born in april 1985, so that makes me an aries, born in the year of the ox, blaa blaa... I'm singaporean malay you see, and no, it's not part of either malaysia nor china.


hockey, soccer (my fav team's sheffield wednesday btw, and if you're wondering, they're in the english championship, aka div 1), xbox gaming, play computer, gymming, watching dvds and tv, read books + manga, listen to music. making/learning/improving blogs (unfortunately not this one). sleep, after doing all the above mentioned. and last but not least, i love mandy moore.. the girl of my dreams:)


mandy moore (duh!). punk/alternative/rock, i.e. beck, radiohead, green day, sugar ray, smash mouth yadda yadda. power pop/punk pop, i.e. fallout boy, good charlotte, linkin park etc.. hip-hop/r&b/rap, i.e. alicia keys, usher, 50 cent, eminem. retro, i.e. those music they play on mambo night. malay, esp indo pop, i.e. samsons, sheila on 7, peterpan, padi.. jamiroquai. k, so i listen to lots of music, it all depends on mood;P


dan brown (all four books). grisham (esp the client). harry potter (sigh, book 3's the best imo). crichton (esp disclosure). james patterson. mario puzo's the godfather. mitch albom's 5 people you meet in heaven & tuesdays with morrie. stephen ambrose's band of brothers. any graphic novel by frank miller. marvel comics. translated manga. interesting non-fiction, i.e. fast food nation, confessions of an econs hitman, freakonomics


mandy moore movies (duh,again!). the simpsons. futurama. that 70's show. friends. the family guy. malcolm in the middle. monk. csi (nothing beats the original). transformers (jap series). the oc. coupling (brit version). 2 guys & a girl. gilmore girls (hey,i've got sisters ok!). how i met your mother.band of brothers. lord of the rings trilogy. gladiator. shrek 1 & 2. kill bill 1 & 2. battle royale. schindler's list. amelie. the dinner game. run lola run. the godfather. grease. west side story. my sassy girl. ada apa dengan cinta. remember the titans. jap anime. movie spoofs (ala scary movie & hot shots). american pie movies. oh, and teen flicks on friday nights.


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Ah, another year (maybe two?), another entry. More ramblings. I've been wanting to compile the list of games that I've completed so far, across the various systems/consoles. A couple of years back, this list would be pretty thin.. Not now though. =)

Pre Compaq Presario
Can't remember much. Most notably were the Microsoft Best Of Entertainment Pack. All I can remember was the puzzle game Chips Challenge although I don't think I've even completed 15% of it.

Compaq Presario Pentium MMX
Most games played here are more sandbox type ie Championship Manager, The Sims, and the various RTS that I was so in to back in the late 90s. The closest that I ever came to completing a game was Commandos (Behind Enemy Lines). Got stuck at the 3rd last level. Pity. Game is currently out on GOG right now and so tempted to get it to settle some unfinished business.

Various Laptops (In Between Presario & Packard Bell)
The Presario eventually got obsolete. Good games or even the old ones didn't run well on it. So my fix on games is satisfied by playing on the various laptops that were available around the house which were mostly generally more powerful. This is when I completed Half-Life. I've played this game once in the Presario and got stuck at the very 1st level. Few years later (around 4+ years that is), I got around to playing it again. Boy, was it AWESOME! Till now, I still think it's the best video game I've ever played. FIRST EVER VIDEO GAME COMPLETED!

Packard Bell Pentium 4
This computer is mostly shared in the house. Again, it's a decent system, but limited to older games. Didn't play much games on this system, but I did get a taste of sweet multiplayer through DOTA (WC3) and Diablo 2. I managed to complete the latter on this PC. Spent lots of hours on it here as well =P Well, IIRC I completed Peggle Deluxe here too.

Xbox
First ever console that I bought. Well, it was solely for the purpose of Halo 2. Ironically, I didn't get to complete that game. UNBELIEVABLE. Disc was corrupted at the very final stage. But it did fill my time in NS nicely. All those time stuck in camp, this console accompanied me well. There are quite a number of games completed here..

Xmen Legends
Xmen Legends II
Jade Empire
Need For Speed Underground 2
Marvel Ultimate Alliance

Playstation Portable
Only 1. God Of War Chains Of Olympus.

Current PC
Max Payne
Max Payne II
No One Lives Forever 2
Crysis
Call Of Duty 2
Spiderman Web Of Shadows
Bully Scholarship Edition
Oblivion
Portal
Plants Vs Zombies
Braid

Most likely I'll be updating this entry as time goes by more more games completed (There's just so many to play!!). What's next? Well, maybe a compilation of the best (and worst) games I've ever played.. Who knows. Wait till next year (or the next).

xoxo
ZaRiRazZ (Damn you Gossip Girl!!)









Wiki-ed Power Rangers;

Plot sequence

A normal Power Rangers episode can be broken down into a formulaic plot. The plot sequence is generally as follows:

1. Rangers are seen in everyday life with a dispute to resolve.

2. Rangers are attacked by an evil foe's minions/footsoldiers.

3. Rangers fight minions/footsoldiers.

4. Rangers morph.

5. Rangers defeat the minions/footsoldiers.

6. Evil enemy strengthens the minion and makes minion grow to gigantic proportions, followed by Rangers summoning giant machines known as Zords and/or their combined form, the Megazord.


Optional 1: Rangers find that their current powers are insufficient to defeat minion and discover a new power, such as a Battlizer, or a sixth Ranger.
Optional 2: Rangers find or receive new Zord/s, new Megazord or Megazord combo.
Optional 3: Friends or allies show up to offer help or support.


7. Rangers fight and defeat that particular giant minion.

8. Rangers are shown back in everyday life, having learned a life lesson which solves the earlier dispute.











Ok, so the latest NDP songs (Two of them!) has been out for quite a while. But this one has really, really caught my ears (and eyes!). Can't really beat the classics (ie One People, Stand Up, We Are Singapore etc etc) but by far the best contemporary since 1999's Together (brings back boarding memories)..

My take on this vid? Why this post? For one who's not really the patriotic type (ie not die hard NDP/Lions/PAP/chewing-gum ban fan), I find the video well made. Anyway (hehe. Ellen. She's soo funny), NDP's around the corner. All 5 aspects of the Total Defence portrayed. Malays are not only portrayed through weddings (so common with previous national songs; now replaced by an interracial one. *two thumbs up!*).

Rozzalina Ramli's hubby in a construction worker's outfit is a nice touch. Pity Fiona Xie/Joanne Peh aren't known for their singing. They certainly make good candidates to front the song instead;) Last but not least, the guy in the business suit is THE BOMB! He almost single-handedly brought up the vid's show-worthiness!

Oh btw, found this comment in youtube as well. Interesting take on the lyrics..

from djstonedog:
So will you please be silent
Will you stand in line
Will you thirst for money
That you'll never make this life
And will you hang the druggies
Will you not be gay
Will you feel the climate
Will you still sweat in the shade

Morale of the story: Shiok Sendiri-ness Rocks!









"Blogging is such a pain. Well.. Blog-making, however, is fun. And easy." -Yours Truly

So, the break has been quite eventful. Getting to meet comrades after a year's hiatus, watching 2 blockbuster movies, soccer almost every week, and I even managed to finish 3 books (discounting graphic novels + manga).. So, I've no right to complain.

So, comments on some of the above-mentioned stuff I did?
Transformers was surprisingly GOOD! No doubt about that. Great casting. Shia was at his aloofness best, Megan at her sluttiest etc. Only qualm is my fav Hound's not part of the gig. Well, you can't have everything. All in all, it's a good pure-action movie since it's not wrapped up in Van Damme/Seagal/Schwarzenegger corniness. Totally DVD buy-worthy=)

On to Herr Potter and the concluding chapter of his adventure. Total disappointment. JK Rowling revealed that there will be deaths. Sure.. An owl, few minor characters here & there, some order members and hary potter who as it turns out come back from the dead etc. Verdict: Disney should buy the rights to this film. Full of "candy-coated, good will always prevail, bad guys will acknowledge the error of their ways and return to goodness". Bleargh. Plus the words "bitc*" & "bastar*" that I found in this children's book further enhanced(vocab?) my distaste for the book. Third book still rules in terms of content=)

As for my personal life, I actually went to Kino 4x this week. I can't believe it! (I didn't realize this until Hatz told me a while ago..) Aww man.. I really have to have the guts to buy that particular book that I really really want. Beautiful title. Gorgeous cover. If only I could start reading its contents. Even if the book's reserved, asking for its availability should be worthwhile.
Then again, this is my heart talking. My brain speaks Kurdish.









some mac spoofs, ala marvel vs dc=)