Movie: The Hangover (NC16)

Synopsis:
For his bachelor party, the groom and his three groomsmen (a thrill-seeking school teacher, a henpecked dentist and a weird brother-in-law) went to Las Vegas. After a very drunk night, the groom was missing, the room was a mess and the marriage was looming near. Will they be able to make it in time?

Review:
What happens in Vegas should remain in Vegas, but luckily this movie made the grade. Those who have watched Superbad would find this more crude, crass, discriminating and vulgar. Yet, the combination brought plenty of laughter.

Rating:
4/5

Marina Barrage

Marina Barrage is the newest attraction in Singapore. Not that it has much to offer, but it is definitely a place to relax, chill and hang out with friends.

Movie: Public enemies

Synopsis:
In 1933, John Dillinger (Johnny Depp) was America's most wanted criminal as he robbed banks and humiliated the police. As a result, FBI Melvin Purvis (Christian Bale) swore to take him down. Eventually, even Dillinger could not escape from the law.

Review:
Although there were plenty of shooting scenes, I was not thoroughly entertained. I must admit that Johnny Depp is a great actor and overshadowed Christian Bale as a result, but somehow there was something missing.

Rating:
3.5/5

Marble Slab Creamery

Marble Slab Creamery, the newest ice-cream outlet in town, was located at Iluma. Curious about the selling point behind 'the freshest ice cream on earth', I travelled there to try it out. Turns out that it is pretty novel.

In addition to the common flavours available, the creamery offers exotic ones such as apple & spice. However, the best part would be the wide variety of 'mixins' to be mixed with the ice cream. With your choice of ice cream and 'mixins', they are mixed thoroughly on a marble slab before being served on a made-on-the-spot waffle cone. Pretty amazing indeed. Having a new creation to tie in with each week's movie premiere is awesome too.

Even though it's a novel idea, the price tag might deter most. The service was friendly but inefficient. But, it is definitely worth a try.

Peach ice-cream with 'mixins'

Results

Yay! After a long wait, the results are out and I've got my first class! Perhaps the old me would have been interested in comparing the results of my peers, but I guess that is just too tiring... No point making yourself feel sad...

Movie: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Synopsis:
The sixth instalment of Harry Potter sees the trio facing more danger as the Deatheaters grow stronger in strength. Will Dumbledore be able to prepare Harry for the fight against Voldemort or will evil win?

Review:
At 2hrs 35 mins, the movie was barely enough to cover the crux of the story. However, the director did it and it was impressive. Top marks for the on-screen romance and effects. Also, the ideas that Rowling tried to express in her books were much clearer in the movie. If only the fight scene was longer... Now, I'm waiting impatiently for the last two movies.

Rating:
4/5

Movie: Sunshine cleaning (NC16)

Synopsis:
Fed-up with being a maid, single mom Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) took up a job as a biohazard crime scene cleaner. Together with her sister Nora (Emily Blunt), they set to clean up the messes left behind and to seek closure of their own.

Review:
Good acting was unable to save the choppy transistions and weak plot and after a while, it started to bore the audiences. It may be a Sundance hit, but it didn't work on me.

Rating:
2.5/5

Movie: Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Synopsis:

With Ellie giving birth soon, the rest of the pack felt that its time they live their lives on their own. When Sid dropped through the ice cracks, he stumbled across three dinosaur eggs and took them with him. As a result, the angry mother dinosaur kidnapped Sid to the prehistoric world beneath the ice. To save Sid, the rest of the pack travelled to the unknown world.

Review:

A simple plot but quite nicely done (if you ignore the logic of a world beneath the ice). Mimicking fighter aircrafts, the aerial chase scene was pretty exciting. The 3-d effect was rather interesting, though I felt a little dizzy after that. In all, it sure made me laugh, so, it's not bad at all.

Rating:

3.5/5

Class bbq

Had a fantastic class gathering at east coast park. About half the class turned up for the bbq, which is quite amazing. The food was not bad (took quite a long time to prepare the night before)
Luckily we decided to have makeshift pits instead of renting as it rained heavily ... But it was not all that depressing as it was very fun to huddle together over our makeshift pits like a korean-style bbq, while the rain was blowing hard at us. Really happy that our class still have gatherings even though we left school so long ago

Honesty

In any relationship, honesty is the key for it to succeed.
Nobody likes a liar.
However, not everyone can handle the truth.
If being honest destroys the bond, then what is the point of being truthful?
Wouldn't it be better to keep silent?

Argh

Argh, can't upload my photos!