Another day of filming n fellowship at Mediacorp

Happy Birthday to Kenny Tang, Ariel and Eilania

Ok, yesterday started off in a slightly confusing note. I called William to ask if anyone is needed, he said that my services may not be required. Then abt 2 hrs later, he called me to ask if I can come down to Mediacorp at 2 pm. Alrighty!!! So I had my lunch at AMK Hub, then I reached Mediacorp at 1 plus. I explored the canteen in hopes to spot any celeb... I only managed to see Pan Lingling in kebaya. Other calefares who came around that time were Shermane (xiao mei meiiii!!) and Natalie. Sean came later, and we waited at Studio 5...


Only to be told by Khai that we were not required, til much later. But of course, no hard feelings at all. We did have a chat with Gurmit as well as Benjamin and Louis Fong (who got short hair???). So while the crew went out for filming, the 4 of us slacked at the lounge within the reception, sharing our thoughts on various artistes. This lasted for about 5 hours, kinda long huh. And yeah, it was raining cats and dogs at one time.


Of course during that time, the 4 of us had dinner at the canteen, where we were joined by Angeline (who is in charge of the wardrobe). Sometime around 6.30 pm, Sean had to leave for some filming session elsewhere, whereas myself and the 3 gals continued chatting, and then we could finally use Studio 5. We were joined by Vadi, aka "Mr India Curry House", or Sanjay Chapra in the sitcom.


Once inside, we waited for the crew to return. Sherm and I looked in awe as May applied some fake hair on Vadi's chin and sideburns. Gurmit got into the makeup room to check his email. Later on, Shermane helpd him edit some picture using Photoshop. Around that time, Fathim and Sean arrived.


Initially, this was supposed to be a pic of me and Vadi only... then Gurmit and Khai decided to join in the fun. Look at Gurm's hand! :-p


So far the main cast were present... Tracy wasn't really required for the scene (which will feature in Episode 8) in the studio interior, so no sign of her. Filming started rather late at 10 plus, cos the cast and crew needed to have dinner first. The calefares were instructed to walk past the main cast and chat normally.


At one time when the camera wasn't rolling, Gurms went on with his 'lipless' act (seen in shows like "PCK Pte Ltd" or "Gurmit's World") which got the cast members laughing til they nearly 'peng san', ha!! :-D


It was around that time that I saw an orange cat at the other end of the studio loading bay. XIAOOOO MAOOOO...!!! The shoot finished in less than an hour.

Here are the pictures we took after filming wrapped up...


The cast and crew of Calefare. Only the director and a few of the more important crewmembers stay behind, the rest of the crew have to go overseas to film another project. That includes Khai and Sharon. :-( Will miss them loads... high chance that most of us calefares would be called back into duty with the new crew til this Sunday, which is the deadline for "Calefare".


The crew and Ben going 'brokeback mountain', hehe. That's Sharon aka 'Zoey' in the middle. Ben looked a little drunk, having drunk a can of beer prior to this photo.


Me with Mastura, who played Kak Pon in the show. She's touted as the 'Huang Biren' of Suria, having been praised for her character acting, and also having won Best Actress award a few times in the Suria TV Awards (I think). Very nice and warm lady :-)


Me with May, makeup artiste and part-time actress from J-Team Productions.


Me with Khai and William.


Sean, Benjamin, Angeline, William and me.

We calefares left the studio at midnight, and took taxi back to our respective homes, while Gurms, Ben and the rest of the crew had durian for supper. Not beore I patted Shermane on the head again and exclaimed, "Xiao mei meiiiiiiii...". She'd be lucky that I had spared her from the Force Pinch... for now. :-p

Dedication to Lozenge Provider

Happy Birthday to Queen Sirikit (of Thailand), Eelyn Kok and Gavriil Skaros
Rest in peace, Isaac Hayes.


I was really delighted to see Rui En on the cover of i-weekly once more... something to do with the relationship between a celebrity and his/her fans. Last time she was featured in a magazine, she was gracing the cover with Cheng Xi. I couldn't help but feel a slight tinge of regret for leaving her fanclub months ago, but even so that doesn't mean that I would stop supporting her (cos I won't, otherwise I would have dumped all articles related to her). Speaking about Princesses, I realized that there's another Princess who hadn't graced the cover of a local magazine for some time liao... that's Jesseca Liu.

I dedicate this song to Rui En, aka diehard fan of Marion Collitard and the King of Pop, who is turning 50 at the end of the month. And yes, this song goes out to fellow MJ fans like me :-)

REMEMBER THE TIME- Michael Jackson

(spoken)
I don't know, but you wanna try
Every time you see, ha ha ha ha

Do you remember when we fell in love?
We were young and inncoent then
Do you remember how it all began?
It just seemed like heaven, so why did it end?

(add on "I bet you can remember")

Do you remember back in the fall?
We'd be together all day long
Do you remember us holding hands?
In each other's eyes, we'd stare... tell me

Do you remember the time when we fell in love
Do you remember the time (when we first met girl)
Do you remember the time (alright) when we fell in love
Do you remember the time...

Do you remember how we used to talk
You know, we'd stay on the phone from night til dawn
Do you remember all the things we said
Like I love you so, I'll never let you go

Do you remember back in the spring?
Every morning birds will sing
Do you remember those special times?
They'll just go on and on in the back of my mind

Do you remember the time when we fell in love
Do you remember the time (when we first met girl)
Do you remember the time (alright) when we fell in love
Do you remember the time...

Those sweet memories will always be dear to me
And girl, no matter what was said...
I will never forget what we had now baby!

Do you remember the time (do you remember!)
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
When we first met girl
Do you remember the time (all right...)
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time...
Remember, my baby!!

Do you remember the time (who can't remember!)
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time
(Oh on my mind, girl...)
Do you remember the time (all right...)
When we fell in love
Do you remember the time...
Remember, my baby!!

(Remember the time...) HOO!
(Remember the time...) do you remember, girl!
(Remember the time...) on the phone, you and me
(Remember the time...) til dawn, 2 or 3
What about us girl!
(Remember the time...) do you, do you
(Remember the time...) do you, do you, do you
In the park, on the beach!
(Remember the time...) you and me in Spain!
What about, what about
(Remember the time...) drrr-rupp! Dup dup dup!
Drrr-rupp! Duppadup!
(Remember the time...) Hoo...
In the park, after dark
(Remember the time...) do you, do you
(Remember the time...) do you, do you
Do you, did you!
(Remember the time...) yeah, yeah, HOO!
Remember the time... remember the time

Feeling a little helpless and down... :-(

I was a bit surprised to learn that I was not required for today's filming. Could be that the scenes for today didn't require so many calefares, but that's alright...

Not one to slack at home for the whole day, I decided to go to the library at Hougang Mall to borrow a few books... one on cats, and another one on the life of Jesus. No comics found there, darn it. Initially I wanted to put in the weekly Bible dedication today, but due to personal issues, I have decided to make this entry a little different, on a more personal basis.

It's funny how whenever I look upon the cross in any church, I see Jesus at His best, and yet I also see man at his worst. I am reminded not just of the unlimited power of God, but also the sordid weakness of man. I think not only of the radiance of the Divine One, but also the tang of Human. Therefore we must see the cross as the magnificent symbol of love conquering hate and of light overcoming darkness. For it was on that old rugged cross that Jesus, who was born without sin, gave up His life so that we sinners may enjoy eternal life. For though we are weak, we can do anything through Jesus who gives us strength (Phillipians 4:13).

I am feeling really down lately... I know I'm not the most devoted Christian, but I'm constantly struggling with my faith. Somehow I feel kinda worthless...

Ever since I got discharged from Bakerzin less than 2 weeks ago, I've been going for interview after interview, making countless applications, and I'm still waiting for an answer till now. :-( Given the constant nagging and pressurizing I've been receiving lately, I am very close to losing my mind and patience, so much til I could have done something extremely stupid. And if I could do just one thing to destress myself and get 'even', I could've put in that angry song titled "Scream" here, but it wouldn't do any justice, it just wouldn't sound right at all. Esp when it concerns... my mother.

So this I pray to You right now, O God...
Our Father in Heaven,
Hallowed by Thy Name, thy Kingdom come,
Thy will be done as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive our trespasses.
as we forgive those who trespass against us.
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and glory
Forever and ever, Amen.

Watching a film, and going to library

Happy Birthday to Paul Burchill, Amanda and Pushya
Rest in peace, Bernie Mac.


Today was a day of mixed sorts. The sermon shared by Reverend Tay was quite ok lah, something to do with 5 reasons for preaching the Gospel (Matthew 28:19, 1 Corinthians 9:16 and 2 Corinthians 5:14). After service, me and Mum went to Heartland Mall to have lunch. By that time, it was raining very heavily. Still, I took a bus to Bugis, and braved through the rain (with umbrella, ella, ella, eh eh) to seek shelter at good ol' Bugis Junction, where I decided to watch a movie...


"Journey To The Center Of The Earth". This is a "new century" version of the Jules Verne novel of the same name. There's also a reference on the original novel, belonging to Max Anderson, brother of Trevor Anderson (Brendan Fraser) The film transposes the novel into the present day and is mostly live action, with only the landscape and creatures supplied by computer-generated graphics. Easy to follow plot, great chemistry among the 3 leads, special effects on the dinosaurs and plants are mind-blowing. Problem is, the film is too short at 80 minutes. Nevertheless, this film is quite worth the money, I give it 7.5 out of 10 stars. It helps that I get to sit next to a pretty (and rather hot) babe in the cinema. :-)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_Center_of_the_Earth_(2008_film)

After watching the film, I did something I hadn't done for a very long time... I went to National Library, located just behind Hotel Intercontinental. By then, the rain had already stopped, thank goodness. I couldnt find any interesting comic to borrow, so I walked out of the place 'empty-handed' (as in, I didn't borrow anything in the end). Me and Mum had prata and chicken curry for dinner.

Oh boy, I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow when I head off for my next Calefare filming session...

Beijing Olympics started liao... and Happy National Day

Happy Birthday to Hui Si and Taz Min

And also Happy 43rd Birthday to Singapore!!

Happy National Day, everyone!!

The opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympics was truly magnificant and breathtaking. For the first time ever, the Olympics would be held in the heart of Asia's biggest country. And also the first time the Olympics would be held within Asia in 20 years... the last Asian country to host the Olympics was South Korea back in 1988. This could probably mark a new start to the tragedy that happened 3 months ago, in Sichuan province. I got a feeling that our sportsmen or sportswomen may be bringing back gold/silver/bronze this time around... esp since some of them were from China. Maybe I should watch "Mad About English" sometime soon... :-)

As for the National Day parade, I personally think that this year's celebration (held at Marina Bay for the second time) would be a better one than last year's. I mean, who on earth is Kaira Fong (last year's NDP singer)?? She's nowhere as established or well-known as this year's NDP singer Joi Chua, whose albums have sold reasonably well in Taiwan. The one who sang the English version for "Shine For Singapore" is none other than the first Asian Idol Hady Mirza. The most memorable National Day Parade for me had gotta be the one 3 years ago... where Taufik and Rui En sang "Reach Out For The Skies". I am really proud to be a Singaporean.

Do stay tuned to the National Day Parade at 5.45 pm.. don't forget to watch the debut episodes of "Calefare" and "First Class" as well, at 8.20 pm and 9 pm respectively ;-)

Second day of filming at Mediacorp for Calefare

Happy Birthday to Sharon and Clarence

Yesterday’s filming for "Calefare" was more grueling than the first one I’d been through on Tuesday, but still equally worthwhile. Mostly because yesterday was to be the last day for studio shoots, we had to finish most of the scenes by night time, going all the way till 0330 hrs. And this is the absolute truth… I went to sleep about 0430 hrs and woke up at about 0800 hrs.

Anyway, this was how it all started…

Firstly, I left the house at about 12 pm, having lunch at Ang Mo Kio. I was told by Khai to report to Toa Payoh marketplace along Lorong 5; although I reached Toa Payoh Interchange sometime before 2 pm, I got mixed up between the huge marketplace at Block 74 and the low-level marketplace at Block 64; how much better it would be if I had brought a directory, then I won’t need to wait so long at Block 74, and I would have been spared of a few minutes of sweat. (I don't blame the crew anyway)


I did, however, see a crazy Indian fellow (botak!!) telling an action paced story to his ‘imaginary friend’ (i.e. he was talking to himself!). Having seen that idiot before (at Ang Mo Kio no less), I flipped my special coin and it landed on the scarred side up; before I could lay a finger on that lunatic, he quickly left the place! I could have informed the police if I had the chance to. I feel that if that crazy Indian guy were to go for a story-telling stint at the National Library, many people sure throw litter at him or even beat him to a bloody pulp!!


1515 to 1730 hrs: Filming at block 64 started rather late at 3 plus… the only cast members involved were Benjamin and Fiona. I have to say that the crew chose the right place at the right time, simply ‘cause majority of the people at the marketplace were either middle-aged or elderly. So the filming sessions that lasted for slightly over an hour didn’t draw much attention. I played a regular customer drinking ice lemon tea, while Ben and Fiona were having a chat. After filming at Toa Payoh wrapped up at 5 plus, I took a taxi along with Gary, Sean (NOT who you think!!) and Natalie to Mediacorp, where we headed to Studio 5. It was there that we managed to catch Benjamin ‘red-handed’… he was ‘urinating’ in a metal basin. Nah, it’s only part of the show. :-p

1815 to 1915 hrs: The few of us decided to go to the canteen for dinner. Guess who I saw halfway there… Joanne??? :-O Turns out she was going for studio filming (at Studio 6, no less) for “The Little Nyonya”. So near yet so far, sigh. I did chat with her for a short while, telling her that I was involved in “Calefare”. So near yet so far. Anyway, once we reached the canteen, I saw 88, 90 and JS having their dinner there. I went up and told 88, “I told you so (that you would bump into me one of these days.)” For dinner, most of us bought Western cuisine from the Western food stall.


1915 to 2030 hrs: Since the main crew went for dinner, the few of us calefares slacked about in the studio. We saw a lovely girl named Jeslyn, a freelancer who acted with Primero Ang in an episode of “Incredible Tales” (shown last Sunday). I nearly mistook her for Felicia Chin due to her slender frame and fair complexion! I knew too well that it could not be Fel, given the fact that she’s busy with Love Blossoms Part 2. Nevertheless, I took picture with Jeslyn, as well as with the sound director Jenn.


2030 to 2130 hrs: A few more calefares came forth, one of them being a xiao mei mei named Shermaine, who looked 10 years younger than her actual age due to her petite size and baby face! After some hesitation, I mustered the courage to introduce myself to Tracy, telling her that I had seen her before on 2 different occasions: at the Leap Years premiere at Vivo City earlier this year, and serving her at Mos Burger Shaw House a few years back. I also told her that there was a groups site dedicated to her, but it had been inactive for quite some time. Okay lah, she’s actually a very nice girl, not as fierce or cool as I thought her to be. I got to take picture with Tracy and Benjamin… double happiness! :-D


2130 to 0030 hrs- I can’t remember much on what happened, for I was not required for those few scenes at the time. I had to dress up as a Kempeitai (again), this time with better fitting pants. However, the 'shin guards' I had to wrap tightly around my lower legs made me feel a bit like C-3PO or Darth Vader. A guy named Willie was a fellow Kempeitai, and Sean was the general. Chua Enlai came sometime between 2100 to 2200 hrs, Tracy left sometime after 2200 hrs, and the scenes around that time involved mostly the resistance force. The only cast member not involved in any of this was Vadi aka “Mr. India Curry House”.


0030 to 0245 hrs- Finally, scenes involving the Japanese soldiers, muahaha!! In the first scene involving the Kempeitai, we were practicing with bayonet attacks in the background, while Natalie and Shermaine were inspecting our uniforms. In the next scene, I found it quite ironic that I was assigned to ‘execute’ Fiona, one of my fave actresses (who was kneeling directly in front of me). Then again, this was only a show, so I did my role as instructed. Mastura and Benjamin were the other Prisoners of War who were about to be sacrificed. And something extremely funny happened at the very same scene… due to an agreement with the crew, nobody was allowed to leak out the info online till the episode has been aired (which is about… 3 months from now?). I can only say this… I now realized that it’s not easy to make a sitcom, and that it’s even harder to control one’s laughter during camera roll. My lips remain sealed on this one. :-X


0245 to 0345 hrs- After a last scene involving Enlai and Fiona (with only 2 retakes), wrapping ended at last. I managed to take picture with Enlai and Fiona before getting out of the Kempeitai uniform. Man, I never thought that my one-night reservist duty could be so tiring! Before we packed up, all of us calefares and crew members posed for a group photo. And thank god that 2 of the calefares, Willie and Amin, lived at the Northeast region… thus we 3 shared a cab back to our respective homes. I was so grateful for all that had happened, I couldn’t help but to do… the Shawn Michaels entrance pose again!! :-p

The First Time (F4 song)

Happy Birthday to Kofi Kingston, Charlize Theron, Vanness Wu and Twyla

Before i set off for the next Calefare session, I dedicate this song to all fans of F4 (not just the birthday boy of course). And yes, this song does go to the people whom I hold very dearly in my heart... esp the one who matters the most. This is actually the very first Chinese song dedication within my 3 years of blogging... due to lack of Chinese character software, I decided to type it out in form of pinyin. I hope you don't mind :-)

P.S. can I say that I was very shocked to see Vanness' new look... a mustache and goatee!! :-((((
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanness_Wu

Di Yi Shi Jian- F4

Spoken:
This song goes out to all those special people in my heart.
But to that one person who matters the most, you know who you are.
Does it matter for now? Does it matter later?
All I gotta do is make that call. Turn around... there you are.
And so to you from the bottom of my heart, I wanna say one thing...
THANK YOU. :-)

Lei le bu yao jian wai
Ba wo wa qi lai, tu ge tong kuai
Kan bu guan peng you you nan
Shui hai leng leng de wei guan
Wo de shou xin wei ni wo qi lai

Fan le bu yao jian wai
Ba wo zhao chu lai, pei ni fu dang
Xu bei ka fei de wen nuan
Yi zhi nuan dao ni xiang kai
Ni xin qing de ken dong rang wo lai tian mang

Zuo tian hui bei jing tian ming tian lai qu dai
Dong xin de gan qing bu hui tao tai
Guan xin chang zai

Jiu suan ni wo zai re nao xuan hua zhong zhou shang
You qing hui di yi shi jian gan lai
Rang tiao ruan de xin pin tang xia lai
Cong xing de hu xi jian dang
Shen shen de man man de
Peng you zhi yao ni bei gu dang ya de jiao bu chu lai
Wo di yi shi jian song chu guan huai
Re re de yan shen pei ni kan kai
Zhao hui na pian da zhi rang
Wei zhe ni bao jin ni xiang xin ni
Wo que ding

Lei le bu yao jian wai
Ba wo wa qi lai, tu ge tong kuai
Kan bu guan peng you you nan
Shui hai leng leng de wei guan
Wo de shou xin wei ni wo qi lai

Fan le bu yao jian wai
Ba wo zhao chu lai, pei ni fu dang
Xu bei ka fei de wen nuan
Yi zhi nuan dao ni xiang kai
Ni xin qing de ken dong rang wo lai tian mang

Zuo tian hui bei jing tian ming tian lai qu dai
Dong xin de gan qing bu hui tao tai
Guan xin chang zai

Jiu suan ni wo zai re nao xuan hua zhong zhou shang
You qing hui di yi shi jian gan lai
Rang tiao ruan de xin pin tang xia lai
Cong xing de hu xi jian dang
Shen shen de man man de
Peng you zhi yao ni bei gu dang ya de jiao bu chu lai
Wo di yi shi jian song chu guan huai
Re re de yan shen pei ni kan kai
Zhao hui na pian da zhi rang
Wei zhe ni bao jin ni xiang xin ni
Wo que ding

My first day of filming at Mediacorp for Calefare

Happy Birthday to Michelle Yeoh, Mei Hui, Jianfeng and Fadly

Yesterday was a truly exciting day I must say! A day of great success and surprises. I finally got to re-visit good old Mediacorp after nearly 2 months of delay; I never really found the time to pay a visit since my last visit in early June, and since my return from Bangkok. And with a valid reason too... being a real calefare for the upcoming show "Calefare"!! Prior to registering, I had no idea that Fiona and Gurmit were gonna be part of the show... til I saw the commercials. So you can say it was a 'dream come true' for me... but I ain't gonna get too cocky over that.

Soon after I entered the reception area, nothing could have prepared me for the unexpected appearances of 2 familiar-looking hunks…

Desmond Tan and Nat Ho!! :-D

Soon after the 2 guys left, I was led into the studio by another familiar face… William from EMC platoon??? One of my army friends!! Such a small world after all... once inside, William and I were assigned to act as extras (playing Japanese soldiers) alongside Benjamin Heng, last seen as Joanne Peh’s older brother in the recently concluded “Beach.Ball.Babes”. It’s not easy fitting into the military uniform, esp. when the attire is from the 1940s era (and rather small). I have to say that most of the takes went smoothly; I shan’t describe the scenes in full detail, you’ll have to wait for the episodes to come out. After finishing that scene, I managed to get Ben’s signature. I saw Fiona taking a short nap in the dressing room, so I wisely chose not to disturb her with the ‘ancient’ article until later on.

Tracy Tan (seen as Cheng Pei-pei’s daughter in “The Yang Sisters”) looked attractive and sporting, but there's something about her that is preventing me from approaching her for a photo... could be she looked rather fierce. Still I must say that the studio shoots were fun to watch, esp. when Gurmit was involved in most of them. I can see the hard work that the cast put in doing their parts for each scene. And Gurms actually ‘embarrassed’ me at one point… this was roughly how it went:

Me: Hello there, nice to see you again.
Gurmit: You look familiar… what’s your name?
Me: It’s me Tanat… the guy who left a message in your inbox recently.
Gurmit (loudly): OH YESS!!!! TANAT!!! I remember now!
Me: Sheesh, you’re making me malu.

Nevertheless, I got to take picture with him. Yep, some black powder was applied on my face to depict me as a soldier who had just survived a few gruelling battles.

There was another scene which most of us extras were involved… walking past Gurmit, Tracy and Woody. Woody, who played the 'director' for the show, had to catch a late flight back to his hometown, so the scenes involving him had to be done by 7 plus.

Since the last few scenes that came after 7 pm didn’t require so many extras, some of us can actually go back. I managed to have a short chat with Fiona, telling her where I had gone to recently. Then we took picture again, of course. Vadi Pvss aka “Mr India Curry House” arrived a few minutes before 7 pm, it was indeed an honor to meet this wonderful guy.

I left the place at 7.30 pm after having dinner outside the studio … feeling very delighted. I couldn’t resist doing the Shawn Michaels thing again once I was outside Mediacorp! Here’s to the next few days of filming… :-)

Watching "The Mummy 3"

Happy Birthday to Saeful and Calven Ng

Just as I thought, "The Mummy: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor" was not as good as the other 2. Thank goodness I chose to watch it on a weekday... initially thought of watching it on Saturday, but my mum suggested that I do so on a weekday instead (since ticket prices are cheaper).

The story begins in ancient China, where Emperor Jin (loosely based on Emperor Qin Shihuang, and played by kungfu legend Jet Li) conquered all his enemies, many of whom were buried under the Great Wall of China, and mastered the five elements, but could not conquer death. To that end, he sought the help of a sorceress named Zi Yuan (played by the gorgeous Michelle Yeoh), who knew where to find the secret of immortality. Jin declares to his first in command, General Ming (played by American-born Russell Wong) that no man is to touch her; however, the two fell in love during their search, and eventually made love; the chief eunuch witnesses this and informs Emperor Jin on the bretrayal. After Zi Yuan supposedly casts the immortality spell on Jin, he ushers Zi Yuan to the balcony to watch as General Ming is pulled apart by horses. He then proceeds to stabs Zi Yuan hoping to vanquish her, but soon finds himself slowly turning into mud (being consmed 'by the dirt of his evil deeds'). She reveals that she has in fact cursed the Emperor and his army, turning them into terra cotta statues, and manages to escape.

The film then jumps ahead to the year 1946. Explorer Rick O'Connell (Brendan Fraser), his wife Evelyn (Maria Bello), and brother-in-law Jonathan are now retired; Eve is a best-selling author on "The Mummy" and "The Mummy Returns", based on the adventures shown in the first 2 films. Rick's and Eve's son Alex (Luke Ford) has dropped out of school and become an adventurer like his parents. With the financial backing of Roger Wilson, Alex locates the Dragon Emperor's tomb, and successfully brings the Emperor's remains (and horses) back to Shanghai. In the meantime, the British government entrusts the elder O'Connells to take the Eye of Shangri-La back to China as a good faith gesture from the British to the Chinese. All the O'Connells arrive at Imhotep's, an Egyptian-themed night club in Shanghai owned by Jonathan (the night club was founded to honor the O'Connells' defeat over Imhotep, the main villain of the first 2 Mummy films). Alex gives his parents a tour of the exhibit, where it is revealed that Roger Wilson is in league with a paramilitary group led by General Yang and his second in command Choi. Using the Eye of Shangri-La, which contains water from Shangri-La, they are able to resurrect the Emperor. The mysterious woman (Isabella Leong) who attacked Alex in the excavation site turns up to help the O'Connells, revealing herself to be Lin, the daughter of Zi Yuan.

The O'Connells and Lin travel to the Himalayas, where they get help from some yetis, and later meet up with Zi Yuan, who revealed that the fountain at Shangri-La had given her immortality, saving her from the wounde inflicted onto her by Emperor Han; in turn, her daughter Lin was also made an immortal. Later on, Zi Yuan gives up her immortality and that of her daughter's to resurrect the army of the skeletal warriors (who were wrongfully killed by Emperor Han, including Zi Yuan's lover Ming Guo) to assist the O'Connells in battling the Dragon's Emperor's Terra-Cotta Army for a huge-scale battle.

Frankly, I don't quite get why most movie-critics hate this film. Maybe it's due to the fact that the film was to coincide with the Olympics in Beijing? Poor storyline and execution? Bcos the film is plain dumb fun? Whatever the case, I actually find it quite a decent film. The showdown between Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh is one worthy scene, an awesome showcase of the 2 Asian stars' wushu skills. I rate this film 6 out of 10 stars.

For more info on the film, go here... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy:_Tomb_of_the_Dragon_Emperor

This was what i did after watching the film...

1645 hrs- return stupid uniform to Bakerzin people and reclaim money

1700 hrs- bump into Wendy at PS

1800 to 1930 hrs- have dinner with wendy and Mum

2030 hrs- reached back home

Can I just say that I am greatly shocked by this piece of news... TV veteran and 3-time best Actress winner Huang Biren had quit from Mediacorp??? :-O I really don't know what to say. Click on the link to find out more... http://www.mediacorptv.sg/ch/buzzdetail/EDC080804-0000002