





Santa Claus' (Paul Giamatti) older brother Fred (Vince Vaughn), a present-day repo man in Chicago, Illinois, gets arrested close to Christmas. When his brother St. Nick bails him out, Fred talks his way into a $50,000 loan for a business venture, which Nick will provide only if Fred comes to the North Pole to visit the family, including the brothers' mom and dad (Kathy Bates, Trevor Peacock) and Mrs. Claus (Miranda Richardson). Unbeknownst to Fred, another "guest" is an efficiency expert (Kevin Spacey) who wants to shut Santa's operation down.
The setting of the film takes place in a cottage where a baby is just born. Unlike normal babies, he didn't cry, but instead his first words were "Ho,ho.ho." So he was named Nicholas Claus, with his mother nicknaming him as Saint Nick. Frederick Claus loved his new baby brother very much and had promised to be the "best older brother in the whole world."
As they grew up, Fred became extremely jealous of Nick's attention because Nick had such a caring heart, and was unintentionally outdoing his brother. The moment Fred starts resenting his brother, is when Nick, out of good intentions, cuts down Fred's favorite tree with his bird friend, Chirp Chirp, living in it. Thus resulting in Chirp Chirp leaving and never returning again.
As Fred grew worse, Nicholas became even more generous, which fulfills his destiny as a Saint. When you become a Saint, you freeze in time. So Nicholas and his family never dies.
As the story switches into a more modern setting, we see Fred as an adult and a Repo man who takes from those who can't pay their bills (and even keeps what he repossesses). He hates Christmas time because every place he goes reminds him of his brother. By getting money to rent an apartment, Fred stands in the middle of the street begging for money in the name of charity which gets him arrested for not having a license. He calls his brother, Nicholas, as a last option for bail money.
To get the rest of the money for the apartment he was going to buy, Nicholas gives Fred a job at the toy company. Fred reluctantly agrees to Nicholas, who promised not to tell their mother Fred was coming. As Fred gets ready to leave, his "son" whose real father died a year ago gets taken from him from Child Services. Moments later, an elf comes lurking into Fred's apartment and takes him to the North Pole. Once there, Fred is shown into the toy factory, where all the elves work, and is shown to the station he'll be working at. Santa had arranged for Fred to work in the Naughty/Nice Department, inspecting files of all the world's children, and stamping who would be naughty and nice.
overhead lights above the road
theres 3 of these guys. one of them is my prince charmin accordin to huimin. hahas
close up of the overhead lights
dream house (:
branded sweets. LOL
bought this seventeen mag. told huimin i better buy more this yr. cos next yr eighteen cannot buy le. LOL. in the end... she told mi not funny. hahahs
so in need of late night retail therapy. or night activities. any recommendations?
ahh! all these made mi look forward to christmas! my favorite festival of the yr. hahas. too bad i didnt capture the photos of christmas trees. anyway. went out wid siaowei to AMK ytd. last min wanted to play pool. lol. that gal kept losing. practice more please. hahas. kidding.
nights are so boring for mi now.
and one more thing. go watch the movie 'the game plan'. its a superb movie. hilarious and touching. keeps u laughin at the beginning and for those who shed tears easily. well. im guilty of it. hahas. i think u will definately shed some tears watchin it.
Quarterback Joe Kingman (Dwayne ''The Rock'' Johnson) is known as one of the toughest players to ever take the field. But his dream is suddenly sacked for a loss when he discovers Peyton, the daughter he never knew existed, on his doorstep. Now , just as his career is soaring, Joe must learn to juggle his old lifestyle of parties, practices and dates with supermodels while tackling the new challenges of ballet, bedtime stories and baby dolls – all without fumbling. Equally perplexed is his hard-edged mega-agent, Stella Peck, herself without a parental bone in her body. But, as the championship grows nearer, Joe is about to realize that the game that truly matters has nothing to do with money, endorsements or even touchdowns – it's all about the really tough stuff: patience, teamwork, selflessness and winning the heart of the one little fan who turns out to count the most.
You Are An ENFP |
![]() You love being around people, and you are deeply committed to your friends.You are also unconventional, irreverent, and unimpressed by authority and rules.Incredibly perceptive, you can usually sense if someone has hidden motives.You use lots of colorful language and expressions. You're quite the storyteller! In love, you are quite the charmer. And you are definitely willing to risk your heart.You often don't follow through with your flirting or professed feelings. And you do break a lot of hearts. At work, you are driven but not a workaholic. You just always seem to enjoy what you do.You would make an excellent entrepreneur, politician, or journalist. How you see yourself: compassionate, unselfish, and understanding When other people don't get you, they see you as: gushy, emotional, and unfocused |