recently went to republic poly for the fuchun fest.
that day was a very rush day for me.. ok.. firstly refart gave us the tix on friday which i had my big
DC bag. so when i received the tix. i put it in my
DC bag. so the next was sat, the day of performance. i when back home with my DC bag with the tix inside.. den i switch bag. not knowing my tix is in my DC bag . so i went off without getting the tix!!!.
ok just to say, republic poly is at woodlands!!! sianz..
so i when im on my way to rp, i when to check my bag!!!.. NO tix!! (and im alr at city hall!! ) so i went back home by cab!!! peak hr leh!! sianzz
concert starts at 19.30
i reached home to get my tix at 7.30.( i stay at kallang area!) so tat mean i reach rp in 1 hr plus time!!!..
in the end reach there just in time to watch the last item which is the band concert!!! :D.. i reach at 20.45
anyway the concert was great!! * i guess? everybody in the studio was crazy bout refart!!. lol.. they were shouting "refart i love you" lol.. funny school!!
videos are at youtube!! if yall wanna take a look. type in
faithlivingthen our lovely guest player are
EDNA
REBECA
WAN JING
JOVIAL
YU TING
SHABIRA
VICKY
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:DDDDDDD...
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today woke up early for service..
is easter sunday!!!..
:D..
service was great!!..
haha.. great drama!!!..
'ISIN'
hahas..
aft service when to hall 2 for food..
very ex lah!!!...
hotdog bun- $3.00
Pasta(which does not taste so good)- $3.00
chicken bun- $1.50
drinks-$1.50
....
err,,
den on the way home...
finally get to rest well!!!... going to slp..
:D
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Horton Hears a Who is a film that preaches tolerance and faith with heavy-handed anti-secular strokes. “A person’s a person, no matter how small” is Horton’s (our relentless and unwavering pachyderm protagonist) endless mantra as he desperately clings to unseen lives. When mixed with the villainous kangaroo rant “if you can't hear, see or feel something, it does not exist", a decidedly atheist statement, the aforementioned “no matter how small” statement comes across as a desperate pro-life plea. Horton, once recognized as a reaction to the tyranny of McCarthyism, comes across now as another spiritual allegory for impressionable children to hold onto the moral societal signifiers instilled by our forefathers.
The film itself is a mixed bag, delivering the charming rhyming couplets from the original text without alteration, but filling up the additional running time with a great deal of noise and insincere desperation. It’s a product that may satisfy the taste buds on initial contact, but will leave a bad aftertaste if not immediately washed away.
Horton (Jim Carrey), our playful elephant protagonist, hears a noise coming from a small speck on a clover. His boundless imagination and giant ears have allowed him to hear a noise that all the other creatures would miss. It turns out that this noise he hears is a voice amongst many, as this speck is the entire world of the Who’s.
A dialogue is sparked between Horton and the much smaller Mayor of Who-ville (Steve Carell), which changes their lives forever. Both characters in their respective world, is ridiculed and ostracized for their beliefs, having to fight against the moral majority to prove the existence of their faith.
The animation in Horton Hears a Who is really top-notch. One could find themselves lost in the endless detail and landscapes of Who-Ville and Horton’s jungle. This is further marked by rich colour palettes and comfortable juxtaposed animation techniques.
The film works when shrouded with voiceover. The words of Seuss have an emotional quality that mixes well with modern animation. Where the film becomes problematic is in the filler, which takes up a great deal of running time. Conversations between the Who’s and jungle creatures alike are smothered with the same smug referential humour, which bogs down so many children’s films of today. These are the kind of exchanges that are essentially lost on children, but please moderately passionless soccer moms. Also present are some unsavory modern animation references, which take it a step too far when Horton and his friends turn into Japanese anime characters in one particularly incongruous segment.
Steve Carell does a fine job voicing the mayor of Who-Ville, having an awkward comic charm that translates well into cartoon form. On the other hand, Jim Carrey’s manic mugging severely detracts from the sincerity and sheer likeability of Horton. Secondary vocal performers are fine given that little is asked of them.
Horton Hears a Who is a somewhat cookie cutter entry into the animation genre. The film itself has very little sincerity or depth, aside from the relatively disturbing anti-secular overtones. It’s a movie that should please children and parents alike, but is too loud, abrasive, and unoriginal to have a lasting impact.
Robertsbells*
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