Lust, Caution

Directed by Ang Lee


Friends mentioned this movie. They highly recommended it.

I like Ang Lee. I checked IMDB and this movie appears to be a good one. If you have seen it already, let me know if you like it.


http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0808357/

Andy's start-up

This is my friend's start-up

Sometimes I think the world is small. I often find out I and some first-meet people are connected. Connected through some other friends or associations. Or friends belonging to different circles connect together. This kind of facts interest me.

Sometimes I think the world is filled with fantastic coincidences. I bump into people I knew long time ago over and over all over the world. I am amazed by this kind coincidence.

Andy is a perfect example. I first met Andy in 1997 when we both were in National Taiwan University. After college, we both went on different routes. Then, we met again in Stanford University. At that time, we both were busy so we barely saw each other. Then, a common friend re-connected us together. One day, Andy shared his start-up with many friends. Then, I accidentally found out he and another my friend were connected. I like his website because of the way how this site integrates Google API. The site is not just a common social networking website. This site allows you to share your thoughts and experiences with others (friends or not). This site is rich in terms of content. This site is cool.

However, you need to understand Chinese in order to understand the content. It seems like this site becomes quite popular in Taiwan. Congrats Andy.

http://map.answerbox.net
http://map.answerbox.net/user.php?userid=57

Zelda

Nintendo triggers my interest in Zelda

Many people talk about this game.

When I was little, I did not have a game console. I played Nintendo or Sega only when I visited my aunts or uncles. I don't have any memory about Zelda. I knew this game was popular around the time Nintendo launched Wii. I saw a demo when Totof and I went to Valley Fair. I was amazed by the easy-of-use interface and the music. But, that was it. I did not think about buying Zelda until two days ago.

Totof got a DS for his birthday. He managed to get a Zelda DS version last week. He told me how fun it was. But... I could not imagine that since I barely knew this game. Two days ago, I borrowed the DS. Around lunch time, I had some spare time so I decided to try Zelda. Oh, the intro was well done. The brief intro gave me the info like who was Zelda, who was the princess, why Zelda was a hero, why the princess got kidnapped, and what I needed to do. The intro was done aesthetically.

Many recent RPG (role playing game) make their characters talk. But Zelda does not follow this mainstream. Oblivion from the Elder Scrolls is a perfect example. In Oblivion, all characters talk. Sometimes the talking helps but I am not really fond of this feature. The talking sometimes is disturbing.

In Zelda, you only hear background music, walking sound, fighting sound. You get instructions or hints through conversations or readings on objects. I like this way better. All moves are done through a Stylus. You tap an object through your stylus to open it, to read it, or to move it. You fight with monsters with easy stylus motions. For example, you attack a monster by tapping it with your stylus. You can spin your sword by making a circle around your character by your stylus. I am not a fan of shooting games. I can't locate the monitor right in Wii shooting or treasure hunting games. But, DS is quite different. The control part is so easy. As long as you can hold stylus right, you can play Zelda.

You will get tons of fun through Zelda.

Queen

Queen is a British Rock band. "Killer Queen" is one of their successful songs

Guitar Hero 2 has the online download feature. If you like a song package, you can pay some money to get it. We have a friend who did that once. In this rare occasion, he chose the Killer Queen package.

If you are into Guitar Hero, you know how to appreciate hammer-ons and pull-offs (a.k.a. white notes). When you perform well in some rapid series of white notes, you feel you are a rock superstar.

Killer Queen has some good white notes. You will have more than 1 min rapid white notes in the end of this song. You will be so proud of yourself when you rock this song.

The Killers

"When you were young" is the name of the song

This song is for early morning. When you are slow, when you have a sore body, when you need some nice music to sooth your nerves, or when you want to just listen to some morning type music, try this one. This song is performed by the Killers.