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Saturday, April 24, 2010
5:08 pm

Hey guess what!?

I just watched three films with Mark Ruffalo in it, without even knowing beforehand that he was gonna be in them!

1) Date Night - I read that he was in it, and it showed on IMDB credits. But honestly, I didn't even notice him inside the film! By the way, this show wouldn't work with anybody else apart from Tina Fey x Steve Carrell. Really? That's his name?

2) Shutter Island - obviously, because he's Leonardo's character's partner. And yeah, not like he was on any poster or anything... and I don't remember the trailer. I just went in to watch the show and it's frigging intriguing, if I might add.

Partners
(Source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1130884/mediaindex)

I was so captivated... hated the creepy music (you'd know it if you'd watched it), but it's all part of the package to draw you into the psychotic-ness of the whole film. Fabsome. Martin Scorcese + Leonardo Dicaprio's mix of pure genius?

3) I was bored at home so I watched The Brothers Bloom. Just came back in the morning from my driving lesson, ate some cereal and sat down to watch it halfway... took a nap, had lunch, and finished watching the film. Such beautiful costumes and colours. And yes, it had Mark Ruffalo in it too. One of the brothers. And The Brothers Bloom was so random 'cos the lead's Adrien Brody and I happened to spot it in the DVD collection, popping it into the player, and realizing oh! I'm watching one of the "Mark Ruffalo's in it" show again this week.

"The Perfect Con-Group" for me. ;)
(source: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0844286/mediaindex)

I think the first one was "13 going on 30", I thought what a weird actor to be in a chick flick but yeah, it was alright. Haha.

AND Rachel Weisz is so funny! I know she's been in those serious films like Agora, but seeing her as an awkward, unsociable creature opening up in one of the brothers' cons - a little anecdote Stephen spinned spun up - she was so entertaining.

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Thursday, April 22, 2010
1:49 am

**edit: added more pictures below~ 24th April

I decided on watching a movie today, and I did dragged my mother to one.

The movies I wanna watch are:
1) Iron Man 2
2) Shutter Island
3) Kick ass
4) Date Night

I'm not going to account for the order because I think they're not arranged in any way. So, I was at Marina Square's McDonalds at 6.40pm today, trying to get something to eat, and Mom decided she wanted a McNuggets meal!

Right.

So GV's staff were exceptionally...

no, I'm not going to say good. In fact, they are pretty much shitass lousy with their service. You know, we had some doubts. We tried to clarify the doubts with you, and I saw you roll your bloody eyes when my Mom looked away. You were lucky I wasn't in a mood to kill. Otherwise I'd kill your ego right in front of that 50 or so people in the queue.

Date Night, though was pretty fun. I figured I'd take a lot of practice and brush up my vocabulary before I can ever write like this fella here on insing:
http://www.insing.com/news/movies-movie-reviews/sc-reviews-date-night/id-d19b1200?nav=60250
(check out his credentials! I have none, by the way.)


Sometimes, a movie comes along that you get to laugh (crazy) at in the theatre when you're all aimless and coming from a bored routine that you see this reflection of ordinary people getting thrown into a pool of dastardly mess for a case of mistaken identity.

That's what Date Night is.

What's there not to like about Steve Carrell? Poker Face, same expressions, quirky voice, and a nasal one at that. But this guy cracks me up like heck when he does all the awkward things thrown into his characters.

*spoiler one-liners?*
(AWWWWW he's holding it sideways it's a killshot!)
At a lowlife crook: "F you!" - he literally said "F" as in the alphabet "F", not the vulgarity... Hahaha! That cracked me up... And the other guy said, "F You" back and I thought, what?! He really is a straight up nice-ish, ordinary guy with a crazy date night.

And the stuff going on in NYC, awww I have to watch movies with NYC in them again, and it makes me reminiscence... but it doesn't matter. Ha!

Plus, gals, go watch movies after 5pm on Wednesdays at Marina Square, because we all get a goodie bag each.. a big one at that... for FREE! Thanks to Cozycot.
**edit - 28th April, NEXT WEDNESDAY is the LAST day!

SEE THE AMOUNT OF SAMPLES INSIDE?!
Sidelining, I've won the contest for Youth.sg's tote bag design! I made something really really simple and unsophisticated with a totally straightforward concept, hoping people will embrace it, and they did! Thanks to all those who voted my design, I love you guys! :) Haha.

(source: youth.sg)
Placed first through online voting competition after 3 finalists were selected!


Seize the power of marketing and promotion! I wonder if those 2 contestants marketed their design as much as I did. :P My votes topped at over 40 whilst the runner up came in with 21 and the 2nd runner up, 13? If I'd remember right. Heh.

Won myself quite some stuff that I think I'll collect this Friday. Yup Friday shall be the day I shall collect my loot. :) Make my way to Thomson Road... which is really far away.. Or maybe I'll do it tomorrow... Or maybe next Monday. We'll see. I don't drive a car and nobody's gonna fetch me there except maybe a train or bus driver. Will probably take over an hour to reach there just to collect the prize and back, another hour. I guess it'd be better, cos there're quite a lot of stuff and if they mail it to me it's gonna be how much? Not like they'll ever do it anyways. We'll see... I'm just rambling on.

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Monday, April 19, 2010
3:02 am


source: THE THINKING TREE

Sometimes you might find yourself asking...
Are we really that distrustful of others? Has anyone ever trusted each other so easily, or has city life taken a hold on us and usurped us into this madness?

If you had the chance to do it all over again, do you think it will be different? Hmms. Interesting thought.

Could be a simple matter.

A thoughtful gesture doesn't deserve a doubtful response. Although hiding that response helps keep your composure, maybe it's not so cool to have doubted anyway.

Why do people doubt the existence of my perspective? And why do I doubt the goodwill of ordinary strangers?

3am in the morning in my room is probably the only time and place I'll ever blog. I get these weird, coming-from-nowhere analogies that doesn't really make sense to people except me. And it's a place to de-stress from reality. Fantasy is so much more fun. Anything goes. All these delves from my actual self, but reflecting on situations help me cope with the present.

Weird mind I've got.

How self-conscious can I get? Man.

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Saturday, April 17, 2010
3:59 am


I guess the pass few days/ weeks have been kind of aimless for me.
Maybe I should focus on this. Maybe on that.

But what I am really wanting at the moment is to win a competition. Nothing really special ever really happens to me. The only other time I felt so satisfied winning, was when I got some medals and trophies for my school's swimming carnival. So, this time, I must get first for the design competition. I'm really garnering as many people to vote (I know I haven't tried every single person I know, 'cos that would be really weird), and so special thanks to Joelyn, my campaign manager (: She got her friends to vote mine too, and wow. Convincing! So awesome.

Well, I have been really wandering through this really bad, unhealthy routine. Want to know it?

[In the morning, almost everyone leaves the house for work or school]

1pm - wake up. freshen up. morning routine.
1.30pm - lunch, tv, play and feed the hamsters (sometimes Big brother comes down and have his food before proceeding to JE Library)
2.30pm - Mom comes down. Talk about stuff.
3pm - 4.30pm - Mom goes to yoga, I'm home with Ani and she's doing her work. I turn my laptop on and start my aimless/ confusing/ uninteresting/ exasperating/ depressing hunt
5pm - Dad comes back from work.
5.15pm - Dad goes to the track for his daily exercise
6pm - Dad comes back and I'm still on the computer. I check on the hamsters a bit.
6.30pm - Sometimes Hong Yong comes back home and we go jogging a bit later.
7pm - So, let's say we jogged.
8pm - Back home. So, drink some water, watch a bit of TV, played with the hamsters
8.30pm - Shower, maybe Big bro comes home around this time.
9pm - Dinner and Dad goes out to get some stuff.
10pm - Mom and Dad returns home
11pm - TV or Laptop again
11pm - 4am - alternating between hamsters, TV, and laptop. Dad, Big Bro, HY, and Ani goes to bed
4am - wash up and sleep.
5am - Mom washes up and sleep.

And the next day the routine may differ a little. Or not.

Oh no. THIS SOUNDS HORRENDOUS! Jia Zhen, since when have you become such a bum? Get your ass off that chair and DO SOMETHING! Come ON!

That's why, starting next week, I plan to alternate between real job hunting and real living. Find me something to be passionate about that I can do alone and write articles about. Maybe then I will improve on something.

And I have started to read my textbooks, again. Just to freshen up a little, since it has been a year since I stopped studying, officially.

So, working on my driving licence as well. May 22nd. I can do it! Make no mistakes! Do the right thing and drive safely!

And I have a little something something vacation in May. :)

P.S. You don't wish for something and HOPE it comes true. You don't HOPE for something and wait for the stars to drop from the heavens and embrace you. It is time you MAKE a change and DO something about it. If you don't WORK for your wish with all the MEANS you have, there's no way it will just POP right into your lap like that. So, with a little MANIPULATION and a little DILIGENCE, DO your thing and you might just get what you want :D

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