Source: Cyanide and Happiness

Not really a funny comic but i find it cute. Anyways, halloween is here again! It’s never been anything fun for me. Year after year, spent like any other normal day. Never really spotted anyone dressed up either, or at least not that I could remember. This year some friends of mine and I will be heading to some costume rental shops and see if we can find anything we like. Pretty late… Halloween is 2 days away. Oh well, have fun everyone

For the record, I’m not a hardcore Subway hater. I can eat the food there but I would really really REALLY prefer not to. Since polytechnic years till today, there would always be at least one avid Subway fan to hang out with. Which wasn’t anything bad except when it came down to the headache provoking question of “Where shall we eat?” And if there was a Subway nearby, my enthusiasm towards food usually evaporates.

It’s not that Subway’s food is bad… I know I don’t hate burgers, sandwiches and others in the bakery family. In fact, I like such things, especially sandwiches. Subway’s version is just so unappealing. I never liked their bread, all 5 types. It’s just food I put into my mouth because I am hungry. Nothing more. Their ingredients are… alright. It’s fresh, yes, but nothing great about the taste. Their only selling point for non-fans like me to eat is that it’s healthy! They had this Subway Diet advertising campaign long ago about a guy named Jared that stopped his junk food intake and ate only Subway, eventually losing weight and of course became a much healthier person. The diet subsequently worked for some, not for others. I heard that some people even gained weight due to increased food intake.

Luckily most of Subway outlets are in the city (it used to be!). I don’t get forced to eat their sandwiches often. Unluckily for me, however, Subway businesses seem to be proliferating and expanding very smoothly. Too smoothly… Subway outlets have been springing up virtually everywhere! It’s getting nearer and nearer to the residential sectors, overtaking the heartlands one by one. And today, I finally saw their newest outlet at my neighborhood’s shopping center. Oh Noooo! The current number 1 Subway friend visits at least twice a week! I know for sure I’ll be dragged there often. I just know it…

-sigh- No matter how healthy Subway gets, the dry, monotonous taste that is Subway will always effectively erase my appetite. That is how the Subway Diet works for me.

It’s not that I mind watching romance comedy genre but I just don’t often head down specially to watch them. Most of the time I spend my money on heavy effects film. Since my sister said it was nice and the trailers looked interesting, I decided to watch this and it’s a good thing I did. It’s one of the few romance comedy that I really really enjoyed.

The plot is typical and very predictable. Even if I were to type the story out, I don’t think it’d be that big a spoiler Most people should already have guessed the storyline just by watching the trailers alone. What made this movie really stand out however wasn’t the story, partly it’s the romance but mostly it was the comedy. Sexist jokes are not new but the way it’s presented here made it enjoyable. The beginning is a little slow but once Gerard Butler appeared, the pace picked up and my friends and I couldn’t stop laughing through the show.

I’d especially recommend this film to friends that have the tendency to control their partners. Hello, you know who you are. Stop smiling. Just go watch it. Let’s see if you can handle the truth.

There’s been quite some hype about an upcoming movie (release date for Singapore should be 17 December) called Avatar. Unfortunately it isn’t the plot or the usual elements that people are raving about. It is the technology being employed behind the film. Supposedly, it’s more 3D than the current 3D films we’ve been seeing. The director himself, James Cameron, help to create a “fusion digital 3D camera system” which he patented some time ago and refined it for this film. From all the articles about it I’ve been reading, this film is supposed to be a breakthrough in 3D film technology, something that will bring the experience to a new level and spearhead film industry’s 3D direction even further being the first of it’s kind to be released.

Breakthrough or not, I’ll be watching this film more for the story than for the technology. Here’s a trailer of it.

The matte paintings look so good *envies* There’s also a game for it by Ubisoft by the same name as the movie. Too bad the game isn’t my type of genre or I may try playing it. Still, the environment and concept designs are impressive. It does look like an alien planet so rich in life and vibrancy. In fact, the game trailers look more interesting to me than the movie’s.

Can’t wait for 17 December to come.

Came across this video about a dog that risked it’s life to save another dog that was injured on the highway. This was caught on Chile’s highway surveillance cameras. Wonder if the injured on did survive in the end. It looked like it left “stuff” behind on the road when the heroic dog drag the injured one away. :’(