this wk has been extremely exhausting. very busy too. didnt even get to use comp (except at 5am to burn class photos disc...). after 3 wks of slackg, its finally really time to start doing hw again. my new timetable sux. mon, tues, thurs end at 5pm... fri, 4pm. y do dey hv to add the 2 empty periods in... make the days so long... as if it wasnt long enuf. argh. i m so tired. n its only the beginning.
kz, shall start from mondae. the 1st period was phy lect. hmm.. it seems to feel tt it was rather long ago though its only 3 days. anyway, pam kept a place for me so i sat nxt to a new person, sing ying. knew i had to start the talkg coz i'm 'older'. not easy for new ppl to start. found out she's actually from band but dont wanna join liao. hiya.. otherwise can hv a fellow band member in class.. its not nice being the only one, so many cons. like durg band dere's no 1 to ask abt class stuff n vv. n no 1 to accompany me when gg from band to class every morn, n class to band. esp now wed got pw, only hv so little time to eat, n if i follow the class, i'll end up late every wed. hmm.. hafta come up wif a plan.
anyway, back to monday. dere was pe. had to wear the ugly guy's shorts. y do they hv to stop producing girls' shorts. n i dont noe y i didnt buy last term when i bought the pe shirt. stupid. hope dey dont force us to tuck in.
oh ya, huitian was veri sad. her pe period was same as ours. at the end of it, she was crying. initially, i didnt even noe. by the time i knew, she was already recovering. hmm.. its really horrible being left out. i've been thru it, though i'm quite a loner, it still felt bad. n its much worst for ppl like ht who really need friends.
den dere was math diagnostic test. my poor time management skills did me much harm.
econs, we got back the same lousy tchr. argh! help!
gp, mrs nair. a thousand times better than ms wan. dont noe y both m'sians. i like my gp class. veri active in proper discussion. positive learners. veri gd. can learn from dem. previous gp class was only s09 ppl. always sian diao during gp... n combined wif tt ms wan, didnt get to learn anythin in the 1st 3 mths.
oh ya. council. had wanted to try but finally decided not to coz i m too quiet. n will get freaked out when speakg in front of large grp of ppl.
on to tues. during physics tutorial, we had to answer qns while gg thru the tutorial, n i was freakg out. but no 1 knew. sandra even said i was confident... hmm... seems like no one can ever tell tt i m freakg out when i m. rmb last time when i had to give a speech in class, den after tt i asked sum1 n she said i didnt look scared though i was freakg out.
wah, comp realli keeps me awake. its 1 now. if i had done hw, i wld hv fallen asleep by 9/10/11pm, which was wat happened on mon, tues n wed.
hmm... in the past 3 wks, i got to know my class so much more den wat i did in the 1st 10 wks. until the last day of term 1, i only really knew n tok to pam, huitian, n abit of yuxian n zhinvee online can talk alot. but only in the past 3 wks did i really get to know n tok to sandra, justine, xinyu, gerard, nicholas. the others only noe abit more.
ok, let me see how it started. sand was she just started tokg more to me at the beginng of dis term n she's quite an easy-to-talk-to person. jus n xin was from the stayover. n i found tt jus n i tink similarly. though we can talk, i still feel dere's a gap between xin n me mayb coz i still tink she's complicated. rard was since online chats, den face-to-face is gradual. he n edwin r the only guys who tried to tok to every1 since last term. oh ya, it started wif panpan, ex-ny gal whom i dont noe personally. she supposedly 'stalked' him. hahaz. but now over to hcjc liao. den at the bbq, found out he likes kim, who oso happens to b my ex-classmate. n he oso defend for we girls when we get bullied coz he can uds. nic is coz yq not ard so he goes ard bullying all the other girls. started from the coincidence dae n online.
hmm... for the others. estelle, started from an online chat durg hols n dis term she oso starts hanging ard the rest of the girls n easily comes up wif things to say to any1. but den again, i m confused. cheryl, guess we r too alike in tt we need the other party to start talkg. but neither does. so it doesnt realli start.
for the other guys, we dont really talk unless dere's sth. let me describe every1. hmm.. go down the list easier. yuxian, veri nice person; smart 6-pter; teased coz of her fringe; ex-fencer; now in co; veri gd in catching balls (prob coz of agility); sand calls her kaypo-xian coz always wanna noe abt gossip; softspoken; veri gentle girlish.
lionel, our ct rep; can b veri responsible in his role; ex-npcc; present bowler; veri gd at rich ppl's games includg pool; called coffeeshop ah pek coz every1 tinks he behaves like 1 which makes every1 laugh; usually speaks veri loudly but when he's soft, its so different, become so gentle; can b either like ah pek or gentleman; always "zao2 sia1"; has many individualistic behaviours n funny facial expression; easily mixes wif girls
terrence, canoeist; always do/say funny, silly, nuts stuff to make every1 laugh; extremely intelligent 6-pter though he seems to slack; cant pay much attention durg lessons but then again, he does (otherwise how 2 b 6pter); closet mugger; veri nice to gf
zhinvee, m'sian studyg in sg since p1; quitting bridge, joing guitar; doesnt talk alot face-to-face but alot online (same as me); has talent in soccer but cant join coz live too far n its a busy cca; avid football fan
serjing, likes to act ego, like wanna look gd, say his legs beautiful; pons, sleeps durg lectures/tutorials, but still noes everythin in the end, n when he's attentive, he asks qns; nice smart guy.
still cldnt withstand the tiredness last nite. or rather early dis morn. had to go to bed at 2am b4 i finished blogging. shall cont blogging now. fri. 10am.
hmm.. cont wif tues 1st, later den describe the others.
chi tchr, zhang lao shi. initially when she came into the classrm, i whispered she sux. coz she left a poor impression on me last term during a lecture. but i soon found out she's not bad after all. phew. coz she said durg lessons, we can just tell her our feedback to her teachg
chem tchr, mr tan ming ming, the hod or sth. we had prac. she wanted each bench to hv at least a 1girl, 1 guy. all the girl pairs were broken up to fill the benches w/o girls n finally it was down to pam n me... n the last bench to b filled had to b tt guy's... argh... so i had to move all the way to the last row. so far from the front.
n durg the prac, i toppled the bottle of sulphuric acid. but luckily the acid just rolled off my skirt coz its acidproof.
n as if not enuf bad stuff happened, when i was gg home, waiting for the train, dere's dis person who borrowed my hp to look for jobs. made me me like at least 5 trains... said just make 1 call... ended up makg 10... initially there was just 1 stack of classified ads... then she took out more n more stacks... i said i had to go, she daoed me... i repeated, she said wait, 1 more call, n dis repeated a few times... n i was freakg out coz she kept hanging on to my phone... so i looked ard but no 1 seemed to bother... argh...
bad day.
wed.. 2 h of chi. those ppl who dropped chi, xin, cher, sand, sj, singying, went to hv macs breakfast. hm.
den durg tutorial nic had to sit beside me coz all the seats in the third row were taken. argh. i can jolly well fail everythin if he continues sitting nxt to me. n sitting nxt to me is so boring. there r cons for both sides. me, i cant concentrate wif him trying to b irritating. him, he gets bored to death wif me trying to stone. he already doesnt wanna sit dere. but other than 1st row, dere's no place. argh. i must come up wif a plan.
pw, poor tian-en, only guy in my grp wif jus, joyce, sand. if u r lionel, u wldnt hv difficulty, but not all acsi guys r lionels... pw is veri chim. n so englishy. scary manz. n its 10% of local university admission...
oh, n nowadays nic keeps sayg jus looks at ppl's backside. hmm... *qn mk**qn mk*
band. there's dis new person from hcjc, non-ex-band member, ex-scgs, adeline. anyway, the pt is i asked her to guess my sec sch n she said rv or ny! i was so surprised. i actually hv the ny look. she said she cld imagine me in ny u. hmm.. diff ppl sae diff stuff. joyce said i hv st nicks look. previously when i wore cedar u some said i hv cedarian look. but thurs, dis new gp class frien beena said sc or ny. n another gp frien keefe said nanhua. ok... so i do hv the chi look. hm. or mayb i shall ask more ppl. its quite fun. hahaz. bo liao.
kz, so on to thurs, pam was not ard coz dere's strings concert.
hmm... now to think again, mayb the old s09 wld b better for every1. the rest of the class really misses them. n when they miss them, they r not veri happy hanging ard with the new class. n when dey r not happy, i cant b happy either. argh. dey like the old s09 coz it was the time when dey had lotsa fun. i really dont fit in. really. dey can b in the fun mood n absorb wat the tchrs say at the same time. but once i get into the fun mood, i cant absorb. so i hv to b attentive durg the whole lesson, even when its so boring. otherwise i wont absorb a single thing thru out the whole lesson. which is wat is happening nowadays n i m gonna die if this situation continues, with me hvg fun with them. in the old s09, dey hv fun among themselves (which is gd for them). though i get left out (which is bad for me), i get to concentrate during lessons (which is gd for me).
now it's veri conflicting. the fun ppl left, so i can try to fit in n hv fun. but my academic suffers. let me weigh the factors. hahaz, like history.. k. for short term, its gd coz i m not left out. but for long term, its bad coz at the end of the day, the pt of being in jc is to go to uni, so academic is more impt. but in life, friens r more impt. but in singapore, academic is more impt. n the huge prob is in this class cant handle both. i like joyce's 1st 3mth class. dey pay attention durg lessons as a class, do hw as a class, n after lessons, dey go out n hv fun until very late as a class.
n i tink the pt of attending lessons is to b attentive. dey can dont pay attention durg lecture but at the end of the day, dey still get everythin. best extreme eg wld b terrence. so pro. talk so much rubbish, hv so much fun, but will still end up knowing everythin. like wat i hv said, closet mugger. the rest of the class is oso quite like him. but i m at the other extreme. hafta pay attention durg lessons, appear like a mugger, but slack at home.
n wat's wrong wif doin hw. dey always make it seem wrong to do hw though dey do do hw.
ok, back to thurs, so pam wasnt ard. i miss my buddy. in jc, u really need a buddy to do things wif. both of us like to pay attention durg lessons.
econs, we were tryg to ask her qns but the prob is she just thinks tt we dont uds wat she just said so she wastes time repeating it n doesnt ans our qn. argh.
last lesson was pe. we ran 5rnds, n did shuttle run. my shuttle run sux. too clumsy. chi2 dun4. slow. bronze-causing factor. i dont like pe as last lesson. esp when dere's band after tt. argh. my fingers were trembling n i felt so breatheless. luckily i recovered soon.
nowadays i m getting hungry easily. i tink coz the days r so long. n my belly is bulging again. argh. y doesnt the food get transported to my poley calfless calves. argh.
k, cont wif describing the ppl. xinyu, in indian dance; has 2 veri contrasting sides: face-to-face veri funlovg talkative but actually observes wat's gg on n thinks alot n gets serious; psychologist, noes how ppl feel, reflective, but cant stand it coz she noes the badness but its veri difficult to handle; can b veri emotional; gets freaked out n really shows it.
justine, simplest person in class; other than me n pam, person who doesnt try to appear slackish; worries too much abt herself, looks down on herself; whiny voice, gets frustrated coz ppl dont take her seriously coz of it; loves to draw.
nicholas, softball 'captain'; behaves in a veri childish manner though he's mature enuf to constantly do hw; finds fun in annoying every1; very gd at mimicking.
sandra, in indian dance; 2nd simplest person who thinks she's not simple (oh ya, simple means ppl can tell ur feelings easily, not hidden); oso observes n thinks but not as much as xin; guai, controls herself in hvg fun, doesnt go overboard; is similar to jus's 1st 3pts.
cheryl, in western dance; rather hidden though not all tt complicated; similar to jus's 2nd n 3rd pt; oso quite a reflective person; doesnt dare to b the 1 to start talkg but can actually talk alot; veri smart 6-pter but denys it; extremely girlish (eg softspoken, gets veri excited over stuff she likes); pro-english; loves to smile.
pam, in strings; always anti-ing stuff (eg anti-strings, anti-nj, anti-gov); but oso quite like me (tt's y we hang ard 2gether): want to listen when some1's talkg, can hv the 'uds n is listeng' face durg lessons even if our mind is somewhere else (ie pro-daydreamg), stones, gets rude to parents, trys to b funny in the sarcastic way (but i think mine sounds more offensive so i dont like me); like cheryl, can actually talk alot; exaggerates but denys it; easily agitated; likes to b clean (jie2 pi4 as we call it); veri nice friend.
gerard, in gym n softball; nicest guy in class coz he can uds girls n cares for every1; looks veri scary at times; likes to slam his fist which he says is for fun; has lotsa friens coz he is a veri gd one; veri pro coz he can hv fun n oso pay attention in class though he gets bored; has been our class organiser; worries too much.
huitian left our class but i shall describe her anyway, quit cheerleadg, join co; oso quite diff fr the class like me coz we speak chi, n she left partly coz of the class coz dey anti-ppl n we dont like it but on her part its stronger n she hates econs so i didnt leave but she did, she's oso similar in tt we wanna do hw, listen in class (but she talks more), has loud n soft modes (but hers is much more of loud); can uds the true me; has funny lame ideas n makes every1 laugh; really acts ego.
estelle, softballer; veri gd in sports but denys it; all the guys like her, esp coz she's able to talk alot but meets wif probs due to it; actually does hw regularly n listens durg lessons but is oso super pro coz she has lotsa fun n talks alot n noes lotsa ppl.
lichung, still kinda disliked by the class but now dere's new ppl so its not so bad; always sleep in class but still super smart.
basically, our class is made up of ppl mainly who appear slackish but mug or r super smart; n some ppl who both hv fun n study; n me n pam who appear mug but slack.
shall add on to the descriptions when i tink of what to. n try to phrase properly coz i tink wat has been said is rather unclear.
wow. guess wat time it is now. its already 3pm. n i hv broken my own record of longest post ever.
wishing; 4/09/2004 02:13:00 AM
Have Read
'04 year-end holidays (highest number of books read in a long time)
-The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (gd read)
-Princess Diaries: Third Time Lucky by Meg Cabot (fun read)
-Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (must read - inspirational)
-Slab Rat by Ted Heller (full of office politics and R21 stuff - not for kids)
-The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (makes u want to finish it)
-A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks (simple but meaningful)
-The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark (can identify with)
-The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (romantic love story with too much R21 stuff)
-Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks (even more R21. ugh)
-The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery
-Unstrung Heroes by Franz Lidz (autobiography about his four uncles and father)
-The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (very unique POV of an autistic boy)
-The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux (love the breadth of the plot, one of my favourites)
-Wild Orchids by Jude Deveraux (alternating between two first persons' view - unique, but don't like e plot)
-Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (philosophy tb in a story; gets abit dry though plot saved)
-forgot what i read...-
-Working Wonders by Jenny Colgan (story of an urban planner)
-Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (impressive intelligence with bits of great humour)
-Just between Us by Cathy Kelly (thickest bk i've ever read-600+pg, too long for me but not bad)
ha, started a few bks but didn't enjoy them enough to read more.
'06
-Life of Pi by Yann Martel (novel based on true story; a lot to learn from the book - animals, religions,
survival, appreciation of simplicity; marvelous descriptions of both the tangible and the intangible,
such that I could feel their realness; bits of very enjoyable humour; a must read)
-The Complete Analects of Confucius, Volume 1 - Asiapac Comic Series (some good teachings.
didn't read everything though)
-The Parable of the Pipeline by Burke Hedges (lent to me by Shujun; like she said, its a short version
of Rich Dad Poor Dad - good financial tips)
-The Alchemist by Paul Coelho (simple story with deep meaning)
-Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
(hai, doesn't seem to be working for me - cos im not applying..)
-haven't been updating from Jun'06 to Jul'07-
'07
-Take a Chance by Sarah Webb (very interesting twist towards the end)
'08
-A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer (very saddening. made me realise how significant family is in how a child behaves)
-Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite by Paul Arden (refreshing book with many pics)
-The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Rui Zafon (amazing how people can think of so much plot to pack into one book, wld b a gd tv series)
-The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (the story is interesting but i think the ending cld hv been better written)
-This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes (a bit thought-provoking on relationships but i didnt like e abrupt ending)
-Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner (gd knowledge but partly qte repetitive)
-For One More Day by Mitch Albom
-The C Words by Mark Mason (made me keep wanting to read on. light & funny)
'09
-Return to Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux (another good read from Deveraux)
-The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (gosh such vivid descriptions! very well written book. i liked d theme of friendship and the realness of the story)
'10
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (a must-read!! i love the expressed thoughts of the protagonist, esp those about friendships, and the writing style - it seems like she's telling me her story specifically to me)
How to Save Your Own Life by Michael Gates Gill (an inspiring read, for emotional liberation and greater joy in life)
Reading
on hold
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Waiting for chance to get hold of
The Little White Car by Danuta de Rhodes
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon or The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
My Left Foot by Christy Brown
Gotai Fumanzoku or An Unsatisfactory Body (Translated into English as No One's Perfect) by Hirotada Otatake
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Other Recommended Readings by Marc
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin – Few books have had as significant an impact on the way society views the natural world and the genesis of humankind.
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell – Gladwell looks at how a small idea, or product concept, can spread like a virus and spark global sociological changes. Specifically, he analyzes “the levels at which the momentum for change becomes unstoppable.”
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens – This is a tale that lingers on the topic of attaining and maintaining a disciplined heart as it relates to one’s emotional and moral life. Dickens states that we must learn to go against “the first mistaken impulse of the undisciplined heart.”
Lolita – This is the kind of book that blows your mind wide open to conflicting feelings of life, love and corruption… and at times makes you deeply question your own perceptions of each. The story is as devious as it is beautiful.
Getting Things Done by David Allen – The quintessential guide to organizing your life and getting things done. Nuff said.
How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman – 900 pages of simple instructions on how to cook everything you could ever dream of eating. Pretty much the greatest cookbook ever written. Get through a few recipes each week, and you’ll be a master chef by the time you’re 30.
Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner – Franz Wisner had it all… a great job and a beautiful fiancée. Life was good. But then his fiancée dumped him days before their wedding, and his boss basically fired him. So he dragged his younger brother to Costa Rica for his already-scheduled honeymoon and they never turned back… around the world they went for two full years. This is a fun, heartfelt adventure story about life, relationships, and self discovery.
Self-note: Tip for my future business =D
give employees reasonably high pay to keep them- otherwise they are unlikely to stay loyal.
treat employees not according to how well they treat me but how conscientious they are at work
(of course, musn't expect them to only do work throughout the entire working hours -
give some breathing space too, we are humans, not machines) Movies watched(listing started on 6jan08)
in cinema from VCD/DVD
1Sep07: "Hairspray" w TK, GH & SH
14Sep07: "Ratatouille" w mom & extended family
28Dec07: "The Pianist" w Jus & Pam (heartbreaking but good lessons; i recommend!)
2Jan08: "I Am Legend" w Sherm (scary! but good acting; thought provoking; i recommend!)
5-6Jan08: "A Good Year" alone (excellent show! i like the acting; funny; good lessons; touches my heart; i recommend!)
11Jan08: "Le Grand Chef" w WLing, JT & Irene (good! funny, very touching, :) nice; watch if like humour+meaning+food)
7Feb08 (CNY 初一): "Ah Long Pte Ltd" w parents (pretty hilarious - but u gotta understand dialects, some teary parts. wells typical of jack neo movies but with diff content)
11Mar08: "The Leap Year" w Sherm (so sweet! :) and apart from couple relationship it touches the theme of mother-daughter and best friends too)
6Jun08: "P.S. I Love You" w Sherm (don't know if its coz we watched it on laptop, coz it didn't impress me as much as it did for him in cinema)
8Jun08: "The Forbidden Kingdom" w Lisa, Karen & Sandy (ums..guess i'm really not into kungfu)
8Jun08: "What Happens in Vegas" w Lisa, Karen & Sandy (simple,relaxing show)
7Jul08: "我和狗狗的10个约定" w Sherm, his ma & sisters (very simple,touching but actually not my type of show)
10Jul08: "Before Sunrise" w Sherm (hmm maybe watchg on laptop really affects appreciatn of movies..)
30Sep08: "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" w Sherm (i didn't like it as much as i thought i wld when i saw the ads)
31Dec08: "Yes Man" w Mom (inspiring and funny)
11Feb08: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" w Mom (not as impressive as i thought it wld be)
1Jul09: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" w Yumei, YY & Matt (the best thing was the soundtrack. heh.)
14Aug09: "GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra" w Joyce (it was awesome! best action movie i've ever watched)
17Aug09: "Food, Inc." w SYL & RuiQ (learnt some stuff abt the American food industry but it was a bit boring and not worth the $10)
22Sep09: "The Time Traveller's Wife" w WB, VanD, WLing, CHL, Irene, VanQ, Mf, Pg (i liked it. having read the book really helps w udsg)
21Nov09: "Gokusen" w Mf, Eva, Tony, Sarah (funny inspirational movie)
24Dec09: "十月围城" w Tony, WLing, VanQ (action action and a bit funny? tony criticised the plot. my fav scene was the running n jumping through the crowd along the five-foot ways w/o cuts)
30Dec09: "Sherlock Holmes" w Irene, Tony, Sweetee (my favourite genre of books made into a movie - what else can be more cool? acting effects humour excitement suspense all in)
12Jan10: "Avatar 3D" w Mom (didn't appreciate the digital effects which everyone wowed about. content etc was so-so. cathay's 3D glasses were too heavy for me)
8Feb10: "The Truman Show" w Ky n sis n Yuhshin (a must-watch. very thought-provoking, funny. reminder to be spontaneous and create your life the way you want, instead of falling into a typical routine
14Feb10: "New York, I Love You" w Mom (I loved it! a good couple movie with meaningful pointers to keep it going. but i think some stories could be more developed)
16Feb10: rewatched "The Pianist" (still find it good, tho i still feel first viewings are the best)
17Feb10: "Valentine's Day" w CHL n WB (laughed throughout - a feel-good movie; liked the fact that the various stories binded tog so well with the little surprises here and there, vs NY ILU in which each story was separate)
20Feb10: "赤壁二" w Addy, Karen, Sharon, SJ (should have watched the first one first cos i ended up not knowing who's who and what's happening and had to keep asking :/ and couldn't pay attn.. if not i think it should be a pretty good movie..)
4Mar10: "Alice in Wonderland 3D" w Mf (i found the 3D effects of this @ CCK Shaw SO much better than Avatar @ The Cathay =/ and the movie was much more enjoyable too! - cheered a sad me up :)) favourite quote - the Mad Hatter: “You used to be much muchier before. ... You have lost your muchness.”)
18Mar10: "Nodame Cantabile" w Irene, Mf (i thoroughly enjoyed some of the orchestra pieces - SO impressive! the expressions of the actors were really amusing :D)
23Apr10: "Ice Kacang Puppy Love" w Mom (funny, touching and meaningful - about love between friends and family. i cried 3 tissues! cos some touching parts i could really understand the feelings of the characters involved)
Inception
Letters to God (very simple Christian movie)
22Nov10: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" w Ame, Irene (they loved it. pretty good, i guess the main problem i had was that im not familiar with HP :X)
13Dec10: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" w Sj (not bad, could follow the story unlike HP. like the meaningful teachings, too long - in a post)
2Mar11: "The King's Speech" w Ame (hilarious, inspirational, tho it doesn't impress me that much to understand why it's the Oscar winner)
Mar11: "10 Things I Hate About You" very funny. silly sweet high school romance. just right for having breaks in between doing homework
23May11: "Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides" w Wb Yl Ame Pg (pretty good - scenery, freakish parts, fighting scenes, dressing, humour, bits of Christianity like when the Spanish said "only God gives life")
6Jun11: "Xmen First Class" w Wb Ame Pg (i was very keen on watching it and it was really good! intellectual, makes sense, cool action, some humour)
9Jun11: "Legally Blonde 2" w Irene (seems like some dumb blonde movie but kind of meaningful too - speaking up for yourself and what you stand for)
17Jun11: "Something Borrowed" w Sandy Lisa (quite funny, somewhat meaningful wrt friendships. they didn't like the lack of sense for one part tho)
16Jul11: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" w Irene, Sweetee, Kw (not bad. i didn't understand some parts again but the humour and effects were pretty good)
Aug11 "Horrible Bosses" w Ma (she fell asleep! gosh. the movie was very crude i must say but there was the humour)
25Oct11: "The Three Musketeers" w H (i would rate it 3.5 for humour/intellectual language and 4 for action. it's by the same producer or director as Sherlock! but a bit less awesome albeit a good chill out movie)
5Nov11: "Real Steel" w Hl (action packed but not too hardcore for me. i liked that there was the father and son element and how the father eventually softened his heart and especially the part when charlie was having trouble telling max sth and max was so understanding saying "Don't worry. Your secret's safe with me." touching and demonstrates true fighting spirit)
12Dec11: "50/50" w L (adopting her words - a heavy topic put across in a lighthearted way, but not taking away d meaning. most of it was rather hollywood-ish trashiness but there were a couple of punch lines "u can't change ur parents, but u can change d way u respond to them.")
25Dec11: "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" w KY (ultimate action packed! super tense almost throughout the movie, and interesting Tom Cruise made it such that not everything happened smoothly - he would jump and misland and get all sorts of injuries..it's really the courage to jump without hesitation even though you are not sure you'll be alive after that. KY loved d movie and said she would watch it again!)
3Jan12: "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" w KY (i love mystery (: and the witty sarcastic dialogues. good level of excitement with the action. didn't understand some parts as usual. i like Holmes and Watson they depict such a true pair of buddies ;D)
23Jan12: "You are the Apple of My Eye" w mom (now i understand why guys like this movie so much - the anxiety of chasing after a girl and the acts schoolboys do to get the girl's attention and hopefully affection. the initial fluttering and the subsequent quarrelling)
22Mar12: "The Iron Lady" w KY (really love Thatcher's sharp words. inspiring and thought-provoking, tho i was still left uncertain of what to do with my life, the movie is definitely an encouraging one)
29Mar12: "Barney's Version" w SJ (a funny movie of a screwed up life of a man who had 3 wives, smoked and drank but very heartwarming at the same time, the relationships with the dad and the 3th wife - quotable quotes!)
27Apr12: "The Hunger Games" w Mom
4May12" "Avengers" w MF n PS (funny, action-packed)
7Jul12: "The Amazing Spiderman"
21Jul12: "The Dark Knight Rises" (fantastic depth, loved the twists)
20Aug12: "ParaNorman" w Mom (simple funny animated movie, heartwarming support)
Performances watched (listing started on 25Apr10)
20Jan10: Patrick Marber's Closer by outoftheBLUE, NUS Science w Pam (
13Mar10: The Rain Came Down Like Pearls the Night I Died... The New Musical - Sing & Tell by Mark Chan w Addy & Jy
21Mar10: Quintessence by NUSCO w CHL
