He will be missed especially by me as I’ve enjoyed almost all of his books (though I thought State of Fear was kinda lousy). I heard he’s also finished  a new book coming out late this year.

Michael Crichton Trivia: He’s listed height is 6′ 9″ bet you didn’t that ?

What surprised me however is Sylar getting to Claire right off the bat and “copying” her powers. He says something about Claire not being able to die, which depresses Claire especially when she loses her capability to feel pain which she appreciates since it makes her feel human. Off course Sylar bungles it again, getting caught again by the “company” when he gets knocked out by Veronica Mars (Elle).

Mohinder meanwhile discovers how to give ordinary humans powers, trying it out on himself. He becomes stronger and faster, and hornier as well.

Hiro goes off on another adventure, this time going against a female version of flash. This time future Ando won’t die but rather betray Hiro so he gives him the cold shoulder. Nikki has her own is-she-isn’t-she plotline.

So many changes indeed but one thing remains constant though and that is the world is in danger again. It seems to me that no matter what the heroes do the world will encounter a major disaster the only thing that changes is its nature.

Check out the yuotube vedio of Heroes: Villains below

Dexter’s back to his killing ways with Jimmy Smits as his likely protagonist. Coincidentally enough the one role I really remember Jimmy Smits from is as a lawyer in L.A. Law which in Dexter he also plays one though he’s on the government side this time.

Prisonbreak has also started, already with four episodes but haven’t had the time to watch it yet. Wonder how long they can string out the “get-out-of-prison” routine.

On the sci-fi front we’ve got Heroes which is starting tomorrow with the next chapter called “Villains”. Hopefully the next chapter won’t suck like the previous one. Also, watched two episodes of Fringe which is an X Files derivative. Though the plots are nothing new it has held my attention so far, the repartee between Bishop Jr and Sr has been quite amusing, the over all arc though (The Pattern) seems kinda weak.

Lastly when you talk of TV Shows you can’t leave out the ones from HBO, the gang from Entourage’s back with Vince Chase having problems getting decent work after his last Indie movie tanked.

I’ve also started watching True Blood. Basically the show’s premise is that vampires have come out in the open, humans aren’t supposed to fear them since the vampires eat synthetic blood. It stars Anna Paquin who plays a telepath but is unable to read the mind of a particular vampire. So far it has been uneven, there are parts that drag and then there are parts which grip your attention. It kinda reminds of Carnivale in terms of atmosphere and pacing. Check out the yuotube vedio trailer below:

Anyway, I used to sponsor a child via World Vision a couple of years ago but for some reason it suddenly got terminated (according to the people at the booth it might be because my credit card number changed), I always thought of looking into renewing but really never allocated the time to do it. The outlook in my personal life has lately turn quite bright and I thought it was quite fortuitous that I would encounter World Vision on this day. So I went to the booth and decided to sponsor a child again, too bad I couldn’t sponsor the child I used to sponsor so I just choose someone else - Jhon, born Dec 19, 1999 (hmmm there might be a lotto combination in there). It doesn’t take much to sponsor someone, P450 per month will do (which is less than what some people I know spend on coffee at Starbucks in a week). World Vision also makes it easy for you to do it, you can either have it deducted automatically via credit card (my choice), you can deposit via bank or provide post dated checks.

So if you’re going to SM North EDSA do drop by the World Vision booth (at the Block 2nd floor I think) or check out their website www.worldvision.org.ph and check out what it’s all about. I guarantee you the personal satisfaction that you get from knowing you helped out someone it very much worth the P450 a month…

Diablo III Teaser Trailer on Yuotube:

Check out Diablo III screenshots here.

I was actually thinking of buying a new camera to upgrade my old Canon iXus I but then I read the reviews of the Nokia N82 and how it was the best camera phone out there (with a Xenon Flash to boot) so I decided why not get the Nokia N82 Black Edition instead. I get a decent camera, a phone, GPS receiver, music and video player all in one device. Plus I’m always carrying it around so I’ll probably take more pictures with it, unlike my old Canon iXus I which I never really got to use since I sometimes leave behind since I was lugging several gadgets already.

I’ve been using the Nokia N82 Black Edition for about three days now and so far am quite satisfied. I’d had a few issues with the GPS (too slow), and 3G data access (not sure if this is a problem with Smart or the phone itself) but overall I deem it a good buy.

Check out full specs here

I would have preferred it if he actually jumped into the pool and not over it, then ate all the snakes. After all he’s the Black Mamba. Oh well we can’t have everything…

Check out the Yuotube clip below…