The mindblowing power of 'Scanners'

Scanners (aka "Telepathy 2000") (1981)
Starring: Steven Lack, Patrick McGoohan, Michael Ironside, Jennifer O'Neill and Lawrence Dane
Director: David Cronenberg
Rating: Eight of Ten Stars

When a private security company's program to develop psychics/psionicists as a company resource (referred to as "scanners") comes under attack from the secret organiation of scanners led by crazed megalomaniac Darryl Revok (Ironside), Dr. Ruth (McGoohan) recruits powerful scanner Cameron Vale (Lack) to locate and perhaps even capture him. But as Vale investigates, he uncovers a tangled conspiracy that is even more frightening and deadly than the powers of the scanners themselves.


"Scanners" is a fast-paced, exciting movie that exists on the ground where sci-fi and horror meets the spy thriller. It's a John Grisham or Robert Ludlum novel with psionicists instead of lawyers and/or spies. The movie oozes atmosphere and tension in every scene... and the exploding head in the film's first five minutes really is a sign of things to come: The plot twists and the ethical issues raised in this film will blow your mind as you watch it unfold.

If you're looking for an intelligent, well-written and well-acted sci-fi flick with horror overtones, you can't go wrong with "Scanners". It's a film that was so good it not only spawned its own sequels ("Scanners II", "Scanners III" and "Scanners: The Showdown") but also two installments of the "Scanner Cop" series. None of these films come close to the original, however. If you haven't seen it, I can't recommend it highly enough.

(BTW, a dim memory of this film was one of the inspirations for my "Mind Over Matter" d20 Modern RPG supplement from a few years ago. I was gratified to see that this was one of those rare cases where my memory of the film held up to watching it again.)

K & K (kia** & kan******)

in this world there is a bad combination of the 2 K brothers.
one day, the K brothers attacked somebody aka victim (who's identity is protected 4 security reasons)
they made victim become mad, very mad like mad cow diesease
victim couldnt control her actions and tots. sesuka hati wanna scold, kill, torture and bite ppl she went on.

all of victim's friends became victims (not thru the infection but by her actions)
1 symptom to look out is unstable behaviour, irrational talking and  jumping to conclusions and having panic attacks always.
the victims friends had tried all methods to suppress this disease from becoming cancerous but victim refused all help.
and so, the friends decided to quarantine themselves before they kena infection
sadly, nobody has found a cure for the K disease.
even the most brilliant doctors and high paid scientist cannot overcome this problem that has taken oven victim.

i warn u pepz, if u see such symptoms, please STAY AWAY and keep ur big mouth shut.
for ppl with the K diesease are unstable,
the virus is good in disguising itself- angel in front of some, shit devil in front of some.
so, dont be fooled by the angel side

. a good Malay pepatah is "Air yang tenang jangan disangka tiada buaya" - "crocodiles lurk behind calm waters"

i was kinda blind to walk into those calm waters and got bitten.
next time i'll wear rubber boots, spray myself with croc-anti repellent and most importantly wear my croc costume suit.
U BITE ME, dont think I WONT BITE BACK!!
as for the time being, victim K is still lurking outside. beware my frens.

"KAN CHEONG AND KIASU" disease when taken to the extreme can make an angel into a nasty devil....

Zombies stalk the Wild, Wild West

Undead or Alive (2007)
Starring: Jamie Denton, Chris Kattan, Navi Rawat, Matt Besser, Chris Coppala and Leslie Jordan
Director: Glasgow Phillips
Rating: Seven of Ten Stars

Two hapless outlaws (Denton and Kattan) team up with Geronimo's niece (Rawat) to escape an Indian curse that's rapidly turning southwest America into a land of undead, flesh-eating zombies. All the while, an undead corrupt sheriff (Besser) and his zombie posse is hot on their trail.


"Undead or Alive" is a fun zombie-western comedy (or "zombedy" as its referred to in the opening credits). It's well-acted, well-paced, and well-written with a surprise ending that, although you're going to suspect where the film is going to end up, you won't know if the filmmakers are actually going to go there until the final scene.

Fans of zombie movies and westerns alike will find alot to like about this movie. Some of the anachronistic aspects of the verbiage of a couple of characters may seem a little grating... but, like they said in the opening song of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", just remind yourself it's a movie and relax. The anachronisms are funny if you take them in the right spirit.

Saturday Scream Queen: Brinke Stevens

Brinke Stevens is one of the great B-movie scream queens of the past three decades, appearing in over 120 horror and sci-fi films (and a handful of comedies and softcore porn entries) since 1982 after giving up a career in marine biology for one as an model and actress.

Born in 1954, Stevens' continues to appear in horror films, managing to successfully transition from lethal sexpot into more "mature" roles, overcoming the age hurdle that has ended so many careers, or forced actresses behind the camera and into other production roles.

mimi and frens.

i took the anti social guinea pig of mine - Mimi out for a walk in my bedroom and i kept Moo moo in the cage cause he was extremly naughty and hard to handle.
a short video on how Juwie, Pei Yue and me played with her on my cow bed =)
ENJOY FOLKS!

now tell me how can u not love piggys after watching this? =)

my 100th post Vlog!!

i finally managed to post my very first Vlog with the support and encouragement of cute bunny from japan.here she is:

(miss fabulous- natsumi bunny!)

so enjoy the v log and THANK U for reading my bloggie so faithfully. 

you have made a difference in my life and i hope i have too =)

love u so much dear reader wherever u are whatever u are doing!! 

A film Roman Polanski would love?

Tormented (1960)
Starring: Richard Carlson, Susan Gordon, Lugene Sanders, and Juli Reding
Director: Bert I. Gordon
Rating: Four of Ten Stars

Tom Stewart (Carlson), a third-rate ladies' man, lands himself a beautiful girl with more money than brains (Sanders) and is about to tie the knot> However, he first has to dispose of his former girlfriend, Vi (Jeding). Unfortunately for Tom, he failed to realize that hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, whether she's alive or dead... and he soon finds himself haunted by Vi's floating head and other random detached body parts.


The "hero" of this film is perhaps the singularly most unlikable character I've ever been expected to feel sympathy for in a movie. Not only is Tom rotten to the core, but I get this child-molester vibe off him whenever he's around his fiance's little sister. (Of course, part of that is because he thinks she may know that he killed Vi and he's working hard to gain her trust, and eventually he tries to do the ultimate slimeball thing and kill the little kid, but there's still that vibe...)

The greatest problem with this film, and it's only partially because of its low budget, is the way things that are supposed to be scary--like when Vi's ghost manifests--are laughable. The overall flatness of the acting is also a crippling factor. Carlson does a good job as the ultimate scumbag, and little Susan Gordon gives a surprisingly good performance for a child actor... particularly when one considers that she probably got the part first and foremost by being the director's daughter.

The film does have some interesting visual flourishes, and there are several suspenseful scenes that take place in an old lighthouse. In fact, all the movies suspenseful scenes take place in the old lighthouse; whenever we get away from that location, things tend to drag a bit--except when Carlson is giving off "dirty old man" vibes around Gordon. The horror is strong at that point, whether the setting is the lighthouse or not.

The basic idea of this film--which crosses a film noir sort of attitude with a ghost story--is one that appeals to me. The execution here is sorely lacking, however.




Someone should ask Roman Polanski if he has seen this flick. I'm sure he'd have all kinds of sympathy for Tom if he did. He might even want to option a remake and relive the excitement of his youth by having Tom feed Sandy roofies and then rape her before deciding she knows too much and must die.

hotness.anger.sickness

(this is how i feel right now. a crab being BOILED ALIVE IN A HOT POT!)

living in penang in times like these..

in weather so hot and merry,

the sun's eye is EVIL.

its like this big yellow eggyoke thing suspended in the sky radiating UV rays that are out to kill me ...its like robbing in broad daylight but this is killing in broad daylight. u get it?

Mr. Sun is looking down like a karaoke stage spotlight on this little island called Penang

then he uses a magnifiying glass to pin point n focus in on  Sandra cheah and her houzzies living in their small shabby house @ Sg2..

my housemates and i wanna protest back at mr.Sun for his tyrant psyco torturous rays.

he thinks shinning down tons of sunlight n radiating heat is good for us to grow big and healthy like plants.

probably he just likes to show off his strong eyes n hot fart! i can imagine the evil laugh thundering in the skies above.

we are voting for Mr. Cloudy rain and Mr. Cold wind to come kill him.

thats my glorious speech from my ulcer laden mouth with sore throat.

Sekian, terima kasih =)

Kueh kapit torture??

hello pepz!

I'm having sore-throat and plenty of ulcers now as i type because.....

it started Saturday morning 9 am and ended around 7 pm! 

thats almost 10 freaking hours of hotness and constant folding..i began to feel robotic by the 5th hour ady..no feeling just fold fold fold..sweat sweat sweat..

I'VE BEEN MAKING AND EATING AND half making half EATING KUIH KAPET NON STOP!! 

shame on me..
(excuse the pajamas crap and geeky specs i'm wearing with aunty hair)

 

 

 

 

(after 1 hour, i became pro folding with one golved hand and placing kuih into container with the other.

the joys of woman being able to multitask!! ;P)

 

in between making, the blardy mosquito fogging ppl came to fog so the fire charcoal died out and we had to RESTART ALL OVER again..sigh..

it was a good experience tho.

i have never seen a kuih kapet machine and i never knew it would be so hot and tiring and the batter NEVER seem to lessen! omg..

this would be an interesting story to tell my students about how smart teacher sandra was to open her big mouth and say -" its easy, i can do wan"

i love to eat but i swear on my blue scooter i will NEVER open my mouth and volunteer to make kueh kapit ever again. 

FIRST AND LAST time babeh.

 

after all the hard work, i belanja myself to fire wood pizza in tanjung bungah. 

hawaiian pizza LESS cheese cause i still think cheese smells like reeking vomit! yuck!

random pic of me with my newest learnt balloon. i call it the MEGA FLOWER POWER!

kids would love it when creampuff gives them this big mama! ;)

p/s- i cant wait to go CNY shopping and go home to my beloved family leaving behind rancid repulsive shitty assignments and pore sweat torturing weather of penang! 18 days and counting!!!

Sometimes, the murdered won't stay dead

Dominique is Dead
(aka "Dominique" and "The Avenging Spirit") (1978)
Starring: Cliff Robertson, Jean Simmons, Jenny Agutter, Simon Ward, and Ron Moody
Director: Michael Anderson
Rating: Six of Ten Stars

After David Ballard (Robertson) finally murders his rich wife (Simmons), he becomes the center of a series of ever-stranger events. Worse, his wife, Dominique, still appears to be roaming the halls of their mansion. Is it her vengeful ghost back from beyond the grave, or is something even more sinister unfolding?

"Dominique is Dead" is an atmospheric little gothic thriller that's not terribly original in the way it unfolds, but the cast delivers such good performances and the solid story moves along fast enough (with complications delivered at just the right moments) that it is still an enjoyable experience if you like this kind of stories.

Kristen Stewart Fala De Como Se Preparou Para WTTR

Todo mundo sabe que para ser um bom ator, a pessoa tem que se dedicar. Cada papel é diferente e para isso é preciso muito trabalho. Esse é o caso de Kristen Stewart, já que a mocinha teve de interpretar uma stripper e até aulas de pole dance ela teve! Deve ter gente feliz da vida de ela ter se dedicado a esse papel… enfim, confiram a matéria!


Kristen Stewart faz amizade com strippers e ama o tédio!

Nós tivemos o prazer de entrevistar uma das nossas garotas favoritas no planeta, Kristen Stewart, mais cedo hoje na premiere de seu filmeWelcome to the Rileys no Sundance.

K.Stew estava bem em Park City, encapotada em um casaco verde com seu cabelo escuro estilo Joan Jett solto para trás, e estava ansiosa para falar de um dos papéis do qual ela tem mais orgulho. Em WTTR, Kristen interpreta uma “garota trabalhadora”, como ela prefere dizer, deixando claro as seus fãs por aí que ela não é só Bella Swan de Crepúsculo.

Leia e veja Kristen falar sobre fazer amizade com strippers, o que a entedia, e como ela surtou antes de se despir nas telas…

Todo mundo está falando da sua performance – como você preparou para esse papel particularmente, digamos, um tanto quanto atrevido?

“Hum, Jake [Scott, o diretor] teve muito o que fazer com a minha preparação e entendimento do tipo de pessoa que eu estava interpretando, e seu sério senso de sensibilidade para com aquelas pessoas. Eu interpreto uma garota de quem meio que foi tirada qualquer escolha e realmente tirada de qualquer criação normal. Tipo como se ela não pudesse estabelecer quem ela era por causa das coisas que aconteceram com ela e ela se tornou uma “garota trabalhadora”, se quiser chamá-la assim.

Então na preparação para o papel eu conversei com um monte de pessoas, na verdade três pessoas em New Orleans, que eram strippers que estavam trabalhando nesse bar que acabamos usando no filme… eu realmente não me preparo pra nada, é simplesmente tipo, manter isso na sua mente o tempo todo. Se isso te afeta… é apenas sobre entender mais, não é sobre ter tipo fisicamente – ah, mas eu realmente tive aulas de pole dancing (dança do mastro)! Mas você não vê isso no filme.”

Ah, então você tem algumas habilidades sensuais agora!

“É sim“

Você fica nervosa quando tem que gravar cenas mais provocantes?

“Eu estava surtando! A coisa é que meu personagem é tão, tipo, ela simplesmente não se importa. Basicamente nada a pertence. Ela irá te dar como se não a preocupasse. Então eu tive que deixar isso. Ela literalmente anda com uma ferida aberta. Literalmente! Ela simplesmente é constantemente tipo, ‘Ah, eu tô bem, tanto faz.’”

Agora que você está voltando ao trabalho, por favor nos diga que você foi capaz de aproveitar sua folga depois de toda a imprensa de Lua Nova.

“É, na verdade eu estou entediada pela primeira vez em, tipo, sempre. Então, é, eu realmentequero voltar a trabalhar.”

Nós duvidamos que Robert Pattinson está entediado, mas ficamos felizes em ouvir que nossa garota realmente é uma garota trabalhadora… bom, vocês entenderam o que quis dizer.

Fonte: E! Online |

The past comes a'slashing on the 'Terror Train'

Terror Train (1980)
Staring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ben Johnson, Hart Bochner, David Copperfield, and Derek McKinnon
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Rating: Seven of Ten Stars

On New Year's Eve, a murderer is stalking and killing a group of college students onboard a moving train that's host to a costume party. As the victim's pile up, Alana (Curtis) discovers the link between them... and realizes that she is likely to be next.


"Terror Train" is a cross between "Murder on the Orient Express" and "Halloween" (the original... not the turdish 2007 remake). It's got a great setting from which a host of possible victims can't escape, it's got gory kills, and it's got a killer who is moving freely among his (or her) unsuspecting victims, and the killer's identity is even one that be puzzled out by an attentive viewer before the characters realize it, so it's a movie that plays fair like any good mystery does. It's a film that should please those who like lots of suspense and mystery in their slasher-movies, although there are a couple of gory moments to keep the other half happy, as well. (Like most early--and superior--slasher-films, however, most of killing happens off-screen and is left mostly to the imagination of the audience).

Three primary elements combine to make this film the successful thriller that it is.

First, it features some great acting and sound design. The way the actors occassionally sway while moving through the train hallways and the everpresent train-sounds lend a great deal of believability to the film, more than is found in many movies set on trains where little details like uneven and constant motion beneath the actors' feet is often forgotten by sloppy directors.

Second, it features some fine performances by actors who are working with a meaty script. Ben Johnson as the firm-handed train conductor, and Jamie Lee Curtis as yet another "Survivor Girl" (to borrow a bit of terminology from "Behind the Mask") both get to fight the mad killer and be heroes. Curtis also gives what I feel is her best performance in any of her early films, including "Halloween" and "Halloween II". She's also positively gorgeous to look at throughout the movie. Hart Bochner also takes a turn as a truly dispicable character whom the viewer is almost glad to see get his.

Finally, the film features some great lighting and even better cinematography. These help to make the train set seem more real, but they also play a big part in making it frightening and in making help seem very far away when characters are confronted by the killer, even if it might be just a few yards along in the next train car.

Although rumor has it that director Roger Spottiswoode is embarrassed over having made this movie, I think "Terror Train" is an underappreciated movie that is worth seeking out.

learning or merempit?

today's RANDOM FARNEY PICTURE! 

CAPTURED LIVE WHEN SITTING CAR GOING TO SNAKE TEMPLE PENANG.

CLUE: READ BETWEEN THE LINES

got the idea of the pic? hahaha..if not ur not laughing ur dumb dumb. if ur laughing ur SO SMART MAN!!

my riding skills have improved leaps and bounds. come RACE with me!

guarantee highway to HEAVEN! 

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below are clips of me and cik bibie (another mad teacher in the same course) after looking at us, u would never believe and never entrust us with ur future kids in class! HAHAHAHAHA

 

 

 

  

and so, this is what we do in class. camwhore. after class, merempit.

AHH...my meaningful life ;P

Happy Birthday, Mr. Poe! (Belated)

I tried to schedule posts to go up automatically... and I screwed up.

In celebration of Jan. 19, the birthday of Edgar Allan Poe, here's a review of one of the best movies based on his writings.

Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Starring: Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Jane Asher, Patrick Magee, and David Weston
Director: Roger Corman
Rating: Eight of Ten Stars


As a plague known as the Red Death sweeps across the countryside, Prince Prospero (Price) believes the walls of his castle and his devotion to Satan will keep him and his foul friends safe. But one evil act too many brings a mysterious guest to a masquerade ball the prince throws.

This is the only Roger Corman film I've seen so far that I felt I could give a glowing review without tacking on ANY qualifications. "Masque of the Red Death" is a fine horror film that engages both the mind and the gut as it unfolds. It is proficiently acted, well-scripted and perfectly paced, expertly filmed within amazing sets... everything here is clicking. What's more, the film evokes its horror and dread through a well-told story rather than gore and other special effects. If there ever was a Corman film that should be described as "great" and that is worth seeing by fans of good movies (not just cheesy ones), then this is it.

Vicent Price is in top form as the evil prince, and Hazel Court also shines brightly. It's obvious that some of Corman's very best work was done while filming under the umbrella of a taxshelter in Great Britain, and "Masque of the Red Death" is the best of that work.





Click Here to read the original story this movie was based on, as well as other great works by Edgar Allan Poe.

cute guinea pig videos!!

AFTER WATCHING ALL THESE VIDEOS I LOVE MY GUINEA PIGS EVEN MORE.
JUST WISH THEY WERE SMARTER!! HAHA

'The Hearse' is a so-so ride

The Hearse (1980)
Starring: Trish Van Devere, David Gautreaux, and Joseph Cotton
Director: Gregory Bower
Rating: Five of Ten Stars

Jane (Van Devere) is recovering from a nervous breakdown when she decides to spend the summer in a remote house she just inherited from her mother. Once there, she finds the townsfolk less than friendly, with the handsome and mysteriously alluring Tom Sullivan (Gautreaux) being the one exception. Worse, whenever Jane travels the road into town, she is pursued by a massive hearse that no one but she can see... and when its driver starts appearing in the house, it's clear that something strange and possibly supernatural is going on. Or is Jane merely coming unglued?


The flaws with "The Hearse" are many, but two major ones is that the script establishes a level of creepy tension early on and stays there instead of building, and the fact that Trish Van Devere is the only decent performer in the film. She out-acts everyone, partially due to script issues (Jospeh Cotton has nothing to do other than be an obnoxious old man, for example) but also because with few exceptions none of the other "actors" show any acting ability.

Perhaps the greatest problem with the film is the characterization of the sullen citizens of Blackburn town. It's a requirement of a gothic thriller that our mentally troubled protagonist be isolated from any possible help, but "The Hearse takes it a step too far, particuarly in its characterization of the town's sheriff. Even the most corrupt cop wouldn't behave the way he's shown as behaving. Finally, the film's ambigious non-ending leave the viewer wondering, "Hey, shouldn't there be at least three more minutes before those credits start to roll?"

The film does have some technical highpoints, though. The multitude of night scenes are genuine night scenes--no lame night-for-day blue camera filters here!--and they are expertly lit. (There are some issues with the climactic hearse chase scene, but otherwise the crew does a bang-up job.) Also, the sequence where the hearse driver appears in Jane's house for the first time is a genuine shock and fright. It is rare that I am surprised anymore by a "Boo!" sort-of scare in a film, but this one got me good.

teknik rebonding! rambutku lurus!!

the pictures of a bored person with an active creative brain.
the fuzzy bomb hair maid turned into a normal girl once again...
watch the before, during and after pics =)

today morning i spent 4 freaggin hours sitting down not moving doing this:

aunty sandy with bomb hair and noob face.

fooling around with some stuff on my head

the clips were aplenty. aunty saloon said i had TOO MUCH hair, thick like hell so troublesome.

(made my money damn worth it RM170..ehehe)

the stinky chemicals on my head. strike me dead with the smell before it kills me thru head cancer..

stinko white head.

my oh so cute roomie Elene who introduced me to the shop. she went for a curly perm!

TA DAH!!! the finnished product after much torture of stim and hotness and pulling my hair in all directions.

the pain and money was worth it!!

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHH.

i'm so ready for CNY!!!

pretty o not my new hair?

i'm lovin it!! <3

my FREAKY FEET!!

the following graphics u are about to see are my freaky feet (toe to be accurate)

which are a result of ballet lessons when i was young.

do not be afraid cause they dont hurt, they are merely permanently BROKEN!! hahaha

see the 4th toe is short and stunted? yeap, broken and unfixable even by plastic surgery (doc said)

love my freaky toe feet? the good thing is if i DIE in an accident or burnt beyond recongnition, my toe forensic will PROVE THAT THIS IS ME!! SUPER SANDRA WITH FREAKY TOE!!

ahahaha..i'm actually laughing at my own toes. mad mad me..

When low budgets attack....

Sting of Death (1966)
Starring: Joe Morrison, John Vella, Valerie Hawkins and Jack Nagle
Director: William Grefe
Rating: Four of Ten Stars

After being ridiculed for his theories and tormented by a bunch of partying college kids, a marine biologist's assistant, Egon (Vella) transforms himself into a human jellyfish monster and goes on a murderous rampage. Will Beauty (Hawkins) conquer the Beast yet again, or will she die screaming in pain from his poisonous jellyfish touch?

"Sting of Death' is one of those movies that has a decent script at its core, but just about everything else about it is otherwise awful.

The actors featured are uniformly bad--with only John Vella, as the assistant who steps into the role as a mad scientist, and Valerie Hawkins, as the ever-screaming love interest, showing even the slightest bit of talent. Although that might be a bit unfair to the actors. The awful, stagy way they deliver their lines, with everyone politely waiting for lines to be completely finished before delivering their own, even when they are supposed to be interrupting and talking over another character, has also got to be the fault of the director to some degree.)

The special effects are almost as awful, with the film's giant jellyfish appearing like plastic bags with a little coloring in them, and the half-man, half-jellyfish monster looking like a guy in a bodysuit with an inflated garbage bag over his head. When we just saw its hands and stinging tentacles, it was creepy but the "big reveal" at the end made it just seem pathetic.

This is a film that clearly demonstrates that if you don't have the budget for decent costumes and effects, you really, REALLY need to make up for it by keeping your monster unseen or by camouflaging it with clever lighting and camera angles.


When the Jellyfish Man is scary...



... and when he is not, in two scenes from "Sting of Death"



"Sting of Death" would rate a 3 if not for a handful of very well-executed scenes. There's an attack by the jellyfish man that put me in mind of "Jaws" it was so well done, followed by a very creepy credits sequence. Later, an attack by monstrous jellyfish on the passengers of a sinking boat reminded me of the disabled catamarans in "Jaws 2". Then, there is an attack scene on land that someone should license for an anti-smoking commercial.

With the exception of the final battle between the jellyfish man and dashing young Dr. John (Joe Morrison), all the monster scenes in the film are very well done... better in fact that is the norm for the sort of no-budget school of filmmaking represented here. Combined with some nice cinematography, "Sting of Death" ends up being just entertaining enough to hold your attention as it unfolds, despite the bad actiing and the padding with dance party sequences (where the same footage of shaking booties gets used again and again).





The second feature on this DVD is reviewed at the companion blog "Movies to Die Before Seeing." You can read about it by clicking here.

a tribute to STEPHEN CHEAH

this is my younger brother stephen.

usually we write a when we write a tribute the person is dead and we say all kinds of good things of what he/she has done.

HAHAHAHA..MY BROTHER IS NOT DEAD YET OK!!

growing up with him has always been a pain in my ass.

after 6 years of being the ONLY precious child he comes out and destroys my perfect world.

but i have forgiven him since..haha

the reason i'm writing this tribute is because i have watched my bro grow from this monkey faced baby into a horrible uncontrollable hyperactive brat into a rebellious tidak apa attitude teen into a young man he is today.

oh ya, btw, he is 18 this year

i never took the time to realise how good my brother really is.

all i do is yell and command him to do things at home.

little did i know that he is a very talented person,

he can play guitar and sing exellently, he plays volleyball for school, joins CF society, exercises body muscles daily, helps out the older folks fix things at their house, the only one who cares to cut the huge grass land in our garden, and many other things i cant think of.

the best part is that he is VERY GIFTED in vocational skills.

he can open up any gadget (electronic, motor or wood structure) and fix it all back again in no time, he solves puzzles like it was baby work and i bet he can build and solve hands on projects without working out a sweat!

oh yes, we do have our funny whacked out moments as well!!

we played, we fought, we forgave, we laughed it away..

characterwise he is very much like my mom, patient and mild mannered

a humble boy who will take correction without grumbling.

he might be slow in some things but he is very meticulous and perfectionist about things

(we even fought about how to properly  hang clothes on the hanger presciely on the line! omg, i was like, WHO CARES ! he was like, its a matter of life and death " _"?)

my lil bro has grown from a shy boy into an angry teen and now a young adult waiting to face the world after completing his SPM.

he is currently in national service as i type this

(must be marching like an idot under the sun now)

he is very homesick (he called home crying to mom) and has taken this time to reflect on his life.

God has his good timing.

from the past , so long ago..

and into the future, blood will always be thicker than water

my dear brother, i wish i could protect u from the cruel world outside but that is not under my control.

u have lived in a sheltered shell for so long.

i never want u to suffer what this corrupt and evil world is really like

they will tempt and mislead u.

i can only pray that God will grant u the strength and wisdom to pull thru the hard times and be grateful in the good times and remember to be faithful to the very end.

dont make my mistakes bro..learn from them for they are the hard and painful way.

you might be young and naive but u will make it through!

i have faith in you.

we all have faith in you stevie!

so here is he,

 a son my parents prayed for many years,

the pillar which they have placed so much hopes and dreams,

a brother, playmate and companion to me and Samuel

a dear friend to all who know him

a guy who's heart beats after God's heartbeat.

a man who will be responsible and God fearing,

and in the future a loving husband and dad =)

i love u bro!