Friday, August 28, 2009

Catching Up


Alrite, i never thought that year 4 will be soooo hectic. actually i did think of that before but i guess sometimes mentally prepared isn't enough. But anyhow, i've posted some interesting photos, above of which i digged from my library 3 years back, and below, of which i took it just recently.

it just reminds me of how time flies so quickly, spent in hall and NUS. in just a blink of an eye, 3 years passed just like that. It was good memories and i'll keep it well :)

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Up


Since i havent been posting stuff, and i did watch some movies, so i shall post about my latest one which i caught in the cinema.

Initially this was a movie which sort of hooked my interest because the little boy was so cute. But then, some ppl watched it and commented about it being quite flimsy so i cast it aside (learning from the Harry Potter experience). However, some OTHER people watched it and say it really is the nicest animation to day. Which really piqued my curiosity how come there's 2 opposing camps.

So i decided to watch it for myself. Sort it out for myself. And hence watched it i did. So this is my verdict: watch it. It's really nice, especially the first 20 minutes. i dunno how come people call it flimsy i find it really, really touching especially from a guy's point of view. i won't be surprise if someone teared in just the first 20 minutes. Just imagine how you'd feel by playing your life through from childhood to old age in a flash.

Overall the story isn't really THAT fantastic but i really was quite touched, not by the little boy in the end, but by the old man. Hahaha how ironic. so its really nice and i'm looking forward to watching district 9 but i dont seem to see any cinema showing it. ZZZ

Saturday, August 15, 2009

2012

Of course i dont believe that by 2012 the world is really going to end. Maybe it's tomorrow. Maybe it's year 3000. But i really like the trailer a lot... the hopelessness of the monk and how when it comes, no one will be able to escape.

Except of course, if you have the assurance to eternal life.

Saturday, August 08, 2009

The Sensation of Gliding


When you grew up in a small kampung like 7 Mile in a small town call Kuching, it's not uncommon to never heard of what a roller blade is. For that matter, we only have bicycles and i can't remember how many stuns i pulled with it when i was young.

So when i first get to see this set of wheels, it really looks VERY cool. but that was when i had already gained a fair bit of age, and pulling stuns sort of compartmentalized into one corner of my life labelled 'Please-do-not-try-this-at-home'. that changed a few years ago, when i bought myself a pair as what you've seen above. and of course gotten some motivation to learn something new and exciting :P

And so it was. Roller blading has been always fun for me - glide on the road. sort of like skiing but slower i guess. skiing can send your heartbeat to explosion when u rush down the slope.

Looking forward to the next blading session =)

Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Public Enemies


I havent been to the cinema for quite some time now, the last time was when i watched transformers i reckon. So this is the first time i went to the cinema since i came back before the school term starts. Oh yes, i forgot to mention i watched Harry Potter's crappiest film. So that means this is the second film i watched since i came back. Btw, Harry Potter was so bad i just ignore reviewing it and refuse to acknowledge that it screened in the cinema.

Anyway, we're talking about Public Enemies here - a film with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale: what can go wrong right? well, actually it can. For a quick synopsis: it's another story about police and thief during the Great Depression where robbing banks seems like an easy way out to earn money. well just that it was based on a true story.

It's also a love story between Dillinger and Billie (Depp and the Marion), and how they eloped from the police. So, what went wrong? i would say that it is just personal preference but i find that the way they film the movie to be a tad too boring. No climax or tense music, just plain ol shooting like you're using a handycam.

The film depicted that the robbery was just this kind of legitimate way of earning (not a lot of) money, and that without morality you can't really tell the difference between a legal job and an illegal one. Sometimes without an absolute you just can't tell whether things are just plain black and white or are they grey.

Well, it's not bad a movie. though its not really mindblowing or whatsoever, it's still worth your money (which, i hope, you havent spent on watching Harry Potter).

Tuesday, August 04, 2009

Chopin in F Minor

It's just sublime.