保持通话（connected) was great!

It reminded me of what Adam (my films studies teacher) said about how movies reflect and move with the culture of the society. As new technology are invented, they become part of the theme. Some may reject the new technology while some embrace it. So for example, The Ring, Japanese horror movie, it shows how technology such as phone and television is used to haunt them.

So in connected, technology is so prevalent. we have the telephone that helps grace to call for help, we have the video camera that can be used to uncover toh..he corrupted police, we have the live telecast of the telephone that helped to reunite Ah bang's family. sounds like it embraces technology. but then again, i also kept questioning why would Ah Bang, someone who is so timid when collecting debt, was so heroic and drove through incoming traffic and almost falling off the cliff to help to save Grace, a stranger while he was in a rush to meet his son. If you look at the society, there are so many cases of people sinking deeply into the virtual reality and thus the misplaced trust was translated into fraud and date rape. and in fact, anyone who has your phone could access to all your information. For example, hui ge (the policeman) was able to track the progress of the bad guys because he had her handphone. you wouldnt know who you are talking to or sent your sms to.


There were many other themes in the movie as well. such as criticising the protocol of the society. The scene in the phone shop was funny, and how the school staff insisted that ah bang to go to the office to register, and lastly how the police wanted to arrest for robbery with arms, (funny coz he din rob and he paid an extra 300 for the phone charger) and we would also realise that the policeman (hui ge) probably got demoted because he did not follow protocols.

after reading my past post, i really appreciated film studies and it allowed to appreciate the film much more...

I watched IP MAN( pronounced as Yip Mun, not I.P. man) and it was good!

i think the film embodied the true meaning of martial arts, which was to protect/ defend, but never to aggressively attack. You can see that Yong Chun Quan was only used (with the intention to hurt) when fighting against the Japanese and to fight the robbers at the cotton factory. Ip Man was initially non-aggressive at first, he never sought fights with others, and only fight when people asked him to. Even when the barbarians came to fight with him, he only defended himself and only attacked when his wife asked him to.

In this film, national identity was very strong, especially the last part when all the chinese rioted against the japanese after he shot Yip Man. and the ending scene where the movie seemed to be really proud of Ip Man as they showcase his success in teaching the younger generation Yong Chun Quan, and had Bruce Lee as his disciples.

My favorite scene was at the start where the policeman pointed the gun at Ip Man, Ip Man din seem scared but instead he held the gun and flicked the barrel of bullets away. He was so cool! and i found him very tactful in the way he does things.

I would give this movie 7/10.

Looking forward to Ponyo Ponyo and Red Cliff 2.

My new year resolution is to watch alot of movies and blog about them. i guess the older you get, the more you would want to hold on to your memories. i tried to keep the ticket stubs and i would write down who i watched the movie with, but i realised that the ink runs and soon, you no longer remember why you watched what shows with this person.

I watched Twilight on Monday, it wasnt too bad except that i cannot understand why there is such a big Hoo-Ha over the guy, girls say that Edward is very good-looking. I guess he does, but the make-up and the red eye-liner isnt very flattering for him.

I am dying to read the book coz i believe that there is more to the plot. simply saving the girl or the initial thirst for her blood doesnt count to a love story. there could have been more development to the love story...

But i do love the special effects, haha, it is a must have for a blockbuster. but some of the shots are weird, or rather too-arty-farty and it confuses me. take for example, when they first enter the forest, where belle wants confront edward about his identity, it alternated between a 360 degree shot and a mid-shot of them talking. was the 360 degree shot a flaunt or is it supposed to mean something?

i haven blogged for really long. and here it goes.

Life sux...

今天有一些感触，想说一点交友之道。

人都不是完美的，一定有缺点，而相处久了之后，一定会有摩擦，一定会吵架，一定会让友谊破裂。

所以要懂得忍让，懂得原谅。

但对于原谅这一点，本人认为要做到并不容易。

我的致命点是那些会在背后重伤朋友的人。人都会说闲话，真的守口如瓶的朋友实在难得。重点是，一些人说别人的闲话，另一些专说朋友的坏话。

我曾经被第二种人伤过，还没复原。可能因为如此，我站在第一种人的那一边。选朋友嘛，绝对不能选第二种人。

最近太幸福了. 不知该如何表达.还是让照片证明一切吧.

I missed Hallywood.

i believed that the 3 roomies issue would create a great debate and listeners can call in! i can imagine the crazy scenarios and everyone would have a good laugh over the air. i was also thinking of adding a section on psychological quizes and everyone can either know themselves better or have a good time reflecting.

i missed Hallywood.

haha....seemed that it was a failure for me to change my blogskin..but nevermind, when i find the right picture with the right size, all will look good.

i went to dentist yesterday, gosh....i cannot eat anything. life is back to congee and cereal again. and such days are lasting longer. while i wished that i could take pictures with sunshine smiles on my birthday, the treatment is actually lasting till june. bad estimation on my part...coz he said another 4 sessions, so i thought it meant 4 months...but i only go back every 6 weeks, so 4 x 2 weeks = 2 months...so i should end the treatment by june. so sad....

ok, i am finally updating my blog. whee! just came back from cameron highlands last week and i am still missing the place...i wanna retire there!! the weather there was really good. temperature was between 14 to 21 degrees, never sweaty, always cooling. loved it when i was walking through the clouds on the morning i left. yap, uploaded some photos.

this is the Boh tea plantation, it is 12 hectares big.

butterfly park
gingerbread house at our hotel lobby.
view outside hotel.

i have a christmas wish. make it come true and i will be happy.

tooth diary- 26th october 2007.

haven had this entry for really long. went to the dentist today with my sensitive tooth. for one month, there was no improvement. but i learnt a new trick- to massage the toothpaste on the sensitive teeth and let it stay for at least half an hour.

well, the dentist said that i should be able to remove it in 4 months time, which is around my bday next year. hopefully nothing goes wrong and i can look pretty during my bday. i want to take nice pictures with beautiful smile!