~*~ Princess Siti Grint Welcomes You To Her World of Obsession ~*~

What's your name?
Princess Siti Grint (PSG): My name is Princess Siti Grint... okay, for real? It's Siti Hajar Bte Ahmad... You can call me Siti... I call myself Princess Siti Grint is because I'm a little cuckoo in the head... nah, cos it sounds nice, isn't it? Okay, so maybe just me...

Age?
PSG: I'm 22 years, 1 month, 20 days and blah blah blah hours and blah blah blah seconds... I'm too lazy to do the Math... I'm bad at it anyway... (laughs)

So that means?
PSG: Yeah, I'm born on 24th June 1984 at 6.00pm.

How did you know that?
PSG: Cos I look at my birth certificate, of course... like Duh!

What do you like to do?
PSG: I like to sleep... I mean, sleep has suddenly become a luxury to me... you know, working woman, busy and all… I also like to watch TV, watch movies, listen to music, read books... yes, I'm very “intellectual”... (sniggers)

What sort of books do you read?
PSG: Well, I love Harry Potter books… yeah, thanks to my friend, Arly… she introduced me to Potter… so now, I fall in love with Ron Weasley… he's my Weaselby… (looks dreamy)

Riiiiigggghhhhhtttt… so what else do you read other than Harry Potter series?
PSG: Well, anything really… I like mystery, thriller, killing-people sort of books… you know, like CSI… yeah, but I do read a bit of romance now and then… and sometimes I read those movie adaptation from books sort of books… yeah, like Brokeback Mountain, Jarhead…

Since you love to watch TV, what's your favourite TV series?
PSG: I like those sitcoms on Star World channel like “Yes, Dear”, “My Wife and Kids”, “Still Standing”… oh, and of course CSI... oh and Queer As Folk... BRIANNNNNNNN!!!!

Riiiiiggghhhhtttt... how about reality TV shows?
PSG: Nah, only Amazing Race and So You Think You Can Dance and Singapore Idol currently cos of Paul Twohill… I've boycotted American Idol after Chris Daughtry was voted out… They so need to fix those voting system of theirs… sheesh…

Ooookkkkaaaaayyyy, so what are your favourite movies then?
PSG: Harry Potter of course!

Other than Harry Potter?
PSG: (gets excited) Oooohhh, I love X-Men, Lord of the Rings, Johnny Depp's movies, Jake Gyllenhaal's movies…

Music?
PSG: I love rock… any rock will do as long as it's rock… Rock rocks my socks!!! Okay, that's lame…

Yeah… so, what are your favourite rock bands?
PSG: (staring daggers at interviewer) Don't have preference really… but I like 3 Doors Down, Nickelback, Panic! At The Disco, Franz Ferdinand, Greenday, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Coldplay, My Chemical Romance and all those classic rock bands like Guns N Roses, Scorpions, Queen…

Okay, so before we end of our interview, what do you have to say to your readers of your blog?
PSG: Thank you for voting for me…

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PSG: What? Oh, sorry, it's not Singapore Idol… haha… okay, err, thank you for withstanding all my gushing and slamming at those haters and drooling over my obsessions… but really, what the hell do you expect from my obsession blog, eh?

Rupert Grint
Rupert Grint, or like to be known as Rupey or Rupe or Weaselby by Princess Siti Grint, was born on Wednesday 24th August 1988. That makes him 17 years, 10 months and blah blah blah days and blah blah blah hours and blah blah blah seconds. He was plunged into the world of movies and fame and stardom when he was only 11 years old acting as the very famous Ron Weasley (yes, not only Harry Potter is famous, so is his best friend Ron). After his brilliant role as Ron in the first Harry Potter movie, Philosopher's Stone, he was casted as the permed-haired young scientist wannabe in Thunderpants. As he grew up, more girls have been queuing up to propose to him (okay, so maybe just me). After rave reviews of his brilliant acting in Goblet of Fire (some said that he almost stole the limelight from Daniel Radcliffe and Emma Watson), he acted as Ben in Driving Lessons and the movie has been chosen to play in Tribeca Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. Right now, he's shooting the fifth Harry Potter installment. Though Ron is very dorky and sometimes not so brave and can be quite an idiot and has an emotional range of a teaspoon, the only similarities between Rupert and Ron are fear of spiders and big family. Rupert is unique. He rode the unicycle and played the Australian aborigines instrument thingy called didgeridoo. If he's not an actor, I bet he'll be good in Cirque de Soleil. Haha! But he's like any normal teenager; he loves to build model aeroplanes and play golf (heard he's really good at it).
Famous quote from Rupert: “Being famous is wicked. But it's better to be normal.” (PSG's Note: Good on ya, Rupe!)
~ Info courtesy of Rupert Grint Fixation

Jake Gyllenhaal
You can say that Jake is one lucky chap. He's born on 19th December 1980 into a family of talented people; his father is Stephen Gyllenhaal (Director), his mother is Naomi Foner-Gyllenhaal (Screenwriter) and his sister is Maggie Gyllenhaal (Actress). His god-mother is Jamie-Lee Curtis and he was taught to drive by family friend, Paul Newman. He started as a child actor in City Slickers alongside Billy Crystal. Then he appeared in films such as Josh and S.A.M and Dangerous Woman. He then got his first starring role as Homer Hickman in the heart-warming story of an aspiring rocket scientist in October Sky (I cried my eyes out watching this movie). Later, he starred in other films opposite famous and well-respected actors like Dustin Hoffman and Susan Sarandon (Moonlight Mile); Chris Cooper (Jarhead and October Sky); Dennis Quaid (The Day After Tomorrow); Jennifer Aniston (The Good Girl); Anthony Hopkins and Gwyneth Paltrow (Proof); Jamie Foxx (Jarhead). Currently, he has done filming Zodiac as a cartoonist, Robert Graysmith who searched for an infamous serial killer in San Francisco (think Jack the Ripper). He has won accolades for his role in cult movie, Donnie Darko and Oscar-nominated movie, Brokeback Mountain where he starred as a gay cowboy named Jack Twist. He loves to cook (and good at it too!) and read. He loves Harry Potter (like me) and has named his two dogs Atticus and Boo after his favourite book, To Kill A Mockingbird.
Famous quote from Jake: “First, it's ‘Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?', then it's ‘Get me Jake Gyllenhaal!', then ‘Get me someone who looks like Jake Gyllenhaal!', and then it's ‘Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?'. Right now, I'm between ‘Who is Jake Gyllenhaal?' and ‘Get me Jake Gyllenhaal!'.” (PSG's Note: Right now, I think it's ‘Get me Jake Gyllenhaal!'. No more in betweens!)
~ Info courtesy of I Heart Jake

Paul Twohill
Paul is a 17-year-old Singapore Idol 2 contestant who has won many hearts of the young generation and also some girls with his emo-rock style and his wacky weird personality and some do like his weird wacky hairdo that is similar to Addams Family. Addams Family or not, he has the talent so much so that he's now through to the Top 12 of Singapore Idol 2. Before he stepped into the limelight, he was in Catholic High School where he was in a rock band named Ecnerret (Terrence spelled backwards) and has won Catholic High Music Awards 2004 in the rock band category. So far, in the competition, he has sang 3 Doors Down's Here Without You and made one female contestant cried and another male contestant to vote for him 3 to 4 times and not thought for one second to vote for himself. Even though he's wacky, loves to laugh at the peanut butter jar at his home and wants to rampage Toys R Us if the world ends tomorrow, his personal goal in life is quite a serious matter: “Make it big one day doing what I love.” And not just that, one of the things that will make him nervous is “when my voice is having a real bad day because I start to feel that I won't put up a show that is up to standard.” Another one thing to know about him: He has three Friendster accounts now cos two of his accounts has reached the maximum limit of 1000. That's how many friends and fans he has. And he has a fansite made for him by Arshanti at Paul Twohill Fansite.
Famous quote from Paul: “You smell pretty!” (PSG's Note: Aww, thank you Paul! I bet you smell pretty too, though you're somewhere in Singapore and I'm somewhere in Singapore too and we're both quite apart. Heheh!)
~ Info courtesy of Singapore Idol

Gale Harold
You can say that Gale is my inspiration. Unlike most actors and actresses out there, he started acting late at the age of 28. He was born on July 10, 1969 in Georgia, US of A, which makes him a Cancerian like yours truly. Whoopie! Before he started acting, he was a carpenter and loves and restores Italian motorcycles. Wahey, I love motorcycles too! When he was younger, he acquired a diploma and under a soccer scholarship to begin a Liberal Arts Degree in Romance Literature at American University in Washington , D.C. However, because of some “creative differences” with his coach, he left the capital to study Fine Arts at San Francisco Arts Institute. However, that didn't last long too cos he squandered his academic scholarship and forced to make other plans. Oh Gale! Since he loves Italian motorcycles so much, that led him to several years of restoring and pants-set mechanics with Moto Guzzi motorbikes. So, you're probably wondering: “Man, when will this guy start acting?” Well, you don't have to wait for long cos in 1997, on the brink of financial exile from San Francisco , he was urged by his compatriot Suzy Landau, producer for Francis Ford Coppola (Dracula & Tucker) to take his act to the stage. After being introduced to actor and director Joan E. Scheckel, he re-located to Los Angeles , beginning an intensive 3-year period of dramatic study and exploration. This led him to his theatrical debut as Bunny in Me and My Friend. He also made his feature debut as Booker in 36K. Then he was accepted and completed the Actor's Conservatory Program with A Noise Within classical theatre company. There he appeared in productions like Misanthrope and Cymbeline. Then, he got his breakthrough role as the unapologetic and brutally honest gay Brian Kinney in Queer As Folk which made me love him. Currently, he's acting in Vanished alongside Ming Na as Agent Graham Kelton.
Famous Quote from Gale: “You have to like your character, because if you don't, no one else will either.” (PSG's Note: Wahey, that surely works cos no matter how bitchy Brian Kinney is, I still love that guy! Other than the fact that he has nice ass and very sexy! Hahaha!)
~ Info courtesy of Brian Kinney.Net

I Love Rock N Roll

PSG’s note before starting her entry: *singing* I love rock n roll… give me a dime and a jukebox BABY!!! I love rock n roll give me a dime and dance with me… WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! ROCK ON!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I’d like to credit DragonSwordFly for uploading the video of Joan Jett & The Blackheart’s “I Love Rock N Roll”! ROCK NEVER DIES!!! WOO HOO!!

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Hmm… does anyone of you have chicken pox before? If you had once before, lucky you! If you have more than once, you damn ‘suay’ (bad luck in Hokkien)! If you don’t have one before, you also damn ‘suay’ cos you have the high chance of getting it but also damn lucky cos you haven’t got infected yet. And guess which category I belong to? Yeah, the third one. I am lucky in a sense that I haven’t got it yet. But unlucky in that if I get it now, it’ll be harder for the scars to disappear. Anyways, my office was infected by the chicken pox virus! About 4 or 5 people from the office has been infected and the source was from one guy who didn’t know he had chicken pox and by the time he went on medical leave, another 3 people were infected. And the rest of us, especially those who fall into the third category and pregnant women, are in a state of panic. Pregnant women have been asked to work from home and the rest of us would have to sit in the office and wait to see if the virus gets us! LMAO! I don’t mind a ten days’ sick leave! I’ll welcome it with open arms! LOL! “Err, updates please, PSG?” Okay, okay, I’ll update it! Geez!

Rupert:
I’ve sent the present! Yippee! *does the yippee dance* Hope it gets there on time and at the right address! Haha! I double-checked, triple-checked the address but still have the fear that it won’t reach Rupert! *cross fingers* Anyways, it costs me…………… *drum rolls*……………… $22. Yeah, $22 only. LOL! Anyways, there’s this column from some guy called Mark Wright from The Stage. Well, he wrote something that somehow shouldn’t be written that way if he didn’t want to get nasty hate comments from the fans. This is the site if you want to read more: ITV’s Secret Weapon For those who doesn’t want to read the article, let me summarise it a little. Well, the guy has just written saying that ITV (one of UK’s TV network) “has let slip the secret weapon that will revitalise the prospects of the not-as-ailing-as-it-was-last-week network. And this secret weapon is… wait for it… we’ll drag it out longer than Davina announcing an eviction… just a little bit longer… Rupert Grint… I don’t know whether to laugh, cheer or cry.” And then he went on to say that Rupert’s “CV is ever so slightly limited.” So, by reading this paragraph or so, what do you think the writer is trying to tell us? The way he wrote it clearly says that he doesn’t think Rupert is a good actor. I mean, yes, his CV is not as long as maybe, err, Johnny Depp. But he’s just 17 going 18 years old. For a guy like him, having acted in 5 Harry Potter movies and Driving Lessons and Thunderpants, is good enough. And we’re talking British here, not Hollywood. And so he has to incur the wrath of Rupert’s fans who definitely went all out defending Rupert. And he dared to say that he didn’t say that Rupert is a bad actor. Yes, in no point in the paragraph that he said “Rupert is a bad actor” in those exact words. But the WAY he wrote it made us feel that he said that “Rupert is a bad actor”. You know what? I think he needs to learn how to write again. Cos he didn’t seem to manage to get his points across clearly so much so that now, he has to read hate mails! Sigh! Anyways, here’s a fan video of yet another slash Harry/Ron to a band that’s been added into the list of my fave electronic rock bands, The Dandy Warhols’ “We Used To Be Friends”. Enjoy!

Jake:
Jake is ranked fourth in Esquire’s Best Dressed List! Yay! So who’s No. 1? It’s………… *drum rolls*…………… Daniel Craig. Eh? Yeah, Daniel Craig. You know, the new James Bond. Oh geez! Him? Best Dressed? Puh-lease! If he’s best dressed, then I’m a Princess! Haha! Anyways, I think Jake should be No. 1. He has a good sense of style. I mean, remember the Oscars. Fashion critics were all like: “Jake Gyllenhaal looks like a model walking on the catwalk.” See? He’s like a model. Just because Daniel Craig is the new James Bond, he got the No. 1 spot! Blah! Anyways, other news: Jake was spotted at this intimate gathering at producer Mike Medavoy’s Beverly Hills estate to meet a human rights activist, Akbar Ganji, about his experience when he was imprisoned in Iran. We all know that Jake is quite involved in political stuffs. So this wouldn’t be a surprise to me. Other than Jake, Warren Beatty, Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Mark Ruffalo was there too. Hmm… a very politically-involved actors eh? Hmm… interesting… Mike Medavoy is a producer of “Zodiac” which is acted by Jake and Mark Ruffolo. Anyways, other than that, not much news of Jake yet again. So, here’s a fan video of him by rufy. This, I have to say, is a work of a pro. The effects are awesome. I wonder what program she uses. I’ve asked though and awaiting a reply. Haha! This is a Jake video to the song of Dido’s “Here With Me”. Enjoy!

Paul:
At LAST! Paul has chosen a better song for this week’s Rock The House Spectacular. He chose “The Anthem” from Good Charlotte. It’s one of my favourite songs and he sang it quite well. It’s an improvement from last week but he HAS to work on his vocals. It’s quite weak when compared with other contestants except for Joakim. That guy (Joakim) has got to be the biggest joke ever. Come on, HE CAN’T SING!!! I don’t know who to blame: him or his voters or Mathilda’s fans when Mathilda was voted out. One of the best singers in the competition has been voted out! What the fuck? Joakim’s fans are either crazy, deaf, dumb or a bunch of idiots! I’m just so angry when Mathilda was voted out! I’m not a fan but I know when a contestant sings well. At least, my hearing is still intact. I mean, Joakim has no voice whatsoever. Yes, his performances are fun and nice to look at and all. But that’s just IT! Nothing else. No vocals at all. Come on, fans of Joakim, let him go! He’s been through enough having to stand the judges’ criticisms day in and day out every week. So, stop humiliating him and let him go! If you continue, Singapore Idol 2 will be the biggest joke of the year. So, don’t humiliate Singapore and do us a favour. DON’T……… VOTE!!! Anyways, back on topic, here’s Paul’s video of the Rock The House Spectacular. And I just have to add in Hady’s video as well. He sang my favourite song from Bon Jovi and his performance DEFINITELY rock the house down. His and Paul’s that is. Enjoy the videos by singaporebeauty!

Gale:
Guess what? I joined the “Vanished” forum I talked about last week! I took a look and it looks fun cos I got to chat with the other Gale fans. And believe me, some of them are like in their 30s and 40s. And I just have to post what this fan has to say about why people just fall in love with a guy by the name of Gale Harold. By ducdebraban1, a male fan of Gale:

“He can tell a story with his face. There are other actors who can, but it's surprising how many cannot. Josh Hartnett, for example, has an extremely unexpressive face that he happens to have been born with. Colin Farrell externalizes all his acting, and his expressions have a contrived quality. Gale works from the inside. And he has the great good fortune that his face conveys the characters' inner emotions.

More than that, his acting has COMPLEXITY. He can convey physically the opposite of what he is saying. He can convey ambivalence, inner conflict, emotions so deep as to be almost unfathomable, an entire personal history.

Lots of actors cry on cue, and it's utterly believable that they are feeling the emotion (singular) that they are supposed to be feeling. But that's it. One emotion, no layers. Gale can do layers, each one translucent. You can see into him, like one of those plasticized cadavers they keep touring to different American cities.

And yet, you never see everything. The more you see, the more you want to see. With all his emotional legibility, he has ......... mystery. You want to see deeper into his soul than what you happen to be seeing at any given moment, no matter how complex. You want to know more. You want to know all. You HAVE to know more.

The camera craves him. The camera can never get close enough. Have you noticed how no director can resist caressing him with the camera, intruding on him, surrounding him, and how overpowering the effect can be? Perhaps you haven't particularly noticed how many closeups he gets, in every project. It's barely noticeable, because you want to see closer just as much as the camera does. With another actor it might be too much.

That's why he's one of the most compelling actors of his generation. Not just the sex appeal everybody talks about. Not just his beauty (and he's a great beauty). Not even just talent, which is a word we bandy about so much that it doesn't even begin to describe him. As Fay Ann Lee said, "He just has IT." James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, Montgomery Clift, Greta Garbo, Marlon Brando, John Garfield, add your own names.

And each one of these people had something else. A deep vulnerability. He excites our compassion, no matter who he's playing. If he's behaving badly, we care why. We want to know how he got that way. We want in. So we keep coming back.”

What a way to put it. He said what I can never say in great detail. I always say: “Gale has talent, that’s why I love him.” But duc, no, he said it so profoundly that I have an immense respect for him. He has said what all of Gale fans feel. Gale has a great talent. And like what duc said: “He can convey physically the opposite of what he is saying.” If that’s not admirable about Gale, I don’t know what is. Anyways, now is what everyone is waiting for… a video from yours truly of Brian Kinney, who’s acted by the very charismatic, beautiful, sexy and talented actor EVER, Gale Harold to the song “Unaffected” by Hoobastank. Enjoy!

PSG’s Fave Quote of The Week:
“So in other words, for Justin to live here with you, he has to deny who he is... what he thinks... and how he feels. Well, that's not love. That's hate.” ~ Brian Kinney. This is the moment when I told myself: Why can’t he be here and rescue me like he did for Justin? I NEED A HERO!!! Haha!

Well, that’s it for this week! Toodles!

Princess Siti Grint is feeling obsessed on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006 at 1:58 a.m.

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