happy family

We - dad, mum, bro, 2nd cousin, his wife, 1st cousin-in-law, and niece - had our early reunion dinner tonight at a seafood restaurant in Turf City. Dishes on the lazy susan:

澳州白雪蟹 Australia Snow Crab
深海司蛤 Jumbo Cockles
象拔蚌 Geoduck Clams
基團海百蝦 Sea White Prawns
加拿大珍寶大生蚝 Canada Superior Oysters
大圣子皇竹蚌 Bamboo Clams

Everything was humongus, everything was THRICE the size of what you normally see at 煮炒zhuchao stalls in the 咖啡店kopitiam downstairs at your HDB block.

Thank you for the treat, Khar Pang 表哥！

journalism movies

In my bid for self-education, I will strive to become a movie connoisseur by October this year.

Spiderman 3 (2007)
Superman Returns (2006)
Good Night, And Good Luck (2005)
Farenheit 9/11 (2004)
Shattered Glass (2003)
City Of God (2002)
Live from Baghdad (2002)
The Quiet American (2002)
The Insider (1999)
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
Up Close and Personal (1996)
Fatherland (1994)
I Love Trouble (1994)
The Paper (1994)
Traps (1994)
Switching Channels (1988)
Broadcast News (1987)
Salvador (1986)
Not For Publication (1984)
The Killing Fields (1984)
Under Fire (1983)
The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)
Absence of Malice (1981)
The China Syndrome (1979)
The Journalist (1979)
Newsfront (1978)
All The President's Men (1976)
Network (1976)
The Front Page (1974)
The Parallax View (1974)
-30- (1959)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Front Page Story (1953 )
It Happens Every Thursday (1953 )
Deadline USA (1952)
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Ace In The Hole (1951)
Shakedown (1950)
All Over Town (1949 )
That Wonderful Urge (1948)
The Big Clock (1948)
News Hounds (1947)
Night Editor (1946)
I Live in Danger 1942
The Carter Case (1942)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Confirm Or Deny (1941 )
Foreign Correspondent (1940)
His Girl Friday (1940)
Inside Story (1939 )
News Is Made At Night (1939)
Newsboy's Home (1939)
Street of Missing Men (1939)
Blessed Event (1932)

MediaCorp News Awards 2006

Young Journalist of the Year
Jasmine Yin Hui Zhu
MediaCorp Press

Journalist of the Year
Derrick Augustine Paulo
MediaCorp Press