This page keeps track of my entertainment, including books, movies, and TV series, starting from 2019.
If you stumble upon something that piques your interest, that’s great! :)
Bold means recommend 👍.
2026
| Name | Author/Link | Version | logger.info() |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stranger Things (Final Season) | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| 圆圈正义：作为自由前提的信念 | 📚 罗翔 | E-reader |
2025
| Name | Author/Link | Version | logger.info() |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Accountant 2 | 🎬 IMDb | Golden Village | |
| Ronny Chieng: Speakeasy | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| The Last of Us (Season 2) | 📺 IMDb | HBO | |
| The Art of SEO: Mastering Search Engine Optimization | 📚 Eric Enge, Stephan Spencer, Jessie C. Stricchiola | Paperback | |
| 法治的细节 | 📚 罗翔 | E-reader | |
| The Amateur | 🎬 IMDb | Golden Village | aka 碟网追凶 |
| Adolescence (Season 1) | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | One take · Each episode consists of a single real-time take, childish wheedling, grumpy sulks, anxious bluster and chilling menace |
| Severance (Season 2) | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV+ | The ultimate version of work-life balance :P |
| Slow Horses (Season 5) | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV+ | |
| Shrinking (Season 2) | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV+ | |
| Pluribus (Season 1) | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV+ | |
| When We Cease to Understand the World | 📚 Benjamín Labatut | Paperback | |
| 昼颜：工作日下午3点的恋人们 | 📺 豆瓣 | Netflix | |
| The Brothers Karamazov (卡拉马佐夫兄弟) | 📚 Fyodor Dostoevsky | Paperback | A profound exploration of faith, doubt, and family dynamics. A bit too long though |
| Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind | 📚 Yuval Noah Harari | Paperback | An insightful journey through human history, offering a compelling perspective on our species’ evolution. |
| Kinda Pregnant | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Friends with Benefits | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| 杀人者报告 | 🎬 豆瓣 | ||
| All Her Fault | 📺 IMDb | ||
| The Merchant of Venice | 📚 William Shakespeare | ||
| Thunderbolts | 🎬 IMDb | Singapore Airlines | |
| Heads of State | 🎬 IMDb | Singapore Airlines | |
| Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning | 🎬 IMDb | Singapore Airlines | |
| Conan O’Brien Must Go (Season 2) | 📺 IMDb | Singapore Airlines | |
| A Midsummer Night’s Dream | 📚 William Shakespeare | ||
| Macbeth | 📚 William Shakespeare | ||
| Hamlet | 📚 William Shakespeare | ||
| Clarkson’s Farm (Season 4) | 📺 IMDb | Prime Video | |
| Squid Game (Season 3) | 📺 豆瓣 | Netflix | |
| In the Heart of the Sea | 🎬 IMDb | aka 海洋深处 | |
| American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| 崖上的波妞 | 🎬 豆瓣 | ||
| 机智住院医生生活 | 📺 豆瓣 | ||
| 恶缘 (Karma) | 📺 豆瓣 | ||
| Jimmy O. Yang - Big & Tall Tour | 🍿 | Live in Singapore |
2024
| Name | Author/Link | Version | logger.info() |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young Sheldon | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Heartwarming and delightful family comedy featuring Sheldon! |
| Fisk | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Australian humour in Melbourne with small-town eccentricities |
| Good Morning, Monster: A Therapist Shares Five Heroic Stories of Emotional Recovery | 📚 Catherine Gildiner | Paperback | TSIA, a real sad and inspiring book to read |
| Under the Tuscan Sun | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A story of self-discovery and renewal in the face of life’s unexpected turns. (and make people want to travel to Italy) |
| Slow Horses S3 | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV | Slough House continues to be brave with dark humor and thrilling stories. |
| Lie To Me S2 | 📺 IMDb | ||
| Chris Voss: Win Workplace Negotiations | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | |
| Kevin Hart: Using Humor to Make Your Mark | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | |
| Robin Arzon: Mental Strength | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | |
| 重启人生 ブラッシュアップライフ | 📺 douban | Netflix | Lighthearted comedy talking about “If I could live again” |
| No Hard Feelings | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Not sure if it’s a comedy… the story makes me a bit sad :P |
| 名探偵コナン 11人目のストライカー | 🎬 douban | 震撼足球场！ | |
| 名探偵コナン 沈黙の15分 | 🎬 douban | ||
| 名探偵コナン 黒鉄の魚影 | 🎬 douban | ||
| 名探偵コナン 純黒の悪夢 | 🎬 douban | ||
| 名探偵コナン 探偵たちの鎮魂歌 | 🎬 douban | ||
| 名探偵コナン 戦慄の楽譜 | 🎬 douban | ||
| 三大队 | 🎬 douban | ||
| 坚如磐石 | 🎬 douban | ||
| 第二十条 | 🎬 douban | ||
| 孤注一掷 | 🎬 douban | ||
| 年会不能停 | 🎬 douban | ||
| Yes Minister | 📺 IMDb | The best political comedy ever! | |
| The Newsroom | 📺 IMDb | HBO | A modern-day Don Quixote tale set within the tumultuous world of cable news. Watched the whole series multiple times. |
| The Pig, the Snake, and the Pigeon (周处除三害) | 🎬 douban | Netflix | A black comedy action thriller film in Taiwan, quite intense… |
| How Politics Works | 📚 D.K. Publishing | Hardcover | Introducing political concepts and the inner workings of governments |
| Gut Health With Leading Experts | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | A boring series of videos… |
| President George W. Bush Teaches Authentic Leadership | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | |
| John Douglas Teaches How to Think Like an FBI Profiler | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | |
| Lonely Planet: Great Britain | 📚 Lonely Planet | Paperback | Here I am, preparing trips with a book again… |
| Dune: Part Two | 🎬 IMDb | Golden Village | |
| Dune | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Your Place or Mine | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Horrible Bosses | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Past Lives | 🎬 IMDb | Emirates Airline | |
| Oppenheimer | 🎬 IMDb | Emirates Airline | |
| Mission: Impossible | 🎬 IMDb | Emirates Airline | |
| John Wick: Chapter 4 | 🎬 IMDb | Emirates Airline | |
| One Day | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Schindler’s List | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | 😭😭😭 |
| 3 Body Problem | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| The After | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Criminal Minds | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Outliers: The Story of Success | 📚 Malcolm Gladwell | Paperback | |
| Welcome to Wrexham | 📺 IMDb | Disney+ | |
| Fresh Off the Boat | 📺 IMDb | ||
| Civil War | 🎬 IMDb | GV | A bit disappointing… |
| 与内心的小孩对话 | 📚 douban | Papercover | |
| Buying London | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | 🍿 |
| Life Is Strange | 🎮 IMDb | PS5 | I know it’s a game but it tells an emotional story with great writing and lovely OST. |
| 24 | 📺 IMDb | Disney+ | Too many twists for a time span of 24 hours… a classic Counter Terrorism TV show |
| Set It Up | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Elon Musk | 📚 Walter Isaacson | Paperback | |
| 四重奏 カルテット | 📺 douban | Netflix | |
| James May: Our Man in Japan | 📺 IMDb | Amazon Prime | Funny dude |
| Page Eight | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Focus | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Life Is Strange 2 | 🎮 IMDb | PS5 | |
| 错过你的那些年 青春18×2 君へと続く道 | 🎬 douban | Netflix | |
| 小岛经济学:鱼、美元和经济的故事 | 📚 Peter Schiff | Paperback | |
| 法律的悖论 | 📚 罗翔 | Paperback | |
| 东京八平米 | 📚 吉井忍 | Paperback | |
| Jimmy O. Yang: Guess How Much? | 🍿 IMDb | Amazon Prime | |
| 上帝掷骰子吗? | 📚 douban | ||
| 太白金星有点烦 | 📚 douban | ||
| Leap Year | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| The Long Goodbye (漫长的告别) | 📚 Raymond Chandler | Paperback | |
| TREVOR NOAH: OFF THE RECORD TOUR | 🍿 | Live in Singapore | |
| Siddhartha (悉达多) | 📚 Hermann Hesse | Paperback | A profound and timeless exploration of the human spirit, Siddhartha takes readers on a transformative journey of self-discovery and spiritual awakening |
| Slow Horses S4 | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV | |
| I Not Stupid 3 | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| 默杀 | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Failure To Launch | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Notes from Underground (地下室手记) | 📚 Fyodor Dostoevsky | Paperback | A deep dive into the complexities of the human psyche. |
| Ronny Chieng: Love to Hate It | 🍿 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America | 🍿 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Spy × Family Code: White | 🎬 豆瓣 | Netflix | |
| The Truman Show | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| One Hundred Years of Solitude | 📺 IMDb | Netflix |
2023
| Name | Author/Link | Version | logger.info() |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top Gun: Maverick | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | High-flying action returns with the sequel to the iconic original. Witness aerial brilliance. |
| Slow Horses | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV | Dive into the world of British espionage with a drama that exudes quality and intrigue. |
| Matilda | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Dive into the magical world of Matilda. Dahl’s masterpiece comes alive in this classic family film. |
| Bridget Jones’s Diary | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Laugh, cry, and relate with Bridget’s hilarious and heartwarming journey through life’s ups and downs. |
| Ginny & Georgia | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A compelling tale of mother-daughter dynamics with a dose of mystery and humor. |
| The Last of Us | 📺 IMDb | HBO | Dive deep into a post-apocalyptic world where survival is paramount. Based on the renowned video game, it’s a roller-coaster of emotions. |
| The Spy | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Step into the shoes of Israeli spy Eli Cohen in this gripping historical drama, a tale of espionage, danger, and sacrifice. |
| The Morning Show S2 | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV | Media politics, personal vendettas, and journalism ethics return in this intense, star-studded drama’s second season. |
| Shrinking | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV | Delve into a quirky universe where reality is not as it seems. What would you do if the world around you started to shrink? |
| Cunk on Earth | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Embark on a hilariously unconventional journey through human history and civilization. Expect the unexpected! |
| Clarkson’s Farm S2, S3 | 📺 IMDb | Prime Video | Join Clarkson once again as he fumbles, struggles but also has moments of pure brilliance on his farm. Pure entertainment! |
| MH370: The Plane That Disappeared | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Hachi: A Dog’s Tale | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A poignant tale that’s a testament to the undying loyalty of dogs. Be prepared with tissues; it’s a tear-jerker. |
| Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It | 📚 Chris Voss | Paperback | Delve into the mind of a former FBI negotiator. A masterclass in achieving what you want, one negotiation at a time. |
| Why We Sleep | 📚 Matthew Walker | Paperback | Sleep: the unsung hero of health. Discover its deep impact on our lives and why it’s time to prioritize a good night’s sleep. |
| Terence Tao Teaches Mathematical Thinking | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | |
| The Days | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| House of Cards S4, S5 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Politics gets murkier and the stakes higher in these electrifying seasons. Can Frank Underwood maintain his hold on power? |
| How to Get Rich | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Beef | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A narrative so intense, it simmers with tension, just like its title. Dive into the meaty drama! |
| Emergency NYC | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Alice in Borderland 今際の国のアリス | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A game of life and death awaits in a world where rules are not what they seem. A thrilling ride from start to finish! |
| 狂飙 | |||
| The Glory | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A story of vengeance against bullies set against the backdrop of a high school reunion. |
| Everything Everywhere All at Once | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Knight and Day | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| The Monster 怪物 | 🎬 Douban | Golden Village | 「怪物だーれだ」 |
| Days Of Disaster | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| The Killing Vote 국민사형투표 | 📺 IMDb | Amazon Prime | A national referendum on capital punishment. |
| Jack Ryan S4 | 📺 IMDb | Amazon Prime | |
| 關於我和鬼變成家人的那件事 | 🎬 Douban | Netflix | 只有台湾能够制作出来的的电影？ |
| Vivant 别班 | 📺 Douban | ||
| Life Is Strange: True Colors | 🎮 IMDb | PS5 | An immersive narrative-driven adventure game set in the fictional town of Haven Springs, CO. |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton Teaches the Power of Resilience | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | By the former Secretary of State |
| What If? 2: Additional Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions | 📚 Randall Munroe | Paperback | |
| Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World | 📚 David Epstein | Paperback | |
| Paul Krugman Teaches Economics and Society | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | Nobel laureate Paul Krugman |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Beckham | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Chris Voss Teaches The Art of Negotiation | 📚 Masterclass | Masterclass | A former FBI negotiator teaches negotiation tactics and strategies. |
| The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance | 📚 W. Timothy Gallwey | Paperback | A guide to mastering the mental challenges of tennis and peak performance in life. |
| Lie To Me | 📺 IMDb | Remember my college days when watching the show on a small screen laptop. | |
| 此时此刻 | 📺 douban | Netflix | |
| Family Switch | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Squid Game: The Challenge | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | The original show is definitely better but why not 🍿 |
| Depp V Heard | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Lawsuit -> 🍿 |
| About Fate | 🎬 IMDb | Prime Video | |
| Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier | 📚 Kevin Kelly | Paperback | |
| 你的名字。 君の名は。 | 🎬 douban | Netflix |
2022
| Name | Author/Link | Version | logger.info() |
|---|---|---|---|
| Last Christmas | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A heartwarming holiday movie that brings the spirit of Christmas alive. |
| Don’t Look Up | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A brilliant comedy satire that mirrors real-world events, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s humorously incisive and strikingly accurate. |
| 天空之城 天空の城ラピュタ | 🎬 douban | Netflix | An outstanding anime with a memorable OST. Despite being a 1986 movie, it still holds up today. wiki/天空の城ラピュタ |
| The Office (re-watch) | 📺 IMDb | Amazon Prime | Revisited this timeless classic that never fails to entertain. |
| Breaking Bad (re-watch) | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Another re-watch of this gripping and intense classic. |
| Maybe You Should Talk to Someone | 📚 Lori Gottlieb | Kindle | A profound exploration of human emotions and therapy. Particularly moved by this quote from Frankl’s book: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” |
| 花束般的恋爱 花束みたいな恋をした | 🎬 douban | A poignant and beautifully crafted love story that leaves a lasting impression. | |
| Zodiac | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A riveting drama that leaves you pondering long after it ends. |
| Star Wars | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A 1977 film that stands the test of time with its flawless performances and groundbreaking storytelling. A true classic. |
| Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore | 🎬 IMDb | Shaw Theatres IMAX | The latest installment in the Fantastic Beasts series, filled with magic and mystery. |
| Severance | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV | An imaginative show directed by Ben Stiller that presents a unique perspective on work-life balance. However, it might make some viewers reconsider their enthusiasm for their jobs. |
| 胜者即是正义SP リーガル・ハイSP | 📺 douban | An engaging drama that explores the intricate dynamics of the legal world. | |
| The Batman | 🎬 IMDb | HBO | A familiar tale told with a fresh perspective. The movie might feel a bit lengthy, but it’s worth the watch. |
| The Staircase | 📺 IMDb | HBO | A compelling true-crime series that keeps you on the edge of your seat. |
| How To with John Wilson S1 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A refreshingly original comedy that showcases the creative genius of John Wilson. Highly recommended for a light-hearted watch. |
| Harry Potter: complete movie collection | No need to reference | HBO | Relived the magic of the Harry Potter series on our new TV! The countless re-watches over the years have only made this series more endearing. The HBO subscription is totally worth it for this marathon. I can see myself revisiting the series time and again. |
| Better Call Saul S6 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | The opening theme has become a Tuesday staple for me. The midseason finale E07 left me with a lot to ponder. |
| The Accountant | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A thrilling movie for a movie night. Ben Affleck’s versatility shines through in his portrayal of a cool, calculating accountant. |
| Stranger Things S4 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | E04 and E07 are standout episodes! Eagerly awaiting the final season. |
| When Breath Becomes Air (当呼吸化为空气) | 📚 Paul Kalanithi | Kindle | A deeply moving exploration of life and death that left a profound impact on me. I’ll definitely revisit this book for further reflection. |
| Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don’t Know | 📚 Adam M. Grant | Paperback | A thought-provoking read that challenges you to question your assumptions and embrace the power of rethinking. |
| Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama: A Memoir | 📚 Bob Odenkirk | Libby (audiobook) | A candid and humorous memoir that offers a glimpse into the life and career of Bob Odenkirk. |
| Green Book | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A deeply moving film that highlights the exceptional performances of the lead actors and the dynamic relationship between their characters. The film’s Oscar accolades are a testament to its excellence. |
| Bullet Train | 🎬 IMDb | Golden Village | A fun and thrilling ride, enjoyed with popcorn and coke thanks to the Meta Movie Club. |
| How to Be Perfect | 📚 Michael Schur | Paperback | An insightful read from the creator of the Good Place show. It offers intriguing discussions on complex ethical questions. |
| The Good Place S1,2 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A clever and thought-provoking series that explores philosophical questions in a humorous setting. |
| Indian Matchmaking | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A fascinating look into the world of Indian matchmaking and the complexities of arranged marriages. |
| 21 | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A thrilling movie that made for a great movie night. |
| The Almanack of Naval Ravikant | 📚 Eric Jorgenson | Paperback | A valuable book that distills wisdom on wealth and happiness. Also available for free on its website. |
| The Lincoln Lawyer | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A captivating legal drama that showcases the relentless efforts of a lawyer. Still watching and thoroughly enjoying it. |
| The Redemption team | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A nostalgic look back at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It’s hard to believe it’s been so many years. |
| Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It | 📚 Chris Voss, Tahl Raz | Paperback | A must-read for anyone looking to improve their negotiation skills. It offers practical advice from a seasoned negotiator. |
| All My Life | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Clarkson’s Farm | 📺 IMDb | Prime Video | Top quality documentary with humour and interesting experiences on a farm. Like the Caleb character too. |
| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | 🎬 IMDb | GV Gold Class | Great movie experience in the gold class, the movie itself is a “classic” Marvel style for me, not really impressive. |
| The Good Nurse | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | The story went to another direction in a sudden way for me. Great acting from both main actors. |
| The Terminal | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Life is waiting, be patient and live it great! |
| Saving Private Ryan | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A great war film that makes me value the peaceful life even more. |
| 色，戒 | 🎬 douban | “如果说断背山是一段发生在天堂里的爱情，那色戒就是来自地狱的爱情。”——李安 | |
| First Love | 📺 douban | Netflix | 宇多田ヒカルの「First Love」にインスパイアされて、とても美しいシリーズだ |
| Train to Busan | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | The Plots, characters, emotions make so much sense, best zombie movie? |
| The Minimalist Entrepreneur: How Great Founders Do More with Less | 📚 Sahil Lavingia | Paperback | |
| Glass Onion | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| The Ultimatum: France | 🍿️ IMDb | Netflix |
2021
| Name | Author/Link | Version | logger.info() |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soul | 🎬 IMDb | Cathay Cineplexes | I heard the voice of Moss once ‘Jerry’ comes out, haha |
| Jack Ryan Season 2 | 📺 IMDb | Prime Video | Only watched the first and last episode as the plot has so many flaws. |
| 日本人の知らない日本語 | 📺 douban | ||
| Death to 2020 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Matches my impression of the year 2020 quite well. |
| Prison break | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | “Welcome to Prisneyland.” Although I’m maybe 15 years late for this show? 😂 The first season is the best one, but the following ones are not bad. I finished the whole series in around 1.5 months, so in average, four episodes a day, just couldn’t stop. |
| The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company | 📚 Robert Iger | Kindle | The book described an exciting and fascinating career that changed Disney dramatically, with some lessons learned on the way. (update: Disney+ streaming service has been a success in the Singapore market too, according to The Economist, Disney+ gather new users six times quicker than Netflix? Impressive.) |
| 被讨厌的勇气 | 📚 岸见一郎 / 古贺史健 | Kindle | （中国語で読んで）嫌われる勇気：自己啓発の源流「アドラー」の教え。「すべての悩みは、対人関係の悩みである」という言葉がある。わたしには大切な本と思います |
| 幸福的勇气 | 📚 岸见一郎 / 古贺史健 | Kindle | （中国語で読んで）嫌われる勇気と合わせて、読んで良かったと思える本に出会えて、意味があった |
| 小王子 | 📚 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry | Kindle | 经典重读，兴趣斐然，甚至还在kinokuniya收了一本日语版的以后看。。。 |
| 围城 | 📚 钱钟书 | Kindle | 经典重读。你从《围城》中读出了什么？ |
| The Bourne Identity | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Classic action movie entertainment! |
| 名探偵コナン ベイカー街の亡霊 | 🎬 wiki | ベイカー街の亡霊はコナン映画歴代最高作品か？確かに面白い映画だと。 | |
| Educated | 📚 Tara Westover | A memoir about an inspiring and encouraging self-discovery experience, even better than I thought! The ability of self-education is and would always be essential. | |
| Her | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Beautiful science fiction talking about a kind of romance or ‘nightmare’ to me, with AI. The scenes were so familiar, then I found out they were filmed in Shanghai. |
| Nobody | 🎬 IMDb | Shaw | I like the actor Bob Odenkirk because of Saul’s role. Turns out to be a John Wick type action movie. |
| How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need | 📚 Bill Gates | Libby | My reading notes |
| Lord of The Rings 1-3 | 🎬 IMDb | We watched the trilogy epic again over two weekends, still, 10 hours of an incredible journey. | |
| 逃げるは恥だが役に立つ ガンバレ人類！新春スペシャル！！ | 🎬 douban | コロナを含む多くの問題を話さながらいい映画です。ガンバレ人類！ | |
| 大豆田とわ子と三人の元夫 | 📺 douban | そして、大きな注目を集めているのが、現在５人のラッパーが参加し、毎話内容が変わるというユニークな手法で作られた主題歌だ。 | |
| Gifted | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Friends: The Reunion | 🎬 IMDb | Time flies so fast!!!!!! | |
| The Complete Software Developer’s Career Guide | 📚 John Sonmez | Libby | |
| POKÉMON Detective Pikachu | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Classic popcorn movie, but quite cute! |
| 情书 Love Letter ラヴレター | 🎬 douban | ||
| 海街日记 海街diary | 🎬 douban | ||
| Bohemian Rhapsody | 🎬 IMDb | Queen would always be a legend. Love the last 20 minutes’ scene for the Live Aid performance. | |
| 胜者即是正义 2014SP リーガルハイ・スペシャル | 🎬 douban | 最佳镜头 | |
| The Good Doctor | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Very inspiring show, I think we don’t need to be serious about the medical details, we can enjoy the stories and the performance |
| The Diary of a Bookseller 书店日记 | 📚 Shaun Bythell | An interesting diary from a bookshop owner with his daily life and his thoughts. I want to visit the bookstore someday. It’s “the largest second-hand bookshop in Scotland.” | |
| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | 🎬 IMDb | Golden Village VivoCity | It’s a great superhero movie with fantastic visual effects in the movie theatre! Way beyond my expectations. I also love how the movie respects Chinese culture and I like Simu from Kim’s Convenience. |
| Seven Languages in Seven Weeks | 📚 Bruce A. Tate | O’Reilly | Only read the Scala and Haskell chapter. |
| Squid Game | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | It’s so popular worldwide now, but I prefer watching YouTubers reactions video… |
| Bride Wars | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | I understand the 5.5/10 review, if I watch it in a movie theatre, it’s mediocre, but for a Friday movie night watching on Netflix, it’s rather entertaining |
| 007: No Time to Die | 🎬 IMDb | Shaw Theatres Lido | I’ve been waiting for this movie for 1.5 years, worth my tickets. Farewell, Mr. James Bond! I love the series. |
| 蛤蟆先生去看心理医生 | 📚 Robert de Board | Kindle | Pretty lovely and easy to accept reading about psychology |
| Ted Lasso Season 2 | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV | |
| Red Notice | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| The Break-Up | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Love Hard | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | |
| 失落的卫星 | 📚 刘子超 | Kindle | 非常棒的游记，我一边开着 Google Earth 一边看完的，有种我也在中亚旅游的感觉 |
2020
| Name | Author/Link | Version | logger.info() |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent Record | 📚 Edward Snowden | Kindle | Nice autobiography from a heroic whistleblower. The book is now open-source for free. |
| The Office | 📺 IMDb | Prime Video | It’s never too late to start this series😂 I guess many parts of it would appear in my head again and again haha. |
| Marriage Story | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Emotionally real and devastating story, stand out acting performance from Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. |
| tmux 2 | 📚 Brian P. Hogan | O’Reilly | “Your mouse is slowing you down.” |
| Practical Vim, 2nd Edition | 📚 Drew Neil | O’Reilly | Recently picked up Vim + tmux, finally make better use of my HHKB keyboard. |
| Peaky Blinders Season 3 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| 想见你 | 📺 douban | 难得有一个看完了的爱情故事题材烧脑元素电视剧。。但的确不错，烧了小一阵子的脑子 | |
| The Rust Programming Language (Covers Rust 2018) | 📚 Carol Nichols | O’Reilly | A best-quality official document about a programming language I’ve ever read. Quite a lot to read and think! |
| Better Call Saul S5 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Just watch it. |
| Always Be My Maybe | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | An ideal movie night love romance movie. |
| The Proposal | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | First movie I’ve seen that’s taken in Alaska. |
| Formula 1: Drive to Survive Season 2 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | 🏎️🏎️🏎️ |
| The Upside | Prime Video | ||
| Westworld Season 3 | 📺 IMDb | HBO | Finally Season 3 came, happy to see Marina One and many Singapore scenes in the show. |
| You Don’t Know JS: Async & Performance | 📚by Kyle Simpson | O’Reilly | Interesting points: 1. Generator & yield keyword; 2. Web Workers; 3. Performance benchmarking & tuning. |
| You Don’t Know JS: ES6 & Beyond | 📚by Kyle Simpson | O’Reilly | |
| House of Cards S1-3 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Rewatched for the 3rd time, still learnt a lot. “What you’re asking is just shy of treason”, “Just shy, which is politics.” |
| Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Came across this talk show but it’s of quite good quality. |
| The Economist | 📚 website | Kindle | I take it as my source of truth about what’s happening in the world, and source of English wording😉, for now. |
| Kim’s Convenience | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | It was a random recommendation by Netflix, but turns out to be a relaxing comedy! Talking about Asian immigrant family’s life in Canada. |
| 非自然死亡 アンナチュラル Unnatural | 📺 douban | 开始学日语之后看的第一个日剧✅ 私はひらがなとカタカナを学んだ後、最初のテレビシリーズ (from Google translate lol) | |
| 千与千寻 Spirited Away | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | 一个关于梦境，成长，自由与爱的故事，我居然长这么大了才看😂 Best Animation movie, wonderful and beautiful, will definitely watch again. |
| Undercover billionaire | 🎬 IMDb | YouTube | Although I feel it’s not so real… |
| Courage to be Disliked (被討厭的勇気) | 📚 Kindle, 岸見一郎、古賀史健 | Goodreads | A book about Adlerian theory, “Individual Psychology” |
| American Beauty | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A deep and thought-provoking film. Lester Burnham: It’s a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you’ve forgotten about. |
| The Big Bang Theory | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Watched again, it’s perfect for fun and to watch with meals |
| The King: Eternal Monarch | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | I do like the the scenes that are shot with some different camera angles, feels a bit like Better Call Saul, maybe it’s because it’s a Netflix origin? |
| 白夜追凶 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | The best Chinese TV series on Netflix? 拍的是真好看，情节看上去也没什么漏洞，希望这样的国产剧能够更多一些。 |
| The New One Minute Manager | 📚 amazon | Kindle | My manager recommended this title to me. The content is concise but straightforward, definitely learned something from it. |
| Interstellar | 🎬 IMDb | Rewatching this movie after several years, it’s still a fascinating experience that gave me goosebumps. The plot was intriguing and made me think it through, and I always like Matthew McConaughey’s acting. I gained much curiosity about how space station works that I watched many YouTube documentaries afterward. | |
| Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A different angle about experiencing prison life, my only concern is how practical is this when you have a camera crew following you all time. |
| World’s Most Wanted | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A reminder that Narcos comes from real life. |
| Tenet | 🎬 IMDb | Cathay Cineplexes | Great movie experience in the theatre, but I think I only understood 50% of what happened😂And love the performance by Cedric Diggory. |
| Land the Tech Job You Love | 📚 by Andy Lester | O’Reilly | Some chapters give valuable experience for programmers’ career development topic. |
| Immigration Nation | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| 虚无的十字架 | 📚 东野圭吾 douban | Kindle | |
| Effective JavaScript | 📚 David Herman | O’Reilly | An insightful book offering in-depth look at how to write robust JavaScript code, when the language itself is sometimes error prone. |
| 深入React技术栈 | 📚 陈屹 | ||
| Peaky Blinders S4 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| The Social Dilemma | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A very well made documentary with a group of tech experts explaining how we’re affected by social networks. |
| Soft Skills, The Software Developer’s Life Manual 软技能：代码之外的生存指南 | 📚 John Sonmez douban | 基本什么话题都提到了一些，覆盖了咱们程序员日常聊天的方方面面。 | |
| 無法成為野獸的我們 獣になれない私たち | 📺 douban | 挿入歌が好きです | |
| All or Nothing: Tottenham Hotspur | 📺 IMDb | Prime Video | Better than my expectation, actually the best football team documentary I’ve seen for now. I expect to see better performances for Spurs this season (and Everton too) |
| 垫底辣妹 ビリギャル | 🎬 douban | はい、私は一生懸命勉強しています | |
| Dirty Money Season 2 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Inception | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Third time watching, still great. One of the best Nolan films, masterpiece |
| Emily in Paris | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A light comedy about France, language is key to a new world. |
| The Queen’s Gambit | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A beautiful story about chess, being smart is so remarkable. The scene and music are excellent. |
| 東京獨身男子 とうきょうどくしんだんし | 📺 douban | Netflix | |
| Real detective | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Brilliant series about real-life crime stories and good cops, happening around 1990-2000. |
| Ted Lasso | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV+ | Apple TV+ doesn’t have many shows, this Ted Lasso is a good comedy, with the topic of a football team coach and a Premier League team. |
| 菊与刀 | 📚 Ruth Benedict | Kindle | 了解了很多日本民族的文化模式和特点，可以从一个全新的视角来看待这个国家。当然只凭一本书就了解日本是不可能的，可能这本书也有些过时了，毕竟六十年时间过去日本也不一样了。 |
| Mastering Regular Expressions | 📚 Jeffrey Friedl | O’Reilly | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| Jack Ryan | 📺 IMDb | Prime Video |
2019
| Name | Author/Link | Version | logger.info() |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life Is Beautiful | 🎬 IMDb | Life is beautiful, I love the ‘Guido Orefice’ character, such a wise man. | |
| 1984 | 📚 George Orwell | Kindle | Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past. |
| Animal Farm | 📚 George Orwell | Kindle | BUT SOME ANIMALS ARE MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS. |
| 流浪地球 | 🎬 douban | ||
| Game of thrones Final season | 📺 IMDb | HBO | 😅well…I really expected something better. |
| Chernobyl | 📺 IMDb | HBO | That’s how you tell a history. |
| Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri | 🎬 IMDb | Singapore Airline | Nice with the Singapore Sling on the plane haha |
| Pulp Fiction | 🎬 IMDb | Singapore Airline | I believe I didn’t understand it. Will watch it twice. |
| Alita: Battle Angel | 🎬 IMDb | Golden Village | More awesome as we watched it for free with vouchers |
| Principles: Life and Work | 📚 Ray Dalio | Kindle | Actually the author has a PDF about all the main ideas. Can check this link. |
| How to Win Friends and Influence People | 📚 Dale Carnegie | Amazon | |
| Shazam! | 🎬 IMDb | Golden Village | Chuck! |
| 一只特立独行的猪 | 📚 王小波 | Kindle | 相见恨晚，早读个五六年就好了 |
| The Shawshank Redemption (rewatch) | 🎬 IMDb | Watch it for… the fifth time? Still so good. | |
| 名偵探柯南：紺青之拳 | 🎬 IMDb | Golden Village | 好巧啊小学生也来🇸🇬了？ |
| Learning GraphQL: Declarative Data Fetching for Modern Web Apps | 📚 Alex Banks and Eve Porcello | O’Reilly | Quite good for beginners |
| Dumbo | 🎬 IMDb | Eva Green! | |
| Designing Data-Intensive Applications | 📚 Martin Kleppmann | O’Reilly | The only book you need for system design (interview lol). |
| Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startups | 📚 Carreyrou, John | Kindle | Excellent storytelling about a Silicon Valley startup. Also saw the documentary, also OK, but I like the book more. |
| Red Flags: why…. | 📚 George Magnus | Kindle | |
| Fear: Trump in the White House | 📚 Woodward, Bob | Kindle | The author already published his second book about Trump when I just started the first one. Too fast for me, didn’t finish. |
| A Star Is Born | 🎬 IMDb | Another great soundtrack album! By Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga | |
| The Hangover | 🎬 IMDb | A funny movie night with a group of 🇻🇳 friends! 😄 | |
| Decisive Moments in History | 📚 Stefan Zweig | Kindle | “然而历史犹如人生，业已失去的瞬间不会因为抱憾的心情而重返，仅仅一个小时所贻误的东西，用千年的时光也难以赎回。” from 人类群星闪耀时 |
| About Time (watched 2 times) | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Recommend for a movie night! and I love the music. Touching. |
| American Factory | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | It’s really interesting to see how factory works in 21st century and how China’s ‘996’ works in the States. A document produced by the Obama family, also I feel it’s an ads for #andrewyang2020. |
| Our Planet | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | We really like the western parotia dancing scene! 💃 A kind of ‘bird of paradise’. A youtube clip here, you’ll like it. |
| Stranger Things S1 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Very good story-telling and I feel it contains a lot nostalgic elements including music. |
| Better Call Saul S4 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Just as good as breaking bad, love the scenes and characters. |
| Building Progressive Web Apps | 📚 Tal Ater | O’Reilly | I feel this PWA document can also do the introduction I need, book is good, I skipped some details because for now I just want to have rough ideas about how PWA works. |
| Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood | 📚 Trevor Noah | Audible | Trevor Noah is really good at telling stories, interesting 8 hours spent during my transit. |
| 哪吒之魔童降世 | 🎬 douban | Golden Village | It’s good but not so good, I think it’s kind of overrated. However 仍然值得鼓励！ |
| The Great Hack | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Good documentary about privacy & data security concerns. It leads me to Snowden’s new book. |
| How I met your mother (second time) | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Exactly the (very long) TV series that you need for meals or for fun. Last time I watch it was around 20, now I’m already near the same age as Ted :( |
| Narcos | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Can’t stop until end of Season 2. wiki for better watching experience. |
| Hackers and Painters | 📚 Paul Graham | O’Reilly | I think a society in which people can do and say what they want will also tend to be one in which the most efficient solutions win, rather than those sponsored by the most influential people. and many other highlights, I’ll read it again. |
| Formula 1: Drive to Survive | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A guide documentary for future F1 fans, well made quality. We watched it after the Singapore Grand Prix game |
| Inside Bill’s Brain: Decoding Bill Gates | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Bill is a model and he’s doing something I hope I can learn from. Like the part that he brings a bag of book, takes a helicopter and goes reading in a cabin near lake. With a fridge full of Diet Coke. |
| Joker | 🎬 IMDb | Golden Village | Should be best movie of year 2019. I’ve been waiting for 2 months and watched it as soon as it’s on, as good as expected. |
| El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | A perfect ending for Jesse |
| Stranger Things Season 2 + Season 3 | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Suggestion: Save up your time and finish in several hours, as it’s hard to pause 😼 |
| Sunderland ’Til I Die | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A beloved soccer club with history is something I really respect. Fight and struggle back to premier league soon Sunderland! |
| The Laundromat | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Stories introducing money laundry, the Panama papers, tax evasion vs tax avoidance. |
| 凪的新生活 凪のお暇 | 📺 douban | A healing Japanese series, which was from a comic book. | |
| Explained | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | A documentary series explaining something in 20 minutes each episode. |
| Lost in Translation (rewatch) | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Like this movie and the ending scene: A secret goodbye |
| Hello, Startup | 📚 Yevgeniy Brikman | O’Reilly | This website could be useful with many resources to help you build a startup. |
| Dirty Money | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Good documentary about “greed, corruption, and crime spreading through the global economy” |
| South Park | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | |
| He’s Just Not That Into You | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Standard comedy + romance mode, with many so familiar faces lol |
| The Morning Show | 📺 IMDb | Apple TV+ | It’s an original series about morning show newsrooms, with Jennifer Aniston casting. However there are really only a few shows in Apple TV+😓 only 8 for now. |
| 深入浅出 Rust | 📚 范长春 | Kindle | 优势主要在于是中文吧，翻一翻不错但肯定替代不了官方文档的，以及Rust的文档本身就是一本书。。 |
| Trump: An American Dream | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | Donald Trump through five decades |
| 傅雷家书 | 📺 傅雷 | Kindle | 又是一本相见恨晚。“先做人，后做艺术家，再做音乐家，最后是钢琴家。” |
| Knives Out | 📺 IMDb | Golden Village | I know it’s very hard to produce a flawless detective story like ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ and I think the producer has made his best. Good movie afterall with 007 and Captain America. |
| 当我谈跑步时我谈些什么 | 📚 Haruki Murakami (村上春树) | Kindle | 「当受到某人无缘无故（至少我看来是如此）的非难时，或是觉得能得到某人的接受却事与愿违时，我总是比平日跑得更远一些。跑长于平日的距离，让肉体更多地消耗一些，好重新认识自己是个能力有限的软弱人类——从最深处物理性地认识这一点。而且跑的距离长于平日，便是强化了自己的肉体，哪怕只是一点点。」 |
| The Pragmatic Programmer: your journey to mastery, 20th Anniversary Edition | 📚Andrew Hunt, David Thomas | O’Reilly | My extracts here |
| 少年的你 | 🎬 douban | ||
| Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood | 🎬 IMDb | Cathay Pacific | Yet another Quentin Tarantino style film. |
| Roman Holiday | 🎬 IMDb | Cathay Pacific | Classic and beautiful romantic comedy. |
| The Irishman | 🎬 IMDb | Netflix | Supposed to be one of best films this year but I didn’t quite get it, maybe due to the too long flight😓 |
| Peaky Blinders | 📺 IMDb | Netflix | S1-2, Music and Tommy are two highlights of this show, Fandom wiki |
| Silicon valley | 📺 IMDb | HBO | S6, Still LOL😄 Thanks Silicon valley for giving a great show about the tech world. |