Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Addiction to Mini Games - Angry Birds, FarmVille, Plants vs. Zombies

I believed most of the people at least played one of these 3 games before. Frankly I am not a big fans of the mini games in the market, but can't deny that the addiction towards these 3 mini games is a "threat" to our "daily life". I am not here to discuss about the "threat", but I am more interested in what make the games so attractive and what is the reason behind which people willing to hold the device in their hands for hours. I am no expert in the field who qualified to analyst the "phenomenon", just pure curiosity in me... Before I start with my bullshitting, let us have a little understanding on these 3 games. (*information from wikipedia)

ANGRY BIRDS
(Puzzle Video Game)
In Angry Birds, players take control of a flock of multi-colored birds that are attempting to retrieve eggs that have been stolen by a group of evil green pigs. On each level, the pigs are sheltered by structures made of various materials such as wood, ice and stone, and the object of the game is to eliminate all the pigs in the level. Using a slingshot, players launch the birds with the intent of either hitting the pigs directly or damaging the structures, which would cause them to collapse and kill the pigs. In various stages of the game, additional birds type and objects such as explosive crates and rocks are found in the levels, and may be used in conjunction with the birds to destroy hard-to-reach pigs.

FARMVILLE (Social Network Game)
The player begins with an empty farm and a fixed starting amount of "farm coins", the primary currency in the game. Players also earn experience points for performing certain actions in the game such as plowing land or buying items. At certain experience benchmarks, the player's level rises. As the player obtains more items and progresses through levels, crops and animals become available to them via the "market" where items can be purchased using either farm coins or "farm cash". Farm cash is earned by leveling up or completing offers, or purchased for real money.

PLANTS VS ZOMBIES ( Tower Defense Action Video Game)
In Plants vs. Zombies, players place different types of plants and fungi, each with their own unique offensive or defensive capabilities, around a house in order to stop a horde of zombies from devouring the brains of the residents. The playing field is divided into a number of horizontal tracks, and with some exceptions, a zombie will only move towards the player's house along one track. Most plants can only attack or defend against zombies in the track they are planted in. In the game's initial levels, if the zombie reaches the player's house, a one-shot tool (a lawn mower or pool cleaner) can be used to completely wipe out zombies in that track, but the tool will not be restored until the next level. In later levels, players have to purchase upgrades so as to adapt their lawn-mower to new environments like pools or rooftops. Except in special cases, Zombies attempt to devour any plants in their way while heading towards the house.

As you all already know, the 3 games can be easily access from mobile devices, which means it reach to the mass anytime and any place, as long as there is network if needed. From the basic understanding on the gameplay, it is simple, straight forward and most of all is CUTE!! Since the games come in "handy", people tend to play it just to kill time. In the subway, in the bus, in boring class...etc or play it just because it is fun. The X-factor of the success besides addictive gameplay, in my opinion, would be CUTE. The "CUTE" factor can almost "conquer" all the minds of the population in the world. For example, kids like cute stuff and parents can easily "control" their kids by giving them a device and let them sit aside and play with it. Guys can take these games as a reason or chat topics to go after girls because girls always like cute stuff! Of course girls are attracted to cute things, but what's help is playing these games, they can ignore the guys they don't like or a mind escape from the surrounding. Everyone have their own reasons for liking these games, and therefore it succeeded. When the "brand" stay inside your mind, the merchandise products will be the next wave to suck your money into their pockets...

Anyway, thanks to the games developers, now everyone can have their fingers exercise regularly... :D

Monday, May 09, 2011

Crazy Serial Acid Splasher in Kuala Lumpur !!!

What is wrong with the people nowadays? Is it because of stress or something bad happened which drive people to the level of madness and start hurting someone else for pleasure? Due to high crime rate in the city, especially snatch thieves who drove motorcycle around the city and looking for target, and now we have a new threat which is the ACID SPLASHER !!!

I remembered last year, there was news about acid splasher in Hong Kong as well and their police actually caught one of the suspect. Unfortunately there were few incidents which police believed were done by different people. Hong Kong police actually put up HK$1,700,000 of prize money for the wanted suspect.

According from The Star Online news, the victims were all women and lately added a baby in the victim list. From my point of view, this crazy bastard is mentally ill and hatred on women. His past might have something which made him a serial acid splasher today and I believe he actually enjoy the scream of pain from the women. I hope this crazy criminal can be caught as soon as possible and lock him in the jail forever...

Here the news from StarOnline:-

Acid splasher now a stalker

By STEVEN DANIEL
stevend@thestar.com.my

KUALA LUMPUR: Police are concerned as a serial acid splasher who is believed to be responsible for more than 20 attacks on women and children in the city has begun to strike at night.

All of the earlier attacks which started early this year had occurred in the day.

However, on Friday, three women were attacked 30 minutes apart at around 9pm in the city area.

In the first case, two women who were walking along Jalan Pudu Lama were splashed with acid by a man on a motorcycle leaving one of them with severe burns that almost blinded her left eye.

Half an hour later, another woman had acid splashed on her at a parking lot, believed to be by the same man.

On Saturday, a woman and her year-old baby were attacked at their home in Persiaran Titiwangsa.

City police chief Deputy Comm Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah said a task force, formed since the beginning of the initial attacks, was examining the facts of the latest attacks to determine if they were the work of the same man.

Meanwhile, the father of the woman who was severely burned in the eye, Mohammad Salleh, said his daughter was responding well to treatment when met at the Kuala Lumpur Hospital intensive care unit yesterday.

“Doctors believe they may be able to save her left eye. But she also suffered 5% burns on her face and chest,” he said.

The other victims had reacted quickly by washing their faces with water, resulting in little or no lasting injuries.

Sources, however, pointed out that despite the sudden change in the time of the suspect’s attacks, he still primarily targeted women and children.

DCP Zulkifli was reported earlier as saying the police were taking the matter very seriously as the attacks were beginning to cause panic among city folks.

The only lead police have on the identity of the suspect is that he is of dark complexion and rides either a Honda EX5 or Yamaha motorcycle.

Sunday, May 08, 2011

孙燕姿结婚了!!

今天五月八日,孙燕姿终于与相恋五年的男朋友“納迪姆(Nadim Van Der Ros)”在新加坡结婚了!想不到,今年结婚的艺人还真是很多。从大S汪小菲,黑人范范到燕姿,娱乐圈还真是喜是连连。看来众艺人们,打铁要乘热,赶上这幸福的列车才行。

在这儿,我祝福这对新人白头偕老,永结同心!


A Late Night Song

Lately I am addicted into a song every time before I sleep. It sound like a sad song and the singer is a famous Korean female vocal named "Jung In". I am really into Kpop since like 9 months ago and my favorite song would be something which can make me feel relax at night. Although I did not understand what the song means besides the translated song name, but i truly believe a good song can touch someone emotion even if it is in different languages. Korean entertainment industry really did a good job and advance pretty well by bringing the best of Hallyu wave to the world. The quality speaks the truth and only with quality, it will stay and not be forgotten.

Ok enough with all these words, let's enjoy the nice song with music video.

Jung In (Ft. Park Shi Yeon) - Rainy Season MV [HD]

Saturday, May 07, 2011

电影:关云长

这套电影,这个题材,这位大人物,本来就不是一个简单的任务。广泛的层面上,许多人对这电影都有许多的争议。不同的人,不同的知识水平,不同的观点,都是每个人私下对这电影的见解。我游览了些网页,很多人对这电影的评语都是比较负面的。但是,我个人看了这电影后,觉得其实电影拍得蛮不错。我很不明白为何有些人看电影就喜欢批评,好的没说,却一直执著于负面的观点,一点都不全面,不主观。

先说说我对这电影的想法。之所以我觉得是好电影,主要是在剧情的创意上。如果各位有看过那原本“罗贯中著作的三国演义”小说,其实里边对于关羽成为曹操的俘虏,然后过五关斩六将的细节描写并不多。然而电影编剧却选用了这情节作为描写关羽本人,然后把其中情节以比较细腻与创意的手法,刻画出关羽的内心情绪,矛盾,义气与爱情。我很佩服庄文强和麦兆辉独特的想法与勇气。一位可说是家喻户晓,然后被人摆在神台上常年供奉的神像,在电影里可以如此的人性化。很多人对于关羽刻板的印象,无论是从以前那么多的电影,电视剧,小说,漫画或神像,在“关云长”这部电影里,完全的被颠覆。那代表性的关刀与长长的胡须是最让人印象深刻的。在香港电视剧里,不管黑道还是白道,都拜关羽哥。人们对于关羽的性格了解就是义气。一般人们都不会想到关羽也是人,也有七情六欲。然而,电影制造了关羽“不一般”的性格,表达了很多“普通人”的一面。当然少不了的还有关羽的高超武艺,都一一的表现在电影里。全“宇宙”最好打的演员甄子丹来演这角色,是最好不过。因为在现实的生活,甄子丹也是一位铁汉柔情的人。武术好又能弹得一手好钢琴的人,真是难得啊~ 姜文饰演的曹操也别有一番“风味”。性格有些狡猾,却不失霸气;心思甚密,有点深不见底的感觉。还有一位让我期待的人就是安志杰。目前在香港电影里有真实力的年轻武打明星,就是他了。我非常欣赏他无论是武打动作,还是样貌上都绝对是武打明星的接班人。他饰演的角色孔秀,与关羽对打的场面是整个电影里的最刺激的一幕。甄子丹以武术指导的身份,巧妙的设计了在小巷的对打动作,表现出关羽武艺的精湛。两种以长度取胜的武器在小巷里局限的发挥,可说是很有新鲜感。除此之外,小细节如现实里如果关羽时时刻刻留着长胡须,在战场杀敌是很不方便的。电影以逻辑性的出发点,把胡须给修了。还有关羽手上的武器不是无时无刻都拿着青龙偃月刀,都是比较逻辑的。然而,很不幸,马来西亚的电影院上映的关云长却是粤语版的,配音上真的大大的破坏了情绪。我曾经听过某某电台的一位所谓“电影评论家”绰号电影辉,说对这电影很失望。最令我火大的是,他说他是“蕉仔”,不会读写华文,在评语中却假装很了解三国演义,故事人物等等。还说什么“刘青云”声音演绎曹操表现很好,真的是狗屁不通!粤语配音最差的就是曹操,完全表现不出霸气。还有他说电影不应该名为关云长,因该改名为曹操。他妈的,如果连三国演义都没读过的,被俘虏的那段故事又怎么会了解?小说里关羽被俘虏期间与曹操交流是最多,不拍曹操,那拍什么!!虽然每个人都可以发表自己的一番言论,但是过了底线,在大众传播里误导别人对这电影的认识,还真是让我听不下去。如果不是很认识电影的故事的来龙去脉,请不要装专业,废话乱编!

这里,我希望当你看这部电影时,请多多留意其中的创意。如果对情节不了解的,可以看小说或上网看资料。多点认识这名著,也不妨。。。

最后我对电影的小评分:
故事情节:3.5 / 5
武打动作:3.5 / 5

Thursday, May 05, 2011

又是一个重新的开始

想不到放弃了这么多年的Blog,现在又重新的写上。这是我人生的第一个Blog,曾经记录了我不少的情绪。辗转多年,写过其他的Blog,却又回到了“乌鸦记事簿”。。。看来情感上对它依依不舍啊~ 感觉人老了,字体表达也没以前好。偶尔能在这儿写上些废话,如果有小猫两三只“路过”我的Blog, 还能赚些广告小钱,那就开心了,呵呵。。。

人生漫长的三十岁现在开始吧!

Sunday, March 09, 2008

谎言的待续

每个人心中都有秘密,而有些秘密是隐藏着一段谎言。。。

谎言的背后无论是有意或无意,都曾经为一段回忆制造了遗憾。随着时间的流失,谎言的待续会慢慢的滋生在生命里,等待着再次的爆发,为过去画下句号。

很多人总是不明白它的威力,以为埋藏在心灵的深谷就会随着岁月而渐渐的磨灭掉。

只要还有待续,恐怕遗憾就会变成后悔了。。。

Sunday, November 04, 2007

矛盾

为了过更好的生活,我拼命的工作。。。
而不知不觉的,这工作影响我要的生活方式。不开心甚至对工作的厌恶已深深的埋在我的日常生活当中。这之间的矛盾要如何取舍。。。

我只要开心,快乐。。。

Wednesday, October 24, 2007

回家

一段路
同样的花草,同样的树木,还有同样的店铺
走过无数次的一段路
一段。。。回家的路

每次放工,我都比较喜欢走大厦大门那一段路到停车场。虽然比起侧门的楼梯口那段路远,但我很享受对面店铺霓虹灯灿烂的闪烁,以及人烟稀少的街道。我自个儿觉得很有放工的感觉。除此之外,还留下了我许多复杂的心情。。。有开心,悲伤和心情低落的时候。因为大多数独个儿踏上回家的路时,我都会不经意思考很多不同的事情。可能在月亮下微风飘起的感觉,总让我的情绪自然的涌现在脑部,重复的细嚼每天经历的各种情节。

曾经,一位女同事在一起放工时说了一句很让我觉得温暖的话。
她说:“一起走大门吧!你说过你比较喜欢走那儿。。。”
这让我想起曾经何时我对她说过我较喜欢走大门的感想。而她却还会记得,也愿意陪我一起走,可真让我惊喜。

就这样,她的细心还真的把我的心给融化在寒冷的夜晚,为这段路加上多一份的温暖。。。

Thursday, October 18, 2007

爱·如果

无聊的下午,很随意的听了一段他人的爱情经历。

现代病态社会的男女,人人都过着分秒必争的生活。寂寞是致命的武器,爱情的界限与定义都变质了。很多时候,我们都可以听闻各式的爱情速配,然后分离的故事。

可能现在的我们都对爱情抱着“爱情可以为我做什么”,而不是相反“我可以为我们的爱情做什么”的态度。一次一次的爱情创伤,经历,痊愈,重新再爱,令人们失去了对爱情的信心,承诺。我们都希望在我们最需要爱情的时候,得到,然后享受它。当中的过程,付出的同时,都想着得到符合自己的回报。然而,最后受伤害的却是自己。

这世纪。。。
爱·如果的世纪。。。

Sunday, June 24, 2007

我。。。回来了

想不到一年多之后,我回来了。曾经放下的,今天重新看一篇,还真的有另一番滋味。现在的我却又再次启动我思想空间,为我人生的另一个阶段写下记忆。

一年多前空白的人生,都已塞满了各种经历。即将踏进26岁的我,还是孤单的活着。我不时还会不自禁的想着人生的意义。人生总会有那么多的交叉点,那么多的路口,但是对我来说,曾经的我走过那些道路。

我的人生并不在意长短,而在意是否过得有意义。人生来着的第26年,我又会活得比今天还好吗?

Sunday, November 06, 2005

乱谈

今天喝了些酒。。。没醉。有些遗憾,身边没有一位红颜知己陪我把酒畅谈至天亮,不然也不虚此生吧。想起,曾经为女孩变得无聊,幼稚,傻气,不知所错等等行为,觉得还蛮可笑。俗语说“英雄难过美人关”,更何况我不是英雄,当然不用说了,栽定了。

我曾经向一位女孩说过,“我是一副墙,刮风下雨我可以为您挡、您无聊可以在我身上涂鸦、您生气可以在我身上发泄,但是别伤了自己、只要您喜欢,可以把我身上的砖头拿下,卖了去实现您的梦想。。。”好像那里听过吧?以前总觉得,这样应该很浪漫,但是现实都是相反的。电影里的爱情故事也不过是塑造出来的桥段。只要梦醒了,什么大明星爱上穷小子,什么富家美女爱上平凡男孩,也就烟飞云散。人生短短几十载,我还没活到大半生,就已开始感觉有点累。可能少了什么推动力,我的希望也因为现实的无奈逐渐变得遥远。有些朋友总说,不要为女人烦恼吧,单身不好吗?奇妙的是有些人急着想拥有,有些人急着想放弃,矛盾永远存在。但是,一位孤独与寂寞了多年,没金钱,没事业,没自尊的人,如果拥有了爱情,难道不会珍惜吗?至少我肯定我会珍惜。

没金钱,没饭吃,没自尊,没自信的痛苦都莫过于思念一个人痛苦。那擦身而过的距离好比太阳系的遥远。只因为静静的守住那份没希望的痛苦。。。

Monday, October 31, 2005

候鸟

今天,依然是在我最喜爱的大树上歇着。望着路上的人比往日少,而从他们的口中知道今天是假期,那当然上班族就不会在这儿出现了。突然,我上方冲进了一只罕见的鸟儿。它的品类我从没见过。见它疲累的样子,等它喘了过气,才开口问它。

听了它的来龙去脉,原来它是一只候鸟。因为季节的变换,它与同伴们就往南飞,但却失散了。如今四处寻找,累了就来了我这儿歇一歇。我与它畅谈了些时候,它就说要告辞,继续寻找它的同伴。当然,我祝福了它,希望它一路顺风。

我想了想我自己,发觉候鸟每到一定的季节,都结伴的到别的地方。而我如今却独个儿,每逢佳节我都无聊的只身度过。总觉得寂寞与孤独已成了我的好友,可怜的找个伴也难得很。曾经我都无数次尝试约其它鸟儿。但是,都吃了“白果”。可能我那里不对劲,或这一切已注定了。我开始厌倦了这种被拒绝的感觉,心里挺难受。看来,又一个寂寞的佳节。。。

Thursday, October 20, 2005

麻雀的理由

下雨的傍晚,当我在屋梁下避雨时,雨中的前方飞来了一只麻雀。可怜的麻雀,全身湿透,身体不停的发抖。我让了些位子,咱两鸟就这样一起避雨,空气也暖了些。在这狭小的空间我们互相认识了。这突然飞来的机会让我能与只母鸟畅谈多时,也是我这短暂生命里目前最快乐的事。不知不觉,雨在我们欢乐的谈笑声中停了。既然我们这么投缘,我就约了她下次在某公园的一棵大树下见面。

到了约会的当天,我带了她到处逛逛,吃肥大的虫子,尽情享受每分每秒的快乐时光。而当天的约会终点是在海港灯柱上一起观看美丽的日落,淋浴在橙黄色太阳光线的怀抱里。当天我非常快乐,也希望这刻的欢乐能持续下去。所以,我开口约她下次见面的机会。因为这也是我首次结交另一种鸟类,因此我非常珍惜我们之间的友谊。正当我的脑海里开始计划下次约会时,突然我得到了让我“惊喜”的回复-她拒绝了我。我好焦急,心中深思我是否做错了什么,说错了什么。后来,她向我说了段故事。

~ 我以前认识了一只海鸥,结识了些时间后,海鸥就对我说:“与我一起到辽阔的海洋抓鱼吧!”我答应了,之后就每天看他在海上抓鱼。然而,每次他邀我一同下海抓鱼,我都拒绝了。有一天,我厌烦了他的方式,我离开了他。不久后,我认识了一只啄木鸟。跟着,他对我说:“与我一同到茂密的树林里啄木吧,你一定会喜欢的。”就这样,我每天看着他啄木,而他每次要我与他一同啄木时,我都拒绝了他。”因此,过了短暂的时光后,我同样是离开了他。可悲的是,我每次认识了新的鸟儿,与他们的时间都不长。~

我很好奇的问麻雀为什么。她说因为越了解他们,他们的要求就越多,期盼越大。而因为了解,她增加了许多无形的压力。这时的我就像金刚摸不着头脑,回忆相处的日子里我是否给了她什么压力。难道我了解朋友,都有错吗?朋友之间不是因该很简单的吗?为什么要把之间的友谊想得如此的复杂呢?

正当有些人在努力把复杂简单化时,却有人相反的把简单复杂化。连鸟类都如此,何况是人呢?悲哀。。。

Tuesday, October 18, 2005

兔子与斑马

一个炎热的下午,正当我在阴凉的树枝上休息时,突然被吵闹的声音给惊醒了。我瞧一瞧树下,原来有两只兔子在吵架,而我却偷听了他们的对话。

大概的内容是,小兔女想要嫁给斑马,但是兔妈妈却非常反对他们的婚姻。小兔女非常着急,不解的情况下,求兔妈妈成全他们。兔妈妈只说了一个理由,“有纹身的就是坏人!”。结果,我当场傻眼了。

很多时候,我们也不过像兔妈妈一样,被表面的东西蒙着了双眼。“斑马的躯壳”已被这残酷的社会给定了型,而接着的又会是许许多多的闲言闲语及指责。只有跳出社会的框架,观念,才会拥抱幸福。因为往往在得到某东西之前都要付出因有的代价。

乌鸦

我不记得乌鸦什么时候在地球上出现,但我总会有意无意的思考我的存在到底是为了什么。在人类的印象里,我总是让人那么的讨厌,因为我丑陋的洋貌与声音,以及我与垃圾为伍的习惯。我很想有五颜六色的羽毛,但却只有这一身黑黑的衣裳。人们都觉得我弄脏了他们的地方,车子,就连市政局都要派人射杀我这小小的生命。我在人类的身上认识了我自己,因为他们都会把我的名字与批评扯上关系。什么“天下乌鸦一般黑”,什么“闭上您的乌鸦嘴”等等形容词。虽然我觉得很悲哀,但在我心中任然有一股小小的力量在鼓励着我努力的活下去。

那是一次我从一位小孩口中听见的。他在读着一本故事书,而书中的内容是有关一只乌鸦为了要喝瓶子里的水,它应用了它小小的智慧,把石头放进了瓶子,最后喝到了瓶中的水。我那时非常的开心,因为我以为我找到了赏识我的人,也为这故事着了迷。后来,有另一位孩子向他说了同样一个故事,但故事的主角却是别的鸟类。可悲的是,这孩子却喜欢上新的版本。我很伤心,但我心中依然认为乌鸦的版本才是正版。我有时还会去注意那小孩会不会再提起乌鸦的故事,但是直到今天,我依然被遗忘。

虽然我活在了这悲哀的世界,而我不停的在空中飞翔,也是为了要找寻一个可立足的地方。