Cute LEGO portal recreation

Long time no post... but this is so delightful that it deserves a shout-out. It is a LEGO re-creation of the Value game Portal found in The Orange Box. Lovely.

Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon on an Asus Eee PC

The Asus Eee PC actually looks pretty sweet, if not for the low res screen, I'll probably get one. The next few versions will be ones to look out for. Anyway, it'll be a great system to put Ubuntu on. Check out the link to know how to put Gutsy Gibbon on the sweet little computer.

Amazing Metroid Prime Cosplay

Best. Cosplay. Character. Ever. Check out the photos of a Cosplayer donning the Metroid Prime costume and pretending to be Samus. Lovely.

Connecting to XBOX Live via a WinMob cellphone

These guys won't let the lack of an Internet connection stop them from gaming on their 360s. What they did was to hook up their boxes to their Windows Mobile phone to get connected to Xbox Live. I guess they really want to Finish The Fight.

LEGO-shaped cakes

Someone please make this LEGO shaped cake for me? Recipe found on Betty Crocker.com.

PS3 or Wii? This can help you decide

If you can't decide between a PS3 and a Wii, this funny video can help you to make your choice. Hit the link to have a good laugh over how the two consoles are depicted. But what if you want to make a choice between the Xbox360 and a PS3?

Verify Email Address

If for any reason, you want to check if an email addy is working, this tool will come in handy. It is suppose to "actually connects to the mail server and checks that the mailbox exists". Hope that it is not a email spam farm though.

LEGO minimalism

I love LEGO, and I adore these LEGO ads. While the complex structures that LEGO Master Builders build are great, nothing beats simplicity and imagination.

Young DJs in da house

Young DJs with mad skillz. DJ Sara is 8 and DJ Ryusei is only 5.

Amen Brother

Here's the story of a drumbeat that influenced pop culture. Break on, bro.

Halo 3 will change the world

I"m so looking forward to the release of Halo 3. So are the folks at SarcasticGamer.com. Hilarious.

Model Trains Fetish

I've heard of foot fetish, shoe fetish, and I understand that there are just about as many type of fetishes as you can ever think of. However, this has got to be the most unusual fetish that I've heard of. This is Model Trains fetish and this DVD called "Crush by Venus" has a hot chick crushing model trains, cars and buildings. Sort of like Gozilla, except that this Gozilla is a hottie. More details on Hobby Blog.

Games Convention Asia 2007

For the last two days, I was at the Games Convention Asia 2007 (link the my set of picts on Flickr is here). This was suppose to be the E3 of South East Asia with focus on a conference on games development and business, and also an exhibition for the public showcasing new games. Some of the sessions in the conference were excellent. I was most impressed by the keynote given by Alexander Fernandez from Streamline Studios. His speech was inspiring and, if you're a game developer, you'll be certainly stirred by his short but evocative speech.

The showfloor, however, leaves quite a bit to be desired. Not a lot of games were shown. Particularly, I was looking out for the big titles such as Rock Band and Guitar Hero III, but they were missing. Also, Microsoft and Atari, both of whom are present in Singapore, were not even around. However, I would say that it was still a good start and hopefully, future GCA will attract even more developers and publishers to showcase their new games. I'll skip the negativity and highlight some of the good stuff I liked about the show:

• Singapore game developer Mikoishi showcasing their NDS game Dropcast.


• Audio Odyssey: a Wii prototype rhythm game by MIT-GAMBIT Game Lab.


• A Konami battle card game for the NDS. Not sure what the English title is...


• Booth babes...

Marcus Fenix brick

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Originally uploaded by legohaulic.

This is pretty awesome! Legohaulic has posted his creation of Marcus Fenix from Gears of War using LEGO bricks and it is super rad.

Rescue or harvest Bioshock's little sisters

To kill or not to kill, that is the question. As reported on the Ars Technica site, someone has done some research on whether it is better to harvest or rescue those creepy little sisters in the game Bioshock. The analysis comes complete with a graph for you to compare the cost versus benefit of your action.

One of our forum-goers, twinky, decided to find out. He graphed the difference between killing and saving the sisters in terms of the ADAM you receive, and he found that while at the beginning the bonus for killing is great, towards the middle and end of the game the bonus packages you receive for saving the little girls levels out most of the short-term gain.

From someone who had freelanced for Odex

The Odex saga has brought out many local Otaku's unhappiness with the quality of anime sold by the company. But why is this company producing such poor quality stuff for the fans? The Panegyrist blog gives an insider's view of how Odex thinks and a personal experience of working with a company that is now the "enemy" of anime-lovers.

IP Address is sexy

Never knew that the reading of an IP address can be such a turn-on. MoanMyIP.com is a site where a female will moan and groan out your IP address in a sexy voice. It's just a completely mindless, but funny venture.

Revolution against Odex

The recent case where anime fans have been sending letters threatening to sue anime downloaders has touched a raw nerve amongst online citizens. It seems that the company Odex (who owns the license to distribute a number of anime series in Singapore) is becoming the most hated corporation in the local online world, especially among the vocal anime fans. It is interesting that the seemingly "apolitical" youths of the nation are actually fighting back and becoming "activists" in this backlash.

Update: It appears that this site has gone dark. Maybe the folks doing the site has chickened out. Ah well, the revolution ends here, at least for now.

Office 2.0 Database

Want to experience the goodness of Web 2.0 office apps? Here's a monster list of Office 2.0-type stuff that you can try out.

Guitar Hero axe built from LEGO

I'm now onto the "Hard" songs in Guitar Hero 2 and most of the time, I can only scrape by with 3 stars. Now, if only I have this fully functional guitar made from LEGO bricks to help me do all those hammer-ons and pull-offs, and maybe I'll do better?