I can’t help but to draw similarities between my favourite Japanese star YUI and the 19 years old model turned actress turned singer Yui Aragaki that go slightly deeper than just a name resemblance and a birthday that is only 3 months apart. Both starred in a rather sad movie (“Midnight Sun” for YUI), both [...]
Entries from March 9th, 2008
Last Lecture Of Randy Pausch – How To Live Your Life
March 7th, 2008 17 Comments
Hypothetically, if you knew that you were going to die and you had one last lecture, what would you say to your students? It is an academic tradition of Professor Randy Pausch’s University to give a “last lecture” to the students except it was not just a tradition in his case; he is actually dying [...]
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Snippet Of My Life Episode 11 – Of Coffee Bean Muffins, Singapore Budget Terminal, Sudoku, 1-800-CALL-NEA, and IPO
March 5th, 2008 6 Comments
I swear things are getting more expensive in Singapore. Just couldn’t pinpoint the exact figure as I am lousy in numbers until one morning, I was devastated to see my beloved muffin at Coffee Bean is now selling at S$3.50, up from S$2.70. That is a 30% hike over the weekend. That’s it, no more [...]
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There Will Be Blood – Daniel Day-Lewis
March 3rd, 2008 8 Comments
There will be a bunch of viewers leaving the theater feeling enchanted by the Oscar winning performance of the lead actor and mesmerized by the cinematography of the late 1800’s and early 1900’s America. There will also be a bunch of viewers who find the film too long (160 minutes), the storyline too inconclusive, and [...]
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The Cleft By Doris Lessing – Drop All That You Know And Start Over
March 1st, 2008 4 Comments
In the beginning, there were only women. Then one day, a deformed baby with a tube hanging in front was born. These deformed babies grew up with breasts that have no milk inside and nipples that were dysfunctional … The above is how the plot begins in “The Cleft”. I don’t know how you all make decision in [...]
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