Pada tahun 1985 yang lain, para wira dalam pakaian penyamaran mereka adalah sebahagian daripada masyarakat, dan “Doomsday Clock” – yang mencetuskan persengketaan antara USA dengan Soviet Union – secara matinya telah ditetapkan 5 minit sebelum tengah malam. Apabila salah seorang bekas rakan mereka dibunuh, pembela bertopeng, Rorschach cuba menyelidik peristiwa itu dan mengetahui rahsia para wira dahulu dan sekarang. Apabila dia kembali bersatu dengan rakan-rakannya – sekumpulan para wira yang telah bersara, di mana hanya seorang sahaja yang meiliki kuasa sebenar – Rorschach mula menyedari satu konspirasi yang besar yang mana berkait rapat dengan masa silam mereka dan kesan yang besar pada masa depan. Misi mereka adalah untuk memerhatikan manusia…tetapi siapa yang memerhatikan Watchmen ?

Release Date :6 March 2008
Language :English
Classification ;18PL
Running Time ;2Hours 41Minutes
Director ;Zack Snyder
Cast :Malin Akerman, Carla Gugino, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Billy Crudup.

Kisah bermula dengan zaman kanak-kanak James Howlet dan Victor Creed pada tahun 1845. James terlantar sakit dan Viktor menemaninya. Tiba-tiba ayah Viktor pulang dalam keadaan mabuk dan bersenjata. Apabila ayah James cuba menghalang, ia mengakibatkan dia ditembak dan terbunuh. Kerana marah, tangan James ditumbuhi tulang yang tajam buat pertama kalinya dan James menikam ayah Viktor, yang kemudiannya memberitahu bahawa dia adalah ayah sebenar James dan Viktor. Kerana takut dan terkejut, James dan Viktor melarikan diri. Mereka kemudian menyertai angkatan tentera dan terlibat dalam beberapa peperangan seperti Perang Saudara, Perang Dunia Pertama, Perang Dunia Kedua dan Perang Vietnam. James, dikenali sebagai Wolverine sering menjadi penenang kepada abangnya Viktor yang dipanggil Sabretooth, kerana Sabretooth seringkali bertindak ganas dan mengingkari arahan pegawai atasan. Ketika di Lagos, Nigeria, mereka dikehendaki membunuh seluruh penduduk kampong tersebut. Wolverine membantah dan membuat keputusan untuk beundur.

Release Date :29 April 2009
Language :English
Classification :PG13
Running Time :1 hour 50 minutes
Director :Gavin Hood
Cast :Dominic Monaghan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber, Ryan Reynolds.

Jim Carey sebagai Carl Allen, seorang lelaki yang hidupnya tidak ke mana – perkataan yang sering digunakannya adalah “tidak” – sehinggalah dia menyertai program membantu diri sendiri berdasarkan pada satu frasa mudah : katakan ya pada semua… dan segalanya. Membebaskan kuasa perkataan “YA” menjadikan hidup Carl menjadi hebat dalam banyak perkara dan tidak dijangka, menyebabkan dia dinaikkan pangkat dan membuka pintu kepada hubungan intim yang baru. Tetapi kerelaannya mengambil semua peluang adalah terlalu berlebihan terhadap beberapa perkara yang baik.

Release Date :18 December 2008
Language :English
Classification:PG13
Running Time
1 hour 45 minutes
Director Peyton Reed
Cast :Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, John Michael Higgins, Terence Stamp.

Nintendo, the console that brought back fun childhood memories and contributed to the success of modern consoles, such as Wii, PS3 and XBOX 360, that we have today.

A buddy of mine found this website, which features some of the cool Nintendo games of yesteryear. The best part is you don’t have to download or install to play these games.



It has been almost a decade or two since you played these games so be sure to do adequate stretching exercise before trying it out. Attempt at your own risk


Now you can challenge today's game junkies to see who is the best! Have fun!

Is it just me, or has the world really gone wacko lately?

Yesterday's 8pm news reported an elderly woman from Dungun, Terengganu was charged for violating the Food Regulations 1985. The law stipulates that shrimp paste should contain at least 25% protein. The ones she was selling at rm2.50 each, had about 23.75% protein. She was fined RM600!
The fact that she was old, sells belacan for a living and fined for selling belacan that has 1.25% less protein that was allowed, is to me, quite ridiculous. She probably earns much less than RM600 a month. How on earth would a small belacan maker/seller from a kampung to know how many percent of protein is in her ingredients la?A state of the art belacan laboratory in her backyard?

And this was on prime time news!

Ramadhan is coming, and so everyone is looking forward to the foodfest.

It is strange that in a month of restraint everyone is looking to enjoy the bounty at an extraordinary pace but this is Ramadhan in Malaysia

Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur is known for their food so their buffet is one of the better ones in the city, it is not cheap though, this premium buka Puasa is priced at RM95 ++ per person but they do have offers like Early bird special from Aug21 to Aug31 when you can enjoy their sumptuous spread for only RM88 ++ per person.






We tried the food and were generally satisfied with the quality and preentation of the dishes.

Worthy of note were the Daging Masak Lemak Nangka (Beef stewed in coconut milk with jackfruit), Nasi Ayam (Chicken Rice), Briyani Gam (Special briyani rice) and the range of traditional Malay dishes on the spread.

Those with a sweet tooth would also enjoy the large dessert range which include everything from Jelly to local delicacies like Cendol, Ais Kacang and Kuih Seri Muka.

If you like Satay, Equatorial's meat-on-stick offering is lean and low fat, of course some people say satay cannot be satay without some beef or chicken fat skewered in between the lean meat but in these day and age when healthy living is the mantra, people want their satay and keep their cholesterol at 4.0.

The overal ambience at the Nipah Coffee Shop, with its warm lighting and cosy divisions and sections allows diners to enjoy the spread of a hotel kitchen while still retaining some sense of privacy.

But do come early because the 'extra' section is by the staircase and, you really do not want to be tabled there if at all possible.











If you are interested please call
Sales manager Sarimah Mat Saman at +603 2160 5547 or fax her at +603 2162-3848
her email is sarimah@kul.equatorial.com

I find the mobile phone trend nowadays disturbing, seriously. Yes, it would be cool to have the latest mobile phones with the latest technology, but i know some people who change their phones every 4-5 months! So i found these videos on youtube that i'd like to share :

Mobile Phones Reunion :



Blackberry VS iPhone Ad : Apple Shows Who's The Boss



Blackberry VS iPhone Ad : Blackberry Shows Who's The Boss



Blackberry VS iPhone Ad : Apple Shows Who's The Boss : Revenge

New car gets higher 2.4 specs in terms of creature comforts like leather seats and power seats and indicator on side mirrors

No Traction Control thoug

Price is RM149,800 OTR with insurance

In this action fantasy with romance, Nawin (Jesadaporn Pholdee) is a secret service agent who decides to withdraw from a scientific investigation because of its unlawful procedures. Meanwhile, Jin (Ploy Jindachote), a young woman whom Nawin once saved from a brutal attack, is undergoing a strange transmutation within her blood and body. This transformation on Jin, is what Nawin believes the army people are after.

Nawin adalah Ejen Rahsia yang membuat keputusan untuk menarik diri dari satu penyiasatan saitifik kerana ia bertentangan dengan undang-undang. Sementara itu, Jin seorang wanita yang Nawin pernah selamatkan dari satu serangan ganas, sedang mengalami perubahan pada dirinya. Perubahan ini sebenarnya ialah apa yang sedang dicari oleh sekumpulan tentera.

Release Date:16 April 2009
Language:Thai
Classification:18PL
Running Time:1Hour 35Minutes
Director:Teerawat Rujintham
Cast:Jesadaporn Pholdee, Ploy Jindachote.

Rebecca Bloomwood is a sweet and charming New York City girl who has a tiny, little problem that is rapidly turning into a big problem: she's hopelessly addicted to shopping and drowning in a sea of debt. While Rebecca has dreams of working for a top fashion magazine, she can't quite get her foot in the door - that is, until she snags a job as an advice columnist for a new financial magazine published by the same company. Overnight, her column becomes hugely popular, turning her into an overnight celebrity, but when her compulsive shopping and growing debt issues threaten to destroy her love life and derail her career, she struggles to keep it all from spiraling out of control.and is ultimately forced to reevaluate what's really important in life.

Rebecca Bloomwood adalah gadis manis di kota New York yang mempunyai sedikit masalah kecil yang seringkali bertukar menjadi masalah besar : dia terlalu ketagih membeli belah dan dibanjiri hutang keliling pinggang. Rebecca mengimpikan bekerja di majalah fesyen yang sangat terkenal, dia berjaya - tetapi dia ditawarkan kerja sebagai penulis yang menasihatkan orang mengenai perbelanjaan kewangan di majalah yang sama. Dalam masa yang singkat, ruangannya menjadi terkenal, dan menjadikan dia seorang selebriti, tetapi sikap suka membeli belahnya dan hutang yang ditanggungnya seolah olah akan menghancurkan kisah cintanya dan menjatuhkan kariernya Dia berusaha untuk mengawal semua itu dan pada masa yang sama mula belajar tentang apa yang sangat penting dalam hidup.

Release Date:26 March 2009
Language:English
Classification:PG13
Running Time;1Hour 45Minutes
Director:P.J. Hogan
Cast:Isla Fisher, Joan Cusack, Krysten Ritter.

For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing... and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker. Now, two teenagers in a race against time, must search Ember for clues that will unlock the ancient mystery of the city's existence, and help the citizens escape before the lights go out forever.

Untuk beberapa generasi, penduduk Bandar Ember diterangi oleh oleh lampu-lampu yang bergemerlapan. Tetapi generator Bandar Ember mula mengalami kerosakan… dan lampu-lampu yang hebat itu mula berkedip. Kini, dua orang remaja terjebak dalam perlumbaan mengejar masa, perlu mencari klu bagi membongkar misteri kewujudan Bandar tersebut, dan membantu penduduknya melarikan diri sebelum lampu-lampu itu terpadam buat selama-lamanya.

Release Date:12 March 2009
Language:English
Classification:U
Running Time:1 hour 35 minutes
Director:Gil Kenan
Cast:Tim Robbins, Bill Murray, Saoirse Ronan, Martin Landau.

Emma and Liv are best friends. Planning to marry their respective husbands-to-be, everything seems to be in sync - the dates are perfect, the dress is beautiful, and the maids of honor - each other, of course! This bliss is cracked, however, when the pair of friends receive some bad news - the weddings were planned for the same day. Neither willing to give up her dream wedding, Liv and Emma declare themselves to be engaged in the most heated and dangerous kind of war known to man--Bride Wars.

Emma dan Liv adalah kawan baik. Mereka merancang untuk berkahwin dengan pasangan masing-masing, dan segalanya berjalan seperti dirancang – tarikh sudah sempurna, pakaian pengantin sangat cantik, dan pengapit pengantin – adalah masing-masing, tentulah ! Kesempurnaan ini tercalar, apabila mereka menerima khabar buruk – perkahwinan mereka jatuh pada hari yang sama. Tiada siapa yang mahu mengalah dalam perkahwinan impian mereka ini, Liv dan Emma terjebak dalam satu situasi perang yang sangat merbahaya – Perang Pengantin.

Director: Gary WinickStarring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Candice Bergen, Chris Pratt, Bryan GreenbergGenre: Comedy
Running Time: 1hour 30 minutes
Classification: PG 13

In the Disney comedy, BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA, a pampered Beverly Hills Chihuahua named Chloe (voice of DREW BARRYMORE) finds herself accidentally lost in the mean streets of Mexico without a day spa or Rodeo Drive boutique anywhere in sight. Now alone for the first time in her spoiled life, she must rely on some unexpected new friends--including a street-hardened German Shepherd named Delgado (voice of ANDY GARCIA) and an amorous pup named Papi (voice of GEORGE LOPEZ)--to lend her a paw and help her to find her inner strength on their incredible journey back home.

Dalam komedi Disney ini, BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA, seekor anjing Chihuahua Beverly Hills yang sangat dimanjakan bernama Chloe mendapati dirinya sesat di jalan di Mexico tanpa dapat melihat spa atau butik di Rodeo Drive di sekitar. Kini keseorangan buat pertama kali dalam hidupnya yang telah dimanjakan, dia perlu bergantung harap pada beberapa kawan baru yang tidak dijangka – termasuk seekor anjing jalanan German Shepherd bernama Delgado dan anjing penyayang yang bernama Papi-untuk menghulurkan bantuan padanya bagi mencari kekuatan dalam dirinya dalam usaha untuk kembali ke rumah.


Release Date:18 December 2008
Language:English
Classification:U
Running Time:1 hour 25 minutes
Director:Raja Gosnell
Cast:Salma Hayek, Drew Barrymore, Piper Perabo, Jamie Lee Curtis.

Adam Sandler plays Skeeter Bronson, a hotel handyman whose life is changed forever when the bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew start to mysteriously come true. He attempts to take advantage of the phenomenon, incorporating his own aspirations into one outlandish tale after another, but it's the kids' unexpected contributions that turn Skeeter's life upside down.

Adam Sandler sebagai Skeeter Bronson, seorang pembantu teknikal hotel yang hidupnya berubah selamanya apabila kisah sebelum tidur yang diceritakan beliau kepada 2 anak saudaranya mula menjadi nyata secara misteri. Dia cuba untuk mengambil kesempatan di atas fenomena ini, dengan memasukkan angan-angannya ke dalam setiap cerita, tetapi campurtangan anak saudaranya terhadap cerita tersebut menjadikan hidup Skeeter tunggang langgang.

Release Date 1 January 2009
Language English
Classification U
Running Time 1:40
Director Adam Shankman
Cast Dana Goodman, Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce.

When Langdon discovers evidence of the resurgence of an ancient secret brotherhood known as the Illuminati - the most powerful underground organization in history - he also faces a deadly threat to the existence of the secret organization's most despised enemy: the Catholic Church. When Langdon learns that the clock is ticking on an unstoppable Illuminati time bomb, he jets to Rome, where he joins forces with Vittoria Vetra, a beautiful and enigmatic Italian scientist. Embarking on a nonstop, action-packed hunt through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth, Langdon and Vetra will follow a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival.


Apabila Robert Langdon menemui bukti kemunculan semula persaudaraan silam yang dikenali sebagai Illuminati – satu pertubuhan bawah tanah yang sangat berkuasa dalam sejarah – dia turut menerima ancaman dari musuh persaudaraan itu : iaitu Gereja Katolik. Apabila Langdon mendapati masa semakin suntuk, dia bergegas ke Rome, dia kemudiannya disertai oleh Vittoria Vetra, seorang saintis Itali yang cantik. Melalui perjalanan yang tiada henti, aksi di kubur berkunci dan merbahaya, gereja yang ditinggalkan, malahan di pusat yang paling rahsia di dunia, Langdon dan Vetra akan menyusuri laluan bersimbol purba berusia 400 tahun yang merupakan satu-satunya harapan Vatican untuk hidup.

Release Date 14 May 2009
Language English
Classification 18PL
Running Time 2Hours 19Minutes
Director Ron Howard
Cast Tom Hanks, Ewan McGregor, Ayelet Zurer, Stellan Skarsgard,

Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Armin Mueller-Stahl.


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William Poundstone's new Book - Big Secrets puts all the 'Secret Recipes' to the lab and found out exactly what was in them.

Colonel Sanders of KFC has always claimed that his recipe contained 11 secret herbs and spices but lab tests indicate that there are only four ingredients in the mix. Why don't you guess what they are before you read on.

Coca Cola's secret recipe was also uncovered by by the author and he lists them in detail. This recipe is a lot more complex and would take even a good food technologist some time to replicate, especially without a good chef or taster correcting the mix.



Below is an extract from a report in LiveScience



The Truth Behind Secret Recipes in Coke, KFC, Etc.


"Everybody loves secrets, mystery, and intrigue. That's why mystery novels and films have been popular for decades, and why shows like "The X-Files" and "Lost" are cult hits.

The commercial appeal of a good mystery (real or manufactured) has not been lost on advertisers. "Mystery meat" aside, several famous brands have emphasized the uniqueness of their secret-ingredient-containing products.

But is there really any such thing as a "secret ingredient" these days? After all, over the past decade consumers have gotten more and more disclosure about what's in the food they eat-- everything from calorie content to food allergy information. Furthermore, laboratory analysis has kept up with the times. Perhaps when A.J. Bush baked his first recipe in 1908, or when the Coca-Cola company was founded in 1892, there was no way to determine what "secret ingredients" might be in a product.

But these days, any laboratory worth its sodium chloride can tell pretty much what chemicals and ingredients appear in what quantities of a given sample. It's food science, not rocket science.

In his book "Big Secrets," William Poundstone revealed a laboratory analysis of Kentucky Fried Chicken: "The sample of coating mix was found to contain four and only four ingredients: flour, salt, monosodium glutamate, and black pepper. There were no eleven herbs and spices — no herbs at all in fact... Nothing was found in the sample that couldn't be identified." So much for the "secret." In fact, the chicken's ingredient statement is available on KFC's Web site.

As for Coke Classic, well, the formula can be found on page 43 of Poundstone's book, but it includes vanilla extract, citrus oils, and lime juice flavoring.

There's no cocaine in Coke, and technically there never was, though it uses coca leaves and kola nuts as flavorings and stimulants. Cocaine is not the same as the coca leaf it is derived from; for centuries, natives in South American countries regularly chewed on the coca leaf for its anesthetic and mild stimulant properties. But just as chewing on a coca leaf is not "taking cocaine," neither is drinking a Coke."

The Viva is a nice compact car but some people feel it is a jut a bit too bare.

For those who love the Viva's small size and nippiness in town, they can now order a Luxe version, complete with chrome grille, new sculpted bonnet, revised ffrotn and rear bumpers, side skirts and new fabric interior.

It also gets a new radio with CD player that can read MP3 and WMA formats.

below is a news video of the launch courtesy of Malaysian Driver

Such is the pace of technology that things that we learned and cherished during our lifetime are obsolete and considered ancient tech by our kids..

Wired magazine came up with a list of 100 things our kids will never know.

I think this list is telling about the speed of progress and also where our priorities lie..

Would it not be nice if the things our kids will never know were to include

1. Worrying about how to pay for college education
2. Fear of global war
3. Hate crime
4. Credit cards
5. cigarette smoke



There are some things in this world that will never be forgotten, this week’s 40th anniversary of the moon landing for one. But Moore’s Law and our ever-increasing quest for simpler, smaller, faster and better widgets and thingamabobs will always ensure that some of the technology we grew up with will not be passed down the line to the next generation of geeks.

That is, of course, unless we tell them all about the good old days of modems and typewriters, slide rules and encyclopedias …
Photo Credit: makelessnoise via flickr

Photo credit: makelessnoise via flickr

Audio-Visual Entertainment

1. Inserting a VHS tape into a VCR to watch a movie or to record something.
2. Super-8 movies and cine film of all kinds.
3. Playing music on an audio tape using a personal stereo. See what happens when you give a Walkman to todays teenager.
4. The number of TV channels being a single digit. I remember it being a massive event when Britain got its fourth channel.
5. Standard-definition, CRT TVs filling up half your living room.
6. Rotary dial televisions with no remote control. You know, the ones where the kids were the remote control.
7. High-speed dubbing.
8. 8-track cartridges.
9. Vinyl records. Even today’s DJs are going laptop or CD.
10. Betamax tapes.
11. MiniDisc.
12. Laserdisc: the LP of DVD.
13. Scanning the radio dial and hearing static between stations. (Digital tuners + HD radio bork this concept.)
14. Shortwave radio.
15. 3-D movies meaning red-and-green glasses.
16. Watching TV when the networks say you should. Tivo and Sky+ are slowing killing this one.
17. That there was a time before ‘reality TV.’
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Photo credit: smin via flickr

Computers and Videogaming
18. Wires. OK, so they’re not gone yet, but it won’t be long
19. The scream of a modem connecting.
20. The buzz of a dot-matrix printer
21. 5- and 3-inch floppies, Zip Discs and countless other forms of data storage.
22. Using jumpers to set IRQs.
23. DOS.
24. Terminals accessing the mainframe.
25. Screens being just green (or orange) on black.
26. Tweaking the volume setting on your tape deck to get a computer game to load, and waiting ages for it to actually do it.
27. Daisy chaining your SCSI devices and making sure they’ve all got a different ID.
28. Counting in kilobytes.
29. Wondering if you can afford to buy a RAM upgrade.
30. Blowing the dust out of a NES cartridge in the hopes that it’ll load this time.
31. Turning a PlayStation on its end to try and get a game to load.
32. Joysticks.
33. Having to delete something to make room on your hard drive.
34. Booting your computer off of a floppy disk.
35. Recording a song in a studio.
Photo credit: ghbrett via flickr

Photo credit: ghbrett via flickr

The Internet
36. NCSA Mosaic.
37. Finding out information from an encyclopedia.
38. Using a road atlas to get from A to B.
39. Doing bank business only when the bank is open.
40. Shopping only during the day, Monday to Saturday.
41. Phone books and Yellow Pages.
42. Newspapers and magazines made from dead trees.
43. Actually being able to get a domain name consisting of real words.
44. Filling out an order form by hand, putting it in an envelope and posting it.
45. Not knowing exactly what all of your friends are doing and thinking at every moment.
46. Carrying on a correspondence with real letters, especially the handwritten kind.
47. Archie searches.
48. Gopher searches.
49. Concatenating and UUDecoding binaries from Usenet.
50. Privacy.
51. The fact that words generally don’t have num8er5 in them.
52. Correct spelling of phrases, rather than TLAs.
53. Waiting several minutes (or even hours!) to download something.
54. The time before botnets/security vulnerabilities due to always-on and always-connected PCs
55. The time before PC networks.
56. When Spam was just a meat product — or even a Monty Python sketch.
Photo credit: Chris Devers via flickr

Photo credit: Chris Devers via flickr

Gadgets
57. Typewriters.
58. Putting film in your camera: 35mm may have some life still, but what about APS or disk?
59. Sending that film away to be processed.
60. Having physical prints of photographs come back to you.
61. CB radios.
62. Getting lost. With GPS coming to more and more phones, your location is only a click away.
63. Rotary-dial telephones.
64. Answering machines.
65. Using a stick to point at information on a wallchart
66. Pay phones.
67. Phones with actual bells in them.
68. Fax machines.
69. Vacuum cleaners with bags in them.
Photo credit: ansik via flickr

Photo credit: ansik via flickr

Everything Else
70. Taking turns picking a radio station, or selecting a tape, for everyone to listen to during a long drive.
71. Remembering someone’s phone number.
72. Not knowing who was calling you on the phone.
73. Actually going down to a Blockbuster store to rent a movie.
74. Toys actually being suitable for the under-3s.
75. LEGO just being square blocks of various sizes, with the odd wheel, window or door.
76. Waiting for the television-network premiere to watch a movie after its run at the theater.
77. Relying on the 5-minute sport segment on the nightly news for baseball highlights.
78. Neat handwriting.
79. The days before the nanny state.
80. Starbuck being a man.
81. Han shoots first.
82. “Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.” But they’ve already seen episode III, so it’s no big surprise.
83. Kentucky Fried Chicken, as opposed to KFC.
84. Trig tables and log tables.
85. “Don’t know what a slide rule is for …”
86. Finding books in a card catalog at the library.
87. Swimming pools with diving boards.
88. Hershey bars in silver wrappers.
89. Sliding the paper outer wrapper off a Kit-Kat, placing it on the palm of your hand and clapping to make it bang loudly. Then sliding your finger down the silver foil of break off the first finger
90. A Marathon bar (what a Snickers used to be called in Britain).
91. Having to manually unlock a car door.
92. Writing a check.
93. Looking out the window during a long drive.
94. Roller skates, as opposed to blades.
95. Cash.
96. Libraries as a place to get books rather than a place to use the internet.
97. Spending your entire allowance at the arcade in the mall.
98. Omni Magazine
99. A physical dictionary — either for spelling or definitions.
100. When a ‘geek’ and a ‘nerd’ were one and the same.

Favourite model is replaced by Viva 660BX

After a long run of 15 good years, the Kancil is finally to be replaced and the model that will take the mantle is the Viva 660 in bare bones trim.

Thanks to the extremely basic equipment level, the Viva 660BX is only RM2,000 more than Kancil it replaces.

OK so it may be basic but you still get a DVVT motor, more modern and rigid body shell and advanced fuel injection system.

Video courtesy of http://malaysiandrive2.blogspot.com/

Owners are turned into Mini Ambassadors through positive experience at Proton

It is a simple enough plan, invite owners to the plant to receive their cars, give them a tour of the facilities and let them loose for an hour or so on the test track and impress them with the skills of Proton test drivers in a Lotus Elise.

Hopefully they leave impressed and share the positive experience with their family, friends and neighbours.

If the initial reaction of the first group of customers is anything to go by, the plan seems to be working a treat

Video courtesy of http://malaysiandrive2.blogspot.com/

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Kei (Ronald Cheng) eldest sister Sandra (Sandra Ng) is a hot-tempered magazine editor and her temperament has left her single all this while. They have a traditional family and one of the rules is that none of the siblings could get married before their eldest sister. In view of this, Kei sort help from the famous “Casanova”, Koo Chai (Louis Koo), who is the new journalist in Sandra’s firm to pretend to court his eldest sister and lure her into the mood of love. With Sandra falling in love with Koo Chai, she decides to introduce him to her parents (Lee Heung Kam, Ha Chun Chou). However, Koo Chai fell in love with another girl, Mun during an assignment and this broke Sandra’s heart. To avoid the disappointment of her parents, Sandra asks Mr. Wong (Raymond Wong) a private investigator to pretend as her boyfriend. With Sandra love life going nowhere and her career plunging low, will she get what she wants? Who will Koo Chai choose? Will all’s well end’s well?

Kakak Kei yang paling tua, Sandra adalah seorang editor majalah yang sangat panas baran dan sikapnya ini menyebabkan dia membujang sehingga kini. Keluarga mereka mempunyai satu peraturan lapuk di mana tiada sesiapa di kalangan adik beradik mereka dibenarkan berkahwin sebelum kakak yang tua berkahwin dahulu. Untuk mengatasi masalah ini, Kei meminta bantuan dari seorang kasanova yang terkenal, Koo Chai, yang mana merupakan wartawan baru di tempat Sandra untuk berpura-pura jatuh cinta pada kakaknya itu. Apabila Sandra jatuh cinta pada Koo Chai, dia bercadang untuk memperkenalkan Koo Chai pada ahli keluarganya. Tetapi, Koo Chai telah jatuh hati pada gadis lain , Mun sewaktu satu tugasan dan ini telah melukakan hati Sandra. Untuk mengelakkan kekecewaan ibu bapanya, Sandra meminta Mr. Wong, seorang penyiasat persendirian untuk berpura-pura sebagai teman lelakinya. Dengan keadaan kisah cintanya yang tidak kemana dan kariernya yang kian menurun, dapatkah dia mencapai apa yang diinginkannya ? Siapa yang akan Koo Chai pilih ? Apakah semua yang dirancang berakhir dengan baik ?

Release Date 23 January 2009
Language Cantonese
Classification N/A
Running Time N/A
Director Vincent Kok
Cast Louis Koo, Ronald Cheng, Sandra Ng, Raymond Wong Pak Ming,Lee Heung

Kam,Ha Chun.

ALL ABOUT WOMEN, a comedy on modern metropolitan life that is being done from an unforeseeable perspective, is set against the backdrop of the rapidly developing city of Beijing. It takes a look at three women of different professions and backgrounds, and presents a contemporary comedy from the way they deal with love. In this chic comedy, Zhou Xun transforms from gentle to captivating, playing 12 roles in the movie including a doctor, a patient, a reporter, and more. Kwai Lun-mei transforms from innocent to rock-and-roll, while Kitty Zhang from girl-next-door to rich coquette.

ALL ABOUT WOMEN, adalah kisah komedi hidup metropolitan yang dilihat dari perspektif yang tidak dijangkakan, berlatarkan Bandar Beijing yang pesat membangun. Ianya mengenai 3 wanita yang berbeza profesion dan latar belakang, dan kisah lucu bagaimana mereka berhadapan dengan cinta. Zhou Xun berubah dari seorang yang lemah lembut kepada seorang yang menarik, memainkan 12 watak termasuk doctor, pesakit, wartawan dan ramai lagi. Kwai Lun-mei berubah dari seorang yang pemalu kepada bintang rock-and-roll, sementara Kitty Zhang berubah dari gadis sopan santun kepada seorang yang kaya raya.


Release Date 8 January 2009
Language Mandarin
Classification PG 13
Running Time 1:45
Director Tsui Hark, Kwak Jae-Yong
Cast Zhou Xun, Kwai Lun-mei, Kitty Zhang Yuqi.

What would you do if you got a second shot at life? Class of 1989, Mike O'Donnell is a star on his high school basketball court with a college scout in the stands and a bright future in his grasp. But instead, he decides to throw it all away to share his life with his girlfriend Scarlett and the baby he just learned they are expecting. Almost 20 years later, Mike's glory days are decidedly behind him. His marriage to Scarlett has fallen apart, he has been passed over for a promotion at work, his teenage kids think he is a loser, and he has been reduced to crashing with his high school nerd-turned-techno-billionaire best friend Ned. But Mike is given another chance when he is miraculously transformed back to the age of 17. Unfortunately, Mike may look 17 again, but his thirtysomething outlook is totally uncool in the class of 2009. And in trying to recapture his best years, Mike could lose the best things that ever happened to him.

Apa yang anda akan lakukan jika anda memiliki peluang kedua dalam hidup ? Pada kelas tahun 1989, Mike O’Donnell adalah bintang dalam pasukan bola keranjang dan mempunyai masa depan yang sangat cemerlang dalam genggaman. Tetapi sebaliknya, dia membuat keputusan untuk meninggalkan semua itu demi untuk bersama dengan teman wanitanya Scarlett dan bayi yang mereka nantikan. Kira-kira 20 tahun selepas itu, segala kejayaan Mike seolah-olah tertinggal di belakang. Perkahwinannya dengan Scarlett sudah musnah, tidak dinaikkan pangkat di tempat kerja, anak-anak remajanya merasakan dia seorang pengalah, dan dia hanya ada seorang kawan bernama Ned. Tetapi Mike telah diberi peluang kedua apabila dia dengan secara luarbiasanya kembali ke usia 17 tahun. Malangnya, Mike mungkin kelihatan seperti 17 tahun, tetapi sifatnya yang berusia 30 puluhan sangatlah tidak sesuai untuk tahun 2009. Sementara berusaha untuk mendapatkan kembali kegemilangan yang pernah dimilikinya, Mike mungkin akan kehilangan perkara yang paling bagus pernah dia alami.

Release Date 4 June 2009
Language English
Classification PG13
Running Time 1 hour 42 minutes
Director Burr Steers
Cast Zac Efron, Matthew Perry.

When New Orleans Police Detective Danny Fisher stops a brilliant thief, a nearly untraceable internationally-known terrorist named Miles Jackson from getting away with a multi-million-dollar heist, the thief's girlfriend is accidentally killed. After escaping from prison, the criminal mastermind enacts his revenge, kidnapped his girlfriend Molly Porter and taunting the cop with a series of near-impossible puzzles and tasks - 12 rounds - dangerous games carefully plotted throughout the streets of New Orleans. Danny struggles to keep focus while the obvious ticking clocks and crude consequences that accompany each one of these "rounds" do their best to derail him from rescuing the love of his life before it's too late.

Apabila Detektif Polis New Orleans Danny Fisher menggagalkan percubaan seorang pencuri yang bijak, pengganas antarabangsa yang sangat sukar dikesan – dikenali sebagai Miles Jackson dalam cubaannya yang bernilai jutaan dollar, teman wanita pencuri itu terbunuh. Selepas dia terlepas dari penjara, Miles menuntut bela, dia menculik teman wanita Danny, Molly Porter dan memaksa Danny menyertai permainan bahaya yang dikenali sebagai “12 Pusingan”, sebuah permainan yang telah dirancang di sepanjang jalan di New Orleans. Danny berusaha untuk kekal fokus sementara masa semakin suntuk dan halangan-halangan yang dihadapinya di sepanjang “pusingan” yang mana penjahat itu berusaha untuk menggagalkan Danny dari menyelamatkan kekasihnya itu sebelum terlambat.

Release Date 26 March 2009
Language English
Classification 18SG
Running Time 1 hour 48minutes
Director Renny Harlin
Cast John Cena, Steve Harris, Ashley Scott, Aidan Gillen, Brian White .

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I woke up this morning and the first thing that my wife said to me is that Michael Jackson had died.
We immediately turned on CNN to find out the latest and sure enough, the Rev. Al Sharpton was on screen in front of the famous Apollo Theatre in Harlem, reminding everyone just how big a talent Michael was in his life and the influence h exerted on the world's music scene.

Immediately my memory went back to the History Tour, the las time I saw the superstar live. I covered his arrival in Malaysia as a journalist and remember seeing him up close at the Concorde Hotel.

He was just as everyone on TV right now describe him, he was a fragile porcelain of a person and had a wispy voice that simply make you want to protect him and at the same time most people find it hard to embrace him when up close and personal because of the news that painted him as an eccentric.

CNN's report tried very much to divert attention to the news of lawsuits adn financial excesses that coloured Micheal's life towards teh end but Larry King said it best when he reminded everyone to focus on what is proven, Michael's talent and how he made billions happy.

On the same day, one of Charlie's Angels also left us. Beauttiful and talented actress Farrah Fawcett had benn battling with cancer for two years and she finally passed away last night, surrounded by friends and family.

These two personalities formed two big pillar's in the entertainment indsutry during my childhood and growing years and despite the fact that they are quite distant from me now, tears flowed when CNN played Beat it, Thriller, Billy Jean and We Are the World.

The reality is that it is impossible not to feel sad about the passing of someone who brought so much happiness to us.

There will be controversy surrounding Michael's death as much as his life. There are persistent rumour that he may have converted to Islam so the other question my wife asked was: How are they going to bury him? the Muslim way or not?

Whatever it is, it is my dearest hope that both will attain dignity in death.

May God bless theri souls for they brought happiness to billions adn what better way to appreciate the life that God has granted us than by being happy.


Below are two news clippings about the deaths


Farrah Fawcett dies at 62

LOS ANGELES: Actress Farrah Fawcett, best known for her role in television series “Charlie’s Angels”, died after a long battle with cancer on Thursday. She was 62.

Fawcett died in hospital surrounded by friends and family shortly before 1630 GMT, reports said. “After a long and brave battle with cancer, Farrah has passed away,” said a statement released by Fawcett’s publicist Arnold Robinson. afp


AP Source: Michael Jackson dies in LA hospital
By NEKESA MUMBI MOODY and DERRIK J. LANG
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson, the sensationally gifted child star who rose to become the "King of Pop" and the biggest celebrity in the world only to fall from his throne in a freakish series of scandals, died Thursday, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press. He was 50.

The person said Jackson died in a Los Angeles hospital. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and requested anonymity.

The circumstances of his death were not immediately clear. Jackson was not breathing when Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics responded to a call at his Los Angeles home about 12:30 p.m., Capt. Steve Ruda told the Los Angeles Times. The paramedics performed CPR and took him to UCLA Medical Center, Ruda told the newspaper.

Jackson's death brought a tragic end to a long, bizarre, sometimes farcical decline from his peak in the 1980s, when he was popular music's premier all-around performer, a uniter of black and white music who shattered the race barrier on MTV, dominated the charts and dazzled even more on stage.

His 1982 album "Thriller" _ which included the blockbuster hits "Beat It," "Billie Jean" and "Thriller" _ remains the biggest-selling album of all time, with more than 26 million copies.

He was perhaps the most exciting performer of his generation, known for his feverish, crotch-grabbing dance moves and his high-pitched voice punctuated with squeals and titters. His single sequined glove, tight, military-style jacket and aviator sunglasses were trademarks second only to his ever-changing, surgically altered appearance.

By some measures, he ranked alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles as the biggest pop sensations of all time. In fact, he united two of music's biggest names when he was briefly married to Presley's daughter, Lisa Marie.

As years went by, he became an increasingly freakish figure _ a middle-aged man-child weirdly out of touch with grownup life. His skin became lighter, his nose narrower, and he spoke in a breathy, girlish voice. He surrounded himself with children at his Neverland ranch, often wore a germ mask while traveling and kept a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles as one of his closest companions.

In 2005, he was cleared of charges he molested a 13-year-old cancer survivor at Neverland in 2003. He had been accused of plying the boy with alcohol and groping him. The case took a fearsome toll on his career and image, and he fell into serious financial trouble.

Jackson was preparing for what was to be his greatest comeback: He was scheduled for an unprecedented 50 shows at a London arena, with the first set for July 13. He was in rehearsals in Los Angeles for the concert, an extravaganza that was to capture the classic Jackson magic: showstopping dance moves, elaborate staging and throbbing dance beats.

Hundreds of people gathered outside the hospital as word of his death spread. The emergency entrance at the UCLA Medical Center, which is near Jackson's rented home, was roped off with police tape.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Michael Jackson has just died," a woman boarding a Manhattan bus called out, shortly after the news was annunced. Immediately many riders reached for their cell phones.

In New York's Times Square, a low groan went up in the crowd when a screen flashed that Jackson had died, and people began relaying the news to friends by cell phone.

"No joke. King of Pop is no more. Wow," Michael Harris, 36, of New York City, read from a text message a friend sent to his telephone. "It's like when Kennedy was assassinated. I will always remember being in Times Square when Michael Jackson died."

A service of the Associated Press(AP)

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I wonder how many terabytes it woudl take... anyone knows whats bigger than terra??

You guys probably already know how to tie a tie but hey we we can always learn a few more ways to tie our tie.
I know I looked at these instructions closely again just to make sure that I have been doing it right, apparently I usually do four-in-hand or half Windsor, I only use Windsor when the tie is too long or I want to look extra formal

I have not tried the shell knot but I bet it's good for use with less structured suits and that sort of thing

When the police force is handed a blurry videotape of Police Tactical Unit (PTU) officers beating up a triad member in an alleyway, senior officers summon that area's patrol team to find out who was responsible. Once questioned, the group headed by Lee Wing Sam (Simon Yam) and May Cheung (Maggie Siu) closes ranks and remains tight-lipped. But once the questioning is over, the team heads out to find Shing, the man who was beaten in the recording, before the internal affairs officers investigating them can get to him.

Apabila pihak poleh menerima sebuah pita rakaman yang samar dan kabur mengenai pegawai polis dari Unit Taktikal Polis (PTU) yang sedang membelasah ahli kumpulan kongsi gelap di sebuah lorong, pegawai senior yang mengawasi kawasan itu mengeluarkan arahan untuk mencari siapa yang bertanggungjawab. Semasa disoal siasat, kumpulan yang diketuai oleh Lee Wing Sam dan May Cheung tidak memberikan sebarang maklumat. Tetapi apabila sessi soalsiasat tamat, kumpulan tersebut bergerak untuk mencari Shing, lelaki yang dipukul di dalam rakaman itu, sebelum para pegawai yang menyiasat kes tersebut terlebih dahulu menemuinya.

Release Date -11 June 2009
Language -Cantonese
Classification -PG13
Running Time -1Hour 31Minutes
Director -Law WingCheong
Cast -Simon Yam, Maggie Siu, Lee KwokLun.

Christine Brown is an ambitious L.A. loan officer with a charming boyfriend, professor Clay Dalton. Life is good until the mysterious Mrs. Ganush arrives at the bank to beg for an extension on her home loan. Should Christine follow her instincts and give the old woman a break? Or should she deny the extension to impress her boss, Mr. Jacks, and get a leg-up on a promotion? Christine fatefully chooses the latter, shaming Mrs. Ganush and dispossessing her of her home. In retaliation, the old woman places the powerful curse of the Lamia on Christine, transforming her life into a living hell. Haunted by an evil spirit and misunderstood by a skeptical boyfriend, she seeks the aid of seer Rham Jas to save her soul from eternal damnation. To help the shattered Christine return her life to normal, the psychic sets her on a frantic course to reverse the spell. As evil forces close in, Christine must face the unthinkable: How far will she go to break free of the curse?

Christine Brown adalah seorang pegawai peminjam wang di Los Angeles yang sangat bercita-cita tinggi, memiliki seorang teman lelaki yang baik, bernama Professor Clay Dalton. Hidup adalah sangat sempurna hinggalah suatu hari dia didatangi oleh Puan Ganush yang sangat misteri di banknya dan merayu agar pinjaman bank untuk rumahnya dipanjangkan. Perlukah Christine menurut kata hatinya dan membantu wanita itu ? Atau patutkah dia menolak permintaan itu semata-mata untuk mengambil hati ketuanya, Mr. Jack, dan seterusnya mendapat tempat dalam kenaikan pangkat ? Christine terpaksa membuat keputusan dengan menolak permohonan itu, menyebabkan Puan Ganush kecewa dan tidak berumah. Sebagai pembalasan, wanita tua itu telah mengenakan satu sumpahan jampi yang sangat kuat dipanggil Lamia ke atas Christine, menjadikan hidup Christine seperti dalam neraka. Dia dihantui oleh roh jahat dan situasinya tidak difahami teman lelakinya. Dia kemudian meminta bantuan daripada Rham Jas untuk menyelamatkan jiwanya dari penyeksaan yang berpanjangan. Untuk membantu Christine kembali kepada kehidupan asalnya, Rham Jas berusaha untuk membatalkan sumpahan itu. Ketika kuasa jahat semakin hampir, Christine perlu berdepan dengan sesuatu yang dia tidak pernah fikirkan : berapa jauh dia sanggup pergi untuk membebaskan dirinya daripada sumpahan itu.

Release Date -11 June 2009
Language -English
Classification -18PL
Running Time -1Hour 39Minutes
Director -Sam Raimi
Cast -Alison Lohman, Justin Long.