The Witch: Part 2 - The Other One (2022) - Review

I was so so so excited that it is finally here in theater. But at the end, I was left... hm... I should have read the synopsis before I step into the theater.

Spoilers ahead! Don't not read on if you decided to go for the movie!

Because after a long~~~~anticipation, I realized I won't be seeing Goo Ja-yoon (Kim Da Mi) because this is about "The Other One". But okay.. she did appear, but only at the end of the movie.

The movie action is almost non-stop and it seemed like 'Girl' (Shin Si-ah) was the ultimate version of Goo Ja-yoon. 

Girl is the complete opposite of Goo Ja-yoon's brought up and so everything was new to her. The movie felt like another version of Goo Ja-yoon, with more action and more details such as the various groups that are interlinked with the scientists etc. 

Hope it won't be a long wait to the next sequel. 

Craft Ideas - Alphabet Characters Resin Keychain

Having bought tons and tons of materials, finally it was time to put them to good use.

With clear UV resin, dried flowers, nail arts decoration pieces, characters beads and colorings, it took a few days to complete the alphabet piece. Because it required several touch up such as filling up the gaps (I should have use a hair dryer to remove the air bubble too but I didn't) and then sanding the edges for a smooth surface before I applied another layer of clear UV resin on it.

I spent more time on mix and match than putting them together. (LOL)

(Flower piece for the ladies)

Another design that was made simpler and neat, but I wanted that edgy feel so I didn't sand it off so it look more defined.

(And just a simple alphabet part for the men)

 

CRAFT PROJECT IDEAS – GLASS BOTTLE FLOWER WITH LED

 

Materials:

I assembled yet another glass bottle with a 10 LEDs fairylight, a stalk of artificial lavender, assorted beads, 2 seashells, and decoration sands mixed with acrylic paint.

How I assembled them:

As I already has some silver acrylic paint settled at the bottom of the glass bottom, I added in some decoration sands which of course turned into silver color after mixing them together. After it dried up completely. Then I just proceed with the white beads to have a more even ground before dropping in the miscellaneous elements.

Color Theme:

Since I was already at a silver color tone, I went with some white, pink and red color theme (the faux pearl beads, star shaped decorations, crystals etc). The purple lavender seemed to stand out in this color theme.

For the LEDs:

I coiled the LED outside the bottle instead of inside. By wrapping it outside, I can get to easily place the LED in proportion. If I push it inside the bottle, it won’t be as nice because it wasn’t any easy task to place them to the position I required them.

Lights on

Originally:

My original intention was to coat the interior of the glass bottle, leaving some areas untouched and insert the LED fairylight into the bottle to create a lamp which will cast a shadow pattern. BUT… I wasn’t skillful to do the painting and the bottle opening is not wide enough. So I gave up the idea which led to this impromptu glass bottle project.

Trail and Re-tries

Photo taken many years back...

Recap - Hort Park (2010)

Didn’t realize just how much photo I took when I started my photo taking journey. 

The lost and found shots in my hard disk storage.

Stack of stones

The purple flower

The look-a-like ginseng

The seeking attention flower

Artscience Museum Singapore （12 years ago）

Woah Woah Woah....!

I was looking through the photos I took when I got my DSLR, I found this! 
A picture of the Artscience Museum Singapore 12 years ago!

 
Amazing~~ 

Didn't realized it was such a long time ago. 


Time flies!

10 years ago vs 10 years later

10 years ago

"You snoozed so loud throughout the night!"

10 years later

Just so glad to hear him snooze because 

You are still beside me

When is the right time to buy what I want?

In the past, sales campaigns in malls are held for special occasions and events such as New Year, Chinese New Year, Hari Raya, Great Singapore Sales, Deepavali, Easter, Black Friday, Christmas etc etc

And now with e-commerce platforms, every 1.1, 2.2, 3.3...12.12 dates, there are even more sales ongoing.

So when is the right time to buy what I want? 

The Urgency of my needs. There is never really a Lowest Price since the price changed with the vouchers, in-store discounts, the online platform's and credit cards' promotions etc. It is on about the Best Price I can get during the time frame when I looked for the item.

And the Best Price takes into consideration the Item Location as it determines the delivery time and warranty, exchange, return or refund policies for the after-sales service.

So in conclusion, the right time to buy depends for me to determine the best price at that point of time.

• Urgency of my needs.
• Finding the price range and taking the least to average pricing as the guideline
• Item location will help to determine how fast it will reach me once it is being sent out by seller.
• The warranty, exchange, return or refund policies are also as important if it's something that is high value.

Korea Drama: Ghost Doctor

The Main Cast 

Rain as Cha Young Min

Kim Bum as Ko Seung Tak

Uee as Jang Se Jin

Son Na -eun as Oh Soo Jeong

Overall Review 

(Spoilers below, please do not read on if you have not watch the drama)

The genre of this drama setting is totally my cup of tea: 

Afterlife world, doctors, ghosts!

If one is expecting any horror and scary moments, there is not none in this drama. Its focus are towards between two men who seemed totally different and they learned more about each other with each episodes through this seemingly impossible ways. 

From point to point, it's ironic how Cha Young Min's arrogant method/character as a doctor came back to bite him when he become Ghost Patient Cha Young Min. And as the drama progressed on, it also worked on how destiny and fate played a big part for Tes, Cha Young Min, Ko Seung Tak and Oh Soo Jeong.

Want to see more on the the coma ghost who woke up after their surgery, want to see more of Cha Young Min and Ko Seung Tak in action as duo and also the love line for both the doctors although it's obvious Cha Young Min and Jang Se Jin were in a stable relationship and just short of a wedding bell while Ko Seung Tak and Oh Soo Jeong are not even "officially a couple" yet.

If only they have could used more episodes as only it was only till the last episode that they wrapped up all ends.

Overall a great drama, nice chemistry flow amount the cast. 

Korea Drama: Sell Your Haunted House

Source of poster from https://www.hancinema.net/korean_drama_Sell_Your_Haunted_House-picture_1318896.html

Starring Jang Na-ra, Jung Yong-hwa, Kang Mal-geum, Kang Hong-seok and more solid acting stars, this drama has so much to offer.

The leading actor and actress

Jang Na-ra as Hong Ji-a, is an exorcist who helps to send spirits away residing/haunting private properties and in turn, sell the "cleansed" property through her company, Daebak Real Estate. Since her mother's passing, her mother's spirit has been following Ji-a and Ji-a seek for a strong power psychic to help put her mother's spirit to rest.

Jung Yong-hwa as Oh In-Bum is a fraudster but possess the power of a psychic.

More information on the cast can be found here.

The story 

Through each story, Ji-a (the exorcist) partnered with her psychic assistant to send the unrest spirits away. The initial awkward ties between Hong Ji-a and Oh In-Bum slowly transit towards a bond of companionship. 

My thoughts

The chemistry between the cast were awesome. It's really great acting for Jang Na-ra. She had such a serious face throughout the show and when behind the scene showed just how she break into laughter upon the word "cut". 

Also, this drama introduced (to me) a new ghost term - "egg ghost". 

If one is looking for horror and romance, then this drama don't really have much to offer on those aspects. It's more towards unravelling the mystery behind each unrested spirit and the ultimate main plot. 

Everything just blends well in leading to the main storyline behind.

I am absolutely impressed by the acting of the entire cast especially seeing how unique Hong Ji-a has made Jang Na-ra so different from the usual bubbly her. 

Seriously hope for a season 2 because of the storyline setting and the great chemistry between the cast.

Gindaco - must try!

They are back again in Singapore. (They first came years ago but they left but now they are back! They were back for quite sometime but took me this long to revisit them at JCube)

Gindaco - Takoyaki

When takoyaki was introduced to me, I wasn't a fan cos I like the batter but I ain't a seafood lover. So I always ordered takoyaki without tako (I opted for the ham and cheese filling)

It was when my friend told me about this must try takoyaki that totally conquered my tastebud. The octopus piece was so nice and the takoyaki was crispy on the outside and soft and melty fillings within. Topped with the takoyaki sauce with bonito flakes, everything is just so nice~~~~

Yes, I am referring to Gindaco.

The takoyaki comes in 6pcs, 8pcs, 16pcs to 24pcs!!

My usual order would be 8pcs as 6pcs isn't enough while 16pcs is a bit too much to finish on my own.

And no.. I won't go for takeaway because I find it best to consume it on the spot.

Amazed by the new smart plug nowadays...

It was many years back... that I bought very first smart plug was a bulky one which I got it from a bundle deal with a local telco. It was 5 years back and it was simply not so useful as the pricing stopped me from getting more sets. Also, I didn't have Google Home or Alexa etc.

After my previous encounter with bulky smart device, I stopped looking at smart plug until recently I came across smart plug from China.

By Chance... I came across the smart plug again while online shopping. I was amazed that smart plugs are now almost the same as normal plug in terms of size and everything else.

1. Size
The one I chanced upon was a squarish look and a circular one. I went for a round shaped plug for space saving. (As reviewer for the squarish design commented it blocked the on/off button of the socket)

2. App compatibily
The smart plug/smart socket extension both used Smart Life App. It was quite easy to set up, but the main hiccup was trying to ID the correct device as there were a few similar products listed.

Once configured, linking/syncing the device to Google Home was a breeze. Just go into the Google Home App and select the "Set up Device" and follow the instruction. Once done, just activated the power On/Off with Google Home by using the device name as the keyword.

For example, "Hello Google, Power On/Off 'DeviceName'."

So far so good, except once in a blue moon Google Home couldn't find the device. But nothing needs to be done. Just bear with it for a while(or a day) and repeat the voice instruction again and everything is all good.

Resident Evil: Welcome to Racoon City Review

I was so looking forward to the movie...

Another Resident Evil movie! Since I have watched the previous few titles so I thought it might be more or less the same kind of vibe but I was wrong. 

In this film, we were shown Gill Valentine, Westor, Chris & Claire Redfield and Leon. (Ada appeared at the very end of the film for a few seconds.) I didn't play the games so I ain't sure how the actual characters are linked to each other in the game play. and seeing the creatures/monsters all over again, but something just feel missing.

The movie review:

The focus in the movie jumped from showing Claire Redfield's childhood at Racoon City and then back to the present and back and fro and also details on why the current Racoon City and a brief moment on why Claire Redfield was back in town. 

One third of the screen time gone and the movie was still on giving details about Racoon City, the reason for the team of four who ventured into the now-abandoned mansion which led to the reason why Claire and Leon headed to the mansion.

The monsters were game-like real and the way the "scare" moment was delivered, was also game-like than movie-action/horror.

This could be one of the very few movie where most of the main cast survived till end of movie. And even had the dead resurrected.

At the end of the movie, seemed like there might be a sequel to this... But I very much prefer Alice  adaption although she was created solely for the movie.