when you lose 3 games in a row, you know it's time to take a break.
dammit! just 5 more wins to go for my icon. :S grr. dinner time, warcraft later.
Thursday, 24 July 2008
Sunday, 20 July 2008
the (second) last post
this is probably my second last post before i fly off for taiwan, i'm anticipating the fact that i -should- post one more just before i live, e.g. friday morning/afternoon. This will be a pretty random post.. i have no central theme i have to blog about, just random thoughts that are floating in my head.
I think my movie taste is weird. Like, i seem to like movies that others don't.
The 3 most recent movies i've watched are Wanted, Prom Night, Never Back Down. Let's do a short writeup on each yea.
Wanted -
about the kid of a well-known skilled assassin who discovers his abilities and gets drawn into a ring of assassins. The show involves exaggerated sequences (e.g. being able to curve a bullet just by swinging the pistol in an arc, a sniper bullet being able to travel several kilometres, a bullet going one entire circle around the room) which i presume are done for slight humor.
The plot is pretty good actually, with a twist late in the show, and some decent action. Some critics slam the exaggerated sequences, but i thought that it was all intentional, meant for the weird sense of humor, just like the show 'Shoot Em Up' (which has the lead kill someone with a sharp carrot ^^ )
Prom Night-
An killer/psycho obsessed with a high school girl escapes from prison and stalks her at her high school prom.
IMDB.com gives it terrible ratings, 2/10 if i'm not wrong, saying that it's 'cliche' and uses lousy scare tactics, predictable.. etc
I, on the other hand, totally enjoyed it! The thrills were good and it kept me at the edge of my seat and the shocks did shock me sometimes. The only bad points are that the killer looks extremely harmless and his psycho look is far from satisfactory, he kills his victims waaay too easily, and there is not a single good looking character in the cast. (with the exception on one guy)
yup.
Never Back Down-
Lifted from IMDB.com:
"At his new high school, a rebellious teen Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fighting club in a Backyard Fight, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran. After receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family, Jake seeks the mentoring of a veteran fighter, to train his mind and body for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight with his unrelenting personal nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy"
A pretty good fighting movie with all the grappling and street fighting being well choreographed and stuff. Only downside was some highly unrealistic parts, like the lead being able to fight through broken ribs (and land a huge roundhouse kick, no less) and win the fight
Ah yes. so as the days count down to my fly-off, i try to enjoy every moment as much as i can. Yesterday i ate at AMK NYNY with winsome for lunch.. couldn't say i totally enjoyed the meal.
We ordered the Meat Platter, which has 6 ribs, 2 half spring chickens, 6 strips of chicken cutlet, wedges, 2 corns, baked beans. Everything was ok except for the ribs! omg, the ribs were terrible. they were totally dry, without any sauce or anything. and the texture wasn't nice.
then mahjong session was cancelled as supposedly everyone was tired.. :/ but i had a feeling that daniel wasn't exactly keen on it anyway and i assumed that he was. oh well. ended up playing PSP the afternoon while waiting for chris' tuition to end.
Was quite funny though, i was sitting at DhobyGaut MRT waiting for chris, then as i was playing this 2 ppl suddenly stopped in front of me. I looked up and it was teehao and hoiki! hahaha. how coincidental. Talked to them (or him, rather) for a while.. i love meeting friends. gah.
then had dinner @ fish&co glasshouse w bestie! i tried to be adventurous and ordered some teriyaki salmon thing.. not that it wasn't nice.. but i should have just gone the usual fish and chips! much nicer :)
talked with her for awhile after that.. gee i'll miss her.
i wonder what ill do (if) when she goes overseas to study next time after JC. it's gonna be so... weird without a best friend. maybe by then i'll have gf already then nvm hahaha. when i had a gf i really neglect my best fren sia. must make it a point not to next time round.
i'm gonna miss church! wont be around for 5 weeks! (maybe 4. depends how tired i feel on the sunday morning when i fly back. or if im still in one piece) gah.
pray for me alright. then i wont fall off a cliff, that i wont get bitten by a poisonous snake (maybe a minorly poisonous one so i'm like unconscious for the whole training part and i wake up during R&R hahaha) , my knees wont hurt too much, and that i'll be able to endure and survive through this phase.
time to eat dinner and bookin. baiz.
I think my movie taste is weird. Like, i seem to like movies that others don't.
The 3 most recent movies i've watched are Wanted, Prom Night, Never Back Down. Let's do a short writeup on each yea.
Wanted -
about the kid of a well-known skilled assassin who discovers his abilities and gets drawn into a ring of assassins. The show involves exaggerated sequences (e.g. being able to curve a bullet just by swinging the pistol in an arc, a sniper bullet being able to travel several kilometres, a bullet going one entire circle around the room) which i presume are done for slight humor.
The plot is pretty good actually, with a twist late in the show, and some decent action. Some critics slam the exaggerated sequences, but i thought that it was all intentional, meant for the weird sense of humor, just like the show 'Shoot Em Up' (which has the lead kill someone with a sharp carrot ^^ )
Prom Night-
An killer/psycho obsessed with a high school girl escapes from prison and stalks her at her high school prom.
IMDB.com gives it terrible ratings, 2/10 if i'm not wrong, saying that it's 'cliche' and uses lousy scare tactics, predictable.. etc
I, on the other hand, totally enjoyed it! The thrills were good and it kept me at the edge of my seat and the shocks did shock me sometimes. The only bad points are that the killer looks extremely harmless and his psycho look is far from satisfactory, he kills his victims waaay too easily, and there is not a single good looking character in the cast. (with the exception on one guy)
yup.
Never Back Down-
Lifted from IMDB.com:
"At his new high school, a rebellious teen Jake Tyler is lured into an ultimate underground fighting club in a Backyard Fight, where he finds a mentor in a mixed martial arts veteran. After receiving threats to the safety of his friends and family, Jake seeks the mentoring of a veteran fighter, to train his mind and body for one final no-holds-barred elimination fight with his unrelenting personal nemesis and local martial arts champion Ryan McCarthy"
A pretty good fighting movie with all the grappling and street fighting being well choreographed and stuff. Only downside was some highly unrealistic parts, like the lead being able to fight through broken ribs (and land a huge roundhouse kick, no less) and win the fight
Ah yes. so as the days count down to my fly-off, i try to enjoy every moment as much as i can. Yesterday i ate at AMK NYNY with winsome for lunch.. couldn't say i totally enjoyed the meal.
We ordered the Meat Platter, which has 6 ribs, 2 half spring chickens, 6 strips of chicken cutlet, wedges, 2 corns, baked beans. Everything was ok except for the ribs! omg, the ribs were terrible. they were totally dry, without any sauce or anything. and the texture wasn't nice.
then mahjong session was cancelled as supposedly everyone was tired.. :/ but i had a feeling that daniel wasn't exactly keen on it anyway and i assumed that he was. oh well. ended up playing PSP the afternoon while waiting for chris' tuition to end.
Was quite funny though, i was sitting at DhobyGaut MRT waiting for chris, then as i was playing this 2 ppl suddenly stopped in front of me. I looked up and it was teehao and hoiki! hahaha. how coincidental. Talked to them (or him, rather) for a while.. i love meeting friends. gah.
then had dinner @ fish&co glasshouse w bestie! i tried to be adventurous and ordered some teriyaki salmon thing.. not that it wasn't nice.. but i should have just gone the usual fish and chips! much nicer :)
talked with her for awhile after that.. gee i'll miss her.
i wonder what ill do (if) when she goes overseas to study next time after JC. it's gonna be so... weird without a best friend. maybe by then i'll have gf already then nvm hahaha. when i had a gf i really neglect my best fren sia. must make it a point not to next time round.
i'm gonna miss church! wont be around for 5 weeks! (maybe 4. depends how tired i feel on the sunday morning when i fly back. or if im still in one piece) gah.
pray for me alright. then i wont fall off a cliff, that i wont get bitten by a poisonous snake (maybe a minorly poisonous one so i'm like unconscious for the whole training part and i wake up during R&R hahaha) , my knees wont hurt too much, and that i'll be able to endure and survive through this phase.
time to eat dinner and bookin. baiz.
Saturday, 19 July 2008
knees
it's really irritating yknow.
to walk about 10 steps or stand still for 5 minutes, then feel a weakness grip my knees. I continue with the 'exertion', if you can call standing still even a form of exertion, and a nagging pain starts attacking my knee caps. I don't rest my legs or at least kick them out to stretch them, it becomes a sharp pain poking at my knees.
this has been what i've been suffering from for the past 8 weeks. EIGHT. bloody hell.
i went to the physio this week, and she said that my kneecaps have partially shifted.. and that 'it's very common among army people'. yea right, i'm sure everyone feels like me.
She sent me for some further muscular tests next week, to better cater a rehab programme for me i think. she's nice. =)
i just wonder, how on earth do i go to taiwan and walk over 100+km with these knees? how do i walk 100km when i can barely walk 100m without feeling pain?
if i fall out again there, it's just gonna reflect badly on me. i already fell out of grandslam this week, and i know that people are .. envious of my situation. i mean, who likes to be worn out like a dog while someone else is relaxing?
is this going to happen again in taiwan?
it all depends on my knees
alright, right now, i shall focus on the present pleasures. tmr i'm gonna lunch at NYNY with winsome (yum!! cant wait to eat the mudpie) .. whom im treating :@ cos she's a poor sec school kid. and dinner with bestie @ fish&co! gah, miss talking to her. i think i'll probably chip in for most of the bill anyway.. she's schooling too and i dont expect her to pay so much.
ah yes, mahjong in the afternoon with dan and dunnowhoelse too =) hope i get lucky!
fun sunday planned ahead, hope it all goes well and good.
to walk about 10 steps or stand still for 5 minutes, then feel a weakness grip my knees. I continue with the 'exertion', if you can call standing still even a form of exertion, and a nagging pain starts attacking my knee caps. I don't rest my legs or at least kick them out to stretch them, it becomes a sharp pain poking at my knees.
this has been what i've been suffering from for the past 8 weeks. EIGHT. bloody hell.
i went to the physio this week, and she said that my kneecaps have partially shifted.. and that 'it's very common among army people'. yea right, i'm sure everyone feels like me.
She sent me for some further muscular tests next week, to better cater a rehab programme for me i think. she's nice. =)
i just wonder, how on earth do i go to taiwan and walk over 100+km with these knees? how do i walk 100km when i can barely walk 100m without feeling pain?
if i fall out again there, it's just gonna reflect badly on me. i already fell out of grandslam this week, and i know that people are .. envious of my situation. i mean, who likes to be worn out like a dog while someone else is relaxing?
is this going to happen again in taiwan?
it all depends on my knees
alright, right now, i shall focus on the present pleasures. tmr i'm gonna lunch at NYNY with winsome (yum!! cant wait to eat the mudpie) .. whom im treating :@ cos she's a poor sec school kid. and dinner with bestie @ fish&co! gah, miss talking to her. i think i'll probably chip in for most of the bill anyway.. she's schooling too and i dont expect her to pay so much.
ah yes, mahjong in the afternoon with dan and dunnowhoelse too =) hope i get lucky!
fun sunday planned ahead, hope it all goes well and good.
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