Week 39: This is not a great week

This week has been so tiring. With H1 hitting the car twice. I got a bad review from my week. I don't know man... sometimes live is just hard. But I still have to keep going  

Sep 21

• Lazy sunday for me. After classes did groceries. Plan to cook some claypot chicken rice 

• I gave some of my chicken rice to my new friend. She enjoyed my cooking 

• Did more classes and in the evening send H1 back to uni.

• Had toast for dinner because H2 took the last of the chicken rice and I didn't get to taste any

Sep 22

• Send the car to fix the dent 

• Bought things to cook for lunch. Today cooking some mashed potatoes with sweet mashed potatoes, veggies, chicken and salmon 

• Went to wife office to help her do some work 

Sep 23

• Send wife to work at 10 and then pick up car with H1 

• 3pm with everyone has lunch/dinner for me 

• 4pm pick up cleaner 

• H2 was hungry so ordered her chicken chop

• Wife went back from office close to 8 and I made her an egg sandwich 

• Send cleaner back at 11pm

Sep 24

• Today I decided to cook some chicken curry with rice

• Send the food to wife for lunch

• Day proceed as normal 

• Finished Sword of the Sea for the PS5 (5/5)

Sep 25

• Helped my best friend to settl ehis banking issue 

• After that groceries because I plan to cook some porriage, begedil and chicken soup 

• Mom came back when I was picking H2. It rained very heavily 

• H1 scrape someone else's car and I had to talk to the father to settle the issue. The person wanted 500 but I manage to get it down to 200. 

• Wife is not feeling well. Her whole body ache. Sometimes I feel so sorry for her but honesly I don't know what to do 

Sep 26

• H1 told me that someone made a hole in in her car. Its a small hole so I am not sure if its deliberate.  So we had to bring it to the shop to get fix. Thats another 300. 

• Help wife this morning set up her booth for a competition 

• Mom cooked some masak lemak egg and fried chicken 

• After sending and picking up H2 from swimming switch cars with wife. She took my car to go home while I had to go to the shop and drive her car. 

• At night wife had to take her weekly shot of ozempic 

• In other news my left foot hurt due me putting too much pressure on it. Hopefully it gets better soon  

Sep 27

• Today mom cook some soy chicken 

• Did classes and just rest 

• Got a 2 and 3 star review which made me be under probation which sucks. So I need to change my teaching style

I don't feel like talking about what is going to happening next week. The only thing that I need to do is settle H1 art stuff. Send my mo to the hotel and just work as usual. As hard as my life is.. I wouldn't trade it for anything else in the world

Dog Man

Sometimes I even ask myself why do I watch these things

What is it about?
Its about a half man half dog cop who needs to stop a bad cat from terrorising the city

The Good
The animation is nice. It is a mixture of stop motion but animated. It looks CG
Some jokes do land 

The Bad
The movie is for the ADHD kids. It keeps changing its setting that this movie feels rushed all the way. They just need to make the jokes stick 

The Ugly
I didn't had a good time. I think if I was a kid I would proabably enjoy it 

After Credits: No

Verdict: Don't watch. Not worth your time 

The Equalizer Season 5

Another show gone 

This season: It focus more on Robyn relationship with Dante. Delillah relationship and trying to get to a university. Viola has a new relationship. Dante is adjussting to a new job. While Mel dan Harry are trying to handle life and trauma together 

Show like this: 5 season of a show is considered good. But I like these kinds of show. Case of the week. Good helping the weak. The problem is the longer the season goes the more its going to cost production. In the end cancelling it was the best course. The problem is there are no more shows to watch 

Tracksuit: She does everything in a tracksuit. I don't know about that but honestly I think that running in it does provide good movement. But I have never seen her sweat. 

In the end: The good news is that this show has a happy ending in the end. Everyone got their happy ending and they leave it open ended if they decide to reboot it again in the future 

Week 38: I got into a small accident

This is a normal week like any other I guess. Nothing out of the ordinary happen until the lsat day. I got rear ended by a bike. The guy was okay and it was clearly that person fault. But I gave him omeny anyway since he doesn't look to well off

Sep 14

• Maid started cleaning the house early in the morning while I do class

• After that she helped us cooked lunch after I bought some groceries

• Wife is getting upset and wanting the money that she gives to support the family back. I am honestly okay with it since I already made the claculation that I can work more hours. But I am worried about wife that I won't be available that much. Oh well.. I know I can't be worried about something that hasn't happen yet or something that it isn't in my control. 

• Had some leftover as well as egg and masak lemak for lunch 

• In the evenign since maid needs to clean our room, mea and wife went to the mall but the trip has to be cut short since wife wasn't feeling so food. She got food poisoining so we have to go back. To make matters worse, she finished her sleeping pills. 

• Send the maid at 11pm today 

Sep 15

• During the afternoon took H1 to her dorm. She got a room on the 2nd floor. We cleaned up her room and she put all her stuff there

• She ate ayam gepuk and I just drank since I had breakfast at ate

• Wife is still feeling not so good. So I ask her to just ate a banana. 

• Did classes and exercise and after that I went to myburgerlab to eat my burger and also enter the contest. 

Sep 16

• Another day of public holiday today. Did classes as usual

• Cooked some osyter chicken again 

• Mom came home 

• At the evening I did some exercise and ate the chickne. 

Sep 17

• First day of school for the girls and wife. It’s was raining heavily in the morning 

• At 1030am send my mom to the airport 

• Stop at burgerlab to get my free burger and ordered wife a burger 

• Pick up H2 and gave her some family mart 

• In the evening cook some fried rice 

Sep 18

• Today at lunch went to have some ramen with wife and her student 

• After that pick up H2 from school 

• Aircond guy came and fix our broken filter 

Sep 19

• Helped wife to carry a lot of recycle item for tomorrow event.

• Went to do some groceries and cooked pesto 

• Pick up wife in the evening and then pick up cleaner 

• In the evening send her back and got back home around 11pm

Sep 20

• After class went to uni and wife and her students did a lot of art using recycle materials. I help some of his students to design a tree. There were a lot of different design. H1 made a Tapir and H2 made some kind of square cute character

• In the afternoon took H1 and her boyfriend back home since my neighbour did an open house. The food was great. 

• After that we went back there and clean up until 5pm

• Coming home I got hit by a bike. The driver and the bike were just superficial. I carried the bike in the heavy rain and paid him some money. It was clearly his fault but he doesn't look like a well off person. 

• Send wife to clinic and went home to finish classes 

• At the end of the night talked ot my new best friend. She told me what was bothering her. 

This week I need to fix my car. Other than that I have to print H1 artwork. Mom is coming down. That's probably about it. Oh and I need to figure out when I can do wife's procedure. 

The Shadow's Edge

The trailer was a lie

What is it about?
The police force needs to do surveillance to capture the world most dangerous criminal

The Good
The first 20 minutes of the movie is awesome. The action is top notch and it makes you pump up for the movie
Jackie Chan at 71 still show that he has the chops for action
Some of the action scenes is typical of chinese action movies. Lot of stunts and wire work. 

The Bad
The trailer is a lie. Most of the movie is just talking. Lots of lots talking. The main movie is about how to do surveillance. So there not that really much action.
This movie could do with a 1 hour trim. At 2 hours 38 minutes. There are some scenes that are not necessary to move the plot forward. 

The Ugly
Wife never slept in the cinema. This was the first time she fall asleep. This shows how boring the movie is 
Macau is really a different kind of city. It doesn't look real or it just look fake. Probably the movie 

After Credits: Yes until the end. Sets up a sequel

Verdict: Can be avoided. Too long and really boring 

Scandal Season 3

Best season of this show so far

Where we left off: It starts with Olivia and the presidents affair exposed but you can't imagine where did it end. 

Characters arcs: Its acually one big long story. Oliva and President love affair is there. Jake is there as the third person. The team has their own issues to handle with. There is also the clandestine organisation called B613 that is part of the overall arc

Harrison: This season he doesn't have much to do. His character is there but in terms of his arc and character progression its not there at all. They fixed that in the end 

Ending: It ends in multiple cliffhangers. There is a change coming next season but the way the season was made from episode 1 until 22 it was an amazing start to finish. You really should be watching this show

Mortal Kombat 1

A new era of Kombat

Game no: 559

Genre: Fighting 
Platform: PS5
Release Date: 2023

Mortal Kombat has always been a staple of my gaming library. I enjoyed everyone of them since the original Mortal Kombat for the Genesis. This game has been out for 2 years and everytime I wanted to buy I think it is too expensive. What joy I had when I found out that this game can be played for free on PS+ extra. Netherealm Studios is no stranger in designing fighting game but why do people play their games is always due to the top notch story mode. But sadly this year MK didn't hit the mark. There are a couple things wrong with this game lets break it down one by one. 

In the end of MK 11, the story ends with Liu Kang became the keeper of time and he went on in reshaping a new timelne. Basically they rewrote all the main characters storyline. There are no new characters in this game. Most of them come for past MK lore. The story is servicable enough but when it involves multiverse and many different character. The story can get convoluted. I miss the time when Mortal Kombat just meant the tournament without any fancy over the top storyline. 

The gameplay is another thing. There is something different for MK than other fighting games. Each blow that we land on our opponent we can feel it hitting which is great. The not so great part is that the fights are a bit cherograph. We know what is going to happen based on the move sets of each character. Granted that is most fighting games but unlike Street Fighter or Tekken where the moves are fast and we can change move on the fly, Mortal Kombat seems a much more slower endavour. Other than that the gimmick for this year game is the Kameo system. This is basically your second fighter that you can call when you need an assist. It is not a tag another person in but its basically pressing R1 and hoping that the character will land the move to give you some space. It works well but after a while you won't want to use it that much because it doesn't give that much depth. Besides the the Test Your Might, Sight, and Luck are not availble to play in offline mode which sucks. 

Honestly this game is a letdown. Mortal Kombat in my opinion peaked at MK X and after that they are trying to see if they can replicate the same formula that made it fun like before. They really should take some inspiration from MK 9 where it is just a fun game all around with fast kombat. I finished the story mode and watch the DLC Khaos Reign which I am not going to do a review for because they just add 4 more new characters. I give this game a B-Rank. Good thing it was free to play...  

Week 37: Family Reunion this week

This week has been a crazy week. PC problems, Patches, and also the end of the week is their family reunion. Overall this has been a good week for me. Got to talk to some my friends so that is always a blessing

Sep 7

• Today cooked some oyster chicken. It was so delicious that everyone had seconds

• Took a nap and then woke up a bit late to pick up the cleaner 

• My pc was overheating badly and I tried to took see if I can clean it by taking the first layer out. but afer cleaning it, it doesn't solve the problem.  So after class I watch a youtube tutorial and 2 hours later I manage to dismantle my pc. Clean the dust and reassamble it back. Fingers are sore but I am proud of myself 

Sep 8

• Monday which means first day for everything. Send H2 to school and as well send wife to work. 

• Went to the bank to take out 10k for H1 fees that I will have to pay by this week

• Came back home and cook some creamy mushroom pasta 

• Bring wife to lunch and pick up H2

• Classes, pickup wife, exercise and done for the day

Sep 9

• This morning had to go to the bank. My best friend needs help. He has been paying his housing loan without knowing that much about it. So it took us 2 hours to handle everything and finally he got a lot of excess money which I convince him to push it into the principle. He also open an account and borrowed my money. He is good for it

• After that we went for lunch. He was supposed to pay but he never us a QR code before. So that's an issue. But I took lunch as well. No worries

• Bought food for the kids. Order at night

Sep 10 

• Today wife was not feeling well. Her knees keep on locking. So she went to work late 

• After that I cook some garlic butter chicken rice. 

• Lunch went to meet my best friend again we are discussing about his insurance plan with the family. 

Sep 11

• Sending patches to the vet forhis follow up. The vet says his wound is heal and I asked for him to get a lion cut

• Send wife wheelchair to mom in law house. Mom in law is not there so I just drop the stuff 

• Pick up mom from the airport and then mom had to drop something at the hotel nearby 

• Had lunch with mom. I need to stop eating ayam gepuk 

• Did classes and then bring wife to the clinic. Before that wife was crying because she is frustrated she doesn't have money

• After the clinic we went to have late dinner 

• Finish Mortal Kombat 1 (3/5)

Sep 12

• Went to pick up patches. He is fine but now he is bald. I ask them to give him a lion cut.

• Came home and cook some soy chicken and wife cook some veggies 

• Send H2 to swimming and did classes till evening 

• At 1am H1 wake me up. She got bitten by a big insect and now her face is on fire. So I had to bring her to the clinic to get an allergy shot.

Sep 13

• After class at 7am I head out back to my hometown for the third annual family reunion. The traffic was moderate since there were a lot of cars on the road but I arrive there around 820am before my mother. 

• Each family has a different theme and my families theme was orange. The thing is no one else came, the kids and wife didn't want to come so I was the only one wearing orange which makes me easily to be spotted.

• Had breakfast, mingle with cousins, there was a tazkirah by an uztaz and then we proceed on the getting to know part of the event. Everyone of my uncles and aunts (some has past away) have big families. So it took a while to introduce them. My mother acted as an MC of sort asking some questinos on the matter. It took around 90 mins for them to come to me and my mom (since my mom is the youngest). After all of that we took a picture as a group and then we had games while eating lunch

• The whole event finished around 2:30pm and it took me 2 hours to come home. Did some classes and then pick up the maid 

• Finish classes in the evening and went out alone for a bite to eat  

Next week H1 will start back her first year in university. But this week form Sunday- Tuesday it going be public holiday so its just going to be us lazing around. Try to play as much games as I can.

Replayed: Castlevania Symphony of the Night

A must play PS1 classic 

Game no: 558

Genre: Action (Metroidvania)
Platform: PS1
Release Date: 1997

This is one of the best games I played. This can be considered at one of my top 10 games I play of all time. The key indicator of an amazing game is that even with cheats this game is still fun to play. That is what I did. I installed some cheats. The most notable cheats is the ability to walk through lock doors and walls, also high attack damage. Playing this game in such way makes me appriacte how complex is a Metroidvania game.But the cheat does cause certain things to trigger unexpectedly which is okay by me. Overall the combat is great, the enemies are fast and responsive and you'll get hit a lot of times. 

I got the talisman which prevents me from taking damage. After that this game is really about exploring the castle and all its secret. What makes this game stands out from the others. Discovering a hidden passage or a new secret makes me want to continue exploring the castle. The game has a lot of powerups that you get through the game. You'll end up to be a bit floaty once you get the jump higher and float power. It just makes the game a bit slower but not a big deal. In the end I beat the game with the inverted castle (which really makes the game go on to hard mode since its very difficult). Overall this is one of the best PS1 every. A must play. I'll give this game an S-Rank.

Week 36: A normal week for me

Nothing that special happen this week. Other than talking to my new friend. Playing some games. This has been a normal week. I am getting fatter nowadays and I honestly don't know what to do about it. I should start eating less I think. 

31 Aug

• Today Malaysia is celebrating its 68th Independence day 

• After classes bought some groceries and then wife wanted to go shopping

• Before shopping she stopped at the clinic. H2 was in the car with me waiting.

• After that wen went to the mall to have some lunch. We had ramen but we can see H2 was not feeling too well so wife ask me to send her to the clinic while she continue shopping. 

• Turns out H2 is postive for Covid. So she needs to be quarantine for a couple of days so she will miss the first day of school.

• After send her back home and I went back to the mall and continue shopping with wife. We came back late and I cooked some fried spagetthi for dinner. 

• Oh got brithday gift which is cash and which I can use to buy me some steam games 

Overall August has been an awesome month. I went on vacation. I got a new friend whom I adore. Im talking back my other friend. I finally finished Star Wars. That is an accomplishment because I finally finished that game. 

1 Sep

• Since H2 and H1 both are sick they mostly stayed in their room. Wife is also staying in her room but she is resting.

• For lunch I bought food for the girls and cooked an English breakfast for wife. I just ate leftover noodles.

• Evening did more classes and exercise. 

• At night wife ordered some fried rice, H2 and me ate some grill cheese. I cooked tomato soup to dip with the grilled cheese and it was crazy good. 

• End the day by plyaing some Mortal Kombat 1 and talking to my friends. 

• Gave 3k of my money to a friend. She needs it for something important. Let's just hope I will get it back 

2 Sep

• Woke this morning accidentally broke my spare glasses. Now I need to wait to get paid next week in order to fix it. 

• Cooked some chicken curry today and veggies. It was delicious since the family had seconds

• Normal routine, class, exercise and gaming as usual

• My best friend just broke up with her boyfriend again.

3 Sep

• Grocery shopping. Planning to cook some butter chicken and sotong tauchu

• After lunch went to go watch a Chiense movie with wife called The Shadow's Edge (2/5)

• After the movie, we went to shopping around the mall and had dinner at Kenny Hill. Ordered the Fish and Chips to split

• Come back home close to 10pm. Didn't manage to do any more classes. 

4 Sep

• Today is H2 first day at grade 8.

• Cooked some pesto with fried chicken today

• In the evening watch some Naked Gun (5/5) again with the family. The movie is funny since wife is also laughing at some jokes.  

• New friend just got her new apartment. So far everything seems good. 

5 Sep

• Today is a public holiday so I got to do extra classes

• Went out and got briyani rice for the girls 

• H2 is not feeling that well due her period 

• In the evening pick up the maid and she cooked us somebutter fried rice 

• It was supposed to be a short nap but I overslept and needed to send the maid back at 12am. 

6 Sep

• After class we all got dressed and went to eat some chinese food 

• After that we visited mother in law. Brother in law and his wife was there as well as the baby. Everyone seems curteous. So there was no problems there. After an hour we left.

• We to the glasses shop to fix our glasses. H2 is having her period so her mood was very annoying. She was yelling and scolding everyone. We were very annoyed

• Came home in the evening and had bread for dinner. 

• Well the person who scam me for my money text me the whole week. As usual promise me a lot of money without any strings attached only to find out that are strings attached to it. So I did the sensible thing is blocking them. It felt so good. The thing is this is their 4th time texting me. So really they are presistent. I don't think this is the last time I will see them again

Next week full swing of everyone goes back to work and school. I have some errands to run as well as making sure that I can still do classes.