Princess Lilue

Just my 2 cents worth on the just-finished AJL26:

- totally did not get the "wanita seluruh dunia" & "gadis semasa". It was a bit mumbly & cant quite catch their lyrics for most part.
- somehow "kekanda adinda" didnt have the same kick as it usually does. Sound problems maybe? Same goes to lagu "kalau berpacaran", suhaimi & altimet did good, ana was a lil off.
- faizal tahir didnt rock it like usual either. And the gimic was getting a lil old.
- 3 suara, although was good, i also think they didnt push it to become great. Well, at least to my tone deaf ears, i thought they could have done better. But yeah, vocally they were outstanding. Still, jac couldnt replace anuar zain. Nope.
- aizat & of coz hafiz was amazing. No doubt about it.
- alyah too.
- najwa latif was so cool & delivered her song without a hitch. Good for her :)
- less gimic, more simple performance based on vocals. Not even gaggles of dancers to fill up the stage. I so like this concept!

Overall, the lot tonite consist of a lot of self composers (aizat, yuna, najwalatiff, pistol, monoloque, ana/suhaimi/altimet) and the girls all guitar-player (yuna, najwa, ana raffali). Seems like a pretty interesting future.

But i do think its a shame that they got rid of the irama malaysia sections. Yeah, not that many listen to them, & chances to win are almost none. But should not kick them aside either. You'd lose a big chuck of local culture that way..


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I finally managed to catch the new movie, Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief.. I also just recently finished reading the series, in anticipating of the movie, of course..

Potter though..*wink*..

I saw Ceri from Not in the Pink's review on this movie & just had to see it for myself.. and boy, was it worth it..

Also, i wanted to see what's all that hype about Sienna Miller. I've never seen any of her movies before. I think. Oklah, nothing to shout about though. And that Wayan guy, i really dont like his-kind of comedy ("White Chicks" and other similar movies which i cant be bothered to remember), but he was pretty good in this movie. He still have his funny punch-lines etc, but much more tastefully done.

Out of the bunch, i really liked Snake Eyes & Storm Shadow. Both of them were so cool, their moves & their history, even Storm Shadow's arrogance was impressive.

I was surprise to see Brandon Fraser making a cameo appearance in the movie. Wasnt expecting that. On the other hand, i was quite surprised to know who Joseph Gordon-Levitt was playing. He was still so young when he played 10 Things i hate about you with Heath Ledger. And this really shown how much he has grown since then.

Overall, not a bad movie to watch. The nano-weapon thingy was quite impressive as you can see from the trailer, where it "ate" Eiffel Tower.

Since my computer had crashed, boom, bang on me last week.. it's been a quiet week indeed.. i may be a close-but-not-quite an internet-junkie, but i do still get that feeling of out-of-touch-ness.. :(

Good thing for me i've got new supplies of books to keep me entertained.. I dropped by the Pesta Buku Selangor on my way to the computer store. Managed to get hold of a couple of interesting books. However, didn't manage to get the book my mum was looking for - Mengenal Tuhan by Bey Ariffin. Seems that since it's an old book, it's not quite that easy to get hold of.

I also managed to catch the new Harry Porter movie over the weekend.. (btw, i'm giving you the spoiler alert, so better stop here if you don't want to know)..

I'm no die-hard fan of Micheal Jackson.. or even Farrah Fawcett.. but you can't deny that they both are.. were an icon of their time..

i almost thought it was a prank this morning when i heard it.. hey, that story of MJ's death was going around way back in 2005 or something.. but even when it was confirmed, it was just surreal.. i mean, he's been a living icon for so long, people sometimes forget.. everyone dies one day.. ajal maut, Allah yang tentukan kan..

MJ was said to have converted to Islam.. betul atau tidak, wallahualam.. Alfatihah buat MJ @ Mikael.. semoga Allah tempatkan bersama2 orang2 yang beriman.. amin..

and for Farrah.. she is still The Charlie's Angel.. even when others came and gone.. and the fact that she has finally accepted a marriage proposal from her long-time partner, Ryan O'Neil just mere days ago.. why la wait this long? tak paham sungguh..

Lilue

Cant wait for this one to reach our shore... Although i'm a little sceptical whether it will live up to the book..

Especially since Eric Bana is a little too handsome than i'd imagine Henry DeTamble to be... i figured that he'd be a little more messed up looking.. or something..

hmm.. now that i think about it, so is Rachel McAdams.. oh well, it could work.. we shall wait & see....

Audrey Niffenegger's innovative debut, The Time Traveler's Wife, is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-three and Henry thirty-one. Impossible but true, because Henry finds himself periodically displaced in time, pulled to moments of emotional gravity from his life, past and future. His disappearances are spontaneous, his experiences unpredictable, alternately harrowing and amusing.

The Time Traveler's Wife depicts the effects of time travel on Henry and Clare's marriage and their passionate love for each other, as the story unfolds from both points of view. Clare and Henry attempt to live normal lives, pursuing familiar goals - steady jobs, good friends, children of their own. All of this is threatened by something they can neither prevent nor control, making their story intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.

1. Edward Cullen - do i need to say more? hehe...

2. Lucas Scott (altho Jamie Scott can give him a run for his money.... *wink*)

3. Angel

4. Gilbert Blythe

5. Mr. Darcy

a few others whom i couldnt fit into the top 5 category:

Leopold Mr.Ghost Whisperer Sam/Dean Winchester

was sort of watching the Alexander Bukan Zulkarnain - The Making (in between trying to get connected to the net.. only managed to log in tonite since i got back.. ) tonite..

Now this is one interesting topic/documentary that i wanna watch.. Since i watched Colin Farrel portraying Alexander The Great as in the movie Alexander, as ignorant as i am about Islamic history, i'm sure that is so not Iskandar Zulkarnain...

Marilah kita tengok sama2 ek..

you can read more from those who were involved in the documentary, try this link http://syirfan.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/