2009 Oscars...Our spot on prediction eh? and the unexpected....

It was a runaway success for our bet ' Slumdog Millionaire' winning 8 awards including best picture award. Hope that the win will bring more recognition to these budding child actors/actresses and better life for them....! They look good in their Oscar's outfit!

real vs reel lifes...



And the unexpected.....


'Wall E' won the best animated movie at the Oscars....

Manja Lara

Sis 1 says: On Saturday nights, I watch this Malay TV series called Manja lara.. my cuz is also an ardent fan of this drama series...

Drama ini membuatkan saya 'terlekat' di kaca televisyen sehingga pukul 11 malam kerana jalan cerita yang penuh suspen dan dramatik. Ibu membenarkan saya menontonnya kerana kelas madrasah saya bermula pukul 11 pagi esoknya.... he he he

Telenovela Manjalara ialah mengenai seorang gadis gemuk yang bersusah-payah meraih perhatian yang positif gara-gara saiz badannya. Ada orang yang ingin mendekati Manjalara dan menunjukkan rasa prihatin kepadanya kerana ketabahannya menempuh segala kepayahan hingga sanggup mengubah dirinya demi cita-cita.

Sinopsis Drama Manjalara: Manjalara adalah anak kepada pasangan Kamarul dan Marisa . Ibu Manja, Marisa, seorang penyanyi dan pelakon terkenal yang berharta. Pada suatu hari, keluarga Manjalara dikejutkan dengan berita kehilangan Marisa sehingga abang kandung Marisa dan isterinya, Sahara mengambil keputusan tinggal di rumahnya. Bagaimanapun setelah Marisa dijumpai semula dan ingin kembali ke pangkuan keluarga, Sahara bimbang Marisa akan mengambil semula hartanya. Untuk menghalang semua itu berlaku, Sahara membunuh Marisa pada hari pertama dia pulang. Tanpa pengetahuan Sahara, segala peninggalan harta sudah diwasiatkan ke atas nama Manjalara dan dia akan memiliki segalanya apabila berusia 18 tahun. Pelbagai taktik dilakukan Sahara untuk memastikan Manjalara yang kini berusia 17 tahun tidak memperoleh harta peninggalan ibunya.

The Oscar's Best Picture Award goes to........

'Slumdog Millionair' - Our pick for the Oscar's best picture. It is about a teenage boy Jamal Malek who grew up in the slums, became a contestant of the reality TV show 'Who wants to be a millionaire' watched by millions in his country.

Jamal was one question away from being a millionaire but when the show went for a commercial break, he was arrested by the police for cheating. The police were curious as to how a street kid who grew up in a slum knew the answers to all the questions.

He was desperate to tell the truth to the police. As he was interrogated, events of his life unfolded as he described his life with his brother in the slums, adventures together on the road, vicious encounters with local gangs which indirectly gave clues to his answers.

We were touched by one episode of the movie which potrayed the slums children being picked by people who lured them with tasty bottle of drinks and brought them to a place supposedly to protect these children.

These vicious 'wolf in sheep's clothing' people trained them to sing and then made those who could sing melodiously blind by pouring acid into their eyes and these kids became pathetic looking blind beggars on the streets. We enjoyed the movie as it was fast paced and full of adventures and at the same time learnt the reality and the hardship of life of children who lives in slums.
The other contenders for the best picture award are according to mum very much adult movies such as 'the Readers', 'Changeling' and 'The curious Case of Benjamin Button' . We will watch it if given a chance. :D

Its a hot hot day.....

Have we been feeling hot lately and on top of that the haze is coming back ... Last Sunday, temperature hit a scorching 35 deg C ! Its advisable to stay indoor in this hot and hazy weather...

Blazing again
Two bush fires in two days in same forest
THE forested area along Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 has once again been affected by bush fires.

THE forested area along Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 has once again been affected by bush fires.
The area was hit by a bush fire on Monday afternoon at about 4.30pm.
At about 1pm yesterday, the Singapore Civil Defence Force (SCDF) received a call alerting them to yet another bush fire in the same forested area.
Said Mr Lui Hoong Chen, 58, a technical officer who lives near the forested area: 'It was much bigger and more serious than Monday. Then, it was only a small patch.'
The forested area measures about 400m by 70m. An SCDF spokesman told The New Paper that there were four different sections that were on fire within the area.
When SCDF arrived at the scene, they found two pockets of fire, each covering an area the size of one basketball court.
The work was made trickier by the dense vegetation and the undulating terrain, which consists of an upward slopping area measuring 50 metres in height at its peak.
Due to difficulties in making their way up the slopes, the firemen took 45 minutes to trek to and locate the two hot spots.
About an hour into their work, strong winds blew embers onto another two locations in the area and caused the two spots to catch fire as well.
Firemen took another 45 minutes to trek to and locate the two new fire locations.
The fire there was spread over an area the size of two basketball courts.
Four fire engines, three Red Rhinos, five support vehicles and 70 personnel were dispatched to fight the fire.
SCDF could not confirm whether the fire was the biggest bush fire this year.
The fire was brought under control within 21/2 hours after SCDF's arrival at the scene.
The New Paper on Sunday reported a record number of bush fires in Singapore. A total of 182 bush fires were recorded last month - the highest number for the month of January in the past decade.
For this month, SCDF has already handled 106 cases of bush fires as of last Friday.
They bring the total so far this year to 288, compared to the 426 cases over the whole of last year.
Meanwhile, the weatherman has said that the haze, caused by the bush fires here, may stay till the end of the week.
The record number of fires has been fuelled by the soaring temperatures and dry weather. Also, weak winds can't blow the smoke particles away.
On Sunday, temperatures reached a scorching 35 deg C, the highest recorded for this month.

No 'cow' sense..err common sense?

This is hilarious.. over 200 'cows' went missing...

You would have seen these 'cows grazing' at our 'hills'. We find that these cows really add colour to the greenery..but...read the news below !!

Missing - 200 cows (ST news)
Or wooden cut-outs of the animal, to be more precise.
That's one third of some 600 that were put up on Jan 25, the eve of Chinese New Year.
The cut-outs, in red, blue, pink, yellow and green, bear auspicious Chinese characters like prosperity and luck and were put up at 50 spots islandwide.
They belong to Moove Media, an advertising arm of transport giant ComfortDelGro. The objective, said Moove's chief executive officer Jayne Kwek, is to 'bring cheer and hope to Singaporeans', especially in the current downturn.
The 600 cut-outs, which cost $100 each to make, will be displayed till Friday. Weighing about 8kg each, they have apparently 'mooved' some people to steal them. More than 200 are missing, with the biggest number gone from places like Sixth Avenue and Thomson Road. Signs beside the cut-outs that say 'cows under surveillance' have not deterred the thefts.

Merman falls from grace

Remember Merman Michael Phelps who won to date 14 Olympic Gold Medals (the most medals) and 7 world records at the recent Beijing Olympics .... He was suspended for 3 months for taking drugs and struck off from endorsing certain products. According to the US Sports Council, he was suspended because he did not show a good example to all aspiring young children who looked up to him as their role model! ooooooh shameful shameful indeed!!


Remember this one ... Miley Cyrus from the hugely popular TV series 'Hanna Montana' .. A lot of parents were angry when this wholesome girl (adored by many young girls ) shocked her fans with a series of pictures in a raunchy and controversial poses ;(

So how should youngstars look up to their reel star? .. Lets just take the positive examples from them but should always remember not to emulate their negative behaviours !!!