Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Reader's Digest Jan 2008: Jokes, SPOP Grand Finals: Performance Clips By 萧敬腾, Movie Review: Vantage Point

Reader's Digest Jan 2008: Jokes

Susan was desperate for a few days off from work. But she kewn that the boss wouldn't let her take a vacation. So she got a crazy idea. She hung upside down on the ceiling until the bigy guy noticed and asked her what she was doing. "I'm a lightbulb," she told him.

"You are clearly stressed-out," said the boss, looking concerned. "Go home and take it easy for a couple of days." Susan jumped down and headed for the door. Her co-worker Janice seized the opportunity and followed Susan.
"Where do you think you are going? the boss hollered after her.
"I am going home, too," Janice said. "I can't work in the dark."

SPOP Grand Finals: Performance Clips By 萧敬腾

One of the guest performers for the abovementioned competition gala. For those who can't get enough of his singing, below are two clips which featured him singing portions of three local song compositions in the first performance clip (I am more impressed with his third song though) and his own song composition in the second performance clip.








Movie Review: Vantage Point

I met up with one of my ex-students for a late lunch at Burger King and a movie. The poor bugger was so busy with his JC life that he wolf down two burgers, fries, drinks and an ice-cream. After lunch, we went to watch Vantage Point because both of us like movies which are thoughtfully crafted and Vantage Point turned out to be what we liked.
Revolved around an assassination plot which involved two accurate shots into the US President and two powerful explosions which caused so many casualties in some anti-terrorist convention in the city of Spain, the many seemingly-normal characters weaved together to provide the viewers on what actually happened and how everything fell into place.

I am not going to reveal any spoilers but just to tickle the curiosity of readers of my blog who have not watched the movie, here are some of the more memorable characters in the movie.

A Secret Service Agent who is an elite bodyguard to The President. Can he solve the assassination plot in time before more people get killed?
A beautiful Spanish paramedic who rushes to the scene of the assassination and bombing with a stretcher. How does she turn the lives of the people she met there?

A highly-trained Special Forces operative becoming a very reluctant person to be dragged into the whole incident. Can he keep his head clear in the middle of the chaos?

An American tourist who loves to video-camera and befriends a young Spanish girl during the anti-terrorist convention public ceremony. How do their new-found friendship affect the course of the assassination of one of the most powerful leaders in the world?

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