Monday, June 20, 2011

What's in the News Today.

Today, belek2 paper online..antara tajuk yg biasa2..

Singapore violated airspace 2,058 times

A TOTAL of 2,058 incidents of violation of Malaysian airspace by Singapore air force aircraft were recorded by the Defence Ministry since 2008.- aiyaaa!!
Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum)

BITE into the pint-sized clove and get ready to be stung by its assertive flavour, which leaves a numbing sensation in the mouth.

Cloves can be used whole or in its ground form, lending its charm and warmth to masalas and curry powders, to five spice powder, berbere and baharat.

Cloves are derived from dried flower buds of the clove tree which is a small tropical evergreen plant of the Myrtaceae family.

The tree is native to the Maluku islands now part of Indonesia and chartered its way around the world through the spice trade of yesteryear.

Because of its origin in Indonesia, cloves are a common feature in South-East Asian cuisine as well as other cuisines around the world.

Good quality cloves have reddish brown stems and a lighter crown, rough to the touch and should snap cleanly.- mak kata, mamah cengkih every morning..tak termasuk suh mamah jintan hitam lagi..aiyooo!

Lepas tuh, baca review movie..

Red
[Grade: N/A]

Earlier this year we had aged action stars coming together in The Expendables. Now here’s yet another film in which the cast is made up of, erm, somewhat senior citizens. But surprisingly, Red is quite fun despite (or is it because of?) the age factor.

There’s Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren playing retired agents who are forced back into action – and these characters wield awesome weaponry and blow up people right on target. Yes, Helen Mirren, the Oscar-winner!

In one of the most surreal scenes, the actress – wearing a white dress (looking like the royalty that she is) – lets loose hundreds of bullets from this massive machine gun like it’s the most natural thing for her.

Who would’ve thought she’d be at ease playing a government agent who remains extremely dangerous even though she’s retired?

If Mirren is watchable, Malkovich is pretty funny playing a paranoid man with a penchant for military camouflage. He may be a bit over-the-top, but the way Malkovich delivers the lines in that clear, sane voice only magnifies the fact that his character is a tad crazy.

There are no surprises where Willis is concerned, making the most of his character’s solitude man act.

Red also features Mary Louise Parker, as a bored woman who gets involved with these retired agents by chance.

While her role is obvious – as the person who clues the audience in on who’s who and what’s what – Parker must be credited for giving the role a touch of freshness. Similarly, Karl Urban is effective in his role.

While the cast is great, the film is far from perfect: there are plenty of moments when the plot and character development are skating on dangerously thin ice.

The goings-on will have us going “seriously?” a couple of times, made worse with an utterly boring villain.

The script is mediocre, featuring an awful “Grandpa” running joke. But when a film has Mirren playing against type and features Ernest Borgnine it’s definitely worth a watch. Getting soft in the old age maybe is not so bad. – Mumtaj Begum
- cite ni to me OK la.. lama dh tak tgk Bruce Willis in action.. the latest Die Hard movie pun tak tgk...

Ok, got to prepare for class.

Sunday, June 12, 2011

Bukan Chaplin

Salam.. why suddenly I thought about the black & white films? Tetiba je. Well, obviously people know Charlie Chaplin, but I used to prefer the other actor. Have you ever hear Harold Llyod? pnah? Dia ni slapstick ala2 Chaplin jugak tp I think he's better kot. Entah, mybe it's me with guys with glasses. I used to watch his movies/comedy with my sister. This is his face...


When we watched this show.. mulut kami akan nyanyi2.. Lagu tema dia berbunyi "harol llyod.. param param, param param"..hihi..param tu aku je yg ubuh.. sbb tak tau apa nk put as music. Time ni ntah param lahir dh ke belum..

Harold Lloyd ni, seingatnya la.. got some stunts too in it's stories.. well paid (lbih dari chaplin) tp tak berapa diingati.. Ni pun ingat2 lupa.. Hee... Saja je kan.. don't know what to write. sapa je yg baca ni still remember him?

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

Salam..

This year I realized youngsters nowadays terlampau mudah sgt give up. We got so frustrated with those who decided to quit when they failed certain subjects. No guts ke? When asked, how do your parents react when they heard your decisions? Mmg parents mereka shocked. Tak pnah mengandaikan anak2 akan bhenti..

Jawapan diorang, tak mampu belajar (bukan financial burden). Macamana nk mampu kalau they are missing from their class? Macamana nk mampu kalau in each class, melepek, meng"tension"kan diri sendiri dgn duduk diam, and when it's almost over, bersedia menerkam utk bersalam & bangun keluar. Macamana nak mampu, if it's us who make calls asking them to come attend their tests, send their assessment. Macamana nak mampu kalau parents pun tanya, "anak saya dtg kelas tak? takut dia tak bangun tido".. ada ke? Memang ada.. Macamana nak mampu if all the "mak-mak angkut ni" (ganti pangkat mak angkat), berbuih mulut (hrp dijauhkan dari sawan), pesan and pesan, and kdg2 marah/tegur and sometimes cubit... tp takde perubahan. Not all of us have the skills to counsel, but at least we try. They should do the same.

Demotivated ke? Mcm la we don't get demotivated.. byk lagi mende dlm dunia ni boleh mem'frust'kan kita.. What they are going through and decided to make a full stop, hanya perkara kecik. Mungkin kecik lagi dari taik gigi masing2.

Thursday, May 26, 2011

TUKAR TAYAR

Beberapa minggu lps, on Friday, time dh punched out, Id called me and asked me to come take a look at her tyres (kereta pnye tayar)..

Yup, it was punctured and flat. Tayar belakang..susah gak.. Tp syukur la, bukan tengah jalan. So, these two guys, Abg Din from Exam Unit and En. Murdin, Lecturer ke Codi? MLT telah bersusah payah, panas and basah (sbb ujan renyai2 tgh panas) menolong kami..


E-id sdg memayungkan jejaka jejaki yg murah ati and tenaga

Penukaran sedang dilakukan.. FYI, abg din (bju biru) tak penah tukar tayar keta pun..
Blk tu, bleh la dia tulis dlm diari


It's not like that both of us (ida and me) tak reti tukor tayar. The thing is.. ketat nk mamfuss nk pulas bolts and nuts tu.. Guna kaki pun tak berdegih.. Guna berat diri sdiri pun tak gerak..(in a way, kami ni mmg "lampung"!) Jadi these guys are the ones meminjamkan kederat mereka (sbb ida kata pinjam kederat) utk tukar tayar. Sebaik tukar tayar, we headed for the tyre shop. Did some alignment and balancing.. bla bla, tmpal tayar.. ok..syukur..dah siap.

HOWEVER, the way the mechanics bwk keta2 di servis tu mmg mcm gila. Berdesup, ilang dari pandangan.. even perjalanannya just to park outside the workshop. To make the evening more interesting, this one fella reversed the car yg siap dgn cara terhandal...and bumped bumper blkg kat tayar yg bersidai. Inilah kesannya kalau mangkuk hayun/mangkuk tingkat atau lebih tepat "sio" yg bwk..



Tak pasal2 kan? kan? Sgt hampas kelapa hangit.. Pe lagi..diaorg arh bayor.. Tmpal tyr and balancing.. FOC la kan? Dh kaputtkan keta worang.. Terrer kan

Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Showdown




YES.. being young (ye, masih, young at heart), I do watch Showdown. Out of all the current reality shows, this one I can telan. The interest in this particular dance show may be caused the desire (atau lebih kpd imagination) to move swiftly sana sini.



Tonight, 2 groups that should be booted out still ada dlm kumpulan 2011 ni. I did'nt like it sbb on the battle round, they gaduh'ed. To those who did not watch Showdown, the show goes like this:



1) There are a few groups that will perform their dance routine based on themes. Macam thn lepas, ada theme Michael Jackson, self defence, etc.


2) The groups will perform their own choreographed routine and try to "wow" the judges and crowd. It's important for groups not to look stupid or bersepah time dancing.


3) Judges will make comments (termasuk yg di rumah, ehem, ehem and predictions too!). Viewers will then vote (bukan aku pun ni) based on talents and showmanship (walaupun blambak yg based on faktor2 lain)


4) The bottom 4 groups will be up for battle round. Cam ni hah..


Group ni thn lps pnye.. they always jd dancers for celebrity2.. funny how they looked here.. However, diorg ni kira pro gak laa..


Time battle, the groups akan btanding sesama sdiri, and the group least menyerlah akan terkeluar. I just like watching them because of their creativity in planning the moves and discipline in making the moves sharp. Those yg kalah will cross their group names on the board. I've read somewhere before, that street dancers ni ritualnya akan bakar baju group yg kalah battle. Ini aku tak berapa gemor.. Dah pnat2 wat baju, nk bakor pehalnye ye? Ritual manaa la tu.. Tp dlm ni, takde la bakor2 ni.. kita serahkan sahaja tugasan ni pada Usop Wilcha.. kan?


P/S: Manakah grup kegemaran kome?kikiki

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Hadiah Birthday!

Salam.. Isnin baru ni, we had "high-tea" at the office (kafe je sbnrnya).. But before that, there are some present giving session. This is especially to those who just got married or just welcome new addition to their family till this April. So, sebelum sesi bagi hadiah kat mereka yg baru kawin and dpt anak, there are slide show session showing the faces of those who celebrated their birthdays till April.

When the slide show is playing, I wondered which picture that the committee had chosen to display. Daripada gaya dan gerak gerinya, I expect, tentulah gambar dari website. When it came to those birthdays on February.. terkejut aku! The picture taken dari FB? Sapa amek nih? I don't think I befriended those dlm commitee? Hmm.. Gambarnya?.. I was holding Yana's baby in that picture, and sebelah gambar tu tertulis:

Puan Azwa Suhada
11 February

Dang! I should've asked for more presents! Satu utk hadiah perkahwinan (nk suit dgn title), and another present for newborn (to give to Marissa yg didukung tuuu)

P/S: bye2 chances!

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Amende je la

Salam..

Baru2 sat tadi I was reading my FB and one of my ex-student's post was about his engagement. Hihi.. dulu nafi sgt bila org gosip2kan dia dgn tunang dia tu.. last2 mmg tul bertunang pun. Bak kata e-id, nk bagi gempak (ala2 berita akhbar hari minggu) bagi la tajuk cmni:

PERTUNANGAN, HASIL DARI PENAFIAN

sure gempak kalau berita suratkhabar kecik gini.. yg ni gaya2nya, mcm artis pnye berita. Sometimes, byk sgt kita tgk @ baca berita2 yg tak layak ditenyeh jadi tajuk utama. Contohnya:

SITI SIFIR, SELESEMA
buleh ke jadik tajuk mende ni? Recently ada tajuk: NICOLE RITCHIE SUKA CERMIN MATA BESOR. Hek eleh.. tak gempak langsung.. mcm tajuk ni la

MENGANDUNG: HASIL DARI PERKAHWINAN..

hihi..ok la.. BM mcm org amek paper July.. later dudes..