Thursday, August 17, 2006

Ricky Martin at a Clinic???

Some patients at a clinic saw "Ricky Martin", reportedly to be sick too.


Tags: Jokes, Funny, Humour, Ricky Martin, Clinic

Hong Kong TVB series

Yeah, I actually watched these TVB series.....nothing better to do during night time at home.
The Dance of Passion (a Hong Kong TVB TV series of 32 episodes) – starring Charmaine Sheh/Choi Siu Fun/Lai Chi/Lam Bowie/Chan Ho) & set in the early 1900s (if not wrong). The story is mainly on 2 major clans in the town located in the desert region (sounds familiar to me), namely the Yim and Sung clans. These 2 clans have been together for the last 100 years. But things were not smooth throughout. Betrayals, mistrusts, love & greed somehow are in the blood of the town’s citizenship. Talks about how the poors/poorly connected people (just like in many countries...hehehe) survived in such environment. The script is good but they packed too many “suddens” where they rushed to reveal lots of truth towards the last 3 episodes.

The Biter Bitten - starring Benny Chan, Linda Chung, Shirley Yeung, and Michael Tong. Basically it's about Benny, Linda, Shirley, and Michael finding treasure, but before they find the treasure they have to have enough clues to know where the treasure is located at. You will see the silver and gold eggs as the clue, as well as Linda's necklace, a photo, and the sword.

Each episode you will see Benny or Shirley uncover a clue that has to do with the treasure. Benny is really smart, he can answer IQ questions, and riddles. Benny was the only person who found all the clues to help to find the treasure. While the four of them looking for the treasure, the love relationships also complicates the situation. A humorous series at the same time as the 4 main young characters are of young age.
Tags: TVB Series, Hong Kong, Review, Charmaine Sheh

World's Top 100 Universities

The top 10 Universities in the world:
1.Harvard Uni (US)
2.Stanford Uni (US)
3.Yale Uni (US)
4.California Institute of Technology (US)
5.University of California, Berkeley (US)
6.Cambridge Uni (UK)
7.Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
8.Oxford Uni (UK)
9.University of California, San Francisco (US)
10.University of California, Columbia (US)

Top 10 Universities in Asia:
1.Tokyo University (Japan) (no.16 in world ranking)
2.Kyoto University (Japan) (29)
3.National Uni of S'pore (Singapore) (36)
4.Osaka University (Japan) (57)
5.Hong Kong Uni of Science & Tech. (60)
6.Tohoku University (Japan) (68)
7.University of Hong Kong (69)
8.Nanyang Tech. Uni (Singapore) (71)
9.Nagoya Univers (Japan) (94)
10.Chinese Uni of Hong Kong (96)

Top Australian Universities:
1.Australian National University (no.38 in world ranking)
2.University of Sydney (50)
3.University of Melbourne (53)
4.University of New South Wales (64)
5.Monash University (73)
6.University of Western Australia (78)
7.University of Queensland (91)
8.University of Newcastle (97)

Malaysian universities dropped out of sight......really sad.....can someone tell me why? Reasons given (by M'sian Uni officials) could be that "biasness" was used in tabulating such rankings or not according to certain standards. What you are is what you teach. With such low qualities of M'sian Univs, you can't expect to find a better lecturer (who hails from a M'sian Uni too) in future also.
Tags: Education, University, Ranking, World, Asia, Australia

Wednesday, August 16, 2006

Miami Vice / 2 Fast 2 Furious-Tokyo Drift

Miami Vice - starring Colin Farrell, Jamie Foxx & Gong Li (yeah, the lady from China). Story was made based on the 80s TV series of Miami Vice (but no stories are linked). Both Colin and Jamie went undercover to nab drug lord operating in Miami & to investigate murders linked to the drugl ords. Wherelse Gong Li was a Chinese-Cuban wife to arms/drugs trafficker. You have to pay attention to the conversations throughout the whole show otherwise you will lose the plot. The criminals-police shoot out only occurred, where they were within 200-300m of each other, towards the end of the show. Police investigations are so shallow.
2 Fast 2 Furious-Tokyo Drift - starring Lucas Black, Shad 'Bow Wow' Gregory Moss, Nathalie Kelley, Sung Kang & Brian Tee. A US guy notorious for his bad behaviour on the road with his car has been sent to Japan to stay with his enstranged father, a military man. In Tokyo, he befriended an American guy who introduced him to underground world of drift racing. In his first race, he challenged the Drift King who has ties with the local Yakuza (not that he knew since he's new in Tokyo). His borrowed car was badly damaged and he was indebted to this car owner. He continued his friendship with this car owner who taught him about drifting at the same time. Unknowingly, he fell for the Drift King's gal. The Drift King has ties with the local Yakuza. In the end, the hero has to face off stake with the Drift King, with the loser leaving Tokyo for good.
Tags: Movie, Review, Cinema, Miami Vice, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Tokyo Drift

A Day in the Life of Malaysia

Come next year, 31 Aug 2007, Malaysia will celebrate its 50th anniversary as an independent nation.
A photography contest jointly organised by the Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, the National Art Gallery, the Heritage Department and The Star with the theme of “Malaysia @ 50: A Day in the Life of Malaysia” – a national photography contest by Malaysians, and for Malaysians, has begun.

Pictures selected will be published in a souvenir book that will form the collection for a nationwide exhibition to commemorate the Merdeka Celebrations in 2007.

The contest is open to three categories of participants, with focus on seven subjects: Our Home, At Work, At Play, Our Beliefs, Our Culture, Our Heritage and Our Towns, Villages & Cities.

There is a category for school children and youth (aged 18 and below), the Open Category, and an Open Photo Essay Category, both for those aged 18 and above.

Renowned photographer Eric Peris has been appointed the Chief of the Panel of Judges for the contest. The contest has started now and the closing date for the contest is on 28 February 2007.

For more information, do log into National Art Gallery or LensaMalaysia.
Tags: Independent, Celebrate, Photography, Contest, Category, National Art Gallery

Creation of a Trust or Will

Keep yourself updated/well informed with good articles/knowledge on Creation of a Trust or Will with its benefits. The weekly article is usually posted at The Edge Daily website each Monday.

This week's article is on "Children Need Protection" written by Joshua Lim (my childhood friend) who is a founding member and the CEO of BHLB Trustee Berhad, a subsidiary of Southern Bank Berhad. Joshua Lim is also the author of the industry recommended book, “Wealth, a Burden and a Legacy”.

Next week's article, BHLB will focus on another aspect of Maintenance Trust called Education Trust.
Tags: Trust, Will, Protection, Legacy

Pattaya International Fireworks Festival

Pattaya is definitely firing up its presence internationally. Covid19 has hit many nations really hard and Pattaya wasn't exempted from ...