Brokeback Mountain Lego

Apple iPhone?

Prada Advertising Campaign Spring/Summer 2006

$100,000 Brokeback Mountain Shirts

Two used cowboy shirts worn by Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal in Brokeback Mountain was won by Tom Gregory in the auction bid and the money will be donated to The Children's Charity of Southern California by Focus Features.

Healthy Diet

I'm now aiming for a healthy diet, I want to eat more vegetables & fruits and eat different variety of foods.

Taste of Music

My taste of music changes every year. This year is more of a dance music whilst last year was more of an indie music and I remember a year before that I was so into singer/songwriter type of music (I listened to David Gray and Damien Rice very often).
And here's the summary:
2006: Electronic music
2005: Independent music
2004: Alternative rock
2003: Jazz music
2002: Pop music
Wonder what type of music is it gonna be in 2007, country music? or maybe hip hop music?

Goldfrapp Concert in Dublin

I love their music, so there's a possibility that I will come to their concert at the Olympia this 27th of February.

Malay Fried Noodles

Recently, I have a crave for this delicious Malaysian dish which is called wet fried noodles back home. It is a Malay version of chow mein only that it is more hot and spicy. Mamak (Indian) fried noodles is another version of Chinese fried noodles and it is probably the most popular one in Malaysia.

Malaysian Ringgit New Notes

Mr. and Mrs. Beckham

Afterglow

Fake tanning is fast becoming part of many men's grooming routine. Arm yourself with Afterglow, the easy-to-use airbrush tanning system, to combat pastiness. For those of you who are weary of ending up with orange-hued skin, fear not. The active solution is not an extreme dye, it works with your skin tone to create the same natural, healthy glow you achieve from sunbathing. And with gradual application there's no room for over-tanning. Though it's a bit of an investment (£199), think of all the money you'll be saving on products.

My Favourite Music Videos

1) Fatboy Slim - Praise You



2) Utada Hikaru - Hikari



3) Massive Attack - Teardrop

The Ambitious Dubai

Dubai's land-reclamation projects will be the largest man-made offshore structures in the world:
1) The Palm (Jumeirah, Jebel Ali and Deira)
2) The World Archipelago
3) Dubai Waterfront (the largest waterfront development in the world)



Dubai, the so-called 'Hong Kong' of the Middle East has shocked the world with the tallest hotel in the world (Burj al-Arab) and the upcoming world's tallest structure (building or tower) which is the Burj Dubai. It made me wonder, what's next?

Berlin International Film Festival

Golden Bear: Grbavica (Bosnia & Herzegovina)
Silver Bear: A Soap (Denmark) & Offside (Iran)
Best Director: Michael Winterbottom & Mat Whitecross for The Road to Guantonamo (United Kingdom)
Best Actor: Moritz Bleibtreu in The Elementary Particles (Germany)
Best Actress: Sandra Huller in Requiem (Germany)
Best First Feature Award: A Soap (Denmark)

BAFTA Winners

The Alexander Korda Award (Best British Film): Wallace & Gromit (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
The Carl Foreman Award (Best British Director, Writer or Producer): Joe Wright (Pride & Prejudice)
The Michael Balcon Award (Best Film): Brokeback Mountain
The David Lean Award (Best Director): Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Original Screenplay: Crash
Best Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain
Best Foreign Language Film: The Beat that My Heart Skipped (France)
Best Actor in a Leading Role: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
Best Actor in a Supporting Role: Jake Gyllenhaal (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Actress in a Supporting Role: Thandie Newton (Crash)
Best in Cinematography: Memoirs of a Geisha
Best in Editing: The Constant Gardener
Best in Production Design: Harry Porter and the Goblet of Fire
Best in Costume Design: Memoirs of a Geisha
Best in Make Up & Hair: The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Withch and the Wardrobe
Achievement in Film Music: Memoirs of a Geisha
Achievement in Sound: Walk the Line
Achievement in Special Visual Effects: King Kong
Best Short Animation Film: Fallen Art
Best Short Film: Antonio's Breakfast
Academy Fellowship: Lord Puttnam
The Orange Rising Star Award: James McAvoy

Brokeback Mountain won 4 awards whilst another contender for best picture in Oscar, Crash won 2 awards, Walk the Line as well. Memoirs of a Geisha won 3 awards in which all of them are in the technical part.

Polo Shirt for Spring/Summer 2006

I remember last time for spring/summer I said go for polo shirt with horizontal stripes with striking colours but for spring/summer this year, go for polo shirt with collar that has different color with the shirt and try to go for subtle light colours.

A Month Break

My exam was over and this 4 weeks holiday is the time to hit the gym and pumping the irons, hehe :D I managed to put on some weight and my posture has improved so I figured, why not taking a step further. Oh ya, Ray gave me a haircut a few days back and I love my new hair. Great job ray :) No more Peter Mark or Tony & Guy from now on, haha!

Brit Awards 2006

British Pop Act: James Blunt
British Urban Act: Lemar
British Rock Act: Kaiser Chiefs
British Breakthrough Artist: Arctic Monkeys
British Live Act: Kaiser Chiefs
British Male Solo Artist: James Blunt
British Female Artist: KT Tunstall
British Group: Kaiser Chiefs
British Single: 'Speed of Sound' by Coldplay
British Album: X&Y (Coldplay)
International Breakthrough Act: Jack Johnson
International Male Solo Artist: Kanye West
International Group: Green Day
International Female Solo Artist: Madonna
International Album: American Idiot (Green Day)
Outstanding Contribution: Paul Weller

French Connection United Kingdom

Filthy or Gorgeous?

The Most Expensive Chocolate

Chocopologie (chocolate + apology?) by Knipschildt is the most expensive chocolate in the whole world and it costs $2600 per pound.

Top Ten Romantic Movies

These are 10 movies that we can watch this Valentine's Day:
1) Gone With the Wind (1939)
2) Titanic (1997)
3) Grease (1978)
4) Sleeping Beauty (1959)
5) Love Story (1970)
6) My Fair Lady (1964)
7) West Side Story (1961)
8) Ghost (1990)
9) An Officer and a Gentleman (1982)
10) Pretty Women (1990)

World's Priciest Cities (2006)

1) Oslo, Norway
2) Tokyo, Japan
3) Osaka, Japan
4) Reykjavik, Iceland
5) Paris, France
6) Copenhagen, Denmark
7) London, United Kingdom
8) Zurich, Switzerland
9) Geneva, Switzerland
10) Helsinki, Finland
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit

It's A Football Thing

Here's another funny video about two guys who can be really good friends without being gay, as they said it.

Brokeback Mountain Fever

Commercial Closet

Top 3 Ads:
1) Guinness - Mess
2) MTV - Skateboarders
3) Hyundai - Toy Boy

Motorola RAZR V3i by Dolce & Gabbana

Nokia 7270 by Versace

My Classmates

Grammy Awards 2006

Here are the big winners:
U2 (5 awards)
Kanye West (3 awards)
John Legend (3 awards)
Mariah Carey (3 awards)
Kelly Clarkson (2 awards)
Stevie Wonder (2 awards)
Record of the year: "Boulevard Of Broken Dreams" by Green Day
Album of the year: "How Dismantle An Atomic Bomb" by U2
Song of the year: "Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own" by U2

Prada Marfa

What Did You See?

I see ---> "summer's approaching", haha :P

When He Was A Kid...

Broke Mac Mountain

It's a Brokeback Mountain fever, you'll hear a lot about the movie until the Oscar winners announced next month.
P/S: In Macintosh system, 'quit' means 'close'.

Getting Big

This blog is getting bigger, it takes time to upload the whole site. Sorry for the inconvenience, will try to split the page when I'm free.

Let's Predict!

And here are my predictions for the 78th Oscar awards:
Best Picture: Brokeback Mountain
Achievement in Directing : Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman (Capote)
Best Actress: Reese Witherspoon (Walk the Line)
Best Supporting Actor: George Clooney (Syriana)
Best Supporting Actress: Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener)
Best Original Screenplay: Crash
Best Adapted Screenplay: Brokeback Mountain
Achievement in Cinematography: Batman Begins
Best Film Editing: Walk the Line
Best Art Direction: Memoirs of a Geisha
Achievement in Costume Design: Memoirs of a Geisha
Achievement in Makeup: The Chronicles of Narnia (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)
Best Original Score: Gustavo Santaolalla (Brokeback Mountain)
Best Original Song: Dolly Parton (Transamerica)
Achievement in Sound Editing: King Kong
Achievement in Sound Mixing: Walk the Line
Best Visual Effects: The Chronicles of Narnia (The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe)
Best Animated Feature Film: Wallace & Gromit (The Curse of the Were-Rabbit)
Best Animated Short Film: One Man Band
Best Foreign-Language Film: Tsotsi (South Africa)
Best Live-Action Short Film: Cashback
Best Documentary Feature: March of the Penguins
Best Documentary Short: God Sleeps in Rwanda

Princess of Mount Ophir

A big budget movie from Malaysia about the forbidden love between a Javanese princess and a Malay warrior. Artistic & exotic, I must say.

Watch the Trailer

Oscar Nominations

Best Picture: "Brokeback Mountain", "Capote", "Crash", "Good Night, and Good Luck" and "Munich".

Well, I got my prediction for best picture nominations wrong, Capote and Munich weren't in my list. Was suprised that Walk The Line was not in the nominations because I thought that the movie would be a very strong contender for Brokeback Mountain. Before making my prediction, I wasn't sure either to put Capote or The Constant Gardener in the nominations but since the latter just been nominated for BAFTA award, I guess that could influence the juries of the Oscar to pick them. My prediction for best picture would be like anyone else; Brokeback Mountain because of its deep social message but Crash might shocked the public again like they did during Screen Actors Guild (SAG).
I really hope that this time Heath Ledger will win the best actor award simpy because of his strong performance in the movie and he hasn't won anything yet. He's competing against Philip Seymour Hoffman who played his part very well as Truman Capote but Heath Ledger did show some meaningful emotions in Brokeback Mountain (in which the audiences can empathize) whilst creating his own character in the movie as a kinda shy guy with depressed childhood or very strict upbringing.
For best actress award, I really hope that Felicity Hoffman wins it despite her lost to Reese Witherspoon during SAG award (I always thought that Felicity is the best Desperate Houswives out of four actresses).
I supposed, the theme for Oscar this year is LGBT with Brokeback Mountain (about gay lovers), Capote (a gay writer) and Transamerica (regarding a transexual father) in the nominations. It would be nice if the Irish movie Breakfast On Pluto (tranverstism) also been nominated for the award like it was nominated for the Golden Globes.