Travis Blog

Moving to a new house

2008-06-14T22:38:00.003+08:00

I have moved to a new blog site. You can visit it HERE.

I finally have my own blog site!! =D
Please visit it once in a while ya!
Thanks!

Burden HALF lifted

2008-06-09T19:12:00.001+08:00

Yay, assignments all submitted, FYP midpoint done, although all ends up in a rather sad ending, last minute work as usual. But still, the burden is only HALF lifted. I'm going to have my final exam in a week. Oh no! Final exam has always been worse than death for me, cuz I can't just sit at a place for 1 hour and study the same shit!! Final exam sucks sucks sucks!

This semester has been a terrible nightmare for all of us, not only me. We had a FANTASTIC lecturer, we had some really insane programming language to learn, and we had a lot of datelines in 2 weeks. I slept for an average of 3 hours a day during the NIGHTMARE period. I didn't even sleep some time. Can't imagine what FYP submission gonna be during October.

So, here I am, without any mood to study at all. Euro just kicks off, and I just started playing Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Review will follow later. The only player I'm gonna watch for the tournament would be Ronaldo. He has potential to be the match winner in any game. Let's hope he can help Portugal to get the trophy.

Back to the game, Age of Conan (AOC) is a very new MMORPG, launched on 20th May. It can definitely compete with World of Warcraft. The game has been selling fast and even out of stock in US. I guess that explains it all. I will write about it later in another post.

Now, to my favourite topic, MOVIES. Sadly, I haven't watched any movies since Speed Racer and Iron Man. So, this week I'm gonna watch it all! YEAH!!!! I'll start with Indiana Jones on Wednesday and then The Incredible Hulk on Thursday. Yay, Indy and Hulk!! Fantastic ler!! Can't wait for it.

I guess that's all. Bye!

Manchester United Double!!

2008-05-25T17:34:00.005+08:00

Manchester United finally wins it after 9 years!

Yay, my dream of see-ing Manchester United wins the Holy Grail, UEFA Champions League has finally come true! It was a fantastic night for MU fans all around the world after such a dramatic match, which includes Chelsea hitting the woodwork twice and their captain missing the penalty.

Even after the match, I still can't believe MU won it, because for the last 6 years that I've been watching MU, (I started watching MU after 2002 World Cup) they don't seem to have the luck or quality needed to reach the final. Last year was the closest but MU just can't do it in San Siro. This year, MU has everything, from luck to quality, especially Ronaldo's insane form, 42 goals in 1 season!!! Absoltely crazy!!

Ronaldo's goal during 1st half!

The match was really exciting. The first half was MU's game and second half was Chelsea's. Extra time was very equal, both sides could have scored the winning goal. The match then goes to the cruel penalty. My heartbeat was reaching the maximum level during the penalty shootout. I thought it was all over when Ronaldo missed and Terry steps up for the final kick. But it seems luck has eluded Chelsea yet again as Terry slips at the most critical moment. After that, I have full confidence that this game is MU's game! When Van der Sar saves Anelka's kick, I run wild and gone crazy for few seconds. Most of the players were in tears after that, some in joy, some in sorrow, most notably John Terry.

Van der Sar's crucial save!

For me, Chelsea and MU was equally very good in the match. But luck always plays an important role in big matches, and it seems Chelsea just doesn't have it. I like a few players in Chelsea such as Lampard, Terry, Ballack and Essien. They are really quality players but I think Chelsea needs a big overhaul for the team cause half of the players are fringe players and didn't play well when needed.

Well deserved Premier League Champion!

2 weeks before that, MU won the Premier League as defending champion!! They fully deserve the title, their performance for the whole season has been fantastic, scoring the most and conceded the least in Premier League.

I am quite curious as to who Fergie will buy in the coming summer shopping window. I personally think a center-forward and a right back is needed. Other than that, it's already a very strong squad. Glory Glory Man Utd!!

Assignments!!

2008-05-21T03:47:00.003+08:00

Lots and lots of assignments due dates are coming! Can't even breathe :(

Last few weeks have been a nightmare. I have to endure a week without water supply at my home. Gotta go everywhere for places to bath. Look at Malaysia! The government even has problem providing the most basic need, WATER. Hopeless!!

But still, looking at the past 2 Asia natural disasters, the Nargis cyclone in Myanmar and the Sichuan earthquake, it makes me realize what a happy life I am having. I can't bear to read the news sometimes. There was this guy holding out among the ruins for roughly 2 days (i can't remember well ) only to be dead just half hour after being rescued :'( Sigh, life can be so cruel sometimes. I really respect the China Prime Minister for rushing there and try to help in the rescue. He doesn't stop even when his hand is bleeding. This may be a bit exaggerating but a Prime Minister rushing there to help out the rescue is a very great job and I believe all country leaders should do the same when such things struck. Shame on you Abdullah to go Australia and enjoy yourself while Johor has the worst flood ever.

Myanmar's case is even worse. The government doesn't even let foreign aid to enter the country. What kinda government is this? The people are suffering, starving and have no clean water to drink while the stupid government is still planning for a crap election to strengthen the military government's power. Pity the citizens there. I sincerely hope they will have a good life ahead of them.

To all the people reading this post, appreciate your life more! ;)

My Summer's Wanted List

2008-05-05T19:10:00.003+08:00

Yay, summer's movie has gotten to a good start with Iron Man! Now, let's have a look at the upcoming super crazy cool movies.

Speed Racer, 8th May 2008
The Chronicles Of Narnia: Prince Caspian, 15th May 2008
Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, 22nd May 2008
The Incredible Hulk, 13th June 2008
Get Smart, 19th June 2008
Hancock, 3rd July 2008
Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, 10th July 2008
The Dark Knight, 17th July 2008
The Mummy 3: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor, 25th July 2008
Wall-E, somewhere in August

That should be all. Bold movies are my top favourites, especially The Dark Knight!! Hope I get to watch it in I-MAX.

Iron Man Review

2008-05-02T12:08:00.008+08:00

WOOT!! It's been a long time since I feel so satisfied after walking out of cinema. Iron Man is the first one this year. (Nope, Cloverfield did not qualify thanks to the "excellent" service by GSC.) I will surely buy Iron Man original DVD as collection.

I am really really really crazy about Iron Man and on the first day Iron Man starts showing (Wednesday, 30/4/2008), I rush to the cinema and watch it on the first showing time, 11am. I was thinking, "If this movie sucks, then I can give up on Marvel movies." Thank god it didn't disappoint me.

The plot is very good and focus on the development of the character Tony Stark/Iron Man, something like Batman Begins, which I really like. You get to know what type of person he is before and after the Afghanistan kidnap, and why he wants to risk his life and do all this superhero thingy. The only weak part here would be the lack of depth on the villain. It's like he just went bad for no reason.

I really like this scene when Iron Man is flying and chased by 2 F-22s

The action scene is top class. CG effect is good and looks very real. The fighting scene is exciting and gets your heart pumping, (at least mine was) and I am very very impressed with it. I personally like the air battle scene the most, which involves two F-22s chasing Iron Man. It's just so damn cool!!!!! The disappointing part would be the final boss battle. Feels kinda short and simple though.

There is absolutely no complaint about acting. Everyone's performance is very good especially Robert Downey Jr. Everyone that watched Iron Man actually gave him a 5 star performance.

Overall, I will give this movie a 7.5/10. I really like it a lot. Who can deny a man with a near invincible armor and super weapons. That's just so cool! The summer movies has gotten into a good start. The next movie will be Speed Racer. Surely I'm gonna watch it. Let's hope it turns out to be a good film.

Summer & APIIT

2008-04-29T15:00:00.002+08:00

Wow, it's been few weeks since my last post. Nothing much to talk about recently.

Summer's coming. And that means a lot of super cool movies are coming to theatres as well. First off would be Iron Man, which starts showing tomorrow. How can I miss it? Tickets are booked I'm ready to go tomorrow!! Hope it won't let me down.

Assignments are piling up. Have to start doing them soon, otherwise I can go meet my maker before the end of the semester.

I've been watching Macross Frontier and Yukikaze recently. Both of them are related to fighter planes and battling aliens. Both have very impressive visuals and very realistic combat scenes, especially Yukikaze. Macross Frontier is unique as it features fighter planes turning into robots! How cool is that.

These animes kinda gets me thinking, what if 1 day, aliens came to earth? Will they be hostile or friendly? What will they look like? Will they bomb our planet to pieces? Or will this be a chance to advance our technology? Nobody knows. So, no point thinking bout it anymore. Better to focus on studies or assignments.

In APIIT, things are getting interesting. First of all, I feel like working in CIA or FBI headquarters, because security guards are placed in the main exit, checking everyone to ensure they are APIIT students. And of course, prevent people from stealing PCs, laptops, monitors, etc. Got no ID? Expect some rough treatment. Got ID but no tali? Expect shouts like "TALI MANA? TALI MANA?" Lazy to wear ID? Expect shouts, AGAIN, like "PAKAI ID LA!" The funniest part of all, the guard looks like the "MAGNIFICENT" Chelsea manager, Avram Grant. Or should I say, look like a frog? HAHAHA!! Poor fellar, last time all he needs to do is sit beside the car park and walk around, now he has to shout "ID ID ID ID! Tarak ID saya makan awak!!" LOL!! Enough about them. It's useless anyway, there are just so many exits around APIIT that unless you placed guards around them, it's impossible you can stop them all. I heard stuff are still being stolen even after they implement this security check.

Another thing, my class has a superbly cool lecturer. She (yes, the lecturer is a SHE) doesn't know what she's teaching. She asks us to present something we don't know. She taught us something that's wrong. She is lazy. She sucks. That's all. The disapppointment with APIIT is growing more and more recently. APIIT is just so full of useless lecturers these days, that the standards are dropping every year. I had one last year and now I meet another one. FUCK!! I will tell people that's interested in the college to think twice before entering.

Nothing much to write, really. Just hope that the movies coming won't disappoint me.

An Empress & The Warriors AND Three Kingdoms

2008-04-13T13:18:00.014+08:00

I am back! Let's talk about movies today, recent Hong Kong movies, to be precise. Haven't blog bout movies for quite a while. Last month, I went to watch "An Empress & The Warriors" during my friend's birthday, a decision which all of us regret later. Then, last few days, I went to watch "Three Kingdoms", again, a movie that's hugely disappointing.

Let's start with Empress. From the chinese title, I thought the plot will revolve around few kings or princes fighting for a super beauty, like Troy, or stuff like that. End up it's just about a woman taking up his dead father's throne to avoid conflicts in the royal family. Aiya, it's the usual story la, the supposed successor is a good fellar, but not a true son, and another villain son wanna be the king, and will do anything to get it. It has little bit of romantic element, but the supposed romantic dialogs are super lame in my opinion, makes me laugh instead of feeling very "lam". I guess I am too stupid or not romantic, you tell me the answer bah. Not much surprises on the plot, disappointing.

We move on to the next part, visual. The visual deserves some credit after all, with some quite impressive war scene, but still, if compared to last year's "The Warlords" or "Assembly", this is nothing. It doesn't give you the epic feel of a battle, which in those times, battles consist of thousands and maybe more. Most probably it's because of budget constraints, which is understandable in HK film market.

Nothing is special in term of audio, and the title song is total crap. I always think both Leon Lai and Kelly can't sing well, and this song proves it! Acting is a disaster for Kelly. She shouts for most of her lines, causing her talkings with no emotions at all. I will give an average rating for the rest of the casts acting.

Oh ya, did I mention this? I fall asleep during the movie. Another sidenote, look at the poster above, I think you can see Leon Lai wearing full war armor. Looks cool right? Sadly to say, he did not wear this armor in the movie except for 1 scene which only lasts for around 10 seconds. Please don't make misguiding poster just to lure our ticket's money!

Let's move on to Three Kingdoms, a movie about Zhao Yun, a legendary general during the Three Kingdoms era in Chinese history. He is such a good general, to the extend of earning a title "Victory General", achieving victory in almost every battle. If you wanna make a movie of him, make sure you do it right, or else every Three Kingdoms fans out there gonna shoot you sampai mati, and this is exactly what happens to the film. I got few friends who are super Three Kingdom fans, and ALL of them feel that the movie is unable to bring out the best of Zhao Yun. Putting history aside, the story-telling is very loose. Scenes fly here and there without really going in depth of what's going on, making me feel very very lost in the film.

Visual is same as Empress, not impressive due to budget constraints I guess. The blur fighting scene did not improve the movie at all. Nothing special on audio, everyone's voice is dubbed, crap! Acting, average average average. Andy Lau gives me a feeling of an ordinary general instead of the legendary Zhao Yun, way below expectation.

In term of Chinese classic war film, I kinda realize how good is last year's "The Warlords" compared to this 2 crap movies. But still, my best Asian movie of 2007 goes to "Assembly", a China film which is not popular at all in Malaysia. All I can say is I am totally disappointed with this 2 movies. They did not do well at all in the key elements of film-making. This makes my anticipation for "Red Cliff" (directed by John Woo) even higher. Do not let me down, Red Cliff and John Woo!!

Sem Break

2008-04-09T09:40:00.003+08:00

I'm currently having my 1 week semester break. Nothing much going on except staying home everyday and watch movies.

I will be watching Three Kingdoms later. Friends reviews suggest it's not a very good film. But still, 4 straight days at home is insanely boring for me. I will go out today no matter what! I am not a fan of Andy Lau, I believe he is overrated and he can't really act. The only movie I feel he's done a good job would be "The Protege, 門徒", where he act as a drug lord. No more good cops and shits like that.

I finished 2 movies yesterday: The Usual Suspects and The Green Mile. Both of them are excellent movies, especially The Green Mile. Its director, Frank Darabont is a master of film making. I love most of his films especially The Shawshank Redemption, which will remain #1 in my all time best movies list. He is good at manipulating people's emotion while watching the movie, leaving you wanting for more. The Usual Suspects is the type of twisted ending movie. The ending is very very cool and Kevin Spacey is the star of the film!

Let's hope Three Kingdoms doesn't turn out to be that bad! Bye!

Another 1 Month

2008-03-27T01:52:00.005+08:00

Look at my last post, it's written more than a month ago. I've been so busy wit FYP lately. I miss my blog! :(

Nothing much going on around me recently except the opposition's "victory" in the election! I guess many blogs out there have cover it up pretty well for u guys right. So, with my limited English n political knowledge, I have decided not to blog bout it. Instead, I will read their blogs more, and I suggest you guys do the same as well. Too many people out there don't know what's going on with Malaysia's politics and our "beloved" Abdullah (GOOD JOB COVERING UP!). I have full confidence that the opposition can show what they're capable of with the talents at their hand.

I've watched a couple of Ridley Scott's movies recently: Black Hawk Down, Kingdom of Heaven and Gladiator. Breathtaking, absolutely breathtaking. I love Black Hawk Down a lot!! I like war films anyway. He is really a master of film making and fully deserve an Oscar! Kingdom of Heaven is much better in the Director's Cut with 45 minutes more of deleted scenes!! The original release was kinda crap anyway. Gladiator, well, everybody loves Gladiator. Now I guess I have to finish American Gangster as well.

I also watched 2 of Ang Lee's films: Hulk and Brokeback Mountain. Hulk is good, but not the way people want it. I watched half of Brokeback Mountain in class, and scares the shit out of my friends. Tons of questions asking why am I watching a gay film, but still, I like it a lot. The last scene is really the best of the film when Heath Ledger looks at the shirt and cry. His acting was excellent and too bad he passed away at such a young age. JOKER JOKER JOKER!!!

I've got tons of movies waiting to be watched: Taxi Driver, Unforgiven, Once Upon A Time in the West, Back to the Future, Primal Fear, Reservoir Dogs, and a couple more. My top priority would be Taxi Driver and Unforgiven. Gotta watch them when I got the time. Too busy recently :(

Manchester United have been very impressive so far. I've got full confidence in them winning the Premier League this season. Ronaldo has been superb and performs even better than last season. He just can't stop scoring and his goals tally is really crazy for a winger.

I guess that's all. I'll be blogging lesser and lesser. Who reads anyway! LOL! FYP is really killing us with all the midpoint n end of semester interview coming up. Not to forget our module assignments as well. DAMN!! FINAL YEAR SUX!!

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

2008-02-20T00:54:00.006+08:00

IMDB rating: 8.5/10 (135,501 votes)
RT rating: 94%
Directed by: Michel Gondry
Starring: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst, Tom Wilkinson

Rating: 10/10

Yay, I had a wonderful night yesterday, thanks to the amazing movie I watched: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. This movie is really awesome and definitely in my All Time Best Movies List.

I heard about this movie when my friend told me about it. His opinion was simple: "The best love movie I ever watched!". I know I gotta watch this when I heard it. My feeling after finishing the movie is the same. This is going to be the best love movie I ever watched. I've watched a love story this nice for a very very long time.

The movie is about a couple which undergoes a procedure to erase each other from their memories when their relationship turns sour, but it is only through the process of loss that they discover what they had to begin with....

The story is a blast and feels very original. The casting is great too, I never expect Jim Carrey to act so damn well, because he only reminds me of some not-very-funny comedy. This movie totally changes my view on him. He can really act!! Kate Winslet's performance even won her an Oscar nomination.

Other than that, I can't really explain why I like this movie so much. It just gives you this amazing feeling that you can't get it off your mind for a long time. And I like movies like that. Not many movies can give me such strong impressions. People who watched it will understand what I'm saying.

How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! The world forgetting, by the world forgot. Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind! Each pray'r accepted, and each wish resign'd

- Alexander Pope Eloisa to Abelard

CJ7 - My Review

2008-02-15T02:57:00.006+08:00

Release Date: 7 February 2008
Language: Cantonese
Classification: U
Running Time: 1 hour 31 minutes
Director: Stephen Chow
Cast: Stephen Chow, Kitty Zhang Yu Qi

Rating: 6/10

OK, one of my favourite actor's new film is here!! Who else? Stephen Chow!! Hurray!! I went for a 30 minutes queue at the cinema and got a seat at the fifth row from the front. Dammit! Bad luck! But still its Stephen Chow, you gotta bear with it.

The story is about a poor father (Stephen Chow) and his son (Kitty). Both of them live in a very old and broken house and the family is supported by his father alone, who's working in a construction site. The father has to pick up rubbish as toys for his son. Although poor, the father still has high hope for his son and therefore work extra hard for the private school fee. One day, the father picks up a mysterious ball from the rubbish and gives to his son....

I never expect much from a Chinese New Year film, because CNY film must be funny, funny, funny, happy, happy, happy and have a happy ending. LAME! But this film falls way below my expectation. The storyline is very weak, some parts of the film should be focused more. It feels like just cincai pass through. The ending isn't very touching as well. It must be a big tear gas!! LOL. And the most important point is, IT'S NOT FUNNY!!! Maybe I held too much expectation from Stephen Chow. I guess I should set my standard lower for his next film.

Still, this film has some really good stuff. The visual effects of the alien dog is very impressive for an Asian film. Stephen Chow must be a fan of CG. All the films he directed seem to use a lot of CG in it. Second thing would be the kid's acting. Fantastic performance by her (the son is a "her" in real life), with some luck, she will have a bright acting career.

No matter how bad dis film is, I will still support Stephen Chow!! HURRAY!!

Happy Chinese New Year!!

2008-02-12T14:37:00.001+08:00

Happy Chinese New Year and Gong Hei Fatt Choi!!

This whole CNY is all about Edison. Edison here, Edison there, bla bla bla. He's very famous now, but in a wrong way. Only a mentally ill person will take pics/videos of everyone he slept with. I think he is doomed, at least for a minimum of few years. He gotta be really patient if he wants to rise back. There are even rumours of gangs putting a price on his head!

Enough bout Edison already. For me, CNY has a trend, watching movies, or more specifically, watching CNY movies! CNY movies have few things in common: funny, and good ending! This year has only 2 CNY movies, CJ7, a movie by Stephen Chow (my idol since I was a kid), and Kungfu Dunk, starring Jay Chou (he doesn't direct this movie!). After watching both movies trailers, I personally feel Kungdu Dunk looks like crap and I am more interested to CJ7. But after finished watching, I am rather disappointed. You can read my review HERE.

Other than that, I've been eating, gambling, watching movies and sleeping throughout this CNY. I'll return to college tomorrow. See you all there!

Movies I want to watch (2008)

2008-01-11T00:22:00.000+08:00

Happy New Year 2008!! Better late than never. This is not going to be a happy year for me because of my Final Year Project(FYP). It could be the worst year in my life. Let's hope it's not gonna be that way. By the way, I am gonna be 21!! Long way to go though.

Alright, enough crap. Let's take a look at the movies I am looking forward to for 2008. Tons of good movies are waiting for me!!

The Dark Knight is coming!!!! It's going to be the movie I want to watch the most for 2008. The recent trailer especially Joker totally rocks!! It can show how insane Joker is just by the look of it.

Iron Man is going on big screen!!! Let's hope it won't be as crap as Ghost Rider and Spiderman 3. I am kinda disappointed with Marvel movies since Ghost Rider and Spiderman 3. Nevertheless, it's Iron Man!!

Wall-E!! Pixar's new animation is coming during summer. The little robot is so damn cute. I love Pixar and will surely go to cinema for this.

Bond 22!! Daniel Craig is back with the new Bond, 22nd in the series. Hope for a Bond girl as good as Eva Green. LOL!!!

John Rambo!! Sylvester Stallone as John Rambo, enough said!

The Incredible Hulk!! A reboot of Hulk franchise. THE BIG GREEN MONSTERRRR!!!

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian will come to cinema during summer as well. I'm not a big fan of the series, but the recent trailer shows a darker and more savage Narnia. I hope it will be better than the first Narnia.

Hellboy II: The Golden Army joins summer movies too. It's from the same director as Pan's Labyrinth, one of my favourite movies. If he can make this film better than its prequel and add a bit of Pan's Labyrinth in it, I will like it.

Speed Racer, from the Matrix directors, The Wachowski Brothers. I am confident that they can pull out something great.

The Happening, from M. Night Shyamalan, the director of The Sixth Sense, one of my all time favourite movies. The story about something that's gonna wipe out humanity always attracts me. LOL! Confident in him as well.

The Box, from Richard Kelly, the director of Donnie Darko, also one of my all time favourite.

Curious Case of Benjamin Button, from David Fincher, the director of Se7en, Fight Club and Zodiac, all of them the best movies I ever watched. Tells the story of Benjamin Button, a man who starts aging backwards with bizarre consequences. A very interesting story indeed.

There goes the list. Iron Man and Hulk go into the list with only 1 reason, Marvel Heroes!! I love Marvel stuff!! I don't know much about some of the movies, but I am confident in the directors. No matter what, The Dark Knight will be No. 1 in the list!! YAY!!!! WHY SO SERIOUS??????????????

Guilty

2007-12-12T05:24:00.000+08:00

What a night! What a night!!! It all happened when I juz finished fetching a fren back.

When I was on the way back to Ajimal at Sri Petaling, a dog rushed out without any warning!!! Even though I tried to avoid it and cut to the other lane, it was all too late and BUMP!!, I hit it hard and loud!! I couldn't emergency brake cuz it would endanger the car behind me.

The road was too small for me to stop my car and check the dog as well. I don't know if the dog was killed or still alive. I can only pray that it survived the crash, otherwise RIP doggie. I really didn't mean it.

I was rather shocked after that. This is the first time I hit something while driving. A bus driver told me something broke on my car's left side. I checked my car later and the left little spotlight was spoiled. The bumper had a little bit of scratch as well.

I keep wondering, is there something more I could do to prevent this accident? I felt really bad and guilty after that. I hope my parents won't sound me for that.

Sleepless Night

2007-12-11T05:31:00.000+08:00

6am in the morning, and still I couldn't sleep, thanks to the long nap i took from 9pm - 3am. I was so damn tired just now that all I know when I'm done with my stuff is to SLEEP SLEEP SLEEP!! Sunday's job really wears me out, but the salary is encouraging!! Hope its gonna give us soon, LOL!

Today marks the last day of my 3rd year in APIIT College as I finished my last final exam and all I gotta do now is to wait for the results and join the February intake. 2 months of holiday, what can I do other than work, work, and work, like a dog?

The gang seems to break here and there, don't think there is gonna be a trip. Now I can only hope no shits gonna happen during the holiday. I am too tired to diu kao them ady.

Good luck!!

Crysis

2007-12-03T13:43:00.000+08:00

YAY!! FInally, I finish playing Crysis!!!! Too bad the ending SUCKS like mad as it totally leaves me hanging. I wonder why game developers like to use this type of ending!! Guess it's for the sequel.

Although the ending sucks, other parts of the game are excellent, especially the graphics. The game was developed using CryENGINE 2, successor to CryENGINE 1, the engine that made Far Cry.

Only 2 words can describe Crysis - "VISUALLY STUNNING"!! The graphics really made you feel like you are playing in a painting. The trees, water, snow, even the land texture looks very real and nice, until I am speechless!! Also, almost everything in the game is interactive, you can shoot a tree until it breaks, and if the tree hits you when it's falling, you will die, LOL. You can bomb the house until it broke down, or break a car's tire by shooting it, thus slowing the vehicle, and etc etc. I think it's fair to say this game has the best graphics technically so far. Of course, good graphic means better VGA card. Crysis is a very demanding game due to its super nice graphics. You are going to need a high end PC to enjoy the game's full potential. Too bad my PC can only support LOW to MEDIUM settings.

If a game is only nice because of its graphics, but has a terrible gameplay system, it won't impress me at all. The 2nd thing that impresses me is its super duper cool Nanosuit. The Nanosuit has 4 modes:

ARMOR - Provides better protection then other modes during combat, and has a very fast health regeneration rate.

SPEED - Faster walking and sprinting speed. It is also said to increase reload speed, although I never notice bout it when I was playing.

STRENGTH - Able to lift, throw and strike with very heavy objects. Has stronger melee attack and jump up to 20 feet. Reduces recoil from gun.

CLOAK - Cloaks the suit making the player close to transparent, with some blue electric-looking flickers across the player.

Another component I like about the game is its open-ended gameplay. You can try to accomplish your objective in a lot of ways, either you want to rush in and become Rambo, killing everybody standing in ur way, or you wanna be a silent assasin, killing people silently using cloak mode, its your choice!! There are tons of ways to accomplish a mission, letting you to play countless times without feeling bored.

Let's talk about the story. Crysis is an alien invasion game set in the year 2020. An archeological team on a remote Pacific island is captured by an invasion force of North Koreans, and your US Special Forces team is dispatched to investigate and rescue the scientists. Clad in high-tech nanosuits capable of boosting your strength, speed, and armor, as well as cloaking you temporarily to the enemy, you're parachuted into a tropical paradise that's crawling with intelligent enemies and something else that's tearing both the North Koreans and US forces to shreds.

GameSpot's review awarded Crysis a score of 9.5 out of 10, describing it as "easily one of the greatest shooters ever made".

This game deserves a 9.8/10 from me, with the flaw being the stupid ending!! Now I gotta wait for either the expansion or Crysis 2 to finish the story.

PS: All the screenshots above are in ULTRA HIGH settings.

Activision Blizzard

2007-12-03T13:35:00.000+08:00

I was reading through Releaselog just now and i came across this very big news, Activision will be combining with Blizzard to form Activsion Blizzard, and the deal is said to be worth $18.8 billion, wow!!

i dunno much bout business stuff, but i know dis is a very big deal, Activision will now be called Activision Blizzard

So far, no news of any games will be developed with this combination, but it will be soon...

wat will come next? Call of Starcraft? or World of Call of Duty??!!!!

Official Blizzard press release
Vivendi merges with Activision in $18.9B deal
Q&A: Morhaime on Activision-Blizzard union
Activision, Vivendi merger reaps positive reactions

1 month

2007-11-19T16:34:00.000+08:00

its been more than a month since my last post
n so many things happened recently
until i dunno how to start with it

i began to see the true faces of many ppl
backstabbing, create false rumours/stories, etc..
some of them i am rather surprised
since they act so decent in front of everyone, talk jokes n stuff
but basically i got used to it since secondary school
tats da basic survival skill

another thing would be my view of friendship
frens? wats frens? they come n go all da time
ya i know bout that long time ago
tats why i always think
as long as u have 1 or 2 true frens, tats all u can ask for
dun b greedy
true frens tat will share ur problems or lighten ur burdens r as rare as dinosaurs

lastly, to whom it may concern:

LEARN TO APPRECIATE WHO YOU HAVE
DON'T CARE SO MUCH ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE SAID
GET IMMUNE TO WHAT PEOPLE SAID
LIFE STILL GOES ON
CHEERZZZZ~~~

Birthday Boy

2007-10-10T10:18:00.000+08:00

Yay, 3rd Oct is my birthday. I was celebrating with my frens on the nite of 2nd Oct. They gave me a very funny cake!! I am totally speechless by the names on top =.= Anyway, thanks to them, I had a very happy birthday party!!! THANKS GUYS!!

Back home, my family gave me all 6 episodes of Star Wars DVD as a present. THANKS A LOT!!!

Crap

2007-09-27T17:13:00.000+08:00

Finally, I am free from the chain of exams!!
I am supposed to be happy, but I dun feel so...
Maybe because I did not do well in HSSN
Maybe because I am working the next day
or maybe I miss the Special One...

Feel a bit left out today cuz I couldn't reach ther...
Have to watch Die Hard 4 to pass my time...
John McClane, you're my hero!!!

I hope my next part time job goes well,
cuz it will be my financial source for my next gen console..
Still not sure bout it thou, nid some time to think properly..

I must thank Celine for always fetching me back, thanks a lot!!!

Darth Bane - The Rule of Two

2007-09-17T01:51:00.000+08:00

“Two there should be; no more, no less.
One to embody the power, the other to crave it.”
–Darth Bane, Dark Lord of the Sith

I went MPH last saturday to look for the book "Star Wars: Republic Commando: Hard Contact". I couldn't find it but instead I found an interesting book, "Path of Destruction: A Novel of the Old Republic (Star Wars: Darth Bane)". I thought, why not give it a try, it might be good.

In case you don't know, I am quite a fan in Star Wars universe, especially during the Old Republic and Clone Wars era. The name Darth Bane might not mean much for many people, but as a Star Wars fan, you will know that he is the one that starts the Rule of Two, a master and an apprentice, which ultimately leads to the victory of Darth Sidious (Chancellor Palpatine) and Darth Vader over the Republic.

After I finished the book, I learned a lot more about the Sith teachings of the old. Although Sith teachings was a bit evil, its closer to human nature.

Star Wars fans should definitely try this out.

BioShock

2007-09-16T00:50:00.000+08:00

BioShock IS HERE!!!!

The long awaited BioShock is finally released on 21st Aug 2007, in PC and Xbox360 and received very good rating from game reviewers across the globe, most of them are 9.0 and above over 10. The game has a very strong security protection, online activation + SecuROM. It took almost a week for a proper crack to be released, but still, it is crackable.

BioShock is said to be a spiritual successor to System Shock 2, a usual candidate in top pc games of all time, and one of the first fps game to incorporate RPG style into it. Both games are from the same developers.

The game takes place on a city built underwater called Rapture, and revolves around genetic enhancement called Plasmids, such as Telekinesis, Lightning Bolt, Incinerate, etc. There are more than 70 plasmids upgrades in the game. WOOT!!

You assume the role of Jack, the sole survivor of a plane crush, and you must explore Rapture in order to escape and survive the disaster. It seems that when Jack enters Rapture, almost everyone in the city turned crazy due to the side effect of the plasmids, and so they began to kill people to harvest for ADAM (will be explained below).

The strongest and iconic foe in the game would be the Big Daddy (the one in the poster above). A Big Daddy normally walks with a Little Sister, who looks like a normal innocent child, but what they do is harvest ADAMs from dead corpes. They lost their sense of mind, and they only know how to harvest ADAMs. What if anyone wants her ADAMs, this is where the Big Daddy comes into play. He basically protects the little sister from any dangers with their life, but they will only attack you if you shows hostility.

The main resources in the game are ADAM, EVE, and Money. ADAM is a resource used to purchase new plasmids or genetic upgrades, EVE (which is similar to "mana" in fantasy RPGs) is fuel for active plasmids, and Money allows the purchase of special items and ammunition.

The game settings and environment will cause u to lose ur breath. It makes me feel like playing Resident Evil in a FPS manner (in terms of the creepy environment). You will ocassionally hear people crying or whispering, and see some weird visions like a ghost. The game will voice diaries all around to help you uncover the story of the game. It's not neccesary but it will be nicer if you spend some time listening to them. What's the point of playing the game if you don't know about the story and what's going on around you.

I'm currently playing the game with medium graphics settings, and I find it very impressive. The developers really put some effort in water graphics since the game is set in a underwater environment. Overall, the graphics of the game is one of the most impressive I've ever seen.

Action is also another integral part of the game that made it so unique. Imagine playing a normal FPS game with tons of spells at your disposal such as lightning, fire, frostbolt etc. If you don't get what I mean, go buy one at your nearest shop. It's worth it!!

More information about the game:
BioShock official site
BioShock in Wikipedia
BioShock in GameSpot

Favourite Movies

2007-09-14T23:20:00.000+08:00

My favourite movies of all time

Star Wars, 300, Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Matrix trilogy, Sin City, The Shawshank Redemption, Se7en, Alien quadrology, Terminator 2, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Saving Private Ryan, Raging Bull, The Prestige, Batman Begins, Spiderman 2, V for Vendetta, Little Miss Sunshine, Casino Royale, King Kong, Transformers Movie, Donnie Darko, Zodiac, 殺破狼, 槍火 etc...

of all da movies above, i think i like The Shawshank Redemption the best !!

Recent Stuff

2007-09-14T18:34:00.000+08:00

wow, its been quite some time since my last post, and i got so many things to write, but i dunno where to start...

lets start wit my assignments, yay, its all done, now all thats left is my final exam, with only 2 subjects. hurray!!

i started workin as a part time promoter for a week, the pay was good, the job was easy but tiring, and we got good sales, keep up the good work !!

i saw 2 of my best frens troubling love case, and its gone to a degree where i dunno how to help them, a really tough case, my advice for them would be stop seeing each other if possible, otherwise this will make both of u suffer...

last thing would be the case of payment regarding that nite.. i dun like the way she handles dis, whatever happened that nite, juz 4get it n let it goes on, why do u wanna post in on ur blog, insulting ppl and kena shoot like mad.. some are rather over the limit, but i dun feel pity for her becuz if u post it on ur blog with that kind of contents, u shud hav expected things like dis..

be responsible on ur words!

live on...
cheers....

HCIU submission

2007-08-27T23:33:00.000+08:00

Yo, wassup!! It's been a month since my last post. I was quite lazy recently to post any stuff, due to the many assignments we r having :(

Today I juz submitted my HCIU (Human Computer Interface & Usability) assignment, which we r doing a Car Parking Bay System. Now still have 2 more left to go.

At least now I have some time to blog. I think thats all, still got stuff to do.

Negaraku

2007-07-24T22:40:00.001+08:00

The highly controversial video Negaraku, has caused a major discussion among Malaysians. I, personally enjoyed da song, cuz most of da things he said is very true, juz that nobody dare to point it out.

But he had a price to pay, I think the government will take legal action against him, that is unavoidable in a country like Malaysia. Mayb later ISA will take action too, lets hope not, otherwise it would b hell waitin for him.

Lets wish him good luck, n more nice videos coming soon.

Asian Cup fever

2007-07-24T21:55:00.000+08:00

Yay, I went to watch Korea vs Iran on Sunday nite, and I must say its da best match I've seen in Bukit Jalil for da tournament. The best match is still from Japan, which has my favourite Nakamura :D Back to the Koreans, the Koraen fans were fantastic crowd, they were always shouting of their country. I think some of em even fly from Korea all da way here. Half travel half support their team. Nice supporters huh. I never seen any Malaysian do that. Mayb dis is da culture difference.

In term of performance, both teams play very well, highest standard at asian football. Too bad no Park Ji Sung :( Even Seoul Ki Hyeon and Lee Hyung Pyo oso injured, sighhh.... But I got to see Iran star player, Karimi in action. There was once he dribble past 3 players and layed a very good pass, but that player's shot jus a little wide. Otherwise it would have been a great goal.

I couldnt capture many photos, cuz da stadium was so big and my camera wasnt that good to capture em. The photo above r da korean fans, really very nice environment, dis is da type of environment i was hoping for. Really worth it..

For Malaysian football, I think a revolution is a MUST. Otherwise it would only get worse n worse.

Malaysia kena belasah part 2

2007-07-15T21:59:00.000+08:00

Just when I thought after that embarrasing defeat by China, Malaysia's team might finally wake up and step up a gear, and maybe at least produce better performance, da dream blows away by that 5-0 defeat by Uzbekhistan. I don't mind losing, but please dun always 5 goals. Sad...

I even went and watch da match at Bukit Jalil. Not a very nice environment thou, really very very few people went and watch. I was hoping for a better crowd, but I guess the result doesn't help.

One thing interests me, the Selangor supporters there, supported Uzbekhistan instead of Malaysia. I think the last result really broke many Malaysia fans heart.

Jeering were heard all da time, especially when the camera zooms to Malaysia's coach. I dunno wats his name and don't want to know. More jeering could be heard when full time whistle blows. They deserve dis. This is not how a national team plays.

The defence was totally suicide. Its like giving goals as presents to them. Although the 2nd half was slightly better, but the game was long gone during half time, 3-0.

Let's see how's da match against Iran will be played. Sigh..

Malaysia kena belasah!!!

2007-07-11T23:03:00.000+08:00

Malaysia kena belasah. Very true, I watched this game on Astro that nite, and I was like WTF, is this how a national team should be playing? The defensive line was, well, CHAOS!! Midfield has totally 0 creativity!! Lazy to criticize all of them, it will go forever.

Its really very sad to see Malaysia kena tapao like dis, and I feel sorry for the 20000 fans (not sure bout the amount) who went and support them. The fans dun deserve dis. Malaysians always got very excited when Malaysia has big football events because we seldom have one. I dun expect Malaysia to win this match, I only hope they can play slightly better with more discipline in defence. Well, they did exactly the opposite.

The next day is full of reports bout Malaysia's poor result. I even saw a Malay newspaper sports headlines is "Malaysia kena belasah!" FUNNY!! LOL!!

Megatron

2007-07-10T23:42:00.000+08:00

My Megatron!! Bought dis few weeks ago at the Transformers Exhibition at Cineleisure! He rox so much!!

ALL HAIL MEGATRON!!!

9.5 out of 10 for Transformers

2007-07-06T00:21:00.000+08:00

Its probably the best movie I seen dis year. The special effects and the transformation part were perfect. Never seen anything like dis before.

You might be asking, wher does the 0.5 goes? Well, I hope they show more bout the Decepticons, especially Megatron!! ALL HAIL LORD MEGATRON!!! I still think Megatron is da best Transformer in dis movie!!

Other than that, 1 word, PERFECT!!! I already watched twice, gonna watch again soon!!

Fantastic Four / Fantastic Alba?

2007-06-20T22:01:00.000+08:00

Yay, finally I get to watch Fantastic Four!! Actually I only wanted to watch Jessica Alba and Silver Surfer.

Why Jessica Alba? paham paham la..
As for Silver Surfer, is cuz he looks super cool on da trailer..

But it ended up as a very short and average Marvel film. The film lasts for only 1 hour 30 minutes. I hope they got to explain more bout Silver Surfer and Dr Doom. Again, Jessica Alba is a "VASE". Sigh...

WHY is Doctor Doom so "beh"? I thought he is a "SUPERVILLAIN" in the comic, with an arsenal of weaponry and super high tech armor? But he looks so powerless in the film and has to rely on Silver Surfer's board to get power.

Nonetheless, the special effects and Silver Surfer outlook is very very impressive. I hope they can expand a little more on the story.

I Love My Monitor

2007-06-08T14:56:00.000+08:00

19" ViewSonic VX922

Yup, dis is my new monitor. It ain't any super monitor, just a simple monitor which has some better features such as 2ms video response time, DVI input, etc.. Lazy to mention all of em.

Plus, This will be the first LCD monitor that I will be using, a 19" mon, rox to da max!! Really love dis monitor a lot!!

Check out more bout the monitor with the below link.

ViewSonic VX922 Official Site

Donnie Darko

2007-06-07T21:12:00.000+08:00

I was looking for some movies to download on the other nite when I found out bout dis movie, Donnie Darko. The part when it scores a high 8.3 rating on IMDB made me read more bout it. I knew I have to watch dis when I knew its about time-travel, and an emotionally troubled teenager, a rather unique sci-fi I shud say.

When I finished da movie, I never expected it to be so tough and requires so much thinking during and after the movie. Having some doubts, I went wiki and found out that the movie offers a lot more than wat I expected.

Let's talk bout the plot. It's about Donald Darko (Donnie), a emotionally troubled 16 years old teeager, who was told by a 6 foot bunny called Frank, that the world would end in 28 days, and instructed Donnie to save the world. Somehow, also on that night, accidentally or purposely, Frank saved Donnie from getting crashed by a 747 jet engine falling from sky. Soon, Donnie will get strange visions and instructed by Frank to do all kinda crazy stuff. In fact, all the things he's done are inter-related to his task of saving the world, but u might not realize it until the end. Thats the magic of the movie.

I also like the part where some of the things Donnie do in the movie, there is a string of events followed, which are all inter-related. I dun like to talk too much bout it, just GO AND WATCH THE MOVIE!!!

Also, the book "Philosophy of Time Travel" rox!! Of cuz it aint a real book, but the theory from the book was very cool. I wonder how can they think of such terms such as Living Receiver, Manipulated Dead, Manipulated Living, or Tangeant Universe ( I like this term, Tangeant Universe). Every role has its own purpose and u urself nid to figure out who plays which role after da movie.

There are also many sites on the net that will answer your doubts or questions bout the story. Some sites even show all the theories from "Philosophy of Time Travel".

Not all people would like this movie. It is definitely not recommended for those that don't like too much thinking when watching a movie.

More info can be found here:
Donnie Darko IMDB Site
Donnie Darko Wikipedia
Donnie Darko Official Site
Donnie Darko FAQ (Very nice FAQ, dis site helps me a lot!!)

Back from Pangkor

2007-06-05T21:26:00.000+08:00

Yeah.. I have returned from Pangkor for quite some time. Somehow, I didn't have the mood to blog until tonight.

Pangkor trip was an enjoyable one, with some "incidents", such as motor crashing (it's not that bad, don't worry), and a MAYBE haunted beach (sounds scary huh?!).

I'm gonna highlight only the "special encounters" during the trip. Other than that are the usual stuff not worth mentioning.

First, it would be the motor crashing accident. It happened when I sit on my fren's motor for less than 5 seconds and she crashed on the nearby motor due to some nervous mishandling. No injury, nothing scary. Just that I feel kinda funny cuz I ngam ngam sit on the motor for few seconds and wasn't ready for anything and BUMP!!! It's still kinda funny when I think bout it.

Second, would be the MAYBE haunted beach. One of my fren heard a girl crying during midnight 1am on the beach. Didn't see anything and never wish to. But we really got freaked out when we heard bout what she said when we talked bout it later in a mamak, cuz only she and her fren heard that sound.

Somehow, I don't really like Pangkor Island. It's way too developed and lost its neutral tropical island feel. There are always shops, houses, and vehicles everywhere, but with all this, I must admit it is very convenient to move around and explore the island on ur own if you want.

Hope there are more trips with my usual gang.

Manchester United "Double"??

2007-05-20T21:52:00.000+08:00

All hail the champ!

Barclays Premiership 2006/2007 Champion

Yeah!! I am so so happy when I saw Chelsea only managed a draw with Arsenal! Manchester United has been very good and consistent this season. Ronaldo, Rooney, Carrick, Scholes, Giggs, Vidic have all performed very well this season.

Ronaldo, in particular scored some crucial goals and provided 20 or more assists in the campaign. He was selected as Player of the Season, a remarkable achievement considering the abuse he had when he returned after World Cup 2006. Let's hope he still had this kind of form for the next season!

What else can I say other than "Congratulations to Chelsea"?

A equally matching game, with both sides playing very well but somehow MU lost da cutting edge in attack, and Ronaldo can't perform well in big stage. Mayb too much pressure on him and heavily marked. I really hope he can find back his form asap.

Chelsea wasn't too bad either, and their goal was a good demonstation of decisive and quick thinking attacking play.

It's really sad to lose the game in da last 5 mins, especially MU play so well during da game.

Don't get too upset! We still had our Premiership Champions trophy to celebrate!

Starcraft 2

2007-05-20T09:27:00.000+08:00

Earlier in Seoul, Blizzard finally revealed their new project, Starcraft 2. Yup, it finally come!!! The announcement features a trailer and 22 minutes lengthy demo play. There are more new units, and the old units in the original Starcraft will be enhanced with new ability.

One of the coolest new unit is Protoss's Mothership. You can only build one of em, and it is extremely expensive, but it's worth the price.
It has 2 super abilities:
- Time Bomb, that can distort time within an energy field, making enemy fire too slow to actually reach and hit the mothership. Once the time field collapses, enemy shells clatter uselessly to the ground.
- Black Hole, an extremely damaging ability that wrecks flying enemies. The glowing black hole simply sucks in warships, which warp in appearance before disappearing utterly into oblivion.

Other than that, there is a new Dragoon called Immortal, which can activate a super shield to withstand heavy damage, but unable to defend from low dmg. Sounds funny right?

Protoss also introduced a new tank-like unit, called Stalker, which unique ability will be Blink and it has heavy damage, suitable for persuing fleeing units. According to the original site, it is fused by Dark Templar and mechanical equipment. I guess no more dark templar now.

I think most of u guys will know Zealot. Yes, it's the starting unit for Protoss, but it's been further enhanced now, with the Charge ability. Once Zealot reached the required range with the enemy, it will charge at super speed towards the enemy. The ability has a cool animation in the demo video.

There are still more new units and features shown on the demo video. I am too lazy to list it all here. So far they only show some of the Protoss units. Let's hope Blizzard has more surprises awaiting for us.

Info and trailer can be found here:
Starcraft 2 Official Site
GameSpot Starcraft 2 site

Songs I listen recently

2007-05-18T16:29:00.000+08:00

2 albums i listen a lot recently...

I am waiting for JUSTIN new album, shud be out around June. YAY!!

Apart from that, not much of nice songs out there recently. So I am still listening to Justin Live with HKPO album. Another album I listen shub be Lords of Dogtown OST, which features some old school rock. Very very nice album.

I downloaded Avril Lavigne, Cyndi Wang, SHE new album, but dun really hav da urge to listen. Downloaded it just for da sake of downloading. Sounds weird, LOL

iTunes

2007-05-18T15:54:00.000+08:00

Yeah!! From today onwards I'm gonna shift from using Windows Media Player to iTunes.

No, no, I din buy a IPOD, I am not that rich, juz that i am sick of Windows Media Player's library management, not that user friendly, and the album art really messes everything up!!

Googled a while and found that iTunes looked quite attractive, and library management appears lot better than WMP.

Downloaded and thought "why not give it a try". WOW!! Its a lot better than I thought, especially the album view, its so dam cool!!

There is also a Smart Playlist, which you can specify the conditions such as artist name, album name, etc and it will auto-generate a playlist for you, and also auto-update all the time.

But somehow it kinda lag when it's changing to next track. This lag is da reason I cant use it while dota-ing. Sigh..

Anyway, dis is a really good media player, with a nice interface and wonderful library management.

Heaven after Hell

2007-05-16T15:44:00.000+08:00

Heaven right after Hell !!!

Hell refers to my final exam, which is scheduled on the week of 21st May. I dunno how I gonna die for this maths test. I think I am doomed to fail in most of da maths test. Sighhhhh... Worst of all, its on the first day of exam :(

The last test will be on Friday, 25th. Right after that, its absolute heaven time!

I am going to Pangkor on saturday morning! YAY!!!!

3 days 2 night trip shud b well enough for me. Hope I can have a really nice time out there.

The members are the usual gang (the gang from Melaka A Famosa Resort) + 2 more ppl. 1 is my fren's gf and another 1 is well, no comments, i dun wanna talk bout him :D

I have been kinda inactive on blogging recently. Guess I am not a nice blogger anyway. I suck in expressing myself using words. Well, or I shud say I suck in expressing myself :D

Thats all. See you guys! And please wish me luck for the exam.. LOL

Mr Bean's Holiday

2007-04-21T02:14:00.000+08:00

Just 3 days ago, I went Mid Valley and watch Mr Bean's holiday thanks to my friend, Tan Tuan Shuan aka Big B's free ticket. Thanks!!

It is said to be the last Mr Bean's story. Too bad.

For me, it's just an average film. Not as funny as I expected, but it was rather touching in the end, and also with some rather nice scenes to watch in France.

I guess the funniest part was the Cannes Film Festival, I can't imagine watching a movie like that. I would surely fall asleep, ZZZzzz..

Last of all, farewell Mr Bean......... I will miss you, or your car!!

Tough Month

2007-04-18T00:06:00.000+08:00

More and more assignments are due to pass up during the end of April. What a tough month!! Guess it's time to sleep less and do more. GAMBATEH~~

God of War 2

2007-03-20T21:11:00.000+08:00

God of War 2 is finally released!!! The badass Kratos is BACK! YES YES YES!!!! I am so damy happy when I heard about this!!

Before talking bout GOW2, let's backtrack a bit and talk about the original God of War, which was released 2 years ago. It was considered one of the best PS2 games ever created and scored 9.3 rating from GameSpot. It follows the story of Kratos, a Spartan, who is set to get his revenge on Ares, the God of War. Wanna know more? Go play it yourself!! LOL

GOW2 story still follows Kratos, who is now the new God of War. He has became more violent and destructive then Ares. He arrogance grows as to not listen to Athena's advice and causes the wrath from the gods of Olympus. And so during the Battle of Rhodes, Zeus betrayed him and killed him. However, as always, KRATOS WONT'T DIE!!! YAY!!

In the underworld, he is rescued by Gaia, the mother of all Titans, and together, they have only one aim, to kill ZEUS. The Titans want Zeus dead because they wanted revenge for the Titan's loss in the Great War.

The game is still the same as always, lots of blood, lots and lots of blood, super violent, and has a finishing move to get a brutal kill. I personally love the finishing move they make, it's just so damn cool when you can rip an eye off a Cyclops, tear the arm off a undead soldier and use the arm to hit him back, and best of all, brutally rip a Gorgon's head off.

There are a part in the game where you can fight in the air riding a Pegasus. I really love that part, especially when you rip a griffin's wings off. Yeah, that part really rox, but too bad there are only 2 air fighting parts throughout the entire game.

Also, there are more bosses in this game compared to the previous GOW. Puzzles got a bit more complicated. The ending really leaves you hanging, sigh...

God of War scored 9.3 rating from GameSpot
God of War 2 scored 9.2 rating from GameSpot

More information of the game can be found here:
God of War 2 Wikipedia Site
GameSpot God of War 2 Site

Overall, it's a really great game, a game that you just can't miss if you own a PS2!!

C Ronaldo vs Middlesbrough

2007-03-20T20:23:00.000+08:00

Penalty against Middlesbrough!!! This has been the 3rd penalty against Middlesbrough this season, and guess what, 2 of them r from Ronaldo's dribbling. I must say that even as a Manchester United fan myself, the penalty that he got against Middlesbrough last year seem like diving, but who cares, all we want are victories and trophies!!!

Another fine performance from Ronaldo yesterday, although not as good as the one against Bolton during the weekend. Giggs played really well as a central midfielder, even better than O Shea or Carrick in my opinion. This shows what an experienced player he is, and look at the through pass for Rooney, I thought that would have been a sure goal, but Rooney just messed it up. Sigh...

I started watching the match when the game started for 10 mins, Manchester United have been dominating midfield and trying to break Middlesbrough down. Few chances arise, none taken. Then came half time.

After half time, things got complicated, Middlesbrough started controlling midfield and keep bombing Manchester United's penalty area, with the help of Steward Downing's crossing.

It got more n more exciting until 76th minutes, when Ronaldo received a fine pass at the left flank and start dribbling to the goal. Jonathan Woodgate caught his leg and no questions, PENALTY!!!

Ronaldo scored a fine penalty and things got heaten up at the technical area. Gareth Southgate scolded Ronaldo as a diver and Morrison made a sliding tackle to Ronaldo with no intention of winning the ball. He got himself sent off during injury time, what a shame!!

Overall, a good performance. Treble dream is still very much alive!!!

The Crusade has begun!!

2007-01-20T04:22:00.000+08:00

After delaying for almost a year, World of Warcraft finally released its first expansion, The Burning Crusade!!! I used to be damn addicted to this game, as with other 8 million people around the world, and the figure will keep increasing for many years to come.

Back to me, I quit dis game a few months ago due to financial problem, as it requires RM60 a month to play, which I think is really worth it but too bad I really can't afford it, I am just a student!!

Many people always ask me "Are you out of your mind? You pay RM60 a month just for gaming?" These are definitely people that never tried World of Warcraft. I am not really good at writing stuff, so I can't tell you why there are 8 million people playing this game around the world, but this person here wrote something nice. He basically talked about what I felt bout this game.

You guys should check it out HERE

The Burning Crusade really gives me an urge to go and buy the game. Blood Elf and Draenei is so damn cool. Surely I will continue playing this game, mayb when I learn to earn money myself.

FOR THE HORDE!! (I used to be an undead mage!!)

Becks or Bucks?

2007-01-15T21:19:00.000+08:00

It's kinda sad to see Beckham leaving. He might not be one of the best player in the world, but he has his own ability that makes him so unique in the field.

I didn't like him cuz he is handsome. It's just that you don't see many players with such accurate passing and free kicks. Also, he is a ex-MU player!!

Many people criticise him for going to LA Galaxy purely for money and his wife's Hollywood career. Well, I kinda agree with that. Who doesn't love money after all, and this transfer might give him a ticket to Hollywood, or becoming the next 007, Hollywood superstar? WHO KNOWS??!!

For the money involved in the transfer, that's really a huge sum. Over the five years at the Galaxy, Beckham could potentially make around $275 millon. The annual breakdown of this is:
- $10 million salary
- $25 million from existing sponsorship deals with Motorola, Pepsi, Gillette and Volkswagen
- $10 million from shirt sales.
- $10 million return from stakes in the club.

This means that Beckham will receive around $55 million a year, equating to $275 million over the five years of the deal. This figure could increase if Beckham receives a pay raise from any of the parties involved.

Let's wish him luck ahead of his LA Galaxy journey!!

Midnight is so miserable without Internet

2007-01-14T17:54:00.000+08:00

It feels so miserable when you can't online at midnight, that's the case happening to me right now. It started since Thursday night around 11.30pm, which I will get disconnected, and then I won't be able to connect anymore no matter how many times I restarted my router. The next morning, everything will be back to normal. Sounds strange right? I guess it's just some maintenance stuff performed by TmNet, let's hope nothing happens tonight!!

iPhone

2007-01-11T01:33:00.000+08:00

IPOD + handphone + Internet browser + high technology = iPhone

This super highly advanced handphone has way too many features that I can't show here. No words can describe it. You shud probably juz visit da website below:

Apple iPhone Official Site

The Beast runs wild

2007-01-10T21:50:00.000+08:00

Liverpool 3 - 6 Arsenal

What a stunning result!! 9 goals in 1 match.. totally STUNNING!!!

Soccernet headlines -- "The Beast runs wild", quite true, but in my opinion, Aliadiere was the one tat steals da show. His speed n pace caused most of da trouble to Liverpool's defence. For me, Baptista could be da man of da match, but Aliadiere was just slightly better than him.

Baptista's free kick and his 3rd goal, a long shot, both were very well struck, and i was like "WTF, Arsenal scores again? SHIT!!" LOL

Liverpool's defence and goalkeeping were very poor, they could have conceded 7 goals if not for Baptista's penalty miss. I got no idea why Paleta can fall so easily, and he cant win headers!!

What was quite surprising, was tat Arsenal's youngsters perform way better than my expectation. Too bad Walcott din perform very well.

Its a very entertaining game, but I expected a very competitive game. Look at da result, can't really believe it!

YES, I ADMIT I AM ANTI-ARSENAL!!!! Cheers for Manchester United~~~

Ole Gunnar Solskjær

2007-01-08T20:03:00.000+08:00

Solskjær is extremely popular amongst Manchester United fans, for his ability to score goals late in the game, often handing Manchester United a draw or win from the brink of defeat. The most famous instance of this occurred in the European Cup Final of 1999 at the Camp Nou in Barcelona.

Solskjær came to Manchester United during 1996 and scored 18 Premiership goals for United in his first season, helping United win the title in the last weeks of the season. The British media nicknamed him the "Baby-Faced Assassin" because of his youthful looks and his deadly finishing. He will perhaps be best remembered as a "super-sub", having earned wide acclaim for a remarkable habit of coming into matches late on as a substitute and scoring vital goals, most memorable of all should be the 1999 UEFA Champions League final, when he scored during extra time to earn Manchester United the ultimate treble. These feats, as well as his likeable demeanour, made him a firm favourite among the United supporters.

By 2002-03, after both Andrew Cole and Dwight Yorke had left Old Trafford, Solskjær had only lacklustre Diego Forlán to compete with for a place in the starting line-up. Still, Ferguson's persistence in playing Ruud van Nistelrooy up front as a lone striker meant that opportunities were limited.

Solskjær was subsequently given his time again when David Beckham picked up an injury and Ferguson played the versatile Norwegian on the right wing. While proving himself to be a fine crosser of the ball, Solskjær also popped up with crucial goals, scoring a total of 16 goals for the season. It was a testament to his brilliace that he was selected to play on the right in important matches, such as in the league game against Arsenal and the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid, while Beckham was left on the bench. He also captained the team in a number of matches.

During the 2003-04 season, he struggled with a recurring knee problem. However, he managed to return for 2004 FA Cup final, which Manchester United won. Solskjær underwent intensive knee surgery in August 2004 and had to miss the 2004-05 season entirely.

Solskjær made his long-awaited return to action on December 5, 2005, playing for United's reserves against Liverpool. Spectators numbering 2,738 showed up to witness the comeback of the popular Norwegian - an above-average turn-out for a reserve team match. He made his first-team return as a substitute in the match against Birmingham City on 28 December. He then finally made his first start more than a year later in the FA cup match against Burton Albion, before playing a full game as a captain in the re-play. His return to full fitness slowly continued with regular appearances in the reserves, until on March 8, 2006 when, during a game against Middlesbrough, he was accidentally caught by Ugo Ehiogu, breaking his cheekbone. While facing the possibility of missing the rest of the season, he nevertheless appeared as a substitute against Sunderland on Good Friday.

Solskjær returned to Premiership action in August 23, 2006 when he scored in an away match against Charlton Athletic, his first Premiership goal since April 2003. He continued his come-back in a spectacular fashion by putting in the winning goal in the Champions League clash with Celtic on September 13. Solskjær's first Premiership goal at Old Trafford since the return came on October 1 when he netted both goals in the 2-0 win against Newcastle United. His goalscoring form continued with when he started the away match against Wigan Athletic and struck a sublime finish to round off a 3-1 victory, and again against Crewe Alexandra, on October 25, 2006, scoring the first of the 2-1 victory.

After a further injury sustained in Copenhagen, Solskjær again returned on top form scoring the third goal in the 3 - 1 win over Wigan on Boxing day. Solskjær continued his magnificent form by scoring United's opening goal in their 3-2 win over Reading on the 30th of December. Additionally, he came on as a substitute to score an injury-time winner in the 2-1 victory over Aston Villa in the 3rd Round of the FA Cup on 7th January 2007.

On March 31, 2006 Solskjær signed a new contract with Manchester United until the end of the 2008 season, with a provision to allow him to develop his coaching awards.

Solskjær remains a fans favourite and the United supporters have made a number of chants for him including "You are my Solskjær"(A copy of You are my sunshine), "Ole Ole Ole Ole Ole Solskjær"(To the tune of Feeling hot hot hot).

You are my only Solskjaer!!

2007-01-08T14:48:00.000+08:00

Hurray!! MU won with style, this time thanks to a late goal from our super sub "Ole Gunnar Solskjær"!! It's been quite an exciting game when u c MU's new recruit Henrik Larsson making his debut, settle so well in da game, and best of all, scoring a GOAL!!! WELL DONE LARSSON!

Let's hope tat Larsson can provide dis type of service in every match during his 3 months loan here.

My first official blog

2007-01-05T03:05:00.000+08:00

Yay, my first post!! And it starts during 2007, Happy New Year guys and gals!!

Dont feel like wanna talk too much. Its already 3am, so, I will continue da post tomorrow...

See you all...~~~