The consequences of not reading reviews before going for a movie ---- you pay 10 bucks to suffer two miserable hours in the cinema.
yes... i think The Seeker is that bad. I can only give a one star rating. It's a kid's movie - not the type anyone should pay to watch. Its kinda like Narnia ..... I swear to stay away from kiddy movies for a long long time.
My partner was more unforgiving, he slept through half of the movie. Lucky thing he didnt snore. After movie, he was complaining non-stop for the rest of the night on how boring the movie was.
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Monday, September 24, 2007
Picketing ..
Lunch time today was interesting. There was a unusually big crowd outside Menara Maybank. So, my lunch kakis and I went nearer to see what's the attraction.
A big bunch of folks picketing outside the Menara Maybank. They were singing songs, waving banners, shouting logo ... and doing all sorts of thing people do during peaceful demonstration. Tonnes of people gather around to take photo, too bad I didnt bring my handphone to take a pic.
The most glaring banner was a huge yellow colour banner screaming "Bank rompak kami" - translated into "The bank robbed us". I am guessing that the bank must be a bit stingy with their increment or bonus, and thus pissed off the staff.
So far, it was a peaceful demo. There were a bunch of police around observing.
There was only a small paragraph of news on The Star the next day
Tuesday September 25, 2007
Bank workers picket over wages
KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) picketed peacefully outside Maybank branches nationwide to demand a pay rise.
Yesterday’s picket was the latest in a series of pickets by NUBE members in the past two weeks after the union failed to get banks to agree to increase wages.
NUBE is asking for a 30% increase but the Malaysian Commercial Banks Association, which represents bank managements’ interest nationwide wants to discontinue the two-month contractual bonus.
Following the deadlock, NUBE launched a work-to-rule procedure among the 25,000 clerical and non-clerical members.
NUBE general secretary J. Solomon said they would continue to picket.
A big bunch of folks picketing outside the Menara Maybank. They were singing songs, waving banners, shouting logo ... and doing all sorts of thing people do during peaceful demonstration. Tonnes of people gather around to take photo, too bad I didnt bring my handphone to take a pic.
The most glaring banner was a huge yellow colour banner screaming "Bank rompak kami" - translated into "The bank robbed us". I am guessing that the bank must be a bit stingy with their increment or bonus, and thus pissed off the staff.
So far, it was a peaceful demo. There were a bunch of police around observing.
There was only a small paragraph of news on The Star the next day
Tuesday September 25, 2007
Bank workers picket over wages
KUALA LUMPUR: Members of the National Union of Bank Employees (NUBE) picketed peacefully outside Maybank branches nationwide to demand a pay rise.
Yesterday’s picket was the latest in a series of pickets by NUBE members in the past two weeks after the union failed to get banks to agree to increase wages.
NUBE is asking for a 30% increase but the Malaysian Commercial Banks Association, which represents bank managements’ interest nationwide wants to discontinue the two-month contractual bonus.
Following the deadlock, NUBE launched a work-to-rule procedure among the 25,000 clerical and non-clerical members.
NUBE general secretary J. Solomon said they would continue to picket.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
Can our world get crazier ?
First ... the tragic death of a little girl .. Nurin. The nation grieved for her.
As if their suffering is not enough, our minister Nazri says they wanna charge the parents for negligence. That statement, coming out from the mouth of a Minister from Prime Minister's office really makes one wonder if every tom, dick and harry on the street can be a Minister ? Then make me a Minister then... hahahah ! Even a man on the street has more common sense and sympathy than this fella.
Eh... this is kinda deja vu ...
Remember the case Penang Council blame NST reporter not dressed modest enough, when their staff focused the camera on her legs.
Time and again, we hear comments from those who choose to blame the girl for dressing too sexy when a rape case happened.
Seems like in our Bolehland Ministers are losing it ... getting crazier and crazier. This kind of issues seems prevalent in Bolehland though. Sad... sad...
As if their suffering is not enough, our minister Nazri says they wanna charge the parents for negligence. That statement, coming out from the mouth of a Minister from Prime Minister's office really makes one wonder if every tom, dick and harry on the street can be a Minister ? Then make me a Minister then... hahahah ! Even a man on the street has more common sense and sympathy than this fella.
Eh... this is kinda deja vu ...
Remember the case Penang Council blame NST reporter not dressed modest enough, when their staff focused the camera on her legs.
Time and again, we hear comments from those who choose to blame the girl for dressing too sexy when a rape case happened.
Seems like in our Bolehland Ministers are losing it ... getting crazier and crazier. This kind of issues seems prevalent in Bolehland though. Sad... sad...
Saturday, September 22, 2007
May Nurin rest in peace .......
Yesterday, little Nurin Jazlin was laid to rest. May she rest in peace.
The news of her death and how she died shook the nation, imagine how the family suffered with the news. Her parents finally came to accept the fact of their little daughter's death.
During lunch time, some of us were discussing this tragedy. My colleague, who is also a father of two young daughters, was condemning what kind of person can be so cruel to a little child. He was determined that never to let his little girls out of his sight.
" I wont even allow them to go to the padang at our housing area without adult supervision."
That is how determined he is to protect his kids. And it is understandable, given the crazy world we lived in.
He reminiscence the childhood he had, where he was free to wander around nearby neighbours house and play around at nearby freely. Back in those days, these freedom were taken for granted. Today, children are no longer have the privilege of wandering freely.
Imagine what else that we have taken for granted today, would in the future be a privilege. Malaysia seems to be going backwards in our social environment.
The news of her death and how she died shook the nation, imagine how the family suffered with the news. Her parents finally came to accept the fact of their little daughter's death.
During lunch time, some of us were discussing this tragedy. My colleague, who is also a father of two young daughters, was condemning what kind of person can be so cruel to a little child. He was determined that never to let his little girls out of his sight.
" I wont even allow them to go to the padang at our housing area without adult supervision."
That is how determined he is to protect his kids. And it is understandable, given the crazy world we lived in.
He reminiscence the childhood he had, where he was free to wander around nearby neighbours house and play around at nearby freely. Back in those days, these freedom were taken for granted. Today, children are no longer have the privilege of wandering freely.
Imagine what else that we have taken for granted today, would in the future be a privilege. Malaysia seems to be going backwards in our social environment.
