The Games I Play...

Here's one of my most anticipated games this year (I really want to play this one!!!)

FALLOUT 3 (Ta-Daahhhh!!!)

Anyway, I'm still have to finish the following games first before I move on to this one though:

1) Warhammer: Soulstorm - (2 planets and 2 moons more to go! The Necrons, Dark Eldar and Imperial Guards are pussies! The Chaos Marines are next on my list of enemies to crush...)

2) God of War (PSP) - (loads of fun! Almost there...)

3) Command and Conquer 3 - Tiberium Wars (I know, I'm really late on this one...)

4) Bioshock - (Again, another one I missed when it got out... I have to work too you know...)

Movie Review: HANCOCK

Judging from the trailers I saw about this movie, I knew I was in for another pleasant treat. Notwithstanding that Will Smith was the star of the movie, it was at the very least an interesting departure from his role in "Men in Black", "Independence Day" and "Bad Boys" (which I all watched and liked by the way). Hancock takes the super-hero movie genre and in a turns it upside down. Here you have Hancock, a dude with super powers (flight, super strength, invulnerability) which is all fine and dandy, but then we are shown also his negative traits (which apparently, seem to outweigh his good ones). He's an alcoholic, his choice of clothing can make you think he's a homeless person. He doesn't really care much about the public safety, he needlessly smashes into a lot of stuff causing massive property damage in the pursuit of bad guys. Basically, his antics make him an outcast from the people he's trying to help. In any case, he couldn't care less what people think of him until he saves the life of a good-hearted PR guy who offers to give him a PR make-over to improve public perception of him. This forms the backbone of the story. In all honesty, the film would have been a lot greater if it they made the overall tone of the movie grittier. After all, Hancock certainly has a lot of dark aspects to his character in the first place. He is basically, a misunderstood hero. A man with a good heart but with powers and abilities thrust upon him that he doesn't really seem to want in the first place. He's actually more in line with the likes of the Hulk and Wolverine if you think about it (Hancock doesn't know his past and real identity due to amnesia, somewhat like Wolverine). Anyway, Will Smith gives a pretty good performance here though he could have done a lot better given a deeper storyline. it's a pretty decent movie and quite worth watching if you want to see the other side of super-hero life.

Hope you enjoy!

Lightning Rally at Shell Philippines Main Office...

I know, this isn't really part of my normal blog entries but I thought I'd share it anyway...

I just arrived at the office around 9:00 AM and after getting out of my cab, I was surprised by the graffiti plastered all over the front of Shell Philippines main office in Makati City (where I work as a consultant). The guards told me there was an unscheduled strike held outside the building around 8:00 AM and the crowd (approx. 30 rallyist I was told) started getting really nasty and defaced the usually white facade of the building. The rally was formed so quickly that the police didn't have enough time to get to the location. Take a gander the photos I took below. Sorry for the rather low resolution as I just used my mobile phone to take the pics.

Hope your day goes better than this... :D

Right side of the building main entrance

I'd hate to be the one to clean this mess up!

Closer view of right side of main entrance

The usual demand to oust GMA (Gloria Macapagal Arroyo)...

Steps of the main entrance

The steps to the main entrance fared no better. The words spray painted there basically say "NO to oil deregulation"...

Left side of the building main entrance

I wonder if that's the head of a cat painted on up there or is it supposed to be a caricature of GMA's face? I wonder...

Be good! Be safe!