300... the movie.

I knew it would be bad, just not this bad. Went to see 300 with the university friends today since there was some reunion where we went for dinner and a movie after. The cinema was tightly packed with people even sitting at the front 2 rows, youngsters who were just mature to see a rated R film had their eyes glued to the screen. The movie featured 300 barbarians fighting in a war, killing lots of people, and ended up getting killed. Period. There were lots of unnecessary bloodshed, woman in skimpy clothes, mindless hacking/slashing - purely for fanservice. There's this scene that had an enemy monster with knives sticking out his hands going 'Rrrrrrr' and it reminded me of one of those creatures you see in PC games. I couldn't hold back and was giggling crazily until some teens turned their heads and gave me the 'look'. Opps, sorry; I didn't know they were so into the film. So, what happened to those movies that actually had a plot? Like Forest Gump, Catch me if you can, or even Troy on a similar note? Did our society fall so low with only demand of plotless mindless bloodshed? I guess i was one of those idiots who spent 9.50CAD on it fueling for more demand afterall - money better spent elsewhere (not to mention the things i can buy/see with 70RMB in hand back when I was in Shanghai). Anyways.... on a positive note, I finally joined gym at Sheraton today! A friendly good looking girl showed me around the facilities, and I signed up after learning that my company actually has a corporate rate. Did some weightlifting and cardio - hopefully it can help me focus more on my new role at work, and for myself to have more clarity into the path that I should pursue moving forward....

Spring is here!

Dang, don't know why i haven't updated my blog in such a long time. Yeah, it's been busy at work, but it's no excuse - probably I don't know what's to write after coming back from very different cities in the far east. Been in the new team, and the same story applies - politics, meetings, lack of budget/training, yadda yadda yadda... but good thing is that I'm learning things quickly which is the only cool thing i guess (gosh, i do need a better oscilloscope tho; hate to beg from other teams to borrow their higher bandwidth ones). Oh, also went to Niagra Falls the past weekend with the family - and it was cool... trees surrounded by ice since the ice pellets were forming around the branches due to the mist created by the Falls making it a very rare phenomenon. People were surrounding the trees pointing and taking pics, while children took off icicles from signposts and used them as lightsabers, and tourists gathered in awe talking pictures and having a good time. It was a good time and great to feel some human interaction in this otherwise cold fluctuating winter. Another thing is that I've made up my mind to pick up my guitar once more; time flies and before one know it - a long time have passed. But if I learn something that I like, then maybe several yrs down the road - i'll learn something^. Also made a pact with a friend from Shanghai where she's picking up piano at a mature age, and myself picking up guitar in a similar case; and who knows? Maybe sometime, someday; we'll join together for a chorus... ha ha, life's unexpected and interesting....

Busy busy lately

Whoa! Haven't updated for a while... mainly cuz quite busy with work after transitioning to the new team. During weekends, totally hooked up on FFXII and rogue galaxy which had been queued up for such a long time. However, I still think that the PC game Oblivion is better than the two games - mainly due to it's opened storyline and different human interaction. In FFXii or Rogue Galaxy, you pretty much know what people will say you meet on the street which somehow lacks AI intelligence and the storyline is too linear. So right now, i'm wondering what i should get; a kicka$$ PCIE gfx card or a LCD TV... ha ha, oh well; that will have to wait after i get back from Austin since these electronics drop prices anyways... PS. attached pic is a recent pic with my coworkers to K... release stress! :)

Cold weather...

And so, starting to feel that work has been consuming up most of my life lately.... How come as one grow up - we feel that there's lesser and lesser amount of time left? Is focusing too much on career over other things a bad path? Did I really make the right choices so far? These are some of the things that's in my mind lately possibly causing my lack of motivation. Oh well, I hope I'll snap out of it before I head down to Austin soon. Anyhoo... I'm just going to stick with my good friend's view: 'everyone tries to make the best decision when they need to, and it will be the best choice at the particular moment that they were made at. There's just too much uncertainties in the future to really understand the opportunity costs and consequences.' Yeah; I hope there's a time machine :p But, maybe if there's one - I may choose the same path again... ha ha. Oh well, here's some belated pics from my ski trip 2 wks ago (hoping to fit one more in before season ends), and also attached a McMaster invention on the air lately - an interactive CPR glove that can save lives. Cool! (WinWin - you know these folks?) ha ha...