Archive for August, 2006

 Starcraft Revival

The past few weeks, I’ve seen some sort of a Starcraft revival. I learned from Jessie and Joy who work at a development company in Ortigas that they have break-time Starcraft sessions. They invited me to visit and play, so I brought out my dusty copy of Starcraft and started polishing my skills. Then I [...]



 Pride and Prejudice

There are chick flicks and there are chick flicks. On one hand you have those like Bridget Jones’ Diary and How To Lose A Guy. And on the other hand you have those like Pride and Prejudice. Based on the book by Jane Austen, the movie is of a serious tone and yet was able [...]



 Miami Vice

Michael Mann sure knows his stuff. In Heat, Collateral, and now Miami Vice, he mixes us just the right amount of guns, cars, a dash of romance, and a fast paced plot. Granted, the story of Miami Vice is not as deep as Heat, but it still is plenty entertaining. The movie is about two [...]



 It’s NOT Just A Case of Land Grabbing

“It’s just a case of land grabbing.” These words from my classmate grossly oversimplified the Middle East issue. The following is not as simplified and will surely muddle up the issue. But the world is never a simple place. Jews, along with other people, have been in the Middle East area since the dawn of [...]