Tuesday, January 25, 2011

The Reluctant Doctor


I went to watch Tun Mahathir 2 with Azean and Wan Siti last night, thanks to Balqis who offered us RM2 tickets. I didn't manage to catch the first time, so thank goodness for Balqis, because I was unable to get online tickets.


For those who are interested to getting to know Tun M, this is the perfect chance to do so. It gives us another side of Tun M, not the leader that we all know, love and aspire to be, but as a man, who has his own dreams, hopes and weaknesses. I didn't realize that he did not want to become a doctor in the first place, but since his scholarship does not allow him to pursue law, he has to forgo his dream.


Little that he know that there, he will meet the love of his life, and still speak for his countryman, as loud as any lawyer could. which goes to show that Allah definately work in mysterious ways.Overall, I give Tun M2 a 4 star rating, would have been 5 if they made an extra effort to add in more props, because the setting was too simple.
The cast gave a stellar performance, and kudos to Rosminah Tahir for casting good singers. Misha n Elly sounded heavenly. I especially loved a part where Esma Danial (who played the older Tun M) did and interview. I bet he went through that footage for hours because he captured even the tiniest details in Tun's mannerism. It was a joy to watch.
I have to admit..the part where Tun announced his resignantion managed to make me shed a few tears. My heart goes out to Tun M. I was one of the student body in my college, a portfolio that i was not comfortable with, which is the arts. I was groomed to be on the intellectual portfolio, but UM had made a new ruling that only a student with a 2.5 point average is allowed to be chosen as a member of the student body.
But I came to fall in love with my new portfolio, surrounded by my friends who supported me in my decisions and leadership. For once, 2nd College was a formidable opponent in Festival Seni. So when it was time to step down, i had a pang in my heart. Sure, i was more than confident to pass the torch to Esmainura, but a part of me knows that she will have her own aspirations to live for. And means that it might not be the same as mine. There was also a fear that she won't give her heart n soul to the cause, and then my empire would fall into pieces.
Looking back, if I was to feel that way, when i only held the office for a year, how shattered must Tun's heart be when he was forced to step down. Curse the traitor and his family! I for one suffered when i was in college because i was Tun's loyal supporter, when the others went their separate ways..the dark side, if you will.
For all of that he has done, i am truly grateful that Tun M is our PM, and if najib has any sense in him, he should have done somthing like Singapore and appoint Tun as advisor to the government.
As he said in his sajak "Perjuangan yang Belum Selesai"
Bukan kecil tugas kita
Meneruskan perjuangan kemerdekaan kita
kerana rupanya selain memerdekakan
mengisi kemerdekaan itu jauh lebih sengsara
Thank you Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamed, for becoming a hero when all heroes are just a fragment of history


Friday, January 21, 2011

Lessons learnt from Kak Limah

This has got to be the best malay movie in a long...long time. The story line was simple, it was the actors and the dialogue that stole the show.
We have of course :
  • Awie as Usin, the guy without the SPM Cert who has returned home after working in Singapore
  • Ucop, the ex dancer who has become paralysed (but can miraculously run when he sees Kak Limah)
  • Abi Hurairah, ucop's helper and friend
  • Pak Abu and Pak Jabir : the two veterans of the film
  • Che Nin : the mysterious beauty
  • and not forgetting- Kak Limah

A special mention for the two bomohs, the ambulance driver and the fat guy who caused ucop's injuries (sebab kamu la kaki awok jadi camni)

But jokes aside, Mamat Khalid is best known for his satire. I think he is trying to poke fun at Malaysians who love to believe in the powers of the supernatural, and watch ghost stories. Have u noticed the trend Malaysian movies are following..whether its about hantu, evil spirits, witchcraft...its all we are being served today. Even the telly has not escaped this..

So Malaysia, its about time we get rid of this trend, its does only downgrade our taste, but also feeds the minds of our younger generation with rubbish we should have thrown out our belief system a long time ago..

Again..kudos to Mamat Khalid..and if you're reading this...let it be known that Nor Azean has watched your movie 6 times!!

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Karaoke Hoooyeaaahh


Ku Ada Kamu - Adira

Di kala ku kehilangan
Di dalam kegelapan
Kau suluhkan sinar petunjuk

Di kala ku kesedihan
kau ukirkan senyuman
Dengan penuh sabar memujuk

Engkau menyambut
Tiap kali aku terjatuh

Chorus :
Andai hari esok langit akan runtuh
Tabahlah menjunjung bersama ku
Andai hari esok dunia gelora
Takkan ku gemuruh selagi ku ada kamu

Di kala aku tak pasti
Kau tampil dengan berani
Membimbing agar lebih yakin

Dan bila hidup penuh soalan
Kau berikan jawapan
Melengkap semua kekurangan

Engkau menyambut..
taip kali aku terjatuh...

-Chorus-

Tidak mungkin diri ini mampu
Hidup tanpa doronganmu

One of my favourite activities with my best buddies is the karaoke session. So everytime we do that, each of us has a list of must-sing songs. Adira's song lately has just been added to this long list of my favourite songs.

I was a bit dissappointed with her performance at AJL25. It is really a great song, if it were sung by someone worthier, it would have a shot at winning the Juara Lagu...Come on...Ana Raffalli?? It was an insult!

But as I know, whomever wins the AJL have no direct consequence to me, but it would have made my long wait worth while, staying up till midnight even though I was having the flu, if Faizal Tahir or Yuna made the cut. But I'm not the jury, so I don't exactly have a say in the matter...except that the jury was really deaf!

On a brighter side, this weekend will be another karaoke session (fingers crossed!)..

So, hopefully I get to belt-out this song, and I can truly say I sing waaaay better than Adira...haha