Im still living in my old apartment and havent moved to the new place yet. delays delays delays. I got an sms today from Peter (the new owner) that if all goes according to plan than we will move in next weekend. Good news indeed but given all the delays I am not too hopeful.......okay lol! maybe I AM =p. This means only 1.5 weeks to go!
Ive bought quite a few novels to keep me occupied.....but mainly because I like Science Fiction and Fantasy and like collecting them. A book is always a nice buy in my opinion. A book is full of ideas, words, and lessons whether it is fiction or not. There are always some parallels we can find in them with our own lives and thoughts. Hence, I like to collect books that I like. Once I have read them, I pass them on to my brothers or sister or cousins spreading the fan base and knowledge and after a few years, maybe even read through them again!
I can ramble for long hours or even days on how much I love some of the characters and stories I have read over the years. Characters whom I probably will never forget. Not only are they entertaining, and interesting but like an Aesope Fable they're are lessons to be learned in their stories.
But of all the benifits of reading a novel, None out weigh the broadening of mind if one stops and ponders on stories and tales beyond just the words.
Sigh...
My last session may end up being my hardest yet. Funny how I always planned it to be my easiest and it turned out to be just the opposite. I am taking Computer Graphics (My love for the field finally made me take the plunge and now I fear I should have taken it earlier), Software Construction - Techniques and tools, Data Structures and Algorithms, and e-Enterprise Project.
I have three classes on monday from 11am till 9pm and the only thing that keeps my motor running is the fact that I have no major classes the rest of the week. Assignments are out and the project course is just one big group project throughout the session so I already have quite a lot to juggle.
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About Me
- Haris
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- lol....i aint gonna say much, i usually dont, but here goes. Im easy going, think alot, i dont say much, but sometimes i say alot when it counts if u know what i mean. I like to do most things on my own and dont like help too much as some of my friends will tell u. I like to draw and have been drawing since i was in class 4. "Technically" i am also color blind (yeah u guessed it i draw most of my pics in black and white lol)...and hard of hearin (a great frustration for my friends).
Monday, August 11, 2008
Tuesday, July 8, 2008
Mid Session Break 2008
Its the 2nd week of the Mid-Session break now. My exams are over and my last session is almost all in the past, over and done with. Its that time again where one sits back, hits the reset button and relaxes!
So whats been happening? Well, Im not working as much as I wanted to work in these vacations. AMR interactive doesnt seem to have as much work available as I'd hoped but Im actually not disappointed. After another hectic session, I'm happy to suck in as much relaxation time as I can.
All my exams went relatively well and ive already enrolled for my next and last (YESSS!) session. So far during this session break Ive visited me good ole friend Al and as usual ended up spending the night. We had yet another Monoply game, and I was the first to lose yet again. If I have been gifted with anything, luck in games was not one of them... :(
Also watched some horror/slasher movies at his place on his fancy HD TV. Sweeny Todd: The Deamon Barber of Fleet St was soo much better on his TV than when I saw it on me humble PC.
Also went out for a long walk in the city and the harbour with Danish the day the exams ended. It was a great walk after a long session for the both of us and the sites and sounds of the harbour at night are always pleasant. I will never forget all the lights reflecting of the surface of the water.
Last week, I went with some friends from Uni for a long walk from Cogee beach to Bondi Beach. I had no idea such a walkway existed, and Im glad I went on the walk on such short notice. Here are some pictures of the event:
For pictures of me and the rest of the guys, just check out my facebook profile.
Whats on my mind
I thought I should start a new section into my blogs. This one is about what Ive been thinking of recently. I think a lot and so many of my thoughts and ideas are lost in the maelstrom inside my head. Here I can atleast put what I am thinking into words and atleast come back to it, and maybe one day turn it into some coherent whole.
I just got back from a trip to Mcdonalds with Danish and I was telling him if he ever noticed how soo many of these "religious" people we see on TV and sometimes meet in the streets have such dead eyes. I mean, has anyone ever noticed this? They're eyes have lost that sparkle of life and its like your staring at dead eyes. Its something that has always turned me off whenever Ive seen their faces. We were actually talking about something else but we touched on the topic of ones passions in life a bit and thats what lead me to this "dead eye phenomenon". We quickly agreed to how the eyes showed lack of any passion for life.
I believe in balance. Do things in moderation. Without that passion, we can never go that extra mile to acheive our goals. If your doing something with passion, then hardwork follows through naturally.
Ive also been reading a book my Dad sent me titled "Heroes of History" by William Durant who according to the book is a Pultzer prize winner, I believe, for his work on "The Story of Civilization". Ive read that "The Story of Civilization" comes in many volumes and is quite detailed. Heroes of History on the other hand is a big summary of what William Durant believes to be some of historys greatest heroes. The books has some very nice paragraphs that I would like to quote below:
"Man can be traced to about a million years before Christ. Agriculture can be traced no farther back than to 25,000 BC. Man has lived fourty times longer as a hunter than as a tiller of the soil in a settled life."
"Even in civilization the chief function of the male is to go out and hunt for food for his family, or for something that might, in need, be exhanged for food. Brilliant though he may be, he is basically tributary to the female, who is the womb and mainstream of the race."
Here is a nice quote from a Chinese philosopher Lao-tze born 604 BC:
"If you do not quarrel, no one on earth will be able to quarrel with you... Recompense injury with kindness.... To those who are good I am good, and to those who are not good I am good; thus all get to be good. To those who are sincere I am sincere, and to those who are not sincere I am also sincere, and thus all get to be sincere.... The softest thing in the world...overcomes the hardest."
Kung-fu-tze - "Kung the Master" as his students used to call him was born in 551BC and was a student of Lao-tze. Two paragraphs were drawn up by his pupils to summarize his doctrine. A doctrine that is beautiful in its simplicity and powerful in the truth that it holds, and as old as it may be, one should wonder why IS it so hard to implement? Here it is:
"The ancients who wished to illustrate the highest virtue throughout the empire first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their own states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their own selves. Wishing to cultivate their own selves, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things."
"Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their own selves were cultivated. Their own selves being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their states were rightly governed. Their states being rightly governed, the whole empire was made tranquil and happy."
Just thought I should share some of this.
Apart from that, there is the usual spinning of wacky science fiction and fantasy tales, worlds and characters storming away in my head. One of these days I shall write some of it down and then hopefully it will become a coherent story. Right now, I have written enough in this first section. Let the passion never die!
Gamming news
I got Lost Odyssey a while back. Ive been playing it ALOT these past 2 weeks and am like about 35 hours in. Im on the last disk (of a total of 4). The game is very good for a traditional RPG but it has terrible loading times and a skill-link system that ends up being too much of a hassle, requiring frequent changes almost after every battle.
That is not my only gripe with this game. Infact, playing this game and also playing Final Fantasy 12, and 10 in the past I have come to realize the flawed design Japanese developers went about into this next generation of better graphics and VOICE ACTING in their games. Many times when playing FFX, FF12 or Lost Odyssey there are momments where I imagine these characters doing what they do but on a 2d pixilated Snes machine (like Final Fantasy III/VI) and I realize apart from the fact that they are now in 3D and actually say the dialogs out loud....there is NO difference!
Characters still have a FIXED animation for whenever they are shocked, another animation for when they are frustrated etc. You know Final Fantasy IV, VI, VII were very well written for text based games and with a few "mistakes" corrected can still hold up today. Alot of what made the stories so compelling were the text based dialogs. It allowed the imagination to run wild and nearly no line, no matter how silly it was, can sound bad because an image of the characters had already been embeded in your mind and you say the line out in your head appropriatley. Alot like reading a novel. None of this is helped with the terrible and cheasy english voice acting that accompanies these games. Learn something from Bioware and their recent Hit Mass Effect people!
Overall though the game is saved due to its relatively nice battle system. Its got that little addictive edge to it where you want to powerup your immortal characters and max out their skills. There are plenty of sidequests and secret bosses that open up in disc 4.
The game came with a 1 month free Xbox Live gold membership which i tried out with GTA IV and since I had the head set I was able to experience voice chat. The experience was smooth and alot of fun! and the best part was there was no lag! There were 10 players at one point and no lag! driving around, in a team, using the city alleyways and what not to your advantage, it was alot of fun.
Anime news
Still catching the latest bleach episdodes and they are still great even for fillers. The pace is moving fast and its almost like someone out there said "Hey, Ive heard what all these people say about fillers and Im gonna make a difference!", whoever that was, I salute you.
I also saw the Batman anime DVD which is meant to be a setup for the Dark Knight titled "Gotham Knight". It was good, not great. Alot like what they did with the matrix where different artist each animated an episode except these tell a singel if slightly disjoint story. It would have been better as a single episode with one artist if they wanted to do that.
Movie news
I went out with Won last week and saw Kung Fu Panda and it was amazing! One of the best CGI animated movies Ive ever seen. Not better than the Lion King or Finding Nemo, but Id put it comfortably right after those two. The whole cinema was laughing frequently at the many genuinly funny momments and the action didnt disapoint either. I would definately recommend this movie. Had another nice time with Won, were we caught up, talked, had a nice meal and ended the day with a brilliant movie. Next for me and Won is The Dark Knight!
Well, another HUGE post :p lol! I hope you enjoyed the photos and for more, check out my facebook profile. Till next time, haris signing out!
So whats been happening? Well, Im not working as much as I wanted to work in these vacations. AMR interactive doesnt seem to have as much work available as I'd hoped but Im actually not disappointed. After another hectic session, I'm happy to suck in as much relaxation time as I can.
All my exams went relatively well and ive already enrolled for my next and last (YESSS!) session. So far during this session break Ive visited me good ole friend Al and as usual ended up spending the night. We had yet another Monoply game, and I was the first to lose yet again. If I have been gifted with anything, luck in games was not one of them... :(
Also watched some horror/slasher movies at his place on his fancy HD TV. Sweeny Todd: The Deamon Barber of Fleet St was soo much better on his TV than when I saw it on me humble PC.
Also went out for a long walk in the city and the harbour with Danish the day the exams ended. It was a great walk after a long session for the both of us and the sites and sounds of the harbour at night are always pleasant. I will never forget all the lights reflecting of the surface of the water.
Last week, I went with some friends from Uni for a long walk from Cogee beach to Bondi Beach. I had no idea such a walkway existed, and Im glad I went on the walk on such short notice. Here are some pictures of the event:
For pictures of me and the rest of the guys, just check out my facebook profile.
Whats on my mind
I thought I should start a new section into my blogs. This one is about what Ive been thinking of recently. I think a lot and so many of my thoughts and ideas are lost in the maelstrom inside my head. Here I can atleast put what I am thinking into words and atleast come back to it, and maybe one day turn it into some coherent whole.
I just got back from a trip to Mcdonalds with Danish and I was telling him if he ever noticed how soo many of these "religious" people we see on TV and sometimes meet in the streets have such dead eyes. I mean, has anyone ever noticed this? They're eyes have lost that sparkle of life and its like your staring at dead eyes. Its something that has always turned me off whenever Ive seen their faces. We were actually talking about something else but we touched on the topic of ones passions in life a bit and thats what lead me to this "dead eye phenomenon". We quickly agreed to how the eyes showed lack of any passion for life.
I believe in balance. Do things in moderation. Without that passion, we can never go that extra mile to acheive our goals. If your doing something with passion, then hardwork follows through naturally.
Ive also been reading a book my Dad sent me titled "Heroes of History" by William Durant who according to the book is a Pultzer prize winner, I believe, for his work on "The Story of Civilization". Ive read that "The Story of Civilization" comes in many volumes and is quite detailed. Heroes of History on the other hand is a big summary of what William Durant believes to be some of historys greatest heroes. The books has some very nice paragraphs that I would like to quote below:
"Man can be traced to about a million years before Christ. Agriculture can be traced no farther back than to 25,000 BC. Man has lived fourty times longer as a hunter than as a tiller of the soil in a settled life."
"Even in civilization the chief function of the male is to go out and hunt for food for his family, or for something that might, in need, be exhanged for food. Brilliant though he may be, he is basically tributary to the female, who is the womb and mainstream of the race."
Here is a nice quote from a Chinese philosopher Lao-tze born 604 BC:
"If you do not quarrel, no one on earth will be able to quarrel with you... Recompense injury with kindness.... To those who are good I am good, and to those who are not good I am good; thus all get to be good. To those who are sincere I am sincere, and to those who are not sincere I am also sincere, and thus all get to be sincere.... The softest thing in the world...overcomes the hardest."
Kung-fu-tze - "Kung the Master" as his students used to call him was born in 551BC and was a student of Lao-tze. Two paragraphs were drawn up by his pupils to summarize his doctrine. A doctrine that is beautiful in its simplicity and powerful in the truth that it holds, and as old as it may be, one should wonder why IS it so hard to implement? Here it is:
"The ancients who wished to illustrate the highest virtue throughout the empire first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their own states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their own selves. Wishing to cultivate their own selves, they first rectified their hearts. Wishing to rectify their hearts, they first sought to be sincere in their thoughts. Wishing to be sincere in their thoughts, they first extended to the utmost their knowledge. Such extension of knowledge lay in the investigation of things."
"Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their own selves were cultivated. Their own selves being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their states were rightly governed. Their states being rightly governed, the whole empire was made tranquil and happy."
Just thought I should share some of this.
Apart from that, there is the usual spinning of wacky science fiction and fantasy tales, worlds and characters storming away in my head. One of these days I shall write some of it down and then hopefully it will become a coherent story. Right now, I have written enough in this first section. Let the passion never die!
Gamming news
I got Lost Odyssey a while back. Ive been playing it ALOT these past 2 weeks and am like about 35 hours in. Im on the last disk (of a total of 4). The game is very good for a traditional RPG but it has terrible loading times and a skill-link system that ends up being too much of a hassle, requiring frequent changes almost after every battle.
That is not my only gripe with this game. Infact, playing this game and also playing Final Fantasy 12, and 10 in the past I have come to realize the flawed design Japanese developers went about into this next generation of better graphics and VOICE ACTING in their games. Many times when playing FFX, FF12 or Lost Odyssey there are momments where I imagine these characters doing what they do but on a 2d pixilated Snes machine (like Final Fantasy III/VI) and I realize apart from the fact that they are now in 3D and actually say the dialogs out loud....there is NO difference!
Characters still have a FIXED animation for whenever they are shocked, another animation for when they are frustrated etc. You know Final Fantasy IV, VI, VII were very well written for text based games and with a few "mistakes" corrected can still hold up today. Alot of what made the stories so compelling were the text based dialogs. It allowed the imagination to run wild and nearly no line, no matter how silly it was, can sound bad because an image of the characters had already been embeded in your mind and you say the line out in your head appropriatley. Alot like reading a novel. None of this is helped with the terrible and cheasy english voice acting that accompanies these games. Learn something from Bioware and their recent Hit Mass Effect people!
Overall though the game is saved due to its relatively nice battle system. Its got that little addictive edge to it where you want to powerup your immortal characters and max out their skills. There are plenty of sidequests and secret bosses that open up in disc 4.
The game came with a 1 month free Xbox Live gold membership which i tried out with GTA IV and since I had the head set I was able to experience voice chat. The experience was smooth and alot of fun! and the best part was there was no lag! There were 10 players at one point and no lag! driving around, in a team, using the city alleyways and what not to your advantage, it was alot of fun.
Anime news
Still catching the latest bleach episdodes and they are still great even for fillers. The pace is moving fast and its almost like someone out there said "Hey, Ive heard what all these people say about fillers and Im gonna make a difference!", whoever that was, I salute you.
I also saw the Batman anime DVD which is meant to be a setup for the Dark Knight titled "Gotham Knight". It was good, not great. Alot like what they did with the matrix where different artist each animated an episode except these tell a singel if slightly disjoint story. It would have been better as a single episode with one artist if they wanted to do that.
Movie news
I went out with Won last week and saw Kung Fu Panda and it was amazing! One of the best CGI animated movies Ive ever seen. Not better than the Lion King or Finding Nemo, but Id put it comfortably right after those two. The whole cinema was laughing frequently at the many genuinly funny momments and the action didnt disapoint either. I would definately recommend this movie. Had another nice time with Won, were we caught up, talked, had a nice meal and ended the day with a brilliant movie. Next for me and Won is The Dark Knight!
Well, another HUGE post :p lol! I hope you enjoyed the photos and for more, check out my facebook profile. Till next time, haris signing out!
Friday, June 20, 2008
Exams are nearly Over......long update!
Well, my exams are now almost over. Had my third exam this afternoon and now my final exam is on the 25th of June. Bio-Informatics is left and frankly Im not too worried. My performance in the course so far has been very good and the course doesnt really interest me. When I first read the course description, I was expecting (and even looking forward to) pattern matching of different DNA chains and writing programs to facilitate this. Unfortunately the course hardly touches computer science topics. The only IT related work in the course involved accessing websites and databases in various genetic websites and using pattern matching programs ALREADY made to analyse results.
In otherwords, it may be interesting to biologists with little knowledge in computers but I cant say the same for IT people interested in Biology. The course deals with tremendous amounts of Biology data which, to someone like me is as alien as using simple Unix commands is to a Biologist. The course could have used a better balance of both IT and Biology content to facilitate the two different mind sets that are taking the course.
The other three subjects I took this session were Principles of Programming, Foundations of Computer Science and Engineering Project Management. Now, I know the first two sound pretty simple for someone in his 2nd last session but given my circumstances, I think it was a wise desicion.
Principles of Programming turned out to be quite a challenging course. I was warned by other students that the lecturer, Eric Martin, gives some crazy assignments. I was laughing like 'Hah, yeah yeah' back then.....but now Im laughing at my attitude back then. There were some tricky and challenging puzzle solving assignments right after a deceptively easy first assignment that totally got me off guard. I recovered with the third assignment and gave a relatively good performance in the final.
Foundations of Computer Science ended up being my biggest frustration. Dont let the name fool you. There is no programming in this course. This course is really Descrete Mathematics! and me close friends will fill you in on how I feel about Descrete Mathematics....but if you dont know me, I'll tell you now me and maths dont mix. If I had the choice and had I known better, I would never have gone towards Mathematics, but when I was young I was ignorant of many things. Heh....man I should have been a doctor.
My frustration with the subject lie with the new assessment system given the shorter 12 weeks sessions. There was only one mid-term and one final. midterm was 40% and final was 60%. Thats it, 2 assessment items (and both exams!) are supposed to tell the university how 'good' you are. I totally disagree with this structure as it really makes it a one shot deal and kills the 'teaching for the sake of parting knowledge' aspect of learning. Add to this the fact that the exam was just a duplicate of the practice exercise and you have no need to attend a single class. Infact, I KNOW someone who scored 92% while hardly attending any class!
The last subject, Project Management was.....fun. The course was handled by to female professors, one of them was a PhD. Though, for two project managers, the course was mismanaged alot in my opinion. There were so many frustrating instances where not only me, but many other students had no idea what we were supposed to be doing during our last hour tutorial portions of each class. This was due to the professors telling us looooong stories which many of us lost interest in or due to their lengths, were lost in their complexity, only for them to suddenly throw a question at us which required that we listened into the story....wouldnt it have been easier to tell us first that this loooong tale your about to throw at us IS what we are going to spend the next hour trying to solve? This and other pitfalls in the tutorial portion really hampered the experience and learning outcomes of each lecture and its sad as this tutorial portion was the most important part in terms of getting close to 'hands on' experience as a PM.
Whew! that was the course info for this session and now only ONE more session to go insha-Allah!
Now I'm in my room and I have Surah No 35 playing on my windows media player (Sheikh Shuriam is reciting). Listening to him always reminds me of my life back in Saudi Arabia. It also reminds me of my recent trip to Saudi Arabia and my Umra with my Mother in Febuary this year. In particular it reminds me of the cities of Makkah and Madinah and the holy feeling that fills one who enters the cities. It is true that one feels so close to God when in Makkah, especially when in or near to the Haram. This recitation of the Quran is one of the many 'suveniers' I picked up during my trip.
Now! on to some more important things! like entertainment! =P
I saw The Incredible Hulk and found it to be a good movie. It will inevtably end up being compared with Iron Man, Spiderman, and Batman Begins and isnt quite to their standards. Dont let that stop you from seeing the movie. It is action packed and filled with little treats and cameos that comic fans will really enjoy. It sets up the Hulk franchise like it should have been set up in the prior movie and now one can only wait for the inevatable sequel. (i seem to be using the word inevatable alot ever since Agent Smith nearly immortalized the word for me in the Matrix trilogy). Once the action starts, it's fast and true to the hulk material. In short, this movie deliveres as an action movie.
[SPOILER]
I also like how Marvel is now cleverly and slowly merging their different characters into one world. Iron man DOES appear in this movie and parts the same message that Nick Fury gave him at the end of Iron Man to General Thunderbolt. There is also the scene with Samuel Sterns being infected with Banners blood and his brain enlarging. Fans will regognize Samuel Sterns from the Hulk comics as his arch nemises, The Leader and his introduction was handled very well. Expect to see him in the sequel. Doc Sammson also makes an appearance, though he hasnt developed his powers yet. Doc Sammson is the super hero psychiatrist from the Marvel universe who was also infected by gamma rays if I remember correctly while helping to cure the Hulk. His inclusion as a temporary love interest and his appearance in one of the trailers as Banners Shrink hint to him having a bigger role in later films.
Finally, letting the Abomination live was a smart decision! Just like it was a good decision to let the Sandman live in Spiderman 3. Directors and Writers are slowly realizing that these villans have the same fan following as their hero counterparts and deserve more than just a one movie stand.
[END SPOILERS]
Anime News:
Still only catching the latest Bleach episodes these days. Its currently going through a filler arc, but I must say it is quite interesting for a filler arc. Way better than any Naruto has been able to cough up over the years. The characters are all well animated and I loved how they used the cool Bleach action theme music before big fights in this filler. This filler further attests how well and better Bleach has gotten over the years and how it has now totally outclassed Naruto which was its only competition.
After Reading the latest manga entries for Naruto and Bleach I can say Naruto is loosing steam on this front as well. The pace is really slowing down with way too many flashbacks and Jirrayas fate was hardly felt. Bleach on the other hand had another great volume as usual. The flashback episodes, interesting as they were, are now over for the time being and we are now back to the thick of the action, cant wait for the next volume!
Gamming News:
Yeah, so I have my Xbox 360 now. Ive played and ended GTA IV and I DO think the game is over rated...a little bit. Id still give it over a 9 but a 10/10 in my opinion isnt something one should give titles so easily (something that seems to be happeneing alot recently). When Legend of Zelda Orcania of Time got a 10, I thought it deserved it and after playing it I believe it did. The game changed Zelda and brought it into the realm of 3d for the first time and it was implemented near perfectly. It had one of the best combat systems Ive ever played in a 3D adventure game. It had this open world with day and night cycles and horse you can ride! it actually had you playing a kid first and then the older Link, the bosses were huge and nearly all memorable fights....it had so much more and deserved a 10 for giving something so fresh.
GTA IV on the other hand is a great game, nearly perfect for a GTA game but its more of the same. Its San Andreas 1.5 with a better shooting and covering mechanic and graphics. It doesnt really blow your mind like Zelda did back then. Maybe game developers should remember the good ole days of Golden Eye, Zelda, Soul Caliber before they think again of giving a game a 10, which really should be given to titles that stand the test of time. GTA IV will be forgotten once GTA V comes out....trust me.
E3 is around the corner (Early July I believe) and I cant wait to see what Microsoft have up their sleeve. Im a big JRPG fan and felt the original Xbox could have used alot more. It was for this reason alone that I bought the PS2 much later on. Now, we have Star Ocean 4 on the way, Last Remnant, Tales of Vesperia, Too Human, Fable 2, Spectral Force, and Infinite Undescovery. Thats 6 rpgs of which 5 are JRPG's this year and Im sure Ive missed a few in that short list.
Ive played and ended Halo 3 as well and thought the game was great. Ended the trilogy on a very good note and now one can only wait and see what MS and Peter Jackson are cooking up for the franchise. Ive yet to get my hands on Lost Odyssey but rest assured....it is only a matter of time.
I have once again written WAY too much, but given the exam alot has happened and I havent even scratched the surface!
This is Haris signing out.
In otherwords, it may be interesting to biologists with little knowledge in computers but I cant say the same for IT people interested in Biology. The course deals with tremendous amounts of Biology data which, to someone like me is as alien as using simple Unix commands is to a Biologist. The course could have used a better balance of both IT and Biology content to facilitate the two different mind sets that are taking the course.
The other three subjects I took this session were Principles of Programming, Foundations of Computer Science and Engineering Project Management. Now, I know the first two sound pretty simple for someone in his 2nd last session but given my circumstances, I think it was a wise desicion.
Principles of Programming turned out to be quite a challenging course. I was warned by other students that the lecturer, Eric Martin, gives some crazy assignments. I was laughing like 'Hah, yeah yeah' back then.....but now Im laughing at my attitude back then. There were some tricky and challenging puzzle solving assignments right after a deceptively easy first assignment that totally got me off guard. I recovered with the third assignment and gave a relatively good performance in the final.
Foundations of Computer Science ended up being my biggest frustration. Dont let the name fool you. There is no programming in this course. This course is really Descrete Mathematics! and me close friends will fill you in on how I feel about Descrete Mathematics....but if you dont know me, I'll tell you now me and maths dont mix. If I had the choice and had I known better, I would never have gone towards Mathematics, but when I was young I was ignorant of many things. Heh....man I should have been a doctor.
My frustration with the subject lie with the new assessment system given the shorter 12 weeks sessions. There was only one mid-term and one final. midterm was 40% and final was 60%. Thats it, 2 assessment items (and both exams!) are supposed to tell the university how 'good' you are. I totally disagree with this structure as it really makes it a one shot deal and kills the 'teaching for the sake of parting knowledge' aspect of learning. Add to this the fact that the exam was just a duplicate of the practice exercise and you have no need to attend a single class. Infact, I KNOW someone who scored 92% while hardly attending any class!
The last subject, Project Management was.....fun. The course was handled by to female professors, one of them was a PhD. Though, for two project managers, the course was mismanaged alot in my opinion. There were so many frustrating instances where not only me, but many other students had no idea what we were supposed to be doing during our last hour tutorial portions of each class. This was due to the professors telling us looooong stories which many of us lost interest in or due to their lengths, were lost in their complexity, only for them to suddenly throw a question at us which required that we listened into the story....wouldnt it have been easier to tell us first that this loooong tale your about to throw at us IS what we are going to spend the next hour trying to solve? This and other pitfalls in the tutorial portion really hampered the experience and learning outcomes of each lecture and its sad as this tutorial portion was the most important part in terms of getting close to 'hands on' experience as a PM.
Whew! that was the course info for this session and now only ONE more session to go insha-Allah!
Now I'm in my room and I have Surah No 35 playing on my windows media player (Sheikh Shuriam is reciting). Listening to him always reminds me of my life back in Saudi Arabia. It also reminds me of my recent trip to Saudi Arabia and my Umra with my Mother in Febuary this year. In particular it reminds me of the cities of Makkah and Madinah and the holy feeling that fills one who enters the cities. It is true that one feels so close to God when in Makkah, especially when in or near to the Haram. This recitation of the Quran is one of the many 'suveniers' I picked up during my trip.
Now! on to some more important things! like entertainment! =P
I saw The Incredible Hulk and found it to be a good movie. It will inevtably end up being compared with Iron Man, Spiderman, and Batman Begins and isnt quite to their standards. Dont let that stop you from seeing the movie. It is action packed and filled with little treats and cameos that comic fans will really enjoy. It sets up the Hulk franchise like it should have been set up in the prior movie and now one can only wait for the inevatable sequel. (i seem to be using the word inevatable alot ever since Agent Smith nearly immortalized the word for me in the Matrix trilogy). Once the action starts, it's fast and true to the hulk material. In short, this movie deliveres as an action movie.
[SPOILER]
I also like how Marvel is now cleverly and slowly merging their different characters into one world. Iron man DOES appear in this movie and parts the same message that Nick Fury gave him at the end of Iron Man to General Thunderbolt. There is also the scene with Samuel Sterns being infected with Banners blood and his brain enlarging. Fans will regognize Samuel Sterns from the Hulk comics as his arch nemises, The Leader and his introduction was handled very well. Expect to see him in the sequel. Doc Sammson also makes an appearance, though he hasnt developed his powers yet. Doc Sammson is the super hero psychiatrist from the Marvel universe who was also infected by gamma rays if I remember correctly while helping to cure the Hulk. His inclusion as a temporary love interest and his appearance in one of the trailers as Banners Shrink hint to him having a bigger role in later films.
Finally, letting the Abomination live was a smart decision! Just like it was a good decision to let the Sandman live in Spiderman 3. Directors and Writers are slowly realizing that these villans have the same fan following as their hero counterparts and deserve more than just a one movie stand.
[END SPOILERS]
Anime News:
Still only catching the latest Bleach episodes these days. Its currently going through a filler arc, but I must say it is quite interesting for a filler arc. Way better than any Naruto has been able to cough up over the years. The characters are all well animated and I loved how they used the cool Bleach action theme music before big fights in this filler. This filler further attests how well and better Bleach has gotten over the years and how it has now totally outclassed Naruto which was its only competition.
After Reading the latest manga entries for Naruto and Bleach I can say Naruto is loosing steam on this front as well. The pace is really slowing down with way too many flashbacks and Jirrayas fate was hardly felt. Bleach on the other hand had another great volume as usual. The flashback episodes, interesting as they were, are now over for the time being and we are now back to the thick of the action, cant wait for the next volume!
Gamming News:
Yeah, so I have my Xbox 360 now. Ive played and ended GTA IV and I DO think the game is over rated...a little bit. Id still give it over a 9 but a 10/10 in my opinion isnt something one should give titles so easily (something that seems to be happeneing alot recently). When Legend of Zelda Orcania of Time got a 10, I thought it deserved it and after playing it I believe it did. The game changed Zelda and brought it into the realm of 3d for the first time and it was implemented near perfectly. It had one of the best combat systems Ive ever played in a 3D adventure game. It had this open world with day and night cycles and horse you can ride! it actually had you playing a kid first and then the older Link, the bosses were huge and nearly all memorable fights....it had so much more and deserved a 10 for giving something so fresh.
GTA IV on the other hand is a great game, nearly perfect for a GTA game but its more of the same. Its San Andreas 1.5 with a better shooting and covering mechanic and graphics. It doesnt really blow your mind like Zelda did back then. Maybe game developers should remember the good ole days of Golden Eye, Zelda, Soul Caliber before they think again of giving a game a 10, which really should be given to titles that stand the test of time. GTA IV will be forgotten once GTA V comes out....trust me.
E3 is around the corner (Early July I believe) and I cant wait to see what Microsoft have up their sleeve. Im a big JRPG fan and felt the original Xbox could have used alot more. It was for this reason alone that I bought the PS2 much later on. Now, we have Star Ocean 4 on the way, Last Remnant, Tales of Vesperia, Too Human, Fable 2, Spectral Force, and Infinite Undescovery. Thats 6 rpgs of which 5 are JRPG's this year and Im sure Ive missed a few in that short list.
Ive played and ended Halo 3 as well and thought the game was great. Ended the trilogy on a very good note and now one can only wait and see what MS and Peter Jackson are cooking up for the franchise. Ive yet to get my hands on Lost Odyssey but rest assured....it is only a matter of time.
I have once again written WAY too much, but given the exam alot has happened and I havent even scratched the surface!
This is Haris signing out.
Saturday, May 24, 2008
Finshed the novels, watched some movies and....got the 360!
Another Week has come to an end. Alot happened this week. As the title suggests, I finally got my very own Xbox 360! Playing my friends or my brothers console is one thing, but nothing beats having your very own console. Especially if you get one with your own money. Now I can try out alot of the games that Ive missed out on like:
Lost Odyssey
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
Eternal Sonata
Yes, Im a big RPG fan.
My excitement in getting the console isn't really THAT evident though. My initial plan was to get the console in my first year here, but I ended up waiting 2 years. In that time, I have played the console numerous times (My friends and my brothers), going as far as ending Mass Effect on my brothers console.
I got a bundle at JB-HIFI for $529 that consisted of the Pro Console with GTA IV. The console didnt come with a remote, but I got the Xbox Live Headset. A far better gadget than the remote.
So what of GTA IV?
The game IS very good. Ive already completed quite a few missions, done some crazy driving, hung out with some of the "friends with benefits", gotten drunk and called a cab, smoked some drug dealers and the list goes on....
In short, its a very good game and I cant wait to see the intense drama that Rockstar always gives us with each iteration of this franchise since GTA 3.
Then I shall get Ninja Gaiden II followed by Too Human. Yes, It feels good to finally own the white console.
What else?
I went out with a good friend on Saturday for a lil mini movie marathon. I met Won back when I was working with Red Room DVD from Nov 2006 till March 2007. We clicked really well and started becoming fast friends. Then I lost that job and lost touch with Won until my good friend Ali moved to Rhodes (where the store is). In my numerous visits to Ali's place we would frequently visit my old workplace to grab DVD's and thats when I would catch up a little with Won.
I met him early this week right outside the Uni and we had our longest conversation yet and Won told me of his plans to watch Indiana Jones 4 and Iron Man on Saturday. I was glad to come along. When Saturday came around, I left early for the City. It was a good day because I had also got my property bond back into my account and had one thing I wanted to buy in mind: Xbox 360.
Indiana Jones was a very good movie. The effects were very nice, but I'm sure you all knew that given Spielbergs reputation. The long action/car chase sequence in the Jungle was great fun to watch. Though many doubted the inclusion of Shia Lebouf (spelling?), I think he is one great young actor. He surprised me again with a very good performance from a character who's very existence in the film will be questioned by many Indy fans. He has "That actors charm" as Won put it and he put it quite well.
After the break, the three of us went for a bite to eat and some site seeing, Won's friend Kelvin was there as well. A nice guy with a keen interest in Video games and anime like my own which I always respect and look for.
Won showed me this amazing Japanese bookstore in the Galleries Victoria called Kinokuniya. The store was quite big and had a HUGE collection of Manga and anime and tons of other Fantasy/Sci-fi books that I would love to get my hands on! Last week I was introduced to Galaxy and now this! I like to collect things that I like and now that I know about these two stores......let the collection begin!
After we watched Iron Man (they really liked it), I went out to JB-HIFI with them and bought the Xbox 360. In short, it was a good day and we're already planning on having a REAL movie marathon after the exams lol!
So yes, I finally have the console. Got it on the 24th of May 2008 :P
Ive finished reading the Legend of Drizzt Set I that I got from Galaxy last week. The first two books were great, the third lacked any real connection with the first two, though this was expected as Drizzt had left the Underdark, but the disjointedness from the previous two books really killed a little of the enjoyment. The Underdark and its characters where quite interesting.
My mini reviews are up on facebook for the three books.
On the Anime front, Ive stopped watching the terrible piece of crap that is Naruto:Shippuuden. I still catch the latest episode of Bleach and even though it is a filler arc, it is animated quite well and the characters are interesting enough to watch. I also loved the new opening soundtrack to the anime called Chu-Bara by Kelun.
My other flatmate (not Danish) wont be able to pay the rent again and this time I am going to really give it to him x( he deserves a good lecture, the guy is the most irresponsible person I have ever met in my life.
Hmmm, did I miss something....well, this session is drawing to a close. My exams begin on the 11th of June and my last paper is on the 25th of June. Then the long awaited 1 month break. I intend to take Computer Graphics next session to feed my little hobby of graphics design.
Well, thats it for now. Gotta finish up my last two assignments for this session and prepare for the exams. Then have some fun slowly increasing my Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novel collection, my games library, and now Manga library. I must thank God for how things are getting better, for my part time job, and for some other things that are too mushy for me to ever write about! =P
Haris signing out
Lost Odyssey
Naruto: Rise of a Ninja
Eternal Sonata
Yes, Im a big RPG fan.
My excitement in getting the console isn't really THAT evident though. My initial plan was to get the console in my first year here, but I ended up waiting 2 years. In that time, I have played the console numerous times (My friends and my brothers), going as far as ending Mass Effect on my brothers console.
I got a bundle at JB-HIFI for $529 that consisted of the Pro Console with GTA IV. The console didnt come with a remote, but I got the Xbox Live Headset. A far better gadget than the remote.
So what of GTA IV?
The game IS very good. Ive already completed quite a few missions, done some crazy driving, hung out with some of the "friends with benefits", gotten drunk and called a cab, smoked some drug dealers and the list goes on....
In short, its a very good game and I cant wait to see the intense drama that Rockstar always gives us with each iteration of this franchise since GTA 3.
Then I shall get Ninja Gaiden II followed by Too Human. Yes, It feels good to finally own the white console.
What else?
I went out with a good friend on Saturday for a lil mini movie marathon. I met Won back when I was working with Red Room DVD from Nov 2006 till March 2007. We clicked really well and started becoming fast friends. Then I lost that job and lost touch with Won until my good friend Ali moved to Rhodes (where the store is). In my numerous visits to Ali's place we would frequently visit my old workplace to grab DVD's and thats when I would catch up a little with Won.
I met him early this week right outside the Uni and we had our longest conversation yet and Won told me of his plans to watch Indiana Jones 4 and Iron Man on Saturday. I was glad to come along. When Saturday came around, I left early for the City. It was a good day because I had also got my property bond back into my account and had one thing I wanted to buy in mind: Xbox 360.
Indiana Jones was a very good movie. The effects were very nice, but I'm sure you all knew that given Spielbergs reputation. The long action/car chase sequence in the Jungle was great fun to watch. Though many doubted the inclusion of Shia Lebouf (spelling?), I think he is one great young actor. He surprised me again with a very good performance from a character who's very existence in the film will be questioned by many Indy fans. He has "That actors charm" as Won put it and he put it quite well.
After the break, the three of us went for a bite to eat and some site seeing, Won's friend Kelvin was there as well. A nice guy with a keen interest in Video games and anime like my own which I always respect and look for.
Won showed me this amazing Japanese bookstore in the Galleries Victoria called Kinokuniya. The store was quite big and had a HUGE collection of Manga and anime and tons of other Fantasy/Sci-fi books that I would love to get my hands on! Last week I was introduced to Galaxy and now this! I like to collect things that I like and now that I know about these two stores......let the collection begin!
After we watched Iron Man (they really liked it), I went out to JB-HIFI with them and bought the Xbox 360. In short, it was a good day and we're already planning on having a REAL movie marathon after the exams lol!
So yes, I finally have the console. Got it on the 24th of May 2008 :P
Ive finished reading the Legend of Drizzt Set I that I got from Galaxy last week. The first two books were great, the third lacked any real connection with the first two, though this was expected as Drizzt had left the Underdark, but the disjointedness from the previous two books really killed a little of the enjoyment. The Underdark and its characters where quite interesting.
My mini reviews are up on facebook for the three books.
On the Anime front, Ive stopped watching the terrible piece of crap that is Naruto:Shippuuden. I still catch the latest episode of Bleach and even though it is a filler arc, it is animated quite well and the characters are interesting enough to watch. I also loved the new opening soundtrack to the anime called Chu-Bara by Kelun.
My other flatmate (not Danish) wont be able to pay the rent again and this time I am going to really give it to him x( he deserves a good lecture, the guy is the most irresponsible person I have ever met in my life.
Hmmm, did I miss something....well, this session is drawing to a close. My exams begin on the 11th of June and my last paper is on the 25th of June. Then the long awaited 1 month break. I intend to take Computer Graphics next session to feed my little hobby of graphics design.
Well, thats it for now. Gotta finish up my last two assignments for this session and prepare for the exams. Then have some fun slowly increasing my Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novel collection, my games library, and now Manga library. I must thank God for how things are getting better, for my part time job, and for some other things that are too mushy for me to ever write about! =P
Haris signing out
Saturday, May 17, 2008
So whats new in 2008
Hey there people....its been a long time since Ive posted an entry here. Had a whole lot of free time today. I actually tried to write a really long entry but I cant seem to remember where I placed that file...oh well, so whats new for me in 2008!
Firstly, I've now transfered into the new 2 year Program of Masters in IT and will now graduate in November 2008 insha-Allah. I only did this because Australia requires 2 years of study (96 Units of Credit) as a pre-condition before I can apply for PR (Permanent Residency). Had it been otherwise, I would have started work by now...sigh.
The sessions in UNSW have also been reduced by 2 weeks to a 12 week session. A real pain ofcourse and hence I've been really busy since it started. Im also still living in the same place but more on that later.
This being my new session in a "session Im doing only because I have to" (being honest here), my subjects are not hard. The new program I am in forces me to take pre-requisits and though, if I had talked to certain people, this these could have been avoided, I am all for some refresher courses.
The finals are now right around the corner and this session has gone alot better than my last two sessions.
Ive also joined 2 new societies this session, namely the Islamic Society and the Pakistani Society. I was unable to attend the two events of the later only because they held the events when I had work or an assignment due. Though I have attended a couple of the Islamic Society events and it was a decent experience.
It was disheartening to witness "Tablighi Jamiaat" like people at our Society center once. They still preach with their extra emphasis on the Hadith and concentrate on motivation instead of knowledge. I disagree with their methods and believe that there can be no greater motivation than knowledge its self, or in other words the Quran. Hadith's and the Prophets (S.A.W) companions should come afterwards.
Sohaib and Therese are no longer living in our flat. They have long since left and in their place Danish is now living with us. The previous owners have also sold the house. The new Owner is a nice guy named Peter. Me and him have gotten along quite well and even though he is turning our place into a student accommodation, he has offered me and Danish a secure place and at a lower fee. I couldn't be happier. Not only to get a place where just me and Danish can be, but to be released from my other flatmate's ever increasing debt which is hitting me hard.
I've also been working at a call center since November last year. Im one of the annoying people who call you up to take a telephone survey! but hey, look on the bright side....at least I'm not selling anything!.....not directly ;)
My last post "Bills Bills...." was quite negative, but my situation has turned around quite a bit from back then. The new job has made things ALOT easier but with my other flatmate continuously running low on cash and me having to pay for quite a bit for his rent and bills this entire session has taken its toll on me. Oh! hurry up Peter and finish up our room already!
But, Just yesterday I was finally able to get something with my cash. I went to the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Bookstore: Galaxy on Friday. Id heard alot about it from people at work and it lived up to my expectations......sigh OKAY! so I was expecting it to be LARGER but its not every day you stumble upon a bookstore that specializes on Sci-Fi and Fantasy. They had the Warcraft Novels I so want to get, the Diablo Novels, Terry Brooks, Anime, etc. But what caught my eye was "The Legend of Drizzt" Set I and II. I quickly picked up set one. This has been long overdue.
The Set contains the first three novels of R.A Salvatore's best selling Forgotten Realms Novel that introduced us to one of Fantasies greatest characters: Drizzt Do'Urden.
I am already deep into the first book titled Homeland and soon I shall get the second set followed by the Warcraft Novels.
Ofcourse, I still watch anime. My disgust with Naruto Shippuden remains and now I have decided to stop watching the anime all together. It has started with yet another filler arc. But that is not my only gripe with the show. The humor falls flat and every SINGLE story arc has dealt with the "Oh! your like me and were treated like crap all your life but look at me and how I dealt with it and be inspired!" ....there is no creativity left in these fillers.
Bleach on the other hand has continuously impressed me. Even the filler arc is well animated, and atleast adds some to the original story. Though the latest one is a bit silly in that Kurasagi is now back in the real world when he should be in the Hollow World where we last saw him. But no worries, as long as the story is good and the animation is smooth. Besides, bleach has a wealth of characters many of whom can easily have a whole arc just on them.
Ive also got into the Manga and thats where Naruto's strength still lies. Bleach is also equally strong if not better than Naruto in their manga as well.
Apart from the above two, I saw a few episodes of Macross Frontier and was turned off by its blatant copying of the first Robotech Saga.....what has happened to creativity.
Im also excited because I come closer to getting my own Xbox360. Though my brother and friend have one, it still doesn't beat having your own. Right in time too, with the recent release of GTA IV and Ninja Gaiden II and Too Human not too far off. I'll also finally get to experience Lost Odyssey as well.
Oh, and then there is Iron man. I went into the cinema thinking it to be an average superhero flick and came out having watched the best movie this year. Robert Jr acted very well and literally held the movie together. Its not easy acting like a cocky super hero but he pulled it off with ease. If Marvel Studios handles the rest of their properties like this then the future bodes well. Heres hoping Norton and the Incredible Hulk does the same!
Ive written WAY too much, so I'll sign out now....and maybe try to be a little more consistent with this blog posting.
Firstly, I've now transfered into the new 2 year Program of Masters in IT and will now graduate in November 2008 insha-Allah. I only did this because Australia requires 2 years of study (96 Units of Credit) as a pre-condition before I can apply for PR (Permanent Residency). Had it been otherwise, I would have started work by now...sigh.
The sessions in UNSW have also been reduced by 2 weeks to a 12 week session. A real pain ofcourse and hence I've been really busy since it started. Im also still living in the same place but more on that later.
This being my new session in a "session Im doing only because I have to" (being honest here), my subjects are not hard. The new program I am in forces me to take pre-requisits and though, if I had talked to certain people, this these could have been avoided, I am all for some refresher courses.
The finals are now right around the corner and this session has gone alot better than my last two sessions.
Ive also joined 2 new societies this session, namely the Islamic Society and the Pakistani Society. I was unable to attend the two events of the later only because they held the events when I had work or an assignment due. Though I have attended a couple of the Islamic Society events and it was a decent experience.
It was disheartening to witness "Tablighi Jamiaat" like people at our Society center once. They still preach with their extra emphasis on the Hadith and concentrate on motivation instead of knowledge. I disagree with their methods and believe that there can be no greater motivation than knowledge its self, or in other words the Quran. Hadith's and the Prophets (S.A.W) companions should come afterwards.
Sohaib and Therese are no longer living in our flat. They have long since left and in their place Danish is now living with us. The previous owners have also sold the house. The new Owner is a nice guy named Peter. Me and him have gotten along quite well and even though he is turning our place into a student accommodation, he has offered me and Danish a secure place and at a lower fee. I couldn't be happier. Not only to get a place where just me and Danish can be, but to be released from my other flatmate's ever increasing debt which is hitting me hard.
I've also been working at a call center since November last year. Im one of the annoying people who call you up to take a telephone survey! but hey, look on the bright side....at least I'm not selling anything!.....not directly ;)
My last post "Bills Bills...." was quite negative, but my situation has turned around quite a bit from back then. The new job has made things ALOT easier but with my other flatmate continuously running low on cash and me having to pay for quite a bit for his rent and bills this entire session has taken its toll on me. Oh! hurry up Peter and finish up our room already!
But, Just yesterday I was finally able to get something with my cash. I went to the Sci-Fi/Fantasy Bookstore: Galaxy on Friday. Id heard alot about it from people at work and it lived up to my expectations......sigh OKAY! so I was expecting it to be LARGER but its not every day you stumble upon a bookstore that specializes on Sci-Fi and Fantasy. They had the Warcraft Novels I so want to get, the Diablo Novels, Terry Brooks, Anime, etc. But what caught my eye was "The Legend of Drizzt" Set I and II. I quickly picked up set one. This has been long overdue.
The Set contains the first three novels of R.A Salvatore's best selling Forgotten Realms Novel that introduced us to one of Fantasies greatest characters: Drizzt Do'Urden.
I am already deep into the first book titled Homeland and soon I shall get the second set followed by the Warcraft Novels.
Ofcourse, I still watch anime. My disgust with Naruto Shippuden remains and now I have decided to stop watching the anime all together. It has started with yet another filler arc. But that is not my only gripe with the show. The humor falls flat and every SINGLE story arc has dealt with the "Oh! your like me and were treated like crap all your life but look at me and how I dealt with it and be inspired!" ....there is no creativity left in these fillers.
Bleach on the other hand has continuously impressed me. Even the filler arc is well animated, and atleast adds some to the original story. Though the latest one is a bit silly in that Kurasagi is now back in the real world when he should be in the Hollow World where we last saw him. But no worries, as long as the story is good and the animation is smooth. Besides, bleach has a wealth of characters many of whom can easily have a whole arc just on them.
Ive also got into the Manga and thats where Naruto's strength still lies. Bleach is also equally strong if not better than Naruto in their manga as well.
Apart from the above two, I saw a few episodes of Macross Frontier and was turned off by its blatant copying of the first Robotech Saga.....what has happened to creativity.
Im also excited because I come closer to getting my own Xbox360. Though my brother and friend have one, it still doesn't beat having your own. Right in time too, with the recent release of GTA IV and Ninja Gaiden II and Too Human not too far off. I'll also finally get to experience Lost Odyssey as well.
Oh, and then there is Iron man. I went into the cinema thinking it to be an average superhero flick and came out having watched the best movie this year. Robert Jr acted very well and literally held the movie together. Its not easy acting like a cocky super hero but he pulled it off with ease. If Marvel Studios handles the rest of their properties like this then the future bodes well. Heres hoping Norton and the Incredible Hulk does the same!
Ive written WAY too much, so I'll sign out now....and maybe try to be a little more consistent with this blog posting.
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