Closure
Being 16 was a blast.
I laughed a lot for stupid reasons and cried a little for no reason at all. I've taken a National exam and gone to a foreign country alone.
I talked to so many strangers it's sometimes difficult to remember to be self-conscious and I've (hopefully) cemented a couple of friendships.(well, I guess I'll know when they send me their wedding invitations or better yet, my 17th birthday present.)
I don't know if I'll miss sharing the same air with surly MRT passengers or the auntie at the food court who calls me "boy ah" because I have a short hair.
Everything is being packed into boxes at the moment, so the house is messy but already feeling a little bit emptier than before.
I once told somebody it was impossible to find a good story in Singapore because 'hardly anything happens here.'
Looking back,I think I just wasn't looking hard enough.
-pushes 2008 out the door-. Oh it isn't due for another 4 hrs 17mins.Drats.
31 December, 2008
Have I mentioned a need to breathe?
I need to breathe.
Hopefully once this year is over, I will be able to resume blogging kinda regularly and with more content (that content being me typing or fiddling more with photoshop and such).
Meanwhile, Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov(from the movie Wanted is doing this CGI film about rag dolls in the post-apocalyptic future. That was not an entirely accurate summary so watch the trailer.
My first thought was that I wanted to play a video game like that but I'm sure it will make a compelling film. I think.Either that or a very draggy music video.
Still, this excites me.
Till tomorrow(or the day after tomorrow)!
I need to breathe.
Hopefully once this year is over, I will be able to resume blogging kinda regularly and with more content (that content being me typing or fiddling more with photoshop and such).
Meanwhile, Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov(from the movie Wanted is doing this CGI film about rag dolls in the post-apocalyptic future. That was not an entirely accurate summary so watch the trailer.
My first thought was that I wanted to play a video game like that but I'm sure it will make a compelling film. I think.Either that or a very draggy music video.
Still, this excites me.
Till tomorrow(or the day after tomorrow)!
26 December, 2008
There is something morbidly satisfying about reading an apocalypse story on Christmas Day.
To the one day we hope we will never find ourselves working.
(They changed out of blue pinafores just for you guys. Say thank you.)
To the one day we hope we will never find ourselves working.
(They changed out of blue pinafores just for you guys. Say thank you.)
21 December, 2008
Not to disappoint, Fahrenheit enters with epilepsy inducing lights.
"HE LOOKED AT ME.OMG,DID YOU SEE?"
There is only place for caps lock at a boy band concert and I lose heart in telling the fan girls behind me that the stage light doesn't allow them to see much except darkness the moment the stereos blast.
Vanessa clicks away at her camera while I stay back in the shadows, smiling wryly at her enthusiasm.
"Are they lip-syncing?", shouts a new found companion, Zui, from youth.sg who apart from not understanding Chinese, has as much interest in the band as I do.
"No," I am surprised with my answer. It is funny because they are still kind of awful despite having,reportedly,improved from the last time I heard them.
As I attempt to explain how they were not doing a Britney Spears, I am urged to follow the band as they make their way down their runway.
Vanessa turns back.
"Flawless." she mouths. I look up and note the unfairness of the world.
Someone shoves a bouquet of flowers in front of my face and I stop confusedly.The flowers are whisked away almost as soon as they appear by a scowling, sweating guy in a black t-shirt who in turn passes it on to one of the members on stage. A kiss is blown to the crowds.
Oh.
They reach the end of the stage and I settle myself into one of the glorified seats for the media.
One of them looks down, winks and wave to someone and I wonder whose hearts was set a flutter this time and-
"Did you see that, he waved AT me!" shouts Vanessa in a mid-wave.
She gives such a hilarious little laugh before turning back to whatever she was doing with her camera that I become certain in my suspicion: Her mind has officially left the building.
I alternate between feeling undeserving to be actually be at a concert which I do not feel exceptional passion for and getting caught up with the flow of events.
Amidst the throbbing lights and deafening music,I start to feel a little less awkward about where I am and how I got there.
As the final minutes of our 'media time' ticks away, I glance up at the hem lines of the boy band who are, very earnestly, trying to dance.
"I will remember this day forever."
I think of the fan who flew in from Japan dressed in a kimono and the one from Thailand who printed 500 band badges. The crazy fans with purple hair and their attempts to make their own constellations in the stadium with their idols' name and how amazing it is that the band is not collapsing in the face of such raw energy being thrown at them.
"There are worst ways to spend a Friday night."
_________________________________
There are friends and then there are kick-ass friends who are the Internet definition of AWESOMESAUCE.
To Vanessa, who totally fought her way through to get what she wants and proving that seriously, nothing is impossible.
"HE LOOKED AT ME.OMG,DID YOU SEE?"
There is only place for caps lock at a boy band concert and I lose heart in telling the fan girls behind me that the stage light doesn't allow them to see much except darkness the moment the stereos blast.
Vanessa clicks away at her camera while I stay back in the shadows, smiling wryly at her enthusiasm.
"Are they lip-syncing?", shouts a new found companion, Zui, from youth.sg who apart from not understanding Chinese, has as much interest in the band as I do.
"No," I am surprised with my answer. It is funny because they are still kind of awful despite having,reportedly,improved from the last time I heard them.
As I attempt to explain how they were not doing a Britney Spears, I am urged to follow the band as they make their way down their runway.
Vanessa turns back.
"Flawless." she mouths. I look up and note the unfairness of the world.
Someone shoves a bouquet of flowers in front of my face and I stop confusedly.The flowers are whisked away almost as soon as they appear by a scowling, sweating guy in a black t-shirt who in turn passes it on to one of the members on stage. A kiss is blown to the crowds.
Oh.
They reach the end of the stage and I settle myself into one of the glorified seats for the media.
One of them looks down, winks and wave to someone and I wonder whose hearts was set a flutter this time and-
"Did you see that, he waved AT me!" shouts Vanessa in a mid-wave.
She gives such a hilarious little laugh before turning back to whatever she was doing with her camera that I become certain in my suspicion: Her mind has officially left the building.
I alternate between feeling undeserving to be actually be at a concert which I do not feel exceptional passion for and getting caught up with the flow of events.
Amidst the throbbing lights and deafening music,I start to feel a little less awkward about where I am and how I got there.
As the final minutes of our 'media time' ticks away, I glance up at the hem lines of the boy band who are, very earnestly, trying to dance.
"I will remember this day forever."
I think of the fan who flew in from Japan dressed in a kimono and the one from Thailand who printed 500 band badges. The crazy fans with purple hair and their attempts to make their own constellations in the stadium with their idols' name and how amazing it is that the band is not collapsing in the face of such raw energy being thrown at them.
"There are worst ways to spend a Friday night."
_________________________________
There are friends and then there are kick-ass friends who are the Internet definition of AWESOMESAUCE.
To Vanessa, who totally fought her way through to get what she wants and proving that seriously, nothing is impossible.
14 December, 2008
Beengonetoolongwise
I've finally started learning the language of Xhtml. Hopefully, it does not require 2 years to pick up.
In the mean time, the site is messed up. Until I figure out how to manipulate all these boxes, the layout will just have to tide me over Christmas.
Oscarwise
In other news, some Oscar movie scripts are out. I love fact that we have a chance to look at the original scripts to compare to how it's acted on screen or to find out what the heck is going on. Either way, power to the Internet.
Randommoviewise
It's a slow movie month. I found a copy of Hana and Alice while clearing up my shelves.
In a nutshell, it's a coming of age story of two best friends. They both all in love with a boy from a train and one of them convinces him he has amnesia when she witnesses him colliding into a wall and then fainting. According to the blurb, hilarity ensues as they try to keep the lie going.
I'm not so sure about the hilarity part because I didn't laugh at all. There is also something to be said about shooting in HD. It seems like you can't avoid the 'home-video' quality which fortunately worked for this film. The object of affection in this film is played by this guy, who gives the most peculiar sqeaul whenever he encounters something strange. He also monologues a lot but its pleasant to listen to.
Hana and Alice compliment each other in the way best friends do. Their delivery/acting was so sincere it almost felt like I was watching a video I had randomly picked up by the road side(why yes, there are a lot of forgotten cameras by the road).
Overall, the film was artistic photography coming to life. To get a sense what the heck I'm trying to tell you, here is my favourite part in the entire film.
I think you should watch it. On line.
Twilightwise
I think the movie is coming out next week, it would explain the pillars at the Douby Gaut which are plastered with the posters
I've finally started learning the language of Xhtml. Hopefully, it does not require 2 years to pick up.
In the mean time, the site is messed up. Until I figure out how to manipulate all these boxes, the layout will just have to tide me over Christmas.
Oscarwise
In other news, some Oscar movie scripts are out. I love fact that we have a chance to look at the original scripts to compare to how it's acted on screen or to find out what the heck is going on. Either way, power to the Internet.
Randommoviewise
It's a slow movie month. I found a copy of Hana and Alice while clearing up my shelves.
In a nutshell, it's a coming of age story of two best friends. They both all in love with a boy from a train and one of them convinces him he has amnesia when she witnesses him colliding into a wall and then fainting. According to the blurb, hilarity ensues as they try to keep the lie going.
I'm not so sure about the hilarity part because I didn't laugh at all. There is also something to be said about shooting in HD. It seems like you can't avoid the 'home-video' quality which fortunately worked for this film. The object of affection in this film is played by this guy, who gives the most peculiar sqeaul whenever he encounters something strange. He also monologues a lot but its pleasant to listen to.
Hana and Alice compliment each other in the way best friends do. Their delivery/acting was so sincere it almost felt like I was watching a video I had randomly picked up by the road side(why yes, there are a lot of forgotten cameras by the road).
Overall, the film was artistic photography coming to life. To get a sense what the heck I'm trying to tell you, here is my favourite part in the entire film.
I think you should watch it. On line.
Twilightwise
I think the movie is coming out next week, it would explain the pillars at the Douby Gaut which are plastered with the posters
Now you too can sparkle like Edward for USD$9.99
I don't even have to make this shit up, seriously.
Only in America.
Otherwise
What are you doing this holiday?
11 December, 2008
Apologywise
I 'm sorry, I didn't actually mean to take a real sabbatical from blogging. A lot has been happening and I just spent the last few days breathing (translation: lazing around until I have to go to work)
Ihaveajobwise
It shocks me that I have a job.(Okay,an internship with minimal wage) An actual 9am-5pm desk bound job complete with office passes and cafeteria food that tastes like standardization.
Walking into the sun at lunch hour (12pm!) I already feel like a disillusioned youth who has lost herself in the humdrum of corporate life. It's kind of funny because it's such a boring stereotype to be stuck in IRL.
You got all that in two days of email training? Oh,dramatize.
Oh hey guys, Dilbert would know what to do.
Koreawise
Today would mark one week since I've been back from Korea. Sometimes, I like to sit on my window bay and wonder why my parents allowed me to go alone.
It's extremely surreal although my habit of taking out the calculator and seeing how much more I have to go towards actually paying back the airfare itself ruins the whole 'blessed is me' effect.
Did I mention I lost my camera in Korea? I lost my camera in Korea and IT IS THE WORST TECHNOLOGICAL MALFUNCTION I WILL EVER HAVE. DESPAIR DOES NOT EVEN EQUATE.
Our conversations throughout the trip was punctuated with "at this rate, we will have enough conversations to fill a book."
What do you know, subtlety has never been one of my strengths. More experiments in print and typography as I blog about the trip over the next few posts.
Otherwise
Let me get back to you.
I 'm sorry, I didn't actually mean to take a real sabbatical from blogging. A lot has been happening and I just spent the last few days breathing (translation: lazing around until I have to go to work)
Ihaveajobwise
It shocks me that I have a job.(Okay,an internship with minimal wage) An actual 9am-5pm desk bound job complete with office passes and cafeteria food that tastes like standardization.
Walking into the sun at lunch hour (12pm!) I already feel like a disillusioned youth who has lost herself in the humdrum of corporate life. It's kind of funny because it's such a boring stereotype to be stuck in IRL.
You got all that in two days of email training? Oh,dramatize.Oh hey guys, Dilbert would know what to do.
Koreawise
Today would mark one week since I've been back from Korea. Sometimes, I like to sit on my window bay and wonder why my parents allowed me to go alone.
It's extremely surreal although my habit of taking out the calculator and seeing how much more I have to go towards actually paying back the airfare itself ruins the whole 'blessed is me' effect.
Did I mention I lost my camera in Korea? I lost my camera in Korea and IT IS THE WORST TECHNOLOGICAL MALFUNCTION I WILL EVER HAVE. DESPAIR DOES NOT EVEN EQUATE.
Our conversations throughout the trip was punctuated with "at this rate, we will have enough conversations to fill a book."
What do you know, subtlety has never been one of my strengths. More experiments in print and typography as I blog about the trip over the next few posts.
Otherwise
Let me get back to you.
26 November, 2008
Graduation Night 2008.
Everyone came to personify elegance so it's inevitable that Vogue would do a cover feature of the event.
And ofcourse we have to be on ready to be demolished buildings!
In fact, since all this photo manipulation is so convenient. I'm putting us in New York because [quote] We're worth it [end quote]
I'm about a hundred in internet years so I'll post more pictures when I am a thousand!
Oh and because I have not done anything particularly groundbreaking this year with technology,I got lazy and used photofunia for all htis pictures.
Sue me.
Everyone came to personify elegance so it's inevitable that Vogue would do a cover feature of the event.
And ofcourse we have to be on ready to be demolished buildings!
In fact, since all this photo manipulation is so convenient. I'm putting us in New York because [quote] We're worth it [end quote]
I'm about a hundred in internet years so I'll post more pictures when I am a thousand!
Oh and because I have not done anything particularly groundbreaking this year with technology,I got lazy and used photofunia for all htis pictures.
Sue me.
18 November, 2008
Internet connection.
I will post about my life later but for now:
Tell us: What's Better: The 'Twilight' series or 'Harry Potter'?
The article is lacking but the comments? Pure gold.
I will post about my life later but for now:
Tell us: What's Better: The 'Twilight' series or 'Harry Potter'?
The article is lacking but the comments? Pure gold.
If failure was an element on the periodic table, twilight would be composed entirely of failure atoms, destined for nothing but failure, H bonding with other failure atoms to form a noncovalent network of failure, its electrons jumping from one failure orbital to the next of higher failure, releasing failure as it dropped back downward toward an even lower level of failure.
Posted by:
I also have an angsty teenager who follows me around.
Posted by: Pikachu
The accumulated filth of all their sex and murder will foam up about their waists and all the werewolves and vampires will look up and shout 'Save us!'. And I'll look down, and whisper 'no.'
Posted by: Raw Shark
One does not simply dazzle into Mordor.
Posted by: Boromir
I don't know why everyone is so upset about Twilight. I thought Edward did a marvelous job of keeping Bella right where she needed to be. I read it to my girlfriend while I had her chained to the wall, and she totally agrees with me.
Posted by: Opressive stalker
This worries me. Carry on.
Posted by: Tim Gunn
Okay, I'm done.
13 November, 2008
Hey Guys,
I will really not be around until the 24th whereby I will probably send a posit your way and continue to be not around.
So,
-inserts an Ode to Joy for O Levels ending-
-inserts imagined lazing around-
Oh and Robert Pattinson is about the best thing in Hollywood Entertainment right now.
I'm not sure if he's doing this because he's honest all the time or wanting to get fired. Probably the latter, you can see he is not ready to be a father of a devil spawn.
I am currently facinated with the twilight fandom. It just, well, I don't know, crazy hormonal teenage girls are pretty hilarious.
Banana!Dolphins!Hats!
No I have no idea what those mean too!
That's All!
I will really not be around until the 24th whereby I will probably send a posit your way and continue to be not around.
So,
-inserts an Ode to Joy for O Levels ending-
-inserts imagined lazing around-
Oh and Robert Pattinson is about the best thing in Hollywood Entertainment right now.
"I was convinced... that Stephenie was convinced... that she was Bella... and it was like a book that wasn't supposed to be published. And you're reading like, her sort of sexual fantasy. [...] I was like, This woman is mad. She's completely mad, and she's in love with her own fictional creation. And sometimes you'd like feel uncomfortable reading this thing. [...] It's kind of... like a sick pleasure."
I'm not sure if he's doing this because he's honest all the time or wanting to get fired. Probably the latter, you can see he is not ready to be a father of a devil spawn.
I am currently facinated with the twilight fandom. It just, well, I don't know, crazy hormonal teenage girls are pretty hilarious.
Banana!Dolphins!Hats!
No I have no idea what those mean too!
That's All!
09 November, 2008
Oh my god you guys, Pixar's teaser trailer for their upcoming movie 'Up' is here!
Was not a big fan of Wall-E but how did they know I've always wanted to see if helium balloons could lift an entire house.
And crabby old men! I like crabby old men.
Whee!
Was not a big fan of Wall-E but how did they know I've always wanted to see if helium balloons could lift an entire house.
And crabby old men! I like crabby old men.
Whee!
08 November, 2008
I am the worst not suppose to be here person ever.
And I don't even know what that means.
Well, haven't done a meme in quite some time. Took this off from Daisy
1.My uncle once: kept an entire pond of koi fish. Still keeping them.
2. Never in my life have I: ever struck up the nerve to actually let contact lenses make contact with my eyes.
3. When I was five my parents: had more hair.
4. High school was: better than expected. Seriously, I was scared shitless before entering secondary school by stories of people shoving drugs down your throat in the toilet.
5. I will never forget to: switch on the computer when I get home.
6. Once I met: the White Witch in my dreams. She wasn't very nice.
7. There’s this boy I know: whose name started out as an acronym but discovered its polish origins.
8. Once, at a bar, I: had the best fish and chips in my entire life.
9. By noon, I’m: ready to kill
11. If only I had: a fish. I would name it Bubbles and be best semi-neurotic fish pal.
12. Next time I go to church: I will try and memorise the way the light hits the pews through the stained glass.
13. What worries me most is that I: will be told I have reached my full potential.
14. When I turn my head left I see: My sister going drawing.
15. When I turn my head right I see: grey skies and some HDB blocks.
16. You know I’m lying when I: turn around and look secretly pleased with myself.
17. What I miss most about the Eighties is: the Beatles? I don't know.
18. If I were a character in Shakespeare I’d be: Puck."Lord, what fools these mortals be!" or Kate from the Taming of the Shrew if only because its hilarious for feminist to debate heatedly on your soliloquy hundreds of years later
19. By this time next year I will: know what I'm doing with my life.
20. A better name for me would be: Hypotenuse
21. I have a hard time understanding: how anyone can wear heels all the time. I mean, you can't actually be happy while doing grocery shopping in heels.Can you?
22. If I ever go back to school, I’ll: be less of a laconic presence.
23. You know I like you if I: am seldom annoyed by what you say even if its stupid.
24. If I ever won an award, the first person I would thank would be: my parents because they would still hug me even when they have no idea what the award is about.
25. Take my advice, never: drink water out of plastic bottles.
And I don't even know what that means.
Well, haven't done a meme in quite some time. Took this off from Daisy
1.My uncle once: kept an entire pond of koi fish. Still keeping them.
2. Never in my life have I: ever struck up the nerve to actually let contact lenses make contact with my eyes.
3. When I was five my parents: had more hair.
4. High school was: better than expected. Seriously, I was scared shitless before entering secondary school by stories of people shoving drugs down your throat in the toilet.
5. I will never forget to: switch on the computer when I get home.
6. Once I met: the White Witch in my dreams. She wasn't very nice.
7. There’s this boy I know: whose name started out as an acronym but discovered its polish origins.
8. Once, at a bar, I: had the best fish and chips in my entire life.
9. By noon, I’m: ready to kill
11. If only I had: a fish. I would name it Bubbles and be best semi-neurotic fish pal.
12. Next time I go to church: I will try and memorise the way the light hits the pews through the stained glass.
13. What worries me most is that I: will be told I have reached my full potential.
14. When I turn my head left I see: My sister going drawing.
15. When I turn my head right I see: grey skies and some HDB blocks.
16. You know I’m lying when I: turn around and look secretly pleased with myself.
17. What I miss most about the Eighties is: the Beatles? I don't know.
18. If I were a character in Shakespeare I’d be: Puck."Lord, what fools these mortals be!" or Kate from the Taming of the Shrew if only because its hilarious for feminist to debate heatedly on your soliloquy hundreds of years later
19. By this time next year I will: know what I'm doing with my life.
20. A better name for me would be: Hypotenuse
21. I have a hard time understanding: how anyone can wear heels all the time. I mean, you can't actually be happy while doing grocery shopping in heels.Can you?
22. If I ever go back to school, I’ll: be less of a laconic presence.
23. You know I like you if I: am seldom annoyed by what you say even if its stupid.
24. If I ever won an award, the first person I would thank would be: my parents because they would still hug me even when they have no idea what the award is about.
25. Take my advice, never: drink water out of plastic bottles.
05 November, 2008
Obama won and to that my reaction is still cigarettes dropping from lips.
The joy over his win is deafening over the Internet but still...
Is it just me or does it feel like a set up for a diabolical plan for a B grade movie.
He is in a prime position to you know, do evil. Work from the inside while people are singing his praises, plotting and waiting to strike at the right moment for global domination.
Practice his evil laugh?
You can stop listening to me at any time now.
The joy over his win is deafening over the Internet but still...
Is it just me or does it feel like a set up for a diabolical plan for a B grade movie.
He is in a prime position to you know, do evil. Work from the inside while people are singing his praises, plotting and waiting to strike at the right moment for global domination.
Practice his evil laugh?
You can stop listening to me at any time now.
01 November, 2008
We interrupt this hiatus to give you a response on the economic tsunami, USA Presidential Elections, eventual release of the Paris Hilton for President video,the pending (please no) cancellation of Pushing Daisies, the end of 'O' levels and sparkling vampires(Please note that this list is non-exhaustive)
Oh right, a response:
This is my happy face for whatever shenanigans that the world throws during my not-around time starting after the O levels.
In some fun news, the international teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has been released.
Dumbledore is still mellow, film is still dark and Harry is a skank.
I think I may like this better than it's previous half-assed adaptions.
Although, ask me again when I'm on a Harry Potter fan mood high.
Now let's randomly skip to other movie news in which I discover Colleen Atwood is designing the costumes for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland!
That coat is lovely.
In fact, I'm willing to ignore the fact that Alice was never that old and trying to make myself believe that Johnny Depp will not make a unsettling Mad Hatter just because the coat is begging for a raid of the film's wardrobe.
Looking forward to watching Milk, which by the way has a fantastic trailer, and maybe Let the right one in if my low horror threshold permits.
It's Halloween, not that I really care but in the spirit of dungeous and trapdoors here is what I would love to have if I ever get to redecorate a house.
Secret Libraries!
You will have difficulty finding me in the sun if this was ever installed in my house.
Whee. In case you're interested, there are more pictures here.
And if you can afford to import a secret door and contractor then erm, Hidden Doors will be happy to help.
Oh, hey it stopped raining.
Oh right, a response:
This is my happy face for whatever shenanigans that the world throws during my not-around time starting after the O levels.
In some fun news, the international teaser trailer for Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has been released.
Dumbledore is still mellow, film is still dark and Harry is a skank.
I think I may like this better than it's previous half-assed adaptions.
Although, ask me again when I'm on a Harry Potter fan mood high.
Now let's randomly skip to other movie news in which I discover Colleen Atwood is designing the costumes for Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland!
That coat is lovely.
In fact, I'm willing to ignore the fact that Alice was never that old and trying to make myself believe that Johnny Depp will not make a unsettling Mad Hatter just because the coat is begging for a raid of the film's wardrobe.
Looking forward to watching Milk, which by the way has a fantastic trailer, and maybe Let the right one in if my low horror threshold permits.
It's Halloween, not that I really care but in the spirit of dungeous and trapdoors here is what I would love to have if I ever get to redecorate a house.
Secret Libraries!
You will have difficulty finding me in the sun if this was ever installed in my house.
Whee. In case you're interested, there are more pictures here.
And if you can afford to import a secret door and contractor then erm, Hidden Doors will be happy to help.
Oh, hey it stopped raining.
07 September, 2008
It's not the 7th of September
Birthday
I planned what to say about turning sixteen long before I reached the age. It started out simple like "Let me drive and put on makeup" until you know, it turned out that sitcoms don't tell you the truth most of the time.
At this point, I am unable to summon a reflection on changing/bright futures/booze etc.
Maybe it will come to me later.
Thank you all who wished me a Happy Birthday and then gave me presents. And pretty boxes. I liked the boxes.
Actually, I love boxes. Don't hesitate to give me any.
Sg blog awards: A night of food, awkward social mingling and then some.
Now I will detail my trip there with crudely drawn pictures which have no resemblance to me whatsoever.
edit/ Witch Yuki Won. Congratulations!
Ha.
I could say I'm honored to make it to the top ten of the blog awards but I'm not.
Truth to be told, it's not difficult to form coherent thoughts in complete sentences with the minimal checking of spelling and syntax. Something that all ten of the youth category have in common.
We're okay but not great and far from being the best of youth blogs in Singapore.
Take a dig around, just because for every million emulations of Xiaxue or Dawn Yang there is only a handful of blogs which are good reads (i.e. no fake eyelashes except maybe for torture) doesn't mean it doesn't exist. < / product placement >
On a completely different vein, virtual cookies to everyone who voted :-)
It makes me feel much less of an idiot blogging because it basically seems to be an extension of the whole ' talking to myself' thing that I do. Except of course now there is an audience which really, is extremely gratifying...
You are still loved.
So loved in fact that I'm opening up requests for the following areas(if you want one anyway):
A Sims Creation
This includes the options of
a) A Self Sim
b)A Sims Movie(up to 1 min in length)
c) A Sim Photograph (photoshopped etc)
A Forum Creation
A icon and a signature set.
Samples:
A Phone Wall Paper Creation
Samples:
Unfortunately, requests are on hold until the 14th of November which is when I finish my o levels.
Follow this link to put in your requests or just email me at bimemi@hotmail.com
Alternatively, you could ask me for a MacDonald's ice-cream sundae.
CDs
I was bored so I did up some of the band names and albums to album covers.
For :) :
For Yishu:
That concludes today post. Goodbye.
Credits: Omy blog for award pictures and flikr for the album ones.
Birthday
I planned what to say about turning sixteen long before I reached the age. It started out simple like "Let me drive and put on makeup" until you know, it turned out that sitcoms don't tell you the truth most of the time.
At this point, I am unable to summon a reflection on changing/bright futures/booze etc.
Maybe it will come to me later.
Thank you all who wished me a Happy Birthday and then gave me presents. And pretty boxes. I liked the boxes.
Actually, I love boxes. Don't hesitate to give me any.
Sg blog awards: A night of food, awkward social mingling and then some.
Now I will detail my trip there with crudely drawn pictures which have no resemblance to me whatsoever.
edit/ Witch Yuki Won. Congratulations!
Ha.
I could say I'm honored to make it to the top ten of the blog awards but I'm not.
Truth to be told, it's not difficult to form coherent thoughts in complete sentences with the minimal checking of spelling and syntax. Something that all ten of the youth category have in common.
We're okay but not great and far from being the best of youth blogs in Singapore.
Take a dig around, just because for every million emulations of Xiaxue or Dawn Yang there is only a handful of blogs which are good reads (i.e. no fake eyelashes except maybe for torture) doesn't mean it doesn't exist. < / product placement >
On a completely different vein, virtual cookies to everyone who voted :-)
It makes me feel much less of an idiot blogging because it basically seems to be an extension of the whole ' talking to myself' thing that I do. Except of course now there is an audience which really, is extremely gratifying...
You are still loved.
So loved in fact that I'm opening up requests for the following areas(if you want one anyway):
A Sims Creation
This includes the options of
a) A Self Sim
b)A Sims Movie(up to 1 min in length)
c) A Sim Photograph (photoshopped etc)
A Forum Creation
A icon and a signature set.
Samples:
A Phone Wall Paper Creation
Samples:
Unfortunately, requests are on hold until the 14th of November which is when I finish my o levels.
Follow this link to put in your requests or just email me at bimemi@hotmail.com
Alternatively, you could ask me for a MacDonald's ice-cream sundae.
CDs
I was bored so I did up some of the band names and albums to album covers.
For :) :
For Yishu:
That concludes today post. Goodbye.
Credits: Omy blog for award pictures and flikr for the album ones.
25 August, 2008
Meme
I don't care how busy you are. Do this with me.
Today, we are going into the lucrative business of band and album naming. Everybody knows a cool and ambiguous band name can Capulet you to absolute indie stardom.
Lettuce begin.
First, your band name! You don't need a cool back story
Just go to a random wikipedia page and then choose the article title as your band name
Band Name:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Randompage
Now, you need a pretentious, I mean super cool debut album name.
Go to this random quote page and scroll to the last quote. Take the Last Four Words of that Quote.
Album Name:http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
Of course, you need a artsy fartsy cover to complete the image. Choose the third image from the first row(left to right)
Album cover:http://http//www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
Grab a few chords, some converse high tops and become the next indie critic darling.
O Levels
are impending. Really, every time I think about the choices I have to make, the mulan song goes off in my head like a broken record leaving a tendency to be melodramatic and a fervent wish to dance.
A Reflection
I don't remember half the things I say but the things I do,I usually remember and they were probably a low petty whisper that no one else could hear.
I did do Iroh justice. Which gives closure to my involvement in the Avatar Community.
Here guys, have a quote
Wishlist
I've never made on these before, perhaps because I thought they were kind of obsolete. But if it helps -shrugs-
$100 and beyond
Better graphics card, larger memory etc etc.
A joy stick
Wacom tablet
Production Premium CS3
Sims 2 expansion pack collection(only if you are going to buy me the above)
Disneyland
Volkswagen Beetle
The Universe(look it up on eBay)
Under $30
From The Red Jewel
Rapunzel's Promise(Necklace)
Pandora's Roses(Bracelet)
Kanon Wakeshima's album (Just how many singles does one need before releasing an album)
Under $20
A fish(guppy or a nice-looking goldfish), in a nice glass bowl, swimming. As in alive. If you're going to give me a fish. Please, advance warning.
Books. (non-specific here.English ones preferably but everything else is not important)
Socks
Nice boxes
Across the Universe Soundtrack
Tip of the Day
I should write tutorials, share tips etc because it's selfish to keep information to oneself.
I'll start small.
Youtube now allows high quality videos to be posted. While for some videos you are able to select High Quality as an option, there are others which don't reveal the choice.
To watch videos in the quality they have been uploaded, simply add &fmt=18to the end of the url. Refresh and you have high quality viewing.
Hiatus
A word clearly stamped across the page. I'm sad not to be writing too . The next scheduled posts are on the 7/9/2008 and 14/11/2008.
End Transmission then.
I don't care how busy you are. Do this with me.
Today, we are going into the lucrative business of band and album naming. Everybody knows a cool and ambiguous band name can Capulet you to absolute indie stardom.
Lettuce begin.
First, your band name! You don't need a cool back story
Just go to a random wikipedia page and then choose the article title as your band name
Band Name:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Randompage
Now, you need a pretentious, I mean super cool debut album name.
Go to this random quote page and scroll to the last quote. Take the Last Four Words of that Quote.
Album Name:http://www.quotationspage.com/random.php3
Of course, you need a artsy fartsy cover to complete the image. Choose the third image from the first row(left to right)
Album cover:http://http//www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
Grab a few chords, some converse high tops and become the next indie critic darling.
What, you mean you've never heard of Public Art?
Post results in comments your blog or the tag board. I would love to see the results!
A Summary for Beijing Olympics 2008
The days are going kinda of slowly now that the Olympics is over. Can we do it again please?
Books
I need something more to read but the library isn't stocking any books that I want.
Something old. Neil Gaimen retains his position as my favourite author with Terry Pratchett definitely piquing my interest.
Good Omens was satire gold.They managed to keep the sardonic tone, use the word apocalypse sparingly and not annoy anyone in general. I don't remember reading something milk-through-nose worthy in a long time.
The Dark Knight
I have two things pertaining to the Dark Knight.
One, remember the review I gave The Dark Knight a while ago. I mentioned the joker being a pyromaniac with no back story and no room for sympathy making him one of the best villains of our time.
There is an article devoted to this concept of how to make villains who do not suck.
If your attention span allows, click here to read it.
Secondly,if anyone is interested, The Dark Knight Script is officially available for download. It's tight script which reads like a really good comic book without pictures.
Click for Download
An expert from "In Which nothing much Ever Happens and other stories"
Chapter 25/08:临时抱佛脚
My sister swings a flashlight/phone/MP3 player in my face.
"Tomorrow," she intoned " you shall wake up and than brush your teeth."
"But I do that every morn-"
" You will put on your uniform and than go to school."
"But I-"
"You will do those things because I made you do them."
I watched the swinging light.
"Well, while you're at it, could you make it so I become a really good in Chinese essay writing?"
The light stopped swinging.
"Hypnosis can't do the impossible."
O Levels
are impending. Really, every time I think about the choices I have to make, the mulan song goes off in my head like a broken record leaving a tendency to be melodramatic and a fervent wish to dance.
A Reflection
I don't remember half the things I say but the things I do,I usually remember and they were probably a low petty whisper that no one else could hear.
I did do Iroh justice. Which gives closure to my involvement in the Avatar Community.
Here guys, have a quote
Iroh:-face contorts in disgust- This tea is nothing more than hot leaf juice!
Zuko:Uncle, that’s what all tea is.
Wishlist
I've never made on these before, perhaps because I thought they were kind of obsolete. But if it helps -shrugs-
$100 and beyond
Better graphics card, larger memory etc etc.
A joy stick
Wacom tablet
Production Premium CS3
Sims 2 expansion pack collection(only if you are going to buy me the above)
Disneyland
Volkswagen Beetle
The Universe(look it up on eBay)
Under $30
From The Red Jewel
Rapunzel's Promise(Necklace)
Pandora's Roses(Bracelet)
Kanon Wakeshima's album (Just how many singles does one need before releasing an album)
Under $20
A fish(guppy or a nice-looking goldfish), in a nice glass bowl, swimming. As in alive. If you're going to give me a fish. Please, advance warning.
Books. (non-specific here.English ones preferably but everything else is not important)
Socks
Nice boxes
Across the Universe Soundtrack
Tip of the Day
I should write tutorials, share tips etc because it's selfish to keep information to oneself.
I'll start small.
Youtube now allows high quality videos to be posted. While for some videos you are able to select High Quality as an option, there are others which don't reveal the choice.
To watch videos in the quality they have been uploaded, simply add &fmt=18to the end of the url. Refresh and you have high quality viewing.
Hiatus
A word clearly stamped across the page. I'm sad not to be writing too . The next scheduled posts are on the 7/9/2008 and 14/11/2008.
End Transmission then.
17 August, 2008
Here comes the mandatory self-ban from the Internet. I will be back to tie loose ends and stuff next week.
In the meantime here are the things that I wish I could elaborate on but really, I've got to stop heeding the siren calls of the world wide web:
In the meantime here are the things that I wish I could elaborate on but really, I've got to stop heeding the siren calls of the world wide web:
- Beijing Olympics: Am I glad it's in sync with our timezone.
- YEAH GO SINGAPORE! Watching the table tennis finals match in a coffee shop(part of it) was a Primary Six composition in motion
- Michael Phelps is the third most searched person and it's not hard to see why. Did you watch his 100 m Butterfly triumph? It was like,woah.I have got to stop saying that.
- Oh Olympics
- Next week's post will include the Olympics(yey!) some icons perhaps some whining and then an official hiatus. I just like to tell you this so that I can remember and feel pressurized to do so.
And here we go.
09 August, 2008
Oh god, I wish I had a camera.
Happy Birthday Singapore! 43 years. Wow. And you haven't even gotten to the part where your start the receding hairline thing!
While we soak up the festive atmosphere and warm the cockles of our hearts lets just get a little fuzzier with this tree-hugging video.
Aw. I love the world too.
Walking by nonchantly, like he didn't know he owned one of the coolest
t-shirt sequels that I have ever seen:
"I am no longer with stupid"
Happy Birthday Singapore! 43 years. Wow. And you haven't even gotten to the part where your start the receding hairline thing!
While we soak up the festive atmosphere and warm the cockles of our hearts lets just get a little fuzzier with this tree-hugging video.
Aw. I love the world too.
07 August, 2008
Guesswhatwise
Knitting,tap-dancing and bugs? You're a freak.-don't forget the lyrics
Who knew the devil's TV could be this weird and funny?
Enoughwise
It is becoming increasingly frustrating to lounge around waiting for the O levels(death sentence?Oh the analogies it could spawn.) to arrive.
Sure, I'm studying. Very grudgingly.
It pains me to say that the O levels just happens to be a very inconvenient boulder of no consequence but must be dealt with (pushed off the road and into the sea preferably where it will become this little footnote in my life)if I want to move on.
Thismakesmealittlehappierwise
I was finally able to make a tribute to Mako who brought life to one of my favourite wise old man with a white beard.
Oh and also, writing speeches to convince the class to go for a class outing at East Coast Park.I think I threw tone, purpose etc out of the window and it made for a wonderful little lolfest exercise.
"How many couples have cemented their love while watching the sun set? We may not love each other with fiery passion but watching the sun set would certainly be a great memento..."
Otherwise
Quick, what is the square root of -25?
Knitting,tap-dancing and bugs? You're a freak.-don't forget the lyrics
Who knew the devil's TV could be this weird and funny?
Enoughwise
It is becoming increasingly frustrating to lounge around waiting for the O levels(death sentence?Oh the analogies it could spawn.) to arrive.
Sure, I'm studying. Very grudgingly.
It pains me to say that the O levels just happens to be a very inconvenient boulder of no consequence but must be dealt with (pushed off the road and into the sea preferably where it will become this little footnote in my life)if I want to move on.
Well I have some place to go so will it just budge already.
Thismakesmealittlehappierwise
I was finally able to make a tribute to Mako who brought life to one of my favourite wise old man with a white beard.
I was satisfied with the essay and I can only I have done justice to his character as he would have if he trespassed upon this age and time.
Oh and also, writing speeches to convince the class to go for a class outing at East Coast Park.I think I threw tone, purpose etc out of the window and it made for a wonderful little lolfest exercise.
"How many couples have cemented their love while watching the sun set? We may not love each other with fiery passion but watching the sun set would certainly be a great memento..."
"We made the choice and if you have objections please kill Cha Cha instead.He insisted."
I may have gone overboard though.
Reviewswise
Reading yey. So, for the past few weeks I have gotten really acquainted with some books and I would like to introduce them
This isn't for light reading and I feel vast improvements can be made.
First of all, the "bigger I am the more intellectual it makes the reader" has to go. Not everyone appreciates books which are as big as their faces.
The pictures are nice, illustrations are vivid. However, the literally possibilities are never fully explored. For example, instead of simply telling us that the mitochondria is like a factory, a story or perhaps even a character narrative on life inside the factory would have been insightful and we would gain something other than the fact that they carry out aerobic respiration so on and so forth.
If that is impossible. It could be a little more concise. Instead of droning on about molecular genetics and expecting people to understand what they mean when the chromosomes tango, more effective diagrams can be used.
It would have saved a lot of trees.
Okay, I've run out of criticism for school. Moving on.
Realbookswise
There is nothing better to do on a Saturday afternoon than to sunder into your least favourite neighbourhood library expecting to find a bored teen convention and then chancing upon a whole shelf of books that you've been wanting to borrow but were always on loan.
I took almost all the Neil Gaiman books. (yey!) Halfway through Fragile Things which is fantastic so far. The only complaint is that most of the stories seem left hanging in mid-sentence like the author was suddenly distracted by something else. Maybe they fit together in the end? Like a fragmented Ming Dynasty vase?
Sophie's World is finished. After speed reading the first time, I read though the philosophy lessons again. Granted, it's great introduction to western philosophy but it doesn't really reach any depth. Philosophies sometimes intertwine with science which just makes the entire thing even more muddled than before.
The protagonist is strange. If this really were to be considered wholly a fictitious books, it's one of the few that I have read which uses characters as vessels of information instead of letting them grow. Granted, the development is there but mostly as an afterthought.
Also, I suck at reading mystery. I flip to the back, figure out the entire thing and then it makes me feel antsy waiting for the ending while reading. Serves me right I suppose.
Ah, the second twilight post to grace this web page.
Ms Meyer says this book alluded to A Midsummer Night's Dream by Shakespeare. However, I remain skeptical.
I have read MSND. I have taken notes for it. I think I know the play. I have also hated it.(another topic for another day)
I don't see what she's trying to get at. Unless, by quoting that 'truth,reason and love keep little company these days' she meant her books which I must say, is a very apt way to describe her latest stab at young adult fiction.
Basically, it can be summed up as such.
Book 1: Sex and Swimming with dolphins.Book 2: The thing that came from the uterus.Book 3:Perfecting your Mary Sue and more implied sex. Also, how to end your ties with bad vampires diplomatically
You know what's worse than reading a bad book? Reading a bad book with potential and the author never once noticing it despite having written an entire series.
Windingwise
This post has been different. I haven't said so much in ages. It almost feels like posting thousands of pictures of myself with fake eye-lashes or eyes. Whatever it is people are pasting on their face nowadays.
Otherwise
Quick, what is the square root of -25?
31 July, 2008
27 July, 2008
The Dark Knight
Hype? Check.
Prerequisite: Tall, dark and handsome hero? Check.
Oh and a healthy dose of skepticism towards caped crusaders? Check. I’ll provide that!
Really, I’ll even throw in a challenge: Blow my mind
“Hmm… Very poor choice of words.”
For a fiend who is so wrong on so many levels, the Joker was dead was dead right about my vocabulary. A more appropriate response would have been: “Like whoa,” proceeded by a temporary stupor of awesomeness.
The Dark Knight appears to set up a game of chess at first, drawing a line between the good and the bad. However, we soon see that they don’t have much intention of playing the game as so much in knocking over the board and watching the pieces fall.
Right from the start we are plunged into one of the most elaborate tributes to chaos and anarchy. Harvey Dent is portrayed as the ‘The White Knight of Gotham’, a legitimate alternative of justice and rules which is the exact opposite that Gotham has come to know. Aaron here just gives the right amount of self-righteousness and projects the aura of Golden Boy very well (helped by the hair). It makes his later descent into the bowels of insanity hard to watch and to accept.
In the other corner is the Batman, played with commendable effort by Christian Bale. Bale’s flexibility in his role as both superficial billionaire (Billionaire Absconds Entire Russian Ballet! Best headline ever.) and the scrounge of the underworld truly makes the idea of ‘secret identity' believable. Also worth mentioning is Commissioner Gordon(Gary Oldman) who appears to be another earnest cop trying to do his best in a field but carries a steely will and fight in him yet.Terror comes in the form of custom made purple suits and grunge make-up. Enter the Joker(Heath Ledger). There is no worse thing that you can do to a villain than to give them a long, drawn out tragic back story. Am I glad they gave him ambiguous origins. I was afraid when he first started explaining how he got his scars. I mean an abusive father? Come on. Thankfully, he has a few facbrications of varying degress of misery.(Upon research, I htink they are meant to be a nod to the Joker's many origins in the comic book.)
Jonathon and Christopher Nolan have crafted a deeply complex character which required almost Para Paraesque acting to pull off and Heath Ledger has done it. With a joker’s gait, a maniacal laughter from hell and a voice that sounds like knives laced with honey Heath Ledger is equal parts flamboyant ‘entertainment’ and sketchy schizophrenic phycopath
In a frenetic cadence of chaos and destruction, Joker’s erratic decisions make every death as horrifying as the first. Through the Joker, the citizen’s of Gotham are put in front of a wall of madness. The consequences are not glossed over and the audience’s intellect never doubted.
Through the course of the film we see normal citizens teetering on the edge of criminal offence in attempts to rid those they consider criminals. The irony is not lost. One of the questions here is what would people do in the face of anarchy? Are we all too afraid to search our dark corners? When the Joker says, “You’re a freak. just like me”, he isn’t simply taunting Batman. It’s a statement for all of us. Are we just wearing the makeup underneath our skin instead of on it?
Not a second is wasted and every action sequence is done almost to a point of ridiculous perfection. The script is quite fantastic espcially the intereaction between the Joker and The Batman. You can see the Joker really enjoying his torment and the love for his game. On the otherhand, Batman's lack of response and sometimes effective one-liners bring out fustration and sulleness.Watching Batman is not a simple mind-blowing experience. It doesn’t just happen while you sit in the theatres and stare at the screen. It tides over-an outright annihilation of all previous standards that superhero movies have held and blasting a whole new league of its own.
The world deserved a better class of superhero movies from Hollywood and damn, did The Dark Knight give it to us good.
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Could we get a minute to indulge in a vindictive laughter for Edison Chen's shameless boasting and his one second cameo as hand phone boy?
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Dear Myra,
Never ever demand a review. Ever again. Pressure makes me write something insipid which I am still compelled to post.
Love,
Beverly
21 July, 2008
Avatar the Last Airbender has ended and I also finished reading Sophie's World. (A real book! I am so deliriously happy that I have a book that doesn't invovle chemicals or intestines)
A double whammy basically because both left a lot of space for contemplation. At the same time, it leaves a strange feeling of emptiness ,contributed mainly by the former.
Well, this one is a geek out post. -hopes for LJ cut. Doesn't happen-
A Memento for Atla
<>
Amidst my mother's dark mutterings about how I could only appreciate Chinese culture through a western medium and a slightly cramped upper deck bed, I watched "The Boy in the Iceberg" on a small laptop. Thus began one of the most exhilarating journeys ever.
Yesterday, it was over. 2 1/2 years spent with wonderment at what Nickelodeon got on their hands and a wonderful community of people who exist only as user names. It was the Finale, Sozin's Comet, on wide screen TV because I had gotten that much better at ripping things off the Internet.
I don't think I have ever wanted to cry, laugh and burble insanely at the same time before.
So these are what real endings feel like.
Generally, when something as incredible as this ends, I don't quite know what to do with myself. All you can truly say is 'Wow' or you could spazz out.
A double whammy basically because both left a lot of space for contemplation. At the same time, it leaves a strange feeling of emptiness ,contributed mainly by the former.
Well, this one is a geek out post. -hopes for LJ cut. Doesn't happen-
A Memento for Atla
<>
Amidst my mother's dark mutterings about how I could only appreciate Chinese culture through a western medium and a slightly cramped upper deck bed, I watched "The Boy in the Iceberg" on a small laptop. Thus began one of the most exhilarating journeys ever.
Yesterday, it was over. 2 1/2 years spent with wonderment at what Nickelodeon got on their hands and a wonderful community of people who exist only as user names. It was the Finale, Sozin's Comet, on wide screen TV because I had gotten that much better at ripping things off the Internet.
I don't think I have ever wanted to cry, laugh and burble insanely at the same time before.
So these are what real endings feel like.
Generally, when something as incredible as this ends, I don't quite know what to do with myself. All you can truly say is 'Wow' or you could spazz out.
Avatar may not be the most thought-provoking or intellectual show out there but I think the sheer combination of animation, sound (voice-acting and music) and great character development(which is really, something I have not seen in the fantasy genre in a long time) has led it to deserve the words :EPIC WIN.
I feel immensely privileged to have chanced upon this show and the work of Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. The Track Team has also produced a soundtrack on par with the movies. Last but not least, the entire avatar community who has proven to me that for a million idiots abusing their rights on the keyboard,there are another million who actually have a nervous system attached to their brains.
I still think people should watch the show even though the experience may not be the same.
As the hippies said, "Dude, you just weren't there". Or was it Robbie Williams.
Okay, I think I will go curl up in a corner and cry now.
< / geek >
P.S. Sophie's World was a philosophy book trying to disguise it self as ficition. Oh well,I'm glad it did though.More on that later.
P.S.S Oh, I have felt like laughing, crying and burbling at the same time before. After CAP. Funny.I hope not all goodbyes are that hard to say.
P.S.S.S I cannot believe it's over. Furthermore, there is a plane geometry test tomorrow. I do not find the idea of proving equal sides appealing. Oh and I am a little put out that this finale had to air the same time as the Dark Knight was showing. My schedule got completly tipsy because of this. Stupid marketing.
P.S.S.S Okay this is just because I think there is no such thing as quadruple post-scripts but it's fun to do anyway.Updated links?
20 July, 2008
Amazing Salt
This is to distract you. Turn down the volume because the frequency can get annoying. The patterns formed are quite cool.
Salt Sound Waves - video powered by Metacafe
This is to distract you. Turn down the volume because the frequency can get annoying. The patterns formed are quite cool.
Salt Sound Waves - video powered by Metacafe
18 July, 2008
14 July, 2008
A Review
When John Woo said that he’ll like to make a Chinese film that the western audience can appreciate, he meant it.
The opening credits give it all away with the background story being translated into English alongside the Chinese version. The music hints of subtle reference to western music, with much less emphasis on traditional Chinese instruments. Actually, scratch that. I’m pretty sure that some of the music they played had distinctively jazz origins.
The dialogue has pretty much been diluted as in I can understand what they are saying without having to resort to subtitles. Solidifying the western act is the addition (because I’m pretty sure it wasn’t in the books or history) of Sun Quan’s out spoken, tomboyish sister in the traditionally testerone fueled story. It’s feminist (a term here defined by which people who advocate girl power. To a certain extent.) bait .John Woo deceptively reels the crowd in with Lord of the Ringsesque movie masquerading as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
For the crowd like me, it worked.
I can’t say I didn’t enjoy the film because I did. It would be awfully hypocritical/wrong/unwise of me to criticize the movie with a heavy hand because:
1) I did not complete the reading of 《三國演義》despite being assigned to do so for my Chinese graded assignment last year. (Thank God for Wikipedia? And Mom)
2) Have you seen my Chinese grades recently?
The scenery was stunning although the CGI was a little lacking at parts. The cast turned in a decent performance although there were no real standouts. They played off each other and the chemistry between them made the film work. Of the leads however, Takeshi Kaneshiro seems to have gotten the better end of the stick. Against the enervated Tony Leung (Zhou Yu), he seemed to have that much more intellect. It was strange to see Tony on the battlefield anyway; it was clearly not his ground.
I wonder if the dynamics would have been different if Andy Lau had been given the role of Zhou Yu and Tony Leung the role of Zhuge Liang instead. Then again, that dynamic duo could get boring.
That’s my perspective but really, you can’t go watching this film without a second opinion so I’m letting the Chinese forums take the floor.
Orignial post here
《赤壁》（上）观后感
1、很血腥，很暴力，但不黄，虽然有几个镜头很暧昧。
2、尸体很多，和《投名状》有一拼。
3、火烧博望，火烧新野等展现诸葛亮智慧和军事才能的篇章都没有，诸葛亮好象只是个会耍嘴皮子的政客。本来舌战群儒时还可以补救一下，但可惜被一片乱哄哄的吵闹搅局了。
4、长坂坡一战，居然没有赵云夺青釭剑的镜头。
5、我记得赵云是把阿斗抱在怀里，而不是背在后背。
6、刘备没有摔阿斗，也没有哭。
7、张飞冤啊，用马尾绑树枝做疑兵，大闹长坂桥，吓死夏侯杰，喝退曹兵的英雄事迹都被埋没了。
8、关羽的形象有点老态，而且也不是很高大威猛。
9、甘宁什么时候改名叫甘兴了？
10书上明明写的是周瑜毁书斩使，电影里却变成曹操把东吴的使者杀了。
11、张飞在战场上的表现很突出，给我第一印象是象动画片里的绿巨人，第二印象是象《神奇四侠》里那个大块头怪物，横冲直闯，刀枪不入。
12、诸葛亮和孙尚香肯定有一腿。
13、诸葛亮的名言：硬拉是拉不出来的。未来两年内，这句话将一直是网络时髦用语。
14、曹操对小乔真是痴情啊！
15、原来曹操真是为了小乔才发兵南下的。
16、华南虎！又见华南虎！我怀疑华南虎是被孙权灭绝的。
17、鲁肃的形象距离我想的太远，也许是我要求过高了。能够把一半家产捐给孙氏，并在周瑜之后担任大都督的人，绝不是一般人。
18、诸葛亮需要冷静，周瑜需要冷静，我们大家都需要冷静。
For the record,if you didn't read that and I am not translating it, the above was pretty funny.
Stuff like this is the only reason why I am despondent about being bad in my mother tongue.
I am missing out on the sarcasm.
When John Woo said that he’ll like to make a Chinese film that the western audience can appreciate, he meant it.
The opening credits give it all away with the background story being translated into English alongside the Chinese version. The music hints of subtle reference to western music, with much less emphasis on traditional Chinese instruments. Actually, scratch that. I’m pretty sure that some of the music they played had distinctively jazz origins.
The dialogue has pretty much been diluted as in I can understand what they are saying without having to resort to subtitles. Solidifying the western act is the addition (because I’m pretty sure it wasn’t in the books or history) of Sun Quan’s out spoken, tomboyish sister in the traditionally testerone fueled story. It’s feminist (a term here defined by which people who advocate girl power. To a certain extent.) bait .John Woo deceptively reels the crowd in with Lord of the Ringsesque movie masquerading as the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
For the crowd like me, it worked.
I can’t say I didn’t enjoy the film because I did. It would be awfully hypocritical/wrong/unwise of me to criticize the movie with a heavy hand because:
1) I did not complete the reading of 《三國演義》despite being assigned to do so for my Chinese graded assignment last year. (Thank God for Wikipedia? And Mom)
2) Have you seen my Chinese grades recently?
The scenery was stunning although the CGI was a little lacking at parts. The cast turned in a decent performance although there were no real standouts. They played off each other and the chemistry between them made the film work. Of the leads however, Takeshi Kaneshiro seems to have gotten the better end of the stick. Against the enervated Tony Leung (Zhou Yu), he seemed to have that much more intellect. It was strange to see Tony on the battlefield anyway; it was clearly not his ground.
I wonder if the dynamics would have been different if Andy Lau had been given the role of Zhou Yu and Tony Leung the role of Zhuge Liang instead. Then again, that dynamic duo could get boring.
That’s my perspective but really, you can’t go watching this film without a second opinion so I’m letting the Chinese forums take the floor.
Orignial post here
《赤壁》（上）观后感
1、很血腥，很暴力，但不黄，虽然有几个镜头很暧昧。
2、尸体很多，和《投名状》有一拼。
3、火烧博望，火烧新野等展现诸葛亮智慧和军事才能的篇章都没有，诸葛亮好象只是个会耍嘴皮子的政客。本来舌战群儒时还可以补救一下，但可惜被一片乱哄哄的吵闹搅局了。
4、长坂坡一战，居然没有赵云夺青釭剑的镜头。
5、我记得赵云是把阿斗抱在怀里，而不是背在后背。
6、刘备没有摔阿斗，也没有哭。
7、张飞冤啊，用马尾绑树枝做疑兵，大闹长坂桥，吓死夏侯杰，喝退曹兵的英雄事迹都被埋没了。
8、关羽的形象有点老态，而且也不是很高大威猛。
9、甘宁什么时候改名叫甘兴了？
10书上明明写的是周瑜毁书斩使，电影里却变成曹操把东吴的使者杀了。
11、张飞在战场上的表现很突出，给我第一印象是象动画片里的绿巨人，第二印象是象《神奇四侠》里那个大块头怪物，横冲直闯，刀枪不入。
12、诸葛亮和孙尚香肯定有一腿。
13、诸葛亮的名言：硬拉是拉不出来的。未来两年内，这句话将一直是网络时髦用语。
14、曹操对小乔真是痴情啊！
15、原来曹操真是为了小乔才发兵南下的。
16、华南虎！又见华南虎！我怀疑华南虎是被孙权灭绝的。
17、鲁肃的形象距离我想的太远，也许是我要求过高了。能够把一半家产捐给孙氏，并在周瑜之后担任大都督的人，绝不是一般人。
18、诸葛亮需要冷静，周瑜需要冷静，我们大家都需要冷静。
For the record,if you didn't read that and I am not translating it, the above was pretty funny.
Stuff like this is the only reason why I am despondent about being bad in my mother tongue.
I am missing out on the sarcasm.
09 July, 2008
In which there is a disclaimer
I will not be blogging very often henceforth because of prior obligations ( O Levels).
Thus this is the last sane post which you'll be getting and a very long one at it.
In which a round about way is found in saying “Shit it’s the 12th of July already?”
Father Time and I were just conversing last year about how the months seem to fly by. He was a bucket full of mockery and I trapped in my own little quagmire of self pity. We are not the best of friends. It’s a fragile relationship, hanging on the delicate balance of role of pursuer and the pursued (I mostly being the former). We are never happy half the time and we just make do with the other half, although I have caught him trying to tip the scales in his favour.
Recently though, his shop is always closed. Something about running out of stock.
Ha. Yeah, right. You’re never going to flip the sign are you. I can see you behind the silts in the curtains. Tea and crumpets?
Bastard.
In which many things tread a thin line
I have not been the best of lit students lately. (Frightening powers of perception, wherefore art thou?) So perhaps my take on the video will be a little skewered.
Somehow, between the waffle, I think the bottom line is: Life’s unfair. There are thinking films and then there are films like this which make you wonder if it was just pretentious or you're totally not getting 'it'
Right, it’s well executed though. It almost takes itself too seriously with the sepia toning but it looks very nostalgic (?)
Comic by Amanda Bussel
Twilight.
I have so far refrained from calling it the next Harry Potter but I think it’s pretty official that it has reached holy grail status to fangirls worldwide cemented bybad popular fan ficiton and general fangirling. It’s not hard to see why, Romeo and Juliet is timeless.
If Shakespeare were still alive, he could make a billion every time a Romeo/ Juliet parallel is made.
I swear though, the heroine (for the lack of a better word) is suppose to be afraid of Sparkling!Vampires.
In which there is a character meme
[click to view full size]
About time I properly introduced the girl anyway. She used to be a projection of me but I don't think I look that deformed even on normal days.
So now she has a story (sort of) and family.
This is just one half of the meme. Awesome meme by Twelfth .
Everyone is busy but I’m tagging everyone who just read the entire meme.
It doesn’t matter if all you have to draw with is MSPaint or blood. I’d love to see what your own character looks like or even existing characters doing the funny things listed in the meme.
Download meme here
In which there is life happening
I took 7 test this week (or 6 I can't tell) and the world didn't explode.
I never thought it was possible, see you never know until you try.
Maths teacher's are diabolic. They are the only ones who can set a 60 minute test and make math puns at the end of the paper. (Algae-Bra)
Too much starch this week.
No more mushroom and cheese.
In which undying gratitude (and apologies) is expressed
MY HEART BURNS FOR YOU:)
Thank you friends, family and random people who I don't know! Thank you for voting even though all you get is a small chance of going to Phuket for free.
Sorry for all the people in the youth catergory who are getting flamed (HAHA! FLAMED GET IT? because Mary Sue set you guys on fire and...-dribble off-).
You make realllyyyy pretty lights.
Oh and there is way to find out if i'm leading, you are leading if you wear that crown thing. I don't really like wadding through the OMY site though. It's like plunging into a sea of information mostly but at the same time getting a lobotomy.
I'm sorry again but citizen journalism is really not going anywhere. Yet.
Please keep voting ( you can vote as many times as you want. Well, a vote per day) because I want my first original chracter to have a sparkling tiara.
I will not be blogging very often henceforth because of prior obligations ( O Levels).
Thus this is the last sane post which you'll be getting and a very long one at it.
In which a round about way is found in saying “Shit it’s the 12th of July already?”
Father Time and I were just conversing last year about how the months seem to fly by. He was a bucket full of mockery and I trapped in my own little quagmire of self pity. We are not the best of friends. It’s a fragile relationship, hanging on the delicate balance of role of pursuer and the pursued (I mostly being the former). We are never happy half the time and we just make do with the other half, although I have caught him trying to tip the scales in his favour.
Recently though, his shop is always closed. Something about running out of stock.
Ha. Yeah, right. You’re never going to flip the sign are you. I can see you behind the silts in the curtains. Tea and crumpets?
Bastard.
In which many things tread a thin line
I have not been the best of lit students lately. (Frightening powers of perception, wherefore art thou?) So perhaps my take on the video will be a little skewered.
Somehow, between the waffle, I think the bottom line is: Life’s unfair. There are thinking films and then there are films like this which make you wonder if it was just pretentious or you're totally not getting 'it'
Right, it’s well executed though. It almost takes itself too seriously with the sepia toning but it looks very nostalgic (?)
Comic by Amanda Bussel
Twilight.
I have so far refrained from calling it the next Harry Potter but I think it’s pretty official that it has reached holy grail status to fangirls worldwide cemented by
If Shakespeare were still alive, he could make a billion every time a Romeo/ Juliet parallel is made.
I swear though, the heroine (for the lack of a better word) is suppose to be afraid of Sparkling!Vampires.
Vampire:*Sparkles*
Bella: -Stunned-
Vampire:
I don’t scare you?
Reader: *Waits for punch line or hysterical laughter
anyway*
Punch line:* Does not come*
What it actually says: ….
Incandescent chest, his scrintillating arms bare. His glistening, pale lavender
lid…
Plot: *Dies*
In which there is a character meme
Between Goffick! Sue( Her outright rejection for mainstream media was never taken quite seriously) and Chameleon! Sue ( Her doe-eyed innocence and morphing ways has enabled her to land several leads in mangas as a brunette, blonde and raven haired beauty alternatively) Mary Sue 1078 has never quite came into her role as the Anti Sue she was being molded into.
Armed with a pyromaniac tendencies and a flammable pillow sidecake, she seeks her fortune elsewhere in the world. She has attempted to change her name twice (Alberta and Cornelia) and hopes to be third time lucky with her own invented name IWILLDOMINATETHEWORLD.
[click to view full size]
About time I properly introduced the girl anyway. She used to be a projection of me but I don't think I look that deformed even on normal days.
So now she has a story (sort of) and family.
This is just one half of the meme. Awesome meme by Twelfth .
Everyone is busy but I’m tagging everyone who just read the entire meme.
It doesn’t matter if all you have to draw with is MSPaint or blood. I’d love to see what your own character looks like or even existing characters doing the funny things listed in the meme.
Download meme here
In which there is life happening
I took 7 test this week (or 6 I can't tell) and the world didn't explode.
I never thought it was possible, see you never know until you try.
Maths teacher's are diabolic. They are the only ones who can set a 60 minute test and make math puns at the end of the paper. (Algae-Bra)
Too much starch this week.
No more mushroom and cheese.
In which undying gratitude (and apologies) is expressed
MY HEART BURNS FOR YOU:)
Thank you friends, family and random people who I don't know! Thank you for voting even though all you get is a small chance of going to Phuket for free.
Sorry for all the people in the youth catergory who are getting flamed (HAHA! FLAMED GET IT? because Mary Sue set you guys on fire and...-dribble off-).
You make realllyyyy pretty lights.
Oh and there is way to find out if i'm leading, you are leading if you wear that crown thing. I don't really like wadding through the OMY site though. It's like plunging into a sea of information mostly but at the same time getting a lobotomy.
I'm sorry again but citizen journalism is really not going anywhere. Yet.
Please keep voting ( you can vote as many times as you want. Well, a vote per day) because I want my first original chracter to have a sparkling tiara.
02 July, 2008
I take back my comment about the saturated photos.
Turns out that no one in the Youth Category has saturated photos and the competition is real.
I think I'm the only one portrayed is as a mad girl with singed eyebrows.
Mmm... Okay for an exaltation of the virtues of blogging click here.
To find out how to memorise 125 of chengyu in 30 minutes and then apply them in a battle of wits click here
Oh and click this button for it's jarring effect of pink against blue to vote for me. You stand a chance to win a trip to somewhere, Italy. Oh wait even better Vietnam. Plus, if I win I don't need the LG mobile phone.
You can vote for me everyday and it would be nice.
Turns out that no one in the Youth Category has saturated photos and the competition is real.
I think I'm the only one portrayed is as a mad girl with singed eyebrows.
Mmm... Okay for an exaltation of the virtues of blogging click here.
To find out how to memorise 125 of chengyu in 30 minutes and then apply them in a battle of wits click here
Oh and click this button for it's jarring effect of pink against blue to vote for me. You stand a chance to win a trip to somewhere, Italy. Oh wait even better Vietnam. Plus, if I win I don't need the LG mobile phone.
You can vote for me everyday and it would be nice.
At the risk of sounding ungrateful, I will angst about the competition at a later date when papers cease to fly around.
/This post is part of a larger picture that needs a major edit./
27 June, 2008
Schoolwise
I can't remember. I like being busy though. And I think I might start to do drabbles everyday once we hit the 100 day to O level mark.
Issueswise
I am not conceited enough to even consider that I am the only one with issues. A glance through the msn contact names can vanquish that thought in an instant. (No seriously though, every alternate one is lamenting the screwiness of life)
However, I will appreciate it if the drama department would quieten down to a dullwar roar. Constantly resisting the urge to tell my brain to shove it isn't working for me.
Yaywise
This is tough.
1)Thank you Alvinology for nominating me for the Omy blog awards? Yep. Although it was strange to have the results told to me through phone with this dead sounding caller operator.
Caller: Tryflydie?
Me: I'm sorry?
Caller: Hespiria?
See, there is something disconcerting when your virtual life crashes with the one in which you are currently breathing in. Also, who the hell dials a number and calls the person by their user names immediately.
2) I've been reflecting on it a lot and thus I've come to the conclusion I must be eternally grateful for the friends that I have. Not so much for the sake of nostalgia (too early) but you know for the amount of karma damage I've done, it's almost a miracle that I do have them.
Also must stop judging people, NO ONE IS A CHARACTER FROM A STORYBOOK. But then it's just so fun.
-winces-
Dadwise
Because my father is so into the whole media/network/exploiting the Internet shebang, he now has his own blog.
Which is awesome because he promises to be the most comprehensive guide to healthy chicken rice. How many healthy chicken rice blogs do you know?
Otherwise
This is as personal as it every gets. Categorized.
Floozy.
I can't remember. I like being busy though. And I think I might start to do drabbles everyday once we hit the 100 day to O level mark.
Issueswise
I am not conceited enough to even consider that I am the only one with issues. A glance through the msn contact names can vanquish that thought in an instant. (No seriously though, every alternate one is lamenting the screwiness of life)
However, I will appreciate it if the drama department would quieten down to a dull
Yaywise
This is tough.
1)Thank you Alvinology for nominating me for the Omy blog awards? Yep. Although it was strange to have the results told to me through phone with this dead sounding caller operator.
Caller: Tryflydie?
Me: I'm sorry?
Caller: Hespiria?
See, there is something disconcerting when your virtual life crashes with the one in which you are currently breathing in. Also, who the hell dials a number and calls the person by their user names immediately.
2) I've been reflecting on it a lot and thus I've come to the conclusion I must be eternally grateful for the friends that I have. Not so much for the sake of nostalgia (too early) but you know for the amount of karma damage I've done, it's almost a miracle that I do have them.
Also must stop judging people, NO ONE IS A CHARACTER FROM A STORYBOOK. But then it's just so fun.
-winces-
Dadwise
Because my father is so into the whole media/network/exploiting the Internet shebang, he now has his own blog.
Which is awesome because he promises to be the most comprehensive guide to healthy chicken rice. How many healthy chicken rice blogs do you know?
Otherwise
This is as personal as it every gets. Categorized.
Floozy.
22 June, 2008
"...and there may be people in the world who look exactly like us."
I think there might have been something before that hence the ellipses.
I couldn't hear my sister over the din of my own thoughts anyway. Apparently I find the solution to the Area of Triangle ABC/ Triangle BCE just that much more compelling than imitation me(s?) in China.
"...and all those people are Dopplegangers. So-"
To hell with vectors.
"Wait, aren't Dopplergangers like your evil twin or something?"
"Yeah, they are but there are so many copies of you so you can't all be evil so some are good and some are bad," she explains.
"Huh."
"People are all shades of grey," she says sagely. I believe I have caught a glimpse of wisdom in her eyes.
"Although, I'm pretty sure you're the evil one."
Oh, just a trick of light.
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Endlings
One last song before we wake before the sun. It's a full moon tonight and I suppose we had better say goodbye.
The Weepies, I like their older stuff better( new album last month) but still good. Yeah, still good.
I think there might have been something before that hence the ellipses.
I couldn't hear my sister over the din of my own thoughts anyway. Apparently I find the solution to the Area of Triangle ABC/ Triangle BCE just that much more compelling than imitation me(s?) in China.
"...and all those people are Dopplegangers. So-"
To hell with vectors.
"Wait, aren't Dopplergangers like your evil twin or something?"
"Yeah, they are but there are so many copies of you so you can't all be evil so some are good and some are bad," she explains.
"Huh."
"People are all shades of grey," she says sagely. I believe I have caught a glimpse of wisdom in her eyes.
"Although, I'm pretty sure you're the evil one."
Oh, just a trick of light.
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Endlings
One last song before we wake before the sun. It's a full moon tonight and I suppose we had better say goodbye.
The Weepies, I like their older stuff better( new album last month) but still good. Yeah, still good.
19 June, 2008
Workwise
Between doing actual work and losing my mind I think i've already blurred any distinction to what I'm stabbing.
Thus, the piece of paper with classic scribbles on is symbolic of everything I've written on for the past two weeks. You know, kill work before they figure out a million different difficult ways to kill you.
Quotewise
Between doing actual work and losing my mind I think i've already blurred any distinction to what I'm stabbing.
Thus, the piece of paper with classic scribbles on is symbolic of everything I've written on for the past two weeks. You know, kill work before they figure out a million different difficult ways to kill you.
Quotewise
People trying to be funny are never as funny as people trying to be serious and failing. The laughs have to seem forced on unwilling characters by the logic of events. A man wearing a funny hat is not funny. But a man who doesn't know he's wearing a funny hat ... ah, now you've got something.~Roger EbertRoger Ebert, American film critic, first film critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for Criticism.
09 June, 2008
Sometimes, its best not to forget the important things in life.
Like the fact that people read from left to right.
Oh well, here's to the blog who is taking it's first steps towards a flash integrated website!
In other words, moving pictures!
Various improvements need to be done I think, maybe putting my posts on the left instead would be a start. Too lazy for it now.
Secret Files of the Community Service Cru
Riff Raff
Clearing up the desktop and there are too many uncompleted projects. Which I suppose I will complete.Eventually.
Here is one entitled Project Dance.
In order of appearance: Me, Zhu Wei, Jia Mei, Myra, Abigail
This was made when Abigail was crushing on another Korean star. Many moons ago.
Fun, there were suppose to be a lot more people in this video if i completed. No one looked close to their real counterparts though. In fact, i think it would make it even more hilarious if these people were real.
Oh, well. It's funny enough as it is.
More tomorrow. Schools out already.
Like the fact that people read from left to right.
Oh well, here's to the blog who is taking it's first steps towards a flash integrated website!
In other words, moving pictures!
Various improvements need to be done I think, maybe putting my posts on the left instead would be a start. Too lazy for it now.
Secret Files of the Community Service Cru
Riff Raff
Clearing up the desktop and there are too many uncompleted projects. Which I suppose I will complete.Eventually.
Here is one entitled Project Dance.
In order of appearance: Me, Zhu Wei, Jia Mei, Myra, Abigail
This was made when Abigail was crushing on another Korean star. Many moons ago.
Fun, there were suppose to be a lot more people in this video if i completed. No one looked close to their real counterparts though. In fact, i think it would make it even more hilarious if these people were real.
Oh, well. It's funny enough as it is.
More tomorrow. Schools out already.
05 June, 2008
2 small Important Announcement
Sometimes, its good to be reminded that there are indeed holidays despite being constantly washed in fluorescent lights and a never ending sea of cement.
Thus, for shows that need love they now have moving banners!
See, I'm not watching this online because I don't think I'm helping the 'save myopic children' cause. It's a great show, click on banner for summary.
There seems to be a growing(?) trend towards tv series with fantastical elements. A reflection of society I suppose- Create a horrible reality, adopt escapist attitude and tune in to Channel ~ for an all new episode of 'what if possibilities'!
Or maybe Lord of the Rings got tired of their playthings.
Best thing since sliced bread. Nuff said.
A random event
There is such a thing as good comic timing in reality.
"Haha, look I will bounce this ball down the treacherous slope of DOOM."said the little sister, or maybe it was "Shiny things."
I'm really just paraphrasing.
The ball bounces, like we haven't already announced gravity as public enemy number one. But you know how it likes to throw it's weight around. The ball eventually bounces off the slope and into the car park.
Which is my cue for a mocking rendition of my sister's lost ball.
That is till the end of the slope where a random stranger produces the same pink ball in the hands and asks "Is this the ball you're singing about?"
I don't blush.
What I learnt
My mother refuses to teach me Chinese. She claims that the Chinese is horrendous here and she doesn't blame me if I didn't get it.
Which is great. Instead of just being bad at it, I can now adopt an elitist attitude and move to China.
A small Review
My first Summer Movie 2008 was Prince Capsian.
In a nutshell: Less talking animals, some cool one liners, not dark.
The first movie was forgettable but this one was fun. After watching 5 (or 10)Harry Potter movies, a summer movie shot under actual Sunlight is a welcome relief.
The Pensieve Children are good as a whole but not so much when broken apart. Ironically, it's Edmund (Skander Keynes), who is clearly underused and has the least lines who delivers the most memorable performance. What I mean to say is, a foolproof way to grasp attention is to stick a sword into the Snow Queen.
Prince Capsian (Ben Barnes)is bland, I suppose looking nice in yellow tinge and full blown up billboards was the only requirement for the role.
I went in the movie expecting to have loads of fun mocking Prince Capsian's accent for laughs later on only to find him forgettable. Instead, I mocked tree speak.
Also, Everything is about to change? No shit, Sherlock.
English Language-Beautiful Phrases for describing feelings
'She stared with eyes filled with anger and hatred that were beyond description.'
'The teacher was in a buoyant mood. He cancelled the test.'
Sometimes, its good to be reminded that there are indeed holidays despite being constantly washed in fluorescent lights and a never ending sea of cement.
Thus, for shows that need love they now have moving banners!
See, I'm not watching this online because I don't think I'm helping the 'save myopic children' cause. It's a great show, click on banner for summary.
There seems to be a growing(?) trend towards tv series with fantastical elements. A reflection of society I suppose- Create a horrible reality, adopt escapist attitude and tune in to Channel ~ for an all new episode of 'what if possibilities'!
Or maybe Lord of the Rings got tired of their playthings.
Best thing since sliced bread. Nuff said.
A random event
There is such a thing as good comic timing in reality.
"Haha, look I will bounce this ball down the treacherous slope of DOOM."said the little sister, or maybe it was "Shiny things."
I'm really just paraphrasing.
The ball bounces, like we haven't already announced gravity as public enemy number one. But you know how it likes to throw it's weight around. The ball eventually bounces off the slope and into the car park.
Which is my cue for a mocking rendition of my sister's lost ball.
That is till the end of the slope where a random stranger produces the same pink ball in the hands and asks "Is this the ball you're singing about?"
I don't blush.
What I learnt
My mother refuses to teach me Chinese. She claims that the Chinese is horrendous here and she doesn't blame me if I didn't get it.
Which is great. Instead of just being bad at it, I can now adopt an elitist attitude and move to China.
A small Review
My first Summer Movie 2008 was Prince Capsian.
In a nutshell: Less talking animals, some cool one liners, not dark.
The first movie was forgettable but this one was fun. After watching 5 (or 10)Harry Potter movies, a summer movie shot under actual Sunlight is a welcome relief.
The Pensieve Children are good as a whole but not so much when broken apart. Ironically, it's Edmund (Skander Keynes), who is clearly underused and has the least lines who delivers the most memorable performance. What I mean to say is, a foolproof way to grasp attention is to stick a sword into the Snow Queen.
Prince Capsian (Ben Barnes)is bland, I suppose looking nice in yellow tinge and full blown up billboards was the only requirement for the role.
I went in the movie expecting to have loads of fun mocking Prince Capsian's accent for laughs later on only to find him forgettable. Instead, I mocked tree speak.
Also, Everything is about to change? No shit, Sherlock.
English Language-Beautiful Phrases for describing feelings
'She stared with eyes filled with anger and hatred that were beyond description.'
'The teacher was in a buoyant mood. He cancelled the test.'
26 May, 2008
"Critics who treat adult as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves. To be concerned about being grown up, to admire the grown up because it is grown up, to blush at the suspicion of being childish; these things are the marks of childhood and adolescence. And in childhood and adolescence they are, in moderation, healthy symptoms. Young things ought to want to grow. But to carry on into middle life or even into early manhood this concern about being adult is a mark of really arrested development. When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."-CS Lewis
I really like this quote, although it is a bit of a mouthful if you want to use it for famous last words.
Breath quota would be up in a minute.
This week was a week IN WHICH THERE WERE MANY SITUATIONS AND CONVERSATIONS.
Titles in capslock.
A post for later
20 May, 2008
Weatherwise
There is a reason why " The sun was like a fiery orb in the sky", "The heat was oppressive" and every other version of "It's frigging hot and I'm stuck here doing something pointless.Switch on the air con." appears in primary essays.
It happens when you tell students to write about what they know.
Bookwise
Kino had 20% off today for summer reading! Bad promotional headline but who cares!
It has enable me to buy books, although not in great comfort. It seems like the children forgot that the Orchard library has closed down and swarmed to the bookstores.
The youth section is a fun place to be. Turn every corner and it's the Hit Songs of Hannah Montana and High School Musical brought to you by kids who have cable.
Also, I am of the opinion that boys who are knee high should not be exposed to pictures of Zac Efron. It's creepy.
Moviewise
Finally managed to watch Across the Universe.
It was better than I could have imagined and I think the remastered/resung songs are even better than the original.
Some song sequences were awesome ("I've just seen a face","Strawberry fields forever") but some were just plain weird("Being for the benefit of Mr Kite").
Symbolism, motifs were heavily played here and some were really clever. It's just an AHA moment if you get it and you'll appreciate how subtly it has been woven into the entire scene or movie.
I loved the cast although I think Evan Rachel Woods acting was rather bland here. Maybe it was the character, sheltered suburban girl to radical peace protester. Meh.
All you need it love. Or something to that effect.
Schoolwise
Whoop dee do.
I've decided that the sole purpose of post its is to stick it on an unsuspecting victim and giggle at them for the rest of the day.
They also make for pretty art. (two sole purposes)
Otherwise
There is tuna, there is vegetarian, caviar so tell me.
Why isn't there mouse flavoured cat food on the market?
There is a reason why " The sun was like a fiery orb in the sky", "The heat was oppressive" and every other version of "It's frigging hot and I'm stuck here doing something pointless.Switch on the air con." appears in primary essays.
It happens when you tell students to write about what they know.
Bookwise
Kino had 20% off today for summer reading! Bad promotional headline but who cares!
It has enable me to buy books, although not in great comfort. It seems like the children forgot that the Orchard library has closed down and swarmed to the bookstores.
The youth section is a fun place to be. Turn every corner and it's the Hit Songs of Hannah Montana and High School Musical brought to you by kids who have cable.
Also, I am of the opinion that boys who are knee high should not be exposed to pictures of Zac Efron. It's creepy.
Moviewise
Finally managed to watch Across the Universe.
It was better than I could have imagined and I think the remastered/resung songs are even better than the original.
Some song sequences were awesome ("I've just seen a face","Strawberry fields forever") but some were just plain weird("Being for the benefit of Mr Kite").
Symbolism, motifs were heavily played here and some were really clever. It's just an AHA moment if you get it and you'll appreciate how subtly it has been woven into the entire scene or movie.
I loved the cast although I think Evan Rachel Woods acting was rather bland here. Maybe it was the character, sheltered suburban girl to radical peace protester. Meh.
All you need it love. Or something to that effect.
Schoolwise
Whoop dee do.
I've decided that the sole purpose of post its is to stick it on an unsuspecting victim and giggle at them for the rest of the day.
They also make for pretty art. (two sole purposes)
Otherwise
There is tuna, there is vegetarian, caviar so tell me.
Why isn't there mouse flavoured cat food on the market?
14 May, 2008
Despite being the editor and the fact that I have an article due in half hour.
I have no concrete commentary on leadership.
-minor freakout-
Why does everything sound so cynical and unleadershippy.
Oh and why does it seems like almost every schools' motto in Singapore is along the lines of 'Creating Leaders for future world domination'?
Hahaha, Oh I get it! We are not a country but a factory. We are totally exported once they are done with us.
Hey listen! Its American Idol. Its weird.
Wait, look at all the flowerdaisies I have written!
'The leadership experience has been no less than edifying.'
(Bullcrap)^2
Don't go away! Shut up! (squeaky voices)
I have no concrete commentary on leadership.
-minor freakout-
Why does everything sound so cynical and unleadershippy.
Oh and why does it seems like almost every schools' motto in Singapore is along the lines of 'Creating Leaders for future world domination'?
Hahaha, Oh I get it! We are not a country but a factory. We are totally exported once they are done with us.
Hey listen! Its American Idol. Its weird.
Wait, look at all the flowerdaisies I have written!
'The leadership experience has been no less than edifying.'
(Bullcrap)^2
Don't go away! Shut up! (squeaky voices)
13 May, 2008
Before I forget.
Ms Poore teaches maths and plays the piano.
I like teachers because they are living and breathing wise figments of imagination. Like Gandalf. Only they come in many variations. White beards get old sometimes.
So, its a wonder when people want to actually get to know their teachers. It demystifies them which takes out the fun.
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Is anyone else disturbed that the Entourage ads at the bus stops have actual bras on them.
Adding to that, the bras have been disappearing from the posters.
One thing to be innovative, another to come with absolutely ridiculous ideas.
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I like the economics in geography.
It very Zen. Everything is connected.
Now let us study the connection and exploit them so that we can rule the consumer market and thus rule the world!
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Hypothetically, if we were to have a sequel to Ice Age One, wouldn't it be a problem if the all the gases in the air become liquids because the temperature has dropped?
That is,of course, provided that we are still alive enough to be worried.
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Evil beware. We have waffles.
Ms Poore teaches maths and plays the piano.
I like teachers because they are living and breathing wise figments of imagination. Like Gandalf. Only they come in many variations. White beards get old sometimes.
So, its a wonder when people want to actually get to know their teachers. It demystifies them which takes out the fun.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Is anyone else disturbed that the Entourage ads at the bus stops have actual bras on them.
Adding to that, the bras have been disappearing from the posters.
One thing to be innovative, another to come with absolutely ridiculous ideas.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I like the economics in geography.
It very Zen. Everything is connected.
Now let us study the connection and exploit them so that we can rule the consumer market and thus rule the world!
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hypothetically, if we were to have a sequel to Ice Age One, wouldn't it be a problem if the all the gases in the air become liquids because the temperature has dropped?
That is,of course, provided that we are still alive enough to be worried.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Evil beware. We have waffles.
11 May, 2008
"Can you help me sync the songs to my I-Pod?"
"No."
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"Can you help me move my contacts to my new phone"
"No."
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"Will you let me write and sing the first two lyrics of a song while you and tiff go wah wah wah on the last few notes?"
"Yes."
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Hey look! My nos don't last me to infinity after all.
Such a silly request
Anyhow its Mother's Day and since my family has given me no tragic childhood where I can draw pain for future literary uses, I make my first singing debut! For my Mom (I am tempted to put a smiley here but it doesn't look like my mom)
Happy Mother's Day!
Alternatively, in music album terms it probably looks like this.
Mother's Day feat.mostly dad coz he thinks he's creative.
Latter part is not pig latin or a result in atrocious singing. It's Cantonese.
And if you haven't already, pay a visit to this guy.
Yay and I'm done, more swimming in the moonlit world of social studies.
Alternatively known as Fun with Propaganda!
"No."
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"Can you help me move my contacts to my new phone"
"No."
---------------------------------------------
"Will you let me write and sing the first two lyrics of a song while you and tiff go wah wah wah on the last few notes?"
"Yes."
---------------------------------------------
Hey look! My nos don't last me to infinity after all.
Such a silly request
Anyhow its Mother's Day and since my family has given me no tragic childhood where I can draw pain for future literary uses, I make my first singing debut! For my Mom (I am tempted to put a smiley here but it doesn't look like my mom)
Happy Mother's Day!
Alternatively, in music album terms it probably looks like this.
Mother's Day feat.mostly dad coz he thinks he's creative.
Latter part is not pig latin or a result in atrocious singing. It's Cantonese.
And if you haven't already, pay a visit to this guy.
Yay and I'm done, more swimming in the moonlit world of social studies.
Alternatively known as Fun with Propaganda!
09 May, 2008
Let's see.
It's been a fairly shitty week.
That's one.
The world is going to end in 2013. Which gives us 5 years to do whatever.
That's two.
I'm still young, carefree and innocent but with the visiting relatives it has been deemed appropriate to talk about my marriage prospects.
That's three.
So, all in all not having the best time ever.
Oh wait, there was wastebasket ball.
"20 points if you get the paper in without touching the rim."
"But there's wind!"
"Okay, 40."
Bleh.
It's been a fairly shitty week.
That's one.
The world is going to end in 2013. Which gives us 5 years to do whatever.
That's two.
I'm still young, carefree and innocent but with the visiting relatives it has been deemed appropriate to talk about my marriage prospects.
That's three.
So, all in all not having the best time ever.
Oh wait, there was wastebasket ball.
"20 points if you get the paper in without touching the rim."
"But there's wind!"
"Okay, 40."
Bleh.
04 May, 2008
Compartmentalising
Schoolwise
I have a study schedule.
This means I am (going to be) smart, efficient and insufferable.
Hairwise
Skipping along the roads today when I met the cutest primary school kid with a really cool hairstyle.
So I decided I had to get it and the hairdresser will call the collection: The Jagged Fruit Bowl that was Smashed and then pieced together by a 2 year old.
Bookwise
Read Flowers for Algernon
Charly wans to get smart. Dos get vary smart after operashun but loosses it vary soon.
It's science fiction and turned around the idea of science fiction for me. Creepy but restrained emotionally.
I like reeding tis book. its been too dais since i reed a good book.
Iconswise
Hey you had fun guessing so I guess if you want to know the answers you can ask me personally tomorrow.
P.S Some guesses were totally off:P
Projectwise
The Korean Parody is shaping along nicely. We had an awesome cast although we found out that there was more to "playing dead" than what the dogs usually do. It is an art.
Post-production work begins next week. Get ready for the the World Premiere on 25th May 2008ish. We should totally get a poster for that.
Also working on a A3 spread for Connexio(year book) A piece of what goes in:
Its punk meets IJ.
I suppose no teacher would be very happy about the highlights but the belt is at the right place and the skirt is at the knee. If we can spray paint pink hair on a wall highlights are just swell.
She is a model pupil.
A first-time watermark. Of course if you were really determined nothing could stop you and that is one ugly watermark but hey the things not finished yet so watermarked it stays.
Otherwise
Have you heard of the bison with 6 legs?
Schoolwise
I have a study schedule.
This means I am (going to be) smart, efficient and insufferable.
Hairwise
Skipping along the roads today when I met the cutest primary school kid with a really cool hairstyle.
So I decided I had to get it and the hairdresser will call the collection: The Jagged Fruit Bowl that was Smashed and then pieced together by a 2 year old.
Bookwise
Read Flowers for Algernon
Charly wans to get smart. Dos get vary smart after operashun but loosses it vary soon.
It's science fiction and turned around the idea of science fiction for me. Creepy but restrained emotionally.
I like reeding tis book. its been too dais since i reed a good book.
Iconswise
Hey you had fun guessing so I guess if you want to know the answers you can ask me personally tomorrow.
P.S Some guesses were totally off:P
Projectwise
The Korean Parody is shaping along nicely. We had an awesome cast although we found out that there was more to "playing dead" than what the dogs usually do. It is an art.
Post-production work begins next week. Get ready for the the World Premiere on 25th May 2008ish. We should totally get a poster for that.
Also working on a A3 spread for Connexio(year book) A piece of what goes in:
Its punk meets IJ.
I suppose no teacher would be very happy about the highlights but the belt is at the right place and the skirt is at the knee. If we can spray paint pink hair on a wall highlights are just swell.
She is a model pupil.
A first-time watermark. Of course if you were really determined nothing could stop you and that is one ugly watermark but hey the things not finished yet so watermarked it stays.
Otherwise
Have you heard of the bison with 6 legs?
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