This Week's Best Quote

"'Kevin is my heaven,' huh? Simon is my hell."

RYAN SEACREST, RESPONDING TO A FAN'S SIGN, ON AMERICAN IDOL

I Don't Wanna Cry

Rare live version

Answered

Thanks to EW.com for answering my burning question (even though it's not me who actually asked):

What is the best way to organize DVDs in a way that shows how awesome your collection is while remaining understated? And how should they be arranged (alphabetically, chronologically, autobiographically)? —Brandon Otte

Brandon, I love a question like this, because I recognize a kindred spirit: You're intensely interested in how your object-of-obsession — in this case, a DVD collection — appears to others, because you and I know that people judge us not merely by what we watch but how we choose to present those choices. I'll confess: I tend to let DVDs pile up in stacks on my desk and the floor until I have trouble finding the titles I want, but once I DO organize 'em, I do as I do my book collection: I group them by genre (thrillers, documentaries, TV shows, classic dramas, screwball comedies, cartoons, etc.). I don't bother with alphabetical, because that way lies madness (Alphabetical by title? By studio? By lead actor? By director? Gaaaaaa!!!...).
Then I just shelve them neatly, spine facing front — I NEVER put the DVD cover face-out on my shelf, the way they sometimes do with books in bookstores; to me, items facing out means you don't own enough of the things to cram them into a delightfully, brilliantly chosen shelf of material that proves to even the most casual pursuer that you are, indeed, an awesome dude or dudette. This system also has the added benefit of making you look like you know where everything is (which you do) without any system so mundane as alphabetical organization. ''Billy Wilder's The Apartment? Right here, Jim! Season One of Deadwood? Lower shelf, to your right, Jane!'' You're not a library — you're a connoisseur!

All i have to do now is find space to display them. I must say i do buy lots of DVDs. I actually lost track of what i own. I can't even remember who borrowed what from me, and whether or not they have returned them. Sometimes my dvds hilang gitu jer. I need a system to track where my dvds are. Haven't thought about it yet.

Team Building Pics

Thanks to Fit for taking these photos and the other 100 of them with his new and expensive camera!

The BBQ Dinner

Banner Painting

Aweng and his lamb (not Fit, but the one in his hand)

Ming Chai giving a helping hand

Banner painting

Aweng as the leader

One of the groups with their banner


Suren leading the 'Reef Knot' game


Kak Ida making her mark

Suria Cherating Resort, where it all took place

Teaming for Global Championship

I'm off to Cherating again tomorrow. Apparently i was elected (selected?) by my boss as the leader/Project Manager in organising my department's Team Building - which is ironic because the thing i hate most is attending Team Buildings. Just the thought of climbing trees and going through obstacle courses seems too much of a work for me. Too much of a reminisce of the horrid experience i had during Orientation Week before joining my University. (And that is why i didn't put any Obstacle Course or anything of that sort in the program)

The first session was two weeks ago (we're doing 2 sessions because the large number of staff and some work in shifts - a bit complicated to explain; alright, i'm just too lazy to explain). The first session went OK; i think.

Luckily, we're allowed to engage a consultant to handle the activities. And they did quite a good job considering the limited time they had. So what's our job? Basically, my team ensures the event went smoothly. My favourite part of this Team Building is that the committee need not to take part in the activities!

However, i'm constantly stressed throughout the event because i'm afraid the participants might think the event sucks. You see, I have this constant need to please everybody, despite being told by my committee "you can't please everybody - we try our best".

I'll post some pictures from the event later - in the mean time, i'm looking forward to the BBQ dinner (again). Can't wait to have the lasagna (sorry Dr Atkins: just for another week...).

Ikhlas Tapi Jauh

I have been looking for the Ikhlas CD for quite sometime now. Can't seem to find it anywhere. It was one of my favorite albums masa Form 1 dulu. Last time, i only had the cassette which is now gone. Yeah, i know i could download the songs on Limewire and such, but it's not the same as owning the CD. Anybody want to sell theirs?

This Week's Best Quote

"So just to be clear; some slutty chearleader gets knocked-up by the soccer coach behind the local Gas & Gulp, and she's making sure we're quality people?" PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE MOTHER GABRIELLE (EVA LONGORIA), AFTER BEING TOLD SHE AND CARLOS NEEDS TO "AUDITION" TO BE PARENTS, ON DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES (S02E16).

Note: I'm really excited Prison Break is returning next week!

American Idol: 1st one to go

After forgetting her lyrics, Melissa was the first one to leave the top 12...

Article from EW.com:

There are plenty of mistakes you can make during the American Idol finals without having to pay the ultimate price. For instance, you can try out a disastrous new hairstyle (like Bucky Covington). Or perform with only a smidgeon of your previously displayed charisma (like Kellie Pickler and Elliott Yamin). You can even deliver your song in a painful warble and then sass off when Simon Cowell rips your performance to shreds (à la Kevin Covais).
The one thing you cannot do, however, is mess up your lyrics, as perpetual underdog Melissa McGhee found out during Wednesday night's Idol results show. The Florida native, who struggled with the words to Stevie Wonder's ''Lately'' on Tuesday's performance show, repeatedly substituting ''recognition'' for ''premonition,'' received the lowest number of viewer votes, becoming the first season 5 finalist to get the old heave-ho.
Many EW.com readers thought she had it coming. ''Forgetting the lyrics is unprofessional,'' Rooney argued on yesterday's TV Watch message board. ''I realize that well-known singers do it all the time, but Melissa only had one song to learn.'' Still, the raspy-voiced songbird handled her elimination with panache, admitting to host Ryan Seacrest that her sad fate came as no surprise.
The evening's other two residents of the bottom three — Lisa Tucker and Ace Young — were slightly more unexpected, though as I contended yesterday, both Lisa and Ace are among the contestants who ''might be better off spending the next couple of weeks mailing head shots to their local cabaret lounges and dinner-theater directors'' than actually dreaming of a major-label recording contract. Indeed, Ace's ''Do I Do,'' his third consecutive performance plagued by serious pitch problems, proved that luscious locks and male-model posing do not necessarily an Idol make. Lisa, meanwhile, who received the second-lowest number of votes, is going to have to realize that merely staying on key won't win her a sizable fan base. Unless she can shake that lingering whiff of precocious pageant kid that she brings to every performance, she'll be a goner before April Fool's Day.

Bad Day

My theme song for this week...

Lost S02E15

Just finished watching Lost latest episode. I have to say, the show gets better and better each week. This week, Claire is starting to remember what happened to her when she was abducted by the Others. Which now raises more questions (sigh) about the Others' intention and their connection to whole Dharma thingy. I won't say much more because it will spoil the fun for those who haven't watched the latest episode. All i can say is, Lost is definitely the best show on t.v.

Zayn

This is the latest addition to my family, my nephew Zayn

We Belong Together

This is definitely the best live version of this song...

Small Reunion

My high school friends got together last weekend. It's been awhile since i saw them. Fariza's now pregnant, Maton is pregnant (again!) and Cit's wife is pregnant. Well, basicallly all the women at the table are pregnant. Hell, i'm the only one who is single at that table! We had lunch at Chilli's (yum).. i wish i can afford to have lunch there everyday! We manage to catch up on the latest happenings of ourselves and other colleagues we haven't seen. It was fun and I hope the next time will be really soon and other old friends could join too...

The pregnant ladies