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The working lady died due to DVT(deep vein thrombosis).How? She worked for long hours too often(around 1 month). Frankly speaking, it is ok to work long but not too often but once a while. Why does she stop it?She want to keep her job since the company she work in seem to be prestigious in her mindset.
I want to take the opportunity to remind you that we including myself should not sit too long in one fixed position or inactivity. I think it is the first case in Singapore if i don't know about the others locally. However it is very common in Japan. I can say that it is not worth to overwork to fulfil your desire but it is important to know how to work smartly not to work hard. Maybe a case of penny wise and pound foolish!!!!
That is why HR education is needed to avoid this kind of thing. Mick and Grace don't think highly of HR subject. To my eyes, it is a powerful tool to minimise the conflicts and maximise the morale in workplace. My advice to you all is not to ignore insignificant matters/things. Sometimes insignifican matters/things or ordinary work can make huge difference!
Mick asked me to pick a book written by Adam Khoo and Conard Lim from Adam Khoo company. I agreed and went there in the wrong date. It was one week earlier! Alamak...my mind was so clogged that i can't even remember what the date was at that time. But then i managed to arrive the desination without any problem after a careful look on the map at Tanjong Pagar MRT station. Frankly speaking, i thought i lost the ability to locate the building like before. It is already 2 years since i last hike around Singapore. I realised tat i came one week earlier when the lady pointed out the collection date. It mean that i have to come again in one week later!
I was surprised to see HDB flats at outskirt of Tanjong Pagar. They are old flats and i believed that they were there for around 30 years or even more. I think it is good place to live in despite of its small room. It is because of quiet environment and quick access to CBD and city.
I had already read the book and return it back to Mick. It was written in simplistic manner that Singaporean can understand easily. It also mentioned what Warren Buffet did. Before reading it, i knew very little of Warren Buffet and now, he gain my respect for having such investment acumen.
I also want to be investor but not exactly like Warren Buffet. I am more interesting doing investment in unique way. That is me all right. The man who doesn't follow the crowd! Haha.
Talking about Adam Khoo,i don't think highly of him. So as many people on online forums. They shot back with statement like if his method is really good, they should be millionaire by then. In my opinion, it is all about how you apply them in such situation. But i do agree some of Adam Khoo's thoughts on some area.
I took nearly 1 month to study all 4 sujects. At normal rate, DMS students are learning 3 subjects. But i have to study 4 subjects due to my application for UOL degree course. To qualify UOL degree course with my current diploma course, i have to attend bridging course for mathematics so as to check if i am qualified to study this course.
I enjoy every moment of what i did on the last paper which is mathematics. I took 3 hours(the exam is also 3 hours as well)to write answers as well as workings. I hope that i can do like this for degree course. Actually,i felt that it was like 1 hour instead.
Sadly, i am abit disappointed that i made few minor mistakes for Finance exam. I practised on more than 50 questions to understand the finance.
I am quite conscious how i do with finance because it is my future path enabling me to calculate the risk, rate of return and as well as finance strategies.
喰いタン(Kuitan)(Japanese Drama 2006)
Synopsis:
“Holmes Agency” is a private detective office known as the “Big-Eating” Detective Office. Seiya Takano (Noriyuki Higashiyama), who is known for have a huge appetite, gets assigned to this office as the new leader. Ryosuke Noda (Go Morita) and Ryoko Izumi (Mikako Ichikawa), both also having a big appetite work under Seiya. Murder, robbery, and kidnapping - many incidents occur around them. And the three solve each of the many cases in a most surprising way - their appetite results in marvelous speculations! They eat at themurder scene. They eat on the track. They even eat dog food! They keep on eating and eating, not even listening to the witness. Everywhere they go, they eat and eat and eat! And every time after finishing, the criminal appears. KUITAN is the words “Big-Eating (KUIshinbo)” and Detective (TANtei) combined together.“Real Gourmet” plus “Real Mystery”. The big-eating detectives are on the run, solving cases from their deep knowledge about food. “KUITAN”- a new type of mystery drama you’ll sure enjoy!
Opinion:
Wow,i am so impressed with comedy detective show as well as the food knowledge.
It is very funny. The male lead character look like veteran Hong Kong star named Sam Hui.
Rating:7/10
Bonsus:1)Comedy 2)vast of food knowledge to talk about
Letter from Iwo Jima(Hollywood Movie 2006)
Synopsis:
The island of Iwo Jima stands between the American military force and the home islands of Japan. Therefore the Imperial Japanese Army is desperate to prevent it from falling into American hands and providing a launching point for an invasion of Japan. General Tadamichi Kuribayashi is given command of the forces on the island and sets out to prepare for the imminent attack. General Kuribayashi, however, does not favor the rigid traditional approach recommended by his subordinates, and resentment and resistance fester among his staff. In the lower echelons, a young soldier, Saigo, a poor baker in civilian life, strives with his friends to survive the harsh regime of the Japanese army itself, all the while knowing that a fierce battle looms. When the American invasion begins, both Kuribayashi and Saigo find strength, honor, courage, and horrors beyond imagination.
Opinions:
It is a japanese viewpoint for this film which is opposite of Flags of the father(american viewpoint and yet same story). So far,the graphics is not so spectacular as Flags of our father. But the story is pretty good and well directed by the same director, Clint Eastwood.
Rating:7/10
Bonus:1)Great directing 2)the crews who were acting as japanese soliders were impressive in action including well-known japanese actor, Ken Watanabe
Peeping Tom(Hong Kong Movie 1997)
Synopsis:
Mr. Category III Mark Cheng is an evil rapist who has a supreme leg fetish. He rapes and kills his victims, but always makes sure to preserve their legs. What we discover is that he enjoys hanging the severed legs from the roof of his fine serial killer abode, which is lit with cool blues like the best serial killer abodes are. Cop Jade Leung makes it her mission to take down the bastard. Mark's response: to pretty much announce that Jade will be his next victim.
Opinions:
I can see why some people kept saying that CATIII movies in 90s are much better than today's. Good plot and unbelieveable rapist.
Rating:6/10
Bonus:1)Good plot
Rough(Japanese Movie 2006)
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Synopsis:
"Rough," however, begins badly, with mugging, over-the-top gags, including on-screen captions for puns. Then, just as I am resigning myself to two mildly excruciating hours, the film rights itself and became a straight-ahead drama, with jokey interludes, which traveled the usual genre arc toward the triumph of true love, but with unusually interesting insights into the characters of its two principals.
Opinions:
It was quite nice movie for light-hearted people especially couples. i really liked the story
Rating:7/10
Bonus:1)Wise choice of actors and actoresses 2)good chemistry in acting for male and female lead character 3) nice love thing
Full Metal Jacket(Hollywood Movie 1987)
Synopsis:
A two-segment story that follows young men from the start of recruit training in the Marine Corps to the lethal cauldron known as Vietnam. The first segment follows Joker, Pyle and others as they progress through the hell of USMC boot-camp at the hands of the colorful, foul-mouthed Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. The second begins in Vietnam, near Hue, at the time of the Tet Offensive. Joker, along with Animal Mother, Rafterman and others, face threats such as ambush, booby traps, and Viet Cong snipers as they move through the city
Opinions:
With the fact that it is old movie, i didn't like Stanley Kubrick's film directing style even through he is well-known figure in hollywood. I watched it because people in the world rate this film among top 100 films of all the time.
Rating:6/10
Bonus:1)good story
The Secret Lovers(Korean Drama 2005)
Synopsis:
HJH plays a character who is so poor that she lives in a place which has a roof that leaks everytime it rains. She dreams of being a popular writer like JK Rowling- the author of the Harry Potter series. Even through these financial struggles and let downs, she is a character that retains her cheerful and positive charms.
KSH plays s guy who is smart well educated and from a rich home.
SSM plays a plastic surgeon, who has grown up in an unhappy but rich home. She has to decide whether she wants to marry for love or have an unhappy but financially suited marriage like her parents.
KOJ plays a guy who is poor but portrays a rich guy image to the rest of the world.
He wants to be a male Cinderella, and seeks a rich woman to marry.
Opinions:
I was hooked after watching first few episodes and i like this kind of cinderella thing. I like the fact that the girl who is quite materialistic began to fall in love with boarish guy who tried to be male verison of cinderella. He just want to be in the state where he have enough money to keep him afloat not wanting to leave the life where he have to worry about his expenditure and his inability to buy branded clothes. On the other side, there is a guy who has rich family and like very poor girl who can't even afford anything. Exactly, her status put him off a lot and keep him thinking twice before wooing her. The ending is brilliant. No matter how many failure let you down despite of putting up a hard work, the success will pay you off if you perserve and improve yourself.
Rating:6/10
Bonsus:1) Nice cinderella story of male and female verison.
Material Girls(Hollywood Movie 2006)
Synopsis:
Two wealthy sisters, both heiresses to their family's cosmetics fortune, are given a wake-up call when a scandal and ensuing investigation strip them of their wealth.
Opinions:
I was not thinking anything about good in this movie. With no expectation, i was surprised that it has considerable amount of intellgent plots around two not-so-smart ladies. As the story go, indeed people only suck your blood when you can give them some advantages and however if you turn into disadvantage and they will avoid you like plague.
Rating:6/10
Bonuses:1)two very sexy and pretty ladies as lead characters
The Perfect Couple(Korean Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
Romance can bloom out of the strangest events. Sometimes even very embarrassing ones.
Running after a pickpocket, Detective Kang Jae Hyuk (Lee Dong Wook, My Girl) finds out how pungent journalist Choi Soo Jin's (Hyun Young, The Art of Seduction) personality can be when the fish stick she was eating magically ends up stuck to his rear end. Is it destiny, love at first sight? Not quite. But the two start to form a formidable alliance: he's good looking, a great fighter, and a good detective. And she's determined to change the world for the better by putting those who make it a filthy place behind bars. Together, they make The Perfect Couple.
Understanding right from the start that what makes comedy work are gags and the actors who deliver them, Kim Jung Woo made his directorial debut in 2006 with the low-key high-returns comedy Oh! My God. Starring comic veterans Choi Sung Kook and Shin Yi, the film was a surprising success, with over 2.5 million admissions. Kim, who started his career as a screenplay writer alongside Taegukgi director Kang Je Gyu, comes back with The Perfect Couple, showing Lee Dong Wook in a new light and once again taking advantage of TV star Hyun Young's explosive comic talent.
Opinions:
It is a must for every couple to watch this movie. It is so unbelievable that i never left my seat watching a mixture of action and love packed movie.
Rating:7/10
Bonus:1)Good choice to pick this female for lead actress 2)Good story
Million Dollar Baby(Hollywood Movie 2004)
Synopsis:
Frankie Dunn has trained and managed some incredible fighters during a lifetime spent in the ring. The most important lesson he teaches his boxers is the one that rules life: above all, always protect yourself. In the wake of a painful estrangement from his daughter, Frankie has been unwilling to let himself get close to anyone for a very long time. His only friend, Scrap, an ex-boxer who looks after Frankie's gym, knows that beneath his gruff exterior is a man who has been seeking, for the past 25 years, the forgiveness that somehow continues to elude him. Then Maggie Fitzgerald walks into his gym...
Opinions:
Indeed i was thinking of female verison of Rocky Balboa but in this case, the film turn out otherwise. The ending left me good impression of the story. Clint Eastwood earned my respect by acting and directing this movie. It was so seamless that i continue watching despite of having lack of sleep owing to Champion League Final this morning.
Rating:9/10
Bonus: 1)Great Director and actor in action 2)Unbelieveable lead female actress in the movie 3)one hell of true moral story in this movie 4)the ending of this movie will leave you huge impact in your opinion
我在政府部门的日子(Just follow the law)(Singapore Movie 2006)
Synopsis:
Directed by Jack Neo, the film takes a satirical look at the inflexibility of outdated governmental rules and regulations and the rigid mindsets of local civil servants who follow rules to a fault, charming and delighting audiences with its humorous and perceptive insights.
Opinions:
Surprisingly, i am quite impressed how Jack portray them in such way. I have to agree with his viewpoint on them although there are a lot of valid arguements from some professors(not in the movie). But it is better to apply according to case basis. It is very tough to achieve one because no one know the exact way to do it.
Rating:7/10
Bonuses:1)Well-done movie 2)too true for a movie
그놈 목소리(Geu nom moksori)(Voice of a Murderer)(Korean Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
The film, ``Voice of a Murderer,’’ was inspired by a 1991 kidnapping. It remains too faithful to the horrific crime, coming across more like a long reconstructed television crime docudrama. The only difference is that some of Korea’s biggest stars are cast in the leading roles. In the film, Han Kyong-bae (played by Seol Gyeong-gu) is a successful television news anchor whose peaceful life with his wife, Oh Ji-son (Kim Nam-ju), is crudely interrupted when their 9-year-old son is kidnapped.
Opinions:
WHAT THE FUCK.The frictional story is based on real life happening!?!?!?I can't really believe it. Once again, korean film industry standard has shot to excellent promising future.
Rating:10/10
Bonus:1)real-life story, 2)stunning plot by kidnapper cum murder 3)Top class acting by male lead actor, 4)excellent film direction, 5)you will feel something like shocking after the movie end
외과의사 봉달희(Surgeon Bong Dal Hee)(Korean Drama 2007)
Synopsis:
Bong Dal Hee (Lee Yo Won) is a first year resident doctor who strives to become a surgeon despise her heart problem. She works under Dr. Ahn Jong Geun (Lee Bum Soo) a cardiac specialist and even though they weren't off to a good start, the two grow fond of each other as time goes by. Dr. Lee Geon Wook (Kim Min Joon) divorced his wife, Dr. Jo Moon Kyung (Oh Yoon Ah) when he found out that his 6 yr. old son was actually fathered by another man before they married.He still has feeling for her but feels betrayed and cheated. This medical drama portrays the lives of resident doctors, their ups and downs, depicting crisis in a hospital as well as politics among management staff.
Opinions:
It is unique medical related drama show unlike Hong Kong,Japan,Singapore and Taiwan counterparts. I was impressed and surprised that the directing team did bother to explain what medical lingo mean by words in Korean whenever the characters mention medical lingo. Not only that they even dare to show whole Korea how operation should be like inside the operating theatre.At the ending part, the crew team went to a hospital to have quick and short interview with few doctors.
AJA AJA Bong DAL HEE! Hey, Ahn Jong Geun's character is a bit like of me as in being expecting oneself to do work perfectly.
Rating:9/10
Bonsus:1)realistic love sub-story in a drama, 2)big eye-opener scenes inside the operating theatre 3)actors and actress are acting well and in sync, 4)new faces did well.
Tony Del Piero wrote and posted at at 10:11 pm
