Week 8 - Surgery time

So after the last day of the vacation. We went to the hospital for the surgery. It was a tiring week for me since I have to go to the hospital and come home as well. But I manage to make it work. 

Feb 18
• pack up
• Went to another tea house
• went to a choc factory.
• Arrived back at 330. Had some Korean at the mall
• Life begins again

Feb 19
• Wife was schedule for a meeting. I told her not to go since the person that she despise was there and she will have a meltdown. Low and behold she did. It wasn't a good day so I brought her out to eat.
• The X70 is now due for its 20000km service

Feb 20
• Today is wife’s birthday. So we didn't do anything much. The usual breakfast in the morning. After that we went to the bank. She took out 6000 to pay all her credit cards. So the family is officially on the green now. In the first time since ever. So let's keep it this way. It is going to be a long road. Had some breakfast for lunch and shared a chocolate chip cookie and went to take her medicine. That was mostly the day. Nothing special. Happy 47th birthday. I think we are all just worried about the operation.

Feb 21
• So today is operation time. Mom is back here so she will be in charge of picking up the girls. I've already showed her the way so that is not the issue. The girls didn't say goodbye to wife since they were already late for school. We got dressed and packed and left the house at 12. We had some lunch which was some fish and chips and then made our way to the hospital
• The hospital was really a string of bad luck over and over again. First they were late in processing her arrival. We booked a single room but they didn't have a room available so we are regulated to the 4 bedroom ward. To make matters worse I can stay with her since is a all girls ward. So I had to book a nearby hotel so I will be close by. The funny thing after I book the hotel a single room was available and the hotel was non refundable. She was supposed to go for an MRI before the operation but due to a miscommunication they didn't do it yet. Her operation was supposed to be at 8pm but it was delayed until 10:30pm. By that time I was so tired so I went to the hotel to sleep and got a called from the nurse at 3:30am saying and she is out.

Feb 22
• Today is recovery day for her. Everything hurts and she can't carry her leg. So I had to carry her leg for her.
• I did a couple of classes while she is resting but nothing much happen today. I did checked out of the hotel and got a nice shower before leaving
• I had to leave her because tomorrow morning I had to send my mom to the airport. Luckily her cousin is here to take over

Feb 23
• Send mom to the airport
• Came back to the hospital and took over. I was so exhausted so I slept super early

Feb 24
• I had to pick mom up at night from the airport. Her cousin took over again.
• Her mom in law visited and our favorite aunty visited as well. I miss her. At 65 and single she is living my dream life of becoming happy. Such a tiring week. This week is back to normal. So I hope

The Killer

It is based on a comic

What is it about?
A killer made an error in his killing and now he is trying to right a wrong

The Good
The movie is a monologue style which is interesting. The main character doesn't talk that much
Not that much action but it is always fast paced.

The Bad
The movie was also ending abruptly. No idea what is it all about

The Ugly
Nothing much

After Credits: No 

Verdict: A good movie. I like it 

Monk S3

A change in the series 

Goodbye Sharona: Sharona last episode was episode 9. I love Sharona, she has no nonsense against Monk and also a motherly figure. She provides a certain prespective against Monk phobias

Hello Natalie: I think Natalie is much better. They are partners. The first 6 episodes shows how Monk treats her like a partner and how she treats Monk like a boss. Overall I like the change

Best season: This show has no bad episodes. All episodes are funny and great. Season 3 is one of the greats 

Ending: Not a cliffhanger. But it has one of the sweetest ending ever 

The Creator

It was only a matter of time when a movie like this will come out 

What is it about?
In the distant future (2065) AI has become sentient and poses a threat to humanity. They build a last weapon to stop it and it is up to one person to find the creator of the AI 

The Good
I like how the technology is advance but not that advance to the point of unbelievable 
AI robots are distinctive and how the story is misunderstood 

The Bad
The story is build with a couple of chapters so it is not cohesive. 
This story will serve more as a miniseries rather than a movie
The ending was abrupt 

The Ugly
Nothing much 

After Credits: No

Verdict: It's a serviceable science fiction 

Mario Party 3

They save the best for last 

Game no: 523
Genre: Board   
Platform: Nintendo 64
Release Date: 2000

Another year another Mario Party for the N64. The gameplay is the same. The core mechanics haven't change as much. I think they did tweak the difficulty level for Normal characters which is good. The stages are still super interactive and the minigames are still luck based (with some skill involved) Mario party will always be a staple in my household. Since this is the only game that everyone without any gaming background can play. The controls are simple enough. The gameplay is frustrating yet fun so I think this games appeals to everyone. Playing this solo the experience may vary. So I think that this game is best played with a group of friends. Will I play this again with my girls. Probably not since there are better versions (the gamecube versions are much better than this). But at least I tried it once. I won the board this time so in the end I give this game a B-Rank.

Titans S4

Another show coming to an end

Bad guy of the season: Raven's dad Trigon is supposed to be the new bad but it turns out that bad guy was a person called Brother Blood. 

Story: This season was okay I guess. Everyone of the Titans get an episode to themselves with Superboy and Starfire are the star of this season

Camoes: Camoes by the Doom Patrol, Stargirl, and other DC superheroes in a short montage. This is really the end of the Multiverse of DC shows.

Ending: Satisfying. No loose ends. Everyone has their happy lives. Which is good since this is the last season

Week 7 - A good week. A short trip

This week was a good week. Nothing too exciting happen which is good. The weekend wife decided to made an impromptu trip to Cameron Highlands. So that was great. The last trip before her surgery

Feb 13
• Today had to send mom to airport, after that I need to run some errands such as picking up wife’s medications. In the evening I had to pick mom up. Arrived home close to 11pm. 300km the whole day
• Made a new friend online. I love Twitter/X. A good place to reconnect with people.
• My friend from New Jersey said hi. We’ve been friends for 4 years and sometimes we don’t connect but sometimes we do remember each other and that’s nice

Feb 14
• mom finally went home after 10 days.
• H2 had a school field trip. To a trampoline park I think. This time she is alone. Her best friend had Covid so she can’t come. Overall the trip was good until…
• Wife got pissed off at how messy the house is. So everyone has to clean the house before we get our privileges taken away

Feb 15
• H1 had her last sport day. Not sure why she goes there. She never participates. Sometimes I just think she wants to be close to where the action is. But nothing much after that.
• H2 cried again every Thursday. Which is sad. I told her there is nothing much you can do but just leave the room,

Feb 16
• H2 doesn’t want to go school. Due to been crying all week
• Wife decide to pack our bags and we’re going to a holiday. She likes to plan this types of holiday where there is no planning involve. I kinda don’t like it but I nowadays just go with the flow since I would rather have her happy than upset
• Arrived at Cameron Highlands. Roads were winding. Driving was awesome. I feel like was driving in a rally game
• Room was okay. We shared 2 queen bed with the girls in one room
• For dinner we ate steamboat and we didn’t eat much of the ingredients provided. The food was okay.

Feb 17
• This morning we woke up early to go to the tea plantation. The roads to the tea plantation were narrow and a bit dangerous. I send everyone up and then park below. Over there we had breakfast while enjoying the beautiful view of the tea farm. Cameron isn't as cold as I thought it would be.
• After that we went to a cactus farm. The roads were starting to be full of cars but we were in the opposite direction. Over there the girls bought a lot of cactus plants.
• Stop by a scone shop and bought some scones for the family back home.
• Stop at a fancy hotel called the Smokehouse to eat lunch. I shared a beef wellington while H2 ate some bangers and mashed. H1 just ate some scones while I ordered a plate of fries to share
• We done everything so we went home for a while to take a nap till 4pm.
• After that we went to the night market. Over there we saw a lot of fresh produce and food. We bought dinner at and just call it a night
• Still have time to make classes which is always great

This week is going to be the week of her operation. I am not lying if I say I am not worried but let's just hope for the best.