I don't normally believed in this type of thing. But it seems like too much of a coincidence to not make me think. So few weeks back, I went to make a glasses. The good news was my eyes have not changed much after 10 years. The bad news was the $230 price tag AFTER discount. However, my old glasses has a permanent scratch after 10 years of service, so there is not much to complain about.
Then last weekend, I went to get my new glasses. Stylish, and slicker than my old pair, which look like something out of Detective Conan. I left my glasses in the car. Monday morning rolled around, and I tried to put my stereo face plate. *Clack* The face plate did not stick to the dashboard. That night, I opened up the face plate, and saw the broken plastic piece. It was midnight, and I didn't do anything more. On Tuesday night, I reopened it again. It seems I can't open the cover of the face plate completely. So, with little room, I managed to glue the plastic pieces back together with Epoxy glue by midnight again. On Wednesday morning, the face plate slipped into the dashboard without a problem. It felt good, until I had to take it out again. *Clack* I sighed, and gave up. The face plate won't come out now... I will probably have to break it open this weekend.
Then this morning, the MIL(Malfunction Indicator Lamp) light in my car went on. Uh oh... My mind went back to the strange sound that started few weeks back. Could it be because I ignored the strange noise from my car? I sure hope not. Now, I have to get it check and burn up my paycheck. Yea!!!
This afternoon roll around, and what do you know? I lost my "reminder paper". Not that important, but to lose this paper is something of a miracle in itself. It seems my life has not been so well after getting a new glasses. I declared it a curse...for the time being.
This is not to mention that I emailed to three of my friends, and got reply so far. It's already been a week. God damn it, how long does it take to reply?
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Monday, October 1, 2007
15 minutes blog of an un-answered email
I'm listening to Otsuka Ai right now feeling a bit angry. There is this girl that I met a week ago, and currently working as a financial agent. I am a bit interested in her, which led me to pretend to be interested in one of her financial service. So, two days ago, I sent an email to her asking a simple financial question, hoping to get a quick response. If you are wondering, the answer is basic enough that I found in on Google it less than 3 minutes. Right now, 48 hours later, and there is still no reply.
La la la. No reply...
What is this girl hoping to sell with this kind of attitude? No answer. No attempt. No selling skill. *sigh*
La la la. No reply...
What is this girl hoping to sell with this kind of attitude? No answer. No attempt. No selling skill. *sigh*
Sunday, September 30, 2007
15 minutes blog of a pointless invite
Every once in a while I will get an email to join a network site. To get it straight, I don't usually bother with a spam or an email from a some random person. Of course, if it is from a friend, I will probably join the network site. But in this case, it is not a from a total stranger, but someone in my contact that I once know or talk to. So, in my good honest faith, I decided to join Hi5. To show my sincerity, I added some content and left a message to the inviter.
But like a random call, the person that invite me never left any message on my site. No "hello", nor any acknowledge of my account that I set up. In the end, my account was left to die in the cyberspace without any attention from others. Pointless beyond need. Worthless than a penny. This is my 15 grunt of a pointless invite.
But like a random call, the person that invite me never left any message on my site. No "hello", nor any acknowledge of my account that I set up. In the end, my account was left to die in the cyberspace without any attention from others. Pointless beyond need. Worthless than a penny. This is my 15 grunt of a pointless invite.
Monday, September 10, 2007
15 minutes blog of a classic time travel movie
No, I'm not here to talk about "Back To The Future". But this 1983 Japanese movie, called Toki wo Kakeru Shoujo, is an innovative movie of its time that was based on a novel. Over the weekend, I managed to squeeze some time and watched it with an English subtitle.
Sypnosis: A high school girl accidentally discovered that she has an ability to time travel. With her power, she was able to change history, including discovering the boy she has feeling for.
Many would think that an old movie about time-traveling like this is either too boring or too predictable, but that is not the case here. I was a little uneasy about watching a black and white film. However, it turned out to be special effects, which is pretty amazing back in 1983.
Yet, it's the plot that set this movie apart from other B-rated sci-fi flick. It started out a bit confusing, but the ending made it all worth while. There are few questions that were not properly explained, but most will be answered if put some thought into it. Like many good modern day films, it gives the viewers some time to analyze and hypothesize, instead of blinding call things out like Bubble Fiction.
The main heroine, Tomoyo Harada, is quite cute...despite it was back in 1983. Although, I can't say the same with acting skill.
Link:
- imdb
- Kevin's Review on this movie
Sypnosis: A high school girl accidentally discovered that she has an ability to time travel. With her power, she was able to change history, including discovering the boy she has feeling for.
Many would think that an old movie about time-traveling like this is either too boring or too predictable, but that is not the case here. I was a little uneasy about watching a black and white film. However, it turned out to be special effects, which is pretty amazing back in 1983.
Yet, it's the plot that set this movie apart from other B-rated sci-fi flick. It started out a bit confusing, but the ending made it all worth while. There are few questions that were not properly explained, but most will be answered if put some thought into it. Like many good modern day films, it gives the viewers some time to analyze and hypothesize, instead of blinding call things out like Bubble Fiction.
The main heroine, Tomoyo Harada, is quite cute...despite it was back in 1983. Although, I can't say the same with acting skill.
Link:
- imdb
- Kevin's Review on this movie
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
15 minutes blog of pointless dreams
There are time I wonder what I really want out of life. There are things that I could never get, and there are dreams that would never be realized. If you know ahead that your goals and dreams are unachievable, would you still continue to pursue it, or would you pursue realistic ones instead?
I am so sick and tire of my depressing self sometimes. I becomes wiser just to realized my own faults, and my own errors. There are days that I really just want to give up, and do nothing. The only thing that keep me going is not fame, greed, nor self-preservation, but merely the existence for others.
15 minutes is up... and for once, it takes 15 minutes to blog.
I am so sick and tire of my depressing self sometimes. I becomes wiser just to realized my own faults, and my own errors. There are days that I really just want to give up, and do nothing. The only thing that keep me going is not fame, greed, nor self-preservation, but merely the existence for others.
15 minutes is up... and for once, it takes 15 minutes to blog.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
15 minutes blog of a better movie
If you have read my previous post, then you know I didn't think so kindly of the Bubble Fiction movie. Here is another blog that concur with my feeling. By the way, ever notice how I never wrote about the movie's plot, but just my opinion?
On with the post. I was watching a Thai movie called The Possible (เก๋า...เก๋า -- old...old). As I saw Focus Jeerakul (right picture, with her hand in the snack bag), her face reminds me of a young Japanese celebrity, Kusumi Koharu (left picture).
Anyway, that thought aside, I want to talk about some differences between Bubble Fiction and The Possible. First, the copied summary:
Bubble Fiction:
When a brilliant female researcher accidentally turns an ordinary washing machine into a time machine, the Japanese government convinces her to travel back to 1990 and prevent the announcement of landmark fiscal policy that triggered the nation's economic demise. But the mission hits a snag when the researcher disappears, forcing the government to send her estranged daughter, Mayumi - a debt-ridden bar hostess and the only other person the time machine will accept - back in time to find out what happened. Mayumi arrives at the peak of Japan's "bubble" economy and finds a society obsessed with material wealth and profligate spending. With her warnings of impending doom falling on deaf ears, Mayumi's frustrated efforts to find her mother suggest some kind of conspiracy at work at the highest levels of government. Her own future and that of Japan itself begins to hinge on her ability to recruit the help of one man: the same finance bureaucrat who sent her through time. The problem is, he's 17 years younger and completely unreliable. From Pony Canyon.
The Possible:
In 1970, a rock band called "The Possible" has reached the top of the Thai music charts, and has created a sensation among the younger generation. One day, the band receives a microphone as the present from a mysterious fan. Miraculously, the microphone is a time-machine that accidentally transports them to the year 2006, where modern music rules and they're just an out-of-date item. The only way to bring them back to their glorious time is performing a concert that will fix the broken time-machine/microphone. But, before the concert could be set, there're still some problems in the new world that they have to deal with. From imdb.
Two time-traveling movies in one weekend is a pretty strange, but I somehow done it. While watching The Possible, I came to realized that the movie flows a whole lot better. The characters are more dramatic and realistic. There is no breakdown of nonsensical low-IQ teen or tween gone wild like Bubble Fiction. You see characters with deeper conflict and emotion, and that just made it all worth while. But at last, few people will ever get a chance to watch The Possible, since there is no English subtitle for it, or the fact that it is in PAL DVD-9 region.
DVD: ethaicd
On with the post. I was watching a Thai movie called The Possible (เก๋า...เก๋า -- old...old). As I saw Focus Jeerakul (right picture, with her hand in the snack bag), her face reminds me of a young Japanese celebrity, Kusumi Koharu (left picture).
Anyway, that thought aside, I want to talk about some differences between Bubble Fiction and The Possible. First, the copied summary:
Bubble Fiction:
When a brilliant female researcher accidentally turns an ordinary washing machine into a time machine, the Japanese government convinces her to travel back to 1990 and prevent the announcement of landmark fiscal policy that triggered the nation's economic demise. But the mission hits a snag when the researcher disappears, forcing the government to send her estranged daughter, Mayumi - a debt-ridden bar hostess and the only other person the time machine will accept - back in time to find out what happened. Mayumi arrives at the peak of Japan's "bubble" economy and finds a society obsessed with material wealth and profligate spending. With her warnings of impending doom falling on deaf ears, Mayumi's frustrated efforts to find her mother suggest some kind of conspiracy at work at the highest levels of government. Her own future and that of Japan itself begins to hinge on her ability to recruit the help of one man: the same finance bureaucrat who sent her through time. The problem is, he's 17 years younger and completely unreliable. From Pony Canyon.
The Possible:
In 1970, a rock band called "The Possible" has reached the top of the Thai music charts, and has created a sensation among the younger generation. One day, the band receives a microphone as the present from a mysterious fan. Miraculously, the microphone is a time-machine that accidentally transports them to the year 2006, where modern music rules and they're just an out-of-date item. The only way to bring them back to their glorious time is performing a concert that will fix the broken time-machine/microphone. But, before the concert could be set, there're still some problems in the new world that they have to deal with. From imdb.
Two time-traveling movies in one weekend is a pretty strange, but I somehow done it. While watching The Possible, I came to realized that the movie flows a whole lot better. The characters are more dramatic and realistic. There is no breakdown of nonsensical low-IQ teen or tween gone wild like Bubble Fiction. You see characters with deeper conflict and emotion, and that just made it all worth while. But at last, few people will ever get a chance to watch The Possible, since there is no English subtitle for it, or the fact that it is in PAL DVD-9 region.
DVD: ethaicd
Saturday, August 25, 2007
15 minutes blog of Ryoko Hirosue's travel
So, this weekend I got a chance to catch a Japanese movie called "Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust" starring Ryoko Hirosue and Abe Hiroshi. I have been a fan of Hirosue for a long time, and the good reviews on imdb.com elevated my confidence on this film. I have watched Hirosue and fell in love with her"Railroad Man", and her other films("Himitsu", "Wasabi", and "Collage of Our Lives") always keep my interest.
Sadly, unlike her previous movies, "Bubble Fiction" fell short of my expectation. Decent, but not a good film. Maybe it is the lacking humor. Maybe it is the predictable plot. Maybe it is because I did not live in Japan in 1990. Maybe it is how unrealistically things turned out throughout the movie. Maybe it is how childish and ignorant Ryoko acts. Overall, this movie confirms that I dislike of Japanese humor and comedy. The only exception is the Trick series.
Sadly, unlike her previous movies, "Bubble Fiction" fell short of my expectation. Decent, but not a good film. Maybe it is the lacking humor. Maybe it is the predictable plot. Maybe it is because I did not live in Japan in 1990. Maybe it is how unrealistically things turned out throughout the movie. Maybe it is how childish and ignorant Ryoko acts. Overall, this movie confirms that I dislike of Japanese humor and comedy. The only exception is the Trick series.
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