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I have decided to stop adding new posts to this blog. From today onwards, this blog will exist solely for the purpose of remembering Thaddeus Cheong.

Instead, please visit my blog at Blogger for my latest entries.

Update [27.08.07]: I have added some news reports about the recent death of Captain Ho.

1. “Marathon runner dies after 21km” (August 26, 2007)

2.Participant of Singapore Bay Run dies at end of 21km run (August 26, 2007)

3.Army captain dies in race; second such fatality this year (August 27, 2007)

This is an online tribute to Thaddeus Cheong, the 17-year-old boy who showed us what dreams are truly about.
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When I first read about this on the newspaper, I was amazed. However, when I finished reading his original post, I was truly moved. There are so many gays in Singapore, but so few of them actually come out. So bravo, Mr. Fong! According to all the comments on the Internet, it seems that most of your students think you are a great teacher. I couldn’t agree more.

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Ang Lee won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival again, which is really amazing, given that he just won a Golden Lion in 2005 and last year’s Golden Lion was also won by a Chinese director – Jia Zhangke.

By the way, Zhang Yimou also won two Golden Lions before – The Story of Qiu Ju in 1992 and Not One Less in 1999. Zhang Yimou also headed this year’s 7-member jury.

Ang Lee Film Wins Golden Lion at Venice Festival

Sept. 8 (Bloomberg) — Ang Lee’s “Lust, Caution,” an erotic thriller set in 1940s Shanghai, won the Golden Lion top prize at the Venice Film Festival, closing the 64th competition.

“I’m Not There,” a U.S. movie directed by Todd Haynes and inspired by Bob Dylan, and “La Graine et le Mulet,” a French film by Abdellatif Kechiche, shared the Special Jury Prize.

Accepting the award, Lee paid homage to Swedish director Ingmar Bergman, who died on July 30. “When I was in preproduction, I visited Ingmar Bergman on his island,” Lee said. “He touched my face liked a mother touches a child. He hugged me. Tonight, I pass that hug to you.”

Brian De Palma was voted best director for “Redacted,” which is about the conflict in Iraq. “Prizes are always great because it helps your film to be seen,” De Palma said. “But critics and prizes just tell you what the fashion of the day is. We don’t make movies to win prizes.”

The award for best actor went to Brad Pitt for his performance in “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” directed by Andrew Dominik. Cate Blanchett won the best actress prize for her role in “I’m Not There.”

“Cate turned what could have been a stunt into a compelling performance,” director Haynes said.

Paul Laverty won the award for best script for “It’s a Free World” by Ken Loach, and Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci was presented with a special Golden Lion for his career. The seven- member jury was headed by Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yimou.

In this year’s festival, 23 films vied for the Golden Lion, which last year went to “Still Life” by the Chinese director Jia Zhang-Ke. Veteran French filmmaker Alain Resnais won the Silver Lion for best director in 2006 for “Private Fears in Private Places.”

The first Venice Film Festival was held in 1932. Among the earliest prize winners were directors Rene Clair and Rouben Mamoulian and actors Frederic March and Helen Hayes.

1. Opera star Luciano Pavarotti dies at 71

2. iPod Touch is now officially released.

The 3rd generation iPod Nano is also announced at the same time.

And of course, the 6th generation iPod Classic.

才知道，原来8月31日是International Blog Day.

呵呵。我真是后知后觉。

What has happened to Hollywood? Yesterday was Wentworth Miller and today is Jake Gyllenhaal. YES! JAKE GYLLENHAAL!! JAKE GYLLENHALL MIGHT ALSO BE GAY!! (Key word: also)

The following are some of his rumoured boyfriendS‘ photos.

According to the source,

Jake Gyllenhaal has been dating the same guy for years. Last year Jake and his bf were arrested and brought into the West Hollywood station after the sheriffs office was called after catching Jake and his bf having sex in an SUV behind the restaurant Chin Chins in LA. Both were later released.

Jake has been dating this guy for years, even before he broke up with Kirsten Dunst. Kirsten Dunst found out about his bf and confronted him at Chateau Marmont. The confrontation was loud and they broke up right there. News of their break-up followed a few days later. Jake and his bf are currently expecting a baby through a surrogate. They used a company based in Westwood, CA. The baby is due in September.

What can I say? OMG!! OMG!!!!! This is so un-f***ing-believable! Un-f***ing-believable hot!!

And did you notice what the source say at the last paragraph?

hen there are the other Hollywood men I have learned for a FACT have indeed been sexually involved with other men:

Vin Diesel
Keanue Reeves
Matt Dallas (Ex Story Coming Soon.)

Keanue Reeves!!!!!!! Sorry, girls, all the hot guys are turning gay now!!

If you knew Thaddeus Chong or has read about him or has come to this blog because of him, PLEASE click here to read an entry dedicated to him and leave a comment so that people will remember him forever.

I know it’s a bit stupid to update my blog in the midst of block tests because nobody will have the time to read my post and those who do read will not have the time to leave a comment.

But this afternoon when I was reading newspapers in our hostel’s office, I came upon this shocking news report “Teen triathlete collapses and dies after race”.

For those who do not know what a “triathele” is, it basically means

“a competitor in a triathlon”

(from Dictionary.com).

And for those who do not know what a “triathlon” is, it basically means

“an athletic contest comprising three consecutive events, usually swimming, bicycling, and distance running”

(also from Dictionary.com).

And for those who do not know what a “teen” is , it basically means

“a teenager”

(again from Dictionary.com).

And in this case, it means a teenager from Raffles Junior College.

Now you understand why I posted this entry. Someone from RJC just died.

Ya, I know HCI and RJC are like South and North Koreas, or Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston. But when I read the news report, I actually felt very sad and depressed. He looks cute in the picture. And he was younger than me. Life is so unfair.

He shouldn’t have died when someone older than him is still alive.

I guess I will continue to dislike RJC in the future, either covertly or overtly. After all, I am a true Hwachongian. But I guess it will take very long before I can talk about RJC without thinking about this 17-year-old boy who died in the process of pursuing his dream.

His name was Thaddeus Cheong. Let’s all remember it.

P.S.: I think I did very badly for today’s GP compre which was about “investigative journalism”. Maybe that was another reason why I felt so sad when I read the newspapers.
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I normally don’t post news reports. And when I do post news reports, somehow they are all miraculously related to “rape”, such as the “anti-rape device” report and the “4-year-old boy getting raped by female caretaker” report.

But when i read this news report a few minutes ago, I thought I really had to post it.

7 children killed in U.S.-led airstrikes in Afghanistan

Coalition claims al-Qaida forced youngsters to stay in

By BARRY BEARAK and TAIMOOR SHAH

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN — Seven children were killed during an airstrike by the United States-led coalition against a religious compound thought to be an al-Qaida sanctuary in remote eastern Afghanistan, the coalition said Monday.

The death of the children on Sunday may well add to the anger many Afghans feel about civilian casualties from American and NATO military operations. More than 130 civilians have been killed in airstrikes and shootings in the past six months, Afghan officials said.

That toll may soon rise. Afghan officials said late Monday that more than 100 people, including militants, civilians and police, may have died during fierce fighting over the past three days between NATO forces and the Taliban in the Chora district of the southern province of Uruzgan, according to the Associated Press.

“I have seen with my own eyes that women and children were badly hit by bombing,” said Mullah Ahmidullah Khan, head of Uruzgan’s provincial council. “The fighting is inside the villages, so that’s why the civilians are suffering casualties. I have met some families who have lost almost everyone.”

The air raid against the religious compound was a targeted strike rather than a pitched battle. “We are truly sorry for the innocent lives lost in this attack,” said U.S. Army Maj. Chris Belcher about Sunday’s raid against several structures, including a school and mosque, near the border with Pakistan. “We had surveillance on the compound all day and saw no indications there were children inside the building.”

Hamid Karzai, the nation’s president, has repeatedly called upon foreign troops to do more to prevent civilian deaths, often citing their failure to coordinate attacks with the Afghan military. But the raid that killed the seven children involved Afghan forces, according to Monday’s statement by the coalition.

Belcher blamed the “cowardice” of al-Qaida for the deaths, accusing the group of not allowing the children to leave the compound.

“Witness statements taken early this morning clearly put the blame on the suspected terrorists, saying that if the children attempted to go outside they were beaten and pushed away from the door,” said a coalition press release, adding that seven “militants” had also died in the raid.

So this is the world we are living in.

Some pretty earrings for guys.