wel... i went and watched the movie "the shutter" yesterday ... and it was not bad actually ... if you have watched the original thai version .. this english version is quite entertaining in its own way ...
As compared to the recent Asian horror movies cross over ... this is really good actually ... the recent "the grudge", "the ring", "the eye" and "one missed call" .. are really quite disappointing .. the asian to hollywood transition was not good at all ... to some extent its was just like the english version from the orginal script ... thus in some ways ... the horror parts and the flow of the movie doesn't really click ... well... not all are unsuccessful ... if you can remember.. a few years back there was a hollywood version of "dark water" .. i think that was quite good ... honestly .. you really need to watch both versions to be able to compare them ideally ...
well.. back to "the shutter" ... the director used a different approach ... the intial concept remained the same i.e able to take pictures of spirits through cameras, the main plot was also the same but the approach and unveiling of the story was totally different from the original asian, or rather thai version. So it was really something different eventhough i have watched and loved the original version. If you have watched the original version, you may find some similarities in the in this one .. mostly the horror scenes .. so dun expect to get frightened out of your pants in this one .. other than that ... its ok .. so i do recommend this movie to anyone who is interested ...
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
new sets of glasses
yesterday little purchase was out of the blue ... actually it was my friends who were getting new prescription glasses .. i just happen to show up ...
anywaz .. i also wanted to get my eyes checked cause recently my left eye is not functioning that well
my case is of of the rare cases i presume ... instead of your normal short sighted and long sighted ... i have both ... one on each eye .. there is actually a jargon to describe it.. but heck i forgot what its called ...
basically is that my right eye is short sighted and my left eye is long sighted ... yeah .. i had the 2 in 1 package ... haha
well anyway my power increased on both sides a little ... got a new set of glasses
its funny that prescription glasses are suppose to better our vision but most of us have our power increase year on year ... im not saying that glasses are evil or something ... over the years it has helped improve the lifes of millions of people ... i just find it ironic that it turned out this way. Even the latest technology of vision correction suffers the same fate ... As you may already know.. there is a permanent way to improve your vision and removing the need for precription glasses .. that is through laser eye correction ... basically is that they use laser to burn and remove the damaged cells on your retina and thus allowing the new cells to emerge and function .. like i said its not completely fool proof ... what i heard was that if the process was not done correctly ... you may end up on the other side of the table ...
lets say if you have short sighted and went for a laser correction ... there is a possibility that after the process.. you may end up being long sighted ...
well... everything has its risk i guess
anywaz .. i also wanted to get my eyes checked cause recently my left eye is not functioning that well
my case is of of the rare cases i presume ... instead of your normal short sighted and long sighted ... i have both ... one on each eye .. there is actually a jargon to describe it.. but heck i forgot what its called ...
basically is that my right eye is short sighted and my left eye is long sighted ... yeah .. i had the 2 in 1 package ... haha
well anyway my power increased on both sides a little ... got a new set of glasses
its funny that prescription glasses are suppose to better our vision but most of us have our power increase year on year ... im not saying that glasses are evil or something ... over the years it has helped improve the lifes of millions of people ... i just find it ironic that it turned out this way. Even the latest technology of vision correction suffers the same fate ... As you may already know.. there is a permanent way to improve your vision and removing the need for precription glasses .. that is through laser eye correction ... basically is that they use laser to burn and remove the damaged cells on your retina and thus allowing the new cells to emerge and function .. like i said its not completely fool proof ... what i heard was that if the process was not done correctly ... you may end up on the other side of the table ...
lets say if you have short sighted and went for a laser correction ... there is a possibility that after the process.. you may end up being long sighted ...
well... everything has its risk i guess
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
wake up and smell the rain
this morning when i woke up... it was raining ... really sets up the mood for the day ... i.e lazy and everything is slow motion ... its funny how the weather affects you whether you like it or not
well.. personally i kinda like the rain .. or rather the smell of rain.. if you'd noticed, the rain has a certain distinct smell.. before and after it rains ... basically its just the reaction of the rain affecting its surroundings .. if its on the field, u will notice a certain greeny earthy smell and if its by the road or something .. its like heated tar or hot pan
dunno whether if u've noticed.. whenever you are in a shopping mall or something .. and out of a sudden you see alot of people coming into the mall .. there is a 99% probability that its raining outside ... haha
anywaz ... i guess the weather affects people differently ... honestly i like the rainy weather very much .. more than hot sunny days ... of course some people don't ..
its ironic when people like us who live in hot countries where the weather is hot and humid all year round are always hoping for 4 season weathers with snow and all.. and on the other end people who live in cold countries just love the warm weather here ...
as for me .. i think it would be more interesting if we had 4 seasons ... you get to see the changes in the environment and the things around it ... it should be very refreshing each time ... also u can plan for diffrent activities for each season .. going to the beach on summer... hiking and ll during spring ... skiing during winter ...furthermore .. you can have different sets of clothing for each season ...
well... given that we do not have these over here ... all there is is to appreciate the rain and the sun
well.. personally i kinda like the rain .. or rather the smell of rain.. if you'd noticed, the rain has a certain distinct smell.. before and after it rains ... basically its just the reaction of the rain affecting its surroundings .. if its on the field, u will notice a certain greeny earthy smell and if its by the road or something .. its like heated tar or hot pan
dunno whether if u've noticed.. whenever you are in a shopping mall or something .. and out of a sudden you see alot of people coming into the mall .. there is a 99% probability that its raining outside ... haha
anywaz ... i guess the weather affects people differently ... honestly i like the rainy weather very much .. more than hot sunny days ... of course some people don't ..
its ironic when people like us who live in hot countries where the weather is hot and humid all year round are always hoping for 4 season weathers with snow and all.. and on the other end people who live in cold countries just love the warm weather here ...
as for me .. i think it would be more interesting if we had 4 seasons ... you get to see the changes in the environment and the things around it ... it should be very refreshing each time ... also u can plan for diffrent activities for each season .. going to the beach on summer... hiking and ll during spring ... skiing during winter ...furthermore .. you can have different sets of clothing for each season ...
well... given that we do not have these over here ... all there is is to appreciate the rain and the sun
Monday, March 17, 2008
5 minutes snooze
like most of us ... i have to wake up in the morning to work .. everyone does .. either for work or school ...
and like most of us .. its very difficult to wake up in the mornings .. especially if u slept really late the previous night ... thus it takes alot of effort to wake up in the morning ... for work or school
then someone had to invent the snooze button in alarm clocks ... i can understand the function of snoozing cause it really the best thing u can ever imagine in the mornings... having an extra 5 minutes to snooze is like heavens gift ... BUT 5 minutes is never enough ... then you snooze again for another 5 minutes ... and that is also not enough .. in fact they should have a snooze for half an hour ... that would be great .. but of course you would be really late too ... haha
anywaz .. i was having the same dilemma ... this morning i woke up earlier than usual cause i wanted to go for a jog before going to work .. and of course the wonderful snooze button was the highlight this morning ... used it couple of times myself
then i was wondering ... is the snooze button good or bad ... when u set an alarm in the first place ... means that u want to wake up at that time .. perhaps some people will have the habit of setting the time earlier to add in some extra snooze time .. but in general .. when u set the time at 6am means you want to wake up at 6am plus minus ... if you do not have the snooze option, you will have to wake up whether you like it or not ...
however, with the snooze button, you know that the alarm will ring again in the next 5 minutes and therefore, you will want stay in bed.. even for the mere 5 minutes which is rather insignificant ... and 5 minutes becomes 10 and then 15 and then.. you are LATE ... too bad
perhaps some have benefited from the snooze button with the extra 5 minutes of nap time but im sure there are those who have fallen victim to the SNOOZE button
anywaz.. good luck waking up the next morning ...
and like most of us .. its very difficult to wake up in the mornings .. especially if u slept really late the previous night ... thus it takes alot of effort to wake up in the morning ... for work or school
then someone had to invent the snooze button in alarm clocks ... i can understand the function of snoozing cause it really the best thing u can ever imagine in the mornings... having an extra 5 minutes to snooze is like heavens gift ... BUT 5 minutes is never enough ... then you snooze again for another 5 minutes ... and that is also not enough .. in fact they should have a snooze for half an hour ... that would be great .. but of course you would be really late too ... haha
anywaz .. i was having the same dilemma ... this morning i woke up earlier than usual cause i wanted to go for a jog before going to work .. and of course the wonderful snooze button was the highlight this morning ... used it couple of times myself
then i was wondering ... is the snooze button good or bad ... when u set an alarm in the first place ... means that u want to wake up at that time .. perhaps some people will have the habit of setting the time earlier to add in some extra snooze time .. but in general .. when u set the time at 6am means you want to wake up at 6am plus minus ... if you do not have the snooze option, you will have to wake up whether you like it or not ...
however, with the snooze button, you know that the alarm will ring again in the next 5 minutes and therefore, you will want stay in bed.. even for the mere 5 minutes which is rather insignificant ... and 5 minutes becomes 10 and then 15 and then.. you are LATE ... too bad
perhaps some have benefited from the snooze button with the extra 5 minutes of nap time but im sure there are those who have fallen victim to the SNOOZE button
anywaz.. good luck waking up the next morning ...
a new start
this is actually my first time putting up a blog. Well i've been blogging at other sites but this is my first very own blog site, so to speak. anywaz i thought that it might be good to have a brief introduction.
first perhaps a short introduction about myself. I guess u can say that im a normal person.. haha... im fun and adventureous and not afraid to try new and exciting stuffs ... be it skydiving, putting weird stuffs into my mouth or driving 200km for a cup of coffee ... of course, there is a fine line between adventureous and absolute insanity.
Speaking of coffee... im extremely fond of coffee ... its probably the best drink ever created, second to alcohol ... haha... yes i enjoy drinking too ...
i like japanese culture and stuffs .. and is a fan of japanese animation. Like all anime fans ... currently i'm into BLEACH and NARUTO .. as well as a couple of others.. which are too many to name... =)
in terms of music... i prefer pop rock or just rock ... they are cool ... but kinda into the asian side .. like japanese and chinese .. well.. thats another story to tell ...
anywaz... i guess this a brief enough introduction and hopefully ... i'll post more later on
first perhaps a short introduction about myself. I guess u can say that im a normal person.. haha... im fun and adventureous and not afraid to try new and exciting stuffs ... be it skydiving, putting weird stuffs into my mouth or driving 200km for a cup of coffee ... of course, there is a fine line between adventureous and absolute insanity.
Speaking of coffee... im extremely fond of coffee ... its probably the best drink ever created, second to alcohol ... haha... yes i enjoy drinking too ...
i like japanese culture and stuffs .. and is a fan of japanese animation. Like all anime fans ... currently i'm into BLEACH and NARUTO .. as well as a couple of others.. which are too many to name... =)
in terms of music... i prefer pop rock or just rock ... they are cool ... but kinda into the asian side .. like japanese and chinese .. well.. thats another story to tell ...
anywaz... i guess this a brief enough introduction and hopefully ... i'll post more later on
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