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MONK MARATHON on new years day!!!!!!!

wow really looking forward 2 the monk marathon!

i love this show. so hilarious and i LOVE mysteries, too.

AND of course, i think i have some kinda OCD, too. and i'm a clean/neat freak just like Monk!!

hahahahahaha.

kanin ngo (ngo ka nin) is AWESOME!!!

i love kanin, he's such a great actor, handsome, and nice to his fans. =) he's also a great host, singer, and dancer!!
i hope he will be more popular and successful in 2007!!!!

check out him and shirley dancing at the 2006 annual tvb dinner!

LiFe -> dEaTh -> l I f E -> DeAtH ...........

recently, Peter Boyle, a supporting actor on one of my fav tv shows, Everybody Loves Raymond, died. he was around 71, i think. then 2 days ago, i my aunt called and said her mother died and the funeral is friday. i think she was maybe 80-something years old.

i think whenever someone dies, you suddenly realize that
YOU
will also die someday, too.

it's just not your turn yet.

of course, like any1 else, i fear death.
but when u try to think of it in these ways, it's not so bad....

-we're born, we live....we die. it's the
cycle of life. that's that. everyone goes through it. why fight it?

-as long as u live life fully (or to the best of your ability, anyway), that means
you've led a meaningful life.

-if you R able to accomplish certain things that changes the world for the better of improves it in some way, or you manage to help a lot a lot of ppl, GOOD FOR YOU. you have helped the planet/a lot of ppl, and you will leave a legacy of your work behind for future generations to admire. or at least people living within 10 years after your death....that's pretty good too...haha.

my goal is the last thing on my list.
i hope be4 i die, i can do some great things for the world, or at least some great things for some people, which will still be very meaningful and good....

health

u only realize how important your health is when u get sick.

i just got sick a few days ago and yesterday it really hit me hard. so tired and feeling so dead.

but went to the doctor and got some medicine. feeling better. but still not feeling well enough to go online. will wait till tomorrow.

being sick sucks!!

without your health, u can't do anything!!!! take care of yourself and don't get sick!!

the Water Cube (The National Aquatic Center) for the Beijing Olympics 2008

this building looks MAD COOL! ~_~

wish i could go see the Beijing Olympics 2008! >__<

-------- http://www.shanghaidaily.com/art/2006/12/07/299193/__039_Water_Cube__039__debuts_in_Beijing__85__done.htm (The National Aquatic Center, also known as the Water Cube, is 85 percent complete. The stadium, covered by over 3,000 air cells, looks like a big blue cube. It's scheduled to host swimming and diving events during the Beijing Olympics 2008.)

WATER Cube, a major sports venue for the Beijing Olympics 2008, is now 85 percent complete, and was open to media this morning, Xinhua News Agency said.

The stadium, to host swimming and diving events, is scheduled to be fully complete by end of the year, said an official with the organizing committee of the Beijing Olympics during a press conference this morning.

The National Aquatic Center, more widely known as the Water Cube, is a joint design of China State Construction and an architecture company from Australia.

The 2.4 billion cubic meter stadium has more than 3,000 air cells, which each use double film technology to ensure the indoor temperature, brightness and sound quality, said Wu Jingjun, an engineer from the project.

The stadium will be put into use next October, the report said.

The National Stadium, also known as the Bird's Nest, which is to host the opening and closing ceremonies of the games, has a completed main structure and is also undergoing exterior "beautifications," the official said.

Construction of another 45 sports venues and service facilities for the Beijing Olympics are underway, including 25 match halls, 15 training venues and five service facilities.

Meanwhile, a baseball field in the city's Fengtai District and a track field in Chaoyang District have been upgraded and are open to the public.

The official said several indoor stadiums on local university campuses, which are planned to hold minor events during the Games, are expected to be put into use before schedule.

The 42 residential buildings, which are divided into four areas --- A, B, C and D, in the Olympic Village will have completed structures by end of the year, along with 16 residences for journalist.

Workers have dug out an area to create a hill and a lake in the Olympic Forest Park. "They are now gardening and arranging water pipes," said the official.

Beijing has planned 62 news roads and four bridges to increase the city's transport capability during the Games period. Now, 20 roads and two bridges have been constructed and can be put into use soon.

blackout yesterday night!

it was raining hard and we suddenly had a blackout!

luckily, only 2 hrs away from 12am, when i usually sleep.

it's when u don't have any, that u realize how dependent we R on electricity!!!

without it, NO:

-tv
-fridge
-vcr, CD player, DVD player
-video games
-COMPUTER or internet
-microwave
-washing machine/dryer
-LIGHTS
-air conditioner
-iron
-telephone

WOW.

i don't know what i'd do without electricity in a couple hours, nevermind for weeks...

i'm SO happy that i live in a time where we have electricity and all these modern conveniences to entertain/help us see/help us do housework/help us communicate!!

UNLIMITED : miriam yeung's new CD : dec. 15!

pre-order it now at YESASIA!!!
http://us.yesasia.com/en/PrdDept.aspx/code-c/version-cantonese/section-music/did-83/pid-1004589805/

support miriam!!!

PIRATES 2 released on DVD TODAY!!! =D

i love this movie!!!

loved the first movie, too, of course!!!

JOHNNY DEPP ROCKS!!!!

more info about the movie here:
http://movies.yahoo.com/feature/piratesofthecaribbeandeadmanschestdvd.html;_ylt=AqYq4FhgCcuEozKheDz4UNlfVXcA

p.s. i call myself savvy kate cuz i like how in pirate talk, they use the word savvy a lot. johnny uses it a lot in these pirate movies. it sounds cool. =)

for those of u that don't know, savvy means:
(source: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/savvy)

sav·vy (sv) Informal

adj. sav·vi·er, sav·vi·est

Well informed and perceptive; shrewd: savvy Washington insiders.

n.

Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy.

tr. & intr.v. sav·vied (svd), sav·vy·ing, sav·vies (svz)

To understand; comprehend.

---

[From Spanish sabe (usted), (you) know, from saber, to know, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *sapre, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]

=) get your own Christmas tree at MTVASIA!!, leave a message at mine!

u can search for my tree that i just got there by going to the menu,
then go to search tree and type in my nickname: savvy kate

thanks! happy holidays!

http://www.mtvasia.com/Funstuff/Xmas/xmas.php

searching for the unicorn

[above is the animation i made using some of my fav parts from the MV.]

i really love this MV, which is why a lot of the times, i use a screencap of Fi (Fiona) holding the balloons as my avatar. cuz i like to think of the song as talking about the things we search for in life...not necessarily love, but other important things...
we search for meaning in our lives, for truth, for success, for friends, for answers....

and to be able to search bravely for these no matter what ppl say is a very good path to follow.
Fi herself, is a good example. i like how she is different from the other young singers....she's very artistic and quirky, i like her style! ~_~


here R the translated to english lyrics, thanks to 61er for translating!!

Searching For the Unicorn - Fiona Sit

The big bird on the tree Is talking to the Wind God
The big monster on the ground Is living under the talking flowers
Monsters Are all out In the danger In search of him
I also Join in Search for the white horse In my heart

In the big snow storm Can ask the fire dragon to dance along
But there is not a way To be with him during the summer

The most weird Ones Still wants to Find a home
Only myself Alone Go into heaven Still scared

I believe somewhere he will be there I believe imagination creates myth

I will find the unicorn

Only need to make a few trips Before seeing him

Who says this world doesn't him I believe in making myths from my two hands

At the end I will be very happy Though the path is full of wind and storm

Mermaids will be singing Don't be scared

Along the water fall Taking a walk with the spirits

Inch by inch To count The amount of paths taken

Where will I Bump into him Don't need the River child to tell me

The truth Can be more grey I can still imagine I'm not old

I believe somewhere he will be there I believe imagination creates myth

I will find the unicorn

Only need to make a few trips Before seeing him

Who says this world doesn't have him I believe in making myths from my two hands

And at the end I will be very happy Returning home with my most beloved

Telling stories by the bed Never scared

U CAN WATCH THE WHOLE MV HERE:

more Calvin and Hobbes random thoughts: wanting meaningful lives; changes

my sentiments, exactly.
haha, i find myself agreeing with calvin on a lot of his random thoughts!!

cool, can post .bmp pics here now! =)

be4, i'd keep having to convert my screencaps, like this one (Ellen in her new commercial for American Express) to .jpg be4 i could upload. so tedious and annoying! whew. now i don't have to worry about that.