Down In A Gulp

Down In A Gulp

Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Sunshine the Movie

In 50 years time, the sun is dying and the human race will die with it. Our last hope is a space ship with a crew of 8 to carry a device that will kick start the sun. Along the way of course there are mishaps and fatalities. Will they succeed? Watch Sunshine, starring Datuk Michelle Yeoh and a few other obscure actors.

Really got to bow down to Michelle Yeoh for really making it. You will hear her swear for this first time in this movie. It goes something like, Maddafakka, or muthafukka, can't spell it out. I don't know but I am pretty sure she did say it! Unfortunately, her character died in a very cheap way eventhough she was one of the last crew to die. At least, she was important enough to die towards the end.

I will be ranting more than raving about this movie. Shallow facts, amateurly written script, bad effects. And what is a space movie without an alien on board to ruin everything. That is what the script writers thought about the last minute in the movie. They have decided to throw in a naked Freddie Kruger as the alien! Not actually Freddie himself, but the alien was created in the likes of him. He miraculously hopped on board with the remaining crew and start ruining their mission to kick start the sun.
Summary: Everybody on board died but they managed to deliver the WMD to the core of the sun.

Movie reviewed : Sunshine
Cast : Datuk Michelle Yeoh, .......
Daphne says : Rather shoot myself.

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posted by DaphStar* @ 5:47 PM 3 comments

Friday, March 30, 2007

Saffron

Its my mum's birthday and I decided to take her out for a decent meal. Been researching and finally settled at Saffron at One Bangsar. I have been passing by this row of restaurants at Bangsar Hill many times but have yet to checkout the area until today.

So what does Saffron serve? Well, a mixture of Mediterranean, Italian, Spanish and Latin cuisine. Firstly, strolling along the row of restaurants was breath taking. Reminds me of the houses in Ames where there is a big lawn with the fenceless concept. I hope that my house could be like that someday because I don't like living behind the bars ( who does anyway).

This is the Hideki Japanese restaurant. Apparently it is pretty good. I like the little Japanese garden in front of the restaurant.

Finally arrived at Saffron which is located almost at the top of the hill. Not as big as Hideki but it is cozy.

Naiiicee. .. They have tables behind those curtains. So you can actually draw the curtains close and ber- hanky panky there. Perfect couple dining!

After the long hike, we were starvin'. So I was impatient to go through the menu and asked them for their recommendation.

Firstly, Lamb cutlets with seasoned Mayonnaise. Lamb was tender, grilled to give it the slightly smoky flavor and well seasoned with herbs to mask the smell. Tasted like the best thing in the world because I was hungry.

Then there was my favorite seafood Paella. Ooooo Olives make me go crazy. Paella is a Spanish dish normally cooked on Sundays. Paella is Spanish for frying pan which explains why it is served in a frying pan. Lazy Spaniards. Its just like serving fried rice with the wok together or Char Kuey Teow with the entire wok. Imagine what kind of reaction would you get from the older people if you serve dishes together with the wok. Would like to call Paella , Spanish Fly Lice.

Good recommendation by the server. Seafood stew. Has lots of tomatoes in the broth giving it the kick of sourness. I know I drank till I licked the platter.

Overall, food was great maybe giving a 8/10 rating. Ambiance was great too but I'll just give a 7/10 rating. It is not bad, its just that I have higher expectations :) Overall, I would say its a must-try place.

Saffron
The One Bangsar
(Signforce F&B Concepts Concepts Sdn Bhd)
Pavillion 2, One Bangsar
63G Jalan Ara, Bangsar Baru
52100, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Phone: 603-2287 1158

Fax: 603-2287 7158

Lastly, just wanna show off what bag I carried to match my outfit..haha. Yea, my Baby Phat bag. The one and only blue barrel bag I have which is a little bit of ghetto and funky. My alter ego, Tachelle, adores Baby Phat.

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