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Wednesday, September 30

Adieu September.

Time moves in a curve. For sure. (I'm no astrophysics whiz, but you don't have to take my word for it *scoffs*). If my mind were (note the use of plural form, for I have multiple minds) a supermassive black hole, then I pray that the galaxies and constellations of memories i've sucked up in life won't collapse upon me. Amen. Watch 'The Universe' on The History Channel for maximum information absorbance.

Back from Dad's, I am. We had a great time catching up. Watched 'Knowing' on Blu-Ray {insert your e.t. sound effect here}. Nicolas Cage does sci-fi pretty well. Last half hour of the movie was disappointing though. Oh yeah. Dad knows how to make cheese sauce. Nachos cheese sauce. It's one of his many hidden talents, but sad to say, there weren't any nachos around, so we had them with salted popcorn (microwave style) instead. Yeah, were losers.

This week is all about the outings. Dinner at Sam's, visits to random relatives (who give me cash for no reason), Eid outing with the SDN peeps and probably a dramanite dinner. I'm off to buy new pants in larger sizes...NOT. Haha, I don't gain weight easily, and I love rubbing it in. Smirks aside, I hope this extended h------r ends soon. You heard nothing. *Smirks*

--wan.

Labels: back home from going off somewhere, father, movies, random

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Saturday, April 18

Legilimens.

I'll update on my boring life later. Now, for what truly matters.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)

What's Twilight again?

--wan.

Labels: movies

posted at 00:38

Wednesday, March 11

Watchmen.

Fresh off the presses, the popcorn, the nachos, and the shared coke; here's my $0.02 worth of the much hyped film adaptation of the celebrated graphic novel, Watchmen.

First things first. There aren't many movies out there that can hold themselves up with such heavy plot lines, nihilistically profound acting, and time spans crossing well over the 2 hour mark, yet still be passably watchable without being boring. And I am really sad to say, Watchmen isn't one of those movies, at least, not to most of us.

The average movie-goer will hate this movie, straight up. If you are uncomfortable with overt satires of the political system, superheroes (or should I say 'anti-heroes'?) having sex, the grotesque dismemberment of limbs, and a naked blue man, then this film is not for you.

On the other hand, the obvious political undertones interwoven into the admittedly long and twisting story line (that to most people would do so much as to ruin the movie) as well as the complex multi-dimensional personalities of the protagonists will serve to induce critical thoughts (whether positive or not) in intellectuals, especially to those who've read the graphic novel.

I remembered reading Watchmen when I was 7 (I know, I know, how could you mom?). Although most of the plot details were pretty much a blur, I distinctively recalled the novel's nihilistic meanings and saying "Wow, this is complicated, but good" (I was quite tickled by Dr. Manhattan's little thing, that I remember). Now, after watching Zack Snyder's film adaptation, I still hold on to what I've said. I love the fact that the director stayed true to the graphic novel in many ways, though it was a pity that he had to sacrifice the overall entertainment quality of the film, big time. Don't get me wrong, the visual effects were stunning, and there were a lot of tongue-in-cheek moments scattered throughout the film (in the form of Rorschach's many quick witty comebacks).

All in all, I was blown away. For someone who loves to think, and think deeply at that, this movie was a breath of fresh air. For those of you seeking a more traditional X-men or Iron Man-esque superhero movie (the more depoliticized amongst us) , then just watch Escape to Witch Mountain or something. I don't want to reveal too much, but if you were to watch it, be prepared for something mind boggling-ly complex.

(Video: Brilliant viral internet marketing campaign for the movie. Love how they put Ozy at number 1).

How bout' that Sammy? Haha, three posts in a row.

--wan.

Labels: movies

posted at 23:26

Wednesday, December 24

Wolverine.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)

Pause my song on the bottom-right.

Hawt diggety dawg, Gambit (my all time favourite mutant in the whole multiverse) and Deadpool are gonna' be in it. Movie comes out 01.05.09. Watch out for it.

--wan.

Labels: movies

posted at 13:30

Saturday, November 15

We have to move it, move it.

Move our butts, that is.

So finally, the week comes to a close. Darn right it has been stressful. I don't know how many times i've said "don't worry you can do it" to my friends but heck I don't want to end up sounding like an even more faker Adam Khoo. I'm done with being nice anyways, muhuahua.

Our assignments are piling up. So what, people might think, they have assignments too, they have tests to study for, they have projects and ICA's and other what nots, in addition. But i'd like to make their 'so whats' sound a little less effective and proud: So what, NOT, that our assignments form the bulk percentage of our end results? We are doing our 'exams' every single week. And our exams take up aeons of our time. VC people, back me up here. It's not just cutting paper and glueing them up on fancy mounting boards, to say the least.

In the end, it's not the matter of who has the most work to do, but how well we can manage. I prayed for better time management this year, and I think I got it, or part of it to be frank. Procrastination is still in my blood (i don't know why I laughed at that). Can I sigh now? Sigh. So, that's the end of this week's column, I hope to see you again next week or never.

Someone, gladly throw a rock at me.

p.s. All of you have to, if not must watch Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, out in theatres now. After a stressful day at school, it's heaven, being able to laugh like theres no tomorrow (all throughout the movie, yes, its that funny). Thanks again Ina for the night out, I'll keep tabs on our 'who-gets-to-pay-for-the-tickets' scoreboard!

--wan.

Labels: movies, my world, school

posted at 20:12

Monday, October 27

Reliving.

The undead takes over. So, on Saturday, we had our final run-through of our Halloween performances shown to the seniors. Though it wasn't our exact best, I know that all of us can do better, so keep it up guys.

After drama, the peckish amongst us headed to Pizza Hut for some serious brunching and gossip girl, x.o.x.o (Suma's new catchphrase). Haha, don't ask. The drama mamas and papas made my day; you guys make me laugh more than any MadTV or SNL skit, rock on! (Oh yeah, dang, that was also when I realized that I had left my earphones back at the room where we had our full run-throughs. Damn it. I hope somebody finds it, cos' if I have to get a new pair it would be like the third one in less than 2 months. Sigh.).

Sunday was a blast. Since I had promised Sabrina a date, we decided to go out for a bit of reminiscious rendezvous. So, we headed down to Lido Orchard for some reel-watching. After booking tickets for The Coffin, we window-shopped a bit at the Apple store at Wheelock and checked out the new toys they had. The new macbooks were actually quite nice to look at, and I am so totally in love with the super thin nanos. After that was the usual Borders laugh session (though quite lacklustre because our favourite Yo' Momma joke book was gone). After getting our food, it was movie time.

We missed the first few minutes of the show because of all the food-related delays (we had a large coke, 2 hotdogs smeared with chili and mustard, a plate of nachos and cheese, and a bag of Twisties, all for only two people to carry to the theatre). That said, time for reviews. Script-wise, the movie was a mess. But I'd watch it solely for the 2 or 3 surprise scenes and the brilliant cinematography. Other than that, the movie left Ina and me scratching our heads. The movie made me think a bit about life. A bit only. If you are on the verge of killing yourself, I advise you from watching it. Because, everything about the movie, from the incandesent quality of lighting, combined with a grim theme, sombre cinematography, and a depressing score exudes more melancholy than an emo boy at a poetry read. Rent a DVD instead.

Other than that, I had a really great time with Ina. I missed all those times we had together, and we sure need to do this more often. And Ina, you can borrow my DS anytime you like, haha.

Oh yeah, before I forget, I want to wish Deepavali valthukal to all of my Hindu pals. Tomorrow, I am definitely going to have Briyani for lunch.

p.s. The Aku suka Orang Minyak song by Suma is stuck in my head. But heck, I don't want to get it out. Haha.

--wan.

Labels: drama, friends, movies, my world, nostalgic

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