ICCG > Tabur > GENTING!!!

Okok...
Have been really really busy lately...
This is going to be one UBER long post to "cover things up"~ XD


Immediately after my last blog post, I had to rush through 2 assignments.
- a) Communication Skills
- b) IT Applications
Both were NERVE WRECKING, not to mention, SLEEP-DEPRIVING... =.="
(Just ask our dear Mr. Chris, I'm sure he's still got a lot to say about the ITA assignment... =.=" XP hahaha...)


The following Saturday, after FINALLY handing in our ITA assignment on Friday, we had the ICCG which was held at our college - APIIT.
It's basically a Cyber games tournament.
Well, the main emphasis was more on DotA, as out of all the games open for competition at that time, (DotA, CS v1.6 and COD4, Winning Eleven, MAYBE more... =.=") teams that signed up for DotA exceeded the rest by more than 2 times at least... =.="

And to make things more happening, they (those unorganized organizers of the event)even invited the Code Masters.

For those who are still in the rut, they are the guys that have recently brought us the UBER COOL, UBER NICE, UBER FANTABULASTIC racing game - GRID!

For all you guys who are racing games fans, this is a MUST-PLAY!
If you can handle this, NFS is child's play. =.=" XP

So, we attended the ICCG and showed some support for our class' DotA team - UnreaL. XP
Sadly though, they lost the 1st game... ... and were eliminated... =.="

Well anyway, we did go to Time Square to catch a movie as well.
The much anticipated and talked about movie, the movie which everyone was eager to spoil for me... =.=" - The Dark Knight.

It's FREAKING AWESOME!!! THE BEST MOVIE THIS YEAR!!! (so far~) XP

Okok... lets just hold it there for a moment, we'll continue with that later on... =.=" XP

For now, I present to you, the pics of that day (19th of July)...

The PS3 and Xbox 360 booths set up in our campus for people to "test play" GRID.

And this, is our Mr. Joshua aka BigFreezer, acting like a JAKUN who never sat in a car continental car Mercedes Benz ELVIN's Mercedes Benz with a roof that can open... XP
Well, actually, we all (Me, CK, and J) haven't! XP

If you guys look closer, you can see MY WIDE Joker-like smile through the rear view mirror... =.=" XP

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SO...
AFTER THAT..
The following SUNDAY...
I had my 2nd Hike up Tabur!
(for you guys who haven't really been following, HERE is my 1st hike... =.=" XP)

2 Hours and 40 Minutes,
the WHOLE ROUTE!!~ XD

Let's just let the pics do the talking~ ;)

The sky and water was SUPER clear after the drizzle.

Vandalism?
Disgrace to nature?
or some weird guy's weird way of spreading the gospel? =.=" XP

Nearing the peak.
A bird's eye view of... Klang Valley?

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After that, came our MUCH ANTICIPATED, MUCH VALUED and MUCH COVETED BREAK!! (By "break", I mean HOLIDAY..)

With such a rare opportunity, my class decided to go up to GENTING! 1 night. :D Oh yeah, we had a SUPER FANTABULASTIC time up there!! :D

Well... Something totally SHOCKING but SWEET did happen along the way as well~~ XP
It involved a certain "sea-creature" and a certain female counterpart which wasn't of our normal "STATURE"... =.=" XP hahahahaha~ (Inside joke... =.=" XP)

I'll just let the pics talk~ ;)
(Please excuse the picture quality and clarity, as it was all taken with my W810i hand-phone 2 mega pixel camera... =.=" XP)

2 DESPERATE guys

"HEH HEH HEH!!!"
Don't mess with the BigFreezer-who-has-a-white-cardboard-lion!

Hmm... different "STATURE"? XP

"Hmph!~ I'm the REAL thing. Step aside you impostors!"

My doggie is stronger than this lion and tigers!"

...
Blur Ben... =.=" XP

Get Josh to sit on lap
Ben vs Ronald McDonald
...
Ben: "Is Ronald's feet nicer to sit on than mine? *sob* ..." XP

And while the coupleS (yes, I meant the "S" to be there... and yes... there wasn't only ONE couple... XP) were doing their THING (pak tor-ing... nothing else... I hope... =.=" XP), we "BACHELORS", did OUR THANG as well~ :D XP



Lepak-ing and chatting... Guy-to-guy, heart-to-heart chat... :D XP (I didn't meant it to sound gay... =.=" XP)


We then went to watch to The Dark Knight again at Genting that night!!
It was THAT good!!! TOTALLY WORTH the 2nd watch!! 3rd too for that matter! 4th too! okay okay... ... I'll cut that out first... =.=" XP

2nd day, we went to the theme park after checking out and before leaving for home~ :D

Played the Space Shot twice!
Even sat on the side facing over the edge!!~ XD
No big deal??! I HAVE FEAR OF HEIGHTS!!! That's quite an achievement for me!! =.=" XP
(My legs were literally soft when I was up there though... My heart could've just popped outta my chest!~ ... =.=" XP)

Bunch of college guys trying to balance a see-saw.. =.=" XP

So... That's it for the Genting post... Sorry for the lack of pics... and quality too... =.=" XP
There are a LIL more at CK's Blog though~ :)

O! And I met Ms. Yong Ling, or 杨羚小姐, as she'd prefer it,(;D XP), up in Genting too!
Apparently she went up the same time as well... didn't see till the last day, just before boarding our bus back to Titiwangsa / Pekeliling though.. =.=" XP




Yup.
So that's REALLY it for this post! :D XP




What about The Dark Knight?
Looks like I'll have to make a SPECIAL post, JUST FOR IT! ;D
It's THAT FREAKING GOOD!! XP



So...
This is your FNB, k!ll3r @c3,
Going to EXAGGERATE, ELABORATE, and EXALT how good The Dark Knight is on his next post!!~ :D XP
Stick around! It's coming VERY VERY VERY soon!!~ XD
(Okay... That didn't sound very right... ==.=="" ... XP)

Be SMART, not WANTED

Received this sms from Mr. SplitFire,
"Watched Wanted already?? Damn! You've gotto watch it! Damn COOL YENG!! You've gotta blog about it!!"
(Something along those lines lah~ =.=" XP)

So...
I've watched it..
And here are my comments on it.



ONE word.

COOL.

Period.
That's it.
That's ALL.

Cool BUT shallow...
(Okok... that ain't exactly ONE word already... =.=" XP)

Okok...
I know what you guys are saying...
How bout all the other movies you've blogged about?
Aren't they SHALLOW as well???
Especially those Superhero movies???
*Ahem*IronMan*Ahem*???

Ok..
Let me justify myself.

First of all.
In comparison to the other movies,
This movie is trying too hard to make a story!
Though it did convey certain DEEPER meanings and values,
which I will talk more about later on,
It didn't really stand out, nor did it make any real impact.
Unlike the other movies, especially superhero movies,
They (the superhero movies) gave us what we WANT - the Superheroes themselves!

2nd,
In relation to the first point,
After watching the trailer,
With that jaw dropping, FREAKISHLY cool literally-sweep-you-off-your-feet car stunt,
and all that bullet bending sh*t,
We were expecting MORE MUCH MUCH MORE COOLER STUFF!
Turns out,
almost ALL the GOOD STUFF is already on the Trailer. =.="
We wanted MORE COOLER STUFF,
which the trailer indirectly stirring up our appetites for some much more Jaw dropping action and stunts,
The real thing failed to deliver so.

3rd,
The entire story line is somewhat like that of JUMPER!!
(Remember that movie i reviewed? If not, look back HERE)

Very loose and shallow storyline,
All emphasis on ACTION, but still trying to deliver some sort of reason and meaning to it, and failing miserably.
They minus well just cut all the crap and get to the point! - the ACTION itself! =.="

And just like Jumper,
Wanted literally left me with,
"What? That's it? It's finished already?? Lansung no FEEL..." =.="


...

Okok...
here are SOME of the GOOD POINTS of this movie.
like I said before.
COOL.
That's IT.

I'll admit,
This movie boasts a BEVY of SUPER COOL, super AWESOME, super INCREDIBLE action and visual stunts.
From it's own original, mind boggling, totally OFF-THE-ROOF-COOL bullet bending,
to SUPER illogical but no doubt ULTRA YENG car stunts.
Not to mention, the GIGA-TERA-HYPER-Long range sniper shots... =.=" XP
Mostly very very very MATRIX inspired.
Almost ALL are that of the SLOW-MO action made SUPER famous by the Matrix trilogy.


And now...
About the HIDDEN, DEEPER meaning to the movie...

I feel the story try to convey a meaning, tell us to TAKE CONTROL OF OUR OWN LIVES.
Don't let so-called "FATE" drag you along, anywhere, be it we like it or not,
Cause ultimately, that's not what we want for ourselves.
Take the main character for example,

*ALERT!!*
*MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD*

When the main character (Wesley) leaves for the headquarters of the Assassin's Guild - The Fraternity, he looks back behind the car, looking at the bridge to where he used to live slowly being lifted.
I FEEL (I don't know what it really meant, or if it even meant anything at all) that it meant him leaving behind his "OLD LIFE" of as "DULL" "accounts manager", to be a
"GLAMOROUS" "assassin".

And as for that thingy which decides who the Fraternity should assassinate next,It's, of course, a symbol of FATE itself - which, could, and was later manipulated by a human.
Symbolizing that we shouldn't leave LIFE to FATE, but TAKE CONTROL, make our CHOICES, be DECISIVE, and STAND FIRM on WHAT WE BELIEVE IN.
Best said in the last line of the movie, where Wesley says,

"This is me, taking control of my life...
What the f*ck have you done lately?"

I hope it ain't just me...
Cause if it is,
I might have just make myself sound very VERY "philosophical"... =.=" XP



O!
ONE MORE THING!
ANGELINA JOLIE!
ANGELINA JOLIE!!
ANGELINA JOLIE!!!
The whole freaking movie revolves around her! =.="
I mean, just search online for pics and stills of the movie,
70%-80% of the pics are of her!! =.="
C'mon man!
At least gimme some of that bullet bending sh*T!!! =.=" XP

Just take a look at all her GLAMOROUS pics from the movie...

I know, why all the same scene? CAUSE THESE PICS ARE THE MOST available!! =.="
I bet Mr. McAvoy got plenty of pretty nice PEEKS from these scenes though~ =.=" XP

Btw, I do actually really think she's HOT in this movie too anyway!
REALLY EVAPORATING-STEAMING-HOT!!! XP
And I mean it LITERALLY! :D XP

Showing off her SEXY BACK
And her famous TATTOOS.
Their real, if you didn't know. =.=" XP
13 known currently.

Okay okay...
Enough of Angelina Jolie.
Here are the miserably few OTHER pics from the Movie that didn't have her in it... =.=" XP

One of the ILLOGICAL action scenes...
But no doubt, still a LITTLE cool~ =.=" XP

So,
My verdict on this movie??
I'd say:But, for you guys, like many others on the net and those critics who, astonishingly, reviewed this movie with good comments, and those who liked the movie Jumper, you guys may just like this movie.
Though I'd really don't know how and why. =.=" XP

My advice it to just download acquire this movie by some FREE means and don't bother watching this movie in the cinemas.
Throw out all logic and reasoning, only expect to be purely entertained with PURE "no-brainer" action and visuals, and you may just enjoy this movie fairly enough.
And if you're like Mr.SplitFire, who thinks YENG-ness precedes story, (YENG>Story), by all means, watch this movie, and you'll be BLOWN AWAY. :) XP

Personally,
I feel the action and COOL-ness alone isn't worth your RM7 or more... ;) =.=" XP





Now on to my 2nd SUMMER-BLOCK-BUSTERS-MARATHON movie for this post,


This movie,
Compared to the former,
Is MUCH MUCH MORE WORTH YOUR MONEY.

Especially if you can catch jokes and fast English english. (Nope, that ain't a typo, I really meant English english, as in, BRITISH english... =.=" XP)

Guys who watch SITCOMS like How I Met Your Mother, and ESPECIALLY, The Big Bang Theory, AND can catch the jokes FAST and ACCURATELY, you guys will DEFINITELY enjoy this movie and all the humor it has to offer. ;D

I watched this movie with my Metro Tabernacle-ite friends,
And we were the ONLY ONES IN the cinema laughing the most!!
The rest of those *cough*slow*cough* Malaysians couldn't catch more than half of the jokes!! =.=" XP
I seriously pity them... =.=" XP hahaha~
Not trying to be cocky or whatever... Just stating that the jokes aren't easy to catch, if you're not used to it... =.=" ;D XP


There isn't much I can say about this movie.
The best is to just get yourselves to the cinema, and get a good laugh yourself! :D


Of course,
To get you guys started,
Here are some peeks into the movie. ;)

Masi Oka of Heroes "Hiro Nakamura" fame
Acting what he acts best, a GEEK / NERD. XP

Dwyane "The Rock" Johnson
Maybe it's about time we got rid of that "middle name" of his... =.=" XP

Siegfried: How do I know you're not from CONTROL?
Maxwell Smart: If I were from CONTROL, you'd already be dead.
Siegfried: If you were from CONTROL, YOU'D already be dead.
Maxwell Smart: Neither of us is dead, so I'm obviously not from CONTROL.
[long pause]
Shtarker: That actually makes sense.
*LOL*ROFL*LMAO*
XP

Apart from Steve Carell's wonderful "dead-pan" humor,
Anne Hathaway's TOTALLY GORGEOUS, PRETTY, and BEAUTIFUL!!!~~ :D XP




SO!
GO and get a good laugh!
Worth it no matter how you download acquire or watch it!! :D XP

Oh,
And btw,
"Get Smart" was originally a 1965 comedy television series! XP





SO...
This is your FNB,
k!ll3r @c3,
wishing all Germany fans, "There's always next time~"
(4 years later... =.=")
(or... maybe... Only 2 more years later? WORLD Cup?? :D =.=" XP)



FERNANDO TORRES!!!
Play like that for LIVERPOOL FC as well!!! XP

INCREDIBLE Hulk & AWESOME Panda

Just came back from a "FANTABULASTIC" movie marathon yesterday at Time Square GSC.

Let's just cut to the chase and jump to the main point that some of you guys have been asking for, shall we? ;) XP


3 words.
Funny. Cool. AWESOME!!~ XP
To quote from Po (the main character, the Panda's name) while he was dreaming,

"There is no charge for awesomeness... or attractiveness."

You've gotto say it in that MANLY, UBER-COOL accent and pose (after beating a whole gang of baddies of course)... The type that makes girls go weak~ XP

WAIT!!
There's more to the AWESOMEness!~ XP

"Legend tells of a legendary warrior whose kung fu skills were the stuff of legend.
It is said that his enemies would go blind from over-exposure to pure awesomeness!"

FIRST and FOREMOST!
The HUMOR!!
The whole irony, and idea of a FAT animal fighting Kung Fu,
contrasting to the Tiger, Crane, Monkey, Snake, and Mantis,
It can only mean LOADS of Funny moments.
Remember the saying, "The way to a man's heart is through his stomach?"
Same goes for Po. XP



The CG are damn gao awesome!!~
Fluid movements, totally brings out the whole KUNG FU fast paced action,
though most of the times a little short, but still! It ain't easy.
Those animators at DreamWorks should really be rewarded nicely for their AWESOME work! XP
Although much of the action are very MATRIX-like,
but, it only proves the MATRIX effect is still way too AWESOME!! XP
AND!
It adds to the humor! XP


As you can see from above just now,
The dialogue is HILARIOUS!!

Po: "The Furious Five! You look a lot bigger than your action figures! Except you, Mantis. You're about the same."

Po: "The Sword of Heroes! Said to be so sharp you can get cut just by looking at - Ow!"

Po: [looking around at the historical artifacts in the palace] "Wow! I've only seen paintings of that painting!"

There are also some WISE dialogue too!
Oogway (The Wise Master's WISER MASTER): "Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, but today is a gift. That is why it is called the present."

These are just a FEW of the witty, well thought, comical, and executed-out-exactly-at-the-right-moments dialogue!
Please, please do yourself a favor and watch the movie, if not for the AWESOME Graphics, AWESOME Action CG, AWESOME Humor, at least for the AWESOME of AWESOME-st dialogue! ;D

Of course, on top of ALLLL THOSEEE,
What's a good movie without a GOOD story-line?
Face it.
It's an ANIMATED flick.
How deep can it get?
BUT!
They don't TRY to BE something ELSE.

On top of that,
Like any children rhyme/story,
It has a moral behind it.
And, I believe, in our society nowadays,
It really really applies very well.
PLEASE PLEASE watch it. ;)

So,
As you can see.
The Movie ROCKS.
I LOVE IT! :D XP

What's my final say?
It's worth paying more than RM10 to watch!
Go to The Pavilion! Go to IMAX!
Watch it in 3D! Watch it on a massage chair!!
It's totally worth it! ;D XP

If you don't watch it...
...
I pity you... =.=" XP

Red Panda vs. Panda
Shifu (Red Panda): "Wah cha!! Get your big fat @$$ to the cinema already!! Hiyah!!~"

O!! And before I go...
I noticed Po looks very alike to someone I know...

Hmm... What's Po looking at so jealously??

XP

Prepare for awesomeness!

So...
On two our 2nd movie...
which is INCREDIBLE! XP



Hmm...
Okay...
I'll admit...
This movie's ACTION parts are MUCH better than Iron Man.
I'll admit it.

C'mon, a big gigantic green beast running around loose and wild has gotta make more damage than a puny man in an "gold-titanium alloy" suit flying around shooting things with his puny missiles and plasma cannon right? XP
And like my friend, Joshua, said,
"If the Hulk were to grab Iron Man, that "super-hard" suit would just go bust!"

Seriously...
What kinda muscles are so high in density that they become BULLET-PROOF? =.=" XP
I bet Iron Man's Plasma Cannons can't wound him much too~ They'd just bounce off... =.=" XP

So... anyway...
Story-wise,
It's fast paced.
No dodgy dodgy, not trying to be emo-emo,
not the hide and seek kinda show.
We came to watch the HULK, we get to see the HULK.
A LOT OF IT. :D




And the VILLAIN.
There's a villain in here! (Not like some *cough*weird Dad*cough*, or the army.. =.=")
Ladies and gentlemen,
I give you,
Emil Blonsky, aka The Abomination!!





Don't miss 2 of the Hulk's SKILLS/ABILITIES. XP
His Hulk SMASH and Hulk "Clap" XP hahaha~

There's this scene where the Hulk aka Bruce wants to save his damsel in distress
from a soon-to-explode and already on fire helicopter.
He claps his hands and the air flow produced extinguishes the fire.
OH MY FREEZING BALLS OF JUPITER!! XP
That's like, SO DAMN FAKE and GAY, but at the same time... INCREDIBLE!! XP

Here are some more pics~

"Beauty and the Beast"

"What'cha lookin' at?"
"Never seen a big green guy holding a makeshift shield running around?"

C'mon Hulky...
I know you're in there somewhere...
Come out, come out wherever you are~

The HAWT but useless girlfriend.

I pity this guy.
So "celefe".
The "temporary/replacement" boyfriend.
=.=" XP

So,
That's about it.
XP

Simple, Short and Sweet. :D XP

My verdict?
If you liked Iron Man. (Which you better do! Grrr!!~ XP)
You'd definitely like this.
This movie's worth any normal cinema ticket, that's around RM10. ;) XP

WHAT?!
WHY is it ONLY worth it for a ticket which costs RM10 or less??

WARGH!!!
I wanna squeeze you!!!
(XP)

Sorry Mr. Hulk/Bruce,
You're just a Superhero flick.
Story-wise, you're still shallow~ XP


OH!
And don't forget our "celefe" Stan Lee!
Always popping up in every Marvel Superhero flick and having a cameo somewhere, somehow.
This time is seriously "celefe"... =.=" XP

O, just in case you guys missed his earlier cameos in other Marvel Superhero movies,
Here's a compilation. :D
Cheerios to the guy who made it! ;)

I like the last, Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer cameo most! XD

So,
That's all for my double dosage of movies. :D

This is is your FNB, k!ll3r @c3,
Going to ponder on Hancock, Wanted, The Dark Knight and Hellboy II. :D XP


PS: Edited my links list.>>>
Added a few too.
Do check them out! :)