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Archive for January 2009

Kamekame-huh?

In Thoughts and Rants on 26 January 2009 tagged asian with 5 comments

I grew up on anime. In particular, like every teenager in Asia, I grew up watching, reading and in my case, drawing Dragonball Z. It was easily the most popular series in its time (the equivalent title nowadays would be Naruto). So when I found out there was going to be a live action movie, [...]

Slumdog Millionaire

In Mini Movie Reviews on 22 January 2009 with Comments Off

I think between Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, I’ve definitely become a Danny Boyle fan. I think the genius of this film is the juxtaposition of something as inane and shallow as a game show with the harsh reality of a life growing up in the slums. The pacing and switchovers between the two are [...]

Twinkle Hijacks Twitter Usernames

In Design Discourse, Geeky on 19 January 2009 tagged tapulous, twinkle, twitter with 7 comments

When iPhone apps first came out, there were two iPhone apps people tended to go with for accessing and posting to the popular Twitter service: Twinkle and Twitterific. Since then, superior applications such as TwitterFon and Tweetie have hit the market but the first to market advantage has ensured some measure of popularity with the [...]

Milk

In Mini Movie Reviews on 13 January 2009 with Comments Off

I watched The Times of Harvey Milk documentary (which is on Hulu) before watching this movie. It’s interesting to see the same story told twice, once from afar and once as though you were a part of it. One thing is certainly allows for is a reference point to recognize just how good Sean Penn [...]