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Do you watch Malay TV series?

limboonsiang — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:26:12 +0800

Do you watch Malay TV series?

Will you watch Malay drama? Why and why not? What will make you watch Malay drama?

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[YOUTUBE]7YMCrRs3B1A[/YOUTUBE]
Malaysia's first cheerleading teenage drama
Every Tuesday 9:30pm on 8TV

Malaysia's High School Musical "5 Jingga"(trailer)

limboonsiang — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 21:43:05 +0800

[YOUTUBE]7YMCrRs3B1A[/YOUTUBE]

Pada 5 Ogos lalu, satu sidang media pelancaran drama terbaru 8TV berjudul 5 Jingga telah diadakan di Multipurpose Hall, Sri Pentas pada jam 3 petang.

5 Jingga adalah sebuah drama pasukan sorak yang akan menemui penonton pada 12 Ogos 2008, setiap Selasa jam 9.30 malam di 8TV. Ditaja oleh UNZA dan merupakan hasil produksi dari Double Vision.

Selain Jehan Miskin, Sasha Bashir, Elaine Daly dan Amy Mastura, drama ini mempertaruhkan ramai muka-muka baru antaranya, Isma Hanum Husein, Siti Saleha, Ainur Syakina, Hunny Madu, Mohammad Ezhan, Renaldo Scully.

Budiey kira ini satu perkembangan positif di mana 8TV begitu menyokong dan memberi peluang kepada bakat-bakat baru yang bakal menyinari. Apatah lagi, mereka ini sebenarnya dicungkil bakat dan ada antara mereka merupakan ahli pasukan sorak.

Drama 5 Jingga mengisahkan tentang kehidupan lapan remaja yang sedang meniti alam persekolahan, kehidupan peringkat remaja mereka serta hubungan sesama mere dan yang paling menarik ada kisah pergaduhan kecil yang tidak disangka-sangka.

Sasha Bashir sebagai Melly

Nik (lakonan Isma Hanum Hussien) mempunyai hati yang cukup suci walaupun adakalanya dia kelihatan seperti agak dingin dan paling diminatinya adalah tarian hip-hop. Walaupun terpaksa berpindah randah dari satu sekolah ke satu sekolah yang lain namun, yang buat dia bertahan hanyalah tarian hip hop yang sudah sebati dalam hidupnya.

Zaleha atau Zai (lakonan Siti Saleha) merupakan kapten pasukan soraknya yang mana dunianya hanyalah kelas-kelas tarian dan hip hop. Zaleha yang hampir kehilangan kepercayaan terhadap dirinya sendiri di atas kejadian-kejadian yang tidak diingininya, namun telah bergantung dan mengharapkan sokongan dari rakan-rakannya.

Jed lakonan Ainur Syakina seorang yang rendah diri dan mempunyai tahap keyakinan yang sangat rendah dan sangat tidak membantunya apabila lemah dari segi akademiknya.Menjadi pemain simpanan boa jaring sekolahnya selama 4 tahun berturut-turut dan ini merupakan tahun akhirnya. Jed mahu membuktikan yang dia bukan hanya layak sebagai pemain simpanan sahaja.

Irwan lakonan Jehan Miskin pula seorang ahli bomba yang masih dalam latihan praktikalnya. Irwan abang kepada Nik sangat sayang kepada adiknya. Dalam diam dia menaruh harapan terhadap Zai (Siti Saleha).

Joe sebagai Andi

Andi lakonan Muhamad Ezhan (Joe) seorang anggota 5 Ungu dan banyak menghabiskan masa dengan tarian hip hop dan berusaha untuk menjadi seorang penari.

Renaldo Scully sebagai Zaidi

Zaidi lakonan Renaldo Scully seorang ketua pengawas di sekolahnya, menaruh perasaan terhadap Jed. tapi Jed talah berterus terang yang mereka tidak ada keserasian bersama. Kemudian, Zaidi telah menjalinkan hubungan dengan Melly (lakonan Sasha Bashir). Namun, Jed pula beralih arah meminati Zaidi dan membuatkan perasaan Zaidi terhadap Melly mula goyah.

Adakah Nik akan menjalinkan hubungan baik dengan rakan barunya? Adakah dia dapat mencari keserasian bersama Zai, ketua pasuka sorak atau mungkin juga dia mendapat musuh di sekolah barunya?

Dell E to be introduced on August 12, 2008?

limboonsiang — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 12:53:09 +0800

http://corpia.mivochen.com/?p=14741

Dell輕省筆電早在幾個月前，就傳出有實機的消息。不過一直到現在，最多也只有七月的時候，有些規格上的說明。具體上來說，到底是怎樣的東西，不算是很清楚。不過據華爾街日報所說，在本周二，也就是八月十二日，會在舊金山召開記者會，發表新的產品。雖然不知道是什麼新產品，但文中所說，其中可能包括兩款新筆電。會不會就是Dell E與E Slim？等周二來看看了。

Ali, Ashok and Ah Beng Escape from Bukit Aman

limboonsiang — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:05:52 +0800

Will you watch "Ali, Ashok and Ah Beng Escape from Bukit Aman"?

It's about the movie of three (seemingly) good friends finding a used condom in a tong sampah one day, and how they end up mired in the middle of a political conspiracy that would shock the nation? Will they betray each other for their lives?

And it's packed with action and some C4 explosions.

Will you watch? (Because I don't dare to make it).

What genre Malaysian films could be famous for?

limboonsiang — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:37:10 +0800

I know there are many exceptions, but generally Hong Kong movies are famous for its action/cops flicks, korean for their comedy/romance flicks, Thai for horror and action....

What about Malaysia? If Malaysian films are to conquer overseas market, what kind of genre/market it could target itself to?

Should we follow such strategy? Let's just discuss with an open mind.

Of course, the first task is to make better films for our very own people to see. How about a film that ALL RACES would throng to see?

Some people (sadly including some government officials) argue Malaysian films have limited market because of language barrier.

But I really don't agree. I don't know Korean or Thai but I love watching them. I hope they/government could really think outside of their kampung mindset. Well, that's my personal opinion.

Dell E & Dell E Slim coming tomorrow?

limboonsiang — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:21:44 +0800

http://corpia.mivochen.com/?p=14741

Dell 輕省筆電早在幾個月前，就傳出有實機的消息。不過一直到現在，最多也只有七月的時候，有些規格上的說明。具體上來說，到底是怎樣的東西，不算是很清楚。不過據華爾街日報所說，在本周二，也就是八月十二日，會在舊金山召開記者會，發表新的產品。雖然不知道是什麼新產品，但文中所說，其中可能包括兩款新筆電。會不會就是Dell E與E Slim？等周二來看看了。

Mandriva's Gdium 10-inch netbook

limboonsiang — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:15:21 +0800

Will you buy this?

http://www.gdium.com/

10″.
1024×600.
1.1Kg.
4 hours.
Mandriva Linux.
G-Key (key to the G Spot?)
Gayaplex.

The first Gdium will be a netbook with a 10", 1024x600 resolution display and a battery life of four hours, weighing in at 1.1kg. The Gdium itself is an interesting system: it uses the MIPS-derived Loongson CPU by ST Microelectronics, which helps to deliver the long battery life. Most interesting, though - especially for Mandriva! - is the way the operating system and data are stored. The Gdium has no internal storage at all. The operating system and all user data are stored on a USB key, known as the G-Key, which plugs into a USB port under the keyboard, in the middle of the machine. This system lets you keep your system and data with you and use it on any Gdium system, so it's ideal for any environment where several systems will be shared among many users - like many office and education environments. There's no need to keep one particular laptop with you, just plug your G-Key into any Gdium and it will work just the same.

The Gdium will be available in Europe, North America and China starting in September 2008. Pricing is not yet finally confirmed but can be expected to be less than 400 Euros in Europe.

Will you watch "Malacca" the movie?

limboonsiang — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:57:45 +0800

This is a trailer I did for "Malacca", a movie about the mysterious Hang Li Po and Sultan Mansur Shah of the Sultanate of Malacca.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgmE_HfGP7Q

[YOUTUBE]BgmE_HfGP7Q[/YOUTUBE]

Of course many people have and would have criticised about the trailer on YouTube. Some attacked me for making Sultan Mansur Shah a pirate. Some have argued there is no pirate in our good old Malacca. Some simply hate see Chinese people in Malacca. Some complained why I didn't use any footage from Putri Gunung Ledang.

Anyway, before you start attacking my movie idea, please allow me to explain....

1. I imagined my movie to be fast moving, fun and upbeat like Pirates of the Carribean. So I use the footage from Pirates of the Carribean. I hate anything slow-moving. Even the movie is set in the old days, it doesn't neccessary need to be boring, right? (If you think otherwise, okay, this movie is not for you)

2. Secondly, I used Johnny Depp as Sultan Mansur as it's the only mean to get big-time producers interested in the project. (No offence to anyone because I doubt it would/could be produced in Malaysia without making some of the producers go bankrupt... )

3. Thirdly, in the movie, Sultan Mansur Shah is only disguising himself as a pirate. He is NOT a pirate in my story. And to those who claim that there was no pirate in Malacca, please do your research properly.

4. Fourthly, I personally do not believe that Hang Li Po is a princess from China based on the non-existence of historical accounts in China and many other historical facts. (Sorry) She is not a princess in my movie.

5. Also, in my story, I want to present the fact that Malacca was then already a "international port". There are people from everywhere.... China, India, Japan, even Africa beside the majority Malays. If you read any historical texts (not the "political-correct" historical textbooks the government made us to read), you will know Malacca is very different than what we have been taught it to be.

6. When I did the trailer, I did not have access to Puteri Gunung Ledang the movie.

Okay, what I need now is a couple of million dollars (USD40 millions to be exact). Please start donating to my project, and you will see Malacca in the year 2012.

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*Note: I'm not a historian. So don't readily believe my words. The trick is, do your own reading.

Anyway, I AGREE with you guys about the "true identity" of Hang Li Po. But I would not use the word "proven". It's never - and I doubt could ever be proven with concrete facts (unless anyone could conjure up the spirits of Hang Li Po and interrogates her in person? LOL). No historian dare to use the word.... yet, I think.

On the other hand, even though the Ming Dynasty did (reportedly) fervently record every meticulous records on "everything", there is also a possibility that such record has been erased.

Gavin Menzies' theory about Chinese people "discovering America" is partly based on his hypothesis (again, hypothesis) that the Confucian scholars have destroyed (some) evidence of the discovery for fear that the Emperor would once again send out his treasure fleets at the expense of his country's "wellfare". (Has anyone read his new book about Chinese people planting the seeds of Renaissances in Europe? He must be making a lot of people angry. LOL)

What if, for some reasons, that part of the history has been erased?

Our understanding towards the history is based on an assumption that all historical records are truthfully written. Well, what if they were not?

There was no mass media then. No widely distributed newspaper as we know it (During the Tang dynasty in China [618-906], the Kai Yuan Za Bao published government news; it was painted on silk and mostly read by government officials.).

Who knows what really happened? (Even there was mass media, would the truth be readily available to us? There are so many speculations about 911 even we have access to the footage and this and that... but do media provide us proof or simply more confusion? Okay, this is another topic I've no answer of.)

On the other hand, no offence to anyone, but Sejarah Melayu is filled with - again, one could always argue it's real, haha - what I would call "cerita dongeng" put together to glorify the Sultans then.

Among the "cerita dongeng" (not mentioned in our textbooks of course), it tells the story of how the Emperor of China drank the water Sultan of Malacca used to wash his feet.

So, how serious we should take Sejarah Melayu as our source of reference?

Anyway, my story tries to make use of all the "uncertainties" and "what-ifs" that exist.

And it's nothing more than a story. Not historical account. This is not a documentary. Hope I've made myself clear.

Do you like Stephen Chow's movies?

limboonsiang — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:31:30 +0800

25 years ago, in the TV drama "Heroes of Music", a ragged clothing, black out the face, he is the interim Yi Zhang was killed actor, then, he has not one line.

十八年前，在電影「賭俠」裡，他是一個穿著西裝、梳著油頭，有特異功能可以看穿底牌，贏得賭局的大陸仔。 18 years ago, in the film "Du Xia", he is wearing a suit and Shuzhuo oil first, specific functions can be seen through Dipai won Duju the mainland earners. 這一年走紅台港，他的經典無厘頭台詞是：「戲法人人會變，但不是每個人都能拿A士。」 Taiwan and Hong Kong star this year, Wu Litou his classic lines: "Everyone will become magic, but not everyone can take A disabilities."

今年七月四日，他穿上合身灰色西裝，這次身分是獨立製片人，出席國泰投信娛樂基金座談會。 July 4 this year, he wore grey suits fit, this identity is an independent producer, to attend the Cathay Pacific Investment Trust Fund entertainment forum. 這次他不講台詞，而是像個企業CEO一樣，大談「控制成本要如同遵守法律，」讓電影投資能獲利兩成。 His neglect of the lines, but like a corporate CEO, talk about "cost control as to comply with the law," film investment profits 20%.

由臨時演員、電影明星，到同於企業CEO的製片人，走過人生三階段，周星馳事業規模一再擴大，從一個月薪水港幣兩千元，到片酬港幣千萬元以上，最近更是上億美元票房製片人。 By the Provisional actors, movie stars, to share the same corporate CEO's producer, through three stages of life, the cause of the scale of Stephen Chow has expanded from 2,000 yuan a month salary HK, HK guarantees to more than 10 million yuan, 100 million is the last Dollar box office producer.

近三部由他一手演、編、導的電影，「少林足球」、「功夫」和「長江七號」，三部成本共約四千六百萬美元的片子，就贏得一億八千萬美元的全球票房，已經跨越好萊塢大片基本的收益門檻一億美元，晉升為「億元俱樂部」一員，奠定了他喜劇天王的地位。 Nearly three from his first-hand speech, Part I. The film, "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu" and "the Yangtze River on the 7th," three cost a total of about 46 million U.S. dollars of the film, has won 180 million U.S. dollars The global box office, Hollywood has been beyond the basic income threshold of 100 million U.S. dollars, promoted to the rank of "billion club" one, he laid the heavenly kings of comedy status.

當面對《商業周刊》的採訪團隊，才四十六歲就頂著一頭白髮，比電影裡嚴肅多倍的周星馳，這樣看他自己：「我個人喜愛小人物，這我最熟，因為我就是小人物。」「在困境當中必須具備忍耐的素質。」「小人物要做很多、很多努力，才有那一點點成功。」 When the face of the "Business Weekly" interview team, before the顶着a 46-year-old white hair, than the films of Stephen Chow serious times, so do his own: "My personal favorite little, which I am most familiar, because I was Little. "" The plight of these qualities must have patience. "" Little to do much, much efforts, which have little success. "

周星馳電影中「做人如果沒有夢想，跟鹹魚有什麼分別？」這句廣為流傳的台詞，像幫浦一樣，為洩氣的人持續打氣。 Stephen Chow movie "person if there is no dream, with salted fish What is the difference between« "This widely circulated lines, such as pumps, discouraging people continued to cheer. （商業周刊攝影／陳炳勳） (Business Week Photo / Chen Bingxun)

築夢‧出身貧窮，只有中學畢業參加演員考試，因為不夠帥被刷掉 ‧ dream of building from poverty, only secondary school graduates to participate in the examination actor, because not enough was Shuai Shuadiao

在電影「唐伯虎點秋香」裡，周星馳戲稱蟑螂為小強，影迷以此大做文章，強調小強打不死的耐力。 In the movie "snowster point mobiledog", Chow joked cockroaches for Xiaoqiang, fans this big issue, the emphasis on small hit immortal endurance. 採訪過周星馳之後，我們發現他也有一種「打不死的努力」，不斷向上、在專業上提升，我們稱這是「小強精神」。 Chow interviewed, we found that he has a "fight to death" and continuing upward, professional upgrading, we said this is "Xiaoqiang spirit."

中學畢業後，周星馳學校成績不好，沒考上會考，還經歷半年多找不到工作，當母親和姊姊外出工作養家，他則是當了半年的米蟲，他當時想：「這種一事無成的人，就是愛做夢、胡思亂想，除了當演員還能當什麼？」他自嘲的說。 After graduating from secondary school, Chow school well, not admitted to the HKCEE, also experienced more than six months can not find a job, when his mother and sister to go out to work to support their families, he is half a year when the Michong, he thought: "This Nothing of that love to dream, Husiluanxiang, except when the actor also when what »," he said of the self. 當時香港無線電視台（TVB）招考演員，周星馳就拖著中學同學梁朝偉，一起報名。 At that time, Hong Kong Wireless TV (TVB) audition actors, Chow secondary school students on the towing Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, together with application.

結果，放榜後，陪考的梁朝偉考上訓練班，而周星馳，卻因長得不夠帥，考官根本懶得看他第二眼。 Results, results, the paternity test of Tony Leung admitted to training courses, and Stephen Chow, because of longer enough Shuai, examiners simply too lazy to look at his second eye.

直到鄰居告訴他TVB將招考夜間部訓練班，他才又再接再厲，報考成功。 TVB until neighbors told him the night of the training courses will be recruited, he also redouble their efforts, took successful.

苦蹲‧主持兒童節目兼跑龍套就算一出場就死掉，也要研究死法 ‧ bitter squatting Paolong Tao presided over children's programs and even a game on the die, to die on Law

命運之神卻一再捉弄他，畢業後，雖然想演戲，卻被分到兒童節目「四三○穿梭機」，播出時間是下午四點半的冷門時段。 The fate of God has repeatedly Zhuonong him, after graduation, although would like to act, he was assigned to children's programs, "430 space shuttle", is broadcast time of 16:30 popular sessions. 不過，這一待就是四年。 However, this question is four years.

連續四年的時間，每天錄完「四三○穿梭機」，他都認真揣摩隔天的龍套角色（編按：擔任「四三○穿梭機」主持人時，同時在多部連續劇出任臨時演員），就算沒有台詞，演出一出場就死掉的角色，他都研究出一套死法。 For four consecutive years of the time, every day in the End "430 space shuttle," he earnestly figured out later the next day, the role of Long Tao (Note: the "430 space shuttle" moderator at the same time in multiple series of temporary Actor), even without words, performing a dead game on the role, he has come up with a dead law.

四年的主持生涯，他走得很辛苦，當梁朝偉已經是TVB力捧的五虎將之一，他則在練習不同表情，每個月只領港幣兩千元的薪資。 Presided over a four-year career, taking him very hard, when Tony Leung is TVB Li Peng will be one of the Five Tigers, he faces different in practice, only a month from HK pay 2,000 yuan.

一次又一次打擊，難道不覺得苦？ Time and again against Should we not feel bitter » 周星馳一派輕鬆的回答：「我不從苦的角度看事情。」 Chow faction easy answer: "I do not suffer from the perspective of things."

小強也有出頭天的時候。 Xiaoqiang there are days when the lead. 一九八八年，周星馳終於被李修賢相中，演出電影「霹靂先鋒」，一舉獲得台灣金馬獎最佳男配角。 In 1988, Stephen Chow is finally Li Xiuxian phase, performance film "Thunderbolt Vanguard", in one stroke the Taiwan Golden Horse best supporting actor. 回到香港後，TVB讓他擔任電視劇「蓋世豪俠」男主角，他在電視台給他的劇本上，額外加入自己的對白，詮釋那個貪生怕死的主角，一遇到危險，就說出一句「不如大家坐下來，喝杯茶、吃個包子慢慢說。」這句話成為當時香港流行語，躍上大銀幕，隱藏在他身邊的星光，逐漸亮起。 After returning to Hong Kong, TVB drama as his "guise Knight" actor, in his TV to his script, additional join their dialogue, that Tanshengpasi interpretation of the protagonist of a dangerous encounter, on a state " As we sit down and tea, eating a steamed stuffed buns slowly said. "This remark at the time Hong Kong became popular words, to a large screen, hidden in his side's star, gradually turn on.

出頭天‧無厘頭幽默打中人心演活小人物形象，電影台詞變流行語 Wu Litou humor ‧ days and make people hit my little live image, movie lines changed Catchwords

累積八年的努力，一九九○年，幸運女神由此降臨，無厘頭的演出大受歡迎。 The cumulative efforts of 2008, 1990, lucky goddess this fall, Wu Litou performances so popular. 一年內他接拍十一部片子，平均一個多月，出品一部，「賭聖」、「賭俠」和「逃學威龍」每齣香港票房都破港幣四千萬元，一再打破最高紀錄，一時之間從香港港督到廟街小販，都認識這個滿嘴無厘頭的演員。 His career within a year 11 films, an average of more than a month, produced a "gambling Saint", "Du Xia" and "Fight Back to School" to Hong Kong each have broken box office HK 40 million yuan, has repeatedly breaking the record high , Between 1:00 from the Governor of Hong Kong to the Temple Street hawkers, are aware of this Manzui Wu Litou actor.

他在大家熟悉的日常生活事物，發揮搞笑創意，折凳、泡麵、蟑螂，都是他搞笑的對象，讓觀眾覺得又熟悉、又認同(點此看更多星爺語錄)。 He everyone familiar with the daily life of things and play a creative art, folding stool, instant noodles, cockroaches, are the subject of his art, so that the audience are familiar with, and recognition (Click here to see more Xingye quotation).

「唐伯虎點秋香」裡為了贏得秋香的同情，他飾演的唐伯虎，一把抓起蟑螂哭喊著：「小強！你怎麼了小強？小強你不能死啊！我跟你相依為命、同甘共苦了這麼多年，一直把你當成親生骨肉一樣教你養你，想不到今天白髮人送黑髮人……。」從此蟑螂的名字就叫做小強，一舉改變了數百年來大家對蟑螂的稱呼。 "Snowster point mobiledog", in order to win the sympathy mobiledog, he played the snowster, Yi Bazhua cry from the cockroach: "Xiaoqiang! You how the Xiaoqiang» Xiaoqiang you can not Sia! Xiangyiweiming I told you, so go through thick and thin For many years, as has been your own flesh and blood, like teach you support you, can not think today's white-haired people who sent hair……. "From then on the name of cockroaches called Xiaoqiang, in one stroke has changed over the centuries we call on the cockroaches.

不過，看似無厘頭的創意，並非在片場裡即興創作，而是經過數百次的演練，他說：「有時候得要想一百個創意，才找到一個好的創意。」 However, it seems Wu Litou creativity, not in the studio, improvise, but hundreds of times after the exercise, he said: "Sometimes in order to 100 creative, to find a good idea."

巔峰轉型‧投入劇情編導從痛點找笑點，反向詮釋人生磨難 ‧ peak transition into the story from the director to find laughter, pain, suffering reverse interpretation of life

然而不久，根據香港影業協會統計，一九九三到一九九六年間，港片開始退燒，觀看電影人次衰減四成，觀眾對於無厘頭的新鮮感不再，這段期間，周星馳也只有「食神」賣出超過港幣四千萬元票房。 But soon, according to the Hong Kong Motion Picture Industry Association statistics, 1993 to 1996, Gangpian start anti-fever, passengers watch movies attenuation 40% of the audience for the freshness Wu Litou not, during this period, Chow also Only "God of Cookery" sold more than 40 million yuan HK box office.

打不死的他，卻在這段期間成立公司，由演員周星馳，走向導演周星馳，而且在這段時間的作品中，更深刻加入他對人生的詮釋。 He fight immortal, but in the meantime set up the company, from actor Stephen Chow, to the director Stephen Chow, but also in the works during this period of time, adding more profound interpretation of his life.

無論是「喜劇之王」、「少林足球」、「功夫」等，少了無厘頭對白，他加入劇情。 Whether it is "King of Comedy," "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu", Wu Litou less dialogue, he joined the plot. 陳鴻元說：「他說故事的方式很特殊，表面上是喜劇，骨子裡卻是在談婚姻關係、兄弟之情，」還在能引起共鳴的小人物形象，以及將痛苦轉為笑容兩點上，渲染情緒。 Chen Hong, said:: "He said the way the story is very special, is a comedy on the surface, it is the essence of the marital relationship, brother of the situation," also can cause a little resonance image, and will be painful to smile on two points, rendering情绪.

「少林足球」裡，他演一個職業是清潔工的少林弟子，以推廣少林功夫為職志，戲中壯著胸脯直問：「做人如果沒有夢想，跟鹹魚有什麼分別？」像是幫浦一樣，他戲劇裡的一句話，往往能為被現實洩了氣的人們打氣。 "Shaolin Soccer", he's a professional cleaner is the Shaolin disciples, to promote the Shaolin martial arts for the blog, a strong performance in the chest straight: "If there is no life dream, with salted fish What is the difference between« " Such as pumps, he plays in the sentence, can often be the reality of the Chinese people to boost the morale of the gas.

許多在痛點找到笑點的橋段，正是周星馳大量從過去經歷過的困苦環境裡，萃取的戲劇元素。 Many point to find laughter in pain at the Section, Stephen Chow is a lot from the past have experienced the hardships of the environment, the extraction of the elements of drama.

面臨困境‧一度被質疑已經過氣熬過轉型陣痛期，連知識份子也迷他 ‧ facing difficulties has been questioned once gas get through transition period pains, and even intellectuals also his fans

轉向偏重劇情，並非沒有風險，「齊天大聖東／西遊記」是周星馳參與編劇至深的片子，但是上下兩集加起來，不過是港幣四千六百萬元的票房，還不如他和梅豔芳主演的「威龍闖天關」。 To biased towards the story, is not without risk, "Qitiantaisheng East / Journey to the West" is Chow deep involvement of the film script, but from top to bottom the two sets combined, but is HK 46 million yuan at the box office than he and Anita Mui's "Veyron Chuang days clearance."

但短暫的挫折就像是乾柴，讓心中的火燒得更旺。 However, short-term setbacks like Ganchai to fire the hearts of more-wang. 和過去一年至少拍一部片不同，他用三年孕育一部電影，「齊天大聖東／西遊記」之後，「少林足球」和「功夫」誕生了。 Over the past year and at least make a different film, he used three years孕育a movie, "Qitiantaisheng East / Journey to the West", "Shaolin Soccer" and "Kung Fu" was born. 這兩部片子，讓周星馳不再只是無厘頭教主，連許多知識份子都站出來承認是他的粉絲。 These two films, Chow is no longer the leader of Wu Litou, even many intellectuals have stood up to acknowledge his fans. 文化評論家南方朔寫著：「周星馳無疑是當代首屈一指的鬧劇巨將，在我的評價裡，甚至認為他比金凱瑞，已不只是領先一籌而已。」 Cultural critic Nanfang Shuo reads: "Stephen Chow is the leading contemporary farce giant will, in my evaluation, or even that he is Jim Carrey, has not only a leading chip it."

「一定要很努力、很努力，才能有一點點成功」的價值觀，在周星馳製片的創意中，更淋漓盡致的發揮。 "We must work very hard, very hard to have a little bit of success" values, in Stephen Chow's creative producer, brought the play more.

Dell E

limboonsiang — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:35:29 +0800

http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080714PD219.html

Latest news
Rebecca Kuo, Tainan; Yvonne Yu, DIGITIMES [Tuesday 15 July 2008]

Dell is planning to introduce a low-cost notebook in August to join the low-cost notebook market, according to the market sources. The notebook will be manufactured by Compal Electronics, according to the sources.

Dell is coming to the low-cost notebook party relatively late, compared to other first-tier vendors such as Hewlett-Packard (HP) and Acer. However, the Dell E series low-cost notebook will be priced at only US$299, US$100 cheaper than Acer's Aspire one, and the market sources estimates that Dell can ship 2-3 million units this year.

The panels for the Dell notebook will be provided by Samsung Electronics and Chi Mei Optoelectronics (CMO), and perhaps AU Optronics (AUO), when the panel makers begins mass production later in the third quarter. However, the sources noted that Dell will not use all three panel suppliers at the same time.

Would you get yourself a Google notebook?

limboonsiang — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:38:35 +0800

All right, it's a joke. But how nice it would be if only Google has its own notebooks (I mean laptops)? I bet they would be free and infested with ads, which I don't really mind.

Dell E Slim is not a slimming pill

limboonsiang — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:26:33 +0800

SOURCE: http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/12/dell-e-...in-one-fell-sw/

We got a nice helping of slides dropped on our virtual doorstep this evening, fleshing out Dell's upcoming netbook -- which they seem to be calling the "Dell E." Um, Eeenteresting name choice, but that doesn't seem set in stone, and there's plenty else going on here to ponder over.

Dell's breaking the Dell E into two device types, a 8.9-inch model clearly meant to take on the Eee 900, and the 12.1-inch "E Slim" which actually looks positioned to take on the MacBook Air and X300, at a mere 0.8-inches thick, though perhaps in a lower-end capacity. Even the 8.9-inch model will have some distinctions, with E Classic model for super low-end use, and E Video and E Video+ for more RAM, larger flash storage, webcams and Bluetooth in the + model. Rollout looks to be slated for August for the E, August / September-ish for the E Slim, and a followup for both of those in October of WWAN, with WiMAX after that.

Dell even has a second version of both devices slated for Q2 2009, but that's all we know about those so far. Perhaps most interesting is that all of these run Linux and Windows XP, and while it's not clear if there's a full-featured Linux OS onboard, there does seem to be an instant-on, Foleo-esque Linux included on all of them called BlackTop.

We're not sure if there's any relation to Splashtop, but the janky-ass interface and email / calendar / contacts apps seem to be telling us no. BlackTop will support WWAN and WiFi, and Dell plans to move the 2.0 version to the Latitude and Vostro lines in a year or two. Peep the slides below for all the gory details. Oh, and the price? Dell E starts at $299.

King of Ugliness: Acer Aspire One

limboonsiang — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:48:47 +0800

宏碁台灣區總經理林顯郎單手拿著Aspire One小筆電，展現驕傲的笑容。

Weirdest English Movies of all time

limboonsiang — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:22:45 +0800

Okay, why my post appears twice? Sorry, Admin. SOmebody help me delete this one?

Weirdest English Movies of all time

limboonsiang — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:16:00 +0800

I'm sorry the short list as I've not seen many weird movies, especially those by David Lynch (e.g. Eraserhead, etc) and many other masters.

I also apologize because of my personal preference for Charlie Kaufman's writings (and thus the inclusion of his work, which I think is truly weird and quirky and unexpected)

Some are weird and confusing (to me)... Like Mulholland Dr. and Jacob's Ladder.

And I've purposely include English films. I guess there are more non-English "weird" films. Like the ones directed by Fellini. I guess they ought to have their own poll. Or experimental films like Un Chien Andalou. Or by films by Japanese directors, like Woman in the Dune (which I think IS the weirdest yet most powerful film I've ever seen, no question asked).

Some are chosen for the story structure, some the theme, some simply the mood (like Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man), and some... just weird.

I wanted to include Spartan... to me, it's really weird why it's popular. LOL.

Anyway, feel free to share the "weirdest movies" you've ever seen. Thanks!!

Movies with best twist in the end

limboonsiang — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:49:49 +0800

To me, the best movie with the best twist is The Sixth Sense, Open Your Eyes, The Others and Old Boy.

Personally, I think Old Boy (Korean) is the most unthinkable and thought-provoking. (So rare to see films being so entertaining and deep)

Please suggest other movies if they are not on the list. Thanks!

ADDED: Damn, I forgot Se7en. Without it, the poll lacks lustre. Hehe, sorry, I don't know how to add this to the poll.

Okay, looks like I've missed out a lot of good stuff, like:

The Prestige
Se7en
The Usual Suspect(s?)
Planet of the Apes
12 Monkeys

And the following suggested movies:
Star Wars
Presumed Innocent
Wild Things
Identity (?)
Mulholland Dr. (Okay, this one is more like a confusion than a twist ending to me [like the movie Apocalypse], but could anyone explain the story to me)t?[SIZE=14]
ADDED: I apologize to everyone who voted the poll. I actually missed out Shawshank Redemption. I know I'm an idiot. I think the poll no longer valid. Unless the administrator could help me add the option.[/SIZE=14]

Crash - A racist or anti-racist movie?

limboonsiang — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:23:58 +0800

Many (white) people revere Crash as their "anti-racist" movie. But I have a totally opposite view:

1. Only white guys have a chance to redeem themselves in the movie. A white molester saves the life of his black victim, and that makes him a hero again? Puuwweeek! What kind of message it's trying to convey to the audience?

2. Asians are stereotyped as human trafficker, loud and obnoxious. Where are their redemption??

3. Spanish servant saves Sandra Bullock. It's not shown at all on screen. Why? Only white guys' redemption deserve screen time?

4. The white policeman becomes a racist because his father is a victim of the government's aid to the black community. What kind of justification is that?

To me, Crash is just a "feel-good" movie made for white people to make them feel justified towards racism while pretending to be an "anti-racist" movie. Totally hypocrite! Puuwweeek!

Korean movie: Old Boy

limboonsiang — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:06:46 +0800

Koreans are really creative in terms of storytelling... The subjects they do are often so daring... Old Boy is a classic example. Of course it's based on a Japanese comic, but the movie is so edgy that you think movies like Fight Club is a joke.

If you are a film buff and open-minded and you have not seen it, I highly recommend it.

Who ever wants to study film production in US

limboonsiang — Sat, 31 May 2008 17:45:03 +0800

If you plan to go to US to study film production and to ultimately work there, my advice is to strategize so that you could ultimately get a work permit (or any permit) in the end. If not, your degree won't help you a bit in the industry.

Or if you have lotsa money, just migrate there. Or get married with an American. Or apply for the Greencard Lottery. LOL. Work permit is hard to get in the industry with your film production degree (even Master's) unless your boss is willing to help with the paperwork (meaning your job scope must be of a "specialist" level.)

Of course, if you're as good as Ang Lee who graduated from NYU, then probably they will give you a special talent visa. That of course it's extremely hard to get. Imagine you must be at least as successful as Ang Lee. No Kidding.

The immigrational policy in United States, which gives preference to IT tech workers, is that they don't welcome you. Hahaha.

Which is the King of UMPC 2008?

limboonsiang — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:50:54 +0800

(I know this thread is going to piss some people off... but I want to do a poll, so I'm starting a new thread... Just delete this one if it's really irrelevant)

It seems that new UMPCs are being introduced every minute... haha.

First Wind, then HP mini-note, then Acer, then Dell... wow... Then "rumors" say Asus' going to introduce EEE 1000 at the same time with EEE 901... wow.... hope the prices will keep dropping fast!

Anyway, wonder which one will be our best bet for price and quality?