Okay, so my Japan post is not ready yet. There are so many hundred photos!!
I just went to develop them - all 463 - at a neighbourhood photo kiosk. Each is worth 25cents. You do the math.
You can take a look at a fraction of them on Facebook, actually. But if you want a more concise, chronological one, wait patiently (very patiently) for my post =)
So life back in Singapore is great. Except for two things. Work and the weather. =P
Ok lah, work is always the same, new challenges everyday; all the different types of customers I hear everyday. But the weather... is it just me or is Singapore turning into a gigantic oven? The other day I was shopping at Bugis Street and the wind was actually hot air. We're being baked alive, people. We need help.
Anyway, rubbish aside, done a lot of things since I'm back.
Met up with the Japan Trip people to exchange photos and indugle in one of my fave hobbies: Mahjong. Hehe. After I completed my two HUGE albums worth of photos, let's meet again to view them =))
Went to attend my bro's NPCC Annual Parade at Home Team Academy. Extremely warm day. Everyone around me was practically drenched in perspiration.
Here are some photos:
Nice clouds..
The march-in.. Yup my bro is part of the guard-of-honour.
My bro, circled in red; my cousin, Justin, circled in green.
People started falling out. At first they thought he don't need the stretcher.... but then...
...they were wrong. Poor guy couldn't even move. No one in the crowd couldn't care less about the long-winded prize presentation. They were all counting the number of people who were falling out in the parade... including....
...my brother! The guy in front of him had fallen out. I guess he must've been affected by it. But he's fine. After 5mins he insisted on going back to the parade; however, his instructor didn't allow it.
Group photo...
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Celebrated two birthdays..
First, my bro's 14 year old at Shokudo:
That's my cousin, aka god-sister, Carolyn.
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Then there was my colleague's Weilun's birthday at Fish & Co.:
He (the one in green beside me) is totally caught off guard when the cake appeared. Haha, Operation Wei Lun's birthday is officially successful!
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It was still sizzling hot when it was delivered to us. Although we waited like 10mins for this, but it was worth it!
It's at Empire State restaurant at iLuma, the new (quite ugly-looking) building at Bugis, which I went on Saturday afternoon. Anything with hot, melted chocolate tastes heavenly! Two people finishing it is just nice..
Caught 17 Again at the iLuma's cinema, Filmgarde, after that.
I give the film:
One thing's for sure: Zac Efron is officially a bonafide Hollywood star. Moving on from prancing about in musical numbers in High School Musical, this is Efron's first foray into leading man territory, and although he still plays a basketball jock, the body-switching storyline allows him to show off his acting chops, and he does deliver.
FINAL SAY: If you look pass the cliche, you'll find this an enjoyable, sometimes hilarious and heartwarming movie about cherishing your loved ones. Girls will enjoy it 100%.
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Caught two much talked-about movies on the flight back from Japan to Singapore. One is Revolutionary Road and the other is Suspect X.
Firstly, the hotly-anticipated reunion of Jack and Rose, aka Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
The two of them never looked better. Directed by Winslet's husband, Sam Mendes, Revolutionary Road is about a 1960's sub-urban American couple's downward spiral into marital Hell and unbliss. If there is one kind of movie I hate, it is depressing movies, and Road is certainly not a smooth-sailing one. But the costume and set-design is pitch-perfect; the supporting cast is great; however, it's the electrifying performances of the leads that are so captivating.
FINAL SAY: When the film climaxes and you hear them utter "I hate you" to each other, you can literally feel the whole room ready to explode into a ball of flame. It is that intense, and it requires a hell lot of chemistry to carry that off. However, if you're feeling emo, don't watch this. Officially one of the most depressing movies ever.
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Next, Suspect X, based on the hit Japanese detective TV series, Galileo.
What you get from Japanese is originality - something which Hollywood so blatantly chucks aside. With Suspect X, it is a murder mystery that is both compelling and heartbreaking, I don't see how anyone should give this brilliant movie a miss.
From a nail-biting early sequence in the movie, you already learn who is the killer. However, it is the process that makes this movie interesting, and somehow, the filmmakers managed to keep the suspense (and the audience's interest) all the way until the credits roll.
Those who already watch the equally brilliant Galileo series on TV, you'll know how this works. But this case didn't really deal with Physics, like in the series; instead, it is a psychological warfare between the lead and the killer - much like a life-action deathnote but minus the exaggerating supernatural element.
FINAL SAY: Great acting and moving storyline - recommended. FYI, news have it that CSI is being turned into a movie soon. Hopefully, they get adapt their TV series as good as the Japanese people do theirs.
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Can't wait to collect the 463 photos from Fujifilm this wednesday. Wow, can't believe I took that much photos.
Will be watching Star Awards 2009 tonight, aka The Little Nonya Prize Presentation Ceremony =P Let's just see how many awards that show can sweep. I'm just hoping 一切完美 (Perfect Cut) gets recognised!
Take care, peeps!
