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nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Thu, 14 Dec 2006 08:07:13 GMT

Dhoom 2

by Sanjay Gadhvi

Read my review on Just Watched 10

A story about "Click"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 08:50:15 GMT

Click

by Frank Coraci

I’m generally not an Adam Sandler fan…the only other movie of his that I’ve watched was The Water Boy. However, found Click to be a funny and humourous movie along the lines of Scrooge. An entertaining watch for a lazy Sunday afternoon.

Why I recommend "Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird (Magic Carpet Books)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:39:47 GMT

Tales from the Brothers Grimm and the Sisters Weird (Magic Carpet Books)

by Vivian Vande Velde

Read my post on Brothers Grimm and Sisters Weird

A story about "This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:36:46 GMT

This Present Darkness and Piercing the Darkness

by Frank E. Peretti

Read my post on This Present Darkness

Why I recommend "Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canongate Classics, 81)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:35:27 GMT

Unlikely Stories, Mostly (Canongate Classics, 81)

by Alasdair Gray

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Why I recommend "French and Poetry for Cats"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Mon, 31 Jul 2006 01:33:35 GMT

French and Poetry for Cats

by Henry Beard

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Yo ho Yo ho

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 04:27:54 GMT

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest

by Gore Verbinski

Captain Jack Sparrow is back!

With more SFX, more of the extremely lovable Jack Sparrow and more characters thrown into the mix of supernatural lore, Dead Man’s Chest is a fun voyage.

A couple of grips though (spoiler alert):
The funny one-liners and witty remarks are lacking in this sequel to Curse of the Black Pearl. The pithy exchanges between Jack and Barbosa (Geoffrey Rush) was one of the main reason for Curse’s success. In Dead Man’s Chest, there is no one that is able to adequately rise to the challenge.
Dead Man’s Chest is also a tad too long. Certain parts could have been better edited.
Am also not sure about the budding love triangle between Jack, Will and Elizabeth – or maybe I’m just jealous ;)

It’s still lots of fun though and the highlight is still Captain Jack and his escapades. Although in this one, he does find himself in situations where he is unable to talk himself out of trouble. Davy Jones and his crew look great and the Flying Dutchman is impressive. Dead Man’s Chest is essentially the middle part of the trilogy so it does feel slightly unsatisfactory when it ends. However, the unexpected return of Barbosa almost makes up for it though.

So with the return of Barbosa, the love triangle and the rescue of Jack Sparrow, the final installment At World’s End looks set to end the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy with a big bang.

Like Water for Chocolate - the Teens way

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 01:13:17 GMT

Flavor of the Week

by Tucker Shaw

While reading this, it brought to mind a similiar book “The Food of Love” by Anthony Capella. The basic premise is of the coolguy-hotchick-fatguy love triangle with the added complication of the 2 guys being best friends despite appearances. The fatguy is unable to announce his love for hotchick and so vicariously demonstrates it by helping his friend ie. coolguy, seduce (although since this is a teen read its a PG-rated seduction) hotchick with glorious food. Each chapter is headed with a name of a recipe which is then included at the end of the chapter.
Flavor of the Week, is definitely suited for teens as its a light read. For adults, it would be a little too superficial. The recipes, however, seem nice. I may want to give a few a try.

Some of the more interesting recipes are homemade fig cookie bar thingies, spicy tomato soup, pepitas, and a menu set for sudcing called aphrodisia which includes spice-dusted figs, arugulan and blood orange, chocolate bonbons, and ginger-candied violets.

A story about "Oishi Japanese Pizza"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 03:33:49 GMT

Oishi Japanese Pizza

Had heard about this rather unique pizza place Oishi Japanese Pizza and was pleasantly surprised to receive a mailer in my postbox the other day. Even better, it is now halal, so no probs there.
Anyway, was left to fend for myself over the wkend so decided to order in. The pizzas had a 1-for-1 deal so tried the Chicken Ham & Shitake, and a new pizza Sausage, Cheese & Tomato. Also tried the Korokke (aka croquettes).
The food took about 45 min to be delivered but arrived piping hot so tat was ok. Preferred the Sausage Cheese pizza over the Chicken Ham. The croquettes were quite nice too – soft sweet potato with a crispy outer layer. Want to try the Unagi (eel) one next.

Why I recommend "Elsewhere (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:23:32 GMT

Elsewhere (Ala Notable Children's Books. Older Readers)

by Gabrielle Zevin

A unique look at life-after-death (literally) and the choices one makes. Interesting!

Two of a Kind (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:49:01 GMT

Taxi No. 9211

by Milan Luthria

Read my post on Taxi No. 9211

Blinded (rated 2 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:47:59 GMT

Teesri Aankh

by Harry Baweja

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Why I recommend "Chocolate Pudding"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Wed, 21 Jun 2006 00:31:15 GMT

Chocolate Pudding

by Marigold

An nice chocolatey dessert that’s low-fat as well. The other flavour I’ve tried is the Golden Mango…Yum!

Daar (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 03:24:23 GMT

Darna Zaroori Hai

by Ram Gopal Verma

A sequel to RGV’s Darna Mana Hai (Fear is Forbidden), Darna Zaroori Hai (Fear is Important) is a collection of 6 stories by different directors on the theme of horror, suspense and fear. On the good side, DZH has an impressive line-up of stars such as Amitabh Bachan, Anil Kapoor and Arjun Rampal, while the atmosphere for the entire film was consistent and creepy, without resorting to CGI and SFX as is often found in Hollywood horror films. Unfortunately, the stories themselves are little to fleeting for me although they had good material to explore. DZH is like a good horror story-telling around the campsite. A good watch!

A review of "Wolf Creek" (rated 3 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 02:56:02 GMT

Wolf Creek

Set in Australia, Wolf Creek is loosely (and I mean loosely) based on Ivan Milat, who was convicted of murdering seven backpackers in Sydney during the 1990s, and suspected of killing and hiding many more in the remote Outback. Similiar in concept to movies such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Wrong Turn, Wolf Creek does not offer anything new to the genre. However, having said that it is better than some of the other movies that are of the same theme, mainly due to the new-ness of the Outback as a location and the chillingly real feel of the movie. The characters are fairly one-dimensional and stereotypical – a trio of 20somethings who party and get drunk decide to go on a roadtrip to visit the Wolf Creek crater and find themselves at the hands of a psycho Crocodile Dundee. A fairly watchable.

The End?? (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 06:47:38 GMT

X-Men 3: The Last Stand

by Brett Ratner

With 2 very successful predecessors, it is inevitable that there would be comparions esp since there was a change in directors. Brett Ratner takes over from Bryan Singer and does a decent job. With an awesome climax, the movie is fast-paced. Unfortunately, it’s at the expense of the characters. More mutants are introduced but few are well-developed. A good end to the trilogy…or is it the end?

A story about "White Tea"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Wed, 31 May 2006 02:55:03 GMT

White Tea

by Snapple

Had wanted to put this under the Consume Next but for some reason its under the Consumed list. In any case, not sure if will get this in S’pore..Hopefully, its brought in.

A story about "M&M's"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Wed, 31 May 2006 02:14:41 GMT

M&M's

by Mars, Inc.

Is still 1 of my guilty pleasures. Have tried to plain, peanuts, peanut butter, crunchy. But esp like the dark chocolates ones—> limited edition Star Wars M&Ms. Yummy!

Why I recommend "Mars bar"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Wed, 31 May 2006 02:11:35 GMT

Mars bar

by Mars, Inc.

Sticky caramel, milky chocolate…wat’s not to like?

Mystery in Provence (rated 4 stars)

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Tue, 30 May 2006 03:10:14 GMT

Death in the Truffle Wood

by Pierre Magnan

Translated from French and written in 1978, Death in the Truffle Wood is an intriguing blend of village superstition, suspense, humour, scintillating scandals all wrapped up in an idyllic truffle-rich village named Banon. Throw in a charming inspector, clever pig and a bunch of hippies, this makes for a fun read to spend a lazy afternoon.

Why I recommend "Satay"

nobody@allconsuming.net (fresh_ink) — Tue, 23 May 2006 05:38:44 GMT

Satay

One of the best known Malay dishes in Asia. There are many variations e.g. Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian. Basically, marinated pieces of meat are skewered onto thin wooden sticks and barbecued. Served with spicy peanut sauce, cooling cucumber, onions and some compressed rice called ketupat. Yummy! One of the best places to try this in Singapore is at Lau Pa Sat, an open-air eatery in the heart of the CBD area.