A Mind of My Own

It is sad to hear of someone as talented and cheerful as MC King (Jimmy Nah, Lan Qing Xi) pass away at the age of 40. His death cast a spell of sadness for all of us who have watch him in Kopi-O (咖啡乌) as toddlers. Over the years, while his appearances on the small screen were little, he was still fondly remembered as MC King due to his famous role in the coffeeshop drama. Even 2nd Aunt (二姑) whose real name I can never recall would be called as the screen name.

25年后我就65岁了。25年后本地戏剧发展又会如何？25年后我还能继续的坚守岗位吗？25年后我们还会有同样的聚会吗？25年后今天出席的艺人同事可能有一大半早就另某高就了？

可能我也等不到25年后，我就仙游了。。。哈哈哈 。。。

This was what he wrote last year. My rough translation:

I’ll be 65 in 25 years’ time. How would the entertainment circle be in 25 years? Would I still be able to continue being the (sorry, don’t know what that is)? Would we still be gathering together 25 years later? Would half the artistes born 25 years later would rise in status?

Maybe I can’t wait for 25 years later, I could be walking in heaven. Haha.

He left a legacy in the entertainment circle.

Words from his friends

Bryan Wong - The Passing of a Friend

Jack Neo - MC King 走了

Patricia Mok - A Dedication to My Good Friend, MC King

Joanne Peh - MC King

Dasmond Koh - MC King 收

Michelle Tay - Please Tell Me It’s Not True

Yong Mei - 我已经好久没有象今天这样无法控制自己的眼泪。

Ye Limei - MC 我们天堂再见。。再跟你一起讲笑话, MC，真的好想你。。。

Lao Zha Bor - In Memory of MC King - Jimmy Nah

Quan Yi Fong - Good Bye MC King

Hayden - MC King Rest in Peace

Treasure what you have now.

[via Alvinlogy, Public Education]

Animal Planet had a rather interesting programme last night, well, it was interesting to me anyway. It’s about how the naming of car models came about. Too bad I didn’t know it was on, so I missed the start of it.

Jaguar does come from the animal itself and hence the logo on the car is always found on it. Someone once told me that she didn’t like such cars because the seem to have large nostrils when you look at them head on. It’s meant to be designed this way because of its orgin from the fastest running mammal on earth. The car also performs like the feline.

One company had held a car model naming contest to name their new model launch. Now, if only they still do it now, the cash prize would be very useful indeed. Wait, maybe they still do it but internally. Dang.

[via Flickr uploaded by Larazoni]

Mustang, the other name for horse, came about much later. The logo is of a running horse. Horse power is a measurement for engines because when they first designed the engine, they wanted to encourage people to buy. That was the start of the automobile era and everyelse was convinced that only horses had the power to run fast. It’s a description of how powerful the engine is.

Cars with animal names started to pour in after the Marmon Wasp was first entered in a race and the driver won. Birds such as Thunderbird, Firebird, Roadrunner and even snakes such Viper, Cobra were involved in the naming process.

Now, here’s the history of how the giant car manufacturers came about their names. Yes, Mercedes is a girl’s name.

These guys are not supposed to laugh at the guy in the video who is trying to read and count in English. I wonder how the Japanese actually come up with this idea. Oh, the punishment for laughter is pain in the backside. Ouch >.<

I’m not sure why the Japanese would have this sort of punishment for being unable to say the tongue twister. It sure is painful for the men! The guy in red is really afraid that he’ll get it and keeps bugging the host.

Decided that it’s time to put up some videos. It’s so easy to put one.