Archive for December, 2009

If Star Wars Had Facebook

If Star Wars Had Facebook

By Delrondu | Cinema, Quote

Caught this on The Movie Blog and thought it’s too hilarious to not re-post

O-M-F-G

By Delrondu | Cinema, Rambles

I don’t usually watch movie trailers but I was reading about The Karate Kid on Pajiba.com and had to play the trailer after it. When the kid first met the girl and the bully, I was going O-M-F-G because it looked so bad and so wrong when you have the original to compare to. The

Avatar

By Delrondu | Cinema

After all that hype, the movie did live up to it, and then some. So that’s great for James Cameron making a comeback to the big screen. Watching it, I couldn’t help but feel like this was like playing an MMORPG; where initially you have to train up your avatar, go on quests, build a

Bodyguards & Assassins

By Delrondu | Cinema

One thing that boggled the mind was why the movie had to be dubbed between Cantonese and Mandarin. When the actors who had to speak in both dialects can actually do it, why not have them speak it instead of having them dubbed all over the place? Were the actors not capable of switching back

Dubai Drivers

By Delrondu | Info, Travel

Dubai drivers are crazy impatient. If you are driving a small saloon car, they will bully you and honk you; letting you know that you are driving too slowly even when you are going at 120 km/hr. If you are driving a bigger car like a four-wheel drive or a jeep, they will give you

Goodbye Istanbul

Goodbye Istanbul

By Delrondu | Confession, Snapshot, Travel

I am Mr. Consistency no matter where I go. Back home I will consistently wake up between 7am and 7.30am. Now half way round the world, I consistently wake up in this time zone between 5.30am and 6.am. Everyday without fail. The difference, however, is that every morning I get to watch the sky turn

How Taxi Drivers Cheat Your Money

By Delrondu | Confession, Travel

This would apply to anywhere in the world I suppose, but this just happened to me last night in Istanbul. The family and I were just about 5 minutes away from our hotel by cab. However, the driver said that the short way is closed off (probably a big fat lie) and he had to

How Greeks Steal Your Valuables In Subways

By Delrondu | Confession, Travel

See? That kind of title will get anyone’s attention and it’s these kinds of information that will help travellers going to Greece, specifically Athens. When you know how it’s done, you’ll have a better chance of preventing it. I’ve received three warnings before my Canon 450D got stolen. First was a friend who warned me