Movie review: I Love You Phillip Morris

So as previous blog interested to know how Jim Carrey "transform" in this new movie - I Love You Phillip Morris. So chk out this movie w/ 朋友仔 today after a quick dinner at Times Square food court (yeh, you heard me!)

I think the movie become "funnier" as it talks about the "love" between a gay couple - I would say, Jim's acting is really "touching" and i'm well convinced that they're a gay couple *LOL* While it's quite "light" (ridiculous here and there), it does have some moment that is touching and caught breathing - well "use" of silent moments, i would say quite intelligent for the director / writer and even the actors to touch up the movie overall. Amazing it's based on a true story, i think maybe the storyline can go a bit further (vertically) rather than just rushing though the yrs....

i wouldn't say it's as entertaining as some of the recent movies i've watched like 飛砂風中轉 or 志明與春嬌 (probably also b/c of the localization), yet still nice to see Jim Carrey's change (and improved) actings. well, good for a wkend movie i would say :)

Coffee Optimization

Ops 今早香港早晨賣廣告 - so D咖啡焗多咗一分鐘! the coffee is more acidic and less thinner (not as 厚)....

hmmm...... time to buy a timer? :P

Movie season!?

OMG so much line up to pick from....

• I love you Phillip Morris (interesting to see Jim Carrey trying new role!): May 20
• A Nightmare on Elm Street (猛鬼街): May 20
• Dear John: On now...
• Nodame Cantabile The Movie II (交響情人夢最終樂章電影版後篇): May 27
• Greenberg (Ben Stiller!): May 27
• Eat, Pray, Love (Julia Roberts!!): Sept 23

not including the below just watched recently / planning to watch XDDD

• Iron Man 2: watched... I dont' remember April 30th i think... XD'
• Let the Right one in: watched yesterday may 15
• 飛砂風中轉 (Once A Gangster): May 20 (will watch on May 21)
• 維多利亞壹號 Dream House: Will watch on May 22

CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

a busy day...

have been planned for the day for like a WHOLE WK - but nope, still not as planned b/c Elvin is sick and NO Dr.'s appt until 15:30

:( was pretty upset about it, but afterall, still has to take Elvin as the priority....

for elvin's, the infection part is kinda "expected", i'm kinda annoyed that the Dr. doesn't know why he lost his appetite (the Dr. himself said the infection shouldn't affect that)... i think it's kinda "irresponsible" that they just change his food from dry to can food (just afraid that he'll no longer eat the dry stuffs!).... grrrr... actually tonite he starts eating those alternative organic food - just won't touch the Hills

it's a new bag just ordered like 2 days ago.. what i'm going to do w/ it @_@

anyway, as long as Mr. Elvin the Boss is eating i guess that's nothing else i should be complaining *LOL*... need to take him back for inspection next Sunday..... OH WELL... finger cross all is fine....

after taking elvin home got changed and head to MK rite away... for the movie Let the Right One In? Ten thousand "not wanted to watch la"!!! OH WELL, yet turn out it wasn't as bad as the trailer (LOL) actually it's kinda boring from time to time - and afterall - cher, just tell me it's a vampire movie lor! wakakakkakakakakaka there's some scenes that freak the heck out of me V)V and i mean, it's kinda disturbing they're talking about "kids" love (@ 12 / 13 yrs old.. i mean, come on.. i'm not interested seeing them like naked or anything)....

i guess once in a while u just have to watch sth difference, haha :P

then head to Yata for the French Press - actually, it didn't take that long - already have the target and just pay pretty much (someone is chking the quality for me anyway!) haha, never feel shopping as "easy" XDDDDDDDDD

Dinner was fine.. i mean, considering w/ that price range it's okay... the only bad thing is that they don't have tiramisu, coffee isn't strong enough @_@, and ha, they DO kinda kick you out @ 23:00 (er.. it's about time! come on!)

haha

it's very comfy to being around w/ Virgo, always feel the carefree as u know he must take care of the stuffs around... very straight fwd and stable I spse? maybe a typical virgo? feel kinda spoiled actually as a scropio usually have to take in charge of this and that... yet... the chemistry is still missing? (or still too weak?)

hmmmm.... let's see.....

A decade....

Wow if i didn't rmb it wrong today is the 10th 'anniversary' since i officially graduated from Purdue.., wow, i mean, it feels LONG ago but in many sense it doesn't seems THAT LONG (Ha, am i making any sense?) lol

Like BHS how much i wish i could re-visit the same old place in this 'special' milestone.... yet think again i got really spoiled for going back to purdue campus for THREE times in the last decade! So i guess i couldn't complain more :)
i don't think i've achieved enough in the last 10 yrs, i mean, i think i've 'evolved' a lot, but probably not pushing myself hard enough! Hope i can be stricter to myself from today's onward, for the next 10yrs, and many more decades afterwards.....
Proud to be a boiler - Purdue is a place filled with memories (although fading day by day) yet it is THE place which made a very important part of who i am today, from values, identity, friendship...

Proud to be a Boiler, Proud to be an engineer from Purdue (for a short career) Hail Purdue~~~
HK May 13, 2010 02:52, upload via LG mobile

Labor Day wkend Gathering: Movie, Dinner & Drinks :)

BV moving from KB to KC, turned in the HKU MBA application RIGHT before Friday deadline and started out Sat w/ some major cleaning XDDDDDDDDD having been looking forward to this gathering sooo badly! actually just did the basic cleaning so i wouldn't say it's a "major" one XD Then went to Festival Walk for Iron Man 2 - i wouldn't say the story is GREAT, but many things in it are just "ying" lor XDDDDDD a funny comedy, nice refreshment! :DD

alright so after movie here comes the "best" part of the day - WINE gathering @ my place XDDD... Skin goh INSISTED to cook but i'm really afraid he'll JIP me b/c no cooking tools (wakakkaakka) so ONLY cooking simple stuffs like chicken wings is ALLOWED *LOL* (alrite, i don't know how that fish come in!) XDDDDDDD

For the wine, other than our favorite Gewürztraminer (opened and finished 2.5 bottles!!!), also opened the Gavi from Marks & Spencer (a bit sour, but can compare w/ a average house white in a bar), also Kim cher's sake - this one.. well, i guess i'm just not one really like sake in general, just one glass i go back to my Gewürztraminer XD

while skin goh is busy in and out cooking for us *LOL* we've watched sammi's love mi concert after regular TVB boring tv (it was some drama's last episode, every one of us CLAIMS not chasing but so engaged when it's the LAST episode!) wakakkaka... also played UNOs (don't remember when was the last time played - oh, during New Year's eve when yekini, chun & ed were here?!) hahahaa... but last nite every one was just too wing / drunk that keep getting penalty of 3! hahahahahahaha

happy times (alrite i know the song's lyrics are too sad for this happy times.. but i really like the song wor):

Although i got bruised knees and the last part of the nite wasn't easy (someone got wine poison and deep down i was really kinda freak out).. hahaha.. but glad turn out all is well at the end :) Thanks for demonstrating by example XD now i know whenever someone is having a wine poison, i'll keep his feet up, keeping him warm (including 2 heavy blankets + heater @ a 2Xdeg C temp!!), lots of HOT HOT sugar / honey water (NOT TEA okok!), HOT tower, double up plastic bags XDDDDDDD

what's more amazing, a drunk guy is totally conscious, just he can't control his body bor (and all of the above was told by the drunk guy to 2 "ah 4" trying to "rescue" him)

LOL

Tonight's treat - Vin d'Alsace Gewurztraminer, France 2008

so although have to work tmr i decide to try the gewurztraminer i got yesterday :)

Turn out I like this as of the last one! (if not more!!) This is the 2nd gewurztraminer I've - I like my white fruity, sweet and NOT dry. This gewurztraminer i tried tonight has a strong lychee smell and after taste (stronger than the 1st i remember!), very fruity, and sweet. I think maybe a bit TOO sweet but it's still okay :) not dry at all (in which, come to a surprise as Alsace is usually dry accordingly to wikipedia)

Its taste is very easy and before i know it i've already finished 1st glass (ha, and now on 3rd glass)... definitely one of my favorites - and it's only $98 a bottle!!! Must on my "buy a case" list :)

Drink Drank Drunk

After 大食會 @ Kim's 同個 friend 傾起酒經, 撩起我 D 酒癮 *LOL*

So today went to Sai Wan Ho and hoping to get a few drinks from Vino - but man, they're CLOSED AGAIN (i wonder if they're still in biz!!!) oh anyway, so my friend told me Marks & Spencer actually got some nice white so instead went over for a visit - and here's my "harvest":

From the left (the regular bottle)

• Gavi, Quadro Sei Single Estate, 2008, Italy ($68)
  Never try this before, recommended by skin goh. will give it a try later
• Chardonnay, Barossa, 2008, Australia ($98)
  This should be pretty safe as chardonnay is always one of my favorites :)
• Gewurztraminer, Vin D'Alsace (Affelation Alsace Controlee), 2008, France ($98)
  Gewurztraminer is one of my favorites' grapes, already in the fridge now and will try later tonite. ;)

From the left (the smaller bottle)

• Chardonnay, Vin de pays D'oc, 2008, France ($25)
• Sauvignon Blanc, Alta mira, 2008, Chile ($25)
  this one is recommended by the M&S guy, he's the one who "reminds" me that getting 6 bottles will get 12% discount! hahaha... so will try this before my Gewurztraminer
  
• Semillon Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia, 2008 ($25)
  

The overall experience in M&S was nice - i was looking at Gewurztraminer and this M&S guy already recommend a few selection :) and 6 bottles (even small one!) will have additional 12% off! cool~ the total is only HKD$300.9 after discount! not bad at all (w/ this amount i probably only got 2 @ Vino's!) too bad M&S doesn't have a cheese section to go w/ the wine(and i forgot the name of the cheese we tried @ Sky Lounge the other nite).

oh well, it's okay :) Drink Drank Drunk XDDDDDDDDDDD

Movie Review: Love in a Puff 志明與春嬌

there's quite a few interesting movies showing during Easter holiday. Chosen Love in a Puff to begin this 5 days wkend with:



The story is a very simple love story, so simple that may happen daily around us. It's very light, not as heavy as 歲月神偷. Although the movie is almost 2 hrs, and the story itself doesn't have much 'climax", it's not bored at all as the best part of the movie are the actors' conversation in between - which did a great job to draw audiences' attention all along. Those Hong Kongese type of jokes really makes the night! :)

For the actors' performance I think Shawn (余文樂)'s acting is the best -very natural and a lot better than I remember, really "眼前一亮"... Miriam is okay but i think some times she's still a bit "too much" and over.

From the ghost story setting at the beginning (i thought i went to a wrong movie! great joke from 彭浩翔!), to smoking inside 7-11 (for real??), "ga-mei" smoke (hahahah), or "in 55!W !" ;) I've enjoyed this movie A LOT, although I'm neither a smoker (nor a "regular" foul language users) *LOL*

really love this 小品, gave you a very warm feeling, just brighten up your day! :) guess b/c of all the 親切 local jokes. A great dating movie (if your other half doesn't mind the foul languages) LOL this is one of the funny clip at the end (warning: content is rated R with sexual and foul languages) XDDD

《志明與春嬌》電影精彩片段 - 愛情入屋之乜x都冇

I am not sure about the earning for this movie, however if HK movies keep up a standard like this I'm sure more ppl will go to watch them in cinema more often, rather than just those big hollywood one.

Chung Nui Sei & Great news from Vicky!

I had so much fun tonite from dinner + k with some of my secondary schoolmates: paul son, flying cloud, mong kwan & swing.

I can't even remember when was our last gathering - maybe last time when allie was back visit HK? was a long time ago. i mean i meet up with paul son and flying cloud every once in a while (plus msn / facebook) but really haven't got any face-to-face gathering with mong kwan & swing probably since graduation *LOL* I was a bit hesitate in the beginning and don't know if it'd be kinda awkward :P

Turned out that it was a blast - not only at the k part, but for the jokes we had when we were young, the way we talk to each other (aka 'inch'), the common "next destination" we share (Spain, although, my plan will be delayed until probably next yr), to "sip tai shui" (WAKAKAKKAA) i can't believe after all these yrs we still share so much similar, and more importantly, in the "present" tense - although we've different jobs and daily circles these days it's just amazing to catch up and still find so much we share the same :)

maybe afterall that's why we can be the core member of our newly set up "Chung Nui Sei"- not 中旅社，but 中女社! hahaha One of our next events will be 還神團 at the end of year! hahahahahahahaha

Actually I don't think the term "中女" is a "bad terms", as in some sense it does point out what is our "social status" LOL (and i'm looking forward to TVB's Tuesday's report on "中女告白," which will be air tomorrow (March 2, 2010 19:00 HK Time), stay tune for tvb.com rerun if you may missed it.

got home at around 1sth, checked facebook and found this great news from Vicky - she and daniel are expecting their first baby due Sept!!! OMG it's like as exciting as i knew the news of bryson! :) i'm so very happy and excited to hear about the news!

For me and Vick there's a lot happened between us when we were in school, (haha, typical college stories) haha... although all these years after graduation we have been staying in hk & chicago respectively, i feel like she's always so close in hearts and she's really like a little sis to me. I was so touched and glad i can be part of her wedding, and now she's having her first baby!! I can't really believe she'll be a mom soon!!!! hahaha.. Oh i'm so very happy for her and daniel! :) really excited and can't wait to know more about the baby :))))

Some ppl in life is for some strange reason can be so very close to you - although you're not spending too much time together - and Vicky is one of them, among many I know from Purdue :) Probably there's another reason why these days I'm still proud to be a Boilermaker. :)