Boyhood-Living Through It!

Mason- A Brilliant Portrayal 

As the Academy Awards ceremony looms closer, I have spent time watching some good movies lately.

Top on the list was Boyhood.

It was a cinematic feat-a first of its own kind where a movie was made chronicling a twelve-year period  of a boy from his young years until he reached college-going age. The producer and director Richard Linklater must be credited for their sustaining effort of more than a decade, to bring this classic movie to the silver screen.

The quality that the movie brought through both Mason (Ellar Coltrane) and  Samantha (Lorelie Linklater) as they literally grew before your eyes throughout this period is truly profound and beyond all comparison. It's a great feeling to experience their growth from childhood to pre-adulthood.

As for acting, Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette were brilliant.

Arquette  Linklater,Coltrane and Hawke

Patricia Arquette may seem like the underdog for The Best Actress  nomination this year if the hot favourite Julianne Moore finally gets the coveted Oscar for her dramatic role in Still Alice this time around

Still, Boyhood is a joy to watch especially through the eyes of the parents as they undergo the phases of happiness,depression,separation and divorce through the years and the effects they have on these 2 children.

Great movie. Watch it.

In Memoriam of Alex

Always in our Prayers

Though, it is less than 20 days late for a 7-year memorium, I think it is still appropriate to write a blog entry in memory of my dear departed friend, the late Mr Alex Ooi Eng Chor.

He was a good friend of mine and had often invited us to his home where he will personally cook Penang food for us. Talk about a servant attitude, that was he!

He left us on 15 December 2008 when he was just 58 years old.

I will always cherish him in my prayers.

All Except Mr Salary

This cartoon speaks more than the ringgits in your wallet!

That's the problem when inflation is not only imported but home-grown as well by the government!

Pity us, poor salaried workers!

MOSTE'S Year-end Dinner 2014

The Venue

This was to be the last dinner we had for 2014 after the cancellation of the earlier scheduled dinner in October.

The venue this time was the Golden Dragon City Seafood Restaurant in Paramount Garden.

A Variety of Food

A total of 13 ex-officers came for the function. They are as follows:

Low Chee Choy
Aloysius Goh
Daniel Chew
Dato' Dr Yap
Goh Siok Eng
Ong Chui Khoon
Dato Himmat Singh
Lee Heng Keng
Lily Hor
Cindy Tan
Jenny Tan
Heng
Kam Teik Beng

We were most privileged to have Himmat and Aloysius with us this time around.

Food was sumptuous and we had a roaring good time.

Choice Suckling Pig Gems

We will meet again in 2015 after the Chinese New Year.

Spelling Disorder

Yes, this is certainly plaguing the Gen Y of Malaysia.

The lack of English language skills and the pollution brought about by the widespread usage of inter-language among Malaysians have led to many who may be able to speak but when it comes to writing English, it is a different matter.

The spelling capability of young Malaysians are getting unstuck.

This cartoon speaks volumes.

Wholesome Rebuttal to Zeti?

I took this from the Malaysian Insider dated 29 November 2014. In this article, the writers of  the report on lack of savings among Malaysian households took the opportunity to rebut the Governor of BNM on the origins of their data.

In defending their data in the Malaysia Human Development Report 2013, the joint writers-Kamal Salih,Dr. Lee Hwok Aun and Dr. Muhd Adb Khalid put paid that their findings were based on inclusive and reliable sources.

I thought it make interesting reading especially when the rebuttal is intellectually stimulating.

It's a classic of the proverbial Davidian three pebbles against a Goliath.

Here is the article.

Do You Believe?

That the filthiest item you would touch in a restaurant is the menu?

But it's true.