After getting off at Broadview subway station, we walked along Danforth Ave. to a little chocolate store called "Simryn". Simryn offers a variety of home- made chocolate truffles.
Then, we walked by a store selling different crystals and stones. I brought a pair of earrings and a turtle pendant (made with a clear stone... forgot the name of it... :P )
After that, we went to a famous Greek pastry store: Athens Pastries
Athens Pastries
509 Danforth Avenue
Toronto, ON
416-463-5144
Athens Pastries has a small selection of high-quality Greek pastries:
1) flaky philo pastry stuffed with a thin layer of custard (bougatsa)
2) flaky philo pastry stuffed with a thin layer of minced meat (bourekakia?)
3) flaky philo pastry stuffed with a thin layer of Spinach and Feta Cheese (Spanakopita)
4) flaky philo pastry stuffed with a thin layer of Feta and Cottage Cheese
5) honey drenched little balls of fried dough (loukoumades)
6) thick slices of custard sandwiched between thin layers of philo pastry (galakto bouriko)
Between the two of us, we brought #1, #3, #4, and #5. The philo pastries were extremely good... crispy and fresh...
Since the pastries were flaky, it was hard for us not to make a mess... hahahahaha :P I was stuffed after eating two honey balls and the cheese philo pastry (#4). I was very amazed that Candy can finish the rest.
After work (March 22), I went with Anna to see the world premiere of "The Lord of the Rings" production at Princess of Wales Theatre. We brought $50 discount tickets (originial price is $120) and were sitting in the left side of the Orchestra level. :D The show started at 7pm and ended around 10:50pm with 2 intermission in between.
Overall, the show is great. I would give 4.5 out of 5 stars to this show. :) It has so many stage effects that I can not count. The lighting effect is excellent. The circular stage is like a puzzle and each puzzle piece can rise up to different levels to represent hills, castles, tunnels, etc.
Some of the scenes are execellent:
- The scene where Gandalf fights against a creature (dragon?) and dies... Originally, I think we will see Gandalf pretending to fight and dies and that's it. However, we do see the dragon. Combining sound effect, red lighting effect, and wind effect, the dragon seems very real.
- The scene where the Fellowship climbs blind-folded on a ladder going to the Elvish haven of Lothlorien (to see the Lady of Golden Wood). It really does look like the Fellowship is climbing up very high to the top of the trees.
- The scene where Frodo and Sam fight against a big sprider... The sprider is controlled by a couple of people (in black). The movements of the sprider are very real.
- Smeagol is amazing. His movements are exactly like the Smeagol in movies.
- There are many more great scenes...
If the show is so great, why don't I give 5 stars? Well... First of all, the songs are ok but not great. Many of the songs are similar. There is no one song that I really like. I guess I can't ask for too much since this show is a movie adaptation and not a musical.
Secondly, the main actors are not handsome and the main actresses are not pretty. Legolas (the archery guy) is handsome in the movies. However, this Legolas is only ok looking. Arwen (Aragorn's lover) is very pretty in the movies. However, this Arwen is a fat version. Aragon looks ok because his face is covered with beard.
Lastly, there are some boring scenes in the show (e.g. Galadriel singing about the mystical beauty of Lothlorien). I guess this is ok since this show has to follow the movies.
This show is a big production. In some scenes (e.g. singing in the Prancing Pony Inn), there are at least 40-50 people dancing together. I've never seen a production with so many performers.
Since I've watched the 3 Lord of the Rings movies a long time ago, I don't remember all the details, so I cannot do a story comparison between the movies and this show.
In Conclusion, this show definitely worths $60 ($50 + tax + service charge)... ;)
Ingredients:
- cream
- milk
- 小吉
Instructions:
1. Let 小吉 eat the cream.
2. Let 小吉 eat the milk.
3. Put 小吉 in freezer until 小吉 is completely frozen.
4. Let the ice-cream out and put on top of a large cone.
5. Done!! :P
Would you like a large soft ice-cream cone?? :D
拍《人魚朵朵》賺錢劉德華笑騎騎 否認被斟拍《三國誌》
3月 5日 星期日
【明報專訊】由劉德華推動的「亞洲新星道」計劃共集中六名導演，分別拍攝六部電影，推介第一擊由林子聰執導的《得閒飲茶》昨日率先舉行宣傳活動，監製劉德華聯同片中導演及一眾演員拉隊出席。華仔表示今次他只給意見且全沒剪過一格菲林。六位導演中他已看過其中三位作品，心中亦分別給了他們分數，分數有高有低，但卻拒絕透露，怕會影響觀眾給予的分數，因如觀眾的分數與他不同，他亦可以從中學習達至雙贏局面。
肯定拍《趙子龍》
談到另一部電影《人魚朵朵》成績理想，華仔即表現風騷，笑逐顏開的說﹕「我投資這麼多電影，終於有一部賺錢了﹗該片上映連賣埠製作費已比預期中賺多了30%。」此片得到好成績，可會加強其投資電影的信心﹖華仔表示已有計劃幾年內再找六名全新的導演開戲且由他主演。
有報道指一間韓國電影公司已落實投資二億元，開拍一部以劉德華、黎明及洪金寶主演的電影《三國誌》，但華仔卻矢口否認，更笑言﹕「我經常被寫拍三國主題的戲，如吳宇森見我常說拍該題材的戲，開《赤壁》也不會考慮搵我了﹗我只可以肯定是會接拍李仁港執導的《趙子龍》，但暫時還未收到劇本，未知今年會否開拍。我今年已決定放多點時間製作廣東專輯，電影只會選其中一部來拍。」
方力申最想拍動作片
該片主角方力申表示很多謝華仔，因片中只有他一個演員有機會與華仔演對手戲，拍時亦令他感到很大壓力。經過今次首度當主角後，小方表示很希望Paco能為他接多些戲拍，而他最想拍的就是動作片。
記者﹕林祖傑
I went down to Air Canada Centre to watch Toronto Raptors playing against Boston Celtics. This was my first time watching a live basketball game. It was fun!! :-D The atmosphere was great!!
華仔昨日出席第三十屆國際電影節記者招待會，他甫出場即引起一番哄動，席間有fans義工激動落淚，一度嚇窒司儀，見慣大場面的華仔以一句戲言「係唔係我瘦得滯？」轉移視線，並上前輕撫fans面頰「呵番」，頓時逗得該名歌迷破涕為笑。及後華仔以榮譽大使身份率領在場過百名義工進行誓師儀式，緊握拳頭高呼要「精忠報戲」，場面壯觀。華仔與義工們相處融洽，不時轉身為他們打氣，盡顯天王風範。
台上，司儀問華仔覺得香港國際電影節在未來最大的挑戰是甚麼﹖華仔表示本地影展漸普及化，但經常遇到經濟困難，正如政府今年撥款資助香港國際電影節，亦不足應付700至1000萬元經費，他都有參與幫助尋找贊助商，他說﹕「曼谷、釜山、東京等影展都有政府支持，我們的規模只是別人的六分一、十分一，希望香港政府不要縮減撥款，若連自己人也不支持，就等於媽咪唔錫我，隔籬屋點會覺得你矜貴。」 華仔更半開玩笑說﹕「業界好多影片參加其他國際電影節，得到獎，好似特別威水﹔個個都搭飛機去參加別人的影展，點解不搭車來參加本地影展﹖」
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