Almost everyone in my class has a laptop. Until 3 weeks ago, it's not really that much of a necessary item for me to have, but then, it's beginning to feel important. One thing about me is, I dislike borrowing other people's things. Well, once in a while, it's alright.

But now, I want to ask for suggestions for the best laptop brand.
My required specs are:
-Intel Core 2 Duo
-2Gb RAM or more
- Big hard disk drive ( 120Gb and above)
- Graphic cards with at least 256Mb RAM
- Not to forget: cheap & affordable price
- Not Acer laptops, I heard they're quite lousy and had seen my friends suffering from its malfunctions.

Suggestions, anyone?

Wow...yesterday was probably the best day of my life, watching 2 movies in one day! Nice....

The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor. Watched it on its opening day, how cool is that?! But alas, the movie wasn't that good. Just an average rate of 3/5....nice 3D effects though. My complaints: They shouldn't have replaced Rachel Weisz. Maria Bello looks older and pairing her up with Brendan Fraser isn't such a good idea. When you take away the original cast, it won't look good to me. No mummies here. The only mummy in sight is the Emperor (Jet Li), the rest...well, just terra cotta statues. But I liked the line," I hate mummies. They never play fair! "

The Dark Knight. Awesome! I have never seen the Joker this dark and heartless since Jack Nicholson played the role. The late Heath Ledger played the role much darker. Storyline a thumbs up, dialogues were realistic. Effects too! The new BatPod is cool, simple-looking, and incredibly fast! I wonder if exploding the building was real....didn't look like animation. 5/5 for this one. " Why so serious? Let's put a smile on that face! "

Note of the day: Met a new friend, a man in his 50s or 60s, in Borders bookstore. Was looking for someone to ask about learning musical instruments, and I happened to be there. Whoops! I'm not full-time musician, what am I doing there? Had quite a long chat about courses, music....even gave me his name card.
Hey, you will meet a new friend sometime, right?

To me, each and everyone's worst fear is learning the horrible truth about themselves. That's what happened to me.

We had another presentation today. A presentation of our annual reports, again in front of 3 lecturers. Heard they will ask many questions.

I entered the room, pumping with excitement. I went through with it, with no problem at all. I got to say what I wanted to say, that's it. It is after all the presentations when all efforts seem useless.

Our lecturer asked us to stay back and gather in the classroom. There, we are each given critiques (comments) of our presentations. Boy, that moment was the quietest in my whole college life. I was given the critique of having the attitude of an "arrogant-boss". That was the worst, and it shocked me. Was I being arrogant? I had no idea!

That really hit me hard. Even now, I'm wondering if I had been arrogant towards my friends... If I did, my friends, I'm very sorry.

Note of the day: When I was presenting, I didn't feel like I was myself. Felt like I was someone else.

Day starts with me going to college to collect my presentation boards. I asked the printer on Saturday to print for me, and keep it till Monday. It was 12pm. 14 weeks of slaving in front of the computer, planning, drafting, and printing 110 pages of the Visual Identification Manual.....comes down to this moment.

3 more hours till presentation time. Went to the library to set up my presentation boards (displays). Gosh, I was sweating like a water fountain. Sticky tacks here, there.... Why in the world did I print 19 pieces of A3 displays?!

Some of my classmates presented in the morning shift. There were initially 4 lecturers aka. Board of Directors. I fear Ms, Shan Li the most, the fiercest of the 4. But when it came to the afternoon shift, 4 became 3. Guess they all couldn't make it.

1 hour till presentation time. Been hearing many stories from classmates about how the board seriously gave critiques about their work. They were advising me to watch out for the new lecturer, who is quite fierce in her critiques. This worries me even more. Not to mention that this will be our most important presentation yet.

Its time. The 3 came in (Shan Li was not present. Thank goodness.). Mr. Soo, Mr. Mark, and the new "unknown" lecturer came in with their smiles...... grim smiles. Brr.... First my pictures were taken, then........... I began.

I was quite nervous at first, but later, butterflies-in-the-stomach went away quickly. I got to say what I wanted to say, which was good. I think I spoke about 6-7 minutes (limit time=10min). The best part is, I get to answer their questions. Nothing is more satisfying than that. Of course there were critiques, but not that serious. As they walked out of the door, a wave of relief overwhelmed me..... Aaaaahh, satisfaction.

As I sat in the car, I looked out the window.

There, in the horizon, sunlight burst forth through the trees.....slowly getting brighter, as if to acknowledge my achievement. It was a beautiful evening, and the sky never looked better.

First, year 2003 Hulk. Now, comes The Incredible Hulk. The trailer is already enough to set my excitement level to go over 200 bpm. The graphics are absolutely stunning, with more realistic texture on the mean, green monster himself, much better than the previous Hulk. Feel the action, the adrenaline, the new HULK!!

Then I went to see the movie, and that's where all my hopes and expectations came to a questionable halt. I'm not going to tell you the story, the trailer itself says it all. This new Hulk has it all; nice story, stunning CGI graphics and animation, and a promising battle of the titans. But I have to say, the film has a very raw feel.

When it comes to the battle of the titans, aka. the Hulk vs Abomination, it was too fast, resulting in a blur, which left me wondering what's going on. But above all, the Hulk doesn't look so powerful. What happened to him, the all-powerful Hulk in the comics?!

Ang Lee's Hulk has this interesting feature, where at certain point of time, one scene would pause, and like a comic book, the camera shifts to another picture ( next scene). Just like reading a comic book. When it comes to the new Hulk, it's just like watching another typical movie. Yes, the graphics are better and good storyline, but lacking the "uumph" that the 1st Hulk had.

To me, I'd rather watch the first Hulk.

Rating: 3/5

Finally! After 19 years, the 4th movie to the franchise has been added. Indiana Jones is back in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystall Skull, donning a dark brown leather jacket, whip, and the famous ol' Indy hat that never leaves his side. This time round, it's not the Nazis anymore who are chasing him, it's the Russians. They are interested in a real-life artifact, the Incan crystal skulls. It is said that the skulls possess great powers, and made by aliens.

Firstly, I've been waiting this movie for quite some time after they announced that they're going to film a 4th Indy movie, so watching it has been a exciting time for me. The movie still has the Indy effect like when watching the previous films, but not as much sadly. I guess when u combine CGI and Indy, it doesn't match up so much, maybe a 80% compatibility.

Secondly, I'm very impressed by the way Harrison Ford retains his character as Indy. It is as though the hero never ages throughout the 19 years. Well, maybe he looks older, but once he dons the archeology suit, he looks as young as before. It is interesting also to see Marion Ravenwood from the 1st film with their son, Shia Lebouf as Mutt Williams, whom he never knew. Shia kicks ass this time, and not running around as in Transformers.

I'm glad I watched this movie, because I grew up watching Indy movies. It fills my satisfaction completely. I would definitely recommend it.
Rating: 4/5

Shit! Left my pendrive in class, again. The last time it happened was last year, in the very same classroom. What I did the next day was I had to go to college early in the morning ( still dark, actually...about 8am ), ask the office administrator for the classroom key, and finally retrieve the small device.

And now, it happened again. History repeats itself. But I'm very lucky to have some friends to help me. Now, I just have to sit and wait........

I really hope I'm not troubling him...