最近迷上金秀贤

最近因为连续看了几部很精彩浪漫的韩剧，如《屋塔上的王世子》和《拥抱太阳的月亮》，我爱上了韩剧。

更因为《拥》，我开始追看《来自星星的你》，也迷上了秀气得比女人还美的金秀贤。傻劲的我甚至希望靖轩James 长大后也可以那么幼气、秀气。

看到了第七集，觉得《来自星星的你》是个很感人、很美丽的一个故事，很想更积极地追下去。哈哈！

其实我知道朋友、读者希望我可以分享多点自己的人生经验。不过我也希望大家可以理解我其实是热爱文学与戏剧的。所以嘛，我比较常写写对戏剧、电影与书籍的评论。

我想这回我又迷上了一部难得好看又感人的电视剧集。在追看剧集的当儿，我竟然也希望两位主人翁可以真的在一起。这也说明编剧“写情的功夫”很了得，演员演绎的功力也很突出。

刚开始看时会奇怪为什么那么傲慢的女主角会有两位那么优秀的男人那么喜欢她。她甚至可以成为我的假想敌。为什么我那么一个热心的人没有她的那种艳福。哈哈！但是渐渐地我感受到她值得他们怜惜她的原因。

刚开始我也很好奇，为什么他可以与世隔绝400年。有哪种生物是可以独存的？有哪种生物不需要同伴？渐渐地我也了解他的内心。“因为没有期待就不会有失望。。。”

编剧把她身边的两个他设计得太完美了。率真单纯的富二代和冷傲心热的秀气屌男，简直都太完美了！而且有哪个女生不希望自己是有社会地位的男子的“女人” 或是超人身边的无助女子？

你又是喜欢两个男生中的哪一款呢？

10-Day Supermum - Day 5 and I am addicted!

Day 5 and I think I am addicted to the SAHM life I am enjoying now...

Seriously I am worried the 10 days of SAHM life will end soon. Not only my kids got attached to me, I got attached to them too! We all gonna have separation anxiety, at the end of the 10 days. 

I am blessed to have a very helpful mother-in-law who helps with the housework and children, with or without my helper around. Hence though my helper is enjoying her two-yearly paid home visit now, I still feel the housework and kids manageable. 

We had great fun too since my helper board her plane on 30 May :) Really grateful to the many thoughtful and helpful friends, whom my children and I met and will be meeting throughout these ten days. 

I remember I kept telling myself I cannot cope without my helper. I even told her I may cry for help after day 1. But a friend of mine reminded me that sometimes it's all about conditioning myself. She assured me that it's totally normal to want to rely on any person, who can lend me a helping hand. But when we condition ourselves that we will have no help and we MUST survive alone, anything can be done alone. 

I had braved rains and shine with my kids. I had supervised two children at play. I had driven two children out alone even! It's not easy but it's not impossible. My mum used to tell me how she managed two children on her own because dad worked almost 24/7. She said the house would be in a mess, we would have no food to eat and she would have bored to death being stuck at home, if she did condition herself to believe she was able to do anything with two children. Eventually she could even babysit neighbours' and relatives' children and sewed clothes for a living. She was really a supermum. I told myself if my mum can, so can I. And I really can :) 

Of coz, there were times I was a little frustrated. I would have been a saint if I don't even have such emotions. But I am no saint. Haha! 

But what's importance is I need to keep reminding myself to manage my high expectations of myself. I had hope to see miracles or do wonders and my kids won't even feel a difference without my helper. But well, I don't cook as well as her for sure. She is a helper so she doesn't lose her temper on them too.  And she is better at house works than me for sure coz she was a housewife for 13 years before she came to Singapore to work for me. I need to accumulate enough experiences to be as good as her, I think. Anyhow, I am happy I have this chance to step up on my mummy role and so far Didi seems okay with it. Only Jamie seems a bit unhappy. Coz without Aunty, even mummy has no time for her. She has been feeling neglected even before my helper goes on her vacation. I think moving back to my mother-in-law place was a good move. At least, she has my mother-in-law to spend time with her at night when I am busy with Didi. But sometimes I feel sad and wonder whether I made the right choice to have Didi. Didi was meant to be Jamie's playmate. End up Didi took away all the attention which was on Jamie. Yes, all the attention. It's normal old folks like boys I guess. Maybe it could have been better if Didi is a Meimei. I tried to give Jamie what I can but I am just too tired after work :( Sorry Jamie.. Mummy, just need to try hard enough or to sacrifice something to give you what you need.

Today, Jamie is staying home with us. Laogong was free until evening and we had wanted to go Sentosa or East Coast Park. But the weather was not on our side and it had started to rain. Laogong said we can go IKEA instead and buy the wooden kitchen to cheer Jamie up. She told me she dreamt about my helper left night and she missed her a lot. No, I am not jealous because not for my helper, I won't have been able to work and regain our financial stability. She had been a very trustworthy and reliable helper all these years. For those mummies who tried to poison me that helpers are no good and they take away your children's love, I will just retort "You are just jealous of the helper, because you are not as capable as her!" So what you should do is to step up on your mummy role and stop blaming the whole world and your helper. 

Yes, Didi! 

My lovely prince is calling for me now! I have to go...

Will share more about what we had done and what you can do with your children when you are on leave or if you are a SAHM! 

Ciao~~~

Xmen - Feel More Sad than Excitement

Hmmm.. Was wondering whether to put strongly recommended or not because I was actually a little bit disappointed with this Xmen movie. 

Maybe because I had anticipated too much and hence was expecting for more excitement than I actually received...

But I would still strongly recommend the movie because: 

1. It touched my heart...

2. I love Wolverine!! (:P)

I actually felt sad when I watched the movie. I actually felt sad for the Xmen. I suddenly realised they are also humans who have different DNAs. But they will bleed and they will die. Even Wolverine who never age and can heal as fast as he  injure himself, will bleed and may die too.

It reminded me that this happens in real life too. You need not be a mutant to be rejected by the majority. You just needed to be different or unconventional. Why are people so scared of those who are different or unconventional? Is it because they are unpredictable so we can't control them? Is it because we are afraid of the unknown? Do you know they actually are more afraid of us than we are afraid of them... 

I like some of the many phrases Professor Xaiver said to Wolverine and the old Prof spoke to his younger self:

1. Because you make a mistake once doesn't mean you will be lost forever. Everyone deserves a second chance. 

2. There is always more than one possible future. Do not give up. Always have hope. 

Yes, I do believe in both phrases all my life... 

I know... when we are forced to the edge of the cliff, we cannot help but to think isn't it easier for us to just jump down the cliff and end all the suffering. 

Sometimes I feel like that too... When I am really tired and burnt out, I will want to just 'end' my current 'suffering'. 

But the good thing is that I am someone who is really stubborn. I am also a very proud person who is determined to be the surviver. I believe as long as we don't give up hope, we always stand a chance to create miracles... 

The other gimmicks you get for catching the movie is:

1. You will get to see Wolverine's good built! Even better than Captain America's!!! Oh! And Wolverine has a really well-kept toned butt :P

2. It's really a touching sight to see Magneto and Professor Xaiver fighting side by side in their last 'last lap'.

3. It's means a lot to me to see Wolverine who was once lost and difficult to 'manage', becomes a good mentor to young Professor Xaiver. 

4. The young Magneto is actually pretty attractive :P that's why Mystic is unable to resist him!

5. You will realise Professor Xaiver is actually in love with Mystic as if she is his own child 'being raised by him'. This also shows how 自负 he is. Maybe smart people are naturally 自负.

6. You will see iceman do his ice-glide! Everyone's talking about it! Though he is an iceman, he is totally hot! :X

7. You will realize President Kennedy was killed because he is also a mutant! Reminds me of the other movie - The Vampire Slayer...

8. For a moment, you will feel Magneto is right... 

9. You will feel like crying at some parts of the movie.

10. It has a great happy ending! And you get to see Jean and Scott again! 

So hit the cinema right now and catch this movie! 

iSpot - New Menu at TCC

TCC must have started it's new menu in May because I was still looking at the old menu when I had my 50% birthday lunch on 29 April. 

Likes the pretty drawings on the new menu. It's like reading a story book. 

Was a little disappointed when I could not find my all-time favorite baby crayfish and wasabi roe pasta in the new menu. 

Nor my chicken and mushroom baked penne...

Nor the cheesy sticks!!! 

Crys.. Was lost for a moment and didn't know what to order. I am really not good with choosing dishes and my friends knew I usually take some time to choose a dish, especially if it's a new restaurant to me. I would usually end up ordering the same as my friends or the same usual dish I order every time I visit the same restaurant. If it is a new restaurant, I will choose the next closest dish to my regular order. 

I saw the new dish - Baby cray fish and scallops baked rice, which was the next closest to my favorite old dishes... 

It has cheese and baby crayfish so I decided to give it a try ^^ 

I made the right choice! Love the cheesy texture and the many baby crayfish and scallops under the thick layer of cheese! 

Yummy!!! The serving size was just nice too! Big enough to fill my tummy and small enough to allow me to have my favorite tcc beverage - Latte Mocha. 

Love the thick chocolatey taste and the not too sweet smooth texture of the latte. Wish they can give me more cookies :P

And shared a side!!! Cannot remember the name but I think it's generally chicken balls with mustard sauce! Yummy Yummy~~~

Cannot help but peeked at Abby's dish...

So pretty right? It's deep fried soft shell crab cooked in black pepper sauce. I had a sip and noticed that it's not only not spicy like the Swenson Black Pepper Seafood Pasta, it also tasted sweet because of the teriyaki blend. A good choice for seafood lover who cannot take too much chilli but wants a tangy spicy taste. 

Definitely will try the other dishes during the next tcc lunch! 

Give it a try if you had not visited tcc recently! 

Godzilla - Take home more than you thought you will

I was hesitant when Laogong wanted to watch Gozilla last night. But it had been weeks since we last watched a movie together and it would be another week before Xmen is out. I knew Laogong just wished to spend some couple time. Afterall he was much neglected every day as the kids will take turns to fight for my attention.

I didn't get to see any thriller on the movie before the movie comes on screen. There was only a simple poster on the movie. 

I wasn't able to guess the storyline from the poster. I think that's the cleverness of the marketing agent. Coz by not releasing the thrillers, makes audience curious and they may walk into the cinemas to find out for themselves. 

The movie released at the right time too. A good "getaway" from the two superheroes movies. 

True enough, it was more than I expected. 

1. The graphic was great.

2. Fighting scenes were not lame.

3. It was not just about Godzilla.

4. Godzilla was not the villain.

5. The morales of the story were very meaning: 

a. By not letting go of the past doesn't always mean it's a bad thing or doesn't always mean the person involved is crazy or having a depression. The obsessiveness that comes with it (due to a sad past), may turn out to be in good use or for a good reason. 

b. Don't run away from your fears, face it!

c. Treasure your loved ones who are still alive.

d. Believe in your loved ones. 

e. Feels that the 'I will save my loved ones by doing whatever it takes to  save the world' spirit of the main role is similar to those Japanese animes I watched. I remember in those animes, the lead roles is always enticed to save the world so that he/she can save his/her loved ones. It's the love for his loved ones that gave him the faith and strength to go against such an enemy which is so much bigger and more powerful than humans. 

f. 斩草不除根，春风吹又生 - Be farsighted by getting rid of every potential threat for future invasion. 

g. The 'truth' may not be necessary true. But if we want to know the real truth, we must make sure we are capable to cope with it. 

h. Don't play God and try to control nature. We may have to pay a big price for being Kay kiang when we don't have the technology to deal with a stronger enemy. 

But of coz the movie is not perfect too. There are some really lame pointers about the movie:

1. I cannot help but think the Mutos looked like huge cockroaches. Hence I cannot help but want to laugh during the fighting scenes. 

2. As usual, the movie talks about heroic acts of American soldiers. 

3. I don't understand why Godzilla is the good guy and why 'God' sent a monster to restore course of nature? There seem to be an understatement in the movie. Tell me if I am wrong.

4. Confusing the history. So war world 2 is all about fighting Godzilla and Mutos?

5. I think movie is indirectly asking all countries not to have nuclear weapons or weapons with radiation or else the Mutos will look for you! Lolz...

Yes, you will hear wooohooo and laughter in the movie. Not a bad one t watch to relax from your hard day at work (at least to us).

So catch it if you have time before Xmen is out ^^