Monday, December 10, 2007
Sunday, December 9, 2007
09/12/2007 the horse didn't come home with me
Alarm rang at 430am...Only 2 hours of sleep. Gotta meet at 500am to travel to the airport. Flight from Taipei to Kl was about 4 hours. Took a flu pill and zzzzzzz during the flight. Spent 3 hours at the KL airport sleeping at Starbucks then an hour later, I'm back here. Will update my thoughts and the events of the past few days in Taipei with a few pics tomorrow. Here, I would like to mention these few people. I sincerely thank them from the bottom of my heart :)
Dot 09/12/2007 1.30am
hi loy ah...mama so proud of u! heard fm eugena u r nominated for golden horse.update me ok!!hooray!!flying kisses ovr to u!catch am all ya!!
Ivy 09/12/2007 12.47am
yr work was yr sweat n blood n e panel saw dat.being there in same category wif established films confirms yr standard, so ur already a winner no matter wat.just 2 bad there's only 1 horse.don't fret,yr one at home is much bigger :)
dollz - (she's taking about the horse lamp i have in my room...hahahaha)
Royston 08/12/2007 10.56pm
sis, wat the result?
dollz - :(
Mindee 08/12/2007 10.16pm
its ok. wil bring the golden horse back one day. I strongly believe this will happen. keep the dreams there ;-)
Jy 08/12/2007 10.16pm
sista!!! Good luck ya!! bring yr horse back!!
Mindee 08/12/2007 10.07am
it's ok ya. 881 still the best. I am so proud of you guys.
Jeremy 08/12/2007 8.58pm
although never get, but at least you were nominated...that was not easy.you lost to politics, i guess...
Mel 08/12/2007 6.58pm
Add oil, add oil :-) hope you have a great night tonight! x
Karen Khoo 08/12/2007 6.51pm
Good luck sista!
Wai Teik 08/12/2007 12.35pm
Hey bring back the golden horse tonight!
Eugena 08/12/2007 12.31pm
wish you god luck tonight, don't get nervous.
Brenda 08/12/2007 11.56am
dollei, saw ur interview in today's papers. gd luck wishes from fang n i from back home!have fun in tw
Francis Chong 08/12/2007 11.16am
u very excited now? television live at 530pm today...i'll be watching. In Novena praying for u now
Slack 07/12/2007 9.44pm
Tell motar...all e boys, daniel low, king, lee, ben and me wish u n motar good luck man. bring e horse back n make us proud. huat ah
Slack 07/12/2007 9.32pm
yo...sister...tomorrow if win e horse ya must remember to sms me ok. cos i'm working with all e boys that work on 881...
April 07/12/2007 9.06pm
darlin...i pray u will get the award tomorrow
Waheeda 07/12/2007 8.45pm
ah hee! good luck for the awards tomorrow!!! you are a winner! :)
Rebecca 06/12/2007 11.30pm
daughter i wish you the best of luck for the awards. don't worry too much ok, you don't be scared. buddha be with you. x
Sam 06/12/2007 11.27pm
bring that bloody horse back dear...you can do it! wang wang...hugs :)
Francis Chong 05/12/2007 10.27pm
jie! hope that you can bring back the golden horse this sat, will pray n support u this sat. bte, bon voyage, yi fang fong soon n sleep tight tonight
yen 05/12/2007 8.30pm
jia yu and good luck on 8th dec. i will ass esso, mobil, shell, caltex, for u :)
slater 05/12/2007 5.11pm
sista, all e best! ride back wif golden horse!
Daniel low 05/12/2007 4.43pm
hi hear u n motar been nominate for golden horse. am happy for u guys. congratulation
Jy 05/12/2007 9.20pm
u going taiwan 2molo rite? hv a safe n fruitful trip! May u gallop w d golden horse back 2 sg!!
Wendy 04/12/2007 11.45pm
hey i'm not sure u left for taiwan yet but haf a good horse run there!! good luck!!
Francis Chong 04/12/2007 7.27pm
huat ah...
My mum has been calling me about 5 times before I left on the 6th. I know she's so nervous with me. She loves me. But I'm more worried about her and her blood pressure lately.
My soi kou called and supported me on the 5th. it means a lot for me, coming from her.
Godwin has been cheering for me everytime he see me in the house, hahahaha...my lovely son!
The other friends and relatives that I missed out here, please forgive me :)
Thank you very much for all the "good lucks"... I didn't manage to bring the heavy gold colour horse home. But i did remember to touch the head of the horse from a winner and that's great enough, hahahaha.
I accepted another local film for next year, please continue to support me and i want to go back again next year and hope to really bring the horse back....nothing's gonna stop me, it just gets me stronger :)
Dot 09/12/2007 1.30am
hi loy ah...mama so proud of u! heard fm eugena u r nominated for golden horse.update me ok!!hooray!!flying kisses ovr to u!catch am all ya!!
Ivy 09/12/2007 12.47am
yr work was yr sweat n blood n e panel saw dat.being there in same category wif established films confirms yr standard, so ur already a winner no matter wat.just 2 bad there's only 1 horse.don't fret,yr one at home is much bigger :)
dollz - (she's taking about the horse lamp i have in my room...hahahaha)
Royston 08/12/2007 10.56pm
sis, wat the result?
dollz - :(
Mindee 08/12/2007 10.16pm
its ok. wil bring the golden horse back one day. I strongly believe this will happen. keep the dreams there ;-)
Jy 08/12/2007 10.16pm
sista!!! Good luck ya!! bring yr horse back!!
Mindee 08/12/2007 10.07am
it's ok ya. 881 still the best. I am so proud of you guys.
Jeremy 08/12/2007 8.58pm
although never get, but at least you were nominated...that was not easy.you lost to politics, i guess...
Mel 08/12/2007 6.58pm
Add oil, add oil :-) hope you have a great night tonight! x
Karen Khoo 08/12/2007 6.51pm
Good luck sista!
Wai Teik 08/12/2007 12.35pm
Hey bring back the golden horse tonight!
Eugena 08/12/2007 12.31pm
wish you god luck tonight, don't get nervous.
Brenda 08/12/2007 11.56am
dollei, saw ur interview in today's papers. gd luck wishes from fang n i from back home!have fun in tw
Francis Chong 08/12/2007 11.16am
u very excited now? television live at 530pm today...i'll be watching. In Novena praying for u now
Slack 07/12/2007 9.44pm
Tell motar...all e boys, daniel low, king, lee, ben and me wish u n motar good luck man. bring e horse back n make us proud. huat ah
Slack 07/12/2007 9.32pm
yo...sister...tomorrow if win e horse ya must remember to sms me ok. cos i'm working with all e boys that work on 881...
April 07/12/2007 9.06pm
darlin...i pray u will get the award tomorrow
Waheeda 07/12/2007 8.45pm
ah hee! good luck for the awards tomorrow!!! you are a winner! :)
Rebecca 06/12/2007 11.30pm
daughter i wish you the best of luck for the awards. don't worry too much ok, you don't be scared. buddha be with you. x
Sam 06/12/2007 11.27pm
bring that bloody horse back dear...you can do it! wang wang...hugs :)
Francis Chong 05/12/2007 10.27pm
jie! hope that you can bring back the golden horse this sat, will pray n support u this sat. bte, bon voyage, yi fang fong soon n sleep tight tonight
yen 05/12/2007 8.30pm
jia yu and good luck on 8th dec. i will ass esso, mobil, shell, caltex, for u :)
slater 05/12/2007 5.11pm
sista, all e best! ride back wif golden horse!
Daniel low 05/12/2007 4.43pm
hi hear u n motar been nominate for golden horse. am happy for u guys. congratulation
Jy 05/12/2007 9.20pm
u going taiwan 2molo rite? hv a safe n fruitful trip! May u gallop w d golden horse back 2 sg!!
Wendy 04/12/2007 11.45pm
hey i'm not sure u left for taiwan yet but haf a good horse run there!! good luck!!
Francis Chong 04/12/2007 7.27pm
huat ah...
My mum has been calling me about 5 times before I left on the 6th. I know she's so nervous with me. She loves me. But I'm more worried about her and her blood pressure lately.
My soi kou called and supported me on the 5th. it means a lot for me, coming from her.
Godwin has been cheering for me everytime he see me in the house, hahahaha...my lovely son!
The other friends and relatives that I missed out here, please forgive me :)
Thank you very much for all the "good lucks"... I didn't manage to bring the heavy gold colour horse home. But i did remember to touch the head of the horse from a winner and that's great enough, hahahaha.
I accepted another local film for next year, please continue to support me and i want to go back again next year and hope to really bring the horse back....nothing's gonna stop me, it just gets me stronger :)
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
Go ahead, feet the fish
Forget foot and hand scrubs. Singaporeans are picking up fish therapy for smoother skin.
Adeline Chia
Sun, Nov 11, 2007
The Sunday Times
SOME people squirm wildly and cry out as they thrash in a treatment pool. Other alarmed types thump the walls. Strong men, meanwhile, have been known to giggle.
These reactions are from Singaporeans being eaten alive by fish.
No, it's not some sort of bizarre Jaws experience involving sharks and hot tubs. It's a new craze catching on in a big way - fish therapy.
Tiny toothless Turkish spa fish, of the Garra rufa species, nibble off the dead skin on your hands and feet, leaving healthy skin to grow.
The feeling? Something between hundreds of tweezers and tiny suction cups gently pecking at your feet.
According to enthusiasts, the feeding sessions by these 9cm- to 12cm-long fish can leave you feeling massaged, glowing and with improved skin.
Many people also believe that the Doctor Fish therapy can cure problems like psoriasis, a disease that causes red, scaly patches to appear on the skin.
It's become popular in Japan, South Korea, China and Europe, and three places offering this service have sprung up in Singapore over the past year.
The latest outlet, Kampong Fish Therapy, opened last month in Thomson Road. It is owned by actress Yeo Yann Yann and make-up artist Dollei Seah.
The other two fish flesh-spots are Qian Hu Fish Farm in Lim Chu Kang and Underwater World in Sentosa.
People pay anything from $10 to $38 a session to be fish food - by immersing their hands or feet in a pool of water where thousands of freshwater Garra rufa fish chomp away on crusty skin to reveal new, smooth skin.
Hot spring spas in Turkey with such fish have been running for more than 100 years and some people with skin problems swear by the treatment.
For example, with psoriasis, the fish lick away the plaque which causes red patches and release a small quantity of dithranol, an enzyme which results in skin rejuvenation.
FISH FAN (above): Kampong Fish Therapy owner Yeo Yann Yann (right, with co-owner Dollei Seah) said her callused feet were smoother after repeated treatments.
PLUNGING IN (main picture): In fish therapy, Garra rufa fish will eat away crusty skin to reveal new smooth skin.
Dermatologists think that the fish therapy can provide only a short-term solution to some skin conditions.
Dr Chris Foo, consultant dermatologist at Raffles Hospital, said: 'There is currently no 'cure' for psoriasis. Fish treatment may give short-term relief to some patients but not all patients will improve, depending on the severity of their conditions.
'For all we know, the patients who have improved with fishy treatment may just as well have improved with creams from a dermatologist.'
But isn't there a risk of infection when people of varying degrees of skin problems share a pool?
All three outlets claim this would not happen as they do not allow people with open wounds in the pool, to prevent infected blood from coming into contact with others.
They also have an ultra-violet disinfecting system for the water, which kills germs.
Also, those with severe skin problems get their own tub at Kampong Fish Therapy.
Dr Foo thinks it is a hygienic move. 'Although diseases like psoriasis are not contagious, other bacteria infections can be transmitted through water.'
Ms Cecilia Koh, 27, who suffers from dry and rough skin, swears by the treatment. Said the assistant director: 'After two visits, my skin is smoother. It's something you get addicted to, the feeling of pins and needles outside your skin.'
The two pools in Kampong Fish Therapy have proved so popular - up to 70 customers on weekdays and 100 on weekends - that a tub is being introduced for those brave enough to immerse their entire body. A second outlet is also in the works.
The two owners declined to say how much they have sunk into the venture, but it wouldn't be small fry - a fish costs about $10 from a fish distributor, and they have bought some 6,000 fish.
The outlet's two pools can take up to eight people each and are a great ice-breaker, said Ms Seah, 34. 'In a regular spa, everyone is isolated. Here, families and friends can do it together, chit-chat and relax.'
Co-owner Yeo, 30, who suffered from calluses after months in heels filming 881, said her skin was visibly smoother and softer after repeated fish treatments.
She joked: 'My family runs a fish distributing business in Kukup. I left Malaysia 10 years ago to come here, and now I'm back in the fish business. It's karma. We used to feed fish to people, now I feed people to fish.'
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