Looks like my dream car, the sexy Toyata Prius isn't all that superb. I read in the enews today that in US and Japan, Toyota has already recalled back several hundred thousand (that's six digits) of this model due to persistent complains of unintended acceleration (gulp!) and brake failure (double gulp!). I'm not sure which is scarier!
There has been numerous report of accidents already that support this claim, like in California where a family of four ended up in a ball of flame. Oh my blithering fuck.
And this is definitely not good, because Prius is, like, third generation already and by now should have become a stable model. And also not good to the company's image obviously, especially now that they've dethroned General Motors as the world's biggest auto manufacturer.
Toyota now is staring at a smiling two-billion-dollar bill due to this recalling. Man, imagine the things you can do with that amount of money. You can even build an oil & gas platform.
But I like the Prius so much! Not fair! Hope this issue can be settled ASAP, before semua orang hangen sampai kepala berasap.
So the second trailer for the movie Inception is out. And it feels even more awesome (and more teasing too!) than its teaser which I've posted in this entry. Aarrgggh! The mystery's killing me! Damn you Christopher Nolan!
Today marks the first day of primary school for two most important person in my life. Not first day after a school break, mind you. The very first day, never before in their lives. Well, one of them in a different perspective.
The first one is my beloved niece who'll be joining Standard One. Sweetheart, Paksu wish you all the very best in your school. When I kiss you and said, "Enjoy your school", yesterday before I left, I meant it with my whole heart. When things don't go your way, go ahead and cry but don't ever give up. You have your Ummi, Abah and aunties and uncles that cares so much for you. Your single step for a long journey begins today.
The second one is the oversea girl who's back in mainland. Why is she joining primary school, you ask? She's now a full-time teacher! Woot, woot! Feels like only yesterday when she asked me my advise about options to further study (which she didn't follow duh!). Cik Teluki, you have a career now and many people, including not least myself, are proud of you! It marks you as a full-grown lady. Way to go!
I am very thankful to The Almighty for giving me these two lovely girls to my life. Alhamdulillah for their big steps and lots of love from me.
P/S - Think it's not too late to wish Salaam Maal Hijrah, and Happy New Year.
Yeah, I know I'm starting a war with half the population of
Earth, but this is my blog! Mine!
"Inch closer, you retarded bi-atch."
This movie has no depth. Period. The action scenes don't
explode enough, the sad scenes aren't sad enough, and my niece's pre-school concert have more emotion than this
film's love scenes.
I know it's a fantasy film after all, but taking off your
shirt just to wipe blood on someone's forehead? And - what do you know? - he has a washboard abs! Oh, awkwaaaard...I practically rolled my
eyes during this.
But wait, Edward can't lose, can he? They need to find an
excuse for him to show his body too. Duh.
The one and only exciting thing from Twilight is
significantly reduced! What's that? The Volvo C30, of course.
Directly or not, let's face it: there's racism in this
movie. The Native Americans are as usual the working class, while the white is the elitist complete with secret councils, a
mansion, fancy cars to match and all that jazz. No points for guessing who's the black guy in this movie. Up next:
Michelle Yeoh as the Cullen’s maid.
I seriously hate Bella's dialogues when she's with
Edward, to the point of barfing. They're mostly, "I... (pause, looking down)... I... bla bla bla". Why the hell must she look
down and pause in all her dialogues? Is she retarded or something?
Just when you think no acting can possibly be worse,
Edward seems to be more retarded than Bella. I had a hard time to decide whether he's lifeless or not. But then again, I
can imagine the numbness when you have a girlfriend like Bella.
Have you ever seen a loving couple who talks just a mere
inch from each other's face ALL THE TIME, EVERYWHERE? In the woods, in a family gathering, outside a
house. Why not make it during a roller-coaster ride too?
The Cullen is ridiculously pale, but no one seems to give
a fuck. Come on! Have you ever seen someone that is THAT pale? And if such paleness exists, can you help but stare?
Crazy needy bitch gives a guy more than hope, but ditch him
when a guy she fancies comes around. Total bi-atch.
So, for those who think The Twilight Saga is overrated, here's a trailer of how Twilight should have ended. Enjoy!
Berkurun lamaaa... Ku tak hapdeeet... Blog berangan ku iniii... (*nyanyi ikut lagu Mamat Exist tajuk apa ntah, sila tiru suara sengau sekali ye)
Well, at least lagi bagus la dari blog ni kan? *larik!*. Apa kabar semua (siapakah itu "semua" dalam pernyataan diatas?)? Sihat? Saya juga sihat, alhamdulillah. Remember I mentioned in my previous entry about being attached in Kerteh? It wasn't really a two-month attachment. Far from it, in fact: I stayed for six friggin'-months. But I'm back in the hustle and bustle of KL, and am loving it!
KL is the same old, same old. A few of my friends has welcomed a new member in their respective family (now, if you ask me, "Paksu bila lagi?", I'll kick your arse). Roland Emmerich sucks as always. Zee Avi has come up with a debut highly-praised album, and so is Hujan with their second.
And I'm really missing a few of my besties now. I hope you know who you guys (and girl... singular not plural! ) are.
And oh, aku sampai terhafal2 lagu Siti yang baru tu walaupun aku tak suka, sebab sehari boleh dengar sampai 20 kali!
Have you guys noticed, marketing strategies for local movies will either be their big-budget, their stars, or CGI. And some adds unnecessary controversy, too. And the premise involves either racing cars, ridiculously rich companies or ghosts with nice long hair.
But a good movie need none of those, like this short film, titled Signs by Patrick Hughes (not to be confused with Shyamalan's Signs, ok?). Malaysian film directors should heed this movie. This movie is goofy yet charming, relax yet fast-paced, romantic yet down to earth, and most importantly, simple yet effective! Who says romance need sexual interaction? (wah, sembang!)
If you have the money, where would you want to go? In no particular order, I'd like to:
Watch the sunset from the Skywalk, Grand Canyon, Arizona, USA
Snap the obligatory I'm-holding-the-Leaning-Tower photo in Pisa, Italy
Scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Ascend the Great Wall in Beijing, ChinaDone!
Wander aimlessly on the cobbled streets of Prague, Czech Republic
Lose myself in the whitewashed town of Santorini, Greece (thanks Iz!)
Reach Low's Peak, Mount Kinabalu, Sabah, MalaysiaDone!
Scuba dive (or simply frolic the beach) in Maldives
Ogle the pyramids in Giza, Cairo from the back of a camel or a horse
Scuba dive in Sipadan Island, Sabah, Malaysia
Done!
And done!
Waah, banyak duit ko? Well, berangan tu free kan. I didn't include performing the Hajj in Mekah (or Mecca, but I prefer the former spelling) because even though I'd really love to do it, it's more of religious obligation than a personal interest. Jahat ke aku?
By the way, looks like I really, really, really need to dust my diving logbook.
Korang perasan tak, jurnalis hiburan kat Malaysia ni kebanyakannya narcissist, cas-diva, cas-baik, cas-prihatin dan macam-macam jenis cas lagi? Bukak je Pancaindera atau Bi-Pop dan korang baca la sendiri artikel-artikel diorang. To be honest, kalau aku dapat paper hari Ahad, aku akan bukak dulu section hiburan ni, bukan nak tau sangat pasal artis tapi nak gelakkan perangai penulis-penulis ni. Ada banyak perangai, tapi aku boleh summarize macam berikut:
Jenis "Aku Tetap Menyampah Kat Artis Ni Walaupun Dia Selamatkan Palestin, Period!" Jurnalis jenis camni, dia tunggu masa je artis tu buat salah memang abis la satu page penuh dia kutuk. Kadang-kadang sampai dua tiga minggu pun masih mengutuk lagi. Kalau artis tu buat baik, takde pulak dia tulis apa-apa.
Jenis "Aku Tetap Suka Kat Artis Ni Walaupun Dia Langgar Orang, Period!" Yang ni pulak, artis tu buat apa semuanya puji beb! Kalau misal kata artis X kegemaran dia ni berselisih faham dengan artis lain pun, dia takkan kutuk punya, instead dia cakap, "Mungkin ada sebab X ni berkelakuan begitu". Kalo si X buat baik toksah citer la, ayat pertama dia mungkin jenis macam, "Sejuk telinga bila dengar artis X ni buat konsert amal". Gitu. Fanatik la pendek citer.
Jenis "Ni Apa Yang Aku Dengar Je, Tapi Nasihat Aku Macam Ni La" Jenis ni, dia sebenarnya dah percaya sangat satu gossip artis ni, tapi dia buat-buat macam dia quote orang lain je. Kebanyakan statement dia akan terselit ayat, "dari sumber yang boleh dipercayai" atau pun "menurut kata kawan Z" (nama penulis). Yang ni memang entahape-hape sebab dalam pada dia dengar tu, dia akan bagi nasihat jugak, contoh ayat: "Kalau betul la berita ni, Z harap dia dapat berubah." Bro, kalo ko tak percaya cerita tu, apa kata ko selidik dulu. Apa guna jadi jurnalis?
Jenis "Aku Tak Ambik Pot Pun, Saje Karang Panjang-Panjang" Yang ni aku cukup tak boleh blah. Jenis ni, dia kutuk sorang artis tu dah penuh satu page pastu ending dia dia cakap "Entah la, Kak P malas nak ambik tau". Padahal dah kutuk satu page penuh ni. Bangang betul statement camni.
Jenis "Tanpa Kitorang, Sape La Artis Kat Dunia Ni" Yang ni, betul-betul cas VIP, cas diva, cas penting sangat. Kalo ada artis tak jemput pegi kenduri kawin ke, memang dia ajak satu dunia boikot. Siap bagi nasihat, "Tanpa wartawan hiburan, artis Malaysia tak boleh cari makan." Pastu kalau pegi Majlis Award mana-mana, siap demand VIP seat beb! Serius gelak aku baca. Dia siap cakap, "Last-last Z bahasakan aje penyambut tetamu, baru dia tau." Hebat gila la ko kan.
Jenis "Semua Filem Menghiburkan" Ni tukang review filem la. Review ke kalo asal ada filem je, semua menghiburkan dan disyorkan menonton? Sinopsis pun haram tak membantu langsung. Kita pun takleh nak rely kat dia samada filem tu bagus ke tak. Ni jenis nak play safe la kot, nak kutuk tak berani, nak puji lelebih pun tak berani.
Jenis "Eh, Betul Ke? Tak, Sebenarnya... " Ni jenis penulis yang saje nak bikin hot., taktik nak suruh orang beli majalah dia la. Kat cover page dia tulis soalan, "Fahrin Ahmad Berkahwin dengan Sharifah Aini?". Pastu bila baca artikel penuh, dia pun explain "Sebenarnya itu adalah salah satu babak dalam filem Sembelit arahan Yusof Taiyob". Sampaikan aku dah boleh agak, kalo headline tu berbentuk soalan, confirm scene filem mana-mana punya.
Adoi la, memang sampah gila! Tu yang kelakar bila baca!
Alhamdulillah! I couldn't believe my ears at first when I got the news, but I'm actually going to spend Raya with my family!
For weeks I have been preparing myself mentally to spend my Raya at my construction site. Offshore, to be exact. It's only justifiable that I do as such, since the rest of the project team has been away during Raya last year. One engineer has even been on duty for the last two Raya's. Gila tak?
Then, on the eleventh hour somebody agreed to be on standby during Raya, and he will be bringing his family to Kerteh instead. I don't know why he agreed to that, but I won't ask him. One doesn't question a miracle!
So, yup, I won't be on board of Arwana Satu this Raya. She would probably be missing me, but I won't be missing her! Arwana-who? Woot, woot!
Those who have watched Up may be probably humming the classical that was played during Carl Fredricksen's staircase descend.
I was searching for the song myself and found out I am not the only one who didn't know the title. And I found this query at Yahoo Answer, and his elaboration is killing me.
Quote:
"Classical Music From Movie Up.?
Ive heard it before, but it goes like this
todo do do do todo do do do
its when he is on his stair wheel chair at 11:40 minutes into the movie here
"
Unquote.
Just wondering my friend, are you sure it's 'todo do do do todo do do do'? Not 'to doto to do todo'?
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