Christmas Hours!?!

For all you last minutes shoppers!

Just thought I would give you a heads up that the mall has now begun it's christmas hours. It'll be open EVEN LATER!!! Which is great for you but seeing as I work at the mall it kind of sucks ...

But if I may give some advice, start your shopping now and not wait until the last minute! The Christmas rush is probably why most of you hate doing it!! Get it done now and you can relax during the holidays!

Happy Shopping and be sure to stop by RW&CO to say hi!!

Universal Soldier - Regeneration??

So I am browsing the internet minding my own business and I happen to come across this trailer. (Go to this LINK to view trailer)

Is it for real??

Universal Soldier Regeneration coming soon!! I'm not exactly sure what to think!!

2012

Before I start with my review, I've decided to change my rating method. I am no longer going to use the numbers 1 - 10 but the terms poor don't see it to Fantastic!?!

So last night I had gone to see 2012 with some really average expectations. I mean come on, I think that is a little far fetched as too what may happen in a couple years right? ... Right? Well let's hope not because the destruction involved the first 45 minutes of the film were very well done. Although, I think they tried a little too hard to show as much as they could for every possible idea of dying.

For example: falling out of a skyscraper, having a car push you into the crevis forming between your legs, drowning, etc, etc...

The only other thing I did not get is when the entire city of California began to fall into the Pacific Ocean. I mean how does a limo driver win the lottery and avoid every possible attempt getting himself and his family killed? I mean it's a chance of only 1 in a million that he'd avoid falling off a cliff while hurdling towards it, it's a 1 in a million chance that he'd not get crushed by a sky scraper while driving through it. IT'S FALLING DOWN ON HIM!!! ... I'm sorry, I really didn't get it. But it was still very entertaining to watch.

After all this like any other movie where the world is coming to an end, there is always a sigh of some relief as they journey to safety. This, however, is full of not enough sappy moments where everyone forgives and forgets about their family issues. And by not enough I mean WAY to many. I could hear my older brother next to me sighing in disgust everytime a sappy moment ended and it was about every 15 minutes until the end of the film.

Lame.

But I guess you need that when the world is about flood over... sort of sounds familiar. The whole flooding thing...

Anyways, if you go see this movie I doubt you'd need to be afraid of what may happen in December of 2012. It seemed to me that they bundled up all the theories and made sense out of it like some awesome deal at the supermarket.

I would like to give some credit though to two actors in the entire film. John Cusack and Chiwetel Ejiofor from the movie Serenity. Out of the entire cast and crew they had to be the two best actors of the film. Everybody else I couldn't care for. Their acting skills were a little weak, so when the died I could only sigh in relief that I didn't need to put up with them anymore.

All in all I will give this one an average rating. Personally I'd wait until it comes out on video just to save yourself a couple dollars.

We have a Future.

"HIV/AIDS is devastating many countries in Africa, including Lesotho where almost a quarter of the adult population lives with the virus. Ongoing stigma, lack of awareness and limited health care resources mean that many people living with this disease, HIV has been a death sentence."

In response to this, Bracelets of Hope has been acting on hope to help provide tools and medicine for those in Losotho working on saving those infected with the virus.

For only two days, you can do your part by visiting the community kiosk today November 19th and Sunday November 22nd by RW&CO to buy a bracelet where 75 cents of each purchase goes towards the workers who make the bracelets and the rest to the AIDS research.

What your donations will do:

-HIV/AIDS assessment, testing, counselling and treatment

-Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV

-Outreach services in the Leribe District working with 26 primary health care centres to provide services and support in remote communities.

-Patient transportation and x-rays

-Patient infant formula emergency support program

-Training program for nurses from remote clinics

- Developement of Basotho medical staff.

For more information, go to this LINK to view the "Bracelets of Hope" homepage.

Ugh...

So I just feel like saying this, but we happened to rent Transformers 2 last night because my folks haven't seen it yet. I happened to be at a small get together and when I got home they were half way through it. You know, the part where Shia (if that's how you spell it) is now wanted all over the world! Well by world I mean the USA because The Fallen can only broadcast himself in one country apparently.

However, to no surprise, my mum was on the computer playing a game and my dad was asleep (though that's common for him). I decided to sit down with my brother to see if my opinion would change about the film... It hasn't. In fact, I want to rate this film again because I was WAY to easy on it the first time giving it a six. I totally agree with a friend of mine when he placed a 1 for his rating. The only reason why it gets a 1 is the fact that Optimus kicks ass. The rest of the film was even MORE boring the second time around because I knew what was coming.

I honestly can't figure out how they made it so boring. Maybe the action scenes were too long? Maybe there was less robot and more slutty girls with no brains? Or maybe it's the shitty fact that the final fight with Optimus (now unconscious through 75% of the film) and "The Fallen??" lasts a mere 30 seconds... OooOoOoOooOoooo..Oooo...oo?

I really hope that if they make a third one it will be worth seeing in theatres. My siblings can't understand why I don't enjoy the movie, but what I don't understand is how they think it's great when they grew up watching the series!!! Oh well my opinion still stands.

I am rating this AGAIN at a 1 out of 10. I was definitely WAY to easy on it the first time... I'll be sure not to do it again.

30 days in

So it has been a little over 30 days now since I started my new workout. I will not lie but the visible differences don't seem very big, however I am not following the diet plan. I mostly feel it in my performance at karate. I find that I can control myself in my basic techniques a lot easier than before. I also noticed that I am slightly bigger in my 30 day photo's than I am in my day 1 photo's... It might just be me!

But I will not say anymore. I will however show you the 30 day results!

Here's Hoping!!

I'm sat here and I'm looking out my patio door as I see big chinks of snow fall from the puffy clouds outside. With a mixture of wind and rain I know that it is going to be a looooong winter ahead. I am not a big fan of winter. In fact I am more of a summer person since my hands and feet don't freeze during that time of year.

But seeing as I had a very productive summer, in fact a very productive year. I am ready for the wintry season. I guess if you're like me, you're probably not looking forward to the next few months; especially Christmas.

But here's what you do! Look at the positives. It's a change! It's better than having the same thing day in and day out 365 days of the year! Get your Christmas shopping done sooner rather than later. That way you can sit and laugh at all the suckers still rushing to get things done. And lastly stay active. Whether you join a gym, do stuff at home or actually go outside and enjoy the snow just try and keep busy! It'll keep your mind off of the season anyways.

"On the Warrior's Path"

By Daniele Bolelli

A very creative and exciting book that takes all the aspects of martial arts and picks them apart. The writing style is very creative and made you feel as if you were sat there listening to the author speak, which in my opinion is the best form of writing.

However, I did find that near the end it got a bit repetitive with Jet Lee's philosophy and could have had a better ending. Although, I guess that could have been the point; helping the reader contemplate a little more themselves rather than having somebody contemplate for them.

I guess the only people who can really appreciate this book are the actual martial artists out there who are searching for answers.

(I being one of them)

It did help me see how my Sensei's have incorporated certain aspects from other styles such as Jujitsu into our training. I guess it's because they too have read this book and can see that you can not just rely on one style of martial arts to save you in a rough situation.

Aside from all of that, I recommend this book to anyone as it can be the first step to really open your mind. If you go further than the martial arts aspect of the book you can relate it to anything else in life. Break down the barriers that close your mind too new things in life and go for it. Leave everything that happens in the past in the past, and focus on the future. Just some philosophy from the book which you will find if you ever decide to pick it up!