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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.
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.
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.
Kaum Cina Mari Perkukuhkan Gagasan 1 Malaysia
Hello semua,saya tertarik apabila terbaca post daripada Su Ann tentang Malaysian Chinese dan saya rasa terpanggil untuk memberi respon terhadap post itu.Benar ramai yang tertanya-tanya apa lagi yang orang cina mahukan,ini bukan satu kenyataan yang bersifat perkauman tetapi hanya kebingungan yang melanda apabila kerajaan BN tidak mendapat majoriti 2/3 didalam pilihanraya baru-baru ini,diantara sebab utamanya adalah kerana tidak mendapat sokongan orang cina.
Ini tidak berlaku di zaman pemerintahan Dr.Mahathir,kerana sikap beliau yang tegas membuatkan semua orang,termasuk kaum melayu,cina dan india bahkan Raja-Raja Melayu juga hormat pada Dr.M.Semuanya bermula apabila Pak Lah dan mengambil tampuk kepimpinan negara dan diteruskan oleh Datuk Seri Najib,diwaktu itu Malaysia dilihat berada didalam zaman kegelapannya.Dizaman itu orang cina telah membuat beberapa permintaan yang besar yang juga telah menakutkan orang Melayu dan kaum lain.
Orang cina telah membuat permintaan yang pertamanya,supaya kerajaan membuka sepenuhnya kolej-kolej matrikulasi kepada orang bukan melayu ,yang ke-dua sistem biasiswa juga dibuka penuh kepada orang bukan melayu,yang ketiga kemasukkan pelajar di universiti dan kolej tidak perlulah mengikut kuota,yang ke-empat tanah di Kg.Baru dibuka kepada orang Cina untuk pembangunan,yang ke-lima MCA desak penambahan kerusi cina didalam Kabinet dan permintaan yang ke-enam yang paling menakutkan kaum lain adalah,untuk melantik seorang orang Cina sebagai Timbalan Presiden Barisan Nasional.
Semua orang sedia maklum sesiapa yang menjadi Timbalan Presiden BN tentunya secara automatik akan dilantik menjadi Timbalan Perdana Menteri,ini telah memberi gambaran apa agenda sebenar mereka.Permintaan mengenai pertambahan kaum cina kedalam Kabinet dilihat melampau kerana semasa itu Kabinet Malaysia mengandungi 6 orang menteri penuh berbangsa Cina dan 13 orang Timbalan Menteri berbangsa Cina.
Bagi Biasiswa dan kuota kemasukkan Universiti pula ianya sudah termaktub didalam perlembagaan negara dan didalam Hak-Hak Istimewa Orang Melayu yang telah dipersetujui sebelum Merdeka oleh semua kaum.Semestinya permintaan untuk membuka tanah di Kg.Baru menunjukkan rasa tidak hormat kepada Raja-Raja Melayu kerana tanah itu dianugerahkan kepada orang Melayu oleh Raja-Raja sejak berpuluh tahun yang lalu.
Terbaru di Penang,Ketua Menteri Lim Guan Eng didalam Majlis Pelancaran 'Governor Of Penang' And 'Peranakan Penang' Exhibition' telah sekali lagi membangkitkan rasa tidak puas hati kaum lain apabila mengumumkan bahawa rakyat asal atau penduduk asal negeri Pulau Pinang adalah kaum Peranakan dan bukan Melayu,semua orang sedia maklum dan sedar didalam sejarah bahawa pembukaan pulau pinang dan penduduk asal adalah orang Melayu.
Ini adalah satu usaha untuk melenyapkan orang Melayu di Pulau Pinang seperti mana yang dilakukan di Singapura.Di Muzium sejarah Singapura kini tidak lagi menonjolkan orang melayu,sejarah Singapura telah diubah oleh pemerintah sekarang.Kata mereka Singapura telah dibuka dan penduduk asal adalah orang peranakan,kenyataan ini semestinya tidak benar kerana semua sedar dan maklum bahawa pembukaan Singapura atau Temasik adalah atas usaha,Sang Lela Setia dan Temagi iaitu tuleh darah Melayu.
Didalam Persidangan Parlimen tahun lepas seorang timbalan Mentri MCA telah bangun dan menyatakan penduduk asal Malaysia bukanlah Melayu dan telah membuat kenyataan bahawa Melayu juga pendatang didalam negara ini,ini telah membangkitkan rasa tidak puas hati dikalangan MP-MP melayu juga mengugat kedudukan kaum Melayu.
Walaupun begitu kerajaan masih sayang akan kaum cina,berbagai kemudahan dan peruntukan kerajaan salurkan demi kepentingan kaum cina.Di Sibu,didalam satu Majlis di sebuah Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan Cina,Dato Seri Najib telah mengumumkan peruntukan Rm8 Juta untuk sekolah itu,hanya untuk sebuah sekolah Cina,pada ke-esokkannya di Kuala Lumpur di sebuah Sekolah Melayu,Dato Seri Najib mengumumkan peruntukan sebanyak Rm100 ribu kepada sekolah itu.Perbezaan peruntukan ini jelas mencerminkan betapa kerajaan begitu mengambil berat terhadap kaum Cina,sehingga mengetepikan kaum lain.
Jika Kerajaan,Kaum Melayu dan India boleh mengetepikan soal perkauman dan kuasa,apa salahnya jika kaum cina juga berbuat demikian.Ketepikan soal-soal ini demi kepentingan negara dan anak cucu kita,sesungguhnya perjuangan kita masih belum selesai.Kaum Melayu,Cina dan India mestilah bergerak sebagai satu suara demi mempertahankan kedaulatan negara kita.Jika kita asyik bertelagah sesama sendiri negara lain akan mengambil kesempatan terhadap kelemahan negara ini,sama dengan sejarah kejatuhan Kota Melaka dahulu.Semua kaum haruslah berkompromi dan mengamalkan sikap 1 Malaysia yang telah diinspirasikan oleh Perdana Menteri Malaysia yang pastinya dapat menjamin keharmonian negara ini.
Malaysiakini | 3 April 2009
Timbalan setiausaha agung MCA menggesa Perdana Menteri Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak mewujudkan jawatan timbalan perdana menteri dan timbalan pengerusi BN untuk diisi presidennya bagi mencermin “perkongsian kuasa sebenar”.
“Rakyat Malaysia pelbagai kaum telah lama menerima dan memberi sokongan penuh kepada ideologi pentadbrain berasaskan kepada perkongsian kuasa di negara ini.
“Bagaimanapun, selepas 52 tahun merdeka, kita terus merasakan bahawa perkongsian kuasa itu hanya satu slogan dan tidak mencermin situasi sebenar, yang kita amat harapkan menjadi kenyataan pada suatu hari nanti.
“Oleh itu, rakyat Malaysia kini kecewa dan tidak puas hati dengan situasi sebenar kita sekarang kerana ia hanyalah satu cakap kosong,” kata Datuk Loke Yuen Yow.
Menurutnya lagi, jawatan kedua timbalan perdana menteri untuk presiden MCA bukan sahaja membantu merealisasikan konsep perkongsian kuasa, tetapi juga menunjukkan bahawa kerajaan memberi kepentingan kepada peranan dan sumbangan kaum Cina dalam proses pembinaan negara.
Loke menambah, jika diberi jawatan seperti dituntut, presiden MCA boleh, dalam kapasitinya sebagai anggota kabinet, membantu menggariskan dasar yang lebih adi dan berfaedah kepada semua pihak, terutama masyarakat Cina dalam ekonomi dan pendidikan.
Beliau juga menegaskan bahawa MCA telah mewakili perjuangan masyarakat Cina, untuk mencapai kemerdekaan negara, bersama Umno dan MIC pada 1957.
“Oleh itu, dalam proses pembinaan negara, sumbangan yang dihulurkan oleh MCA dan masyarakat Cina adalah amat banyak dan sangat besar,” tambahnya.
Pada masa yang sama, Loke mengulangi lagi desakan awal MCA bahawa presidennya mesti dilantik sebagai timbalan pengerusi Dewan Tertinggi BN.
“(Pelantikan) ini akan memanifestasikan senario sebenar perkongsian kuasa bawah pentadbiran Datuk Seri Najib,” tambahnya.
“Sebagai seorang pemimpin yang bijak dan berpandangan jauh, Datuk Seri Najib perlu melihat peri pentingnya dan keperluan mewujudkan jawatan-jawatan timbalan perdana menteri Cina dan timbalan pengerusi Dewan Tertinggi BN – yang kedua-duanya dipegang oleh presiden MCA.”
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