Legend Of Chun Li

coming out soon at a theatre near you! Kristin Kreuk stars in the latest take on the StreetFighter mythos. this is akin to Wolverine: Origins, and i'm hoping for a warm reception from fans. the film also stars Michael Clarke Duncan, Taboo from BEP fame, and that choir boy from American Pie. meanwhile, stand by for scenes from the film!

fight!!

Summer of...

...might-as-well-be-69!

Today is likely to be among the hottest on record in Victoria, and the effects of the heatwave are adding up across the state. The weather bureau tells Lou Bennett it's 44 degrees. But he trusts better his own thermometer, rigged up on the back verandah. It says 52.

stay indoor, folks. those dragonflies will be screaming to get in as well.

UPDATE as of 3pm...

Daaaaa

...shing through the snow. In a one-horse open sleigh ...

Here's something Yahoo! doesn't normally show in the iPhone weather report (at least not in the London reports)...the snow has settled on top of the box.

Halo Wars Incoming: The Flaming Warthog

should i or should i not? that is the question!

Weather Board: Melbourne

in keeping up with the London weather forecast of late, here's Melbourne's forecast for tomorrow:

... oh, and it's going to be 39 as well.

New Images for the New Year: Spider-Obama, Sideswipe, Halo Wars

everyone must've heard of this by now, that not only will Obama be known as a champion for the Blackberry (i'm still in the honeymoon period with my Storm), but he was also an avid collector of Spider-Man comics during his formative years. thumbs up for class indeed!

oh lookee here! a replacement for Jazz? could it be Sideswipe for Transformers 2? :D this image was found somewhere in China (it's the new Cybertron, didn't you know?). checkout the new poster here as well. ROLL OUT!!
and now that i've just finished Halo 3 (yeah, so I'm a late bloomer, go sue me!), i'm so looking forward to Halo Wars! Finally, a replacement in my book for Red Alert 2: Yuri's Revenge (told you so). go get those Scarab legs, they might just taste like chicken!

Frrrreeeezzziinnnggg

It's freezing in londontown. Snowed slightly this morning.

HNY to all!

The correct way to hold a knife

I was in a restaurant earlier this afternoon and got into the
discussion of how to correctly hold a knife on the table. I am
referring to ordinary steak or bread knives. As I looked around the
restaurant, different people hold knives in different ways.

There are three ways that I can think of:

1) Joystick grip - with blade pointing down.

2) Sword grip - with blade pointing up.

3) Pen grip

I hold mine like no 2 using my index finger to apply pressure on the
blade and control my steak cutting. I also believe this provides the
best control and is the universal method of holding a knife.

As for no 1, no one would hold a knife like that unless they want to
stab something or someone. This leaves us no 3 and surprisingly I
found a couple of people using this method. One was a child. Frankly I
don't think this is an effective method. Not only do you look like a
sissy holding your knife this way but you'll never get enough force on
your blade if you are cutting anything tougher then gelo.

So how do you hold yours?

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Pogz Unplugged

Seadragon screenshots compared to Photosynth player (Web)

My Test Synths

I've heard of Microsoft's Photosynth a while back but since it is still in lab stage, I haven't bothered to play with it until recently when Microsoft release the new 'Seadragon' app for the iPhone two weeks ago. The Seadragon allows you to view synths on your iPhone. The effects are actually quite cool. It is like creating a panoramic stitching of related photos so it is a new way of showing your photo album. I'm sure there will be other ways to use the technology - e.g. communal or public photo album. My first synth is below. This is is about 34% 'synthy' or connected. I've uploaded a second set below and it is up around 78% synthy. My next holiday trip is in 1.5 weeks and I'm quite excited. I'll be sure to take a lot of photos for experimenting on the Photosynth.

Did Philip Do It?

Merry Xmas to all Kuyas and your pamilyas

R.I.P. Bettie Page

at least i got to meet you in King's Comics in Sydney. ;)

Hungry Jacks's Tender Crisp Chicken

my current indulgence... (insert drooling Homer here) dare i say it's better than the McChicken and reminiscent of my old fave from Burger King, the chicken sandwich (just don't mix it up with the SPICY tender crisp).

Errrr...

...I'll let the pic speak for itself.

Presenting: President-Elect Obama

Obama is now Captain America!

Top Gear Live - Earl's Court, London

London Motor Show 2008

Greens eggs part 2

For part two of this egg tryout, I decided to half-boil the eggs - simple and just add salt.

Same observations as the last review, the brown egg's yolk looked and tasted at lot richer. The green egg tasted almost washed out. Not bad but just not as rich.

Boiling the egg allows you to taste more of the egg flavour and it does not get masked by fried smells.


I also found this little micro-balut. The red dot is the embryo I think. I would say it is only a day or two old. To the left there is the shrimp-like crescent on the white. This is the cord. Having a fertilised egg at this early stage doesn't seem to have affected the yolk taste.