sigh, so unfair

After i published my last post, i went checked out my fellow bloggers' site, sigh, i almost past out. Their post are all about their trip to places where are at least half a globe further than where i went, arghhhhh, how can not feeling i'm a bit too small potato, nia sing. What? Like Hong Kong is the place you go for your school holiday?!?! Fuck, the furthest place that i've ever been to is HK! You know what, I think i just hate them, all of them.

Mrs. Nelson in Barcelona

Mr. Kwan in Cairo

Mr. Lim in London (forget the face, he just don't improve)

Mr Loke in Macau, sigh

the trip

Came back from the trip, many thoughts, a bit jam now. it wasn't a bad trip after all, at least. Three words to describe it, cool, rush, walk. Maybe it's a bit too complex, from every expect of the trip, that's why i'm still feeling a bit dizzy. Cool weather in Hong Kong and Macau, the temperature was about 10 to 17 degree, but the air condition wasn't so good compare to local. I think we had 2 of biggest news during the trip in the beginning of 2008, unfortunately, it wasn't good. Hong Kong and the global shock market was slumped badly, the headline of the last tuesday newspaper cruelly written 'Hong Kong people lost 1 million EACH'. Every media, the newspaper, TV or radio was all talking about the market news, everybody was talking about it. Then we had another lost of the talented Mister Ledger, sigh. I couldn't bother much about the shock market news, since i had nothing to do with it, but the sudden lost of Ledger was pretty shocking to me, he was such a talented actor. I didn't really love him that much, but there are some works of him were impressive, at least i must say i really liked Ennis Del Mar. It was a legendary role, that movie had made him. Waiting for another more promising performance from him, 'the dark knight' which he stars as the joker, which would probably bring him another fame, we heard the bad news, how gloomy is that.

Hong Kong isn't really a shopping paradise, well, not to me, i bet it only apply to people who has more money than i do. I didn't enjoy much for the shopping experience, not until i found H&M, the Madonna's fashion line, it's located in the central. At first i thought i was just wanted to go in and have a look, who knows the prices there are so attractive! How 'sayang' i only found it on our last day in Hong Kong, if i could find it earlier, i think i would just spend all my money there. Can you imagine how cheap could a beanie hat be? It's HK $4.90, isn't that crazy? Then a trouser for $59.90, and a jacket for $69.90!

Causeway Bay subway

Hong Kong night scene @ Avenue of Stars

For food, i didn't expect much, not saying that the food wasn't nice, it's nice for most of place we went, maybe we weren't lucky enough to find something unforgettable. I bet it's pretty much about Hong Kong.

In Macau, it's even more simple, the historical Ruins of St. Paul is basically all about Macau, oh, and the Casinos. The Casinos in Macau are probably more than the 7-11 stores here, it's everywhere. The ruins of St. Paul is really an attraction. The front façade and the grand stone stairs are so splendid. The structure is the only remains of the formal St. Paul Church, which was the greatest church in East Asia.

The magnificent The Ruins of St. Paul

The famous Lisboa

Is that all about the trip? I really can hardy recall anymore. Basically, Macau is more like a tourism spot, and Hong Kong is a island size shopping center.

P.S.
As i predicted, how nice would it be if we didn't have that much of quarrel, sigh. I think i tried hard enough to manage it, maybe just not good enough.

R.I.P. Mister Ledger (the one next to him was his ex-wife, Michelle Williams)

predictions for 80th annual academy awards nominations

As i said, this is the most unpredictable race in years, every oscar-goer is confused about this year's race. It's only 4 days left before the nominations is announced, everything still seems possible to happen. Well, honestly i've watched not more than 10 percents of this year contenders, judging by this, i'm so totally not qualified to predict the nominations. But, hei, isn't oscar is all about who will win, instead of who should? So who care about how good the film is, it's how it manage to win the award.
I came out with my own list of predictions for this year academy awards nominations,

Performance by an actor in a leading role
Daniel Day Lewis - There Will Be Blood
George Clooney - Michael Clayton
James McAvoy - Atonement
Johnny Depp - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Viggo Mortensen - Eastern Promises

Performance by an actor in a supporting role
Casey Affleck - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Hal Holbrook - Into the Wild
Javier Bardem - No Country for Old Men
Philip S. Hoffman - Charlie Wilson's War
Tom Wilkinson - Michael Clayton

Performance by an actress in a leading role
Angelina Jolie - A Mighty Heart
Cate Blanchett - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Ellen Page - Juno
Julie Christie - Away from Her
Marion Cotillard - La Vie En Rose

Performance by an actress in a supporting role
Amy Ryan - Gone Baby Gone
Cate Blanchett - I'm Not There
Catherine Keener - Into the Wild
Saoirse Ronan - Atonement
Tilda Swinton - Michael Clayton

Best animated feature film
Persepolis
Ratatouille
The Simpsons Movie

Achievement in art direction
Dante Ferretti - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
David Gropman - Hairspray
Guy Dyas - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Jack Fisk - There Will Be Blood
Sarah Greenwood - Atonement

Achievement in cinematography
Janusz Kaminski - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Robert Elswit - There Will Be Blood
Roger Deakins - No Country for Old Men
Roger Deakins - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Seamus McGarvey - Atonement

Achievement in costume design
Alexandra Byrne - Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Colleen Atwood - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Jacqueline Durran - Atonement
Pan Lai - Lust, Caution
Patricia Norris - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Achievement in directing
Ethan, Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Julian Schnabel - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Sean Penn - Into the Wild
Tim Burton - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Achievement in film editing
Chris Lebenzon - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Christopher Rouse - The Bourne Ultimatum
John Gilroy - Michael Clayton
Roderick Jaynes - No Country for Old Men
Tatiana S. Riegel & Dylan Tichenor - There Will Be Blood

Best foreign language film
12 - Russia
Days of Darkness - Canada
The Counterfeitters - Austria
The Unknown - Italy
The Year My Parents Went on Vacation - Brazil

Achievement in makeup
300
La Vie En Rose
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score)
Alberto Iglesias - The Kite Runner
Alexandre Desplat - Lust, Caution
Dario Marianelli - Atonement
Jonny Greenwood - There Will Be Blood
Michael Giacchino - Ratatouille

Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song)
"Come so Far (Got so Far to Go)" - Hairspray
"Falling Slowly" - Once
"Grace is Gone" - Grace is Gone
"Guaranteed" - Into the Wild
"That's How You Know" - Enchanted

Best motion picture
Atonement
Into the Wild
Michael Clayton
No Country for Old Men
There Will Be Blood

Achievement in sound editing
300
Beowulf
The Bourne Ultimatum
Transformers
Ratatouille

Achievement in sound mixing
No Country For Old Men
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
The Bourne Ultimatum
Transformers

Achievement in visual effects
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
The Golden Compass
Transformers

Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Ethan Coen, Joel Coen - No Country for Old Men
Christopher Hampton - Atonement
Paul Thomas Anderson - There Will Be Blood
Ronald Harwood - The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
Sean Penn - Into the Wild

Writing, Original Screenplay
Brad Bird - Ratatouille
Diablo Cody - Juno
Nancy Oliver - Lars and the Real Girl
Tamara Jenkins - The Savages
Tony Gilroy - Michael Clayton

Documentary, Features - who cares
Documentary, Short Subjects - no idea
Short Film, Animated - who gives a sxxx
Short Film, Live Action - don't know

Tally
8 - There Will Be Blood, Atonement
7 - Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, No Country for Old Men
6 - Michael Clayton, Into the Wild
4 - Ratatouille
3 - The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, The Bourne Ultimatum, Transformers
2 - Juno, La Vie En Rose, Hairspray, Lust, Caution, 300, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
1 - Eastern Promises, Charlie Wilson's War, A Mighty Heart, Away from Her, Gone Baby Gone, I'm Not There, Persepolis, The Simpsons Movie, The Kite Runner, Once, Grace Is Gone, Enchanted, Beowulf, The Golden Compass, Lars and the Real Girl, The Savages.


The five films that i think will make it the top.

The best looking of the actor nominees line-up (did you notice this?) in years (or in history) if they made it.

My leading lady for this year.

golden globes announced

This year Golden Globes ceremony is canceled due to the reason of the writers' strike. Winners were announced under press conference. The results are pretty much expected, and were my favorite to win, especially Blanchett and Day-Lewis. For the full list of winners, log on here to check out. Except for the best picture for drama, it went to Atonement, it was quite a shock. And there is a funny trivia for this year GG, the film which won the most awards had only won 2, included both the best picture winners, Atonement, and Sweeney Todd for the comedy and musical category. Looking at the results and some other precursor awards that were announced, that being said, this year Oscar race is so widely open, it's the most unpredictable in years.

Daniel Day-Lewis won Best Actor for There will be blood.

Keira Knightley in the famous green dress which top the poll of most lusted after film costumes in Atonement.

Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter in Sweeney Todd.

our trip

1 week to go, for once i'm exciting in expecting the trip to come, as i always don't easily get that. The last Bali trip i went, i hadn't even feel the excitement after i checked into the hotel, haha. This is our first trip, to oversea, we went Langkawi before, haha, ironically, we ended broken up, so i think i'm a bit 'kan cheong' for this one. It's everything that i'm nerving now, haven't done enough research for the trip, haven't planned the activities, don't know if i've changed enough money, what cloths to bring, what bag to pack, what shoes to wear, shit, it bugging me. I've been asking friends of what to do, what to eat, where to do in HK & MO for quite some time, still don't feel that i've done enough, sigh. Any recommendation for 'MUST GO', 'MUST DO' & 'MUST EAT'?

happy new year

Happy New Year, well, even if it's nothing really that happy. I had a quite busy holiday, from Christmas to new year. I was freelancing in my ex company during the Christmas week, then i had another freelance job on the new year week. I didn't really have time to post blog, i couldn't even really feel that i entered a brand new year, i wasn't exciting at all. Well, nothing can really get me excited, i'm too cool i have to say, i'm that kinna person who don't easily get heated up. Sigh, i guess that's pathetic.
Today i had lunch in BSC Strudels, i swear to idol that i will never go to that shit no more, i had the worst service in 2008 so far, the fucking bitch was fucking rude, i don't think it was all me, my friend agreed with me too. I had a lagsana, they sent me cold 1, i asked the cibai waitress to re-heat it, she said then i have to wait for another 8 minutes... WTF! then why did she sent it to me in the first place! Chao Hai! When she sent me the second time, the side of the food was all burnt! I ordered spritzer, they sent me espresso, and it was sent to me even after i finished the burnt food! Fuck! Another waiter poured some food on to my friend when he was serving it, of cause, you think he would say sorry? The food was spoiled, they redo it, then it took forever. Ma Chao Hai! After all the dramas, i still haven't exploded yet, not until they checked on our bill, my friend saw they charged me extra for my food, i asked why, the cibai bitch said they'd changed the new price, ha, there goes my limit, i yelled at the bitch nicely, i said i wouldn't paid for the price if it wasn't written on the menu! Fucking stupid bitch. And i stared at her like i wanted to slap her cibai face, fortunately none of my fiends was being supportive to my semi-civilized action, so i felt uneasy to carry on. Sigh, bitch. I could be pretty fierce, i mean fierce but still pretty, don't fucking mess with me.