Birthday. Major Shelter from Snipers.

Yup. My annual birthday was just a day ago, 27th of February. I'll tell you more about what exactly happened on that "jolly" day.

"Did you know that 27th of February is when Upper Pierce Reservoir opened?" Apparently I got this quote from elsewhere; a MOE book showcasing every single day with a special event. Mine happened to be this, quite uninteresting, I say.

Anyways I woke up in the morning feeling rather dizzy and found a strawberry cake found on the dining table. Of course, this is a tradition right? So as with other people, I got a "Happy Birthday" Song from both my brother and me plus blowing 5 candles at one go. Though after this, I saw my brother in a different light. He had actually prepared presents for me! That was like once in a thousand times for him to be so considerate and it was actually a fine professional stuff too! It was a "Parker" (Sound like my Sir Name) Fountain Pen costing $50 dollars with a bottle of ink. He had gotten it using his "ang-bao' money obtained from various people during that period. I was moved man. Word could not describe it. However, one thing to note was that, I wouldn't be using it as its too thin for my handwriting. Haha.

After that the invisible sniping did begin. I got an unexpected sms from my "long-lost" Korean friend saying that he will be at my house to that evening to give me my present and preferably hang out with me for a while. Of course, this was quite messy as he sent this on the day itself. I told my Mother this and she became strangely anxious, saying that tonight's schedule was busy for me.. so on. Adults. Haiz. For Pete's sake I knew my own schedule and could control it. So we quarreled over this lame argument and ended it in silence.

When it was time for him to come, I was told to meet at Junction 8 MRT station. However, when he was late for like, 40 minutes, I called him and he said he was in the Taxi Station, waiting for me. I told him where I was and ran to the taxi station. However, he was not there either. I called him again and he said he was in MRT station. Oh great. This time, I specifically told him to wait for me and rain to the MRT station again.

Well, so after that incident most "Snipers" were gone and we had quite a good time with each other, together with my little brother. We first went to the arcade and that's when I found out that he was afraid to play "House of the Dead 4". Haha. Frankly, I was a bit nervous too while playing it with the big screen showing dead people walking towards me and the repeated reloading of the gun added to the tension lest I didn't reload fast enough and got "scratched" by them. After that, everything was hulala, and we went home to play Tennis, but to our dismay both courts were booked by some Indian coaches and we went back home again without smacking the Tennis ball once.

After that, he gave me my present which was a blue pillow (LOL) and I sent him home by Taxi after all those hassle and trouble. What a most enjoyable day. (*smirk* and *groan*)

Sniped by a B-movie. Saved by Jaws.

After watching a horribly done "thriller" about Genetically Modified Sharks, I decided to do some research on the internet about shark films. Well, so here are my reviews on what I think are the best and worst shark films.

The Sniper - "Blue Demon aka Lame Demon"

Just recently, channel 5 aired a shark film titled "Blue Demon". After watching the entire film, I concluded it as "Lame Demon". After researching the internet about this film, I was right. It was a horrible film and of course, a low-budget one too.

"Blue Demon" is one of the lamest straight to video shark movies I have ever seen. Beware PG-13 giant killer shark movies. They will cause you pain. But more specifically, this giant killer shark movie will cause you pain. I mean it. Literally. "Blue Demon" is about some genetically altered sharks that break out of a lab and cause havoc. Based on that description alone, you would think that this was going to be some "Deep Blue Sea" B-movie rip-off. (B-movies are low-budget movies) "Blue Demon" is just a rip-off in the general sense of the word. Like, "Wow! What a rip-off!"

"Blue Demon" doesn't even have the common sense to know what good movie to rip-off. It's actually trying to be funny as the worst shark effects in the world bob along in the ocean. They have one cardboard fin that tears through the water at one mile an hour. Amazingly, these stupid sharks don't catch a lot of their prey.

They also have another computer animated shot of the sharks swimming in a pack that looks like something I could whip together in a Power Point slide show.

Overall, "Blue Demon" is a very lame attempt at some cheap shark thrills. It must be avoided. You don't want this beast to inflict its pain on you. Again, literally.

My Saviour - JAWS (I'm sure some adults consider this as a phenomenon)

Although its a considerably old movie (1976) I still considered it as the greatest of all shark film. Jaws wasnt just a movie, it was a phenomenon.

Adapted from the book of the same name by Peter Benchley it became one of the first of the summer blockbusters. The basic story line was based on the 1916 attacks off New Jersey and presented as a modern version of the same events. A killer white shark takes up residence off the sleepy vacation town of Amity.

Initially the mayor and concerned investors attempt to suppress information of the attacks resulting in further carnage. The rogue shark is finally tracked down by aquaphobic Chief of Police Brody played by Roy Scheider, shark specialist Hooper aka Richard Dreyfuss, and veteran sea dog and survivor of the indianapolis sinking Quint played by Robert Shaw.

Directed by legend Steven Speilberg and with a masterful score by John Williams, Jaws captured the imaginations of a generation and created a shark killing frenzy. As negative as this film was for the fate of shark species around the world it is hard not to appreciate the quality of this movie with its skilled direction, casting, and acting, as well as good underwater footage provided by Ron and Valerie Taylor.

Final overall advice: WATCH IT. ONLINE OR DVD, JUST. WATCH. IT.