Movie review : In Time

Casts : Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried

Rating : 9.5/10

Of late, I havent heard JT on the radio. I guess he is pretty occupied with acting. And I have to admit that he is pretty good at it. This movie, yeah, he nailed it. Love the plot, creatively designed with the stem cell technology where people only live for 25 years, and that 25 years have to be re-newed every 25 years, unless your time is out. The length of life they will endure depends on the time they have on their arms. If the time says 00:00:00:10, then, you will only have 10 seconds to live. Or else, you die.Haha. You work, you get paid with time. You buy things with time. That's how they live in this particular movie. There are time zones, where rich people will have longer time, living a luxurious life, while poorer people live in they say getto area, which they have to fight for time to live.

Funny in the earlier part of the movie, when JT wished his mom,(Olivia Wilde) who looked super young (they dont aged, they'll look young forever), happy birthday. Didnt get why at first, but they kinda revealed why so we understood the storyline.

Owh, and there's Alex Pettyfer, the bad guy in the getto who kills for time. Yeah, bad guy but he still looks good.. Haha..

I'm too lazy to elaborate more, but this movie is superb!!! Must See!!!!!

Eye Cream

I have been trying to get the best eye cream, but so far, I couldnt find any that could fix my eye bag and fine lines around my eyes. Here are ome eye creams I've used all these years. Please suggest  if you have any good products, k...

Now using Garnier.. but not helping much... help.....!

Going back to school : University options for PhD

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Back to school? Yes. Its time, before its too late. I'm not getting any younger, and I really need to settle down soon. I want to get a PhD, and i want kids on my own. I've been surveying potential universities to further my PhD degree since I got back fom Japan. That was almost a year now.

Back in August I have discussed with a potential supervisor from a university in Australia, proposed a few projects and he liked the last project which is something to do with viral infection and risk susceptibilities. I love the idea too.. since its my original ideas, plus that he gave some input to be added up to make it more sensible. I bet, most of you were wondering how I manage to discussed with him, huh? Well, he visited my workplace, its like an annual event for him, as he is an adjunct professor for our institute. He's very kind and understanding. Well, for as far as I know him (not yet a SV), he's pretty supportive. However, my heart has never been to Ozzie. I've always wanted to go to United Kingdom or perhaps USA. Of course for USA, its out of the questions, because its gonna be 5 years until i will be conferred a PhD degree and its too long for me. I'll get bored, bla bla bla.. Even with the discussion with the potential SV, things still moving as slow as it is before.

Last week i got depressed due to this matter as well as I may not have a funded project and that is bad... Talked to my sis, crying, not knowing what to do next, hardly getting any support from the upper management of the institute (probably they are just too busy), my sis told me its because I relied on one option, that is the ozzie university. That moment, i tried to re-gain my effort and will to resume my applications and enquiries on other universities again.

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The only problem is, I hardly get any responds from any universities. Some may reply but with dissappointing emails, most will ask to register online, then only they will assign me to which lab. This wasnt enough, as I do not have any potential SV who wish to know more about me. I wish I know what my mistkes are, since there is nobody have any interest of knowing me.

But I must not give up, now keeps on browsing universities in the world, which could provide me knowledge and experience I long to have. Any ideas which university is suitable with my interest?

I tried emailling Yale. They asked me to apply online. then I will have to enroll a two years course, if I passed, then only they decide on which lab shall i be to do my PhD. Well, this is just the USA format. so, altogether it'll be 5 years to complete the whole PhD. I will be too old to spread my wings then.

Stanford. No project. So they say.
Edinburgh. Online registration.
Oxford. No respond.
Univ of Berkeley. Online registration.
Cambridge. No project.
Birmingham. No respond.
Dundee. No respond.
Sheffield. No respond.
.....and the list go on..

Well, I better keep on trying. Keep writing..keep on writing... Wish me luck!

Zillions questions...

At the back of my lab back in Niigata. NOPE. Nothng to do with this entry. haha..

What do I want in life? I dont have the answer to that question. Do you? Sometimes I keeps on wondering if I have made the right decision to do what I am doing now. Am I up to it? Do I have what it takes to excell in my field now? Does my strength heard and seen? My potential? Always questionable. Am I happy? Yes. Sometimes. I know one thing in life that I love to do for sure... SHOP. But then again, I'll get bored even shopping. Thinking of the money which makes other people richer. I wish I can be one of those people who just created blogs to sell stuffs like handbags, shoes, watches etc. I'd love to do that. The only problem is, on how much money needed to start?

I hate coming back home feeling depressed and tired. Yes, I bring home whatever problems i have back in the office. I cant seem to forget or take it easy. I'll always think and think and it drives me crazy. I've always think the worst out of everything. Always feel unappreciated, underestimated.

Sometimes I feel that I havent given myself a break from anything. I started my masters degree immediately after I graduated. Then started working immediately after submitted my thesis. I did not let myself explore the horizon to identify what my interest is. I want to further my studies, but am I making the right platform as a stepping stone?

These are questions keep playing in my mind. I do hope I'll find the answers soon before its too late...

Movie Review : Dream house 2011

Cast: Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz, Noami Watts
Type : Thriller/suspense
Synopsis :This is actually a rather heart-breaking movie. Its sad, but of course with a sorta happy ending. its a little bit similar to a movie acted by Nicole Kidman, only that this 007 guy actually the survivor of this story. William Attenton (Daniel Craig) quitted his job in the city to be spending time with his family (Rachel Weisz and 2 daughters). He got home, had all the father figure character in place, suddenly one of his girls saw a man outside his house. He took a look and saw no one, until the next day he saw foot prints along the window where his daughter saw a man, to the back door. That was when he got suspicious and went investigating. Bla bla bla, he found out that there was a family of 3 died in that same house about 5 years earlier, and the man responsible was the father in the family.

Naomi Watts played his neighbor Ann Patterson, but didnt reveal what has happened 5 years back but keeps on giving that mysterious looks everytime she and Will bumped into each other. Its annoying. Will and his family got harrassed and stalked, the kids were scared until he went to find out who the murderer was at the mental instituition. Yeah, the murderer was not jailed for life because they couldnt find any evidence against him to put him in jail, but instead to the mental ward. Of course, he couldnt find that guy who murdered his own family, but just to find out that he had a picture of Libby (Rachel Weisz) with his other belongings and yes, he was released from the mental instituition. He went back home, explained to his wife of the incidence, they got worried, and he went back to the instituition to get the footage of how the guy looked like... and..tada..!!! Its him. Will Attenton.

His name was not Will attenton, its something else, i dont remember but ann patterson tried to explained to him in between the movie. Well, his wife, Libby and the kids are actually dead. He saw them because he was in denial. He didnt kill them, some intruder who actually being paid to kill Ann Patterson by her estranged ex-husband due to the divorce thingy... Its all about the money. The intruder got in the wrong house and killed wrong peiople. Until then when Will got back, the husband tried to plot another murder, to accuse Will for killing Ann. But Libby's ghost saved their lives by distracting the intruder and estranged ex-husband and walla! the killers died in the explosion, Ann and Will were safe, Will had to let go Libby's ghost in the burning house. In the end, Will wrote a book about his tragedy and became bestselling book, I guess.

Owh, forgot to mention the house where he used to live with his family turned old, empty when he found out he was actually the father.

Conclusion: In my opinion, this is a good movie. Good plot but there are rooms to improve. I love it when the house from lively turned awry, old and empty. Libby was gone and came back. Well, Daniel Craid did pull it out great, not that I'm a big fan of him. Not at all. but i love Rachel Weisz though. Its worth watching. I'd give 8.5/10 for this movie.

My life as an amateur runner. I'm loving it!

Last week's Putrajaya Night Run.

I was active in sports during schooldays, but stopped sweat it all out as i entered univesity. I piled on weight, but worked out once in a while doing Paula Abdul's dance aerobic, or Kathy Smiths aero-boxing. It didnt last long though, the work out. I stopped again, but managed to maintain my weight (up and down a litte bit), but started to work out again until after i got back from Japan in January 2011. That was when i put on almost 5kg for just 3 months being in Japan! Then I got too depressed for putting on that much of weight and started to do dance aerobic again, but the extra weight just didnt go away, or maybe i ws just ignoring to noticed any difference. But then again, I still felt frustated.

It was until April, that my husband asked me to join him running at the park, I did ran but did not have enough stamina to jog. Frustrated still, but keeps on motivating myself, and luckily my husband bought me a new running shoes sometime in June, I guess.. Reebok Zig Nano. Cool shoes, give me more reason to run, simply because its a new shoes. Reebok Zig Nano, you are my 2nd best in motivating me to run besides my beloved husband.

Our Reebok Zig Nano @ Putrajaya Night Marathon 2011

My first run was the NTV7 feel good run held in July, organised by the local TV station and that moment on I just had the heart to run and run and run again. To date, I have joined 5 runs in 4 months! Isnt that an achievement?! And I guess, i have successfully shed off the unwanted fat on my cheek, waist and the whole body. Okay, not so much on the waist and tummy because i still have that flabbiness I wish i can just slash it off, scrap off the extra tires and paste the skin back to my flesh. Yeah, I sounded like a crazy psycho-maniac, but seriously, I do think of that, if that's even possible! (note: please dont send me to a psycho-therapist, its just a metaphore!).

My first recorded timing was during Siemens run back in September, but I did not managed to run with my own timing as my husband had  knee injury. So i waited for him, and we ran together. My timing was 1:42:

Second recorded timing was last week, during Putrajaya Night Run and i actually left my husband behind, since he said h was doing okay... I kinda want to see how fast I can run to complete the 10KM run. So, my timing wasnt that good.. 1:26:22 I guess.. cant remember. well, after my 8th kilometer that i regretted for not signing up for 5KM run! but I completed the run anayway, and its an achievement! Reebok Zig Nano. I love you too!!!! Nike Plus, i love you too!!!!!

My next run will be in December, Malakoff Run. Signed up for 12KM. not sure where i can get all the stamina. haha.. we'll see.. But Reebok Zig Nano, you truly have made a turn around in my life. I become more active, and healthy.. Thank you to Mr. Husband for encouraging me :) And many thx to Nike Plus. Haha.. here are some pictures for you to see.. Its fun.. you should try joining runs!



me & my husband :) <3

Husband being "poyo"

with my younger sister :)

Setting the nike plus programme on my Iphone4

Reebok Zig Nano

With the celebrity, Vanidah Imran at the Kepong Charity Run

Men's Health Run. My husband and Rashid Miau Miau

Me.. interframed.. hahaha..

Kliuc unity run. TQ reebok zig nano!

Me!! Ranked #39!!! Reebok Zig Nano again.. hahaha





Before running. I was excited!!!

Pre-loved Coach Handbags

COACH SIGNATURE STRIPE TOTE 

#17433 

13" X 10" X 4"

WITH COACH LOGO BUTTON MEDALION

Comes with care card and dust bag 

Bought in Niigata, Japan in January 2011 for

¥25,000 (RM1028)

Letting go at RM500 SOLD!

(note: Actual image) - comes with dustbag and care card

COACH POPPY LEATHER HIGHLIGHT STRAWBERRY MILK
#16283
14'  X 13.25' X 4.25'
Bought in February 2011 for RM1250
Comes with dustbag and care card
Letting go at RM900
Bag still in good condition, with minor defect when bought it back then. Please refer next image for the defect



The defect is not too prominent.

 Do contact if you are interested (Ezanee : ezaneea@yahoo.com or sms at 019-2115981). COD Bangi, Cheras area. Price is inclusive shipping.

Bittersweet life

Picture courtesy ofhttp://kawaiichiki.deviantart.com/art/sad-girl-165488973

Have you ever felt unwanted? I do. Well, atleast at the beginning of my career I felt it. Even now. Have I made the biggest mistake ever? Should I have read the sign long ago? Feeling unwanted, ditched, and forgettable. Yeah, that's who I am. People only come to me when they need me. Otherwise, I'm always the last resort. The end.

Food I cooked in Japan : Part 2

Fried rice with sausage.

Fried japanese rice.