기대 기대!

It's quite a wait… but hopefully it's worth the wait :)

믿음의 도약

Sometimes you have to take a leap of faith first.
The trust part comes later.

Interesting quote from the latest movie, 'Man of Steel'.

다크 나이트 라이즈

Just attended the movie premiere of 'The Dark Knight Rises'... My first time watching a mega blockbuster on the very first day it's released in Singapore for free! Another first!

Glad the movie didn't disappoint!

《那些年，我們一起追的女孩》

I have wanted to watch this movie before it's screened in Singapore after hearing good reviews of it on radio... As usual, it's difficult to find a kaki to watch; more so because it's a Chinese movie.

Having a day off today, I decided to go to the nearby GV to catch the noontime screening. Less crowds and I can watch the movie alone without feeling so conscious of being alone. I have never watched a movie alone in my whole life! Anyhow, I was glad I caught this movie! It's hilarious and it has its touching moments.

人生有許多事都是徒勞無... How true!
If only there's a happy ending... but that's life isn't it?

김종욱 찾기

Upon my Korean classmate's recommendation, I had decided to watch Finding Mr. Destiny 김종욱 찾기 on my flight home from Hong Kong. The lead actress in this movie turns to a love agency to find her first love whom she has met in India.



Eileen was right. It was a good show and some of the movie dialogues made me think... especially the part about the lead actress who had a habit of not finishing up the last piece of food even though she's still hungry so that she could leave the happy feeling intact. Someone who was afraid of sad endings and final moments and desperately trying ways to avoid them.

The lead actor, on the other hand, was filled with regret of not confessing his feelings to his first love... and eventually lost her to someone else. 'I gave up loving her 내가 그 사람을 끝까지 사랑하지 않은거에요' *Sobs... I gave up loving you too*

The story's ending redefined first love and fated love as the lead actress finally closed the chapter by choosing to move on and starting a new relationship with the lead actor.

Worth a watch!

주걸륜이 멋있다!

OMG!! Can't believe this is Jay Chou's new look for his latest movie 《逆战》... He looks so cool in short crop hair!

헬로 스트레인저

I just came back from the cinema... Can't believe the last movie I watched was more than half year ago? And... I can't even remember which movie it was! Is this a sign of aging?

These days, it's really difficult to find companion... even if it's just to watch a movie. Another sign of getting old because there are fewer friends to hang out with?

Anyway I was glad to catch 'Hello Strangers' with my Korean classmate. This is a Thai romance-comedy which was 100% filmed in South Korea. I feel like visiting the country again!

Here's the trailer of the movie... enjoy!

The Leap Years

I had missed this movie when it was out in the cinemas so when I knew that Okto was going to screen this show, I was very much looking forward to it.

A promise to meet every 4 years... How can one keep to that promise? Perhaps only with much faith and patience.

Robert Feart's 'In three words, I can sum up everything I’ve learnt about life: It goes on.' drove the message strongly across.

Sometimes I feel the sad memories and pain are too much for me to bear. I may have loved and lost... but I believe eventually I will become a stronger and better person.

It is not in the stars to hold our destiny but in ourselves.
~ William Shakespeare

Quite a heartwarming show for a local production. Thumbs up!

『天外奇蹟』 Up!

剛去看了口碑好的不得了的卡通片『天外奇蹟』 Up
對白有趣中又充滿了感動
是一部發人深省的好片！

“雖然你走了，但回憶卻是永恆…”

Dance! Subaru

I want to watch this!!! Who wants to join me?





Sorry production III's audio track has been removed due to copyright. Please enjoy the 2 videos while they last!

쌍화점

Heard from my Korean classmate that this movie, A Frozen Flower took Korea by storm when it was released on screen last December. The movie apparently grossed over $6 million from 1.27 million admissions on 500 screens for distributor Showbox.

A Frozen Flower shares a love triangle between the king, his queen and chief royal guard. The film starrs popular artistes which include 주진모 from 200 Pounds Beauty, 조인성 from Something Happened in Bali and the ballerina 송지효 from Princess Hours.

Synopsis of the movie (taken from asianmediawiki.com):

In “A Frozen Flower”, the king of Goryeo (주진모) comes under heavy pressure from neighbouring China to produce an heir (his wife - 송지효 is of Chinese descent) or become possibly replaced. The king meanwhile has no interest in women and is incapable of producing an heir because of his homosexuality. The king spends the majority of his time with Hong Lim - his chief royal bodyguard (조인성). The king nurtured Hong Lim into the role of his personal bodyguard since young. Their relationship has now progressed into a sexual relationship.

One day, the king day asks Hong Lim to father a child with the queen. Hong Lim is taken back by this request as he has never been with a women before. The first evening that Hong Lim attempts to conceive a child with the queen he is unable to perform. The second night they attempt to conceive a child things turn out differently. Passion arises between the two and they successfully have sex. Their third night together they find themselves falling for each other. Meanwhile, the king suspects that something has changed within Hong Lim and is willing to do whatever it takes to keep Hong Lim for himself.

'우리 생애 최고의 순간' 영화를 기대한다!

'우리 생애 최고의 순간' is based on a true inspirational story of the Korean women's handball team, which were up against Denmark won the silver medal in 2004 Athens Olympics. Since its release on 10 January, it has drawn 2.64 million viewers!



A sports movie on the surface, it is actually a human drama dealing with the life of people on the fringe of society. Though Korea lost in the 2004 Athens Olympics, it indeed reminded Koreans of the glorious silver win, a medal which shone more brightly than the gold.

식객 영화를 본 후...

I caught the Korean movie 'Le Grand Chef 식객' yesterday. Inspired by the phenomenally popular comic series of the same name, this movie revolves around a fierce cooking competition.



I initially thought there should be a fair bit of cooking scenes but to my disappointment, they were mostly fast forwarded. Nontheless I did enjoy the movie. I was greatly touched when the chef decided to sacrifice his cow for the competition.

After watching, I decided....

I'm abstaining from beef for 1 month!

愛就是不問值不值得... ...

今天看了《色,戒》... 看了後,有了很多感觸...

"到男人心里的路通過胃", "到女人心里的路通過陰-道".
電影里赤裸的床戲表現了王佳芝對漢奸和情人產生的複雜愛情.

女人心是脆弱的, 女人可以為愛情犧牲自己
愛就是不問值不值得... ...

想參閱張愛玲的短篇小說 《色,戒》可以到這兒...

쉿! 요건 비밀인데... 저 요리해요!

오늘 저녁에 미국 코미디 영화 라따뚜이 Ratatouille는 보러 극장에 갔어요. 이 영화에서 인상 깊었던 텍스트 My favourite liners in the movie:

In many ways, the work of a critic is easy. We risk very little yet enjoy a position over those who offer up their work and their selves to our judgement.

We thrive on negative criticism, which is fun to write and to read. But the bitter truth we critics must face is that, in the grand scheme of things, the average piece of junk is probably more meaningful than our criticism designating it so.

But there are times when a critic truly risks something, and that is in the discovery and defense of the new. The world is often unkind to new talents — new creations. The new needs friends.

Last night, I experienced something new, an extraordinary meal from a singularly unexpected source. To say that both the meal and its maker have challenged my preconceptions about fine cooking is a gross understatement. They have rocked me to my core.

In the past, I have made no secret of my disdain for Chef Gusteau's famous motto: Anyone can cook. But I realize only now do I truly understand what he meant. Not everyone can become a great artist, but a great artist can come from anywhere. It is difficult to imagine more humble origins than those of the genius now cooking at Gusteau's, who is, in this critic's opinion, nothing less than the finest chef in France. I will be returning to Gusteau's soon, hungry for more. ~ Anton Ego

이 영화를 한번 보세요!
누구나 요리를 할 수 있다! Anyone can cook!
Can you?

'미녀는 괴로워' 영화

오늘 친구과 극장에서 '미녀는 괴로워' 영화 봤는데 정말 한껏 웃었어요!
2006년 한국에서 최고로 재미있게 본 영화이예요.

'유미 - 별' 노래 가사가 좋아서 그 노래가 좋다.

바람결이 창을 흔들고
내 키만한 작은 나의 방 위로
아름답게 별빛들은
가득 채워주네요
셀수없이 많은 별들은
지쳐있는 나를 어루만지며
내 맘속에 가득 담은
눈물 닦아 주네요
많이 아파하지마
날 꼭 안은채
다독여주며 잘자라
위로해 주네요
걷지 못할 만큼
힘에 겨워 아파와도
눈물이 앞을 가려와도
갖지못할 내 사랑 앞에도
나 웃을래요
잠시라도 곁에
행복했던 기억들을
가슴에 간직할께요
두눈에 수놓아진
저 별들처럼 영원히

꿈을 꾸듯 다가오네요
유난히도 밝은 나의 별 하나
눈부심이 반짝이며
어깨위로 내려와
자꾸 슬퍼하지마
손 꼭 잡은채
날 만져주며
따스히 날 감싸주네요
걷지 못할 만큼
힘에 겨워 아파와도
눈물이 앞을 가려와도
갖지못할 내 사랑앞에도
나 웃을래요
잠시라도 곁에
행복했던 기억들을
가슴속에 간직할께요
두눈에 수놓아진
저 별들처럼
나 오늘만은 안울어요
눈물이 가득차와도저기 저 별들처럼
나 웃을래요
행복했던 기억모두
가슴에 간직할께요
두눈에 수놓아진
저 별들처럼
영원히