Monday, May 31, 2010

Mencari Konklusi - Hujan




Lirik Lagu Mencari Konklusi (Hujan)

Belum tersimpul mati
Ikatan itu ku buka sendiri
Terus bertempiaran
Jutaan huraian
Ku takkan mengerti

Teka silang kata
Membuat parah menambah persoalannya
Aku tak pasti yang kita hadapi
Yang kita semua cari

Coba tenang seketika
Coba pejam mata
Biar resah hilang saja
Dan coba diam yang bicara
Sediam bersama
Ditemani jasad kita

Kan ku cari konklusi

Coba tenang seketika
Coba pejam mata
Biar resah hilang saja
Dan coba diam yang bicara
Sediam bersama
Ditemani jasad kita

Kan ku cari konklusi

Coba tenang seketika
Coba pejam mata
Biar resah hilang saja
Dan coba diam yang bicara
Sediam bersama
Ditemani jasad kita

Kan ku cari konklusi

Nota Jase :
Lagu bukanlah antara yang saya minati... Namun begitu video klip lagu ini menarik minat saya kerana ia menampilkan salah seorang bintang filem/pelakon berkarisma dari tanah seberang yang amat saya kagumi. Siapa lagi kalau bukan Fauzi Baadila (Ingat 9 Naga?). Ya... saya masih menunggu kiriman DVD Jamilah dengan Sang President (lakonan mantap Fauzi @ Ojie) titipan dari sahabat saya Pak Daniel @ Bung Joko. Kapan saya akan dapat ya? Huhuhu...

Sunday, May 30, 2010


Dutch Lady telah menganjurkan World Milk Day bertempat di Pusat Membeli Belah Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur hari ini. Pelancaran dan aktiviti memecah rekod acara meminum susu paling ramai di Malaysia telah dilangsungkan seawal jam 10.00 pagi tadi. Meskipun begitu saya tidak mampu untuk turut serta acara tersebut kerana masih belum pulih sepenuhnya dari 'kesakitan' dek kerana pendakian Gunung Ledang. Saya cuma dapat sampai ke Pavilion di sebelah petang kira-kira jam 4.30 petang. Lagipun saya memang ada aktiviti lain di sebelah tengah hari...:)

Dalam pada itu; artis yang terakhir yang menghiburkan para pengunjung di Pentas World Milk Day ialah Alif Satar dari OIAM1 !!! Alif sampai ke Pavilion kira-kira jam 5.00 petang. Alif memulakan persembahan kira-kira jam 5.30 petang telah menyampaikan 3 buah lagu iaitu Akan Tiba, Better Man (Robbie Williams) & Jangan Nakal (lagu porpular beliau). (Saya agak ralat kerana lagu Cukup Indah tidak dinyanyikan oleh Alif). Mungkin ramai yang tidak tahu yang Alif masih belum baik dari demam ketika membuat persembahan namun begitu beliau telah berjaya menyampaikan kesemua lagu dengan baik sekali begitu juga berinteraksi dengan para pengunjung dengan penuh yakin dan ceria. Mungkin Alif perlu minum susu untuk menghilangkan demam !!! Kan... Kan... Kan...

Usai membuat persembahan Alif sempat meluangkan masa dengan peminat untuk bergambar, menandatangani CD dan juga poster. Tahniah Alif. Keep It Real Lil Bro !!!




Kenduri Cokelat Beryls




Sesungguhnya saya memang bukan penggemar cokelat sebenarnya. Tetapi jika ada buffet makan cokelat secara percuma apa salahnya mencuba. Terima Kasih Beryls (salah satu pengeluar cokelat terkenal tanah air) kerana selama 3 hari berturut-turut telah sudi menjamu kami (kita semua yang sudi) dengan cokelat yang dihasilkan oleh kilang mereka. Bermula sejak 28hb Mei yang lalu dan tamat kira-kira jam 6.00 petang tadi (30 Mei 2010) kita semua di ajak untuk makan cokelat secara percuma di sini. Saya dan Lisa cuma sempat untuk menjamah cokelat Beryls kira-kira waktu makan tengah hari tadi. Boleh tahan kenyanglah juga. Nasib baik ada jual air mineral dapatlah juga membasah tekak yang 'lekat' dek cokelat (terutama bagi mereka yang terlebih 'rasa').

Ini merupakan promosi dan tarikan terbaru Beryls di Bangi. Kilang ini baru sahaja beroperasi sebenarnya. Sebelum ini kita semua pasti tahu bahawa Beryls berpengkalan di Seri Kembangan, Selangor Darul Ehsan.

Seperti biasa, sesudah merasa semua jenis cokelat. Semua pengunjung pasti akan teruja untuk mendapatkan sedikit buah tangan. Tetapi buah tangan ini perlulah di beli di kedai cokelat yang sedia beroperasi. Bukankah begitu?

Selepas ini, jika masih berminat untuk berkunjung, Kedai Cokelat di Kilang Cokelat terbaru Beryls ini akan beroperasi dari jam 9.00 pagi hingga 5.00 petang dari hari Isnin hingga Sabtu. Lapang-lapangkan hari kita ya... !

Alhamdulillah... Akhirnya Ku Tawan Juga Puncak Ledang






Alhamdulillah.... setelah lebih kurang 13 tahun meninggalkan 'arena pendakian' akhirnya saya tewas dengan ajakan rakan-rakan sekerja untuk menawan Puncak Gunung Ledang yang belum pernah saya jejaki lagi (Kali terakhir saya menyertai XPDC Pendakian ialah pada 31 Ogos 1997 ke Gunung Datuk). Setelah hampir gagal XPDC ini akibat kesibukan bekerja dan tuntutan kerjaya (setelah berkali-kali ditunda) akhirnya kami mengambil kesempatan sempena Cuti Umum Hari Wesak untuk memula dan menmatkan pendakian Gunung Ledang. 28 Mei 2010, jam 11.00 pagi telah menjadi saksi kepada kejayaan 12 pendaki amatur sampai ke puncak. Terima Kasih kepada En Azam dan geng beliau yang membantu kami merealisasikan impian. Terima Kasih kepada Anis yang memastikan XPDC ini berjaya dilangsungkan akhirnya. Kepada rakan-rakan pendaki lain (terutama Mas, Faisya, Marry Anne & Nazam), insyaAllah Kita Bertemu Lagi di lain pendakian. Jom Broga minggu depan...? Hahaha...

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Gunung Ledang Tunggu Aku Datang...


Gunung Ledang yang di dalam bahasa Inggerisnya di panggil Mount Ophir adalah sebuah gunung yang terletak di Daerah Ledang, Negeri Johor Darul Takzim dan bersempadan dengan Negeri Melaka. Pekan kecil yang paling hampir dengan gunung ini ialah Pekan Asahan. Ketinggian Gunung Ledang ialah 1,276 meter. Gunung Ledang merupakan gunung yang tertinggi di Selatan Semenanjung Malaysia dan kedua tertinggi di Semenanjung Malaysia selepas Gunung Tahan.
Seandainya berada di puncak gunung ini pada hari yang cerah, kita boleh melihat Selat Melaka dan Sumatera, Indonesia dengan jelas sekali.

Taman Negara Gunung Ledang dipercayai sebagai salah satu dari hutan yang sangat kaya dengan spesies tumbuhan yang sukar ditemui di mana-mana tempat di dunia ini. Ia mempunyai kawasan hutan Dipterokarp Bukit dan hutan Dipterokarp Atas.

Apa yang pasti, Gunung Ledang juga amat terkenal dengan Legendanya yang tersendiri iaitu Puteri Gunung Ledang.

Doakan saya selamat pergi, mendaki dan kembali. Telah lebih sepuluh tahun saya berhenti dari aktiviti rekreasi dan mendaki gunung. Namun ajakkan daripada rakan-rakan sepejabat membuatkan saya teruja semula. Kami, seramai lebih kuran 14 orang akan berangkat ke Gunung Ledang esok dan memulakan pendakian pada awal pagi Jumaat. Tunggukan saja perkembangannya ya..:)

Crocs Goes Nation !!!



Saya sedang menonton persembahan Top 2 American Idol 2010 Finale di StarWorld (Saluran 711). Ya... saya menyokong Lee DeWyze untuk mengungguli AI9. Sesungguhnya dalam pada itu juga, saya juga teruja dengan Kempen terbaru Crocs sempena World Cup 2010 di Afrika Selatan. Crocs dengan begitu kreatif telah mengeluarkan Koleksi Crocband Nation dengan 14 corak dari 14 negara yang mengambil bahagian di pusingan akhir world Cup 2010. Meskipun warna kegemaran saya Jingga/Oren tetapi untuk koleksi kali ini saya lebih berminat dengan model Argentina, Afrika Selatan dan Brazil. Mungkinkah ini akan menjadi koleksi Crocband saya yang pertama. Waduh... Waduh... sungguh mengujakan !!!

Monday, May 24, 2010

Jemputan Rakan2 Baru Geng BlackBerry


Penukaran telefon bimbit kepada jenama BlackBerry yang dikempen 'bagai nak rak' oleh Arwah Lan menyebabkan saya sama turut terlibat dengan keterujaan untuk berBBM (ialah PERCUMA kan...). Mula-mula dijemput oleh rakan seBAKTI untuk membentuk kumpulan BBM, kemudian tiba-tiba; tanpa disangka-sangka saya mendapat jemputan untuk kumpulan BBM yang baru yang diketuai oleh Ustaz Asri Ubai Rabbani yang diberi nama 'Geng BlackBerry'. Kumpulan ini memang aktif 'berceloteh' dan memuat naik gambar sehingga saya tak termampu untuk melayan kadang kalanya. Yang saya kenal 'rupanya' dan orangnya sebelum ini cuma dua orang sahaja; Ustaz Asri Ubai dan Abai Hijjaz. Yang lain memang tidak pernah berjumpa.

Sementelah Rabbani mengadakan Persembahan di Majlis Hari Ibu bersama Rabbani di Hotel Singgahsana pada 23 Mei 2010 dari jam 1 - 6 petang yang baru lalu, maka saya telah dijemput untuk sama-sama memeriahkan majlis (dengan menepuk tangan) dan sambil makan Hi-Tea (menjamu selera) di sana. Terima Kasih kepada En Lan yang memajangkan jemputan, dapat juga saya bersua muka dengan En Lan, Kak Shima dan En Basha (yang merupakan ahli 'Geng Blackberry'). Rakan-rakan BBM 'Geng BlackBerry' yang lain insyaAllah panjang umur kita ketemu yaa...:)




Sunday, May 23, 2010

Ip Man 2 - Filem Patriotik Bermaruah





Continuing from where the first film left off, Wing Chun master Ip Man and his family move to Hong Kong in the early 1950s after their escape from the Japanese. There, he desires to open a school to propagate his art, as well as make his living, but he has difficulty attracting students due to his lack of reputation in the city. One day, a young man named Wong Leung (Huang Xiaoming) appears and promptly challenges Ip to a fight to test him, but is easily defeated in a brief bout. Leung leaves humiliated, only to return with some friends to gang up on him. Ip beats them as well. Stunned and impressed by his skills, Leung and his friends become his first students, bringing more disciples to help the school thrive. Ip later encounters his old friend Chow Ching-chuen (Simon Yam), and his son Kong-yiu while out shopping; Chow had apparently suffered a gunshot wound to the head from the Japanese. As a result, he suffered brain damage that has affected his memories, leaving the pair of them destitute. Ip is saddened by his friend's fate and offers to help Kong-yiu take care of his father, providing him with a job at a newspaper agency run by a friend.

Meanwhile, Leung is caught pasting leaflets promoting Ip's school by some Hung Ga students. One of them challenges Leung to a fight and loses, but his friends take Leung hostage in revenge, hoping to extort money from his master. Ip receives word of the kidnapping and goes to the local wet market as appointed, but the meeting ends in a confrontation with a growing mob of Hung Ga students. Ip and Leung fight their way outside to meet Jin Shanzhao (Fan Siu-Wong) — the martial artist and former bandit in the first film — who comes to their rescue with his own gang. Renowned Hung Ga master, Hung Chun-nam (Sammo Hung), arrives to break up the fight. Ip introduces himself, and Hung informs him that to set up his own school, he must be subjected to a ceremony where he must be challenged by the city's Kung Fu masters. Ip, Leung and Jin are subsequently arrested by Fatso (Kent Cheng) for disturbing the peace, but they each manage to make bail and are released. Hung is then shown to be acting as a collector for the other masters and himself as part of a protection racket, headed by Superintendent Wallace, a corrupt officer in the Hong Kong police.

Ip attends the ceremony and defeats his first challengers, and then strikes a draw with the last challenger, Hung. Ip is allowed to keep running his school on the condition that he pay the monthly protection fees, but he declines. Hung thus has his students loiter in front of the Wing Chun school and harass anyone interested, causing a street brawl between them and Ip's disciples. Ip is thus forced to close up and move the school nearer to home. He soon confronts Hung for his bullying and their respective views on integrity, then nearly engage in another brawl before being interrupted by Hung's family. Ip respectfully leaves, and the next day, Hung invites him to a British boxing match he had helped to set up.

The boxing competition begins with the various martial art schools demonstrating their skills. However, the event's star boxer, Taylor "The Twister" Milos (Darren Shahlavi), looks down on the display and openly insults the students, causing chaos as the masters try to restore order. Hung accepts Twister's challenge to a fight so that he can defend his culture's honour. At the start, Hung has trouble hurting his opponent and begins to weaken from asthma, causing him to get severely battered. Although Ip tries to persuade Hung to stop the fight, the latter remained stubborn until he is finally beaten to death by Twister. News of Hung's death rapidly spread throughout the enraged Chinese populace, causing a scandal that spurs Wallace to hold a press conference (which he did after repeatedly beating Leung Kan with a baton to send a message to all the local newspapers to not "mess with him"), where he states that Hung's death was an accident, and Twister announces that he will accept any challenge from the Chinese out of goodwill. Ip arrives and accepts the challenge.

As Wing-sing goes into labor, Ip begins his fight with Twister; Ip has trouble hurting the boxer as Hung did, and is knocked down several times. After the judges ban kicks in the middle of the bout, Ip takes several more hard blows and is knocked down again. Upon getting up, he quickly pinpoints Twister's weak points, and in a flurry of his own blows (mixed in with several of Hung's techniques), he brutally knocks out his opponent. As the Chinese audience cheers, Wallace is arrested by his superiors, thanks to information provided by Fatso. Ip then gives a speech to the British audience, stating that despite the differences between their peoples, he wishes for everyone to respect one another. Ip goes home and reunites with his family, with Wing-sing having successfully given birth to their second child. A final scene shows Kong-yiu introducing a young boy to Ip, who wishes to study Wing Chun: Bruce Lee. Ip only tells the boy to come back when he is older.

Nota Jase :
Banyak keindahan di dalam cerita ini. Selain daripada mengangkat kisah sebenar Ip Man yang menjadi Sifu Kung Fu Bruce Lee saya sebenarnya lebih tertarik kepada sisi patriotisme yang digarap secara halus dan indah di dalam filem ini. Apabila Sifu Hung hampir di tewaskan oleh juara tinju barat yang amat angkuh "Twister", beliau sempat membicarakan sesuatu kepada Ip Man yang lebih kurang bermaksud seperti ini, untuk urusan urus niaga aku memang boleh bertolak ansur tetapi tidak apabila kung fu cina dihina. Itulah perlambangan kepada kebudayaan cina yang ingin diwacanakan di dalam filem ini dan kata-kata itu jugalah yang menjadi perangsang kepada Ip Man untuk menebus maruah orang cina. Alangkah baiknya jika pembikin filem negara ini boleh mengupas isu sebengini sebaik ini.

Kebahagiaan Dalam Perpisahan Shahir AF8


"Klip Video Kebahagian Dalam Perpisahan"

"Lirik Lagu Kebahagiaan Dalam Perpisahan"
Tak perlu ucapkan sepatah kata
Kerna lantang terbaca dari muka
Kau dan daku sudah tiada
Keserasian di jiwa
Mungkin magisnya sudah hilang

Tak perlulah kita mencuba lagi
Betulkan kesilapan perhubungan ini
Bila setiap perbincangan
Menjadi perbalahan
Manakah agaknya cinta pasti

Chorus:

Embun pun takkan mampu menyubur sekuntum
Bunga yang layu pada musim luruh
Yang dulunya mekar di sinar suria
Bila sudah kering pasti akan gugur

Seperti cinta kita yang jelas ternyata
Semakin lama oh semakin rekah
Menimbulkan tanya, apa mungkin kita
Temu kebahagiaan dalam perpisahan..

Usah titis air mata kau tangiskan
Ku dah cukup menampung selautan
Begitu lama ku pendam
Tapi hanya berdiam
Kerna cuba menafi realiti

(ulang chorus)

Nota Jase :
Ini merupakan single perdana Shahir AF8 yang sekali dengar sudah tangkap leleh seperti lagu-lagu Eddie Hamid mahupun Shaari Amri satu ketika dulu meskipun ia adalah ciptaan sepenuhnya Edry Abdul Halim (KRU). Mungkin dek kerana itulah maka Adlin Aman ramli semalam mengatakan yang lagu ini jedengaran agak lama. Namun begitu jika dibandingkan dengan versi rakaman studio dengan versi 'live' semalam saya lebih mengkagumi versi 'live' oleh Shahir semalam.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Igauan di Jalan Elm Lagi...





Sinopsis :
While at the Springwood Diner with his girlfriend, Kris Fowles (Katie Cassidy), Dean Russell (Kellan Lutz) falls asleep at the table and meets a man covered in burn scars, wearing a red and green sweater and a clawed glove on his hand. The burned man cuts Dean's throat in the dream, but in reality it appears that Dean is cutting his own throat as friend and waitress Nancy Holbrook (Rooney Mara) looks on with Kris. At Dean's funeral, Kris sees a photograph of her and Dean as children, but cannot recall ever knowing Dean before high school. Kris begins to dream about the burned man herself and refuses to go to sleep for fear that she will die in her dreams. Jesse Braun (Thomas Dekker), Kris's ex-boyfriend, shows up at her house to keep her company while she sleeps, but Kris meets the burned man in her dreams and is murdered. Covered in blood, Jesse runs to Nancy's house to try to explain what happened and he learns that Nancy has been having dreams about the same man; that man's name is Freddy (Jackie Earle Haley).

Jesse is apprehended by the police under suspicion of murdering Kris, and is killed by Freddy when he falls asleep in his jail cell. With her friends dying, Nancy begins to question what everyone's connection is to each other, given that none of them can remember each other before their teenage years. Eventually, Nancy and her friend Quentin Smith (Kyle Gallner) discover that all of them, including more children, attended the same preschool together. Nancy's mother Gwen (Connie Britton) reluctantly tells Nancy and Quentin that there was a gardener at the preschool, Fred Krueger, who hurt Nancy and the rest of the kids. Gwen explains that Nancy was his favorite, and came home one day telling her mom about Freddy's "magic cave" and the things that happened down there. Gwen claims Krueger skipped town before he was arrested. Nancy does not believe her and attempts to track down the remaining kids from the school. Nancy eventually discovers that all of the other kids have been killed, most of them in their sleep. Meanwhile, Quentin tries to accept that everything is nothing more than repressed memories, but he falls asleep during swim practice and witnesses what really happened to Krueger. Quentin sees everyone's parents hunt down Krueger, and then burn him alive. Quentin and Nancy confront Quentin's father, Alan Smith (Clancy Brown), about the reality they murdered Krueger with no actual evidence that he had committed any crime. Nancy and Quentin, who both begin sporadically dreaming while they are awake as a result of insomnia, decide to go to the preschool and learn what they can about Krueger.

On the way, Nancy falls asleep and is attacked by Freddy, but when Quentin wakes her up they discover she has pulled a piece of Freddy's sweater out of the dreamworld and into reality. Quentin takes Nancy to the hospital for cuts on her arm; there, he steals some adrenaline and a syringe to help them stay awake. Nancy and Quentin leave the hospital and eventually make it to the preschool. Quentin uncovers Krueger's "magic cave" and the evidence that proves Krueger was physically and sexually abusing all of the children. Nancy decides the only way to end this is to pull Krueger out of their dreams and kill him in reality. Quentin tries to stay awake long enough to pull Nancy out of her dream when she has Freddy, but he falls asleep and is attacked. Krueger then goes after Nancy, and explains that he intentionally left her for last so she would stay awake long enough that when she finally fell asleep, she would no longer be able to wake back up. While Nancy struggles with Freddy, Quentin wakes and uses the adrenaline to wake up Nancy who pulls Freddy into reality. With Krueger distracted by Quentin, Nancy uses a broken paper cutter blade to cut Freddy's gloved hand off, and then slice his throat. Afterward, Nancy torches the secret room, with Krueger's body left inside, while she and Quentin leave. Nancy and her mother return home from the hospital, with Nancy being told she should get some sleep. Krueger suddenly appears in a mirror's reflection and kills Nancy's mother before pulling her body through the mirror while Nancy screams.

Nota Jase :
Sekali pandang plot cerita ini seperti I Know What You Did last Summer. Banyak juga adegan gerun yang tidak menggerunkan. Yang menarik dalam plot kali ini tentulah apabila Freddy muncul di dalam mimpi dan bukannya realiti. Lakonan kedua pelakon utama bolehlah dibanggakan. Jika minat dengan genre seram, tentu saja banyak lagi pilihan.

Terima Kasih kepada Budiey yang menganjurkan Movie Day Out bersama pembaca blog beliau. Dapat juga saya menonton sambil mendapat goodie bag yang hebat yang mengandungi antaranya voucher Sembonia, Kalendar Mini Belukar, CD OutKast dll. Sudahlah tiket murah pulak...:)

Original Crocs Celeste Lace for Sale


Brand : Crocs (Original)
Model : Celeste Lace
Colour : Chocolate/Cotton Candy
Size : W7
Price : RM50.00 per pair
Penghantaran percuma sekitar Lembah Kelang
Jika berminat sila e-mail saya di jasemario@gmail.com atau jase_mario@yahoo.com

Friday, May 21, 2010

Berlari Mengejar Merpati


"Jinak- Jinak Merpati
Bila Ku Dekat Engkau Terbang Tinggi
Dapat Ku Tangkap Pasti Ku Bawa Lari
Berlari Mengejar Sekumpulan Merpati
Ku Sangka Dapat Rupa-rupanya Ia Telah Terbang Pergi"


Gambar di atas hanyalah hiasan, senario di baru Caves ini telah berjaya di rakamkan oleh seorang jurugambar yang berkhidmat di pejabat saya, Irwan. Terima kasih kerana bersusah payah mencantikkan lagi senario ini lantas memberikan kepada saya. Jika anda ingin mendapatkan khidmat beliau (Irwan) bolehlah meninggalkan pesanan di blog saya. Atau boleh juga menjengok sendiri hasil kerja beliau di facebook beliau dengan klik di sini.


Laju Makanan Ku Laju...











Jom kita makan dan sambil santai di Instant Cafe, Taman Puncak Jalil. Saya sebenarnya sudah tidak ada modal untuk menulis... kira-kira macam 'writers block' lah konon... Hehehe. Servis di restoran ini boleh di katakan laju... seiring dengan nama restoran ini 'Instant' gitu. Makannan juga boleh tahan sedapnya. Saya dan Lisa baru pertama kali mencuba. InsyaAllah akan datang lagi.

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Robin Hood... Lagi?



Synopsis :
It is late 12th century England and Robin Longstride (Russell Crowe) is a common archer in the Third Crusade. Following the death of Richard the Lionheart in battle, Robin and three other common soldiers- Alan A'Dale, Will Scarlett, and Little John- attempt to return to their homeland, having spent ten years fighting abroad. Along the way they come across an ambush of the King's guard by Sir Godfrey (Mark Strong), an English Knight with French lineage and allegiance. The King of France had ordered Sir Godfrey to assassinate Richard. Having discovered the King is already slain Sir Godfrey is chased off by the arrival of Robin and his companions. Aiming to return to England safely and richer in pocket than they left it, Robin and his men steal the armour of the slain Knights and head for the English ships on the coast under the guise of noblemen. Before leaving the scene of slaughter Robin promises a dying Knight, Sir Robert Loxley, to return a sword to the man's father in Nottingham.

Upon arrival in England, Robin (who has assumed the identity of Loxley) is chosen to inform the Royal family of the King's death and witnesses the crowning of King John (Oscar Isaac), who is the younger brother of the recently-deceased Richard. The arrogant King John shows no remorse to his poor Kingdom and demands harsh taxes to be collected, sending Sir Godfrey off to the North with the task of raising revenue. Unbeknownst to King John, Sir Godfrey is an agent of the French King and uses this Royal Decree to stir up enough unrest to cause Civil War in England.

Robin and his companions head to Nottingham, where Loxley's father, Walter (Max von Sydow) asks him to continue impersonating his son, in order to prevent the family lands being taken by the crown. Loxley's widow, Lady Marion (Cate Blanchett), is initially distrustful of Robin, but soon warms to him when he recovers taxed grain for the townsfolk to plant.

Meanwhile, Godfrey's actions have stirred up the northern Barons, who march to meet King John, and demand the signing of a charter of rights. Having realized Godfrey's deception, and knowing he must reunite his people in order to meet an imminent French invasion, the King agrees. A battle follows shortly where Godfrey's men are interrupted while ransacking Nottingham, and chased off by Robin and the northern Barons.

The film climaxes with an invasion on England's south coast by the French, who are met as they land by the English army. The English are victorious in the ensuing battle, during which Robin slays Godfrey with a well-placed arrow from a long distance. However, King John perceives the French surrendering to Robin, rather than to him, and John sees this as a major threat to his power. In the final scenes, King John reneges on his word to sign the Magna Carta, and declares Robin to be an outlaw. Thus, Robin moves to Sherwood Forest with Marian and his friends to form what will become the Merry Men of Sherwood Forest and win the accolade of Robin of the Hood (Robin Hood), becoming a legendary figure in English folklore.

Jase's Note :
Not really a big fan of Russel Crowe. In fact I think this remake come too soon after the previous Robin Hood Movie, The Prince of Thieves. After watching last night... Hmmm... I guess it is worth the money.

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Lee DeWyze of American Idol 9






"Top 4" - Kiss From A Rose



"Top 6" - You're Still The One



"Top 9" - Hey Jude


Nota Jase : One of the seasons yang I missed the most since Season 3. But masa mula-mula tengok di awal musim dahulu, memang saya dah spot yang Lee DeWyze akan sekurang-kurangnya berada in Top 3. Dah nyata lagi jelas, dan dengan persembahan beliau tadi memang sudah terang lagi bersuluh bahawa Lee adalah pilihan para Juri untuk menggungguli American Idol 9 !!! Kita tunggu sahaja minggu depan !!! Alamak... terlepas lagi ke LA musim ini. Huhuhu.. Kalau Lee betul-betul menang dia akan menjadi satu lagi contoh from Zero to Hero. Dan saya amat berharap agar Single Lee nanti akan mengungguli Hot 100 !!! (Tidak seperti Kris Allen, juara musim lalu yang no where di dalam Billboard Hot 100).

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Suratku Untukmu





Lirik Suratku Untukmu

Nombor anam puluh anam
Jalan Seremban
Tampin
Negeri Sembilan

Kekasihku yang jauh di mata

Kasihku sayang mengapa membisu
Berpucuk surat suratku untukmu
Mungkinkah kini rindu padaku
Rindu padaku

Oh oh rindunya ingin kuberikan
Apa khabarnya orang di sana
Mungkinkah kini jemu padaku
Jemu padaku

Kirimkan aku berita
Untuk menghiburkan hati rindu uuu...
Rindu uuu...

Oh oh rindunya ingin kuberikan
Apa khabarnya orang di sana
Mungkinkah kini jemu padaku
Jemu padaku

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Nota Jase : Saya tujukan 'entry' ini untuk Mas & Oxford. Kenapa? Hahaha... Semasa Jelajah Persada Negeri Sembilan pada bulan Mac yang baru lalu (yang tidak dapat disertai oleh Oxford di saat-saat akhir) kami telah akhirnya tanpa di sangka-sangka dan di rancang bertemu dengan alamat 'No 66, Jalan Seremban, Tampin, Negeri Sembilan" seperti di dalam lirik lagu popular J. Sham "Suratku Untukmu" yang amat terkenal di Zaman Pop Yeh Yeh dulu. Ironinya kami memang ada 'berbincang kedai kopi' berkenaan dengan lagu ini sebelum merealisasikan jelajahan tersebut. Sementelah bertemu dengan 'tugu' tersebut saya pun mengambil kesempatan untuk mengabadikan kenangan. Tugu ini memang tidak memberi signifikasi apa-apa kepada saya. Tetapi bagi mereka yang membesar di Zaman Pop Yeh Yeh ia memang memberi impak yang besar dan nostalgia yang amat bermakna kepada mereka, lebih-lebih lagi para peminat J. Sham. Terima Kasih Pos Malaysia !!!

Friday, May 14, 2010

Who Is B.o.B.?


"B.o.B - I'll Be In The Sky"


"B.o.B feat Bruno Mars - Nothin' On You"


"B.o.B feat Eminem &Hayley Williams - Airplanes Pt 2"


"B.o.B feat T.I. and Playboy Tre - Bet I"

Bobby Ray Simmons (born November 15, 1988), also known as Bobby Ray, or B.o.B,is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. He is currently signed under the labels of Grand Hustle and Atlantic Records.

His debut album, B.o.B Presents: The Adventures of Bobby Ray, was originally expected to be released on May 25, 2010, but due to the commercial success of his song "Nothin' on You", was pushed up to April 27, 2010. The album was released under T.I.'s record label Grand Hustle and includes features from Lupe Fiasco, T.I., Playboy Tre, Hayley Williams (of Paramore), Rivers Cuomo (of Weezer), Janelle Monae, and Eminem. B.o.B first began to gain major recognition in 2007 after the success of his song "Haterz Everywhere" featuring Wes Fif. His first single, "I'll Be in the Sky", was released in late 2008. About.com called the song a "smart, funky artrap and a strong prelude to his album" and included it at #13 on its subjective ranking "Top 100 Rap Songs of 2008". Incidentally, another song produced by Bobby Ray called "Generation Lost" listed alongside the song on the ranking at #32. The music videos for "Haterz Everywhere", "I'll Be in the Sky", "Generation Lost", "Lonely People", "Put Me On", and "No Mans Land" can be found on MySpace or YouTube. B.o.B recently released the video to his hit single, "Nothin' On You." He recently released a remastered version of his song "Bet I" (originally featured on his May 25th mixtape). The song now includes a verse from T.I.. B.o.B has recently released three new singles that will be featured on his debut album, "Don't Let Me Fall" (April 6, 2010), "Airplanes" (April 13, 2010) and "Bet I" (April 20, 2010). His recent single "Airplanes" features vocals from Hayley Williams of Paramore, and "Bet I" features T.I. and Playboy Tre. A video for "Bet I" has recently been released on Atlantic Videos on Youtube.

7 Things to Stop Doing Now on Facebook

by Consumer Reports Magazine
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
provided by ConsumerReports.org


(1) Using a Weak Password

Avoid simple names or words you can find in a dictionary, even with numbers tacked on the end. Instead, mix upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and symbols. A password should have at least eight characters. One good technique is to insert numbers or symbols in the middle of a word, such as this variant on the word "houses": hO27usEs!

(2) Leaving Your Full Birth Date in Your Profile

It's an ideal target for identity thieves, who could use it to obtain more information about you and potentially gain access to your bank or credit card account. If you've already entered a birth date, go to your profile page and click on the Info tab, then on Edit Information. Under the Basic Information section, choose to show only the month and day or no birthday at all.

(3) Overlooking Useful Privacy Controls

For almost everything in your Facebook profile, you can limit access to only your friends, friends of friends, or yourself. Restrict access to photos, birth date, religious views, and family information, among other things. You can give only certain people or groups access to items such as photos, or block particular people from seeing them. Consider leaving out contact info, such as phone number and address, since you probably don't want anyone to have access to that information anyway.


(4) Posting Your Child's Name in a Caption

Don't use a child's name in photo tags or captions. If someone else does, delete it by clicking on Remove Tag. If your child isn't on Facebook and someone includes his or her name in a caption, ask that person to remove the name.

(5) Mentioning That You'll Be Away From Home

That's like putting a "no one's home" sign on your door. Wait until you get home to tell everyone how awesome your vacation was and be vague about the date of any trip.

(6) Letting Search Engines Find You

To help prevent strangers from accessing your page, go to the Search section of Facebook's privacy controls and select Only Friends for Facebook search results. Be sure the box for public search results isn't checked.

(7) Permitting Youngsters to Use Facebook Unsupervised

Facebook limits its members to ages 13 and over, but children younger than that do use it. If you have a young child or teenager on Facebook, the best way to provide oversight is to become one of their online friends. Use your e-mail address as the contact for their account so that you receive their notifications and monitor their activities. "What they think is nothing can actually be pretty serious," says Charles Pavelites, a supervisory special agent at the Internet Crime Complaint Center. For example, a child who posts the comment "Mom will be home soon, I need to do the dishes" every day at the same time is revealing too much about the parents' regular comings and goings.

Copyrighted 2009, Consumers Union of U.S., Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

AIM 17 - Coretan Saya... Maaf Terlambat



Anugerah Industri Muzik ke 17 (AIM 17) telah sempurna dilangsungkan pada 4 Mei 2010 yang baru lalu di Dewan Merdeka, Pusat Dagangan Dunia Putra (PWTC). Ada dua insan yang 'paling harus sekali' saya ucapkan jutaan terima kasih. Mujes kerana telah memanjangkn kad Jemputan V.I.P dan Asri Ubai kerana telah memanjangkan undangan 'Pos Party'. Jika tidak sudah tentu saya dan rakan-rakan tidak akan berkesempatan untuk sama-sama memeriahkan 'ibu' segala anugerah industri muzik di Malaysia ini seperti tahun-tahun lalu.

Antara trivia-trivia yang perlu saya ketengahkan termasuklah :

(01) Persembahan pembukaan CTKD dengan lagu Jika Kau Tak Datang sungguh mengkagumkan dan memukau. Mendapat tepukan gemuruh bukan sahaja di dewan malah di rumah bagi mereka yang menonton di kaca tv.

(02) Persembahan kedua oleh kedua pengacara AIM 17 - Afdlin & Adibah sungguh-sungguh 'Unsangkarable'. Tindakan mereka mengubah lagu Pagi dan Gelap (Hujan) dan Lagu Ku untukmu (Meet Uncle Hussain) membuatkan kita ketawa sihingga tak kering gusi dan hampir pecah perut.

(03) Persembahan 1Malaysia oleh Sheila Majid, Jaclyn Victor & Karen Kong (Siti Nurhaliza Cina) dengan lagu Cinta Ada juga akan menjadi antara persembahan yang akan disebut-sebut sehingga tahun depan. Sheila memang pukul habis...

(04) Mawi tak kena boo. Alhamdulillah....:). Tapi Mawi balik awal yaa malam tersebut. Huhuhu...


(05) Kedua-kedua artis Cina dan India yang membuat persembahan pada saya belum layak untuk beraksi di Pentas AIM.

(06) GLee Malaysia !!! Deangn lagu Satu Harapan (nyanyian asal Jac). 8 penyanyi muda telah berpadu suara, tenaga dan langkah tari untuk menutup AIM 17 dengan 'Da Bomb'. Namun yang paling menonjol tentulah Iqwal (WCOPA 2008) dan Alif Satar (OIAM 1).

Berikut Adalah Keputusan penuh AIM 17 :

Artis Baru Terbaik
Yuna

Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu (Lelaki)
Hazami (Survivor) (Saya sokong keputusan ini !!!)


Persembahan Vokal Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu (Wanita)
Dato Siti Nurhaliza (Ku Percaya Ada Cinta) (Seperti yang telah ku duga !!!)

Persembahan Vokal Berkumpulan Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu
Dato Siti Nurhaliza & Kris Dayanti (Amarah)

Kulit Album Terbaik
Sarah Joan Mokhtar (To Prevent The Earth From Moving With You – Disagree)

Rakaman Album Terbaik
Akasha (Into..Akasha)

Video Muzik Terbaik
Oh! Sizuka (Pop Shuvit)

Lagu Pop Etnik Terbaik
Enjut (Noraniza Idris)

Album Nasyid Terbaik
Allahu Rabbi (InTeam) (Akhirnya... dapat juga InTeam anugerah !!!)

Lagu Nasyid Terbaik
Dia Muhammad (InTeam)

Album Rock Terbaik
Adrenalin (Faizal Tahir)

Lagu Rock Terbaik
Situasi (Bunkface) (Yes !!! Yes !!! Yes !!!)

Album Pop Terbaik
Dayang Live (Dayang Nurfaizah) (Congrats Dayang. Saya akan cari CD ini selepas ini)

Lagu Pop Terbaik
Dan Sebenarnya (Yuna)

Album Hip Hop Terbaik
K.O. The Mixtape (DJ Fuzz & Malique)

Lagu Hip Hop Terbaik
Cerita Kedai Kopi (DJ Fuzz & Malique)

Album Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik
To Prevent The Earth From Moving With You (Disagree)

Lagu Inggeris Tempatan Terbaik
Deeper Conversation (Yuna)

Album Cina Tempatan Terbaik
I’m Karen (Karen Kong)

Album India Tempatan Terbaik
Life Is A Mystery (Shruthi)

Lagu India Tempatan Terbaik
Uyartinthidu Thozha (Jey Raggaveindra, Ashokan, Dr Ombala, Sidhartan, Jegathisan)

Lagu Bahasa Melayu Terbaik Yang Dipersembahkan Oleh Artis Luar Negara
Aku Wanita Biasa (Kris Dayanti) (Lagu ni memang best !!!)

Susunan Muzik Terbaik Di Dalam Lagu
Jenny Chin (Karen Kong/Dato Sheila Majid/Jaclyn Victor)

Lagu Terbaik
Dan Sebenarnya (Yuna) (Tak sangka, tapi suka)

Album Terbaik
Adneralin, Faizal Tahir

Anugerah Kembara
Bunkface

Anugerah Wirama
Adnan Abu Hassan

Thursday, May 6, 2010

OMG !!! Ush is No 1 AGAIN !!!



"OMG," which features vocals by will.i.am, lifts 6-1 in its fifth week on the chart, prompted by equal 35% increases in both radio impressions and digital download sales, according to Nielsen BDS and Nielsen SoundScan, respectively. The track is the Airplay Gainer for a third straight week (up 18.5 million listener impressions to 71.8 million, rising 14-7 on Radio Songs) and claims the Digital Gainer crown for a second straight frame (up 57,000 to 217,000 downloads to lead the Digital Songs list).

Since Usher first led the Hot 100 on Valentine's Day week 1998 with "Nice & Slow," no other artist has outpaced his No. 1 production. Mariah Carey and Rihanna have the second-most chart-toppers in that span with six each. Usher last held the No. 1 spot for three weeks in March 2008 with "Love in This Club," featuring Young Jeezy.

On the Billboard 200, Usher's sixth studio set "Raymond vs. Raymond" dips 5-6 with 48,0000 units (down 8%). The album became his third consecutive No. 1 debut when it entered the list four weeks ago.