Jogging Log for 18 Feb 2014

I was curious to explore a route to get to the old train station. It did not feel that far...

 

Why G.I. Joe fits Chinese New Year

Sunday, 2 February 2014, was the second day of Chinese New Year and Channel 5, one of Singapore's TV stations, aired G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra as a "Chinese New Year special." On the surface, it looked like a simple coincidence. After the film ended, though, my eyes went wide with realization. G.I. Joe has an abundant of characters (quite a few even have flashbacks); it also has an abundant of cool things for audience to see. The last scene in the film perfectly captures these. The film is about abundance, one of the traditional things related to Chinese New Year.
Now I know why G.I. Joe fits Chinese New Year (and knowing is half the battle).

Jogging Log for 27 Jan 2014

Today I jogged with David Liew, Gareth, Patrick Woo, and Winston. Here is our route:

We ran 4.5 km!? How did that happen?

Sufficient is enough

After one year of no post, I am posting a silly post.

Chinese New Year (CNY) is coming soon, so there are quite a number of CNY-related ads appearing on MRT stations. This morning I saw one that said "Happiness and Abundance." At that moment, I realized the Answer to why a lot of people were unhappy: abundance (or at least wanting abundance). I thought the ad should have said "Happiness and Having Sufficient"; but then I realized it wouldn't have been traditional and perhaps CNY is about tradition. So I walked on.

In conclusion, a few hours later, a blog that had no new posts for a year finally got one. And that's both an abundance (relatively speaking) and sufficient (for now).

By the way, if you happen to be one of the students in my VFX class, please have a look at these photos. Looks like an idea to execute using green screen, don't you think?