far far away

last saturday my babes took a long flight to start a new part of her life adventure, which i always kid her to be part of 'my' retirement plan... well this leg is a long one, 3 years minimum actually.
here's to wishing you all the best for ur work from here on, jaan.

so of course she's left to start her research, and i'll now start my search to be able to join her.. all in due time if course. i miss her of course, but due to technology, i AM glad that i'm able to see her and speak to her each day. i miss her of course, but at the same time it's bachelor time again ;p

hopefully time flies by fast, cos i got my MAS tickets at a rate cheaper then AirAsiaX (thanks Vicknaes for the heads up!!) due to a special promotional rate they were having just last weekend, so i'll be flying in to see ma babes on January end!

most of the titles we won't see here

read an article today for the International Film Festival held in Toronto lately... very nice read.. but while going thru some of the reviews, i realise that most of em ain't gonna see the light of day in Bolehland..

excerpt from the article:

It’s where George Clooney (here with “Up in the Air” and “The Men Who Stare at Goats”) and Oprah Winfrey (fronting for the Sundance hit “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire”) sell the celebrity goods, giving journalists 10 minutes of face time and sidelined fans high-wattage smiles. It’s also where Werner Herzog unveiled one of the best movies of his career (“Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans”) and one of the worst (“My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?”).

makes u wonder how far our so called society has progressed socially and artistically. I always snicker at the anti-piracy ad in local cinemas, u know which one i'm talking about. It's got the tagline "malaysia produces great movies...." while burning a poster of .. wait for it... Cicakman....

need i say more.

so anyway, go ahead, take a read of the full article and if even half of the movies in that festival make it here, i'll put my movie downloads on hold for 2 days. heck, i may even go internet-less for a whole day ..... any takers?

special day

we don't normally do cakes, nor are we big on flowers, choco's or parties. So sometimes we try to surprise each other with simple means to usher in special occasions.

so tonight my jaan wanted to grab some desert on the way home, but missed the turning and gave up on the idea. and voila! inspired, i rushed out after she dozed off, and returned in time to wake her up with with this>


I love you jaan. here's to spending another adventurous, joyful year ahead with you. MUAH!!

sslluurrpp! hhhmmm

THANKS AMAR!!! woohoo heheheh

fake trailer actually ends up in pre-production

remember last years Tarantino - Rodriguez's tribute film "Grindhouse" which was two movies back-to-back paying homage to slash flicks of the old.. it had a trailer in between the two movies (which was of cause a fake trailer). but this latest piece of news is more than interesting to say! set to be released sometime in 2010... (synopsis from comingsoon.net is attached below the article)

The Big Surprise - 'Machete': Weirdest Cast Ever?

It started as a joke, but one of the fake trailers from 2008's "Grindhouse" is becoming a real movie. Robert Rodriguez, the director of "Desperado," "Sin City" and the "Spy Kids" trilogy, has begun work on "Machete," which began as a preview that ran before his "Planet Terror" segment of the double-feature he made with Quentin Tarantino.

For the full-length movie, Rodriguez has assembled one of the most eclectic casts ever: Robert De Niro, Jessica Alba, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Don Johnson and Lindsay Lohan. They will join the stars of the original trailer: Danny Trejo, Jeff Fahey and Cheech Marin.

In the movie, Machete (Trejo), a former Mexican Federales, is hired to assassinate a corrupt senator (De Niro). But then he is double-crossed and pursued by a government agent (Alba). Lohan plays a gun-wielding socialite who comes to Machete's aid, and Seagal plays a drug lord from his past. Filming has already begun in Austin, TX, and it will most likely hit theaters next year.

(From Comingsoon.net)

The feature version of the trailer finds Machete (Trejo) a renegade former Mexican Federale, roaming the streets of Texas after a shakedown from drug lord Torrez (Steven Seagal). Reluctantly, Machete takes an offer from spin doctor Benz (Fahey) to assassinate McLaughlin (Robert De Niro) a corrupt Senator. Double crossed and on the run Machete braves the odds with the help of Luz (Michelle Rodriguez), a saucy taco slinger, Padre (Cheech Marin) his "holy" brother, and April (Lindsay Lohan) a socialite with a penchant for guns. All while being tracked by Sartana (Jessica Alba), a sexy ICE agent with a special interest in the blade slinger.

extreme indeed!

Woah... Yesterday was in cold storage... and happened upon this odd flavour of a quite fav snack. N since it HAS been a while since I had this fav snack , why not test it out.

The wife was in agreement, so once home the test was on.

Wow. As the name suggests it is extreme indeed! Not one for the faint hearted , this one packed quite a wallop per crunchy bite. Hhhmmmm syok! But it did cost me some good night kisses as the mrs could not stand the strong smell of this new flavour.

As I soon found out later, seems my bottom lip too was to suffer. Numbness! Dang. But well worth it. Never since a certain chilli limon flav have I been content with chips. Now where can I get some Mountain Dew?

Love Aaj Kal

we went to see a new movie playing .. and had family come along as well... thought it would be an ok movie so why not...


with Saif Ali Khan being the current "top" star and Deepika Padukone as the sweet new thing...turned out to be a great movie. While most people would call it a love story, it was different. The main theme (which talks about love now and then...) was very creatively depicted, with good dialogue n superb shots. Nice "twist" to an eaverage love story, full entertainment.

Superb! Fantastic!!

go watch!!