Release Date:	25th December 2007
Language:	English
Running Time:	100 mins
Rating:	PG
Genre:	Drama / Thriller
Starring:	Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson
Directed by:	Francis Lawrence, James Marsden

Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable…and manmade. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City…and maybe the world. But he is not alone. He is surrounded by “the Infected” - victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can only exist in the dark and who will devour or infect anyone or anything in their path. For three years, Neville has spent his days scavenging for food and supplies and faithfully sending out radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. All the while, the Infected lurk in the shadows, watching Neville’s every move, waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind’s last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But his blood is also what The Infected hunt, and Neville knows he is outnumbered and quickly running out of time.

Recommendation: 3.5/5

This is a great suspense movie. Like all good horror/suspense movies, it understands that what is lurking in the shadows or just out of our field of vision can scare us far more than any horrific sight that the filmakers can conjure up. The moments in 'I am Legend' that are truly scary (and there are several) come from what we don't see rather than what we can. Second, hard as it may be to believe the movie can be quite philosophical if you know how to look. The thought of being the last human being on earth while being deeply unsettling also raises questions about god and our existence. The movie does not spend too much time on it, but the eerie loneliness of the streets of New York and the screams of the monsters in the night outside Robert's house force us to ask what it would be like to be all alone and whether we already are not. Third and last, Will Smith who has grown from film to film over the last several years has turned in a great performance as a man focussed on the job at hand while being tormented by great and unusual adversity. Next, I am Legend is definitely worth a watch. Regardless of what you expect, a mindless action flick or a deep and powerful action adventure - you are likely to leave the cinema with a little more than you bargained for.

If I were to be the only man on Earth, facing those creatures, I think I will rather shot myself dead! I love the dog-only friend Will Smith had for the 3 over odd years, Sam. She sacrificed herself to save Will Smith from the IRRITATING creatures. *Sad* 

I was already at Orchard when it was 11am this morning! I met up with Darren aka Siyang (A Secondary School friend of mine) to go to that Buffalo brand boutique's moving out sales at Mandarin Hotel shopping gallery. If you are going to the sales, do not bother. The discount is like 20% or so. The wallets were thrown into the big "sales-lookalike" so-called "trolleys" & you will pick and choose from there. Hmm…. For that 20% discount, I personally don't think that it is worth. After all, it's like being touched by countless of human beings. 

Next stop, Taka, to check out the actual price of the brief case we saw at the sales. As expected, it was directly 20% discount, which is around $80 difference. Still, I think it's too expensive, especially for that brand.

I went to Shu Uemura to get my eye brow pencil refill (The lead fell and I lost it. *sad*) and my eye lash glue (backup).  Oh, the leggings (blue) is from Top Shop. I merely paid $9 after using the $10 gift card.

TOPSHOP was my killer! All thanks to the $10 gift voucher I had gotten on Kim's wedding. Haiz… Anyway, my BUYS!  It's on SALE! So I bought it! SGD79 when original price is at SGD179. Worth it! Don't you think so?  The chain is on sale. Topshop too. SGD19 I think. The black ring on left is from Dorothy Perkins, $6 after SGD 10 TopShop voucher discount. The right side ring was from MNG. I bought it on Kim's wedding. Sale item too. Just a SGD10. Cheap right?

We caught a movie, The Legend at The Cathay. Cathay is quite cool. In fact, it was the 1st time I watch a show there.

Daiso was our last 2nd stop.   My buys! The cold noodles was good. I cooked some just now for dinner. It's cheap too! SGD4 and it can cater up to about 4 or 5 person. My Maggi alternative. All thanks to Linda for her recommendation. 

We ended up at Rouge Outdoor and had a quick drink. 

FRUITFUL day though. Hee….   

Rating: TBA
Genre: Action / Drama
Language: Chinese
Cast: Jay Chou, Charlene Choi, Chen Bo Lin
Director: Kevin Chu
Running time: TBA

Release Date: 7 Feb 2008

Website: http://www.emp.hk/kungfudunk/

The youngster, Shi-Jie (by Jay Chou) grew up at The Kung-Fu School. He practiced excellent Kung-Fu and equipped with good sense of feel. Unexpectedly, he showed his marvelous skills of slam-dunk. Therefore, he was selected by Wang-Li who had wicked ideas and made his living in the streets. On the exercise of helping him search for his family, Wang-Li invited him to play basketball at the first university. However, he would like to make use of him to make money.

After joining the basketball team, Shi-Jie found that Li-Li whom he admired for a long time is the sister of Ting-Wei (by Bo-Lin Chen) the leader of basketball team. Shi Jie was desperate to draw her attention. Therefore, he attempted to compete with Xiao-Lan (By Baron Chen), who is Li-Li’s idol, which made the basketball team lapse into the unstable atmosphere. During the process, the conflicts between each other had been sorted out after the counsel of Ting-Tei. Meanwhile, he helped Shi-Jie combine the foundation of Kung-Fu into the basketball skills, which brought his skills into full play and helped team go through the critical competitions.

At this time, the major competitor faced by Shi-Jie and his team members was the team led by Lee Tien, the previous fighting brother of Ting Wei. The team was constituted by a group of horrible men who were withstood to join any basketball games in the United States. They also bribed the referees, which made the basketball team of the first university become the living targets and face the situation of crushing defeat. When the situation was in danger, Wang-Li made great efforts to persuade four grand masters with excellent martial arts to take up a challenge at the last moment. How did Shi-Jie reverse the situation and lead the team to create a miracle? Whether he could find his family? Who would be his lover at the end?

I am watching. Are you? Or you wanna join me?

My Jay Chou. Geez……… 

Red Star Restaurant
Blk 54 Chin Swee Road
#07-23
Singapore 160054
Tel: 6532 5266 / 6532 5103

Ratings: 8.5/10 Must-Try!

I had been waiting to visit Red Star since September 30th and I fulfilled the cravings. Boss, Jac, TYP and I had them for lunch yesterday! Yum Yum….

Red Star Restaurant is located in an office building (I think) in the old HDB estate of Chinatown, with a HDB branch office downstairs. There is only one cranky lift that can break down anytime in the building. Another alternative to get to the restaurant will be the stairs.

Dim sum, a Cantonese term, is literally translated to mean “dotted heart”, meaning to order to one’s heart’s content. A variety of small food items made up a meal of dim sum. Dim sum is called dian xin (点心）in Mandarin. “Dian” in mandarin means “little” or “dotted”. “Xin” in mandarin means “heart”. Lots of hard work is devoted into the preparation of each of these dishes. It seems as if the chef has put his heart into preparing these savoury dishes for your tasting. Thus, the dainty works of art served in bamboo skewers that are finally presented to you on your table are actually “little hearts” presented to you by the chef.

The dim sums at Red Star are served in the traditional way where the waitresses will push mobile carts piled sky high with bamboo skewers filled with different dim sums around the restaurant. When one of these mobile carts are pushed to your table, you can then order the dim sum directly from the waitress who will never hesitate to visually whet your appetite by showing you the different items she has on her cart while giving her recommendations at the same time. The cluttering of trays and noisy chatter create a friendly and heart-warming dining ambience that is a characteristic of traditional Cantonese dining.

The dishes they serve - exquisite and scrumptious, never fails to surprise me! I had black sesame paste. It is not sweet and has a silky texture. It was simply delicious.

Hmmmm… Anyway, I will be back soon for more! Oh yes, did I mention it was cheap?

 

~ Reinhold Niebuhr