Interview with Kristin Kreuk
How did you relate to the story?
Kristin Kreuk: "Just the human experience. I think the Chun-Li story is very human, and then with all the superhuman stuff or the fighting stuff is similar to my experience with Smallville. Just it's a part of their world so it's a little different than our world because we don't have…well, we have people that go around fighting people a lot, but generally it's not for good and then if it is for good, that doesn't quite make sense to me. But in this world, this is the way things are and that's easy for me to understand."
Are you a gamer at all?
Kristin Kreuk: "I’ve never been a gamer, but I’ve seen a lot of 'Street Fighter'. It was really popular when I was in late elementary school into high school, so I’m very familiar with it. I’ve seen a lot of people play it."
Your character is a bit more pear-shaped in the game, don’t you think?
Kristin Kreuk: "You’d say she’s pear-shaped? I’d say she’s hour-glass shaped. She has ginormo thighs. I don’t have ginormo thighs."
How seriously do you take a film like this, so that you can still be earnest with your character?
Kristin Kreuk: "I think it’s really important, at least in this story, to be earnest with the characters because you want people to relate to them while they go through the movie. I think it’s really important that the fighting is really good, but you want to be able to root for the individual, and that means that the character has got to be relatable, in some way. And, if they’re really over-the-top, it’s harder to relate to them in this style of a movie. If it was something else, I think it would be different."
Can you talk about the emotional journey your character goes through?
Kristin Kreuk: "She starts off, in the movie, very young and she loses both of her parents. She loses her mom around 20 years old, and becomes very angry and wants to go and get revenge on the guy who took her father when she was just a young girl. And then, she ends up on this spiritual path where she seeks out a master and she learns to let go of her attachments so that she can see a greater good because her attachments are blinding her sight. That way, she can go out and actually fight for something and understand what it is she’s fighting for."
Were there any injuries during training or filming?
Kristin Kreuk: "Nothing serious, I don’t think. I got punched and thrown into a couple of things, and I had a sore jaw, but it was nothing that was lasting and permanent - that I know of."
Was Bangkok what you thought it would be?
Kristin Kreuk: "I knew Bangkok would be busy. That’s all I knew going into the city. What was a surprise for me was the size of the malls. Bangkok’s malls are so big and elaborate. And there were movie theaters I went to where I was like, 'Whoa! This place is crazy!' The malls there are insane. The food there is amazing. I expected the food to be amazing, and I thought it was really good."
What's happening with Smallville?
Kristin Kreuk: "I just finished. My last episode aired a couple Thursdays ago."
Did you want to go out for good?
Kristin Kreuk: "Yeah, I really did. I've been there since I was 18 years old and I was ready to go and leave that behind and move onto other things in my life. It takes nine months out of the year to shoot a TV show and it became a question of do I want more money and do I want to do this character again, or do I want to take a risk essentially and move on and spend those nine months doing other things? I remember sitting on set going, 'God, I wish I had the time.' And now I do."
That's an eight year journey.
Kristin Kreuk: "I grew up on that show. Some of my dearest friends are on that show."
Was it harder than you expected to say goodbye?
Kristin Kreuk: "No. I mean, it's hard to say goodbye to people but to Smallville it wasn't hard to say goodbye. Because I adore a lot of the people that I work with. Some of them I'll see almost every day for the rest of my life I think, but some of them I probably won't see again unless I run into them randomly. I spent so much time with them and shared a lot of, especially the actors, a lot of intimacy with. So it's weird. It's really a weird feeling where you're really close with people and then you never see them."
Are there more action roles in your future?
Kristin Kreuk: "I realize that I'm actually pretty decent at it, which is good to know. It depends. I think that it depends on the story, it depends on who's doing it, depends on the team, but I wouldn't say yes for sure all the time or no, never again. I think that I like it but it's not where I want to move into completely."
What are you looking at doing next?
Kristin Kreuk: "I'm looking for a project, been reading a lot of scripts. I would love to do something that is more in the real world as opposed to the fantastical realm, even if it's like five lines. I just want to build myself as an actor and start to participate in movies that really help people shift their worldview, even if it's a little bit. That's really where I want to move into is helping people broaden their perspective."
Would you do TV again?
Kristin Kreuk: "Yes. Some of my favorite things are TV shows like Six Feet Under. Even Sopranos, they're really well made, well thought out, intelligent shows with very deep characters that are consistent from beginning to end. There seems to be a very well planned out arc. I like
that about TV, but I'd want to talk to the producers and have them go, 'This is our plan. These are our characters. We want to go five, six years at the most. That won't change because this is our arc.' Instead of just going forever, like 10 years, just because they can. I like that."
Ada cerita sikit la.. kami ani kana inform kan masa kan kesana, buffetnya $5 wah!! ISKI jua aku tu!! Si pandi pun iski!! Soo that afternoon, i went to pick Hj Khai and Farah and tarus zooom ke Capers.. sekalinya di sana.. di bawah tangga kadai atu ada palak2 wah kana gtau $14.90 !!! HAHA kana tipuu wa rasanya! kata tadi $5 sekali duiii x3 ehhh !
Nevertheless kami pajal jua makan sana~ sal aku lapar udah kebuluran menahan lapar supaya nda rugi buffet =P Makanannya semua versi Itali, pasta and pizza! "I cook-keda pasta, i cook-keda pizza~" lol so we lepak2 and eat eat non stop.. aku and fandi makan berabish la NYAMANNN x ahh!! xD Si nagib bawa cameranya banyak la flash flash atu.. Farah Tifaz HanaZimah banyak cerita... gossip dalam and luar negara HEHEHE =P too bad only 2 youforce member datang, ketiadaan Hafizzo DarkBladder and Sawif will be remember and honoured, amin!
Sekali habis selasai di Capers, ada lagi tah org majal kan MAKAN SUSHI atu.. haha si nagib and fandi.. pelapar berabish! Merasa tah kami arah Misato.. its a good place.. ada octupus sana ah.. nanti elaun keluar kesana eh eh eh!! =P
Sorry ah nada photos, mostly Farah ambil and lum ya upload, i guess time ku post blog ani ya dalam kapal terbang tido otw ke Aussy! haha Alright! Until the new post! KO PAJAL!!! ;D
OH BTW I LIKE that Pizza kah namanya "ITALIAN JOB!"
Ko cakap arah waitress, "Can i get 1 Italian JOb?" HAHA ko mo keraja Italian ka or what? lol
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Labels: chill., food, gathering
The scenario is a teacher asking question to her/his student. The students are really.. well.. intelligent? hehe enjoy!
TEACHER: Maria, go to the map and find North America .
MARIA: Here it is.
TEACHER: Correct. Now class, who discovered America ?
CLASS: Maria.
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TEACHER: John, why are you doing your math multiplication on the floor?
JOHN: You told me to do it without using tables.
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TEACHER: Glenn, how do you spell 'crocodile?'
GLENN: K-R-O-K-O-D-I-A-L'
TEACHER: No, that's wrong
GLENN: Maybe it is wrong, but you asked me how I spell it.
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TEACHER: Donald, what is the chemical formula for water?
DONALD: H I J K L M N O.
TEACHER: What are you talking about?
DONALD: Yesterday you said it's H to O.
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TEACHER: Winnie, name one important thing we have today that we didn't have ten years ago..
WINNIE: Me!
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TEACHER: Glen, why do you always get so dirty?
GLEN: Well, I'm a lot closer to the ground than you are.
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TEACHER: Millie, give me a sentence starting with 'I'.
MILLIE: I is..
TEACHER: No, Millie..... Always say, 'I am.'
MILLIE: All right... 'I am the ninth letter of the alphabet.'
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TEACHER: George Washington not only chopped down his father's cherry tree, but also admitted it. Now, Louie, do you know why his father didn't punish him?
LOUIS: Because George still had the axe in his hand.
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TEACHER: Now, Simon, tell me frankly, do you say prayers before eating?
SIMON: No sir, I don't have to, my Mom is a good cook.
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TEACHER: Clyde , your composition on 'My Dog' is exactly the same as your brother's. Did you copy his?
CLYDE : No, sir. It's the same dog.
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TEACHER: Harold, what do you call a person who keeps on talking when people are no longer interested?
HAROLD: A teacher
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Thanks to Ekin for the forward mail. I really like this one.
Something to lighten up everyone's day ;)
Labels: cali, Entertainments
How did the name CHONG came to be? Actually ppl panggil ya Azhar or Har pulang tapi masa first week di MD pada tahun 2006, aku bekawan sama ya, ku liat ya ani macam cina usulnya tapi lancar Melayunya.. and awal2 atu aku inda "Eh sapa nama mu?" ... nonono aku inda catu.. aku panggil ya saja tarus.. ku bagi nama tia.. randomly.. si "CHONG" !! hahaha
After a few weeks, malar ku panggil ya CHONG and ppl pun dangar aku, diorg ikut2an tia.. galaran atu sampai sekarang la jua ada CHONG atu! hahaha Bagus tu nama atu.. ;P
Nways, now he is at UK belajar laa... sampai jua ajatnya belayar atu untuk belajar... so hari ani aku online tarus2 ya mau webcam.. behajat tah tu si chong atu.. haha becerita tah kami sal macam2 la.. ya bali laptop baru katanya.. ceeewahhh BEHUSINNN ORG ATU :P tapi sudah atu kapih katanya! hahaha Ya show off jua webcamnya.. MUANYA BERBADAN SUPERMAN!! haha cala chong... cala~~ hahaha
Sudah atu behajat tah ku kan dedicate blog post ani untuknya.. ntah.. atas senyuman manisnya atu kali.. cute kali ah chubby chong ;p untung gallllprennyaa hahaha Alright!! thats all!!
THANKS CHONG FOR THE INSPIRATION FOR THIS BLOG LOL XD
Labels: Entertainments, pictures, Random
The average annual salary for a player in the English Premier League was about $1.3 million as of 2006 (based on May 2007 exchange rates). Lower-tiered leagues have lower salaries, but the average salary in England’s fourth division is still almost $90,000 [Source: The Sport Independent]. British Sky Broadcasting paid $1.77 billion for the rights to broadcast English Premier League games [Source: BBC]. England is a hotbed of football, though, and in countries where the sport is not quite as popular (or the economy can’t support such huge salaries), players earn considerably less. Players in the U.S.’s MLS make more than they did just a few years ago, but the numbers don’t compare to the money made in European leagues. A few players earn salaries with six digits, but some earn as little as $11, 700 per year, the league minimum [Source: The Washington Post]. Those players would almost certainly need to hold a second job to make ends meet.
Soccer’s legions of fans show their team or national pride in different ways around the world. They wear the team colors or paint them on their faces. Many international matches feature a great deal of flag waving in the stands. Unison chanting or singing is popular in Europe, with certain songs being associated with particular teams. Perhaps most famous is “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” sung by supports of Liverpool F.C. In some countries, fans light flares or even start celebratory fires in the stands, obviously dangerous practices.
The dark side of soccer is revealed by hooligans, fans whose behavior escalates to violence and vandalism. Some hooligans are fans who take devotion to their favorite team too far, attacking opposing fans and destroying property. Other hooligans have little interest in the sport and simply use it as an outlet for their antisocial tendencies. Hooliganism has been curbed by fierce crackdowns in Europe, with known offenders banned from attending matches (or even from traveling to the place where a match is being held), and teams being harshly penalized for the misbehavior of their fans. Club penalties include loss of league points or being forced to play matches in empty stadiums, denying the team any ticket sales revenue.
Even without malicious intent, the huge crowds at soccer matches can turn deadly. Stadium collapses and stampedes caused by overexcited fans have caused thousands of deaths. In 1946, an FA Cup match was played in Bolton, England with dead bodies lying along the sidelines after a barrier collapsed. Over 300 were killed during riots at an Olympic qualifier between Peru and Argentina in 1964. A stampede in Moscow in 1982 killed 340 people, and Britain’s worst football disaster occurred in 1989 when 96 fans were crushed in a stampede prior to an FA Cup match [Source: Hunt].
ref - http://www.howstuffworks.com
Labels: Entertainments, Football
GAME OF LIFE - FAME EDITION
Discover your fate on the road to stardom!
Object of the game
To be the player with most money at the end of the game - the most succesful celeb on the board!
Place: Cofee Bean Bandar.
Labels: chill., Entertainments, games.
