The Little Keen Observer

The best part of being a kid is having an acute sense of adventure and curiosity. You could almost ask an adult (in this case, it is usually the parents) any questions you like, or anything that flashes across your mind. The childhood I remembered was playing with my twin sister, later on with my two younger brothers, running around the huge lawn around our house (now seemed so small since the last time I went back for a short visit), going tuition, taking swimming lessons, piano lessons, and eventually playing tennis and so much more. Don't remember myself being a very talkative person. Looking at my two boys now, they do talk and ask a lot, which is a good thing, to us. Just the other day, coming out from a restaurant, Aidan pointed at the tree and asked me to look. "Mama, see...so many birds up at the tree...come on, take a picture of the tree-lah!" Well, I did. Most of the time, I hardly make an effort to take a moment off and take a glimpse of what's up there in the sky, but kids would notice such little little things which seemed so ordinary to us, but in their little eyes, are simple life pleasures, things that could excite them. I wish the child in me would always be refreshed by my two sons curiosity and inquisitive minds. The good thing about the boys is that they love to have fun, like what Aidan did here one afternoon in the kitchen. Sometimes, the headaches that they bring along melt away instantly whenever you have moments like this. Life is almost always more meaningful, from the eyes of a little kid. At times, I do miss being a kid...

The Last Day of 2007

Directed by Zack Synder

Starring: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, Dominic West, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Rodrigo Santoro

How did we spend our last day of the year 2007? At home. The outside world could be a fiesta by itself. We were sure that KL would have been crazy, hence we stayed as far away as possible. Those are usually for the young and brave. For people like us, we preferred to count down with the boys, nonetheless, another type of chaotic as well - watching the movie 300. That was my first time watching the film, after so much hype about it when it first came to the theatre, I never really had the chance to catch it. How should I describe this "not-so-much-my-type-of-film" kind of movie? Let's leave it to others then: "Based on the epic graphic novel by Frank Miller, "300 Movie" is a ferocious retelling of the ancient Battle of Thermopylae in which King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fought to the death against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. Facing insurmountable odds, their valor and sacrifice inspire all of Greece to unite against their Persian enemy, drawing a line in the sand for democracy. The film brings Miller's ("Sin City") acclaimed graphic novel to life by combining live action with virtual backgrounds that capture his distinct vision of this ancient historic tale - "300 Movie." I didn't finish watching 300 that night for I was very exhausted when the clock hit 12 already. From what I had seen that night, I was truly at awe by their art direction and graphic design of the film, their painstaking effort to make it look so close to the novel (tho I have not read it). The fight sequence were amazingly choreographed and shot. Of course, one of the things I enjoyed watching most were the fabulous abs of Gerald Butler and his men! Gorgeous bodies. Like the film, our year 2007 was a very challenging one, having to kick start our own company, at the same time trying to keep all things in tacted. It was nonetheless a good year to begin with, we are thankful to all those who have supported us thus far, we hope to achieve greater heights and success for the year to come. 2008, here we come!!