Whine Bitch & Me
| 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*
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?
That it's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
I'd take another chance, take a fall, take a shot for you
And I need you like a heart needs a beat
(But that's nothing new)
Yeah yeah
I loved you with a fire red, now it's turning blue
And you say
Sorry like the Angel Heaven let me think was you,
But I'm afraid
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, it's too late
Woahooo woah
I'm holding on your rope
Got me ten feet off the ground…
True Friendship – Recognition
How can we find true friendship in this often phony, temporary world? Friendship involves recognition or familiarity with another's personality. Friends often share likes and dislikes, interests, pursuits, and passion.
How can we recognize potential friendship? Signs include a mutual desire for companionship and perhaps a common bond of some kind. Beyond that, genuine friendship involves a shared sense of caring and concern, a desire to see one another grow and develop, and a hope for each other to succeed in all aspects of life. True friendship involves action: doing something for someone else while expecting nothing in return; sharing thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment or negative criticism.
True Friendship – Relationship, Trust, Accountability
True friendship involves relationship. Those mutual attributes we mentioned above become the foundation in which recognition transpires into relationship. Many people say, "Oh, he's a good friend of mine," yet they never take time to spend time with that "good friend." Friendship takes time: time to get to know each other, time to build shared memories, time to invest in each other's growth.
Trust is essential to true friendship. We all need someone with whom we can share our lives, thoughts, feelings, and frustrations. We need to be able to share our deepest secrets with someone, without worrying that those secrets will end up on the Internet the next day! Failing to be trustworthy with those intimate secrets can destroy a friendship in a hurry. Faithfulness and loyalty are key to true friendship. Without them, we often feel betrayed, left out, and lonely. In true friendship, there is no backbiting, no negative thoughts, no turning away.
True friendship requires certain accountability factors. Real friends encourage one another and forgive one another where there has been an offense. Genuine friendship supports during times of struggle. Friends are dependable. In true friendship, unconditional love develops. We love our friends no matter what and we always want the best for our friends.
True Friendship – Examples of Real Friendship
True friendship stories are found throughout the Bible. In Genesis 18:17-33, we read about God sharing His intentions with Abraham. Abraham responds by telling God his thoughts and feelings about the situation. God and Abraham are able to do this because they trust and respect each other.
First Samuel 20 focuses on the friendship of David and Jonathan. These two men truly cared for each other and had great trust and confidence in one another. David was running for his life from Jonathan's father, Saul. Jonathan recognized that David was innocent. Because of the true friendship they shared, David survived Saul's assassination attempts and went on to become one of Israel's greatest kings.
Real and true friendship involves freedom of choice, accountability, truth, and forgiveness. Peter and Jesus give us this example: Peter, afraid for his life after Jesus is led away from the Garden of Gethsemane, denies knowing Jesus (John 18). As He is led away by His accusers, Jesus casts a look toward Peter that says, "I knew you would deny Me, and I forgive you" (John 21).
Real friendship looks at the heart, not just the "packaging." Genuine friendship loves for love's sake, not just for what it can get in return. True friendship is both challenging and exciting. It risks, it overlooks faults, and it loves unconditionally, but it also involves being truthful, even though it may hurt. Genuine friendship, also called "agape" love, comes from the Lord. The Lord Jesus calls us His friends and He laid down His life for us (John 15).
Relationships in real life involve different levels of friendships, and that's okay. But humans are designed by God for lasting relationships. Often our isolationist society offers only vague, empty relationships. God wants us to have friends here on earth. Most of all, He wants us to be friends with Him!
God's Word tells us that a friend sticks closer than a brother, and that in order for one to be a friend, one must show themselves friendly (Proverbs 18:24). The question is: what type of friend do you desire to be?
Proverbs 18:19 in the New Living Translation says: "It's harder to make amends with an offended friend than to capture a fortified city. Arguments separate friends like a gate locked with iron bars." When we've offended a true friend – whether by breaking a trust or by speaking the truth with love – we risk losing that friendship. We must be careful not to break the trust. But when not speaking the truth will cause greater hurt in our friend's life, we must be willing to sacrifice our needs for those of our friend. That is true friendship.
If we sometimes offend a friend without meaning to, God's Word offers a solution. It's called forgiveness. There is no greater example than the love of God for us. It so great that He gave His only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, in order that our friendship with God might be restored. He did that in spite of the fact that we have offended Him deeply. We have disobeyed His commands, turned our backs on Him, and followed our own path. So the question remains: What type of friend do you want to be? True Christian friendship forgives.
It's amazing that I asked myself this question after my soon-to-be 28 years. Throughout these 28 years, I do make lots of friends. Be it Hi-Bye friends, real buddies or whatsoever.
BUT, have we ever asked ourselves this question, "Who are your real friends?" Oh well, I have been pondering since the moment I finished reading Naughty Angel's someone's blog.
A friend is someone to cry with during the bad times. Everyone knows how great it is to have a friend during your time of need to cry on their shoulder. In reality, people don't like it if you cry on their shoulder for very long. So the sign of a real friend is that you can cry on their shoulder until you're done crying. And if you're crying too long, your friend will make you snap out of it. They help you to pull yourself back together rather than just give a superficial "There there dearie" and then going on about their lives. You'll be able to tell real quick who your real friends are during the crisis and uglier times of your life. They're the only ones still hanging around.
A friend is some to gloat with during the good times. We're all raised that it's distasteful to brag and to come across as egotistical. The result is that most of us are afraid to say much of anything positive about ourselves. You're allowed to celebrate a job promotion, a marriage, or the birth of a child, but it's supposed to be done with class and style. A real friend is someone that you can call up and spend twenty minutes telling them what an awesome job you just did on a project at work and how you feel so incredibly proud of yourself and they are going to be happy for you. They are not going to chastise you for being arrogant. When you have some serious politics going on at work and you pull of a brilliant career move, your friend is going to cheer with you and laugh along with you as you succeed.
A friend is someone to rage with when life is really unfair. That's not to say they're going to help you plot your ex's murder or anything like that, but when you're really ticked off and need to vent, they'll be there for you. You can safely tell your real friends just how angry you are and they'll help you find ways to dissipate the anger and to eventually let it go. Humor is a wonderful way that friends have of helping us to let go of our anger. Rather then help you plot the murder, they can throw out a few wonderfully witty comments about your ex and get you laughing again. Know matter what it is that you're upset about, your real friends will be there for you.
A friend is someone to dream with while plotting your goals. Real friends make awesome cheerleaders. They believe in you and in your ability to achieve your goals. Everyone else may be politely disinterested in what you're planning to do with your life, but your real friends will be thrilled to hear about what you're doing. They'll help you to brainstorm ideas and will pitch in to help you make your dreams come true whenever possible.
A friend is someone to pray with for support. We've all seen the research and the studies show that the power of prayer is magical no matter who or what it is that you think you're praying to. The studies also show that whenever two or more people get together to pray, that they power becomes increasingly strong. I think when you have a real friend pray with you instead of a well meaning acquaintance, that the increased power is so much greater. Yes the stranger helps, but nothing beats the power of a friend's prayers.
A friend is someone that you can laugh with until you make that funny snorting sound. Only with my dearest friends have I laughed so hard that tears poured down my face. I have shared funny stories with my friends that I'd never share with coworkers and such. Part of it is because with real friends there is a trust level and you know that you have similar views about what's humor and what's not. So, you can share jokes that otherwise might not be appropriate to tell the church ladies after service. Real friends laugh together.
So now, do you know the meaning of friends? Oh well, to me, at least I know that with real friends you can be yourself and they aren't going to turn their back on you. If you have to walk on eggshells, be on your best manners, or monitor your every word and action, then you're probably not with a real friend. A real friend is one of life's greatest blessings.
So ask yourself if you were a true friend before? All you did was to say you were *ahem* hurt when the truth of your ugliness (inner & outer) were brought in front of you. But at least, I was honest. Is that very wrong? Didn't teachers teach us to be honest kids? I just don't want to lie.
Neither do I want to put up a mask in front of you. Cos I am so unlike you. You seem to tell me, I should forgive you for whatever I think you had done wrongly. But tell me how? Even without your sincerity? In that case, why don't you let me bully, scold, scream, yell, shout, make full use of you & after all, you forgive me?
Anyway, it seriously does not matter anymore. After all, I had been made used. I was a farking dumb a$$. But one thing for sure, please do not make yourself sound as if you are the real victim! That is way so………………..
By the way, I will forgive you if you real tear me apart out of anger.
