New Goblet of Fire TV Spot

Check it out! TONS of new scenes here!

I finally watched The Nightmare before Christmas. It's crazy, where does Tim Burton get this stuff from? I wish I had an imagination like that. But then maybe not, maybe you have to be a bit crazy. Or maybe we're all a little bit crazy? Tim Burton's hair's certainly crazy (saw it on Ada's xanga). Overall, I liked the film. Loved the songs! They're stuck in my head. Have to watch it again though to catch all the things I might have missed. And I had NO IDEA that Tim Burton wasn't the director!!! Some guy called Henry Selick (who also directed James and the Giant Peach). But Tim Burton wrote the story and produced it also. So that's my rant about it. Can't wait to see Corpse Bride now. Doesn't come out until Oct. 27 here though;p.

And I've entered a Harry Potter contest:) If I win, I'll get to go to the PREMIERE in London!!! Let's not get my hopes though;) But I find it funny picturing myself asking my boss to give me time off to go to the premiere of Harry Potter!

Waiting...

I'm still waiting for my voice to come back. I've half lost my voice. I had a throat infection last week, and its left me without my normal voice. I've got a nice manly voice now. And its hard because I haven't been able to give my voice rest since I'm still teaching everyday. Just yesterday, I was teaching the kiddies a new song. After I sang through the song once, one kiddie burst out saying that I sounded terrible! I couldn't help saying that's because I sounded like a man. Me and the kiddies had a good laugh. That's until I started coughing and hacking while the kiddies managed to change their expressions to concern and worry;). Hopefully, my voice won't remain like this forever!

3 Reunions and a Wedding

I've always loved attending weddings. I still remember my cousin Winxie's wedding from July. Soooooo beautiful and romantic. I'll try not to get too sappy;). And just this past Saturday, I had the pleasure of attending another wedding. This is my FIRST "friend" getting married! It was so exciting. I've known Joe for a long time and actually hadn't seen him for a long while too. So it was really cool to see him get married. Their wedding was so personalized and beautiful. They did things their way and really made it their own. There was a live band playing in the church which was neat. At the end, they sang a song, as husband and wife, for the guests to conclude the ceremony as a thank you. Real sweet.

And then I FINALLY got to see Ruth (the other Ruth) and Terrence. They're my buddies from Guelph:) So surreal seeing them here in HK. It's just nice to see a familiar face from back "home". It was just like the old times, lots of eating and chatting and shopping. Actually my first time shopping with Terrence. Hopefully will get to see them again before they leave.

To finish off the long weekend, met up with Denise and Gid!! Also buddies from Canada. It was awesome to see so many people that I haven't seen in a while again.

Me, Mum, and Mickey

I went to the HK Disneyland on National Day (a public holiday) expecting to be crushed by the crowds and stuck in the neverending lineups. I guess you could say I wasn't really looking forward to it. But to my surprise I really enjoyed the day with my mum! The crowds weren't that bad. Apparently lots of people went to Ocean Park too. The most we had to lineup for was 1 hour, with other rides averaging in at around 20 min. The food was cheaper than I expected, and we managed to make it through the entire park without totally exhausting ourselves. The highlights were Space Mountain (a tamed down version), the 3-D movie consisting of all my fav disney songs;), and the best was a live performance of Lion King (broadway style, but condensed into 30 min.). I must say I hugely admire the constant peppiness of the staff despite 30 degree tropical weather (especially felt sorry for the ones in character costumes). All the staff was SUPER nice and smiley (their faces must be in pain from all the smiling). I guess Disneyland is a magical place after all (I'm not being sarcastic).