La Mode: Un

(1) Love love love the military green of this brief! And that belt! Very sexy, très chic!

(2) Ok. I confess, nothing really interesting about this pair of briefs white except that the guy wearing them has killer abs! Halfway there jeremy, halfway there! If only my estate does NOT have burgerking, long john silvers, kfc and 2 macdonalds all within 2mins walking distance!

(3) Love the art direction of this photo! Fun fun fun. Hot boobs grrrll!

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Semi-religiously following this blog-magazine. They have it both in french and english, but somehow the english one features less interesting stuff!

Français Comme un camion
English French Truckers

-jho. rest. play sims. sleep. lol

P.S. Know haven't blogged for awhile; my friend online reminded me that people still actually read blogs. Haha.

The Right Choice!

I'm starting to really believe that I have chosen the right path to Uni.
And that Law school rejection was a good thing.

My dream: To be a top-level Marketing/Creative/Advertising director!

Looking at the profiles and portfolios of top firms such as Saatchi & Saatchi, DDB, Leo Brunett, McCann-Erikson, inspires me sooo much! Can't wait for the day that I can see through my idea from conception to public space! Excite!

Just read an article about students not choosing business school because of the economic climate, P.S. business school is not just about Finance/Banking darling!

-jho. sleep.

sunday afternoon rain!

Stuck in a rainstorm on holland rd! Blogging with my E71 hehe.. It,s crazy cold, i'm freakin' wet-but not as wet as this bike:


and i missed my movie at great world! Knn!
Storm drain flooded.. Quite impressive..

-jhi. Wet.

Brian Mcknight!

Just watched the Brian McKnight concert.

My golly... He is one fucking hell of a singer! And one freaking talented man!
His control of his voice, his stage persona, his music.. I'm truly blessed to have had the opportunity to watch him live.

Thank you Esplanade! One of the best concerts you have ever brought to town!

a bold post.

Woke at 6am this morning. Tone slept over at my place for gig this morning. Interesting experience, but super tiring! haha.

So i nap 2pm. Got interrupted by a call from patrick.
Edgar (Patrick's ex partner and ongoing business partner for almost 15 years) bought him a macbook pro. A freaking macbook pro.
I thought that was really nice of him; it's such a fantastic gift anyone can receive!

Yet, the evil jealousy reins. I will not like to admit it. And if patrick or edgar is reading this I don't know how things will go from now on. Seems like blogging gives me a sense of release, at least I know my thoughts are out there for those who care to pry.
Maybe I'll not publish this blog entry. maybe.

The first thing that comes to my mind is: FUCK! That's a $4000++ gift and Edgar only earns as much as patrick does. I can't help but wonder in amazement. How can one afford such an exorbitant price tag?

And if one is able to, is appropriate to give such a gift? Yes, I understand that any one gift can trump another easily in price. But this is the first time i hear a good friend buying a fucking notebook for another friend. One that costs (presumably) at least a third of a monthly paycheck! Should I practise restraint on gift buying if I am affluent, knowing that my best friend's perhaps Jessica, Yanting or Sergeoh's partner cannot afford the gift I'm purchasing?

The issue here seems to be my basic insecurity. Seems like patrick and his friends have financial mobility that I have not experienced for myself. And that scares me. Couldn't he just have bought something less expensive? A voucher for a future purchase of a macbook or like a time machine ($400+) or something? So many possiblities! "Any other gift would have been a waste of time/money" is not a valid reason to buy someone a $4000+ gift!

With that money I can afford a fucking head to toe outfit from any fashion week designer in paris or milan and still have probably cash to spare for accessories.

I am jealous. Jealous of the financial mobility that I bathe in very often with affluent people and that I am unable to wield myself. And I am tired. I'm tired of fighting my emotions with logic.

-jho

Village People!

It's no wonder people think they're gay.. LOL! Guy is hot though ;)

Lost & Love

Sent off my best friends yesterday and last wednesday.

Just hit me that I'm probably not going to see them for another 10 or so months.

Lost. It's quite sudden.

Love. This video also touched me quite a bit. within it's 1min run it almost made me tear. Such a perfect world. Love the soundtrack, the actors are fantastic in delivery and the director is just spot on.

You have to watch it and love it...

-jho.

Looks: July 2008 (Ete)

The Sunday Brunch Classic~ Purple mocasins/driving shoes, I love!


The Working Boy~ so hard to pull off this look! Only in Milan!


The Messenger Chic~ wish singapore wasn't so fucking humid! Can't wear jackets in the day! Arrrgghhh.

A quote from the website: http://www.prcouture.com/:

" Hiring a PR agency is not cheap, but it’s certainly less expensive than advertising - and when done correctly, it can be much more powerful. Consumers have become, for lack of a better term, advertising savvy, and they understand the difference between advertising and editorial. They know that advertisements are bought and carefully controlled. Whether it’s fast-forwarding the Tivo, changing the radio station as an ad starts, or just flipping past advertisements in a magazine, consumers’ advertisement filtering systems are second nature – advertisements are generally seen as a necessary evil that interrupts their entertainment. Editorial product placement, on the other hand, is just the opposite – it is the reason that they picked up the magazine in the first place. Consumers look to their favorite magazine or daily blog reads to show them fresh, exciting new products, trusting that editors only write about things that excite them and in which they truly believe. "

So true!
-jho.

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the Good Underwear Experience

Not much is being said about Men's undergarments. Yet, the market is growing and growing with more and more varieties. Gone are the days when my mom buys my underwear and i'm subjected to the mundanity of pastel coloured briefs.

I had a good underwear experience today. This is with my new pair of C-IN2!

Not only does it feel comfortable with the soft cotton material, it has a sling support technology and lifts the crotch to give it that fuller look! Women can have their wonderbras, men can too have our wonder briefs! I normally do not like the waist band for all briefs or boxer-briefs that I wear, but the waist band for C-IN2 has been quite accomodating to movement so far. It also does not leave train-track trail (tongue twister) marks on your hips.

I am ashamed to say that I have yet to own a pair of Calvin Klein's especially since they're soooo affordable!

A good underwear experience is one of enlightenment. That is not to say that one should splurge on 20 pairs of luxury undergarments, save the good underwear for that hot date, that special occassion, those hot jeans/khakis (tip: cotton/soft trousers rather than jeans allows for more protrusion to peek through) and wear the basic ones for the rest of the week.

Looking forward to my next G.U.E with Calvins, Aussiebum and perhaps other brands. The Heeren level 4 (i think) has NUM and another store that specialises in men's undergear. Excite!

-jho. re-runs of Buffy. sleep. LEAVE DAY :D

A drive nostalgic; a future lingering

Right after teaching in Woodlands I took the car for a quick spin to the nearby Innova Junior College. I miss school.

I miss how carefree life was. All I had to do was study. Times spent at the library mugging and writing essay after essay. Times spent in lecture theatres listening to Keynesian vs Monetary policies, Malthus' vs Boserup population theories, the tragic flaw of Lear.

I stared at the wide linkways between blocks and imagined/remembered myself walking those very paths in my hot sauna of a uniform. I stared at the "learning studios" and thought how nice it would be again to sit in tutorial listening to Mrs Naidu leading the class in her worldly unyielding wisdom, Mdm Mas' loud rossby waves and Hadley cell discussions, Ms Lim's marginal social benefit & costs, Ms Baey's The Lion & the Lamb.

I stared at the track (the smell.. mmmm..) thinking how nice it would be to restart my drills; shuffling, butt-kicks, leg-lifts, bounding, leg-extensions. The anticipation and breathlessness before and after each timed-200m sprint. The sense of accomplishment walking to Woodlands MRT legs all wobbly with a mix scent of sweat and deodrant, 100-plus lime in my right hand, geography "man-killers" on my left.

I stared into my past and now when i'm about to ORD, am blissfully reminded how the last 4 years have been. Ups and downs, the coming out, the supression of individuality in a combat unit, basic military training, the surreal diving experiences, failing driving once, travelling to vienna & budapest, getting into MDC and becoming music i/c, performance show-tour to rockhampton, my a-levels results, not making it to law school, meeting patrick, national day parade 08 with Jacintha, Chingay 08, working at Style:Nordic, Tone's inaugural concert a success, making great friends in the process, making life happen....

Cliched albeit true. How time just flew...

Will I do it all over again? Yes.

Here I am, starting the 21st year of my life, picking up a third language, heading off to business faculty in university - a path which was quite unexpected, about to record an album with Tone, still in a 3 year relationship come march, best friends never left, family trying to stay strong, dog as loveable as ever.

I hope this is considered to be living.

-jho. shower. decompress. sleep.

Je m'appelle Jeremy

Had my first french lesson today @ the Alliance Francaise!

Was fun! Quite refreshing to be learning to (barely) converse in a 3rd language - considering my mandarin and cantonese takes up only 0.5 of my linguistic ability each.

Quelle est ta nationalite et habites ou?
Je suis Singaporean et habite a CCK!

Quelle est moi profession?
Je suis ORD personnel en Fevrier neuf!

There's an Australian and Japanese babe in my class, with an Iranian man, Indonesian and Malaysian-born Singaporeans and also a Chinoise touriste in the mix! Tres internationale!

Hope I don't loose steam with this. Jeremy tends to give up on structured learning you see. Unless it's official school work. (speaking in third person because i'd rather not associate with that undesirable trait. Hehe)

Anyways, i'm off to the gym now. Salut!

-jho. gym. meet pat. sleep.

Dumber by the day.

This is ridiculous.

I can't converse in full complex sentences nowadays without tripping on my words.
My vocabulory is dwindling and because of my effort to try and dig up complex words to express myself, I stumble on my grammar too!

This is ridiculous!

I have not written a full length academic or journalistic essay for as long as I remember. To be accurate, my A Levels were about TWO freaking years ago! Gosh! That's quite scary.

This is ridiculous!!

But the worst is I cannot bring myself to write a piece. I'm so unmotivated by my dormant linguistic ability.
Where are all my acronyms and my fluent oral expressions?! (no puns here.)

This is frustrating!

Pre-

Radio tuned to Lush 99.5, oversoaked cereal on my left, the sun blazing through my window on a misty day.

It's pre- work and pre- official vacation day!

I'm still sick. Can barely croak an octave; still have to sing for work later.
I'm still orally impaired. Can't chew for nuts (or nuts).
Wow... depressing isn't it?

I just hope I can recover from this quick enough. Vienna & Budapest awaits!
I need positive thinking. Positive thinking!

To think, I'm actually going on a holiday with my own capabilities, well, considering the I only agreed to fly if the flights are already paid for (Flyer miles!) - I still can't afford expensive airfare! I'd say it's pretty darn good.

Just dug up old medication and taken whatever prospective pill I can find.. I'm such a druggy.

Luggage 70% packed. Mood: Mellow.

-jho. positive thinking.

Tired.

"I don't wanna fight anymore.."

Simplicity

As you progress in life, do you tend to yearn for simplicity?

As youths, we face a mirage of emotions, a buffet of choices and opportunities, a plethora of ideals and dreams.

Yet I crave to simplify all that. I crave simplicity.
Just like my desire to change my blog skin to something managable. Something blogger provided. No mess, no tag board, no jibberish scribbles.

Life would have been much simpler if I didn't simply crave to practice law.
I would have simply be simplistically contented studying SocialSciences.

It is not that I do not like the socialsciences,
It is that it's difficult to give up a dream you had since you were eight years of age.

Patrick says I'm going to look back, 10 years down the road and realise,
"Why was I wasting so much of my time worrying about this?"

Well. I can't imagine myself saying that now. But hey. That's the reality of it as Youths.
Youths who can't see past a period of their lives.

Who can tell me for sure what they can see themselves doing after they ORD?
Who can tell me for sure what they can see themselves doing after University even?

Not anyone I know.

I'm thankful for many little achievements I have attained throughout the past 1.5 years.

I-SO-TONIC, TONE's Inaugural concert was a success.
I became MDC Vocal Ensemble's Musical i/c - as much as I moan about my job, I do love working with the guys and with TTBB music :)
I opened my eyes to people's toxicity and am glad i'm out of that environment soon.
I have a wonderful partner who has stayed true for more than 2 years.
I have a pool of ex-classmates/friends/colleagues that are always there for me
I have Four singers/close friends whom I love and enjoy being around with.
I can potentially travel for 3 times independently this year - more than I ever had.

Some say i'm lucky as it is to have those things.
But yet, I'm still yearning for that place in Law school - local that is.

Should I just be resigned to facts?
Should I?

ETERNAL QUESTION:
Is life telling me I should fight on, stay resilient, build character or,
Is life directing me to another path?


"I took the road less travelled,
And it made all the difference." - Robert Frost

Guten Nacht.

- jho. "Samantha Who?". sleep.

SCREW LA!

Ok.. Don't read this if you don't want to hear me vent my (older) teenage frustration.
YES, because i'm 19 and still in the 2nd decade of my life, i am ENTITLED to vent. VENT on my fucking blog. Vent vent vent!

I'm emotionally stunted. I disguise emotions through logic, intelligence and sarcasm. Deal with it!

I hate feeling emotional about things.. I HATE HATE HATE IT!

Today's my first day at SAF MDC - the most heavenly place on the SAF planet. Free and easy use of gym, pool. Early book out. Short working hours (compared to stay in). I get to sing. Its freaking SAF heaven!

YET YET YET, I'm soooooooooo freaking irritated. Not at that one person in particular. But at myself. Yes, i can't control my emotions. SOORRRYY LAA! But do you have to be so un-understanding!?!?! Sometimes a girl, i mean a guy, just needs comfort and assurance that everything will be alright... OR A FREAKING SIMPLE EXPLANATION as to why you can't call/text at night when overseas la!!!

WHY DO YOU HAVE TO BRING IN, "But YOU always knew.. I told YOU that bla bla bla bla.. keep YOUR emotions in check... I NEVER do what YOU ARE doing now to YOU...". YA, you're the greatest. You're emotiopnally steady. You don't break down easily to tears or emotions. You are superior. I admit. And this is not out of spite. You can handle your emotions well enough. You have got years on me to practice that.

I'm 19. Emotionally stunted. Unsure of the boundaries of relationships. I always cross the line. I'm soooooo much better at being single. NO FREAKING hang ups. I will not be concerned about what time is sleeping time, what time to call, what to do, how to behave, how to include, how to please. I'm learning to be attached. So yes, give me some credit. Give me some advice. DOn't push me away.

Rant over.

-jho. no mood for anything but sleep.

Birthday Wish

Never been one who indulges in my birthday.
I don't believe in the celebration of ME. There's nothing to celebrate. I'm born on this day (19 freaking years ago). That's all.

But i'm really looking forward to this birthday. Because it's going to have my bestes best friends, family and my partner. May not be the most respectful of combinations, haha, but nevertheless, it's a gathering of people i love. And Moreover, i'm celebrating it with my best friend, Yanting as well! So am really looking forward to it.

I'm taking all this merry celebration and joyous spirit to spur on certain dreams i hope to achieve.

ToNE is still looking for it's official 5th member - Bass, baritone, Tenor or Vocal Percussionist.
I hope that happens soon.

ToNE is seeking to venture into a full fledge concert early 2008. We have been postponing this for almost two years now.
I hope that happens soon.

I'm looking for an acoustic band to perform at open mic sessions. This is to discover my solo singing side.
I hope that happens soon.


Of course there is a much more extensive wishlist. But since i'm currently on the computer dealing with music related stuff. I'm
hoping for those things at the moment.

Do visit TONE's blog @ http://tone-r-us.blogspot.com/

-jho. blog. plan. execute.

Updated Wishlist & great performance

This is what i call a great performance! Engaged, focused, smooth transitions and real! Nicole sherzinger is really on her way man!