We all need friends throughout our lifetime. Without them we would be very lonely and miserable. Friendship means sharing things and being with each other.
A friend is someone who you can turn to in time of need. Whether it is when you are in trouble, need help, advice or simply for companionship. Everyone needs to have at least one true friend that he or she can depend on no matter what the situation.
Friendship is a two-way thing, and means being there for one another. You and your friend should share in two-way communications, not have a one sided conversation. If your so-called friend comes to you with a problem, you need to listen to what they are saying. You will also need to read between the lines, and pick-up on what they are not telling you. This is very important, as sometimes it is what they are not telling you, that is the key to the problem.
When after explaining your problems to your friend, you find that he or she turns the conversation around to what has happened to them, then that person is selfish, and does not have your interests at heart. Friendship is all about being there to help one another through both the good and bad times together.
True friends share things together; one person would not try to control the way the other person thinks or acts. Everyone has their own faults, but we learn to accept that because it is a part of them and that is what may have drawn you to them in the first place. Never try to change a person in any way. Offer your support, let them grow naturally and perhaps that friendship can become stronger than ever.
Communicate your feelings, troubles, and needs with one another. Instead of both having to run the children to school, take turns. Help one another whenever you can. A true friend will drop what they are doing to help the other person in a crisis. If not then that person is not really your friend, you are better off without them.
The people that put themselves first, and talk over the top of you, or have always had something worse happen to them, will never understand what it is like to have a true friend. They will never comprehend why they have no lasting friendships, simply because they are too selfish and self-centered to know any different or even see what they are doing wrong. They are too busy whining or talking about themselves.
Throughout your lifetime, you will meet many people, who you may class as friends, cherish them while you can. If you only ever have one friend with whom you have shared a true two-way communication with in your life, then you are blessed and still richer than a person who has never had one at all.
hmmms. One of my major faults is that I always try to change people! =X sheesh. "Offer your support and let them grow naturally". I've got to keep this in mind.
I never knew about this before. Seems pretty good. haha.
Words of Affirmation
Actions don’t always speak louder than words. If this is your love language, unsolicited compliments mean the world to you. Hearing the words, “I love you,” are important—hearing the reasons behind that love sends your spirits skyward. Insults can leave you shattered and are not easily forgotten.
Quality Time
In the vernacular of Quality Time, nothing says, “I love you,” like full, undivided attention. Being there for this type of person is critical, but really being there—with the TV off, fork and knife down, and all chores and tasks on standby—makes your significant other feel truly special and loved. Distractions, postponed dates, or the failure to listen can be especially hurtful.
Receiving Gifts
Don’t mistake this love language for materialism; the receiver of gifts thrives on the love, thoughtfulness, and effort behind the gift. If you speak this language, the perfect gift or gesture shows that you are known, you are cared for, and you are prized above whatever was sacrificed to bring the gift to you. A missed birthday, anniversary, or a hasty, thoughtless gift would be disastrous—so would the absence of everyday gestures.
Acts of Service
Can vacuuming the floors really be an expression of love? Absolutely! Anything you do to ease the burden of responsibilities weighing on an “Acts of Service” person will speak volumes. The words he or she most want to hear: “Let me do that for you.” Laziness, broken commitments, and making more work for them tell speakers of this language their feelings don’t matter.
Physical Touch
This language isn’t all about the bedroom. A person whose primary language is Physical Touch is, not surprisingly, very touchy. Hugs, pats on the back, holding hands, and thoughtful touches on the arm, shoulder, or face—they can all be ways to show excitement, concern, care, and love. Physical presence and accessibility are crucial, while neglect or abuse can be unforgivable and destructive.
I feel so tired. Tired of the bored feeling at work. Tired of the emptiness of not being "busy" in life with too many deadlines to meet. Tired of too many social events. Tired of going home not having anything "urgent" to do, apart from things I can let myself do like planning for my Europe trip and reading beneficial stuff. I have bought quite a few books, many of which I haven't read... And I know I should have read them since long ago but when I go home in the evening or if I'm at home during the weekends I just don't have the urge to read them, unlike when I'm browsing them in bookstores or bookfairs. :S:S:S
Maybe I should wean off msn. I knew long ago that msn is a waste of time. And didn't really use it. But as the years go by, I seem to be growing less intelligent... I should really use my time in a more fulfilling way. And like what addy said yesterday, once we feel comfortable with ourselves, we'll be fine with being alone. I used to be fine with being alone, but these days I have become so restless when I'm alone. Where has my calm mind gone?
Actively build and cherish friendships; but be comfortable with myself too.
Ah. I should start planning how to spend my weeks up till before I go travelling in Europe. Yesh. Hmms. 13 more weeks! Wow. That's really very little time. Things to do
1) Read my books and note down important points. Erms. 3 books.
2) Plan my Europe trip and update its blog with the background of the places to visit so that it will be more meaningful with understanding of the history of the places.
3) Leave at least 2 weekdays a week to be not spent on social events - one for jogging and one for cycling. And cycle every Saturday morning.
4) Learn Cantonese.
Now I feel physically tired too. Sickness is coming. I guess its probably because I koped too many of my jiejie's fries yesterday when I was hanging out with a bunch of them at Botak Jones while waiting for addy to return from work so that I could go to her place for dinner and chat. Then addy's maid had cooked Assam Fish soup (which actually I found was so good I felt like drinking more) and according to mh that's very heaty. So this morning I woke up with a sore throat.
The last time this happened was when I was still on the mountain. And thank goodness that didn't evolve into sickness unlike the typical progression of events - whenever I fell ill, most of the time it started with a sore throat and this uncomfortable feeling.
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Ah I just reached point 3 of my things to do and suddenly I realise I'm feeling less restless. Hmm blogging is good for me. I should go copy my notes now.
Wow I'm shocked. My supervisor just told me that the management is considering a few options for her job during her maternity leave period and "one of the options is you". But she did inform them that I should be away in May. Furthermore I don't even have the technical knowledge! Gosh. I don't understand how they could even consider me...
20Jan (Wed)
She told me they are really considering asking me to stay till end June or even July, and while I go to Europe they'll ask someone from Symrise China to come. She said I could also get help from someone in Beverage Creation who has more than 10 years of experience in analytical and was the one who set-up everything in Symrise Singapore and taught her. She said to give me one or two weeks to consider.
20Jan (Wed) to 24Jan (Sun)
Every day I had this intense sense of fear within me. Its a recurring disease actually. Once in awhile I would get it. It would come, stay for some time, before going away. Initially I could ascertain the cause of it for this episode. In the past usually I wasn't able to. Most of the time it was during busy periods of school. I can't remember the occasions actually. But I know it started many years back.
Some time on Friday night, I assigned the cause of this episode to be my overworrying about life. It could possibly be also partially because I didn't know if the outcome of accepting the extension would be better or the outcome of rejecting the extension and focusing on a special sem module and hopefully get an A to pull up my CAP would be better.
27Jan (Wed)
Today would be a week from the time my supervisor offered me the extension proposition. Yesterday I had thought about that I would have to give an answer today. This morning I remembered again and asked my mom again. Initially she gave me the standard answer again of letting me make my own decision. Then after some frustrated whining, my dad (who had only overheard of my dilemma for the first time today) interjected and demonstrated his better understanding ability of my dilemma than my mom had. However, he was for the decision of focusing on studies again. That has been their stand all along. Also when I had first dropped out of NTU accountancy. He said to not bother about me hating the course so much and at least let myself finish up the first semester before I made a decision. He said it didn't matter if I didn't do well. So long as I could get a degree, it didn't matter if it was a lousy degree. I stood by my decision as I couldn't imagine myself continuing further with that kind of life.
Ooof. I went off-topic again =/ heh. Anyways, my mom called me when I was on the train and told me to ask my friends which of course I had already done even before I told her my dilemma on Thu. (I've drifted away from my mom as compared to ermmms I think before uni? when she was always the first person I shared everything with. As I grew up I realised that she was unable to really understand me and its always hard to talk to someone who doesn't understand) Anyway, so I told her some of my friends said they knew actually deep inside I had already decided to accept the extension. But I just wanted to talk more about it. Then my mom said, "just follow your heart". Ah. What a timely reminder of the worthy words of the age-old sage. lol what am I talking about?!?! Anyways. That's precisely what I usually based my decisions on isn't it. haha. How could I have forgotten. Oh wells.
My heart wants and I shall.
At least whenever its possible to.
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So my supervisor did ask me again if I want to stay on till June July. I said yar but also told her my dilemma about the special sem issue, but that there would only be 2hours 4 times a week. She asked when and after hearing it was end June (21 Jun) she said its okay since its end June and she's already coming back in July.
Omgomgomg. My ASLT/HPLC supervisor just talked to me about analog vs digital signals. Initially it sounded foreign. Then a tiny bit came back to me. That was JC Physics! GOSH. Let me count. 2006, 07, 08, 09. That means its more than 4 years of not touching Physics! How on Earth could a girl with lousy memory remember what she learnt more than 4 years ago and not touched at all throughout the four years. Jeez.
My industrial attachment is getting increasingly demanding as the days go by. Before the analog blow my GC/MS supervisor was briefly mentioning Organic Chemistry stuff. And soon after I was wondering if I should tell her I got a B- for my Year 1 Basic Organic Chemistry module... =.= Maybe I'll end up being kicked out of the department! :S
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Anyways. On Monday and Tuesday all the permanent staff in my department were at Sentosa for our division's technical conference with people from Holzminden (HQ) too. So I was left to run liquid-liquid extraction using rotation perforator, concentration using microstill head and accelerated shelf-life test using Oxipres. mh had nothing to do during these two days cos the homogeniser was spoilt by another intern so she got to learn from me. I was quite flustered having to complete things I've never done independently before and having to teach made me less able to concentrate and think through every step so I made a couple of big mistakes for the extraction!
However, today I felt that after the experience over the past two days, I became more confident of doing the runs independently! And my pregnant GC/MS supervisor was still suffering from overexhaustion from waking at 5+ and 6+ the past two days and reaching home late such that I appeared even more composed and sure of what I was doing for the LLE. hee. For once.
Scientists once believed brainpower peaked at early middle age. Now they know better. In a January 2006 Time magazine article, writer Jeffery Kluger reported that recent studies have shown that far from slowing down during the course of a lifetime, the aging brain begins to use new cognitive systems and to cross-index existing ones in new ways.
At UCLA, for example, neurologists studying myelin, the fatty sheath of connective tissue that helps conduct nerve signals throughout the brain, have found that myelin development peaks in healthy adult brains between the ages of 45 and 50. The scientists postulate that this may allow older brains faster processing and information-retrieval speeds than younger brains, whose myelin stores have yet to fully mature.
In fact, older brains operate quite a bit differently than their younger counterparts, according to neuroscientist Roberto Cabeza, PhD, associate professor of psychology and brain sciences at Duke University’s Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. He found that older brains increasingly use both the left and right hemispheres of the prefrontal cortex in tandem, rather than working independently of each other, like younger brains do. While Cabeza speculates that this phenomenon may be a trick the brain uses to compensate for age-related cognitive decline, the integration of the hemispheres can sometimes become so efficient that the older brain’s reasoning and thought processes operate better than ever.
Findings like these have led some experts to conclude that the brain at midlife — a stage increasingly defined as the years from 40 to 60 — is far more limber an organ than previously realized. It may even rival the young brain for qualities like temperament, comfort with ambiguity and the ability to interpret meanings.
That’s more support for our “with age comes wisdom” truism. It’s important to note, though, that the brain works a lot like a muscle. The more you use it, the healthier it becomes, say experts like Gene D. Cohen, MD, PhD, author of The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain (Basic Books, 2005), and Sandra Cusak, PhD, and Wendy Thompson, MA, the authors of Mental Fitness for Life (Bull Publishing, 2006). Just as working out helps you stay in top physical shape, mental-fitness routines boost your brain’s power, strength and stamina.
1. Set Goals: Goal setting has rarely been a focus for personal development work with people over 50, write Cusak and Thompson. But research suggests that those in their “third age” who undertake goals in an entirely new area, such as an untried foreign language or musical instrument, enjoy special brain-boosting benefits.
2. Power Think: “Simply put, power thinking means out with the old beliefs and in with the new,” explain the authors. It can be accomplished by identifying limiting beliefs about yourself, challenging them and replacing them with new beliefs about your potential for limitless growth as you age.
3. Be Creative: New research suggests that people can develop their creativity into later life, say Cusak and Thompson. And creativity is not restricted to just artistic expression: It’s about bringing anything new — from ideas to ways of being in the world — into existence.
4. Accentuate the Positive: Having a positive attitude is critical to healthy brain aging. “Research tells us that optimistic people live as much as six years longer,” says Cusak. Optimism can be cultivated, even by sworn pessimists. By actively working to see the positive in every situation, you can gradually adjust your outlook on life in ways that support both brain and body health.
5. Learn to Remember, Remember to Learn: You can support your memory by adopting the “lifelong learning” approach. “Learning new things causes the dendrites [a component of neurons] to grow and branch wildly, improving brain power,” write the authors.
6. Speak Your Mind: Share your well-earned perspective with others. Consider starting a “conversational salon” or “philosophers’ cafe” in your community.
7. Have a Plan: The final step to ensuring the Mental Fitness for Life plan is having a strong strategy to implement and support the first six steps. The authors advise an ongoing assessment and adjustment approach: “Tailor-make your mental fitness program daily, weekly, monthly and yearly,” they write. “Change it as you change yourself.”
lalalalala. I'm back to blogging. Feel like keeping some written memory of my thoughts again.
Rahhh my intense feeling of fear is back again. The recurring disease. Cause of which I hadn't really figured out. But a couple of days ago I thought its probably because I worry too much about life.
Anyways. Earlier this week my GC/MS supervisor asked me if I want to continue working till June July after my official industrial attachment period ends mid-April. She's pregnant and due in mid-April too. So her maternity leave should be till June and during July she'll be taking one or two days off each day since she has 4 months of maternity leave in total.
So I'm in a dilemma cos initially I had planned to do the second special semester! i.e. 21Jun till before honours year starts. Wanted to pull up my CAP since I'm in between second upper and second lower now its so dangerous. But doing extended IA is such a rare chance! Its good experience, even though I think I may not do what I'm doing now ever again. Analytical chemistry. Or may be I will. Hmms.
On Thurs she let me do evaluation for market samples and there were like around 270plus chemicals in each of them! OMG I was soooo mentally exhausted after doing just my first pair! I took like 1.5hours to do the first one cos I was writing down the chemical names until I gave up after a few dozens and I was pondering about which chemical to choose from the library search results. Even tho I had no idea what is what and which choice is more probable (these take lots of experience!) And another 40min for the second one.
Some advice I got:
tell urself that in ur future
u will find a good guy
u will find a job u like
u will be happy
u will have good frens to be with
that's more positive
so work urself towards that future u will have
where there's a will, there's a way =)
ur current worries is too negative, pessimistic,u r thinking "whether i'll ..." , "what if i dun....", "will i...."
dun doubt urself it's all within ur control, ur ability, ur determination
(blogged on 23 Jan but incomplete and unpublished)
Have Read
'04 year-end holidays (highest number of books read in a long time)
-The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom (gd read)
-Princess Diaries: Third Time Lucky by Meg Cabot (fun read)
-Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (must read - inspirational)
-Slab Rat by Ted Heller (full of office politics and R21 stuff - not for kids)
-The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (makes u want to finish it)
-A walk to remember by Nicholas Sparks (simple but meaningful)
-The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark (can identify with)
-The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks (romantic love story with too much R21 stuff)
-Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks (even more R21. ugh)
-The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint Exupery
-Unstrung Heroes by Franz Lidz (autobiography about his four uncles and father)
-The Rescue by Nicholas Sparks
-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (very unique POV of an autistic boy)
-The Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux (love the breadth of the plot, one of my favourites)
-Wild Orchids by Jude Deveraux (alternating between two first persons' view - unique, but don't like e plot)
-Sophie's World by Jostein Gaarder (philosophy tb in a story; gets abit dry though plot saved)
-forgot what i read...-
-Working Wonders by Jenny Colgan (story of an urban planner)
-Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (impressive intelligence with bits of great humour)
-Just between Us by Cathy Kelly (thickest bk i've ever read-600+pg, too long for me but not bad)
ha, started a few bks but didn't enjoy them enough to read more.
'06
-Life of Pi by Yann Martel (novel based on true story; a lot to learn from the book - animals, religions,
survival, appreciation of simplicity; marvelous descriptions of both the tangible and the intangible,
such that I could feel their realness; bits of very enjoyable humour; a must read)
-The Complete Analects of Confucius, Volume 1 - Asiapac Comic Series (some good teachings.
didn't read everything though)
-The Parable of the Pipeline by Burke Hedges (lent to me by Shujun; like she said, its a short version
of Rich Dad Poor Dad - good financial tips)
-The Alchemist by Paul Coelho (simple story with deep meaning)
-Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
(hai, doesn't seem to be working for me - cos im not applying..)
-haven't been updating from Jun'06 to Jul'07-
'07
-Take a Chance by Sarah Webb (very interesting twist towards the end)
'08
-A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer (very saddening. made me realise how significant family is in how a child behaves)
-Whatever You Think, Think the Opposite by Paul Arden (refreshing book with many pics)
-The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Rui Zafon (amazing how people can think of so much plot to pack into one book, wld b a gd tv series)
-The Time Traveller's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (the story is interesting but i think the ending cld hv been better written)
-This Book Will Save Your Life by A.M. Homes (a bit thought-provoking on relationships but i didnt like e abrupt ending)
-Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner (gd knowledge but partly qte repetitive)
-For One More Day by Mitch Albom
-The C Words by Mark Mason (made me keep wanting to read on. light & funny)
'09
-Return to Summerhouse by Jude Deveraux (another good read from Deveraux)
-The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini (gosh such vivid descriptions! very well written book. i liked d theme of friendship and the realness of the story)
'10
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro (a must-read!! i love the expressed thoughts of the protagonist, esp those about friendships, and the writing style - it seems like she's telling me her story specifically to me)
How to Save Your Own Life by Michael Gates Gill (an inspiring read, for emotional liberation and greater joy in life)
Reading
on hold
The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan
Waiting for chance to get hold of
The Little White Car by Danuta de Rhodes
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking
Le Scaphandre Et Le Papillon or The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
My Left Foot by Christy Brown
Gotai Fumanzoku or An Unsatisfactory Body (Translated into English as No One's Perfect) by Hirotada Otatake
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami
Other Recommended Readings by Marc
The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin – Few books have had as significant an impact on the way society views the natural world and the genesis of humankind.
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell – Gladwell looks at how a small idea, or product concept, can spread like a virus and spark global sociological changes. Specifically, he analyzes “the levels at which the momentum for change becomes unstoppable.”
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens – This is a tale that lingers on the topic of attaining and maintaining a disciplined heart as it relates to one’s emotional and moral life. Dickens states that we must learn to go against “the first mistaken impulse of the undisciplined heart.”
Lolita – This is the kind of book that blows your mind wide open to conflicting feelings of life, love and corruption… and at times makes you deeply question your own perceptions of each. The story is as devious as it is beautiful.
Getting Things Done by David Allen – The quintessential guide to organizing your life and getting things done. Nuff said.
How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman – 900 pages of simple instructions on how to cook everything you could ever dream of eating. Pretty much the greatest cookbook ever written. Get through a few recipes each week, and you’ll be a master chef by the time you’re 30.
Honeymoon with My Brother by Franz Wisner – Franz Wisner had it all… a great job and a beautiful fiancée. Life was good. But then his fiancée dumped him days before their wedding, and his boss basically fired him. So he dragged his younger brother to Costa Rica for his already-scheduled honeymoon and they never turned back… around the world they went for two full years. This is a fun, heartfelt adventure story about life, relationships, and self discovery.
Self-note: Tip for my future business =D
give employees reasonably high pay to keep them- otherwise they are unlikely to stay loyal.
treat employees not according to how well they treat me but how conscientious they are at work
(of course, musn't expect them to only do work throughout the entire working hours -
give some breathing space too, we are humans, not machines) Movies watched(listing started on 6jan08)
in cinema from VCD/DVD
1Sep07: "Hairspray" w TK, GH & SH
14Sep07: "Ratatouille" w mom & extended family
28Dec07: "The Pianist" w Jus & Pam (heartbreaking but good lessons; i recommend!)
2Jan08: "I Am Legend" w Sherm (scary! but good acting; thought provoking; i recommend!)
5-6Jan08: "A Good Year" alone (excellent show! i like the acting; funny; good lessons; touches my heart; i recommend!)
11Jan08: "Le Grand Chef" w WLing, JT & Irene (good! funny, very touching, :) nice; watch if like humour+meaning+food)
7Feb08 (CNY 初一): "Ah Long Pte Ltd" w parents (pretty hilarious - but u gotta understand dialects, some teary parts. wells typical of jack neo movies but with diff content)
11Mar08: "The Leap Year" w Sherm (so sweet! :) and apart from couple relationship it touches the theme of mother-daughter and best friends too)
6Jun08: "P.S. I Love You" w Sherm (don't know if its coz we watched it on laptop, coz it didn't impress me as much as it did for him in cinema)
8Jun08: "The Forbidden Kingdom" w Lisa, Karen & Sandy (ums..guess i'm really not into kungfu)
8Jun08: "What Happens in Vegas" w Lisa, Karen & Sandy (simple,relaxing show)
7Jul08: "我和狗狗的10个约定" w Sherm, his ma & sisters (very simple,touching but actually not my type of show)
10Jul08: "Before Sunrise" w Sherm (hmm maybe watchg on laptop really affects appreciatn of movies..)
30Sep08: "Vicky Cristina Barcelona" w Sherm (i didn't like it as much as i thought i wld when i saw the ads)
31Dec08: "Yes Man" w Mom (inspiring and funny)
11Feb08: "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" w Mom (not as impressive as i thought it wld be)
1Jul09: "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" w Yumei, YY & Matt (the best thing was the soundtrack. heh.)
14Aug09: "GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra" w Joyce (it was awesome! best action movie i've ever watched)
17Aug09: "Food, Inc." w SYL & RuiQ (learnt some stuff abt the American food industry but it was a bit boring and not worth the $10)
22Sep09: "The Time Traveller's Wife" w WB, VanD, WLing, CHL, Irene, VanQ, Mf, Pg (i liked it. having read the book really helps w udsg)
21Nov09: "Gokusen" w Mf, Eva, Tony, Sarah (funny inspirational movie)
24Dec09: "十月围城" w Tony, WLing, VanQ (action action and a bit funny? tony criticised the plot. my fav scene was the running n jumping through the crowd along the five-foot ways w/o cuts)
30Dec09: "Sherlock Holmes" w Irene, Tony, Sweetee (my favourite genre of books made into a movie - what else can be more cool? acting effects humour excitement suspense all in)
12Jan10: "Avatar 3D" w Mom (didn't appreciate the digital effects which everyone wowed about. content etc was so-so. cathay's 3D glasses were too heavy for me)
8Feb10: "The Truman Show" w Ky n sis n Yuhshin (a must-watch. very thought-provoking, funny. reminder to be spontaneous and create your life the way you want, instead of falling into a typical routine
14Feb10: "New York, I Love You" w Mom (I loved it! a good couple movie with meaningful pointers to keep it going. but i think some stories could be more developed)
16Feb10: rewatched "The Pianist" (still find it good, tho i still feel first viewings are the best)
17Feb10: "Valentine's Day" w CHL n WB (laughed throughout - a feel-good movie; liked the fact that the various stories binded tog so well with the little surprises here and there, vs NY ILU in which each story was separate)
20Feb10: "赤壁二" w Addy, Karen, Sharon, SJ (should have watched the first one first cos i ended up not knowing who's who and what's happening and had to keep asking :/ and couldn't pay attn.. if not i think it should be a pretty good movie..)
4Mar10: "Alice in Wonderland 3D" w Mf (i found the 3D effects of this @ CCK Shaw SO much better than Avatar @ The Cathay =/ and the movie was much more enjoyable too! - cheered a sad me up :)) favourite quote - the Mad Hatter: “You used to be much muchier before. ... You have lost your muchness.”)
18Mar10: "Nodame Cantabile" w Irene, Mf (i thoroughly enjoyed some of the orchestra pieces - SO impressive! the expressions of the actors were really amusing :D)
23Apr10: "Ice Kacang Puppy Love" w Mom (funny, touching and meaningful - about love between friends and family. i cried 3 tissues! cos some touching parts i could really understand the feelings of the characters involved)
Inception
Letters to God (very simple Christian movie)
22Nov10: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" w Ame, Irene (they loved it. pretty good, i guess the main problem i had was that im not familiar with HP :X)
13Dec10: "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader" w Sj (not bad, could follow the story unlike HP. like the meaningful teachings, too long - in a post)
2Mar11: "The King's Speech" w Ame (hilarious, inspirational, tho it doesn't impress me that much to understand why it's the Oscar winner)
Mar11: "10 Things I Hate About You" very funny. silly sweet high school romance. just right for having breaks in between doing homework
23May11: "Pirates of the Carribean: On Stranger Tides" w Wb Yl Ame Pg (pretty good - scenery, freakish parts, fighting scenes, dressing, humour, bits of Christianity like when the Spanish said "only God gives life")
6Jun11: "Xmen First Class" w Wb Ame Pg (i was very keen on watching it and it was really good! intellectual, makes sense, cool action, some humour)
9Jun11: "Legally Blonde 2" w Irene (seems like some dumb blonde movie but kind of meaningful too - speaking up for yourself and what you stand for)
17Jun11: "Something Borrowed" w Sandy Lisa (quite funny, somewhat meaningful wrt friendships. they didn't like the lack of sense for one part tho)
16Jul11: "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" w Irene, Sweetee, Kw (not bad. i didn't understand some parts again but the humour and effects were pretty good)
Aug11 "Horrible Bosses" w Ma (she fell asleep! gosh. the movie was very crude i must say but there was the humour)
25Oct11: "The Three Musketeers" w H (i would rate it 3.5 for humour/intellectual language and 4 for action. it's by the same producer or director as Sherlock! but a bit less awesome albeit a good chill out movie)
5Nov11: "Real Steel" w Hl (action packed but not too hardcore for me. i liked that there was the father and son element and how the father eventually softened his heart and especially the part when charlie was having trouble telling max sth and max was so understanding saying "Don't worry. Your secret's safe with me." touching and demonstrates true fighting spirit)
12Dec11: "50/50" w L (adopting her words - a heavy topic put across in a lighthearted way, but not taking away d meaning. most of it was rather hollywood-ish trashiness but there were a couple of punch lines "u can't change ur parents, but u can change d way u respond to them.")
25Dec11: "Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol" w KY (ultimate action packed! super tense almost throughout the movie, and interesting Tom Cruise made it such that not everything happened smoothly - he would jump and misland and get all sorts of injuries..it's really the courage to jump without hesitation even though you are not sure you'll be alive after that. KY loved d movie and said she would watch it again!)
3Jan12: "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" w KY (i love mystery (: and the witty sarcastic dialogues. good level of excitement with the action. didn't understand some parts as usual. i like Holmes and Watson they depict such a true pair of buddies ;D)
23Jan12: "You are the Apple of My Eye" w mom (now i understand why guys like this movie so much - the anxiety of chasing after a girl and the acts schoolboys do to get the girl's attention and hopefully affection. the initial fluttering and the subsequent quarrelling)
22Mar12: "The Iron Lady" w KY (really love Thatcher's sharp words. inspiring and thought-provoking, tho i was still left uncertain of what to do with my life, the movie is definitely an encouraging one)
29Mar12: "Barney's Version" w SJ (a funny movie of a screwed up life of a man who had 3 wives, smoked and drank but very heartwarming at the same time, the relationships with the dad and the 3th wife - quotable quotes!)
27Apr12: "The Hunger Games" w Mom
4May12" "Avengers" w MF n PS (funny, action-packed)
7Jul12: "The Amazing Spiderman"
21Jul12: "The Dark Knight Rises" (fantastic depth, loved the twists)
20Aug12: "ParaNorman" w Mom (simple funny animated movie, heartwarming support)
Performances watched (listing started on 25Apr10)
20Jan10: Patrick Marber's Closer by outoftheBLUE, NUS Science w Pam (
13Mar10: The Rain Came Down Like Pearls the Night I Died... The New Musical - Sing & Tell by Mark Chan w Addy & Jy
21Mar10: Quintessence by NUSCO w CHL