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Sunday, December 5, 2010

Cinema Movie: Lelio Popo (Lelio 婆婆)


Release Date: 2 December 2010
Language: Cantonese/Mandarin
Genre: Comedy
Running Time: 1 hour 34 minutes
Director: Adrian Teh
Cast: KK, Luke, Mindee Ong, Henry Thia.


Synopsis:

Jiang Man Da (KK) and Lu Ye Chang (Luke) are the most famous and popular radio deejays. However, they have a bad attitude and ego to deal with. One day, they are being fired by their superior and ended up being shunned off by all the other major radio stations as well. Out of job and down-and-out for several months, they decided to attend a public audition for radio deejays at a new radio station. Jiang Man Da and Lu Ye Chang are surprised to see many old ladies applying for the job. It turned out that the radio station is actually looking for 2 "Ah Po" (old lady) deejays for a new show. They then disguise themselves as old ladies and got the job. Their momentum as the "PoPo" deejays builds up and that is when the fun begins.

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My Comments: Today ME & Kimmy had started our journey by visiting the shopping malls to catch the latest Christmas decorations in town and eventually I am amazed with the decorations as well. Not only that, to get ourselves into the mood, we've decided to watch movie at GSC Mid Valley Megamall this week and of course Malaysian movie comes into our mind again as two 988 famours Deejay KK and Luke were were the 2 main actors in this movie as well. This movie is called Lelio Popo, where both of the Deejays were fired due to their misconduct and now they need to search for another Deejay job to survive and the only way out is to be an old lady. Overall, this movie does impress by its jokes but the storyline was way too simple. This story also preserves the moral values and of course we can see lots of moral values that we can learned on this movie. I would rate this as an entertaining comedy family movie where all walks of life can enjoy this movie with laughter. KK and Luke does impress in this movie and they had done a very good job since this is their first movie as they partnered. Of course, some jokes are pretty lame but some did impress as well. I would recommend you to watch this movie but as a last resort only but as a Malaysian, you should be supporting local productions as well. Give them a chance and I am sure 1 day they will shine and improved.

Trailer URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inj3n7AkUKw .

MY RATING: 3.5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 3.5/5

Leisure: Mid Valley Megamall Christmas Decorations 2010


Hi All,

Today starts our fascinating journey to shopping malls where ME & Kimmy will be going to several shopping malls in the Klang Valley to see how's the Christmas Decorations because normally their Christmas decorations would be the best in Malaysia. And yes, we kicked off our journey to Mid Valley Megamall as our first stop.

This year theme for Christmas set by Mid Valley Megamall would be FUNTOYSTIC Christmas where its decorations would be based on puppets, toys and big christmas trees. Based on its decorations, this time it targetted the young generation based on the toys theme and as you can see on the photos, the mall contains a lot of teddy bear decorations which enables kids and all walks of life to take photos and I would say Mid Valley Megamall did a great job to attract many of the visitors to the mall.

Me & Kimmy had eventually spend almost 2 hours taking photos over there finding the correct angle to capture the beautiful moments. But we only took about 36 photos (please see the full pictures on my Facebook taken by IPhone and Digital Camera). Overall, we are satisfied with the photos that we took and eventually for those who haven't visit the mall, you should come on over to Mid Valley Megamall and enjoy the beautiful theme this year and I believe you would love it. There are great promotions for all the patrons too in conjunction with Christmas and there were also lots of souvenirs lying around the mall as well. Check out the photos! MALL DECORATIONS RATING: 4/5

Friday, December 3, 2010

Malaysia News: Further fuel and sugar price hikes from tomorrow

Further fuel and sugar price hikes from tomorrow

December 03, 2010

Petrol, diesel and LPG will cost more from tomorrow. — Reuters pic
PUTRAJAYA, Dec 3 — The price of fuel and sugar will go up from midnight tonight as part of the Najib administration’s ongoing drive to reduce subsidies, but it is fraught with political risks as he mulls early elections next year.

The price of RON95 will increase by five sen to RM1.90 per litre, diesel by five sen per litre to RM1.80 and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by five sen to RM1.90 per kg. Sugar will also cost 20 sen more at RM2.10 per kg.

Through these price hikes, the government expects to save subsidy payments of RM621.9 million on RON95, RM213.2 million on diesel, RM63.5 million on LPG and RM283.5 million on sugar a year, or a total of RM1.18 billion annually.

RON97 will remain on a managed float based on market prices.

This is the second wave of subsidy cuts following the first round of hikes on July 16, when prices went up by five sen per litre for petrol and diesel, 10 sen per kg for LPG and 20 sen per kg for sugar.

Performance Management and Delivery Unit (Pemandu) CEO Datuk Seri Idris Jala said today subsidy rationalisation was needed to bring down government expenditure.

“We are... doing this to make sure that our deficit is reduced. We are a responsible government. We will make sure that we will live within our means,” he said at a media briefing on the latest subsidy cuts.

Also present was Domestic Trade, Co-operatives and Consumerism Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

“One of the measures to reduce cost is to rationalise our subsidies because Malaysia’s total subsidies are higher than many other countries. Our subsidies are also not targeted at the poor. There’s quite a lot of leakages and abuses.”

The savings will be used to fund rural development, education, urban transport and other areas under the Government Transformation Programme (GTP), he added.

Idris stressed, however, that prices for fuel and sugar in Malaysia will remain one of the lowest in the region even after the subsidy cuts take place.

“Even after we have put this five-sen increase... our selling price for RON95, and also LPG and diesel and sugar, is still lower than Indonesia, lower than Singapore and lower than Thailand,” he said.

The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department was heartened by fair public reception to the last round of subsidy cuts, which he attributed to the government’s success in keeping inflation under three per cent.

“The CPI (consumer price index) increase was very, very small and that is why, when we did this, it was well taken by the public and the public didn’t really feel financially disadvantaged,” he said.

“We are controlling inflation in this country despite the first wave of increases. Because it’s very small increase, we are still able to contain everything so that does not put any burden onto the people.”

Idris said the government would take into account public feedback and the strength of the economy before deciding on when to make further moves to cut subsidies.

He added that renegotiation of independent power producers’ (IPPs) contracts was ongoing but declined to comment on the status. Source: The Malaysian Insider 12/3/2010

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My Comments: Another hike from the government? Yes! This is absolutely true as petrol prices continue to soar and to be unsubsidised by the government to save the cost on other rural development projects. Well, I DO NOT believe all this crap and shit from the government where the money they collected are used for their own good. A good example where they build a 100 storey MEGA TOWER and of course it's a wastage. We the rakyat wanted to see the money spend on the Rakyat and that particular fund should be used to develop the rural areas and improve the transportation system here. I strongly condemn the government decision but what to do where the only way to kick them out of this game is to change your votes to the opposition party (Pakatan Rakyat) in the next general election. Not only me, and most of the people or the rakyat was not happy at all with this move and it's a totally a bullshit with lots of excuses given. Also our salary are not raised even if the prices of daily goods already soaring higher than expected. How to survived with the situation like this? You judge yourself! VOTE for PAKATAN RAKYAT and kick those liars out of the game!

Monday, November 29, 2010

Lifestyle: Casio G-Shock Watch


Hi Folks,

Finally I have bought myself a new watch after my old watch wrist band had broken and eventually the timekeeper told me that for me to repair the wrist band of the watch costs above RM100 and it's better to get a new watch rather than repairing. So, since buying a new watch is already in my planning, I've start searching for the watch already and of course Casio is still my all time favourite. I went to Parkson 1 Utama to purchase this watch and that's the very last stock that they have and if you wanted to go and find there, you may cancel your journey there. If you love this watch, you may look somewhere else as they may sell it.


I have purchase Casio G-Shock Watch model G-301BR and this model is an analog-digital watch. The design of this watch was not bad at all and I love the design. You may see the photos for more information. I would recommend you to get this watch if you are a big fan of Casio and the most important thing is you would love ana-digi watches as well. The price of this watch is around RM389.00 and I bought for RM350.00 after 10% discount. Enjoy! MY RATING: 5/5



Sunday, November 28, 2010

Food Hunt: Kenny Rogers Roasters, Berjaya Times Square

Hello folks,

Welcome back to yet another edition of the Food Hunt where ME & Kimmy were at Berjaya Times Square today to catch the 3D movie at GSC Maxx. Upon stepping out from the cinema, we walk around for a while before settling down for dinner. We had chosen Kenny Rogers Roasters, Berjaya Times Square as our destination of food for today.

We reach the restaurant at about 7.30pm and the restaurant had been filled with a large crowd already. But we managed to find a seat for ourselves as well and immedietely we were served. This time around I've ordered BBQ 1/4 Chicken Meal (RM16.90) that comes with 3 side dishes including Coleslaw, BBQ Baked Beans and Golden Corn and Carrot. It also comes with the chocolate muffin as well. For Kimmy, she ordered Black Pepper 1/4 Chicken Meal (RM15.90) that also comes with 3 side dishes including Potato Wedges, Garden Salad & Fruits Salad. She ordered Vanilla muffin. For drinks, we just go for Iced Water.

The portion of the food were overall small compared to the one we try at Tropicana City Mall previously. But the food quality is still there where it's still very delicious too. Both of the set we've ordered are very nice and recommended to consume. In the same time, it's much more cheaper than Nando's as well. The bill came and it's about RM37.70 after tax and we are happy with the food quality. I would say the price is moderate and not so expensive as it seems to be. So why not come on over to try it! Enjoy! :) MY RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

*Food & Drinks rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Address:

3rd Floor, Berjaya Times Square,
1, Jalan Imbi,
55100 Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone: 03-21441409
Business Hours: 10.00am - 10.00pm Daily



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Leisure: GSC Maxx, Level 10 Berjaya Times Square, Kuala Lumpur


Hi All,

Finally Golden Screen Cinemas (GSC) had open yet another chain of Cinemas in the Klang Valley and claimed that it's the largest 2D and 3D halls in Malaysia and it's true. Today I've visited the cinema and of course not only it serves to be the best 3D cinemas in Malaysia but in the same time, the 3D technology was rather great and perfect as I was very amazed and felt unbelievable with the technology. I was very satisfied with the ticket price that I've paid (RM20.00) with the returned I get which is the SATISFACTORY word. Congratulations to GSC Maxx for introduced this great technology which enables its patrons to enjoy the high quality 3D with greater satisfaction. No doubt, I will visit this cinemas again in future and I will not go for other Normall Halls 3D except GSC Maxx. Very recommended to all of you. Do try it out and there's no regrets! MY RATING: 5/5




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Cinema Movie: Rapunzel: A Tangled Tale (3D)



Release Date: 25 November 2010
Language: English
Genre: Animation
Running Time: 1 Hour 41 Minutes
Director: Byron Howard, Nathan Greno
Cast: Donna Murphy, Mandy Moore, Zachary Levi.


Synopsis:

"Rapunzel" is an action-packed, swashbuckling, animated musical comedy about the girl behind 70 feet of magical, golden hair. A princess stolen from her parents' castle as a baby, Rapunzel is locked in a hidden tower longing for adventure. Now an imaginative and determined teenager, she takes off on a hilarious, hair-raising escapade with the help of a dashing bandit. With the secret of her royal heritage hanging in the balance and her captor in pursuit, Rapunzel and her cohort find adventure, heart, humor, and hair... lots of hair.

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My Comments: Welcome back to yet another beautiful weekend where we had our gathering last night and we had a great time over there. Today, ME & Kimmy had continue our journey and of course we had chosen to try out the new cinema introduced by GSC which is the GSC Maxx located at the 10th Floor, Berjaya Times Square. Eventually, this cinema are showing 2D & 3D only and it will be the largest 2D & 3D cinemas in Malaysia. We had watched this movie in Digital 3D and the ticket for the 3D shows would be RM20.00 per person. Before I go into the movie review, let me comment on the GSC Maxx cinemas first. I was very amazed by the cinema as the 3D was totally awesome and great, You can see the pictures looks very real and more closer compared you watch 3D in nornal cinema halls. The 3D spectacles they are using are very new and it's a brand new technology compared to the older ones used in normal halls. I was very amazed where I could not believe how great GSC Maxx offered the 3D in a very high quality as ME & Kimmy vowed to come back again for more 3D movies in future. You should try it out! Very recommended! MY 3D RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5


Alright, secondly is the movie rating. Rapunzel is an animated movie and it was a great movie to catch for all walks of ages. It talks about how Rapunzel was kidnapped by the old lady and how she fall in love with a guy and how she survive from a cursed. This movie contains a strong elements of romance and laughter as well that makes your 3D movie experience more fun and enjoyable. The graphics meanwhile was great and amazing and it's truly capable for being one of the best 3D movies ever made by Walt Disney! It's an adventure for Rapunzel until the end and I can tell you that this movie can make you cry in times and it was so touching in times too. This is what Walt Disney Pictures has to offer for its patrons this time. I would recommend you to watch this movie and if you are couples, this movie is just perfect for you too. Also a truly great film for your family as well and you should enjoy it! The storyline of this movie is not complicated and it's very easy to understand as well. No regrets to watch this movie and a must watch great tale that cannot be missed. MY MOVIE RATING: 5/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 5/5

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Gathering & Food: Poco Homemade Cafe & Atelier, Bangsar


Hello Folks,

Welcome back to yet another edition of the gathering & food as finally we have get to meet each other again. We would like to thank our beloved organizer Yen Peng for making this gathering a success. It has been a while since we met and if I'm not mistaken, the last gathering would be on April 2010 and it had been for the past 7 months. Of course we miss each other very much and it would be a wonderful time to call upon a gathering to meet up again. Our organizer Yen Peng had chosen Poco Homemade Cafe & Atelier as our gathering venue as this place was environmental cozy and nice too.

Today, we've got 12 people who attended this gathering and I would say this would be a great turnout for this year and I would like to say bravo to you guys and girls who attended this gathering including ME, Kimmy, Kuek Yen Sim, Yen Peng (Organizer), May Low, Stanley Choo, Mun Sai Kit, Jason Ng, Kevin Kong, Steve Chai, Benjamin Kuan and Wong Yen Nee. It had been a while as well as we have a big turnout as we understand that we have not met each other for quite some time. We did have a great time over there chit chatting as we laugh and smile throughout the gathering.

The gathering started at about 6.00pm and once we reached there, the place had been booked by 2 groups where one of the group were us and another group was there to celebrate birthday among their group friends. Today, the restaurant was just reserved to both our 2 groups and we did have a great time there. Once we sat down, we looked at the menu and it contains limited choices and not many choices to choose from and it mainly contains mostly Japanese Food. I've ordered Chicken Katsu Don (RM12.80) together with Vanilla with Red Bean drink (RM6.00) as my drinks well. For Kimmy, she ordered Chicken Katsu Curry Rice (RM14.80) with Soya Green Tea (Hot) (RM5.00). We've also ordered side dishes and it was shared by us together with Yen Sim and Yen Peng such as Chicken Roll (RM11.80) and the Homemade Tofu Cake (RM8.00 per piece).

The Chicken Katsu Don that I've ordered was acceptable and nothing special about it. Besides, the rice was a bit sticky and was too dried as well and makes my appetite almost gone as well. The more I ate, the more 'geli' I felt and luckily I get to get some sauce from Kimmy's dish. The Vanilla with Red Bean drink meanwhile was great and nice to drink as it was very special. You should try this one. For Kimmy's Chicken Katsu Curry Rice, she told alexleow-kimmy.com that the dish was just average. The rice was very sticky and most importantly, the sauce was like a maggi flavoured taste sauce and it was not nice. I've tried some and found out that it was still acceptable but still not up to my expectations as well. The Soya Green Tea was nice and special too but the portion was too small for the price she paid. For the Chicken Roll, it was nice and best consume with the Mayonnaise that was prepared together with the dish as well. For the Homemade Tofu Cake, I cannot accept especially the taste was not so nice as it contains the sour flavour that came out from the tofu. The outlook was very nice but not the inside as it was rather dissapointing as well. It contains 3 layers and the top layer would be the tofu, followed by the cake and at the bottom portion contains the mini biscuit.

For other members that ordered different dishes, they told alexleow-kimmy.com that it was overall average and not so nice. Some ordered Miso Soba, Unagi Don, Fried Ebi etc. and overall it was just average. The bill came and it's around RM250++ for the amount of 12 person where some ordered side dishes as well. The overall price was reasonable for me but for some individual items are rather expensive as well and some items are cheap. For both of us, with the amount of food we've ordered it costs us about RM45.00 for both and I would say reasonable too. If you love an environmental cozy and nice restaurant, this is the place for you to enjoy but if you are here for food, you will feel a little dissapointed as it was not up to our expectations. We've got some great photos to share with you but with limited photos over here. Do not worry as you can access those full photos at my Facebook! Enjoy! MY RATING: 3.5/5; KIMMY RATING: 3/5 ; AVERAGE MEMBERS RATING: 3/5

*Food & Drinks Rating are based on the food & drinks we've ordered and not overall food & drinks.

Address:

1, Lorong Kurau,
Bangsar, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Telephone: 03- 22875688
Business Hours: Tuesdays - Sundays (12.00pm - 9.30pm) (Closed On Mondays)



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Sunday, November 21, 2010

Cinema Movie: Adele: Rise Of The Mummy



Release Date: 28 October 2010
Language: French, English
Genre: Action
Running Time: 1 hour 40 minutes
Director: Luc Besson
Cast: Gilles Lellouche, Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Nicholas Giraud, Philippe Nahon.


Synopsis:

The year is 1912. Adèle Blanc-Sec, an intrepid young reporter, will go to any lengths to achieve her aims, even sailing to Egypt to tackle mummies of all shapes and sizes. Meanwhile, in Paris, it's panic stations! A 136 million-year-old pterodactyl egg on a shelf in the natural history museum has mysteriously hatched, and the bird subjects the city to a reign of terror from the skies. But nothing fazes Adèle Blanc-Sec, whose adventures reveal many more extraordinary surprises... Set in the carefree world before World War I, Adèle Blanc-Sec's adventures see the brave young woman fearlessly battling crooks.

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My Comments: Just moments before this movie is going to brought offline from the cinema as it had been aired for almost 3 weeks and the rating was somehow acceptable. Me & Kimmy had finally get a chance to watch this movie as GSC 1 Utama as this movie is only shown in a few places left. This movie talks about the ancient mummy and guess what, this movie is not a horror movie and it was just a comedy movie. If you like to watch some horror mummy movie, then definately this is not for you and also this is the first time I saw a funny mummy movie and it's something like Scary Movie but this one sounds a little more logic compared to Scary Movie. This is a French Based English movie and overall it was acceptable. The storyline meanwhile was unbelievable Adele was searching for a mummy at the Egyptian tomb to look for a Doctor mummy to heal her sister and trying to bring the Doctor Mummy into life. It looks unacceptable but somehow you would like to see what happen's next? Well, it was too easy to guess about the ending of the storyline and nothing is so complicated about this movie. If you just want some laughs just before the exams or stress, this movie will definately cheer you up at least for a while but it really doesn't so make sense. I would recommend you to watch this movie IF you are free and nothing to do or you would like some joking and some sort of adventurous scenes, this movie suits you most and do not expect so much about the quality of this movie. MY RATING: 3/5 ; KIMMY RATING: 3/5

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Lifestyle: P1 WIMAX Wiggy


Hi All,

Welcome back to yet another edition of the P1 WIMAX Wiggy where today I've subscribe their service at one of the P1 authorized dealer at Giant Kelana Jaya. Upon signing up, the activation was pretty fast (approximately 2 hours) but you need to pay RM100 as upfront payment. If you do not like their service, you can return the modem at P1 Headquarters within 7 Days Cooling period and you can have a full refund of RM100.

Once I tried to connect (in Kelana Jaya) it was very dissapointing. It took me about 5-6 times to get connected and sometimes no avail as well. The main problem already arise where I find it very hard to connect to their network although it can detect 3 bars. Another thing is once connected it can hardly browse the websites as well. I tried to connect Yahoo! and sometimes it took me about 5-10 minutes to load the page and guess what, I would say the lousiest broadband provider so far I've encountered.

Last but not least, I would not recommend you to take the P1 WIMAX Wiggy if you are in Kelana Jaya because the service sucks big time as you can hardly connect to their network and hardly do a simple browsing as well. If you manage to connect, you can get great speeds for the first 10 minutes but after that it disconnects by itself and it was rather dissapointing. Not a recommended product to use in Kelana Jaya! For more information, please visit P1 website at http://www.p1.com.my/. MY RATING: 2/5