Busy day!

I hate computing! Got very fed up with some of the programs that we were supposed to compile today. Feel like thrashing the computer when i couldn't get my program to work, haha...

Went to the IT Show at Suntec with Clarence after our lessons and there was a traffic jam as usual during the peak hours. Arrived after almost an hour in my lorry. We only had an hour for the IT Show as it closes at 9 pm.

I took as many brochures as i can while checking out the prices for digital cameras and desktops. There were a lot of people there as well.

We had our late dinner at the food court after collecting most of the brochures. Drove to somerset carpark as we wanted to watch Transamerica at cineleisure.

Transamerica is a story between a "father" and son, except that the "father" has now become like a mother. Bree is a transsexual who never knew she had a son until a week before her sexual reconstructive surgery. She bails her son, Toby, out from jail for hustling and peddling drugs, and decides to bring him on a road trip to Los Angeles on the pretense that she is a missionary sent by a church to help teenage delinquents.

Slowly, they begin to understand each other more and more and Bree finds it harder and harder not to tell Toby the truth. We get to know their characters better as the movie progresses and the film doesn't shy away from the controversial theme on sexuality and transgender people. It is honest in its protrayal of these people and we get to understand them to a certain extent. Felicity Huffman is extremely dedicated in her role which requires her to put on face prosthetics and fake male appendage, and speak in a deep manly tone. She channels a transsexual with great fervour, making the character rich and layered. Also, Kevin Zeggers is outstanding in his role as the son who endured a painful childhood and has now become the teenager he is today. The onscreen coupling of these characters bring life to the movie as we witness their quarrels, their sacrifices and their bonding.

Transamerica is a personable movie that is constantly engaging, heartfelt and at times hilarous. A movie that is not only about parental love, it explores the compassion and idiosyncrasies that all humans should embrace. Highly recommended.



After the show, i pumped $10 worth of diesel into my tank as the fuel level was quite low and fetched Clarence back home before driving back to hall. A wrong exit to PIE (Changi Airport) proved costly as i was navigating kallang and paya lebar area blindly to find an entrance to PIE (Tuas). My tiny sense of direction brought me back to serangoon and braddell area after driving along Macpherson road. Passed by the outskirts of Hougang before turning in Braddell Road heading to CTE (SLE, BKE). I regretted my decision later as i realized i will be driving a big round from Ang Mo Kio to Woodlands, then Woodlands to Kranji and back to NTU.

After contemplating whether to turn into Yishun exit from BKE, i decided to go for it as i recently just went Chong Pang for supper and i roughly knew the way to Mandai Road which could cut the mileage.

Everything was going smoothly until i turned into a KJE entrance from Woodland Rd which was heading to BKE (Woodlands) and i should be heading towards KJE (PIE, Tuas). Got quite pissed with myself after that as i got into the opposite direction of the expressway not once but twice!

I have to exit the expressway and find a way back to the expressway in the opposite direction which is very troublesome. Got back to my hall after driving for around an hour. Orientation driving indeed!