Amy Winehouse Joins The Tragic "27 Club"

Ah, in case if you do not know who is Amy Winehouse, she is : 

Yeap.

Amy Winehouse had apparently joined the "27 club".. and what does that mean? Or are you thinking who the hell she is and what the heck is 27 club?

It just meant that she died at the age of 27.

A famous song of hers : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ludxpkyrab0

No one really know how she died, yet. But heard from rumours that she had overdosed on drugs; which is quite probable as she is a drug addict. She should have really gone to the rehab instead.

Sigh. Now we're all going to miss a good singer though she has bad personality. 

RIP Miss Amy, RIP.

Great Day - The Malaysian Movie.

Yeap, today I'm blogging about a local movie called Great Day.

(天天好天)

I watched this movie last night at home alongside with my mum, god brother, boyfriend, and I. 

Spoiler alert : Do NOT scroll down if you do not wish to be "spoiled"

Synopsis of the movie :

Two fathers, Uncle Lim and Uncle Lam live in an old folks' home. Uncle Lim is Hokkien while Uncle Lam is Cantonese. Apart from integral differences of different dialects, (e.g. fighting over Wah Lai Toi and Hua Hee Tai), they always argue about whose children has done better and how filial piety they have been.

While Uncle Lim thinks he may have gotten cancer and don't have much opportunities to see his children again, and aggravated by an argument, the two men decided to escape from the old folks' home to find their children and bring back evidence so the rest of their friends can judge whose children is better. While trying to escape, Uncle Lam hurt his leg leaving Uncle Lim to continue his journey alone. 

Ah Hock is a widower who treasures family relationship very well, when he has free time, he will bring his son Ah Boy to KL to visit Ah Hock's mother who lives with his cousin Liu Duo Hao and needs a better medical treatment as she is becoming more and more forgetful. 

With help from Ah Hock, Uncle Lim reached KL but surprised to find that it is now an unfamiliar territory. Uncle Lim has a son and a daughter. They are both facing problems of their own, but had gone to great lengths in trying to hide them from their father and make their father proud of how well they are doing at the same time. 

Together with Ah Hock and his friend Ultraman, Uncle Lim meets Lam Xiao Xun, whom he thinks he's Uncle Lam's son. Lam Xiao Xun however keeps insisting that his father is dead. But after being touched Uncle Lim and Ah Hock about the importance of family relationship, he decided to follow them to the old folks' home all the way back in Perlis. 

The movie ends at the old folks' home with the gathering of everyone. But is Lam Xiao Xun really not Uncle Lam's son?

Movie Review :

Have you realized that I've been using green words for this blog post? :P Haha cut the crap fro now, let's continue with the comments of the movie.

Aside from being really surprised with the talents of Malaysian actors and actresses, the storyline was basically problems that we would normally face in the real society. Great Day reminds us to respect our elders and also to treasure your family members. Aside from family members, the movie emphasizes on human relationships a lot. 

When I was watching the movie, I couldn't help but thought of my father who was living far away from me. No, he's not in old folks' home but he is living alone. Perhaps if he was living in old folks' home he would have more partner, but it would be cruel too. To come and think of it, isn't loneliness even more cruel? You must be thinking why didn't I live with my father. Simple. My parents are divorced and my custody belongs to my mother. I'm not financially supported myself to take care of my father but once I am I will. Not only has this movie made me missed my father a whole lot more, but also reminded me that I should not let him be lonely for the rest of his life.

In the movie, Uncle Lim really reminds me of my father a lot. He cooks for the family, cares for the children and grandchildren. Although he nags and loves to make a lot of fuss with his friends, he is actually very caring and concerned for their feelings. There was a scene in the movie where his little granddaughter, Joey (yes same name with me lol) went all the way to Perlis just to see her grandfather. It may sound simple and somehow corny to you with words but as I watched it, tears glistened in my eyes and eventually flew down my cheeks.

It's a great movie to watch and a lot of morals could be picked up, so make sure let your children watch it instead LOL. 

This is one of the best Malaysian movies that I've ever watched and I must admit that the standard of the movie is quite high.

Here are some of the pictures from the movie adapted from the website : www.greatdaythemovie.blogspot.com

The entire crew of the movie. :) Ohh heartfelt.

Batu Caves' scene. Boosting tourism much :p

The old folks' home scene. 

Rainy day, cloudy day, windy day.. it's still GREAT DAY.

Movie rating : 8.5/10

Ten Sites Not Allowed in Malaysia - Let's Undo This! :)

As the title had mentioned, I will be showing all of you on how to undo the ban :). Let's take a look at our ten sites that are not allowed. (Of course there's actually more...)

Ah, miss them much?

If you are still missing your sites, be it piratebay, megaupload and all others, miss it no more because it's allllllll coming back to you ^~^. To explain, we'll all switch our DNS (Domain Name System) to Google's Public DNS.

You may ask : What is DNS? 

The DNS protocol is an important part of the web's infrastructure, serving as the Internet's phone book: every time you visit a website, your computer performs a DNS lookup. Complex pages often require multiple DNS lookups before they start loading, so your computer may be performing hundreds of lookups a day. 

All you have to do is to follow these steps :

Changing DNS server settings on Microsoft Windows 7

Go the Control Panel.

1. 1. Click Network and Internet, then Network and Sharing Center, and click Change adapter settings.
   2. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:
      • To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, right-click Local Area Connection, and click Properties.
      • To change the settings for a wireless connection, right-click Wireless Network Connection, and click Properties.
      If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
   3. Select the Networking tab. Under This connection uses the following items, select Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) or Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6) and then click Properties.
   4. Click Advanced and select the DNS tab. If there are any DNS server IP addresses listed there, write them down for future reference, and remove them from this window.
   5. Click OK.
   6. Select Use the following DNS server addresses. If there are any IP addresses listed in the Preferred DNS server or Alternate DNS server, write them down for future reference.
   7. Replace those addresses with the IP addresses of the Google DNS servers:
      • For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.
      • For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844
   8. Restart the connection you selected in step 3.
   9. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.
   10. Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Changing DNS server settings on Mac OS 10.5
   
   
   
   

   1. rom the Apple menu, click System Preferences, then click Network. 
   2. If the lock icon in the lower left-hand corner of the window is locked, click the icon to make changes, and when prompted to authenticate, enter your password.
   3. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:
      • To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, select Built-In Ethernet, and click Advanced.
      • To change the settings for a wireless connection, select Airport, and click Advanced.
   4. Select the DNS tab.
   5. Click + to replace any listed addresses with, or add, the Google IP addresses at the top of the list:
      • For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.
      • For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844
   6. Click Apply and OK.
   7. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.
   8. Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.

Changing DNS server settings on Ubuntu

1. In the System menu, click Preferences, then click Network Connections.
2. Select the connection for which you want to configure Google Public DNS. For example:
• To change the settings for an Ethernet connection, select the Wired tab, then select your network interface in the list. It is usually called eth0.
• To change the settings for a wireless connection, select the Wireless tab, then select the appropriate wireless network.
3. Click Edit, and in the window that appears, select the IPv4 Settings or IPv6 Settings tab.
4. If the selected method is Automatic (DHCP), open the dropdown and select Automatic (DHCP) addresses only instead. If the method is set to something else, do not change it.
5. In the DNS servers field, enter the Google Public DNS IP addresses, separated by a space:
   • For IPv4: 8.8.8.8 and/or 8.8.4.4.
   • For IPv6: 2001:4860:4860::8888 and/or 2001:4860:4860::8844
6. Click Apply to save the change. If you are prompted for a password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation.
7. Test that your setup is working correctly; see Testing your new settings below.
8. Repeat the procedure for additional network connections you want to change.

As you may already have realized, these procedures are copied directly from Google Public DNS help. I've found this useful, so I've decided that it would be good to share~ <3 Now I can access to all websites that are supposed to be banned from the country. :) You can do it too! Just follow the instructions~!

A little demo that I'm doing on my desktop with Windows Vista :

Go into your control panel. Notice the Network and Internet? Click on View network status and task

and this will pop up : 

Click on View status and then this will pop up :

Now, click on Properties. The shield beside properties represent the permission from administrator, click continue and this will pop up :

Click once on Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4) and then click on Properties then it would open up to :

Note : If you have any DNS server ALREADY, please write it down somewhere and save it down if you want to switch back to your ISP's DNS in future.

If you are obtaining DNS automatically, click on Use the following DNS server addresses

Key in 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4 like this :

Of course, after keying in, press OK!

And...... that's it! You can close any other windows there are and you're done! :) It's that simple, isn't it? Just give it a try, after you've changed to your new DNS, try going into Megaupload.com or any other banned sites, you can now access to it :P

Leave me a comment or so if you still do not know how to do it, I'll try my very best to help you out! :)

Shopping for Penang 17th of July - So NOT enough

I'll be heading to Penang on the 9th of August till 12th of August, we'll be staying in HARDROCK HOTEL, yehey! Since I don't have tonnes of money and all that, I had to shop at places which are not THAT expensive so that I can buy more stuff. So, I had to head to Mid Valley to do some shopping. We went F.O.S., Jusco and Cotton On :). Right, if you're asking why Jusco, I'll let you know........ later in some pictures :P teehee.

These are what I've gotten from F.O.S., teehee..

These 3 T-Shirts are 3 for RM45 (super worth it huh?) I LOVE the white 1 the most, it looks simple enough yet not too complicated. Unfortunately, I had to pick the one on the left because there's no other design better.. not to say that I hate it, it's just that I don't really like it.

Me LOVE <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 this pair of slippers. It's only RM 25 for your information. The design is unique and I can wear it to the beach ahahahah. You see, I don't really have many slippers at home to choose from... so yeah. I kinda realized that I'd totally forgotten to take a picture of the pink pants, LOL. Oh well, the pants is supposed to be RM30 but due to 50% off I got it for RM15!!! I'm just going to wear it on the beach btw :P

Total spent on F.O.S. was RM85, hey, for 3 t-shirts, 1 pair of slippers and 1 short pants it's really worth it, don't you think? ;)

This is what I've gotten from Jusco, HAHA. I know, you might be thinking why did I buy this pair of pants.. it's because I have no other short pants that can be worn in the house and out the house :(. Believe it or not, it costs me RM 39. BRRURHH, It was written 20% discount, so I was thinking, "oh about RM30, not that bad".. when ze boyfriend and I lined up for aheckofalongtime, the cashier told us that if we didn't get a receipt from the previous department we won't get discount. fmlwtfnoway

These are what I've looted from Cotton On, lmao.

I got myself a short denim pants because uh ever since I've gained weight, I couldn't wear almost ANYTHING left in my wardrobe ,_, sad isn't it? I only have this one knee-length jeans and 1 more short cargo pants from Forever 21, that's it, no more :( Anyway back to this denim shorts, it feels quite comfortable and not too short either, just nice to cover all my fats HAHAHAH. It costs RM99, not too expensive but not cheap either, a hole in the pocket. Sigh, but I'm happy! HAHA :D

This dress is just marvelous <3 me loves this very very MUCHIE. :). It costs RM99. Uh, yes same price with the shorts......... somehow I feel this is more worth it hahahahaha. Anyway, this is casual enough to look nice and simple enough to wear it casually. Teehee, I'm not making much sense here, hmm...

A playsuit! Hee, I used to wear them a lot but ever since I've shifted back to KL from JB, I donated all my jumpsuits and playsuits to the charity, cause I thought I wouldn't be wearing them again... and now to reminisce the past <3. This playsuit looks niceeeeeeeeeeeee. It fits me well, though I looked fatter than I already am but it's alright, as long as I love it. It cost only RM79! :)

Ah, the total I've spent on Cotton on is RM277. And... I shouldn't have spent so much, now I have not much left to shop for MORE clothes. PIFTTT! 

It was a nice day with my baby Swen but I am not really happy at the same time because the Roxy dress that I've been having my eyes on is still not mine. I should've just bought it.. it's around RM180.. sigh.. now I'm contemplating whether should I buy it or not. What do you guys think? :(

I wish and wish and wish I have more money in the future to go for massive shopping LOL! See you guys soon ^^

Manhattan Fish Market @ Mid Valley, July 17th 2011

I was at Mid Valley today doing a little shopping for Penang. Teehee. About the shopping details.. ah just wait for tomoz ;) You'll get the update.

So, I went for dinner at Manhattan Fish Market because they are having some promotion.

Do NOT be deceived by the BIG 50% discount picture in front of the menu... Heh, it's only for starters, salads and desserts if you order anything from "Strictly for Sharing"

We ordered this Manhattan Flaming Seafood Platter for RM 52.90, for the promotion part, we got 2 free soup of the day and 2 free soft drinks (bottomless).

These are the 50% ones :P

The environment of the restaurant :)

Manhattan Fish Market!

Beautiful lights~

Soup of the day.

Urgh, it tastes horrible, tooooo much carrot taste and did I mention that I hate carrots? T.T pifts

Flaming the prawns! AHAHA, their unique selling point I see!

There's Fried Calamari, Fried Dory Fillet, Fried Oysters, Manhattan Flaming Prawns, Chips, Garlic Herbed Rice, Broccoli and EWWWW Carrots

To kick it off, the Fried Calamari was just okay. There's too much pepper seasoning in it that spoiled the taste and it didn't taste toooo fresh.

I'd give 2/5 to it

Then Fried Dory Fillet, to be honest, I really just love this, it tasted better than the Fish 'n' Chips in Secret Recipe! Reallllly. It's fresh, chewie and at the same time crispy!

4/5 for beloved fillet.

Fried Oysters, aha, those were also deep fried and lmao it kinda tasted like prawns when I firstly chewed. It's definitely fresh but.. nothing special, really.

3/5 for the fried oysters

Manhattan Flaming Prawns, the most disappointing of all. A direct translation from a famous Chinese saying "Can see cannot eat". It meant like, it looks good but it tasted like crap, I can only taste gas from the flame, and lots and lots of mayonese, yuck.

1.5/5 for prawns.

Garlic Herbed Rice, eww. Is that enough to describe it? I totally prefer Kenny Roger's Aromatic Rice, or just plain white rice seriously. No garlic taste at all!

1/5 for rice.

The service was good, the waitresses were friendly but uh, they hardly notice us, that's.. quite a bad thing because we had to wait for quite some time to get to their attention. No waiters served us so far so yeah ahhaha. Overall, I don't think I'd get back there again even if someone pays for me because I think all the frying to the seafood had toooootalllllyyyy destroyed the taste.

The total bill was RM 61.35 after tax and service charges.

Stay tuned for next post about my shopping outcome :P.

A brand new blog...

Hey guys,

I'm currently on a new blog, my previous blog was not active and the name was.. well you know, for those who read my blog, teehee. In this new blog, I would share my movie experiences, as well as food experiences and many others with all of you <3. I know I know.. I love to eat! So please just stay tuned for more! :P

Love, 

Me, duh!