Of Deception and the not so Happening

Deception

The movie was chosen for that evening not based on the story , but rather, based on the casts. It's hard to resist a movie with names like Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor and Maggie Q.

The story buildup was rather slow paced at the beginning and I was getting bored. But thankfully Hugh Jackman was really charming and suave in the movie , so at least I got some eye candy. Ewan Mc. had a nerdy look as his character was an accountant who lead quite a normal life , with not much thrills going on.

By the crafty arrangement of Hugh Jackman (played role of a crook), Ewan got introduced to a sex club (no names were exchanged, no conversations, and the person who calls up always says "are you free tonight" ) . That's also when his life turned 180 degree around. He walked right into the trap set by Hugh but managed to get out of it at the end of the story. There's always a twist to such stories..so at least that got me going "ooohhh"

I was expecting to see some action from Maggie Q, but she only gets less than 5 mins of screen time :/ just a small fry in the movie. But oh boy was she sexy :P

This movie is rated M18

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The Happening

The bees are disappearing.....

With "Six sense" being one of my fav. movie, I was hoping that The happening would be just as good. But most of the reviews I heard/read gave the movie a so so rating. I guess the movie is still enjoyable but I have my grouses. I don't like the female lead (Zooey Deschanel). I have no idea who is she..and she has this glassy eyes that seems to be unable to focus. I can't feel any chemistry between her and Mark Wahlberg in the movie.

If The Happening had another title, it would have to be "The many ways you can kill yourself "
Seriously.. the characters in the movie were zombiefied after being affected by the strange gust of wind and kills themselves either by using pen to stab themselves on the neck, lying down waiting for the tractor to crush their bodies, and how about drawing your own gun and shooting yourself in the cranium. This movie is nothing short of blood and gore. I had to use my jacket to shed myself from the screen hahaha..

Don't guys tell each other if they have food stains on their faces?

We were at MacD. last night and saw this at the table in front of ours.


Two boys, roughly about late teens to early 20s were eating and chatting away. Just another ordinary scene playing out in almost any other fast food restaurant right? Almost.


I mean I wouldn't even take a 2nd look at the boys but something about one of the boys (the one seated facing me ) just simply caught my attention. Not that he has 3 eyes or two noses nor was he exceptionally good looking.


It was this stupid white food stain on the left corner of his mouth!! I dunno what caused the stain; he could have eaten some ice cream or it was the tartar sauce residue from the fish fillet burger.


Whatever it was, he was oblivious to it. I know it was quite lame even of me to blog about it..but maybe I am anal..I kept wondering why that friend of his didn't bother telling this 'mouth with a stain guy' about it?


Don't guys tell each other if they have food stains on their faces? Oh wait, perhaps that friend of his is a scrupulous and selfish boy, gloating at his friend's white mole? This is the same thing with food scraps stuck in between teeth. Why don't people just inform their friends about it? Are they worried that it may embarrass the person? What is embarrasing is for the person to walk many blocks back to their offices, or to go shopping with the stain left on the corner of their mouths!


Now, here's my question.


Would you have tell your lunch partner/bf/gf/spouse/mum/dad/friend that there is a stain on their faces ( food stuck in teeth) ? Or it really depends on how important the person is to you?



As for me..*points finger at self* Well ya, I would tell the person I am with that there is a food stain. I mean, I would want someone to tell me if I have a food stain you know! hahaha. Though usually I would have known the minute there is a stain, but of coz sometimes we may be too engross in our food or in the company we are with, we become oblivious to the presence of the stain.


So friends ...I mean my friends, pls DO tell me that I have a food stain on my face when the need arises. Rest assured you will be informed too if you get your mouth messy or when there is a veggie stuck in your teeth *unless I am in a naughty mood that day* hehe.



If we were to have a meal together , and you knew I had a stain, and for some dumbass reason wouldn't tell me about it, I would be really sad and disappointed when I looked into my mirror. Friends don't do this to one another.



So there you go.. Remember, be nice and tell them. ^_^


PS: no..I can't just go up to the boy and tell him about the stain. Coz he is not a friend. Quite an irony I know..coz here I am wanting my friends to tell me and yet I didn't lend a hand to this poor stranger boy. But wouldn't it have been funny if I signal to him about it? hahaha.. I can't imagine. And no, this is not the same with 'sir ,your pants isn't zip' situation.

My expensive meddical consultation on a Sunday

Being the only clinic that is open in my estate on a Sunday, I was being charged $54 for my inflammation of throat , congested lungs and cough. That's like double of what I usually pay at the other clinic~ I seldom see this doctor unless no choice..like today, being the only doc around. Oh well.. The doc just used the stethoscope on me for a min and answered 3 of my questions and he pocketed $15 for consultation -_-'' I forgot to get my BP checked..darn.

The antibiotics (CYCIN) cost $25!!



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I am a big muji fan. Just bought a few bottles of new drinks to try..but guess I have to just keep them in the fridge till I am better.

These two were featured in Thursday's Urban (Straits Times)

Have tried the plum n apple juice *on the right*
Tasted slightly sourish . You can eat the fruit
$1.90 each

Konnyaku 蒟蒻 Juice*$1.90 each*
This is not sweet and quite refreshing. Slightly jellyfied becoz of the konnyaku
Mos burger has this drink too..but have not tried that.
left-lychee, right-mango



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Caught two movies over the weekend

Friday-- The Happening
Saturday--Deception

Will review it later :P

Have you got it too?

I have been hit. I am sure some of you are as well. Not surprising as quite a handful of friends either got it and have gotten over it or are currently 'enjoying' it as much as I am . You don't know how much 'joy' I derived by telling you that I am having a cold too. See, I can see you smiling.

I am returning to dreamland after posting this. Check back later for more pictorial updates not about my cold of coz

~~Sun sea sand sky pt II~~ n other pics worthy to be posted :)

~~Sun sea sand sky pt II~~

Here are more pictures from the BBQ...some taken by me on Mus' camera :)
Oh, my canon coolpix died on me. It has a mind of its own now. Self activates the zoom function every time I on it and there is no way I can zoom out. The functions are dead. I guess I wouldn't be buying a new one in the new future..will use my bro's :)

fire starters
to be honest..I dislike standing in front of the pit to bbq
I can count the no. of times I tried to bbq in my life :P
*one hand can count liao*


Can eat liao?

As I mentioned in my earlier post, a bunch of us left the park at about 10ishpm. We had to call for a maxi cab :P It was rather economical after all! It worked out to be $4 each (there were 6 of us) from ECP to Orchard

While queuing at Swenson's


We gorged ourselves silly with ice cream at Swenson's

My 'turning into milkshake' GoldRush



Can you see a hand on my left arm?
I didn't even realised until i saw this pic



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Miscellany

Tues

Dinner with Chrissy n Nicole

Nicole the photographer :/
yeah..that's half of my face..



Went for a walk at Thomson plaza
need to digest our dinner
"Mummy , Godma...look at my dog"



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Pretty stranger that bump into me


My cat rendition
He's in the reflection...



Lastly, I finally met Rinaz :)

Why the towel? haa..To reduce the light exposure

Card counting ~ It works~ '21'

This is one movie about dreams, aspirations and the dark side. Totally enjoyed it. But some movie reviews doesn't seem that positive. I guess it's really subjective, and sometimes really cannot trust such critics.

Kevin Spacy played the role of a MIT lecutuere who showed some of his smarter students the art of card counting and brought them to Las Vagas to practice their card counting . It works and in comes the money and glamorous lifestyle. That's also when things start to crash for some of the students.

Mathematically card counting has proven to work and usually is used on blackjack. The movie tried showing how it works but I didn't grasp the concept :P

The casts were pretty okay for this movie just that I dun really know most of the younger actors. Kevin Spacy, Laurence Fishburne were the only two I know. Though the upcoming younger actors looked promising.

Personally I enjoyed the movie ;]

The 4 S of BBQ- Sun, Sea, Sky, Sand

Sun Sea Sky Sand!

Saturday

My music group had a bbq all the way at ECP on Saturday. It has been quite a while since I was at the beach~ Indeed it was a fun experience all together again :) Not to mention the hunks we saw along the way to our pit.

Try making a guess where the pit is. All the way right at the end of East coast park :) Far away from the usual MacDonald's crowd; an area where you can actually play 'Oh..aeroplane! Guess which airline is that" game (Yes, it is that near the airport ) .It is where the National Sailing Center is.. cool isn't it? Lots of hunks to ogle at you said? *flips hair.. actually not quite* It's a tad too far to be honest. But we did have fun after all.

Well, despite the initial hiccups we faced, it went on pretty okay. There were sufficient food, oh wait, strike that, there were surplus of food, you know why? Cos there was only one packet of charcoal -_-" Enough said.

Due to the extremity in location, 9 of us including 2 kids hopped on to a friend's loaned truck and were transported to Area G. It was my first time sitting at the back of an almost open truck~ Okay lah..I know.. no biggie..but it was to me.. :P I love it ! The breeze, the not so fresh air.. the thrill :P Then again, it is nothing compared to riding pillion on a bike :x

Yes, the 9 of us reached Area G in one piece .

Clear blue skies!

Yat looked like he is suffering . Poor him..had to cart 30kg worth of chicken wings all the way from Jurong to ECP. What did I contribute to the bbq? 3 packets of yummy onion n garlic sausages and a pkt of crabsticks.

Grinning..happy wind...


The far end...


It's a bird..it's a plane..


Wow..is it National Day already?
nah...just the usual practice


Snacks to munch on b4 the bbq


chicky wings


Can't wait to eat!


"I am just gonna munch on my garlic bread
and let those at the back take care of the bbq "


Do I look fat?

Oh, that's about all the photos I have~! The rest are with Mus~~! Mus..can you hear me? Let's try telepathy... *concentrate hard enough to send signals to Mus* photos~~photos~~*

Ah! I have one last photo for now.. it is quite a rated one..so be warn :P

Oh man..
Children..do not follow this~~

Shall update soon with more photos..
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Having some fun at Mustafa
Taken n psed by him



would you buy this pair of sunnies @ $ 12.50?