Rambo, go home!

Just when I thought Sylvester Stallone’s career was finally over, he pulls out another wretched plot outta’ his boot to stab me in the back.
His last movie attempt to salvage any redeeming value out of his long actor hiatus, Rocky Balboa was a horrid exercise in futility. Upon hearing of his latest incarnation to [...]

Reality defined?

When I first saw Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within in 2001, I was floored how fluid and realistic the characters looked. The skin textures and body behavior were spot on. Only the eyes seemed “dead” and not alive, preventing a once convincing fabrication. Apparently, the natural stare, eye movement, and blinking are difficult to [...]

Happy Grease!

Now, there’s even more reason to get that double Kingburger with eggs and chili on top.. Fatburger has gone trans-fat free! Not all places have switched so I guess its best to ask. Rejoice in prolonging the hardening of your arteries!
On January 1st, Fatburger began eliminating trans fat from its menu items. The plan [...]

King Naresuan

If you have seen and enjoyed the 2001 Thai movie, The Legend of Suriyothai, you will be pleased to know the same director Chatrichalerm Yukol has created a followup trilogy: King Naresuan
Part 1 was released January 18, 2007 grossing over 120 million baht (US $3.3 million). The latter parts will open this month and ending [...]

My bold peasantry friends

In these troubling times, I am reminded from Oliver Goldsmith:
Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men decay;
Princes and lords may flourish, or may fade;
A breath can make them, as a breath has made;
But a bold peasantry, their country’s pride,
When once destroyed, can never be supplied.
Source: The Deserted Village (1770) [...]

Vista Impressions

After a week of using Vista Ultimate, I am relatively pleased with the upgrade from XP. No crashes yet!
The Good:
+ Appears to run apps just as fast if not faster than XP. Firefox 2.0 with 15-20 extensions still lags a bit. I don’t use IE 7.
+ Readyboost helps with large file copies, speeding it [...]

Age = Age + 1

Today is my birthday, a cause for concern and to reflect on past year’s deeds, both good and bad. So much has changed, but also stayed the same. Am I the same person that I was 5, 10, or 20 years ago? Maybe, but it is increasing clear to me how my social [...]