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Moana!

2020-05-05T08:10:00.000-07:00

Just watched Moana, I thought it was a great show :)

For kids and adults alike.

Going beyond the confines of your horizon, facing the insurmountable (with a plan), and importantly knowing who you are and being true to yourself.

That is a powerful message :)

Cut the fluff, stripped down, who are you? If you know that, your path will be clearer.

I haz a rock. Yes i do!

2015-03-22T09:35:00.002-07:00

Oh wow.

Its been awhile.

I was just reading some of my older posts.

And I have come to a conclusion.

I think was smarter last time. Somewhere. Somehow. I turn stupid. =)

Ah well.

Anyways facebook is a little scary I guess. I looked through the old comments and someone posted an email and said its alright to email her. I guess it was just a friendly gesture as I wrote something that she connected with. So I searched fb and lo and behold, I found her profile. I think she recently got married. The email thingie was 2009 lol. wow.

Anywasy, I am happy for her and she seems to have a good career and all. I contemplated adding her on fb. But there was no real reason to. I had contemplated adding because I thought it would be nice to know more people, especially if we think alike in some ways. I mentioned that I hate goodbyes, in addition to that I think everyone you meet in life is a link to you in this life time, a thread in the tapestry of your lifetime. I know there is a saying that life is a train ride and most people you meet are just passengers passing through, dropping off at different stations. But hey, I am the dude that keeps grass dropped by someone ;) (I have thankfully gotten rid of the grass... I hope. Actually I am not sure, I need to check if I am really as stupid as I think :P I still got this old dumb red umbrella... I need to let go huh... may be I am really just pack rat in disguise.. oh dear I really am digressing are'nt I, see! Multitasking makes you stupid :p).

Anyways I figured there was little point in adding her since it would be kinda weird. And what are we gonna talk about? "Oh hai, I play marvel avengers alliance and mousehunt these days..." Ermmm. yeah. So having not much to talk about is weird and adding after 5 years is weird. And I thought to myself this is so weird. And here I am talking to myself on a blogpost!

Anyways. Thats aside, there REAL reason I wanted to post was this!

woo hoo!!! Harry on the rocks! or I haz a rock! whatever =)

I thought he looked really cute and deserved a blogpost. So there! =D

2012-07-22T07:31:00.001-07:00

I recently posted a movie review of Batman: The Dark Knight Rises here

Enjoy!

SPIN

2011-12-16T20:54:00.001-08:00

So the train broke down again this morning.

Just a quick thought on the SMRT thing.

I think the disruptions are "minor". What is more important is that the problem is fixed. If the trains must be stopped, then so be it.

Better to stop the trains and fix the problems properly, then to put up a band aid/stop gap solution and compromise on safety.

It may not be in the best interest in terms of image to disrupt the train services further. But scheduled disruptions are better than unscheduled disruptions no?

Another point I think is important, that I hope the relevant authorities learn, is our need to have better readiness.

Where was SMRT? Where was SCDF? Where was the media coverage??? This is a very glaring security gap that I hope will be patched. Be glad that it happened in good times. In bad times, it would have been a clean wipe, and there would be five hours to do so.

I also read with some disappointment in the forum today where someone mentioned that the public should be better prepared. he mentioned something to the effect that public should have stayed calmed instead on texting and messaging.

HELLO?

I think merely breaking one window was already very calm, I would expect that in many other countries more windows could have been broken.

And the texting? It was sadly THE ONLY communication that was working. And it was actually socially responsible to send the message out. SMRT, when it happen, was still letting people INTO the station (I was there). How dumb was that?

However I think he does make a good point that citizens should be better prepared and know what to do in these situations. I am going to assume there is a with SCDF and a no SCDF scenario. I think the with SCDF scenarios are the official training ones. The non SCDF scenario should at LEAST equip the driver (or public) with some means of evacuating the train or opening the doors in an emergency.

Citizens can already think and move in a hive manner with social media. I think the relevant authorities should see this as an opportunity rather than a threat (as a few other countries have already done admirably). I see some comments where the grouse was that companies now have less time to react. but seriously the same social media tools are there for them to use. They just need to maintain an online prescence. Note: PRESCENCE. Not an abandoned website or account, but one that is actively maintained.

I am confident that if there is an official word from the company, then that would be SIMILARLY propagated through the social media stream.The knife cuts both ways however, it means that if the company cannot successfully use its means of communication then it loses its credence as a source of news. Its their call really, use it or lose it.

(And really, its not PR that is most important but the work at hand which is to manage the safe evacuation of the public. Once you have done your due dilligence, you can do your PR, but if your focus is the other way round, i.e. PR then due dilligence, then... well I don't really have more to say but that you are in the wrong place and probably have the wrong values for a public resource.)

This brings us to another topic. SPIN. Spin can be used for good or for evil. If you have done your due dilligence, spin can be used to higlight the good work you have done. Spin can be used for evil, when you have NOT done the neccessary or due dilligence, then Spin in this case is used to cover up and spread misinformation and deceit. Spin, like it or not is part of our daily lives and everyone. Public, COrporate or Government, should keep a sharp eye on Spin.

A Song to Remember

2011-11-25T19:14:00.000-08:00

So I am currently watching "A Song to remember".

Actually I am supposed to study. But I have a toothache, so blankly staring at something is kinda my default mode now.

I visibly told myself not to catch another serial, but damn the toothache (haha I have found my scapegoat w00t!).

Anyways the serial is still in funny mode, so it was amusing. My favourite character is probably 牛奶瓶 (I cannot remember his name).

Julie Tan was fun to watch too, cute and amusing (which is her role at the moment .. I think?)

He (牛奶瓶) gave her two cookies! and then ran for fear that she would ask for the last cookie. That was hilarious, but how often is life like that =)

Any ways the funny part that resonate with me was the dentist that tried to pull out his teeth. My god. The sad part was I think, its still like that with many dentists. My mom got most of her teeth pulled out over time. Every dentist I met (alright not so many just one, but it was a high level one highly recommended by another rather senior personnel), also just took one look and wanted to do surgery on me. I mumbled something and left. (Oh I did'nt lose any teeth in the meantime and that was like a few years ago already)

Only recently did I meet a dentist that tries to save my teeth rather then evict them. And guess what, he was'nt locally trained. wow.

here is a link to some pics of the set, there is even the olden day dentist scene there !

Other interesting titbits about the show: there is a couple acting as a couple in the show. =)

Oh the toothache I am having now? Its not due to decay but heatiness. (I just went to the dentist to check and had a filling so it should have been detected no?) But guess what, going to the dentist and telling him I have a toothache will probably result in an eviction notice =P Even with my current dentist I am sure =P

How do I know it is just heatiness? Its my body, and its reacting differently from before. (Besides, the pain moves. So what, you want to pull my upper molar, then my lower molar, go ahead do it to yourself, but leave mine alone thank you very much =P)But these are things a doctor is unlikely to catch. Much like science is unable to capture the specifics.

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Well its really 20111217 now so I ahve been following the serial for a bit, I actually was'nt too keen on it. The whole Shanghai tan 上海摊 thing does'nt really get me. But Julie Tan is pretty =P *jkjk* (not the pretty part but the reason part =P). I thought it was quite a funny show, and it slowly progresses to be more dramatic and serious perhaps sombre? And it has some nice gems like this one

There are apparently a two versions =)

one by 许美静 and one by 徐亦晴

I was hoping it was Julie Tan's voice but it was'nt =P it was the song and voice that I loved tho so there... =)

Some Like it Hot, Some like it Cold, Some like it in the pot, nine days old...

2011-11-24T19:14:00.000-08:00

This is the porridge I have been eating for the past five days =)

Its half eaten, but I figured if I don't take a photo now, it might get more inconvenient to do so in the next few days since I am on leave this week =P

It is called gruel techinically. I guess. But locally its called "choke" (for native english speakers, no it is not literal, just a romantization of the phonics of the dialect)

It has pieces of fried oil stick (called "eww"-"cha"-"kway"), some "chong" (some fragrant vegetable I can't remember the name), strands of ginger, small slices of fish and fried onions. And a raw egg thrown in. Add vinegar and pepper to taste.

Whats there to talk about gruel? =)

....

Well for one I have only started eating it this year. Given that this is at a coffeeshop near my place for the last 33 years, it really did take me quite a while to take a liking to it did'nt it? =P

Well a few things struck me. Fried Onion bits. I really hate the stuff. It always had a very strong taste that I hated. And ginger. I like it to taste, but not bite and chew it as if it were the main. And the gruel itself. Man it used to be that ... the taste is nice, but it get boring and sick after the first ten spoonfuls or so.

What I liked about it in the past? The oil sticks. Thats about it =P

So what made me like it now. Well a few things. I have been ill for a while so I was looking for something plain. The porridge fit the bill. The other thing was I changed the way I ate it. I used to only eat the gruel and only eat the oil sticks. Now I eat everything and I realised what I had been missing. The onion bits and ginger, in a vacuum (i.e. on its own) have a strong taste, but when you eat it with the gruel, you better appreciate what the dish is supposed to taste like. I've been a fan ever since =)

Moral of the story? A few things. Many things in life are there for a reason (especially if its been there for a while), so give it a shot give it a chance, you might just like it and discover something old, something new. =)

Another thing? Look around for things forgotten or forsaken, you might discover something old, something new, something you =)

Oh you want something more? (I did say a few) Somethings cannot be taken in a vacuum. Few things in life are black and white. In context, everything changes.

And I think it applies to so many things in life.

Of course some things are patently bad (no doubt) hence, as with the dish, you need to apply more than one train of thought or rule or doctrine and decide if you want to do something.

As always, due diligence will go a long way. =)

Absolution

2011-11-20T23:54:00.000-08:00

Absolution

I had a few occasions to visit this concept recently.

I had a conversation (if you could call it that =p) where we were discussing about when was one considered a failure.

His argument basically went something like this:

If you have defeated yourself, then that is the greatest failure and it is THE END.

The problem I had with that was this:

I am ever the optimist (at least in logic if not deed). Hence, it is never, THE END, because the failure is is not absolute, because one can always step up from failure. My gist was every failure is an opportunity to step up for success. Even in the event where one is self defeatist and gives up. The moment one decides to stand and deliver, that is when the tides change and opportunity for success is created.

Even in my own life if I were to follow my friend's advice, I would be quite a failure. But. I try to change, even when I am depressed, depression, like failure is a state. A phase. It WILL Pass.

We go through many valleys in life, but these valleys are but a shadow of death (this is for Bible readers). Shadows are but the absence of light, and will hence ALWAYS be transient. And for people who know Pastor Phil Pringle, this is some akin to something he said:

FACT: It may be dark now.

TRUTH: These times WILL PASS.

In the end we could not reach an agreement (in the greater scheme of things pride is the bane and the reason for wars and all the pain in this world) and the reason was (aside from pride) : Absolution.

He believed that a failure in self (or a self defeating attitude) is absolute, there is no come back. I cannot believe in that. I hope he does not believe in that for his own sake, but on the flip side I hope he is not trying to propagate such a belief. The latter is the greater evil and there WILL be karma for it =P (not from me, I only express and propagate hope in hopes that others will not be influenced - but cannot stand by and waych him spout rubbish, in the end my closing comments were that THAT opinion is self defeating (of he can get out of it if he wants to ;)))

Now absolution.

What I wish to state is the futility of absolution. And yet the neediness of absolution. For instance, if my belief was truly the better of the two. It is of no use if my friend is the greater in power (be it finance or otherwise). This world is a world enamoured. We are enamoured by power, lust and greed. So in order to be of meaning, one must have power to change. Opinions and beliefs are nothing without the substance to change.

1) It is Good, if your beliefs in absolution have a divine Good associated with it.
2) It is Good, if your beliefs in absolution have a Truth associated with it.
3) It is Evil, if your beliefs in absolution have a divine Evil associated with it.
4) It is folly and possibly Evil, if your beliefs in absolution have no Truth associated with it.
5) It will be respected, if your beliefs in absolution have a power associated with it.
6) It is folly, if your beliefs in absolution have no power associated with it.

But how do we know what is going on in the greater scheme of things? i believe my friend's belief to be foolish and possibly Evil. But my own belief is'nt so great either. On the topic of the End, I believe the End is when you die, then you cannot change things, then you send in your report card and get judged and then go Hell or Heaven or get recycled in Karma ;) But I could be wrong. I am not God. In there and I too an just another fool. But I hope to err on the right side.

Afterall hope is sometimes the only thing left that a person who has lost himself can count on. But then there is also false karma. Perhaps a person needs to be insulted or shocked or angry enough that he will stand to prove other wrong, hence the propagation of evils or untruths serve only to bring out the truth and good in people. So in the greater scheme of things I could be the greater fool.

And that is the sad truth. Unless your knowledge or opinion or power is ABSOLUTE. All else is folly. Hence the message is: In all things, have moderation.

What made me think about this topic:

1) The screening of "Journey To the West" just ended, and the tortoise punished Triptika for forgetting to ask Buddha a question. The following discussions were that. In many ill, intention is important. Triptika had no ill intentions just a moment of forgetfulness. But yet he was punished. Before the event of the old tortoise, the disciple were discussing and "scolding" all the people who did wrong. And Sun Wukong mused that they had been happily childing and judging "evil" but were themselves guilty in the end, even tho the intention was not evil, but the event happen and they were "punished". Note however the message is not, to punish for any iniquity no matter how small, but that one should have compassion and be mercyful where it is possible. This is not about compromise, but about moderation. About not being an absolutionist and blindly following your rules or doctrine (that you belief in)

2) Power. Being an Absolutionist is not something that does not come with rewards. In fact, many times that not absolution brings success and riches, while moderation brings second prize, is seen as weak and has less chance of success. (That view is ,of course, not absolute. Great Pride brings great fall, to scheme [evil] as well as to plan [good] takes foresight forbearance sometimes to do great good/evil things). Often an enterprise or person is not right, but with absolute beliefs, has the drive to follow his plans through. This of course also true, if a person has a good heart, integrity and compassion, he may also have absolute beliefs that carry him through. So Absolution has a place, the question is really what do you have absolution in and how do you know?

3) Ratatouille. Well mouse cook. Anton was rocked to the core. Anton was absolute that not anyone can cook. But was Gustauf moderate or absolute? I believe Gustauf was absolute in his belief, but moderate in expression. The mouse was abolute in his belief. He had two beliefs. One he can cook. Two he can convince Humans rats can cook. I think the rat had absolute belief and expression, but in the end moderated his expectation. It does show case, the benefits of both absolution and modertation.

4) I realise I was also holding an absolute. In my quest to question the absolution of my friend's opnion, I realised I was absolute as well.

And that is the other thing: Is it better to be absolute or moderate in our views? There is no good answer, but I think it is all about what you are absolute about and what you hold in moderation. For views you hold in absolution, pray you are right. For views you hold in moderation pray you too are right =P For all it takes for Evil to rise is for Good men to do nothing. (How do the Good men know they are good anyhow =P)

Good Luck to you in all things and may you have wisdom to hold things that matter in absolution and things that matter in moderation.

Watch Learn Soar !!!!!

2011-06-09T10:14:00.000-07:00

This is a new website!!! Recently launched to aid in learning!!!!

Best of all its FREE =)

Stuff I am working on

2011-05-29T16:04:00.000-07:00

a few websites I will be working on:

DROID-WORKS.COM

LIMKOKHE.COM

OSCOG.COM

IDROID-WORKS.COM

The Script - For the First time

2011-05-29T02:00:00.000-07:00

I loved this song, apparently by The Script

I'ved heard of them but given my age am really out of touch lol

I only pooed pooed at most of the new songs on the market, dismissive of them as too Creedish

but this song, I was forced to sit through in a fren's car (we worked til 10pm or something and he lived nearby) and I actually had to listen to the lyrics.

It was enlightening =).

I will now try to get up to speed, another friend likes Korean girl groups, maybe I should do those =P ... well maybe not, we'll see =P

[edit]

well partly I was posting becos my sis, like me, am a sour puss with regards to the state of today's music (tho we are really quite out of it) and she commented today's songs suck.... well I was remind of this song which was very down to earth and could well be about today's lifestyle, perfect song for the G.E. =P

...

But perhaps she is right. Afterall it is the same shit, different song ;)

[/edit]

She's all laid up in bed with a broken heart,
While I'm drinking jack all alone in my local bar,
And we don't know how,
How we got in to this mad situation,
Only doing things out frustration,
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard,

She needs me now but I can't seem to find a time,
I've got a new job now on the unemployment line,
And we don't know how,
How we got into this mess is it gods test,
Someone help us cause we're doing our best,
Trying to make it work but man these times are hard

But we're gonna start by
Drinking old cheap bottles of wine,
Shit talking up all night,
Saying things we haven't for a while
A while ya
We're smiling but we're close tears,
Even after all these years,
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting for the first time

Oooooo
[few times]

She's in line at the dole
With her head held high (high)
While I just lost my job but
Didn't lose my pride

But we both know how,
How we're gonna make it work when it hurts,
When you pick yourself up,
You get kicked to the dirt,
Trying to make it work but,
Man these times are hard,

But we're gonna start by,
Drinking old cheap bottles of wine,
Shit talking up all night,
Doing things we haven't for a while,
A while ya,
We're smiling but we're close to tears,
Even after all these years,
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting for the first time.

Ooooo
[few times]

Yeah.....
Drinking old cheap bottles of wine,
Shit talking up all night,
Saying thing we haven't for a while,
We're smiling but we're close to tears,
Even after all these years,
We just now got the feeling that we're meeting, for the first time

(ooooo....), ye4ahh for the first time,
(ooooo....), oh for the first time,
Yeah for the first time,
(just now got the feeling that we're meeting...
For the first time)

Oh these times are hard,
Yeah they're making us crazy
Don't give up on me baby

Oh these times are hard,
Yeah they're making us crazy
Don't give up on me baby

Oh these times are hard,
Yeah they're making us crazy
Don't give up on me baby

Oh these times are hard,
Yeah they're making us crazy
Don't give up on me baby

Still not dancing =)

2011-05-28T22:33:00.000-07:00

And.... I still am not dancing dang....

any hows

General Elections went by, and life as changed so much. So many things changed, so many things to talk about and I was just wondering when?

when? When will I write a damn thing? =P

Sumiko Tan is now married, I don't see Ong Sor Fen in the Strait Times as often .... tho that probably my fault (I only read occasionally as opposed to everyday in the past)

I guess i must be really bored today =)

anyhows things to do:

Fix the damn computer - I believe I need to cut something.. the stupid mobo has only two pins whilst the tower case power led has three

Do Android app - I am really lacking inspiration here, ideas??? =)

Do a personal horn tracker - for MH =P I dunno if I will ever get round to doinng it tho, right now I am doing a cut and paste

Get cracking on the CFA - sighz =/

Anyhows in other news, I just really wanted to say:

Movies must MOVE you. I just watch Dylan Dog, the other day and it was sad.

The story had potential, but ermm in the end the story was just kinda flimsy and the acting.... I dunno ... I could'nt link (Dylan felt really fake) ... somehow

The one connection I had......

Was when Dylan's Zombie buddy scratch his eye at the end saying something to the effect of, his eye is itchy and its like something got into it.

At this point the audience is able to see that his eyes (the Zombie) has gone light blue. And Dylan softens (no I still could'nt connect =P) and says lets get you a set of new eyes (or was it fresh eyes) and the zombie goes on to make wise cracks about old spice.

It was the acting, it was the lines and to some extent the execution that gave that moment its moment.

I guess what moved me was the fact that his friend was really dead, really a zombie. It was this realisation that soften Dylan (I guess???) and it was really a sad moment.

more later ... its lunch at crystal jade now =D

[alright -- back =) 1546]

now i spent some time reading other reviews about Dylan Dog and ...

I agree with some views, mainly the Zombie (Sam Huntington) was the only (ironically) decently fleshed out character =P

But to say that Dylan Dog ranks up there with Buffy and Ghostbusters (or The Blob)???

nah....

Buffy was waay waay better, and fan should know why it died. It just ran out of things to write and say. I mean you can only save the world once... or twice or three times nice =P but thats it! The major apocalyptic type just kept getting bigger and bigger like some property or tech bubble. (the final scenario in the TV series was mass slayers versus mass Uber Vamps ... *shivers* -- the bright spark? --

Buffy: I love you
Spike: No you don't. But thanks for saying it

Simple words, but the weight was really there because there was a build up
)

Another one of my favourite lines by Spike:

"We like to talk big, vampires do. 'I'm going to destroy the world.' That's just tough guy talk. Strutting around with your friends over a pint of blood. The truth is, I like this world. You've got – the dog racing, Manchester United, and you've got people: billions of people walking around like Happy Meals with legs. It's all right here. But then someone comes along with a vision, with a real passion for destruction. Angel could pull it off. Goodbye Piccadilly, farewell Leicester bloody Square."
―Spike joins forces with Buffy to stop Angelu

Hello Hello Helloe

2011-04-27T07:30:00.000-07:00

Wow...

its been so long huh ? unfortunately most of my 2010 post have been about me selling off my MTG collection

still.

I am trying to get into dance again for for the life of me I can remember the name of that small sch I attended.

I stilll rememebr jitterbugs and 2-left feet.

I can only remember the name as something groove, but all that turned up on google is a pole dance class for ladies only =P

I gues i will start posting more... I'm not sure about what but there are so much to talk about is'nt there =)

Lumpy

2009-11-01T07:22:00.000-08:00

There is a hole in my heart that no one can ever fill.

For I took a piece of it and gave it to my first love but had nothing in return.

Over the years, my poor heart has gotten more holes.

I believe I shall call it lumpy.

Hello lumpy! =D

someday some one might give her heart to me... but I only have a a lumpy one ...

*sighz*

now if I were religious I'd say that God will heal it all and make my heart brand new

but is it still my lumpy old heart then?

It'd be all brand new and sparkly I guess lol

Why do i blabber so? A friend is getting married on the 28th of Nov... but I then recalled, 29th Nov is her birthday. My sis says its useless information I should forget. Am I still me if I forget though?

I have better things to do I guess =D

爱

2009-09-13T09:48:00.001-07:00

My mom and dad love to watch the show "ai"

no not AI you twit!

ai4 with the "fourth" sound in chinese lol

爱

its quite ermmm hilarious... welll recently it is less hilarious and more touching as one of the female lead is dying

I'm not sure what I want to write about actually lol

Why do I smile

2009-08-30T09:55:00.000-07:00

Many have always asked me why do I smile.. why do I keep smiling.

The truth is?

They don't know me well enough to know that is not true =)

But I do smile alot. I have thought about it at length and I understand that most would not be able to understand the more abstract reasons.. but I have thought about it at length and came up with three simple reasons why I keep smiling.

Reasons that are perhaps easier to digest. =)

But first, Why I think I smile alot:

I like to think that I see the good in things . The simplest joy and wonder can be seen in the most mundane of things. This is also why I do not like travelling. It seems a bit of a waste. Not because I am stingy (as i would think is the most interpreted view/assumption) but because the mountains and valleys do not fascinate me. Not that they are not magnificent, indeed they are. But they hold no more value than the cracks and nooks and crannies in an old rock or block of cement. Thats shoulds negative =) Why not I put it in a positiver direction. Or the way I see it =). Do you not see the mountains in the plain common rocks. Do you not see the great rivers and seas in the rivulets and bodies of water? When it rains, does the flowing water not resemble the rivers?

When you see the commonality in things, how things are so wonderous. How can one not smile? =)

Thats is my reason.

Actually there are many reasons to smile.

God is good! Man is bad, but that does change God. or nature for that matter. People get angry when they talk about how nature will survive anything that Man throws at it. They speak with a vengence, they revel in retribution. But I see it as a wonderous thing that, Man can obliterate himself. But the world will go on. I think its beautiful =) We can't change Man, but we can enjoy Nature.

Oh you want the three reasons.. of course of course. We'll come to that =) . All in good time as they say.

UP moview review (mabbe spoiler) but yah its past the first day =P

2009-08-10T09:33:00.000-07:00

Whoo hoo.. so fast right. A movie review =P

Just watched UP with my family, my sis brought her bf so thats five of us!

UP is a show about dreams.

About dreams being crushed or laid to rest.. or giving up dreams.

The first portion was probably the saddest. You see the old'man "Mr Fredrickson"'s entire life flash before you.

Dreams unfulfiled (his wife) which he felt guilty about.. but actually his wife already laid that dream to rest to live another dream. With him.

Those dreams were their childhood dreams. They held on til adulthood, but had to put off those dreams for financial reasons. They dream of having kids, but could'nt. Then the fat kid comes along.

The fat kid was right though, the boring parts of life, are the ones you remember the most.

One thing that hit me is how caught with life we are. I would love to have a cosy sweet life. Living within my means and being satisfied. But it might leave me utterly unprepared for the future. Society and economics may not look kindly if I do not have the means to survive. In up, the pausible reality makes everything nice and rosy. But in real life one sometimes may never have a second chance. One can't simply yell squirrel and have everything work out.

Yet that is the charm of UP. There is the sobbering truth. And then there is the illusion that everything can be made right.

Me? I died a little when I saw the first portion. Its never right that something beautiful should come to an end and be defiled. That everything you worked so hard for can be taken away so easily. The part where the old man held on to the broken mail box was all the more heart wrenching when you see how helpless he is. Perhaps mortality is what makes life beautiful. But I hate it. I hate goodbyes.

But UP is also about letting go and starting anew... again it may simply be an illusion so easily achieved in a cartoon. But the simplest stories sometimes hold the greatest truths. Perhaps one simply have to let go and move on to a new adventure. Easier said than done surely. But such is life.

I am still alive yes

2009-08-09T19:04:00.000-07:00

I guess I should write something... anything..

its just that at the computer.. I can't bring myself to write anything...

but when walking about I would have an inspiration to write something... and rather lengthy too!

Hence the beauty of the netbook =)

ah well....

I'll have to change if this blog is to survive. I probably will not be verbose. Not that I ever was =)

So its one day after NDP which is uneventful for me. This year it fell on a Sunday, so today monday it is a holiday.

I think I shall use it to do a bit of coding. Do a bit of work learn abit.

Like whether a it is good to have a single massive table or to break it up in to several smaller tables.

hmmm.

Alrighty a few movie reviews coming up!!!

Movies Ihave watched recently ......

2009-02-28T20:58:00.000-08:00

Hmm haven't really typed out anything lately.

And its already March!

How time flies.

I wish I could say I have done something significant, but i have'nt.

Maybe march is the time to start.

I watched a few movies....

Ip Man, Chi Bi II, Underworld Rise of the Lycans (Which was'nt too great...)

Ip Man did have a few good messages.. and it is something aking to "Hitler: the rise of evil", where good men must make a choice and a stand.

One has to however be strategic about where you put your alliances and talent to use.

For instance in the show there was a very patriotic Chinese who just got himself killed, by persisting to fight.

He died in the end ... (in retrospect, perhaps you need spirited individuals like that person, to die and kick sense into everyone, for up to that point, everyone was being very Singaporean actually =) ... i.e. "if things are not so bad... just let it go.")

But for the sake of his own life, he would perhaps be better off stepping down. For even Ip Man, strong as he is will die to a bullet.

And even if the masses are stirred to rise, as in the show, they would not withstand the fury of a full fledged conventional assault.

Hence the need for stategy I guess. I would like to think that in an idealized world, good and justice will prevail, and in fact I do, but the pragmatic side of me suggest that this is only possible with a little luck and thinking.

And that was Ip Man.

For Chi Bi II, it was good =) nothing bad about it. There was a part about Zhuge Liang asking his friend if the terrapin was sweating. Which was comical and we do not know if he is refering to his friend Cao cao or what =P

but he was referring to the real tortoise of course and being perfectly serious..... the change in weather in the show would result in warm air, the terrapin, being cold blooded and all would have cold skin, which would cause water to condense on its skin when the warm air approaches. So no he was'nt taking a dig at anyone =P

One of my friend did mention that the ending was not so accurate. Cao Cao was actually set free by Zhuge Liang, not Zhou Yu. The story goes that Zhuge Liang, fearing too much power in the hands of Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, allowed Cao Cao to escape so that the 3 Kingdoms will continue to balance each other.

Cao Cao (in the text) supposedly was allowed to run to the area where Guan Yu was guarding, seeing that Cao Cao had previously spared Guan yu, Guan yu allowed him to escape.

I have no idea if this is correct since I have never read the text (though I intend to =P)

The last movie.... Underworld....

Oh this was sad... i think the colour of the show was too bluish black... not enough colour and i thought this was a development in thestory but actually it was a retcon job. It was to tell the story before Underworld... i was initially very lost when the female lead got killed...

lol

enough for now... time to click on my MH

...

and it was amiss!

12:57pm tomorrow
Justin Sossin sounded the Hunter’s Horn, but my radioactive blue cheese failed to attract a mouse.

*sadface*

X-Men Origins: Wolverine Trailer !!!

2008-12-19T08:23:00.000-08:00

Wow.

Just wow.

Gambit woot!

wow.

Capish?

Great.

Awww Jeanette....

2008-12-18T05:34:00.001-08:00

Well this article was discussing whether Jeanette Aw will be propelled to stardom. I dunno I thought she was already quite popular =)

I think this would cement her position, but somehow her character does not come forth as strongly as that of Zoe or Fann (Even Fann gets the points for very fiery eyes =P)

Still I feel she did quite well for the show and kudos to everyone, as the show had alot of heart put into it. =)

But will it spell the ascend of Aw? I dunno, it might be the start, but somehow I do not feel it would propel her any higher than she already is =)

Her most memorable role? "Jing jing", even now my mom calls her that =)

Bond, Bolt and Birthday Blues

2008-12-07T09:27:00.001-08:00

So on Saturday we celebrated my sis's birthday at mirama hotel.

So is this going to be a review of mirama hotel or Bolt.???

Good Lord I dunno.

Its a blog, its free form I guess. (That means I am spaced out and making idiotic comments)

So we ate the buffet at mirama. I think I ate lotsa pastries.

the was durian puffs. But not enought durian =(

I think I said to my sis's bf : "more custard than puff"... before realising that made absolutely no sense lol

The food was alright.

but I guess i just like simple white steamed chicken =)

Oh yah i just remembered why I am even writing about mirama (bear with me.. after watching Nemo I realised i am Dory incarnate)

The service was'nt too good.

Ah yes petty ol' me writing yet another complaint. But specifically the service by the staff was good. but there just were'nt many staff.

Even the manager strength seems to be half. Where in the past there were two, now there is only one. Its like what the spice girls sang about two becoming one I guess.

I am getting inane.

Anyways.

So after dinner we watched Bolt.

The super dog who could.

Anyways, not to spoil the movie (though its already all over TVMobile). But it is really the penultimate G rated movie =)

The movie has no adult themes. The jokes were mostly based on how cute Bolt was because he was utterly clueless. And towards the end there was some focus on pet responsibility. (The cat was abandoned).

There were other sub themes, like believe/faith in a person. How a TRUE friend should act etc. But mostly this was expressed by the crazy fat hamster(Rhino) who seemed delusional anyway =). I guess the point they were trying to make was that Bolt is a hero even without powers =) Ans another possible theme is that TV is not real =)

Overall this show was trying very hard to please everyone.

Madagascar was more raw and the jokes more slapstick/lame (which is what I enjoy unfortunately or not =P)

Overall definitely a keeper for families and pet lovers.

Other movies that I watched:

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

Well as mention i had my fill of slapstick =) The show was a riot. And oh ... why did they reduce Mort's airtime. Mort is so funny.

My sis and I have concluded that I like anything mousey that looks crazy!! lol

James Bond: Quantum of Solace

I actually have more to say about this... but I am getting tired... mabbe I will edit later...

But what comes to mind.... me and a colleague observed that. This james Bond is too gruffy. Te signature James bond is suave and a typical Brit gentlement. Pierce Brosnan was a little too american. This new one is Brit enough... but not suave.

And where are the women???????

When Pierce Brosnan was around, there were still women.

This new guy really does not look like the flirty sort.

So the sex scene where the female agent suddenly beds James Bond made absolutely no sense!!!

There was no attraction, they had little to no conversation. He asks her to look for something in the bathroom, suddenly he is MACHO MACHO MAN (sing the way buffy sings it) and she wants to bed him.

WTF?????

*sighz*

Otherwise the film was alright... not as dramatic as other James Bond movie, but the *evil* is more believable I guess.

Overall it was'nt a bad show. Its just that being a Bond movie, there were certain expectations... maybe I am showing my age here.... *sighz*

Good night people, its 1.26am in Singapore 081208

Change...

2008-12-05T20:45:00.001-08:00

Things change so fast, the IG website is down....

CLIPS has changed its main URL (though I think it is
definitely more organised!)

Randy Bueler got laid off???? *sighz*

Only one thing stays the same people.

*drumroll*

I am still as useless as ever!!! lol

I think I'll pick up dance.

Again.

*sighz*

I'm like a motor-dory.

2008-08-23T00:40:00.000-07:00

Sometimes after some alone time in the poop hole (aka the toilet)

...

You have to wonder.

How can something so small...

Smell so bad.

Goodday to you too.

Little nits in life

2008-08-12T08:29:00.000-07:00

It funny how you learn important nits of things from the smallest things...

One of which is from the Sapling.

"Do not not look at the illusions you fear or want for by doing so you give it strength, instead look at it and know it for what it is"

or something to that effect =)

This struck me as so many things are deceptive in this world.

Money, sex (beauty), power.

People fear being rich or fear wanting to be rich for fear of being seen as greedy. People fear looking at pretty gals in the eye for fear of being seen as hum sup. People fear being able to look at another in the eye for fear of being seen as aggro and getting beated up. People like to be moralistic and sit on their high places.

Well to me this statement speaks, do not fear! If we are carnal, we are carnal. We are built like that.

It is alright to lust and want, BUT.

It is also important to remember that you have a brain and there is such a thing as self control.

This does not mean that you deprive yourself or put up a false front.

but it does mean understanding and accepting what or who you are and being the best person that you can be.

If you decide that I am speaking hubris and you have some sort of moral high ground then good luck to you. I hope for your sake that you are indeed as perfect as you seem, for I have seen too many imperfect people pretending to be perfect then imploding and hurting themselves and others.

Another nice line was from the show Young Yang Warriors

where the 4th brother said:

"If I have to face it anyway, why worry about my chances"

He was injured and had little chance against his opponent. But still he showed up for the duel to lose. I guess it is about the same as "going down fighting" or like when Daniel said "even if there is no God, we would not serve you (Nebuchanazzar)". It is standing for what you believe in, standing for the one you love.

Sometimes the cards you get dealt with in life say "you lose".

Which is pretty true about many of the circumstances that we find our selves in.

Of course one must first then decide, MUST we face it =) or are there other avenues.

But what if there are truly no other avenues?

If you must face the music.
How would you dance?

Movies I watched .. Hellboy 赤壁 Hancock and err Shao Nain Yang Jia Jiang =D

2008-07-23T10:06:00.000-07:00

So I watch some shows recently the latest being 赤壁 and before that Hellboy and Hancock

Hancock was alright.. but too short storyish... like can you see a serial coming from this?.... I can't

I tot it was cute... but tired.

Too much Will Smith acting matured and all..... see I am Legend

any MTG fan will be able to tell you that you are obsolete outmoded Theresa era etc

kay... bad MTG joke.

Hell boy... man it was hell...

no it was'nt quite that bad.. but close....

too cartoony.

I dunno. The first Hellboy was fine... it was the same cornball jokes.... and hey to prep myself I actually watched the first show in 2004 directed by Guillermo del Toro ... both... by Guillermo del Toro

this I am surprised....

so why did the jokes in part 2 suck so bad....

I dunno.

Though I think Guillermo del Toro directed Pan's Labyrinth now that was a very dark and well done show.... there is a horrific beauty about it.

So the director was rather stylised and made a pretty good first Hellboy... so I guess I was expecting more.

One of the messages in Hellboy II was to die beautifully... that though you may be maligned but it is still wrong to go all wonky and destroy the world. Something like that.

I guess I can't relate.

Maybe it is the morals.

HellBoy I had this line said by Myers.

"YOU HAVE A CHOICE, YOUR FATHER GAVE YOU THAT"

That has so many biblical connoctations.

Background. Hellboy is a demon. His "father" took him on the "good" side, hence he had a choice.

Also there was the scene where, when Hellboy uttered his real name, his horns grew. It is evocative of the power of your NAME. For instance Jesus means Son of God. God Himself is known by His many names. Even in Hindu the gods have many facets. So the power of the name (the power of the WORD as it may be) is being invoked.

But in that scene, Hellboy made his choice, he broke the damned horns =)

So there were some very strong imagery used in Hellboy I ... but I am wont to see the same in Hellboy II so I was a little disappointed.

The last show i will talk about is Red Cliff or 赤壁

Why is there a hoo ha over Lin Chiling... I really dun find her pretty.

I thought Takashi looks rather mischievious... is Zhuge Liang supposed to be mischievious??? I dunno. Zhao Wei has eye bags.... i guess she is growing old (compare with her stint in huanzhu gege)... Seeing her old, i feel old. I remember how A used to be addicted to Huanzhu gege.. and that was like in my uni or JC days....

I thought the show was quite well done... a little bloody and the CGI is sometimes overdone

But I actually think the currently running serial Shao Nian Yang Jia Jiang on TCS 8 on Sundays is rather good too so.... whatever I guess =)

And I do love the ending theme song

Er Shi Nian by Zhang Meng Meng (张萌萌)