November 30, 2006

Curse In Malay : GAMPANG

Okay,this is a sort of tutorial for any tourist or anybody outside Malaysia who would like to prepare themselves for the challenging survival of trying to stay alive in Malaysia especially Kuala Lumpur.For Malay speaking community,you can read other things or if you want to read more,maybe it will help you to improve how to curse somebody during emergency time (such as while traffic jam and you are in a car,a motorcycle hit your side mirror).

I do this tutorial because we Malaysian always looks up to the Caucasian or as we call them Mat Salleh because of an unknown reasons.So maybe the only way to help revitalize the culture is to let the outsider teach them a things or two about manners.

Improvise and try to be quick on words.Here goes..

The first lesson.

GAMPANG!!

pronounciation is (Gum ~ Punk)

This word was commonly used during a hasty feedbacks to any arrogant motorist or any quick urges needed for stupid drivers.Using it in a quick sentence will be like this:

EXAMPLE

"You are so GUM - PUNK"

"Bloody GUM - PUNK Malaysian"

or the old classic "GUM-PUNK @!&*%"

This word means sort of like a bastard son or daughter and it is commonly used also as a joke or banter between friends.So if a friend of yours call you GUM -PUNK that doesn't mean you are a bastard.Or maybe you are?Who knows.

Thanks!Hope you learn something.
Stay tune for more.

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Untitled : Gerakan Penyebaran Kristian

http://www.time.com/time/covers/1101030630/map/

tatau la apsal,tetibe pagi ni aku bersemangat bace pasal bende2 murtad ni.
Korang bole research sendiri pasal Window 10/40 ni.

Mungkin sebab aku hangin sebab org lain dah balik dan aku tak balik2 lagi.

Untitled : Artikel Mengenai Pengakuan Seorang Ex-Islam

Before you read my story below, I would like you to know that a lot of details are omitted to prevent people finding out who I am, etc. Some individuals and organizations may use my detailed info to hurt me in some way – just because I do not think Islam is right for me.

My parents made Malaysia their permanent home and that is where I was born and raised. By the laws in Malaysia, whoever is Malay or has a Malay ethnic background, they have to be Moslem. Since, my dad is Malay, our whole family in Malaysia was registered as Moslem and had no other choice but to be Moslem.

In regular school (from grade 1 to university), we had to learn Islam over and over. From age 8-11, I was also sent to religious school (every day except weekends) in addition to regular school, which I hated! I hate to wear the veil because it is hot and humid all year long in Malaysia. I recall making fun of the teacher in religious school at the age of 11 because she kept on talking about nonsense (which she seemed to believe in). At least I just went to religious school from age 8-11 (other kids go from age 7-12). I probably started late because my parents wanted to see if I could handle regular school alone. And I quit at age 11 because I wanted to do sports and the religious school’s headmaster didn’t want to let me take leave for sports practice. So, my parents said, “Hey! quit then”, which is good. My siblings had to go up to age 12. But they were in a religious school that was only 3 times a week and only 2 hours a day instead of 4-5 hours.

In addition to all that, my parents insisted I learn the Koran. I hated that too because I hated reading Arabic and I have no idea what it is about. So, what is the point of it? My parents just wanted me to be able to do well in religious studies at school and not feel left out among other children in Malaysia. Anyway, I used to make the Koran teachers want to quit coming to our house to teach. My mom has a lot of stories to tell when it comes to me making the Koran teachers want to quit. Later on, my dad would have a cane out (to beat me) to make sure I was learning the Koran and not making the teachers want to quit. This is another thing I used to do, when I changed teachers (because I made them quit by giving them a hard time) I used to flip the pages of the Koran a whole lot (hundreds of pages) and mark the page there as where the last teacher stopped. So, the new teacher would start a page, which is hundreds of pages after the one I last read. That way I finished the Koran fast and didn’t have to worry about wasting time on nonsense. Sometimes, I would do the same thing even if I didn’t change teachers. I would try to trick the same teacher. Anyway, my parents still think I managed to go through the whole book.

Since I was young, I was doubtful about this whole Islam thing. With all the bizarre things going on according to the religious teachers and its difficult rituals, Islam was a nightmare to me. I recall one day (probably when I was about 11 yrs old) the Koran teacher was telling me we should believe in Allah, the prophets, the 4 books, etc. I asked him whether we only have to “believe” in them without knowing if they exist? “Yes” he responded, “we must believe in them without knowing if they exist”.

In all schools, the teachers used to teach us that all non-Moslems (kafirs) are going to hell. When I told my parents this, they got mad. They said that isn’t true. The teachers are not god to judge who is going to hell or not. I think my parents just think the Koran teaches good things but they don’t know themselves what is in there because they didn’t study it. During my dad’s time, no religious studies were taught in school.

For secondary school, I went to a school that is multiracial and multi-religion. I began to make friends with people that were not Moslem. They were very nice people. Nicer than the Moslems. They always respected me and never forced me to do anything religion wise. The Moslems were forcing me to practice Islam and giving me a hard time. I finally realized something was wrong with the idea that all-Moslems will end up in heaven one day but never the non-Moslems. So, I decided that Islam is nonsense. Why is it that good people go to hell and bad ones go to heaven? Just because of what religion they follow? Not everyone is given the same chance to learn Islam. I realized my true friends in secondary school were never Moslem.

A factor that contributed towards me leaving Islam is the fact that women HAVE to wear veils. They claim it is so that men don’t look at sexy women, etc. It is to protect the women from men staring at them, etc. Well hey, there are Moslem men that turn me on/get me sexually aroused and they don’t have to wear a veil and cover up! I wish they would so that I can concentrate on other things rather than them. But this isn’t in Islam for the men.

When I was in my last year in secondary school, we had to take the national exams. For Islamic Education, I had to study about marriage in detail to do well. So, I learnt all the stuff and got the highest grade anyone can get for Islamic Education. And guess what? Because I know it so well, I know that there is a lot of discrimination against women in Islam. Things like a father and grandfather can marry a girl/woman to whomever they want even if the girl/woman doesn’t want to marry that person. That is disgusting! A man can beat his wife (after giving her advice and sleeping apart) if she doesn’t do whatever he wants her to sounds horrible to me too. I am a person that is strongly against corporal punishment on children because of my own personal experience and certainly against women! In addition, I learned things like women couldn’t be witnesses in Syariah Courts and things like that.

Since there are parts that are horrible in Islam, I do not accept it as the true religion. Plus, the religion is extremely difficult for me to practice if I want to be comfortable with my lifestyle. So, that is why I choose not to be Moslem. This has cost me a lot. I had to give up an education in a better university than the one I am attending now, a guaranteed respectable job, and everything I have in Malaysia to live in a foreign country. This is going to sound crazy but - I actually married another Moslem apostate from Malaysia so that he would help me move to this new home country of mine as he had the money and in return he could stay here safely. This has disadvantages – like it is hard to get other men to date me if they know I have a “husband”. Hey, if Malaysian Moslems find out that we are not Moslem, many would torture us in some way. In Malaysia, there are Pusat Pemulihan Akidah’s or Faith Rehabilitation Centers and perhaps even the death penalty (in 1-2 Malaysian states only) for Moslem apostates. I even gave up my Malaysian citizenship to be safer. The fact that Malaysian Moslems want to hurt us hurts me a lot because, why do they have to hurt us just because we view Islam differently? We wouldn’t have treated them badly or anything. My “husband” said that they know their religion is nonsense. So, anyone who tries to reveal this is somehow “changed” or killed to avoid more people knowing that it is nonsense. They are just so insecure about their religion that they have to get rid of people who know the truth about it!

After reading the Faith Freedom International and ISIS website and confirming it by reading a translation of the Koran in English (translated by a Moslem!) and other translations online, I realized that there is more crap in the Koran than I have thought– all this killing the non-believers, keeping captives (slaves) and having sex with them, etc. Even the Hadiths have a lot of inhumane stuff and I don’t think they should be considered 100% true as they are based on what he or she said hundred years ago.

Currently, I am a person of no religion. Many Moslem apostates who have been hurt and/or seen people get hurt in the name of Islam think that Islam should be totally destroyed. Of course, it would be great if it were possible. However, all I ask for from Moslems is freedom of religion, as I know that would help reduce the number of people suffering. Plus, if Islam were so great like Moslems claim, people would want to believe in it and practice it anyway without being forced.

Aku saje paste kat sini sebab aku takde bende nak tulis.Still kat ofis,bosan gile tunggu render habis.Bacalah artikel ni.Kalau yang tulis ni Org Kristian,biarla.tapi kalau yang tulis ni mmg Melayu,tatau la nak buat ape.Mungkin ni org.Kristian sendiri yang tulis sebab org Melayu takkan eja Muslim jadi "Moslem."

Banyak cara dia orang nak kenakan kita sekarang.Jaga-jaga je la.

Football Tribute : The Non-Flying Dutchman

Everyone will remember the goal that send Argentina out of the World Cup 98.
The timing is perfect,the touch and the sidefoot shot.
All 3 touches that he take to control the ball.
Sorry Argentina.Dennis Bergkamp has keep Holland in France for another day.

Arsenal will welcome Emirates Stadium but they will miss Dennis more than they miss Vieira.

Dennis is a scared person.
He gets scared and he takes his own safety measure.

Once in flight,there were a hoax about bombs in the plane.He got scared and he promise
he will never board planes anymore,

Then,in the 1998/99 season.During the FA Cup final (the season when Man Utd got their trebles) Dennis step up to take penalty in the last minute.He shot to the right of Peter Schmeichel and Schmeichel saved it.He promise himself that he will never take any penalties again.

He is the greatest Dutch player during his generations (De Boer bros,Cocu,Reiziger,Winter,Seedorf,Davids,Kluivert?).He is one of the best soccer player that have never won anything in the international level.Came close during france 98 and Euro 2000 in the
semi final,both losing on penalties.Came close during the Champions League final,he is too old to play.

People will talk about Zidane.Yes,Zidane is one of the greats.What Bergkamp lacks compared to Zidane is that he didn't won Champions League,World Cup and Euro Championships.As a player,I am sure Bergkamp and Zidane is on the same level.Bergkamp is one unlucky footballer that people will argue if he is one of the world best.

But he is lucky too.He is the second riches footballer (in England?) (after the international male model,David Beckham and Bergkamp wasn't modelling anything) and he has a HOT wife.

But,whatever people says,Dennis will still haunt Arsenal because he made Arsenal what Arsenal is today (Wenger too).Not even Henry.It will be strange after 10 years,Arsenal will be without Dennis Bergkamp.It will be odd watching Arsenal roll out into the pitch of the Emirates without Dennis.

Many names have been mentions as Bergkamp replacements for the new Dutch generations.Van Der Vaart,Robben,Van Persie.When will there be a "next Bergkamp"?

Nobody will replace him because most players won't be scared to board a flight and no other player can be called The Non-Flying Dutchman.That's one kind of player that will never have replacements.

So,he has really retired.

Thank you for everything.And enjoy your money.Donate some to me if you can.I am piss poor.

Kritik Masyarakat : Animasi Malaysia?Baik Main Bola

Dunia Multmedia Yang Malap

Adakah anda seorang bapa?
Adakah anda seorang ibu?

Apa yang akan anda katakan pada anak anda jika anda anda bertanya...

"Abah,mak,amin nak jadi animator bile besar nanti.Amin nak buat kartun Amin sendiri."

JAWAB AJE "TAK PAYAH! BAIK MAIN BOLA!"

Mungkin zaman Mahathir dulu,kecoh2 dengan kemajuan teknologi multimedia ni.Ya,kecoh2 sampai tempat nak belajar multimedia ni tumbuh mcm cendawan lepas hujan.Ade je kolej bukak.Universiti multimedia pun ade.Tapi dengan struktur industri m/media (MM) yang mengharapkan belas kasihan org atas,jangan harap industri ni nak berkembang maju.

Contoh keadaan:

RTM bayar satu episod kartun 3D : RM 45,000
episod kartun 2D : RM 40,000

Pastu RTM akan pass kat konsortium2 yang akan "menguruskan" pemberian tender kepada syarikat2 pengeluar animasi Malaysia.Biasanya,senario die..

Konsortium akan makan RM20,000 sebagai bayaran nilai airtime utk RTM.

Balance : Rm25,000 akan dipasskan sebagai bayaran untuk satu episod kartun tempatan.

MASALAHNYE!!
dah balance RM25K ni,ada pulak lagi org yang nak makan duit atas angin,goyang2 kaki,dia akan SUB TENDER lagi kpd org2 yang btol2 memerlukan projek (company yg terdesak carik projek).Tolak lagi RM10,000

Kita tengok balik :

RTM bagi 45,000 -- Konsortium makan tinggal Rm25,000 -- Kompeni makan pastu sub,tinggal RM15,000 ---Kompeni Yang Buat dapat RM15,000

APE KEJADAHNYE nak buat projek dengan RM15,000 satu episod?

Animator : gaji stended RM1600 x 5 org = RM9000
Editor : gaji stender RM 1800 x 1 org = RM1800
Bos nye gaji ? RM2000 x 2 org =RM4000 (itupun kalo bos tu sanggup amik 2k je)

BALANCE : RM200.

TAK LEPAS BAYAR BIL PUN!!
UNTUNG TAKDE!!
KOMPENI KONFEM BUNGKUS!!

Selagi industri multimedia ni tak diperbetolkan oleh kerajaan,selagi tu la jangan la harap nak bekerja dalam bidang ni secara serius.Suka-suka boleh la.Sebab dekat negara lain,dengan industri ni,kita boleh hidup mewah.Tapi dalam Malaysia,dengan sistem tender makan atas angin dan duit bawah meja,suruh je lah anak-anak anda yang masih bersekolah,masih di buaian,didalam perut ataupun anda tengah berusaha mendapat anak dengan pelbagai gaya,suruhlah anak anda jadi player
bola ke,cikgu ke,doktor ke,engineer ke ataupun call centre executive.Takyah nak gebang2 kita boleh buat itu,kita boleh buat ini.Animasi kita ade kualiti tapi percayalah,gaya hidup org yang buat
animasi tu takde kualiti,ibarat sampah masyarakat.Kalau anak2 anda bertegas gak nak buat bende ni,suruh dia belajar interactive multimedia ke,pastu suruh dia dapatkan scholar mane2 syarikat besar (PETRONAS,TM,TNB) dan suruh dia lupakan impian dia nak ade satu series animation dia sendiri.Hassan Mutallib (Melayu Pertama buat Animasi - Sang Kancil dan Buaya) pun pernah kata rate harga animasi Malaysia ni rendah,pastu ada lagi pihak yg rendahkan.

Sejauh mana rendahnya industri multimedia khasnya animasi negara kita ni boleh pergi lagi?
Berapa ramai student yang belajar 3D pastu stop buat sebab fed -up dengan semua bende ni?

Sampai bila hidup aku nak berubah.Nak berubah,aku kene ubah bidang kerja.Bukan buat kartun lagi dah.Aku dah ada anak nanti,aku nak pesan kat anak aku..

"Tak payah belajar susah2,kau pegi padang,main bola,jadi mcm Indera Putera"

Gaji die belas2 ribu tu.Dia main bola.

Ulasan Filem : Gol dan Gincu

ahahahha,raye2 ni malas gile nak berjalan.lepak tgk tv kat rumah.bukak astro ria ade plak
gol & gincu baru stat.

movie ni mmg antara movie2 yang boleh menjadi new wave kepada industri perfileman Malaysia yang makin tenat ni.shot-shot yang baik dan aku boleh kate pelakon2 die pun boleh berlakon (dibandingkan dengan filem2 melayu yang lain yang lebih suke ambik penyanyi jadi pelakon)

fazura (awek kaki pukul) berlakon sebagai seorang awek yang kurang menadapat perhatian daripada boifrennya iaitu Eddy (Ashraf SInclair).Eddy ni pulak minat bola (futsal) sangat2 sampai die lagi konsentret futsal berbanding awek die.Lalu diorang pun break.Fazura ni stay single dan Eddy ni pun dapatla awek baru lakonan Shazzy.Oleh kerana Fazura tengok Eddy camtu,die pun cube la mendekatkan diri die dengan futsal niuntuk kembali memenangi hati Eddy.Gitulah cerite die lebih kurang.

Ape yang aku respek dekat cerite ni ialah cerita Malaysia dan bukannye cerite Indonesia celup.Bile kite tengok cerita ni kite tau cerita ni adalah cerita Malaysia yang moden.FIlem ini juga bukan satu filem yang dibuat secara cincai dan dari segi jalan cerita,lakonan dan shot2,filem ini cukup berjaya.
Tahniah kepada pengarahnya,Bernard Chauly kerana filem ini mmg best.Walaupun ada beberape scene yang nampak mcm over sket (scene budak2 perempuan dalam bilik menari ramai2,pastu main perang bantal)scene yang nampak rush (scene bapak Sharifah Amani kene tangkap,camne la bapak die tetibe ade kat situ lak?bapak die minat bola gak ke?)

Main actress Fazura mampu membawa watak ni dengan selambe je dan mmg minah ni best berlakon.Ashraf Sinclair macam biase je,watak die byk bermain ngan perasaan desperate.Chemistry antara due org main actor ni mmg ok dan begitu jugakla lakonan daripada team mate "Bukan Team Biasa." Gadis-gadis 3R terutamanya Rafidah menunjukkan diorang dapat byk training berlakon dalam short dramna yang selalu keluar dalam 3R.Paling mengejutkan aku ialah lakonan Shazzy.Wah!Minah ni berlakon mmg best!Pelakon paling best dalam filem ni.

Gol & Gincu mungkin takkan mendapat sambutan yang diperolehi filem2 Malaysia lain.Tapi filem ni menunjukkan industri filem kita ada kualiti.Mungkin filem ni takkan menang anugerah mane2 festival filem,tapi filem adalah hiburan.Gol & Gincu merupakan sebuah filem dan juga sebuah hiburan.

Review ****

November 17, 2006

Album Review : Hillary Duff - Metamorphosis

This is an old album before Hillary turns bad,when she sang about cute things like teddy bears and sunshines shining upon her.
I don't care about what people says,but I love this album.

The opening songs "So Yesterday" sounds very matured and a great single to start of the album.
Then the album start to take a more quirky,sometimes,cute then sometimes downright annoying.
"Come Clean","Workin It Out" and "Little Voice" is a hate or like kind of song.Then another standout performance in "Where Did I Go Right?" continuing to "Anywhere But Here."Another
quirky/cute song "The Math" follows.One of the album best track "Love Just Is" is not a super beuatiful ballad and her voice sort of sounds flat but the melody is really good,giving a you a romantic vibes all around.

Title track "Metamorphosis" is unforgettable and the album closer "Girl Can Rock" sounds like a girl who try too hard to rock.

This album is really weird because it was like a fifty-fifty effort of a little girl and a more mature young woman.The quirky/cute songs won't be like by everyone but there is something for everyone.Good job growing up.

Rating - 4/5

Album Review : Ash - Free All Angels

So it is all summer all over again?

No summer in Malaysia.
No girls in bikini walking along the beach to escape the rising sun.
No macho guys surfing on the ocean to impress girls.

It doesn't mean u cannot enjoy this album.

Opening with the sweet strumming of acoustic guitar then go blistering for the full verse of "Walking Barefoot"
Ash is back.Yeah,this review is late.Because this album is out in year 2001.But who cares,classics stays the same all
century long.

"Shining Light" follow up and you won't know if Tim Wheeler is talking about God or girls.Nobody would forget that
chorus.It's the song that save Ash from going starving and dead.Is is summer yet?

"Burn Baby Burn" is a killer track.Imagining sexy cheerleaders jumping all around just to support you while you are doing

somehing.Any pervert would have watch that video already,I mean the video clip.After all the jumping,Tim suddenly want to
show Britney Spears how to sing and write a proper pop song (with guitar) and "Candy" is perfect for Ash that also will be

perfect for any Britney,Christina or Ashlee upcoming album.

"Cherry Bomb" is forgettable except for the chorus,"Submission" is a weird song most of the times sound bad except when
you are horny.Really,I am serious.

"Sometimes" is the prettiest tracks,sort of like how do you describe the most beautiful that you see?You cant,you just cant.
"nicole" is another tracks that stand out for summer loving at the back of the truck while jumping on the beach.

So now,is it summer yet?

9/10

Album Review : Ash - Meltdown

they stun the world with their album when they are 18 years old,decline an invitation from Pearl Jam to tour with them because they have to take their exam.they are ash and they want you all to listen that talking and dreaming about aliens is the past.they just want to rock,hard.

this is the band fifth album and this time Tim Wheeler just want everyone to shave his balls because he have a lot.After going nearly bankrupt from the disastrous sales of their third album "Nu-Clear Sounds" and rise again to fame with "Free All Angels" he just want everybody to go and fuck themselves.This is "Meltdown"

"meltdown" is what "nu-clear" sound supposed to be.Heavy guitars,fast drum beats and a lot of guitar solo's.this is what Ash is all about.Catchy songs bordering on Pop and Punk and in "meltdown" they includes metal.

Album opener "Meltdown" is a straight up rocks.Then come "orpheus".If you have watch "shaun of the dead" then you can hear the songs being played.(the film director is actually the boyfriend for Ash guitarist,i mean the girl,Charlotte)

"Orpheus" opens with a heavy riff couple with some tight drum line and then explodes!And then when the singing start,it is the perfect songs for cruising on the highway at high speed with police behind you.

"Evil Eye" is one of those darker happy gothic song that makes you jump and jump happily for no reason.Maybe it is the chorus or the rhyming words,but it is pop punk finest tunes from Ash.

"Starcrossed" is what "oh yeah" is for 1977 and "Shining Lights" for Free All Angels,this song will make you cry.If you are in love and your heart is broken,you will cry harder If you have failed in love than you will love this songs.this song is a pop punk ballad with soaring guitars and a perfect ending.A special tribute for the nearly lovers.

"Wont Be Saved" is like "Evil Eye" without the darker mood and you will still sing a long the chorus.
The album closer "Vampire Love" is a mix of catchy tunes and vampires .it is a song about vampire loving human or etc. and how their love cannot be fullfilled because he's a VAMPIRE.

I have listened to as ash since i am 15 years old,grew up with them and heard how their music have change.But since i bought 1977 (or maybe steal i don't remember) I realized that after 1977,Ash have lost a little bit of their energy and passion.Yes,they are getting much more mature and their songs have been better,but their new stuff still lacks the energy that "1977" have.The intro for "Lose Control","Goldfinger" and the weird but kicks butt intro for "Angel Interceptor".Yeah,"Starcrossed" is good but it didn't have the element that makes "Oh Yeah" greats.

"Meltdown" is good for those looking for heavy stuff that is not hurting to the ears.It is like a finely balanced pop and metal album.This is a big risk Ash is taking because usually their heavy stuff don't sell and "meltdown" is a flop in sells number.But "Meltdown" is a great preview to what Ash can become.Ash won't conquer the world but for those who wants great music and not angry lyrics with a positive vibes,"Meltdown" delivers.

Without the youth energy of 1977,every other Ash album will never repeat the success of "1977".Sometimes maturity and high productions value is a flaw for one of the best bands you can listen to.

Give this album a try.If you don't like it,try "Free All Angels" first.Then you will appreciate Ash.

Standout Tracks:

Meltdown
Orpheus
Evil Eye
Clones
Starcrossed
Out of The Blue
Won't Be Saved
Vampire Love
Solace (Bonus Tracks)

Rating
8/10

Album Review : Weezer - Make Believe

The last 2 album from weezer,the green album and Maladroit has seen weezer go up and downs in their music,both album suffers the fate of being just not good enough for weezer after the super great debut album (Blue Album) and the more moody but classic sophomore album (Pinkerton)

So now we have the fifth album from the band and from the first impression of the CD cover,the album will suck.The first single (constantly overplayed and aired on MTV) Beverly Hills is not a good weezer song (if we compare it to their previous single )but you know that kids these days if we shove anything up their throat they will swallow it and like it (and even lick it) so we got beverly Hills video clips playing constantly between another gangster rap video and another ashlee simpson shit.

Not that it is not good for the bands.MTV sells records and we can see that Beverly Hills in its peak reach the coveted number one spot on the Billboards Modern Rock Tracks

I like weezer and it is safe (and a little sad to say) that Make Believe is much much better than Green Album and a little bit better than Maladroit.Rivers Cuomo lyrics has never sound cheesy when every words have to rhyme and you can even try and guess which words rhyme with it because YOU CAN! The lyrics on some of the songs are just rhyming words without any meaning.

There are some highlights on these album,they are good but it won't be another classic."Perfect Situations" is the third single (or second?) and it is good but not great."We Are All On Drugs" or "We are all in love" is a glimmer of what weezer have been.there are some experimentation on the album such as "Freak Me Out" and album closer "Haunt You Every Day" but this is all just good stuff,no retro weezer quality stuff.

As a comeback album from a long slump,this is not a bad album.But when we are talking about weezer this is not up to the standard of what they set in their '94 debut and sophomore album.Not a bad album but for weezer,a better album is needed next time.A much better album.

Rating
6/10

Standout tracks

Perfect Situations
We Are All On Drugs (In Love)
My Best Friend
Freak Me Out
Haunt You Everyday

Film Review : Gol dan Gincu (Bahasa Melayu)

ahahahha,raye2 ni malas gile nak berjalan.lepak tgk tv kat rumah.bukak astro ria ade plak
gol & gincu baru stat.

movie ni mmg antara movie2 yang boleh menjadi new wave kepada industri perfileman Malaysia yang makin tenat ni.shot-shot yang baik dan aku boleh kate pelakon2 die pun boleh berlakon (dibandingkan dengan filem2 melayu yang lain yang lebih suke ambik penyanyi jadi pelakon)

fazura (awek kaki pukul) berlakon sebagai seorang awek yang kurang menadapat perhatian daripada boifrennya iaitu Eddy (Ashraf SInclair).Eddy ni pulak minat bola (futsal) sangat2 sampai die lagi konsentret futsal berbanding awek die.Lalu diorang pun break.Fazura ni stay single dan Eddy ni pun dapatla awek baru lakonan Shazzy.Oleh kerana Fazura tengok Eddy camtu,die pun cube la mendekatkan diri die dengan futsal niuntuk kembali memenangi hati Eddy.Gitulah cerite die lebih kurang.

Ape yang aku respek dekat cerite ni ialah cerita Malaysia dan bukannye cerite Indonesia celup.Bile kite tengok cerita ni kite tau cerita ni adalah cerita Malaysia yang moden.FIlem ini juga bukan satu filem yang dibuat secara cincai dan dari segi jalan cerita,lakonan dan shot2,filem ini cukup berjaya.
Tahniah kepada pengarahnya,Bernard Chauly kerana filem ini mmg best.Walaupun ada beberape scene yang nampak mcm over sket (scene budak2 perempuan dalam bilik menari ramai2,pastu main perang bantal)scene yang nampak rush (scene bapak Sharifah Amani kene tangkap,camne la bapak die tetibe ade kat situ lak?bapak die minat bola gak ke?)

Main actress Fazura mampu membawa watak ni dengan selambe je dan mmg minah ni best berlakon.Ashraf Sinclair macam biase je,watak die byk bermain ngan perasaan desperate.Chemistry antara due org main actor ni mmg ok dan begitu jugakla lakonan daripada team mate "Bukan Team Biasa." Gadis-gadis 3R terutamanya Rafidah menunjukkan diorang dapat byk training berlakon dalam short dramna yang selalu keluar dalam 3R.Paling mengejutkan aku ialah lakonan Shazzy.Wah!Minah ni berlakon mmg best!Pelakon paling best dalam filem ni.

Gol & Gincu mungkin takkan mendapat sambutan yang diperolehi filem2 Malaysia lain.Tapi filem ni menunjukkan industri filem kita ada kualiti.Mungkin filem ni takkan menang anugerah mane2 festival filem,tapi filem adalah hiburan.Gol & Gincu merupakan sebuah filem dan juga sebuah hiburan.

Review ****

Album Review : Snow Patrol-Final Straw

ehem,this is pure british goodies.anybody who listen to anything in the billboard chart should avoid this album.

snow patrol third album open with the lazy but relaxing (and a little moody) "How to be Dead",pure single material.good opening set as it set the tone for the album.Then "Wow""Gleaming Auction" and "Whatever's Left" follow after that.Those three are good but it cannot be considered great because the next three tracks are pure genius.

"Spitting Games" is pure pop,with lyrics so innocent it makes any pervert looks innocence and naive.The opening riff is simple and super catchy.Track number 6 "Chocolate" is a simple songs with simple drums but full of deep meaning that i dont understand.The 7th track,"Run" is so good it will make you remember how deep love is and surely will make tears flowing from your eyes.The song chorus is pure "wave your hands up,light up a candle" moments.

Then the album going on a slow turn as "Grazed Knees" flow into the weird "Ways and Means"."Tiny Little Fractures" up the tempo again as the catchy riff gets into you.Then the heavy yet mellow "Somewhere the Clock is Ticking ".Last track, "Same" is a good but not that great song for the album closing moment.

The album comes with two bonus track "We can Run Away Now They Are All Dead" is a catchy song with breezy mood that contains a really dark lyrics (hence the title) and "Half the Fun" is a throwback to the old Snow Patrol,weird sound and heavy distorted guitar,but the chorus is fun to hear.

Standout Tracks:
How to Be Dead
Wow
Spitting Games
Chocolate
Run
Grazed Knees
Tiny Little Fractures
We Can Run Away Now They Are All Dead

Rating ****

November 15, 2006

Kritik Masyarakat : Malaysia - Patriotik Tahi Ayam

Kita,rakyat Malaysia berbangga sbb Malaysia :

ada litar F1 yang canggih
ada KLCC bangunan kedua tertinggi didunia
dipuji pelancong2 asing yang datang
adalah negara yang ada kereta nasional sendiri

Tapi,apa gunanya semua tu?

Adakah aku hepi dengan semua tu?Ya,aku hepi sbb kita anjurkan F1,tp aku
lagi hepi kalau kerajaan kita :

hapuskan tol
tak mark up cukai kereta gila babi
pastikan rakyat kita biarlah taraf hidup sederhana tapi barang2 affordable

Apa yang aku nak bangga pasal Malaysia?Sebagai seorang rakyat,aku tak pernah pun rasa hepi psl bende2 yang betol2 melibatkan aku.Pernah sekali je la aku hepi sbb mak aku dapat bonus 2 bulan (mak aku cikgu) itupun sbb biasenye bonus sebulan je.Rakyat Malaysia terpakse menanggung hutang seumur hidup (biasanya) sbb nak bayar harga kereta yang dah ditambah cukai gila babi tinggi.Harga minyak pun sama jugak.Sket2 keluar statement harga minyak kita still lagi murah dari
negara tu,negara ni.Buat apa nak bandingkan harga dengan negara luar kalau rakyat sendiri rasa sakit?

Menteri2 tak rasa bende ni.Diorang ada elaun minyak,diorang ade driver,jalan naik kereta pun tak jem,pasang siren ke,suruh polis escort ke.

Susah kita nak jumpa pemimpin yang hidup mcm rakyat biasa.Yang rasa apa yang rakyat rasa.Bayar kereta bulan2 mcm org ramai.Diorang boleh buat rakyat hepi masa setahun sebelum pilihanraya,bagi peruntukan itu,duit kat org2 yang kurang berada.

Masa nak pilihanraya boleh buat rakyat hepi,tapi dah menang?Mintak jasa baik rakyat tolong beli bertahan dengan Proton.Tapi kalau takde Proton maknanya kereta murah untuk semua.

Pilihanraya tahun depan.Mungkin kalau takde perubahan kepada kehidupan rakyat,kita perlukan perubahan yang mungkin akan menyedarkan mneteri2 kita daripada terlena dibuai duit2 yang berselerakan,bertilam tebal dengan tilam spring yang sama harga dengan 6 bulan gaji seorang animator macam aku.

Aku takmau litar F1,aku tak mau bangunan tinggi2,aku takmau ada kereta nasional Proton yang harganya tak membantu rakyat langsung.

Apa lagi yang nak naik lepas ni?Bil letrik?Dah!Rokok?Dah!Cukai?Dah! Yang tak naik ialah taraf kegembiraan seorang rakyat malaysia yang duduk di Malaysia

Semangat Patriotik?Buat ade bersemangat tapi kerajaan selalu sengat rakyat.