Shimmering

So I just want to has this right off the bat. The 2006 Doctor Who Christmas Special rules. It perfectly blends action, story and character development.

Holiday to Queensland was fun, but nothing worth recounting. We did the usual rounds and went to the usual places. Australia Zoo was quite good, but its main show is a stark reminder of just how cool Steve Irwin was. With his tragic death, the shows seems a little flat, even though they were really good.

Using my own funds (hell yeah!) I bought the Neon Genesis Evangelion Platinum boxset. All the episodes including 4 new director's cut edition, and a swag of special features, though it was the commentary that I really like. Hearing the english voice actors for Eva is really informative on the process of dubbing Eva although it's kinda weird, especially for Asuka and Misato, since their voice actors still sound exactly like the characters, even though it has been ten years.

My brother bugged me into buying Counter Strike: Source, which is starting to get addictive. Blasting terrorists and defusing bombs. My gaming time is currently divided between DoTA, CS and FFX. However, my brother has been hogging the PS2 to play Bully (or Canis Canem Edit) and I'm not playing FFX for as long as I want. I'm thinking of buying a new video card soon. Maybe within the next few weeks?

Haven't seen many movies, but I managed to watched Snakes on a Plane and DOA: Dead or Alive. Snakes on a Plane was hella cool. I really liked it while DOA matched my expectations and maybe exceeded it a little tiny bit. I was expecting the movie to mash all or most of the fighters in the Dead or Alive series, with a tiny bit of plot and a whole lot of action. Which is what the director did, except he twisted it a little bit to focus on the five main females fighters and turned out a mediocre yet enjoyable movie. You won't find deep meaningful themes or extensive profound character development, but it's nice quick ride.

And how about the weather? Whew! It's definitely kicked up a notch. December was still Springy, sometimes Autumny in weather, but now in early January, the temps have rocketed. You take a shower to cool off and within ten minutes, its effects have completely worn off. So I spend as much time as possible in the living room with the aircon on, with dashes to my comp to play a few games.

And here's a quick trailer of the 2007 series of Doctor Who, showing how cool it's becoming.