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MOVIE REVIEW: THE EQUALIZER

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Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) plays the Equalizer from the classic TV series. He was meant to lead a quiet new life till he meets Teri (Chloë Grace Moretz) in his everyday diner. Her employers are an ultra-violent Russian gangsters which torture her when she refuses to work. McCall took matters to his own hands and eventually everything became interesting for the Russian gangsters. THE GOOD  If you are in for a good Hollywood fighting movie, I will assure you that it is much to see in this movie. Throughout the whole movie, the use of guns from McCall is very subtle and almost non existence. As usual, the character McCall was brought to life by none other than Denzel Washington with his ever excellent performance of emotions when he needs to. Chloë Grace Moretz also did lots of justice with her character as Teri, the way she portrays it is totally different on what she used to play in Kickass.  Most of the time you are just sitting on the edge waiti...

THE RISE OF HIPSTER CAFES

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As I was sitting down at  CoffeeInk  after a long drive from Petaling Jaya (since le GF wanted to buy like X number of clocks for every single inch of her house), I realise that CoffeeInk provides the comfort of being in a cosy environment while also playing some great music with a good social vibe. Therefore, I have narrowed down the top five reasons why these hipster cafes are famous: 1. Decoration - Interior and Exterior As mentioned above, all of the hipster cafes come with surprisingly good decoration. Although their food can be bad, their decoration must be either unique or simply just creative. Besides that, we come to learn that most of the cafes nowadays use lots of wooden interior as part of their decoration. Image taken from Garage 51 FB . Image taken from Coffee Stain FB. The place above gives you a feeling of cosiness and also an atmosphere to socialise. It gives you the vibe of being where you will just want to spend all the ...

TECH REVIEW: HUAWEI HONOR 3C

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The blue box although the phone is WHITE It has been X years since I had this phone (not me actually, gf's phone) and I must say the android experience seems good enough for her which came from HTC One X and she is relatively happy. So lets just get to the review process and have fun with it. I will not go into very detail about bench marking, as you have that on the web and you can Google to find out more but instead I will be giving you the rundown on the simple pleasures you get using the phone. SIZE DOES MATTER As for the size, you will be getting a 5 inch screen with around 294 ppi which means things are crispy and clear while not as clear as your iPhone or Android phones you will not find it any disturbance. Everything that is viewed on the IPS LCD are bright and clear and closer to their natural colors. The viewing angle are also good (careful on what you are viewing and those sex-ting that is happening in public, they can see!) The three button below the screen which...

MOVIE REVIEW: A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES

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Every now and then you watch a detective movie hoping it to be something Sherlock Holmes (TV Series) but time and time again you will be disappointed. A walk among the tombstones tells a story of a retired police, Matt Scudder (Liam Neeson) who is now an unlicensed private eye who got roped into a mystery murder of drug traffickers wife's. Upon initial investigation, it seems like they kidnappers only kidnaps drug traffickers wife's or kids. THE GOOD The shows has the most creepy atmosphere ever when they reveal the kidnappers with their methods and it invoke the feeling of fear and helplessness for the victims. It also shows that how twisted a person's mind can be and what they are capable of. Come to think of it, sometimes I guess it is not about the money at all. As usual, Liam Neeson alone carries the show perfectly with his cocky method and also his drinking problems. THE BAD The pacing of the movie is super inconsistent. At times you get a super fa...

TECH REVIEW: MI IN-EAR HEADPHONES

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In the future, I am pretty sure I will be writing more on Xiaomi. It seems like they are producing more and more product with value for money and today I will be talking about the Mi In-Ear Headphones. This product only cost RM50 over at  http://mi.com/my  under the headphones section.  Simple packing with just their logo.  The outer wrapping with instructions on it. The headphones comes with such classy packing as though it is much more expensive than the designated price. It comes with the instruction in the inside of the outer packaging with instructions on how to operate the device.  I only had the chance to listen to it momentarily as it is not own by me (bought for Kane, therefore have to return to him). Since I have the weekend to use them, I just fire up some tracks on my phone, I have a wide range of music ranging from EDM all the way to oldies therefore I can say the headphones are definitely up to par with the musics. After several hou...

MOVIE REVIEW: THE MAZE RUNNER

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GF mention in her news feed that there are lots of people raving about the movie on their FB before we actually watch it and based on IMDB checks it shows a high rating of 8.3/10 and I would say it is as good as the rating is (well for me at least). Story tells a tale of Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) waking up in a lift with memories completely wiped except his name. The lift transport him to a place they call the Glade. The glade consist of 50 boys who lives there in the past 2 years surrounded by a 150 wall of solid stone. The wall opens in the morning and closes at night to protect them from Grievers. Everything went bonkers when an unscheduled delivery sent in a girl, Teresa (Kaya Scodelario) with a note and she recognizes Thomas. THE GOOD The story keep me wanting to know more (since I have not read the book), there is lots of actions and also emotional moments in the movie. Most of the part seems to have a good connection and flow which keeps your focus always in the...

SOCIAL MEDIA DATING APP? YAY OR NAY?

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Back in the days the only way to know a girl is to stalk her (lol, just kidding) but then you know part of it is true. You either join a extra curricular activity or try to sign up for the other organization such as clubs or other curricular activities (not the fucking Pokemon club, all dicks there I can almost promise you that). During those days, getting to know a girl need lots of courage, as you need to walk up to her with the most swag you have and hopefully she will even maintain a conversation with you. So man up that iron balls and also mentally prepare for rejection as the most you can get is TALK TO MY HAND gesture. Enter the technology world, where everything is done behind the screen of 3 inches and above , and you have tons of apps to help you ease the process. Instant messaging apps has always been a hit but it limits you to meeting new people, you still have to rock up the swag way and hopefully she gives you her FB ID or Skype ID (nobody does this) and then you can a...

MOVIE REVIEW: THE GIVER

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What if you have no emotions. What if everyone is the same and your path has already been chosen for you. What if you all are actually programmed and brainwash to follow what is right for mankind. show centred among 3 characters, Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), Fiona (Odeya Rush) and finally Asher (Cameron Monagham). As they graduate from childhood, they proceed to adulthood where their occupation has been chosen for them based on their capabilities and also adaptation on how well they fare in their "internship". They will be given their occupation by the Chief Elder (Meryl Streep) and from there a Receiver of Memories will be chosen. The chosen will go under the training of The Giver (Jeff Bridges).  THE GOOD The shows leaves you with lots to think about. The idea of having a world where everyone is the same as one and another seems to possible at times. Acting from Chief Elder and also The Giver is exceptional with the help of Jonas's mother (Katie Holmes) which some...

MOVIE REVIEW: BLENDED

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Jim (Adam Sandler) is a single father with three daughters while Lauren (Drew Barrymore) is also a single mum with 2 sons. They both know a mutual someone who is cancelling their trip to Africa, thus without thinking much they signed up for the trip and get lower rates to Africa with the event activity called blended which the hotel organize for step father, step mother, step daughter, step son and the list goes on. THE GOOD As much as both of them tries to avoid each other, they are actually somewhat stuck which makes the show fun to watch as they slowly care for the kids together. We see the gap that a mum or a dad should be filling in a family. The whole joke along with Nickes (Terry Crews) just made the show whole lot better, he and his crew named 'Thathoo Harmony Group' will appear on random times and start singing with really funny lyrics. There is also some touching moment when the relationship are being formed between families. THE BAD Like all comedy mo...