Yesterday. Today. Tomorrow.

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Happy 50th National Day to all Malaysian! This time the country has given us 2 special gifts - Southern Johor Economic Region (SJER) and Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER). It is hope that through this 2 mega project the economy could be lifted to a new height.

“Negarakuku” may be creative but it brings out many issues. To really sum up what we Malaysian have really gone through for the last 50 years, I would recommend people to check out the new meaningful commercial advertisement by Petronas. That commercial is about an aging old man (Man) who wanted to quit from his boat building career to pursue a better life. The employer (Tuan Haji) gave the Man the final order, that was to make a new boat while he supplied everything that the Man needed. In the attempt to rush for work so that he could finish the work on time, Man actually took a shortcut by building the boat from broken pieces, and pasted leakages with new parts instead of replacing the entire piece of wood, hoping that Tuan Haji wouldn’t notice the opportunistic effort. At the end of the day, the boat was constructed on time. To the Man’s surprise, Tuan Haji returned the boat to the Man and handed a new boat engine to him as a gift from an old friend. Just when the Man thought of making a living with the gift, his boat was already half submerged upon his return to the pier.

I like the last statement: CAN WHAT WE BUILD TODAY TAKE US INTO TOMORROW. This is really the feel from the bottom of many hearts. Tuan Haji symbolized the British colonial government, Man symbolized the leaders of our country and the boat symbolized Malaysia.

Are we really fit to continue our journey into tomorrow? Are we really doing our part in keeping the country running progressively? I don’t really have an answer for that. What we achieve tomorrow is totally dependent on what we decide today. So, in lieu with the national day celebration, I sincerely hope that everyone could really reflect upon this matter, reflect upon our destiny and future, so that national day is not just something for one to relax, have fun and enjoy only.

Again, happy 50th National Day to all Malaysian! Long live Malaysia! I’m proud to be a Malaysian!

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Jay made a terrific movie this time, in the sense that he managed to integrate music into the running scene, together with appropriate and meaningful shooting techniques to produce something imaginative, romantic and magical.Throughout the 105 minutes show, the tempo was controlled at a fairly fine level until the story took a sudden sharp turn with elements of surprise near the end of the show. I was totally absorbed into the movie, with my emotion flowing according to the scene.

There are a few notable shots that should be given credit and one of them is definitely the piano battle scene. 2 boys, 2 grand pianos with outstanding showmanship. The other is the duet by Jay and Kwai where both of them crossed arm. Damn, that was so romantic. Those scenes were totally embedded in my mind, now I really regretted for not learning piano properly when I was young. =p

Well, for those who haven’t watched, I can’t really say this movie is a bad or a good production but if you are looking for a musical and magical journey into your sweet memories, then this is one movie you shouldn’t miss. I personally watched twice and each time I experienced different sensation.

For those who want to enjoy Jay’s fast pace rhythmic flow of piano performance and his romantic duet. You can listen to the music here and here. Anyway, I would recommend you to buy the entire movie soundtrack. The album is worthy of your penny. =)

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My mood was a little bit spoiled after I have collected my graduation photo from Kelab Fotokreatif of UTM. I can’t think of any word to describe the quality of the photo taken. AWEFUL may be the word I think. One of the precious moment in life was ruined. Thanks to those “quality” photos…

What kind of system is this??? You are not allowed take your own photo during the convocation procession AND you are not allowed to preview the shots before you decide to buy AND you need to pay RM30 inclusive of the postage charge even if you take the photos in front of the club officers.

Don’t monopolize the opportunity if you can’t produce good quality products. Don’t take our money for granted. This is even worse that protectionism. Shame on you…

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