Life, Travel, GRACE

Having watched the new Star Wars movie on the sneak preview showing, I must say the movie was very well done. Although a lot of Star Wars fans have different opinion and comments, I thought the way the movie goes is to pave a new trend for the future trilogy. You see, any particular character can't stay for so long, thus, most of the important characters are being slowly written off from the current trilogy. But the essence of life is worth mentioning: hope, the good, mentorship. One important truth (in my opinion) that is presented is the economy of war. You see, this is the current fact of our lives. Someone will take advantage on any circumstances, especially during conflict or war. Selling weapons and military stuff is just a part of a bigger economy. The Last Jedi has truly brought out the very nature of human (and other galactic species?). It all lies on the choices available.

Some HDR processed photos of the temple. It was a rainy day.

Have not been to Genting Highland for ages. At last, it's time to revisit this place. We went there earlier this month. Part of the area was closed for upgrade. The new Sky Avenue is a great place for shoppers. There's even an hourly LED light show. Besides that, there's another shopping area at the foothill - Genting Premium Outlet. So unless you have something to buy, it's just a place to escape from the hot temperature of the city. Waiting for the 20th Fox Century Theme Park to open next year. Premium outlet The new cable cars at Awana SkyWay station The interior of Sky Avenue LED light show LED light show LED light show LED light show LED light show Photos and videos were taken with iPhone 6s

This year I've found my favorite program: TED Talk. Occasionally I will watch some TED Talk clips on YouTube. But most frequently, I listen to it broadcast from radio or podcast. I even envision to be a speaker in such event one day. Attending the event is another personal wish. Fortunately there was a local TED event organized on last Saturday. With a small fee, I quickly registered for the event even though the event would be conducted in Chinese / Mandarin. Well, there were at least one speaker whom spoke in English. Not too bad. Some of the talks were informative, some were just a mere personal publicity. Overall it was just an okay-value-for-money event. Probably will attend overseas TED Talk if there's an opportunity.

We just came back from Taiwan. Spent a week there (Taichung and Taipei). Basically we just checked off the remaining must-visit-list from our previous trip in year 2013. Compared to previous trip, we found that this round, Taiwan did not give us any surprise. Maybe because we had covered the interesting places in northeastern side previously. Nevertheless, it was a commendable place for a family trip.

I never thought I would watch this documentary film in movie theatre, and at a premium. Turned out the whole hall I was the only audience. That speak so much about the choice of moviegoers. In this sequel, Al Gore presents some new statistic but with more narrative on his work and movement. The central theme of the film focuses on the signing of the Paris Climate Agreement 2016. The film was released recently, right after President Trump decided to have USA pulled out from the agreement. At the same time, the North America continent is experiencing two or more damaging hurricanes (Harvey and Irma). Coincidence? It's a good documentary. But I think the previous Inconvenient Truth is more engaging. We have to take our part to stop the global warming. Support green energy movement.

Haven't been to the National Planetarium for ages, so daddy brought the boys to the planetarium last week. Basically, our National Planetarium is very basic: a theatre dome and a small space for exhibition. Some of the exhibits included our national astronaut. Unfortunately, I couldn't find exhibit on our solar system. Hmm..... probably it's in the interactive exhibit? Inside the theatre dome The periodic elements No. 2 son posed with the space shuttle The entrance of the planetarium Photos were taken with iPhone 6s