Happy Days! Hello Perhentian :D

We are going for a holiday!

The start of the 'real' planning....
Tuna Bay Resort, Perhentian

Looks so beautiful can....can't wait!
I've booked and paid for 2 plane tickets via AirAsia and Tyng will call up about the resort tomorrow. Am hoping it's not peak period or fully booked..I do so want a seaview chalet (*fingers crossed*). Maybe should come up with Plan B.

Then maybe before then the girls will go up to KL and join me for some city fun! Yay :D

Still don't have an outfit for the wedding...how!!!!

Why do I even bother

I should learn not to bring my laptop home on weekends when I KNOW I probably won't even turn the darn thing on.

Now I've got to bring it back into the office when it should have just stayed there all weekend.

Oh well. Since I have an early start tomorrow, I'll be forced to take the earlier train...which usually means a seat on the train which will be free from pesky school kids and other commuters. A nice way to kick off the week. Plus the fact that I bought a weekly train ticket last Tuesday...so I don't have to join the frickin long queues at the station tomorrow.

Yay!

Now....how do I get to sleep when I only woke up at 2pm today? Hrm. Not sleepy in the least! Argh. Better not miss tomorrow's meeting....

Movies to watch

I quite like this BigPond movie rental system - I select my movies online, they deliver it straight to my house and when I'm done, I post it back via the reply paid envelope provided. So easy.

And this gives me access to a variety of flicks, most of which I would be reluctant to pay money to buy at the DVD store. Allows me to watch a whole lot of movies, without shelling out the cash to buy them. Given that I am running out of space at home (plus the money could be used a lot more frugally), I thought it would be good. Yup.

So to date, those that I've watched (and would recommend)....

1. Love Me If You Dare (Jeux d'enfants) - one of my favourite French films to date, however I'm not sure if I've actually watched enough French films to make such a call. Well, worth watching anyway.
   
2. Death at a Funeral - never would have expected all these things to go wrong...at a funeral! Hilarious..
   
3. The Spanish Apartment (L'Auberge Espagnole) - sometimes I wish I did take up the option of going overseas on exchange. I just couldn't be bothered raising the funds and filling in all those application forms back in the day.
   
4. Candy - an Australian film starring Abbie Cornish and Heath Ledger, this is not your typical Hollywood romance flick. Also just realised that Sup and I missed out on another Abbie Cornish (and Ryan Phillipe) film which premiered recently at the Sydney Film Festival - argh! But nevermind, we watched The Wackness and The Unseeable instead...which were also quite good!
   

While I'm at it, might as well list out all the films I'll be watching (or have watched) at the 55th Sydney Film Festival:

1. You, The Living (Du levande) - a film about humankind..revolving around the lives and relationships of a few different individuals. Quite quirky and at times quite random.
   
2. Sukiyaki Western Django - I think if I realised that this had references to the Western classic Django (and even perhaps watched it), I would have appreciated this movie a whole lot more. But overall not a bad film, once you get past the hard-to-understand English spoken by the Japanese cast.
3. A Complete History of My Sexual Failures - this is probably one of my favourite films from the festival. A very honest film about the love life of Chris Waitt, shot in a documentary style...I have to say he's got a lot of guts. As we attended the Australian premiere, he was there in person to introduce the film, and also stuck around for the Q&A after the film. Hilarious!!! Be warned though - some scenes are rather erm...painful to watch.
   
4. The Wackness - I didn't even know too much about this film, but was pleasantly surprised. A friendship forged between a 16 year old drug dealer and a (much older) shrink...their struggles through life etc.
   
5. The Unseeable (Pen choo kab pee) - at some points during this horror flick, I was asking myself why we chose to watch this at night, on Friday the 13th. And the fact that I had to take the train home alone. But thankfully, once we got past the first hour...the ending was rather predictable and unfortunately not the most original. End of the day...this could have a lot more potential if the ending was a little different.
   
6. In Bruges - I agreed to watch this because of Colin Farrell and Ralph Fiennes..the synopsis didn't really give enough details about the film. But hey, I'm really glad we decided to watch this (sold-out) flick....it was surprisingly good...! Colin Farrell's acting abilities are definitely quite impressive. Unfortunately neither of the stars (or the director) were there at the premiere...just some randoms we saw walking down the red carpet. Pity. And I learned something new....Bruges is in Belgium! haha
7. The Visitor - not sure what this is about besides the brief synopsis but seems to have quite good ratings. I prefer to be pleasantly surprised, so will stop googling the movie just in case I hit some unwanted spoilers.
8. Sparrow - A Johnny To film about a gang of pickpockets in Hong Kong...should be good.
   
9. Girl Cut In Two (Fille coupée en deux, La) - a black comedy about a TV weather girl...and 2 guys who try to pursue her. Interesting..
   
10. Gentle Breeze in the Village (Tennen Kokekkô) - I quite enjoy Japanese films, and am also waiting for the Japanese Film Festival which will occur later in the year. Woohoo!
    

And I want to watch Ironman! But since everyone's watched it already...might have to wait for the DVD release. Hmm...and there's SATC (wanted to wait for the mad hype to die down a little first...). Prince Caspian...

Hmm...on top of that, I've been doing quite a bit of shopping as well. No wonder my pockets are feeling a little empty recently.

Sigh.

It's been awhile

I realise I've been a little MIA for the last few months or so....and thought I'd kick off with a meme!
haha

Stolen from Tyngster...here we go :D

1. WERE YOU NAMED FOR ANYONE?
Nope......the name probably came from one of those baby name books.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Hmm. Probably not in the last few months cos I don't recall.....

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Most of the time....although I do think that my handwriting has deteriorated due to the increased reliance on digital media.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT?
Not a huge fan.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Do I LOOK like I have kids?

6. WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Definitely! hahaha I have no shame

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Oh gosh....no. Of course not

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes, unless memory serves me wrong

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
Not really keen at this point in time

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Crunchy nut clusters!

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Nope...because it ain't necessary....the laces are tied just right!

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Headstrong?

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Wow this is a hard one. I like Chocolate based ice-creams usually. The Lindt Excellence 70% is wonderfully rich and chocolately :D I like.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Eyes

15. RED OR PINK?
Red

16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF?
Procrastinating

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
This is quite hard to say...because there are many people whom I wish I could spend more time with, or see a lot more often. And I blame this on geographical distance. And also because some are no longer around. Circumstances get in the way.

18. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Haha I'm in my pink PJ bottoms and light blue bedsocks (it is freeeeezing today!)

19. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Chocolate and honey nougat ice cream :D

20. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
Muse - Sing for absolution (that's the current song...but the Absolution album is currently playing on the hi-fi)

21. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Black - you can colour over any other colour! hahahaha crayon domination!

22. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Fresh citrus smells....and people that smell good. haha.

23. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
I think it was Janet...called her on my way home from the movies to see if there was leftovers for my dinner. But since I was too lazy to drop by some takeaway, I just went home anyway.

24. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Hrmm...don't watch sports unless am with friends who watch it. Recently watched the Champions League finals at Star City...so that was a first :)

25. HAIR COLOR?
Black roots. Aaahhh...the base colour has faded to brown and the previously red highlights are now a very light brown (almost blonde). Time to get it fixed up.

26. EYE COLOR?
Dark brown

27. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Everyday....and for too long. My optometrist is not impressed.

28. FAVORITE FOOD?
You are kidding...you cannot play favouritism with food. I like yummy food.

29. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Sometimes I think happy endings are very cliched...however it leaves you with that warm fuzzy feeling (most of the time). Not a big fan of scary movies (ie horror) as there isn't much of a plot or character development..

30. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
"In Bruges" at the Sydney Film Festival - it was an excellent movie!

31. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
White

32. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Winter! But would prefer autumn as it isn't as cold :D

33. HUGS OR KISSES?
Erm. Hugs (if you really must). Otherwise, let's see how it goes..I do like a little personal space

34. FAVORITE DESSERT?
Stop trying to get me to make tough decisions! I like many things.....

35. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
Just finished "Yakuza Moon" by Shoko Tendo

36. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
No mouse pad :( I did buy one from Borders which had a cute orange octopus against a light blue background. However the surface was too smooth and reflective for the optical mouse. Hence it's currently sitting on my table, unused.

37. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
Was out watching 2 movies at the Sydney Film Festival - "The Wackness" (USA - comedy/drama) and "The Unseeable" (Thai - horror)

38. FAVORITE SOUNDS?
Songs from my iPod...

39. BEATLES OR ROLLING STONES?
The Fab Four

40. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Japan

41. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Nua-ing. Anywhere, anytime!

Wow. That was tiring. I think I'm not used to this blogging business anymore haha

2.17 am - I think it's time to go to bed (but not before reading a few Pearls Before Swine strips!)

A brand new beginning.

Not sure exactly what I'm trying to achieve...however I think it was time to move on. Back from the early days on diaryland, where no one read our blogs...to the time when we both moved to LJ...and now, I'm moving on to this.