Roger Ferris (Leonardo Di Caprio of that yeech-boat-movie fame) is a CIA field agent who reports to Ed Hoffman (Russell Crowe), a Machiavellian spy master (is there any other kind?). They are tracking a notorious Middle Eastern terrorist of the Osama Bin Laden shade. Di Caprio is eager, talented, and resourceful but his best laid plans are often messed up by Crowe to dire consequences. And this is the focus of the movie, the human cost of the shadow war on terror.
Rating: 4/5
I haven’t been updating this site as often as I would like. Partly because of work and partly because Michelle and I have been doing so many things. So what’s the solution? Simple, ask her to write together :D So expect new, and more interesting, stuff from her soon. TTFN!
There was supposed to be ten of us but for some reason, the other team got horribly lost or something so there was just five of us. We teamed up two (Ian and Edong) versus three (James, Michelle, and I). Needless to say, numbers carried the day but there was a match or two when they actually won.
After months without playing, I can say paintball is still quite fun. It’s too bad that it’s kind of dying due to the rapid spread of airsoft. Even the owner of the field has caved in and opened an airsoft field. Would have been nice to switch (back) but the problem with airsoft, and one of the reasons I quit, is the honesty, or the general lack of it, of the ever increasing number of so-called airsoft players. This has led to a race in the amount of pellets you can carry and the power of your gun. That plus the emphasis on form over function. Not at all good.
So Michelle and I spent the whole morning doing government transactions. She with LTO for her student permit and I with NBI for my clearance. It never ceases to amaze me how much time government transactions waste. And to think we we’re getting useless things. Student permit? Is there any government involvement there? Maybe parts of the proceeds go to transportation infrastructure repair and maintenance. Part because for sure the rest is diverted to dubious uses (like LTO employee bonuses) or even outright graft. NBI clearance? Maybe it is useful but here‘s what I think about the way it is right now. Here’s a thought: To improve the GDP, speed up necessary(?) government transactions and get rid of the unnecessary ones. But then that would mean lesser opportunities for making money.
