Alice lives here a.k.a Clean shit

Every year this time , a lot of up coming movies showing in cinema , to one extend that my schedule is full of the dates of the upcoming movies that i want to watch.

Today i spend some time at home watching the last independent movie that i have borrowed from my friend, " Alice lives here" . Sometimes i think this kind of independent movies should make known to public. It speaks the reality and it makes people think.

Alice lives here -
A small, unknown farming village in Malaysia, is the centre of an intense struggle against the powers of big government and coporation. The story of how the citizens of Broga fought the construction of the largest municipal waste incinerator in Asia, is told through the eyes of Alice Lee; a Broga villager. This documentary traces the change and political awakening experienced by Alice and the people of Broga-Semenyih.

A nice masterpiece ! Reveiled the reality of the ruling of our government. Some scene is quite sarcastic and provocation.

Artistic Malacca

This time i went to Malacca with my team to accomplish our MISSION to do research about the backpacking culture. So , of course, this time we went to Malacca with the identity of backpackers. We did what the backpackers do ..... cheap hostel, budget trip and bla bla bla.......

We booked a few hostel rooms in the Ringo's Foyer, a small hostel, 5 minutes walk from Jonker Street. Although the hostel is not a big deal but you should meet the owner personally. A great person, friendly and generous. He knew we were there for research so he introduced us to a few couples of foreign backpackers .... from Switzland, Japan , Vietnam , Philipines and local, who stayed in Ringo's Foyer too. He even brought us around and show us the place to get delicious cendol. Should try out this hostel , one word to describe that place, EXCELLENT !




Malacca is named as a historical city. It is famous with its grandmother stories of the collonization of the west. So we have the Dutch historical building and the Portugese remnants, A famosa. So far so many times i went to Malacca, i did not realised i missed out something. Now i know what do i like about Malacca.

Art is in every corner of Malacca! From the traditional sense of art to the street art. Hmmm.... impressive ! An artistic town !

* there are a lot of shops selling clogs, artistic handmade stuff...... etc

*Aunty sewing the beads on for the beading shoes .... not easy ... no wonder a pair of shoes cost RM100++

* LIBRARY ???? so ancient one ......

*I like the interior design of the shops and the restaurants there. Very artistic deco .....

Most of the pics i took are during our walk in Jonker Street. There are still a lot more pics that we took .... but now i'm having difficulties with the TOTALLY- FLAW - SCREWED UP dvd that my friend burned for me! The extras will be shown in the future.............

Art is everywhere in the town ..... even the ......

Floor ! Spot something?!

i wonder whose doggy's paw's print is that ?!

I'm blotted !!!

Whew.... arrived in KL safe and sound .... 15th June, 6:00pm .

Ate a lot , walk a lot, spend a lot but slept so little......

++ I'm pretty blotted now... with a stomach full of FOOD !!! Now even when i see cendol i feel like vomitting .... :P i ate too much ! Oh God....

Have a lot to share but give me some time..... i need a good digestion ! Ha!

And of course to settle some assignments in hand .... including the one we've just done in Malacca before being screw up by my lecturer.... hehe !

* Decided to show you guys some trailer 1st :P

Makan khau khau !!!

The time you saw the post..... i have already in Malacca. Not for vacation but assignment purposes . Pray that all of us would come back safe and sound .... of course enjoy the trip as well!

Hehe ... I shall eat as much as i want .... indulge myself khao khao !

Anyone wants dodol ?

Kopi O Khau Sikit , Kurang Manis

My friend bought a few independent films recently....the films awarded for 2006 Freedom Film Festival [ The Invisible Children , Kopi O Khau Sikit Kurang Manis , Rainy Days , Twelve 11 ] , 2007 Freedom Film Festival [ 10 years before Merdeka, She is My Son , Bo Lang Chai ] and another one entitled ' Alice lives here ' .

She borrowed me and i have just watched the ' Kopi O Khau Sikit Kurang Manis ' a minute ago . Most of these films are about human rights and some issue that we Malaysian are not aware of - betul jugak apa orang cakap , orang Malaysia ni agak selfish lah, care sendiri je , kiasu dan kiasi !

Kopi O Khau Sikit Kurang Manis is a documentary about how much our Malaysian police love to ' drink kopi ' . I like the title so much .... hehe .... It reveiled the ugliness of our police force. Man, 1 word , i'm lovin it !

Should watch more this kinda film .... sometimes it makes people think.

Very bad news!!!

Popular culture's lecturer gave us an assignment to go somewhere like KL or Malacca for a 3 days 2 nights backpack trip on the other hand doing some research and observation . Some were annoyed by this assignments while some were excited with it - i'm the most excited one ! We were given a period of time untill 16 June to do this assignment, so we can go whenever we want . Many of the groups done the trip assignment while my group decided to be the latest to do it.... we gonna go Malacca by this Friday.

Bad news, bad news ..... people just hate to hear bad news !

Although we were restricted to go to either KL or Malacca but there were a few groups which went to Penang. Early in the morning, ..... i received bad news. One of the group which went to Penang met with a severe car accident while they were on their way back last night. A drunken lorry driver drove into the opposite lane that caused their van skidded off the road while trying to avoid the lorry. Most of them were injured .... bruised, bleed, traumatized ..... One of my friend got severe injury that she need to get operate.

Gosh.... sometimes things just meant to be happen . It was just a tiny, easy assignment.... no one knew things like that would happen .... we never even think about it and take no caution at all. . Sometimes things just happen when we were not prepare for it .. ... Just like death. It's like ' ok, i'm just 21, what will happen to me. I'm still young and still have a long way ahead of me! ' . I do not know when will God take me away from this earth .... all that i know is , if i am to be taken away tomorrow, i'm not prepared yet. I'm not prepare to leave everything behind me .... my family, my friends and all that i have ....... There are still so many things that i want to do.

Conclusion : Live life to the fullest everyday! Go ahead and do things that you want to do, leave no regret !

Speachless ..............

My first play.....

My lecturer has always been mentioning about stage play. Well , I have not been to one before . I'm quite curious of how will a stage play in Malaysia looks like , untill today my first visit to a stage play in Bangsar Shopping Centre, The Actor Studio.

Well , BSC is definitely a high end place - we can't find any cheap food for lunch. All they have are Chilis, DOME, some other classy restaurants and pub .... well, we ended up having our lunch at Delifrance. Haha, don't mention it , i spend RM 22++ for my meal ....WOW! Next time should get my lunch before i go!

Where was i just now? O yeah, the play.... we were there for the ' How I Learned to Drive ' stage play by The Oral Stage [ to know who they are and what is it please kindly visit http://www.theoralstage.com/ ] . They always have new upcoming interesting plays . Go check out the plays , you might get addicted to it !

All in all, i enjoyed the play. Well, it cost me RM22 for the play, no matter what also have to enjoy it lar ! Haha....it was really a nice play, honestly . The storyline was interesting . I'm very impressed with how the director actually brought the flow of the whole act and the storyline. The director brought the whole senario on the stage and as though it happened vividly in front of the audience's eyes. The story line is clear and creative as well - though there was a small part that i do not understand. I guess it is too creative that this donkey could not understand !

** Went with a few friends of mine ....