Movie 1

07 January 2012 - Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol



I have been watching the past seasons of The Amazing Race on Youtube. The Amazing Race is a TV reality show that take the participants in a race around the world for the title of The Amazing Race Champion and the 1 Million US Dollar that comes with the title.

Watching the MI-4 last weekend is like deja vu, where the actions took the audience from Budapest in the opening scene, to Moscow, then Mumbai and finally back to the States for ending. Although this is already the third installment, but it was my first MI.

Tom Cruise still looks stunning - 'age is but just a number'. I like the humor that was included in the script. My memory states humor is very scarce in this type of movies, but the servings in MI4 is very forthcoming. Simon Pegg did a good job here.

My favorite scene has got to be Cruise scaling the heights of Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, with a pair of special gloves. The chasing of Hendricks by Hunt in the sandstorm seems rather stretching for me.

Overall, it was an enjoyable one. My rating: 4 of 5.

Annual Round-up

2010 - 3 posts...

2011 - 4 posts...

2011 better than 2010 with 1 additional post. Am I a blogger? Certainly would not count as one even in the broadest definition. Well, let me say I will try to improve that in 2012... (crossing my fingers).

To start off, 2011 was pretty mundane as in previous year. Still working here in JB. Spending weekends rotating between JB, KL and Ipoh. Another year to go for my contract. Will it be extending. Not sure. Up to my Boss, and the development plans for Nusajaya.

Did not hunt that many. Still having problems with forming a regular team.

Movies also less. Which did I watch? Thor, etc. ETC stands for can't recall. But do remember 2 others though. Firstly, Choy Lee Fut - because it has to be the most boring one in 2011. Slept through, almost. Secondly, White Vengeance (鴻門宴) - another Chinese historical epic - was probably one of the more interesting one.

Traveling - only short trips.

23-25 September 2011 - 3Days2Nights Club Med Bintan, Indonesia. First Club Med experience. Love it. Will definitely go for another one. Maybe to Phuket.

27-30 November 2011 - 4Days3Nights Superstar Virgo Cruise from Singapore to Penang and Phuket. Another first. Love it too, and will definitely go for another one. Maybe the Royal Caribbean Cruise.

New year resolutions - go for more hunts, movies and holiday trips. As usual...