The Incredible Hulk

I just came back from watching The Incredible Hulk. It got nothing to do with Lee Ang's version. Actually I dun really feel it is better or worse than Lee Ang's version. Both got pros and cons. The Hulk still looks very CG. But their other special effects are not bad. But I feel the story a bit slow as there are many talking. It only becomes nicer when the male lead becomes Hulk and starts destroying things. Overall, still not too bad.

Starhub points expired

Today I just realized that my Starhub points expired yesterday. It is quite a lot of points so I called up Starhub and asked if they can give me back my points. Usually if credit card points, banks will give them back to you. But the guy I talked to initially dun want to give back my points and tell me many things I already know. So I said:"So there IS NO WAY I can get back my points?". The guy keep silence for a while and said:"I can give it back half of the points." So in the end I accept cos actually they can dun give one mah. Haha. Any way, the moral of the story is keep track your points!

Hong Kong relatives

I got some relatives living in Hong Kong and recently they flew over to pay us a visit. There are 13 of them. Yes. It is a big family. Many of my aunties and uncles went to airport to welcome them. For the past 4-6 days, they visited many places which I did not even went before. Like the Singapore Flyer and Ducktour. Hmm... I think it is time for me to try them out. Haha.. We have a big dinner gathering on Sat and Sun. I only manage to talked to them on this two nights. Other than that, I did not get a chance to talk to them. Hope that we can meet up soon either here or in Hong Kong again! Hee...

One man show

Today there is an event in my company. There are suppose to have 3 ppl to take charge. One is me plus another 2 more people. Who knows one of them MC for 1 week! Then another has to attend another event. So suddenly I become one man show. I run up and down, left and right. MC is me, tour guide is me, everything is me. Really superman. Lucky I think everything went smoothly with some minor hiccups. Yeah!!!

The PC Show 2008 Part 2

Yes. I went down to The PC Show again. Haha. After the purchase yesterday, I feel like spending a bit more money (as if) and went down again. Any way, yesterday was a bit too rush. It is more like a grab and go trip. I did not really explore fully the show. So this time I wanted to slowly see what are the latest products there. My friend's sister also wanted to get more things too. So I company them loh. This time round I feel the main buying frenzy is on LCD TV and AIO printer. The price of the LCD TV really down quite a lot. 32" LCD TV can go for less than $700! Really quite a good buy. Also this time round many brands also showcase their UMPC - Ultra Mobile PC. There are two kinds. One is laptop based and the screen goes down to like 8" or so. Another kind is PC based but all processor are built behind the screen and the design is quite sleek. I am actually eyeing on one of these PC. However, now is still not the time to go in as the specs are still quite lousy and price still too high. Next show is Comex at early Sept. Still got 3 months to store up ammo.

The PC Show 2008 Part 1

I just came back from The PC Show 2008. As usual, the parking is very scary at the carparks surrounding Suntec City. So my friend and I park at a slightly further carpark. It is about 10 mins walk to Suntec City. It is better than wasting time hunting for a lot nearby. The show got many people. But when inside the hall, I feel quite ok. Not that packed.

Carpark full around PC Show venue

Crowds at PC Show

One of the things we got is a digital camera from Panasonic. It is Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX520. It is their very latest product. I have read many reviews and they give quite a good feedback. That is why I know what to get when I reach there. Business must be very competitive as the sales guy offer to throw in another battery. So I feel ok lah since I wanted 2 all along. Haha! So I bought this. All this takes me less than 10 mins. After that my friend and I went walk walk some more and then bought a few more goodies. Not bad. This time round saw many nice items and fuel my next buying interest. Oh no!!!!

My digital camera

Kung Fu Panda

I just came back from watching Kung Fu Panda. This is quite an interesting animation. This show is about 1.5 hours long. The drawing is nice and the show is quite funny. However, the story line is very typically. Bad guy comes back to take revenge and the chosen one has to deal with it. Though the story plot is simple, it is watchable. I wonder why the snake and tiger are female in the show. It is because of the chinese saying "最毒妇人心" and "母老虎"? Haha! So make a guess who is the voice over for these two characters? Maybe you feel they are well chosen? Any way, remember to stay back after the credit roll cos there is a short clip after it.

Executive Cafe

Today is the last day of my student attachment. So I decided to give her a treat as appreciation. My colleagues and I plus her went to the latest opening restaurant in NTU called Executive Cafe. It is very empty inside though lunch time. I guess as much cos most people wun spend this kind of money during lunch unless they have a good reason. We ordered a 8 dish set and plus drinks etc.. for about $150. It has roast meat, soup, prawns, cot fish etc.. I feel the portion of the food is generous and fast. Staffs are attentive and friendly as well. Best of all is there are no service charge and GST!! So I think it is good to give people a treat here. Haha!

Scratched shoe

Today I accidentally scratched my working shoe! My shoe is less than 1 month old only!!! So heartache. I just alighted from my car at my office. Then dunno how on earth I kick onto something and left a permanent scar at the tip of my shoe! So careless. Sigh.......

Nike iPod workout kit

I just came back from my night jog. Today I try out a new gadget - Nike iPod workout kit. It consists a sensor and a sort of plug in. Just plugin to the iPod and put the sensor in your sneakers. So you can set whatever calories you intend to burn and it will beep you when it is reaching the target. When you finished your workout, it will tell you how long you have run and how many calories you have burned. I am a bit of skeptic though cos I ran about 3km and it told me I burn 250 calories!! A bit too much I feel. Dunno how it calculates one. Any way, just in case you are wondering how much the set cost, let me break it down for you.

Nike Armband - $55
Sensor holder - $21
Nike Sensor and Plugin - $55

iPodBots.........

Transforms!!!!

张信哲逃生 Jeff Chang Escape

Now listening to Jeff Chang (张信哲) latest album Escape (逃生). This album is so hard to get. It is released in late April but I could not find it in many stores ranging from Causeway Point to IMM to West Mall to Ang Mo Kio Hub to VivoCity! I wonder if it is too hot selling until no stocks or not hot selling and limited stocks. Haha. Whatever the case, I finally found it in Junction 8. I bought it at Sembawang Music Center. It has a promotion of $3 off min $30 spent using Citibank credit card. So in the end, I combine with one more cd and this album costs me $17.40.

After listening one time, it sounds better than his previous album. His last few albums with Sony Music are quite bad. This time is with Ocean Butterflies and again he ditched those sure hit songs to try out different type of music. My most favourite song would be track 3 牡丹忧 (A Mother's Worries). It combines Beijing opera with a bit of mid-fast tune. Fantastic try! My other recommendation are track 5 小木马 (Little Rocking Horse) and 7 牧羊人 (Shepherd).

Tracks:
1 残念 (Too Bad)
2 逃生 (Escape)
3 牡丹忧 (A Mother's Worries)
4 可爱美眉 (Hot Chick)
5 小木马 (Little Rocking Horse)
6 最好的时光 (Best Days)
7 牧羊人 (Shepherd)
8 单车与跑车 (Bike or Wheels)
9 长途旅行 (A Long Journey)
10 天使的眼泪 (An Angel Cries)