The Retarded

Hmm.. let me update you on the chocolate situation. Two days ago, my brother and mother decided to try the 85% cocoa chocolate. Well, as expected, both thought that it is really bitter. While my Mom managed to swallow her piece in with the help of peanuts, my brother did not finish his piece. He tried it with the peanut, and it failed on him. He tried it with Ceylon tea (I don't know what kind of tea it is), and it failed on him too. He tried adding sugar to the tea, and it failed him too. Haha. He said he can't taste the sugar, though usually one spoon of sugar is enough to make ithe tea sweet. He said the chocolate tastes like chinese medicine. Hahaha. So in the end, I have to sadly see a small piece of the chocolate being thrown away. For goodness sake, it's Lindt Chocolate. So I have the right to be sad about it :D

So today was my Econs and GP papers. Hmm.. surprisingly they were okay haha. Can't wait for Promos to be over baby! I can't stop thinking of what I'll be doing after the promos haha.

Ehm, for those people who are interested about the development of PS I Love You, ehm, the casting is getting stranger. Gerard Butler, who plays the phantom in Phantom of Opera, as Gerry? Errr....... hopefully this movie doesn't destroy the book. The book is one of my favourites :)

Ok today I found out about something really amusing. I think it is one of the most amusing things this year. Robert Downey jr has been casted as iron man. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Biggest joke of the year?

Ok let me give you a clearer picture:

Iron Man

Robert Downey Jr.

Haha, can you imagine them both combined together? Hmmm.

Today, I saw the newest edition of FiRST. And it kinda sucks haha (though I haven't read it properly). But... I saw the promotional poster for The Departed there. It's sooo niceeee. So when I reached home, I immediately went to the internet to see if they have a wallpaper of it. They don't :( :( :( I want it!! It's sooo niceeeeeeeeeeee.

I can't wait for Empire baby :D


Later :)

"Sweet" Like Chocolate

I haven't written anything about Chocolate for a while. So let me write about my recent fascinating encounter with chocolate.

As many of you would have known, I love Dark Chocolate. And I LOVE Lindt Chocolate :D Well, 2 weeks ago, I went to Cold Storage, and suddenly have the urge to buy a chocolate bar :D Hmm.. before I list down the choices, let me show you my favourite:

Now let me show you my choices:



So which one do you think I bought? By the way, the higher the percentage of Cocoa, the more bitter it is.

So which one do you think I bought?





The answer is:Haha (hope you're not having a cheap thrill :P just kidding).

I've never tried any of the 3 bars (by the way, the 99% excellence cocoa doesn't exist in Singapore), and so I go for the highest in Singapore, 85% :D I thought that since I like the dark chocolate thins, I'll have no problem liking the 85% one haha. Wrong idea I guess. It's totally different from the thins. This is THE dark chocolate haha (get it?) It's bitter. More bitter than the other brand (whose name I can't really remember, Swiss something, in Cold Storage too). Haha. Actually I'm fine with it :) Like what my father said, dark chocolate doesn't make you eat a lot of chocolate at a go. Plus.. it helps to lower high blood pressure haha. When I told this to my Mom, she joked, "You're so young and you're already worried of having high blood pressure." Haha, prevention is the key, my friend.

Hmm... enough of Chocolate talk for the moment :) Oh, on a last note, go and buy Lindt Dark Chocolate thins. It's not bitter I tell you, well compared to the 85% one. I think I'll never buy the 99% one if it ever exists in Singapore haha (even if the package looks damn nice).

October, Come!

Haha, yesterday I found out that "The Fountain", a movie which I'm really looking forward to, will only open on my B'day next year. Sigh sigh sigh. It'll be released in November in US, so why the long wait in Singapore? O_o

Hmm, I can't wait for October. That'll be the month where my promo would have ended.. and the month with a number of nice movies :D I don't know why today when I saw the ending of Batman 3, I started thinking which Batman movie, number 3 or 4, is the campier one? I used to think that number 3 is the campiest after watching 4, but now I'm having second thought. I'm still not in the position to say which Batman is the best though, since I'm yet to watch the first, and I can barely remember the 2nd one.

Speaking of Batman, I don't know why but I suddenly think of the push up scene haha.

Oh ya, I haven't written about this in my blog. My house will most probably be going for en-bloc sale :( :( :( I hate it! Why must it happen at this point of time? I can't see myself living in other areas of Singapore. I think moving to my neighbour Leonie Hill would already be a weird experience. I'm forcing myself to imagine how my life would be if I live in Four Season haha. Do you know I saw an advertisement of the apartment across mine, "Futura" (in which one J2 ACJC girl whom I've not seen for some time lives), being offered for new condo development on the newspaper last week. The feeling is really nauseating when I saw it. Urgh.

Sigh, I hate the word en-bloc now.

Hmm, Emmalyne said today that Jonathan Leong's version of Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol is so-so. Well, I thought it's kinda okay. Not as bad as I expected it to be :D

I haven't gone to HMV for a long time :( :( I want to listen to Justin Timberlake's latest album, and most probably some other albums as well. Well, maybe I'll do it this Friday or next week.

Okie, gtg for studies now :)

Different Side of Elmo

Oh my gawd... this is very hilarious. Very unlike the cute innocent Elmo I know.

It's just Elmo by the way.

Only I Can..

Hello! Hmm.. so yesterday was quite an interesting day. I took the new bus for the first time. The bus which is handicapped friendly. I thought that the bus is far more spacious than the older buses, which is a good thing. I noticed the folded ramps of the bus and the stop button for the handicapped only. I didn't go up to see the double decker top part though.

Yesterday I saw one of the most beautiful scenes I have ever seen in my entire life with my own eyes. When I was walking past the 'forest' behind Taka on my way home, I saw lots of mynah there. You can't enter the 'forest' since it's a state property. So, out of sudden, the group of birds just flew off. And it's just one of the amazing things I've ever seen. It's one of the moment where I'd go, "Shit! I should have my camera with me now!". Sigh, hopefully it won't be the only time I saw it again in the 'forest'.

Speaking of gorgeous scenes, I have one of the weirdest scenes in my dream yesterday. I can't really remember how the dream goes, except that I was vacationing with my family. Then there's one scene by the sea. I thought to myself, "Oh ya sunrise is coming soon. I better take a picture of it!". So, I waited for the sunrise. Then it happened. The sun rises very fast up until almost the middle of the sky. Then it started from below the sea again and rises again. Then it started below the sea again and rises again. And it goes on and on and on again. It's one of the weirdest scenes in my dream. How can the sun goes up so fast within a minute to the middle of the sky (noon time) and at a few times at a go? At that point in time in my dream, my camera's battery was a bit low, and there's something wrong with my (legendary) flash light. I don't know why in that dream I took picture with flash and the photo didn't look ugly, compared to the normal impact.

I was discussing with someone yesterday if I have to marry one of my handsomes who it would be. Ahh it's such a difficult choice. For long term, maybe Jake. But.. after what he did with Kirsten Dunst in the previous relationship, I was a bit turned off by him now haha. Hmm...

So, the lonelygirl15 mystery has been solved eh? Was quite surprised that it's all made up hehe.

Later :)

September...

..is a month where I only have one movie that I'd love to watch haha. This is provided that The Good German (starring my favourite old man) has its release date delayed (which is most likely to happen, since it's been delayed in US). Hmm the movie that I'd like to watch is an Indo movie. I haven't watched Indo movie for ages. I haven't even watched Arisan! :( Hmm.. so I have to find an Indo friend to watch it. But with promos coming up fast, will anyone be willing to watch the movie with me? :D

Hmm... October and November will the busiest months for movies for me. 7 and 8 movies in respective months. This provided if I didn't change my mind about watching any of movies. Ceteris Paribus :)

Hmm.. I have switched from Internet Explorer to Mozilla Firefox now. It has been rather good :) My brother was asking me if it's faster than IE. Err.. I think it's about the same haha.

I dream of George Clooney again yesterday haha. It is one of the strangest, longest dreams I've ever had. I can't really remember the sequence of the dream. There's one part where it takes place in the Oldham Wing in my school. That part is kinda freaky. The school has kinda ended and I was planning to go out with Emmalyne. I was about to change my PE attire to my school uniform, and so I queued up in the toilet. All the toilets are occupied, but I realised that nobody's moving in the toilets. Then the last cubicle opens and then I saw the girl's eyes. Bloodshot red. It's really freaky. Then I started panicking.. then the 2nd from the last cubicle opens. Another girl with bloodshot red eyes. There are 4 cubicles in total. Only one has the toilet seat. The rest are showers only. Err then I noticed the 2nd cubicle has a girl lying on the floor. That cubicle's floor is filled with water since it's a shower room. So all of us just pushed the cubicle doors and one of the girls tried to revive her. At this point I asked another girl what had happened, and then she explained. The explanation was soooo long that by the time I came out of the toilet, Emmalyne had decided to go home instead of going out with me. Then I found out that one of the trees near the bleachers has a tree house (like haaa?), and so I decided to change there haha (no obscene thoughts please).

Okie.. then after that I'm not sure what happens. Then.. there's a part where I was having a meal in a cruise ship with my Mom (didn't see my Dad or brother in the dream). We had to share a table with strangers, but I didn't notice their faces. Then.. when I turn right, I saw Matt Damon eating in the same table as me haha. Then when I look to the front, I saw the rest of Ocean 12's cast eating on the table in front of me (I saw Julia Roberts). HAHAHAHA. Then, of course, I saw George Clooney. You know, in that dream, I was asking myself is this real or just a dream? Then I lightly pinch myself hahaha. I believed it was a reality (how I wish). I eat some of my meals again. When I looked up, I found out that the cast has gone (!!). I was kinda sad, then I saw George Clooney walking up the stairs that are just above our tables leading to the lobby of the hotel, with some paparazzi following him. And he looked at me for a while (hahahahaha). So, I decided to chase after him but by the time I reached the lobby, he was nowhere to be seen hahaha. I can't remember how the rest of the dream goes.


Then the irony is, I saw a section about the Ocean 12's cast on VH1's Fabulous Life this morning haha. Like what the..


Enough of ramblings. Later :)

Hola

Hello, I've came back from Indo yesterday. I needed to do something quite urgent in Indo, or else I wouldn't have gone back to Indo at all (it's a small matter really). Hmm.. so today I met Mos :D She still looks the same, and is still the same person haha. I don't know why but when I think of her sometimes I thought of her unique experience with the Narnia wardrobe haha.

Hmm in Indo, I finally managed to watch the 2nd half of Crash haha :D Yeah, so at least I can do a proper review of it (it's below). That movie is really a special one.

Steve Irwin's death was something that I did not expect to come out of the blue. RIP, the great crocodile hunter.

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Movie Review
Crash (7.5 stars out of 10)
How the characters are interweaved together in the movie is amazing. Nothing abrupt, everything just flows so smoothly. There are several memorable, touching scenes in this movie. Two of my favourite scenes are final scenes involving the Latino doorlock man, and Ryan Phillipe's character. I gasped with shock when watching those two scenes. Hmm, I thought that this movie deserves Best Picture. But... I haven't watched Brokeback Mountain (and will do so only in a few years time hahah *not mentally prepared yet*), and so there's the possibility of me taking back this statement in the future.

:)

I.. bought... a RED umbrella today! :D :D :D :D :D So happyyyyyy. And so, my quest for a red umbrella has come to an end.

I bought it in Giordano by the way hahaha.

Can't wait to realise my imagination with it ^^

Rest, my legs.

Oh my gawd... my legs are really aching now :s I was out for the whole day today. I met Tomatoe this morning to catch the Devil Wears Prada. The movie doesn't really live up to my expectation (It is reviewed below).

You know speaking of book adaptations, which movies based on books do you like best? I thought the Notebook was good, though they altered the plot. There are some movies based on book adaptations that I'm looking forward to. One would be P.S. I Love You, with Hillary Swank confirmed in the role of Holly so far (hmm, I wonder how she'll perform in that role, I never expected that she would be selected for that role. Can't remember who I imagine Holly to look like). The second one will be The Time Traveller's Wife. I absolutely love this book! One day I should read this book again haha. Hmm.. for this one, the movie development has been bumpy though. The director recently dropped out. So it remains to be seen who will the new directors and of course the actors be. The last one will be the Lovely Bones. This one should turn out good, since it will be directed by Peter Jackson.

Ehm, guess what? I saw 3 Prestige displays in Cine *shrieks in excitement* Though there's only one where you can really see Christian Bale's face haha and I saw that one the last. At first I was kinda sad since I was curious how he looks like. Ehm to tell you the truth, he looks ok. Not very hot or sexy haha. Normal. Anyway, seeing one is better than not being able to see his face on the display.

I can't wait for the movie to open!

Oh.. and Little Miss Sunshine will open on either the last week of September or first week of October. So exciting :D

I must save up a lot of money also for films haha. Quite a number of films coming out on the last 3 months of the year that I'd like to watch.

Then we went to walk around Wisma Atria. Oh oh, I decided to strike out some of the items of my shopping list. The items in bold are the newly added ones..

A pair of shoes from Pazzion, $60 something

A pair of flat sandal from Charles and Keith, $25

A pair of Elle sandals, $70 something I think (I'm getting my old sandals again :D This one will most probably be fully covered by my Mom haha)

A pair of Charles and Keith Wedge, around $30 (not urgent need)

A pair of Nine West sandals, $75 (haha 50% off. These sandals are beautiful. It's stilletto hehe. Hopefully I'll have enough determination to save up that much of money.. and that the sandals will still have stock by then. Come what may)

Topshop jeans, $80 something I think (on 2nd thought, with its straight cut, the jeans makes my thighs look big. I'm still searching for jeans of that colour though)

A pair of earrings from Topshop, $7 (took a closer look at the earrings, quality not as good as expected)

A pair of earrings from Topshop, $16 (waiting for the price to be reduced in the future)

A zara v-neck top, $40 something


Hahaha... the total is still around $200 :( Let me sort out my priorities.

Oh ya, I'll be going to Hong Kong after the promo exam for four days yay! Hopefully I can shop a lot haha (fingers crossed) and that the weather will be nice to me.

So, in the evening, I went to Feast Day of Our Mother of Perpetual Help (St. Mary) in Novena Church with my Mom (haha, spiritual feast is what Tomatoe calls it). The number of people who turned up is incredible. About 3 to 4 thousand people O_o Then I stand up for almost 3 hours. I was wearing my short heels (bad idea, but couldn't help it since I don't have flat sandals haha). The experience is so much worse than standing for about 2 hours for rock concert haha. At least I made it :) It kind of an enjoyable, enriching experience :) Hmm... whether I'll come to next year's feast day it will remain to be seen.

I only studied 3 pages of Geography today :( Let me rest early today, so that I can wake early tomorrow to study.

Later dudes.

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Movie Review
The Devil Wears Prada (6.5 stars out of 10)
To people who has read the book, don't keep your expectation too high on the movie. To people who plans to read the book before watching the show, don't read it yet. Ehm.. I thought this movie will be sooo much better. I found Anne Hathaway's character rather dull and sucky. The worst of all characters I think. I don't know why, but I felt that the same character in the book is more interesting, compared to the one in movie, though some critics would disagree with this. Anyway, Meryl Streep's performance is a killer. She really suits the role of a demanding boss! I thought Emily Blunt's character is also funny haha. Oh ya be warned to those who have read the book, the ending is different, and it sucks. Hmm one thing that I really like from the show is the costumes. I think a lot of girls would kill to have the costumes (not the job hahaha).

Which video is lamer?

Hmm.. let me ask for your opinion. Which video is lamer?

These two videos are must watch for lame people (like me haha).

1st one is the music video for "Coffee and TV" by Blur, while the 2nd one is the music video for "Move Your Feet" by Junior Senior (ACJC people will recognise the 2nd song).






Enjoy.

Stockholm Syndrome

Haha.. I had one of the strangest dreams yesterday. In the earlier part of the dream, I found out that Jennifer Aniston had died. Like huhh... why of all people must it be Jennifer Aniston? O_o Then on the later part of the dream, I found out that Jennifer Aniston is going to endorse for Nike (which is going to happen in real life by the way). And then in that dream I said, "I thought she had already died." Hahahahaha... I don't know how my mind can think of such an idea.

Anyway, yesterday was a half-day. The teacher's day celebration was surprisingly sweet and enjoyable haha. After school, I went to Steph's house to watch "Donnie Darko", again. Haha. It's still as nice as the first time I watched, though this time around I clearly know what is going on.

Then on the evening, I went to Bugis to watch Monster House with Serene, Sabrina, Vithya and Jocelyn. Monster House is really good haha (never expected it to really be). The movie is reviewed below. Ehm.. the Bugis theatre hall stinks. It would be the first and the last time I watch a movie there.

Oh oh! I saw The Prestige giant display there!! *screams* Though I didn't take a proper look at the side where Christian Bale is shown (The display is in a trigular shape, with Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman and Scarlett Johansson on each face of the display).

By the way, I have to save a lot of money this month. There are just some things that I'd like to buy, and all of them totalled $200 something hahaha. Let's see..

A pair of shoes from Pazzion, $60 something
A pair of flat sandal from Charles and Keith, $25 (urgent need since I don't have any more flat sandals)
Topshop jeans, $80 something I think
2 earrings from Topshop, $7 and $16 each
A zara v-neck top, $40 something

Hahaha...crapp. Must start saving up. I don't want to use my old savings, cause it's for in case my mother is not willing to pay for a concert ticket in the future (like if I've watched too many concerts in one year haha).

Hmm.. this are the bands that hopefully will come sooner or later (and at the right moment)..

Radiohead (when on earth was the last time they came here?)
Muse
Maroon 5 (I think this one will most likely come on 2007)

Ehm.. if Muse comes, I think I'll fly up to heaven haha. Matt Bellamy really rocks (he's sooo talented).

Oh ya oh ya, one of the best news this week. I passed my Econs essay! Yayyy... I shall fully rejoice (as I've promised myself in the past that I'll do so if I ever pass Econs test). Must build on the momentum! Hoho.

Ehm.. I better start revising for Prelims now.

Ciao.
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Movie Review
Monster House (7.5 stars out of 10)
I thought this cartoon is different from normal, pixar-style cartoons. This cartoon is more freakier compared to those of that category. A very entertaining movie, with a tight plot as well. I recommend this show :)