iPhone imminent, but when?
- Apple Store MY: For iPod and accessories, press 2.
- For iPhone and accessories, press 3.
- W: (intrigued) *3*
- Apple: Thank you for your interest in the iPhone. the iPhone is not currently available in Malaysia at this time.
- Please continue to watch our website on this at www.asia.apple.com/iphone.
- If you'd like to speak to our representative, please press 1. Thank you.
- W: -_-"
Mac Mini
Was at the Mac Discovery weekend at Pavilion today. This was the coolest thing there.
Sexy begets sexy.
In defence of QOS
I assume most of you have watched QOS? If not, you might want to avoid this spoiler rich post.
Anyway, the reviews have been mixed, but overall leaning towards positive. Personally, I found QOS to be a masterpiece and true to the new Daniel Craig Bond series. It’s an 8/10 for me.
Here’s why.
The action scenes are as often as they are varied. In QOS we have a car chase, boat chase, a dogfight over a desert, and the roof chase scene many critics accused of being a sign of Bourne envy.
While there are some resemblence to the roof chase in The Bourne Ultimatum, the difference is stark. Bond’s chase on the roof was short and ended with a spectacular duel in a building he fell into. Very creative.
In Ultimatum, Bourne was trying to evade the police and protect the girl. It was a good scene, but was pretty straightforward. Either way, both franchises have their merits and styles.
The fact that the action keeps coming is something to be said also, because that is how an action flick should be. It doesn’t wander off dwelling in the drama of a subplot.
Defying convention
Although Q might be introduced later on, QOS is true to the new dirty-realistic style of Bond. No overblown gadgets, just a pistol and brute force. In Casino Royale, we saw quite a number of gadgets, though toned down. But QOS just did away with almost everything. This is compensated by Bond’s incredibly good luck and superior spy training?
The Bond girls are no longer the slutty sidekicks, but women encountered along the way. QOS was the first Bond flick that didn’t have a pre-assigned female partner. Fields was a clerk at the consulate, and Camille was a Bolivian agent he mistakenly bumped into while following a lead in Haiti.
Although both girls are incredibly attractive, but the new Bond doesn’t get too caught up with the romance, which is starting to get a little old by now. He does sleep with Fields (customarily), but Camille was left untouched.
It’s interesting to note how they’ve interegrated the Camille subplot alongside Bond’s agenda, ending it with the assasination of Gen Medrano and Dominic Greene.
QOS also continues the story of Casino Royale, and the next Bond installation will carry it on. This is another first for Bond movies.
Matured
Basically, QOS is the maturity of the new Bond era. The new direction taken in CR is now fully developed. The realism, the girls, the links in the plot.
CR marked the rebirth of Bond, and the gadgets making a come back is definitely a possibility. But for now, the new Bond has lived up to its new style. And I couldn’t be happier.
Awwww....
Dear Elan,
Today marks the one millionth download of my WP theme, of which I have secretly embedded a dedication in the header code.
I know I’m not the romantic type but I thought I’d surprise you with this. Now thousands of people unknowingly carry a testament of my love to you in their blogs, as long as the Internet shall live.
Will you marry me?
<3,
Mike
20/10/2010
p/s: Does this beat your bff’s bf carving their names on a tree or what?
(LOL. Found this while editing the Elixir WP theme)
Apple Online Store Comes To Malaysia!
AT LAST!
We have our own official online Apple Store. It just opened 8am today and the local Mac community is abuzz with the news.
Here’s some of the services offered:
- Free iPod engraving (WOOT!)
- RM19 for gift wrap and card
- Free limited edition T-shirt with any Mac or iPod purchase (till Nov 24)
- Free shipping for purchases over RM250
- 1-3 business days for delivery
- Order tracking
- CC or bank transfer- have to call help line for acc number
- Login with .Mac account
- Help lines available in BM
Interestingly, in the shipping details, it’s mentioned that the stuff is shipped from the Apple Store in Singapore.
So it’s really the Singapore hub branching out to Malaysia. But it’s a start!
Good work Apple, now please bring me my iPhone 3G!
Apology
EDIT: It’s fixed!
Hi all, sorry you can’t access the site the past two days. Something’s wrong with the DNS and I’m working to fix it.
In the mean time, this site is still accessible via izwillrun.tumblr.com
Regular programming will resume tomorrow!
