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I will like to point out the education system in Singapore. Unfortunately, Mike didn't get the chance to feel the environment in the thought of school where you have to analyse. This thought of school i mention earlier is where i am experiencing in right now. Based on the last conversation I had with Mike, i feel that it is the kind of element he is missing of. However, it doesn't imply that he has no chance to learn. Alternatively, he can engage such kind of discussion with such kind of friends as long as his friends are able and willing to do that in proper way. How proper? Simply to say, one must be willing to open to anything upon the discussion on certain fault or doubt of something. Just like Keynes and his social circle of group.
According to the guy who wrote his view in TNP's talk section, his former professor always look for the working that students treally understand rather than the fixed answer right away. Exactly, that is what i am talking about. There is no fixed answer and I love analysing and thinking of few possbilities of answers to answet the question. As the life go on, people including Mike can really find out a lot of interesting things ahead of him. That is why i feel that it is best thing to learn things along the path of your choice that has impact on your life. Very natural process of learning which i believe in.
Now I am analysing and thinking of Singapore education system. The way i look at the Singapore education system, it is capable of producing few hundreds of elites but very little entrepreneurs. Have you actually wonder why? I bet very few, maybe one or two of you may have thought of that.
Thank god, I was properly educated by my primary school teacher, Miss Han. My thinking is very flexible that I can bring tons of arguement to slap on your illogical or not-so-fitting thoughts you may spoke of. There is no need to be afraid of and if you got valid arguement, DO IT! However, the people i gave my piece of analysis end up with no response. Very few gave me intelligent responses. Pity.Why pity? Obviously, it is education that breed those people. I want to pit myself up against John Maynard Keynes and few people but they are dead or live in America. Damn..But i do give no reply because their thinking are correct that is exactly what i believe in as well. There are two persons who did very well in this. Suliana and Arthur whom both of them i know very well. Extremely well-educated and their mind are much more broader than any other friends i know. I can say that they think much better than Mike but Mike has his own circle of thought which i feel that he can be more broad thinking as he gain more experience in the life ahead. Why Mike in particular? He was the one i approached when i was checking my own principle and methods i have whether i am doing the right thing. Not quite direct questions I asked him but rather indirect questions that pointing his working life. I am happy to say that Mike is fine guy.
Let look at primary school system. The crux of teaching which i pout very much is iron-fist rule which mean every child must listen the teachers how to do and etc. It effectively brainwash them and lose the bearing of directions. Great example is 'Chinese'. Singapore government want people to speak mandarin everywhere rather than chinese dialect. What it do is to get teachers to 'brainwash' indirectly with powerful and yet effective slogan. 'Mandarin is Chinese'. I am very delighted to find another Chinese Singaporean who gave the same analysis I thought of this few years ago back. It reinforce my belief. I am quite heavily bred into Western belief. There is no taint of Chinese0style thinking in my head at all(What am i trying to say?). Unfortunately, I do not have any vocabulary to explain it better right now.
In my opinion, Chinese is made up of all different Chinese dialect. Sadly, i am somehow forced to say Chinese as in Mandarin each time i questioned Singaporeans because they have this slogan in their heart and mind unconsciously.
What i want to see in primary school system is to effectively use Swedish way of teaching. I marvel on how Swedish students must learn how to do things on their own at their own choice. (e.g fit the furniture on your own without any help or pointer). It is very powerful tool that bring out creativity. And of course, it should be implemented in few schools. It is better to have schools with different teaching styles.
The subjects taught in primary school are not a problem. It greatly benefit a lot of students who will move on to next level of education system. However, I will like to point that current system which parents have say to enrol their kids. Queuing to get the place in best school?Come on, you are idoit to do that. Someome who was bred by his father like that told that his studies aren't that fantastic especially english. He said that he can't speak in the 'ang moh' standard pattern. It is prime example which most of parents tend to think illogical. But however, Suliana was bred in that way but she came out smart and capable of putting good work. What i think is to abolish this enrolling system. For best schools, if their parents want to enrol them, all the school do is to arrange extrance exam and personal interview. Stress?My foot..When they grow up, they will experience stress. Even CEO has stres working too. In any way, there is no place for mercy in this real world. Has your life give you any mercy at all. If you think of that, you have a lot of situations that you get no mercy than the situations you did receive mercy. Give no mercy to kids and parents. It will ensure that smart ones will get in rather than mediocre ones get in and then suffer(UOL is prime example for this where a lot of lazy assholes get a big slap when they receive Fail result in most of the subjects).
What about smart kids whose family is poor?Just enrol in the normal school but MOE need to train and empower teachers with tools that enable them to inspire smart kids to do great things later on. Such illogical compaints should be thrown to bin and only entertain logical compaints. Of course complaints are the source where you can use it as a tool to improve on such areas. HOWEVER you can make worse or no improvement if you act on illogical complaints. Such a farce on prelim PSLE in one of top school on TNP news rader is stupid thing. Too much concern on kids or some of parents never experience of schooling in this level. Two possible reasons that lead to this farce. It is really about parent upbringing and kids learning potential curve. It is stupid to think that teachers have 100% responsible for it. It will not help children to think better.
I know it is not possible to have every child to think like Leonardo Da Vinci. This man is the kind of guy I want to see in every child. He always constantly ask any kind of questions to gain more knowledge he want to understand. Likewise, children should do like that. Not eveyone can cut into this but a few can. It is better to have a few children who cao think like Leonardo Da Vinci than nothing! In whole, i am saying that children should find their desire by questioning themselves and the things they see or learn. In fact, the lesson i was taught by Miss Han never been bored. I get to see many things which most of many primary school kids don't get such chance. Walk around the school outside to see plants to better understand science...do every experiment practically to understand the whole process of the science...encourage us to use intelligent proverbs and pronoun to use for composition...It goes on.
I never had a problem learning after primary school. I has very solid foundation to study further. It is all because of my primary school teacher. Oh yes, moral education is important too. Nowadays i envy kids that they are learning abit more complex ones that were not taught during my time. It is good move by MOE. I think it is better to expose kids more on simple biology!There is no point to wait until suitable ones are good enough to study pure biology from Secondary 3 and onwards. Just small content of biology that kids can easily digest for their own knowledge will do(just like small part of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics was taught in poly's business courses-In degree courses, degree students will learn whole part of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics(but depend on which school you study in..e.g RMIT don't teach full range of both Micro and Macro in Economics and Finance).
Move on to Secondary school system..I marvelled at China and Vietnamese people because they were made to study all subjects. They can't even choose some subjects like Singaporeans do for Upper Secondary stream. I think it is better to arm yourself with tools like Differentiation, Intergration and goes on. Despite of their unwillingness to learn some subjects they are not comfortable, at least they are better off when they get to learn diploma and degree level course! The ones i learn in Mathematic bridging course should be taught in Secondary school but just make things more simple. It should be aimed at secondary 3. By then, seconday 4 students can decide which choice to take so that they can choose the right course which mean they don't have to suffer in the course they like because of the subject they never learn.Secondary 1-3 period is where students must arm all the basic tools to develop basic foundation befure they can prepare seriously for 'O' and 'N' levels after that period. Right now, i am complaining that i do not have sufficient 'tools' to study because of this secondary school system. I never had problem studying in Secondary school because of my wonderful primary school teacher who equipped me a lot of tools I can understand easily.
ITE and POLYTECHNICS...such subjects like moral education and history should be removed. They should be taught in primary school and secondary school. Lack of ethics? It is really the choice they choose. Be bad or Be good. it is up to them. For business course in poly, economics, socialogy, organization behaviour or Human Resource are sufficient subsititution for them. For ITE,i remembered there are two or three waste-of-time subjects which are not graded but one subject that teach you to understand better about interview,jobs and behaviour is good one(Unfortunately, i forgot the name of this subject).
For JC, although there is small project works but it remain as the flaw. ITE do not have this flaw because they are learning very technical subjects but JC do not teach technical subjects but very highly academic subjects and one or two serious projects will suffice.Unfortuantely, i never went to JC before and so i cannot say much. Maybe biased but i don't know if it is reeally like that. My emphasis on JC is this project work is to make things more harder to pass. The harder the course or lesson is, the better it is. It will make you tough and resilient when you get to work.(e.g: you are working with bunds of useless friends who slack all the way and contribute nothing) This kind of shit do happen in working environment. I hope that you didn't discount this one out. On good side, they get to learn useful academic subjects that are taught in JC because they enable them to have sufficient background to learn the subjects at their choice in their university. Therefore, they are on higher utility(only who study economics in degree level know what mean by this word) which means they are better off despite not being able to access directly to technical subjects that poly students are exposed.
I know that not everybody can be 'Richard Branson' but there will be bound to have a few 'Richard Branson' coming out from my idea of education system. Why 'Richard Brason'?Simple, he has dyslexia which render him unable to study properly. If the course or the subject is too tough,they will be screaming like mad but in the end they can use the tools in the working arena. I am saying more and more entrepreneurs will be born in this way.
It come this picture of economy. It will give multiplier effect on Singapore economy.
That is all what i have to say about education that may have impact on economy.
Now i touch on interesting opinion from some of my friends(i saw it on msn or heard it somewhere). Don't be so rigid if you happen to see my analysis on your comment and it is simply my way to create a big picture of this comment with my modest analysis skill. In short, what i am saying is that you are not wrong. I hope you understand the meaning of freedom. The persons who write/say such comment will be anonymous here. However few comments i read off the book and i will name them who said that.
"The culture we've does not make people feel good about themselves. We have to be strong enough to say if the culture doesnt work, dont buy it!"
I just want copy and paste this comment intact in terms of grammer but i just change some words that are not spelt correctly. Assuming that the person is pointing towards local culture, one of these possible ones, i do not know it is just the case of naivety. However it can be dispelled at once if you have ideal culture you want to present in order to enrich the good side of the life that people should have. If a person say like that without the support of your opinion on what kind of changes/improvement needed to make culture good for the people. With much disagreement of the culture at your frustration or disappointment, 'Don't buy it(this culture)" will effectively create a friction among people. Depending on how serious it is, it can elevate into civil war for silly reason. i have few evidences to support it. That is why you should start thinking of what kind of culture it should be like as long as it doesn't hurt people at all.
Now i present one of these evidences to support. It happens recently. There are a lot of civil conflicts in each Middle East country. If you have read news or read widely, you will know immediately. The crux of it is that many different ethnic groups have a lot of disagreement(IRAQ). The current and up-to-date Middle-East based civil war is Israeli-Lebanese conflict. What cause it? The agruement is no peace treaty between Israel and Lebanon. A short and quick research from my usual site, wikipedia lead to one conclusion: fighting for the land. The conflict last for for long time since 1948. When can it stop? It happen only when they respect each other. And then there will be truce and however i can't see it happening since current generation will spreading words to next and future generation about bad things on this country.
From what i read about Middle East from TNP, there are a lot of ethnic groups who don't respect their culture each other. Very appalling because they look at each other in different light..Take an analogy:Australian working as cashier in supermarket smile at another Australian but when come to Asian person approach to pay, Australian cashier's lips transformed immediately from a smile to sulk.
Consider this..If everybody in Singapore think like that, we will be facing a lot of discrimination which in turn make our lives very uncomfortable for stupid and yet useless conflicts that serve no meaning of the purpose. Not very rational. Just recall the history you have studied in secondary school(for those who studied history before), you will remember the older days in Singapore where Malay went righting against Chinese because of silly thoughts. Do you want this happen here again if you insist that you don't the culture? Consider this. I will like to recommend that you need to come up a solution to resolve the culture you don't like. If your solution is excellent, i will support you.
"When you go to poker game, you look around, there is always one patsy. If you look around, you don't know who patsy is, that is because that it is you."
It is the favourite quote from many investors. I love this quote too. The first time I saw it, I laughed. It is true and it apply to you. It is what Warren Buffet told the guy who was interviewing him.
The reason why i took time to write is to proofread. At the moment, i regain some confidence to study after reading biography of Soros and Buffet. I did read school life that former US federal reserves chairman Alan Greenspan and John Maynard Keyes.
Very insightful. I am going to formulate the methodlogy to study. Let me warn to future propective postgraduates:Other courses likes of RMIT and other school may be lower difficult standard than UOL, you will suffer instandly if you don't study properly. I guarantee you for that. If you don't believe, you may bet on the chance that you want to study at your preference and find out the result in the end.
Next blog entries till my graduation of degree course will be full of economics talk on how i can apply what i learn on real life. It will be very interesting. For those who never study economics or know very little will find it interesting. Of course it is my nature to write interesting ones. If I make any mistakes, please let me know. if you have any doubt on my opinion, do let me know as well.
Kuchisake-onna(A Slit-mouthed Woman)(Japanese Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
In a small suburban town there is a rumor about a slit-mouthed woman making its rounds among students. A woman wearing a trenchcoat, having a big rusty scissors with her and with a face covered by a mask, is said to snatch little children and kill them. It is also said that this woman is hiding a dreadful smile behind her mask, which is going from one ear to the other, as her mouth is slit wide open.
Apart from small children nobody believes in these rumors until suddenly one day several children vanish one after another. When one of her pupils, Mika (Rie Kuwana), is kidnapped right in front of school teacher Yamashita (Eriko Sato), she decides to go after the slit-mouthed woman (Miki Mizuno) together with her colleague Matsuzaki (Haruhiko Kato). The two get closer and closer to revealing the secret behind the strange woman, who seems to have some kind of close relationship with Matsuzaki. It seems as if the mysterious woman is invulnerable. Then the body of one of the kidnapped children is found. Time is running out on the two teachers who make only slow progress until they finally find the hideout of the woman in a run-down house...
Opinion:
This Japanese horror movie has very typical Japanese ending which is done in 99% similar fashion as many other Japanese horror movie. With a mind that Eugene asked me if there is any horror movie to get from me, i decided not to do it because it is no better than The Ring which i loved a lot with the shred of fear. In other words,you are better off watching other and yet better horror movie instead.
Rating:5/10
バブルへGO!!～タイムマシンはドラム式(Baburu e go!! Taimu mashin wa doramu-shiki)(Bubble Fiction Boom or Bust)(Japanese Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
Japan is in trouble. Serious trouble, to the tune of 800 trillion yen. At the current rate of national debt accumulation, the country will effectively collapse in a few years' time. The Ministry of Finance traces the beginning of the end to 1990 when a real estate cap set in motion a series of events that caused the bubble economy to burst, plunging the nation into hard economic times. But the Ministry has a crack plan to reverse all this. Into the picture comes flighty indebted bar hostess Mayumi (Hirosue Ryoko) whose mother has just passed away - or so she thinks until grave-faced civil servant Shimokawaji (Abe Hiroshi) shows up on her doorstep. It turns out her mother Mariko (Yakushimaru Hiroko) invented a time machine and traveled back in time to prevent the Finance Minister from making his disastrous policy move. Mariko has since gone missing, however, and now it's up to Mayumi to go back to 1990 to find her mom and, oh yes, save Japan.
Directed by Baba Yasuo, Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust is a delightfully over-the-top comedy that colorfully and good-naturedly pokes fun at Japan's contemporary concerns and past bubble economy. Heads would burst if one tried to analyze the time travel logic or economic reasoning presented in the film, but the goal here is laughter, and Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust delivers it in large, sidesplitting portions. Director Baba contrasts the somber present with a hilariously excessive neon-lit 1990, a time when dresses were tight, eyebrows were thick, and money was everywhere for the taking. Abe Hiroshi (Trick) transforms seamlessly from a humorless, gray-haired salaryman to a goofy and irresponsible womanizer, while petite pop idol Hirosue Ryoko (Collage of Our Life) and former 80s idol Yakushimaru Hiroko (Always - Sunset on Third Street) make a formidable time-travelling mother-daughter duo. Packed with broad humor, pop culture references, and bubbly nostalgic fun, Bubble Fiction: Boom or Bust is easily one of the most enjoyable and entertaining films of 2007.
Opinions:
Wow, i remembered my old time. I am sure that how the past your country look like. Just merely small percentage of similarity with Hollywood film titled 'Back to the Future' in comparsion, this film is quite good. It indirectly bring you truly an impact why there is a need to study economics. With bits of knowledge of economics, you can wholely understand what the world is actually doing. It show the dire consequences how such plans that affect a country's economic can bring doom to its people. Just watch it and you know the rest of the story. I guarantee you that you will enjoy it.
Rating:7/10
Bonuses: 1)Full picture of economic-much more on Macroeconomics 2)It is very nice to go back to the past and enjoy.
Shrek The Third(Hollywod Animation 2007)
Synopsis:
When his new father-in-law, King Harold falls ill, Shrek is looked at as the heir to the land of Far, Far Away. Not one to give up his beloved swamp, Shrek recruits his friends Donkey and Puss in Boots to install the rebellious Artie as the new king. Princess Fiona, however, rallies a band of royal girlfriends to fend off a coup d'etat by the jilted Prince Charming.
Opinions:
Oh!Oh!...I already watched the first and second installation of Shrek. And now this the third one is pretty decent one. It was fine warm-up for me to watch the movie lightly without any tension when i was sick.
Rating:5/10
Pirates of Caribbean At Worlds End (Hollywood Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
After Elizabeth, Will, and Captain Barbossa rescue Captain Jack Sparrow from the the land of the dead, they must face their foes, Davy Jones and Lord Cutler Beckett. Beckett, now with control of Jones' heart, forms a dark alliance with him in order to rule the seas and wipe out the last of the Pirates. Now, Jack, Barbossa, Will, Elizabeth, Tia Dalma, and crew must call the Pirate Lords from the four corners of the globe, including the infamous Sao Feng, to gathering. The Pirate Lords want to release the goddess Calypso, Davy Jones's damned lover, from the trap they sent her to out of fear, in which the Pirate Lords must combine the 9 pieces that bound her by ritual to undo it and release her in hopes that she will help them fight. With this, all pirates will stand together and will make their final stand for freedom against Beckett, Jones, Norrington, the Flying Dutchman, and the entire East India Trading Company.
Opinions:
The moment i saw the tralier of this movie in few months ago back, my mind was running usual fantasy like "Holly shit, that battle(shown in the trailer) loook cool to me. I liked part 1 and part 2. For this part 3, i find it quite good. I always like Jack Sparrow because of the odds against him. That is why I like or favor people whose odds are totally against them as if people normally think it is doomed situation for them which bring you in the picture where there is no solution to win or get out of the situation.
Rating:7/10
Bonuses:1)Two ships fighting in the whirlwind on the sea-Isn't it cool! 2)The development of the story is pretty good and convicing by its flow.
Galgalri Family 2(Korean Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
The Gag Concert gang is back! One of the most popular standup comedy shows in Korea, Gag Concert is bringing back the tradition of comedy for children, which was made popular by none other than Shim Hyung Rae, now director of films like Yonggari and D-War. After the previous two Galgari installments, Galgari Family & Dracula (a hilarious pastiche of Hong Kong horror comedies and kung fu flicks, with some Korean traditions thrown in the mix) and Magic Police, the gang returns with Galgari Family 2, directed by the legendary Nam Ki Nam, one of the most prolific Korean directors of all time.
What if the son of a gangster and the president's son became rivals? Transferring to the same school on the same day, Bada and Haneul (Sea and Sky!) find themselves fighting for the same girl, Mina. They're just kids, it's understandable. Problem is the grown ups who follow them also start fighting each other in the strangest of ways. Starring in the show are Kim Hyun Sook of the Chulsandra segment, Kim Shi Deok, Kim Byung Man of the Crying Fist segment, and impersonation queen Kang Ju Hee, along with plenty of other Gag Concert stars.
Opinions:
Although i didn't see part 1 verison, i think it is not up to my liking. Much more suit to kids who are actually way way way way younger than me!
Rating:5/10
못말리는 결혼 (Motmallineun Kyeolhon)(Unstoppable Marriage)(Korean Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
Eun-ho, a daughter of Ji-man the Feung Shui expert who lives up to tradition inheritance, and Ki-baek, the only son of Mal-nyon who is both a tycoon in Kangnam-gu and a leader in luxury, rode a paraglider and had an minor accident. They grew up and live in the different backgrounds so that they fight like a cat and dog over everything. Even though they hate each other, at the same time, they come to fall for each other and become a couple. The only matter is to obtain each family’s consent.
Opinions:
Not too bad. There is element of comedy in this movie. I did laughed while banging on my table. That is why i prefer watching movie at home rather than in cinema unless it is big movie. Couples should watch this movie.
Rating:6/10
Bonsues:Laugh as much as you can while you watch this movie.
Miracle on 1st Street(Korean Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
You've seen it before: gangsters trying to force people to move from their homes in order to clear out the area to make way for corporate construction. It was one of the major plot points of Holiday in 2006, and one of Korean society's less charming realities. Pil Je (Lim Chang Jung, Sex is Zero) is exactly one of these thugs, raising a fuss with the entire neighborhood and trying all he can to drive the residents away so his boss and his people can build that new and shiny complex. Most people tend to be scared of Pil Je, but Myeong Ran (Ha Ji Won, Hwang Jin Yi) is not too impressed. An aspiring boxer, Myeong Ran isn't scared by Pil Je one bit; on the contrary, she's starting to look as menacing as some of the people Pil Je has to deal with in his line of business. But as he gets to know her and the locals more, Pil Je senses himself changing, changing enough for a miracle to happen?
Miracle on 1st Street brings back the trio who made 2002 sex comedy Sex is Zero, one of the top 20 grossing Korean films of all time. Director Yoon Je Gyun comes back to directing after years as a producer. After founding Dusabu Films and focusing on his production company, Yoon decided it was time to try his luck once again, with his two friends from the past, Ha Ji Won and Lim Chang Jung, the stars of Sex is Zero. After quitting his music career in great fashion, Lim has become one of the few surefire box office draws in Korea, proving himself to be quite a fine comic actor as well. And Ha Ji Won continues with her endless transformations. After learning traditional dance and Geomungo for the historical drama Hwang Jin Yi, this time she went through boxing training for a couple of months to make her performance more realistic.
Opinions:
Fairly decent movie and a bit of one-three percent similar to Hollywood movie titled 'A million dollar baby'. But it is done in Korean way in terms of culture. That is why we must slog and slog until we realsie the dream we actually want to do for our life. Your dream job will not be the same as the reality spell out but at least you get the chance to do and experience your dream job about what it actually is like.
Rating:6/10
Bonuses:1)Time to carry tissue box?
리턴 (Riteon)(Return)(Korean Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
Due to inadequate use of anesthetics, a young boy experiences "intra-operative awareness" during his own heart surgery, hearing every sound and movement of the procedure. From the scalpel slicing through his body and surgical saw cutting through his rib cage, he remains completely aware! Unable to respond from the muscle-relaxation used during his surgery, the little boy is severely traumatized from this horrific accident. As a result, the child ends up brutally murdering a young girl soon after the incident. The boy is placed in a mental institution. Several psychiatrists find interest in his case, and decide to utilize radical treatment methods in order to cure the child. Through the use of hypnotism, they succeed in sealing the part of the boy's memory, his past and the personality that spawned from it. With this success, the boy is given a second chance and is placed to lead a normal life in society. 20 years later, the man's childhood is once again unlocked from a series of events, and leads to a series of gruesome murders. On a mission to spread the same pain he suffered as a child, the killer becomes cruel yet clever. As the killing continues, each of the memories and the secrets that lie 20 years in the past are slowly revealed.
Opinions:
Fantastic movie!I was blown by the gravity of the story. I also never knew about intra-operative awareness. Bloody hell...after watching this movie, i did a research about it. I feel that there is a need for medical research to find the 99.9% accuare procedure. Imagine that the anesthetics used that may be sufficient to the doctor opinion and during operation you still feel that surgeon is doing anything on your body. And there you feel the pain of being cut. Sadly, nobody is Guan Yu- if you have read about his story in The Romance of Three Kingdom.
Rating:9/10
Bonsues:1) do not eat while watching-the power of operation as you get to see a surgeon use scalpel to cut the skin. 2)Brilliant twist 3)Almost realistic plot which it can be achieveable except hypnotism part(i am not sure if it can be done in real world) 4)Just enjoy this film!
Philadelphia(Hollywood Movie 1993)
Synopsis:
Andrew Beckett, a gay lawyer infected with AIDS, is fired from his conservative law firm in fear that they might contract AIDS from him. After Andrew is fired, in a last attempt for peace, he sues his former law firm with the help of a homophobic lawyer, Joe Miller. During the court battle, Miller sees that Beckett is no different than anyone else on the gritty streets of the city of brotherly love, sheds his homophobia and helps Beckett with his case before AIDS overcomes him
Opinions:
When i first saw this dvd in Laserflair at Lot 1, it did catch my attention but the price was more tan $40 for region 1 DVD. Until this week, the price surprisely drop by few dollars and it is quite acceptable price which i am willing to pay. No doubt, it is quite great film where you can see a lot of emotion panning out in the courtroom. No doubt what most people in imdb.com and amazon.com say about this movie is just what i think after watching this movie. I can see why Tom Hank is highly sought(for fans or people who want to see his acting again) actor.
Rating:8/10
Bonuses:1)Top actors:Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington 2)Exactly, you get to see how lawsuit for discrimination right is done 3)Won few well-known awards for this film-Need i say more?Just get your ass on and watch this film.
Wargames(Hollywood Movie 1983)
Synopsis:
A young computer whizz kid accidentally connects into a top secret super-computer which has complete control over the U.S. nuclear arsenal. It challenges him to a game between America and Russia, and he innocently starts the countdown to World War 3. Can he convince the computer he wanted to play a game and not the real thing ?
Opinions:
Oh that year the firm produce is when i was born!Well, i happened to know this movie when i was finding out more on 'Theory of Games and Economic Behavior' book that was mentioned my Microeconomics lecturer, Mark Harris. Prior from this research, wikipedia say that this film develop on it. Being eagar to know more and understand about every kind of economics theory, i decide to check it out. And there, I really enjoyed this classic film. At least it is better than the other movie titled 'Dr Strangelove'. I was very impressed and i get few ideas what can be done in such situation like that.
Rating:8/10
Bonuses:1) Just check out the vintage computer in 80s look like 2)Games? I bet you love to play. Can you really differentiate reality from game?Try this movie and you know what i am saying 3)A truly lesson that you should not put your guard down ever!
환상의 커플 (Fantasy Couple)(Korean Drama 2005)
Synopsis:
This series is based on the 1987 American movie Overboard. Anna Jo (Han Ye Seul) is a rude, feisty, and audacious American-bred heiress who can never be satisfied. She returns to Korea only to continue being a controlling wife to her already cowardly husband, Billy Park (Kim Sung Min). When her yacht gets stuck for repairs, she hires local handyman Jang Chul Soo (Oh Ji Ho) to fix her shower, but when they have a heated spat over her dissatisfaction and non payment, she pushes him overboard and dunks his tools into the ocean right along with him. Later, after a quarrel with Billy that threatens to end their marriage, she herself gets drunkenly pitched overboard and falls victim to a bad case of amnesia.
Opinions:
My mother bought local-produced DVD of this drama show few months ago. Being saddled with my school work, I wait for the moment when i am ready to watch it. I was blown and attracted by this main lady character right from the start of the drama. *thumb up*. This actress, Han Ye Seul but acting as Anna..Just the type i like. No doubt, i also fancy myself having arguement in small matter just like the male lead character.
Ha.. No surprise at all..This film has won few awards. I highly reocmmend it to everyone! This local produced dvd is quite good. Good picture but do not have dobly digital sound(Stereo sound is sufficient for you). Go and buy! The price of this dvd is pretty good.'Hmmpphh..SO CLASSLESS!'..This comment is already embedded in my mind.
Aww...i keep on thinking this Anna..
Rating:9/10
Bonsuses:1)Just look at Anna and you will be in awe somehow 2)This couple is very fun to look at. 3)Ultra funny..no wonder my mother has huge preference to buy comedy drama than serious type 4)You will watch whole 16 episodes without fail at once!
不能说的秘密(Secret)(China Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
The story is about a high school student Ye Xiang Lun, who studied in a school for the musically and artistically gifted. Ye’s piano skill was unmistakably a notch above others. On the first day of school, while wandering in the piano rooms, he heard an unknown and alluring melody played by a fellow female student, Lu Xiao Yu.
From then on, the two were always together, which thereafter led to incidents that gradually binded them together. However, Lu seemed to always carry a mysterious aura around her and when Ye tried to get to know her more, she always brushed off his questions by saying that it was a secret.
Unfortunately at the later stages, there was a misunderstanding between the both of them, which subsequently led to Lu's disappearance. Ye was heartbroken and tried to locate her whereabouts frantically.
But the more he tried to find out, he realized that things were not as they seemed with the chain of events that spiraled along during his search for Lu's whereabouts
Opinions:
I watch this movie based on local reviews by local teenagers who saw this movie in cinema. Surprisingly, they spoke well of this movie and Zhou Jie Lun. I thought for a while and try it out since a guy comment that it is similar to butterfly effect.
Oh hell, butterfly effect is truly hell movie that brainwash my brain so easily.
But this chinese movie, Secret is much more romance drama with no brainwash effect like what the Hollywood Movie, 'The Butterfly effect' do. the ending of this movie had an huge impact on it and i was stunned. Definitely, it is not similar to butterfly effect although it bring you back to the past or the future. For once, it is quite meaningful one. No doubt, i am very sentimental guy who value the past.
Rating:7/10
Bonusues:1)Sentimental love 2)Piano play
Ratatouille(Hollywood Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
A rat named Remy dreams of becoming a great French chef despite his family's wishes and the obvious problem of being a rat in a decidedly rodent-phobic profession. When fate places Remy in the sewers of Paris, he finds himself ideally situated beneath a restaurant made famous by his culinary hero, Auguste Gusteau. Despite the apparent dangers of being an unlikely - and certainly unwanted - visitor in the kitchen of a fine French restaurant, Remy's passion for cooking soon sets into motion a hilarious and exciting rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down
Opinions:
It is truly mavellous story which kids and as well as adults need to learn from. This movie depicts the thing which many humans are missing. Regardless of smart or stupid, anyone actually can succeed as long as his/her interest is there where perfection and excellence at their definition by their point of view. Yes, you can do it. Many great people have done it. Let me name a few which i do really think they are the great one. They are Richard Branson, Li Ka Shing, Mrs B and few.
Rating:8/10
Bonuses:1)Great story 2)Dare to dream and realise it! 3)If they have such kind of talent but their appearance irked many humans. that is where we are going to help them by getting them do what they really want.
Book Title: The Warren Buffett CEO: Secrets From the Berkshire Hathaway Managers
Date Published 4th April 2003
Synopsis:
Book Description
" Everyone knows Warren is the greatest investor of our time. . . .This book for the first time captures his genius as a manager." -- Jack Welch
The first book to reveal the investment and management strategies of the Berkshire Hathaway all-star management team. Much has been written about Warren Buffett and his investment philosophy; little has been made public about the inside management of Berkshire Hathaway. With a market cap exceeding 100 billion , Berkshire Hathaway has a market value surpassing many icons of American business such as Dell, AT&T, Disney, Ford, Gillette, American Express, and GM. Drawing on his personal experiences as well as those of Berkshire's chief executives, officers, and directors interviewed for this book, Berkshire insider Robert P. Miles provides a unique look at the Berkshire Hathaway culture and its management principles.
Opinions:
Excellent insight about their lives of CEOs. Originally, i strongly believe in good ethics and strong goverance but the guy whom i interact online for a few weeks about conversation of working environment. Somehow he laughed and believed that with or without ethics, you can achieve. Of course he is nobody. After reading this book, i have no doubt any more. I admire few Buffett CEOs. They are Rose Blumkin (commonly known as Mrs B), Lou Simpson, Richard Santulli, Ajit Jain and Albert Ueltschi. The other CEOs are admirable.
I respect the most is Mrs B. Screw your ass.. Mrs B,Russia with no english background(after living in US, she still speak broken english) start fron nothing to open furniture business during the Great Depression period. She turn this simple business into one of the well-known respected business in US. You should check out about her life. I was surprised that Buffet once gave his talk in US-based Business School university saying that Mrs B even know how to do depreciation even though she doesn't know the word itself as well as the meaning but she can get it right much better than anyone in the business school. Shocking though but i simply admire her gritty. I think everybody should learn from her. I once said that you don't need degree to start business and Ka Ho don't think likewise. Now Mrs B is great example of it. You still don't believe me? Another fact: Being deluded with her work at her old age in carpart department as her sons ran the company, she was so outraged that she decide to start another new business just few distance away from her original company in 1988. Evenutally it cause the dent to carpet sales to her original company that was managed by her family members. To do the same thing over again, she still get the success. It is no east feat! Anyone will not willing to give up and restart over again. RESPECT! Another fact:She worked and worked until her age of 104 and then eventually died. RESPECT! How many grandfather or grandmother work like that strolling around your work area doing the same old rounite work for more than bloody 20 years. To know more about her and the rest of CEOs, you can either surf or borrow this book. Highly recommended!
Rating:9/10
Book Title: Buffett: The Making of An American Capitalist
Author: Roger Lowenstein
Year Published(I read):1996
Synopsis:
By picking the right stocks and businesses to invest in, plainspoken Nebraskan Warren Buffett became the richest man in the U.S. In this excellent biography, Wall Street Journal reporter Lowenstein details the billionaire stock market wizard's strategy of betting on the long-term growth of a handful of successful companies such as American Express and Berkshire Hathaway. Providing personal glimpses of a very private man, Lowenstein unearths childhood traumas such as the tormenting rages of Buffett's mother and his forced relocation to Washington, D.C., in 1943, where, at 13, he ran away from home (he was found by the police the next day). Buffett's wife, Susan Thompson, a nightclub singer, walked out on him in 1977 and was quickly replaced by his mistress, Latvian-born Astrid Menks. Lowenstein profiles an emotionally guarded, "strangely stunted" Midas obsessed with work and secrecy, who seemingly derives little pleasure from his fabulous wealth. Photos not seen by PW. Author tour.
Opinions:
Stunned! The more i know Warren Buffet, the more convinced on why my method can work. Impressive part:Buffet don't use computer to do business. Mental calculation and information are being processed inside his mind. In my opinion, we including me are actually living on too much luxury. I finally understood. What did i undestand? You may find out later or in future. :D
Rating:10/10
Tony Del Piero wrote and posted at at 11:20 pm
