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I don't seem to remember any Gundam that involved Israel. But I think you might be pertaining to Gundam 00, since the series involves conflict in a region much similar to the middle east. I would recommend that series. It's a fresh take on Gundam after the disappointing Seed Destiny that precedes it.

Ahaha, yeah, that's something to look forward too. It's always different to have to actually watch it than imagining it. And yes, it's aired in HBO but during late nights. Wasn't able to catch it then simply because I wanted to read the book first. Since they aren't showing it anymore, I had to resort to "back channels" in watching it. I guess you can say it was convenient for me too, since I can watch it straight without having to wait for weeks. With the Starks nearly wiped out, do you think they'll still regain their standing in Winterfell? Who do you think will be the final victor sitting on the iron throne? I'm rooting for a Stark, but it seems GRRM has this habit of killing a Stark. And with the condition of Bran, do you think he will still be able to bear children? Although the though of House Stark ending easily comes to mind.

I may have mentioned this in the other threads but I'm currently reading the first book of the series A Song of Ice and Fire, A Game of Thrones. I don't think I need to describe what kind of series this is as it is already a popular HBO mini-series going for their fourth season. If you don't know what Game of Thrones is, in what cave have you been living on for the past 3 years?

Let me guess, Season 3 ends with the Red Wedding? So far, that's the only real shocker that I know of. Dude, I waited 3 years before I could watch season 1. How would you count that as lucky? I was juggling between watching the TV first or reading the book first. Yeah, I like reading the book as well as watching it. I'm actually watching it first then reading it, as the books give more details that the TV episodes might have missed. Besides, watching the TV first helps me with the images in my head when I read. Usually when I read the novels first, I would hate the adaptation, but this is an exception. Another exception (being a little off topic here) was stardust by Neil Gaiman. I actually liked the movie than the novel. I hated the novel, but loved the movie. I must say, giving the Game of Thrones the mini series treatment works very well. I actually prefer this than to have it compressed into one movie. At least this gives the producers the opportunity to flesh out the story and let the audience absorb what's happening. I think if LOTR was given this treatment, then it would be a smash hit as well.

It remains to be seen how well Cavill will play Clark Kent the reporter since we only see a short scene of him in the final part of the movie. Christopher Reeves definitely played Clark Kent very well, it so happens that the rest of the Superman movies he was in doesn't exactly have a decent story. I don't know about what you guys mean about emotions, but this scene sure is an emotional moment: Clark: Can't I just.... keep pretending I'm your son? Jonathan: You ARE my son.

Not, I'm not up to date with the series, as of yesterday, I up to episode 8 of the first season. I don't mind spoilers, since I already know who dies and who lives. But I'm guessing that by the time I'm done with the books, I'll be the one who's going to be giving you spoilers. Season 3 & 4 only covers book 3, and I have with me books 1 to 5. So far the Tyrell's have not made an appearance, nor have I read of them, but I do know Joffrey is involved which affects Sanza, which in turn will involved Tyrion.

Yes, there was this internet meme that I saw, it says that George R. R. Martin creates characters we love then kills them all off. I just recently started watching, and I'm reading the book as I watch it. Ugh, king joffrey is a prick. He's the main reason why all the houses are in a mess. I'm looking forward to the day that he gets killed. I would have said that GRRM keeps the most annoying characters alive, but then I remember what happened to Viserys and his golden crown. Jon Snow is also one of my favorite characters. I'm actually confused as who is supposed to be the good guy. We were all rooting for the starks and sees the Lannisters as the antagonist, but I can't say the same of Tyrion. Also, what of the targaryens? I wondering how all three of the events would combine in to one great climax. Would the great dragons join forces with the seven kingdoms to battle the white walkers?

I watched it, and feel that it was an alright movie. Not much of a wow factor. But I do find the human factor of clark to be interesting. I like the way they put Jonathan Kent as the reason behind why Clark has this urge to help people. And the suffering he had after that final blow to Zod, but I wish they made it clearer as to why he was in anguish, was it because of what he did zod or what he wasn't able to prevent Zod from doing? I was looking forward to the famous phrase "kneel before Zod", but I guess they didn't feel the need for it. There were no funny moments, and everything in the movie was serious. I feel that this movie has redeemed the franchise from the disaster that was Superman Returns. So I guess the sequel will feature luthor then?

Has anybody seen this? Is anybody reading this? I have the ebooks sitting in my playbook for a long time and it was just recently that I started reading it. What prompted me to read it? Watching the series of course. All I can say is, WOW!! This has got to be one of the finest high fantasy series that I've seen or read. The series is quite faithful to the novel with a few differences which is quite understandable. I'm sure you guys have an idea of what I am talking about. A Game of Thrones is the first novel from the Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. I can't believe that I'm actually rooting for the Imp. I must say, Peter Dinklage does play Tyrion Lanister quite well. I can see why he won an award for his performance. I'm surprised that nobody has been talking about this here. It's one of the hottest series in HBO and everyone is talking about it. Any thoughts on this?

On another point, piracy does have some benefits to a certain degree. It totally boosts the popularity of a certain brand or product. Although it may harm the original artist, I have heard some artists thanking torrent downloaders, as they are the ones that boosts their work into cult status.

The thing is about technology, the more restrictions are imposed, the more people try to circumvent the restrictions. Coming from a third world country where the common people cannot afford to buy original games, I can see a lot of backdoor channels where they can obtain those games at a fraction of the original cost. They used to say that putting region lock on DVD would prevent it from being pirated. Is it still true today? When the PS2 came out, they say it was not possible to pirate it. That may be true at that time, but now? I don't think so. Sometimes, I understand why some people pirate stuffs. But often times, it's too much that you should be ashamed of yourself. Take mobile apps for example. an app cost roughly around $0.99, do you still want to pirate those? And yet, it is rampant here. There is a place here that are full of shops that will jailbreak your apple product and install an unlimited amount of apps for a certain fee. That's just crazy. Do take note that I am not pro-piracy, but I'm just telling the truth of the reality and how it is right now.

HOT DAMN!!!! So they were saving those summons as the ace in their sleeves? Don't know about you guys but I'm really getting excited here.

About that Sasuke thing? Who are you to argue if he arrived together with the 4 Hokage? That's an uber advantage you don't want to ignore. As for the war, yes, it is taking it's time. Seems to me that the only way to keep it interesting is by adding more characters into the war. Works for me.

Well, they have no choice. They need all the help they can get. Besides, Itachi made sure of Sasuke's fate through Naruto. If something needs settling, it would be right after they deal with the end of the world.

That's the whole point of being an anime dad, you get to be bad@ss and make your son look like an amateur. We've seen Ichigo's (bleach) dad become bad@ass, we have yet to see Luffy's (One Piece) dad become bad@ass, heck even Goku's (Dragon Ball) dad, Bardock, is a complete bad@ass. On another subject, look on Naruto's face, classic.

Last set of Li Qiao Dan:

Despite the lack of any facial features, I believe that this image deserves its own post. You just gotta love this image.

More Li Qiao Dan:

Back for more. This time the Chinese Race Queen Li Qiao Dan:

I see, we don't have Costa, cafe Nero or Kenco. We have Nescafe not as a coffee shop but as a coffee you buy off the shelves of the grocery. Some of the famous coffee shops here that I think are available internationally are Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, UCC Coffee, Country Style, Dunkin Donut (though mainly known for their donuts, duh), Gloria Jeans, J. Co Donuts, Seattle's Best Coffee and Ya Kun Kaya toast, to name a few. Oh, Krispy Kreme also There are also some lesser known establishments that serve Illy's and Segafredo. Although coffee drinking is still going strong, we see a rise in the demand for Milk Tea, as new Milk Tea establishment seems to pop up pretty often.

Oh, pardon me. UCC is a coffee brand from Japan. They have cafes all over asia so i presumed they are also available in the other side of the world. Apparently this is not the case. Thinking about it, I don’t seem to have seen any UCC when I was in indy. In asia, UCC coffee is available in the shelves of the supermarket.

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