May 2010
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Turn Off Your Mac's Display
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April 2010
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She… may be the love that cannot hope to last, may come to me from shadows of the past that I remember till the day I die…
Somehow this song always made it’s way through my mind lately…
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“When prayers turn to promises, not even fate can stand in their way.”
– Oerba Yun Fang — Final Fantasy XIII
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Final Fantasy XIII
—Review Score: 9/10— Final Fantasy XIII is a long awaited continuation of the most popular Japanese RPG franchise outside Japan. And dare I say this is nothing like any Final Fantasy you’ve played before. FF XIII breaks away from the mold of Final Fantasy is, with lots of omission of the usual elements. But somehow Square Enix manage to keep the basic elements compelling with...
“When I couldn’t see a future, and I was afraid…
…when the...”
– Oerba Dia Vanille — Final Fantasy XIII
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Fragility
It has been struck me the realization on how fragile life is, human life. We may took it for granted, live our life without any purpose, without any meaning. But it only took a shot from a stranger in an armed robbery; it only took a hit from a drunk driver in a truck on the other direction of the road; hell, it even only took a clog in your heart artery to make it all ends.
Human life is...
March 2010
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MacHeist nanoBundle 2 →
Another MacHeist bundle, this time it’s USD20… To be honest, I wanted Tales of Monkey Island only. But so far after trying out the apps, Flow and Tracks worked well for me. All in all, it’s 10 apps (3 for free if you participate in the twitter shoutout) for 20 bucks, pretty good deal!
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tumblr
So here I am, introducing the tumblr-powered version of my blog. Just finished setting up and all. Now it’s up and running, and probably a bit of waiting for my domain name to clear up… Then I can use my custom domain as my tumblr address.
May 2009
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This Is The One
—Review Score: 9/10— The second English album of Utada Hikaru is here, it’s called This Is The One. The overall feel of the album is solid and it’s clearly targeted to the current mainstream Western music taste, with R&B influence all over the tracks. It’s also worth noting that Utada’s cunning rhyming is imminent in this album. How often do you hear the...
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LeftRightLeftRightLeft →
Coldplay fans rejoice! Coldplay will give away free live album, you heard it right, it’s free. The live album will be called LeftRightLeftRightLeft, and will feature 9 tracks, which won’t be available anywhere else. So flock in to the Coldplay official site on May 15th, lads and lasses! Track Listing:
Glass of Water
42
Clocks
Strawberry Swing
The Hardest Part/Postcards From Far...
April 2009
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“You hide behind your intelligence, and you make jokes because you’re...”
– House, Season 1 Episode 5, Damned If You Do
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Heroes - Volume 4: Fugitives
—Review Score: 5/10— I sincerely wish that the fourth volume (a.k.a. the second half of season 3) of Heroes will bring back the Heroes that I liked before. But however I look at it, it is a worse disappointment. Maybe it’s just another iteration and milking of a once famous franchise, or maybe I’m just too bored with Heroes already. The first episode wasn’t even as...
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The Heist for Mac →
I just found out about this bundle, and immediately rush to get it… It’s 16 applications, all in one price, USD39! Well, obviously not every application will be of a great use for me… But three games, two image editors, a simple 3D application, screen capture and sound recorder utility applications, that’s a whole lot for the price. Not to mention I also got a slick RSS...
March 2009
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Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 (Part 2)
—Review Score: 9/10— The second part of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 is finally over. While the first part focuses on introducing the new antagonists and complications of war, the second part focuses more on the other side of the war. And more importantly, the finale given is really satisfying. After a series of strong law enforcement actions by A-Laws, the world finally unites in...
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Watchmen
—Review Score: 8/10— Watchmen is touted as one of the best graphic novel adaptation, and it lives up its name. In a way, -it’s marvelous- (oh wait, shouldn’t use that word), it’s D-li-C-ous (pardon the lame joke). From the same director of 300, another good graphic novel adaptation, Watchmen stays true to its source and delivers a stunning graphical presentation....
February 2009
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I'm a ..., oh well, might as well not following...
Ever since the introduction of aluminium MacBook in October 2008, I’ve been torn between that and VAIO Z Series for the notebook computer of my choice… And now, after a fair amount of contemplating and drooling over those two equally sexy piece of technology, I introduce you to the newest addition of my tech collection, the aluminium MacBook! One of my concern about picking MacBook...
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Driving to Heaven (No, Not the Tiësto's Song)
Today is the final day of constant driving. Been driving almost everyday this past weekend, including two back-and-forth travel to Denver… Now I can tell that I quite enjoy driving in USA, and how I can understand why most Americans like to drive their own car. It’s the interstate network. Miles of miles of open road, waiting to be traversed by a car. And I happened to get a decent...
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Slumdog Millionaire
—Review Score: 9/10— Slumdog Millionaire is an Indian movie with a twist, a British twist to be exact. It’s unlike any normal Bollywood movie you’ve ever seen. Produced by British filmmakers, gone are the standard Cinderella theme, replaced by a shocking focus on Indian poverty and minority life. In short, this movie is worthy of an Oscar, it’s that good. In the...
January 2009
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LittleBigPlanet
—Review Score: 9/10— LittleBigPlanet is an unexpected hit, to be honest. The game studio who designed it, Media Molecule, is a small independent game studio. The game was originally intended to be PSN Store Download game. However, in an unexpected turn of event (a rather good one, that is) LittleBigPlanet started to get a publication as one of PlayStation 3 smashing hit game. The...
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New Year's Resolutions... Is It?
Here it is, the year 2009 is already here… And as a customary here, it’s new year’s resolutions time! Well, here’s the list.
Sony VAIO Z series (speechless)
Doing well on research (but of course, what else at this point?)
Holiday back home (I really miss home…)
Final Fantasy XIII and Versus XIII (c’mon Square-Enix!)
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days (this too!)
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Happy New Year!
Another year has come and go. My, how time flies… It just felt like yesterday was the day when I came to the States, but here I am, in the next year of that particular event! Ok, now I can start to miss home, hahaha… Oh, I almost forget. Happy New Year! I certainly wish for a great year ahead all of us. 2008 has been a marvelous (if not somewhat felt quick) year. Let’s face 2009...
December 2008
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Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 (Part 1)
—Review Score: 8/10— The first part of Mobile Suit Gundam 00 Season 2 is over after 13 episodes. The second season continues the events in the first one after 4 year time skip. Gundam 00 Season 2 started strong, with exciting action sequences and lots of awesome mecha right from the first episode. Using the same 4 main Gundams formula, Season 2 introduces the new and improved...
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The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
—Review Score: 8/10— The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a drama movie which tells the story about Benjamin Button’s life. Benjamin is a special person who grows younger instead of older. The movie is an adaptation of a short stories with the same title. It gives a great lesson about optimism and life values, and the actor performances in the movie are great. The story...
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Happy Christmas to Everyone!
It’s Christmas time! Sadly it’s not a White Christmas in here right now, it’s been a clear sky (some clouds, too) all day and all night. Anyway, Happy Christmas to everyone… Too bad I can’t celebrate the Christmas with neither my family nor my friends. But hey, always be thankful for everything. It’s nice to have a Christmas somewhere else in a while.
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An Early Christmas Present
It’s still early dawn of December 24th, and I received my Christmas present already. Well, it’s a present from me, to be precise… Amazon-bought Sennheiser CX400 earphones. The replacement phones for my broken one. It’s a really good earphones, from which I savour my collection of music tracks in my Sony Walkman. Well, to think that I still believe in Santa Claus…...
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The Day The Earth Stood Still
—Review Score: 5/10— The Day The Earth Stood Still is a remake of an old movie with the same title. The trailer of this movie shown a lot of promise, showcasing only the no-so-many action scenes. The actual movie, however, isn’t all that flashy. The movie only shone on the visual effect department, but lacks on the story and the pacing. And the title isn’t about...
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A View of IMAX
My second IMAX experience, and my first one on commercial movie (considering the first one was in Keong Mas, and it was a documentary movie). I’ve got to give this technology a praise. High-definition digital projector? 12500 Watts of surround sound? Definitely will blow you away! Even a bad movie can become a decent one with IMAX. I watched The Day The Earth Stood Still in IMAX, and yet...
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Heroes - Volume 3: Villains
—Review Score: 6/10— Heroes, an NBC TV series, is back after the writer’s strike hit second season. The first season of Heroes was a blast, and thanks to the writer’s strike, season two was mediocre at best. Season three is split into two volumes, Volume 3: Villains and Volume 4: Fugitives. Volume 3 is over for this season and to sum it up, it’s disappointing. The...
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My Earphones...
Too many yanking my earphones cable resulted in one thing, broken cable right near the 3.5 mm plug connector. That’s right, it’s a farewell to my Walkman’s earphones. So long, my trusty fellow, I won’t forget your great sound and your short service time of almost 4 months. Now I just have to settle with the crappy white iPod earphones while I’m looking for a...
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Resident Evil: Degeneration
—Review Score: 9/10— Resident Evil: Degeneration is a CG movie created by Digital Frontier. The movie follows the game universe, with the setting 7 years after Raccoon City incident. This is a good start, considering the previous Resident Evil movies are not conforming the game storyline. After Raccoon City, Umbrella Corporation is closed because of its relation with the incident. ...
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Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
—Review Score: 8/10— Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars is the latest installation of EA’s staple RTS game. It’s been a while since the last iteration of the original C&C, Tiberian Sun, and yet suddenly C&C got numbered, three… As the staple of EA’s RTS spawning numerous spin-offs (Red Alert and General series), C&C brings back old formula...
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1 TB of Storage Goodness
I finally got my external hard disk drive delivered. It’s a 1TB LaCie with USB 2.0 connection. The drive is sexy, with sleek simple box design and glossy black finish. I could go better with eSATA interface though, but hey, one can’t ask for too much. With this peripheral in hand, I got all my computer needs right now. And more importantly, I got 1TB of storage goodness. Backups will...
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Soul Calibur IV
—Review Score: 8/10— Bandai Namco’s new installation of Soul Calibur is a great 3D fighting game. With the addition of Darth Vader in the roster, Soul Calibur IV is a success for combining one of the best 3D fighting gameplay and one of the most sought character. The basic gameplay of Soul Calibur is enhanced in SC IV with the addition of soul gauge and breakable equipments....
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007: Quantum of Solace
—Review Score: 7/10— The second movie of Daniel Craig as James Bond, Quantum of Solace picks up where Casino Royale left. The opening scene reflects the whole movie experience: action-packed and fast-paced. From the beginning the viewers are overwhelmed with exciting action sequence, and this movie is all about action. The action scenes are great, and they looks more natural than...
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Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia
—Review Score: 8/10— Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia for Nintendo DS is a new iteration of Konami’s staple 2D action game. Incorporating most of the features in previous Castlevania, this game is very familiar to the veterans. Gameplay is the meat and potato of any game, and OoE delivers itself pretty well in this department. Utilizing battle system similar to Dawn of Sorrow,...
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Code Geass: Lelouch of Rebellion R2
—Review Score: 9/10— Code Geass: Lelouch of Rebellion R2 is the continuation of the events in the first season. After a certain time skip, Lelouch is back in Ashford Academy and somehow lose his memories of season one. With a nonstandard lead character, Code Geass R2 is an interesting animé to watch. Lelouch Lamperouge or Lelouch vi Brittania, the lead character, is somewhat dark...