NEW YORK (AFP) - - A US entertainment magazine has released never-before-seen footage of Michael Jackson's hair catching fire while filming a commercial in 1984, an accident it said led to an addiction to painkillers.

The harrowing video shows Jackson dancing down stairs for the commercial completely unaware that his head is in flames.

The "King of Pop" was making a Pepsi advert at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 27, 1984 when the horrific accident took place, caused by fireworks that exploded too early.

Jackson suffered severe burns to his hair and scalp. "He was never the same after the accident," Us Weekly said in a report accompanying the release of the video late Wednesday. The 50-year-old superstar died on June 25 from an apparent cardiac arrest.

Still images of the accident had been released but the video had never been shown publicly before. Contacted by AFP, Us Weekly refused to reveal how it obtained the copy.
"As a policy we do not comment on how we acquire material," said Cheryl Crowley, a spokesperson for the magazine.

Jackson, 25 and at the height of his "Thriller" fame when the video was shot, made the commercial with his brothers with thousands of fans in the audience.

In the video, the first try appeared to go smoothly, with Jackson dancing down the steps in his signature moves, but the director ordered more takes.

It was the sixth take that went horribly wrong, the video showing Jackson facing the audience beneath a lighting rig when the fireworks exploded around him. He kept dancing and spinning, unaware that his hair and head were burning.

The flames went out when he twisted around as part of his routine. But others saw the accident and security guards rushed to the scene in a split second. His brother Jermaine turned to see Michael Jackson in trouble.

As Jackson emerged, it became clear some of his hair had burnt off.
Pictures were released at the time of Jackson being taken away in an ambulance, his head in bandages, but still holding up his trademark sequined white glove.

"To relieve the second and third-degree burns on his scalp and body (and later to help him tolerate multiple surgeries on the scorched spot on his head), Jackson was prescribed several medications -- which kicked off his addiction to painkillers and obsession with plastic surgery," Us Weekly quoted sources as saying.

Friends and relatives have said since Jackson's sudden death that he was addicted to painkillers.
But one of Jackson's former agents, Jay Coleman, told AFP that it was "reckless and totally unjustified" to blame the accident during the Pepsi commercial for his drug addiction.

"Pepsi is being made a scapegoat here. It is grossly unfair for the media to blame this incident as the start of all his troubles," said Coleman who managed the Pepsi-Michael Jackson relationship for 10 years.

Jackson "never put a blame on Pepsi. Pepsi made a donation of over a million dollars to start a burns center in his name and they paid for all the medical expenses," Coleman said.
"The issue for Michael -- and I worked with him and his entourage for 10 years -- wasn't this incident, it was the fact that for over 25 years he had constant surgery.

"He had lots of procedures and those procedures and surgeries continually led him to take painkillers. That addiction developed over a long period of time and you need doctors who will enable him to continue to take those drugs."

Los Angeles police said Wednesday they were investigating Jackson's death, but would not confirm it was being treated as a homicide investigation, as reported by entertainment website TMZ.com.

TMZ, citing "multiple" law enforcement sources, said "the evidence points to the anesthesia Propofol (Diprivan) as the primary cause of Jackson's death" and that the Los Angeles Police Department was focusing on Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray.

News from: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20090716/ten-us-entertainment-music-jackson-fire-1dc2b55.html

Think this is the tile for our toilets

Ready for building our walls!

Something that my sis and I had a discussion

B changed our mailbox lock

Day 6 - When the walls are up

OoOooOh... Lovely sunset...

Our first 2 mail$$$$$$ =_="

Day 8 - We have our windows!

Others -

Ours -

This is my favourite! Make a guess!

Day 9 - My favourite is done!

(Morning)

(Night)

Done!

It was completely madness for the past few months. Running around like mad every weekday and weekend to find stuffs for our lovenest. Not easy at all! Despite that, I still fork out time for my personal stuffs which I have committed to. I feel that however tied up with stuffs, you should do what you should do.

After the usual 7am wake up, rush to work and knock off at 6pm, I have to rush to the shops with hb for the appointments he made. Weekend comes, I still find time for my own stuffs while run around the island in search of our stuffs - from lights to toilet bowls to basin to cabinets to kitchen sink to taps to dining set to sofa to bedframe to wall / floor tiles and so many more.

Lights and tiles are the most headache part. To date, we should have visited more than 30 light-shops. I'm quite a difficult customer, can't seem to see something I like.

The most tiring person is of course the man of the house. He read through forum thread by thread, to get the best deal and try his best to save as much as we can by running around everywhere while I'm sitting comfortably in the office. He also need to handle his work and committment while at the same time, meet with the contractor, the carpenter, the electrician, the window installer, the laminate flooring sales... So poor thing. He's more tiring and stress than I am (although I'm really v tired by the end of every single day!) but he seriously didn't complain at all. Indeed a real man! Heh! Xin-ku-ni-le!

Can't wait for its completion. I'm so excited!

Don't ask me why again =)

http://celinerella.blogspot.com/2007/09/someone-is-pissing-me-off.html

She Always Takes It With A Heart Of Stone
'Cause All She Does Is Throw It Back To Me
I've Spend A Lifetime
Looking For Someone
Don't Try To Understand Me
Just Simply Do The
Things I Say

Love Is A Feeling
Give It When I Want It
'Cause I'm On Fire
Quench My Desire
Give It When I Want It
Talk To Me Woman
Give In To Me
Give In To Me

You Always Knew Just How To Make Me Cry
And Never Did I Ask You Questions Why
It Seems You Get Your Kicks From Hurting Me
Don't Try To Understand Me
Because Your Words Just Aren't Enough

Love Is A Feeling
Quench My Desire
Give It When I Want It
Takin' Me Higher
Love Is A Woman
I Don't Wanna Hear It
Give In To Me
Give In To Me

You And Your Friends
Were Laughing At Me In Town
But It's Okay
And It's Okay
You Wont Be Laughing Girl
When I'm Not Around
I'll Be Okay
And I'll, I'll Not Find
Gotta, The Peace Of Mind No

Don't Try To Tell Me
Because Your Words
Just Aren't Enough

Love Is A Feeling
Quench My Desire
Give It When I Want It
Takin' Me Higher
Talk To Me Woman
Love Is A Feeling
Give In To Me
Give In To Me
Give In To Me

Love Is The Feeling
I Don't Wanna Hear It
Quench My Desire
Takin' Me Higher
Tell It To The Preacher
Satisfy The Feeling
Give In To Me
Give In To Me

I Don't Wanna
I Don't Wanna
I Don't Wanna
Hear It
Give It To The Fire
Talk To Me Woman
Quench My Desire
I Don't Like A Lady
Talk To Me Baby
Give In To Me

Give In To The Fire
Give In To Me
Give In To Me
Give In To Me

Love Is A Woman
Give In To Me
Give In To Me
Give In To Me
Give In To Me

'Cause I'm On Fire
Talk To Me Woman
Quench My Desire
Give It To The Feeling

I'm so into The Ultimatum 双子星 - and my hb record for me when I couldn't watch the second last episode. He picked me up from work and play the recorded vid for me before I watch the final episode that very evening.

So sweet!

And can even buy pocky for me to enjoy while catching the show. Aww..

Today, Eva brought me out for lunch. To the Yacht Club. Then she says it's where The Ultimatum did the shoot. Heh! Nice lunch and we had a great chat! Ohya, and her nice comfy car =P

What do you know about Celine? How much do you know about this girl?
If you’re a guy and you’re interested in her, I bet you’d want to know more about her. If not, perhaps you’d like to satisfy your curiosity. Read on!

Celine does not have a favourite colour. To her, different colours suit different things. Celine dislikes wearing jeans, all because someone once told her she does not look good in it (nonsense!). Celine dislikes wearing makeup. She finds it troublesome to remove. Celine dislikes dressing scantily. She is actually quite conservative.
Celine dislikes the rain, especially if she is going out that day. Celine hates the bright sun too! She finds herself too tanned already! So mah fan!! Celine dislikes smoking. Is there need to say more?

Celine cannot hold her liquour. 2-3 cups and she will merlion. Celine loves to look into the mirror. Watch her straighten her hair as she passes by every mirror. Celine loves to sing even though she does not sing very well. Heehee… Listen to her sing snatches of songs every now and then. Celine dislikes hypocrites. If you can’t show your real self to her, don’t bother trying as her intuition will easily sniff you out.
Celine’s favourite fairytale is Beauty and the Beast. She’s the beauty and you’re the beast. Celine loves to take pictures. Look at her pose! Celine does not know how to cook. Be prepared to cook for her instead. Celine does not know how to cross the road. Please take care of her and lead her safely. Celine does not recognize directions well. If you’re have a poor direction sense, please give up!

Celine likes to eat a lot and I mean A LOT. She can eat and eat yet not grow fat. She claims that a Big Mac means nothing to her! But strangely, she gets full easily by drinking water. Celine loves mangoes but dislikes honeydew. And if you want to buy her snickers, make sure you don’t buy the almond flavoured one. She loves mentos too. If you want to woo her with food, please take note.
Celine loves to sleep. Yeah! Eat and sleep and be a pig! Enough about her?Guess not! Now for the more personal stuff…

Celine is actually a very sentimental person. Memories and gifts are dear to her. She will keep the flowers and other stuff she receives and can’t bear to throw them away. Celine does not show her feelings easily. It is difficult to guess what she is feeling inside. But that isn’t surprising because she often does not know what she is feeling inside either!
Celine is tired. She has a huge burden of troubles and worries. Do help her if you can. Celine hates the feeling of waking up and feeling all alone. And if she spends the day at home, she dislikes answering calls and replying SMSes so do not expect a swift reply.

Celine likes intelligent guys. She loves it when guys can explain things very well to her. Celine likes confident guys. She is constantly surrounded by male friends and will not give them up for you, or anyone else, not now, not in the near future. If you are uneasy with that and she is too hot for you to handle, move along.
The physical attribute of guys that she likes most is the eyes. If you have beautiful eyes, you stand a good chance. Celine likes surprises. You will make her really happy if you could give her little surprises here and there… Celine hates insincere guys. She WILL scold you if you do not treat her with dignity. Celine finds it hard to trust what guys say. She has been hurt before and inevitably wants to protect herself. Celine is afraid of commitment. She’s afraid of losing something dear to her the next day she gets it.

Celine won’t care about your feelings if she is not interested in you. So if you can’t handle how she treats you, go find someone else. Otherwise, brave her “abuses” and wear a smile on your face. Oh, did I mention that she loves to sleep? It’s not just because she’s lazy but sleep is a haven where she can rest from her worries.I hope what I have told you has let you have a better understanding of her. But before I end, here’s the most important tip: If you want to win her heart, the virtue you really need is patience. I say again: patience…

No patience? Next!

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Xing
21 March 2004
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This was written by my special friend. A beautiful 'testimonial' that he left in my friendster profile. It took him hours to write because the post was so long that all he typed in the friendster page went timed-out before he could save it.

I'm amazed by his post. He really indeed knows me so well. He do observed every single detail about me and remember those things I said.

I love to eat, and I do eat alot back then. Once, when I was modeling for the IT Show, he bought me snickers and I remember how I commented that I don't like almond flavour. I was really bad. But that's me.

Everytime I read this, I feel so touched. Touched by his sincerity, his concern, his true-self, his intelligence. He always express himself well, he knows how to make me smile, he shows that he's knowledgeable by explaining lots of things to me and never failed to impress me, he listens to everything I said and remember. He brought me to watch Beauty & the Beast just because I like it and even bought a jacket for me. The right size for me.

I am glad to have friend like him. He is special. I know I must have hurt alot of people. I'm sorry. Truly am.

See footage of MJ’s final rehearsal two days before his death...


Michael Jackson rehearsal from 'This Is It' tour @ Yahoo! Video

On the road to work for more than 2 hours today!

Gosh!

It took us about 50 minutes to get out of KPE! On the road of ECP was maddness! Then we realised, the jam was due to flooding at ECP. Only 1.5 lane is open out of the 5 lanes.

Faint!

This was taken at 11am - still jam...

On 30th June 2008, my contract officially ended with my ex-company.

Today, 2009, it's my dear A last day! I'm so happy for her and I sent her my blessing. (Waiting for her to send me the pics)

On top of that, J tendered at 530pm on this very day!

I'm so happy for my 2 close friends.

Finally.

That's not all.

We had done our completion on this very day too! Yeapie!!

I love 30th June.