Night Owls Chatterboxes - Part XIV!
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I still have the VCDs!! My mum especially packed it for me to bring back. I would sit in the office... going.. c'mon c'mon i wanna go home to watch vcd! HAHAHOriginally posted by Rhonda:This one?
Well, at the beginning, she seemed cruel, wicked and utterly despicable, but in the end, all the concubines proved to have complex characters - they are neither totally good nor totally bad. I like that - the characters aren't one-dimensional.
I liked the Chief Maid, On-Sin, until she seduced the Emperor and started to join in the foray too.
Do you think Yuk-Fei is the prettiest? She seems to know that too and certainly used that to her full advantage!
And who can leave out Yee-Shun? Being made use of by the Eunuch Tsun all along.
I think the most tragic character in the end, is Yue Fei. Her last words... ''Here has been my home for so many years - and also my tomb in the future!"
The silhouette of her standing alone, glancing at the palace grounds is soooo... tragic!
Haiz... wish littlestream was here! She'd love to discuss this cause she watched this TWICE!
Yuk Fei... i didn't like her.. dunno why. Even when she was at the worst moment and left in quarantine i didn't feel sorry for her. But in the end she was the "happiest" she got to die with the one she loved.
I liked Yu Fei the power concubine cos she had real attitude and was probably the most misunderstood of them. And she was so alone and afraid of being alone. Poor thing, her daughter died as well and she wanted a son so badly. And her son was killed by Empress! I loved her showdown with the Empress at the end.
At first I thought he Empress was a good person. ahahahahh MAN!!!
Yeap.. Yee Shun's sister, who murdered the other sister so that she could get selected?!?! WHAT THE! I was like... die u dieeeee....
On-Sin.. so stupid right, her friend told her about her grandmother because he was afraid that she would leave the Palace. Aiyohhhhhhhhhhhhhh i was like.. noooooooo don'ttttt... So funny the way she seduced the emperor. She had to steal the scent bag. -
Originally posted by the Bear:just like Keith Richards stopped being a junkie by becoming an alcoholic, you've lost the CSI addiction by becoming a Choya addict
Bear buuuulleeeeeeee meeeeee!!! Waaaah!! Waaaaaah!! 
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yeah... cult leader has quit food and is having meals of choya
she's gone the huge step of getting a Choya-form version of a hip-flask to bring with her when the cravings startOriginally posted by sbst275:Choya...
Seems ladies like it.. -
WahahahahaOriginally posted by the Bear:yeah... cult leader has quit food and is having meals of choya
she's gone the huge step of getting a Choya-form version of a hip-flask to bring with her when the cravings start
Actually I didn't know abt Choya until the TVC
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Well.. not really abusing it.Originally posted by sbst275:Ppl are abusing it
SG here income tax is capped at 20%, Aust I believe is abt 45%
To some extent.
There's also health care..
Dont' get me started, I'm so angry i received my Notification of assessment and i owe them money! I was like.. that's it i'm spending every cent i have from now on. -
Just can't be bothered with thisOriginally posted by Lingos:Well.. not really abusing it.
To some extent.
There's also health care..
Dont' get me started, I'm so angry i received my Notification of assessment and i owe them money! I was like.. that's it i'm spending every cent i have from now on.
Each country's system has its pros and cons... Even SG's system do have their prob
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this reminds me of the all time classic Last Will and Testament...
as the vultures disguised as relatives descended on the lawyer's office of a recently deceased rich old geezer, the lawyer read:
".. being of sound mind, I spent every last cent I had before I died."Originally posted by Lingos:Well.. not really abusing it.
To some extent.
There's also health care..
Dont' get me started, I'm so angry i received my Notification of assessment and i owe them money! I was like.. that's it i'm spending every cent i have from now on. -
Ohohoh.. The jam for Malaysians going back home is here again...
Must have enjoyed themselves at SG..
Otherwise it has been a peaceful day at the Checkpoints -
There are quite a few VCD's I'll be bringing along with me when I've finally settled down there and have an address to send the stuff to.Originally posted by Lingos:I still have the VCDs!! My mum especially packed it for me to bring back. I would sit in the office... going.. c'mon c'mon i wanna go home to watch vcd! HAHAH
Yuk Fei... i didn't like her.. dunno why. Even when she was at the worst moment and left in quarantine i didn't feel sorry for her. But in the end she was the "happiest" she got to die with the one she loved.
I liked Yu Fei the power concubine cos she had real attitude and was probably the most misunderstood of them. And she was so alone and afraid of being alone. Poor thing, her daughter died as well and she wanted a son so badly. And her son was killed by Empress! I loved her showdown with the Empress at the end.
At first I thought he Empress was a good person. ahahahahh MAN!!!
Yeap.. Yee Shun's sister, who murdered the other sister so that she could get selected?!?! WHAT THE! I was like... die u dieeeee....
On-Sin.. so stupid right, her friend told her about her grandmother because he was afraid that she would leave the Palace. Aiyohhhhhhhhhhhhhh i was like.. noooooooo don'ttttt... So funny the way she seduced the emperor. She had to steal the scent bag. Quite a couple of them are Asian ones because I don't think I can get them over there. 
I'll really miss stepping into Poh Kim / TS to get the latest VCD's / DVD's from HK / Korea / Japan / Thailand.
At first, I also thought that the Empress was the good lady. Oh man, didn't take her long to show her true self!
I didn't like Yee Shun because she was sooo hypocritical, calling Yuk-Fei 'sister' and smiling so broadly in front of the Emperor when they both despised each other and were plotting against each other.
Yeah, in the end, Yue Fei turned out to be a pretty good person who only fought to keep her status in the palace and also to keep the evil Empress at bay.
I don't understand... if I were the Empress, my good fortune and future would be sealed anyways... no need to plot and scheme and kill so many unborn babies and people!
Actually, the way the Imperial Physician died with the concubine is pretty ok... long before they burnt up, they would have died of asphyxiation already so they would have felt no pain at all by the time the fire reached them. -
I think I might end up paying slightly over $10K in taxes too.Originally posted by Lingos:HAHAHAAHAHA
there ain't gonna be no pension for the oldies soon.
And trust me, there's an asset test as well.. it's not freebies for all.
Double tax? Nah babe, i paid $10grand in tax last year. And believe me i don't earn that much. And this was calculated based on a rough estimate of the salary I'll be getting, before factoring most of the allowances. -
Oh for sure!!!Originally posted by sbst275:Just can't be bothered with this
Each country's system has its pros and cons... Even SG's system do have their prob
but no no no we cannot discuss them!!
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Originally posted by the Bear:yeah... cult leader has quit food and is having meals of choya
she's gone the huge step of getting a Choya-form version of a hip-flask to bring with her when the cravings start
Sssssshhhhh!!! You nebber help me to keep it a secret one!!
It's not a hip-flask... it's a purse-sized mini Choya refillable bottle you can put inside your handbag!
That makes the possibilities endless!! Choya in the morning, Choya in the afternoon and Choya before and after the sun sets! -
With your profession, i'm sure that you might be on more babe!Originally posted by Rhonda:I think I might end up paying slightly over $10K in taxes too. And this was calculated based on a rough estimate of the salary I'll be getting, before factoring most of the allowances.
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So I heard. But the taxes!! OUCH!!!Originally posted by Lingos:With your profession, i'm sure that you might be on more babe!
Sigh. -
went to friend's place a while ago.. the whole place was overrun with l'il children
anyway, almost all of them are scuba-divers except me
i wonder if i should go certify myself one of these days.. -
The tax system in the West is hurtingOriginally posted by Rhonda:So I heard. But the taxes!! OUCH!!!
K... Me go pei highness -
Hmm... your sis would be super proud of you if you were to do that!Originally posted by the Bear:went to friend's place a while ago.. the whole place was overrun with l'il children
anyway, almost all of them are scuba-divers except me
i wonder if i should go certify myself one of these days..
Might as well tell her to keep that spare pair of flippers she wanted to give away - you might need it afterall! -
wrong type of fins.. they've been given to e'jazz already...
i don't think i would.. i much prefer fishing actually..
or if they did go out on a boat, i'd rather be on the boat with a cooler of beerOriginally posted by Rhonda:Hmm... your sis would be super proud of you if you were to do that!
Might as well tell her to keep that spare pair of flippers she wanted to give away - you might need it afterall! -
AhahahahOriginally posted by the Bear:wrong type of fins.. they've been given to e'jazz already...
i don't think i would.. i much prefer fishing actually..
or if they did go out on a boat, i'd rather be on the boat with a cooler of beer
But sighz, many of my pool of friends dun like fishing -
I miss Jap drama badly. I used to buy them from singapore, but now only Kdrama is available, i don't like K drama at all!!!! SIGH!!Originally posted by Rhonda:There are quite a few VCD's I'll be bringing along with me when I've finally settled down there and have an address to send the stuff to. Quite a couple of them are Asian ones because I don't think I can get them over there. I'll really miss stepping into Poh Kim / TS to get the latest VCD's / DVD's from HK / Korea / Japan / Thailand.
At first, I also thought that the Empress was the good lady. Oh man, didn't take her long to show her true self!
I didn't like Yee Shun because she was sooo hypocritical, calling Yuk-Fei 'sister' and smiling so broadly in front of the Emperor when they both despised each other and were plotting against each other.
Yeah, in the end, Yue Fei turned out to be a pretty good person who only fought to keep her status in the palace and also to keep the evil Empress at bay.
I don't understand... if I were the Empress, my good fortune and future would be sealed anyways... no need to plot and scheme and kill so many unborn babies and people!
Actually, the way the Imperial Physician died with the concubine is pretty ok... long before they burnt up, they would have died of asphyxiation already so they would have felt no pain at all by the time the fire reached them.
Don't worry Rhonda you can hire TVB DVDS and VCDS here as well! HAHHAH didn't u know that?
I think the Empress was trying to protect herself, the emperor can remove her. So i think if she had a son that was in line to be the emperor she'll be set for life after the death of the emperor.
Gosh.. it's like.. never ending! HAHAH good people.. turn out bad, bad people, turn out good!
Yee shun.. .. especially when she was jealous about the Physician! Urgh that used to drive me nuts! They were fighting for the physician and the emperor at the same time. -
what is there not to like about fishing?
go somewhere, impale some worm on a hook, toss it in the water and drink beer -
They are trying to get Japanese drama backOriginally posted by Lingos:I miss Jap drama badly. I used to buy them from singapore, but now only Kdrama is available, i don't like K drama at all!!!! SIGH!!
Don't worry Rhonda you can hire TVB DVDS and VCDS here as well! HAHHAH didn't u know that?
I think the Empress was trying to protect herself, the emperor can remove her. So i think if she had a son that was in line to be the emperor she'll be set for life after the death of the emperor.
Gosh.. it's like.. never ending! HAHAH good people.. turn out bad, bad people, turn out good!
Yee shun.. .. especially when she was jealous about the Physician! Urgh that used to drive me nuts! They were fighting for the physician and the emperor at the same time.
Now Ch U has started to broadcast Japanese drama on the Primetime Monday and Tuesday slots -
I dunnoOriginally posted by the Bear:what is there not to like about fishing?
go somewhere, impale some worm on a hook, toss it in the water and drink beer
Sighz.. Today watched a TV prog, think me still the only young gen left that use soap bar to wash my clothes That yellow soap bar -
YAYyyyyy... i'm still in lurrrve with Takashi Sorimachi.. so sad right. ahhaOriginally posted by sbst275:They are trying to get Japanese drama back
Now Ch U has started to broadcast Japanese drama on the Primetime Monday and Tuesday slots -
I used to go fishing with a friend of mine who was into it. We'd drive up to Malaysia and find a nice spot to fish. I'm the best fishing companion cause I'll usually fall asleep and all will be quiet and peacful!Originally posted by sbst275:Ahahahah
But sighz, many of my pool of friends dun like fishing
My whole life story is a never-ending story of sleep deprivation!