Paranormal Norman-Awful Animated Outing

Disaster Animation Feature

As the latest animated flick to hit the screens, it sure is tame and unfortunately lacks the entertainment factor.

Most of the events are predictable and the dialogue is as corny as it can get.

A yarn built around a young gifted girl who was killed as the village elders feared her unknown powers is an unlikely plot-line that can sustain.

The action of a town in frenzy fear of zombies is more laughable than enjoyable.

As far as animated features are concerned, this one surely touches a new low.

I believe it neither entertains nor put fear into children.

For adults, just give it a miss!

HINDRAF: Fear is The Key

A Repeat of 2008?

Yes, like it or not, they caused the mammoth defeat of BN in the 12th GE in many seats in 2008.

BN's failure to come to terms with the issues championed by the then unknown Hindraf movement was to cause a massive tsunami of losses particularly for the seats that Indians in marginal numbers played king-makers.

The issues raised by Hindraf remains unresolved though cosmetically PM Najib has played to the gallery to woo voters promising all that he could.

Now, that time has come again and with the 13th GE right around the corner possibly to be held in mid-2013, BN is again possibly on the wrong footing.

Can BN and MIC play their hands successfully this time around to soothe the frazzled nerves of the Indian voting populace helmed by Hindraf?

One thing is for sure. The window for action gets tighter and tighter.

The other thing in the works-PR has agreed to endorse the demands of Hindraf comes January 2013.

As usual, PR has nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Even if half of the Indians remain disgruntled especially with the issue of statelessness, MIC will plausibly see the last nail in their coffin being driven in for all times. If that is so, then the end is nigh for Palinivel to be the last President standing as the boat goes down!

Or can he cause an upheaval to bring MIC home to victory?

Would you want to bet your bottom ringgit?

Lynas-Blurred Imperatives and Inadequate Legal Minds?

Big Investment Mistake!

If there is a classic case of miscommunication and disinforamtion, it must be the Lynas controversy.

This issue has been around since the very day a temporary operating licence has been issued to the Australian company to process rare earth remotely from its own native shores.

After the scientific and safety aspects have been "sort" of endorsed by the Malaysian licensing authorities, here comes the slam-dunk from Lynas itself.

It is not exporting the processed wastes.

And so the hullabaloo begins again to take center stage.

Misinformation and disinformation. Who has the final say here?

Are the people going to suffer?

Is it true that Lynas does not have to export the waste out of Malaysia as a crystal clear  licensing condition after all?

The Bamboozled Four?

Or is the full Najib Cabinet and the 4 directly responsible Ministers been hoodwinked by Lynas or by the inefficiency of legal minds in the government  AG Office even in drafting matters?

We have yet to see the end of this long drawn out fangled matter.

Three Bournes at One Go

Taut and Tight

Sometimes it's great to have the whole trilogy at one seating.

I remembered there used to be back to back movies  a long while ago.

These days, they never happen.

A New Plot

Watching the trilogy of Jason Bourne in one seating was exciting and there was lucid continuity.

Only thing you see an older Matt Damon every time it is the sequential Bourne.

I think Matt Damon was right to call it a day.

Calling it a Day

It's tiresome and the plots may run too thin.

The Bourne Legacy pales in comparison to these original Bournes.

I had a great outing.

Jessie-Burnt Out Star?

Being Dubbed Ms Tow Truck

She created waves especially during that first infamous debate between Lim Guan Eng and Chua Soi Lek.

Jessie Ooi earned the wrath of many Malaysians when she posed a silly question on night parking charges and tow-trucking in Penang.

I thought that she was moving upwards especially since there are not many potentially great female  candidates for MCA for the next General election.

That she lost her commandeering post as BN Coordinator of Selayang is truly disappointing.

Is she being shunted and on the way out?

Sad, if that becomes reality.

More Bourne on the Way?

Tired of Being Bourne

We all thought that when Robert Ludlum died, there will be no more Bourne after  The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and the Bourne Ultimatum.

Then someone ghost-wrote The Bourne Legacy. Matt Damon also refused to reprise the role of Bourne in this new film. With that the promise of another box office buster dissipated.

Rough and Tough-Will He Be Accepted as Bourne?

Watching the movie with Jeremy Renner as Bourne is akin to having Daniel Craig as James Bond in his first outing. I think it will be a matter of time before Jeremy  takes his rightful place on this challenging role as Bourne.

My opinion of the movie. Slow, dialogy and lack punch.

Could do with better editing

Question is will the audience be tired of this series since there are still  another 6 more new books to go.

We have :

The Bourne Betrayal
The Bourne Sanction
The Bourne Deception
The Bourne Objective
The Bourne Dominion and
The Bourne Imperative

Since  The Bourne Legacy ended up with no suitable ending leaving the audience high and dry, perhaps the producers may want to take another chance on Jeremy Renner.

Let us see whether that will come true.

Playing Hosts to a Returning Friend

Ah Soo and  Another Malaysian

The diaspora of USM is far-flung but mostly they settled down in good-old Perth.

We now have a thriving USM community there.

For us, we have Esther Tan  and   Fuan Kwee, and Ah Soo.

For me, there is my old class-mate from St. David's-William Chua and his wife, Honey.

Also William' s brother David and Frankie and two elder sisters, Doris and  Helen are now natives in Perth.

Ah Soo and Ah Moi

I think Ah Soo was back either in 2012 or last year. We played host then  at La La Chong Seafood Restaurant in Sungai Kayu Ara.

Somewhere in China

Not too sure on the year. Need to check on that.

Anyway, we are playing hosts to Ah Soo at Ting's Cafe in SS2 on 12th December.

Both Lee Kiang and me have gone to see Harriet for a customised menu.

The Wong Family

This time, Ah Soo and his wife, Ah Moi will be present as well.

Must Be Misty Cold!

There are a dozen of us and we hope to have a swell time!