Entries from December 2009

Modern Warfare 2 Is as Epic as Fuck

December 5th, 2009 · Games

So I just finished Modern Warfare 2 last night, and I was totally blown away by everything – the gameplay, the action, the story and the music. Kudos to Infinity Ward. Man, they really know how to make an epic experience. Modern Warfare 2 for action game of the year – believe the hype!

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Lego Castlevania

December 4th, 2009 · Games, Visual Art

This is one of the coolest things I’ve seen. See more at skinnycoder’s Flickr set.

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The Burj Dubai = Orthanc

December 3rd, 2009 · Tangential

The Burj Dubai, currently the tallest man-made structure in the world. See, before I read about what was really happening there, I would have looked at this picture and be wowed. Now it just looks like Orthanc during Saruman’s reign. (via Ziked)

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A Letter to the Old Philippines

December 2nd, 2009 · Tangential

A shot of Roxas Boulevard and Manila Bay, circa 1960 (via) Pearl of the Orient, where did you go? I never got to know you. No more pristine blue waters. No more uncongested roads. No more litter-free surroundings. No more unobstructed blue skies. No more dignified politicians. Lesser artists which are truly admirable. Lesser people [...]

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Empire State of Mind

December 2nd, 2009 · Music, Travels

New York is one of those magical places that I’ve never seen, but feel so swayed over by (see also Turkey and Greece). Now I realize nothing is ever what it seems, but this city has had its own fair share of trials and it stands still. Aside from the gorgeous black and white photography [...]

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Redesign Done!

December 2nd, 2009 · Life

After a long time of dilly-dallying about, I finally managed to nail down some time to finish this blog’s layout as I promised myself I would. This place is now running on the excellent Cutline theme by Chris Pearson. It’s still a little rough around the edges as I haven’t polished everything to what I [...]

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The Dark Side of Dubai

December 1st, 2009 · News

I came across this link earlier, telling of the real story of what’s been happening in Dubai, the so-called city of One Thousand and One Arabian Lights, and I got so disturbed by the fact that something like this can happen at this time in human history. For all of our advances, some of the [...]

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Surprised Kitteh

December 1st, 2009 · Tangential

Cute! Totally deserving of its viral status. (via Sean Bonner)

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