Rowie's Scribbles

I'd my doubts about this film. Newspaper reviews said it'd be better off as a musical, the word "Crikey" tossed too much around...After sitting through roughly 3 hrs of that film, I'd say they were DEAD WRONG. I totally enjoyed it! My 1st reason would be Hugh Jackman. *sigh* On to the review! The Plot Set prior to World War 2, Lady Sarah Ashley came from England to Australia, determined to coax her philandering husband, Maitland, to sell his cattle ranch, Faraway Downs. He arranged for her to be picked up by the Drover, an independent cattle drover who "works for no one". However, he was murdered just as they reach Faraway Downs & she is shocked. Fletcher, the station master, informs her that he suspects King George, a Aborigine to be responsible for her husband's death. She then meets Nullah, a half-caste boy; he hides from the white authorities to avoid being one of the Stolen Generations, removed from their families to "breed out the blac...

Wow what a yr. So many milestones in just 12 months...Just gonna run through important events of 2008: 1. My blog: Well, yeah! Here's a new hobby, a great fun, another love of mine... 2. US Presidential Elections: Change has indeed come to America, let's pray that Barack Obama will bring positive change to the US & the world, it is indeed amazing that the US has finally elected its 1st African-American President! 3. Financial crisis: It's part of the cycle, folks, don't lose hope in the shares, some of you may do very well as it recovers! Never let greed overcome you & when there's nothing in your bank, don't go shopping! 4. New friends & loves, you all know who you are, you made my life better & brighter & I'm always thankful for your presence. 5. Princess Sis finally crosses the threshold into uni life. Hopefully she'll settle down & do well!  6. Baby Sis had SPM...nothing to boast about, she'll do well hahaha... 7. Tomb Rai...

The final film during my outing yesterday, I must admit that I was not gonna enjoy this film. Aliens, Keanu Reeves, a remake of the 1951 film...We'll see what I thought at the end of it, eh? The Plot Dr. Helen Benson is a scientist who is recruited along with other scientists by the government to create a plan for the survival of the human race as a huge unknown object hurtles through space towards Earth. When the huge glowing orb crashes in Central Park, the team along with military support rush out to study the object. An alien robot walks out & Dr. Helen reaches out but gunshot is fired & the alien is injured. Another giant alien, Gort exits the orb ready to attack but is subdued by the 1st alien. They rush the alien to the labs for examination; the exterior flesh drops away, leaving behind an alien in a human body. The Secretary of State, Regina Jackson interrogates the alien on its purpose. The alien, Klaatu states that humans have caused destruction on Earth & the...

I wasn't sure if I wanted to watch this film initially: action, terrorism...My brain was terrified, with my lack of knowledge on the issues :p Based on the book by David Ignatius? *shudder* So I beefed up & entered the theater: to my surprise it was the best film of the 3 that I watched yesterday :) The Plot Roger Ferris is a CIA agent stationed in the Middle East. He receives orders from Ed Hoffman, his superior, on carrying out his tasks on their mission to find Al-Saleem, a Muslim terrorist responsible for several terrorist attacks. The challenge lies in detecting Al-Saleem; the terrorist operates almost only on human interaction, ie written notes or face-to-face meetings. How would the US catch this man despite having advanced satellite technology & Internet prowess when the man barely uses neither? Ferris goes to Amman & enlists the help of Hani Salaam, the Chief of Jordanian Intelligence, to track down Al-Saleem. The movie focuses on the doubts Ferris has: can he ...

I went out with Ashwin today, it was really cool, we watched 3 films together, Bolt was the first & it was a fine choice :) The Plot Bolt & his "person", Penny, are stars of a Hollywood TV (?) series; onscreen they battle the evil Green-Eyed Man & Bolt displays his awesome super powers. However only Bolt doesn't know the truth, that he's just an ordinary dog without super powers. When unforeseen circumstances separates him from Penny, he has to deal with the truth that he has no powers & try to return to Penny. Along the way he befriends Mittens, a street smart cat & Rhino, a hamster who's Bolt's biggest fan. They travel together to find their way to Penny, teaching Bolt how to be a real dog & love, friendship & true courage. The Cast John Travolta was amazing as Bolt, the guy's a chameleon! I'm not a fan of Miley Cyrus, but she was good as Penny so the dislike doesn't surface so much :p Susie Essman is perfect as Mitten...

This is one of my personal favorites; a simple healthy soup which never fails to make me happy :p Here's a simple how-to-make this soup :) Ingredients 2 potatoes 2 sticks of carrot 1/2 onion 4 pips of garlic (see I love garlic) 3-4 pcs of chicken drumsticks (well you may use pork as well, the quantity is up to you) Procedure 1. Boil the meat in a pot of water. The main purpose is to remove the scum that'll float after the meat's been boiled. Remove the scum. 2. Chop the potatoes, carrot & onions into cubes & put into the remaining meat+soup mixture. Add in the garlic. Heat up. 3. When the soup's boiling, turn the flame down & allow it to simmer. Add in salt & pepper (the quantity to your liking, I usually add in 1 tablespoon of salt & a dash of pepper). 4. Once the potatoes & carrots are soft enough, turn off the flame & serve. Simple eh? Nothing like a hot bowl of potato carrot onion soup (I can say that really fast haha) to warm the bones!

Watched this today with the sisters, in lieu of steak *sob* They didn't like it but I thought it was okay. By the producers of Shrek, this was IMO better than Shrek 3 *hides from loyal Shrek fans* I didn't have high expectations of this film but I enjoyed it more than my sisters haha... The Plot Ham III is the grandson of Ham I, the first chimpanzee to space. He's a circus entertainer; fun-loving, daring & cheeky, he is recruited to join Lt. Luna & Commander Titan, 2 other chimpanzees to find other signs of life in outer space. They land on a weird planet controlled by Zartog & in their quest to escape, they helped to free the aliens from the grasp of the evil Zartog. The Cast I've NEVER heard of ANY of the voice actors from this film. Jeff Daniels, Stanley Tucci, Cheryl Hines, and Andy Samberg lend their voices for this film; what more could I say? They did the job pretty well, the characters were likeable, even the evil Zartog is adorable in his weird sill...