip Stockton and Eugene Gearty

Sound Mixing
"Hugo" Tom Fleischman and John Midgley

Visual Effects
"Hugo" Rob Legato, Joss Williams, Ben Grossmann and Alex Henning

Writing (Adapted Screenplay)
"The Descendants" Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Nat Faxon & Jim Rash

Writing (Original Screenplay)
"Midnight in Paris" Written by Woody Allen

Congrats to all the above winners!!!  So who are the big winners for this Oscar? They are " The Artist"《艺术家》 & "Hugo" 《雨果》 which both secure 5 awards each!

The awards that go to “ The Artist” are namely - Actor in a Leading Role, Costume Design, Directing, Music (Original Score) and Best Picture.

And awards that go to “Hugo” are namely - Art Direction, Cinematography, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Visual Effects.

Above Picture & Winner list extracted from: http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/84/nominees.html

Show Hand 《注定》

Woohoo, I have just won a pair of passes to Channel U Show Hand 《注定》private party this Friday.  So how did I get the chance to win the pass?  All I need to do is to share the below picture with a caption.  The 25 most creative captions will win the pass, and I happened to be one of the winners!  Cool isn't it? This round will be inviting my poly coursemate along with me, it's been a while since we last met, so it's a gonna be a great night for a short gathering as well! 

You may be curious what's my caption, here's my play -- 生死天注定，输赢靠自己！能够掌控命运者，注定是赢家！

To translate to English, it means: One's life & death is destined, to win or lose shall depends on individual! The ONE who is able to take control of his own destiny, is destined to be a winner! (Disclaimer: The English phrase is a translation from the original Chinese version. In the case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall supersede the English version.)

P/S: Above picture by courtesy from Channel U Facebook page. 

BTW, there will be a Show Hand Meet & Greet( 注定有缘来相聚 – 影迷拍照会) at Bugis Junction on this coming sat 25/Feb 15:30pm - 16:30pm, check it out here!