The Machine Girl (Kataude mashin g?ru)
Action, Horror, Japan (2008)
Director: Noboru Iguchi
Asami ... Ami Hyuga
Honoka
Y?ya Ishikawa
Ry?suke Kawamura ... Yu Hyuga
Story:
When Ami's brother was bullied to death by a gangster group, she is determined to get her revenge at all cost, even costing her arm and beyond. With the help of a couple, Ami fitted a machine gun to her amputee arm and continued to take on the bad guys
My Review:
Japanese style of violent cartoon, except this is played by real actors. The whole movie is so violent and graphical that it is seriously not for people with a weak stomach. It is so exaggerated that it is almost funny.
Segafredo Zanetti Espresso
Cafe in Central
G/F The Loop, 33 Wellington Street, Central
+852 2523 2821
A nice cafe in a convenient location in Central. Served very good coffee and hot chocolate. The cakes are also excellent. I like hanging out here because they have good newspaper too, FT and SCMP, magazines. It also has free Wi-Fi and comfy chairs, so I can do some work using my laptop with the WLAN connection.
This has become one of the spots that I stay around in between appointments.
Gingko House
G/F 44 Gough Street, Central, Hong Kong
+852 2545 1200
www.gingkohouse.org
This is a restaurant run by senior citizens (many of them over 70 years old) except the chef. We had lobster and oyster and they were pretty good. This restaurant has been covered by many local press. It is a nice idea for people who are still fit and would like to continue to work.
Ann's birthday at Director's Club
We watched Indiana Jones - Crystal Skulls at the Director's Club cinema, to celebrate Ann's birthday.
Book Club Gathering - Sat 14 June 2008
Date: Saturday, 14 June, 2008
Time: 4:00pm - 6pm
Location:Epoch Coffee Bar
12-14 Wing Fung Street (near Pacific Place 3), Wan Chai, Hong Kong
If you enjoy reading and want to meet others who do, come to our gathering and bring along your favourite book and share with others!
Please reply 
by Fri 13 June
Ensemble, C'est Tout (Hunting and gathering)
Drama, French, 2007
Director: Claude Berri
Actors and Actresses
Audrey Tautou ... Camille Fauque
Guillaume Canet ... Franck
Laurent Stocker ... Philibert Marquet de la Tubeli?re
Fran?oise Bertin ... Paulette
Review:
A simple movie about ordinary people like you and me. People quarrel, people die, people fall in love, people work. 3 such people live together under the same roof. I like French movies because they describe simple life, not so dramatic but they reflect quietly.
