SUNDAY

Congratulations to everyone involved in the musical and thank you to everyone who watched and supported it. It's great that we have the opportunity to do something this amazing at our school.

A more substantial post was planned for today but I don't have think I got the energy for it.

Watching Movies with my parents

I don't know if you guys have ever watched a movie with your parents at home but i find it extremely irritating. Most of you probably watch movies on your computers now which are in your rooms, but I'm trapped, because i like to watch my movies on my television which is connected to my computer, and my television happens to be in the living room. Also my other computer is also in my living room so im screwed.

Basically what happens is, whenever i watch a movie, if it interests them, my parents will come sit down and watch it with me. Obviously sometimes there is the sex scene which can make things awkward, but at least my parents don't actually say anything. Instead they try to lecture me during a movie. They do this by pointing out the sacrifices that the character has to make and say that what i do (studying) is much easier than the sacrifice they are making. Or when a character displays a particularly noble (and this is asian noble) trait they say that i should copy that trait.

Example: I was watching The Spy Next Door and there is this scene where this ten year old kid has a chemistry textbook on his desk which he claims is his "light reading". My mum leapt at this and said "See, look at that kid. What a great kid. If only you did that you would have great marks" etc.
Another example? I'm watching Gladiator and the scene where Maximus dies, my dad says to me "Look at that guy, he gave up his life. All i want you to do is to study hard." At this point, i don't think my parents are even trying to make logical connections anymore.

Office quote of the day: My mind is going a mile an hour.

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MONDAY: Technology Porn

If there's one thing that gets a guy excited, it's technology porn. I'm thinking of that briefcase suit in Iron Man 2, Top Gear and Optimus Prime fusing with that really old transformer. Forget big boobs and pin-up girls.

The amount of detail we like to see in our technology porn variates with levels of geekiness. Lower level enthusiasts will lust at the lastest supercar while hardcore fans could be caught jerking off to the Large Hadron Collider. (That's a joke by the way, I don't know anyone who would do that.)

So the point of this blog is to share the coolest piece of technology porn I've seen in a while.

The Nanosuit 2. (link) If you click around on the site, it also includes a fake brochure. Crytek actually won some design award for putting so much effort into this. The new suit doesn't just physically enhance the wearer, but it injects doses of dopamine and adrenaline to ensure the soldier is as battle-ready as possible. There's also countless pseudo-scientific explanations on how the suit lets you bend metal, run faster than a speeding train and leap very tall distances.

It's all ridiculous, but very interesting. If you read my post a few days ago, reading about this stuff is another prime way to waste time. Crysis 2 comes out in December this year (just in time for summer holidays). In the mean time, there's some pretty awesome trailers on Youtube and there should be some demos in E3, on June.

The Spy Next Door

Can you remember the old Jackie Chan movies where he used to do all this crazy stuff? Well, his new movie is nothing like that. I mean, he still does stuff that's pretty pro like climbing up walls, but they're in much shorter bursts than before and there's less action. Which is a shame really because all the other stuff like acting, story, plot, direction all suck. Even the outtakes which are sometimes the highlight of the movie are worse now. Instead of showing Jackie Chan getting owned, breaking a leg or doing a cool stunt only to have someone screw up their lines, the outtakes in this movie just show people missing their lines and laughing. Probably the closest thing to a stunt screw up is jackie trying to upright a fallen chair with his foot but failing. And the most jackie ever gets hurt is when a woman pushes a laundry detergent bottle too hard in his chest. This movie should be a sad reminder to everyone that films like the old Jackie Chan movies will never be made again because nobody is crazy enough to do those stupid stunts now that we have the magic of CGI.
On the bright side, this movie still made me smile stupidly at some stuff.
Rating: 1/5

Office quote of the day: All crimes are solved with logic. And the only logical way to find out if Donna is a cheater is to seduce her, bring her to orgasm and then tell Michael the sad news.

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SATURDAY

Question:

Has anyone ever denied a Facebook friend request?

Because I (and I'm pretty sure most people) have never done that.

THURSDAY: Ideal ways to waste time

Sometimes I go on the computer with the sole purpose of wasting time. I'm sure a lot of people do this. But apart from Facebook, MSN and all that, what are the most effective methods of wasting time? Here's a list:


-Flash games. I think you already knew I'd mention this, but you can't just play any old flash game. You need to feel like you're wasting time while playing. The game has to be so stupid you know that every second you spend on it is completely pointless. Try this game.

-Wikipedia. Depending on your interests, you can spend hours of time reading about stuff on Wikipedia. I waste a lot of time reading articles about food. An interesting article I found recently is the History of McDonald's.

- TV Tropes. This site catalogues devices and tricks used in any sort of media. Whether this be TV shows, movies, books, anime, music or whatever. Here's one of the more interesting articles. (link)

- StumbleUpon. Basically there's a list of topics and you tick the ones you like. You'll then be taken to a random website that will be relevant to your interests. I actually installed the toolbar of this but uninstalled it later because it ate up so much time.

- IMDb. Register for an account then read the message boards of a movie you really like. I can spend an hour reading message boards, even though I have never posted a single thing. If you like movies, a lot of time can also be spent on rogerebert.com. Ebert can be pretty funny when reviewing bad movies. I eagerly anticipate his review for the new Brendan Fraser film, 'Furry Vengeance'.

And that's how I like to waste my time on the internet. I hope anyone who reads this will be inspired to find interesting and creative ways to waste their own time too.

THURSDAY

School hasn't been going very well for me. Most of my results have fallen short of expectations. So I've been feeling pretty bad about it.

While I was walking home today, I saw this great big guy, wearing a sleeveless hoodie and appearing like he was really looking for trouble. He starts intimidating this old asian man who walks past him, yelling offensive things and trying to walk into him.

He really brightened my day. I do feel bad for the old guy, who looked pretty confused and tried to walk away calmly. The other man, however, was trying to feel good about himself by being a total jerk to some stranger.

The point of this whole post is that whenever you feel bad about yourself, just remember, there are some serious losers out there.

ayo teh gstar back. status update

hey STATUS UPDATE of term 2 so far.
i'm currently feeling very happy.
i'm very happy with my exam results
i'm enjoying musical. lindy is quite a good dancer. (loooool).
sleepover at vincent's house was fun...we should go again more often :D jelly down the sink LOLOOLOL and me and alex with oreos LOLOLOl.
watched ironman 2 last wed with lots of peeps at parra. epic movie. walter was gonna go...but i guess he had other plans XD
3on3 bball..looools ==" way less fun than last year
got collaroy camp on monday n tuesday, looking forward to it a lot
schools going goood. no hw rite now.
Josep,tim,tyson COLLAB. nobody rap remix. coming out soon .hopefully :D
started 4u at truong today. complex no.s is interesting:D, so much tutor now zzz -.-
piano exam at end of month.... i' literally have 5% chance of passing. i suck shit and i have some retardedly harsh marker called Grant Foster who fails lots of people...Even Mr. Wong was like..unlucky man.

But yehhhhhh, life is good right now.

Eels

Did you see the story about the Chinese man who died after his friends inserted a live eel into his rectum as a practical joke when the man was asleep?

http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/content.php?sid=2778

This tragic situation, which I think we all agree is not funny, raises many questions.

1. With friends like that, who needs enemas?

2. How low did this man set the bar for friends?

3. What were his friends imbibing when they came up with this idea, and how can I get some of that?

4. How difficult is it to insert an eel into a rectum? Did they straighten and freeze the eel a little bit first? Otherwise it seems like trying to push a rope through a keyhole.

5. How did the man sleep through it?

In my own life, I have a strict rule for determining who to call my friends. Rule 46 states that any person who tries to insert a live eel into my rectum is automatically disqualified. If the eel is dead, obviously that's just good fun. I'm not a killjoy.

As a conspiracy enthusiast, I have to wonder if the friends were trying to cover up an even more embarrassing violation of the presumably drunken victim's hindquarters.

Friend 1: "Uh-oh. When he wakes up, he's going to know what we did."

Friend 2: "Not if we put a live octopus in his rectum. That should cover our tracks."

Friend 1: "That's insane! You can't put a live octopus in a rectum!"

Friend 2: "Live eel?"

Friend 1: "Fine. Remind me to never be the first one who falls asleep in this crowd."

From Scott Adam's Blog: the creator of Dilbert. More posts at http://www.dilbert.com/blog/

Office quote of the day: One minority from this branch is going to get into this program. Who would I prefer? Hmm. A competent hard-working one who does things his own way? Or the malleable simpleton who can be bought for a few fashion magazines?

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THURSDAY: Mars 500

I read an article in the paper today about the Mars 500 experiment.

Basically six men will spend at least 520 days in a sealed, five-chamber metal unit in what will be a simulation of a journey to Mars. Their days will be strictly divided into eight hours sleep, eight hours work and eight hours leisure. The only contact with the outside world they will have is with mission controllers and loved ones. Communication will be made with a 20 minute delay to simulate deep space conditions.

None of the six men have been chosen but there are plenty of eager candidates, which is quite impressive. I doubt most of us would sign up for something like this. Space travel is a very exciting prospect and the European Space Agency says that preparing humans for flights over a year and half remains a big issue.

More information here

Iron Man 2

This is probably one of the most anticipated movies of the year. The first Iron Man was really good so i was really excited about this one (ask any of the people who went to watch it with me).

I guess the amount of enjoyment you get out of this movie really depends on how high you can suspend your belief for 2 hours. For me, the part which sort of burst my bubble was when Tony (iron man) discovers an atomic structure hidden within the model of a city. Too much like the 'the Da Vinci Code' for me. I also found the climax (lolol) a bit cheesy. But other than that it was so awesome. It has more action and is more fun than the previous Iron Man. It's not as good as the first one in terms of emotional impact blah blah blah but the several HOLY SHIT moments certainly make up for it. Plus there's still Robert Downey Jr.
4/5
If you want you can wait after the credits, there's an extra scene. Not really worth it unless you're with friends because then you get to at least talk about how awesome the movie was during the credits.

Office quote of the day: Where's my cookie? Oh wait... I'm sitting on it.

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SUNDAY

The death scene in Bonnie and Clyde is pretty awesome. (link)

(Start watching the video at 1:10 to skip to the exciting bit)

I haven't even watched the movie, just that little clip because someone told me about it.

What happened to the real Bonnie and Clyde wasn't much different. According to Wikipedia, the only difference with the movie was that they never managed to get out of the car. The official coroner report said they received a total of 40 exit wounds. All of the six officers that shot them were equipped with high-velocity armour piercing rounds. They were all temporarily deafened after the ambush from all that gunfire.