Confession of Pain.I liked this show, despite the overall darkness of the content-
The gruesome violence, bloodshed, betrayal, deceit & cruelty etc.
However, the beautiful cinematography had more than made up for the above.
The gruesome violence, bloodshed, betrayal, deceit & cruelty etc.
However, the beautiful cinematography had more than made up for the above.
The leading characters held the complex plot together & complemented each other really well. Tony Leong, as usual, is magnificent- just watch him portray the intensity of his villainous character & you'll be chilled to the bone. Moreover, I was never a Takeshi fan, yet I was won over after seeing him in this film. He has since matured into a capable actor exuding charm & quiet confidence.
I admire the portrayal of the stark irony in the lives of the 2 leads. At first, Detective Hei (Tony) was seemingly immersed in romantic bliss & living a blessed life with his newly-wed wife. This is contrasted with Bong (Takeshi) who was left as a shell of a person, who indulged in alcoholism after his pregnant girlfriend committed suicide. By the end of the story, Bong was the new individual one who found hope & love, whereas Hei found regret & death. Susan ( Hei's wife) demonstrated so much strength and courage as she held out till the every end to ask Hei whether he had loved her at all, even when she knew the answer already. I forgot the name of shuqi's character, I dont even know if she had one, but her character was super adorable. My favourite line in the movie- [After Bong started a fight in the bar, when one of her gangsta customers got fresh with her. ] Shuqi: " 我喜欢你为我打架。" I wished someone would do that for me too. Haha.
So that was yesterday. A leisurely Christmas eve afternoon, spent with Aziz & Huiting, stuffing ourselves at PizzaHut. After which, we tried to relive our childhood in Toys R Us. Haha. I've just realised that I've confused Bert & Ernie for the past few years. OOPS. BUT, I cant believe that AZ knows Sesame Street better than I do & is completely ignorant about Charlotte's Web. Haha. Well, kids have it all these days. I dont remember having this MIND-BOGGLING array of toys available to me in my childhood. Movie was that- HT & I loved it, I hope AZ did too. I mean, we forced him into watching a mandarin movie. Haha. Well, he learnt "睡觉" & "啤酒" from the movie. So it shouldnt be that bad right?
After evening movie, i rushed to dinner with my family at ToaPayoh's Fortunate Restaurant. The usual seafood stuff. Straight after I got home, i set off towards Tanu's home. Because she had very kindly invited us over for an intimate Xmas gathering. I had a 2nd dinner at her place- some cake, salad & chapati, making me really, really full. I love her sister's dog. Shes as hyper & noisy as Mervyn's nephew!!! Anyway, we basically spent the rest of the night playing the HARRYPOTTER version of cluedo. Haha, can you believe it?
This morning, i was called up at the unholy hour of 9am to go have bak ku teh breakfast with my family. YAWN. I dont think i've even done with the digesting of the entire week's food yet. After a mediocre meal at Balestier, I went to Bishan to meet my friends. We were supposed to have steamboat. I swear, for the rare times in my life, i felt turned off by food. (Except of CANDY CANES) So i had a bit, before we played mahjong & cluedo for the rest of the day. We even managed to play Jenga/UNO stacko with Chris's Blingbling mahjong tiles. Haha.
ZhiKai & the glittery gold mahjong tiles
To ...........With Lotsa Love,
WANYING
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