TRAVEL TO MOVIES: DOCTOR STRANGE

Director: Scott Derrickson

Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Tilda Swinton, Stan Lee, Michael Stuhlbarg , Mads Mikkelsen , Benedict Wong , Benjamin Bratt , Amy Landecker

Plot: Doctor Stephen Vincent Strange is a brilliant but arrogant neurosurgeon. After his career is destroyed, he gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer decides to take him under his wing and trains him to defend the world against evil as Marvel's Doctor Strange.

Source: http://www.insing.com/movies/marvel-s-doctor-strange-2016/id-9fe90000/

My Movie Review: The movie is out of this world considering the visual effects put in to it. The way things put together was amazing very fitting introductory for a Marvel Superhero. Doctor Strange is a kind of movie that feeds our imagination and make us wonder whats out there in the world opening our mind to the things that we don't know is truly satisfying. Benedict Cumberbatch is strange enough to play the role from his undefined facial feature to it's mysterious presence that keeps us guessing, relevantly weird to catch our attention.
My Favorite Term: The Eye Of Agamotto

The Eye of Agamotto is fictional mystical item appearing in American comic books publish by Marvel Comics. The item appears in publications in particular those featuring Doctor Strange. The Eye of Agamotto is the name common given to the amulet Strange wears on his chest, though the Eye actually resides within the amulet and is released from time to time. Agamotto, a powerful mystic being and one of Doctor Strange's three of Vishanti that said to have used the Eye during his time as a Sorcerer Supreme of the Earth dimensions.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eye_of_Agamotto

TRAVEL TO PLACES: SINGAPORE GARDEN OF ZODIAC

My Personal Experience: I went to the Garden Of Zodiac last August 9, 2015, together with my sister. We went to see the Twelve Chinese Zodiac animal sculpture in the garden. This is another part of Garden Of Abundance that consists of pomegranate trees, sundial, and animal sculpure like the rats on the side, the two cute pigs and the roaster with a egg.

Garden Of Zodiac

The original name of this garden is the Zodiac & Pomegranate Garden, derived from the elements used for the construction of the garden. It consists of pomegranate trees, the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals sculpture, sundial, stone bridges and planting of materials, which meanings of longevity, abundance and fulfillment. Hence the name Garden of Abundance.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Garden,_Singapore

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: INFERNO

Director: Ron Howard

Cast: Tom Hanks , Felicity Jones , Irrfan Khan , Ben Foster , Omar Sy , Ana Ularu

Plot: Tom Hanks returns to play Robert Langdon, a Harvard professor and symbologist who has to decipher clues in Florence along with his ally doctor Sienna Brooks in order to stop an engineered disease by a lunatic geneticist who wants to drastically reduce the world's overpopulation.

Source: http://www.insing.com/movies/inferno-2016/id-b3e80000/

My Movie Review: The movie is spectacular mess gives you grand production values in a confusing story. Inferno is the first Dan Brown's adapted series I watched in cinema since I'm not into movies that time The Da Vinci Code and Angels & Demons came out. It started good creating adrenaline when the professor suffering mild case of amnesia and follows set of clues leading to Dante's Inferno. You'll get lose towards the middle when his partner flips the switch turned against him soon you'll find yourself wondering what just happened.
My Favorite Character: Bertrand Zobrist (The Shade)

A transhumanist genius scientist who is obsessed with Dante's Inferno. He is intent on solving the world's overpopulation problem by releasing a virus. Bertrand Zobrist is the main antagonist in Dan Brown's novel Inferno. He doesn't appear physically in the story because of his suicide prior the events. Instead he is appearing only in flashback of other characters like the Provost, the head of the Consortium and a shadowy consulting groups.

Source: http://www.florenceinferno.com/infernos-characters-zobrist/

TRAVEL TO PLACES: SINGAPORE GARDEN OF ABUNDANCE

My Personal Experience: I went to the Garden Of Abundance last year August 9, 2015, together with my sister. We went there to have a peak on the newest addtion of the parks. The garden is a combination of Japanese for calming vibe and Chinese for the symbolism. Garden Of Abundance is not fully reveal yet, for now here's something for you to chew on.

Garden Of Abundance

The newest addition to the Chinese Garden family is the Garden of Abundance. It sits among the 12 Chinese Zodiac Animal sculptures. 100-year-old pomegranate trees from Shantung, China have been carefully planted into this new garden. This creative concept of Chinese Garden is a scenic spot designed according to Chinese tradition folk culture. And the theme and design of this garden bestows sincere wishes dedicated to the visitors.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Garden,_Singapore

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN

Director: Tate Taylor

Cast: Emily Blunt , Luke Evans , Justin Theroux , Haley Bennett , Rebecca Ferguson

Plot: After her divorce, Rachel Watson takes the train to work every day, and each day, the train passes by her old house, which her ex-husband now lives in with his new wife and child. To distract herself from her pain, she starts to look at a pair of young couple who lives a few houses down, Megan and Scott Hipwell, and every day, she would fantasise about how happy they are as a family. But one day, she sees something shocking and is filled with rage. The next morning, she wakes up with a horrible hangover, various wounds and bruises, and no memory of the night before. Then she sees on TV that Megan Hipwell has gone missing. Rachel decides to investigate what happened to Megan and try to find out what has she's been doing the same night Megan went missing.

Source: http://www.insing.com/movies/the-girl-on-the-train-2016/id-56ec0000/

My Movie Review: The movie is a conclusion the best mystery thriller drama of the year. The story is just gripping pulls your interest as it progress with complications made it good. Emily Blunt is superb never except that she's that good making this her best performance. The Girl On The Train is one of the most anticipated book adaptation turned movie I most excited to see there's something about it that I feel will make my year like when Gone Girl. Riding train will never be the same when I look on the window and see people I will create stories in my mind and remember the shocking revelations and puzzling twists I know now.

My Favorite Lines: "I saw her, I saw her from the train. She was…she was with this man, just for a second." "A teacher once told me I was the mystery of self-reinvention. It’s like having a secret, and nobody but me knows I’m doing it." "I read once that when a train hits it can rip the clothes right off of you." Why are you here? Because I’m afraid of myself. "Can you tell me where you were Friday night?  I was in the city and then I went to visit my husband." "So what did you do during those hours that night? I don’t remember, there’s some time missing." You were seen in the area that night. Did you murder Megan Hipwell?

TRAVEL TO PLACES: SINGAPORE CHINESE GARDEN

My Personal Experience: I went to Chinese Garden last year August 9, 2015, together with my sister. We went there to see the temple where you see the bird's eye view of the entrance. We follow the trail going to the garden where monuments and landmark's place. Chinese Garden is one of the most visited in Singapore far-west regions for picnic groups.

Chinese Garden

A tranquil patch of imperial China in the west of Singapore is pleasant respite from the bustle of the city. At the entrance of Chinese Garden, you’ll find a pair of majestic stone lions guarding its gates. Statues of these proud creatures have traditionally stood in front of imperial palaces, tombs and temples in ancient China for their mythical ability to protect.

Source:http://www.yoursingapore.com/see-do-singapore/nature-wildlife/parks-gardens/chinese-garden.html

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: MISS PEREGRINE 'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

Director: Tim Burton

Cast: Asa Butterfield , Eva Green , Allison Janney , Ella Purnell , Samuel L. Jackson , Chris O'Dowd , Judi Dench , Rupert Everett , Cameron King , Terence Stamp

Plot: Teenager Jacob follows a trail of clues that leads him to a mysterious island, where he discovers a rundown Miss Peregrine's School for Peculiar Children. As he discovers a group of peculiar orphan children and must protect them from creatures out to harm them.

Source:http://www.insing.com/movies/miss-peregrine-s-home-for-peculiar-children-2015/id-dfe60000/

My Movie Review: The movie is twisted you can expect everything is possible when you enter the world of Tim Burton. The crazies messy weird ideas were the director's specialty this time with invisible monsters that eat eyeballs and children with unique special powers. The things I don't like were the time loops that felt blah and Miss Peregrine that supposed to protect the children instead transform to a bird and abandon them in the big ship at the sea. It started with a promise then in the middle the adventure to a new world unfolds but falls apart in the back end the only keeping it exciting is Jake what will be his journey next.
My Favorite Character: Jacob Portman (Jake)

Jacob Portman is the main protagonist in the novel Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children. He is the son of Maryann and Franklin Portman and the grandson of Abraham Portman. It was revealed in that like his grandfather Jacob has the ability to see hollows unlike other peculiar children who could only see the shadows. It was reveal in the ending of Hollow City Jacob was able to talk to and control hollows and starts to develop it at Library of Souls. He also has the ability to see the soul jars.

Source: http://thepeculiarchildren.wikia.com/wiki/Jacob_Portman