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Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallow

Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallow

 
Kiasu me.
 


 

Watched this on 17th, that’s before the official release date in Malaysia. Yes, i was extremely excited about Harry Potter. Not that i’m a super crazy fan of the book or even the movie, i just think the book is a great read (i read the complete collection 4 times already which i still find enjoyable because i have short attention span and parts of the book still surprises me even on my fourth read! Geez!) and i’ve already watched the other episodes so i’m die, die also want to follow the rest of the episodes.

I have mixed feelings about this episode though. It’s not because of the lack in action because i’ve already expected that. 3/4 of the book was about Harry, Ron and Hermione on the run and waiting, waiting and waiting so it’s to be expected that this first half of the episode is just a built up to the next episode.
 


 

I kind of enjoyed it and i think they did a great job because it’s not an easy story to make. The main characters was funny and convincing even though some of the characters in the movie is not as i imagined from the book, i.e. Rufus Scrimgeour which i imagined would be a Einstein look-a-like and Xenophilius Lovegood i imagined would be a lot more whacky.

The plot atmosphere was a lot darker and adult. Rupert Grint was brilliant as always Emma Watson is as always gorgeous! It’s like am Emma Watson fashion show in there LOL. The gorgeous designer red dress by Jenny Packham omg!
 


 

However what irks me is that most of the details in the movie had been altered; it was completely different from the book. It’s funny that a friend who is a diehard fan of Harry Potter challenged me to name a few scenes that had been changed. Unfortunately i couldn’t even come up with one but for the record i kinda just knew when i watch the movie.

Now i can absolutely confirm because right now i am reading the Deathly Hallow for the 5th time, ha!
 


 

I wouldn’t go as far as to say this installment of Harry Potter is pointless. I just wish that they had just made one movie instead of two like maybe a 3 hour movie or so. It’s a downer that we have to wait another year for the final installment.

Hmm… for a non Harry Potter fan i am rambling on and on about Harry Potter. Now you’re never going to believe me when i say i’m not a fan huh?
 

Ps: Next i will be ranting about Narnia and Due Date and maybe i’ll throw in a review about my fav Bollywood movie, the Three Idiots (i’ve watched that like 4 times on the same week ages ago la but still… it’s super awesome).
 
 

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BookFest 2009 Goodies

 
I’m really utterly frustrated today. It’s a small matter but i’m in a bad mood ever since this morning. I thought when i left that bank i’ll be rid of all the bad feng shui but it still haunts me apparently. I wonder if the same situation arised with another financial company i’ll be as short tempered as i am now. I think not.

I’ve dealt with enough problems that this bank had gave me and if it’s not because of my installment warrant a local card i would definitely had terminated all facilities with this company. Argh… as i said it’s a small matter, all i wanted was an explanation on why i’m charged an annual fees when my card is a free for life card with no terms and conditions whatsoever and also to reactivate my online account. So hard meh?! Yeah i know your system always down because i used to work there and i know you won’t get back to me until weeks later when it’s already useless or i’ve already forgotten. Really. Humpf!

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Ok let’s talk about happy things now because i need happy thoughts.

I really Finally bought the Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Pothead.. oops i mean Harry Potter books set from the BookFest at convention centre. I’ve been eyeing it for ages and i’m glad i waited for this festival because it’s on sale!
 

narnia and harry potter sets
Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter set
 

The Narnia set is gorgeous hard cover and the Harry Potter set comes in a box :).

Yup i’m a really happy girl when i teared open the wrappings after i got home.
 

narnia and harry potter book sets
Narnia and harry potter books
 

This year’s BookFest was better than the last years’ because they have more English books and it’s much more organized. However, Mr. Bf begs to differ because he couldn’t find any Chinese books worth reading. Too bad for him haha.
 

china stamp and story book
Water Margin
 

Nonetheless, he was grinning from ear to ear after purchasing a RM160 China story book cum stamp book. Geek!

There’s a section of the hall selling China stamps mainly and he found this particular one that’s supposed to be a limited collection.
 

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Water margin illustrated and stamp
 

It’s a book with the chinese history of Water Margin and stamps to commemorate this event.

This particular stamp (below) was published on 1987. It’s supposed to be worth RM80 itself.
 

water margin stamp
Published on 1987
 

I’m really not bothered about China stamps really. I don’t know how to appreciate all those stuff haha.
 
 

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