Posted on 31 December 2004 @ 17:02 in Personal
I have three drafts saved, and was supposed to post a sort of countdown, with a post a day. But even at draft stage, they got too long and personal, so I decided to ditch them. (In case anyone is wondering, the three countdown posts were going to be about family, friends and gadgets – yeah, so what’s new in Chet’s life?)
Then I have had various threads running through my head, vying to be Chet’s final post for 2004.
And of course, above all, I wanted to write a clever and touching post to end this year.
All that’s out the window now.
opens window and chucks drafts and thought threads to the ground below
Let me just ramble (the only way I know how to write).
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Posted on 30 December 2004 @ 23:30 in People
Today marks a year since she passed away. I was reminded of it when I was going through both my offline and online journals in search of what to write for my last entry for 2004.
Someone once said she (the someone, not Anita) blogs about what’s significant (more on this tomorrow; by the way, yes, I have finally come round to using the word “blog” as a verb; as usual, I digress).
Well, I mentioned Anita’s passing so it must’ve been a significant event. And it was, not just to me, but to her fans around the world. Am I a fan? Yes, but not a major one. I like her singing, and her acting, too.
One particular movie that comes to mind is The Heroic Trio which she starred with Michelle Yeoh and Maggie Cheung. The Internet Movie Database lists it in the action / fantasy genre. More important than that, it’s a women’s film, with women as the main characters and celebrating women and friendships.
Another Anita Mui movie that left an impression on me was Rouge which she starred with the late Leslie Cheung. They played lovers who agreed to commit suicide together but while she went ahead and actually did it, he did not (coward). Years later, she came back to haunt him (yay).
This is what I wrote about her passing a year ago:
| Nanyang Siang Pau devoted its front page to news of Anita Mui’s passing. I just checked the Net and there’s a huge 3-foot banner down some building in Hong Kong. A lot of news about her … |
I must’ve been really impressed with the 3-foot banner to have mentioned it in that short “obituary” about her passing. I’ve tried googling for it but have not been able to find it. Instead, here are a couple of pictures from The Heroic Trio:
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Posted on 29 December 2004 @ 18:38 in Friends
“I think i am right behind you” – sms message
Stalker?
No, my fellow kvpug member, Chee Tien (aka OrenJus). Outstation member, based in Kota Bharu, he’s currently in town, originally enroute to Colombo, Sri Lanka, tomorrow as part of the Mercy Malaysia team going there to help out with the tsunami disaster. After arriving yesterday, he was told the situation in Sri Lanka is getting worse and the immediate need there is food, not doctors. So, he’s sitting tight (in his own words) and waiting for the go-ahead to Acheh instead.
Since he’s in town, we decided to try and meet up and finally did, this afternoon at Long Black SS2 (hence the sms as he thought the person in front of him was me). It was great to finally put a face to the person I’d been chatting online with all these months.
While at Long Black SS2, I asked if he would like to post a message at kvpug using my Phoebe. He said yes. I also asked if I could take a picture of him using Phoebe, and he said yes, too. So here’s the picture …
Nice meeting you, Chee Tien!
All the best with the Mercy Malaysia team. Will be praying for the safety of the whole team.
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Posted on 29 December 2004 @ 01:37 in Friends
My friends at the AlphaSmart Community Centre have been worried about me, and one of them (Keith!) posted a question to ask if I was alright. I feel so loved now. Especially as they mean so much to me.
Thanks, guys, especially Keith and Richard. Good thing I stayed up late tonight and saw your questions, and was able to answer to let you know I’m okay.
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Posted on 28 December 2004 @ 21:47 in Opinion
What’s not a bad word?
Are you ready for it?
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