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.