tentang download limit reached

well.. not yet. i still have a little over 170MBs left till 5th of Sept. omg i hate download caps..

i was so used to unlimited bandwidth broadband and i think almost everyone from my country would have a hard time getting used to internet caps too. when i first came here, i had to literally study what 'caps' is. and what happens when i go over the limit. even then i didn't realize my billing actually starts on every 6th day of the month.. and i once had to pay $80 on top of the $40 monthly that i signed up for.

now i have learnt my lesson and will have to minimize internet usage till 6th sept. visit blog, reply msgs, check emails.. and maybe login to facebook once a day. i am not happy T_________T

cya on 6th Sept 2009 everyone and 'selamat hari merdeka 2009' to all Malaysian. today we celebrate our 52nd anniversary of independence ^_^

merdeka!
merdeka!!
merdeka!!!

tentang 15Malaysia - The Son by Desmond Ng

a drama that addresses the issue of racism in Malaysia. it is slow and short, brief almost. it acknowledges that racism lingers and sometimes a threat in malaysia's multi-racial community (because i heard everyone is a little bit racist) but i think the coolest thing is the director's choice of how to tell the story.

i find myself initially wondering why cant every dad be like his dad? later as everything is digested i realize i really like the father character. the actor made a very good job, and the writer and director made a very good character.

'The Son' is one of my favourite short in 15Malaysia. simply brilliant. thanks Desmond Ng for making a cool short with a serious issue and very good lesson

view 'The Son' here.

tentang 15Malaysia - Halal by Liew Seng Tat

if you like 'Ujang' style humour, Halal is a funny short about what 'Halal' means.. but not everything about what is considered halal.

the script is actually very well done.. but sadly the subtitle is the direct opposite. i believe whoever translated it might have made a too literal translation for some words that make certain things sound weird and have a misleading meaning. example:

2:10-ish
script (malay) - "..cara penyembelihan yang dilarang di dalam Islam."
translation - "..illegal slaughtering methods from Islam's perspective."

i am no linguist and am not trained to translate scripts/dialogues. but i do think the word 'illegal' is a strong word and implies a different meaning. i believe the sentance better translates to 'incorrect way' or simply 'is not right'. people dont get punished if they slaughtered chickens the wrong way.. the meat just becomes not halal and should not be consumed by muslims.

some may say the short is unfunny.. maybe its just because a lot of people dont like to joke about religion and race. it is considered 'sensitive issue'. maybe sometimes we shouldnt be too sensitive and have a laugh together. it is after all a comedy.. an informative one

uh.. what a long post :P. neway enjoy Halal here.