As the MRT train slowly pull out from 2011, shakily moving towards 2012, I would like to take a slight look at the year soon to past.
2011 is a significant year for me, I get married, move to a new place and get promoted on the job.
Things look great of course, just I got the minor grouse that the MRT is really moving slowly now, making my journey longer than before. I spend on an average 3 hours a day on the move. So if the public transport network can improve or at least restore back to how it was like before, I will be glad.
So that's actually one of my wish for the year 2012.
That and of course the standard "World Peace" wish which we always wish for.
So Happy New Year, everyone (whoever that reads this) !
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Monday, December 26, 2011
From a mobile, on a train
Congratulations, on your hand is a mobile device that opens endless possibilities (so long as you are hook up on the internet) and free to choose whatever it maybe as far as your imagination (or fingers).
Now you have no excuse not to update where you are, what you are doing, how are you are feeling, who you are with and other countless of personal information whether people cares about it or not.
(but edited and published later on a laptop in Jurong West)
Now you have no excuse not to update where you are, what you are doing, how are you are feeling, who you are with and other countless of personal information whether people cares about it or not.
(but edited and published later on a laptop in Jurong West)
Thursday, March 03, 2011
Yes I did took an afternoon off to do this entry
but I napped throughout the noon.
It was raining and the bed does look inviting.
Anyway it's about exactly a year since my last entry. Blog is almost dead should I have registered it with another account (that was locked up after months of disuse).
I wonder I was doing it right by extending it's longevity.
Looking back 2010, it was a busy year but somehow it wasn't justify for the lack of updates.
Anyway I did my sums, watch out for more updates soon.
It was raining and the bed does look inviting.
Anyway it's about exactly a year since my last entry. Blog is almost dead should I have registered it with another account (that was locked up after months of disuse).
I wonder I was doing it right by extending it's longevity.
Looking back 2010, it was a busy year but somehow it wasn't justify for the lack of updates.
Anyway I did my sums, watch out for more updates soon.
Wednesday, March 03, 2010
No I didn't just took an afternoon off just to Update my Blog
And it's impossible to update 9 months of ICOULDNTREMEMBER.
Yes it's a long time but I wouldn't really try to go back and backdate everything.
I probably would just review the movies I watch and the games I played if I could remember. 9 months passed and I blame FACEBOOK for the lack of updates (excuses).
Hitting the big 30 is probably the First Saddest Thing I know other than having to extract yet another Decayed Tooth. Thank Goodness that I am having a job with dental plan.
Having being disappointed by the New Anime Fad, I am cutting down watching anime altogether. Other than established Mecha Franchises that ended. That and K-ON. The rest of those Hyper Fan-Service stuff are maybe just a whole lot too much for an old man like me to bare. Hmmm. I am actually more than I thought I am.
Oh and Facebook stuff starts to wear off on me. So if anyone actually still check this blog, they will expect to see more details. From me, of course.
Yes it's a long time but I wouldn't really try to go back and backdate everything.
I probably would just review the movies I watch and the games I played if I could remember. 9 months passed and I blame FACEBOOK for the lack of updates (excuses).
Hitting the big 30 is probably the First Saddest Thing I know other than having to extract yet another Decayed Tooth. Thank Goodness that I am having a job with dental plan.
Having being disappointed by the New Anime Fad, I am cutting down watching anime altogether. Other than established Mecha Franchises that ended. That and K-ON. The rest of those Hyper Fan-Service stuff are maybe just a whole lot too much for an old man like me to bare. Hmmm. I am actually more than I thought I am.
Oh and Facebook stuff starts to wear off on me. So if anyone actually still check this blog, they will expect to see more details. From me, of course.
Friday, June 26, 2009
Gone to a better place.....Michal Jackson
Having grew up listening to Michael Jackson (I never listen to radio and my contact with the English language music scene was limited), I was in a state of shock to be seeing his face all over TVmobile.
Music Legend Michael Jackson passed away on 25th June 2009.
Rest in Peace, Michael.
(And yes this is just 1 among the Billions R.i.P that will be dedicated to Michael Jackson, a TRUE SuperStar of my Generation, taken away before he could shine ever brighter again)
Now let me crawl back under my blanket for comfort, playing Moon Walker on my old Sega MD2 and seriously complete the game. This is for Michael Jackson.
Music Legend Michael Jackson passed away on 25th June 2009.
Rest in Peace, Michael.
(And yes this is just 1 among the Billions R.i.P that will be dedicated to Michael Jackson, a TRUE SuperStar of my Generation, taken away before he could shine ever brighter again)
Now let me crawl back under my blanket for comfort, playing Moon Walker on my old Sega MD2 and seriously complete the game. This is for Michael Jackson.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Wolverine & the Downhill Rush
Superhero movies are going downhill this year. I guess the buck might stop at X-men Origins: Wolverine.
(Warning: As per to every other movie reviews I actually attempt to write, this review riddled with Spoilers)
The closest Live-Action Comic book Wolverine you can get is X2. Nowhere else. That Wolverine isn't inside this brand new Wolverine movie.
Hugh Jackman doesn't want his kids to cry. Being the nicest Heterosexual guy, he extend that goodwill to all the other mummies (and Cinema-goers) who might be bringing their kids to this movie. Unless Male Nudity makes children cry that is. Which is why Wolverine is Stylo-Milo without the Edge (and clothes). Wolverine is a movie without Fangs. (Critics however do, biting deep into this Movie and Fanboys are already tearing the movies to bits).
The opening act is fair enough warning that the Fanboys should check their comic-lore knowledge at the door, as it reveals that Young Wolverine (James) & Victor Creek are brothers. (According to Wolverine Origins, James Howlett Jr and Dog Logan are brothers. They didn't say if Dog Logan is Sabretooth).
So the brothers went on, with Victor (do note that they never refer Victor as Sabretooth. Maybe it's not to confuse people with the one in the Trilogy) and Logan (effectively discarding his birthname and using his actual father's surname) fought through major wars. Eventually Victor's feral behavior went out of control during a tour at the Nam and Stryker recruited the brothers to his Elite Black Ops of mutants.
It's Action Showcase as Stryker's Black Ops of Mutants burst into a Diamond Cartel in Nigeria. While some mutant powers were obvious (such as Wraith's teleportation, Bolt's control of Electric/Electronic Devices), others were more...."Normal" Movie Action powers (Agent Zero's L33T shooting, Wade's Katana Dance and Fred's extraordinary strenght and toughness). It kind of well handled if it wasn't like a mix-mash of action sequences without much said, restraint (if without a better word).
So Logan left after the Black Ops failed to extract information from a village regarding a Black Meteorite Fragment recovered from the Cartel (which is actually Adamantium! Of course anyone can guess that). If Logan lives in Singapore, he already outlived his retirement pension and CPF would have to tailor a special scheme for him. However, Logan is Canadian and so instead of working in McDonalds and Kopi-Thiam, Logan is retiree who works as a Lumber Jack (TYPICAL) and lives in the Mountains with his School Teacher Wife, Silverfox. If we didn't know already, Strkyer came to Logan to warn a mysterious killer who are hunting members of his disband team. (I find it disturbing. If they want to make the movie straight forward, why not just let Logan know it's Victor? Irregardless, it was obvious some kind of setup is being made). They probably want to make it Bourne-like but it's not working as Silverfox demonstration of her powers did not make us wonder what's ahead. Nice touch on the origin of Wolverine's name however disturbing it might be to be telling a sad folklore as a prelude to sexual foreplay. Note that there's no sex in the movie, further making Wolverine look like a sad and pacifist retiree trapped in the body of Hugh Jackman (who is tragically now, the posterboy for Wild and Furious). It kind of remind me of how some real people are murdered by crazies, having Silverfox to be "murdered" by Victor in the afternoon while Logan is away at work. It seems great but it isn't really working in a dramatic sense of way (A better option is to take cue on how Sabretooth "murdered" Silverfox from the comic).
Like a sports movie story, Logan gets beaten by Victor who broke both his spirit and body. Stryker promptly appears to give Logan a way to beat Victor: Infusing Adamantium into his body. By this part of the movie, you would have guess that they aren't making Wolverine to be the next Spiderman, Ironman or the even next X-men. They are going for the Ghost Rider, Blade treatment in terms of plot.
Stryker seems to be the smartest Dumbass in this movie. He couldn't just keep his plans secret. That or apparently Wolverine (Logan likes that story Silverfox told him, now named thus in memory of her on his dogtag) now has hyper-senses and other super exaggerations of his former powers, fled the Weapon X labs within minutes in full naked glory.
Alpha Flight? Hell no. Mr Hudson and his Mrs are now Old folks like Ma & Pa Kents. It's a Breakfast and Bed affair for Wolverine as the old folks are put to ground by Zero. Now that's sounds like an opening for Alpha Flight's Guardian/Vindicator as the murder is push to blame to Wolverine. Great. If only they want to make Wolverine 2.
In a somewhat usual car chase and in Die Hard 2 style, launched to air sequence, Wolverine defeated and "killed off" Zero (if it's off screen, it ain't confirm) and went in search of other still alive members of the Black Ops team who might help him find the "island".
There's the only comedy in the movie which occurs as Wolverine goes fisticuff with Fred (now The Blob, no thanks to Wolverine's habit of addressing other males as Bob). They should have done a better job in designing The Blob. This movie felt like Art of Fighting. What's this, stage to stage fighting all about? Does it matters? I don't know.
Hence the stage moves to New Orleans, as the next clue is with Gambit, who fled from the Island that imprisoned mutants fo experiments. Wolverine gets his Round Two with Victor and won, thanks to his new found enhancements. Before Wolverine can perform his fatality (Finish him!), Gambit cuts in (for unknown by obvious reasons, but likely REFEREE decision as Fatality cannot be performed with only 1 round won) and Victor escaped.
In similar fashion, Wolverine advance to the next stage and found out that he was suppose to be in a Bourne-like conspiracy web that was clumsily executed (Much like....Art of Fighting?). Wolverine won the decisive Round Three but performed MERCY on Victor ( and by Anime/Manga standards, Love Lost became Love Gained). Stryker somehow like that Villian from the DOA movie, uses his secret experiment to battle Wolverine when Wolverine awkwardly released the imprisoned mutants (Hey Wolverine, ever heard of a master switch?) . Since the movie sets in the 60s or 70s, Strkyer can't use his Hori/X-box 360/PS3 controller of choice to battle Wolverine in true Tournament fashion, and had to rely on Weapon XI (or Deadpool....who is the Ultimate Patchup Warrior of all the Mutants combined in Wade's body) to fight with just keyboard commands (GEEK!). By the way, Weapon XI is like exactly like Baraka from Mortal Kombat with his mouth sew.
The lethal combinations of all Warriors movesets (see Seth from SF IV) prove to be nothing in the face of Brotherly Love. Like all cheesy Nemesis-Alliance from Anime, Video games, Victor left with a statement of declared Hate-Love (LOL).
The finale came in, with Wolverine carrying Silverfox into the sunset in search for First Aid. If they cut about the discussion of Stryker with his Finale Failsafe, it might come as a shock. Rather it was expected and in fair comedy like element, a gun props out and shot Wolverine. Wolverine, can't be killed as explained before, the bullets can only erased his memories (which is shitty, you can always keep the Mind Swipe for another movie). Since you can't kill Stryker and you can't leave the villian unpunished, Silverfox ordered Stryker to "walk his legs off" as he attempted to finish her off. With Wolverine woke up with no memories at all, the movie ends with Wolverine and Gambit parting ways to avoid police/military arrest.
(Ok I obmited kind a bit of the side track stuff but that's exactly what is the movie is like. A one-track story with some sides thrown-in.)
In fact, if they ever need to make a KOF Origins: Kyo Kusanagi movie, you can just rework this script. It works! Really!
There are Multiple "Post Main Credits" endings to this movie probably as a marketing gimmick :
1) Stryker was found by MP and arrested for the murder of the General that was supporting him. (This is the one I saw)
2) Wolverine in Japan, drinking in a Bar. (Hyping for the next movie!)
3) Weapon XI retracts Katana and picked up his own head and does a 4th Wall interacting. (Looking at the audiences and asking to the audiences to keep silence). This ending will debunk that rumour of Weapon XI is not the movie Deadpool. If you want to see the Deadpool ending, it's on Youtube with audible audience commentaries.
Wiki used to have description of the scenes in the movie entries but are deleted. There might be more endings still stay tuned.
First impression of the movie was the lineup of characters. With 3 mutants of significant fanbase, I am sure that the other 2 will be marginalized in favor of Wolverine but with the likelihood to steal his thunder. All that was proven, even when there was awkwardness in execution. The entire mutant escape almost irrelevant if not for Silverfox having her sister there and being mortally wounded later on. Cyclops is only there for ability donor. Deadpool and Gambit are there only to try spawn more Origins movie. The only serious agenda is probably to make Monster Hit that scores. It's the sales that counts after all.
It's a great transitional piece (meaning....it wasn't that terrible to watch) to welcome the summer blockbuster season. Hopefully things get better from here.
Accordingly to most people the trailer is the best part of the movie which I cannot deny.
(Warning: As per to every other movie reviews I actually attempt to write, this review riddled with Spoilers)
The closest Live-Action Comic book Wolverine you can get is X2. Nowhere else. That Wolverine isn't inside this brand new Wolverine movie.
Hugh Jackman doesn't want his kids to cry. Being the nicest Heterosexual guy, he extend that goodwill to all the other mummies (and Cinema-goers) who might be bringing their kids to this movie. Unless Male Nudity makes children cry that is. Which is why Wolverine is Stylo-Milo without the Edge (and clothes). Wolverine is a movie without Fangs. (Critics however do, biting deep into this Movie and Fanboys are already tearing the movies to bits).
The opening act is fair enough warning that the Fanboys should check their comic-lore knowledge at the door, as it reveals that Young Wolverine (James) & Victor Creek are brothers. (According to Wolverine Origins, James Howlett Jr and Dog Logan are brothers. They didn't say if Dog Logan is Sabretooth).
So the brothers went on, with Victor (do note that they never refer Victor as Sabretooth. Maybe it's not to confuse people with the one in the Trilogy) and Logan (effectively discarding his birthname and using his actual father's surname) fought through major wars. Eventually Victor's feral behavior went out of control during a tour at the Nam and Stryker recruited the brothers to his Elite Black Ops of mutants.
It's Action Showcase as Stryker's Black Ops of Mutants burst into a Diamond Cartel in Nigeria. While some mutant powers were obvious (such as Wraith's teleportation, Bolt's control of Electric/Electronic Devices), others were more...."Normal" Movie Action powers (Agent Zero's L33T shooting, Wade's Katana Dance and Fred's extraordinary strenght and toughness). It kind of well handled if it wasn't like a mix-mash of action sequences without much said, restraint (if without a better word).
So Logan left after the Black Ops failed to extract information from a village regarding a Black Meteorite Fragment recovered from the Cartel (which is actually Adamantium! Of course anyone can guess that). If Logan lives in Singapore, he already outlived his retirement pension and CPF would have to tailor a special scheme for him. However, Logan is Canadian and so instead of working in McDonalds and Kopi-Thiam, Logan is retiree who works as a Lumber Jack (TYPICAL) and lives in the Mountains with his School Teacher Wife, Silverfox. If we didn't know already, Strkyer came to Logan to warn a mysterious killer who are hunting members of his disband team. (I find it disturbing. If they want to make the movie straight forward, why not just let Logan know it's Victor? Irregardless, it was obvious some kind of setup is being made). They probably want to make it Bourne-like but it's not working as Silverfox demonstration of her powers did not make us wonder what's ahead. Nice touch on the origin of Wolverine's name however disturbing it might be to be telling a sad folklore as a prelude to sexual foreplay. Note that there's no sex in the movie, further making Wolverine look like a sad and pacifist retiree trapped in the body of Hugh Jackman (who is tragically now, the posterboy for Wild and Furious). It kind of remind me of how some real people are murdered by crazies, having Silverfox to be "murdered" by Victor in the afternoon while Logan is away at work. It seems great but it isn't really working in a dramatic sense of way (A better option is to take cue on how Sabretooth "murdered" Silverfox from the comic).
Like a sports movie story, Logan gets beaten by Victor who broke both his spirit and body. Stryker promptly appears to give Logan a way to beat Victor: Infusing Adamantium into his body. By this part of the movie, you would have guess that they aren't making Wolverine to be the next Spiderman, Ironman or the even next X-men. They are going for the Ghost Rider, Blade treatment in terms of plot.
Stryker seems to be the smartest Dumbass in this movie. He couldn't just keep his plans secret. That or apparently Wolverine (Logan likes that story Silverfox told him, now named thus in memory of her on his dogtag) now has hyper-senses and other super exaggerations of his former powers, fled the Weapon X labs within minutes in full naked glory.
Alpha Flight? Hell no. Mr Hudson and his Mrs are now Old folks like Ma & Pa Kents. It's a Breakfast and Bed affair for Wolverine as the old folks are put to ground by Zero. Now that's sounds like an opening for Alpha Flight's Guardian/Vindicator as the murder is push to blame to Wolverine. Great. If only they want to make Wolverine 2.
In a somewhat usual car chase and in Die Hard 2 style, launched to air sequence, Wolverine defeated and "killed off" Zero (if it's off screen, it ain't confirm) and went in search of other still alive members of the Black Ops team who might help him find the "island".
There's the only comedy in the movie which occurs as Wolverine goes fisticuff with Fred (now The Blob, no thanks to Wolverine's habit of addressing other males as Bob). They should have done a better job in designing The Blob. This movie felt like Art of Fighting. What's this, stage to stage fighting all about? Does it matters? I don't know.
Hence the stage moves to New Orleans, as the next clue is with Gambit, who fled from the Island that imprisoned mutants fo experiments. Wolverine gets his Round Two with Victor and won, thanks to his new found enhancements. Before Wolverine can perform his fatality (Finish him!), Gambit cuts in (for unknown by obvious reasons, but likely REFEREE decision as Fatality cannot be performed with only 1 round won) and Victor escaped.
In similar fashion, Wolverine advance to the next stage and found out that he was suppose to be in a Bourne-like conspiracy web that was clumsily executed (Much like....Art of Fighting?). Wolverine won the decisive Round Three but performed MERCY on Victor ( and by Anime/Manga standards, Love Lost became Love Gained). Stryker somehow like that Villian from the DOA movie, uses his secret experiment to battle Wolverine when Wolverine awkwardly released the imprisoned mutants (Hey Wolverine, ever heard of a master switch?) . Since the movie sets in the 60s or 70s, Strkyer can't use his Hori/X-box 360/PS3 controller of choice to battle Wolverine in true Tournament fashion, and had to rely on Weapon XI (or Deadpool....who is the Ultimate Patchup Warrior of all the Mutants combined in Wade's body) to fight with just keyboard commands (GEEK!). By the way, Weapon XI is like exactly like Baraka from Mortal Kombat with his mouth sew.
The lethal combinations of all Warriors movesets (see Seth from SF IV) prove to be nothing in the face of Brotherly Love. Like all cheesy Nemesis-Alliance from Anime, Video games, Victor left with a statement of declared Hate-Love (LOL).
The finale came in, with Wolverine carrying Silverfox into the sunset in search for First Aid. If they cut about the discussion of Stryker with his Finale Failsafe, it might come as a shock. Rather it was expected and in fair comedy like element, a gun props out and shot Wolverine. Wolverine, can't be killed as explained before, the bullets can only erased his memories (which is shitty, you can always keep the Mind Swipe for another movie). Since you can't kill Stryker and you can't leave the villian unpunished, Silverfox ordered Stryker to "walk his legs off" as he attempted to finish her off. With Wolverine woke up with no memories at all, the movie ends with Wolverine and Gambit parting ways to avoid police/military arrest.
(Ok I obmited kind a bit of the side track stuff but that's exactly what is the movie is like. A one-track story with some sides thrown-in.)
In fact, if they ever need to make a KOF Origins: Kyo Kusanagi movie, you can just rework this script. It works! Really!
There are Multiple "Post Main Credits" endings to this movie probably as a marketing gimmick :
1) Stryker was found by MP and arrested for the murder of the General that was supporting him. (This is the one I saw)
2) Wolverine in Japan, drinking in a Bar. (Hyping for the next movie!)
3) Weapon XI retracts Katana and picked up his own head and does a 4th Wall interacting. (Looking at the audiences and asking to the audiences to keep silence). This ending will debunk that rumour of Weapon XI is not the movie Deadpool. If you want to see the Deadpool ending, it's on Youtube with audible audience commentaries.
Wiki used to have description of the scenes in the movie entries but are deleted. There might be more endings still stay tuned.
First impression of the movie was the lineup of characters. With 3 mutants of significant fanbase, I am sure that the other 2 will be marginalized in favor of Wolverine but with the likelihood to steal his thunder. All that was proven, even when there was awkwardness in execution. The entire mutant escape almost irrelevant if not for Silverfox having her sister there and being mortally wounded later on. Cyclops is only there for ability donor. Deadpool and Gambit are there only to try spawn more Origins movie. The only serious agenda is probably to make Monster Hit that scores. It's the sales that counts after all.
It's a great transitional piece (meaning....it wasn't that terrible to watch) to welcome the summer blockbuster season. Hopefully things get better from here.
Accordingly to most people the trailer is the best part of the movie which I cannot deny.
Saturday, April 11, 2009
"I am not dead" post
Ah the usual. "I am still around and the blog is not abandoned" post so to assure whoever that actually read this blog will not think that I ceased to exist or that I dumped this can.
Then again, I doubt there will be any faithful readers or whatsoever. I don't use any counters so I will never know if anyone will be so unfortunate as to stumble upon my blog.
Haha.
Anyway here's what I been up to:
= I changed a new wife as my ex-wife is way too hot to handle and her memory is all foggy and she needs to put to rest. She's also way too noisy so much that I can't stand my new wife when I first booted her up. (By "wife" I mean Computer.)
= Faster processing speed equals faster download time. So much for money spent on bandwidth upgrade if you never paid any attention to the com you are using.
= Facebook games. I still don't get it even when I spent much time with it. The only game that says I am playing well is School of Magic. Then again these games are a pain. Oh there's a new game called Restaurant City. At least it's not one of these silly text games that requires people to cobble people to feel a sense of achievement. It's not very stable but it at least is better than that Pet Society game (which I will never excel in).
= Movies. Just as Moviemakers are cutting down most movie franchises (all your multiple-parted, base by children/teen fantasy books movies), I am cutting down the number time of going into the cinema. Since I got more time,I probably be writing some reviews on the disc collections I had. That is if I am into that anymore.
= Games. I stop touching my NDS. I am not sure why. It had been 2 months since.
Yup. I am not dead. Not yet.
Then again, I doubt there will be any faithful readers or whatsoever. I don't use any counters so I will never know if anyone will be so unfortunate as to stumble upon my blog.
Haha.
Anyway here's what I been up to:
= I changed a new wife as my ex-wife is way too hot to handle and her memory is all foggy and she needs to put to rest. She's also way too noisy so much that I can't stand my new wife when I first booted her up. (By "wife" I mean Computer.)
= Faster processing speed equals faster download time. So much for money spent on bandwidth upgrade if you never paid any attention to the com you are using.
= Facebook games. I still don't get it even when I spent much time with it. The only game that says I am playing well is School of Magic. Then again these games are a pain. Oh there's a new game called Restaurant City. At least it's not one of these silly text games that requires people to cobble people to feel a sense of achievement. It's not very stable but it at least is better than that Pet Society game (which I will never excel in).
= Movies. Just as Moviemakers are cutting down most movie franchises (all your multiple-parted, base by children/teen fantasy books movies), I am cutting down the number time of going into the cinema. Since I got more time,I probably be writing some reviews on the disc collections I had. That is if I am into that anymore.
= Games. I stop touching my NDS. I am not sure why. It had been 2 months since.
Yup. I am not dead. Not yet.
Tuesday, February 03, 2009
1,2,3,4
Theres only one thing two do three words four you.
I love you.
(I love you)
There's only one way two say those three words
and that's what I'll do.
I love you.
(I love you)
Actually the previous song is for the unfortunate folks that unfortunately fell out of a relationship before Valentine's Day. So to kind off balance it out, hence this post.
This song is obviously to go around to help to say those 3 words that guys should be stingy to say.
ζδΈι£ι
I listened to this song countless of times but I never really watched the MV until now.
Was it compulsory for someone to be terminally illed (or seems to be) for MV during those days?
The Compulsory CNY Post.
Happy Chinese New Year!!!
Best Wishes to Everyone!!!
I think it was necessary.
So, necessary it will be. Doesn't matters it's like the 8th Day closing to the 9th of the Lunar New Year.
This year's CNY is so tight to X'mas/New Year's Day, that it was totally difficult to breath at work. My backlogs are piling and it's showing. I got no remorse when I never stay for OT?
OT? Fuck OT. It's CNY!!! I need to prepare, buy clothes and stuff.
I buy way too many shirts and they spot the same design. Stripes.
Then again, what I worn to work are all Solids (one block of colour), so the morning question from now on is (other than "Can I don't got to work?").......
Stripes or Solids? Lol. (Cue Laughter).....Geddit? Ah haha.
CNY! Yay. It slip through me. I got no idea what's going on, didn't watch the TV after the evening's dinner. It's steamboat and I am stuffing my face, ignoring the girlfriend I brought home. At least I managed to impress my mum that she washes the dishes unlike my bro's GF. AHAHAHAHA.
Didn't sleep much during the CNY Holiday Period, very much thankful to my insane younger brother. He invited his homies on the Eve, the Actual Day to play Mahjong overnight.
On the 6th (a Saturday), he brought a party of 20++ people to eat steamboat. It's a fucking riot. Lucky I was smart to get out of the house.
As usual, Stoning at Bedok Reservoir before stoning at Haig Road.I prefer not to bring anyone because stoning at these 2 places are totally killing. Not much ang pow and not bothered with that fact.
I bothered with cousin giving ang-pow however.
Look, I don't need Ang Pow from you people. I am old enough already.
I am NOT going to buy those nephews and nieces presents.
Especially when I know it's either "Sexuality Enlightening" Barbies (or skanky dolls like BratZ and Such) or "Fanboy Starters" Action Figures or Transformers that I be giving away.
Went back home and my infamous Mahjong Players are coming in. Didn't I saw you dudes yesterday? Man. Where the babes? Ah. Drawing lessons from OKTO (Yes. NOW I KNOW WHY YOU PEOPLE DIDN'T AIR WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN) from the Eve where W&X became "Sleepy Fun Time with Wolverine & Friends", I turn to Entourage (obviously knowing that X-Files would somehow becomes the Z-Files....Explanation some other entry). Entourage is pretty nice too bad I only got Season 1 (bought with X-files Season 7 solely for that "Buy the Other Box @ 50% off" promotion). It kept me awake due the Occasional Flash of Bare Titties and the barrage of Insult Trading that's so wonderfully amusing. Oh also because it's an interesting show.
Day 2 was running away from home (there are relatives coming in) and hanging out at my GF's place. Basically, we spend the whole afternoon playing Facebook Games and watching TV. Oh we got no life at all.
Anyway people, Gongxi FaCai!!!
(Yes. Fuck Post Struture. CNY is really really boring shit).
Best Wishes to Everyone!!!
I think it was necessary.
So, necessary it will be. Doesn't matters it's like the 8th Day closing to the 9th of the Lunar New Year.
This year's CNY is so tight to X'mas/New Year's Day, that it was totally difficult to breath at work. My backlogs are piling and it's showing. I got no remorse when I never stay for OT?
OT? Fuck OT. It's CNY!!! I need to prepare, buy clothes and stuff.
I buy way too many shirts and they spot the same design. Stripes.
Then again, what I worn to work are all Solids (one block of colour), so the morning question from now on is (other than "Can I don't got to work?").......
Stripes or Solids? Lol. (Cue Laughter).....Geddit? Ah haha.
CNY! Yay. It slip through me. I got no idea what's going on, didn't watch the TV after the evening's dinner. It's steamboat and I am stuffing my face, ignoring the girlfriend I brought home. At least I managed to impress my mum that she washes the dishes unlike my bro's GF. AHAHAHAHA.
Didn't sleep much during the CNY Holiday Period, very much thankful to my insane younger brother. He invited his homies on the Eve, the Actual Day to play Mahjong overnight.
On the 6th (a Saturday), he brought a party of 20++ people to eat steamboat. It's a fucking riot. Lucky I was smart to get out of the house.
As usual, Stoning at Bedok Reservoir before stoning at Haig Road.I prefer not to bring anyone because stoning at these 2 places are totally killing. Not much ang pow and not bothered with that fact.
I bothered with cousin giving ang-pow however.
Look, I don't need Ang Pow from you people. I am old enough already.
I am NOT going to buy those nephews and nieces presents.
Especially when I know it's either "Sexuality Enlightening" Barbies (or skanky dolls like BratZ and Such) or "Fanboy Starters" Action Figures or Transformers that I be giving away.
Went back home and my infamous Mahjong Players are coming in. Didn't I saw you dudes yesterday? Man. Where the babes? Ah. Drawing lessons from OKTO (Yes. NOW I KNOW WHY YOU PEOPLE DIDN'T AIR WOLVERINE & THE X-MEN) from the Eve where W&X became "Sleepy Fun Time with Wolverine & Friends", I turn to Entourage (obviously knowing that X-Files would somehow becomes the Z-Files....Explanation some other entry). Entourage is pretty nice too bad I only got Season 1 (bought with X-files Season 7 solely for that "Buy the Other Box @ 50% off" promotion). It kept me awake due the Occasional Flash of Bare Titties and the barrage of Insult Trading that's so wonderfully amusing. Oh also because it's an interesting show.
Day 2 was running away from home (there are relatives coming in) and hanging out at my GF's place. Basically, we spend the whole afternoon playing Facebook Games and watching TV. Oh we got no life at all.
Anyway people, Gongxi FaCai!!!
(Yes. Fuck Post Struture. CNY is really really boring shit).
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
(DVD) Justice League: The New Frontier
I finally got this (Thanks Bernie!!!)
Yes, I had to get her to get it from Australia all the way back.
Local Stores didn't stock this on shelf and they didn't have any of those DC Animated Video DVDs in abundance until recently with Batman: Gotham Knight & Superman : Doomsday.
Guess the stock purchaser made their own judgement on this title. After all, the Darwyn Cooke art style is good enough to make them think it's a Hard to Sell title. Indeed it's not stylistic in comparison to perhaps Anime or the Justice League Animated Series. Still the charm of the book lies in Darwyn Cooke's art. In their defense, they did put out a VCD (with a slightly attractive cover) that didn't came with the extras.
The Animation is slick and good. While there is some attempt to do a faithful page to frame translation, some changes were made and I am not sure if it was made in favour to the movie. They tone down on the political issues but they kept the Vietnam S vs W/Man vs Woman scene.
Lucy Lawless did good on the "Big" Wonder Woman. I can't say if it's all good with the other good "celebrity" voice actors however I felt it was a vast improvement over Superman Doomsday. In fact to a certain amount, New Frontier was better than the "Anime" Dark Knight.
The animation did outstandingly best at the closing epilogue of the book which is the clip that follows.
Yes, I had to get her to get it from Australia all the way back.
Local Stores didn't stock this on shelf and they didn't have any of those DC Animated Video DVDs in abundance until recently with Batman: Gotham Knight & Superman : Doomsday.
Guess the stock purchaser made their own judgement on this title. After all, the Darwyn Cooke art style is good enough to make them think it's a Hard to Sell title. Indeed it's not stylistic in comparison to perhaps Anime or the Justice League Animated Series. Still the charm of the book lies in Darwyn Cooke's art. In their defense, they did put out a VCD (with a slightly attractive cover) that didn't came with the extras.
The Animation is slick and good. While there is some attempt to do a faithful page to frame translation, some changes were made and I am not sure if it was made in favour to the movie. They tone down on the political issues but they kept the Vietnam S vs W/Man vs Woman scene.
Lucy Lawless did good on the "Big" Wonder Woman. I can't say if it's all good with the other good "celebrity" voice actors however I felt it was a vast improvement over Superman Doomsday. In fact to a certain amount, New Frontier was better than the "Anime" Dark Knight.
The animation did outstandingly best at the closing epilogue of the book which is the clip that follows.
Sunday, January 04, 2009
(NDS) The World Ends with You
One of my (non-posted) resolutions for the year is to try to reach a certain level of completion for all the NDS games I had in my possession (Especially for the RPG stuff). Thank God I didn't had something the likes of R4, otherwise it will be a real tall order.
I bought The World Ends with You in december. Yup I was playing Children of Mana back then but it seems to go endless with the missions.
The basic plot of the game revolves the location of Shibuya. If anyone watch Sh15uya (Shibuya Fifteen) and Kamen Rider Ryuki , that's about that kind of twist and turn. Unlike these two Tokusetsu series, TWEwY is more gripping and resolves fairly well. The game really lives to the notion of "Living to what you want, how you want" or something like that as quoted by Mr. H (an important NPC in the game). Generally, the game already allows you to play with you setting up the difficulty (affecting the drop items) and your level (affecting the drop rate) in the midst of the other player settings (like combat/item settings). While the scenarios are preset, the player is pretty much left to choose Encounters and several small tweaks to the subplot/quests. Dual Screen combat is crazy and difficult? Let the com handle your top screen! (althought it's just either hitting X or B).
Engaging and yet it's easy to put the game down (you earn level points for Pins, the primary combat items when the game is on shutdown), it makes a good game on the go (but don't miss your stop!) once you master it, of course. (there's complaints of Steep Learning Curve? I thought all the necessary literatures provided in-game and manual. Wouldn't kill to read, so just read?)
I bought The World Ends with You in december. Yup I was playing Children of Mana back then but it seems to go endless with the missions.
The basic plot of the game revolves the location of Shibuya. If anyone watch Sh15uya (Shibuya Fifteen) and Kamen Rider Ryuki , that's about that kind of twist and turn. Unlike these two Tokusetsu series, TWEwY is more gripping and resolves fairly well. The game really lives to the notion of "Living to what you want, how you want" or something like that as quoted by Mr. H (an important NPC in the game). Generally, the game already allows you to play with you setting up the difficulty (affecting the drop items) and your level (affecting the drop rate) in the midst of the other player settings (like combat/item settings). While the scenarios are preset, the player is pretty much left to choose Encounters and several small tweaks to the subplot/quests. Dual Screen combat is crazy and difficult? Let the com handle your top screen! (althought it's just either hitting X or B).
Engaging and yet it's easy to put the game down (you earn level points for Pins, the primary combat items when the game is on shutdown), it makes a good game on the go (but don't miss your stop!) once you master it, of course. (there's complaints of Steep Learning Curve? I thought all the necessary literatures provided in-game and manual. Wouldn't kill to read, so just read?)
Welcome to 2009!
Even when it's the 4th Day of 2009!
The First post of the Year is certainly without the compulsory New Year Resolution. So here are the resolutions....
1) I will not be Late for Work
(I am already late for work)
2) I will not sleep Late
(Too late. I slept at 3am on 01/01/2009!!!)
3) I will not over eat.
(Been there. Done that)
4) I will not snack after 11pm
(Over with already)
5) I will exercise
(Barely started)
6) Type more entries in this Blog
(I am doing already)
7) Clearing and Giving away stuffs
(Already packing)
8) Buying less DVD and Manga and stuffs
(I just bought DMC Vol.6 and 4 other DVDs........)
9) Keeping my living space neat and tidy
(I do that.....next saturday....haha)
There. My easier to accomplish Resolutions. I mean, everyone had to be realistic and be less demanding on ourselves. 2009 will be a rough year with all that recession, wars and natural disasters coming in. So all the best, people and I can assure you all that we can survive these 'cos we came a long way.
To the Infinity and Beyond!
The First post of the Year is certainly without the compulsory New Year Resolution. So here are the resolutions....
1) I will not be Late for Work
(I am already late for work)
2) I will not sleep Late
(Too late. I slept at 3am on 01/01/2009!!!)
3) I will not over eat.
(Been there. Done that)
4) I will not snack after 11pm
(Over with already)
5) I will exercise
(Barely started)
6) Type more entries in this Blog
(I am doing already)
7) Clearing and Giving away stuffs
(Already packing)
8) Buying less DVD and Manga and stuffs
(I just bought DMC Vol.6 and 4 other DVDs........)
9) Keeping my living space neat and tidy
(I do that.....next saturday....haha)
There. My easier to accomplish Resolutions. I mean, everyone had to be realistic and be less demanding on ourselves. 2009 will be a rough year with all that recession, wars and natural disasters coming in. So all the best, people and I can assure you all that we can survive these 'cos we came a long way.
To the Infinity and Beyond!
Monday, December 22, 2008
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard is the latest book from Neil Gaiman, writer of Vertigo's Sandman, Stardust and American Games, etc.
Actually it's a book for the young (I got a Series of Unfortunate Events....so..) and there's 2 version of it on sale locally. Check this link:
http://www.thegraveyardbook.com/bloomsbury-editions/
and browse before you buy.
I choose the Dave McKean illustrated edition (aka Adult Edition) even when I felt that Chris Riddell's illustration is more fitting.
Review to come, pending on my temper. (Then again the reviews on the website is more sufficient. )
Actually it's a book for the young (I got a Series of Unfortunate Events....so..) and there's 2 version of it on sale locally. Check this link:
http://www.thegraveyardbook.com/bloomsbury-editions/
and browse before you buy.
I choose the Dave McKean illustrated edition (aka Adult Edition) even when I felt that Chris Riddell's illustration is more fitting.
Review to come, pending on my temper. (Then again the reviews on the website is more sufficient. )
Wednesday, November 05, 2008
Zone Fighter Clip....
I don't think many recognised Zone Fighter since it's a short lived Toku/Giant Hero Show. The only memorable part about it is the Tie-In with Godzilla.
Keep watching this clip and you will realise what set this from Ultraman apart.
Zone Fighter on Toho Kingdom
Wiki Link
Godzilla Wiki
And a parody via subs.....
Keep watching this clip and you will realise what set this from Ultraman apart.
Zone Fighter on Toho Kingdom
Wiki Link
Godzilla Wiki
And a parody via subs.....
Monday, November 03, 2008
Who to defend HK in times of Alien Invasion?
In nutshell......Chinese Deity Guan Yu vs Space Invaders.
Why invent Silver Giants when you can get an excellent hero in the next studio?
Unfortunately nothing is ever found other than a few posters and pictures. The prints are probably destroyed or lost.
Maybe it's a Z-graded movie but really it's an awesome concept. I don't even know what Singapore will use to defend itself against Alien invasion.
Just join facebook....
For the fun of it,
wthlouis@yahoo.com.sg
there's nothing much there....but I am playing those mini game stuff.
wthlouis@yahoo.com.sg
there's nothing much there....but I am playing those mini game stuff.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
Ah yes.....the decisions to make...
First off, the admin portion.
I will be rounding up and clearing the links portion. As for addition, I only had 2 in mind. As for clearing/deleting :
# maxblue
(He is Yomiko's friend. He started around when I was fooling with blog and such. I remembered we had plans to something on sentai. I guess things didn't quite work out and it was never updated)
#Joli Joyce
(Joyce is my Real World Cousin. I am deleting her link due to an obvious LACK OF UPDATE)
#deathgaze/Sanzo
(Husaini is a great guy who I always believe to be not as messed up as he want people to think he is. In fact he was a mentor to me in all those html/blog shit stuff. Now turning into a shining Torch of Guidance, leading the spoil and the hapless in the course of Serving the Country. Reason for deletion : Dead Link. Don't worry however, I will be putting up his LJ for everyone to see)
#Tennis-chan/Rose
(Was one of the little girls I met on Sgcafe/Sganime. In fact about 99% of links are people who I met on Sgcafe/Sganime. Reason for deletion: I think it's Update also)
#White Wolf Eliza
(Was one of the little girls I met on Sgcafe. Reason for deletion: I don't really know her that well and also she didn't link me)
#The Sadist
(To be truthful, I got no idea who this was except she was on Sganime. Reason for deletion: Updating Ceased)
#Lenne
#ZGW
#akito
#Zermine
(If you click, you know the reason why. Reason: Site was moved/deleted)
#aisubeki
#martianunicorn
#kura
#gothydark
(If you click, you know the reason why. Reason: Updating Ceased)
#violet
(Violet stop opening up her life on Blogspot. She had make it private. I hope she isn't uploading hamsup stuff like what Sun Tan did. Anyway she had a LJ too so just click on someone who had her as a friend. Reason: When it's private, it's private. A public link has no meaning and is contradicting. And you all know what contradiction lead too........)
Other than that.....I think that's about all.
Some other updates......
~ I finally got my passport made. Yay.
~ Playing Disgaea on PSP. Urgh. Friggin Battery just croaks up. Maybe need to resort to CFW to prolong Battery (Loading Via UMD maybe zap up more juice? Excuses. LOL)
~ Playing Apollo Justice. Yay. Last chapter.
~ Watching X-Files. I got the first 5 seasons. They are affordable and pretty awesome.
~ Work is pretty much the same. I survived a year and it's getting easier everyday.
~ I am getting fatter everyday too. Boo.
That's all folks. Remember.
I am not dead yet.
I will be rounding up and clearing the links portion. As for addition, I only had 2 in mind. As for clearing/deleting :
# maxblue
(He is Yomiko's friend. He started around when I was fooling with blog and such. I remembered we had plans to something on sentai. I guess things didn't quite work out and it was never updated)
#Joli Joyce
(Joyce is my Real World Cousin. I am deleting her link due to an obvious LACK OF UPDATE)
#deathgaze/Sanzo
(Husaini is a great guy who I always believe to be not as messed up as he want people to think he is. In fact he was a mentor to me in all those html/blog shit stuff. Now turning into a shining Torch of Guidance, leading the spoil and the hapless in the course of Serving the Country. Reason for deletion : Dead Link. Don't worry however, I will be putting up his LJ for everyone to see)
#Tennis-chan/Rose
(Was one of the little girls I met on Sgcafe/Sganime. In fact about 99% of links are people who I met on Sgcafe/Sganime. Reason for deletion: I think it's Update also)
#White Wolf Eliza
(Was one of the little girls I met on Sgcafe. Reason for deletion: I don't really know her that well and also she didn't link me)
#The Sadist
(To be truthful, I got no idea who this was except she was on Sganime. Reason for deletion: Updating Ceased)
#Lenne
#ZGW
#akito
#Zermine
(If you click, you know the reason why. Reason: Site was moved/deleted)
#aisubeki
#martianunicorn
#kura
#gothydark
(If you click, you know the reason why. Reason: Updating Ceased)
#violet
(Violet stop opening up her life on Blogspot. She had make it private. I hope she isn't uploading hamsup stuff like what Sun Tan did. Anyway she had a LJ too so just click on someone who had her as a friend. Reason: When it's private, it's private. A public link has no meaning and is contradicting. And you all know what contradiction lead too........)
Other than that.....I think that's about all.
Some other updates......
~ I finally got my passport made. Yay.
~ Playing Disgaea on PSP. Urgh. Friggin Battery just croaks up. Maybe need to resort to CFW to prolong Battery (Loading Via UMD maybe zap up more juice? Excuses. LOL)
~ Playing Apollo Justice. Yay. Last chapter.
~ Watching X-Files. I got the first 5 seasons. They are affordable and pretty awesome.
~ Work is pretty much the same. I survived a year and it's getting easier everyday.
~ I am getting fatter everyday too. Boo.
That's all folks. Remember.
I am not dead yet.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Some colour quiz thingy
#66CDAA |
Your dominant hues are cyan and green. Although you definately strive to be logical you care about people and know there's a time and place for thinking emotionally. Your head rules most things but your heart rules others, and getting them to meet in the middle takes a lot of your energy some days. Your saturation level is medium - You're not the most decisive go-getter, but you can get a job done when it's required of you. You probably don't think the world can change for you and don't want to spend too much effort trying to force it. Your outlook on life is brighter than most people's. You like the idea of influencing things for the better and find hope in situations where others might give up. You're not exactly a bouncy sunshine but things in your world generally look up. |
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