No reading done since Heartsblood. i tried going back to Moby Dick with little success. i ended up watching movies from a friend's DVD collections. so, from sunday to last night, i've watched (in order): Push, Terminator Salvation, The Terminal, X-Men Origins;Wolverine, Merlin and The Book of Beasts, Legion, In The Name of The King, Night at The Museum, G.I. Joe; the rise of cobra, Fast and Furious4, Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire, Sundel Bolong 2, Hantu Kak Limah Balik Rumah.
The only movie i'll recommend to watch from the lots is, The Terminal
Tom Hanks played Viktor Navorski, a visitor to New York from eastern Europe, whose homeland erupts in a fiery coup while he is in the air en route to America. upon arrival, he's denied entrance to the States because, technically, his passport is no longer valid and he cannot be deployed home for security reason. so, he stayed at the airport's terminal international transit lounge until the war at home is over. His genuine helplessness in dealing with the system he's not accustomed to and his limited ability to converse in English well, is hugely funny and entertaining. This movie has it all; the funny part, painful side, romance, friendship, family and how good, will eventually triumph in the end.
While i lmao at Viktor's painfully sticky situations, i asked myself, how easy is it for us to laugh and make fun of other's weakness and helplessness.
Consider the blunder made by BH in publishing this:
i bet, if CNN didn't push it over. they'll never realize how insensitive they were by trying to be funny.
p/s: its considered decent to make fun of our own boisterous politicans, its another to poke fun at other's misfortune. along that line, go watch the terminal. its ok to laugh at Viktor. He's Tom Hanks after all.
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added on 21/03/2011
so, our 'first lady' also threw herself in the band wagon of serious blunders. she's a cool parampuan rambut kambang.
3 comments:
Hellooo! It has been some time since I was here. New blog or new look?
I saw that stupid BH joke too. We, Malaysians, are becoming well known for the wrong reasons. With the 'first lady' saying things she shouldn't have, we all tumpang malu. Ouch!
I noticed you've read 'Land below the Wind'...one of my fav books about Sabah. You must really read Keith's other Borneo books, if you haven't already!
oohh. I wonder, which part of tsunami she didnt understand.
hi Tina,
blog makeover, same old, same old.
haiya... itu parampauan arr..
pong,
mau tau juga, dia pigi skolah mana. muahhahaha.. advance tu pengetahuan dia.
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