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2014 was not a strong year to begin with but throughout the year, it gotten much much better and I am thankful for that. I have compile a list of things which I learnt throughout the year, the source can be from close ones or simply just observing things that has been happening.  1. Take the chance(s) As much as you think I am in the #YOLO generation, there are more than one time I did not take the chance to leap myself forward but then over thinking got the best of me and ultimately FEAR got the best of me thus I decided to just let it slip to someone else. This coming 2015, I think I should take as many chances as I can just to you know, to compensate for whatever I miss in 2014 :D.  Took this leap of faith, but not others. Damn! 2. Keep your trust 2014 certainly showed me what type of people you can meet. If you have doubt, keep your trust. Never trust too early. Friendship can change throughout the year, it is okay if you are a little selfish towards your...

Dear younger Kevan,  It will be hard for you during those time, where people and your friends are constantly hooking up while you are busy getting friendzoned to oblivion. You also tend to be hanging out with dicks all day long. Fret not, younger Kevan, your time will come when you have a girlfriend and she will love you lots. Till then, you can keep this signs in mind and also advice those around you of the signs of friendzone:  1. The way she talks you When she walks up to you and call you bro, you should be cautious then because high chances she is moving you to her comfort zone. DON'T ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN! If all else fail, you can punch her (just kidding). Try to call her by her name or simply just don't acknowledge her calling!  2. The way she dress up Once she stop dressing up, taking hours to do her make up then you prolly promoted to her BFF! That is because girls take time to look good and impress someone they have feelings for or want to seek attenti...

So, directed by Peter Jackson , Bilbo (Martin Freeman) and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the Lonely Mountain from falling into the hands of a rising darkness. Thanks IMDB for summarizing it for me but basically this is the final of the Hobbit saga therefore you should be watching the previous two, unfortunately I have not written any reviews for the movie =/.  THE GOOD Anything which has started must come to an end someday, and this trilogy tells the story not perfectly but well enough for you to link it back to the Lord of the Rings. The fighting scene was fast paced and truly exciting couple with the ever so nail-biting fight scene towards the end. There are also the fight which features Saruman ( Christopher Lee ) and Elrond ( Hugo Weaving ) defending Galadriel ( Cate Blanchett ) from the 9 human ghost. We are also able to witness the power of Galadriel and the early rising for Sauron.  THE BAD ...

As much as the show titled like someone lost their kid, it is not the case. Let me assure you that Gone Girl can be in the same category as MINDFUCKING because what you see is not always what you get.  Imdb comes out with the movie summary: With his wife's, Amy Dunne (Rosamund Pike) disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent. Together with his twin, Margo Dunne (Carrie Coon) he tries to uncover the true secret that his wife been hiding all these time.  THE GOOD If there is someone to admire in this movie, Rosamund Pike will be the one to watch. She really carries the roll of Amy Dunne crazily good and with that you will embark on a journey on crazy together with her. It scares the fuck out of you knowing how crazy someone can be. The story was beautifully written and the acting was so convincing that you will wonder what som...

So I had the chance to take my jumping to the next level at Jump Street Asia   and proceed to make booking over on their website but unfortunately, their website was having technical error. Therefore, we just took our chances and drove there hoping there are some slots left. The signs that greeted us upon arriving. Remember to read the rules people!  The time is 5 p.m and Petaling Jaya was raining like a boss. Gotten our cars parked and ran towards the registration counter. Aww YEAHHHHHH, they still have slots but problem is there are way too many kids running around as someone is having their birthday party there thus making the place crowded as it already is. We quickly gotten band and also the awesome jump street socks and made our way to the locker as soon as possible.  READY.SET. GO The "Sticky" Socks The best is yet to come, as there are many people we cant seem to get into lots of areas especially HIGH PERFORMANCE area where are abl...

So when I posted the top Malaysian habits in the cinema part 1 (READ HERE) , seems like I have gotten some comments over on Facebook concerning some missing habits which I did not cover, so here is the second round of Malaysian habit in the cinema 1. The Loud One Ahhh how can I forget about this, maybe because I tend to be in this category once awhile and when I do (often) it is time to munch slower and quietly. There are some who seems to be able to munch as though they are eating the seats or their fucking phone. In no way you could ever imagine that popcorns can sound this loud what else in a hall so fucking huge. All you hear is OM NOM NOM NOM NOM and it keeps getting louder together with the sound of them digging into their popcorn. TOPKEK mate. It add the extra dimension when you are watching movie, all of a sudden you feel like a digging scene or eating scene is coming up. 2. The Silent One Tilting their ass and letting out a gas of destruction and confusion. This is a...

1. The Grindfest Since the standing space for monorail is far smaller comparing to LRT,  certain stations with their heavy traffic (Hang Tuah heading to Bukit Bintang) ensures that you will have a clubbing crowd coming in the morning. Why bother going Zouk  when you can get the same grinder in the monorail early in the morning, best part is, there are different music for different individual. Obviously some retards think that bystanders do not realise if they are busy grinding or 'poking'. 2. The Stop-The-Door please! Whatever day you ride the monorail, there will always be one person who will come running in like a wrecking ball and shortly after that straight put either his/her hands or legs to block the door, or jump in like he is taking a dive for the Olympic gold medal, no kidding, I am dead fucking serious! These type if you meet, them either step on their feet or just whack their hands. Best thing is, you should knee them when they are diving into the compartment...

Jennifer Lawrence plays as Katniss Everdeen, duh! So when Katniss destroys the games, she goes to District 13 after District 12 is destroyed. She meets President Coin who convinces her to be the symbol of rebellion, while trying to save Peeta ( Josh Hutcherson ) from the Capitol. So is the movie any good or are they are merely riding on the Hunger Games hype? THE GOOD The movie continues directly after what happen when Katniss destroys the game. The cast and crew after many movies together, we can feel that they are comfortable with each other as the acting becomes more personal towards the cast. Other than that, we are told the back story about uprising on different district and how it all went down after Katniss awoken the rebellion. Katniss still gets you to believe that she can shoot arrows and it is shown in this particular movie.  THE BAD The show is a melodrama of 2 hours without getting anything back. It feels like a slow paced Korean drama at one point an...

The penguins are BACK! I watched the penguins with my jumping kaki at Tanjung Golden Village  cinema, One Utama! The show was absolutely epic with the penguins doing what they do best. The 4 penguins, Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.  THE GOOD Purely entertaining! That is what the show about, the penguins will definitely keep you entertained throughout the whole movie. You will also laugh your ass off when they meet the North Wind who is consider to be an elite group consist of, well as you guess it, MORE ANIMALS! The storyline is pretty linear and it does not take much of a thinking. Jokes are ample in the movie and you will be surprise how well some of it blends with your current situation, or the situation that you have been in before.  THE BAD Some of the jokes can be pretty hard to digest for the younger ki...

Big Hero 6 is an animated movie (duh!) and it is an emotional one to be exact. The story tells about action-packed comedy-adventure about the special bond that develops between Baymax, a plus-sized inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada. When a devastating event befalls the city of San Fransokyo and catapults Hiro into the midst of danger, he turns to Baymax and his close friends adrenaline junkie Go Go Tomago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon and fanboy Fred. Determined to uncover the mystery, Hiro transforms his friends into a band of high-tech heroes called "Big Hero 6." (thank you IMDB )  THE GOOD From the studio that brought you "Frozen" and "Wreck-It Ralph"   you can pretty much bet the animation is really really good. Everything seems so much fluid and the lightning, details right up to the core as this studio knows their shit. The storyline and progression of character especially the first half seems to be a little too qui...

Last week Friday,  Lion&Lion turns 2 this year and being a startup we choose to celebrate the anniversary at somewhere we can: 1. Blast our Lion&Lion Spotify playlist (Or someone's playlist) 2. Have a small football game 3. Pool is required - either to swim or tossing someone in it 4. Free flow of booze or (Vodka drowned in orange juice) 5. A place big enough to house all (or most) of us  6. Lots of toilets  7. Must have data/Internet  So as we search high and low, suggestion were made and finally we head over to Summer Residence @ Rainforest Sanctuary  recommended by Michelle! The bungalow has an epic view  and also the ample of space to be PARTY ROCKING!  I took the car with three other colleagues and it was one epic ride. I was extremely tired but can't fall asleep in the car because of random screaming, thanks Sue Lin and also Soyan for randomly pulling whatever strands of hair left on my leg while I was trying to sl...

This month marks one year of taking the public transport and if you ask me about improvements, I will tell you that there are close to none. The LRT still leaks water from the top cabin and for most of the part the 2 fucking LRT coaches are still functioning (god damn it retire that shit already). The problem with those 2 shitty ass LRT coaches is that they are too small to fit people in there, everytime the coach comes, everyone will be busy fighting or jumping into it and hope that people will make way for them or the door closes first, whichever comes first. Throughout my journey, I have seen lots of different kinds of habits along the way, this is a head's up for tourists who will be visiting Malaysia. It is not because we have bad habits, but we simply just don’t give a fuck when it comes to things like this. 1. The One Who Can’t Be Moved This is one of the legendary selections, only a few people in the LRT have mastered the art of standing straight up even when the ...

Honestly, I think my review will not do justice for the latest edition of mindfuck by your one and only Christopher Nolan . This is his only show for the year and I am really glad that is because the amount of thoughts and mindfucking in the show makes me feel like I need to sit back and just take time to fill in the gap. Slowly figuring out what happen, if you are fan of Inception , rest assured this movie will keep you accompanied in that department. A short summary by IMDB mention that "A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage".  Cooper  ( Matthew McConaughey )  left behind his 2 kids, Murph ( Jessica Chastain ) and Tom ( Casey Affleck ) under the care taking of his father in law, Donald ( John Lithgow ).Cooper will lead a team of 4 each with their own expertise and together with a military robot named TARS to find another h...

You will understand why the tagline for this show is Don't Set Him Off when you watch this movie. John Wick ( Keanu Reeves ) takes the leading role in the show. He is an ex-hitman who is now on the mad run to hunt to track down the gangsters that took everything from him. Which is his, dog, yeah you read that right, his dog. The dog was the final token for him from his dead wife and some gangsters just decided to kill it. Stay classy stupidity. THE GOOD Keanu Reeves is back. The role that he hold doesn't not have much to talk but lots of action with guns. I have no idea you could actually kill someone with the gun so many ways. There is also a specific atmosphere in the show that makes it so intriguing. The characters in the movie for example the CLEANER and the owner of Continental both plays a cool mysterious character. There are places that makes you think if it really exist in the world. The show is actually quite funny at times with humours does not seem so forcef...

Donnie Yen is back as a martial arts instructor, Hahou Mou, from the police force gets imprisoned after killing a man by accident. But when a vicious killer starts targeting martial arts masters, the instructor offers to help the police in return for his freedom. Only proceed to buy this show if you really are a fan of Donnie Yen or Chinese kung fu, you are warned. THE GOOD Fighting scene is back to more kung fu and coordinated action sequence. There are many kinds of specialise kung fu in the movie and Donnie Yen once again show you that with fast hands and legs you can take on 17 people easily. Seems like fighting 10 people in one go has became a thing of the past. The fighting scene is really fast  and powerful. The minute you close your eyes for one second, everything is almost over.  THE BAD Other that fighting, the show basically have no substance. There were times when Donnie Yen show had a good storyline but recently, his show is nothing but subpar plot...

As you know, I have PhD in Movies and Masters in Cinema Visits and that means I have done my research ample of times. Having to frequent lots of cinema gives you the chance to observe the many different behaviours of the patrons of cinemas in Malaysia. I will now write some of the epic ethics in cinema which I sincerely hope that Malaysians at least get their shit together for better cinema experience for everyone. Why top 8 you ask? Because top 10 is too mainstream and also  THIS IS A RAGE EDITION!  1. Chair Rocking Do not rock chair or chairs. A rocking chair is a fucking rocking chair no matter whoever chair it belongs to . The last thing I want when I am immersing myself in a movie is my chair felt like a fucking roller coaster. I meant seriously people, stop shaking that chair of yours, what are you doing bro? STAHP! Are you making out with that chair? #foreveralone. This shit happens mostly from a guy, happens lesser when a lady sits beside me. 2. Explanation Du...

Been a long time since I watched a show in IMAX and watching Fury was a good choice. Apparently, TGV did not show Fury on normal screening either. So yeah, just roll with it and I find myself enjoying the movie. Fury is the name of their tank, lead by Wardaddy ( Brad Pitt ) together with Byod ( Shia LaBeouf ),  Trini ( Michael Peña ),  Grady ( Jon Bernthal )  and finally new recruit, Norman ( Logan Lerman )   where their final mission is to hold a crossroad with shitloads of Nazi heading to their way. They are the last in the line and with a tank, they will hold the line. THE GOOD  Brad Pitt's acting as Wardaddy really brings out the emotions. Although he is getting old, his acting gets much better. The story starts slow and progress very well throughout the whole 2 hours and 30 mins timeline. The movie also makes you constantly on the seat because of the scenario and also shooting which happens all of a sudden. That one minute of silence and sud...

Animation keeps getting better these days and resulting a much nicer experience and also laughter when watching one. The Book of Life speaks about a fairy tale love where 2 guys, Manolo ( Diego Luna ) and Joaquin ( Channing Tatum ) tries to capture the heart of Maria ( Zoe Saldana ). The gods put their bets on either one to marry Maria and thus set one of them off to an adventure span on three fantastic worlds. THE GOOD The animation is beautiful. Everything inside the show feels like you are playing "Little Big Planet" . It really takes you on an adventure and the acting on all fronts are good. The voice acting couple with the singing and dancing really keep you feel touched and feel like dancing. There are some parts where you just keep wanting to know more what happens next. THE BAD There are some part which I feel just there to be prolonged the movie. There is lots of things to absorb at one point and also with cartoon, you cannot think so much. The girl...