National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets

We are briefed!

I don't think I am cut out for this!

Joanna: Doing her Interview Thingie

Carry the torch! (By the way did not see Nicky carrying this torch at all!)

After growing up watching Indiana Jones, and viewing countless adventure/treasure hunting movie such as Lara Croft in Tomb Raider and Davinci Code...one thing is for sure, I miss Indy A LOT. I guess Mr Ford in his old creaky body should not reprise the role of the swash buckling role and should leave it to the younger generation.

That's where Nicky Cage comes in...slightly younger and a hairdo in the movie that is close to disastrous. Not exactly a hair style that one would sport if you are an adventurer. As you can see I am practically distracted by Nick's Character Mr B. J. Cage just because of his hair style.

But at least I can say that the whole movie is just one hell of a ride: car chase, problem solving, breaking in and squeezing through holes full of cobwebs...and of course solving the mandatory ancient traps that surrounds the treasure. It is so fast, you would never try to understand how one clue leads to another. And (spoiler alert) the whole movie has actually TWO book of secrets, one that has a clue and the other (named after this show) is held by the President.

Now this book of secrets, people would love to have it because for me, I would really want to know how many babes did Mr JFK really have other than Marilyn Monroe. Of course it would be nice to know who really killed him. As the show has gone forth, the characters really do not have much time to look through the book.

Anyway, like I said if you are looking for some thinking, guessing and solving movie like thrillers then this is one movie you should not have to watch. It is basically action all the way, not much brain juice is needed. Even if one do use the brain to trace the clues to the final solution, it just does not make sense at all!

So how is this movie? I guess the first movie is much better because it is up against Davinci Code and so the clue solving is much more 'intelligent'. As for the 2nd version, Nicky just act as though he is thinking really hard, which of course he isn't and it shows. The whole show is entertaining but not to the point that will prompt me to say that it is a must watch.

But the show stealer has to be Helen Mirren because she does a really good job in captivating me as an audience when she has to do a verbal sparring with Nicky's dad, helmed by Jon Voight (aka Jolie's dad...the lips cannot be mistaken). There's another good actor in Ed Harris who acted as the bad guy who acted good so that he can be bad...come again?

To sum it all up my wife says the darnest thing, "I don't understand the whole movie".

Gosh..when will the next Indy Movie be up?

Other than the show, there's this thing about doing some interview for MTV Asia and we have a blast doing it (although I did not do it, I have fun taking pictures of the interview). We did a review for MTV as well! Fun Fun Fun....

Samsung T10: Review Post 2

Although the post supposed to be on the T10, the main character here is the Samsung's Bluetooth headset SBH 500, an accessory for the T10.

Nothing out of the ordinary though and out of the box the headset is extremely comfortable but those who wear spectacles have to take it out first, put on the headset and then replace the spectacles. The SBH 500 out of the box.

Initial impressions of the Bluetooth headset is quite good. Pairing it off with my Nokia 6300, Dopod HTC U1000 and the Samsung T10 (more on that in the later posts) did not encounter any problems.

Sound wise, the SBH500 perform well with good base, mid and treble response. Calls made through it was clear and audible to the recipients despite being in a noisy and busy place.

What endears me to it was that it is not flashy (pun intended). I do have a Jabra BT headset as well but it likes to 'shout' its presence because it flashes a ring of blue light whenever it is on. Although I did not do the flashing, people kept staring at me thinking that I am wearing something that is obviously too 'bling bling' for me.

I also do appreciate the simple 'on-off' button that is absent from most BT receivers.

Still there are 2 things I do not really like. I would very much appreciate that the play and phone buttons to be separated as it took me time to find the play button and accidentally click the phone button instead. The other thing I do not really like is the lack of a USB charger and bringing this headset for trips would mean an extra charger in my bag.

All in, the SBH 500 is still a very practical and user friendly headset.

Samsung T10: Review Post 1

Ripplevox passed me this MP3 player called the Samsung T10 and asked me to cough...i mean... blog about it. So here I am blogging this MP3 player like it will be my dream girlfriend, while i slowly undress it to my heart's content.

The T10 sounds like one of those killer robots in the Terminator shows that have Arnie says "I'll be back!" and "Hasta La Vista...(pause)...baby". Damn...it is not as sexy as T2000, the babe chick terminator that I am willing to let her 'kill me softly with her words'.

Ok...enough of those sexual innuendos. T10 no doubt has done something that most MP3 players do not have, the ability not to stick on to your like those sticky girlfriends like a wired earphones. There you got it: wireless and I am ready to divorce my wires away.

Drum roll please...the T10 in boxed glory~!!



Give it a good look around and for those who are lazy to hunt it down via Google, this is what it says behind the box

"Animation GUI
Video (WMV, MPEG4), Music(MP3, WMA, Ogg), Photo Slideshow(JPEG), FM Radio, Text Viewer, Voice Recording, Bluetooth 2.0"

First impression is that if I am not a IT geek, I would not have known Samsung T10 can help you divorce your wife...err...your wire. As a red-blooded guys go, we see the face, the 'love pillows' and then the shape...(dun act blur...guys do look as girls do). So the cover did not say anything about being wireless at the front and a good selling point has thus being muted.

Next is the opening ceremony.

Everything do look easy from the word get go and my confidence was up when I saw a tag to 'pull'.... and it did not work. After a frustrating minute or so I forgot that I need to treat this as woman of my dreams. There has got to be a way to make her come out from her shell and since she can't take one liners, then i have to push the right buttons.


And with the right buttons...everything just spills.



Introducing the Samsung T10 (clap clap clap)....at last it comes out.



Now to charge her up and see what joy and ecstasy she can bring me.

Shucks....have to bring her to buy some clothes tomorrow (not even an underwear in the box!).