Paksu

The Obligatory Unnecessary Update

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:03:13 GMT

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!

But still, it's nice to be back!

Love Without Talking?

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:30:05 GMT

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!)

Aaah... Love...

Ten World Attractions I'd Love To Do

Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:22:18 GMT

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, China~~ Done!
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, Malaysia~~ Done!
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.

Jenis-Jenis Jurnalis Hiburan Malaysia

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 15:43:52 GMT

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!

Beraya Jugak Teman Tahun Ni!

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:12:38 GMT

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!

Tododo, Or Dodoto?

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 15:26:57 GMT

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'?

Inception

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:44:36 GMT

Those who have been Christopher Nolan's work closely should know his latest masterpiece titled Inception (well there's nothing on its official website yet - nothing, not even a link).

The teaser trailer, embedded below, looks like a cross between Dark City (or some may say The Matrix, but I prefer the former) and Jumper, with a hint of his own classic Memento thrown in (by the way, don't bother checking that link). And that sums up to one word: kick-ass.

Is that two words?

But what casts! There's Leonardo DiCaprio (I hate him in Titanic, but he's awesome in Martin Scorcese's films), Ken Watanabe as the baddie, the motor-mouth Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, the versatile Cillian Murphy and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Woohoo!

Nolan, whose movies have all been favoured by critics, is being secretive with his latest project. The 'The Dark Knight' director also managed to convince his stars to keep the story to themselves.

And that's not bad. That's not bad at all.

Toyota Prius

Thu, 27 Aug 2009 01:35:40 GMT

Why am I always the last to know? Toyota Prius is already available in Malaysia! I've been hearing this news for months but haven't seen it yet. It was my sis who informed me today. Thanks, sis! Then I surf Toyota Malaysia official website, and true enough, it's here! In Malaysia! I'm so excited!

I've been admiring this car since my campus years (circa 2002, I think) when it was first launched. During that time, hybrid cars was just starting to become the in thing in the US, Europe and Japan. Interested Malaysian like myself could only drool on pictures from the internet.

Now, more than five years later, it's here. They come in five colours, and for the first time in my life, I like red! Or is it just the illustration?

(dicilok dari website Toyota)

But blue looks awesome too, and gray is mean, as always.

But its whopping RM175K price made me gulp. I hope the government can do something to encourage people to drive a hybrid. I heard in western countries, people who drive hybrid will get some tax relief. Is that true?

So anyone rich and kind enough to buy this for me?

Salam Ramadhan

Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:11:47 GMT

SALAM RAMADHAN 1430H

Buat Semua Muslimin & Muslimat

Moga Ramadhan kali ini lebih baik dari yang lepas. Amiiin...

Kelakar, kelakar...

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:26:10 GMT

On the way balik ke Kerteh siang tadi, masa tengah drive, aku pun terfikir la teka-teki yang terinspirasi dari komen-komen status facebook aku. Aku pun sms la teka-teki tu kat kawan-kawan (ok, not a safe thing to do while driving!). Jawapan yang aku terima ada yang kelakar, so aku nak share la jawapan-jawapan dari kawan-kawan. Ikut kategori ni!

Soalan: Makhluk apa yang bahagian atasnya ikan, tengah-tengah manusia, bawah ayam? Makhluk ni betul-betul wujud.

Jawapan (mengikut skema pemarkahan): Nelayan yang bawak raga hasil tangkapannya di atas kepala ke pasar sambil berkaki ayam.

Jadi, jawapan apa yang aku terima?

Terbaik Kategori Paling Kelakar

Mulan Jameela, Makhluk Tuhan Paling Seksi
- dari pegawai Jr, tangki minyak Putrajaya (pengaruh artis sangat!)

Terbaik Kategori "Kreatifnya Imaginasi Ko!"

Ikan Duyung Berkaki Ayam
- dari kakak NF, pemain volleyball paling chantek (sejak bila ikan duyung ada kaki ni, kak?)

Terbaik Kategori Paling Kejam

Ikan Duyung Yang Duduk Atas Ayam
- dari pemain gamelan A, PETRONAS (macam biasa buat je?)

Terbaik Kategori WTF?

Budak Keje PETRONAS
- dari mak guard cyber Y di Seri Kembangan

Terbaik Kategori "Entah Aku Malas Nak Pikir"

Erik Yang Takde Keje
- dari surirumah G yang sihat (boleh tak ko jawab "malas nak pikir" je next time?)

Terbaik Kategori Urban

Manusia pegi pasar Chow Kit
- dari pegawai call center K (rajin ko pegi pasar kat tengah-tengah bandar, kan?)

Terbaik Kategori Kenangan Di Zaman Budak-Budak

Mak Mah pegi pasar
- dari pegawai Jabatan Risda U (mesti suka main masa kecik-kecik dulu kan!)

Terbaik Kategori "Komfius La Ko Ni!"

Mak hayam menyamar jadi ikan
- dari jurutera dan bakal postgraduate M (objektif nak nyamar?)

Terbaik Kategori Pekerja Gigih

Tak boleh fokus meeting lak ni, u pulak kacau minda I dengan teka-teki ni!
- bekas mak guard cyber R (popojolah kak ooi! tergelak baca reply!)

Terbaik Kategori "Ni Paham Soklan Ke Tak?"

Sardin atau Tong Sardin Cap Ayam
- dari pelajar perguruan N (letih aku menaip panjang-panjang, kan?)

Terbaik Kategori "Ko Ni Kenapa?"

Bard! Jawapan dia Bard kan? Betol tak?
- pegawai pelabuhan Q (kelakar gila la! Ko ni kenapa!!)

Cuma dua orang je yang berjaya mendapatkan jawapan, tu pun sorang kena tolak 0.5 markah sebab tak sebut 'pegi ke pasar' dan sorang lagi tu berapa banyak clue daaaa....