Bourne Supremacy

Just went to see Bourne Supremacy. The movie has a lot of exciting action, just as I expected. It would be even better if they did not shake the camera so much during the combat scenes.

Whale Rider

Just saw Whale Rider on DVD. It is set in a Maori tribe, where traditionally the first-born male child becomes the new chief. Pai is born into this line of heritage, but she is a girl. The rest of the movie is about her struggle to earn the love of her grandfather, who believes that everything went wrong the moment she was born.

After watching this movie, I have this question in my mind: Why is most part of the world dominated by male? How did that happen?

Bread and Tulips (Pane e tulipani)

We watched the movie Bread and Tulips on DVD this afternoon. It was delightful to watch Rosalba, the unappreciated housewife, rediscover the joy of life.

Sailing

We went sailing with David yesterday. I've never been on a sail boat before, so I did not know what to expect. We started from Pier 40 and went around Angel Island. David and his friend Mike controlled the boat with the tiller and ropes, and they used a lot of jargons. For an example, to "come about" means that we are changing direction so that the wind will be blowing from the other side of the sail. This one was important to know, since the boat would tip in another direction after that, and we needed to sit on the other side of the boat.

When you are in a sail boat, you really got to feel the power of the wind -- the boat made very good speed, and it tipped a lot while doing that. At one point we were almost vertical! I learned a lot about sailing yesterday. I am so glad that David invited us :)

The Da Vinci Code

I just finished reading The Da Vinci Code last night. I started reading on Saturday, and just couldn't stop. It was so good!