Best Batman Movie so far

Maybe because I was seated at the Platinum Suite, Cineleisure - and that's what made this movie so gripping. I'm no big fan of Bat movies, but the fiance' dragged me to this one and wanted to try out the new suite; and this is a heavenly way to endure his craze for cartoon-characters-cum-superheros. With massage chairs and extremely comfy "beds" in the cinema, what else can you ask for? For a person who is not much a movie-goer and prefers watching everything on the plasma rather than at the movies, the Platinum Suite swept me off my lazy feet. It made me lazier!!

You have to hand it to Aziz to interpret his own interpretation of heroic models - I think Batman is one of them, followed by Superman (and that guy from Smallville). But I'd have to say- go watch this movie. I've seen previous Bat movies before, some of them stinks, but this one thinks. And gets you real excited to see the Batmobile or the Batcycle- but I actually much more love the Lamborghini they trashed :)

Maggie Gyllenhaal replaced Katie Holmes as the gal Batguy adores, but played it badly. I thought they should have chosen someone younger (I could see her wrinkles ok) and maybe pump a little botox into those swelling cheeks (hey, this is showbusiness) - she didn't play her role well at all. Even the fiance' said he couldn't stand looking at her face. No wonder she was eventually blown up!

The Joker (which Heath Ledger did an extremely good job at portraying) is an evil incarnate, a psycho at its best who gets his adrenaline rush by blowing things up. I love the script for the whole movie, especially the Joker's one-liner quotes:

"I believe whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you... stranger."

"Madness is like gravity," the Joker gloats at one point. "All it takes is a little push."

Or, what the Commissioner said:

"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain." Which he really did, as the movie did an amazing plot-twist.

Go watch it- its really entertaining.

Work mode

I'm on work mode these days.

Somehow I wish we could work from home. I have this certain hunger to create this home-office environment.... sigh... if only.

At 1.05pm

Anwar arrested today.

http://anwaribrahimblog.com/

What else is new? Sigh....

Anwar vs Shabery: This House Believes That Personal Attacks Will Never Win You The Debate

Anwar caused the roadblocks that made my journey to work yesterday pretty much a crawl, which is a rare thing.

Actually, I should rephrase that. The roadblocks that caused Anwar to not go and give a statement caused the maddening road crawl for my journey to work yesterday.

I so did not enjoy the constant "Eh, Polis! Got to get off the cellphone now...!" kinda moments or the jam everywhere scenario, but I did somehow enjoyed the Debat we all sat down to watch justnow.

It reminded me of BIL who was a stellar Bahasa Melayu debater in uni :) Phrases like " Tapi kita tewas", "Ekonomi yang makin meleset" or even "Kerajaan mengkhianati rakyat", "Prasarana" fizzles in my mind and brought me to yesterday- a fond memory to recall...

I was a "Pendebat/Pembahas" back in uni- that was like the main activity more than obtaining the Degree itself, and words like "We will kick some ass today", or "We got thrashed big time" was so common in the international debating scene.

And so tonite, I found myself to be discussing this with fellow ex-debaters and we all agreed: Anwar won by a clear thrashing.

Nevertheless, I think even though I will not be bias for I am not a supporter nor a bystander of Anwar, I'd still his opponent should have used more factual rebuttles rather than cheesy personal attacks which was sooo high-school. How can a man who controlled most of the media coverage on TV become so inflexible in his strategy to refute (or not refute) the opponent? I suppose Shabery was holding on to points he wrote down (or, scripted) and reiterate it over and over again desperately.

This has clearly brought real shame to a Menteri Penerangan who never quite menrangkan apa apa kepada rakyat but used the platform instead to remind us of how boyishly foolish Anwar was in the dark ages (weren't everybody) and got smacked right back at him for also being the ex-Semangat 46 fan. Go figure.

I can't wait for more debates!

Little Twit

We drove to Tanjung Malim to celebrate the Little Niece's 2nd birthday yesterday :) Here's a pic of Sarah Aisya trying very hard to strategize candle blowing with a twist of cuteness hahaha...

Just who will you be?

I got the chance to watch Oprah last nite- my favourite favourite Primetime show. So this is the book I think I'll get soon, inspired by Maria Shriver:

Synopsis
"I've learned that asking ourselves not just what we want to be, but who we want to be is important at every stage of our lives, not just when we're starting out in the world. That's because in a way, we're starting out fresh in the world every single day."

Just Who Will You Be? is a candid, heartfelt, and inspirational book for seekers of all ages. Inspired by a speech she gave, Maria Shriver's message is that what you do in your life isn't what matters. It's who you are. It's an important lesson that will appeal to anyone of any age looking for a life of meaning.

Just Who Will You Be? reminds us that the answer to many of life's question lie within — and that we're all works in progress. That means it's never too late to become the person you want to be.

Can't wait to start.

I am a busy bee

Doing everuything under the sun!!! Sigh... had an awesome weekend just hangin' around TTDI.... :)