Wenjie’s Ramblings

• Just watched the pilot episode of Glee. Now I know what's the fuss about. The last scene was simply breathtaking. #
• Listening to ????. Wondering where did the weekend go. #
• This teenager screaming at his mother cos she wants to bring him shop for CNY clothes after lunch. Feel like slapping some sense into him. #
• Relief for a very hot day. http://yfrog.com/4arpeoj #
• Triple subs for Man U. #
• Yes, red card! #
• Bad temper derby match. #
• Go Everton! #
• What is love? http://bit.ly/c1yFd2 #
• Just in time for CNY. RT @singapore_news: Resorts World at Sentosa awarded casino licence http://bit.ly/abBMMV #
• Going to do this – 2 lists: a list of all the things you can do something about and a list of the things you can't do anything about. #
• Still working. Tired. Having another intensive conference call tomorrow morning. I can't possibly survive through all these. #
• Just realised my puppy is having hiccups. Didn't know dogs can have hiccups too. #
• 3 hours meeting in the morning, followed by an intense 3 hours conference call in the afternoon. And the day hasn't ended yet. Meltdown! #

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In order to regain some sanity in my life, I decided to catch the movie 14 Blades in the cinema.

It is a story about the Jin Yi Wei (Brocaded Robe Guards), a group of soldiers similiar to the modern equivalent of the Special Forces. They are highly trained, takes on covert missions for the Emperor. Donnie Yen is the head of this elite force and he gets to have this box of 14 weapons, hence the title.

The storyline includes evil Prince and Eunuch trying to overthrow the Emperor, betrayal and brotherhood within the Jin Yi Wei, romance between the male and female leads, bandits who dress like Pirates of the Carribean, a highly skilled woman who shrieks like a banshee.

The worst part of the movie is the storyline. The plot is filled with illogical holes, where if you gave it a little thought, you will be asking a lot of questions.

The average parts of the movie are the fighting scenes and the editing. Coming from Donnie Yen, I would expect much more, instead, the fighting scenes here are not the hard hitting ones like those in Ip Man. The movie has people flying around, blades whirling like a boomerang, hidden darts, crossbows, and even ancient bazzokas are all featured. Also I find the connection between each scene seems to be jerky, without a clean flow between them.

Now the good parts of the movie are definitely the scenery, and Zhao Wei. Scenes featuring the vast emptiness of the desert, the green lush forests, and even the busy city within the desert were excellent. Also, Zhao Wei’s acting was really good, and her romance between her and Donnie was believable mainly due to her excellent acting.

Out of a possible 5 stars, I am giving this 3 stars.

One last thing, we also get to see this. Hoping not to risk sounding gay, what a body.

If there are two words to describe the past three months, it will be ‘Sheer Madness’.

It is sheer madness to work 12 to 15 hours a day. Not to mention I work at home too. The work just keep piling up.

It is sheer madness to face new problems, new obstacles every single day. Before I could find a solution to the previous day problems, I am looking at new problems for the day. Every single day. Every morning when I wake up, the first question that goes into my mind will be, ‘What new problems today?’. Every night before I sleep, I sigh at the unresolved problems for the day, and worry about what new problems next day will bring. Every single day, for the past three months.

It is sheer madness that no matter how hard I try, how flexible I am, how creative I think, how many problems I resolve, the client is never happy. And instead of assisting us so that the project can move forward and rollout in time, they throw everything at us, putting roadblocks everywhere, and just stop us from trying to do our job.

It is sheer madness how much inner strength I had left after all these. I do not think that I still have such a large reserve pool of strength. Too many times when I am on the verge of throwing in the towel yet somehow I still press on. But the question is when will this reserve pool runs dry too?

Sheer madness. When will all these end? When will I finally give up?

Totally feel like giving up. Quit. Enough of all these.

• Polar bear TV : http://bit.ly/5K453U #
• RT @bbcworld: Nine tourists and a child were among 30 people injured in an acid attack in a busy street in Hong Kong, http://bit.ly/65jcPO #
• Re-watching Revenge of the Sith reinforces the fact that George Lucas is no longer my master. #
• Most of EPL matches are postponed this weekend. *Yawn* #
• Long queue at Ippudo. #
• New addition to the family. http://yfrog.com/32isej #
• WTF no salary increment again this year? #
• Right time to eat my dinner. #
• The price of my Subway sandwich went up by 6.3%. #
• You can plan all you want, but in reality things usually don't go as planned. Why can't bosses understand this fact? #
• Sometimes doing the right thing hurts so bad. #
• Want to re-read The Belgariad but realised the books are buried somewhere in the storeroom. It's times like this I wish I have a Kindle. #

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Re-reading my previous post, it seems to me that I have been pretty negative. Well it is the new year, and one should always look forward to a new year.

As such, I shall look forward to the new year. Sure, the SOC Feeling is still there, but I should think positive. I should learn to take things less seriously, and learn to make lemonade from all the lemons life throw at me.

I only live this life once, and no matter how life tries to beat me down, kick me as I lie on the ground, strangle me, knock me out, I shall look at life in the eyes and laugh.

So with me roughly reaching the half way mark of my lifespan, it is time to ensure the next half of my life will be much better than the first half.

• How many roads must a man walk down \ Before you call him a man? \ The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind #
• You can't always get what you want \ But if you try sometimes you might find \ You get what you need #
• Happy New Year everyone! #
• I already know 2010 will be one hell of a challenging year for me. Can't say I am looking forward to it. #
• Time to go home after work. #
• It is not worth it. #
• I am the master of my fate. I am the captain of my soul. #
• Finally Chelsea equalised. #
• Every time the commentator says Zhirkov, it sounded like 'Jerk-Off' to me. #
• Chelsea is playing like it's still Christmas. #
• Spurs end the year with 4 successive clean sheets and a win! #
• Goal for Man Utd! #
• That was very, very close for Hull. #
• Great save from Man Utd! #
• Wes Brown did not touch the ball! It's a clear penalty! #
• It was a clear penalty for Hull!!! Referee kelong! #
• Am I the only one in SG who don't care about Singapore Idol? #
• Re-watching Dark Knight on HBO. What a movie. #

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Well now, this is the end of the decade, and the beginning of a new one, as they say. Which actually brings up an interesting point, shouldn’t the decade starts with the year ending in 1, and ends with the year ending in 0? If that is the case, the decade should end in 2010, instead of 2009.

Whatever is the case, a new year is upon me. The feeling I have now of the new year is best described as what I termed ‘The SOC Feeling‘. The SOC here means ‘Standard Obstacle Course’. Back when I was serving my nation for 2 1/2 years, we had to complete regularly this Standard Obstacle Course. We put on our uniforms, boots, helmet, our webbing, and our M16. We run 700m, followed by eleven obstacles, after which it is another 800m run to the end. The SOC was simply a torture, a case of mind over body. No matter how fit one was, one is bound to go through pain. While the Individual Physical Proficiency Test was to gauge how fit one was, the SOC was to gauge how much pain one can endure.

The SOC Feeling came during the initial few months of my 2 1/2 years. We had to complete the SOC within a certain time period, and if we do not make it, we are to remove 1 item of our gear, rest for a few minutes, and go through the entire SOC again within another time period. And if we still do not complete it within the time period, we are the remove another item of our gear, rest for a few minutes, and go for our third SOC for that morning and so on. Suffice to say, most people cannot even clear the obstacles during the second SOC. And we do this 5 times a week, for a few weeks. The SOC Feeling is the feeling that I get, when I am waiting for my turn to run the SOC. It is like having millions of butterflies in the stomach, knowing that I will embark on a journey that will subject my body and mind to perverse pain. And wishing that I was at the end of the SOC instead.

2010 will be like running SOC every day. Many challenges, many obstacles, and much pain. 2010 will be a year where my mind, my body and my soul will be subjected to abuse and pain. As the year 2010 begins, I am like waiting for my turn to run the SOC, with the dreaded and familiar SOC Feeling. And wishing the year 2010 will end already.

• Torchlight is fun. Wondering if I should purchase it, especially since it is having a sale now. #
• Right, so not watching it in Lido. RT @sheylara: Shaw Theatres (Lido) ruins movie experience just to save a few bucks: http://is.gd/5CZhg #
• The AXS stations will be much better if it didn't take ages to refresh the screens. #
• Out of the 7 EPL matches played so far tonight, 5 of them ended up in a draw. Boring Boxing Day matches. #
• Feeling better after 5 days of flu. My appetite is back too, feeling very hungry now. #
• Ever have the thought of just leaving everything and go somewhere far from here to start afresh? #
• Just watched Tropic Thunder on TV. Now understood what the fuss is all about. Robert Downey Jr and Tom Cruise totally stole the show. #
• In each tear\ there’s a lesson\ Make you wiser than before\ Makes you stronger than you know #
• Best cinema to watch Avatar 3D is in Lido? #
• What kind of freaking flu is this? 5 days and still I have yet to recover. #
• Merry Christmas all! Hope you all have a better Christmas than me! #
• When will they gain sentience? A Review Of The Best Robots of 2009 : http://bit.ly/5RPL0E #
• Month of Dec will always be bitter sweet. #
• The last tint of hope is finally gone. #
• Fever and flu for 4 days. When will I recover? #
• Schumacher is back!!! #
• An app for spouse to keep track of your movement.RT @mediumshawn: A website/app that tells ppl whr u are. RT @juzferyou: What is foursquare? #
• Down with flu and fever, and I am still at client's site working now. Had only 1 yoghurt the whole day but surprisingly not hungry. #
• 2nd-best Man City sack the boss, rock-bottom Liverpool persist with Rafa. http://tinyurl.com/yjr9dv6 #
• Responsibility, a gift and a curse. #
• Heavy rain now. Nice to sleep #
• This is so sad. #
• And though I am sick, I still have to work to resolve a certain issue before Christmas. #
• My body finally broke down after 1 mth+ of 12-14 hrs workdays. Running a fever and a flu. #
• That feeling of having butterflies in the stomach. The last time I had this feeling was back in July. #
• Don't argue with destiny, it will kick your ass. #

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• Heavy snow at Ewood Park. #
• 7th game lost for Liverpool. #
• Wow, WTH happened to Liverpool? #
• Christmas is less than a week away. It has always been a bitter sweet period for me. #
• It is good service to me when staff in restaurants recognize you after going there a few times. #
• Train is fully packed at 10.30 at night. Perhaps have to do it taking more than 5 mins to arrive. #
• Time to stop work and go home. #
• if I was staying in the US, one of my hobby will most probably be collecting guns. #
• Time to go home from work. #
• Heavy rain with loud thunder. Best time to be at home and sleep. #
• Borders Books to close unless buyer comes forward. http://tinyurl.com/ycy2gsm #
• My meal times are all screwed up nowadays. Had dinner at 10.30pm last night. Will be having a call at 1pm later, lunch will be after 2pm. #
• Just had bakuteh for dinner. Yummy. #
• Sigh, hungry. Another 12-14 hours work day. #
• What a waste of money : http://tinyurl.com/ybzpuja #
• "sibeh sian dealing with people's idiosyncracies" #
• Still in office, tired and hungry. #
• What alcohol can do to you : http://tinyurl.com/y9gtfa2 #
• Stomach feeling funny the whole day. #
• This is funny! RT @GenkiGenki: Unsuccessful business meeting http://i.imgur.com/3TWHN.jpg #
• I went to http://www.wendys.com.sg and could not find the location of Wendy's in Singapore. Do I fail? #
• One disadvantage of trying not to read work emails on weekends – trying to catch up on Monday morning is a nightmare. #

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