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Monday, August 29, 2005
  Dah-ling, My Eyes Are Up *Here*
Hari tuh, adik aku ada bertanya.
“Long, duit hadiah tu, kau nak buat beli apa?”
Aku : Entah la aku pun tak tau lagi…

Hmmm… nampaknya hari ni, dah luak sikit duit hadiah tu. RM250 aku guna buat spek baru yg powernya dah bertambah dek gila blogging. Dan semalam…

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Kak, versi Sudoku punya takde ke? Bras for geeks.

Aku beli bra !!!
6 kesemuanya.
Dari satu jenama.
Ada kaler maroon, purple, dua shade of baby blue, light turquoise, dark pink and girly pink. All under-wired and two of ‘em are push-ups. Haha. Vivid tak?
(Bukan, bukan, aku bukan obses mcm obsesnya Imelda Marcos atau Carrie Bradshaw pada kasut. Dan juga bukan meng-lucahkan diri di blog sendiri. Sekadar berkongsi…)
Cuma, pada aku, a good bra, is one that makes you feel comfortable.
Tak terlalu ketat, tak terlalu longgar.
One that gives you an extra lift (pun intended) when you feel down or moody…

Untuk adik2 yg baru nak belajar, atau kakak2 yg nak tips on how to buy a good bra, dan abg2 yg teringin nak belikan insan tersayang hadiah istimewa, boleh la ke
sini, sini, dan sini, untuk tips2 yg berguna !

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  Aku Baru Nak Demam...
Minggu lepas aku balik Muar sbb ada wedding di rumah jiran sebelah…
Ketika berborak2 ngan ayah….

Ayah : Long, ayah nak bagi Along satu CD ni.
Aku : CD wrestling baru ke?
(Seperti biasa, ayah akan membekalkan cd2 WWE terbaru jika aku pulang ke kg utk dibawa balik ke KL dan ditonton bersama2 my FIL & Abah Ikmal.)

Tapi kali ni…

Ayah: Tak CD ni (sambil menunjukkan CD KONSERT AKHIR AF 3)

Aku : Hah ? (Separuh terkejut beruk)

I was expecting Cena or Orton or Batista or the ever-feuding-org-kampung Rey Mysterio/ Eddie Guerrero (dah la tu RM/ EG, aku dah muak…), tapi… aku hanya dapat Felix, Mawi, Marsha & Amylea….

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Hey, Zack. You can't see me ! Yelah dah ada Mawi depan mata...

Entah la.. tak sangka ayah aku pun demam jugak. My father (now 63 years young) is a retired school teacher yg mmg tak gemar benda2 camni…

Kiamat sudah dekat, men…

Oh ya. Kat wedding jiran sebelah dok pasang lagu Felix / Mawi/ Felix/ Mawi/ Felix/ Mawi.
Mana perginya lagu2 wajib In Team/ Kak Ani/ Siti/ Rabbani..?
Argghhhh org Muar semua demam !!!!

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Thursday, August 25, 2005
  Girl, You'll Be A Woman Soon...
Sempena Hari Wanita Sedunia (juga my mom's birthday !)

Allah berfirman didalam sebuah hadith Qudsi,

"Ketika Aku menciptakan seorang wanita, ia diharuskan untuk menjadi seorang yang istimewa. Aku membuat bahunya cukup kuat untuk menopang dunia; namun, harus cukup lembut untuk memberikan kenyamanan."

"Aku memberikannya kekuatan dari dalam untuk mampu melahirkan anak dan menerima penolakan yang seringkali datang dari anak-anaknya."

"Aku memberinya kekerasan untuk membuatnya tetap tegar ketika orang-orang lain menyerah, dan mengasuh keluarganya dengan penderitaan dan kelelahan tanpa mengeluh."

"Aku memberinya kepekaan untuk mencintai anak-anaknya dalam setiap keadaan, bahkan ketika anaknya bersikap sangat menyakiti hatinya."

"Aku memberinya kekuatan untuk mendukung suaminya dalam kegagalannya dan melengkapi dengan tulang rusuk suaminya untuk melindungi hatinya."

"Aku memberinya kebijaksanaan untuk mengetahui bahwa seorang suami yang baik takkan pernah menyakiti isterinya, tetapi kadang menguji kekuatannya dan ketetapan hatinya untuk berada disisi suaminya tanpa ragu."

"Dan akhirnya, Aku memberinya air mata untuk dititiskan. Ini adalah khusus miliknya untuk digunakan bilapun ia perlukan."

"Kecantikan seorang wanita bukanlah dari pakaian yang dikenakannya, susuk yang ia tampilkan, atau bagaimana ia menyisir rambutnya. Kecantikan seorang wanita harus dilihat dari matanya, kerana itulah pintu hatinya, tempat dimana cinta itu ada."

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Kalau aku ada anak perempuan, aku nak namakan Mia atau Sofia. Tak kira la kalau Abah Ikmal tak setuju...

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  A Genius, Some Codes and One Excited MILF
The Holy Grail ‘neath ancient Roslin waits.
The blade and chalice guarding o’er Her gates.
Adorned in master’ loving art, She lies.
She rests at last beneath the starry skies.

Jacques Sauniere

At last.
Aku berjaya menghabiskan
buku nih.

Dan, setelah membaca chapter Epilogue beberapa kali, aku boleh bayangkan…
Akhirnya, si *beep*, berjumpa *beep* di *beep*.

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Aku nak pegi sini !!!!!

Woah.

Aku dapat feeling sebagaimana perasaan Danny Glover (dalam Predator 2) yg mendapat tahu yg sang Predator clan telah lama mendiami planet bumi.
Atau perasaan Neo ketika mula2 tahu ttg kewujudan dunia Matrix.
Gila !!!!

Bagi mereka yg malas nak membaca, ini
spoilernya ,tapi aku tak galakkan la. You better finish the WHOLE book, baru dapat feel for the story. And yes, it would be really interesting if u can get the illustrated one.

Oh, sebelum terlupa, pada aku, MILF stands for Mom, I Love Films (bukan Love to *beep*)

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  For The Love Of Books
Books are the quietest and most constant of friends, they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors and the most patient of teachers.

Charles W Eliot
(1834-1926) in The Happy Life

I love books.

Hobi aku sejak kecil lagi ialah membaca. In fact, sampai sekarang pun aku suka sangat berkunjung ke kedai buku, lebih drp ke butik pakaian atau kedai barang kemas. Buku2, pada aku, ialah sahabat paling setia. Sahabat yg tak pernah mengadu bosan dan tak pernah mengecewakan kau. Sahabat yg boleh di bawa ke mana-mana, tanpa perlu di ajak atau dipujuk. Yes, buku sepatutnya menjadi teman setia setiap insan.

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(Start 'em young !!!)

This post ialah utk Rem, yg bertanyakan ttg tax advantage berkenaan pembelian buku di blog Fadz. Well, Rem, first of all, sori, aku tersalah term. Actually, kau boleh dapat tax deduction (bukannya rebate, ok!) utk sebarang pembelian buku pada tahun tersebut.

Menurut Income Tax Act 1967, Section 46 (1) (i), kau boleh mendapat pelepasan bagi sebarang pembelian buku, majalah, jurnal atau penerbitan (selain drp suratkhabar dan bahan2 bacaan yg terlarang) utk individu, suami/ isteri atau anak, terhad kpd RM500 sahaja. So, you better keep all those receipts for tax purposes !

For more info on tax matters and whatnot, pls click here.

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Monday, August 22, 2005
  Dick Flicks and the Frat Pack
I love farce comedies. There, I’ve said it. Long before aku ‘berkecimpung’ dalam filem2 global dan serius, itulah filem2 staple aku. The ones I reach for bila aku bosan, tension atau sedih. You know, those that features Adam Sandler, Jack Black, Steve Zahn, Jim Carrey and the awesome Frat Pack. Frat Pack ? Kuih apa tu? Well, kau mesti dah pernah dgr ttg Rat Pack (from the 60's, the grandaddy of all packs, consisted of Sammy Davis, Jr., Peter Lawford, Dean Martin, Joey Bishop and Frankie Sinatra. Lauren Bacall coined the term when, seeing the group after a five day Las Vegas tear, said 'you look like a pack of rats' or something like that.) atau the Brat Pack dari era 80-an ( terdiri drp Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Andrew McCarthy, Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, Ally Sheedy, Anthony Michael Hall and Emilio Estevez, y’know, garish make-ups, large earings, things like that). Untuk era 2000-an, kita ada the the frat pack..

My frat pack-ers dossier :-

Favourite frat-packer : Vince Vaughn
First glimpse: The Cell
Why do I love thee : His Cool-ness. Too cool, man. When he’s good, he’s really good. But when he’s bad…
Love at first sight : Dodgeball : A True Underdog Story, as Peter LaFleur.
Seen him in : Mr & Mrs Smith, Old School.
Next treat : The Wedding Crashers, Made, Clay Pigeon, Swingers and Pscho.

Top 3 fave frat-pack film (so far). And yes, starting last week, I’ll be scooping my nutshell film reviews from imdb.com. But yeah, the dua sen still comes from moi :

Old School (2003)
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In a nutshell : (Frat-packers - VV, WF and LW) Mitch, Frank and Beanie are disillusioned with their personal lives begining when Mitch's nymphomanic girlfriend, Heidi, cheats on him, then former party animal Frank gets married, but unwilling to get go of his wild life, and Beanie is a family man seeking to reclaim his wild and crazy youth. Beanie suggests that they form their own fraternity in Mitch's new house on a college campus to re-live their glory days by bringing together a variety of misfit college students, losers, middle-aged and elderly retirees as their new friends and later try to avoid being evicted by the new Dean of Students, Pritchard, whom still holds a personal grudge against all three of them.

Mama’s dua sen : If you want good, clean fun, this is the movie to see…not ! Full of kelakar bangang (check out the orientation session atas bumbung tuh) and KY jelly topless wrestling. Plotnya, mcm biasa, the good guys akan kalah dulu, dan endingnya ever so predictable. Just like the next two movies…

Mama bagi : *** ¾ / *****.

Zoolander (2001)
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In a nutshell : (Frat-packers – BS, OW, WF) Male supermodel Derek Zoolander is on his way down after three years of continuously winning the "Male Model of the Year" award. When he is beaten by the hot newcomer Hansel, Derek starts searching for a new meaning in his life. Just then fashion czar Mugatu offers Derek a comeback in his new "Derelicte"-line. What nobody suspected is that Mugatu plans to assassinate the new Malaysian Prime Minister on his visit to New York, so that cheap child labor is still available for Mugatu's fashion producing. By brainwashing Zoolander, Mugatu and his evil associate Katinka create a dumb and willing killer to do the job. Only in Time Magazine journalist Matilda suspicion arises slowly, and she tries to stop Derek.

Mama’s dua sen : Haha, banned in Malaysia, sbb potray PM mcm Ho Chi Minh, (PRESIDENT of Malaysia to be exact), Stiller, pls do your homework. Or create a new, fictional country altogether. Aaahh, nyampahnya tgk dua himbos ni, Stiller ngan muncung angsanya, dan Wilson (albeit sexy), is a no-brainer. But then, they conned me into watching this flick over and over again. Just like the models showdown (with Beat It on the background)…Love it !

Mama bagi *** ½ / *****.

Dodgeball : A True Underdog Story (2004)

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(Frat-packers - VV, BS) Peter LaFleur is a charismatic underachiever and proprietor of a rundown gym called Average Joe's. The facility's ecclectic clientele of decidedly less-than-average Joes. Peter's humble gym catches the eye of White Goodman, the power-mullet-sporting, egomaniacal owner of Globo Gym, a gleaming monolith of fitness. White intends to take over Average Joe's, and Peter's non-existent bookkeeping is making it all too easy for him. A foreclosing bank has stationed attorney Kate Veatch inside Average Joe's to finalize Globo's takeover of the gym. But Peter win her over and Kate joins his team of social rejects to beat the odds--and their own ineptitude--to try to save Average Joe's. How? A showdown dodgeball competition against Globo Gym.

Mama’s dua sen : THE movie that makes me fall in love with VV, with his boyish charm and average joe image. Kelakar, and full of silly quote (as always). In fact, this is the very first DVD yg aku beli lepas beli DVD player. Haha, don’t forget to check out White Goodman’s way of staying slim…

Mama bagi : **** / *****

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Friday, August 19, 2005
  Vitruvian Man Tak Pernah Se'Cool' Ini
The word is out.

Novel thriller tersohor Dan Brown tu dah difilemkan, dengan sentuhan Ron Howard sebagai tuan direktornya.


And by now, mungkin semua org dah tau yg Tom Hanks diberi kepercayaan utk memegang watak utamanya iaitu Robert Langdon, sang professor dari Harvard yg sgt mahir dalam bidang kriptologi dan symbolism. Mmg salah satu filem yg ditunggu2. Aku berkesempatan berdiskusi ngan sorang member lama, si Faiz (juga fanatik Da Vinci Code), dan kat sini, most of our dua sen on the upcoming movie.

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Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks)

Tom Hanks mmg pilihan terbaik utk watak Robert Langdon. Sebelum ni, ada ura2 yg Russell Crowe akan dipilih utk watak ni. But then, RC? Too macho. Langdon, pada kami, mestilah seorang yg agak kelam kabut, ada touch of innocence (tapi tak la selurus Forrest Gump), but at the same time, seorang yg brilliant otaknya. (I want his brain!!!!)

Mama’s dua sen : Hank’s da man !

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Silas si albino (Paul Bettany)

Wo. Pure white, pure evil. Silas si albino merupakan salah satu watak villain dlm DVCC. Aku tak sure tahap evil-nya sbb baru habis separuh DVCC (di mana aku akan update this post sekali lagi once I’ve finished the book). Aku tak brapa familiar ngan lakonan PB, but judging from the book, he’s gonna be one bada$$ of a sexy (self-punishing ?), violent man.

Mama’s dua sen : Mungkin Crispin Glover (Willard) boleh kot. He’s also dark, brooding and scary in the sense that you wanna be scared by HIM and HIM alone, gosh, dark fantasy aku…

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Bezu Fache (Leon himself- Jean Reno)

That irritating cop, Fache, pada kami, mestilah macho, garang and will stop at nothing to get his man. Just like Tommy Lee Jones dalam The Fugitive. TLJ ? Nay. Too American. Other choices would be Oded Fehr or Arnold Vosloo (The Mummy). Muka fierce, tapi eksotik.

Mama’s dua sen : Aku dah tgk a few of Reno’s works (Wasabi, Ronin, Godzilla, Leon), dan terpaksa akur, he’s the best choice for the part of Fache.

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Sophie Neveu (Audrey ‘Amelie’ Tautou)

Sophie, cucu Jacques Sauniere yg dibunuh pada awal cerita, juga seorang kriptologis yg handal. (Wow, lepas ni aku mesti brush up on my sudoku skills). Sophie seorang French lady, maybe dat’s why they cast the lovable Amelie for this character. Other choices would be – Catherine Zeta Jones (aisey, dah jadi cam The Terminal pulak…) or Franka Potente (Bourne Identity).

Mama’s dua sen : Well, apa pun, aku tunggu kedatangan filem ni !!!!

I just hope that this movie akan mengekalkan elemen2 kriptik-nya, dan jgn terlalu banyak aksi ala Michael Bay atau Jerry Bruckheimer. Well, you gotta trust Ron Howard on this (nak tergelak aku bila si Faiz bagitau yg dia dok teringatkan RH dalam Happy Days! Otai!)

What about Aringarosa dan lain2. Tunggu post terbaru nanti !!!

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Thursday, August 18, 2005
  Oi ! Rockin' Down Under !
Garage Days (2002)

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In a nutshell :- A coming-of-age comedy about a young Sydney band trying to get a foothold in the competitive world of rock n' roll. After the band's first gig is a colossal failure, the lead singer takes it upon himself to go out and pursue the most successful rock manager in the country. Meanwhile the other members of the band continue to deal with the kind of every day life issues that can ultimately tear a band apart. It may be the dawn of a new millennium but it's still a long way to the top if you want to rock n' roll.

Mama’s dua sen : Haha, siapa sangka pengarah sci-fi kegemaran aku, Alex Proyas (The Crow, Dark City, I, Robot) boleh come up dgn filem muzika komedi camni. Totally 180 darjah different genre. Tapi, aku tak heran jugak coz AP ni, mmg terkenal sebagai pengarah muzik video sebelum terkenal sebagai pengarah filem. Mmg menarik, walaupun diselitkan dgn adegan2 CGI yg kelakar (contohnya, babak Fun With Drugs dan baby cantaloupe tu). The band ? Biasa2 jek., tak gempak mana pun, cuma kumpulan rock yg tipikal, dgn Freddy, frontmannya yg bercita2 tinggi, aweknya Tanya, Lucy (singkatan bagi Lucifer), si drummer punk yg ntahapahapantah dan Joe, lead guitarist yg ada masalah komitmen ngan aweknya yg mengandung. Haha, saat paling best? Endingnya! Amat sesuai sekali ngan tagline filem nih (aku takkan reveal kat sini !). Dan juga twist yg betul2 aku tak sangka, involving awek Goth Joe yg seksi tuh…

MamaIkmal’s rating : ***/*****

Romper Stomper (1992)

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In a nutshell :- Nazi skinheads in Melbourne take out their anger on local Vietnamese, who are seen as threatening racial purity. Finally the Vietnamese have had enough and confront the skinheads in an all-out confrontation, sending the skinheads running. A woman who is prone to epileptic seizures joins the skins' merry band, and helps them on their run from justice, but is her affliction also a sign of impurity ?

Mama’s dua sen : Wo. Aku tonton filem nih dua tiga tahun lepas on VCD (Oi, Moike, sorry mate, aku buat harta VCD kau nih). Masa tu, biasa la… demam Russell Crowe. One of his first films dan boleh aku katakan one of his best. RC memegang watak Hando, berkawan baik ngan sorang lagi skinhead, Davey (pelakon yg tak ternama, in fact, he committed suicide, even before this movie was released). Citer ni, bayangkan A Clockwork Orange meets American History X. And peppered with punk tunes (Oi Oi Oi). Very violent dan sgt berbau perkauman. Pada aku, scene yg agak disturbing is any scene involving the underaged skinhead (Bugsy agaknya nama budak tuh). Gila!

MamaIkmal’s rating : ****/*****. Awesome performance by RC.


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Wednesday, August 17, 2005
  Here We Are Now, Entertain Us !
Baru jap tadi, aku gi Giant, shopping la konon2nya. Tgh2 sibuk memilih sardin, aku terdengar tune yg sgt2 familiar, tapi aku dah lama tak dgr.. It’s Clay Aiken’s Invisible! One of my favourite tune, aku terasa mcm nak jerit ‘MY SONG!!!’ kat tgh2 kesibukan org ramai tuh, tapi aku matikan niat murni aku tuh, dgn harapan org tak pandang aku mcm minah sewel yg hanya tahu memasak sardin…

Teringat pulak nak buat list nih masa kat toilet tadi…songs to get you in the mood for anything! Tak kira masa, ketika, these tunes pasti membuat aku teruja gila babi…

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(Tanah liat yg pandai menyanyi – My Fave AI so far. Bo is No. 2)

1. Invisible – Clay Aiken
Just a sexy geek mendendangkan lagu yg humble…but the effect on me, Wo! bak kata Wayne & Garth – We’re Not Worthy!

2. Need You Tonight – INXS
Aku dah minat lagu nih long before Michael Hutchence gantung diri. Juga scene di mana Adam Garcia a.k.a Kevin O’Donnell, menari atas bar dalam Coyote Ugly, meningkatkan peratusan saham aku meminati lagu nih…

3. Here’s To The Night – Eve 6
Slow sexy tune dgn lirik yg memikat. Membuat aku rasa seperti Eva Longoria a.k.a Gabrielle Solis. Walaupun aku tak seseksi dia. Dan takde affair ngan tukang kebun bawah umur yg hensem. Dan mempunyai halaman yg seciput hatta utk menanam serai atau cili padi pun tak muat, apatah lagi mengupah tukang kebun.

4. Hai Kuo Tian Kong – Beyond
Apa ntah maknanya, aku tak ingat, tapi ada kena-mengena dgn langit dan lautan. Lagu Beyond favorit aku dlm koleksi lagu2 hits mereka, sebelum pemergian Wong Ka Kui buat selama2nya. Walaupun aku tak faham sepatah haram, I still get that surge of energy setiap kali aku dgr lagu nih.

5. Black – Pearl Jam
Aku suka sgt lagu ni, esp part – I know someday you’ll have a beautiful life, I know you’ll be a star, In somebody else’s sky WHY? WHY? Lagu staple masa frust dulu. Kalau aku nak adrenaline rush, I’ll just put on Alive, Go, Hail Hail, Rearviewmirror.. well, I guess this gives me the idea for the next musical post ! Tunggu…

6. You Get What You Give – New Radicals
Lantaklah kalau org nak ckp Gregg Alexander ni one hit wonder. One of the albums yg aku beli dgn duit gaji pertama, dan aku suka kesemua lagu2nya, termasuk, Mother We Can’t Get Enough, Someday We’ll Know, dan banyak lagi la…Heck, mana yek kaset aku tuh…

7. Ho Gaya Hai Tujhko To Phyar Sajhna – Udit Narayan & Alka Yagnik
Pergh, one of my favourite soundtrack – Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Juga Mehndi Laga Ke Raghna. Honestly, lagu2 dari filem2 terawal SRK (DTPH, KKHH) membangkitkan semangat aku dan never fail to lift me up bila tension atau sedih…

8. Cinta – Flop Poppy
Ok lah, terus terang aku katakan, aku tak brapa minat lagu2 Melayu. Terutama yg mendayu2, kisah hati terluka, kau kecewakan aku, aku mau lupakan kau, kau kunci cintaku, etc. and all that crap. Tapi for Flop Poppy, tak sia2 diorg go mainstream. OAG pun sama. Slumber is also one of my fave.

9. Nevermind (The Album) – Nirvana
Album nih merupakan album pemecah tanah bagi aku, di mana sejak aku beli dan dgr irama angst dan melankolik Kurt Cobain, aku terus tak berpaling lagi. Fave songs – Lithium, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Stay Away, Drain You dan Polly (haunting til this very day..).

Phew, actually, banyak lagi, tapi aku shortlistkan 9 jek. I listen to anything and everything yg berbunyi, be it crap or whatever. But only certain tunes will lift me up. Bak kata Offspring (dlm intro album Smash), Music sooth even the savage beast…

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  Awesome Threesome !
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Inside I’m Dancing (2004)

In a nutshell : Filem arahan Damien O Donnell ini mengisahkan ttg insan istimewa – Michael Connoly (Steven Robertson), penghuni rumah org2 kurang upaya Carrigmore yg menghidapi cerebral palsy, thus giving him speech impediment. Kehidupannya bertukar apabila Rory O’ Shea (James McAvoy) dimasukkan ke rumah tersebut. Rory si troublemaker, yg hanya boleh menggerakkan jari dan mulutnya (yg celupar) membuka satu dunia baru buat Michael. Bersama2 Siobhan (Romola Garai), mereka meneroka kehidupan baru, dan belajar hidup berdikari.

MamaIkmal’s dua sen : Betullah kata critics – Kau akan ketawa, kau akan menangis dan kau akan belajar melihat kehidupan dari kaca mata org lain. Terutama bagi golongan kurang upaya. Dua pelakon utamanya mmg excellent, terutama Steven Robertson. He played the role so well, beliau membuat kita tertanya2 – Isy, betul ke mamat ni handicap?, kau akan rasa kesian sgt kat dia. As for Rory O Shea, haha, mamat ni mmg foul-mouthed troublemaker with a heart of gold. Aku rasa sayang sangat dgn wataknya. (Btw, aku akan tunggu kemunculan James McAvoy dlm The Chronicles of Narnia hujung tahun nih !)

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Filem yg sangat indah, penuh dgn ironi kehidupan. Perbezaan taraf, misalnya. Bapa Michael, seorang ahli politik berpengaruh (read : Kaya) ‘membuang’nya di Carrigmore, sementara bapa Rory yg sempoi dan cool, ada juga melawat anaknya, bertanya khabar dan membawakan beer utk diminum dgn straw. Kelakar!

Favourite scene : Semua sekali! I can hardly take my eyes off the TV!

MamaIkmal bagi : *****/*****. Excellent!

Charolastra : Drugs, sex and Mariachi !


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Y Tu Mama Tambien (2001)

Life has its way of teaching us. Life has its way of confusing us. Life has its way of changing us. Life has its way of astonishing us. Life has its way of hurting us. Life has its way of curing us. Life has its way of inspiring us.

In a nutshell : Julio (Gael García Bernal) and Tenoch (Diego Luna) embark on a thrilling journey filled with sexual exploration and an investigation of their inner selves. After convincing the beautiful Luisa (Maribel Verdú) to take a trip with them to an imaginary beach, the trio heads off in search of adventure. Self-discovery ensues when Luisa seduces both boys and convinces them to make love with each other during their last romantic encounter. There. Aku copy bulat2. Period.

Hmmm.. filem ni membuat aku tertanya2. What actually makes this movie a good movie. Bukan setakat good in the sense of boleh meletupkan kotak- pejabat, tapi memenangi anugerah2 berprestij, malah dicalonkan untuk Oscar. Adakah babak2 seksnya yg sangat erotik ?Latarbelakang perkampungan Mexico yg indah? Atau storyline-nya ? Atau gandingan pelakon berbakat besar Gael Garcia (drool….) / Diego Luna?

Anyway, call me shallow, but I only watched it for the nubile young things. Hehe.

MamaIkmal bagi : **** ½ / *****. Mamacita !

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Friday, August 12, 2005
  I NEED SOMETHING WICKED !!!! NOW !!!!!
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Tanda-Tanda Anda Seorang Peminat Fanatik Harry Potter


1. Anda memiliki kesemua buku dalam siri HP dan telah membacanya 2-3 kali.

2. Bila ikon ‘New Mail Received’ muncul di skrin PC, anda terus berlari membuka tingkap dan mencari-cari burung hantu.

3. Setiap kali singgah di Pets Wonderland, anda kerap bertanyakan kepada salesman bila bekalan burung hantu akan tiba.

4. Apabila masuk ke dalam rumah, anda menjerit Lumos!, dengan harapan lampu akan menyala sendiri.

5. Secara senyap2, anda berlatih menyebut jampi2 HP dengan pitching yg betul, contohnya Wingardium Levi’O’sa!

6. Setiap kali bertemu kawan baru, anda mengkelaskan karakter mereka mengikut rumah2 Hogwarts iaitu Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Slytherin atau Ravenclaw.

7. Anda berasa kesal kerana ibu bapa muggle anda tidak pernah mencuba untuk mendaftarkan anda ke Hogwarts, sebaliknya menyuruh anda mengambil kursus perakaunan yg membosankan tuh.

8. Anda telah beberapa kali diberi amaran oleh pakcik penjaga LRT kerana cuba melanggar dinding platform tren, konon2nya, Platform 9 ¾.

9. Vacuum cleaner anda sudah berhabuk di dalam stor, kerana anda lebih suka menggunakan penyapu.

10. Anda menjerit ketika bercakap di ‘fellytone’.

11. Anda pernah mencuba mengetuk batu bata di dinding ofis, dengan harapan ia akan menunjukkan jalan ke Diagon Alley.

12. Anda suka menggunakan perkataan ‘wicked’ kerana ia perkataan kegemaran Rupert Grint.

13. Anda dah dua tahun tak membeli surat khabar kerana gambarnya tak boleh bergerak2 mcm The Daily Prophet.

14. Anda jadi excited gila bila terdengar perkataan2 dr siri HP dalam perbualan org lain, dan terasa sgt teruja untuk menyampuk.

15. Anda mengklasifikasikan sesiapa yg tak minat HP sebagai Mudblooded Muggle.

16. Anda tahu bahawa hari lahir Harry ialah 31 Julai 1980, Hermione – 19 September, 1979 dan Ron 1 Mac 1980, walaupun kat dlm buku takde mention pun.

17. Anda namakan kucing anda Harry dan Draco, ikan emas anda Ron dan paksa boyfriend anda bela seekor hamster yg anda sendiri namakan Scabbers.

18. Anda sanggup cari DVD The Tailor of Panama semata2 sbb nak tgk Daniel Radcliffe, walupun anda mmg tak suka ngan si Pierce Brosnan tuh.

19. Anda paksa suami anda membina sebuah pendiang api di rumah, walaupun Malaysia ni panas sepanjang tahun, dgn alasan – Ala, nanti senang la nak ke mana2, guna Floo powder jek…

20. Anda bahasakan Lord Voldemort sebagai You Know Who, dan org lain kata anda mencarut.

21. Apabila berkunjung ke Zoo Negara, anda secara diam2 cuba berkomunikasi dengan ular sawa Burma yg tgh syok melingkar dalam sangkar.

22. Anda tukar bingkai frameless spek anda dgn frame berbentuk bulat, walaupun bentuk muka anda mmg tak sesuwai langsung pakai spek bulat.

23. Anda sanggup membeli kamus Webster edisi terbaru semata-mata sbb mereka dah masukkan ‘muggle’ sebagai perkataan baru.

24. Anda malas nak join kelab2 sukan di sekolah atau kolej dengan alasan mereka tiada kelab Quidditch.

25. Ringtone handphone Nokia 3210 anda masih lagi tema filem Harry Potter.

26. Masa anda banyak dihabiskan di website2 HP, seperti Mugglenet.com, dan anda sering meninggalkan komen2 di message board nya.

27. Anda asyik menjenguk ke langit KL yg berjerubu ni, bukan nak agak berapa API, tapi mengintai kalau2 ada Dementors yg terlepas dr Azkaban.

28. Setiap kali berkunjung ke Chocolatier, anda pasti bertanyakan ttg Chocolate Frog.

29. Anda pernah melukis parut di dahi menggunakan celak mekah ketika berada sengsorang di rumah.

30. Anda menitiskan air mata apabila buku HP terbaru dah ada dalam genggaman anda setelah 2-3 bulan mengumpul duit gaji untuk membelinya !

(Ideas from Mugglenet.com dgn perencah extra MamaIkmal)

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  Dark and Guilty Pleasures
Hari ni
Aku terpaksa mengalah
Kerana
Dari dalam kedai lagi dia dah menggamit aku
‘Zack’, katanya
‘Marilah, sayang…’

Aku pun ke sana (tapi aku tgk kiri kanan dulu, ok, line clear)
‘Zack..’katanya
‘Lembut tak?’
‘I tau you mesti suka yg ni, kan?’ katanya manja
Aku tenung dia.
‘Ala… tak mahal pun. You kan banyak duit, hari tu I nampak you kat TV…”
(Ah, kau mmg bijak berkata-kata. Isy, meremang pulak aku.)
Lama jugak aku pegang
Belek
Rasa
Cium
Dan
Akhirnya aku mengalah juga dengannya.

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(Bukan t shirt sebenar)

Black t shirts – My obsession. My precious…
Terutama yg ada gambar2 movie atau bundle atau tour t shirt.
So far, aku dah ada t shirt LOTR:ROTK, SW:ROTS, WWTBAM dan apa ntah lagi aku dah lupa.
Dan hari ni, aku tambahkan koleksi dgn satu lagi design, Butterfingers – Butter Late Than Never, walaupun aku tak brapa gemar BF. (Speaking of which, mana eh t-shirt Pearl Jam dan Subculture aku tuh…)

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Monday, August 08, 2005
  Post Paling Perasan Setakat Ini
Antara Mawi dan MamaIkmal…

Mawi - dapat kereta, MamaIkmal - dapat 4WD;
Mawi - Jawa Felda Taib Andak, MamaIkmal - Jawa Bandar Maharani;
(blah la Zack, time ni la nak mengaku Jawa…)
Mawi - muncul di Astro berbulan2, MamaIkmal - muncul di Astro 2 hari jek, itu pun tak sampai 2 jam…
Mawi - ditawarkan berlakon sebagai Ustaz dalam filem Julie Dahlan, bersama2 Fahrin ngan Zed Zaidi, MamaIkmal - ditawarkan berlakon sebagai orang melintas nombor tiga dari kanan dalam filem terbaru Yasmin Ahmad (hehehh .. dream on la Zack!)
Mawi – Dah berpunya, MamaIkmal – Dah ada anak !

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(Ntah, aku tak pernah follow AF...Sekadar menangguk di air keruh..)

Mawi – Ada MawiMania, MamaIkmal – Ada WrestleMania aje…
Mawi – Digosip dgn artis, MamaIkmal – Rimas dgn gossip (ye, ye, aku boleh dgr orang muntah…)
Mawi – Bekas qari, MamaIkmal – Malu siot, baca Quran pun merangkak !
Mawi – Dgr khabar, jadi cash cow paling berharga buat Astro (He alone could have made Astro an estimated RM2.93 million in just over two months ! Source : Malay Mail),

Mamaikmal – Suka minum susu lembu jek…

Persamaan antara Mawi & MamaIkmal – We’re both out to conquer the WORLD!

Sekian sahaja post paling perasan bulan ini, heheheh….

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Friday, August 05, 2005
  Ratu Angsa Bersaiz 40D
Kata si anak itik hodoh
(sambil menitiskan air mata)
“Saya ingin sekali menjadi wanita sejati”
Dengan kulit perut yang tegang
Hidung mancung bak seludang
Payu dara yg montok (saiz D plus ye tuan doktor)
Dan pinggul yg menawan…
Oh ya, jgn lupa DaVinci veneer ya
Dan shrink utk jiwa yg luka…

Realiti (TV) apa camtuh?
Itu bukan perempuan namanya
Itu Barbie buatan Mattell ®

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(Berbaloikah?)

Silalah ke sini : The Swan

Mama Ikmal said : (Most) Real mamas akan ada selulit, stretch marks and physical flaws yg dtg bersama2 buntil kegembiraan ituh. So, unless kau ni selebriti yg buat duit berjuta2 dari sebuah filem, then u gotta try to live with it ! Dan hehe, kalau sesapa nak offer aku lipo at half rate, kasi tau la, hahahh

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Wednesday, August 03, 2005
  The Best Place In The World
Ten years from now, we'll release a film and you'll be able to consume it however you want.
Yair Landau, Vice Chairman of Sony Pictures Digital.


For the full article, get Newsweek August issue, or pls click here…
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8769622/site/newsweek/

Hmmm.. itu baru senario di Hollywood. Kat Malaysia pulak camne agaknya. Sedangkan sekarang pun susah nak tgk panggung penuh sewaktu tayangan filem2 tempatan. Kalau dapat separuh panggung pun dah kira cukup bagus, agaknya.

Honestly, aku lebih suka tonton filem di DVD. Gambar sure clear gila, dan kau boleh stop bebila yg kau suka. Nak melabur setengah jam pun takpe. DVD player tu, tetap akan tunggu kau habis. Dan takkan marah kalau kau sibuk main sms ketika filem ditayangkan. Atau ketawakan kau kalau menangis teresak-esak apabila ada adegan menyayat hati…

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(Aku, dia dan arnab ajaib bernama Frank…)

Tapi…
Nothing beats the thrill of watching a movie on the big screen (especially kalau filem tu baru dikeluarkan, dan kau antara yg pertama menontonnya). And, depends on your current budget, it’s either gourmet popcorn (plus movie merchandises), RM1 peanuts or simply beberapa biji gula2 Hacks dua minggu lepas yg kau terlupa nak makan, terselit celah poket beg. Dan the sound system yang menggegar. Special effects dalam true form, just the way they were meant be. Juga watak hero yang hensem kegemaran kau di magnify sebesar billboard di tepi highway tu. Pergh. Gila babi best. Dunia mmg milik kau sorang. Tapi yg paling best ialah reaksi kengkawan seofis bila kau melangkah masuk pukul 2.30 petang Jumaat. (Gila ke budak nih, senyum sengsorang..)

Haha. Dan tiada si kecik Ikmal whining suruh pasang Initial D untuk kali ke 16…

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  Ada Apa Dengan Saiz ?
Apa first impression yg korang selalu dapat bila aku sebut manusia kerdil ? Midgets? (Wei Zack, itu tak politically correct la!, terdgr suara2 sumbang peminat2 Tom ‘Aku tgh dilamun cinta’ Cruise). Hah, apa dia ? Pak Ibrahim Pendek? Mini Me? Watak iringan wrestlers WWE yg selalu menjadi bahan ketawa penonton ? Gimli ? Kakitangan Bank Gringot di alam Harry Potter ? Assistant Santa Claus di kutub utara ? Param? Hmmm.. stereotaip le korang ni..

Well, dua filem ni, memaparkan watak2 kerdil yg agak berlainan daripada biasa…

Tiptoes (2003)


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(Rolfe, hanya kau yg faham perasaanku...)

In a nutshell : Pelakon paling versatile pernah aku jumpa, Gary Oldman, memegang watak Rolfe, seorg kerdil, iaitu abang kepada Steven (Matthew McConaughey). Dalam adik beradik dan sanak saudaranya, cuma Steven sahaja yg bersaiz normal. So, bila aweks si Steven (lakonan Kate Beckinsale) termengandung, mereka jadi serba salah, sbb khuatir akan mendapat baby yg mewarisi gene kerdil tu. Lebih komplikated lagi, bila si awek tu terjatuh hati ngan Rolfe (yelah, bila ada problem ngan Steven yg paranoid gila tu, dia slalu mengadu kat Rolfe…)..

Mama’s 2 sen – Uih, aku tatau le diorang guna body double ke, CGI utk si Gary Oldman tu, but in this movie, he is very convincing as Rolfe (sepertimana juga watak2nya dalam Immortal Beloved, Batman Begins, True Romance, Leon, just to mention a few). He really gets into the character. Aku paling menyampah kat watak MM tu, gila irritating. Paranoid tak tentu pasal. I mean, if you were to be in his shoes, you gotta be freaked out too. Tapi, kesian la skit kat awek kau tu. Nasib baik tak meroyan…

MamaIkmal bagi : **/***

The Station Agent (2003)

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It's funny how people see me and treat me, since I'm really just a simple, boring person.
Finbar McBride


In a nutshell - Mengisahkan tentang Finbar McBride, si kerdil ‘train chaser’ yg amat meminati keretapi (dilakonkan oleh Peter Dinklage yg bersuara macho). Apabila satu2nya rakan baiknya meninggal, dia berpindah ke satu kawasan terpencil di New Jersey, dengan niat untuk berseorangan. Namun niatnya tak kesampaian kerana muncul dua insan baru dalam hidupnya – Olivia, seorang pelukis yg masih belum melupakan kematian anaknya dan Joe, peniaga kopi segera dan hotdog berbangsa Cuba yg terlebih peramah…

Mama’s 2 sen – You guys sure have that certain movies that make you feel really good after watching it ? Well, for me, this is one of ‘em. Walaupun bukan dalam genre kegemaran aku, namun, aku suka bagaimana the story builds up, albeit a bit slow in the beginning. Bagaimana Joe cuba berbaik2 dgn Finbar, seperti cuba menyelami dunianya yg tersendiri. Walaupun tak sekerdil Finbar, namun aku rasa mcm ada satu connection dgn wataknya tu – aku juga kekadang suka menyendiri, fanatik ngan sesuatuh dan tak mudah menerima org lain yg tak dikenali. Aku juga suka gila babak mereka mengambil gambar keretapi tu… gives me some sorta feel-good chill !

MamaIkmal bagi : **** ½ / *****. Wonderful !

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  Anak Itu Ibarat Sehelai Kain Putih...
Jika anak kita hidup dalam…

…kritikan, dia belajar menyalahkan orang lain.
…kekasaran, dia akan belajar melawan.
…ketakutan, dia belajar menjadi pengecut.
…iri hati, dia belajar berasa bersalah.

…kesabaran, dia belajar menjadi penyabar.
…galakan, dia belajar menjadi yakin.
…pujian, dia belajar menghargai.
…penerimaan, dia belajar menyayangi.
…persetujuan, dia belajar menyayangi dirinya.
…pengiktirafan, dia belajar ada baiknya mempunyai matlamat.
…kejujuran, dia belajar erti kebenaran.
…keadilan, dia belajar berlaku adil.
…keselamatan, dia belajar untuk yakin pada dirinya dan pada orang lain.
…kemesraan, dia belajar bahawa dunia ini adalah tempat yang paling sesuai untuk hidup.

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(Jika anak anda hidup dalam air, dia akan jadi duyung yg cute...
)

Dalam suasana apakah anda dan anak anda hidup?

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Tuesday, August 02, 2005
  (There's No) Upside of Anger
Aku – mmg short-tempered. Dan kurang sabar.
Dari dulu lagi.
Korang tgk The Apprentice? Si Chris tu?
Yeah. I’m just like him, only, I don’t chew tobacco.
Don’t ask me why, coz if you are standing in my (battered) shoes for a day, and walk a mile in it, you’ll know why. (Aku taknak citer kat sini) And aku tau, it’s taking a toll on my family, especially Ikmal, yg selalu jadi mangsa tarik telinga atau tengking aku.

Last Friday night, Abah Ikmal took us to his office (right in the middle of the so-called red light district of KL), coz he needed to take home some of his unfinished assignments. Yeah, as usual, aku ngan Ikmal akan lepak2 sambil bermain apa yg patut, y’know, like, pushing him around in the office trolley, or simply drawing doodles on recycled papers. But that night, I was preoccupied on something else, that I forgot about him for a moment. Aku tgk kiri kanan, eh, mana anak aku? Berlari2 aku gi cari dia kat all the rooms.

And there he was.
One leg on a swivel chair. One leg on an office printer on a table. Just beside the big office window on this fifth floor. And his head, curly hair and all, nearly (I mean, nearly) out of the window! Aku tak tau camne dia boleh bukak tingkap office yg berat tu. Berderau darah aku! Aku jerit kat dia, tapi dia cool jek dan kata kat aku – Mama, keta!

I took him down and since then, I never take my eyes off him. Walaupun itu bermakna aku terpaksa marathon mengejar dia ke sana ke mari. Yeah, he’s at that stage di mana kau terpaksa tahan sabar dgn kerenahnya yg kekdg meletakkan aku at wit’s end. Yup, aku akan belajar bersabar, dan try to control my temper. Coz temper, for me, is a valuable thing. Just don’t lose it. Especially on my loved ones.

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(Aktif sgt, sampai tertidur bila time nak mandi petang!)

Teringat aku kat satu e-mail ni (Thanks Ali!)

BE PATIENT !

This is a true story, which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, and hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital. Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but, when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide.

Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We, forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge. People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever.

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