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The Story of Yao (Movie) May 12, 2009

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This is not a movie but autobiography or documentary on Yao Ming’s life in the NBA of his first season in Houston Rockets. He started with the Shanghai Sharks from being an unknown to an All Stars with the Houston Rockets.

It all started with the draft picks where he became the No 1 pick for the Houston Rockets. Charles Barkley commented that he will never pick Yao Ming as his pick as a rookie. From there the journey begins …

Answering a press conference in Shanghai to Houston’s airport where the big anticipation awaits. The debut for Yao Ming was a disaster. Training was a mess and the language barrier was a big problem for him and Colin.

Colin was his personal translator and his best friend. Colin wasn’t into basketball but was very much into Chinese cultures and even speaks good Chinese language (I have to admit it is better than mine). So he began as a translator for Yao Ming but found difficulties in training seasons as he doesn’t understand basketball much. So it was all haywire and extra lessons and coaching was required. Basketball soon became Colin’s 3rd language.

If you are a fan of Yao Ming or the Houston Rockets, it will be a good documentary for you. It will all be a flashback down the memory lanes of Yao Ming. You will get to see his first win against the LA Lakers, his encounter with Shaq, how Charles Barkley kissed a donker’s ass, his commercial shoots and even the All Stars game before and after matches. Yao Ming even has his own song sung to the tune Ole ole ole ole!!!

Note : I don’t have any image with me at the moment as my external is at home. Will update it soon!

Everybody’s Golf (PSP) May 12, 2009

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Interested in golfing but do not have the dough to do so? Try Everybody’s Golf or also know as Hot Shots Golf in the North America version. This game is not all about serious golfing but it offers plenty of laughter as well.

The characters are cute based and you will have more than 1 character as you proceed further in the later stages by challenging and winning against them. Each character has different abilities and in this version there is a loyalty system. The more you use a character, his / her ability gets better.

By competing in tournaments and challenges, you will win golf clubs, balls and avatars items – hairstyles, clothing, and etc … which you can use to dress up your characters and increase certain aspects of their abilities (only apply to golf club & balls)

The stages are as follows: Junior >> Beginner >> Novice >> Mid-Rank >> Senior >>Grand >>Bronze >> Silver >> Gold. You have to win tournament or match plays with a star to unlock the next stage.

Vs Mode will bring you a challenge against a character which you can unlock. You have to beat them in a game of golf which can be at any Golf Country Club to unlock it. Some matches consist of extra rules such as point game, bunker +2 and etc …

Match play will challenge you against an opponent in the game. You will play a round of golf and the first person to win 3 holes in a country club will win the match. It may also contain special rules such as point game, bunker +2, no backspin and etc …

The best part of this game is that all your special or lucky shots get recorded!! You can show off to your friends about your hole in 1 or special chip in Eagle shots. You can also manually record your shots if you think it’s one you need to remember if the system doesn’t automatically record for you. Flashback of your golfing memories …

Your stats are also recorded so that you can evaluate yourself and your golfing experiences. You will also have a medal page where you achieve special moments but so far I only have 2/12. I can’t elaborate much on it. So you think you can beat Tiger Woods or you wanna follow his footsteps, you can try this game as a starter!!