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Call me whatever you like but I simply love the teal color flower petal lookalike tiny thingies that produce beautiful sound. When I took them out of the box, Cynthia went oooorrhh … …
Yet another voted as top 10 films of 2007 by the critics, I have got to drag my Movie Review Squad to check out this Oscar nominated animation from France featuring an Iranian young girl l …
Apart from the time we eat and pee, poo and sleep, we spend much time communicate with one another, misunderstanding each other. It is staggering how many different ways one finite though …
One weekend, Cynthia passed me a newspaper cutting written by The Straits Times journalist Sumiko Tan on how her text message conversation with her friend inspired her to write an article …
With close to a quarter of a billion population, you would have thought the filmmaker would pick a better looking Indonesian actor who is worthy of having four girls falling head over heel …
I swear things are getting more expensive in Singapore. Just couldn’t pinpoint the exact figure as I am lousy in numbers until one morning, I was devastated to see my beloved muffin at Co …
May 1 - Somewhere in my Dreamland - DayI gather that I must be a small fry inside a battle ship. It does not take long for me to realize that my work evolves around cleaning and filing. …
OK. Seldom do I need to finish reading a book, write a review, and return it to the library before midnight. This is going to be an interesting experience. Usually after I arrive at the …
I hope none of my colleagues at my office reads this.Anyways. I know I have been massively lagging behind in my Spanish class. But I was inspired by Women’s 400m Butterfly. Never …
… and then kill me again.I must have heard that one song “LOVE & TRUTH” no less than 400 times by now as I have frequently left my players (Hi-fi, mp3 phone, PC iTune …
Caption of the picture above: On the far left is me. The lady next to me is my counterpart in Mandarin (the other much better looking emcee). The rest are the sisters and brothers who gu …
I am not going to deprive you the pleasure in discovering what “jumpers” are or where they come from - though I doubt if you can find all the answers from watching the film alo …
I thought long and hard before buying the new album by a Russian/American/Japanese singer, model, and actress Anna Tsuchiya (土屋アンナ). Exactly how do you draw the line between a good rock a …
In the beginning, there were only women. Then one day, a deformed baby with a tube hanging in front was born. These deformed babies grew up with breasts that have no milk inside and nipp …
By no means I wish to diminish the genius of Doris Lessing, the sequel to the epic novel “Mara and Dann” reads more like an extension than a novel that exists in its own right. …
OK. I have to make this movie the final stop of my Asian Movie Marathon, take a break, and blog about something else. This morning, I asked Cynthia who is not a big fan of Japanese movie …
Why does the musical film adaptation “Sweeney Todd” receive such a positive review from so many sources? I don’t know. One thing I know though is that director Tim Burt …
OK. It’s the first time in my life seeing a Singapore flag sticking up from someone’s head. Cynthia couldn’t resist to take a picture; I can’t resist not to share …
Avril’s “The Best Damn Tour” is here! And the 10% early bird discount ends today. So grab the tickets (S$75-165) now if you so intend to watch. We are at the 16th row. …
I often marvel at how Western film titles are being translated in Chinese for the Hong Kong market (which can be different from the China market). Take “Definitely Maybe” as an example. …



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