Title: A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose

Author: Eckhart Tolle

Publisher: Penguin Groups

Ratings: 9/10

This is a book to end all New Age books. The ultimate self-help book. Why? Cause Oprah Winfrey said so.

 

 

Some people might remember the 1995 Rugby World Cup. This writer, for example, was at a boarding school in Seremban, watching it on TV when­ever he could sneak into a place with television.

The whole school was into rugby, and the buzzword for the whole World Cup was Jonah Lomu who was a New Zealand All-Blacks player.

One thing's for sure, you can always depend on Yuen Woo Ping to dish out a traditional kung fu movie like True Legend.

Yuen was behind such classics like Drunken Master, Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, Tai Chi Master, Iron Monkey and Wing Chun — all of which are timeless, traditional kung fu movies.

 

Title: Altar of Eden
Author: James Rollins
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Rating: 5/10

Imagine if Tom Clancy, Michael Crichton or John Grisham were a vet. They would probably have written this novel.

 

The trailer and the poster made this movie look as if it will feature billions of angels, armed to the teeth with 21st Century weapons, fighting each other.

Unfortunately, SPOILER ALERT! — only two are featured. So, even though the title is
Legion, don't expect legions of angels rendered in expensive special effects.

 

With the tagline "Part spy. Part babysitter. All hero" and "spying is easy, babysitting is hard", you can't really expect anything new from Jackie Chan's latest offering — The Spy Next Door.

Even the title is reminiscent of Codename: Kids Next Door and Spy Kids — two popular kids' shows.

JUNGLES and airports have never really co-existed well. The tall trees and broad wings of planes don't mix. However, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB) which manages the Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) has insisted from day one to incorporate the concept of 'airport in the forest, forest in the airport'.

If anything, 2009 will be remembered as the year many celebrities passed away.

At one point, it seemed like one famous person died every week.

What: Canon Ixus 200IS

Who: Amir Hafizi, Lifestyle and Entertainment Desk

Why: Amir likes to take pictures of girls and cars, and is still using his trusty Kodak DX 7590 he bought five years ago

With Astro's unveiling of the HD-enabling B.yond services this morning, a lot of Malaysians might be jumping for joy at the thought of watching Didier Drogba or Jessica Alba in full High Definition (HD). Imagine that — the FIFA World Cup 2010 or Into the Blue in HD! However, though is the catchphrase of the moment, and a major thrust in Astro's latest offering, it is not the full story.

 

AFTER weeks of drama which saw tears shed, news of a lawsuit in progress as well as a near public spat, Ford Models' Supermodels of the World Malaysia finally concluded last Saturday in a gala event.

 

JIT Murad is still performing 1 Load of BullJit at PJ Live Arts Centre, if  anyone is interested.

Opening night featured a packed  house with the chairs arranged noticeably close. Which was okay, as the air-conditioning was blasting away in full force.

Bring a jacket or pashmina. Or just let Jit's jokes tickle you pink. Pretty soon, you'll forget about the cold.

 

SUSAN Boyle opened her mouth, Jan 21 of this year, and the world just flipped. Her self-admittedly plain looks and powerful voice was both inspiring and in essence, rebellious.

In a world where singers are manufactured by recording labels and while most are as plastic as the CD covers they sell, or the surgeries they undergo, here was an all-natural, ‘organic’ singer with a wonderful voice.

Jit Murad sauntered towards the table and said, “I look good for my age.

Imagine this. You work till 10pm everyday, so usually you miss the 8 o’clock news. You go home, tuck your kids in, turn on the TV, and watch the 8 o’clock news at 11pm.

Then you check the personal online page of the hottie in your office, through the TV, and you find her recommending True Blood, season two, episode 12.

 

While being comedic geniuses does help, Comedy Court’s Indi Nadarajah and Allan Perera’s real strength, when it comes down to it, is their humility and empathy. In the middle of an exclusive interview with Malay Mail,
the two started plugging another show happening at the same time.

 

 

A Western dude trained in the ways of the ninja has to protect an ancient wooden box from a rogue techno ninja who killed their sensei (master). What do we call this film? Ninja, of course.

Could have called it The Last Ninja. Tom Cruise wouldn’t mind.

If the title didn’t give away how straightforward this movie is, the first monologue — two minutes into it — gave away all the plot.