Netmoirs of A Solemn Rover

Hallo-walkabout

Halloween in Walkabout with some Marjonians. First time I did Halloween in a club at Walkabout located in Plymouth's very own notorious clubland - Union Street. The good thing about this club is the dance floor..very large & spatious. The minus is the music. It makes me sick (sucky music = musick). I don't understand why Marjonians dig Walkabout that much. The music is all so poppish. This place is a ghetto paradise if they start playin some serious urban shit like hiphop &...

Lord Of War

Director: Andrew Niccol Genre: Crime/Drama/Thriller Starring: Nicolas Cage (Yuri Orlov), Bridget Moynahan (Ava Fontaine Orlov) & Jared Leto (Vitaly Orlov) Plot: An arms dealer (Cage) confronts the morality of his work as he is being chased by an Interpol agent. His career ruin & severe his family relationships, puting him on an endless run to prove himself a genuine sole-breadwinner for his family. Satirical movie with a sense fo sarcasm. Spoiler: His family left him, he is...

‘Teh’ree Meals & A Departure

Few months ago we 'sent' Kok Hooi home, and this time it was Teh's. This post is dedicated to Teh's last days in Plymouth, and the last of the 'makan' session that we enjoyed together as a gang. Among the people who are here in this post is Hoong, Vish, Dave & Wai Kyan. 1st of the 3 Meals Date: 16/10/05 Meal Type: Dinner Who?: Teh, Hoong, Dave & Visha Venue: Gibbon Street Teh: This chicken is so tough to eat. Hoong: Maybe Wong use rejected old chicken meat from Tesco. Teh:...

Thrashing Pins

Well, it has been long since the last time we played bowling! My hands are itching, so badly to thrash those pins. Along with Dave, Hoong, Joanna & Chris, we organised an outing to Barbican Leisure centre to thrash some pins! It was quite a crowded day as it was a family outing day for the Brits but we manage to get a slot for our 'berserking' session. So there we are - Chris, Joan, David, Hoong and myself booked for a 3 hours (3 rounds) of bowling session that starts from 3pm to 6pm....

Zrazy & Jabtecznik

Have you ever had Polish food? Maybe for many, Polish food is not as famous as Spanish, Mexican, Jap and other so-called 'mainstream' popular cuisines. Well, at least I had..for once (first time)! After a tiring session of badminton in Marjons and a brief hangout in Vish's place for lunch with the dudes, Hoong reminded me that we need to pop-in Chris's place at 6pm later in the evening. Oh yes, it was a treat that Chris & Joanna had promised ever since they settled down in...

Another Visit

Min is one of the remaining Indonesian buddies that we got here. He make occasional visits to Plymouth to visit us which is sweet. On this early autumn he once again came down, to see us & also to bid farewell for our Tunjang Kedahan friend, Mr.Teh. So the dinner that we had today was one of the last with Teh, & we organise a makan-makan session out in New China Garden. Our dinner. Here are the memories that we had; Hoong & Teh Seon & Hoong Min &...

Get Regimented

I did have thoughts of toning down my shape but thanks to my very 'demanding' diet, I always fail to do so. Soon we come up with a plan to play badminton and by keeping this a weekly thing, we hope to achive the 'shape' that we wanted therefore organising a badminton session in Marjons courtesy of Visha. What is bad about the game is none. But what came after that was disastrous. FOOD! Dave: Just one more..arghh.. Just some pics on that day. We gotta smile for food! Visha:...

Red Eye

Director: Wes Craven Genre: Drama/Thriller Starring: Rachel McAdams (Lisa Reisert), Cillian Murphy (Jackson Rippner) & Brian Cox (Joe Reisert) Plot: A woman is kidnapped by a stranger on a routine flight. Threatened by the potential murder of her father, she is pulled into a plot to assist her captor in offing a politician. Spoiler: The Air Marshal himself is the crook. My rating: ...