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I've heard numerous good reviews about this movie before I went. Though I would say the movie has not disappoint me, the pace is a little bit slow. Just that wee bit, it won't affect your mood for the movie too much. What did I do at the 1st scene that earned my tears? I looked at my watch. WHY?! I know I would like to come home and blog on this movie no matter how tired I am. Answer was just less than 30mins of the show... There are certainly alot of touching scenes in this movie. It's about family, what do you expect? A family is all about love, kinship, the stuff which makes you cry or at least touched. A particular scene that has the most impact on me was when a wife said something along this line, "He said, we should go travel while we still can and not wait." Dad came to my mind. His wish was to bring Mum for an overseas holiday. He didn't has the chance to do so though. In 2011, my siblings and I helped to fulfill his wish. W...

Kor jio-ed us along for his trekking training at BTNR. Together, the 6 of us, Kor, Ziyue, 2nd Aunt, 2nd Uncle in law, Shannon & I started at about 7.45am on the trek led by Kor. Ended at about 9.45am, quite fast when we have a young kid and 1st timer trekker, Ah Non with us. =P It was only after the trek, did we know Kor's back pack weighs a whopping 26kg. I tried carrying it. Oh man, it's no joke when you trek with that. Now, that explains Kor's skinny legs & lean body. It was a fun and enjoyable bonding session; enjoying the smell of nature, holding Zy's hands down the "obstacles" course, perspiring after the trek, chit chatting with the family. A pity Mummy has asthma, plus the fact that she's too lazy to even walk. If not, it would be fun to have our own walk frequently too. (We must think of a way to make her walk! *Of course, it can't be too tedious.*) This is definitely a healthy way to bond. Glad Kor asked us along this time...

Well, I'm glad my winning streak is back and is definitely enjoying all my winnings. =) Won a pair of tixs to a horror movie. My mum & I love watching horror movies. This is definitely not the scariest movie we have watched. However, there are a few scenes that really scared us. If I'm not wrong, this is a Malaysian production. For horror movies, my favourite is still Thailand production. I've got to say, this is really a good movie. With hidden education meaning in the story plot and the twist, I give this movie a 9/10. If you are a horror movie lover like I do, give this movie a chance. Oh, I've got to mention this. The 1 point which this movie falls short of being perfect was due to 1 particular movie goer who watched this show with us. She was not wrong at all. In fact, she make our movie night an enjoyable one. There was 2-3 times she got scared by the scene. However, her loud "AAAHHHHH!" was always 1-2sec slower than the rest of us. Which mean, we ha...

This blog has been extremely quiet. Well, with so many new social media website coming out, not many people continue writing their blog. And yah, sadly it includes me as well. As I was on my way walking to get some groceries, this thought just flashed through my mind, "Hey! Been a long time since I've blogged, I should start writing again." Why? For a couple of reasons, as one ages, memory starts failing. With a blog, the date is captured whenever I blogged on an event. Few years down the road, I can look back and reminisces the good times. It stimulates the brain as well. Writing helps develop the brain. (You have got to think as you write, right?) Not that I've not been using my brain recently but I need to stimulate them abit more before cobwebs start taking over. So for a start, or rather a restart, let's look at what I've won recently! 2 lucky draw chances for myself in Great Radio Games 2014. 2 chances for Ah Tan & a ...

20/01/014 :- Are your eyes seeing the right things? 眼睛看到的就是真的吗？ Are you a bad boy? How do you define a bad boy? Someone with unique hair color / hairstyles and tattoos all over yet loves his family with all he has? The son who wants to find a girlfriend who's willing to move in and stay with his mum so that there is someone to look after the mum when she's old. Or someone who has a neat and decent hairstyle with a "clean" body (no tattoo) who is a high flyer and love money more than anything else? He could be a doctor/lawyer/businessman who's rich enough to send his mum to the old folks home but visit her only once a year. What's your answer? Quoting my Godma, “其实像你们这些把头发染得五颜六色，满身刺青的反而比较真。不像我们这些身体干净的人，其实心里都是坏的图案。” Translation : "In fact, people like you guys who dyed hair to all sorts of colors and with tattoos all over are more genuine than people like us who appears to have a clean body where our hearts are filled with ugly patterns....

01/01/2014 :- Only by letting go of the past, can you embrace the future! 只有放开过去，才能拥抱未来！ Today marks the start of a new year and I've been thinking of what to post. New year resolutions? Let that wait till I come back from my HK trip! haha =P Life has been good to me for these 30 years. Of course, I do have my ups and downs as well. That is what makes life interesting and exciting, isn't it? One of the most unbearable moment in 2013 was leaving Singapore Discovery Centre, a 2nd home for the past 5years. The decision was clear cut, but making it was the tough part. My future seems bleak, I was at pit bottom after I left. I don't regret leaving, because I know I have to. However, I was not easy to defeat, with many help from my family, godma and friends, I got back on my feet and continue to strive. As of now, I may not have make it to the peak yet, at least I'm climbing up the mountain once more after falling all the way down months a...

鹰艾文 – 《 不属于》 当初的一见钟情 之后的无所不谈 每一份感动都深刻烙印在我心里 对人的诚恳是你朋友无数的理由 与你共处无需面具能够真心相对 像大雨过后的阳光 为我照耀一道彩虹 围绕在身边快乐就加倍 吐诉着心事总获得安慰 不如意之时也不忘鼓励 只可惜心动是条单行道 爱到一半 才惊觉我们走的是分岔路 渐行渐远 义无反顾地陪你继续走 心甘情愿当一世的朋友 牵不到的手我细心呵护 好让你能够将幸福握紧 你设的这份爱情试卷 我再重考几回也得不到满分 我们之间的大小事 不属于 你日记里 无条件付出的感情 不属于 你的心里 天长地久完美结局 不属于 我的故事 你的名字一辈子都 不属于 我的姓氏 将心冻结成冰 希望这份爱会永远保鲜 下一次的离开 记得将这颗心一同带走 为你爱到疯癫 封闭了自我该如何说爱 是否应该继续 就算最后依然毫无所获 事过境迁 许多人事已改变 唯一不变 是那被冻结的心 别来打扰 这安静的夜 别带遗憾 度过后半生

It had been a long time since I bought and review a CD. Finally Hebe has released her 3rd solo album. As usual, my 3 steps process of reviewing a CD was being carried out. First, play and listen to the whole album once to find out what kind of songs are being recorded in the CD. Second, listen to the songs and look through the lyrics together. Third, put on the ear piece / head set and feel the song. (Trust me on this, listening to the CD using speakers and ear piece is very different.) By the way, recently I read an article on "reviewing". Movie critics are usually the so-called professionals who DO NOT know how to even make/direct a movie. Why do we take them seriously? Similarly, I'm not an expert in singing. The only reason why I review all the CDs I've bought is to share  with my readers how I feel towards GOOD music. You need not take me seriously but you may just want to use my review as a reference. After listening to the CD for the first time,...

24/11/13 :- Motivate yourself! 自我激励！ I have been thinking a lot these days; (in fact, I always do) since I know I am persistent when it comes to love, why not use it as a motivation? I have goals which I never seem to be 100% motivated in achieving them. I set them, then I try for a while and either give in to temptation or give up completely. In order to really achieve what I want, I know I have got to do something NOW! Things just happen at the right time all together. Sunshine has left Singapore for a while once more and I have found my true calling in my career, it's the right time to fully concentrate on what I want. So, from now on, I'm going to keep the most important part of me - my heart into the freezer. Till I've achieved the goal of a 6 packs body and become the director of my own company earning a 5-figure monthly income, I shall not spend/waste my time on love. Love has by far, played the most part of my life and I know I would want to redeem ...

15/11/13 :- Learn to let go... 学会放下。。。 Often, every little thing thrown in our direction by the people around us; family members, friends, teachers, bosses, colleagues, etc, we make it seems like a heavy rock has just been placed on our shoulders and we have to carry it with us in every step we make. Similarly, when we lose something we thought was precious to us, we harp on it for the longest time. The heavy rock slows us down, soon we get tired trying to carry it and we got so frustrated and stress follows. Depression sets in sometimes. With the loss that was magnified, we behave like it isn't worth living anymore. Self blame or self pity starts creeping in and slowly devour us. However, all these are choices we get to make in life. Do you want to treat the obstacles and losses in life as a heavy rock or just a drop in the ocean? It is not easy and for me, I am still learning... However, think about this, wouldn't life be so much easier if we can simply try...

After 3 years, they are finally back on stage as 1 formidable band giving their best performance! Emotions of all kinds filled their hearts and of their fans'. How wonderful it is to sit (or rather stand, jump, shout and wave your 3-leaf Clover light stick) through the concert! There is no time left for you to feel restless and my camera was working its way so hard that the low battery warning came on when the concert was only at the 2/3 mark. If you own a piece of S.H.E's album, you know you have invested in good music and expect to earn the best rewards. If you attend a S.H.E's concert, you know your life has not been wasted and is living life to your max because it is filled with so much positive energy! The girl turned lady whom I'll never get sick of... Love sick, probably. haha =P Their costumes as bright and cheerful as the trio are! This is LOVE, LOVE is her! Hebe was standing on our side of the stage most of the time. So grateful for c...

鹰艾文 - 《与众不同》 陌生的熟悉度 自然带点忐忑 没有人是完美 你却是某个人 最适合那一块 忽冷忽热的拉扯着 让错觉演变成感觉 太过亲密的远距离 让人有种举棋不定 这一生中的那个与众不同 挥之不去的从前该如何对你说 跌入一场爱的漩涡 掩饰不了这段感情 赤裸裸地摊在眼前 这场恋爱游戏玩的太认真 用一生赌爱情是否太奢侈 我喜欢你的时候 你不必也喜欢我 但当我安静地离开以后 请别回来探听我的消息 因为一切都已不再重要 错过的村回头只剩风景

18/09/13 :- Let your FAITH be bigger than your fears! 让 信心 战胜恐惧！ Many times, we have this fear in us. It can be anything. Fear of failure, rejection, death, losing, etc... We have allowed fear to take over our faith. Start to imagine the worse and lose our direction. Then you question about everything and anything, your religion, family, friends, work, yourself and the list goes on & on. It is not easy to keep the FAITH going but we ought to try our best. If you are in some sort of difficult situations now, I hope you can find the FAITH to carry on & succeed in whatever you are attempting. (^^,)

25/08/13 :- Sometimes, when faced with a similar situation, it’s the angle you look at it that determines if you can solve the issue. 有时候，面对着相同的状况，看待事情的角度不同就能决定你是否能解决问题。 Most of you probably have heard, "Doing the same things with the same method would only give you the same results over and over again. To get a different result, you need to try a different way." In many areas of life, we are resistant to changes. However, we failed to see that sometimes, all it takes is a tiny weeny change to make things better. By staying in the circle, you can't see how big it is. You probably need to step out to see the real size in order to conquer it. If you are currently stuck in a situation for the longest time, why not try doing it in another way? Seek assistance from others if you should. We are not Superheros and if you have watched Spider-man before, there is one scene where he used the help given by those construction workers who helped make a sw...

"That Girl In Pinafore" - 《我的朋友，我的同学，我爱过的一切》     I love simple love stories like this, it simulates my mind in writing my own. Many would make comparison between this Singapore's teenage love story & Taiwan famous writer, "You Are The Apple Of My Eye" - 《那些年，我们一起追过的女孩》。 Since both stories evolve around secondary school days, it's inevitable that comparison are made. If you ask me, I love both movies.   Both have their own strong points. For the Taiwan's movie, it was directed by the author, 九把刀 himself. His books never failed to touch my heart. So by directing the movie himself, he is able to bring out the best in the storyline. As for Singapore's "That Girl In Pinafore", it is closer to heart as the places where scenes were captured and the songs used in the movie are more than just familiar for those born in the 1980s like me. Those places and songs held great memories for us. One similarity for both movies is t...

29/07/13 :- Charity and doing good needs no reason, spread your love! 做慈善行好事无需理由，将爱心传递！ This is the second time I'm shaving my hair for "Hair For Hope". I have friends asking me, "Why do you choose to do that?" or "Why Cancer Foundation? Was it because of your dad?" Do we really need a reason why we want to do charity? To me, I don't see the need to. I donate or help people who I feel worth my time or money. My sisters and I grow up in a big extended family, we love to share and do things for people around us. More than once, my sister told me whenever she changed to a new work environment, her colleagues would doubt her sincerity. She loves to give little stuff to colleagues, like making brownies for all her colleagues on V-day, giving thank you cards to all her colleagues after a school event. Same for me, the first year I entered SDC, I pack little goodies bags for Halloween and went to office early to paste it under the chairs of ...

17th - 22nd Jul 2013 An unplanned solo trip to Bangkok! (The trip to Bangkok was planned, going there alone was due to unforeseen circumstances.)   Together with my love, I set off for the Country of SMILES! I checked into All Season Bangkok Siam Hotel which was recommended by my friend. Quite a nice hotel, clean & accessible to BTS & shopping district. Nice & cheap food are among the few things I like about Bangkok. Went to afew places, Dusit Zoo, Damnoen Saduak Floating Market, Chatuchak, etc.   Overall, it was a nice trip. As my flight was delayed and yet I reached there much earlier, I had plenty of time at the airport. So, I settled down at Starbucks and allowed my thoughts to flow... Don't ask me why, somehow when I held my pen to write my thoughts, only Chinese words came out. Yes, though Qiqi always said I'm a Cheena man, I always scribble my thoughts in English... This time, my hand & mind just took over everything.   ...

  03/07/13 :- Always have a backup plan! 不怕一万，只怕万一，凡事都要做好准备！   I always deemed myself as a person with plans. My dad definitely was, he never leave anything to chance. If he has and know how to use a computer, he'd backup his backup disk.   Perhaps, I was too confident that all my Plan A would work; like how they did since the day I've learnt to set plans on my own.   Luck has been on my side for the past 30years, I never have to think about what if Plan A failed. Never do I need to worry about taking up Plan B, C, D, etc which I never have planned for in the 1st place.   They always say, "Failing to plan is planning to fail!" However, they missed out the 2nd part of the advice, "Always have a backup plan because Plan A can fail!"   All of a sudden, I felt lost as I was caught unprepared when Plan A failed.   Though I seemed like a strong and determined person to a few. However, even Superhero will feel tir...

19/05/13 :- Don't burn the bridge. 千万不要过河拆桥。 Many people asked, "Why do you still bother when you are already leaving?" My answer to them, "I love my job, my colleagues and my workplace." Their next question, "Why do you want to leave then?" I said, "I have my personal reasons and I have my dreams to fulfil." I know of people who feel they have "suffered" at their previous workplaces. When they are serving their notices, they totally switch off, gave shitty work and showed all patterns. Even if we were really treated badly, most of us would bound to have gain something while we were at the workplace. Like the friendship among the colleagues, the staff benefits which have maybe once allowed you to settle your family 's difficulties or at the least, the salary even if not much, has prevent you from going hungry. I am lucky, maybe there are people who don't like me whom I do not know and don't need to know b...

  23/04/13 :-   You are not me... You would never understand... 你不是我。。。 你永远不会了解。。。   Recently, I've seen a few stories here and there which got me thinking... The one with the biggest impact is the autistic girl name Carly.   A few parts of the videos got me... Carly said the reason why she bangs her head was because she takes in more sound/noise than a normal person and the only way to drown them was to bang her head. And then later in the video, her dad said Carly once typed to him she wishes for him to be in her body one day to know how it feels to be her.   We, the so-called normal people have times when we do certain things and people can't seem to agree on how we deal with it. Why? Because no same person feels and behave the same way even in the most similar situation.   So, tell me, who are you to judge if we should or should not do or say the things we want to? The pain one goes through, the other would never unde...