Bodyguards and Assassins 十月圍城 (2009)

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Action & Adventure

Hmm, the fighting and action scenes are great. The acting are pretty alright, although at some places they seems a bit cheezy. The plot is pretty straight-forward. But i do have a gripe with the censors, cos the y make the film a bit dis-jointed...

Official Site:
http://www.bodyguardsandassassins.com/

IMDB Entry:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1403130/

Wiki Entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodyguards_and_assassins

The Storm Warriors 风云II (2009)

Rating:	★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Action & Adventure

I must confess, I'm not a 風雲/天下 fan, so I'm not sure whether this plot of this film follows the manhua. But in terms of story-line, I find this to be much weaker than even the first movie adaptation. The special effects are okay, nothing fantastic. Maybe my expectations too high? :P

Official Site:
http://www.thestormwarriors.com/

IMDB Entry:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1186371/

Wiki Entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Storm_Warriors

on what makes us human

       What makes us human? is it our weaknesses? Our sins? No. Our immortal souls that have a rational intellect and a free will are what makes us human and what makes us created in the image and likeness of God. Those who claim that the sinlessness (also called impeccability) of Christ makes him less human are incorrect because it is not the ability to sin that constitutes human nature. The ability to reason and to make freewill decisions is human. Animals act out of instinct and computers operate on programming. Only human beings can reason and make moral choices that re either good or evil. Jesus' inability to sin does not diminish or negate His humanity or human nature or even His human free will. As Pope John Paul the Great once said, "Freedom is not license." It is not the ability to do anything you want, but the opportunity to do what you ought to do - the power to do the right thing for the right reason.

- From The Catholicism Answer Book, answering Question 36 "Could Jesus sin?"

Cousin's Wedding march in

The first walk in during the wedding lunch reception

Cousin's Wedding Lunch (06 Dec '09)

Lat Sunday went to attend my cousin's wedding lunch at Marina Mandarin. Met a lot of long lost distant relatives, who all still remembered me (although I don't really remember them). Congratulations to Roger and Bee Fen!~

Office Retreat '09 (04 Dec '09)

Last Friday, thew hole of Singapore office went to East Coast Park in the morning for a day of office retreat. We gathered in the morning at Burger King for a time of breakfast fellowship, followed by our International Director leading us in a time of a devotions. We played some ice-breakers game within the restaurant, before heading over to the sheltered soccer courts for a time of "physical work-out".

After that, we went for a nice lunch at C.Nai Hong Kong Cafe Express. It was great eating the hot food after being caught in the sudden downpour. Had a really slow and good lunch, before we moved off to Kallang Leisure Dome for a game of bowling (or two). XD It's been too long since I last bowled. Kept getting gutter bowls for my first 5 throws~ Managed to improve only after the competitive rounds are over. (That's why I kept telling them need to have warm up session first...)

For dinner, we traveled to Marina Barrage and tried the steamboat dinner at 7th Storey restaurant. Due to the weather, we opted for indoors; which was kinda regretful, since their famous charcoal steamboat is only served outdoors. The oysters were very fresh though, and we had a nice slow dinner. It was slightly marred by the technical glitches of teh electric steamboat not working properly. But on the whole, it was a good meal. Thus ends our 09' office retreat! Thanks to Nicole, Eddie & Hnin for organising all the activities that day.

Dome Night Out (02 Dec '09)

We went out on last Wednesday for a nice dinner at Dempsey to celebrate the birthdays of Eileen and Mark. Didn't take much pictures, as I was more focused on eating and the fellowship. :p

Happy Flight ハッピーフライト (2008)

Rating:	★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Foreign

From the director who gave us "Water boys" and "Swing Girls". It's not as quirky as the aforementioned films, but it has its moments. Who knows that taking a flight can turn out to be so exciting? There are some really nice shots of the aircraft taken magnificently taken. For all aviation enthusiasts~

Official Site:
http://www.happyflight.jp/index.html

IMDB Entry:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156447/

AsianMediaWiki Entry:
http://asianmediawiki.com/Happy_Flight

Christmas Chocolate from our landlord (03 Dec '09)

Heh heh, our landlord sent us a nice present of chocolate this year. Mmm mmm, so thoughtful of them! :D

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

Rating:	★★★★
Category:	Movies
Genre:	Animation

Haha! A great entertaining movie. The stop-motion animation is very good, kept laughing throughout the film. Great voice acting, definitely a must-see!


Official site:
http://www.fantasticmrfoxmovie.com/

IMDB Entry:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0432283/

Wiki Entry:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Mr._Fox_%28film%29

Office Christmas Decor '09 (01 Dec '09)

Whoopee! Got the Office Christmas Decoration up on teh first day of December! :D All thanks to Blossoms who came down to give her expertise and Nicole who helped out in putting up the Christmas tree and Christmas decoration. It's starting to feel a little more Christmas-ty now in opffice. Huat ah! XD