A Merry Christmas

Wishing all my readers a Merry Christmas!!

A triple dose of Jason Statham...

We had time.....and nothing else better to do. So we decided to catch up on some movies that we have stored in the box. I decided to watch Crank which we found quite interesting, then we decided to follow up with Crank 2. With more time to spare we continued to watch The Bank Job, which we didn't know starred Jason Statham. Overall these movies are pretty good.

Advise for Crank and Crank 2, it contains alot of violence, cussing, nekkid ladies and $3x scenes. So try not to watch it with kids around.

Movie Review : Avatar

I first heard about this show about 4-5 years ago when it was announced that James Cameron the director wanted to wait a couple more years so that technology would allow him to really show what he visioned this show to be.

As expected James did not disappoint, with a solid story line, beautiful CG and smooth character development, I found myself quite attached and immersed to the much predictable storyline. Yes I did say "predictable", why? maybe because we've seen similar story lines before in the past couple of years, it could also be the fact that James wrote the story quite a few years back.

Never the less it is a must watch for every movie junkie. Say what you will, but I think this is a really nice and fresh movie just in time for Christmas.

Andy's Movie-O-Meter : 9.5/10

IKEA Continued...

Just after you think everything would go smoothly...you find out that something is wrong. Unfortunately it was an IKEA part which was a problem, plus upon unwrapping the coffee table, there were some chip and scratch marks, what was worst is that we discovered that there were no screws. So we decided to return the item, which was okay. The whole process of returning and getting another replacement unit took about 20 minutes.

We were happy with our new unit as we ensured that there were no scratches, chips and had all the screws and stuff.

Well....this time everything went well until we found out one of the screw mounts had no grooves to take the screw! Once again we headed back to get that small piece changed, but another issue arose. There are grooves in this screw mount, but the grooves are for the wrong type of screws! Apparently the guy who went in to get a replacement part didn't notice that there were markings on the screw mount.

Let's just say that until now we have an incomplete coffee table. I'm not pissed, but just a little dissapointed.

Time to get that part changed again.

Shopping in IKEA

This trip to IKEA sweetie and me actually bought stuff! We had this plan to make some more space in the house, this is a 2 year plan I might add hehehe. Got rid of the huge 6 person dining table in the living area and moved the piano out from hiding. Got a nice coffee table and computer table for the desktop computer, plus a book case, finally a place for the books!. Everything looks much tidier now and we're working on cleaning up the store room now, which I might double up as a tiny studio to do some photography. Photos will be posted a little later when I get around to take them. But here are the items we got :

1x Billy Bookcase
1x Lack NN Coffee Table
1x Vika Amon Table + 4x Vika Curry Legs
1x Not Floor Lamp
1 set Bulbs
1 set KALAS Plates

Total $490 MYR which isn't too bad, these items were definitely within our per-item budget cap. Putting these items together was pretty fun and sweetie enjoyed her time using pliers as a hammer to put some nails down. Zoey was just watching us from the couch, she occasionally came over to sniff around and check out how we did.

Total Sideways Drifting!

Now this is what I call a good recovery which turned out to be an excellent drift!

Bikram’s Yoga

I've never taken Yoga, not because I didn't want to, I just didn't feel like paying for it. Well I have a couple of free passes to go for Yoga classes this month and I decided to give it a try. Went to the Bikram Yoga center in USJ. Now I've read about Bikram Yoga and it's suppose to be in a hot room and they weren't kidding. So we got down to business and started easy stretches, oh yea if you didn't know, there are about 26 yoga positions to complete in the 1 1/2 hour session. Each position will be repeated 3 times or more and with more intensity. Controlling your breathing is very important but being in this hot room which after 15-20 minutes feels like a hot sauna, breathing isn't easy. There were a couple of positions I couldn't complete because I was feeling light headed or I just couldn't stretch all the way, although you are encouraged to go as far are you can to get to the final position. Some of the positions really get your heart racing. After 1 1/2 hours of this, I was soaked in my own sweat and the following day I felt sore.

I never knew Yoga could be such an extreme workout! Kudos to those who do it every week :D

Here are the name for the 26 positions :

1. Pranayama Breathing
2. Ardha Chandrasana - Half Moon Pose
3. Utkatasana - Awkward Pose
4. Garurasana - Eagle Pose
5. Dandayamana Janushirasana - Standing Head to Knee
6. Dandayamana Dhanurasana - Standing Bow Pulling Pose
7. Tuladandasana - Balancing Stick pose
8. Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Paschimotthanasa - Standing Separate Leg Stretching Pose
9. Trikonasana - Triangle Pose
10. Dandayamana Bibhaktapada Janushirasana - Standing
Separate Leg Head to Knee Pose
11. Tadasana - Tree Pose
12. Padangustasana - Toe Stand
13. Savasana - Corpse Pose
14. Pavana Muktasana - Wind Removing Pose
15. Sit-up
16. Bhujangasana - Cobra Pose
17. Salabhasana - Locust Pose
18. Poorna Salabhasana - Full Locust Pose
19. Dhanurasana - Bow Pose
20. Supta Vajrasna - Fixed Firm Pose
21. Ardha Kurmasana - Half-Tortoise Pose
22. Ustrasana - Camel Pose
23. Sasangasana - Rabbit Pose
24. Janushiransa with Paschimotthanasana - Head to Knee with Stretchig Pose
25. Ardha Matsyendrasana - Spine Twisting Pose
26. Kapalbhati Breathing - Breath of Fire

Kings Of Leon - Use Somebody

I came across this song while searching for some alternative songs on youtube. I've heard of Kings Of Leon before but never really heard their music on the radio or tv. What really caught my attention is the simplicity of the song and also the lead singer's voice, which is pretty unique. Enjoy.

Happy 40th Birthday Sesame Street

As a kid I Sesame Street was "THE" show all kids watched. I'd say that I can remember some shows but what makes this show special is that they do teach morals about what is good and bad. A good learning experience for all kids, even today. Recently if you visited Google.com you'd notice that they have Sesame Street characters with their logo, which is pretty cool. So I salute all those people who are behind the scenes and everyone who makes the show interesting even after 40 years. Kudos!

Happy Birthday Rosie!

H@pPY bIrthday Rosieeeee!

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