Wednesday, July 30, 2008

The X-Files: I Want To Believe

Being a fan of the television series, I was exhilarated with Fox Mulder and Dana Scully finally coming back together again after so long. I had waited all this while naming my online job search agents as Agents Mulder and Scully. However, for this movie, this was also where the excitement stopped. This movie was, well..., normal. Too normal! It's not an X-Files movie to me! Gone were the dark plots and conspiracy theories. No more coverups of alien experiments or mythological experiences, let alone paranormal investigations. Instead, it had replaced the good stuff with corny dialogues and a simple plot. The directing wasn't something to toot about either, with neither enough suspense nor climax. The only good point I could bring with me out of the cinema was a glimpse of what had happened to Mulder and Scully after they exited the FBI. If you are a X-phile, you most probably will be disappointed and if you are a normal viewer, this movie is just another psycho-cum-(a bit of)supernatural thriller. All in all, a letdown to even the simplest fan.

Tuesday, July 29, 2008

MythBusters Goodie Bag

I voted on the Discovery Channel's MythBusters contest for the favourite myth and I have won a goodie bag worth USD100 which came in today. Inside the goodie bag is a "MythBusters Buster Special" DVD, a t-shirt and a canvas bag.

"MythBusters Buster Special" DVD
"Buster Does All My Stunts" T-shirt
"Buster Does All My Stunts" Bag

Now I am keeping my fingers crossed and praying hard that I can win the grand prize of a trip for two to MythBusters Lab in San Francisco. Wish me luck!

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

HortPark -> Henderson Waves

I went for the treetop walk from HortPark at Alexandra to Henderson Waves at Mount Faber with the help of my colleagues on Monday. You can view the pictures I took using my mobile phone in the album under the title 'HortPark'. Too bad my mobile phone was running low on battery thus I couldn't take more pictures. The place is really very nice. The walk was refreshing. I wish I can do it again. I strongly urge you to go.

Update on May 1, 2011: Album shifted to here.