Darth Vader + Statue of Liberty

Hahaha, this is what you would get if you mixed Darth Vader with Statue of Liberty. This sculpture is part of the Vader project art exhibit, which involves influential underground artists making their own intepretation of the famous Vader helmet. The exhibition is being held in Los Angeles.

You can read an article on the exhibition here

More pictures of Darth Vader (in different reincarnations) here

Photo taken from here

Come to the dark side....

Transformer Newest Trailer - Looks VERY exciting

This trailer looks very exciting! I never expected myself to be quite interested in Transformers movie haha. Be prepared to be transformed :) Enjoy the trailer.

Forgot to say..

Forever 21 Sale is SOOO disappointing. So little things for sooo much publicity :(

Can't wait for Mango and Zara Sale haha. Though I think Mango sale will be more exciting and crazy (if you've never been to Mango first day sale, you don't know the experience of real sale, people!)

Cheers.

It Won't Be Soon Before Long

Hey everyone. Let me update you on some movies that I've caught the past 2 weeks.

28 Weeks Later
This is really beyond my expectation. I watched the first one (28 Days Later), and didn't really fancy it. So, when the good reviews started appearing for this movie, I was curious about it. So I decided to watch it (not forgetting to pull someone along haha). Anyway, let me warn you the movie started brilliantly, I think it's the best way that the movie could be started. The movie really keeps you on the edge of the seat most of the time. My heart felt weird after watching the show haha :S Hmm, London looks damn freaky without people! I think the Rage virus (which is the zombie virus) is the worst way for the world to end :( The only annoyance to this movie is about the father (highlight to see spoiler) Although he had become a zombie, he kept following his children, which doesn't make sense (end of spoiler). Anyway, 7.5 stars out of 10 for this movie.

The Wind that Shakes the Barley
The wind may shake the barley. But it fails to shake my heart! :( This movie is very disappointing for me. I found it too monotonous. I have really high expectation going to this movie screening, because it won last year's Cannes Festival. The story is quite predictable, and I found it too heavy for me. I dozed off in the middle of it for about 15 minutes haha. It doesn't help that Picturehouse doesn't allow food inside, so yeah. So, 4 stars out of 10 for this movie.

Pirates of the Carribean: At the World's End
Looking at the trailer of the movie a month ago, I had really low expectation on this movie. And then the bad reviews started pouring in. But oh well, it's a blockbuster movie, which is the kind of movie you just have to see haha (unless you really don't want to see it). So anyway, the movie as I expected turned out so so. Thankfully I didn't fall asleep. It was 2 1/2 hours long O_O The ending is very lame and stupid. Some scenes are very draggy. The characters have too many agendas of their own. I hope they would just stop at Pirates no. 3, and not make no. 4. Cause I think it'll be disastrous! So, 6 stars out of 10 for thie movie.

4 more days to Batam, 13 more days to US :)

Oi!

Topshop sale up to 50% nowww. Haha. I went to check it out today, but the sale section was too jumbled up, so I decided to come back again tomorrow. Sadly, the top which I've been wanting to buy is not on sale :( However, there are some other interesting tops which I saw to them, and their price have really gone down O_O

I went to check out Kate Moss Topshop line too. It's very disappointing so far. The dresses which I like are not in yet I guess. I guess I will have to wait for some time.

I saw this very nice shirt dress today in Gap haha. It's white colour. Ehmm.. about $120 something. Haha. I was thinking of waiting until my US trip. Fingers crossed I'll have the chance to do some shopping there haha.

Hmm today I realised two things:
1. Window shopping makes me happy
2. If Mango goes on sale tomorrow, I'll go bankrupt haha. So many nice things!

I'm going to sleep early today. Hopefully my flu will get cured by Monday :D Can't wait to be fully fit once again.

This year has been quite tough compared to other years. And I know it'll be tougher after the June holiday, after my 'honeymoon period'. I can't stop cursing already.

Cheers, Olivia.

P.S. I'm not going for Christina Aguilera's concert.

Inspiration

Some random pictures from Vanity Fair's 2006: the Year in Photos portfolio which I really like. Do check out the rest of the pictures at
http://www.vanityfair.com/magazine/2006/12/yearinphotos_portfolio200612

The next pictures are taken from Vanity Fair's First Impressions: Fifteen Years of Vanities Discoveries at http://www.vanityfair.com/fame/features/2006/12/van_retro_slide0612.

I especially love the Keira Knightley picture (I seriously think it looks so much better from the Vogue's Wizard of Oz spread! :D). Enjoy the pictures!

Error Avoided

There's something wrong with my "Create Post" page in my blogger home. The font, text, picture buttons etc are all over the place. Thankfully I found a handy solution from the Blogger Help Group haha.

So anyway, my US visa application has been granted :D So.. here I come GYLC! Haha. Well it's not that easy. You see, the SQ flight to New York is fully booked :( So I've booked United Airlines just in case my waiting list for SQ doesn't get confirmed.

I watched Spiderman over the weekend. Well, what do I think of it? "It's like that lorrr." Hahaha how badly do I feel like saying that. It's satisfactory. No wow factors that will make you want to watch it again. And the ending is tooooo drama. There are too many characters, which makes it hard for the movie to develop the back stories of the new characters. For example, the movie could have just done without Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn actually. Their characters are very minor in this movie. One last thing that bothers me is that... there is so little Venom! Like what the heck. So much hype over Venom, and he only appeared for like 15 minutes :( Overall, I'll give the movie 6.5 stars out of 10. Spiderman 3 could have been a sooo much better sequel.

Hmm Tobey Maguire somewhat reminds me Milo Ventimiglia of Heroes. You know, Peter? :D Peter Petrelli is so hot *sighsss*. But NOT Nathan Petrelli. Whom I found very very very very very very very very very ugly.


I'll most probably be watching 28 Weeks Later and The Wind That Shakes Barley this week. You may ask why would I want to watch 28 Weeks Later. Well the ratings have been surprisingly good, and it's written that it's so much better than the first one (28 Days Later) which I found so-so. So, of course I want to watch it (no, I'm not going to watch it because of Cilian Murphy).


Can't wait for weekend (though it's only monday). Sigh :) Did anyone check out last Thursday's Urban? What a coincidence really.

Olivia

Fashion Rip Off

I've got nothing to do, so I should post you some interesting fashion news. Take a look at the fashion copies. It's quite interesting.

Hmm now Diane Von Furstenberg is suing Forever 21 for copying the former's Cerisier Shift Dress. Here's the side by side comparison.

The left side is Diane's dress, while the right side is Forever 21's. Very closed eh? So high street fashion, is it a blessing or a curse?

Source of pictures:
http://www.invademycloset.com/shopblog/2007/03/21_burning_ques.html
http://shesabetty.typepad.com/shes_a_betty_single_girl_/2007/04/diane_von_furst.html

Gone For A While

Hellow. Sorry for the lack of updates! Life has been pretty stressful unfortunately. First it's the Batam trip thing (which is torturous to handle as the deadline approaches) and then there's some problem with my family going on (which is a sudden thing). Sometimes the pain was just unbearable that, yup, I have to shed some tears (well so far it's been 2-3 times this year) at home. I guess it's good to let go off the pain, rather than having it welling up inside you.

So let me talk of some good things now. I've finally received my paycheck for the freelance photography job I had. $300! Ka-Ching! Hahaha. So happy! It's my first paycheck. Hope many more will come in the future. And 2 weeks ago I've finally got the booklet for GYLC preparation. Now I have to apply for my visa. Wish me luck :)

I watched Phantom of the Opera two days ago, and it was quite brilliant. Except for the singing whose words you cannot decipher occasionally haha, especially 1-2 of the female leads. Other than that, brilliant. The set is amazing.... jaw-droppingly good. The costumes are well-designed and intricate as well. I must say that watching the theatre version of the play is so much more interesting and engaging than watching the movie haha. After watching Opera, I'm more motivated to go and watch Sir Ian McKellen's performance which will happen in July. Now that I got a nice view of how the theatre hall looks like, I kind of know better which seats will be good to get for the performance.

After watching Phantom of the Opera, Stephanie and I went to Glutton's Bay besides the Esplanade. Since I only ate a small Chicken Pao for dinner that night (due to time constraint), I was ravenous after the performance. So I ate Mee Soto, which is good! Seriously good, not good because of my hunger. Then I ate Kaya Fondue, which is fantastic fantastic and fantastic idea for dessert! It's very good. If you have the chance, please go and try it!

Another of my Charles and Keith sandals has retired :( That's 3 pairs of broken sandals this year, which is a record.

I passed my NAPFA today! Yay! Hmm in my school we have to get at least Silver to be considered passed. I almost got bronze, which is not good, because of Standing Broad Jump. I hate Standing Broad Jump because you feel a lot of pressure casted by the watching eyes of your friends, and because there is a high tendency of falling, which happened to me on my first attempt (I'm nursing blue black on both of my knees). Nevertheless, the main thing is that I passed! :D No more NAPFA test in my life muahaha.

I haven't watched Spiderman. But I heard it's not that good. I think I'll only watch it in 2 weeks time. Well better late than never.

Okie, that's all for now :)

P.S. I still can't believe Edward Norton is going to be Hulk. At least Liv Tyler as the love interest will be a good choice. Another thing, for Time Traveler's Wife, it's been confirmed that the couple will be played by Rachel Mcadams... and Eric Bana O_O What an awkward pairing. I never imagined Eric Bana as Henry. I have always imagined Henry as geeky sweet haha.

P.P.S. Zara's dresses and shoes are soooooooooooo adorable! Too bad I can't afford all of them. Shall wait for sale.. and shall start saving up.