Mini Review: Soundcare Superspike (Spike 2)

Tags : Audiophile,Hifi,Audio Tweaks,Soundcare,Speaker Feet,Musiclink

 

Superspikes under my speakers

Purpose
As from my previous post, I purchased the Soundcare Superspike Spike 2 (Standard Self adhesive) to elevated my speakers as to bring them closer to my ear level. The Spike 2s are not very big, probably the height of it is almost an inch. It may sound like its not going to help much, but I shall talk about the effects later.

The provided double-sided adhesive tape is to be pasted on the top metal part, then fixed to the speakers’ base. I decided not to stick the spikes to my speakers as it is going to be permanent, or may even damage my speaker veneers if I decide to remove them some day. Instead, I applied a very thin layer of Blu-tack in place of the tape. Bottom is covered by this velvety adhesive tape to prevent spikes from scratching your equipments or stands.

 

Soundcare Superspikes 2 with adhesive tape on top

 

How it sound
On the initial listening, this little device seems to tidy up the overall sound and make everything sound better. Main improvement in the bass which now seemed tighter and slightly punchier. Imaging was also improved. On the whole, music sounded a bit more transparent too.

But over the past few weeks, I’m tried various different genre or music from Classical to Dance, I realise that previously I had some bass boom problems in my room, it is now gone. I wonder if the improvements in sound was attributed mainly from Spikes 2, or was it due to the elevation of my speakers.

In any case, I’m quite happy with the result that I’ve gotten without burning a big hole in my wallet.

Links
Soundcare 
Musiclink

Mini Review: Voodoo Iso-Pod Isolation Systems

Tags : Audiophile,Electronics,Audio Tweaks,Voodoo,Isolation,Audio

Voodoo Iso-Pod Isolation Systems

About the Iso-Pods
My first purchase of Voodoo product was this Mojo Powercord (See my write up here) from Audio Iconic. It was pretty good. And that kind of got me to try out the rest of Voodoo’s products.

First of all, Iso-Pod is an isolation system. As read from Voodoo’s website, it is made up of 2 nylon cups with a cryogenically-treated chrome alloy ball bearing in between them. When I first read about the Iso-Pod, I thought it was something similar to Symposium Rollerblock Jr. But upon trying out the actual thing, I noticed that between the nylon cups and the ball, there is a slight magnetic force that holds the three pieces of items together. So the ball doesn’t really “roll” or make yr equipment sway whenever you touch them.

 

At the showroom
The dealer did an A/B test of the Iso-Pods for me on his Bel Canto CD2 cd player. His setup that day was Bel Canto CD2, I can’t recall what amplifier he was using, it was either NuForce or Bel Canto, speakers were Mark & Daniel Maximus Mini+.

The Iso-Pods were then placed under CD2 in the shape of an Isosceles Triangle with one of the pods under the cd lens. Through the M&D Maximus Mini+, we ran a few tracks from Melody Gardot’s My One and Only Thrill and 蔡琴's 被遗忘的时光 from the 民歌蔡琴 album, made famous by Hong Kong’s Infernal Affairs (无间道)movie.

Most apparent improvement was in the mid range. Vocals now have more body and focus. Details that weren’t noticeable previously are now more distinct. There was a very slight improvement in the bass too, I felt that it was a little tighter than before.

 

Back at home
I started off the test by removing the Unicones beneath my Oppo cd/dvd player and played the same 蔡琴 track that I’ve heard back at Audio Iconic and familiarised myself with the sound. The Iso-Pods are up next, I placed one pod under the cd lens, and the other two pods near to the two hind feets of the Oppo player.

 

 

Pods in action

 

The improvements were not as obvious as compared to the showroom demo, but it was still noticeable. It could be due to my rack which already sounded pretty “dead” as each shelf is individually spiked, so differences were minimal. Probably fellow audiophiles who are not using proper shelves would get gain more from the Pods?

Improvements noted were the same as what I’ve experienced back at Audio Iconic, though it was a lot milder. Mid range still gained focus, more details, but I couldn’t spot any improvement in the bass region. If I were to put it the improvements in percentage, back in the showroom, the improvements were almost 10-15%. But at home, probably around 5%?

Compared to Unicones, it all boils down to musical taste. I find that Unicones gave a mellower sound, tames the highs a little, and vocals are warmer and sweeter. While Iso-Pods provided one with more details, music have more focus, sound staging is improved slightly as well, it sounded less sweet than the Unicones, well just that little bit.

 

Iso-Pod for CDP, DAC, Amplifier?
I’ve tried the Iso-Pods under my CD player, DAC and amplifier. It’s either my ears were not sensitive enough, or the differences were too minor, using it under my Bel Canto DAC3 and Bel Canto S300i sounded pretty much the same to me. Under my Oppo, changes were the most obvious. So I have them replaced my Unicones for now.

*Something extra: As not to waste my Unicones, I am now using one of them as weight to be placed on top of the cd motor (directly above the Iso-Pod). The vocals become fuller and “thicker”, have more body to it now. Sounds much better than the Oppo on the pods alone. *

Considering the price for performance, I think that the Iso-Pods are quite worth its price at $65. There is even a special promotion which 3 sets ( that would be a totally of 9 pieces), is only $155. If you wish to “isolate” the rest of your equipments using Iso-Pod, its an even better deal!

Links
Voodoo Cables
Audio Iconic

Coming up next…
Soundcare Superspikes Mini User Review!

My new audio tweaks

Tags : Voodoo,Soundcare,Audiophile,Adelphi,Shaw Towers

Talking about hifi tweaks, there are so many different brands offering various types of tweaks, more than one can ever imagine. To my friends and family who knew nothing about audiophile stuff, they will give me “that look” of disbelieve if tweaks would really work.

Last month during the Great Singapore Sale, instead of shopping for clothes down at Orchard Road, I was at Adelphi and Shaw Towers. Bought 2 things, this Voodoo Iso-Pod Isolation Systems and Soundcare Superspikes.

 

 

Voodoo Iso-Pod Isolation Systems 
I purchased the Iso-Pods from Audio Iconic. They didn’t cost a lot ($65 for a set of 3), so why not give it a try? So, I’ve got the Iso-Pods placed under my CD player/dvd player, replacing the Unicone Feets that I was previously using. I’m still in the midst of trying out the Iso-Pods with the rest of the system and see which yields the most significant result.

 

Soundcare Superspikes (Spike 2) 
Superspikes were from Musiclink, another cheap and affordable tweak. They are to be used between the speakers and speaker stand. Due to my current listening position (I’m sitting on my bed), my ears are positioned slightly higher than my speakers, thus the imaging goes off a little. Fitting a sofa in my room is quite impossible unless I remove my bed and sleep on the sofa instead. I guess my best option now is to elevate my speakers as to bring them closer to my ear level.

 

Look out for Mini User Reviews on my next posts :)

Paulaner Brahaus 10th Year Anniversary

Tags : Paulaner Brahaus,Millenia Walk,Beer

If you’ve been to a pub, bar, or club sometime in your life, you should have come across Paulaner Brahaus before. Apart from being well known for their freshly brewed beer, Paulaner Brahaus are also well known for the good food that they serve.

Talking about that…I was at Millennia Walk Paulaner Brahaus having dinner just now. As they are celebrating their 10th anniversary, PB has prepared some great promos on their food and beers. Not only that, there were performances too. This evening’s programme was this Uni-cyclist who played saxophone while uni-cycle around the restaurant, and belting out some very lovely tunes throughout my dinner.

 

Activities

Wed, 1 July – Fire Juggler performance, Stilt-Walkers, Jesters

Thurs, 2 July – Complimentary Hippo Bus Ride

Mon, 6 July – Uni-Cyclist with saxophone performance

Tues, 7 July – Trivia Night

Fri, 10 July – Grand Finale! Fire Juggler performance, Stilt-Walkers, Jesters

 

 

Feel the power of Light and Dark
(lager beer,front; dark beer,back)

 

Six Savoury Sausages, $17 $10
Nürnberger grilled sausages with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut
6 Stück Nürnberger Bratwürste mit Kartoffelp�ree und Sauerkraut

The slightly charred skin of the grilled sausage had a very nice aroma. It really brings out the flavour of the meat underneath, which on its own, already taste very good. The second thing I liked about this dish is its whipped potatoe, nice and creamy.

 

Power Knuckle $29.50 $10
Crispy pork knuckle with sauerkraut and bread dumpling
Knusprige Schweinshaxe mit Sauerkraut und Serviettenknödel

Pork knuckle… It's a love and hate thing. Why hate? For the health-conscious, especially ladies, pork knuckles are hell. Its fattening, high in cholesterol, and the list goes on. But for the food-lovers, its a totally different thing. It’s just Heaven. And in this case, the pork knuckle is crispy. Not the whole knuckle lah… but just the skin only. Somehow, the crispy golden skin reminds me of our Chinese roast pork (烧肉 – Shao Rou). They share the same type of taste, only this one is a little more crispier and less oily. Meat beneath that golden armour is extremely juicy and tender, without a hint of hardness.

 

Sweet Treats, $12.50
Caramelised Bavarian emperor's pancake with apple plum compote
Karamellisierter Kaiserschmarrn mit Apfel- Pflaumenkompott

After washing down the pork knuckles down my stomach with some fresh beer, it is time for some dessert. The top of this pancake is a thin film of caramelised crust, probably the pancake has been layered with some syrup, then torched, which gave the pancake a slightly bbq-ed fragrance. Under that sweet crust, is this rather soft and moist pancake, which tasted like bread-pudding. Nice contrast of texture. All is even better when each mouthful of pancake is topped with some apple plum compote… Sweet, literally!

This 10th Year Anniversary promotion only lasts till the 10th of July. So if anyone of you is interested, do so quickly. Do try to make reservations for tables, if not you’re expected to queue a bit, especially between 6-8pm.

Taste: 4/5

Service: 4/5

Overall Value: 4.5/5

 

Paulaner Bräuhaus Singapore
9 Raffles Boulevard,
Time² @ Millennia Walk,
Singapore 039596

For enquiries and reservations,
please call 6883 2572, fax 6883 0702
or email at info@paulaner.com.sg

I am Transformed!

Tags : Transformers,Revenge of the fallen

Crash, boom, bang!
Transformers 2 is great! Lots of actions, explosions, babes, and also… the very cute Sam. In fact, I think is twice the Transformers, twice the explosion, twice the babes, and of course…. Sam being twice as cute with his very tanned skin.

2 of the transformers that I thought they were really cool, (or rather they looked super unusual):

Demolisher

Devastator

Was the movie great?
Of cause! I totally enjoyed it. So many different types of Transformers, so many fighting scenes, and not to forget the little jokes. Especially the part when that guy shocked himself with his shock gun, couldn’t stop laughing lor :D  Not only that… How I wish I can be like Sam, to save the Transformers, get involved a big battle, and to ride in that ultra handsome Chevrolet Camaro.

However, I do feel that there should be more focus on the new characters like Arcee & the 2 motorbikes. A bit sad that during the last 30mins, when they tried to help Sam… they got killed in less than 5sec of appearance, so sad. Would love to see more of them though.

Also… the film was a little too long. With such simple story, they could easily omit repetitive scenes of flying jets and choppers. No wonder some audiences find it dry.

Will there be a Transformers 3, let’s hope so. Rise of the Coward, maybe?

Ready for REVENGE??

Tags : Transformers,Grand Cathay,Revenge of the fallen

After a week of anticipation….. it’s finally my turn to watch Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, which is tonight. Feeling quite excited…. because most of my friends and colleagues already watched it. Mixed views…. some said its great, some thought it was crap. Even Channelnewsasia thinks so? (Go watch this video, this presenter actually said that Transformers is rubbish??)

Anyway, who cares what the world thinks of it. Probably to the ladies, its rubbish. But to most guys, most of us grew up watching cartoons like Transformers, He-Man, and G.I. Joe (which will be coming to the big screen soon too). Transformers the movie is like a dream come true where Optimus Prime and Bumblebee can look as real as they can be.

Tickets for opening week were all snapped up already. Unless I don’t mind sitting at weird corners of the cinema. Nah…. I’m not going to strain my neck and look at Optimus Prime’s feet. I bought the pre-sale tickets the week before for tonight’s show, right in the centre of Grand Cathay. Just want to make sure I’m getting the best sound and picture… MUAHAHA… I’m so excited!

Few hours more to go…. TRANSFORM & ROLL OUT!!

Something for a laugh: Paris & Milan

Tags: Mediacorp,Paris & Milan,Channel 8

Mondays at work are usually all blues and boredom for most people. Not for me. I was laughing my head off while listening to the program, Paris & Milan 女王本色. This  MediaCorp TV show revolves around 2 girls Paris & Milan, who were formerly named Pahang & Malacca by their dad. They went around Singapore to hunt for disgraceful and unforgiving acts, Paris takes photo of them while Milan writes and posts them on their blog.

Bloggers huh? It’s not about their blog that’s funny. Its the characters and the way they presented the jokes that are so hilarious.

Few of my favourites:

 

Watch out for the “supermarket feature”

 

Love Beatrice!!

Are You Ready To Fight?

Tags: Body Combat 40,Les Mills,California Fitness

Nice poster, good example of “钢与柔”

That’s the question I asked myself when my buddy asked me to join for the launch today. How time flies, Body Combat is already in its 40th edition, that’s a good ten years old. I can still remember my first combat was BC21, my favourite release is BC22, and I stopped at BC25.

Finally after a good break of almost 4 years, I’m back at it again. Ok, I did my BC33 while I was at Fitness First, but that was about it. I’m surprised that I could still execute the moves correctly, and even managed to endure through the whole launch including the conditioning track and the cool down, (normally I’d leave after Track 8). Although the whole thing was extremely tiring, (I was sweating like mad!!!) with great company and cute instructors, the class was simply enjoyable.

One of the reason why I wanted to get back to BC is because of peer-pressure (I guess). My buddy suddenly got very enthusiastic over classes, he can attend gym classes back to back. Another is busy going for tennis sessions every Sunday. Fellow bloggers are doing marathons one after another. (And I couldn’t even complete my Stand-Chart 10km?)… Isn’t that embarrassing? Ha Ha… (and I can still laugh at myself) So now I tell myself, ‘I cannot fall too back behind!’

I’m quite lazy when it comes to doing cardio. With all my knee/joint/foot pain attributed from my Flat-foot, it really gave me good excuses to not run so much.

Oh well, hopefully by going back into the fighting ring, it can help me to get back in shape a bit.

Wah……finally, a post regarding sports & fitness from me, something away from food or movies… :)

Movie Night: Land of the Lost

Tags : Movie,Lido,Land of the lost

About the movie: This comedy is about quirky Dr Rick Marshall who discovered and created a time-travelling machine. Together with his research assistant and a redneck survivalist, they got sucked into another dimension while doing a field test of the time machine. Landed back in time, they embark on an adventure fighting T-Rexes and aliens with their new found friend, Chaka (who is a cheeky primate).

Comments: I think this is quite a lame comedy, lots of silly jokes. It feels like a combination between “Journey to the Centre of the Earth” and “Jurassic Park”. If you’re in for some mindless good laugh… then this might be the show for you. However, this show isn’t exactly suitable for kid. There are no nude scenes, but actions such as “cupping breasts” and touching the “forbidden fruits” are best left for adults only.

Land Of The Lost (2.5/5)

The Sale (NOT) Worth Waiting For?

Tags : Great Singapore Sale,Takashimaya,BHG

Just few weeks back, I was just complaining to my friends that life is boring in Singapore. Nothing much that we can do here. My life revolves around work, gym, movies. On weekends, would probably be more gym, and maybe some shopping. How exciting it is right?

A bit of change in things this week as the Great Singapore Sale 2009 kicked off in late May. Exciting, at least for me. Wonder what good deals there will be this time round. I did some shopping over the weekend, but didn’t really spend a lot. Only managed to get 2 shirts for work, and some hifi accessories (and they weren’t even on sale!), that’s all.

Great Singapore Sale, not so great after all

The sale was quite disappointing lah. Weekend papers reported that there were sales up to even 90% off. But I don’t see that anywhere. In fact, most stores were mainly taking the chance to clear the old stocks and odd sizes. Everything else were not on discounts at all. I really wonder what’s the point of having sales at all. Most people are tightening their belts, including me. Given these bad times, if there isn’t any genuine discounts, I wouldn’t even give second thoughts of buying. So why are these Retailers so stingy on discounts and risking losing potential customers? I don’t understand.

I think last year’s GSS was more successful. More deals, more discounts. Even when I was in Hong Kong for their Summer Sale, theirs was a lot better too. Every was on sale. And if you buy more, the more discounts you get. This year’s GSS just wasn’t enticing at all.

However, I still manage to spot some not too bad deals that’s worth checking out. A few have ended already, but the rest are still ongoing.

DEALS!!

1. Takashimaya S.C: Storewide disc + Additional 10% for card members (over)
2. BHG: Storewide 30% for regular items, Additional 15% on sale items (over)
3. Tangs: CK Briefs (3 for $59)
4. Puma (Ngee Ann City): Lots of discounts on shoes & apparels
5. New Balance (Raffles City): Storewide 20%
6. Calvin Klein: 30% + Additional 20% for Citibank Card Holders
7. GAP: Selected at 30% off
8. Bally (Takashimaya): Selected at 30% off

My 1st 3D experience

Tags : 3D movie,Monsters VS Aliens,The Cathay

 

Monsters VS Aliens, Digital VS 3D?

Something that I really must blog about. Last week I went for my first 3D movie, Monsters VS Aliens, at Cathay. I think I’ve missed the previous 3D movies like Journey to the Centre of the Earth (I watched this in Digital format) and maybe a few more that I wasn’t sure of. Tickets for 3D movies are priced higher at S$10 and not subjected to promotional discounts (For Cathay, I’m not sure of other cinemas).

 

3D, How It Works?

The 3D version of Monsters VS Aliens itself, I was quite surprised by the level of realism present in the film. I still remember, my first 3D show was like 20 years back… probably at Singapore Science Centre’s OmniMAX Theatre, wearing that Red/Green paper spectacles. Not the case now. This time, its a pair of cool-looking, sunglass-like 3D glasses. It is slightly tinted on the right, and it fits nicely over your specs (if you are wearing one like me). Since it was only slightly tinted, you won’t get that red/green effect (like 20 years ago) that taints your movie like nobody’s business. However, I did find the colours slightly muted after putting them on. Also, I felt quite uncomfortable after wearing the 3D glasses half way through the show. Imagine putting on 2 pairs of spectacles at the same time, but that was the only negative thing about it. So for those who wears specs, I’d suggest you to put on your contact lenses for the show.

During the beginning of the show, there were scenes of planets and outer space, that felt so real as the asteroids swished pass me from across my head. After that, there was another scene when one of the character bounced a ball at the audience and that really startled everyone. The effects were amazing. For the first time, I felt “depth” in a show!

I think I’m quite addicted to this whole 3D effect thingy. I enjoyed it so much that I am already waiting to go for the next show that is in going to be screened in 3D. And probably hope that Amazon’s going to have some promotion soon, so I could get my hands on my very own 3D DVD or Blu-Ray. 3D! 3D! 3D!

Monsters VS Aliens 3D

VISUALS: 5/5
SOUND: 4.5/5

Jeremy Monteiro & T’ang Quartet @ Esplanade

Tags: Esplanade,The Arts Festival,Jeremy Monteiro,T'ang Quartet

29 May 2009, Friday

I can’t really remember when was the time I last went for any concert performance. When I told my friends and colleagues that I’ll be attending one, most of them gave me similar response like, “Wah! So Arty ah? Go concert?”.

To most of them, I’m just a music lover who can’t stop buying cds from Gramophone or Amazon alike. Few knew that I came from a humble music background of being a student conductor in my secondary school years, a choir boy in primary school, and learnt piano too, nothing to rave about, really. I was quite lucky to be born in a family with parents that are really encouraging and urge is to learn music. I may sound like I’m boasting here, but my parents started bringing us to countless concerts by SSO or SCO (Singapore Chinese Orchestra) since I was very young. OK, I must admit something. At that age, I didn’t really enjoy going concerts and I slept through most of it! Ha ha..

Jeremy Monteiro Trio & T’ang Quartet

Who is Jeremy Monteiro?
I also don’t know. Honestly, I only got to know about him after the President’s Command Performance shown on TV and I thought he’s music is fantastic.

And Why This Concert?
Teaming up this jazz maestro with critically acclaimed T’ang Quartet (Singapore’s very own violin quartet, find out more here), this performance of Jazz-meets-Classical sounds really interesting to me!

The Performance
The T’angs waved their string magic, producing luscious sounding opening track, Tang-ology. After that was joined by Jeremy Monteiro Trio, which included Bass player, Christy Smith who played his bass with so much soul in it (he looked almost like in a trance!) , and drummer Shawn Kelly. There were 3 guest performers for the evening, Randy Brecker (trumpet), Ernie Watts (Saxaphone), and Richard  Jackson (Vocals).

I was quite disappoint with the fact that throughout the performance, I couldn’t hear much of T’ang Quartet whenever the Trio starts to play. In fact, the violins sounded muffled. I wonder if its got to do with the microphones being placed too far away or its the sound engineer’s responsibility to have tuned the music to such effect. Apart from the opening track played only by T’ang, the rest of the songs didn’t really showcase much violin parts. If so, they shouldn’t have made this a collaboration. Might as well have T’ang Quartets as guest performers.

That aside, the rest of the performers sounded fantastic in their own way. The selection of music was quite varied. Sound of them weren’t to my liking… one of it was a very slow and quiet track that I could hardly keep myself awake! But one of my favourite has to be The Bubala Dance.

In case anyone’s curious about how the concert is like, you can listen to it here on this player.

Fishy Fish Market

Tags : Manhattan Fish Market,The Central,Clarke Quay,Seafood

Although the weather was horrible…. I’m not going to deprive myself from enjoying good food by not going out. Especially when its dinner with great company, the more I cannot miss.

The whole group of us decided to meet up at Central, (because some of us wanted to head elsewhere for drinks later, ha ha) So it was natural for us to look for somewhere convenient. As my Muslim friends were around… choice of dinner place had to be more careful. Luckily they were less restricted when it comes to seafood, and we came to settle for either Fisherman’s Wharf or Manhattan Fish Market (MFM). My vote definitely goes to Manhattan Fish Market (Of course, it’s got air-con mah).

Queue & queue, wait & wait…
We actually got there earlier to queue for tables, apparently, reservation is impossible as they do not to take reservations on weekends (as we Singaporeans have too much time on our hands, we like to queue, don’t we?) Fine, so we waited for them to arrange a table for 10pax for the next 20 minutes.

After a good 20 minutes of waiting, the group of NYJC Rugby school girls finally decided to leave. Instead of offering us the tables, the staffs ushered some other guests in and totally ignored us! Almost 10 of us… how can they forget? Blind or what? Some more we were the first on their waiting list. A hungry man is an angry man, in the end, that girl who put us on the waiting list got ticked off by us badly. Serves you right!

 

Food:
Some of the dishes had grand entries as they were torched in front of us. Wow… it smells really good. But that’s about it. The Seafood Platter was served in a big pan enough for 2-3 person. Lots of prawns, fish fillets, calamaris and fries. Comparing it to its nearest competitor, Fish & Co, MFM loses out greatly in flavour and variety. Why? Everything else except for the rice, are deep fried & covered with flour. I wonder if I’m eating batter or seafood. So the rice is not fried… but it lacks flavour, one word - BLAND.
6/10

Saving Grace?
The only thing that’s good about them, was the fish. The flakes from the fish was firm and had a springy texture to it, not like those frozen ones bought from supermarket that has a chalky powdery feel. It really wasn’t too bad for a bistro style restaurant, but then again… what a waste that everything is covered with flour.

Sweet Treats!
We had Mud pie for dessert. Instead of the usual chocolate cake/brownie, MFM’s version was a thick slice of chocolate ice cream topped with chocolate fudge. The ice cream proved to be too thick and hard to eat, not to mention that it tasted just like its crispy brothers, bland too.
7/10

Service:
The staffs were pretty attentive towards us. Kept filling up drinks for us. But that only lasted for a while. Coming to the end of the dinner, we could hardly catch their attention to even get our bill. So many staffs but all seemed so engrossed with what ever they were doing like topping up forks & spoons, but none of them paying attention to the customers.

Conclusion:
Sounds like my experience with Manhattan wasn’t too positive uh. The reason? This isn’t my first time at MFM, my first visit was actually quite sometime back… almost a year ago at Plaza Singapura. I wasn’t really thrilled by their food then… and I am still not very thrilled with them now, despite the fact that there’s always a long queue outside. I wonder why….

Food & Taste: 2.5/5

Service: 3/5

The Manhattan Fish Market (The Central)
6 Eu Tong Sen Street #02-79/90
The Central @ Clarke Quay
Tel: 6534 7903

Goodbye, Mr Goodbye.

Tags : Korean Drama,Mr Goodbye

23 May, Saturday

Saturday was turned out to be another weird day, hot and sunny at a moment, then dark clouds covering the sky within the next minute. Nowadays, weather is really getting very erratic. Last time it rains… now it POURS. Used to be sunny…. now it is SCORCHING HOT. Is Armageddon really coming soon? It better not be, I still have a lot things not done yet.

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Krazy over Korean?

Ever since my family and I found out about the free Asian channels offered on Starhub Cable DIGITAL, we got hooked on this drama Mr Goodbye.

This show is about Yoon Hyun Suh (played by Ahn Jae Wook) is an adoptee who grows up in the United States. He becomes successful as a top manager of a hotel chain, and being assigned to do business in Korea. He falls in love with Choi Young In (played by Lee Bo Young), a sassy concierge from the hotel he is assigned to. There is trouble still looming because Kang Soo Jin (played by Oh Yoon Ah) who is Hyun Suh's best friend's ex-wife comes back with vengeance in mind. The three become entangled in this love triangle.

Apparently, I’ve spent half of my Saturdays on Channel 173 since they are showing 4 episodes back to back. So shiong! I hardly even want to break for my lunch! Last Saturday was the final 4 episodes (there were only 16 in all), so die die also must watch, haha…

In case you were wonder what this show is about… take a look at this clip, its the first episode. And this is the link for the rest of the show.

http://www.mysoju.com/mr-goodbye/

Off Day Diary

Tags : Angels & Demons,Free Wallpapers,Cathay,Digital 4k

22 May, Thursday

10am: Drag my lazy ass out of bed

12pm: Attended Wake – One of my classmate’s mother passed away (shall not elaborate on this, it’s too personal)

3pm: Took a bus to from Chua Chu Kang to Cathay, got tickets for movie at night. Such a long bus ride… plus it was hot too. But it beats taking train… I may not even get to sit!

4pm: Suppose to meet my ex primary school classmate for drinks and some catching up. I couldn’t make it in time, went to gym instead. Had a great workout, did some weights-training and tormented myself on the cardio machine.

7pm: Met up with Z for dinner then walked around Plaza Singapura. We bought some snacks from Carrefour and Marks & Spencer.

9.20pm: Show starts

Angels & Demons: The best part of this movie are the churches and sculptures shown in the movie. The beauty, the grandeur, the…. what ever. They looked just great! Apart from that, I enjoyed how Tom Hanks solve the puzzles in the show… He seem to decode everything in a flash, literally!

I’ve done up another wallpaper based on A&D using the word Illuminati, which was mentioned very often in the show. I made a few others using the elements, eg. Earth & Air but they didn’t turn out well, so… only this left :P  Hope everyone likes it.