Random 1:
Does anyone notice how some people talk with an accent after returning from their studies overseas??? Well, I’ve been here almost 3 years and my accent is no where near changed. I am still sporting a Malaysian accent -_-” that the patients find amusing. Bleh!!! An average degree only takes 3 - 4 years meaning these people managed to pick up a new accent in that time. How is that possible!!!!

Random 2:
Is it just me or are Australian actors recently taking the Hollywood big screen by storm??? Before that, it was just the big names like Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett and Heath Ledger. Right now, I can reel off a whole list of them. In fact, I will. For my own future reference. Hmph.

(in no particular order of preference)
1. Isabel Lucas
The pretty amazing (and deadly) robot from transformers who tried to seduce Shia LaBeouf.

2. Mia Wasikowska (what a mouthful)
Soon to be seen as Alice in Tim Burton’s highly anticipated Alice in Wonderland movie alongside Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway….. She was also in the Australian film Newcastle. That’s not all. She plays Amelia Earhart’s (Hilary Swank) rival in the upcoming film Amelia, and also worked with Daniel Craig (James Bond series) in Defiance.

3. Xavier Samuel
Only applicable to Twilight fans. This guy is playing Riley in the 3rd installment, Eclipse. Worked with Mia previously in Newscastle.

4. Abbie Cornish
She was in Candy with Heath Ledger, Elizabeth: The Golden Age with Cate Blanchett and A good Year with Russell Crowe. Now, expect to see her in Bright Star as Fanny Browne, the girl next door whom the famous poet, John Keats (Ben Winshaw, do watch him in Brideshead Revisited and Perfume) fell in love with. I’m looking forward to Bright Star as it is the latest film by Jane Campion, who directed The Piano and Portrait of a Lady. The Piano, lead Anna Paquin to win an Oscar for best supporting actress, an amazing thing when one is only 11 years old.

5. Sam Worthington
This guy play Marcus Wright in Terminator Salvation and we will soon be able to see him in the highly anticipated CGI film Avatar. Apart from that, he will also be in Clash of the Titans, another box office movie, with Liam Neeson (The Reader, Taken, as Aslan in Narnia) and Ralph Fiennes (Voldermort).

6. Craig Horner
Okie, this is not big screen but Legend of the Seeker, based on the Sword of Truth books by Terry Goodkind, is the latest TV series from the creators of Xena and Hercules. Produced by Sam Raimi (Spiderman movies, I think), this fantasy production sees a detraction from the usual tongue in cheek kind of atmosphere felt in Xena and Hercules and seeks a sense of gravity and seriousness, more in line with cinema productions like Lord of the Rings where attention is paid to the details and storyline. Also filmed in New Zealand. (I mean, omg!!! go check out the sets!!!)

7. Emily de Ravin
All I know is that she is co-starring with Robert Pattinson in a film called Remember Me. =P

8. Emily Browning
As the older sister in Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events. After that, she kind of faded off into the background.

I’m calling it a day. =P