21st Birthday

My birthday this year was a smash… really it was… it was good fun… it started at midnight when Noa, Jun & Taz came to ambush me armed with two very cute balloons and a very charming card… hand made as well… Then Jun played some Black… which he still needs to complete for me… Later in the day… well in the afternoon… we went on a scavenger hunt that Fiona prepared… it was meant to be a tour of Melbourne since I was always going on about how I haven’t seen that much of it… It was quite fun but since we started rather late we really didn’t have time to complete it… Then we rushed back to get ready for dinner… I went to dinner with my friends from O’Connell at the Melbourne Central Lion Hotel… the food was pretty good bar food… and they had good cocktails… After dinner we were told that there would be free comedy in the pub as part of the Melbourne Comedy Festival promotion… so we hung around to watch… that was until the 4th comedian who went on about porn and sex… so we decided to leave… we just went next door to Kingpin/Barcode to play some pool/air-hockey… man my pool skills really have degraded… it was soooo bad… but my air-hockey skills weren’t really that good either… but it was still good fun…

On Wednesday, I met up with Li Chin who came down from Adelaide, as well as Yan Zhen who brought her sister along… we went for lunch at Ajisen Ramen on Burke Street… Li Chin was so sweet as to give me a very nice watch for my birthday which I have become rather fond of but also in constant fear of scratching or breaking it as I am so used to the invincible Tag watch I’ve had all these years…

On Thursday, I met up with some high school friends organised by Ash… we went to Stalactites for dinner… Ash and Tjia Wen got me a scarf which I think is very cool… refer to picture… Vin Li and Pei Ling got me a set of salt and pepper bottles which is very nice as well… and red (yay) although I think I would prefer to use them for oil and vinegar…

On Saturday… I was meant to have a reunion with my friends from college who are in Melbourne but unfortunately and also outrageously… they did not show up… none zip nada… except for Li Chin of course who organised it… Yan Zhen was sick so she decided to skip it… Although I really do think that I’d rather not have it any other way since we ended up going to the Royal Botanical Gardens… well okay… I brought Li Chin to the shrine and we happened to stumble by the garden which I did not know was there… It’s very very nice… I wanna go back there one day just to like lie in the sun and read a book or something… It’s absolutely gorgeous and so quiet… I really enjoyed it…

Cheers to everyone who made my 21st so great… XOXO…

Ghost Rider

A young motorcycle stuntman, Johnny Blaze, is tricked into selling his soul to the devil to save his sick father. However, the devil cures his father but turns one of their stunt into accident that lead to his father’s death. There was nothing Johnny could do. The devil had no use for him at that moment and so he made Johnny “invincible” until he needed him. As a result, Johnny, whom had promised to runaway with the girl he loved, Roxanne, decided not to in order to spare her from any problems that might happen. Years later, Johnny became a famous stuntman, famous for his death-defying acts, which sometimes do really lead to very bad results but he never gets hurt. Johnny is reunited with Roxanne when she, now a reporter, interviews him about one of his stunts. Unfortunately for them, their reunion was short-lived as Johnny’s contract with the devil is finally enacted has he becomes the devil’s “Ghost Rider”. His task is to find and capture Blackheart and his men, who are trying to gain power to take over the world. Johnny’s relationship with Roxanne turns sour again when he keeps going m.i.a. on her. However things come to light and she is caught in between him and Blackheart who uses her as a bargaining chip. In the end he defeats Blackheart. Even though this meant that he was able to break his contract with the devil, he decides that he needs to give up the love of his life to avenge his father’s death and vowed to fight the devil until the end of his days.

A rather dissapointing movie I have to say. Not very entertaining, not that well made, and not very well written.

Curse Of The Golden Flower

Set during the late Tang Dynasty in ancient China, Emperor Ping at the height of his rule is the supreme ruler of both country and family. It is exactly this that is causing extreme power struggle between Emperor and Empress, as well as between the Emperor and his 3 sons. The Crown Prince Wan and the Empress, his stepmother, have had a liaison for years. However the Crown Prince also has been having an affair with the Imperial Physician’s daughter, Chan. With the return of Prince Jai, the second son, for the Chrysanthemum Festival after being away for 3 years comes the unravelling of all the lies, deceit, and betrayal within the family. As the fued between the family members heightens, it is difficult to tell who’s alligiance is to whom. And with the rebellion being plotted, Prince Jai has to choose who his loyalty lies with. Tragically, all these heat ends up with blood shed from all three sons.

This movie is really really twisted with mild incesteous plot and a lot of deceit. The story can sometimes be a little overwhelming to follow but nevertheless, it is spectacular in all ways. I felt the movie itself was not bad but too the plot was just so twisted.

Bobby

I haven’t been reviewing any of the movies I’ve seen for a long time…. I think I’m really getting rusty…

The year is 1968 and Senator Robert F. Kennedy is running for president. 22 people from different race, age group, social and economic class converge at the Ambassador Hotel. Their lives intertwine as the primary election night party draw closer. This historic night is set against the backdrop of the cultural issues gripping the country at the time, including racism, sexual inequality and class differences, which inevitably ends with the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.

I felt the movie has a very good pace, slow but not too slow that it makes you want to sleep. I like how the story of written where the late Senator Kennedy, the glue that holds the whole story together was not portrayed as a character in the movie. I quite enjoyed the movie I have to say. Maybe not for everyone but for all serious movie goers.