January 2008
86 posts
2008 in Film
Stef started a list called 2008 in Movies and TV where she tries to archive all the movies and television episodes she watches in 2008. The target is to watch a 100 movies and 500 TV episodes by the end of the year. With our pop culture consumption as gluttonous as it is, this should be pretty easy. She convinced me to do the same and here it is. However, I’m just cataloging my 2008...
WatchMysterious Traveler Entrances Town With Utopian Vision Of The Future
There Will Be Title Mishaps
Prior to watching Michael Clayton tonight me and Anwar walked by a poster of There Will Be Blood.
Me: Daniel Day Lewis dude. Gonna be fucking awesome.
Anwar: Yeah it was nominated for a Grammy or something.
Me: You mean Oscar.
Anwar: What did I say?
Shebby Singh Comes Under Fire From Coaches... →
Shebby Punditry Part 7. Shebby incurs the wrath of more than a bespectacled co-pundit this time with his assertion that he doesn’t need an official coaching license simply because he’s Malaysian superstar footballer Shebby Singh dammit!
All That Jazz
I’ve decided that I’m finally going to get into jazz this year in an effort to expand my musical palette. I’m been almost exclusively into indie music the last few years but I think I also have pretty decent foundations in metal, classic rock, alt-rock, rap, country and electronica from my younger days. Jazz is a genre I’ve never really tackled before but I figured that I...
My Favourite Musical Numbers from Film and TV
I remember watching West Side Story for the first time and being totally enamored. It was probably the first musical I appreciated as a kid and broke me out of my OMG-that’s-so-gay anti-musicals ignorance. Since then it’s been a love affair with any and all stories that included spontaneous singing and dancing. I’ve probably seen Singin’ In The Rain more times than any straight man should but...
WatchHellboy 2: The Golden Army trailer. I can’t believe the hype for this snuck past me, what with X-Files 2 and The Dark Knight being the big attention hoggers. It looks fantastic. I love that some of the monsters stay true to Mignola’s comic while some seem straight up Del Toro imaginings. That eyeless winged creature would look at home in Pan’s Labyrinth.
Andy Lau Is Badass →
Andy Lau has a fan breech his concert security. Andy Lau shakes his hand. The fan gets pummeled by security. To save fan, Andy Lau pummels security. Like, seriously. I have respect for Andy Lau that I can honestly say I never had before. So remember kids, don’t ever fuck with Andy Lau or his fans.
WatchMetal Gear Solid Office. You won’t get it if you’ve never played any Metal Gear games. In that case, I pity you on so many levels.
“No offense Ivan, but who fucking cares about the Batman franchise. The guy is...”
– Bravo Mike. Not every geek has warped priorities. I would give up The Dark Knight’s existence in microsecond to get Heath back. Some of us in the geek community (you know who you are) are giving us a bad name here. Show some respect for God’s sake.
Bodymore, Murdaland
For those who don’t watch The Wire or don’t live in Baltimore, this is practically the city’s unofficial nickname. It’s their “Big Apple.” This is due to Baltimore’s spectacular crime rate. “According to crime statistics there were 269 homicides in Baltimore in 2005, giving it the highest homicide rate per 100,000 of all U.S. cities of 250,000 or...
My Favourite Songs from 2007 according to my...
What better way to objectively judge which songs I genuinely loved, on a pure non-critical sonically sincere pleasure level right? I decided to do this to take any pretentiousness out of the selection process. But to be honest, I did really hope for something from Animal Collective or Battles to show up to make me seem all artsy and intellectual. Instead, everything took a turn for the indie-pop...
Shebby Punditry Part 6
On tonight's Football Focus with John Dykes
Jamie Reeves: I think we may have to switch seats during the break John because me and Shebby may come to blows here.
Shebby Singh: Fine!
John Dykes: We need to sell tickets for that.
(nervous laughter from Steve McMahon and Paul Masefield)
LCD Soundsystem - "All My Friends" →
“You spent the first five years trying to get with the plan, and the next five years trying to be with your friends again.” You ever have that moment, when you’re listening to a song that you’ve listened to a hundred times before and suddenly, the lyrics just sucker punch you. You really pay attention to it for the the first time and it just resonates, almost making you...
Mandarin Goes Green
Imp: Who's that Iron Man villain?
Me: Mandarin?
Imp: Yeah! With the rings.
Me: What do the rings do anyways?
Imp: They each have special powers.
Me: Like wind, water, heart, etc?
“If I wasn’t in football, I’d be in Bollywood making movies with...”
– Shebby Punditry Part 5.
SRS BSNS #2
Stef: Kinda random but, do most guys honestly expect girls not to fart?
Me: Yes! Well, no.
Stef: Or should i use the word "toot"?
Me: Isnt that what a tutor does? [/lame]
Stef: Haha [/uncomfortable laugh]. Dude, seriously? will you get super grossed out if a super hot/sassy girl (like, PERFECT girl for you) farted?
Me: What? Of course not.
Stef: OK maybe not perfect girl. What if your like, friends who are girls had farting competitions with you? Super grossed out or super cool?
Me: Competitions!? Super cool dude. Super cool.
Stef: What if they had a competition and WON. Because i'm pretty sure i can win both my brothers most of the time.
Me: Huh. Your brothers are lightweight then. I'm pretty sure i can beat you.
Stef: In terms of smell or sound or both?
Me: Objective judge for both. Upon 10 ratings for each and then average final score.
Stef: Ooh yes, sounds sensible. But like under sound, it will have to be divided into various sub-categories though. Like volume, um, amount of resonance?
Me: That would be for the fart-judge commishioner to decide.
Stef: Must have had same food in the 24 hr period before competition.
Me: Ooh yes. But should it be a similarly controlled/monitored diet?
Stef: We'd have to eat the same amount of food and same dishes i guess.
Me: Yeah agreeable.
Cereally
(via SMS)
Mom: At NTUC. Want new cereal? Trix?
Me: Illusions, Mom! Trix is what whores do for money.
She didnt get it though
Ultraman Dream Fight Series #1 - "I Hate Gamera"
I accidentally coined a title for my recurring Ultraman dreams last night. If you know me well enough you’ll know that I sometimes dream that I’m Ultraman and I fight various monsters. There isn’t really a story to this. Not to the dreams nor to why I have them. I have no idea, just happens. Anyways I figured I’d chronicle them here. Also, bonus points for whoever can get...
