Toy Story 3

Goodness gracious! Looks like I've forsaken this pathetic blog for exactly 3 long, busy weeks. See, I've been busy. So, it's an UNINTENTIONAL ABANDONMENT. Finally went for another movie last night after 2 weeks since the last movie. Sigh...don't even have time to write a review for Shrek Forever After and Prince of Persia. Anyway, don't have the feel to write 'em after so long.

We went to watch Toy Story 3 last night. Hey, guess what? I think I fall in love watching all this kind of (not-use-to-like) animation. I've to say this movie was pretty good indeed. Woody, Buzz , Jessie and the rest of the gang are back! When their owner, Andy, grows up and is ready to enter college, these toys somehow ended up in Sunshine Daycare centre where they were not being played nice by the younger tots. Some had their heads banged hard on the wall, some with their heads dipped in paints for painting, some had their bodies pulled miles apart and some were just simply being screamed at and dumped abruptly to the floor! Not only that, these poor, newcomer toys were also being bullied by the big, fugly bear which smells like strawberry - Lotso. The gang initially fell for the deception, thinking that Lotso was a nice bear as they first arrived at Sunshine. But the truth is just the exact opposite. Lotso is a devilish evil bear. Woody and his gang band together and came up with an insane escape plan to return home to Andy.

These toys (Woody, especially) will always be there for their owner but the horrendous norm of humans do not seem to appreciate them quite as much. What the hell! Now, where are my toys?

The following couple of lines are absolutely random and unrelated. I just wanna scream out loud that M_ _ _ Y _ _ A government SUCKS!!!! Never answer the phone nor do they reply any email. French United Connection Kingdom them!!!!

To Sandakan, With Love

Hello Sunday!!! Well, apparently and obviously, I had abandoned this blog for quite some time. Now it's in the stage of severe anorexic condition and I'm gonna feed it with lotsa, lotsa, lotsa photos in this post, deal? I got an excuse ok, though it's pretty lame - which is B.U.S.Y. Last Thursday, I had another short escape back to my hometown. Yeah, Sandakan, it is. I had a great time with a bunch of great friends with great laughs despite the limited time. Let the photos do all the talking...

Ice cream waffle which looked absolutely like....ya right.....SHIT!

Going back to my home sweet home...Yay!!! We had been hovering in the air for an hour due to the bad weather, making the total flight time as 4 hours (which is supposed to be 2 hours 45 mins)!!!

The famous Sim Sim Pei Dan Gao....Honestly, that was my virgin visit there despite living in Sandakan for 24 years!

Meet Lin Yung

Some wild monkey....enjoying its long beans

With my high school buddies....Ah Soon the joker on my right and Lin Yung the albino on my left and me, you know la, the one looking like a blind girl.

Proboscis monkeys at Labuk Bay. They really have long noses like......(use your imagination ... LOL!)

This big baby was sleeping (or sun bathing) like a log

Lin Yung & KK

At Balin Rooftop Garden which oversees Sandakan town

Sandakan view

Sandakan view

Ms Blogger with family

An infamous model for an infamous cover magazine :P

Again...

The historical St. Michael's Church which still preserves its charm

Meet Chin Hong...

Meet Kok Kwan (One of those rare occasion where I put his name)

And again...

Agnes Keith's House

Something-garlic-forgotten-butter-don't know what-cream fish

Fish & fries

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Meet Chew Liang...Hehehe....

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At Rainforest Discovery Center (RDC in Sepilok)


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Heading back to hell :(

Getting bored with my photos? No, you better don't! Not yet! I promised this post will be lotsa, lotsa, lotsa photos. The ones below are some of my favourite shots. Just a couple of them though. Hang in there!

This would be my favourite if not because of the NOISE!!!

Feeling mysterious?

Love the combination of colours, surroundings and their natural actions

An old, loving couple enjoying the view

And so, my 3 days of short escape ended just like that. With that, I sign off with my favourite shot of the day....

Much love, xoxo,
~Grace~

Robin Hood

All this while, I had been dumbfounded and confused as I had always thought that Robin Hood = Little Red Riding Hood. How stupid, right? They are 2 totally different characters, OK. Let alone the gender itself. Heck! I was told by my brother that Robin Hood supposed to wear green. So, out of curiosity, I googled it and this is what I found - a Peter-Pan-look-alike Robin Hood versus the macho-looking Robin Hood.

This movie features the award winning actor, yes, Russell Crowe it is, who plays the role as Robin Longstride a.k.a. Robin Hood, as an archer under the lead of King Richard. Following the death of King Richard in an ambush, a dying knight (Sir Robert Loxley) summoned Robin to return a sword to his father (Sir Walter Loxley) in Nottingham. The ruthless King John was enthroned following the death of King Richard. He demands harsh taxes to be collected and death will be implemented for those who do not abide. Sir Godfrey, the betrayer, was sent to raise the revenue. Little did he know that Sir Godfrey is an agent of French King who intends to cause Civil War in England. In the battle between the English and French, Robin stylishly spurts an arrow through Godfrey's throat over a distance. Feeling threatened and perceived that the French surrendered to Robin rather than to himself, King John outlawed Robin. Thus, Robin ended up living in the woods with his beloved Lady Marion and a bunch of orphans. Since then, he became the legendary Robin Hood.

Overall, this movie would be rather OK, I would say. But it's just not my choice of movie. Anyway, I rated 6/10 for this. Still, it's better than the so-called hottest film of summer (Iron Man 2) which sucked totally.

A Nightmare on Elm Street

One, two...Freddy's coming for you
Three, four...better lock the door
Five, six...grab your crucifix
Seven, eight...gonna stay up late
Nine, ten...Never sleep again............

This song had been lingering on my mind for quite some time. Every time I recall the song, it never failed to send me chills down my spine. *Spooky*. Freddy Kruger is back, people! Alright, maybe you might be asking who the hell is Freddy. Well, Freddy is a hideously burnt and disfigured killer with hook-like fingers who stalks and hunts his victims in their dreams, thereby killing them. A group of teenagers growing up from the same pre-school, were hunted and killed one by one by Freddy. These teenagers were physically and sexually abused by the maniac during their pre-school period and thus, after telling their parents about what had happened, the kids' parents attempted to burn Freddy to death but their efforts were in vain. Hence, Freddy returned and seeked revenge by killing the kids, who are now teenagers. The teenagers can protect each other as long as they stay awake. However, if they happened to doze off....there is no return because they will never wake up! Anyway, the movie was not too bad but would be better if Freddy's character could be made more scary and horrible. I rated 5/10 for this movie. Another reason I watch it is because Thomas Dekker is in it. Yes, Thomas Dekker! OK. I wanna find Freddy now. Till then, ciao!~