The Secret 消失爱人 (Xiao Shi Ai Ren) 2016 Movie Review

   Today, I saw 'The Secret', movie. This should not be confused with Jay Chou's, 'Secret', 2007 movie. The genre of this movie is a mixture of suspense/thriller, romance-drama movie. I decided to watch this movie mainly because of JJ Lin. He played the cousin of the protagonist in the movie. Yes, I'm fangirling now! I tell you people, I will make a review of JJ Lin's album next time, when my order arrives.

Anyway, back to the movie. (spoiler alert). The opening scene show a man which is played by Leon Lai, watching a tv program, about a supernatural expert talking about ghost/spirit. As the movie progresses we know that the wife of Leon Lai (Kai Feng) who is played by Wang Luodan (Qiu Jie) died due to a mountain climbing accident in the icy Himalayas. Kai Feng wakes up one day, he saw that his wife resurfaced. He can see her again. JJ Lin who played Leon Lai's cousin also can see her, and also Mumu, their son. The wife of JJ Lin was played by Sandrine Pinna. There is a twist in the movie, and I will not further spoil it for you. The movie is quite sentimental, and while watching it. I said to myself if only this is true. I also want to see my departed loved ones. (I miss my grandma, and aunt). But of course, this is only a movie. I also cried in some parts of the movie, near the ending scene, the graduation of Kai Feng and Qiu Jie's son, Mumu.

The movie also offers good songs. There's a song sung by Leon Lai, and of course by JJ Lin both are beautiful. I am familiar with Leon Lai, because my favorite female Chinese singer Vivian Chow had a duet with him wayback. They had this song in Cantonese, I just remember the title in English. 'There's True Love Tomorrow'. JJ Lin's song was played in the latter part of the movie. 只要有你的地方 (晚安版) By Your Side (Bedtime). The movie is not that heavy, it is in fact a light-hearted one, and it shows us that we must value and treasure the time we have with our loved ones.

My Swatch Chinese Themed Watches

   I'm not really fond of buying jewelries. I would rather splurge and increase my collection of books. Last year (October 2015), I chanced upon the display in a Swatch store, a black and white design drawing of building with what looks like a Japanese character to me. I asked the sales staff about the watch and they said its a limited edition, the design is about The Swatch Art Peace Hotel in Shanghai, China. When I heard that, I decided to buy the watch. Since, it has a connection to China, and the Chinese character design on the dial of the watch. According to the watch details from Swatch website this watch, is a dedication to the artists and their art. THE BLACK & WHITE SWATCH ART PEACE HOTEL (SUOZ197) is a limited edition collaboration with the Peace Art Hotel in Shanghai. A white and black print on the dial and down the semi-transpararent silicone strap will catch the eye with its artistry.  

Since, I also love to draw, and paint, and I have admiration for artists all around the world, I feel like this watch was made for me. I also like its simplicity. It costs me around P3,000.00.

The next watch that caught my attention, but I have second thoughts in buying it because it's really very expensive, costs around P4,000.00. Is the limited edition watch for Chinese New Year 2016. The animal that is featured is the monkey. But I read from the description that this is not just any monkey, the design is about the Monkey King, holding the peach which can bring the gift of immortality to anyone who eats it. I told myself that I will not buy it since I have a Chinese themed watch already. But when I found out that other than the monkey king design, this watch is also about the Chinese art of paper cutting. So all the more reason I wanted to have this watch. Unfortunately, all Swatch stores in the metro is already out of stock, after the Chinese New Year. I asked my sister-in-law abroad to buy one for me but she said it's also out of stock. I was planning to buy online, even if its very expensive. But thank God! Because my sister-in-law was able to find the lone swatch LUCKY MONKEY at Dubai airport. It has still its plastic covering in front, but they don't have the box. But it's okay at least I got the watch. From the description online, Swatch Lucky Monkey. A red monkey on the white dial. This is Swatch special design for Chinese New Year 2016. The monkey is not just any monkey. It is the Monkey King holding a peach. Hero of the classic Chinese novel written in the 17th century. 'Journey to the West'. The design of the watch was inspired by Chinese paper cut that dates back to the 6th century. 

      I was born in the year 1980, and according the Chinese Astrology, the Chinese believed that people born this year was ruled by the monkey. The Chinese word for monkey is 'hou'. So this watch is really right for me.