Gala Opening of Singapore Film Festival

The first-ever #SingaporeFilmFestival in KL happening from 14th ~ 17th January 2016 at Pavilion KL & 1 Utama. Presenting 10 feature films from the late 90s till present, opens with the Malaysian premiere of 7 Letters (2015) – an emotive anthology by 7 of Singapore’s most illustrious filmmakers, celebrating the country’s 50th year of independence through the lives & stories of Singaporeans. Each ‘letter’ is intricately interwoven with memories, experiences, joys & woes which honest, sincere, unembellished. Yet through them all, the theme of home threads through.
1. “Cinema” directed by #EricKhoo; pays tribute to the Golden Age of Malay cinema in S'pore.
2. “That Girl” directed by #JackNeo; a heartwarming story about first loves set in a kampung.
3. “The Flame”directed by #KRajagopal; a very personal story about Rajagopal’s parents’ life-changing decision to stay in S'pore following the British’s withdrawal from the newly independent country.
4. “Bunga Sayang” directed by #RoystonTan; a profusion of nostalgia & a mini-musical extravaganza draped around a boy (#RayTanLiangYu) & his upstairs kueh-making makcik neighbour (#JRosmini).
5. “Pineapple Town” directed by #TanPinPin; Ning (#LydiaLook) is adamant on meeting the birth mother of her adopted daughter, a search that takes her to a small town in M'sia.
6. “Parting” directed by #BooJunfeng; a film that delves into themes of history, memory & aging. Ismail (#JAHalim) travels back to S'pore by train from M'sia in search of lost love.
7. “Grandma Positioning System (GPS)” directed by #KelvinTong; a heartwarming story on historical consciousness, family traditions & shared memories, it depicts the story of a young boy who travels with his family to Johor each year during Qing Ming to pay respects to his late grandfather.
The Singapore Film Festival is the finale programme of Titian Budaya. Thanks to @titianbudayasg for d invites & @gscinemas for the refreshment! 😋😯🎬🎥

Premiere Screening of The 5th Wave

The 5th Wave is a science fiction thriller film based on #RickYancey's eponymous novel. Four waves of increasingly deadly alien attacks have left most of Earth devastated. Against a backdrop of fear & distrust, Cassie Sullivan (#ChloëGraceMoretz) is on the run, desperately trying to save her younger brother Sammy. As she prepares for the fifth wave, Cassie teams up with a young man named Evan Walker (#AlexRoe), who may become her final hope – if she can only trust him. This film is set to be released on January 14, 2016. This is alien-invasion-by-the-numbers, while the tone can be a little cloying, veering between heart-wrenching moments of family love-and-loss to the requisite blossoming youthful romance. Of course, the film’s closing scene leaves the survivors primed for a sequel. The 5th Wave is the first novel in a trilogy – thus there is a fair chance a sequel will be along in a year or so. Regardlessly I can say that this was definitely an emotion feel-good movie to start of #2016's premiere! I'd give 4.5 🌟 just bcoz The 5th Wave inevitably has some familiar elements: the "teens survive invasion/save the world" narrative, #TheMazeRunner + #TheHungerGames + #Divergent (I'm on #TeamBenParish BTW 😅). Thanks to my sis @sweetpeareen n @klips_my for d invites! 😰😱👽🔫🎥🎬

Preview Screening of The 33

The 33 (#Los33) is a Chilean survival drama film, based on the real events of the 2010 mining disaster, in which a group of thirty-three miners were trapped inside the San José Mine in Chile for more than two months. Disaster strikes on Aug 5, 2010, as a copper & gold mine collapses in Chile, trapping 33 men underground. With more than 2,000 feet of rock in their way, members of a rescue team work tirelessly for 69 days to save the seemingly doomed crew. Beneath the rubble, the miners begin an epic quest to survive, contending with suffocating heat & the need for food and water. With family, friends & the rest of the world watching, it becomes a race against time & a true test of the human spirit. This film is set to be released on December 31, 2015. Based on true events, & well balanced, the story of "The 33" may be a surprise to many who only know the basics of the event. Regardlessly I can say that this was definitely amazing with the fact that this was all based on a true story, such an inspirational, emotion feel-good movie! Thanks @klips_my n @yes4g for d invites! 😰😟🎥🎬

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (also known as Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens), the seventh installment in the Star Wars film series is an epic space opera film directed, co-produced & co-written by #JJAbrams. The Force Awakens is set approximately 30 years after the events of #ReturnOfTheJedi (1983), where the Rebel Alliance & the Galactic Empire have become the Resistance & the First Order, respectively & follows new leads #Finn, #Rey & #PoeDameron alongside characters returning from previous Star Wars films. This film is set to be released on December 17, 2015. Packed with action & populated by both familiar faces & fresh blood, The Force Awakens successfully recalls the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy. It's the fun of seeing something fairly successfully redone, with the promise of more of the same to come! Despite I'm not a huge fan of Star Wars trilogy, I found it quite amusing to watch with some catchy funny punchlines that kept me entertained & might wanna watch it again! Pssstttt did you know that #DanielCraig made a cameo in this movie too! Can't wait for the next installment which goin to be released on March 26, 2017! MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!!! Thanks again @lowyatnet for d invites! 😄😎🎥🎬

Finale of the FreshLook® FreshFaces ColorGirl Search 2015

Had been invited to the finale of the FreshLook® FreshFaces ColorGirl Search 2015, to celebrate Malaysia’s most colorful young woman! The winner is a girl who represents the most colorful attributes of a young Malaysian female; who is determined to inspire & make a colorful impact on her generation. The search initiated by Alcon's FreshLook® color contact lenses, which provides a natural tint to the windows of our soul, aims to support young women in their choice to lead an interesting & expressive lifestyle. The FreshLook® FreshFaces ColorGirl Search 2015 was conducted in collaboration with the Malaysian Youth Community (MYC!) in conjunction with their annual FreshFaces Cover Girl search, also supported by #Zalora, #GoPro, #KissMe & #AmberChia Studios. From the whopping 2,221 participants - a search that combed 26 universities - 100 Most Colorful Young Women were discovered, 30 were shortlisted for the finale after undergoing a rigorous grooming workshop organized by FreshLook® color contact lenses that included Color Etiquette & Grooming by Ms Michelle Ho (Corporate Grooming Consultant); Poise & Posture by Amber Chia (International Celebrity Model); & Social Media Etiquette by Mr Jason Ko (Chief Executive Officer of Malaysian Youth Community!). The finalists were judged by Ms Amber Chia, Mr Sandeep Tewari (Country General Manager of Alcon Laboratories (M) Sdn Bhd), Mr Jason Ko & invited Guest Judges. The search culminated at the Grand Finale with the finalists vying for the top 12 spots as the 12 monthly university spokespersons of MYC! magazine for 2016; with one lucky winner to attend a photoshoot in New York sponsored by MYC! & also represent FreshLook® as the official ColorGirl for the year in their consumer engagements.
Thanks to #PixarusPublicRelations for d invites, #AlconMalaysia for 2-months supply of FreshLook® ColorBlends® & #goodiesbag n @thebeemy for d #delicious refreshment! Congrats again to Katrina on winning the FreshLook® FreshFaces ColorGirl Search 2015! 😎😋👓👗👠