Tranqulity Gold v8

Sunday, April 15, 2007

I finally had the chance to book out again, weekends are a standard affair. I've been spending the week thinking, just thinking. Thinking about all the issues in the world, thinking about my interests, my goals, my dreams, my desires, my wishes, thinking how staying in camp shields my eyes from the outside world temporarily. Every weekend I read about issues that people devote themselves to the dramas of other's.

Singapore is building a new ferris wheel that is slowly taking shape every time I see it, people scrambling for units at Sentosa Cove, Reflections at Keppel Bay, the economy, murders and crime, the debate over Ministers pay raise.

So what is really important? I leave AFS in 3 weeks to return back to SAFTI OCS for my comissioning parade. That will be an event to look forward to. After 9 months of OCS training, am I finally ready to become an Officer of the Singapore Armed forces?

The next 2 weeks will be the cumulative, the cumulation of all our training set into 2 weeks of grueling tests and a full-week of Outfield Deployment. 2 more weeks to test our mettle and worth. I believe I am ready, and the next two weeks will take every ounce of energy, patience and willpower that I can muster... We will see how I emerge from then.

I managed to catch a movie, SHOOTER.

"Shooter" is an action-packed thriller starring Mark Wahlberg as Bob Lee Swagger, a former Army sniper who leaves the military after a mission goes bad. After he is reluctantly pressed back into service, Swagger is double-crossed again. With two bullets in him and the subject of a nationwide manhunt, Swagger begins his revenge, which will take down the most powerful people in the country.

Considering all the military and action-thrillers that I have watched so far, this is a sub-standard movie. If you liked "The Bourne Supremacy" or "The Bourne Identity", you will probably like this movie. Other than that, the plot development is rushed and poorly developed, action scenes are not refreshing, just another hollywood bang-bang explosion galore movie. Ending was cliched too.

2.5/5

I came across this video while browsing youtube, I know we've all seen countless of MAC Vs PC videos, but with the launch of Vista, I can't help but relate this video clip to the new Microsoft OS Vista! =D

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