HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!!!

Underworld 3 : Rise Of The Lycans (Film) * Coming Soon

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans is the third installment in the Underworld series. It is a prequel set prior to Underworld and Underworld: Evolution, covering the origins of some characters.

Plot

The prequel will trace the origins of the centuries-old blood feud between the aristocratic vampires and their onetime slaves, the Lycans (werewolves). In the Dark Ages, a young Lycan named Lucian (Sheen) emerges as a powerful leader who rallies the werewolves to rise up against Viktor (Nighy), the cruel vampire king who has enslaved them. Lucian is joined by his secret lover, Viktor's daughter Sonja (Mitra), in his battle against the Death Dealer army and his struggle for Lycan freedom.

Source : wikipedia.org

Watchmen ( Film ) Coming Soon...

Watchmen is an upcoming 2009 American superhero film that adapts Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' 1986 comic book limited series of the same name. Directed by Zack Snyder, the film adaptation stars Patrick Wilson, Jackie Earle Haley, Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Matthew Goode, Stephen McHattie and Carla Gugino. Set in an alternate 1985, the film follows a group of former vigilantes as tensions heighten between the United States and the Soviet Union. The film began shooting in Vancouver in September 2007 for release on March 6, 2009. As with his previous film 300, Snyder closely modeled his storyboards on the comic, but he chose not to shoot all of Watchmen using chroma key and opted for more sets.

Following the series' publication, the film adaptation was mired in development hell. Producer Lawrence Gordon began developing the project at 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. with producer Joel Silver and director Terry Gilliam, the latter eventually deeming the complex novel unfilmable. During the 2000s, Gordon and Lloyd Levin collaborated with Universal Studios and Paramount Pictures to produce a script by David Hayter (who set it in modern times). Darren Aronofsky and Paul Greengrass were attached to Paramount's project, before it was canceled over budget disputes. The project returned to Warner Bros., where Snyder was hired to direct (Paramount remained as international distributor). Fox is now suing Gordon for failing to pay a buy-out in 1991, which enabled him to develop the film at the other studios.

A DVD based on elements of the Watchmen universe will be released; it will include an animated adaptation of the comic Tales of the Black Freighter within the story, starring Gerard Butler, and the documentary Under the Hood, detailing the older generation of superheroes from the film's back-story. An extended edition of the film, with Tales of the Black Freighter interspersed through the main storyline in a manner reminiscent of the comic, is forthcoming.

Ip Man ( Film )

Two Thumbs Up! This is a movie you would go to watch for the second time! Nice fighting scene and good plot +some humour. The film is based on true story of Grandmaster Yip Man( Sifu Of Bruce Lee ).
Definitely & Absolutely Recommended!

Ratings : 9/10 Points

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Source : wikipedia.org

Ip Man (traditional Chinese: 葉問; simplified Chinese: 叶问; pinyin: Yè Wèn; Cantonese Yale: Yip Man) is a 2008 Hong Kong martial arts biopic that is based on the life of Yip Man, the martial arts master of Bruce Lee, and the first to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. The film focuses on events surrounding Yip that took place in Foshan between the 1930s to 1940s during the Japanese occupation of China.

Directed by Wilson Yip, the film stars Donnie Yen as Yip Man and features fight choreography by Sammo Hung. Yip Man's two sons and several Wing Chun practitioners also appear in the film. Ip Chun, Yip Man's eldest son served as a consultant for the film.

The Spirit ( Film )

Well, What can I say. Hmm, The film is too boring to begin with and the fighting scene is a bit comic. I don't know what is the film intention. Drama ? Action or Romance. Haizz...

Not Recommended.

rating 4/10 points.

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Source : Wikipedia.org

The Spirit (also known as Will Eisner's The Spirit in promotional materials) is a 2008 American police-superhero film adaptation based on the newspaper comic book supplement of the same name created by Will Eisner. Batfilm, OddLot, and Lionsgate produced the film. Frank Miller wrote and directed the film, which stars Gabriel Macht as the Spirit and Samuel L. Jackson as his nemesis, the Octopus. Filming began in October 2007, with release originally scheduled for January 16, 2009, but on May 6, 2008, it was announced that the release date would be moved up to December 25, 2008.

The protagonist will be involved in a love triangle with Sand Saref and Ellen Dolan, the daughter of Central City's Police Commissioner Dolan. The controversial character Ebony White does not appear in the film.

Merry Christmas!

Hohoho.. Merry Christmas to all of you..! Just came back from Genting and will upload the picture of the celebration ASAP.. hang on!

Funny Pics ( Con't )

A pig that survived 36 days buried in the rubble

Sunday December 21, 2008
Grumpy miracle pig voted China's most popular animal

BEIJING (Reuters) - A pig that survived 36 days buried in the rubble of May's massive Sichuan earthquake has been voted China's favourite animal, but the attention has made him fat, lazy and bad-tempered, state media said.

The hog, trapped in a sty after the 7.9 magnitude quake, was bought by a local businessman who was moved by its ordeal and named "Zhu Jianqiang", or "Strong Pig".
A pig, which was rescued after being buried for 36 days beneath rubble in quake-hit Sichuan province, is seen in Dayi county, Sichuan province in this July 1, 2008 file photo. (REUTERS/China Daily)

It survived by eating charcoal and drinking rainwater.

Now it has been voted top of an online poll of animals "who moved China" this year, the weekend edition of the China Daily said.

Other top animals included a dog that guarded its elderly owner when he was sick and accompanied him to hospital, and a cat that almost died of grief when its partner was run over by a car.

The pig "vividly illustrated the spirit of never giving up," the report cited the webmasters who ran the poll as saying.

People come from all over to see the pig at its new home in a museum, the newspaper said, but it was becoming increasingly spoiled and ungrateful.

"It's gotten fatter and lazier by the day," it quoted staff as saying. "We used to take it out for a walk every morning and afternoon, but it's too lazy -- and too fat -- to do it."

And the pig is getting fed up with visitors, after initially being quite friendly.

"Now it just blocks the door to its bedroom when there are too many visitors outside. It's been increasingly difficult for us to convince it to open the door," the report said.

Copyright © 2008 Reuters

source : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/21/worldupdates/2008-12-21T112533Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-371299-1&sec=Worldupdates

Funny pic

Car fall 100 meters and landed on tea stall

Sunday December 21, 2008
Driver killed after car falls 100m onto tea stall

KUALA LUMPUR: A 38-year-old man was killed after the Toyota Estima he was driving plunged from a highway and landed on a roadside stall in Kampung Segambut near here

Nagarajan Subramaniam died instantly while several customers and the stall’s owner escaped unhurt in the 9am incident yesterday.

One customer said he was having coffee when he heard a skidding sound. He was shocked when he realised a car had landed on the stall.

“We were lucky that we were unhurt,” he said.

A traffic police spokesman said the incident occurred at the 23rd kilometre of the New Klang Valley Expressway, some 100m from the Jalan Duta toll plaza. The victim was travelling towards the city.

“He lost control of his car, crashed through the barrier on the side of the highway and plunged about 100m down to a tea stall in Kampung Segambut,” he said.

Nagarajan’s body was extricated from the wreckage by firemen and sent to the Kuala Lumpur Hospital for post-mortem.

Source : http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/21/nation/2866496&sec=nation

Port Dickson

Picture taken @ Port Dickson last 2 weeks. There are a bunch of stray puppy under the hut.. Adopt please.. anyone?

Roti Johnny!

Mmm.. Roti John Telur Tampal.. Best. Only @ Kelana Jaya mamak.

Creepy Christmas...

This festive season Mid Valley Megamall presents you... Creepy Christmas... Well I'm not sure this is the theme they are using. But from this pics I've taken last week I'm sure you will agree with me.. Spooky..




Whisper : I saw you... heheheh

Burglar who pick the wrong house - Part 2

Grocery shop owner brushes off claims of sorcery
By R.S.N. MURALI

KEMAMAN: The owner of a house in which a starving burglar claimed he was trapped has brushed off any claims of sorcery.

Grocery shop owner Che Ibrahim Che Abdullah instead believes it was punishment from the Almighty for the burglar who claimed he was mysteriously trapped in the shop for three days.

The 57-year-old Che Ibrahim said he was a constant victim of burglaries whenever he and his wife returned to their village in Selising, Kelantan.
Mystified owner: Che Ibrahim gesturing as he speaks to reporters at his shop in Kemaman on Monday.

“This time, I asked for divine intervention as I could no longer tolerate it,” he said when met here.

He said he had recited some prayers before leaving for Kelantan with his 52-year-old wife to celebrate Hari Raya Aidiladha.

Last Friday, Che Ibrahim returned to his shop and found the 36-year-old man lying in a room, starving and dehydrated.

The man, who begged for forgiveness, claimed he had broken into the house-turned-grocery shop three days earlier.

Upon entering the shop, the man claimed he was immediately blinded and the place felt like a cave.

“Each time I wanted to flee, I felt a ‘supernatural figure’ shoving me to the ground,” he told police during interrogation later.

He added he had no choice but to stay put in the room for three days as his shouts for help were in vain.

Meanwhile, Kemaman Deputy police chief Supt Abdul Marlik Hakim Johar said the burglar had been warded at the Kemaman Hospital for the last four days.

It is learnt that the burglar was still traumatised after the incident.

-http://ivan-tai.blogspot.com/2008/12/burglar-who-picked-wrong-house.html ( part 1 )

-Source :http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/17/nation/2819060&sec=nation

Shoe Thrower Gets Award!

Libyan group gives shoe-throwing reporter award

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at U.S. President George W. Bush was given a bravery award on Monday by a Libyan charity group chaired by leader Muammar Gaddafi's daughter.

The charity group Wa Attassimou also urged the Iraqi government to release television reporter Muntazer al-Zaidi after he was detained on Sunday for hurling footwear at Bush and calling the president a "dog" -- both severe insults in the Middle East.
Video frame grab of U.S. President George W. Bush (L) ducking from a shoe during a news conference in Baghdad December 14, 2008. The Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at Bush was given a bravery award on Monday by a Libyan charity group chaired by leader Muammar Gaddafi's daughter. (REUTERS/Reuters TV)

"Waatassimou group has taken the decision to give Muntazer al-Zaidi the courage award ... because what he did represents a victory for human rights across the world," the group, headed by Aicha Gaddafi, said in a statement.

The group said the Iraqi authorities should honour the journalist for his actions.

Zaidi, accused by the Iraqi government of a "barbaric and ignominious act" will be tried on charges of insulting the Iraqi state, said the Iraqi prime minister's media advisor, Yasin Majeed.

Arab and Iran TV stations have gleefully replayed the footage of the incident, which for many in the region was seen as a fittingly furious comment on what they view as Bush's calamitous Middle East legacy.

Aicha, a lawyer by training, was fiercely opposed to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. She offered to defend Saddam Hussein after his capture by U.S. forces from an underground hideout at the end of 2003.

After years of tension between Libya and the United States there have been recent signs that ties between the two countries are warming.

Copyright © 2008 Reuters

No more christmas for Santa?

Santa Claus was caught by the empire! OMG