Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Politics

Let's get political today!

to be more precise is Malaysia Political Affairs. your very beloved tanah air that you're currently living in.

I would say none of us would actually care about politics because it has minimal effect on our daily lives.

And to be detained without trials for up to 60 days (WITHOUT TRIAL!) so is like, you defame someone from the government, and they start taking you in as a "threat" and ISA you.

To top the list, you can be further detained for another 2 years ! now would you scream your way out for justice or stay silent to live a peaceful but injustice life?

we constantly live in petulant fear that one day, the government will topple and new power will reform and we're so afraid of changes and we stay passive.

when things stay passive, well, it gets stagnant and stale hence no improvements and only to leads more corruption.

often caught ourselves with this quizzical look when all our money has been laundered through some scam or massive corruption by political figures or the government, but there's no one out there to question the rights for us.

but as years gone by, people have come to such realization that all our hard-earned money has been lavishly used by the government without any significance changes. and the media has been fabricated with twisted facts and lies in order to keep the public from knowing the truth.

this disheartening fact, is now over! gone were those days where we stay completely oblivious to what's happening around us. why "other people" can afford to drive big cars and when we could only afford a local one.

Monday, June 7, 2010

Photography


shit now i sound so dark/emo/depressed.

fret not!! i'm just updating well for the sake of updating!

a picture a month ain't that bad right?

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

House Rules - Jodi Picoult


Details:
TITLE: HOUSE RULES
AUTHOR: JODI PICOULT
GENRE: REALISTIC-FICTION
PUBLISHER: ATRIA (March 2nd 2010)
ISBN: 978-4391-7751-8
PAGES: 532

Synopsis:
House Rules is one of the best books I have ever read. And trying to summarise it here is virtually impossible. Especially its ending is not what a few paragraphs here can explained. Hence you must read this book.

IMPORTANT QUOTATIONS
"The night Henry left us, Jacob and I sat at the kitchen table and played a game. I made a face, and he tried to guess which emotion that went with it. I smiled, even though I was crying, and waited for Jacob to tell me I was happy" - Emma Hunt


★★★★★
-KarWai

The Red Pyramid (Kane Chronicles #1) - Rick Riordan


Details:
TITLE: THE RED PYRAMID (KANE CHRONICLES #1)
AUTHOR: RICK RIORDAN
GENRE: ADVENTURE-FICTION
PUBLISHER: Hyperion Books
ISBN:9781423113386
PAGES: 516

Synopsis:
The setting has changed from Greek mythology to Ancient Egypt mythology, and the centre myth revolves around the Osiris-overthrown-by-Set-and-Isis--revived-Osiris story.

The main characters this time, are the Kane siblings, Carter Kane 14 and Sadie Kane, 12. The siblings are not close at all, having being raised separated since their mother's death 6 years ago. However things changed when their father, who is a famous Egyptian archeologist cum Magician, caused an explosion in the British Museum and released 5 Ancient Gods, ie Set, Osiris, Horus, Isis and Nephtys.

Set imprisoned Dr Kane and the siblings were forced to run for their lives. They must stop Set's evil plan to take over the world on the 3rd Demons' Day, ie sunrise of 29th December, which is also Set's birthday. They got help from various parties, Amos Kane, Bast the Cat Goddess, Isis, Horus, Magicians like Zia and Desjardins and Iskandar and many more.

The ending closes some mysteries and things that set the readers confused, also at the same time foreshadows the adventures in the next book, that is to find Zia and reunite the House of Life and the Gods.

The adventure is comparable to Percy's, however I personally feel that Percy's adventure is more exciting. However I must say I am being biased, cause Percy has 5 books in total and The Kanes only has 1.

Nonetheless, The Red Pyramid is a nice book and I strongly recommend it to Percy fans (that's you Benjamin Button!) and other friends who are being so boring at home with nothing to do.

★★★★☆
-KarWai-

PS, I Love You - Cecelia Ahern

Details:
TITLE: PS, I LOVE YOU
AUTHOR: CECELIA AHERN
GENRE: ROMANCE-FICTION
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
ISBN: 9780007263080
PAGES: 512

Synopsis:
The story started after Gerry's death. Gerry and Holly has been a couple since very very young age. All their lives they live together, in love. After Gerry is lost to cancer, Holly seemed to dont know how to live her life anymore.

Then it turned out that Gerry has a secret plan. He sent 10 letters to Holly. Holly can only open 1 letter a month, the last letter will end on 31st December.

One letter a time, Holly was told/forced by Gerry to pull herself together and start living and move on.

The plot is nice. In fact the plot is one of the best plots I have ever seen for the past few years. However Ahern's writing is somewhat highly elaborated. Only Holly's breakdown has used up at least 1/3 of the book. The ending, with Gerry's last moment on earth intersecting in between, would have been better if Cecelia could add in more dramas into it.

★★★☆☆
-KarWai-

The Last Lecture - Randy Pausch & Jeffrey Zaslow

Details:
TITLE: THE LAST LECTURE
AUTHOR: RANDY PAUSCH & JEFFREY ZASLOW
GENRE: NON-FICTION
PUBLISHER: Hyperion
ISBN : 9781401323257
PAGES: 206

Synopsis:
Basically it talks about appreciating life and people around you. Realising your childhood dream is the main theme in this book. A good read, but the get-you-teary-eyed part is not as powerful as For One More Day

★★☆☆☆
-KarWai-

Trump: Think Like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life - Donald Trump and Meredith McIver


Details:
TITLE: TRUMP: THINK LIKE A BILLIONAIRE: EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SUCCESS, REAL ESTATE, AND LIFE
AUTHOR: DONALD TRUMP AND MEREDITH MCIVER
GENRE: NON-FICTION
PUBLISHER: Ballantine Books
ISBN:9780345481405
PAGES: 288

Synopsis:
Like the title suggested, this book is about everything you need to know about, well, how to be a billionaire.
This book goes as detailed as teaching you how to pick an apartment, which I think is completely unnecessary.

Despite the book has no strong element in it, it is still a motivating book if you feel unmotivated.

★☆☆☆☆
-KarWai-