Day in brief

Another job change – back to Forex

I’ve changed my job yet again.  I spent most of the last year working in shipping industry, and Forex it seems got jealous.  With that, I am back in the dynamic world of financial services.   Starting today, I am employed by FXCC (website is coming soon) – a brand new Limassol-based company.   I’m also glad to reunite with some of my FxPro friends there.

I’d also like to take this opportunity to thank all the people who I worked with at Tototheo Group.  Shipping was a new experience for me and I’ve learned a lot.  The kind and friendly atmosphere in the office is now my new benchmark to how much family-like a working environment can be.  I hope we’ll stay friends.

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Megamind

Maxim and I went to the cinema yesterday, in hopes to see “Tangled”.  But unfortunately it was in Greek only.  We checked both Rio and K-Cineplex cinemas.  Since we were out anyway, we decided to go for “Megamind“.  Which, despite the 3D advertising, was in 2D.  (Maxim prefers 3D, while I am a 2D man).

“Megamind” is a cartoon about superheros and about the fight of good an evil.  It is somewhat original in the story though.  While most other stories accept the fight between the good and evil and spend most of the time on the details, “Megamind” takes a different route.  It explores the world after the fight of good and evil.  And not just that, but the world where evil won the fight.  I thought it was an interesting twist, even though it required slightly more talking than usual.  And, as every kid knows, talking is boring.  Bring on the fight!

The story is well balanced though.  Surprisingly, there is still plenty of fighting and other types of action.   Bonus points from me are for having a geek (wearing geeky t-shirts) and for the soundtrack that included AC/DC, Ozzy Osbourne, and Guns-n-Roses.  I think that’s the first mainstream animation to ever do that.  Kudos!

And while this flick wasn’t a jewel that by now everyone expects from Dreamworks, it is still a pretty good entertainment choice.  Overall rating from me is a 4 out of 5.   Not bad.

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