Top Ten Reasons Why Terrorists Will Never Succeed in Attacking Malaysia

1. Terrorist decides to blow up KLCC. He drives to KLCC with the intention of planting the bomb there, gets stuck in a 2-hour jam, and blows himself up in frustration. PLAN FAIL.

2. Terrorist decides to bomb Ipoh as a practice session before targeting KL. He drives for the first time on the highway to Ipoh trusting the signboards to get him there, and ends up in Lumut. Terrorist drowns himself in the sea in frustration. PLAN FAIL. 

3. Terrorist decides to blow up Puduraya. While walking to his destination, the bag in which he keeps his bombs gets snatched by snatch thieves on a motorcycle. He pulls on his bag’s strap desperately and dies after being dragged 100m on the road. PLAN FAIL. 

4. Terrorist decides to blow up Port Klang. He succeeds!! But the next day The Star, NST, Berita Harian and Utusan publish an article on page 10 headlined “Boy playing with fireworks injured in minor explosion.” PLAN FAIL. 

5. Terrorist decides to bomb Johor Bahru. He rents a house as headquarters and the night before the dastardly deed, three men with parangs break into his house, robs him and kills him. PLAN FAIL. 

6. Terrorist decides to bomb Kedah to paralyze the rice bowl of Malaysia . That night, while secretly setting up the bomb during a heavy thunderstorm (so that no one sees him), Timah Tasoh Dam hits danger level, authorities open the dam gates and he is swept away in the floods. PLAN FAIL. 

7. Terrorist decides to blow up Bukit Bintang. Upon arrival at destination, he is accosted by a pimp and spends the night in the arms of a beautiful woman. At dawn, authorities raid the place and arrest him. PLAN FAIL. 

8. Terrorist decides to blow up the MACC building as he is a strong advocate of corruption. He enters the building, but before he manages to plant his bomb, he is found dead after a fall from the 14th floor window. PLAN FAIL. 

9. Terrorist decides to blow up Serdang Hospital . He enters the hospital lobby, hears a loud crashing sound and looks up to see the ceiling collapsing on him. He dies. PLAN FAIL. 

10. Terrorist decides to blow up Genting Highlands. On the way up the mountain, a speeding bus driven by a 18-year-old boy without a driving licence crashes into his car and kills him instantly. PLAN FAIL.....LOL

Sword of Omens Troll

Ty Doll ~ IM SHOWING OFF NYAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

So this was a gift from my mom...I was just looking at it and mom was like OMG IT'S SO PRETTY DO YOU WANT IT???

You can guess what I said.

 Her name is Supercool Serena and she comes with her own comb. She cost RM50.

 She is as big as the length from my middle fingertip to my elbow - yeah she's kinda LONG.

 Her long beautiful hair.

I chose this doll because 1) she has tanned skin like me, 2) her sense of style is very much like my own. 3) Her tresses are the longest out of the other Ty dolls. All the dolls come with their own comb!

The other doll selection. There was a boy too and his name was Troy.

Are you jealous? ;)

Anime Review: Maria Holic Alive!

Okay, I will admit before hand - this will be a loathsome read.

First off, Maria Holic is one of the best spoof anime I have ever encountered. In fact, I was apprehensive as first because most anime involving more female-male ratio tend to get annoying and unbearable. Girls in obscenely short skirts(no problem with the male population, obviously), high-pitched voice and sugary attitude all round.

But Maria Holic proved me wrong. It was hilarious - the way they poke fun mainstream(aka 'popular') anime, stereotypical anime characters, stereotypical manga genres and 'usual' shoujo art style. I found myself laughing for a long time. After the end of the first season, I find myself impatient for the second one.

The second season came soon but it wasn't all what I expected.

The first episode of the second season managed to reap some chuckles from me but the second episode onwards was a complete disaster. I knew something was wrong when I wasn't laughing at much at the first episode itself but seriously, did someone else took over the production of the second season or something?

It wasn't as funny as I expected. At all.
It was so ridiculous I find myself hesitating to watch the next episodes. I don't know what went wrong but they could certainly do better than this. Maria Holic was supposed to be funny, not retarded. And that's about what Maria Holic Alive! accomplished.

I won't even state my verdict in numericals since my very civilized review above just about says it all.

Movie Review: The Adventures of Tin Tin (2011)

and a little dash of peppers too.

Get back to you on that one, Farnsworth.

This, is my entire childhood summed up in an awesome movie. Started off with Tin Tin buying a gorgeous model ship in a flea market where is hounded by two other men who are also keen on owning that model ship.

Tin Tin finds himself having his apartment ransacked and the model ship stolen(naturally) and unwittingly entangled himself in a dangerous, perilous adventure with his dog, Snowy and the permanently drunk but spirited Captain Haddock, bumbling inspectors Thomson and Thompson and the scheming but intelligent Mr. Sakharine. 

Spoiler: the movie is actually about Captain Haddock.

Background info: Adventures of Tin Tin was a comic strip by Herge that ran famously in the 1930's.

Two of Herge's books are banned but I own all but that 2 books.

I was torn between being elated and worried because before this movie was released - there are only 2 possible outcomes: it's either bad or good. I'm proud to say...

THAT THIS MOVIE IS BRILLIANT.

My six-month long wait for this movie is finally over but it was well worth the wait. I am very happy with the outcome of this movie and would watch it again. I kinda watched them in 3D.

I loved the realistic 'look' they tried with cartoon characters' proportions and somehow it works! They tried the same Technology with A Christmas Carol(2009) and oh my stars the CGI is fantastic! There was a good bit of humor here and there, witty dialogues and a fabulous share of action and adventure! 

Character introduction time:

a) Tin Tin

A young Belgian reporter who has a knack for adventure and mystery, he is the No.1 reporter for a famous newspaper. He personally gets involved when investigating a case and this kinda rendered many enemies and a lot more friends who are willing to go all the way for him. 

b) Captain Archibald Haddock

Coming of a long line of a family of sea captains, he is the last remaining descendant of the 17th century British Captain Sir Francis Haddock who defeated the pirate Red Rackham and hidden 400 pound teasures for his descendants to find. Captain Haddock is permanently drunk but is very faithful once you get his trust.

c) Thomson and Thompson

These bumbling blokeheads are Interpol detectives. One can only wonder how did they deserve their positions to begin with. They are often called the Siamese twins but you must remember, they aren't related. They're just so similar to each other that they are passed on for brothers easily by others.

d) Mr. Ivanovich Sakharine

He is the descendant of the pirate Red Rackham and have a lifelong vengeance against Haddock whose ancestor defeated his ancestor. He not only wants to have the Unicorn treasure but to settle a feud that goes way back and clear his family name.

e) Snowy

A plucky Fox terrier who never leaves Tin Tin's side. In the comic adaptation he does speak but they're more of monologues and dry humor aimed at the audience.  In the movie, he's just a really smart dog.

Verdict: WATCH THIS.

Also, about that little dash of pepper, this was what I was talking about.

Ate this right after watching TinTin.

I have wanted to eat Pepper Lunch and this time I had the money so I digged in! This particular dish was Smoked Salmon with Pepper Rice. I loved it that we are supposed to cook the fish ourselves kinda like stir it around until we like the texture. It was so awesome I got a lot of curious looks when I brought this to my table. More like innocent fascination. I recall that not many people eat this, they don't know how I guess but as an avid food lover I am quite adventurous in trying out new food. I'm so becoming a regular in Pepper Punch! <3

Book Review: The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shullman

Out is out and shut is shut,

Turn the key and crack the nut,

Push the door and break the shell,

Let me in and all is well.

Say this password to open the book.

~*~

Elizabeth Rew had just lost her mother to an illness. She now lives with a distant father who still mourns his wife's death and his new wife isn't exactly 'friendly' towards Elizabeth. So are her new stepsisters.

Feeling lonely with a new family and without friends in a new town, she finds herself doing stuff to make keep her distracted.

When she aces a social studies paper by her History teacher, Mr.Mauskoppf on The Grimm Brothers, she was offered to work in a nearby repository as a page.

There, she met the quirky Dr. Rust who has interesting freckles that seem to have a life on their own. The beautiful Anjali whom every boy working in the repository pines for, the sarcastic sci-fi freak(but handsome -in the words of Miss Rew herself) Aaron, the tall and popular Marc Merritt-star of the basketball team and plain Elizabeth Rew(a certain talking mirror never fails to remind her) finds herself in quite an adventure because...

this repository loans out objects instead of books. China Vases, old boots that smell like bergamot and cinnamon, sandals that have wings at the heels and a table that gives food when requested. These are are all cool stuff but why are people there become shifty when asked about the very hushed Grimm Collection Vault? 

Elizabeth got more than she bargained for when she agreed to work in the repository - new friends, new knowledge, adventure and perhaps...something more as well.

Verdict: 5/10.

I find this a bit of a disappointment. I expected better of this. It's premise held so much of promise of it being a little different from it's other fantasy YA books but nope- this is your typical teenage kids going on an adventure and in the end the princess get hers prince, the bad guy is defeated in one page and they all lived happily ever after. Let's see...you have your plain-looking heroine with a great personality often overshadowed by her more beautiful and talented rival. A jock who obviously goes for the 'other girl' and the equally 'overlooked' handsome geek who obviously ends up with you-know -who. Okay, why did Miss Shullman made this so typical is beyond me because honestly, it had the potential to stem into something more creative and original. I am disapoint. It had so much of promise. The only interesting parts in this books are their explanation of the magical stuff and their function - that's about it really.

I don't know about you but I'd only read this book if I have time to kill.

Movie Review: 7AM Arivu

Okay, first off this is pronounced as yeull-AHM Ah-ree-veuh. Not SEVEN A.M.Arivu. Yours Sincerely made the same mistake and earned a few guffaws and giggle from her family and friends. 7AM Arivu means Seventh Sense in Tamil.

Surya as Bodhidharma.

It started with showing BhodiDharma(actor Surya) as the son of a great Tamil king of Pallava Dynasty who excels in Martial Arts and the field of Medicines.

He was sent to China to cure a disease called Hong Se that had taken millions of lives in China solely to prevent it from spreading to India.

The locals were demeaning to him but when the prince proved his worth by curing a little girl who had the disease, they eventually warmed up to him and held him in high regard.

After fulfilling his mission, he was to return to home in India but the locals wouldn't let him go and killed him.

Actor Surya.

Centuries later in modern times, a young circus artist Arvind(also played by Surya) was seen performing various art.
He fell in love with a genetic engineering student who had ulterior motives in reciprocating his love.

Actress Shruti Hassan.

A young and gifted genetic engineering student(Shruti Hassan) managed to track down BhodiDharma's lineage and track down Arvind who is believed to have the closest DNA match to the monk himself.

Actor Johnny Tri Ngu-Yen.

Meanwhile in China, the government hired a talented and deadly Shaolin monk(played by Johnny Tri Ngu-Yen) whose sole purpose was to kill Subha(Shruti Hassan) who was working on relieving this medicine on present day Tamillians because China is planning to send a virus in a sly ploy that India would seek assistance from China once the virus becomes fatal. With Subha(Shruti Hassan) trying relieve BhodiDharma's talent in medicine, this would backfire China's plan.

My Verdict: 9/10 - a bold, daring and truthful approach in addressing present day decline/regression in Tamil society.

This movie highlights on the lost heritage of our great India, once called Maha Bharath - literally means Great India.

We were conquered and abused by so many other countries who implemented their values and lifestyle on us that along the way: we Indians forgot who we were, the once great civilization who were the founders of modern medicine, astronomy and so much more that inspired other cultures to extend our knowledge.

Did You Know? The Shaolin martial arts originated from India brought to China by BodhiDharma himself?
Did You Know? The Indian civilization was 500 years more advanced in astronomy than any other civilization?
Did You Know? We invented the piping system, you know - the mechanism with which you take your bath and release your bodily functions?
Did You Know? We are the first religion in the world?

So many facts about us are erased throughout history by irresponsible parties - like that recent incident in Sri Lanka where some bastard burned down a library containing rare books about my culture, invasion by the Moghuls, Mongols, Arabs and British as the more recent one.


There are a lot of books written on Indian civilization, the internet is a great source for more detailed information should the books be hard to find.

How to Choose Colored Lenses

Allright, listen noobs -what? I can call you that, harumph!

So, we all have wanted different coloured eyes at one point of our lives. I'm still big on having green/violet eyes.

The thing is, MANY people choose the wrong ones for them. Some even choose to wear a certain kinds on contact lenses simply because they like it.

Well, that's the reason for various eye infection anyway so as a veteran contact lens user, I will act as your guru and give a few tips on how to choose the right contact lens for you.

First and foremost, you need to see your eye size - large, medium or small?

Large-Medium Eyes.

You are very lucky! Your eyes would look good with ANY lens, Circle Lenses especially! They would really make your eyes stand out and people won't stop looking at your eyes. So put those lenses on and bedazzle people!

 

Small Eyes

Well, wearing circle lenses would make your eyes look beady and honestly speaking that's fuckin' creepy. If you can fit in those circle lens into your eyes then good for you but I seriously recommend wearing 'normal' lens size.

Second, the condition of your eyes.

There are moist eyes which produces good amount of water to the eyes - which is another way of saying your tearducts are active. Then there are dry eyes that produces very little water - which is to say our tearducts needs 'motivation' to moisten the eyes.

All contact lenses have varying water content. High water content is considered 55% and above, low water content is considered 38-42%.

If you have dry eyes, then you must wear lenses with low water content because they help you to mildly irritate your tearducts to naturally moisten your eyes. Wearing high water content lens on a dry eyes is disastrous - personal experience.

If you have moist eyes, then definitely wear lenses with high water content so the lens absorb the excess water in your eyes to keep them comfy and natural.

Third, the nature of the lens itself.

Colored lenses use well, colors right? And there are varying degree of color density in each type color lenses.

I truly, truly, truly suggest wearing colored lenses with low color density. Here's an example of lenses with high color density.

Notice the high amount of black used? Notice how "thick" the coloring is?

This is actually quite bad. High color density lenses gives little room for the eyes to breathe 

and it could result in discomfort of the eyes.

Notice how the coloring is simple? Very little black and the intended color of the lense is sparse. 

This is how an ideal colored lens should look like. Lesser color density promotes more breathable pores for the eyes.

Fourth, only read this blog post after you have checked with a optometrist.

Im saying this because there are people who are allergic to contact lenses. Therefore I suggest you go to an eye doctor where you will try a sample pair of contact lenses and see if you have any reaction.

Book Review: The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech

As the description in the book goes: 


There was a castle. But not just any castle.

This was a castle that glittered and sparkled and rose majestically above the banks of the winding Winono River: The Castle Corona.

And in this castle lived a family.

But not just any family.

This was the family of King Guido, rich and royal and...spoiled.

And King Guido was so spoiled that neither jewels nor gold

nor splendid finery could please him.

For what he longed for most was...

a nap and a gown that didn't itch.

Far below this grand, glittering castle lived two peasants.

But not just any peasants.

These peasants, though poor and pitiful,

were plucky and proud.

And in possession of a stolen pouch.

But not just any pouch.

A pouch whose very contents had the power to unlock secrets and transform lives...

The very pretty Medieval-style illuminated cover. 

Orphans Pia and Enzio lived with a loud and lazy Master Pangini. They escaped their happiness by telling each other stories and getting lost in their make-believe world. When they accidentally picked up a stolen pouch, never in their lives would they imagine the great significance it held to them.

The Royal Folks are an interesting lot. The King is a lazy man who dislikes his kingly duties - preferring to sleep and be idle. His Queen Gabriella, longs to be her own person and not just the dutiful beautiful queen she was expected to be. Prince Gianni, heir to the throne - realizes that there is more to life than learning how to effectively be a ruler and the art of conversation. Princess Fabrizia, a spoiled, vain, bored little b*tch who throw tantrums at the most trivial of stuff. Prince Vito, the spare heir was displeased that he was born solely to replace his brother should an unfortunate thing happen to him. Brave, imaginative, he has an unsatiable thirst for adventure.

When the orphans and the royal children meet, their lives were quite different from then on.

Rating: 9/10

Plot: 7/10 

Illustrations: 10/10

This is a good summer read for those of you who likes to read relaxed delightful stories.

 The Royal Children

 The Pouch

Enzio and Pia

Taylor Swift, I Am Disapoint.

Okay so this girl had a break out a few years ago because of her 'good girl' image and classy style. I have to admit, I had a great deal of admiration for her because she was so cool unlike her young celeb counterparts who just itches to get into trouble and gain cheap attention, Miss Swift seemed to have a pretty good head on her shoulders. She was classy, elegant and actually had singing talent. She was also very decent, a rare phenomena for a Hollywood celebrity.

Her songs are mostly about moving on after a break up and lyrics are mostly about how it could have worked if a lot more effort have been put into it or somewhere along that line. That was all peachy until she was overdoing it.

It seems as though she needs to be in a relationship to have inspiration for her songs. And it all centers around her kind of proclaiming that she's the "better girl" for her endless flow of boyfriends.

I can name a few that kind of leads to this: Better Than Revenge, You Belong With Me, Picture To Burn, Should've Said No, Invisible...I suppose more to come after this...

Is it me or does she comes across as histrionic to me?

According to http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002498/ , Histrionic Personality Disorder is:

Histrionic personality disorder is a condition in which people act in a very emotional and dramatic way that draws attention to themselves.

Causes: The cause of this disorder is unknown. Both genes and early childhood events are thought to contribute. It occurs more often in women than in men, although it may be diagnosed more often in women because attention-seeking and sexual forwardness are less socially acceptable for women.

• Being easily influenced by other people
• Being overly concerned with their looks
• Being overly dramatic and emotional. Her songs...=.=;
• Being overly sensitive to criticism or disapproval. She seem to can't accept rejection.
• Believing that relationships are more intimate than they actually are. Well, is it me of does she rush into them...?
• Blaming failure or disappointment on others. I'll leave you to judge.
• Constantly seeking reassurance or approval.
• Having a low tolerance for frustration or delayed gratification.
• Needing to be the center of attention (self-centeredness)
• Quickly changing emotions, which may seem shallow to others

Not all of these applies but there are a few criterion that seem to apply doesn't it? She have this weird sense of entitlement and grandiosity about her lately - perhaps after a string failed relationships she's slowly losing it.  I suppose getting dumped over and over again will eventually make someone go like this:

Suffice to say I kind of lost respect for her. It's a shame really, she's beautiful(such classy kind of beauty) and talented. I just she would...I don't know...CALM DOWN.