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Nov 23, 2009

Chick Flick alert....Twilight....oh no...I have fallen...

Gosh...I feel really embarrassed to say this, but I just watched Twilight on Star Movies a while ago. 


Yes...gasp if you want to..


Since the New Moon premier is just around the corner, I had to catch Twilight before watching the second installment of the saga.


This has nothing to do with the fact that almost all of the young girls in youth are crazy about this saga and I was not curious about this movie. Just happened to stay on the Star Movie Channel after watching Sweet Home Alabama =)


I hate to admit this but I like chick flicks...


Yes...


Still...Hollywood keeps producing them because.....


**grins evilly** 


Women are having greater buying power today and anything that tantalizes a woman's taste will sell like hotcakes!


It is no secret that educational growth, earning power and consequently the purchasing power of women had been on an upward trend. 


Just out of curiousity, I googled "branding for men" and it came up with 6,980,000 results where hence "branding for women" got me 7,720,000 results


Interesting....you can decipher the results yourself



And yes...I want to watch New Moon =)...enjoy this banned trailer I found on youtube...




Are you looking forward to New Moon too? 




had to recount how many days I fasted on Coke...now lets see...started on 29/11/09 that means...
Dree is Coke free for 24 days =P


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Nov 20, 2009

Memories of Childhood...

Last week it was the 40th anniversary of this Children's Television series....



Mum used to tape the series when we didn't catch them after kindergarten classes. That time we were still used the VCR...yes...these kind of tapes 





I must admit that I do not recall every single episode...but I can remember the song clearly...


SUNNY DAY - THEME

Sunny day - Sweepin’ the clouds away,
On my way to where the air is sweet.
Can you tell me how to get, how to get to Sesame Street.

Come and play, everything’s A-OK
Friendly neighbors there that’s where we meet
Can you tell me how to get
How to get to Sesame Street

It’s a magic carpet ride.  Every door will open wide.
Happy people like you.  Happy people who.

Like a beautiful sunny day sweepin’ the clouds away
On my way to where the air is sweet
Can you tell me how to get,
How to get to Sesame street, how to get to Sesame Street,   How to get to . . .




Gosh...I learnt my ABC from this very show!!


Back when I was a kid, I was really fascinated by puppets and all...I loved this particular episode that mum recorded where Elton John was the guest star. We kept watching that episode over and over again...I guess mum & dad really loved Elton John's songs back then. It was one of our very early exposure to pop music when we were still kids.


I still can remember that was the first time we listened to Crocodile Rock, Yellow Brick Road, Bennie & the Jets & of course who could forget...Elton John's rendition of "Don't go breaking my heart" with Miss Piggy!


Enjoy the vids & songs!!








I still remember vividly thinking to myself when I was a kid towards the end 
 "poor things...they have to swallow all those feathers"




Dree is Coke free for 18 days

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Nov 18, 2009

Naming God

As much as His Sanctuary of Glory played a major role in forming my identity in Christ. I learnt a couple of valuable lessons during my Uni life as well.





It must have been few years back (I believe it was in 2005) when I joined a conference organised by SUFES by the name of National Conference.


I met many young people who loved God from all over Malaysia. These young people came from diverse Christian backgrounds as it was an interdenominational Christian camp. 


I still remember the verse that Kim Cheng shared which I hold dear to my heart until today - Ezekiel 22:30 "I looked for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand before me in the gap on behalf of the land so I would not have to destroy it, but I found none."


You mean that ONE person could make a difference?


Call it wishful thinking, call me a builder of castles in the air. I truly believe that if ONE person can believe that he can make a difference, he can. 


By the end of the camp, we were asked to give God a name. This was supposed to be personal as in - who God is to you? Or in my mind, I thought, if I were to call my Father in heaven a personal, nickname, what will it be?


I named God - the elephant



Lol...don't pelt me with stones yet. Being a Zoology student back then, I guess  I tend to associate many people around me to animals based on their behaviour and nature.


They say that "Elephants never forget"


I believe that God will not hold us to our past sins 


I believe that my God never forgets the promises that he made to me.


Dree is Coke free for 17 days


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Nov 17, 2009

Mizz Drey's take on 2012

Another end of the world disaster movie - 2012 one of the most talked about movie of the year. 


Went to the 2012 premier screening by Nuffnang last week. Had to line up for 20 mins to deposit my handphone & camera at the counter. Fortunately after that Robb whisked me ahead of the long queue to get into the cinema. 


The movie which was supposed to start at 9:30pm only started at around 10pm++ as there were many people who were still stuck at the queues.





Another disaster movie from the producer of Day after Tomorrow, Independence Day, Godzilla director Roland Emmerich

Personally, I thought there was not much to shout about for the storyline.What captured my attention was the special effects and all. A reviewer described the movie as "disaster porn" To me that just means  being bombarded by tumbling buildings, sinking cities, crashing monuments over and over again. 


Look at this......



this....



and this...



If you are looking forward for a good movie with a good story, this is not for you. If you are looking for action and great effects and love seeing things fall apart then you have to watch this in a cinema.


There is no good guy-bad guy roles in this movie, just a prediction of normal human reaction when disaster strikes home. 


Love the Bentleys in the movie though....that was probably my favourite scene =)


Mizz Drey's rating : 3/5 (A must watch for action movie fans, only so-so for me...)


Dree is Coke free for 16 days


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Nov 12, 2009

Every Blogger's Nightmare

I must admit, when it comes to blogging, I am still learning so many things each day. 


Recently, I did some major revamping on this blog. 


I was so bored my blog's template that I decided to go skin hunting for my blog. I came across several good websites which provided free blogger templates and eventually I came across this website - http://www.bloggertricks.com/


Its a rather good website for Blogger users like me. At least a layman like me could understand his website clearly. 


I changed my template beginning of this month (around 2nd or 3rd Nov). All went well, until the morning of 4th when I went to my view my blog and was absolutely horrified when I saw this!



Bandwidth Exceeded

OMG!!! What happened???!!


I couldn't believe my eyes!! I was wondering to myself...where did the problem come from?? Blogger? My PC? The original template? What the heck??Photobucket???


Then I realised that the problem was from the template.


I did a trackback to the website where I got this free template from.


I was in a relief that the webmaster had foreseen that this problem would happen and did a writeup on this find out How to save your blog now??



To cut a long story short...my blog is saved now =) 


Dree is Coke free for 12 days

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Thank you Nuffnang!!!

Just got back from Nuffnang's premiere screening for 2012.



Its my first time ever winning something through my blog and man...it feels great!!


The movie was totally awesome!! I was practically at the edge of my seat!! I'll be doing my write up soon...but for now...


Just wanted to post a lil' Thank you speech to Nuffnang & Sony for the PS3  =)





Its my first "thank you" speech (eleh...as though I just received an Oscar like that...lol...) I'm sorry if I am such a noob at this...couldn't even hold the badge to fit into the web cam...and I keep saying "and"!! But you guys know my heart right? =D


Thanks so much again..for making my day!!


Cheers Nuffnang ~


Dree is Coke free for 12 days


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Nov 11, 2009

About Me

This is me....

Planning
planning for our next destination - Backpacking @ Bangkok wif CM




My name is Audrey

  • I was a mediocre to above average student in school
  • I remember when I was in kindergarten a teacher pulled my ear when I coloured a horse green and then tried cover up by colouring it brown (after observing then colour my friends used)
  • I used to play the clarinet in the school band
  • I used to learn piano. Never excelled in it. I hated practical exams when I had to go alone into a hotel room with an ang moh stranger 
  • I remember first time speaking in the public on stage in primary six during a competition, I froze and my mind went blank...I ended up babbling a bunch of nonsense
  • I used to cry all day in school at one point of time 
  • I sometimes lose my temper and say things that I regret
  • I love reading
  • I hate cockroaches
  • I graduated top of my batch with a degree in Zoology
  • I enjoy spending time talking to interesting people
  • I am adventurous
  • I adore travelling
  • I think Hugh Jackman is sizzling HOT...
  • I can be really quiet if I want to
  • I believe in financial freedom
  • I don't believe in being a wage slave
  • I sometimes do silly things deliberately to entertain the people around me
  • I love my family
  • I have the most awesome friends in the world
  • I am not perfect, and I will never be
  • I strive to become a better person today than I was yesterday
  • I am a kingdom builder, my business partner is Jesus.
In short...I'm...
An adventurous girl who is passionate about life and everything the world has to offer, who can't sit still for long.


World changer, planet shaker, history maker.








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