A comeback?

She sits across the table from me, a cup of her favorite coffee in her hand. She looks at me in the eye, while she takes a sip. 

Her gorgeous big eyes, slowly narrow, into a squint. Still looking at me, still squinting ... then I awake from my daydream. 

Someone casually mentioned, that I should do a comeback ... 

BOOM! 

Well, here I am. 

Robert Pattionson's Batsuit revealed by Director Matt Reeves on 13th Feb 2020.

Am I here to stay? Who knows ... time will tell. Baby steps ...

Batman's back though. 25th June 2021 suddenly doesn't seem that far off.

And here we go.....

Finally, some news about the 3rd (and final?) installment of the Christopher Nolan "Batman Trilogy" - The Dark Knight Rises (TDKR).

This post is way behind time. Initially, I had wanted to post this but I just didn't find the time to.

Now, I can't even remember which was the first piece of news about TDKR. But I believe, it was Tom Hardy as Bane. Then it was Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle @ Catwoman.

Anne Hathaway - my oh my .....

I believe everyone would at least have an idea who Catwoman is.

So, what was the big deal with Bane?

IGN screencap

Well, for those who are not comic-geeks like me, Bane was the guy who.....

Yup - broke Batman's spine. And left Batman/Bruce Wayne crippled (for sometime) in the comics.

We've actually seen Bane once on the big screen in Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin.

That movie is without a shadow of a doubt, THE MOST HATED Batman movie-ever. Some fan go as far as to even deny its existence.

Once again, the Marketing Team at Warner Bros. had some fancy ideas. Apparently, the official website was launched with nothing but a looping chant (I personally wouldn't have known what it said but it's kind of creepy). Some so-called genius(es) apparently decided robust some audio-software to listen to the audio file and found the following Twitter hashtag.

#TheFireRises

I'm not a tweeter and won't pretend to know what I'm talking about but accessing/following that hashtag adds the tweeter's profile picture to a large mosaic on the official site.

http://thedarkknightrises.warnerbros.com/

Ideally, the giant jigsaw puzzle would reveal the image over time, but someone managed to extract the final image and it was a photo of.....

Tom Hardy as Bane!

Yeah, that's right - Christopher Nolan is all about realism.

I won't deny that I'm super pumped (heh, geddit?) for this movie! Can't wait for 20th July 2012!

And then, the Hot Toys figures that come after ..... my oh my .....

The Dark Knight no more?

So, if you remember from my previous post, I was rambling on and on about how AWESOME The Dark Knight was. I guess there's nothing much left to say. Therefore, The Dark Knight posts will be kept to a bare minimum or almost near Zero.

Because moving forward, I'm going to talk about the AWESOMENESS which is The Dark Knight Rises!!!!!

Yeah, this final installment of the planned 3-movie "trilogy" (is this the right term used?) is scheduled for a 2012 release.

So this is what we know so far in terms of cast:

Returning:
- Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne/Batman
- Michael Caine as Alfred Pennyworth
- Gary Oldman as Commisioner James Gordon
- Morgan Freeman as Lucius Fox

New:
- Anne Hathaway as Selina Kyle/Catwoman (although reports have mentioned "Anne Hathaway has been vast as Selina Kyle" not confirmed Catwoman will be on-screen, or does it? We shall see)
- Tom Hardy as Bane
- Joseph Gordon Levitt as Alberto Falcone

I think there was also talk of Talia al-Ghul being in the movie but I can't recall it off the top of my head now.

Following where" TDK" left off, Batman is now wanted man, as they wanted to protect the reputation of Harvey Dent before he turned into Two-Face caused by The Joker's manipulations. Both Harvey/Two-Face and Rachel Dawes are dead and Joker most probably locked up in prison/Arkham Asylum. There was no mention of what happened to Arkham after "Batman Begins".

The Wayne Manor should have been fully rebuilt with the Batcave, since it was burned down in "Batman Begins". The Tumbler @ Batmobile was destroyed by rocket launcher in "TDK" so Batman will probably get a new ride (and rumors mentions it would be the Batwing/aircraft).

Then of course, most probably a new suit as well.

So, what's there not to be excited about? Can't wait and I'm counting down the days, actually doing it a month at a time.

Other updates, caught "World Invasion: Battle LA" over the weekend starting Aaron Eckhart (Harvey Dent/Two-Face from "TDK") as Staff Sargeant Nentz from the USMC (US Marine Corp) whose team battles aliens (extra terrestrial).

The movie was enjoyable but I might have been expecting more. The alien designs were not very memorable and too mechanical (as they found that the alien weapons were surgically attached). They are nothing compared to the likes of aliens from movies like the "Aliens" or "Predator" series.

Also, the UFOs are a little too Transformer-ish, if there's such a word.

A warning if you plan to watch it - if you can't stand shaky cameras (like "The Blair Witch Project"), then this is not the movie for you.

Overall, a GOOD (but not GREAT) movie. I would give this a 3/5 star rating.

iLove my iPhone 4

Once again a quick update from my iPhone.

Tested my Internet Tethering on my iPhone 4 last night connected to my desktop. I've had it about a month now but never tested this feature out before. Plus my phone line at home has been down for the past week.

I'm happy to report: it works like a charm.

No regrets spending RM 2,800 on this baby.

iLove my iPhone 4!

What? Blogging from a Smartphone?

Yeah, I know. Who would've thought that I'd be blogging from my iPhone 4? Everything will be default as blogging from a Smartphone isn't the most effective way to blog.

2010 - where did that go? It was the year that I didn't blog on a single topic. Was I was abducted by aliens and was recently returned back?
No. Blame it on work & other commitments etc.

Maybe 2011 will be different.

21st March 2011 marks my 1st day in a new organization. The last 9 months of my life was a living hell, thanks to a certain bitch (initials JK).

Thanks to an ex-colleague and an ex-boss, I escaped being unemployed. Not many people would quit their jobs before securing another one. Come to think of it, I didn't even have a bullet-proof backup plan! My saviours - those 2 people are.

2010 wasn't kind to me - not only was my career affected, my luck was probably at an all-time low. My house was broken into and I lost more than RM 10,000 in cash & belongings. Including a 3-month old 40-inch SONY BRAVIA LCD, my beloved PS3 along with about original 10 Blu-Ray games and movies, a fairly new PC with a 23-inch LCD monitor, printer, portable hard disk with my movie and TV-series collection, a mobile phone, digital camera, cash in foreign currency and last but not least, my favorite Hot Toys MMS DX-02 The Dark Knight figure :(

But - what's past is past and thank god no one was harmed in anyway (other than my bank account).

Here's to better times ahead and more interesting reading!

Cheers!

The first time in....30 years?

For the first time in my life, or at least as long as I can remember - I rode on a motorcycle, at least as a pillion rider, thanks to my colleague Azhar.

That may not seem like much but I always had some sort of fear thinking about riding on a motorcycle. Sure I've ridden a quad-bike on the beach with 4 wheels. But this is different.

Riding pillion on a motorbike, the wind in your face, no helmet - seems fun. Although I got a bit scared when Azhar took a corner and I didn't know if I was supposed to lean left or right!
It was just out the parking lot onto the opposite side of the road to get my car to go for dinner/supper - it was quite an experience!

I usually blog about life experiences. That's what I've been doing all the while. I've been away for some time now, so consider this a comeback from "semi-retirement".

It's not about the money. It's about sending a message.....

Jag invited me and the team to his 21st birthday bash held on 4th October 2008. He told us that he rented a hall and invited about 250 guests.

In my 29 years, I've never attended such parties before and I didn't know what to expect. In fact, I didn't know this was an "in" thing. I previously saw some photos of someone else's 21st Birthday Bash with multi-tier cake etc.

I guess it was considered an honour to be invited, so I arranged to go after "work" with some of my colleagues.

Now, as I mentioned, this was the first time I was attending someone's 21st Birthday Bash that was as extravagant and opulent as this.

The entrance to the hall


The "kollum" at the entrance

The invitation said it was starting after 7:31 pm (yes, it said that specifically). I left the office at 8:00 pm and when we arrived at the hall, we were informed by the father that he would make his appearance at 8:45 pm.

What followed was like something from a Chinese Wedding. He appeared at the entrance of the hall and there was some kind of music blaring and people will popping streamers etc. He was wearing a coat, then proceeded to wear his sunglasses and then strolled down the red carpet to the stage.

Birthday Boy posing on stage

They had hired a DJ who played music and it was all Tamil/Hindi and I didn't understand a word of it. The DJ was also the emcee for the day, and was speaking Tamil.

I think I was the only Chinese in the whole hall!

The birthday boy called his family on to the stage to cut the birthday cake and take some photos, then next came the relatives.

Friends & Family

And what happened next was kinda bizarre (to me anyway). Each one of the family member's would feed him a small piece of cake, and he would feed them in return. This went on with every one of his family members (parents and sisters) and then continued with the relatives! As I mentioned, this was the first time I've been to something like this so it happens I suppose.

Then it was announced that dinner was served. It was buffet-styled Indian food. Mutton curry, fried chicken etc.

All in all, the Birthday Boy told me they spent about RM 11,000 for the entire bash. How much did I spend my 21st Birthday..... I can't remember.

Decided to head down to Sunway Pyramid today. I haven't been there since construction started on the new wing. I guess it has been at least 1 - 2 years since I've been there.

They have a new parking bay indicators with sensors that turn red when there's a car in the bay.

I think its a great system and will reduce the number of times where we think we see an empty bay, only to speed there and find that there's a Kancil or Kelisa parked.

Pyramid has some kind of concierge service where we were looking at the directory when a lady called Cynthia came up to us to assist us. We wanted to have Fish & Co. and was informed that it has now been taken over by Manhattan Fish Market. I asked her why, and she informed that Fish & Co. wasn't doing very well and were closing down stores.

NOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooo!!!!! Fish & Co. (IMHO) is so much better than Manhattan Fish Market. Fish & Co. had a lemon butter sauce on their Fish & Chips which tastes so much better than Manhattan's garlic butter sauce.

I noticed there was a Wendy's and decided to try it out. I remember an outlet in Sungai Wang ages ago, then it closed down.

The burger was pretty damn big. I ordered the 3/4 Pounder Triple Wendy's Burger and I don't think I'll be ordering this anymore, maybe the Double Burger is sufficient.

But I think the best thing was the Baked Potato with Cheese & Cheese and the M&M's Frosty, which is supposedly like a milkshake/Flurry.

We bought our tickets for "Eagle Eye" before we proceeded to look for something to eat.

The movie wasn't anything to shout about, it sure wasn't "The Dark Knight" :p

I just checked reviews and it didn't score very well. I guess the next movie to look out for this year would be "Quantum Of Solace" due to be released on 6th November 2008.

Teaser Poster

Final (???) Poster

Stop and stare, you start wonder why you're here not there.....

On 1st September 2008, this was what I posted:

It looks like a 6-day working week will be the norm if I want to get my stuff finished. I found extra hours ie. going early, leaving late isn't really as productive. We'll see what happens as I start the 6:00 pm - 3:00 am shift today.

And now, here we are, 5th October 2008. What a crazy month it has been. In addition to packing in 14 hour days, I worked Saturday's as well.

So much has been happening, it isn't funny and I didn't have time to blog.

I'm behind on my regular TV fix. The series that I need to catch up on:

a) Supernatural - Season 3
b) Prison Break - Season 3
c) The Batman - Season 5
d) Heroes - First 3 episodes of Season 3
e) Knight Rider 2008 - Episode 1

There were things that happened at work and I was gobsmacked! The changes came like a tsunami, we didn't see it coming. And there was no time to recover when the next bit of news came.

I've been given an offer - something which might work out for the better. And I've given my response. Now to see what and when it happens.

I lost my Credit Card at TGIF's last weekend. I passed it to the waiter got the slip back but failed to notice that they didn't give the card back. I managed to block the card before further transactions were made.

I sent an email via the website as well as to the email address printed on the receipt and I didn't get a response until 2 days later. The GM said that they were busy due to the Hari Raya holidays. He/she apologized and promised me some vouchers. Let's see what happens.

Because of the Hari Raya holidays as well, my card will be sent to me, but delayed of course.

I decided to give Carl's Jr. another go a couple of weeks back. And this confirms it, I was conned the first time around:

This is what Chilli Cheese Fries are supposed to look like!

They forgot my cheese the first time I ordered my Chilli Cheese Fries. The combo of a Double Western Burger, Chilli Cheese Fries and a medium drink was abit too much for me to stomach. Or was it?

Maybe I should go for a 2nd round to see if its really too much. I guess the Chilli Cheese Fries is best shared but no one else at home consumes beef so.....

In between all that's been happening, I was at the launch party of the official Malaysian SONY Playstation 3 release. I want one too!

Because I was rushing to catch the bus to work, I couldn't take more photos. There were some Cosplay girls, competitions and the queue to be the first 3 in line started 2 days before! It was even out in The Star newspaper.

The bus stop


The launch party "area"

I'd love to have a SONY Playstation 3 too. Maybe when "The Dark Knight" Blu-Ray is released later this year.

2-Disc Blu-Ray Limited Edition!

In the meantime, more info about the official Malaysian SONY Playstation 3 here.

The new Honda Civic is due out later this year. I've seen some photos online, pretty nice. A lot better than the old/current design.

Honda City with Modulo Bodykit


Side profile similar to Big Brother, the current-gen Honda Civic

I've also did some changes to my Hot Toys Joker. Smudged the makeup a little bit more, resulting in a look that's less "panda-eyed":

Before

1st Attempt


2nd Attempt

And finally, "The Dark Knight" figure is out! Some stores have already received their shipment. I should be getting mine within the next few weeks if Rey gets his shipment in.

Hot Toys The Dark Knight suit and Batman Begins suit

It's gorgeous. But some people complain that its still too bulky and Christian Bale in suit was slim in the movie.

Some guy actually modified the body by removing excess plastic and came up with the results below. Beautifully done.

Not only that, She Predator Machiko is expected to arrive this month as well:

Can you say OUCH 2 times, really, really loudly?