Yasmin Ahmad is undeniably the ONE and only ONE Malaysian filmmaker who excites me everytime she comes out with a new movie. It's one of those must-do things on the list. I must say that her passing was a little too soon and will stir many emotions among youngsters especially those who started watching Sepet during their teenage years. The local stereotypes she portrayed in all her movies highlights all the little minute details we often overlook in our daily lives. Typical controversial issues of race, religion, taboos, superficials and lifestyles; Yasmin never ceases to instill humour in her work.
I still remember the first time I saw Sepet, I fell in love. It was the last copy in the DVD shop that time and I hastily grabbed that very last one and proceed to the cashier. Then, Gubra came along entailed by one of my favourite, Mukhsin. Mukhsin showed a total different cast altogether and a whole different storyline compared to Sepet and Gubra. Mukhsin is one of the most sincere and pure movie about a first-love story of two young children. Yasmin also proved that one don't need popular and renowned actors or actresses to sellout a movie. It is the inlying message which makes the movie so special and memorable! Jason and Orked running in the rain towards the busstop with pink plastic bags covering their heads - you do remember that don't you? and how Orked irked when she saw a bunch of char-siew (bbq pork) in the kopitiam. And the guy with the handphone who stood still and stared at the phone each time it rang but not answering his calls until sounded?
I must say that when Muallaf was introduced by Yasmin in the newspapers, I was thrilled; but it was disappointing and nettlesome that the Censorship Board of Malaysia banned the movie in our country, what shallow stupidity! It's always the issues of religion and race that these bastards couldn't stop getting rid of magnificient homegrown talents. What's wrong with the equality of religion? No offence but I still don't understand why these so called 'intellects' have to put their religion a note higher than other religions. I mean, we all share the benefits of religious acts. I hope Muallaf DVD is still selling in Singapore. I had been looking high and low for that movie!
... *breathe* Now, the most recent show, Talentime was another case of interracialism and conservatism. I have had enjoyed all of Yasmin Ahmad's movies except for Rabun and Muallaf and I was actually waiting for a new one to hit the silverscreen but God must have loved her more. She left us with inspiration and her solid principles on Malaysian stereotypes and misbeliefs, she showed us what we often not see and neglect - love, family, ignorance, arrogance and so much more. We'll miss you dearly...
"...it is the imperfections that made them perfect." Yasmin Ahmad (1958-2009)
gone too soon
:(
I is sads karena my pehberlet Mamaks closed downs alreadies!!! I is emos tonight..
*I kenot terima the hakikats!!*
Weekend
It had been a loOoOooong weekend!
Savouring my few last days before my official working date starts, I'm truly stretching every moment to the maximum extend it could get. Friday was potluck BBQ at Leonard's and my first time attending CG where I joined the rest watching a movie called 'End of Spears'; a based-on-true-story movie about an aboriginal tribe in Ecuador called the Waodanis and the real story behind changing the aboriginal community lifestyle with help from the white people. Slept early on Friday midnight but Saturday was mean!
Joan came over to accompany me as both of us weren't doing anything. We went to church together and that was when we decided to tag along Joweng and Derek's plan to hit on the club that night! Had dinner with some church friends and headed back home to get all primp and 'improperly' for the night scene. Club was crazily loaded with a huge crowd. Squeezing through the throng was insane and I was really surprised with multitude of fanatics on the dancefloor. Drenched in buckets of perspiration, we left all wet and wore.
Slept at 4.30 a.m. Arise at 8.15 a.m.
It's Family Day! It was so early in the morning blest with the coldest morning dew ever, I didn't want to be awake but...!! Got to church, did all the oh-god-I'm-such-a-good-sales-person duties and got back at 4pm after a brief tea-time. Thinking that the night might be stale, me and Joan planned a movie together. And the 4 of us; again, watched Obsessed. I think it was a great show! Perfect acting by Ali Larter and the best script for Beyonce. Despite the flaws in the end, the movie was thrilling and got me up the seats! :P
Had a good walk back home. A great weekend accomplished!
*yay!*
sharing's caring?
from my 'lapsap' kitchen...
Stir-fried Black Pepper Beef and Broccoli w Spaghetti
stuff you need..
Spaghetti (desirable portion)
any type of pasta (penne, linguine,fusili) would be great substitutes
Generous amount of beef cuts
Marinade:
3 tbsp abalone sauce
1 tbsp coarse black pepper
1 tbsp cooking oil
1 tbsp yellow mustard
1 cup broccoli (blanched)
1 cup oyster mushroom
1 plum-size onion (sliced)
butterhead leaves (sliced)
1. Pour in 2 tbsp of cooking oil into hot wok. Brown sliced onions before adding in marinaded beef. Continue frying until beef cuts are half-cooked. Add in more black pepper if you prefer the dish to be zesty.
2. Add in oyster mushroom and 2 tbsp of water. Slowdown the fire and cook until mushrooms soften. Oyster mushrooms will emit juice which will be the base of the sauce
3. Add in 1tbsp of abalone sauce if the sauce is not tasty enough. Fold in spaghetti, broccoli and sliced butterhead.
4. Stir ingredients for roughly 10-15 seconds and it is ready to be served.
*good luck!*
I love J s
It is really nice to have friends around. You know, leisure drinks, hanging out, chit chatting.. but something is bother me. My inability to converse very well with people I enjoy being with. It is not that I did not try hard enough. I just don't know why I will be struggling to find a topic or subject matter to discuss about. I tried... to impress... I guess I failed?
Anyways, it is the 8th day of the month. Was supposed to start work but working days are voided due to an inevitable circumstance. I'm basically bored to death now! The cyber-pages are getting limited. My regular visits to facebook.com and yahoo.com are of menacing amount of 'refresh' clicks in hope for the latest updates or a new email. That's basically how screwed my life is right now!
A random thought; the people I love most now have initials starting with J s! :P
*Unscrew screwd!*
cheers!!
There you go, my weekend spent watching some school kids flipping, performing stunts and bending their limbs as if there ligaments are made of rubber. I got up early today feeling exuberant. There and then, I decided to go to Cheer 2009 in Stadium Putra Bukit Jalil. Yes, this is my first cheer event, how inapt! Adrian was already there early supporting his sister's team, the Blitzers who triumphantly emerged as champion this year with a 39 points difference from the 1st runner-up team, Shirtlift who was defending champion. Man, they were good! As soon as I spotted Ashley (Adrian's sister), my eyes are all on her. Flexible and talented young lady, good dancer just like her brother. How envious I was! I couldn't even reach my toes standing up!
I was there to see Jun's performance too! He will be representing Malaysia for an international championship in Australia next week. It's part of his team's preparation to perform as a boost of confidence but one can never run away from mishaps! It was great pity when one of their flyers injured herself badly while doing a stunt. I've heard of her, seen her even especially in TV ads and commercials. Remember the girl in the Yakult ad? The girl who was at the forefront, taking off the helmet and drank Yakult towards the end? And the girl from the Silky Girl advertisement? Anyway, she did a stunt, landed on her head and as she was trying to support herself up with her arms, one of the arm twisted and she shreiked in pain. She was carried to the side, out of the performance ring while being attended by several officials. Jun then told me that she dislocated her arm and could not perform for the Australia stint! The team needs to look for substitute in a week and yada yada... I hope everything will be alright~
Now, that's real bad luck.
*hungers*
me books?
It was a little dubious for me to be a fan of books since I publicly declared my contempt for books because they put me to sleep easily; you know, it's like when you open the book and there, pixie dusts puff onto your face and poof! the next thing I know, I'm already slumbering. It's sad but I am trying real hard. I managed to finish Mark Leyner & Billy Goldberg's 'Why Do Men Have Nipples?' last year. It was not so bad a book actually. Currently still stuck with their second book, 'Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex?' Okay, what is the book all about? It explains to you biological stuff in the mythical, logical, beliefs and taboos contexts. Questions such as, 'Why do women pee more than men?' , 'Why do I sneeze when I pluck my eyebrows?' , and laughable issues like 'Can you breastfeed with fake boobs?'. However, I think it might appear a lil' too scientific for chic-flic lovers.
Anyways, I had lunch with a friend outside Atria and dropped by at the Levis' and Dockers' warehouse sales in Atria. Albeit good offers were given, nothing there were to die for. We proceeded to a floor lower to the book fair! I was a bit sceptical about books. But! yes BUT! I spent more than an hour there (surprisingly) looking for books that attracts me. Besides, they were very very cheap! To be honest, I was searching for Scrabble dictionaries at first but there were none. Then I continue searching, this time for design books but most of them were too historical; Rembrant, van Gogh, Vermeer, Bernini and the rest of the gang. Art history and me parted since the end of Critical Studies 1 during Year 1. So, the next best thing is to look for nice frontcovers or book titles. (I know I'm such a holy terror!) ....s...e...a...r...c....h.... Tadaa! I ended up with Richard Montanari's the Skin Gods. I think I'll start to pick up reading all over again. Friends of mine are all surprised because I'm a Scrabble player but I don't like reading. Ironical?
We spent 52.oorm for 6 books. Now that's a good bargain isn't it?
*back to work*
Chick'n with the Chicks
The sudden craving started due to a light dinner I had quite early tonight. It's sinful I know, but I had 2 pieces of KFC Fried Chicken and it's Fiery Crunch! Sophie had 2 pieces too while ShuYin had 1. It's so sedap I swear! :P
I'm contented and tired and very sleepy. Jo's back! Joan's going HK today~ Jun's busy. Sigh... Jamie's in Thailand! but Jo's back! yay!
*I'm too sleepy I think!*
after so long....
*this picture landed me the job! must give credit*
It's been a while since I've written something about yours truly albeit trying to let this blog die off due to the hot soup stir few months back.
A friend told me that if you pour hot Chinese tea into those cute little cups you find in kopitiam/dimsum shops, and you see that the tea leaves floats in the tea, it brings good luck to the drinker. I wonder if it's true. However, I would say I have been enjoying every part of my daily routinal life since moving out from Desa Pesona. Several people I would miss but memories, bitter or sweet will remain perpetually.
And I had decided to continue writing again. I'll start work soon, very soon! I wonder if I would have the time to sit and write but I don't mind weekly updates. Guessed Facebook took over the need to blog as all the updates of all your friends are available daily, better still, hourly! Still figuring the speciality of Twitter but Facebook still stands #1 in my list!
I've been enjoying all my time with friends - gatherings, sharing sessions, sports, food hunting and indulging, clubs, Scrabble rendezvous, etc. Guessed now it's time to move on to a new phase in life. Wish me all the best? YES?
*crossed fingers*
