身體健康也是一種Rock'n Roll的Style or Debut Albums that Rock My World Part 2

Crowd Lu. That funny English name adopted by 盧廣仲 (Lu Guang Zhong) will be forever etched in my mind representing a unique musical style I have never really encounter before yet it's a style that so effortlessly fused Folk, Rock, Blues and Jazz music styles with lyrics that are youthfully fitting. Crowd Lu's 100 Ways of Life (盧廣仲 - 100種生活) employed a free-style vocal that I find singing along his songs brings tremendous fun! While this album does not feel like a top notch studio recording (comparing to works like David Tao's debut), it is full of raw energy that I suspect many of the tracks employed "live" recording style versus the studio recording style. Nevertheless, the production really fits the musical style that Crowd Lu is trying to bring forward.


早安，晨之美 - a different version of the first track from the album


Crowd Lu singing live ~ Rock'n Roll的Style (hilarious song)


another Crowd Lu antics: mimicking Russian singer Vitas


just for kicks, the real Vitas

and 15 again...

For a film buff, what better way to celebrate Merdeka than be able watch 15 funky shorts that shed light on the ups and downs of Malaysian society? The first release of the 15 shorts ~ Potong Saga, a comedy featured Namewee aka the controversial Negarakuku composer/performer, is pretty funny and even more fun if u can understand Malaysian Mandarin. Not sure how any non-Malaysian would find these shorts (the title "Potong Saga" itself bore several meanings ot a Malaysian). As a Malaysian Chinese, each of these films tug at my heart stings in different ways. Anyway, I will let these shorts speak for themselves.

Real life-size GUNDAM exist!

Holy Cranberries! They finally done it! A life-size GUNDAM was finally built standing 18m high in Tokyo! Tho' I'm not really a fan of the series but what a feat it is!



Wanna be photographed on GUNDAM's shoulder?

Hmm... can my favourite Wing GUNDAM Zero be next? Practically, it might topple backwards because of its gigantic wings...

15 + 15

IMDB released a list of 15 top-rated films of the new millennium, here's my non-exhaustive list of 15 English and 15 foreign language films that has great impact on yours truly ~

15 English Language:
Dark Knight
Donnie Darko
Empire Strikes Back
High Fidelity
Leon
Matrix
Memento
Return of the King
Saving Private Ryan
Shawshank Redemption
Sixth Sense
Spiderman 2
The Incredibles
Titanic
Truman Show

15 Foreign Languages:
Amélie (French)
Avalon (Polish)
Cinema Paradiso (Italian)
City of God (Portuguese)
Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (Mandarin)
Infernal Affairs (Cantonese)
Justice My Foot (Cantonese)
My Sassy Girl (Korean)
Princess Mononoke (Jap)
Rashômon (Jap)
Run Lola Run (German)
Running Out of Time (Cantonese)
Seven Samurai (Jap)
Three Colours: Red (French)
Whisper of the Heart (Jap)

What's your 15?

Alive in Joburg (Hoping for District 10 in 3 years...)

Where to begin? The showing was delayed for more than 1/2hr, I almost wanna call for a refund; the air-con was on full blast until I have to have my own intermission thus missing few minutes of show, some parts of the analogue film have defects that was so disturbing on screen... but heck, District 9 is by far one of the best film I have watched this year!

Like all good Sci-Fi, a thriller on the surface but a social commentary at its core, the small film that could (30mill budget to Hollywood standard is nothing), shot with faux-documentary style, really blows me away (with its exploding Tesla guns). In the end, the film celebrates the strength of camaraderie and takes stabs at many social political issues such as refugees, racial prejudice, threat of giant corporate power.

Although the "Produced by Peter Jackson" on the credits are one of the first things that attracted my attention, as a director, Neill Blomkamp is now on my radar. Here's hoping more good things to come. Heck, I'm crossing my fingers for District 10 already... "I'll be back in three years. I promise" -- Christopher Johnson

Now, I gotta go find that original short film D9 is based upon...

P.S. Next time, remember to bring a jacket whenever step into GSCs...

FB hazzards

Be careful what you post on Fcaebook! (or remember who you added!)

This lady learn the lesson the hard way.

So you've watched he movie...

Ever wonder what G.I.Joes or Cobra do when they are trying to kill each other?

The Ballad of G.I. Joe from Olivia Wilde

Now I would to know what the Autobots and Decepticons do in their down time...

You wanna be "In The Loop"?

This must be the cleverest "full-of-swearing" political satire I ever watched....!



This film has the bests of British and American humour. Tho' it's full of swearing, not particularly family friendly. Not meant to be anyway, seeing as it is a sharply observed satire on the previous UK Blair government on the issue of war. I particularly enjoy the British humour.

Best Cantonese K-song ever?

林海峰 - 流行曲

For those who understands Cantonese, and has a sense of humor this song is absolutely tongue in cheek!

Yo Joe!

Caught this on the first day it landed on Pg. OK, so it's "another mindless summer crap", and it's selling Americanism (again) but the Joes has been part of my child/teenage-hood so I am tempted to take a look. For what it's worth, I applaud the clever script that creates it's own Cobra origin story but still relevant to G.I.Joe lore.

My verdict: G.I.Joe 09 > Transformers 09
Down side: no Lady Jaye, uniforms a la X-Men and why was Iron Man doing here?
Tidbit: there's suppose to be a subtle connection between the two G.I.Joe and TF movies... see if u can figure it out... TF vs Joes anyone?