Random Image – WildSpiritWolf – Chu To You
I am going to start sharing random images with you! The first is a cute painting of two wolves, by WildSpiritWolf. It was actually painted using the juice of berries found in the yard.
MacGyverisms – 320 – Murderers’ Sky
In this episode, when an elderly Chinese man is murdered by criminals who want to take over his business, MacGyver and the man’s grandson must work together to thwart the criminals.
MacGyverisms:
- Hi-fi speakers & cable simulated sonar to find secret door.
- Knocked out lights with window cleaner spray.
- Hid behind fake paper “rock” walls.
IronKey
A lot of people have a flash drive nowadays. They are handy to transfer data from one computer to another, or for a quick backup. Mine was invaluable during college, and I still use my “Bling” regularly. My flash drive is actually named “Bling Bling”, as in you can see its name under “My Computer” in Windows. It was a joke with a friend of mine in College, as we thought the neck strap you get with a flash drive was pretty useless, because who actually wears it around their neck? It looks pretty silly. Of course this meant we started wearing ours around our neck being silly, and therefore it was like bling…well nerdy bling.
I actually clicked on a popup ad the other day, which is a very rare occasion for me, because ads are usually misleading, and just a ploy to make money off your click. Anyways, it was to “meet the IronKey”, the supposed safest flash drive in the world. After clicking the ad, and visiting the site, I was actually impressed. This thing is like something from a spy movie. It uses encryption and security standards higher than the military. It has a metal case making it waterproof and tamperproof. The coolest thing though, is the chip inside will self destruct! No it wont explode so you lose some fingers, but the chip inside does actually self destruct. It has a bunch of other neat features, which I will let you discover. The best way is to watch their presentation located here:
The Chaser’s War on Everything – 109 – What Have We Learned From Current Affairs This Week? – Insight & Cross Promotion
In this regular segment, the Chaser team analyse Current Affairs programs, A Current Affair & Today Tonight. It is from a satirical point of view of course, but it does make you think of how lame and tacky these programs can be, and seem to be more for cheap entertainment, rather than professional journalism. This episode concentrates on how insightful they are, and the cross promotions they stealthily and obviously put into their shows. Enjoy!
Japanese Honey Bees Vs. Asian Giant Hornet
This is truly amazing. Japanese Honey Bees have evolved and formed a team defense system against the largest hornet in the world, the Asian Giant Hornet. I will just let you watch it for yourself!
Learn more about the Asian Giant Hornet here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_giant_hornet
Prison Break – 302 – Fire / Water
Hooray, another episode of Prison Break! I cannot stress enough, how happy I am that it is set in prison again! It was great to see Sucre back in the show, and that Maricruz is ok. Very sad that they had to break up, even if it is temporary. The supposed mourning woman from the first episode, turns out to be Whistler’s girlfriend, but that could be a lie too. It is clear that she cares for him though, and wants him out of prison.
We finally find out why Whistler has a bounty on his head, as he apparently killed the Mayor’s son! Whoever kills him, or brings him in, will get an easy court hearing and should be set free. The lady who has been in contact with Lincoln regarding LJ and Sara, calls herself Susan B., but once again you can only take it with a grain of salt. There is definitely a lot to be discovered about this woman.
The water crisis set intensity and urgency to the entire episode. This was raised higher when word of Whistler’s location down in the sewers spread amongst the inmates. This lead Mahone down to the sewers where he busted the wall in and grabbed Whistler, threatening to kill him, if he wouldn’t go along with him. Michael needs Whistler alive of course, so he has to resort to associating with the big boss Lechero.
Michael needs to be of some use to Lechero though, which is where he performs a good ol MacGyverism and fixes the water system, which douses out the fury of the inmates, as well as pleasing Lechero, which ultimately saves Whistler. So now Whistler is free to roam the prison normally, but I am sure he will run into trouble still from others. The coolest thing for me though was finding out he is an Aussie! I thought he might have been Aussie or English from the few words he said in the first episode.
Now that the Whistler dilemma is out of the way, hopefully we get to see Michael perform some of his magic, and begin devising a plan to escape. It should be interesting, as he has practically no information on this prison, compared to his carefully planned and studied plan from season 1. Click the link below to read the official recap of the show.
McGyverisms – 217 – Dalton, Jack of Spies
In this episode, Jack fakes his own death and MacGyver must help him clear his name after he is accused of murdering a CIA agent.
MacGyverisms:
- Disconnects motorbike side car to escape from bad guys.
- Filled show cannon with makeup powder and fired it at bad guys.
- Used hooked bar to pull the wrong switch on the trash compactor.
Milo
I mentioned Milo in my previous post, and figured most people outside of Australia would have no idea what it is. Well it is a chocolate, malt, powder, granular product you usually add to cold or hot milk. I’ve had milo since I was little, to this day. I brought a huge tin of it over from Australia, as I couldn’t live without it! I guess it is similar to Ovaltine, if that helps. Many days I would come home from school and have a nice cold glass of Milo milk. In winter, a hot cup of Milo warms you up nicely. Milo has also expanded into other forms such as cereal and chocolate bars.
Milo is a milk beverage with chocolate and malt, produced by Nestlé and originating from Australia. It was developed by Thomas Mayne in 1934. Milo is also manufactured in other countries, including Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, New Zealand, Hong Kong, India, Japan, South Africa, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, Chile, Colombia, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Syria.
Malaysia consumes 90% of worldwide consumption of Milo. The name derives from the famous Greek athlete Milo of Crotona, after his legendary strength.
It can actually be found in America and other countries, if you look hard enough I guess. If you can, give it a try! It is delicious!
MacGyver
MacGyver. Sure he is just a fictional television character, but he was and still is a hero of mine. I used to watch MacGyver when I was little, during its original run, and I am currently re-watching the series. Of course a lot of it seems cheesy etc now, but I still love the show and MacGyver is as awesome as ever!
This is very random, but whenever I would think back of my original MacGyver days, I always distinctly remember one night it was on. I was sitting at the dinner table, about to eat dessert, which was ice cream with chocolate topping and Milo in it. Don’t know what Milo is? I will blog about it after this. Anyways, I would always mix up the ice cream and whatever else I put in it, until it was a nice thick consistency, like a thick shake, then eat it.
My little Brother and Sister would always get me to do theirs too, because they could not do it as well as me. Yeah, I deserved a medal for it. LOL Now back on track. I don’t remember the episode perfectly, I just remember at that point in time, MacGyver was in a tough spot, hiding behind crates, while enemies were shooting at him. Why do I like MacGyver so much? His unique, intelligent, scientific ways of solving problems. He finds ways around using guns to protect himself and others. He loves and respects nature. He is just a nice guy! Oh, and you have to respect the mullet!
I just loved the show in general. It had a great mix of action, adventure, comedy, drama, and always had a happy ending. MacGyver is most famous for his inventive plans he devises out of thin air, and physically using random objects around him to carry it out. They are now known as MacGyverisms, which brings me to a new series of blogging I will be doing. I have been putting together clips of MacGyverisms for each episode, and I will share them here! 20 years on, this show is still very entertaining, yay for Richard Dean Anderson! (MacGyver)
Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII Preview
I’m a big Final Fantasy fan. VII in particular, holds a special place in my gaming heart, as it was what really got me into the series. Us fans have been waiting on a remake of Final Fantasy VII for many years now, and the 10th anniversary of the game seemed like a good time for it to pop up, but it hasn’t. There have been some spin-offs so far, but nothing very special. The new prequel, Crisis Core, however, is looking very promising. I just wish it wasn’t only on PSP. Anyways, below is GameTrailers excellent preview of the game, since it has been released in Japan so far.
