o - week, the video version

I was puzzled to learn that orientation week on most campuses take a different form. For us what i can say is that it was fun, informative, boring most of the time but mostly fun.

Here are some of the videos i took. Sorry for the poor quality.



more to come

~shalom~

o-week in pictures

Here are just a few photos of whats been going on for the past week, no much talk here.

they call him the pro vice chancellor.

She is the dean, very serious lady. You don't want to see her for anything bad.



these are some of the SOAR advisors. Basically they take care of the orientation and most of them if not all are part of the student council. I have videos of them performing dances. Really funny.

So one of the days we went to town because things were getting too boring. We had a senior as a guide, she took us to bintang plaza where they have the only McD in Miri. Yes, i was shocked too.


We went to star cineplex but no time to watch a movie. But we found a bowling alley and checked it out. When i say we, i mean me and my roommate and his friend. They're both indians.

There was not much to see but its nice to know Miri has popular bookshop also. I wanted a book on Lee Kwan Yue not sure if i have the spelling correct, but couldn't find it. There was a book by JR Tolkein but i wasn't in the mood to spend.

We went to the supermarket and i found these.




Cute coke bottles. We have these in Nigeria but they're much bigger.



These are leaflets during the library briefing.




No dating in the library!!!




My camera skills are terrible. This shot was taken at night from my room. Its Dua Puluh Sen where we do most of our shopping.

Oh and ah i got a new phone :P All pictures were taken with my phone. I'll see if I can get the videos up.

~shalom~

o-week update

Sorry for the lack of updates, i've not found a convenient internet connection. So I'm out of touch with alot of stuff.

This whole week is orientation, getting to know the various places in the campus, registration and all.

I've taken a few pictures and videos but will only be able to post them when i get a better internet connection. So this here is just a say i'm still alive and I'm really missing my internet.

Take care...

~shalom~

I'll be missing you

I'm not sure what title to give this post yet. Hopefully when i'm done there it will have a title. But it definitely won't be untitled. {pun intended!}

Lets get the obvious out of the way. I'm going to Curtin University in Miri on Saturday thats, tomorrow. I'll be going to do my degree in Computer Science. No its not what I studied in Inti, but its what i always wanted to do.

People keep asking me why? Well there comes times in your life when you are faced with life altering decisions and that point came in my final semester. I had a choice to continue with my degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or do Computer Science. And after much consultations and prayers i chose the unconventional. I guess in many ways i feel like i've betrayed those who i started along with, my friends who had ideas about how we would continue and stuff like that. But we all have desires and passions and for some the opportunity does not come to pursue those desires and passions so i feel very fortunate indeed.

Especially as my parents were fine with my decision, i was not expecting that at all. And to think that I got into Curtin under special circumstances is mind blowing. All i can say is thank You Lord.

All through the process since i got the admission alot has happened and I just want to thank God for everything for through it all He has been faithful. For example in the case of my student bond with Inti, I was able to get cash payment instead of the conventional cheque they give and all within one week. Sometime people spend weeks to pursue. Just like pastor said at the beginning of this year we are blessed, we are predestined, we are... forgot the last one. But its true.

I am really grateful for the time i get to spend with different ones, going around town, going for breakfast, lunch, dinner, trips and all. I really thank God for Simon and Charles for bringing me around, especially for Simon for Laksa mornings. I'm really going to miss that. Also for Samuel for just being there. He's been a great help picking up people from Inti every Sunday and helping out in BethanyHome and in Inti's cf.

Since i got my student bond, i'm thinking, its a great time to get a new phone but i'm torn between the cheap SonyEricssons and the expensive but familiar, feature packed and very popular Nokia N73. Not sure which one i will get but i looked at the Sony Ericsson k850i and its really sweet. Wonder how much it costs. hmm.

I don't want to say goodbye la because i'm still in Sarawak wo. But I'm definitely going to miss kuching.

~shalom~

Why do you need to go to kl?

The reason
I was asked this morning by Yan Hui who's too lazy to read my blog! Weeeell I needed to renew my passport which expires in November. I also needed to extend my student pass and the immigration authorities will not do that unless my passport is valid for atleast year.

It all started on Monday when i got a call informing me of all these and so I made a few calls to the Nigerian High Commission asking for information on what is required to renew my passport, made most of the preparations and took a 6:40 flight on Wednesday morning. My plan was to do everything on that Wednesday and come back the same day. That made sense but its quite boring so it didn't go that way and i had to spend the night in KL.

Noob
I've been to KL several times but most times its for camps and the last time i went was for the PS conference with most of the Bethany folks. And of course with Michael and Philip but that was different. This time i'm all alone. I got to LCCT and didn't know what to do. Thank God i was able to get through to Li ern and asked for directions. She told me to take the 9 Ringgit but to KL sentral and then a train to Ampang park. Then i should be able to locate the Nigerian High Commission. Sounds simple enough, and actually it is but things turned out slightly different.

Before i called Li ern i just stood outside the Airport crossed my arm, with my heavy backpack and observed, where were all the other people going? Why did they take the red bus and not the other one. Why is there a difference in pricing? Do all the buses here go to the same place? These were thoughts i was trying to answer simply by observing but it did me no good so i called.

Instead of taking the RM9 bus i horridly took the RM8 bus. No one was in it. I didnt get it, its cheap, people should rush in but no. I waited and waited and a few old people came in. Ok not that old but pretty old la. There was no young person in the bus. I was like :sigh: the 1 ringgit is no not worth it.

The bus delayed and delayed until it was about 9:30 then it felt with about 5 passengers. No choice one. I was relieved, it least we're moving. I remember writing in a small notepad my mom bought for me these thoughts

Called Li ern to ask for directions to Jalan Ampang, I need to take the RM9 bus to KL Sentral and a train to Ampang. I took the RM8 bus. Its so not worth it compared to the RM9 bus and I really need to get to an ATM.

Lesson learned.

Follow the directions
I made it to KL sentral, got a ticket to Ampang park and then got on the wrong train. I was suppose to take the train on platform A but i took the platform B train going the opposite direction. When i noticed I didn't get off immediately i waited for the next stop then get off. At this point I was running late, I need to make it to the High Commission {HC} early so that I can finish early since they only attend to people from 9am to 12pm.

I got out of the subterranean ecosystem and went up to the open streets. Tried to find a taxi that would take me there but none was willing. So down the mole hole again to get on the right train.

I finally arrived at the Ampang park station and then I called Christian for directions. He told me to ask any of the taxis they should know the place. He was wrong. About three taxis i asked were clueless i was like what the... I thought knowledge of the surrounding was a prerequisite to being a taxi driver. After trying taxi after taxi I met one who was not sure where the Nigerian HC was but knew the Ghanian Embassy. That was good enough for me I guess.

Finally got there and gave them my documents, and they asked me for the receipt of payment. You see usually we do all payments there but some genius thought it would be best to make all payments online, so we have to go to the HC's website and pay there. Even at that the process is not intuitive and its quite frankly annoying. My documents were not complete, i needed to write an application letter, make the payments, print out the proof of payment and pass all these to them. It was getting late and even though i made the payments i didnt know where to print it out and even if i did i couldnt make it on time to the HC to submit everything. I had to spend the night in KL.

I heart Starbucks
While i was in KL starbuck at Times Square became like my office+hangout place. For some reason alot of Arabians come there alot. All kinds from the modernish to the very traditional. And oh do the kid look so pretty. Made me wish for that little instant to have a kid like that. {Daydreaming.}

My father bought one of the cards they use in Nigeria to make payments for these kind of stuff {passport renewal stuff} so he gave me the details and i used it to make the payments. But couldn't find a place to print. So i messaged Chris, didn't dare call her again since the last time i called she was in class. This time she wasn't in class so i asked her where i could print out this payment thing around the times square area. She was not too sure but told me the most likely place to print is a cybercafe. That was good enough. Now i needed to find a cybercafe. Looked around and it seemed like an odd place for a cybercafe to be located. That was when i decided that i would probably have to do all these tomorrow.

For the entire time i used the free wifi at Starbucks i didnt by anything from starbucks. So bad, i know but they could have told me anyway. The way i see it, its nothing personal, its just business. Besides they make a ton of money every day with all those Arabians.

A room for the night
Not sure where to get accommodation, i called Anthony and he said there are lots of hotels at Bukit Bintang, just to confirm, i called prince too and he said BB also so BB it was but which one? Now I could have stayed with friends but they live so far from the city, or with Mark but i called him and he didn't pick up.

I went to the Bintang Warisan Hotel, Prince recommended it saying its nice and its a three star hotel. All i was thinking was its expensive. But i went anyway and was greeted by a semi illiterate, rude human being who almost certainly failed in business. I wanted a room for the night and even though it was 190 bucks i was willing to pay but he told me off. I was hurt and went way. Its probably God's way of helping me save money :D

I walked just a few blocks from the hotel from hell and found a place that almost looks looks like a drycleaning service, the Hotel Putra Bintang. I asked for a room for the night and they gave me one at 65. There were cheaper rooms but they were all occupied and this was the last of three left so i took it.

The place was not the best place to spend the night so i was glad i only spent the night. The TV didn't work at first but i found the problem and fixed it. The ceiling was quite irritating and air conditioner wasn't that cold. I was a bit scared of the bed but got over it. Just for the night i kept telling myself.

I needed to leave all my stuff in the room and get to a cybercafe and print the receipts so i prayed and left my laptop and my bag in the room. Fortunately, everything was the way it was when i came back. I got the receipts printed out and i was ready for the next day. Stayed indoors after that. I didnt leave the room from 7 something until the next day.

Weird breakfast
Morning came and i got up early, checked out and went to take my breakfast. I didnt want to start my day with rice so i had this mee instead. Not sure what it was but they lady kept asking me if it wanted the soup i said yeah i did and after asking for drinks she asked again, just to confirm and i bodohly said yes again. I knew i was in for trouble at that point.

The mee came, it was filled with soup and didnt look nice. {what a way to start the morning i murmured} Its basically white mee with soup and vege. Nothing else. No spices, nothing. It was so weird i felt even the Chinese people didnt eat that. But i managed to eat it and pretended to enjoy it, drinking the soup with one hand and using the chopsticks with the other. Thank God i had teh tarik to weather the bland taste. I finished up, paid and ran away from that place.

Rapid KL
I was told to take the rapid kl to get to Ampang park. So i looked at the route and discovered I needed the B103 bus. But it never came and i was waiting and waiting so another plan had to be devised. I remembered the last time i went to the HC we went through KLCC so i took the bus to KLCC and took a taxi to the HC. Rapid KL is just 2 bucks for the whole day as long as you follow the same route. I was on the BANDAR route. I actually found out it was 2bucks for the whole day online while at starbucks.

I came to the HC and submitted all my documents. This time everything was complete yet they asked me to come back by 3pm. This time i made it there early at about 9:30 yet they still asked me to come back at 3pm. I asked if i could wait there until then but what they said shocked me and i still don't understand why. They said if I waited there I would probably get it the next day. Determined not to spend another night in KL i quickly went away. I decided to walk a bit instead of waiting for a taxi. The walk did me good, i discovered later because i was able to recognise the area around the HC.

I went back to starbucks and spent the remaining time there online.

Taxi drivers
The first taxi driver that took me to the HC in the morning was telling me that Nigeria is such an oil rich country. I discovered while talking to him that he was a soldier in Congo of all places and was ordered to extract {his words} their people from Nigeria in the 80's i think because of a conflict there. He said he didn't understand why people lived in poverty while there were oilpipelines all over the place. He'd expected development but to his surprise he saw the opposite. He went on about how arrogant oil companies can be and how Dr. Mahathir helped Malaysia to establish Petronas and other nice nice things he said about the former PM. We really wanted Dr. M to stay on, and he didnt like the current PM very much too. I learnt that he, the taxi driver, was also from Ampang and he said it wasn't always like that. There's development now. And I couldn't help but feel sorry for my Country and state. But things are changing albeit at a snails pace.

The taxi that took me to starbucks was another unique character. He said he wanted to visit Africa some day, i was like wow thats nice, he said go South Africa and work his way to Saudi Arabia, like that. Just vacation for a while. "I'm tired everyday go klcc, go times square, boring man!" He was proud to be a taxi driver though. He said confidently that he was able to see his first son through University with his job but he's worried about his daughter. She doesn't want to go to school. So he's thinking of setting up a business.

He claims to be skilled in making car seats, and fixing old ones. He's also good at panel beating and is very proud of his home town Kelantan. Not sure if thats the spelling. But he boasts that his people are strong and good at crafts and handiwork. He boasts that KL people are all talk people. They cannot stand in the face of conflict but his people are brave and so on.

Then he went on to reveal that he's had some girl friends while a taxi driver. Was quite pleased with himself for that. I just let out a mischievous laugh. He looked like a person who talked alot but i enjoyed his tales.

The last interesting driver was indian. At about 2:30 after taking my lunch close to Low Yat Plaza, i went out to look for a taxi. Couldn't find one, so i walked a bit, and kept walking, changing my position to see if it improves my luck but no. What happened? I kept walking until i found myself at Bukit Bintang where i spent the night.

Finally found a taxi, told him Jalan Ampang and he said 10 ringgit.
taximan: 10 ringgit
me: 7 ringgit
taximan: ok 8 ringgit
me: 7 ringgit
taximan: Ok la ok la lets go.

I was quite pleased with myself, i was running late yet i had the time to bargain even though i'm still paying a premium. He was the local type of Indians, he asked me if i've a student i said yes, he asked me if i sell watches because he saw my watch and wanted one. I said no then i gave him my watch to take a look see and said

taximan: nice, mont blanc
me: yeah
taximan: how much?
I told him
taximan: original?
I told him and told him where i bought it.

Then we went on about some of the businesses he knows Nigerians are involved in and i tried to tell him, not good la and he passively consigned. He promised to take 7 ringgit because we're the same skin color. I didn't know whether to be pleased or sad. He was a character. But he was true to his word and took me there. Even though i was leading him to the place.

Got to the HC half an hour late but they didn't seem to mind. A few minutes later a short but pretty looking Indian lady brought my passport with the stamp that extends its validity until 2012. I was so thankful to her, finally i could go home. But a thought came to me. To think that i went through all these wahala {trouble} for one green stamp.

I've got time!
I wish i had time to do alot of things. Actually i did but my mind was just focused on the task at hand that i didn't let myself lose in the city. But i did have time to eat at Times Square, visit, FOS, and Angela wanted to meet for lunch but i only noticed her message quite late. From the HC i headed for the airport. Thanks to Angel i got to the AirAsia office at KL Sentral and bought a 7:40 flight to Kuching. This time i went with the RM9 bus and enjoyed it.

Thank Yous
I want to thank Chris, Christian, Angela, Prince, Anthony and everyone who helped in more ways than one. Everyone who called, showed concern, prayed. Xie Xie.

~shalom~

lcct update

Thank God i'm going back to kuching. I'm at LCCT now on the 7:40 flight to kuching. The battery on my lappie is not strong so this is just an update. A complete post will follow when i get home.

KL is not that bad when you get the hang of it. I wish i could stay longer and visit low yat plaza. I guess another time.

{update}
I'm back home now, i just want to hug my bed. Good night

~shalom~

kl day 2

I was fortunate to get an ok room for the night. Today i decided to start early and got a rapid kl bus to KLCC then took a taxi to Jalan Ampang where the Nigerian High Commission is. They have a stop at Ampang but i was not sure if they would stop in a convenient enough place for me to get to the High Commission so i took the taxi instead, cots me 5 bucks.

I've submitted everything they required yet they still want me to come back at 3. That is after asking me if i've already bought i ticket back to Sarawak. Stupid me, i said not yet. I just hope they don't delay me unneccessarily, i wouldn't like to spend another night here. This place is expensive.

Right now i'm at starbucks in Times Square, apperently rapid kl has a stop here i didnt know until i got here, again by taxi. Oh man! I really need a map. I think i've used every form of transportation in KL except the monorail.

I think they transportation authorities are trying to make things easier but its not as easy to get around in KL unlike in Singapore. Things are more straightforward there.

I really hope i can get back today. I miss Kuching already. Another worry is availability of tickets. I understand the rain forest festival is holding soon. I really hope this won't be a problem.

Almost forgot, I would like to thank Li ern for all her help, and Chris and Christian, Prince, and also Anthony. Thanks guys and girls :P

~shalom~

update from KL

So i get a call on Monday that my student pass cannot be renewed unless i renew my passport which expires in November and for a while there was some tension, some panic but hey I thought, I will be going to KL :D

Well turns out the Nigerian embassy changed some of the runs so that what could have taken me just one day to do and put me on the way back home is taking me more than a day. Apperently someone in the embassy or High Commission since its Malaysia, thought it was a good idea to make all payments online. Through credit cards, paypal and other online transactions that are beyond a humble little student like me.

Fortunately i was able to get my father to buy the card instead of using paypal there's a prepaid card that can be used for these things. The High Commission only attends to applications and submissions from 9am to 12pm and by the time i finished the online payment thingy its already past the time. I still need to print out the receipt and submit it along with my application but that would be tomorrow la. Which means I will be spending the night here.

I don't intend going jalan jalan around here. I think i'll just look around times square, grab something to eat and find a simple place to rest my head for the day. I'm beat.

Hopefully tomorrow i will be able to make it back to Kuching :)

~shalom~

happy anniversary

Its not what you think. Today marks one year since i've been blogging here. My first post was humble and noble.

This post will serve to lay the foundations of this blog, i'll like to use it to introduce myself. My name is oguchi no i'm not japanese but i am a chrsitian.

The purpose of this blog is to capture and "document" my life as i walk in the light that is Jesus christ himself. It will serve as an avenue to share my joys pains and the sort. Above all it is set up to glorify the one who saved me from death and destruction.

This is one of my offering to the one i call king.

Wow i can't believe i wrote that. Its so deep :P And even though sometimes I go out of line and say things that don't build up. I have learned to be mindful of what i say here because whether you like it or not people are reading. A blog is such a powerful medium to communicate ideas and transmit messages to friends and since its on the internet, to the world.

I have this thing that tells me who visits, from where, and how often they do. So i know everyone who comes here. One thing i dont know is why alot of people are visiting from Kuantan. I dont think i know anyone there. If you're from Kuantan please say hi.

I guess over time, through the mistakes there comes a point where its no longer words on a computer screen, or thoughts on a particular subject, i definitely is not a place to bash people and let out all anger and rage. As time goes on, the true reason and purpose for this blog becomes apperent. And there's a need to be real.

My purpose for this blog is two fold. One is to connect with people in a way i would not usually. The other is to share my life, experiences, the good the bad the ugly but hopefully more of the good and to be an encouragement in what ever way I can. And of course to have a little fun here and there.

I have had other blogs in the past where i just let out everything but I consider them learning experiences. I would not do that here. That will defeat the purpose. Thissheep will over himself as an offering to God. For thats the only acceptable offering i can bring. {See, I thought about the names before i chose them}

Here's to more years :)

~shalom~

some updates

Wow it seems I've watched more movies this few months than I have for the past two years. In the cinema at least.

This week promises to be quite busy. I'll be going to KL to renew my passport. I really hope I can do it in one day and come back straight away. Even though it expires in November, my student pass cannot be renewed unless my passport is valid for at least one year.

Got news a few weeks ago that my grandfather on my fathers' side passed away. He will probably be put to rest on the 26 or the 27 of this month so my father has been quite busy with that.

My sister will be going back to Nigeria for a few months as part of her training as a doctor. I'm sure she will be thrilled by that. Dad will also be going to Lagos to pick her up.

This weekend would probably be my last in Kuching. I was thinking of some kind get together, Malaysian style. Malaysian style you ask? Makan la! :P I would really like to spend some time with Marion, Valentine, Anne and the other ICCF people. Some how we just bonded :) And of course bethany people ma.

Just a few updates, nothing much to say.

~shalom~

die hard 4.0

There's a reason why i chose this poster. I'm sure it says die hard 4.0 but i'm not sure what language its in.

Die hard 4.0, wow I must say I was a bit reluctant to watch this one, all the previews I saw was about things blowing up and alot of acshian! I'm not sure I've watched any of the prequels so this might well be my first die hard movie.

Everyone kept saying its nice and all so when Lanre said he was going, I joined in. I've got nothing to lose. My real purpose was to see what the fuss was about. Not really to watch a movie I'm looking forward to and I must say it did not disappoint.

The best part of the movie was not when Bruce Willis was avoiding missiles from F33s or when he took down a helicopter with a car {that was cool :D} but the part where I don't get to pay for the movie hehe. Someone made my day.

Die Hard 4.0 is quite violent so if you're not used to seeing people being rammed by a GMC jeep at high speed through walls with sparks flying everywhere and then a tense moment where both driver and victim hang by elevator cables with bad guys shooting while they hang on to elevator cables, the only thing keeping them from falling to their death plus being crushed by the GMC jeep that got them there in the first place, i suggest you pass on this one.

It does have its humour and there's the classic American style brotherhood/friendship that develops between two people who go through near death experiences together.

Now to the reason I chose the poster, well I just want to recognise the international teams involved in this movie. There were two spidermen from France no doubt. {Remember the opening scene of Casino Royale?} Those guys are back. And there was the Mexican who shot Bruce Willis, sorry Detective McCaine.

One thing I see these days in movies is the choice of Nokia phones as communication device of choice. And there were a few BMWs here and there. What are these companies doing in our movies? Do they think we dont have enough advertising already? For transformers there was the Nokia phone and beautiful apple cinema displays. Nice :D, I want :D

Overall i'll give it a 9/10 just my personal opinion. Could have been a 10 but the violence was uncalled for.

~shalom~

whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhy?

What happened Justine? I was supporting you all the way. Sorry I couldn't watch the match because I needed to sleep but you can beat her man! ah woman! ah you can beat her la.

I feel so disappointed. Oh well there's always next year. But even though Bartoli won, I don't think she will beat Venus Williams who just took out Ana Ivanvic last night. So I guess the Williams family will have something to celebrate this weekend.

~shalom~

on relationships

It would be a shame if this blog becomes superficial and I'll consider it a failure if it doesn't touch people's lives in one way or the other so for this post and hopefully a few more in the future i'm going to talk about some sensitive issues. There's no need to pretend and its ok to talk.

I've been in a relationship for almost three years now, it started well. The whole idea thrilled me, i couldn't believe it was happening. We went shopping, movies and stuff, thousands of sms, and dozens of calls each week followed and everything was fine and rosy. But then there came as there always will be clashes, conflicts of interest. Simple misunderstandings blown up until it was like a nuclear bomb. The problems affected my studies, my life, it can get quite crazy.

I came to the point where i didnt want to go on anymore. I just wanted to call it quits. I mean this is not what i bargained for. Its not suppose to be this way, i remember thinking but somehow God held us through. I say God because i dont think either of us had the strength.

As time went by, the excitement died down, familiarity sets in, and you start to take things for granted and the relationship grows cold to the point where love has no meaning anymore and you ask yourself what really is love? In proverbs there's a passage that says hope deferred makes the heart sick. And really its easy to take what you have for granted until you come to point of almost losing it and things start to come back to perspective.

In a few words, i know relationships sound dreamy and nice and its like the best thing that every happened, the best idea every but it takes time, effort, prayer and good counsel to keep it going sometimes. The emotional bombs that hit you takes some maturity to weather and it will affect every single thing you do. Do i regret my decision? Absolutely not. There are things i've learnt about myself and about people that i could never know any other way. If i have the chance to do it all over again will i still choose her? Definitely, only a bit later.

There are things in life that should not be rushed into. Not because they are bad or anything but we need to be ready for them. We need to be prepared to handle the hard times and most importantly, we need to develop a strong enough relationship with God so that nothing can dimish us from our final goal. We were made for Him afterall, He is the bride and we are the bridegroom.

So while i'm in a relationship and things go wrong, i make mistakes, i forget birthdays and anniversaries, i become selfish and don't call as often as I should. While i make these mistakes and hurt the one i love, it take courage to admit them, ask for forgiveness, pray that you get forgiven and try again. Give it another try. The worst thing you can do for yourself is give up. I learned that the hard way :P

In many ways relationships reflect the character and nature of Jesus. We love him that's why we want to hear from him, we want to serve and make him proud. We want to honour him and just bless. Not to be selfish and receive all the time but bless others. We mess up, then come to him and pray for forgiveness and he loves so much that he would forgive everytime.

I guess what i'm trying to say with so much words is i'm grateful for the counsel of friends, pastor, leaders and for their concern and as nice as a relationship may sound its not for everyone because its such a serious thing that lives could be torn apart if we're not careful. I pray that this will be helpful to anyone who's seeking ;)

Be anxious for nothing but in everything through prayer and petition with thanksgiving, make your request known to God and the peace of God that transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and mind through Christ Jesus

~shalom~

transformers

Remember Superman, Spiderman, Batman, Catwoman, Hellboy, Xmen? Remember them? Now forget them because I want to introduce you to a new set of Superheroes. Compared the autobots these flesh and blood earthlings dont come close.

Stephen Spielberg is really talented. Michael Bay really knows how to blow stuff up. And they didn't waste time getting us ready for the action. No silly nonsense chit chat except for a bit of Spanish before the action began. I was sitting in the theater thinking wow there are so few girls watching this movie.

Our first contact with the transformers from the evil breed led by megatron who is frozen stiff, temporarily disabled while his privates get all the information they need to find the location of the cube. The life giving, planet creating cube that they need to take control of earth and clinch total control of the universe {that is so cliche i know but it works}. They hack into a US Army database, get through firewalls like nothing and steal top secret information hoping to find the location of the cube but every time they are stop short of downloading the entire internet as well as the US governments top secret servers.

I dont want to go through all the details of the movie since that would spoil it for you if you've not seen the movie yet but I believe this is by far the best movie of the year. The storyline is well constructed, makes some sense. Even though we all know life came to the world when God spoke the word not from a clever cube. The movie has a lot of humour at some points it was almost like a comedy and the action was oh so exhilarating.

Overall i'll give it a 9/10 basically because of the cube thing. Definitely will have a sequel, Hollywood is greedy :P