Posts made in January, 2009

  • Chinese New Year Approaches…

    Just a quick condensing of my overdue January memories in one post.
    All of the photos below (except for the Cinderella plugs) were actually taken with my iPhone
     
    Pre-Chinese New Year
    Although I was planning to go back to KL to celebrate CNY with my family, I couldn’t help making a visit to Chinatown’s infamous pre-CNY [...]

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  • Fei in Singapore!

    Basket Jacq, Gary and Fei all conspired to keep Fei’s visit down to Singapore a secret from me. And thus I got a good and very pleasant surprise when she suddenly showed up just as I was settling in for a movie..
    Unfortunately, she could only stay for about a week, and I was working on [...]

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  • Movie Marathon – January (Asian)

    Love & Honor (2006)

    Love & Honor (bushi no ichibun) is a drama set near the end of Japan’s Edo period. It tells the tale of a lowly ranked samurai, who loses his sight one day in service to his clan’s lord, and how the ensuing domestic struggle strains the relationship between him and his wife. [...]

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  • Happy 2009!

    Gosh, it sure took me long enough to write this post! Christine decided to come down to Singapore by herself for a getaway from KL, so I had a buddy to chill with for New Year’s Eve. (such fantastic timing)
    So lemme see, what did we doo…
    We played a bit of pool. Watched a [...]

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  • 2008 Movie Wrap-Up

    165 movies watched in 2008. I expected at least 200+! Oh well, I guess I’ve been busy with other things..

    My Top 5 Movie Picks for 2008 goes to :

    1. The Dark Knight
    Downright THE BEST noir character piece, comic adaptation, action, fantasy, sci fi all in one – featuring both my favorite director [...]

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  • All 21 James Bonds! – Part 4/4

    Finally! The last installment of my James Bond movie project, with the last 5 Bond films before Daniel Craig’s Casino Royale. Managed to finish it just before 2009.. what a great way to end 2008.
    Truthfully, writing these posts have been quite time consuming. Running through each DVD to screen capture the characters, [...]

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  • Christmas!

    My Christmas Eve started with the usual day at the office, but the big boss got us to throw a mini party in the office for lunch. We then opened our mini Christmas gift exchange pressies.. wee! Thanks Melvin for the desk lamp, DVD booklet and cake holder!
    Left the office early with Melvin to The [...]

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