Only in America

No one could have guessed it. On 20th January, Barack Hussein Obama became the first Afro-American President of the good old USA.

There may have been resentment in certain quarters but the majority will reigns.

Here are some photos of Obama in his first 180 days of office.

Transformers 2

I really cannot remember the likes of the first Transformers film though I was introduced to such characters like Bumblebee, Optimus Prime and Megatron. It was fascinating then to see them taking on the shapes of the vehicles that passed them by.

Yes there was sufficient fire-power then, also back-grounded on a desert possibly during the war in Iraq. The special effects then was great.

This time around-the Revenge of The Fallen tells us that Transformers were on earth since early human civilization and that they were accidentally entombed somewhere in the Petra hinterland. With the revival of The Fallen-one of the great ancient Decepticon, revenge is being unleashed on the Autobots and the world at large. The only way to destroy The Fallen was to have a living Prime. Sadly even Optimus Prime is dead.


So the story unfolds to relate the origins of the Autobots and the Decepticons and that they were once friends. Here, a few new Decepticon characters actually changed sides to be with the Autobots in the war to annihilate The Fallen.

The plot is muted by the huge barrage of noise in the cinema and super fast action that you are more enthralled with computer animation and effects that the story-line which is just so-so, at best.

I know there are downright hard-core Transformers fans out there,who will spend and spend just to watch this movie and Megan Fox. There is a bonus here too-female Decepticon Isabel Lucas.

Have fun!

Lotus - More than a Flower

It was taunted as a strategic buy.

However, it appears more like an image buy-a status symbol of kind to own a world class automobile design outfit.

Have we benefited from this purchase nationally?

So far, the only thing we see of Lotus engineering is putting studs on the Proton Satria-hardly to be called global engineering breakthrough.

Proton's vision is now to sell at least 50 to 60 units of Lotus cars annually in the local market.

To further increase the Lotus fleet portfolio, the Lotus Evora will be introduced by the third quarter of 2009.

To date, Proton has introduced the Lotus Elise, the Exige and Europa to the market.

The Evora was recently launched in Europe.

Is Lotus a good buy, paying million of hard earned rakyat money?

Anyone out there wants to hazard a guess?

Cool,Cool Blue!

One of the movies I missed in 2006.


It's like any other movie about sunken treasure and drugs. Remember The Deep?


As The Deep showcases the physical form of Jacqueline Bisset, Into the Blue shows the curves of the current hot favourite, Jessica Alba.

Filmed in the Bahamas, it has it's thrills and plots and subplots. It's a classic swim with the stingrays and die with the sharks.

Good movie.

Angels and Demons in Conflict

Ron Howard and his team produced and directed Dan Brown's second bestseller to grace the silver screen.

Watching this movie, one can't help but compare it with the Da Vinci Code, a more compelling book as it involves the Christ. The plot here is more lightweight and as such less engaging.

Sequential production hardly match the first and so it is with Angels and Demons. Story-line plods in most parts and one has to really understand the customs of the Vatican to fully appreciate the procedural going-ons of electing a new Pope.

Except for Tom Hanks and Ewan Macgregor, most of the other actors are not top billing.

Tom Hanks reprises his role as Harvard religious expert Professor Robert Langdon, who once again finds that forces with ancient roots are willing to stop at nothing, even murder, to advance their goals.

The movie started off quite well with the death of a scientist and the stealing of a vial of anti-matter which is apparently a new energy source.

In Rome, the Vatican mourns the passing of the Pope. The Vatican staff prepares for the Conclave of the College of Cardinals, which will select the next Pope. Until the Conclave selects a new Pope, the Camerlengo (Ewan McGregor) assumes day-to-day control of the Vatican. Reporters, nuns, priests and other faithful all crowd into St. Peter's Square, waiting for the white smoke from the Conclave.

But the Illuminati, a 400-year old, underground secret society, kidnaps the four most likely candidates (preferratti) before the Conclave goes into seclusion. The Illuminati threatens to kill them at 8, 9, 10 and 11 PM, and then destroy the Vatican in a burst of light at midnight.

Prof Robert Langdon and Dr. Vittoria Vetra attempts to locate the four missing cardinals and solve the Illuminati's threat. They have to brave a 400-year-old trail of ancient symbols that mark the Vatican's only hope for survival, going through sealed crypts, dangerous catacombs, deserted cathedrals, and even to the heart of the most secretive vault on earth.

There was some confusion at the end with some unanswered questions posed. Why did the Camerlengo go to all the trouble to poison the Pope and kill the four cardinals and yet save the Vatican from the bomb. Ron Howard has one loose end to tie here.

Billy Graham's Prayer For Our Nation

THIS MAN SURE HAS A GOOD VIEW OF WHAT'S HAPPENING TO OUR COUNTRY! READ AND REFLECT!

'Heavenly Father, we come before you today to ask your forgiveness and to seek your direction and guidance. We know Your Word says, 'Woe to those who call evil good,' but that is exactly what we have done. We have lost our spiritual equilibrium and reversed our values We have exploited the poor and called it the lottery. We have rewarded laziness and called it welfare.. We have killed our unborn and called it choice. We have shot abortionists and called it justifiable. We have neglected to discipline our children and called it building self esteem. We have abused power and called it politics.. We have coveted our neighbor's possessions and called it ambition. We have polluted the air with profanity and pornography and called it freedom of expression. We have ridiculed the time-honored values of our forefathers and called it enlightenment. Search us, Oh God, and know our hearts today; cleanse us from every sin and set us free. Amen!'

More pretty lasses from TAGGED

I post some more pretty lassies from the TAGGED portal. Enjoy!