tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-260478082011-04-21T20:42:55.108-07:00dualityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16853510796712637281noreply@blogger.comBlogger41100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26047808.post-88259662334281036142008-07-19T07:24:00.001-07:002009-05-26T07:08:24.563-07:00Just watched The Dark night and thought is was very good...here's my quickie review.<br /><br />Before we begin, here's a few notable quotes that will live on...<br /><br />"I don't want to kill you, You complete me." - Joker to Batman.<br /><br />"What doesn't kill you makes you stranger." - Joker<br /><br />"I choose chaos" - Joker<br /><br />..and lastly, Hans Zimmer soundtrack, and the cinematography - gorgeous.<br /><br />ok I lied - my one word on the movie..."Feral" - for those who don't feel like reading through.<br /><br />... a flawless movie laced with numerous flawed characters.<br /><br /><br />For the uninitiated - may their soul rest in peace...I seriously believe no one on planet earth does not know who the Dark Knight is, not seen any piece on any media about it - and not heard any comments about it.<br /><br />The show begins quickly with some action - disguised men, in clown masks, robbing a bank, each dying after one another, denying the old mantra; thick as thieves any light of day. The scene ends with a revelation - The Joker.<br /><br />I am instantly hooked - good start boys.<br /><br />Then the usual gang appears, one by in their familiar roles, Bruce, batman, Rachel, Alfred, oh hey - Harvey, Gordon, Lucius, Bat machines...to name the usual...<br /><br />Carrying the story, the gang pinpricks, slams, seduces and carries me along in a storyline that is so full of good and evil, hate and love, hope and hopelessness.<br /><br />In the end, it was justice that won again but without the few twists; the batman being relinquished into a menace to society - spearheaded by his stongest ally - Commissioner Gordon...through a truce...an agreement to move forward...to fight crime in the name of different gods.<br />In the end, The Joker gets caught - laughing till the end - me remembering his words as well as, IMHO the more relevant one from Harvey - "You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become a villain".<br /><br />In the end, the most sublest of all....the movie ends ... with the title ...The Dark Knight<br />which can be anyone if you ask me...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26047808-8825966233428103614?l=duality-duality.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dualityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16853510796712637281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26047808.post-47363936809890715452008-06-12T10:05:00.000-07:002008-06-12T10:09:02.505-07:002 damn years!<br /><br />Have not been round here for 2 damn years!!<br /><br />hmmm...<br /><br />2=dual<br /><br />That's planning right there...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26047808-4736393680989071545?l=duality-duality.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dualityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16853510796712637281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26047808.post-1145259656745511502006-04-17T00:36:00.000-07:002006-05-17T11:33:41.566-07:00Me - "$x"<br />Entrepreneur/dodgy salesperson/taxi driver in some cities who doesnt turn on the meter/your part time computer technician/some policeman in some part of the world/your dad/your prospective ebay customer/your stock broker/your wife/your teenage child/your consultant -"$4x"<br /><br />Bargaining.<br />Sometimes called an art. Has been known to cause some bloodspills in some cases, I heard.<br />Sometimes called anarchy.<br /><br />Me little head suspects that bargaining is supposed to create the so called win win situation.<br />...caveat being involved parties are perfectly aligned and satisfied with the transaction.<br /><br />Does this ever happen in real life? Seldom I suspect.<br /><br />What about monopolies? They apparently got what we need...In a world where Adam Smith's invisible hand seemingly rules...We are fucked. Come to think of it, Mr. Smith's invisible hand seems to be showing us the middle finger.<br /><br />What about the fine print?<br />Why oh why does fine print exist? I want to know which baastich company was the first to do this in their print ad!!! Anyone out there knows? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fine_print">wikipedia</a> does not seem to know either.<br />We are fucked!<br /><br />Freebies?<br />...<br />...<br /><br />yeah - why not. So long as I have an option to not fork out more money to you Mr. Salesman!<br /><br />Freebies = Cognitive dissonance<br /><br />Me - "$x"<br /><br />Entrepreneur/dodgy salesperson/taxi driver in some cities who doesnt turn on the meter/your part time computer technician/some policeman in some part of the world/your dad/your prospective ebay customer/your stock broker/your wife/your teenage child/your consultant -"$4x"<br /><br />Me - $2x<br /><br />Entrepreneur/dodgy salesperson/taxi driver in some cities who doesnt turn on the meter/your part time computer technician/some policeman in some part of the world/your dad/your prospective ebay customer/your stock broker/your wife/your teenage child/your consultant -"$3x"<br /><br />Me + Adam Smith walks away waving our invisible hand<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26047808-114525965674551150?l=duality-duality.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dualityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16853510796712637281noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26047808.post-1144947821133211132006-04-13T09:56:00.000-07:002006-04-30T10:40:10.366-07:00How often do we sit down for a smoke and think about the past, the present and the future? Remembering stuff. Take stock of what happened an hour ago. Two hours ago. Depending on the urge.<br /><br />I do, most of the time - talking about the thinking part, not the smoking part.<br /><br />Yes, I am a smoker. Addicted to it for more than 20 years now. We all know its bad but can we ever stop. For those who did - I salute you!<br /><br />...but i digress.<br /><br />My blogs here are about my thoughts. My feelings towards practically everything. My view of the world. It can really be summed up to be one general concise statement - There is always two sides to EVERYTHING! I mean EVERYTHING! Hence the title of the blog.<br /><br />Duality means a lot of things to me. Good and bad. Happiness and sadness.<br />Having money or none.<br />Winning and losing.<br />Being single or getting married.<br />Eating or fasting.<br />Playstation or Xbox.<br /><br />Starting ...and stopping.<br /><br />Comparing...Understanding - try to anyways.<br /><br />When I am doing this, I sometimes wonder if the extremes do meet in the middle. I mean there has to be some sort of balance right? If we can find it - that median, that balance - how will we feel? Will we even know it?<br /><br /><i>I don't know :-)</i><br /><br />I don't know! I don't know! I don't know!<br />Now here's a concept - What if what we don't know.... IS the median.<br />All things being equal, when we are on some crossroad, unable to make a decision, wouldn't we be like in the middle? Wouldn't we be ...in some sort of balance? Imbalance?<br /><br />Indecisiveness. Fickle minded.<br />Gays. Lesbians.<br />Bill Clinton.<br /><br />Batman and Robin<br />Batman and The Joker<br /><br />Me and my smokes<br /><br />me showing you my middle finger!<br />you showing me your middle finger!<br /><br />...ooh and let's not forget...Confusion!<br /><br />Perfect.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/26047808-114494782113321113?l=duality-duality.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>dualityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16853510796712637281noreply@blogger.com0