Jason: Excuse me, i'm looking for Dr.Cuddy.
Dr. House: Well, she's either not here or she's under the desk. Either way you're gonna have to wait outside until i'm finished.
Dr. House: If you ask me, keeping an open line of communication is the best way to resolve conflict.
Jason: She's not a cop? Doctor Cuddy brings in the guards... ALONE!
Dr. House: She might be armed. I'd have her deliver it shirtless.
Dr. Taub: House is gonna get someone killed.
Dr. Kutner: Guy's ready to kill for a diagnosis. I can't think of a better doctor to be trapped in there with him.
Dr. Cameron: How abaout somebody's not gonna keep pushing the whackjob's buttons until it cracks.
Dr. House: First rule of triage: guys with guns go first.
Dr. House: This is a level of risk peaking beyond anonymous girl on girl action.
Dr. House: She's gonna go.
Nurse Regina: She's gonna come back.
Dr. House: She should go.
Nurse Regina: He'll kill him.
Dr. House: But not her.
Nurse Regina: Is that your version of morality?
Dr. House: If you don't think your life is worth more than someone else's, sign your donor card and kill yourself.
Dr. House: The martyr's hearts is beating dangerously slow. Are we good to go?
Jason: If it's cancer, there must be a test.
Dr. House: We just did it.
Jason: What about an X-ray or something.
Dr. House: Good idea. Oh! Damn! I left my CT machine in my other pants.
[Long pause...]
Jason: How many hostages do you think it will cost me for a trip to radiology.
Dr. House: Humiliation? Doctors treating you like a piece of meat. Too many fingers and tubes up your holes. You hate doctors, and you want to take back control. So I apologize for the fact that you ARE a piece of meat.
Jason: I just want an answer. That's all.
Jason: You're not me. This is my body. This is my life. There's a truth out there. I'd rather rot in jail knowing than... I can't handle not knowing.
Dr. Hadley: You're a coward! You need to know everything because you're afraid to be wrong! You're so afraid of being ordinary, of being just another doctor, just another human being that you'll risk other people's lives.
Dr. House: I'm arrogant. You're the coward. You're terrified of death. You just want to cheat it by making it come sooner. Gives you the illusion of control.
Jason: Not knowing what was wrong with me made me miserable. Maybe that's insane. Doing this, yeah, insane. But I had something to gain. You can't take risks with no upside at all.
Dr. House: I can't decide which is riskier. Taking crazy risks, or taking advice on crazy risks from a crazy risk-taker.
Dr. House: If you're suggesting that you screwed up because of a non-relationship with me, I don't know how I can help you. 'Coz the only change you can make from a non-relationship is... [sigh]
Dr. Cuddy: You want a relationship?
Dr. House: God, no! I'm trying to follow your logic.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
Friday, November 28, 2008
Unemployed no more
Just a personal post after a long time; after more than a month out of vacation, uhm, I mean work, I finally landed a job in another company.
I just got the notification today from the company stating that my Employment Pass has already been approved. They just provided me the In Priciple Approval letter, or IPA, to them. As in common practice here in Singapore, on my first day at work, which is this Monday, I will be submitting the accomplished IPA, together with my passport and immigration card.
Same Work, New opportunities
Well, like I've said in my interviews, I've been in the IT Services/Support work for the last five years, I don't see any point shifting anytime soon.
I guess the big difference this time is that I will be working in a different environment that what I'm used to. The drive for excellence here is much more extreme than any of my previous jobs; it only encourages me to take any and all certifications I can get my hands on. I think it's about time that I invest on myself anyway, so that's what I'm gunning for in the next two to three years. :)
I hope I can finally grow my roots here, so to speak; promoted, bigger salary, and all that. Just have to work hard for it in the next few years.
Wish me luck! :)
I just got the notification today from the company stating that my Employment Pass has already been approved. They just provided me the In Priciple Approval letter, or IPA, to them. As in common practice here in Singapore, on my first day at work, which is this Monday, I will be submitting the accomplished IPA, together with my passport and immigration card.
Same Work, New opportunities
Well, like I've said in my interviews, I've been in the IT Services/Support work for the last five years, I don't see any point shifting anytime soon.
I guess the big difference this time is that I will be working in a different environment that what I'm used to. The drive for excellence here is much more extreme than any of my previous jobs; it only encourages me to take any and all certifications I can get my hands on. I think it's about time that I invest on myself anyway, so that's what I'm gunning for in the next two to three years. :)
I hope I can finally grow my roots here, so to speak; promoted, bigger salary, and all that. Just have to work hard for it in the next few years.
Wish me luck! :)
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Chuck: The first 8 episodes of Season 2
It's been a while since I posted anything Chuck-related here. That doesn't mean that I've stopped watching this great show, though. :)
I've stated before that with the writer's guild strike over, the storyline should improve a great deal in season two. And whoa boy! Did they deliver it this time! Don't care what the critics say; there will always be people who will not like this show for some reason.
Anyway, just a recap of the last eight episodes:
The first three episodes shows Chuck and Sarah trying to make their cover relationship real when they learned that the replacement Intersect will be put in place; however, recent events like the new Intersect exploding at the conclusion of S02E01 Chuck versus the First Date, and Bryce showing up at the end of S02E02 Chuck versus the Seduction and the entire S02E03 Chuck versus the Breakup, put a stop to that. In S02E03, Chuck realized that life with Sarah would never be normal and have decided to just keep their cover relationship as is -- just a cover.
The next two episodes are some "filler" episodes featuring the past of Sarah, in S02E04 Chuck versus the Cougars, and Jeff, S02E05 Chuck versus TomSawyer -- yeah, that "Nerd Herd, serial-killer" Jeff.
The latest three episodes features the biggest storyline thus far; the return of Chuck's first love, Jill. In S02E06 Chuck versus the Ex, Chuck finds himself still in love with Jill and, at the conclusion, was forced to reveal to her that he is an agent of CIA. In S02E07 Chuck versus the Fat Lady, Jill becomes an indespensible part in solving Chuck's next mission -- much to the chagrin of Sarah. The plot twist at the end of the epsisode was, well, twisted: Jill is a rogue CIA agent!
The latest episode, S02E08 Chuck versus the Gravitron, Chuck finally learns this after he flashes on an SMS in Jill's phone and upon hearing her codename "Sand Storm". Anyway, long story short, Chuck, using among others his full nerd mastery of the Castle -- that's what they call the CIA facility under Orange, Orange; not sure if this was the first episode that revealed the name of this facility though -- is able to trap Jill in the Nerd Herder.
I like the direction of the story so far. After the Jill incident, Chuck and Sarah have regained each others trust and confidence, hopefully becoming a stronger team than before. And, being awarded the Couple That We Rooted for the Most award in IGN '07, we can only speculate if the producers and writers have finally decided to make the two a real couple in the next episodes.
We're not even halfway through the season yet; this season is supposed to consist of 22 full episodes, which only means there's soooo much room for more interesting developments, some hanging plotlines to pursue, and what-not.
I'm just hoping that there would be lesser episodes dealing with the past of, say, Lester, Big Mike or the others, unless it is somehow reallyy, really, really needed in the storyline. Sorry, not a big fan of the Tom Sawyer episode.
I've stated before that with the writer's guild strike over, the storyline should improve a great deal in season two. And whoa boy! Did they deliver it this time! Don't care what the critics say; there will always be people who will not like this show for some reason.
Anyway, just a recap of the last eight episodes:
The first three episodes shows Chuck and Sarah trying to make their cover relationship real when they learned that the replacement Intersect will be put in place; however, recent events like the new Intersect exploding at the conclusion of S02E01 Chuck versus the First Date, and Bryce showing up at the end of S02E02 Chuck versus the Seduction and the entire S02E03 Chuck versus the Breakup, put a stop to that. In S02E03, Chuck realized that life with Sarah would never be normal and have decided to just keep their cover relationship as is -- just a cover.
The next two episodes are some "filler" episodes featuring the past of Sarah, in S02E04 Chuck versus the Cougars, and Jeff, S02E05 Chuck versus TomSawyer -- yeah, that "Nerd Herd, serial-killer" Jeff.
The latest three episodes features the biggest storyline thus far; the return of Chuck's first love, Jill. In S02E06 Chuck versus the Ex, Chuck finds himself still in love with Jill and, at the conclusion, was forced to reveal to her that he is an agent of CIA. In S02E07 Chuck versus the Fat Lady, Jill becomes an indespensible part in solving Chuck's next mission -- much to the chagrin of Sarah. The plot twist at the end of the epsisode was, well, twisted: Jill is a rogue CIA agent!
The latest episode, S02E08 Chuck versus the Gravitron, Chuck finally learns this after he flashes on an SMS in Jill's phone and upon hearing her codename "Sand Storm". Anyway, long story short, Chuck, using among others his full nerd mastery of the Castle -- that's what they call the CIA facility under Orange, Orange; not sure if this was the first episode that revealed the name of this facility though -- is able to trap Jill in the Nerd Herder.
I like the direction of the story so far. After the Jill incident, Chuck and Sarah have regained each others trust and confidence, hopefully becoming a stronger team than before. And, being awarded the Couple That We Rooted for the Most award in IGN '07, we can only speculate if the producers and writers have finally decided to make the two a real couple in the next episodes.
We're not even halfway through the season yet; this season is supposed to consist of 22 full episodes, which only means there's soooo much room for more interesting developments, some hanging plotlines to pursue, and what-not.
I'm just hoping that there would be lesser episodes dealing with the past of, say, Lester, Big Mike or the others, unless it is somehow reallyy, really, really needed in the storyline. Sorry, not a big fan of the Tom Sawyer episode.
Sunday, November 23, 2008
House M. D. - Season 5 Episode 8
Dr. House: Nothing to say?
Dr. Wilson: No.
Dr. House: No you don't? Or no you don't don't?
Dr. Wilson: Whichever one means no.
Dr. House: Thank God some of those offshore sweatshop jobs are coming back to America.
Dr. Kutner: But not every teenager is having sex.
Dr. Foreman: But every teenager IS stupid. Teenagers in on their own are stupider.
Dr. House: No.... Oh do you want a reason? Clinical trials take time. Your time is my time.
Sofia: I know you're trying to be nice, but I'm not into the whole "pity" thing.
Dr. Kutner: I was actually doing the "I get it" thing. I lost my parents when I was six. It doesn't go away... But it gets easier. You'll learn to deal.
Dr. Taub: If you're this grown up in sixteen, what happened to thirty?
Dr. Hadley: Turn back to a kid... Like Kutner
Dr. Taub: Yeah, friendly is a dangerous thing.
Dr. Hadley: There is such a thing as too trusting.
Dr. Taub: Corollary is, there's such a thing as not trusting enough. Too much, you get hurt. Not enough, you don't live.
Dr. Hadley: So the object in life is to get hurt just the right amount. Excuse me, but I don't go out of my way to take relationship advice from you. And trust...should be earned.
Dr. Cuddy: House did something solely out of self-interest? FREAKY!
Dr. House: But your decision to "stick it to the man" clearly inspired "Oliver Twist".
Dr. House: And when I say "Foreman", I mean "Foreman". I want his signature on the paperwork, I want videotape... I want photographs of him with the patient in today's newspaper.
Dr. Cameron: You can't? Don't you work with three other doctors and a grouchy imp?
Dr. House: Yesterday, you were all BFF. Now, you think she's pathological...
Dr. Kutner: Yesterday, I had no reason to doubt her. If she'd been honest to us in the beginning...
Dr. Hadley: She lied about dead parents because it's better than rapist parents.
Dr. House: Yeah, she's drowning in her own lungs and she's delirious. She's a picture of emotional health.
Dr. House: I went to Cuddy's house. But I didn't go in... Went home without ringing either her metaphorical or actual bell.
Dr. Wilson: You made a decision. I can't tell you what's right for you.
Dr. House: Seriously?! 'Coz last week you could... Last year you could. This comes pretty easy for you.
Dr. Wilson: Do you want me to tell you what you should do?
Dr. House: I want you to stop thinking that acting inscrutible makes you anything other than annoying.
[pause]
Dr. Wilson: Interesting...
Dr. House: Holding things in can give you cancer!
Dr. Hadley: Not addressing what happened won't make it go away.
Sofia: Yeah? What do I have to do to make it go away.
Sofia: Reporting it just labels me: "Girl Raped By Dad".
Dr. Hadley: It doesn't have to define you.
Sofia: It's how you see me.
Dr. Chase: There's a point when Cameron and I aren't enough.
Dr. Foreman: We're not there.
[Kid crashes and is stabilized by Foreman and Chase.]
Dr. Chase: Foreman... We're there.
Sofia: That's it? No advice? No be careful out there kiddo?
Dr. Hadley: You want my advice?
Sofia: "Want" is one thing. "Expect" is another.
Dr. House: Just because we call something a "poison", doesn't mean it's bad for you.
Dr. House: Biopsy a lesion, confirm that she's dying, then load her up with arsenic. Keep her alive till you can convince her that "rapist" marrow and "rapist-enabling" marrow works just as awell as the unleaded stuff.
Dr. House: You didn't flinch when we found out a sixteen-year-old could be dying in the next few days. 'Means you're here about someone even younger dying even faster.
Dr. House: You think that if you tell me what I should do, my instincts are to push back. So by not telling me what you think I should do, I'll do what you think I should do.
Dr. Wilson: So my not doing anything isn't causing you to do anything?
Dr. House: Right.
Dr. Wilson: I'm okay with that.
Dr. House: No you're not! You are designed to have opinions and to force them on people.
Sofia: If I do this, I'll owe my life to them. It'd mean everything else that happened somehow okay. They don't deserve that. They're not in my life. If that means I'm dead then I'm dead.
Dr. Taub: I have Huntington's disease. I'm dying. I don't know when it'll happen, but it'll be sooner than I ever planned. And I'd do anything to stop it. Because the only way to make anything right... The only way to make your life matter is to live as long and as well as you possibly can.
Sofia: Have you ever been raped?
Dr. Taub: No.
Sofia: Don't try to walk in my shoes and I won't try to walk in yours.
Dr. Hadley: What she wants could kill her. What she needs could save her.
Dr. House: Our job is to find out what's killing patients, not treat them for chronic idiocy.
Dr. Hadley: Idiocy is what's killing her.
Dr. House: And since we can't cure that, I'm going home.
Dr. Foreman: It's the opposite of jealous. He includes Jonah in everything he does: makes sure he eats, brushes his teeth...
[Pause then Foreman takes off.]
Dr. Chase: You think we gave him an idea?
Dr. Cameron: Either that or he's off to kill House.
Dr. House: You need people to see how independent you are; how well you're coping. 'Coz they want to see the lost, hurt, little girl. Because that's not what you see. You see someone who did something terrible: deserves to suffer that doesn't deserve to live. What did you do?
Sofia: I killed their son. I killed my brother. I was supposed to watch him. He was in the bath. I could hear him laughing. Every time they look at me, it's like I'd kill him again.
Dr. House: If you don't take your parent's bone marrow, you'd be killing their other child. If they don't hate you now, they will then.
Dr. House: You want someone to tell you that it's just an accident, that it's not that bad. Well.. It is that bad. And you know it. There's nothing you can do to change that. But there is one thing you can do: to not make it worse...
Dr. House: Can I give my reasons later? Or NEVER?
Dr. House: Three days ago, you asked me. Now, you told me. Can't say no if it's not a question.
Dr. Wilson: Nice thing you did for Foreman.
Dr. House: He speaks!
Dr. Wilson: He deflects!
Dr. Wilson: You just needed to prove it to him. You're an ass. But, a noble one.
Dr. House: I sound clever.
Dr. Wilson: Thank you.
Dr. Wilson: No.
Dr. House: No you don't? Or no you don't don't?
Dr. Wilson: Whichever one means no.
Dr. House: Thank God some of those offshore sweatshop jobs are coming back to America.
Dr. Kutner: But not every teenager is having sex.
Dr. Foreman: But every teenager IS stupid. Teenagers in on their own are stupider.
Dr. House: No.... Oh do you want a reason? Clinical trials take time. Your time is my time.
Sofia: I know you're trying to be nice, but I'm not into the whole "pity" thing.
Dr. Kutner: I was actually doing the "I get it" thing. I lost my parents when I was six. It doesn't go away... But it gets easier. You'll learn to deal.
Dr. Taub: If you're this grown up in sixteen, what happened to thirty?
Dr. Hadley: Turn back to a kid... Like Kutner
Dr. Taub: Yeah, friendly is a dangerous thing.
Dr. Hadley: There is such a thing as too trusting.
Dr. Taub: Corollary is, there's such a thing as not trusting enough. Too much, you get hurt. Not enough, you don't live.
Dr. Hadley: So the object in life is to get hurt just the right amount. Excuse me, but I don't go out of my way to take relationship advice from you. And trust...should be earned.
Dr. Cuddy: House did something solely out of self-interest? FREAKY!
Dr. House: But your decision to "stick it to the man" clearly inspired "Oliver Twist".
Dr. House: And when I say "Foreman", I mean "Foreman". I want his signature on the paperwork, I want videotape... I want photographs of him with the patient in today's newspaper.
Dr. Cameron: You can't? Don't you work with three other doctors and a grouchy imp?
Dr. House: Yesterday, you were all BFF. Now, you think she's pathological...
Dr. Kutner: Yesterday, I had no reason to doubt her. If she'd been honest to us in the beginning...
Dr. Hadley: She lied about dead parents because it's better than rapist parents.
Dr. House: Yeah, she's drowning in her own lungs and she's delirious. She's a picture of emotional health.
Dr. House: I went to Cuddy's house. But I didn't go in... Went home without ringing either her metaphorical or actual bell.
Dr. Wilson: You made a decision. I can't tell you what's right for you.
Dr. House: Seriously?! 'Coz last week you could... Last year you could. This comes pretty easy for you.
Dr. Wilson: Do you want me to tell you what you should do?
Dr. House: I want you to stop thinking that acting inscrutible makes you anything other than annoying.
[pause]
Dr. Wilson: Interesting...
Dr. House: Holding things in can give you cancer!
Dr. Hadley: Not addressing what happened won't make it go away.
Sofia: Yeah? What do I have to do to make it go away.
Sofia: Reporting it just labels me: "Girl Raped By Dad".
Dr. Hadley: It doesn't have to define you.
Sofia: It's how you see me.
Dr. Chase: There's a point when Cameron and I aren't enough.
Dr. Foreman: We're not there.
[Kid crashes and is stabilized by Foreman and Chase.]
Dr. Chase: Foreman... We're there.
Sofia: That's it? No advice? No be careful out there kiddo?
Dr. Hadley: You want my advice?
Sofia: "Want" is one thing. "Expect" is another.
Dr. House: Just because we call something a "poison", doesn't mean it's bad for you.
Dr. House: Biopsy a lesion, confirm that she's dying, then load her up with arsenic. Keep her alive till you can convince her that "rapist" marrow and "rapist-enabling" marrow works just as awell as the unleaded stuff.
Dr. House: You didn't flinch when we found out a sixteen-year-old could be dying in the next few days. 'Means you're here about someone even younger dying even faster.
Dr. House: You think that if you tell me what I should do, my instincts are to push back. So by not telling me what you think I should do, I'll do what you think I should do.
Dr. Wilson: So my not doing anything isn't causing you to do anything?
Dr. House: Right.
Dr. Wilson: I'm okay with that.
Dr. House: No you're not! You are designed to have opinions and to force them on people.
Sofia: If I do this, I'll owe my life to them. It'd mean everything else that happened somehow okay. They don't deserve that. They're not in my life. If that means I'm dead then I'm dead.
Dr. Taub: I have Huntington's disease. I'm dying. I don't know when it'll happen, but it'll be sooner than I ever planned. And I'd do anything to stop it. Because the only way to make anything right... The only way to make your life matter is to live as long and as well as you possibly can.
Sofia: Have you ever been raped?
Dr. Taub: No.
Sofia: Don't try to walk in my shoes and I won't try to walk in yours.
Dr. Hadley: What she wants could kill her. What she needs could save her.
Dr. House: Our job is to find out what's killing patients, not treat them for chronic idiocy.
Dr. Hadley: Idiocy is what's killing her.
Dr. House: And since we can't cure that, I'm going home.
Dr. Foreman: It's the opposite of jealous. He includes Jonah in everything he does: makes sure he eats, brushes his teeth...
[Pause then Foreman takes off.]
Dr. Chase: You think we gave him an idea?
Dr. Cameron: Either that or he's off to kill House.
Dr. House: You need people to see how independent you are; how well you're coping. 'Coz they want to see the lost, hurt, little girl. Because that's not what you see. You see someone who did something terrible: deserves to suffer that doesn't deserve to live. What did you do?
Sofia: I killed their son. I killed my brother. I was supposed to watch him. He was in the bath. I could hear him laughing. Every time they look at me, it's like I'd kill him again.
Dr. House: If you don't take your parent's bone marrow, you'd be killing their other child. If they don't hate you now, they will then.
Dr. House: You want someone to tell you that it's just an accident, that it's not that bad. Well.. It is that bad. And you know it. There's nothing you can do to change that. But there is one thing you can do: to not make it worse...
Dr. House: Can I give my reasons later? Or NEVER?
Dr. House: Three days ago, you asked me. Now, you told me. Can't say no if it's not a question.
Dr. Wilson: Nice thing you did for Foreman.
Dr. House: He speaks!
Dr. Wilson: He deflects!
Dr. Wilson: You just needed to prove it to him. You're an ass. But, a noble one.
Dr. House: I sound clever.
Dr. Wilson: Thank you.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Crocs Expo Weekend
Slashing the prices from SGD60+ down to SGD20 or less, it's no big surprise that the Crocs Expo this last weekend is one of the biggest expos of the year. And, in my case, the longest queue I've ever had the pain of experiencing.
Here's the collage showing what everyone who went to the Crocs Expo went through:
Top-left panel shows the sign showing where the queue to the Crocs Expo is; posted everywhere from the Expo MRT station all the way to Hall4A.
Next is the queue to get in the Crocs Expo during Day 3 at around 9:30AM. With am extremely large turnout (and that is just putting it mildly), the queue had extended from the entrance of Hall4A all the way inside Hall3, as shown here. The queue "snaked" around Hall3 and the was quickly jam-packed by 10AM.
The last panel on the first row shows the reason people go to the Crocs Expo in the first place: footwear! Clogs, sandals, shoes!
The next two pictures show the typical scene after people got what they wanted; after grabbing all the footwear that they can get their hands on, people look for an empty spot on the floor and sort them out, keeping the footwear that they actually like and leaving everything else on the floor. The rejected footwear are then grabbed by the other people around who would then continue to grab any and all footwear they can find. Same cycle, continuously grabbing everything then sorting them out later. Well, talk about kiasu of the highest level! :))
Lastly, the dreaded payment queue. The queue was so long, it filled up half of the Expo Hall and reached the other stalls. I remember we were on the credit card payment queue at around 3PM; we reached the payment counter just before 6PM! Damn! Longest queue I've ever had!
Anyway, we got the black-red Athens (mens) and the black-grey Ithaca (womens).
So, is it worth it? I would have to say yes. SGD 100 is usually just enough to buy one pair of Crocs. This expo, SGD 100 netted us at least 5 Crocs! And if you came during day three, it was further slashed down to just SGD15! Do the math!
For those going home and looking for gifts or pasalubong,this would have been a goldmine! Hope you had you're share! :)
Related Info:
Ever wonder why prices have been slashed way, way down? We have thought of at least two reasons:
What do you think?
Here's the collage showing what everyone who went to the Crocs Expo went through:
Top-left panel shows the sign showing where the queue to the Crocs Expo is; posted everywhere from the Expo MRT station all the way to Hall4A.
Next is the queue to get in the Crocs Expo during Day 3 at around 9:30AM. With am extremely large turnout (and that is just putting it mildly), the queue had extended from the entrance of Hall4A all the way inside Hall3, as shown here. The queue "snaked" around Hall3 and the was quickly jam-packed by 10AM.
The last panel on the first row shows the reason people go to the Crocs Expo in the first place: footwear! Clogs, sandals, shoes!
The next two pictures show the typical scene after people got what they wanted; after grabbing all the footwear that they can get their hands on, people look for an empty spot on the floor and sort them out, keeping the footwear that they actually like and leaving everything else on the floor. The rejected footwear are then grabbed by the other people around who would then continue to grab any and all footwear they can find. Same cycle, continuously grabbing everything then sorting them out later. Well, talk about kiasu of the highest level! :))
Lastly, the dreaded payment queue. The queue was so long, it filled up half of the Expo Hall and reached the other stalls. I remember we were on the credit card payment queue at around 3PM; we reached the payment counter just before 6PM! Damn! Longest queue I've ever had!
Anyway, we got the black-red Athens (mens) and the black-grey Ithaca (womens).
So, is it worth it? I would have to say yes. SGD 100 is usually just enough to buy one pair of Crocs. This expo, SGD 100 netted us at least 5 Crocs! And if you came during day three, it was further slashed down to just SGD15! Do the math!
For those going home and looking for gifts or pasalubong,this would have been a goldmine! Hope you had you're share! :)
Related Info:
Ever wonder why prices have been slashed way, way down? We have thought of at least two reasons:
- Crocs stock plunges after big loss shocks Wall St (13 November 2008)
- In 3 accidents, soft shoes caught side of escalator (1 August 2008)
What do you think?
Saturday, November 15, 2008
House M. D. - Season 5 Episode 7
Dr. House: Anybody can hate humanity after getting shot. It takes a big man to hate it beforehand.
Dr. House: See? Perfectly reasonable explanation. She's definitely not here trying to work her way back on the team; steal your job or anything...
Dr. House: I kinda hit that last night, so now she's all on my jock.
Dr. Hadley: Wow! She looks pretty good for someone on roofies
Dr. House: Tsk. The Foremster and the Camster, kicking it old school. I'd think she's not trying to steal your job.
Dr. House: Kinda hit that. So, she's all on my jock.
Dr. Wilson: Whoa... What... What?
Dr. House: Huh... Everyone else though I was kidding.
Dr. Wilson: There's a reason....
Dr. House: Yes, those large things in her bra...
Dr. Wilson: You were hiding it from me. Means it meant something to you.
Dr. House: Yeah, I fiendishly concealed it within the phrase "I hid that".
Dr. Cameron: You would have said interesting no matter what the answer.
Dr. House: And no matter the answer would have been interesting. No engagements, commitment issues. His place, control issues.
Stewart: You obviously can't stand people. But for me, it's worse, alright. I'd rather die in here, than live out there.
Dr. Cuddy: Uh, everything involving me kissing House is good... Oh God! You dragged it out of me. You're a genius.
Dr. Wilson: Funny, I've leaned on friends in the past. Never leaned so far that my tongue fell in their mouths.
Dr. Cuddy: The benefit of being boss, is that I don't have to argue. You're all off the case.
Dr. Chase: Fine, forget about the patient. What's goin' on with you? This is why we left House's team; to avoid this constant flood of pure craziness.
Dr. Cameron: That's why I left House. You got fired.
Dr. Wilson: Any relationship that doesn't end in a breakup ends in death. Everything falls apart in the end. That's YOUR worldview. The corollary, which you keep forgetting, is that you have to grab any chance for happiness.
Dr. House: Foreman. Listen to that little voice in your head. It's coming from the telephone. FORCEFEED HIM!
Dr. Cuddy: Or maybe it would be better if just... had sex.
Dr. Wilson: Pardon me?
Dr. House: When you confess adultery, things tend to go bad. When one part of your life does a Titanic, you make a liferaft out of whatever's left, which makes your job more significant, which is why you did the surgery when he pulled an all-nighter, and why'll you do this.
Dr. Wilson: House, you're a drug addict. You're ALWAYS imagining things.
Dr. Chase: You know why we spend nights in my house? 'Coz when we spend them at yours, I could tell you didn't want me there.
Dr. Chase: You always kick me out every morning. You never offered me a drawer. You never cleared out your closet for me. I was just a visitor.
Dr. House: Yeah, he's got PTSD. Yeah, he's agoraphobic. He's also a coward. You want to change your life, do something. Don't believe in your own rationalizations, or just lock yourself up and pretend you're happy.
Dr. House: See? Perfectly reasonable explanation. She's definitely not here trying to work her way back on the team; steal your job or anything...
Dr. House: I kinda hit that last night, so now she's all on my jock.
Dr. Hadley: Wow! She looks pretty good for someone on roofies
Dr. House: Tsk. The Foremster and the Camster, kicking it old school. I'd think she's not trying to steal your job.
Dr. House: Kinda hit that. So, she's all on my jock.
Dr. Wilson: Whoa... What... What?
Dr. House: Huh... Everyone else though I was kidding.
Dr. Wilson: There's a reason....
Dr. House: Yes, those large things in her bra...
Dr. Wilson: You were hiding it from me. Means it meant something to you.
Dr. House: Yeah, I fiendishly concealed it within the phrase "I hid that".
Dr. Cameron: You would have said interesting no matter what the answer.
Dr. House: And no matter the answer would have been interesting. No engagements, commitment issues. His place, control issues.
Stewart: You obviously can't stand people. But for me, it's worse, alright. I'd rather die in here, than live out there.
Dr. Cuddy: Uh, everything involving me kissing House is good... Oh God! You dragged it out of me. You're a genius.
Dr. Wilson: Funny, I've leaned on friends in the past. Never leaned so far that my tongue fell in their mouths.
Dr. Cuddy: The benefit of being boss, is that I don't have to argue. You're all off the case.
Dr. Chase: Fine, forget about the patient. What's goin' on with you? This is why we left House's team; to avoid this constant flood of pure craziness.
Dr. Cameron: That's why I left House. You got fired.
Dr. Wilson: Any relationship that doesn't end in a breakup ends in death. Everything falls apart in the end. That's YOUR worldview. The corollary, which you keep forgetting, is that you have to grab any chance for happiness.
Dr. House: Foreman. Listen to that little voice in your head. It's coming from the telephone. FORCEFEED HIM!
Dr. Cuddy: Or maybe it would be better if just... had sex.
Dr. Wilson: Pardon me?
Dr. House: When you confess adultery, things tend to go bad. When one part of your life does a Titanic, you make a liferaft out of whatever's left, which makes your job more significant, which is why you did the surgery when he pulled an all-nighter, and why'll you do this.
Dr. Wilson: House, you're a drug addict. You're ALWAYS imagining things.
Dr. Chase: You know why we spend nights in my house? 'Coz when we spend them at yours, I could tell you didn't want me there.
Dr. Chase: You always kick me out every morning. You never offered me a drawer. You never cleared out your closet for me. I was just a visitor.
Dr. House: Yeah, he's got PTSD. Yeah, he's agoraphobic. He's also a coward. You want to change your life, do something. Don't believe in your own rationalizations, or just lock yourself up and pretend you're happy.
Thursday, November 13, 2008
On Interviews
Well, I'm still alive and kicking here. As expected, I've been busy the past few days with lots of phone and face-to-face interviews. As I continuously search for the ideal job, I guess now would be a good time to share something I've learned about interviews.
Questions To Prepare For
Among all of my interviews for the last two weeks, here are the top five topics that were asked by all of my interviewers:
The following are other notable information/questions that, although not always asked, are quite tough to answer if you are caught offguard:
Delivery of your Answers
Take care when answering the above questions. Your answers reflect your personality to the interviewer, which is basically the main reason for asking these in the first place; they want to know you and your work attitude; at that point, they can already decide whether they want you or not.
Here are some tips which should prove useful:
Interview the Interviewer
Interviews are two-way; the company (through the interviewer) evaluates whether you fit the job; likewise, you, the interviewee, evaluates whether the position/company is worth going to -- or at least it should be. Know your employer before you proceed any further.
The following topics should have been discussed during the course of your interviews:
Hope this posts helps anyone who will be having interviews in the near future.
Questions To Prepare For
Among all of my interviews for the last two weeks, here are the top five topics that were asked by all of my interviewers:
- Description of your current job
- Reason for leaving your current job
- Your career plans/targets/goals
- Your strengths/weaknesses
- Worst problem encountered and how to deal with it
The following are other notable information/questions that, although not always asked, are quite tough to answer if you are caught offguard:
- Your knowledge of the company
- Your knowledge of the position applied for
- An actual example showing your skills, initiative, sense of responsibility, etc
- Management style you prefer
- Current and expected salary, and notice period/availability
Delivery of your Answers
Take care when answering the above questions. Your answers reflect your personality to the interviewer, which is basically the main reason for asking these in the first place; they want to know you and your work attitude; at that point, they can already decide whether they want you or not.
Here are some tips which should prove useful:
- Prepare your answer. Don't think of the answer just when the interviewer asks you right then and there; you know that at some point that it is going to be asked, so you might as well prepare a good answer.
- Be brief and concise. No need to beat around the bush or say any gibberish; just get straight to the point. Based from experience, your answer is brief and concise if it consists of not more than three sentences and if you can say it in not more than two minutes; if you exceed these, you might consider shortening your answer a bit, while still getting the message across.
- Be confident. You have to convince yourself and your interviewer. If you don't believe your own words, neither will anyone else.
- If you don't know, be honest about it. You are not really expected to answer every little question asked. If you don't know the answer, just say it so you can move on. If you dwell to much on a particular question, that is the most likely thing that the interviewers will remember about you when they are shortlisting of candidates: the guy who wasted our time.
- Practice! In a certain company, 80% of applicants failed their interviews not because of lacking technical skills, but because they did not practice what to say. You may know your stuff but if nobody understands what you're saying, there's no point.
Interview the Interviewer
Interviews are two-way; the company (through the interviewer) evaluates whether you fit the job; likewise, you, the interviewee, evaluates whether the position/company is worth going to -- or at least it should be. Know your employer before you proceed any further.
The following topics should have been discussed during the course of your interviews:
- Complete/detailed job description
- Working environment
- Benefits package (medical, leaves, bonuses, allowances, etc)
- Whether your career plan coincides with the career path set by the company for the position
- Trainings offered, if any
Hope this posts helps anyone who will be having interviews in the near future.
Monday, November 10, 2008
Weekend Reprieve - Vacuum Bag Saturday
The previous week was a busy one; loaded with tons of phone and face-to-face interviews. And this week would be just as tough... if not worse! For me, that makes it imperative that I enjoy this intermediary weekend!
Not sure if I have fully maximized my weekend, but it's safe to say that it's more enjoyable than my typical weekend at home.
Saturday was a great D.I.Y. day, with me learning a few tricks with the large zip bags sold in Daiso (the SGD2 store here in SG).
Christmas season is upon us and it is common for Pinoys to be sending some things back to families and friends in the Philippines through balikbayan boxes and such.
(BTW, normal balikbayan boxes usually deliver within two weeks; during peak seasons, this could take longer because of *ahem* tighter customs inspections. *wink* *wink*)
Anyway, in our case, we sent pillows and clothes among other things; if only we had shrink-wrapped them, we could have thrown in even more stuff back home! The space consumed by one Akemi pillow could easily accomodate 4 or more Akemi pillows once compressed. That would have made a very big difference! Oh well, next year, we'll know what to do. :)
Just some notes on using the zip bags:
Take note of these if you are going home this Christmas or if you are sending via balikbayan boxes. Our housemates, who will be going home this November, managed to eliminate one bag after shrink-wrapping about 8 pillows and 4 bolsters. Great space saver, especially for the packrats out there!
That's all for this Saturday. Separate post for what we did this Sunday. :)
Not sure if I have fully maximized my weekend, but it's safe to say that it's more enjoyable than my typical weekend at home.
Saturday was a great D.I.Y. day, with me learning a few tricks with the large zip bags sold in Daiso (the SGD2 store here in SG).
Christmas season is upon us and it is common for Pinoys to be sending some things back to families and friends in the Philippines through balikbayan boxes and such.
(BTW, normal balikbayan boxes usually deliver within two weeks; during peak seasons, this could take longer because of *ahem* tighter customs inspections. *wink* *wink*)
Anyway, in our case, we sent pillows and clothes among other things; if only we had shrink-wrapped them, we could have thrown in even more stuff back home! The space consumed by one Akemi pillow could easily accomodate 4 or more Akemi pillows once compressed. That would have made a very big difference! Oh well, next year, we'll know what to do. :)
Just some notes on using the zip bags:
- Place the articles as neatly and orderly as possible inside the bag;
- Zip the bag leaving a small opening just enough for the nozzle of the vacuum cleaner; we suggest using the "corner" nozzle adapter;
- Ensure that neither the plastic bag nor the articles inside are clogging the nozzle to maximize shrinkage;
- Stop the vacuum, remove the nozzle, then zip the bag as quickly as possible; if you can do this in one fluid motion, you're great!
- Regarding the pillows, note that:
- The 90x80 bag accomodates two standard-sized pillows (usually 80x45);
- The 110x110 bag accomodates four bolsters.
Take note of these if you are going home this Christmas or if you are sending via balikbayan boxes. Our housemates, who will be going home this November, managed to eliminate one bag after shrink-wrapping about 8 pillows and 4 bolsters. Great space saver, especially for the packrats out there!
That's all for this Saturday. Separate post for what we did this Sunday. :)
Friday, November 07, 2008
Coming Soon! SITEX 2008
The so-called infocomm event of the year is returning to Singapore.
This is actually the first IT Expo we attended since coming here in Singapore last year. Of course back then, since we were still new to our jobs, we didn't really have splurged since. This time around, it's gonna be different! Hehehe :))
This year is their 20th anniversary, it is the longest running IT Event in Singapore, so hopefully this will be something to look forward to.
Anyway, here are the details:
The only downside -- at least in my view -- is that this will be all the way in Expo all the way in the east Singapore area; quite far for the rest of us who are in the western part of the country. Still, going there should be worthwhile.
So if you're going, see you there! :)
This is actually the first IT Expo we attended since coming here in Singapore last year. Of course back then, since we were still new to our jobs, we didn't really have splurged since. This time around, it's gonna be different! Hehehe :))
This year is their 20th anniversary, it is the longest running IT Event in Singapore, so hopefully this will be something to look forward to.
Anyway, here are the details:
SITEX
November 27 to 30, 2008
Singapore Expo
Halls 5 and 6, Foyer 2, and Atrium 5
11am to 9pm
The only downside -- at least in my view -- is that this will be all the way in Expo all the way in the east Singapore area; quite far for the rest of us who are in the western part of the country. Still, going there should be worthwhile.
So if you're going, see you there! :)
Did you remit a few days ago?
Ever since the global economic troubles began when Lehman Brothers went out, we've been monitoring the SGD-PHP Exchange Rate. From PHP33 a few months ago, it dipped to just above PHP30. And with Christmas season looming, we're not really expecting it to go up any higher (since, as you may know, PHP tends to go lower during this season because more Pinoys remit home for the Holidays).
Then, we got a lucky break last week; starting October 31st, the exchange rate rose to PHP32.60, the highest it's been in weeks. Tuesday, November 4th, it went down to PHP32.40. As of this writing, by November 6th, the rate has now dropped to PHP32.35.
Hope you guys took advantage of this. Sudden favorable rise in exchange rates tends to last only a few days, maybe a week at most. After that, you'd have to settle to lower exchange rates for the next few months.
Then, we got a lucky break last week; starting October 31st, the exchange rate rose to PHP32.60, the highest it's been in weeks. Tuesday, November 4th, it went down to PHP32.40. As of this writing, by November 6th, the rate has now dropped to PHP32.35.
Hope you guys took advantage of this. Sudden favorable rise in exchange rates tends to last only a few days, maybe a week at most. After that, you'd have to settle to lower exchange rates for the next few months.
Tuesday, November 04, 2008
Top 10 Things I Learned from Avenue Q
It's the simple, little things where you learn a lot about life. The simple comedy of Avenue Q has depth and value; real-hard truths. Who said we can't learn anything from comedy? :)
The Top Ten Things I Learned from Avenue Q:
10: Schadenfreude, a German term for "happiness at the misfortune of others" is a common trait of many people, not just Germans; that's why there are people you love to hate.
9: Everyone is a racist in their own way; just different degrees and different steroetypes.
8: Don't leave an important note for someone to somebody you don't know or trust. Geez, use your cellphone! Or the internet!
7: Any object (regardless of size, shape, and density) dropped from high altitudes may be fatal. So lookout! And don't throw anything when you're way up there!
6: There's life outside your apartment. When you're depressed, don't sulk; get out there and have fun!
5: Be thankful for people who accept you for who you are, whether you're straight, gay, bisexual, or whatever; they are your real friends.
4: You may think your life sucks, but there's someone else whose life sucks more than you; so cheer up!
3: There's a fine line between lover and friend, between reality and pretend, between love and a waste of time. (Just listen to the song; it's pretty straightforward.)
2: You can earn millions from Internet porn; it's only a matter of how. In the midst of economic turmoil, there will always be people who would go for porn. It's up to you if you want to take advantage of it. :))
1: You may or may not know your purpose, but that should not stop you from living your life. Everything in life is only for now; so don't waste it.
The Top Ten Things I Learned from Avenue Q:
10: Schadenfreude, a German term for "happiness at the misfortune of others" is a common trait of many people, not just Germans; that's why there are people you love to hate.
9: Everyone is a racist in their own way; just different degrees and different steroetypes.
8: Don't leave an important note for someone to somebody you don't know or trust. Geez, use your cellphone! Or the internet!
7: Any object (regardless of size, shape, and density) dropped from high altitudes may be fatal. So lookout! And don't throw anything when you're way up there!
6: There's life outside your apartment. When you're depressed, don't sulk; get out there and have fun!
5: Be thankful for people who accept you for who you are, whether you're straight, gay, bisexual, or whatever; they are your real friends.
4: You may think your life sucks, but there's someone else whose life sucks more than you; so cheer up!
3: There's a fine line between lover and friend, between reality and pretend, between love and a waste of time. (Just listen to the song; it's pretty straightforward.)
2: You can earn millions from Internet porn; it's only a matter of how. In the midst of economic turmoil, there will always be people who would go for porn. It's up to you if you want to take advantage of it. :))
1: You may or may not know your purpose, but that should not stop you from living your life. Everything in life is only for now; so don't waste it.
Monday, November 03, 2008
House M. D. - Season 5 Episode 6 Quotes
Jerry: Did you invite Shelby for Saturday?
Samantha: No
Jerry: Do you want me to call her?
Samantha: Yeah, that would be great. You call a twelve-year old girl for a sleep over.
Dr. Cuddy: She's not a crack baby!
Dr. House: NO! Mother's perfectly healthy. It's just that she had to give up the baby to continue her work on the human genome.
Dr. House: What they don't confess to you is almost always more interesting.
Dr. Taub: I think the traditional family is a fraud. Even married moms or single moms, daddy just pay some bills and reads just enough bedtime stories to not kill themselves out of guilt.
Dr. Hadley: My dad was great! After my mom died...
Dr. Taub: He might be the exception. On the otherhand, you are fairly screwed up.
Becca: Why did I chose a single mom? My grandmother was married for 37 years to a man who treated her like garbage. My mom would have seem right and my loser dad got along, but he dumped her. You know I never understood how you could fall for the same crap as your mother. Then I met Tony... When I read your bio, a doctor, a head of a hospital, I saw your picture... I don't want her raised by a loser.
Dr. Hadley: You're afraid you'll make the same mistake you made with your wife? Get caught taking some other kid to a ballgame?
Dr. Taub: I like my life as it is.
[After House splashes "baby barf" on Cuddy's sweater.]
Dr. Cuddy: Well played, sir. You leave me no choice but to change... MY CLOTHES, not my mind.
Dr. House: It's exactly my point. If it's not gonna be me and a cup, it's gonna be eight times a day. If you can't handle that stain, you can't handle a baby.
Dr. Cuddy: Why do you even care? It's not like I'm EVER gonna ask you to baby sit.
Dr. House: I'm a humanitarian.
Dr. Hadley: I don't want the "good-get-the-new-customer-hooked" stuff. I want the "stepped-on-keep-the-old-customer-coming-back-for-more" stuff.
Sadie: Are you crazy, b!tch?
Dr. Hadley: No, I'm just a b!tch who knows what she wants.
Dr. House: Is it really worth it? Just for the the pursuit of unconditional love?
Dr. Cuddy: Only you see that as a bad thing.
Dr. House: It's a fake thing. There's no unconditional love. It's just unconditional need. Don't make this child a victim of your biological clock.
[After House pushes the lamp off the table.]
Dr. Cuddy: Let me guess. I'm gonna tell her not to play ball in the house, but she's not gonna listen.
Dr. House: No! Actually, I was going for "she sneaks her boyfriend her in while you were sleeping, and he wants to do it on the desk. At first, she says no, but, she has issues with self-esteem."
Dr. Cuddy: You know you're gonna pay for that.
Dr. House: I'm paying for it now... with WISDOM.
Dr. House: See, this is what's screwed up here. You're not sure if this is the right call, but you ARE sure this is what you want to tell her. And that scares you because your motives aren't medical. Some part of you doesn't want this baby. And that part wants her to kill it.
Dr. Wilson: Adoption is cheating? Are they giving her a fake kid?
Dr. House: It's the problem. She gets to have a relationship with a kid, she can't handle one with an adult. So, she's gonna kill it.
Dr. Wilson: It does seem cleaner.
Dr. House: Guy's bleeding out of his pores. What does that tell us? Other than you don't want to play basketball against him AND he's dying.
Becca: THIS IS NOT MY BABY! I've already sacrificed 9 months for this stupid mistake. I don't want to sacrifice anymore.
Dr. Cuddy: Becca, you asked my opinion because you wanted to do the right thing. You are giving up this baby because you don't want to make the mistakes your mom made... her mom made. You have a chance to break the cycle. To do something great for this baby.
Becca: ... No... [sigh]
Dr. House: Now it's time to say those magic words you'll be telling her for the rest of her life: "Mommy's gotta go to work!"
Dr. House: Sorry. Daddy's perfectly healthy. We would want you to give him a kidney because, it would be cool if he had three.
Dr. Wilson: Cuddy is positively aglow. What's your theory? She's only acting happy to make you miserable?
Dr. House: I need a genetic disease.
Dr. Wilson: I'm sure you're carrying a few.
Dr. Wilson: Adoption's a cheat, remember? There's no real pregnancy, so there's no stranded dopamine receptors, so there's no post partum depression. Cuddy will be the happiest new mother you've ever seen.
[slight pause]
Dr. Wilson: I've just given you the answer, haven't I? And now you're going to walk out of here without saying a word.
Dr. House: Nope.
Dr. Hadley: But if you can't feel pleasure, what's with the cocaine?
Dr. House: Really?! Is that when you do drugs? 'Coz your happy? Most people do them because they want to be happy. The subconscious craved it, needed it...
Becca: When I saw you hold her, and the look on your face, it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. And that's when I realized, I can't... My life, it's always been about pain, anger, and disappointment; never about love. And that's when I realize, you know, it could be. And I can't give that away...
Dr. Cuddy: It's a decision that changes everything. Changes the rest of your life.
Becca: ...I hope so.
Dr. Cuddy: You son of a b!tch! When I was getting a baby, you told me I'd suck as a mother. Now that I've lost it, you tell me I'd be great as a mother. Why do you need to negate everything...
Dr. House: I don't know.....
[Followed by a long, passionate.... whoops, spoiler.. :)) ]
Samantha: No
Jerry: Do you want me to call her?
Samantha: Yeah, that would be great. You call a twelve-year old girl for a sleep over.
Dr. Cuddy: She's not a crack baby!
Dr. House: NO! Mother's perfectly healthy. It's just that she had to give up the baby to continue her work on the human genome.
Dr. House: What they don't confess to you is almost always more interesting.
Dr. Taub: I think the traditional family is a fraud. Even married moms or single moms, daddy just pay some bills and reads just enough bedtime stories to not kill themselves out of guilt.
Dr. Hadley: My dad was great! After my mom died...
Dr. Taub: He might be the exception. On the otherhand, you are fairly screwed up.
Becca: Why did I chose a single mom? My grandmother was married for 37 years to a man who treated her like garbage. My mom would have seem right and my loser dad got along, but he dumped her. You know I never understood how you could fall for the same crap as your mother. Then I met Tony... When I read your bio, a doctor, a head of a hospital, I saw your picture... I don't want her raised by a loser.
Dr. Hadley: You're afraid you'll make the same mistake you made with your wife? Get caught taking some other kid to a ballgame?
Dr. Taub: I like my life as it is.
[After House splashes "baby barf" on Cuddy's sweater.]
Dr. Cuddy: Well played, sir. You leave me no choice but to change... MY CLOTHES, not my mind.
Dr. House: It's exactly my point. If it's not gonna be me and a cup, it's gonna be eight times a day. If you can't handle that stain, you can't handle a baby.
Dr. Cuddy: Why do you even care? It's not like I'm EVER gonna ask you to baby sit.
Dr. House: I'm a humanitarian.
Dr. Hadley: I don't want the "good-get-the-new-customer-hooked" stuff. I want the "stepped-on-keep-the-old-customer-coming-back-for-more" stuff.
Sadie: Are you crazy, b!tch?
Dr. Hadley: No, I'm just a b!tch who knows what she wants.
Dr. House: Is it really worth it? Just for the the pursuit of unconditional love?
Dr. Cuddy: Only you see that as a bad thing.
Dr. House: It's a fake thing. There's no unconditional love. It's just unconditional need. Don't make this child a victim of your biological clock.
[After House pushes the lamp off the table.]
Dr. Cuddy: Let me guess. I'm gonna tell her not to play ball in the house, but she's not gonna listen.
Dr. House: No! Actually, I was going for "she sneaks her boyfriend her in while you were sleeping, and he wants to do it on the desk. At first, she says no, but, she has issues with self-esteem."
Dr. Cuddy: You know you're gonna pay for that.
Dr. House: I'm paying for it now... with WISDOM.
Dr. House: See, this is what's screwed up here. You're not sure if this is the right call, but you ARE sure this is what you want to tell her. And that scares you because your motives aren't medical. Some part of you doesn't want this baby. And that part wants her to kill it.
Dr. Wilson: Adoption is cheating? Are they giving her a fake kid?
Dr. House: It's the problem. She gets to have a relationship with a kid, she can't handle one with an adult. So, she's gonna kill it.
Dr. Wilson: It does seem cleaner.
Dr. House: Guy's bleeding out of his pores. What does that tell us? Other than you don't want to play basketball against him AND he's dying.
Becca: THIS IS NOT MY BABY! I've already sacrificed 9 months for this stupid mistake. I don't want to sacrifice anymore.
Dr. Cuddy: Becca, you asked my opinion because you wanted to do the right thing. You are giving up this baby because you don't want to make the mistakes your mom made... her mom made. You have a chance to break the cycle. To do something great for this baby.
Becca: ... No... [sigh]
Dr. House: Now it's time to say those magic words you'll be telling her for the rest of her life: "Mommy's gotta go to work!"
Dr. House: Sorry. Daddy's perfectly healthy. We would want you to give him a kidney because, it would be cool if he had three.
Dr. Wilson: Cuddy is positively aglow. What's your theory? She's only acting happy to make you miserable?
Dr. House: I need a genetic disease.
Dr. Wilson: I'm sure you're carrying a few.
Dr. Wilson: Adoption's a cheat, remember? There's no real pregnancy, so there's no stranded dopamine receptors, so there's no post partum depression. Cuddy will be the happiest new mother you've ever seen.
[slight pause]
Dr. Wilson: I've just given you the answer, haven't I? And now you're going to walk out of here without saying a word.
Dr. House: Nope.
Dr. Hadley: But if you can't feel pleasure, what's with the cocaine?
Dr. House: Really?! Is that when you do drugs? 'Coz your happy? Most people do them because they want to be happy. The subconscious craved it, needed it...
Becca: When I saw you hold her, and the look on your face, it was the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. And that's when I realized, I can't... My life, it's always been about pain, anger, and disappointment; never about love. And that's when I realize, you know, it could be. And I can't give that away...
Dr. Cuddy: It's a decision that changes everything. Changes the rest of your life.
Becca: ...I hope so.
Dr. Cuddy: You son of a b!tch! When I was getting a baby, you told me I'd suck as a mother. Now that I've lost it, you tell me I'd be great as a mother. Why do you need to negate everything...
Dr. House: I don't know.....
[Followed by a long, passionate.... whoops, spoiler.. :)) ]
Sunday, November 02, 2008
Walking down Avenue Q in Singapore
We watched Avenue Q in the Esplanade Theatre last night with the gang from the East Coast (of Singapore). It's been a long time since we enjoyed theatre and having the best seats in the house, I must say, is worth every cent.
The front row definitely has an advantage: you have a close up view of everything. You can see every single detail, every minute facial expression; the best way to fully appreciate the performance of the actors. We got to see firsthand why Avenue Q is one of the hottest shows in London and New York and why it won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Okay, in case you didn't know, Avenue Q is a musical loosely based on Sesame Street, with the puppets and everything. Though it has, uhm, shall we say, "adult" elements to it, it is a simple story that, I think, anyone can relate to. It's a coming-of-age story of a person, learning for the very first time exactly what life, dreams, purpose, and friendship is all about. The musical is an honest reflection of our times. Don't want to give away a lot of spoilers here (unless you want me to, in which case, I'll do that in a separate post). Just watch the show; trust me, it's worth it. ;)
The cast is a great ensemble of Filipino performers -- well, most of them anyway (six out of seven). :)) Pinoy voice and acting talents have always been one of the best in the world (Lea Salonga anyone?); and many would agree. During the intermission, I overheard one group of caucasians (from the accent, I guess they're American) who were applauding Carla Guevara-Laforteza's last musical number in Act One, There's a Fine, Fine Line.
Do yourself a favor and WATCH IT! :)
Here are some facts about the show:
The front row definitely has an advantage: you have a close up view of everything. You can see every single detail, every minute facial expression; the best way to fully appreciate the performance of the actors. We got to see firsthand why Avenue Q is one of the hottest shows in London and New York and why it won the 2004 Tony Award for Best Musical.
Okay, in case you didn't know, Avenue Q is a musical loosely based on Sesame Street, with the puppets and everything. Though it has, uhm, shall we say, "adult" elements to it, it is a simple story that, I think, anyone can relate to. It's a coming-of-age story of a person, learning for the very first time exactly what life, dreams, purpose, and friendship is all about. The musical is an honest reflection of our times. Don't want to give away a lot of spoilers here (unless you want me to, in which case, I'll do that in a separate post). Just watch the show; trust me, it's worth it. ;)
The cast is a great ensemble of Filipino performers -- well, most of them anyway (six out of seven). :)) Pinoy voice and acting talents have always been one of the best in the world (Lea Salonga anyone?); and many would agree. During the intermission, I overheard one group of caucasians (from the accent, I guess they're American) who were applauding Carla Guevara-Laforteza's last musical number in Act One, There's a Fine, Fine Line.
Do yourself a favor and WATCH IT! :)
Here are some facts about the show:
Avenue Q The Musical (Uncut and Uncensored)
30 October - 16 November 2008
Esplanade Theatre
Rating: R16 (Suitable for ages 16 and above.)
Duration: 2 hours 30 mins (inclusive of 20 minute intermission)
Cast (in order of appearance)
- Princeton (Felix Rivera), a fresh-faced kid just out of college
- Brian (Rycharde Everley), a laid-back guy engaged to Christmas Eve
- Kate Monster (Carla Guevara-Laforteza), a kindergarten teaching assistant
- Rod (Felix Rivera), a Republican investment banker with a secret
- Nicky (Joel Trinidad), a bit of a slacker, who lives with Rod
- Christmas Eve (Frenchie Dy), a therapist who moved here from Japan
- Gary Coleman (Aiza Seguerra), Yes, that Gary Coleman, superintendent
- Trekkie Monster (Joel Trinidad), a reclusive creature obsessed with the internet
- Bad Idea Bear #1 (Thea Tadiar-Everley), snuggly cute teddy-bear type
- Bad Idea Bear #2 (Joel Trinidad), snuggly cute teddy-bear type
- Lucy the Slut (Carla Guevara-Laforteza), a vixenish vamp with a dangerous edge
- Mrs. T. (Thea Tadiar-Everley), Kate's ancient boss
Musical Numbers/Soundtrack
- Act One
- The Avenue Q Theme
- What Do You Do with a B.A. in English
- It Sucks To Be Me
- If You Were Gay
- Purpose
- Everyone's a Little Bit Racist
- The Internet is for Porn
- Mix Tape
- I'm not Wearing Underwear Today
- Special
- You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You're Making Love)
- Fantasies Come True
- My Girlfriend, Who Lives in Canada
- There's a Fine, Fine Line
- Act Two
- There is Life Outside your Apartment
- The More You Ruv Someone
- Schadenfreude
- I Wish I Could Go Back to College
- The Money Song
- School for Monsters / The Money Song (Reprise)
- There's a Fine, Fine Line (Reprise)
- What Do You Do with a B.A. in English (Reprise)
- For now
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