See what stress can do to you.
HC & I had close to 45 mins worth of an MSN conversation this afternoon. Of course replies were intermittent with a few minutes in between each reply...
He was in his cubicle about 20-25m away from me. And I was in mine.
Both trying to write papers...and well...this was how the conversation went...
HC: nvm
Me: orh
HC: oh
Me: ah
HC: hmmm
Me: ???
HC: ummm
Me: yummm
HC: wheeee
Me: errrr
HC: aaaaaa
Me: oooooooo
HC: why?
Me: what?
HC: who?
Me: when?
HC: now!!
Me: noooooo
HC: yesssss
And so it went on & on....& on & on.....till I had an outburst...
Me: shit lah HC!!! Hanging out with you guys has made me so boliao!!!!!!!!!
HC: relax. dun so big reaction
HC: relax
HC: relax
HC: relax
Me: ........
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Squashed Crumbs will Remain Squashed Crumbs
I really wonder why I bother trying to keep in touch with you.
90% of what you say and 90% of your attitude fucking irks me.
Does it partially stem out of guilt? Or am I just trying to hang on to what I think is still some sort of a friendship??
You always say I leave you out of gatherings.
Fine, I try my best. I call you, I sms you, I msn you to invite you.
And how many times have you flown my kite? Or simply said "I'll confirm with you again". (Which you never did). Or replied "Ask me again on that day, I'll see if I am free."
Wah lan eh. Firstly, I am not hard up for your company. Secondly, you were the one who said to include you in on things.
And I seriously wonder if you feel equally irked by me to give me sarcastic replies or make jokes which I think are not funny or witty at all.
I tried. But too bad, I don't feel like trying anymore.
Period.
90% of what you say and 90% of your attitude fucking irks me.
Does it partially stem out of guilt? Or am I just trying to hang on to what I think is still some sort of a friendship??
You always say I leave you out of gatherings.
Fine, I try my best. I call you, I sms you, I msn you to invite you.
And how many times have you flown my kite? Or simply said "I'll confirm with you again". (Which you never did). Or replied "Ask me again on that day, I'll see if I am free."
Wah lan eh. Firstly, I am not hard up for your company. Secondly, you were the one who said to include you in on things.
And I seriously wonder if you feel equally irked by me to give me sarcastic replies or make jokes which I think are not funny or witty at all.
I tried. But too bad, I don't feel like trying anymore.
Period.
Monday, April 28, 2008
4 minutes
Put them two together & the MTV naturally looks wonderful.. haha.
Seriously, for a woman pushing 50. Madonna really puts most women to shame man..Check out her biceps..Check out her lithe body...Sibei Cool~!!!
Check out 1minute 20 secs...the cool part where they show the X-rayed version of peeps kissing..don't quite know how to describe though haha..
Ignore the Nintendo part at the end...err..
This was one of the clearer vids I could find haha.
mun-dae
Relatively good start to the week...
Received some good news...
Received some good news...
- Gran was discharged today. Only thing is that she has chronic lung infection and will need a third type of medication to puff & inhale, on top of the existing two she's using.
- Chloe got promoted! (I don't care..I want a treat...simple one at Subway will do too.. haha)
- EH doesn't need to go for any op at the moment...but must monitor herself...
- There's so many different components to the bonus...let me see, Market Adjustment Component (MAC), Salary Increment (SI), Corporate Bonus (CB), Performance Bonus (PB).....but at the end of the day, I still don't know how much I'll be getting...till thed ay I receive my payslip...so..I shall patiently wait for 13th May to arrive...
- Gail's gonna have a baby boy...Adrian's gonna have a fun time playing basketball with the little tyke next time haha..
- Someone's coming in soon to fill the vacant position which I'm covering for now...
- My boss actually said thanks to me today. And he called me up to do so. Fwah...abit unexpected...but it felt nice haha.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
French test
Hmm...Je ne sais pas parler quoi...
I don't know what to say...
Haha, there was a section of the test which had a long paragraph of text which we were supposed to read...
Wah lau..so many words which we've never seen before in our short 1yr 4 months of interaction with the French language..
My reading was good. Managed to sneak a peak at the teacher who was grading me and I had full marks! But it was only 5 upon 5...such a small little fraction of the entire 100 marks...
My oral was errr...not good. Stammered and could only give one or two word answers...shit lah..mind has to blank out at that point in time..
Will only know results 2 weeks later at best...
See how it goes...
Next week no lessons!! Breaktime!
I don't know what to say...
Haha, there was a section of the test which had a long paragraph of text which we were supposed to read...
Wah lau..so many words which we've never seen before in our short 1yr 4 months of interaction with the French language..
My reading was good. Managed to sneak a peak at the teacher who was grading me and I had full marks! But it was only 5 upon 5...such a small little fraction of the entire 100 marks...
My oral was errr...not good. Stammered and could only give one or two word answers...shit lah..mind has to blank out at that point in time..
Will only know results 2 weeks later at best...
See how it goes...
Next week no lessons!! Breaktime!
MayDay MayDay!! Part 2
We were on the left side of the stage..maybe less than 50m away from them?
The talented lead singer 阿信...There was a huge screen on the left of the stage..conveniently just 20m to my left...hehe.
Lots of close-up shots by the camera was easily viewed by me..I was grateful for the lyrics because I am not an absolute diehard fan to go and memorise every word haha..
Pic wasn't very well-taken..but you can still see 怪兽 aka "Weird Beast" standing all alone on a single raised platform...strumming his electric guitar..Wah lau...he was damn damn damn power!!! Sibei talented!!
Ok, time for a little orientation. This is to my right. Stage was on my left.The crowd you see on the bottom left of the picture..is actually the audience seated at the centre of the stadium..
Halfway through the concert...This platform came down from the ceiling...
There were connecting runways from the main stages to this suspended platform..Uber cool~!!!
The connecting runways ran the length of the stadium...one from th left of the stage, one from the right of the stage..
Needless to say, this brought the band very very close to their fans..I think the female fans who were seated (or standing) next to the runways were hyper-ventilating.... haha.
Another pic of the platform...Changed to pink colour..it was then blue and purple...
冠佑 aka Guan You...I like!!
Decent guy but plays an absolutely mean mean set of drums!!
石头 aka Stone on the left. 怪兽 aka Weird Beast on the right.
Another pic of 怪兽 aka Weird Beast..with the words "Xin jia Po" written on his arm...
This was how close the band came to be with the crowd...
This was when they were singing on the connecting runways from the stage to the platform...
阿信 aka Ah Shin getting close to the crowd again.
The band said: "We came with the intention of sucking your energy dry...
How come you guys are still so energetic ah?? We wanted to tire you guys out, now it's the other way around...Can we sit down and rest for awhile?? I think we're stuck here already..."
And so the band sat down on stage.. haha...
Ending soon...
Ending soon....
Voila...the band bows to the crowd and leaves the stage....of course to screams of encores...
And so the encore comes...with the suspended platform coming down again....
This time in a brilliant shade of blue...
The band appears out of nowhere and comes onto the suspended platform...For another round of a few songs...much to the crowd's wild delight!!
All 5 of them on the suspended stage.. This was already more than 3 hours into the concert...
阿信 aka Ah Shin...on the runway again...to many a girl's screams... ahaha...
Finally..the closing of the show...The band bows to the crowd again....
And then they gather all their support crew & 3 accompanying back-up singers...
For one last final bow to the audience...And then it's goodbye...till 2009 they said...we'll see...
p/s: they threw towels into the crowd...you could see gals & women clamouring for it..lol...
MayDay MayDay!! Part 1
I still remember close to 8 or 9 years ago when they first came to Singapore.
They appeared together with Tuo La Ku (another soft rock band) at a free indie concert in Sentosa.
MayDay wasn't popular then. Tuo La Ku was a more popular group.
Both groups were talented and I actually preferred Tuo La Ku's performance back then at that free indie rock concert.
Years passed and Tuo La Ku faded into obscurity..
Perhaps MayDay played their cards better or maybe Lady Luck was with them more...
Their concert last night was great!! My ratings below says it all...What else can I say man??
5 guys brought the house down...the entire house of 20,000-30,000 people?
I dunno, how big is the Indoor Stadium anyway haha?
3.5 hours of non-stop music & entertainment...It was just plain music, sincerity & talent..
Very little theatrics & bombastic costumes which many other artistes use to fluff up their concerts.
Just plain simple vanilla....And it was enough to get everyone on their feet..
I salute artistes who are able to do this...not many can do so..
Sincerity = 100/10
Rapport with audience = 100/10
Talent = 100/10
Charm = 100/10
Music = 100/10
The 5 guys were all absolutely talented in their own sense --->
阿信 aka Ah Shin - lead singer, sibei powerful vocals!!
怪兽 aka Weird Beast - sibei talented on the electric guitar..mesmerised with the way he handled the instrument..he even played it while holding it over his head...
石头 aka Stone - uber talented on the electric guitar as well..lots of guitar "sparring" sessions between him & 怪兽
冠佑 aka Guan You - I like I like! Good drummer and he can also sing...Fwah..multi-talented...
They appeared together with Tuo La Ku (another soft rock band) at a free indie concert in Sentosa.
MayDay wasn't popular then. Tuo La Ku was a more popular group.
Both groups were talented and I actually preferred Tuo La Ku's performance back then at that free indie rock concert.
Years passed and Tuo La Ku faded into obscurity..
Perhaps MayDay played their cards better or maybe Lady Luck was with them more...
Their concert last night was great!! My ratings below says it all...What else can I say man??
5 guys brought the house down...the entire house of 20,000-30,000 people?
I dunno, how big is the Indoor Stadium anyway haha?
3.5 hours of non-stop music & entertainment...It was just plain music, sincerity & talent..
Very little theatrics & bombastic costumes which many other artistes use to fluff up their concerts.
Just plain simple vanilla....And it was enough to get everyone on their feet..
I salute artistes who are able to do this...not many can do so..
Sincerity = 100/10
Rapport with audience = 100/10
Talent = 100/10
Charm = 100/10
Music = 100/10
The 5 guys were all absolutely talented in their own sense --->
阿信 aka Ah Shin - lead singer, sibei powerful vocals!!
怪兽 aka Weird Beast - sibei talented on the electric guitar..mesmerised with the way he handled the instrument..he even played it while holding it over his head...
石头 aka Stone - uber talented on the electric guitar as well..lots of guitar "sparring" sessions between him & 怪兽
冠佑 aka Guan You - I like I like! Good drummer and he can also sing...Fwah..multi-talented...
Masha - Getting a little fat but still makes a good bassist on the guitar..Absolutely humouress guy as well..It was his birthday yesterday too!
Friday, April 25, 2008
*burp*
Dinner tonight was Aglio Olio with sausages & mushrooms..
by Chef Sardonica.
Yum Yum!!!
Tried it out the first time.
And wah, it actually tastes aboutt he same as some of those outside...!!
*beams*
by Chef Sardonica.
Yum Yum!!!
Tried it out the first time.
And wah, it actually tastes aboutt he same as some of those outside...!!
*beams*
Thursday, April 24, 2008
trickles
I think I was under the drizzling rain for quite abit today.
When I was on my way to work. Walking halfway in the open when it started to drizzle.
When I was on my way to Ubi Techpark. Taxi uncle didn't know where to stop. Dropped me at an unsheltered place. Had to walk for a few minutes to get to the block that I was supposed to go. 80% unsheltered all the way.
When I was on my way from office to the MRT. Walking halfway when it started drizzling.
When I was on my way to CGH from Simei MRT. Heavy drizzle.
Whatever. Skyjuice...it's supposed to be natural right?
So shouldn't cause me much right?
Hmm mm...
It's a wet day. Hope it's not like that tomorrow.
When I was on my way to work. Walking halfway in the open when it started to drizzle.
When I was on my way to Ubi Techpark. Taxi uncle didn't know where to stop. Dropped me at an unsheltered place. Had to walk for a few minutes to get to the block that I was supposed to go. 80% unsheltered all the way.
When I was on my way from office to the MRT. Walking halfway when it started drizzling.
When I was on my way to CGH from Simei MRT. Heavy drizzle.
Whatever. Skyjuice...it's supposed to be natural right?
So shouldn't cause me much right?
Hmm mm...
It's a wet day. Hope it's not like that tomorrow.
Who am I?
I have to admit I teared in hospital just now.
Stepped into Gran's ward and she called me "Celine!".
That's my cousin's name. I visit her every single week, much more than my cousin.
And I get remembered less.
I corrected her and she stuck out her tongue.
Said she's getting old & getting more blur.
She's really hard of hearing now. I don't know why.
When she was in the Home, she was still manageable in her right ear.
I was exasperated just now. Words couldn't get through to her.
I only "spoke" to her through actions & signals.
Managed to ask her what's my name later on.
"Siew Lay" was the reply. That's my aunt's dialect name.
One which nobody uses cos my aunt's got a Christian name anyway.
How the hell did that pop out of Gran's mouth when no one really calls my aunt by that?
And yes, it is not my name at all.
You can't help but feel hurt. Even though you know she's got early dementia.
Was told by the nurses that she managed to slip out of bed in the middle of the night yesterday.
The railings were all up. How she did it, nobody knows.
Maybe there was a little gap where she squeezed through.
Bottomline is, she did not manage to go to the toilet.
She walked to the sink outside the toilet and urinated on the dustbin.
Must have thought it was the toilet bowl.
They have to wheel her whole bed near to the nurses counter outside later on tonight.
It's the only way. Else she might sneak out of bed on her own again.
She fell once and was lucky to get through it with a hip-op and 3 months of rest in hospital.
Another time and it might be a no-go situation.
I might pop by tomorrow evening again. Or maybe Saturday morning.
Wonder what name I will be called then.
Stepped into Gran's ward and she called me "Celine!".
That's my cousin's name. I visit her every single week, much more than my cousin.
And I get remembered less.
I corrected her and she stuck out her tongue.
Said she's getting old & getting more blur.
She's really hard of hearing now. I don't know why.
When she was in the Home, she was still manageable in her right ear.
I was exasperated just now. Words couldn't get through to her.
I only "spoke" to her through actions & signals.
Managed to ask her what's my name later on.
"Siew Lay" was the reply. That's my aunt's dialect name.
One which nobody uses cos my aunt's got a Christian name anyway.
How the hell did that pop out of Gran's mouth when no one really calls my aunt by that?
And yes, it is not my name at all.
You can't help but feel hurt. Even though you know she's got early dementia.
Was told by the nurses that she managed to slip out of bed in the middle of the night yesterday.
The railings were all up. How she did it, nobody knows.
Maybe there was a little gap where she squeezed through.
Bottomline is, she did not manage to go to the toilet.
She walked to the sink outside the toilet and urinated on the dustbin.
Must have thought it was the toilet bowl.
They have to wheel her whole bed near to the nurses counter outside later on tonight.
It's the only way. Else she might sneak out of bed on her own again.
She fell once and was lucky to get through it with a hip-op and 3 months of rest in hospital.
Another time and it might be a no-go situation.
I might pop by tomorrow evening again. Or maybe Saturday morning.
Wonder what name I will be called then.
Which am I?
There's a few types of bloggers I think.
- Those who blog cos they're paid to do it. (Think...Leow Ju-Len?)
- Those who blog cos they want attention. (Think...XiaXue)
- Those who want to be heard by the masses (Think..MrBrown or the famous or infamous?? Jeffrey Ooi from M'sia)
- Those who are in it just for the hype & want to try it out....
- Those who blog to be in touch with friends...
- Those who want to capture poignant moments in time...
- Those who are a little lonely and just want to release their thoughts to "something" which acts as their listening ear...
Which am I? The last two perhaps...
At times like this. When there's no one at home. When there's no one I feel I can talk to.
It feels nice to be able to just "speak" to "someone", "something"...
Sounds detached from the real world? I dunno. Perhaps. Hmm.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
Trivia
Jane is standing, I am sitting.
Jane: Eh Char Bor, I saw one white hair leh...
Me: AAAAHHHH!!!! Quick, pluck it out for me!!!!
Jane: You sure? Some people say pluck out not good leh...
Me: I don't care...Just PLUCK IT OUT!!!!!!!!
Jane: Ok! *whoosh*
Me: Ouch....
Jane: Nah, your white hair. Wah, damn long hor?
Me: .........
=========
Xiao Bai,
Didn't have time to reply your MSN today...paiseh...
But hor...he not so sexy liao leh...think he looks much older liao...
Maybe smoking aged him alot.
=========
Pimples pop-pop...
Go away...:(
I am getting teased cos of you guys...
Go away...:(((
Jane: Eh Char Bor, I saw one white hair leh...
Me: AAAAHHHH!!!! Quick, pluck it out for me!!!!
Jane: You sure? Some people say pluck out not good leh...
Me: I don't care...Just PLUCK IT OUT!!!!!!!!
Jane: Ok! *whoosh*
Me: Ouch....
Jane: Nah, your white hair. Wah, damn long hor?
Me: .........
=========
Xiao Bai,
Didn't have time to reply your MSN today...paiseh...
But hor...he not so sexy liao leh...think he looks much older liao...
Maybe smoking aged him alot.
=========
Pimples pop-pop...
Go away...:(
I am getting teased cos of you guys...
Go away...:(((
Baby boy...
Run With The Wind Baby...
The Man took part in the JP Morgan Corporate Run this evening...
Managed a healthy 32min 10 secs for 5.6km...
Well done baby...
*waves pom pom*
The Man took part in the JP Morgan Corporate Run this evening...
Managed a healthy 32min 10 secs for 5.6km...
Well done baby...
*waves pom pom*
Ms Wong
Found out a few days ago that Ee Hong actually reads what I write..lol...
Didn't even know she had my blog url..
Found out this morning that she's been on MC for a whole month cos of a slipped disc..
Bleah, it sucks big time...hang in there yah Ms Wong...take care...
Sashi called you in the evening I know.. ;p
Didn't even know she had my blog url..
Found out this morning that she's been on MC for a whole month cos of a slipped disc..
Bleah, it sucks big time...hang in there yah Ms Wong...take care...
Sashi called you in the evening I know.. ;p
C'est déprimant
C'est déprimant..It's depressing.
When all things occur at the same time together..stretching you in different directions...
Testing your elasticity.
Did not manage to cough out the 3 papers I'm supposed to write for the upcoming Board meeting..did not manage to touch them at all for this 3 days..
Audit and other operational issues had to be settled first..
One thing at a time..Hope tomorrow I really have the time to touch those papers..
Received another lawyer notification this afternoon about a dispute case.
WTF. Like as if there's not already quite a number of things on my plate..
And then Dad SMS-ed me. Granny got admitted into hospital again.
WTF. I just saw her on Saturday and she was perfectly fine.
Now her stomach's not good, she vomitted in the afternoon.
And just now, she was acting very weird. Sort of like dementia. Taking wet tissue paper, wiping herself, complaining she's feeling wet...and taking more wet tissue paper to wipe herself...then throwing all the wet tissue paper on the floor....
I don't know if I can remember what I've tried to read up on for the test on Sat.
Mother's Day is coming up. Need to arrange something. With Gran like this, also dunno how.
Anniversary is coming up.
Board Meeting.
Competition.
KL Trip.
........
.....
...
When all things occur at the same time together..stretching you in different directions...
Testing your elasticity.
Did not manage to cough out the 3 papers I'm supposed to write for the upcoming Board meeting..did not manage to touch them at all for this 3 days..
Audit and other operational issues had to be settled first..
One thing at a time..Hope tomorrow I really have the time to touch those papers..
Received another lawyer notification this afternoon about a dispute case.
WTF. Like as if there's not already quite a number of things on my plate..
And then Dad SMS-ed me. Granny got admitted into hospital again.
WTF. I just saw her on Saturday and she was perfectly fine.
Now her stomach's not good, she vomitted in the afternoon.
And just now, she was acting very weird. Sort of like dementia. Taking wet tissue paper, wiping herself, complaining she's feeling wet...and taking more wet tissue paper to wipe herself...then throwing all the wet tissue paper on the floor....
I don't know if I can remember what I've tried to read up on for the test on Sat.
Mother's Day is coming up. Need to arrange something. With Gran like this, also dunno how.
Anniversary is coming up.
Board Meeting.
Competition.
KL Trip.
........
.....
...
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
沉思
Feeling pensive.
Melancholic thoughtfulness.
Wistful thoughtfulness.
The older I get, the more selfish I become?
The older I get, the more I take others for granted?
The older I get, the more self-centred I become?
Is this what has been honed of me over the last few years?
Or is this the real me?
Which of course I will deny or try to anyway.
Feeling a little melancholic.
A little guilty.
A little sad.
What has become of me?
Melancholic thoughtfulness.
Wistful thoughtfulness.
The older I get, the more selfish I become?
The older I get, the more I take others for granted?
The older I get, the more self-centred I become?
Is this what has been honed of me over the last few years?
Or is this the real me?
Which of course I will deny or try to anyway.
Feeling a little melancholic.
A little guilty.
A little sad.
What has become of me?
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Granny!
As usual, I visited Granny on Saturday.
This time round, I went armed with my camera. ;p
This time round, I went armed with my camera. ;p
Disclaimer: I look horrible in the pics..bleah...But I'm not the main focus hehe..And she was complaining her hair was not combed..sheesh...92 yrs old liao still so vain...
Try #1
Think Gran got a shock hahaa...
Try #2
Nevermind, try again!! Granny you must smile!!!
Why you look so glum??
Try #3
Ah, finally. Managed to get the Grand Dame to smile...whee!
test test
When you're sitting in a quiet BK in the CBD area
Armed with only a bottle of mineral water, a big bag, some books and stationery
And trying oh so hard to study
You tend to get bored
And when you get bored
You do silly things
One of which is to take pics
Countdown.
6 more days to my French test.
I am totally not looking forward to the Oral section.
*sulks*
Trying to study but the mind is weak.
Study 30 mins, rest one hour.
Aw man...
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Forbidden Kingdom
Cheesy storyline.
The Lingo
To some, having the characters in a period movie set in China speak English is a refreshing idea.
To me, it sucks. It's just plain weird.
I mean "Yi Shan Bu Neng Chang Er Hu" literally becomes "One mountain cannot have two tigers". And to have the Jade Emperor in Heaven speak English too was just bizzare to me. Jet Li didn't seem too comfortable speaking in English. It's just really strange to me lah hahaa.
But I do admit, there were some funny moments with the English dialogue.
And well, there are the commercial aspects....English-speaking cast, Hollywood, English audience, Good money...you get the drift.
The Costumes
I have to say I like Jet Li's appearance in the show. I liked the way his monk character looked. Uber cool. Surprisingly suave for his age..;p
Jackie was a little strange. I mean, his clothes were way way layered. Layered with so much cloth he really looks fatter than he really is.
There was so much details on his one single body alone. Alot of cloth, alot of bottle gourds, a tattered cloth bag, and god knows what else.
And they had to give him dreadlocks to add to the whole mess of details on him. He was fighting and the hair was flying all over...Chinese kungfu master with an afro twist. *rolls eyes*
Li Bing Bing was sibei chio!
Though there were certain times when the white wig prolly needed more grooming than what was given. Sometimes it seemed like as if the white synthetic fibres used for the wig were squashed by something else. It was all wiry and messy.
The times when the hair was just flat and sleek were the times when she looked the most gorgeous...Her eye make-up was wonderfully done.
Liu Yifei was pretty, sweet but abit dull in clothing. They could have given her more colour haha.
The Jade Warlord..I liked his costume!! Very intricate! haha..and his black eyeshadow was kinda cool...
The Casting
I have no qualms about all who were cast in their roles. Only two.
One, the ang moh male lead didn't look very right for his role. Somehow I can picture someone like Orlando Bloom in the role more than this guy haha. This guy looked too young, too raw and errr too nerdy??
Two, Jet Li as the Monkey King was damn funny lah..haha..kinda salah. He tried too hard to act cute too?
There's a Hong Kong actor who I thought would make a better Monkey King. But I can't remember his name...Dicky Cheung I think??
The Acting
Can't say much about the acting. Liu Yifei was wooden. Even when she was supposed to be emo she looked wooden.
Li Bing Bing was cool~! I liked the way she spoke in Chinese...wow, super sultry, I like!!
Ang Moh was um, so-so. Jackie was well his usual self, comical and talented just older and mroe haggard in this show. Jet Li was cool...
The Moves
What can I say? Put two masters together and you get sparks...!
The scene between Jet & Jackie was gooooddd...I actually think Jet has better posture & stance than Jackie. Even when he was fighting in "The Warlords" he looked good fighting. He has this cool stature when he fights...I like~!! Oozes "macho man" to me. Hahha..
Some of the other fight scenes were lame, some were good...The special effects at the end of the show was interesting..:) In fact, the fighting scenes of the movie were the only highlight of the whole show.
Oh well, overall, normal show...nothing I would rave madly about haha.
Told my Dad if he wants to watch it, he better just watch it for the fighting scenes, and nothing else.
A 2.5 out of 5 for me.
The Lingo
To some, having the characters in a period movie set in China speak English is a refreshing idea.
To me, it sucks. It's just plain weird.
I mean "Yi Shan Bu Neng Chang Er Hu" literally becomes "One mountain cannot have two tigers". And to have the Jade Emperor in Heaven speak English too was just bizzare to me. Jet Li didn't seem too comfortable speaking in English. It's just really strange to me lah hahaa.
But I do admit, there were some funny moments with the English dialogue.
And well, there are the commercial aspects....English-speaking cast, Hollywood, English audience, Good money...you get the drift.
The Costumes
I have to say I like Jet Li's appearance in the show. I liked the way his monk character looked. Uber cool. Surprisingly suave for his age..;p
Jackie was a little strange. I mean, his clothes were way way layered. Layered with so much cloth he really looks fatter than he really is.
There was so much details on his one single body alone. Alot of cloth, alot of bottle gourds, a tattered cloth bag, and god knows what else.
And they had to give him dreadlocks to add to the whole mess of details on him. He was fighting and the hair was flying all over...Chinese kungfu master with an afro twist. *rolls eyes*
Li Bing Bing was sibei chio!
Though there were certain times when the white wig prolly needed more grooming than what was given. Sometimes it seemed like as if the white synthetic fibres used for the wig were squashed by something else. It was all wiry and messy.
The times when the hair was just flat and sleek were the times when she looked the most gorgeous...Her eye make-up was wonderfully done.
Liu Yifei was pretty, sweet but abit dull in clothing. They could have given her more colour haha.
The Jade Warlord..I liked his costume!! Very intricate! haha..and his black eyeshadow was kinda cool...
The Casting
I have no qualms about all who were cast in their roles. Only two.
One, the ang moh male lead didn't look very right for his role. Somehow I can picture someone like Orlando Bloom in the role more than this guy haha. This guy looked too young, too raw and errr too nerdy??
Two, Jet Li as the Monkey King was damn funny lah..haha..kinda salah. He tried too hard to act cute too?
There's a Hong Kong actor who I thought would make a better Monkey King. But I can't remember his name...Dicky Cheung I think??
The Acting
Can't say much about the acting. Liu Yifei was wooden. Even when she was supposed to be emo she looked wooden.
Li Bing Bing was cool~! I liked the way she spoke in Chinese...wow, super sultry, I like!!
Ang Moh was um, so-so. Jackie was well his usual self, comical and talented just older and mroe haggard in this show. Jet Li was cool...
The Moves
What can I say? Put two masters together and you get sparks...!
The scene between Jet & Jackie was gooooddd...I actually think Jet has better posture & stance than Jackie. Even when he was fighting in "The Warlords" he looked good fighting. He has this cool stature when he fights...I like~!! Oozes "macho man" to me. Hahha..
Some of the other fight scenes were lame, some were good...The special effects at the end of the show was interesting..:) In fact, the fighting scenes of the movie were the only highlight of the whole show.
Oh well, overall, normal show...nothing I would rave madly about haha.
Told my Dad if he wants to watch it, he better just watch it for the fighting scenes, and nothing else.
A 2.5 out of 5 for me.
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