Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
I've been swamped these past two weeks with army life and time with Li Xiang. Manpower in my section was really low, with only an hour's break across seven hours of standby duty. Exhausting.
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Sony New MP3 Walkman
Sony has answered Apple with this. The brand-new Sony MP3 Walkman combines high-end design with ease of use and advanced functionality. It comes in two sizes: the NW-A3000 holds 20GB and the NW-A1000 6GB.
Apple iPod Nano
Steve Jobs announced the Apple iPod nano on 7th September 2005. As Apple put it, take everything you love about iPod, shrink it, then shrink it again. The pencil-thin nano comes in 2GB and 4GB models, starting at $199.
The Cave
WeiLian won Project Superstar, though I was rooting for Kelly; I never voted, since at $0.60 an SMS I'd rather buy a drink. I think Project Superstar is bigger than Singapore Idol overall, which says a lot.
Pepper Lunch
There's a new Japanese restaurant, Pepper Lunch, at Ngee Ann City, opposite Yoshinoya. They serve teppanyaki-style steak, chicken or hamburger on a special hot plate heated to 200 degrees Celsius, then slowly cooling.
Land Of The Dead
I caught Land of the Dead two weeks ago at GV Grand, quite a good show, better than Dawn of the Dead and Resident Evil 2. I love zombie and war movies, but sadly none seem upcoming.
Singapore’s 40th Birthday
I caught Charlie and the Chocolate Factory at Cineleisure. It was good, short, sweet and straightforward; if you've read the book, I'd recommend it. I also had Subway for lunch, and I'm now rather addicted.
GaMerZ Expenses Tracking System
I'm launching a free service for everyone, the GaMerZ Expenses Tracking System. As the name implies, this online software lets you track your monthly expenses; just key them in and it does the rest, with daily, monthly and yearly views.
The Island, Stealth
I caught The Island last Sunday at GV Grand, a good film set in the future with very cool gadgets, especially the table-sized tablet PC, which I'll get when it's available. It's about human cloning.
Microsoft Windows Vista
The next version of Windows will be called Windows Vista, previously codenamed Longhorn. Personally, I still prefer the name XP. I suspect 2006 will bring a whole series of software ending in Vista, like Office Vista.
Fantastic 4
I caught War of the Worlds last week at GV Plaza, about 150 minutes long. The start was okay, but the ending rather sucked. It's quite similar to Half-Life 2, with three-legged machines destroying cities, but full marks for creativity.
Batman Begins
I caught Batman Begins last week at GV Plaza, around 150 minutes. It was good, the best Batman film yet, and a sequel is confirmed, set to introduce the Joker. We also celebrated our eighth month together at Kuishin-bo.
Mr & Mrs Smith
I watched Mr & Mrs Smith at GV Jurong Point, around two hours. It was funny and worth a watch, though as with all action movies the stars dodge every bullet. My favourite line: Honey, you missed.
Fujitsu Notebook S6240
I finally bought a notebook at PC Show 2005, the first customer for the Fujitsu S6240 at $3,488. Free gifts included an extra 512MB DDR2 RAM, a Bluetooth USB adapter, a USB phone charger and an optical mouse.
Madagascar
I caught Madagascar at GV Grand on Saturday afternoon, an unlucky day as the ticketing system was down and they couldn't check our seats. They asked us to print tickets at the AXS station, but the card wouldn't fit.
Star Wars: Episode III
I caught Star Wars: Episode III yesterday at GV Marina, two hours and 20 minutes long. It was good; I've only seen episodes 2 and 3, but I quite like the storyline, two thumbs up.
Playstation 3 Specifications
Playstation 3 specifications have been revealed. The CPU is a 3.2GHz PowerPC-based Cell processor with one VMX vector unit per core, 512KB L2 cache and seven SPEs, totalling 218 gigaflops, paired with an RSX GPU at 550MHz.
XBox 360 Officially Revealed
The much-rumoured Xbox 2 isn't called Xbox 2 but Xbox 360, officially revealed on MTV in North America yesterday and elsewhere today. It packs a custom IBM PowerPC-based CPU with three symmetrical cores running at 3.2GHz each.
WordPress 1.5.1
WordPress 1.5.1 has been released today. Among the changes: login and feed fixes for IIS, faster gettext internationalisation, improved i18n string coverage, extended ping support, paging on the Manage Posts page, and URI-safe accent stripping for Latin Extended-A characters.
XXX2: The Next Level
I watched XXX2: The Next Level at GV Grand on Labour Day, an excellent action-packed show living up to XXX1. If you want storyline, though, give it a miss. I also caught Divergence, which was poor.
Site Updated To WordPress 1.5
As the title says, I've updated this site to WordPress 1.5, the smoothest upgrade I've ever been through, with no errors or major mishaps, just a few minor cosmetic bugs. Do report any errors you spot.
The Pacifier
Last Friday we watched The Pacifier at GV Jurong Point, our first midnight show. It was quite good, with some lame but funny parts; I loved the panda dance. Last week was a pasta week for me.