Movie Review: War of the Worlds 2005, Good But Disappointed for Wrong Reasons
War of the worlds is a classic story by H.G. Wells (mind you, it came out in 1898!) but how much difference that Steven Spielberg can make in his remake movie in 2005? That was the thought running through my mind when I saw the movie showing at my local theatre. Image source: Movieclips.com
After hearing about the movie and seeing that it got an “A” rating in The Star, I and my wife set aside our Sunday to see the movie.
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Makeup for men
I went to Tesco last week and my wife stopped to buy facial cream. I was glancing through the products and surprisingly there are more grooming products for men now compared to 10 years ago.
How things have changed. I still remember of the time when I was still riding motorbike to work, I actually had 2 types of facial wash (one is a backup lor) in my bag.
How to “think” like an Accountant
After I shown you how to talk like a lawyer without being one, it is just right for me to list down on how you can think like an accountant without being one.
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To tell you the truth, I am not an accountant but been dealing in accounts in some of my projects, so if I am wrong, just ignore it or provide better ones::-
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Highway Training
(The highway patrol in Italy with their high speed car. Image source: www.smh.com.au)
Ask yourself this question – “how experienced are you in driving on Malaysian Highways?”
For your information, “highway” here means a trip from KL to JB on North South Highway and not the trip from Sunway to Puchong using the LDP Highway.… [Click to read the rest] “Highway Training”
Kisah Benar – Racism in Malaysia
(Updated with some minor editing and thoughts – gosh, I did not realise 3 years have passed so swiftly until Noktah Hitam pointed out in his comments)
“Racist!”…the remarks made by one of the Minister made me think of an incident I encountered long time ago when I was in Form 4.… [Click to read the rest] “Kisah Benar – Racism in Malaysia”
Satire 101: 8 Funny Things I Noticed in Tesco Hypermarket
I usually go to Tesco Puchong once a week for shopping (one of the main items is diapers for my son) and whilst my wife is busy with her shopping list, I and my son usually stand aside with our shopping cart observing the other shoppers.
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Indian Feng Shui (Made Simple)
You have heard about it before …it is similar to Chinese’s art of feng shui. It is called Vaastu (Sastra). Vaastu dates back to the times when the sages lived – probably 6,000 – 3,000 BC.
How Vaastu works
Vaastu works on three principles of design that cover the entire premise:-
1) The first one is Bhogadyam, which says that the designed premise must be useful and lend itself to easy application
2) The second is Sukha Darsham, in which the designed premise must be aesthetically pleasing.
The durian has a website!
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Checkout DurianSS2.com here
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I was eager to check the “About Us” link because it mentioned the shop been selling durians for the last 10 years but it is still not “filled up” yet (p.s. check out the link for Durian FAQ)
I guess it will be sometime before the website is truly up but at least I am aware of the different types of durian!… [Click to read the rest] “The durian has a website!”
Africa not happy with the “crumbs hand out” from G8?
“Twenty years ago, Mr. Geldof organized the similar Live Aid concerts and reportedly raised $2 billion for African famine relief. Missing from this charity, however, is a clear understanding of the problem’s causes.
My List of (loosely) Diversified Malaysian Blogging
Indian Cinema 101: Hindi Movies, Now & Then
I was watching an old Amitabh Bachchan movie over TV and thought of the differences Hindi movies – then and now has been over the years. Image source: First Post