Monday, September 28, 2009

Inhumane Deeds

You know fur, but do you know how it is produced?

This video about FUR PRODUCTION is NOT INTENDED FOR CHILDREN. It contains EXTREME VIOLENCE.


Pledge to go fur-free at PETA.org.

Don't buy real fur. it is not worth it. Buy fake.

FurIsDead.com

Book Review: Emergency



Prepare for financial collapse, natural disaster, and terrorism. 7.5/10

This book was written by Neil Strauss, the writer of How to Make Love Like a Porn Star. This time, he became an overly paranoid bloke who is certain that the U.S. government is no longer capable to ensure the safety of its citizen. Sounds strange, but this book serves its purpose.

This book tells you several ways of getting dual citizenship, transferring money offshore, getting out of the U.S., surviving terrorist attack, escaping from kidnappers, surviving in the forest, and skinning your own goat. The book tells you all these in a fun, self mocking autobiographical style with the author as the protagonist: a paranoid who prepares for the worst.

Although this book does not cover all the details, it is a fun material to read. There are several comic strip in the book explaining a detailed method to beat hunting dog and to turn a credit card into a weapon. Also a detailed method on how to live longer, how to win a car chase, and how to unlock padlocks and escape from handcuffs.

Even for only its entertainment value, this book is worth reading. However, I believe the information provided is quite useful too. Although I will not do what the book tells me to do, at least I know what to do when there's a terrorist attack.

Book Review: The Lost Symbol



You may call this a flop. This is the least interesting of all Dan Brown's novel. 5.5/10

The story is slow paced with too many coincidences. Robert Langdon becomes irritatingly slow, and the main antagonist, Mal' akh, is simply too absurd. The ending twist is not so great either.

Oh c'mon, Dan Brown! I know you can do better than this!

Monday, September 14, 2009

Book Review: The Winner Stands Alone



This is the latest novel that I've read and I really like it. 8.8/10

Apart from what seems to be a very girlish cover, this book is not a girl book at all. At first, I thought this book tells a typical story about a girl struggling to achieve her dreams and ends with happily ever after. I was MISTAKEN. It was far BETTER than that.

This book tells a story about a man named Igor. He is a very rich and well connected man. He is a veteran of war, skilled in various kinds of murder technique, and he is on a mission.
Igor's wife has just left him, and he is really pissed off. Not pissed off in a typical way, no. Igor still loves his wife, and he is trying to get her back: by sending her a message that he is ready to kill all people in the world to prove his love for her. That is the point where the story begins. He is now in Cannes Film Festival, with six months of preparation, ready to prove his love.

There are several points that make this book interesting. First of all, this book tells us about the savage side of humanity where people eat each other (and fashion world is a fierce world, read it yourself). Second, the book provides us with many interesting facts. You'll learn about terrorism, haute couture, psychology, autopsy, weapons, and absurd lifestyle of celebrities. And third, the fact that although the readers know that Igor is a serial murderer, they cannot escape from liking him. His perspective, coupled with other supporting characters', tells us a lesson that most of the time human acts absurdly.

In short, if you are looking for a meaningful reading material, The Winner Stands Alone is the right book for you.