"UP" Movie Review~

ahsun: =)

Took my nephew for movie watching on Friday 21 August 2009 as he pester me to bring him go....thinking it might be a good movie...why not? haha.... not bad for the animation.....nicely done... and also the plot were good....characters are all v funny....especially "gavin", "russell" and "Carl Fredricksen".... lol....love the scenes and dialogue/quotes from the movie lor....everyone should watch it to have a good laugh....

From yahoo movies -> "A 78-year-old man named Carl Fredricksen spent his entire life dreaming of exploring the globe and experiencing life to its fullest. Due to his age, he thinks life has passed him by. One day, an 8-year old wilderness explorer named Russell, changes his outlook on life and the pair goes on adventures, encountering wild terrains, unexpected villains and jungle creatures."

Release Date:
6th August 2009
Language:
English
Running Time:
102 mins

Rating:
PG
Genre:
Action
Starring:
Edward Asner, Jordan Nagai, Christopher Plummer
Directed by:
Bob Peterson, Pete Docter
Local Distributor:
Buena Vista International

Clockwise from top left(Carl with his house filled with balloons, Russell & Carl stuck @ South American, Gavin the Special Bird, Carl & Russell~)

Clockwise from top left(Carl with Russell, "the talking dog" Dug, movie poster, carl and his wife Ellie)

"铁要经过提炼才能变成钢材，人要经过磨炼才能变成人才 。。。"

Finding the person who will appreciate you....

ahsun: =) Have you ever wonder whether that person who will appreciate your effort or hard work have came across your life, presently in your life or haven't meet him/her yet.... well...definition of appreciate: "to be grateful or be thankful" I just wonder whether sometimes things that you do, put in effort and heart to do it....does people know/realize it? or they're just oblivious to what you're doing and thinking what you do is "naturally what you supposed to do"....some "special treatment" which shouldn't happen because things have already change? Or really should i care what others think of me as a person/friend? does it really matters to me???? i don't know....

Sometimes, people tends to retain their old habits without realizing it.... without noticing that it might be time to change that old habit....try something new....try something out of the rule....out of the norm.... to create a new path....and not walk onto path that others have already created.... so as to live the life that you want...not what others want you to .....

Just some random thoughts on appreciation and life's path to select... fight the norm....go for the extraordinary....isn't that what makes entreprenuers and businessman??? hahaha.....

"铁要经过提炼才能变成钢材，人要经过磨炼才能变成人才 。。。"

Finally Blogger's OK le....

ahsun: =) Have been trying v vvvvv hard to type in my blog post....wow...finally blogger is ok le....(dunno whether's it's just mine or what) haven't been able to write posts when i have the 'feel'... Nevertheless.... need to write a series of post before i get back to work....let me recall what have i done for the past 2 weeks or so.... heh....

Malacca Trip: Ok... Date is 8-10th august....had a very tiring but layback life over at malacca.... First thing is we (Me, Jinyan, Rina & Karen aka Lao Cai) meet over at lavendar mrt to take the coach service from Korsortium Coach Services from SG to Melaka lor....early in the morning .... who knows....ALOT of SG people were going to M'sia at the same time....guess what??? TRAFFIC JAM FOR 4 HRS....shitty lor....but the ride in the coach made me slp and wake up and slp again....felt so drowsy.... haha....

Reached Melaka around 2:30Pm... den stupiud taxi driver dunno where the hostel is....made us go round and round....even asked for an $5 increase from $20....initially dun wanna give him de....but the 3 gals said maybe can jus give him...to avoid any trouble....really...doh de....hmmm....reached the Little Nonya Youth Hostel...to realised no aircon and the weather super hot.... haha....but at a very very affordable rate...and the friendly guide over there...Raj....shown us our rooms and give me the keys for the main door and our room....show us the shared bathroom, toilet and the locations to go for food and sightseeing....

After settling down, yan was having some giddy spells...so me,rina and lao cai went 7-11 to buy some panadol for her....the traffic there....is like risking yr self to cross the road....haha....learnt to be more daring when crossing the roads over there....or else u can just stay at the roadside till night time.... after buying the pills and letting her rest a while...we went out to explore the area at Equatorial Hotel, which was the hotel i was trying to book but was fully booked....haha....the toilet there v nice...and we saw the Jap Buffet Promotion there....so it became our 1st Dinner at melaka....haha....

Also went over to the megamall opp the hotel and walk awhile....it's really damn big...and the stuff...more or less...cheaper a bit...we went into hk cafe at their shopping centre for the curry fishball and some mini food before the dinner....one word... NICE~ haha.... yan even says it taste like those she had in HK... haha...must go HK to try it next time....After savouring our appetite awhile and walking ard the mall...Dinner time was ringing...thus we went back to the hotel and had our dinner there....the food....hmmm...i give 7/10 plus the setting and ambience, service attitude of the staffs were quite friendly....service was prompt and food was good....but the crowd is a bit small there....maybe m'sia dun like jap food ba....haha....

After dinner on our way back to the hostel, we met Raj and he mentioned he was also on the way back to the hostel and can show us around....haha....thank god he's there to show us the way...Raj is really v friendly and good lor.... so whenever i think if melaka....i will think of Raj....haha...not those red church ah....jonker street is where we went....it's quite a burstling street with stalls like those over at BKK chatuchak.... but smaller scale though.... all of us even stopped over for some custom designed handphone pouch and keychains....it's really very nice and cute...haha...i had mine for the words "ahsun" and the gals also had some for their friends and closed ones.... haha.... even Raj also had one tailored made for his wife....lol....

After sweating and drying and sweating again...we're out of Jonker street....haha...went over to visit the Melaka River...walk along it...took some photos...and saw the eye of m'sia which was on the itenerary for day 2....ha... and the ferris wheel was moving damn fast lar....haha...scary....had some funny photo taking sessions....haha....also walked past the big ship museum .... and the "hairy" trees over at the park nearby the premises.... Raj also told us there's a wishing well right at the top of the park... haha... so we thought maybe we can go during day 2....after reaching back the hostel... Raj even brought us to his friend's stall for Roti Prata....and shown us where the famous satay celup was...

So do check out the photos after this...gonna upload on sunday i guess...busy these days.... stay tuned for day 2 melaka....heehee....

"铁要经过提炼才能变成钢材，人要经过磨炼才能变成人才 。。。"

Google Maps for Blogs or website...

ahsun: =) Now it's so easy to create a map for your own website or using it as a directional guide for readers online.... with google maps.... the map can be printed online and also will be a real time map.... i.e. move around and using it to search other locations... more information can be found at maps.google.com... firstly u will need to have a google account and also just need to select the location that the map suppose to display....and copy-paste the source code as an javascript/html code and there u got it.... haha....

For more info... pls go to : http://maps.google.com/help/maps/mymaps/create.html

=)

"铁要经过提炼才能变成钢材，人要经过磨炼才能变成人才 。。。"

Gathering always brings back great memories...

ahsun: =) Well last friday was one of my Sea Soldier fren birthday....and a few of us from the same batch decided to meetup for a dinner near lavendar....it's a claypot fish head and over there...long queues are expected everyday...but as we have got "connections" with their boss over there...we managed to find a seat as soon as we've reached there... met up with han rong, chao hong, leon, gary, marcus (joined us later when we head to geylang for roaming)...

The name of the shop is Nam Hwa Chong Fish-Head Steamboat Corner(南华昌（亚秋）鱼头炉) @ ....but i heard it's quite famous in that area...somewhere near concourse and arab street that area.. their details as follows :

814 North Bridge Road (@ Jalan Sultan & North Bridge Road Cross Junction)
Singapore, Singapore
Phone : 6297 9319
Opening hours : 5pm - 11pm

Food Blogger Reviews : http://ieatclub.com/nan-hwa-chong-fish-head-steamboat-corner-978/review.htm

Haha...i was just blindly following others as i didn't know how to get there lor.... the food there was nice....and also affordable... heard it was setup by an uncle leon known....and therefore our food also came unexpectedly fast... lol....

Initially thought alot of people were coming but end up most "fly kites" and never came... i was like last met them 2 years ago after i "ORDed" from Changi Naval Base... so it was quite a great and also weird feeling to meetup with them again ba.... our topics revolved around the ns days....when we were "tekan" but crazy instructors at our training base....and also doing ridiculous things in our bunk.....taking weird photos and funny memories...

Haha... also i missed that period...which our brotherhood were established... and also.... that was the period i was very very fit...almost running swimming everyday due to the strict requirement set by the senior warrant over there.... but nevertheless....tough days made tough guys right.... haha.... all of went went through the rough time and build a bond between us.... haha....really missed the memories over there....

After that hanrong, chao hong or gary suggested we go geylang to roam around since it's been long since they head there for good food....haha....and also to look at chicks lar...u know...men's activities...lolx.... but we were quite suay as there's a police raid....all the "chicks" were gone....only left workers and tonnes of workers roaming the streets...haha...eventually we managed to find a coffee shop to drink, chat a while when marcus arrived.... haha... as usual he's always made fun of.... and the centre of the joke revolving around him la....lol.... but he's quite an interesting person....always so "gan cheong"...lol...

After the session, all of us decided to go home, Leon offered to send me home although he lived in Toa Payoh...haha... as usual he'll offered help even though it's not on the way....that's Leon...always there and will always be there for you even it's not even convenient for him....haha... he's the symbol for brotherhood lor...haha.... maybe i should create a list of symbols for characters....using my friends as a gauge for fun....it'll be interesting.... hahaha..... Hope we'll meetup soon ok Sea Soldiers.... for now let's work hard on our own areas in life journey ba.... Takecare everyone~~ =)

"铁要经过提炼才能变成钢材，人要经过磨炼才能变成人才 。。。"

My First Driving Outing~

ahsun: =)

Yeah.... after getting my driving license... i promised to go outing with rina, edwin, yan and we decided on a bar called buckaroo near sembawang.... over there...mainly are landed properties and it's near to sembawang park too....quite inaccessible but... not when i got my dad's pickup to drive....haha.... although driving it for the first time felt uncomfortable and also abit unsteady....but i tried to drive slow and get used to the "feel" for the pickup....wahaha.... so we arranged to meet around 730pm at their blocks near yishun swimming complex.... so i asked for the car keys from dad and went out as early as 630pm as i haven't got my P-plate....haha... so i drove to the petrol kiosk to get the p-plate and put it on first....as novice driver need to show the p plate to other drivers "Stay away from me.... i buay zai one.... haha" and at least they will understand why i drive so slow....


After that i went to pickup yan first before going to rina's void deck and pick her up.... so i drove along sembwang road to the area and found a parking lot (*Luckily not alot of people w/ vehicle over there....my parallel parking need more practice....) so there we are at the bar table 21.... haha.... looking at the menu.... we ordered western food and not forgetting the spicy chicken wings (*famous over there).... after trying the food...it's nice.... and the chicken tasted great....ambience over there also good for gatherings...the chicken wings made all our lips burned and hot....haha.... numbness was the result after eating the wings.... but overall...it's a highly recommended place for friends gathering or couple's private dinner as it's not v crowded over there during weekdays....


After dinner, we went to sembawang park to take a walk....digest abit....walk around....took some funny photos...and also tried out the playground over there....realized the playground is a bit too high for children to play....quite dangerous....maybe the authorities should review the dangers... haha....but i loved to play the swing the most...even though i have fear of heights...haha... i love the feeling of the wind blowing at your face when u're at the highest point before surging forward.... childhood memories .... haha.... enjoy the photos ba~~

Pics Taken @ Buckaroo.... Nice food and ambience...

Random Pics Taken @ Sembawang park.... with the drama Couple~~ haha

"铁要经过提炼才能变成钢材，人要经过磨炼才能变成人才 。。。"

你還有個我 (DSA 公益主題歌)

ahsun: =)A very nice and heartening song from Xiao Han and Co-stars in SG.... the song is written for Down Syndrome Association... Please buy and support their CD and vote for the song in Yes 933FM.... Heehee~~~ Thanks in Advance~ lolx..... Jiayou le DSA~~~~

你還有個我 (DSA 公益主題歌）

詞 ：小寒
曲／編：黃韻仁
製作 ：黃韻仁／林倛玉　　　
　　
要是記憶曾有什麼傷痛
是人心中 不夠體諒與溝通
懷中單純的你與眾不同
我的笑容 就是你整片天空
地球快速轉動 一刻不放鬆
或許在此刻最適合你我相逢
人越奮力掌控 越隕落了夢
別難過聽我說 在這一秒鐘

你還有個我 永遠在左右
陪你用眼淚灌溉出花朵
你還有個我 聽懂你脈搏
同步感受生命起落
你值得我為了你這麼做
（感謝你的愛給我這麼多 你還有我）

是你讓我明白七色彩虹
一星期中 總有藍色的寒風
不怕世界對著我們嘲弄
緊緊相擁 翅膀就不再沉重

"铁要经过提炼才能变成钢材，人要经过磨炼才能变成人才 。。。"