Kung Fu Hustle

Couldn't resist this and ended up catching the 11.45pm show.
Basically it's your typical Stephen Chow slapstick mou lei tou (no meaning) comedy about a group of kung fu experts living incognito/in-retirement in pig sty alley. Stephen Chow plays a small time hoodlum pretending to be a member of the Axe Gang (Fu Tow Pang) and trying to extort money from these guys...... but I guess most of you would have read that from the numerous reviews already.

Halfway through the movie, my wife commented that the story line seems quite similar to the matrix and indeed there are many similar scenes (Chow beats up a whole bunch of lack suited guys who fly into the sky when kicked etc). However for pure entertainment value, this is classis Stephen Chow, like Shaolin Soccer but with much more/better effects.

Story line's not that great and if you pay attention there should be quite a few inconsistencies but nonetheless it's a truly enjoyable movie..

Rating: 5/5 if you like mou lei tou or 4/5 otherwise.

Birth (Spoilers!! Be warned)

Much controversial movie starred by Nicole Kidman about her role (almost) getting involved with a 10yrs old boy. The boy claimed to be her dead husband (reincarnated in him) and persuaded her to not marry her current fiance. The scene that sparked a lot of arguement in the industry is when the Nicole and the boy shared a bath. As simple as that, she was emotionally shaken when the boy claimed to be his dead husband. She believed him, and even thot of ways to be with him.

(Spoilers!! Be warned)
For some reason, the boy realised he may not be the dead husband and told Nicole that he was not him. And so Nicole went back to her finace and got married, and the boy went back to school to be a normal boy. Final scene has Nicole having some sort of emotional break down at her wedding as she cried at the ocean, looking like she's looking for someone or she's going to drown herself. Apparently, she still can't get over her dead husband (who died 10 yrs ago). And the recent incident with the boy left her grieving again, and almost yearning. Realising the dead husband can't be back, can't be with her, it is so painful. I guess that demonstrated the love she had for him. But damn the dead husband cos he cheated on her when he was alive. She's so gorgeous, how can he do that!??!

Anyway, it's a stupid movie. I dont want to rate it to be respectful for Nicole.

Much neglected

Each of us has been busy with our own duties and hobbies. What's up with everyone these days? (Other then PaD? ;) )

I'm still watching movies and some theater acts until I realise the hole in my pocket is expanding too fast.

Last movie: The Incredibles. Awesome! Very enjoyable and entertaining movie. I'm a fan of Pixar, wouldn't miss any one of their movie. And I've fell prey to the Golden M's Incredibles toys.

Last theaterical act: Chestnuts. Local 2 men act, doing singing, dancing and spoofing of movies and other theater acts. It was funny, but not hilarious enough, thou good enough. Too many gay jokes thou. Too much of something isn't that good any more. Hossan took part this yr, and you can certainly see how popular he is in his community just by looking at how many gays there are in the jubilee hall.

I'm still learning golf. On top of that, I'm picking up archery. I'm thoroughly broke. And that list of X'mas gifts isn't helping.

Arty Farty

The Visit of the Tai Tai
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Saw this couple of weeks back. Directed and starred by Ivan Heng (as the Tai Tai), this play is originally written in Swiss and has been staged across the globe. Ivan Heng had adapted and localised it.

The story revolves around this poor kampong/town called Sai Tang (shit hole). The villagers were all excited and preparing for the visit by the multi billionaire Tai Tai - Claire to her hometown. They were hopping Claire would make a generous donation for the town, to relieve it from its poverty. When Claire arrived, she arrived in style, with 2 MIB guards, 2 blind wierdos, a butler and a coffin. For who? We don't know. Apparently, she wanted to fulfil her dream and her wish. Her dream to marry at the Sai Tan chapel, and her wish to get her justice. Apparently, she was falsely accused by her childhood old flame who inpregnanted her before she had to leave Sai Tang in shame. She vowed revenge, and revenge was what she was here for. She laid down her condition for the generous donation. This got her old flame all paraniod. Will the villagers give up the life of a man for the few millions?

It's a rather morbid storyline dont u think? Money for someone's life. It exactly depicts real life issues on how people can be manipulated for money. However, I dont understand what the story is trying to say. I was dumbfounded at the end of the play.

Actings were great. Seriously, the actors that night were fantastic. This changed my opinion of local stage actors. Stage act, set up, props, lightings, sound, all the techni stuff were of top quality too. It's apparent what difference it can make with the amount of sponsorship they received.

Vienna Boys Choir
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Isn't this the famous Vienna Boys Choir? This, I had got to see.. so I went. It was a one night performance at the Esplanade. People in the same concert halls were mainly retirees, ang moh retirees, high flyers, music students and working class. I haven't seen people dressing up for concerts or theatrical performance in S'pore. So i thot these uncles and aunties must have received some free tix to participate in this 'gala' affair. Maybe the Austrian embassy. Haha. Why would they be interested w a bunch of young boys? And dress up in sequins and suits? Maybe I have been going to performances that appeal more to the younger crowd who tends to dress down (in comparison) for such event.

Anyhow, the choir wasn't as great as I thot. It is good.. they are good, no doubt. Maybe choir isn't really my cuppa tea unless its X'mas carols. :D hehe. Oh, probably also I dont understand what they are singing, or what the conductor is saying in his Austrian-accented English. (It's worst then Arnold.) But their performance on "Chan Mali Chan" was awesome. Wonder if any school choirs here can achieve such standard.

I'm planning to see The Vagina Monologues. Looks good. :) Oh, and I'm going to see "Chestnut: Private (Partly) - House of Flying Chestnuts". This one is going to be hilarious. It's a 2 men local act. Stand up comedies, singing, dancing, acting, spoofing (lotsa). Went to last yr's chestnut event.. it certainly got me wanting to go back again.

TAXI

Another free movie, another movie review.

Billed as an action/comedy/thriller genre in IMDB but don't be fooled. This show is all comedy. Stars Queen Latifah, Jimmy Fallon, Henry Simmons, Jennifer Esposito and Gisele Bundchen. Not exactly big names unless you're a victorias secrets fan.

Plot outline: Hopeless driver cop (fallon) teams up with car crazy taxi driver (latifah) to foil a group of brazilian super model bank robbers (led by gisele)(yeah right) after being fired by his lt/ex girlfriend (Esposito) for taking a taxi to a bank robbery and starting a high speed car chase in said taxi. Basically your run-of-the-mill mismatched pair story.

Favourite scene, when gisele frisks esposito before taking her hostage.

Rating: Probably 2/5 for the entertainment value (3/5 if you dig gisele/victorias secrets/any long limbed model type).

P.S. It's weird seeing gisele in so much clothes but I swear she's made up of 4/5 legs.

Resident Evil 2

Everyone seems to be posting movie reviews here so I thought I'd jump on the band wagon as well.

Caught this show sometime back as I had free tickets from some magazine promotion in borders. For those of you who watched part I, this installment continues from where it left off. Alice (Milla Jovovich(sp?) )is captured, brought to racoon city and wakes up to an empty city (well, not really empty, more like empty except for zombies) and new found genetically enhanced superpowers. Anyway long story short, the movie plays out like the game, namely see zombie, shoot zombie and try to escape the city. Along the way she meets up with Jill Valentine (the original heroine in the Resident Evil game) who is an unlikely police officer (miniskirt and knee high boots? She looks more like a hooker or stripper.)

Enemies inclue zombie humans, zombie childern, zombie dogs ... you get the idea and Nemesis, Alice's friend from part 1, super modifed to scare the bejeezes out of those not dead yet.

Minus points - the plot is really lame and full of holes. Like why do the zombies eat only the living people? You mean they stop eating the moment the victim dies?

Plus points - you get to see Milla semi/half naked ... again. In fact in one of the scenes near the end of the movie, can see her nnp :P

Rating 3/5 for brainless violence and nnps

Oh yeah, the ending is similar to the first one, in that they are preparing you for part 3.

Spy Bound - Spellbound it wasn't

caught this french movie last friday because my movie producer wasn't able to make it to the preview. saw a few tv personas like guo liang from channel u and timothy from channel news asia. the gv theatre at plaza singapura was so small that it reminded me of school ava rooms. anyway, let's get on with the movie.

we went in expecting to test our reading skills since its a french movie with english subtitles. fortunately or unfortunately, there's no much subtitles to talk about. its a movie with very little dialogue and that's not the only thing that was lacking. there wasn't many action scenes which you will expect in a spy movie. the only big hooha scene i can recall is that of a very nice peugeot flipping on a highway. but even that was done with CGI. so what else was lacking? i would say the script was not fantastic but passable. it did makes me wonder what happen to spies who want to opt out. anyway, if the job comes with the kinda of babes that james bond get, who wants to quit? :p

so what's left of the movie that's good? the cast of course!. the two leading actors, namely monica bellucci and vincent cassel, are just....can't find a word for it...excellent. me going ga ga over monica is not surprising since she's got the looks and .....just put it as too-delectable. i was also pleasantly impressed with vincent's performance which i will say is only hampered by the script.

so would i recommend the movie? yes but not for the split second nude scene. instead for a different kind of spy movie and for vincent and lastly....monicaaaaaaa. =P~

rating: 3/5 (for fans of monica & vincent) : 2.6/5 (for non fans)

Motocyle Diaries & Saved!

Two movies that are quite highly rated this week. Both had some notion or meaning to life and people.

Motocyle Diary is in Spanish, is based on diaries of 2 argentines; of which one was "Che" Guevara, the guerilla leader who started the Cuba revolution. It depicts how this 8 mth journey around Latin (South) America had changed their life and perception later.
(Read more here.)

An interesting movie, and realistic look at life. It addressed the same emotion I had when I was studying Latin American culture in Uni. Disgust at how the Spaniards invade, conquer and eliminate the indigenious community. Sad to see how the "original land owners" are chased out, made homeless and jobless. No wonder Guevara revolted. It'll take a lot of courage, wisdom and perserverance to stand up for something you truely believe in. No wonder he is so so admired and remembered in Latin America and esp Cuba.

Saved! is not quite the typical college-high-school story. Borrowed from http://www.cathay.com.sg/cineplex/plexsub_NowShowing.html
"Good girl" Mary (Jena Malone) and her domineering best friend, Hilary Faye (Mandy Moore), are starting their senior year at the top of the social food chain at American Eagle Christian High School – that is until Mary’s boyfriend tells her he thinks he might be gay. When Jesus appears to her in a vision, she heeds his message to do everything she can to help him and, to her horror, she ends up pregnant. Suddenly, Mary begins to question everything she’s believed in, and Hilary Faye and her devoted disciples (including Heather Matarazzo) turn against her as an outcast. Mary finds herself alone until she’s befriended by the school’s other pariahs: Hilary Faye’s cynical, wheelchair-bound brother, Roland (Macaulay Culkin) the principal’s skater heartthrob son, Patrick (Patrick Fugit); and the high school’s lone Jew, an exuberant rebel named Cassandra (Eva Amurri). In this sweetly subversive comedy, a group of outsiders band together to navigate the treacherous halls of high school and make it to graduation, ultimately learning more about themselves, finding faith in unexpected places, and realizing what it truly means to be Saved! "

In some way, people tend to sterotype. We all have our standard and expectation of ourselves and others. The society too has its way of moulding what fit in or not. Nothing is absolutely black and white. There will always be exceptions. If only mankind can be lenient, open minded, flexible, and forgiving. (Easier said than done.) "Do what you want others to do to you" doesn't work anymore. (Maybe I lost the motivation cos so many had disappoint me.) My expectation of others is certainly too high. At this point, I look at mankind and understood why God had flooded the world then (when he was so pissed off). He said he won't do it again. I guess that day may come again, looking around.

Motorcyle diaries is worth 5/5, Saved! 3/5.

Wicker Park

Extracted from gv.com.sg (again) --

"Intricately moving back and forth in time and revealing the story from each character's perspective, Wicker Park is an intense psychological drama about a man (Josh Hartnett) caught in an obsessive search for a woman he fell deeply in love with - a woman who then vanished without a trace. Two years after her disappearance, he catches a fleeting glimpse of her in a local bar and begins a twisting search to find her and discover what really happened."

It felt like a romance thriller as Matt (Josh) uncovers clues as he traces Lisa (that gal in Troy who kissed Orlando). It is frustrating to watch how the lovers keep missing each other. (Sound like the chinese - Turn left, Turn right). I thot it's going to be a senseless-near-miss-romance story that Josh always acts in. But the way the film was presented got me sitting straight up through out the movie. It keep you guessing as you uncovers pieces of the puzzle. And slowly piece them up for the whole picture. And the whole movie builds up to the final scene that I felt was pretty full of impact even thou no words were exchanged.

It's worth, 3.5-4/5 stars.

The Terminal

Extracted from gv.com.sg --

"Academy Award® winners Tom Hanks ("Philadelphia," "Forrest Gump") and Catherine Zeta-Jones ("Chicago") star in "The Terminal," under the direction of Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Steven Spielberg ("Schindler’s List," "Saving Private Ryan").

"The Terminal" tells the story of Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks), a visitor to New York from Eastern Europe, whose homeland erupts in a fiery coup while he is in the air en route to America. Stranded at Kennedy Airport with a passport from nowhere, he is unauthorized to actually enter the United States and must improvise his days and nights in the terminal’s international transit lounge until the war at home is over.

As the weeks and months stretch on, Viktor finds the compressed universe of the terminal to be a richly complex world of absurdity, generosity, ambition, amusement, status, serendipity and even romance with a beautiful flight attendant named Amelia (Catherine Zeta-Jones). But Viktor has long worn out his welcome with airport official Frank Dixon, who considers him a bureaucratic glitch, a problem he cannot control but wants desperately to erase."

Very funny movie. Undeniable acting from Tom Hanks again. I think the romance part isn't the main focus of the movie. We see more of how Viktor survive in a foreign land, making friends and later wooing Amelia. It is not a fairy tale story, and that's what I like about it. It is realistic.

It is worth 4/5 of my stars.

LS Part II

Coincidentally, just got hit by a round of LS soon after seeing the previous post (voodoo anyone???).
Anyway, I think it's like 8-10 times in 1 night. Exactly 1 full roll of paper used :D
Turns out it wasn't bad food.. more stomach flu.
Anyone want pics :))

London Trip

Hi Guys,

I just got back from a short business trip to London. Thought I'll share some photos that I've taken over there. The weather there was great, cool but not too cold, and the company, fellow Yahoo!s, was wonderful.

I was also very fortunate to meet up with my cousin, Joanna. She was so kind to show me places which she has been for countless times. Jo who is married to Phil Askey, founder of Digital Photography Review also invited me to their lovely pad. I get to see Phil at work and almost have to sign an NDA for it. The hospitable couple brought me out for an authentic English Pub dinner which was amazingly good. A big thank you to Phil and Jo!!!

Check out the rest of the photos here.

LS anyone ???

Hi guys, been so long since I read/write this wonderful blog :)
anyway was wondering if you guys experiencing what I'm going through now....that is ... LS ??

Heard that many of my colleages, friends and relatives are having it.

If you guys forgot what LS means, can always ask Glutton :)

Open Waters

A couple went on a diving trip and were left behind in the open sea. The boatman did a miscalculation of the head count and left without them. They were deserted in a shark infested waters (in the Carribeans). The movie spans over a day. It shows how truamatised, stressed, and terrifying it can be.

The movie is made on a low budget, using mainly handheld cams (as it seems). So expect motion sickenss. Scripts doesn't flow and actors could only do well in pretending to be terrified and biten by sharks.

I've went up on a wrong boat when I was diving with my sister once. We rarely go down without any Divemaster but on that occasion, we had to do it on our own. It shows that our navigation was horrible. It was actually my fault cos I heard the bearings wrongly. Lucky for us, the boat belongs to the same company, and our boat was still waiting for us a kilometre away. We were rather anxious when we couldn't find the boat underwater. I surfaced to see a boat infront but our boat is infact behind me. At least we still had a boat then. We learnt from our mistakes, and through this movie, we've decided to buy torch, knives, dive watch and campasses. I'm also considering bring a bottle of water and musli bars for such emergencies. Haha

This is worth 2/5 stars. Not realistic enough and I was bored by their poor scripted dialogues and boring cinematography.

Anacodas 2

A group of scientists found a natural source to forever youth; a rare orchid that blooms once every 7 yrs. They made their way to Borneo in search of the flower but were met with the monsoon season. At the same time, its the mating season for the anacodas. On their search for the orchids, they were hunted by the snakes one by one. It's not difficult to guess who'll be eaten and what's the ending like.

Tyipcal suspense thriller.. nothing out of the ordinary. Actors were great at acting being terrified. Their dialogues sound so scripted. I felt it didn't protray the scariness of the big snakes.. not enough I think. But then, it is still entertaining with climaxes, and anti climaxes..

It's worth 3.5/5 stars.

13 going on 30

The movie I caught on the plane on the way back from Maldives.

A 13 year old had her wish come true and woke up being 30 years old. How will she handle the life of a 30 year old with her 13 year old life experiences? And thru this short detour of her life, she gain insights into her life as a 13 year old, and realise what she is missing.

Funny but not hilarious. Felt like over-acting to me. Maybe I'm just bias against that lanky actress. It like one of those cinderalla-expected-happy-ending sort of movie. Its an easy film to 'digest' but its not worth the money.

It's worth 2.5/5 stars.

Swimming Pool

Caught it on the plane to Maldives. Its a very artistic film that leaves you wondering and going through the movie in your head when it ended. The story tells a middle age English writer, being bored of her life, seeking inspirations at her publisher/lover's holiday mansion in France on a short vacation. The daughter, a liberal French babe, of the publisher dropped by one night and stayed in the same house with her. One is an uptight conservative English lady, while another is a liberated, sexy hot babe who comes home every night with a different man. How will she endure her 'loose' lifestyle, and can the Frenchie liberate her from her uptight world? The writer was so inspired by her that she started writing a new book revolving around this Frenchie.

That looks like what the movie is protraying, until the end of the movie. I still dont know what's the moral of the story. : There's a lot of nude scene and the hot babe is really one hot babe! Great body!!

It's worth 3/5 stars cos I can't make sense out of it yet.

Stepford's Wife

A family shifted to Stepford to get away from the stress of the big city. Nicole Kidman, while trying to recover from depression/nervous breakdown, slowly discovers the strange things about Stepford. For one, the wives are all perfect, sweet, sexy, blonde and capable. It seems more obvious when her friend in Stepford - Bette Midler was converted into the typical "Stepford's Wife". And so she went about and unravel the truth about the Stepford's wives and this village itself.

Suppose to be a thriller, but with dark comedy and witty lines. Nicole is great as usual. However, its not that great a movie, I feel. Maybe its the irony that I'm feeling..

I rate it 2.5/5

The Notebook

Extracted from http://www.gv.com.sg/Booking/movies/moviedetails_6673.htm

"... Allie, elderly and ravaged by Alzheimer's, lives alone in a nursing home, the memory of her passionate youth all but lost. Duke, a fellow patient, reads to Allie the story of her life from her own tattered notebook. She and Noah fell in love in the 1940's, but her parents tore them apart. Years later, when fate brought them back together, she had to make a choice between her first love and a man she was betrothed to marry. Who did she choose? As the story unfolds, it is clear that Duke is more than a patient, and in her rare moments of clarity, Allie can see...Noah. Spanning six decades, this visually and emotionally sweeping romantic saga is a testament to the enduring power of love."

A love story, expectable plot, nothing out of the ordinary. But its the thot of love so lasting and sacrificial. Such a touching story that a guy next to me was sniffing kinda hard. I walk out feeling sweet, and wondering if love can last so long, will I find one like that?

I give is.. *sniff* 4/5 for its simplicity.

Collateral

Story here > http://www.gv.com.sg/Booking/movies/moviedetails_6650.htm
Gist of it: "boring" cab driver picked up a contract killer who sort of hijacked his cab. So you'll wonder what the cab driver will do to try to free himself. He did try to get away. He succeeded finally but there's more at the end as he tried to intervene with the killer's plan.

Tom is cool.. but the movie is still boring. There isn't sparks or climax, not for me at least. You could see the twist coming. Cinemagraphy or sound isn't fantastic. I think they used handheld cams a couple times to simulate the shakiness and rush. Wasn't impressive.

It's worth 2/5, I give Tom cruise face. :P

The Village

Another M. Night Shyamalan's work and you can expect his style of interesting ending, full of twists. Can be rather slow but just flow with it and feel the emotions building and enjoy the twists. I find that the story is quite interesting and the way Shyamalan put it on screen is very engaging/entertaining in a way.

The story is about this village, that looks almost perfect except something is lurking in the forest beyong the village borders. No one dares to venture out into the forest, until one man voiced out his intention to cross the forest. This eventually will lead to the truth about The Village.

Starring, Joaquin Phoenix, Sigourney Weaver (as his mum) and Adrien Brody.

It worth 4/5 of my stars.

Singapore Idol

Anyone watched Singapore Idol? I thought Singaporeans would be too shy to make a fool of themselves... I thought wrong...

Cringe cringe

I Robot

I caught it weeks ago and forgot to blog on it.

It is a futurist story when robots are everywhere on the streets doing what some bangladesh indians, philippinos, indonesians, china chinese, thais are doing in S'pore. A new breed was developed to replace the older version. And then it happened. These new breeds started to rebel and started to take over the world, almost.

Fantastic graphics! The martial arts moves are so fluid and pretty natural on the robots. Very nice moves too. Interesting although somewhat predictable story, but has a great twist that keep you guessing. It's entertaining!

It's worth 4/5.

Michael Chiang´s Private Part

Caught the highly acclaimed (or publicised) play at the Esplanade. Verdict: Over rated.

It addresses the issue of transsexuals in Singapore. A story of 2 men becoming women, a woman to a man and a man who injuired his manhood and having it fixed. They met at a sex change medical center somewhere in Indonesia (bintan?) and became friends. One man->woman even started developing feelings for the man-with-fixed-dick. However, it did manage to put in the issues that transsexuals face in a society in S'pore. It may open up some eyes/opinions of some, but not much since homosexuality are more open now.

So that's the simple story. The Straits Times did a very good review about it. The story seems flaccid. Too long/many pauses between scenes. Lousy actors except for the men-turn-women. I liked the stage artwork but I also agreed with the critic that it doesn't quite show the distinction of different scenes.

What I liked about the play is the opening and closing dance/sing performance by 3 macho transverstites. They are really good, even on those 4-inches heels.

Mean Girls

Hot college girls!! Another funny show. Usually I'm not into college-sweetie-britneyspears-bubblegum movies.. but this one is rather fun to watch. Its not those emotional-lovey-dovey-high-sex-hormone show. I would think it's more realistic-bitchy-sexy-unscrupulous-scandalous show. Well, that's what it's about anyway. Girls bitching about each other, using underhand methods to sabotage, trying to be in the "in" group, etc. Hmm. that's what most college students are facing.

Story: A newbie to the school, who eventually joined the most popular girls of the school but for ulterior motive. That is, to get the boy she admires in class. So she went about to sabotage on the "Queen" of that group. Before she knows it, she has become one of them, and landed herself in more problems. But of cos, such movie always ends happily with a prom. ;) No need to guess, everyone bcomes good friends again. (Duh!) Hhaha

Well, I think this is about 2.5/5. Funny, but it's a teen movie! and teen movies cannot go beyond 2.5.

Connie & Carla

Two girls striving hard to be cabaret (sort of) singers. They eventually got famous after witnessing a murder, and was on the run to LA. The twist is they got famous not as girls but as Drag Queens.
 
Funny and entertaining. No chio bus or handsome boys (well, lotsa well build gays) but the actors were great.  Really simple plot but I enjoyed how they try to hide the fact they are girls.
 
It's worth 2.5-3/5 for the laughter.

Super Size Me

It is a documentary film that sort of shock the world at the Sundance Film Festival. It is about obesity problems in America and an experiment on the narator/creator was done to show how bad fast food are.

The experiment is carried out over 30 days, where the guy had to eat Mac meals.. 3 times a day. At the end of it, he got serious problems such as liver failure, depression, and bad sex life. (haha)

Very interesting, although some parts I almost wanted to sleep when the experts are talking away. But it shows you the seriousness of the problem and how big the fast food meals are at the States. At the end of the film, I don't feel like having fast food or coke at all. Hahah..

The idea is.. moderation...

Around the World in 80 Days

That movie with Jackie Chan? Wasn't keen on watching but Sis bought DVD frm JB. Surprised that it could keep me seated thru'out the show. It's a simple, known plot. Not much excitment since u already know the story. So the good thing about the show is its humour. The lead actor and actress were pretty great. Act well and were funny. And I also impress with how they merge/morph 'cartoon drawings' to real life scenes. I guess since the show has really lean plot, they had to get in famous people.. such as Samo Hong, Olwen Willson and his brother (who's so cuttteee!), Kathy Bates (as Queen Elizabeth), even Richard Brendson(boss of Virgin Co.) had a split second act in it.

I rate this 2.5/5 bcos of Jackie.. don't like him. 8-|

Spiderman 2

Oh it was great!!! Some people thinks its better then the first, some thinks its not. I think they are both great! :) I totally dig spidey's great body.. awwww.. =P~

The plot for Spidey 2 is better, graphics is also more natural, and the special effects are awesome. (I hope I didn't over rate it.) The only thing is, there are so many screaming females! I can picture the comic book with a square of cartoon dedicated to a screaming lady on the street. There are like almost 4 or 5 of them in this movie. A few corny scenes but I just brush it off with "comics" effect. There's a particular scene when Mary Jane was being lowered down to safety and her dress with a super high slit was taped down so that the wind won't blow off her skirt to reveal too much. Pity. Hahha..

And I don't understand why the gal sitting next to me keep giggling at everything! When they kiss, when the mean guy said something, when spidey puts on the mask, this and that. Siao ah! It's not a comedy show you know, even thou it's a adaptation of a comic.. 8-| Gals..

The Other Side of The Bed

Caught a spanish movie ("El Otra Lado De La Cama") at Lido yesterday. Pretty well acclaimed in Spain or the Latin industry. The story is about 2 couples, ending up having affairs with each other's partner. Basically it's about relationships, trust and sex.

It's a rather fun and entertaining movie. Great acting, singing and dancing. Almost like a musical on screen. Wonder if they had refer to one of the Bollywood movies. Hhaa. Great scripts and editing too! Truely enjoyable. Oh, and great bodies. ;)

I was more preoccupied with the language. Half the time I'm recalling and remembering the spanish vocab then digesting the plot. Haha. So, I failed to gather any conclusion at the end of the show. Haha.

Anyhow, it's spidey 2 today!!

Movies under the Stars

Stella Artois has organised Starlight Movies 2004 at the Fort Canning from 17 Jun to 17 Jul. Spent $16 to lie under the stars and watch Finding Nemo and Whale Rider on Saturday.

We arrived at 7pm and got a reasonably good spot to spread out our mat. Crowd was alright, not as many irritating SPGs or college students like 2 yrs ago when I was there. I was expecting more people but it's better to have more space around the mat then have someone's feet next to your face. It was a breezy night and that's the best weather to have! Most of the families left after Finding Nemo. And we got to enjoy the next movie "WhaleRider" after the chatterboxes shuddup. (They had to be shh-ed to realise. *REB*)

Whale Rider is a highly acclaimed New Zealander production about the Maori tradition. The movie started off with muffled sound system (and chatterboxes), so I couldn't figure out what they are talking about. As the movie progresses, the plot thicken and the climax build up (and the audiences were really quiet!). It is about a young maori girl trying to prove to her chief-grandad that she's the next successor. As it is never the tradition to pass on the title to a girl, the grandad got mad at her for trying to break the tradition and being disrespectful to the tradition. There's a very touching scene where I belive most of the female at the Fort were trying to fight back their tears - me too. (*sob sob*) I must say, the actors were really good! Esp the little girl. No wonder she won the best actress award.

It is a very enjoyable and good movie, with subtitles. NZ accent is a little over-whelming. It's worth 5/5!

If you are interested in going for the Starlight Movies, and it's your first time, here are something you should take note.
1. Fill in the qtnaire and grab the goody bag. There's a copy of "Stuff". In it (other then 'nice pix') there's a coupon that admits 2 to Starlight movies on wkdays (Tues-Thurs and Sun, Mon close).
2. They have food stalls.. limited unless nachos, cheezy dogs, ice creams, evian and stella artois are good enough for you.
3. Bring cushions or pillows if you can afford it. It'll relieve your hands to support your head when you lie down to watch the movie.
4. Great event to bring pets and kids.

Where is everyone?

Just realised that postings are dwindling here besides Rachel's weekly movie reviews (thanks for that by the way).

So is everyone busy somewhere else? Anyone spoken to Uncle Leong lately?

Well, on my part I've been settling into the new job and now trying to plan my exit strategy. Seems a bit fast but somehow just can't seem to get used to this environment.

Oh yah.. got a new gmail account as well... 2 weeks ago I was busy clearing up my yahoo email and suddenly I get 100mb free from them and annuder 1gb from gmail. Anyway if anyone wants one I still have a few invitations left. Just let me know.

Announcement

Announcing the arrival of Lutfil Hadi Bin Mohd. Remy on 19 June 2004. Congratulation to Remy and Yati! Great job Yati!! Baby boy looks big and healthy! When will the circumsion ceremony be?? *u^

Harry Porter 3: The Prisoner of Azkaban

Oh how much they have grown! It's about time to replace them. Hahaha. The kids look more like 15, 16 then 13 years old.

At some point of the movie, it was really fast pace, at some other points, the conversations are too draggy. If you haven't read the book, you might not beable to follow. Even if you had, you might need to refer to them again. If you are not a fan of fantasy or Harry Porter stories, you might not enjoy this movie.

I enjoyed the movie, it was fun and thrilling. However, it was more fun reading the book then watching it. Guess the script writers didn't do such a good job. In comparison, the first instalment is better. Especially the Quidditch match!

How many stars is it worth? 3/5 because I'm bias, I'm a fan of Harry Porter!!

The day after tomorrow, where will you be?

I read a critic about the movie "The Day after Tomorrow" that the scientific facts or hypothesis presented in the movie were incorrect or absurb. So I was a little influenced by that comment when I watched the movie yesterday night at GV Plaza.

Well, it is interesting to use the weather as the basic of the story. However, among the disaster movies such as Deep Impact, Armaggadon, The Core, this one has become so expected. There's always a dog involved, a divorced family (to protray the American culture?), a president, a bad guy who learned his mistakes, foolish people who dont heed advices, a young hero who save his love and they kiss and make out, an older expert sacrificing.. and so on. Plot is too predictable. Special effects are not bad, but not good enough. I'd wish they will focus more on the greatness of the disaster, and protray the fear and how scary they are. I didn't feel anything. There some climaxes but it didn't get me too excited. Really, if its a story about the weather, show more of the hurricanes, storms and tsunamis, how they form, why and how scary they can be. Instead, they could only manage computer simulation used by the meteorologist.

Either acting isn't too convincing or the director fail to deliver the emotions. This deserves 2/5 stars.

Have you heard?

Who are the judges for the Singapore Idol (SI)? I heard there's 4 of them. (y do we need 4?? can't decide who to invite?) Dick Lee (guessed it!), Douglas Olivero (cool! think he need stock up on his foundation liao.), Florence Lian (she's still around?! :O) and some Hype Record director-talent scout who discovered Jeanette Aw, Phyillis Quek and Michelle Saram. (does he know music? director so free one ah?)

Of the lot, Florence Lian looked questionable. Can a former DJ know much about being a singer? I wonder how will SI turn out. The host already turns me off but I'll be curious to find out who are the people competing and are they any good.

One thing for sure, I won't have the courage to audition when I know my own standard. Hahaha. :P

Wah happen?

Hmm, just realised that the layout changed and all the comments are lost. Wah hapened?

Shrek 2. Just checking whats the ending after the credits part? Was there more then 1? Cos after the first credits there was another round of credits.. am I making sense here?

Oh.. just realised someone's upgraded to a D70. Having fun?

The Gospel of John

I watched "The Gospel of John" on the computer yesterday. Once again, the destiny of Jesus Christ has touched me and I cried again. :~(

This movie narrated the chapter of John from the New Testament. It also explained the things that had been said and done, according to the Bible. It takes you through the final journey of Jesus; the miracles he performed, the teachings (which are really hard to understand), the final hour, the crucifixion, and his rising.

This movie takes on a different angle compare to "Passion of Christ". Same story, but "Passion" focused on the agony and tortures that Jesus had gone thru. It had a greater impact on mankind while "Gospel" gave a better explanation which I think will benefit only the believers. Although "Passion" followed closely to the Bible, it had the director's own additions that may be interpreted differently by different people. "Gospel" is almost the Bible brought to screen, except there's variations to what I've read. I guess the Bible had been reproduced so much that there's deviations or variations from the original. Who knows the original then?

A picture tells a thousand words. Watching the movie allows me to understand the Bible better and it certainly left a deeper impression in me. I'm a "graphic" person. I remember pictures better then words. ;)

Excuses Excuses

My excuse is I'm using a 64mb laptop in the office now running Win2k so it's really really really and did I mention really slow. heh. to much trouble to post whilt at work.
Btw, just so u guys (n gals) (n not guy not gals type if any) know, my office only allow
MSN now so wun see me on Yahoo much .. unless got web version :P

Oh yah.. and managed to catch Van Helsing before it ended.. anyone can enlighten me.. he's supposed to be the angel gabriel? The story like got a lot of holes leh (the vampires also lah)

Shrek 2

Fantastic! So funny, I am still laughing. (I caught it on last Friday). It is better then Shrek 1! Must watch, it's worth 4.5 stars!

I have been busy recuperating and working (need to compete with co-workers :| ) that I haven't been blogging religiously. What's your excuse?

Next: Day after Tomorrow, Harry Porter (opens next thurs)

Trojanism and all things Greek

Aren't they georgeous? I mean, if the Greeks really look like Brad Pitt and Eric Bana in The Troy.. I'll be the horse they ride on. (So cheesy.. hahaha)

The Troy, a great movie with gorgeous men. I spoilt the enjoyment of the movie because I was too distracted by Brad Pitt and his beautiful body. Fantastic fight scenes and interesting story. Director did an excellent job in telling the story on screens. Sadly, I've nothing more to say about this movie other then Brad and Eric Bana (totally dig his body.. *drool*). Orlando? Well, he acted well, so much so that I don't want to remember him as Prince Paris. He shall remain as the swift Legolas.

I should watch the movie again, and this time, pay attention to the show. I still can't forget his naked body.. sigh..

And what is wrong with the movie theatres these days?! Cineleisure's sound system failed me! So disappointing. :(

Vampire Slayer

Van Helsing.. if he's really as cute as Hugh Jackman, I'll turn myself into a vampire to let him pierce through me. *wink wink* Haha..

Alright, back to the movie. The bad thing - I was bored at certain points of the movie. The story/plot is expected. Well, it can get kinda drama but then again, it should be expected out of such movie. I was looking for more climax but since it was expectable that the good won't die, I wasn't too excited when the good guys were in danger.

The good thing about it thou, is the graphics. Really cool and fun to watch. And of course, Hugh is nice to look at, Kate too of course. It's worth, 3/5 stars.

Friend went to Eng Wah Suntec and reported bad sound system. The sound can go mute at the exciting part. I went to GV Plaza and the sound system also sux. One side of the speakers go mute and back on minutes later. I guess Orchard Cineleisure is still the best, although it can be deafening. You can do what I did, plug in ear phones. Hahah.

Hopeless eye for a guy

Gross. Just seen the finale of "Eye for a guy" and I'm so disgusted and disappointed. Ok, she choose Sivet (sounds like a name for cats) which I agrees with her choice. But she's now dating Mark? Fine, if love blossom, great! But she's letting Mark to go to Paris with her and Sivet when it's suppose to be Sivet's "prize" for winning the game?! That's outrageous. What does she expect Sivet to do when two of them will be pretty much stuck to each other? According to Sivet, they were not suppose to contact each other until they go on the Paris trip. But Mark jumped the gun and has now started seeing Rachel. Mark really turns me off. Can't she tell that he's so fake and dating her is just to prove that he's still the winner? Man! Good on Sivet for not wanting to pursue Rach anymore. No good man would after what she has done. Well, I hope Rach is also playing the field like Mark, or I hope I'm wrong about Mark. Either way, it's one irritating couple, from the way they speak.

50 First Dates

Romance comedy by Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore who last paired up in "The Wedding Singer". I enjoyed the wedding singer better thou. This one had lotsa slapsticks and corny jokes which fails to deliver the punch. Nevertheless, there's still lotsa laughter. (I was wondering why the two gals next to me were laughing so hard when I was frowning at the corny jokes. It wasn't even that funny!) Crazy gals aside, it's still a funny romantic girlie show. I was with a guy so didn't really feel much of a romance out of the movie. Haha.

Adam sang in the movie again, and it sorta sound the same as in the wedding singer. You'd pity Lucy (the gal who lost her short term memory) for having to begin each day with so many emotions. But you'd also envy her for having such a sweet guy willing to do so many things for her. That's from a gal's point of view of cos. ;)

Next: Van Helsing, Troy, Blood Brothers (chinese)

My lazt s

Decided to get off my lazy a** before starting work and finally took some pictures of cordelia using the stuff I bought from Donald's friend.

It's up at http://pachome1.pacific.net.sg/~cleek/img/baby/

I'm so slow

Wanted to catch hellboy but when I finally got around to it on friday..dammit practically all the cinemas not showing anymore. In the end had to watch Dawn of the Dead which actually seems to have a lot more stupid people in the show rather then dead people.

Oh well....

Kill Bill Vol. 2 on Tuesday

What's happening? No one is blogging??

I caught Kill Bill last Wed and I liked it! It is not as good as Vol.1 but I still enjoy the martial arts, humour, dramatic effects and the story telling. I must say, Quentin Tarantino is really not that bad. (hahaa althou ugly).

The audiences disturb me. They laugh when it's not funny. Just because the movie present the show in a dramatic, oldies-chinese-martial-art-movie way? So what if the high priest can stand on sword? Qing-gong does exist! They just can't appreciate the way the director intend to shoot the movie. It kills my mood, when I'm enjoying the dramatic effects and martial arts. I guess they just can't associate that kind of "chi-na-wu-shu-pugilistic" mannerism with the american ang moh.

I can already tell Vol. 3 is going to suck.

Next: 50 First Dates, Van Heilsing

Job Vacancy

A friend of mine at NYP is looking urgently for a Software Engineer, proficient in C/C++. The job will probably be programming in C++ for gaming software. Knowledge of computer graphics is an advantage but not a requirement.

Contact me if you are keen.

Friday update

1. Saw "Taking Lives" on Wed. So-so movie. Interesting story, expected plot, typical acting. It worth 2 stars out of 5 but Ethan Hawk earns them another one start. :"> He's damn cute in the show. Kiefer Sutherland (the lead actor in 24) was good, pity he wasn't given much to play.
2. Barney's World Tour is coming to Singapore.

3. Black Eye Pea is coming to Singapore!!!!!!!

4. Kill Bill vol2 opens today!! "They" want to do the vol.3 but Uma don't want to continue anymore. Good move Uma. Cos Vol3 I heard, is stupid and getting too draggy. :|

Movie weekend

Went to watch "Hell boy" and "Hidalgo" over the weekend. Both were interesting and entertaining. Althou there isn't many climax in the show, I wasn't thinking about the time and enjoyed the movie. Maybe it's just the protrayal of "macho man" that got me 'enjoying' the show. I'd say 3 stars out of 5, the kind can watch, can don't watch, or watch during wkday sort.

Next, Kill Bill 2, Taking Lives, Starsky and Hutch, 50 First Dates.

Eye for a guy

Did anyone of you catch this show? If you don't know what I'm talking about, check out this website
Eye for a guy

I happened to watch the first 2 episodes and I must say it makes American reality shows look so much better. I've to admit I watch it out of curiosity. Curiosity to see how our very own reality show fair. Curiosity to check out our local FHM girl. Curiosity to see how thick skin the contestants can be.

So what's my verdict? The show is not really up to the mark and production seems cheap. In addition, it does seem a bit too contrived. So what's your opinion?

Movie Reviews

You guys who's been into the movies care to update any good movies lately ? For me, I haven't been to the cinemas for MONTHS man! Been only able to catch up through VCD/DVD.

A different Friday from the last one

I went to watch "Passion of the Christ" and it left me with a lot of emotions, questions, and thoughts. If you have watched it, could you please tell me what are your thots? If you don't intend to watch, could you please tell me why?

My opinion: Fantastic movie. Thru the movie, I empathised with Christ and understood the meanings. I could also understand why this movie is made. There are serveral so-so or bad reviews, but I feel that they did not see the reason for making this film. Or maybe I'm biased? After a discussion with my sis, we think people can either don't like the show, find it either meaningless and ridiculous, meaningful and worth-while, or interesting and provoking. The show made me want to find out more about Christ. It's not just for Christians or Catholics. It's also for non-believers if you keep your mind open. :)

After the show, me and friend were quite 'disturbed'. We end up discussing about Christ and religion for 1 hr over a cup of hot tea (for me)/coffee(for him). I believe we will be reflecting on ourselves for the next few days. For the record, he's a buddhist while I'm a christian and we believe that we worship the same God. There can only be one God.

I went home and continued my work. Long story short, Indian guy in US hogged on the test machines for serveral weeks, and request that I complete my test by this week so that he can do his next wk. I wrote back to say that I am left with the weekend which I'll try to do as much as possible, but no gaurantee, and we should share the limited resources. This guy has made quite a name in the company. He was first in S'pore office. He wasn't able to understand what was taught, and couldn't handle simple tasks. He left, and went to US. With his Director brother's as backing, he got in to my company again. Anyone mention his name, they smirk and say, "Oh, good luck!"

Just another part of life to deal with. :)

My mum asked, "Why aren't you out? Don't you have friends? How will you find boyfriends if you don't have friends? Why don't you join the SDU like your sis?"
*REB* omg, the pressure is building starting from this year, from colleagues and family.

Next wkend is a long wkend - Good Friday!! What's your plan? Sleeping in?

Have you blogged?

Yo yo, whassup!?

I'm bored.. on a Friday night.. *REB - roll eye balls* But if I'm out, I'll probably wish that I'm home. What is wrong with me?!??! Then again, I wouldn't complain if I'm out with enjoyable companies.

I was having a YM (yahoo messenger) chat with one of the managers at work. (Not my manager, but he's really friendly) He started asking if I go out drinking and stuff. I said not much and no kaki (friends). We agreed that we need people of the same interest to have 'fun'. I thought it's hard to find people who shares the same interest but he thinks that you'll meet them when you go to the right places. Now, where is that right place? Pub for fellow alcoholics? Cinema theatre for movie buffs? Opera house for theatrical enthusiasts? Maybe he's right but I'm not that friendly to go up and get to know strangers.

During one of the chit chat sessions with 2 of my cubicle-neighbours, they started saying, "Why don't you recommend friends to her?" "Why don't you join SDU and take part in their activities?" Is this a sign? Or is it just the bio-clock? Looking around my company, I'm probably the ONLY SINGLE girl. -_-|||

Alright, enough of blabbling on a bored Friday night.. *yawn*

After work activity?

I always wonder, do you guys have any after work activity? I remembered from NUS days that it was hard to try to get you guys out after work. But after I left, some of them managed to go clubbing. (is it me? hahaha)

So what do you do after work? Home straight to baby sit?

For me, I tried to go exercise at Amore at least once a week. (It's not enough, I know) I used to play pool every other week but that has decrease recently. And on rare occassion, catch up with friends over dinner. Recently have been thinking of picking up something to enrich myself. I need to be more motivated to go for yoga and pilates. I need to find people to play pool to practise. And I am also looking at any art classes that I can take to pursue my interest. I was also thinking of picking up violin, but but but.. expensive leh. And it takes motivation and determination. I still haven't develop the same kind of interest in violin as in art.

But ultimately, I need to do my financials cos my contract is ending in a few months, and Sybase still can't decide if they have the budget to keep me. (Or maybe they are not telling.)

I'm thinking of going to the Arts Museum tomorrow, anyone wanna join me? Hahaha. It's free for admission on Fridays, 6-9pm.

Bumming around

For those of you who haven't heard yet I've been offically made redundant since the end of Feb and I'm now a professional bum at home.

One and a half weeks of bumming so far and it's not as bad as I thought it would be since there seems to be a lot of things for me to catch up on like meeting up with old friends, cleaning up my workspace so that the fire department doesn't classify it as a fire hazard and upgrading my trusty old PC.

Well, if anyone is free these days, you know who you can call for lunch :D

First meet up at Seah Im Food Centre

After a few weeks of incessant harrassment, Rachel finally relented and arranged a meet up for today. It was a simple lunch at the Seah Im Food Centre - the hawker next to the WTC bus interchange. The area is now better known as Harbourfront. Joanna and I arrived 15 minutes late because of some slight delay in my office. Remy and Rachel were waiting patiently at the bus interchange when we reached. After a brief exchange of casual handshakes, we proceeded to look for an empty table. Rachel being the resourceful one found one within 5 minutes. Its no mean feat considering the hawker was full of hungry patrons hunting for empty seats.

Without further ado, we consolidated our orders for lunch. Once again it was helpful Rachel who 'volunteered' to buy Nasi Ayam for Remy and myself. She returned with three interesting versions of Nasi Ayam, namely Black Pepper, Sambal and Rendang styles. Remy had the sambal while Rachel opted for the rendang. I chose the Black pepper one which was so-so in taste. Jo happily helped herself to a plate of spinach noodles which were green in colour. After food, we chit-chatted over teh terik. It was quite a relaxing moment catching up over a glass of hot tea on a rainy afternoon. Unfortunately our reunion was short-lived. We parted ways shortly after the rain stopped. I can't help but look forward to the next meet up session. :)

Whassup?

What's happening? No more new entries?

Do you have a new year resolution? Have you thot of picking up a new sport? How do you plan to improve your lifestyle?

I was surfing few days ago, looking at what kind of courses, qualification I can do. By the end of that day, I selected BSc of Psychology and Dip. of Physiotherapy. After hearing my sis' opinion, I feel Physiotherapy will help me find my passion. As some might know, I'm really keen on Bio Science. *wink*

I contacted the incharge at NYP on the Dip of Physiotherapy. The min requirement is "A" and even thou I've a BSc, I am lack of Bio background. He informed me of an accelerated program at the Nursing dept which is suitable for "pple like me". It is very subsidised and I can receive allowance throughout the 2 yrs course. At the end of the course, I'll be 'employed' by a local hospital. (Bonded I believe).

Nursing was what I've been thinking but family members are against it. And i don't think I am up for the 12-hours shift either. Haha. However it has a lot of avenues that you can specialise in.

Physiotherapy really sound good to me. Even if I want to try NYP (for 3 yrs), I'll have wait until I finish my 2 yrs bond with EDB (i'll be 27-8). By the time I can practise physiotherapy, I'll be 30 - 31. If I choose this path, I'll want to go towards research and eventually PhD. OMG, then I can stop speculating if I'll ever get married. Hahhaa. This path will be putting my 7-8 yrs of Comp Sci to waste. All that money, time and sleepless nights put to waste.

Alternatively, I can go oversea again and pursue a Deg in Physiotherapy. And move on to Masters and PhD. But where to find sponsors? Where is my golden tortise??

So for the time being, I'm stucked with my contract. Maybe I'll take up a part time job to save up for further studies. Maybe I'll look at what part time Masters I can take, but that might be a waste of money if it's not put into use. Maybe I'll think about what business I can do and look for investors. *wink wink*

The paper chase is so tiring.

No more holiday in March

after a strings of public holidays, we are left with a dry month - march with no holidays. can't wait for apr to arrive. haha.

so bali was alright. lotsa aussies. you can just tell that they are aussies, no matter how they dress.

took a sq flight in the early sat morning, it was a new air craft. very roomy and nice. its the same one they launch for the non-stop to LA flight but smaller.

had a nap at the hotel room until 4 when we start our shopping spree in bali. the shops close at 10.. how nice.. ^u^

we went diving the next day.. strong current.. and i crashed into a coral without looking. we were sort of flying in the sea so fast that we dont see much of the marine life. the corals are indeed very nice.. looks unspoilt.. but with more divers going down, crashing into them, graping them for fear of being washed away, it will be quite polluted/damaged in no time.

we went back to wash up, had a nap and move out on our second shopping spree. knowing that its our last nite in bali, and probably last trip, i spent over SG$300 in beach/surf wear. Its cheaper and there's more designs of billabong, rip curl, quiksilver, rusty, roxy, stussy, mooks, etc.

some locals are very persistent to do biz w u. some are really nice and friendly. however most of the salegals i encounter w are unfriendly, lazy and they show u faces. but the guys are friendly and didn't mind making the many trips to the store room. overall, i find the locals in bali are nicer then in most places. (although they keep thinking we are japanese, indonesian.. only one got it right by speaking Mandarin to us.)

it's a short trip. not fantastic but a good break. i'm so broke that i'm sticking to my $2-lunch for as long as i can.

Hungry ??

Mr Broke

Luckily payday was around the corner. Was damn broke that I will have to make do with the late payment fee to renew my road tax. I wish I win 1 million SGD!

Back to work

It's another monday blue, but I'm wearing pink. A slow start monday to clear the emails accumulated from Wednesday and catching up with colleagues and friends over YM.

I notice the posting has slowe down.. PEOPLE! LOG THE BLOG! Or maybe I'm just too free. Haha.

How did ur wkend go? I went to KL/Genting. It was pretty cold up at Genting and crowded too. It's my first time there. The trip up was pretty interesting as we took the wrong turn and end up driving the deserted 'scenic' route, away from the highway and toll. Of cos, played at the casino and won RM75 at the "Money Wheel" (the wheel of fortune kinda thing). If it wasn't time to go, I would have continue to try to win the RM200 I had won before that. Greed!! U can never beat the odds eh?

Bond for your life

I'm on a training attachment with Sybase for almost 5-6mths now and it ends coming Aug. The contract states that after this 12mths training, Sybase may want to keep me. Sybase is also bonded to EDB in a way so they won't just take advantage of cheap labour. Of cos there's circumstances when the company retrench, re-structure, move out of Singapore, etc etc. In the last staff meeting, the folks up there mentioned that they are freezing headcount worldwide except China n India. They state an example that they do not have intention to keep the interns in US when they can get 2 snr engineers in China/India with that price. Hence I am not holding high hopes that they'll keep us all. (There's 9 of us). After serving this 12mths training, I'll have to serve 2 yrs bond (for EDB) in whatever job that I might land myself in.

It now sound like a sucky deal. Just for the sake of the name ("SYBASE") I sold my life for 3 yrs. Whether or not Sybase wants me, is both good and bad. Afterall, in whatever situation that you are in, it can be viewed as good or bad. It all depends on ur perspective.

It's quarter to 5 and guess what. I'm hungry!! I had Mac for lunch, and I'm trying to control my diet. Although I'll be going to gym after work, looking at the goodies that I'll consume over CNY, going to gym ain't enough! :-S

Happy Lunar New Year

Would like to wish you guys a happy monkey year ahead !


Anyway, for me, I have to work on new year eve and 1st day of new year. Afterwhich a long weekend awaits. Not much plans. probably just picnic along changi and monitor pulau tekong across the sea.

Monday blues?

I hate Mondays.. but today is different cos it's a holiday week! Today can be Thurs, and Wed will be Sat where you go home for dinner with family! That's something to look forward to. I won't allow anyone to piss me off (which already happened). No one can spoil my holiday week!

So what's in the itinery for you this long weekend? My whole family (the Lims + 1 son-in-law + 1 boyfriend/future son in law + 2 grandkids = 10) are driving up to KL/Genting for the long weekend! Will I happen to catch anyone of you at the 2nd link? ;)

Toilet Humour?

> I was barely sitting down when I heard a voice from the other
> stall saying: "Hi, how are you?"
>
> I'm not the type to start a conversation in the men's restroom
> but I don't know what got into me, so I answered, somewhat embarrassed,
> "Doin' just fine!"
>
> And the other guy says: "So what are you up to?"
>
> What kind of question is that? At that point, I'm thinking this
> is too bizarre so I say: "Uhhh, I'm like you, just traveling!"
>
> At this point I am just trying to get out as fast as I can when I
> hear another question. "Can I come over?"
>
> Ok, this question is just too weird for me but I figured I could
> just be polite and end the conversation. I tell him, "No........I'm a
> little busy right now!!!"
>
> Then I hear the guy say nervously...
>
> "Listen, I'll have to call you back. There's an idiot in the other
> stall who keeps answering all my questions!!!"

Remy's Post

Hey wat's up guys! Me sure miss the black,saucy BHG. Heard that the makcik already relocated but donno where. Rachel always going to trips...so $$$
Check out some old pics here
Hanny going to nursery. How's the other kids doing ? Haven't seen for quite some time.

How *insert name* How?!

BHG plus telur and sambal.. *drool*.. and Macik, satu mee siam packet. =D
I know Science canteen revamped, the western food sucks.
I didn't know cita has bcome ITU, what does that stand for?
Updates updates? Gossips gossips?
So who's married? Who's having 2nd or 3rd child? Who's attached? Who's learning to walk/run/sit?

I recently knew an accquintance (a NUS SoC undergrad who went on a yr technoprenuer internship with Sybase, US and came to Sg branch to complete his work) and think that he has potential of being a golden tortise.. but, look wise.. eer.. ok lar but switch of the lights first. Haha. I'm mean. But people attach liao loh, and I too lazy to try to keep in contact or "detach" him.. so I'm still enjoying my singlehood.. next wk KL, then Bali, Penang, Tioman, Europe one day? =*o*=

How time flies, I've left Sydney for 1 year, and cita for 3 yrs and I'm turning 26! *gosh*

Ivan's Post

So anyone had the BHG lately? Or is the stall still around?

Birth of Bhg Blog

I've created this blog hoping to get the cita gang together again. Hope to share our daily happenings among people like nhar, miu miu, bloob bloob, wantunn and uncle leong. Can't wait to see postings start pouring in. So keep them coming, people.