Yesterday I had an experience that is totally out of this world! I had my first time experience watching a movie in 3D! It is quite uncomfortable to wear a 3D glasses on top of my spectacles, or maybe they are encouraging the use of contact lens?
This movie is extremely cute. It is about this dog, Bolt which he thought that he was a superdog which in fact he was just an ordinary dog, acting for Hollywood. The movie is also action-packed! Only for the first 15 minutes when they are acting. Haha.
There are 2 morals to the story:
1. Pigeons are stupid.
2. Black Cats are evil
I encourage people to go try out for 3D movie. It is truly a total different experience when watching a movie. There are also several 3D advertisements before the show. There was one about the Hannah Montana Special 3D Concert Movie. You can actually feel as if you are watching a real concert!
Rating: 5/5!!!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Friday, December 12, 2008
Starting a Brand New Chapter.
Today marks the end of a chapter in my life. Now another chapter starts which will only lasts for 7 months. It is a chapter of my life before I step into the Life of a University Student.
I'm really glad that I have met a lot of friends in the Navy, and of course there will be people that you don't like wherever you go. But I'm still glad that I knew more good people than the bad ones. I can still remember that I cannot stand people who always like to break rules during the few months after my enlistment, especially during my training phase. That is the time when all of us get punished just because of one person breaking a rule. I just cannot understand why it is so hard to follow those rules and people are always there trying to break them. As time goes by, I have gotten used to it and understood the meaning of meeting different people in your life. And it was quite a good chance to learn how to behave and speak to such people.
Sometimes I really wondered that am I really destined to come into Navy, as I always struggle to pull that chin-up bar during BMT while I can pass my IPPT quite easily in Navy. I have also befriended with people that I don't think I will befriend with when I first met them. Life is damn unpredictable. Now I have a friend who always like to use vulgarities, and a friend who actually gave me a very bad impression when I first met him. (CSC guys can guess who these 2 people are). Having games console also does help you to get more friends. For me, having a Nintendo DS has actually brought me more friends. Fun is what you got during training. Things are getting more interesting after you passed out. Working with a whole bunch of regulars is something different. I think is something you get to see in the outside world too. Luckily, the people in the department I work in are nice people.
Anyway, during these free days, I have like been spending lots of lots of money. Oh Dear. Just Yesterday, I went out with Alvin Koh and his cousin Zhi Cheng, Shaun Wong and Zong Da costed me around $20. Then, just this afternoon, a horrible Fish & Chip Set Meal costed me $18. My expenditure will not just end there, the hole in my wallet is getting bigger.
I'm really glad that I have met a lot of friends in the Navy, and of course there will be people that you don't like wherever you go. But I'm still glad that I knew more good people than the bad ones. I can still remember that I cannot stand people who always like to break rules during the few months after my enlistment, especially during my training phase. That is the time when all of us get punished just because of one person breaking a rule. I just cannot understand why it is so hard to follow those rules and people are always there trying to break them. As time goes by, I have gotten used to it and understood the meaning of meeting different people in your life. And it was quite a good chance to learn how to behave and speak to such people.
Sometimes I really wondered that am I really destined to come into Navy, as I always struggle to pull that chin-up bar during BMT while I can pass my IPPT quite easily in Navy. I have also befriended with people that I don't think I will befriend with when I first met them. Life is damn unpredictable. Now I have a friend who always like to use vulgarities, and a friend who actually gave me a very bad impression when I first met him. (CSC guys can guess who these 2 people are). Having games console also does help you to get more friends. For me, having a Nintendo DS has actually brought me more friends. Fun is what you got during training. Things are getting more interesting after you passed out. Working with a whole bunch of regulars is something different. I think is something you get to see in the outside world too. Luckily, the people in the department I work in are nice people.
Anyway, during these free days, I have like been spending lots of lots of money. Oh Dear. Just Yesterday, I went out with Alvin Koh and his cousin Zhi Cheng, Shaun Wong and Zong Da costed me around $20. Then, just this afternoon, a horrible Fish & Chip Set Meal costed me $18. My expenditure will not just end there, the hole in my wallet is getting bigger.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Horrible Expenditure
On Friday, I met up with Sze Yuan, Song Guan, Yi Sheng and Pok Yen. Finally! The 5 of us can meet up together. Our last gathering was around Chinese New Year Period. Can imagine it is really so hard for everyone in the gang to meet up together after schooling times...
We decided to go Party World for a K session. Song Guan and I have already thought of which songs to pick when we are on the way home on Thursday night. The more songs we thought, the "higher" we got. But on that day, we did not really get that mood. We need time to warm up. The fun started when we first picked Jolin's few songs and making fun of them, and of course the main objective is to see Yi Sheng's reaction. Haha. We sang from 4pm to 8pm and the first-timers did not really like the system as it will shut off automatically 5 minutes before your time's up and you are left with the song that is currently playing. I thought this is what you get for the special timing package. A $9.80++ package can end up paying $17.
Before that session, we went to Fish & Co. for the others to have their lunch. It seemed that they are having their 10th anniversary and Fish and Chips only costs $10+! But since I already had my lunch that time, I only ordered a Cheesecake as my dessert, which costs around $8+.
After the K session, we went to the same TCC where Song Guan, Sze Yuan and me had patronised before. But this time, the Gang only left 4 of us as Sze Yuan had to return home. Yi Sheng and I decided to have our dinner there since the both of us didn't have our lunch back at Fish & Co. We both ordered Pasta, and Yi Sheng did not call for any drinks, while the rest of us each ordered a drink. And so I spent the most again, in total, I spent around $21 on TCC.
Just yesterday, I met up with the Gang I so-called was "The Gang with the Usual Routine". Now, I had no idea what to call since the members are complaining me and we have been doing different things now. Haha. We met up for cycling, at Pasir Ris Park. Before that, we had our breakfast at McDonalds and I spent around $7 for a Mega McGriddles Meal.
It seemed that I had not been to that park for a long time, I could notice quite a number of changes around the park, and I could see a lot of families have organised outings and having a lot of fun together over there. I was so envious, I so wish I can have the same fun with my family... Anyway, I spent $5 for the 2 hours bicycle rent. Along the way when we are returning the bikes, we thought of going K Box (Yup, singing again for me. Haha.). Then, we went to the new Entertainment Hub to find a place for our lunch first. In the end, we landed in the Korean BBQ Chicken Restaurant, and I spent $11.90+ for my meal. Fortunately, we called off the idea of going K Box, and we went around to look for other entertainment.
Pool? No, too expensive as it charges $9/hr.
Arcade? No, not really much things to play and they also charge GST for topping up.
In the end, we went to Derek's house for Mahjong cum Bridge session. Haha. It's free!
In total, plus the money I have spent on previous outings, I think can't really save much this month. Sigh.
We decided to go Party World for a K session. Song Guan and I have already thought of which songs to pick when we are on the way home on Thursday night. The more songs we thought, the "higher" we got. But on that day, we did not really get that mood. We need time to warm up. The fun started when we first picked Jolin's few songs and making fun of them, and of course the main objective is to see Yi Sheng's reaction. Haha. We sang from 4pm to 8pm and the first-timers did not really like the system as it will shut off automatically 5 minutes before your time's up and you are left with the song that is currently playing. I thought this is what you get for the special timing package. A $9.80++ package can end up paying $17.
Before that session, we went to Fish & Co. for the others to have their lunch. It seemed that they are having their 10th anniversary and Fish and Chips only costs $10+! But since I already had my lunch that time, I only ordered a Cheesecake as my dessert, which costs around $8+.
After the K session, we went to the same TCC where Song Guan, Sze Yuan and me had patronised before. But this time, the Gang only left 4 of us as Sze Yuan had to return home. Yi Sheng and I decided to have our dinner there since the both of us didn't have our lunch back at Fish & Co. We both ordered Pasta, and Yi Sheng did not call for any drinks, while the rest of us each ordered a drink. And so I spent the most again, in total, I spent around $21 on TCC.
Just yesterday, I met up with the Gang I so-called was "The Gang with the Usual Routine". Now, I had no idea what to call since the members are complaining me and we have been doing different things now. Haha. We met up for cycling, at Pasir Ris Park. Before that, we had our breakfast at McDonalds and I spent around $7 for a Mega McGriddles Meal.
It seemed that I had not been to that park for a long time, I could notice quite a number of changes around the park, and I could see a lot of families have organised outings and having a lot of fun together over there. I was so envious, I so wish I can have the same fun with my family... Anyway, I spent $5 for the 2 hours bicycle rent. Along the way when we are returning the bikes, we thought of going K Box (Yup, singing again for me. Haha.). Then, we went to the new Entertainment Hub to find a place for our lunch first. In the end, we landed in the Korean BBQ Chicken Restaurant, and I spent $11.90+ for my meal. Fortunately, we called off the idea of going K Box, and we went around to look for other entertainment.
Pool? No, too expensive as it charges $9/hr.
Arcade? No, not really much things to play and they also charge GST for topping up.
In the end, we went to Derek's house for Mahjong cum Bridge session. Haha. It's free!
In total, plus the money I have spent on previous outings, I think can't really save much this month. Sigh.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Long Time No See Part 2: Food Chain
On Thursday, I went out with Song Guan, Sze Yuan and Mr Tan Chee Boon since the CSC gathering is cancelled... Knowing that I'm going out with Tan CB, the location is always Chinatown. However, I was told to meet at Orchard instead. I was quite surprised. Then again, Tan CB called when I'm on the way to our rendezvous point, saying that Sze Yuan is intending to buy a phone, and so the location was changed to none other than... Chinatown.
It's been around 4 months since I last saw Tan CB, still as chatty as ever. His mouth just would not stop talking from the first minute I met up with him. Song Guan came later when Sze Yuan is choosing his phone. We thought Sze Yuan is prepared to get a new phone on that day, but when the salesman opened up a new set for him, he suddenly said that he needs his father's approval before he could get it!!! Luckily, the man accepted his reason and did not force us to buy even though he has opened a new set. Phew.
We later walked around most of the nearby CD shops, I was just looking around while the others are seriously finding the DVDs they wanted, and they spent quite a lot. We stopped at the Chinatown Hawker Centre and we saw this incredible long queue for a stall selling chinese snacks, mainly Yam cake and Carrot cake. Song Guan and I have no interest on such snacks, but Tan CB insisted on buying it. Song Guan wanted to have Steam Dumplings, so we went to get it, while Sze Yuan accompanied Tan CB. On the way, I have also bought the Bedok Chee Kuay. After around 10 minutes, we got back and saw the queue for the snacks did not seemed to be moving. We ignored them and started eating. Haha. They only joined us after another 10-15 minutes. And after trying the popular cakes, we have no comments because they tasted ordinary. Looking back at the people queuing for it, we then realised most of them are elderly, most probably have been patronising the stall for years and really liked their taste.
The others decided to go for another food hunt for desserts, and they bought Sesame Paste and Gingko Nuts and Barley Soup. I didn't buy anything as I was quite full. We then loitered around the town for another hour. Along the way, I stopped by the Anime CD shop located in the Chiantown Point. It's also been a very long long time since I visited that shop. Half of the shop has become a Doraemon Land, selling a lot of Doraemon Merchandise. It was really adorable. I am more attracted to the whole lot of Anime CDs and DVDs on the shelf.
In the end, I can't resist temptation and bought 2 Detective Conan Movie DVDs. Movie 11 is the Taiwan Edition which costs around $37, while Movie 12 is the China Edition which costs around $13. The shop also sells the China Edition for Movie 11 which costs $13 too. But, I still bought the one which costs $37. And I did not regret as the quality is so much better. Indeed, the Taiwanese subtitles and the dubbing is so much better for Movie 11, and the China subtitles and the dubbing for Movie 12 are total disappointment. I made the right choice of not buying the China Edition for Movie 11. But still, I still prefer the Original Japanese Voice, is just that I had to tolerate Movie 12 lousy translated subtitles and try to make it out the real meaning.
After the shopping tour, we landed ourselves in the usual Holland Village Famous Fish Head Bee Hoon for dinner. The taste of the food varies everytime I patronsied, and it tasted really nice that day, and I could finish the whole bowl despite my glutted stomach. I was wondering is it because of Tan CB is their regular customer? I was totally bloated after that meal, but Song Guan insisted for another dessert that we both find it irresistable. However, Tan CB bought us to another dessert stall for its signature dessert: Mango and Pamelo Sago. He insisted everyone to have each a bowl. I thought my stomach has already reached its limit, but as soon as the first bite went into my mouth, I can feel my stomach is trying to make space for that bowl of dessert to be digested! It is that exaggerating.
Well, that dessert made a fine finale for our night. I had to drag my heavy stomach back home, and I still felt quite full the next morning I woke up.
Counting Down: 8 Days
It's been around 4 months since I last saw Tan CB, still as chatty as ever. His mouth just would not stop talking from the first minute I met up with him. Song Guan came later when Sze Yuan is choosing his phone. We thought Sze Yuan is prepared to get a new phone on that day, but when the salesman opened up a new set for him, he suddenly said that he needs his father's approval before he could get it!!! Luckily, the man accepted his reason and did not force us to buy even though he has opened a new set. Phew.
We later walked around most of the nearby CD shops, I was just looking around while the others are seriously finding the DVDs they wanted, and they spent quite a lot. We stopped at the Chinatown Hawker Centre and we saw this incredible long queue for a stall selling chinese snacks, mainly Yam cake and Carrot cake. Song Guan and I have no interest on such snacks, but Tan CB insisted on buying it. Song Guan wanted to have Steam Dumplings, so we went to get it, while Sze Yuan accompanied Tan CB. On the way, I have also bought the Bedok Chee Kuay. After around 10 minutes, we got back and saw the queue for the snacks did not seemed to be moving. We ignored them and started eating. Haha. They only joined us after another 10-15 minutes. And after trying the popular cakes, we have no comments because they tasted ordinary. Looking back at the people queuing for it, we then realised most of them are elderly, most probably have been patronising the stall for years and really liked their taste.
The others decided to go for another food hunt for desserts, and they bought Sesame Paste and Gingko Nuts and Barley Soup. I didn't buy anything as I was quite full. We then loitered around the town for another hour. Along the way, I stopped by the Anime CD shop located in the Chiantown Point. It's also been a very long long time since I visited that shop. Half of the shop has become a Doraemon Land, selling a lot of Doraemon Merchandise. It was really adorable. I am more attracted to the whole lot of Anime CDs and DVDs on the shelf.
In the end, I can't resist temptation and bought 2 Detective Conan Movie DVDs. Movie 11 is the Taiwan Edition which costs around $37, while Movie 12 is the China Edition which costs around $13. The shop also sells the China Edition for Movie 11 which costs $13 too. But, I still bought the one which costs $37. And I did not regret as the quality is so much better. Indeed, the Taiwanese subtitles and the dubbing is so much better for Movie 11, and the China subtitles and the dubbing for Movie 12 are total disappointment. I made the right choice of not buying the China Edition for Movie 11. But still, I still prefer the Original Japanese Voice, is just that I had to tolerate Movie 12 lousy translated subtitles and try to make it out the real meaning.
After the shopping tour, we landed ourselves in the usual Holland Village Famous Fish Head Bee Hoon for dinner. The taste of the food varies everytime I patronsied, and it tasted really nice that day, and I could finish the whole bowl despite my glutted stomach. I was wondering is it because of Tan CB is their regular customer? I was totally bloated after that meal, but Song Guan insisted for another dessert that we both find it irresistable. However, Tan CB bought us to another dessert stall for its signature dessert: Mango and Pamelo Sago. He insisted everyone to have each a bowl. I thought my stomach has already reached its limit, but as soon as the first bite went into my mouth, I can feel my stomach is trying to make space for that bowl of dessert to be digested! It is that exaggerating.
Well, that dessert made a fine finale for our night. I had to drag my heavy stomach back home, and I still felt quite full the next morning I woke up.
Counting Down: 8 Days
Friday, December 5, 2008
Review: The Sky Crawlers
Finally, I'm clearing my leave!!
On Wednesday, I made a last minute appointment to watch The Sky Crawlers. It is quite a surprise for Golden Village to get hold of this movie instead of Cathay, so Fang Qi and I thought we could watch at Tampines. Unfortunately, it is only available in 3 GV cinemas, namely Plaza Singapura, Marina Square and Vivocity.
We thought it will be a great movie since it highly advertised in the last Anime Festival, but it is not we expected. I will not say this movie is totally bad. It has a lot of emotional scenes here and there, and the characters did not really speak much in each scene. However, most of the scenes will make the audience think a lot about what will happen next, and what exactly happened before to the female lead character. The movie lasts for 2 hours, but I nearly fell asleep halfway through. Haha. The air fight was incredibly exciting though, but it has only 2 or 3 scenes in total. I thought it was a bad movie since it made me tired, but I found out this story was not bad at all towards the end. In short, I can say that this movie is sad, because all the characters in the story are trapped in a never-ending cycle. Oops, did I spoil anything for those who have not watched this movie? If you are going to watch it, be sure to stay after the credits as there will be another scene. Luckily, I made a right move to stay to watch. Almost all the audience has left except us and a few sitting beside us.
Rating: 3.5/5
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