二 O 一 O

辛苦的时候说 度日如年

跨年的时候却 度年如日

也没什么好写了

老样子

单身汉一枚

等人来挖掘

好料垫底不是？

那我垫底到粘锅了咯 女生们挖不到

..lol..

深山里的宝藏才够力不是？

那应该是藏得太里面了咯 还没找到命就丢了

..lol..

深海里的鱼很神秘没看过不是？

科技还不够发达咯 到不了我的所在地

..lol..

存越久的酒越是精华不是？

死了咯 那我寡定了

..zzzzzzzzzzzzz..

二 O 一 一

再接再厉吧

2010

Ok

It is two thousand ten.

Later...

It was.

zzzzzzzz...

Hell fast, hell ya'

Well, in 2010..

many things happened.

Workin in Singapore..

Learnin Spinnin..

Strugglin with average result..

Searchin for suitable University..

Got into University Malaysia Sarawak's Cinematography..

Strugglin with assignments..

Searchin for suitable Girl Friend..

Got into exam hall faced exam papers..

Strugglin with socialization..

Searchin for more knowledges in this industry..

Got into lecturers' hearts..

Strugglin with sleepiness..

Searchin for free time to sleep..

Got bad result, still..

3.17..

So average again..

far away from Dean list..

further away from PTPTN Scholarship..

How fast..

everything happens like this..

a blink of our eyes.

How cute..

is my friend's baby..

and I had never been in a relationship yet.

You'll realize how fast, when you saw everyone around you is growin up..

You'll realize how cute, when a kid call you Uncle or Aunty but you're still single..

totally imbalancin my mind..

at least, there might be 30 more posts under this label : Yearly.

purposely written as memory to remind..

Cheers babe~

Good luck and all the best..

Love ya'.

in 2010..

I started to like you..

no.. it maybe love.

..lol..

how dare I wrote it out.

how coward I dare not speak it out.

Welcome

2011

Glow

Grow, grow..

  and...

glow.

Can't wait to be in semester two but, before that,

Imma gonna take some good rests

and play as kao lat as possible first.

Hoooooooooooooooray!

I miss those cats

- at BRC Cafe when I see the couple cats I'll think of them.

I miss my bed.

- at my room when I see my bed,

I see Dynasty Warrior's bounded nations, sad...

I miss my room.

- at my room when I see the big amount of mosquitoes,

I give up and let them suck wherever they like,

at the same time I'll just miss my room,

and scratch the itchy parts.

I miss my family.

- on my way to BRC Cafe when I see others' parents,

helping them to carry their baggages and luggages upstairs.

I miss my buddies and friends.

- when I'm so alone at my room and BRC Cafe,

or when I see my coursemates are hanging around closely.

I miss those tea and gossips times at mamak stalls.

- when I'm eatting roti canais at Cempaka Cafe.

I miss my dad's car.

- in rental cars when I use out all my six packs and muscles' energy,

to turn the steering.

I miss Johor Bahru's traffics.

- in rental cars when I'm feeling uneasy

to face the extra large size roundabout in Kuching.

I miss everything.

I miss everybody.

Still, I couldn't believe that,

I'm 20 now and I'm already a Uni student.

It's like a blink of our eyes.

Kindergarden K1 K2,

Primary school 1D 2A 3A 4A 5B 6C,

Secondary school 1K 2P 3K2 4T 5T,

Pre-U 6RE 6AG..

and now... a UNIMAS Cinematography under graduate.

Hell fast...

Hell ya..

gettin' older..

soon I wanna write two scripts.

as I mentioned,

one is

INTERCEPT

and another is
RETURN

I hope the follow prod. can do well

and make them a quality film with strong structure.

I'll never think that I'm going to shine or fly or whatsoever

becoz learnin' will never end

and it's always the beginning.

But I think I have to learn fast oo...

gettin' older already..

shit..

Can't wait to work with senior Jia Yi on next semester.

Last time we had had a meeting.

Interviewed.

Haha, so serious.

I think she is gonna find me to act again.

..lol..

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Pre-Holiday

At night, under the bridge with Chris, Kiwi, Sammy, W Ling.

Chattin lo..

That's the bridge, which we called it : Valentine Bridge (情人桥)

the best for couples.

Ya, UNIMAS provides canoes.

Kayak activity.

Equipments

I played. No photos when I was playing.

Quite fun I played double-player canoe with a friend.

Luckily, PLKN trained me in kayak skills.

Where we kayaked.

The lakeside, we fed the fishes.

 

Before they went back to JB, we had a dinner together.

Is blah blah blah again.

Delicious.

We ate steamboat.

On 26/11

The next day, too.

Perspective

Depth of Field

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I'm tired.

Zzzzzzz...

Cheers~

Really,

I can't wait..

Glance

Ummm...

Exam month..

8.11.2010 - TITAS

12.11.2010 - Videography (theory)

13.11.2010 - Creative Thinking

15.11.2010 - Introduction to Cinema

16.11.2010 - Script Writing

22.11.2010 - Art History

23.11.2010 - Videography (practical)

enemy down..
I'm officially free now!
Hooooo!
It's really fast.
First sem has became a past.
Semester 1

Five sems to go.
I should cherish every University moments.
This might be my very last time study in institution.
 Good luck and All the best, guys!

29.11.2010 - Kuala Lumpur

Hmmm...

after exam I must do a schedule for KL week oo..

Play and eat and play and eat non-stop...

Photographing for assignment..

Clubbing..

Shopping..

Hiking..

Gaming..

Ice-skating..

Yumcha..

looks like haven..

can't wait to meet everyone.

RM 200 for one week,

is that enough?

..lol..

Did-s

:: First ::

I think..

I've not mentioned this yet.

I've known a foreign tutor.

She, ya..

a lady,

Ms. Bernice,

is from Finland.

She has been contracted three years to be a tutor in UNIMAS,

for Cinematography programme.

She had been teaching related course in several countries,

Indonesia, Thailand, Japan and so on..

two years, respectively..

This is her very first 'three-years-contract'..

only in Malaysia.

one day in class, we chatted,

she complained this to me.

..haha..

I love to consult her

ask her many things about this industry, about cameras, lightings...

I ever asked her about her working experience in this field.

Ya..

no doubt.

I asked her,

Has she ever worked in Hollywood?

She answered,

Yes, why not?

Oh gosh...

I've known a professional.

What did you work as, I asked.

Producer, Director, Script Writer,

Editor, Cinematographer, Art Director...

Ok,

I've to announce that...

I know a Hollywood Producer, Director, Script Writer

and blah blah blah blah...

I'm really, really happy.

I hope I can learn more and more from her.

haha~

One important thing is that..

last time, she asked me in to talk personally,

she wants my Parallel script,

to use it for teaching us next year,

for the course of Directing.

I gazed at her, smiled..

haha~

Damnnn happy laaa~

when lecturers and tutors are concerning on me...

it is the motivation that pushes me forward.

67 students in my class..
and I'm the one who got picked.
I'm lucky I guess.

---------------------------------

:: Second ::

I'm part of the crew for the Chinese New Year event next year.

My friend wanted me to be the head of Drama Group.

but I refused.

I said I can only write script for them,

I will not have time to direct the stage later,

because I might be busy practicing a dance for the event.

Ya, I've already joined the Dancin' Group earlier.

And the dance is...

Super Junior's..

"BONAMANA"

haha!

I will be dancing with a group of

five other handsome first year students and three seniors.

9 of us.

I'm so excited!

Adelynn & Adeline,

boleh teach me dancin'?

..lol..

So, I had done the script two months ago..

namely

《暮光之前的 Lonely(农历) 新年》

Pre-Twilight's Lonely New Year

My very first time writin' a script for stage drama.

Limited time,

so I take this opportunity,

mixed up eastern and western style,

to present my feeling of being alone during this CNY Holiday in UNIMAS.

I'm not going back.

..sad..

It is all about Nian,

but it is a bedtime story which

Esma Cullen is tellin' to Edward Cullen.

I hope that is fine for that event's drama.

I hope that is funny enough to make audiences laugh.

May god bless my drama script.

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:: Third ::

I heard my senior Jia Yi,

Who I casted for her video project said that

Madam Candida (my script writing course's lecturer)

told her that the video is picked to be nomination

in UM's film festival or interm'sia competition.

I wonder is that true?

I'm so excited.

Somemore, she is going to form a production crew of Chinese,

to make a short film on next year.

We are requested to join.

Sure, I've joined.

I wonder what post can I work as?

Haha~

And... my third year senior, Felix,

 has found me to be his actor for his FYP next year..

Hoho~

I'm so excited.

More to be learned!

Go Go Go!!

Fighting Fighting~*

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:: Fourth ::

the sky in Sarawak.

is awesome beautiful.

the green building further ahead,

is our stadium, still under construction.

Soon it will be done.

so we can play sports there loo!

Haha~

I'm so excited.

Cheers, and..

Good night..

Love ya`

Glimpse

blink..

blink..blink..

and now I'm sufferring for exams.

so fast..

freakin' fast..

I've done so many things,

but I got no time to update all in my post..

so I'm gonna do it right now.

Mooncake / Lantern Festival in UNIMAS

from left : T. Xian, Sammy, Chris, Paul and I

The event is nice...

at least it brought me homesickness.

But one weird thing is that..

we played lantern in Dewan Kuliah,

WTF?

Personal Shooting for

CK's Contest Video &

Individual Documentary Video

Under the hot sun..

these are the equipment I used.

After shooting, I became Blackman.

..shit..

So, the Blackman came to Digitize session alone,

capturing the videotape in the editing room.

..shit..

Acting for Seniors' TVC Project

We were shooting for Coca-Cola's

TV Commercial (Advertisment).

This was Seniors' course's video project.

I couldn't get a copy of the video.

..shit..

I heard they said this video

had been praised in Editing part.

Anyway, I learned something.

Hope to get a copy from them..

I want to see how was my acting..

Acting for Seniors' Final Video Project

Que See, Su Peng and I were the actors.

With second-year seniors:

Jia Yi the Director / Writer / Editor,

Lan the Director of Photography,

Kak Wan the Producer,

Sherine the Art Director

and so on,

we went to Kg. Padawan, 1 hour journey from UNIMAS.

I love the environment like this...

At night, I was at the front porch,

lying on the woods,

seeing the starry sky,

breathing the fresh air,

emoing on my way.

I really love the environment there. 

..lol..

just a memory.

One scene of the video -

..lol..

still the same t-shirt,

Yes We Can.

Hahahaha!

Will show you all when I'm back in JB.

Projects Finalizations

This is my Script Writing Assignments' File.

I tried to manage it nicely and perfectly to get higher marks.

It contains 4 stories, some early assignments and notes.

Everyone did one story, I did four.

My friends said I'm "Xin Ji Zhong" enough,

I said,

I just do my best on what lecturer asked us to do.

Since our first class, she had mentioned that,

we are better to practice more,

then file them up and submit it in the final.

I don't want to mess with my marks.

That's why I did it like that.

This is my Visual Analysis's Final Sketchbook.

Still we need to draw.

Sweat...

Deer in the Woods - Franz Marc

and I painted a copy on plywood.

Maisema Korpilah Delta - Alvar Cawen

and I painted a copy on boxboard.

They both were expressionist artists.

Mr. Ismail, lecturer of this course,

he wanted us to paint expressionism arts,

and then we need to do an appreciation on one work.

5 pages..

..shit..

at least I did it.

..phew..

In the sketchbook I sketched Adelynn,
 for the "Quality of Line"
still, so hard to draw.
and I will always fail..
when I come to mouth part.
..ishhh..
I hope she won't mind.
hope la..
..lol..

Parallel - written by Xian Jun

Description
It's a video project a.k.a assignment,
for sure I was not working alone.
We are in a production crew.
So-called Linear Production.
Our final project for Semester 1 in UNIMAS.

It's a short film.
Duration must be in between 5 - 7 minutes.
Any genre applicable.
Due date : 25th October 2010

The Making Of Parallel
Almost 80% of the story goes...

without following my script.

Due to lack of shots.

We still did many mistakes...

like run out of times,

and did things not following schedule.

Quite sad, I felt.

I had done the script for them.

But we're forced to change some part

and the way we present the story.

Is ok laa actually.

Based on our creativity,

we used what we have,

combined them.

We made a parallel fragments.

Enjoy.

Short Film

About Parallel

Parallel

written by Xian Jun

directed by Muhammad Izzat Bin Mohd Junid

Actors : Hafawati Binti Zainal 

Hishamuddin Bin Hassim

Producer : Norazimah Binti Jamingan

Director of Photography : Mustakim Bin Jamil

Art Director : Zulaikha Ikhlima Binti Che Zahri

Lighting Director : Mohd Safarin Bin Ismail

Editor : Kho Chia Ngee

Equipment : UNIMAS

Add-on

Ms. Miaw concerned on me a lot.

I submited my script a week before we start shooting.

She knew my story.

this is an interesting story, she said.

So, after she watched a different story outline was played,

she asked our director why the story is different.

Ms. Miaw does take care of my feeling a lot.

Thanks a million.

We will meet on Semester 2.

Cheer ya`

A long way to go...

and I wish you could meet me halfway..

..hah..

-End-

CK "Live Free" Contest Entry - Xian Jun

Haha..

the sound effects I just simply recorded,

and combined them together.

So funny.

Even if I didn't win..

I'm still happy.

At least,

an expecience.

This is my NG cuts..

see how difficult I did that, haha~

Fearful

Well...

I failed to get "Director" position in my production.

I'm simply a screenwriter.

--------------------------------------

Lil. Grass has weak content and characters, lecturers said.

So I thought of trying something new, documentary.

My Production teammates said,

it's very hard to visulize..

it's difficult to express the messages..

it's pointless to catch audiences' eyes..

Ok, I understand.

Difficulties create surrender.

I knew if we film that, we're taking the risk.
I knew this much earlier than you all...

coz I'm the one who writes the screenplay.

I imagined every single shoot.

I thought of every single element.

But I'm not afraid, even we failed to visualize it perfectly..

at the very least, we learned.

Maybe they have their own thoughts..

or maybe they just dont believe in me and themselves.

I can't force them to accept my idea.

I'm not the director and,

I'm not an autokhartik.

..lol..

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So they want a short story.

Again, always the cliches.

Murders

Accidents

Loves

Friendships

Memory flashback

Horror

Walan ehh...

thus,

this time will be 'love' story,

again.

named,

Parallel

______________________

______________________

it's general and easy enough to understand

my expression

(:D)

I hope they're fine with Parallel 

Gd. luck, prod.

Fistful

Ok...

Mid-term test is past,

and the final exam schedule is released;

assignments have done,

but more new assignments are coming;

presentation is over,

no, never.

---------------------------------------------

Have to see through the mid-term results first..

then do some evaluations..

hope to get 3.5 + like hell.

Final video project assignment has been given.

A task which is very tough..

5 - 7 minutes short film duration.

I do not worry..

instead, I'm aiming to get nomination in MFF..

it's Mini Film Festival.

A closed-film competition,

among UNIMAS cinematography students.

1st year, 2nd year and 3rd year students.

I do not mind who are with me in a team..

I hope everyone can agree with my direction..

we work together and co-operate..

strive for it and stride to get closer and closer..

to succeed.

Since I was borned until now,

is about 20 years..

I haven't get any excellent achievement.

So-so lived..

So-so breathed..

We should do something

to make our family feel pround,

isn't it?

Haih..

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Sharpening my fist,

non-stop,

to be somebody.

Imagining more scenes for my short film,

non-stop.

to make my film an epic one,

and to be a best director and script writer in MFF.

Oh ya,

the story will be..

< Lil. Grass >

a metaphor of...

determination.

I'll do my best.

hope everyone will like it.

and.. hope to get nomination.

Never forget Eric's

Fi.  Mat.  So.  Ha.  Pai.  ,

thanks to form 6 trained me to be

an expert in theory kelast-minitan.

Good luck to my friends.

Let us fight for higher achievements.

(:D)

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Sunset in UNIMAS

Lotuses bloom

Learning to take nice photos

I don't know why was there a scorpion, in Malaysia?  =.  .="

------------------------------------------------

Thin Thin's 20th Birthday

Eat !!!

30/9/2010, we went to Blah Blah Blah...

the food.. irresistably delicous.

After that, we went to Kbox at the Spring.

We sang until 1 + a.m. and luckily our names..

weren't written into blacklist.

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Nothing but a rainbow hanging on the sky above my college - TAZ

 

In studio, when we learning lighting basic - three point lighting.

D' lady in the photo on top was my lecturer, Ms. Miaw.

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Don't dissuade me..

I will definitely go for it..

just like the determination of Lil. Grass in my story,

I'm applying.

Never give up.

Cheers babe.

Love ya'.


 

So on...

"Don't treat me like an enemy..

so you won't regret."

:: xJun

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I shouldn't complain more.

..lol..

I'd writtened a lot..

but I erased all when I realised that.

World is just too Realistic.

None can complain about that,

and the Unfair.

Ummm..

I've found that..

filming contraries can be very interesting,

from an awarded documentary film-
Baraka.

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Field

Step into this field, I must have learn more

on photography framing techniques.

How to catch angles..

how to catch angels..

..lol..

how to do framing..

how to make an image look impressive..

keep on studyin'

So the most basic knowledge about cinema is :

motion pictures are formed by many continuous pictures,

thus, it creates movement.

for example :

In 1877, Eadweard Muybridge found it by photographed a

horse named "Sallie Gardner" with 24 stereoscopic cameras,

in fast motion.

Then, Macro.
It is like close up portrait..
but the front object looks much clearer than behind's.

And the importance of emotions..
audiences can feel his or her feeling..
like this I was wishin' something.

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I went to get a hair-cut in Kuching, Taman BDC.

Costs RM 20.

James, he who cut my hair,

service was good.

professional..

persuasive..

creative.

This is the hairstyle,

when I said I want a short hair to match my beard later.

he set it.

Before Yu Ren wanted to delete this photo,

I grabbed it.

coz I look nice...

Haha~

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So so tired even though my work is to study movie.
Till this moment I'm still not mindful enough
on filming techniques,
but notice more on the stories.
Haihhh... shouldn't be so careless.
Have to do things detailed a bit.

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Ok, 2 weeks passed by me.
It's assignments time.
Monday, Script Writing's assignments.
Tuesday got a presentation for Hollywood Films' History,
and I need to do the slide,
but the datas been given by my leader on yesterday.
Maybe.. he's too in Raya mood.
and don't fuckin' care much about this.
On Tuesday got an exam, is Art History...

I should stop updatin' blog for this month..
..lol..

So forth...

" I'm starting to love my classes even more,

especially core courses :

'Script Writing' - Mdm. Candida 

and 'Videography' - Ms. Miaw."

-xJun

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Have your blogs ever shown to public in class?

We have an online study system.

We registered our courses there.

We submit some assignments there.

We are able to edit profile.

And I found that we are able to write blog there.

So first day I touched my account,

I wrote a simple post..

"I feel glad to have them as my friends.

I feel glad to be in UNIMAS.

I feel glad because of UNIMAS.

Thanks."

just to express my happiness.

Never expect that, lecturer can open it.

End up Mdm. Candida showed it to my coursemates.

And that got me concerned.

Damn freakin' awkward I felt.

as if there was a hole I would just hide my head in.

...zzzzz

Nonetheless, at the same time,

she checked who was the last-login user.

And it was me, unexpectedly, again.

They should know I am a night cat laaaa!

She then praised me.

I then raised..

up high to the sky

..lol..

(- . . -)

Whereas, Ms. Miaw is also concernin' on me.

Maybe I'm too attractive makes she wants to tackle me?

Just Joking..but I won't deny any possibilities.

Hahahaha!

Maybe I'm thinkin' too much.

I think.. hmmm..

She has concerned about my hardwork?

..ummmm, who knows?

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At my apartment's balcony.

"How beautiful is it..is this considered as sunset?" I wondered.

Wind was punching me on my face as kuat as possible..

but photo doesn't tell the condition.

..lol..

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Is "Creative Thinking" class.

Lecturer is Mdm. Zarina.

This is our group's first assignment - Recycle.

Our group decided to use Can..

Full mark, 10 marks.

So, some people did like hella large, they got 5 - 8 marks.

Some even chose Tyres as their materials, but they got full marks.

We did all things so tiny.

We even applied theory "Kelast-minitan".

The leader is good in arrangement..

so before this he asked us to do own thing, then combine.

Fuck him end up on the due date everyone was so rushy.

First we saw one group was marked and came down..

they got 7 marks that made their sacrifices worthed.

When we're on the stage, we saw everyone did big things.

Ours were like... LOL! Hahahaha!

Kindergardens' laaa!

At that very moment I was like gave up already.

"Kerja macam ini boleh dapat 5 markah sudah happy la.."

I said.

Pn. Zarina came to us.

She wanted someone speaking.

None, even leader.

After 1 second..

none..

Ok, then I spoke, in english.

"Umm.. so.. our team has a theme,

we did all these things small,

but for Multi-purposes."

(actually that's for mine, but I said everyone's)

So everyone described on our own.

Then I added oil and vinegar.

Made theirs' multi-purposes too.

At the very least,

we got 8 marks...

Don't laugh.

Hahahahahahahahahaha!

Here comes the second group assignment..

group is enlarged from 5 persons to 10 persons.

Umm..

the assignment wants us..

to describe creative thinking,

in a 10 minutes video..

which everyone is involved.

Our leader, remained the same.

Because of Hari Raya Holidays,

he wants us to do it on our own,

then combine.

Damn...

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I love this chorus so much,

quote from "Waiting For The End" by Linkin Park.

"I know what it takes to move on,

I know how it feels to lie,

All I wanna do

Is trade this life for something new

Holding on to what I haven't got."

That speaks my heart out.

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Two weeks time..

no, It left one week.

Another week to bear.

I hope the cafe open up asap.

I have learned loads of knowledge during this period.

for this industry.

Suddenly I feel proud to tell others :

"I'M STUDYING CINEMATOGRAPHY!"

No matter how my uncles laughed..

Despite others said this course is freakin' cold..

I am not a dreamer.

But things are happened beyond my expectations.

God brings me here..

to step into this industry.

If possible, Director.

As well as Writer, Producer and Editor.

If not possible, Art Director.

As well as Camera Operator, Lighting Director.

I want to learn some foreign languages by now.

If possible, Korean.

As well as Japanese, Spanish.

If not possible, just Chinese and English will do.

I want to develop myself toward global stages.

If possible, Korea,

where film industry there is growing extremely fast,

and I can cooperate with Kim Hyun Joong, haHA!!

As well as Hollywood,

but it's a kind of..

mission impossible.

If not possible, just Malaysia and Singapore will do.

Hmmm..

I found that..

filmin' something contradict can be very interesting isn't it?

Cheer babe~

All the best to my friends!

Fightin' fightin'!

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Celebration for Psychotics' Production's Strike

Just a day before Holiday,

we had our dinner at Kim Bay, The Spring.

They treated Que See and I because

we had been their actors in their short film.

Yummy!

Yeaa~

We were in "The Spring"

but shit..

Chris asked the little girl to burn my bro..

Foolin' around.

Foolin' around 2..

Foolin' around 3...

We watched Step Up 3.

Seem I have stepped in this industry..

I will never say any bad of any movie,

anymore.

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The only thing got me curious is..

almost 100 % Avatar's audiences said it is nice..

But why...

zzzz..

maybe we both were not concentratin' enough,

or can I say that's you who distracted me?

Haha~

Should we re-watch it?

(:D)