Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix is the best HP movie

1. The scene of Harry along wif Moody, Tonks and Kingsley flying along the Thames was enuf to justify the price of the movie ticket - for me! It raised goose pimples on me, sent shivers down me spine and tears to me eyes.

2. Luna - Evanna Lynch's potrayal of Luna could not have been any more spot on. Exactly how i imagined her to be when i read the book!!!!

3. The opening scene with the Demntors - what an excellent scene to start off the movie. The guy next to me was so startled by the appearance of the Dementors that he kicked me accidentally!!!

4. The Ministry of Magic - beautifully done!

5. Everyone agreed that Imelda Staunton's potrayal of Dolores as wickedly wonderful.

6. The scenes showing Harry struggle with his frustrations were so much better than the book - in the book, he was irritating, in the movie, you sympathise with him.

7. The battle between the Death Eaters and Dumbledore's Army was super! And the Death Eaters' masks were so cool.

8. Tonks' hair! :-)

9. Two words - Alan Rickman.

10. Michael Gambon's Dumbledore had limited screen time - good, since he really made a mess of it in the previous movie. But then again, Richard Harris has left really big shoes to fill!

p/s - pics obtained from various links in IMDB

Things I've learnt in Romania

1. Humility - still have lots more to learn on this but it's a start!

2. How to make balloon animals! :-)


3. Certain Romanian words - like Peace, Bye, Hello, Good Day, Greetings from M'sia, Jesus Christ is Lord, etc.


4. The importance of having a talented and gifted translator - ours was truly blessed by God!

5. How to let go of you.

6. How to perform some magic tricks!

7. What is unspoken is really a huge percentage in the art of communication!

8. How fortunate we are in relatively wealthy Malaysia.

9. The problems and frustrations faced by people my age in the brethren assembly there is similar to mine.

10. Romania is a beautiful country with beautiful people!