My Soul To Take

Watched it with the boyfriend in Cineleisure today.
Thought of watching something violent, gory & disgusting.
Haven't been watching my favourite genre lately.
And then, it's a disappointment.
The killing scenes were super fast. They were rushing the story.
& it's totally pointless.
And after a few attempts of trying to scare me, he got bored & sleepy.
I got restless & bored too, yet hoping to see some classic slaughter scenes & so I stayed focused. It was wasting my effort.
Peeps, big advice, DON'T WATCH IT. It sucks.


Craving for the Almond Daim cake. Should have taken away some.
Any chocolate will do now but I ran out of them.
Why didn't I restock....


I love when Christmas is around the corner.
Bought a Christmas card for the family.
I know it's lame to say this but it really does feel like love is in the air.
Especially when Christmas songs are aired everywhere.
Everyone just seems so much happier.
Claro! It's Christmas!
Though I'm kind of sad because church's Christmas celebration is held 2 days earlier this year & I can't make it. It just doesn't feel right when it's not held on the exact day.
Well, no matter what, Christmas is still my favourite holiday. Not because of Santa & not because of the presents.


Don't watch MY SOUL TO TAKE, everyone. Don't!

Rapunzel

It has been a long time since they last produced a real fairy tale movie. Even the Princess & the Frog didn't do me any effects.
It doesn't take you to be a believer but you could at least use some romance in you.
The boyfriend, of course, is not interested. So, I didn't go with him.
As usual, my eyes were watery at the end of the movie. Was holding back because it would be embarrassing. Teehee~


The chameleon was super cute! I thought it would be a bad ending because he died. But then...okay, I won't be a spoiler for those who haven't watched it yet.
Goodness, I kept telling myself that it couldn't be because this is a fairy tale & this is a Disney production. How could they let the hero die?! And so I was wrong.


Love the orchestra, love the soundtracks, love the storyline, love the graphics, love the humour.


It is a fairy tale & how a fairy tale should be.
One of the movies I won't mind watching again, after so long.
Just a right movie at the right time.

10 Days After

Let's do some catch up.
Recap.
Last post, Inception, Saturday 17th.
Went to watch Inception again on Sunday 18th.
This is what you do when you have a lot of dates. Just kidding.
Played my first in a lifetime bowling.
Didn't feel that bad. I don't do sports.
And I won. They always say, first time luck.
Then, meet up with Ooi Noo Yin & David that night.
She's going to be very busy after this, no time to hang out.
David is still....jobless & content as he is.
Was late for bed.

Then, another normal routine week, with some excitement I feel for convocation.
And happy because had another week of half day training.
Survived one week without internet access.
Stupid Streamyx did not inform us about resetting the main cable.
And how many times we called, they said it's technical issue until Saturday, we got the right story.
The bus is getting punctual recently.
I hope it will stay this way.

Last Saturday, watched Shanghai.
Movies of historical events are to me irresistable.
War, Japanese Occupation, the sacrifice, the spirit of resistance party, the old time culture.
Recommended if you are to share taste as mine.
And I'm kind of annoyed that this Google Chrome is showing error of the word "Movies"
Red underline, there! Again!

What did I do on Sunday?
Oh! I went to church again.
The grand church which practises the speaking of tongues.
Then, some Negro guys from same church with BO were trying to make romantic approach.
Had to call LPT to look like I was busy on phone to stop them from attempting to get my phone number again.
Realised I miss serving in church. My eyes were watery that day.
I'm still struggling, to find the right path. I never doubted whether I'm capable of being involved in such noble cause. I know He'll use me to lighten this world.

And that night, daddy told me Pastor Lau, the one who founded my hometown church is now in Puchong.
Dad gave him my number and they contacted me today.
Going to have dinner with them tomorrow.
Excited about it.
They're going to send me back & see how far it is from the church.
Will then arrange to fetch me to church.
Fingers twisted, things will work out.

Took leave today to settle convo bills & stuffs.
Went to watch Despicable Me in Tropicana.
The minions and the 3 girls are so cute.
I asked him a stupid question. Are the minions planktons or potatoes?
Hahaha~I was responded with a glare, in a nice way.
I still think it's funny.
The movie was erm partly funny. Not too bad.
Before movie started, I got a call from Cosmotots.
I'm shortlisted. Yay.
Going for first interview this Saturday.
The receptionist was rude when she was on the phone.
Sanguinely things will sail the way round, with a good strong wind.
Not saying my life now sucks.
But reaching office when the sun just starts rising doesn't feel pleasant at all.
I feel like an answering machine now.

Picking up some extra reading now.
Aiming to finish all my books.
Know it's going to take ages.
Decided that it's nicer to read the book after you watch the movie.
The actor chosen for the character of Sherlock Holmes is perfect, yea I know it doesn't match with the outlook he's supposed to have as in the book, but come on, eye candies kay.
This is overwhelming, making the book much more delightful to read ey.
I'm reading The Best Of Sherlock Holmes now.
So, you can guess.
Robert Downey Jr. & Jude Law.
Takes me longer time to finish even a page, as I have to stop to imagine every scene.
I am grateful I have solid imagination.
But I'll be fair, Sir Conan Doyle is a good writer.

Half way through watching 500 Days of Summer.
Just paused when a girl said "I always want to write, I majored in English, you know. But what can you do with that?"
Ehem, yea.
Went to chat with couz, came back to finish this post.
Time for bed again.
And I don't like Zooey Deschanel.
I don't know why they always take her.
She always has the same facial expression, same tone, same hair, for goodness' sake.
Feels like a dead, confused old soul.
Always with the character "I'm so messed up. I don't know what I want in life, or out of life."
I guess that is the attraction?

Okay. Enough for today.
It's pay day tomorrow!
Nighty.

P.S: I'm going to pick up my old hobby again. Stay tuned.

Inception

Decided if I've watched a movie & I want to blog about it, I'll just put the movie title as the blog title.

And noticed that the last 3 posts including this one are all about movies.

Here I am, feeling sleepy & waiting for my hair to dry as I don't believe in hairdryers.

Unless I really need it, but since it's Friday, so....arrrggghhhh, whatever...

Went to watch the movie with colleagues & Looyin joined us as well, but it wasn't me who invited her. Spare you the details.

Writer, Producer & Director: Christopher Nolan

Okay.

A simple comment.

You can never resist Leonardo.

No matter how fat he's got, how old & wrinkled he's become.

He never fails you.

This movie is a Must Watch.

2 & a half hours.

And I did not feel time was flying at all.

It's plain good.

Satisfaction.

And no wonder Adriadne looks so familiar, she's Katherine Kitty Pryde in X-Men: The Last Stand. Her name is Ellen Page.

If Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a British, I'll love him more. A lot more.

I don't want to be a spoiler here.

So, chill.

Seriously, watch it.

I'm going to watch it again.

No matter I want to or not.

But I want to.

And paying just 8 bucks to watch this is an insult to the movie.

Not making a statement that I'm too rich to pay extra.

So, don't try to be sarcastic & brainless to shoot me about this.

You know how it should be interpreted.

Watch Inception.

Rotten tomatoes rated it 8.1/10.

Underrated.

How nice if I get to control my dreams as well.

Messing around with my subconscious mind sounds fun too.

The Last Station

Another classic movie.

Story about the writer of War And Peace, Count Leo Tolstoy.

A Russian man who was highly respected around 1910 being a celebrated writer & philosopher.

Michael Hoffman is the director.

The rating is 6.8/10 in rotten tomatoes.

Leo Tolstoy, by Christopher Plummer, was seen as a saint during that time.

A movement was named after him, whose basic tenets are brotherly love & world peace through pacifism, & a denouncement of material wealth & physical love.

His wife, Countess Sofya, by Helen Mirren, was all against him & his disciples.

She strongly believed they were trying to plot him to give up the family property.

She insisted on a will that will bring wealth & profit to the family as Chertkov was arranging & persuading Tolstoy into authorising the negation of his work's copyrights & put his writings in public domain.

Valentin Bulgakov, hired by Chertkov, was supposed to help carry out & write down the details of the process, stuck in between as he did not know which to follow anymore-his orders or his heart.

They believed Tolstoy was supposed to be devoted to the good of mankind & that only.

Pacifism.

The funniest scene in the movie was when Tolstoy's chief follower, Vladimir Chertkov could not accept when Leo killed a mosquito.

They believe in every living being's right.

Freedom of desire & will.

Crazy guys are all celibates & vegetarians.

Finally Tolstoy could not take his wife, Countess Sofya's ridiculous & extreme attitude.

Left to seek for peace in his final days.

The countess attempted to kill herself when she found out.

Tolstoy died in a room near a train station Astapovo, in southern Russia.

Married for 48 years & still in love with each other.

The Russian senate awarded Countess Sofya the copyrights of Tolstoy's work when he died.

Valentin Bulgakov, acted by James McAvoy, the guy in Wanted, roled as Tolstoy's private secretary, experienced love for the 1st time in his life.

Did not know how love & lust felt like.

Fell in the love with Masha, a brave & rebellious woman in the movement.

Became a famous & outspoken speaker, spreading Tolstoy's beliefs.

Watching this type of movie is always decent.

Everyone was so strong-minded, persistent & brave enough to love & die.

As if they hold on to a single belief for their whole lives & always seem to think it's worth everything they could have lost in the world.

How do you know when it's enough & you know you can't stop fighting?

When you close your eyes & know everything you're fighting for is about to worth nothing.

What is left to make you feel you're being seen?

When everyone thinks you're so perfect & invulnerable.

And you wish, there's something more you could do, without knowing the world might be ending.

When social equity & peace for mankind were the only concerns.

When you think the last station is never reachable.

Until you think your life has been worth living.

The Eclipse

Yea, I went to watch The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.

I never liked Twilight.

But someone insisted, for god knows why.

It was a midnight show. So, missed some part of it as I fell asleep, so did he.

Bah, I don't like Twilight for a very particular strong reason.

And this 3rd one just proves me right again.

Even though I don't object the idea of loving two or even three persons at the same time.

But so intense & passionate.

Hate that she's so confused. & both Edward & Jacob are fine with her being so.

As if they can share a wife.

Still watched all 3 of them so far as they were kind of listed as "Must See".

At least this is still better than the second one. Actually, I can't really tell.

This was a bad experience.

I'm never going to watch any movie in 1U TGV anymore.

The toilet sucks, the service sucks.

The seating sucks.

And the audience.

Those Chinese chics at the back kept commenting on the scenes.

The Indian lady beside who came with the husband & son has a weak heart.

Just a shake on Bella's car & Edward came in caused her to scream & say "Oh my god" a few times. Old drama queen.

And the 3 Chinese in front kept chitchatting & laughing when nothing was funny at all.

For goodness' sake, even though I did not really enjoy it, it was still a fucking love story.

They looked like they paid to come laugh at the movie.

And half way through the movie, someone at the back left was snoring perfectly loud.

And also those brainless parents who brought their children to come watch Twilight midnight show & ended up lecturing them because they would not sit still.

Some started crying.

Some Chinese lady was scolding her kid as if we could not hear her.

Low lives.

Should learn all over again to spell the word "respect".

Basically Bella was telling both Edward & Jacob she loves them.

But she told Edward, "I love you more."

Wow, sounds just right & enough.

Confused, for the confused to love.

Sorry, if you think I know nothing, because I did not read the books.

I don't know the right way to judge & criticise this love story.

Well, I guess the love that one would be willing to die for the one he loves is the noblest no matter how messy & twisted the chain is.

I noticed people commenting on the corny lines. Wonder why, but I did miss all that.

I was not paying close attention to the lines at all, except those which made me laugh.

It was funny when Edward & Jacob competed against each other for Bella.

Just how they fight, not the idea of it.

Agreeing with Fiona, the wolves are really cute & can make good pets. Haha~

The point is I don't feel the love, nor the vampirism.

You have fun being confused. Take all the time you need.

Whoever you think I mean.

My Earth Hour / Knowing

My brain is entering standby mode now. After a struggle of trying to edit language learning report, I dwelled. About stuffs. Zaza said she heard me sighing many times just now. I've contributed another few minutes to my lifetime sighing duration.

Many have been questioning, why would we still support Earth Hour if we know it's just a PR gimmick?

I know it is, at some points, it is to some organisations. All the hypocrisy they are showing by supporting while they are the ones who contribute the most to global warming and pollution. But let's not sink the ship so soon okay? Not all parts are broken.

I told myself, so what? I don't care about them. I do it, I support it because I wanted to show some respect to all the acts of nature protection I've been inspired with, though I may not be a crazy devoted nature person, who won't use plastic at all or eat chewing gum. & I'm not the type who feel like want to put effort only during these special events.

Even though I might not make a difference, at least I've done what I think is right.

Everyone is saying the same thing, if you really care, you'll fight for these causes all the time. Not just on 28th March, and for that one hour.

Yea, but not all are doing it only on Earth Hour. Hasty generalisation.

It may seem stupid because we may be endowing to a big evil plot behind this.

There were still some who stayed at home, did not spend a single penny, except for the money to buy candles and batteries for torchlights, maybe uno jenga or what.

They were telling ghost stories, sharing thoughts with friends and families, or studying like Leezaza, hahaha~

Hey, no one asked you to go to the boutiques for their "Shop In the Dark" programme. With all the discounts and excitement to shop while you can't even see what clothes you're trying out & risking your dainty feet to be stepped on should be fun and tempting right? 

I rest my case.

So now, let me tell what I was doing during Earth Hour. I planned to stay back with Leezaza to make this Earth Hour happening in K3E. Due to unforeseen circumstances, I ended up lining up in GSC. At least they switched off all the non essential lights, unlike those shops which only put posters in front which I misunderstood when they said they would support, I thought they would really off for 1 hour. Well, it's not like they were having a lot of customers too.

So, hehehe~....I watched Knowing. Another cliche Nicholas Cage movie.

I give compliments only to the visual effects. It was real good.

The plane crashing, the people burning, the train crashing the waiting zone..seeing the people running for their lives while being smashed underneath the train...the pain...phew~

The movie has a mixed elements of horror, sci fi, fiction & tiny bit of action.

What's with the aliens & world's end?

It seems to be of an interest of many producers these few years.

I don't reject this idea but hmm, this particular movie's ending is kind of disturbing.

Why would the aliens care about the extinction of human race?

Maybe I'm slow, but I really can't get a clear message there.

They only saved one boy & one girl, after the earth was burnt down, they were sent back.

& then they were wearing white clothes, running in a beautiful breezing field happily.

Well, I'm not sure whether it's earth they were sent to...I thought earth was burnt to like 1KM to the core? I suppose nothing can grow anymore. Hmm, whatever, I still don't bother to read the script to find out.

The End.

Okay, back to Earth Hour, I was saving energy. FYI, the cinema was dark, no lights. Ha~

& while I was out, my room lights were off too right..

After he & I bought the tickets, we went to check out cameras & camcorders. That fellow is going to South Africa, Capetown, Buenos Aires, wants to buy camcorder excitedly.

While Earth Hour was reaching its end, we were in a big electronic shops, checking out all the electrical devices while waiting for our movie showtime. Ironic, ha~

Okay, last defence, it's the thought that counts. 

Happy Earth Hour, peeps!

Live life, love life~