Granduncle brought us some small durians from kampong msia. It felt good to get my hands smelly! I miss the mao shan durian we ate the other day.
Look at how Grandaddy and Aunty are trying hard to open these small durians...
Yes, NICK SIR, I remember our 'Durian DATE'. WHAHAHAHA!
My supposedly NUA-DAYS were brightened up by MR PANG (I know you read my blog, thats why u know i have another pair of Haviannas ;P), who 'drag' me out for movie-lunch-movie last Friday afternoon. UOB rocks! cos each show only cost us $6/pax. whoo!~
First up, we watched Hellboy, a demon who is raised to be a defender against the forces of darkness. He is this bright red mammoth with an attitude. One day, they are sent out to investigate what happened at an auction house where all the people have disappeared. What they find is the beginnings of a war between the monsters who live in the dark underworld and humans.
The creatures are so fanciful and beautifully created, even though they are so outrageous and unbelievable.
The death scenes were really beautiful and it reminds me of the ending for Curse of the Golden Flower...all gold gold one...-_-
There are scenes a-plenty that are supposed to sell the relationship between characters that don’t have any resonance, especially in the relationship between Abe Sapien and Princess Nuala, but i thought it could be developed further.
Hellboy and Sapien on the other hand, have a dirtier connection and infused with equal parts humor and sensitivity. Actually, most of the relationships between Hellboy and the other characters rely on some form of humor. Laughter was easily one of the better parts of the movie.
overall, I left the theater satisfied with the story. :)
Then we went to 724 market to have a scrumptious lunch! my all-time-fav 林海盛 carrot cake, satay bee hoon and oluak-oluak. Yum Yum, i will give a review of my fav carrot cake soon! :)
Up next, THE DARK KNIGHT - which has created so much hype in Singapore. It is a direct sequel to 2005's Batman begins, picking up right where it left off, with a new villain starting to stir up trouble in Gotham City. Along with a new villain comes a new hero, Harvey Dent and the mysterious and strange criminal who calls himself The Joker.
In this film, Batman gets a new suit and some new toys! Haha, everything so high tech! Undeniably, this movie has more substance, which is why a little longer in run time, and my butt gets numb after sitting in the cinema for 2.5 hours. -_-
Music was an integral and gripping part in this show that you couldn’t help but feel like it would have been playing had all the events onscreen been occurring in real life.
Themes of Batman have always been imbued to the specific characters, the director was able to reach out through these characters and tell the audience what they mean, stand for and what’s on their minds. Each character has multiple deep emotional moments. Even those small roles have their own motives, decisions, actions and reactions.
"The story is expertly crafted to grab on and not let go, lending screen time for all the characters to arc in a complete way. The beginning grabs you, the middle is the meaning of the word climax, and the ending is complete in a big way. The Dark Knight boasts some amazing performances from its cast. There is no interaction between characters wasted in the film and they all have a deep kinetic connection that drives the film with a powerful force." (The Absolute Jay, 2008)
The billionaire turned vigilante Bruce Wayne/Batman (by Christian Bale) is actually a Welsh, but he masks it quite well (and is quite handsome isnt it? haha). In The Dark Knight, we see more of Batman, a striking difference from the first film, where he was portrayed more as a shadow. And this of course, make us feel more for him.
We all know the tragedy that befell the young Heath Ledger, who plays the villainously insane Joker. With all the praise he’s been handed and the words “Oscar nomination” being used, there’s much speculation that it’s, well, sympathy for a good young actor who passed much before his time. I can say that, this is one of the best performances given by an actor. :)
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Weekends was spent tuition and tuition and tuition. Suddenly, im dreading Sundays. PSLE Chinese class often sapped most of my energy with a naughty rascal there. Then I get myself messed up with incoming s3 and s4 students, which often leave mi totally drained.
But what to do? To earn more for my hk trip and own allowance. And to kill time. Unless there are other better things for me to do.
Well well, perhaps i m just getting lazy.
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Went for Body Step with Chris on Monday, it was so fun! Basic step but the fact that we can all follow and 'dance' 5 rounds is really SHIOK! Then we went around the whole AMK Hub to look for a good eye mask. In the end, we settled on face shop's award winning eye patch with is $9.90 for 2 pairs of eye patches. Went O2 and met xin fang's Mummy (a naughty student), so we stood there and hear her 'aunty talk', which then delays my lunch appt.
met MR PANG and we had an expensive lunch at iciban. (Thanku for that :))
then went for lessons before meeting the AJ Girls for korean BBQ Buffet! I have did a review on it. CLICK HERE. Pix below:
Thanks for the wonderful night! :)
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My p5 student is inviting me to her birthday party this saturday afternoon. So weird for a adult to be there to join the kids. Gosh, what should i get for her? Any ideas...?
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