Wiped out.
I've been so sleepy and tired these few days and I wonder why... since I've been having a minimal of 7 hours of sleep. Hmmm.... Oh, and I realised that my memory seems to be deterioriating for some reason. Gosh. STM's getting worse.
I broke my specs! I can't believe that I forgot that I placed them on the floor and accidentally stepped on them T_T The replacement of the lens costs me more than half of my salary. Bleah.
Exam results are coming out soon, and I dread the day when it does... since I know I'll be dragged back into reality - and I want to remain in my fairytale forever... carefree and in bliss like I've never been before.
February 23, 2009
February 7, 2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - that's the movie I'd watched today at Jurong Point with a couple of friends.
My two cents on this movie? Despite the Academy award nominations, I found it lacking, even though I liked the idea behind this story. The visuals were great; the visual transition when Benjamin was old to when he was young was very smoothly done, and the actress for Daisy was wonderful. There was humour in a few scenes that made me laugh, but it wasn't to the extent where it was really terribly funny. The earlier portion of the movie when Benjamin was old was nicely done, especially the part where it was his first time to the brothel and drinking alcohol, as well as his first 'relationship/affair'. After that though... it started going downhill gradually.
The one thing that perturbs me the most is that this movie has a lot of potential to develop its emotional scenes (such as the first time he met Daisy again when she was adult, and when he had to leave her and his child behind so that they could live a normal, unburdened life, or the first time someone he loved/liked left) but it didn't. Although the fact was that the narrative was written in a journal style, I still felt that more emotions could have been put in rather than a monotonous reading. Also, I didn't really like how choppy the scenes were when they changed from the hospital to Benjamin's story, and the little relation from Benjamin to his daughter, Caroline. This reminds me of an old movie, Titanic, where they had used a similar way to play out the emotions and scenes... but compared to Titantic, it remains miles behind. Perhaps it was a lack of strong, moving, background music to facilitate the film or something, but this is one film that I'd probably not watch, but read (if a book was ever available). OH. And the constant bombardment of various to-be sex scenes somewhere in the middle of the movie totally turns me off, given that the rating was around PG, and that number of times it occurred was totally unnecessary?
I have to applaud the cast for their brilliant acting though, and those characters that were particaularly memorable were Captain Mike, Daisy, Queenie, Elizabeth Abbott and of course, Benjamin Button. Unlike Inkheart, this was clearly a movie that was meant to be thought-provoking (or inspiring in a certain sense), but the lack of that tugging in my heart made lessened the impact of those words.
My two cents on this movie? Despite the Academy award nominations, I found it lacking, even though I liked the idea behind this story. The visuals were great; the visual transition when Benjamin was old to when he was young was very smoothly done, and the actress for Daisy was wonderful. There was humour in a few scenes that made me laugh, but it wasn't to the extent where it was really terribly funny. The earlier portion of the movie when Benjamin was old was nicely done, especially the part where it was his first time to the brothel and drinking alcohol, as well as his first 'relationship/affair'. After that though... it started going downhill gradually.
The one thing that perturbs me the most is that this movie has a lot of potential to develop its emotional scenes (such as the first time he met Daisy again when she was adult, and when he had to leave her and his child behind so that they could live a normal, unburdened life, or the first time someone he loved/liked left) but it didn't. Although the fact was that the narrative was written in a journal style, I still felt that more emotions could have been put in rather than a monotonous reading. Also, I didn't really like how choppy the scenes were when they changed from the hospital to Benjamin's story, and the little relation from Benjamin to his daughter, Caroline. This reminds me of an old movie, Titanic, where they had used a similar way to play out the emotions and scenes... but compared to Titantic, it remains miles behind. Perhaps it was a lack of strong, moving, background music to facilitate the film or something, but this is one film that I'd probably not watch, but read (if a book was ever available). OH. And the constant bombardment of various to-be sex scenes somewhere in the middle of the movie totally turns me off, given that the rating was around PG, and that number of times it occurred was totally unnecessary?
I have to applaud the cast for their brilliant acting though, and those characters that were particaularly memorable were Captain Mike, Daisy, Queenie, Elizabeth Abbott and of course, Benjamin Button. Unlike Inkheart, this was clearly a movie that was meant to be thought-provoking (or inspiring in a certain sense), but the lack of that tugging in my heart made lessened the impact of those words.
February 5, 2009
Yesterday was so energy sapping~
Recently, mosquitoes have been surrounding me in my waking hours and sleep hours in my house, so much so that I hallucinate about the scent of the repellent I use sometimes. Gosh. Sometime past the CNY period, they started moving in and I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep in ages. As a result, yesterday I woke up early in the morning at 8.30am (yes, it's early because I usually sleep from 2am to 12pm) feeling very zombified to bathe and get ready for work.
Currently, I'm taking a short term assignment for a tuition agency to teach Science enrichment in a primary school. The short 1.5 hours of teaching the Pri 4 kids there is much more tiring and mentally-draining than anything else I have attempted within the same time frame. Not to mention that I have to wear formal wear (inclusive of heeled boots), so after the whole session and the long walk back to and from the MRT, my feet would be burning and ready to give way anytime soon. And to my surprise/horror, the current class that I'm teaching is the best class in that cohort, but they are still so naughty. Gosh, I wonder how teachers manage to handle their students.
On a brighter note, the class was so much more well-behaved yesterday as compared to last week, so it was quite fun teaching them. Although, by the end of the sessions, I hardly think that I'll be able to complete whatever I'm supposed to teach them.
After work, I headed back home to change out of the stifling clothes to something more casual and went out for dinner and movies. Watched Inkheart yesterday, and I was rather impressive with the visual effects and the plotline was quite good. Sadly though, something seems to be lacking in the movie; perhaps it was the lack of emotions underlying the excellent visuals that it brings down the rating. Hmm... but if you're interested in the fantasy genre, it's one movie that's worth the money.
Was back home at around 11, but I couldn't get to sleep till 2 plus. Gosh.
Recently, mosquitoes have been surrounding me in my waking hours and sleep hours in my house, so much so that I hallucinate about the scent of the repellent I use sometimes. Gosh. Sometime past the CNY period, they started moving in and I haven't been able to get a good night's sleep in ages. As a result, yesterday I woke up early in the morning at 8.30am (yes, it's early because I usually sleep from 2am to 12pm) feeling very zombified to bathe and get ready for work.
Currently, I'm taking a short term assignment for a tuition agency to teach Science enrichment in a primary school. The short 1.5 hours of teaching the Pri 4 kids there is much more tiring and mentally-draining than anything else I have attempted within the same time frame. Not to mention that I have to wear formal wear (inclusive of heeled boots), so after the whole session and the long walk back to and from the MRT, my feet would be burning and ready to give way anytime soon. And to my surprise/horror, the current class that I'm teaching is the best class in that cohort, but they are still so naughty. Gosh, I wonder how teachers manage to handle their students.
On a brighter note, the class was so much more well-behaved yesterday as compared to last week, so it was quite fun teaching them. Although, by the end of the sessions, I hardly think that I'll be able to complete whatever I'm supposed to teach them.
After work, I headed back home to change out of the stifling clothes to something more casual and went out for dinner and movies. Watched Inkheart yesterday, and I was rather impressive with the visual effects and the plotline was quite good. Sadly though, something seems to be lacking in the movie; perhaps it was the lack of emotions underlying the excellent visuals that it brings down the rating. Hmm... but if you're interested in the fantasy genre, it's one movie that's worth the money.
Was back home at around 11, but I couldn't get to sleep till 2 plus. Gosh.
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