The Book of Eli

Denzel Washington's latest movie opens worldwide today on February 25.

I made it my mission to watch it and I loved it.

The story may be long and drawling, but seeing a story told through the eyes of a man who had to deliver the words of God by following his faith gave me much satisfaction.

I pity those Ah Bengs who spent RM7 for this film with expectations of a fast-packed action movie.

There were shootings and fight scenes in the movie, but I guess if you expect some slam bang shit, it won't cut it.

The Book of Eli tells the story of a man who walked the scorched Earth for 30 seasons (three decades) in hope to deliver a book from the east coast of the war ravaged United States, to a location in the west which was later revealed as the Alcatraz prison.

I am a big fan of Denzel and had thoroughly enjoyed the performance of Gary Oldman who played the bad guy who is obsessed with getting the book.

Mila Kunis, the leading lady of this movie was also impressive.

There's also the more mature Jennifer Beals (of Flashdance) whom I think, looked much, much better with age.

Way I see it, Denzel's Book of Eli may fare well on the box office.

Disappointing bug hunt

Its hard to believe that there are not much insects to photograph in Taman Negara.Absolutely zilch! This was a major disappointment because I was told by one of the rangers there that a
healthy population of bats have whacked everything.There were Cicadas but they seemed to play up at the wrong timing.And some of the spiders there were too common. I can find them around my house.All the hoolabaloo aside, I only managed to capture a coupla of ants with my camera.That was all there is on my macro outing in Merapoh.I hope that my luck would change in the months to come..

Taman Negara was a blast!

At Sungai Juram basecamp with the boss
Sungai Juram National Park HQ, Merapoh, Pahang.

With the boss in Gua Gajah

Age has caught up and my present physical condition is no help.I found myself very unfit and this was apparent at a recent hike in Taman Negara.The trip to Sungai Relau - the Merapoh side of the national park was a blast as the activities
there had superceeded my expectations. On the third and last day, we made a hike to Gua Gajah which rated as medium in terms of
difficulty.I found myself running out of breath and my feet hurts after trekking for more than four hours
to reach the cave.But the journey itself was rewarding as there's plenty to see in the park's attraction.Vincent, my brother in-law has made plans to scale Gunung Tahan next year and Michelle, my wife is game for this trip.So, for the next 12 months, it looks like I had to shed the puppy fat and get in shape for my third summit attempt on the Peninsula's highest peak.