March begins tomorrow so get play in motion!

 Who doesn't love the infinite possibility of a little brick? 
The first LEGOLAND is set to open in Canada. If you have kids and are underwhelmed with winter slush, cheer up. The Vaughan Mills Legoland Discovery Centre opens tomorrow. Lego activities, Lego build projects, Lego car races-good, good, great but I'm going to check out Toronto's landmarks made with over a million pieces.

Courtesy: The Torontoist

Don't know any kids? There's an adults only night just for you, once a month. Go forth, Lego nerds. Can we recast date night? Banish those splashy Bachelor destination dates. 
Does your partner know how to play? 

Red Chronicle regulars know well my love of TIFF ( read why here).  Those wizards are always up to something and if Lego bricks make you squirrelly, perhaps their digiPLAYSPACE will provide the right jolt. Opens March 9th.

Have fun playing.

More on play: A Playmobil Movie 

Don't Give away my Alligator Soup!

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Hillary Clinton parties in Indonesia?

Once upon a time Secretary of State Hillary Clinton needed some refreshment and took some time out from her busy schedule for a little R&R in Jakarta, Indonesia -- and she found this is unbelievable?

Why Indonesia? Probably the night away with friends at Cafe Havana, Colombia last year is not enough for setting herself free from pressure.

But this fake news could be only in the head of the ripped guys indulging in some drinking and dancing. Where? Secretary Clinton was in Cartagena to attend the Summit of the Americas, which closed last year. And anybody to be cold sober keep wondering where?

Sober? Well, too much drink will kill you!

However, the parties in Indonesia keep merry without Hillary Clinton being here. Either parties of celebrities or political ones. Expecially after Harlem shake started to shake here, not only celebrities but also politicians would like to dance their interest away. Of celebrities, people talk much about drug case involving the handsome young presenter cum actor, Raffi Ahmad. Of politics, the idea of hanging Anas Urbaningrum in Monas, the monumental park of the landmark of Jakarta come up as classic and boring discourse.

Hillary Clinton won't come here to have another party and laugh and cry for Indonesia.

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Oscar fallout part 2

 So you have an Oscar. Now what? 

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Oscar lip stains

I know viewers and pundits alike love to diss Oscar hosts after the fact but I watch the Academy awards to catch the glimpses of giddy joy from the creative class as they win the giant golden thumbs up from their peers. These people are just people, buffed and puffed as they may be. If you spend any time as I did in the decade I worked in television, you understand they are as vulnerable as anyone, no more heroic, nice or nasty than the rest of us. Bigger paychecks and egos to match but just people. The best moments are when they step out of rehearsed bits and slip on their ballgowns. It reminds us to remove the pedestal.
Every year I nod off at some point and wake up on time for the winners at the end. No, I'm not grey yet. There is simply always a duller than dull lapse in the broadcast when Oscar producers, clearly not interested in pacing rules, have left for the bar.
Here, in no particular order, are the slips and shine from my perch:
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Why man hates accompanying his wife shopping

Once a upon a time, a broke husband had to pretend to be just fine before his wife and said yes when the wife asked him to accompany her to the mall. He thought hard on how to stop his wife from shopping unnecessary things.



For short, task done; the wife fainted as she knew what had happened to her husband.



The illustration above is not a typical reason a man would avoid going to the mall for fear of being unable to pay all what the wife buys.



Even, when he gets everything, he hates being long with his wife shopping. Why? Because he can't stand waiting? Can't stand this fussily consumptive creature? Can't take care of the children when the babysitter is absent?



No, he can't wait for his blog to generate money.

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Why iPhone is more popular than Blackberry

Once upon a time a teenager turned to be autistic as he was glued to his Blackberry. His mother seemed like not there and his father was gone in the air. In fact, the family was in the living room, sitting and towards each other they became strangers for a couple of hours.

Well, that sounds too much, but on another occasion the mother became autistic at work and so was the father, and everybody around was also busy with their Blackberry. But why there's no iPhone available there?

Blackberry is everywhere: on the bus, on the commuter train, in the park, at offices and homes. It is the king which is to be obeyed. You serve your life for it.

How about IPhone? Why is it supposed to be more popular than Blackberry? To answer this question you need to fly to the United States of America. Or just close your eyes and pretend to be there. Got the answer? Good.

Share it to comment box below, Indonesians. No compulsion for the autistic!

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Why Robert Pattinson regrets his role in horror movies

Once upon a time, a cast was wanted to play a role as an evil being. The evil dressed in white gown had to wade across the flood. Robert Pattinson found it was silly and uninteresting so that he skipped this role.

Never mind then, the director didn't force him to take a part in this project. Rather he suggests that Pattinson watch it later when the film has already been done.

But Robert never watched it, instead he was watched by an evil spirit who regrets not to play the role Robert had played.

"Why Robert Pattinson regrets his role in horror movies?" Asked the spirit.

Robert gets confused, so does the evil spirit, and surely anybody reading this article.

It is so regrettable.

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