Step Up 3D - The Return of Boring

While the trailers are bursting views into millions,

everyone must have been anticipating this groundbreaking movie of the year.

But little do you people know,

how DISAPPOINTING this movie is! Yes I've said it right.Downright disappointing!

Sure, when Step Up appeared, it became a major blockbuster.Back then, it deserved the popularity because the idea was seemingly fresh at that time (aside from other dance movies like Honey, You Got Served etc). Step Up is considered one of its kind.

The success of Step Up had lead to its sequel; Step Up 2: The Streets. This sequel is still doing fine even though the typical love story element was reused.

However, the third installation of Step Up is incredibly...boring.Effects,yes they are there but did not do the choreography any justice,at all. Storyline is flat and maybe occasionally a few little surprises (which were expected!!!!). The female lead cannot act and certainly cannot dance that well.Male lead looked painfully sad.

There are many elements in the movie that don't make sense at all.

For example; the Pirates gang can afford a gigantic collection of 'cun' shoes but cannot afford to pay for their house mortgage or something.

Another spoiler; The Chinese crew at Chinatown had so much difficulty to dance when the water pipe broke,acting like water is some sort of bad omen or something.Also,showing some chinese apeks [uncles] betting on American hiphop battles, did not help in enforcing the image of Chinatown.In fact, it made things worse.

Wait till you reach the final battle,you'll cry for your loss of 20 bucks including the cun popcorn combo.

Verdict is pretty simple; annoyingly typical plot that lacks the 'oomph' factor and also amazingly fake visual effects.

There you go! *takes deep breath*

Oh sorry I forgot to warn you guys about the spoilers.NGEEKKK too late for that! Now I have successfully convinced you not to watch it.HAHAAAA

Hadi: Malaysia Hospitality 2

There's an unwritten rule in Malaysia that says "If you own a car, you own the world."

Most Malaysians have no respect towards pedestrians. They assume that they move around in four wheels instead of two legs, they have the power of the Gods. In foreign countries (such as Singapore whom we envy so) they would stop for pedestrians and let them have the respect as they took the trouble of actually walking.

Pedestrians too, are not aware of the respect they should get. They too, automatically give respect to those with cars.

Most Malaysian drivers just do not care for pedestrians. We are impatient, rude and aggressive beings. Can this be changed? Let's hope so.

I hate to see the star and the crescent moon on the Jalur Gemilang (Malaysian flag) turns into the Mercedez emblem.

Have You Missed Someone?

Rascal Flatts is a well known country band that sings songs about real life and people and once related to them. As I was browsing YouTube, I came across with Here Comes Goodbye because I was curious like how the video looks like.

When I heard the old man says "sometimes life just seems the chapter of goodbye", I felt goosebumps all over me and tears shed from my eyes. Overall, the video is about a mother who was once pregnant but never got the chance to tell her boyfriend because he died in a car accident. Soon enough, her son died at the age of four and the old man in the video is his grandfather.

I kinda shed my tears down because this song reminds me of my grandma that just passed away four days after I sat PR exam. She meant a lot to me.

So people, cherish the people you love beforehand.

media placement? media intrusion...

hey!!! koffee with kiru is dying lar...
lets revive it with our discussion today! the media intrusion thing! =)

let me be the first one to update about what our group found today.. the media intrusion ad placement..
it is about the funeral home ad, placing at the subway station in Berlin. opposite the platform..
it written there "Come a little closer" and makes people wonder and if they try to look closer, they might fall down on the railway and oops, need their service already, so our group picked that as it is media intrusive. actually i will still be confused with this thing.. as miss said, the difference between adv, media, PR, event and so forth are all at the very thin line.. hopefully by the end of semester, we all can get it clear kie! =)


here comes the ad...


night!

cheers~

Hadi: Malaysian Hospitality 1

The reason the title is "Malaysian Hospitality 1" is because there will be a whole lot more of my post concerning Malaysian Hospitality.

Let me just give you a scenario all right? Loosely based on a true story.

Mat (Not a real name) went to a restaurant. A high-class one, if you will. When Mat first entered the restaurant the waiter that guided him to his table didn't even smile nor say anything more than two words. To be fair, Mat does look unpleasant with his long hair, shorts and sandals.

The waiter didn't really welcome Mat and Mat swore he heard the waiter sighed while Mat was thinking on what to order. After Mat made his order, the waiter went away.

After a few minutes, a foreign man, Caucasian, entered the restaurant. Whithin a second the waiter sparked with joy and greeted the man "Good Morning, Sir! Table for one?"

The moral of the story is this:

Foreigners, please visit Malaysia. In this country, we treat you better than our own people.