Vampy's Movie Review on "Stardust"

I have decided to write a review about this movie Stardust cos my friends thought it is a boring movie. I suspect that it is due to lack of advertisement that alot of people who have not seen this movie thought it's going to be another cheesy fairy-tale stories which is not worth their RM10....And let me tell you that it is worth every penny you paid for!! I have the same initial thought but it turned out to be the best ever told fairy-tale movie for 2007!


The casting is brilliant. I've never seen Charlie Cox prior to this movie, but he not only looks hot in this movie, but he nails the lead role. Can't think of anybody better than him to play this role. You can really see the character metaphor from a naive young village boy who is obsess over Victoria (Sienna Miller) to a strong heroic man.... And boy check out when he has long hair. He won my heart over....

The plot will definitely leaves you wanting more (in a good way...ahem..), transporting you to a magical fantasy world! The pacing of this movie is excellent, never lagged and always keep you on toes with excitement. Overall, i was highly impressed by "Stardust" and would gladly see it again...

Let this movie put a smile back in your face, stars in your eyes and twinkle in your ears....

My final verdict of this movie:

4.5 Falling Stars (out of 5)

Re-watch value: EXTREMELY HIGH

Me@ Terry Fox Run 2007

It is now 1.15pm,7th November and am sitting down at Starbucks enjoying my cup of Latte while waiting for my customer. Thought of popping in to my blogspot to do more updates of what i did last weekend. My friends had been screaming at me why i haven't been posting their photos of the Terry Fox event. So, decided to do it now so they can all be in my blog. Hahahaha....

Yup, last week Sunday(4th November 2007) was the Terry Fox run at Lake Garden. Decided to do some charity for this cancer fund foundation since a lot of good things have come to me this year. Time to contribute back, don't you think so? I was waiting for this run for the past one week and finally when Sunday comes....i could not wake up! We were suppose to gather at the Lake Garden @8.45am. I woke up at 8.00am and was hungry. I even had time to do a nice oatmeal with raisins & almonds for myself. So that wasted me another 20 min. So by the time i reached Lake Garden, it was 8.45AM. The place was jam packed with cars and mountain of people!! When i reached to the registration site, t-shirt that i booked earlier was sold off cos i came late. Bummer....Luckily, they got one last piece which is XXS. It just fits perfectly....

However, I was also waiting for another couple friends to come and they were late as well! So by the time they reached, it was already 9.30am. By that time, everyone already finished their run and start drinking the free Milo, eating muffins, and bananas! Hmmmm.....



Look at the number of people walking towards the starting line....



This was car park way up to "Tugu Negara"...We had to park our car here to and walk all the way down for about 15-20 minutes....That's our warm up too



This was car park way up to "Tugu Negara"...We had to park our car here to and walk all the way down for about 15-20 minutes....That's our warm up too



The muffins were given out FREE to participants....I thought i had to purchase to do the charity but in fact they were like 5-6 boxes free muffins. It was really yummy and to the company/person who gave this out was really kind



Me munching on 2 muffins....Nah too high of a calorie. It was just for photoshoot purposes....One more muffin was reserved for my late "couple" friends.



Free mineral waters as well...And not to mention bananas. It is essential after the run/before the run....



Look at the mountain of eaten bananas....



This was the faces of people who finished their run. If you look behind, there was a long "Q" at the Milo truck....This was the most popular of the day....



My high school friends from SMKB who i met @ the event. Me the "dry" cos never did the run and they the "wet" one who finished the run....



This was another of their "KODAK" smile pose....with half eaten muffin .....



Group pose.......Hey look at the girls not the boys.....Statistic shown that they are more beautiful girls in Malaysia then handsome guys....This photos just confirm the report! No offense guys...Ahem...



The guy in the middle holding the half eaten muffin was actually my stardard 1 school mate. I don't recall his face but he could recognize me. He left our school after standard 2! What good memory he has...I bet he is top student....



This was the late couple who made me miss the run.....Hmmmmm and they are eating happily with muffins?



Our last cup of Milo of the day......

My overall verdict of the event:
Very well organize and lotsa food....I give it a 8 out 10 "Terry run"

Me@ Mercedez "C" Class Launch Event 2007

Wow, can you believe it that after my shopping spree, I had to rushed to another event. It was my bf's invitation to go for this new Mercedez "C" class launch event @ APAC, old Subang airport! So, it does justify the evening wear dress that i bought during my "spree" right? I was rushing like mad cos the event was suppose to start at 8pm in which, we should be leaving around 7PM. I got back around 6pm. Had to do a quick shower, hair-do and make-up in less than an hour!! Where's the justice?? On top of that, i was cheated by "him" that there will be a sit down dinner. So, at the back of my mine, it should be those 8 course dinner, with some shows going on while they do a launch of the car. Alas, it turns out to be a cocktail dinner in which they serve finger food like, satay (have to admit it's kinda tasty but lotsa MSG), fried onion rings, dim sum ("siu mai"), fried wanton, fried shrimp and etc. The only part that i enjoyed was the dessert and fruits. They were clever enough to have the "C" wording printed on the chocolates. They also served my favorite dessert "cheesecake" in a spoon! YUmmy.....


This was how they transform the old cargo area into a nice and cozy event place....The lighting and decor was great. There were a 4 pc band playing at the background(b4 the DJ end the night of course). There were free flow of beers and wine...People are basically chilling and socializing over there...


The rich and famous (i think.....) mingling around as the waiter was going around serving those finger food(AKA the food that still leaves you hungry no matter how many serving you have!!)



This was my new evening dress that i bought from Tulipe that cost me RM150. Isn't it nice. So, it does justify my spending right? HAhahaha...I love it alot cos the dress flows down all the way to the floor and looks like the dress from Lord of the RIng, the one wore by Liv Tyler....



This is the new C-Class model....it looks very chick and modern...not like the E-class (which i classify as "uncle"s car...No offense to Mercedez lover)



Kiran doing a test drive/rather a "test seat" on the inside...I would say that overall it's really slick and comfy. Everything is a push button. Even the seat is a just a push of a button. And when you close off the door, you can't hear the noisiness of the outside. The seat was all leather...Really comfortable i would say. Hey for those guys who wants to go after a girl...use this car, I'm sure they'll be having very good 1st impression. Then the next stage no guarantee!



Me with Serina posing at the very first model of Mercedez C & E class.



Me & Serina at their posing @ the entrance.....


Smile...you are on candid camera....hahaha...



Me & Serina enjoying our fruits....finally something not so oily!!



Serina posing @ Lamer's booth. Yes there were other big shots company there like Hilton hotel (i suspect the food is from there), Lamer & Citigold.



The guys having drink at the Lamer's booth....nice setting huh?



The models posing the watches...Poor things, they had to stand there like this for the whole night! Can you believe it? I wouldn't want to be in their place...unless they pay me like RM800-Rm1000 a day. The male model in actual fact was more good looking than in the photo...believe me!! Don't understand why he didnt turn out good in photos. That's the reason, me and Serina went over to take photos with them!



The DJ of the night playing some funky tunes. Isn't he cute...I was told he is some famous *tv presenter and used to be a DJ in zouk....Anyone finds him familiar please let me know....


The Overall Verdict of the Event (Out of 5 thumbs up!!):
Environment: 4 thumbs (very cozy and nice environment)
Food: 3 thumbs (minus of the points cos i still went back hungry!!)
Drinks: 4 thumb (Keep the liquor pouring....)
Staff:4 thumbs
Music: 4 thumbs (very nicely organize with the bands and DJ...Not a boring moment!)

Me@ Shopping Spree.....Hartamas

After the Big Big Bowl experience, me and sam went on shopping spree @ Sri Hartamas. Let me tell you that this women can really shop. She knows all the corner high and low on where to get cheap and nice clothing. First stop was "Tanzz". Bought 2 pants for Rm80.00. One for work and one for play! It was on sale 70%!! So basically the same kind of longs pants in which if i get from G2000 will cost me around RM100 ++. Then, the next stop was "F-Block".Got myself a very nice working blouse and skirt. In fact got a compliment today when i went to my customer's place. Hahaha...Last stop was Tulipe Collection (Tel:2300 0835). This i have to recommend to those girls who wants to get quality and affordable dinner gown! The lady boss is "hot" and have good sense in clothing.



This was the 2 pants, from "Tanzz" that i bought for the total of Rm80.00


This knee length skirt from "F-Block" cost me another RM 60.00.


This blouse from "F-Block" that cost me around RM 35.00



This was my end results.....Oh isn't shopping therapeutic?


So conclusion of total money spent of the day:
Tanzz: RM 80.00-2 pants
F-Block: RM 95.00 (Rm60+RM35.00)-blouse & skirt
Tulipe: RM 300 (RM 150 x 2 pcs)-2 evening wear in which i wore it to Mercedez launch & 1 more will be collected end of the month.

So total $ spent for the month of November: RM 475.00 for 6 pcs of clothing....not bad huh?

Me@ Big Big Bowl

After the "Night out" , i was extremely exhausted the next day. Slept till 10AM...I wanted to continue my beauty sleep but my stomach was growling with hunger! I was struggling between my tasty breakfast or the prince charming in my dreams....Alas, my hunger "overpowered" my prince charming! Upon opening my eyes, my phone rang with Sam on the other line asking me to go for breakfast....Definitely was my answer! This time, we went to try out this new noodle place in Kepong (yep i stay in Kepong....no it's not a gangster place). It's called "BIG BIG Bowl. Apparently, it is opened by my high school friend, Angie in which i have not seen in years after SPM!


This is where we had our breakfast/lunch.....Green=healthy? Clever to associate this cos healthy people sure come to this place. HAhahaha...Luckily the green paint was not too "gordy"...



Very nice decor....uses alot of green and bamboo decor...Cosy and nice place to eat.



This was what i ordered. It was a mixed of veggie with "seven veggie noodle" and "Lui Cha" soup. Very healthy indeed....HAhahaha....And good for toilet!!Yummmy...Not recommended to thos veggie hater....or those who do not like "Hakka Lui Cha". It taste exactly the same except this one uses the noodle and the other one is with rice. The Lui Cha from "BIG BIG BOWL" is really thick and tasty. You could really taste the grinded vege.



Sam ordered just the Ice kacang drink...It was on promotion that day, RM 3.00. Apparently, if it' not promo, it would cost you RM6.00


Overall, verdict on this restaurant:
Environment: 4 out of 5
Food: 3.5 out 5 (alot of varities in their noodle and soup)
Drink: 2 out 5 (wasn't that good. And we wanted to order their "Leung Cha" but was out of it)
Service: 4 out 5 (friendly staff)

Anyway, give it a try, it's located @ No 31, Jln MetroPerdana Barat 2, Tmn Usahawan Kepong. Tel:012-2115564 (Angie Lim)

Girls Night Out......

Sorry guys for being lazy again....Well, haven't had much things going on last week so didn't thought of posting it here. Didn't want to bored you guys reading my same-o same o material right? Well, last Friday(3rd November) I was bored sitting at home and called up my good friend, Chai to hang out. I wanted to hang out @ the Curve cos it's the "in" place to be with right now. I don't fancy noisy clubs like Thai club/Beach Club....I prefer to just hang out and have a good cup of coffee/cocktails with good live band.

Chai, my good friend wanted to check out the new place at TTDI in which she read in some Chinese magazine that there is a lot of cool new pub. To me, anything new goes! Anyway, we had a good girls night out without the guys!! Wooo Hoo.....



This was the people gathering outside at some of the pubs in TTDI



Has a very cool decor.....



This was basically how it looks like...there is differenty type of pubs to choose from. So people who doesn't want to dance and get a headache inside can choose to chill outside too....



Cool chairs huh?? This was by another pub owner.



Manage to capture some of the sexy girls...without their knowledge....Hahaha...Was using Chai as my decoy!!


Overall, i would rate this place as 4 out 10 to hang out. There is still room for improvement. Decor was great...but they could also include live band outside (i.e Jazz) and better lighting outside. It felt abit empty outside. Haven't been inside any of the pub so got no comment. You guys can check it out and let me know. If you ask me whether i would return...my answer is probably no!

And, so our next destination was Mont Kiara, "Starbucks". This is the only Starbucks that open 24 hours on Friday and Saturday.....So, me and my friends will choose to place to hang out if we just want to challenge each other who could stay up the latest! The last record was 5am! Wanted to stay until the next day market but we are just too old for this....HAhahaha...If you guys recall, few months ago they closed off this Starbucks for renovation. Surprisingly, as we were trying our luck, it was re-open! Yeah...So i asked them what changes they did and the verdict.....


Chai walking happily towards Starbucks....or was she avoiding me taking her photos?Hmmmm...



NEWLY IMPROVED TABLES.....spot any difference? Me i can't...i thought it was the same...



The friendly staff...If you look at the background tiles...It was added in as well! Before there were no tiles...Anyone recall on this? I totally have no idea ,....Proves my observation skill is really B-A-D!

NEW CHAIRS & Tables



Our drink....Chai took this photo! What's your verdict? Good photos? Hmmm...not bad and got potential....better than some of my photos....HAhaha...