National Treasure (2004)

Since 81st Academy Awards will be held this weekend, my entries for this 1-2 weeks will be focusing on & around films & movies. However they all will be in amirmukhtar ways...

National Treasure, a 2004 adventure movie starring Nicolas Cage about a search of worldwide lost treasure guarded by the Knights Templar & Freemason which leads to a invisible map at the back of US Declaration of Independence & the stealing of it. The film was very interesting & entertaining. It was a fun mixture of conspiracy theories, fictionalized twist of real life history & sort of like The Da Vinci Code style.

I remembered watching it in GSC Mid Valley on an evening just as I arrived in KL from KB. Damn... Couldn't even managed to reach my rental house in Pantai Dalam...

Among all the fun & pure entertainment, there were 2 lines that really caught my attention. One is when the protagonist reads a line from the Declaration of Independence:

"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."

Still no idea?

In simple words:

If there's something wrong,
those who have the ability to take action
have the responsibility to take action.

The other line is near the end of the movie,
regarding The Founding Fathers of America believed that a government was too great for any one man to have, therefore the only solution is to give it to the people...

How noble words,

How appropriate are they with our current situations,

How I wish my entry will reach voters in Bukit Selambau & Bukit Gantang.

Anybody care to help?

Revenge of The Fallen - Part 2

A special spin-off from the movie Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen...

It's called "Perak State Government Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen".

Go! Go! Dato' Seri Nizar, Perakians everywhere still talking about how unfair you were treated.

Let them laugh while they still can!

Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen

This is my first attempt on film preview.

I'm not really a huge fan of Transformers but the robots in disguise have a special place in my history. 20 years ago, one of my first toys is actually a Decepticon, a gift from my uncle who was studying in Japan at that time.

Fast forward to 2007, a live action Transformers movie was the highest grossing movie in Malaysia. I'm one of the contributor...

This summer, the robots will return to big screen & I mean BIG 'coz it will also be in IMAX & in 3D. FYI, IMAX 3D is far more advance from Jaws 3D which you have to wear the cheap-ass red-green spectacles. It's like comparing a Cybertronian robot with an Earth robot.

Back to the film, this time Sam Witwicky discovers something about the origins of the Transformers and their history on Earth. The evil Decepticons need to capture him for information. The climactic battle takes place at the Giza Pyramid Complex, where a temple is located within. The film will show the Transformers who visited Egypt before the pyramids were built, and all heroes end up there because of the Decepticons' masterplan.

The teaser looked good & this film might be able to surpass it's predecessor.

Cool badguys will include The Fallen, who in Transformers universe is one of the original Transformers & the one responsible to divide the Transformers.

Another one is (or rather are) Constructicons, a group of construction vehicles Decepticons that can combine into the gigantic Devastator. If you have seen the teaser, the giant robot that Optimus Prime jumps off on it will only form the torso.

Believable rumors are Megatron is resurrected and a sex scene.

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Oopss...

Don't try to fantasize a sex scene that involves the super-hot Megan Fox ok?

The scene will involve Optimus Prime himself.

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Yuck!!!

OK, just kidding. Actually Mr Prime will also combine with another high class robot & seriously I hope nothing sexual between them.

I'm definitely looking forward for this movie however since the Executive Producer is Steven Spielberg & I'm still in Israel-boycotting mood, I might have to pass it or at least thinking twice before watching...

Sugar Crisis

Why are there too many crisis in our country?

Political crisis.

Constitutional crisis.

Economical crisis.

And now, sugar crisis.

Last weekend I went to Damansara Uptown Food Court for dinner. One of my friend ordered: "Makcik, teh o satu, kurang manis ye." (Untie, may i have a mug of less sugar tea O please?).

He ended up pouring his tea in my glass after i finished my drink bcoz it's too sweet - it could kill a single diabetic ant instantly.


Next morning, we went to a another warong for breakfast & he took a mug of plain water - it was readily available in a jug on the table.

and..

WTF? The plain water also tasted sweet!

Quoting my friend's:

"What the hell is wrong with these people?!!!"

And in the news almost every night people complaining about the sugar shortage?

Pardon me, i think i'm having sugar rush.

Illuminasi Muzik - Anugerah Juara Lagu ke-23

I am not a big fan of AJL neither any other singing competition TV shows except a few songs that I found catchy such as the winner "Lagu Untukmu" of course. Therefore I ended up watching the AJL only on selected performances.

At the same time I still feel pity for our society who view (or should I say worship?) entertainment industry sky high. While at the same time our younger generations morality is getting worse (Me included I admit).

Anyway, I love Wikipedia. It's very informative & an easy reference for any topics, just type & search - the articles will not blow your head off. Just remember it is an open source & not really suitable for professional references.

So a few days ago I tried to read article on "Anugerah Juara Lagu" in Wikipedia. It listed the champions since the 1st AJL including the English Translation for the songs' titles & I can't help but laugh. Here are some excerpts:

Kau Kunci Cintaku di Dalam Hatimu - “You are the Key to My Love in Your Heart”
Man, that's deep.

Cinta Beralih Arah - 'Love Turns Away"
Cinta U-Turn more like it.

Teratai Layu Di Tasik Madu - “Dying Lotus in the Honey Lake”
The lotus in dying coz honey's moisture content is scientifically very low.

Tanya Sama Itu Hud Hud - “Ask the Woodpecker”
Haha. Woody Woodpecker I guess.

The mother of song title translation:
Cindai - “Scarf”
Who the f**k sing a song about a scarf? Poor Dato' Siti... What's next? Underwear?

Certainly the real a-hole is the one who voluntarily created the entry for AJL in Wikipedia.

And I certainly feel pity for the artist/composer/lyricist of those songs...