The Year of Jacky Cheung World Tour 07
I went to the Singapore Indoor Stadium for The Year of Jacky Cheung World Tour 07. I arrived about two hours before the 8pm start and found plenty of parking, monitoring the carpark to gauge how it filled up.
Blog
Personal posts and the diary I have kept since 2002: birthdays, year-in-reviews, milestones, and whatever is on my mind.
Surf’s Up
I caught Surf's Up at GV Marina on a whim today. The film was rather boring, but the CGI is good, especially the water effects and animation; respect to all the CG artists. My Downloads page now runs WP-DownloadManager.
Communicasia 2007
I caught Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer last Sunday, a noon show at GV VivoCity. There were lots of kids and the usual noise, but once the film began they fell quiet, well-behaved after all.
Shrek 3, Zodiac
I caught Shrek 3 two weeks ago at a Friday midnight show at GV VivoCity. Li Xiang suggested it, but true to her nickname Sleepy, she dozed off before it even started, during the trailers.
2006/2007 Semester 2 Modules Grades
My 2006/2007 Semester 2 results: A- in Computing and Society, B- in Fundamentals of Information Systems, B+ in Enterprise Systems Development, C+ in Principles of Economics and B in Financial Accounting. My CAP is 3.35.
Next
I caught Next last week at GV VivoCity; it was slightly above average. My eyes were glued to the screen practically throughout, as it's quite an action-packed film. Next up is Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End.
Anything/Whatever Can Drinks
If you want to know what flavour your Anything or Whatever drink is, just check the ingredients label, since Singapore law requires the manufacturer to state the ingredients of that specific can. A neat workaround for these deliberately mystery-flavoured drinks.
GST Offset Package
I caught 28 Weeks Later at The Cathay, my first visit there. The building is confusing and the carpark cramped, so GV VivoCity still rocks. The film was only average; I reckon 28 Days Later was better.
Movie Blues
I caught Spider-Man 3 at Lido with Li Xiang and her friends after a sushi buffet at Suki Sushi. That was my first and last time there, as the food is poor; Sakae Sushi is far better.
Exams Over
My exams are finally over; never have I been this stressed except at NUS. The competition is so high and the students seem ten times smarter, which makes you feel ten times dumber.
Room Makeover
My parents bought my brother and me each a King Koil queen-size bed, costing around $500 and arriving last Wednesday. Our previous mattress lasted ten years and the frame sixteen. Since the bed is big, I rearranged my room.
Fracture
Before our movie we queued about 20 minutes for doughnuts at Vinco The Donut Parlour on VivoCity's second level, and they were disappointing, not fluffy at all, as if the doughnut had gone on a diet. Overhyped.
Ice Cafe Latte
I love an iced caffe latte, and when I start work I hope there's a Starbucks nearby. My ranking, best to worst: Starbucks, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Gloria Jean's, McCafe and Spinelli.
Shooter
I caught Shooter on Sunday night, a film over two hours long that was slightly above average. The main character, Bob Lee Swagger, played by Mark Wahlberg, is practically an aimbot, with near-100% accuracy.
Tagged By LiXiang
Li Xiang tagged me with this game: each player lists six weird things about themselves, then tags six others, who must blog their own six weird things and state the rules. Number one: I speak very fast.
Sunshine
I caught Sunshine at GV Jurong Point and the film was pure rubbish; I should have watched Shooter instead. This is the third consecutive time I couldn't watch in peace at GV Jurong Point, and I've no idea why.
50 Memorable Things For Singaporean Teenagers
Fifty memorable things for Singaporean teenagers, so sit back, enjoy and think back. Were you one of these? You grew up watching He-Man, Transformers, SilverHawks and Mickey Mouse, not forgetting the Ninja Turtles and the Smurfs.
Things You May Not Know
Things you may not know, part one to thirty. Look at your zipper: the initials YKK stand for Yoshida Kogyo Kabushikigaisha, the world's largest zipper maker. Around 40% of McDonald's profits come from Happy Meals.
Found in JB pirated discs bust: Database of S’pore buyers
A raid by Malaysian authorities on a Johor Baru shop has turned up a customer list, which will be handed to the police here. The database of names, phone numbers and addresses was found on the shop's PC.
Ping.sg
I recently stumbled upon Ping.sg and, seeing its potential, registered both my blog and my development blog with it. I think it's much better than Tomorrow.sg, and amusingly my site's Alexa ranking is higher than either Ping.sg's or Tomorrow.sg's.
Prison Break
I celebrated my birthday with my polytechnic classmates last Thursday at Glass House Fish & Co. I'd first wanted Tao's Restaurant, but found its $28.80++ seven-course set dinner a bit pricey, whereas Fish & Co tops out around $24.
23rd Birthday Celebration
I celebrated my birthday with family at Dian Xiao Er in VivoCity a day early, since my parents, grandparents and uncle are off to Vietnam. My birthday cake was a Ben & Jerry's ice cream cake.