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gubra – love and faith in the face of adversity

Sri Delima once wrote, “We (Malaysians) have become hypersensitive, getting offended at merest hint of criticism. We are fast losing a most precious gift: the ability to laugh at ourselves.”
She went on to say, “There was a time not too long ago when it seemed we could never laugh again. But soon the jokes went [...]

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m! the opera – too many cooks

What did the chewing gum said to the shoe? I’m stuck on you. What is black and white and pink all over? An embarrassed zebra. What did one mountain say to the other mountain? Let’s meet in the valley. Why is Dracula so unpopular? He’s a pain in the neck. What do you call [...]

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actorlympics @ bangsar actors studio, kl

This isn’t exactly a review, but then I’m out of categories.
By the way I would like to congratulate Streamyx for infiltrating my patience limit. And for the 10,000 times I’ve called the help desk to unsuccessfully find out why my Internet connection isn’t working. Sometimes I wonder what the hell I am paying for.
Anyway, [...]

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when tuah turns romantic and sultan mahmud goes ‘yeah’

… it can only be Puteri Gunung Ledang – The Musical. This post is a tad long with 13 photos, relevant and irrelevant stuff and zero structure.

The Story
To understand the musical, it is important to understand the story, or at least know it a little. If you studied in a national school, you’d have heard [...]

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afdlin shauki’s fuuyo takes home the cake

I asked for a CD of Fuuyo by Afdlin Shauki some time last week and it arrived yesterday.

I have not seen much of Afdlin Shauki’s works let alone know what he sounds like. Besides the last album by a Malay singer I bought was Siti Nurhaliza’s debut album. Yeah that was a mighty long time [...]

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