The Adventures Of Tintin: Secret Of The Unicorn

♫ It's Tintin time! It's Tintin time! ♫

"It turns out that it takes the computing resources of a cutting-edge data center to bring to 3-D life the world Hergé created using only pen and paper. "That's probably the thing that impressed me the most about the books," Spielberg says, "that Hergé was a filmmaker in his own right."
He pays a deft homage to the master in the opening moments of The Adventures of Tintin. We first meet Tintin sitting for a portrait by a jovial sidewalk artist, who then holds up his work. The portrait is recognizably the iconic Tintin of the comics. The artist is recognizable too, at least to fans. It's Hergé."

Read more: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2097373,00.html#ixzz1buL6CESC

I can't believe the Tintin movie is finally out! My heart just swells with fondness at the thought of Tintin, Snowy, Captain Haddock and the Thomson and Thompson twins. Don't think Professor Calculus will be there though... Counting down to 10th November 2011, can't wait! :)

what-ifs

What if...?

So often this question crosses my mind. What if I had done this, what if I hadn't done that.

What does it matter? Life is lived forward, not backward.

Reading some of my previous posts tagged under 'school'. What entertaining reading they make :) They make me miss my uni days, sort of. Doesn't mean I want to go through the whole thing again, but it does make me a little wistful. It's like looking back on a different life, like looking in the Pensieve. I guess that's where JKR got her inspiration from, the idea of memories as a form of story-telling. I realise that almost all my posts were complaining about school, about my fears and worries, and most of all (especially the later ones), about FYP. Indeed, FYP has been such a busy and hectic stage of life that threatens to crush me every single day. Yet looking back isn't it the miserable suffering that made it all the more memorable?

At this point I realise that I will no longer write any new posts tagged with 'school'. 'Work', perhaps. It's time to move on.

The Psychology of Dictatorship: Why Gaddafi Clings to Power

None of this means we can excuse dictators for their crimes. But our brains simply weren't designed to wield absolute power. Dictators may fight to the end because they don't understand that any end is possible. Gaddafi should stand down before he loses everything; Mubarak should have left Egypt weeks before he resigned; Hitler could have brokered for peace; Saddam Hussein could bargained for his life. But dictators are too strong militarily and too weak psychologically to bargain. That's why they invite annihilation.

Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2011/05/26/the-psychology-of-dictatorship-why-gaddafi-clings-to-power/#ixzz1bL41kxrg

Time to give an update on my life.


I had my birthday 2 weeks ago, and very unfortunately, my grandmother passed away on the same day. I don’t think it’s very sad that she has moved on, for she has lived a very long life and has many grandchildren and even great-grandchildren. Reminds me of what Dumbledore told Harry in The Philosopher’s Stone, something about how dying for an old person is like going to bed at the end of a very long day. How true.

It was my first time attending a funeral and witnessing a cremation. The atmosphere was really tense. I was originally quite composed, but when my relatives started wailing I couldn’t help but be moved and started sobbing uncontrollably. Whoa.

The following day I reported to PSB for 2 weeks of temp job which was recommended by TH. It was an eye-opening experience for me, doing HR work and observing office interactions. I was kind of uncomfortable, but I guess things would be better if I had more time to know my co-workers better?

Yesterday I attended the MOE Appointment Briefing. I had been placed on a contract basis, which makes me feel kind of uneasy. Like you won't know if you'd get it or not, it's all depending on your performance. Guess that could a source of motivation to work hard? :)

I finally received a letter from MOE yesterday. I've been offered a position of contract teacher (1 to 1.5 year), starting next Jan. Next JAN, that's like 3 months away, what am I supposed to be doing in the meantime?! I should have applied earlier... If only... And I'd be in NIE now already...

I realise a few of my friends have locked their blogs. Maybe once you start working, you have to be careful what you say online? Since I guess there isn't really any anonymity... Who knows when this blog will be locked? Hah