Recommended movies of the week!

Gokusen The Movie

GOKUSEN is a popular manga series that started running from 2000 to 2007. In 2002, it was adapted into a TV series with great success and a 2nd season followed in 2005. In 2008, the series returned for its 3rd and final season and was the best-rated TV series for the year. This film will conclude the popular series.

Kumiko Yamaguchi, aka Yankumi, oversees the new students of Class 3D of Akado High School. Her class is full of delinquents, but she tries her hardest to teach them not just about academics (her subject is Mathematics), but about lessons of life. However, shes also the granddaughter of a Yakuza boss, Kuroda of the Kuroda Ikka, and is seen as the next in line to head the family business.

Her true passion lies in teaching however, and she's forced to lead a double life and keep her family a secret from the public. However, her Yakuza upbringing also happens to give her the strength and the experience to reach out to her students, and at the same time provides many moments of comedic relief.

Cast: Yukie Nakama, Kazuya Kamenashi, Katsuhisa Namase
Director: Toya Sato
Genre: Comedy
Language: Japanese
Release Date: 19 November 2009
Running Time: 121 minutes

Raging Phoenix

Deu (JeeJa Yanin), a girl with equally high degree of recklessness and beauty has never experienced 'true love'. Her life changes completely when some gangsters try to kidnap her and she narrowly escapes with the help of Sanim, a sad looking stranger with a painful past. Waking up in an abandoned factory, she joins his friends who practice a form of drunken Thai break-dancing martial arts that they dub Meyraiyuth. Sanim and his friends, having had loved ones abducted, join forces to get back at the kidnappers.

Cast: Jija Yanin, Kazu Patrick Tang, Nui Saendaeng
Director: Rashane Limtrakul
Genre: Action
Language: Thai
Release Date: 19 November 2009
Running Time: 114 minutes

Fantastic Mr. Fox

Based on the beloved story by Roald Dahl, the film tells the story of the noble, charming and fantastic Mr. Fox who uses his wits and cunning to outfox three dimwitted farmers who tire of sharing their chickens with the crafty creature.

Cast: George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman
Director: Wes Anderson
Genre: Animation
Language: English
Release Date: 19 November 2009
Running Time: 87 minutes



Other recommended movies includes 2012, Amelia, Astro Boy, My Girlfriend is an Agent, My Sister's Keeper

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Playing with Canon SX110 IS

Just bought a Canon SX110 IS recently and playing with the functions, the 10X optical zoom is excellent!

Announcing the New Website

This blog is moved to http://www.ymeagain.com with effect from 6th March 2007

Sage: Firefox Add-On to read feeds...

Recently I installed a firefox add-on known as sage. It enables you to read feeds faster by straight away choosing the post or news you want to see. It's extremely useful for people like me who frequently visit blogs, podcasts and news feeds. You can download the add-on at https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/77/ . Enjoy!

Recently...

Recently, I'm feeling quite down... that's explain why I seldom blog and seldom talk to others recently... it's being decided that I can't go for attachment because I got academic warning. what can I do? I have calculated that I need to get average B+ this semester to get out of the status. The only thing I can do is to work really hard. I tried my best to attend every lecture (to date I only missed 3), and do every tutorial beforehand. It's tiring but it's necessary. I know that I can do better if I work hard. I'm glad that I have a new mentor who is encouraging, and I have classmates and friends (although not many knows my situation) who are concern about me. Thanks to you all.

You might find that there are lesser gatherings organised by me in the coming 3 months, because I need to dedicate more time to studies. But I really hope that somebody will take the initiative to organise, I will be the most willing person to go for gatherings... OK, Time to go back to do my tutorials...

Status: Likely Eligible and allocated

It's 4th Jan 2007, 2059Hrs,

my status for IA is still "Likely Eligible and allocated". I still have not got reply about my review on results. The OAS people says they don't know the status. What the hell. If the reply does not comes tomorrow, I really don't know I should go ahead and report for work on Monday(8th Jan), or go for lessons? Can anyone answer my question? Should I inform the IA company about my situation?

Quake, Internet Disrupt, Result, SBC 80's Drama

For those who STILL don't know about the quake in taiwan, I think you are super lag in news. On 26th Dec, a quake happened in taiwan, it was known to have the largest impact in 100 years. Due to the earthquake, 7 sub-marine cables that links Singapore to US, Taiwan, Hong Kong etc are broken. As such, if you are in Singapore, you are experiencing very slow internet connections to websites in these areas. MSN services are also not accessible by us. Stock markets and IDD International calls are also experiencing problems.

Read more about the quake and internet disrupt at these sites:
1.Channel News Asia Report
2.Bloomberg Report 1
3.Bloomberg Report 2

Second Agenda.
Please stop asking about my results and whether I am going to attachment next semester. I had requested for review of results and now waiting for reply. Please please stop asking.

Third Agenda.
Just visited Irwin's blog, and saw a couple of classic SBC Drama Opening Themes. It really brings back many memories. 早安老师 and 迷离夜 are my favourites. Anyone find the Fang Lao Shi drama please tell me. Thanks. Enjoy the videos below.



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