Can You Keep A Secret?

Haiz.

I'm a sap.

And I think too much perhaps.

Watched Jay Chou's directorial debut last night (because the girlfriend dragged me to it) and as much as I really hate to admit it, I thought it was a pretty good movie. It had two really hot babes, killer piano rifts and a super twist at the end that would've blown me away had I not have read Aly's blog.

Still it was twisty enough to impress.

It is similar to the Korean love story Il Mare or the lousier Americanized version, The Lakehouse, and conceptually like The Butterfly Effect or 6th Sense. Not the same, but in the same category. So if you liked them, then you should watch this.

Just some notes even though I think I've just about solved everything:

*warning* SUPER SPOILERS - highlight to read.

Had 小雨's mom gone mad? Else how can we explain both times when first she says 小雨 was sick and the other time when she said she was in the room (but wasn't)?

Why is it that Jay can appear in the photo in the last scene? Isn't he not supposed to be seen by anyone but 小雨?

Why is it that Jay can go back to the time when 小雨 was still alive? Isn't she dead by the time he goes back to 1979?

小雨 isn't really dead lah is she? The one who's dead is really Jay Papa who suffers a heart attack while running back to school at the last part.

Why is SKY so damn hot?

Ok lah so the main female lead was quite good too. She has this really cute, plain jane but vulnerable thing about her too lah. Sheesh.

Ok ok, so I haven't quite solved it all. But go watch it lah, and bring the bf/gf along with some Kleenex.

I will gladly discuss any logical hypotheses for my above notes with anyone who've watched the movie.

Summer Party 2007

Yesterday was our summer party (I know, its autumn already).

Was at Sentosa from the afternoon. Beer was free-flowing, everyone was wet and games were played everywhere.

We played beach volleyball and lost to the team from customer service (the humiliation!). Then we played beach soccer and lost to the team from sales trading too. Which sucked. In the end, of all games, we won the raft-building competition when Eugene and I kicked our way to leg-numbing glory by taking the first spot on a technical disqulification (Kasper was standing on the seabed to push his raft most of the way!)

Won ourselves an expensive bottle of Moet, 3/4 of which were sprayed all over Christin and Eugene. Felt like F1 winners, us all.

The night was more exciting with alcohol in free-flow. Sounds familiar? That's because its happened before so nothing should come as a surprise. There was a cool arm-wrestling competition by anyone you wanted to see wrestle anyone else, though I didn't get a chance to wrestle anyone. Haha.

Alot of slutting-it-outs and new gossip. Its nice to stand by the sidelines to watch once again...

If anyone saw the left side slipper of my Tevas right beside the beach tent where the bags were, I'll be very glad if you could return it.

Will post some pix if the release them to us.

One Half - 881 Duet Version

Just caught the movie. For once, I'm really strongly recommending this local movie.

Its just awesome lah. Makes you feel all Singaporean and patriotic, because only a Singaporean will appreciate all the Hokkien and its references. Treat it like a Hokkien musical. Go buy the soundtrack. Blast it in your car and sing along! Then blog about how good it is and spread the word.

Just love it!

Complexity

These days, there are things that happen so disgustingly fast that you don't know what to make of them anymore. Friends are lost, colleagues are lost, new ones are found and everything turns with the blink of an eye.

I have always recognised that I'm working in an industry that lives and die by the second. And the old adage that time waits for no man holds its most ruthless truth within the realms of this industry. Within a split-second, rewards are gained and lost, in a matter of instants, people around you change. That is the sad reality that I'm in. I have to constantly adapt, I have to constantly change to match the settings of my environment.

Is this what I really want? I don't know. But probably the large draw is the money. Maybe thats why it pays so well to survive here.

I may be the best salesman today, but I'll be fired tomorrow. My boss may share a beer, private stories and an unfunny joke today, but tomorrow he'll totally ignore me as I clear my table. We work, play and live everyday like it were our last in the company.

Come carpe diem baby!

Amen.