Six Feet Under

Very few TV shows can do what SFU has done for me...

Lately, i have been thinking about DEATH alot, i know its a morbid and dark subject but lately its just been on my mind, when i was sick this past week, i actually felt as though i would have died and was scared of the fact. Alhamdulillah, i am fine.

A friend asked me what i thought Death was, and i simply said inevitable, which is true.

SFU;

A criticaly aclaimed tv series from HBO created by Alan Ball *of American Beauty fame* regarding the lives of the Fisher family who run a funeral home. The show primarily deals with death and the lives and story arcs of the caharacters are in one way affected by the deaths around them in one way or another.

i wont go into plot details as some of you who read this *if anyone does* may not have watched it and i wouldnt want to spoil it.

Needless to say, i watched the last few episodes of the Final Season as well as the series finale episode. I have never wept and cried as hard as i did when i watched these episodes; as i was wacthing it i just thought of the vulnerbaility and mortality of human life and in that we should always live for the day as we never now what will happen in our lives in the next second, minute, hour or whatever.

What i have learnt from this show is that , Life is important, we should fear death but not let that fear rule our lives. Being a Muslim, i do believe that there is a life after death in which we must prepare for and i will strive to find that balance in preparation for the two.

Apart from that , i have also learned to appreciate the people in our lives more, for as i mentioned we never know when we will lose them or when they will lose us. I discovered that through the loss, we sometimes will regret not having talked to them because we thought they were jerks, or irritating and what not, for once they are gone, we will never have the chance of actually letting them know that despite all we do indeed love and care for them. I am specificaly talking about the people around us who we care for and love, not the backstabbing bastards that occupy the same air space.

Always look on the bright side of life and look at the best part of their lives and our own, appreciate it...

Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.
Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), The Mother, 1932


This post is dedictaed to Uncle Adil (Al Fatihah), May Allah Bless him and his Family

Baik Punya Cilok

" eh, best sial Baik Punya Cilok, you gotta watch it dude, its hillarious"

Baik Punya Cilok? I was quietly thinking to myself and wondering the credibility of this statement, i have not been a fan of Malaysian Films, well.. the recent ones like GK1-3 and all this ANak Mami and all that, i mean, there are people who appreciate those films. let me tell you now, i am not one of those people.

SO yes, here we go, before anything, let me introduce you the film's premise.

4 fishing buddies, best friends, each with totally different backgrounds decide to rob a pawn shop in order to "steal back" one of the characters Grandmother's locket that sadly got hit wit some pretty high interest with regards to the debt. So thats the story... kind of

I must say, i wa stold that this is something like Lock Stock, so i wwatched this film with the initial feeling that it could have been a Melayu version of the show in some way. I must say, in my opinion although that this film has elements reminiscent to those caper buddy comedy films such as Lock Stock, Snatch and what not this film posessed some original interesting elements.

The story had some pretty interesting twists, with what i must say full of interesting characters, look out for the "jiwang" hard man of the gang played so well by Awie.

One thing i enjoyed about this film was the humour and the dialogue *which over the past few days have been quoted endlessly among us friends* , it wasnt over the top and the humor was obvious yet somewhat subtle, something which i personally enjoy, There were some brilliant performances as i said by the likes of Awie and some notable cameo appearances by Harith Iskandar and Ida Nerina and many more.

I am running short of time here as i have to get back to my long delayed essay(s) , so this is basically just a shout out to watch this film.

gotta run

Captured Life

Captured Life

islet

islet

do check out this blog, has soem cool and well taken pictures.

A Cloud Of Unknowing

Painting by John Lynch " A Cloud of Unknowing "

If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something.

-One of Murphy's Laws-

Never get too comfortable with anything or anyone. You never know what may happen.

Diversify

i will be posting and updating this blog with simple quotes and one liners, hopefully to those of you who read it you will be able to expound and interpret the meaning of these posts yourselves; for life is the interpretation of the things around us.

Cheers

Family Values

They say that blood is thicker than water. Maybe that's why we battle our own with more energy and gusto than we would ever expend on strangers.
David Assael, Northern Exposure, Family Feud, 1993

I miss home and my family.

The Space Between

"I maintain my sanity by keeping my distance. "
Luis Miguel

Mogwai

"dude, its hard to explain what kinda band this is.. its like Radiohead Kid-A with more guitars.. trust me, just listen, oh, and these guys are LOUD"

those were the words that intrigued me about this band called Mogwai, until the very first chord that was played i was still thinking how they sound like in my head.

Ironically, as though they knew that there could be first time listeners there, their first piece eased me in*i found out that this was generally their style, quiet/loud/quiet/loud* and it was kinda like their psychedelic atmospheric rock that i usually enjoy, then it hit me, their LOUD-ness, and the best thing is it was not like super heavy distortion or some shit like that, it was just beautifully loud. *my ears were ringing/partially deaf for a good three days*

well, the main reason why i am so dumbfounded by this band is that i kinda had a musical epiphany. I mean, how can people call Coldplay one of the best bands in the world when u have Mogwai here in the corner? and personally i kinda like how they write their music, its a pure collaborative effort and not just bound on one single person in the band, the way all of them exchange instruments during and after songs, with everyone playing more than one instrument is just amazing, their songs are simple, but engages its listeners with such awe and power that it transcends me. I mean, i may sound like a lil kid discovering candy or chocolate for the first time, but please understand, if u had not heard of Mogwai only to be introduced to them in all their glory, the effect stays for a while.

SO to the lads from Mogwai and my friend for introducing me to them.. i say Thank You. I have recently purchased Mogwai albums and am certain for a fact that they a brilliant. It was an expereince i shall never forget.