Good Musical

I have just watched a movie called "Once". And it was good.

Once is actually a musical and, as quoted from a website, is not your typical Hollywood musical where people burst into a sing and dance sequence, leaving anything they are in the middle of. And if you are lucky sometimes the frogs join in too.

Once tells the story of an Irish in err.. Ireland who got inspired by a Czech girl to get serious about the music he had been busking about every night on the streets of his hometown. The musical parts kick in appropriately, like when he is busking in streets, or when they are jamming together in a music store.
The film is honest in its storytelling and acting. I don't really know what I mean by honest but I do read it often in other movie reviews. So maybe that sounded just right. Come to think of it could it mean unpretentious? Because this movie is unpretentious. It is somehow a love story but not with a predictable outcome.

The stars of this are unknowns, at least to my familiarity. Only later did I find out that the lead actor is the frontman of an Irish band The Frames. First time I've ever heard of the band. All in all it's a very good movie with wonderful songtracks. I liked it after I saw it "once".

Here's a scene from the movie which I think is beautiful.




Talk about musicals, although i love music, I'm not a fan of musicals. There are a few exceptions though. The all time favourite Sound of Music is my all time favourite too. No one would have thought the World War to be melodic. Then there's the peculiar Dancer in the Dark starring Bjork. It's about a single mother going blind who entertains herself with her own music from the sounds of the environment. And who would've thought the factory is melodic.

Asal usul "mukui talipaun!"

Daripada kecik dulu aku sering mendengar Opah aku yang duduk di Bidor mengungkapkan kata "mukui talipaun". Mendengar frasa ini mebuatkan aku tertanya-tanya apakah itu? Satu adjektif ataupun sejenis jampi?

Apapun, setelah meningkat dewasa barulah aku mendapat tahu bahawa "mukui" itu berasal dari perkataan memukul dan "talipaun" adalah.. hmm telefon. Lalu membuatkan aku bertanya sebab untuk telefon itu dipukul. Rupa-rupanya telefon awam dulu-dulu adalah jenis dimana memerlukan satu pukulan pada sejenis tangkai pada telefon tadi. Hatta frasa "memukul telefon".


"untuk mengundi Amran, SMS Undi Amran ke 39999 ataupun pukul telefon anda terhadap talian tetap kami ....""

Musang Performs Survival Feat

Hello... this is Musang. He is actually a cat but I personally believe that he is a fox impersonating a cat.. and he's very good. The origin of Musang remains a mystery. He is not in any way relative to any of my 10 living cats or the deceased ones. He started pretending to be a family during the middle of July 2007. He enters end exits the house quietly and swiftly, eating Friskies and Machiko without feeling a slight of guilt. He acts as he have known the other cats since birth. Cunning(deceiving) as he is, Musang is almost undetectable except for Ning and Chang.
I called him Musang because in some ways he resembles a fox (guess he didn't transform well). I myself was deceived at times, thinking that he is a part of the family. However his mischievousness is not the main topic here but an incident where he made a quite remarkable feat.

One morning about a month ago, my father as usual hopped into his car to go to work. Just as he was about to enter the federal highway, he heard thumping sounds on the roof of his car. He quickly steered to a nearby Petronas to see what made the noises. To his surprise he saw Musang who had just woken up from his sleep on the roof of the car. Shaken and shocked with an unfamiliar environment Musang ran away and disappeared into a block of shop houses nearby. This Petronas station is about 1 kilometre away from my house.

In the next morning I heard Chang screaming as he had always done to Musang (by this time Ning was already missing). It is then when I saw a familiar figure coming down from the roof of my house, walking proudly on the front porch before lying down under my mother's car. It was the mischievous, deceitful Musang!!
I don't know how he managed to find his way back as he have to go through a block of shop houses, three blocks of houses and a main road to get back here.

Which then strengthens my feeling that he is a real fox.

- Musang is celebrating Hari raya haji at my house besides keep terrorizing my other cats.

APS Family Day 2OO7

Seperti sewaktu kita sekolah rendah, nampaknya kewajipan menyertai sidang hari keluarga memang tak pernah dikecualikan sehinggalah di alam pekerjaan. Memang keluarga tu penting.
Ofis aku telah membuat Family Day pada 1 Disember lalu dan disertai ahli dari seluruh pelusuk bumi termasuk Sabah dan Indonesia selain semenanjung Malaysia.










Bermula dengan acara sukan...








Melancong-melencong..



Dan acara kemuncaknya sudah tentulah apabila Hattan muncul dari entah mana untuk menyanyikan sebuah lagu menusuk kalbu.. memang dah lain rupa Hattan, memang tak kenal tapi daripada suaranya boleh kenal... Wow!!

"Boleh saya pinjam mata awak?"

Ah.. bunyinya sungguh nakal dan adakala mencuit hati.. itulah kadang2 yang dilakukan oleh para kacang hantu dikala cuba mengorat gadis2..
Namun adalah perlu berhati2 tentang siapa yang mengucapkan kata2 tersebut.. Sebagai contoh, ayat ini pernah diucapkan oleh seorang rakanku yang lebih dikenali dengan panggilan manjanya, Ebby Yus..

mengikut sejarah pertinjuan Ebby Yus.. selalu yang terjadi adalah apabila dia menghinggapkan penumbuknya ke mata lawan, kalau tidak semuanya paling tidak akan ada secubit daripada mata lawannya melekat pada penumbuk dia tadi..
hatta frasa "pinjam mata awak"..

jadi lain kali berhati2 apabila membenarkan Ebby Yus meminjam mata..
nampak je comel tapi buas macam beruang bukit..

Kepada "Ebby Yus": Aku terpaksa menulis artikel ini untuk keselamatan sejagat..

Ning hilang!!

Salah satu kucing aku yang juga merupakan kucing paling jahat sekali dalam dunia dah hilang.. dah 5 hari tak balik2 rumah..

Why are Malaysians one of the Rudests?

Once there was an international poll and Malaysia was high-ranked in the list of rudest countries. The ministers retaliated by saying that no, Malaysia is the softest spot in the Asian Pacific map.
Unfortunately, we are rude.

Just take your car out to the road and you'll see why. It is a battleground out there. No wonder the road is one of Malaysia's successful population control scheme.

Politeness are only for westerners and sometimes they had to be Caucasians.

p/s: I hate it when people have broken tail lights. But being so Malaysian, I have never bothered to check mine.