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9 songs to save the world...

  • May. 14th, 2008 at 3:18 PM
Another brilliant mashup hot off the oven from Norwegian Recycling...




9 Songs To Save The World


http://www.youtube.com/v/3XzqlpEB1tE


Samples:
1. Flo Rida feat. Timbaland - Elevator
2. Madonna feat. Justin Timberlake & Timbaland - 4 Minutes
3. Justin Timberlake feat. Clipse - Like I Love You
4. Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris - Yeah
5. Timbaland feat. Nelly Furtado & Justin Timberlake - Give It To Me
6. Britney Spears - Gimme More
7. Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson & D.O.E. - The Way I Are
8. Nelly Furtado - Say It Right
9. Eiffel 65 - Blue (Da Ba Dee)



Download it here:
Torrent: http://www.mininova.org/tor/1407503
Mp3: http://www.divshare.com/direct/4487166-f0f.mp3

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how six songs collide...

  • May. 11th, 2008 at 7:49 PM

Every now and then, you come across different songs with a similar-sounding melody or chord progression...

For eg. during my a cappella singing days eons ago, we mashed up the classical "Pachelbel's Canon" with local TV serial theme song "Guan Huai Fang Shi", which became a popular item on our repertoire...

Now here is a "medley" of six pop songs, mashed into one, by the creative genius Peter Bull of Norwegian Recycling fame...



Samples:
1. Jason Mraz - I'm Yours
2. Howie Day - Collide
3. Five For Fighting - Superman
4. Angela Ammons - Always Getting Over You
5. Boyzone - All That I Need
6. 3 Doors Down - Here Without You

And
I just love it!!!

behind closed doors...

  • May. 7th, 2008 at 9:12 PM

After taking many months off from acting and performing, I finally took the plunge last weekend, and went back to local TV land with a controversial story, that of "sexual harrassment"...

This will be part of an episode in the upcoming Channel 5 documentary "Behind Closed Doors", hosted by Vernetta Lopez, which delves into the various secrets and skeletons in the closets of everyday people...

I got to play the part of an engineer who took sexual advantage of his Indonesian maid while his family wasn't around. Basically a wolf in sheep's clothing...

It was a fun and easy shoot, with just one quick scene filmed on Friday afternoon, and the bulk of it shot on Saturday at a condo apartment at Bukit Batok...

The only difference with this shoot, is that it contains my very first topless scene on TV, as well as my very first "rape" scene on TV!

Oh, the things we do for the sake of Art... LOL

But of course, this being local TV, don't expect anything too *-rated ya? :-P

The director of this episode was Chan Bang Yuan, with whom I'd the pleasure of working with last year in the sitcom "Maggi & Me", and my sister was played by Sandra Koh, and the maid, Shasha Ya'kob...

Here are some photos taken during the production...

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed Doors - Sexual Harrassment

L-R: Sandra, Chan, Shasha & Edric

More Inside )


The above series should begin telecast on 10th June 2008, and my episode (#11) should be aired sometime around 19th August 2008...

Do stay tuned! :)

so pissed off...

  • Apr. 27th, 2008 at 10:36 PM

I am SO furious right now!

While getting ready to leave the pool's changing area after a good swim just now, I witnessed in the mirror reflection a plump man in his 40s or 50s in the toilet suddenly lowering his swim trunks and pissed all over the toilet floor!

Too bad for him, I was not too shocked to stop myself from shouting out in disgust...

Me: "Hallo!!?!! Stop that! Why are you pissing all over the floor??! The urinals are just right next to you!!!!!!"

Freaking Asshole (FA): (stunned mid-pee) "Oh! Sorry sorry, erm... I urgent lah..." (not very convincingly...)

Me: (not convinced at all) "Can't you do it at the urinals or at the WC? This is damn disgusting!!!"

FA: (knowing he can't win) "So what you want? Call the guards?"

Me: "I won't, just don't do it again."

FA: (raising voice) "Eh, this is not your club okay? Don't tell me what to do or not to do!"

Me: (raised voice to match) "Hallo this is not YOUR club either, OKAY? Nobody wants to step on your urine!"

FA: "So what you want to do? I dare you to call the security lah!"

At that point we were already at the pool entrance where the pool staff was...

Me: "Ok fine." (and goes on to tell the pool staff what went on...)

After a heated exchange, two security guards came over and tried to placate the situation. The Freaking Asshole decided to change tactics and claimed he had bowel problems, and tried to make me look like I was in the wrong...

In the end, the guards took down our membership card details. That guy tried to sneak a look at my name, but I was faster than him...

Anyway, this totally unrepentantly disgusting person is Lim XXX XXX and his NRIC no. is S14XXXXXX...

The guards told me they have noted his particulars and if he got caught again for such offensive behaviour, action will be taken...

With the situation more or less under control now, I was able to extricate myself and leave...

But still, I really can not believe what some people are thinking! Why would anyone want to do that?

From what I had seen in the mirror, obviously this person gets turned on by doing such acts...

Too bad for him, I am NOT!

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sunrise - telok blangah...

  • Apr. 27th, 2008 at 9:26 AM



Sunrise | Telok Blangah
27 April 2008 | 06:40 - 07:33

Sunrise - Telok Blangah - 27 April 2008 - 6.40am 06:40

Sunrise - Telok Blangah - 27 April 2008 - 6.48am 06:48

More Pics Within )

"Climb up on some hill at sunrise.
Everybody needs perspective once in a while,
and you'll find it there.
"

~ Robb Sagendorph

No, I didn't climb any hills today...

But I did spend a good half hour or so this morning at the 30th floor of Blk 17 at Telok Blangah Crescent, which overlooks a rather magnificent view of the city skyline...

It didn't matter that my vantage point was right next to the communal refuse chute, for the resulting images speak for themselves...

Which ones do you like most?

sunrise - telok blangah...

  • Apr. 26th, 2008 at 7:21 AM




Sunrise | Telok Blangah

Sunrise -Telok Blangah - 26 April 2008 - 6.35am

Sunrise -Telok Blangah - 26 April 2008 - 6.35am

26 April 2006 | 06:35

"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight,
and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world
"
~ Oscar Wilde

omhealth with love...

  • Apr. 26th, 2008 at 5:53 AM
Last night Bryan had his second Omhealth workshop on Aromatherapy, Health and Beauty, among other relevant topics.

It was conducted at one of Mediacorp's classrooms for over a hundred and thirty Love 97.2 FM's radio listeners, and I was there with Bryan's mum and several friends to help out...

The workshop went pretty well, and judging from the overwhelming response of the listeners, it was a successful one...

Last night's event was organised by another of the radio station's presenter and programme director, Ian Wen Guoxian, and co-hosted by Wendy Zeng Xiaoying and Renee Ye Yongmei...

It also featured a segment on Japanese Bamboo Charcoal, by Mt Meru's Leon Wong...

I've taken tons of photos, but for this entry, I shall just post our group photos shot at the end of the whole workshop...

Omhealth with Love

Wendy, Renee, Bryan and Leon

Wendy, Renee, Bryan and Leon

Wendy, Renee, Bryan and Leon

Omhealth with Love

L-R: Thomas, Ian, Sianghoon, Bryan, Annie, Wendy, Renee, Leon, Audrey and Edric

Omhealth with Love


Those interested to know more about the above, feel free to visit Bryan Gan's blog at:



Or listen in on one of his regular radio segments on Love 97.2 FM, hosted by Wendy and Renee...

storm - telok blangah...

  • Apr. 24th, 2008 at 9:37 AM







Storm | Telok Blangah

Storm - Telok Blangah

Storm - Telok Blangah

Storm - Telok Blangah

When you walk through a storm
hold your head up high
And don't be afraid of the dark.
At the end of a storm is a golden sky

("You'll Never Walk Alone" - Carousel)

My dad's beloved eldest sister (my Gu Ma or Eldest Aunt) arrived in Singapore from their hometown in Fuzhou, China, three weeks ago, and I arranged for my siblings and myself to keep her company and bring her to visit my parents' altar at Kong Meng San Monastery...

Gu Ma is the closest link we have from our China roots. The last time I saw her was in 2004 just before Dad passed away, when my brother and I brought Dad back to the farm land where he had spent his childhood. She had made our visit very comfortable and welcomed, and together with the entire Xu family clan, took great care of us...

We could understand her tears and feel her grief when she visited the altars of my late parents, both whom she had adored when they were alive...

My siblings and I promised to visit her and the rest of Dad's family in Fuzhou next year, just after the Lunar New Year...

Here are some of the pics we took during her visit...

Eldest Aunt - Xu Qian Jin

Gu Ma - Mdm Xu Qian Jin

More Pics Within )

After the various prayers, all of us headed over to Novena's Velocity for lunch and to check out the new shops there, then later on, made our way over to Vivo City, where my two nieces joined us for dinner at my favourite The Asian Kitchen restaurant...

More pics from their camera, coming up soon...

back from songkran - clean and dried...

  • Apr. 17th, 2008 at 2:42 AM
It has been a wild wild wet week!!! And I love it x 100!!!

Just got back from 6 full days of constant activities in Bangkok to celebrate the Thai new year and annual Major Songkran festival...

Will blog and post pics soon, but now I've got tons of emails and messages to reply first (not to mention tons of laundry and unpacking)...

Anyway, one thing is definite:

I shall be going to Bangkok for Songkran again next year, and if possible, make it an annual trip!!! :)

water blessings in songkran...

  • Apr. 10th, 2008 at 10:00 PM
It's been a long two years since I visited Bangkok for its Songkran festival, but in a few hours' time, I'll be headed there once again...

I'm flying to Bangkok via Jetstar airlines on Friday morning (very early!), and back next Wednesday (very late!), so essentially I'll be gone from 11th to 16th April...

I'll be staying at The Regent Silom Service Apartment, if anyone over there wants to meet up for meals or shopping or clubbing...

And besides the wonderful prayers and blessings during this special festival, I will also be looking forward to this...

Songkran Festival

Songkran Festival 2006


Exciting right? Definitely not for the faint-hearted or anyone made of paper... ;)

For more info about my previous Songkran trip in 2006, check out my entries here:

http://merman13.livejournal.com/tag/songkran

I might not be online for much of this trip, and will also switch to a Thai phone number (so no point calling my SG number)...

See you all again when I'm back next Wednesday night! :)

SAWASDEE KHUP!!!

pond conversation (crimsonvelocity)...

  • Apr. 10th, 2008 at 12:10 AM

Those who enjoyed the photo of the tortoise and catfish that I took recently (see previous entry), might be interested to know what those two very different creatures might be saying to one another...

Well, [info]crimsonvelocity has kindly found time to put words in their mouth (literally), and made it an amusing dialogue...

Check it out...



Hehe, hope you liked it!

Anyone else wanna make them talk somemore? :)

a nation in concert - trailer shoot...

  • Apr. 6th, 2008 at 5:29 AM

After shifting focus from film and theatre to my current illustration and graphic design career, and sating my wanderlust with frequent travels, I finally found time yesterday to be involved in my first film shoot of the year...

I was invited to appear in the promotional trailer video for "A Nation In Concert", a charity event that benefits the handicapped in several participating organisations, and I got to act with the soon-to-be-wed-in-Paris and former-Mediacorp artiste, Carole Lin...

Also appearing in this video are four "Hunky Ants" (played by Kenneth, Joseph, Wei and Jeremy), as well as sign-language performer Melvin, who were featured in previous performances of this show...

The crew for this shoot included Jerry Siah (Producer/Trailer Script), David Kong (Financier), Terence Teo (Director), Manfred (Camera/Editor), Tan Soon Kiat (Camera), and Alvin Lim etc...

For those who'd watched previous runs of "A Nation In Concert", this new production, complete with new script by local playwright Desmond Lim, and featuring additional new cast, will be staged at Victoria Theatre on 11th & 12th October, 2008...

Okay, enough background talk. Here are the photos taken by David and I during the shoot, and gleaned off his blog...

More Pics Within This Link )

ANIC Promo Video Shoot - Cast & Crew

ANIC Promo Video Shoot - Cast & Crew


The shoot went pretty well and we wrapped way ahead of time. I don't know about the rest, but I had a lot of fun!

And thankfully it didn't rain as it did the past few days. I am now a few shades redder from the blazing sun...

Can't wait to see the final video on Youtube soon! :)

pond conversation...

  • Apr. 5th, 2008 at 4:28 AM
Pond Conversation

Edric Hsu - Pond Conversation

"Pond Conversation" ~ Edric Hsu
Location : Kong Meng San Monastery (Bright Hill Temple) Pond
Image Size : 600 x 450 pixels
Digital Camera : Fujifilm Finepix F40FD
Date Taken : 4th April, 2008

the merman's back in the waters...

  • Mar. 30th, 2008 at 1:07 AM
It's been a really long time since I swam actively and regularly, perhaps three or four years since I last visited a public swimming pool?

I used to be an avid swimmer and seasports person in my teens and studying days, but that, as we all know, was donkey years ago...

Well anyway, I have decided I have stayed dry for far too long, and finally made my way across the street to try out the pool at SAFRA Mount Faber...

So, that was Wednesday, and I had been going back to the pool everyday till now...

Let's hope this keeps up, or at least till I get back my swimmer's build of yore again! :)

Also, I really cannot resist this...

SAFRA Mount Faber Pool

SAFRA Mount Faber Pool

SAFRA Mount Faber Pool


Just don't expect a tan... :)

photo friday - emotions...

  • Mar. 28th, 2008 at 4:33 PM
It's been many many months since I last submitted anything for Photo Friday's weekly challenges, but I have something relevant for this week's theme...

Some of you might have seen this before HERE, but here it is again anyway...


Emotions

Edric Hsu - Emotions

"Emotions" ~ Edric Hsu
Photo Friday Entry #70

Image Size : 600 x 600 pixels
Digital Camera : Fujifilm Finepix F40FD
Date Taken : 9th March, 2008


Those interested in my past Photo Friday entries, can view them HERE...

sunrise - telok blangah...

  • Mar. 27th, 2008 at 9:47 AM




Sunrise | Telok Blangah


Sunrise - Telok Blangah


Look, a new day has begun...

my japan trip 2008 - day 1

  • Mar. 26th, 2008 at 7:53 AM

Early last month, I had enjoyed my very first trip to Japan, travelling on the ANA 7D Hokkaido Delights tour...

My tour mates were Katrina, her mum Mrs Mah, her nieces Amanda and Aerikka, her nephew Alexander, and her ex-colleague Othman...

It was a truly wonderful and eye-opening experience, and I loved every second of it...

All in all, I took exactly 2GB of photos, which is around 1975 images altogether, including tons of landscapes and food pics...

And finally I have sorted out the first batch of pics, and uploaded them onto my Facebook Photo Album! You need not have an account to view them...

Check them out here...

My Japan Trip
Tokyo | Hokkaido
Day 1 - 2nd February 2008

Edric Hsu - Chitose Airport, Sapporo

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE REMAINING PHOTOS


I will be posting photos of the rest of the trip every now and then, once they're ready...

Hope you like them, and do let me know if any particular pics caught your interest...

two men and a lady...

  • Mar. 23rd, 2008 at 4:18 AM
The following photo shoot was done at Asia Images Group's studio last June, and after so many months, and with my lack of proper documentation at that time, I had forgotten the name of the pretty Filipina model...

The other guy, as some might recognise, is Moses, who had appeared with me all over town in the recent/current Anti-Drink Driving ad campaign...

Here are the pics...


There are several more photo sessions that I have yet to post, and I'll be doing that soon...

Hope you'll enjoy them! :)

executive me...

  • Mar. 23rd, 2008 at 4:00 AM
While sorting out my tonnes of photos, I was reminded of several photo shoots I did in the last couple of years for Asia Images Group, and decided to post them online...

The following series of photos is the most recent, and I was in full executive attire, jacket and all, on location...

I was just glad the weather was cool that day...

Here are the pics...



Coming up next: a domestic trio shoot...