The Adjustment Bureau--an unexpected movie

The boyfriend has been persuading me to watch this movie with him for about a month or so now as he feels that I should really watch it.

It's not that I didn't want to watch it,I do.But from the title of the movie itself,I thought it's going to be one of those complex movies that requires your full concentration,something which I can't do since previously I was busy baking cookie orders or recuperating at home after 5 days of work(cehhhhhh).

Plus,I'll always be going out with him that by the time we get back home,we'll forget all about it.

And one time the boyf was like,I'll put it in your harddisk & then you can watch it when you're free & then----my harddisk malfunctioned & I haven't repaired it yet since.Furthermore(oh lord this is getting long!haha) everytime he download the movie again,one of his siblings will accidentally delete it or thought he has it already & deleted it to make space.haiyaaaa..

SO..FINALLY we managed to watch(well I was watching it for the 1st time as the boyf has watched it before)it tonight after dinner and I have to say that the title was very misleading.For someone who has no knowledge of the movie,I never thought it'd be a movie about love.

By the end of the movie my mind was in full thinking mode about everything on love.

The start of this movie was misleading as well because I was like in my head..'this is a movie about politics after all'..haha.

The movie is about NY congressman named David Norris who's in the running for the US Senate&when he was about to make a speech to rectify a sudden blow to his campaign,he met this lady in the men's bathroom& sparks flew& it made him change the course of his speech.

Fast forward the next day,he met her again while he took a bus. Unbeknownst to him,there's an Adjustment Bureau that is responsible in making sure that everything is in order and that he wasn't suppose to even meet Elise(the name of the girl,played by the lovely Emily Blunt).

The storyline is brilliant,great script,great actors and great pacing.

I won't spoil much of the storyline as I believe you guys should watch the movie and judge it for yourself.

But I can tell you this.The movie made me think about how there's a lot of people out there who aren't able to give their 100% in a relationship but then they expect to get 100% as well.I'm glad my man and I are on the same page about this.

Some people are so used to being single that once they do get involve in a relationship,they find it hard to assimilate and still have this mentality that it's my life,I can do whatever what I want when I want to without actually disregarding the other half's feeling.Being in a relationship is about US not ME.

It also made me think that on the other hand,if you met the right one you will be ultimately able to give 100%.Now I know a lot of you there are skeptical when it comes to the term 'The Right One'--but here me out:

The right one is not someone who's right for EVERYONE.He/she doesn't have to have a specific list of characteristics or physical attributes.But what make that person 'right' is the fact that he/she might not be right for another but is just right for you.In other words,they complete you.

David is the man who was willing to give it all up for a girl--you have to watch the movie to see what he gave up.Might be just a girl to all of us but to him,she's the world.

My very intelligent other half told me,when I told him how this movie was misleading since I never thought it'd be about love:Sayang,what movie doesn't have a love story?Everything is about love.:)

Movie review:Something Borrowed and Bridesmaids

I have more movies to write about on but a lot of them I just seem to forget about.Both movies below weren't watched by me at the cinema but instead at the comfort of both mine & the boyf's house.

SOMETHING BORROWED


Truthfully I had high hopes for this movie because I adore Kate Hudson and I thought the trailer looks promising.But this movie was such a letdown.Poor storyline,weak characters and a predictable ending.The only thing I love about this movie was John Krasinki.The story is just STUPID.Period.I feel sorry for those of you who had to endure this movie at the cinema.

BRIDESMAIDS


This movie is miles different than Something Borrowed.It is smart and funny and had many interesting characters.I love Kirsten Wiig on SNL and she delivered an awesome performance.

Although Rose Byrne character as Helen was very annoying because she was near perfect,it wasn't her fault that Annie(Wiig's character)life was in shambles.But the fact that Helen has a perfect life eats Annie up inside.

I've seen this situation happening in real life because whenever your life is a bit on the sucky side or you have nothing to be happy about,it's easy to envy and hate others who have it all or better than you.But at the end of the day,your greatest enemy is yourself so you have to work on your own life which is what Annie had to do albeit with a few push from some of her friends.

So it was very interesting to see it being played out in a movie and in such a hilarious way.One of the most unexpected and super funny character was played by Melissa McCarthy(the bright & pretty chef,Sookie in Gilmore Girls)as Megan who actually was the that made Annie realize how she's been putting her life on hold and then ended up resenting Helen for it.

There are lots of funny moments that I am very sure won't be allowed in Malaysian cinema.So it's better if you can download it via torrent!:)

Masterchef US Season 1 & 2

As those of you who's living in Malaysia knows..a version of Malaysian Masterchef is in the works now.So out of curiosity I decided to watch both seasons of the US version to know how the show works and what it's all about.I was pleasantly surprised because it was a very good show.

The show is about contestants who are amateur cooks who have never been trained professionally or worked in any food-related line.So basically they're just like you or me.

Masterchef judges consist of 3 very tough and talented culinary individuals.The very well known Gordon Ramsay,Joe Bastianich(the son of the famous Lidia Bastianich,also a chef) and Graham Elliot.

After 2 episodes of audition,the final line up of contestants will have to endure a set of challenges in each episode.

The first one is the Mystery Box challenge whereby they have to cook using whatever ingredients is in the box and the winner will get an advantage in the Elimination Challenge.

In some episodes throughout both seasons,there's no Mystery Box challenge and they go straight on to the Elimination Challenge and it will be held outside of the Masterchef venue.The team that loses(cos it's mostly a team challenge) will have to participate in a Pressure Test.

Some of my favorite episodes in Season 1 was:
Season 1 contestants

1)The Cupcake Challenge --because the ingredients they had to work with look absolutely amazing!.

2)The Trucker challenge--I love the fact that the red team cater to the truckers and made changes in their burger toppings.

3)The Wedding Challenge-that was hard because these people aren't trained professional and they had to cook for a wedding!

4)The Marines challenge--The contestants had to feed 150 marines with their family members.It was quite a sad episode as well.

5)Replicating Cat Cora's dish elimination challenge--All of the contestants had to replicate a dish by Iron Chef Cat Cora that was chosen by the contestant who won the previous challenge.There was an unexpected twist in this challenge that would have catapulted a contestant to the finals..but you know how that goes!
Season 1 winner:Whitney!


Some of my favorite episodes in Season 2 was:
Season 2 contestants
1)The Layercake elimination challenge--That was very interesting as a lot of the contestants can cook but not all of them can bake.

2)Replicating Whitney's dish elimination challenge--The winner of season 1 came and all of the contestants had to replicate a dish from her cookbook that was chosen by the Mystery Box winner.

The block party challenge
3)The Block Party challenge--The contestants was divided into 2 groups and they had to make one dish & one side dish for a neighborhood kids block party.It was so much fun to see the kids reaction towards their food.They are really honest with their opinions!



The judges mothers challenge
4)The Judges Mothers challenge--When the judges describe who the contestants was going to cook for,they thought it was going to be for the toughest food critics out there because of their intimidating descriptions!Turns out they were cooking for the judges mother!

5)The Hollywood Party challenge--This was just very chaotic because some of the contestants just wasn't prepared to cook for lots of people at one time.One of the dishes served was just very embarassing--cut up fruits/berries served with whipped cream & served in little cupcake cups??CRAZY!

Season 2 winner:Jennifer(also a former Miss USA contestants)


I can't wait to see what Masterchef Malaysia will be like!

Wisdom teeth pulled out

So,I had THIS experience all over again but this time it was with a different doctor and it was the wisdom tooth on my right side of the mouth.It was very painful after the anesthetic wore off but less painful than my previous experience because I learned my lesson--meaning when my mouth was numb after the surgery didn't mean that I can talk and talk and chew food because in an hour it will wear off!

 Didn't talk much and communicate with the boyfriend soon after the surgery via pen and paper.It was hilarious because I couldn't talk at all.It was super sweet of him to be there for me and made sure I was alright,and ate a bit of porridge(could only manage 2 spoonful) and drank choc milk(cos' we went to the store & there was no the ready to drink Vico).

One of the sweetest thing was he remembered how I like my blanket to be folded under my feet & did that for me without me asking--the little things does says a lot about a person--, because after I took my meds I doze off to lalaland.

He bought me cheezy wedges after I woke up (hey it's soft so I was able to eat them & plus I texted him requesting for it because when I wake up I was super hungry) and we watched a few episodes of Breaking Bad(man that show is INTENSE!).The doc gave me mc for tomorrow as well.Gonna watch new episodes of Top Chef Just Desserts season 2!

This experience just further showed me that no matter how busy(which he was from early morning until evening)he was, he made time to make sure I was okay and be there for me.He always never ever fail to make me feel love and cared for but today:love and care at its finest..:)
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