Un Lun Dun

 At the beginning, there is a Shwazzy (referring to french: Choisi, which means chosen.) called Zanna, which is short for Susanna. She is supposedly  the very person who will help UnLondon, the London beneath the actual one. But everything goes wrong when she is about to summon up her powers over air and is knocked out by the most terrible, cunning, deadly enemy ever:
Smog.
When she recovers, she has no memory of the happenings in UnLondon. With her knowledge of the Phlegm Effect, Deeba, Zanna's best friend, realizes that the environmental minister, Rawley, has traveled to UnLondon too. In a daring attempt to save UnLondon, Deeba runs up a staircase of books.....but will she succeed? Read it to find out!

A word about this book: This book is probably the most unconventional  book I've ever read. Generally, the hero or heroine perseveres throughout the entire book and finally triumphs. But Zanna's loss of memory at the very beginning just made me laugh. The author brought about a pleasant change in an otherwise monotonous world.

The True Giraffe

Un Lun Dun changes what you know about the world. It turns out that Giraffes aren't herbivores, and neither do they have long necks just to eat plants from tall trees. In fact, Giraffes will eat any animal they see, and share the skin of the animal with their mouth to show that it is their prey. They were just putting on a big show up in the real world.
Naturally, Sharks aren't the perfect predators. Black Windows are. Windows with eight legs are enough to make anyone jumping out of their skin, isn't it? I hope I didn't forget to mention that if anything enters the window of a Black Window, it never comes out...unless someone pulls it out. Like poor Rosa.

Binja

Of course, there are the binja. These highly trained, silent trash cans are, other than unbrellas, the only things that can actually fend off the Smog's attacks. The art of the War Fan has been extremely usefull to them.
Then there are the conductors. As they proudly say, "In our training, we were trained not only to conduct buses, but also ELECTRICITY!" Mr. Jones is quite an important conductor.

Smombies

Book. That sarcastic, continuously whimpering book that has hundreds and hundreds of pages of utter rubbish. But there are somethings that are correct, such a
"NOTHING AND THE UNGUN."
The UnGun. I can't believe I forgot to tell you about it. An old fashioned revolver that shoots hair, salt, paper....pretty much anything thats in it. It figures out how to use each object in the best way. It is supposedly the only object that the smog is scared of.
AAAAH, the smog. In the form of Smombies, or just by itself, the Smog is a powerful enemy. Only the UnGun, Klinneract, or Armets can destroy it. But a sudden realization takes Deeba even more into the darkness.....

Kaleidoscope

In seventh grade, our physics teacher taught us the concept of a kaleidoscope. It was something using mirrors to see beautiful designs, at least that was what I understood at that moment. Then we were given the job of making one. Of course, I just went to a shop and they ready made it for me (I didn't even know they would). Since then, my kaleidoscope was sitting, gathering dust for two years, unused and forgotten. Then today, I cleaned it and used it to see a different take on the everyday would. Here are a few pictures I took:

Nintendo Wii U

All of you who haven't been living under a rock for the last four months will know that the console successor to the Wii is releasing next year, post-April.
If you didn't know that, I would be very pleased to know how you got internet and an electric connection under a rock.
Naturally, as with every upcoming console, there has been much hype and many rumors about the Wii U. Originally known as Project Stream, it represents another leap, and once again by Nintendo. Using high graphics, tablet controller, and motion , Nintendo hopes to blast Microsoft and Sony into oblivion once and for all.
This 6.2 inch, resistive touchscreen provides a unique experience, allowing the player to easily interact with items or other tools e.g. maps without disturbing the game.
The purpose of it, however, does not stop there. When the T.V. is occupied, the game can be played on the controller itself.
The Wii U also represents a change from the optical disks used in the Wii for games, to the DVD ones used in the Xbox 360 and PS3. This could mean that the Wii U can play movies.
A relief or Nintendo fans, the Wii U will come with HD capability, allowing the graphics to finally match those of Microsoft and Sony. In fact, there were reports that the graphic capability of the Wii U exceeded that of the PS3 by 50%!

Another reason I'm looking forward to it (yes, I am) are the games:
1. Super Mario Bros. Mii
2. New Super Smash Bros.
3. New Zelda game


Stay tuned or more updates!

3000

As I write this post, my blog is nearing three thousand views. I just want to thank you all for continuing to read my blog no matter how few times and bearing with my more cheesy and stupid posts. October was by far the best month (in terms of views) I've ever had so far, with 530 coming in. I'm hoping for another month like October.
I will be publishing more reviews soon.