Call me ignorant, but I never knew there is channel 707 existed on my cable tv. I finally found Discovery Travel and Living on 707 (they keep rearranging the channels!) and found myself watching Jon & Kate Plus 8. I usually prefer those interior decor, refurbish your house kinda shows, but this one got me stick to the screen for some time.

Jon and Kate Gosselin is a young couple who married at age 22 and 24 respectively. They have a set of twins and sextuplet children; which makes it 8 kids! I am not really fond of kids, but I don’t know why this show just got me. I went to read up on the show and think it’s really awesome. They look mixed and it is said that Jon is half Korean. WOoohoo!

And Kate has PCOS. That’s why she went to the fertility clinic and got fertility treatment. Gah, I should stop complaining about PCOS when there is not even a guy in my life!

Well, everyone is talking about the United States of America of late. If it is not about Barack Obama making the history as the first African-American president of the world’s most dominant nation, it must be about the current economy crisis or the currency exchange rate. It seems like the States is no doubt the most powerful country whose decisions and politics affect other nations around the globe.

Even the Seed No. 4 was telling me how she enjoys reading or watching anything American. I find it a new discovery because previously she was more into the Asian side of media and entertainment industry. Of late, this girl has started reading American story books and watch the CSI series. Like me, she prefers CSI:NY. Our first Seed always foot for the original CSI, which is based in Las Vegas, (speaking of which, you may want to check out las vegas hotel) but I still think the New York ones have more interesting cases.

Whatever preference it may be, I am glad that the sister of mine is starting to open her outlook to something more global. Not necessarily being westernised, but at least a teeny weeny bit of exposure.

Back in my primary school days, I was once quite into recording tv shows using the VCRs. Yes, those were the days!

Once, I randomly, by ‘accident’ recorded a 30-min show called ‘The Odyssey‘. I thought it was a movie, but it ended up being the first episode of a tv series. Ever since then, I kinda got hooked to the series. It was aired over TV3 every Friday 4pm, if I do not recall wrongly.

I extracted a comment from this web,

The show revolved around thirteen-year-old Jay Ziegler, a troubled boy who stubbornly clings to the belief his dead father faked his death. He is left fighting for his life following a fall from a tree-house trying to escape bullies and while, in reality (the Upworld) his mother desperately tries to cajole her son into regaining consciousness, Jay’s comatose mind travels to the Downworld, a strange place where only children exist. There, he is determined to find his father so both can return home and he is joined on his adventures by Flash, the alter-ego of one of the bullies, and Alpha, the alter-ego of Jay’s best friend Donna.

The first and second seasons were very enjoyable and thought-provoking as they explored the idea of where the mind goes when one is in a coma and just how much of Jay’s state was mental rather than because he was physically unwell. The third season dealt with Jay’s life once he had emerged from his coma and was an interesting insight into how difficult it can be for a child to adjust after two years of being seriously ill. Jay still considered himself thirteen years old but all his friends were fifteen and had grown up so much in those two years he was unconscious.

These are some pictures I found from the web to refresh your memory. Obviously, back then the quality isn’t that superb. But memories they are, indeed!

Oh, and I recall the time my sis and I was so excited over the fact that Devon Sawa was acting in it. As Yudo.. hahaha! The name does ring a bell, doesn’t it?