It's been a long while since I last updated my blog. Jason was asking me the other day what happened? How come no new entries. Hahahaha... Thanx for being a "fan", mate!!
Kinda busy lately with a lot of things, since my return from HK. Work, concealer, acne outbreak, more concealer, clubbing (the aftermath from 3 weekends of clubbing in HK), even more concealer, catching up with friends for dinner (not that much of concealer is needed for that though), and of course movies!!!!!
Interesting to note that I've seen 3 horror (read: ghost) movies in 2 weeks. First it was The Eye 10 (actually this wasn't that scary lah. More like a comedy to me), then it was Samara (the English version of The Ring 2 though I've never seen any of the earlier Ring movies, be it the original Japanese or the English remake versions). Last but not least, it was Shutter (thanx to Siang Leng for passing me the DVD cos I missed it when it was showing in the theatres.)
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Before I go into the movies, something kinda morbid happened to me last Wednesday. I was walking to the bus stop and had to pass by a funeral wake at one of the void decks. I was holding Catherine Lim's latest novel titled "Unhurried Thoughts At My Funeral" and my mind was filled with scenes of the Pope's body being carried from his residence across Vatican City to St. Peter's Basilica. Morbid eh? Hehe...
Told Jun about it in the office and he replied (in his usual intellectual and philosophical tone),"There's nothing morbid about death. Everyone has to go through it. We have to embrace it." Well said. Jun never fails me in his replies. I have so much admiration for him. Salute him with all my heart.
If you think the morbidity ends there, try again. Cos just yesterday I was at HMV and bought this album by Ayden (cos it was on sale). Ayden was a Singapore singer-songwriter. His album was released after he passed away. He was only 31 years old then. As I am typing this now, his album is playing on my notebook. Please go to his official website:
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Sidetrack a little again. It's about the Pope's death. Felt sad for the first few moments I heard about his passing. After reality sank in, I felt it was a relief for him. After so many operations (and an unsuccessful assassination) and with his body getting weaker by the day, it's better to see him go (to Heaven to be with the Lord our Father.)
I only got to know the Pope back in 1998 when I started to attend mass with my ex. For four years, we attended mass together. So somehow got the slightest bit of Catholicism in me. I guess...
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Okie... back to the 3 movies.
The Eye 10 was simply a JOKE... No kidding... Not scary at all. Bad script. Bad acting and of course, bad makeup and bad costumes. Only thing is the humour. Quite funny.
Samara was slightly better. The sound effects were okay. Reminds me of I Know What You Did Last Summer. Naomi Watt was good. The kid sucks. Guess after The Sixth Sense, all other kid-actors just can't compare.
Shutter has to be the best ghost movie among the three. Siang Leng, Margaret, Kerry all felt the same too. I had to agree with them totally. The sound effects were superb!! The makeup was good. The storyline was believable. It was totally ingenious to have the ghost sitting on his shoulder. I'm getting the shudder even while typing this. Eeeks!!!!!
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At the end of the day, do you believe in ghosts? Some people say that it's all in us. What you think is what it is. For me, unless I have a personal first hand encounter, I will not believe in them.
