unspoken

when I dress up for CBD or events, I detect servers, cleaners and expats treat me better.

when I wear a hoodie to work (a tech company), I detect a difference.

when I do lion dance or drive Grab, I get clients and passengers talking down to me.

yet, when I'm delivering food or in lion dance attire, hawkers treat me better and give me extras, like I'm one of their own.

I've always been fascinated and wondered if other people experience such things?

Face/Off 20th anniversary

20 years ago this month. probably the film that hooked me to films. introduced me to the style whiz that's John Woo. and planted the scam that Nicholas Cage is an actor.

不能说的秘密 10th anniversary

10 years ago this month. still to me the best film of 2007. and introduced one of the best actresses of her generation.

"I think we talk more than we do."

who says Trump is killing journalism?

Robert Kuttner, American Prospect, Steve Bannon
Ryan Lizza, New Yorker, Anthony Scaramucci
David Ignatius, Washington Post, Michael Flynn

who says Trump is killing journalism?

Le Genius

what is Zinedine Zidane really?

7 trophies in 19 months.

lost only 7 matches.

he has same number of trophies as defeats in 19 months. yet people don't go gaga over him like they did with Guardiola, Mourinho and others. i sincerely think people are cautious because of how great a player Zidane was as well and this is too much for our brains.

Singapore football is rotten

Another generation of footballers "developed since young", another round of timid, technically poor and tactically naive football. The cheap thrill of YOG. If China's can be table tennis, Russia's can be ice hockey and Jamaica's can be athletics, it's time we drop football as our so-called national sport.

new season, refreshed squads

the reserves tell you the gulf between teams.

Chelsea: Moses, Bakayoko, Willian, Batshuayi, Remy

Liverpool: Milner, Lallana, Origi, Sturridge

Tottenham: Davies, Wanyama, Lamela, Son

Arsenal: Gibbs, Coquelin, Ramsey, Santi, Walcott, Welbeck, Giroud

Man City: Mangala, Mendy, Bernardo, Gundogan, Yaya Toure, Nasri, Sane, Sterling, Bony

i like motion pictures

in its purest, Dunkirk is not a war drama but a study on perspectives. it also curiously succeeds at creating stirring characters in a story not driven by characters.

她心碎地跑 我拼命地追

看了《龙眼粥》，讲述能梦到一张没见过却又很清楚的脸，一直觉得这种情节特别荒谬。

当晚就梦到很久没见而开始模糊的 Sze Ee，但突然很清楚，已忘了的主题曲也突然播起。

梦里在异地，而在得离开时得知她在附近慢跑，决定找她。自己也跑起来了，但是时间紧迫，人海茫茫，仿佛在追一道影子。路途也不知为什么碰上几个我们共同的朋友。

在我快放弃那一刻，自动扶梯把眼眶泛淚的她载向我。她不开心时会去跑步，而这是我第二次看她为男人流泪了。

看到我，她微笑了，但不知道是开心或尴尬。

我们迟迟没说话，她收拾心情，我才终于说出简单的：“跑不跑啊？”

拉着她，开始跑起来。这次她是快乐的，因为跑步对我和她是快乐的回忆。

一定有人少了骨瓷，也一定有人多了骨瓷。

一定有人少了沙发，也一定有人多了沙发。

只是还没找到彼此而已。

这就是日复一日的故事。

world record

not a fan of PSG but Neymar's transfer is good for football. Barca's strikeforce was obscene. i wanna see how Neymar performs without that kind of help.

also, what will Barca do now?

start Paco Alcacer/Munir?

change formation?