Merry Christmas!

Its that time of the year. Christmas eve is upon us once again. I finished my Lord of the Rings marathon last nite and it was awesome! Maybe it'll become my x'mas tratition. hehe. Just had an early x'mas afternoon meal with the others yesterday. (Thanks for the party, Irene!) Christmas always gives me the feeling of looking back on the year. It's almost a benchmark, making it feel as if the year is ending but not quite... just yet. Sometimes, i feel a bit overwhelmed by how commercial Christmas has become..but im not the type of person to rant about the evils of a Hallmark holiday. Rather, i think its just cool that everyone can come together, be happy, celebrate the joys of the season and remember that grace and hope was born this day so many years ago. I guess in the end...isnt that what Christmas is all about? Have a great Christmas everyone...God bless...!

Treasure Hunters Rock!

'National Treasure Book of Secrets' was amazing. The concept was nothing new but i liked how pieces of the puzzle fit together. Very entertaining movie and the script was smart and well thought out. Makes you wonder if all these things hidden throughout the show do exist in history. I'm also glad to see all the main cast back this time around as well. Gives it a feel of continuity. Recommended for all to watch. (I'd rate it 4 stars/5)

Reds overcome Pompeii

Fernando Torres in action against Portsmouth

Saturday night.......time for the English Premier League (Barclay's now?....whatever)...After consistent losses from Reading (what the hell was liverpool doing ?!?) and Man Utd, we at last see some quality from the team. I still feel we lack a consistent defender to help out Carragher, maybe another winger and striker. However, last night had a fast paced attack which I wish we could see every week from the Reds. It also showed how Mascherano is now a vital part of the team, intercepting passes and making things difficult for Postmouth plus I liked how Kewell is starting to get back into form, especially with his passing. Now I can enjoy the rest of the weekend. lols....

TV Shows...'Writers on Strike'

Its probably old news by now but it really sucks that the Writer's Guild in America are still on strike. Why can't they sort it out? By now, most of you all have realised that Heroes, Prison Break, How I Met Your Mother, Chuck, etc..etc have all stopped for the season due to this. And one of my all time favs : '24' hasnt even started its seventh season yet (and might not if this goes on). Here's hoping that the new year of 2008 will see this issue resolved so we can resume our weekly scheduled dose of good old fashioned television.

Time does seem to fly by when you having fun. Can't believe its nearly 2008 already...man...im getting old...haha

I AM LEGEND!

Went to watch the largest grossing film worldwide this month and I have to admit, it was pretty good. Although without Will Smith, it would have been pretty draggy. His screen presence and charisma managed to pull audiences along with his comedic timing and dramatic pace. Nice take on the future apocalytic zombie genre. (3.5 stars/5)

Started watching 'Lord of the Rings : Fellowship of the Ring' again on DVD. Its been a good 6 years since I last saw it on cinema. I guess since the LOTR movies were always released during Christmas that it makes me nostalgic to watch em again :) It still looks awesome even on the small screen. lols. Makes me wonder if a movie of such magnitude and scale will ever be done again. A part of me fears that there won't be any such like in the future. A story which has endured and accumulated fans since the mid 1900s will probably wont find any rival to match it, more's the pity. Next up, 'The Two Towers' ;) should be time to finish up 'Return of the King' by Christmas..haha..

Pottermania

Finally finished reading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I know....i know...im a bit slow..Well, my excuse is that i just bought the book :p i felt it was a bit draggy sometimes....too much bickering and plot dragging but in the end, i thought it wrapped up pretty well ( i would nitpick on certain things i don't like about it but oh well..at least it was good). I have to say its not the best Potter book but still a worthwhile read. I think it was a fitting swansong for the Potter novels. Cheers to J.K Rowling for bringing 'The Boy Who Lived' into our lives. (3.5 stars/5)

Rena just said i should give 'I am Legend' a skip. Still considering it. I'll decided when i go buy the movie tickets. ...*yawn* Think i slept too much today. Wish it was snowing...makes it more Chrismassy...

National Treasure 2

Woo hoo!...just found out that there's public holiday here in Brunei tommorow. Another excuse to sleep in and relax ;p

Ok..anyway, back to the movie..Book of Secrets seems to be the only movie left this year which intrigues me (I still havent watched 'I am Legend' yet but more on that after i've seen it.) Loved the first one with Nic Cage back in his geeky glory. Trailer looks good plus the beautiful Diane Kruger is back too..so that's added incentive as well. If the story holds up, it should be a good watch. Hopefully it'll be better than 'The Da Vinci Code' crap which was released this year.

More info at : National Treasure Book of Secrets

GTR Fever!

I had my first look at this monster last year when it was still in concept stages but had little hope that it would appear as good in the production model. I guess i was wrong.....just look at it.....amazing looking car..with an insane number of horses under the hood for a 'normal' street version. The new upcoming Nissan Skyline GTR looks ready made to be the next Batmobile or something...Mr Chris Nolan, please take note :)

here's a look from the rear.

and the inside.....

Starting Up

Hmm....i created this blog out of boredom a couple of months ago and its taken me this long to bring myself up to writing something again. Gives me a headache just trying to figure out all the functions..hehe..frienster and facebook is so much easier to navigate..but i just thought i'd give it a try..anyway......my blog will be a mess of everything and anything that comes to mind...no fixed theme or feature..anyway...here goes.....crash n burn :p