83rd Academy Awards

The 83rd Academy Awards' more like a show than an award night. Anyway, Anne Hathaway gave in a good show (and I love all of her dresses), but James Franco was just disappointing (he looked distracted and uncomfortable...keeps looking away from the camera and Anne), he's a horrible presenter/not comparable to Hugh Jackman. *heart Hugh*

This white Givenchy Haute Couture crystal embroided gown's my favorite of all her 8 dresses.

Nicole Kidman had the best gown (Christian Dior) and hair style. One word: gorgeous.

  

Helen Mirren portrayed well her British pride. I'd love to look as good as her when I hit my 65.

Helena Bonham is just weird as usual, not to mention her ugly dress. She kept making faces when she was shown on the screen as a nominee.

Celine Dion's definitely back. Her singing's very very good, not like Gwyneth Paltrow (she sounded like in a karaoke).

 

I don't like Reese Witherspoon and Halle Berry, so I hate to admit this, I also liked their dresses. (respectively in Armani Prive and Marchesa)

Sandra Bullock's red Vera Wang gown was simply stunning. Good to see her back looking healthy. Her little speech to present the nominees for best actor in a leading role was funny...it relieved the stressful atmosphere in the Kodak theater.

For supporting actress, I was rooting for Amy Adams, but I guess things don't always turn out the way we want. The award went to Melissa Leo, who literally dropped the F bomb on stage. This same category's presenter, Kirk Douglas, is so adorable.

Music (original song) went toy story 3, but I way prefered Tangled.

Colleen Atwood won her 3rd award for costume design (Alice in Wonderland), but didn't look happy at all. What's wrong with her? If I were her, I'd just jump to the ceiling...it's a sign that people agree and approve your work.

Natalie Portman was a clear choice for actress in a leading role. I love Nicole too, but Natalie's performance in the Black Swan is remarkable.

It was frustrating to see Social Netwrok win that much awards. Does it really deserve that much? Black Swan and Inception are better choices, according to me.

Call Center Agents

...are ALL rude and sort of incompetent. (me being an exception if the person on the other end of the line's nice, because I am capable of being unpleasant with people blaspheming in my ears)

This morning, I had to call RBC for my VISA statement balance. An amount of 10.24$ was charged on my card for an InfoProtect program, which was suppose to be a one month free trial that I have to cancel upon receiving the package by mail if I'm not interested or don't need it. The problem here is that I never received that package, so I nicely called their service number to set things straight (to cancel the bundle and remove the charge). First thing first, I didn't get a word coming out of the representent's mouth (with a heavy arabic accent), had to have him repeat 2-3 times each time he speaks. Then, he agreed to remove the amount due, but still insisted on sending me the package. Therefore, I asked if it means that I'll have to call again to make the cancellation or is it done. His answer was to call back. At that time, I didn't (and still don't) understand why he can't just delete the package from my account while we were on the phone. 5 minutes of arguments and non-sense lead me to my nerves...I said to him that his job is customer service, which means satisfy the client's need, which is to do what I tell him to. To finish, I asked for his name so I can have some proof if anything goes wrong. He was so afraid that he just did whatever I asked. The only thing I'm worrying about, is whether he'll do something bad/illegal in my account. *GASP* Will he take all my money???

This same morning, I also called Fido hoping to get their promotion while keeping the benefits of my current plan (night and weekend starting at 1800 instead of 1900). Guess what. Another typical call center agent. There's "absolutely nothing" she can do to keep a ~10 years faithful client. Maybe I'll be better off going with Bell since all my services at home are with them. Seriously thinking about it. It is really a shame that people don't care much about client fidelity anymore.

How can those people get a job, to start with. And how can they make a better living than I do? Did they actually go through an interview? Unbelievable!!! The world was way better when we don't have all that crap. People were just friendly with people. Maybe I'm still living in my imaginary Utopia.

Messy Workplace

Note: just discovered that I'm someone who embrace gossips...on the condition that myself am not implied in them.

This time, I am not to diffuse any details of the story, because it has nothing to do with me directly and because I certainly don't want to mess myself in that fuss. Overall, to put you in context, it's something related to work ethics, point of views, employee rights, and management.

Something happened to one of my colleagues at work. Apparently, he did something which he shouldn't have done...and got caught.

On the other hand (what adds up to the pile of craps), someone in the management level handled the situation poorly. He literally exposed the whole situation, let everybody from the department know what is going on before having a conclusion. It puts everyone in a high degree of stress and pressure...with the suspense of not knowing what is going to happen.

People are already taking sides after hearing a small part (which may not even be the whole truth) of the story. How can one be so sure about who's right and who's wrong if we didn't have the chance to have a look at those so-called "evidences"? Plus, we haven't heard the other side of the story, the "culprit's" version.

Anyway, I'm not pronouncing my own point of view (not that it matters) before hearing and seeing all facts. It's better for keeping the working atmosphere pleasant.

V for Veto-day

There is nothing more deplorable than today, 14th of February. What is there to celebrate anyway? Have people ever thought about those who might not have a date? TSK!!!

For some people, today's an opportunity to show some love to their honey/bb/sweetheart (declare what's been in their heart for a long time which they never had the courage to tell; prove that they still care and love each other; think of the only important one in their life who may not be around anymore)...with an exceptional evening and/or an extraordinary gift.

For other people, today's a great occasion to make money from those with their head in the pink cloud. Selling all sorts of imaginable and inimaginable things: cards, candies, flowers, plush toys, spa packages, jewelries, etc.

To me, it's just another simple 24 hours day like all others. Nothing special.

Note: If there's a day to honor lovers...shouldn't we also have one called International Single People Day???

Best 2011 SuperBowl Ads

Each year at the SuperBowl, the most interesting stuffs for me are the ads. You'll be impress to know how many money those people actually pay to have a spot during the night...that's why jaw-droppingly original.

Here are my top 3 of this year's:

How can Audi NOT make my list, right?

It would be awesome to have parents like them, wouldn't it?

This is the biggest failure of Eve, losing to Doritos.

My Masterpiece

Life...my life...is like a movie of my own. To complete this piece of art, I have to work in different positions: director, producer, creator, screenwriter, operator, editor, choreographer, manager, casting, costume designer, set designer, sound designer, make-up artist, etc. In other words, I'm my own cast and crew. That way, I get to decide whether it's going to be happy-full-of-color or flat-line-deadly-bored.

My movie (long as it is, you may also call it a serie), stars a lot of people. With that many people (each and every one having a different background and various opinions) on set, it is fairly common to experience conflicts. Normally, when a cast doesn't feel comfortable around the others or the contract is coming to an end, we ought to let him/her go. But that is not how it works with me. I like it when everyone enjoy themselves and love what they do. Whenever something's wrong, it is always better to talk about it and make things work...instead of retaining unhealthy griefs. We always get a better result when everyone's happy.

It is not enough to only have an interesting storyline and a great cast. A famous serie must also be visually rich. Meaning, the clothing, the make-up, and settings should meet the audiences requirements. That is why I like to have my house clean and well maintained at all time; try to have my hair styled even if it's just to take out the trash; keep my teeth white enough to not be afraid to smile; work hard on my wardrobe to make it as fashionable as possible.

I want and choose to make a top-rated serie...one that everybody would envy (incredible casts, artisticly amazing for the eye, perfect candy in all aspects)...a success...an Emmy and Oscar winning.