Movie Review: Midnight in Paris (2011)

It’s 2012 already but I’m still trying to finish off my 2011 movie reviews so I can do my annual top 10 list. I still have a quite a few to go, but I’m pretty sure Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris is going to be on that list. Starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Marion Cotillard, Michael
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Battle of the Polarizing Films: Drive (2011) vs The Tree of Life (2011)

It’s November and I still haven’t finished reviewing my list of 2011 films. So here’s another film battle — this time, between two of the most polarizing films of last year – Drive and The Tree of Life. I thought one of these films was amazing, and the other boring and pretentious — but can you guess
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Finest HK Cuisine: Lung King Heen

As of 2010, there are only two restaurants in Hong Kong that have been awarded 3 Michelin Stars. One of them is Lung King Heen, a superb Chinese restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel (the other one is also there, and I’ll get to that in a later post). Initially, I wasn’t all that enthusiastic
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My European Adventure Round-up

[Note I have posted a new European Adventure Round-Up after my trips to Greece, Sweden and Denmark - see here] Well, I’m finally back. 20 days, 5 countries, 12 cities. It was pretty hectic, but also one of the best vacations of all time! I’ve also finally brought the Travel Diary up to date, and
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