You wanna be "In The Loop"?

This must be the cleverest "full-of-swearing" political satire I ever watched....!



This film has the bests of British and American humour. Tho' it's full of swearing, not particularly family friendly. Not meant to be anyway, seeing as it is a sharply observed satire on the previous UK Blair government on the issue of war. I particularly enjoy the British humour.

Best Cantonese K-song ever?

林海峰 - 流行曲

For those who understands Cantonese, and has a sense of humor this song is absolutely tongue in cheek!

Yo Joe!

Caught this on the first day it landed on Pg. OK, so it's "another mindless summer crap", and it's selling Americanism (again) but the Joes has been part of my child/teenage-hood so I am tempted to take a look. For what it's worth, I applaud the clever script that creates it's own Cobra origin story but still relevant to G.I.Joe lore.

My verdict: G.I.Joe 09 > Transformers 09
Down side: no Lady Jaye, uniforms a la X-Men and why was Iron Man doing here?
Tidbit: there's suppose to be a subtle connection between the two G.I.Joe and TF movies... see if u can figure it out... TF vs Joes anyone?

Debut albums that rock my world Part 1

I first heard of "David Tao 陶喆" through an interview of our local 4-piece all male vocal group "Baby" (now defunct?) on a Chinese radio broadcast. One of the vocalist whose style I enjoyed named DT's music as a great influence. I have never heard of such person then and therefore have little idea what kind of music DT was doing.

By sheer chance, while I was browsing thru the CD section in a bookstore, something caught my attention. The music album cover is simple and striking, with heavy blue coloured tone and the singers face only partially revealed. It is done in a very abstract kinda way with the name 陶喆 (taozhe) was printed up front. I suddenly recall the recent broadcast I just heard and how they joked about DT's name is made up of 2 吉，which means "good" in Chinese. They would purposely mispronounce his name as 陶吉吉 (taojiji).

Impulsively, (the cheap price tag helps) I snag up this CD along with some other a;bums. I really dunno what to expect from the CD but as I pop it into my player and listen from track 1 to 15, anticipation turns to surprise, and in turn I was totally mesmerised by the music. I was completely floored by how wonderful this CD was crafted. The production was something I would never expect coming from a Taiwanese release. I vaguely remember what else I bought that day from the CD section, and find myself putting DT's debut studio solo release, as it turns out to be, on repeat. The more I listened, the more I am awed by how perfect was this work of art. I am quite sure the vocals, compositions, production, arrangements, mixing etc, would win even Grammys if it would to qualify. As with all his later albums, DT was the composer, arranger, frequent instrumentalist and producer.

This is one album that I have never been bored with, never skip tracks and, IMHO, never gets old.

David Tao Debut Album Tracklist:

1.Airport Take Off
2.飛機場的10:30 (Airport in 10:30)
3.Airport Arrival
4.愛 很簡單 (I Love You)
5.沙灘 (Blue Moon)
6.十七歲 (Our Love)
7.望春風 (Spring Wind)
8.王八蛋 (Bastard)
9.是是非非 (Yes No Song)
10.流沙 (Everything's Gone)
11.Take 6 Minus 3
12.心亂飛 (Do I Do I)
13.再見以前先說再見 (Say Goodbye)
14.沙灘 鋼琴版 (Suite Blue Moon)
15.Answering Machine

Movies watched recently...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009 - Fantasy) A- "hope this getting-better trend will mean the last 2-part film based on book 7 will be very very good!"

新宿事件 (2008 - Drama, Action) B+ "Jackie Chan can do meaningful drama!"

保持通话 (2008 - Action, Thriller) A- "Unexpectedly satisfying for a remake!"


Blood: The Last Vampire (2009 - Action, Horror) C+ "Is this going to be worst film starred by Jun Ji-Hyun?"

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009 - Action, Sci-fi) B- "CGI transforming robots bashing each other are fine but please, do have a better plot, if there's a next time..."


梅兰芳 (2009 - Biography, Drama) B+ "good drama, but not enthralled by Beijing Opera..."

12 minutes that are better than most 2 hrs

Many summer movies might take away many of your 2 hrs but I think only a handful can be as artful, meaningful and entertaining than this less than 12 minutes short.

Best thing is the main characters were silent through out this sweet little gem, which brought home the impact.



Interesting concept + capable cast and crew + good use of soundtracks = great experience!

Funny clip by Jack Neo

If there's one South East Asian filmmaker that's worth my attention, it'll be Jack Neo.

Here's a funny clip to promote his recent film, Love Matters. (Tho', after watching it, not one of his bests...)



lesson of the day: don't put your phone next to the iron!

What is your theological worldview?

If you are interested in knowing as a Christian, what kind of theological worldview you hold, try this.

Who's this... Chuck?

I have a confession to make... I love Chuck. I mean, I love "Chuck" the TV show.

There's a few shows on the tube that I think are cool this season: Lost (a given), Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles (please dun let this show dies), Pushing Daisies (R.I.P., but still one of the bests), Battlestar Galactica (finished) and Fringe (getting better..). However, I just plainly love the mix of spy action, comedy and romance plus a touch of sci-fi geekiness with CHUCK.

Computer geek by day. Government operative by night.

James Bond he ain't, but Chuck, the titular character, is your normal, a bit geeky, but charming guy with a big secret in his head, literally. A top secret US government database presumed to be destroyed is trapped in Chuck's brain and therefore for his own safety and the government's own interest, a CIA handler and an NSA agent are assigned to protect him as his undercover bodyguards, acting as his girlfriend and his colleague respectively.

This show has plenty to offer, and never have I seen a show that blends action, comedy, friendships and spoofs all together this nicely. It ain't got the popularity of Lost or Battlestar Galactica, but it is clearly a better show than Heroes since it started last season.

What's in the box?

Cool fan-made live action short of Half-Life 2.