Getting there is half the fun...

Just got back from a week in US...

As far as jet-lag goes, I got off easy this time. I had not much problem sleeping on the plane, or adjusting to the different time zone. In fact, I slept like a baby most of the nights while I was there. Of course, I do wake up in very early in the morning (~4am) each night. But after rolling around on the bed for a while, I managed to get back to sleep only to be awakened by the alarm each morning. The joys and pleasure of sleep. :)

As usual, we took Singapore Airlines. On good thing about SQ flights is that they have a reasonably large collection (of good variety) of in-flight, on-demand entertainment. Lately instead of watching blockbuster movies on the plane, i have taken up watching unique movies; usually foreign, that I would not have watched back here either at the cinema or buying DVDs of them.

So far, I've truly enjoyed the experience. Well for one, there is not much to lose at all. If the movie is not great, you don't have to endure it like you do in a cinema, or regret spending the $$ if you have bought the DVD. In the worst case, you will probably be just bored to sleep watching them. Which, actually is a good thing as anyone on a long flight would easily attest.

But thankfully, for the past few flights the movies I chose to watch have not been disappointing at all. I have lately taken a strong liking for east Asian (Japanese, Korean, Chinese...) movies.


A few that I thoroughly enjoyed on the plane include:
1) "Tempting Heart" starring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leong. The movie is about young love, told in an autobiographic style. You can check out the following websites to find out more:
http://www.lovehkfilm.com/reviews/tempting_heart.htm
http://video.au.real.com/synopsis_id=2109.htm


2) "Bizan: The Mountain Of Mother's Love" is a Japanese movie regarding a mother-daughter relationship. I just love the script and the flow as the story is told. Even though the gist of the story is quite simple, the scenes and storyline makes it a very good and emotional watch.




3) "The Longest Night In Shanghai" is a bilingual (Japanese and Chinese) movie set in Shanghai. It follows how a Japanese stylist wanders around Shanghai, getting lost and bumping into a young female taxi driver. The movie practically follows the events that unfurl that night.




I've also discovered a great Korean singer by the name of Kang Chul. He sings ballads, and have a great voice. The songs are very good as well. Although i have no idea what the songs are about, but i enjoyed it nonetheless. This will be one of the albums that i will be looking out for... (In addition to Josh Groban's Noel Christmas album)...