Sweet Hello 2011, kiss and sad goodbye 2010

Sweet Hello 2011, kiss and sad goodbye 2010. The year has ended .. 2010 has come to an end and we welcome ourself with 2011 with the new year people has new beginning and new promises for me i did some time self reflecting on my 2010.

I had mixed feeling about year 2010, I had a job, not amazing but yet fun (really???). I make new friends and I've lost some friends. I did most of the time at work .. but yet I learn how to party and how to relax but 2010 has also been a rocky one there is soo many challenges where i look back and think how did i pull myself through all that I don't know, maybe because of my prayers hence now its 2011.

Good
After long waited finally I return to CNX for holiday (October)
Back to root where I was born (December)


Bad
Had to canceled my holiday in Europe, didn't get approval from my boss (March)
A friend I've known for years pass away (May)

2011 it is coming, to be honest i am quite sad of how i ended my 2010 and to welcome 2011.

Travel with ETS BG-KL-BG 3D2N

Last Tuesday, I took my sister daughters and son for short holiday, 3days 2nights in Kuala Lumpur as I promise. We all travel by fast train ETS from Batu Gajah to Kuala Lumpur (Sentral) and it took 2 hours journey overall. I've fail to book any hotel at triangle area (Bukit Bintang) cause it all fully book. However with a help from friend I manage to get a nice and clean+very convenience for us to move here and there via comuter and monorail. Credit and terima kasih to Zaquan for helping me. Without you I had no idea where we would be. I owe you something Zaquan...and I shall meet you again somewhere in March 2011, I promise!

(travel with ETS)

The hotel, Summer View located in Brickfield, 5 minute walk to KL Sentral). KL Sentral is first in the world as main hub for transportation include the airline system for Malaysia Airline and AirAsia, train, electric train like Comuter, Monorail, LRT, and ETS also bus and taxi. KL Sentral is the largest railway station in Southeast Asia.

(KL Sentral)

1st Day (28 December 2010)

After check-in at Summer View, we went to Bukit Bintang for lunch. I took them major shopping mall like Lot10, Sungei Wang Plaza and BB Plaza also Pavillion. My heart beat fast when my dream come true.. I saw the big sign of UNIQLO - FROM TOKYO TO KUALA LUMPUR, the official opening date for its first ever Malaysianstore, which is also the largest in South East Asia. Located at Fahrenheit 88 (last time known as KL PLAZA) ,UNIQLO Japan's No.1 fashion brand and worldwide. I bought two jackets for myslef... I just can't help it... I'll return for moooorrre.

1) UNIQLO’s graphic T‐Shirt collection, UT for only RM29.90 (usual price ‐ RM59.90) 2) UNIQLO’s high‐quality jeans collection, UJ for only RM49.90 (usual price ‐ RM99.90) 3) UNIQLO’s Autumn/Winter 2010 Fleece jackets for only RM49.90 (usual price ‐ RM79.90)

Later we went to Pavillion GSC Signature, at first we decided to watch a new release of Malay film title 'JANIN' but can't make it cause kids under age are not allow and the film rate as 18SX, then we think about "AKU MASIH DARA" but fail with same reason, the end I bought 5 tickets of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader it screen at 1820, once it over we off. When we about to leave Pavillion we notice something is going on at the circle (heart of Pavillion, kinda Miss World Runaway... so I took chance a snap few photos.. can't find the right angle cause it's very crowded. Leaving Pavillion and off to Hotel by Monorail we stop at Kelantanes Restaurant for dinner and lock our-self to the hotel room.

2nd Day - The tour with Hop On Hop Off (Day tour)

After had breakfast at the hotel, I met my friend at McD KL Sentral, then off to ETS Office booking tickets home for the next day. Later bought tickets for city tour with HopOnHopOff the easy way to tour in Kuala Lumpur during the day. The tour cover over 42 all major sights and attractions, it also includes key shopping centers in the city. KLCC, Twin Tower, Bintang Walk, Merdeka Squre, KL Tower, KL Sentral, Lake Garden, Petaling Street, Jamek Mosque, Sri Mariaman Temple, St. Mary's Cathedral with double deck bus. Pre-recorded commentaries in eight different languages - Bahasa Malaysia, English, Mandarin, Hindi, Arabic, Japanese, French and Spanish - are played in the buses as they take you through the more than 40 tourist destinations within the city.
Tickets are at RM38 per person. Group purchases (min of 5) are priced at RM32 per person. Senior citizens, students and the disabled only pay RM17 while children below five years old ride for free. Malaysian MYKad holders only pay RM19 during promotions. Tickets can be purchased on the bus itself, through the Internet or from agents (hotels and travel agencies). Each ticket comes with a service booklet with information and map of Kuala Lumpur. Operating seven days a week, the service is available from 8.30am to 8.30pm daily over 30-minute intervals. Tickets valid for 24hours.

We went to Muzium Negara, the entrance fee is RM2.00 for adult and free for children. Then walk in to Planetarium Negara to discover the world of space and planet. We had chances to see the movie 'Dawn Of New Era' at Planetarium Theater. This screen are amazing... it's makes you feel like you are flying about in space area with stars and planets around you... not to forget the space-ship.

We all tired after the journey.. when bus drop us at KL Sentral at 2000hours. After had dinner once again we lock our-self in hotel room watching football match between Malaysia vs Indonesia for AFF SUZUKI CUP and the result... Malaysia beat Indonesia with aggregate 2-1. Bravo...

3rd Day - Home Sweet Home

We check-out about 1145, Kuala Lumpur still shower. Train leaving at 1400 so there's plenty of time. We had lunch first then I'm online with my mobile checking all the emails, FB messages via KL Sentral free wifi. Got changes to thank Zaquan for help me unfortunately I haven't got chances to meet him in person this time cause I'm hardly can move with kids around me. So thank you for being very understanding Zaquan.. like I said.. I owe you something..

ETS train depart on time, as I take a seat I notice someone I knew.. who's in the same dock with me. It was Amy, Sham OKU younger brother who's work as Steward for Malaysia Airlines. He going back to Batu Gajah for holiday. So we had little chat.. later on.. I note someone else at the same dock.. it was Sham OKU.. he's in KL meeting someone and now also heading back to BG.. just imagine.. we 3 of us in the same dock.. it's like the train is belong to us only. Halloo....

Off From Duty

This week I am off from work. I'll be off from 24th December til 2nd January 2011 and back to work the next day. I would like to thank my CC for being very understanding person and let me off for holiday at the end of the year. I'll be off to Kuala Lumpur with my nephew and niece for seeing sight. They never been to big city like Kuala Lumpur. Since I were free then it would be my pleasure to guide them there. So it will be 3D2N trip to KL. The rest of the day I had no proper plan yet. I were thinking about fly to BKK or Kuching (Sarawak) to celebrate New Year 2011 it would be so much fun... but I have not book the hotel and air tickets yet.

Eat Pray Love

Yesterday I watch a DVD entitled "EAT PRAY LOVE" is a comedy-drama which Directed by Ryan Murphy. Starring Julia Roberts, Billy Crudup, Viola Davis. Stars Julia Roberts as a divorcee who embarks on a journey to rediscover herself. Eat, Pray, Love is based on a book by the same name, which is written by Elizabeth Gilbert. The book Eat, Pray, Love itself is very captivating and the movie is also a good adaption of the book. In Eat, Pray, Love, Julia Roberts goes on a quest to rediscover herself after she realizes that her marriage has failed and her life is crumbling down. Julia Roberts first goes to Italy to eat and the purpose is to taste good food, she then goes to India to pray in an ashram and then her last destination is Bali to look for love. I haven't got chance to watch this film at local theater so I bought DVD of it last night. It's too late for me to review about this film but all I want to write here is. I enjoy the movie, she (Julia Roberts) still give good impact on acting... she's really good. This film also taught me about how to find the balance in living. Give and take. However at the end of the story I've learn something.. "I learned to let go of the illusion that we can possess. I learned to let go and remember happiness.

"To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life."

Hantu Kak Limah (Interview dengan Usop)

Berikut adalah temubual eksklusif salah seorang pelakon HANTU KAK LIMAH Saya sedut temuabual ini dari blog Enchik Hasril. Menurut Enchik Hasril dia juga menyedut temubual ini dari sesorang yang Beta sendiri tak kenal maka tak cinta ha.. ha..

Berikut adalah temubual diantara Tok Rimau dan juga Usop

Assalamualaikum Encik Usop,

Tok Rimau: Kes hantu Kak Limah balik rumah heboh diperkatakan orang dalam surat khabar dan internet. Encik Usop adalah salah seorang penduduk Kampung Pisang yang terlibat secara langsung dalam misteri ini. Oleh yang demikian, saya harap Encik Usop dapat menjawab beberapa soalan untuk blog saya. Ya lah, sebelum Wikileaks mendedahkan, lebih baik Encik Usop sendiri memberi penjelasan.

Usop: Terimakasih di ateh soalan miker yg membingungkan kepala awokk (saya dlm bhs perak), dah macam soalan stpm lagoknyerr sdgkan rata2 masyarakat kg pisang spm pun xde kecuali pak jabit yg ada sijil keusahawanan utk membuka gerai... apa2 pun dgn semangat english edukesyen yg ada, awokk cuba jawab soalan miker tu walaupun takder jawapan secara objektif..

Tok Rimau: Ada yang berpendapat bahawa Encik Usop adalah penari separa mahir kerana Encik Usop yang melenggangkan sebelah tangan sahaja apabila bercakap. Apakah Encik Usop setuju dengan pendapat ini? Cuba citer, cuba citer.

Usop: Sebenornyer, Usop ni xler terror mana pun menari, eksyen jer lebey. Usop ni cuba mengangkat martabat penari2 yg berselerak di tanah pamah Malaysia ni yg selama ni tidak di hargai dan diberi perhatian seperti di barat. Kdg2 dlm mana2 show, penari2 latar di beri layanan yg teruk seperti tidak memberi impak kepada sesebuah show.

Tok Rimau: Pada suatu hari yang aman tenteram, burung berkicauan dan angin sepoi-sepoi bahasa, Encik Usop ditimpa kemalangan sehingga kedua-dua kaki Encik Usop menjadi lumpuh. Hinggalah sekarang masih belum sembuh. Apakah pandangan Encik Usop tentang prasarana Orang Kurang Upaya di Kampung Pisang? Cuba citer, cuba citer.

Usop: Definasi OKU ni luas, secara directnyer Usop di kategorikan sebagai OKU kerana kakinyer yg lumpuh dan menggunakan weecha hak milik kerajaan. Usop adalah OKU yg nampak secara jelas. Namun OKU juga patut diguna pakai oleh ahli2 masyarakat yg xbley berfikir secara rasional, yg hanya mengikut jer (Yes Man) dan mudah membuat andaian sebelum selidik ke akar umbi... INi lah OKU yg melumpuhkan sistem masyarkat kita pada masa ini. Ilmu itu memberi kesempurnaan kepada pemiliknyer dan mampu merubah keadaan menjadi lebih baik.

Tok Rimau: Adakah Encik Usop berdendam dengan orang yang membajak kaki Encik Usop hingga lumpuh? Cuba citer, cuba citer.

Usop: Dendam tu tetap ada tetapi Usop seorang yg lebey memikiorkan cara hidup Usop. Cuma bila melihat org yg membuat Usop lumpuh sedikit sebanyak mengimbau kembali nostalgia kaki di bajok kubota tu. Namun Usop bukannyer marah pasal kaki digelek, cuma Usop lagi terkilan xdapat nak rasa kek blueberry yg jadi peberet Usop tu..

Tok Rimau: Secara logik, jika rumah Kak Limah dibakar, hantu Kak Limah akan lebih marah lagi. Bagi cadangan lain bagaimana orang kampung boleh menghapuskan hantu Kak Limah?

Usop: Tu ler org kita, ikutkan logik jer, blum tentu lagi kak limah akan mengamuk kalau rumah dia kena bakor, kita kena cuba gunakan segala kaedah yg ada utk hapuskan Hantu Kak limah tu. Berdasarkan tahap IQ yg ada pada penduduk Kg pisang, membakor tu adalah cara yg terbaik yg dapat dipikirkan pada masa tu krn dah tak tahan kena ganggu. Cara lain yg usop rasa perlu di buat, ialah dengan pajakkan rumah Kak limah tu pada Dennis Lim, pasei org cina ni bab2 harta dan asset deme jaga dan tatang betui2.

Tok Rimau: Apakah hubungan Encik Usop dengan Abi Hurairah? Abang-adik? Tuan-kuli? Kawan biasa? Ehem-ehem? Apa? Cuba citer, cuba citer.

Usop: Hubungan dgn Abi tu hanya di pengaruhi oleh faktor Si Abi yg mudah di eksploitasi oleh Usop tanpa sebarang bayaran. Di kg2 mmg ada jenis2 yg mcm ni, belanja minum teh atau mee kari kedai cina sure dia akan anggap kita sebagai abg long dia walaupun kita tak bagi gaji... hubungan lain..hmmm sorry he is not my taste, not like Usin

Tok Rimau: Menurut pemandu ambulan, Kampung Pisang adalah tempat sial di mana bala turun. Ada zombielah, ada hantulah, pendek kata macam-macam berlaku. Encik Usop sudah tinggal di Kampung Pisang sekian lama. Apakah yang Encik Usop harapkan untuk masa depan Kampung Pisang? Cuba citer, cuba citer.

Usop: Utk masa depan Kg Pisang yg sejahtera ini, Usop benor2 berharap agar pihak berkuasa dapat membina projek jalur lebar di kg pisang dan kemudahan internat diberikan secara percuma, hanya melalui projek ini, penduduk kg pisang yg tidak ada spm dapat berinteraksi dgn dunia luar melalui penggunaan facebook, twitter dan juga google.

Tok Rimau: Apakah yang menghalang Kampung Pisang dari menjadi seperti sebuah kampung dalam wawasan Encik Usop? Cuba citer, cuba citer.

Usop: Halangan utama adalah tahap edukesyen penduduk2nyer yg berpuashati dgn ilmu yg ada, hidup umpama kais pagi makan pagi, tidak ada keinginan utk mencapai taraf pendidikan yg tinggi, mgkn dgn adanyer akses kepada facebook seperti jawapan tadi tadi boley merubah IQ penduduk2 di sini.

Tok Rimau: Bagaimanakah pengalaman Encik Usop sebagai bekas penari kebudayaan boleh menyelamatkan Kampung Pisang dari terus dilanda nasib buruk? Cuba citer, cuba citer.

Usop: Sebagai bekas penari kebudayaan, utk mengelakkan kg pisang terus di landa nasib buruk adalah dengan membakor semua benda2 yg boleh mendatangkan masalah pada masa depan. Tubuhkan unit CSI utk menambah baik cara2 pembakoran di masa depan.

Tok Rimau: Berbanding dengan penduduk Kampung Pisang yang lain, Encik Usop mempunyai kemahiran Bahasa Inggeris yang tinggi. Apa pendapat Encik Usop tentang penggunaan Bahasa Inggeris dalam pembelajaran sains dan matematik? Cuba citer, cuba citer.

Usop: Payah nak suruh org kita kuasai sains n matematik dlm english edukesyen kerana ianya kena bermula dari peringkat awal dan konsisten. Kena guna subjek yg lebey mudah xperlu pikior banyak. Misalannyer subjek tarian asas di sekolah rendah, bila nak dimatematikkan kita guna perkataan step, one and two, two an three, three and four dan seterusnyer, dan kalau nak disainskan kita guna ler ayat2 sains seperti take your deep oksigen not breath.

Tok Rimau: Saya mahu tamatkan wawancara ini dengan soalan wajib sebuah program hiburan berinfomasi:- Bila Encik Usop mahu kahwin? Cuba citer, cuba citer.

Usop: Kahwin??? Usop masih menunggu Usin seperti gak Ayu huhuh

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Sekian terimakasih. Kami pun singgah di warung Pak Jabit dan orde secawan kopi janda. Bukan nak berniage, cuma nak menggode. Hi Hi Hi! Terimakasih En Usop kerana sudi belanja minum. Kena tolak weechar la pulak. Dah la rumah atas bukit. Nyesal awokkk.

Begitulah flashback saya.

TONTONILAH HANTU KAK LIMAH BALIK RUMAH DI PAWAGAM-PAWAGAM BERDEKATAN! SILA BAWA BINDING TAPE IKAT PERUT SEBAB PENONTON KATA MEREKA PECAH PERUT MENONTON HANTU KAK LIMAH BALIK RUMAH.

Pekerja-pekerja dibelakang tadbir... Hantu Kak Limah

ini adalah gambar Pengarah Hantu Kak Limah (Mamat Khalid) dan juga sahabat Beta, Endy.. (yang tukang tangkap gambar itu adalah Beta, jika tiada jurugambar... tiadalah gambar ini ha..ha.. ah..) dan gambar ini telah disedut dari blog kawan Beta iaitu Enchik Endy Fotopelangi

Review:
Bertarikh 24 Disember 2010, Jam 6.30 Petang, di TGV Kinta City Ipoh akhir Beta berjaya mendapatkan tiket untuk menonton filem Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah dengan cara menempah 'dalam talian' kerana beberapa kali gagal mendapatkan tiket di kaunter jualan memandangkan sambutan luar biasa (sold out) terhadap filem ini. Apappun kredit kepada 'Lyen' kerana banyak membantu untuk mendapatkan tiket ini.. thank you.. sei sei..

Filem ini berkisarkan tentang penduduk kampung Pisang yang gempar dengan kewujudan Hantu Kak Limah yang menganggu kesejahteraan, keharmonian penduduk kampung tersebut. Pelbagai cara untuk mengatasi masalah, kehadiran Bomoh dari Indonesia, dan juga Siam menemui jalan buntu. Kekecohan yang berlaku dipaparkan pada skrin layar ini membuahkan gelak tawa penonton dengan gelagat pelakon dari mula filem ini dimainkan sehinggalah ke penghujung. Filem ini juga turut papaprkan pekara yang "tersurat dan tersirat " dalam dialog-dialog yang diperkatakan.

Kerjasama diantara pelakon ini amat baik sehingga buatkan filem ini benar-benar menjadi dalam erti kata lain 'tiada aktor utama kerana semua pelakon adalah watak utama'. Semua pelakon berjaya membawa watak masing-masing dengan penuh penghayatan. Dari segi sinematografi.. filem ini kelihatan cukup indah persekitaran Kampung Pisang. Dan lagu-lagu yang digunakan sebagai selingan cukup menarik dan menggamit memori. Sentuhan CGI filem ini sama seperti filem Estet, CGI yang kurang memuaskan untuk beberapa babak namun kelemahan itu boleh diterima dengan hati terbuka.

Biarpun begitu Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah kali ini dilihat banyak kehilangan aktor dan aktress sebelum ini seperti Que Haida, Hamid Gurkha, AC Mizal, Nadia, Eyzleen (sekadar menyebut beberapa nama) menjadikan filem ini tidak semeriah filem Zombie Kampung Pisang. Apapun filem Hantu Kak Limah ini bukanlah sekuel dari filem Zombie Kampung Pisang.. mungkin disebabkan itu banyak pelakon tidak diutarakan.

Sekalong Tahniah kepada Pengarah Mamat Khalid, krew-krew belakang takbir pembikinan filem ini dan juga pelakon-pelakon yang terlibat kerana berjaya menghasilkan sebuah filem yang cukup menghiburkan.

INFO:
KUTIPAN HASIL DARI JUALAN TIKET HANTU KAK LIMAH BALIK RUMAH KINI MENCECAH RM7.7 JUTA (updated 20 Januari 2011)

The Best Director goes to.. "The Convert"

54th Asia Pacific Film Festival held last night at the Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Taiwan. There were 56 films from 18 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, including 12 Taiwanese ones, vying for awards at the festival, with the figures hitting record highs.

The late Yasmin Ahmad of Malaysia won the Best Director award for the film “The Convert.”
The Best Feature Film award was won by the Indian film “Janala,” directed by Buddhadeb Dasgupta.
The Best Leading Actor award was went to Hamid Farrokhnezhad for the Iranian film “The Fateful Night,”
The Best Leading Actress award was won by Anita Linda, for her outstanding performance in the Filipino film “Lola.”
The Best Documentary Film award was granted to a Hong Kong's “Music and Life,” directed by King-wai Cheung.
The Best Short Film award was won by a Taiwanese film, “Sleeping with Her,” directed by Wen Chih-yi.
The Best Supporting Actress award went to Oh-Woo Jung, a Korean actress, for “Enlightenment Film,”
The Best Supporting Actor award was received by Sounitr Chatterjee, an Indian actor, for “Angshuman's Film.”
The Best Movie Music award was won by Sandee Chan for her performance in the Taiwanese film “Monga,”
The Best Arts Director award was received by Cheng Po-jen and Huang Mei-ching for their work in the film.
The Best Music Effect award was received by Duu-chih Tu for Japanese film “Rail Truck.”
The Best Photography award was captured by Mong-hing Chung for the Taiwanese film “The Fourth Portrait.”
Jackie Chan, a heavyweight Chinese actor, won the Outstanding Film Achievement award.

For the record, the late Yasmin Ahmad is the first Malaysian to win the award as Best Director. Malaysia's past winners were the late Tan Sri P. Ramlee for Best Actor in (Anakku Sazali (1957), Maya Karin for Best Actress (2004) and Datin Seri Tiara Jacquelina, also for Best Actress (2005).

Note:
In October 2010 Muallaf (The Convert) unlisted for major nominations like Best Director, Best Storyline, Best Actress and Actor even Best Photography at 23rd Malaysia Film Festival... isn't ironic??? "the bacterium across the sea is seen, but the elephant on eyelid is not seen"

Perfect Day

"Perfect Day" is a song written by Lou Reed in 1972, I'm in love with this song when I watch "Trainspotting" released in year 1996,a film directed by Danny Boyle. Starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller. A story about Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends. The song later cover recorded by Duran Duran reached #28 on the UK Singles Chart in 1995. In Autumn 2010 Susan Boyle re-record and release on The Gift album. Some said it was listed as one of the worst video ever by her but as for me this video is fit this song.

I would like to dedicated this song to my love ones... sc7-x I will always love you... happy holiday.

World Aids Day 2010 - Ignorance Is Not Bliss

IGNORANCE IS NOT BLISS - Millions of children in the world who are dying every day, and are living without care, without medicine and without hope. I am asking people to open their hearts and minds to get involved in whatever way they can.

"Whatever you did for the least of my brothers... you did it to me"

World AIDS Day is 1st December 2010. The theme is Universal Access & Human Rights.