Netstint.com

43 Things Got It Wrong

I took the 43 Things personality test for some fun, but 43 Things got it wrong. Easily done I guess, but the programmers made some erroneous assumptions when they coded it.

43 Things concluded I was:

“You are a Self-Improving Lifelong Learning Believer”

Problem is… I’m not a believer.

I’m not Christian. I’m not Jewish. I’m not Muslim.

As a Buddhist I have no hard cast beliefs apart from the fact that I am going to die. And this belief is not so much a belief as more of an observation. I have observed others and noticed they die. It seems to be part of the human condition. As I am human, I accept that I am going to die. That is the only belief I have.

Buddhism lays down NO beliefs. Buddhism deals with reality and suggests you look at things, observe certain events, both within and without. And follow certain practices which produce results.

In a way its almost like Science, except it isn’t.

Anyhow 43 Things got my evaluation wrong.

Go take the test yourself, see what it has to say for you.

What’s The Fuss?

I watched Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon the other night. First sat through this movie a few years back, shortly after its release.

For the recent viewing I was disappointed. The plot was weak. The characters were wooden, the settings and costumes were good. The fight sequences were excellent, highly polished and drilled to perfection. On the whole its not a movie I would recommend.

I found the whole flying around like learner pilots a little hard to swallow and felt it somehow detracted from the viewing experience. I know its a Wuxia thing, but I felt it was overdone.

I checked reviews out on a few movie websites and was taken back by the rave reviews it universally received. Maybe the movie has aged, since its release in 2000? Nine years is a long time in cinema.

If you want to watch an excellent movie in this genre, I recommend “House of Flying Daggers”. I did a post on a while ago.

Not recommended.

Runtime: 120 mins

IMDB Info