Dissolved in Reflections

.... I'm living in the shadows of someone else's dream, trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me, Living in a nightmare a never ending sleep but now I'm wide awake my chains are finally free, don't feel sorry for me....

Episode 7: Chuck vs The Mask

Wow!! things are getting further for Chuck and Hannah. Short recap; Chuck meet Hannah (Kristin Kreuk) in the 5th episode and in the 6th episode Hannah accept Chuck invitation to work at Buymore  and she did, she have become the next "hot chicks" in the Buymore crew and Jeff, Lester and Morgan are all around her (like always when there's a pretty lady in Buymore). In this 7th episode, Chuck and Hannah have the chance to work together. What kind of "working together" that they do? Maybe Hannah will become the next person to be involve in Chuck's spy life? The answers are all below.... Enjoyyyyy...

p/s: Have any of you ever wonder will Hannah (Kristin Kreuk) be a permanent guest star in Chuck Season 3. Well, I guess we have to watch the whole remaining episodes though :p

Episode 6: Chuck vs The Nacho Sampler

It's quiet a while I didn't update on Chuck's post but it will be good if I post up 5 episode today right? :p Lets start with 6th episode. In this episode of Chuck season 3, again Chuck had a new experience in his journey as a spy. We all know all this while Chuck is the asset and now he will have to attend to his own asset with his own way. Some funny scene can be watched in this episode and Chuck will really gone his way of handling his first ever asset. Questions are, will he be successful? Wonder who is the asset? Is it another genius like Chuck himself? or maybe another Intersect-filled-in-the-brain guy similar to Chuck? Well the answer is...... watch it below :p Oh yes before that have you watched the 5th episode? Know who are the guest star featured? Did I mentioned it will be an absolute stunner? yes I did but not only referring to Stone Cold Steve Austin only hehehe also to Hannah aka Kristin Kreuk :p For your extra information, thing will be progressing between Chuck and Hannah and even more sweet in this 6th episode :p Would it be nice if Hannah really does work in Buy More together with Chuck right? So enjoy this.....

HTC Wildfire - 1st Impression

This will not be a review post for this HTC Wildfire (that I just acquired) but rather a short post on to express my opinion at the very first sight seeing and feeling this phone. It won't be too technical and in depth yet until I really experience it. HTC Wildfire is one of the latest models introduced by HTC alongside other models such as the HTC Desire and Nexus One. But Wildfire is not actually fit to called Desire and Nexus One's siblings though, it would be rather come between those two or derived from them. What I mean is seems that some part of Wildfire was taken from Desire, another from Nexus One and even from other earlier phone like the HTC HD2. Hard to be digested? Well wait until my review on this phone (after a few days playing with it) then I'll explain more as I will be able to detect which part belong to which phone and "paste" onto the HTC Wildfire.

So yeah, Wildfire is a good looking, handsome/pretty android phone, no doubt, with its sleek and neat design with not-overdone curve side which is identical to most of HTC phone. When looking at this phone before actually touching it and have never tried HTC phone before, one can fall in love easily with this phone especially the one in red color. As for me, I'm tired of the black, gray and silver colored phone now though my favorite color; one of them; is black. This time I told myself I'll go for something different so I go for red. Think that red is sissy or gay? Nah!!! What this this phone called? Yes Wildfire, so because it is a Wildfire so red is more relevant, right? Whatever, I like it red this time.

If anyone asked me why buy this phone? Because it is HTC, simple answer, I've used HTC before, the HTC Tattoo and this Wildfire is actually for me to replace that Tattoo (not tattoo on my body ok :p ). If we line up all the current HTC android phone and categorized them in group such as entry level, armature, semi-pro and pro, this Wildfire will be easily and without doubt fall into the entry level category. Why? because first: it is the cheapest among the current HTC android phone, two: the specifications is quiet a low end and three: it lack of some advance features such as those fitted into the higher end model like HTC Legend and Desire. But this is not a simple and worthless phone. It still a sophisticated and multifunctional smart phone which for me personally can shake the more expensive phone like Iphone 3G and even Iphone 3GS though it might not win the battle :p

Wildfire runs on Android 2.1 and it's only a matter of time for the latest Android 2.2 to be available for upgrade. Physically this phone exterior are pretty much straight forward without any unappropriate buttons. Although there's no shutter button for the camera but this will not be a big problem as the optical trackpad took over the job. Did I mention optical trackpad? Well this is one thing that I like in HTC's new ranges, innovative I must say :p The 3.2 QVGA capacitive screen is good enough to compliment this phone and the style of this phone look more mature than it's predecessor the HTC Tattoo. I do admit, when it come to looks, Wildfire is not disappointing at all. 

So I'll play with this beauty for a few days and I will sure to go back to give my opinion on it and share my experience. It will not be long, if I'm too impressed or too disappointed with it, tomorrow I'll write a post about it :p So anyway, just wait for it then and for those who can't wait for my review and want to go and grab this Wildfire first, go ahead or those who already experience living with it, all your opinion and sharing are very much welcome. Adios for now... peace....

**all pictures are taken from www.htc.com**

Eclipse and Twilight

Gosh!! It's been more than a week I didn't update my blog and doing my blog hopping. Got a lot of things going on lately (which also denied my option of going to RWMF). Though all of those thing doesn't consumed most of my time but they do cost me a lot of energy and caused my brain to do 125% thinking. Anyway, enough for my life, last Saturday I went for a movie to unwind myself. Got two option, watch Twilight or Predators and Twilight (Eclipse) won as my sister is so eager to watch what happen next in the continuation of that movie. I'm not a big fan of Twilight as well as any of the characters in that movie but I like vampire and werewolf movie. Anyway, I won't write a long post on this movie, I'll try to make it brief :p

Ok, my expectation before watching the movie was:

1. Hoping that it will be full packed with actions because some opinion said this might be the last Twilight sequel (might not be true). This is my biggest expectation and maybe at least 50% of the movie are packed with dramatic fighting scenes.

2. Also I expect that the vampire will be working together with the werewolf because of Bella.

3. One of the main characters will get killed.

4. Bella will not become a vampire.

5. Old enemy will hunt the vampire once more.

I don't have to introduce or mention who are the star in this movie as most of you know who they are from the last two sequels. Not much change in the actors and actresses anyway. If you've watched the last to Twilight then you know who to expect in that movie.

In the last sequel of this movie before this Eclipse, the ending was really quiet disappointing which seems to be be "hanging". So what I'm hoping for in Eclipse they will have a good story line to compensate that. What do I think of the movie after watching it? Well if you ask me and really want to know, honestly, it's not as good as expected that it was rather a disappointment watching it (in my cruel thoughts: It would be better if I watch Predator instead :p ). This is my view of that movie:

1. After half way throughout the movie, there are no fighting and action scene (got only few minor biting and vampire chasing kind of scene). Total disappointment as it not as what I expected.

2. The main action scene was a good one and as I expected the vampire working together with the wolfs, this part is the best part in that movie but the only one as such and yes it is because of Bella.

3. No main character get killed, only severely injured and only bad guys killed.

4. Bella has not yet became a vampire (no scene show that she did anyway).

5. Old enemy is back!!

The not-so-good about this movie:

1. Too much kissing scene!!!!

2. Too much lovey dubey kind of things instead of thrill actions!!!!

3. What a vampire and werewolfs movie without a lot of blood and brawl? One word, LAME!!!

4. It is confusing whether this movie is an action movie or a love story kind of movie. Well after give it a thought it is neither, don't know how to categorized it by the way hehehe

5. The Dakota Fanning's gang is too strong and they didn't even fight :p

The so-good thing about this movie:

1. Got a few funny scene especially when Bella caught in between Edward and Jacob in most of the things

2. The vampire and werewolf work together and seems like the rivalry could be ended in the next sequel if they have it.

3. The characters are all personally impressive and have their own unique personality.

4. A good love movie for all love story fans who seek alternative and different in love movie.

5. Good to watch if you're a big fans of any of the stars in that movie :p (of course la)

All in all, this movie is good to watch if any of you prefer love story with a little thrill action but if you're an action movie lover... ermmm.... hehehe decide for yourself..... By the way, ask me what I like about this movie, I will say I like Jane and Alice, why? I like their abilities, Jane can inflict immense pain on other with only a look and Alice? well I think many humans wish they had Alice's ability of seeing visions of the future, at least I know I do :p

Well people, just  go watch Twilight Eclipse and give your own opinion. Mine might not be so much positive and you guys might have better opinion.. Adios...

http://www.eclipsethemovie.com

Masterpiece - Iban indie rock music revolution

...mulut madah sayau, tang pengerindu lenyau, aku ditu merampau nadai nuan irau, ukai amu sayau, ukai ku amu pengerindu tang ati ku cukup sinu, taja nuan enda sayau, taja nuan enda rindu, ku tetap ngenang nuan selalu... (Sinu, song by Masterpiece)

That's a piece of one of my favorite songs Sinu (mean Sad) by Masterpiece an Iban rock band hailed from Sibu. They're not new in Sarawak Iban's music scene, they have been playing around Sibu and other place for quiet some time just that only late last year that their song heard from the local Iban radio channels in Sarawak. This year their debut album, Merindang ke bintang has been released. Though it only contain 6 songs but this is one further step to widen their music influence in Sarawak and to push themselves further into Sarawak Music mainstream.

What I like about this band is that their music is not like typical Iban music (for Sarawak people they know what I mean hehehe). Their music is more updated and modern indie rock style in line with today's tune. Not many Sarawak's local musician have enter the local music mainstream with rock music but a lot in underground scene. Consist of five member namely Depha (vocalist), Kent (guitarist), Will (lead guitarist), Marcus (bassist) and Arnold (drummer), Masterpiece recorded their debut album with Masterjam Studio and Fish Farm records and this album (like other Sarawak local music album) produce in DVD MTV karaoke. This album has been mixed and mastered by Norman from Ethnic Trasmission and together with Daniel (also from Ethnic Transmission) put some touch to one of the song in this album. This album sold in selected stores throughout the states with a price of RM19.90 or maybe can contact them to find out where to purchase the DVD.

I'm glad Sarawak local band like Masterpiece managed to produce such a fine and different kind of song in local Iban dialect. We're used to rock song in other language but here in Sarawak not many dare to produce an album with a rock music concept in local dialects which I hope many more will come out of the underground scene to exposed their music in Sarawak's ethnics' dialect.

This is a good example of the new revolution in Sarawak's local music scene and I believe if things like this supported and promoted by other agencies will surely can help in bringing Sarawak and Sabah's local music to the national mainstream. One thing that is so special about Sarawak and Sabah music produce in local ethnic dialect is the dialect itself all unique and can be an alternative to the music commonly produce in Malay, Chinese and Indian language. This is a healthy scene if our government is serious about local harmonies in diversities.

So back to this band, yes for those fans of Iban songs/Sarawak's ethnic dialect songs or those who love to try to hear something different from English, Malay, Chinese and Indian songs should check this band out. Go to their reverbnation.com site HERE to know more about this band or go to www.rumahpanjai.com/profile/masterpiece or their fans club at www.rumahpanjai.com/group/masterpiece or find them in facebook by searching masterpiece, they're contactable at email music_masterpiece@yahoo.com. If any of you wonder how their songs sounds like press play button on the player below ;p free full song sample :)