Where is love?

A very funny phenomenon occuring recently when people have been seen "advertising" themselves, looking for "soulmate" or simply a "deal marriage". Has the value of marriage been de-graded left with worthless of "terms & conditions". That the happiness of loving party been seen of the getting materialism living conditions....SAD
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[post] CALL it DIY hubby-hunting.
One woman from China knows exactly who she wants as a husband - a Caucasian - never mind that she doesn't speak a word of English.And she's going about it in her own way.
No more match-making agencies for her, thank you very much.After she failed to get results through a match-making agency, Ms Zhang Xue Hong, 42, opted for a do-it-yourself (DIY) 'manhunt'.
For the past two weeks, she has been sticking up notices on lamp-posts along Taman Warna and other streets in Holland Village.Bemused residents have been seeing - alongside the usual notices for garage sales and lost pets - her handwritten personal ad, titled 'Marriage'.
It reads, in broken English: 'Looking for a sigle (sic) white aged between 42 to 60 as a mankind (sic) partner, please contact ms zhang.'It lists a Singapore handphone number, a China telephone number and address, and her e-mail address.When contacted, Ms Zhang, who lives in Tianjin, said that she has been to Singapore twice in search of her elusive 'white knight'.
She revisited Singapore last month after her first attempt five months ago through a local match-making agency was unsuccessful.
She returned to China on Monday as her social visit pass was about to expire.Ms Zhang, who does not speak English, painstakingly used an electronic dictionary to translate the words.'I didn't write anything about myself because my English is not good, and I was scared I would write wrongly,' said Ms Zhang, who describes herself as conservative, voluptuous, and fair with long flowing hair.
Armed with some 20 copies of her flier, she headed to Holland Village two weeks ago, because she had heard there are more Caucasians there.
She said: 'I want to find a white man. I'm Chinese so this might seem impolite, but I think European or American men are of better quality.'They are better-educated, more cultured, and have better personal upbringing.'Ms Zhang said she has had five or six boyfriends previously, all from China, but the relationships ended as either party found the other 'unsuitable' in the end.She said she started hearing good things about Caucasians in the past three years from friends and even her older brother, who has an American friend teaching at Peking University.
LANGUAGE IS NO BARRIERShe said she was not concerned about the language barrier.She said: 'A lot of Chinese people find white men overseas, and most of them also can't speak English at first.
If there really is chemistry, it won't be a problem.
You can communicate in other ways.'So why Singapore?Ms Zhang said she did her research, and found it would be very difficult to go to the US or Europe due to visa and other restrictions.So she decided on Singapore, as it has a majority Chinese population, a substantial expat community, and is a relatively safe country.
She paid more than 3,000 yuan ($600) to come here in June, on a one-week free-and-easy tour to Singapore and Malaysia.
She immediately scoured the Chinese newspapers here, and following an advertisement, went to First Overseas International Matchmaker at Katong Shopping Centre to pay $20 to register as a member.
In her application, she stated she was looking for either Europeans, Americans or outstanding Singaporean men who earn between $3,000 and $6,000 a month, live in private property, and preferably, run their own businesses.
She also wrote that she's 1.55m tall, weighs 50kg, earns 1,000 yuan a month, and loves reading, music and travel.Ms Zhang even skipped the Malaysia leg of the tour in hopes of a match. She called the marriage agency several times after she returned home but there was no match.
Agency owner Francis Toh, 53, said given her requirements, it was very difficult to find a mate, and his employees had explained that to her when she registered with them.He said: 'We do not guarantee a match.
It's not that if you want a man who earns so much money and lives in private property, you will definitely get him by paying $20.
'Last month, Ms Zhang decided to make a second, 16,000 yuan one-month trip to Singapore.She stayed at a budget hotel in Chinatown for a week, before moving to a friend's house in Redhill to cut costs.So did she get any response to her fliers?
Ms Zhang said she received one phone call about a week ago.'But it was from a withheld number, and he spoke English, so I couldn't understand him. I asked him to speak in Mandarin, but he couldn't, then he hung up,' she said.Most residents in the neighbourhood where Ms Zhang's fliers were found were mixed in their views.
Their reactions to her ranged from 'funny' to 'desperate' to 'very bold.'NTU lecturer Andrew Duffy, 42, who called The New Paper hotline after spotting the flier while visiting a friend, said jokingly: 'It's good marketing!'
One female resident, who declined to give her name, said she even spotted two Caucasian men taking pictures of the sign on the lamp-post one morning.
A married male Australian resident, 59, who declined to give his name, said that he would never respond to such an ad, even if he was single.
But his wife, 60, said that in their country, there are men who go overseas to find Asian women willing to live in remote areas of Australia with them - because many Australian women are unwilling to do so.
'They could have happy marriages and have children,' she said.
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Disgust drink

found this new drink in the mart so happily wanna test it in the very 1st minute..
Its not cheap, costing over $3 for 2 bottle...
looking at the creative & innovative of the new drink, i brave up my courage & wanna try it.
it is location in the freezer area with milks & yogurt...

curosity really makes me dare to try it out... once i open it... i totally regret...
its stated green tea, but... why isit smells like jasmine...
ya ya, jasmine tea is green tea... but its just one kind of green tea. It doesn't mean it is green tea.

1st sip, still acceptable...the fragrance of Jasmine tea is really strong...
On my 2nd sip, i try to taste it with those little "tapoles"... taste... HORRIBLE....

Totally a wrong combination.... "tapoles" are slimy & non-chewable...
To add on the disguesting chewing texture of the drink, the jasmine actually turn me off...

Wonder if its the Glass bottle that adds on to the HORRIBLE level, the smell of glass to the disgusting taste & texture nearly pukes me when i attempt on my 4th sips...

Finally i gave up... i rather waste the money instead of torturing myself...

why bother to torture myself when i wanted to treat myself for a cold drink in the 1st place.... should have taken a bottle of coke instead... REGRET!!

cool games

never expected that little games little shoting balloon or racing car can be added into blog for a quick & easy relax & fun....

widget is really addition.... will explore more & post them on...

monkey shoting again

"Kang Si Lai Le" 康熙来了

I try to catch all episode of "Kang Si Lai LE" 康熙来了 on TV everyday if i could..

Its a talk show featuring artist's where faced by 2 hosts 蔡康永 & 小S (former singer from SOS) , proven to be more than interesting.... juicy gossips & personal life exposed by celebraties.

Most of featured artiste are more than willing (or being forced for some) to share more personal life & things when they board on the show.

Must admit that both hosts did well in that... they could really bring out the personal feeling of artist to pour out all they have (yes, some even weep on show) [no cut.. the show simply continue]. Its hard for the celebrities to be emotional at times when they are so conscious being in front of camera as they have to be responsible for any consequences that they may face if they over-do or said to the public. But the hosts are able to "trick" the artists into saying out what's in their mind & how they were doing or handle situation.

Guess now the show has lessen the interesting & fun when 小S left the show due to giving birth to her 2nd baby. Being replaced (for time being) by Selina from popular girl group, SHE. She is 1 cute & pretty singer who is undeniable bringing more male audience to the show. But she seems to be still way behind to posses the skill & technique in being a great talk show host. As she can't seems to catch up & react fast enough from her male co-host.
She is working hard, so 加油!!

For the moment.... i still miss the ex-female host... can't get used to the show without her hot & juicy gossips.

http://ent.sina.com.cn/f/kxll/

Carving 6,000 Steps Up a Mountain for Wife

The story began half a century ago when 20-year-old Liu Guojiang fell in love with widowed mother Xu Chaoqing.In a twist worthy of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, friends and relatives criticized the relationship because of the age difference and the fact that Xu already had children.Desperate to escape market gossip and the scorn of their communities, the pair eloped to live in a cave in Jiangjin County in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality.

Their story came atop a list of China's top ten love stories organized by the Chinese Women Weekly, which collected tales from around the country since July.At the beginning, life was harsh and Xu felt that she had tied Liu down and repeatedly asked him, "Are you regretful?"Liu always replied, "As long as we are industrious, life will improve."

Liu and his wife were not present at the award ceremony due to their age, but their son, Liu Mingsheng, came with a kerosene lamp that his father had made from an ink bottle."My parents have lived in seclusion for more than 50 years because of their love for each other. They had no electricity and my father made kerosene lamps to lighten our lives," he said."My mother seldom goes down the mountain, but my father cut the 6,000-plus stairs for her convenience," Liu said. "It's a ladder of love."

[Photo:cqwb.com]

Poor Fellow

poor fellow (or bear)... wonder what will his fate be....

Movie - The Warloads

"The Warloads" casted by Andy Lau, Takeshi & Jet Li. Released last Thursday.

About a story of loyalty, surviving & battling over believes during the time of hardship of Qing Dynasty. Where corruptions, rebellions & weak governing of the Emperors, created life difficulty for poor peasants.

The bond, brotherhood and complex emotions in these 3 brothers played by 3 great actors. Had really brings the characterization of the role they played in...

Big Brother (cast by Jet Li) a strong believer of the new world he can possible brings to China if he could succeed. In my view, he is a weakling. He could have lots of other choices in everything yet he chose to give in. He believe that by sacrificing of those people he could bring peace life to the rest but yet, he is weakling to overcome bad situation & plan of possible ways to get his men thru those in-possible. Quote from the beginning of movie " in this era, its easy to die but its the living that is difficult".

2nd brother (cast Andy Lau) impressive acting skills in this movie where he shows a faithful, loyal yet simple person of the character. He may have started off with being a head of bandit, but the loyalty of being head of bandit makes him believe that he needs to be there for all who believes in him. The oath taken by sworn brothers let him into death wish is the most sad part of the story.

Youngest (Takeshi) a charming yet simple character who greatly believe in every words the brothers says. & would follow religiously. Yet it turns out that his believe had hurt him the most. The hates & believe displayed in his eyes greatly touches my heart in all those scene. Takeshi used to play more of commercial movies in the past where he is just another pretty boy, in love with the girl next door [remember as in "turn left, turn right"]. But this movie really bring out his acting skills where he starts the movie with a young boy who is happy just to be with everyone to a killer who kills anyone who his brother believes needs to die.

This is a very sad movies that even the song had moved me so much which tears rolls down my cheeks...

Thumbs up for the movie (& the song too)

http://www.stsky.com/play/198910.htm