The Popular Book sale at the expo, as expected doesn't really have much what I want in books. Guess they are just clearing their old stocks. From the look of it, the people there seems more like parents that goes squeeze at the assessment sections. Some children will crowd at the small comic section, which are some lesser known chinese mangas. Guess the book fair at mid year would be more interesting.

Went to JB and didn't expect that JB malls have the green lantern lego type superheroes. It is the Hal Jordan collection. Hal Jordan in the different colour lantern costumes except yellow. Also managed to get the Cyborg Superman. These toys can't be found at any local shops but they are common in JB mall. Not a bad purchase.

Got to watch the LEGO the movie. It was a fun and entertaining show. The music is nice too and it doesn't feel a bit of lameness anywhere in the show. Also it will brings back your memories of your own LEGO experiences and the appetite to play them again. If you find that your childhood legos are gone or new legos are too expensive, then there are the third party type. These are lego compatibles which are not lego products but they could work with the lego bricks or blocks. Of course they are cheaper and more alternatives too!

If you are a PC gamer from the good old days of DOS and the old slow poke computers of the 90s, you would have played many good classic games. One of them would be Wasteland. A third person RPG game about four rangers in a apocalyptic world. It was a interesting game, much better than games of present days where most games lack the good storyline and plots as well varieties. Today, I read that after over 10 years, the creator of the original wasteland is back with a sequel. Just like some good movies, to get a sequel direct from its creator is usually good as the creator's own vision would be there. I will be looking forward to it.

Today is Chinese New Year Eve. Yes but there is no mood. If you do go to the new year bazaar or switch on TV or listen to radio, you don't hear much new year music or songs. In the old days, these music will be heard all day and the festive mood is there. It seems that as usual, money is the root of the problem. Those "copyright" people had wanted to be paid for these music to be played. On TV and radio, as usual, such music are not popular and thus not play much so as not to lose listeners. The TV since no one pays to put these festive mood on air they will not be seen. The usual no money no talk attitude. :(

I wrote about Spiderman not being Peter Parker last year January.
http://knowman.kkk.sg/2013/01/spiderman-dead-again-in-sense.html

Now one year later, Peter is making a come back. It is an expected move. The original character will always be the best. At least for most of them. Now it seems Doctor Octopus' soul would probably float back to a new evil body where he will lives to be evil again? Maybe just like Venom he gets to be good and bad when he likes it. Anyway I don't really read them comics once they do a big reboot. Also they should stopped drawing them kiddy looks and also brighten up the colours!


http://www.comicscontinuum.com/stories/1401/12/

As usual, transport fares will be increased. Every year the operators will want to increases. They only know how to increase fare but did they ever increase their services? Always jam packed trains and buses is the main headache. I will doubt the decision makers for the fare increase ever take the trains or buses at the peak hours. What is the justification for the increase? I don't see any improvements at all.

From Mypaper 17-01-2014