Month: March 2008

Sleuth

sleuth.jpgYesterday, after badminton, a belated lunch, and some shopping, Edong, James, and I headed for the usual movie. We usually watch no-brainer action flicks. Exactly what we need to just sit back and relax after a strenuous morning at the courts. We all thought Sleuth would be the usual fare but I was extremely delighted when it turned out not to be. The movie is about a husband (Michael Caine) getting back at his wife’s lover (Jude Law). And the latter getting back at the former for that. And so on. The whole movie is just the two men doing mental and verbal sparring. Lots of clever dialog and impressive acting. Interestingly, I learned that the movie is a remake and Caine played the role that Law played in this new version.

Rating: 4/5

Micro microSD Reader

cdrkingmicrosdreader.jpgWhen I recently got a microSD, one of the things I did was to research for a USB microSD reader. I found the really nice Greenhouse microSD Reader online and at Galleria but it was P450 each! I also found the Kingston USB microSD Reader online but doesn’t seem to be available at local stores.

Then this afternoon, I saw a clone version of it at CD-R King, purveyor of cheap (and sometimes unreliable) CDRs, DVDRs, and electronic gadgets. But I thought what the heck. How many ways can you go wrong with a card reader, anyway? And besides, it’s just P150. So I got one :D

Physically, the CD-R King reader is exactly the same as the Kingston. It’s not as small as the Greenhouse but it’s small enough at just about the size of the USB connector. It also has a protective plastic shell so you can just keep your microSD in the reader and you have a USB flash drive.

Cuillére

Last night was the final session for the current module of my French class and the classmates decided to have dinner together at Cuillére at Serendra. The first thing I noticed was that plastered on the windows were the words “Cuisine et Patisserie Francaise, Glaces Artisanales, Aperitifs, Vins, Café Digestifs” which I think literally means French Kitchen and Bakery, Artistic Ice, Wine, Wine, and Digestive Coffee :P I don’t know whatever the hell it really means but with all those claims, the place just sounds so trying overly hard to be French.

But hey, I’m here for the food, right? Aside from the company, of course. Well, I had mushroom soup, steak, and crème brûlée and that didn’t improve my opinion. The mushroom soup was so-so. So was the steak (but in fairness, how many ways can you steak a cow?) . And the crème brûlée sucks. The taste does not reflect the cost. I don’t know where the cost came from but I suspect a load of it went into all that pretentiousness and the rest went into the location. One of the reasons why I’d rather go for restaurants that are off the beaten track.

Rating: 2/5

Asus EEE PC 900

asuseeepc900.jpgThe Asus EEE PC 900 has been shown by Asus at CeBIT 2008. It’s got the same small and cute form factor as the originals but now has an 8.9″ screen, 1GB or RAM, and 12GB SSD. Those are exactly what I’ve been waiting for! Time to start saving up.

More info here and video here.