Harun Pokya Dan Putera Separa Darah

Well well well...you must wondering what the heck the title is all about..

Well for those yet to figure, it actually was a Malay translation of a film which happened to be the one that i watched yesterday (i still can't believe that i forked out 24 bucks for that, 12 bucks a piece? Damn i should have just waited for it to be shown on 411 or 412 or 413 in 2-3 years time man...)

For those who are yet to watch it, don't fret, because it is hereby my pleasure to present you a synopsis, so that you guys would be able to expect what should be expected from it, the film i mean, and so as to ensure that there is no deviation of originality of any forms, i would describe my version of synopsis in one plain sentence but with lots of commas, as follow :

Encik Harun is a dukun (for the purpose of uniformity of this synopsis, let's just described him as wizard shall we?), previously he had fought and prevailed against one particular bad guy, the one they said the name that shall not be mentioned, the one and only Datuk Volderaman, but this time around, the former didn't feature (although he did make some cameo apprearances) as his evil causes were taken care of by several other bad guys, which include Encik Harun's school mate from his Dukun's alumni, the one named Encik Daud Malampoyang, and Encik Harun's friends from the previous features, they were in it too, the one Encik Rashid Witherspoon and Cik Habsah Grego (she's hot by the way, super hot, she's just plain hot), and Encik Harun's headmaster from the Dukun's alumni, the one Cikgu Besar Dollah Dorey, helped Encik Harun fulfilled whatever that needs to be fulfilled in the plots, but sadly Cikgu Besar Dollah Dorey died in the end, he was killed by his former colleague Cikgu Disiplin Said Senape (Senape as in Sena'pay' that is), and... it ended. That's right, it ended. That's about it, the film i mean, it ended just like that.

So for you guys who is hoping of watching splendid CGI tricks which are so synonymous with previous Harun Pokya's franchise, i reckon that you'll be in for a surprise, a wayward surprise which you'll get to feel frustrated instead of excited, because in my own opinion and inexpert assessment (i'm not a certified critics for heaven sake!), this film is merely a plot for the film maker to plot a next plot for the sequel.

So, for those who haven't watched it, go watch it, so that you will enjoy watching the sequel later.... (or else just wait for 2-3 years, it will surely make it appearance in our living room, exactly like what i'll do when the sequel reach our shores..)

Bye now.

MAS vs MAN UTD

Ok... where do we start from here, or how do we start from here rather.. When we talk about the above subject, which apparently was a football's friendly match played by one of the biggest name in world football (if not 'the' greatest name in world football) against one of the minnows of world football (we certainly not 'the' minnow of world football, we still have nations like Afghanistan, Djibouti and Cook Islands playing catch ups, the only difference is they don't have a 100,000-seater stadiums while we have 2, so do you get it??!!..), so the obvious question will be, who got to benefit it more from the other?

Some people say its our team, the Young Tigers so they called it, because we ought to gain experience playing against a top quality football team from Europe, who happened to be a back to back Champions League finalist and who also happened to triump in one of those 2 finals (I hope you guys don't mind me describing 'that team' the way i did, i just couldn't sink it deep enough to ignore that i am one their big fan....). But did the Young Tigers really got to learn anything playing in that match? It could be a yes and a no.. A yes for a start because i think they played really well, notwithstanding the fact that the visiting team was not playing their normal, highly charged, high tempo game (there you go again..) they normally associated with. Also notwithstanding the fact that the visiting team was playing a 'safe' game whereby they wouldn't lunged on 50-50 balls or made any tackles so as to protect, not the team they played against but to protect themselves, because no point of getting your i-got-paid-120,000 pounds-a-week self injured in a rather meaningless friendly match and miss the whole of the upcoming season (i wouldn't complain if it were me, not at all..) The Tigers passed the ball well, they ran the ball well, they defended well, they tracked their markers well, and well they even scored 2 goals (that rarely happen when they are playing against a European or South American teams, remember Brazil 2002?) So to put it into footballing perspective, these guys (the Tigers that is) can play football. You can argue about the size, yes no doubt the Europeans are bigger that us, but those are minor issues that, given time and dedicated programs, can be dealt with. Ronaldo arrived at Old Trafford in 2003 from S Lisbon and did you guys noticed how small of a figure he was back then? But through a very good diet programs, he became as athletic as you could ever imagine for somebody who plays football, and through it come speed, stamina and so on and so forth.

It will also be a 'no' because after what they had performed in the last two games, if they fail to produce that same energy and mind sets on their next game against whoever it is, i bet you they'll get screwed from their bottom up to their head, oh for sure it will happen, just like what happened in the past, because the mentality will never be changed, not just of the players and football associations alike, also the mentality of the people of this lovely nation. We're hoping for a change and hope is what we'll get, because we will forever ponder whether and when the hope will be turned into reality, and for sure it's not gonna happen overnight...

I love football so much and i dream of watching my own national team staying consistantly competitive year in year out, don't mind the world cups, even a great footballing nation like England couldn't guarantee their participations in every WC editions. But so long as no drastic actions are taken to try to improve our own footballing standards, like i mentioned above, hope is only what i'll get..

Important events unfolded last weekend

Well there were few events happening recently which i intend to explore.. First of course the final day of The Open Championship (final day Friday that was, not final day Sunday, for simple reason The Man missed the cut...) and also a football match which was played over the weekend, the MU vs Msia that was.. (obviously i was divided in terms of supports, but pls don't question my allegiance, cause i've already pledged mine with the Jalur Gemilang..) But to tell you guys the truth, i was clapping when Rooney scored (i was there in the stadium, stadium ASTRO that was.. hahahaha) and i was jumping when Amri scored, 2 times to be exact (that goes to show what a proud Malaysian this bugger is..)

I will elaborate more on my thoughts on these 2 events on my next postings.. as of now, gotta go..

Turnberry - Day 1

Any of you guys wayched Day 1 of the Open? One particular thing i like most about the Open Championship is, they tees off very early in the morning which means we over here got to enjoy watching it at our prime time... Not like those US PGA tourneys where you really have to make an utmost effort try to wake your lazy a** 3-4 am in the morning, only to see some unknowns like Ricky Barnes (remember Bethpage Black?) or Mathew Goggins (he's Aussie by the way) leading a pack which consist of TW (to be honest, TW is the only reason i watch golf in the morning...)

So back to Turnberry, I was at home rather early yesterday, cause Mrs Don wanted to pick some stuffs up before we fetched Don Jrs home. I turned on the TV and there it goes, TW on the 8th tee (i turned out fetching the Jrs at night.. sorry kids, don't tell me cause papa know deep down inside you guys still love me very much, even though it obviously didn't translate thru the face you were making Naufal...)

On a rather calm day (you can just imagine what the condition gonna be like if the Scotland wind makes it appearance.. its a gust!..) I could only expect TW to shoot a red number, something maybe like 66-67, but apparently it didn't happen.. For the record, the man shot 71, he got well beaten up in that round by his playing partners L Westwood and surprise surprise, the 17 year old Japanese sensation Ryo Ishikawa, the one they called the 'Bashful Prince' back in Japan (you can easily distinguished Japanese players from the others; even from the Koreans or the Chinese; as they will always have that TOYOTA badge sewn onto their cap, well most of them at least...) But boy that boy can play! Seriously, he was hitting it straight with precisions like a seasoned pro! I was so impressed, I mean come on, this is a bloody Major, and you're playing with arguably the greatest hit-that-small-ball-with-a-stick player in the whole world, the one & only TW, and you didn't have butterflies flying all over your stomach?? Because you are only 17 by obvious measurement??? If only I were to take up this game much earlier.... sigh...

But then, that is why tour golfs are played in 4 rounds, that the guys will have to navigate the same course 4 times over 4 days, with daily changes of pin placements set-up and the weather factors, only those with strong mental capabilities will prevail (with a little bit of luck along the way..) And that is also why I will never write TW off, cause we know when he's hitting enough fairways, he gonna get a high percentage of GIR, and on his days, you know how brutal he can be with his clutch putting... especially here in links golf where the the greens are firmer and slower...

So, go Tiger.. put on your best show cause today i'll be home early again to yell "Get in the hole!!!' for your every shots..

And kids, papa know you guys love me.. right??? Still?? Naufal??...

Welcome to myself

All right..

This very first post is strictly dedicated to myself, for me being able to successfully created a blog of my own, kinda creating a space for me to express and share (if there were to be somebody to share to, nonetheless) my thoughts, ideas, opinions, feelings (i'll try to keep this part to the minimum cause nobody would even care, not even myself eventually...) of everything about my life and all of the events surround it.

As much as I wanted to believe that I believe that I am a believer of privacy, I believe that by blogging, I would be able to challenge my own intellectuality (like I am an intellectual...) by engaging myself into the mediums of writing thoughts (like I am a good writer..), rather than voicing it vocally (like I am a good speaker...)..

So all,

If you ever, ever, by accident, got linked to my blog, pls feel free to read thru the posts, for all that I wrote are argumentative, like Man Utd will deliver its fourth straight BPL crown come next summer, like TW will deliver his 15th Major come PGA Championship next September and many more.....

Bye for now..