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Betul, memang aku benci diorang. Tah haper haper tah. Dah la they've made this one very stupid movie! And I've spent 2 freaking hours to watch it.Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's ‘‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ Arrested on suspicion of cheating, he tells the police the incredible story of his life on the streets, and of the girl he loved and lost. But what is a kid with no interest in money doing on the show? And how is it he knows all the answers?
- Walaupun ini movie British yg berbahasa Inggeris, para pelakon menggunakan English yg ber-accentkan India. Though this makes some parts (and perhaps all songs) arguably not understandable, I think this is what made the movie genuine and very natural. Sebab, aku expect to see Indian when aku tonton Indian Movie, takkan plak nk tengok orang putih celop dalam movie India kan...?
- Movie ni, storyline dia mantap. Teknik penceritaan lain dari yg lain. The story can be divided into 3 timelines - kisah silam, kisah semalam, dan kisah hari ini. Dan kisah silam Jamal was told in a flashback manner, which was further subdivided into 3 sections. Time dia kecik (5-8 tahun), time alam sekolah menengah (11-15 tahun), and time sekarang (16-18 tahun). Walaupun dgr sangat komplikated, tapi truth is, cerita ni tak membuatkan kepala aku biol. Sekurang-kurangnya, tak de la sepening filem susuk lakonan Ida Nerina haritu. Itu memang, ultimate giler berselirat jalan cerita.
- Para pelakon, walaupun hebat-hebat. Yang paling aku suka, adalah time the trio (Jamal, Salim - his brother, and Lalita - his childhood sweetheart) as 3 very young kids (time umur 6-10 tahun). Aku rasa, the movie was the most honest then. Sebab kalau dah namanya budak tu, lakonan mereka would either be disastrous ataupun sangat real. And the trio are easily classified as the latter.
- Watak utama, Jamal (lakonan Dev Patel) looks quite convincing. Serius, masa tgk movie ni. Tak terpikir pun yg Dev Patel was born and bred in London. And his accent was considerably thick. Sebab, dalam movie ni, he sounded just like all other actors. English with Indian Accent. I wonder how much research did this guy do to temporarily shed his British Accent off.
- Slumdog Millionaire betul2 tunjuk the life in a slum in India. Extreme poverty, Child begging syndicate, Muslim-Hindu fight, Theft in Taj Mahal, etc were all exposed and well presented. At the very least, babak-babak ini sangan educational terutama untuk orang yang mahu travel ke India macam kitorang. he he he. selingan sket.
- Songs were sang by Indian Singers, but in English language. The melody suits the scenes pretty well, but I was having difficulties trying to decipher what the singer sang. Sebab selain accent yg sangat pekat, the songs have a very fast tempo.
- nothing else that I can think of as for now.


Sometimes, it's these little things that moved a person a BIG time. Muchas Gracias Zamri!
By doing this, he strengthens our friendship. Thanks God, for giving me a good set of friends. And Zamri's definitely one of 'em.
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The whirling dance or sufi whirling that is proverbially associated with dervishes, is the practice of the Mevlevi Order in Turkey, and is just one of the physical methods used to try to reach religious ecstasy (majdhb, fana). The name "Mevlevi" comes from the Persian poet, Rumi, whose shrine is in Turkey and who was a Dervish himself.This practice, though not intended as entertainment, has become a tourist attraction in Turkey.The ritual ada some quranic recitation as well as nasyid (hymn), which in my humblest oppinion at par with the christian church choir yg sedap didengari. The voices mix up well, and they perfected each other vocal range. Ada gak solo part, which literally gave me goose bumps!
The dervishes are getting ready before they began
And here's a bit of what we say. The Dance!
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He snogged my jeans. OK I know i xmandi sehari tapi jeansku itu tidak la sebusuk mana yeah...His teary eyes say "Adopt me, i'm hungry" i think laaa.
He's so cute. It's either He plays with the little cat or doing cat hunting.
poor you. who put u into the cement? tell me tell me. im gona kick hiss ass. meow!
tekun join the tour guide. he surely the clever breed
Maybe he's thinking why he was born a cat not a statue
Byk gila kucing kat Ephesus they're like guarding the broken columns and all the Hellenistic statues. These two cats pon dah pose ala2 statue. senyap jeee duk diam2
Me: eh hanjeng komenlah sikit?
Hanjeng: The Wickedest Wicked Witch of Oz turns my nose pink like a piggy.
Good news she's dead now!
Still occupying the ancient pigeon holes milik nenek moyang mereka dulu dulu duluuuu
Ok, binatang ini busuk gila. lebih busuksss sssss dari stokin saya semasa travelling.Duk mengunyah2 hapa benda hentah tak tahu tapi mulut penuh buih.Hampir terkena scarf ku.
California--Dressed as Santa, Bruce Jeffrey Pardo walked up to his ex-in-laws' home in Covina, California, on Christmas Eve and knocked on the door.

Bruce Jeffrey Pardo was sought for a Christmas party shooting before taking his own life, police said.
An 8-year-old girl, elated to see Santa, ran toward the door.
Pardo, 45, with a gun in one hand and a wrapped present in the other, began shooting indiscriminately, police said at a news conference Thursday.
He sprayed the living room with bullets.
With Robert - An English who decided to leave England because he doesn't quite like the country.
Korean Dude A and Korean Dude B
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