Brothers
Brothers (2009) – on rental. Besides the box of Battlestar Galactica – The Complete Series blu-ray discs that I picked up over the weekend, a couple of other films also arrived on rental. One was Gamer, the violent virtual world
A Very Brave Maid
Many of the news regarding home helpers in Singapore these days aren’t flattering. On too many occasions, they’ve been on misdemeanors either on the part of the home helpers, or of their employers abusing their helpers. So, when the below
No World Cup?!
There are two really bizarre incidents covered in the newspapers these days. One of them is the still unfolding Apple vs Gizmodo drama over a misplaced iPhone prototype, and the other is a more localized issue. Thanks to messed-up competitive
MIT, Boston, June – Part 1
I received news earlier this week that a trip I’d been planning is indeed going ahead. The year-long project is a collaboration between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and my institution, and it’s being co-investigated by an MIT researcher and
Judge Fancy Pants
While reading up on some legal precedents in defamation suits, I came across a story that’s in equal parts both hilarious and also just plain bizarre. A family of South-Korean immigrants, the Chungs, were running a Pop-Mom laundry shop ‘Custom
Amelia
Amelia (2009) – on rental. There were a couple of female heroines from history books that I read about in picture books and admired as a child. One was Helen Keller, another was Florence Nightingale – and the third was
Planet 51
Planet 51 – on rental (2009). Planet 51 – an animated motion picture that’s come out from Ilion Animation Studios, a setup based in Madrid – has one significant thing in its corner: a familiar premise but taken with a
Samantha Smith
I have a vague recollection of a news incident that I remembered reading about as a young Primary Six boy 27 years ago in 1983. I never quite remembered the names and actual circumstances of the story over the years,
Much Ado About iPhones
The Internet-tech world is abuzz with the iPhone 4G Loser controversy right now – which really is more the irony that the news sort of replaces the screaming headline news of the recently released iPads earlier this month, and how
Panasonic HDC-TM700 – Part 1
I did a lot of reading on the replacement HDCamcorder I posted about the other week, and opinion sure is divided over two leading models: between the model I’ve been eyeing – the Panasonic HDC-TM700 – and its closest competitor,
The sick and flu-lish
It has been two weeks and I’m still not recovered from this flu bug ravaging in me. I believe I got it from Hannah (from finishing the leftovers of her food). Then I passed it on to Yang when we
“What the Frak…?!”
No no – no vulgarity intended! :) ‘Frak’ is a substitute swear word that’s used extensively in the now-concluded Battlestar Galactica TV series. I’ve blogged about the series here before – it remains the most powerful sci-fiction drama series I’ve
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