District 9
District 9 (2009) – AMK Hub on 26 Aug. This film is anything but ordinary. It’s a mix of numerous elements which fortunately turned out very well. There’re pointed notes on world history and affairs, and also on modern film-making
Month: August 2009
Tunnel Rats – Part 2
1968 Tunnel Rats is made by Uwe Boll, a director whose name has been regularly associated with entertainment’s worst films if you read critical reviews. This new film of his though is a huge improvement: it has the advantage of
Tunnel Rats – Part 1
Tunnel Rats (2008) – on rental. Of the major conflicts that’s taken place in the last 100 years or so, one that I still consider myself relatively unfamiliar with is the Vietnam War. The war has its roots in politics,
Itchy Hands
On a related note, there’s a side effect of my getting my interest in photography revitalized after I bought the KM5D in Jan 2007 and then D300 in April last year – and it’s that I hardly ever get myself
Alice-in-Action 2009
The Alice-in-Action (AIA) 2009 competition is organized by my department, and runs every year in August. The competition sees Secondary Schools sending teams who’ll work on 3D animation projects using the Alice 3D programming environment and the teams who make
Ideals versus Realities
During my pregnancy, I was telling Yang things like “I want to breastfeed our baby”, “I think I can tahan without epidural” (judging from my pain threshold), “I think it would be better that I take care of Hannah full-time”,
The Object of My Affection
The Object of My Affection (1998) – on rental. Romantic dramas on film can be pretty formulaic: the two persons typically do not like each other terrifically i.e. the conflict phase first, but from either natural or contrived circumstances will
Decisions… – Part 3
It’s also one of those unique things about being in Singapore – that grandparents are typically ‘roped’ in to help look after the next next generation. My parents for certain joke about it a lot when they’re asked what their
More morning photos
One perk of being in the public service is childcare leave where I can be at home and help Ling with Hannah, plus take more pictures of our growing daughter. It’s semester break for me now, so also the perfect
Student Barbeques
Working as an educator of 18+ year olds + that you live in a condominium can be quite a lethal combination… because your students will find every opportunity at semester break to hold barbeque events at your place. I’m staff
Decisions… – Part 2
Ling is less adverse to the idea of having home helpers. I’m on the other hand dead-set against it and want to only consider it as a last resort when we absolutely cannot manage at all. Many reasons. Reason #1.
How to photograph absolutely everything
There’s another photography book that is a constant companion beside my bed: and that’s Tom Ang’s How to Photograph Absolutely Everything. This is a hard cover, coffee-table sized photo book on how to photograph, well, most of everything: and it
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