Happy Halloween

"Boys and girls of every age, wouldn't you like to see something strange? Come with us and you'll see, this's our town of Halloween."

Yes, today is the All Hallow's Eve when people suddenly develop a knack for everything spooky. Some take this as an opportunity to flaunt their eerie fashion sense and no one would judge since one is supposed to dress up.

To minimize this post so that you have a trick-a-treat fun fest, I leave you with Pumpkin Jack to wish you all a Happy Halloween 

Itinerary of Life

Review of my September comes a bit late. Heck, I'm only posting this on the second last day of October. I supposed that's what happens when no itineraries are made in one's journey of life. Your mind is aimless; steps are askew; paths are unclear.

Fortunately, the month of September had its itinerary planned out. Some are mine while others are planned by others. The major highlight of my Sept was my first ever company trip to Port Dickson, Seremban. The beach wasn't something to be wowed about but the sceneries were perfect backdrop to test my photography skills. To add on, it was a period where I could relax and pretend that I didn't have any kids to take care of.

My luggage wasn't unpacked after that. I continued on to see you know who in Gopeng but only for 2 days. It was a simple getaway as well to keep my sanity in check and remind me that I needed to build a cabin so that I might retire there one day when I couldn't handle city life anymore.

Uprooting is definitely in my itinerary in the pending future. While I'm not sure whether I mentioned this before, I'm a type of person who can't stay a place that I'm not comfortable with. Of course, those which I'm comfortable with, I will latch onto them like a leech and drain the life out of them (whahahahahaha).

Needless to say, what is your itinerary for your life? Plan anything yet? Even staying home and not doing anything is still a plan, though I'm not sure if it's an exciting one. Plan now before others plan your life for you.

My Thoughts on Avengers: Age of Ultron (1st Trailer)

In the land of geeks and fanboys, there was shrill from the denizens on 22 October when the first trailer of the upcoming Avengers Sequel was released. Labelled as a teaser trailer, it provided more than enough preview of the feature film, premiering next year May.

As a self-proclaimed fanboy and a major geek of the comic world, I just had to talk about it and one way to do it is via this blog. Firstly, similar to the reaction of most dedicated comic fans in the world, I'm just astounded; knocked off my chair; the little girl voice inside me screaming like a maniac; so on and so forth. My excitement for the film was indicated through my ceaseless replay of the trailer. I can be pretty crazy when it comes to my geek stuff.

Without wasting any more virtual space on my over-dramatic thrill, I will get right on to the trailer. While the movie will bring back the original cast of Avengers (some in new outfits), what I'm most excited about is the introduction of Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver. Most fanboys would know the perpetual hell of copyright discord between Marvel and Fox. So, it's interesting as to how Marvel Studios will bring about introducing the aforementioned characters without infringing on any rights. Plus, I'm a big fan of mutants. Specifically, I'm more interested in  Scarlet Witch. In the comics, she had both mutant abilities as well as actual magic. I don't care what others say because I'm still hoping Whedon would somehow make her powers slightly magical. C'mon. This is a perfect kickoff to tie the films to Marvel's supernatural superheroes.

Another interesting detail I retrieved from the trailer and other sources is the fact that some parts of the movies will be set in South Africa. The opening of trailer itself (according to commenters) is the skyline of Johannesburg. We all know which superhero derives from Africa - Black Panther. The other indicator of the Panther superhero is the appearance of actor, Andy Serkis whom fans believe is playing the role of Klaw, Panther's big bad.

Coming to the lead villain of the film, Ultron, I would have to say he is just stupendous. The featured song (I've got no strings from Disney's Pinocchio) in the trailer matches Ultron's demeanor lovely. However, I must say that I'm becoming a bit bored with the whole mechanical suits and robots. It just reminded me too much of Iron Man. It was great to see it for one or two films but it might be overladen if they keep this up.

So, what do you think of the trailer? If you haven't watch it, how could you? Just click the link below which will take you to Marvel's Official Youtube account to view the videos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmeOjFno6Do

Fallen

Ever find yourself trapped helplessly in a corner of a room? Lying down on the floor in a fetus position. Unable to get up and strive for the exit as if you are firmly glued to that corner. The room seems like a torture chamber but there are no captors keeping watch over you. As a matter of fact, you bind yourself to that corner of the room.

There are moments in life that even the strongest of us face a defeating sense of helplessness. The world, in your mind, is perpetually challenging you with seemingly impossible hurdles to jump over. 

One after another, there is no time or comfort to seek, even for just a short while. Arduous tasks are continuously hurled towards you by an unseen force.

One after another, you feel tired and hopeless to even give a damn about it any longer and you start to curl in that corner. It maybe dark and forlorn but there is some comfort in it for you don't even need to care anymore.

One after another, the unseen force persists on with its incessant tasks, piling up the room. Eventually, there will be no space or air left for you to breathe in if you continue to give in.

We all had those moments. Either you seek the comfort to give in or dig your way out until you find the exit for a fresher air to breathe in. Don't ever clip those wings and become a fallen angel when there's are better moments to behold.

(I dedicated this post to a special person who finds it hard to go through life in moments of defeat. Please fight on and see the light of the day when you deserve)

Alone

There are more than 7 billions of people in the whole wide world and Malaysia itself has an estimation of more than 29 millions. How is that people still find themselves sitting by the corner alone in the public? A simple task such as finding a companion for dinner or anything can be really exhausting.

For the past few weeks, maybe even months, I myself eating alone most of the times. There are times when I manage to snatch a friend away for a quick meal. Yet, most other times, I can't believe my only companion is my iPad which is practically useless if there's no WiFi.

Today, I had a wonderful time talking about Lara Croft with someone I just acquainted and usually, I would not reveal so much about myself in a conversation. Sometimes, I wonder if I am so miserably lonely that I couldn't care less who I socialize with anymore. It could be a total stranger for all I care.

I find this painstakingly annoying as I never face such situation before. Perhaps I did back then but it would just be a day or two being alone in front of my computer. Nowadays, I am alone almost everyday, especially in the presence of people surrounding me. Cliques here and there remind me too much of my social life in university. Furthermore, with Cyren away, I'm just down in the dirt, buried under several feet of earth.

Identifying Minifigures Series 12

With the release of the latest Minifigure Series, everyone is in a state of frenzy. I'm no exception. So far, I managed to snatch away three figures which are indicated in the picture below. Without further ado, I will show the tricks to detect these bricky figures.

1) Wizard
He is one of the two bricks with a decorated slope. The other one is the Fairytale Prince. To differentiate him from the princess, just feel for a stick and a diamond.

2) Hun Warrior
Just feel for the shield and sword. The horns are detachable so use them as an indicator.

3) Fairytale Princess
Similar to the Wizard, you will know it's the princess if there are no stick in the bag. You can try to detect the tiny froggie as well.

4) Video Game Guy
One might confuse him with the Jester but as long as you don't feel more than two 2 x 4 plate, it's the vid guy. Plus, Jester has a big hat that's a giveaway.

5) Battle Goddess
Another easy figure to detect. The shield and spear are easy to detect.

6) Space Miner
Just know that the space miner is the bulkiest in the whole series.

7) Lifeguard
The hot stud can be identified by his binoculars and float. The float is point on one end.

8) Prospector (the miner)
Look for his pickaxe

9) Jester
Look under Video Game Guy

10) Dino Tracker
The syringe and bow and arrow are the keys

11) Pizza Delivery Man
Look for the pizza and pizza box

12) Rock Star
The electric guitar but one has to be careful and not mistook the guitar for other stick-like props.

13) Swashbuckler
His hat and sword can be identified easily. The sword is bendy.

14) Piggy Guy
Apple

15) Genie Girl
Two things; her long hair, the genie bottom. As long as you feel the bag contains no regular minifigure legs, it's her.

16) Spooky Girl
The teddy bear and her soft (literally) hair. It never occured to me that her hair is squishy until one Legofan told me so.


As far as I know, the Genie Girl is the rarest but everyone seemed to aim for the Piggy Guy. Spooky Girl wasn't supposed to be hard to find but I only managed to find one in a recently opened box. Guess everyone is aiming for her too. Swashbuckler, Dino Tracker and Video Game Guy are some of the common ones. Seriously, there's too much of them.

Anyhow, hope you all find what you want. I still have a few figures I'm eyeing for.