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Talking about comments in chit chat column, if you know my writing style like Cherlyn(does), you will notice that there is slight few add-on. I attempt to use them when i read numberous of textbooks and books. My grasp of understanding is getting better and better. That is why we should read books vigourous only if we love the subject. If you don't live a subject, you won't enjoy reading. Pure common sense for you all i believe. I know where i have improved and as well as where i have not improved.
There is not much margin to improve. It is just matter of preference to like someone's writing style. Just ask yourself if you enjoy reading in Victorian English.
Obviously, you should know the answer. The answer is pretty clear if you have given enough thought of it. The answer is that there is no point of disagreeing like that. It is like myself saying that i don't think Steven Gerrard is that good soccer player(especially when others say he is damn good) Baseless comparison in terms of good or bad because there is no way to define it in order to confirm which one is right. Similarly, it is entirely same kind of matter whether your english has improved. If we go on, we will get no conclusion in the end. The one will not satisfy us. As for now, i appreciate your comment and i shall look where i need to improve on. It is pretty useless to disagree someone's opinion like that. I want to encourage people to disagree if they have valid assumption/proof/opinion to override someone's. That is how economics is about!
There is certainty that i will make some mistakes in terms of grammer, sentence structure and many others more. That is because blogger do not have the function that Microsoft Word do for us. So there is no auto-correction fuction. There will always be mistake inherent in every blog entry i create.
That incident I mentioned in past blog entry is now trivial to me. Weili, you can do it for your own problem! :) It is an opportunity for me to recognise the area where I need to improve. For your problem, there is an improvement for you if you can understand how John Nash lived. NASH!!!!! Very trivial and they don't even bought us at all in such extent. What is more. They are not killing us at all. Only delusion thoughts are made us to doubt ourselves. Likewise for my blog readers if you do have such problem like that.
Last Thursday, i attended Mick's wedding. Woah, it was long time i last saw school mates since primary school days. I did learnt a lot of interesting things from Bee Hong and a tanned lady. She gave a narrow verison why she do not want to get married. But it doesn't mean that she is stupid or wrong. After all, she haven't saw that light even though Bee Hong offer alternative view. I would have done the same like what Bee Hong do. I am quite proud to hear such conversations like that. Very quality and conductive kind for me to simulate in my brain. NASH EQUILIBRIUM! If you have learnt Microeconomics, you would understood how Nash equilibrium come in this picture. Although I knew a lot about Japan, i still enjoy listening Bee Hong's trip experience to Japan. Very interesting point of view from her tourist guide(I think so) who is currently teaching Japanese culture in NUS(I can't remember which one. It may be NTU). Indeed, it is very sad thing about most of young Japanese people. It may explain why there are so many Otakus out there.
About marriage which this tanned lady talked, the problem is that many young people don't get to see that point of view. Naughty brats are the source of your joy of teaching them how to grow and behave. You will only realised if you are father yourself looking back how you taught your son/daughter for 30 years. Likewise for crying wusses! Why does many couple disagree or don't like each other living habits?
It is due to asymmetric information. It shows that you only know about yourself and your opposite spouse/steady do not know you as much as you know. Only one solution is to spend more time to know and understand each other. It is not about few months but 5-10 years but it is heavily dependant on the couple. It can be very fast if they are very willing to share their own problems, habits, dislikes and etc. I am not sure but i do admire David-Bee Hong relationship. Very amicable kind thing. I don't know how to describe it deeply but it is this much i can say as for now.
This tanned lady is quite amazing. She is very interdependent lady which I do think that she deserve the equal right. That equal right which women have spent for years to have equal status as men. If women behave like that, i think it is no problem for them to have equal treatment like that. It is quite amazing that she travel overseas a lot by herself alone most of the time. She also has near-death experience. It is additional bonus which not many people have this chance.Me?Yeah i did but it is nowhere same as her experience.
I will be attending to another wedding first week of January next year but this one is much more posh. I wonder how it is like going to wedding at SENTOSA! Judging my cousin, i think it is too much to have wedding there. Although I understand that wedding is once a lifetime, it is still unrealistic to overspend more than what you can afford. On the nice note, if you empty your saving account like that, you will also diminish your spending power on necessaries. That is if you are not earning big bucks.
So far, i feel that Mick has done good job. Well-arranged. I am proud for him. I bet that Louis appreciate his arrangement. On side note, Louis told me vaguely about Diana and Wei Si. I am pretty surprise. Firstly, a lot of my female friends work as air stewardesses. I hope that they don't see it as glory job or fast track to earn big bucks. They should earn and then save some as much as they can. Pity..not many air stewardness can be 'head of air stewardnesses'. This kind of job is pretty much contrainted to body size and age. They can't be fat during ther career as in their weight growing. I am not sure what age airlines become less interested to keep them.
I hope that people around our friends can help our friends. I am willing to help if it is within my boundaries.
After all, people do have problem. There is no one who do not have such problem. Don't be that sad. You need your trusted friends' support. If you don't know, why don't you try me. I see what i can help.
I simply love economics but i don't like the idea of myself learning econometric developing empirical studies to prove the theory mathematically and statistically. Let me rattle a bit about what kind of economics i want to learn
Welfare Economics
Labour Economics
International Economics
Managerial Economics
Monetary Economics
Strategy(or Game Theory)
Microeconomics(General learning)
Macroeconomics(General learning)
Public Economics
Finance Economics
Enivronment Economics
Industrial Economics.
Many more!!!!Haha!
To all perspective degree students in business related course, you are expected to learn some part of economics. It is question of yourself if you know what you can use this economics knowledge. For example, to understand finance stuff, you need that knowledge of microeconomics:intertemporal choice. If talking about banking, you need Macroeconomics knowledge. If you think you can study without economics in such course, you are terribly mistaken(except some courses:that is only if they did not choose economics kind suject for their elective choice). I just finish reading Production, Market Structure:Monopoly,Monoposony,Monopolistic, Perfect Competition. I am now halfway studying Game Theory and Oligopoly.
Probably i will create a new blog entry after game theory and oligopoly. That will be after my cousin's wedding.
I took 3 hours to create this blog entry! If i were to write more about microeconomics, it will take me more than 3 hours to complete. Probably, i will introduce some production, price discrimination concepts in relation on real-world application in next blog entry
Stardust(Hollywood Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.
Opinions:
It is very good movie. After reading people's opinions about this movie, my opinion is just like those kind of thing. The story is well-done. It pamper you enough fantasy to keep you in awe. I highly recommend you to watch this movie. No REGRETS AT ALL!
Rating:10/10
Bonuses:1) Nice romance stuffs 2)sensible and logic fantasy story 3)Dialoguue don't really bore you at all 4)Even adults appreciate this fantasy movie 5)WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR
Hero(Japanese Movie 2007)
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Synopsis:
Based on the popular drama series that won the hearts of Asian audience, HERO returns! This is the most anticipated movie of the year as it opens in 475 theatres and is all time biggest release in Japan ever. The movie is set to break the box office records.
Kohei Kuryu (Takuya Kimura), the prosecutor who shirks suit and tie for a pair of jeans but is never casual about his pursuit for the truth, is back! Besides the original TV series cast, Korean heartthrob Lee-Byung Hung is in it and was shot partly in Busan. This time, he is involved in an obscure case of manslaughter that turns into the trial of the century.
Failure here means the end of his career. He must solve it
Opinions:
Before you watch this movie, you must see Hero TV special first. It was shown last year before the movie released this year. I simply loved Hero Drama show and the trailer of this movie hooked me. With these factors, I decide to watch it in cinema. It mean it is my first time to watch movie in cinema this year. You can say that i am quite frugal towards buying movie ticket at cinema. There are funny moments and as usual, the x-factor is there. SEARCHING FOR EVIDENCE!Because it is like searching a needle in the desert.
Rating:6/10
Bonuses:1)Kuryu!He is there to charm you with his not-so-efficient ways to find evidence.
Hero Special TV(Japanese 2006)
Synopsis:
Five years after leaving Josai bureau, Kuryu Kohei (Kimura), who has been working in Sapporo, Hokkaido, is transferred to Nijigaura, Yamaguchi (a fictious town, its real name is Nijigahama), a quiet place on the seaside where he arrives precisely when the first murder in eleven years has been committed. Soon, Takita Akihiko (Nakai), the most beloved and influent person of the town, is suspected and Kuryu has to deal with this problem, as the other members are too frightened to take any action.
A SP in which the atmosphere of the renzoku series is kept, even though the cast has been almost entirely replaced. The fact that the story is located in the countryside gives the little bit of originality this episode needed. And it is with great pleasure that we meet again several characters of the renzoku series who make an apparition as guests.
Opinions:
Nothing special. So, nothing for me to say more about it.
Rating:6/10
Bonuses:1)If you love HERO drama show, you should watch it to reminisce it
Hing dai(Brother)(Hong Kong Movie 2007)
Synopsis & Opinion:
Wah, it is difficult to find one online. Almost all 5 TVB tigers starred in this movie but Tony Leung, one of the five TVB tigers did not act. Sadly..I bet if Tony Leung is there, the movie will be much better. So far the story is fairly decent. It is usual HK stuff but at least better than any same-old-shit-story triad movies
Rating: 7/10
Bonuses: 1)4 TVB tigers are really joy to watch at 2)bloody battle
두 얼굴의 여친(Du Eolguleui Yeochin)(Two Face of My Girlfriend)(Korean Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
Life is tough for 11-year-old Jae-soo. His alcoholic father is addicted to gamble and insisting there should be a woman in the house to take care of the boy, he keeps
bringing waitresses from bar. But none of them can stay long. One day, father brings
his 11th lady and being tired of the “visitors”, Jae-soo treats her with a cold heart and so does the lady. However, the more Jae-soo tries to kick her out, the more she sticks to the house. But when they realize that there’s a strong bond gradually built between them, they also find not much time is left for them to be mother and son
Opinions:
It is quite special and unique love story. One side of the girl is what you want for but the other side of the same girl is what you don't want!*grin*
Rating:6/10
Bonuses:1) Get yourself beaten by her!
굿바이솔로(Goodbye Solo)(Korean Drama 2006)
Synopsis:
This drama attempts to send a message that any human being is beautiful by just existing in this world. People’s desire to have their say in everything, to succeed and to be beautiful stems from their deep-rooted disbelief in themselves. They are unable to love themselves the way they are. The underlying reason of the loss of interest in life is the disappointment with people. But even those who get disappointed with other human beings are negligent in loving their own selves.
The main character, Kim Min-ho was born into a family of a business tycoon but his family turned away from him because he was an illegitimate child. While having a hard time because of her mother’s re-marriages, Chung Soo-hee falls in love with Min-ho, who turns out to be a friend of her boyfriend, Yoo Ji-ahn. Frivolous Choi Mi-ree loves gangster Kang Ho-chul against her family's wishes. Oh Young-suk calls herself "crazy" and disguises herself in a lie. All these people are linked together by the mute owner of an eatery in the neighborhood, an old woman named Mi-young.
Opinions:
Nothing to say. Usual love stuff but that female lead actress acting as Mi-Ri is very cute..I feel like playing with her as if we are just 6 years old kids!
Rating:5/10
Kingdom(Hollywood Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
When a terrorist bomb detonates inside a Western housing compound in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, an international incident is ignited. While diplomats slowly debate equations of territorialism, FBI Special Agent Ronald Fleury quickly assembles an elite team and negotiates a secret five-day trip into Saudi Arabia to locate the madman behind the bombing. Upon landing in the desert kingdom, however, Fleury and his team discover Saudi authorities suspicious and unwelcoming of American interlopers into what they consider a local matter. Hamstrung by protocol-and with the clock ticking on their five days-the FBI agents find their expertise worthless without the trust of their Saudi counterparts, who want to locate the terrorist in their homeland on their own terms. Fleury's crew finds a like-minded partner in Saudi Colonel Al-Ghazi, who helps them navigate royal politics and unlock the secrets of the crime scene and the workings of an extremist cell bent on further destruction. With these unlikely allies sharing a propulsive commitment to crack the case, the team is led to the killer's front door in a blistering do-or-die confrontation. Now in a fight for their own lives, strangers united by one mission won't stop until justice is found in The Kingdom
Opinion:
Great movie. It expose you how middle east life is like. So much constraint for you where you are allowed to do but also must know where you are NOT allowed to do so.
So, you should value your individual freedom from now onward.
Rating:7/10
Bonuses:1) gun-shooting action 2)It teach you why you should value your individual freedom(indirectly).
ワンダフルライフ(Wonderful Life)(Japanese Movie 2004)
Synopsis:
Kirishima is the most famous baseball player in Japan. However, an unfortunate injury forces him to retire. His family abandons him, and all that's left is a vacant coaching position at a local baseball team for young boys. This club is on the verge of being disbanded—so far, they have never won a single game. Will Kirishima be able to help the club?
Through the television screen, popular baseball player Kirishima tells the kids, "dreams come true." His baseball techniques are so fantastic that he is called the "miracle man." But in reality, Kirishima is an arrogant and selfish flirt who spends money like there's no tomorrow.
Mizuki is a girl who wants to become a lawyer. Her brother plays on Kirishima's team, but can't stand the sight of Kirishima. She hates men who fool around, and especially those who deceive children. Will Mizuki and Kirishima be able to come to a mutual understanding?
Opinions:
EXCELLENT!I want to say KIRISHIMA over and over again. He inspired me to do mission impossible in any time. It is extremely difficult for him at his age to make come back for his baseball career. Because of his injured shoulder. Just think, how many people actually can do this. Marco Van Basten gave up and retired. There are plenty more of good players who give up like that.
Rating:7/10
Bonuses:1)Beauty of baseball 2)Kirishima!Kirishima!Kirishma!
Rush Hour 3(Hollywood Movie 2007)
Synopsis:
After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders.
Opinions:
Carter was trying to make things funny. So far, the story is barely decent. That is what you expect to see Jackie Chan movie. I am not sure how many people will like this kind of voice Carter talk. In such a sense, he is trying to exaggerate until it sound like as if small matter has turned into big matter.
Rating:6/10
Bonuses:1)FIGHTING SKILL SCENES!
열여덟, 스물아홉(Yeolyeodeolb, seumulahop)(18 vs 29)(Korean Drama 2005)
Synopsis:
Yoon Hye-chan (Park Sun Young) is a twenty-nine-year-old who wants to divorce her husband, Kang Sang-young (Ryu Soo Young), a popular actor. After Hye Chan gets to an accident, her mind reverts to that of a silly, eighteen-year-old teenage girl, who is reliving her high school days.
In the past Hye-chan despised Kang Bong-man, a popular boy at her school, thinking he is shallow. But little did she know that Kang Bong-man would become an actor one day, change his name to Kang Sang-young and be her future husband. For Sang-young, seeing his wife revert to their high school days changes him, and he strives to mend their shattered marriage. The only obstacle is Shin Ji-young, an actress, who has fallen in love with Sang-young
Opinion:
At least, it is better than goodbye solo. Wah lau, that Hye-chan is quite cute. She reminded me of a girl in my accounting lesson because there is striking similarity between them!
Rating:6/10
Bonuses:1)HYE-CHAN!!!!!!!
A Beautiful Mind(Hollywood Movie 2001)
Synopsis:
At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legacy to the world of mathematics. He finally makes a revolutionary breakthrough that will eventually earn him the Nobel Prize. After graduate school he turns to teaching, becoming romantically involved with his student Alicia. Meanwhile the government asks his help with breaking Soviet codes, which soon gets him involved in a terrifying conspiracy plot. Nash grows more and more paranoid until a discovery that turns his entire world upside down. Now it is only with Alicia's help that he will be able to recover his mental strength and regain his status as the great mathematician we know him as today.
Opinion:
Thanks to Weili for telling me this movie. I never knew that there was a movie about John Nash. Not so long ago-last week- Mark Harris was teaching my class about Game Theory. Part of it is about NASH EQUILIBRIUM. After watching this movie, I understand how Nash Equilbrium created. I have great respect and admiration for this man called John Nash. Kudos.. So much struggle and he ignore all imaginary vision.
Today, he is still alive teaching at Priceton University. I wish i go there and get myself being taught by him but I do not possess fantastic mathematics skills.
Best of all, his wife hang onto him despite of his illness and character. That is the kind of the wife man need. Sadly, there are a lot of details omitted but it is good enough to watch this movie. JOHN NASH AND HIS NASH EQUILIBRIUM!
Rating:10/10
Bonuses:1)It teach you that we can definitely ignore delusional vision and opinion
2)An idea for you how master degree students do their thesis 3)Know more about Nash Equilibrium 4)So what if you cannot join the crowd, you can do what you like even though the mass do not behave like that. 5)Honesty is the golden rule if you want to live further:Look at how John Nash behave ever since he start teaching at Princeton University
Tony Del Piero wrote and posted at at 1:13 am
