Les Miserables- Context and History

Watching Les Miserables, somehow I wished that there were lyrics put as subtitles to the movie so that at least, I could appreciate t...

What I think of Les Miserables?

Over the last 30-odd years, I have somehow managed to remain innocent of all things   Les Misérables . From its germination in Paris thr...

Warning: Being clean is bad for your health !

Creating a sterile environment is difficult, but we go to great lengths to try to achieve it. Only last week, I watched with some amusement ...

The Thing About Waiting (Part 2)

About two weeks ago, i wrote an article titled: The Thing About Waiting. And recently, in Singapore, the bus and the MRT (the subway)servi...

The Hobbit: Top 10 Facts You Need to Know Before You Run to the Nearest Theatres...

The long awaited, highly anticipated "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" movie is finally in theaters. In the months leading u...

The Thing About Waiting

Picture this. 9am in the morning. Instead of saying grace to another beautiful morning or thanking the universe for another day on earth, yo...

Reviews: Breaking Dawn (Part 2)

How ironic that a film whose characters can zip across forests faster than deer should be so slow and laborious itself! Breaking Dawn...

Breaking Dawn (part 1)

I know that this comes in a little too late considering that the movie was released sometime last year, but then again, there is nothing w...

Snow White and the Huntsman

The problemwith trailers is that they usually leave you having high hopes for the movies;be it consciously or subconsciously, our expectati...

5 things you should say to a FAT friend/ loved one

Afterwriting on the 5 things you should not say to a FAT friend/ loved one, I havedecided to suggest a line or two that you might want to s...

5 things you should never say to a FAT loved one/ friend

We all havebeen in a situation whereby a loved one who is bordering on the weighty sideasked you that multi- million dollar question: Do yo...

John Steinbeck 6 Writing tips

It is that time of the year again, where all the good movies are hitting us left, right, up, down, centre. With Hunger Games still being in...

Review: The LORAX by Dr Seuss

For those of you who are not familiar with Dr Seuss’ work, it is about time you get in touch with your inner childhood and go watch The Lo...

Review: Those Who Can’t, Teach

It was a Saturday Night. On most nights, I will be at the boyfriend’s house either mugging or discussing philosophical matters like “Why do ...