Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Cars - movie review

Cars - voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Richard Petty & Cheech Marin. When you have such cast lending their voices, the movie won't let you down. Lightning McQueen, the name of a rookie race car, couldn't handle the fame he has generated in his short career. He thought it was himself that made him successful. In the last race of the year, 3 cars were given the same points and a final race will be organised in California just for the 3 cars. So, our little hero, made his way across USA only to find himself "dropped" out of his carriage in the middle of the night.

He got lost and ended up at a sleepy Route 66 town of Radiator Springs. While trying to escape the law without headlights, he damaged the small town's road and was punished to fix the road prior to leaving the town. Finished he did and he made a number of friends from this small town. He discovered later that there was a superb race car (of the 50s) in town too. A beautiful relationship with Sally (a Porsche) developed at the same time. Thereafter, he made his way to California to participate in the final race of 200 laps. He could have won the championship but he stopped just before the finishing line..... why?

Everything in this movie is about cars only ........ and i actually rewind the movie to see it again...see what......even the insects are cars too....almost fainted. Nevertheless, it's a good animated movie with good story line. You can't go wrong with a strong Production Co, Pixar Animation Studios, brought to us by Walt Disney Pictures and had grossed US$244,052,771 in the U.S. Box Office (placing this movie at no. 40 in the All Time Gross chart).
Tags: Movie, Review, Cars, Walt Disney, Pixar, US Box Office, Owen Wilson, Paul Newman

Madeira Island Airport in Portugal

Fantastic airport runway for Madeira Island airport in Portugal.
Tags: Airport, Runway, Madeira Island, Portugal

Monday, October 23, 2006

Formula 1

Fernando Alonso won his 2nd world title in Formula 1 race in the last leg of the Formula 1 calender which ended in Interlagos, Brazil. Felipe Massa of Ferrari won the race with Alonso coming in 2nd and 3rd placing went to Jenson Button of Honda. Michael Schumacher (my favourite driver) with his slim hope of capturing the title came in at 4th placing thus hampering his hope of a record 8th title.

Nevertheless, Alonso kept his cool to retain his title back-to-back and Renault captured the Constructor's title too with a 5 points margin over Ferrari. Alonso will move on to McLaren next year and everyone will have an open-wide challenge next with the expected retirement of the great Michael Schumacher.
Tags: Fernando Alonso, Renault, Felipe Massa, Ferrari, Jenson Button, Honda, Michael Schumacher, Interlagos, Brazil, Formula 1, McLaren, Sports, Racing

Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award

Mercy Malaysia president Datuk Dr Jemilah Mahmood was conferred the 'Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award' on Thursday, making her the first Malaysian recipient. She was conferred the international award by the Martin Luther King Jr International Chapel at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Dr Jemilah was an exemplary human being who has caught our attention with her undying efforts in providing medical and humanitarian aid through Mercy Malaysia to those suffering, regardless of race, colour and creed," said Dr Lawrence Edward Carter Carter.

On Saturday, Malaysian Interfaith Network chairman Datuk Anwar Fazal has also been conferred of this year’s Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award. Dr Carter described Anwar as the “people’s defender of health and welfare, a fighter of justice and a prince of peace”.

The Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award symbolises the tradition of peace-work based on non-violence that Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Martin Luther King Jr and Dr Daisaku Ikeda shared.

Tags: Awards, Mercy Malaysia, Datuk Dr Jemilah Mahmood, Gandhi, King, Ikeda Award, Martin Luther King Jr International Chapel, Morehouse College, Malaysian Interfaith Network, Datuk Anwar Fazal, Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Martin Luther King Jr, Dr Daisaku Ikeda

Rob B Hood - movie review

Rob B Hood - starring Jackie Chan, Gao Yuanyuan, Charlene Choi, Michael Hui & Louis Koo. Jackie Chan's latest movie. With Michael Hui in the cast, definitely going to be a laughable movie. Jackie is in his usual trademarks of climbing here & there and avoiding punches/kicks while trying to fight with whatever stuff he could grab around him.

Jackie, a bad hat this time and also a gambler. In order to feed his gambling habit, Jackie with Louis and Michael steals at night on whatever stuff they can get their hands on. Then Michael would sell off the next day. Meantime, Louis is a playboy and loves Ferrari (he bought one later). Money was spent that way. While Michael keeps his share in a safe at home.

One night, they barged into a house and kidnap a cute baby and the funny story went from there while they try to amuse the baby to keep him quiet. A dispute between the baby's mommy and her former boyfriend led to the former boyfriend's death. The former boyfriend's dad took revenge by kidnapping the baby too from the hands of our "thieves or kidnappers now". Jackie and Louis tried their best to save the baby as they have grown to like him (even attending classes to take care of newborns). Sadly, they couldn't revive the baby after taking him out from a freezer.

I never miss Jackie's movies as I found his movie interesting with his skills/fighting/humorous scenes. This is an entertaining movie and enjoy the funny scenes with the baby around. Jackie Chan has his own website too.
Tags: Movie, Review, Cinema, Rob B Hood, Jackie Chan, Louis Koo, Michael Hui, Charlene Choi, Comedy

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Another Mansion Without Approval

Another Selangor municipal councillor has been found to be building a mansion without getting approval from the Klang Municipal Council (MPK). How many more is the question?

Mazlynoor Abdul Latiff’s mansion at Kampung Raja Uda along Jalan Lengkungan is about 80% completed and resembles the controversial four-storey mansion built by Port Klang assemblyman Datuk Zakaria Md Deros. MPK president Abdul Bakir Zin confirmed yesterday that Mazlynoor had not submitted plans for the construction of the mansion.

MPK president said “MPK will investigate how the mansion came to be built up to this stage without the enforcement or planning department imposing a stop-work order or even alerting me. Work should not have gone on until plans submitted are approved." Yeah, should investigate and anyway, I have the answer already why it can be built anyhow ..... I'm sure many people also knew why it could be built no matter what.

The best part was, when contacted by The Star, Mazlynoor claimed that other councillors had also built mansions within the area without building plans. “So, you visited the area. You took a lot of photographs. No reason for you to highlight the matter. Everyone is doing it, but my house is small,” he said. Will this open up a can of worms? I'm sure it will unless the government enforced another gag order on this issue. Your comments?
Tags: Politics, Municipal Councillor, Klang Municipal Council, Selangor, Mansion, Port Klang, Datuk Zakaria Md Deros

Microsoft - New Internet Explorer

Microsoft Corp. is giving its Web browser software its first major upgrade in years, amid signs that Internet Explorer's market share is eroding. Microsoft has been heavily testing the new browser, releasing five beta versions over 14 months, and has periodically offered security updates for IE6, first released in 2001.

Still, a lag of more than five years between official releases has cost the company. Web analysis company WebSideStory estimates that Internet Explorer's U.S. market share is about 86 percent, while Firefox commands about 11 percent of the market and smaller offerings account for the rest. Two years ago, IE had about a 93 percent share.

Microsoft is offering IE7 as a free download now.
Tags: Microsoft Corp, Internet Explorer 7, Web Browser, WebSideStory, Firefox

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 ...