What are the games that you must play before the end of the year ? The editors at Amazon have compiled the top 10 games for this year.

" 1. Super Mario Galaxy (Nintendo Wii) "

" 2. The Orange Box Compilation (PC) "

" 3. Bioshock (PC) "

" 4. Zelda : The Legend of the Phantom Hourglass (Nintendo DS) "

" 5. Rock Band (XboX 360) "

" 6. God of War (PlayStation 2) "

" 7. Call of Duty 4 (PlayStation 3) "

" 8. Crysis (PC) "

" 9. Ratchet & Clank Future (PlayStation 3) "

Last but not least, Microsoft's greatest release of the year

" 10. Halo 3 (XboX 360) "

Out of all the games listed, I've only played no 2 and no 3 which is "The Orange Box Compilation" and "Bioshock" respectively. There is only about 1 month plus left to try the remaining 8 games which is quite impossible for me to achieve it. I guess just the usual Dota All-Stars and Counter-Strike is enough for me until next year.

[ via Amazon ]

Nowadays, its hard to catch a criminal that is wanted by the police especially in the USA. In order to catch this fugitives, the police need to use out of the book tactics. This is what happen at El Paso, Texas, USA recently. A joined forces from the U.S Marshals and the El Paso State Police managed to trick about 115 fugitives to their arrests.

" The skyline view of El Paso, Texas "

So how did they do it ? What kind of method do they use that lead to the arrests ? Any particular high tech device involved ? The picture below will explain it all.

" Say hye to the XboX 360 "

The plan ? The criminals were led to believe that they actually won an XboX 360 and eventually, they will get arrested once they show up to claim their prize.

" Fernando Sucre: Aww, so there is no XboX 360 for us ?

" Scofield: Quit yapping there and help us dig the hole "

So there you go. Another handy thing that you can do with the revolutionary XboX 360. So whats next ? Maybe it can be used to garner votes for the politicians ? Well, lets just use the Playstation 3 for that. Hehehehe.

[ via GameRush ]

Ever heard of the MMORPG (Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) called "World of Warcraft" (WOW) before ? If not, I bet you are not an earthling. The game can cause severe damage to your ordinary life. If you still want to indulge WOW, read the comic below and you might just forget about playing WOW.

I hope you guys still know/play the game "Tetris". Let me refresh you a bit, it is the falling-blocks puzzle video game that has been released on a vast spectrum of platforms. It was originally designed and programmed by a Russian dude, Alexey Pajitnov.

" A screenshot of the game, "Tetris" "

Ok, so what's up with the title ? Human(s) playing the game LIVE ? Well, we all know that the Japanese can become crazy but fun in the same time. Thats why they have a lot of interesting game show produced each year. Apparently, their twisted mind managed to produce a game show loosely based on the "Tetris" game. Here comes the fun part, a box-shaped wall that contain random cut-out design will move towards a person or a group and they are expected to squeeze themself into the cut-out spot(s). If they fail, they will fall into a hole that is filled with water. Its freaking funny. You can thank me later for sharing the video below. Enjoy !

I just started working on last Wednesday and so far, those 3 days (Wednesday-Friday) were quite fun. So far, my boss was kind to me and gave me the opportunity to learn a lot of stuffs. To those who are unsatisfied with their boss, you can give the game below a try. Hopefully, you will get to release your tension.

Do you guys watch the popular sci-fi series, "Lost" ? The series is famous world wide. It is about the survivors of a plane that crashed on an island with a lot of mysteries.

" The characters in LOST "

" Characters in Lost, Lovers in Life, Evangeline Lily & Dominic Monaghan "

Well guess what, UBISOFT has decided to create a game based on it for XBOX360, PS3 and PC. The gameplay and story will follow the series closely. This could be interesting and fun in the same time. Anyway, below is the trailer for the game. Looks real though.

Official Website : Lost the Video Game

Quickie : Shuji asked for the pictures so I'll just upload it first. The quality is so-so because the camera in action for that night is my trusty P1i. It's not the usual eye-candy shots ! I will try to do a write up on it later. Kinda busy lately preparing my resume and job hunting. Wish me luck !

" Waited for them at R&R Seremban for like 1/2 hour ! "

" Lol ! Forgot to check the camera settings ! "

"Hari Raya" celebration is not complete without the "open house" event where people come to visit your house, eat up all your foods, make a mess and then leave. Last Saturday, it was my housemate, MTH's open house. I was among the first to arrive there because I need to go to another open house (my cousins's). A lot of people flock to his home during the first 1/2 hour after I arrived there. They were MTH's sisters friends (he got 2 sisters). A few minutes after that, 3 people arrived which is also my housemate, Shuji, and 2 of our friends, Donnie, and Virus (their real name are private and confidential). We waited for about 1 hour for the next batch of people to come. Talk about life, huh.

" From left, Antabax, Buster, Pepeto (Shawal), Jbol, Shuji, Virus, Donnie, Gon, Unidentified, Sheila, Lissa & Din while the one standing is MTH and next to him is Nirma "

It seems like the house is being invaded by MTH's sisters and their friends so while waiting for our turn to invade, we chill at MTH's porch. If you look closely, you can see some jar with chips inside. It is really delicious and you will know more about it later. So what is so special in MTH's house that people want to stay there for so long ? His house is actually a karaoke place in disguise. Luckily we have our own university (MMU) karaoke champion, Mr. Pepeto to save us some pride against UTP (the place where MTH's sister is studying at).

" Mr. Champion @ Pepeto "

" The duet brothers, Shuji & Donnie "

" The late comers, Jepp & Erin "

So back to the jar of chips story. About 3-4 persons finished up 3 jars. Okay, I got to admit that I'm one of the criminals. It is actually a traditional-like chip but with a different flavor. The one I like is the pizza-flavored chip !

" Donnie in action "

" One of the empty jar photographed by the criminal himself, Virus "

" Donnie is still munching the chips together with Virus "

" Buster doin his act with Jbol and MTH "

" Its time to rest ! "

Throughout the open house, it was raining heavily and I ended up staying there. Called my cousin and said that I won't be coming to his open house. LOL. After the karaoke session, we stayed there because Buster and Virus wanted to watch their idols playing (Liverpool...) which managed to score 3 goals but the final score is 2-1. Go figure ! Anyway, I would like to thanx MTH for inviting me to his open house and also thanx for the delicious chips which you have provided for us. I hope next time MMU will conquer his house first before UTP.

Recently, a "made in Malaysia" game, Ballistic Wars got 3rd place in the international Jay is Games Casual Game Design Competition #4! It is also the only Asian entry out of the 48 games submitted. It is created by Wan Hazmer which is the owner of Easy Only Games.

" This is the main characters of the game "

The idea behind the competition is to create a flash game using ball physics. Kinda cool huh ? I've played up until level 5 before I got stuck there. Maybe I'll try to finish the game up by tonight. Now let me explain a bit about the game.

" 3 vs 3, cmon, you can do it ! "

The gameplay is a bit like pool/snooker but the motive is to destroy the bombs that has been laid around the map. To destroy it, simply control ur soldier (in the form of a ball) to hit the bombs. You can control the direction of your soldier and also the traveling speed. Cool huh ?

" Give me the direction and charge the power up dude ! "

Besides the ordinary soldiers, you will have a few special soldiers for you to use to dispose the bombs. Some of the special ones that I encountered are the "Sniper" soldier that can shoot ammo from a distance and also the "Tanker" which is a big ball that travel slowly but deals huge damage. There is also 2 vehicle that can be found in the game. The first one is the "Ice-Cream" truck that can pull near-by bombs to it. The other van is the "Panic Tower" truck and its job is to repel near-by bombs to somewhere else.

" The cool "Sniper" dude aiming the target "

" The "Panic Tower" truck sending out waves to the public "

Okay, thats enough for the introduction. Don't wanna spoil the game for you all. You can play it for free at the Jay is Games website. The major thing that attracted me to keep playing it is the replay values. It have a lot of unique characters, different style of playing, and you need to use your brain quite often in order to pass the stage. Give it a try guys and I'm sure you'll like it !

Creator : Wan Hazmer (Ahbonk)
Company : Easy Only Games
Designer : Leenyin & Daimation
Source : Jay is Games

On the last week of September 2007, about 6 fellas went to Sunway Piramid to celebrate a particular person's birthday. Who is that person ?

" Behold the birthday boy himself... "

" ...munching his soup ! "

Okay, the person is... Erks. Because his birthday land on the fasting month this year, we decided to celebrate his birthday by breaking our fast together at Chicken Hartz (Dejavu ? No actually, we went there also last year for his birthday !). The 6 fellas is non other than MTH (Capiq), Antabax (Azmeer), Slideways (Shuji), Soyaman (Donni), Buster (Pedot, he came late by the way), and the birthday boy himself, Erks.

" Buster's treasure "

" From left, Antabax, Soyaman, Slideways, MTH, Buster, and Erks "

After we're done with the chickens, we proceed to the smoking area which is nice actually because you can see the whole Sunway Lagoon and also the Sunway Hotel.

" I'm not in the picture, that explains the "amazing shot" of them 5 (i'm the photographer) "

" 6 feet down under "

After a lot of thinking on what to do next, we rejected the cinema to give way for karaoke. LOL ! Because we don't want to waste a lot of money for the karaoke (it is only for the 6 of us), we went on a hunt to find a cheap but nice place for karaoke. From Sunway Piramid, we travelled to SS15 Subang. According to Donny, there is a few place to karaoke there which will not cost us that much. Seems like we can't trust Donny that much because there is only 1 place for karaoke there and it cost a bomb to book a room there. Then we proceed to somewhere else and decided to check around Summit Usj (near Shuji's House). The karaoke center there is also for the rich and famous.

" Guess who is the photographer ? "

We tried for 1 last time and proceed to Summit Mall and if there is no karaoke available, we will watch a movie or something. This time, it was Shuji's idea. I cant stand but laugh when we found the karaoke place. It is such a small place where few cubicles reside in it. In the cubicle is where people sing. It can fit I say max 3-4 person. LOL ! Luckily, a few blocks from the "cubicle" karaoke, there is another karaoke place and this time, it might fit us all. Eventhough it is a bit cramp inside there, we still had fun. In the end, Buster chose Inul's song (Indonesian Dangdut) and " Cascada - Everytime We Touch " for our last 2 songs. Speechless is the word here.

" This is the most decent pic in the karaoke center "

" Time to pay "

Eventhough I got work tomorrow morning (we arrived at Cyberjaya around 2 in the morning), it wasnt a problem for me because I usually sleep around 3 in the morning (I can sleep during the lunch time, hey its fasting month la). Anyway, all the best for you Erks and Happy Belated Birthday.