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 The Devil Wears Prada |
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  The Devil Wears Prada official site: http://www.devilwearspradamovie.com/
A movie that needs not much explanation. As classy as the heels is. As devilish as potrayed. As red hot sexy as it is and as classy and tastefully done like the Prada. A title that would just lure you no matter how you try to resist.
Got that right, I am one of those who just can’t resist the temptations. I fell in love with the poster the moment I first saw it early this year. I kept telling my friends.. I want to see The Devils Wear Prada. They asked me what is it about… I said, I dunno. They ask me who acted in it. I say, I dunno. But I was just so in love with the teaser poster. Which actually just show the heels and the title.
After I saw the trailer… it was like I want to see it even more. So much more that I can’t wait for the official screening. I just gotta watch the sneak preview! When I did… I came out a satisfied viewer! Very much satisfied. I mean, I was never that satisfied for a movie I put so much hope and expectations for. The all somehow have some flaws that I just could help but complain. But no… at the end on the movie, my thumbs just went uncontrolable. Yes, 2 thumbs up. Would be even more if I have lots of thumbs. DEFINATELY MUST SEE!
Okay, the movie tells tale about Andy Sachs aka Andrea (Anna Hathaway), a naive girl who just graduated from a university in journalism. Right, she just move to New York with his boyfriend, Nate (Adrian Grenier). She is all set to join one of the biggest and most famous fashion magazine company. Yes, it is said that if anyone survive working for Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep) for a year, they could get any job at any publishing company they want.
Going in to an interview Andy is not prepared for, she was totally amazed. She knows nothing of the fashion industry, has never read the RUNWAY magazine (is equivalent to the Holy Bible in the fashion industry), and doesn’t know who Miranda Priestley is. However, she was choosen before millions of job applicant. Yes, Miranda decides to break the tradition to hire the “fat but smart” one.
Andrea just look at this job as a stepping stone. And thus, she doesn’t really click with her other colleagues especially Emily (Emiliy Blunt) who worries she would take over her position. She did screw up in her first few months as she practically have zero knowledge about the fashion industry.
The peak of where she is in desperate need of help is when she fails to get Miranda a flight ticket out of town to see her twins performance. She then seek for Nigel’s (Stanley Tucci) help to please Miranda. From that day onwards.. oh yeah, she just turn from a floppy newbie at work to a professional and confident assistant. Yes, you can be amazed how good looking cloths can boost your confidence.
When Miranda demands her to obtain the next unpublished Harry Potter manuscript, you can sense that she is trying to force her to quit, but it just makes her stronger. She is set to go all the way to get what she wants. She did way well than expected. So well that Miranda decided to bring her along to Paris. Right, the Paris Fashion Week thing is a dream for everyone in the fashion industry. Emily is dying to go and now Miranda force Andrea to tell Emily that she is replacing her for the spot.
The hype of the movie comes when RUNWAY boss wanted to sack Miranda and Andrea is doing everything she can to warn Miranda about it. The outcome of the ending is just so amazing. I never would have even figure out that strategy that Miranda have in mind (if I am in her position).
Well, I can’t exectly tell you what happens coz you seriously gotta see it. I can say it is such a powerful story with lots of powerful lines. Lines so powerful they practically blown me away. I am also amazed with the subtle message it brings. Like how unfair this world is to woman who wants her career. Yeah, man always say they wanted to grow their career and with this excuse, they expect their woman patiently waiting for them. Not spending time for dinner, weekend or holiday or even time to just talk. But when a woman who wanted to grow their career, they are being labeled names, said as vicious, not understanding. The best part, some ended up in divorce.
Yes, at times things that we thought as a great offer. An offer no one could resist but well, it’s not always so. Everyone have their own dreams. This movie tells how many have sold their soul to the devil doing something that everybody is envy about and wants badly. While some just live what they dream about and work hard to make it come true.
What can I say, your critique doesn’t interest me. Please bore someone else with your critique.
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Posted by by velverse at Friday, September 29th, 2006
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| Day02 - Cameron Highlands Trip: Tour Around the Chalet |
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Posted by by velverse at Friday, September 29th, 2006
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| Day02 - Cameron Highlands Trip: Breakfast at the garden |
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Posted by by velverse at Thursday, September 28th, 2006
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| Happy 45th Birthday, Andy! |
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It’s the time of the year again. My greatest salute and other post could just wait. Yes… A day to celebrate. A day in the year when I would sneak out and get a cake and celebrate. None other than a person I totally respect and admire and totally adore, Andy Lau.
It’s been a norm for me to buy a cake and celebrate and eat every year by now. [Click here] to see last year’s post. True again, many thinks I am super crazy or fanatic or whatever not. But well, I just felt like doing it.
Well, every year he would wish that he stays healthy and happy. So yeah, I wish him so too since recently he has been troubled by his sickness and the tabloids just wouldn’t let him go! Very happy as well as he will spend his birthday with his family and close friends.
Yeah… he said, if he can play bowling with his friends he would be very happy. So yeah.. bowling anyone?
HAPPY 45TH BIRTHDAY ANDY!
Wonder what cake I should buy next year… hemmmm…..
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Posted by by velverse at Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
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| Project Crossroad: Gangster |
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Gangster is one of the in topic when I was a kid. Mum will tell me about it… how bad they were. Movies will show about it. But since I saw Young and Dangerous… my perception towards gangsters…. ermm.. they look just so cool and handsome compare to reality. Hemm… I wonder why.
Brian and his gangsta-sheep is ready to rule the underground. With the big gun in the pocket, the sufficient bling bling and not to mention tattoos… Ah, just good enough to scare the shit out of normal people!
My gangster is dark enough to live in the underground. Grey enough to be lost between black and white. Scar face enough to scare little kiddos and press them for money. However it has a naive heart wishing for world peace! Ah.. how contradicting.
What is up next week?
Project theme: Magician
Project description: Of rabbits and sexy assistant. With magic skills good enough to make us amazed and shocked! Let’s unleashed the magician
Project deadline: 4 October 2006, Wednesday.
Submit to: mandy@velverse.com
Anyone and everyone is welcome to join. Be it good or bad… it’s just something we do for fun! Generate some cool ideas and well.. surely fill up some of our boring times 
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Posted by by velverse at Wednesday, September 27th, 2006
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| DOA: Dead or Alive |
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 What can I say, just like man, I like to look and admire beautiful woman. So here I am, in the cinema surrounded by drooling guys. All bringing big packs of tissue to wipe their saliva. Some busy drinking sprite that never seems to finish. Some guys can even shut their mouth up and kept on “wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh”. But well, how can I complain when the girls all have nice body.
I heard about DOA for some time but never actually play the game before. Thus.. the main reason of seeing this movie… Obviously is because of the not very pretty yet somehow have the charm to lure me to cinema… who else but Devon Aoki. Seriously, I have never missed any movie she stars in 
Warning: If you are not in for the girls. Please don’t hassle yourself to even walk in to the cinema. The storyline is weak, actions were not that impactful. Yes, I repeat.. go only if you want to see sexy chicks!
The movie opening was dramatic enough to roughly introduce and create some background character for everyone. The first in line is Kasumi (Devon Aoki) who supposedly is a Ninja Princess. She lives in this sacred temple where she is not allowed to leave. Once leave, she will lead a life as a commoner and will be killed. But she is set to leave the ninja village to seak for his brother. She was invited to the DOA as soon as she manages to leave the ninja village.
Tina Armstrong (Jamie Pressly) is a professional wrestler. She is sorta bored of living in a fake world and wants more real fun. She was selected to join the DOA when she was seen fighting with some pirates when she was out cruising.
Christie Allen (Holly Valance) is a master thief. She is said to be the best in the job. She was recruited to fight in DOA when she is seen fighting with the police while in hong kong. Rather fake but guys would drool to see how she put on her G-string before fight and slip her bra in. Apperently she was being set up by Max (Matthew Marsden) in order to get her invited to DOA.
Ayante (Matassia Malthe) is a slave in the ninja village and is sent to kill Kasumi if she refuse to return to her people. She apperently is Kasumi’s brother, Hayate (Collin Chou) lover.
Helena (Sarah Carter) is the daughter of Douglas which is the creator of the DOA. She just reach the age of 21 and will compete in DOA for the first time.
  
 
The selected people were being brought to a secret place where they all will fight to determine who is the best. The winner will get 10 million as a prize. The fights happen at anytime and any moment. Unknown to them, Donovan (Eric Roberts) is up to something. He killed Douglas because they don’t see eye to eye on DOA’s potential.
Donovan wants to use the data’s and strength of the contestant and sell it in the black market. How he do so? Before the contest starts, he puts some ermm sorta like tacking bugs in to the contestants body. So by the end of the day, he sorta like “harvest” them and collect it in a cool looking shades.
With that shade, he could know the moves of it’s opponents and defeat them easily. Yes, and to test the product, he save the best for last. Kasumi’s brother, Hayate.. that was rumoured to be dead was sent out. Apperently he is not dead. He is just being kept away as he is the best fighter.
Fights and more fights… obviously and old man is no fight for 5 beautiful and sexy woman. So yeah, everyone practically knows what happens.
Well, there are always things I could never understand about this movie. Which well, lets hope someone who played the game or understand the movie could answer me.
1. How did the DOA know Kasumi will leave the village and sent her the invitation just as she stepped out. If she is never gonna leave then she won’t get invited?
2. If only invited people get to go to the DOA, how come Ayane manage to sneak in and do the like assasination mission going?
3. Why doesn’t Weatherby tell and just destroy the program from Day 1 of DOA before everyone of them fights?
Ah…. too many questions to ask…. the plot is just too weak and according to some of my friends who play the game, the movie is far from the original. Not to mention even the occupations were so different. Christie is said to supposedly an assasin but was a master thief in the movie. And all 5 girls actually isn’t that close to each other.
But well, movies will always be movies. So just sit back and enjoy the girls!
DOA: Dead or Alive official site: http://www.uip.co.uk/deadoralive/
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Posted by by velverse at Tuesday, September 26th, 2006
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| Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: Water Crest Valley Charcoal Steamboat |
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Backdated post. Actual event took place on 17 June 2006.
*blink blink* I am awake now and we are all set to eat. Brian suggested this place where it’s been describing how cool and fun it would be eating steamboat there. Yeah, we have been listening of how delicious, how yummy it is since like few months back. Finally we are there.
We can’t wait, our noisy stomach just can’t shut up and make noise. The boys drove us to the Water Crest Valley. It’s really a cool place to dine. We were actually surrounded by farms. Yeah… loads of vegetables around us. According to Brian, the owner actually owns the farm and all the vegetables we are eating are fresh from the farm. Not to mention, we get free flow of veges for our steamboat. Yeah, eat all you want vege.
So if you are on a diet or you are a vegeterian… that’s just great news. The place is rather cold compare to other stuffy shops as it’s open air concept where you can see everything beside and around you.
We waited for a while and then we went to the fridge to choose stuff we want for our steamboat. I must say everything is reasonably priced and it comes in seperate plastic containers. I must say… do not.. I repeat.. do not miss out the chance to try their tofu (beancurd). It’s very tasty as it has this strong soya bean taste to it.
After choosing the ingrediants we gotta wait for sometime for them to heat up the Charcoal Steamboat. In the mean time, each of us ordered their signature drink (water crest with red dates). Gigi and Angeline couldn’t coup with the taste so they both ordered a pot of tea.
The steamboat finally came and I must say the soup is impressive. Very very good. It’s full of beans and herbs and it tasted just so sweet even before adding anything in to it. When the pot just touch down, we can’t help but to pour everything in.
Woohoo… munch munch munch.. non stop munch munch munch.. until everyone sit down and burp. Ah.. it was a fun dinner. Feeling cool each time the wind blows at us but warm each time we drink the warm soup. Ah… mixed feelings.
We then continue to walk to the night market at Brinchang. Too bad my camera phone is not good enough to shoot pictures in dark conditions.. or else… more post to come.
After the short walk, we headed back to the chalet, sit down outside and chit chat until we all were so tired and decided to jump to our bed and sleep!
Address:
Water Crest Valley (Lee/Chiew Farm)
Lot UT/KF/F 160, 159 Jalan Besar Batu 44,
Tringkap 39100 Cameron Highlands.
Other Cameron post:
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: The Journey Begins…
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: The Tanah Rata Stop
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: Bala… here we come~
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: Hong Kong is now in Cameron
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: We are at the Bharat Side
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: Our Robin’s Nest |
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Posted by by velverse at Friday, September 22nd, 2006
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| Snakes On A Plane |
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 Well, what could I summarize from this movie? Hemm, I don’t usually do this at the starting of the review but let’s just do it this once. It was a big hype on the Internet. Everyone is talking about the movie where you have Samuel L. Jackson on the screen. Who would not have known him. With the amount of big movies he appears in.
Not to even mention the title of the movie. Yes, it sounds cheesy to me as in… right.. it’s obvious snakes on a plane. The poster is totally out. It’s as if it’s some “I NEED HELP FUNDING” logo. The ones with people’s face on the poster make Samuel L. Jackson look like a psycho killer.
Yes, you can tell how 1 year of hype and a name of a big star can bring a movie that far. Who says a movie need to be totally good? As long as it have some famous star, okay okay kinda acting any B grade movie can make it to the top. When everyone goes “woooooooo… waaaaaaaaa”. I’m not saying the movie is bad. Just I think it doesn’t deserve the hype and acclaimed they receive.
I think the flim setting, the flim quality and the props of this movie is quite B grade compare to the other movies seen. Well… but let’s not be too picky, the movie started of when Sean Jones (Nathan Philips) witness a murdering scene. Yeap, one of those big shot mafia person, Eddie Lee.
Sean manage to escape and goes back to his apartment. Which in where, he is now a subject to be removed from the earths surface. Yes, asassins is on his butt and Neville Flynn (Samuel L. Jackson), a FBI agent is set to save him and bring him to Los Angeles to testify against Eddie.
Claire Miller (Juliana Margulies) is the air stewardess in charge and is flying for her last time was upset and furious when Sean and Neville wasup on board last minute and screw up their arrangements. Sean and Neville occupy the whole first class and everyone else was being placed at the economy class section.
There were some characters which from the start you know they won’t die thing. Which includes a bitchy woman, Mercedes Harbont (Rachel Blancard) and her dog. I still wonder how they get the dog on board. A famous singer Three G (Flex Alexander) and the two little kiddo.
Just when they think the plane was safe and they could escort Sean perfectly to LA.. problem starts to arise when they are hanging in the mid air. A box of poisonious snakes were released. The best part, the flowers that they got as a token of appriciation for flying with the airlines is being sprayed with some female snake hormones smell (something like that) which will cause all the snakes to go crazy!
That is when all snakes are falling of here and there.. killing people one by one… Yes, people died in an ugly way. Swollen, foam starts to drool out and well.. just ugly. I felt pain especially for one passanger when the snake just jumps out from the toilet bowl and bit the guy’s dick. Ouch… double ouch!
But well, some girls manage to get the big “O” with the snake before dying. Ah.. she couldn’t ask for more! But I was somehow amazed. The whole plane have snakes falling here and there and everwhere… including the pilots cabin. The only place with no snakes falling down was the first class section. Which sounds so pathethic.
How could this happen! I mean, if everywhere is flooded by snakes, what makes the first class so special that even the pilot’s cabin didn’t have that privilege?
The ending… obviously predictable. Sean will never die as good people never dies. Neville… obviously won’t die too.. or else who will be dating with the sorta so call lead actress? The two little kiddos? They surely won’t die. Others were being attacked by like 4-5 snakes while they oni have one snake bitting them.
Overall, I think it was a simple story with lots of loop holes, which includes why the snakes were not on the first class section. Then it goes on to.. the snakes goes crazy over the flowers as it has this smell that has been circulating in the plane that makes the snakes goes boinkers. And in one scene.. you can see this snake was busy curling at the flowers. When Neville knows about that, why don’t he just throw the flowers to a side and let them all curl up?
I just think the total thought over process is bad. From the production to the setting was cheap except for maybe Samuel L. Jackson’s fees. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an entertaining and exciting movie to look at. Better still if you like to see people die in an ugly way. Lots of surprise frights here and there. Just… sigh… just… ah.. never mind… watch it.
Snake On A Plane official site: http://www.snakesonaplane.com/
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Posted by by velverse at Friday, September 22nd, 2006
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| Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: Our Robin’s Nest |
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Backdated post. Actual event took place on 17 June 2006.
Wee… and I am not finished with my cameron day one picture. Hehe.. Why would I wanna end it so fast when it just brings back so many memories. Lovely, lovely.. lovely.
Right, they tell me they could actually print what is here and make it a book. I would think.. yeah, why not! Make it in to a book and keep it. But well, my house… too many stuff.. nah.. I think having it online is just what I need. Lessen the stuff at my house and just bulk it all up online.
*yawn* Yeah… all the sleepy and sleeping look. Just right after tea at Bharat, we all decided to head back to our chalet and rest before jumping out for dinner. We went back to our Robin’s Nest and lepak a bit. Obviously we manage to take pictures again (yeah, despite the tired looks and the messy hair, watery eyes and the list goes on).
Gigi was busy on the phone the whole time.. from us taking pictures to me feeling really really sleepy and to the moment I fall asleep… she is still chatting on the phone. Jon was busy taking artistic pictures. Taking pictures of angeline posing by the window, by the table lamp, everywhere around the house.
Brian.. hahaha.. busy killing the little teddy dog. Torturing Jon’s manly cactus! Yes, you can see he is trying hard to step on it!
As for me… I am busy getting ready to sleep, finding the right place and position to fall asleep. Yes, as you notice, I like to sleep facing down. So if you wanna backstab me, the best time is when I’m sleeping. 
Wooo..hooo… I can’t wait to open my eyes and see food!
Other Cameron post:
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: The Journey Begins…
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: The Tanah Rata Stop
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: Bala… here we come~
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: Hong Kong is now in Cameron
Day01 - Cameron Highlands Trip: We are at the Bharat Side
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Posted by by velverse at Thursday, September 21st, 2006
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| Project Crossroad: Knight |
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The knight of shining amour. Ah… often related to handsome dudes, shining amours, big shields and heavy swords. I watch lots of this sorta movie when I was a kid. When they all looked just so handsome and brave. So manly you cannot resist to fall in love and live happily ever after. Worst is when it’s a ever white horse that will never turn brown even with all the dust and mud around.
Brian and his mighty knightsheep. Ah… felt like the roman type of knight but from the shield somehow look a little swiss. But anyhow… a brave knight that fights for everything and anything. Probably for it’s lovely maidensheep. Go knightsheep! Save the world from the evil and destruction.
I love my nike knight. Potrayed as a brave chess piece, nike knight will stop at nothing at all. Stand guard protecting the king (which obviously is not in the picture). Haha… and obviously I had a backup black knight. yes everybody, one for all and all for one!
What is up next week?
Project theme: Gangster
Project description: Theme needs no translations as everyone should be very familiar with the word and issues we see everyday in newspaper.
Project deadline: 27 September 2006, Wednesday.
Submit to: mandy@velverse.com
Anyone and everyone is welcome to join. Be it good or bad… it’s just something we do for fun! Generate some cool ideas and well.. surely fill up some of our boring times
Click on the banner go link to the project crossroad gallery.
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Posted by by velverse at Wednesday, September 20th, 2006
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Yeap, so I insisted I want a picture taken there. We then carry our bags and headed to the reception.
