Mr Woodcock

Saw this ,no thanks to mediacrap's abysmal programing over the holiday weekends..

I would have go for the retarded and cheap laughs of Balls of fury ,but since I'm also having my dinner later, I don't want to spoil my appetite.

Don't be misled by the title , there's really nothing too naughty...
I was not expecting over the top silliness and toilet humor..
Sure enough,nothing in the movie is really OMFGROLFMAO or too gross

Billy Bob Thorton as Mr Woodcock provided many laughts,even though he puts up a stern face all the time.
There's a classic Joke involving a pothole at the very end that's more funny than it should be.. some how this and alot of other lines in the movie is funnier comming out of Woodcock's mouth.

His unsmiling face in the trailer is what made me want see the movie in the first place...I though it would be quite funny opposite the kind of characters Seann Willam Scott usually plays,but his character is rational and calm most of the time ,only loosing it abit in the end.

Don't believe what the newspapers says

I planned to do most of the stuff on wednesday
but In the end.. I stayed home all day on Wednesday, catching up on some reading, but mostly playing Civ 4 with beyond teh sword expansion .

And so everything gets to be done on Thursday..
Went to the bank first in the morning.. even so still got a queue and I have to spend about half an hour there. Atleast the swimming pool was empty as I expected , had it almost all to myself but didn't get much of tan, it was cloudy and the sun only comes out once in a while..
Didn't take lunch as I had a late breakfast and a movie to catch at 1.50am at Orchard cineplex.. I checked the schedules online the day before.

I grab a copy of "today" newspaper at Somerset MRT. Eh? the Movie listing there for the show (Day watch) I want to watch is at 2.15om. Oh? I think i must be last minute changes from yesterday....

I had about an hour to spend.. so I went someplace to sit down .
When I went to the cinema at about 1.55pm .. shitz... the show really is at 1.50pm!!
The next show is at 4.20pm. since this show is exclusive here, going to other cinemas is out of the question .. oh well I just have to wait lor..

So... I went to Sim Lim Square..for a quick look and on the way look for Legend of Zelda : Phantom Hourglass for the DS
Earlier in the day , before i went to the bank I went to look for Phantom Hourglass at the comic connections I saw the day before .. It's gone!!
oh shiz that's the thing with DS games.. if you don't buy the game when it just come out.. it's hard to find it later. I'm pretty sure I can still get it but it's just something I mostly play during transit to work , I'm not going too out of my way over it..

Well.. there was nothing much to see in Sim Lim, so I went to Bugis junction basement food court to grab a bite. Found out the food court moved to 3rd floor liao... Passed by Kinokunya ..saw "The Hedge Knight" Graphic Novel in the display window.
OMG!!I though I'll never get to see it!! It's a spin off comic book from one of my fav book series 'Song of ice and Fire"!!!
Well, my father is not rich, so I'm not into the ang moh comic scene and won't know where to get it even if I was willing to pay ..
I check the price only $20 plus .. not so bad.. for six issues worth of content.
Also saw latest issue of "games for windows" magazine.. so thin and selling at half the price it used to. Sad... I bought the magazine regularly for 10 years back when it was still known as Computer gaming world , when the issues are thrice as thick and got more words than pictures,but I've stopped buying a few months ago...

Anyway.. yeah.. the new foodcourt at Bugis Junction.. WAH!!! so Nice .. the chairs... wooden ones...with cusioned seats! The Cool lighting and color scheme looks much classier than the old basement one.. which looks like a school tuckshop..
It has quite a bit more sitting space than the old one . The ambience is like a restaurant when I was there so quiet and cool, but I'm pretty sure it's gonna be very squeezed and noisy when it's peak hours..

After that went back to Orchard for the movie .. just nice.

Mid-Week Break

I took leave on Wed & Thur. Needed the break and rest.
I'm still not done with Neil Humphrey's Final notes from an island,after 2 weeks!
In contrast , I finished his first book in two days.
Yeah the third book is abit thicker than the first but the thing is I kept dozing off reading the third one.
Nothing to do with the book really, I'm just too tired to finish it..

I also needed to go to the bank. I hate going to the bank and am certainly not going to waste my time on a weekend ,standing in line in one!
And going for a swim,should be quiet on a weekday, also catch a movie or two..

Tree worshiping craze..

Seems like everyday got news about divine trees, the latest being the pig tree in east coast., from the picture.. it's abit of a stretch but the news come out today someone oredi go there and bai bai liao..
This morning while jogging saw someone holding joss stick walking toward the trees , don't think he's gonna light a barbecue with that ... wonder what kind of holy tree is it this time?

Give whatever divine beings is suppose to be in the trees a break.. pple!
Why do you think they go hide inside a tree ?why be so subtle ?
If they really want attention ,don't you think they're capable of something more impressive and obvious?
like a pink color tree with glowing leaves? .. a big Black Obelisk?

probably wanted some peace and quite , but some kay pohs have to go and out them to the devotees..

破茧而出

At home my sister and mother talks about it , on the way to work heard pple talking about it , at work my colleague talks about it..
Oh well.. since everyone is talking about it I might as well weight-in ..

I've watched the premier episode, there are many little things to pick on , some wooden acting aside, the star of the show is the elaborate and over- the top fights. .hah hah

You know.. the part where Ouyang chases the watshisbname assasin to a alley , a blatant display of showfu complete with exploding floursecent/neon lights,conveniently placed there for them to use..
The best part is later when the reinforcement comes , they shot a barrel , which promptly explodes , hah hah! the classic exploding barrel .. action choreographer must have played too many first-person shooters..
Stop wondering what's a barrel fill with explosive/flamable material doing in the middle of no where.. remember.. it's just a show.. think of it as fireworks..

However this uncomfortable blend of drama with gamey characters and action is actually entertaining! Yeah I said it... that's my most important criteria for a show...
Which is why I dun really want to talk about it in the first place , not want say anything good about mediacrap..

I never really chase the series as I have seen better in shows like Hot Fuzz and Die Hard...
Only caught it again during the Jin Yong Jian arc .. good to see it maintained the standard.
But I have to say Adam Chen's dropped the ball on his potentially breakout role...
I think he's character is suppose gives off a pathetic and creepy vibe.. he dun come across as any all i got is that he's an idiot or a "special" person.... He's just not "ugly" enuff.. maybe it's his model background., still subconsciously trying to look good for the camera..
As oppose to 苏智诚 (Jin Yong Jian) ... wow! wat a talented actor ,though I think he overdid abit on the schizo scene..