I sincerely think the Ice Age franchise is actually pretty so-so in terms of entertainment value. However, I make an exception for the oh-so-cuddly saber-toothed squirrel called Scrat. Now this character is pure genius. I lup him to bits.

Anyways, while I was looking through wiki, I decided to punch in his name to see what he's up to in the upcoming sequel. I almost ended up falling off my chair... lol.

"Scrat has been confirmed to appear in Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs. Chris Wedge will reprise the role. In a recent trailer for the movie it is revealed a female saber-toothed squirrel named Scratte will play a role, with Scrat already shown as being torn between his love for her and the acorn. It is unknown if Scratte really loves Scrat or is just after his nuts."

The Fish is planning to let go of his Dell soundbar which came from his old monitor. I thought this would fit nicely into my plans I have in future, so I asked him to gimme the weekend to try it out.

It needed to be fed with a 12V 1A power supply.

So I dropped by Thye Huat and got myself a power block which came with that same rating.

This was the input plug which came with the soundbar.

Unfortunately, all the power blocks at Thye Huat came with the same plug head.

U kenot make a banana poke another banana.

So I got myself some female adapter heads.

Then, I whipped out the ol' soldering iron which I haven't used since donkey years ago.

And thus giving birth to this doohickey.

I call it... "The Twin Headed Vaginas of Death"...

Now I can make a banana pokey another banana.

Voila.

The blue LED shines in agreement.

Ikan... u hav a buyer...  ;)

This bit of news definitely came as a shocker.

Two of my favorite faces in entertainment during my childhood, lost on the same day.

The first time I saw snapshots of the mechas from this anime on Winterheim's website, I went WTF??? I mean the designs look weird, the characters were kinda cartoonish and everything was painted so garishly bright, they make the Village People look dull. I once told myself... no way in hell am I gonna like an anime such as this.

A year down the road, I'm eating my own words... and then some. Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (天元突破グレンラガン) has got to be one of the most awesome-most anime I've watched in a long while. Maybe it's due to the huge bucketload of ultra-serious, holier than thou type of animes I've been watching earlier, which got kinda depressing after a while. Gurren Lagann is at the absolute other end of the spectrum of this trend. It's quirky, unpredictable and best of all... very UPLIFTING. It's one of those 'feel good' kinda anime. By the end of each episode, you feel so hyped up... you'll think you can accomplish anything... even toppling both UMNO and PKR and forming your own gov... calling it Republic of YokoMina...

And let's not forget about the action. OMG... they're EPIC. From the protagonist's humble beginnings as an illiterate who lived underground digging dirt, he eventually lead humanity to fight for their very existance, and during the final climatic battle, he piloted the titular Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann mecha, which is some 10 million light years in height!!! HOW MUCH BIGGER CAN YOU GET THAN THAT? Makes Gundam look like a microscopic gnat in comparison... lol.

Anyways, the only gripe I have with this series is that the writers practically killed off half the main characters by the end of the anime. And that is one huge death toll even by anime standards. But all is good, coz it still has a bitter sweet ending. It's over the top, yet still very much grounded if you think about the storyline. Sounds like an oxymoron... but it's not. You'll understand if your watch the anime yourself. Names like Kamina, Simon, Yoko and Kittan will stick to your mind like warm dodol...

Overall, this is one solid offering from Gainax.

Good stuff.

Ring a bell?

*Pic 'borrowed' from Dilbert.com

Condition : Bought Brand New

Verdict :

DO NOT BUY THIS MOUSE/KEYBOARD EVEN IF YOU HAVE A RABIES INFECTED ROTTWEILER CHOMPING ON YOUR SCROCTUM WHILE SAMMIE VALUE SIMULTANEOUSLY GIVES YOU A TEABAG.

I got to attend a dog gathering last year, which was mucho fun. But I couldn't help but feel a little dissapointed as I only had my cameraphone with me during that day. I got to know of another gathering this weekend, so this time, I managed to bring along my lumut, which was a little faster, making it slightly easier to snap quick moving doggie action... ;)

Many thanks to the really friendly dog owners who were extremely accomodating in allowing us to freely mingle with their prized pooches.

You guys rawk  ;)