Hachi

December 18, 2009 · Filed under My Movies · Tagged ,

Hachiko: A Dog’s Story is a drama film based on the true story of the faithful Japanese dog Hachikō. It is a remake of the 1987 Japanese film Hachikō Monogatari. It is directed by Lasse Hallström, written by Stephen P. Lindsey and stars Richard Gere, Joan Allen and Sarah Roemer. It was released on August 8, 2009 in Japan. In the United States, the movie was shown at the Seattle International Film Festival on June 13, 2009. It will be in theatres across the United States on December 18th.

Plot

A college professor (Richard Gere) takes in an abandoned dog and they form an unbreakable bond. After the professor dies while away from home, the dog keeps vigil waiting for his master for nearly a decade.

Cast

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Avatar 3D

December 18, 2009 · Filed under My Movies · Tagged


Avatar is a 3-D science fiction epic film directed by James Cameron, due to be released on December 16, 2009 by 20th Century Fox. The film is Lightstorm Entertainment’s latest project, and focuses on an epic conflict on a far-away world called Pandora, where humans and the native species of Pandora, the Na’vi, engage in war over the planet’s resources and existence

The film will be released in 2D and 3D formats, along with an IMAX 3D release in selected theaters. The film is being touted as a breakthrough in terms of filmmaking technology, for its development of 3D viewing and stereoscopic filmmaking with cameras that were specially designed for the film’s production. The film has been rated PG-13 by the MPAA for intense epic battle sequences and warfare, sensuality, language and some smoking.


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Bubbly

December 16, 2009 · Filed under My Music · Tagged ,

Bubbly by Colbie Caillat

I’ve been awake for a while now
You’ve got me feelin’ like a child now
‘Cause every time I see your bubbly face
I get the tinglees in a silly place

It starts in my toes
And I crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes I always know
That you make me smile
Please stay for a while now
Just take your time
Wherever you go

The rain is fallin’ on my window pane
But we are hidin’ in a safer place
Under the covers stayin’ safe and warm
You give me feelings that I adore

They start in my toes
Make me crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes
I always know
That you make me smile
Please stay for a while now
Just take your time
Wherever you go

What am I gonna say
When you make me feel this way?
I just, mmm

It starts in my toes
Makes me crinkle my nose
Wherever it goes
I always know
That you make me smile
Please stay for a while now
Just take your time
Wherever you go

I?ve been asleep for a while now
You tucked me in just like a child now
‘Cause every time you hold me in your arms
I’m comfortable enough to feel your warmth

It starts in my soul
And I lose all control
When you kiss my nose
The feelin’ shows
‘Cause you make me smile
Baby just take your time now
Holdin’ me tight

Wherever, wherever, where ever you go
Wherever, wherever, where ever you go

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Realize

December 12, 2009 · Filed under My Music · Tagged ,

Realize by Colbie Caillat

Take time to realize
That your warmth is crashing down on in
Take time to realize that I am on your side
Didn’t I, didn’t I tell you

But I can’t spell it out for you
No, it’s never gonna be that simple
No, I can’t spell it out for you

If you just realize what I just realized
Then we’d be perfect for each other and we’ll never find another
Just realize what I just realized
We’d never have to wonder if we missed out on each other now

Take time to realize, oh, oh, I’m on your side
Didn’t I, didn’t I tell you
Take time to realize, this all can pass you by
Didn’t I tell you

But I can’t spell it out for you
No, it’s never gonna be that simple
No, I can’t spell it out for you

If you just realize what I just realized
Then we’d be perfect for each other and we’ll never find another
Just realize what I just realized
We’d never have to wonder if we missed out on each other

But, it’s not all the same, no, it’s never the same
If you don’t feel it to, if you meet me half way
If you would meet me half way
It could be the same for you

If you just realize what I just realized
Then we’d be perfect for each other and we’ll never find another
Just realize what I just realized
We’d never have to wonder

Just realize what I just realized
If you just realize what I just realized
Ooh, ooh

Missed out on each other now
Missed out on each other now, yeah
Realize, realize, realize, realize, oh

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The Lovely Bones

December 11, 2009 · Filed under My Movies · Tagged ,


The Lovely Bones is 2009 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Alice Sebold. The film was directed by Peter Jackson and starring Saoirse Ronan as the protagonist Susie Salmon along with Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz as her parents, Jack and Abigail Salmon respectively.

Jackson and his producer partners acquired the rights independently and developed a script on their own, later selling it to DreamWorks. Production began in October 2007 in New Zealand and Pennsylvania. Paramount became a sole distributor a year later when they split with DreamWorks.

Synopsis

In 1973, Susie Salmon (Ronan) is murdered by a neighbor, George Harvey (Tucci), a serial killer of young girls and women. She finds herself in ‘the in-between’ a Heaven-like place, observing her family as they grieve for her. She also watches her killer who, having covered his tracks successfully, is preparing to murder again. Susie struggles to balance her desire for vengeance on Harvey and her desire to have her family recover from their loss.

Cast

  • Saoirse Ronan as Susie Salmon. Ronan reminded Jackson of The Lord of the Rings stars Cate Blanchett–”a younger Cate, I can see her having the sort of career and making the types of films that Cate has been making”–and Elijah Wood, because they shared an eagerness to follow their director.
  • Mark Wahlberg as Jack Salmon, Susie’s father.
  • Rachel Weisz as Abigail Salmon, Susie’s mother.
  • Stanley Tucci as George Harvey, Susie’s killer.
  • Susan Sarandon as Lynn, Susie’s, Lindsey’s and Buckley’s grandmother and Abigail’s mother.
  • Rose McIver as Lindsey Salmon, Susie’s sister.
  • Christian Thomas Ashdale as Buckley Salmon, Susie’s and Lindsey’s little brother.
  • Michael Imperioli as Len Fenerman, a police detective in charge of investigating Susie’s death.
  • Reece Ritchie as Ray Singh, Susie’s mutual love interest. In the novel, Ray is Indian.
  • Charlie Saxton as Ronald Drake.
  • Carolyn Dando as Ruth Conners, a classmate of Susie’s.
  • Amanda Michalka as Clarissa, Susie’s best friend.
  • Nikki SooHoo as Holly, Susie’s best friend in Heaven.

 

In Movie Theaters December 11, 2009

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Lay’s Stax

December 9, 2009 · Filed under My Foods · Tagged ,

Lay’s Stax is a snack food made from potatoes and produced by Frito Lay. It was introduced in 2003 to act as competition for Procter & Gamble’s Pringles. In addition, they are manufactured completely on a gluten-free line, differentiating them from most competitive products.



Flavors

  • Cheddar
  • Salt and Vinegar
  • Original
  • Mesquite Barbecue
  • Ranch
  • Sour Cream and Onion



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Gummi Bear

December 8, 2009 · Filed under My Foods · Tagged

A Gummi bear (also spelled as gummy bear) is a small, rubbery textured confectionery. The candy is roughly 2 centimetres (0.79 in) long and shaped in the form of a bear. The gummi bear is one of many gummies, distinctive and popular gelatin-based candies that come in a variety of shapes and colors.

History

The Gummi Bear originates from Germany where it is popular under the name Gummibär (rubber bear) or Gummibärchen (help·info) (little rubber bear). Hans Riegel of Bonn invented bear-shaped sweets and started the Haribo company in 1922, which produced and introduced its Gold-Bear product in the 1960s. Trolli is another gummi candy manufacturer and the first to introduce gummi worms in 1981.

Variations and flavours

There are many types of gummies

The success of Gummi Bears has spawned many gummi animals and objects: rings, worms, frogs, snakes, hamburgers, cherries, sharks, penguins, hippos, lobsters, octopuses, apples, peaches, oranges, and even Ampelmännchen, Smurfs and spiders. Manufacturers offer sizes from the standard candy size, and smaller, to bears that weigh several kilograms[1].

In the United States, Haribo gummi bears come in 5 flavours: raspberry (red); orange (orange); strawberry (green); pineapple (colourless); and lemon (yellow)[2]. Many offshoot companies (typically the vegan or health-related gummi bears) use more exotic flavours and colours. Trolli “gummy” bears are similarly most often sold in five flavours in the United States, however Trolli’s red gummy is cherry-flavoured as opposed to raspberry.

Ingredients

German Gummibärchen

The traditional Gummi Bear is made from sugar, glucose syrup, starch, flavouring, food coloring, citric acid, and gelatin. There are some Gummi Bears made with pectin or starchgelatin, making them suitable for vegetarians.

Gummi bears made with either bovine or porcine gelatine are not suitable for vegetarians and do not conform to kashrut or halal dietary laws.

Large sour Gummi Bears are larger and flatter than Gummi Bears, have a softer texture, and include fumaric acid or other acid ingredients to produce a sour flavor. Some manufacturers produce sour bears with a different texture, based on starch instead of gelatin. Typically, starch produces a shorter (cleaner bite, less chewy) texture than gelatin

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White Horse

December 7, 2009 · Filed under My Music · Tagged ,


White Horse by Taylor Swift

Say you’re sorry, that face of an angel
Comes out just when you need it to
As I paced back and forth all this time
Cause I honestly believed in you

Holding on, the days drag on
Stupid girl, I should have known
I should have known

I’m not a princess, this ain’t a fairy tale
I’m not the one you’ll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell

This ain’t Hollywood, this is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it’s too late for you and your white horse, to come around

Baby I was naive, got lost in your eyes
And never really had a chance
I had so many dreams about you and me
Happy endings, now I know

I’m not a princess, this ain’t a fairy tale
I’m not the one you’ll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell

This ain’t Hollywood, this is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it’s too late for you and your white horse, to come around

And there you are on your knees
Begging for forgiveness, begging for me
Just like I always wanted but I’m so sorry

Cause I’m not your princess, this ain’t a fairytale
I’m gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well
This is a big world, that was a small town
There in my rearview mirror disappearing now

And its too late for you and your white horse
Now its too late for you and your white horse, to catch me now

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa
Try and catch me now
Oh, it’s too late to catch me now

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Desperate Housewives 6.10: Boom Crunch

December 6, 2009 · Filed under My T.V. Shows · Tagged

Gabrielle and Lynette’s friendship is on the brink of collapse, whereas Bree and Orson come to an agreement about their marriage. Meanwhile, Susan hatches a plan to help an irrational Katherine, and Danny’s vital mistake might cost Angie her freedom. In the meantime, Christmas cheer is curtailed when disaster strikes, as a plane crashes down on Wisteria Lane, putting lives in peril.

Air Date: December 6, 2009


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Caramel Banana Banoffee Tart

December 5, 2009 · Filed under My Recipes · Tagged



Caramel Banana Banoffee Tart

Ingredients
Sweet Pastry
  • 335 g Plain Flour
  • 235 g Unsalted Butter
  • 100 g icing sugar
  • 3 egg yolks

Filling

  • 250 g Marscapone
  • 250 g crème fraiche
  • 395 g Tin Condensed milk caramelised
  • 100g Dark Chocolate (70% cocoa)
  • Banana sliced and pan fried

Warm Chocolate Sauce

  • Single cream
  • Dark Chocolate (70%cocoa)
Method

  • Prepare the sweet pastry by rubbing the cold butter with the flour and icing sugar until a fine crumb is achieved. Add the egg yolks and bring together. Wrap in cling film and chill for at least two hours.
  • Place the tins of condensed milk into a heavy bottomed pot and cover with water and simmer for three hours. Keep covered with water at all times, remove after three hours and allow to cool completely.
  • Roll out the pastry and line individual pastry rings leaving the pastry over hanging until the baking is complete. Blind bake until the base is golden brown. Allow to cool, and then trim the edges. Melt chocolate then line the inside of the pastry case with a thin layer of chocolate.
  • Combine the crème friache and the mascarpone in a bowl. Then fold through the caramelized condensed milk to create a ripple effect. Deposit it evenly between the tart bases.
  • Slice the bananas and gently pan fry in a little butter until golden. Arrange them on top of each tart and drizzle with warm chocolate sauce.

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