Recent Movies

For the last 7 days or so ... I have gone to the cinema 3 times ... first to watch "I am Legend" by Will Smith with Dennis. Then, "Alvin & The Chipmunks" with Dennis and Nanthini. Finally, "The Game Plan" by The Rock with Soo Theng.

Movies ... that I have watched !

Now, you know the reason why my friends called me "Movie Queen" ....

Wanna B Enchanted ?

Last evening, I went to watch a 7.10pm Walt Disney production called Enchanted starred by a very manly looking actor, named Patrick Dempsey and pitch perfect performance by Amy Adams. It's a classic Disney fairytale collides with modern-day New York City in a story about a fairytale princess from the past who is thrust into present-day by an evil queen.

Soon after her arrival, Princess Giselle begins to change her views on life and love after meeting a handsome lawyer.

I find this film to be so charming, innocent, funny, and fun. Overall, I enjoyed myself and I was smiling and laughing through out every minute of it.

Stardust ... The Magical Adventure

Monday, 12 November 2007, I invited Soo Theng and Nanthini to join me for a movie and Soo Theng suggested that we watched "Stardust". Stardust begins in a sleeping English Village of Wall, so named for the cobblestone wall that has, for eons, kept the villagers safely apart from the supernatural parallel universe that lies just on the other side.

A young man named Tristan (Charlie Cox) tries to win the heart of Victoria (Sienna Miller), the beautiful but cold object of his desire, by going on a quest to retrieve a fallen star. His journey takes him to a mysterious and forbidden land beyond the walls of his village. On his odyssey, Tristan finds the star, which has transformed into a striking girl named Yvaine (Claire Danes). However, Tristan is not the only one seeking the star. Lord Stormhold's (Peter O'Toole) three living sons not to mention the ghosts of their four dead brothers all need the star as they vie for the throne. Tristan must also overcome the evil witch, Lamia (Michelle Pfeiffer), who needs the star to make her young again. As Tristan battles to survive these threats, encountering a pirate named Captain Shakespeare (Robert De Niro) and a shady trader named Ferdy the Fence (Ricky Gervais) along the way, his quest changes. He must now win the heart of the star for himself as he discovers the meaning of true love ...


All well, ends well, of course, this fairytale ends with both Tristan and Yvaine settling down and they both ruled The Kingdom of Stormhold for 80 years ....

A combination of Grand Adventure, Magical Effects and Romping Sense of Fun ....

Chuck & Larry .. a Couple ???

Thursday, 27 September 2007, Dennis was on his off day. After sending his Hong Kong friend to the airport, he invited me for lunch. We (Dennis, Ravi Firdaus and me) had Nyonya lunch at Nyonya Breeze, Abu Siti Lane. After lunch, we adjourned to Old Town Cafe, New World for our White Coffee and Hemut milk tea.

We went back to work after our coffee and tea, while Dennis went for his hair cut at Gurney Plaza. Dennis called me from there to ask if we wanted to join him to watch "I now pronounced you Chuck & Larry", a comedy movie at 7.10pm. In the end, only Soo Theng and me joined Dennis because Nanthini had to finish her 2008 Budget for manning.

Chuck & Larry is about two good friends, Chuck Levine and Larry Valentine who are firefighters. Victims of circumstance, Chuck has to claim Larry to be his domestic partner on some city forms in order to beat some procedural red tape. They think it will be easy because nobody will ever know. After Chuck agrees, the two men go to Niagara Falls to get married, and Chuck moves in with Larry and his unsuspecting kids. However, an official becomes suspicious, and the new couple's arrangement goes from confidential to front-page news. Forced to improvise as love-struck newlyweds, Chuck and Larry must now fumble through a charade of domestic bliss under one roof. After surviving their mandatory honeymoon and dodging the threat of exposure, the well-intentioned conmen discover that sticking together in times of crisis is what truly makes a family.

All three of us liked the comedy very much ... definitely most suitable for those who need to a good laugh after a long day at work !

We had coffee at Starbucks Gurney Plaza, later joined by Nanthini. After coffee, we went for our Hokkien Mee Supper with extra "Oink Oink" @ Seo Bak and pork balls at Hot Wok. It was so yummy !!! We called off the evening at approximately 12.30am.

Post Depression ... Movie Marathon !

After Voon Choong's departure on Saturday morning, Dennis, Angeline and I decided to go for a movie in the same afternoon .... we went to watch Hairspray a musical comedy by a number of good stars such as John Travolta, Michelle Pfeiffer, Christopher Walken, Queen Latifah and many others. The story is about Tracy Turnblad, a big girl with big hair and an even bigger heart, has only one passion, dancing. If you need a good laugh, then go for "Hairspray" cos, I am very sure that this musical is going to enlighten you like what it has done for me !

Sunday, 16 September 2007, another Movie Marathon Day ... this time we watched Knocked Up by two unknown stars; Seth Rogen as Ben Stone, and Katherine Heigl as Alison Scott. Ben is a 23-year-old slacker who is in the process of establishing fleshofthestars.com, a website that lists the exact moment in time at which nude scenes with famous actresses occur in films. Alison Scott (Katherine Heigl) is a responsible young woman who works behind the scenes at E! Television Network. After a drinking together one night, they had a one night stand. Eight weeks later, Alison begins feeling very sick and comes to the conclusion that she is pregnant, and she contacts Ben. She tells Ben that she is pregnant and that she has decided to keep the baby. The rest of th story is about how both of them learn to know each other and coping with her pregnancy. My rating on this movie is so, so only and only to be watched if you have extra time to kill !

Next, we watched The Brave One by Jodie Foster who acted as Erica Bain, a successful NYC Radio host with a loving fiance. But her world is shattered when she was brutally beaten and the love of her life is killed. When the police is unable to help her, Erica goes on a vigilante hunt on the city street to track down and revenge against the men who ruined her life. This is definitely a better movie to watch although it is a bit slow ....

Well, after those 3 movies within the two days, we all felt better !!! What to do, life needs to go on ....

Movie Marathon Day !

Sunday, 26 August 2007, Brother Dennis and I decided to watch "Contract Lover" at GSC Gurney Plaza. This romantic comedy is by my favorite actor, Richie Ren @ Richie Jen and new come actress, Fan Bing Bing, probably from Mainland China.

Contract Lover is about Fatt (Richie Jen) is from a family of martial arts experts, but he ends up being a businessman instead. He intends to introduce his girlfriend (Kate Tsui) to his father (Yuen Wah) but is skeptical if his father could accept her modern ways. Hence, Fatt resorts to hiring a temporary girlfriend to test out his father.

Zao (Fan Bing Bing) has just graduated from university and urgently needs money. She takes up the job and signs a contract with Fatt to be his temporary lover. Fatt brings his hired lover home to meet his father, only to expect the unexpected. The ending was good and I am so glad that we have chosen to watch this movie....

Finished Contract Lover at about 5.00pm and being too early for our dinner at CHA, Traders Hotel Penang, we decided to watch another movie ... This time, we have chosen to watch Rogue Assassin by Jet Li.

Rogue Assasin is an action packed movie with lots of killing, fun-shots and sword fighting ! The story .... After his partner Tom Wynne (Terry Chen) and family are killed apparently by the infamous and elusive assassin Rogue (Jet Li), FBI agent Jack Crawford (Jason Statham) becomes obsessed with revenge as his world unravels into a vortex of guilt and betrayal. Rogue eventually resurfaces to settle a score of his own, setting off a bloody street war between Asian mob rivals, Chang (John Lone), head of the Chinese triads and Yakuza boss Shiro (Ryo Ishibashi). When Jack and Rogue finally come face to face, the ultimate truth of their past was revealed. The movie ending was unexpected ... something that we could not have guessed !

After the movie, we head on to CHA, a tea-dining bistro serving local chinese and Huaiyang specialities for a wonderful dinner hosted by Soo Theng, Nanthini and Voon Choong ... we had Stewed Pork, Prawns in Salted Eggs, Kailan with Salted Fish, Chinese Wine Chicken and Fried Cod Fish with Soya Sauce. For dessert, we had "Woh Peng", a Chinese Pancake. It was a superb dinner ..... Thanks to our 3 good friends for inviting both Dennis and me to savour this unique cuisine !

Perfect Stranger ... with Perfect Ending !

Saturday midnight, 25 August 2007, we (Dennis, his DM Peter, Ravi Firdaus and me) went for a midnight show ... Perfect Stranger by Bruce Willis and Halle Berry.

Storyline .... When investigative reporter Rowena Price learns that her friend's murder might be connected to powerful ad executive Harrison Hill, she goes undercover with the help of her associate, Miles Hailey. Posing as Katherine, a 'temp' at Hill's ad agency, and Veronica, a girl Hill flirts with online, Rowena surrounds her prey from all sides, only to discover that she isn't the only one changing identities. The closer Rowena gets to finding the truth, the more we see how far people will go to protect it.

Definately a worth watching movie .....

It's "Choo Char" & Richard Gere !

Sunday, 19 August 2007 ... went to Pulau Tikus market in the morning with Nanthini to buy supplies for our dinner. Came back home and started our cooking in our respective homes.

Pick-up Voon Choong from work at about 5pm, off to "7th Street" market to buy some of the supplies that we have missed out in the morning. Went to Nanthini's house to pick her up and also her delicious Green Curry Chicken.

Arrived back at Dennis and Voon Choong's apartment. Started cooking the balance of the food .... menu for that night was Green Curry Chicken, Black Soya Sauce Pork, Prawn Fritters, Fried Siput, Boiled Cockles Meat, Acar Awak, Seo Bak and Tofu in Salted Fish Soup. Dennis came back from work at approximately 7.45pm and by 8.00pm, we were all seated for dinner.

After a hearty dinner, we all sat down to watch Unfaithful by Richard Gere and Diane Lane. The story is about Edward and Connie Sumner who are a wonderfully maintained middle-aged couple living the American dream. Together with their eight year-old son, a dog and a housekeeper, they share an enviable life in the suburbs of New York City. But no life goes unchallenged: This happy marriage, dampened by the routines of affluence, falls prey to an outsider when Connie has a fateful collision with a stranger on a Soho street. It's an encounter which assaults her with mystery, spontaneity, charm and risk. It will pull Connie into an affair which will become her obsession. When Edward innocently learns that his wife has lied to him, suspicion propels him to to uncover the devastating details of her infidelity. Tormented by the knowledge, he confronts her lover, only to discover a level of rage within himself that he could never have imagined.

Well, after Unfaithful, being wide awake, we all continued with another movie by Richard Gere .... Pretty Woman .... the actress is none other than Julia Roberts. The story began with a self-involved corporate raider Edward Lewis (Richard Gere) who has recently split up with his girlfriend. Seeking directions to the Beverly Hills Hotel, he makes the acquaintance of free-spirited hooker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) and decides to put her on a 3,000-dollar retainer as his "date." He Cinderellarizes her by bankrolling a full wardrobe and cosmetic makeover.

Evan Almighty !

Saturday night, 18 August 2007, Nanthini and I went to GSC Gurney Plaza to watch the 10.15pm movie called Evan Almighty.

The story is about newly elected to Congress, Evan leaves the city of Buffalo behind and shepherds his family to suburban northern Virginia. Once there, his life turns upside-down when God appears and commands him to build an ark. But his befuddled family just could not decide whether Evan is having an extraordinary mid-life crisis or is truly onto something of Biblical proportions...

Prior to that, we had Grilled Chicken Foldover from McDonalds for our dinner ... my very first time having it and I'm loving it ! Thanks to Nanthini for introducing it to me.

Ratatouille !!!

The long awaited animation ... Ratatouille finally was screened in the Gurney Plaza Cinema. Nanthini, Dennis, Voon Choong and I decided to catch this animation on it's first day i.e. Friday, 16 August 2007 at 9.15pm.

"Ratatouille" is about a lovable rat - Remy - who constantly risks his life in an expensive French restaurant because of his love for good food, as well as a burning desire to become a gourmet chef. Obviously, this is rather far-fetched for a rat but opportunity knocks when a young boy, who desperately needs to keep his job at the restaurant despite not being able to cook to save his life, makes Remy a partner.

The two of them learn to avoid the insane head chef, bring the rest of Remy's family up to his culinary standards, win the boy a girlfriend, and of course, produce the finest ratatouille in all of France!