海角七号

己经好久，没有真正的被一部戏感动，海角七号是个列外。

故事
故事 是由七封六十年都寄不出去的情书所连串起耒的。整部戏非常的简单和生活化。就像是每天发生在你我之间的事。也许就是它的生活化，能够引起大家的共呜，所以才能引起热列回响，让许多人看了又看。

爱情
没有烘烘烈烈的爱情。只有一份收藏了六十年的遗憾和一份简单又刚发芽的恋情。男女主角并非俊男美女。爱的简单但真诚。

女主角的痛哭与伸述，暴露了她在坚强包装底下的翠弱，失意与寂寞。这让假装无情的男主角真正的了解了她。也让他心动。

男主角冷酷的外表和才华，在不知不觉中让她心动。当男主角痛苦的告诉她：我失败了十五年。她不说一句，只是轻轻的握着他的手。是她对他的支持，鼓励与信任。这胜过千言万语。

在夕阳下的海边，他抱着她，只说一句；留下耒或是我跟你走。这是对她的答复。他愿意把他的未耒交给她。他不要重复那六十年前遗憾。

父子情
男主角不是他亲生的，但是他爱他，支特他对音乐的热诚。坐著马赛地去把儿子未送完的信送出去。不用说什么，这就是一个父亲对儿子的包容与照顾。

当他在骂鼓手时，他是在骂他的儿子。他骂出了所有作父亲的心声：我恨不得把整个镇给烧光。这样，孩子们才会回耒。和我一起，重建这个镇。只有这样才能留著他们。其实，父母亲要的就是这么简单。

歌
一部好的电影需要好听的歌耒配搭。海角七号作到了这一点。当结尾男主角在唱主题歌国境之南时，我听见坐在旁边的HC也在轻唱，这就是所谓的共呜吧。

國境之南

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7GRIWlwkXE

野玫瑰

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kv65GwbRRlc
無樂不作

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkWUx-4epKs&feature=related

能让我不睡觉，零晨两点多为它而写 blog。海角七号是成功的。

A Weekend

Consider I had a nice weekend even though had to work on and off on Saturday because month-end closing. Have to make sure month-end data upload is OK for 3 regions.

Beside work, what else I did?

1. Watched Singapore Dragon Boat Competition on Saturday. Wanted to give HC support for the competition. Too bad due to bad weather, his team did postpone to Sunday morning.

I realized that this was the 1st time I saw a real dragon boat. Before that, I
only saw it in picture or TV. 2. Went to Botanic Gardens. I am so impress that Singapore has such nice garden in the city. Just like New York City has a Central Park. Spent almost 5 hours there but still not able to explore the whole garden. Definitely I will go there again.

The Ginger Beer I bought outside the Ginger Garden. It is just ginger juice without alcohol.

Wish she can get the happiness which she is looking for. 3. Went to Orchard Rd for the Christmas Lighting. This year is much better than last 2 years at least more colorful. As usual, did go to Nee Ann City and visit the big Christmas Tree. The words came out from my mouth immediately when I saw the tree: Oh SHIT. Damn UGLY.

The World Wonders # 8 and # 9 in Singapore

Discussed with my colleagues about 2 social issues or “cultures” in Singapore. I would like to nominate them: The World Wonders # 8 and # 9 in Singapore.

World Wonder Number 8: Majority People in Singapore Are Blind

Many people know that the yellow line out side the MRT door/gate means: Please give way to people to get out from the train before you get in. However, if you monitor people in the MRT station, 60-70% of them are “BLIND”, so they “CAN NOT SEE” the yellow lines.
I took this photo in Raffles Place MRT station today. We can see many people stand inside the yellow lines and block the door (so sorry that most of them are ladies). Because of this, in Singapore, it is interesting that people in side the train can not get out and people out side the train can not get in.

I can’t comment those people who stand inside the yellow lines are non-educated because I am sure they are not. The only comment I can give is this is Education Failure in this country.

World Wonder Number 9: Use Tissue to “Chorp” Seat
I have traveled more than 70 cities around the world; Singapore is the only city/country has this kind of culture: Use tissue to “chorp”seat. This means: “I put my tissue here. This seat/table is mine. No1 allows to touch/use it (by “LAW”??? I am wondering). This is another example of Education Failure in this country.

By the way, what people do make me link to what dog does. Dog likes to pee here and there. It means: I pee here and there. This area is mine. No1 allows to come in (by “LAW”??? For sure the answer is NO). Don’t you think use tissue to “chorp” seat is same as use uric to “chorp” territory?

Of course, people in Singapore are SMARTER than a dog. They won’t go to food courts and pee on the seat/table. They use tissue.

I "stole" this picture from my colleague’s blog. So sorry, is lady again. I can count 4 tissues packs so it means the seat “chorp” by 4 people.
P.S why I use “people in Singapore” but not Singaporean? Reason is people who do that may not be only Singaporean. Some of them may be foreigners. To be able to “LIVE” like some of the Singaporean, foreigners must adopt the cultures in Singapore: To be BLIND or use tissue to “CHORP” seat.

I HATE Sunday

A normal Sunday, on my way home inside the MRT. Suddenly I felt so depress because the next day was going to be a damn Monday.

Now I realized that actually the most I hate is Sunday but not Monday. I hate the terrible feeling when I am waiting for a bad thing to be happened. The damn bad thing is tomorrow is a Monday. Think this kind of feeling is same as when a criminal who is waiting to be executed. He/she is counting down how many second he/she left for his/her life.

Monday is not that frightening because whatever needs to be happened has already happened. It is a fact and I can’t change it.

L happened to call me when I was frustrated with “I hate Monday or I hate Sunday or I hate Monday or I hate……?????? ” Totally no mood to talk to him. Conclusion from him is: AGAIN, You are SICK.

百闻不如一看

现在才耒谈色戒是有点太迟，但是不说心中又不快。真的觉得这部戏是被过誉了 (对不起，李安)。

拜托，只是一粒6卡拉的卡地亚钻石，就卖了自己和另外5个人的命。女人笨起耒时可真是有点那个。 学学李大美人，只是告诉记者；我要努力赚钱，买一粒一千万美金的九卡垃粉红钻。立刻就有人送上。这才叫高招。

(其实错的，不是那粒钻石或是那个女人。错的是，那一刹那的心动。错的是，那接下耒，所谓的…………………………………爱!)


被千万人歌颂的精彩床戏，我看了之后，真的不觉得精彩。女主角没样貌，没身材。男主角像个白脸疆尸的老Uncle。天呀！这样的主角，能拍出如何精彩的床戏？

王力宏过火的演出，好像是在演舞台剧。他只是个可有可无的大花瓶。
真正精彩的是那群打麻将的太太们。每个眼神，每个动作都如此的精彩。由其是她们的眼神就像一把把的刀，可以把人碎尸万段。那眼神好像在告诉对方；贱货，不要以我不知道你作过什么。你不要栽在我的手里。我会让你求生不得，求死不能。

卡通片

有些人想不通为什么，我到了一把年纪，还喜欢看卡通片。我也不知道为什么。只知道，喜欢了，就是喜欢了。

找了好几年，都找不到我喜爰的小甜甜漫画。好不容易才找到了DVD。并且意外的发现了Hayao Miyazaki 的卡通 collection。我最爱的龙猫。好可爱。

I Have A Dream - In the Name of Martin Luther King, Jr. (Part II)

‘I Have a Dream’ and it comes true today.

Received below from my US colleague after I shared the above with her. I was telling her: God bless America.

I think I am being a bit too excited about the election.

Rosa sat so Martin could walk (rosa parks sat in a drugstore)
Martin walked so Obama could run
Obama ran so our children can someday fly

I Have A Dream - In the Name of Martin Luther King, Jr.

http://www.americanrhetoric.com/speeches/mlkihaveadream.htm

Even though we face the difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering with the heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat of oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."²

Change Has Come to America

"Change Has Come to America". I really like this headline.

I wonder when people in the low class country can use the same headline. Wait for a million years or infinity?

He WON and He Makes History

Final conformation; Obama WON. He is the 1st black president of the United States of America.

When some people in a low class country still screaming of they want to protect their special authority and benefit because they are native of the country and other races are only the passengers, people in The United States of America proved to the world that they can make a DIFFERENCE and make a CHANGE.

A New Chapter of the World History

Monitoring the USA Presidential Election now with my USA colleague. We even postponed our conference call this morning because every1 wants to follow up with the latest result.

We have a same goal; we want Obama to make a new chapter of history.

The latest update is Obama...........WON.

Extreme Life Style

I realized that some time I am a bit extreme. When chest pain and had difficulty to breath, I went to climb Mount Faber.

When I am very sick with fever, body ache, headache, sore throat, I went to eat chili crab and pepper crab.

Sometime I am wondering whether I am trying to kill myself.

Another ex-OCBC colleagues gathering. Met RJ and M @ House of Seafood @ 180. http://www.houseofseafood.com.sg/

After finished two 1.3KG crabs, the only thing I felt was: disgusting & vomit.

Anglor Wat - Cambodia

Today I got my e-ticket to Cambodia. After planed for more than a year, finally I am able to make it. Now I am only a step away from Anglor Wat. Must thanks HC for arranging.

Ok, don’t keep reminding me that Cambodia is poor, dusty, a lot of flies and mosquitoes. Also Anglor Wat doesn’t have air-con, Prada, CK, Agnes B, Starbucks, nice food and so on but only stone. I know.

Halloween 2008

Met my OCBC Bank ex-colleagues for dinner in Halloween. Didn’t meet Karen for almost 3 years and didn’t have change to chat with Jocelyn after I left UOB since 2005 (Jocelyn is my ex-colleague from Keppel TatLee Bank, OCBC Bank and UOB Bank. We were in Global Data Warehouse Team). LL don’t need to mention, we meet so often and her name does appear in my blog quite often too. Oh, she is my OCBC Bank and HP ex-colleague. Now we are very good friend.

Went to a Japanese BBQ Restaurant – Gyu-Kaku in Chijmes for dinner. The food is good but bit expensive. Minimums spending is about SG$70 per person. Anyway, if you like Japanese style BBQ, you can try.

http://www.hungrygowhere.com/singapore/gyu_kaku_japanese_bbq_restaurant_chijmes/
After dinner, met Finn for drink. We changed 3 drinking places till 3am. After supper and called for cab for more than 30 minutes, finally reached home at 4:30am. We decided not to go out on Friday night when it is a big day. It is really terrible and so difficult to get a cab.

Too bore when wait for the cab. Took these funny photos just for fun.