Happy CNY...

Alright, i lost some $200 in slots and games up there, and that's it for the year, i aint gonna feed anymore notes into the machines which wont reciprocate...It was all good fun none the less, my friends threw me a bash, they bought liquors, they treated me for all the meals while we were there, and we had such fine time together...

This year's bday is so much more different, first of all, i believe this year is my transition year, yeah, it's time to grow up and i feel so much older...it's time to take up certain responsibilities expected of me, and i aint gonna dodge it...

Secondly, i have that special someone celebrating with me this year...it's all so sweet, and it's nice being loved by someone again...

There is so much to be accomplished, but i guess im in good hands...just gonna do it one at a time...

'Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished' - Lau Tzu

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Memoirs of a geisha, ive been anticipating this film for a while now since i read the book some few months back...but i should say im a lil' disappointed with it...

No doubt that the director has really been faithful to the book and has not altered much of its contents...the movie appeared to be rather bland...there was no excitement and lack of imagination...it was...boring...

Kudos to the girls/women who played the main casts, they were all good and has depicted the characters in the book relatively well...i just wish that they wouldnt seem so much like memorizing scripts when they speak...it was very unnatural...but considering English aint exactly their first language, i guess i'll pass...

Given that the film is based on an adaptation of a best seller, Rob Marshall could do little to portray the movie in a different direction...it is after all a memoir and i really shouldn't expect to see more japanese documentaries like how the Geisha dances, flipping of fans, performing tea ceremony, playing the shamisen or more on the kabuki theatre...i had also wanted to see more on how the kimono was being put on, since it was much elaborated by Arthur Golden in his book...well, i might as well just watch National Geographic or the discovery channel for that right?

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It's less than a week to CNY, just wanna wish y'all a prosperous new year...

Geez, speaking of which, i needa finish the 21 mandarin oranges now...an instruction from boss...i wish he will give us ang pau soon, i could certainly use the money...anytime...