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2010's First Post

Okay.... last post was... September?!

I actually had a lot prepared before but I usually don't post them. The hardest thing for me is how to start these damn things. But let me just greet you all a Happy New Year!

First bit -- Google/HTC's Nexus One. Since the day it came out, I was frothing at the mouth for this device. I used to be addicted to mobile phoens but after Nokia's over-saturation of phones in the market, I kinda got tired of it and went for an O2 mini back in the day. Then back to a Nokia device called the 6500 slide, which was a good phone. Solid build, looks good and fuctions well as a phone. But I kinda missed the customizability I got with a Windows Phone. Then last August, Me and Guia got Samsung Omnia 2s. We loved it instantly, it had the best screen, good camera and fast (if you get rid of the default Samsung UI) and being a Windows Phone, ultra customization. But now comes Google's Nexus One with a new Android OS.... and it just blew me away! I will wait for it here in SG and see my options. I hope I can get it cheap... or sell my Omnia 2 at a good price... that is one sexy phone.

Anime series -- the only series I watch now is Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. I feel this is the only show I can watch as most of the series now are targeted for creepy otakus. For me, new series today cannot possibly match those that came out in the 90s and early 2000s. Dragonball Z, Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Gurren Lagann (OK, this is slightly new), Real Drive, and those giant robot shows. Those were awesome. Now, what do we get?! MOE. Series with children in skimpy costumes that make you crinch and feel dirty just by looking at them. Heck, even Macross turned to this direction, it seems. Last year, one of my favorite series was Darker Than Black. It had style, an interesting story, awesome music, engaging characters and super cool powers and remunerations for every character. Imagine my excitement when they announced a follow-up to this series called Darker Than Black: Gemini of the Meteor. I watched the first 3 episodes and guess what?! the main character is now a child... F******CK! They totally destroyed it for me, I stopped watching it since. The characters had cooler powers but that won't sell it for me. And the quality of the animation and drawings seriously suffered a great deal. It was pathetic. I'm getting sick of seeing these underaged characters that cater to the creepy otaku crowd. Is this the only way to sell series now? For the demographic of single, 2D girl-loving, socially inept people who can only talk to 2D girls confined in its Nintendo DS?! Who refer to real girls as 3D pigs?! This direction will bring about the end of Japanese anime as we know it as it only makes exporting anime harder. (I tried watching Dance in the Vampire Bund... same shit. )

Here's my office computer, a 27-inch iMac. I love the hardware (with the exception of the Mighty Mouse) but OSuX.

Games -- I'm totally out of touch with games right now. I haven't played games in a while. I try out games but never follow through, i feel I've lost my gaming heart. Uncharted 2, Assassin's Creed 2 and Bayonetta seems interesting. We'll see when I have the time.

I've been gaining weight these past months so now, I go to the gym regularly. Though in the body analysis, I am only .1kg overweight, I still needed to lose fat and gain more muscle. Feels good and painful to have some activity and part of a club. Will see this through.

Oh, I'm for Team Coco.

Youtube current playlist: After School's Because of You, Kara's Mister, Super Junior's Sorry,Sorry, SNSD's Genie and reviews for the Nexus One. K-pop... yes.

Stranger

I just finished watching Sword of the Stranger for the third time! This movie just kicks ass in so many ways! It brings me back to those times that I get a high from watching Rurouni Kenshin OAVs. Everything's just beautifully animated and the fight choreography is fast but not short at all.

Highly recommended!

We also watched Studio Ghibli's Ponyo by the Cliff. Very simple yet endearing. Love it!

More food

In a place called "Everything with Fries". Some juicy cheeseburger, sour cream and onion fries and baby caesar salad. Yum!

Almost the same dish but with garlic fries.

One of our favorite places to eat is Punggol Nasi Lemak Centre. Food is good, clean and cheap. The rice is cooked in coconut milk, I think which gives it a different aroma and taste. And as with every food herein SG, it comes with chilli. This is the only chilli paste I can actually take here in SG.

It may not look like much, but this is like Pinoy's bulalo, I think. It's called Bak Kut Teh. The tender meat barely clings to the bones so eating it is quite easy, and tasty. The broth is filled with garlic and its very tasty.

These are making me hungry once again.... time to eat some more and get phat.

Some pics from my vault of pics

The Shunya Yamashita figure is from my friend, Darren Tan. Alternity Black Convoy and my Omnia II.

Robot mode. Awesome. Phone wallpaper art by Redjuice999, awesome artist.

Eh?! Paper chicken?

Another turo-turo food. But looks better. Mantao, beans, sweet and sour pork and fish with curry on rice.

Another set for Guia, mantao, pork meatball topped with shrimp, and a prawn dish.

I bet the other juices hate this SOB, always butting into juice pack conversations and feeling like the leader of the PACK (non-Pinoys won't get this lame joke.).

Hawaiian Pizza from Sarpino's.

Kalamata Delight Pizza from Sarpino's... mmmm... bacon strips.

Awesome shoes from Nike, Lunarglide+.

These shoes are just too darn soft and light and I love it.

That's all, folks! Too lazy to update so I'm just sharing some photos. Also, I'm putting up pics of food we eat so enjoy!

Food

Since Singapore is also known for its variety of food, I thought I'd post some of the food we eat here. I have started taking pictures (if I remember) to post here like what my friend Bambi is doing.

One of my favorite dishes, Chicken Briyani... the large chicken meat is under those tasty rice.

Here's a Katsy Curry Rice meal in one of the many Japanese food stalls here.

A staple in Singaporean cuisine, Hainanese Chicken Rice.

Thai food is also abundant. Here we have a plate of Seafood Pineapple Rice and Lab Gai (Chicken Salad). Yummy and spicy! There's a mix of different flavors and aroma circling your mouth.

Another Hainanese Chicken rice set for 2 people.

Here'a a normal "turo-turo" food and some of the cheapest food here, sometimes called "Economy" or Vegetable Rice. But not bad depending on where you eat.

Stay tuned for more...