Happy Birthday, Chuck Norris - chopped up a few fun facts!

Dear Chuck Norris... Happy Birthday! 

For the uninitiated, Chuck Norris is the ultimate man, the epitome of man-dom, a chopping-kicking symbol of masculinity. He is alpha-male. He owns manliness, macho and machismo. All three! On his 72nd Birthday, I'd like to execute a round-house kick and share some fun facts via Mashable.

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Warning: If Chuck ever finds out you didn't click on it, he will find you and make you use his toilet paper!

Aamir Khan as Disco Fighter in Delhi Belly - Shit Happens!

Delhi Belly - a hilarious Bollywood hit film

It's been a heavy week with the phenomenal Kony 2012 story casting a sombre cloud over the web. Well, it's the end of the week. To lighten up, here's a ridiculously funny clip from Delhi Belly.


The song's lyrics: I Love You (like I hate you, hate you, hate you...

Yes, that is Bollywood superstar, Aamir Khan wildly gyrating his hips as Disco Fighter as he sheds some psychedelic blood on the dance floor with an Item Bomb.

Eminently watchable, it's a great way to cheer up a weekend. The movie is in Hinglish (Hindi + English) - a dialect commonly spoken in urban India. Watch the Official Trailer of Delhi Belly.

Clever use of Post-its. Awesome Stop Motion Video.

Caught this amazing stop motion video on Clipmania on Germany's popular Euromaxx show. Found it both, immensely entertaining, and clever.

What is Stop Motion?
Stop motion is an animation technique that makes a static object appear to move via physical manipulation. The object is moved in small increments (and this is the clever, well thought-out part) between individually photographed frames, creating the illusion of movement when the series of frames is played as a continuous sequence. Just like a flicker book on screen!


While the final result is breath-taking, stopmotion is hard work. Hats Off! to all the creative teams.

Click on Play, hit Fullscreen and... enjoy!

Thank You, Clipmania / EuroMaxx for sharing, and Triangle TV for broadcasting it out here in NZ!

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. Much Gratitude.

Many Thanks to all my connections on LinkedIn,
all my friends (fellow-updaters) on Facebook,
all my fellow-tweeters and followers on Twitter,
fellow-tubers, broadcasters and viewers on YouTube,
to all in my circles and who've circled me on Google+,
enthusiastic pinners on Pinterest, and
fellow-bloggers and readers of my blogs: Mr. Madness & Mr. Social.

Thank You all for having me in your community and your world. Much gratitude for sharing your comments and reviews. Most of all, for caring enough to express your thoughts so I can learn and improve from them.

In case I haven't said so before, I'd like you to know: I value every single interaction we've had (online or offline). I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each one of you from the bottom of my heart. Your love, support, feedback and encouragement mean the world to me. With Best Wishes & Kind Regards to all.

Thanks for making the web a better place to log in.

Until next time, Happy Times on the Web. 

Stay positive, live well, smile often and... get social with it!

Never too late to say... Thank You!

Rip Curl : Mirage - visually stunning video, pure eye candy

Who'd have ever thought something like boardshorts could come up with such a stunning promo video. But that's exactly what Rip Curl have gone and done with an immensely enjoyable to watch flick for their Mirage range.

What's more, RipCurl 'Mirage - The Full Experience' pulled off a technological world-first using Bullet-Time technology, by capturing full-tilt surfing action via a "30 camera array" - a line of cameras firing consistently as surfers ride towards and past it... to create stunning "frozen" moments in time. Pure eye candy. Enjoy!

52 cameras, the world's best surfers, 1 moment

To go behind-the-scenes, learn more about the campaign and the shoot, click here.

But first, check out these amazing 'Making of' videos: Behind the Slice and Behind Mirage.

Just in case you were wondering... No! I'm not a surfer. Just an avid marketer with a taste for quality films. The only thing I surf is the worldwide web - in my webshorts. (ps: I don military green on Mondays. Just in case you were... :-)

KIA Soul car ad - the Hamsters are back... party rocking hard

Here's a funny commercial for KIA Soul set to a catchy tune. The latest in a series of  amusing ads which has made the party-rocking, kick-ass rapping & hard shuffling trio of Hamsters much loved (tweeted, +1'd, liked) worldwide. Enjoy!


I quite love the bit where the enemy robotron starts to tap his feet - infected by the soulful rhythm :-)

Awesome TED talk - Shiny Eyes by Benjamin Zander

TED.com is a free-flowing river of inspiration. A huge celebration of ideas, a true victory of collaborative creativity!

Aptly described as ideas worth spreading, TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. Over time, it has come to mean so much more than that. A powerful resource of global brainpower, TED is riveting talks by remarkable people - free to the world.

There are too many awesome videos on TED.com/talks. Here's one such inspiring talk by the amazing Benjamin Zander - classical music composer, accomplished pianist, story-teller extraordinaire...

Shakespeare was right. Music is the food of love. Benjamin Zander would easily agree. Watch the video and you will too. (ps: Many Thanks, Marie & Simon Young for showing me this video. Indeed, it gave me... shiny eyes.)