The trailer for this movie looked absolutely badass. The poster looks awesome as well. How can anyone not want to watch this? Don't we all love movies with superpowers?


Movie Title - Lucy

Genre:  (For a Sci-Fi genre, this movie is surprisingly not about aliens but a single human)

Synopsis: A very "suay" (Hokkien for unlucky) woman, Lucy, got to know a guy from a club. She was forced to delivery a mysterious briefcase to "Mr Jang" by her newfound boyfriend. And thus begins her series of suay, unfortunate events..

Suay #1: Her life spirals into an abyss when she was captured by the scary Korean mafia-looking Mr Jang. 

Suay #2: She was then cut open in her belly and turned into a drug mule to ship a packet of powerful drug to another place.

Suay #3: The drug packet inside her belly leaks after getting beat up by a bunch of guys.

Suay #4: The drug turns out to be something that can overdrive your brain capacity to 100%. WOW, AWESOME RIGHT? But this suay Lucy only has a few hours to live after earning this special ability.

This movie title can also be called: Suay Lucy.

Review: Despite her suayness, the abilities gained from unlocking the brain capacity power is pretty awesome. From being able to have a brain that does Google Translate on any language automatically, to being able to eavesdrop on anyone by picking at their mobile phone signals, the film's visual and CGI is sleek and stunning. The extended car chase scene from Lucy is even crazier than car movies like Need for Speed.

However, the director injected lots of video clips during the movie, probably for style and a bit of artsy feel, but I do not have that School of The Arts (SOTA) genes in me, so I couldn't appreciate those clips interspersed throughout the movie. There are instances where you might feel that you just paid money to watch a National Geographic channel, as there are quite a number of scenes on animals and wildlife. For me personally, I would have liked it if they could have shown MORE of the crazy things that Lucy can do with her unlocked powers. It's Sci-fi anyways, nothing needs to make sense. 

I liked the last part where Lucy goes through a crazy time-travelling thing to the past, the concept was really well-executed. We were treated to a reverse time-warp, from being a busy New York Times Square, to medieval times, to dinosaur times, and to a weird ET moment with Lucy the monkey. Yes, the monkey gets a longer screentime than Lucy's "boyfriend".



I actually have mixed feelings about this movie. I like and feel "meh" about this movie AT THE SAME TIME. I have a feeling that most of you will walk out of this movie feeling the same way as well. Go watch it.



For those of us who have already caught Lucy, you will know that Lucy transforms into a giant computer and a thumbdrive towards the end, which in my opinion will be the BEST THUMBDRIVE EVER. If you are going down to the Comex IT Show this weekend, try asking the salesgirl: Got Lucy thumbdrive or not?



Stay back for: Quickly go find the best damn thumbdrive at Comex IT Show already, stay back for what?

Rating (out of 5 Evilbeans):

  (3.5)

I was invited to have an affair with George Young last Thursday...

Erm. A LIPTON affair hosted by George Young. Where we sip cocktails and mocktails made with Lipton tea.

Let me first gush about the invite kit! This is my first time receiving such an awesome invite kit and it BLEW MY MIND. Just look at this gorgeous baby:





This was also one of my very first event where we were chauffeured to the place with a shuttle bus. At first, I thought they were gonna sell us to some foreign country when the bus went into some really "ulu" place with lots of trees. It was almost like a scene from Crime Watch. I was about to set 999 on my speed-dial when suddenly, I saw the pretty entrance decorated with Lipton logo. PHEW.






Thank you @LiptonSG and @Golin for the wonderful invite! Do follow their Facebook page HERE for more exclusive contests, photos and recipe ideas for your very own #liptonmomentsSG.

Warm, crumbly bits bury a gooey paste of banana and mango. It's quite amazing how they managed to make the crumbles so soft but still have that crunchy-bite at the same time. The dry crumbles complement the wet, sticky mangoes and bananas really well. The ice-cream serves as a palette cleanser whenever you feel that it gets too sweet in your mouth.

However, I felt that there wasn't enough crumbles to eat with the bananas and mangoes. Therefore, if you run out of the crumbly bits to go along with the gooey paste, then that's when you should stop eating. Again, the portion is so huge that it feels like it can be shared between 4 people omg. Generally, this crumble is quite good, but then, it is really hard to go wrong with crumbles. 

Overall, I was impressed by the ambience and the food is not bad. I think this is a really good place to just rest your legs when you are tired from all the shopping in Orchard, and to recharge your batteries for Shopping Round 2. 

And YES, I know it has been nagging at the back of your head ever since you read that first paragraph. "PS. CAFE STANDS FOR WHAT EVILBEAN? PLEASE TELL ME ALREADY." Hmmm I don't know. Seeing that they always serve huge portions for their food, maybe it stands for Plus-Sized Cafe? 




Cafe Rating (out of 5 Evilbeans):
  (3.5)

Evilbean's last words/recommendation:
- Super chill ambience with lots of angmos and atas pretty girls for you to ogle at. Totally a place for you to laze 2-3 hours away with your friends!
- MUST-ORDER: N.A. Ate too little to recommend a must-order.

3. User Friendly Pose and Photo Points + Free WiFi


If you do not know what or how to pose, there are pose points at every art piece to let you have an idea. The designated photo points are where you should take your photos at for the best and most realistic-looking pictures. The artworks are also designed for photo-taking without the use of camera flash for the best effects, so it's as easy as point and tap!

And, if you like a particular shot so much that you want to post it immediately to your social media platform, there is actually FREE WiFi provided! FREEEEEEEEEE!

4. Unleash your Inner Desires

Erm, just watch this video:




5. Uniquely Singapore Photos

There are over 80 masterpieces in Alive Museum Singapore, of which 9 are locally themed and unique to Singapore! Being a patriotic Singaporean, I wanted to spot those 9 so badly.

Here's one where our Merlion is giving me a "chest-shower":


And, if your partner has bad drawing skills, you might end up looking distorted:



There are quite a number of exhibits that made me drop my jaws in awe. Having their own dedicated R&D team, they are able to study different techniques and paints for the best quality masterpieces, further cementing their position as the leader in 3D visual illusion museum. If you are looking for an unconventional venue for your private function room, Alive Museum do have one that can host up to 60 guests for an unforgettable event! I guarantee that you will be the coolest person in the block for doing that!

I was really intrigued by almost everything during my visit. And I will continue to be intrigued by them as Alive Museum refreshes about 30% of their masterpieces every 12-18 months, with special exhibits during the various seasons such as Christmas, Chinese New Year etc. Essentially, every visit will be a brand new experience!

Before I end off, there is one big mystery that I would like you guys to solve together, and that is actually the exhibit right at the entrance on your left. No matter how we see, we couldn't see what they wanted us to see. 

Will you be able to see it?