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Portraits for my dog. Lovely isn't she? :)

Item for Sale: Transformers CYBERTRON VECTOR PRIME RARE (BIB)

VERY RARE ORIGINAL (BIB) TRANSFORMERS CYBERTRON ORIGINAL
VECTOR PRIME - VOYAGER CLASS! BY HASBRO
Comes with a SAFEGUARD MINI-CON and unique UNIVERSAL CYBER PLANET KEY!!

A singular entity within the multiverse, Vector Prime is one of the original thirteen Transformers, created by Primus, to combat the threat posed by his eternal foe, the Chaos-Bringer, Unicron.

The creation of Vector Prime was no easy task. Born from the living material of the very multiverse itself, Vector Prime was appointed the guardian of space and time by Primus, and is uniquely attuned to its flow. Within his clockwork frame hum the subtle mathematics that govern all that is, from the spin of galaxies to the movement of sub-atomic particles. Vector Prime possesses the power to control, with some exertion, the flow of time, displaying the ability to wind it back and alter events, but he rarely activates his Cyber Key Power.

Back In Box.
100% Complete parts.
Box in good/ resellable condition.
Hardly transformed.
Display item (in a non-smoking room).

If interested please feel free to contact me thru ewanyap@gmail.com.
This item is also available at my ebay site here
For Malaysian, buy here to get 10% discount. Offer until 31st of December 2009.

A Peek at Batman/Dark Knight 3

Gosh. But from another prespective; at least he might be able to score some chicks as Batman.

I have been mugged!

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Call me a freak if you need to. I'm addicted to muggs. This visual list was created to keep myself in check.

What you see here is the 64 figures that have been launched so far with largely (almost half) of them are Star Wars Muggs. Check out this list, believe me, there's alot more to play with, some notable absentees are R2D2, Jar Jar Binks, Count Dooku or even that iritating Watto. *I bet they're having trouble recreating characters with small or no feet.

Myself on the other hand, would like to see more of Marvel characters being parodized into Muggs, however, I hate when these opportunists trying to rip us off! Bugger. Despite all that, a good news for those interested! Hold on to your breath! Launching soon will be the Transformers Mighty Muggs Wave One with Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Megatron and.....Soundwave!

Yay! I guess sooner or later I'm gonna need more space to store all my muggs. Check out my collection now..and yes, it's growing... :)

Self-help helps

Here’s 7 powerful ways to make sure you’re going to get the most of out any situation in life:

1. In every situation, ask yourself “What do I want to get out of this?”.
   You need to know what your aim is. Ever get into an argument where you forgot what you were arguing about, but you knew you had to be right? Know what you’re going to try and end up with in any given situation, and you’ll be able to achieve it far more easily, with far less stress and friction.
   
   
2. Don’t assume the worse in people.
   There’s an old saying, “If a man thinks he’ll die tomorrow, he’ll probably find a way to make it happen.” If you look for faults in your partner, or expect them to cheat, you’ll push them away and only make it more likely. If you expect friends to fail you, you’ll set them up to do it. Try and look for the good in people, and treat them how you want to be treated yourself.
   
   
3. Respect everyone.
   Not just the people you like, or the people you get along with, but everyone. Forgive the people who do you wrong. Take time to help those who wouldn’t help you. Reach out to people who would harm you. If you see someone sitting alone, take a walk across the room and say hi. Make time for people in your life. You’d be amazed at the difference it makes in your attitude to life.
   
   
4. Walk away when you’re angry.
   If you’ve got a hot head, you’re not going to be thinking straight. Take some time to cool off, then come back and look at why you got upset, remember that the other person is probably upset too, and then try and see it from their point of view. Always remember, if you believed as they do, you’d probably argue just as hard. Respect their point of view, and let them voice their opinion. That way, they’ll be more likely to do the same for you.
   
   
5. Slow down.
   We live in a world where we’re used to instant gratification of every desire. However, there’s something to be said for perseverance. Like Guinness say, it takes 119.5 seconds to pour the perfect pint. Some things take time, but that’s OK. Let it come when it’s ready. And while you’re waiting, you can look at whether what you’re waiting for is really what you want.
   
   
6. Tell others what you’re aiming for.
   If other people know what you’re trying to do, what you’re focusing on, then firstly they might be able to help, and second they’ll be able to hold you accountable. Making excuses to yourself is pretty easy.
   
   
7. Own your actions.
   If you screw up, admit it to yourself. Taking your eye off the ball is OK, as long as you re-focus, and get back on track. A boat is off course most of the time its en route to its destination. But it still gets there. How? Because the navigator makes tiny adjustments contently, to get it where it’s meant to go. Do the same with your life. It’s not about making one big leap to perfection, but tiny little changes every day, until you get there.

Lui Liu's political paiting

Artist Lui Liu mixes superb painterly techniques, with a unique language that finds a wide range of audience around world. Growing up in China and living in the west ( Toronto, Canada) make Lui Liu a keen observer as both an insider and outsider of the two worlds. Through extraordinary awareness and compelling techniques, he creates a surreal world that transcends cultures, spaces and races. A note of parody is most noticeable in almost all his works.

It’s the ambivalence, the tensions between the poles, according to Barry Callaghan, a renowned Canadian writer, that free Lui Liu so that he can stand alone facing east or west, as he chooses.

Explanation from a Flickr member - Trangcon : Everybody knows that 2008 Beijing is where the Olympics will be. Westerners call it the Olympic Games. There is a game in this oil painting, but it is the traditional Chinese game of mahjong. On the top left corner of "2008-Beijing," there is a standard head portrait of a man. He seems familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. He has Sun Yat-sen's beard, Chiang Kai-shek's bald head and Mao Zedong's facial features. He symbolizes the one hundred years' of Chinese history and the sum total of the old and new democracies. To the left of the painting, there is a innocent and focused girl who is probably celebrating because she has a good hand. The girl in the middle with her back turned to the observer has three "east" tiles, symbolizing the unignorable reality -- the emergence of China. But the girl is also trying to cheat with the tiles hidden behind her foot. The girl in the middle facing the observer seems to be of mixed blood. As she plays the games, she is looking at the source of the light (that is, the future). She is nicely dressed, and she has a slightly worried look. Then there is that foreign girl. She is playing a Chinese game in which she has no confidence. She is lying there, because she has one tile less than required. She has lost already. On the right hand side, there is a peasant girl who came to work in the city. She is the fresh labor force that allowed China to rise. On her face, there is a little bit of incomprehension and dissatisfaction. She holds a shining fruit knife in her hand, indicating a resentment against wealthy people and a certain danger. On the right of the painting, in front of the rundown building, there is a river and some rocks. This symbolizes the uncertain future by which one can only cross the river by stepping on one rock at a time.

Another explanation from an anonymous: The dresses they're wearing stand for their countries' political situation (Strip poker; who loses will have to take off their clothes). Japan on the left, China is the girl wearing only bottom with black hair and tattoo; US is the girl wearing top and looking at Taiwan (the red shirt girl), and the last one is Russia, who is lying down. Japan seems to be losing/or lost because she is wearing nothing but feels satisfy with the game, and China seems like a winner even she is topless (she turns her back, doesnt show her face, but she looks to be concentrated in this game. Here, they mention that China is wearing western clothes style even she has Chinese tattoo, this point shows that China is very much westernized - not very China anymore. US looks like has more clothes, but actualy she doesnt wear bottom (It shows that US is just pretending they can handle the situation but actually they have nothing underneath). Russia seems to be on US side (her leg puts on US's leg), but on the other hand, she is cheating with China (She also looks tired, look as if she doesn't want to play the game anymore). Taiwan stands outside and has an overall view of this game, but she doesn't join them and she knows exactly what is going on, and she is wearing Chinese traditional underwear (shows that Taiwan is a real soul of China), she doesn't wear any bottom,which means she's on US side as well but she (Taiwan) is holding a knife, mean that she is protecting herself and her belongings (Fruits). The greyish sky and lukewarm water outside shows that this is a tough time for countries around Pacific Ocean (in political way).

Very interesting indeed. What do you think?

Marvel Mighty Muggs - Wave 3

Latest designer vinyl figures for Marvel Mighty Muggs (environmental friendly; 100% recycled awesome, claimed them) by Hasbro. What we have here is Dr. Ock, Thor, Ghostrider and The Nemesis Spiderman (I guess..). These batch is coming out soon here but as usual, had been launched in Singapore and we Malaysian, shall just wait, retail price should be around RM45 each, available in all major department stores and Toy R' Us, be quick, these are some hot cakes! (*see short story). Or else pay double at ebay or online stores if you would. Go check out the rest of the cool and good looking Marvel collections together with Indiana Jones and Star Wars waves. As the tagline says... "we look good in tights", they do.

For me, I intent to collect them all. Really dig the packaging as well, it's an art by itself, every one of them has their own beautiful vector art on top and at the side of the box, lining them up nicely makes a great poster. Twelve I have now...more to come.



* Rumours has it that during any major stocks arrival at Toy R Us, some of the staff hide/keep/ 'however-you-wanna-say-it' all potential money-making or best-selling toys (such as transformers, star wars etc.) for their personal contacts in return of a fees or worse, getting it themselves and sell it off at a marked-up price. Bad. No wonder the country is in turmoil, even children (ok, adult's too) playground are exploited.

Did you know…

Malaysians are SMS crazy!

• Malaysia recorded the 3rd highest numbers of SMS sent in APAC during 2007/08 new-year period, after Phillipines and Indonesia (first and second most numbers of SMSes sent respectively).
• Malaysia has a high mobile phone penetration rate of 86% at the end of 07. Mobile phone penetration rates are predicted to increase to 92% in 08. (Source: Q4, 2007, MCMC; Frost and Sullivan )
• Pre-paid call packages are used by approximately 80% of cellphone users.
• Search engines are providing search packages for Malaysian SMEs. Yahoo! has launched an advertising service that allows Small and Medium Enterprises to reach customers on the Internet for as little as 3.3sen each.
  

Some interesting results from Google Malaysia's Year-End Zeitgeist:

• Siti Nurhaliza was the most searched personality in 2007 by Malaysians
• Friendster.com was the top search of 2007
• Most searched movie in 2007 was Transformers

The Duel

Uploaded by Hemin8r on 25 Jul 08, 9.12AM PDT.

The Batmobile & the Joker Truck face off to the bitter end.

Wicked!!

Heroes Season 3 Trailer

Click to watch the trailer.

OMFG, can't wait.

My obsession.

LATEST NEWS (21/07/08) - Batman has beaten up Spidey!
No joke...I'm obsessed with the Batman, or rather the Joker.
Anyway.
Did some googling/wiki-ing for Joker while I was watching Batman (Tim Burton's first) yesterday. Turns out that he has quite an army of impersonators, but you know what, Heath Ledger's(or Chris Nolan's) Joker made all of them look like muppets from Sesame Street.






A little background of our beloved villian.
The Joker has been referred to as the Clown Prince of Crime, the Harlequin of Hate, and the Ace of Knaves. He first appeared in Batman #1 (Spring 1940). In 2006, Wizard magazine rated him the greatest villain of all time. The Joker is a master criminal with a clown-like appearance, including bleached white skin, red lips, and green hair. Initially portrayed as a violent sociopath who murders people and commits crimes for his own amusement, the Joker, later in the 1940s, began to be written as a goofy trickster-thief. That characterization continued through the late 1950s and 1960s before the character became again depicted as a vicious killer. The Joker is widely considered to be Batman's archenemy. He has been responsible for numerous tragedies in Batman's life, including the paralysis of Barbara Gordon (Batgirl/Oracle) and the murders of Jason Todd (the second Robin) and Jim Gordon's second wife Sarah Essen.

In other media, the Joker has been portrayed by Cesar Romero in the 1960s Batman television series; Jack Nicholson in the 1989 film Batman; voice actor Mark Hamill in TV's Batman: The Animated Series; and voice actor Kevin Michael Richardson in the subsequent animated series The Batman.



By the way, this is the only scene in Dark Knight where the late Heath isn't a 'Joker' and if you're lucky enough(in split second! really), you might catch the 'not-so-loved villian of our time' - camwhore(literally) Edison Chan.

Movie Marathon: Hellboy 2 & Dark Knight

Went for a mini marathon today at GSC Pavilion, watching Hellboy 2: The Golden Army and Dark Knight back-to-back, and had more Coke than I ever had in a year but what a return! Okay, maybe not, maybe just a half ROI & ROH (Return of Health), was kinda-little disappointed at Hellboy 2, something's missing in there, but just can't quite point it out, maybe it's the mushy-ness or maybe we all just wanna see him horny again (we miss seeing him with his horns).



But it turns out that the funniest part of the movie is actually this mushy scene where abe and hellboy drunk singing along with Barry Manilow’s “Can’t Smile Without You,”.

And one particular scene that standouts/ fresh in my mind (still) is the scenes where HB battling with God of Forest, like the way it was defeated, the way it died, the way it spill its blood and green/plants start growing. Great concept, great effects.



And then..ah ha...the dark knight.

What can I say? The best batman movie ever. More of a suspense thriller that keep you on the edge of your seat (for the surprisingly long running time), or maybe even a crime movie! But a comic book adaptation? Never crossed my mind once during the whole movie. It's as if Batman were merely a character borrowed from a comic book, blended nicely into this brilliantly directed Heat sequel. And this mainly comes down to the excellent and star-studded cast (not too be mistaken with wood-studded cast; read: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Uma Thurman, George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Alicia Silverstone and Elle Macpherson in Batman & Robin).



First of all, Ladies and Gentlemen, Villian of the Decade: Joker.

Heath Ledger is the best Joker(or the entire batman villians) ever, he makes Jack Nicholsan's Joker a joke(pun intended). Playful and fearful, sadistic and insane, he totally stole the limelight from Christian Bale, could have easily be "The Joker" instead of "Dark Knight". A Batman villain winning an Oscar? Why not, I like the way he smacks his lips whenever he's talking.

why..so..serious? we heard him said in the movie, but do you know that he is so serious about his role as the Joker, that he lived alone in a hotel room for a month, formulating the character's psychology, posture and voice (the last one he found most difficult to do). He started a diary, in which he wrote the Joker's thoughts and feelings to guide himself during his performance. And that's some serious dedication. We'll miss you.

And Christian Bale. Taller than Michael Keaton was. More menacing than Val Kilmer was. Less like Adam West than George Clooney was. Solid and committed as always. He gives the character life, and actually makes us feel for him. Same goes with Sir Michael Caine, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman and Morgan Freeman. Great casting. Aaron Eckhart is great as ever, liked him since Thankyou for Smoking.

The plot of the movie was interesting because there wasn't a real linear story. It was more about dealing with right and wrong and people's moral values. Things would happen and at each turn someone had to make a decision that could lead to good things or really bad things. I suppose the story at its most basic is about Batman hunting down the Joker, but really the story is about what each one of us would do in a certain situation. The Joker wants to try and exploit people's values while Batman is determined to hold on to his. It was a rather refreshing story in that there was nothing forced in to try and make it a normal superhero movie. It was dark and depressing and at times, very psychotic, but it certainly made you think.

So overall I enjoyed Dark Knight, it is sure one imperishable, spectacular and chaotically-brilliant movie. Definitely worth watching again and again, though the running time (2 and a half hours) might deter a weak soul...

Fu*k Federal Highway

And you wonder why you were stucked for hours...you poor b**t**ds (yes, we all, motorists) are basically left with merely one lane to head down to KL, the rest of the 3(or 4, depends how bad the traffic is) are occupied by dirty a**/ heartless b*tch/ inconsiderate ol'farts / mindless drivers turning down to south, which mainly to Kajang, Semenyih, Cheras, Seremban, Sri kembangan etc..

The picture isn't the worst scenario...but I guess those who travels daily using FH should be able to explain (with 'b' and 'f' and 'a' word!) to you.

After years and years of picking my nose or peepking at fellow boogers (guys/ girls!/ aunties/ uncles/ chicks) in the car next to me during crawls, I sort of came up with a simple solution...

Work late. Really late.

Or. Join the club, be fuckin' heartless too.

And the traffic woes continue...Move! Don't let him get in, you P.O.S. , ah..damnit, you didn't!

Underwear Goes Inside The Pants

"Sometimes you have to suffer a little bit in your youth to motivate yourself to succeed in later life. Do you think if Bill Gates got laid in high school, do you think there'd be a Microsoft? Of course not. You got to spend a long time in your own locker with your underwear shoved up your ass before you start to think,"You'll see. I'm going to take of the world of computers! I'll show them."

**Taken from Underwear Goes Inside The Pants by Lazyboy.

I found this song from Lazyboy amusingly funny, especially this particular phrase, wonder there will ever be a Microsoft if Bill Gates really manage to get laid during his school life? Would he still be able to come up with a monstrous plan to dominate the world as he already did now? (though he's retired now, doeasn't mean we can't mock him anymore, right?) If he got laid, will Macintosh be the one that dominating the world right now? Will Steve Jobs be the one that being thrown at with pies? Apparently not, Jobs was..anyway being approach first before Gates to commercialize their machines, unfortunately or rather fortunately, he turned it down.

Probably there's gonna be a Majorhard instead of Microsoft, running by Richard Branson, selling pc with 'Virgin Inside'. Great song. If you haven't got it already, go get it.

Snowing in Malaysia

Rare sight: our very own Swiss Alps, amazing view, see to believe. Near Pusat Bandar Damansara/Damansara Heights, picture taken after having lunch at Kah Sou Restaurant (decent chinese food around the area, a bit pricey tho; near Victoria Station).

Camel Nutty Lights Box

With the aim to increase its brand equity in the Japan's domestic market, where Camel has not yet gained a substantial market share, JT introduced ''Camel Menthol Box'' nationwide in March 2007, soon after a successful test marketing phase. ''Camel Menthol Box,'' which is also a ''D-spec'' product, was well received in Japan, and its popularity led to JT's decision to introduce ''Camel Nutty Lights Box,'' as a non-menthol alternative for ''Camel Menthol Box.''

As of March 31, 2008, ''D-spec'' products had grown to account for 4.59 percent of Japan's domestic market share, increasing 0.55 percentage points over the previous year. The decision to launch ''Camel Nutty Lights Box'' is in line with JT's strategy to develop high value-added products, such as products utilizing its original ''D-spec'' technology, which the company aims to expand through its vast distribution channels in Japan. Following the newest introduction, a total of 20 ''D-spec'' products will be available in Japan.

''D-spec'' reduced odor products (known as Less Smoke Smell products abroad) incorporate the company's odor reducing technology developed in response to customer demand for the reduction in the unpleasant smell of smoke. It's so popular that it even has fans creating parodies on the camel logo.

Best before and Use by

The facts behind the date labels from the Food Standards Agency.

*'Use by'
'Use by': Never eat products after this date, and follow the storage instructions. However, check to see if the food can be frozen if you need to eat it at a later date.

*'Best Before'
'Best before': These dates refer to quality rather than food safety. Foods with a best before date should be safe to eat after the 'best before' date, but they may no longer be at their best. One exception is eggs - never eat eggs after the 'best before' date.

Learn more

New Word Learnt Today
MICROMASTIA: Abnormal smallness of the mammary gland; small-breasted.
A medical term describing the postpubertal underdevelopment of a woman's breast tissue.

Stop!

So stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose ten pounds, until you gain ten pounds, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until your car or home is paid off, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until you are off welfare, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a drink, until you've sobered up, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy…

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

21 grams

In 1907, an American scientist by the name of Dr Duncan Macdougall carried out a series of experiments on patients in a hospital in Massachusetts. Six terminally ill patients were placed on a special weighing machine that MacDougall had invented to discover whether there was any decrease in weight at the precise moment of death.

After the poor buggers passed away, MacDougall noted that, in each case, there was an 'inexplicable loss of weight of three-fourths of an ounce' or 21.3 grams.

To add weight to his discovery, MacDougall also monitored five poorly pooches. When the dogs died there wass no decrease in weight, leaving the scientific community to conclude that either

i) the human soul really does weigh a little over 21 grams, or
ii) dogs are soulless bastards bent on world domination and bringing mankind to heel.

Fact or fiction? You decide.

"Supercar"

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My most viewed photo in my Flickr is not the Mount. Fuji or the Toilet themed Restaurant I shot from my traveling, it is this Ah Beng's intensely decorated car that I come across at our Berjaya Times Square parking lot that gathered most of the attention.

Oh..by the way it is our own renowned Proton Waja if you haven't noticed already.

Bikini Wax

My take: Generally, women are funda'mentally' stronger than men, to ask a man to go thru this just to please his woman(or women)/ to look good (not necessarily bikini wax)...I won't bet on it.

Shiok Sendiri Hamster

Saw this cute little creature at a pet shop in Taman Desa, one of a kind, he/she just can't stop flipping and appears to know what he/she is doing.

* (Apparently not, a search on youtube shows that he is after all not that special.)

Smoking Ethics

An interesting non-non-smoking campaign I found on JTI (Japan Tobacco) website, as the title suggested, the campaign is about educating japanese smokers the ethical side of smoking in the public but (how ironic, has smoking ever been ethical or has it ever been not?). All the guidances are mostly plain common sense but for them to put it in graphics are really funny and intriguing and nonetheless fascinating.









"The world would be more beautiful if everyone can be so thoughful.

Dreaming

Dreaming — the defrag of the brain. All the little pieces of new information are randomly paired with old memories as they fit, creating empty space and allowing for a fresh start the next morning. This would explain why we go seamlessly from one situation to another in dreams: You are a 12 year old in your hometown in Bregenz, Austria, and wind up a minute later in Caracas where you meet your aunt who died last year. This also explains why we go nuts when we don’t sleep — no defragmentation for too long.