Rio Olympics

Where I stay now currently has no internet access. I know this is long overdue but I can't help but post these.

Congratulations to Tan Wee Kiong and Goh V Shem who won silver medal in the recently concluded Rio Olympics. They won silver in badminton men's double. It's their first time in Olympics. The match was nerve-wrecking. The third set could have killed people with a weak heart! Yes, I know it's so close to clinching a gold, but please do remember Malaysians are always with you! Thank you for the effort. Going down 20-22 is nothing to be ashamed off. You fought well and we are all proud of you!! The look on Tan Wee Kiong's face after realising they have lost and his subsequent reaction of crying pains people heart. You shouldn't have cried. You still did all of us, and yourself, superbly proud!!

Congratulations to Chan Peng Soon and Goh Liu Ying who won silver medal, too, in badminton mixed double. It's also their first time. It was obvious the opponent was too strong but it's still a great achievement to come back with a silver.

Congratulations too to our national hero, Dato Lee Chong Wei. You may not have won a gold medal but you definitely have won the people's heart.

Heroes. Whenever you participate in Olympics, please forget about Malaysians. Forget about Malaysia. Treat it as your personal fight for the greatest achievement. You are not responsible for making Malaysians happy. You could do us proud and do our nation proud but it is not a responsibility. Don't be burdened. Just enjoy the game, and you shall be rewarded with the most handsome gift. Thank you for all the efforts. Malaysia may not have won a gold medal, but Malaysians can never come closer to each other.

Sadako vs Kayako

Ju-On series is the first ever J-horror I have ever watched. I know it was famous for being incredibly scary back in 2002 because back then I was little and the poster scared the hell out of me. Then I proceeded to watch Ju-On: The Grudge, and immediately fell in love with the movie. Kayako is a sinister, ever-lingering spiritual entity with a burning grudge that couldn't be put off, and same goes for her son, Toshio. But I have never ever watched a Ringu film. I know it came out before Ju-On and it was more famous but I don't know why I just don't find the concept of a ghost crawling out of a TV is by any stretch interesting. Any other horror movies that isn't Ju-On just features ghosts crawling around for no reason and people yelling at the top of their voices. The whole movie just doesn't feature a coherent plot or a writeable storyline.

So when I knew there is going to be a crossover movie featuring these two world famous ghost, I was excited. Especially since both the creators of the respective ghosts will be involved in the making.

Sadako vs Kayako mainly focuses on the girl who found a long-buried videotape and watched it. She died. She gave the videotape to a professor who yearns to have it. He watches it too. And he dies. Horror movies basically are the same: you got the curse, you try to stop it, and you die, and the curse lives on. That's the summary. It's the process that intrigues, and sorry I can't deliver it here.

When the lady who has watched the videotape wants to live, she went to an exorcist, who in turn led her to another exorcist. And that exorcist who appears to have some sort of supernatural/psychotic powers decided to bring Kayako and Sadako together to fight and obliterate each other. The entire film climax lies at the end - Kayako and Sadako's eventual meeting. That part was awesome but could have been much longer. If you're wondering what the ending is, well, I have given the necessary hints.

Overall I like the film, but had it featured more from Ju-On series, it will have been greater.

Rio Olympics

Nothing much is going on recently so my blog will remain inactive.

However, something that deserves to leave a little trace here is the mentioning of 2016 Olympics.

Malaysia has surprisingly outperformed everybody's expectation. We now have four medals secured, and that itself is a history for a country that has continuously failed the people.

Malaysia has shown sign of improvement in sport. Congratulations to the athletes and do pray the performance can be maintained.

On a side note, Malaysia needs to seriously consider its strategy of relying heavily on one sport. Badminton could be considered Malaysia's national sport. We have representatives for cycling, archery and water diving, but our absence in other fields are too glaring to be ignored.

Anyway, for those awaiting for their finals, good luck! I know it's an enormous pressure to have an entire nation's hope on your shoulder, but remember we are with you no matter what the outcome is.

Jason Bourne

9 years since The Bourne Ultimatum, and 4 years since its sequel/spin-off The Bourne Legacy that does not feature Jason Bourne, Jason Bourne is now back!

I'm a great fan of Jason Bourne. Forget James Bond or Ethan Hunt of the Mission Impossible series, Jason Bourne rocks! He functions on nothing and can utilise anything within reach, and he trusts no one, operates alone, and he rocks! James Bond and Ethan Hunt are basically dead meat without technology.

Jason Bourne is a movie that does not base on any of the novels written by the creator, although its previous films have taken a largely divergent path from the original storyline and borne not much resemblance to the books in the market, so it's hardly surprising.

The review. Okay. First of all, they should not have killed Nicky!!!! I mean WTF why would you kill the character off? She's basically literally the only person Jason Bourne could trust! She's the only friend Jason Bourne has who he knows would not double cross him! WTF?

Besides that freaking disastrous decision taken by the movie producer, the movie itself is okay. It's action-packed and filled with suspense. It's now not about Threadstone but now it's something very personal to Jason Bourne - it's the journey to find the answer to his father's death.

The movie is great, as awesome as it always has been. But one question, why, after 10 years, would Nicky suddenly hack into CIA's database? As a former agent, she should have known she would leave detectable traces. As a former computer hacker, she should have realised a malware was planted into her laptop. The reason to that action that prompted the chain actions seems hazy. I mean, why after 10 years?

My personal rating: 8/10.

Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go has arrived in Malaysia!

You can expect the craze here to be one of the most epic seen in the world. Malaysians are known to be tech savvy, but Malaysians have a problem - they're exactly smart at using them.

Pokemon Go is a game that requires the gamers to walk outdoors. With Pokemon Go's arrival we can expect more problems in our society like idiots walking into the roads while catching pokemons or idiots not looking before crossing the road.

I am a Pokemon fan, and grew up watching the show, but I will not be playing the game. I love to walk a lot and playing the game is kind of a sport for me. But to walk around with people who are gonna be absorbed to the phone means I'm gonna hit a lot of people.

I personally ain't going to play it. If others want to play it, play safe. Be smart.

Shawn Mendes - Treat You Better

You know you're no longer young when there are artists who are younger than you.

This is a nice song. Not awesome but I guess I like the song because Shawn Mendes is younger than me but he is more successful.

This is a music video that inspires me to work harder for my dream.

It's a nice song, and it's a good motivation for me.