Cloverfield

I just watch Cloverfield... like an hour ago and I'M LOVING IT! This movie had not so good reviews in Malaysia, and it's not that "popular" either among my friends. So it took me a while to finally watch the DVD.

What I like about Cloverfield is the fact all the actors were unknown. It's make the movie more realistic and we feel like all the characters are "real"; even for the policeman. Because the movie was shot based on digicam record ala 'Blair Witch Project', it suppose to make us think that's what happen in reality if it's happen; and they do a very good job on that. The facts that the monster is unknown in the beginning, and we still don't know what is IT in the end make the movie more focus on point of view of regular people like us; that we rarely seen in the Hollywood big budget movies. The trends of Hollywood movies nowadays are more focus on big budget, actions pack and A-list stars and make it trilogy so they can bank in more money. Cloverfield is fresh and new for Hollywood trends and maybe that's why I like so much. (But I read somewhere that they want to make Cloverfield 2...)

However, while watching this movie, coz it look realistic, I wonder about one thing. What kindda camera they used? I mean the digicam the character used in the movie. You see, this movie is an hour and a half and it seems like the camera didn't have to worried about the battery life at all. Maybe it just me...But I've done that before, running round with my digicam in one day, but in the end the battery is low, and I can't record anymore. But again, maybe it just me...

Other than that, this is a GREAT movie. I don't really like monster movie, coz it gross, but this is worth to watch. However this is my no.2 favorite monster movie after The Host...

MOURNING...

Yesterday is a very sad day for US; UNITAR SABAH family. Our student and a younger brother to our staff (Sen, one of my Jakarta's partner), A FUU passed away at 10am. He has been battling with cancer for a year and finally buried today at 12pm in Kota Belud.

I remember about 2 years a go, when a tumor found in his brain and we all held a blood donation in our building (and some goes to the hospital), so he can have surgery. At that time, the doctor said the tumor was not cancer. But his symptoms didn't go away after the surgery, and after more testing and more specialist doctors, a year later he's been diagnose with nose cancer.

Even talking about him make me cry.. my condolences goes to SEN and her family . He has been suffering a lot, and finally he's in peace... We all will always remember you!!!!

Politics and more Politics!!!

After the general election, seems like everybody talking more about politics, like every morning during breakfast. And then, the fuel hike came. Everybody talking about that, and of course more and more about politics and the government decision on the sudden increase of fuel. Some people were okay about that (many of whom were either rich or have 'close link' with the government) but many were not that happy and sparks a lot of talking and discussion on the web about...what else, POLITICS!!

And then Anwar came, and we talk more about him and...POLITICS. Then chedet.com (Dr. M's blog) were access by a million people in a month, and most of the time the posting were about POLITICS. My friends talk more about politics now during breakfast than about their boyfriends or girlfriends, or cars and shopping. It seem like everyone around me were getting their Phd. in POLITICS! Why??? My answer, I do not know....

Whatever happen in Malaysia's POLITICS, one things that I really really hope is PEACE. Sorry if this is sound like a beauty queen, but I do really mean it. Palestein-Israel still cost so many human lives, people still dying coz of hunger in some african country and it looks like Sudan will be the same for a few years. Oops, out of topics... but anyway, I just hope our POLITICIAN really sincere about out nation than 'the power' that they will get....