Juno
Juno (2007) – on rental. Alongside Nanny McPhee, Juno was the other film to arrive through rental. The film won heaps of critical praise, though like so many other near or indie-esque films, I missed it during its theatrical run
Chemical Learning
This has got to be the best chemistry lesson I’ve seen in a while! If only Chemistry was so funny back during my time LOL. There seems to be different versions of the video floating around, with e.g. another version
Nanny McPhee
Nanny McPhee (2005) – on rental. Back in Perth on weekday evenings there was a TV show called Supernanny. Basically, the reality TV-esque series had professional nanny Jo Frost helping families with misbehaving and out-of-control children get a grip on
Hannah’s Blurb – Reboot
I had a bad feeling when Blurb Customer Support emailed to say that there was a delay in the printing of the two copies of the photobook of Hannah I was working on in early September (blogged here). The books
Rollip
There’s a fun online application offered by Rollip that takes your old pictures, and applies one of several Polaroid effects on your picture. I gave the application a go. Here’s the original picture: And the altered one! The application is
Changeling
Changeling (2008) – on rental. One has to hand it to Clint Eastwood. As an actor, his roles as the tough-guy with sardonic wit and humor were always memorable. As a director however, he’s produced critically-acclaimed film after film. Two
Public Photography
I’ve remarked here before that while photographic equipment is accessible here in Singapore, we don’t enjoy the same breadth of subjects possible. Oh, there’s that whole argument about making the best of what you have around you – and there
Cooling the clean, convenient and cheapo way
Must be the global warming that’s making the days here in the tropics unbearable. I hope that more folks will do their part in cutting down the carbon emission. As for me, I make an effort to totally switch off
The Young Victoria
The Young Victoria (2009) – on rental. There are three English Queens that I have a reading interest in: Queen Elizabeth I, the current Elizabeth, and Queen Victoria. One of the most remarkable events in the latter’s reign and life
Teaching Mathematics
An interesting video was circulated around today. But I didn’t quite understand what it was about initially, but since everyone else around me was laughing at the video, I gave it a second look. There’s sound only in the right
Thinking Aloud (follow-up)
There’s an episode in Everybody Loves Raymond, a comedy series that we rewatch over dinner regularly where Raymond gets into hot soup after he tells a lie to his wife Debra, and when quizzed, he has to tell more lies,
17 Again
17 Again (2009) – on rental. The length of my DVD home rental queue fluctuates quite a bit over any given period of time. At times I could have as many as a several dozen films and TV series queued
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