Funniest Stuffs From YouTube And Its Not Viacom’s.
Mar 21, 2010 General
A couple of guys were having dinner, shot some videos and wanted to share with their friends, but there just wasn’t any easy way to do that back in 2005!
There wasn’t file sharing services, email was still slow and tedious while embedding quicktime movies onto a website is just hazardous.
Indeed they came up with a solution to solve their much personal problem of ‘difficulty in sharing videos over the internet’ back then, which today is known as… yep, you’ve guessed it ‘YouTube’.
And those guys are millionaires and they no longer operate from the second floor, above a Japanese restaurant.
It’s amazing when you stick your head to solving problems, instead of deflecting or evading them.
So Youtube has come a long way and still intent on going further, especially with its latest ‘Google TV’ or something like that, which I’d like to think of as a ‘Specialised mature iPad with a singular intent in entertainment’, and I think if that joint project with Sony pays off, Apple Inc’s probably gonna go the same way with their Apple TV.
Oh wait, they’re already doing it with an apple tv, or at least something similar in providing search-tv.
Yep, search-tv (goodbye pay-per-view tv).
Anyway, everytime I go on youtube I’m always searching for movie clips to humor me for the day, and lately I’ve found a couple of gems, and they never fail to tickle my funny bone.
Ever heard of Human Giant, and Balloon Shop? <– They’re linked to what I think may be their funniest load on the net, and quite possibly, the some of the funniest refined comedy online.
Oh, and funny enough, that Viacom lawsuit against Google’s Youtube is quite frankly turning into one of those funniest and silliest lawsuit ever.
Viacom’s never gonna win that. Not when they themselves use youtube, or maybe they just want the publicity. Oh wait, dont they already own major publishing outlets?
Oh well, Let’s go!
Tags: Balloon Shop, Funny, Human Giant, Youtube
This is so tempting: Free Macbook for surfing the internet.
Mar 12, 2010 General
I know, I shouldn’t even be thinking about it — heck I’ve netbooks and notebooks all over the place, but one more won’t hurt huh?
It’s been a long while since Singnet came up with an offer that’s tied to their broadband contracts and after waiting for so long, there’s finally one in conjunction with the IT show.
Oh yes, the IT show, at Suntec. That once every quarter event where the probability of getting yourselves stuck in a jam along every expressway that leads towards the event venue a reality. So much for an expressway huh~
And let’s not mention about parking, where parking costs for a few hours in town can easily feed a simple meal for a simple family or two — and in my case, it could probably feed me for a few a whole day. *Cars are just too expensive here. I’d rather vote for horse-rides if there were such a thing.*
So is this really an irresistible offer or an implicating offer? Implicating in a sense that you’re going to be paying much more per month, than you would if you had originally opted for a usual no-frills contract.
And then there’s that “Only valid for 11th and 12th March 2010″ clause which makes it seems like the opportunity will most likely be lost forever, if I don’t act fast, and it’s one of my pet peeves when I sense that something is being acted upon slowly.
This is so tempting. On one hand, my contract with Singnet has ended since months ago (thus my seeking of an offer like this) but on the other hand, I’m currently on a damage control mode, where I’m trying to cut as much expenses as I possibly can. And here is a case where I can either reduce my subscription by half, or increase it twofolds — but receive another Macbook for all the troubles it’ll bring and get a 15mb per second surfing speed.
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm… Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh… Ummmmmmmmmmm…
Nah, guess I’ll just pass. Don’t really need that Macbook anyway, but I do need to cut my burgeoning expenses, as fast as possible, or I’ll risk being 40 years old and single at the same time — meaning, not enough money to save for marriage lah~~~
Wait a minute, but being 40 and single can be a fun thing too, especially when you’re surrounded by Macbooks, Movie (Avatar) memorabilias and a one or two kitties.
On second thoughts, nahhh, that’s just miserable — but the kitties would be good company though.
Alice In Wonderland Trailer
Mar 1, 2010 General
I. Love. Cats.
ANNNNNNNNND this movie has got a cat in 3D. Like, hello~?
It’s a no brainer that my favourite character has got to be that Chesire Cat — does it have a name???
Hmm, maybe I’ll call it Jake Sully.
Catch Alice in Wonderland Movie starting from 4th March 2010 and join the official and page!
Meow.
Tags: Alice In Wonderland, Cats, Movies, Trailers
Coastal Tsunami Alerts Bring Shivers
Feb 28, 2010 General
Sitting in the living room, on the couch, watching last night’s news replay on the catastrophic earthquake in Chile brought me chills.
Or was the shivers due to the living room fan that’s been blowing my way for the past few hours at my bare-chested self?
Either way, the news is an uncomfortable one, even for someone like me, who is far away and quite seemingly on another planet as the quake hits the South American nation, threatening huge, gigantic tsunamis, which could possibly equal that of 2004′s disaster.
Back then it was the deadlest recorded tsunami ever, and there’s fear that it won’t retain that record for long — unfortunately and alarmingly foreboding — if forecasts are to be realised.
Japan tells coastal people to evacuate for tsunami.
Auckland receives its share of threats.
But these are just some of the places to be hit by the tsunami, and if it does lands, I hope swift aid from respective government ensues, with adequate preparations in an event disaster strikes.
Better prepared than never right?
Tags: Natural Disaster, Tsunami
How One Tiny Fella Took 11yrs To Create An iPhone App.
I wish I could dabble and dazzle being an iphone app developer, but last I checked, my hoard of programming books were still fully covered in dust, and no way am I going to go anywhere near it.
But here’s a fella who took 11 years to create his first iPhone app, but wait let me readjust and rephrase that sentence a little bit, so that it makes more sense, considering the iphone was born only a few years back.
Here’s an 11year old fella who created his first iPhone app, selling it for 99cents, and if you think that being 11years young makes it amazing, digest this:
The majority of the money from sales of the iPhone app goes towards a hospital where he was treated, after suffering from a benign tumour — nothing cancerous though, but enough to cause 9 months of concern from friends and family as he stayed home, recuperating.
How benevolent is that? Where earlier I mentioned about what you would do when you’re gifted with a $1000 monetary, here is a tiny fella (BUT with a big heart) who decides that he’ll give away a portion of whatever he earns, before he even earned it.
And here’s the best part: He wants to create more apps, so that he can donate more to hospitals.
So, Cameron Cohen, well done lad. You know, you’re gonna be big, um.. pun intended, someday.
Tags: Apps, Cameron Cohen, Charity, iPhone
What Would You Do If You Were Given $1000?
Feb 21, 2010 General
Now here’s a question that keeps running through my head lately, and maybe because I keep imagining receiving these amounts in my bank account, which for the records, I don’t actually.
No, not even close.
So what would you do if you were given $1000?
- Grab the latest and biggest LV handbag or keep hold of the latest tech gadget,
- Dump all the money into the POSBank and watch it grow by $1 annually,
- Be charitable; treat the family to a meal and donate a portion,
- Invest the amount into a potential business plan, and work at it, or;
- Return the money, cos you think you don’t deserve it.
Seriously, how many of us would have chosen 5 as an option?
Perhaps its easy when the amount is as accomodating as $1000, but what happens when it balloons to $10,000?
Now sadly, topics like these aren’t being taught in schools, at least not the ones where I studied or know of, and it’s knowledge of handling these situations that dictates how a society turns out.
So what would you do?
Can’t play WoW/DOTA/CoD:MW2 on Apple iPad or Install Ur Favourite Windoze Apps?
Jan 29, 2010 General
Then go get a Macbook Pro or an Alienware laptop, just quit complaining.
The iPad’s an expensive, toy that excels beyond doubts in whatever it is that it does.
It’s like how Micheal Jordan made basketball look easy, or how Tiger woods made driving at holes into more than just a game.
So for Steve Job’s sake, get this: the iPad’s supposed to be a filler for the void between a handheld mobile device and a netbook, something like kindle’s ebook readers, but as always Apple does it so much better and way cooler.
Go take a look at Kindle’s ebook reader or Sony’s ebook reader.
Then play with the tablets on offer and then give the iPad a quick view.
I’ve seen other tablets, even had the opportunity to fiddle around with them, but something about watching youtube videos of Steve Jobs demo-ing the iPad that tells me that this is going to be a big hit, not sooner but much later.
That’s right, much much later.
Sure, people may say it’s just a glorified iPod touch/iPhone, but back then when they were first unveiled, similar reactions surfaced.
Today the iPhone and the iTouch seems to be in everyone’s clutches, but propose this scenario 3-4 years back, when the iTouch made its debut and you’ll be called silly and naive.
So yeah, I’ll be silly and naive and state how silly and naive it is to consider that the iPad is going to be a big hit and in almost everyone’s clutches in 2 to 3 years from now.
Anyway, I’d like one. = )
The Toilet Paper Slasher
Jan 24, 2010 General
Never ever leave your toilet paper unguarded when you’re asleep.
Or this happens.
Especially when you have 2 cats in the room, ‘sleeping’ with you, as evident by this picture above, greeting me in the morning as I woke from slumber.
Definitely not a ‘good morning to you’ kind of scene to wake up to.
I think from now onwards I better have a security camera installed to have a good recollection of what goes on at night in my room, a la Paranormal Activity (the movie) although in this case I’d have to categorise this is ‘A Normal Activity’ instead.
Really, it’s no use asking a cat who messed it all up. They’ll simply ignore you.
Worst, they’ll rub their heads against your leg and beg for food instead.
Anyway, why do I have a feeling that my orange feline was the real culprit?
Bad kitty..
Tags: Cats, Toilet Paper
Fishvatar
Jan 5, 2010 General
This is what happens when you’re an FA artist who have too much time at work and you’re obsessed with the movie, Avatar.
This tee is an exclusive and very, very limited edition, where none are printed at all.
And because of that, you should be able to not find it at your nearest good tee shirt store, or for that matter, its not in any store at all.
The Fishvatar. You know you want one. :/
Avatar sucks. Avatar’s plot is lame. Avatar’s characters are duds. Bla bla bla.
Dec 29, 2009 General
And more nonsense sprouting from reviewers that spout negative reviews of this wonderful movie that is.
I couldn’t get enough of the movie, and partly due to my enjoyment in reading, I had to scour the world wide web and find out for myself how others felt of the show.
Of the myriads of opinions and experiences that came to light, there is this very tiny speck of reviews that seems to me that the reviewers have a particular disdain for the movie. I feel sad for their condition, that they fail to grasp the experience of Avatar, but too bad for their loss.
Good reviews, neutral reviews or negative reviews, they all fed my incessant and insatiable lust for the story.
Here’s how I come to differentiate a negative reviewer who spews garbage from one that truly knows his ways within a movie.
A negative reviewer who spews garbage usually talks bad about the movie (i.e stuffs he/she considers as garbage) and then never offer any form of enlightenment on how the garbage could be cleared. This situation is more like how someone might get scolded for an action and then it ends there, without any explanations or advices for improvements.
This qualifies as the classic garbage reviewer (as I’d like to name them), where you get plenty of garbage and you kind of sense an injustice going on because there’s acknowledgement of garbage, and nothing else. The whole review is just garbage this, garbage that, why I wasted so much money watching garbage, and blablabla.
Seriously, if such a reviewer paid $$$ and suffers for 2.5hours, while there are others who pay the same amount and underwent an amazing experience, you wonder who’s getting the better deal here?
And then there are the negative reviewers who instead of spewing garbage, recognises them, and contains them, or packages those views so that it’s a much informational and effective piece of read. These reviewers acknowledges plenty of good points of a movie and where garbage is spotted, a ‘solution’ is provided, like providing an alternative character development or something like that.
I wouldn’t actually know which are the plots or stuffs that Avatar, the movie could improve upon, because they’re too tricvial that even if I were forced to nitpick on a few, I’ll tolerate it for the bigger ROI, that is the massively epic movie experience.
There was a reason why I watched it for the second, third and fourth (and still counting) time, and that’s because I wanted to find the flaws and the bad parts of the story, but strangely the more that I glued myself to the silver screen, immersed that I was walking alongside.
The lesser that these trivial stuffs became.
Strangely it felt that I was a part of the show, silently running along, jumping along, flying along, swimming and gliding along. There were anxiety, sorrow, joy, despair, respite, romance (yes, all you nascent women, there’s more romance in an hour of this show than the whole two episode of the Twilight saga) and so much more.
But this isn’t the Avatar movie review that I intended to have (that one is still in the works and definitely coming soon) but it’s sort of a ‘wake up call’ for all the negative reviewers out there, even though I’m sure I may have been guilty of becoming one before.
I think it’s best if we put ourselves in the shoes of the characters that we see on screen, gauge how we’d react with how they reacted and then see if it’s real or if it felt fake.
It’s just sad that these very few numbers of negative reviewers fail to ‘see’ Avatar — and I wonder if they knew what it meant, to ‘see’, as suggested within the movie itself.
What, you didn’t knew too? You’ve yet to watch the movie? That’s good as this means that you’re still an empty cup.
I wonder if these negative garbage reviewers of Avatar went into the cinema with their own kettle of tea instead.
For the records, I still think that Avatar is just lovely, and to all Twilight fans and nascent women, please don’t take offence — this is just a review of reviews after all.
Tags: Anti-Negative Reviewers, Avatar, Empty Cup
