So the Bas Rutten and Tokyo Five partnership continues with hilarious mockumentaries that spoof Bas Rutten’s old bar room fight instruction videos. Tokyo Five, by the way, has recently become my favorite fight apparel as of late. Their designs tend to be more subtle and less flashy than their competitors who go for more of [...]
Posted on June 16th, 2010 by Leo
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More Star Wars stuff!!! But this time from Bioware, the people who brought us the Mass Effect game franchise. Wow, Bioware really knows how to catch a fan’s interest with slick, hollywood-quality cinematic shorts. The cinematics for the Star Wars The Old Republic MMORPG are among the best I have ever seen. I almost wish [...]
Posted on June 15th, 2010 by Leo
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Two years after the release of The Force Unleashed, the sequel will finally be released sometime in 2010. I wasn’t exactly a fan of the original’s game play, but the complex storyline was what kept me motivated enough to play through the game. Once again, the Dark Apprentice is played by Battlestar Galactica alumni Sam [...]
Posted on June 14th, 2010 by Leo
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Coming out May 7, 2010, another big budget sequel for the marvel franchise. Along with some new Iron Man tech, looks like a lot of new characters will be introduced too. Shown in the trailer are Ivan Vanko/Whiplash (Mickey Rourke), Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Col. James ‘Rhodey’ [...]
Posted on March 11th, 2010 by Leo
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Following on the success of Bungie’s Halo 3 and Halo wars, the long awaited Halo 3: ODST (previously known as Halo 3: Recon) is set to arrive in stores this fall. ODST stands for Orbital Drop Shock Trooper and represent the elite special forces arm of the UNSC Marines. You play the Rookie dropped onto [...]
Posted on June 11th, 2009 by Leo
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This meal cost me NT$180, which is roughly $6 CDN. I find it abundantly amazing that a place with the population density of Taipei, currently approaching 3 million people, not including Taipei County, with the relatively expensive standards of living that the food and beverage costs can be so low. Approximately a total of 23 million people populate [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2009 by Leo
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Naruwan! I believe it means “Welcome” in aboriginal Taiwanese and the spokesperson for Tourism Taiwan is aboriginal Taiwanese singing star named A-Mei. It’s been a couple of hectic weeks here in Taiwan, everyday has been spent with friends and family. Life in Taiwan really revolves around the food here. From the very simple street vendors [...]
Posted on February 5th, 2009 by Leo
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Hello All! I write this belated update from sunny, tropical Taipei, Taiwan. I’ve been here for a couple of weeks already to attend my sister’s wedding and visiting family and friends for Chinese New Years. Happy Year of the Ox! Since my flight to Taiwan left on the day of my actual birthday I decided [...]
Posted on February 2nd, 2009 by Leo
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I meant to get this post out a lot sooner but the UFC/housewarming party didn’t end until quite late and I had to be up early for work the next day. Also, had to pick up my father from the airport after work and I’m STILL cleaning the mess at my place. I’m also on [...]
Posted on May 26th, 2008 by Leo
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I’m not a fan of Apple. I am a solid supporter of all things PC. However, after this party my conviction is waning. Microsoft decided to make their Canadian launch of the iPod beater by holding a series of parties, advertised as Six Cities, Six Bands, with their tour starting in Vancouver. It sounded like [...]
Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Leo
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