Kung Fu Panda
June 29, 2008 | Filed Under L, Movies, Observation | 6 Comments
This is a review of Kung Fu Panda that L and myself had watched in Hoyts Cinema on Thursday. Unlike Malaysia, it was surprisingly easy to get the tickets for the movie although it was the opening day. Seatings are self-picked here, so there is no need to buy the tickets early for the best seats.
If you are still living in your cave, Kung Fu Panda is an animation action/comedy which was released this year in June. The movie as good as the reviews say it is; funny, action-packed, cute, educational. For an animation that runs 92 minutes, the movie is not too long that your bladder would explode nor is too short that your popcorn is not finished by the end of the movie. The run-time is just right.
One thing that caught my attention when the credits roll is that the voiceover was mainly by famous “celebrities”. Some names that caught my attention - Jack Black as Po (the Panda), Dustin Hoffman, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and Michael Clarke Ducan. It is really surprising to see the huge list of “celebrities” who are actually behind the voice. Not that I would get it, but I reckon that with an animation like this, who really cares about the voice behind the characters? Well, I personally don’t.
There is really no need for me to go through the plot as I’m sure you would have probably seen the trailer somewhere. Anyway, L seemed to have enjoyed herself thoroughly, laughing hysterically and not even noticing me coughing my lungs out when I er.. sorta choked on a popcorn for laughing too hard. Okay, you can stop laughing now.
To conclude, Kung Fu Panda was probably one of the few movies that I actually felt was worth my money watching on the big screens in Perth since I got here since end of 2006. Make sure this movie is in your must-see movies list this year if you haven’t watched it already.
I give Kung Fu Panda a highly recommended rating of 8.5/10.
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Scribe - Mobile Wordpress Blog Application
June 27, 2008 | Filed Under Thoughts | 2 Comments
This is an entry created with my N95 with Scribe, a Phython powered Wordpress blogging application for S60 devices.
I’m currently in the customer lounge at Bob Jane T-Marts, a pretty big tyre company here in Perth. Dropped my 1990 Toyota Supra GA70 for wheel balancing (not wheel alignment as I said previously) and also to check if there’s any puncture in my tyres.
One of the persons managing the place came by to tell me that there are some problems getting one of the nuts out and the tyres being worn and all that. Me not having $600 lying around means there’s no way I would/could change the tyres now.
Ah, money makes the world go round.
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Wordpress 2.5.1 Visual Editor Not Working. Help.
June 27, 2008 | Filed Under Questions, Rough Times | 3 Comments
My Wordpress (2.5.1) Visual Editor is not working at all and I really need some help to fix this problem. It is killing me because I can’t use the normal editor and it’s really messing up my codes half the time and demotivates me to update my blog.
I just can’t understand why this is happening now. My visual editor was working fine and all of a sudden it just stopped working. The screenshot shows that “visual” is highlighted and even when I try clicking on “HTML” it doesn’t change anything. I’ve deactivated all my Wordpress plugin and tried writing, but the problem remained. I even tried IE8 and also started Firefox 3 in safe mode, re-installed Firefox 2, updated to the latest Java Runtime, but doesn’t seem to work.
I’m just totally lost here. I need my visual editor back! Help.
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Impulsivity
June 26, 2008 | Filed Under Accessories/Equipment, Confessional, Photography | 2 Comments
Impulsivity costed me AUD$183 (plus postage) today. I bought a used SB-600 Flash about an hour ago from eBay, and to think that a while back, I used to tell cheahwey not to buy anything from eBay. Anyone know how long before you have to pay for the item?
I just paid for the item and it should be here by the end of next week, if everything goes smoothly. Let’s just hope the condition of the flash is as good as it was described.
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(Edit) 52mm HOYA Circular Polarising Filter on its way
June 24, 2008 | Filed Under Accessories/Equipment, Confessional, Photography | 10 Comments
Another one of those Confessional entries. I’ve just won the bid for the 52mm Circular Polarising Filter in eBay. The price including shipping is AUD$28.50. A brand new one costs close to AUD$80 in Harvey Norman (I checked today).
Then again, I sort of regretted getting the 3 year-old filter where I could have gotten a brand new one from HK for the same price. That’s for not checking properly. And that’s a AUD$30 lesson to learn.
EDIT: There was a mistake by the seller of the polariser that I won in eBay and the seller agreed to cancel the purchase. After sorting out the issue, I purchased a brand new 52mm HOYA Circular Polarising Filter for AUD$27. The item is located in HK, so it might take a couple of weeks before it arrives. Well, looks like I wasn’t ripped off after all =)
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Spencer Village Food Court, Perth
June 23, 2008 | Filed Under Food, Food Review, Photography, Places | 6 Comments
This is Spencer Village Food Court, located at 200 Spencer Road, Thornlie, Perth WA. This is my first food review in this blog, so don’t bitch.
This is the inside view of Spencer Village. There are basically lots of seats, enough to cater for hundreds of patrons.
This is what we had for drinks, bought from Panda Cafe near the entrance. The good old Pokka Green Tea, never too sweet or too bland. Healthy (I believe), and is reasonably priced at AUD$1.70 (there was a 20 cents increase recently, I noticed).
Curry Laksa from Penang Cuisine. Not Sarawakian version of Laksa, definitely. Comes with a mixture of yellow noodle and vermicelli unless instructed otherwise. Springy noodles, not too spicy (mild), lack of ingredients. Measly amount of chicken pieces and two (2) pieces of prawns were found in the curry. The sambal (chilli) was good though. Price increased by 30 cents to AUD$6.80, I believe. Still reasonably priced. L, my girlfriend, didn’t quite like her meal, so we agreed to swap our food.
The Two Meat Combination Rice from Penang Cuisine is definitely not as tasty when compared to any local Malaysian hawker stall, but still good for Perth’s standard. The BBQ Pork tasted great, but the Roasted Pork seemed to lack that extra something. The rice was alright and the best thing about the chicken rice is the chilli. Priced at AUD$7.20, I believe. Not too bad for its price due to its large serving. L seemed to enjoy this more than her Curry Laksa.
We decided to have a try of Fook Kee’s Chicken Feet, priced at AUD$4.50. Large serving, huge feet, and we both liked it. We still prefer the spicy versions of Chicken Feet though. This one was the salty type.
These are assorted Kuihs (Malaysian term for Cake) home-made by Straits Cuisine, besides their other Kuihs such as Siew Pao, Ham Chee Peng, and more. The Kuihs were nothing much to shout about. Not exactly the same as the real deal in Malaysia, but still not bad and reasonably priced at around AUD$3.50.
I had an extra cup of medium-sized Soya Bean drink priced at $2 from Panda Cafe. I believe they made the Soya Bean themselves. Tasted pretty healthy, although I prefer it sweeter. Panda Cafe also sell other local Malaysian desserts and drinks and also bubble tea, including Chendol, Ice Kacang, and even Durian Smoothie.
Spencer Village Food Court opens Wednesdays to Sundays, and there are currently 12 food stalls operating, not including Panda Cafe.
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Photographic Equipment on eBay
June 22, 2008 | Filed Under Photography, Questions | Leave a Comment
I’m going a little eBay frantic this couple of days, watching quite a number of photography equipments on eBay. Some of the items I’ve been watching (have yet to bid on either one):
1) 35mm 2.0D (used/2 months old)
2) 52mm HOYA Circular Polarising Filter (used)
3) SB-600 Speedlight (used/local Perth seller)
And a few other items. All the items are located in Australia and I dare not look elsewhere. What do you guys think of the items I’m currently watching? Feel free to go to the items’ description and persuade/dissuade me to bid on the items.
Updates will resume when I’m feeling less tired. Been feeling extra lethargic of late, probably the extra hours at work.
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