Chinese New Year Celebration with Team

It was a treat from the Unit Head. He's always been a generous one when it comes to treating the team. Besides countless number of coffee supplied, these are the bigger occational treats that happen at certain timing on a yearly basis.

Yum Cha restaurant is located at the heart of China Town. We had the below Lou Hei - for Bringing in Good Luck as Chinese believe and various type of Dim Sum.

Thanks to the Unit Head and wishing us a very good year ahead for the team!

Movie Review: Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief

It was almost like a desperate attempt to prolong the so-long-yet-feels-so-short CNY holidays. It was me and my best sis, K, mutually agreed to watch this movie at 9:50 on the last day of holidays. It was a good fun getting a cup of Starbucks each before running off to the cinema. Lucky that K booked the seats before hand, all thanks to the ultra convenient online booking system these days and to K who paid for it too.

This is the movie I've been meaning to watch and didn't manage to catch it since last week. From the trailer, it looks a lot Harry Potter-like with lesser magic. I've always been a fan of Harry Potter. So, this went straight to my 'must watch' list.

The story revolves around this young boy called Percy Jackson (played by Logan Lerman - quite a bit of uncool name for someone with such a cute face, huh. I didn't know what his name was. It's the work of Google. He seemed vaguely familiar but I couldn't recall from where I've seen him before. IMDB told me that he was the small kid who lived in the virtual world of games in the recent movie 'Gamer' - starring Gerard Butler. So, now I know). Percy was raised by her mom Sally and his stepfather who he hated, spent his teenage years as a normal schoolboy until one day something unbelievable happened to his life. With the explanations from Mr. Brunner (played by Pierce Brosnan) and his childhood bestfriend Grover (played by Brandon T. Jackson), Percy then halfheartedly believed that he's a half blood (i.e., half human, half god) of the King of the Sea, Poseidon and now all the gods and all other creatures from the enemy clan Underworld are after him because they are suspecting him to be the thief who stole the Lightening Bolt - the powerful weapon of the King of all Gods. Being the son of Poseidon, Percy is able to use water for all kind of purposes which include using as a weapon, healing solution or any other magical means that one could think of. He was sent to Half Blood Camp to learn various skills he should acquire in order to face any kind of troubles that lead ahead of him. In an attempt to save his mom back from the Underworld Leader Zeus, Percy, Annabeth (played by Alexandra Daddario) who's a daughter of Goddess Athena and his best friend & protector Grover, set off for a quest to find Zeus, who was holding Percy's mom as ransom in exchange for the Lightening Bolt.

Okay, I shall stop babbling about the story before you feel disappointed for revealing too much of it.

Overall, it's a fun movie, lighter and more understandable than Harry Potter and the Lord Of The Ring kinda movies. Definitely watchable because the casts are young, pretty / cute / handsome dudes and chics. I just love admiring them sometimes. Aha! There are many funny lines and dialogs in the show, both K and I appreciated and both went all giggly throughout the show. The protector Grover (half human, half goat) was cute in his own way. Annabeth was one brave soul, fight like a real fighter and has a pair of blue eyes that would make most of the girls literally hate her for having them (at least I did!). Percy was all lost, small among his camp-mates, powerful once he knew how to make use of his powers, magical and definitely the kind of heroes most of the boys would want to become. And not forgetting something, you'd see flying sneakers (sponsored by Converse :D) too. Go on! Have an enjoyable time watching it. We both felt magical watching it, so I'm guessing you would too.

Lovely February

There are many reasons why I love February. Number one, my birthday's in it. Number two, my mom's birthday's in it. Number three, Valentine's day's in it. Number four, it's one of the only 2 mnths I receive the most presents throughout the year. *beam*

First off, I'd like to dedicate something to my lady.

Valentine's Day
What makes V-day even more memorable is that, it's also my mom's birthday. Every year of this day, we will give her a call if she's not with us to wish for her birthday and she will in turn goes on and on about how we should take care of ourselves and how she's been doing well (even if she's unwell, she will say this to make us feel happy) and how we should not forget to pray and etc.

'Happy Birthday' to you May May. You are the BEST and we LOVE you always.

"~~There are times when I screw things up, when I'm being selfish, when I disappointed you on every smallest or biggest matters, when I'm not giving enough time spending with the family, when I make you cry in one way or another, despite of all that, thanks for loving me anyway. You're my only wish I have in life that was fulfilled to its 100%. Thanks for always uber warm, always there for us, always there for me, always caring, always giving unconditional and unending love. You're the reason my world go round. Love You May May!~~"

Secondly, it's Happy Lovers Day!!



It might be the day the couples makeup if they have been going through a rough patch, might be the day the couples breakup because they finally realise that they don't belong to each other, might be the day that holds the same as any other normal days, might be the day that some tie knots vowing to love each other forever. Giving all that, for me, this day is just any other ordinary day. I believe that to show someone how much you love him/her, you should not wait until this date to do so. Every single day you're breathing, you should be loving that person if he/she is the right one for you. Every single day together should be appreciated.

We just hangout like any other normal days. Everywhere was crowded with lovebirds, every recreational place you could find, restaurants, malls, cinemas, parks, beach and everywhere you could think of. So, this is not even a great day to hangout. I don't like crowded places.

We've decided to head down to Brewerkz for a couple of drinks and good food. The Mussels in Beer sauce from Brewerkz was my favorite. I have to eat it on every visit.

I didn't manage to capture a pic of Mussels cuz I was too eager to eat it when it arrived and only realised that I have not taken a pic when it's almost finished. We ordered fried shrimps as well. It tasted so good, reminded us of what we used to eat back in Burma.

When we arrived Brewerkz, it was still hot outside with the afternoon sun, so, we have decided to sit indoor. The crowd was just nice, not too packed and not too noisy. Usually we would prefer al fresco, enjoying the breeze and the view. But it wasn't an option at that time.

On the way out of Brewerkz, we walked along the riverside towards the boat quay area for another chilling place with Shisha. If you don't know how it looks like. Check out the pic here. The Shisha you could get in Singapore is non-nicotine and drug free, totally harmless and definitely will NOT make you go high. All you are inhaling is the smokes that come thru the charcoal on the top of the flask, that went past the flavour you asked for (mint, apple, any other fruity scent) and then through the iced water at the bottom of the flask and all u need to do is suck in the smoke and exhale it out. The whole session last for about 45 mins. First time trying and don't understand why people love to pay for this stuff. Conclusion: Shisha smoking is overrated.

We've ended the v-day with the late night movie 'The Wolfman' and I've posted a review for that before posting this up.

Happy Birthday to me!


Okay, I just can't leave this part out while I was still at this - Lovely February. The 10th was my Birthday!

It not good to be getting old, your look changes not positively but negatively, your skin doesn't feel as smooth as it used to be, the fingers and toes that were once cute and lovely are no longer such, instead your feet is hardened now from all the walking and standing you've done in life for the past 25 years (okay 24 years, you can't walk till you're a year old? I don't know I'm just guessing), your arms and tights are flabby and have lost their firmness, whatever you eat everyday go straight to them, this is the age when you have to tell yourself to eat less, exercise more and visit hospital for regular heath checkups (hey, people die at this age or even younger these days). So, what's so good about getting a year older?

Okay, stop whining! Truth is, I enjoyed all the attentions. There! I fessed. :P

Every year, this period of time in particular, I was able to feel love and friendship all around. Make me realise who my friends are. I've received many presents from the best friends and co-workers.

It was this cutie hiding in that super big wrapping bag.


The girls in the office are the sweet ones I could proudly call as 'friends'. They have gotten me an earring holder stand which I have been looking for ages.


Another highlight was meeting up with my best friends. No matter how busy we are with work, we've never failed to meetup and hangout on our special days. They have both gotten accessories for me. Loved the lovely pressies, earrings, the necklace, the pendant and the bracelet. They were the BEST!

These are my bestest! I know this word doesn't exist, but BEST is not a good enough word for them. So, Bestest! =)


Timbre @ Art House was THE great place to hangout. Good food - pizza in particular, drinks, live bands, friends and fun, nothing more I would ask for. It was one great birthday celebration! Thanks and love you girls!!!

Movie Review: The Wolfman

It was the night of valentines day, February the 14th. We were both determined to catch a late night movie. The crowd at the cinema was horrid with young kids, I used the term 'kids' here cuz they are really 'kids'. But guess what? Mostly are with their dates. Whatever has happened to younger generations?

We were a little disappointed cuz we couldn't get the tix for the movie we wanted to watch, 'Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief'. So, decided to watch this one regardless.

The movie's starring Benicio Del Toro (as Lawrence - the wolfman) and Emily Blunt (as Gwen Conliffe). The running time is about an hour and 45 minutes.

There were suspense, surprises and some awesome moments in this movie. Many times did I jump out of the seat for its sound effects, sudden movements and scary faces. The effects pertaining to the transition from human to the wolfman was rather fantastic but gruesome, blood all over the movie, flying body parts and many more.

The story starts with Lawrence's homecoming, reason being that his brother Ben went missing for a few weeks and that Ben's Fiance wrote a letter to Lawrence to come home. Therefore, he came home only to realise that his brother Ben was murdered in the wood with wolf attack suspect. Wanting to find out more on his brother's death, Lawrence visited the hippies village and ended up bitten by a wolf on the neck, but he managed to survive from the attack. There are beliefs that if a person is bitten by a wolf, he will then be cursed and turned into a beast on every full moon night and will become an enemy and threat to the community. The belief has somehow come true and hence the wolfman story started. I will not be revealing more of the story here for the sake of those who has yet to watch the show.

The only disappointment I felt rather strongly was that I thought the wolfman is going to be a good guy. I know that he will turn into a beast on fullmoon night. But I was silently hopeful that he will not kill people, he will be a good wolfman who recognises someone he loves and all. But I was wrong and therefore disappointed. You can't blame me for this cuz mostly the comic names that end with 'man' are good people and superheroes, just look at 'superman', 'spiderman', 'bat man', etc. see?

Overall, I'm giving 3 stars and did not regret catching this movie.

Movie Review: Valentine's Day

This can be considered as the Valentine's Day celebration with my closest girls. We always have a good laugh when we are together. We can be ourselves when we're with each other, you know, like you don't really care if you might say something wrong and that the person will be cross with you, kinda things. It was great Valentine's Day eve and I think spending this time for this sort of movie with the girls is even better than with a guy cuz guys might not know how to appreciate such movies.

The cinema seems really quiet during Chinese New Year. Every Chinese in town is hibernating, I mean celebrating their CNY with their family and friends. It's awful all the supermarkets and eating places have to (decided to) close during this long holidays and that we are required to stock up our fridges if we are concern about ourselves starving to death.

Okay, back to the movie. First off, they have a cool website for this movie. You may click here to visit. And remember to check out the 'Soundtrack' section. I think that some of the songs they used in the movie are pretty cool.

Plus side of the movie is that you get to see most of your favorites in one movie, so it's like a whole lot good stuffs put into one package for the price of one movie ticket. So, it was worth it. But definitely the movie has its own standard running time and because of this time constraints, you don't get to see some of the favs for a longer period of time. Basically it's about a few love stories combined into one. So, you get to see some loving, cheating, mismatched, forbidden (keeping that small school boy getting a crush on his teacher. aha!), awkward, best friend-like lovey dovey stories all around this movie.

If you are in the mood for something light, something sweet and something humorous, this is the movie for you. Remember to watch it before v-day ends. This might just keep you in the v-day mood. =)

Movie Review: Law Abiding Citizen

I didn't have much interest in such type of movies but happened to watch it and bamm! turned out it's a good one. Okay, better than good.

Starring 2 great actors Jamie Fox (As Nick Rice - Assistant DA) and Gerard Butler (As Clyde Shelton).

I'd suggest you watch this movie without reading the synopsis or watching the trailer (that if you haven't) cuz I think it would make this movie even better for you. I watched it with no expectations and in turn, I've got all the satisfactions I usually get from GREAT movies.

Both of the actors were good in their own roles. While watching this, there are times when you know it's not the right thing to do but you secretly wish that might just come true for the terrible people in this world.

Go on. Watch this movie. I gave it a two thumbs up!

Book Review: Everyone Worth Knowing by Lauren Weisberger

I have read this book with a lot of distractions. Gotten this one together with the sex and the city by Candace Bushnell, thinking I'd read one after another. However, I've given up on SATC before reaching the half mark because I thought it was boring and better off watching the movie than the book. So, I've decided to start reading on this one and concluded that this is slightly better than SATC. But before I get to the real story out of this book, I was off for a vacation and only managed to pick this up after. So, I honestly think that my review will be biased somehow since I've lost some excitements in the book and also have broken the momentum of reading it.

One of the other books from the author Lauren Weisberger of 'The devil wears Prada', but I didn't enjoy this as much as I did for other books of hers. It is still a nice book but not good enough to make me want to buy it.

The story is about a banker turned party planner called Bettina Robinson. She's led a life of boring bank employee (that sounds real familiar to me) before one day she spoke up to her irritating supervisor that she quit. How I wish we could all do that in real life with no regrets. But Bette is a lucky girl who has a super rich uncle - whom she calls Uncle Will - who is a columnist in the leading newspaper. So, things fell nicely for her in the transition of careers between a boring banker to a cool and glamorous party planner. No matter how her life has turned a 360 degree, deep down, Bette is still a hopeless romantic at heart. I will leave the rest of the story for you to read it for yourself. This book covers everything to do with party, planning, celebrity, gossip, scoop, betrayal, pretense, dating, paparazi and many more.

I'm giving this a two star, good to keep you company on your boring day, well at least better than some trashy books.

Movie Review: The Blind Side

Any movie that is based on true story is touching but could be boring. This movie belongs to the first. During the first 3 minutes of the show, I thought I regret watching this movie cuz it appears to be like a documentary. This was one of those movies I've selected to watch without having seen the trailer. So, I seriously did not know what this movie has to offer.

Sandra Bullock (as Leigh Anne) in the movie, I thought, was a star. She's beautiful, she's natural, well why would she become a diva otherwise, right? She's the kinda woman I would like to become one day in life, successful, have loving husband and a happy family. What's more to wish for? Quinton Aaron (as Michael Oher (aka) Big Mike - yes the gigantic guy in the poster) was big (obviously) high school kid who was being adopted by Tuohy's family. Can you believe that Quinton Aaron was born in 1984, that makes him just a year older than me but he's 3 times my size in terms of length as well as the width. haha.

This movie is touching in a sense that when you've become a family member, you will feel protective of your family members. You might be stupid in academic sense, but you know how to love your family and protect your family, regardless you're black or a white. And as for the parent in the family, you do your best in supporting your child, forgiving him, teaching him and driving him towards the successful future. That's exactly what the story is about.

It is really a nice movie that made tears well in my eyes at one point. You have to watch it to appreciate it.

Movie Review: Tooth Fairy

It was Wednesday, it's ladies night at GV Marina and there's no other interesting movies showing at the preferred timing, so, that was the reason for watching this.

Not so much of The Rock (Dwayne Johnson)'s fan but I think he acts all fine. Giving this movie just 2 stars. If you've watched the trailer before watching the movie, I'd say, you've already gotten the whole picture.

The Rock (as Derek) was disbeliever for tooth fairy and dream crashers for kids. Therefore, he was being summoned to become a real tooth fairy for a week but extended to be longer due to his misbehavior.

Nothing pretty much worth talking about. A few funny moments here and there. And that was it.

Movie Review: Legion

Chose this between this and Tooth Fairy and I was fairly disappointed. One of those movies I happened to watch without having seen the trailer. But the poster looked rather convincing. The six packs, the tattoos, the weapons and the highlight was the wings.

I'm only giving one and half stars, so, you can decide whether or not you would like to spend some money watching it at the cinema.

This is another movie of the actor Paul Bettany whom I remembered seeing in the Da Vinci Code and the very old movie Wimbledon with Kirsten Dunst. And yet another movie of the apocalypse and the world's extermination. There's the good and the bad. People were infected by the demon and started killing, or rather transforming to become one of them, the innocent and uninfected ones. You have to watch it to understand it.

Since I'm giving a bad review, I do not want to write anything more than above. But just note that there's nothing fanciful about the wings you see on the poster, so don't fall for the carrot like a little bunny.