Thursday, December 30, 2010

Moving On


Well, this is my final straw. To everyone, Happy New Year...


For my new blog, the link's here








This blog is officially dead in...


3...



2...


1...



Cheers,
-Tim-

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

A Change Is Gonna Come

As we arch closer to the new year, some of us remain at home doing something or some of us start taking part-time jobs or preparing for college.


2010 has been quite a roller coaster as some of us had already predicted. When it's 2011, a change will come. When I say change, I mean blog sites.



It seems that Blogger has lost its spark. The number of users using Blogger has decreased just like the number of Friendster users. Many of my friends have started using more advanced and cool blogsites like Wordpress and Tumblr. So, I've decided to end my terms with Blogger after I started during late 2008.



First of all, I do not hate Blogger. It's just that I need to advance if I want to continue blogging. I want to make my blog more readable and more appealing to the public. So, I chose Wordpress as the basis of my new blog...



Plus, I will not keep my current blog title 'An Undefined Notation'. For Wordpress, there will be a change in terms of names. Henceforth, my new blog name will be:


THE DEFINITION OF BLAH
"B.L.A.H. (Barely Laughing Any Harder)"



Although it may not sound original but I just wanted to have fun with the name.


My final blog post for An Undefined Notation will be around the new year. After that, the blog will be declared 'dead'. I'm quite gutted this blog only hit around 72 articles but I had a ball just writing about the chronicles of my life.


THE DEFINITION OF BLAH will be active at 1 January 2011.



Therefore, I say no more...



Cheers,
-Tim-

Sunday, December 26, 2010

Merry Christmas



So I just got back from my hometown Sabah after spending four to five days of Chirstmas there. Even though I spent less time going out lepak-ing around Kota Kinabalu, but I had a great time there, as always.


The atmosphere there is the same in Sabah. My relatives will gather as we eat, drink and meddle around with fireworks. But on Christmas day, as soon as mass was finished, I had breakfast and headed to 1Borneo with my cousins. To brief you guys a bit, 1Borneo is so far one of the few good shopping malls, equal to the ones in KL( Example: 1Utama, Pavilion, Berjaya Times Square, Midvalley and so on...) It has all the requirements of a shopping complex. So we went to watch the new Jack Black movie, Gulliver's Travels..in 3D. I know, it's quite a waste of money but I still enjoyed watching the movie.


On boxing day, I had to say goodbye to Sabah and head to the airport. Since it was boxing day, it was chaotic! There were people everywhere and our flight to Johor Bahru was delayed. Fortunately, we managed to board the flight as soon as we could and arrived around 7-8 pm. As soon as we arrived home, I immediately headed to my pal Timothy Johnson's place for a barbecue party with only my closest friends from school. It was nuts but it was awesome just spending time, reminiscing the moments we had in school.


During the barbecue party, we went haywire with barbecuing the chickens ( or as they say, 'chicks') and satay because it was either overdone or it fell into the charcoal which turned to ash. Here are some pictures:









Capturing the moments in such a low-quality camera, great...


Besides that, the rest ( Dylan, Marzuqi, Jon and Trollus Maximus) make a fool out of themselves as they tried riding on a skateboard, hilarity ensues...and I'm the cause of one of them...




Then I got home and watched the boxing day match between Man. United and Sunderland. Of course, United won 2-0 with great stuff from Dimitar Berbatov. That sums up one hell of a day...


MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE...


Look to the future, it's only just begun...



Cheers,
-Tim-

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Whatever



I'm free...to be whatever I
Whatever I choose and I'll sing the blues
If I want...



Yes people, SPM is officially over! I have done my Bible Knowledge and I am done for good. I am no longer a student in SMK Dato Usman Awang. It's about time I leave school because I've prepared for my last hurrah for eight days...Eight days!



Wow, time flies so fast and it's all over. My five years in secondary school are done and there's no turning back. As I stepped out of school for the last time, the memories start coming back to me. I'm not like people who cry uncontrollably when things come to an end but I do not miss my school...I only miss the times when I spent with my friends. That's what's important, the memories that we'll cherish for the rest of our lives. But please do not be overemotional about this, just because you're not gonna see your friends in school doesn't mean you'll not see them for good. Then what's the use of Facebook?


When I started off as a secondary student in 2006, I was pledged to study there for five years. Somehow I didn't settle in my first secondary school due to issues and conflicts but my friends and I buried the hatchet and we remained friends. Looks like the shit I've done is all history, and it has been great ever since...


Then I moved to SMK Dato Usman Awang and I met new and old friends. My class of 4/5 Science of 2009/2010 may not be the self-proclaimed best class ever but I've had a blast being in that class. No matter the good or bad memories, it's better off that you remember the good memories and the bad memories to be shit memories. Does that make sense? I guess not...



That's the picture of the rambunctious 5 Science during Teacher's Day during our happy days. Well, this is our only time we were happy. But of course like I said, I've had a blast...




This is what I'll cherish the most and never forget until I grow old. Besides school, I've had the time of my life with my friends in the Etika Ilmu Tuition Centre, particularly the Physics Class I entered. This class was filled with my friends from SMK Dato Usman Awang, my former school SMK Seri Perling and other schools but we had a lot of laughs during tuition even during our crucial period.




We even took our fun out of the tuition centre and decided to have a party.......during the mid year. It's good timing but after SPM is perfect timing. What the heck, we did have fun, right?




Since I'll be turning 18 the next year, looks like I'll take my party semangat to a whole new level, with booze! Once I turn 18, drinking will not be a crime for me but a privilege! To tell you the truth, I can't wait for what the future holds but I'm nervous because I'm not 100% sure that my dreams can be achieved but I should remain optimistic, of course. Remember people, just make the best of your future and do not throw it away. Or else, you will end up like my friends during our SPM, tired and exhausted.

Exhibit A:






For most of you, I bet you did a grand send-off by throwing your books, uniforms of exam slips or shouting at the top of your lungs or destroy your school, but I remained subtle and just hung my torn school shoes in the school area. I was about to throw my shoes but I left a mark that I was there, I overcame the obstacles, and I got my arse out of school for good!







Wonder what they'll do with my shoes? Simple, throw it! Besides that, I torn my exam slip and SPM schedule and it felt great. No, I burned my exam slip! How ya like the sound of that? Want some proof? NAH!!!
















That's what's left of my exam slip. A big hole's not enough, maybe I should burn the entire piece of paper....



As one door closes, another door opens. Time to celebrate Christmas!



Therefore, I say no more...




Cheers,
-Tim-

Tuesday, December 14, 2010

So close...



It's the 14th of December 2010....

And there's two more days left before I finish taking my Bible Knowledge paper and leave my school for good.


Oh yeah, a few days ago, I watched the Chronicles of Narnia: Voyage of the Dawn Treader, expecting the movie to be a big hit but it looked like a poor man's Harry Potter and Clash of the Titans mixed into one mumbo-jumbo. Even in 3D, the movie can't save itself from being boring and too damn dark. The plot is short of interesting. So think twice before you watch this or else you will regret it, even in 3D...


Aside other stuff, I decided to help my pal Darren out with promoting his hand made handicrafts made out of aluminium wires and I was impressed. Since he's already promoted this on eBay, I'm gonna show you the products that he put on sale:












Impressed? Just click the link and make your bid. Don't worry, the price is reasonable and affordable. So don't be cheap and bid ( if it's your option)


Therefore, I say no more...




Cheers,
-Tim-


Friday, December 10, 2010

Christmas Lights




















Christmas night, another fight
Tears we cried a flood
Got all kinds of poison in
Poison in my blood

I took my feet
To Oxford Street
Trying to right a wrong
Just walk away
Those windows say
But I can't believe she's gone

When you're still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all

Up above candles on air flicker
Oh they flicker and they float
But I'm up here holding on
To all those chandeliers of hope

Like some drunken Elvis singing
I go singing out of tune
Saying how I always loved you darling
And I always will






Oh when you're still waiting for the snow to fall
Doesn't really feel like Christmas at all

Still waiting for the snow to fall
It doesn't really feel like Christmas at all

Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Down where the sea and city meet
May all your troubles soon be gone
Oh Christmas lights keep shining on

Those Christmas lights
Light up the street
Maybe they'll bring her back to me
Then all my troubles will be gone
Oh Christmas lights keep shining on

Oh Christmas lights
Light up the street
Light up the fireworks in me
May all your troubles soon be gone
Those Christmas lights keep shining on









Cheers,
-Tim-

Thursday, December 9, 2010

The Holidays Are Here...


Ha Ha!

SPM is finally over...NOT.....


You see, I may have already seated for BM, English, History, Pendidikan Moral, Maths, Add Maths, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology...but that's only 95% completion. I still got my Bible Knowledge paper to sit. Damn, I'm so gutted...


For the rest of my classmates, it was their last day for most of them on the 8th of December. But no fret, since I'm only gonna sit for one paper...I'll only be spending two and a half hours before I can go batshit insane, a total departure from the other SPM fixtures which had me being in school for 6-8 hours.


But I choose to remain optimistic, I got eight days to prepare for my Bible Knowledge paper and I can give my useless school uniform a last hurrah. Soon, it's gonna be Christmas!


Meanwhile, here's a double rainbow...






By looking at this picture, I could imagine stoners crying, saying "It's so beautiful! Oh my gosh!"


Get the picture?



I guess that's all, time to get spiritual....



Therefore, I say no more,


Cheers,
-Tim-

Sunday, December 5, 2010

December!


Oh man, It's been a really long long time since I updated my blog. Damn....


So December has begun and I'm reaching the final week of my SPM examination and one step closer to more blog articles before Christmas...


In the celebration mood, Coldplay has released a new X'mas single called Christmas Lights. A perfect song for the holidays...watch the music video..it's kinda epic(as always)...The link is HERE........



Just as I was surfing online...I came through this:





OH, THE HORROR!

Just when the music world got worse, it got WORST....

So the only thing you can do is enjoy the new Coldplay song and do not be traumatised by the horror known as Justin Bieber...'U smile' now, didn't think so...



Cheers,
-Tim-

Friday, September 10, 2010

Holidays...Blah

Screw this, I thought since the school holidays are for almost 2 weeks, I would some crazy shite before SPM...No, I've had my share of fun but most of it is a bored as it is....


Yes, SPM is coming up. So what? Is it wrong for me to have tons of fun before I enter the most important examination of my life, the one that decides my future? I don't think so. I think everyone who are in Form 5 should do what they want...unless they don't screw themselves until they can't take their SPM papers. Boohoo...it's your fault anyway...


Of course, there's Hari Raya. When there's Hari Raya, that means some delicious Malay food. But the rendangs and ketupats will not wash away my boredom. For all the Muslims out there, have fun. That also means more fireworks blazing, like this picture down here...























All hell will break loose if these fireworks start to go off in my neighbourhood, and one limb will be lost, or eye, or face, or ear, or your dignity(for guys). When I say dignity, you know what I mean...for those who still have no idea....look down between your legs.


Recently, I went out with my friends from Physics tuition and watched Step Up 3, just 3, not 3D....Well that's because City Square can't afford or they're too cheap to show movies in 3D. The plot is all the same, but the dance moves are not. The choreography is insane and I recommend you all to watch it and only pay attention at the choreography.


Before even the holidays started, there was drama at school, my class especially. In my class lies a big fat liar who lied his way to being in a Science stream class. The liar (whom I shouldn't name because it's not worth a penny knowing his name), told everyone he's a Science student but actually he's an Arts/Geography student. I had to go through eight unbearable months sitting right next to that certain bugger.

When he first came to my class, he barely made an impression and I saw him as a quiet loser. As the days go by, he has not been coming to school for some stupid reasons. One, his bus broke down and never had the liberty to take a taxi. Two, (fake) migraines. I wasn't wrong about the fake part. He kept sleeping in class and told teachers he has been suffering a migraine, such utter bullshit. How do I know? first he acts all tired in front of the teacher. When the teacher left class, he begins to goof around and annoy me. I have been scolding him for all these aspects, and I realised my advice has been laid to waste. Due to his bullshit migraine, he get out of school without any notice but the truth is he went out of school just so he could go to the Cyber Cafe with his cousin.

Grades? Please, his grades are awful. He failed in most of his elective subjects and he was only capable of getting a zero for Add Maths. That is a baaad move because my friends and I knew the wrath of my Add Maths teacher if she sees an epic failure in my class. It's safe to say every teacher disliked him and I know why.

Not just that, he doesn't attend any school activity. Co-curriculum? No...Teacher's Day? No...Extra Class during holidays and weekends? No...Performing on stage? That's a funny story because my entire class were asked to sing in front of stage for the launch of Patriotic Month but instead of singing with us he sneaked his way out of the choir to hide in the toilet, I'm not sure...

You may think I'm a bad guy for telling you guys about this on my blog but believe me, if you know him you will know why I feel this way. Who knows what will happen to him once school reopens, or maybe he won't come to school because of this.


So I guess that's it....It looks like I should do whatever I can to enjoy what's left of my holidays.


Cheers,
-Tim-

Friday, September 3, 2010

Holidays...For Now

Okay, now my SPM trials are done...I have a few weeks left before the start of the actual day. Now I've got two weeks of holiday so I should do whatever I can to spend it well while studying....Man these times are hard and their making us crazy, don't give up on me baby....



Cheers,
-Tim-

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Movie Reviews Within 5 Minutes




















Yes, my SPM trials are coming up and somehow I couldn't find the time to publish more articles...


But before that I have been watching a few movies...So here's the lowdown...


Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time
This is nothing like the game...There aren't even any real Persians in this one. The Persians were potrayed by a bunch of tanned British actors, and Jake Gyllenhaal. If you want an epic final battle scene, this is not the movie for you...(Rating: 2/5 stars)


The Karate Kid
So, they decided to remake this 80's classic and it turned out to be a great effort. Even though the film should be named 'The Kung-Fu Kid' because the movie is about kung-fu, Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan did a great job in moving the story, making it less boring. (Rating: 3.8/5 stars)


Inception
Christopher Nolan has done it yet again. After his overwhelming success of The Dark Knight, this movie about entering dreams is his most intelligent flick yet. Closely observe the end and it will ask you the movie's biggest question. (Rating: 5/5 stars)


After all the movie I've watched, Inception is the best one yet....



Cheers,
-Tim-

Saturday, July 17, 2010

PLKN

As you all know, the list of National Service candidates are out, or as the Malaysians call 'PLKN'...
my friends and I were desperately checking whether he or she has been listed as an PLKN candidate...Well, most of them got it and they had the most priceless reactions.



But for me?


I NEVER MADE IT!!



YES!!!



After a few days anxiously waiting for a reply, I finally found out that I'm not heading for PLKN after SPM. I knew that I wasn't gonna get picked because my brother Marvin got picked before and there's a 70% chance I'm not gonna be a PLKN conscript....and I was right!


For all those who got picked...you better go to college early or good luck...


Cheers,
-Tim-

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

EAT DA POO POO

For those who don't wish to read this article, feel free to read it...

So I came by a video on Youtube titled 'Eat da poo poo', and I wondered what was it about...I found out it's a video of an Ugandan pastor spreading his campaign to fight homosexuality. Watch the video to see for yourself:






My God, did you laugh your ass off? or did you feel disgusted? The best part of the video is that pastor kept on exaggerating on eating the poo poo...It's like the worst part of being gay is eating da poo poo....I totally love the part where the pastor shouts "DEEPEERR!!!"



Cheers,
-Tim-

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Dead Men Walking

Three people wait in line,
Behind a group of ninety-nine,
Awed by the gate's bright shine,
One of them asked,"Did someone poison my wine?"


"As you can see, this is the afterlife,"
Said a man who got stabbed by his wife,
Not a machete but a butter knife,
"After I watched Deep Purple live."


One man stared blindly into space,
They giggled at the look upon his face,
With his untucked shirt and untied lace,
"Someone sprayed my eyes with a mace!"


Then a white figure appeared,
With a wise complexion and God-like beard,
The three men looked and then feared,
"Oh no, it's the man with the beard!"


He stood and rang a bell,
A spell a rebel yell,
He opened his mouth and He was about to tell,
"YOU WILL BURN IN HELL!!!"


One by one they took the fall,
When they lived they had it all,
They last look at the man so tall,
"Wait, who has my ball?"


They once ruled an entire nation,
They loved to smell a carnation,
Then came a figure whom they have no relation,
He said,"Hello, bastards. Welcome to damnation!"

 

 

Cheers,                                                                                            -Tim-

Friday, May 28, 2010

Screen Reviews – Iron Man 2

Iron_Man_2_poster

 

Oh, yes. One of the biggest blockbusters this summer is out and ready to give fans one hell of a movie. Take a look at the poster, you know that Iron Man is not the only star in the movie, but the superhero that fans have been waiting for: War Machine and a lot more…

Luckily I got a chance to catch the movie before my exams and let me give you my review:

After watching this movie, I was really impressed but it also left me scratching my head. Since it is a sequel, Iron Man 2 was supposed to be bigger and better than the first one but it wasn’t as big as the first instalment and it somehow was at the same level as the first one. But it was still as badass as its predecessor.

Robert Downey Jr. failed to disappoint as Tony Stark/Iron Man, the billionaire-turned-superhero-turned-ultimate celebrity. His performance was believable because technically he’s playing himself when he was a drug addict, alcoholic and  train wreck. Downey’s real life experience was channeled in Tony Stark which corporates with the film’s plot. About Don Cheadle, I actually miss Terrence Howard being Jim Rhodes since he had a big role in the first movie. Howard had his chance to be Rhodey, but it was Cheadle that became War Machine, the second Iron Man with the huge, badass guns.

Plus, Scarlett Johansson was HOT. I shit you not, her performance as Russian SHIELD agent Natasha Romanoff wasn’t top-class acting but you will be distracted at how hot she was in the movie. Not to forget, Mickey Rourke. Ever since The Wrestler, Hollywood can’t get enough of Rourke and his role as Russian physicist Ivan Vanko is so realistic, you will forget that he’s American although he has about 10-12 line in the movie.

Well, the CGI was great when it comes to the action scenes but IT WAS TOO SHORT. Damn, the best fight scenes are like magic tricks: Now you see it, now you don’t!

Overall, it’s still a fun movie but not an amazing sequel…

3.9/5 stars

Cheers,                                                                                            -Tim-

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Keep Calm, Carry On...and study

For the past four months, I've been going through school life like any other Form 5 student...going through a gigantic pile of shit....


Since it's our final year in secondary school, we will be bombarded as much as we want just so we can succeed, get straight As, go to college/university, work, get married, start a family, and then die...But of course it is for our greater good(not)....

On the brightside,

I finally got tickets to go see STEREOPHONICS LIVE!!!



YES!!!!


The band's Keep Calm and Carry on Tour is coming to Asia and Marvin and I got tickets to go see the band in KL.

At first, we were given a choice to go see them in KL at the 28th or go to their Singapore Leg at the 30th. Due to the ticket prices (KL-RM78 for Early Bird or Singapore-$98), we decided to go to KL since the price is reasonable. Plus, I'll miss a day of school, what the fudge not?

Want proof? it's right here...





















The clock is ticking, the concert is in four days, can't wait...


Have a nice day guys....

























Cheers,
-Tim-

Friday, April 16, 2010

Screen Reviews – Clash of The Titans

Clashofthetitansremakeposter1

 

“Release the Krakken!”

This was the famous line uttered by Zeus in the movie Clash of The Titans, the remake of the 1981 film of the same name…For those who have no idea about this movie, let me fill you in the details…

Okay, so the movie focuses on a young man named Perseus, who was secretly the son of Zeus, making him a demi-god. After he discovered his roots, he sets out on a journey to fight Hades and some other creatures in order to defeat Hades and his not so wonderful creation, the Krakken. With a name like that, who knows what kind of dick jokes people come up with.

What do I think about the movie? Well, it is good but it is also quite bad. Aside from all the breathtaking scenery, kick-ass action, great CGI, most of it was as cheesy as the 1981 version. Story wise, this film has a lot of potential since it’s based on Greek mythology but the emotion, the clever catchphrases is cut down from second to none.

This is so far Sam Worthington’s third lead role( in an action movie), but his acting chops didn’t bring life to the movie, he only brought the grittiness in the stunts and various action scenes. Ralph Fiennes was somehow supposed to be diabolical as Hades but he made a cringe-worthy performance as  God with a terrible case of asthma. What about Zeus? the more larger-than-life character? Liam Neeson put up a decent job but the only part that defined him was that very familiar quote : (refer to the one above you nut)

Overall, the movie is flawed in every way but it is a fun movie to watch if you love action movies and Greek mythology…

Cheers,                                                                                            -Tim-

Friday, April 2, 2010

Screen Reviews - Alice In Wonderland


























As you may know, this particular story written by Lewis Carroll has been adapted and re-interpreted so many time until the point that I feel like cursing this movie. But when Tim Burton's movie version of Alice in Wonderland was released, I had a feeling that the movie will be quite interesting and dark since it's directed by Tim Burton. the guy who brought you The Corpse Bride, Edward Scissorhands, Batman, Sweeney Todd, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and many more...


After watching this movie, I had mixed reviews about this movie. I can't fathom whether this movie is a great flick or just another visual fest with an empty plot....


What I like about this movie is the great visual effects. Burton really made a children's fairytale look like sort of a nightmare with the very dark and chilling setting. Besides that, Burton was also known for depicting very weird and kooky characters and Alice in Wonderland is full of them.....and who does he call to play one of his characters? Take a guess.....if you answered Johnny Depp and Burton's wife Helena Bonham-Carter, you got it right!


Johnny Depp never fails playing a weird character and the role of The Mad Hatter is crazy in every way. Bonham-Carter also did a good job playing the Red Queen. I think her performance worked because of her incredibly huge head. To add some star power is Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, a gentle but also weird character....


What worries me about this movie is that the storyline is a step back from the original but it seemed kinda lost, like when you tried to fill something up, a void will always bug you. The lead actress, Mia Wasowiska who plays Alice doesn't look convincing. At times, she looks kinda dull and boring...


Overall, this version of Alice in Wonderland isn't about Alice, but the strange characters from a strange place called Wonderland, or was it Underland....


My rating: 3.9/5 stars...Just to make things fair



Cheers,
-Tim-

Monday, March 15, 2010

Movie Reviews Within 3 Minutes

Whoa, it has been a really long time since I actually published a blog article. Looks like the stress of school has got the best of me...


While going through the stress, I've watched a few movies lately and I'm not gonna give a full-length review on the flicks I've watched. So, I'm gonna give you a review which you can read within 3 minutes...



Sherlock Holmes - Good plot, great action and so on...Robert Downey Jr. really was the centre of the movie as Sherlock Holmes, making him a likeable character though he acted like a carbon copy of Captain Jack Sparrow. I guess he really deserved that Golden Globe. (4/5 stars)

Universal Soldier: Regeneration(aka A New Beginning) - What the hell is this awful piece of shit? C'mon, I expected this one to be a fun, exciting action-fest but the action is dull, plot is empty and the characters looked like they were played by stinkin' robots! Bringing Jean-Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren is the worst idea possible since they could barely act...Besides, they really do feel like their age...(1/5 stars)

Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief - They could have done better on this one. Even though they have some cool concepts in this movie, but the plot is almost un-original, the acting is quite boring, and the storyline is too predictable. Plus, Pierce Brosnan has a horse's ass. (3/5 stars)

Tooth Fairy - From the Rock to the Tooth Fairy. Dwayne Johnson should really stop making PG-rated family movies. I don't wanna see the Rock flying in fairy wings, I want to see him fly to shoot some dude in the ass. (2/5 stars)

The Spy Next Door - Okay, remember The Pacifier with Vin Diesel? Just take him out and put Jackie Chan in it and you will get almost the same plot. The action was too plain since it has almost the same action sequences from Jackie Chan's previous movies. Jackie Chan should really speak English often as he struggles with his lines, as shown in the bloopers. (3/5 stars)


Overall, Sherlock Holmes is the only good movie I've watched. Honorable mentions are Inglorious Basterds and Public Enemies........



Cheers,
-Tim-

Friday, January 22, 2010

The Bitterness of An Institute

Well, this is my first 2010 post ever since returning to school for the final year...Woohoo!....NOT.....



Besides, three weeks have passed and Chinese New Year is coming soon. The feeling I felt while returning to school is good because I get to meet my friends again but at the same time I feel frustrated because since I'm sitting for my SPM this year, it's gonna be a looooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg
year for anyone who's in Form 5 this year.



Look's like that's all I could say. Maybe when I'm in the mood for partying, be on the lookout because I might publish a new article and you wouldn't even know it...


Cheers,
-Tim-

Saturday, January 2, 2010

Screen Reviews - Avatar

Avatar-Teaser-Poster

 

Ha, my first 2010 post, finally…

A great way to start the New Year by doing a movie review on one of the biggest movies of the holidays. Even though I’ve watched this before Christmas, but I decided to do my review when I have all the time in the world.

For those who don’t know what Avatar is all about, let me fill you in the spoiler-free details. In a distant planet called Pandora, there were strange beasts and an alien race called the Na’vi ( who actually look like smurfs since they’re blue). Then, the humans wanted to acquire a special material hidden under the trees which were the home of the Na’vi. Among the humans there’s a paraplegic Marine named Jake Sully who replaced his late twin brother and joined a program called ‘Avatar’, where the humans enter a machine and their mind and body are transferred to a Na’vi body. Then, the human becomes the Na’vi.

When Jake was fused with his Avatar, he infiltrates the Na’vi tribe and becomes one of them. But as he continued to spend more time with them, he realised that he felt at home. But when the humans wanted to attack the Na’vi, Jake will do anything to help the aliens he grew fond of.

After watching this movie, I was blown away by the brilliant CGI who made the landscapes of the planet Pandora look realistic. Sam Worthington did another great job playing the lead role of Jake Sully after his breakout role in Terminator Salvation. Let’s hope he does a better job in the remake of Clash of the Titans which is coming soon.

About the director, what can I say? He’s James Cameron. He directed Titanic, he created the Terminator franchise and he’s the king of the world once again. For now…

Overall, I give the movie 4 out of 5 stars. Great movie…

 

Cheers,                                                                                            -Tim-