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} }); </script> <br><br><br> <center><font face="courier new"><font size="6pt"><B></B></font></font></center> <center> <table><tr> <td valign="top" id="main" width="450" style="border-left: 0px solid #7F4E52; padding: 5px 5px 5px 5px;"> <span style="float: right;"><font class="daisies"></font></spaN><BR> <font class="peonies">Saturday, December 27, 2008</font><br><br> <div style="clear:both;"></div>As 2008 draws to a close and with 2009 silently creeping into our lives,it's time for me to summarise my favourite things in 2008.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBTYl3MOyUZ7JJeXr-04RK4iqEVFdFXtvFpcaHGvL6actuEpKy_ju5am68ABHwQzWRKhmO567gFc3RxBbHOI4gG4gH1-orzR91YznIcmr2kjMGxzPip13F1nHJEsIfoP2ThhZIA/s1600-h/wall-e-poster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 135px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBTYl3MOyUZ7JJeXr-04RK4iqEVFdFXtvFpcaHGvL6actuEpKy_ju5am68ABHwQzWRKhmO567gFc3RxBbHOI4gG4gH1-orzR91YznIcmr2kjMGxzPip13F1nHJEsIfoP2ThhZIA/s200/wall-e-poster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284724014589004386" /></a><br /><br />I always think that Pixar produces top notch animation movies which has message behind it.Some of their best works include Toy Story,Monster Inc and of course,Wall E.It's amazing how this movie can be carried off without much dialogue.I like what Jun Jie said about this show,'it is the purest love story ever.'<br /><br />What a good way to sum up how I feel about it too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYsD18E1AVuHWt1b3OaHE4q7kEx5lEcc98jHdU7pPGO0400wWQDaIOoQMPfLXSqaSoQOVthkUOXPz-HxAbElFS51sAWsMD78ePyskXr9qOl-LQibBHE57HzGefO_gr4dxBXh7Ug/s1600-h/3067162585_ea59ccdb10.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJYsD18E1AVuHWt1b3OaHE4q7kEx5lEcc98jHdU7pPGO0400wWQDaIOoQMPfLXSqaSoQOVthkUOXPz-HxAbElFS51sAWsMD78ePyskXr9qOl-LQibBHE57HzGefO_gr4dxBXh7Ug/s200/3067162585_ea59ccdb10.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284725672324984018" /></a><br /><br />Before they made their comeback,I always thought that Take That was a has been,with all its glory gone when Robbie Willams left the band and took all the fame with him.But when I bought their 1st comeback album,I was in for a surprise.I like many of the tracks!<br /><br />So when they came up with this album,it was a sure thing that I'll purchase 1 copy.It hasn't disappoint me.'The Greatest Day' is still on the replay mode in my mp3.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4JGKL8JeXuZ7Qim5M549wLJHxLyE_LIBXwoBHbyWF_aeT8WLLx4ZfrGuqYLkjeDO9HHvFmFAv-PzXNS-MCKI5m4f3qRMJeA3aDtxteiC2n5w5cl6WZScghr4PEi14RvCbCV7tA/s1600-h/a28ab1b548ddcea4.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj4JGKL8JeXuZ7Qim5M549wLJHxLyE_LIBXwoBHbyWF_aeT8WLLx4ZfrGuqYLkjeDO9HHvFmFAv-PzXNS-MCKI5m4f3qRMJeA3aDtxteiC2n5w5cl6WZScghr4PEi14RvCbCV7tA/s200/a28ab1b548ddcea4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284726683692473826" /></a><br /><br />You know how people say that music makes the movie?Well I totally agree with this saying.I for one love The Dark Knight's OST very very much.Certain scenes never fail to flash across my mind when certain scores plays.Of course,the movie is one of my favourites in 2008.I've been waiting so long!<br /><br />Christopher Nolan is definitely one that takes good care of this ailing franchise,bringing depth and meaning to this superhero.Giving him the much needed troubled background which we all always wanted to understand.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPDkl_rIQemL8A283Qy8nYQ-0YjTlnZbIEKUa4-2H91qDSFQROWB8GJ0-1rYf3P-CjM3lLc-vLf1HH3UzugXwWMaKpkrAoj9ujMO0Olj_Xv7pOnFgqUPxnHiZxyrfelueQVx1Iw/s1600-h/twilight_book_cover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 134px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiPDkl_rIQemL8A283Qy8nYQ-0YjTlnZbIEKUa4-2H91qDSFQROWB8GJ0-1rYf3P-CjM3lLc-vLf1HH3UzugXwWMaKpkrAoj9ujMO0Olj_Xv7pOnFgqUPxnHiZxyrfelueQVx1Iw/s200/twilight_book_cover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284728085401327154" /></a><br /><br /><br />I first heard about this film when I was watching Entertainment Tonight,when the fever hasn't been carried over to Singapore yet.The moment the presenter mentioned that there's vampires in it,that was it.<br /><br />Like many others,I've always have this fascination with vampires.You know,how mysterious they are and how attractive they can be.<br /><br />Initially,I rented the 1st book with not much expectations.Boy,I tell you I really cannot put down the book once I started reading it.It's like there's some magnetic force which keeps drawing me in.And then,I became a fan.<br /><br />I think this saga will strike a chord with females better,since it's written from Bella's perspective and contains quite alot of stuff that girls will think about.<br /><br />Twilight is definitely the most memorable book I've come across this year.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRduX4_EWYeeXK3qlE1fbH7GhPcbcoTcGTzmJ309Op8iV1H8dNVngvXAeXWj_dyCSgQdyBq0eTwyr4vBWoNGIpCMePg-Q1wrLcyrJX7Gc75Hm1y-9fxWPfUY2qh9FscltCOCAXg/s1600-h/51zfISCrClL._SS500_.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRduX4_EWYeeXK3qlE1fbH7GhPcbcoTcGTzmJ309Op8iV1H8dNVngvXAeXWj_dyCSgQdyBq0eTwyr4vBWoNGIpCMePg-Q1wrLcyrJX7Gc75Hm1y-9fxWPfUY2qh9FscltCOCAXg/s200/51zfISCrClL._SS500_.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284729587822824658" /></a><br /><br />Plots that revolve around family lives are quite rare in the US i think.I remember watching Party of 5 and 7th Heaven,both of which circle around the lives of the people in the family.<br /><br />I think Brothers and Sisters is seriously overlooked in Singapore!Every episode is filled with joy and tears,and you can really sense the love the Walkers have for each other.<br /><br />The recurring themes are compromise,trust and choices.Just that the writers repackage them in a different format for each episode.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRWo4BuPH66KOOf1Nyi2FY7E7kknvJVdOU3ciXgySp-XUGqJrE33T3ow6yqhCd2ZgPF1y7LiUk5hFtCny4r5TaOGF0-Z0h8cXY5TytXs5XmFjdKZ31Kvz0S55pyQvgUEoKyxPKw/s1600-h/n60907.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 127px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLRWo4BuPH66KOOf1Nyi2FY7E7kknvJVdOU3ciXgySp-XUGqJrE33T3ow6yqhCd2ZgPF1y7LiUk5hFtCny4r5TaOGF0-Z0h8cXY5TytXs5XmFjdKZ31Kvz0S55pyQvgUEoKyxPKw/s200/n60907.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284732214843088322" /></a><br /><br />This book was not published in 2008,in fact,it was first made available in 2002.I recently re-read the book as I suddenly have this urge to do so.<br /><br />It's a chick lit and so love is the main theme for this book.Just that Sophie Kinsella knows how to tickle your funny bones in the process of searching for true love.Fans of hers will know the effect her books has on people.It's like she's talking to you personally.The plot is rather interesting too.It's about this girl who spilled all her secrets to this guy who sat beside her on the plane.<br /><br />The reason why she was telling him all that was because she thought the plane was about to crash and so words just started pouring out of her.<br /><br />Just when she thought she'll never see the man again,guess what!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I don't understand why would anyone wants to count down to 2009.<br /><br />What's there to look forward to?<div style="clear:both; 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