A Patriotic Scene to Remember

Who could forget The Rock, Michael Bay's masterpiece revolving military special operations, patriotism and politics that stunned movie fans back in 1996. The cast of the movie consisted of Sean Connery,Nicholas Cage, Ed Harris and Michael Biehn . Although this movie is 11 years old, one will definitely thought that this movie was shot somewhere in the early 2000. It wouldn't be a surprise seeing that the cinematography for the movie back then was as good as today's cinematographies. The movie itself featured several action packed scenes which were remarkable. However, one of the most outstanding and unforgettable scene in the movie was the shower room scene.

The Rock tells the tale of a United States Marine Corps General (Ed Harris) who turned renegade on his government due to the fact that his men who sacrificed their lives back in the Gulf War were not acknowledged for what they contributed to their country. In addition to that, the deeds of the General's deceased men were unappreciated by the government as they were not given a proper burial and their families were not compensated. Engulfed in rage against his government, the general together with other renegade Marines who shared his similar beliefs stole a dozen of missiles filled with V.X. gas from a military weapon depot. Getting the missiles was one thing, but finding a launch zone for the missiles was another. One morning at Alcatraz aka. The Rock ( the famous penitentiary that once housed the most notorious criminals), a prison tour was conducted. However it came to a halt when the general and his men stormed the prison and took the visitors and the wardens hostage. The missiles were set at different locations of the prison and they were ready to launch. On the following day, Washington received the General's call. Threatening to launch the missiles into the heart of San Fransisco, the General demanded that his ungrateful government compensate the family of his deceased men with one million dollars. Stricken in fear, Washington was at the mercy of the General. The response to this domestic terrorism: the deployment of America's best SEAL team who will be accompanied by a chemist ( Nicholas Cage) who knows everything about the V.X. gas and also a former SAS commando (Sean Connery) who is very familiar with the lay out of Alcatraz.

The shower room scene was a scene to remember. This is because the scene was criminally emotional and it reflected patriotism. The soundtrack for that scene which was composed by Hans Zimmer simply enforced more emotion into that scene. Besides that, the camera shots were remarkable as the confrontation between the General and the SEAL commander was shot up and close. In addition to that, the camera angle which covered the complete lay out of the shower room is another reason that made the camera shots for this scene simply spectacular.

During this scene, the deployed Navy SEALs have reached the sewer system of The Rock. The team then tried to enter the compound of the prison via the shower room. As they reached a ladder that led to the manhole plate of the shower room, one of the SEALs detected a device on the manhole plate which appeared to be a motion sensor. The device illuminated a thin red laser beam that if it were to be tripped over, it would sound the alarm hence compromising their element of surprise. The SEALs cut the laser beam of the device by using a mirror to reflect its beam back to the prism's device. Thinking that they disarmed the motion sensor, the SEALs removed the manhole plate before entering the shower room. Little did the SEALs know that the device was a customized motion sensor that alarmed the Marines through radio beeping sounds the moment the device was physically moved by the SEALs. Unaware that their presence were known by the Marines, the SEALs continued securing the shower room. As for the chemist and the former SAS commando, both of them remained at the sewer waiting for the SEALs to secure the shower room. As most of the SEALs secured every angle of the shower room, they were surprised by the Marine's unexpected ambush. The Navy SEALs were at the gun sights of the Marines who were taking firing position from a higher platform.

At this point of the scene, the confrontation between the Marines and the SEALs began .None of the Marines or the SEALs opened fire yet. Seeing that the SEAL team was covered from an elevated position, they started to tremble in fear thinking that the end of their mission was there and then. The General then appeared behind the Marines demanding the SEALs to safety their weapons and place them on the deck. The leader (Michael Biehn) of the SEAL team lowered his weapon and gaze eye to eye with the General. Reminding the General that his (SEAL leader) duty as a solider is to defend his country from foreign and even domestic enemies, the SEAL leader refused to order his men to safety their weapon. The General impatiently ordered the SEAL leader to obey his demand again however, like before, the SEAL leader refused. In the middle of the argument between the General and the SEAL leader, one of the Marines accidentally hit a rock of a broken wall which startled one of the SEAL operative. Struck in fear, the entire SEAL team opened fire on the Marines. The unfortunate SEAL leader who was in the middle of the shower room became the easiest target for the Marines to take out. Repeatedly ordering his men to cease fire, the General's cry to halt the blood bath was no match for the screaming rifle rounds of the Marines. Eventually, the entire SEAL team was wiped out and the mission to liberate Alcatraz from the clutches of the renegade General ended in a failure.

Despite how remarkable the scene was, there were several particular goof that was not difficult to spot. The SEALs who opened fire in retaliation did not kill any of the Marines despite Navy SEALs were known for their marksmanship. Besides that, the Marines who did not reload their weapon after firing more than 30 rounds seem awkward.

An interesting fact about the movie was the cast of the Navy SEALs. The entire cast of the SEAL team are actually real Navy SEALs except for the team leader ( Michael Biehn) and the Navy SEAL who got shot in the head. Although the team leader isn't a real SEAL operative, he is a Hollywood icon for military masculinity and he also played as a SEAL hero in the 80's movie called U.S. Navy SEAL.

Clearly, this scene is unforgettable despite how old the movie is. It has been a while since Michael Bay and his film crew directed a military movie like this. Hopefully he will have plans to make another military movie like The Rock in the future. Here's a video of the spectacular scene. Enjoy and get ready to be amazed.

A Great Laugh from a Hillarious Commercial...Priceless

In the middle of my Precalculus homework, I decided to take a short break. Seeing that my laptop was next to me and it was running, I thought of surfing the net. The moment I opened Mozilla Firefox, I was directed to Google. Staring blankly at the search engine which was waiting for me to type in anything, I wondered what to search for. Not knowing what to search for, I typed a random word:blow job. Don't ask what was I doing searching for "blow job" as I have said earlier on, I had to type in a random word since I had nothing on my mind to search for and no, I wasn't surfing for porn.

So back to the story, as I was directed to the Google page filled with links to my search, my eyes caught a funny tag line under one of the links. It said something about blow job and television commercial. Stricken with awkwardness wondering how some people could actually place pornographic scenes in a public commercial, I clicked on the link to check it out.

That link then directed me to a video. It was a minute and a half commercial video about Master Card. After clicking "Play" on the video, I braced myself for what I was about to watch. A minute and a half later, I was laughing my gut out as the commercial was absolutely hilarious. As the commercial ended, I gave a standing applause for such creativity. The commercial wasn't any pornographic video, instead it was a crude joke about blow job. Despite it was a crude joke, I was not offended as the humor offered in the commercial was simply out of the world. It was very funny.

The commercial was very hilarious and I even watched it for the second time. I strongly recommend for you guys to watch this video. I'm sure you'll like it. Having a great laugh from a hilarious commercial..priceless. Here' s the video of the commercial. Enjoy and get ready to experience a priceless moment.

Visiting Las Vegas Behind the Sights of a Rifle

Yes! Got my ticket to Las Vegas for some commando action

Las Vegas, known as "Sin City" is the city that never sleeps. It is also a city that offers a spectacular sight with its neon rainbows and it is also city famous for its variety of casinos. The last time I visited Las Vegas for my family vacation was back in 1997 when I was 9 years old. This time, I'm revisiting Las Vegas not for a holiday...but for some commando action. Just recently, I manage to get my hands on Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six:Vegas and boy, was I amazed by what I experienced during the game.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas is the fifth stand alone game in the Rainbow Six series. Currently, this game has been released for the PC and X-Box 360 console. It will also be released for the Play Station 3 and Play Station Portable soon this year. Unlike its predecessor, Rainbow Six: Vegas offers ultra realistic combat experience through its gun recoil, smart enemy behavior and team command. In this installment, Rainbow Six Vegas tells the story of team Rainbow working around the clock to prevent a Mexican terrorist from detonating a biochemical bomb that will unleash a wave of terror. For those of you who never heard of Rainbow before, allow me to give you a brief introduction.

Rainbow is a multi-national counter-terrorism unit which consists of elite special operatives and counter-terrorists experts from the American, European and Asian continents. It was established in 1999 and it was organized to prevent global terrorism. Rainbow is directed by John Clark, a former member of the C.I.A. In Rainbow Six Vegas however, John Clark is said to be retired and he has handed his position to Ding Chaves, a former U.S. Ranger who has been leading the Rainbow tactical strike team into action.

The moment I got Rainbow Six Vegas running on my computer, I was introduced to the team that I will be serving with. Instead of serving under the wing of Ding Chaves unlike other Rainbow Six series, I was assigned to Logan Keller's squad. Logan Keller is an American and he is the man in the thick of action. In the earlier parts of the mission, Logan and I were assigned under Alpha squad which consists of Gabriel Nowak, a Finnish electronics and reconnaissance specialists and Kan Akahashi, a Japanese heavy weapons and demolitions expert. Later on in the campaign, Logan and I were than transferred to Bravo squad which comprise Jung Park, a Korean electronics and reconnaissance specialists and Mike Walter, a British heavy weapons and demolitions expert. Throughout the campaign, the team was supported by Joanna Tores, a cute Canadian information officer who feeds the team crucial information vital for the mission's success from the helicopter.

Before we hit Vegas, I was with Alpha squad in a chopper on the way to the Mexican border. According to Joanna Tores, the team was supposed to apprehend a female Mexican terrorist by the name of Irena who was responsible for the French embassy bombing in Bogotá and responsible for several executions. As we were deployed into the insertion point, we faced stiff hostility from Irena's mercenaries who were patrolling the streets of Mexico. Upon reaching the mines where it was believed to be Irena's hideout, the fire fight with the mercenaries escalated.Nevertheless, with our superior combat techniques, we managed to dropped every tango ( term for enemy) and we eventually got Irene to surrender. Unfortunately, we were ambushed by more of Irena's mercenaries which left both me and Logan burried under a heap of falling rocks while Ken and Gabrielle being taken prisoner. However, we were fortunate enough to be left alone as Irena and her mercenaries thought we were dead. After gaining our concious back, Logan and I continued our search for Ken and Gabrielle with the help of Joanna via the communication head set. In the middle of our search, Joanna patched us through the broadcasting signal established by Irene. On our com screen, we saw Ken and Gabrielle being held hostage and at the same time Irena warned Rainbow to stay away or she'll execute the captured Rainbow operatives. After ending her threat, she shot Ken in his leg. Although we eliminated the remaining mercenaries, Irena managed to flee and Ken and Gabrielle were no where to be found. We were ordered to seize any further search for the captured Rainbow operatives and proceed to the extraction point. After being extracted via helicopter, we left the Mexican border. Logan had a conversation with Ding Chaves and he wasn't very pleased with that order telling him to discontinue the search for Ken and Gabrielle. Joanna and Ding then updated the both of us saying that Irena had her mercenaries smuggled into the United States border through the use of Coyotes ( Mexican smugglers) hours ago. Intel intercepted their whereabouts in Las Vegas and we were told to stand by within 24 hours.

On the following day, Logan and I were on our way to Las Vegas. Joanna briefed us on the situation on our way. According to her, a group of highly trained armed man dressed in tactical outfit has taken over the Calypso Casino. Several hostages were taken and one of them was a weapon technician who was very important to the FBI. Las Vegas Police Department had the perimeters of the casino secured but they were ambushed by the men in the tactical outfit. SWAT has been deployed to assist Las Vegas Police Dept. minutes ago but we lost contact with them. The moment Logan and I reached our insertion point, we fast roped down from the chopper and rendezvous with Mike Walter and Jung Park who was not far away from us. After regrouping with them, we made our way to the front of the casino but were fended of by enemy fire. The enemy was not only well equipped but they were well trained since they moved according to commands and they're fire teams were completely organized. Resistance was tough but we managed to break through the enemies defense. The team were trading fire with the bad guys behind abandoned civilian and police cars. Several dead SWAT officers were seen lying on the floor and it clearly explained why the team lost contact with SWAT earlier on. After clearing the wave of hostile in front of the casino, the team advanced to the entrance of the building. Seeing that the front entrance of the casino was barricaded by the enemies, Logan commanded Mike to set up a demo solution on one of the walls. After making a big hole in the wall, the team advanced into the building and ever since than, I knew that what awaits inside the casino will be more armed and specially trained terrorists getting ready to take us on; my journey of liberating Las Vegas from the brink of genocide has just begin.

So far, the story plot has been great and I'm so eager to find what will happen later on in the story. Frankly speaking, this has been one of the toughest Rainbow Six game I ever played, nevertheless I still love the game as it is ultra realistic and it revolves around the Special Forces world. I heard that this game was a cliff hanger and there will be a second part. Well, I'm going to finish this one first and find out where will the second one take us to. Wish me all the best!

(Clockwise) Joanna Tores, Mike Walter, Logan Keller and Jung Park

Team Rainbow clearing the room full of tangos
Visiting Las Vegas behind the reflex scope of my rifle. What a unique trip

The Assault Rifle of Tommorow

Special Forces have been operating in unconventional ways as they often enter enemy territory through the most unexpected ways. Whether is it from the sandy desert of the lands or the ice cold temperature of the sea waters,when they infiltrate enemy lines, their assault rifle are likely to malfunction as the barrel of the weapon is filled with salt water or sands. Most of the times such malfunctions are unaware by the operative and the consequences of pulling the trigger of a jammed rifle can result in serious injury or even death. When bullets are flying and people are dying, a soldier needs to make sure that his rifle will keep him alive in the heat of battle. Thankfully, with innovation in military technology, Heckler & Koch have developed an assault rifle which will never malfunction regardless of how extreme mother nature's abuse is. Say hello to the H&K 416, the assault rifle of tomorrow.

The H&K 416 is a gas operated carbine which looks similar to the M4A1 and it is available in 4 barrel links that makes even the shortest version deadly accurate. The rifle's internal mechanism has been cleverly redefined by Heckler & Koch to extend the capabilities of a standard assault rifle. It is said to function as good as new regardless of how much environmental abuse it goes through.

The assault rifle's nightmares are sand and water. A small amount of grid,sand, dust, dirt or water is sufficient to jam the regular works of a rifle. In extreme cases, the next time the trigger is pulled, it could result in the destruction of the weapon, serious injury and even the death of the user. No sane soldier would bury his/her rifle in sand or water. However, seeing that today's battlefields not only take place in urban areas but also takes place in sandy deserts or wet coastal beaches, it will be inevitable that the soldier's rifle will accumulate sand or water unintentionally. Fortunately, the 416 has the ability to fire its weapon no matter how long it has been buried in sand or soaked in water. Having a weapon that is reliable, smart and designed to perform under extreme pressure, a difference can be made in the engagement of combat.

Special Forces operatives are deployed through insertion methods like fast roping, repelling and even parachuting. Insertion methods like these are often conducted to serve the rapid action role of the Special Forces. Despite how effective and fast are the insertion methods, the operative is exposed to enemy fire making him/her vulnerable. In response to this vulnerability, a special forces operative needs to fire his/her weapon during the insertion process to defend him/herself. Unfortunately, most assault rifles are incapable of firing from a different angle and position. Unlike, its other predecessors, the H&K 416 is capable of firing rounds of ammunition regardless of the firing position and angle. This is because, the H&K 416 is designed with a system that provides consistent injection patterns which allows the weapon to fire up to 100 rounds while being rotated 360 degrees at the same time. This weapon is greatly ideal for SWAT or any Special Forces seeing that it can be even used upside down while repelling into a building during hostage rescue missions.

The 416's rate of fire is about 150 rounds a minute which is a standard rate for an assault rifle. Unlike any other weapon, the bolt of the 416 still remains cold despite it has been fired repeatedly. This is because the hot gases from the exploding rounds are channeled away from the critical internal components which will prevent the rifle from getting jammed. Since there is no heat transfer to the bolt, there will not be any heat erosion to jam the rifle.

Like any other assault rifle, the 416 has a semi automatic and a full auto firing rate. Apart from that, the opportunity to customize the weapon with accessories like laser designators, special optical sights and even grenade launchers, the 416 is also a flexible weapon.

To sum it up, the 416 is highly durable and flexible weapon. A rifle that will never jam regardless of how abusive the circumstances will assist our heroes greatly in preserving global peace and fighting the war against terror. The 416 will be a commando's new best friend tomorrow.

p/s: With a rifle as cool as this, I would definitely want to have a 416 for my birthday. ( HINT! HINT ! HINT!)

I'll Never Ever Drink Again

At a point when a person is drunk, he or she will behave ridiculously annoying or even worst, savagely. Although I'm not a heavy drinker, I was drunk once but what surprised me that time was I did not misbehave. Instead, I was all quiet and calm. Knowing that I do not behave ridiculously when I over consume alcohol, I never worried about the embarrassing consequences of getting drunk. However, what I experienced yesterday at my friend's cocktail party taught me a great lesson about getting drunk and because of that, I'll never ever drink again.

Just yesterday night when I was studying for my Precalculus exam, my Indian friend invited me over to his room for a cocktail party. Realized that I really studied a lot today, I rewarded myself by attending his cocktail party. At the cocktail party, there were bottles of booze everywhere getting ready to be opened. My Indian friend's Japanese girl friend kindly offered me my first drink at the party; it was Sake. The first shot gave this hot bitter taste which formed a disgusted look on my face. For some mysterious reason, I went for a second round of Sake despite the awful taste . My second type of drink was this black Russian alcohol which looked like soy sauce mixed with milk. I finished the entire cup of that cocktail as I didn't wanted to waste my friend's booze. At that point, I was starting to feel tipsy.

Later on, my Chinese friend and his Japanese girl friend challenged me to a tequila drinking competition. I bravely accepted their challenge as I didn't wanted to give them an impression of me being sissy. I continuously chugged glasses of tequila down the moment it was served. Everybody was cheering for me as I chugged more and more tequila down. During that point, I started to feel dizzy and I found it difficult to balance myself. I know I was criminally drunk.

I started to have blurry visions and I know if I didn't sit down, I'll definitely topple on the ground. I sat myself down on a kitchen chair and tried to relax. Seeing that I was drunk, I told myself to shut up so that stupid things won't come out from my mouth. My friends who realized that I was being quiet for some time knew I was drunk already. They than keep a close watch on me to make sure I was alright.I remembered about collecting my laundry from the laundrette located in the basement of my apartment, so I excused myself from everyone in the party. However, I was being stopped by my friends as they were worried about me wandering alone in a drunk state. They didn't believe my excuse for leaving the party because they know whatever came out from a drunken person's mouth was obviously rubbish. As they tried to hold me, I fought and struggle back. I fell to the ground and everyone was laughing at me. I struggled to exit my friend's room but I was overwhelmed by most of them.

They wanted to bring me back to my room but I repeatedly insisted that I needed to collect my laundry. I was screaming telling them to let me go and everyone in the apartment hallway were looking and laughing at us. I was told that I almost struck a group of girls who were laughing at me and it took four guys to carry me back as I was giving them a difficult time struggling violently. I managed to broke off their grapple and I immediately rush for the lift trying to escape from them. In the process of my escape, I tripped and fell as I was too drunk to balance myself. One of my friends came to me and persuaded me to go back to my room. The next thing I know, I started apologizing to them for being a jerk. I whined to my friend who was consoling me saying that everyone hates me because I am a jerk. Everyone than disagreed with me by saying nobody hates. They added that everyone loves me the most just to comfort me. I know that they were lying and I replied to them by asking them if everyone loves me, why don't I have a girl friend then. They all burst in laughters the moment I said that. My Chinese friend hoping to calm me than said that he'll help find me a girl friend . As they carried me back to my room, I continued mumbling about what a bad person am I and I begged them to kill me right there and then. My roommates helped my friends to bring me into my room.As they tucked me into my bed, they continued comforting me and I continued insisting that I am a bad person who deserves to die. One of my friend than cried as she sympathized me for thinking that I am a bad person. After I quiet down, they left my room. Seconds later on, I was reminded about my laundry so I picked myself up and struggled to bring myself to the laundrette. Unfortunately, I passed out just before I could reach the door. I slept on the floor that night.

In the middle of my sleep on the floor , I vomited more than 5 times. Practically, I was sleeping all over my vomit that night and every time I vomited, I chocked myself with the stuck vomit in my nose and mouth. Just this morning, I woke up 6 in the morning. As I woke up I still felt dizzy; I know I was still drunk and I needed to sober up. The moment, I switched my room lights on, the view of my bed and floor covered with my puke shocked me. My clothes and hair were filled with my vomit so I had to clean myself up. At my bathroom, I continued barfing and I feared the next thing coming out from my mouth could be my guts. After stripping myself naked and discarding my barf filled clothes, I threw myself in the shower cubicle and slammed the switch on to ice cold temperature water. The strong pressured shower that sprayed ice cold water made me felt more horrible but I knew it was the right thing to do to sober myself up. However, I wasn't any better off so I slapped myself repeatedly hoping to get sobered. After spending an hour under the ice cold shower, I dried myself up, put on a fresh outfit and went back to assess the damage of my room.

Before cleaning up my room, I decided to clean my clothes and bed sheet that was soaked with my barf by taking it down to the laundrette. Later on, I went back up to clean my room. With my room and clothes all clean, I was relief knowing that almost everything was back to normal. The only thing that wasn't done was getting myself sober. I went back to sleep for a few more hours and because of that, I'm feeling much better although still there's a still slight feeling of dizziness.

Clearly, after what I experienced yesterday and today, I learned a valuable lesson about getting drunk. I wished that I could rewind time and rejected my friend's invitation to his cocktail party. Realized that I almost attacked two girls who were laughing at me yesterday when I was drunk, I felt like a monster. Besides that,with all the embarrassment I got for making a fool out of myself, I just wished that I could undo the past. I never ever want to drink again.

Getting Cancer by the End of this Month

My food supply for the next ten days which consist of frozen food only

By looking at the amount of frozen food I just bought from the supermarket today, many of you might think that this unhealthy diet of mine will get me diagnosed with cancer by the end of this month. You might be wondering about the reasons behind my massive purchase of frozen food. Well there are two main reasons: first of all, I'm trying to save as much as possible and second of all, I don't have the time and initiative to prepare a proper meal for myself.

With the exams around the corner, I've decided to lock myself at home and make sure I study. This means that I cannot leave my apartment for what so ever reasons including dining out. So I thought about buying back something that can be prepared instantly without any hassle and the next thing you know, you see a picture of me covered with frozen dinner. One might say that eventually there will be time for me to prepare a proper meal for myself despite how busy am I. Even if that is true, I don't have the initiative and patience to cook or sweat myself waiting for minutes in the hot kitchen. Furthermore, with all the dish washing and pan scrubbing I need to do after eating, I would be in a more convenient position where I can just throw away the food container after my meal.

Although the groceries in Canada are not that expensive, nevertheless most of the time you won't have a full stomach after you have your home made meal. Because of that, you'll need to make more meals which will deplete your grocery stock faster. This means that you'll have to keep visiting the supermarket to refill your groceries. Eventually, this will become expensive and you will not be able to save more. Seeing that groceries can be considered expensive as I have to visit the supermarket often, I decided to have a cheaper alternative; get 20 boxes of frozen food that can last me for 10 days ( 2 each day, one for lunch and one for dinner). This way, I'll be able to save more and I don't have to visit the supermarket often.

Just today when I went to the supermarket with my friend to restock our grocery, everyone in the store was looking at me with a big shock on their faces as they saw me grabbing 20 boxes of frozen food. As our shopping cart was filled with frozen food, a lot of eyes were on us as we were walking up and down the supermarket aisles. One lady even smiled and laughed at us when she saw our shopping cart.

Having frozen food can save my time and my money. However, I'm not so sure whether it saves my life.Hopefully I won't get any health problems in the next 10 days after finishing this 20 boxes of frozen food. Wish me luck guys.

A Card that Gives Hope

As this semester is almost coming to an end (thank God for that), hell week arrives (I take back what I said). When hell week arrives, one will find him or herself being tormented by their inhuman instructors who bury them with endless assignments, quizzes and second midterms. Giving massive assignments and quizzes isn't such a bad thing, the worst part is most of the assignments and midterms are due on the same day which makes it very inconvenient for students seeing that they will not be able to prepare for their midterms and complete their assignment properly. Like everyone else in this university, I'm also suffering from this hell week and because of that, I often feel depressed and stressed. Nevertheless, as I received a mail yesterday from the people who I care a lot, I felt much better and less depressed.

This whole week has been very stressful for me. Just 2 days ago (Monday), my instructors announced that there will be several midterm exams on the following week on the same day and the due date of my assignment will be a day after my midterms. To make matter worst, one of my instructor informed the class that there will be a Pre Calculus quiz this week (which was today) and an Economics midterm this Friday. Looking at my task for the week which tells me that I'm going to get buried with study hours and assignments, I started to feel shaky.

Knowing that I need to do well for my exams, I forced myself to study. Ever since then, I started waking up earlier than usual just to study and I even skipped several classes in order to spend more time with my midterm exams subjects. Procrastination was a usual problem which I feared the most, nevertheless as I reminded myself the unforgiving consequences of procrastinating my study hours, I manage to deal with that. However, it seems difficult to concentrate during my study session as my head is occupied with worries and I'm easily distracted. Because of that, I have to review my text repeatedly in order to remember and understand what I studied. This waste most of my time and as a result I often feel frustrated with myself since I realize that I'm not getting the most out of my study hours. When frustration strikes, depression follows in which never fails to make me feel awful. Consequently, I start to doubt that I'll even pass this semester.

Just yesterday, as I was getting ready for my computer class, my roommate approached me. He told me that someone send me a letter. Thinking that it could be from the phone company or bank, I thought about discarding the letter but the moment my roommate passed me this pink envelope with Malaysian stamps on it, I knew it was from someone I know. I than wondered who would even go through all the trouble sending me a letter. The moment I opened the envelope, I was surprised to find a Chinese New Year greeting card.

I then started to wonder which idiot would send me a Chinese New Year card in the middle of March. After checking the sender of the nice card, I felt touched as it was from the Lee sisters, my good friends from the Strike Team.I know that the Lee sisters weren't that dumb to send me a Chinese New Year card in the middle of this month. I guess the reason behind the late delivery of their mail was because I gave them the wrong postcode which makes me that dumb person. My roommates and I laughed together as we read the content of the card together and I felt so touched that I found it difficult to restrain myself from crying. The moment I ended reading the card, my stress and my depression went away as I felt joyful which made me felt much better...just when I need it the most.

It really feels good to get something from someone you really care regardless of how expensive or cheap the gift is as it shows that they still care for you and their always hoping the best for you. Ever since I got that card, I've been keeping it close to me as I find it very valuable to me. Lee Chai Ann and Lee Soo Ann, thanks a lot for the card. I'll study harder and I won't disappoint you girls.

300: An Epic of Quality Versus Quantity

Frank Miller amazed and even shocked movie fans 2 years ago with Sin City, a movie based on his gory graphic novel that speculates the possibilities of urban crimes. This year, he does it again by bringing his graphic novel, 300 to the big screens. With its interesting storyline based on historical events, robust special effects and stylish action choreographing, 300 can be considered the greatest war movie ever made this year.

300 tells the story of King Leonidas, the leader of Sparta who led 299 finest Spartan warriors to defend their mother land against the massive invading Persian forces. Despite the small amount of warriors send to pit against a million Persian soldiers, the King and his warriors gave a great fight due to their great combat skills and fighting spirit which trembled the confidence of the Persian King forcing him to reconsider his invasion on Sparta. The movie itself also revolved around historical information on how these elite Spartan warriors were trained. Besides that, 300 also provide a historical exposure on the Greek administration system centuries ago. The storyline of 300 which was based on factual and historical record made this movie simply interesting to watch.

Apart from the interesting storyline, the unique characters featured made this movie a success. From well built Spartan warriors and ghostly Persian fighting elites to deformed abominators and criminally huge Persian elephants, the unique characters made this movie unforgettable. Another character that interest most of the audience was the tall Persian King who had a deep voice who simply redefined the cool characteristics of a villain. Furthermore, the design of the Persian elites that resembled a fearsome ninja delivered the audience a feeling of fear and mystery.

The action choreographing was superb. The sword fighting actions,the blood splatter and the decapitations of limbs that went slow mo similar to the Matrix, made this movie terrfic. The awesome soundtrack that had a mix of several classical instruments and rock music simply made this movie stylish. In addition to that, the state of the art special effects made the background of the movie looked like a painting masterpiece.The acting was great despite the actors and actresses in the movie were hardly any Hollywood celebrities. With superb action choreographing, great special effects and magnificent acting, it wouldn't be a surprise that 300 would qualify to win some awards.

Overall, the movie was simply fantastic and it wouldn't be a waste of money and time to watch it again. This movie deserves a 10/10 and it would be a crime to miss it. 300 will be expected to win the award for the best war movie this year.

A million Persian soldiers getting ready for combat

King Leonidas valiantly fighting the Persian soldiers

The Persian fighting elites

Crazy night full of booze

My goodness,look at all the booze we're supposed to finish tonight

What seemed to be a routine laundry task turned out to be an invitation to a wild private party of booze when I went to my friend's place to do his laundry. The moment I reached my friend's place, I was welcomed by the alcoholic smell that filled his apartment room. He invited me to drink together with him and some of my friends who were there ;however, I thought of declining his invitation. Nevertheless, when I recalled that I had nothing to do for the remaining night, I accepted his invitation.

The kitchen table was filled with more than 10 bottles 0f strong alcohol. Initially, I thought of just watching my friends drink however as they persuaded me countless time to join them, I had no choice but to drink with them since I didn't want to offend them. My first booze was something called "Sour Puss". It was some red raspberry juice with a mild content of alcohol. Surprisingly it wasn't as awful as I thought. I also managed to try this unique booze called "Creme de Cacau" which was a booze that looked exactly like water but tasted like chocolate milk. Apart from the chocolaty flavor it offered, this booze also gave an intense hot feeling the moment I flushed that drink down my belly. Knowing that it tasted hot and slightly bitter, I refused the next round of that drink. During that whole night, I only sticked with my " Sour Puss".

As my friends were repeatedly chugging themselves with booze, they started to act funny due to the fact they were drunk. During that moment, I was exposed to the alcohol cultural shock where everyone started acting stupid. The worst part during that night was most of my guy friends were all engaging in homosexual activities which tickled me good although it was disgusting.

Overall, that night was awesome as I was given the opportunity to experience some strong booze and watch the humorous behavior of my drunk friends.

Crazy night full of booze. Cheers!
Three drunk guys getting ready for a threesome. Ewww...
My resident adviser, Jaseem and me at the booze party

Umar and me at the booze part looking macho

Here's a 3 minute video of the booze party. Get ready to laugh:

International Showcase at TRU

In conjunction of International Week at my university, Thompson Rivers University held an International Showcase on March 8th. The showcase began from 12 in the afternoon to 9:30 in the night. The purpose of this celebration is to appreciate the diversity and internationalization on the campus. Besides that, this celebration was established to provide students and faculty staff to share their culture, talents, awareness and involvement in global education and initiatives.

The showcase featured over 20 international display booths. This booths were set up to represent a country and they were decorated with their local ornaments that illustrate their cultural background. The representatives dressed in their traditional outfits at the booth who were actually students from that specific countries were there to provide informations to the visitors regarding their country through power point slide shows and verbal presentations.

Besides display booths, the showcase also offered its visitors with a variety of mouth watering international cuisine . From caviar, chow mien, pokumbab and sushi to western poultry that ignited the visitor's appetite, there was a long line up around the buffet line and dishes had to be replaced every 30 minutes.

The showcase also featured traditional performances which were simply amazing. Performances like traditional dancing, music performances and even martial arts kept the visitors wanting for more.

Overall, the showcase was magnificent and it really showed how colorful international diversity is. If only International Week was acknowledged by many country, cross cultural misunderstanding can be removed and the diversity of races and culture would be appreciated more.

Over 20 flags of the world.


India's display booth

My Japanese friend, Akane and me at the showcase

India's booth representative and me

Traditional Tibetan dance

Japanese Taiko Drumming

Wushu performance

A Creamy Lesson from the Kitchen

All this while of tasting food only, I managed to learn how to make the creamy Spaghetti Carbonara compliments of my friend Summer. Although she prepared the slices of salmons, mushrooms and onions as well as the cooking, nevertheless I managed to observe her step by step preparation of the spaghetti. So I think I know how to prepare Spaghetti Carbonara...I think.

After leaving the spaghetti noodles to soften itself in a pot of boiling water, Summer and I went down to the apartment's kitchen to prepare the sauce. The first thing Summer did was she placed a spoon of butter on a hot frying pan. As the butter melted, she started placing the raw salmons into the pan. She made sure that each side of the salmon was cooked by flipping the side of the salmons every few minutes. Summer than added some salt and pieces of onions into the frying pan. After stirring the contents of the frying pan for a while, she than placed a chicken meat as an additional flavor to the sauce. Just like the salmon, she flipped the meat on both sides to have them cooked. Summer continued flipping and stirring the contents of the frying pan to get everything mixed up. Before she added the Carbonara sauce, she poured a small amount of milk into the pan in order to make the sauce creamy. After stirring the sauce, Summer than poured a bottle of Carbonara sauce into the frying pan. She than stirred the sauce together and left the pan to cook its contents. Five minutes later on, the sauce was done and it was ready to be served.

As we returned to her room, the spaghetti noodles were already soft and they were ready to be eaten. Feeling very hungry, we poured the sauce over the noodles and dinner was served. The spaghetti was great and the fact that it was Summer's first attempt in making this spaghetti, she felt proud. As for me, I think I learned a creamy lesson today from the kitchen with my friend Summer.

Summer, my teacher for the day


Salmon with onions and chicken meat

Getting hands on training. No, this is a real photo of
me learning. No special effects at all.

Done! Dinner's ready to be served. Yum Yum!

Feeling delighted because of our success on our first attempt.

Grand Opening

Hey guys, welcome to my all new season of What is Shenji Thinking. Well actually, to be more accurate, this is the sequel of my previous blog. First of all, I would like to thank you guys for keeping up with my previous blog all the while. Thank you for all your comments (and...even your sarcastic remarks) as they really mean a lot to me seeing that you guys actually do give a damn about me. Most importantly, this really shows that you're a group of individual's who I can safely describe as "friends". I do hope that this sequel will keep you entertained from the moment you log into this blog and I also hope that my stories revolving around my foolishness and embarrassment will cheer you up when ever you are down.

You guys might be wondering why I decided to use Blogger as my new blog engine. Well first of all, Blogger, unlike the Friendster Blog can upload videos and musics. This plays a crucial role in making my blog more interesting seeing that I can share with you all whatever videos or music I find interesting. Besides that, with more memory capacity featured in Blogger, I can upload more interesting photos (like the one on top) without worrying about which one should be posted and which one shouldn't. Furthermore, the picture quality in Blogger is better and the size of the photos I uploaded are big enough to view so that you don't have to click and wait for the pictures to enlarge themselves. If I'm not mistaken, Blogger has more personal customization freedom where you can decide the skin and the animations of your blog according to your own taste. That's why I decided to use Blogger.

Well, that's all I have to say for my grand opening of What's on Shenji's Mind. I do hope that my new blog will continue to entertain you all. Until then, take care.