Passed Out!!

Habent blog for some time oredi... been busy with work and weekend class and my 2 noti girls... quite mentally and physically drained... but it seems like the earliest i can clear my block leave in either in Nov or Dec... ming-ku ah~~~

Anyway.. we passed out from our Intermediate class last Sat (22 Aug) *a big pat on my back* Been an interesting 2.5 mths... getting used to a new lady teacher and her accent... :P but she's nice and gave us many other course materials apart from the textbook included...

Think unlikely for us to make it for the Sep's Advance class... so will likely to join in Dec instead... hopefully Angeline is still willing to join in with me... :P

Intermediate Korean

After months we passed out from the Basic class, Angeline and me embarked on our Intermediate journey~~

We started our 1st lesson... staring blank and question marks starting popping out above our heads... hahaha!! no joke at all. The lady teacher speaks quite fast, and her English "requires more attentiveness" to understand... :P and it seems like most of our other classmates were previously from her basic class, so they can catch her faster...

She encourages us not to do any pronounication markings anymore, so that we can be less dependent on them and can learn to read faster... after 3 lessons, I seemed to have slowly appreciate her reason for doing so... :) and slowly we can catch her English a little better... :P

Moving on to lesson 4 this Sat, hope all will be fine... with lesser "huhs"... :P

I'm funny meh??

Recently I always hear comments either saying I'm very funny or I'm cute... hmmm~~~ well, I admit I'm CUTE (ugly but adorable)... :p Never did I tell people I'm pretty... usually, or rather most of the time, I tell them I'm CUTE... :)

Funnily enough, these comments seem to flow in quite often these days. Have I really turned more comical than before? I ponder~~~ One incident is when I was replenishing my Laneige products, the lady serving me suddenly broke into a smile. I looked at her and she said I'm funny with my words... prob is I dun rem saying anything funny at all... hmm~~~

Oh well, if me being comical/ funny can bring some smiles, even laughter, to people ard me, why not? It's free anyway... I didn't have to spend anything to make them smile... take it that I'm doing a good deed... "serving the society"... muahahahaa!!!

So... if I manage to make you smile one day... tell me... I'm be very glad... :D

What's new at work??

Been quite busy last few weeks. Besides the usual process flows to complete, I was "roped in" to help in some UAT. Haizz... Actually it was ok to learn more things.. then again with a short period of time... many things were "set to roll out"... so it's really a very "exciting period".

Then came the worst piece of news.. this Adam decided to ORD.. leaving us to sink into "deeper despair"... haizz~~ He's been "joking" about it for some time and bingo!! He finally striked yesterday (I heard)... sob sob... abandon us~~

More changes coming in the next few months... that's definite. Dunno what else is going to take place... or who else is leaving... haizz... future very grey ah~~~

Ms Muffin is sick again~~

I think I do fit the bill of "中看不中用"... keep falling sick recently... think this is the worst so far for 2009... :( fever for 2 days, then flu and cough... wah lau... y am i so suay??? Esp now with the recent swine flu thingy, ppl give u the sideward stare if u cough or sneeze in the mrt... well not exactly that i wanted to, but i couldn't help it...

Falling sick is really no fun... I'm quite sure i slapped Micole for barking and pushed Schnappi away for licking my legs non-stop and yelling at them for playing madly with each other... Sorry girls, mama in bad mood...

Well seen the doc again for more medication. hopefully will recover soon... it really sucks to fall sick~~

The Painter of the Wind (바람의 화원)

Synopsis of this drama:

In 1766, Kang Su-hang, a painter and senior member of Dohwaseo, the Academy of Painting, was found killed after being secretly commissioned by the son of the crown prince who would later become King Jungjo (1752-1800, the 22nd King of the Joseon Dynasty). The commission was to paint a portrait of the crown prince. Seo Jing, another member of Dohwaseo, was found dead while investigating the death of Kang Su-hang. In addition, Seo Jing’s wife was murdered and his daughter went missing. Ten years later, Kim Hong-do, a senior member of Dohwaseo, discovers Shin Yun-bok, a new student. Hong-do discovers great talent in Yun-bok and tries to protect the student from conspiracies that surround him. King Jungjo also discovers Yun-bok’s enormous talent. Kim Hong-do and Shin Yun-bok serve as the eyes of the king, depicting the true reality of the common people. However, powerful palace officials conspire to get rid of the two painters, and soon afterwards, they are kicked out of Dohwaseo. Then, the king secretly orders the pair to find the portrait of his father painted by Kang Su-hang ten years prior. Kim Hong-do and Shin Yun-bok are successful in recovering the portrait, overcoming hurdles and dangerous traps set up by enemies. The recovery of the painting also helps reveal the secret behind the death of Seo Jing, who is actually Shin Yun-bok’s father. In the process, Kim Hong-do realizes that he is truly in love with Shin Yun-bok. However, he tries to leave him because he knows that the affair would be an impossible one. But to everyone's surprise, the truth is revealed. Shin Yun-bok is actually a woman. She had disguised herself as a man to enter Dohwaseo, an institution limited only to males, in order to uncover the truth about her father’s death.

Ms Muffin enjoyed this drama as much as the previous two she had seen earlier these few weeks... Been some time since her last "ancient" k-drama le :) she wonders why women is treated so unfairly in olden days... why women were casted with so many restrictions... haizz~~~ she is thankful that she's not born then... :P and she wonders what's her past lives like... heee~~~ Anyway, Ms Muffin gives 4 muffins to this drama... a pity the end was a little "open"~~~ Ms Muffin still enjoys happy endings... :)

Hooked on Beethoven Virus!!

Woo hoo~~ finished the drama last weekend... shiok man!!! Totally in love with it!! Very impressed with the orchestra maestro, Kang Gun Woo, played by Kim Myung Min (김명민)... i would say he portraited the character really well...

Short synopsis i've gotten off the web :) ...

“Beethoven Virus” is about a misfit orchestra of random people brought together by their love for classical music. Kim Myung Min plays Kang Gun Woo, an orchestra conductor in his 40’s. His character is an elite conductor with a very bad reputation, and who will do absolutely anything in order to create the very best music. An arrogant man with no patience for anyone less than perfect, he is unable to form good relationships with those around him. Also, he is an elite conductor who insists that classical music is made for nobility only. He meets Du Ru Mi, a violinist, and a trumpet player who has the same name as him, and together they form a love triangle.

This maestro Kang really has a... what people may think as "foul mouth" or "unapproachable personality"... but though he's EXTREMELY blunt, he has a very "sentimental" side of him that first appeared when his poor dog swallowed sleeping pills. His violinist Du Ru Mi was the first to notice this... and like she told the rest of the orchestra members... although Maestro Kang is vocal and harsh with his words but he doesn't backstab his players. He seeks perfection in his music and demands the same from his players. Under his tough side, he is actually a lonely man with only a companion, his dog Thoven. Together he and his orchestra members overcome many obstacles, and he finally opened his heart to care for his players and love Ru Mi. But when he realised the change in his music, he couldn't overcome it and hence decided to part with Ru Mi.... oh sooo sad... :( but this doesn't seem mark the end of their relationship... at the final episode, it just seems that the relationship is put "on hold" till he can overcome the "barrier"... wah sei... sounds very zen hor~~

Guess the reason I like this character is because I'm a rather blunt person myself.. wahahaha!!! But hor... i also dun backstab people de... so dun worry... in case u've been hurt by my bluntness... let me apologise to you here... dun take it to heart ya... i'm just being me... :P

Btw, the soundtrack is fantastic too~~ personal view lar... makes me wanna pick up music some day... :) then i remember!!! I was part of the Instrumental group when i was in Primary School!!! Damn it... sooo long ago!! Wahaha... old liao~~~

Overall, Ms Muffin (that's me) will give this drama 5 muffins... wahahaha... just like those ppl give popcorns to rate movies... me give muffins... :)

Beethoven Virus (Korean: 베토벤 바이러스)

Halfway thru watching "Beethoven Virus'' now... the drama depicts the lives of classical musicians and orchestra... and ordinary people who have dreamed of becoming musicians since they were young, but didn't have the chance for various reasons... It's a "heartwarming story about people who strive to make their musical dreams come true'', as mentioned by one of the actors in an interview. People from different walks of life doing their best to realise their dream of playing in an orchestra... somewhat motivating...

Of course there's always a romance part... the love triangle between a woman and two men (coincidentally with the same name)... and and and... the pair in love didn't stay together... Sob sob... not "physically" together at least... but they do understand their love for each other... how i knew? I peeped into the last episode... haha!! can't wait to know~~~

The soundtrack is very nice too~~ i would recommend it!! Go watch the drama... think it's worth the time... :)

Haircut.. finally~~

Almost a year from my last visit to the salon, finally make it for a haircut today... Tony cut couple of inches off my long hair... layered it to make it lighter... after everything is done... really felt a lighter load of my shoulder... hee... how i wish life would be as easy... just a snipe and all troubles will be gone...

Congrats to the new Daddy and Mummy!!

Thot it's a good piece of news... definitely worth a post on my blog :)

Our classmates in CD Trainers... Neville and Claudia have been promoted to Daddy and Mummy... Their daughter Chloe arrived this afternoon weighing 2.9kg!! Hope the mummy and daughter are doing fine...

Once again, congrats!! Take care and we'll see ya soon~~~