The Race is On
Never been much of a fan of this show. Not when it was just a couple of people trotting around the globe, and definitely not when it was a bunch of American families running all over the United States. I've just never been fond of reality TV in all its forms, award-winning or not.
On the other hand, I would definitely travel all around Asia for free in a competitive, publicized, race-to-the-finish for USD 100,000. Seems like the kind of once-in-a-lifetime experience everyone dreams of having.
Interested? Then the Amazing Race Asia is already accepting applications. And I really am thinking of joining. Tim and I are plotting our 3-minute video concept as I type.
*****
The best thing about Valentine's is how much of a non-event it was. The problem with the day is that people take it to the extremes - either drowning in sappiness or gorging on bitterness. I always just want to shove all the mush (or bile) down people's throats.
It's just a day for florists and Hallmark to make money off you, you schmucks. Get over it.
Much better to celebrate your relationships for no particular reason at all; just the fact that you're happy to be together. In the end that's what it should be about.
*****
Watched Goal today, and once again I feel enormous self-pity for being the boy whose parents were forcing him to take football lessons but was just too lazy to do it. The sad thing about being a kid is that you really just are too dumb to know what's good for you, and too dumb to know you're too dumb.
Goal is nothing spectacular or special, just your normal rousing sports flick with cameos by Beckham et al. But if you're a football fan you'll be able to relate, and if you're not you watch it to relax and let the cliches take you where they should.
Three stars, if only for the lack of originality and phenomenal product placement. On the other hand, still a fun movie if you're tired of masturbating intellectually to all the indie-arthouse-Oscar flicks circulating in cinemas at the moment.
On the other hand, I would definitely travel all around Asia for free in a competitive, publicized, race-to-the-finish for USD 100,000. Seems like the kind of once-in-a-lifetime experience everyone dreams of having.
Interested? Then the Amazing Race Asia is already accepting applications. And I really am thinking of joining. Tim and I are plotting our 3-minute video concept as I type.
*****
The best thing about Valentine's is how much of a non-event it was. The problem with the day is that people take it to the extremes - either drowning in sappiness or gorging on bitterness. I always just want to shove all the mush (or bile) down people's throats.
It's just a day for florists and Hallmark to make money off you, you schmucks. Get over it.
Much better to celebrate your relationships for no particular reason at all; just the fact that you're happy to be together. In the end that's what it should be about.
*****
Watched Goal today, and once again I feel enormous self-pity for being the boy whose parents were forcing him to take football lessons but was just too lazy to do it. The sad thing about being a kid is that you really just are too dumb to know what's good for you, and too dumb to know you're too dumb.
Goal is nothing spectacular or special, just your normal rousing sports flick with cameos by Beckham et al. But if you're a football fan you'll be able to relate, and if you're not you watch it to relax and let the cliches take you where they should.
Three stars, if only for the lack of originality and phenomenal product placement. On the other hand, still a fun movie if you're tired of masturbating intellectually to all the indie-arthouse-Oscar flicks circulating in cinemas at the moment.