Almost everyone who knows me, knows how much I love HALO – the Xbox/360 game – YES, 1, 2 and 3 :) And no, I’m NOT welcoming any debates on it!
I’ve had a record of continuously playing Halo 1 (this was a little later after Halo 1 was released) – for 13.5 hours straight – no food, no drinks, NOTHING!
The fact that I’ve never come even close to replicating it is a completely different story.
Anyways… so a friend of mine was over this evening and we were playing Halo 3 (after me religiously convincing him that the “insane” level isn’t as bad as he thinks) – and he goes like “have you seen Halo-God on YouTube yet?” – I had no clue what he was talking about. Most naturally I’m only smitten with just my performance and achievements on the game.
So I logged on to YouTube and put on the video – this one’s a total classic! Give it a few seconds for the music to kick in and you’ll know what I mean. While you’re at it, don’t forget to check out the “Sharks gone mad” video from “Crysis” – that will totally crack you up whether you’re a gaming fan or not!
Here’s the Shark’s Gone mad one from Crysis:
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Conversations with God – The movie
There are a very few movies which move me to an extreme where I sit there, still, starting at the screen deep in thought while the end credits have already finished rolling too.
Last time I remember that happening to me was when I watched “City of Angels” back in the year 2000.
Today I experienced the same feeling when I watched “Conversations with God“.
The movie is a true life account of the author of the books titled “Conversations with God by Neale Walsch“.
I haven’t read any of the books, at least not yet, but the movie is brilliantly portrayed.
It’s a depiction of Neale’s journey as to how he came about writing the book – and the struggles he faced in life which eventually led him to a point where the book journey began.
There are moments in the movie when you can deeply identify with his character and his pain at that given point and suddenly realise how quiet your heart feels, filled with emptiness and a deep sense of connection with the character at the same given time.
This most definitely is not a “popcorn” flick – and even if you do microwave some, I assure you, you’ll forget about them after you’re about 15-20 minutes into the movie.
It is not a “religious” journey per se – and does not focus on “religion” in any form.
It’s a straight – simple account of the author’s journey and how he came about to write these books.
So if you’re in the mood to watch something that moves your heart, I strongly urge you to rent this one out.
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