Yay!
Finally, after hours of trial and error and editing, my New Moon Countdown clock (S'pore) is out!
I had so much trouble finding a free website that allow me to upload my own pictures in addition to a countdown clock. At last, I managed to do it! I went from photobucket (editing the necessary photo) and going to springwidget to upload it and slowly adjust the timer in.
This is my greatest achievement yet! I'm suffering from back aches though. Too much time spent online.
On another note, I got my new time-table today. I'm in the class 2B03. I sure hope that there are people from my year 1 class in the same class as I am.
The time-table is weird and I'm starting to regret the trans-national studies. Yes, I only have to study like 5 weeks but the tutorials will be very long. Oh gods.
I hope everything will turn out fine.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Procedure
Went out the whole of today.
My mother went for colonoscopy - an examination of the large colon at Mount Elizabeth hospital.
It took up such a long time. First we waited for registration and then went to the ward to rest. Anyway, the whole procedure wasn't that long, 1 hour to perform the surgery, another hour to rest and for the sedation to wear off.
The waiting to go into the theater part was the longest.
My father and I went to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for some drinks and snacks at about 12+pm.
After my mother was discharged, we went to Paragon for lunch. I bought new shoes for the new school-term. The shoes are from ViVie. Once again, the pair of shoes I wanted was not available. So I had to settle for second best.
We had lunch at DeliFrance. I ate plain baguette and shared iced tea with my father. Plain baguette is the nicest bread.
Went home after that. I'm starting to have withdrawals because I didn't go to the Lex for the whole day.
The car pack fee were really jaw-dropping. Almost $20!
My mother went for colonoscopy - an examination of the large colon at Mount Elizabeth hospital.
It took up such a long time. First we waited for registration and then went to the ward to rest. Anyway, the whole procedure wasn't that long, 1 hour to perform the surgery, another hour to rest and for the sedation to wear off.
The waiting to go into the theater part was the longest.
My father and I went to Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf for some drinks and snacks at about 12+pm.
After my mother was discharged, we went to Paragon for lunch. I bought new shoes for the new school-term. The shoes are from ViVie. Once again, the pair of shoes I wanted was not available. So I had to settle for second best.
We had lunch at DeliFrance. I ate plain baguette and shared iced tea with my father. Plain baguette is the nicest bread.
Went home after that. I'm starting to have withdrawals because I didn't go to the Lex for the whole day.
The car pack fee were really jaw-dropping. Almost $20!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Righteousness and worn out
School is starting soon. Arrgg!
I can't believe it, time really flies when you are having fun. I'm feeling lethargic lately, and don't feel like blogging. I don't feel like doing anything.
Even posting on the Lex seems to lose its novelty. Why is it so? My aim is to have 1500 posts in my alias when the holidays end. I'm on track so far, 1431 posts. I'm "completely dazzled!", but I love the rank "lusting for blood" more.
I guess by the time my school term starts, I'll have to cut down on Lex time by a lot, since I'm on a completely different time zone. I won't even have people playing with me anymore. Sighs. No more thinking up the weirdest answers to the Wrong answer thread, or making fun of the Cullens in the Post-Its thread. I really have fun on these threads. Sarcasm and dry-wit is what I'm trying to achieve.
I feel like I'm suffering from a burn-out. I've been posting and laughing like crazy on some 'good' days, where I'm posting on 3 different threads at the same time. It's like coming down from an adrenaline rush.
Nothing excites me anymore! I don't care much about who is cast as which character in the upcoming New Moon movie. It's not my place to say anything after all. I don't care how big New Moon is going to be. I try to be thrilled but it's just not working.
I was so worked up for Twilight the movie and now, the consequences is, I don't care about how things are going. OK, I'm kidding myself if I say I don't care at all, but the euphoria is no longer there.
Another thing, I'm getting too affected by matters that happen in the virtual world. Recently, there was the invasion of trolls in the threads of the Lex, more specifically, the Cullenism thread. Some of these people came preaching about how Cullenism, a fictional religion, is not showing respect to some other real-life religions.
I mean, come on, fans create this for FUN. If someone is offended, then don't come on the thread and you won't see it. The best way to get rid of trolls is to ignore them. It's certainly not wise to rise up to the bait.
Some people are really weird up in the head. Why remains so uptight? Most people take it as a joke, but if someone really practice Cullenism, it's his/her choice. You can't go around dictating how others should behave.
And don't go around saying you have the right to speak what you want. Yes, you can do that, but this is a private website that supports twilight saga. Don't come in here saying how twilight stinks or anything. Go create your own website if you want.
Gah! I'm so worked up over this and for what? So righteous...
Finally, I'm trying to become someone else in the virtual world. I'm not having much luck so far. There are times I'm breaking out of the shell, but others, I'm still myself.
The virtual world is where I want to be different. I want to be unafraid of people's opinions. But I can't. It hurts when people commented on what your alias is doing. Not that people are hostile and mean, I'm thinking it's I who is hostile. Or at least, not partaking in the activities. Besides, most of them are "friends" with each other. And I feel kind of "out'.
I'll try my best to rid myself of unnecessary burdens. It's bringing me down. I shall enjoy the time while it lasts.
I can't believe it, time really flies when you are having fun. I'm feeling lethargic lately, and don't feel like blogging. I don't feel like doing anything.
Even posting on the Lex seems to lose its novelty. Why is it so? My aim is to have 1500 posts in my alias when the holidays end. I'm on track so far, 1431 posts. I'm "completely dazzled!", but I love the rank "lusting for blood" more.
I guess by the time my school term starts, I'll have to cut down on Lex time by a lot, since I'm on a completely different time zone. I won't even have people playing with me anymore. Sighs. No more thinking up the weirdest answers to the Wrong answer thread, or making fun of the Cullens in the Post-Its thread. I really have fun on these threads. Sarcasm and dry-wit is what I'm trying to achieve.
I feel like I'm suffering from a burn-out. I've been posting and laughing like crazy on some 'good' days, where I'm posting on 3 different threads at the same time. It's like coming down from an adrenaline rush.
Nothing excites me anymore! I don't care much about who is cast as which character in the upcoming New Moon movie. It's not my place to say anything after all. I don't care how big New Moon is going to be. I try to be thrilled but it's just not working.
I was so worked up for Twilight the movie and now, the consequences is, I don't care about how things are going. OK, I'm kidding myself if I say I don't care at all, but the euphoria is no longer there.
Another thing, I'm getting too affected by matters that happen in the virtual world. Recently, there was the invasion of trolls in the threads of the Lex, more specifically, the Cullenism thread. Some of these people came preaching about how Cullenism, a fictional religion, is not showing respect to some other real-life religions.
I mean, come on, fans create this for FUN. If someone is offended, then don't come on the thread and you won't see it. The best way to get rid of trolls is to ignore them. It's certainly not wise to rise up to the bait.
Some people are really weird up in the head. Why remains so uptight? Most people take it as a joke, but if someone really practice Cullenism, it's his/her choice. You can't go around dictating how others should behave.
And don't go around saying you have the right to speak what you want. Yes, you can do that, but this is a private website that supports twilight saga. Don't come in here saying how twilight stinks or anything. Go create your own website if you want.
Gah! I'm so worked up over this and for what? So righteous...
Finally, I'm trying to become someone else in the virtual world. I'm not having much luck so far. There are times I'm breaking out of the shell, but others, I'm still myself.
The virtual world is where I want to be different. I want to be unafraid of people's opinions. But I can't. It hurts when people commented on what your alias is doing. Not that people are hostile and mean, I'm thinking it's I who is hostile. Or at least, not partaking in the activities. Besides, most of them are "friends" with each other. And I feel kind of "out'.
I'll try my best to rid myself of unnecessary burdens. It's bringing me down. I shall enjoy the time while it lasts.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
Jurong Point
Went to Jurong Point yesterday afternoon to get some beads and beading wire. It's a long journey, no wonder I don't like to go out.
The problem is, there isn't any shops selling beading materials near my place. This is the first time I went out ever since my holiday started. A little pathetic, maybe.
I'm so going to get a car as soon as I get my license and have the means to buy one. I may need to wait till I'm financially secured though. My dream car is a BMW/Audi/Volvo, in that order.
I think I will start making the bracelet tomorrow.
The problem is, there isn't any shops selling beading materials near my place. This is the first time I went out ever since my holiday started. A little pathetic, maybe.
I'm so going to get a car as soon as I get my license and have the means to buy one. I may need to wait till I'm financially secured though. My dream car is a BMW/Audi/Volvo, in that order.
I think I will start making the bracelet tomorrow.
Monday, April 06, 2009
Ramblings
Another post for the miscellaneous stuff.
First of all, I wanted to scream! What happen to Fanfiction website!? I need my fix, now!
God, I sure hope it's not my problem, whatever that may be. I don't mind that much if they have maintenance problems or what. Just give me back my Fanfiction by tomorrow morning and everything will be fine.
As of now, thank goodness, Fanfiction is back on. Yay!
I've read many novels so far. I'll probably spend some time reviewing some of the novels these few days. For don't what reason, I don't feel like typing much.
I'm getting depressed. Maybe it's due to the fact that school is reopening soon. Yes, it's immature of me to demand a longer holiday. If the holiday is any longer still, I'll become a worm.
I'm aiming for a total of 1500 posts in the Lex by the time I go back to school. It's not that hard to achieve that, as long as there are people who will play in the 2 threads I frequent.
There is painting work going on in the housing estates. Gone are the sunny red, orange and yellow paint, here comes dreary green and more green. I've seen the sample of the end result, it's really different. It's this mix of greenish-blue and green design.
Oh yes, my cousin finally gave the disc containing the photos of her wedding, with me as her bridesmaid. Some of the pictures are rather flattening, if I must say so myself.
Last but not least, I made some New Moon-inspired banner and avatar today. It's quite different from my usual banners. I'll post them up on Facebook as soon as I edited them and perhaps on here too.
That's all for now.
First of all, I wanted to scream! What happen to Fanfiction website!? I need my fix, now!
God, I sure hope it's not my problem, whatever that may be. I don't mind that much if they have maintenance problems or what. Just give me back my Fanfiction by tomorrow morning and everything will be fine.
As of now, thank goodness, Fanfiction is back on. Yay!
I've read many novels so far. I'll probably spend some time reviewing some of the novels these few days. For don't what reason, I don't feel like typing much.
I'm getting depressed. Maybe it's due to the fact that school is reopening soon. Yes, it's immature of me to demand a longer holiday. If the holiday is any longer still, I'll become a worm.
I'm aiming for a total of 1500 posts in the Lex by the time I go back to school. It's not that hard to achieve that, as long as there are people who will play in the 2 threads I frequent.
There is painting work going on in the housing estates. Gone are the sunny red, orange and yellow paint, here comes dreary green and more green. I've seen the sample of the end result, it's really different. It's this mix of greenish-blue and green design.
Oh yes, my cousin finally gave the disc containing the photos of her wedding, with me as her bridesmaid. Some of the pictures are rather flattening, if I must say so myself.
Last but not least, I made some New Moon-inspired banner and avatar today. It's quite different from my usual banners. I'll post them up on Facebook as soon as I edited them and perhaps on here too.
That's all for now.
Isetan
It's been quite long since I last updated. I've time, but I don't feel like writing or typing for that matter.
Went to Isetan at Shaw Centre. I wanted to get a bag for the new school term.
Just as we were finding a parking lot, we past by a yellow Porsche! I saw the emblem of Porsche on the car hood. I told my brothers about it and later, we went there to take a look. It's yellow, it's sporty, too bad it's a Carrera and not Turbo 911.
My brother took pictures of it, although he should have zoom in on the emblem. Ahh well, I should take some pictures myself too, but didn't.
We ate at Sakae Sushi at Wheelock Place. It's been quite a while since I last ate at Sakae Sushi.
Walked back to Isetan and visited the supermarket. All those different kinds of Japanese food and products makes me excited. I saw the $90 melons. Wow, imagine I were to buy one, my mother said the peel and seeds should be eaten too.
We bought some of the cracker beans and Shishamo. I love Shishamo, but it's expensive to eat it in Japanese resturants. It's quite cheap if you buy it in supermarkets though.
I just released that Isetan at Orchard Road is different from the Isetan in Tampines Mall. For one, there isn't much choices on 'normal' bags. Almost all bags and shoes sold there are branded goods.
Anyway, I bought a Reebok Bag. Why is it that whenever I want something, it will be the last piece or not available anymore? That bag is the last piece but since it's OK, I just bought it.
Had drinks at McCafe outside Isetan. It's quite the lovely place, like we are tourists.
Went to Isetan at Shaw Centre. I wanted to get a bag for the new school term.
Just as we were finding a parking lot, we past by a yellow Porsche! I saw the emblem of Porsche on the car hood. I told my brothers about it and later, we went there to take a look. It's yellow, it's sporty, too bad it's a Carrera and not Turbo 911.
My brother took pictures of it, although he should have zoom in on the emblem. Ahh well, I should take some pictures myself too, but didn't.
We ate at Sakae Sushi at Wheelock Place. It's been quite a while since I last ate at Sakae Sushi.
Walked back to Isetan and visited the supermarket. All those different kinds of Japanese food and products makes me excited. I saw the $90 melons. Wow, imagine I were to buy one, my mother said the peel and seeds should be eaten too.
We bought some of the cracker beans and Shishamo. I love Shishamo, but it's expensive to eat it in Japanese resturants. It's quite cheap if you buy it in supermarkets though.
I just released that Isetan at Orchard Road is different from the Isetan in Tampines Mall. For one, there isn't much choices on 'normal' bags. Almost all bags and shoes sold there are branded goods.
Anyway, I bought a Reebok Bag. Why is it that whenever I want something, it will be the last piece or not available anymore? That bag is the last piece but since it's OK, I just bought it.
Had drinks at McCafe outside Isetan. It's quite the lovely place, like we are tourists.
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Happy April's Fool Day!
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OK, seriously, this is one of the best April's Fool jokes! And not the evil kind where a worm will take over the world.
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Twilight Lexicon has become LexiKalebCon overnight, at least in USA timing.
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Twilight Lexicon has become LexiKalebCon overnight, at least in USA timing.
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I was just refreshing the message boards when all of a sudden the normal threads disappeared and became all about Kaleb Nation.
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Kaleb Nation is the original Twi-guy. He's a guy who read Twilight for research and does commentary for each chapter of the books. I'm not exactly a fan of his, but he's very witty.
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The above video is dedicated to him from the creators of Twilight Lexicon. It's a great tribute and the song is really catchy and hilarious. Soon I'll be singing along.
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And like all April's Fool jokes, people got tricked. They ranted and raved about "how twilight lexicon should just go back to normal and enough already of Kaleb Nation". It really makes me laugh.
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True, the time difference gets on people's nerves, like mine and some others. April 1st is almost over in Singapore, Australia and New Zealand.
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Well, it's a nice joke, surprisingly, I didn't get tricked. Maybe, I'm really aware that today is April's Fool Day, I just had a little shock over the disappearance of the threads before knowing that Twilight Lexicon is getting into the spirits of April's Fool.
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Last year, humans of Forks "took over" the Lexicon. The year before, the Volturi was there.
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I was aware of the humans taking over the Lexicon, a pity that I didn't know about the Volturi.
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It's been great!
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Something funny
This video is really funny! Many people recommended it so I watched it. I really love the techno version of the Lord of the Rings soundtrack.
The second video is combining the lyrics of the song "Spectacular" in Moulin Rouge into Harry Potter OotP film. It is a genius piece of work as the lyrics reflect what is showed in the video.
I love the part where Dumbledore says "The Triwizard Tournament is Spectacular, Spectacular!" and makes those whooshing sounds. The part where Karkaroff is 'singing' "It's a little bit funny, this feeling inside". is really great too. It was originally sung by the evil Duke in Moulin Rouge.
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Common sense is taking a break
This is absolutely classic!
Check out the link: http://www.twilightlexicon.com/2009/03/27/hey-kids-dont-try-this-at-home/#comments
What's next in this crazy world we are living in? Seems like people are getting weirder and lamer as each day goes by.
The news: A 13-year-old boy went around biting people and his father blamed it on the influence on Twilight.
How funny is that? There is something mental about the boy but what's worst is the crazy notions his father had. He's clearly delusional.
Like the comments the 'news' attracted, I feel that some people have too much time on their hands that they want to be a part of the limelight in the local papers.
Twilight lexicon couldn't have put it any better. "In our opinion, Twilight is no more likely to have you chow down on classmates than Harry Potter is likely to have you jump off a building on a broom stick.
We’re really hoping that as Dr. Phil says that “common sense hasn’t taken a holiday” and that obviously there’s a lot more going on here than than movie mind control. The last thing we need is a warning of “don’t try this at home” stamped on the DVD’s a la McDonald’s coffee which amazingly is hot and hurts if you spill it on yourself."
Oh boy, I really want to see news that reports on some people leaping off buildings because they are Spiderman and thinking they could fly with a broom. Note the sarcasm here?
One of these days, to prevent getting sued, all the things, ranging from DVDs to brooms to utensils should have a stamp of warning on them.
Well, well, does that mean that since New Moon movie is coming out, we will be reading news on how some delusion kid try to cliff-dive because Bella is doing it? Wow, the suicide rate will be on the rise.
How about biting animals instead? Since Twilight is all about "vegetarian" vampires. That way, the boy won't even be getting jailed because of it. He can just say, :"I like my meat rare, very rare."
Hmm, what about those scenes about approaching strangers or leaving for Italy without letting your father know? They are not being very responsible.
I wonder...
Check out the link: http://www.twilightlexicon.com/2009/03/27/hey-kids-dont-try-this-at-home/#comments
What's next in this crazy world we are living in? Seems like people are getting weirder and lamer as each day goes by.
The news: A 13-year-old boy went around biting people and his father blamed it on the influence on Twilight.
How funny is that? There is something mental about the boy but what's worst is the crazy notions his father had. He's clearly delusional.
Like the comments the 'news' attracted, I feel that some people have too much time on their hands that they want to be a part of the limelight in the local papers.
Twilight lexicon couldn't have put it any better. "In our opinion, Twilight is no more likely to have you chow down on classmates than Harry Potter is likely to have you jump off a building on a broom stick.
We’re really hoping that as Dr. Phil says that “common sense hasn’t taken a holiday” and that obviously there’s a lot more going on here than than movie mind control. The last thing we need is a warning of “don’t try this at home” stamped on the DVD’s a la McDonald’s coffee which amazingly is hot and hurts if you spill it on yourself."
Oh boy, I really want to see news that reports on some people leaping off buildings because they are Spiderman and thinking they could fly with a broom. Note the sarcasm here?
One of these days, to prevent getting sued, all the things, ranging from DVDs to brooms to utensils should have a stamp of warning on them.
Well, well, does that mean that since New Moon movie is coming out, we will be reading news on how some delusion kid try to cliff-dive because Bella is doing it? Wow, the suicide rate will be on the rise.
How about biting animals instead? Since Twilight is all about "vegetarian" vampires. That way, the boy won't even be getting jailed because of it. He can just say, :"I like my meat rare, very rare."
Hmm, what about those scenes about approaching strangers or leaving for Italy without letting your father know? They are not being very responsible.
I wonder...
Friday, March 27, 2009
Into Thin Air book review
I love the books by Cindy Miles! I've said this once and will say it again.
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It's so hard to find good paranormal romance novels nowadays.
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Sure, there are plenty of them out there that touches on vampire hunters and what's not. I don't like books like that.
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Into Thin Air is the second novel by Cindy Miles. It's a very sweet book with a interesting plot-line. Best of all, the characters from Spirited Away are also featured here.
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Ever since reading Spirited Away, I've been wanting to get my hands on a sequel. No such luck on finding fanfiction based on Cindy Miles' books. Spirited Away is a great find in the library indeed, right after the beloved Twilight.
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I've read all 4 books by Cindy Miles. My favourite is still Spirited Away, followed by Into Thin Air. There's just something magical about these 2 books as compared to the other 2.
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One is about a ghost falling in love with a human. The other is about an angel and his Intended who is neither dead or alive.
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Sigh, the only other story I've read about a ghost and human is The Mediator series by Meg Cabot.
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I still wish that Spirited Away can be made into a movie but it may be a bad idea.
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Reading Cindy Miles' novels makes me want to visit the Highlands in Scotland. It will just be great to see the towering castles of yesteryear and learn more about the culture there. Another destination to note down on my long list of vacation spots.
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Monday, March 23, 2009
Nightmares
Watched Sweeney Todd and Beverly Hills Ninja at my cousin's place yesterday.
I've always wanted to watch Sweeney Todd since it's release. However, all of yesterday night was spent relieving the "gory" scenes. I couldn't sleep and heard the clock strike at least 3 times.
Actually, the movie itself isn't that scary. There's only a couple of scenes that are more gory and disgusting. Furthermore, with my over-active imagination, my sleep was totally disturbed.
It's really laughable now in the morning , thinking about yesterday night. I kept telling myself this isn't real, it's all a show etc, to no avail.
Now, I can't see a meat pie without thinking about the Sweeney Todd. Gah, the images still keep flashing through my mind.
Went to Marina Barrage yesterday evening. We had dinner at the 7th Storey restaurant and reached home around 10+pm.
I've always wanted to watch Sweeney Todd since it's release. However, all of yesterday night was spent relieving the "gory" scenes. I couldn't sleep and heard the clock strike at least 3 times.
Actually, the movie itself isn't that scary. There's only a couple of scenes that are more gory and disgusting. Furthermore, with my over-active imagination, my sleep was totally disturbed.
It's really laughable now in the morning , thinking about yesterday night. I kept telling myself this isn't real, it's all a show etc, to no avail.
Now, I can't see a meat pie without thinking about the Sweeney Todd. Gah, the images still keep flashing through my mind.
Went to Marina Barrage yesterday evening. We had dinner at the 7th Storey restaurant and reached home around 10+pm.
Friday, March 20, 2009
Singapore New Moon movie release date
The Singapore release date for New Moon movie had been out. 3rd December 2009 is the date to be marked on the calender. I'm aware that the countdown clock on my blog follows the date of release in USA. It's days earlier than the release date for Twilight movie but still days behind the original release date in USA.
I'm not that excited as I've been for Twilight movie. Things change, people change. The image of the movie franchise has been tarnished and my faith has dropped.
Regardless, I'll still watch the movie and buy the DVD. I hope that this time round, I'll not laugh as much and respect the movie more.
I want the inept screen-writer to do better at following the plot-line of the book instead of doing what she thinks is right. I want the movie to be faithful and stay true to the book. Now that the actors and actresses have experience (I hope), they will try to be more into character.
Ha, it's not as if I'm the only one who have a problem with the screen-writer. Many fans has express their strong, negative feelings for her. Great minds think alike.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Nights in Rodanthe book review
I had finished reading Nights in Rodanthe by Nicholas Sparks.
It's a really nice book, quite a tear-jerker. I cried when I was reading it. Maybe, it's because I'm more emotional than others.
Anyway, it's a recommendation. It's a traditional girl meet guy story but there is a twist. They both have children and are middle-aged. They both have emotional baggages and painful pasts to carry. They met at a seaside Inn at Rodanthe. They fell in love. There is no "they lived happily ever after" but the love they had will always be kept in the heart of the woman.
In 2008, there was a movie adaptation of the book. I don't think the movie was that good compared to the book. I only watched the first part of the movie yet the essence seemed wrong. Too many things were changed.
The love between Adrienne and Paul wasn't showed clearly but perhaps it's because it's still the first half of the movie. I should watched the whole movie before making any judgement.
Nicholas Sparks is a good, male romance author. From I've seen and heard, his stories don't have happy endings yet the love is more profound than other romance books.
But, sometimes, it's quite hard to read these kind of books. Not only will I cry, I'll lament about it.
Now, I'm starting on Brisignr by Christopher Paolini. I bought the book long before my exams.
I was so angry when I opened the plastic covering to reveal that the paper cover of the book had been slashed by a penknife.
My precious hard-covered book...
I can't bring it back to exchange since it was bought a long time ago and there is no evidence that it was dued to them.
It's a really nice book, quite a tear-jerker. I cried when I was reading it. Maybe, it's because I'm more emotional than others.
Anyway, it's a recommendation. It's a traditional girl meet guy story but there is a twist. They both have children and are middle-aged. They both have emotional baggages and painful pasts to carry. They met at a seaside Inn at Rodanthe. They fell in love. There is no "they lived happily ever after" but the love they had will always be kept in the heart of the woman.
In 2008, there was a movie adaptation of the book. I don't think the movie was that good compared to the book. I only watched the first part of the movie yet the essence seemed wrong. Too many things were changed.
The love between Adrienne and Paul wasn't showed clearly but perhaps it's because it's still the first half of the movie. I should watched the whole movie before making any judgement.
Nicholas Sparks is a good, male romance author. From I've seen and heard, his stories don't have happy endings yet the love is more profound than other romance books.
But, sometimes, it's quite hard to read these kind of books. Not only will I cry, I'll lament about it.
Now, I'm starting on Brisignr by Christopher Paolini. I bought the book long before my exams.
I was so angry when I opened the plastic covering to reveal that the paper cover of the book had been slashed by a penknife.
My precious hard-covered book...
I can't bring it back to exchange since it was bought a long time ago and there is no evidence that it was dued to them.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Review for Pride and Prejudice
I am reading Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
It's a great story but 1/4 of the time, I have no idea what they are talking about. The complex sentences, heavy vocabulary and 19th century manner of speaking makes my head aches. I have to re-read over and over to make some sense. Then again, most of the time, I just pass it.
I feel like reading some of her other works, like Sense and Sensibility and Emma. Maybe I will read Emma first, since there are movie and TV shows about it. But, whether I can manage to borrow it is another matter.
Suddenly, I don't feel like reading that much. I don't know why.
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Something nice to share. This is a sign in a Rome laundry shop, "Ladies, leave your clothes here and have a great time."
It's a great story but 1/4 of the time, I have no idea what they are talking about. The complex sentences, heavy vocabulary and 19th century manner of speaking makes my head aches. I have to re-read over and over to make some sense. Then again, most of the time, I just pass it.
I feel like reading some of her other works, like Sense and Sensibility and Emma. Maybe I will read Emma first, since there are movie and TV shows about it. But, whether I can manage to borrow it is another matter.
Suddenly, I don't feel like reading that much. I don't know why.
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Something nice to share. This is a sign in a Rome laundry shop, "Ladies, leave your clothes here and have a great time."
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Grades for Sem 1.2
3 cheers to me!
Received my Semester 1.2 results today. Holy crow!
Shockingly, I got B+ for Marketing. Woah, what was that? I was still praying, "Not C".
B for OB and Accounting 2. What can I say? I deserved that grade, no more, no less. My accounting skills are atrocious, not to mention, I've been so careless. As for OB, there's nothing much to say.
A for Business Statistics and MacroEconomics. I'm happy and if I get anything less, I might just go and bang my head on the wall. Both are my "pet" subjects and I expect myself to do well in them.
Z for French! Now, that's something to cheer about! I'm really, really pleased with it. I know I'm going to get A, but a distinction, never. I dreamt about it but didn't have much confidence that I will get it.
My GPA for Semester 1.2 is 3.56. Oh well, a little far off from 3.7 in Semester 1.1. Overall, I'm happy and nearly screamed when I saw the grades. That's how glad I am.
PS: Taking French was the best thing that happened to me. I love the language and in return, give me a good grade.
Received my Semester 1.2 results today. Holy crow!
Shockingly, I got B+ for Marketing. Woah, what was that? I was still praying, "Not C".
B for OB and Accounting 2. What can I say? I deserved that grade, no more, no less. My accounting skills are atrocious, not to mention, I've been so careless. As for OB, there's nothing much to say.
A for Business Statistics and MacroEconomics. I'm happy and if I get anything less, I might just go and bang my head on the wall. Both are my "pet" subjects and I expect myself to do well in them.
Z for French! Now, that's something to cheer about! I'm really, really pleased with it. I know I'm going to get A, but a distinction, never. I dreamt about it but didn't have much confidence that I will get it.
My GPA for Semester 1.2 is 3.56. Oh well, a little far off from 3.7 in Semester 1.1. Overall, I'm happy and nearly screamed when I saw the grades. That's how glad I am.
PS: Taking French was the best thing that happened to me. I love the language and in return, give me a good grade.
QingMing festival 2009
It will be the season for QingMing Festival again.
This year, we had it earlier than usual, thus there were no jams and not a lot of people.
Woke up very early on a Sunday morning. The family went to have breakfast at McDonald's, as it's customary of us to do so every year. Waited for my grandparents and cousins' family to reach. They had breakfast at McDonald's too.
I actually look forward to this activity every year. What can I say? It's the only time, besides Chinese New Year, to meet up with my relatives.
Gathered with my other relatives to offer offerings and joss sticks to the ancestors. The weather was hot, which is great. At least the ground will not be muddy and squashy.
I had a good time soaking up the sunshine which results in a headache later on.
My brother is making that "lecher" face.
We are Cullenists.
The family and relatives.
This year, we had it earlier than usual, thus there were no jams and not a lot of people.
Woke up very early on a Sunday morning. The family went to have breakfast at McDonald's, as it's customary of us to do so every year. Waited for my grandparents and cousins' family to reach. They had breakfast at McDonald's too.
I actually look forward to this activity every year. What can I say? It's the only time, besides Chinese New Year, to meet up with my relatives.
Gathered with my other relatives to offer offerings and joss sticks to the ancestors. The weather was hot, which is great. At least the ground will not be muddy and squashy.
I had a good time soaking up the sunshine which results in a headache later on.
My brother is making that "lecher" face.
We are Cullenists.
The family and relatives.
Saturday, March 07, 2009
Latest (or not) New Moon and Eclipse movie news
Alright, some official news about New Moon movie.
After weeks of speculation, it's now confirmed that Dakota Fanning will be portraying Jane in New Moon movie.
New Moon is set to be released in theaters in 20th November 2009 with Eclipse in 10th June 2010 in USA.
Solomon Trimble who acted as Sam in Twilight movie won't be returning for the sequels.
First of all, Dakota Fanning has experience. She had starred in many movies. Since my wish for New Moon is that Taylor Lautner remain on as Jacob, and it had been fulfilled, I'm quite alright with other news. Unless...
However, Fanning does seems a little old for the role of Jane. Jane was described as a young girl who looks like an angel. Fanning is a little too "teenager" for Jane. Oh well.
I'm also wondering how on Earth can Summit afford her pay-check. She is classified under high-listed actresses, I think. She worked under big names before. I hope Summit don't burst their budget by recruiting big stars. They can instead focus on providing "special" special-effects and CGI.
Next, why is Eclipse been set to release in such an early date? About 6 months after the production of New Moon? It was also said that Chirst Weitz won't be directing Eclipse.
I can wait, tons of true fans can wait. I would rather take quality over quantity. Stop churning out movies like they don't matter at all. Don't they know that mass-production is the worst thing ever?
If Summit thinks that the twilight fan-base is a gold mine, they are right, of course. One day, they will get too greedy and get buried inside. But, they can rest assured that won't happen anytime.
The fan-base is getting too large and I don't think it can be called a fan base anymore. It's more like, "twilight is cool now so I'm a fan" OR "Robert Pattinson is hot so I'm a fan of twilight". Sheesh.
Eclipse is my favourite book. I love the plot and characters best there. With Twilight movie being a disappointment, I'm worried about New Moon movie and naturally, Eclipse movie.
The stunts and special effects gets harder and harder with every book. If the budget remains small, then nothing will go well.
The change in directors irks me. Why must it keep changing and changing? But, it can be good news, IF, the director proves to be inadequate in the directing. Whether the change proves to be a good thing or not remains to be seen. But I hope Christ Weitz will be a better director than Hardwicke.
It was said that a director's job is to direct and makes sure everything runs smoothly while a scriptwriter's job is to provide the script for the actors to act out.
If the scriptwriter did a bad job in transferring the plot from the book onto paper, the director and actors can't be blamed for the crappy movie.
Which, in my opinion, was the root of the problem for Twilight movie. The bad script, together with the "unique" way of directing, weird and OOC acting of the actors made the whole movie a bad adaptation of the beloved book.
Once bitten, twice shy. That's a good saying indeed.
I know there's no use of reminiscing the past. But I can't help to feel reluctant to trust Summit again.
I seem to be losing the faith in the movie franchise. I can't help it. I think I'd rather read the books again and again.
That being said, I would still watch the movies and buy the DVDs. Let's just treat them as memorials.
I'm still looking forward to New Moon movie. I'm looking forward to seeing Lautner and the whole story-line. I want to see if Christ Weitz does a good job and whether the scriptwriter deserves another chance.
One last thing, as stated above, Solomon Trimble won't be returning, which is kind of sad. He is a dedicated actor who is really good to his fans. He even went to research and study the language of Quileute. He's also the only person with native blood acting as a native American which makes him "real".
This means that the role of Sam will be taken up by yet another actor. I can't believe the decisions Summit comes up with most of the times.
Changes in directors are still OK, but, changes in actors in the middle of movies is a very bad move.
Yes, some people said he's only a minor character and in Twilight movie, he's got only 1 line. But consistency is the key to making successful movie sequels.
For goodness sake, don't go around saying that people won't notice, the truth is, if they can complain about details not being included, they can recognised the change in actors.
It seems like acting is not about devotion and passion anymore. Money is the most important thing on Earth.
After weeks of speculation, it's now confirmed that Dakota Fanning will be portraying Jane in New Moon movie.
New Moon is set to be released in theaters in 20th November 2009 with Eclipse in 10th June 2010 in USA.
Solomon Trimble who acted as Sam in Twilight movie won't be returning for the sequels.
First of all, Dakota Fanning has experience. She had starred in many movies. Since my wish for New Moon is that Taylor Lautner remain on as Jacob, and it had been fulfilled, I'm quite alright with other news. Unless...
However, Fanning does seems a little old for the role of Jane. Jane was described as a young girl who looks like an angel. Fanning is a little too "teenager" for Jane. Oh well.
I'm also wondering how on Earth can Summit afford her pay-check. She is classified under high-listed actresses, I think. She worked under big names before. I hope Summit don't burst their budget by recruiting big stars. They can instead focus on providing "special" special-effects and CGI.
Next, why is Eclipse been set to release in such an early date? About 6 months after the production of New Moon? It was also said that Chirst Weitz won't be directing Eclipse.
I can wait, tons of true fans can wait. I would rather take quality over quantity. Stop churning out movies like they don't matter at all. Don't they know that mass-production is the worst thing ever?
If Summit thinks that the twilight fan-base is a gold mine, they are right, of course. One day, they will get too greedy and get buried inside. But, they can rest assured that won't happen anytime.
The fan-base is getting too large and I don't think it can be called a fan base anymore. It's more like, "twilight is cool now so I'm a fan" OR "Robert Pattinson is hot so I'm a fan of twilight". Sheesh.
Eclipse is my favourite book. I love the plot and characters best there. With Twilight movie being a disappointment, I'm worried about New Moon movie and naturally, Eclipse movie.
The stunts and special effects gets harder and harder with every book. If the budget remains small, then nothing will go well.
The change in directors irks me. Why must it keep changing and changing? But, it can be good news, IF, the director proves to be inadequate in the directing. Whether the change proves to be a good thing or not remains to be seen. But I hope Christ Weitz will be a better director than Hardwicke.
It was said that a director's job is to direct and makes sure everything runs smoothly while a scriptwriter's job is to provide the script for the actors to act out.
If the scriptwriter did a bad job in transferring the plot from the book onto paper, the director and actors can't be blamed for the crappy movie.
Which, in my opinion, was the root of the problem for Twilight movie. The bad script, together with the "unique" way of directing, weird and OOC acting of the actors made the whole movie a bad adaptation of the beloved book.
Once bitten, twice shy. That's a good saying indeed.
I know there's no use of reminiscing the past. But I can't help to feel reluctant to trust Summit again.
I seem to be losing the faith in the movie franchise. I can't help it. I think I'd rather read the books again and again.
That being said, I would still watch the movies and buy the DVDs. Let's just treat them as memorials.
I'm still looking forward to New Moon movie. I'm looking forward to seeing Lautner and the whole story-line. I want to see if Christ Weitz does a good job and whether the scriptwriter deserves another chance.
One last thing, as stated above, Solomon Trimble won't be returning, which is kind of sad. He is a dedicated actor who is really good to his fans. He even went to research and study the language of Quileute. He's also the only person with native blood acting as a native American which makes him "real".
This means that the role of Sam will be taken up by yet another actor. I can't believe the decisions Summit comes up with most of the times.
Changes in directors are still OK, but, changes in actors in the middle of movies is a very bad move.
Yes, some people said he's only a minor character and in Twilight movie, he's got only 1 line. But consistency is the key to making successful movie sequels.
For goodness sake, don't go around saying that people won't notice, the truth is, if they can complain about details not being included, they can recognised the change in actors.
It seems like acting is not about devotion and passion anymore. Money is the most important thing on Earth.
Friday, March 06, 2009
Updates
OK, I have not been updating my blog.
Firstly, there's nothing much to update anyway. Secondly, I'm still having fun in the message boards of twilightlexicon, coming up with absurb answers to questions.
Over a 100 posts. I'm having a great time laughing at all those original and witty answers.
I borrows books again. What irks me was the book I want got borrowed mere minutes before I went to the library! I knew I should have left house earlier. The library opens at 11am, I reached there at 11.40am. The book I want was gone.
That's it. I'm reserving it.
No chance in borrowing PS I love you and The Notebook. It was said that the former is a tear-jerking movie. Wow, I'm going to cry.
Firstly, there's nothing much to update anyway. Secondly, I'm still having fun in the message boards of twilightlexicon, coming up with absurb answers to questions.
Over a 100 posts. I'm having a great time laughing at all those original and witty answers.
I borrows books again. What irks me was the book I want got borrowed mere minutes before I went to the library! I knew I should have left house earlier. The library opens at 11am, I reached there at 11.40am. The book I want was gone.
That's it. I'm reserving it.
No chance in borrowing PS I love you and The Notebook. It was said that the former is a tear-jerking movie. Wow, I'm going to cry.
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Ahh!!!
Holy Crow, I'm going to have a heart attack soon.
I'm really worried about my laptop's "health". I was just going about my usual websites, when they prompted me, saying that there was viruses and trojan horses.
My heart just ran cold and I feeling rather light-headed. What! This can't be happening to me.
I don't know what to do... I'm not good with computers programming or anything computer related. I don't know, I'm running my own anti-virus scan now.
Oh, please, let there be nothing wrong. What I hated most was trojan horse, they sneak up on you, without any warning and then Bam!, your computer is infected. Stupid people.
What I can do is to disinfect those programmes, God, let everything be alright. I can't afford to have my laptop send for repair again. It's already been the 2 times.
I'm going to warn my brothers to stop downloading stuff onto my laptop, I found out that one of the trojan horse is actually from the game's website. What the *****.
Gah!!!
I'm really worried about my laptop's "health". I was just going about my usual websites, when they prompted me, saying that there was viruses and trojan horses.
My heart just ran cold and I feeling rather light-headed. What! This can't be happening to me.
I don't know what to do... I'm not good with computers programming or anything computer related. I don't know, I'm running my own anti-virus scan now.
Oh, please, let there be nothing wrong. What I hated most was trojan horse, they sneak up on you, without any warning and then Bam!, your computer is infected. Stupid people.
What I can do is to disinfect those programmes, God, let everything be alright. I can't afford to have my laptop send for repair again. It's already been the 2 times.
I'm going to warn my brothers to stop downloading stuff onto my laptop, I found out that one of the trojan horse is actually from the game's website. What the *****.
Gah!!!
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