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Brush-painting, finger-painting, basketball-painting... wait whaaat?

Pretty cool. :)

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Wed, 01 Feb 2012 22:02:00 -0800 J. Edgar (2011) Movie Review http://www.daphnemaia.net/j-edgar-2011-movie-review http://www.daphnemaia.net/j-edgar-2011-movie-review

Watched J. Edgar last night at a sneak preview screening, and just decided to write a short note on it. 

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The hubs and I really did enjoy the movie - it was a bit heavy, but all autobiographical movies usually are. If you like such movies, this is good. 

Based on the life story of J. Edgar Hoover, the founder of FBI and its director for 37 years till he died, it was an intriguing portrayal of both his public and private life. It is a story about ambition, power, greed, lies, racism and homosexuality, his fears, his cunning ways, and the people close to him.

Leonardo DiCaprio shines as the younger Hoover, but in the scenes as the older man, he is less outstanding, perhaps somewhat concealed behind the latex body suit and facial silicone appliances. Or maybe it was meant to be so; his lack of energy, could be a reflection of his age, although he was still quite a dominating and commanding figure in old  age, it seems.

I would strongly suggest reading J. Edgar Hoover's Wikipedia page before you go for the movie though, so that you will understand from the onset who Clyde Tolson and Helen Gandy are, and the important cases featured in the movie. As it is, the movie jumps back and forth between the beginning of his career and its end, and it's complex enough having to grapple with that, without also having to deal with the multitude of characters and the roles they played in his life.

It may be a bit slow, but the overall dramatization of the story did very well in tying the various sub-themes and storylines together, and to portray Hoover's ideals and beliefs, leaving viewers to make their own conclusions about whether or not they agree with his tactics.

4 out of 5 stars.

(Thanks Cecil, for the tickets!)

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Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:34:00 -0800 Facebook Timeline Features and how you can control access and feature content http://www.daphnemaia.net/facebook-timeline-features-and-how-you-can-co http://www.daphnemaia.net/facebook-timeline-features-and-how-you-can-co

— You can change privacy settings on individual items to control who has access. You might want to narrow embarrassing photos to your closest friends or delete some posts completely, or at least hide them so only you can see them.

— You can change the date on a post. For example, if you took a few months to post photos from a trip to Portugal, you can move them to appear with other posts from the time you took that trip. You can also add where you were, retroactively using a location feature that Facebook hadn't offered until recently.

— For major events in your life, you can click on a star to feature them more prominently. You can hide the posts you'd rather not showcase.

— Besides your traditional profile photo — your headshot — you can add what Facebook calls a cover photo. It's the image that will splash across the top and can be a dog, a hobby or anything else that reflects who you are. Keep in mind the dimensions are more like a movie screen than a traditional photo, so a close-up portrait of your face won't work well, but one of you lying horizontally will. But you don't even have to be in it.

— You can add things before you joined Facebook, back to when you were born. Life events can include when you broke your arm and whom you were with then, or when you spoke your first word or got a tattoo. You can add photos from childhood or high school as well.

— If you feel overwhelmed with so many posts to go through, start with your older ones. Those are the ones you'd need to be most careful about because you had reason to believe only a few friends would see them.

— Click on Activity Log to see all of your posts at a glance and make changes to them one by one. Open Facebook in a new browser tab first, though. That way, you can have one tab for the log and the other for the main Timeline.

I actually really do like Facebook Timeline. Do you?

Psst. If you haven't seen this, you can get 50 free name cards designed based on your Facebook Timeline layout. Click here!

Really easy to do. Here's what mine looks like!

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Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:39:00 -0800 Facebook Survey Scam - Free $100 Shell Gas Card http://www.daphnemaia.net/facebook-survey-scam-free-100-shell-gas-card http://www.daphnemaia.net/facebook-survey-scam-free-100-shell-gas-card

From Hoax-Slayer.com

Outline
Message appearing on Facebook claims that users can receive a free Shell Gas Card worth $100 by clicking a link in the post.

Analysis
The message is not an official Shell promotion. The message is a typical survey scam. Users who fall for the ruse and follow the link will first be tricked into spamming the same fake promotion to their friends by "liking" and "sharing" the bogus Shell promotions page. Next, they will be told they must complete a survey or offer before receiving their free gas card. Some of the "survey" pages ask users to provide personal information including name, address and contact details, ostensibly to allow them to go in the draw for a prize. Others invite them to download dubious toolbars, games or software. Still others will claim that users must provide their mobile phone number - thereby subscribing to absurdly expensive text messaging services - in order to get the results of a survey or go in the running for a prize.

No matter how many offers or surveys they complete, or what services they subscribe to, victims will never receive their promised gas cards.

The scammers who create these bogus promotions will earn commissions via suspect affiliate marketing schemes each and every time a victim completes an offer or participates in a survey. Victims may also be faced with large phone bills for unwanted mobile phone services and, because they have provided name and contact details, they may be inundated with unwanted promotional emails, phone calls and junk mail.

Shell Gas has no involvement with this bogus promotion. If one of these spam messages appears on your Facebook wall, delete it and do not click on any links that it contains.

Example

Free $100.00 Shell Gas Card!! (limited time only)
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Shell is currently giving away $100.00 gas cards to all facebook users!!

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Yes. All of you who keep falling for the "Free $XXX gift card" scam, stop it already!

Look at the URL. Does it even look real to you? Do you think Shell, Starbucks, Amazon and other companies will offer free gift cards on websites that are not their official sites? And if you actually paid money to buy something to get that free gift card, you're a complete sucker. HAHAHA. Cancel all your credit cards now, you're a danger to yourself.

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Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:55:00 -0800 Summary of Comfort Delgro fare increase http://www.daphnemaia.net/summary-of-comfort-delgro-fare-increase http://www.daphnemaia.net/summary-of-comfort-delgro-fare-increase

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Wed, 19 Oct 2011 21:19:40 -0700 Major Bookshelf Lust http://www.daphnemaia.net/major-bookshelf-lust http://www.daphnemaia.net/major-bookshelf-lust
The BF's sis and I were talking about bookshelves last night, and I suddenly felt like looking at bookshelves for my (currently still imaginary) new home. So I Googled. This whole thing is a bit ridiculous considering I am going digital now with e-books on my Kindle! But anyway, it doesn't harm anyone to just lust over bookshelves.

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I'm not so much into funky designs of bookshelves, but shelves lining walls with rows and rows and rows of books from ceiling to floor.

And of course, I saved the best for last. THIS... is my favourite one! MAJOR MAJOR LUST!

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Mon, 12 Sep 2011 02:58:00 -0700 The budget bride / deal hunter strikes again! Bridal hand bouquet for $32! http://www.daphnemaia.net/the-budget-bride-deal-hunter-strikes-again-br http://www.daphnemaia.net/the-budget-bride-deal-hunter-strikes-again-br

I'm a huge fan of daily deal sites, believing that it allows customers to discover and enjoy the finer points in life at a lower cost. Of course, if a deal works out great, more often than not, I tend to go back for more. 

For example, last year in December, my friends and I each bought a voucher for Seb's Bistro's 2011 New Year Countdown party. We enjoyed ourselves tremendously, as the food and service were great, while the music and atmosphere were festive. Seb's Bistro obviously knew how to throw a great party.

Then early this year, when the boyfriend and I decided to get married, we decided to go back to Seb's at Rochester House, to see if they would host our wedding event. I met Clarice, the sweetest event organizer ever, and we worked out a good deal with which our parents and we ourselves were pleased. So we signed up with them to get married at Rochester House on 20.11.2011.

But I digress. 

After the wedding florist for the venue decor quoted me $180 for a simple bouquet, I decided that bridal bouquets are simply too expensive, and I don't need fancy bridal bouquets. A simple bouquet would do. Plus, due to the complexity of my dress, I have more or less decided to get a bouquet made entirely of baby breaths. So this afternoon during lunch time, I went around several florists to enquire about baby breaths bouquets. Many of them quoted me between $50-70 for an armful of baby breaths, which I found extremely expensive. So I started hunting on deal sites.

It turns out that two florists are having deals on such sites. One of them was Novus Ark, which was offering a $33 voucher for just $1.99. This voucher could be used towards any bouquet from Novus Ark, with a minimum value of $65. 

I emailed them to ask if they could customize a baby breaths bouquet for me for $65, using the voucher, and they said they would! Any customization is possible! :)

So I'm most likely going to get a bouquet of these tiny white flowers (perhaps with a few white daisies or roses), for just $32 (balance sum) + $1.99 (voucher price)! Free delivery, too! :)

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Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:15:34 -0700 Funny encounter with staff at Mediacorp's Props Rental Centre http://www.daphnemaia.net/funny-encounter-with-staff-at-mediacorps-prop http://www.daphnemaia.net/funny-encounter-with-staff-at-mediacorps-prop So I wrote in to this guy called Kit Chye at Mediacorp's prop rental centre asking if they do small volume rentals to individuals. 

And he replies saying "Sorry we don't stock small volume in our store."

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. HE THOUGHT SMALL VOLUME WAS AN ITEM?!

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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 02:06:11 -0700 Nicholas Chim's new MV - I Want You Again http://www.daphnemaia.net/nicholas-chims-new-mv-i-want-you-again http://www.daphnemaia.net/nicholas-chims-new-mv-i-want-you-again

For those of you who attended Twestival Singapore 2011, you would have seen Nick perform. He also regularly hosts Open Mic sessions at The Pigeonhole @ Duxton

So if you like his music, do look out for his upcoming album

Please support local artistes! :) 

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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 01:42:00 -0700 [Video] 29 Ways to Stay Creative http://www.daphnemaia.net/video-29-ways-to-stay-creative http://www.daphnemaia.net/video-29-ways-to-stay-creative

The title of this video is "29 Ways To Stay Creative". But I think they're just good habits and things that help you take a short break whenever you're feeling fatigued while at work. 

What do you think? Do these 29 steps help you stay creative?

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Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:30:28 -0700 Congratulations! You've been selected for early entry into Pottermore! http://www.daphnemaia.net/congratulations-youve-been-selected-for-early http://www.daphnemaia.net/congratulations-youve-been-selected-for-early
Pottermore

Has anyone else received this email? :) 

I simply can't wait to get my Welcome email! Stay tuned for sneak peeks!

xoxo

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Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:46:32 -0700 MOVE: A short film http://www.daphnemaia.net/move-a-short-film http://www.daphnemaia.net/move-a-short-film

3 guys, 44 days, 11 countries, 18 flights, 38 thousand miles, 1 exploding volcano, 2 cameras and 1 terabyte of videos to make this short clip.

Move, eat, learn. A hell lot more compelling than "Eat, Pray, Love".

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Sat, 06 Aug 2011 01:55:04 -0700 Early access to Pottermore.com and screenshots http://www.daphnemaia.net/early-access-to-pottermorecom-and-screenshots http://www.daphnemaia.net/early-access-to-pottermorecom-and-screenshots
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Over the last few days I've been posting on Twitter and Facebook the answers, hints and links to gaining early access for Pottermore. I myself managed to gain access on the first day registration started (31 July), thanks to a friend who alerted me via Whatsapp when it opened.

Since then, I've been trying to help friends to gain access, so I hope you've already gotten your early access account!

Here's a screenshot of what we see at the moment, when we log into our Pottermore account.

If you didn't get lucky at Pottermore in the last 7 days, do stay tuned, I'll be posting screenshots here if/when I'm lucky to be one of the 1 million to get in. :) 

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Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:04:09 -0700 Music from the 1960s - The Beatles' I Wanna Hold Your Hand http://www.daphnemaia.net/music-from-the-1960s-the-beatles-i-wanna-hold http://www.daphnemaia.net/music-from-the-1960s-the-beatles-i-wanna-hold

One of my favoritr Beatles songs. :) this one comes with some studio conversations of track takes.

Gotta start compiling my song lists for the wedding soon.

Any awesome 1960s music / songs / artistes to recommend? (Our wedding theme is 1960s Retro)!

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Fri, 29 Jul 2011 03:07:00 -0700 Harry Potter Themed Wedding http://www.daphnemaia.net/harry-potter-themed-wedding http://www.daphnemaia.net/harry-potter-themed-wedding

WHY DID I NOT THINK OF THIS FIRST?!

Now my wedding idea sounds sucky already. :( Can we change the theme? Is it too late? 114 days to go. :(

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Fri, 29 Jul 2011 02:53:00 -0700 Lessons About Life http://www.daphnemaia.net/lessons-about-life http://www.daphnemaia.net/lessons-about-life
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A bit idealistic, but generally good rules to live by, if you have a good balance of rationality and spontaneity in you. While we must always be practical and realistic, the truth is, sometimes, we all need to live a little.

Have a great weekend, folks!

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Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:31:00 -0700 Now we know what cats are made of http://www.daphnemaia.net/now-we-know-what-cats-are-made-of http://www.daphnemaia.net/now-we-know-what-cats-are-made-of

Mystery solved.

And I simply love the Chemistry Professor look!

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Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:10:00 -0700 Daniel Radcliffe British GQ magazine photoshoot - 1950s look http://www.daphnemaia.net/daniel-radcliffe-british-gq-magazine-photosho http://www.daphnemaia.net/daniel-radcliffe-british-gq-magazine-photosho

He totally rocks this look! The James Dean badass look.

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Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:08:00 -0700 Once a PotterHead, Always a PotterHead http://www.daphnemaia.net/once-a-potterhead-always-a-potterhead http://www.daphnemaia.net/once-a-potterhead-always-a-potterhead
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Love this image! HAH!

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Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:22:35 -0700 Having problems embedding Vimeo clips on your Wordpress blog? http://www.daphnemaia.net/having-problems-embedding-vimeo-clips-on-your http://www.daphnemaia.net/having-problems-embedding-vimeo-clips-on-your I never figured out how Vimeo embedding could be so difficult. It works sometimes with the regular embed code, but 95% of the time, it doesn't. So if you use Vimeo AND Wordpress.org, this will be useful for you.

Here's what you need to do: 

1. Install this Plugin called "Lux Vimeo / Vimeo Short Code". Activate plugin.

2. Use the Vimeo short code: [vimeo clip_id="XXXXXXXX"] (Copy the clip ID from the Vimeo URL, e.g. vimeo.c*m/25796195)

3. If you want to further customized the display size of the clip on your blog, title/byline settings, HTML5 settings, etc., read this.

Compatible up to WP version 3.2.1.

Wordpress should take a leaf out of Posterous' book, and allow simple embedding of videos and pictures simply by adding a URL into the body of the blog post!

Anyway. After embedding your video, it looks like this (with default settings) : Sample Blog Post with Vimeo embedding using Lux Vimeo

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