Boeing Boeing

If you have yet to watch Boeing Boeing, you better do before September 4th.

If it’s not for the love of wanting a good laugh - from start to finish, mind you - do it for the eye candy on set.

Adrian Pang’s delivery of Bernard takes the show to a whole new level. It’s the added swagger and smirk that makes the role shine.

And who doesn’t like a girl in uniform? These girls are really hot! Even though I’m pretty sure that their legs were sprayed with Sally Hansen’s leg makeup, they had gorgeous slim legs that go on forever! My favourite character has got to be the kawaii japanese air stewardess played by Emma Yong. Her dramatic antics scores a 120 out of 100 on my score chart.

What makes this show so hilarious is that these 3 ladies present the three different air stewardess to a tee. Chermaine Ang does Miss Cathay Pacific with death stares and spurts of Cantonese phrases. Wendy Kweh hits it home with a heavily Singlish accented speech. And my favourite japanese air stewardess, Emma Yong, breathes so much live and cuteness into her character that you would be left wondering if she did watch too much anime when researching on her role.

The other 2 characters - Robert (played by Daniel York) and Minah (played by Siti Khalijah) also added much flavour to the performance. York added a little more drama into the orginal role, matching Pang’s energetic portrayal of Bernard. I have to say I also loved Khalijah’s take on Minah. I kept repeating the line “it’s not easy you know” for a few hours after the show. It was hilarious.

I was happy that I had chosen an extremely good seat - 11th row centre seats! From where I was seated, I could see all the expressions so clearly!

Long live the theatre in Singapore!

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

If you have been thinking about going vegetarian for a while, but never took the leap of faith… Watch this show and you might just decide to jump onto the wagon.

You will not look at a piece of meat in the same light. Ever again.

Powerfully written and cleverly directed, this is definitely not a show for the faint-hearted. With every minute that ticks by, you will be kept at the edge of your seat - cringing.

I felt sick 30 minutes into the movie. But it was so good, I just had to stay to watch.

Who is the killer? Who is so brutal and cruel?

I just had to know. I just… had to.

It’s a twisted story of a family with dark secrets to hide. And you, would want to know that dark secret.

One of the member has killed the precious Harriet Vanger, and Henrik Vanger - CEO of the Vanger corporation wants to know who did it. It must be one of the family members - they are thirsty to gain control of the Vanger’s assets.

But… who?

Sounds a little like cluedo doesn’t it? Check you are it.

Morbid, horrifying and bloody - all at once - creates a very strange odd concoction of a story.

Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Xing Wang Cafe

Singapore is a unique country. What I love best about Singapore? The food.

After going for a nice walk at the reservoir with my nieces, we headed to Xing Wang cafe at Yishun for our lunch.

After burning under the hot sun for one hour, nothing beats drinking a nice cold cup of lychee tea - well… except drinking green apple - but this cup of lychee tea is really delicious. =D

Another specialty of most Hong Kong cafes is their french toast with honey and butter.

However, topping that, is the never ending list of finger-linking pork chop dishes.

Vote for your favourite!

#1. Tomato-pork baked rice.

#2. Curry flavoured pork noodles.

#3. Black pepper pork chop with fries.

Say… Yum!

Laneige Perfect Renew Dual Touch Eyes Cream

I hate fine lines. It exposes my age and creases my eye make up.

I wish there was some means to BANISH them to planet Pluto.

So I’ve been on a hunt for good eye creams. For… a very long time.

One of my favourite eye cream of all time, is Laneige’s perfect renew dual touch eyes cream. What a mouth full of words.

This eye cream prides on a total 24 hour care, with 2 mini tubs of eye cream - one for the day and the other for the night. It comes with a spatula for you to scoop the cream out with ease. Its function include anti-wrinkle care and UV protection.

Day cream…

I’m not so much of a fan of the day cream as I am of the night cream. The day cream is slightly thick and requires to be ‘warmed’ up before a smooth application. Being always pressed for time, this is not something I look forward to as I need to spend a little longer for the cream to set on the lower lid before I’m able to apply my concealer.

However, I am appreciative that it has an SPF component to it, so I don’t have to slather sun screen on the eye area which might leave bumpy residue over time.

Night cream…

Alright, I’m a huge fan of this cream, as it delivers what it promises. The lower lids appear fuller and the wrinkles are not as visible as it was before. The dark circles are also lightened, and my eyes feel refreshed.

It amazes me how well it works on days where I have had only 6 hours worth of sleep. I go to sleep with reddish lower lids and wake up with refreshed lids.

Price…

The eye cream is slightly pricey (unfortunately I can’t remember how much, but I do remember going… “wow” in my head), but it’s worth the price, as it works.

Rating… 4.5 / 5

I heart my GFFs.

I know this bunch of GFFs for a decade and we are planning on a formal 10 year anniversary celebration this year. I’m so excited!

How much do I love these gals? Pretty much, so much so that we celebrate each others’ birthdays, and we make it a point to meet up once every three months to chill and chat - we are really busy people with very different time schedules…

The other day, we met up to celebrate Bing’s birthday.

She was very happy indeed..

Ganny and I.

I love sushi. I really do love sushi. I love my sushi raw!!!! My mouth is watering just looking at this…

Or.. scallop anyone?

The birthday girl and I.

Ganny and Limin.

On Bing’s request, we had our supper at Max Brenner. Awesome chocolate! I would like to try their super duper chocolate shake one day.

Instead, we decided to share this delicious banana waffle with hazelnut chocolate.

And this heavenly waffle with ice-cream.

Chocolate makes my day… Mmm….

Sex and the City 2

Bring on the bling, the girls and the New York spirit.

Whilst I embraced the show at the beginning and laughed at all the funny scenes in between, I couldn’t help but feel that the show could have a more intriguing plot. 1 hour into the show and I felt that the show was more of dazzle-me-colour-oh-pretty-dresses than plot-material-worthy.

Also, I felt that the show didn’t give a fair portrayal of the Middle East culture… which made me feel a little uncomfortable - the exact same feeling when I watched Kaiji.

But… thank goodness the pretty clothes saved the day.

Here are some snap shots of the outfits that I totally love. Delicious!

What’s there not to love about this outfit. Simple yet stunning. Heart the Louboutins.

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An interesting take on exotic outfits to suit the Middle East’s climate.

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Ah now these are outfits that I would love to wear! Love the Goddess look that Charlotte is pulling off.

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You know how most ladies would obsessed with Carrie’s array of clothes and wished that they were her? I admit that her outfits are indeed tempting… But, I kinda like Samantha’s character. She’s the one in the show that makes me laugh uncontrollably because her mannerism is just so out of this world!

All the glitz. But you can’t beat having a dog as accessory. After all, Miss Hilton started the trend.

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I always wondered why giangatic earrings were on sale. I can never pull them off to save my life. But she rocks it so well you wish you owed one of those.

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Have a great week ladies!

The Message - 風聲

I’ve never really tuned into a Mainland China movie. But this is really good.

The message stars Zhou Xun and Li Bing Bing - these ladies deserve all praise for their endearing and convincing act in the show.

In a nutshell, the shows revolves around 5 high ranking officials who are brought in for questioning - amongst them was a suspected traitor. Slowly as the show progressed, one official was tortured to death and the other shot himself. Leaving behind 3 officials.

The torture was slow, but the show wasn’t slow. For those officials who were not willing to speak, they were tortured by Mister Six, a man who used acupuncture as a form of torture. One of the female officials was also tortured - for ways that I shall not comment about.

The story is really well woven and well shot. I sat there wanting to know more, and wanting to know who was the traitor and how was the person trying to get the message out.

And how the Japanese man got killed in the end - that was really a wow moment.

Review: Narciso Rodriguez for her.

Over the past year, I’ve accumulated a lot of perfume samples, and I shall take the time to review them one by one.

For starters, I shall start with Narciso Rodriguez for her.

Narciso Rodriguez for her smells as sharp and clean as it (the bottle) looks. There is simply no hint of overpowering powdery flora fragrance, but bears a crisp note of it instead. The scent sort of reminds me of a power corporate who is enjoying a sumptuous weekend lunch in a top class hotel, decked out in her classy black and white.

However, because it is so classy and clean, the scent may appear a little generic. It also bears minimal excitement and fun. It’s more appropriate for wear on your I’m-in-a-fuss-free-mood-days. On the light side, it is for these reasons that I’m liken to use the perfume as my room scent and spritz it in my diary.

If you want to get a perfume that is subtle, simple and no-frills attach. Give this perfume a go ahead.

Justin Nozuka

I present to you Justin Nozuka - soulful, yearning - his incredible vocals and emotive gaze sent shivers down my spine. His singing style is peppered with twangs of soft rock and blues, coupled with modernity.

He is the modern singer. The modern man. And he is really pretty.

Born in New York to Japanese and American parents, Nozuka grew up in Toronto (Yay Canada).

Rough, yet sensitive - his ballads are emotional; it tugs the very last tearful corner of your heart. At the same time, he has a punk side - taking on rock pop songs with an urban-edgy voice. He is a gem in the rough waiting to be discovered and cut to its sparkling best.

I like the fact that there is a sort of raw edged quality to his singing. It is something that you can keep listening to for a long period of time, without having this nagging toothache. I just dig his street-style approach to the songs.

I love his versatility too! From the common love story, to death at war time, to daily fun, his songs are stung with strong emotions - sorrowful, longing, or plain funky.

I’m buying his album the moment I can squeeze time to head to the stores - heck about my spending quota for the month.

I’m hooked.

Watch Justin Nozuka’s music video on youtube. Watch this video on “After Tonight” as well!

Harper’s Island - Gasp, Sigh

I’m distraught. Mid-way through the 2 hour season finale, my heart felt like it sunk to the bottom of the sea. True to the director’s sense of twists and turns, the ending was a bumpy one.

Episode 12:
Victim 1: Danny Brooks. The college buddy. Died by being stabbed by a rod that holds paper.
Victim 2: Trish Wellington. The bride. Stabbed by her husband-to-be, Henry.

Episode 13:
Victim 1: Christopher Sullivan. The best man. Killed by being stabbed by his best friend, Henry.
Victim 2: John Wakefield. Stabbed by his son, Henry.
Victim 3: Henry Dunn. The groom. Stabbed by Abby.

Survivors:
Abby Mills, Jimmy Mance, Shea and Madison Allen.

Can we say yay?

As it turns out, Henry is Abby’s half brother. He has turned psycho. He is on a rampage to kill everyone, whom he brought to the island, on the pretext of celebrating his wedding.

I feel my stomach making a sick turn.

Henry is filled with rage that he was abandoned at birth by his real mother, Abby’s mum. Henry meets Wakefield by chance after the killings 7 years ago. A year later, Wakefield searches for Henry, and Henry acknowledges him as his father.

So here is the nice Henry who plotted the series of sick killings. He got himself a fiance (Trish), made himself a best friend (Sully) and good friends (Booth, Malcolm, and Danny) who graced his wedding as groomsmen. He conveniently held the wedding at Harper’s Island, because the love of his life (Abby) told him, when he was a kid, that she wished that the two of them could spend all summer on the island by themselves.

He designed it for that purpose.

Having despised his adoptive family for a long time, he killed his adoptive family’s only son (J.D.). He also killed his adoptive uncle, Marty.

Unfortunately the rest of Trish’s wedding list guest had to go too (Beth, Chloe, Cal, Katherine, Richard, and Lucy). We knew that Henry has always had something against Mr. Wellington, so the poor man had to go, even though he was the father of the bride.

They were all just part of the plan.

Lastly, any person who was unfortunate to have implicated themselves in this joyous occasion were axed (Shane, Maggie, Hunter, and Nikki).

Someone please cry foul play.

As luck turns out, Henry chose Abby over his father - killing his father at the end. So shout relief, at least justice was served to one deserving soul.

To make sure that the show ends with zero murderer running loose, the script writer made sure that justice was served to the last deserving person, Henry. In self-defense, Abby stabbed Henry.

After 13 episodes, I’m pretty happy that it ended. Finally. But, it cannot describe my anguish that it had to end in such a strange way.

Half-brother has a thing for his younger half-sister? He holds an unrequited love for his half-sister? Thus, plots for 5 years to get her back to the island, so that he can fulfill her dream? In the midst kill innocent people, just because they were part of the plan.

I think I’ll steal some of my niece’s bed-time fairytales to read tonight, to comfort my distorted heart.