J LO JUST WORE THE CRAZIEST DRESS WE'VE EVER SEEN!!

From DISHH

We cannot believe our eyes! On Thursday night (March 19), Jennifer Lopez performed her new single “Feel the Light” during an “American Idol” performance and we’re actually in shock at the look of this dress!

What may appear as a typical off-the-shoulder white dress is actually an enormous Mariel Haenngown. As you can see in the video above, the pictures and visual effects were projected directly onto the gown, which took up the entire stage

“Wow,” said Ryan Seacrest, as her performance came to a close. “Can we even 

continue the show after that?”

Game over, J Lo. You win! 

Images: Mirror,

Jennifer Lopez: "Feel the Light" - AMERICAN IDOL XIV

Deja Vu Restaurant by Jay Chou

Address:

No. 1 Bādé Road Section 1, Zhōngzhèng District, Taipei

地址:

台北市中正區八德路一段一號

   Phone:(02) 2396-8296

Email:

service[at]deja-vu.com.tw

Nearest MRT:

Zhōngxiào Xīnshēng Station 忠孝新生站

This restaurant has two claims to fame: first, it's owned by Taiwan pop star Jay Chou (周杰倫). Second, it has a batmobile in the middle of the restaurant. We don't know why.

(I got the above from its website)

This is "Soap" because his business is soap!

 After the signing ceremony, we went to Deja Vu to celebrate.  Here Soap is bringing us to Deja Vu.  Earlier he drove us and parked at a nearby hotel.  Now we walk to Huasan 1914 Creative Park where it is situated

 We walked along paved roads, cool and pleasant!
Huashan 1914 Creative Park

No.1, Section 1, Bade Road, Taipei, Taiwan 

 

02-2358191

 and reached the "creative park:

 it is full of young people trending and being seen

 looks like some old business area refurbished into trendy pubs, eateries and cafes

 Lucy and the rest are already waiting for us at the entrance to Deja Vu

1. Deja Vu互動式音樂魔術主題餐廳

 we are told they love to have photoshoots here, and today there is a bride and her groom having a photo session here

 the tea has not started so I went around taking photos

 more old buildings preserved and being given a new lease of life for creative purposes

 families with young children come here too

 lots of young people hanging out at the cafes here

looks cool and happening and trendy (my third use of this word today)

 looks like something out of a country western movie

 Inside, it is old, retro looking and starkly furnished

Taiwan is full of fun cool themed restaurants. If you are a Jay Chou Fan, Deja Vu is one themed restaurant you must visit when you are at Taipei, Taiwan! A joint venture by Jay Chou (周杰伦), and a magician, Liu Qian (刘谦), this 'Magic' themed restaurant showcases the personal collections of these 2 well-known Taiwan celebrities. The restaurant is located in Huashan 1914, Taipei’s primary creative arts center and a hosting ground for Taiwan’s most significant cultural activities. The restaurant had a rather mysterious gothic facade.(from AspirantSg) 

 a motorbike takes pride of place at the entrance...while I was taking the photo,someone said, wait till you see the Bat-mobile!

 me and Alice take "selfie" or rather Mirror-ie in front of this huge frame

 nice?

 Here's the Batmobile, Jay Chou bought it, just because he can

I could not photograph it is in its entirety and so here's the front of the mobile

 toilet is cool!!!!

 Tea has started, it was boisterous as usual, and we really celebrated the sisterhood signing

 Soap's ingots of golden soap, he is presenting them to us

 our tea is served, everyone gets a wooden board with five types of delectables.

 all yummy!!!!

 I sat with the ladies from Yie Shian, and they had names like Amrita, Cherry, Yuki....and their members are actresses, singers, no less!!!

 the other tables

everyone mingled, sipping coffee which was unlimited

 Soap is ready to give out his golden ingots of soap

 Gift (they have names based on their occupation and Gift supplies well, gifts to gift shops) and his wife says "good! thanks for the tea" because we are hosting this tea

 wonderful tea, and we got to go back at 4 or 5 and had a good rest at the hotel and tonight there will be no events, so we could pop over opposite the hotel for street food!!

before I left....I had to take a photo with BATMOBILE!!!!

Marry young,Have a Kid together, Divorce.............Sad True Story.

His name is  C. Joshua.

 He is now close to 14 years old. 

It would have been approximately 10 years to this date when I last saw him. And this is the only photograph I have of him, taken when he was around 3 years old.

I do wonder what he looks like now and whether he is as naughty as I was at this age. That was the age when I had my first girlfriend..haha.

It's funny how our memories work. When I see a caterpillar, I recall the time when he squished one in his hand and showed it to his kindy teachers and they all ran away squealing. Or when I walk at Gurney Plaza, I recall the time when I had to change his diapers at the diaper room. Sometimes when I drive past Bukit Jambul, I feel so much like driving up to his old kindy and see if the place is still there or if any of the old teachers are there still. Funny how memories are like.

His mum and I married young. One of those things young people do that becomes a mistake due to youth. We had an amicable divorce actually. Even held hands when we were at the court. Funny things that you remember.

After the divorce, I was granted visitation rights but I guess his mum wasn't very happy with me spending too much time with him. So I usually sneaked to visit him at the kindy every evening at 4pm and spend about 2 hours there before his mum picked him up. I guess I must have been seen as a little weird, an adult playing with a little kid in the garden every evening. But in situations like these, I didn't mind. It was better than not seeing him. Everytime I went there, he would be at the door, calling out excitedly..daddy daddy in his little man voice. And it became a ritual for me to carry him in my arms and take a walk around the block. Looking at dogs in the area and calling out woo woo, holding him up to reach for the leaves in the low hanging branches. Simple things I remember but I doubt that he does anymore. Nothing special at all actually, but it was all I had, and those memories remain.

Until the day his mum took him out of the school and refused to let me know where his new one was. Sigh..The things people do when they are afraid.

And yes, she was afraid I would get too close with him. She had a new life and a new man then. Someone potentially to be her new life partner. I guess I understand what she wanted. To start over again. Fresh and unburdened. I can accept that.

I guess that is why when she left for Canada with her new partner, she took him along without letting me know. I can understand that too. Her fear that I may object and not allow it to happen. Who knows? I may have...but I think I wouldn't. It would have been a great opportunity for her and also for him. I just regret I didn't have the chance to say goodbye. Or a chance to have requested for updates..even from a distance.

When I found out..I was full of anger and hatred. Also against our joint lawyer. The one whom I requested for a clause requiring my permission before she could take him overseas. But he persuaded me that it wouldn't happen. She promised it wouldn't. So I did not pursue. And over the years...there is no hatred left. Just acceptance. I wish her well. I wish the lawyer well... and hope his firm is now big and successful. And I hope maybe he has learnt from this lesson too.

It's been 10 years. A decade. Sometimes like a blink of an eye. Some friends asked me why not try look for him. Don't think I haven't thought of that countless times. But I wouldn't want to disrupt his life now. Or hers. She knows where to find me if she wanted to let him know. Penang is really a small place and my family isn't really that hard to find. I would rather it be on willing terms than in confrontation.

But that doesn't stop me from searching in weird places sometimes. Like keying his and her name on FB, hoping to see someone familiar. Or even on Google. So far no luck..lol. I wonder what would I do if I actually found it one day. I don't know.

I have no expectations yet to see him again. Not till he is of legal age. And that's another 4 years and 3 months to go.

When that day arrives, I guess maybe that's when I will start hoping that the strange number on my phone will hold a familiar voice. But not now. Not yet.

And I will keep this photo in my wallet till then. As it has been for the last 10 years even though my wallets have changed countless times.

Somethings never will.

Like how I hold that choking feeling down sometimes when I see the photo. Or fathers carrying their children in the park. Or caterpillars.

His name is C. Joshua. He is my son. That will never change.

Sister Club

The Sister Club Signing ceremony was held at the main station, no less!!!

how a ceremony could be held at a station boggled our minds, but it went quite well!!! In fact it was quite well organised and the event impressed us!

 For a start, I got to sit in the hot seat next to the 2 presidents and the other secretary!

 It was a total surprise to me!!! When they prepared the seats and then called my name, I was like "HUH???" hahaha!!!

 I had to look at the place tag to make sure!!! I wasn't prepared!!!

 then, I was in a frenzy of photo taking, posing with my name tag, hehehe!!!!

Luckily I was formally dressed, even though in the morning we had a visit to the park, we were told to be dressed formally for the occasion and this was my most versatile get-up..from park walk to board walk, I added the official "light up" scarf and a black throw-on later.

we visited Shilin Park, the official residence of Chiang Kai Shek and his wife, Soong Mei Ling earlier in the morning.

 then prez nudged me, look ahead, reporters are taking our ohotos....hehehe!!!!

so I put down my card and looked ahead to pose for a barrage of photo and press shoots

 luckily I understood all the mandarin speeches and announcements and could look intelligent

witnessing the signing ceremony and having our historic moment recorded by the press and other photographers.

An experience to remember!!