四月二十日, 星期一, 阴霾

Rare day that I managed to see the sun after I left, to top that, I managed to go for a dip. I need to release some endorphin. My cough seems to be 99.99999 % okay and soon to come, it maybe 100%. Am watching Heroes S3 nowadays, at episode 16, as usual it gives you the "you think you know but maybe not" feel. If I will get to choose a power, not sure which one I will get.

Hmmmm ... flying is too obvious. Most power are upfront destructive, think the mind reading one is good. Need this kind of power to deal with "irrational taunaopai org".
Not to harm anyone physically but sometimes if you wonder how they think, you need to let themselves think themselves.

Also waiting 2 more TVB series, not blockbuster kinds though. Seems to re-like this みらい song by きろろ, old song, trying out the lyrics in jap on the keyboard.

Taken

"I don't know who you are. I don't know where you are. But if you do not let my daughter go, I will find you. I will kill you." Straightforward action, clean cut and no fuss till you wonder how can it be possible. Liam Neeson as Brian, a retired agent who relocated to be near her daughter, trying hard to rebuild the relationship. Maggie Grace, as Kim was the daughter, now I remember where I saw her before ! She was from the series LOST !

He was surprised when she asked her out for lunch. Truth was, she was below 18, needing him to sign some papers so that she can go to France with her cuz. She also bluffed him that this was actually an art tour, anyway he found out they were chasing U2 around Europe and agreed in the need.

Since it was straightforward no fuss, the girls got into trouble immediately out of the airport. Shared cab with some guy, he dropped them first so to know where they stayed. The girls went up the apartments, just after a while. The baddie came and got the cuz, Kim was in the toilet talking to Brian, as was supposed to call him back daily. She was very scared from that moment, but since Brian was the "almost replaced Tom Cruise in MI series but because of his look" and "almost replaced Matt Damon in Bourne series but because of his age", he taught her step by step what to do.

Bo bian she will be caught but wanted her to provide as much information. So hiding under the bed, the baddie managed to talk loud enough for Brian to get it recorded and also she shouted all possible signs of clues on the baddie physical appearance. Baddie had to get tattoo and must be in visible place, if not you are not a baddie. He repeated the first 2 lines on top when the baddie picked up the mobile phone. Trick was making him to speak into the phone, any words will do. Anyway, he said "Good Luck".

Then came all the hiong hiong MI and Bourne stuff. Brian send across the recorded voice to his friend Sam and from his home, he was able to tell Brian who were the baddie, what they do, how much time he have. Then he flew down and went to crime scene, found nothing much but the memory card on Kim smashed mobile. Left, went to some card reader machine, browse through the card, saw a picture they took, by that airport guy ... His blurred and pixelated image was reflected in something as he took the picture. But this was as clear as HD to a MI/Bourne guy.

Airport couldn't help much as he was lorried as Brian chased him down. So he went to his french police friend for help, he told him not to make trouble.

Gave him some information like where are the places to find the Albanians, the ones who behind the kidnapping.

These Al"same"nians are just the tool used to catch the girls, as he checked, there are more than meet the eyes. His friend was involved too, taking bribes.

He found the Al HQ, went in, impersonating a local police. Plan was to find the actual guy who said "Good Luck". After a short and quite convincing TCSS, they believed him, gave him the $$$. And also made the guy say"Good Luck". His DSP processing told him it was him, so he wiped them out.

In the end, LOST girl didn't get lost this time. Brian saved her after killing a dozens of baddie with no weapon. He might be KungFu Panda as well. 7/10

四月十二日, 星期日, 雨

Waking up early is no easy feat, especially on a non-working day. But then it feels good after a early morning dip, recently it was difficult to swim 3 times a week but at least once still doable. The daming cough is somehow refuse to be leave, it is like 99.8% ... somehow but at least I can finish a song on the keyboard.

Selling Tees at 24.90 and Jeans at 69.90 can make you the richest man in Japan, the numbers doesn't add up, the quantity or profit margin it is getting must be generous. Or probably the richest man in Japan isn't that "rich" but he is worth 6 billion. That is nothing consider how many trillions is needed to save the world. Evisu sells its jeans average $300 to $500, one wonders.

Tampines One is a cross-over between sub-urban malls and ones in orchard. Nobody wants to see the same shops here if they can get it at TM and CS. It is very new and attracting the crowds. Even Playboxx, the game shop just opposite the central area, near the library, upgraded to T1, so not sure if its game is still selling at neighbourhood prices. I got my SF at $85 !

And also you can consider buying the $5,000 ++ recliner from Simmons gallery. The one stop Jap dining area Manpuku, where different restaurants gathered and you dine in "marche" style. Yamazaki at B1 is something new, by Sun Moulin, the popular bakery at Orchard Isetan. It doesn't have an anchor department store though but cold storage takes space in the basement.

Amore Living on the 5th flr has a swimming pool facility, interesting, wonder how one can be allow to use it or maybe need to sign up 10 year, few K package.

Fast and Furious

Couldn't get the $6 tickets at FilmGarde Iluma, should have bought last night and "ps" my friend. Not many movie can goes into sequel, prequel and in-between quel. The F&F series is one of them and has a box office performance of about $700++ millions. Action movie always a favourite and seeing "beef cake and great looking guys, switching gear as fast as superman changed into his underwear and brake, clutch, accelerate like they have 3 feets" seems quite a draw.

This instalment is somewhere between 2 and 3. Toretto is wanted after several hijack of fuel tanks in dominican republic, so he decided to quit. His crew, Han went off to Japan to "film Tokyo Drift". And he left his gf Letty, not wanting to be caught. Then after some time, his sister called him and told him, she is dead. He flew back to LA, of course to avenge her. He went back to the scene where her car met an accident and he seems to "Ki Tung' .. everything that happened, flashed past him.

Brian, now a FBI agent, aiming to bring in some drug lord, Braga which they have no clues about. But his latest info brought Toretto and him together, they enter a race, the winner will be able to be the "drivers" for braga. Toretto won but brian also got to be the "driver" as he made one of the existing driver unavailable. So they got their first job, 5 cars lightning speed across the border to Mexico, avoiding authorities detection, into a mountain with a underground hidden tunnel route.

They reached but Toretto got other plans, he blew up the cars and one of the braga guys, Fenix admit he was the one that killed Letty. Brian and him were overpowered but manage to escape with the goods. With the goods, Brian wanted to get Braga, asking to deal in person. But his FBI colleagues screwed up, got the wrong guy. But anyway, they did get the right man in the end and Toretto killed Fenix, with his car of course. 7/10

四月四日, 星期六, 晴

Last minute booking for my humble house at esplanade failed, somehow kept forgetting to make reservation, too many crap things at work. I think the UOB 1-for-1 lunch buffet promo is quite popular. Anyway, went to Victor's kitchen with parents and bro. Not the first time there, dim sum there quite good, for their prices. Then went to 记得吃 to get my 姜汁撞鲜奶, still good and expensive.

My 1 week old PS3 is under utilized. Added value of it able to stream my Heroes, Lost and PB from my PC to my LCD TV. Too bad, somehow it doesn't support real media. PES 09 still as good but now with great graphics, though the online play still edgy. Civilization Revolution quite fun, a world conquering game less the complication. Thinking whether to get Street Fighter ....

Finishing my 学警狙击, at episode 23. Some twist in twist in epi 18, 19 but the plot seem died down, now waiting for some more twist, doesn't seem to be coming.