I've just realized something!!!!
Where does the best movie come from?
Hollywood??
Well, I don't think so!
The best movies come from China.
Chinese movies often infuse so much motion poetry, breathtaking shots, songs, dance, martial arts, all in a very distinctive Chinese flavor.
And I think there special effects are really really good too. Way better than Hollywood at times.
The only complain is the storyline of Chinese movies are sometimes confusing, and once in a while can be incredibly stupid.
still, bravo to the Chinese arts, Zhang Yimou and Zhang Ziyi, Tan Dun,...
On a totally different note, I've just watched the movie "Wanted" today. It stars Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. And it's REALLY good. It's done by the same guy who made Smallville so the special effects bear some resemblance to the latter. But it's still good. Just think Sin City meets Smallville, with a dash of Mr. and Mrs. Smith (just a dash), and blah blah blah blah....
anyway, who cares, I'll watch ANYTHING with Angelina Jolie in it. She's so breathtaking!
Even though the movie is so violent (but not as much as Sin City), I burst out in laughters at times cos there were some very stupid moments. Terribly terribly stupid!!!!
Still, despite all the ramblings, I'll just say that you should watch "Wanted" if you are 18!!!
and I'm out.
=]
P.S. Have I mentioned that you look really pretty/handsome today? YES, YOU, the one who is reading my blog. HAHA =]
Have a nice day!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
art
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
I like this
cos it's cute. (except for the makeup of the singer, greasy and pinkish, too bad for a guy)!
Anyway, the video makes me miss Singapore, the few friends I had and have, and its food =]
Singapore food is the best, according to me!
ACJC chicken rice is the best, and the porridge from that stall got me through three days of gastric stomach.
I love the milo from the drink stall too.
During work today, I suddenly had a flashback of a particular friend I met in Singapore when I did a fist bump with a customer (which was really fun by the way). It brought back sweet memories.
To that friend: Thank you for being there, and for understanding me! And sorry for trembling like mad when I did that with you! HAHA! You were not scary at all, it was just me!
I really do cherish the last year I had in Singapore. I really do!
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a really short love story
Once upon a time, there was a boy who fell in love with a girl. That girl fell in love with another boy, that boy fell in love with yet ANOTHER girl. And THAT GIRL fell in love with the FIRST boy who fell in love with the girl who fell in love with the boy who fell in love with her.
Well, to make things simpler to understand, let's call them Daniel, Mike, Ann and Mary.
daniel loves ann, ann loves mike, mike loves mary, and mary loves daniel.
Something like that.
In the end, they all died, of old age. Of course, who can live forever!!!
Anyway, there's another boy called Josh and another girl called Ellen. They fell in love with EACH OTHER (PHEW!!! What a relief after the love rectangle above).
And so, they celebrated their mutal love by watching:
the end.
fin.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
I'M SO EXCITED I'M SO EXCITED
Well, maybe that's a boring title for a blog post but still,
I'M EXCITED!
Why?
Because PROJECT RUNWAY Is BACK =]
YAY =]
Cute Japanese song
I stumbled on this Japanese song on youtube. It is so cute =]
And the song reminds me of Sharyl and Sylvia, big fans of all things Japanese =]
Hi Sylvia, Hi Sharyl =]
Monday, July 14, 2008
Bonjour Vietnam
I am so touched by this song and this performance and this singer, Pham Quynh Anh.
I am so touched by the purity and the simplicity of the singer. And her honesty.
I am so touched!!!
T.T
Friday, July 4, 2008
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Don's romantic thoughts (continued)
But nothing happened, I just kept walking, thinking to myself "eww....eww....ewwwwww!!"
Anyway, do you know that penguins are not bugs?
Of course I know that too, but I just want to ask.
Anyway, if you happen to kill a mosquito, it WILL die.
But if you kill a cockroach, it may not die. Even its head is cut off.
I am scared of cockroaches.
oh, have I mentioned that I hate them too?
end of chapter 2 - the most boring chapter ever!
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The more I work in a customer service environment, the more I realize that being around many people make me really happy, and I really want to become a nurse and I will study really hard to become one.
Paying attention to individuals and satisfying their needs, establishing a personal relationship with the people I like is my thing. I love it!
And it's absolutely THRILLED and wonderful when a customer stepped into the restaurant looking grumpy, obviously having a bad day;
but after a short communication with me, they kind of cooled down,
resulted in a smile of satisfaction.
That's the best feeling ever!
I love my job and I love what I'm doing!
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Just so you know
In case you might wonder what happened to Harry Potter and friends when they grow up, here's the details:
"Where do the main characters work as adults?
Harry and Hermione are at the Ministry: he ends up leading the Auror department. Ron helps George at the joke shop and does very well. Ginny becomes a professional Quidditch player and then sportswriter for the Daily Prophet."
Saturday, June 21, 2008
a new series
Some quick updates on me, in the States:
I'm making money, lots of it, and I'm also spending lots of it. Nice!
I'm getting fat. Oh no. I've gained 3 kg. I'm visibly fat now.
I'm uglier. But it's no problem, I've never been pretty anyway.
My singing voice is degrading. It's bad.
However, life's good!
Tadaa!!!
Without further ado - well, maybe a very small ado - ado, I'll officially start this series...
Well, the thing is, there are so many expressions around us. Some makes sense, some doesn't, and some attract women, others attract men, and some just attract bugs! It also depends on the person who says it, for example the expression "What are you doing?" (wait, is that a question? or is that an expression?...)
(oh, I just realize, who cares?)
and... back to the expression. If that comes out of a very pretty man, with hazel eyes, hunky, clean shaved, twitching the expression to "What you doin'?". The expression will become much more dirty and flirtatious, and sure will attract some women, or something, or whatever. You get the point.
Wait, my point is... and I do have one... is that I don't really know where I'm going with those two previous paragraphs.
Anyway, there are just so many expressions around us, and I don't really understand all of them, for example:
"For Petes's sake" "Heaven's to Betsy" "Holly Molly"
......Who's Pete? Who is Betsy? Who's Molly, or Moley, or whatever? Do they know one another? and most importantly, do I know them?
"Do you have a buck I can borrow?" (again, this may sounds like a question but TRUST ME, in the U.S., it's an expression)
......I don't know why, but nearly every time I pass by a teenager, he/she will ask/say that. and ONCE, I gave it to a very pretty girl at the train station (superficial huh!) anyway, Do I look like I have a dollar? Only? and why me, my name is Don, not One-Dollar Nguyen, why people keep asking me that. Strange. and whenever I guy asks me, the question becomes shorter: "Got a buck?" which I usually answer with "No, but I'm buying a bucket of water!"
"You are nut." "He's nuts."
......Whether "nut" is in singular, or plural form, it means "crazy". So the translations of the above expressions are "You are crazy, he's crazy." The point is ... and I do have one, is that I DON't know why nut = crazy. I eat nuts, but they don't make me crazy. How about crazy people who are allergic to nuts? What do you call 'em? "You are nuts-allergic-but-still-nuts?"
?!
Someone, please answer me if you know the answer to my above expression/question!
"Take care."
......It's a short form of "take care of yourself." What does "take care" mean? Where's the care? I'll take it.
"Have a nice day."
......I'm abusing this expression/statement/well-wish these days. Ellen DeGeneres wrote "Cashiers and other service-industry people are forced by their supervisors to say this to every customer. The cashiers don't mean it, except for Don - well, I add in this part. What they are really saying is, "Please, God, I don't want to get fired.""
Anyway, I know this chapter is supposed to be about expressions. But I'm really bored now, so I decide to start my diary. But I'm too lazy to write, and since I'm already on my blog, I'll type out my diary entry here.
Sat, June 21, 1:45 AM
.....Yay, my first diary entry ever. I'll write about what happened today.
Well, in the morning, I went to sleep. And when I woke up, I accidentally stepped on my dog, and thankfully, it did not die, so I was really relieved and happy.
.....Wait a minute! I don't have a dog!!!! What did I stepped on this morning? I hope that was not Celine Dion.
.....Anyway, despite being a boy, I have tried to write a diary for a millionth times. I don't have the discipline. Not this time. Dear Diary, I vow to write in you everyday, even though I have a huge problem finishing things I start, it seems to me that
Friday, June 20, 2008
Saturday, June 14, 2008
girls
there quite a number of nice/cute/funny girls at my workplace.
they cheered me up =]
work is good!
and I LOVE customer service, a role that was so impossible for me in the past, but not anymore!
PEOPLE fuel me!
Thursday, June 12, 2008
ACJC Choir at the Cathedral of Bratislava, Rajes and Nat
The choir sounds really good =] 'Soleram' is beautiful =] The sop voices are incredibly pure in there. VERY VERY good blend of voices altogether.
"Soleram"
'Kojo no Tsuki'
'Sakura'
'Hymn to The Creator of Light'
and the next clip features guitarist Nat C. and singer Rajeswari =], uploaded to youtube by "einehpetz", AWESOME voice and wonderful acoustic version of the song. You know what, IT'S PITCH PERFECT!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Shut up and drive", I LOVE IT =]
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
SHOCKING NEWS
AGAIN, apple did it =]
iPhone 3G will be released in 22 countries on July 11
and the price?
ONLY $199 US Dollars for an 8GB model, and $299 US Dollars for a 16GB model.
That's a REALLY GOOD PRICE, only half the price of the first generation iPhone (which kinda sucks cos it's too slow to connect to the internet)
and that is why I love APPLE =]
I don't think I'll buy the phone, but I hope they will release the iPod touch at that price as well.
I hope!
caution to myself
I need a really strict diet from now on.
I think american food is not suitable for me. I need to select better choices, and erm, FORCE myself to eat veggies.
EIGHTEEN years without much veggies and THREE FULL YEARS in singapore with nearly NO vegetables AT ALL (except the coleslaw from KFC and miso soup) are starting to take a toll on me.
I'm bleeding more frequently those days through my left nose, and even my right ear (really no kidding).
It's quite serious.
BOTTOM LINE: I need to FORCE myself to eat veggies.
and you should too, if you don't want to end up like me.
