Movie Time with Family

We figured out a pretty good way to spend family time on a weekend and at the same time immersed ourselves in movies we like with the people we love!

And so, off we went to the City Link Mall - DC watched Ip Man 3 with his dad, while I watched The Good Dinosaur with my kiddos! :)

It was a pity the kiddos still could not appreciate movies yet - A kept asking where his daddy and grandpa were, subsequently to the toilet and B was afraid of the dinosaurs and sound effects... but, they did have a big deal of fun after the show! I took them on a free trolley car ride and then we went to have some fun activities at the stations set up in City Link Mall, thanks to 2 Samaritans who handed us free passes that they didn't need (passes come with spending at the mall)!

Ip Man 3

CAST
Donnie Yen, Max Zhang Jin, Lynn Hung, Patrick Tam, Bryan Leung, Karena Ng, Kent Cheng, Louis Cheng, Danny Chan, Babyjohn Choi, Mike Tyson

DIRECTOR
Wilson Yip

GENRE
Action/ Drama

RELEASE
24-12-2015

RUNNING TIME
105 minutes

SYNOPSIS
Ip Man (Donnie Yen) takes on disciple, Bruce Lee, and engage in frequent sparring sessions to hone his skill after seeing great potential. Meanwhile, a well-known property developer-cum-street fighter played by American boxer Mike Tyson, challenges Ip Man in an incredible showdown of Wing Chun kung fu versus heavyweight boxing. In a never-seen-before union of Ip Man, Bruce Lee (revived by computer graphics) and Mike Tyson, the past and the present unite as a tribute to two of China’s greatest fighters.

The Good Dinosaur
CAST
Jeffrey Wright, Frances McDormand, Maleah Nipay-Padilla

DIRECTOR
Peter Sohn

GENRE
Animation

RELEASE
26-11-2015

RUNNING TIME
101 minutes

SYNOPSIS
"The Good Dinosaur" asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of.








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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

CAST
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin, Jena Malone

DIRECTOR
Francis Lawrence

GENRE
Action/ Adventure

RELEASE
19-11-2015

RUNNING TIME
136 minutes

SYNOPSIS
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 brings the franchise to its powerful final chapter, in which Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) realizes the stakes are no longer just for survival—they are for the future.










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Just realized that we have been watching every prior episodes of The Hunger Games at home! This has to be one of the very few films that DC rented that had succeeded in holding my attention to follow through the full duration without dozing off! :P

The rating was bad, probably because there weren't any action on the conquest of the Capitol but I thought the show was quite enjoyable and the ending was complete and acceptable.

Star Wars The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

CAST:
John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker

DIRECTOR:
J.J. Abrams

GENRE:
Action/ Adventure

RELEASE:
17-12-2015

RUNNING TIME:
136 minutes


SYNOPSIS:
Star Wars: The Force Awakens is directed by J.J. Abrams from a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan & Abrams, and features a cast including actors John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Academy Award winner Lupita Nyong’o, Gwendoline Christie, Crystal Clarke, Pip Andersen, Domhnall Gleeson, and Max von Sydow. They will join the original stars of the saga, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and Kenny Baker. The film is being produced by Kathleen Kennedy, J.J. Abrams, and Bryan Burk, and John Williams returns as the composer. Star Wars: The Force Awakens is Episode VII in the Star Wars Saga.

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The sequel created such a buzz with the stomptroopers from the Galatic Empire appearing in the airport and shopping malls before its opening! Of course we wouldn't want to miss it out!

I rather enjoyed the show and loved BB-8, the newly introduced droid! It's a shame though, that the hope for a happy ending and a reunion of the disjointed family was dashed after Han Solo was killed by his own son...


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Pasta - kid's favourite

They like it. Packed lots of minced beef for A. Throw in mushrooms and bell peppers. I guess that should make for a good dinner :)

Packing on the veggies

I Salad for lunch and a bit of dinner.

Lettuce, cherry tomatoes, grapes, apples, olives, eggs, goat's cheese and Italian dressing.

Not too bad. Just need to cut back on the dressing next time.

Who are you?

I've been keeping up with the Korean dramas lately after I'm done with the reality varieties. Just something trivial... I realized that apart from the romance element which was found commonly in K-dramas, these dramas I watched recently could be broadly categorized under another theme - "Who Are You" (secret identities) even though they were of different genre!

Here goes the list (all very watchable!):

1. Yong Pal
Who are you, Kim Tae Hyun? A doctor or a quack (Yong Pal)?

2. School 2015
Who are you, Ko Eun Byeol? The popular student or victim of bullying (Lee Eun Bi)?

3. Oh My Ghostess
Who are you, Na Bong Sun? The assistant chef or the ghost (Shin Soon Ae)?

4. Hyde, Jekyll, Me
Who are you, Koo Seo Jin? The strict or the sweet (Robin)?

5. She Was Pretty
Who are you, Kim Hye Jin? The ugly but familiar or the pretty (Min Ha Ri)?

6. Kill Me Heal Me
Who are you, Cha Do Hyun? The gentleman, the bomb-maker uncle (Perry Park), the dangerous and cool (Shin Se Gi), the suicidal teenage boy (Ahn Yo Seob), the idol-chasing teenage girl (Ahn Yo Na), the little girl with bear (Na Na), or the mysterious Mr X (Father of Na Na)?

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A on a Hunt

I took A to library this evening (B was having her lesson and DC was doing his grocery shopping).

While I was searching for books to borrow, A came to me and asked me to help him find "15".

"15? What 15?"
"Shelf 15!"
"Oh book shelf No. 15!"
"Yes! Help me find!"

He couldn't find the library book shelf number "15" and pleaded me to look for it with him.

And so, A and I went on a hunt for the number "15" in the library.

Strangely, even I could not find it... There were 1, 2, 3...14 and there were 16, 17, ...22 but there was no 15!

After a few rounds of walking, we sought the librarian's help to locate the "missing" shelf.

"Ask and you shall be granted" That's what I told him, hehe...

Alas! The librarian couldn't find it too! But, she had her means...she went to the lift lobby, checked the directory and managed to lead us to the mystery shelf. :)

"找到了!" A exclaimed excitedly.

That ended our mini hunting game at the library... So it was a magazine rack!

Here's A and his 15:)

I love that ramen

Addicted to ramen recently. Right here in Suntec. The outlet is Keisuke Tokyo. They have tonkotsu (pork broth), shoyu, miso tonkotsu and anchovies soup. You can select whether to have less oil, less flavour for the soup and soft, normal or hard for the noodles.

I went for less oil, less flavour and normal for noodles. I find it just right. Full of flavour without getting too greasy. The noodles is so QQ, I think I basically just slurp it all up!

You only need order a bowl with single slice of pork. The 3-piece one is too full, even for big appetite me. 

Satisfying, fantastic. $14 including taxes. Shiok!

Spectre

SPECTRE

CAST
Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz

DIRECTOR
Sam Mendes

LANGUAGE
English

RATING
PG13 - Some Violence

RUNTIME
148 mins

OPENING
05 Nov 2015

GENRE
Action Adventure

SYNOPSIS

A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a sinister organisation. While M battles political forces to keep the secret service alive, Bond peels back the layers of deceit to reveal the terrible truth behind SPECTRE.












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As usual, I wanted to go to all the places that James Bond had visited in the movie!

Love the way they start the movie (is there really a day of the dead in Mexico?) and love the theme song they played at the beginning.

Hmm... they made it seem like the last movie installment, wonder if it was really the case?


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TKD Grading

A had his TKD grading and we witnessed the whole process.

The purpose of us enrolling him to the sport was to build discipline in him and to tone him up.

During the grading, we saw how he moved his feet and body according to his master's orders, and broke the board with his bare hand with one strike, much to our surprise. I say, we pretty much achieved our aim! :) Undeniably, the credit went to the Master as few could move A like he did!

At the end of the session, he was presented with a yellow belt and we took a family picture together.

Look at how happy A was and how B posed for the picture...

It was a memorable occasion! Mummy's really proud of you, A! :)


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