Movie Review: The Eye (Remake)

In the endless string of Hollywood remakes, another movie suddenly shows up in our midst. The Eye stars Jessica Alba, which in my opinion still looks hot as always, even when blind. In the film , she plays a blind musician who gets a cornea transplant. This in turn makes her see things out of the ordinary - then she suddenly learns that the former owner of her eyes has a certain ability to see the dead. While the premise was good, the movie however lacks certain substance and plot that we usually look for a horror. Or maybe if you're someone who just enjoys thrills and scares, then you might possibly enjoy. If not for the stunning Jessica Alba, I would have never watched this film. The Eye (Remake): 5/10

Movie Review: Shutter (Remake)

I first heard of the movie Shutter by my friend Onch, who has a thing for watching Asian movies. Since I had no other else to watch that time, I prepped up myself and watched the original 'Shutter' movie from Thailand. To my surprise, I got creeped out and truly enjoyed the film. That was 2004, now another American remake finds its way in the theaters. While it provided good out-of-your-seat moments and good scares, the original, in my opinion is still the best. One thing I find irritating is that why they always find Japan is the subtle setting for these kinds of films. I guess for them the Asians are the most scariest. Nearly every shot of the film is like the original, even the twist in the end. It's a good watch, but it's not worth watching again. Shutter (Remake): 5/10

Birthday Greetings!

I just want to send a shoutout to my little sister, who is celebrating her 21st birthday. Happy Birthday, Joanna Victa Adina Ortiz... "saka na regalo ko"

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everyone! Good luck finding those eggs! ;-)

Paintball

Last Thursday, I had the chance of joining my colleagues in a game of Paintball organized by our company as a means of relaxing and having fun for their employees. Heading over near Dubai Creek for the game, we immediately dressed up and started heading to our designated sides to start the game. There were three games: one was to shoot all opponents, second is we must take a white flag and take it our enemies’ base and lastly a game involves protecting our ‘king’ from getting shot. The first game went well, until I got caught and I had to surrender. The last two games were a blur. Even if I was all ready to shoot all the way, my googles keep fogging up, that's why I spent most of my time wiping them. Grr. Anyways, there's always a second time. After the game we had a little eat out, but I spent most of my time taking pictures with my colleagues. Here's some of them:

This is me getting ready, with Hazem looking from the back

Me, Hazem, Irish with Jamshed

The winners of the game

Mr. Bond and Spider-Man

The PC Magazine Editorial Team

With my crazy half Irish