Tuesday, July 27, 2010
6:31 AM
There are six things that are making me upset, stressed and boiling angry at the moment. They are listed in no particular order.
1. Evaluation of Materials
2. Loads of Administrative Work
3. Tutorials
4. Sickness and Lethargy
5. A promise that hasn't been fulfilled
6. Tap Tap Revenge
My brain tells me I should try to do some mathematics and sleep earlier. So that's what I am going to do now.
I hope I will get well soon.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
9:26 AM
2010 really is some movie mania year for me. I've watched a grand total of 14 movies so far.
1. 听说（中国台湾影片）Genre: RomanceI watched this in an airplane. It's basically about a romance that develops between a girl who supposedly could not speak and a guy who tries to woo her. I found it meaningful watching how the love blossomed between them when they could only communicate non-verbally.
2. 宫内密探灵灵虎（香港影片）Genre: ComedyI also watched this in an airplane. It stars Louis Koo and Barbie Hsu, and is about a eunuch trying to take over the emperor's position and how he got stopped by the emperor's secret force. Of course, they do all sorts of silly stuff in the movie, which made it highly hilarious and amusing.
3. 叶问 - 二Genre: Martial Arts/HistoryI watched this in my cousin's place. Donnie Yen plays Ip Man, a Wing Tsun practitioner who helped to spread the art of Wing Tsun to Hong Kong and trained Bruce Lee when he was young. The movie is about how Ip Man fought for China's glory when the British laughed at their martial arts. Gee whiz, I sound so serious; I shouldn't make this so formal, should I? Oh well.
4. 锦衣卫Genre: Martial Arts/History
I watched this a few months ago. It's also a movie with Donnie Yen. This time, he plays the role of a skilled assassin who seeks revenge when the emperor's advisor betrays his team of assassins. I feel that the storyline was kind of interesting and well-developed.
5. Forbidden Kingdom / 功夫之王Genre: Martial Arts/Action/Comedy(?)This one's really retarded. It's about an average American guy trying to learn some Kungfu, who suddenly gets transported into some place in rural China, where he is told by a Kungfu master that he is a seeker that has to save the Monkey King from the Jade Warlord. Although it was a good laugh, I didn't quite like the way the movie portrayed Chinese culture, especially when the Jade Emperor and Monkey King both spoke in extremely fluent English. (-.-")
6. 十月围城Genre: History/Martial ArtsThis movie is about the Manchu government trying to prevent Dr. Sun Yat Sen from spreading his revolutionary democracy ideas to the leaders in Hong Kong. I learned a bit of Chinese history from the movie.
7. 七剑Genre: Martial ArtsThis movie is related to the eponymous book. They apparently cut short the movie from 4 hours to 2.5 hours, so some parts were difficult to comprehend. It was on the whole nice and meaningful (the philosophical bits), though.
8. Rush Hour 1Genre: ComedyThis movie is simply epic. Google for the details.
9. Rush Hour 2Genre: ComedyRefer to 8.
10. Rush Hour 3Genre: ComedyRefer to 8.
11. The Exorcism of Emily RoseGenre: Horror/ReligionThis movie portrays the exorcism of a girl who was possessed by 6 different evil spirits. It sheds some light on Christianity and the idea of God. Not a bad movie, I'd say.
12. TakenGenre: Action/ThrillerThis movie is a no-joke. It's about an American girl who goes to France with her friend and gets kidnapped by unknown people. Her father, an ex-CIA trained agent, goes to France and saves her. The movie did show a bit of sex trading industry.
13. Night at the Museum 2Genre: ComedyI watched this yesterday. Really good and funny movie! Google for the details.
14. Ninja AssassinGenre: Martial Arts/ActionEpic movie. Google for the details.
I think I'll be watching more soon. =/
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