[Sponsored/Movie review] Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2

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Anyway, for someone who doesn't know the storyline, the final movie is definitely more breathtaking than the previous few shows. So exciting throughout that my date and I were both sitting tight and holding each other's icy hands. What I love most about Twilight movies are the well-filmed fantasy, fictional settings and effects which sucked my soul into the fairytale land behind the screen. Of course, I love all of the characters because everyone looks so perfect and well made-up (which is supposed to be their natural nude look in the movie)! The fair balance of sex, romance, humour, action and effect has made up for what Leonard had labeled the last book, a disappointment. I'd say, to be fair to Kristen Stewart, her acting has improved as compared to her other movies and I really enjoy seeing her pretty face on screen without going like "what?" at her expressions. :) Renesmee is super adorable with her Goldilocks look. :3 Needless to say, Taylor Lautner stripped again. ;) This time not just the top. Mwahahaha.. Not to mention, Robrt Pattinson has been every girl's dream sweetheart who seems to have an endless list of sweet nothings to tell his girl. Leonard, Y U NO SO SHIMMERY AND MUSHY? One more thing, I nearly teared at the end cos it was as though I've witnessed a love seed blossoming into a glorious flower and completing its cycle. So much sacrifice and pain that a couple of different species had to undergo. :') Guys (Yes, guys), you will not regret spending the 10bucks on this finale, so be a willing sweetie and accompany your girlfriend to watch it together yup! :)

Anyway, would like to do a special shoutout to OMY and GV for sponsoring the tickets for my date and I. 

THANK YOU THANK YOU!

The movie screening was held at City Square Mall (Exit I from Farrer Park MRT station of the Purple line) and it was an awesome first experience watching a movie there! I didn't know GV already had 10 multiplexes all around Singapore and this is its 11th. The concept of GV Couple's Cinema allows movie-goers to lift up the seat dividers to enjoy a cozier experience with their loved ones. That's why, I always pester le bf to choose GV cinemas over others when we head out for dates. 

We were lucky to be relatively early for the movie cos it was free seating. Some late-comers had to take the first few rows. :/ 

Here's my date of the night! :D 

Jiajun, my not-so-baby brother. :) When I messaged him to ask him out for this free movie, he was so elated he couldn't stop saying Omg. Haha. Well, weekends are precious cos' I get to spend some time with my family apart from le bf and my readings. Heh. 

Any resemblance there? 

The new theatre at City Square GV is quite impressive. There is ample leg room and the seats themselves are very spacious. We took the seats right in the middle so we could have the best view. Actually anywhere in the cinema would give you a perfect view because all the intimate 42-seater theatres have a 42-seater inclined stadium seating such that the row in front would not obstruct your view from behind or at the aisle. 

Popcorn and his favourite iced lemon tea for the little one. :)

Camwhore before the show starts. Allowed right? ;p

KFC for dinner and i must say that dinner sucked big time. 

But it's the company that matters yea? 

Ending off with an ootd. 

Got this old Kimono floral blouse from Love Bonito's warehouse sale say, 2 years ago? 

Damn, I need to shop. 

For those who are busy with your exams, mug hard and hang in there! 

Just 1-2 more weeks left to freedom!!! :) GOOD LUCK ALL THE BEST!

Hearts,

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*Scape fleamarket sales

Firstly, I wanna thank Baohui and Rach from T5 for helping out + sharing rental cost for my 2nd fleamarket sales organized by Flock to shop.

Bad location with not-good-enough crowd today even though the area our booth was situated at was air-conditioned.

Sold a few items and wasted the entire day setting up/helping out for R & B's the shift/doing sales and getting distracted by the pretty gals and clothes from the next booth.

Nonetheless, had a super exhausting but fruitful time being a salesgirl once again. This time, instead of selling clothes for my ex-boss at Holland V, I was helping myself, my partners and other "stakeholders" promote our items. It's an entirely different kinda experience cos I'm earning for MY own booth, working towards an overall target I personally set for the shop. In addition, I was the main organizer for this flea, so i kinda learnt more about time management, partners negotiation/communication, logistics, admin, splitting of work, contacting of "sponsors"/other girlfriends who wish to deposit their items at the booth at a reasonably cheap rate, recording of sales.

I didn't accomplish everything by myself though. I want to thank bee for helping me with all the manly manpower he provided me with to and back from *Scape. Thanks Baohui for being so punctual and the "price tags". Thank you Rach for the table cloth and rushing back down from Changi to help pack up the booth. Thank you Kelly, Lianne, Yawen and Nadya for being shareholders for the booth even though the crowd traffic was quite disappointing,

ONE REGRET. I WAS SO SUPER BZ THAT I DIDN'T HAVE THE TIME/CHANCE/MENTAL CAPACITY/PHYSICAL STRENGTH TO TAKE PHOTOS. WTFWTF. T.T

Nevertheless, congrats to The-Hodgepodge on their decently good sale at the Sky terrace today!

I'd like to give a short review on my organizer, Flock to Shop.

I think alot alot more could be done on publicity. Most of my customers didn't know there was another bazaar on the 2nd and 4th level, which explains for the lack of good crowd. About 3-4 tables at the air-conditioned area (Level 2, outside Sakae Sushi/Kbox) were not occupied - another proof that even publicity to vendors wasn't adequate. When Leo, Baohui and I went upstairs to look for the organizer to register for our booth, she was nowhere to be found. In the end, she did not even take attendance for my booth. The entire 4th floor was disorganized and messy as vendors were free to shift their tables and chairs to whichever part of the Sky terrace that they liked. Worst thing is that the crowd that we have was 1/10 that of the open-air bazaar organized by ScapeBazaar. Despite the risk of a downpour, I think it's still more worth it to set up a booth in the open area outside Scape.

Anw, after the flea, Mr Mah, Leo's dad brought us to TGIF @ Heeren and treated us to dinner. As usual i didn't have much.

Mushroom soup shared between Leo and I.
Rich and creamy, but 8.90++ :/

Stuff mushrooms.
Yummy but small serving. 7.90++

This is the main dish. One pint all to myself. 13.90++

Had an enjoyable time chatting w Mr Mah about sho many things - his crazy biking days, getting drunk at the bus stops outside Butter factory and waking up to the Monday clusters of office ladies/men staring at the 17-yo delinquents - like father like son. Tsk. 2 hours of chitchat session (at the expense of my already insufficient midterms revision time) to find out that his dad is really knowledgeable, hilarious and young-at-heart. :) Bee also claimed that his dad is one true opponent at pool that he enjoys playing against. ;) Like father like son, part 2.

Alright time to sleep and get enough rest for the tuition marathon + adole psych mugging marathon tmr.

Nights. :)

Hearts.

P/s: I won a pair of movie tickets to GALA PREMIERE of John Carter this coming Monday, the day before my 25% midterms!! :x AND my date is none other than the spicy hot SIA stewardess-to-be...

Kelly. <3 See ya dear!

P/p/s: Happy 46th Monthniversary Bee!! <3

P/p/p/s: Lianne, I miss you (and travelling with you)!!

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Upcoming movie: John Carter (+ What i hope Mars would look like :3)

Blogging here cos I wanna win free tickets from Nuffnang to the GALA PREMIERE of John Carter, which is releasing on 8th March! :)

It'll be portraying the experiences of a war-weary soldier who got transported onto Mars (aka Barsoom in the story), and eventually became a hero of the planet. And according to Leonard, the storyline will be very cliché, but don't care i love action movies, especially when there are topless guys running about. (Haix think I'm influenced by Nadya jie alr. Don't blame me ar Leonard Ma)

"The story comes from a novel written by Burroughs who famously wrote the story of Tarzan. "John Carter in all his well-sculpted grandeur has left a trail of honor, courage, brute strength and otherworldly romance from novels to comics, TV and now the big screen in 3D. The movie prepares to blow minds with a star cast (Taylor Kitsch as John Carter and Lynn Collins as Princess of Helium) and expert story-telling, led by winning director Andrew Stanton who absolutely loves the story." -Nuffnang

If I were to get teleported there somehow, I'd really like to explore if what i knew about Mars is true.
Mandy, the tutee, showed me this really short description of Mars of her Disney Mickey Mouse encyclopedia:

"Mars is called the red planet because of its rocky, orange-red soil...

Mars sky always looks pink or pale orange in color.

Mars has 2 moons which are not round in shape - Phobos and Deimos."

It's a given that I love to romantize things. :3
I'd hope that either Phobos or Deimos is in the shape of a <3 and the other in a slim and pretty normal  crescent shape.
Also, with 2 moons hanging around, there'll be a higher likelihood of catching sights of the moons across the pinkish sky. :D
Can you just imagine it? The thought of pink sky with heart-shaped moon. :D Like a pretty only!

If Mars is really like this, I'll try all possible ways to get my beloved ones to come over once in awhile for a retreat from school/work/Earth.
At night, I can bring Leonard to moon-gaze (or the other way round) or jio my girlfriends out into the open under the moons and stars to HTHT.
Better still, my Best Bros for life and I can also get a few bottles of good beer, sit around in the open to chillax and talk about everything that we've missed out in each others' lives. CK, Ervin, Chao - miss yall! :')

I think in the day time, the sun would be quite awesome for sun-tanning.
Can put on bikini, read a book on Psychology; taking sips of cocktail while busking under the sun. That's life. No lectures/tutorials/15-page readings/articles.



Ofkox from the look of the youtube trailer of John Carter, its depiction of Mars is ... not so romantic. :s
To be frank, if Mars looks like this with all the monsters and the sun being so scorching (and no aircon somemore), I'll rather stay on Earth. My nose is sensitive to dust + i loathe being exposed to heat over long periods despite my love for the sun (on the beach) = No Mars (as depicted in the trailer) for me thank you very much.
Anw, if human happen to set foot on Mars to find that its environment is ok for human living condition, I'd really  hope that we build up Mars to become a retreat/entertainment haven. No stress, just play!

Read on for some pics and synopsis:



 



"From Academy Award®–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes “John Carter”—a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). “John Carter” is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter (Taylor Kitsch), who is inexplicably transported to Mars where he becomes reluctantly embroiled in a conflict of epic proportions amongst the inhabitants of the planet, including Tars Tarkas (Willem Dafoe) and the captivating Princess Dejah Thoris (Lynn Collins). In a world on the brink of collapse, Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes that the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands."

Catch John Carter in cinemas this 8 March 2012. Like the Official Disney Studios Singapore Facebook Page and follow@DisneystudiosSG on Twitter!

Hearts.

P/s: Trying to get settled down to start on Midterms revision proper. I just need to get started, and the natural momentum will come. Go Ziwei and everyone else trying to start studying!

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Movie review in Psych perspective: Chronicle

Hope i don't become a spoiler reviewing this movie.

As a Psychology student, it's inevitable that i link up things i'm exposed to in my daily life to stuff i learnt in school. So instead of doing a cliché review of narrating and promoting the movie, i'll see what i can come up with. :3

It was the first time i watched a movie purely through the lens of video cameras. The effects were much better and cooler than expected as it didn't make me feel dizzy any bit throughout the movie.

The movie started with the depiction of an abused teenager Andrew. The avoidant attachment style he had adopted towards his father since young made him develop inferiority, low agreeableness and high neuroticism. Despite those trauma he faced at home, he discovered his possession of a hidden talent in superpower manipulation after coming across a crystalline meteor with 2 other playful mates.

I'd highly suspect that Andrew had developed schizoid personality disorder as patients with schizoid PD lack interest in social relationships and prefer to engage in solitary activities. Andrew simply turned away the concern and care from his fellow buddies after mastering the use of his superpowers and subsequently indulged in philosophical readings on Darwin's theories. The problem with SPD demonstrated in the movie would be Andrew immersing himself in his internal fantasy world when he realised fiction had come to life in his attainment of the superpower. Obsession in his belief of Darwin's natural selection theory pushed him to explore his newly-attained abilities to the extent of exploiting them. On the other hand, i didn't think Andrew's one hardcore hopeless SPD case as he still sought for love and recognition from his cousin of which he got an ambiguous reply in return. The misinterpretation that he didn't mean anything to his best buddy/cousin resulted in all the tragedies that followed. Lesson here: Please say "I love you too" to your important ones, be it brother, sister, cousin, buddy, boyfriend, girlfriend when they pop "do you love me?" k! <3

It's quite saddening to witness the uncontrollable deterioration of the mental health in an untreated student with PD. A supposed superhero with anti-social personality disorder. How scary is it if this fictional character actually exists around us?! Anti-social personality disorder is defined by the US National Library of Medicine as "a mental health condition in which a person has a long-term pattern of manipulating, exploiting, or violating the rights of others." Criminals act ruthlessly because they feel no empathy, sympathy, compassion and remorse towards any others affected by their actions. This deficiency in these functional emotions in someone who possesses superpowers will unquestionably bring about chaos all around.

I couldn't help but to come up with some of these associations between the movie content and what i study in school everyday.

I won't say it's as good as Black Swan as a psych thriller but its combination with the dramatic actions makes it worth watching with your date this weekend. <3

Hearts.

P/s: Please support my first try on movie review by commenting. Thanks in advance.

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