This christmas eve, i managed to catch Bolt......it was almost be-awesome(watch the movie and you'll get wad i mean!). Quite a good movie by my standards....
As usual, some movie facts:
Title: Bolt
Directed by: Byron Howard & Chris Williams
Main Cast: John Travolta(Wild Hogs) as Bolt Miley Cyrus(Hannah Montana) as Penny Susie Essman as Mittens
Movie Runtime: 96 minutes
Rating: PG (It's a cartoon)
The Plot: The movie centers around Bolt, a canine movie star who actually believes he has superpowers. One day while filming his tv show, Bolt witnesses his owner, Penny get kidnapped by bad guys. Not knowing that the kidnapping was part of the filming process of the tv show, Bolt sets out to look for his owner. On the way, he teams up with scrawny alley cat and an over-enthusiastic hamster in a plastic ball. On their journey to find Penny....hilarity ensues.....
My Thoughts: When Disney and Pixar collaborates, they make decent movies, and this is no exception. I have no idea why this movie made less money at the box office compared to Madagascar 2. Its much better story wise and also as funny as Madagascar 2. By combining a delusional dog, a street-wise alley cat and an overwight hamster....you get bucket loads of fun and laughter. Rhino the hamster has got to be the nuttiest hamster to hit the big screens...the guy totally cracks me up. Besides all the fun and laughs, this movie also has a touching story to boot.....Animation and voice acting were also flawless by the way...
From the left: Bolt, Mittens and Rhino
My favourite movie character, the totally insane Rhino
The bottom line: Buy the tickets, bring your friends, girlfriend, your whole family, sit back and prepare yourself for non stop laughs. This is how a great family movie should be! Well done Disney & Pixar!
It's that time of the year again.....and Christmas is just around the corner....
Therefore, i think it's the right time for a Christmas post......
Let's start off with some basic Christmas Facts:
Origins of Christmas: Christmas which means the 'mass of Christ' begins with the birth of a baby in Bethlehem. And that baby was Jesus Christ. From then on, people celebrated the birth of Christ every 25th of December.
Santa Claus: Kids love Santa Claus.....mostly because they believe that Santa will bring them presents. Santa Claus is based on Saint Nicholas who is a real person. He was the bishop of Myra, an area in Turkey. He was a generous man and was particularly devoted to children.
Christmas Trees: In 16th century Germany, people decorated fir trees with apples, roses, gilded candies, and colored paper. A fir tree hung with apples, also symbolizes the Garden of Eden-The Paradise Tree. And the rest was history.....
Mistletoe: I'm sure most of u have heard about the mistletoe. When two people met under the mistletoe, they would kiss. This tradition originated with the Scandinavians who associated the mistletoe with their goddess of love, Frigga. From this, we derived the tradition of kissing under the mistletoe. (Who noes where i can get one? Hehe...) And those who kissed under the mistletoe had the promise of happiness and good luck in the following year.
To end this Christmas post, here's a funny Christmas Quote:
"Christmas is a race to see which gives out first - your money or your feet."
Merry Christmas Everybody! And a Very Happy New Year!
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
The first trailer for X-Men Origins: Wolverine just came out!!!! And i have to say, it looks really awesome....bloody kickass!!! Furthermore gambit makes a debut! Definitely gonna be a highly anticipated movie next summer....can't wait...
Wad are u waiting for? Watch the trailer already...
Klaatu: If the Earth dies, you die. If you die, the Earth survives.
This should give you a clue on wad the movie is about......
Went to the PC fair today and caught the movie since we had some free time on our hands(mostly i wanted to see the movie, sorry if u guys didn't enjoy it...)
First things first, the facts:
Title: The Day the Earth Stood Still
Directed by: Scott Derrickson(The Exorcism of Emily Rose)
Main Cast: Keanu Reeves(The Matrix) as Klaatu Jennifer Connely(Blood Diamond) as Helen Benson Jaden Smith(Will Smith's son) as Jacob Benson
Movie Runtime: 103 minutes
Rating: PG 13(Not violent enough if u ask me....)
The Plot:
This movie is a remake of the 1951 sci-fi classic, The Day the Earth Stood Still. The movie starts off with a giant extra-terrestrial sphere landing amidst the city. An alien lifeform, Klaatu(Keanu Reeves) emerges from the sphere and the first human to make contact is Helen Benson(Jennifer Conelly).
Apparently, Klaatu is here to destroy the humans as it is deemed necessary for the earth's survival. It is now up to Helen to persuade Klaatu to change his mind and save the humans from extiction.........
My Thoughts:
An above average movie in my opinion but opinions will be divided. You either like it or you hate it. It's actually quite and enjoyable sci-fi movie for me though not as exhilirating as alien invasion movies such as Independence Day. The movie is not your typical alien invasion movies with epic battles between the humans and the aliens. It's more one sided to be honest(humans totally got pawned....). But it does make you think.....are we the ones killing earth? If so, can we change our ways in time? With global warming increasing at such an alarming rate, we just might kill earth and perish together with it.....only thing is, in the real world, there wont be aliens to give us a second chance.....
Klaatu and his shiny sphere........
Moving on, the acting is quite good, not great though. Keanu Reeves makes quite a good alien with his expressionless face. Some of u might disagree with me saying he acts like a log for the whole movie but give him a break.....aliens are supposed to be cold and expressionless. Jaden Smith's acting was also quite impressive.....he's got lots of potential. As with any 21st century movie, the CGI was nice too......
The bottom line: If you are looking for a movie to watch at the cinema this weekend, might as well watch this movie rather than some other cheesy teenage vampire love story movie such as Twilight....this is much more worth it!
Bakpoh Rating: A not to shabby 7 out of 10(this might be biased abit coz i quite like Keanu Reeves movies)
And as usual, the trailer for your viewing pleasure.....
What makes us Malaysians? This email is kinda old as it has been circulating the web for quite some time. I just happen to come across it for the 2nd or 3rd time in my mailbox today. So what the heck, might as well share....coz it brings a smile to my face everytime I read it. Everyth said is so very true......any Malaysian should be able to relate to it.
1. You can name all the players from the the English Premier League, but ask you to name one football player from Malaysia , one name also cannot come out.
2. When StreamyX come, you complain StreamyX too slow. When Maxis Broadband come, you complain Maxis Broadband always disconnects When WiMax come, you complain Wimax too expensive. In the end, you say StreamyX still the best lah.
3. When toll price increase, you complain. When petrol price increase, you
complain. When you go Starbucks buy RM10 coffee, NO COMPLAINTS.
4. When you cannot find parking in a shopping mall and have to walk very far, you complain. When you go inside the shopping mall and there's SALE , run from one end of 1Utama to the other also NO COMPLAINTS. 5. You are always late. And the excuse you give when you're late is always either: (a) traffic jam (b) no transport or (c) cannot find parking.
6. You have a parent who force you to take science stream in high school, study engineering in Uni, then when you graduate, they ask you to forget everything you learnt in Uni and do commerce.
7. You know someone who can specially develop a 'mat salleh' accent when speaking to a American / British / Australian. 8. You complain against the government in kopitiam, you talk loud loud. Leave anonymous comments on blogs, you also talk loud loud. Attend ceremah by DAP, you shout loud loud. Then when Opposition organise a protest and ask you to go, you dun wan. Scared later kena tangkap by ISA. 9. Every year on the 30th April, you are one of the people below queueing up last minute to submit your tax return at the IRB.
10. When you pay RM10 for something that costs RM1, you blame the Chinese. 11. When a government service is too slow, you blame the Malays. 12. When a building is not good and collapsed, you blame the Indians. 13. When a Chinese student won a scholarship, you say 'Wah! Very clever hor?' When a Malay student won a scholarship, you say 'Aiya! Of course lah! He Malay mah!'
14. When a 'mat salleh' stranger kiss you on the cheek to say hello, you very happy. When a Malaysian guy kiss you on the cheek to say hello, you slap him.
Disclaimer: By publishing this joke, i do not intend to offend human beings of the female species. It's just sum joke i heard from sumone sumtime ago. Therefore i shall not be held responsible(legally or otherwise) for anybody i offend in the process.....
A "decent" friend/scout leader of mine told me this joke. He is in no way hamsap, for he is "decent"......ya and shit can be eaten, money grows on trees and dogs can talk.....decent my foot.....no offense to that person in particular.....haha....it's just that decent cannot be used on u....
Anyways, back to the joke:
Question: What is it that you try very hard to get out of at first but spend the rest of your life trying to get into?
And the answer is........PUSSY(AKA VAGINA AKA CIBAI).......
Finally done with the troublesome fundraising thingy..........all that work for so lil money.....i think i can make more money by gigolo-ing myself out for 4 days. But then again, i doubt that there are ppl who would pay me to sleep with them.......really sad fact......haha....
Anyways, moving on, this post is dedicated to the hardworking to the "hardworking staff" of MMU who literally sacrifice their lives for the well-being of all MMU students. And we all know that is a BIG FAT FUCKING LIE! MMU staff hardworking(lecturers not included)? Pah! A bunch of lazy fucked-up retards they are, hardworking they certainly are not. Their sole purpose is to make the life of us university students plain miserable. How much time have i spent queuing up at the bank or waiting to be served by the people at the finance unit thanks to their i couldn't care less so i just sit around and do nothing attitude? I've totally lost count......and i've practically given up on getting pissed at them as it's just not bloody worth it.
An incident the other day further shows how "hardworking" these "heroes" of MMU are. In the mentioned incident, i was with my friend, Mr.GOD, when his car got summoned by the security division for parking at the designated staff parking area. Not his fault actually, he only parked there because a security officer said that he can park there. Mana tau, another security officer comes along later and summons him for parking the car there. Even after explaining the situation to the smartass security officer, he still insisted on giving him the summon. This whole stupid incident happened because of their incompetence and Mr.GOD ended up being the one victimized. There was no way in hell that we were going to pay the summon. So we headed to the security division to give them a piece of our mind. But when we got into the office......this is wad we saw................
The clock in the office clearly shows 4.47 pm........
But wad is this???? To the left............
And to the right.....no one to be seen......
I'm positively sure that the closing time for the offices at MMU is 5pm so where have all the staff gone? I guess they sat around for the whole day doing nothing.....somehow got bored.....packed their bags and left.....No wonder lar, year after year we hear that MMU failed to make a profit and lost money. If you employed staff like these, for sure you cannot make profit lar....its a miracle that u don't just gulung tikar and go bankrupt.......
So to all u highers ups who manage MMU and stuff: next time hire competent people who actually do work not some dumbasses who sit around for the whole day goyang kaki. And don't come up with stupid fees such as IT fees or Library Fees so that you can hire those imbecilic deep shits in the office.....you'd be better off hiring monkeys because bananas are much cheaper.....
As my high school teacher Mr. Ang would say: " Bagaimana Malaysia mau maju?"
Malaysia BOLEH! MMU staff BOLEH.........TANGKAP ULAR!!!!!
The MMU Table Tennis Club will be organising a fundraising event this week starting from monday till thursday. I really hope that you guys can support us!
There will be food and drinks as well as fashion acessories and clothes!
Food & Drinks:
Waffles(Personally made by me....haha) Big Apple Donuts Nadeje Layer Cake All kinds of Tarts(Bought from Tart & Tart at Jonker Street) Curry Fishball & Herbal Egg(Prepared by AH WEE) Hotdogs Cincau Drink Sunkist Soda
Head over to the Mosque Square for a snack in between breaks! Dun miss it!
One of the most kickass movie i'm looking forward to next summer has got to be Terminator Salvation. This here is the poster for Comic Con 2008, damn badass i'd say. I sincerely hope they don't screw this one up.
I was even more convinced of the kickass-ness(is that even a word?) of this movie with the release of the flash poster!
The poster above is the non-flash version, click here to view the poster in all its glory...
Just for the heck of it, i included the teaser trailer too.....its kinda sketchy with random flashing images but since its just a teaser, i guess its ok. A much cooler trailer will be released in the coming months i guess.....Oh, Christian Bale(The Dark Knight) is in this movie too, so he pretty much guarantees that the movie won't suck big time.
By the end of the 89 minutes runtime....this tune will surely be ringing in ur head:
I LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT HE LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT SHE LIKE TO MOVE IT MOVE IT YOU LIKE TO, MOVE IT!!!!
More than a week ago i had the chance to catch Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa in the theaters. And boy did i enjoy it!
First off, let's start with the movie facts:
Title: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Directed by: Eric Darnell & Tom Mcgrath(Same guys who directed Madagascar)
Main Cast: Ben Stiller(Night At The Museum) as Alex the lion Chris Rock(Very funny comedian) as Marty the zebra David Schwimmer(Friends) as Melman the giraffe Jada Pinkett Smith(Will Smith's wife) as Gloria the hippo
Movie Runtime: 89 minutes
Rating: PG or U in Malaysia(Everyone can watch!)
The Plot:
The movie picks up where the last one left off. The whole gang, Alex, Marty, Melman and Gloria, who are stuck in Madagascar decides to return to New York using an old crashed plane that the penguins repaired. Halfway during the journey, things start to go wrong and they end up crashing in Africa of all places. In Africa, Marty, Melman and Gloria encounters their own species for the first time whereas Alex gets reunited with his parents. Everyone enjoys Africa at first but there seems to be trouble brewing......and from there the adventure takes off....(i'm not revealing anymore...it'll spoil it for those who haven't watched)
My thoughts:
A great movie for the whole family! Very very hilarious! Started laughing the moment the movie started and by the time i left the theater, there was still a smile on my face. Kids will definitely enjoy this movie and adults will also love it as the jokes are really funny and not too childish.
With the stellar cast of Ben Stiller and Chris Rock, the characters are really brought to life. David Schwimmer as Melman was also damn hilarious. Jada as Gloria the hippo was also superb. And who can forget the nutty King Julien and Maurice(the goofy lemurs). The animation was also spot on. You've really got to give credit to the scriptwriters for coming up with such wacky characters. Another reason for u to catch this movie is that u get to see Alex and the gang when they were kids, just too adorable for words!
The lovable characters, from left to right: Alex, Marty, Gloria and Melman
The guys above are funny as hell but my favourite characters from the movie would have to be the penguins. They totally crack me up! I still cannot forget the scene where they managed to hijack a jeep from a group of tourist with military precision. Side splittingly funny.
The bottom line: To those of u who haven't watched it, what are u waiting for? Grab a movie ticket, some popcorn and prepare for a great laughfest.
Bakpoh Rating: An amazing 9 out of 10(The only reason i didn't give it a perfect 10 was because the movie was quite short. And also some parts of the story bear resemblance to The Lion King.)
For those of u who need further convincing, here's the trailer:
A lecturer of mine quoted today "education is the manifestation of perfection already in man".
Deep.....but is dat really true? I've been manifesting this so called "perfection" that apparently already exists in me for many years already, since i was born to be precise.....perfection is still no where to be seen....
Maybe i did all da manifesting wrong....or maybe god left out the perfection part when he created me......
Or.........my lecturer is a BIG FAT LIAR!!!!!(I'd put my bet on this one.......haha)
P/S: If my lecturer in question happens to read this blog, i didn't mean that last part....i was kidding.....
The other day, on the way from LCCT to my place in Melaka, i happen to catch a glimpse of this shop that recently opened in Bukit Beruang, at the row of shops in front of University Green Apartment. The shop i mentioned happens to sell Bakuteh and is called "Lao Niang Bakuteh". From the outside, just by looking at the signboard, the shop looks quite promising. Not dat i wan to judge a book by it's cover, just dat it kinda gave me a good impression from the outside while i was passing by.
Being quite a fan of bakuteh, ah wee and I visited the place after one of our tennis sessions. Upon reaching there, we were famished so we ordered some food straightaway. Quite irritated that they didn't have a menu, had nothing to refer to when ordering(menu with pictures would be nice) but i guess the food and drink choices are quite limited. From my observation, the place was your typical run of the mill coffee shop. Just table and chairs arranged for people to have their meals, no interior design what so ever. At least the place can be considered clean.....
Moving on then, the first to arrive was our drinks. We both ordered chrysanthemum tea because there weren't many choices. It was the worst chrysanthemum tea i have tasted in ages. It was so mild and bland that u can barely taste the chrysanthemum, tasted more like plain water with a sourish taste to me.
I hoped that the food might taste better compared to the drinks. And boy was i wrong! The food was complete rubbish, disgrace of a bakuteh.....total crap. Here are some pics taken using ah wee's camera.
Sorry bout the pics, i forgot to take the photos when the food arrived. When i realised, this was what was left. Don't get me wrong, the quite empty bowl in the food doesn't mean that the food was nice, we were just hungry.
The bakuteh soup didn't have oomph at all. You cannot taste the herbs and spices of bakuteh and the cook put in too much pepper. What you get is something which resembles black pepper soup than bakuteh. Next was the meat, some of the meat was jaw-numbingly chewy. A considerable amount of effort is required before the meat can be swallowed. They could've also stewed the meat for a longer period of time to make it more tender and tasty. Instead, the meat was just bland and rubbery. My mum can make way better bakuteh....
Then it was time to foot the bill, and boy was i shocked. For 2 person, drinks included it cost us RM20. Wad the fuck? Ni lao niang eh! you bloody expect us to pay so much for that minute portion of a sorry excuse for a bakuteh???? Horrible food plus cut throat prices! No way am i visiting this stoopid shop again! Fyi, we had to go for another round at the hawker center to fill our stomachs....
Bakpoh Rating: A measly 1 out of 5
Conclusion: Dun ever visit this place. Lousy drinks and crappy food with unreasonable prices to boot! Most of the things that can go wrong with a food establishment, this place has it. Even if u have the money to spare, don't! Give me the money so i can spend it for u or just donate it to charity.
Name of place: Lao Niang Bakuteh Location: Bukit Beruang, Melaka (row of shops near University Green Apartment)
This post is dedicated to the "wonderful" ppl living with me in the same house:
Listen here u stupid piss ass fucktards! When u shit, please used toilet paper to wipe ur bloody ass! This way there wont be shit all over da fucking place! Being adults like urselves i trust it is not such a hard task, retards can wipe their own ass and i'm willing to bet monkeys can to if anyone was willing to teach them. Please don't waste the effort of whichever genius that invented toilet paper in china during 2nd century BC. Once again, i implore you, wipe ur bloody fucking stupid smelly good for nothing ass! It'll make everyone happy and the keep the toilet clean. If u cant afford toilet paper, kindly ask from me, i'll be happy to donate some!!
During my routine net surfing today, i came across this. The latest product of japanese ingenuity(wasted ingenuity if u ask me). Ladies and gentleman, i present you the 'Dazzling Banana'.
Wad in god's green earth is that? Apparently this thinga-majig simulates the action of peeling banana, with a speaker to boot for enhancing the experience. The bloody thing is not even edible. Wad kind of numbnut deranged psycho would want to spend hard earned money on something like dat? If i wanted the feeling of peeling a banana, i'd peel a banana, cheap and healthy too.
This once again goes to show us that japanese inventors have too much time and money on their hands. The japanese did come up with many useful inventions(japanese porn?....haha...jk...) but invention like these really baffles the mind. This is a message to japanese inventors out there : please use ur precious time and money to invent something beneficial to us humans.....maybe something along the lines of a cure for AIDS?
Was in lecture today when a hamsap fren of mine sent me this joke. This is how the joke goes.......
Black women all over the world are shaving their pussy in support of obama's election result. Their message to the world:"READ OUR LIPS - NO MORE BUSH!"
Didn't expect to come up wif a second post so soon. Anyways, i am fucking pissed! Sipeh ninabu de tulan! Diu hai, cau hai, sei sohai! KNNBCCB!
Scratched my favouritest, preciousest and dearestest [K]Blade 98.....crap! Was playing tennis this afternoon when i accidentally crashed my racket into my casio wrist watch while doing a follow through. How clumsy of me....tulan....crap....
I thought shit la this time, sure watch crack d. Mana tau watch ok, no scratch. Racket hailat pula. Diao!
This is racket before the tragic accident, all pretty, shiny and nice...
This is my poor [K] Blade after the stupid collision...you see dat chip? Wounded and scarred for life. My poor poor baby.....kesian.
The moral of this story is Casio watches are stronger and sturdier than wilson rackets. So under no circumstances should the two come into physical contact. Stupid wilson make racket wif lousy paint job....ptui!!!
I am proud to present you Bakpoh.blogspot.com. After many moons finally my blog is ready. It didn't take much time to set up my blog but it sure as hell took me ages to start blogging. I really couldnt be bothered to start blogging as i find it quite troublesome to frequently update blogs. Being a typical male, i am a natural born pig and thus prefer eating, sleeping and lazing around. However, i happen to be quite free this trimester(taking 1 subject only) so what the heck, might as well blog wif my free time.
Moving on, why bakpoh.blogspot.com? Well, one of my nicks dat frens used to call me was 'hu bak poh' so 'bakpoh' is a short form of dat nick. Souds kinda catchy too. Besides, who can resist delicious bak poh/bak gua(barbecued pork slices)? By the way, i just want to clarify that my blog has nothing much to do with bak gua so its perfectly halal.....
I'll be posting my personal thoughts and views of the world as i see it, through my unique point of view. Also look forward to movie reviews, random thoughts and whatever the heck i feel like blogging about. Ciao for now. Post #2 coming soon.
