TRAVEL TO PLACES: SINGAPORE-- PARKVIEW SQUARE

My Personal Experience: I went to Parkview Square where Atlas Singapore is located last August 12, 2022, together with my sister we've took pose in every corner for photo as possible! Parkview Square is must for both tourists and locals it's a quick escape once you go inside it transport you to the past where you can see the glamour comes alive alas' bit futuristic outside!

Parkview Square

Standing tall on North Bridge Road & CRS, Parkview Square is one of the grandest and most expensive office buildings in Singapore. Built in an exquisite Art Deco style of architecture, this building houses the Honorary Consulate of Oman, and the embassy of United Arab Emirates, Austria and Mongolia. It is nicknamed the Gotham-building because of the striking similarities to the buildings of the fictional city. The Parkview Square building is a blend of contemporary and conventional designs with a modern interior office space and splendid traditional motifs on the exteriors with dark granite, bronze and light fixtures that render it a regal look. This is a one of a kind commercial office complex that is decorated with intricate and opulent artworks inside. The Parkview Square building is a beautiful building and an absolute extravagant sight:)

Source: https://www.holidify.com/places/singapore/parkview-square-sightseeing-123317.html

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: OUTLAWS

Director: Daniel Monzón

Cast: Marcos Ruiz , Begoña Vargas , Chechu Salgado , Guillermo Lasheras , Xavier Martín , Daniel Ibáñez , Jorge Aparicio , Carlos Oviedo , Víctor Manuel Pajares , Pep Tosar , Xavi Sáez

Plot: Summer 1978. Ignacio Cañas (Marcos Ruiz) is a 17-year-old introvert, and somewhat of a misfit student who lives in Girona. When he meets Zarco (Chechu Salgado) and Tere (Begoña Vargas), two young criminals from the city's Chinatown, he finds himself immersed in an unstoppable career of theft and robbery. It is the story in which Nacho grows older, crossing the line between good and evil, between justice and injustice.

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/outlaws_2021

My Movie Review: The movie is a noir classic go within roots that hit you with nostalgic bliss even you don't actual been in their world its somewhat relatable the lead in starting his journey! Outlaws is set during the 1970s, a fairly captivating little crime thriller, it tells a pretty well-worn story, about a teenager getting in over his head with all the young men' bullies around his town! The film starts small-scale, focusing in on Nacho as an introverted teen, then builds upwards to showcase a completely different side to his character, along the way the two criminals expands to demonstrate a dark underbelly to Nacho’s surroundings and danger made things interesting! They quickly take him under their wing, immersing Nacho in a world of thefts, robberies, drugs and alcohol as Zarco and Tere these two young delinquents hail from the city’s Chinatown! Part coming-of-age and part heist thriller, Outlaws then effortlessly switches between the two genres and it’s all the stronger for some of the great work done attributed to art department! What places the movie in really good standing is how well it captures the tone and feel of the 1970s from the costuming and soundtrack, to the setting and historical references, the movie looks as if it has been effortlessly plucked from the past and pretty sure at all times it is evident clear where everything is headed but it doesn’t stop this from being a movie to get invested in:)

Critics Reviews: Outlaws gets off to a slow start and by the end feels like several movies in one. Las leyes de la fronteras, which does not pretend to be a masterpiece, or anything close, and like all Monzón cinema seeks to entertain, works like a Swiss watch. With a Catalan score...and just enough action to get by, "Outlaws" delivers on its promises, even if nobody involved could figure out a graceful exit. Daniel Monzón's films have always centered on the loss of innocence as a bittersweet adventures and Las leyes de la frontera echoes this. Contains a powerful idea. It's there, in the gazes between the two characters (especially in those of Tere, played by a splendid Begoña Vargas) where the film finds the emotional pulse and authenticity it fails to depict in the rest of its footage. If you ever watched cine Kinki, equivalent of film noir with real crooks as actors from the early eighties, this film actually betters most of them. The advantage of having proper actors is that, ironically, makes it more multi-layered, you almost fall for such intriguing baddies cos they act so unbelievably well, I was initially reticent about seein this, thank God I did cos the journey the Gafitas goes through, from bullied kind boy to basically a full blown robber -and almost killer- inspired by his kinki Dulcinea, a girl next door if she were hotter than jalapeños and next door were a crack house, is mindblowing. An absolute must watch, like Gafitas, won´t leave you indiferent nice exposure!

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/outlaws_2021/reviews

TRAVEL TO PLACES: SINGAPORE-- DUO RESIDENCES

My Personal Experience: I went to passby Duo Residences on my to Parkview Square last August 12, 2022, together with my sister that took my pics in Fraser Street beside Duo Towers! What I like about this place are the tropical palm trees growing on Fraser Street between Parkview and Duo Office Towers and Residences you call see lush greenery and feel the fresh!

Duo Residences

Located in the unique Bugis area, one that has been cited for major development, but development that will add to much of its charm not destroy it, DUO is very much at the forefront of that. As well as a 5 star hotel, office space and retail podium, DUO has 660 luxurious residential units based in all distinctive 49 storey tower that overlooks Kampong Glam:) Surrounded by a myriad of dining and shopping options for all tastes and budgets, DUO is also connected to Bugis MRT Station via an underground walkway meaning trips to the CBD, Marina Bay and Orchard could not be easier.Owned by Khazanah Nasional Berhad, Malaysia’s strategic investment fund, and Singapore’s investment company called Temasek Holdings Pte. Ltd, M+S Pte Ltd was established in June 2011 to develop Marina ONE Residences and DUO!!

Source: https://www.propertyguru.com.sg/project/duo-residences-21779

TRAVEL TO MOVIES: TICK, TICK... BOOM!

Director: Lin-Manuel Miranda

Cast: Andrew Garfield , Alexandra Shipp , Robin deJesus , Vanessa Hudgens , Joshua Henry , Jonathan Marc Sherman , Judith Light , Bradley Whitford , Michaela MJ Rodriguez , Joel Perez

Plot: Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda makes his feature directorial debut with tick, tick...BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent. The film follows Jon (Academy Award nominee and Tony Award winner Andrew Garfield), a young theater composer who's waiting tables at a New York City diner in 1990 while writing what he hopes will be the next great American musical. Days before he's due to showcase his work in a make-or-break performance, Jon is feeling the pressure from everywhere: from his girlfriend Susan, who dreams of an artistic life beyond New York City; from his friend Michael, who has moved on from his dream to a life of financial security; amidst an artistic community being ravaged by the AIDS epidemic. With the clock ticking, Jon is at a crossroads and faces the question everyone must reckon with: What are we meant to do with the time we have? its gonna tick, tick...BOOM!

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tick_tick_boom

My Movie Review: The movie is inspirational cool giving us glimpse of one artist pan out his journey to success despite his heartbreaks of losing friends came to the other side in creating a life worth living through his music and show stopping production truly a masterpice unfolding! Before Rent, there was Tick, Tick... Boom!. This autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, the Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning composer of Rent, is the story of a composer and the sacrifices that he made to achieve his big break in theatre and crossing boundaries abroad! It is 1990 with one week until his 30th birthday, Jon, a musical theater composer, describes the anxiety he feels as he ages, and the mounting pressure to write a truly successful musical that Tick, Tick... Boom is vivid and authentic work as this adaptation starts from a better place:) The music and general plot outline is Larson's most engaging work and the film does a really good job of turning what began life as a monologue into a cinematic story that celebrates living! The title Tick, Tick... Boom refers to the “twin ticking clocks of his potential and his friend's life, both of which he feared might be about to run out,” per Vox, as Larson had already lost several friends to the AIDS crisis and his real-life best friend had told him he'd contracted HIV instantly!

Critics Consensus: tick, tick... BOOM! makes musical magic out of a story focused on the creative process -- an impressive feat for debuting director Lin-Manuel Miranda. Juxtapositions of the same-titled play narrated by Garfield and the scenes playing out provide an exciting yet devastating backstory to Larson... Tick, Tick... Boom! is a totem for the thrills and trials of making art, with all the sacrifices and empathy it requires. If anything, I think the material would work better as a stage production, purely letting Jonathan Larson shine with a single spotlight. I would love to see Garfield play the role again soon if that is the case. The main takeaway is as an artist you have to learn from your mistakes and keep moving forward to refine your craft. It is a reminder that time can run out soon. The film is exhilarating, it’s gut-wrenching, and it captures so much of what creativity leaves people blistered and bruised with exhaustion, pain, sadness, every bit of darkness before the rewarding breakthrough. The framing device is able to enhance and benefit the story by putting songs side by side to the events they’re depicting in comedic and dramatic senses, centers on the heart of the musical, Jonathan Larson. Boasting memorable, addictive, first-rate music performed by astonishingly talented actors, Lin-Manuel Miranda delivers one of the best musical films of the century! Andrew Garfield offers one of the best performance of his career! Thanks his eccentric performance make it' worth remembering!

Source: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/tick_tick_boom