Tuesday, July 08, 2008
wow, my blog is still alive ... i thought since i havent been here for so long, it might actually be gone ...
anyway, the reason im back is because i have been doing a little blog ... shopping, to look for bloggers who blog about the b boyz and ballerina show, so that ... then i was able to trace back to my own damn blog ...
lets see when is the next entry then, heh heh
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2:58 AM
Sunday, December 09, 2007
... continuing my exploration of faraway nature corners of our sunny island ... finally i visited Sungei Buloh nature reserve! Thanks to the Toddycats!, I had a guided tour, abeit the family version, of the amazing habitat in the North West corner of the island. Finally a safe and clean environment to observe and study a seldom known, at least for us city dwellers, environment, that is full of fascinating flora and fauna. There are the trees with roots that stand out above the mud, the nud skippers, the monitor lizards, the crabs, the seasonal birds that stop-over to feed and feed, so that they can continue their flight elsewhere. There are a few routes that visitors can choose to explore, and I guess, on a day with better weather, we might had ventured further inland. Well, perhaps I can come back again soon, with binoculars and a handy cap over my head, and visit this unique environment, for who knows, it might not hang around for too long for us to marvel.
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9:06 PM
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
This was my first film for this year's Animation Nation, and I was pretty happy with this documentary, except for my friend who did not turn up ... the documentary goes behind the scenes to find out the rise, and the mainteinance, of the quality of animation that we all grew to love, from Toy Story, to Monster Inc, to The Incredibles, to Cars, and to Ratatouille. Two important things that I learnt: never compromise on the quality, no matter the costs or the deadline; and don't rest on your laurels, continue to challenge yourself and break new grounds ... Many insightful interviews, on George Lucas, Steve Jobs, Michael Eisner, John Lasetter, Brad Bird, Andrew Stanton, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, etc, showed that, even for a documentary, these guys took much effort to make sure that the documentary looked good as well. Even more precious were the peaks into their expanding office grounds, their working culture, and tonnes of little seem footage, the earlier versions of Toy Story, before it all came together ... a most worthwhile documentary to watch, pity the not so impressive turnout ...
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10:53 AM
Monday, November 12, 2007
Many friends wanted to watch this, guess I can see why. One of the better adventure, fantasy, romance, films to come up lately, (after LLTR), boosting a fine cast of Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro, Claire Danes etc, and small cameos like Sir Ian McKellen, Peter O' Toole, this one delights the children, (as young as upper pri can be brought to to watch it) and adults alike. Finally, a Neil Gaiman production that is not hard to understand, or enjoy ... maybe he can write more stories for films indeed. Robert De Niro hams it up with what little screen time he had, and he had a great looking flying ship. Michelle Pfeiffer was a hoot to watch as she alternated between beauty and ugly make up. Claire Danes looked like she hasn't aged from R&J. Charlie Cox makes for a rather dashing lead. There is much witty dialogue for the audience to savour. The film boosts some breath-taking scenery, and the two villages looked really authentic indeed. Take That sang the theme song, and it is not half bad too. Well worth checking out!
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5:45 PM
