Thursday, November 26, 2009

Salam Aidil Adha dari JaseMario


Selamat Menyambut Hari Raya Aidil Adha @ Hari Raya Korban (10 Zulhijjah) untuk semua ahli keluarga, sanak-saudara, sahabat-handai, rakan-taulan dan para pembaca blog ini. Marilah kita bersama-sama mengingati Hari Wukuf di Arafah (9 Zulhijjah) dengan sunat berpuasa kerana pahalanya sungguh besar. Marilah juga kita mengingati hari-hari Tasyrik iaitu 11, 12 dan 13 Zulhijjah dengan memperbanyakkan amalan berzikir kepada Allah SWT. InsyaAllah...

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

In Down Memory Lane



Mungkin ramai yang tidak menyedari sepanjang hayatnya, Allahyarham Dato' Sudirman sempat melahirkan 2 buah album berbahasa Inggeris. Saya pun kurang pasti akan tajuk kedua-dua album tersebut tetapi salah satunya berjudul Twinkle Twinkle Litle Star. Yang menariknya di dalam kedua-dua album ini terdapat lagu-lagu berbahasa Inggeris yang dicipta oleh pencipta tempatan. Antaranya ialah I Never Knew, School Girls, Say We'll Be Together & Foxy Girl. Sementara My Morning Star pula adalah ciptaan Dato' Anmad Nawab adalah lagu alih bahasa daripada lagu Sabarlah Sayang (nyanyian asal mendiang Broery Marantika).

Mengambil kesempatan semasa terbitnya kedua-dua album tersebut adalah di zaman yang tiada teknologi CD maka EMI dan Warner Music Malaysia mengambil kesempatan untuk menerbitkan CD tersebut di dalam bentuk koleksi yang diberi judul Dato' Sudirman In Down Memory Lane yang mengandungi 23 buah lagu.

Selain daripada itu juga, lagu yang berjaya menobatkan Allahyarham Dato' Sudirman sebagai Asia's No 1 Performer satu ketika dulu juga di selitkan iaitu One Thousand Million Smile (ciptaan Micheal Veerapan/Paul Ponnudurai). Memang penuh Nostalgia !!!

Secara mudah, ini adalah koleksi yang harus dimiliki.


Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Itu Bukan Aku?



Lirik Itu Bukan Aku - Pretty Ugly

Telah cuba sedaya upaya untuk sembuh luka
Namun masih lagi kau tak terima
Katamu itu dusta
Mereka hanya cemburukan kita berdua
Mustahil ku menduakan dirimu
Kau segala-galanya

C/o:
Dah berkali ku bicara
Masih tak percaya
Itu bukan aku
Kini kau sudah berganti
Kepada dirimu
Ku dilarang kembali

Tak pernah kusalahkan dirimu atas semua
Kau cuma dihasut dan kau cuma sangsi
Dengan kesetiaanku
Siapa harus kau dengarkan ku atau dia?
Di mana kau letak diriku ini?
Di mata atau di hati?

(Ulang rangkap c/o)

Mereka hanya cemburukan kitaberdua
Mustahil ku menduakan dirimu
Kau segala

Lagu: Nett
Lirik : Neves

Nota Jase :

Sudah lama kita tidak mendengar cerita tentang Pretty Ugly. Dua tiga tahun sudah ketika Pretty Ugly meletup dengan lagu Diari Seorang Lelaki saya selalu juga nampak Neves di Stesen PETRONAS Jalan Kolam Air dekat Ampang Jaya. Sekarang; saya pun sudah kurang ke sana lagi, mungkin sebab itu tidak nampak kelibat beliau. Namun begitu, lewat tahun lalu Petty Ugly muncul dengan lagu in, Itu Bukan Aku yang tidak kurang catchynya. Namun mungkin kerana kurang di udarakan di radio ia kurang menyengat seperti lagu yang terdahulu. Lagu ini agak moderate tetapi ada jugak emosi dan kesedihannya.

Monday, November 23, 2009

GRAND Opening Offer @ Top1 Bandar Putra Permai


"1 set Chicken Chop PERCUMA bagi setiap dengan penyerahan kupon ini. Tawaran tamat pada 3 Disember 2009". Rasa Chicken Chop ini boleh tahan tetapi sosnya agak masam.




Buku menu yang lebih kurang sama dengan restoran-restoran lain yang seangkatan dengannya.



Bunting yang di lekat megah di dinding restoran.


Ada akses internet percuma dengan P1 W1max sebagai penyedia perkhimatan tersebut. TV LCD dengan saluran MTV di pratontonkan sepanjang masa.



Situasi di Top1 boleh dikatakan agak menyenangkan.



Ice Lemon Tea !



Cendol Soya. Macam best. Tetapi sesudah diminum saya lebih senang dengan Cendol Santan !!!



Chicken Chop F.O.C. dengan kupon istimewa.



Ayam Black Pepper dengan Nasi. Kalau rasa tak cukup sos lada hitam tuu, boleh saja mintak tambah.



Inilah menu saya...

Nota Jase : Ahad lalu saya dan Lisa sempat untuk menjamah selera di Top1, Bandar Putra Permai. Tidaklah istimewa sangat restoran ini tetapi dek kerana ada tawaran istimewa pembukaan maka kami pun melangkah pergi. Senarai menu boleh tahan juga. Lebih cenderung kepada makan barat sebenarnya. Kalau nak cuba boleh juga...:)



Sunday, November 22, 2009

What Have You Done To Me LATELY Jodeci?


Ini merupakan cover CD Jodeci - Diary of A Mad Band yang mengandungi lagu Lately, antara lagu kegemaran saya sepanjang zaman (dan juga beebrapa orang rakan). Diary of A Mad Band adalah album kedua Jodeci (sepanjang kareer Jedeci sebelum mendiamkan diri tanpa pepecahan secara rasmi, mereka berjaya melahirkan 3 album). Kemiudian, K-Ci & Jojo bergerak sebagai duo dalam tahun 1997 dengan melahirkan album Love Always yang mengandungi lagu super mega hit "All My Life" (# 1 for 3 weeks in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1997). Nama Jodeci lahir daripada gandingan semua alhi kumpulan ialaitu JoJo, DeGrate (iaitu Dalvin and DeVante) and K-Ci - JODECI. Jo-Jo dan K-Ci adalah adik beradik, begitu juga Dalvin & DeVante.



Lately peak @ #4 in the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1993.

Lately Lyrics
Lately I've had the strangest feeling
With no even reason here to find
But yet the thought of losing you's been hanging
Around my mind
Far more frequently you're wearing perfume
And with you saying 'No special place to go'
But when I ask, will you be coming back soon?
Saying you don't know, never know
I'm a man of many wishes
Hope my premonition misses
But what I really feel
My eyes won't let me hide
'cause it always starts to cry
'cause this time could mean good, goodbye.
(Oh why don't you tell me)
Lately I've been staring in the mirror
Very slowly picking me apart
Saying I'm trying to tell myself I have a reason
With your heart
Girl, just the other night while you were sleeping
I heard you vaguely whisper someone's name
But, when I asked you what the thoughts you keeping
You just said 'Nothing changed' (2x)
I'm a man of many wishes
Hope my premonition misses
But what I really will
My eyes won't let me hide
'cause it always starts to cry (yeah yeah baby)
'cause this time could mean good bye

Nota Jase :
Saya sebenarnya tertarik untuk menulis berkenaan lagu Lately ini setelah terbaca di FB seorang rakan yang sekarang ini tengah jiwang karat dengan lagu R & B tahun 1990an. (Terima kasih Google & YouTube, kalau tidak mana mungkin boleh buat research berkenaan lagu ini). Hmm.. Berapakah usia kawan saya ini ya... Ye lah; yang masih dok layaaaan lagu tahun 90an nii. Tetapi memang benar, jika kita lihat sekarang ini sukar untuk mencari lagu yang bernar-benar berjiwa R & B sekarang ini, setelah zaman berubah dan hampir semua lagu di Hot 100 mahupun UK Top40 lebih dipengaruhi dengan genre Hip Hop, Rap mahupun Club !!!

Nama rakan saya tuh? Saya rahsiakanlah.. Kalau dia berani, pasti dia akan tinggalkan mesej di hujung entry ini kan... Huhuhu. Lagi satu, kalau ada yang bertanya kenapa cover CD tuu berconteng, jawabnya saya baru membeli CD ini di Flea Market Amcorp Mall. Maka ini adalah used CD Original yang saya beli dengan harga yang amat berpatutan !!!

Mika Blame It On the Girls?




Blame It On The Girls Lyrics

He's got looks that books take pages to tell
He's got a face to make you fall on your knees
He's got money in the bank to thank and I guess
You could think he's livin' at ease

Like lovers on the open shore -- what's the matter
When you're sitting there with so much more -- what's the matter
While you're wondering what the hell to be
Are you wishing you were ugly like me?

Blame it on the girls who know what to do
Blame it on the boys who keep hitting on you

Blame it on your mother for the things she said
Blame it on your father but you know he's dead

Blame it on the girls
Blame it on the boys
Blame it on the girls
Blame it on the boys

Life could be simple but you never fail
To complicate it every single time

You could have children and a wife, a perfect little life
But you blow it on a bottle of wine

Like a baby you're a stubborn child -- what's the matter
Always looking for an axe to grind -- what's the matter
While you're wondering what the hell to do
We were wishing we were lucky like you

Blame it on the girls who know what to do
Blame it on the boys who keep hitting on you

Blame it on your mother for the things she said
Blame it on your father but you know he's dead

Blame it on the girls
Blame it on the boys
Blame it on the girls
Blame it on the boys

Life could be simple but you never fail
To complicate it every single time
You could have children and a wife, a perfect little life
But you blow it on a bottle of wine

Blame it on the girls
Blame it on the boys
Blame it on the girls
Blame it on the boys

Nota Jase :
Kalau tak silap saya ini merupakan Single Kedua Mika dari Album Kedua beliau "The Boy Who Knew Too Much". Lagu ini memang catchy habis sejak kali pertama saya mendengarnya. lagu yang amat remaja dan juga mengisahkan tentang keremajaan.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

EUFF2009 : Underbar och älskad av alla





Sinopsis : An actress tells a little white lie to land a plum role only to find the truth catches up with her in this comedy/drama from Sweden. Bella (Martina Haag) is inching into her forties, and doesn't feel as if she has much to show for it in her personal and professional lives. Bella learns that Ingmar Bergman will be directing a new stage adaptation of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, and she decides to take a chance and show up for an open audition. After Bella's reading, one of the members of the production staff asks if she has a background in acrobatics. Eager to land the part, Bella says yes, and to her delight she's cast in a small role while striking up a romance with another member of the troupe (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). However, with each passing day Bella becomes increasingly aware that if she doesn't tell someone that she doesn't know the first thing about acrobatics, her esteemed director will find out the hard way. Underbar Och Alskad Av Alla (aka Wonderful and Loved by All) was based on a novel by Martina Haag, who appears at Bella in this screen adaptation. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Information :
Drama
2007
102 mins
Underbar och älskad av alla (Wonderful and Loved by All)
Hannes Holm (Director)
Martina Haag, Nicolaj Coster-Waldau, Ellen Mattsson (cast).

Nota Jase : Sekilas pandang cerita ini ada ala-ala Bridget Jones Diary. Dimana karektor utamanya Bella yang amat di senangi ramai dan dalam masa yang sama 'take no shit' kepada mereka yang melayan beliau dengan buruk. masih berkisar kepada mencari cinta, harga diri dan memenuhi impian. Antara yang trajis apabila Bella berpura-pura menangis mengatakan neneknya meninggal kerana ingin mengelak daripada melakukan adengan akrobat dan akhirnya ketika dia bersama sang kekasih bercuti di Austria, Bella mendapat panggilan telefon mengatakan yang nenek beliau benar-benar meninggal. Kata orang tua, soal mati jangan di buat main...

EUFF2009 : Am Ende kommen Touristen


Sinopsis :
Sven arrives in nowadays Auschwitz to do his civil service at the memorial. He encounters unfriendliness, especially by Stanislaw Krzeminski, the 85 year old KZ-survivor, and Krzysztof Lanuszewski, brother of his early love affair Ania. Even his boss Herold, the places manager, does little to help Sven familiarize. But when problems accumulate Sven realises that he already has become involved.

Sven is an open minded young guy who didnt choose Auschwitz for his civil service for political reasons or social engagement. Rather it just resulted like that by chance but he has no prejudices that prevent him from going. Unlike him his hosts welcome him tauntingly for his being a German. But he finds Anias friendship which helps him to develop responsibility especially towards old Krzeminski whom he is told to care for.

He meets difficulties when he challenges Misses Schneider from a German company which took over a polish firm nearby. When she acts disrespectfully on his protégé Krzeminski he openly criticises her and her companys policy of just using Krzeminski and their polish employees for trying to merely profit economically. But he has to learn that it not only doesn't help Krzysztof who has been fired by the company and whom Sven was hoping to help, but rather enrages Ania who doesnt share his views and who has different plans while he doesn't think much about his future yet.

Also he gets himself into trouble by stealing original suitcases from the places conservatory in order to make Krzeminski believe that nothing has changed. For Krzeminski tries to repair those suitcases which were stolen from the KZ-victims. He promised to have them sent back to their families. But tragically Krzeminski rather destroys than repairs every single suitcase. Which is why the conservators in charge don't want him to work on the suitcases any longer. Sven decides for himself that Krzeminskis feeling to be needed and to fulfil a significant task is more important than the suitcases themselves. But his boss doesn't share his point of view when it inevitably comes out and results in a most embarrassing scene for Sven.

After Ania on top of that tells him to leave him for a job at the European Union in Brussels, Sven is convinced to give up his job in Auschwitz because he feels nobody wants him there. But when he is already on his way to the train he meets a german grade school at the station being lost on their way to the memorial. Sven makes up his mind and stays, just like that. He starts chatting with the classes teacher who tells him his appreciation for what he does at this place. Sven and we as the audience notice that he has become part of something which is bigger and more vital than his privately felt problems, and which is rewarding for him, too.

Information :
Am Ende kommen Touristen (And Along Come Tourist)
Drama
2007
81 mins
Robert Thalheim (Director)
Awards :
(1) VGF Producer’s Award at the Bavarian Film Festival 2007
(2) Young German Cinema Award at the Munich Film Festival 2007

Nota Jase :
Bagi penggemar lawatan ke muzium & juga melancong seperti saya maka tajuk filem ini sahaja membuatkan saya teruja. Filem ini bergerak agak perlahan tanpa klimaks yang benar-benar mencabar. Tatapi cukup kuat untuk membuat kita terpaku sehingga minit terakhir, apatah lagi epilognya juga dengan impak yang agak positif.

Terima Kasih Tuhan di Pengumuman Finalis AJL 24

SENARAI FINALIS AJL 24 - 10/01/2010

01. Aku Skandal - Hujan
02. Tak Mungkin Kerana Sayang - Alyah
03. Aurora - Estranged
04. Bengang - Akim AF7
05. Aku Rindu Sayang Kamu - Black Mentor3
06. Dan Sebenarnya - Yuna
07. Rindu Terhenti - Tomok OIAM3
08. Pakai Buang - Stacy AF6
09. Kau Aku - Aizat AF5
10. Pergi - Aizat AF5
11. Situasi - Bunkface
12. Bencinta - Shila OIAM2
13. Cinta Adam dan Hawa - Misha Omar
14. Masih Jelas - Hafiz AF7

Nota Jase : Tahniah kepada semua finalis yang telah dipilih oleh juri. Secara peribadi saya lebih suka Raja Gelek - ONE GangStarz2 melangkah ke final berbanding dengan Bengang - Akim AF7. Tetapi saya bukan juri, itu hakikatnya. Yang menjadi perbualan hangat sekarang ialah mengenai ungkapan "Terima Kasih Tuhan" yang menjadi ungkapan finalis sebanyak 2 kali. Hmm... Gamaknya dah semangat 1Malaysia kot, sebab itulah mereka memilih untuk menggunakan ungkapan sejagat berbanding unggapan keagamaan? Sekadar menulis, saya....

Persoalan kedua... di Final AJL nanti adakah Faizal Tahir OIAM1 akan muncul menyanyinkan Bencinta menggantikan Shila OIAM2? Hmm... kalau FT muncul ia akan mencipta sejarah kerana tiada lagi peserta AJL yang lagunya diganti penyanyi lain di Semi Final muncul untuk menyanyikan semula lagu tersebut di pentas Final. Kita Tunggguuuuu..........

Apakah lagu yang menjadi pilihan saya untuk dinobatkan sebagai Juara AJL 24? Tentunya SITUASI - BUNKFACE.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

EUFF2009 : En La Ciudad Sin Límites






Sinopsis : Victor joins his family in Paris to take care of his ailing father, Max. One day, he catches his father throwing away his medicine and furtively getting dressed with the intention of running away from the nursing home. The family, preoccupied with the inheritance of his pharmaceutical empire, dismisses this behaviour as unimportant; it is just the product of his "madness". Victor, however, moved by the loneliness of the old man, tries to gain his trust and ends up becoming his accomplice. He helps him escape from the clinic and accompanies him through the streets of Paris, where Max spent his youth and which he no longer recognises. Little by little, Victor finds out that Max's madness hides a secret. His father is not the man he had always appeared to be. He discovers that his mother did something which he cannot forgive. And he discovers that the family owes its existence to a lie.

Information :
En La Ciudad Sin Limites (In The Boundless City)
Drama
2002
118 mins
Antonio Hernandez (Director)
Awards :
(1) Best Screenplay - Goya Awards (Spain)
(2) Best Supporting Actress - Goya Awards (Spain)

Nota Jase : Beautifully Crafted, Tense, Complex, Absorbing Family Drama within layers with terse mystery, last but not least "In The Boundless City" unfolds with a steady, cumulative power to a climax of surprises within surprises.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Diskusi Petang di Old Timer Kopi


Old Timer Kopi @ Seksyen 9, Bandar Baru Bangi. Katanya dimiliki oleh Usahawan Melayu.Tetapi para pekerjanya ramai yang datang dari seberang. Namun begitu layanan yang diberikan memuaskan.


Seperti juga kopitiam-kopitiam yang lain. Bentuk buku menunya lebih kurang sama.


Kopi Cham yang dipilih oleh Oxford.


Mas pula memilih teh-o panas.


Lewat petang ini kopi ais untuk saya. Kopi kampung beb !!! Bila di makan bersama lempeng kelapa di cicah dengan sambal ikan bilis lagilah terangkat !!!


Ubi Rebus dicicah dengan sambal ikan bilis memang terasa seperti di kampung !!!


Ubi Kayu goreng seperti ini memang agak baru bagi saya tetapi rasanya boleh tahan.


Jemput-jemput kucai di sini juga di cicah dengan sambal ikan bilis.


Nota Jase : Lewat petang tadi usai waktu pejabat kami bertiga; saya, Oxford & Mas telah minum petang sambil berdiskusi berkenaan rancangan Cuti-Cuti Malaysia bulan depan di Old Timer Kopi. Tujuan utama untuk merangka perjalanan tersebut. Hmm... Adakah kami juga Old Timer? Makan di sini boleh tahan sedap. Servis pun agak laju. Harga juga berpatutan. Jika kebetulan berada di Bandar Baru Bangi, bolehlah singgah Seksyen 9 untuk menjamu selera di sini.

Is This The Most Personal Song by CB?





Everybody sees it’s you.
I’m the one that lost the view.
Everybody says we’re through.
I hope you haven’t said it too.

So where do we go from here,
With all this fear in our eyes?
And, where can love take us now?
We’ve been so far down.
We can still touch the sky.

If we crawl
‘til we can walk again
Then we’ll run
Until we’re strong enough to jump.
Then we’ll fly
Until there is no end.
So let’s crawl, crawl, crawl
Back to love.
Yeah, back to love, yeah.

Why did I change the pace?
Hearts were never meant to race.
Always felt the need for space.
And now I can’t reach your face.

So where are you standing now?
Are you in the crowd of my faults?
Love, can’t you see my hand?
I need one more chance.
We can still have it all.

So we’ll crawl
‘til we can walk again.
Then we’ll run
Until we’re strong enough to jump.
Then we’ll fly
Until there is no end
So let’s crawl, crawl, crawl
Back to love.
Yeah, back to love, yeah.

Everybody sees it’s you.
Well I never wanna lose that view.

So we’ll crawl
‘til we can walk again.
Then we’ll run
Until we’re strong enough to jump.
Then we’ll fly
Until there is no end.
So let’s crawl, crawl, crawl.

So we’ll crawl
‘til we can walk again.
Then we’ll run
Until we’re strong enough to jump.
Then we’ll fly
Until there is no end.
So let’s crawl, let’s crawl, let’s crawl
Back to love.

Note : "Crawl" is the second single off Chris Brown's upcoming third album Graffiti. The single has been confirmed by Chris Brown saying that it would be released on November 13, 2009. The song was co-written by Nasri, Adam Messinger, and Luke James, and was produced by The Messengers.

The melancholy "Crawl" features Brown pensively singing about a relationship that has slipped out of his hands; lyrical parallels to his situation with Rihanna are inevitable. The two briefly reunited after their much-publicized February altercation, however, following ongoing court hearings and stay-away orders, the pair has split. "When I heard the whole concept and everything I was like, 'Yo, this is crazy," Brown said about the track. He also said that it could be the best record he's ever done.

"Everybody sees it's you/ I'm the one that lost the view ," Brown sings. "Everybody says we're through/ I hope you haven't said it, too."

The music video was directed by Joseph Kahn, who also worked with Brown on the I Can Transform Ya and Forever videos. The parallel to his own shattered relationship with Rihanna is hard to dismiss, and as the director of the "Crawl" video, Joseph Kahn, said, "It's probably his most personal thing he's ever done". He also predicted the visuals to "Crawl" will make as much of an impact as the song. But Brown told MTV News that the song actually isn't just about his own relationships. He said "Crawl" is more of a universal message dedicated to moving on past any type of heartache. The video for "Crawl" features R&B artist and model Cassie. The video premiered on the Wendy Williams Show on Friday, November 13, 2009.

At the beginning of the video, we see Brown sitting on his bed with his heart being seen through his shirt as he starts to sing the first verse. The scene then changes to the street where we see load of paparazzi taking photos of Cassie and Chris standing there hoping she will notice him, but she does not so Chris walks away. The scene changes and Cassie walks into a shop where Chris is standing but he walks out singing which gets Cassie's attention. Then they are both seen walking towards each other where they meet in the middle.

Monday, November 16, 2009

2012





Sinopsis : In 2009, American scientist Adrian Helmsley travels to India to meet his friend Satnam, who has discovered that neutrinos from a massive solar flare have penetrated the Earth and are causing the temperature of its core to increase rapidly. Adrian returns to Washington D.C. to inform White House Chief of Staff Carl Anheuser and US President Thomas Wilson that this will instigate a chain of events that will bring about the end of the world. At the 36th G8 summit in 2010, other heads of state and heads of government are made aware of the situation. They collaborate to begin a secret project intended to ensure the continuity of human life, strategically choosing 400,000 people for admission on a series of gigantic arks to be constructed in the Himalayas. To help fund the venture, additional individuals are allowed to purchase tickets for one billion euros apiece.

In 2012, Jackson Curtis is a divorced father who works as a limousine driver and writer in Los Angeles. His ex-wife Kate and their children Noah and Lily live with her new boyfriend, plastic surgeon and amateur pilot Gordon. Jackson takes Noah and Lily on a camping trip to Yellowstone National Park, where they meet Charlie Frost, a radio show host and conspiracy theorist. Charlie supports a theory that suggests the Mayans predicted the world would come to an end in 2012. The family return home as cracks begin to develop along the San Andreas Fault in California and earthquakes occur in the San Francisco Bay area. Jackson grows suspicious and rents a private plane to rescue his family. He collects his family and Gordon as the Earth's crust displacement begins, and they escape Los Angeles as it collapses into the Pacific Ocean.

As millions begin dying in apocalyptic earthquakes worldwide, the group flies to Yellowstone to retrieve from Charlie a map detailing the location of the arks. The group narrowly escapes as the Yellowstone Caldera erupts. Charlie, who had elected to stay behind to witness the eruption, is killed by the blast. Realizing the arks are in China, the group lands in Las Vegas, where they meet Russian billionaire Yuri Karpov, one of Jackson's limousine clients. Yuri, his twin sons, girlfriend Tamara, and pilot Sasha join the group as they secure a larger plane and head across the Pacific. Also bound for the arks aboard Air Force One are Anheuser, Adrian, and First Daughter Laura Wilson. President Wilson decided to remain in Washington D.C., and he is soon killed by a tsunami that sends the USS John F. Kennedy crashing into the White House. With the Vice President dead and the Speaker of the House missing, Anheuser appoints himself acting Commander-in-Chief.

Yuri, who has purchased ark tickets for himself and his sons, deserts the Curtis family, Gordon, and Tamara upon arriving in China in a crash-landing that kills Sasha. However, the abandoned group is picked up by Nima, a Buddhist monk. Together, they begin sneaking onto an ark with the help of Nima's brother Tenzin, an ark project worker. Learning that a tsunami is approaching, Anheuser orders the arks be sealed before the boarding process is complete, trapping thousands outside. Adrian manages to convince the other G8 leaders to let the remaining people on board. As the ark's drawbridges are lowered, Gordon is crushed between the gears, which soon become entangled with a thick cable. Yuri sacrifices his life to get his two sons on in time, but the cable prevents the gate from closing, rendering the ship unable to start its engines. The tsunami arrives and begins to flood the ark, drowning Tamara and setting the ark helplessly adrift. Jackson and Noah work together to fix the closing mechanism. The gate closes and the crew regains control of the ark, preventing a fatal collision with Mount Everest.

When the floodwater from the worldwide tsunamis eventually recedes, satellite data shows that Africa rose in relation to sea level and may not have flooded at all. As three arks set sail for the Cape of Good Hope, Jackson reconciles with his family, and Adrian starts a relationship with Laura. The movie ends with a view of the Earth showing the dramatically-changed African continent.

Nota Jase : Bila keluar panggung memang terasa puas meskipun plot sebegini adalah plot kitar semula propaganda Hollywood (tiada beza dengan Independence Day, Armageddon dsb). Saya menonton dengan hati terbuka. Enjoy akan teknik CGI yang digunakan. Ada banyak kebetulan yang memang telah di sangka. Sang hero bukanlah daripada keturunan yang terlalu baik (watak putih). Menjadi penyelamat dunia dan spesies manusia akan datang. Happy Ending sudah tentu - adakala seperti filem Bollywood yang menjadi escapism kepada realiti. Ada watak naif. Ada watak antagonis. Tiada yang baru kecuali teknik canggih yang membuatkan kita melopong. Ada banyak ciri-ciri jalan selamat (dari sudut skrip) yang digunakan seperti kemusnahan tidak melibatkan Kaabah. Filem ini memang ditunggu-tunggu dan memang akan jadi BOX-OFFICE.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Everything is Different Up There : Story Bridge, Brisbane







Brisbane Story Bridge Adventure Climb (SBAC) is a unique adventure experience that's ideal for all levels of fitness and ages. With a minimum 10 years old, that means Lisa and me are qualified !!! There's a lot of STORY actually before we can really climb this bridge. Starting with the adventure of looking for this bridge, the operator that only open 30 mins before the climbing time, having to buy Australia Mobile number for booking, surfing at cyber cafe, running out of time etc. Above all it worth every single moment !!!

You'll be rewarded with the breath-taking panorama of Brisbane and its surrounds. During the bridge climb you will hear interesting and factual commentary on Brisbane, including history and heritage information of both the city and the bridge.

2 1/2 hour bridge climb experience
Spectacular, uninterrupted 360 degree views
One of only 3 bridge climbs in the world (2 in Australia, 1 in New Zealand)
Dawn, day, twilight and night climbs - open 7 days
A great achievement on your own or with friends and family

The Story Bridge, opened in July 1940, was named after John Douglas Story - a public servant, and currently has 6 lanes of traffic, plus a footpath and bikeway either side.

These days the bridge links Fortitude Valley with Kangaroo Point. At a distance of 777 metres long, it is a steel cantilever bridge. Apart from its historical significance, there’s the great pub that takes its name, the almost under its span.

EUFF2009 : Buitenspel (Gilles)





Sinopsis (beware of spoiler..Hahaha) :
This thoughtful and inspirational coming of age drama from Belgium is perfect for the entire family. It chronicles 12 year old "Gilles" played wonderfully by Ilya Van Malderghem whose dream (as well as his father's) as a young football player is to become a member of the Belgium National under 15 team "The Red Devils". Not unlike other sports oriented children his walls are covered with posters and pictures all the football greats. Dad, his most enthusiastic supporter, is a greengrocer who is more concerned with his son's ambition than running the store properly. One day Gilles' right ankle is injured fairly seriously at one of their games. Unfortunately that is the only foot Gilles uses for kicking when playing. At practice, one day, after what he perceives as a bad call against Gilles, his dad, "Bert" Filip Peeters, throws a massive fit having a fatal heart attack in the process.

Gilles is absolutely devastated on the death of his father avowing to quit playing football. One day after practice he goes to his best friend's, Désiré's, house where he sees Désiré's grandmother practicing their native curious custom of "Orun ReRe" where the true believer brings a picture of a deceased loved one in order to be able to see them again. Soon Gilles brings Bert's picture to Désiré's grandmother to perform the ritual.

One frustrating night as Gilles is trying to fall asleep after being scolded by "Anne" Joke Devynck, his mom, again, he is awoken by the sound of broken glass. Looking around he discovers that it is the glass on his dad's picture that has shattered. Since he can't sleep he takes his football out to kick around when out of nowhere Bert appears to Gilles providing support, guidance, the constant coaching, and most importantly he provides the motivation for Gilles to play again like when he was still alive.

As the injury on Gille's right foot worsens he relents and sees an orthopedist whose outlook on the injury is to quit football at least for several months or risk permanent injury. This does not sit well with Gilles whose dream is to become a member of the Belgian National under 15 team. With the help of the girl who has fallen for Gilles, "Lies" Ninke Gryp provides him with cortisone from her mothers pharmacy for several months. During this time Gilles keeps practicing with his father. His mom, Anne, soon discovers about the Orun ReRe and the visits from dad and becomes very concerned, not only about his foot, but also about the state of Gilles' mental health, although even Anne senses Bert's presence at one of the games. Soon Gilles and Désiré get tryout letters for the national team.

All while this transpires, after Bert's death, the store accountant, "Joris" Peter Bulckaen, and Anne get the store's finances back in order, remodel the store for a higher end clientèle, and in the process fall in love. One day Gilles sees Joris and Anne in the shower and starts resenting Joris even more. Things soon come to a head when Anne finds out that Gilles has hidden the letter from the orthopedist for two weeks and reads him the riot act demanding he quit football. This angers Gilles so much he disappears and has another visit with dad. This visit is much longer and causes Anne and Joris to call in the police to find the missing boy. Dad has something up his sleeve to brighten Gilles up and soon every football hero of dad and son appear to play a game with Gilles. During that game Bert and Gilles have a serious argument about not using his left foot. This argument is so serious that Bert asks Gilles if it is best that he stop seeing Gilles. Tearfully, Gilles agrees that it is time the visits end and he leaves his dad for the last time.

The next morning the police take Anne to where they've found Gilles asleep upon where he is immediately grounded. Unfortunately for Gilles the next day is the game day for the national team tryout. Gilles turns off Anne's alarm clock and goes to the tryout game anyway. Anne soon awakens and realizes what Gilles has done. She immediately proceeds to the stadium and confronts Gilles on the field before the game demanding he not play. Gilles reveals to her that he is no longer seeing his father and pleads with her to at least let him have the glory of trying out upon which she relents. During the game Gilles scores a brilliant goal where immediately after another boy fouls him and fractures his right ankle. Oddly enough the fact that Gilles can't play any longer affects his mother more that it does Gilles who has since come to grips with the fact he can no longer play. In fact, upon returning home Gilles removes every poster and picture of the all of his and dad's favorite football greats and replaces them all with one solitary picture. The picture is the one of his dad where the glass is still shattered.

His friend Désiré is even saddened to tell Gilles the exciting news that he had made the national team but Gilles surprises him by telling him how happy he is that Désiré always deserved to make the team. This scene shows the bonds and caring the boys, from different backgrounds, have for one another and how strong their friendship and loyalty are.

The show ends on a slightly sad high note. Gilles goes to the first game of the Belgian National under 15 Red Devil's match to watch Désiré play. Désiré wins the match and on the closing scene you see the loyalty and camaraderie these two boys always shared. Gilles has also, by this time, come to accept and approve of the relationship between his mother and Joris and is glad that his mother is finally happy again.

This movie is perfect family fare and is great enough to make any Malaysian child willing to read the subtitles.

Jase's Note :
This is a film about making choices, fulfilling dreams, sacrifices, friendship, accepting faith, letting go and above all about love. This movie is HIGHLY recommended by JaseMario for all family that has son by the age of 10 - 12 that crazy about Foot Ball !

Information :
Buitenspel (Gilles)
Fiction
2005
100 mins
Jan Verheven (Director)
Ilya Van Devynck (Cast - Gilles)
Awards :
(1) Best Cinematographer - 2006 Joseph Plateau Belgian Film Award
(2) Audience Award - 2006 Joseph Plateau Belgian Film Award
Balance of EUFF2009 Screening :
(1) GSC Mid Valley (19/11/2009 - 8.45 pm)
(2) GSC 1 Utama (21/11/2009 - 9.00 pm)

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Eh.. Eh.. Majlis Apa Ni?




Alamak malasnya nak 'update' entry ni... Tapi saya paparkan maklumat-maklumat ini dulu untuk sapa-sapa yang nak buat CSI ya...:)

Tarikh : 13 November 2009
Masa : 8.00 - 10.00 malam
Lokasi : Marry Brown, Brem Mall
Acara : Makan-Makan bersama Mawi & Ekin
Jurugambar : Irwan MJ

Shick Girl !!! Shick Girl !!!





Ini adalah kisah pelayaran. Tentang apa yang berlaku bila mangsa dan pemburu sama-sama terperangkap di atas kapal percutian mewah. Nama kapal percutian ini memang saya kurang pasti. Dua orang gadis pisau cukur (gold digger), Bella (yang telah di kecewakan oleh Jutawan Imran di dalam rancangan reliti "Siapa Yang Ingin Kahwin Dengan Jutawan") dan Intan (seorang pengacara TV - Jejak Jenayah) , bertembung dengan tiga orang Datuk, tiga orang isteri Datuk, dua orang anak Datuk, seorang detektif (Ari) dan seorang peminat setia Bella (Fakir). Bella dan Intan adalah kawan serumah sebenarnya - Intan mengajak Bella turut serta pelayaran ini kerana 'Sugar Daddy' beliau tidak dapat turut serta kerana perlu melihat isterinya yang terlantar di sebuah hospital di Bangkok. Siapakah yang memburu dan siapa pula diburu? Dalam pelayaran yang penuh kejutan dan kelucuan, apa pun boleh terjadi! Termasuklah misteri pembunuhan yang tidak kurang trajisnya.

Maya Karin & Fazura memang berjaya membawa watak gadis gedik yang mencari suami kaya. Aaron Aziz juga tidak mengecewakan dengan watak detektif beliau. Shahredza Minhat (Fakir)juga berjaya membawa watak selamba yang meminati Bella & menjadi rakan tari Cha Cha Cha Bella. Tapi kenapa watak Nas-T (Johan) sedikit sangat? Liyana Jasmay (Suri) (yang akhirnya tertangkap) juga tidak begitu ketara lakonannya.

Secara keseluruhan ia adalah sebuah filem yang ringan meskipun tidak terlalu 'predictable'. Ada bermaca-macam elemen yang boleh kita lihat menjadikan ia hampir sebuah filem yang lengkap. Komedi Selamba. Feel Good. Skripnya mantap. Rafidah memnag ternyata hebat dalam membuat skrip mengenai kehidupan urban.


"Antara 'Free Gift' dan 'Lucky Draw' yang disediakan oleh Budiey.


Antara pembaca Blog Sensasi Selebriti yang turut serta Movie Day Out kali ini.

Terima Kasih kepada Budiey kerana menganjurkan Movie Day Out Sensasi Selebriti lagi. Dapat juga tengok wayang dengan harga diskaun dan dapat cabutan bertuah lagi... Akhir kata, selamat menonton sebelum terlamat. Dengarnya kutipan telah mencapai RM 1 juta !!!

EUFF2009 : Leif Letzebuerger...





Before anybody decide to watch this; I must tell everybody that this is A DOCUMENTARY not a film. Be prepare to concentrate.

This documentary is about the remarkable true story of one woman (the Grand Duchess) and Her government's pursuit of freedom for their country against the brutal occupation by Hitler's Third Reich (during the Nazi's War). This feature-length documentary film is the previously untold account of Charlotte of Luxembourg, a wife, a mother of six children and Head of State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxembourg is a Monarchy Country). Charlotte became a "Royal propagandist in pearls" who inspired a nation through the power of radio, reaching her people in their darkest hour. The film reveals a powerful truth: ordinary people will endure hardship, imprisonment, even death, if they have someone to believe in, to keep their hopes alive. The feature length documentary combines vivid eyewitness testimony with dramatic reconstruction and unique, previously unseen, colour archive. It is also the remarkable story of a wartime friendship between Her and President Roosevelt.

The documentary was released March 21, 2008 in Luxembourg and in London on September 19, 2008. The premiere of "Charlotte: A Royal at War" in New York opened on March 27, 2009 at the Consulate General of Luxembourg in the presence of Curtis Roosevelt, grand-son of the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, as well as the producers Candice Allen-Olson and Lynn Rothwell.

Information :
Charlotte A Royal at War
Documentary
2008
98 mins
Ray Tostevin (Director)
Balance of EUFF2009 Screening :
(1) GSC Mid Valley (21/11/2009 - 12.30 pm)
(2) GSC 1 Utama (15/11/2009 - 3.00 pm)



Jom Natrah


Natrah adalah antara Teater yang saya tunggu-tunggu. Selain daripada ramai bintang yang turut berlakon seperti Sofea Jane, Umie Aida, Maya Karin & Remy Ishak. Ini juga merupakan hasil buah tangan Erma (Eirma) Fatima. Akan mula di pentaskan pada 30 November - 9 Disember 2009 di Panggung Sari, Istana Budaya. Mungkin kita boleh sama-sama serbu IB pada 5/12/2009. Jom !!!

Filem Eropahlah Pulak...:)




Tidak dinafikan kita sering dan terlalu banyak di sogokkan dengan filem-filem Hollywood yang kadangkala dangkal falsafahnya dan cuma hebat dengan teknolgi perfileman sahaja (teknik CGI contohnya). Apa kata sesekali kita cuba menonton filem dari pembikin filem dari negara-negara lain (seperti Eropah, Iran, Jepun dsb) yang tidak kurang hebatnya. Sehubungan dengan itu sejak 12 November lalu dan akan berlangsung sehingga 22 November ini, Kesatuan Eropah telah melancarkan 10th European Union Film Festival 2009 bertempat GSC Mid Valley, GSC 1 Utama dan GSC Pavillion. Sebanyak 19 buah filem dari 15 buah negara EU akan ditayangkan di 3 buah pawagam yang di sebut tadi. Tiket untuk tayangan filem-filem ini murah sahaja, cuma RM5.00 untuk sesebuah filem dan boleh di beli di kaunter tiket seperti biasa.



Saya telah mendapat 2 keping Tiket Percuma daripada Kedutaan Sweden. Ingat Ikea? Ingat Abba? Ingat Roxete? Ya.. Inilah Negara yang melahirkan ketiga-tiga nama besar yang saya sebutkan tadi. Saya masih berkira-kira untuk menonton filem yang mana satu tetapi ada beberapa judul yang telah berjaya menarik minta saya berdasarkan sinopsis yang di baca. Antaranya termasukah :

(1)Lapislazuli (Children Movie/2006/Austria)
(2)Night Owls (Drama/2008/Czech Republic)
(3)In Boundless City (Drama/2002/Spain)
(4)Wonderful and Loved by All (Drama/2007/Sweden)
(5)The Fountain for Suzanne (Drama-Romance/1985/Slovakia)

Apa-apapun saya juga perlu melihat jadual kerja saya juga...:)

Thursday, November 12, 2009

Kejayaan 25 & Pandangan 360 Darjah







Sesungguhnya ini adalah merupakan 'entry' yang terlalu lama tertangguh. Ada macam-macam sebab yang boleh saya ungkaikan di sini tetapi mungkin yang paling utama ialah MALAS. Hahaha... memang benar menulis telah menjadi darah daging saya tetapi dalam keadaan untuk menulis yan g memerlukan otak ini di perah, adakalanya saya tertewas. namun ini merupakan perjajnjian yang perlu dimetrikan...:)

25. Adalah suatu angka yang telah lama ingin di capai dan pesawat Air Asia adalah saksi. Australia adalah bukti. Tahun 2009 adalah hakiki. Australia adalah negara 25 yang berjaya saya lawati dan angka ini sebenarnya telah berjaya menandingi rakan-rakan lama ketika mula melangkah ke alam pekerjaan lebih daripada 10 tahun yang lalu. Awir, Mus, Lan dan Aziz antaranya. Antara masih ingat atau lupa akan perlumbaan ini...:)

Pandangan 360 Darjah adalah kelebihan apabila kita manaiki menara dan dapat menikmati keindahan alam ciptaan tuhan dan mengamati kibijaksanaan manusia membangunkan tanah dan bumi ciptaan Allah s.w.t. QDeck @ Q1 memberikan jawaban kepada persoalan ini. Q1 dengan 77 tingkat ini adalah bangunan tertinggi di Australia. Letaknya di Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast. Dengan ketinggian 230 meter, bangunan ini juga telah dinobatkan sebagai bangunan ke 20 tertinggi di dunia dan bangunan resident tertinggi di dunia dan satu-satunya bangunan tinggi dengan Menara Pandang di pinggir pantai Australia.

Keputusan saat akhir untuk melawat bangunan ini sebelum pulang dari percutian di Gold Coast & Brisbane ternyata amat berbaloi. Tambahan pula kami 'terperasan' dengan keratan resit pembelian barang di sebuah kedai dengan tawaran tiket masuk harga kanak-kanak untuk pengunjung dewasa. Memang berbaloi sungguh...!!!