Happy Children's Day

Children's Day falls on 1 Oct 2007 and it also happens to be DJJ's birthday. Hapi Birthday, DJJ.
Momi's office has arranged for a special excursion to the Singapore Science Centre and she has signed us up for it. Yeah!!! Heard that there will be colouring competition and some water-play as instructions were given to bring along colour pencils and an extra set of clothes. Yipee!!! I can't wait!!!

As for today, the childcare centre celebrated CD by bringing all of us to the National Museum to visit the Museum and watch some cartoons and short films.

Here is the Synopses:
(A) Heterogenic (G)
Dir: Raimondo Della Calce & Primo Dreossi
Italy / 2003 / 9 min / No dialogue
A scientist struggling to develop a strain of bio-enhanced super-corn accidentally
stumbles on the solution. A fun-filled animated short about a kernel of corn that
defies the odds (and tumbleweeds, and radiation) and winds up a hero! Winner of the
First Prize for Animation for Children at the Anima Mundi, Brazil.

(B) Viivi and Leevi – Photographs (G)
Dir: Tuula Pukkila
Finland / 2000, 2003 / 4 min / No dialogue
Leevi is keen to bake, paint and try his hand at almost anything. But whenever he
does, he always winds up in trouble, and the only way out is to call for the help of his
big sister Viivi. The amusing characters and stories are presented without dialogue.

(C) Fellows (PG)
Dir: Cecilia Marreiros Marum
2003 / France, Belgium / 8:20 min / No dialogue
2D computer
One day a small five-year-old boy creates a snowman, which became his best friend.
But he needs to be brave and inventive to protect his snowman from the weather.

(D) Viivi and Leevi – Christmas Presents (G)
Dir: Tuula Pukkila
Finland / 2000, 2003 / 4 min / No dialogue
Leevi is keen to bake, paint and try his hand at almost anything. But whenever he
does, he always winds up in trouble, and the only way out is to call for the help of his
big sister Viivi. The amusing characters and stories are presented without dialogue.

(E)Amal (PG)
Dir: Ali Benkirane
Morocco / 2004 / 17 min / Arabic with English subtitles
Twelve-year-old Amal lives in the Moroccan countryside. A serious and passionate
pupil, she dreams of becoming a doctor. Until the day her parents decide she will not
be returning to school anymore. A winner of several international awards including
Special Mention Youth Award at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film
Festival.

Total of 5 short films and it took us about 60 mins. It was quite fun, just that towards the end, most of us got a bit restless. Yah lor, sat too long in the seats le. Luckily the teachers put us on diapers which saved us the hassle of making frequent trips to the toilets during the whole excursion. :)