Slumdog that is. Let see how much my predictions came true. If I got my prediction right, I got 1 point. If I got my alternate right, I got 0.5. Other than that, zero. So here are the winners:
Motion Picture: “Slumdog Millionaire.”
• Actor: Sean Penn, “Milk.”
• Actress: Kate Winslet, “The Reader.”
• Supporting Actor: Heath Ledger, [...]
Archive for February, 2009
The Oscars Went to the Dog
Posted in Uncategorized on February 24, 2009 | 1 Comment »
What is youth?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged poem, thoughts, youth on February 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
What is youth?
A burning candle,
With flame as bright as the night’s stars,
And then it died out.
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What is youth?
A ferocious storm,
That destroyed everything in its path,
And then it stopped.
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What is youth,
The breaking daylight,
The sun shone brightly – serene and joyful,
And then the moon came.
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What is youth,
A moment in time,
Significant, profound, eventful,
And then it passed.
81st Academy Awards Nominations and Predictions
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 81st, academy awards, nominations, oscar, predictions on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Here it is, the granddaddy of film awards. I did quite well for the Golden Globe one, so now, the Oscars *drum roll…..*
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Nominees:
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008): Ceán Chaffin, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall
Frost/Nixon (2008): Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Eric Fellner
Milk (2008/I): Bruce Cohen, Dan Jinks
The Reader (2008): [...]
A Few Words by the Great Oscar Wilde
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged oscar, preface, the picture of dorian gray, wilde on February 17, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The preface from The Picture of Dorian Gray:
The artist is the creator of beautiful things. To reveal art and conceal the artist is art’s aim. The critic is he who can translate into another manner or a new material his impression of beautiful things.
The highest as the lowest form of criticism is a mode of [...]
Schadenfreude
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged avenue q, schadenfreude, song on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
(Pronunced Sha-den-froi-duh)
A nice little song from Avenue Q…
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GARY COLEMAN:
Right now you are down and out and feeling really crappy
NICKY:
I’ll say.
GARY COLEMAN:
And when I see how sad you are
It sort of makes me…
Happy!
NICKY:
Happy?!
GARY COLEMAN:
Sorry, Nicky, human nature-
Nothing I can do!
It’s…
Schadenfreude!
Making me feel glad that I’m not you.
NICKY:
Well that’s not very nice, Gary!
GARY COLEMAN:
I didn’t say it [...]
The Watering (A-)Hole
Posted in My Life, tagged CNY, part two, water, water crisis on February 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Pardon the pun (and language). So, it’s water crisis part deux. Will this thing ever end? The first one was a memorable adventure, but not one that I would want to experience again. At least this time, it’s not that bad, but still…
It started on Saturday morning, but they said the water would be back [...]
Ma Philosophie: Life Lessons by a Twisted Mind
Posted in My Life, tagged lessons, life, philosophy, twisted on February 12, 2009 | 2 Comments »
P/S: Don’t take it too seriously, it’s from a twisted mind after all…;-)
# People , in essence, are neutral, but has a natural tendency to sway towards evil. Hence, evil is the natural state of people. But, good will manifest from fear. So, if people have fears, then they will be good. Goodness is governed [...]
