Sunday, August 02, 2009

Things that fascinate and terrify

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On Friday, I went to Novena's medical centre to consult the dermatologist. To my utter horror, the administrator told me I had to do a blood test.
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My blood just chilled at that. I can't believe it. What had consulting a skin doctor got to do with my blood?
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Anyway, it was nothing much, thank gods for that. A prick that I can't feel and I was terribly fascinated by the huge drop of blood. I'm that kind of person who can't stand pain at all.
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I bought Pinot Noir Chocolate drops by CocoaFarm Australia from Cold Storage. Sun Muscats bathed in chocolate and lightly dusted with cocoa powder. Just divine. It cost me nearly $8 for 100g.
I love wine-infused chocolates.
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So, yesterday night, I was watching Love Actually for the fourth time and to my horror, I realised that there are scenes that shows nudity. Oh gods, how horrifying and embarrassing! My rbother was watching with me.
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The first 3 times, those scenes had been cut by the Singapore government because I was watching it on Channel 5 every Christmas. This time round, I watched the DVD my father bought.
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I realised how protected we are from all kinds of media. When it premiered in Singapore, those nude scenes were already cut out. I didn't know what rating it received in Singapore that time, maybe NC16, because I remembered I wanted to watch it but can't.
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I'm going to be mature about this and fast-forward those scenes. I decided to search for the rating online and it is rated R in USA. R, being R-17. Not Singapore's R21.
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It's a great movie, really. The plot-lines are inter-weaving and the soundtrack is magnificent. It's the ultimate Christmas movie to watch.
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While I would recommend this movie to people, I will also advise them to remember the rating. This movie is too good to pass up and I'll still watch it, and fast-forward those nude scenes.
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The language is kind of bad too. Quite a lot of swearing, so if you are uncomfortable about, this movie is not for you.
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I told my brothers that they can't watch it and I'm going to watch it myself.
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