Whoa whoa whoa... Its like, so fast! Yesterday, I've just got into army. And guess what? 1 minute later I am going ORD! Thats how fast time is zipping past by now for me.
Its simply means... Time flies lah!
New year resolution? I wish everyone I know, everyone I love, would remain as happy and as healthy as always.
Thats all.
Wow...
Happy New Year!
Out!
Friday, December 31, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
I want a vacation!
Can you believe it? It has been a rather long time since I had a vacation. Locally. Let alone being overseas. And when I mean vacation, I meant those free times that last as long as a month or so, not those lame 3 4 days of a long weekend.
Sigh...
I am confused... I want a break.
I wish to have a break, and start afresh in a new better job.
There is no much time left...
Out
Sigh...
I am confused... I want a break.
I wish to have a break, and start afresh in a new better job.
There is no much time left...
Out
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Singapore men cannot make it one lah~
Singaporean girls like to use the phrase "cannot make it" to describe Singaporean men. They wrinkle their noses and act all surprised when you suggest, ever so gently, that perhaps Singaporean Male X might be a suitable mate. "Huh?? Cannot make it lah, he." A few years later they marry Singaporean Male Y, who looks and sounds exactly the same as Singaporean Male X.
Why are Singaporean men all so ostensibly "cannot make it"? I do not know the answer to this question, for I am reasonable. However, I do have suggestions for the men. To become a "can make it" Singaporean male (without having to resort to plastic surgery), one must achieve a certain level of competence at the activities I shall be listing out below. Ours is a small, closed society; the traits that mark one out for worthwhile reproduction are easily and quickly discernible, if one pays proper attention.
1. Must be good at computers and computer games
Strangely, being good at computer games appears to be more impressive to the average Singaporean female. If you are good at computers only, you are taken advantage of for most part. If you are good at computer games, however, you are a badass potential protector. Compare:
You: OK, upgraded to Windows 7 already.
Girl: Thanks so much! (thinks: the software did everything.)
You: You're welcome.
Girl: Can help me install antivirus?
with
You: ALL RIGHT 25 KILLSTREAK!
Girl: Huh?
You: Nothing. I just kicked your boyfriend's ass.
Girl: Orh. (stands over shoulder and watches very fast paced game and thinks: aiyah why my boyfriend so lousy.) Can help me install Windows?
You: Sorry not interested, I am aiming for 35 killstreak
Girl: (subconsciously registers lack of punctuation as sexy) Oh. Kill kill kill ... so manly.
As a general rule, the hierarchy is such: first-person shooter, versus fighter, real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and then everything else. MMORPGs occupy a value system of their own, but in general their gentle learning curve reduce street cred. Angry Birds and Bejewelled FTW for now though.
2. Must be good at pool
There is nothing else to do in Singapore. Get good at it, you will be spending a lot of time in these places. Don't just chalk your stick - chalk some victories while you're at it. Ah-lians will be watching.
Must-learns: jump-shot, English, doubles.
3. Must be good at one team sport
So that you will look good next to the other doddering dodos. Football obviously occupies top spot, but basketball and water polo work too. Volleyball is for girls.
Girls find it easier to come down to support team sports, because they can rationalize their conduct diffusely: "I'm here for the TEAM." Let them have this. You know what they're thinking when you're ... scoring.
4. Must be good at one individual sport
While girls find it harder to support these because you are alone and therefore very bo sei for them to come all the way down, the simple fact that you are involved in some sport somewhere is already very "can make it". Walk around with your lacrosse bag slung over your shoulder or your tennis shoes carelessly dangling from your backpack. When they ask about your sport, just make vague references and knowingly use terms of art.
Girl: Where are you going?
You: Oh, practice.
Girl: What practice?
You: Kallang ... today we're doing slice serves.
Girl: *tingle down spine* Ohhh.
Few other people will be able to challenge your authority, since these are individual, recherche pursuits. Exploit the opportunity.
To avoid: ping-pong, badminton (everyone thinks they can play these)
5. Must be musical
GUITAR for individual, DRUMS in a band. Girls are quite dumb one and they like to see action jackson. You bang bang the drum, they happy. You stand around and pluck a few strings, nobody knows what you're doing. Of course, if you are going to do the serenading thing, it will be guitar without question.
Tip: When serenading, pretend to be practising (when you actually practice sui sui at home already). Always choose a current song, so people will bite. If you play More Than Words for the 238645823648243234th time, people confirm lose interest one. And don't look at anybody when singing, otherwise they will feel that you are "invading" them. Don't "invade" anybody. Just let them listen to your ostensibly unassuming music. Confirm plus guarantee plus chop will have results.
6. Must be able to do math
A guy who cannot do maths is like an eunuch. He is not a man. In Singapore especially, even our girls are damn good at maths. So you better be super damn good, so you can explain to her how to divide her parts.
One better: PHYSICS. For some reason, applied stuff is harder for girls. So take physics and ace it. Then later on, toss in puns about how you two have such great chemistry, you want to explore the geography of her biography in a physical way. "Your body is a wonderland," you will coo. "Do you want to read my literature or should we just start making history?" Just don't show her your mother tongue.
7. Must have good sense of direction
A guy who has no sense of direction is a girl. The end.
8. Must drive and must be good driver
DRIVE. And for fuck's sake, practice that parallel parking thing. Girls always tell themselves that they are not lousier drivers, just more careful/cautious/whatever. But despite that ALL OF THEM STILL CANNOT FREAKING PARALLEL PARK. Become tok kong at this, heighten the gender difference, enhance the sexual tension. Ooh yeah baby.
By the way, European marques please. The Singaporean lady does not want to be seen rolling in a Hyundai.
9. Must be laconic and listen to her drivel
Ya. It helps. Srsly.
Singaporean girls think they are really interesting, and maybe they are. Who knows? We aren't really listening. But you don't really have to - just nod every 10 seconds. And then say, "Really ah." I just did this today. It is fricking awesome. You can abidicate responsbility for having a brain.
The bottom line is that by keeping silent, you allow her to project her preferred self-image onto you. She is interesting, so therefore you must be interesting, since you are absorbing her everything. How cool is that? I love lady logic.
10. Must know DIY
"I hammered her and her friend last night, we had a good screw. Talk about nailing two in one night! Of course I bolted the next day, but I will always be ready when their pipes need further unclogging."
Euphemisms aside, you must know DIY because other penises will try to undermine you with their own DIY knowledge. Especially contractors who overcharge. If you are fleeced in any DIY-related matter, you are not a man.
This is also perhaps the origin of the phrase "cannot make it" - a man who "can make it" can make ... things. With hands and tools. He probabaly also knows how to instruct the girl on how to rectify a swollen ball-cock.
11. Must speak dialect
My biggest regret, I cannot speak dialect. In lup-sup KTVs and Warrant Officer messes, I am the lowest of the low. With contractors, I am a freaking pony with "Kan Me" on my forehead. Why is dialect so important for the Singaporean male? Primarily, it establishes street cred. Denizens from below must look up to you before any female will find you worth apprising. Importantly, also, dialect is crass; crassness establishes contrast, and in contrast we find admiration.
12. Must not be below PES B
Or at least finish normal BMT like everyone else. Nobody really knows whether OCS or SISPEC is tougher, so you can elide that easily.
If you had a buay gan army life, try not to talk about it at all. Girls know one. They all have "a friend" who was a commando-officer-parakeet. They will compare you like they compare their Prada bag with the other girl's Miu Miu. Don't become an object!
If you were a star in the army, also don't talk too much about it. Girls just want to know that you were good, and that you were not a jellyfish. The rest is still for you to prove - funny, rich, smart etc. Prove it.
13. Must have "ambition" and "passion"
Most Singaporean girls have a vague notion that their man should be "successful" or aim for success of some sort. For themselves, they have less concrete ambitions. Use this to your advantage. However, only hint (not talk) about your plans. For instance:
Girl: So, what's next for you?
You: I've had several offers ... well, we'll just see where it goes. I have a pretty clear idea of what I want though.
Girl: What's that?
You: Haha, it will bore you. Let's not talk about me. Do you like baby blue or pink?
Once they know you have "plans", they will stick with you, regardless of what those "plans" are. Make sure you always have "an idea" of what you are going to do. When in doubt, obfuscate and pass off a successful person's life as your own.
14. Must say nearly every other girl is "cannot make it"
This is by far the MOST IMPORTANT ITEM on the list. Singaporean girls like a guy who has "standards". Secretly, the standard for every girl is HERSELF. This is not a cardinal scale, there is no relativity. Instead, on this mystery scale there is THE GIRL IN QUESTION, and then EVERY OTHER FEMALE ON EARTH. She will make cursory concessions for Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox (the latter usually grudgingly), of course, but DO NOT BE FOOLED. She just wants you to think that SHE is the prettiest and THAT IS IT!!!
If, however, you are unable to lie barefacedly, you might want to go with a less extreme approach. You must say that girls SHE LIKES AS PEOPLE are pretty. NEVER SAY THAT PRETTY GIRLS ARE PRETTY! Girls are unable to divorce looks from personality. It would be unwise to do so, therefore, in their presence. A good sample discussion would run as follows:
Girl: Do you think Girl X (ugly but liked) is pretty?
You: Yes, she has a certain je ne sais quoi that I find charming.
Girl: (pleased) Really ah? I think so too! Not like that Girl Y (pretty but disliked).
You: Oh, Girl Y. Cannot make it lah. Act cute buay cute.
Girl: (ready to give you blowjob liao) I ALSO SAY!
Have you ever noticed that girls thought pretty by other girls are really not pretty at all? And hot, sexy girls are almost always labelled "sluts", as if that were a bad thing? Important hint: Do not address the girl on these points. She does not want to confront her inner evolutionary demons.
Well, that's the list. A tall order? Yes, but a worthwhile endeavour, if we are not to lose all our women to the cast of The Last Airbender. We can make it one.
Out.
Why are Singaporean men all so ostensibly "cannot make it"? I do not know the answer to this question, for I am reasonable. However, I do have suggestions for the men. To become a "can make it" Singaporean male (without having to resort to plastic surgery), one must achieve a certain level of competence at the activities I shall be listing out below. Ours is a small, closed society; the traits that mark one out for worthwhile reproduction are easily and quickly discernible, if one pays proper attention.
1. Must be good at computers and computer games
Strangely, being good at computer games appears to be more impressive to the average Singaporean female. If you are good at computers only, you are taken advantage of for most part. If you are good at computer games, however, you are a badass potential protector. Compare:
You: OK, upgraded to Windows 7 already.
Girl: Thanks so much! (thinks: the software did everything.)
You: You're welcome.
Girl: Can help me install antivirus?
with
You: ALL RIGHT 25 KILLSTREAK!
Girl: Huh?
You: Nothing. I just kicked your boyfriend's ass.
Girl: Orh. (stands over shoulder and watches very fast paced game and thinks: aiyah why my boyfriend so lousy.) Can help me install Windows?
You: Sorry not interested, I am aiming for 35 killstreak
Girl: (subconsciously registers lack of punctuation as sexy) Oh. Kill kill kill ... so manly.
As a general rule, the hierarchy is such: first-person shooter, versus fighter, real-time strategy, turn-based strategy and then everything else. MMORPGs occupy a value system of their own, but in general their gentle learning curve reduce street cred. Angry Birds and Bejewelled FTW for now though.
2. Must be good at pool
There is nothing else to do in Singapore. Get good at it, you will be spending a lot of time in these places. Don't just chalk your stick - chalk some victories while you're at it. Ah-lians will be watching.
Must-learns: jump-shot, English, doubles.
3. Must be good at one team sport
So that you will look good next to the other doddering dodos. Football obviously occupies top spot, but basketball and water polo work too. Volleyball is for girls.
Girls find it easier to come down to support team sports, because they can rationalize their conduct diffusely: "I'm here for the TEAM." Let them have this. You know what they're thinking when you're ... scoring.
4. Must be good at one individual sport
While girls find it harder to support these because you are alone and therefore very bo sei for them to come all the way down, the simple fact that you are involved in some sport somewhere is already very "can make it". Walk around with your lacrosse bag slung over your shoulder or your tennis shoes carelessly dangling from your backpack. When they ask about your sport, just make vague references and knowingly use terms of art.
Girl: Where are you going?
You: Oh, practice.
Girl: What practice?
You: Kallang ... today we're doing slice serves.
Girl: *tingle down spine* Ohhh.
Few other people will be able to challenge your authority, since these are individual, recherche pursuits. Exploit the opportunity.
To avoid: ping-pong, badminton (everyone thinks they can play these)
5. Must be musical
GUITAR for individual, DRUMS in a band. Girls are quite dumb one and they like to see action jackson. You bang bang the drum, they happy. You stand around and pluck a few strings, nobody knows what you're doing. Of course, if you are going to do the serenading thing, it will be guitar without question.
Tip: When serenading, pretend to be practising (when you actually practice sui sui at home already). Always choose a current song, so people will bite. If you play More Than Words for the 238645823648243234th time, people confirm lose interest one. And don't look at anybody when singing, otherwise they will feel that you are "invading" them. Don't "invade" anybody. Just let them listen to your ostensibly unassuming music. Confirm plus guarantee plus chop will have results.
6. Must be able to do math
A guy who cannot do maths is like an eunuch. He is not a man. In Singapore especially, even our girls are damn good at maths. So you better be super damn good, so you can explain to her how to divide her parts.
One better: PHYSICS. For some reason, applied stuff is harder for girls. So take physics and ace it. Then later on, toss in puns about how you two have such great chemistry, you want to explore the geography of her biography in a physical way. "Your body is a wonderland," you will coo. "Do you want to read my literature or should we just start making history?" Just don't show her your mother tongue.
7. Must have good sense of direction
A guy who has no sense of direction is a girl. The end.
8. Must drive and must be good driver
DRIVE. And for fuck's sake, practice that parallel parking thing. Girls always tell themselves that they are not lousier drivers, just more careful/cautious/whatever. But despite that ALL OF THEM STILL CANNOT FREAKING PARALLEL PARK. Become tok kong at this, heighten the gender difference, enhance the sexual tension. Ooh yeah baby.
By the way, European marques please. The Singaporean lady does not want to be seen rolling in a Hyundai.
9. Must be laconic and listen to her drivel
Ya. It helps. Srsly.
Singaporean girls think they are really interesting, and maybe they are. Who knows? We aren't really listening. But you don't really have to - just nod every 10 seconds. And then say, "Really ah." I just did this today. It is fricking awesome. You can abidicate responsbility for having a brain.
The bottom line is that by keeping silent, you allow her to project her preferred self-image onto you. She is interesting, so therefore you must be interesting, since you are absorbing her everything. How cool is that? I love lady logic.
10. Must know DIY
"I hammered her and her friend last night, we had a good screw. Talk about nailing two in one night! Of course I bolted the next day, but I will always be ready when their pipes need further unclogging."
Euphemisms aside, you must know DIY because other penises will try to undermine you with their own DIY knowledge. Especially contractors who overcharge. If you are fleeced in any DIY-related matter, you are not a man.
This is also perhaps the origin of the phrase "cannot make it" - a man who "can make it" can make ... things. With hands and tools. He probabaly also knows how to instruct the girl on how to rectify a swollen ball-cock.
11. Must speak dialect
My biggest regret, I cannot speak dialect. In lup-sup KTVs and Warrant Officer messes, I am the lowest of the low. With contractors, I am a freaking pony with "Kan Me" on my forehead. Why is dialect so important for the Singaporean male? Primarily, it establishes street cred. Denizens from below must look up to you before any female will find you worth apprising. Importantly, also, dialect is crass; crassness establishes contrast, and in contrast we find admiration.
12. Must not be below PES B
Or at least finish normal BMT like everyone else. Nobody really knows whether OCS or SISPEC is tougher, so you can elide that easily.
If you had a buay gan army life, try not to talk about it at all. Girls know one. They all have "a friend" who was a commando-officer-parakeet. They will compare you like they compare their Prada bag with the other girl's Miu Miu. Don't become an object!
If you were a star in the army, also don't talk too much about it. Girls just want to know that you were good, and that you were not a jellyfish. The rest is still for you to prove - funny, rich, smart etc. Prove it.
13. Must have "ambition" and "passion"
Most Singaporean girls have a vague notion that their man should be "successful" or aim for success of some sort. For themselves, they have less concrete ambitions. Use this to your advantage. However, only hint (not talk) about your plans. For instance:
Girl: So, what's next for you?
You: I've had several offers ... well, we'll just see where it goes. I have a pretty clear idea of what I want though.
Girl: What's that?
You: Haha, it will bore you. Let's not talk about me. Do you like baby blue or pink?
Once they know you have "plans", they will stick with you, regardless of what those "plans" are. Make sure you always have "an idea" of what you are going to do. When in doubt, obfuscate and pass off a successful person's life as your own.
14. Must say nearly every other girl is "cannot make it"
This is by far the MOST IMPORTANT ITEM on the list. Singaporean girls like a guy who has "standards". Secretly, the standard for every girl is HERSELF. This is not a cardinal scale, there is no relativity. Instead, on this mystery scale there is THE GIRL IN QUESTION, and then EVERY OTHER FEMALE ON EARTH. She will make cursory concessions for Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox (the latter usually grudgingly), of course, but DO NOT BE FOOLED. She just wants you to think that SHE is the prettiest and THAT IS IT!!!
If, however, you are unable to lie barefacedly, you might want to go with a less extreme approach. You must say that girls SHE LIKES AS PEOPLE are pretty. NEVER SAY THAT PRETTY GIRLS ARE PRETTY! Girls are unable to divorce looks from personality. It would be unwise to do so, therefore, in their presence. A good sample discussion would run as follows:
Girl: Do you think Girl X (ugly but liked) is pretty?
You: Yes, she has a certain je ne sais quoi that I find charming.
Girl: (pleased) Really ah? I think so too! Not like that Girl Y (pretty but disliked).
You: Oh, Girl Y. Cannot make it lah. Act cute buay cute.
Girl: (ready to give you blowjob liao) I ALSO SAY!
Have you ever noticed that girls thought pretty by other girls are really not pretty at all? And hot, sexy girls are almost always labelled "sluts", as if that were a bad thing? Important hint: Do not address the girl on these points. She does not want to confront her inner evolutionary demons.
Well, that's the list. A tall order? Yes, but a worthwhile endeavour, if we are not to lose all our women to the cast of The Last Airbender. We can make it one.
Out.
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Stats!
Wow! I just realise there is this new tab in blogger that allows you to view stats!
Pageviews today 4
Pageviews yesterday 6
Pageviews last month 269
Pageviews all time history 665
Wait... 665 in all time history?
But the hit counter is in the 18800s...
And it is well over the 1500s mark in sitemeter!
My source of readership?
Mostly in Singapore and USA.
But there are readers from the Canada, China and even... Russia and Germany.
I've also able to see what leads them here...
One interesting link that lead to my blog is the search term "Mr Tan Jui Kiang" in Google. FYI, he is one of my lecturers back in Ngee Ann Poly. Curious, so I did a search using Google, and shockingly indeed, my blog comes out as the first link. Now I'm wondering who is that person who searched for him. Could it be him himself? Goodness!
Check yours, you might see some surprising results.
Out!
Pageviews today 4
Pageviews yesterday 6
Pageviews last month 269
Pageviews all time history 665
Wait... 665 in all time history?
But the hit counter is in the 18800s...
And it is well over the 1500s mark in sitemeter!
My source of readership?
Mostly in Singapore and USA.
But there are readers from the Canada, China and even... Russia and Germany.
I've also able to see what leads them here...
One interesting link that lead to my blog is the search term "Mr Tan Jui Kiang" in Google. FYI, he is one of my lecturers back in Ngee Ann Poly. Curious, so I did a search using Google, and shockingly indeed, my blog comes out as the first link. Now I'm wondering who is that person who searched for him. Could it be him himself? Goodness!
Check yours, you might see some surprising results.
Out!
Friday, October 01, 2010
Interesting Read
There is no egg in eggplant or ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple. English muffins were not invented in England nor french fries in France. Sweetmeats are candies, while sweetbreads, which aren't sweet, are meat. We take English for granted. But if we explore its paradoxes, we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, and a guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig. And why is it that writers write, but fingers don't fing, grocers don't groce, and hammers don't ham? If the plural of tooth is teeth, why isn't the plural of booth beeth? One goose, 2 geese. So, one moose, 2 meese? One index, two indices? Is cheese the plural of choose? If teachers taught, why didn't preachers praught? If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
In what language do people recite at a play, and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another? When a house burns up, it burns down. You fill in a form by filling it out and an alarm clock goes off by going on. When the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this answer, I end it?
Out
In what language do people recite at a play, and play at a recital? Ship by truck and send cargo by ship? Have noses that run and feet that smell? Park on driveways and drive on parkways? How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell another? When a house burns up, it burns down. You fill in a form by filling it out and an alarm clock goes off by going on. When the stars are out, they are visible, but when the lights are out, they are invisible.
And why, when I wind up my watch, I start it, but when I wind up this answer, I end it?
Out
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
150908 - 140910
ORD lo.
140910.
Kind of waited till the clock clicks on the day 15 before I started this entry.
After all, I am not officially a NSman until 2359 hours.
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ARMY. Lesson learned!
Seriously, army had taught me so much. So much that it sort of changed my mindset towards so many things. Some lessons were rather positive, while at the same time, many were not. I've learn so many important truths that might apply not only just in camp, but some of which applies to your regular life at home, or at work. Important truths. Hard truths. Truths that you wished you never knew.
For 19 years, my clothes were mostly washed by my mum, and most of the time, it is my mum that wash them, dries them, and folded them nicely, separated into my shorts and shirts and placed into my cupboard. And it is her that keeps the house clean by mopping the floor, sweeping the floor. In camp, I had to do this alone. On many occasions, it was my dad that forks out his own money to buy food for us. He still do, only to return home with us unable to finish the food and thus goes to waste. Back in camp, especially the days when I am out in the fields training, the only food source are the plain green packets that can contain food that you never knew you will eat, and yet, you are forced to consume it because you are simply too hungry. Otherwise, you will fork out your own money for the canteen breaks. Now, imagine the amount of food and effort that is wasted back at home. This is partly the reason why when I eat, I must finish it. And next, for my sister, it was her to keep me accompany on quiet nights at home. By talking to me, playing with me, or even at times, "bully" me. Back in camp, when nobody is around, or when most people are at work, you will be alone with pretty much no one to entertain you. This holds so true in training areas. And you think this is bad? Read on.
What I am trying to say above is that, treasure your family. Army had pulled away so much comfort from me that I realized that I might been taking my family for granted. I treasure every moment I have at home now, trying not to make my parents lost the temper. They might be right after all.
So, now, you think boredom is bad? There are so much things worse than being left alone and feeling bored. You know, when you were just under stress and you kept working and working and working for hours, or even days? You would wish to have a nice break-off and have some private moments to yourself don't you? One person who hit a hard tour would tell you being bored and alone with nobody else around can be a luxury from time to time... Being busy can be a hell lot more worse.
When it comes to work, most of us would just work for yourselves isn't it? However, what I learnt from army is that, you can't work alone. There are just too many things in life that cannot be accomplish alone, may it be getting some heavy loads up a vehicle or even to operate machinery to some massive exercise. Many people seem to get frustrated with even the simplest of things. Take a break, work as a team and with the many brains working together, things can run smoother.
However, when you reach a bottle-neck in solving problems, even as a team, confidence can be utmost powerful, you should just do it. Hesitation will delay, uncertainty will confuse, and it is all things negative. So why not go all out and just do it? Have confidence in yourself. Many things can be accomplished, if not better, with confidence. Not everything is as bad as what you might think it is. Simply by throwing in your best would be the best way to get things done. Do not worry if or when you did and you screwed it up. Everyone makes mistakes. Learn from it. Learn from that experience. Learn from the experience from others as well.
Next, what I think is the best lesson learned. PEOPLE. With army, I've learn to tolerate others more. In fact, so much more than what I thought I could before telling them out. Back in school in class, a number of lecturers and teachers and classmates were amazed by the extent of me being able to cooperate with uncooperative people. In army, I find myself doing this even more. There are so many kinds of people in there. There are people who will harm you in whatever ways they have in order to get to a higher place; there are people who will share, will give; there are people who kept themselves low in order to avoid as much things as possible; there are people who can have 2 completely different personalities when it comes to work and play, home or in camp; there are also people who will always think too highly of themselves when they are actually not; there are people who abuse their ranks; while there are also some people that is being just too nice that people start climbing on top of them; people that are so caring that they would cry the whole night if they killed a cockroach; people that are so freaking heartless that they would just rip out the guts of innocent animals. Despite this, I had managed to see the good of almost everyone. Learn to tolerate people, seek out the good, and life for both of you - you and the person - would be so much better.
The lessons from army are simply too much to list.
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My experience and my gratitude.
My life as a NSF can be distinctly split into 3 parts. BMT, SI and HQ4SAB. There are so many people that I would to thank, may it be because of something good, or something nobody will approve of. But then, you guys still left a footprint in my journey.
BMT is tough (physically) and it is a pretty straightforward answer. However, credits can be given to the people who had made my life better there. Imagine having to sleep, bath, eat, talk, train with my section mates? Or even being punished together? The section mates are the very first people I know through army, and just from my section, there are already 12 people with 12 distinct different personalities. There are ones who is as slow as ever, ones that are as drama as ever, or as quiet as ever, but despite the difference in our personalities, it is great that a lot of us will push one another on and encourage each other during the difficult times. The most memorable moment during BMT would be the day of our POP, held directly after our exhausting 24km route march. Tiring, but it is the mood and people that kept us in high spirits that last till the very end. The next most memorable event, I would have to give it to the 6 days 5 nights Field Camp that ended with quite a blast with the BIC. Seriously, I had never gotten so muddy before army. HAHA! Traveling to Tekong, within itself, was actually rather difficult. Especially when my camp does not lie anywhere near the ferry terminal. To get to my camp from my house, first, it would be a bus journey to the nearest train station, followed by train to Pasir Ris. Followed by a shuttle bus to the ferry terminal, and via ferry to the island itself. And in the island I would still have to take a tonner ride. Imagine the amount of time spent on the journey. To the following people, you guys gave me the the most impact in BMT and I thank you.
Alvin Oh
Absolute drama king. After all, he is a director for a film company and the dramatic genes are there automatically. Thank you for filling up the bunk with laughter everyday. You never fail to chirp us up after a long tiring day. Thank you! Too bad you left us half way into the journey but you will still remain as one of our best section mate.
Yazid
One bed buddy that is at the other side of the wall that have his birthday on the same day as me. Thank you for helping me throughout the few long torturous days during the Field Camp training in Tekong. Thank you!
Jay Al Vergara
Thank you for being my buddy. You may be slow but I do admire the fact that you are so optimistic! Thank you for enriching my BMT days too! It would be very, very different without you in the section, or platoon, or even company. Thank you!
2SG Muslim
YAH. Always as reasonable. He might be extremely fierce towards us but I believe he is a nice platoon sergeant after all, as I noticed what he did was always good for us eventually. Thank you! And you know, Platoon Sergeant, you are the very first commander that always came to my mind!
2LT Chi Zi Lun
Thank you for being such a nice Platoon Commander. You are a very good motivator by always putting in encouraging words for us. Thank you!
CPT Tan Guang Ji
Can I ask you a question? Where did you learn the skills of being such a excellent morale booster? You never fail to push us further during the worse times in the field camp. You are truly a great commander. Thank you!
3SG Junwei, 3SG Raymond, 3SG Weng Chee
Thank you for being our Section Commanders. You guys are great. =) Thank you!
1SG Ng Guoxiong, 3SG Malcolm, SG Ernest
Even though you guys are not from my platoon, I still have to thank you for making my BMT life a memorable one with your funny actions and the way you guys talk and command. Thank you!
Next I was posted to SI for my vocation course. To me, it was one hell of a camp. In my opinion, I think my life here was worse than BMT. I did my first guard duty there, and a second time, with an injured leg. However, all things bad will become memories to think on, right? The vocation course was very short. It last for just over a month. Nevertheless, there are people in SI that makes it different after all.
1WO Ng Siow San
By far one of the best warrant officers throughout army. Very cute. Thank you for being our course warrant, as well as leading us around in the morning runs. Thank you!
SGT Louis
By right he should be our platoon sergeant. Always busy at work but nevertheless, it is very nice to have such a great sergeant. Thank you!
3SG Loy Wei Heng
He might be one of the worse specialist throughout army who had ruined my knee and punished his platoon like never before but nevertheless, it is him that gave me new insights on how a person can abuse his ranks. Yes, and I did learn quite a lot from him. So, well, thanks...
Pawan, Haojie, BoonSiong, Guanxian, Perry
Even though I know a few of you guys might have never liked me, but it is your tolerance that made my life in SI better. Thank you very much!
Ivan, Marcus
If you are reading this, I believe you will know why you managed to make it into this list. You had given me a chance to see how bad a person can be, so... I believe I should be thanking you?
After my vocation course in SI, I was quickly posted to HQ4SAB without any breaks. It was quite a culture shock to receive so much freedom all of a sudden. Confusion soon sets in. It took me quite a few weeks to get used to the unit. There are a lot of people in this unit that had affected me in some way or another. There are also a number of highlights that had etched into my memories throughout my days here, this includes Exercise Gandolf (Or Proficiency test), Exercise Bold Warrior, Exercise Wallaby, and the helping out in the AHM and NDP.
CPT Kervin
You are the only regular to believe in my leg injury I've gotten in SI. I am extremely grateful that you lent me your listening ear and allowed me to explain my injuries to you. Even though you always have a extremely tough PT sessions, but it is still you that kept us going. I know you can be very a very good commander. Thank you!
CPT Luo Peili
You like to look into equality. I won't deny that it is good in some sense but really, most of us will not mind the unfair treatment given to us. However, there is one thing I believe you can lead well - A cheer. I'm meaning the Signal Company cheer you shouted with us on BHM and Company cohesion. Twice, I believe you did well. Thanks.
MSG Sze Chia How
I am amazed to the things that you've taught us. Not towards the discipline matters but the ones against it. It is kind of interesting, I would say. Thank you for sharing your experiences and your jokes from time to time. Thank you!
LTA Clayton, LTA Ee Hong
You guys can lead well. Thanks.
LTA Qing'An, LTA Micheal Yue
It is nice to have a few nice officers with no temper ya? Thank you! Thank you leaving a footprint in my NS journey!
LTA Ronald Law
Stop torturing the poor innocent rodents please!!! Other than that, yes, I like it when you are willing to have a chat with us during breaks and other times when we are more free. Thank you!
2LT David Loo
Thank you for sharing with us your experiences when you first came in. Thank you for trying to fight for our company over the I-net terminals as well as the Enlistees Mess. Thank you for being a patient officer. Thank you! And oh! Thank you for sharing your telling me about your medical conditions, because you allowed me to know more about my back.
2LT Ryan, 2LT Baohui
Thank you for chatting with us during breaks.
1SG Godfrey
I know right from the start that you are a nice funny person who knows what you are doing and can command well, and yet,you like to put up a extremely fearsome attitude. Thank you for your transformation! There is no turning back now... HAH! Thank you for being a good PS!
1SG Roy
Thank you! Thank you for being such a nice PC!
SSG Noel
First impression wasn't good. But then, the second onwards was perfect. Well, not really. But we like the way you are. Thank you for sharing the gaming tips, and all the things from army. Thank you for being the best PC. Thank you!
SSG Loh
Even though I believe you know that many of us do not like you, but I see you did try to interact with us and eventually became a better commander. I like the lame jokes *yes, its awful* that you made from time to time to cheer us up during outfield exercises. But it is the lameness that made it hilarious isn't it? Thank you!
I shall skip the specialist and the people from my company. There are just way too many people to thank. But THANK YOU!
There are many events that I had participated in HQ4SAB. Particularly for Exercise Wallaby held in Australia last year. I was there for 3 weeks in November, right after my birthday. It was also this exercise that changed my life in NS, forever, thanks to the fall that snapped the ACL in my right knee, and causing major problems to my back. I enjoyed the weather there, the food, the people are much better than expected. It was also this exercise that brought everyone closer, for the fact that we only had ourselves to depend on.
The direct involvement in the NDP this year made this NDP a very special one. All the burnt weekends, all the sweat, preparations in the camp or in the City Hall, hunger, were all worth it as the show comes to an end on the actual day. NDP was an experience, an once in a lifetime experience. Not only do you get to see how the pieces of rehearsals come into place, you also get to see something else! *winks! And I don't mean the fireworks. What I'm trying to say are the students. They bring back nostalgic feelings right? Back to the good old days when you are still wearing a school uniform for lessons. My secondary school was involved in the Choir and I managed to did some catching up with my former teachers.
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So for now, the journey is over. I should be happy. Somehow the feeling of ORD-ing was quite a mixture of the good and the bad, quite an oxymoron. I am unwilling and at the same time, I wished I am able to leave as soon as possible. I felt relieving, yet at the same time, a kind of stress starts to build up. Confusion. Yes, I will miss the people I had gone through with. I will miss the times when we were poking fun at a random person, laughing off ridiculous, hilarious, as well as the cold jokes. The delicious cakes we shared, the squeaky chairs, muddy floor we sat, the countless papers we folded, drew, wasted, burned, tore, shredded were something to be remembered isn't it? The simple stuffs, suddenly seemed so sweet...
Out
140910.
Kind of waited till the clock clicks on the day 15 before I started this entry.
After all, I am not officially a NSman until 2359 hours.
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ARMY. Lesson learned!
Seriously, army had taught me so much. So much that it sort of changed my mindset towards so many things. Some lessons were rather positive, while at the same time, many were not. I've learn so many important truths that might apply not only just in camp, but some of which applies to your regular life at home, or at work. Important truths. Hard truths. Truths that you wished you never knew.
For 19 years, my clothes were mostly washed by my mum, and most of the time, it is my mum that wash them, dries them, and folded them nicely, separated into my shorts and shirts and placed into my cupboard. And it is her that keeps the house clean by mopping the floor, sweeping the floor. In camp, I had to do this alone. On many occasions, it was my dad that forks out his own money to buy food for us. He still do, only to return home with us unable to finish the food and thus goes to waste. Back in camp, especially the days when I am out in the fields training, the only food source are the plain green packets that can contain food that you never knew you will eat, and yet, you are forced to consume it because you are simply too hungry. Otherwise, you will fork out your own money for the canteen breaks. Now, imagine the amount of food and effort that is wasted back at home. This is partly the reason why when I eat, I must finish it. And next, for my sister, it was her to keep me accompany on quiet nights at home. By talking to me, playing with me, or even at times, "bully" me. Back in camp, when nobody is around, or when most people are at work, you will be alone with pretty much no one to entertain you. This holds so true in training areas. And you think this is bad? Read on.
What I am trying to say above is that, treasure your family. Army had pulled away so much comfort from me that I realized that I might been taking my family for granted. I treasure every moment I have at home now, trying not to make my parents lost the temper. They might be right after all.
So, now, you think boredom is bad? There are so much things worse than being left alone and feeling bored. You know, when you were just under stress and you kept working and working and working for hours, or even days? You would wish to have a nice break-off and have some private moments to yourself don't you? One person who hit a hard tour would tell you being bored and alone with nobody else around can be a luxury from time to time... Being busy can be a hell lot more worse.
When it comes to work, most of us would just work for yourselves isn't it? However, what I learnt from army is that, you can't work alone. There are just too many things in life that cannot be accomplish alone, may it be getting some heavy loads up a vehicle or even to operate machinery to some massive exercise. Many people seem to get frustrated with even the simplest of things. Take a break, work as a team and with the many brains working together, things can run smoother.
However, when you reach a bottle-neck in solving problems, even as a team, confidence can be utmost powerful, you should just do it. Hesitation will delay, uncertainty will confuse, and it is all things negative. So why not go all out and just do it? Have confidence in yourself. Many things can be accomplished, if not better, with confidence. Not everything is as bad as what you might think it is. Simply by throwing in your best would be the best way to get things done. Do not worry if or when you did and you screwed it up. Everyone makes mistakes. Learn from it. Learn from that experience. Learn from the experience from others as well.
Next, what I think is the best lesson learned. PEOPLE. With army, I've learn to tolerate others more. In fact, so much more than what I thought I could before telling them out. Back in school in class, a number of lecturers and teachers and classmates were amazed by the extent of me being able to cooperate with uncooperative people. In army, I find myself doing this even more. There are so many kinds of people in there. There are people who will harm you in whatever ways they have in order to get to a higher place; there are people who will share, will give; there are people who kept themselves low in order to avoid as much things as possible; there are people who can have 2 completely different personalities when it comes to work and play, home or in camp; there are also people who will always think too highly of themselves when they are actually not; there are people who abuse their ranks; while there are also some people that is being just too nice that people start climbing on top of them; people that are so caring that they would cry the whole night if they killed a cockroach; people that are so freaking heartless that they would just rip out the guts of innocent animals. Despite this, I had managed to see the good of almost everyone. Learn to tolerate people, seek out the good, and life for both of you - you and the person - would be so much better.
The lessons from army are simply too much to list.
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My experience and my gratitude.
My life as a NSF can be distinctly split into 3 parts. BMT, SI and HQ4SAB. There are so many people that I would to thank, may it be because of something good, or something nobody will approve of. But then, you guys still left a footprint in my journey.
BMT is tough (physically) and it is a pretty straightforward answer. However, credits can be given to the people who had made my life better there. Imagine having to sleep, bath, eat, talk, train with my section mates? Or even being punished together? The section mates are the very first people I know through army, and just from my section, there are already 12 people with 12 distinct different personalities. There are ones who is as slow as ever, ones that are as drama as ever, or as quiet as ever, but despite the difference in our personalities, it is great that a lot of us will push one another on and encourage each other during the difficult times. The most memorable moment during BMT would be the day of our POP, held directly after our exhausting 24km route march. Tiring, but it is the mood and people that kept us in high spirits that last till the very end. The next most memorable event, I would have to give it to the 6 days 5 nights Field Camp that ended with quite a blast with the BIC. Seriously, I had never gotten so muddy before army. HAHA! Traveling to Tekong, within itself, was actually rather difficult. Especially when my camp does not lie anywhere near the ferry terminal. To get to my camp from my house, first, it would be a bus journey to the nearest train station, followed by train to Pasir Ris. Followed by a shuttle bus to the ferry terminal, and via ferry to the island itself. And in the island I would still have to take a tonner ride. Imagine the amount of time spent on the journey. To the following people, you guys gave me the the most impact in BMT and I thank you.
Alvin Oh
Absolute drama king. After all, he is a director for a film company and the dramatic genes are there automatically. Thank you for filling up the bunk with laughter everyday. You never fail to chirp us up after a long tiring day. Thank you! Too bad you left us half way into the journey but you will still remain as one of our best section mate.
Yazid
One bed buddy that is at the other side of the wall that have his birthday on the same day as me. Thank you for helping me throughout the few long torturous days during the Field Camp training in Tekong. Thank you!
Jay Al Vergara
Thank you for being my buddy. You may be slow but I do admire the fact that you are so optimistic! Thank you for enriching my BMT days too! It would be very, very different without you in the section, or platoon, or even company. Thank you!
2SG Muslim
YAH. Always as reasonable. He might be extremely fierce towards us but I believe he is a nice platoon sergeant after all, as I noticed what he did was always good for us eventually. Thank you! And you know, Platoon Sergeant, you are the very first commander that always came to my mind!
2LT Chi Zi Lun
Thank you for being such a nice Platoon Commander. You are a very good motivator by always putting in encouraging words for us. Thank you!
CPT Tan Guang Ji
Can I ask you a question? Where did you learn the skills of being such a excellent morale booster? You never fail to push us further during the worse times in the field camp. You are truly a great commander. Thank you!
3SG Junwei, 3SG Raymond, 3SG Weng Chee
Thank you for being our Section Commanders. You guys are great. =) Thank you!
1SG Ng Guoxiong, 3SG Malcolm, SG Ernest
Even though you guys are not from my platoon, I still have to thank you for making my BMT life a memorable one with your funny actions and the way you guys talk and command. Thank you!
Next I was posted to SI for my vocation course. To me, it was one hell of a camp. In my opinion, I think my life here was worse than BMT. I did my first guard duty there, and a second time, with an injured leg. However, all things bad will become memories to think on, right? The vocation course was very short. It last for just over a month. Nevertheless, there are people in SI that makes it different after all.
1WO Ng Siow San
By far one of the best warrant officers throughout army. Very cute. Thank you for being our course warrant, as well as leading us around in the morning runs. Thank you!
SGT Louis
By right he should be our platoon sergeant. Always busy at work but nevertheless, it is very nice to have such a great sergeant. Thank you!
3SG Loy Wei Heng
He might be one of the worse specialist throughout army who had ruined my knee and punished his platoon like never before but nevertheless, it is him that gave me new insights on how a person can abuse his ranks. Yes, and I did learn quite a lot from him. So, well, thanks...
Pawan, Haojie, BoonSiong, Guanxian, Perry
Even though I know a few of you guys might have never liked me, but it is your tolerance that made my life in SI better. Thank you very much!
Ivan, Marcus
If you are reading this, I believe you will know why you managed to make it into this list. You had given me a chance to see how bad a person can be, so... I believe I should be thanking you?
After my vocation course in SI, I was quickly posted to HQ4SAB without any breaks. It was quite a culture shock to receive so much freedom all of a sudden. Confusion soon sets in. It took me quite a few weeks to get used to the unit. There are a lot of people in this unit that had affected me in some way or another. There are also a number of highlights that had etched into my memories throughout my days here, this includes Exercise Gandolf (Or Proficiency test), Exercise Bold Warrior, Exercise Wallaby, and the helping out in the AHM and NDP.
CPT Kervin
You are the only regular to believe in my leg injury I've gotten in SI. I am extremely grateful that you lent me your listening ear and allowed me to explain my injuries to you. Even though you always have a extremely tough PT sessions, but it is still you that kept us going. I know you can be very a very good commander. Thank you!
CPT Luo Peili
You like to look into equality. I won't deny that it is good in some sense but really, most of us will not mind the unfair treatment given to us. However, there is one thing I believe you can lead well - A cheer. I'm meaning the Signal Company cheer you shouted with us on BHM and Company cohesion. Twice, I believe you did well. Thanks.
MSG Sze Chia How
I am amazed to the things that you've taught us. Not towards the discipline matters but the ones against it. It is kind of interesting, I would say. Thank you for sharing your experiences and your jokes from time to time. Thank you!
LTA Clayton, LTA Ee Hong
You guys can lead well. Thanks.
LTA Qing'An, LTA Micheal Yue
It is nice to have a few nice officers with no temper ya? Thank you! Thank you leaving a footprint in my NS journey!
LTA Ronald Law
Stop torturing the poor innocent rodents please!!! Other than that, yes, I like it when you are willing to have a chat with us during breaks and other times when we are more free. Thank you!
2LT David Loo
Thank you for sharing with us your experiences when you first came in. Thank you for trying to fight for our company over the I-net terminals as well as the Enlistees Mess. Thank you for being a patient officer. Thank you! And oh! Thank you for sharing your telling me about your medical conditions, because you allowed me to know more about my back.
2LT Ryan, 2LT Baohui
Thank you for chatting with us during breaks.
1SG Godfrey
I know right from the start that you are a nice funny person who knows what you are doing and can command well, and yet,you like to put up a extremely fearsome attitude. Thank you for your transformation! There is no turning back now... HAH! Thank you for being a good PS!
1SG Roy
Thank you! Thank you for being such a nice PC!
SSG Noel
First impression wasn't good. But then, the second onwards was perfect. Well, not really. But we like the way you are. Thank you for sharing the gaming tips, and all the things from army. Thank you for being the best PC. Thank you!
SSG Loh
Even though I believe you know that many of us do not like you, but I see you did try to interact with us and eventually became a better commander. I like the lame jokes *yes, its awful* that you made from time to time to cheer us up during outfield exercises. But it is the lameness that made it hilarious isn't it? Thank you!
I shall skip the specialist and the people from my company. There are just way too many people to thank. But THANK YOU!
There are many events that I had participated in HQ4SAB. Particularly for Exercise Wallaby held in Australia last year. I was there for 3 weeks in November, right after my birthday. It was also this exercise that changed my life in NS, forever, thanks to the fall that snapped the ACL in my right knee, and causing major problems to my back. I enjoyed the weather there, the food, the people are much better than expected. It was also this exercise that brought everyone closer, for the fact that we only had ourselves to depend on.
The direct involvement in the NDP this year made this NDP a very special one. All the burnt weekends, all the sweat, preparations in the camp or in the City Hall, hunger, were all worth it as the show comes to an end on the actual day. NDP was an experience, an once in a lifetime experience. Not only do you get to see how the pieces of rehearsals come into place, you also get to see something else! *winks! And I don't mean the fireworks. What I'm trying to say are the students. They bring back nostalgic feelings right? Back to the good old days when you are still wearing a school uniform for lessons. My secondary school was involved in the Choir and I managed to did some catching up with my former teachers.
---
So for now, the journey is over. I should be happy. Somehow the feeling of ORD-ing was quite a mixture of the good and the bad, quite an oxymoron. I am unwilling and at the same time, I wished I am able to leave as soon as possible. I felt relieving, yet at the same time, a kind of stress starts to build up. Confusion. Yes, I will miss the people I had gone through with. I will miss the times when we were poking fun at a random person, laughing off ridiculous, hilarious, as well as the cold jokes. The delicious cakes we shared, the squeaky chairs, muddy floor we sat, the countless papers we folded, drew, wasted, burned, tore, shredded were something to be remembered isn't it? The simple stuffs, suddenly seemed so sweet...
Out
Thursday, September 02, 2010
Movies!
Recently I went into quite a movie spree, in fact a spree more massive than the one before my NS enlistment. I watched the below movies (some repeated from the past) within a month! And notice out of the 15 to 20 movies below, over 3/4 or them are horror? Yes, I am that of a horror freak! The purple stars are the ratings I'm giving at this point in time. I won't know if I will rate them again in the future...
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4 Horror Tales - D-Day (Korean Horror)
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4 Horror Tales - February 29 (Korean Horror)
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4 Horror Tales - Forbidden Floor (Korean Horror)
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Bunshinsaba (Korean Horror)
This movie is good. Period.
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Cloverfield (English Horror)
I was expecting this to turn out a great movie because of the reviews i read online but it simply fails to meet my requirement to be a good movie. The show is all things bad for me. The show is shown in a first-person format. Think Blairwitch project and Paranormal Activity. So expecting a shaky movie, i watched on, and soon I realised the ENTIRE SHOW just could not stop shaking. Some parts to a point where nothing can be figured out. Full of shouting, shrieking, screaming, shaking and shooting but nothing can be seen properly. What more positive comments can I give when this show makes you sick?
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The Coffin (Thai Horror)
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Colic (Thai Horror)
The reason why I do not like this movie is also the same reason why this movie is good. Babies crying. No hauntings in this movie, for a change. It make use of the atmosphere instead.
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Coming Soon (Thai Horror)
This movie is also good. Period. Fare so much better than expected.
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Drag Me to Hell (English Horror)
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Ju-On - Girl in Black (Japanese Horror)
This movie is an absolute disappointment. Do not watch.
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My Ex (Thai Horror)
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Paranormal Activity (English Horror)
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Phobia 2 (Thai Horror)
Similar to Ju-On, this was a great disappointment. My expectations for this movie was so high especially when 4bia was almost perfect. Out of 5 stories, in my opinion, only 1 part makes it.
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The Red Shoes (Korean Horror)
I can see the director trying very hard to make this horror artistic. Sad to say, but this movie is quite a failure with one hell of a confusing plot.
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The Spiritual World (Thai Horror)
This movie have a really interesting start. A thai song... Similar to those which you see on local dramas to start the show... Hmmhmm... but, its one another failed movie.
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Wall-E (English Animation, Comedy)
MUST WATCH. In my opinion, this animation is even better than Monster Inc', Find Nemo which are also from Pixar Studios.
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Kung Pow (English Comedy)
This is a really special movie that you will either love it or hate it. It is not a serious movie and the plot is so simple! With a guy setting off to kill the person who murdered his parents. the show can get seriously ridiculous, sometimes awfully that makes no sense at all. Almost all the actors and actresses - except one, to be exact - are dubbed. I can describe this movie with just one word: STUPID. But it is this stupidity that makes this lame movie a success. Oxymoron isn't it?
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Nymph (Thai Fantasy)
Actually, I don't get it. It is quite a mixture between fantasy and horror. But there are no scary parts. No haunting. Just full of mysteries...
Out
4 Horror Tales - Dark Forest (Korean Horror)
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4 Horror Tales - D-Day (Korean Horror)
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4 Horror Tales - February 29 (Korean Horror)
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4 Horror Tales - Forbidden Floor (Korean Horror)
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Bunshinsaba (Korean Horror)
This movie is good. Period.
---
Cloverfield (English Horror)
I was expecting this to turn out a great movie because of the reviews i read online but it simply fails to meet my requirement to be a good movie. The show is all things bad for me. The show is shown in a first-person format. Think Blairwitch project and Paranormal Activity. So expecting a shaky movie, i watched on, and soon I realised the ENTIRE SHOW just could not stop shaking. Some parts to a point where nothing can be figured out. Full of shouting, shrieking, screaming, shaking and shooting but nothing can be seen properly. What more positive comments can I give when this show makes you sick?
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The Coffin (Thai Horror)
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Colic (Thai Horror)
The reason why I do not like this movie is also the same reason why this movie is good. Babies crying. No hauntings in this movie, for a change. It make use of the atmosphere instead.
---
Coming Soon (Thai Horror)
This movie is also good. Period. Fare so much better than expected.
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Drag Me to Hell (English Horror)
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Ju-On - Girl in Black (Japanese Horror)
This movie is an absolute disappointment. Do not watch.
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My Ex (Thai Horror)
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Paranormal Activity (English Horror)
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Phobia 2 (Thai Horror)
Similar to Ju-On, this was a great disappointment. My expectations for this movie was so high especially when 4bia was almost perfect. Out of 5 stories, in my opinion, only 1 part makes it.
---
The Red Shoes (Korean Horror)
I can see the director trying very hard to make this horror artistic. Sad to say, but this movie is quite a failure with one hell of a confusing plot.
---
The Spiritual World (Thai Horror)
This movie have a really interesting start. A thai song... Similar to those which you see on local dramas to start the show... Hmmhmm... but, its one another failed movie.
---
Wall-E (English Animation, Comedy)
MUST WATCH. In my opinion, this animation is even better than Monster Inc', Find Nemo which are also from Pixar Studios.
---
Kung Pow (English Comedy)
This is a really special movie that you will either love it or hate it. It is not a serious movie and the plot is so simple! With a guy setting off to kill the person who murdered his parents. the show can get seriously ridiculous, sometimes awfully that makes no sense at all. Almost all the actors and actresses - except one, to be exact - are dubbed. I can describe this movie with just one word: STUPID. But it is this stupidity that makes this lame movie a success. Oxymoron isn't it?
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Nymph (Thai Fantasy)
Actually, I don't get it. It is quite a mixture between fantasy and horror. But there are no scary parts. No haunting. Just full of mysteries...
Out
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