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To Do List
 Catch
George and Brad and
their heist hi-jinks in Ocean’s Thirteen. Cynics who swore off
Clooney and co. after the lackluster Ocean’s Twelve, know this:
George, director Steven Soderbergh and the entire cast know they owe
you. Admitting that Twelve was a disaster, in that it was far
too confusing and complicated, Clooney has said, "Thirteen
happened because we felt like we could do it better than
Twelve.
We didn't want to go out getting socked in the chin on one.” Reckon
it’s still a con job? Then opt for the much anticipated television
series turned live action flick Transformers, or the second
installment of the Fantastic Four franchise Fantastic Four:
Rise of the Silver Surfer. Yup, it’s a busy month at the box
office when these much anticipated blockbusters premiere at a screen
near you.
 Read
Falling Man
by Don DeLillo. Its title inspired by the famous harrowing image
of a man falling from the
North
Tower
on 9/11, the novel has been hailed as one of the best among post-9/11
novels. Elsewhere, Eric Van Lustbader’s The Bourne Betrayal –
his sophomore effort since taking over from the late Robert Ludlum’s
spy saga – hits stores. If the glowing reviews for his first book,
The Bourne Legacy is anything to go by, Jason Bourne and
his amnesiac adventures may have a long way to go yet.
 Contemplate
the Apple iPhone
(especially if its rumored June U.S. release date pans out) and have
your life ruled by another tech gadget, albeit one with pretty
gee-whiz gadgetry. To wit: the iPhone features a much-hyped
Multi-Touch touch-screen interface, high-resolution (160ppi) screen,
2meg camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, web browser, email, maps, searching...
and, of course, Apple’s highly-rated iTunes music player. All that,
and it weighs in only at 4.8 ounces, and measures just 11.6mm thick.
We wish we had genes like that.
 Mourn
the fact that pop
tart Christina Aguilera is giving
Jakarta
a miss but bringing her Back to Basics Tour to
Singapore
at the end of this month. Powerhouse vocals aside, the concert
promises to be quite the visual extravaganza, especially with Roberto
Cavalli onboard as the tour’s exclusive costume designer. There’s time
yet to plan a short trip to the city-state to catch Christina in
concert on 30 June, but if you miss the opportunity, fret not.
Aguilera wings it to Hong Kong to perform at the Asia World Arena on 3
July. Show
this city some love. The annual Jakarta Fair is underway
and goes on till 15 July. So while it won’t boast the same kind of
show-stopping theatrics as Christina’s concert, it will serve up
plenty of good, wholesome family fun with food, arts and handicrafts,
cultural, music and dance performances.
+ Chan Hse May
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