Verves In Composition

Help me, I have a hopeless addiction to the pole.

It’s so bad, that if you were to hand me a naked dish of the month model man I would easily dump him for a smooth, stainless steel finished, 45mm thick 12 foot pole. I would ditch a chance at MTV awards for the pole. All I can talk about all day is pole, pole, pole.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I am an official POLE JUNKIE!!!!!

…and I’m not afraid of coming out of the closet shamelessly…first of all because it’s not just some hoochie dance that most will perceive it to be. In fact…it’s the hardest fitness activity I’ve ever done!!! (You should check out my biceps now *poses*) Pole dancers seriously deserve ALOT of respect for being able to work out that much.
A sprained ankle can’t keep me off the pole, I was dancing pole with a deep stitch worthy cut open at the bottom of my foot before someone saw it and new bruises are cynical trophies of new moves learnt.

I missed my first pole dance competition for fear of aggravating my sprained ankle but this time, I’m going to go ahead with the latest Clorets Amateur Pole Dancing Competition!!!

See! See! MY VIDEO SUBMISSION!!! (beaming with pride)

Pole…my dear people is very much an art form, I’m trying to show that there is more than just sexy. There is also an enterprise of flexibility, performance, artistic moves and after all, it is still a dance. (No I won’t do stripping ) I swear if a guy called me hoochie names when I’m dancing, I will lose all my respect and sense of proper civil conduct. He deserves to be taught some moral values with my fist.

Before a friend came to join my classes, I was a very lone ranger of a pole dancer when no one understood why I was grabbing random street signs and twisting the Velvet Underground curtains into a tight whip to twirl round in. She now joins me as a pole addict and we pole together every Friday night (injuries and schedule permitting ) I strongly urge clubs to install some poles! It’s unfortunate a majority of poles are in very dodgy places and polers (male and female) would love to have some fun in very SAFE (and happening) environments.

On a very shameless note, don’t forget to support me and Yee Von by voting for us on www.cloretspower.com

I would also greatly appreciate some feedback on our videos to help improve the quality of the dance

Set against several backdrops of Shanghai night clubs, English Manors, lush green havens, temples amongst snow-capped mountains…hardly the kind of settings to be associated with bringing back a dusty ancient dead.

Having grown up into an adventure seeker like his father, Alex O’Connell discovers and through a series of backstabbing Hi-jinx, awakens the powerful, 5-element controlling, shape-shifting (go figure based on the title), kick-ass, backstabbing, power obsessed, clay warrior raising, (takes deep breath) Emperor Shih Huang Ti (though it is not mentioned that it was him as far as I recall)

Jet Li fans, you won’t see much of his kung fu action here. Rachel Weisz fans (like me) will be a little disappointed there is not much chemistry between Rick and Evelyn O’ Connell as there used to be.

Michelle Yeoh does pretty okay for a 2,000 year old sorceress (she really could have done better) and her daughter is a very looking Lin, played by 19-year old sweet looking, hottie Isabella Leong.

Oh I did love all the subtle English jokes though there were less quips comparatively to the previous versions of “The Mummy“.To mind overpowered by the forces of logic and rationale however, the conversation switches between Mandarin and English would be something to joke about.

Who did I find the real hero of the show? The Yeti’s! (WARNING SPOILER!!! HIGHLIGHT OVER TO READ: These creatures were the beasts that brought Michelle Yeoh to a pool of eternal life to give her immortality, saved the cast from a avalanche and also trashed the soldiers without much use of guns)

I give it to them for their costumes though. I absolutely loved the designs, the cuts and the accessories adorning the cast. From the oriental inspired silk material….

….right down to Alex O’Connell’s cool aviator shades (the only part of the show where he was drool worthy)

My final take: A very Indiana Jones-y like movie offering a fusion of East meets West with the whole family backpacking along for the ride. Would love to hear YOUR take on it when it officially opens in cinemas on 1st August 2008.

*Thanks to United International Pictures for the preview

Part of the experience of living is the experience itself. Speaking of experiences in Malaysia, I would strongly encourage the idea of living in an area where you are transported to dreams by the lullabies sung my throating crickets and falling leaves; and waking up to filtered sunlight cocktailed with the scent of green.

Nestled amongst the state of Selangor’s secondary rainforests, is the eco-tourism spot of “Sekeping Serendah” literally translated to ‘a piece of Serendah’ which is less than an hour’s drive from the city.

I just had to pick this place for the Company’s weekend retreat. My friends who have their own testimonials about this place will never let me off the hook if I didn’t secure this.

I absolutely love the glass sheds here. Contradictory from the lack of visual privacy, I partially enjoy the vista of no walls. Quite a treat for those with a voyeuristic fetish as well.

The glass shed is a simple construction of wood, glass and zinc sheets equipped with cooking utensils, a microwave, some basic furniture and is incredibly airy and cool. BBQ pit right on your front door too.

My glass shed had a hammock! Whee!

A narrow banister-free wooden stairs takes you up to a cozy bed room with a view of green to die for.

Yes. Most of the bedding materials are from Ikea. The mattress is placed on a huge wired mesh (which I keep hammering my toes into by accident and it hurts!) but surprisingly comfortable

Oh, yes. EVERYONE wants to know what the toilets are like. No worries. HEATED WATER…in the open air. Happy will you be to have not only water streaming down your head but leaves and small twigs going ‘Geronimo’. I swear you may get a tiny shock or two with a brief impression that a lizard has just lost it’s grip and drops by to say hi in your comfort zone.

Fart in the toilet and maybe hear an echo or two amplified through the vibrations of the zinc walls.

Then again. How could you pass this out? The night is teeming with life and parts of the retreat bathes in the soft yellow glow of spotlights.

A piece of heaven, right here on earth .