Concert Review!

went to esplanade with wangyi and qinpei for "the stuff of legends" concert by SSO. haha what a great concert it was...alright now on to the review!

The Stuff of Legends

some info about the concert...

SSO
Conductor: Lan Shui
Cello: Wang Jian

Repertoire
LEONG YOON PIN - Dayong Sampan Overture
SHOSTAKOVICH - Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, Op. 107
CHEN QI-GANG - Wu Xing (The Five Elements)
TCHAIKOVSKY - Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32

source: http://www.sso.org.sg/events.php?id=3697

a thing that i enjoyed about this concert was the diversity of the repertoire.

the first piece was arranged locally and is actually a familiar folk tune. it was a light piece and a great way to start the concert, and likely to prepare the audience for the more intense piece following that.

the second piece was the standard classical fare which the SSO is used to. however, the guest player wangjian was very pro! wangyi seems to be totally absorbed in the music lol. there was also a recurring melody that qinpei hummed after the concert lol

camwhored during the intermission...and the intermission was at the right time lol the second piece was some intense music...also, qinpei got to go to the toilet lol

the third piece was a contemporary piece that qinpei and mi have heard before and it was still as entertaining lol...we were having a little debate on which of the 5 movements of the piece was which element lol

the fourth piece was composed by tchaikovsky and im quite a fan of his music lol...this piece was more of theatre music but it was amazing...the strings part was just awesome

there was an encore piece as well which was performed by the guest cellist and wangyi was super excited about it coz he heard it on 92.4 before lol and he was asking for the name of the piece but qinpei and i dint know lol...

overall, a very enjoyable concert lol

rating[+++++]5/5

Movie Review!

Taken

this is one of the best action movies so far this yr...the story was quite ok...but this movie excels during the suspense scenes as well as the action scenes...this is one movie where the good guy totally EPIC PWN the bad guys lol

rating[+++++]5/5

update

just came back from the 30hr famine camp 09 training for facilitators and game masters...

like last yr, its held at acs(barker) which itink was a good place to hold the camp

mi group had lots of LOLS during activities lol

ok this is more of a 'tweet' than blogpost haha

stay tuned!

Movie Review!

The International

lol watched this movie with wangyi jingwen yiheng before the buffet...not many movies to watch at that time lol so chose this one...

this movie started out rather well, with the main characters trying to stop some bank from selling weapons or smthing...however as the story develops...it becomes increasingly difficult to keep up with the suspense...other than some action scenes, this movie was dragging the story...and when the confounding 'twist' of the movie comes right before the abrupt starting of the credits roll, we knew that we had just wasted 6$ on a lousy movie...

rating[+ ]1/5

crystal jade buffet!

lol had a mini-self oriented outing...went to the cathay with wangyi jingwen and yiheng to watch a movie called 'the international' which will be reviewed on this blog

after that joined leon at hollandv crystal jade restaurant for the xiaolongbao buffet!!!

relli ate alot of stuff itink we ate a combined 90+ xiaolongbaos...lol and thats excluding the other buffet stuff...lol

check back for more updates!

Movie Review!

K20: Legend of the Mask

This movie is set in an alternate future in which the war never took place (like the game red alert) and stars takeshi kaneshiro as a circus performer who got mistaken for k20, the legendary superthief lol...to clear his name, he learns the tricks of the trade and uncovers a diabolical plot which must be stopped. Along the way, he saves the princess who joins him on his quest and also gets the help of the righteous police inspector. There is an epic twist during the climax of the movie when the identity of k20 is revealed. Overall, a great jap movie which will not disappoint.

rating[+++++]5/5

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

The characters find out that k20's secret plot is to activate a massive tesla coil at the top of a building which would allow him to control the city through threatening the politicians.
Although the audience were led to believe that k20 is a mysterious old man who frames the hero in the circus, that man was actually wearing another mask and the real identity of k20 is actually the police inspector!!!this is truly an epic twist in the movie lol

*****SPOILER ALERT*****

Movie Review!

2 more movie reviews todae!

Bedtime Stories

this movie is a comedy starring adam sandler. he babysits 2 kids and it turns out that during their bedtime stories, wadever the kids say become fairytale reality for adam the next dae lol and these include stuff like raining candy and sweets. they also have to stop some conglomerate from tearing down their school for a new building. overall a decent movie.

rating[+++ ]3/5

Love Matters

this is a jack neo directed movie but filmed mostly in msia itink...it has the regular 'jackneoteam' casts for example marklee and henrythia lol...ive to say jackneo movies have gotten better...although his works have been less funny than when he first started directing, there is a stronger story backing the movie...nevertheless, certain moments in this movie are relli hilarious LOL overall a good movie.

rating[+++ ]3/5

alright review finished!will be meeting tutorial group at plazasing later...and relli got to start working on the design thingy to be submitted tomorrow lol