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Shaken not stirred
3:57 PM
Shaken not stirred

Got up early to make my new MyKad. I was at the MyKad centre at 8 and I realised that it wasn't gonna be so bad after all. At least the queue wasn't overflowing out of the doorway like the last time I was there. And I came all prepared with a book, my Ipod and something to munch on.

Was out of there by 9am.
Amazing isn't it?

You only need 60 minutes to make your new MyKad. An almost impossible feat, I'd say before this. Malaysia's government servants finally doing something fairly efficient and fast (by Malaysian standard lah!) instead of taking forever to do a simple task.

So for all of you who have turned 18 and have not made a new MyKad, go and get it done. Before they set a deadline and start imposing fines. Than you'll really have to suffer through super-long queues and boredom.

Went to 1 Utama again to watch the James Bond movie 'Casino Royale'. Daniel Craig is not the most drop-dead gorgeous Bond as I think Pierce Brosnan is the hottest James Bond for now, but Daniel Craig certainly has a fantalicious body. =p

Okay, spoiler coming up. For those who haven't seen the show and want to remain in the dark, scroll down to the next post.

In this show, he definitely does more shooting, fighting and running than the previous movies. I suppose as this is his first Bond movie, he has to 'tunjuk kebolehan sikit' to establish himself la. But seriously, how the heck can anyone run like that? He should be in the Olympics or something. And the jumping stunts by the bombmaker he was hunting down was pretty good. If they were real stunts, that is. Or it could have been done by the handy computer. But whichever it was, it was definitely unbelievably unrealistic, but nice to see.

Oops, I just found out that it wasn't CGI, but that jump stunt thingy is actually a style of free-running/movement called Parkour.

And at least the baddies weren't some maniac wanting to rule the world or some turncoat with deeply-hidden desire for treason and revenge against good ole' Britain probably due to the fact that he or his parents/ancestors suffered from something that the British did a long time ago.

This time, 'Casino Royale' was all about the stuff that makes the world go round. Money, dough, ka-ching, cash, whatever you call it. Baccarat used to be the name of the game, but this show should start off a poker craze. Texas Hold 'Em Poker. =p

Not much of the fancy gadgetry. No invisible car with missiles and machine guns, no use of the Omega watch, none of those nifty lil gizmos. And no Q as well. I rather liked the old Q, though. There was an Aston Martin and a Ford car, but what I liked was the Sony VAIO laptops they were using. And their SonyEricson phones. Good advertising for them, I must say.

As for Vesper Lynd, if you really thought about it, its a probable thought that she has to die. I mean, especially when Bond says that he'll resign from being a 007 and spend his life with her blah blah blah.

C'mon wei, if he resigns, where got show to see summore?!

Every time he seriously falls in love, that poor lady is bound to get killed. I remember an old Bond movie where they showed he actually got married and his bride got killed practically after the ceremony by an enemy. How sad. =(

But still, life must go on and Bond must do his duty for 'Queen and country' and we all get to see him and his vodka martini's and hot babes. *guys, stick your eyes back into their sockets*

Daniel Craig definitely brings a grittier and darker edge to the Bond series. He is like a street brawler with a cold heart who explodes into action, with no frills and very down to business. A bit like a diamond in the rough, he is hard and unpolished. If you're expecting more of the suave and sophisticated Bond that Pierce Brosnan has been portraying, than brace yourselves for the rougher and tougher Bond that Daniel Craig portrays.

Not much finesse when delivering those witty one-liners and double-entendres that James Bond is famous for, but I find that this show is more action and less wit. Perhaps a good thing, as some of those one-liners in previous shows have become cornier over time.

Classic line :
James Bond : One vodka martini, shaken not stirred.
Bartender : Yes sir.

New line :
James Bond : One vodka martini.
Bartender : Shaken or stirred, sir?
JB : Do I look like I give a damn?

Definitely no suaveness in that one. =p

But for all his apparent roughness, he did portray his grief pretty well when Vesper Lynd died. I was actually a bit surprised by his acting skills. That's probably why he is said to be one of the upcoming British actors along with Clive Owens and the like.

Daniel Craig has definitely changed the tone for the James Bond franchise. I used to think that the movie wasn't gonna be good, but after watching it, I think he has done a pretty good job for a first movie. Whether he can sustain his skills and talent in the next movie, well, that remains to be seen. But I wished they'd chosen a dark-haired chap instead of a blonde. Somehow, James Bond with blonde hair looks a lil weird to me. =p

Anyway, went to Italiannies again to eat and saw Huey-In there. And guess what, I saw An Yi again in 1Utama. I mean, what is the probability of seeing someone again in the same place in 24 hours? Not impossible, but not too possible either.

I just realised that I've been to 1U in 3 out of 4 days.
And eaten Italiannies in 2 out of 3 days.
No more Italiannies for the rest of the month.
All that cheese...

Darn, I just remembered that I haven't started my 3 hours for today and I'm going to have a busy day tomorrow. I guess I'll have to make it up by hitting the books on Sunday than.

Good luck to the participants in tomorrow's ping-pong tournament!

Toodles, people.






Written on Saturday, December 09, 2006; 3:57 PM


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